For level 10 gymnasts the senior season marks the end of an era. It’s the final competitive year before high school graduation—a season full of intensity, where gymnasts strive to excel in the moment, enjoying what they know will be a lot of lasts, while also preparing for what’s next. For many, it’s a last chance to hit their goals, or, for those still hoping to catch a college coach’s attention, a last opportunity to make their college gymnastics dream a reality.
Madison Gustitus, a former five-star recruit, now a freshman at San Jose State University (SJSU) fondly recalled her senior season. “I really enjoyed my senior level 10 season,” said Gustititus. “My main goal was just to have fun and give it my all because that was my last year of JO; I’m really happy with how it went.”
She capped off her season by clinching the national championship on beam, a perfect finale to her hard work. She also found out days before her graduation party that she had been re-rated and was now a five-star recruit. “I was so surprised and just, so happy,” she said. “I felt like all that hard work during that season finally paid off. So that was just really exciting.”
Halfway through the season after a conversation with the coaches at SJSU, they agreed that it…
