Maya Washington, L10 at San Mateo Gymnastics, has committed to UW. Maya is a two-time JO qualifier and she has been crowned regional vault champ two years running. Last weekend she competed to a 15th place AA finish at JOs and placed 6th on bars and beam.
Bristish gymnast Laura Mitchell has announced her commitment to Bowling Green. Twitter info suggests that she will be taking her SATs and filing all required paperwork soon and it appears that she plans to compete there next season.
Laura was the Britsh Junior AA and Beam Champ in 2012. This season she finished 10th AA at English Championships. Her interesting mount and beam work is bound to please NCAA fans. Video
Here are the results from the NIT meet held after the JO Nationals. These athletes finished in the alternate spots at Regionals or won an individual event. The top finishers are often top performers who otherwise had a bad event at Regionals.
The Women's Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals are being held this weekend, where the future stars of the NCAA are vying for spots on the JO National Team (top four per age group).
The Men's JO National AA champions were determined for both Junior Elite L10 and L10 athletes. The 2014 signees are shown in parentheses.
JE, 18
1. Dmitri Belanovski (Miichigan)
2. Yordan Aleksandrov (Cal)
3. Seth Delbridge
JE, 17
1. Marvin Kimball (Michigan)
2. Yul Moldauer
3. Ryan Sheppard (Stanford)
JE, 16
1. Alec Yoder
2. David Jessen
3. Grant Breckenridge
JE, 15
1. Davis Grooms
2. Matthew Wenske
3. Mario Lubian
Link: JE Results
L10, 18
1. Pierce Davis
2. Zachary Reiger
3. Mark Treybal
L10, 17
1. Nathan Goff
2. Tristan Duran
3. Fletcher Braunton
L10, 16
1. Derek Gonzalez
2. Matthew Wagner
3. Isaac Xiong
L10, 15
1. Favian Valdez
2. Andrew Bower
3. Ben Provost
Link: L10 Results
The Women's Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals are being held this weekend, where the future stars of the NCAA are vying for spots on the JO National Team (top four per age group).
The Men's Junior Olympic Nationals are underway with the first day of competition completed for the L10s and Junior Elites.
In the JE division (combined 17 and 18), Michigan signee Marvin Kimball posted the day's top score with a 91.9. Future teammate Dmitri Belanovski was 3rd (and first among 18 year olds), just ahead of Illinois signee Bobby Baker. Yul Moldauer was fourth and Stanford signee Robert Neff was fifith.
Link: USA Gymnastics
Link: Results
Lucy Brett, an elite gymnast from the UK, has committed to Pittsburg for the 2015-2016 season. She trains at the Academy.
Link: Recruiting Video
Kylie Dickson, a L10 who trains at Planet Gymnastics, has committed to Alabama. She recently won VT and UB and placed 5th AA at the 2014 Region VIII L10 Regionals. She was 8th on VT and 31st AA at the 2013 Level 10 JO Natinoals.'
Link: Video
Rene Lyst has accepted the Head Coach position at ASU. Official Announcement
UNC has promoted assistant Amy Smith to Associate Head Coach.
Link: UNC Release
The Level 9 Nationals is split into two meets, with a Level 9 Eastern Meet (Region 5 to 8) and a Level 9 Western Meet (Regions 1 to 4). Pay attention to the top scorers in the junior ranks, and the NCAA and elite stars of the future may be lurking among the standout finishers. Excellent basics and strong technique yield the highest scores at Level 9, where the difficulty requirements are far less. But, the cream of the crop begins to rise early on.
Level 9 Westerns: Results
Level 9 Easterns: Results
Brooke Wrage, a L10 from Triad Gymnastics in Iowa. In 2013, she qualified to the JO National meet, after placing 6th AA at the Level 9 Western Nationals in 2012.
Link: Official Website
Victoria-Kayen Woo, a senior high performance (elite) from Canada, has committed to Ohio State for 2016-2017. She trains at Gym-Richelieu and has represented Canada internationally at several events, including the Pac Rims and on the World Cup circuit. She placed 4th AA in the finals of the 2014 Canadian Championships, and was 5th AA at the 2014 Elite Canada meet.
Link: Video
Abby Webb, L10 at Palouse Empire Gymnastics in Idaho, has committed to Boise State. Abby qualified to JOs in 2013. This season she won the Great West GymFest, placed 3rd AA at her state meet and picked up vault and floor crowns at regionals.
Sienna Crouse, L10 at American Gold Gymnastics in North Dakota, has announced her commitment to Nebraska.
Sienna qualified to the 2013 JO Championships. This season won the San Diego Classic (1st AA; 1st UB) and picked up a bars title at the Chicago Style. She was recently crowned regional bars champ and placed 2nd AA at her regional meet.