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Not necessarily.  Some of the most successful NCAA gymnasts were recruited from level 10 gymnastics (below the elite level required for representing the United States in international competitions), had clean, consistent, albeit less difficult gymnastics, and arrived at college with less injuries.  Arkansas' Jaime Pisani, who leads the country in the all-around, was a level 10 gymnast with moderate success.  The most successful NCAA gymnast in history, Georgia's Courtney Kupets, was a world champion on bars for the US. 

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Not necessarily.  Some of the most successful NCAA gymnasts were recruited from level 10 gymnastics (below the elite level required for representing the United States in international competitions), had clean, consistent, albeit less difficult gymnastics, and arrived at college with less injuries.  Arkansas' Jaime Pisani, who leads the country in the all-around, was a level 10 gymnast with moderate success.  The most successful NCAA gymnast in history, Georgia's Courtney Kupets, was a world champion on bars for the US.