Maryland will be a whole new team in 2025, with twelve athletes from last year’s roster no longer in College Park and eleven new ones joining. The lineup holes are significant, but with some veteran transfers joining a strong freshman class, the Terps should be able to put together a successful season.
2025 Rewind
No. 22 overall | No. 12 at Big Ten | No. 31 in regular season | Regionals round two
Maryland hovered around the bubble in 2025, showing flashes of potential but struggling to find lineup stability. A strong finish at regionals capped an inconsistent year—one that set the stage for significant roster turnover and a fresh start heading into 2026.
Losses & Gains
| RETURNING |
| Fifth Years: Josephine Kogler |
| Seniors: Madeline Komoroski, Taylor Rech |
| Juniors: Lauren Brendlinger, Logan Buckmon, Layla Hammer, Gianna Ruffing |
| Sophomores: Nicollette Crochet, Rayna Engelmayer, Sarah Saville |
| IN |
| Freshmen: Emily DeFrees, Madeline Gershuny, Olivia Lang, Sydney Mullen, Charlotte Ritchey, Katherine Shackelford |
| Transfers: Megan Bingham (BGSU), Alexis Czarrunchick (UGA), Chelsey Dennis (Towson), Katrina Mendez-Abolnik (BGSU), Aine Reade (UNH) |
| OUT |
| Graduated: Lindsay Bacheler, Tasha Brozowski (UB), Victoria Gatzendorfer (UB/BB), Sierra Kondo (UB), Rhea LeBlanc (VT/UB/FX), Hailey Merchant (UB), Alexa Rothenbuescher (AA) |
| Transferred: Addie Hewitt (Denver), Natalie Martin (Ohio State – VT/BB/FX), Maggie Murphy (Penn – VT) |
| Retired: Bella Ferraccio, Shani Sirota |
| INJURY UPDATE |
| Lang had an unknown lower leg surgery in August, and Layla Hammer appears to be wearing a sling. Nothing is officially known about the return timeline for either athlete. Kogler missed 2025 for unknown reasons but has been a strong presence in training this preseason. |
Apparatus Deep Dive
Vault
2025 Event Ranking: No. 26 | NQS: 49.035 | Average: 48.933 | High: 49.250
| Event Overview: Maryland tends to be a team that although it depends on the Yurchenko full, it excels at it. That will continue to be the case in 2026 with some great fulls coming in from transfers, though Mendez-Abolnik has been showing her Yurchenko one and a half in training. | ||
| Locks: Josephine Kogler, Katrina Mendez-Abolnik, Aine Reade, Taylor Rech | ||
| Contenders: Rayna Engelmayer, Megan Bingham, Logan Buckmon | ||
| Wildcards: Layla Hammer, Madeline Komoroski, Sydney Mullen |
Bars
2025 Event Ranking: No. 25 | NQS: 49.185 | Average: 49.029 | High: 49.325
| Event Overview: Only one bars routine from 2025 returns. Luckily, this event is a strength for many freshmen and there are some useful routines elsewhere on the roster that haven’t yet made college lineups. Still, expect some growing pains here as the Terps build a whole event essentially from scratch. | ||
| Locks: Sarah Saville | ||
| Contenders: Megan Bingham, Emily DeFrees, Chelsey Dennis, Olivia Lang, Aine Reade, Katherine Shackleford | ||
| Wildcards: Logan Buckmon, Nicollette Crochet, Alexis Czarrunchick, Rayna Engelmayer, Madeline Gershuny, Josephine Kogler, Madeline Komorski, Taylor Rech, Gianna Ruffing |
Beam
2025 Event Ranking: No. 38 | NQS: 48.990 | Average: 48.727 | High: 49.325
| Event Overview: Maryland can be a slightly nervy beam team, but there are enough routines here to at least hold steady heading into 2026. Fifth-year Josephine Kogler didn’t compete in 2025 but has a career-high 9.925 on the event and could factor in if healthy. | ||
| Locks: Lauren Brendlinger, Josephine Kogler, Madeline Komoroski | ||
| Contenders: Megan Bingham, Logan Buckmon, Emily DeFrees, Sydney Mullen, Aine Reade, Charlotte Ritchey | ||
| Wildcards: Chelsey Dennis, Rayna Engelmayer, Layla Hammer, Olivia Lang, Gianna Ruffing, Katherine Shackleford |
Floor
2025 Event Ranking: No. 31 | NQS: 49.175 | Average: 49.083 | High: 49.350
| Event Overview: Transfer Aine Reade leads all returners in floor scores and could become a signature routine for the 2026 Terrapins. Apart from her, there are enough strong returners and talented freshmen that this event should be comfortable. | ||
| Locks: Madeline Komoroski, Aine Reade | ||
| Contenders: Megan Bingham, Lauren Brendlinger, Olivia Lang, Taylor Rech, Charlotte Ritchey, Sarah Saville | ||
| Wildcards: Logan Buckmon, Emily DeFrees, Rayna Engelmayer, Madeline Gershuny, Josephine Kogler, Sydney Mullen, Taylor Rech, Gianna Ruffing, Katherine Shackleford |
Records Watch
Team: 197.375 | AA: 39.625 (Audrey Barber) | VT: 49.325/9.975 (Katy Dodds) | UB: 49.475/9.950 (Sierra Kondo) | BB: 49.500/9.950 (Maddie Komoroski) | FX: 49.550/10.000 (Jill Fisher)
With the right landings in front of the right judges, that vault team total could be attainable.
The Big Picture
Maryland has a lot of work to do to rebuild after losing about two-thirds of its routines since last year, but there’s at least as much talent coming in. It’ll be really fascinating to watch this team establish its new identity.
Likely 2026 finish: Regionals Round Two
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Article by Rebecca Scally
