Shaw Signs Three More for Next Year
The Oregon acrobatics and tumbling program and head coach Chelsea Shaw have announced that three more athletes – Nicole Sottiriou, Catelynn Haynes and Jennifer Maus – have signed National Letters of Intent and will join the eight athletes that signed in the fall, making a total of 11 individuals set to join the team next year for the 2015-16 season.
“With the addition of these three talented athletes to the eight we previously signed during early signing period, I am confident that this is going to be our strongest recruiting class thus far,” said Shaw. “I can’t wait to get them all here in the same place and get started on an amazing year!”
Catelynn Haynes | 5-2 | San Antonio, Texas | Louis D. Brandeis HS
An experienced gymnast, Haynes is a level 10 gymnast that has been competing for 11 years. She competed at the Junior Olympic Western National Championships in 2012, ’13 and ’14, placing second in the all-around in 2014. She took third in the all-around in 2013 at the USA Region III meet, and also recorded several different top-two finishes in bars, floor and vault in regional meets as well. A four-year honor student and member of the National Honor Society, Haynes is also very heavily involved in volunteer work; she traveled to Guatemala to help out at an orphanage, assisted in Joplin, Mo., with disaster relief after tornadoes and aided the Children’s Hope Hunger Fund and Habitat for Humanity in her hometown.
Coach Shaw on Catelynn…
“Catelynn is a beautiful gymnast with amazing technique and poise. She is going to shine in the tumbling events as well as a top in acros and tosses with her body awareness and control. We look forward to having Catelynn be part of our program.”
Jennifer Maus | 5-2 | Huntington Beach, Calif. | Edison HS
Maus is also a gymnast who sports a 14-year gymnastics background. She began her career by winning a level 5 state championship when was six, and she has since qualified to level 10 in her last two seasons. In between she won several all-around titles and reached regionals at level 8, and at level 9 she qualified and competed at the Junior Olympic Western Championships. A member of her school’s dance team her sophomore and junior years, Maus is also a four-year member of the National Honor Society. With a 3.6 GPA, she has earned “Scholar with Distinction” honors along with receiving an award for high character while at Edison HS.
Coach Shaw on Jennifer…
“Jennifer’s work ethic is unmatchable; she is a gymnast with incredible strength and will try anything we ask. I have no doubt Jenn is going to fit in perfectly with our program’s mindset and character.”
Nicole Sottiriou | 5-2 | South Plainfield, N.J. | South Plainfield HS
Similar to the previous two signees, Sottiriou brings an extensive gymnastics background to Eugene. A four-time MVP for her high school gymnastics team, she won the floor exercise state championship as an individual and helped South Plainfield HS win the team championship – giving her high school their first-ever individual and team state titles. Sottiriou qualified for level 10 regionals on two occasions and competed in the Junior Olympic Nationals once, while also being named the Home News Tribune “Gymnast of the Year”. She was a four-year member of the honor roll along with being selected to be a part of her school’s peer leadership group and the Spanish Honor Society.
Coach Shaw on Nicole…
“Nicole comes to us as a gymnast with incredible power. She has great technique and impeccable height on all her tumbling skills. Nicole is going to be a solid asset to our program in the tumbling events as well as being versatile with her strength both as a base and top for acros, pyramids and tosses.”
