Oklahoma tops the Men's College Gymnastics Association (CGA) Preseason Coaches' Poll, nabbing 17 first place votes. Stanford was 2nd with 1 vote and Ohio State third (with one first place vote).
Missouri has signed Gabrielle Gottula and Paige Kovnesky to NLIs for 2017-2018. Both commits were covered in prior news items.
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Kent State has signed Abyy Fletcher and Nasha Manitkul-Davis to NLIs for 2017-2018. The commits of both were covered in prior news items.
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Brooke Hyleck from Gedderts has committed to EMU. Last season she finished 5th AA at her state meet. At regionals she placed 1st on bars and 3rd AA. She finished 49th AA at JOs.
Delanie Harkness from Geddarts has committed to MSU. She qualified to regionals last season and placed 1st on bars, beam, floor and the all around. She placed 15th AA at JOs.
Teams have been hard at work all Fall, as they prepare for the upcoming season. Many teams have held public intrasquads, while others are getting ready for public demonstrations and practice meets in early December. Here's a collection of what some of the teams have been up to:
Nicole Webb, L10 from Sonshine Gymnastics, has committed to Florida. Last season she finished 7th AA at her state meet and 11th AA at regionals.
Emily Holmes-Hackerd, L10 at Brestyan's, has committed to West Virginia. She won her state meet and placed 1st on floor in 2015. She placed 2nd AA at her regional meet and 21st AA at JOs.
Victoria Long has announced her commitment to Ball State. She competes at Level 10 for Anderson Gymnastics in Indiana. Last season she qualified to regionals.
Riley Danielson, L10 at Legacy Gymnastics in Minnesota, has committed to Kent State. Last season she qualified to JO Nationals where she finished 54thAA
Kambrie Brandt, L10 from Aerials in Texas, has committed to Missouri. Last season she finished 6th AA at her state meet and 12th AA at regionals.
Rachel Hornung, L10 at Pittsburg Northstars, has committed to West Virginia. Last season she finished 9thAA at her state meet and 18th AA at regionals.
Annie Slatoff from Intensity Gymnastics has committed to Maryland. In 2016 she competed at Level 9, finishing 5th AA at her state meet and 8th AA at regionals.
Carly Bauman, L10 at Chow's, has reportedly committed to Michigan. Last season she placed 1st on beam and 2nd AA at her state meet. She won her regional and JO meets and picked up the JO bars title.
Nebraska has signed Zach Peters, Griffin Kehler and Jonathan Scripnick to NLIs for 2017-2018. The commits of Peters and Kehler were covered in prior news items.
Scripnick is a Canadian who trains at Futures. A member of the Junior Canadian National Team, he finished 15th AA at the 2016 Canadian Nationals.
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