Former Illinois gymnast commits to Mizzou

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Mizzou Gymnastics has acquired the first member of its 2025 transfer portal class.

Makayla Green, a four-year gymnast at Illinois, announced her decision to commit to head coach Shannon Welker’s program on her Instagram page.

The fifth-year senior saw limited opportunities in her first three campaigns with the Fighting Illini. Green did not compete during her freshman season, but she did appear in nine competitions as a sophomore, mostly as a member of the vault lineup. She also missed the entirety of the 2024 campaign due to injury.

However, the New Jersey native made significant strides in her final season at Illinois. Green, who was named a team captain, specialized on the uneven bars. She posted a career-best 9.925 score on three different routines in that event, including at NCAA Regionals and the Big Ten Championships. Green won the uneven bars title in seven different meets during the 2024 campaign.

MU’s newest addition will likely be competing for a spot in the team’s bars lineup, a rotation that featured two graduate students and two seniors last season.