Kellie Wanamaker, who trains as an elite from Parkettes, has committed to Arizona State. Last season she competed only bars in the Hill's Classic and Parkettes Invitational open session. She previously competed in the Visa Championships and US Classic.
Diana Walters, L10 at Crenshaw Athletic Club in Texas, has committed to Brown. Last season she finished 16th AA at her state meet and 11th AA at regionals.
Emmanuel Monroy of WOGA has committed to Iowa for 2012-2013, according to his club.
Link: YouTube.com Channel
Lexi Mills of WOGA has committed to Arizona for 2012-2013, according to her club. The L10 placed 3rd AA and tied for 13th AA at the 2011 L10 JO National Championships, Sr. B. She was the BB National Champ in 2010 in Jr D, placing 10th AA.
Link: WOGA Web Site
Kristine Levin, L10 at WOGA in Texas, has committed to ASU according to WOGA's website and Levin's Facebook page. Last season she finished 6th AA at both her state and regional meets.
Katie Bailey, L10 at High Point Gymnastics in North Carolina, has reportedly committed to Alabama. Last season she finished 1st AA (1st V/UB) at her regional meet and 1st AA (1st FX) at JOs.
Sasha Sander, L10 at Champion Gymnastics in Louisville, KY, has accepted a scholarship offer from the University of Missouri. Last season she finished 2nd AA (1st BB / V) at her state meet, 5th AA (2nd BB, 4th V) at regionals and 23rd AA at JOs.
Julia Ross, L10 at Brown's in Las Vegas, has accepted a scholarship offer from Denver according to her club's Facebook page. Last season she finished 5th AA (1st BB) at her state meet, 7th AA (1st FX) at regionals and 24th AA at JOs.
Kana Kobayashi has committed to Oregon State according to her club's Facebook page. Kana ia a level 10 who trains at Olympus Gymnastics in Utah. Last season she finished 2nd AA (1st UB/BB) at her state meet, 4th AA (1st UB) at regionals and 8th AA (1st UB) at JOs.
Sydney Towsend, L10 at Olympus Gymnastics in Utah, has committed to Southern Utah University. Last season she finished 2nd AA (1st V/UB) at her state meet and 16th AA at regionals.
Illinois' Paul Ruggeri won the gold medal on HB at the Pan Games as competition concluded in the event finals.
Other results for NCAA related athletes:
Men's VT: Ruggeri, 6th
BB: Kristina Vaculik, Stanford, 2nd
PB: Ruggeri and Luis Vargas, ex PSU, tied for Silver. Sho Nakamori, ex Stanford, 8th
Women's FX: Vaculik, Stanford, 4th; Jessie DeZiel, NU, 6th
HB: CJ Maestas, Illinois, 7th
Link: Live Results
The Pan Am Games Event Finals, Day 1, brought a series of medals for NCAA related athletes. UGA commit Brandie Jay won the VT gold, while UF commit Bridgette Caquatto won the UB title. UCLA signee Christine "Peng Peng" Lee was fifth on UB.
On the men's side, former Ohio State star Brandon Wynn won the Ring title, defeating the newly crowned World Silver Medalist. Illinois' CJ Maestas was third. Illini teammates Tyler Mizoguchi and Paul Ruggeri placed 7th and 8th, respectively, on FX. PSU alum Tommy Ramos was fourth on Rings.
Link: Women's Results and Men's Results
Marissa Beucler, L10 at Cincinnati Gymnastics in Ohio, has committed to Kentucky according to CGA's Facebook announcement. Last season she finished 5th AA (1st FX) at her state meet, 10th AA at regionals and 1st AA (1st FX) at the NIT.
Illini CJ Maestas placed fourth AA in the Men's AA Final at the Pan Am Games. Former Ohio State star Brandon Wynn was 8th. Columbia's Josimar Orlando Calvo won the gold.
Link: Results
Florida commit Bridgette Caquatto won the gold medal at the Pan Am Games on Wednesday. Stanford's Kristina Vaculik, representing Canada, won the Bronze. UCLA signee Christine "Peng Peng" Lee of Canada was fourth while UGA commit Brandie Jay was sixth.
Link: Results
The US Men's squad won the Bronze medal at the Pan Am Games. Brazil took first and Puerto Rico 2nd. The squad featured a number of current and former NCAAers, including captain Brandon Wynn (formerly of Ohio State). The others include Cal's Donathan Bailey, Illinois' CJ Maestas, Stanford grad Sho Nakamori, Illinois' Tyler Mizoguchi, and former Illini Paul Ruggeri. Maestas qualified to the AA final with a 9th place finish, while Wynn qualified in 20th. For the individual event finals, Bailey qualified on FX while Maestas and Wynn qualified on Rings. Maestas will also compete on HB while Nakamori made the PB final. Ruggeri qualified in the top spot on HB, and made the final in PB and VT as well.
Former PSU star and NCAA champ Luis Vargas qualified in third to the AA final, and made finals on the PH. Another former PSU gymnast, Tommy Ramos, qualified to the Ring final.
Link: Results