OU grad Jonathan Horton won a bronze medal in the AA, finishing behind Japan's two-time champion Kohei Uchimura and Germany's Philipp Boy. 

In the Women's competition, Russia's Aliya Mustafina won.  Rebecca Bross was third for the US, after a fall on BB.  Jiang Yuyan of China was just ahead of Bross in 2nd.  DU grad Jessica Lopez placed 10th AA. 

Link  Men's Results

Russia won, led by Aliya Mustafina while the US finished 2nd in an error-plagued but very close Women's team final at the 2010 World Gymnastics Championships.   The US contingent included ex-Brown athlete Alicia Sacramone, who led the squad with a 15.6 on VT.  UF Gator frosh-to-be Mackenzie Caquatto excelled on her two events, while UCLA signee Mattie Larsen struggled again on FX.  

Link:  Result

The US qualified in third place to the Men's Team Final at the World Championships.  OU grad Jonathan Horton advanced to the AA final, while current Sooner Stephen Legendre qualified on FX.  A third ex Sooner, Chris Brooks, qualified on the HB.  Ohio State's Brandon Wynn is a reserve on Rings. 

Link:  USA Gymnastics Release

The US men's squad, filled with current and former NCAAers, is in second place after the first six subdivisions of the men's team preliminary competition.  With some of the top teams like China left to go, the team is in a very good position to qualify for finals.   The team was led by OU grad Jonathan Horton, who ranks 2nd AA behind the reigning World Champion Kohei Uchimura.   Horton was joined by former Sooners Chris Brooks and current star Steven Legendre, who are chasing event final sports on HB and FX, respectively.  Ohio State's Brandon Wynn and Michigan's Chris Cameron.  NCAAers (current and former) also excelled for other countries, including Stanford Eddie Penev (competing for Bulgaria) and former PSU star Casey Sandy (competing for PSU).  Link:  USA Gymnastics Story and Results

The US is in third after the Qualification round, just behind Russia and China.  Several future/former collegians contribute to the US effort:  Florida's MacKenzie Caquatto and UCLA signee Mattie Larsen both competed all around, while former Brown athlete Alicia Sacramone made two event finals.  DU grad Jessica Lopez also did well, placing 15th in the AA.  Stanford's Kristina Vaculik led Canada to a 13th place finish, and is the 2nd reserve for the AA final while teammate Nicole Pechanec led the Czech squad with team-high scores on two events.   

Link:  Results from Team

Stanford tops the 2010-2011 Men's Preseason Coaches' Poll, as published by Troester Gym Info.  Stanford received 7 first place votes, the same as Michigan, which is listed as #2.  OU picked up two first place votes to rank third.  The defending National Champion Wolverines nipped the Cardinal for the title last season.    

UIC Frosh Cynthia LeMieux-Guillemette, representing Canada, captured her third Bronze of the Games, placing 3rd on BB.  She won a Bronze on UB and in the team competition, while placing 8th AA.  UIC frosh teammate placed 5th on BB while sharing a team bronze.  Earlier in the week, Yale frosh twins Nicole and Tabitha Tay competed for Singapore, placing 18th and 20th in the AA final, respectively.  

Link:  Results

At Day 1 of the Event Finals of the Commonwealth Games, UIC frosh Cynthia LeMieux-Guillemette won a Bronze on the UB.  

Link:  Results 

Brandy Stover has committed to William and Mary for 2011-2012, according to a site submission.  She trains as a L10 at SIGS.  At the 2010 Region V L10 Regionals, she placed 5th on BB and 18th AA. 

Link:  YouTube.com Channel

Illinois has announced the hiring of Jay Santos as visiting assistant coach for 2011.  He most recently coached at Iowa State.

Link:  Illinois Release