NCAA Elite Gymnastics Recruit 2016

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Nine former elite gymnasts are joining college gymnastics this autumn. This is expected to be an exciting season as Oklahoma, Florida and UCLA are packed up and ready for this season with capable elites. Below are elites who are already enrolled into college gymnastics. Good luck to these girls.

·         Madison Kocian – UCLA

·         Maggie Nichols – Oklahoma

·         MyKayla Skinner – Utah

·         Kyla Ross – UCLA

·         Brenna Dowell – Oklahoma

·         Rachel Gowey – Florida

·         Sabrina Vega – Gorgia

·         Ruby Harrold – LSU

·         Amelia Hundley – Florida

Madison Kocian – UCLA

The Olympic and world champion on uneven bars an also  a member of the Final Five, After the Olympics, Madison said in an interview that she has achieved everything she wanted in her elite career, and is ready to start a new chapter of her life at UCLA. She will hugely contribute on bars an beam, she is also capable of being an all-rounder.

Maggie Nichols – Oklahoma

She is a world champion. She is a strong all-rounder. She unfortunately sustained a knee injury and was unable to peak prior the US Olympic trial and missed the her position in the team. Maggie will be a great asset to Oklahoma as a strong all-rounder. She is just what Sooners needs to defend their title next year.

MyKayla Skinner – Utah

She is a world champion and an Olympic alternate for the 2016 team. MyKayla is strong on vault and floor and can also contribute on beam. MyKayla said she felt exhausted and that she might take the first semester of university off, and start in January 2017. It is actually still unclear whether MyKayla will go to Utah this academic year at all. We will keep you updated!

Kyla Ross – UCLA

She is an Olympic and world champion. She is one of the most reliable athletes of this Quad She was the youngest member of the Fierce Five, who won gold at the 2012 Olympics, as well as the only member not to turn pro before the Olympics. Kyla is also a five-time world medallist. She will bring both consistency and difficulties to Bruins’ lineup. She is also a strong all-rounder.

Brenna Dowell – Oklahoma

She is a world champion. Brenna joined Oklahoma in 2014, but then decided to defer her NCAA scholarship, in order to have a chance to make the US world and Olympic team. Despite not making the Olympic team, Brenna made the World team in 2015, where she had a tumbling pass named after her, a double front pike. She was also an alternate at Worlds in 2013. Brenna will bring a tremendous difficulty on floor and bars this NCAA season

Rachel Gowey – Florida

Rachel had an elite career marred by injuries, she has great excecution on beam and bars, this is excacty what NCAA gymnastics needs. Sheshould be on a lookout as her lines are clean and lovely to watch. she will also be able to strongly contribute on all four events.

Sabrina Vega – Gorgia

She is a world champion. She represented team USA in the past quad but couldn’t make it to the US Olympic trials. Sabrina has a good rhythm on beam. Although she has not competed lately, we are excited to see what she will bring to NCAA this season

Ruby Harrold – LSU

She was a member of the fierce GB Team that won bronze at the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow. The British gymnasts decided to move across the pond to compete in college gymnastics. She is bringing to LSU great bars skills and a huge cheerleading personality on floor.

Amelia Hundley – Florida

Amelia was initiated to the world of gymnastics by her mother, who is a professional tumbler. Amelia competed for team USA at the 2015 Pan American Games, where she won gold with the team, silver on floor and bronze on bars. She had one of her best ever meets at the US Olympic Trials. Amelia is a strong all around gymnast, and will bring a lot of consistency and positive attitude to the Gators.