Men's NCAA Gymnastics NLI Signees

Men's NCAA Gymnastics NLI Signees

Nov 17, 2010 by Anne Phillips
Men's NCAA Gymnastics NLI Signees
The official early period for signing a National Letter of Intent for Gymnastics ended last week. Here are the high school seniors who we know have signed their NLI's with men's NCAA Gymnastics programs thus far:
Please note this is an incomplete list. Not all schools have made their announcements, and there will be one more signing period in the spring. I'll continue to update this list as more information becomes available. 

ILLINOIS:
Joshua Wilson, 3-time US National Team member, 1st at JO Nationals in 2006. Formerly of WOGA, now at Elite Champion Gymnastics. 

NEBRASKA:
Josh Ungar, currently ranked No. 13 nationally among all-arounders in the 16-18 division. He trains at Tim Daggett Gold Medal Gymnastics
Grant Perdue, placed top 15 AA at the 2010 VISA Championships, trains at Houston Gymnastics Academy in TX
Gabriel Jolley, from All American Gymnastics in Utah

MICHIGAN:
Adrian De Los Angeles, junior national team member from SCATS, finsished 2nd AA and 1st on rings st the 2010 US Championships
Stacey Ervin Jr, junior national team member from Mills Gymnastics, 4th AA at the 2010 US Championships, 1st on vault, 2nd on PBars, and 3rd AA at 2010 JO Nationals 
Taylor Harrower, from Integrity Gymnastics
Nicholas Hunter, from Gymnastics World, finished 14th AA at the 2010 US Championships
Mark Panhorst, from Bartlett Gymnastics
Paul Rizkalla Jr., from Sergents Elite

Michael Strathern, from Bartlett Gymnastics, finished 11th AA at the 2010 VISA Championships


MINNESOTA:
Steve Jacuik, from the Swiss Turners Gymnastics club
Sean Bauer, from the St. Louis Gymnastics Centre. He will be joining his former club teammate Yoshi Morinishi 
Spencer Smith, from Metropolitan Gymnastics in WA. 2010 State Champion. Donnie Carpe, from Gymnastics Village
Click here to watch a video of Head Coach Mike Burns talking about his signees

OHIO STATE:
Robert DiRugeris, L10 from Wil-Moor in New Jersey
Drew Moling, L10 from Hocking Valley, finished 10th AA, 1st (t) on Rings, 6th (t) on Floor and 4th(t) on PH at the 2010 VISA Championships

OKLAHOMA:
Dylan Akers, junior National Team member who trains at Cypress. He finished tied for 15th AA and 5th on PH in the Senior Men's division of the 2010 VISA Championships and was a member of the gold medal winning team at the Pan American Championships. 
Jacoby Rubin, junior National Team member and trains at Buffalo Grove.  He placed 2nd AA, 2nd on PH, 6th(t) on FX and 6th HB at the 2010 VISA Championships, in the junior men's 16-18 division.
Danny Berardini, also from Buffalo Grove Gymnastics, 23rd AA at the 2010 JO National Championships and 11th AA, 4th on Rings and 5th HB at the 2009 VISA Championships.
William Clement, from the California Sports Center, 27th AA at the 2010 JO Nationals
 
STANFORD:
Brian Knott, from NYC's Chelsea Piers club, 20th AA at the 2010 JO Nationals.
Alex Strait, from Champions in Texas, 9th AA, 4th HB and 4th(t) FX at the 2010 VISA Championships, jr Men 16-18 division.


And, from a post submitted by gymnastike user Dotty Schath:
Who went where? Who is still available? Over 90 new freshmen were added to collegiate teams last year, so, let’s take a quick look at the top 30 seniors of the Class of 2011 (based on the 2010 JO National Results) and see where they stand.

Dylan Akers was excluded from this list because he did not compete in JO Nationals last year, but he was considered the top national recruit. Akers signed with Oklahoma.

1) Matt Felleman – Penn State
2) Josh Ungar – Nebraska
3) Drew Moling – Ohio State
4) Jacoby Rubin – Oklahoma
5) Brian Knott – Stanford
6) Nick Hunter – Michigan
7) William Clement – Oklahoma
8) Danny Berandini – Oklahoma
9) Alex Strait – Stanford
10) Robert DiRugeris – Ohio State
11) Michael Strathem – Michigan
12) Richard DePalma – Unsigned?
13) Josh Wilson – Illinois Champaign
14) Brian Steffes-Unsigned
15) Brandon Jessup – Unsigned 
16) Spencer Smith – Minnesota
17) Josh Steves – Unsigned
18) Mitchell Stallman –Unsigned
19) Craig Hernandez –Unsigned
20) Sean Bauer – Minnesota
21) Alex Nork – Unsigned
22) Conner Stillwell –Unsigned
23) Donnie Carper – Minnesota
24) Josh Ramos –Unsigned
25) Jamali Smith – Unsigned
26) Alex Ganz –Unsigned
27) Trent Jarrett-Unsigned
28) Josh Simpson-Unsigned (graduated last year, not competing in ncaa)
29) George Droran-Unsigned (has left gymnastics to pursue diving)
30) Mike Bittner-Unsigned

There were several gymnasts that competed in the JO 16-18 age group last year that will not graduate until 2012 and a few others who’s class year could not be confirmed.