CGA Ranks Huskers’ Recruiting Class No. 3

The Nebraska men’s gymnastics recruiting class was ranked third by the College Gymnastics Association (CGA) announced by the organization on Monday. The Huskers added four this signing period and all of them were ranked in the top 15. Nebraska’s class was the highest in the Big Ten and came behind Stanford (No. 1) and Oklahoma (No. 2). 

The Huskers’ recruiting class is led by a pair of 4.5 star recruits in Minnesota transfer Donte McKinney and Joey Pepe. McKinney earned five individual titles in 2020 as a freshman with the Golden Gophers. He also was named the CGA Rookie-of-the-Week and Specialist-of-the-Week one time. Pepe comes to Nebraska from Peoria, Arizona. At the 2019 Junior Olympic National Championships, Pepe placed first on vault, high bar and in the all-around competition. 

Four-star recruits Travis Wong (Miami, Florida) and Chris Hiser (Longmeadow, Massachusetts) round out the impressive signing class for Nebraska. Wong was a competitor at the 2020 Winter Cup Challenge and a sixth-place team finisher at the 2020 Elite Team Cup. Wong competed at the 2019 Junior Olympic National Championships and placed fourth on parallel bars. Hiser was a 2020 Winter Cup Challenge competitor and a 2020 Elite Team Cup second-team member. Hiser also competed at the Junior Olympic National Championships in 2018 and 2019. 

COLLEGE GYMNASTICS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL SIGNING DAY RANKINGS 

1. Stanford
2. Oklahoma
3. Nebraska 
4. Penn State
5. California 
6. Michigan 
7. Springfield
8. Air Force
9. Navy 
10. Army