The 2026 level 10 national championships are stacked with future NCAA stars, rising talents, and some of the most exciting storylines of the season. From five-star recruits and Nastia Liukin Cup veterans, to under-the-radar athletes peaking at just the right time, every session is packed with gymnasts poised to make a major statement on the national stage.
Top Qualifiers
Fourteen gymnasts across the junior and senior divisions previewed in this article punched their tickets to nationals with all-around scores over 39.000. But that number only scratches the surface. A record-breaking 61 scores of 39+ were posted so far this season, a 69% increase from last season, where only 36 were posted by the close.Â
The highest all-around score in the country this season is 39.475, hit twice by Sofia Estrada (Oklahoma, ’26), who has found her stride in the postseason, and once by Imani White (Missouri, ’26). The two met at regionals, where White qualified third in the all-around and Estrada took the regional title in the same session.
There have been 21 perfect 10.0s scored on vault this season, up from 15 in both 2024 and 2025. Finley Scott (Arkansas, ’26) leads the way with three while Jada Oliver (LSU, ’27), Christina Shelton (NC State, ’26), and Greta Stowell (’28) have each hit the mark twice.
Ariana Frechette (Kentucky, ’26) owns the only 10.0 on beam in the country this season, and Kentucky fans will be eager to see her join standout freshman Gabby Van Frayen—who hit the top score twice in her final level 10 season—in Lexington next year.
Six individuals have hit 10.0 on bars once this season, with Lindsay Pseja (Minnesota, ‘26), Avalie Brinn (Minnesota, ‘26), Jazlyn Jackson (Ohio State, ‘26), and Ella Fine (Florida, ‘26) each reaching the milestone for the first time in their careers.
On floor, only five gymnasts notched a perfect score—the lowest total since just three did so in 2023. Two of those came at the North Carolina state championship, where Ella Fine and Ariana Barksdale both claimed top scores.
Senior F
Regional Champions: Region One: Bella Winslow, Region Two: Chloe Allinger (‘26), Region Three: Shea Orlando (Michigan, ‘26), Region Four: Lyla Briggs (Illinois State, ‘26), Region Five: Addison Sarisky (Alabama, ‘26), Region Six: Tori Hess (Arkansas, ‘26), Region Seven: Leigh Anne Elliott (Alabama, ‘26), Region Eight: Daelin Diaz-Luong (Penn State, ‘26)
Highest qualifiers: Shea Orlando – 39.225, Tori Hess – 38.800, Leigh Anne Elliott – 38.750
Who will win?
This age group produced two Nastia Liukin Cup qualifiers this season, with top qualifier Shea Orlando (Michigan, ’26) earning a runner-up finish at this years’ competition and Leigh Anne Elliott (Alabama, ‘26) also in attendance. Orlando broke into the top 100 all-arounders in the country this season, the first time she has done so in her five years in level 10 competition, so she is certainly one to watch. Elliott is fresh off claiming both state and regional titles, so she will have her sights set on a postseason sweep.
Four-star Tori Hess (Arkansas, ‘26) has had a spectacular season, especially on floor, where she has four of the top 100 scores on the event, including one of only five 10.0s on floor this season. Five-star Addison Sarisky (Alabama, ‘26) has a season high 38.700, putting her within touching distance of the top three highest qualifiers. Look out for her on her standout event, bars, where she will be hoping to take home a second straight national title on the apparatus.Â
Senior E
Regional Champions: Region One: Abygail MacKinney (Arizona, ‘26), Region Two: Olivia Choi (Washington, ‘26), Region Three: Gabriella Pierson (Oregon State, ‘26), Region Four: Ayla Miller (Utah, ‘26), Region Five: Madison Stewart (UCLA, ‘26), Region Six: Mylee Grant (Kentucky, ‘26), Region Seven: Raeya Linton (Stanford, ‘26), Region Eight: Christina Shelton (NC State, ‘26)
Highest qualifiers: Raeya Linton – 39.300, Christina Shelton – 38.825, Abygail MacKinney – 38.775, Ayla Miller – 38.775Â
Who Will Win?
Five-star Raeya Linton (Stanford, ’26) is the standout favorite in this age group. She has posted four scores above 39.000 this season and owns top-100 marks on every apparatus, highlighted by three 9.900s on bars and a 9.925 on vault. Beam has been her most inconsistent event, but a clean routine should put her in strong contention for a national all-around title.
Christina Shelton (N.C. State, ’26) has enjoyed a breakout season, posting three top-100 all-around scores on the back of her vault dominance—including two 10.0s. She also claimed the Georgia state all-around title with a 39.325, and if she can deliver on vault at nationals, she will be a genuine contender for the all-around title here.
