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Thursday, 24 June 2010 08:39

2010-2011: Michigan Adds Arthur and Kane

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Michigan announced the addition of Terea Arthur and Tori Kane to the incoming class for 2010-2011.  Arthur's commit was covered in a prior news item.  Kane is a L10 who trains at Will-Moor in New Jersey and is a teammate of Michigan signee Shelby Geis.  She missed much of the 2008-2009 season with an injury but competed at this year's Region VII L10 Regionals.   

Link:  Michigan Release and Kane's YouTube.com Channel

Tuesday, 22 June 2010 07:28

2011-12 Willoughby to GWU

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Courtney Willoughby, L10 from Brestyans Gymnastics in Massachusetts, has given George Washington University a verbal commitment.  She finished 2nd AA (1st FX) at this year's Sand Dollar meet and 2nd AA at the All Olympia meet.  She went on to finish 3rd AA at her state meet and a 2nd AA finish at regionals qualified her to JO Nationals.

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Tuesday, 22 June 2010 07:22

Kelley Higgins joins Towson

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Kelley Higgins, L10 from GymstradaGymnastics in Virginia, will compete for Towson next season.  She finished 15th AA at the Region 7 Championships this season.

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Monday, 21 June 2010 14:09

Stanford Adds Shona Morgan for 2010-11

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Shone Morgan, an Australian National Team Member and former Olympian will compete for Stanford next season, according to the release on Stanford's web page.  Read more about her and her accomplishments here.
Friday, 18 June 2010 10:11

2010-2011: Whitney Transfers to Washington

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Megan Whitney will transfer from Utah to Washington, according to a UW release.  Whitney trained at the Desert Devils, the same club as incoming UW frosh Aliza Vaccher.  Whitney is a former runner-up at the L10 Nationals.   

Link:  UW Release

Thursday, 17 June 2010 16:48

2011-2012: Schermann to Minnesota

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Kylie Schermann of TAGS Apple Valley in Minnesota has committed to Minnesota for 2011-2012, according to her club. Schermann finished tied for 7th on BB, 9th on FX and 21st AA at the 2010 L10 Nationals, Senior C. 

Link:  Club Web Site

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Thursday, 17 June 2010 12:19

Utah Moves to the Pac-10

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Utah has officially accepted an invitation to join the Pac-10 Conference, further strengthening an already strong gymnastics conference.  They currently compete as part of the WAC, which does not sponsor a conference championship.  Eight teams currently now support the Women's sport in the Pac-10.  Utah will begin Pac-10 competition for the 2011-2012 school year.   

Colorado had previously announced it's intention to join the Pac-10 after NU moved from the Big 12 to the Big 10.  Shortly thereafter, Boise State moved to the MWC.  This all started a chain reaction of negotiations between schools, conferences (Big 10, Pac 10, and Big 12) and television networks.   In the end, the remaining schools in the Big 12 decided to stay together as a conference after a new television deal was assembled that satisfied Texas.  Some pundits speculated that the major sports television networks had a vested interest in preventing the spread of mega-conferences, each with their own television channels.

However, there is speculation that although the activity has settled down, it is not yet completed.  Some schools, and more importnatly, boosters are still seeking out the best options for their schools.    

Link:  SLC Tribune Article and Utah Press Conference Transcript

Wednesday, 16 June 2010 13:06

Shephard Resigns as PSU Head Coach

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Steve Shephard has stepped down as Head Coach at Penn State to pursue other career opportunities, according to a school release.  He said in a statement, "I have decided to retire from coaching after a 30 year career in gymnastics, to pursue other career opportunities.  It has been my great honor, and privilege, to work with all of the gifted young people associated with this program over the last 21 years."

Link:  PSU Release and Daily Collegian Coverage, Including Interviews

Organization is an important component in the college search for athletes and completing a college-bound assessment for what you would like to achieve is a great way to start! Think of the assessment as the seed you want to plant to grow your recruiting effort. What grows will be determined by how you cultivate it from start to finish.

Looking at the “big picture” can be a tall task for most high school-aged athletes, but if you can begin with the end game in mind and work backwards in developing your personal plan for success, you will most likely run into the college assessment near the beginning of the checklist.

Tuesday, 15 June 2010 09:35

Chliszczyk Named Head Coach at Towson

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Vicki Chliszczyk has been named the Head Coach at Towson, replacing Dick Filbert, who retired.  Chliszczyk has been an assistant for the past five season at Maryland and is a native of Canada, where she competed in gymanstics.  She is just the fourth Head Coach in the 43 year history of the program.  The full Towson release follows below. 

Monday, 14 June 2010 14:26

2010-11 UGA adds Laura Moffatt

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Laura Moffat, L10 at the Gymnastics Academy of Atlanta, has accepted a one year athletic scholarship to the University of Georgia. She finished 7th on bars and 12th on beam at JO Nationals.

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Sunday, 13 June 2010 13:20

Hogue Hired as DU Assistant

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DU has hired Jay Hogue as an assistant.  Hogue has been coaching at Broadway Gymnastics in Florida, and was a previous long-time staff member at Orlando Metro.  He replaces Nilson Savage. 

Link:  DU Release

Sunday, 13 June 2010 12:25

Elite Qualifier 2 Results

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UCLA's Vanessa Zamarripa qualified to the VISA (US) Championships with her performance at the second elite qualifier held at Bieger's this weekend.  She won her optional session and the compulsary section.  Several incoming recruits and NCAA athletes were in action this weekend. 

Session 1 Results

2011 Michigan commit Annettte Miele won this session and posted a VISA Championships qualifying score.  LSU incoming frosh Gabrielle Swart and 2011 Michigan committ Morgan Steigerwalt competed in this session. 

Session 2 Results

Incoming Minnesota transfer Justine Cherwink competed in this session.  

Session 3 Results

Session 3 included Zamarripa and former Arkansas athlete Casey Jo Magee. 

Saturday, 12 June 2010 18:56

Conference Re-Alignment Underway

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Conference re-alignment is shaking up the NCAA, driven by revenue sports like football, TV contracts and of course, money.  So far, schools with gymnastics programs have already been affected.  Nebraska has proposed a move to the Big 10 and Boise State is heading to the WAC.  Other schools may also be changing conferences, so stay tuned to the changes this summer.

See this local Omaha station and their quote from NU Head Coach Dan Kendig.  Link.

Saturday, 12 June 2010 18:52

Videos of Magee at Elite Qualifier

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It's the offseason, and things are a bit slow in the NCAA gymnastics world.  Videos for Casey Jo Magee at the last Elite Qualifier have shown up on YouTube.com, posted by user gymerin.

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Thursday, 10 June 2010 09:44

Gymnastics Leads Men's APRs

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Gymnastics has the highest school average APR (Academic Progress Rate) among all Men's NCAA sports, according to a report released by the NCAA.  Men's teams averaged 979.  925 is the minimum before penalties begin to be considered at any given school.  Gymnastics is tied for third at 985 among Women's sports with Crew, with Field Hockey and Lacrosse leading the way.  Three men's squads achieved APRs of 1000 (perfect), while 14 women's programs hit that mark.  Only one team has failed to hit the 925 hurdle, but no penalties have been assessed.    

Link:  NCAA

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