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Nov. 20, 2008 update
Nichol to William and Mary (W)
- Greg @ 1:31 pm PST
Lindsey Nichol has signed with W&M, according to the Daily Press. Nichol, a L10 at World Class in Virginia, is a two time L10 Regional qualifier who has battled back from injuries. She was 18th AA at the 2008 Region VII L10 Regionals, Sr. B. Link: Newspaper Clip
UNC Signs Three
- Greg @ 1:26 pm PST
North Carolina announced the signing of Elizabeth Durkac, Michelle Ikoma, and Meridith Madjuka. Ikoma and Madjuka were reported in prior news items.
Durkac is a L10 who trains at World Class. At the 2008 L10 Nationals, she tied for 6th on BB and placed 14th AA in the Sr B group. As a Jr. D in 2007, she tied for 29th AA at the L10 Nationals.
Link: UNC Release and Durkac on YouTube.com
SUU Signs Two
- Greg @ 1:14 pm PST
Southern Utah has announced the signing of Michaela Chernoch and Caitlin Kennedy. Both signings were highlighted as previous commits. Link: SUU Release
Stanford (W) Sign Two
- Greg @ 1:12 pm PST
Nicole Dayton and Ashley Morgan have signed with Stanford, as expected. Link: Stanford Release
Yamamura to Davis
- Greg @ 12:52 pm PST
Katie Yamamura, a L10 at Airborne, has signed with UC Davis. At the 2008 Region I L10 Regionals, she placed 14th AA. She was also 16th AA at Regionals in 2007.Link: UCD Release
Nov. 19, 2008 update
Illinis State Signs Three
- Greg @ 10:09 pm PST
Illinois State has signed Apollonia Barrientos, Kim Genereux and Marissa Stom, according to a school release.
Barrientos is a L10 who trains at IGI. At the 2008 Region V L10 Regionals, she placed 17th AA in the Senior A division. In 2007. she was the alternate to Nationals after placing 8th in the AA at Regionals.
Genereux is a Canadian High Performance athlete who trains at Gymnastics Adventure in Regina. At the 2008 Canadian Championships, she placed 18th AA in the preliminaries. She was also 1st AA at the 2007 Western Canadian Championships.
Stom is a L10 who trains at McCracken's. A L9 or L10 Nationals Qualifer the past three years, she was 53rd AA in the Senior A group at the 2008 L10 Nationals. She was also 7th AA at the 2007 Level 9 Western Nationals.
Link: Illinois State Release and Barrientos Video on YouTube.com and Stom Video on YouTube.com
Men's: OU Signs Four
- Greg @ 11:15 am PST
As expected, Oklahoma has signed Jacob Dalton, Alexander Naddour and Chris Stehl. The Sooners also add Anthony Naddour, the brother of Alex and a transfer from Chandler-Gilbert Community College. Competing for the ASU club team, Anthony Naddour finished 2nd AA at the Collegiate Nationals. Link: OU Release
Men's: Cal Signs Three
- Greg @ 11:11 am PST
Cal has signed Donathan Bailey, Jeffrey Langenstein and Steven Lacombe, according to a school release.
Bailey was the AA runner-up in the junior division at the 2008 VISA (US) Championships and is a member of the junior national team. He trains at Azarian and was also 6th AA at the 2008 JO Nationals.
Lagenstein trains at San Mateo. This past season he place 14th AA at the 2008 JO Nationals. He also placed 14th AA and 2nd(t) on Rings at the 2008 VISA Championships.
Lacombe is another JO National qualifier from Azarian's with strengths on Rings and on Vault (double front). Link: Cal Release
Iowa (W) Signs Stevenson
- Greg @ 10:48 am PST
As expected, Emma Stevenson signed with Iowa. Link: Iowa Release
Nov. 17, 2008 update
WVU Signs Three
- Greg @ 10:03 pm PST
West Virginia announced the signing of Chelsea Goldschrafe, Arlene Hathaway, and Alaska Richardson. The commits of all three were covered in prior news items. Link: WVU Release
Pitt Signs Three
- Greg @ 10:00 pm PST
Pittsburgh has signed Alyssa Adrian, Meaghan Biros, and Laura Rigney. All three commits were covered in previous news items. Link: Pitt Release
LSU Signs Three
- Greg @ 9:57 pm PST
LSU has signed Kaleigh Dickson, Janelle Garcia and Shelby Prunty. Dickson's commit was covered in a prior news item.
