Bowling Green State University Athletics
Turner, Falcons Sign Four For 2018
November 14, 2016 | Gymnastics
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University gymnastics team and head coach Kerrie Turner have announced the addition of four athletes for the 2018 season. Whitney Cronin, Alexandra Fochler, Nacaida Kearns and Samantha Marion have signed their national letters of intent and will join the team in the fall of 2017. The new Falcons hail from four different states – Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and North Carolina.
"With great excitement and anticipation, I am pleased to welcome Nacaida, Whitney, Alex and Sammy to the BGSU Gymnastics program, " said Turner. "Signing the National Letter of Intent is truly the beginning of their commitment to BGSU, and this group of gymnasts will bring a tremendous amount of talent to the program. I expect we will see an immediate impact on all four events from this group."
Cronin is a native of High Point, N.C. and attends Southwest Guilford High School. She is a three-time Junior Olympic regional qualifier and a 2016 Junior Olympic national alternate. Cronin is the daughter of Jon and Barb Cronin and is currently undecided on a major.
Fochler is from Cranberry Township, Pa. and will graduate from Seneca Valley Senior High School next spring. She was a Junior Olympic national qualifier in 2014 and a medalist at nationals in the bar event. In regional competition, she has placed second on the beam and fifth on bars, and she was fifth in the all-around on the state level. Fochler is the daughter of Henry and Sherri Focher. She plans to major in early childhood education.
Kearns arrives at BGSU from Waterford, Ohio, where she currently attends Waterford High School. Kearns was a national qualifier for the 2016 Junior Olympics, where she placed ninth in floor exercise. She has been a Level 10 State all-around champion for three years and has qualified for Level 10 Region 7 regionals for four years. In 2016, she was third all-around and tied for first in floor exercise at regionals. She is the daughter of Chris and Kristi Kearns and plans to major in biology.
Marion calls Franklin Lakes, N.J. home and attends Ramapo High School. She has earned four letters as a member of the Raiders and helped the team win county and sectional championships in each of those four seasons. In 2016, she was named all-county and was silver medalist on vault at the New Jersey state championships. She was the New Jersey balance beam champion in 2014 and 2015. Marion was a 2015 and 2016 Junior Olympics national qualifier. At regionals, she placed second on beam and floor, as well as fourth all-around. She is the daughter of Robert and Amy Marion. At BGSU, she plans to major in education.
BGSU begins their 2017 season on Saturday, Jan. 7 in University Park, Pa. against Penn State, Temple and Brigham Young. The Falcons seek to build on momentum established at the end of the 2016 season, when they set a school record for points in a meet (196.500 vs NIU), finished third at the MAC Championships, and advanced to the NCAA regionals for the first time in 25 years.
"With great excitement and anticipation, I am pleased to welcome Nacaida, Whitney, Alex and Sammy to the BGSU Gymnastics program, " said Turner. "Signing the National Letter of Intent is truly the beginning of their commitment to BGSU, and this group of gymnasts will bring a tremendous amount of talent to the program. I expect we will see an immediate impact on all four events from this group."
Cronin is a native of High Point, N.C. and attends Southwest Guilford High School. She is a three-time Junior Olympic regional qualifier and a 2016 Junior Olympic national alternate. Cronin is the daughter of Jon and Barb Cronin and is currently undecided on a major.
Fochler is from Cranberry Township, Pa. and will graduate from Seneca Valley Senior High School next spring. She was a Junior Olympic national qualifier in 2014 and a medalist at nationals in the bar event. In regional competition, she has placed second on the beam and fifth on bars, and she was fifth in the all-around on the state level. Fochler is the daughter of Henry and Sherri Focher. She plans to major in early childhood education.
Kearns arrives at BGSU from Waterford, Ohio, where she currently attends Waterford High School. Kearns was a national qualifier for the 2016 Junior Olympics, where she placed ninth in floor exercise. She has been a Level 10 State all-around champion for three years and has qualified for Level 10 Region 7 regionals for four years. In 2016, she was third all-around and tied for first in floor exercise at regionals. She is the daughter of Chris and Kristi Kearns and plans to major in biology.
Marion calls Franklin Lakes, N.J. home and attends Ramapo High School. She has earned four letters as a member of the Raiders and helped the team win county and sectional championships in each of those four seasons. In 2016, she was named all-county and was silver medalist on vault at the New Jersey state championships. She was the New Jersey balance beam champion in 2014 and 2015. Marion was a 2015 and 2016 Junior Olympics national qualifier. At regionals, she placed second on beam and floor, as well as fourth all-around. She is the daughter of Robert and Amy Marion. At BGSU, she plans to major in education.
BGSU begins their 2017 season on Saturday, Jan. 7 in University Park, Pa. against Penn State, Temple and Brigham Young. The Falcons seek to build on momentum established at the end of the 2016 season, when they set a school record for points in a meet (196.500 vs NIU), finished third at the MAC Championships, and advanced to the NCAA regionals for the first time in 25 years.
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