LSU commit Reese Esponda posted a 54.9 to capture the AA title at the 2026 US Classic. She also posted the top mark on FX. Former Oregon State superstar and Olympic champion Jade Carey was 2nd at 54.05. She was also winner of the VT title. UCLA signee Zoey Molomo was close behind in 3rd at 53.9, looking strong in her comeback from injury. Florida's Skye Blakely won both events she competed in, UB and BB. OU's Izzy Stassi placed 5th AA while Bama commit Ally Damelio tied for 8th AA. LSU commit Tatum Drusch, who recently announced she will defer to train to focus on making the Olympic team in LA in 2028, was 12th.
Florida signee Dulcy Caylor, who is also deferring to train for LA28, was 15th AA. Another Florida signee, Simone Rose, competed on three events, including a 3rd on UB. Former UCLA superstar Katelyn Ohashi competed on two events but did not achieve her Championships qualifying score, missing by 0.2. Former Florida superstar Leanne Wong competed only on BB.
MSU has signed German elite Jessica Schlegel for 2026-2027. The two-time German National Team member placed 3rd AA at the 2025 German Championships. She has primarily competed in the German Bundesliga system (a unique head-to-head team format) this year, recently posting the top marks on UB/BB/FX and the AA.
Link: Insta
George Washington has formally announced Hilary (nee Mauro) Steele as their new Head Coach. She was Head Coach for three years at Temple, and her departure was announced by the Owls several days ago.
Link: Release
Hilary Steele has stepped away as Head Coach at Temple to take a Head Coach position at another school. Brittney Miller, an assistant coach, will become the interim Head Coach. Steele is believed to be headed to GWU, but no official announcement has been made. Miller has been an assistant at Temple since 2023 and also an assistant at Penn and a volunteer assistant at Pitt, as well as a club coach at Gymkhana and Will-Moor. Miller (nee Williams) was a standout at Nebraska.
Link: TU Release
TWU has hired AJ Banker as a new assistant coach. He previously was an volunteer assistant at Utica, coached at Valley Gymnastics and competed at SUNY Brockport.
Link: Insta
McMurry University has hired Aleah Cassmeyer as their first Women's Head Coach. Cassmeyer heads to McMurry from LIU, where she was an assistant coach. Prior to that, she was an assistant for two seasons at UW Oshkosh. She competed at Lindenwood, where she was known as Aleah Turon.
Link: McMurry Release
Boise State has promoted graduate assistant Adriana Popp to a full-time assistant role. She has been a grad assistant for the last two season while she completed a master's in Athletic Leadership. She competed for the Broncos from 2020-2024.
Link: Release
NC State has hired Avery Balser as an assistant coach. She had been the Head Coach at Future Gymnastics in Ohio. Prior to that she was at Rutgers, where she spent five years as an athlete, including her final year as team captain.
Link: NC State Release
Abby Mueller has been hired at USU as an assistant coach. She has spent the last season as an assistant at Illinois. Prior to that, shhe competed at Missouri for her fifth season, and spent four seasons at Illinois.
Link: USU Release
Ohio State has hired recent 2026 Buckeye grad Mallory Gregory as a dual assistant coach and director of operations. She competed for the Ohio State before taking a medical retirement.
Link: Release
UNH has hired Kylie Kratchwell as their new Associate Head Coach. She was previously the Associate Head Coach at Arizona, but left earlier this summer. She's a former standout athlete at UNH.
Link: Insta
TWU has hired Megan Walker Thigpen as their new assistant coach. As Megan Walker, she was an All-American athlete at Auburn. Most recently, she has been coach/manager at Bay City Gymnastics in Alabama.
Link: Insta
Sarah Brown (née Shire) will depart Penn State to launch the new gymnastics program at Texas State. She has been at PSU since 2018. Prior to that, she was the Head Coach at EMU, a volunteer assistant at Michigan and an assistant at SEMO. A former elite US National Team members, she started her career at Utah before transferring and finishing her last three years at Missouri.
Link: PSU Release and Texas State Release
Utah commit Claire Pease won the gold in the AA at the 2026 Pan American Championships. 2028 grad Charleigh Bullock won the silver. LSU commit Lia Reddick was 6th, while Michigan's Jahzara Ranger, representing Jamaica, was 11th. Her Michigan teammate, Sophia Diaz, representing the Dominican Republic, was 13th. UCLA signee Michelle Pineda was 20th.
In the Men's AA competition, former NCAA champ and OU star Yul Moldauer won the bronze medal.
On Sunday, for the event finals, Former OU star Yul Moldauer won the PB gold and placed 4th on the PH and Rings, losing the tie-break on the latter to Canada's Felix Dolci. Air Force grade Patrick Hoopes won gold on the PH. Former Ohio State star Kameron Nelson was 5th on VT while Stanford grad Riley Loos tied for 6th on Rings, while fellow former Cardinal Taylor Burkhart was 6th on HB.
Pease won the gold on FX and a bronze on VT. She also placed 6th on UB. Florda signee Simone Rose won silver on the BB (losing the tiebreak for gold) and on UB. She was also 5th on VT. Iowa's Aurelie Tran, representing Canada, won the gold on UB. 2028 recruit Lia Monica Fontaine of Canada won the silver on VT, just behind Olympic Champion Rebecca Andrade.
In the team competition, the US women's team won the gold medal. The team includes 2028 grad Charliegh Bullock, Pease, Rose and 2028 grad Alessia Rosa. However, LSU commit Hezly Rivera withdrew from the competition after competing on VT. Canada took the bronze, with a team featuringTran, Utah signee Gabrielle Black, LSU commit Lia Redick and UGA commit Alexia Guerrier-Calixte. The US Men took the bronze, with a squad featuring Burkhart, Hoopes, Loos, Moldauer and Nelson. On the junior side, the USA Women and USA Men took the team gold. The US Men's squad includes Stanford signee Maksim Kan, Ohio State signee Anthony Ruscheinsky and OU signee Hunter Simpson.
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