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 Tracker
In the class of 2022, Alabama overtook Florida for first place after the commitment of 3-star Rachel Rybicki and the switch of five-star Olivia Greaves from the Gators to the Auburn Tigers. As a result of Greaves’ switch, Auburn also moved up the rankings from No. 22 to No. 12. Stanford, which was unranked, now sits at No. 4 thanks to the verbal commitment of one 5-star and three 4-star gymnasts. California also climbed up the rankings to No. 3 with the commitment of 4-star Miki Aderinto.
Committed Tracker
- California commit eMjae Frazier is training a Nabieva on bars and a Silivas on floor.
Uncommitted Watcher
- Sharon Lee, in the class of 2023, is training a triple twist on floor.
- Jamison Sears, in the class of 2023, is training a full-twisting double layout on floor.
- Gabriella Ortiz, in the class of 2023, is training a Yurchenko 1.5 on vault.
Elite Corner
Auburn commit Sunisa Lee leaves the Tokyo Olympics as the most decorated U.S. gymnast with three medals: gold in the all around, silver with the team and bronze on bars. UCLA commit Jordan Chiles and Utah commit Grace McCallum also won silver with the U.S. team. Oregon State commit Jade Carey won gold on floor and former Ute Mykayla Skinner won silver on vault. Another Utah commit, Amelie Morgan, won bronze with the British team.
Interviews
- Twins Hannah and Emma Loyim, incoming freshmen at Iowa State and Boise State, respectively, talked to us about their decision to go separate ways in college.
- Oklahoma incoming freshman Jordan Bowers shared her story of perseverance and resiliency.
- Georgia commit Ariel Posen also shared with us her gymnastics journey and explained her switch from UCLA to the Gymdogs.
Commits (Class of 2021)
| Gymnast | NCAA Team | Club Gym | Personal Bests | Videos | Social Media and News |
| Livia Isackson | Hamline | RPHF, MN | – | – | |
| Kamryn Martinez | Iowa | Incline, CO | VT: 9.750 UB: 8.525 BB: 9.125 FX: 9.150 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Josie Bergstrom | Iowa State (previously committed to Iowa) | All American, SD | VT: 9.700 UB: 9.625 BB: 9.500 FX: 9.600 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Emma Ricks | Iowa State | Jam Hops, MN | VT: 9.525 UB: 9.275 BB: 9.250 FX: 9.500 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Megan Goodyear | LIU | Aerial, TX | VT: 9.300 UB: 9.475 BB: 8.750 FX: 9.400 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Katie Kuenemann | Nebraska | Texas East, TX | VT: 9.575 UB: 9.325 BB: 9.050 FX: 9.650 | Personal YouTube Channel |
Commits (Class of 2022)
| Gymnast | NCAA Team | Club Gym | Personal Bests | Videos | Social Media and News |
| Rachel Rybicki ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | Alabama | Olympia, MI | VT: 9.600 UB: 9.475 BB: 9.625 FX: 9.725 | ||
| Olivia Greaves ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | Auburn (previously committed to Florida) | World Champions Centre, TX | VT: 9.800 UB: 9.850 BB: 9.750 FX: 9.575 | YouTube Video | |
| Sydney Kho ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | Boise State | Winners, CA | VT: 9.700 UB: 9.725 BB: 9.650 FX: 9.600 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Mikaile Aderinto ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | California | Desert Devils, CA | VT: 9.850 UB: 9.825 BB: 9.750 FX: 9.850 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Heidi Schultz ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | Kent State | LaFleur’s, WI | VT: 9.525 UB: 9.600 BB: 9.625 FX: 9.650 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Claire Stippich ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | Kentucky (previously committed to Utah State) | Salto, WI | VT: 9.600 UB: 9.825 BB: 9.550 FX: 9.700 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Shani Sirota | Maryland | Hotshots, NY | VT: 9.700 UB: 9.375 BB: 9.450 FX: 9.525 | ||
| Stephanie Lebster | Michigan State | Champion USA, MI | VT: 9.575 UB: 9.200 BB: 9.450 FX: 9.425 | ||
| Reese Baechle | Missouri | Fuzion, MO | VT: 9.250 UB: 9.250 BB: 9.300 FX: 9.050 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Skye Kerico ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | Penn (previously committed to Georgia) | First State, DE | VT: 9.725 UB: 9.725 BB: 9.700 FX: 9.650 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Carla Ferzoco | Pittsburgh | Elite, MA | VT: 9.525 UB: 8.875 BB: 9.300 FX: 9.450 | ||
| Ellie Thomson | Southern Utah | Cache Elite, UT | VT: 9.525 UB: 8.350 BB: 9.475 FX: 8.975 | ||
| Ashley Carter ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | Stanford (previously committed to Missouri) | Charter Oak Gliders, CA | VT: 9.725 UB: 9.625 BB: 9.700 FX: 9.650 | ||
| Claire Dean ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | Stanford | East Bay, CA | VT: 9.775 UB: 9.800 BB: 9.825 FX: 9.725 | YouTube Video | |
| Taralyn Nguyen ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | Stanford | Technique, CA | VT: 10.000 UB: 9.400 BB: 9.850 FX: 9.925 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Anna Roberts ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | Stanford | Metropolitan, WA | VT: 9.950 UB: 9.900 BB: 9.550 FX: 9.825 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Brooke Ferrari | Texas Woman’s | Airborne, CO | VT: 9.525 UB: 9.825 BB: 9.025 FX: 9.450 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Allison Landry | Texas Woman’s | Pearland Elite, TX | VT: 9.700 UB: 9.700 BB: 9.350 FX: 9.500 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Carmella Calafati | Towson | Sylvia’s, PA | VT: 9.725 UB: 0.000 BB: 8.700 FX: 9.775 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Allie Clophus | Towson | Olympus, UT | VT: 9.600 UB: 9.800 BB: 9.675 FX: 9.550 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Brooke Irwin ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | West Virginia | Airborne, CO | VT: 9.850 UB: 9.525 BB: 9.500 FX: 9.675 | Personal YouTube Channel |
Commits (Class of 2023)
| Gymnast | NCAA Team | Club Gym | Personal Bests | Videos | Social Media and News |
| Ava Jorgensen ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | BYU | Gold Medal, AZ | VT: 9.900 UB: 9.700 BB: 9.525 FX: 9.575 | Personal YouTube Channel |
Transfers
| Gymnast | Previous Team | New Team | Career Highs | Videos | Social Media and News |
| Lara Burhans (SO) | Utah State | Arizona | – | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Madison Latzke (SR) | UW-Stout | Hamline | VT: 9.575 BB: 8.400 | Personal YouTube Channel | |
| Sarah Duhe (SO) | Alabama | Penn State | – | Personal YouTube Channel |
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