Injury Updates

Keep track of your favorite gymnasts and when they’ll be back on the competition floor. Feel free to submit any updates you may have to our email.

Long Term | Short Term | Unknown | Retirement/Left Team

Recent Updates (changes within the last week)

• Added (Long Term): Savannah Pennese – Arkansas – torn achilles (in December, confirmed on 1/15)
• Removed: Brittney Jeppesen – Utah State (1/15)
• Added (Long Term): Logan Varnadore – Utah State – unknown season ending injury (1/15)
• Added (Long Term): Molly Russ – Iowa State – torn achilles (1/15)
• Added (Long Term): Rose DeBarberie – Penn – torn ACL (in the fall, confirmed 1/16)
• Added (Unknown): Caroline Mitsch – Penn – in a boot (1/16)
• Added (Unknown): Kendal Toy – Yale – knee brace and crutches (1/16)
• Added (Unknown): Kaylee Quinn – Nebraska – knee brace and crutches (1/16)
• Added (Retirement/Left Team): Monica Servidio – Temple – medical retirement (1/16)
• Added (Retirement/Left Team): Tia Kiaku – Alabama – no longer on roster (1/16)
• Added (Unknown): Dymiana Cox – Penn State – knee brace (1/16)
• Added (Unknown): McKenna Zimmerman – Seattle Pacific – in a boot (1/16)
• Added (Unknown): Simone Dumas-Guzman – Seattle Pacific – in a boot (1/16)
• Added (Unknown): Sydney Coons – Seattle Pacific – in a boot (1/16)
• Added (Unknown): Ashtyn Winter – Seattle Pacific – in a boot (1/16)
• Removed: Olivia Trautman – Oklahoma (1/18)
• Removed: Tyler Davis – Air Force (1/18)
• Added (Retirement/Left Team): Aleeza Yu – Stanford – medical retirement (1/18)
• Added (Long Term): Rachael Flam – Stanford – foot injury (1/18)
• Added (Unknown): Ryanna Head – Michigan State – in a boot (1/20)
• Added (Long Term): Collea Burgess – Maryland – ineligible to compete in 2020 (1/20)
• Added (Retirement/Left Team): Ariana Orrego – Iowa State – deferred to train for the Olympics (1/20)
• Added (Unknown): Ashton Woodbury – Cal – in a boot (1/20)

Long Term

Suffered season-ending injury, injury that requires major surgery or other debilitating injury that will take gymnast out of competition or training for a long period of time.

Alabama

• Tia Kiaku: season ending shoulder injury (12/19)

Arkansas

• Katarina Derrick: torn ACL (3/26/19)
• Savannah Pennese: torn achilles (in December, confirmed on 1/15)

Ball State

• Sari Thaler: Shoulder surgery (11/7/18)
• Marimar Perez-Banus: knee surgery (12/27)

Boise State

• Courtney McGregor: torn achilles (1/12)

BYU

• Angel Zhong: torn achilles (1/6)

Centenary

• Lacey Wedge: shoulder surgery (9/15)

Central Michigan

• Charlie Wright: Shoulder surgery (2/2018)

Georgia

• Rachel Dickson: torn achilles (1/3)

Illinois

• Mallory Mizuki: torn ACL (again) (12/19)

Iowa

• Jerquavia Henderson: torn achilles (1/3)

Iowa State

• Molly Russ: torn achilles (1/15)

Kent State

• Sydney Chapman: ankle surgery (8/8)

Lindenwood

• Paige Sorensen: torn ACL (2/24/19)
• Aleah Turon: ankle surgery (10/3)

LSU

• Bailey Ferrer: will miss 2020 season due to “personal reasons” (12/8)

Maryland

• Collea Burgess: ineligible to compete in 2020 (1/20)

Minnesota

• Kate Grotenhuis: back surgery; will miss 2020 season (1/4)

Nebraska

• Abby Johnston: labrum surgery (5/11/19)
• Sarah Hargrove: torn labrum and fractured shoulder; will miss 2020 season (12/18)

NC State

• Olivia Hunter: surgery to repair ACL and meniscus (2/2/19)

North Carolina

• Emily White: torn ACL (1/4)
• Hallie Thompson: torn ACL (1/12)

Oklahoma

• Bre Showers: torn ACL (3/3/19); back on bars as of 9/28

Oregon State

• Jane Poniewaz: in a boot and on crutches; will miss 2020 season (11/22)
• Lena Greene: torn achilles (1/2)

Pennsylvania

• Rose DeBarberie: torn ACL (in the fall, confirmed 1/16)
• Sarah Penuela Wermers – torn ACL (12/2019)

Pittsburgh

• Katrina Coca – Pitt – torn achilles (in September, confirmed 11/17)
• Katie Chamberlain – Pitt – torn ACL (1/11)

Sacramento State

• Wanda Deriot: ankle surgery (1/18/19)
• Shaye Matthias: torn ACL (added 4/3/19)
• Mariah York: ankle surgery (11/18)

Southern Utah

• Alyssa Ladieu: hip surgery (8/13)

