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Wednesday, 16 May 2012 19:23

2013-14 Pflieger to UNH

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Meghan Pflieger, L10 at Valley Gymnastics in New York, has committed to New Hampshire.  Meghan finished 1st or 2nd at most of her her meets this season, including a 1st place finish at regionals.  She competed at JOs last weekend and finished 17th AA.

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Wednesday, 16 May 2012 15:22

2014-15 Gallarzo to Cal

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Alicia Gallarzo, L10 at Waller's in California, has committed to Cal.  Alicia placed in the top 5 in her regular season meets this year, including a 1st place AA win (1st UB/BB) at the California Classic.  In the post season, she placed 2nd AA (1st UB) at her SoCal meet, 7th AA at regionals and 20th AA at JOs.

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Tuesday, 15 May 2012 22:22

2012-2013: Gauthier Heading to LSU

Michelle Gauthier, a L10 at North Shore, is heading to LSU in the fall, according to her club.  She recently placed 24th AA in the Senior D division at the Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals.  She placed 42nd AA in 2011. 

Link:  YouTube.com Channel

Tuesday, 15 May 2012 22:19

2013-2014: Bisbe to NC State

Courtney Bisbe, a L10 at High Point, has committed to NC State.  The 2013 grad placed 15th AA at the 2012 Region VIII L10 Regionals.  In 2011, she tied for 46th AA at the Level 10 Junior Olympics Championships.

Link: Video Channel

Monday, 14 May 2012 20:41

2013-14 Wenzel to NIU

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Brittany Wenzel, L10 at Universal Gymnastics in Ohio, has committed to Northern Illinois.  She placed in the top 3 at most of her meets this season, winning several vault and floor titles over the season.  In the post season she placed 2nd AA (1st V) at her state meet, 3rd AA at regionals and 30th AA at JOs.

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Monday, 14 May 2012 12:11

2012-13 Bouman to GWU

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Tessa Bouman, L10 from AGA in Michigan, has signed with GWU for the 2012-13 season.  This season she finished 4th AA at her state meet and 8th AA at regionals.  This past weekend she won the Sr. C session of the NIT and finished 1st on bars.

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Alaska-Anchorage has announced the signing of two European athletes to letters of intent:  German Marie-Sophie Boggasch and Austrian Simone Penker.

Boggasch's Recruiting Video and UB and BB

Penker's Montage and Training

Link:  UAA Release

Sunday, 13 May 2012 20:05

2012-13 Holman to Brown

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Corey Holman, L10 at Walker's Gymnastics in Massachusetts, will compete for Brown.  She placed 2nd AA (1stV) at the Bay State Classic and turned in 3rd place performances at the I Love NY and the Little Bigger meets.  This weekend she placed 3rd AA at the NIT
Sunday, 13 May 2012 18:08

NIT Results - Sr. A

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1 563 Skyelee Lamano
USA
9.550
4
9.300
3
9.325
6
9.425
3
37.600
1
2 584 Ashley Thomas
SEGA-TN
9.575
3
9.300
3
9.250
8
9.175
14
37.300
2
3 564 Reagan Hemry
Bart Conner    Oklahoma
9.000
19
9.350
2
9.425
3
9.250
10
37.025
3
4 581 Eboni Jackson
Imagine
9.350
6
8.775
17
9.475
1
9.400
5
37.000
4
5 569 Whitney Stoops
Great Lakes
9.300
7
9.200
8
9.100
12
9.375
7
36.975
5
6 579 Tracey Pearson
United Gymnastix
9.600
1
9.425
1
8.950
14
8.825
19
36.800
6
6 580 Katy Clements
GGA Law
9.125
15
9.175
9
9.275
7
9.225
11
36.800
6
8 562 Sydney Townsend
Olympus          SUU
9.425
5
8.800
14
9.375
5
9.150
15
36.750
8
9 576 Kyra Levi
Nittany
9.050
18
9.250
6
9.150
11
9.225
11
36.675
9
10 582 Kelly Huseman
LaFleurs - Tampa
8.800
21
8.850
12
9.425
3
9.150
15
36.225
10

 

Also, Alexandra Yacalis, Washington, placed 1st on vault and floor.

