Olivia Oswalt has signed a letter of intent with Lindenwood, according to her family. She competed as a Level 9 last season at Wright's.
Stanford's men's program has signed Akash Modi of Monmouth Gymnastics to a Letter of Intent. Modi was the AA runnerup and FX and PB champ at the 2012 VISA Championships, in the Junior Men's 16-18 division. He also finished 3rd AA and won FX in 2011.
Link: Release
As expected, LSU has signed Ashleigh Gnat and Shonacee Oliva to NLIs.
Link: LSU Release
Jordyn Penny, L10 at Phenom in Illinois, has committed to Ball State. Last season Jordyn finished 3rd AA at her state meet and qualified to regionals.
Megan Marenghi and Christina Pheil have signed with North Carolina.
As expected, Talia Chiarelli and Briley Casanova have signed with Michigan. Casanova will begin her collegiate career in January.
Alabama announced the signing of Katie Bailey and Amanda Jetter to NLIs this week. The commits of both were covered in prior news item. The Tide originally had a commitment from Rachel Daum, but she changed her mind and signed with Stanford.
Link: Bama Release
Missouri has announced the signing of Alyson Heimsath, Lark Poladnik and Sasha Sander to Letters of Intent, as expected. Link: Missouri Release
Georgia has announced the signing of Ashlyn Broussard, Kiera Brown, Morgan Reynolds and Rachel Schick to Letters of Intent. All four commits were covered in previous news items.
Link: UGA Release
As covered in prior news items, Maryland signed Emily Brauckmuller, Nicole Dragon, Sarah Faller and Leah Slobodin. Link: UMD Release
PSU has signed Nicole Medvitz, Christina Postiglione and Emma Sibson, as expected. Link: PSU Release
SEMO has announced the signing of Chelsi Hamilton, Lauren Israel, and Bailey Walker, as expected. Link: SEMO Release
Christian McSwain, who trains at High Point Gymnastics, has signed with the Penn State's Men's program. He tied for 76th AA at the 2012 Men's JO Nationals.
Margaret Brown, a L10 from Southeastern, has committed to UNC for 2013-2014. She placed 22nd at the 2012 Region VIII L10 Regionals.
The official early period for signing a National Letter of Intent for Gymnastics started on November 14th and runs through the 21st. See the Women's Commits and Men's Commits page for a list of who is expected to sign where.
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Illinois has signed Erin Buchanan, Mary Jane Horth and Sarah Lyons to Letters of Intent. The commits of all three were covered in prior news items.
Link: Illinois Release