Stanford

• Jade Chrobok: broken foot (12/21)
• Rachael Flam: foot injury (1/18)

Texas Woman’s

• Kyla Podges: ACL and meniscus tear (11/27)

UC Davis

• Kyla Kessler: torn ACL and meniscus (2/24/19)

UCLA

• Sekai Wright: ineligible to compete this quarter (1/13)

Ursinus

• Eleanor LaFountain: torn achilles (1/28/19)

Utah State

• Logan Varnadore: unknown season ending injury (1/15)

Washington

• Talia Brovedani: Torn achilles (9/4)

William & Mary

• Keaghan Schafer: torn ACL (surgery at end of May) (7/29)

Western Michigan

• Payton Murphy: fractured neck; brace for 3 months (1/11)

Short Term

Minor injury that should only keep gymnast out of competition or training for a few weeks.

Alabama

• Mati Waligora: sprained ankle at JO nationals (5/20/19)

Arkansas

• Hailey Garner: concussion (1/9)
• Sarah Schaffer: limited to vault (1/9)
• Amanda Elswick: shin injury (1/12)

Cornell

• Malia Mackey: nerve compression (2/22/19)

Illinois State

• Gabrielle Cooke: rolled ankle (1/4)
• Mia Quigg: tweaked ankle in warmups; limited to bars (1/4)

LSU

• Christina Desiderio: groin injury (1/10)

Utah

• Jillian Hoffman: sprained foot (1/3)

William & Mary

• Hailey Haycox: unknown injury; hopes to be back later in the season (1/18/19)
• Chloe Campbell: currently injured; return timetable unknown (1/18/19)

Unknown

Gymnast seen with unknown, unconfirmed injury and/or is out for an unknown period of time.

Air Force

• Cam Barber: in a boot (9/28)

Alabama

• Emma DeSantis: unknown injury (10/27)

Alaska

• Joanna Chambers: ankle injury (10/15)
• Winter Osbourne: unknown surgery, in a boot (12/4)

Arizona

• Peyton Bellows: arm in a brace (6/30/19). (also, hasn’t competed since her achilles injury  on 2/11/2018)

Arizona State

• Jordyn Jaslow: knee brace and on crutches (1/4)

Arkansas

• Amanda Elswick: in a boot and on crutches (12/9)

Auburn

• Sydney Wrighte: wrist in a cast (1/7/19)

Boise State

• Tessa Otuafi: on a scooter (1/25/19)
• Erin Morden: in a boot (12/21)

Cal

• Natalie Sadighi: wrist in a cast (9/24)
• Ashton Woodbury: in a boot (1/20)

Illinois

• Mia Townes: ankle cast and on crutches (11/11)

Illinois State

• Kennadi Ledoux: unknown surgery (8/17)

Iowa State

• Sami Strickler: arm in a sling (1/11)

Ithaca

• Lauren Hansen: on crutches (1/6)

Kent State

• Jade Brown: in a boot (8/23)
• Sydney Chapman: in a boot (8/28)

Lindenwood

• Claire Bonacorsi: in a boot on a scooter (2/16/19)
• Courtney Mitchell: in a boot (8/22)

LSU

• Caitlin Smith: unknown surgery (11/11)

Michigan

• Abbie Gaies: knee surgery (12/30)
• Maddy Osman: neck brace (1/10)
• Anne Maxim: elbow brace (1/10)

Michigan State

• Linda Zivat: in a boot during the fall, confirmed as broken foot (12/30)
• Ryanna Head: in a boot (1/20)

Minnesota

• Casey Betts: unknown surgery (3/14/19)
• Abbie Nylin: arm in a sling (6/13)

Missouri

• Mary Nicholson: bone bruise in foot (1/10)

NC State

• Sara Watson: injured knee on floor at Exhibition meet (12/8/18)

Nebraska

• Kaylee Quinn: knee brace and crutches (1/16)

Penn

• Caroline Mitsch: in a boot (1/16)

Penn State

• Dymiana Cox: knee brace (1/16)

Sacramento State

• Karissa Hoffman: unknown surgery (11/18)

San Jose State

• Alexa Solomon: one foot in a boot, one foot in a cast (10/14)

Seattle Pacific

• Zarah Lawal: knee in a brace (5/19)
• McKenna Zimmerman: in a boot (1/16)
• Simone Dumas-Guzman: in a boot (1/16)
• Sydney Coons: in a boot (1/16)
• Ashtyn Winter: in a boot (1/16)

SEMO

• Ashley Albrecht: unknown injury (12/9)
• Mackenzie Slee: unknown injury (12/9)

Southern Utah

• Kaylee Kho – Southern Utah – on crutches (1/9)

Stanford

• Jade Chrobok: in a boot (12/11)

Temple

• Jackie Terpak: in a boot (12/29)
• Nichole Smith: in a boot (1/10)

Texas Woman’s

• Alyssa Page: in a knee brace and on crutches (1/10/19)
• Mara Johnson: in a boot (11/16)

Towson

• Sarah Brownstein: in a boot (12/25)
• Tirzah Delph: in a boot (1/12)

UC Davis

• Lauren Chu: unknown surgery (8/22)

Utah

• Jaedyn Rucker – Utah – out “indefinitely” (12/13)

Washington

• Brenna Brooks: in a boot (12/30)

Winona

• Kaitlyn West: on crutches (1/9)

Yale

• Kendal Toy: knee brace and crutches (1/16)

Retirement/Left Team

Gymnast, who was on the roster the previous season, has announced retirement or has been removed from the roster.

