UCLA has signed Emma Malabuyo and Ana Padurariu for 2020-2021. The pair will join Jordan Chiles, Frida Esparza and Chae Campbell for next season. Malabuyo will be graduating early.
Link: UCLA Release
Tia Ravara from San Mateo Gymnastics has committed to UW Eau Claire. Last season she competed at Level 9 and won the bars title and the All Around at Western Championships.
Lana Navarro, a L10 from the Charter Oak Gliders, has committed to Washington for 2021-2022, according to her club. At the 2019 Level 10 JO Nationals, she tied for 7th AA, 6th on UB and 7th on BB. She was 4th AA, 3rd (T) on BB and 5th(t) on FX and qualified to the JO National Team in 2018. Her sister Lauren currently competes for Stanford.
Link: Videos on Instagram
NC State has signed Madison Benson, Brooke Conley, Gabby Diaz and Carina Jordan for 2020-2021. The commits of all four were covered previously.
Link: Release
Emily Liszewski, who signed with Pitt in November, will now graduate early and compete for Pitt in January.
Link: Release
Kent State will welcome six newcomers for 2020-2021: Kennedy Weinpert, Keely Young, Kyndall Gilbert, Izzy Geig, Olivia Rapp and Sarah Haxton. The commits of Young, Gilbert and Rapp were previously covered.
Auburn is set to welcome Tara Walsh for 2020-2021, according to a release. Her commit was previously reported.
Link: Release
TWU has signed Steelie King and Alexia Leake for 2020-2021, according to a release. Leake's commit was covered previously.
Charlotte Introcaso from Ultimate Fusion has committed to Brown. She qualfied to the L9 Western Championships in 2018. She competed a handful of meets at L10 last season.
Alyssa Van Allen from Impact Gymnastics qualified to L10 regionals for the past two seasons. At Level 9 in 2017, she won the all around at the Western Championships.
Former Cal standout Toni-Ann Williams has accepted a position on the Towson staff.
Stanford tops the Men's Preseason Coaches' Poll, as published by the College Gymnastics Association. They earned 17 of 20 first place votes. Second is OU, which has been hit hard by graduation and injury. They had two first place votes. Michigan was 3rd with one first place vote. The full poll is below:
Oklahoma tops the Women's Preseason Coaches' Poll, as compiled the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA). They captured 1,813 points and 36 first place votes. LSU was 2nd at 1,755 (11 1st place votes), and Florida is 3rd (2). UCLA is just 9 points behind Florida in 4th, with Utah in fifth, closely followed by Michigan and Denver (1).
Michigan just missed the 196 mark with a 195,.975 to win an exhibition quad meet with CMU (194.5), WMU (193.4) and EMU (192.4). Michigan frosh standout Sierra Brooks won UB and the AA (39.425). Teammate Natalie Wojcik won the BB and FX. For CMU, frosh star-to-be Hannah Demers won VT and placed 2nd AA (39.3).
Link: Release
Halle Faulkner from Gym America has committed to WMU. Last season she picked up her state's bars title. She qualified through regionals to JOs and placed 16th AA.
Ball State has signed Marisol Perez-Banus for 2020-2021, expanding their class to four. She's a native of Chile who trains in Ohio, with elite experience representing Chile at the Pan Am Games and at the World Challenge Cup.
Link: Release