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Saturday, 14 June 2025 10:40

SCSU Hires Tarver as New Head Coach

SCSU has tired Corrinne Tarver as their new Head Coach.  Tarver was the first Head Coach at Fisk and served as athletic director.  She also had club coaching experience at Star Bound and Penn.  

As Corrinne Wright, Tarver was the NCAA AA champ in 1989.

Link  Release

Saturday, 14 June 2025 10:37

2025-2026: EMU Adds Dunwoody

EMU has added Savanna Dunwoody to their roster for 2025-2026.  A L10 from Spearfish, she tied for 39th AA at the 2025 Women's Development Program L10 Nationals.  She was also 37th in 2024.  

Link:  Insta

Friday, 13 June 2025 14:34

CollegeGymFans.com Recruit Ratings Updated

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Our recruit ratings have been updated for the Class of 2025, 2026 and have been introduced for the Class of 2027, just in time for June 15th, the start of the primary recruiting period for the Class of 2027.

Class of 2027 *New for June 2025*

Class of 2026

Class of 2025

To see rating methodology once again, please see this lengthy explanation at this LINK.  We use primarily quantitative data like scores, placements and skills competed as the core basis for these assessments.  These ratings will be updating following the completion of the elite season.  They will not be finalized until the gymnast has completed her senior season.

The initial ratings for the Class of 2027 will likely shift, as gymnasts add skills, improve consistency and improve their execution. 

 

Thursday, 12 June 2025 14:23

Clemson Hires McDonough as an Assistant

Clemson has hired Jessica (nee Duke) McDonough as an assistant.  McDonough was the head team coach at Olympus, in Utah, where she coached nine Women's Development National team members. As Jessica Duke, she was a second team All-American at Utah.  

Link:  Release

Thursday, 12 June 2025 14:20

Denver Hires Mary Rice as an Assistant

Denver has hired Mary Rice as a new assistant coach.  Rice has been the full-time team coach for Level 9 and 10 at Brandy Johnson's Gymnastics, where she has coached a number of top L10s.

Link:  DU Release

Tuesday, 01 April 2025 13:52

2026 Recruit Ratings

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Our ratings of the top recruits in the Class of 2027 (for frosh that will enter in the 2027-2028 seasons) are now available.  Continue to read below to find out more.  The ratings were done by applying a predominantly non-subjective and quantitative rating system that is explained in this article:  LINK

Cal has hired Geralan Stack-Eaton has their new Head Coach.  She has spent the last 11 seasons as an assistant at Minnesota.  A standout 12-time All-American at Bama, she won National titles on FX (2011) and BB (2012).    

Link:  Release

Wednesday, 11 June 2025 16:50

USU Hires Trautman as an Assistant

Utah State has hired Olivia Trautman as an assistant.  Trautman is a former NCAA vault champion and 10-time All-American for the OU Sooners.   

Link: Release

Monday, 09 June 2025 17:06

2026-2027: Friedson to BYU

Sophie Friedson, a L10 from Austin Elite, has committed to a full scholarship offer at BYU, starting in 2026-2027.  She recently placed 5th AA and tied for 4th on BB at the 2025 Women's Development Program (WDP) L10 Nationals.  She was also 37th AA at the 2024 WDP L10 Nationals.  

Link:  Insta

Iowa State has hired former OU standout All-American Ragan Smith as an assistant.  A former US elite national champion, she graduated from OU in 2024,

Link:  Insta

Quincy Walters who originally signed with Cal for next season, has switched and will now compete for Michigan, on a full-ride athletic scholarship.  The L10 from Texas Dreams recently won the National Title on FX in her division at the Women's Development Program L10 Nationals.  She also tied for 8th on BB and placed 9th AA.  She becomes the latest Cal commit or signee to change her plans, as the program undergoes a coaching change.  

Link:  Insta

Saturday, 07 June 2025 15:08

Transfer: Minard to TWU

Kylie Minard will transfer to TWU next season on an athletic scholarship, after spending two seasons at Missouri. She competed in exhibition on FX twice.  

Link:  Insta

Saturday, 07 June 2025 10:36

Transfer: Larson to SJSU

Kaylee Larson will transfer to San Jose State for next season.  She competed her first two seasons at Pitt, primarily as a FX specialist, with a career high of 9.9

Link:  Insta

Saturday, 07 June 2025 10:13

2026-2027: Torchia to UNH

Whitney Torchia, a L10 at the Gymnastics Academy of Charleston, has committed to a full scholarship offer at UNH, starting in 2026-2027.  She recently finished 41st AA at the Women's Development Program L10 Nationals.  She was also the South Carolina L10 AA champ in 2024 and 2025.  

Link:  Insta

Saturday, 07 June 2025 09:56

2026-2027: Sicat Valeros to UCLA

Jolyn Sicat Valeros a L10/elite from Gymnastics Olympica has committed to continue her academic and athletic career at UCLA, starting in 2026-2027.  She recently completed her season at the Elite Qualifier hosted by Coastal Realm, placing 8th.   She also competed two events at the Region 1 L10 Regionals, tying for 5th AA on the UB.  In 2024, she tied for 36th AA and 8th on BB at the 2024 Women's Development Program Level 10 Nationals.    

Link:  Insta

Friday, 06 June 2025 19:20

House Settlement Approved by Judge

The House vs. NCAA Settlement by approved by Judge Claudia Wilkens on Friday, June 6th in an order filed just before the weekend.  After two delays and signalling yet another , the judge approved the House settlement, paving the way for the NCAA to directly begin compensating players through a revenue sharing agreement.  Additional lawsuits and legislative actions are expected, but the settlement resolved a total of three open lawsuits. 

The final ruling was facilitated by a new agreement between the NCAA and the plaintiffs that slightly tweaked the treatment of athletes who would have been impacted by new limits on roster size.  This modification was filed just last night.  For gymnastics, this roster limit will be 20.  Under the terms of the settlement, those athletes who who have been impacted by the roster limits can be accepted by another program, and not count against the new school's roster limit.  These athletes are "grandfathered "into the existing roster or may seek a transfer without impacting the new team.  In anticipation of this new limit, teams have taken the effort to identify their "designated student athletes" and a preliminary list has been delivered for review by the plaintiff's counsel.  The agreement says that this list must be finalized within 30 days and be made available to class members by the counsel.  There is a new process in place to  appeal placement on the list and to ensure the efforts meet the "good faith" standard outlined in the order.  The NCAA has yet to signal if the transfer portal will re-open.     

The judge also denied a stay of the settlement, meaning it can go into effect as planned, even if an appeal is filed.

The new revenue sharing model will create a pool of up to roughly $20.5M per school.  Nearly all of that money will likely go to Football and Men's basketball at each school, although several parties have signaled an intent to litigate.    

The settlement also includes payments from a fund of $2.8B to athletes who could not benefit from Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals in prior seasons.  

Shortly after the filing, the College Sports Commission was launched by the major conference to manage the new settlement and enforce its provisions.  

Links:  CBS ColegeSports  and NY Times and ESPN

Link:  Yahoo Artlcle on Roster Limit Change

Link:  New NCAA Video and Website on the Settlement

Link:  Full Text of Order Granting Settlement Approval (PDF)

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