The August Recruit Report: Class of 2029 Bar Workers

The Class of 2029 continues to make its mark on the uneven bars, with a talented group of athletes bringing a mix of precision, difficulty, and standout execution to the event. This month's Recruit Report highlights 2029 bar workers who are catching the eye with strong routines, impressive skill combinations, and exciting upgrades that could make them names to watch as the recruiting process approaches.    Lucy Zia is a polished bars worker who stands out for her steady swing and strong handstand positions. Her current routine features a clear hip handstand-bail to handstand and double-layout dismount, showcasing both control and power throughout the routine. Zia's clean handstands and consistent rhythm give her a strong foundation on the event.   She is also working toward a blind change to Jaeger, an upgrade that could add another layer of difficulty and variety to her routine. With her strong fundamentals and continued skill development, Zia is an exciting bars prospect in the Class of 2029.     Ella Trotter brings a strong combination of release skills, pirouetting, and dismount difficulty to the bars. She currently competes a blind change to Jaeger, clear hip handstand to Pak, half pirouette, and double-tuck dismount, giving her routine a well-rounded mix of elements. Her combination of skill variety and difficulty makes her a bars worker to keep your eye on in the Class of 2029.   Trotter is already working toward a double-layout dismount in training, which would provide a significant upgrade from her current double tuck. With her release work already established and additional difficulty developing, Trotter has plenty of potential to continue elevating her bars routine.     Addison Blosser is an exciting bars worker with a strong combination of release skills and pirouetting. Her current routine features a blind change to Jaeger, Pak salto, half pirouette, and full pirouette to double-tuck dismount, showcasing both variety and difficulty throughout the routine. Her release work and pirouetting give her a strong foundation to continue building on.   Blosser is already training significant upgrades, including a full-out dismount and piked Jaeger. With multiple high-level skills in development, she has plenty of potential to increase her difficulty and become an even more impactful bars worker in the Class of 2029.     Kennedy Johnson has put in significant work throughout the summer, and that effort is already showing in the upgrades she has in development. One of the most exciting skills to watch is her blind change to piked Jaeger, which she is training with exceptional height and amplitude. As Johnson heads into her sophomore season, her continued progress on bars makes her an athlete to keep an eye on. After a productive summer of training, it will be exciting to see how those upgrades translate to competition.     Hayden Collier is a promising bars worker who is already building toward a more difficult routine for next season. In competition, she showed a toe handstand, giant half to bail, and double-tuck dismount, providing a solid foundation to build from. This summer, Collier has been putting work into significant upgrades, including a Ray and Maloney, both of which are looking promising in training. With those skills developing, Collier could make a noticeable jump in difficulty heading into next season.     Payden Farmer is an exciting bars worker with a strong combination of connections and developing high-level release work. In competition, she showed a toe handstand to Maloney-bail combination and toe-on to front-tuck dismount, demonstrating solid rhythm and skill variety throughout her routine. Farmer is also training a Nabieva that stands out for its impressive height and excellent body position. If that skill continues to develop, it could be a major addition to her routine and make Farmer an even more intriguing bars prospect in the Class of 2029.     Audrina Palatino is a polished bars worker who stands out for her clean handstands and confident execution. Her current routine features a blind change to piked Jaeger, bail to handstand, and double-tuck dismount, which she finished with an easy stick. Her combination of release skill, precise handstands, and controlled dismount makes her a particularly clean worker on the event.   Palatino is also training a full pirouette to double-tuck dismount, giving her another option to increase the difficulty and variety of her routine. With her strong execution and continued development, Palatino is an exciting bars prospect from the Class of 2029.     Olive Pulling is a promising bars worker with a strong foundation and exciting potential for increased difficulty. In competition, she showed a giant half to bail to handstand and a double-tuck dismount, demonstrating control and consistency throughout her routine. Pulling is also training a Tkatchev, which would add a significant release skill to her routine. With that upgrade developing, she has plenty of room to continue building her bars difficulty and establishing herself as a prospect to watch in the Class of 2029.     