Recruiting Roundup: December 2015

Emma Karas (2016-2017) – Rutgers
Nittany Gymnastics – State College, Pa.

• Two-time J.O. NIT qualifier (2014, 2015)
• 2015 NIT – 13th bars, 14th vault
• 2014 level 10 regionals – seventh vault

Mercedez Sanchez (2016-2017) – UCLA
Matrix Gymnastics – Chatsworth, Calif.

• 2015 level 10 regional qualifier
• 2015 level 10 state – 10th bars
• 2014 level 9 western nationals – fifth all around

Marisa Varrone (2016-2017) – Kentucky
Tataru’s – Knoxille, Tenn.

• 2014 level 10 regional qualifier
• 2014 level 10 state – sixth all around
• 2013 level 9 eastern national qualifier

Jessica Bastardi (2017-2018) – West Virginia
Centre Elite Gymnastics – State College, Pa.

• 2015 level 10 regionals – sixth beam
• 2015 level 10 regionals – 13th all around
• Three-time level 10 regional qualifier

Tessa Phillips (2017-2018) – Illinois 
Gymnastics World – Broadview Heights, Ohio

•  2015 J.O nationals qualifier
• 2015 level 10 regionals – sixth floor, eighth all around
• 2015 level 10 state beam champion
• 2012 level 10 regionals – sixth floor
• 2011 level 9 eastern national floor champion

Simone Banen (2018-2019) – Alabama
North Stars – Wyckoff, N.J.

• 2015 J.O. nationals – eighth floor
• 2015 level 10 regionals bars champion, third all around
• 2013 American Classic Qualifier – second vault, third floor, fourth all around
• Competed HOPES

Mackenzie Black (2018-2019) – West Virginia
United Sports Academy – Dunmore, Pa.

• 2015 level 10 NIT – first vault, third floor, sixth all around
• 2015 level 10 regionals – fourth vault, sixth floor, eighth beam, eighth all around

Emily Gaskins (2018-2019) – Alabama
Palm Beach Gymnastics – Coral Springs, Fla.

• 2015 U.S. championships – third vault
• 2014 U.S. championships – sixth all around
• 2014 City of Jesolo Trophy – first team
• 2013 J.O. nationals – second all around
• 2013 Nastia Liukin Cup qualifier

*Gaskins was originally verbally committed to Florida but switched to Alabama.

Olivia Raymond (2018-2019) – Arkansas
North Stars – Boonton, N.J.

•  2015 level 10 regionals – second bars
•  2015 level 10 state all around, bars and floor champion
•  2014 level 10 regionals – first vault, second all around, bars and beam

Shaylah Scott (2018-2019) – Illinois
Metroplex Gymnastics – Allen, Texas

• 2015 J.O. nationals – second vault, fifth all around
• 2015 level 10 regional all around and vault champion
• 2015 level 10 state all around, vault and beam champion

Ellie Bagley (2019-2020) – Washington
Azarian Gymnastics – Aliso Viejo, Calif.

• 2015 level 10 regionals – seventh beam
• 2014 level 9 western nationals vault champion

Mackenzie Barile (2019-2020) – Arizona
Desert Lights – Chandler, Ariz.​

• 2015 level 10 NIT bars champion
• 2015 level 10 state – third all around
• 2014 U.S. Challenge qualifier
• 2013 U.S. Challenge – fourth all around

Aria Brusch (2019-2020) – Auburn
Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy – Forest Park, Ohio

• Two-time U.S. Championships qualifier (2014, 2015)
• 2014 U.S. Championships – fourth bars
• 2015 WOGA Classic (junior elite) – vault, bars champion
• 2013 level 10 J.O. nationals qualifier

Alyona Shchennikova (2019-2020) – Michigan
5280 Gymnastics – Evergreen, Colo.

• 2015 U.S. Championships – third bars
• Two-time U.S. Championships qualifier (2014, 2015)
• 2014 American Classic – sixth all around
• 2014 Nastia Liukin Cup qualifier
• 2013 U.S. Challenge all around champion

Piper Smith (2019-2020) – Auburn
​First in Flight – Gastonia, N.C.

• 2015 J.O. nationals – sixth bars, 10th all around
• 2015 level 10 regionals – fifth all around, third floor
• 2015 level 10 state floor champion

Ragan Smith (2019-2020) – Oklahoma
Texas Dreams – Lewisville, Texas​

• 2015 U.S. Championships beam and floor champion, third all around
• 2015 Jesolo Trophy – first team, second floor, third vault, fifth all around
• 2014 U.S. Championships – second beam and floor
• 2014 U.S. Classic floor champion
• 2012 U.S. Classic floor champion

Cassie Stevens (2019-2020) – Auburn
Arizona Sunrays – Phoenix, Ariz.

• 2015 J.O. nationals – second beam, sixth vault, seventh all around
• ​2015 Nastia Liukin Cup – fourth vault, sixth bars
• 2015 level 10 regionals – fourth vault, sixth all around
• 2015 level 10 state bars, beam and all around champion

​Aleka Tsiknias (2019-2020) – Maryland
First in Flight – Gastonia, N.C.

• • Hadn’t competed for two years until elite qualifier at Myrtle Beach Cup (December 2015)​