The 4th annual Ranking of Recruiting Classes as posted by College Gym Fans.
Like last year, they rank Utah #1.
… In comparing athletes, we considered health, injury history, and the athlete’s status during the season before she entered college. History has shown time and again than a top L10 or “elite drop-down” can have as much impact in the NCAA as an elite National Team member. It has also been demonstrated that many elites who take time off during their senior years or are recovering from repetitive use injuries have a harder time making the adjustment to college. Trend is also important, for both elites and L10s. A fast rising L10, making rapid progress throughout her junior and senior year, shows an intangible attributes that bear some consideration. Therefore, US and international elites were not always favored over top L10s in this analysis. …
Utah ended up having a very difficult season last year, lucky in scrambling to a 2nd place finish at home in Championships. Recruiting is not everything in the NCAA.
I saw on Gym Chat that the Utah girls did well in class:
Utah Gymnasts Score High In Classroom :: Utah gymnastics team compiles a 3.52 GPA.
Kristina Baskett is not only one of my favourite College gymnasts, but she has a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Wow.
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