Recruiting Roundup

Recruiting Roundup: December 6

Gabrielle Black (CAN, Utah ‘26) won the mixed pairs competition at the Věra Čáslavská Grand Prix in Czech Republic.

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

  • Current level nines Avery Aaron-Brush and Lauryn Burns have committed to Rhode Island.
  • Kennedi Johnson, whose strongest results come on floor, has committed to Fisk.
  • Eden Stippick is the first gymnast to commit to LIU since their recent coaching change. She has an all-around high of 36.775.
  • Hannah Schultz, a senior competing level 10 for the first time, committed to Brockport.
  • Georgina Slack, a three-star elite recruit from Uttoxeter, England, has committed to Eastern Michigan on a full ride. Slack is training a Yurchenko one and half on vault and has a triple series on beam. She competed at the British elite national championships in 2024 and placed seventh on beam at the English championships in the same year.
  • Marisa Schlossman, who trains at Farmingdale Gymnastics Academy in New York, has committed to Bridgeport.
  • Emma Lehan has announced her commitment to Air Force. She has a piked Jaeger on bars and shows some difficult skills on beam.
  • Avery Friend has committed to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. She has an all-around high of 37.225.
  • Nicolette Mullady has announced her intention to continue her academic and athletic career at Cortland.
  • Third year level 10 Alex Karkowski has committed to Alaska. She’s a strong beam worker who should find a lineup spot in Anchorage.
  • Peyton Pech will join Nebraska following her verbal commitment. Pech brings a 10.0 start value vault to Lincoln.
  • West Chester added a seventh in the class with Maddie McCullough. She is a strong all-arounder with a top score of 37.775. She has powerful tumbling and is competing a Yurchenko one and a half for the first time this season. 
  • Safia El Mammann, a three-time regional qualifier, will join Arizona State on a full ride.

Class of 2026

  • Michigan State secured a pair of rated recruits. Three-star Christina Fallo, whose gymnastics looks NCAA ready, as well as four-star Riley Fain. Fain, who trains at Pearland Elite, placed fifth on vault at nationals in 2023 and will be a welcome addition to the Spartans.
  • Ava Sutphen will become an Owl following her commitment to Temple on a full ride.
  • Cally Lichfield and Gillian Durbin become the second and third in their class to commit to Southern Utah.
  • Gabriella Pierson is the third three-star gymnast successfully recruited by Oregon State. Pierson has an all-around high of 38.15 
  • National qualifier Raegan McCarty has committed to Missouri on a full ride.
  • Grace Weisser, a three-star recruit from Flips, will join the pack at NC State.
  • Makayla Torres Melton is the third in her class to commit to San Jose State.
  • Katie Cross will join the team at North Carolina. Before deciding to become a Tar Heel she visited Michigan, UCLA, Boise State, and Washington.

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Article by Katie Couldrey

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