Sunday, 13 May 2012 18:05

NIT Results - Sr. B

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1 667 Leah Lomonte
Champions-TX      Denver
9.525
7
9.500
2
9.450
3
9.650
1
38.125
1
2 685 Memory Shettles
GGA Law
9.500
9
9.350
6
9.325
6
9.500
3
37.675
2
3 666 Mackenzie Valentin
Bart Conner
9.650
2
9.300
8
9.375
5
9.275
8
37.600
3
4 682 Kiera Brown          UGA
World Class Gym - VA
9.625
3
9.625
1
8.850
15
9.425
4
37.525
4
5 683 Sydney Ewing
Acadiana GTC
9.750
1
8.850
21
9.125
9
9.625
2
37.350
5
6 661 Jessy Mac Arthur
Gym Jam              UCLA
9.550
5
9.350
6
9.100
10
9.225
10
37.225
6
7 672 Jorden Mitchell
DeVeaus School
9.550
5
9.425
4
9.475
1
8.650
19
37.100
7
8 675 Megan Greenfield
Trinity GEMS
9.250
13
9.025
15
9.475
1
9.225
10
36.975
8
9 662 Alex Waller
Gym Jam             UCLA
9.250
13
8.800
22
9.425
4
9.275
8
36.750
9
10 673 Sally Cooper
Gymnastics Acad
9.175
19
9.175
10
9.150
7
9.000
16
36.500
10
Sunday, 13 May 2012 18:00

NIT Results - Sr. C

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1 773 Tessa Bouman
AGA Gymnastics     GWU
9.250
12
9.425
1
9.400
3
9.425
4
37.500
1
2 766 Anna Blair Elmore
Champions-TX        Missouri
9.300
7
9.200
10
9.425
2
9.400
5
37.325
2
2 768 Lauren Cartmell
CGI                       Lindenwood
9.300
7
9.350
5
9.375
4
9.300
8
37.325
2
4 761 Kristina Heymann
Airborne Gymnastics
9.525
4
9.050
14
9.225
8
9.500
1
37.300
4
5 763 Mackenzie Bennion
Browns Las Vegas
9.350
5
9.400
4
9.075
13
9.450
3
37.275
5
6 775 Kylie Clark
Illinois Gymnastics   NIU
9.325
6
9.425
1
9.300
7
9.100
16
37.150
6
7 778 Maddie Herr
Vasis                      Ohio St.
8.850
22
9.225
9
9.500
1
9.325
7
36.900
7
8 776 Kirsten Petzold
Olympia Gym MI     CMU
9.675
1
9.100
12
8.550
19
9.475
2
36.800
8
9 782 Alexsis Petrikis
X-CEL                    GWU
9.300
7
9.175
11
9.150
10
9.150
14
36.775
9
10 767 Madison Kilchrist
Champions-TX        Denver
9.050
20
9.100
12
9.350
5
9.250
9
36.750
10

Also, Amanda McGee (uncommitted) placed 1st on Bars

Sunday, 13 May 2012 17:41

NIT Results - Sr. D

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RankNumName
Gym
VaultBarsBeamFloorAA
1 871 Kasey Pagani
Gym World - OH      DENVER
9.350
7
9.350
1
9.250
6
9.425
3
37.375
1
2 862 Morgan Tolman
Gym Jam
9.200
10
9.100
7
9.200
11
9.500
1
37.000
2
3 875 Corey Holman
Walkers                  Brown
9.500
2
8.700
15
9.500
2
9.250
7
36.950
3
3 863 Jasmine Holmes
Gym Jam                SJSU
9.425
3
9.075
9
9.225
9
9.225
8
36.950
3
5 869 Clare Heisey
Elite Gym-OH
9.300
8
9.225
2
9.250
6
9.125
12
36.900
5
6 873 Erin Hamister
Queen City              ASU
9.650
1
8.475
18
9.400
3
9.300
5
36.825
6
7 885 Lydia Thompson
Harford                  TOWSON
9.400
4
8.825
12
9.200
11
9.300
5
36.725
7
8 868 Jade Donaldson
Stars Gymnastics-CO
9.375
5
9.200
5
8.925
16
9.150
11
36.650
8
9 884 Laura Kummerle
Raleigh Sch Of Gym
9.000
15
9.100
7
9.100
13
9.375
4
36.575
9
10 867 Alyssa Kaschak
Metroplex                SJSU
9.200
10
8.925
10
9.225
9
9.175
10
36.525
10

 

Also, Alex Cope, ASU, finished 1st on Beam

Donnell Whitenburg of Ultimate won the Men's 16-18 AA title at the 2012 Men's JO Nationals on Saturday evening.  He also captured the Rings title. Future PSU frosh Trevor Howard was 2nd and won the floor.

