Ellen Marion, Gymnastics and More, N.C., has committed to join the NCSU team for the 2010-2011 season according to her local newspaper.
Brittany Canfield, Karissa Carpenter, Holly Cunningham, Audrey Harrison, Paige Krall and Kayla Sienkowski signed with Kentucky for the 2010 season. The commites of Canfield, Cunningham and Krall were covered in prior news items.
Carpenter is a L10 who trains at Deveau's. As a L9 in 2009, she placed 15th AA and 2nd on UB at the Region V L9 Regionals. Link: Personal Web
Harrison is a L10 at Premier Athletics. In 2009, she tied for 31st AA at the L10 Nationals, Sr. B. She was also 9th AA, 2nd on FX and 5th on VT at the 2008 Region VIII L10 Regionals. Link: YouTube.com Channel
Sienkowski is a L10 at Frederick Gymnastics. She placed 17th AA at the 2008 Region VII L10 Regionals. She was the Level 9 Eastern National AA champ in 2007. Link: YouTube.com Channel and Web Site
Michigan men's program has signed five athletes: Alex Bubnov, Jordan Gaarenstroom, Dylan James, Sam Mikulak, and Michael Myler.
Bubnov finished 17th AA at the 2009 VISA (US) Championships. He trains at Surgent's Elite.
Gaarenstroom finished 11th AA at the 2008 VISA Championships. The SCATS-trained athlete is coming back from injury this season. Link: YouTube.com Channel
James trains as JAG and will be looked upon to contribute on the PH. Link: YouTube.com Channel
Mikulak, also from SCATS, is a Junior National Team member who recently took 4th AA at the Jr. Pan Am Championships. He placed 2nd AA at the 2009 VISA Championships. Interview on Gymnastike.org
Myler, from All American in Utah, placed 53rd AA at the 2009 Junior Olympic Nationals.
Link: UM Release
Southern Utah has signed Jennifer Nguyen and Doniele Volopich, according to a site submission. Volopich's commit was covered in a prior news item. Nguyen is a L10 from All Olympia in southern California. At the 2009 Region I L10 Regionals, she placed 11th AA. She also placed 9th AA at the 2008 Region I Regionals.
Link: SUU Release
NC State has signed Stephanie Ouelette and Kristen Harabedian, as expected. The commits of the two were covered in prior news items.
Link: NC State Release
Georgia tops the Women's Preseason Coaches Poll, pulling down 13 first place votes. Utah was 2nd, with six first place votes. Bama was third, but 8 voters rated them #1. Florida, in 4th, and UCLA, in 5th, each pulled down two first place votes. LSU, Stanford, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Oregon State made up places 6 through 10. For the rest of the Top 25, keep on reading...
Paige Jones has committed to Utah State, according to her club website. At the 2009 Region IV L10 Regionals, she placed 10th AA in the Sr. B division.
Link: Club Web Site
Naomi DeVries, a L10 at the Tampa Bay Turners, has committed to NC State for 2011-2012, per her club website. At the 2009 L10 Nationals, she tied for 34th AA in the Junior D division. She was also 29th AA at the 2008 L10 Nationals.
Link: Tampa Bay Turners
Link: YouTube.com Channel
Sacramento State has signed Eli Guerrero and Maddie Montoya, as expected. Both commits were covered in prior news items.
Link: CSUS Release