Breanna Gawron, L10 from Gymnastics and More in Little River, South Carolina, has committed to the College of William and Mary for the 2011 – 2012 season according to her coaches. She is a 3-time state beam champ and 5-time regional qualifier. She has not competed this season due to injury.
WOGA has officially announced that International Elite Ivana Hong will enroll at Stanford and join the team there next year. A long time National Team Member, Hong has represented the US internationally over the years at Worlds, the Pan Am Games and other competitions.
TWU won the second session at the USAG Collegiate Championships, posting a 194.125. Host Air Force also advanced with a 193.2. TWU's Brittany Johnson led her squad by winning the AA with a 39.075. Brittany Dutton of Air Force was 2nd.
Link: Air Force Release
Defending champion Bridgeport and SPU advanced from Session I of the USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships. Monica Mesalles led Bridgeport, posting the session's highest AA tally. She also had the high mark on VT and FX while tying for the highest mark on BB with teammate Emily Repko and SPU's Anissa Madrid. Madrid posted the highest score of the sesson on UB.
Link: SPU Release
Cal State Fullerton has officially announced the termination of its Women's Gymnastics program. The program was unable to meet its funding commitments by the March 1st deadline imposed by the university. Wrestling was also cut. The storied program was the 1979 AIAW National Team Champion. (The AIAW was the predecessor to the NCAA for women). Fullerton also came in 2nd twice (2 AIAW, 1 NCAA) and 3rd five times (3 AIAW, 2 NCAA). They also won 10 conference titles and nine regional titles.
Link: CSUF Release