Paige Urquhart, L10 at Twin City Twisters in Minnesota, has committed to Boise State. This season sheplaced 3rd AA at the 2012 Region 4 Championships and qualified to JO Nationals where she placed 28th AA (12th V).
Claire Hammen, L10 at GK Gymnastics in Colorado, has committed to Denver according to her webmaster. This past season she finished 1st AA and 1st on floor at the WOGA Classic and 1st AA; 1st vault and bars at the Denver Winter Classic.
We finally see an official announcement that Sophia Lee has committed to Stanford. Lee, a former international elite from WOGA, dropped back to Level 10 this past season. She finished 1st AA (1st V/UB/FX) at her 2012 state meet, 3rd AA (1st UB) at regionals and 3rd AA at JOs.
Boise State has confirmed the signing of Molly McFarland for the 2012-2013 season. McFarland's commit was covered in a prior news item.
Link: Boise State Release
Cal has announced that Justin Howell has been promoted to Head Coach. He had been serving as an assistant under Danna Durante, who left to take the Head Coach position at Georgia.
Link: Cal Release
Sydney McEachern, National Open level gymnast at Springers Gymnastics in Winnipeg, Canada, has committed to Eastern Michigan. This season she finished 10th AA at the Gymnix International meet, 7th AA at the Western Canadian Championships, and she competed in the Canadian National Championships.
Maria Hundley has signed with SPU, according to the GNAC. The L10 trains with JET Kids in Colorado and placed 15th AA at the 2012 Region III L10 Regionals.
Link: YouTube.com Channel
Brenna Dowell, elite gymnast from GAGE in Missouri, has reportedly committed to Oklahoma. The national team member recently competed for a 9th place AA finish at the VISA Championships.
Mary Kate Walch, who competes in the Jersey Optional Gymnastics Association league, has committed to Temple, where she'll join her older sister on the team.
Carinne Gale, L10 at Monarchs in California, has accepted a scholarship offer from Stanford. This season she posted a 3rd place AA finish at her SoCal meet. She won the regional beam title on her way to a 2nd place AA finish there and qualified to JOs for the second year in a row.
Baily Gardner, L10 at Geddert's in Michigan, has committed to Minnesota. Bailey placed 2nd AA and 1st on floor at her 2012 state meet. She won her regional meet and placed 1st on vault and floor, and she placed 12th AA at JOs.
Nicole Artz, L10 at Champion Gymnastics USA in Michigan, has committed to Michigan, per her club's announcement. This season Nicole won the Circle of Stars, the Wisconsin Dells and the LGA Lucky Invite meets and picked up various event titles along the way. A perennial JO competitor, she placed 7th AA and 1st on FX at this year's meet.
Kira Frederick, L10 at North Florida Gymnastics, has committed to Michigan State. In 2012, Kira placed 1st AA at the Charleston Challenge, the March Madness Invite and Region 8 regionals, qualifying to JOs.
Jennie Laeng is committed to Nebraska, according to an interview earlier this year by the Region 5 Insider. A L10 at Olympic Dreams, she placed 8th AA, 5th on UB and 7th on BB at the 2012 L10 Junior Olympic Nationals. She also won the Jr C division NIT AA last season, after finished 12th AA and 1st on VT at the 2011 Region V L10 Regionals.
Link: Video at YouTube.com
Ashley Lambert has committed to Nebraska per Gym-style.com, her webmaster. Ashley came back from a significant injury for her 2012 season, starting with a couple of events and working towards competing all events by March. She won the vault and beam at the World Class meet in January and turned in very strong vault and beam performances throughout the season. Her 5th place AA showing at regionals qualified her to JOs, where she finished 22nd AA.