Alabama

• Bailie Key: medical retirement (6/7)
• Asia DeWalt: no longer on roster (8/22)
• Tia Kiaku: no longer on roster (1/16)

Alaska

• Kate Fandrich: no longer on roster (7/26)
• Ali Marvel: no longer on roster (7/26)
• Sofie Riley: medical retirement (9/20)
• Isabella Scalpino: no longer on roster (7/26)

Arkansas:

• Michaela Burton: transfer to Pitt (5/6)

Auburn

• Reid Schaefer: no longer on roster (8/18)
• Mia Schlarbaum: no longer on roster (8/18)

Boise State

• Tessa Depasquale: no longer on roster (7/26)

Brown

• Kate Nelson: no longer on roster (8/18)

BYU

• Melanie Lockhart: no longer on roster (10/2)

Central Michigan

• Alaina Kosto: no longer on roster (9/2)

Denver

• Maddie Quarles: transfer to Minnesota (7/9)

George Washington

• Gemma Guttenberg – no longer on roster (6/10)

Georgia

• Sami Davis: no longer on roster (8/18)
• Alexa Al-Hameed: retirement (10/30)

Illinois State

• Jessica Rothman: no longer on roster (9/28)

Iowa

• Charlotte Sullivan: medical retirement (10/26)
• Jaz Kranitz: retired (11/9)

Iowa State

• Grace Woolfolk: no longer on roster (11/9)
• Annie Johnson: no longer on roster (12/8)
• Ariana Orrego: deferred to train for the Olympics (1/20)

LSU

• Ashlyn Kirby: no longer on roster (10/27)

Maryland

• Emilie LeBlanc – transfer to Utah (6/1)

Michigan State:

• Shannon St. Jean: no longer on roster (8/18)

Minnesota

• Becca Taylor: became student manager (8/18)

Missouri

• Mya Cotner: no longer on roster (6/17)
• Paige Kovnesky: no longer on roster (6/17)
• Frances Bidwill: no longer on roster (8/22)

Nebraska

• Megan Thompson – Nebraska – transfer to ASU (8/18)

North Carolina

• Raine Gordon: transfer to Sac State (6/12)
• Rylie Dewhurst: no longer on roster

Ohio State

• Leonie Gast – no longer on roster (8/18)

Pittsburgh

• Rebekah Jenkins: medical retirement (8/28)
• Megan Tripp: no longer on roster (9/28)

Rutgers

• Rachel Ley: medical retirement (9/7)
• Polina Poliakova: medical retirement (9/7)
• Chloe DeVries: no longer on roster (9/7)
• Emma Karas: no longer on roster (9/7)
• Hannah Prieto: no longer on roster (9/7)
• Carleigh Stillwagon: medical retirement (10/31)

Sacramento State

• Katelyn Garay: medical retirement (7/10)
• Cydney-Elise Kone: medical retirement (7/29)

Seattle Pacific

• Lilja Olafsdottir: medical retirement (10/30)

Southern Utah

• Jiang Braley: no longer on roster (6/24)
• Mary Packham: no longer on roster (6/24)

Stanford

• Aleeza Yu: medical retirement (1/18)

Temple

• Yasmin Eubanks: no longer on roster (6/10)
• Erica Fuchs: became student assistant coach (7/27)
• Whitney King: became manager (7/27)
• Aryanna Anderson: no longer on roster (10/2)
• Monica Servidio: medical retirement (1/16)

UC Davis

• Devon Kiehne: medical retirement (5/30)
• Liah Bosworth: no longer on roster (12/8)
• Kaya Madden: no longer on roster (1/7)

UCLA

• Stella Savvidou: no longer on roster (8/18)

UIC*

• Ashley Albrecht: transfer to SEMO (4/30)
• Alisa Sheremeta: transfer to Missouri (5/8)
• Tirzah Delph: transfer to Towson (6/27)

Utah State

• Caitlin Gray: no longer on roster (7/26)
• Faith Leary: transfer to Temple (7/27)
• Madi Tueller: no longer on roster (7/26)
• Maddie Straker: no longer on roster (8/30)
• Maya Perez-Lugones: no longer on roster (8/30)
• MaKayla Bullitt: no longer on roster (8/30)

Western Michigan

• Carleigh Stillwagon: transfer to Rutgers (8/22)
• Dominique Militello: no longer on roster (11/11)

West Virginia

• Kristin Lang: no longer on roster (8/22)

William & Mary

• Samantha Sakti: transfer to UCLA (7/16)

*team cut after 2019 season