In the Men's Senior High Performance (elite) category at the 2011 Canadian Championships, Jackson Payne won the AA title. PSU grad Casey Sandy was third. In the event finals, Payne won the FX and PH while Sandy won the HB. Scott Morgan won the Rings, while Hugh Smith won the VT. Brandon O'Neill won the PB.
Link: AA and Event Finals and Gymnastics Examiner Coverage
The event finals in the senior and junior Women's High Performance categories concluded. For the Seniors, 2012 recruitable Jessica Savona won BB and FX. Another 2012 grad, Bianca Dancose-Giambattisto, won the UB. Bianca Jordaan won VT.
Link: Jr. Women and Sr. Women Scores
Recruitable Jessica Dowling won the National Open 16+ division at the Canadian Championships, posting a big win with a 56.875 under the modified National Open rules. She dominated, posting the top mark on everything but VT. Dowling will be attempting to make the Dutch National Team this year, using her dual citizenship. Iowa signee Emily Bigras was 8th AA and 4th on UB. SUU signee Rochelle Bernier was 11th AA.
Link: Results and Gymnastics Examiner Coverage
Erin Patchey, L10 at World Class Gymnastics in N.Y., has committed to Ball State according to a news account. This season Patchey placed 3rd AA (1st V) at the PKI, 4th AA at the Chicago Style and 2nd AA at the Niagra Cup. She qualified to JO Nationals after placing 13th AA at her state meet and 4th AA at regionals.
Former PSU Head Coach Steve Shephard has landed a new role at Victory Collegiate Consulting, a recruiting service.
Madeline Gardiner won the women's AA title at the 2011 Canadian Championships, in the Senior High Performance (eliite) category. Recruitable Jessica Savona was 2nd after a two year recovery from injury, while another recruitable, Canadian World Team member Bianca Dancose-Giambattisto, was 3rd. Former World VT finalist Brittany Rogers, another uncommitted recruit, was fourth in her return from injury. Roughly 20 NCAA coaches were reportedly in attendance. Arizona signee Kristin Klarenbach did not compete.
Link: Results and Gym Examiner Coverage
At the 2011 Canadian Championships, Jessica Dowling placed 1st in the preliminaries in the 16 year old and up division. SUU signee Rochelle Bernier was sixth while Iowa signee Emily Bigras was 12th.
Stanford has officially announced the addition of Alex Archer to their women's squad next fall. At the 2011 L10 Junior Olympic Nationals, she finished 22nd AA in the Senior D division. She tied for 10th AA and 2nd on UB at the 2010 Region I L10 Regionals.
Link: Stanford Release
Recruits and recruitables were in action today at the Canadian Championships. The women's high performance (elite) seniors were in action, in qualification for the AA and Event finals. Dominique Pegg posted the top mark on Day 1 with a 53.9. Arizona signee Kristin Klarenbach was 2nd.
Link: Results and Gymnastics Examiner Quick Hits
McKenzie Davis, L10 at GAGE in Missouri, has signed with the University of Pennsylvania according to a news article. This season, Davis finished 2nd AA at the Dragon Invite and 5th AA at the All Olympia meet. Last season she finished 9th AA at the NIT.
VideoA trio of OU Sooners (Jake Dalton, Steve Legendre and Alex Naddour) led the USA to 2nd place a the Stella Zharkarova Cup. Naddour placed 3rd AA.
Link: OU Release
Jaymi Baxter, L10 at Suncoast Gymnastics in Florida, has committed to Kent State for the 2012-13 season. This season, Baxter turned in 1st place all around finishes at the Suncoast Sports Fest (1st V/UB), Pikes Peak (1st V), Gasparilla (1st UB), and March Madness (1st V/UB/FX). She placed 3rd AA (1st V) at her state meet, 9th AA at regionals and 5th AA in the NIT.
International Elite Amanda Jetter has verbally committed to Alabama according to her club's Facebook page. In March, Jetter competed for the US team at the City of Jesolo Trophy meet in Italy, where she finished 8th in the all around, 4th on bars and 7th on beam. Earlier this season she competed two events, bars and beam, at the Buckeye Classic and won both. At the CGA Coaches Spectacular in January, she competed three events and placed first on a beam. Jetter trains at Cincinnati Gymnastics.
RIC has officially announced that Women's Gymnastics has been reinstated for at least two years. The program was cut in late March, but was reinstated through a tremendous effort of their team, in particular senior-to-be Sarah Chrane. A search for a Head Coach is underway.
Link: RIC Release
Danielle Buchanan is among the athletes slated to join Arizona next season. In a release noting the success of their signees, Arizona noted that Buchanan, a L10 from Gymnastics Olympica in Southern California, will join the team for next season. At the 2011 Southern California L10 State meet, she placed 4th AA and 3rd on VT.
Link: Arizona Release and Buchanan on YouTube.com
Lauren Ross, a L10 at Daggett's, has accepted a scholarship at Towson, according to her club. Ross placed 11th AA at the 2011 Region VI L10 Regionals. She qualified to the L10 JO Nationals in 2010, placing 44th AA.
Link: YouTube.com Channel