A quick glance at the other 8 teams
As part of the run-up to the 2025 NCAA women’s gymnastics season, I wanted to do a preview of the SEC and how things look. Last year, I did a preseason ranking of each team, and I’ll do that again once I’ve seen the major intrasquads (Gym 101-esque meets). As part of my prep process, I was making a cheat sheet so I could write about the SEC. I then realized that it would be a lot easier to share this resource so that I can give more analysis and less explanation when previewing each team. All recruiting rankings are based on College Gym News’ recruit rankings for the 2024 class.
Alabama
Coaching changes: assistant coach Gina Quinlan left, was replaced by former Illinois women’s assistant coach Ross Thompson
Graduated/left: Lillian Lewis (medically retired), Luisa Blanco, Ella Burgess, Makarri Doggette, Isabella Martin
Transferred out: Mati Waligora (6th year, Arkansas)
NQS routines lost: 10 (Doggette UB, Waligora UB/BB/FX, Burgess BB/FX, Blanco AA) +1 AA
Transferred in: n/a
Incoming freshmen: Love Birt (4-star), Brooke Dennis (3-star), Ryan Fuller (5-star, t-16th overall), Kylee Kvamme (5-star, t-12th overall), Faye Radio, Paityn Walker (4-star)
Getting back (from injury or extra year): Shania Adams (5th), Cameron Machado (5th)
Arkansas
Coaching changes: assistant coach Kyla Bryant left, was replaced by former Lindenwood head coach Catelyn Branson
Graduated/left: Makenzie Sedlacek (medical retirement), Emma Kelley, Sirena Linton
Transferred out: Jaime Pratt (junior, Pitt)
NQS routines lost: 2 (Linton BB, Pratt UB)
Transferred in: Kaitlyn Ewald (5th year, Illinois), Mati Waligora (6th year, Alabama)
NQS routines gained: 6 (Ewald UB/BB/FX, Waligora UB/BB/FX)
Incoming freshmen: Grace Dexler (4-star), Ja’Leigh Lang (3-star), Jocelyn Roberson (4-star, non-traveling 2024 Olympic alternate), Sadie Smith, Julianna Weeks
Getting back (from injury or extra year): Jensen Scalzo (5th)
Auburn
Coaching changes: n/a
Graduated/left: Madelynn Crow (left), Lila Smith (left), Aria Brusch, Cassie Stevens
Transferred out: n/a
NQS routines lost: 7 (Brusch UB/BB/FX, Stevens AA) +1 AA
Transferred in: Sarah Zois (senior, George Washington), Alex Irvine (sophomore, UCLA)
NQS routines added: 2 (Zois VT/BB)
Incoming freshmen: Olivia Ahern (5-star, t-16th overall), Sophia Bell (4-star), Katelyn Jong (4-star), Marissa Neal (4-star)
Getting back (from injury or extra year): Olivia Hollingsworth (5th), Gabby McLaughlin (5th), Sydney Schumaker (5th), Bryn Bartman (redshirted freshman season)
Florida
Coaching changes: n/a
Graduated/left: Morgan Hurd (medically retired), Chloi Clark, Michala Magee, Payton Richards
Transferred out: n/a
NQS routines lost: 1 (Hurd FX)
Transferred in: Selena Harris-Miranda (junior, UCLA)
NQS routines added: 4 (Harris-Miranda AA) +1 AA
Incoming freshmen: Skye Blakely (5-star, t-16th overall, coming off major injury while attempting to make Olympics), Lily Bruce (5-star, t-20th overall), Taylor Clark (4-star)
Getting back (from injury or extra year): Ellie Lazzari (5th), Victoria Nguyen (5th), Kayla DiCello (Olympic deferral, coming off major injury while attempting to make Olympics)
Georgia
