Christina Shelton, an aspiring elite and former jr. elite from Top Notch, has committed to a full scholarship offer at NC State, starting in 2026-2027. She competed at a quartet of senior elite qualifiers in 2024. In 2022, she qualified as a junior elite to the US Classic. She also tied for 13th AA at the Women's Development Program L10 Nationals.
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WVU has signed Lauren Eyssen, Callie Kauffman and Kayla Smith for 2025-2026. The signing of all three were expected, based on our prior reporting.
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Iowa State has announced the addition of seven newcomers for 2025-2026: Ale Alvarez, Gaby Alvarez, Jill Fisher, Peyton Nock, Ella Roberts, Tyalor Sanders and Finn Weldon. All seven were previously reported as Cyclone commits.
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Minnesota will add Isabella Nguyen, Arianna Ostrum and Christiane Popovich for 2025-2026. The commits of Ostrum and Popovich were covered previously. Nguyen is a L10 from Legacy (MN). She's a two-time L10 Regional qualifier.
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NC State has signed Emerson Fisk and Autumn Rardin for 2025-2026. Both commits were previously covered.
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Cal has signed three gymnasts for 2025-2026, in one of their strongest classes in some time: Davide Comparin, Liam DeWeese and Nathan Underhill. Comparin trains at Texas Dreams and was the AA Champion at the 2023 Men's Development Program (MDP) Nationals. DeWeese is another gymnast from Texas Dreams and is a four-time MDP National qualifier. He placed 4th on VT at the 2023 MDP Nationals. Underhill trains at Salto in WI. He placed 3rd on VT and FX at the 2024 Xfinity US Championships. He also placed 3rd on PB at the 2024 MDP Nationals. He was 3rd AA and 2nd on VT at the 2023 MDP Nationals.
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NIU has announced the signing of Elizabeth Poncin and Syvanna Navarro for 2025-2026. Both signees were expected, based on prior commits.
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Missouri has signed four athletes for 2025-2026: Kimarra Echols, Bryce Kupbens, Maiya Terry and Hayli Westerlind. The commits of all four were covered here previuosly.
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Illinois State announced the signing of Jercy Koliego and Mia LeBlanc for 2025-2026. The commits of both athletes were covered in prior news items.
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Mackenzie "Mac" Showers, a L10 at Everest, has committed to a full scholarship offer at Ball State, starting in 2026-2027. This past season, she placed 2nd on UB, tied for 9th on FX and tied for 25th AA at the Women's Development Program (WDP) L10 Nationals. She also placed 24th AA at the 2023 WDP L10 Nationals.
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