TEMPE – On Signing Day, Sun Devil Gymnastics and Head Coach Jay Santos welcome two signees to the 2028 roster: Aubrie Pearson and Emma Roppatte.
“I am very excited for the signing of our 2027 class!” said Santos. “Both Emma and Aubrie are very strong gymnasts that I feel will fit into our program very well. We were drawn to their high technical expertise on multiple events, and as we worked through the recruiting process with them, we loved their high character, maturity and drive for success. We are very excited to welcome them to the Gym Devil family!”
Aubrie Pearson
Owatonna, Minn. | 5-2 | Twin City Twisters
- 4x DP Nationals Qualifier.
- 2026 Region 4 Level 10 Championships: 2nd in the all-around and on beam, 3rd on bars and floor, 6th on vault.
- 2026 MN DP 6-10 State Championships: 3rd on beam, 4th in the all-around and 5th on bars and vault.
- 2026 Legacy Luau Invite: 1st in the all-around and on beam.
- Chellsie Classic 2026 - Nastia Cup Qualifier: 1st on bars and beam.
- Classic Spectacular 2026 - Nastia Cup Qualifier: 1st in the all-around and on bars.
- 2026 Gopher Invite: 1st in the all-around and on bars and beam.
- 2025 Region 4 L6-10 Championships: 1st in the all-around and on bars and beam, 4th on floor.
- 2025 Minnesota State Championships L6-10 & Gold-Pl: 3rd in the all-around and on bars, 4th on beam.
- 2025 City of Lights Invitational: 1st on beam.
- 2025 Twisted Moose Gymnastics Meet: 1st on bars.
- 2025 Legacy Luau Invite: 1st in the all-around and on beam.
- 2025 Gopher Invite: 1st on bars.
- Her parents are Renae Stinar and Eric Pearson. She has three younger siblings: Brendan, Sean and Archer.
- Her mom did gymnastics at Hamline University.
Emma Roppatte
Essex Fells, N.J. | 5-1 | North Stars Gymnastics
- 2x DP Nationals qualifier.
- 2026 Level 10 National Championship: 1st place on beam
- 2026 Region 7 Level 10 Regionals: 4th on vault and bars, 5th in the all-around, 6th on beam.
- 2026 State Championships: 3rd on vault, 4th in the all-around, bars and floor.
- 2026 March Will Be Madness: 1st in the all-around and on vault.
- 2026 Rochester Classic: 1st on bars and floor.
- 2026 Sand Dollar Invitational: 1st in the all-around and on vault and beam.
- 2025 51st Annual Parkette Invitational: 1st on bars.
- 2024 Region 7 Level 10 Regionals: 4th on vault.
- Her parents are Jason and Dawn. She has two older siblings: Sydney and Michael.
- She has been doing gymnastics for 13 years and her favorite event is beam.