Category: NCAA

College Gym News RANKINGS

This is not the official preseason coaches poll for 2022. That will soon be posted on Road to Nationals.

This is the prediction of the editors of the College Gym News fan site.

  1. Florida
  2. Utah
  3. Michigan
  4. Oklahoma
  5. LSU
  6. UCLA
  7. Alabama
  8. Cal
  9. Minnesota
  10. Arkansas

Men’s NCAA Signing Day

2021’s class features some of the best names in recent memory, including Asher Hong, the Cypress Academy standout who is sure to be in the running for a spot on the 2024 Olympic Team. 

Fred Richard joins Hong as a five star recruit out of Massachusetts, headlining Michigan’s star studded class. …

STANFORD AND MICHIGAN PULL TOP RECRUITS

Here are a few of the top signed gymnasts from that post:

1 Asher Hong: Stanford
2 Fred Richard: Michigan
3 Landen Blixt: Michigan
4 Toby Liang: Nebraska
5 Caleb Melton: Penn State
6 Theodor Gadderud: Cal
7 Kacper Garnczarek: Penn State
8 Arun Chhetri: Stanford
9 Caden Spencer: Ohio State
10 Asher Cohen: Nebraska

National Letter of Intent DAY

To review:
NLI = National Letter of Intent

The National Letter of Intent is a document signed by future college athletes confirming their intent to attend and compete for a particular school. Signing the NLI signals the end of the recruiting process—i.e., all other schools must immediately cease recruiting that gymnast. The NLI is accompanied by the athletic aid (scholarship) agreement. Gymnasts can’t sign NLIs if they are not receiving athletic aid.

Wednesday marks the beginning of this year’s signing period, during which schools will finally reveal to us which gymnasts have signed on to join their programs for the 2023 competitive season (and some for the upcoming 2022 season). …

Balance Beam Situation

Click through to see updates of who signed where. Spencer is adding names as they are released by NCAA teams.

Lilly Lippeatt to LSU

Kyra Cato (Canada) to San Jose

Oregon’s new facility

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Thom Glielmi interview 

A good overview of elite Men’s Gymnastics in the USA by Stanford Head Coach Thom Glielmi.

The Farm, Tokyo 2020 & The State of Gymnastics