Nicole James has signed with Ball State, starting in 2026-2027. She's a L10 from BIG Gymnastics. This past season, she tied for 6th AA and placed 4th on FX at the 2025 Illinois L10 State Meet. She competed one event at Regionals.
Link: Insta
With a limited number of meets this weekend, we're presenting a truncated list of the National Rankings, as compiled by RoadToNationals. UCLA leads the way, with Missouri second, and Utah in 3rd.
Hannah Horton led Missouri to a big win over Iowa State, winning the UB, FX, and tying for the VT title with teammate Railey Jackson. Mizzou's Addison Lawrence won the BB. Frosh Kimarra Echols won the AA at 38.65.
Link: Results
Quinn Kuhl led the Tigers to the win, taking the UB and tying for the BB title with teammate Lilly Lippeatt. Teammate Brie Clark won the FX while teammates Madison Minner and Tara Walsh tied for first on VT. For Towson, Isabella Minervini won the AA at 39.2.
Link: Results
Gabrielle Dildy led Rutgers to the win over Temple and Brockport. She won the AA with a 39.325, took the FX with a 9.9, and tied for the UB title with Temple's Robyn Dunne. She was also 2nd to teammate Emily Lease on VT, and 2nd to teammate Delaney Adrian on BB.
Link: Results and Rutgers Release
Frosh Casey Mooney led the Broncos to an opening win, winning the AA with a 38.725 and tying for the VT title with teammate Brooke Galesko. WMU swept the remaining events, with Julie Korfthage winning UB, Reese Samuelson taking the BB and Hannah Milton the BB.
Link: Results and WMU Release
UW Oshkosh won their opening meet with a strong 192.1 win over Winona State, UW Stout and Greenville. For Oshkosh, Lydia Hayden won the UB while teammate Reanna McGibboney won the FX. Greenville's Amara Nelson won the AA and took the BB. For Stout, Jessica Qualich won the VT.
Link: UW Oskosh Release
UCLA took the "Best in the West" meet, posting a 196.975 to defeat Cal, Washington and Oregon State in front of an all-time record sellout Husky crowd. Jordan Chiles of UCLA led the way, winning the AA with a 39.725. She also won the BB with a 9.975, won the VT and FX and tied for the UB title with Cal frosh Tonya Paulsson and Oregon State's Taylor DeVries. (Final score updated for Cal)
Link: Results and UW Release
Utah kicked off the NCAA season with a win over Minnesota and Iowa, in front of 11,191 fans at Huntsman Center. Ella Zirbes led the way for the Utes, winning the AA with a 39.35, taking the FX and tying for the BB title with teammate Avery Neff. Ute Makenna Smith won the UB while teammate Zoe Johnson took the BB.
Link: Utah Release
Every year this task seems to get tougher, as the rising level of talent in the NCAA continues to expand. The end of an Olympic quad is especially tough, as large incoming classes are bolstered with talent that includes elite athletes that had deferred a year or two before entering college. This year is no exception. Read on to see which team we selected as the top incoming class for 2025-2026.
Zoe Tsaprailis, a Canadian National team member who trains at Wimgym, has committed to a full athletic scholarship offer at UCLA. In 2024, she placed 14th AA in the senior high performance (elite) category at the Canadian Championships. She missed the 2025 Canadian Championships due to an injury.
Link: Insta
Olivia Norris, a L10 from Sonshine, has committed to continue her academic and athletic career at Yale, starting in 2026-2027. This past season, she tied for 18th AA at the 2025 Region 8 L10 Regionals. She also qualified to the 2024 Women's Development Program Level 10 Nationals.
Link: Insta
Haylee Garcia, a Philippine National Team member and US L10 training at Momentum (UT), has committed to a Utah State. She reclassified into the Class of 2027. She recently won a silver medal on UB at the Southeast Asian Games. She also represented the Philippines at the World Championships and the Asian Championships. While at Arizona Dreams, she placed 41st AA at the 2025 Womens' Development Program (WDP) L10 Nationals.
Link: Insta
The 2026 NCAA season is about to start, and we're here to recap each of the top 16 teams, as ranked in the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association Preseason Coaches' Poll. We'll also give a brief overview preview of each team's prospects and challenges.
Oklahoma, garnering 39 first place votes and 1960 points, tops the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Associate Preseason Coaches' Poll for the 2026 season. LSU is 2nd, with 1859 points (5 first place votes), Florida 3rd at 1804 points (4), UCLA closely behind in 4th at 1784 points (4), Utah fifth at 1751 points (1), MSU 6th back at 1638 points and Missouri 7th (2) at 1589.
The full top 25 is below:
Kendall Williams, a L10 at WGV Gymnastics, has committed to continue her academic and athletic career at W&M, starting in 2026-2027. As a Level 9 in 2024, she placed 16th AA and 5th on BB at the Region 8 L9 Regionals.
Link: Insta