Rutgers has hired Kera Bolen, a former Oregon State athlete and volunteer assistant, as an assistant coach.
Link: Oregon State Release
Kelsey Aucoin has committed to New Hampshire for the 2012-2013, according to her club. The L10 trains at Metroplex. At the 2011 Region 3 L10 Regionals, she competed just two events, VT and FX, but won both. She also finished 13th AA at Regionals in 2010.
Link: Personal Website
Emily Barrett, a L10 at Bart Connor Gymnastics in Norman, Oklahoma, has committed to Denver. At the 2011 L10 Junior Olympic Nationals, she placed 37th AA. She finished 28th AA at Nationals in 2010.
Link: YouTube.com Channel
Towson announced another signing during the late period: Samantha Lutz, a L10 from Elite Energy in Tennessee, has signed with the Tigers. In her first season as a L10, she qualified all the way through to the L10 Nationals, where she tied for 48th AA. In 2010, as a L9, she placed 1st AA, UB, and FX at the Level 9 Eastern Nationals.
Link: Towson Release
Josh Nilson has been named an assistant at TWU. He comes to the Pioneers from USU, where he speant three years as an assistant.
Link: USU Release
Melissa Chuang has committed to Stanford, according to her club. She trains at Airborne Gymnastics in nearby Santa Clara. She tied for 15th AA and 10th on BB at the 2011 L10 JO Nationals, Sr. B. She was 47th AA in 2010 and 35th AA in 2009.
Link: Airborne Web Site and YouTube.com Channel
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Iowa State has announced the hiring of Kristen Maloney and Katie Minasola as assistants. Olympian and former UCLA star Maloney was an assistant coach at UNH last season. Katie (nee Teft) Minasola has been asssistant at Michigan State.
Link: Iowa State Release
Alexandra Raisman of Brestyan's won the AA title at the CoverGirl Classic on Saturday night. Chellsie Memmel of M&M was 2nd AA. Earlier in the day, Kyla Ross of Gym Max won the junior title.
UCLA grad Anna Li competed on UB, hitting her new skills but coming off on the low bar as she prepped for her stalder hecht. Casey Jo Magee, the ex-Arkansas star, competed extremely well but just missed qualifying to the Championships on all four events (she previously qualified in three). Florida sophomore MacKenzie Caquatto hit her UB and BB routines well, scoring over 14 points on each. NU incoming frosh did well on three events, qualifying for the VISA Championships on three events. However, UW incoming frosh Jaclyn McCartin was injured on VT and was carried off the floor.
Link: USA Gymnastics
Air Force welcomed five cadets to the start of basic training: Elaina Cammarata, Lindsay Ebel, Kim McRobbie, Alexandra Stych and Jessica Wallander. The commits of Cammarata, McRobbie and Stych were covered in prior news items.
Ebel is a L10 from the Colorado Aerials. At the 2010 Region III L10 Regionals, she placed 10th AA. She also tied for 44th AA at the 2009 L10 JO Nationals. Link: YouTube.com Channel
Wallander is a L10 from Metroplex. In 2009, while at Texas Dreams, she tied for 10th on UB and 23rd AA at the L10 JO Nationals. After missing 2010, she competed on two events at Regionals in 2011. Link: VT in 2011
Link: Air Force Release