Welcome to your monthly recruiting news. Take a look at all NCAA commits, top club meet results and training updates for the past month in college gymnastics recruiting. Additionally, check out how this month’s commits changed their teams’ class rankings.
Team Class Ranking Tracer
In the class of 2022, UCLA jumped from No. 7 to No. 3 thanks to its recruitment of 5-star gymnast Selena Harris. Alabama, however, defended its No. 2 ranking after 3-star recruit Zoe Gravier switched her commitment from UCLA to the Crimson Tide. Southern Utah also moved up the rankings from No. 15 to No. 12 after the recruitment of former elite and former Utah commit Trista Goodman. The rankings of the class of 2021 remained unchanged.
Committed Tracker
- Northern Illinois signee Alana Anderson is training a double front dismount off bars.
- Utah State signee Kielyn McCright competed for the first time in the all around in two years at the Tim Rand Invitational.
- Washington signee Leah Smith is training a double-twisting Yurchenko on vault.
- Southern Connecticut commit Ciara Rios is training a double Arabian dismount off bars.
- Utah commit Makenna Smith is playing around with a double double dismount off bars.
Uncommitted Watcher
- Morgan Hood, in the class of 2022, competes a difficult double front off bars and a side aerial to 1.5 twist off beam.
- Olivia Rickle, in the class of 2022, is training a piked Jaeger on bars.
- Kaylin Hamilton, in the class of 2022, is training a blind full to Gienger on bars.
- Kailee Adomaites, in the class of 2022, is training a triple twist on floor.
- Haruna Tamaki, in the class of 2022, is training a full-twisting double layout off bars.
- Alyssa Kramer, in the class of 2023, is training a double front somersault on floor and some interesting combinations on beam: a switch leap to LOSO and a front toss to back tuck.
- Mia Giordano, in the class of 2022, is documenting her rehabilitation process on Instagram after having surgery to repair her ACL and her meniscus last month.
- Seria Johnson, in the class of 2022, is training a double Arabian on floor and a Yurchenko 1.5 on vault.
- Becca Harper, in the class of 2023, is training a front layout to Rudi on floor.
- Sophia Pratt, in the class of 2023, is training a front 1.5 twist off bars.
- Logan Mancini, in the class of 2024, is training a double turn to beat jump on beam.
- Anna Flynn Cashion, in the class of 2024, competes a difficult bar routine, which includes a beautifully straight Gienger and a double Arabian dismount.
- Eleanor Whyly, in the class of 2024, is training a full-twisting double pike on floor.
- Mia Albert, in the class of 2027, is training a Memmel on beam.
Meet Results
- Arizona State signee Alex Theodorou scored her second 10.0 on vault of her club career at the Valley of the Sun Challenge, where she also posted a 39.200 all around score, her third 39+ of the season. Kyen Mayhew, in the class of 2023, scored a 10.0 on floor at the same meet for a routine that started with a front double twist to punch pike. She tied for the junior all around title (38.550) with 2024 graduate Avery Neff, who posted a 9.900 on floor.
- Lily Pederson, in the class of 2024, won the Northern Lights Classic with a 38.650, which included a 9.775 on bars.
- Missouri signee Jocelyn Moore scored a 10.0 on vault at the Fantasia Classic for her Yurchenko 1.5, as well as a 9.800 on bars and a 9.775 on floor.
- Towson signee Clara Hong won the Yellow Rose Invitational with a 38.750, which included a 9.975 on floor, a 9.800 on beam and a 9.775 on bars. Kenlie Schaefer won the junior title with the same all around score, which included a 9.800 on floor. Lilly Tubbs, in the class of 2022, posted a 9.875 on beam for a routine that included a beautiful Liukin to full turn.
- Rutgers signee Elia Aird won the City of Lights Invitational with a 38.875. Boise State commit Alyssa Vulaj was second with a 38.725 and a 9.850 on beam.
- Kentucky commit Makenzie Wilson posted a 10.0 on vault at the Warrior Classic for a front handspring front pike half.
- West Virginia commit Anna Leigh scored a 9.800 on bars at the Northern Classic for a beautiful routine that included a piked Jaeger, a Pak salto and a double layout dismount.