Ava Morton is a promising bars worker with a strong foundation of connections and plenty of room to continue increasing her difficulty. Her current routine features a toe handstand-Maloney-Pak salto combination, showcasing her ability to connect skills smoothly while maintaining rhythm throughout the routine. She finishes with a double-tuck dismount, giving her a solid combination of difficulty and control.   As Morton continues to develop and add upgrades, her routine has the potential to become even more competitive. With a strong base already established and additional difficulty on the horizon, Morton is a Class of 2029 bars prospect worth keeping an eye on.     Charity Legree is coming off an impressive first Level 10 season and has already established herself as a bars worker with excellent rhythm and a steady, controlled swing. Her current routine features a clear hip handstand-Shaposh-Pak combination, half pirouette, toe shoot, and clear hip handstand to double-tuck dismount. Her ability to maintain rhythm through her connections gives her routine a polished and efficient feel.   Legree has an exciting collection of upgrades in development that could significantly increase her difficulty. She is training a toe hand to blind change-Jaeger, Shaposh half, double-layout dismount, Hindorff-Pak, and Pak-Shaposh, giving her numerous possibilities for new connections. With so many options to work with after just one Level 10 season, Legree has a high ceiling on bars and plenty of potential to make a significant jump in difficulty. She's an athlete who has potential to immediately make an impact in a college lineup.     Monica Fronc is an exciting bars prospect with a routine built around strong connections and impressive handstand work. In competition, she showed a toe handstand to stalder handstand-Maloney-bail to handstand combination, followed by a toe-on pike half dismount. Her ability to connect multiple elements while maintaining control gives her routine a smooth and efficient rhythm.   Fronc is also training a Church release that shows tons of height, adding an exciting release option to her repertoire. As that skill continues to develop, it could provide a significant boost in difficulty and make Fronc an even more interesting bars prospect in the Class of 2029. She's an athlete college coaches should keep an eye on as she enters her sophomore season.     Katarina Olmeda is an exciting bars worker with a strong foundation of connections and a clear path toward significantly more difficulty. In competition, she showed a toe handstand-Maloney, toe handstand-bail to handstand, and double-layout dismount, demonstrating strong connection ability and dismount difficulty.   Olmeda is training an impressive collection of upgrades, including a toe handstand-Ray, Jaeger, Maloney half, and Maloney-uprise. She is also working a Church and full-twisting double-layout dismount, giving her several options to elevate both her release work and dismount. With so much high-level difficulty developing, Olmeda has plenty of potential to make a major jump on bars in the Class of 2029.     Kenleigh Schraf is coming off an impressive season and enters her sophomore year as a bars recruit to watch. Her current routine features a toe handstand-Maloney-bail combination and full-out dismount, giving her a strong foundation of difficulty and connection work. Schraf is using the summer to continue adding upgrades, and those additions could elevate an already promising routine heading into next season. With her recent success and continued development, Schraf is an athlete college programs should keep an eye on.     Makenna Lynch is a polished bars worker who combines clean lines, a steady swing, and strong connection work. Her current routine features a toe handstand-Maloney-Pak combination, half pirouette, and double-layout dismount, giving her a well-rounded mix of difficulty and control. Her consistent rhythm and clean positions make her routine particularly easy to watch.   As Lynch continues training and developing her skills this summer, she has the opportunity to add even more difficulty to an already strong foundation. With her combination of execution and potential for continued growth, Lynch is a Class of 2029 bars recruit to watch heading into next season.     Samantha Hughes is an reliable bars prospect with a strong foundation of release and connection skills. In competition, she showed a Shaposh, Pak, toe shoot to high, and double-layout dismount, giving her routine a nice combination of difficulty and variety. Her current skill set provides plenty of opportunities to continue building connections and increasing her routine's overall difficulty.   Hughes is already working several exciting upgrades in training, including a full pirouette, Jaeger, and Hindorff. With multiple high-level skills developing, she has plenty of potential to elevate her bars routine and emerge as a recruit to watch in the Class of 2029.    The Class of 2029 has plenty of time to grow, but these bar workers are already showing the skill and potential to make an impact. Keep an eye on this group as they continue to develop.

The Class of 2029 continues to make its mark on the uneven bars, with a talented group of athletes bringing a mix of precision, difficulty, and standout execution to the event. This month's Recruit Report highlights 2029 bar workers who are catching the eye with strong routines, impressive skill combinations, and exciting upgrades that could make them names to watch as the recruiting process approaches.