Ella Kate Parker, a former junior elite and current L10 from Cincinnati Gymnastics, has committed to a full scholarship offer at Bama, starting in 2026-2027. She won the FX title and placed 3rd AA at the 2024 Women's Development Program L10 Nationals. She also tied for 5th on VT and 7th on UB. Earlier in the season, she won BB and the AA at the 2024 Nastia Liukin Cup. As a junior elite in 2023, she placed 18th AA at the Xfinity US Championships. She is a three-time US Championship qualifier.
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Selena Pappas, a L10 from Team Attraction (TAG), has committed to continue her academic and athletic career at UC Davis, starting in 2025-2026. She competed primarily on VT and FX in her first season at L10. As a L9 in 2023, she won FX and placed 10th AA at the Women's Level 9 Eastern Nationals.
Link: Insta
Megan Sapp will transfer from Kentucky to Illinois for the 2024-2025 season. She'll be a redshirt sophomore for the Illini. She was a two-time L10 National qualifier who trained at Metroplex.
Link: Release
Camryn Dean, a L10 Regional qualifier from Premier Athletics, has committed to Illinois, starting in 2025-2026.
Link: Insta
Brooke Boggess, a L10 at Queen City, has committed to continue her academic and athletic career at MSU, starting in 2025-2026. She was the UB Champ at the 2024 Region V L10 Regionals, qualifying to Nationals as an individual event specialist on UB and BB. Since moving to L10 in 2022, she has competed primarily as an event specialist.
Link: Insta
Azaraya Al-Akhbar, a Canadian elite and former US junior elite has committed to a full scholarship offer at Bama. She graduates in 2025. In 2023, she placed 18th AA at the Canadian Championships. She also finished 9th at the 2023 Canadian World Championships Trials. As a US junior elite, she place 10th AA at the US Championships in 2021.
Link: Insta
UW-Whitewater's Kara Welsh, 21, was shot and killed on Friday night. A 23 year old man was arrested and charged with first degree murder. Walsh, a native of Plainfield, IL, was heading into her senior season at UW-Whitewater. A VT/FX specialist, she won the National Title on VT at the 2023 NCGA (Div 3) Championships. She also placed 3rd(t) on VT in 2022. Our deepest condolences to her family, teammates, coaches, and friends.
Link: Local News Report and Milkwaukee Journal Sentinel
The final 2024-2025 Code Modifications and rules have been released. Rather than adopting some of the broad sweeping proposals for Code Modifications, the changes are now focusing on a new system of evaluation and audit of the judges. The actual changes to rules governing content, execution and value of the skills are relatively small, forming an incremental change to the existing Code of Points.
Ahnna Kalmes, a L10 from Twin City, has committed to continuing her academic and athletic career at Nebraska, starting in 2025-2026. She competed on three events this past season, qualifying to the 2024 Women's Development Program L10 Nationals as an event specialist on BB. She also qualified as a specialist on UB in 2023.
Link: Insta
TWU has hired Zan Jones as an assistant. He had served as a volunteer assistant at Talladega.
Link: Release
Arizona has hired Shelby Martinez as an assistant coach. She's been a club coach for the past eight years at Carter's Gymnastics. As Shelby Edwards, she was a standout for the Wildcats and a co-conference champ on VT in 2014.
Link: Release
Peyton Stanos, a L10 from Five Star, has committed to a full scholarship offer at Western Michigan, starting in 2025-2026. In 2024, she placed 38th AA at the Women's Development Program Level 10 Nationals. She also placed 17th AA at the 2023 Region 5 L10 Regionals.
Link: Insta
Former Ute and US National Team standout Kara Eaker has transferred to UGA for 2024-2025.
Link: UGA Insta
Kaitlyn Chancey, a L10 from Gymnastics Unlimited, has committed to continue athletic career at Towson, starting in 2025-2026. As a Level 9 in 2024, she won FX, placed 4th on VT and placed 19th AA at the Level 9 Eastern Nationals.
Link: Insta
Charley Lauter, a L10 from R Athletics, has committed to continue her academic and athletic career at Utah State, starting in 2025-2026. In 2024, she placed 13th AA and tied for 4th on UB at the Women's Development Program Level 10 Nationals. She also tied for 14th AA at Regionals in 2023.
Link: Insta
Lacey Gardner, a L10 from Arizona Dynamics, has committed to continue her academic and athletic career at ASU, starting in 2025-2026. In 2024, she placed 10th AA and tied for 3rd on BB at the Region 1 Level 10 Regionals. She also placed 29th AA at the 2022 Women's Development Program L10 Nationals.
Link: Insta