Alicia Zhou, the final five-star recruit in the class of 2026, has verbally committed to Stanford while Raeya Linton (‘26 four-star) announced her commitment to the Cardinal with a unique reveal video. Elsewhere, Kelise Woolford (‘25 Georgia) and Avery Moll (‘25 Georgia) competed in Aldershot, England, at the Rushmoor Rose Bowl with their club Buckeye at the end of October. Woolford placed first in the all-around and second on beam. Moll had mistakes on bars, leaving her in 28th all-around with an eighth place finish in beam finals.
Commitment Changes
- Elena Brian, a three-star in the class of 2025, has switched her commitment from UC Davis to Washington on a full-ride.
- Celeste Field, a four-star in the class of 2025, will continue her academic and athletic career at Clemson. She was previously committed to Iowa.
New Commitments
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Class of 2025
- Ashlyn Walters, a current level 9 who trains at Arizona Dynamics, has committed to Winona State.
- Kyli Cole will attend college in her home state following her verbal commitment to Alaska.
- Western Michigan added two with twins Molly and Olivia Sabin announcing their commitment to the Broncos. Olivia qualified for nationals in 2023 and has an all-time high of 9.600 on floor. Molly, a two-time national qualifier, has an all-around high of 37.350.
- Olivia Chapman announced her commitment to Cortland. Her solid beam work looks ready for college lineups.
- Léanne Desjardins, a three-star level 10 from Canada, has announced her intention to continue her academic and athletic career at Ithaca. She has clean gymnastics across the events and a range of single bar releases for the Bombers to choose from.
- Hannah Hughes is the third in the class to commit to UW-Oshkosh. Hughes is a national qualifier with an all-around high of 37.125.
- Elizabeth Lehan, a current level 9, will continue her academic and athletic career at Springfield.
- Haley Fichiera brings her all-around high of 37.325 to Washington following her commitment to the Huskies.
- Lana Mast, a two-time state all-around champion and nationals qualifier, is heading to Kent State.
Class of 2026
- Stanford added two this week with four-star Raeya Linton and five-star Alicia Zhou announcing their commitments. Linton scored 10.0 on vault three times during the 2024 season and has a floor high of 9.950. These scores should ensure she makes an immediate impact for the Cardinal. Zhou is a senior elite who trains at Love Gymnastics, Texas. She is a previous Nastia Liukin Cup qualifier and has a challenging bar routine with college-ready execution.
- Abigail Steeley, a three-star recruit, becomes the third Denver commit in her class. She is a two-time national qualifier and boasts an all-around high of 38.350.
- North Carolina secured its first commit in the class following three-star Sophia Banky’s announcement that she accepted a full-ride. She will compete a Yurchenko one and a half on vault this season, the event where she notched her top score of 9.750.
- Three-star Brooke Katz will become a Bruin following her commitment to UCLA. Her clean gymnastics across the events and bars high of 9.800 looks sure to see lineup time in Westwood.
- Olivia Choi, a three-star recruit training at Pacific Reign, will head to Washington on a full-ride. Choi is a two-time national qualifier, Nastia Liukin Cup qualifier, and in 2024 was a national champion on beam.
- Sophia Henry, who trains at GAGE, is heading to Oregon State. She has a 37.950 all-around high.
- Canadian elite and three-star Sienna Fretwell has committed to Southern Utah. She is a four-time Canadian junior national medalist.
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Article by Katie Couldrey
