DU has promoted assistant Linas Gaveika to Associate Head Coach, according to a school release.
Link: DU Release
Khazia Hislop, L10 at Brestyan's Gymnastics, has committed to UNC. She has competed for Trinidad & Tobago as a member of their National Team. This season she qualified to regionals and finished 10th AA.
OU has announced that Brenna Dowell will sit out a year in order to train elite and pursue a spot on the US Worlds Team. As one of the key gymnasts on one of the favorites for the 2016 NCAA Team Title, this move certainly opens up the field in the race for the Championship.
Link: OU Release
Washington has promoted Olympian Elise Ray from Assistant Coach to Associate Head Coach. A search for a new assistant coach is underway. Volunteer assistant Stephanie Gentry continues in that role.
Link: UW Release
The Southeast Asian Games are in progress this week with the team and AA finals completed.
In the women's competition, Illinois signee Lizzy Leduc and PSU commit Ava Verdeflor helped the Philippines squad to a bronze medal. Malaysia won the team gold. In the AA finals, Vietnam's Thi Ha Thanh Phan won the gold. Verdeflor finished 4th AA and Leduc 6th
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India Anderson, L10 at Aiken Gymnastics, has signed with Temple. She won her state meet and placed first on bars and floor this season. She qualified to the NIT and placed 4th AA.
Arizona Head Coach Tabitha Yim has hired Washngton associate head coach David McCreary as an assistant. McCreary spent 9 years at Washington. Prior to his stint there, he was the head coach at the Arizona Sunrays.
Link: Arizona Release
Illinois will welcome two more athletes for 2015-2016: Julia Hutcherson and Brielle Nguyen. Nguyen's commit was covered in a prior news item.
Hutcherson is a L10 from the Gymnastics Academy of Atlanta. She placed 13th AA at the 2015 Region VIII L10 Regionals and was 5th AA at the 2015 Georgia L10 State meet.
Link: Illinois Release
Mary McDaniel is making the move from Kentucky to Auburn. Read the OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.