Recruiting Roundup

Recruiting Roundup: October 17

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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 2026

  • Meg Sexton has announced her commitment to UW-La Crosse to continue her academic and athletic career.
  • Avalie Brinn, previously in the class of ’27, has announced that she will attend Minnesota on a full ride. She is a nationals qualifier and current regional champion on bars and beam.
  • Illinois State picked up Lyla Briggs on a full ride. Her floor high of 9.725 will certainly be of use to the Redbirds.
  • Rylie Barrios will continue her academic and athletic career at Brockport.
  • Cornell picked up a trio of recruits this week in Lia Michael, Lucy Lyakhovitski, and Jernee Lin. They all have all-around personal bests of 37.100 or higher, with Michael and Lyakhovitski sharing a top score of 37.350.
  • Riley Sheppard will continue her academic and athletic career at Eastern Michigan on a full ride.
  • Cortland added two following the commitments of Dylan Santos and Madison Scranton.
  • Egyptian national team member Dana Khalil, a three-star recruit, has committed to Nebraska on a full ride. She brings a rarely seen front handspring pike half vault with a 10.000 start value. Khalil won the all-around junior competition at the African championships in 2024.
  • Keira Gontkosky has committed to San Jose State on a full ride. A balanced all-arounder, she will be a key contributor for the Spartans.
  • Cailyn Havecker has committed to Kent State to continue her athletic and academic career.

Class of 2027

  • Oklahoma picked up their second recruit of the class with four-star Arianna Espinoza. She is a three-time national qualifier and seven-time top 10 finisher, with her best result coming this past season, where she took a national floor title.
  • LSU added to their all-star class with four-star Kiari Sparks, a current national all-around and beam champion.
  • Three-star Morgan Braun has announced her commitment to Iowa. She brings an all-around high of 38.200.
  • Maryland added two with the full-ride commitments of Maryland native Camryn Foster and three-star recruit Reese Nizielski.
  • Three-star Ava McCullough will continue her athletic and academic career at Ohio State.
  • The Pioneers picked up the commitment of Marin Bronski following her announcement that she would continue her academic and athletic career at Denver on a full ride.
  • Aubrey Hula will attend UC Davis on a full ride, bringing an all-around high of 37.775 and bests of 9.625 and 9.675 on bars and floor respectively.
  • Ava Jen will stay in state and has committed to Arizona on a full ride. She is a two-time national qualifier and state beam champion.
  • Minnesota picked up Darielis Aviles and her vault high of 9.775 on a full ride.
  • Three-star Payton Jones will join NC State on a full ride. She has very impressive highs of 9.900 on both beam and floor.

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Article by Kt Couldrey

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