Nebraska has announced the hiring of former Husker athlete John Robinson as an assistant on the Men's team. The 2010 NU grad replaces Phil Cahoy, Sr.
Link: NU Release
Results from the Pan Am Championships Event Finals.
Kayla Ross and Sabrina Vega of the US finished first and second in the All Around competition at the Pan Am Championships. Former DU athlete Jessica Lopez finished third. Stanford's incoming freshman Kristina Vaculik finished sixth.
International Gymnast Magazine articleUSA Gymnastics has agreed to sanction the National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Association, providing a respected National Governing body for the fledgling sport derived from competitive cheer. The NCATA intends to pursue "emerging sports" status with the NCAA next spring. The lack of a governing association and a standard set of rules were among the evidence cited when a federal judged ruled against Quinnippiac's attempt to cut its women's volleyball squad, and the subsequent conversion of its existing cheer squad to a competitive team (to meet Title IX requirements).
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UF sophomore Marissa King earned a spot on England's Commonwealth Games team and she will compete in India in October.
AU assistant Kurt Hettinger will remain with the Tiger program, according to a school release. AU recently hired Jeff Graba as their new head coach.
Link: AU Release
The NCAA Code Modifications for 2010-2011 are now available at the Judge's web site. As always, the NCAA Code Modfications can be impacted by changes to the underlying JO Code, effective through November 2010. So far, the changes described in the document, as they compare to last season, appear to be neglible and won't have an impact on routine construction.
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Link: Code Modifications
CMU has added Huneth Lor as an assistant coach. Lor is a former competitor and 2009 grad at Michigan.
Link: CMU Release
Former Cal great Tim McNeill has been hired as the Head Coach at Cal, according to a school release. He graduated from Cal in 2008 and has been training as a member of the US National Team.
Link: Cal Release
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
Former Olympian and Honda Award winner Kristen Maloney joins the staff at New Hampshire as an assistant coach, replacing Lindsey Bruck. As a NCAA athlete, Maloney helped UCLA to several national team titles while picking up individual titles on vault and beam.
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Illinois has announced the resignatin of Bob Starkell, who has worked on the Illinois coaching staff for 17 years. Starkell was named National Head Coach of the Year in '09 and he was recently made Director of Gymnastics, overseeing both the men's and women's programs. Kim Landrus, the team's Associate Coach, has been named to replace him as interim head coach this season.
SEMO has announced the hiring of Jessie Kinder as an assistant at SEMO. The former Sooner athlete spent last season as a graduate assistant at OU.
Link: OU Release