Courtney Blackson of Byers has committed to Boise State. This season she placed 9th AA at the NorCal meet, 5thAA at regionals and 34th AA at JOs.
Amara Cunningham from NY Galaxy and Ariana Castrence from Unique Gymnastics have committed to Temple. Cunningham finished 1st on vault and beam and 1st AA at her state meet this season. She finished 1st on vault and floor and 1st AA at regionals. She was 28th AA at JOs. VIDEO
Castrence finished 9th AA at regionals and 20th AA at JOs. VIDEO
Mia Hebinck from Colorado Aerials has committed to Denver. She won her state meet and finished 1st on bars and floor. She was 1st on bars and 2nd AA at regionals. She placed 13thAA at JOs.
Madison Martin of Metroplex has committed to USAF. She finished 8th AA at her state meet and qualified through regionals to JOs, finishing 49th AA.
Simone Banen is now committed to GWU. We previously announced her commitment to Alabama.
Baleigh Garcia of American Twisters has committed to Michigan State. She finished 4th AA at her 2017 state meet. At regionals she wons the bars title and placed 3rd AA. She finished 12th AA at JOs.
Madelyn Soloman from Cedar Valley Gymnastics has committed to Iowa. This season she placed 7th AA at her state meet and 11th AA at regionals.
Jr. Elite Tori Tatum has committed to LSU. She trains at Twin City Twisters. She placed 15th AA at both the 2016 Secret Classic and P&G Championships.
Illinois Head Coach Nadalie Walsh has hired former Bama star Ashley Priess-Johnston as an assistant. The former elite is a Brevet judge and has experience coaching at Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy. A 10 time All-American, she went on to earn a Master's at Bama in Sports Management in 2013.
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We have seen a flurry of last minute early commitments ahead of an August 1 rule change that is intended to slow the flow. Up to this point it has not been unusual for programs to secure commitments 3-4 years out. The rule change restricts when unofficial visits occur, but as coaches find their work arounds, early offers and commitments will probably continue. As the dust settles on that issue, here's a quick glance at the recruiting pipeline for the current top ten programs (listed in alphabetical order). The full database of commitments is published under the RECRUITS tab. (Note: This article was corrected on 8/6/17)
Sophia Butler competed this weekend at the US Classic in the HOPES division (12-13) She finished 1st on vault and bars and 3rd AA. She has announced her commitent to Florida. She competes for Discover Gymnastics in Texas.
Nikki Beckwith of Buckeye Gymnastics has committed to Penn State. She finished 1st on bars and 5th AA at her 2017 state meet. She was 6th AA at regionals and 50th AA at JOs.
Grace Evans, L10 from Gymnastics Academy of Atlanta, has committed to Ball State. She placed 1st on bars and 2nd AA at her 2017 state meet. She placed 6th AA at regionals and 32nd AA at JOs.
Future NCAA stars were in action this Saturday at the US Classic. Michigan commit Alyonna Shchennikova won the senior division while UCLA commit Emma Malabuyo won the junior division.
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Junior elite Cameron Machado from First State Gymnastics has committed to Alabama. She competed at the 2016 Secret Classic (30th AA) and the P&G Championships (15th AA).