Cassandra Rowell receives a full ride scholarship to Oregon State University.

Cassandra will finish her senior year at University High School and then move up to Corvallis, Oregon to compete for the Beavers. Cassandra trained bars and vault at Wildfire her senior year in hopes to compete at the college level. She was born in Oregon it was only natural that her first choice would be Oregon State. Her dreams came true when she was recruited and accepted to be on the Beavers Gymnastics team.

Allyse Ishino receives a full ride scholarship to Stanford University.

Allyse will finish her senior year at Foothill High School competing for Wildfire under the coaching of Bill Callander, Rhonda Schwandt, Tom Wakeling and Stephanie Vittorio until she graduates to be sent off to Stanford University. She is an excellent student who enjoys school and gymnastics. As an International Elite gymnast, Allyse was a member of the U.S. Senior National Team and placed 4th All Around at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials. The Stanford coaches are eager to put Allyse on their team next year. “ Allyse is a beautiful athlete and is known for her exquisite lines and presentation. “ said coach Smyth of Stanford.

Whitney Watson receives a full ride scholarship to Oregon State University.

Whitney will finish her senior year at Villa Park High School competing for Wildfire under the coaching of Bill Callander, Rhonda Schwandt, Tom Wakeling and Stephanie Vittorio until she graduates to be sent off to Oregon State University. Whitney is excited to begin our 2006 competitive season (especially because our Wildfire Team will travel to Hawaii). She is equally intense about her school (where she dances for advanced dance team), and loves the field of Physiological Science that she intends to pursue at Oregon State next year. Coach Chaplin of OSU will acquire Whitney as his 2nd Wildfire graduate (Cassandra Rowell was granted a scholarship last year). Chaplin said, “ Whitney has a true passion for the sport and is very excited to compete at the collegiate level. Whitney’s confidence and winning attitude, along with her athletic ability, immediately grabbed my attention in the recruiting process. She is a dynamic all-around gymnast, who will flourish throughout her career at Oregon State.


Skye Gentile earns a walk on spot at Arizona State University.

Gentile arrives to Tempe from Southern California. After battling an injury her senior year of high school, the Newport Beach native trained hard over the summer and has the potential to compete on bars, beam and floor. "Skye has improved a great deal on bars over the summer before coming to Tempe," says Spini, "She could also help us out on beam and floor. "The Sun Devils welcome six new faces to their team. Spini is very excited to see what the freshman can bring to the team.

Gaby Grey recieved a full ride scholarship to Southern Utah University.

Southern Utah women's gymnastics head coach Scott Bauman announced the addition of Gabriela Grey (Long Beach, Calif./Marina HS) and Lauren Jeffrey (Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood HS) after receiving national letters of intent for the 2008-09 season. “"From top to bottom this is the strongest recruiting class we have had in a while"” Bauman said. “"These two could come in and compete on six events right away."” Grey is a level-10 gymnast with Wildfire Gymnastics in Southern California and is coached by Bill Callander. In 2007, she placed 10th in the all-around and 5th on floor at the level 10 regional competition. The year before, at the same meet, she finished 16th in the all-around and tied for 5th on floor. “"Gaby is an incredible athlete and a great competitor"” Bauman said. “"There are some tiny things that we need to work on with her to become stronger, but she has all the elements in place to be a solid gymnast."

Alyssa Pritchett earns a walk on spot at the University of California at Los Angeles.

Alyssa Pritchett has accepted an offer to join the UCLA Women's Gymnastics Team beginning Fall 2008. Although other division 1 schools expressed interest with full scholarships, her first choice and personal goal has always been to be part of the rich athletic and academic history established at UCLA. Who knew that taking a "Mommy and Me" gymnastics class at three years of age would begin to nurture a passion and skill that would guide Alyssa to compete alongside olympians and scholars? Alyssa has benefitted tremendously from the outstanding coaching of Bill Callander, Rhonda Schwandt, Tom Wakeling and Stephanie Vittorio who all take pride in making Wildfire Gymnastics successful on so many levels. Alyssa will have ample opportunity to persue her interest in Physical Therapy while exploring a wide variety of other options for study. She will finish her senior year at Calvary Chapel High School while competing for Wildfire Gymnastics.