Our second round of ratings was released a couple weeks ago with 19 5-star gymnasts in the class of 22 and 13 in the class of 23, as well as 231 total rated gymnasts. If you haven’t had a chance to check it out, head on over to the landing page for a look.
However, because our rating system was based on scores and video review for all four events, gymnasts with only one standout apparatus were often rated lower overall. Of course, teams that are weaker on one event or those that are looking to fill a hole will turn to event specialists to solidify those lineups. Recruits who excel on a single event may not have ratings that reflect how valuable they can be to their teams, so we wanted to highlight them here.
Let’s take a look here at underrated bar workers in the class of 2022.
Natalia Pawlak
College: Pittsburgh
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bars high scores: 9.900 (2021); 9.750 (2020)
The former international elite for Poland has gorgeous lines and handstands on bars. Her Maloney to bail handstand and double layout dismount set could score 9.900 or better almost every week in college.
Read more about Pawlak.
Isabella Minervini
College: Towson
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bars high scores: 9.825 (2021); 9.650 (2020)
Minervini performs a dynamic set, which includes a Tkatchev linked to a Pak salto and a beautiful double layout dismount. Her release move has some minor feet issues, but the rest of the routine is strong.
Read more about Minervini.
Jamie Pratt
College: Arkansas
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bars high scores: 9.800 (2021); 9.725 (2020)
Pratt has excellent form on bars. Her Ray, blind full to bail handstand and double layout dismount is even too hard for the NCAA. Chris Brooks will likely have her drop her full pirouette.
Read more about Pratt.
Reese Drotar
College: Arkansas
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bars high scores: N/A (2021); 9.800 (2020)
As the second Arkansas commit in a row, it’s pretty clear that the Razorbacks’ future on bars looks bright. Drotar’s routine—Maloney to bail to handstand and double layout dismount—is almost flawless, except for a leg separation on her release move.
Read more about Drotar.
Olivia Orlando
College: Southern Utah
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bars high scores: 9.600 (2021); 9.675 (2020)
Orlando has worked really hard on her bar routine this past year. Her Ray has always had amazing amplitude and her double layout has always been as straight as a pencil, but her bail suffered from a significant leg separation. This year, however, the transition looks much better, and the whole routine is more pleasing to watch.
Read more about Orlando.
Claire Stippich
College: Utah State
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bars high scores: 9.825 (2021); 9.700 (2020)
Stippich performs all her skills with impressive amplitude. Her piked Jaeger, Pak salto and double layout dismount will be a great addition to the Aggies’ lineup. She could just point her toes a little bit more.
Read more about Stippich.
Amy Wozniak
College: North Carolina
CGN Rating: Not Rated
Bars high scores: 9.575 (2021); 9.750 (2020)
Wozniak’s routine—straddled Jaeger, bail to handstand and double layout dismount—can become a great set. She just needs to work a bit more on her handstands and on her laid out position on her dismount.
Read more about Wozniak.
Samantha Nokes
College: Uncommitted
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bars high scores: 9.750 (2021); 8.850 (2020)
Nokes performs a huge piked Jaeger, a bail to handstand and a blind full to double tuck dismount. Her lines are long and beautiful, but her full pirouette often incurs a deduction.
Read more about Nokes.
Emma Wehry
College: West Virginia
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bars high scores: 9.425 (2021); 9.600 (2020)
Wehry’s routine still has some concerns in terms of difficulty and composition requirements, but her double front dismount sheds light on her potential.
Read more about Wehry.
Farah Lipetz
College: Michigan
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bars high scores: 9.625 (2021); 9.325 (2020)
Lipetz’s Ray, Pak salto and double layout routine has some minor form issues that she will have to solve if she wants to have a chance to make Michigan’s very competitive lineup. But the potential is there.
Read more about Lipetz.
Sophia Stephens
College: Arizona
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bars high scores: 9.850 (2021); 9.650 (2020)
Stephens’ lines are gorgeous on bars. Her Ray, Pak salto and double front dismount could make any lineup in the country.
Read more about Stephens.
Jehaan Poonja
College: Uncommitted
CGN Rating: Not Rated
Bars high scores: 9.575 (2021); N/A (2020)
Pooja’s Maloney to Pak salto combination is stunning. She only performs a double tuck as a dismount, though, so she’ll have to upgrade it to make her routine competitive in college.
Read more about Poonja.
Jayda Lealaogata
College: Uncommitted
CGN Rating: Not Rated
Bars high scores: 9.700 (2021); 9.600 (2020)
Lealaogata can performs both a piked Jaeger or a Maloney to Pak salto before dismounting with a double layout. She has minor form issues, but this is a strong set.
Read more about Lealaogata.
Ashley Glynn
College: Uncommitted
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bars high scores: 9.525 (2021); 9.525 (2020)
Glynn has some minor form issues on her bail to handstand and on her blind full before her dismount, but this is a promising routine. She will likely try to connect her Maloney to her bail next year.
Read more about Glynn.
Charlise Radencich
College: Uncommitted
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bars high scores: N/A
The Canadian is a steady bar worker. Her piked Jaeger and her bail handstand are well executed, but she still only performs a double tuck as a dismount.
Read more about Radencich.
Katie Leary
College: Penn State
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bars high scores: 8.300 (2021); 9.450 (2020)
Leary has competed very little in the past two seasons, but her lines on bars are very good. Her Tkatchev, Pak salto and double layout dismount would make any college coach happy.
Read more about Leary.
Lilly Tubbs
College: Uncommitted
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bars high scores: 9.850 (2021); 9.750 (2020)
Tubbs has stunning lines on bars. Her Maloney to bail handstand combination is floaty, and her dismount in combination is beautifully executed, too. A double tuck with perfectly pointed toes is rare to see, and it’s gorgeous.
Read more about Tubbs.
Gianna Masella
College: Iowa
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bars high scores: 9.700 (2021); 9.525 (2020)
Masella has some form issues on her new piked Jaeger, but the rest of her routine—bail to handstand and full-in dismount—is dynamic and well executed.
Read more about Masella.
Allie Clophus
College: Uncommitted
CGN Rating: Not Rated
Bars high scores: 9.725 (2021); 9.700 (2020)
Clophus has some form issues on most of her skills, especially on her double layout dismount, but she still scores pretty well and is one to watch.
Read more about Clophus.
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