Recruiting Roundup: July 2019

Just because it’s the offseason doesn’t mean there’s no recruiting news. Here are all of the updates that came out in July. 

Transfers

Gymnast Team Previous Team Class Year Video Social Media and News 
Samantha Sakti UCLA   William & Mary sophomore

VT

BB

FX

Instagram 
Maddie Quarles Minnesota   Denver sophomore   Instagram
Allie Smith Washington   Eastern Michigan senior   Instagram
Katrina Coca Pittsburgh Kentucky 5th year

VT

UB

Instagram
Caitlin Gray Bridgeport Utah State sophomore    

2019-2020

Gymnast NCAA Team Club Gym Recent Results Video Social Media and News 
Isabel Redmond Arizona State Olympia Gymnastics Academy 2019 Region 5 Championships: 5th UB, 11th AA Region 5 Gymnastics Insider Arizona State Release
Gracie Reeves Arizona State Arizona Sunrays competed at 2019 J.O. National Championships
2019 Region 1 Championships: 2nd AA, VT, BB; 3rd FX; 6th UB
YouTube Channel  Arizona State Release
Juliette Boyer Arizona State San Mateo 2019 J.O. National Championships: 10th AA, VT, UB   Arizona State Release
Jordyn Jaslow Arizona State Colorado Gymnastics Institute competed at 2019 J.O. National Championships
2019 Region 3 Championships: 1st BB; 2nd AA, VT; 5th UB, FX
YouTube Channel Arizona State Release
Alina Miller Arizona State Perfection  2019 Metroplex Challenge: 1st VT, 3rd UB YouTube Channel Arizona State Release
Hannah Scharf Arizona State Shenderey Gymnastics Institute 2019 Canada Games: 1st BB; 2nd UB, team; 3rd AA, FX; 4th VT YouTube Channel Arizona State Release
Kayla Yancey West Virginia Montgomery County Sports Performance Center 2018 Region 7 Championships: 1st AA; 2nd BB, FX; 4th UB; 5th VT  YouTube Channel West Virginia Release
Maya Kraus West Virginia Rochester Gymnastics Academy competed in 2019 J.O. National Championships
2019 Region 6 Championships: 1st VT, 4th FX, 6th AA, 7th BB
YouTube Channel  West Virginia Release
Allyson Steffensmeier Iowa Twisters  competed at 2019 J.O. National Championships
2019 Region 4 Championships: 1st AA, VT; 2nd UB; 4th FX; 8th BB
YouTube Channel

Iowa Release


Instagram

Elinor Rogers Iowa Paragon 2019 VA State Championships: 3rd AA, BB; 4th UB; 5th VT, FX YouTube Channel

Iowa Release


Instagram

Madison Solomon Iowa  Carolina Gymnastics Center 2019 Carolina Classic: 2nd VT, 3rd FX, 7th AA, 9th BB  

Iowa Release


Instagram 

JerQuavia Henderson Iowa Gym Corner 2019 J.O. National Championships: 2nd VT, FX VT
YouTube Channel

Iowa Release


Instagram

Ariana Agrapides Iowa Premier 2019 NJ State Championships: 1st AA, VT, FX; 3rd UB

VT

UB

BB

FX

Iowa Release


Instagram

Callie Schlottman   Denver Legacy competed at 2019 J.O. National Championships
2019 Region 4 Championships: 2nd BB, 3rd UB, 4th AA, 6th FX, 7th VT
YouTube Channel Denver Release
Carissa Patton Arkansas (previously committed to NC State) WOGA 2017 TX State Championships: 1st VT; 2nd AA, UB; 5th BB YouTube Channel  
Jolie Miller SEMO Adrenaline Gymnastics Academy 2019 Region 3 Championships: 2nd UB YouTube Channel SEMO Release
Katie Ours Southern Utah Docksiders competed at 2019 J.O. National Championships
2019 Region 7 Championships: 3rd AA; 6th FX; 7th UB, BB
YouTube Channel Instagram

2020-2021

Gymnast NCAA Team Club Gym Recent Results Video Social Media and News 
Kyndall Gilbert  Kent State Let It Shine 2019 Region 8 Championships: 7th VT
2019 TN State Championships: 2nd UB; 4th FX, AA; 5th VT, BB
YouTube Channel Instagram
Naomi Morrison Michigan (previously committed to Oregon State) Arizona Dynamics 2019 J.O. National Championships: 2nd FX, 4th VT, 5th AA, 8th UB YouTube Channel  
Abi Walker Penn State (previously committed to Georgia) Texas Dreams 2019 Region 3 Championships: 3rd UB, 4th BB

VT

UB

BB

FX

Instagram

2021-2022

Gymnast NCAA Team Club Gym Recent Results Video Social Media and News 
Hailey Merchant  NC State Docksiders competed at 2019 J.O. National Championships
2019 Region 7 Championships: 3rd UB; 6th FX; 7th AA, VT
YouTube Channel  
Gabriela Lopez  George Washington Maverick competed at 2019 J.O. National Championships
2019 Region 3 Championships: 6th AA, UB; 8th VT; 9th BB
 

Gym Divas Release


Instagram

Leilani Zander Air Force  Aerial Athletics competed at 2019 J.O. National Championships
2019 Region 3 Championships: 3rd UB, 9th AA
YouTube Channel Instagram
Jewel Clark Temple Gymnastix 2019 Level 9 Eastern Championships: 1st BB, 4th AA, 5th VT, 9th FX  YouTube Channel Instagram

2022-2023

Gymnast NCAA Team Club Gym Recent Results Video Social Media and News 
Ashley Cowan Missouri Bull City competed at 2019 J.O. National Championships
2019 Region 8 Championships: 3rd UB, 4th BB, 9th AA
YouTube Channel Instagram

Elite News

  • Catch up on the dozens of past, present and future college gymnasts who have competed this summer at the American Classic, junior world championships, GK U.S. Classic and Pan American Games.
  • Oklahoma ‘22 recruit Jordan Bowers has changed gyms.
  • Ragan Smith confirmed her retirement from elite gymnastics; she will attend Oklahoma this fall.
  • LSU ‘21 commit Olivia Dunne is taking a break from competition this summer due to injuries. 
  • Alyonna Shchennikova ruptured her Achilles tendon at June’s verification camp and will be out for the remainder of the season.
  • This fall, Morgan Hurd (Florida ‘21) will appear alongside Russia’s Angelina Melnikova and China’s Chen Yile in the new Olympic Channel documentary series “All Around,” which will follow the three gymnasts in their quest for gold in Tokyo 2020.
  • Hurd and fellow future Gator Riley McCusker both confirmed they will defer their college plans until after the Olympics.  
  • Incoming San Jose State freshman Emma Milne has qualified for the 2019 Mersin World Challenge Cup; donations toward her self-funded trip can be made here.
  • Laney Madsen (UCLA ‘21) competed for Bulgaria at the 2019 European Games.
  • Tan Sze En (Stanford ‘21) represented Singapore at the Asian Championships. 

Article by Claire Billman 

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