The College of Utah’s girls’s gymnastics group obtained a dedication Monday from one of many high gymnasts within the county for 2024, Zoe Johnson. Kristin Murphy, Deseret Information
Utah gymnastics coach Tom Farden was brutally sincere.
Lower than a month in the past, sitting on the ground of the currently-under-construction Dumke Middle on the College of Utah, Farden talked recruiting and he didn’t mince phrases.
“I don’t recruit from a distance,” he mentioned. “That isn’t my model. After I go recruiting, it's sport on. We have now to beat Florida, Oklahoma, UCLA, Georgia, Alabama and LSU for all of the expertise on this group. I've to. I don’t have a alternative, or I don’t get these children.”
Farden’s manic recruiting model has paid off as soon as once more.
On Monday, 5-star recruit Zoe Johnson introduced on Instagram that she has dedicated to Utah, turning into the Pink Rocks’ first dedication for the 2024 class.
“I'm past excited to announce that I've verbally dedicated to the College of Utah on a full athletic scholarship!” Johnson wrote. “I wish to thank my household, teammates, associates, and coaches for at all times supporting me on this journey! I'm so grateful for this chance and can't wait to be aside of the Utah household! GO UTES!! 🙌🏼”
Rated the No. 7 general prospect in 2024 by School Health club Information, Johnson’s dedication means Utah joins Oklahoma, Florida, Cal, Auburn, LSU and Michigan as the one NCAA packages that at the moment have a dedication from a 5-star prospect for 2024.
A local of Durham, North Carolina — she competes at Sonshine Gymnastics as a Degree 10 gymnast — Johnson will be a part of Utah’s program within the fall of 2024 and start competitors as a Pink Rock beginning in 2025.
Spotlight video of Johnson may be discovered at her YouTube channel.