Saniah Smith, a L10 at Pearland Elite, has committed to Taladega on a combination athletic and academic scholarship. In 2023, she placed 38th AA at the Women's Development Program L10 Nationals.
Link: Insta
Georgia has added Aberdeen O'Driscoll to their 2024 signing class. O'Driscoll is a Belgian National Team member who placed 2nd AA at the 2022 Belgian Championships. She was an alternate to the Belgian team for the 2023 World Championships.
Link: Release
The College Gymnastics Association is kicking off the 2023-2024 with a special Men's All Star meet, with competitors selected by virtue of their finish at the 2023 Men's NCAA Championships. It will be a virtual meet, with special scoring from a 10.0. It all starts with live streaming at 4 pm CT.
Link: Streaming on YouTube
Zoe Safran, a Canadian L10 from Shenderey Gymnastics in Ontario, has committed to continue her academic and athletic career at GWU, starting in 2024-2025. As a Canadian Level 9 in 2022, she placed 3rd AA at the Canadian Championships (CCP9).
Link: Insta
Jayda Lewter, a L10 from Legacy, has committed to Minnesota, starting in 2024-2025. In 2023, she placed 9th AA at the Region 4 L10 Regionals and qualified to Nationals as an event specialist on VT. She also placed 9th AA at Regionals in 2022, and qualified to Nationals on VT.
Link: Insta
A fundraising and advocacy campaign has started, aimed at saving the program. They have a short term goal of raising 500K by December 31st via pledges (no payment necessary for now). Although the school has said no amount of donations can save the program, they aim to raise $2.5M, which is enough they believe to fund the program for five years. It was one of ten programs cut by Lindenwood last month, with this season intended to be their last.
Link: Save Lindenwood Website
Link: Instagram
Utah has named Carly Dockendorf as their new Head Coach, removing the "interim" from her title following the departure of former Head Coach Tom Farden. She has signed a new four year contract. Dockendorf began her stint at Utah as a volunteer assistant in 2018 and became an assistant in 2020. She was promoted to Associate Head Coach in 2022. Dockendorf was previously an assistant at SPU for nine seasons in gymnastics and three in track and field. She's a former All American in both Gymnastics and Track and Field (Pole Vault) at Washington.
Link: Utah Release
Delaney Reeves, a L10 from Byer's, has committed to continue her athletic and academic career at Boise State. In 2023, she placed 13th AA at the Region 1 L10 Regionals. She was also 16th at Regionals in 2022.
Link: Insta