Avery
Neff
Avery Neff is a junior all-arounder from South Jordan, Utah, on the Utah Red Rocks' 2027 gymnastics roster. She was the 2026 Big 12 Gymnast of the Year, won the Big 12 all-around, bars and floor titles, and placed seventh in the all-around at the NCAA Championships.
Who is Avery Neff?
Avery Neff is a gymnastics athlete for Utah from South Jordan, Utah. 2026: Big 12 Gymnast of the Year; 39.700 all-around career high; 7th all-around and 4th on floor at the NCAA Championships
The Big 12's best gymnast in 2026
Neff trained at Olympus Gymnastics and went to Bingham High School before joining Utah, where her bio says she arrived as the No. 1 recruit in the country for the class of 2024. In 2026 she was the Big 12 Gymnast of the Year. At the Big 12 Championship on March 21, 2026, she won the all-around with a career-high 39.700 and took the bars and floor titles as Utah swept every individual event.
Her bio lists career-high perfect 10.0 scores on vault and bars. She was named Big 12 Gymnast of the Week seven times and served as a team captain.
Postseason
At the Corvallis Regional she won the all-around (39.650) and shared the beam title (9.925) on April 3. When Utah missed nationals as a team by .125, Neff qualified as an individual and placed seventh in the all-around (39.5125) and fourth on floor (9.9375) in Fort Worth. Her bio counts 11 All-America honors, six of them NCAA. Read more in the Utah gymnastics 2027 program guide and on the team page.
At a glance
Key achievements
- 2026 Big 12 Gymnast of the Year (Utah season review, April 2026)
- 2026 Big 12 all-around (39.700), bars (9.900) and floor (9.975) champion, March 21, 2026
- Seventh in the all-around (39.5125) and fourth on floor (9.9375) at the 2026 NCAA Championships
- 2026 Corvallis Regional all-around champion (39.650) and beam co-champion (9.925)
- Career-high perfect 10.0s on vault and bars, per her Utah bio
- 11-time All-American (six NCAA, five regular season), per her Utah bio
Official sources
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Photo: University of Utah Athletics
- University of Utah Athletics roster headshot (official file, downloaded 2026-10-18)dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net
- University of Utah Athletics: Avery Neff bioutahutes.com
- University of Utah Athletics: Utah gymnastics season ends in regional final (Apr. 5, 2026)utahutes.com
- University of Utah Athletics: 2027 gymnastics rosterutahutes.com
- University of Utah Athletics: Utah gymnastics 2026 final analysis (Apr. 28, 2026)utahutes.com
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What each source confirms
- University of Utah Athletics: Avery Neff bio
- Read 2026-10-18: Junior, South Jordan, Utah, Bingham High School, trained at Olympus Gymnastics; No. 1 recruit for the class of 2024; 11x All-American (six NCAA, five regular season); 2026 Big 12 Gymnast of the Year; seven Big 12 Gymnast of the Week awards; 2026 captain; career highs of 10.0 on vault and bars and 39.700 in the all-around.
- University of Utah Athletics: Utah gymnastics season ends in regional final (Apr. 5, 2026)
- Read 2026-10-18: Utah third with 197.500, behind Minnesota's 197.625.
- University of Utah Athletics: 2027 gymnastics roster
- Confirmed on the roster on 2026-10-18.
- University of Utah Athletics: Utah gymnastics 2026 final analysis (Apr. 28, 2026)
- Read 2026-10-18: Neff Big 12 Gymnast of the Year; Big 12 all-around 39.700, bars 9.900, floor 9.975.
- University of Utah Athletics: Utah clinches regional semifinal win (Apr. 3, 2026)
- Read 2026-10-18: Neff all-around 39.650 and beam 9.925.
- University of Utah Athletics: Red Rocks trio put bow on 2026 season (Apr. 16, 2026)
- Read 2026-10-18: seventh all-around (39.5125), fourth floor (9.9375).
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