Gymnastics Adds Five For 2014 Season

Bowling Green, Ohio- Bowling Green State University gymnastics coach Kerrie Turner, the defending Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year, has announced the signing of three gymnasts for the 2014 season. Morgan Denlinger, Taylor Livingston and Shannon Goniwiecha have all committed to the Falcons for the 2014-15 season. As well, Kylie Bosco and McKenna Schoenberger will join the Falcons as walk-ons.

"Our three signees bring a wealth of high level competitive experience and strengths on every event," Turner said. "It is exciting to think that Morgan, Shannon and Taylor will have the potential to compete in the all-around. This is definitely a strong recruiting class and I am certain they will contribute to our team upon their arrival to campus next fall."

Denlinger, from Lancaster, Pa., is the daughter of Mark and Kim Denlinger and attends Prestige Gymnastics Club and Hempfield High School. In 2012, she was a level 10 national qualifier and attained a level 10 regional vault title in 2011, qualifying for the NIT. Academically, she received superior honors for her work in the classroom and she plans on pursuing a career in the medical field.

"Morgan is a talented gymnast on every event," Turner said. "She possesses a great deal of power and strength, particularly on her vault and floor tumbling. She also has the finesse to excel on bars and beam. I expect she will transition quickly into NCAA gymnastics."

Livingston, who hails from Hartland, Mich., is the daughter of Craig Livingston. A member of Geddert's Twisters Gymnastics Club, Livingston attends Hartland High School and is a National Honors Society member. Livingston qualified to the 2013 JO National Championships, finishing in 13th place in the all-around and ninth on balance beam.

"I look forward to the contributions Taylor can bring to our program next season on a variety of events," Turner said. "She is a mature young lady with a powerful style to her gymnastics with ability in the all-around. Taylor steadily upgraded her skills on every event last season culminating with a fantastic finish at JO Nationals. "

Goniwiecha, a native of Rochester Hills, Mich., is the daughter of Craig and Terri Goniwiecha. She is a member of Oakland Gymnastics and attends Stoney Creek High School. She plans to study biology. Goniwiecha qualified to the 2013 JO National Championships, finishing 49th in the all-around.

"Shannon has a nice consistency to her gymnastics," Turner said. "She is performing high level skills and she is excellent on uneven bars. I expect Shannon will have opportunities on every event to push our lineups to excel."

In addition, joining Falcon Gymnastics next fall are Bosco and Schoenberger. Bosco attends the Illinois Gymnastics Institute and finished 15th at the 2013 National Invitational Tournament. Schoenberger attends Maple City Gymnastics in Michigan and qualified for the 2013 level 10 regional championships.

"I am so pleased Kylie and McKenna will be joining us next fall," Turner said. "Kylie is outstanding on uneven bars, in particular, while McKenna is a beautiful beam worker. Both gymnasts have a variety of strengths on several events and it will be exciting to see what they bring to BGSU next fall."

Bowling Green opens the gymnastics season with an intrasquad scrimmage on Dec. 7 at 4 p.m. in Anderson Arena. The Falcons open the regular season at Ohio State Jan. 11 at 4 pm and have their home opener Jan. 25 against Eastern Michigan at 4 p.m. BGSU returns two MAC individual champions and has three seniors in Megan Harrington, Lacey Swords and Megan Valentini.

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