Coaching changes: fired head coach Courtney Kupets Carter and let go of assistant coaches Sam Welbourne and Mollie Korth; promoted Ryan Roberts to co-head coach alongside former WCC (Simone Biles’ gym) head coach Cecile Canqueteau-Landi; hired Oleksii Koltakov and Marissa King from Nebraska
Graduated: Amanda Cashman, Haley De Jong, Vanessa Deniz, Katie Finnegan, Ashlyn LaClair
Transferred out: Heather Parker (sophomore, Central Michigan, had 1 career routine)
NQS routines lost: 4 (LaClair VT/FX, Finnegan VT/UB)
Transferred in: Anaya Smith (5th year, Arizona State), Csenge Bacskay (junior, Nebraska), Kara Eaker (redshirt junior, Utah)
NQS routines added: 5 (Smith VT, Bacskay AA) +1 AA
Incoming freshmen: Nyla Aquino (4-star), Sadie Jane Berry (4-star), Alexis Czarrunchick, Brooke Gleichowski (3-star), Emma Mason (4-star), Aberdeen O’Driscoll (3-star), Harley Tomlin (5-star, t-16th overall, daughter of Steelers HC Mike Tomlin)
Getting back (from injury or extra year): n/a
Kentucky
Coaching changes: added Raena Worley as assistant coach
Graduated/left: Bridget Bourque (left), Bailey Bunn, Raena Worley, Arianna Patterson
Transferred out: Carissa Clay (5th year, UCLA, had 5 career routines), Claire Stippich (junior, North Carolina, had 1 career routine)
NQS routines lost: 10 (Patterson VT/BB, Bunn UB/BB, Worley AA) +1 AA
Transferred in: Skylar Killough-Wilhelm (5th year, Washington), Isabella Rivelli (junior, Bowling Green)
NQS routines added: 5 (Rivelli UB, Killough-Wilhelm AA) +1 AA
Incoming freshmen: Abby Bednar (4-star), Chesney Bennett (4-star), Carly Busch (3-star), Anna Flynn Cashion (5-star), Ryan Noonan (3-star), Alyssa Orgen (4-star)
Getting back (from injury or extra year): Hailey Davis (5th), Isabella Magnelli (5th), Cadence Gormley (sophomore, returning from injury)
Missouri
Coaching changes: n/a
Graduated/left: Jalene Jachna (left), Mackenzie Patricelli (medically retired), Amaya Marshall, Kalise Newson, Hollyn Patrick, Sydney Schaffer, Sienna Schreiber, Alonna Kratzer
Transferred out: n/a
NQS routines lost: 9 (Patrick UB, Marshall UB/BB, Schaffer BB, Kratzer FX, Schreiber AA) +1 AA
Transferred in: Lauren MacPherson (5th year, San Jose State), Abby Mueller (5th year, Illinois), Elise Tisler (senior, Towson), Amy Wier (senior, Oklahoma)
NQS routines added: 10 (Tisler VT/FX, Mueller AA, MacPherson AA) +2 AA
Incoming freshmen: Ayla Acevedo (3-star), Railey Jackson (5-star), Olivia Kelly (5-star, t-8th overall), Lisa Szeibert (4-star), Kaia Tanskanen (4-star)
Getting back (from injury or extra year): Mara Titarsolej (5th), Kyra Burns (5th), Helen Hu (delayed 5th)
Oklahoma
Coaching changes: n/a
Graduated/left: Caitin Kirkpatrick (medically retired), Soraya Hawthorne, Bell Johnson, Katherine LeVasseur, Sheridan Ramsey, Ragan Smith, Meilin Sullivan
Transferred out: Amy Wier (senior, Missouri, 0 career routines)
NQS routines lost: 8 (Smith UB/BB/FX, Johnson FX, LeVasseur AA) +1 AA
Transferred in: n/a
Incoming freshmen: Elizabeth Blessey, Addison Fatta (4-star, competed at 2021 Olympic Trials), Elle Mueller (5-star, t-2nd overall), Lily Pederson (5-star, 4th overall, competed at 2024 Olympic Trials), Kelsey Slade (5-star, 6th overall), Addisyn Snow
Getting back (from injury or extra year): Audrey Davis (5th), Danae Fletcher (senior, returning from injury)