CORVALLIS, Ore. - Megan Devencenzi and D'Anna Piro have announced their plans to attend Oregon State and join the gymnastics team beginning in the fall of 2004, coach Tanya Chaplin announced Thursday.
Devencenzi (Rohnert Park, Calif./Rancho Cotate HS) qualified for next week's Junior Olympic national championships as a result of her fifth-place all-around finish at the Region 1 Championships earlier this month.
She took sixth on vault and seventh on beam at the regional meet as well. At the 2004 Northern California state meet, she finished third on vault and took fifth in the all-around and on floor. She placed third in the all-around and won beam at the 2003 Nor Cal meet. At the 2002 Region 1 Championship, she was third on floor and sixth in the all-around to qualify for the J.O. national meet.

"We're really excited about Megan coming to OSU. She had several opportunities at other universities, but she decided that Oregon State was where she really wanted to be," Chaplin said. "We're extremely pleased to have a student-athlete of her caliber joining the team. She has great desire and passion for the sport."

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Claire Pierce
CORVALLIS, Ore. Pierce, who trains at Cal West Gymnastics, tied for first on beam at the 2003 J.O. meet, and she was third on bars and fifth in the all-around. She was ninth in the all-around at J.O. nationals in 2002, and she won the all-around at the 2003 Northern California championships and the Region 1 championships.

"For the last two years, Claire has been one of the top Level 10 gymnasts in the country. We had a great experience working with her at our summer camp, and we knew she'd be a great addition to our program," said Chaplin. "Her beautiful lines and steady performances will certainly get the crowd's attention." -  Tanya Chaplin

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College Bio:
Cal West’s Robert Shawler coached Heidi from 1995 to 2001. She accepted a full-ride gymnastics scholarship to Boise State University in 2001 and began contributing to the line-up in her freshman year. She won the Western Gymnastics Conference Title on the balance beam with a 9.925 her first year. Heidi was named to the Western Gymnastics Conference All-Conference Team and was selected Gymnast of the Meet at the Conference Championship. In her sophomore year her two best scores…..another 9.925 on beam and a 9.85 on floor helped propel her team to the Conference Championship again, which they won. That win took the Broncos to the Regional Championship for the 16th year in a row.

Cal West Bio:
Heidi joined Cal West as a Level 8 in 1995 and was coached by Robert Shawler. Her highlight her first year competing for Cal West was winning her first meet. She promptly broke her foot at the next competition and was out for most of the season. She competed level 8 again the following year and had a successful season. She moved to Level 9, where she excelled. She was the Level 9 State All-Around champion, was a member of the NorCal State team, won the beam at the Level 9 Regional Championships, had all four of her scores count for the NorCal team and qualified and competed at the Western Regional Championships in Texas where she finished 5th.

Heidi moved to Level 10 during her sophomore year in high school after only one year as a Level 9. She represented Cal West for three years in Level 10. She qualified and competed at the Level 10 J. O. National Championship twice, and was first alternate to Nationals once.

Her hard work over the years paid off as she was offered scholarships to 6 different universities. She chose Boise State University for their small class sizes, high athlete graduation rate; tough but encouraging coaching staff, and welcoming team members. It didn’t hurt that over 2,000 fans have been known to attend home meets either.

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