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WGYM 2025 WCGA Scholastic All-America Awards

Women's Gymnastics

Seventeen Illini Earn WCGA Scholastic All-America Honors

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – For the second-straight season, the Fighting Illini women's gymnastics squad had 17 student-athletes earn Scholastic All-America honors from the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA), the organization announced on Monday. The Illini's 17 honorees were the most in the Big Ten, with student-athletes needing at least a 3.5 GPA to be eligible for the academic accolades.  

Overall, 1,218 women's gymnasts from collegiate programs across the country received the honor, the highest number ever recorded (since 2008, when WCGA began to collect the data). This year, Illinois ranked 38th in the nation for team GPA (3.6668), with 73.91% of the Illini's 2024-25 roster collecting the national academic recognition.

Chloe Cho was the lone Illini to post a perfect 4.0 GPA during the 2024-2025 academic year. 

2025 WCGA Scholastic All-Americans  

Kennedy Brown
Alea Byrne

Chloe Cho

Olivia Coppola

Ashlyn Doyle

Marly Esteves

Makayla Green

Tali Joelson

Eden King

Katharine Klugman

Amelia Knight

Mareli Muller

Lyden Saltness

Megan Sapp

Maddie Vitolo

Emma White

Sydney Wilke

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Players Mentioned

Katharine Klugman

Katharine Klugman

Freshman
Alea Byrne

Alea Byrne

AA
5' 1"
Junior
Olivia  Coppola

Olivia Coppola

AA
5' 7"
Sophomore
Makayla Green

Makayla Green

AA
5' 3"
Senior
Tali Joelson

Tali Joelson

FX, BB, VT
5' 4"
Junior
Amelia Knight

Amelia Knight

AA
5' 4"
Fifth Year
Mareli Muller

Mareli Muller

AA
5' 3"
Sophomore
Lyden Saltness

Lyden Saltness

AA
5' 3"
Sophomore
Maddie  Vitolo

Maddie Vitolo

AA
5' 4"
Sophomore
Emma White

Emma White

AA
6' 0"
Junior
Chloe Cho

Chloe Cho

AA
5' 3"
Freshman
Marly Esteves

Marly Esteves

AA
5' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Katharine Klugman

Katharine Klugman

Freshman
Alea Byrne

Alea Byrne

5' 1"
Junior
AA
Olivia  Coppola

Olivia Coppola

5' 7"
Sophomore
AA
Makayla Green

Makayla Green

5' 3"
Senior
AA
Tali Joelson

Tali Joelson

5' 4"
Junior
FX, BB, VT
Amelia Knight

Amelia Knight

5' 4"
Fifth Year
AA
Mareli Muller

Mareli Muller

5' 3"
Sophomore
AA
Lyden Saltness

Lyden Saltness

5' 3"
Sophomore
AA
Maddie  Vitolo

Maddie Vitolo

5' 4"
Sophomore
AA
Emma White

Emma White

6' 0"
Junior
AA
Chloe Cho

Chloe Cho

5' 3"
Freshman
AA
Marly Esteves

Marly Esteves

5' 0"
Freshman
AA