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.
Jordan Schultz
College: Uncommitted
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Floor high scores: 9.825 (2021); 9.550 (2020)
Schultz stands out on floor for her original and difficult tumbling passes. She performs both a front double twist to punch front and a Rudi to back tucked full twist to punch front before dismounting with a double tuck. We hope she’ll compete her second tumbling pass in college!
Read more about Schultz.
Deana Sheremeta
College: George Washington
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Floor high scores: 9.875 (2021); 9.800 (2020)
Sheremeta shows off exquisite flexibility, dancing skills and twisting form on floor; we could watch her all day long. Her switch ring to switch ring half is a difficult and well-executed leap series.
Read more about Sheremeta.
Emily Innes
College: Washington
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Floor high scores: 9.625 (2021); 9.625 (2020)
Innes has fantastic twisting form. Her front double twist will become one of the best in the NCAA. If she could just relax and dance to her contemporary choreography with more conviction, her routine would be perfect.
Read more about Innes.
Emma Wehry
College: West Virginia
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Floor high scores: 9.700 (2021); 9.700 (2020)
Remember Wehry’s name, as she’s going to light West Virginia’s floor on fire in two years. She opens her routine with a huge double front, and also performs a front pike to double tuck and some beautiful straddle leaps.
Read more about Wehry.
Kaylyn Mintz
College: Ohio State
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Floor high scores: 9.650 (2021); 9.700 (2020)
Mintz’s last two seasons have been marred by injuries, but she still managed to post high scores. She opens her routine with a full-in and dismounts with a front through to double tuck.
Read more about Mintz.
McKenna Little
College: New Hampshire
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Floor high scores: N/A (2021); 9.710 (2020)
Little didn’t compete in 2021, but in 2020 she performed a solid routine with just minor issues on her twisting form. Her Rudi to straddle jump dismount is beautiful.
Read more about Little.
Seria Johnson
College: Minnesota
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Floor high scores: 9.750 (2021); 9.775 (2020)
Johnson is training some very difficult tumbling passes, but she still opens her routine with a very effective double pike. Her front full to front full is quite unusual, and her leaps are stunningly high.
Read more about Johnson.
Lauren Williams
College: Arkansas
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Floor high scores: 9.600 (2021); 9.600 (2020)
Williams is a steady floor worker—the type of gymnast Jordyn Wieber will love. She opens her routine with a strong full-in.
Read more about Williams.
Claire Stippich
College: Utah State
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Floor high scores: 9.700 (2021); 9.425 (2020)
Stippich is a strong floor worker, who also opens her routine with a full-in. She and Gabrielle Clark will be a fantastic duo at Utah State.
Read more about Stippich.
Ella Robins
College: Ohio State
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Floor high scores: 9.675 (2021); 9.650 (2020)
Robins is a good tumbler and an expressive dancer. She opens her routine with a punch front to double tuck and continues with a front double twist before dismounting with a double tuck.
Read more about Robins.
Sage Kellerman
College: Michigan State
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Floor high scores: 9.575 (2021); N/A (2020)
Kellerman incurs some minor deductions on her leaps, but her tumbling is good. She opens with a front layout to Rudi.
Read more about Kellerman.
Rachel Rybicki
College: Uncommitted
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Floor high scores: 9.725 (2021); 9.675 (2020)
Rybicki is a good twister, who just needs to control her front landings a bit more. She opens with a front double twist and dismounts with a 2.5 twist.
Read more about Rybicki.
Reese DeHaan
College: Temple
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Floor high scores: 9.725 (2021); 9.550 (2020)
DeHaan doesn’t compete the most difficult skills, but her execution is close to perfection. Her precise performance is impressive to watch.
Read more about DeHaan.
Hana Strause
College: Uncommitted
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Floor high scores: 9.600 (2021); 9.625 (2020)
Strause competes two gorgeous twisting passes: a triple twist and a 2.5 twist to punch front. Her form is spectacular, but she’ll want to perfect her landings.
Read more about Strause.
Zoe Middleton
College: Uncommitted
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Floor high scores: N/A (2021); 9.575 (2020)
Middleton has competed only once since 2019, but back then she competed a strong routine, which she opened with a full-in. She reminds us of a young Mya Hooten, just without her infectious smile (yet).
Read more about Middleton.
Kyra Cato
College: Uncommitted
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Floor high scores: N/A
The Canadian elite has some form issues on her double salto passes, but she performs a pretty front double twist. Her switch ring is beautiful.
Read more about Cato.
Joy Ziegenfelder
College: Uncommitted
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Floor high scores: 9.675 (2021); 9.625 (2020)
Ziegenfelder competes a solid routine. Her double pike, 1.5 twist to front layout and double tuck, together with her good dancing skills, don’t have a wow factor but will score well in college.
Read more about Ziegenfelder.
Taylor Rech
College: Maryland
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Floor high scores: 9.750 (2021); 9.750 (2020)
Rech has issues on her leaps, but her tumbling is fine. She opens with a good front double twist.
Read more about Rech.
Lauren Holt
College: Uncommitted
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Floor high scores: 9.650 (2021); 9.475 (2020)
Holt competes a good routine with dynamic choreography. She’s a good twister with just minor form issues.
Read more about Holt.
Sydney Buerk
College: UC Davis
CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Floor high scores: 9.750 (2021); 9.550 (2020)
Buerk has some landing issues at times, but her form is overall pretty good. UC Davis has stepped up its recruiting game recently, and Buerk is an example of that.
Read more about Buerk.
Samantha Nickle
College: Northern Illinois
CGN Rating: Not Rated
Floor high scores: 9.800 (2021); 9.400 (2020)
Nickle is an excellent tumbler—she performs both a full-in and a front layout to Rudi.
Read more about Nickle.
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