The Junior As showcased the stars of the future.  Alex McMurtry, from Richmond Olympiad, will be making her mark as she moves up to elite.  She won the AA (38.575), VT (9.95!) and FX.  Maggie Nichols of the Twin City Twisters was equally impressive, finishing a close 2nd in the AA and tying for 1st on UB (with Amanda Huang of Team Northwind)  and BB (with Nia Dennis of Buckeye).  Dennis and Rachel Dickson of MEGA tied for 3rd AA.

Region 5 edged Region 4 for the team title.

Link:  Results

UCLA commit Asi Peko dominated the Senior A group, winning the AA, VT, BB and tying for 1st with 2013 grad Kaytianna McMillan for the FX title.  Aryln Amor, a 2012 SUU commit, won the UB title.  OU commit Keeley Kmieciak placed 2nd AA, while Florida commit Rachel Spicer placed third AA.  Tenille Funches in 4th AA completed the JO National Team (Top 4 AA).

Region 5 edged Region 1 for the team title.

Here's the rest of the top 10 (with 2012 reported commits in parentheses).  We'll be posting a recap article and link to videos as they become available. 

Link:  Results 

Ohio State has officially named Rustam Sharipov as the new Head Coach for the men's program.

Link:  Ohio St Release

The women's Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals are this weekend in Long Beach, California.  In addition, USA Gymnastics is holding the JO National Invitational Tournament, an event intended to give broader exposure to athletes who missed qualifying to Nationals.  This is a massive recruiting opportunity, as the vast plurality of college-bound athletes come from the Level 10 ranks.  College recruiters will be lined up to watch how the athletes handle the pressure of a National-level, high stakes competition.  Fans will be able to see how their signed and committed future athletes perform.  Check out who to look for this weekend in our preview below.

RIC's gymnastics program has a two year reprieve according to a news article.  The decision to eliminate the program has been reversed for the time being.  The administration will reevaluate the program at the end of the extension period and make a decision concerning it's future.

New Article

Rustam Sharipov has been named Head Coach for Ohio State's men's team.  Sharipov, an Olympic and World gold medalist, competed for Ukraine. He coached at Oklahoma for six seasons.

News Article

Louis Levine has been named Head Coach at Rutgers, according to a school release.  He served as an assistant under retiring Head Coach Chrystal Chollet-Norton for the last three years. 

Link:  Rutgers Release

At the Men's JO Nationals, Event Champions were crowned on Sunday.  Here's the winners for Men's 16-18 (school in parentheses):

FX:  Trevor Howard, Hocking Valley, 15.55
PH:  Craig Hernandez, Buffalo Grove, 15.05
R:  Mike Wilner, GymSpot, 15.65 (Illinois)
VT:  Howard, 16.5
PB:  Adrian De Los Angeles, SCATS 15 (Michigan)
HB:  Jesse Glenn, SCATS, 14.6

Link:  Results

Here are results from the Level 9 Western Nationals.  Congratulations to all the competitors.  We're showing the Top 8 (due to fewer age groups at Western Nationals compared to Eastern Nationals) of the senior divisions.

Senior D

1.  Sydney Hinton, Auburn, 37.075
2.  Kellie Amano, South Coast, 36.875
3.  Andrea Perea, Brown's, 36.65
4t.  Emily Goldeman, Flyaways Gold, 36.55
4t.  Rachel Heckroth, Roach, 36.55
6.  Melanee Pfautz, Twin City, 36.525
7.  Paige Bottano, AGA, 36.45
8t.  Christina Navarro, Texas Dreams, 36.25
8t.  Kinsey Aherne, New Hope, 36.25

Senior C

1.  Danielle Landry, Auburn, 37.6
2.  Amanda West, Auburn, 37.375
3.  Tasha Del Pozo, Leading Edge, 36.975
4.  Abigail Stanley, Desert Gymcats, 36.95
5.  Rain Sullivan, Gymfiniity, 36.7
6.  Carole Gong, Club Champion, 36.675
7.  Kylie Greenlief, Champion, 36.625
8.  Ashley Elser, River City, 36.575

Senior B

1.  Chelsi Hamilton, Top Flight, 37.9
2.  Jeia Villacis, Leading Edge, 37.5
3.  Kiana Gordon, Pacific West, 37.475
4.  Lexi Tenenbaum, Gleason's, 37.425
5.  Jaimyn Timboli, National, 37.375
6.  Alisa Bogdan, Gymcats, 37.3
7.  Madison Rich, Auburn, 37.225
8.  Nicole Larkin, Mid-Columbia 36.825

Senior A

1t.  Emily Robbins, National Elite, 37.6
1t.  Angela Rogers, Texas East, 37.6
3.  Emily Liddle, Airborne, 37.45
4.  McKenna Stanley, Aerial Athletics, 37.3
5.  Schyler Jones, Achievers, 37.275
6t.  Courtney Spitzer, SCEGA, 37.25
6t.  Alana Polfuss, Twin City, 37.25
7.  Briana Ledsma, Aerial Athletics, 37.225

Link:  Results

Congratulations to the athletes!  Here are your top four in each of the Senior levels:

Senior 8

1.  Teresa Ciambrone, Olympia 36.925
2.  Stephanie Schuler, Ocean Tumblers, 36.875
3.  Emily Kelley, Georgia All Star, 36.85
4.  CiCi Talcott, Twistars, 36.775

Senior 7

1.  Telisa Brown, Elite, 37.45
2.  Anna Brandmeier, Ultimate, 36.8
3.  Kaitlyn Reszkowski, Action, 36.75
4.  Katie Golden, Gym Plus, 36.6.

Senior 6

1.  Taylor Cortis, Oakland, 37
2.  Sydney Boudreau, Oakland, 36.9
3.  April Flood, Legacy Elite, 36.825
4.  Megan Peters, Wright's, 36.45

Senior 5

1.  Anella Anderson, Central  Bucks, 37.6
2.  Victoria Heath, Skyline, 37.525
3.  Kelsey Thomas, Euro Star, 37.15
4.  Marylynn Clark, Apollo, 37.025

Senior 4

1.  Caroline Fitzpatrick, Arena, 37.6
2.  Krystin Chiellini, Golden City, 36.925
3.  Mary Claire Cron, Queen City, 36.875
4t.  Selena Swanger, Hanover Family YMCA, 36.825
5t.  Cassidy Robinson, Twistars, 36.825

Senior 3

1.  Julianne Dugas, Ocean State, 37.475
2.  Lauren Sloan, Capital, 37.275
3.  Marissa DeAngelo, Gym Revolution, 37.075
4.  McKenzie Foster, Maple City, 37.025

Senior 2

1.  Julia Konner, Apollo, 37.475
2.  Amber Hill, All Star, 37.35
3.  Anya Olson, Oakland, 37
4t Hannah Redding, AGA, 36.85
5t Faye Lawrence American 36.85

Senior 1

1.  Kaylee Dowell, Shooting Stars, 37.5
2.  Rachel SLocum, Sonshine, 37.45
3.  Kelsey Hood, Olympica 37.425
4.  Izabella Broberg, Arena, 37.4

Link:  Full Results