That is a big surprise to me. Given the Utah rumors, I had expected her to want to land in a program in the top 5 or top 8. Maybe something other than wanting to be on a Nationals-making squad drove her transfer?
Maryland had 3 enter the portal (that we know of), but already has taken in 5! It looks like some of the transfers will make the vault lineup, and a healthy Reade can comfortably replace Martin on floor.
With a loaded freshman class including 5 three-stars, and 5 new routines needed for the...
I am in complete agreement. While money does matter, the pride of building up Cal all the way to runner-up would seem to require something even more fundamental to make the move.
The Howells to Clemson!! https://www.tigernet.com/clemson-gymnastics/news/clemson-announces-new-gymnastics-coach-hires-46224
Only a slight salary increase, so there must be other factors in play. Facilities are a lot better at Clemson but I would guess there’s still something more for them to...
Maryland moved fast after the Martin revelation.
I wonder what the hold up is with the Eissenpries and Reade transfers on College Gym News. They're usually on top of it.
Natalie Martin (UMD) very rarely is short on her Y1.5 vault. Usually it’s a small step/hop forward and she does stick sometimes. That’s reflected in no score lower than 9.8 all season and two 9.925’s, with 9.85’s in post-season scoring (not sticks).
She also scored 9.9 on beam and 9.875 on...
Here is Marsden’s latest update. He is “utahmarz” on every platform, and I don’t recall when he’s been wrong (might have missed a couple but I don’t remember off the top of my head). He keeps this chart updated and is sometimes a step ahead of the assistant coaches’ own statements.
FWIW- there was a rumor before this week that the Denver coaches except for Melissa had all quit. The rumor mill also tipped off Frazier leaving Cal. What an interesting end of the season so far.
I do appreciate the multiple points of views that the Arkansas power ranking generated. Strange, but lots of things to think about!
For your post, I note you mentioned only AAers after defining that the freshman needs to contribute to a “significant level.”
I looked over the 2024 five-star...
Last year’s Florida freshmen performed well up to their ratings, if not exceeding. We could debate whether they were well-coached to reach their results, given all the calls for Jenny to be removed. (I guess if you think Florida’s coaching is substandard, then it doesn’t take KJ Kindler for...