Garcia is a L10 who trains at Orlando Metro. At the 2008 Region VIII L10 Regionals, she was the UB champion and 11th AA in the Sr. A group. She was also 15th AA and 8th(t) on FX at the 2006 L10 Nationals.
Prunty is a L10 from IGI who placed 9th AA at the 2008 Region VI L10 Regionals. She also tied for 13th AA at the 2007 L10 Nationals.
Link: LSU Release
Missouri Signs Three
- Greg @ 9:47 pm PST
Missouri has signed Brittany Bendoff, Tori Howard and Lauren Swankoski. All three commits were covered in prior news items. Link: Missouri Release
Michigan (W) Sign Three
- Greg @ 9:45 pm PST
Michigan has signed Natalie Beilstein, Britnee Martinez and Katie Zurales, as expected. Link: Mich Release
Cal (W) Sign Six
- Greg @ 9:42 pm PST
As anticipated, Cal has signed Nicolette Lew, Madisyn O'Brien, Stine Olivere, Marissa Pierce, Arla Rosenzweig, and Chelsea Spomer. Link: Cal Release
Alabama Signs Three
- Greg @ 9:37 pm PST
As expected, Bama has signed Marissa Gutierrez, Ashley Sledge and Caitlin Sullivan. Sullivan has accelerated her graduation and will join the team in the spring. Link: Bama Release
Oregon State Inks Three
- Greg @ 7:43 pm PST
Oregon State, as expected, has signed Leilani Alferos, Kelsi Blalock, and Makayla Stambaugh. Link: Oregon State Release
Nov. 16, 2008 update
Men's: Penev to Stanford
- Greg @ 10:28 am PST
Eddie Penev has committed to Stanford, according to the Democrat and Chronicle newspaper. Penev, who trains at Rochester, finished 8th AA at the 2008 JO Nationals.
Link: Video on YouTube.com
Minnesota (W) Signs Three
- Greg @ 10:18 am PST
Minnesota has signed Jasmine Brown, Janell Campbell and Shannon Golich. The commits of Brown and Golich were covered in prior news items.
Campbell is a L10 who trains at LaFleur's in Wisconsin. At the 2008 L10 Nationals, she tied for 31st AA in the Senior B division. As a sophomore in 2007, she swept the Regional Meet.
Link: Minn Release
Jeffreys Signs with Rutgers
- Greg @ 10:11 am PST
Jayne Jeffreys has signed with Rutgers, according to an athlete submission. Jeffreys is a L10 from Rebound in New Jersey who placed 15th AA at the 2008 Region VII L10 Regionals. Link: Video on YouTube.com
Kent State Signs Moore
- Greg @ 10:08 am PST
Sarah Moore has reportedly signed with Kent State, according to a site submission. Moore, a L10 from Zenith, NY, trains at Zenith. At the 2008 L10 Nationals, she placed 33rd AA in the Senior B division. She is a three-time L10 National qualifier.
