Erika Penamante from Legacy Elite has committed to Iowa. She placed 4th AA at her 2018 state meet. She placed 1st on beam and 1st AA regionals. She picked up a national beam title and placed 7th AA at JOs.
Caroline Herry from Texas Dreams has committed to Arizona. Last season she picked up the state floor title (5th AA). Her 7th place finish at regionals earned her a spot at JOs where she finished 6th AA.
Temple has announced the hiring of Rachel Innis as an assistant coach. The former AU standout has been serving as a volunteer assistant at AU the past two seasons. Prior to that she was a professional dancer at Walt Disney World.
Link: Release
Kaitlyn Betts joins Illinois staff as a volunteer assistant coach. She was a gymnast at USU and a volunteer coach at Michigan.
WVU welcomes back former athlete and assistant coach Kaylyn Millick as an assistant for 2018-2019. Also, WVU has hired Carleigh Shaffer as Director of Operations.
Link: Release
GWU has hired former standout Chelsea Raineri (2014-2017) as an assistant. She's been working as a coach at Sylvia's and in Marketing Events at Office Practicum.
Link: Release
Jr. Elite Olivia Greaves has committed to Florida. She competes for MG Elite Gymnastics. This season she finished 1st on bars and 4th AA at the American Classic. She placed 9th AA at the GK US Classic and 6th AA at Nationals.
USAG Bio with video links
Morgan Bixler has transferred to Illinois following two seasons as a vault specialist at Maryland.
Cassi Barbanente from Palmer's Gymnastics has committed to ASU. She is a 2018 regional bars champ (5th AA) and she placed 2nd on bars and 4th AA at JOs.
EMU has hired Christian Minnicks as an assistant. He's a former club coach (WOGA, Twisters, Brown's), USA Training Center Clinician, choreographer and former professional dancer and acrobat.
Link: EMU Release
Towson has announced that Mary Fredericks has been hired as an assistant coach. She was a volunteer assistant at BYU and an assistant at SEMO, as well as a club coach. The former elite (as Mary Beth Arnold) was a US National Team and Pan Am Games team member, and a 1996 Olympic alternate.
Link: Towson Release
Arkansas has added Bailey Lovett and Savannah Pennese for 2018-2019, according to a school release.
SEMO has added Makenzie Marciniak and Maya Tran for 2018-2019, according to a school release.
Alyssa Worthington from Aim High Gymnastics has committed to New Hampshire. In her first season at L10, she finished 6th AA at her 2018 regional meet. She finished 39th AA at JOs.
We previously announced her commitment to Temple.
Nichole Smith of Starlight Gymnastics has committed to Temple. Last season she placed 5th AA at her state meet and 21st AA at regionals.