Acrobatics and Tumbling Signs 11 from Class of 2026
11/13/25 | Acrobatics & Tumbling
EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon Acrobatics and Tumbling head coach Taylor Susnara announced the addition of 11 new student-athletes on Thursday, following a successful National Signing Day.
"We are so excited to welcome the class of 2026 to the Duck family," Susnara said. "They come from all different disciplines of cheer, artistic gymnastics and acrobatic gymnastics. It is a unique and talented group. I can't wait to see what's in store for their future with Oregon."
Layla DeVaul – Rockville, Md.
Competed with Xtreme Acro and Cheer … Xtreme teammate Ayden Rawls-Blodgett is also a member of the 2026 Oregon signing class … A member of USA Gymnastics' Acro Junior 13-19 Women's Group … A four-time Vegas Acro Cup Champion in 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2025 … Finished first in all-around at the 2024 USA Gymnastics Championships … Placed third at the 2025 Burgas International Acro Cup in Bulgaria … Secured a third-place finish in all-around at the 2025 Flanders International Acro Cup in Belgium … A three-year honor roll student at Rockville High School … Brother, Brayden, plays football at Fordham University.
Miyana Evans – Houston, Texas
Comes from a gymnastics and cheerleading background … Trained with Pearland Elite Training Center under gymnastics coach Tasha Beale … The 2022 Level 9 Texas State Champion … Secured first place finishes in the vault and bars, while finishing second in vault … Finished second in vault at the 2022 Texas Region 3 Championships … Helped Pearland Elite team to back-to-back Level 10 State Championships in 2023 and 2024 … A two-time state qualifier in Level 10 individual competition … Joined Pearland High School Varsity Cheer in 2025.
Jaeda Grubbs – Freehold, N.J.
Competed with World Cup Shooting Starts All-Star Cheer from 2023-2026 … Selected as team captain for the 2025-26 season … A four-year varsity letterwinner in track and field at Manchester Township High School … A 2025 National Honors Society member … Selected to the Principal Honor Roll all four years of high school.
Aubrey Hale – Mill Creek, Wash.
Trained with Connect Cheer NW on the Twilight squad beginning in 2023 … Earned a bronze medal at the 2025 Worlds in All-Star Cheer Level 6 … Received the best tumbler award for high school cheer team in 2023 … A school record holder and state qualifier in multiple track and field events … Selected as a 2025 track and field team captain … Also played soccer at Henry M. Jackson High School … Mom, Kristine, was on the University of Washington Cheer team before moving on to dance with the Seattle Sonics.
Emily Hubbard – The Woodlands, Texas
Comes from a cheerleading background, competing with the Woodlands Elite Generals and Woodland High School cheer team … The Level 6 All-Girl winner in 2024 … A three-time NCA Champion … Won two Cheersport Championships … Took second place at the Cheerleading Worlds … Also competed in track and field and volleyball at Woodlands … Earned an academic letter at Woodlands in 2025.
Chloe Huynh – Sacramento, Calif.
Comes from a gymnastics background, competing with Technique Gymnastics … Took home regional and state first-place finishes in gymnastics in 2025 … Competed at the USA Gymnastics Championships in 2025 as a member of the 12-18 Women's Group team … Finished first at the 2024 gymnastics regional championships … Attended Pleasant Grove High School.
Lizzie Marino – Shirley, N.Y.
Competed with the Long Island Cheer Diamonds in addition to cheering at William Floyd High School … Named a varsity cheer captain from 2024-2025 … Helped the Diamonds to four top-10 finishes at worlds including fourth place finishes in 2023 and 2024 and a fifth-place finish in 2025 … Selected to the Newsday Top-50 Cheerleaders list on Long Island in 2024 … Selected to the all-county cheer team in 2021-2025 … A four-year academic honor roll student … Parents Jennifer and Philip bowled competitively at Suffolk Community College.
Maicee Munguia – Puyallup, Wash.
A member of the Connect Cheer NW team in Bellevue, Wash. … Placed third at Worlds for Level 6 All-Star Cheer … Competed in track and field at Bellarmine Preparatory High School … 2025 track and field MVP and USATF National qualifier in triple jump … An academic honor-roll student in 2024-25 … Sister, Madeline, plays soccer at the University of Alabama.
Kailen Olson – Snohomish, Wash.
A four-time All-American cheerleader at Glacier Peak High School … Trained with Connect Cheer Northwest … Selected as the Connect MVP in 2023 … The team's most improved athlete in 2018-19 and 2021-22 … Helped the Connect Northwest Twilight squad to a bronze finish at the 2022 and 2025 Cheerleading Worlds … A track and field team captain in 2025 … Placed fourth in the Girls 4x100 meter relay at the 4A State meet in 2024 … A national Honors Society member from 2023-2025 … Mom, Megan, played soccer at Edmonds Community College.
Layla Petz – Arvada, Colo.
A four-time all-state gymnast in Colorado from 2022-2025 … Trained with Arvada West Gymnastics … Named the Jefferson County League MVP in 2024 and 2025 … The Colorado 5A Highschool Gymnastics State Champion in 2024 … Selected as the CHSSA gymnast of the year in 2024 … A 2025 team captain and 2024 most valuable player … Helped Arvada West to a 2024 Regional Championship … Named to the academic honor roll for the 2024-25 school year at Arvada West High School.
Ayden Rawls-Blodgett – Columbia, Md.
Competed with Xtreme Acro and Cheer … Xtreme teammate Layla DeVaul is also a member of the 2026 Oregon signing class … A member of USA Gymnastics' Acro Junior 13-19 Women's Group … Had three top-five finishes at the USA Gymnastics Championships from 2021-2023 … Finished first at the 2025 Vegas Acro Cup Invitational in balance, dynamic and all-around events … Placed third at the 2025 Burgas International Acro Cup in Bulgaria … Attended River Hill High School.
