Ohio State will be the host school, according to a school release. Link: Ohio State Release

Kari Dieffenderfer signed with CMU last fall, according to her family. The L10 from Gwinnett finished 23rd AA and 7th(t) on UB at the 2009 L10 Nationals, Sr. C. She was also 49th AA at the 2008 L10 Nationals.

Former OU star Jonathan Horton leads the way at the VISA (US) Championships, ahead of former Stanford star David Sender. Former Cal gymnast Tim McNeill is third in the AA tally, but 5th in the "20 Point" system. Link: USA Gymnastics Release

Cameron Rogers won the men's 16-18 year old division at the VISA (US) Championships yesterday. He also captured titles on R and PB. Jesse Silverstein was 2nd. PSU incoming Parker Raque won the FX and future teammate Mackenzie Dow tied for the VT title with Zachery Chase. Dylan Akers won PH and Jordan Valdez won HB. World Cup's John Orozco dominated the men's 14-15 year old division. Link: USA Gymnastics Release

Anna Shumaker has committed to UC Davis for 2010-2011, according to a site submission. The L10 trains at Pacific West Gymnastics. At the 2009 L10 Nationals, she placed 14th AA in the Senior B division. As a L9 in 2008, she placed 1st AA, 1st on VT, 1st on UB, 1st on FX and 2nd on BB at the Level 9 Western Nationals, Sr. B. Link: Video Channel at YouTube.com

Paige Krall, a L10 at Apollo, has committed to Kentucky. At the 2009 L10 Nationals, she tied for 42nd AA in the Senior A division. She was also 15th AA at the 2008 Region VII L10 Regionals, Jr. D. Link: Personal Recruiting Page

Lauren Caldemeyer has committed to Stanford, according to her family. The Deveau-trained L10 finished 5th(t), 2nd on VT, 2nd(t) on BB and 7th(t) on FX at the 2009 L10 Nationals, Sr. B. She was also 13th AA and 5th on VT at the 2008 Region V L10 Regionals. Link: YouTube.com Channel

Dallas Crawford has committed to Berkeley, according to a site submission. Crawford is a L10 at Airborne (CA). At the 2008 L10 Nationals, she tied for 26th AA in the Junior C division.  Video at YouTube.com

Aliza Vaccher has committed to Washington, according to her club's booster web page. Vaccher, a L10 at the Desert Devils, placed 14th(t) AA and 10th(t) on FX at the 2009 L10 Nationals, Senior A. She was also 28th AA and 6th(t) on BB at the 2008 L10 Nationals, Jr. D.  Club Link.

SEMO tops the list of teams in the 2009 Scholastic All America rankings, according to a release from the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches, Women.  They repeat at winners of the National Academic Team Championships, with a remarkable 14 athletes achieving perfect 4.0 grade point averages.