Recruiting Roundup: August 2021

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 Rankings

In the class of 2021, Utah moved up the rankings from No. 5 to No. 3 thanks to the last-minute commitment of 4-star recruit and Olympic medalist Amelie Morgan of Great Britain. In the class of 2022, Denver climbed the rankings from No. 22 to No. 17 after the commitment of 3-star recruit Cecilia Cooley while Oregon State moved up from being unranked to No. 23 after the commitment of 4-star recruit Savannah Miller. 

Committed Tracker

  • West Virginia commit Ellie Sigman, in the class of 2022, is training a laid out Jaeger on bars.
  • West Virginia commit Miranda Smith, in the class of 2022, is training a punch front to full-in on floor.
  • UCLA commit Sydney Barros, in the class of 2023, is training a Nabieva on bars.
  • Utah commit Ella Zirbes, in the class of 2023, is training a beautiful Ray on bars.

Uncommitted Tracker

  • Paige Thaxton, in the class of 2022, is training a double-twisting Yurchenko on vault.
  • Ashley Gallen, in the class of 2023, is training a double Arabian on floor.
  • Savannah West, in the class of 2023, is training a double layout on floor.
  • Eugenia Verlezza, in the class of 2023, is also training a double layout on floor.
  • Canadian elite Maya Zonneveld, in the class of 2023, is training a double pike off beam.
  • Lexi Boone, in the class of 2023, is training a full-in on floor.
  • Sophia Pujols, in the class of 2024, is training a BHS to layout to two feet on beam.

Interviews

  • We caught up with Stanford’s four commits in the class of 2022, who talked to us about their unique friendship and the equally unique recruiting process they had to go through.
  • California commit Miki Aderinto recounted the difficulties she had to overcome before her impressive 2021 season. 
  • LSU commit Konnor McClain talked to us about her difficult Olympic year and her goals for the future.

Commits (Class of 2021)

GymnastNCAA TeamClub GymPersonal BestsVideosSocial Media and News
Sydney Thomas-LutchmedialAlaskaNina’s, NYVT: 8.900
UB: 7.650
BB: 7.800
FX: 8.450
Personal YouTube Channel
Aleysia KolyvanovaCentral Michigan (previously Air Force)Synergy, IAVT: 9.725
UB: 9.600
BB: 9.550
FX: 9.525
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Marina GonzálezIowa StateSalt Gimnastic Club, SpainYouTube VideoInstagram
Lizzie CrawfordSac StateByers, CAVT: 9.750
UB: 9.350
BB: 9.475
FX: 9.450
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Amelie Morgan
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UtahAcademy of Gymnastics, Great BritainYouTube VideoInstagram
Margo Van LindenWestern MichiganGympies, BelgiumPersonal YouTube ChannelInstagram

Commits (Class of 2022)

GymnastNCAA TeamClub GymPersonal BestsVideosSocial Media and News
Jordan Schultz
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ArizonaLaFleur’s, WIVT: 9.625
UB: 9.550
BB: 9.500
FX: 9.825
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Aislyn LabadieBall StateCentral Bucks, PAVT: 9.325
UB: 9.500
BB: 9.425
FX: 9.650
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Starr OgilvieBowling GreenBull City, NCVT: 9.150
UB: 9.625
BB: 9.575
FX: 9.325
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Jessica LinBrownAzarian, CAVT: 9.400
UB: 9.050
BB: 9.750
FX: 9.625
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Liza MarcusBrownChelsea Piers, NYVT: 9.400
UB: 9.350
BB: 9.400
FX: 9.250
InstagramInstagram
Victoria JustincicCortlandGMGC Huntington, NYVT: 9.300
UB: 7.350
BB: 8.850
FX: 9.125
InstagramInstagram
Gianna MiriglianoCortlandAJS Pancott, PAVT: 9.550
UB: 7.800
BB: 9.150
FX: 9.250
InstagramInstagram
Cecilia Cooley
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DenverNYC Elite, NYVT: 9.275
UB: 9.700
BB: 9.650
FX: 9.675
InstagramInstagram
Nicole KingGeorgiaBIO, GAVT: 9.750
UB: 9.275
BB: 9.500
FX: 9.625
InstagramInstagram
Mya MiglioreKent State (previously Illinois)Gymnastix, GAVT: 9.700
UB: 9.550
BB: 9.625
FX: 9.775
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Elle BeaufaitMichigan StateOlympia, MIVT: 9.175
UB: 8.375
BB: 9.200
FX: 9.550
InstagramInstagram
Courtney WoodsMissouriMissouri Valley, COVT: 9.250
UB: 8.725
BB: 9.675
FX: 9.500
InstagramInstagram
Savannah Miller
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Oregon StateMichigan Elite, MIVT: 9.900
UB: 9.750
BB: 9.650
FX: 9.775
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Carly OnikiPenn San Mateo, CAVT: 0.000
UB: 9.350
BB: 9.625
FX: 0.000
InstagramInstagram
Alisha WerlenPennArena, NJVT: 9.550
UB: 9.475
BB: 9.525
FX: 9.525
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Taylor IngleSEMOTexas Dreams, TXVT: 9.800
UB: 9.575
BB: 9.650
FX: 9.700
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Ashley Glynn
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TempleStallone, PAVT: 9.800
UB: 9.525
BB: 9.500
FX: 9.625
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Adriana HoffmanTowsonVA Techniques, VAVT: 9.700
UB: 9.450
BB: 9.550
FX: 9.700
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Lilly Tubbs
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WashingtonAcrotex, TXVT: 9.525
UB: 9.800
BB: 9.875
FX: 9.675
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Ellie SigmanWest VirginiaTeam Central, MOVT: 9.150
UB: 9.450
BB: 9.275
FX: 9.225
InstagramInstagram
Brynn VetranoWilliam & MarySouth Shore, MAVT: 9.300
UB: 8.450
BB: 9.175
FX: 8.950
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram

Commits (Class of 2023)

GymnastNCAA TeamClub GymPersonal BestsVideosSocial Media and News
Chloee HokeBYUX-Cel, PAVT: 9.450
UB: 9.150
BB: 9.450
FX: 9.300
YouTube VideoInstagram
Konnor McClain
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LSUWOGA, TXYouTube VideoInstagram
Gabriella Ortiz
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PittsburghLa Fleur’s, FLVT: 9.900
UB: 9.750
BB: 9.725
FX: 9.650
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Julie Røttum MadsøPittsburghNorwayPersonal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Delaney Dehaan
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TowsonTampa Bay Turner, FLVT: 9.450
UB: 9.375
BB: 9.650
FX: 9.800
Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram

Transfers

GymnastPrevious TeamNew TeamCareer HighsVideosSocial Media and News
Mayleigh Vanderbeek (JR)Central MichiganEastern MichiganBB: 9.850Personal YouTube ChannelInstagram
Erin Hutchinson  (JR)OklahomaPittsburghPersonal YouTube Channel
Winter Osborne (Grad)AlaskaSpringfieldBB: 9.475Alaska MeetInstagram
Kennedi Davis (SR)ArizonaWashingtonVT: 9.800
BB: 9.875
FX: 9.850
Arizona MeetInstagram

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Article by Talitha Ilacqua

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