"We are so excited to welcome the class of 2026 to the Duck family," Susnara said. "They come from all different disciplines of cheer, artistic gymnastics and acrobatic gymnastics. It is a unique and talented group. I can't wait to see what's in store for their future with Oregon."
Layla DeVaul – Rockville, Md.
Competed with Xtreme Acro and Cheer … Xtreme teammate Ayden Rawls-Blodgett is also a member of the 2026 Oregon signing class … A member of USA Gymnastics' Acro Junior 13-19 Women's Group … A four-time Vegas Acro Cup Champion in 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2025 … Finished first in all-around at the 2024 USA Gymnastics Championships … Placed third at the 2025 Burgas International Acro Cup in Bulgaria … Secured a third-place finish in all-around at the 2025 Flanders International Acro Cup in Belgium … A three-year honor roll student at Rockville High School … Brother, Brayden, plays football at Fordham University.
Miyana Evans – Houston, Texas
Comes from a gymnastics and cheerleading background … Trained with Pearland Elite Training Center under gymnastics coach Tasha Beale … The 2022 Level 9 Texas State Champion … Secured first place finishes in the vault and bars, while finishing second in vault … Finished second in vault at the 2022 Texas Region 3 Championships … Helped Pearland Elite team to back-to-back Level 10 State Championships in 2023 and 2024 … A two-time state qualifier in Level 10 individual competition … Joined Pearland High School Varsity Cheer in 2025.
Jaeda Grubbs – Freehold, N.J.
Competed with World Cup Shooting Starts All-Star Cheer from 2023-2026 … Selected as team captain for the 2025-26 season … A four-year varsity letterwinner in track and field at Manchester Township High School … A 2025 National Honors Society member … Selected to the Principal Honor Roll all four years of high school.
Aubrey Hale – Mill Creek, Wash.
Trained with Connect Cheer NW on the Twilight squad beginning in 2023 … Earned a bronze medal at the 2025 Worlds in All-Star Cheer Level 6 … Received the best tumbler award for high school cheer team in 2023 … A school record holder and state qualifier in multiple track and field events … Selected as a 2025 track and field team captain … Also played soccer at Henry M. Jackson High School … Mom, Kristine, was on the University of Washington Cheer team before moving on to dance with the Seattle Sonics.
Emily Hubbard – The Woodlands, Texas
Comes from a cheerleading background, competing with the Woodlands Elite Generals and Woodland High School cheer team … The Level 6 All-Girl winner in 2024 … A three-time NCA Champion … Won two Cheersport Championships … Took second place at the Cheerleading Worlds … Also competed in track and field and volleyball at Woodlands … Earned an academic letter at Woodlands in 2025.
Chloe Huynh – Sacramento, Calif.
Comes from a gymnastics background, competing with Technique Gymnastics … Took home regional and state first-place finishes in gymnastics in 2025 … Competed at the USA Gymnastics Championships in 2025 as a member of the 12-18 Women's Group team … Finished first at the 2024 gymnastics regional championships … Attended Pleasant Grove High School.
Lizzie Marino – Shirley, N.Y.
Competed with the Long Island Cheer Diamonds in addition to cheering at William Floyd High School … Named a varsity cheer captain from 2024-2025 … Helped the Diamonds to four top-10 finishes at worlds including fourth place finishes in 2023 and 2024 and a fifth-place finish in 2025 … Selected to the Newsday Top-50 Cheerleaders list on Long Island in 2024 … Selected to the all-county cheer team in 2021-2025 … A four-year academic honor roll student … Parents Jennifer and Philip bowled competitively at Suffolk Community College.
Maicee Munguia – Puyallup, Wash.
A member of the Connect Cheer NW team in Bellevue, Wash. … Placed third at Worlds for Level 6 All-Star Cheer … Competed in track and field at Bellarmine Preparatory High School … 2025 track and field MVP and USATF National qualifier in triple jump … An academic honor-roll student in 2024-25 … Sister, Madeline, plays soccer at the University of Alabama.
Kailen Olson – Snohomish, Wash.
A four-time All-American cheerleader at Glacier Peak High School … Trained with Connect Cheer Northwest … Selected as the Connect MVP in 2023 … The team's most improved athlete in 2018-19 and 2021-22 … Helped the Connect Northwest Twilight squad to a bronze finish at the 2022 and 2025 Cheerleading Worlds … A track and field team captain in 2025 … Placed fourth in the Girls 4x100 meter relay at the 4A State meet in 2024 … A national Honors Society member from 2023-2025 … Mom, Megan, played soccer at Edmonds Community College.
Layla Petz – Arvada, Colo.
A four-time all-state gymnast in Colorado from 2022-2025 … Trained with Arvada West Gymnastics … Named the Jefferson County League MVP in 2024 and 2025 … The Colorado 5A Highschool Gymnastics State Champion in 2024 … Selected as the CHSSA gymnast of the year in 2024 … A 2025 team captain and 2024 most valuable player … Helped Arvada West to a 2024 Regional Championship … Named to the academic honor roll for the 2024-25 school year at Arvada West High School.
Ayden Rawls-Blodgett – Columbia, Md.
Competed with Xtreme Acro and Cheer … Xtreme teammate Layla DeVaul is also a member of the 2026 Oregon signing class … A member of USA Gymnastics' Acro Junior 13-19 Women's Group … Had three top-five finishes at the USA Gymnastics Championships from 2021-2023 … Finished first at the 2025 Vegas Acro Cup Invitational in balance, dynamic and all-around events … Placed third at the 2025 Burgas International Acro Cup in Bulgaria … Attended River Hill High School.
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