NC State has signed Stephanie Ouelette and Kristen Harabedian, as expected. The commits of the two were covered in prior news items.
Link: NC State Release
Georgia tops the Women's Preseason Coaches Poll, pulling down 13 first place votes. Utah was 2nd, with six first place votes. Bama was third, but 8 voters rated them #1. Florida, in 4th, and UCLA, in 5th, each pulled down two first place votes. LSU, Stanford, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Oregon State made up places 6 through 10. For the rest of the Top 25, keep on reading...
Paige Jones has committed to Utah State, according to her club website. At the 2009 Region IV L10 Regionals, she placed 10th AA in the Sr. B division.
Link: Club Web Site
Naomi DeVries, a L10 at the Tampa Bay Turners, has committed to NC State for 2011-2012, per her club website. At the 2009 L10 Nationals, she tied for 34th AA in the Junior D division. She was also 29th AA at the 2008 L10 Nationals.
Link: Tampa Bay Turners
Link: YouTube.com Channel
Sacramento State has signed Eli Guerrero and Maddie Montoya, as expected. Both commits were covered in prior news items.
Link: CSUS Release
Nebraska's men's program has signed Wyatt Aycock, Preston Ellsworth, CJ Schaaf and Eric Schryver.
Aycock, from Orlando Metro, placed 5th AA at the 2009 VISA (US) Championships, in the Junior 16-18 division. He also placed 2nd(t) on FX and 2nd on PH.
Ellsworth trains at WOGA in Texas. He placed 22nd AA at the 2009 VISA Championships in the Junior 16-18 division. He also placed 7th AA and 4th(t) on VT at the 2008 VISA Championships (Jr. 14-15). Video on Gymnastike.org
Schryver trains with Ellsworth at WOGA. He placed 11th(t) AA, 3rd(t) on HB and 6th on PH at the 2009 VISA Championships. He was also 12th AA and 5th on HB at the 2008 VISA Championships. Interview Video on Gymnastike.org YouTube.com Video
Schaaf trains at Cypress in Texas. He placed 13th AA and tied for 3rd on HB with Schryver at the 2009 VISA Championships. He was also 34th AA at the 2008 Junior Olympic Nationals. PH Video at Gymnastike.org
Link: NU Release
UC Davis has announced the signing of Madeline Kennedy, Kailyn Ono and Anna Shumaker. The commits of Kennedy and Shumaker were covered in prior news items.
Ono is a L10 who trains at the American Gymnastics Academy (CA). At the 2009 L10 Nationals, she placed 50th AA in the Senior A division.
Link: UC Davis Release
TWU has announced the signing of the Cochefski twins, as expected. Their commit was covered in a prior news item.
Link: TWU Release
NU has signed Jamie Schleppenbach and Emily Wong, as expected. Both commits were covered in prior news items.
Link: News Release
Michigan announced the signing of Stephanie Colbert, Shelby Gies and Joanna Sampson. All three commits were covered in prior news items.
Link: UM Release
North Carolina has announced the signing of Kristin Aloi, Emily Cornwell, and Alicia Cosentino. Cosentino's commit was covered in a prior news item.
Aloi is a L10 who trains at High Point in North Carolina. At the 2009 L10 Nationals, she placed 17th(t) AA and 4th(t) on BB in the Senior C division. She was also 19th AA at the 2008 Region VIII L10 Regionals.
Cornwell trains as a L10 at Wright's in Indiana. At the 2009 L10 Nationals, she placed 15th AA and 5th(t) on BB in the Senior B division. Link: Cornwell on YouTube.com
Link (corrected): UNC Release
Rew will join the team in January and Seaman will join the team next fall.
Kayla Hani and Leah Wilson, both of Orlando Metro, have signed with Ball State.
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Maryland has signed four gymnasts to National Letters of Intent: Katy Dodds, Elizabethe Manzi, Karen Tang and Ebony Walters. The commits of Dodds, Manzi and Walters were covered in prior news items.
Tang is a L10 who trains at Daggett's. She in the 2009 L10 National Champ on FX. She also placed 6th(t) on VT and 14th(t) AA at Nationals. She also tied for 20th AA, 6th on FX and 10th on VT at the 2008 L10 Nationals.
As expected, Kaylan Earls and Cathrine Hires have signed with UGA