Utah College Signing Day 2026: Every Class Announced, School by School

Five Utah colleges announced 47 signees across six sports in official releases on Nov. 10 and 11, 2026, as the November signing period opened. Forty-five of the 47 are women. Utah, BYU, Utah State, Southern Utah and Weber State all posted classes; Utah Valley, Utah Tech, Westminster and the state's three junior colleges had not announced one by Wednesday evening. Basketball's early signing period runs through Nov. 18, so this list will grow.

The headline belongs to Utah gymnastics, which signed the No. 2 class in the country according to College Gym News. But the deeper story is how many of these signees are staying home: three of Utah State's six volleyball signees are from Utah, BYU signed in-state recruits in volleyball, softball and gymnastics, and Southern Utah's soccer class is led by a Syracuse defender who started in her school's first state championship.

Gymnastics: 14 signees for Utah's four programs

Utah signed four, and every one has won at least one national title, according to the program's release. Three are five-stars and one is a four-star. Claire Pease of Sunnyvale, Texas, won the floor title at the 2026 World Championships, added silver on vault and helped Team USA to team silver. Galilee Vestnys of Petaluma, California, is a four-time national champion, and Emma Howells of Athens, Georgia, is a two-sport athlete whose parents both graduated from BYU. Taylor Noble of American Fork is the lone local in the class. She trains at Bold Gymnastics, the same club as current Ute Camie Winger, won the 2025 Level 10 vault national title and scored a 10.0 on vault in 2026. "These women are coming to Utah to win a national championship," head coach Carly Dockendorf said. More on the program is on the Utah gymnastics team page.

BYU announced four on Nov. 10: Tess Hokanson of American Fork, another Bold Gymnastics product and a three-time national qualifier, plus Halle Cunningham and Morgan Western of Texas and Teegan Smith of California. They will compete for BYU in 2028.

Southern Utah signed three all-arounders: Brylee Haws of Prescott Valley, Arizona; Chloe Tart of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina; and Sarah Torres of Watkinsville, Georgia. They join a program that has won four straight conference titles and opens its first season as a Pac-12 gymnastics affiliate this winter.

Utah State signed three: Abby Schmitz, the 2024 Oklahoma all-around state champion; Naiomi Haughton of The Woodlands, Texas; and Haylee Garcia, who has represented the Philippines at the Asian and World Championships and won silver at the 2025 SEA Games. Every Utah program is covered on the Utah college gymnastics hub.

Volleyball: Utah State keeps three Utah recruits, BYU adds a Viewmont middle

Utah State signed six, and three are from Utah. Outside hitter Macy Melville is from American Fork, libero Estelle Slaney is from Lehi and played at Skyridge, and outside hitter Audrey White is from North Logan and played at Green Canyon. Prep Dig ranks Slaney sixth, White ninth and Melville 15th among Utah recruits. Coach Keith Smith also signed Lila Ellsworth of Gilbert, Arizona, Dakota Richard of Little Elm, Texas, and Leah Thomas of Idaho Falls, Idaho, who led her high school team to a state title as a senior. See the Utah State volleyball page.

BYU signed four for the 2027 class. Klancee Larsen, a 6-2 middle blocker from Bountiful who played at Viewmont, is rated a four-star by PrepVolleyball and made the all-tournament team at the 2026 USAV Girls Junior National Championships in the 17 Open division. The class also includes outside hitter Halle Bryce of Camarillo, California, libero Aubrey Burns of Goodyear, Arizona, and setter Katherine McDonald of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Soccer: a Syracuse state champion and seven for the Big Sky champions

Southern Utah signed three. Defender Carlie Hobbs started at centerback when Syracuse beat top-seeded Lone Peak 2-0 in the 2025 6A final, the first girls soccer state title in Syracuse history, and made the Deseret News 6A All-State second team. Forward Kamryn Myers of Spring, Texas, plays in the Girls Academy and has been selected to the U.S. Youth Soccer South Region Olympic Development Program. Midfielder Bailey Richer captains Legends FC's ECNL team and will graduate early and join the Thunderbirds this spring. Follow the team on the Southern Utah women's soccer page.

Weber State, the Big Sky regular-season champion, signed seven: Kate Willard, Rylee Brewster, Stori Jones, Madison Verhoef, Natalia Shepherd, Macey Woolley and Eleanor Armour. The release describes Willard, Verhoef, Shepherd, Woolley and Armour as attacking players and Brewster and Jones as defenders. See the Weber State women's soccer page.

Softball: Utah's six and BYU's three

Utah signed six for the 2028 season. Pitcher Molly Davi of Hilo, Hawaii, set the state record with 226 strikeouts as a sophomore and posted a 0.00 ERA that led the nation. Bree Carlson of Huntington Beach, California, is ranked 65th overall in the 2027 class and broke her high school's single-season home run record as a sophomore. Pitchers Lilia Alleman, Leila Diebert and Keira Stripling and infielder Kiley Sledge round out the class. "This group is going to do big things for Utah softball," head coach Amy Hogue said.

BYU signed three, also for the 2028 season. Outfielder Kailee Hall of Perry, a two-time 5A first-team all-state pick at Box Elder, holds her school's freshman stolen-base record. Pitcher Brezlyn Hagemeister won a 2025 Oregon 5A state title, and outfielder Abby King comes from Hoover, Alabama.

Basketball: Utah adds three, Weber State adds a point guard

Utah women's basketball signed Armanyie "Buddha" Reed, a 5-8 point guard from Corona Centennial in California. She had 25 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in the 2026 CIF Division I state final, her second state title, and averages 14.1 points and 7.5 assists. See the Utah women's basketball page.

Weber State women's basketball signed Sofia Read, a 5-7 guard from Rock Hill High School in Texas who scored more than 1,000 career points and set her school's single-game record with 31.

Utah men's basketball signed Jamaal McKnight Jr., a four-star guard from Iowa United Prep ranked No. 95 in the SCNext 100, and Pierce Thompson of Harvard-Westlake, who led Austria with 14.4 points a game at the 2026 U18 EuroBasket.

Who has not announced yet

As of Wednesday evening, Utah Valley, Utah Tech, Westminster, Salt Lake Community College, Snow College and USU Eastern had not posted a November signing release, and only Utah and Weber State had announced basketball signees. The basketball early signing period runs through Nov. 18. Committed or signed? Athletes and families can share their announcement with us through the commitments page.

Key facts:

• Schools with classes announced (Nov. 10-11, 2026): Utah, BYU, Utah State, Southern Utah, Weber State.
• Signees in official releases: 47 across six sports, 45 of them women.
• Top-ranked class: Utah gymnastics, No. 2 nationally (College Gym News), led by 2026 world floor champion Claire Pease.
• Gymnastics: 14 signees: Utah 4, BYU 4, Utah State 3, Southern Utah 3.
• In-state signees named here: Taylor Noble and Tess Hokanson (American Fork), Macy Melville (American Fork), Estelle Slaney (Lehi), Audrey White (North Logan), Klancee Larsen (Bountiful), Kailee Hall (Perry), Carlie Hobbs (Syracuse).
• Still to come: basketball signings through Nov. 18; UVU, Utah Tech, Westminster and the junior colleges.