Displaying items by tag: Recruiting

Tuesday, 01 June 2010 15:19

2011-12 Landes to USU

Sarah Landes, L10 from Dynamo in Oklahoma, has committed to USU for the 2011-12 season.  She placed 5th AA at her state meet this season, 9th at regionals and 18th at the NIT.
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Saturday, 29 May 2010 05:27

2011-12 Covers to Minnesota

Jennifer Covers, L10 from Crystal Lakes in Illinois, has committed to Minnesota for the 2011-12 season.  She finished 7th AA at her state meet this year and 17th AA at regionals.

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Friday, 28 May 2010 20:13

K. Williams to Bama

World Vault Champ Kayla Williams has reportedly selected Bama, per her club's Twitter tweets.  The senior international elite and 2009 VISA Vault Champ and 2009 L10 AA/VT/FX champ recently switched gyms to the Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy.  Although she is currently a junior in high school, it seems likely she will defer entry until 2012-2013.

Link:  CGA Tweets

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Friday, 28 May 2010 20:06

2011-2012: Lekson to EMU

Alexandra "Allie" Lekson has committed to EMU, according to her club.  Lekson is a L10 who trains at Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy.  At the 2010 L10 Regionals, she placed 14th AA and 4th on BB in the Senior A division.  She is also the L10 State VT champ (see video below).  She reportedly missed much of the 2009 season with an injury.   

Link:  CGA Web Site and YouTube.com of Regionals

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Friday, 28 May 2010 20:01

2011-2012: Wrobel to William and Mary

Carleigh Wrobel has committed to William and Mary for 2011-2012, according to a site submission.  She's a L10 who trains at Capital in Virginia.  At the 2010, L10 Regionals, she placed 20th AA in the Senior A division. 

Link:  Official Web Site

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The college search for athletes is a very “individual” quest. A winning strategy for one prospect could be a losing strategy for another. I think we can all agree that when it comes to recruiting, the “blue chip” kids are going to be found…It’s just a matter of when.  

That being said, the majority of the prospects looking for a home on a college campus and as part of a varsity team are NOT the blue chip kids. Firstly, this needs to be understood and realized. Secondly, these prospects need to develop and execute a separate plan of attack and begin to tackle what I call the “grey areas” of recruiting.  When I speak of grey areas, I am alluding to alternative tactics that could strongly assist families and their children reach a little higher and with a better chance of success in the college search.

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Friday, 28 May 2010 11:20

2010-2011: Barile Signed with UNH

Hannah Barile signed with UNH for 2010-2011, according to her club website.  At the 2010 L10 Nationals, she placed 2nd on VT and 42nd in the AA.  She placed 22nd AA at the 2009 L10 Nationals. 
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Monday, 07 June 2010 01:00

Graduation Day: Losses and Openings

Across the nation, we're in the process of saying "goodbye" to our senior leaders.  On the women's side, there are some iconic names that will be missing from next year's roster.  Gymnasts like LSU's Susan Jackson have been fixtures on their teams and in the NCAA national scene for several years.  Although rosters are not finalized, here's a quick summary of the status of Top 25 teams from this past season, with their key losses summarized and highlighted. 

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Wednesday, 26 May 2010 05:39

Penn adds Mia Madlambayan

Mia Madlambayan has committed to Penn for the upcoming season according to an announcement in MercuryNews.com and her club web site.  Madlambayan is a level 9 training at Airborne in California.  She placed 3rd AA (1st FX) at the 2009 Western Championships.
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John Scallon has signed with Minnesota for 2010-2011, according to a school release.  Scallon is a pommel horse specialist who won the state high school title, after just three years of training.

Link:  Release

 

 

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