PROVO, Utah – BYU gymnastics head coach Guard Young announced the signing of four gymnasts this week. The signing period opened on Nov. 13 and closes on Aug. 1, 2025.
“We are really excited about this recruiting class,” said head coach Guard Young. “This is a top-15 class in the country and one of our strongest as a coaching staff. The future is bright and we are excited to have these girls on campus.”
These four new girls will join a BYU squad that finished the 2024 season ranked No. 25 in the nation with a 196.665 National Qualifying Score (NQS). BYU reached the top-25 rankings twice during the season, coming in at No. 19 and No. 24.
The states of Missouri, Washington and Utah are represented in the 2025 class of signees. These four girls will compete for BYU during the 2026 gymnastics season.
Scarlett Sonnenberg | All Around
The 5-foot-2.5 Springville, Utah, native attends Springville High School and trains at Bold Dynamics. She was also recruited by NC State, Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon State , Minnesota, University of Arizona, San Jose State, Cal Berkeley, Denver, Boise State, Penn and Michigan State.
Notable Accomplishments:
Level 10:
- 2021 floor state champion
- 2023 all around state champion and vault state champion
- 2023 national beam champion and 2nd place bars and all around
- 2023 dp national team member
- 2024 all around state champion and beam state champion
- 2024 region 1 beam champion
- 2024 nationals 6th place all around
America's Top 100:
- 2023 bars and all around
- 2024 beam and floor
Club Awards:
- Most consistent gymnast for 2023 and 2024
Zoe Hale | All Around
The 5-foot-4 Draper, Utah, native attends Corner Canyon High School and competes for Olympus Gymnastics. She was also recruited by Arizona State and Utah State.
Notable Accomplishments:
- 2x National Qualifier -2023 and 2024
- 2023 Nationals - 4th place Vault
- 2024 Regionals- 3rd Place Floor, 4th on Vault 5th on Bars
- AA Personal Best: 38.375 (2024)
- Honors Student 4.0 gpa
Emilie Chandler | All Around
The 4-foot-11 Lee’s Summit, Missouri, native attends Blue Springs South High School and competes for GAGE Gymnastics. She was also recruited by Rutgers, Nebraska, Illinois and NC State.
Notable Accomplishments:
- 2024 Nationals 16T AA
- 2024 Nationals 5th AA
- 2023 Nationals 8thT vault and 13 AA
- 2022 Nationals All Star Session vault
- 2021 Westerns 1T AA
- 2021 L9 Regionals 1AA
- Student Honor roll
Audrey Thomas | All Around
The 5-foot-3 Vancouver, Washington, native attends Union High School and competes for Naydenov. She was also recruited by Boise State and Arizona State.
Notable Accomplishments:
- 3x Nationals Qualifier
- 4th place Bars National 23
- 5th place Vault National 23
- 9th All-Around National 22
- Level 10 Region 2 bar champ 23
- State All-Around champion 2022