Nov. 14, 2008 update
CSUF Signs Meyer
- Greg @ 11:57 pm PST
As previously noted in a past news items, Alicia Meyer has signed with Cal State Fullerton. Link: CSUF Release
Boise State Signs Two
- Greg @ 4:35 pm PST
Boise State signed Hailey Gaspar and Brittany Potvin-Green. The commits of both were covered in prior news items. Link: BSU Release
Maryland Signs Three
- Greg @ 4:33 pm PST
Maryland, as expected by our previous news items, signed Allison Krikorian and Briana Melander. They also signed Kelsey Cofsky. Cofsky is a L10 who trains at the New England Sports Academy. At the 2008 L10 Nationals, she placed 30th AA in the Sr. A division. Link: UMD Release
Nov. 13, 2008 update
MSU Signs Two
- Greg @ 9:42 pm PST
Michigan State has signed Taira Neal and Shanthi Teike, as expected. Link: MSU Release
Arizona Signs Five
- Greg @ 9:39 pm PST
Arizona has signed Aubree Cristello, Mykle Douglas, Britnie Jones, Ellen Pitluck and Molly Quirk. All five signings were reported earlier. Jones will join the team in January after graduating early. Link: Arizona Release
UCLA Signs de la Torre
- Greg @ 3:16 pm PST
UCLA has signed Monique de la Torre, according to a release. Her commit was covered in a prior news item. Link: UCLA Release
Washington Signs Three
- Greg @ 2:13 pm PST
As expected, Washington signed Kailey Hansen, Lauren Rogers, and Kylie Sharp. Link: UW Release
Illinois Signs Three
- Greg @ 2:10 pm PST
Illinois signed Macy Hyatt, Jaclyn Kantecki and Alina Weinstein. The commits of Kantecki and Weinstein were covered in prior news items.
Hyatt is a L10 from the Gymnastics Academy of Atlanta. Hyatt finished 20th(t) AA, 4th(t) UB and 9th(t) VT at the 2007 L10 Nationals. Link: Illinois Release
Thompson to Sac State
- Greg @ 1:56 pm PST
Amberly Thompson has signed with Sacramento State, according to her club web site. She finished 25th AA at the 2007 Region I L10 Regionals. This past season, she competed three events at the State meet. Link: Club Web Site
Utah Signs Mohr, Sims, and Whitney
- Greg @ 9:46 am PST
Utah, as expected, has announced the signing of Katelyn Mohr and Megan Whitney. Utah has also added Chloe Sims, a former Australian elite. Sims was a member of the 2007 Australia team at the World Championships and was the AA champion at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She retired from elite competition earlier this year. There are unconfirmed reports that Sims may yet be available to start school in January. Link: Ute Release
Nov. 12, 2008 update
SEMO Signs Three
- Greg @ 11:08 pm PST
Southeast Missouri has signed Margaret O'Neal, Jordan Salsberg, and Taylor Westrick, as expected. Link: SEMO Release
Florida Signs Two
- Greg @ 11:02 pm PST
Florida announced the signing of Ashanee Dickerson and Randy Stageberg to NLIs. Both signings were anticipated by previous news items. Link: UF Release
Auburn Signs Three
- Greg @ 10:58 pm PST
As expected, Auburn has signed Lindsay DiSalvatore, Toi Garcia and Petrina Yokay. Link: AU Release
Arkansas Confirms Two
- Greg @ 8:07 pm PST
Arkansas has signed two athletes, as expected: Amy Borsellino and Kelci Lewis. A third early commit, Alyssa Strodel, was not mentioned in the release. Link: Arkansas Release
NLI Day: Richardson Signs with WVU
- Greg @ 7:54 pm PST
Alaska Richardson has signed with West Virginia, according to the Dayton Daily. At the 2008 Region V L10 Regionals, she placed 22nd AA in the Senior B division. In 2007, she tied for 10th AA and 2nd on VT at the Level 9 Eastern Nationals. Link: Daylton Daily
UGA Signs Four
- Greg @ 2:31 pm PST
As expected, UGA announced the signing of Kati Breazeal, Noel Couch, Christa Tanella, and Shayla Worley. Link: UGA Release
OU Signs Three
- Greg @ 1:33 pm PST
As expected, OU signed Brittany Neubauer, Kayla Nowak, and Brie Olson. Link: OU Release
Camille Cicchini to EMU
- Reener @ 6:35 am PST
Cicchini, an L10 who trains at Bieger International in Florida, has committed to Eastern Michigan. She finished 11th AA (8th UB; 9th BB) at the Flordia state meet last year, qualifying to regionals. Cicchini's web page
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