Paige Thaxton, who spent four years at Michigan, will transfer and take a fifth year at Illinois next season. Although she was slowed by injuries, she competed at times in her 2nd and 3rd seasons, with career highs of 9.875 on FX and 9.825 on VT.
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Leah Danielson, a L10 from the Colorado Gymnastics Institute, has committed to a full scholarship offer at Penn State, starting in 2027-2028. She was originally committed to Iowa State. She recently tied for 6th on BB and placed 24th AA at the 2026 Women's Development Program L10 Nationals.
Link: Insta
BYU has hired former standout All-American Shannon Evans (nee Hortman) as an assistant. She had been co-head coach at Magic City Gymnastics in Billings, MT.
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Kennedy Smith, a L10 from Hill's, has committed to continue her athletic and academic career at Temple, starting in 2026-2027. She recently placed 23rd AA at the 2026 Women's Development Program (WDP) L10 Nationals. She also qualified on UB to the All-Stars Division at the 2025 WDP L10 Nationals, after winning the Regional title on UIB.
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Ellie Trygstad, a L10 from Team Attraction, has committed to continue her athletic and academic career at UNH. She missed much of the last season but came back to compete two events at her NC L10 State Meet. She was also 16th AA at the 2025 Region 8 L10 Regionals.
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The 2026 Canadian Championships are underway. In the Women's Senior High Performance (elite) category, Lia-Monica Fontaine posted a big 54.35 to lead the field by 1.55 points. 2nd was Utah signee Gabrielle Black while Iowa's Aurelie Tran was 3rd. LSU commit Lia Reddick placed 5th, with Denver signee Stephanie Gatin in 8th.
In the finals/Day 2 of the CCP10 (Level 10), Danica Signarowski (2025) won the AA with a big 37.983, taking 1st on UB and BB and 2nd on FX. Sydney Thomas (2028) was 2nd AA and 1st on FX and Vanessa Wilson was 3rd (2026). NIU signee Josie Maryschak was 4th and 1st on VT. SUU signee Sienna Fretwell was 5th AA, and CMU signee Chloe Callo 7th.
Illinois has hired former Nebraska assistant Montana Rall as a new assistant coach. As Montana Whittle, she competed at Kentucky.
Link: Release
Ally Dameelio has switched her commitment from Auiburn to Alabama, and will receive a full athletic scholarship when she starts in 2027-2028. A senior elite from San Mateo, she competed at the 2026 Winter Cup. Competing L10 in March, she swept the 2026 Delta Classic.
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Maria Chronopoulos, who spent her first two seasons at SCSU, will transfer to UNH for next season, with three seasons of eligibility remaining. She competed primarily on BB, with a career high of 9.825. A Canadian, she has also competed for Greece. Her brother Yanni, is a former Nebraska standout and Canadian National Team member.
Link: Commitment Insta and Her Recruiting Insta
Logan Otteson, a L10 from Infinity, has committed to a full ride athletic scholarship at Illinois, starting in 2026-2027. She recently placed 5th on VT, 6th on FX and tied for 21st AA at the 2026 Women's Development Program L10 Nationals. She missed the 2025 season and the second half of 2024, but came back to hit a career high 38.15 in the AA at the 2026 Region 8 L10 Regionals.
Link: Insta
Finley Weldon, who spent her first season at Iowa State, will transfer to UNH next season. She competed primarily on BB during the Cyclone's abruptly terminated season, hitting a high of 9.75. She will have four seasons of eligibility remaining.
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Peyton Nock, who spent her first season at Iowa State, has committed to transfer to Illinois, on a full-ride scholarship. She competed in four of five meets for Iowa State, on UB and FX.
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Lila Bulger, a L10 at the Tampa Bay Turners, has committed to continue her academic and athletic career at EMU, starting in 2026-2027. She recently qualified to the All-Stars division on UB at the 2026 Women's Development Program L10 Nationals. She also placed 4th on UB at the Region 8 L10 Regionals.
Link: Insta
Kayla Shaw, who was at BGSU for two years, has accepted a full athletic scholarship and will transfer to Maryland for next season. She has competed primarily on UB, BB and FX, and has done AA once. She has career highs of 9.9 on FX, 9.875 on BB and 9.825 on UB.
Link: Insta
Amalia Ghigoarta, who was originally signed with Michigan State, has committed to Nebraska fpr next season. A member of the Romanian National Team, she was an Olympian in Paris in 2024.
Link: Insta