The August Recruit Report: Class of 2030 Prospects

The Class of 2030 is already making its mark, with a talented group of young gymnasts showing impressive skills, consistency, and potential. This month's Recruit Report highlights 2030 prospects who are standing out across the four events and continuing to develop into athletes to watch as their recruiting journeys take shape.    Ella Jacobs is coming off a successful first year at Level 10 and brings a combination of power, confidence, and versatility across all four events. On bars, she competes a Maloney-Pak combination and a full-out dismount, while her beam routine features a front tuck, back handspring-layout and round-off double full dismount. She showcases plenty of difficulty on floor with a double pike, switch side-Popa, double tuck, and 1.5 to front layout. On vault, Jacobs competes a Yurchenko layout and Yurchenko full.   She continues to build on her routines in the gym, with a Maloney half on bars and upgrades including a double front and full-in on floor in training. With her power and confident presence, Jacobs is a 2030 prospect to watch as she continues to develop.     Declyn Bader is a Class of 2030 prospect with a strong skill set and a proven record of success, particularly on beam, where she is a six-time state champion. That competitive experience and consistency make her an athlete to watch as she continues to progress through the levels. On bars, Bader competes a clear hip handstand-Gienger and Pak salto, while her current floor routine includes a double tuck and 1.5 to front layout. She also competes a Yurchenko layout on vault, giving her a solid foundation across all four events.   Bader's training upgrades point to even more potential for increased difficulty in the future. She is working a Jaeger and both double-layout and double-front dismounts on bars, while continuing to develop a Yurchenko full and Yurchenko 1.5 on vault. With six state titles already to her name, strong competitive experience, and significant upgrades in the works, Bader has the foundation to make a major impact as she moves toward the next stage of her career. She is certainly one to keep an eye on from the Class of 2030.     Ayanna Morton brings a dynamic skill set across all four events, with several upgrades already in the works. On bars, she competes a toe handstand, giant half, bail to handstand, and double tuck dismount, while her floor routine features a double full, front layout-front pike, and 1.5 to front tuck. On beam, Morton shows a back tuck, switch leap-switch leap, back handspring-layout stepout, and round-off full dismount. She competes a Yurchenko pike on vault and has also been seen training a Luconi vault.   Morton continues to build difficulty in the gym with a blind change-Jaeger on bars, double tuck and whip back-1.5 on floor, as well as a front Rudi. Her beam upgrades include a back handspring to chest mount, front tuck, and round-off 1.5 dismount, giving her plenty of potential to continue making an impact as a 2030 prospect.     Bella Bonnet is a powerful and dynamic athlete with an impressive mix of current difficulty and exciting upgrades in the works. In competition, she showed a huge Yurchenko layout on vault, a confident beam routine featuring a back handspring-layout stepout, front toss, back tuck, and round-off 1.5 dismount, and a strong floor lineup highlighted by a double tuck, front full-front layout, and 1.5-front pike.   While she competed minimally on bars following elbow surgery, she is already back to training and working toward an impressive lineup that includes a Shang release, piked Jaeger, and double-layout dismount. Her training numbers across the other events are equally exciting, with a Yurchenko full and 1.5 on vault, full-in and 1.5-front full on floor, and a back handspring-layout-layout series and round-off double-tuck dismount on beam. With upgrades already taking shape across multiple events, Bonnet has plenty of room to continue elevating her routines and establishing herself as a prospect to watch.     LJ Hodnett is a promising prospect with a strong foundation and plenty of room to continue building difficulty. In competition, she showed a solid bars routine featuring a Pak, half pirouette, clear hip to handstand, and double-tuck dismount. On beam, Hodnett competed a back handspring-layout stepout, back tuck, and round-off full dismount, while her floor routine included a 1.5-front pike, front layout-front pike, and 1.5. She also competed a Yurchenko tuck on vault.   