Emma Friedman, a L10 from Hill's, has committed to continue her academic and athletic career at Iowa, starting in 2026-2027. She qualified to the recent 2026 Women's Development Program L10 Nationals as an AAer, after placing 2nd on VT and 6th AA at the 2026 Region 7 L10 Regionals. She also competed three events at the 2025 Region 7 L10 Regionals.
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Amanda Deslaurier, a L10 from Byers, has committed to a full scholarship offer at Sacramento State, starting in 2027-2028. She's a three-time Region One L10 Regional qualifier.
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Rylee Guevara will transfer to Maryland for next season, after spending two seasons at Ohio State. She competed for the Buckeyes in every meet on BB and FX and has career highs of 9.925 on BB and FX.
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Nebraska has hired Brett Wargo as an assistant coach. Wargo is a USA National Team coach and top club coach from Ascend Gymnastics. He is also co-founder of Best Darn Gymnastics, which holds popular clinics and college showcases.
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Kierra Jordan, a L10 from Omaha Gymnastics,has committed to a full athletic scholarship offer at WVU, starting in 2027-2028. she just finished 41st AA at the 2026 Women’s Development Program (WDP) L10 Nationals She also tied for 24th AA at the 2025 WDP L10 Nationals.
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BYU has retained Broogan Evanson and Makenna Giles as part of the new coaching staff. Both were existing assistant coaches. Evanson was also promoted to Associate Head Coach
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Georgia has hired Laurent Landi as the Associate Head Coach. Landi is of course the husband of Georgia Head Coach Cecile Canqueteau-Landi. Since her hire, Landi has been consulting and coach in with the Mexican and French National Teams.
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OU assistant coach Ashley Kerr has resigned after nine seasons as a volunteer and paid assistant coach. She is being replaced by former Sooner star Olivia Troutman. Troutman spent the last year as an assistant at USU.
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The Women's Development Program (WDP) Level 10 Nationals are this weekend, and many of the future stars of the NCAA are in competition for spots on the WDP National Team and to attract the attention of recruiters. Here are the Top Ten AA finishers and Top Three event winners per age groups that represent the Class of 2026 and 2027, with their colleges identified, if available. The article will be updated periodically through the weekend.
Lauren Malerich, a L10 at Integrity, has committed to Penn and its admissions process. She recently qualified to the All-Star division at the Women's Development Program l10 Nationals as an event specialist on BB. Competing on three events at the 2026 Region 5 L10 Regionals, she placed 3rd on BB. She also placed 11th AA at the 2025 Region 5 l10 Regionals.
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Many future stars of the NCAA are competing this weekend in the Women's Development Program Level 10 Nationals. We'll be updating this report with the top results of the various sessions from this weekend, with the athlete's future school identified.
Nebraska has hired former NCAA Champion and Lincoln native Jordan Gamboa (nee Bowers) as an assistant. She was the 2025 NCAA AA Champion and Honda Award Winner for gymnastics. She was a 28-time All-American and eight-time Regional Champion. She was a student coach for the Sooners this past season.
Link: NU Release
McCall McMullen, who spend her first three seasons at UNH, will transfer to Arizona for next season. She competed on up to three events for UNH, with a career high of 9.925 on FX and 9.825 on VT.
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OU senior and NCAA AA champion Faith Torrez was named the Honda Sports Award winner for Gymnastics.
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Anna Flynn Cashion has accepted a full-ride scholarship offer and will transfer to Clemson for next season, after two seasons at Kentucky. Cashion was a standout on VT for the Wildcats winning All-SEC honors and posting a 9.95 career high. She missed most of her frosh season, and will look to add other events in the future.
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Arizona has hired Brian Amato as an assistant. He was an assisitant for six years at Nebraska and seven years at Oregon State.
Link: Ariz Release