WVU has hired former WVU gymnast Kaylyn Millick as an assistant.
Link: WVU Release
The 2014 Canadian Championships continued with the Women's AA finals today in the Senior High Performance divison. Ellie Black won her 2nd consecutive AA title with an impressive 58.025, followed by Isabella Onyshko at 56.1. Black had the top mark on BB while Onyshko had the top mark on UB. Victoria Moors was third, with the top spot on UB. Ohio State signee Stefanie Merkle was fourth, with future teammate Victoria-Kayen Woo in fifth. UGA commit Natalie Vaculik was sixth but bolstered her chances at a Commonwealth Games and World Championships berth with a 2nd place on UB (one of Canada's weak events).
Maryland commit Kirsten Peterman was 7th AA while PSU commit Briannah Tsang had the top mark on vault, bolstering her chances with a Yurchenko Double Full. She was 8th AA. UF commit Maeghan Chant was 9th, while Washington commit Madison Copiak was 10th. UGA commit Jordyn Pedersen was just behind in 11th.
Link: Senior Results
Also held were the prelims of the National Open (approximately L10) division of the Canadian Championships. Anna Gamelo led the qualifiers in the 16+ age division, with UGA signee Vivi Babalis in 2nd. Marissa Dick, who also competes for Trinidad and Tobago, was 3rd. Former CMU athlete Tenishia Tomlinson was 4th, tied with Rachel Pantano.
Link: National Open 16+ Prelim Results
In the Junior High Performance division, Rose-Kaying Woo won with an even better AA tally: a 59.05. (A bonus system was in place) Shallon Olsen was 2nd, with Megan Roberts third.
Link: Junior Results
The Women's qualification round for the Senior High Performance (elite) division at the 2014 Canadian Championships were held today in Ontario, Canada. Ellie Black led the qualifiers, followed by new seniors Aleeza Yu and Isabela Onyshko.
Ohio State incoming frosh Stefanie Merkle was fifth AA, with Maryland commit Kirsten Peterman 6th and UGA commit Jordyn Pederson in 7th. In 8th was Ohio State commit Victoria Kayen-Woo while Florida commit Maeghan Chant was back in 10th. They were followed by UGA commit Natalie Vaculik and PSU incoming frosh Briannah Tsang in 11th and 12th, respectively. Washington commit Madison Copiak was 14th. MSU signee Ella Douglas and Ohio State signee Casey Carvalho competed as specialists.
Link: Results
According to philly.com (via GymnasticsCoaching), Temple's men's gymnastics program has raised enough money to continue on as a club sport. They will continue to seek full reinstatement and are raising funds to their eventual goal ($2.5M). A Temple trustee and comic/actor Bill Cosby have stepped forward with large donations. Link: Article
Go to the link to find out how to donate to the cause: Link
Here are the results from the NIT meet held after the JO Nationals. These athletes finished in the alternate spots at Regionals or won an individual event. The top finishers are often top performers who otherwise had a bad event at Regionals.
The Women's Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals are being held this weekend, where the future stars of the NCAA are vying for spots on the JO National Team (top four per age group).
The Men's JO National AA champions were determined for both Junior Elite L10 and L10 athletes. The 2014 signees are shown in parentheses.
JE, 18
1. Dmitri Belanovski (Miichigan)
2. Yordan Aleksandrov (Cal)
3. Seth Delbridge
JE, 17
1. Marvin Kimball (Michigan)
2. Yul Moldauer
3. Ryan Sheppard (Stanford)
JE, 16
1. Alec Yoder
2. David Jessen
3. Grant Breckenridge
JE, 15
1. Davis Grooms
2. Matthew Wenske
3. Mario Lubian
Link: JE Results
L10, 18
1. Pierce Davis
2. Zachary Reiger
3. Mark Treybal
L10, 17
1. Nathan Goff
2. Tristan Duran
3. Fletcher Braunton
L10, 16
1. Derek Gonzalez
2. Matthew Wagner
3. Isaac Xiong
L10, 15
1. Favian Valdez
2. Andrew Bower
3. Ben Provost
Link: L10 Results
The Women's Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals are being held this weekend, where the future stars of the NCAA are vying for spots on the JO National Team (top four per age group).
The Men's Junior Olympic Nationals are underway with the first day of competition completed for the L10s and Junior Elites.
In the JE division (combined 17 and 18), Michigan signee Marvin Kimball posted the day's top score with a 91.9. Future teammate Dmitri Belanovski was 3rd (and first among 18 year olds), just ahead of Illinois signee Bobby Baker. Yul Moldauer was fourth and Stanford signee Robert Neff was fifith.
Link: USA Gymnastics
Link: Results
Rene Lyst has accepted the Head Coach position at ASU. Official Announcement
UNC has promoted assistant Amy Smith to Associate Head Coach.
Link: UNC Release
The Level 9 Nationals is split into two meets, with a Level 9 Eastern Meet (Region 5 to 8) and a Level 9 Western Meet (Regions 1 to 4). Pay attention to the top scorers in the junior ranks, and the NCAA and elite stars of the future may be lurking among the standout finishers. Excellent basics and strong technique yield the highest scores at Level 9, where the difficulty requirements are far less. But, the cream of the crop begins to rise early on.
Level 9 Westerns: Results
Level 9 Easterns: Results
Victoria-Kayen Woo, a senior high performance (elite) from Canada, has committed to Ohio State for 2016-2017. She trains at Gym-Richelieu and has represented Canada internationally at several events, including the Pac Rims and on the World Cup circuit. She placed 4th AA in the finals of the 2014 Canadian Championships, and was 5th AA at the 2014 Elite Canada meet.
Link: Video
UC Davis has signed Phoebe Pummarachai to a letter of intent. She'll compete for the Aggies during the 2014-2015 season. Competing for Winner's Gymnastics, she recently qualified for the JO Nationals with a 3rd place AA finish. Having qualified to junior international elite in 2010, she quit the sport in 2012, only to return in 2013, in time for a 25th place (t) AA finish at the 2013 JO Nationals.
Link: UC Davis Release
Link: Video