Brown's LV gymnast Elizabeth Gangale tied with Twistars Bayle Pickel for the Junior B title at the L10 Junior Olympic Nationals.  Gangale won the VT as well.  Wildfire's Chanen Raygoza was third, while Twistar's Lindsey Lemke tied with Metroplex's Haylee Roe for 4th.  Lemke won the UB while Wildfire's Madison Stover won the BB.  Nichelle Christopherson of Byers Elk Grove won the FX title. 

Region 5 edged past Region 3 and Region 1 for the team title. 

Link:  Results

Nebraska commit Hollie Blanske won the Senior B title with a 38.45, winning UB and the FX while outdistancing the field.  In 2nd was Daggett's Kathy Tang with a consistent performance.  OU recruit Maile'ana Kanewa took third.  Tied for fourth were a pair of future Utes:  Utah signee Tory Wilson and commit Breanna Hughes.  LSU commit Randii Wyrick tied with Excalibur's Sandra Collantes for the VT title.  On BB, Iowa State commit Sammie Pearsall tied with Jenna Frowein of HITS. 

Region 4 won the team title.

The Top 10 AA finishers, with future schools (2012 committed or 2011 signed, as noted):

Results:  Link

The Junior As showcased the stars of the future.  Alex McMurtry, from Richmond Olympiad, will be making her mark as she moves up to elite.  She won the AA (38.575), VT (9.95!) and FX.  Maggie Nichols of the Twin City Twisters was equally impressive, finishing a close 2nd in the AA and tying for 1st on UB (with Amanda Huang of Team Northwind)  and BB (with Nia Dennis of Buckeye).  Dennis and Rachel Dickson of MEGA tied for 3rd AA.

Region 5 edged Region 4 for the team title.

Link:  Results

UCLA commit Asi Peko dominated the Senior A group, winning the AA, VT, BB and tying for 1st with 2013 grad Kaytianna McMillan for the FX title.  Aryln Amor, a 2012 SUU commit, won the UB title.  OU commit Keeley Kmieciak placed 2nd AA, while Florida commit Rachel Spicer placed third AA.  Tenille Funches in 4th AA completed the JO National Team (Top 4 AA).

Region 5 edged Region 1 for the team title.

Here's the rest of the top 10 (with 2012 reported commits in parentheses).  We'll be posting a recap article and link to videos as they become available. 

Link:  Results 

Pitt has announced the signing of Haley Sedgewick to a letter of intent.  Her commit was covered in a prior news item.

Link:  Pitt Release

Ohio State has officially named Rustam Sharipov as the new Head Coach for the men's program.

Link:  Ohio St Release

The women's Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals are this weekend in Long Beach, California.  In addition, USA Gymnastics is holding the JO National Invitational Tournament, an event intended to give broader exposure to athletes who missed qualifying to Nationals.  This is a massive recruiting opportunity, as the vast plurality of college-bound athletes come from the Level 10 ranks.  College recruiters will be lined up to watch how the athletes handle the pressure of a National-level, high stakes competition.  Fans will be able to see how their signed and committed future athletes perform.  Check out who to look for this weekend in our preview below.

RIC's gymnastics program has a two year reprieve according to a news article.  The decision to eliminate the program has been reversed for the time being.  The administration will reevaluate the program at the end of the extension period and make a decision concerning it's future.

New Article

Rustam Sharipov has been named Head Coach for Ohio State's men's team.  Sharipov, an Olympic and World gold medalist, competed for Ukraine. He coached at Oklahoma for six seasons.

News Article

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