SEATTLE (May 1) - Sarah Sullivan, a Level 10 gymnast from Salem, Ore., has signed a national letter of intent to compete for Seattle Pacific University for next season.

Sullivan, the first recruit signed by Coach Laurel Tindall, is a member of the Region 2 team which will compete at the Level 10 national meet this weekend in Colorado Springs. She trains at Salem Gymnastics Center.

Sullivan ranks No. 1 in her senior class at Sprague High School with a 4.0 grade point average.

Seattle Pacific is one of the top small college programs in the nation with three national championships and 20 straight top-four national finishes, including third place at the USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships earlier this year.