Ashley Szafranski, L10 at Parkettes in Pa., has committed to ASU. A consistently strong bars worker, Ashley placed 1st on bars at her 2014 regional meet and she finished 16th AA at JOs.
Hannah Swoish, L10 at Gymnastix in Ga., has committed to TWU. Last season she placed 1st on bars and beam at her state meet and qualified to regionals.
Sophia Steinmeyer, L10 at Berks in Pa, has committed to Iowa State. She placed 5th AA at her 2014 state meet and qualified to L10 regionals for the third consecutive year.
WMU has announced that three more gymnasts will join the squad for 2014-2015: Courtney Bergstrom, Kendall Carlson and Kira Hoy.
Berstrom is a L10 from JAG in California. She qualified to Regionals in 2013, placing 25th.
Carlson is a L9 from Gym America. At the 2014 Level 9 Eastern Nationals, she finished 2nd AA and 3rd on UB.
Hoy is a L10 from Nittany Gymnastics. She qualified to the 2014 JO NIT meet, placing 13th AA. She was 3rd AA at the 2014 L10 Pennsylvannia state meet.
Link: WMU Release
Hunter Dula, L10 at Southeastern in N.C., plans to graduate a year early and compete for Utah in the 2018-19 season. Hunter competed at Level 9 last season, placing 2nd AA and 1st on FX at her state meet and winning bars at her 2014 regional meet.
Sabriyya Rouse, L10 at Team Attraction in North Carolina, has committed to Maryland. She placed 5th AA at her state meet, 7th AA at regionals and 22nd AA at JOs.
Carley Galpin, L10 from Frederick Gymnastics in Maryland, has committed to West Virginia. Last season she placed 2nd AA at her state meet and she qualified through regionals to the NIT where she finished 11th AA.
Kelley Hebert, L10 at Edge Gymnastics in California, has committed to Washington. Last season, as a first year L10, Kelley placed 7th AA at the NorCal state meet and qualified to regionals.
Brittany Jeppesen, L10 at Olympus Gymnastics in Utah, has announced her commitment to Utah State. Brittany finished 3rd AA at her 2014 state meet and qualified through regionals to a 3rd place AA finish at the NIT.
Missouri has added transfer Jordyn Doherty for 2014-2015. Doherty hails from Kansas City. She competed on vault and UB for the Hawkeyes, qualifying to Regionals as a individual on vault.
Link: Mizzou Release
Wildfire Gymnastics in California has announced Elle Golison's commitment to Utah State. In her first year at Level 10, Elle qualified to regionals.
Skylar Sheppard, L10 at WOGA in Texas, has committed to Arizona. She has qualified to regionals every season since her first L10 season in 2011 and she won the 2013 regional vault title.
Miranda Hone, L10 at Go For It in Nevada, has announced her commitment to Utah State. She was 6th AA at her 2014 state meet and qualified for L10 regionals for the second consecutive year.
Two events involving the NCAA could potentially change the face of NCAA sports.
First, the NCAA Board of Director approved a proposal to allow the Big 5 Conferences (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac 12, SEC) more autonomy in setting rules, especially with regard to increased compensation, expanded benefits (e.g. meals), staffing and time demands. It is widely believed that the non-Big 5 schools will face financial pressure to keep up. Link: ESPN
Second, in the landmark "O'Bannon et al" court case, US District Judge Cynthia Wilkins ruled that the NCAA unreasonably limits trade with respect to player compensation. The scope of this case was limited to football and basketball. Specifically, the ruling deals with compensation regarding the use of "Names, Images and Likenesses" (NIL). This particulaly relates to TV broadcasting rights, and the use of NIL during the broadcast. Other cases are pending and this one may be appealed. Link: USA Today Article