Recruiting Roundup: April 2017

By Elizabeth Grimsley

Not only is it postseason in J.O. gymnastics with the level 10 national championships right around the corner but the regular signing period begun about two weeks ago as well. Which gymnasts are heading to your favorite school?

2017-2018

Gabrielle Adams: SEMO

  • Gold Medal Gymnastics
  • 2017 State: 7th AA
  • 2017 Regionals: 11th AA

Ashley Albrecht: UIC

  • LEGA
  • 2016 Nationals: 10th AA
  • 2017 Regionals: 1st AA, VT, FX

Triniti Barron: Illinois State

  • Action Gymnastics

Cortney Bezold: Eastern Michigan

  • Gym-Nation
  • 2017 State: 5th AA
  • 2017 Regionals: 7th AA

Abby Boden: BYU

  • Byers
  • 2017 State: 4th AA
  • 2017 Regionals: 5th AA

Taylor Dittmar: Utah State

  • World Class
  • 2016 Nationals qualifier
  • 2015 Nationals qualifier
  • 2017 State: 15th AA
  • 2017 Regionals: 15th AA

Tori Edwards: Temple

  • GMS gymnastics
  • 2017 Regionals: 10th AA
  • 2017 State: 2nd AA
  • Release

Jazmyn Foberg: Florida

  • MG Elite
  • Graduating early
  • U.S. senior elite
  • 2014 Junior National Champion

Vicky Garcia: Ball State

  • Walk on
  • Countryside Gymnastics
  • 2016 Regionals: 6th VT, 5th UB

Jada Glenn: Auburn

  • Adrenaline Gymnastics Academy
  • 2017 J.O. Nationals qualifier
  • 2017 Regionals: 3rd AA
  • Competes Yurchenko 1.5
  • Release

Laura Leigh Horton: Arizona

  • Graduating early
  • Stars Gymnastics
  • 2016 J.O. Nationals: 9th VT, 41st AA
  • 2015 NIT: 5th AA
  • Release

Arden Hudson: Ball State

  • Walk on
  • Central Bucks School of Gymnastics
  • 2017 Regionals: 4th VT

Samanta Javanbakht: Michigan

  • Capital
  • 2017 State: 2nd AA
  • 2017 Regionals: 7th AA

Tia Kiaku: Ball State

  • Walk on
  • Highpoint gymnastics
  • 2017 Excalibur Cup: 1st AA, VT, FX

Nicole Lanouette: New Hampshire

  • Phanom Gymnastics
  • 2017 State: 1st AA, BB
  • 2017 Regionals: 7th AA

Tori Long: Ball State

  • Walk on
  • Anderson Gymnastics
  • 2017 State: 2nd VT, 8th FX

Madison McIntyre: Utah State

  • Wildfire Gymnastics
  • 2017 State: 3rd AA

Annabelle Mosier: Iowa

  • ​Previously committed to Utah State

Ariana Orrego: Iowa State

  • Peruvian International Elite
  • 2016 Olympian
  • Excalibur Gymnastics
  • 2017 Regionals: 1st BB, 2nd AA
  • Not eligible for J.O. Nationals

Caroline Spertus: Stanford

  • Broadway Gymnastics
  • Three-event specialist

Emi Watterson: California

  • Delta Gymnastics
  • International Australian elite

Nicole Webb: Florida

  • Sonshine
  • Graduating early
  • 2017 Regionals: 3rd BB
  • 2017 State: 2nd BB, 5th FX

Tessie Zientek: Towson

  • Will-Moor
  • 2017 State: 14th AA
  • 2017 Regionals: 8th AA

2018-2019

Francis Bidwill: Missouri

  • Desert Devils
  • 2017 State: 3rd AA
  • 2017 Regionals: 1st FX, 8th AA

Leah Clapper: Florida

  • Previously committed to Penn State
  • U.S. senior elite

Marissa Nychyk:​ Ball State

  • Coast Elite Gymnastics
  • 2017 State: 1st AA, UB, FX
  • 2017 Regionals: 16th AA

Rachel Smith: Southern Utah

  • Gymstars
  • 2017 State: 1st VT, AA
  • 2017 Regionals: 1st VT, 2nd AA

2019-2020

Maya Albertin: Minnesota

  • Stars Gymnastics
  • 2017 State: 5th AA, 2nd VT, BB

Hadyn Crossen: Eastern Michigan

  • Jaycee Phelps Gymnastics
  • 2017 State: 5th AA
  • 2017 Regionals: 22nd AA

Jaedyn Rucker: Utah

  • Desert Devils
  • 2017 Nastia Cup qualifier
  • Won vault in every regular season meet in 2017
  • 2017 State: 1st FX, 2nd AA
  • 2017 Regionals: 1st AA, VT

Rachel Schuelke-Lombardi: UC Davis

  • West Coast Elite
  • 2017 State: 3rd AA
  • 2017 Regionals: 18th AA

Charlotte Tishkoff: Western Michigan

  • Gold Medal Gymnastics
  • 2017 State: 1st FX, 2nd AA
  • 2017 Regionals: 11th AA

Ashton Woodbury: Southern Utah

  • Azarian Gymnastics
  • First year L10 in 2017
  • 2017 State: 6th AA
  • 2017 Regionals: 13th AA
  • 2016 L9 Westerns: 1st VT

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.