J.J. Ferreira has been named as an assistant at Maryland, according to a school release. The former Springfield athlete was a coach at Springfield and at the Unique Sports Academy.
Link: Maryland Release
Jaclyn "Jackie" McCartin, a senior international elite from Charter Oak, has committed to Washington, according to a site submission. She start in 2011-2012. At the 2010 VISA (US) Championships, she placed 12th AA. In 2009, she was the L10 National AA, UB and BB champion. She also placed 2nd on FX at that meet.
Former OU star Jonathan Horton defended his AA title Friday night, successfully winning the VISA Championships. In 2nd was Danell Leyva, who also captured the PB title while holding off Ohio State's Brandon Wynn, who also won Rings. OU grad Chris Brooks was 4th and 1st on HB while Cal's Glen Ishino was fifth. NCAAers excelled in the event finals, with Josh Dixson of Stanford taking the FX title and Daniel Ribiero of Illinois taking the PH title. OU's Steven Legendre won the VT title, breaking 17 with a 17.05 for the 2nd time in a row.
Link: AA Results and Event Results
The VISA (US) Championships are this week, and you can follow the action online in a number of places. On Friday night, the men's take the floor to battle out for the title.
Senior Men (7 pm EST): Video and Quick Hits
Link: Results Page
Schedule
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Daily Schedule |
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| Date | Time | Event |
| Friday, Aug. 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Sr. Men Competition - Day 2 |
| Saturday, Aug. 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Jr. Women Competition - Day 2 |
| 7:30 p.m. | Sr. Women Competition - Day 2 | |
Former OU star Jonathan Horton leads the field in the senior division at the VISA (US) Championships. Danell Leyva is in 2nd while Ohio State star Brandon Wynn is third while topping the field on Rings. Cal's Bryan del Castillo is in fourth, while OU's Jake Dalton is fifth. Current and former collegians posted the top scores on the individual events: Stanford's Josh Dixon on FX; Illinois' Daniel Ribiero on PH; OU's Steve Legendre on VT with a meet-high 17.05; former OU star Chris Brooks on PB and HB. Current and former NCAAers also dominate the senior standings.
In the Junior Men's division, Michigan bound Sam Mikulak took the AA title and won three individual events (PH, HB and share of PB title). Jacoby Rubin was 2nd while Wyatt Aycock (NU signee) was third.
Link: USA Gymnastics and Junior Results
Kayla Carlsen, a L10 at Douglasville Gymnastics in Georgia, has committed to Denver for 2011-2012. At the 2010 L10 Nationals, she tied for 25th AA after winning her state L10 AA title. In 2009, she placed 9th AA at the Region VIII L10 Regionals.
Link: Video Channel
Will Stokley has been hired as an assistant at SEMO. Stokley was a graduate assistant at Ball State and a student assistant at AU.
Link: SEMO Release
UIC Men's Head Coach CJ Johnson has retired, according to a school release. His coaching career spanned 36 years, and yielded back-to-back Division II National Titles in 1978 and 1979.
Link: UIC Release
Brittney Harris, a L10 at the Parkettes, is slated to join Pitt in the fall, according to a school release. Harris reported previously committed to PSU. She missed much of the last season with an Achilles' injury. As a Sr. D in 2009, she placed 10th(t) on VT and 31st AA at the L10 Nationals.
Link: Pitt Release
Tori Morris is headed to San Jose State this fall, according to a site submission. She competed L9 this past season at Gym-Max.