NCAA 2025 Commits

[cuuf]

You know, it just occurred to me. UCLA vs Stanford meets could be epic on floor next year.

Do they even compete next year? Different conferences and all?

 

[irichluck21]

They are competing this year in March so...its possible.

 

[Bob]

Not sure where it belongs but the British gymnast Mabelle Dawson has signed for LIU for 26.

 

[MaryClare]

Miriam Harris, sister of Selena, signs with MSU

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[Beamer]

Miriam Harris, sister of Selena, signs with MSU

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Maybe her junior year she’ll be Miriam Harris-Miranda.

 

[cftmoonlight79]

I was at Nationals with an uncommitted 2025, and wow, recruiting was in full swing! I was shocked at how many big programs were actively recruiting. Many said they still had scholarships available. One coach said a lot had to do with the lawsuit ruling and of course the portal. He said if there was a year to be late bloomer, this was it. We had many offers for official visits, and a even a full ride offered, almost all from SEC programs. This is just my little inside tidbit, fwiw.

 

[MaryClare]

I was at Nationals with an uncommitted 2025, and wow, recruiting was in full swing! I was shocked at how many big programs were actively recruiting. Many said they still had scholarships available. One coach said a lot had to do with the lawsuit ruling and of course the portal. He said if there was a year to be late bloomer, this was it. We had many offers for official visits, and an even a full ride offered, almost all from SEC programs. This is just my little inside tidbit, fwiw.

Wow. I hope your athlete gets a fantastic opportunity

 

[cftmoonlight79]

Wow. I hope your athlete gets a fantastic opportunity

Me too! I was absolutely shocked how many teams were actively recruiting. Like, can she visit on Tuesday? Full ride offered without anything more than a call? She has one excellent event, one very good event and 2 weaker events. The school that offered has been to our gym before with a previous athlete and did develop a pretty good rapport with our head coach. Such a whirlwind it was. Can't wait to see what she chooses.

 

[BB12]

I was at Nationals with an uncommitted 2025, and wow, recruiting was in full swing! I was shocked at how many big programs were actively recruiting. Many said they still had scholarships available. One coach said a lot had to do with the lawsuit ruling and of course the portal. He said if there was a year to be late bloomer, this was it. We had many offers for official visits, and a even a full ride offered, almost all from SEC programs. This is just my little inside tidbit, fwiw.

Wow, super interesting. Looks like every SEC school is aiming for the full 20 spots next season.

Although some are already at/past the limit so a watch on who could be entering the transfer portal.

 

[cftmoonlight79]

Noella Marshall to Alabama. Great pike half vault, good floor.

 

[GEMINAM]

Noella Marshall to Alabama. Great pike half vault, good floor.

I was a little shocked by this one considering she really just has vault, and for it to be a full ride? Interesting

 

[cftmoonlight79]

When we were at Nationals, there were a lot of SEC schools with full rides. Not sure where they all come from; I was surprised there were any left. The smaller schools did not have them. I think it has to do with the lawsuit but who knows.

Or they were just really desperate for vault.

 

[cuuf]

I think this is the continued march toward the haves (SEC. Big10) and the have-nots (All other conferences). The haves will fund up to the roster limit of those scholarships. They will be more attractive to athletes and we will see more girls that will fill the benches.

 

[BB12]

I was a little shocked by this one considering she really just has vault, and for it to be a full ride? Interesting

I'm surprised more teams haven't been offering full rides for a 10.0 vault for years.

 

[irichluck21]

I was a little shocked by this one considering she really just has vault, and for it to be a full ride? Interesting

I am not shocked at all. Since the rosters can be up to 20 athletes, the top schools, especially with NIL money benefit the most from this as they can max out their roster, by rounding out where a team might be weakest. Definitely having a realistic and strong 10.0 vault could get you a full ride just for that event alone.


The rule definitely opens the door for specialists. Who wouldn't want a Helen Hu for beam or an Audrey Davis for bars?

 

[GEMINAM]

I am not shocked at all. Since the rosters can be up to 20 athletes, the top schools, especially with NIL money benefit the most from this as they can max out their roster, by rounding out where a team might be weakest. Definitely having a realistic and strong 10.0 vault could get you a full ride just for that event alone.


The rule definitely opens the door for specialists. Who wouldn't want a Helen Hu for beam or an Audrey Davis for bars?

Knowing first hand how the recruiting process works and what the talk is
( having a recruit myself ) having specialists is going to be rare. They want as many girls as they possibly can that have at least 3 events they are able to be competitive in. When you have girls scoring 9.9 on vault at nationals and they are getting 4 place in their respective age division, it would seem that vault isn't such a rarity as it once was.

 

[Aeris]

Knowing first hand how the recruiting process works and what the talk is
( having a recruit myself ) having specialists is going to be rare. They want as many girls as they possibly can that have at least 3 events they are able to be competitive in.

Well that's just bad strategizing. Specialists are especially valuable with a 20 person roster, there's room for at least 5 per team. You want the best scores possible and that is only going to happen by having people who can consistently score 9.95+ on an event, not by only choosing gymnasts who generally max out at 9.9 on several events and will never add something to a lineup.

If the difficulty requirements were finally increased to the level they should be at, then we would see many specialists. That would be an NCAA worth watching. (Noella Marshall would not qualify as a must-get specialist, Handspring pike 1/2 should not be a 10.0 vault)

 

[BB12]

Definitely having a realistic and strong 10.0 vault could get you a full ride just for that event alone.

OU did that with Allie Stern years ago. Only program to offer her a scholarship but they liked her y1.5 and knew how valuable it would be to have.

If they could do that with 12 scholarships, every school with 20 needs to be doing it.

 

[KristyJ]

Given that you count five scores per event with four events... okay yes those girls need to have more than one event for backup but you could go for a standout event from basically every gymnast to max out score potential

 

[irichluck21]

There are many specialists that have competed only one event for years now. I don't see that changing with the roster limit at 20.

Especially if you have a team like Oklahoma competing 4-5 all arounders each week.

Missouri opted for specialists this season and it worked well. Mara Titarsolej only did bars, Helen Hu only did beam, Amy Weir only did beam.