In late 2020, the NCAA announced all winter sport athletes would be granted an extra year of eligibility no matter how much of the 2020-21 season they were able to complete. Now that another season is coming to a close and seniors are announcing their intention to return or retire, we decided to put all the announcements in one place.
Returning for a fifth year in 2022 did not count against the institutions’ scholarship count. However, like 2023 and 2024, in 2025, any athlete on scholarship who decides to take a COVID year will potentially count against their school’s scholarship count.
The following information has been curated from gymnasts, teams, and other journalists and will continue to be updated as more announcements are made.
Note: Ivy League gymnasts may not take a fifth year at an Ivy League school. Therefore, we will only be adding those that announce their intention to transfer.
Team | Gymnast | Decision | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Alaska | Silje Hildebrand | Definitely not | |
Jessica Johnson | Definitely not | ||
Arizona | Lara Burhans | Definitely not | |
Caroline Herry | Definitely not | ||
Bailey McCabe | Definitely not | ||
Taylor Raskin | Definitely not | ||
Arizona State | Sarah Clark | Definitely | Announced at senior meet |
Skye Harper | Definitely not | ||
Jada Mangahas | Definitely | Announced at senior meet | |
Cienna Samiley | Definitely not | ||
Emily White | Definitely | Announced at senior meet | |
Arkansas | Emma Kelley | Definitely not | Starting job |
Auburn | Olivia Hollingsworth | Definitely | Med school elsewhere |
Gabby McLaughlin | Definitely | ||
Sydney Schumaker | Definitely | ||
Ball State | Hannah Ruthberg | Definitely | |
Megan Teter | Definitely not | PA school elsewhere | |
Boise State | Julia Melchert | Definitely | |
Dani Nakayama | Definitely | ||
Bowling Green | Lauren Bannister | Definitely not | PT school elsewhere |
Megan Decious | Definitely not | ||
BYU | Sydney Benson | Definitely | |
Anna Bramblett | Definitely | ||
Lauren Ono | Definitely not | ||
California | Andi Li | Definitely not | |
Gabby Perea | Likely not | ||
Centenary | Rylie Molina | Definitely not | |
Central Michigan | Amber Mueller | Definitely not | OT school elsewhere |
Denver | Rosie Casali | Likely | Not graduating this year per senior day commemoration |
Jessica Hutchinson | Definitely not | Nursing school elsewhere | |
Bella Mabanta | Likely | Hinting at it in the comments of linked post | |
Rylie Mundell | Likely | Likely pursuing graduate certificate at Denver, doing summer classes | |
Abbie Thompson | Likely | Hinted in interview, currently in the middle of a dual degree program | |
Eastern Michigan | Raisa Boris | Definitely | |
Trinity Macy | Definitely | ||
Anna Grace McCollough | Definitely not | ||
Florida | Ellie Lazzari | Definitely | |
George Washington | Kendall Whitman | Definitely | |
Georgia | Haley de Jong | Likely not | |
Vanessa Deniz | Definitely not | ||
Katie Finnegan | Definitely not | ||
Illinois | Allie Morgan | Definitely not | |
Illinois State | Kaitlyn Donovan | Definitely | |
Iowa | Ella Castellanos | Definitely not | |
Kendall Laplante | Definitely not | ||
Aubrey Nick | Definitely not | ||
Iowa State | Emilie Hong | Definitely not | |
Kaia Parker | Definitely not | ||
Kent State | Izzy Geig | Definitely not | |
Kyndall Gilbert | Definitely not | ||
Kentucky | Bailey Bunn | Definitely not | |
Lindenwood | Reagan Jones | Definitely not | |
Savannah Newsome | Definitely not | ||
Madison Rush | Likely not | ||
LIU | Ella Barrington | Definitely | |
Cael Bixler | Possibly not | ||
Lauren Miller | Possibly not | ||
LSU | Haleigh Bryant | Possibly | |
Olivia Dunne | Definitely not | ||
Michigan | Naomi Morrison | Definitely not | |
Jenna Mulligan | Definitely not | Per All Things Gymnastics podcast | |
Michigan State | Baleigh Garcia | Likely not | |
Naomi German | Definitely not | ||
Sydney Hayashi | Possibly not | ||
Minnesota | Katie Horak | Definitely not | |
Emily Koch | Definitely | ||
Missouri | Kalise Newson | Definitely not | |
Amaya Marshall | Definitely not | ||
Mara Titarsolej | Definitely | ||
N.C. State | Krista Zultevicz | Definitely | |
Nebraska | Martina Comin | Likely not | |
Kinsey Davis | Definitely not | ||
Sophia McClelland | Definitely | ||
Lucy Stanhope | Definitely | ||
New Hampshire | Jenna DeVincenzo | Definitely not | |
North Carolina | Jamie Shearer | Definitely not | |
Hallie Thompson | Definitely not | No sixth year | |
Northern Illinois | Alyssa Al-Ashari | Definitely not | |
Ohio State | Nicole Riccardi | Definitey not | |
Oklahoma | Katherine LeVasseur | Definitely not | |
Sheridan Ramsey | Definitely. not | ||
Oregon State | Ariana Young | Definitely not | |
Penn State | Maddie Johnston | Definitely | |
Maggie Mace | Definitely not | ||
Pittsburgh | Jah’Liyah Bedminster | Definitely | |
Rutgers | Emily Leese | Definitely | |
Marisa Laird | Definitely not | ||
Jaidyn Raby | Definitely not | PT school elsewhere | |
Emily Wood | Definitely not | ||
San Jose State | Jaudai Lopes | Definitely | |
Lauren Macpherson | Likely not | ||
SEMO | Anna Speller | Definitely not | |
Lydia Webb | Definitely not | ||
Southern Connecticut | Emiley Kahl | Possibly | |
Southern Utah | Anna Hartley | Definitely not | |
Stanford | Amanda Zeng | Definitely not | |
Temple | Brooke Donabedian | Definitely | |
Renee Schugman | Definitely | ||
Cyrena Whalen | Definitely not | ||
Texas Woman’s | Madeline Gose | Definitely not | Grad school elsewhere |
Kaitlyn Hoiland | Definitely | ||
Towson | Sarah Girot | Definitely not | |
Cassidy Stuart | Definitely not | ||
Isabella Fitz-Gerald | Definitely | ||
UC Davis | Anna Holtan | Definitely not | |
UCLA | Chae Campbell | Possibly | |
Katie McNamara | Definitely not | ||
Utah | Jaylene Gilstrap | Definitely | |
Alani Sabado | Likely not | ||
UW-La Crosse | Jordan Halcom | Definitely | |
UW-Whitewater | Kelsey Kollhoff | Likely | |
Washington | Taylor Russon | Definitely | |
West Chester | Caroline Cascadden | Definitely | |
Kiley Fred | Definitely not | Grad school elsewhere | |
Lily McFarland | Definitely | ||
Madison Whitaker | Definitely not | Starting job | |
West Virginia | Ellen Collins | Definitely not | |
Kiana Lewis | Definitely not | ||
Western Michigan | Sarah Moravansky | Definitely | |
Dani Petrousek | Definitely not | ||
Breckin Quoss | Definitely not | ||
William & Mary | Sarah Brownstein | Definitely | Not on 2024 roster, transferring to Springfield |
Grace Costello | Possibly | Potentially transferring to Alaska per Instagram bio | |
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