Hodnett is already working toward upgrades, including a round-off 1.5 dismount on beam and a double tuck on floor. With her current skill set and additional difficulty developing in training, Hodnett has a lot of potential to make significant strides as she continues to progress.     Karlee Santana brings a strong combination of difficulty and versatility across all four events. In competition, she showed a Yurchenko layout on vault, a floor routine featuring a double pike and 1.5-front layout, and a confident beam routine highlighted by a back handspring-layout stepout, front tuck, and round-off 1.5 dismount. On bars, Santana competed a toe handstand to Pak, half pirouette, full pirouette, and double-tuck dismount.   Her training upgrades make her even more intriguing, with a Yurchenko full on vault, Tkatchev on bars, and a standing layout stepout to scale on beam. On floor, she is working a whip back to double tuck and full-in, adding significant difficulty to an already strong routine. With upgrades developing across multiple events, Santana has plenty of potential to continue elevating her routines.     Amelie Bucog stood out with a strong combination of difficulty, artistry, and consistency across her routines. On floor, she competed a double tuck, double full, and 1.5-front pike, pairing her tumbling with expressive choreography. Her bars routine featured a toe handstand to bail handstand and double-layout dismount, while she competed a Yurchenko layout on vault. On beam, Bucog showed an impressive lineup that included a back handspring-layout stepout, back tuck, side somi, switch leap-straddle jump, and round-off 1.5 dismount.   Bucog is also training significant upgrades, including a front toss to scale and back handspring-layout-layout series on beam, along with a round-off double-full dismount. On floor, she is working a double Arabian, adding another high-level skill to an already exciting routine. With her combination of power, expression, and developing difficulty, Bucog has plenty of potential to continue making an impact.     Georgiana Hinchcliff is an exciting prospect with a strong foundation and a significant amount of difficulty developing in training. In competition, she showed a 1.5-front pike, front layout-front pike, and 1.5 on floor, along with a bars routine featuring a half pirouette to bail, clear hip to handstand, and double-tuck dismount. On vault, Hinchcliff competed a Yurchenko pike, while her beam routine included a back handspring-layout stepout and round-off full dismount.   Her training upgrades reveal just how much potential she has to raise her difficulty. On floor, she is working a front pike through to double full, front Rudi, 2.5, front full-front layout, and double pike. She is also training a Yurchenko full on vault, a piked Jaeger and full pirouette on bars, and aerial combinations with an upgraded round-off 1.5 dismount on beam. With so many upgrades across all four events, Hinchcliff is a prospect with plenty of room to continue making major strides.     Lillia Olmstead is a consistent competitor who recently completed her first Level 10 season and already has several upgrades in the works. In competition, she showed a strong bars routine featuring a piked Jaeger, Pak salto, half pirouette, and double-tuck dismount. She competed a Yurchenko layout on vault, while her floor routine included a 1.5-front pike, 1.5, and front Rudi. On beam, Olmstead competed a round-off-back handspring mount, back handspring-layout stepout, and split jump-back tuck.   Olmstead is already building on that successful first Level 10 season with upgrades across every event. On beam, she is working connected mount and acro combinations, an Onodi, and a round-off 1.5 dismount. She is also training a Yurchenko tuck 1.5 on vault, Maloney and full pirouette to double-tuck dismount on bars, and a double tuck on floor. With her consistency and continued development, Olmstead has an exciting foundation to build on as she moves forward.     Glenda Lee is an exciting prospect with a strong combination of tumbling, acro, and power across all four events. In competition, she showed a Pak salto and double-tuck dismount on bars, along with a Yurchenko layout on vault. Her beam routine featured a back handspring-layout stepout, aerial, and round-off full dismount, while her floor lineup included a 1.5-front pike, double full, and front layout-front full.   Lee is already working toward several upgrades that could significantly increase her difficulty. On beam, she is training a front aerial, back handspring to chest mount, and round-off 1.5 dismount. She is also working a double pike dismount on bars, a front handspring-front tuck on vault, and major floor upgrades including a 2.5 and double pike. With difficulty continuing to build across multiple events, Lee has plenty of potential entering her freshman season.     