Recruiting Roundup

Recruiting Roundup: December 20

As we transition into the beginning of season and the class of 2025 starts their final year of club competition before heading off to college, the Recruiting Roundup will start including results from key level 10 meets along with our commitment coverage. 

News

  • LSU ‘26 commit and Paris Olympian Hezly Rivera has confirmed her intention to compete as an international elite in the next quad. Her goals are to make the upcoming Worlds teams and then make a run for her second Olympic berth in 2028. 
  • Class of 2026 recruits Kate Kelly and Anelise Johnson each announced a commitment to Michigan this month. They will both reclassify and join the Wolverines in the class of 2025.

New Commitments

For a full list of recruits and where they are committed for each of the active classes, check out our complete database. To learn more about the gymnasts, click their name to visit their CGN profile where you’ll find high scores, links to their score page(s), their social media accounts, and more.

Class of 2025

  • Madison Bell has announced her commitment to Pittsburgh on a full ride. She has a strong vault and an all around high of 37.700.
  • Four colleges in the University of Wisconsin system picked up athletes in the past two weeks:
    • Whitewater secured the commitment of three-star Siena Vavala, a level 10 from Canada.
    • Stout added a fourth and fifth to the class with Holly Carter and Katelyn Jossie’s commitments.
    • La Crosse picked up Ava Kasprzycki, who qualified to nationals in 2024 as a vault specialist. 
    • Talynn-Rae Gallegos becomes the fourth in her class at Oshkosh. She was a nationals qualifier in 2023.
  • Abby Scherban has committed to New Hampshire. Her all-around high is 35.750 but she excels on bars, where she has a high score of 9.650.
  • Sydney Bendick will join the Pride following her commitment to Springfield.
  • Devyn Robinson has committed to UC Davis on a full-ride.
  • Greenville picked up three athletes with Laila Manley, Reese Clapper, and level nine Maycee Mcknight all announcing their intention to join the Panthers.
  • Mabelle Dawson becomes the second in her class to commit to LIU. Dawson was a member of Great Britain’s junior national team and has the potential to see lineup time on all four events, though her standout event is beam.
  • Level nine athlete Ana Pepin has committed to Rhode Island.
  • Michigan is bringing Kate Kelly and Anelise Johnson to Ann Arbor a year early following their announcements that they would become Wolverines. Kelly is a nationals qualifier with an all-around high of 37.050 and Johnson, a two-time nationals qualifier, has a top all-around score of 37.475.
  • Shyann Bootman, a level 10 at WCGA, will further her academic and athletic career at Cortland.
  • Utah State will sign Sienna Yelle to their 2025 class. She has clean gymnastics and should provide options for the Aggies on multiple events.
  • Level nine gymnast Jenna Huikko has committed to Gustavus for both gymnastics and track and field. There is a history of athletes at Gustavus combining two sports, with four current athletes listed on the roster for multiple sports.
  • Belle Bentman becomes the second in her class to commit to Ursinus; she brings a 9.525 high on floor.

Class of 2026

  • Ava NovoGradac, who trains at Pearland Elite in Texas, has announced her commitment on a full ride to Washington. She was a nationals qualifier in 2023 and an All-Star national bar champion last season.
  • Boise State secured its second three-star recruit following Lorelei Necessary announcing her intention to sign with the Broncos. She’s a nationals qualifier and has an all-around high of 37.55 with a top event score of 9.800 on floor.

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Article by Katie Couldrey

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