Alexandra Fochler, L10 at X-Cel in Pa., has committed to Bowling Green. She placed 6th AA at regionals last season and qualified to JOs. She opened this season at the Greater New York Invitational, competing three events.
Kayla Rose, L10 at Flip n Twist in Ohio has committed to Bowling Green. She opened her 2015 season at Gymnastics on the Grand where she placed on bars, beam, floor and the all around.
Maddie MacDonald, L10 at Berks in Pa, has committed to Ball State. She placed 6th AA at regionals last season and qualified to JOs.
Madi Heckman (2015), a L10 who trains at ASAP Gymnastics in Harrisburg, PA, has committed to Penn State. Last season she qualified for both L10 States and Regionals.
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Ohio State has hired former Buckeye and former PSU assistant Randy Monahan as an assistant coach.
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Caroline Moore, L10 St. Louis Gym Center, has committed to Penn. Last season she placed 3rd AA at her state meet and 16th AA at regionals.
Morgan Chall, L10 at San Mateo Gymnastics in California, and Kaitlin Green, L10 at LaFleurs in Florida, have committed to Cornell.
Chall placed 11th AA at her state meet last season and qualified to regionals.
Green placed 4th AA at both her state and regional meets last season. She finished 17th AA at JOs.
Nicole Biondi, L10 at 10.0 Academy in Massachusetts, has committed to Illinois. She placed 1st on vault at her state meet last season. At regionals she finished 1st on vault and 3rd AA, qualifing her for JOs. She participated in an early season meet in November where she placed 1st AA, and 1st on vault, bars and floor.
Grace Gough, L10 from JPAC in Indiana, has committed to Illinois. She placed 5th AA at her 2014 state meet, 7th AA at regionals and 33rd AA at JOs. She recently placed 1st AA and 1st on beam at the Hoosier Cup, an early season meet.
The Capsule Previews for the Top 25 Women's Teams, as determined by the Preseason Coaches' Poll, are now available. In each case, we have summarized the rosters and their list of newcomers, and quickly summarized their prospects and challenges. Defending Co-Champion Florida and OU seek to retain their title. But who will challenge? And which 12 teams are in the best position to make Nationals this April?
Gianna Laguarda has announced her commitment to PSU. She previously announced a commitment to UNH. She is a Level 10 at Colorado Gymnastics Institute.
Florida tops the 2015 Preseaon Coaches' Poll, as administered by Troester GymInfo. The Gators earned 19 first place votes, ahead of #2 OU, which earned eight. LSU is third, with two first place votes.
Aya Suzuki ha committed to Cornell. She is a Level 10 competing for San Mateo Gymnastics. She placed 8th AA at the NorCal state meet last season and qualified to regionals.
Elizabeth Snoddy, L10 from Desert Lights in Arizona, has committed to William and Mary. She won her state meet last season and placed 1st on bars and floor. She was 6th AA at regionals and 20thAA at JOs.
For those of you who wanted changes to the NCAA code, you'll have to wait another year. As fully expected, the NCAA has left in place the same code for 2014-2015 as was used in 2013-2014. There are a few possible changes, however, due to enforcement education efforts and small modifications to the USA Gymnastics rules on execution.