It’s October 10th, 4:00 AM. Jasmine Cawley is sitting in the backseat of her family car surrounded by her four parents. They’ve just embarked on an eight-and-a-half-hour journey from Clermont, Florida to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where Cawley is planning to surprise the Alabama gymnastics team by announcing her commitment to the Crimson Tide in person.
As she mindlessly stares at the view outside the window—her parents taking turns at the wheel and her father capturing videos—she has time to reflect on the long journey that’s now taking her to commit to the No. 10 team in the country, as the No. 3 recruit in the class of 2025.
Originally from Maine, Cawley began her career at the Maine Academy of Gymnastics, where she quickly soared through the levels of the sport. After a successful level 9 season in 2019, she moved to Brandy Johnson’s, in Florida, where she started training and competing as a level 10. Despite some injuries resulting from a growth spurt, Cawley established herself as one of the best gymnasts in her class, posting career highs of 9.900 on vault and 39.025 in the all around. Among her accolades, she was the Nastia Liukin Cup junior bronze medalist in 2022, back-to-back Florida state champion in 2022 and 2023, and Region 8 champion in…
