Rutgers announced the addition of four athletes to its incoming class for 2010-2011. The four are:
Danielle D'Elia: A transfer from CMU, where she scored a season high of 9.8 on the FX at the NCAA Regionals last season. She graduated from high school in New Jersey in 2008 but will have three years of eligibility remaining.
Alexis Gunzelman: A L10 from Envision Gymnastics who tied for 9th AA at the 2010 Region VII L10 Regionals, Senior D. She was also 18th AA and 3rd on BB at the 2009 L10 Regionals.
Alexandria Ivol: A L10 who trains at Atlantic Coast, Ivol placed 4th on UB and 17th AA at the 2010 Region VII L10 Regionals, Sr. C. She was also 1st on UB, 3rd on VT and 2nd AA at the 2009 Level 9 Eastern Nationals.
Holly Murray: A L9 National qualifier from the Artistic Sports Academy Plus in PA. At the 2010 Level 9 Eastern Nationals, she won the FX title. She also finished 4th on FX and 11th AA in 2009.
Link: Rutgers Release
Ball State has announced the addition of Mackenzie Pacovsky to their 2010-11 roster. Pacovsky competed at Level 10 for Northshore Gymnastics in Minnesota. She finished 13th AA at her state meet and 12th AA at regionals.
Kayla Carlsen, a L10 at Douglasville Gymnastics in Georgia, has committed to Denver for 2011-2012. At the 2010 L10 Nationals, she tied for 25th AA after winning her state L10 AA title. In 2009, she placed 9th AA at the Region VIII L10 Regionals.
Link: Video Channel
Rachel York, L10 at Dynamo in Oklahoma, has committed to CMU for the 2011-12 season. York competed three events at her state meet last season, finishing 1st on vault. She competed two events at regionals, finishing 2nd on vault and 4th on floor.
Jeff Graba has been named Head Coach at Auburn. Graba makes the move from Utah, where he has been the Assistant Coach for the past five seasons. At Utah he coached Kristina Baskett to a National Title on bars and he coached many of his bars workers to All America status. He came to the collegiate ranks after years as co-owner and head coach at Midwest Gymnastics in Minnesota. Graba tweets that he'll start his new job next week.
Tina Necas has committed to Sacramento State, according to her club's web page. Necas competes as an L10 for Brown's in Nevada. She finished 10th AA at her regional meet last season and 10th AA (1st V) at the NIT.
Will Stokley has been hired as an assistant at SEMO. Stokley was a graduate assistant at Ball State and a student assistant at AU.
Link: SEMO Release
UIC Men's Head Coach CJ Johnson has retired, according to a school release. His coaching career spanned 36 years, and yielded back-to-back Division II National Titles in 1978 and 1979.
Link: UIC Release
Brittney Harris, a L10 at the Parkettes, is slated to join Pitt in the fall, according to a school release. Harris reported previously committed to PSU. She missed much of the last season with an Achilles' injury. As a Sr. D in 2009, she placed 10th(t) on VT and 31st AA at the L10 Nationals.
Link: Pitt Release
Tori Morris is headed to San Jose State this fall, according to a site submission. She competed L9 this past season at Gym-Max.
Sarah Grady, a L10 from WGA Texans, has committed to Ohio State, according to her club and her recruiting website. She finished 8th AA, 2nd on VT, 3rd on UB and 2nd on BB at the 2010 Region III L10 Regionals, Sr. C. She also finished 13th AA at the 2009 Level 10 Nationals.
Link: YouTube.com Channel
Gina Locigno, L10 from American Twisters in Florida, has committed to Bowling Green for the 2011-12 season. 2010 highlights include a near 1st place sweep (1st AA; 1st V/UB/FX; 2nd BB) at the Sun and Surf meet and a 1st AA finish at the Tim Rand Invitational. She placed 7th AA at her state meet and 13th AA (8th V and 4th FX) at regionals.
Haley Watts, L10 from Southeastern Gymnastics in North Carolina, has committed to UNC. Watts had a solid 2010 season, finishing 1st or 2nd AA in all of her regular season meets and picking up numerous event wins. She finished 2nd AA at her state meet, 2nd AA (1st BB) at regionals and 5th AA at JOs.
Preslee Harrald's family has notified CollegeGymFans that she is no longer committed to ASU for the 2011-12 season. According to the submission, ASU has decided to reserve a scholarship for the 2011-12 season for an athlete who has redshirted due to injury. Under the circumstances, ASU has no scholarship available for Harrald and she is considering other options. Harrald competes for Kraft Academy in Oklahoma. In 2010 she finished 3rd AA in her state meet, 2nd AA (1st FX) at regionals, and 47th AA (8th BB) at JOs. In 2009, she tied for 1st AA at the NIT.