Abygail MacKinney (Arizona, ’26) and Ayla Miller (Utah, ’26) tied for the third-highest qualifying score heading into nationals. Four-star MacKinney arrives on the back of her most consistent season to date, with a much-improved bars set that has yielded her first-ever 9.900 and four top-100 scores on the event nationally. Miller, meanwhile, has had a breakthrough season of her own, breaking the 39.000 all-around barrier for the first time.Â
Senior D
Regional Champions: Region One: Isabelle David (Michigan, ‘26), Region Two: Jordan Eichorn (Penn, ‘26), Region Three: Emerson Gaa (Denver, ‘26), Region Four: Ariana Frechette (Kentucky, ‘26), Region Five: Cameron Tassone (UCLA, ‘26), Region Six: Gabriella Andexser (‘26), Region Seven: Janelle Turner (Penn, ‘26), Region Eight: Sofia Estrada (Oklahoma, ‘26)
Highest qualifiers: Sofia Estrada – 39.475, Emerson Gaa – 39.400, Isabelle David – 39.225, Kendall Torrens – 39.225
Who Will Win?
In what is, by qualification scores, the strongest division of the meet, the race for a national crown will be fiercely contested—and it will come down to who can put together the cleanest competition.
Five-star Cameron Tassone (UCLA, ’26) arrives as one of the firm favourites. She has had a stellar season, dropping below 39.000 in just two of her eight all-around appearances, and has accumulated an impressive 22 top-100 scores across all events, including a 10.0 on vault. Fellow five-star Sofia Estrada (Oklahoma, ’26) narrowly missed a Nastia Liukin Cup berth on multiple occasions this season but appears to have found her stride at the right moment, posting back-to-back 39+ scores after crossing that threshold just once during the regular season.
Emerson Gaa (Denver, ’26) is also one to watch, having scored the second 39+ of her career to improve her personal best by three tenths and claim her first regional all-around title. A career-high 9.900 on vault—a remarkable leap from her previous best of 9.750—was central to that performance. Ariana Frechette (Kentucky, ’26), meanwhile, will have her sights set on the beam title as the only gymnast in the country to have posted a perfect score on the event this season.
It would be remiss not to mention Isabelle David (Michigan, ’26), Ella Fine (Florida, ’26), and Kendall Torrens (Oklahoma, ’26), all of whom qualified with scores above 39.000. Torrens broke that barrier for the first time in her career, placing second behind Gaa at regionals and earning her first-ever top-100 all-around score. Fine, a Nastia Liukin Cup qualifier, also finished second at her regional—behind Estrada—with a score of 39.125.
Senior C
Regional Champions: Region One: Kendall Knox (Georgia, ‘26), Region Two: Josie Lynch (LSU, ‘27), Region Three: Sage Bradford (LSU, ‘27), Region Four: Myla Ruck (LSU, ‘27), Region Five: Payton McClain (Michigan State, ‘27), Region Six: Rylee Jean Baptiste (Temple, ‘26), Region Seven: Paige Alexander (Ohio State, ‘26), Region Eight: Raegan Leary (‘27)
Highest qualifiers: Sage Bradford – 39.200, Brooke Reingold – 39.175, Josie Lynch – 39.100
Who Will Win?
The biggest name in this age group is unquestionably five-star Josie Lynch (LSU, ‘27), who won the Nastia Liukin Cup earlier this year. Her personal best of a 39.425 is one of the top five all-around scores achieved by any athlete in the country this year. However, four-star Sage Bradford (LSU, ‘27), a former elite, had a breakout performance at regionals, where she eclipsed her previous personal best that she’d earned at her state meet by a whopping six tenths. At her rate of improvement, she could definitely be in a strong position to contend against Lynch.
Three more athletes in this field join them with 39+ career highs: four-star Brooke Reingold (Georgia, ‘27), five-star Paige Alexander (Ohio State, ‘27), and four-star Kendall Knox (Georgia, ‘26). Reingold has had struggles with consistency but has a very high ceiling with personal bests of 9.850+ on all four events. Alexander’s personal best of 39.300 is from the recent state championship where she swept even individual title. Knox is especially strong on floor, where she has scored a 10.0 this season, but she will want to maintain her bars success from regionals where she took that title as well. It would not be overly surprising to see any of these athletes at the top of the podium.
Finally, it would be remiss to forget five-star Avery Schlichting (Alabama, ‘26) or four-star Payton McClain (Michigan State, ‘27). Both recruits are strong in the all-around and excel especially on vault. Schlichting is the Nastia Liukin Cup vault champion, and McClain has a personal best of 10.0 on the event. Both are likely to be in the fight for the vault title, and neither would be a surprising addition to the all-around podium.
