June 24, 2011

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State gymnastics head coach Kathie Klages announced Friday that three additional student-athletes have been accepted to Michigan State and will join the Spartan gymnastics team beginning next fall and compete for the 2011-12 squad. The gymnasts include Ellie Gosselin (Walled Lake, Mich., Eurostars Gymnastics), Ashley Noll (Hummelstown, Pa., Artistic Sports Academy Plus) and Carson Tabiolo (Aiea, Hawai'i, Hawaiian Island Twisters).

Gosselin, Noll and Tabiolo bring MSU's 2011 recruiting class to five individuals, as Alina Cartwright (Naperville, Ill.) and Ashley Stevenson (Wildomar, Calif.) signed National Letters of Intent in November to join the Spartans in 2011.

Ellie Gosselin • Walled Lake, Mich. • Euro Stars Gymnastics
Prior to Michigan State: Graduated from Walled Lake Northern High School ... Trained under Peter & Tania Gueorguiev at Euro Stars Gymnastics ... Won the 2008 Level 9 Eastern beam title and the all-around crown ... Placed second on the beam at the 2009 Level 10 Region 5 Championships ... Finished second on the beam at the Level 10 Region 5 Championships in 2010 ... Was third on the beam at the 2011 Michigan Level 10 State Championships ... A three-time Level 10 regional qualifier ... A Level 10 National Invitational Tournament qualifier ... A member of both the National Honors Society and the Spanish Honors Society.

Personal: Born September 2, 1993 ... Full name is Alexandra Catherine Gosselin ... Daughter of John and Linda Gosselin ... Plans on majoring in pre-medicine.

Klages on Gosselin: I was thrilled when Ellie decided to come to MSU. She also has strong bars and will also help this team add depth to its beam and floor line ups. She is a Michigan resident and is very excited to become a Spartan!

Ashley Noll • Hummelstown, Pa. • Artistic Sports Academy Plus
Prior to Michigan State: Graduated from Hershey High School ... Competed at Artistic Sports Academy Plus under the direction of Barry Mattern ... 2011 Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier ... Placed second in the all-around and third on the vault at the 2011 Level 10 Pennsylvania State Championships ... Finished third on the floor at the 2011 Region 7 Level 10 Championships ... Qualified for the 2010 Junior Olympics National Championships in the all-around ... Was fifth in the all-around at the 2010 Region 7 Level 10 Championships ... Was first on the vault, second on the beam, floor and in the all-around at the 2009 Pennsylvania Level 10 State Championships ... Qualified for the Region 7 Level 10 Championships in 2009.

Klages on Noll: We are really excited to add Ashley to the class of 2011. She is an extremely talented individual and will bring a lot of depth to our program. We expect her to compete for an all-around slot and look forward to getting her here this fall.

Carson Tabiolo • Aiea, Hawai'i • Hawaiian Island Twisters
Prior to Michigan State: Attended Moanalua High School ... Coached by Joe Rapp at Hawaiian Island Twisters ... Placed second at the Hawaiian state gymnastics meet in both 2008 and 2010 ... Qualified for the Junior Olympics Nationals as both a sophomore and a senior in high school ... Placed second in the all-around and first on the vault at the 2011 Level 10 state meet ... A regional meet qualifier in 2010 ... Won the beam championship at the 2009 Level 10 state meet ... At the Level 9 state meet in 2008, placed first on the beam and qualified for the Level 9 Western Nationals ... Earned the principal's award in 2006, 2007 and 2008 ... Was a member of the honor roll all four years of high school ... Graduated summa cum laude ... Member of both the science club at the multicultural club.

Personal: Born January 2, 1993 in Honolulu, Hawai'i ... Daughter of Steve and Teri Tabiolo ... Plans on majoring in psychology ... Cousin, Mandy Pascual, was a four-year letterwinner in gymnastics at the University of Maryland.

Klages on Tabiolo: We are very excited to have signed Carson. Although she will be a distance from home, she does have family in the area. She is a dynamic bar swinger with a high level of difficulty and a very consistent beam worker. She brings flair to our program with her bubbly personality and will balance out our other recruits in this class.