Recruiting Roundup: July 2021

Welcome to your monthly recruiting news. Take a look at all NCAA commits, top club meet results and training updates for the past month in college gymnastics recruiting. Additionally, check out how this month’s commits changed their teams’ class rankings.

Team Class Ranking Tracker

In the class of 2022, Alabama overtook Florida for first place after the commitment of 3-star Rachel Rybicki and the switch of five-star Olivia Greaves from the Gators to the Auburn Tigers. As a result of Greaves’ switch, Auburn also moved up the rankings from No. 22 to No. 12. Stanford, which was unranked, now sits at No. 4 thanks to the verbal commitment of one 5-star and three 4-star gymnasts. California also climbed up the rankings to No. 3 with the commitment of 4-star Miki Aderinto.

Committed Tracker

  • California commit eMjae Frazier is training a Nabieva on bars and a Silivas on floor.

Uncommitted Watcher

  • Sharon Lee, in the class of 2023, is training a triple twist on floor. 
  • Jamison Sears, in the class of 2023, is training a full-twisting double layout on floor.
  • Gabriella Ortiz, in the class of 2023, is training a Yurchenko 1.5 on vault.

Elite Corner

Auburn commit Sunisa Lee leaves the Tokyo Olympics as the most decorated U.S. gymnast with three medals: gold in the all around, silver with the team and bronze on bars. UCLA commit Jordan Chiles and Utah commit Grace McCallum also won silver with the U.S. team. Oregon State commit Jade Carey won gold on floor and former Ute Mykayla Skinner won silver on vault. Another Utah commit, Amelie Morgan, won bronze with the British team. 

Interviews

  • Twins Hannah and Emma Loyim, incoming freshmen at Iowa State and Boise State, respectively, talked to us about their decision to go separate ways in college.
  • Oklahoma incoming freshman Jordan Bowers shared her story of perseverance and resiliency. 
  • Georgia commit Ariel Posen also shared with us her gymnastics journey and explained her switch from UCLA to the Gymdogs.

Commits (Class of 2021)

GymnastNCAA TeamClub GymPersonal BestsVideosSocial Media and News
Livia IsacksonHamlineRPHF, MNInstagram
Kamryn MartinezIowaIncline, COVT: 9.750
UB: 8.525
BB: 9.125
FX: 9.150
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Josie BergstromIowa State (previously committed to Iowa)All American, SDVT: 9.700
UB: 9.625
BB: 9.500
FX: 9.600
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Emma RicksIowa StateJam Hops, MNVT: 9.525
UB: 9.275
BB: 9.250
FX: 9.500
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Megan GoodyearLIUAerial, TXVT: 9.300
UB: 9.475
BB: 8.750
FX: 9.400
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Katie KuenemannNebraskaTexas East, TXVT: 9.575
UB: 9.325
BB: 9.050
FX: 9.650
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram

Commits (Class of 2022)

GymnastNCAA TeamClub GymPersonal BestsVideosSocial Media and News
Rachel Rybicki
⭐️⭐️⭐️
AlabamaOlympia, MIVT: 9.600
UB: 9.475
BB: 9.625
FX: 9.725
InstagramInstagram
Olivia Greaves
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Auburn (previously committed to Florida)World Champions Centre, TXVT: 9.800
UB: 9.850
BB: 9.750
FX: 9.575
YouTube VideoInstagram
Sydney Kho
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Boise StateWinners, CAVT: 9.700
UB: 9.725
BB: 9.650
FX: 9.600
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Mikaile Aderinto
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
CaliforniaDesert Devils, CAVT: 9.850
UB: 9.825
BB: 9.750
FX: 9.850
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Heidi Schultz
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Kent StateLaFleur’s, WIVT: 9.525
UB: 9.600
BB: 9.625
FX: 9.650
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Claire Stippich
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Kentucky (previously committed to Utah State)Salto, WIVT: 9.600
UB: 9.825
BB: 9.550
FX: 9.700
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Shani SirotaMarylandHotshots, NYVT: 9.700
UB: 9.375
BB: 9.450
FX: 9.525
Instagram Instagram
Stephanie LebsterMichigan StateChampion USA, MIVT: 9.575
UB: 9.200
BB: 9.450
FX: 9.425
InstagramInstagram
Reese BaechleMissouriFuzion, MOVT: 9.250
UB: 9.250
BB: 9.300
FX: 9.050
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Skye Kerico
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Penn (previously committed to Georgia)First State, DEVT: 9.725
UB: 9.725
BB: 9.700
FX: 9.650
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Carla FerzocoPittsburghElite, MAVT: 9.525
UB: 8.875
BB: 9.300
FX: 9.450
InstagramInstagram
Ellie ThomsonSouthern UtahCache Elite, UTVT: 9.525
UB: 8.350
BB: 9.475
FX: 8.975
InstagramInstagram
Ashley Carter
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Stanford (previously committed to Missouri)Charter Oak Gliders, CAVT: 9.725
UB: 9.625
BB: 9.700
FX: 9.650
InstagramInstagram
Claire Dean
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
StanfordEast Bay, CAVT: 9.775
UB: 9.800
BB: 9.825
FX: 9.725
YouTube VideoInstagram
Taralyn Nguyen
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
StanfordTechnique, CAVT: 10.000
UB: 9.400
BB: 9.850
FX: 9.925
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Anna Roberts
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
StanfordMetropolitan, WAVT: 9.950
UB: 9.900
BB: 9.550
FX: 9.825
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Brooke FerrariTexas Woman’sAirborne, COVT: 9.525
UB: 9.825
BB: 9.025
FX: 9.450
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Allison LandryTexas Woman’sPearland Elite, TXVT: 9.700
UB: 9.700
BB: 9.350
FX: 9.500
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Carmella CalafatiTowsonSylvia’s, PAVT: 9.725
UB: 0.000
BB: 8.700
FX: 9.775
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Allie ClophusTowsonOlympus, UTVT: 9.600
UB: 9.800
BB: 9.675
FX: 9.550
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Brooke Irwin
⭐️⭐️⭐️
West VirginiaAirborne, COVT: 9.850
UB: 9.525
BB: 9.500
FX: 9.675
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram

Commits (Class of 2023)

GymnastNCAA TeamClub GymPersonal BestsVideosSocial Media and News
Ava Jorgensen
⭐️⭐️⭐️
BYUGold Medal, AZVT: 9.900
UB: 9.700
BB: 9.525
FX: 9.575
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram

Transfers

GymnastPrevious TeamNew TeamCareer HighsVideosSocial Media and News
Lara Burhans (SO)Utah StateArizonaPersonal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Madison Latzke (SR)UW-StoutHamlineVT: 9.575
BB: 8.400
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Sarah Duhe (SO)AlabamaPenn StatePersonal YouTube ChannelInstagram

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Article by Talitha Ilacqua

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