- Illinois State commit Nastia Rudnitskaya stuck her Yurchenko full for a 9.850 at the Salto Invitational.
- Kentucky commit Bridget Burque posted a 38.925 at the Charity Challenge Cup.
- Missouri signee Amari Celestine topped the standings at the SoCal meet with a 38.750.
- Hannah Drielick, in the class of 2022, scored a 9.850 on beam at the Charity Challenge Cup.
- Cilla Park, in the class of 2023, posted a 9.825 on beam at the Sweet Tea Classic, while 2025 graduate Madelyn Dorbin posted a 9.825 on floor.
- Florida signee Sloane Blakely topped the standings at the Texas state meet with a 39.200. Morgan Price, in the class of 2023, scored a 39.175, Denver signee Momoko Iwai a 38.850 and Michigan signee Abigael Vides a 38.825. Iwai also posted a 10.0 on bars, and Price and Washington signee Leah Smith a 9.925 on the same event. Kylie Coen, in the class of 2023, posted a 9.900 on floor and LSU commit Bryce Wilson a 9.900 on vault.
- Charniya Brown, a Bowling Green commit, topped the standings at the Tennessee state meet with a 38.575. Heather Parker, in the class of 2023, scored a 9.900 on floor and Kentucky commit Makenzie Wilson a 9.950 on vault.
- UCLA commit Alexis Jeffrey posted a 9.950 on bars at the Missouri state meet.
- UCLA commit Selena Harris and Southern Utah commit Trista Goodman tied for first place at the Nevada state meet with two 38.625. They both posted a 10.0, too, Harris on vault and Goodman on bars.
- Ohio State signee Tory Vetter topped the standings at the Ohio state meet with a 38.750. Isabel Stassi, in the class of 2026, scored a 38.600.
- Alabama signee Jordyn Paradise topped the standings at the Florida state meet with a 39.125. Kentucky commit Bridget Bourque posted a 39.000, Alabama signee Lilly Hudson a 38.925 and Oklahoma signee Moorea Linker a 38.725. Linker also scored a 10.0 on vault.
- Oklahoma signee Jordan Bowers posted a 38.925 at the Nebraska state meet.
- Southern Utah signee Ellie Cacciola posted a 9.900 on vault at the Oklahoma state meet.
- Missouri signee Jocelyn Moore posted a 10.0 on vault at the New Jersey state meet.
- Kyen Mayhew topped the standings at the Arizona state meet with a 38.675, which included a 9.900 on vault. Arizona signee Alex Theodorou posted a 9.975 on vault and Auburn signee Sara Hubbard a 9.900.
- Michigan State signee Skyla Schulte was first at the Illinois state meet with a 39.175. Behind her, Minnesota signee Haley Tyson scored a 38.925 and Ohio State signee Kaitlyn Grimes a 39.825.
Elite Corner
- Auburn signee Sunisa Lee is training a Moors.
- Florida signee Riley McCusker is training a full-twisting double layout.
- UCLA commit Sydney Barros is training a full-twisting double back dismount off beam.
Interviews
- 2022 graduate Selena Harris chatted with us about her recent commitment to UCLA.
- Washington signee Leah Smith talked to us about her Nastia Liukin Cup victory.
