In late 2020, the NCAA announced all winter sport athletes would be granted an extra year of eligibility no matter how much of the 2020-21 season they were able to complete. Now that another season is coming to a close and seniors are announcing their intention to return or retire, we decided to put all the announcements in one place.
Returning for a fifth year in 2022 did not count against the institutions’ scholarship count. However, like 2023, in 2024, any athlete on scholarship who decides to take a COVID year will potentially count against their school’s scholarship count.
The following information has been curated from gymnasts, teams, and other journalists and will continue to be updated as more announcements are made.
| Team | Gymnast | Decision | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | Hannah Scharf | Likely | |
| Bowling Green | Katelyn Goldstrom | Definitely not | |
| Brockport | Lexi Castellaneta | Definitely | Returning after a year off, competing for Utica |
| Jensen Todd | Definitely | Returning after a year off, competing for Utica | |
| Eastern Michigan | Hannah Hartung | Definitely | |
| Molly Parris | Likely | ||
| Mayleigh Vanderbeek | Likely not | ||
| Illinois | Arayah Simons | Definitely not | |
| Iowa State | Laura Cooke | Maybe | |
| LSU | Cammy Hall | Definitely | |
| Maryland | Austynn Lacasse | Definitely not | Graduate school at Johns Hopkins |
| Sophia LeBlanc | Definitely… |