Noelle Shimmin is a well-rounded prospect with a strong foundation across all four events and several upgrades already in development. In competition, she showed a double tuck, front full-front pike, and 1.5-front pike on floor, along with a Yurchenko layout on vault. Her beam routine stood out for its unique combination work, including a front handspring stepout-front handspring stepout connection, one-arm front handspring stepout to split jump, and round-off full dismount. On bars, Shimmin competed a giant half pirouette to bail.   Shimmin is already working toward significant upgrades, including a front toss on beam, double pike and full-in on floor, and a full-out dismount on bars. With her current consistency and additional difficulty developing in training, Shimmin has plenty of room to continue elevating her routines and making an impact.     Kaitlyn Boone is an exciting all-around prospect with strong difficulty across all four events and several major upgrades in progress. In competition, she showed a giant half pirouette to bail and double-layout dismount on bars, while her beam routine featured a back handspring-layout stepout, front toss-back tuck, and back handspring-Gainer full dismount. On floor, Boone competed a double tuck, front layout-front pike, and 1.5-front pike, and she showed a Yurchenko layout on vault.   Boone is already training significant upgrades that could take her routines to another level. On vault, she is working both a Yurchenko full and Yurchenko 1.5, while her beam upgrades include a back handspring-layout to two feet and aerial. She is also training a piked Jaeger on bars and major floor upgrades including a double layout, front double full, and 2.5. With high-level upgrades developing across every event, Boone has an exciting amount of potential as she continues to progress.     Ava Steffensen is an exciting prospect with a strong foundation across all four events and plenty of difficulty developing in training. In competition, she showed a Yurchenko layout on vault and a solid bars routine featuring a half pirouette, toe shoot to high, Pak salto, and double-tuck dismount. Her floor routine included a 1.5-front pike and front full, while her beam routine featured a beat jump-aerial, back handspring-layout stepout, and switch leap-split jump.   Steffensen is already working toward significant upgrades across every event. On vault, she is training a Yurchenko half-on to front pike and Yurchenko 1.5, while her bars upgrades include a front stalder-Jaeger and double-layout dismount. She is also developing a back handspring-layout-layout series and switch leap-Gainer dismount on beam. On floor, she is working a front through to double tuck and front Rudi, giving her even more potential to increase her difficulty as she continues to progress.     Madi Blevins is a powerful and confident all-around prospect whose combination of current difficulty and aggressive upgrades makes her an athlete to watch. Her power is especially evident on vault, where she showed a Yurchenko layout with excellent height off the table as well as a Yurchenko full. On beam, Blevins competed a back handspring-layout stepout, side somi, switch leap-straight jump-back tuck, and round-off 1.5 dismount with confidence throughout the routine. Her floor lineup featured a double tuck, 1.5-front pike, and front Rudi, while bars included a Gienger, bail, and full pirouette to double-tuck dismount.   Blevins is already training significant upgrades across all four events. On beam, she is working both a back handspring-layout-layout and back handspring-back handspring-layout series, along with a sideways back tuck and round-off double-full dismount. Her vault upgrades include a Yurchenko 1.5, while she is developing a Ray release, Maloney, bail to handstand, and full-out dismount on bars. On floor, she is training a double layout, whip back-double tuck, and 1.5-front layout. With her power, confidence, and substantial difficulty in the pipeline, Blevins has plenty of potential to continue raising her ceiling.    The Class of 2030 is one to keep an eye on. With plenty of time left on their recruitment journey, these young prospects are already showing the talent and potential to make an impact in the years ahead.

The Class of 2030 is already making its mark, with a talented group of young gymnasts showing impressive skills, consistency, and potential. This month's Recruit Report highlights 2030 prospects who are standing out across the four events and continuing to develop into athletes to watch as their recruiting journeys take shape.