Recruiting Roundup: December 2015

​It’s time for the fourth edition of the Recruiting Roundup. We take a look at all of December’s verbal commitments from our featured teams, including stats on their careers so far as well as videos.

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)​

 

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