European Championships
European Championships, one of the biggest meets on the elite calendar, was this past weekend. The five competing athletes in the class of 2025 will be covered in Last Week In College Gym News, our weekly roundup which publishes every Monday during the offseason. There were a trio of recruits in the class of 2027 competing: Ming Gherardi van Eijken (FRA), Natalia Pudelko (POL), and Natalia Jacoby (SRB)
Gherardi van Eijken advanced to the vault final in third place and into the floor final in seventh.
Canadian Nationals
As of the time this article was written, only the qualification round of the level 10 sessions at nationals had taken place—but it was already a strong showing for many NCAA recruits.
In the all-around, three-star recruit Kylee McQueen (Maryland, ’26) qualified for the final in second place. Uncommitted gymnast Seren Jackson (’26) tied for third, while three-star Makenzie Grant (Pittsburgh, ’25) qualified in fifth.
Grant also placed second on vault, with uncommitted Jaylyn Nagle (’25) in third. Jackson led the bars qualifications, followed by Grace Hill (’27) in third. Jackson also delivered another strong performance on beam, tying for third.
On floor, Grant qualified in second, with Josie Maryschak (’26) close behind in third.
Commitment Switches
- Three-star recruit Sydney Williams (‘26) decommitted from Illinois State and will instead head to Iowa. She cited the retirement of Bob Conklin, after 20 seasons at Illinois State, as the major reason for her decision to go in a different direction.
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
- Tylee Pannell has committed to Bridgeport
- Avery Riiff will continue her athletic and academic career at Northern Illinois.
- Adasyn Tackett , who has an all-around high of 37.975, is headed to NC State on a full ride.
- Winona State added two this week: Molly Amrhein, who holds a career high of 9.450 on vault, and Addison Ward who has an all-around high of 36.250.
- Kennedy Thomas will attend Iowa State. Her strongest event is bars, where she boasts a high score of 9.600.
- Mia Foy, who is especially strong on vault and floor, has committed to Illinois State.
- Ashlynd Werner will join the team at Bowling Green. She participated on bars in the all-stars division of nationals this year.
- Kendall Pinkelman is set to join Simpson. Her highest scoring event is beam.
- Kiersten Lewis has committed to Southern Connecticut. She earned an all-around high of 37.350.
- Vivienne Larsen is headed to Rutgers on a full ride. She has an impressive all-around high of 38.550, with a standout beam score of 9.800.
Class of 2026
- Bailee Norris, who hit an all-around high of 38.150 at Nationals this year and claimed a regional vault title, has announced her commitment to Eastern Michigan on a full ride.
- Reese Nichols will join BYU on a full ride. She is a three time National qualifier, has a vault high score of 9.700, and is capable of competing a Yurchenko one and a half.
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Article by Katie Couldrey and Gemma Selby
