Ella Warren, L10 at VEGA Gymnastics in Florida, has committed to Kentucky. This season she placed 8th AA at her state meet, 4th AA at regionals and 21st AA at JOs.
The US Men won the team Gold, led by former Michigan star and NCAA champion Sam Mikulak. He was 2nd in the overall AA rankings, behind Cuba's Manrique Larduet. Brazil was 2nd and Colombia was 3rd. Host Canada was 4th. The US squad includes ex OU star and new assistant coach Steven Legendre, and former Illinois standout Paul Ruggeri.
Mikulak made the finals on FX, PH, PB and HB while Ruggeri made the finals on VT and HB. Former PSU star Tommy Ramos, competing for Puerto Rico, made the Ring final, as did countrymate Alexis Torres, a current PSU standout.
Link: USA Gymnastics
William and Mary has hired Mike Powell as an assistant. A former W&M team member, he's been club coaching in Ohio and Massuchusetts for over a decade.
Link: W&M Release
OU has hired former standout Steven Legendre as an assistant for the men's team. He will continue training as a National Team member.
Link: OU Release
UC Davis has hired former Ute star Annie DiLuzio as an assistant. The former local and elite Natonal Team member has been coaching in Salt Lake City and Silicon Valley, while also doing sports psychology consulting.
Link: UC Davis Release
Former Cal star Donothon Bailey won the gold medal on the Pommel Horse as competition at the World University Games concluded. Stanford's Akasha Modi earned the bronze. Modi also finished 7th on the Floor, 5th on the Parallel Bars and 6th on the High Bar.
Alaska-Anchorage's Simone Penker, competing for Austria, placed 6th on Vault.
Link: Medalists
Washington has hired Stephen Buckner as an assitant coach. Buckner comes to Washington from Alabama, where he was the strength and conditioning for the last two years. Prior to that, he was a graduate assistant with the Tide.
Link: UW Release
Rachael Donovan, L10 at Parkettes, has signed with Illinois. She won bars and placed 3rd AA at her state meet this season. She won beam and placed 3rd AA at her regional meet and earned a trip to JOs.
Link: Release
In the Women's AA at the World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea, Australian Kelly Jay Simm won the AA title. Japan's Asuka Teramoto won the silver and teammate Natsumi Sasada won the bronze. UAA's Simone Penker, competing for Austria, placed 14th. Link: Women's Results
In the Men's AA, Stanford's Akash Modi won the Bronze. Oleg Verniaiev of the Ukraine won the Gold, with Japan's Shogo Nonomura taking silver. Cal grad Donothan Bailey was fifth. Link: Men's Results
Several NCAA competitors were in action at the World University Games in Gwangju, Korea. The US Men sent a partial contingent while the no women represented the US.
Stanford's Akash Modi (5th in Prelims) and Cal's Donothan Bailey (17th) each qualified for the men's AA final. Modi qualified for the FX, PH, PB and HB final. Bailey qualified for the PH final. Stanford's Ryan Sheppard, competing for Hungary, finished 32nd.
Alaska-Anchorage's Simone Penker (Austria) placed 16th in the women's prelim AA and qualified to the final. BGSU's Jordan Rae (New Zealand) also competed and made the vault final.
Japan won the men's title and Russia won the women's title.
Link: USA Gymnastics
Link: Results