Mizzou's Sienna Schreiber won the AA (39.3) and BB (9.925) while frosh teammate Amari Celestine won VT and FX to lead the Tigers. Alisa Sheremeta completed the sweep with a win on UB. It was the Tiger's highest ever opening score.
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Gym Back Bailey Lovett tied for the FX title with Ohio St frosh Jenna Hlavach as Arkansas used its depth to score the win. Ark's Kennedy Hambrick posted a 39.35 in the AA. For the Buckeyes, Elexis Edwards won VT, Colby Miller won UB and Ella Hodges won BB. Five Gym Backs were unable to be present.
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Rachel Chesley won VT and Olivia Opheim won FX to lead UW La Crosse to the win. For the Gusties, Sophia Redding won UB and Annie Corbett won BB.
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NU frosh Emma Spence won the AA while teammates Kynsee Roby and Kinsey Davis won VT and UB, respectively. ISU was led by wins from Meixi Semple on BB and Laura Cooke and Maddie Diab on FX. An unfortunate neutral deduction on FX for competing out of order kept the Cyclones from coming away with a win.
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PSU picked up wins from Jessica Johanson on VT, Alissa Bonsall and Lauren Bridgens on UB and Bella Salcedo on FX. PSU's Melissa Astarita tied on BB with TU's Brooke Donabedian and Hannah Stallings. Frosh Stallings won the AA with a 38.9.
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AU's Drew Watson won VT and teammate Derrian Gobourne tied for 1st on FX with BGSU's Taylor Jensen. UNC frosh Lali Dekanoidze won the AA with a 39.325 and tied for 1st on UB with classmate Isabelle Schaefer. Fellow Tar Heel frosh Julia Knower won BB.
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Tiger Alyona Shchennikova won the AA (39.3) and the UB to lead LSU to their 10th straight opening meet win. Teammate Haleigh Bryant won VT and BB. LSU frosh KJ Johnson won the FX.
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Florida frosh Sloane Blakely won the AA with a 39.45 and tied for 1st on BB with teammate Leah Clapper to led the Gators. Florida's Trinity Thomas won VT and teammate Alyssa Baumann won FX. Gator frosh Leanne Wong tied with teammate Savannah Schoenherr on UB.
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Kayla Lee, Arizona Sunrays, qualified to regionals last season and placed 12th AA.
Michigan posted a 197.75, its highest every season opening score in history, to easily down the Gym Dogs. The prior record was set last season, when the Wolverines rolled on to win the National Title. Wolverine Natalie Wojcik won the UB and the BB en route to a 39.65 AA win. Teammate Gabby Wilson won FX. On VT, Michigan's Reyna Guggino, Abby Heiskell and Sierra Brooks tied for 1st with UGA's Megan Roberts.
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We previously announced her commitment to UC Davis.
Mahleea Werline, Salcianu Gymnastics, qualified to '21 regionals and placed 11th AA.
Ayumi Oshiro, San Mateo, qualified to '21 regionals and competed two events.
Isabella Crane, Lakewood Ranch, competed vault and floor throughout the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
This year's recruiting class has been impacted by two major forces: the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and the NCAA's new rules for Name, Image and Likeness (NIL). Normally, an Olympic year causes a relatively small number of potential high impact gymnasts to defer entry until the Games are completed. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics were pushed out by another year, causing an additional year of top athletes to defer entry. In addition, new rules on Name, Image and Likeness mean that athletes that may have foregone their NCAA eligibility are now able to continuing their careers in the NCAA, without foregoing lucrative opportunities to earn money. As a result, for the first time, a reigning Olympic AA champion has entered the NCAA as a frosh. See how all the top teams stack up in the 2021-2022 edition of our annual look at the Top 10 Recruiting Classes.
Sarah Pastor, Stallone Gymnastics, won her 2021 state and regional meets and placed 1st on vault and beam in both. She placed 15th AA at nationals.