This year's recruiting class features sets of recruits both large and small, and packed with talent. The discrepancies in size between the classes presents a challenge when rating classes. A large class could easily rise up in the rankings, without considering the disproportionate impact of key high scoring gymnasts. The aftereffects of the extra COVID years is still impacting the size of the classes and the new opportunities with Name Image and Likeness (NIL) may be starting to influence recruiting choices. This is also perhaps one of the last classes where many of the commits were made quite early. At least one gymnast in this class committed to her college when she was just 13. Let's see how all the top teams stack up in the 2022-2023 edition of our annual look at the Top 10 Recruiting Classes.
Delaney Adrian, Capital Gymnastics, won her '22 state meet, placed 4th AA at regionals and 14th AA at nationals.
2023-4
Eden Mortensen to UW-LaCrosse
Kaitlyn Morgan to Hamiline
Hayden Cagle to Centenary
Meika Lee, Excel Gymnastics, finished 1st on bars, beam and floor and the all around at her '22 regional meet. She placed 11th AA at nationals.
Lundyn Vandertoolen, Olympus Gymnastics, qualified to nationals last season and finished 39th AA.
Aniyah Taylor, Everest Gymnastics, qualified to the '22 IES session at nationals, placing 25th on beam.
Jackie Tunney, Rebound Gymnastics, qualified to '22 regionals and won the vault and AA titles. She placed 36th AA at nationals. She recently competed her first meet of the season and won the vault title and placed 3rd AA.
Personal website
Mareli Muller, Frederick Gymnastics, won her '22 state meet and went on to a 13th place finish at nationals. She recently placed 1st on vault and 2nd AA at the Christmas on the Chesapeake meet.
A little late posting that Addilyn Glazier, Bold Gymnastics, qualified to compete on bars at the IES session at nationals last season and placed 6th.
Kendall Abney, Michigan Elite, won vault and placed 3rd AA at her '22 regional meet. She placed 21st AA at nationals. She recently competed the MEGA Magical Classic and placed 1st AA and 1st on bars in her session.
Former Illini standout Daniel Ribeiro has been named the Head Coach of the Illinois Men's program, after having served in an interim capacity since summer. He was previously the assistant for four years and associate Head Coach for the past seven years.
Link: Release
Delaney DeHaan, Tampa Bay Turners, placed 1st on floor and 4th AA at her '22 regional meet. She finished 45th AA at nationals.
2023-4
Lee Lee Sanders to Ursinus
Sarah Buchanan to UW Whitewater
Amy Fridley to UW Stout
Kendall Flury, International Gold Gymnastics, qualified to '22 regionals and placed 16th AA.
Nyla Aquino, L9 at Elite Gymnastics Academy, won her '22 state meet and swept the events. She won her regional meet and placed 1st on vault, bars and floor. She placed 4th AA at the '22 Eastern Championships.