 Tim Wang of South Coast won the PH and placed 4th AA while High Point's Chandler Eggleston won the vault.  Monmoth's Akash Modi won the PB and placed 3rd AA.  Future Illini Joey Peters of the Parkettes won the HB and was 6th AA. 

Marvin Kimble of the Swiss Turners won the Men's 14-15 category.

Links:  Results Page

Former elites Grace Williams (of Twistars) and Aja-Monet Sims (of Brandy Johnson's) tied for the Junior D title at the 2012 Women's Level 10 Junior Olympic championships.  Both tallied 38.775, with 2014-2015 Bama commit Sims winning bars and beam.  Williams has reportedly committed to NU for 2014-2015.  In third was vault champion Alyssa Jackson of Eagles, and in fourth was Alexis Mattern of ASAP.  Nicole Artz of Champion USA was the floor champ.

Some of the gymnasts in this category have already commited, despite graduating in 2014.  Region 5 won the team title. 

Place Name/Club VT UB BB FX AA Future School
1 Grace Williams
Gedderts Twistars
9.775
3
9.675
2
9.650
2
9.675
5
38.775
1
NU/2014
1 Aja Sims
Brandy Johnsons
9.600
16
9.750
1
9.700
1
9.725
2
38.775
1
Bama/2014
3 Alyssa Jackson
Eagles
9.850
1
9.625
3
9.450
18
9.700
3
38.625
3
 
4 Alexis Mattern
ASAP
9.775
3
9.425
17
9.575
3
9.700
3
38.475
4
 
5 Nichole Guerrero
Zenith Elite
9.775
3
9.375
20
9.575
3
9.550
16
38.275
5
 
5 Madison Stover
Wildfire
9.725
8
9.600
5
9.375
24
9.575
11
38.275
5
Utah/2014
7 Nicole Artz
Champion USA Gym
9.600
16
9.375
20
9.500
12
9.750
1
38.225
7
 
8 Tiffani Lewis
Browns Las Vegas
9.675
13
9.550
6
9.475
16
9.400
32
38.100
8
 
9 Lanie Snyder
Nebraska Gold
9.575
19
9.450
14
9.500
12
9.375
34
37.900
9
 
10 Chayse Capps
Infinite Bounds
9.800
2
9.050
37
9.425
19
9.600
9
37.875
10
OU/2013
10

Kaitlynn Hedelund
Excalibur Gymnastics

9.750
6

9.550
6

9.025
45

9.550
16

37.875
10

 

Link:  Results

Incoming LSU frosh Randii Wyrick won the BB en route to winning the AA title in the Senior D dvision at the Junior Olympic L10 Nationals.  She outpaced Bama-bound Lauren Beers, who won bars and floor.  Utah incoming frosh Breanna Hughes took third, while another incoming Bama frosh, Carley Sims, took 4th and tied for teh vault title with Arizona signee Shelby Edwards.

Region 1 won the team title. 

In this age group, nearly all of the athletes will be competing for colleges next season.  Here's the Top 25 finishers and their schools:

Place Name/Club VT UB BB FX AA Future School
1 Randii Wyrick
Browns Las Vegas
9.625
5
9.600
2
9.675
1
9.650
3
38.550
1
LSU
2 Lauren Beers
Southern Tier GA
9.775
3
9.675
1
9.275
22
9.725
1
38.450
2
Bama
3 Breanna Hughes
Twin City Twisters
9.750
4
9.525
8
9.500
6
9.625
6
38.400
3
Utah
4 Carley Sims
JJG
9.800
1
9.550
4
9.150
27
9.525
16
38.025
4
Bama
5 Sheridan Metcalf
Desert Devils
9.525
11
9.550
4
9.375
13
9.550
14
38.000
5
Washington
6 Kathy Tang
Daggetts
9.600
7
9.450
16
9.400
10
9.525
16
37.975
6
Maryland
6 Michaela Woodford
Sun Country
9.400
23
9.475
15
9.525
5
9.575
12
37.975
6
NC State
8 Shelby Edwards
Carters Gymnastics
9.800
1
9.025
42
9.550
4
9.500
23
37.875
8
Arizona
8 Emily Barrett
Bart Conner
9.525
11
9.450
16
9.375
13
9.525
16
37.875
8
DU
10 Maile'ana Kanewa
The Gym Company
9.575
8
9.450
16
9.200
24
9.625
6
37.850
10
Oklahoma
11 Josselyn Mackey
Mercury
9.175
31
9.500
12
9.575
2
9.450
28
37.700
11
UNC
11 Annie Glasenapp
Flips - MN
9.450
17
9.500
12
9.300
19
9.450
28
37.700
11
Iowa State
13 Molly McFarland
Team OC
9.425
19
9.275
30
9.325
17
9.525
16
37.550
13
 