Commits (Class of 2021)
| Gymnast | NCAA Team | Club Gym | Personal Bests | Videos | Social Media and News |
| Paola Barahona | Alaska | Brandon Eagles, Canada | – | YouTube Video | |
| Elizabeth LaRusso | Arizona (previously committed for the 2023 season) | Gymcats, NV | VT: 9.600 UB: 9.475 BB: 9.450 FX: 9.550 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Erica Cooper | Ball State | Premier, TN | VT: 9.500 UB: 9.325 BB: 9.550 FX: 9.800 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Chloe Armentor | Centenary | Elmwood, LA | VT: 9.600 UB: 9.100 BB: 9.275 FX: 9.400 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Lily Ramsdell | Hamline | ACE, MA | VT: 8.800 UB: 8.800 BB: 8.950 FX: 9.000 | YouTube Videos | |
| Kadyn Fitzgibbon | Illinois (previously committed to Iowa) | United, IL | VT: 9.750 UB: 9.500 BB: 9.550 FX: 9.625 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Alex Bradford | Iowa | Cincinnati, OH | VT: 9.025 UB: 9.150 BB: 9.375 FX: 9.375 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Marlena Bailey | Ithaca | Gym Express Too, CT | VT: 9.125 UB: 8.700 BB: 8.900 FX: 8.725 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Abby Chesshire | Ithaca | Silvia’s, PA | VT: 9.200 UB: 7.625 BB: 8.750 FX: 9.150 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Michelle Reed | Lindenwood | Team Central, MO | VT: 9.650 UB: 9.100 BB: 9.400 FX: 9.025 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Katlyn Sawyer | Michigan State | Brestyan’s, MA | VT: 9.800 UB: 9.325 BB: 9.425 FX: 9.700 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Jenna Cashman | North Carolina (previously committed to Maryland) | Arena, NJ | VT: 9.625 UB: 9.125 BB: 9.350 FX: 9.625 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Eaven Edmonds | Rhode Island | Next Dimension, CT | Level 8 VT: 9.625 UB: 8.900 BB: 8.300 FX: 9.150 | – | |
| Hannah King | Rhode Island (previously committed to Limestone for A&T) | MEGA, IL | Level 9 VT: 9.000 UB: 0.000 BB: 8.950 FX: 9.000 | – | |
| Alexa Bracher | Southern Connecticut | Capital, VA | VT: 9.350 UB: 7.950 BB: 8.700 FX: 9.275 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Elise Tisler | Towson | Capital, VA | VT: 9.700 UB: 9.375 BB: 9.575 FX: 9.850 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Amari Evans | Utah State | WOGA, TX | VT: 9.675 UB: 9.750 BB: 9.600 FX: 9.500 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Heidi Schooley | Utah State | All American, UT | VT: 9.300 UB: 8.700 BB: 9.475 FX: 9.575 | – | |
| Emma Brittingham | UW-Stout | US Gold, FL | VT: 9.050 UB: 8.250 BB: 8.700 FX: 9.550 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Effie Ferguson | UW-Stout | Manjaks, Canada | – | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Maya Jones | UW-Stout | Texas Best, TX | VT: 9.250 UB: 9.175 BB: 9.125 FX: 9.300 | Personal YouTube Channel | – |
| Mia Falcone | UW-Whitewater | ACE, FL | VT: 9.700 UB: 9.450 BB: 9.625 FX: 9.700 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Brynn Freehling | West Virginia | Connecticut Gym Academy, CT | VT: 9.425 UB: 9.325 BB: 9.450 FX: 9.650 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Camdyn McSweeney | Winona State | Revolution, NM | VT: 9.225 UB: 8.275 BB: 8.750 FX: 9.100 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Bryce Stoltz | Winona State | Incline, CO | VT: 9.125 UB: 8.800 BB: 8.900 FX: 9.150 | Personal YouTube Channel |
Commits (Class of 2022)
| Gymnast | NCAA Team | Club Gym | Personal Bests | Videos | Social Media and News |
| Zoe Gravier ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | Alabama (previously committed to UCLA) | First State, DE | VT: 9.775 UB: 9.800 BB: 9.600 FX: 9.575 | YouTube Video | |
| McKenna Little ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | New Hampshire | Stallone, PA | VT: 9.700 UB: 8.750 BB: 9.500 FX: 9.800 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Amy Wozniak | North Carolina | Legacy Elite, IL | VT: 9.400 UB: 9.750 BB: 9.350 FX: 9.525 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Jennifer McMillan | Oregon State | Southeaster, NC | VT: 9.700 UB: 9.550 BB: 9.525 FX: 9.600 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Trista Goodman | Southern Utah (previously committed to Utah) | Salcianu, NV | VT: 9.700 UB: 10.000 BB: 9.725 FX: 9.400 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Selena Harris ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | UCLA | Gymcats, NV | VT: 10.000 UB: 9.900 BB: 9.825 FX: 9.750 | Personal YouTube Channel | Recruit File |
| Emily Innes | Washington | Gymkhana, PA | VT: 9.550 UB: 9.350 BB: 9.400 FX: 9.800 | Personal YouTube Channel |
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Article by Talitha Ilacqua
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