TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – 2021 USA Junior Olympic National Championship qualifier Audrey West is expected to join the University of Alabama gymnastics team in the fall. The Tampa, Florida native will compete in a new class for the Tide, which also includes Chloe LaCoursiere, Gabby Ladanyi and Jamison Sears.
said Audrey West
“I made a commitment to the University of Alabama because of the environment it creates and the deep-rooted traditions of the school. After visiting campus and meeting the team, I knew I would progress as an athlete and as a person and thrive under the incredible coaching team.”
About Audrey West
- Competes for Alecia Pollina and Jeff LaFleur at LaFleur’s Tampa
- 2021 Junior Olympic National Championships Qualifiers
- In 2021 he finished fifth nationally on uneven bars
- Third in the all-around at the Region 8 Gymnastics Championships
Incoming freshman class
- Chloe LaCoursiere, Gabby Ladanyi, Jamison Sears and West make up the Tide’s incoming freshman class
- A native of Los Angeles, California, LaCoursiere currently trains at Coastal Gymnastics Academy
- 2022 Member of USA Gymnastics Developmental National Team
- 2022 USA Gymnastics Development Program National Champion in All-Around, Vault and Uneven Bars and 3rd in Floor Exercise
- 2021 Development Program National Uneven Bars Champion
- 2022 state champion on uneven bars and floor exercise and runner-up in the all-around
- Ladanyi, a native of Spring, Texas, trains at the World Champions Center
- 2022 Member of USA Gymnastics Developmental National Team
- 2022 USA Gymnastics Development Program Uneven Bars National Champion
- 2022 USA Gymnastics Region 3 Uneven Bars Champion
- 2022 Texas State All-Around, Vault, Uneven Bars, Balance Beam, and Floor Exercise Champion
- A native of Yorktown, Virginia, Sears currently competes for World Class Gymnastics
- 2022 USA Gymnastics Development Program National Champion on Balance Beam and Floor Exercise
- 2022 Nastia Liukin Cup All-Around and Balance Beam Champion
- Participated in the 2019 US Gymnastics Championships
- 2019 USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic National Champion on balance beam and floor and runner-up in all-around
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