The class of 2027 is packed with talent, but attention is usually primarily directed at the big names or top-rated recruits. If you’re wondering about athletes who have room for significant improvements, here are some athletes who could make big waves in future years.
Cailin Dewell
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Why she’s one to watch: A national beam co-champion in the All-Star session, Dewell is also fantastic on both bars and floor. Unfortunately, low scores on her Yurchenko layout stopped her from breaking into the four-star ranks this year, but she would nonetheless be an excellent addition to many college teams. On bars, her inbar circles and spectacular toepoint are especially impressive.
Kyra DiCello
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Why she’s one to watch: While chances are fans are already planning to keep an eye on DiCello due to her sister, Olympic alternate Kayla DiCello, Kyra shines in her own right. Her best events are vault and floor, where she competes a Yurchenko half and a double layout, respectively. With improvements to bars and beam, DiCello could be a great all-arounder by the time she reaches college.
Gabrielle Fausto
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Why she’s one to watch: Spectacular on both beam and floor, with an excellent Yurchenko full as well, Fausto is hampered only by bars. Her routine has strong potential and includes a Jaeger, but currently, she dismounts with a layout. By adding slightly more difficulty here, she could potentially become a 5-star recruit. Regardless, her split leap, back handspring, layout stepout series on beam, and her elegance and clean form on floor highlight her potential for success in college.
Ming Gherardi van Eijken
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Why she’s one to watch: Known primarily for her vault, but also her floor, two events where Gherardi van Eijken competes incredibly difficult skills, her talent on bars sometimes flies under the radar. The biggest question mark is her beam, since she has not competed that event since 2023. If she could build a solid beam routine, she could not only improve her recruit rating, but also potentially contend as a collegiate all-arounder. Even if she doesn’t, the three events she does compete should shine in college.
Keira Gontkosky
Rating: NR
Why she’s one to watch: Strongest on floor where she competes a full-twisting double tuck, Gontkosky also has potential on the other events, especially vault and beam. While bars are her weak point, improving her execution on even one of vault or beam could help make her recruiting case as a multiple event specialist and earn herself a rating.
Rebecca Lee
Rating: NR
Why she’s one to watch: Competing as a Canadian elite, Lee has strong routines on both bars and beam. On vault and floor, she is slightly lacking in difficulty. If she is able to compete the Yurchenko full that she is training, or upgrade her floor to dismount with a more difficult skill, she would likely receive a rating and would be prepared to compete on more events in college.
Adelia May Occhipinti
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Why she’s one to watch: Tying for the highest score of her recruiting class on beam, Occhipinti also has a solid floor routine and nice Yurchenko full. While it is nice to see her fighting the stereotypes of vault/floor workers versus bars/beam workers, the event she is likely most wanting to improve is bars. Her ceiling on the event is quite high, and she was the NorCal state runner-up this year with a strong 9.700, but she has struggled with consistency. Improving in this area could make her one of the strongest recruits in her class next year.
Brooke Reingold
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Why she’s one to watch: Boasting a massive career high of 39.125 from last year’s Texas state championships, Reingold is the highest-ranked four-star recruit of her class. Unfortunately, she faced some struggles with consistency this year, but her recent gym switch may be what she needs to overcome this next year. At the moment, her weakest event is vault, so improving that would be very helpful if she’s hoping to be an all-arounder at a top school.
Myla Ruck
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Why she’s one to watch: Primarily a vault/floor worker, Ruck has also improved on bars over the last two seasons. The biggest event to keep an eye on for her is beam, where her highest score of 2025 was a 9.100 at nationals. If she is hoping to compete in the all-around in college, she would need to bring her bars and beam up to the high standard of hervault and floor, likely also enhancing her recruiting potential.
Morgan Western
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Why she’s one to watch: Another recruit with bars as the Achilles heel, Western’s season high on that event of 9.250 from nationals is contrasted by her strength on other events. She vaults a Yurchenko half, and her floor is jam-packed with twisting skills. Her vault, beam, and floor already make her a strong recruit, but keep an eye out to see if she manages to take that a step further by figuring out a bar routine that works for her.
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Article by Gemma Selby
