Recruiting Roundup: May 2016

Amanda Huang: Alabama > Ohio State

• Ohio State release
• Will have four years of eligibility remaining
• Former international elite

India McPeak: Michigan > Bowling Green

• BGSU release
• On a two-year scholarship at Michigan
• Originally from Ireland

Morgan Bixler: Maryland

• Maryland release
• Hanover, Pa.
• Frederick Gymnastics
• 2015 NIT competitor

• Minnesota release
• Overland Park, Kan.
• Eagles Gymnastics Club
• 9th AA at Region 4 Regionals

Emma Johnson: Maryland

• Maryland release
• Wyckoff, N.J.
• US Gymnastics Development Center II
• 2009-2015 J.O. Nationals competitor

Brittany Jones: Illinois

• Signed National Letter of Intent
• Xtreme Gymnastics (Ariz.)
• 2016 J.O. Nationals competitor

Gracie Kramer: UCLA

• Changed commitment from signed NLI at ASU to walk-on at UCLA
• Wildfire Gymnastics
• No. 14 best level 10 vault score in 2016 (9.925)

Maddi Laydin: Arizona

• Signed National Letter of Intent
• Melbourne, Australia
• 2015 World Championships competitor
• Australian Senior National Team

• Arizona release
• Graduating early
• Stars Houston
• 2016 J.O. Nationals competitor- 4th VT

Deanna Magro: Maryland

• Maryland release
• Bethel, Conn.
• Gymnastics Revolution
• 2015 Connecticut AA State Champion

Jen O’Neil: Maryland

• Maryland release
• Fairfield, Conn.
• Next Dimension Gymnastics
• No. 28 best level 10 vault score (9.875)

Esperanza Abarca: West Virginia

• ​WOGA
• 2016 J.O. Nationals competitor
• 2016 Region 3 regional AA, UB, BB champion
• No. 54 best level 10 beam score in 2016 (9.7)

• AIM Gymnastics (Texas)
• ​Junior International Elite
• 2016 J.O. Nationals competitor

Lauren Guerin: Iowa

• ​Olympia Hills (Texas)
• 2016 J.O. Nationals competitor
• 2016 Region 3 regional FX champion

Kennedy Hambrick: Arkansas

• ​Reflex Gymnastics
• 2016 J.O. Nationals competitor
• No. 51 best level 10 floor score in 2016 (9.75)

• WOGA
• 2016 J.O. Nationals comeptitor
• ​No. 2 best level 10 bars score in 2016 (9.8)

Emma Brown: Denver

• Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance
• 2016 J.O. Nationals competitor- 10th AA, 6th UB, 11th VT/FX
• No. 51 best level 10 floor score in 2016 (9.75)

Jillian Hoffman: Utah

• SCEGA
• 2016 J.O. Nationals competitor
• No. 12 best level 10 floor score in 2016 (9.8)

• Olympian Gymnastics (Mich.)
• ​Former Junior International Elite
• 2016 J.O. Nationals competitor
• 2016 Nastia Liukin Cup competitor

• Michigan Academy of Gymnastics
• Undefeated on vault in 2016 (including state, regionals and nationals)
• 2016 J.O. Nationals competitor- 1st AA/VT/FX​
• On America’s Top 100 2016 list multiple times for VT, UB, FX and AA