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Uncommitted 2026 Recruits Who Deserve a College Shot

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With state championships wrapping up, the level ten season is approaching its end, and with the season’s end will come most of the final commits in the 2026 class. Let’s have a look at some of the recruits that could surely have strong impacts on their future college teams.

Zaara Burnett 

Burnett was previously committed to Ohio State, but did not sign on signing day and has since visited West Virginia. She has had knee surgery on both knees in the last year but has bounced back and scored 9.700+ three times on bars this season.

Carsyn Coleman

  • CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Club: Gymnastics Olympica USA (CA)
  • Recruit Profile 

After visiting UCLA in the fall, Coleman does not seem to have done any visits since, but her gymnastics keeps getting better and better. She just set a new personal best on vault at state championships by upgrading to a Yurchenko 1.5 and tied her career high on beam. On floor, her routine includes an incredibly powerful double Arabian.

Jazlyn Jackson

A Georgia native training in Alabama, no one would be surprised to see Jackson staying in the South with a commitment to an SEC school, considering the spectacular senior season she is having. While Jackson has potential in the all-around, as evidenced by her new all-around personal best of 39.025, bars is where she truly excels. While her status as an uncommitted athlete is unfortunately the result of Iowa State cutting its program, whoever picks her up will be delighted to have landed one of the best bars workers in this class.

Taylor Maye

From the same gym as Jackson, Maye was unfortunately unable to compete in 2025, but has made a triumphant return this year. Vault, where she competes a Yurchenko 1.5, is assuredly her best event, and four of her six routines this year have scored 9.825+. However, she has also scored 9.725 on beam twice this season. Her only visit seems to have been New Hampshire in the fall, so it is a mystery where she’ll end up.

Dayana Nataren

Nataren is another gymnast who has struggled with injury woes, but after a shaky beginning to her comeback senior season, she seems to be finding her footing. At the Texas state championships, she tied for the floor title, the event that has historically been her best and where she boasts a career-high score of 9.950. She also placed fourth on beam and could be a two-event specialist.

 

Emma Orr

  • CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Club: Calgary Gym Centre (Canada)
  • Recruit Profile 

Orr is having a successful senior season, which has included competing at International Gymnix. The only school she has visited so far has been Clemson back in October, so it is uncertain whether that option is still on the table. However, many schools would be happy to pick up an athlete with her all-around potential, gorgeous lines, and excellent flexibility.

Christiane Popovich 

  • CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Club: Triumph (AR)
  • Recruit Profile 

Originally a Minnesota commit in the class of 2025, Popovich decommitted, joined the class of 2026, and moved back to Arkansas. She recently won the state bars title with a 9.700 and has a background as an elite athlete. Jordyn Wieber has previously recruited strong local gymnasts such as Lauren Williams and Riley Jandorf; could Popovich be next?

Kambry Tucker  

Tucker is an incredibly strong, under-the-radar recruit who could be a strong contributor on vault, beam, and floor. On vault, she competes an Omelianchik, which should appeal to schools hunting for 10.0 start values. Her last three beam routines have been 9.725+, and she just set a career-high score of 9.875 on floor. To top it off, she has a 4.0 GPA!

Maddie Stewart

  • CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Club: Legacy Elite (IL)
  • Recruit Profile 

Stewart was previously committed to Stanford and has since visited UCLA. She is one of the best vault workers in this class and has scored a 10.0 with her Yurchenko 1.5. It is uncertain whether she plans to visit more schools, but whichever school picks her up will be delighted to have her join its vault lineup.

Jilleah White

  • CGN Rating: unrated
  • Club: John’s Academy of Gymnastics (CT)
  • Recruit Profile 

Like Jackson, White also signed with Iowa State before the program was cut. She could be an asset on several events for her future college team. She competes a Yurchenko half on vault that recently earned her state runner-up, and she has a powerful bar routine that earned her second as well. Another athlete with a 4.0 GPA, her recent all-around personal best of 38.475 also demonstrates her upward trajectory.

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Article by Gemma Selby

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