NC State has hired Avery Balser as an assistant coach. She had been the Head Coach at Future Gymnastics in Ohio. Prior to that she was at Rutgers, where she spent five years as an athlete, including her final year as team captain.
Link: NC State Release
Abby Mueller has been hired at USU as an assistant coach. She has spent the last season as an assistant at Illinois. Prior to that, shhe competed at Missouri for her fifth season, and spent four seasons at Illinois.
Link: USU Release
Chloe Hammond, who began her career at UW-Whitewater before transferring to Iowa State, will transfer to Rutgers for next season. She competed on up to three events during the Cyclones abbreviated season and was 2nd on BB at the 2025 NCGA Nationals for UW-Whitewater.
Link:Insta
Kaliyah Martin, a L10 at the The Flip Zone, has committed to a full athletic scholarship offer at NIU, starting in 2027-2028. This past season, she placed 33rd AA at the 2026 Women's Development Program (WDP) L10 Nationals. She also qualified as a FX specialist to the 2025 WDP L10 Nationals, in the All-Star division.
Link: Insta
Ohio State has hired recent 2026 Buckeye grad Mallory Gregory as a dual assistant coach and director of operations. She competed for the Ohio State before taking a medical retirement.
Link: Release
Jada Beswick, who spent her first three years at Illinois State, will transfer and continue her academic and athletic journey at Washington, starting next season. She competed primarily on UB, with a career high of 9.85 and a NQS of 9.81 (2025). She has two years of eligibility remaining.
Link: Insta and Recruiting Insta
Audra Butler, a L10 from VGCC, has committed to an athletic scholarship offer at SEMO, starting in 2026-2027. This past season, she placed 29th AA at the 2026 Women's Development Program (WDP) L10 Nationals. She was also 11th AA at the Region 5 L10 Regionals in 2025.
Link: Insta
Aaliyah Oglesby, a L10 from Aftershcok, has committed to a full scholarship offer at Auburn, starting in 2027-2028. She was previously committed to Georgia, but her commit status was recently updated. This past season, she placed 11th AA at the Region I L10 Regionals. Last season, she was 5th on FX and 16th AA at the 2025 Women's Development Program (WDP) L10 Nationals.
Link: Insta
Paige Natysin, a L10 from Apollo, has committed to a full athletic scholarship offer at Arizona, starting in 2027-2028. She had a breakout season in 2026, tyuing for 3rd on FX and 8th AA at the 2026 Women's Development Program (WDP) L10 Nationals. She missed the post-season last season, but was 4th AA at the 2024 WDP L10 Nationals.
Link: Insta
UNH has hired Kylie Kratchwell as their new Associate Head Coach. She was previously the Associate Head Coach at Arizona, but left earlier this summer. She's a former standout athlete at UNH.
Link: Insta
Anuka (Anujin) Gomboluudev, an elite/L10 for Mongolia who trains at WOGA, has committed to Penn and its admissions process, for entry starting in the 2027-2028 academic year. This past season, she qualified as an individual event specialist on BB to the 2026 Women's Development Program (WDP) L10 Nationals, after competing two events at Regionals. She also tied for 8th on UB and placed 15th AA at the 2025 WDP L10 Nationals. As an elite representing Mongolia, she competed at the Asian Championships and the World Championships in 2025.
Link: Insta
Emmy Graff will transfer to Kent State, after two seasons at Utica. She competed as an AAer in her first season, posting a career high of 38.625.
Link: Insta
TWU has hired Megan Walker Thigpen as their new assistant coach. As Megan Walker, she was an All-American athlete at Auburn. Most recently, she has been coach/manager at Bay City Gymnastics in Alabama.
Link: Insta
Lauren Little, who was at UCLA last season and who started her career at Alabama, will transfer to ASU for next season. She did not compete for the Bruins.
Link: Insta
Sarah Brown (née Shire) will depart Penn State to launch the new gymnastics program at Texas State. She has been at PSU since 2018. Prior to that, she was the Head Coach at EMU, a volunteer assistant at Michigan and an assistant at SEMO. A former elite US National Team members, she started her career at Utah before transferring and finishing her last three years at Missouri.
Link: PSU Release and Texas State Release
Madison Denlinger, who signed with Utah for 2026-2027, has announced her intention to remain at her club and continue training elite. Her goal is to qualify for the 2028 Olympics.
Link: Insta