We previously announced Sabado's commitment for the 2021-22 season, but she has signed to join the team early.
Adnerys De Jesus was dismissed for violation of rules.
NU announced its incoming class of Caroline Williams, Chloe Lorange, Kinsey Davis, Joanne De Jesus-Cortes and Danielle Press. The early commitments of all but Press were announced here previously. Danielle Press competes for World Champion Centre. She competed at her 2019 state meet, but missed the rest of the post season. She earned top ten finishes in nearly all of her 2020 meets.
Kaylee Quinn will transfer to Bama for next season, according to her Instagram. Her sophomore season at NU was cut short by a knee injury.
OU has announced the addition of Ramsey and Lynn to the roster of incoming athletes. Their early commits were covered in previious posts.
MSU has signed Baleigh Garcia, Naomi German, and Delanie Harkness and Gianna Kalefe. Their commitments were covered here in previous posts. Additionally, Sydney Hayashi from Buckeye Gymnastics will join this group. She qualiied to regionals last season and finished 1st on beam.
Florida's Jenny Rowland has been named the National Coach of the Year by the WCGA. OU's Lou Ball and Tom Haley were named Assistant Coaches of the Year.
Link: UF Release
Long Island University has added a gymnastics program and it has named Randy Lane to the head coach position.
Emily Buffington from Everest Gymnastics will head to UW-Oshkosh this fall. She qualified to JOs in 2019.
Madison Kirsch, Makayla McMahon and Julieta Mediola are headed to SJSU. We covered McMahon's early commitment previously.
Madison Kirsch trains at Arizona Sunrays. She qualified to regionals every year since moving to L10 in 2017. Bio page
Julieta Mendiola trains at Head Over Heels. She finished 10th AA at the 2019 L9 Western Championships. She moved up to L10 this season. VIDEO
Sara Wabi from from Aspire Gymnastics has committed to Illinois State. She qualified to regionals in 2018 and 2019.
The NCAA is considering legislation that would reduce the number of sports schools need to sponsor to qualify for Division I status. This would enable schools to further cut collegiate sports, in particular non-revenue Olympic sports. The Intercollegiate Coach Association Coalition has started a petition. Please consider signing it today.
According to the coalition: "If the NCAA grants a waiver allowing for a reduction of the number of sports sponsorships for Division 1 qualification it would be a devastating, permanent blow to college athletes and forever alter the fabric of university life."
Link: Save College Sports Site
Link: Charge.org Petition
Missouri has added Sydney Schaffer for 2020-2021. A L10 at JAG Gymnastics, she was the Kansas L10 state champ in 2018 and 2019. She placed 10th AA at the 2019 Region III L10 Regionals.
Link: Mizzou Release
Link: Videos
OU's Maggie Nichols was named the winner of the AAI Award. She's the first Sooner to win the award, which is given to the most outstanding senior gymnast (W). The other finalists were LSU's Kennedi Edney, NU's Taylor Houchin, DU's Maddie Karr, UK's Mollie Korth and UCLA's Kyla Ross.
Link: OU Release
Savannah Gonzales from Aftershock Gymnastics has signed with Ohio State. She qualified to regionals in 2019.
Allison LaNasa from GTC in Salt Lake City will join the UNC team this fall. In her first year at Level 10 in 2020 she competed only beam. She competed at the L9 Western Championships in 2019.
TWU has added Maddie Gose, a L10 from Elite Gymnastics in California. She was a 2017 JO National Qualifier.
Link: TWU Release
Link: Videos