Minnesota announced the signing of Adam Kern and Justin Morinishi, according to a school release. Kern trains at the Sandia Acrobatic Gymnastics Academy in New Mexico. He qualified to the Junior Olympic Nationals for five straight years, from 2005 to 2009. He recently won Regional titles on the FX and PH.
Morinishi trains at the St. Louis Gymnastics Center. He is a six-time Junior Olympics Nationals qualifier who finished 35th AA at the 2008 L10 JO Nationals. He recently finished 5th AA at the 2010 Region 3 Regionals. Link: Video
Link: Release
The final Men's Rankings for 2010 have been issued by Troester.com GymInfo. The teams are ranked by their score at the Finals, and then by their qualifying score. Congratulations to 2010 NCAA Team Champion Michigan. Also, congratulations to Michigan's Chris Cameron, the 2010 AA Champion.
Now that Nationals have been completed, the Final National rankings for the women have been posted at Troester.com GymInfo. The teams are ranked first by finish by score at Nationals (Super Six and then Preliminaries) and then by the total of the RQS and the Regional mark. Congratulations to NCAA Champion UCLA and AA Champion Susan Jackson of LSU.
Taylor Patterson, L10 from Tops Gymnastics in Ohio, has signed with EMU according to an announcement on her club's web site. She placed 9th AA at her state meet and 21st at regionals. Her bio and videos are available on her club's web site.
Megan Gill, L10 at at Tops Gymnastics in Ohio, has signed with MSU according to an announcement on her club web site. Gill placed 3rd AA and finished in the top five on all events at her state meet. She finished 28th AA at her regional meet.
Cami Gilman, L10 from Eagles Gymnastics in Missouri, will compete for SJSU beginning next season. Gilman is a 4th year L10 and two time Missouri Bar Champion. She recently placed 2nd AA in the 2010 MO State Meet and 9th AA at 2010 Region 4 Regionals. She qualified to Nationals in 2009.
During the recent Men's Region VIII Regionals, a trio of men were announced as having committed to schools:
Cale Robinson - Premier Knoxville - Stanford Link: Video
1st AA at the 2010 Region VIII Regionals.
Riley Kerr - Universal - Air Force Link: Video
Kerr placed 19th AA at the 2009 VISA US Championships
Robert Kocks - Roswell Gymnastics - Springfield College
Ball State has announcedthat Aftyn Siemer will graduate early to join the Ball State team next season. The L10 from Integrity Gymnastics in Ohio recently finished 8th at her state meet and 22nd at regionals.
Brendan Williams has committed to Temple, according to a site submission. He trains at Victory Gymnastics in California.
Link: Videos at YouTube.com
Event Champions were crowned at the NCAA Finals.
Vault: Vanessa Zamarripa, UCLA
Zamarripa floated a big layout Yurchenko Full with a flaired opening, scooting back slightly on the first landing. Then, she popped a huge roundoff-half on, front layout 1/2 off. She flaired this one out beautifully as well, with a small scoot back and a slight off-center in direction.
| Place | Gymnast | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanessa Zamarripa | UCLA | 9.9250 |
| 2 | Susan Jackson | LSU | 9.8938 |
| 3 | Mandi Rodriguez | Oregon State | 9.8438 |
UB: Carly Janiga, Stanford
| Place | Gymnast | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carly Janiga | Stanford | 9.9375 |
| 2 | Summer Hubbard | LSU | 9.9250 |
| 2 | Hollie Vise | Oklahoma | 9.9250 |
Janiga hit a Shaposhnikova to overshoot handstand, Tkachev and stuck her double layout dismount to take the win.
BB: Susan Jackson, LSU
Jackson hit her jam packed set for the win, adding to her AA title that she won on Thursday. Her set included a bhs-layout/whip series, front aerial, front tuck and a double tuck dismount.
| Place | Gymnast | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susan Jackson | LSU | 9.9625 |
| 2 | Carly Janiga | Stanford | 9.8875 |
| 2 | Courtney McCool | Georgia | 9.8875 |
FX: Brittani McCullough, UCLA
McCullough outdistanced the field, hitting a full-in mount and double pike dismount while showing off her expressive choreography.
| Place | Gymnast | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brittani McCullough | UCLA | 9.9375 |
| 2 | Hollie Vise | Oklahoma | 9.9000 |
| 2 | Sarah Shire | Missouri | 9.9000 |
| 2 | Brandi Personett | Penn State | 9.9000 |
Link: Results
Head Coach KJ Kindler was named the 2010 Women's Head Coach of the Year, it was announced in an OU release. Assistants Lou Ball and Tom Haley shared Assistant Coach of the Year honors.
Link: OU Release
UCLA won its sixth NCAA National Championship in Women's Gymnastics Friday night, defeating a tightly packed field. The Bruins posted a 197.725, pulling away from the field on FX in the last round with a season-high 49.55. OU was second at 197.25, edging Bama at 197.25, Stanford at 197.1 and Florida at 197. UCLA's Vanessa Zamarripa and Anna Li posted the top two AA scores of the night to lead the Bruins.
Link: UCLA Release
| Place | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | 197.725 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 197.250 |
| 3 | Alabama | 197.225 |
| 4 | Stanford | 197.100 |
| 5 | Florida | 197.000 |
| 6 | Utah | 196.225 |
LSU's Susan Jackson won the 2010 AA Title, posting a 39.625 to take the title. Casey Jo Magee of Arkansas was 2nd while Stanford's Carly Janiga was third.
All-Around
1. Susan Jackson, LSU, 39.625
2. Casey Jo Magee, Arkansas, 39.550
3. Carly Janiga, Stanford, 39.525
4. Geralen Stack-Eaton, Alabama, 39.500
5. Brandi Personett, Penn State, 39.475
6. Sharaya Musser, Penn State, 39.450
7. Daria Bijak, Utah, 39.425
7. Vanessa Zamarripa, UCLA, 39.425
7. Kylee Botterman, Michigan, 39.425
Link: LSU Release