Nov. 10, 2011

Gymnastics Signees

Brandie Jay: Ft. Collins, Colo.

• Member of the U.S. gold medal winning team at the 2011 Pan American Games
• Won the vault title in her first international competition at the Pan American Games
• Was one of two U.S. gymnasts to qualify for the individual all-around competition and finished sixth at the Pan American Games
• Finished first on vault, third on bars, sixth on beam, fourth on floor and second in the all-around at the 2011 WOGA Classic
• Placed first on vault and the all-around at the 2010 J.O. Nationals.
• Trains at GK Gymnastics.

Brittany Rogers Coquitlam, British Columbia

• Qualified for all four events and captured silver on vault at the Challenger World Cup in Croatia
• Finished 19th in the all-around at the 2009 World Championships in London, and seventh in the world on vault that same year
• Represented Canada at the 2009 American Cup
• Trains at Flicka Gymnastics

Anysia Unick Calgary, Canada

• Was the top Canadian at the WOGA Classic in February, placing first on floor, third on bars and fifth in the all-around
• Captured the all-around title at the Nadia Comaneci International in Oklahoma City
• Trains at Stampede City Gymnastics Club

ATHENS --- Georgia head gymnastics coach Jay Clark announced Thursday the signing of three prospects to national letters of intent to attend UGA and compete for the Gym Dogs.

Brandie Jay of Ft. Collins, Colo., Brittany Rogers of Coquitlam, British Columbia, and Anysia Unick of Calgary, Canada, will begin competing for the Gym Dogs in the 2013 season.

"We think in this class we are getting 12 routines, and that is tremendous for us" Clark said. "With this class we are beginning to be able to rebuild some of the depth we have not had for a couple of years. In losing this year's senior class we are losing some real quality routines, but in terms of the number of quality routines we think we are creating some added depth in this class. That depth is a key in building a championship team. All three project to be impactful all-arounders, and that's a good place to be when you are signing a class."

As a member of the U.S. gold medal winning team at the Pan American Games, Jay won gold on vault in her first international competition. She was one of two U.S. gymnasts to qualify for the individual all-around competition and finished sixth. At the 2011 WOGA Classic, Jay finished first on vault, third on bars, sixth on beam, fourth on floor and second in the all-around. She also placed first on vault and the all-around at the 2010 J.O. Nationals. Jay is a senior at Rocky Mountain High School and trains at GK Gymnastics.

"The first commitment we had was from Brandie," Clark said. "Brandie is a dynamic, very athletic gymnast who brings a great deal enthusiasm and energy to our team. She loved Georgia from the beginning, and that kind of enthusiasm usually produces great results. We believe that Brandie is a tremendous addition for us on all events, and even more importantly, we believe she represents a future leader of our team. The person Brandie Jay just jumped off the page at us when we started this process. We think we have a real gem, and are excited to get her here."

Rogers qualified for all four events and captured silver on vault at the Challenger World Cup in Croatia recently. She finished 19th in the all-around at the 2009 World Championships in London, and seventh in the world on vault that same year. Rogers also represented Canada at the 2009 American Cup. She trains at Flicka Gymnastics in North Vancouver.

"Brittany has a tremendous amount of international experience," Clark said. "She has an incredible vocabulary of skills. We also see her as an impactful all-arounder and the potential to be a real star in college gymnastics. Once again, we think her personality is one that fits in well here. She has a real competitive edge to her. She loves to compete and hates to lose. Certainly that's an important quality to have when you are putting a team together and trying to create that competitive edge. We expect that she will produce an awful lot right out of the gate."

Unick was the top Canadian at the WOGA Classic in February, placing first on floor, third on bars and fifth in the all-around. She also captured the all-around title at the Nadia Comaneci International in Oklahoma City. Unick trains at Stampede City Gymnastics Club.

"Anysia is a recent commit," Clark said. "Initially she had not shown great interest in Georgia, but we were able to make some good contact with her and convince her to visit. As with so many, it is that visit to this place that puts Georgia on the map for them. Anysia was no different, and she absolutely loved her visit here. We believe she is another all-arounder in college, but I think right now she is well known as probably one of the best - if not the best - bars worker in Canada. Right away she is going to be able to produce huge numbers there. We were thrilled to have Anysia choose us. She is a tremendous student, and like Brittany, possesses a real competitive fire."