Due to the timing of our ratings, we don’t rerate gymnasts after their senior season in high school. While it’s something we hope we can do in the future, we just don’t have the bandwidth to squeeze in a third class to our evaluations between the end of the college season and June 15, the date when rising juniors can begin contacting coaches and verbally committing to their future schools. Plus, since the majority of recruits sign in November, it’s not as important to re-evaluate those that are already officially committed and signed.
However, a flaw with this is that some gymnasts have stellar senior seasons and aren’t rewarded for it in our current system. But we didn’t want to ignore their improvements completely. In this article we’re highlighting those gymnasts that may have been unrated or underrated previously but likely would have moved up to four or five stars if they were to be rerated now.
Hannah Horton
Rating: Unrated
College: Missouri
There are glowups, and then there’s what Horton did this season: She not only smashed her previous career high by nearly a point with a 39.300 (a score that would hold its own even in NCAA competition) but also earned top-three finishes on vault and floor at level 10 nationals. An 8.950 on beam—her only fall…
