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 signees are women, according to a report by Beehive Athletes Staff.
Utah gymnastics secured the No. 2-ranked class in the country according to College Gym News. The class includes four signees who have each won at least one national title: Claire Pease, a 2026 World Championships floor champion; Galilee Vestnys, a four-time national champion; Emma Howells, a two-sport athlete; and Taylor Noble, who won the 2025 Level 10 vault national title. Head coach Carly Dockendorf said these women are coming to Utah to win a national championship.
BYU announced four gymnastics signees on Nov. 10, including Tess Hokanson, Halle Cunningham, Morgan Western, and Teegan Smith, who will compete for the Cougars in 2028. Southern Utah signed three all-arounders: Brylee Haws, Chloe Tart, and Sarah Torres, as the program prepares for its first season as a Pac-12 gymnastics affiliate this winter. Utah State signed three gymnasts: Abby Schmitz, Naiomi Haughton, and Haylee Garcia.
In volleyball, Utah State signed six players, including three from Utah: Macy Melville, Estelle Slaney, and Audrey White. BYU added four signees for the 2027 class, including middle blocker Klancee Larsen from Bountiful.
Soccer signees include seven for Weber State, the Big Sky regular-season champion, and three for Southern Utah. Southern Utah's class features defender Carlie Hobbs, who helped Syracuse win the 2025 6A state title.
Softball classes were announced for Utah and BYU for the 2028 season. Utah signed six players, including pitcher Molly Davi, while BYU signed three, including outfielder Kailee Hall from Perry.
Basketball signees include Armanyie "Buddha" Reed for Utah and Sofia Read for Weber State. Utah also signed men's basketball players Jamaal McKnight Jr. and Pierce Thompson.
As of Wednesday evening, Utah Valley, Utah Tech, Westminster, Salt Lake Community College, Snow College, and USU Eastern had not announced a November signing release. The basketball early signing period runs through Nov. 18, 2026.
The basketball early signing period is scheduled to run through Nov. 18, 2026.
