Jade Vella-Wright of the Waverley Gymnastics Centre has committed to Iowa State. In 2017, competing in her first year as a Senior International Elite gymnast, she claimed the Silver Medal on Floor at Australian Nationals and won the Victorian State Championships in the All Around, Bars, Beam and Floor. She also represented Australia earlier in the year at the International Gymnix held in Montreal, Canada where she came 13th All Around and 6th on Bars.