Senior B
Regional Champions: Region One: Aaliyah Coleman (Ohio State, ‘27), Region Two: Makahla McGlon (‘27), Region Three: Mary Ellie Flack (UCLA, ‘27), Region Four: Sophia Henry (Oregon State, ‘26), Region Five: Esphyr Koren (Arizona, ‘27), Region Six: Abrielle Bianchi (Boise State, ‘27), Region Seven: Payton Jones (NC State, ‘27), Region Eight: Madyson Boyd (Alabama, ‘26)
Highest qualifiers: Aaliyah Coleman – 38.900, Madyson Boyd – 38.625, Mary Ellie Flack – 38.600
Who Will Win?
Arguably, the top contender in this regional is someone who did not take the title at regionals. Five-star Jada Oliver (LSU, ‘27) had a season-low on bars that pushed her to fourth in the all-around. However, she scored a 39.000 at her state meet while also getting a 10.0 on vault. The only person in this age group with a higher personal best is her clubmate, five-star Madyson Boyd (Alabama, ‘26) with a 39.025. Boyd has previously scored a 10.0 on floor, yet only went 9.425 at regionals, so she has room to improve despite taking that title. If someone else lands atop the podium, it’s likely to be four-star Aaliyah Coleman (Ohio State, ‘27). Coleman’s 38.900 from regionals was a career high, so she will definitely want to keep that ball rolling. If she’s able to do so, she would definitely be a big part of that conversation.
In Senior B, the vault title is worth a conversation of its own. Both Oliver and three-star Mary Ellie Flack (UCLA, ‘27) have scored 10.0s, and three-star Taylor Maye (Kentucky, ‘26) has scored a 9.975. Coleman, Boyd, and Marin Bronski (Denver, ‘27) all scored 9.900 on the event at regionals as well. With this being such a strong event for the top all-arounders, a strong score here would likely be critical for any of them to take that title, but it will also be interesting to see who emerges as champion here outside of that conversation.
Senior A
Regional Champions: Region One: Galilee Vestnys (Utah, ‘27), Region Two: Lauren Supnet (Stanford, ‘27), Region Three: Paityn Adams (Denver, ‘27), Region Four: Maliha Tressel (‘28), Region Five: Reagan Nowak (Alabama, ‘27), Region Six: Giselle Reda (‘27), Region Seven: Kirsten Santana (Maryland, ‘27), Region Eight: Erin Davis (Florida, ‘27)
Highest qualifiers: Erin Davis – 39.075, Paityn Adams – 39.025, Galilee Vestnys – 38.925
Who Will Win?
All three of the highest qualifiers are coming off unique seasons. Three-star Erin Davis (Florida, ‘27) is having an absolute breakout year. She exceeded her personal best from last season in every meet but one and has reached the 39 mark three times. Paityn Adams (Denver, ‘27) has only competed in four meets this year and scored in the 36s, the 37s, the 38s, and the 39s at each. This wide range makes it difficult to predict how she might place at nationals, but the potential is definitely there! Five-star Galilee Vestnys (Utah, ‘27) was out with injury the whole season but burst back onto the scene to take the all-around title at regionals. Her personal best of 39.125 is tied with Davis’, and those two would likely be considered the favorites. However, four-star Adelia May Occhipinti (Georgia, ‘27) could definitely pull an upset. Her career high of 39.250 is the highest in the field, and she comes off her first perfect 10.0, which she scored on vault at regionals. She has struggled with consistency, especially on bars, but a good score on that event would put her in strong contention for the title.
Junior F
Regional Champions: Region One: Devyn Oliveira (Pittsburgh, ‘27), Region Two: Kiari Sparks (LSU, ‘27), Region Three: Elizaveta Grebenkova (Alabama, ‘27), Region Four: McKenna Wong (‘28), Region Five: Ava Mickey (Iowa, ‘27), Region Six: Cecile Cynar (‘27), Region Seven: Madison Boggs (Maryland, ‘27), Region Eight: Ariana Barksdale (Florida, ‘27)
Highest qualifiers: Elizaveta Grebenkova – 39.175, Kiari Sparks – 39.000, Ariana Barksdale – 38.525
Who will win?
The three highest qualifiers are definitely the three favorites for the title in this age group. Four-star Ariana Barksdale (Florida, ‘27) has the highest personal best with a 39.425 but has struggled on beam, an event that plagued her at regionals as well. Five-star Elizaveta Grebenkova (Alabama, ‘27) has a massive personal best of her own with a 39.350 and is the highest-rated recruit of her class. She will always be a big part of any all-around title conversation, but on top of Barksdale, she will also have to fend off four-star Kiari Sparks (LSU, ‘27). Sparks is coming off a spectacular performance at regionals, where she set a personal best of 39.000. While Grebenkova is arguably the favorite, Sparks is coming in with momentum, and a strong beam performance from Barksdale would really shake things up.
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