With the arrival of June 15, the class of 2027 will officially kick off its collegiate recruiting journey. Although they’re two years out from making their college debuts, these rising high school juniors will be able to field calls from coaches, take visits to campuses, and even make verbal commitments—meaning future college gymnastics rosters are beginning to take shape. Take a look at some of the recruits likely to be at the top of every program’s target list and remember the athletes who are on the trajectory to becoming future NCAA superstars.
Elizaveta Grebenkova
Point total: 88
What makes her great: The daughter of Ludmila Ezhova (yes, that one), our top 2027 recruit shines on bars, earning a perfect 25 points with a routine featuring a floaty piked jaeger and double layout. She’s also an effortless twister on floor and has dynamic leaps.
Where she can get even better: Grebenkova performs a Yurchenko full-on tuck on vault, which isn’t a 10.0 start value in college. However, it’s very clean and has the amplitude to potentially upgrade to a pike. She also performs an Onodi on beam, which is an exciting skill, but it also isn’t the cleanest.
Josie Lynch
Point total: 86
What makes her great: Lynch’s Yurchenko one and a half is excellent, and she has an uncanny ability to stick the landing. On beam, she performs a difficult routine with ease, competing a triple series and a switch leap to split jump to back tuck combination. She’s an incredibly clean and consistent gymnast all-around.
Where she can get even better: There aren’t a ton of weak points in her gymnastics. While her toe point and handstands are effortless on bars, she has the tiniest form breaks in her routine.
Claire Pease
Point total: 83
What makes her great: Our top elite in the class of 2027, Pease performs her difficulty with overall clean form. She has an excellent presence on beam and floor; her switch ring on floor is excellent and her acro technique on beam is great. On bars, she almost always hits her handstands and makes her skills clean and effortless.
Where she can get even better: Though she has two 10.0 start value vaults in her repertoire, her landings leave much to be desired at times and her form isn’t perfect. Much of this may be solved by downgrading in college, as she has excess difficulty. She could also hone in on her landings on floor.
Jada Oliver
Point total: 81
What makes her great: With her highest point totals on floor (23) and vault (20), Oliver’s power shows through her difficulty. She’s captivating on floor, with exceptional performance quality, along with performing two E passes (full-in and front double twist).
Where she can get even better: Her Yurchenko one and a half has potential, but she’s struggled to find the landing at times. She could also improve her consistency on bars and beam.
Lia Monica Fontaine
Point total: 81
What makes her great: Fontaine combines difficulty with overall clean execution. She performs a double twisting Yurchenko on vault, as well as a double twisting double tuck on floor, both skills that exceed difficulty requirements for typical college routines.
Where she can get even better: Improving her landings will take her gymnastics to the next level, as will improving the form in her triple series on beam and refining her handstands on bars.
Galilee Vestnys
Point total: 79
What makes her great: Although her best point totals are on vault and floor, Vestnys is also clean on bars and beam. She competes a lovely Yurchenko one and a half on vault and added a full-in to her floor routine this season. On beam, she performs a unique acro series: a roundoff to back tuck (or pike, as she has competed both).
Where she can get even better: She could improve her consistency on bars—especially her landing—and beam. Additionally, she could compete her Yurchenko one and a half full-time, as she currently performs it as one of her two vaults (the other being a Yurchenko full).
Reese Esponda
Point total: 79
What makes her great: Floor is Esponda’s calling card—she executes multiple E passes with ease and garnered a perfect 25 on the event. She’s also strong on vault, where she competes a double twisting Yurchenko that should transform into an excellent Yurchenko one and a half in college.
Where she can get even better: Esponda’s bars and beam aren’t near as strong as her vault and floor. Cleaning up her form and landings will take her to the next level on those events.
Madyson Boyd
Point total: 78
What makes her great: Boyd’s tumbling is clean, and she is incredibly confident and secure in her landings on floor. She upgraded to a Yurchenko one and a half on vault midseason as well.
Where she can get even better: Although her bars and beam have the potential to be great, Boyd struggles with consistency on the events.
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Article by Tara Graeve
