SIGNING DAY 2019: Big Four Conferences

The national signing period for women’s gymnastics opens today, which means that dozens of high school athletes will sign National Letters of Intent (NLI) to formalize their commitments to their future college teams. Most of these athletes are high school seniors who will begin training with their college team in the fall of 2020 and compete in the 2021 season, while others will finish high school early and join in January 2020. Still others are high school juniors who will graduate early and join in the fall of 2020, or are international elites.

Note that signing an NLI denotes that an athlete will receive an athletic scholarship for at least her first year. Many future walk-ons will participate in a ceremony or photo opportunity in which they “sign” informally. An athlete is marked as “Signed” only when we can confirm that she has signed an NLI.

Gymnasts who train outside the U.S. or who represent another country internationally are marked with the name of that country. Gymnasts whose names are in italics have not yet signed.

View the signings from non-big four conference teams in the east and west/midwest.

SEC

Alabama

Arkansas

Auburn

Florida

  • Chloi Clark – Gymtegrity
  • Gabbie Gallentine – Everest
  • Morgan Hurd – First State – SIGNED (joining for 2022 season)
  • Shilese Jones – Future
  • Ellie Lazzari – Legacy Elite – SIGNED
  • Riley McCusker – MG Elite – SIGNED

Georgia

Kentucky

LSU

  • Elena Arenas – Georgia Elite – SIGNED
  • Sierra Ballard – North Shore
  • Chase Brock – Gymnastix GA
  • Haleigh Bryant – Everest – SIGNED
  • Olivia Dunne – ENA Paramus – SIGNED
  • Maddie Rau – Stars TX

Missouri

Pac-12

Arizona

Arizona State

California

  • Elise Byun – Airborne
  • Cosette Carranza – Texas Dreams
  • Blake Gozashti – Gymnastics Zone
  • Andrea Li – Legacy Elite – SIGNED
  • Gabby Perea – Legacy Elite – SIGNED
  • Kennedy Quay – SCEGA

Oregon State

(Note that Jade Carey from the class of 2018 signed in 2017 and deferred.)

Stanford

UCLA

  • Chae Campbell – Metroplex – SIGNED
  • Laney Madsen – Gym Max (BUL)
  • Emma Malabuyo – Texas Dreams (’21, graduating early)
  • Brooklyn Moors – Dynamo (CAN)
  • Ana Padurariu – Gemeni (CAN)
  • Sara Ulias – Paramount Elite

(Note that Frida Esparza and Jordan Chiles from the class of 2019 signed last year and deferred.)

Utah

  • Jaylene Gilstrap – Metroplex – SIGNED
  • Carina Jordan – WCC
  • Deanne Soza – Texas Dreams – SIGNED
  • Lucy Stanhope – City of Liverpool (GBR) – SIGNED

Washington

  • Cathy Eksteen – Metroplex (RSA) – SIGNED
  • Skylar Killough-Wilhelm – Triad – SIGNED
  • Katie McNamara – Wallers’ GymJam
  • Taylor Russon – San Mateo
  • Gabi Wickman – Cascade Elite

Big 10

Illinois

  • Kaitlyn Ewald – In the Zone
  • Amelia Knight – The Academy (GBR)
  • Allie Morgan – Universal Gymnastics – SIGNED
  • Abby Mueller – Classic – SIGNED
  • Ashley Resch – GymNasti

Iowa

  • Daniela Castillo – American Twisters – SIGNED
  • Giovanna Deo – Wallers’ GymJam
  • Adeline Kenlin – Iowa Gym-Nest – SIGNED
  • Aubrey Nick – Libertyville

Maryland

Michigan

Michigan State

Minnesota

  • Erin Fortman – Flyaways Gold
  • Gianna Gerdes – Gym X-treme – SIGNED
  • Rebecca Green – Classic
  • Mya Hooten –  Classic
  • Emily Koch – Legacy
  • Morgan Walters – 5280

Nebraska

Ohio State

Penn State

Rutgers

  • Avery Balser – Buckeye – SIGNED
  • Izzy Barbacci – AJS Pancott
  • Kylie Haffner – LaFleur’s – SIGNED
  • Rees Hagler – Colorado Aerials
  • Jordan Halcom – Southeastern
  • Jaidyn Raby – Capital

Big 12

Denver

Iowa State

  • Laura-Rose Cooke Norfolk Academy of Gymnastics (GBR) (Possibly for 2020 season)
  • Kaia Parker – Missouri Valley
  • Jade Vella-Wright – Waverley Gymnastics Centre (AUS)

Oklahoma

West Virginia


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