Minnesota (W) will welcome walkons Bailey Abernathy of Colorado and Athena Geisness of Minnesota to the 2013-2014 roster.
Abernathy, a L10 from the Colorado Gymnastics Institute, placed 13th AA at the 2012 JO NIT meet, after placing 8th AA at Regionals. She was 10th at Regionals in 2011.
Geisness is a L10 at Midwest and has qualified to the Region IV L10 Regional meet.
Krystin Chiellini, L10 from Golden City Gymnastics in Florida has committed to Cornell. Last season Krystin placed in the top 10 AA at most of her meets and placed 9th AA at her state meet.
Brooke Williams, L10 at Gymnastics East in Washington, has committed to Brown. Last season Brooke placed in the top 10 AA at all of her meets through regionals, where she placed 4th AA and qualified to JOs.
Mitzi Unda-Sosa, L10 from WOGA, has been accepted to Yale and will compete on their gymnastics team. In 2012, Mitzi won the bars title at her regional meet and placed 16th AA at JOs. She has also represented Mexico in international competitions in the past.
Jessica Wang, an Elite gymnast at Winner's Academy of Gymnastics in California, has committed to Cal Berkeley. Last season, she qualified for Visa Championships as a Junior International Elite.
Sydney Finke, L10 at Wright's in Indiana, has committed to Eastern Michigan. In 2012 she placed in the top three on various events throughout the season, including a win on floor at the Atlantis Crown and a win on vault at the For Love or Money meet. She also qualified to regionals.
Nicole Lehrmann, L10 at Capital in Texas, has committed to Oklahoma. Nicole competed as an elite in the 2011 Covergirl Classic and she qualified to US Nationals in 2012.
Shynelle Agaran has committed to Maryland, according to a site submission. She's a L10 from the Boca Twisters who placed 9th AA and 3rd on UB at the 2012 Region VIII L10 Regionals. She was 4th at the JO NIT meet. In 2011, she tied for the Florida L10 state title on floor.
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Keara Glover, a L10 from Dynamo, will join Arkansas and begin competition in January 2013. The 2012 OU State L10 AA champ, she placed 32nd AA and 7th on BB at the 2011 Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals. She was also 15th AA in 2010. Glover was originally announced as part of the Auburn recruiting class for this year.
Boise State has signed Mackenzie Bennion, Brooke Graham, Diana Mejia and Paige Urquhart, as expected.
Link: Boise State Release
Iowa has signed Amanda Kowalski, Angel Metcalf, Lexi Mura and Kyra Trowbridge to letters of intent. The commits of all but Metcalf were covered in prior news items. Trowbridge will bolster an Iowa squad that is lacking some depth right now by arriving early in January.
Metcalf is a L10 from the International Sports Center in NC. She placed 8th AA at the 2012 Region VIII L10 Regionals, and advanced on to the NIT, where she finished placed 2nd on beam.
Link: Iowa Release
Taylor Krippner, an elite from Cypress in Texas, has committed to Auburn. Last season she finished in the top ten at most of her L10 meets and qualified to regionals, finishing 8th AA. She went on to qualify as an elite and competed at the 2012 US Classic.
Amber Heltemes, L10 at Twin City Twisters, has committed to Southern Utah. Last season she placed in the top three all around in her regular season meets, including a win at the Fiesta Bowl (1st AA; 1st V/FX). She placed 5th AA at her state meet and qualified to the NIT where she finished 4th AA.
LSU has added Shae Zamardi to the recruiting class for 2013-2014. An expected signee, she was missing from the prior release.
Link: LSU Release
Alexandra "Ali" Marrero, a L10 at Gold Medal, has committed to Kent State. She qualified to the JO NIT Tournament in 2011, after placing 8th at Regionals.
NIU has announced the signing of Courtney Dowdell, Megan Greeenfield and Brittany Wenzell. The commits of all three were covered in prior news items.
Link: NIU Release