We’ve heard the refrain over and over: College routines can be too cookie-cutter. We see so many Yurchenko fulls and back handspring layouts that it’s always a thrill to watch gymnasts throw unique skills. Well, fear not gym fans! The classes of 2024 and 2025 are packed with less common skills and daring combinations. We rounded up recruits with skills that excited us from both classes. Prepare to add some names to your gymnasts-to-watch list. Vault Mya Gordon (Let It Shine), 2024 Perfecting the landing on her explosive front pike half helped Gordon earn a 10.000 on vault at her level 10 state ..read more

It’s time to start looking forward to 2024! There are three new programs that begin competing next year: Clemson, Talladega, and Utica. We gathered our thoughts about their inaugural seasons. First, which new program are you most excited about? Why? Allison: Utica. Am I biased because it’s DIII? Absolutely. But I love the variety, unpredictability, and underdog energy that DIII brings to the table. Utica will be smashing new records left and right. And, yes, the first few years of a program sets endless records but, ahem, Lexi Castellaneta will quickly set some floor records, and Jensen Todd w ..read more

Welcome to your monthly recruiting news. Take a look at all NCAA commits, top club meet results and training updates for the past month in college gymnastics recruiting.  Keep track of all the transfers here. Committed Tracker Georgia commit Ady Wahl and Florida commit Danielle Ferris, previously in the class of 2024, have signed with their respective teams and will join them this fall. Elite Corner Arkansas commit Joscelyn Roberson won gold on vault and floor and silver on beam at the 2023 Cairo Apparatus World Cup. Commits (Class of 2023) Gymnast NCAA Team Club Gym Personal Bests Vid ..read more

The Mountain West conference announced today that it will begin sponsoring gymnastics starting with the 2024 season. Air Force, Boise State, San Jose State, and Utah State will compete in the conference, moving from the MPSF and MRGC. BYU, previously a member of the independent MRGC, moves to the Big 12 beginning with the 2024 season. That leaves Southern Utah, the final MRGC member, left to find a home. The Thunderbirds’ primary conference, Big Sky, does not sponsor gymnastics. UC Davis, Sacramento State, and Alaska remain in the MPSF. “Competing for a championship at the Mountain West is a p ..read more

With the Big Ten Conference bracing for the additions of UCLA and USC for the 2024-25 athletic season, many are left wondering what impact the blockbuster move will have on the conference’s reputation and strength. In NCAA gymnastics, where the Big Ten contains fewer programs with lower parity than other Power 5 conferences within the sport, the looming change leaves even more questions about how the landscape of the conference will change. As blue-blood UCLA enters a conference that has been rising the gymnastics ranks as of late, we’re taking a deep dive into the numbers of how UCLA stacks u ..read more

With the increase in the number of 10.0s scored in the last several NCAA seasons, it feels like all the top-scoring gymnasts have reached perfection at least once in their career. However, there are quite a few athletes who consistently scored 9.9-plus on their events yet never scored a perfect 10.0. This article is dedicated to giving a second look at those routines to see if they are scored consistently with some of the other 10.0s received this season. I will use the same five-star rating scale I do with the 10.0s to rate these routines to see if they are on par with other 10.0 routines und ..read more

There has been no shortage of headlines throughout the first month of the offseason, as the transfer portal, COVID year announcements, and training intentions for the Paris Olympics have all played a part in the nonstop NCAA gymnastics news post-championships. Plus, level 10 nationals took place last weekend, and with the top recruits on display, we got insight into how they’ll fit into their future programs. With so many happenings to report, the outlook for the 2024 season has shifted, meaning it’s time for an updated way-too-early rankings for next season. Despite all the news, the Sooners ..read more