Brooke Smead, a L10 at Sonshine, has committed to NC State. She's start in 2021-2022. At the 2018 Region VIII L10 Regionals, she tied for 5th on UB and 18th AA.
Link: Website
Vishal Mandava is headed to Navy for 2021-2022. A gymnast from Cypress, He qualified to the US Gymnastics Championships in 2019 after placing 4th AA at the JO Nationals. He was also the PH champ and 3rd AA at the 2018 JO Nationals.
Link: Videos
Raydel Gamboa has committed to OU, starting in 2021-2022. He trains at North Valley Gymnastics in Arizona. In 2019, he placed 9th AA and 4th on VT at the Men's Junior Olympic Nationals. He was also 6th AA at the US Gymnastics Championships in 2018.
Link: Videos
Sara Beck and Megan Workman have committed to SCSU, starting in 2021-2022. Beck is a L10 from Xtreme Gymnastics. qualified to the L10 Regionals in 2019. Workman is a L10 at World Elite Gymnastics.
Link: Videos from Beck
Link: Insta for Workman
Emma David, a L10 from Infiniti Elite, has committed to Yale, starting in 2021-2022. In 2019, as a L9, she placed 10th AA and 2nd on UB at the Level 9 Eastern Nationals.
Link: Website
Oren Aviad, a first year L10 from the Connecticut Gymnastics Academy, has committed to Yale for 2021-2022. In 2019, she placed 6th AA at the Level 9 Western Nationals.
Link: Insta
Heidi Hartje, a L10 from Frederick, has committed to WVU, starting in 2021-2022. She was a L10 Regional qualifier in 2019.
Link: Videos
Nikolai Kolesnikov has committed to OU for 2021-2022. He trains at Mini-Hops and is the son of Minnesota Men's assistant Kostya Kolesnikov.
Link: Insta
Former junior national champion Fuzzy Benas has committed to OU, starting in 2021-2022. In 2018, he was the AA co-champ and FX and SR champ at the US Gymnastics Championships. In 2020, he placed 1st on SR and AA at the Winter Club Challenge (Jr. Division).
Link: Videos
Sophia Sokolowsky, a L10 from World Class (VA), has committed to Brown, starting in 2021-2022. In 2019, she was the Regional BB champion in her division. She was also the UB champ and the AA co-runnerup at the 2018 Level 9 Eastern Nationals.
Link: Videos
University of Illinois has announced that Kelsea Kocan will join the staff as volunteer coach.
W&M has reset the process by which they are evaluating the financial sustainability of their athletics programs. They will restore Men's gymnastics back to Division I status for 2021-2022, although with several other men's sports. Previously, under threat of a Title IX lawsuit, they restored the Women's Gymnastics program as part of a settlement. More work and help is needed to make this change permanent!
Link: Release
Amy Wier from GymQuarters has committed to OU. Her 2019 season ended with a 7th place AA finish at regionals. She only two meets into the 2020 season when the season was closed down.
David McCreary, Assistant Coach at Arizona has announced viz Twitter that he is retiring after 44 years in the sport.
Gabrielle Dildy, a L10 from Excalibur, has committed to Rutgers, starting in 2022-2023. In the shortened 2020 season, she won the AA title in her sessions at the Everest Classic, the Excalibur Dup and the Palmetto Patriots Classic. In 2019, she was the Region VII Level 10 AA champion in her division, and qualified to the Level 10 Nationals. She tied for 40th AA at the 2018 USAG Level 10 Nationals, and was 37th in 2017.
Link: Videos
Sara Ortiz, a L10 at Galaxy, is headed to SCSU next season.
Link: Video