Lauren Feely, L10 at Ultimate Gymnastics in Illinois, has committed to BGSU. Lauren was the 2011 Illinois L10 State Vault Champion and also placed 3rd on beam and 3rd all-around. At L10 Regionals she placed 5th on vault. In 2009, Lauren was L9 Regional Champion on floor exercise and a L9 Eastern National Qualifier where she placed 3rd on uneven bars.
Lauren is also a two time Illinois High School Association State Beam Champion (2011 and 2012) and is a two-time member of the IHSA State champion team from Carmel Catholic High School. At a high school competition in January 2012, Lauren scored a perfect 10.0 on vault, sticking her Yurchenko Full.
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Aja-Monet Sims, L10 at Brandy Johnson's in Florida, has committed to Alabama. Sims finished 4th AA at JOs last year and launched into a string of strong finishes this season, winning the Tampa Bay Turners Invite (1st AA; 1st V/BB/FX) , the Kurt Thomas Invite (1st AA; 1st V/UB/FX) and the Tim Rand meet (1st AA; 1st V/UB/BB). She finished 2nd AA and 1st FX at the Presidential Classic.
Charity Jones captured the AA win at the Liukin Cup this weekend with a score of 38.075. Jones, who has committed to OU, will graduate in 2013 and join the Sooners that fall.
Other recruits landing in the all around top ten are:
4th AA - Lauren Beers (Bama 2012-13)
6th AA - Randii Wyrick (LSU 2012-13)
7th AA - Baely Rowe (Utah 2013-14)
9th AA - Caitlin Atkinson (Auburn 2012-13)
10th AA; 1st FX - Briley Casanova (Michigan 2013-14)
Claudia Salinas, L10 at US Gymnastics in New Jersey, has committed to Rutgers. She recently competed one event at the Excalibur meet and won the beam title. She was the L9 Eastern beam champion in 2008.
Gilly Hogue, L10 at Gymnastics and More in South Carolina, has committed to ASU. She qualified to JO Nationals last year, finishing 15th AA. This season she picked up an AA win at the Atlantis Crown (1st AA; 1st BB/FX) and she swept the events at the Beach Break meet. So far this season she has garnered three vault titles, three beam titles, three floor titles and one bars title.
Samantha Ward, L10 at Unique Sports Academy in Maryland, has committed to Towson. Ward qualified to regionals last season. This season she has finished 5th AA at the Maryland Classic and 4th AA at both Circle of Stars and the I Love NY Cup, where she finished 1st AA on bars.
Tiffany Foy, L10 at Everest in North Carolina, has committed to EMU. Foy qualified to JO Nationals last year. This season she won the Crown of the Carolinas (1st AA; 1st UB/BB/FX), finished 3rd AA at the National Judges Cup and 7th AA at the Atlanta Crown meet.
Chelsea Raineri, L10 at Silvia's in Pa., has committed to ISU. Raineri competed in the 2011 NIT, finishing 3rd AA. This season she has finished in the top five in all of her meets, including a first place finish (1st AA; 1st V/FX) at the Maryland Classic. She has picked up three 1st place vault titles so far this season.
Miranda Telmanik, L10 from Docksiders in Maryland, has committed to Auburn. This season she has competed in the Commonwealth Cup (5th AA), the COTC (1st place on bars), the World Class Invite (8th AA) and the PKI (11th AA).
Kerensa Mitchell, who competes as a National Open level gymnast for Flicka in B.C., Canada, has committed to UIC. Last season she placed 6th AA at Canadian Nationals.