Olivia Lynd from Perfection Gymnastics has committed to NIU. Last season she placed 4th AA at her state meet and 12th AA at regonals.
Alana Anderson from Aspire Gymnastics has committed to NIU. Last season she placed 5th AA at her state meet and competed three events at regionals.
As the teams report back to campus, they will welcome their newcomers and begin to tackle new challenges. With the Fall training season upon us, the teams will be hard to bolster their lineups and recover from their losses. At the same time, they'll be working to refine changes and upgrades to their routines (if at all) that will be required under the 2020 NCAA Code Modifications. Here's a quick summary of who's departed and who's new at the Top 25 programs, and a quick summary of the resulting challenges.
Simone Evans from Gymnastics Academy of Georgia has committed to Lindenwood. She qualified to regionals last seasona and finished 12th AA.
Steve Avgerinos moves from Illinois State to UNH - announcement pending
Lorraine Galow from Bridgeport to Yale - announcement pending
Quest Hayden - PSU to VC at Michigan - announcement pending
Megan Ray from South Coast Gymnastics has committed to UC Davis. Last season she placed 1st on beam at regionals and went on to place 12th AA at JOs.
Sarah Zois, a L10 at Docksider's, has committed to GWU for 2021-2022 according to a site submission. She placed 9th AA at the Region VII L10 Regionals in 2019. She also was 8th AA and 3rd on VT at Regionals in 2018.
Link: Videos
Allie Gard, a L10 from Crenshaw Athletic Club, has committed to UC Davis for 2021-2022, according to her Instagram. She was 4th AA at the 2019 Texas L10 State meet. She also qualified to the the JO Nationals in 2018.
Link: Site
MSU has announced the addition of Whitney Snowden and Brittany Webster to the coaching staff. Snowden is a former head L8-L10 coach at Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy and USAG vault clinician. Webster is a former standout at Auburn who has been a head coach and program director at Cypress Pointe in Louisiana.
Link: MSU Release
Sherry Wang, a L10 at Austin Elite, has committed to NC State for 2020-2021, according to a site submission. In 2019, she placed 5th AA and 2nd on FX at the Region III L10 Regionals, Senior C.
Lanie Hyman from Gymnastix Training Center has committed to Temple. She competed at Level 10 last season for the first time and qualified to regionals. In 2018 she qualified to Eastern Championships as a Level 9.
Ayzhia Hall from Hopes and Dreams Gymnastics has committed to Nebraska. She qualified to JOs last season and finished 43rd AA.
Davis expects to have a staff role with the program.
Isabella Martin from Paramount Elite has committed to Alabama. She qualified to JOs in 2018, finishing 8th AA. She placed 10th AA at her state meet last season.
Katie Kowalski, a L10 from Mid-Michigan Gymnastics, has committed to CMU for 2020-2021. She was the AA runnerup at the 2019 Region V L10 Regionals, and placed 48th AA at Nationals. She was also 13th AA in 2018.
Link: Her Web Site