As you likely know by now, we re-evaluated graduating seniors for the first time during our ratings process. Prior to this year, seniors weren’t given new ratings due to a variety of factors, including bandwidth and the timing of the start of the national signing period. However, this always left some recruits with a rating not indicative of their true status for college readiness as they headed off to college thanks to having a stellar senior season.
While we can’t go back and change the past, we can highlight some gymnasts who would have likely reached five stars had we rerated their classes when they were seniors. Note: College success was not taken into account for the following article; only senior-year performance was considered. This also isn’t an exhaustive list but merely a smattering of some of the gymnasts who we strongly feel would have reached five stars with a senior-year re-evaluation.
Sloane Blakely
Former rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
College: Florida
Why we’d upgrade her: In 2020 we rated Blakely as an elite, as she’d competed as one for the past four years. Back then, some form and consistency issues prevented her from reaching the five-star benchmark. Things changed in 2021 when she downgraded to level 10 for her senior season. She had a…