13 Allison Northey
Gymnastics East
9.375
25
9.300
29
9.475
7
9.400
35
37.550
13
Washington
15 Madison Krentz
Arizona Sunrays
9.475
15
9.500
12
8.900
41
9.625
6
37.500
15
Boise State
16 Haley Scaman
Illinois Gymnastics
9.500
14
9.525
8
8.800
44
9.650
3
37.475
16
Oklahoma
17 Maddy Nilsson
Adrenaline
9.625
5
9.550
4
8.800
44
9.475
25
37.450
17
BYU
18 Makenzie Johnson
Elite - TX
9.525
11
9.075
39
9.375
13
9.450
28
37.425
18
BYU
19 Margaret Laughlin
Desert Devils
9.200
29
9.550
4
9.050
36
9.600
10
37.400
19
DU
20 Kaitlin Sassa
Silvias
9.550
10
9.325
27
9.025
38
9.475
25
37.375
20
Towson
21 Audrey Tolbert
Frederick Gymnastics
9.375
25
9.225
31
9.350
16
9.375
38
37.325
21
Ohio State
22 Taylor Redmond
Galaxy
9.275
28
9.225
31
9.275
22
9.525
16
37.300
22
GWU
23 Taylor Penzien
Olympia Gym MI
9.200
29
9.400
21
9.075
32
9.575
12
37.250
23
SEMO
24 Michelle Gauthier
North Shore
9.425
19
9.200
33
9.150
27
9.400
35
37.175
24
 
25 Krystine Jacobsen
Excalibur Gymnastics
9.425
19
9.525
8
8.650
49
9.525
16
37.125
25
Boise State

Link:  Results

Incoming OU frosh Keeley Kmieciak won the Senior C title at the Women's Junior Olympic Level 10 Nationals, Senior C division.  She also won vault with a 9.9 and floor with a 9.775 en route to a 38.55 AA tally.  Many of the athletes in this division are incoming frosh for 2012-2013, with the rest entering college in 2013-2014

In 2nd was Michigan signee Morgan Smith, a former senior international elite.  She won UB as well.  In third was 2013 grad and former senior international elite Nicolette McNair (Gym Max).  Minnesota incoming frosh Hanna Nordquist won beam and tied for fourth with SUU signee Stacie Webb.

Here's the top 10 finishers, and their schools.  2013 grads are in italics

Place Name/Clug Vault UB BB FX AA Future School
1 Keeley Kmieciak
Phenom Gymnastics
9.900
1
9.400
14
9.475
7
9.775
1
38.550
1
OU
2 Morgan Smith
Brandy Johnsons
9.800
2
9.650
1
9.300
16
9.500
10
38.250
2
Michigan
3 Nicolette NcNair
Gym Max
9.750
3
9.625
2
9.175
23
9.650
2
38.200
3
 
4 Hanna Nordquist
Twin City Twisters
9.400
24
9.350
23
9.675
1
9.600
4
38.025
4
Minnesota
4 Stacie Webb
Gym Max
9.600
7
9.400
14
9.600
2
9.425
17
38.025
4
SUU
6 Amanda Kowalski
Perfection
9.700
5
9.225
32
9.500
6
9.550
7
37.975
6
 
7 Kathryn Kluz
Oakland Gymnastics
9.600
7
9.375
22
9.350
13
9.525
9
37.850
7
AU
8 Ashlyn Broussard
WOGA
9.425
22
9.500
7
9.525
3
9.375
27
37.825
8
UGA
9 Sarah Lyons
Aerial - TX
9.525
12
9.550
3
9.125
27
9.425
17
37.625
9
Illinois
10 Brittany Stover
Southern IN
9.625
6
9.350
23
9.350
13
9.275
38
37.600
10
W&M
10 Charly Santagado
Orlando Metro
9.450
16
9.550
3
9.100
28
9.500
10
37.600
10
Rutgers

Region 5 won the team title. 

Link:  Results

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