With the arrival of June 15, the class of 2028 officially kicks 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.
Caroline Moreau
Point total: 88
What makes her great: The top recruit of her class, Moreau excels on every event. She boasts near-perfect event totals on bars and floor, and her powerful double layout will be an immediate asset to her future program.
Where she can get even better: Moreau vaults a Yurchenko full, lowering her future college scoring potential to a 9.950. However, her precise form and ability to repeatedly control her landings bode well for a potential upgrade in the future.
Charleigh Bullock
Point total: 87
What makes her great: With major upgrades in the book on all four events this season, Bullock will have a wide variety of skills to choose from when she makes her collegiate debut. Her fluidity, particularly on her best event, bars, is remarkable.
Where she can get even better: While Bullock is remarkably consistent on bars, she has sometimes struggled to hit other events – particularly beam – in competition. Keeping consistency in the midst of her impressive upgrades will be key for her over the next two years.
Reagan Murphy
Point total: 84
What makes her great: With a national title-holding Yurchenko one and a half and an E-pass loaded floor routine, Murphy will be an immediate contributor to her future team on the leg events. She is also a powerful bars worker and could slot into a collegiate lineup with ease.
Where she can get even better: Beam is an area of difficulty for Murphy. As she has the skills necessary to succeed on the event, improved confidence and consistency here will help her tremendously.
Lailah Danzy
Point total: 83
What makes her great: Danzy shines brightly on vault, bars, and floor. She performs with high difficulty, routinely clean landings and precise execution across all three events. Her performance quality and elegance on floor is particularly remarkable, and it will make her a standout performer in college.
Where she can get even better: Beam came in as Danzy’s lowest-ranked event by a 10-point margin. She has a strong foundation on the event, but cleaning up her acro form and improving her presence on the event could significantly boost her chances of competing beam in college.
Andie Marshall
Point total: 82
What makes her great: Marshall performs with a college-ready level of composure and confidence, which will serve her future team well from day one. She has clean form and proven consistency across all four events, with a particularly high level of execution on bars – the event she just earned a national title on.
Where she can get even better: Her acro form on beam is sometimes imprecise. Improvements here could transition her from a good beam worker to a truly great one.
Abigail Ballard
Point total: 80
What makes her great: Ballard is a truly excellent beam worker, with impressive form across both her acro and her dance elements. Her clear confidence on the event and ability to perform at a near-perfect level will serve her well in college.
Where she can get even better: Ballard is a clean and precise vaulter, but maxes out at a 9.950 start value with her Yurchenko full. Her form indicates that she may have what it takes to move toward an upgrade.
Greta Stowell
Point total: 78
What makes her great: Stowell is dynamic and powerful on floor, with engaging performance quality and a strong triple twist that will wow crowds if she chooses to compete it in college. Similarly excellent on vault, her Yurchenko one and a half was perfect twice throughout 2026.
Where she can get even better: Bars and beam are decidedly weaker events for Stowell. While her power is inarguably an asset, it sometimes hampers her form and execution on beam. Cleaned up routines on both events will help take her to the next level.
Malia Fang
Point total: 78
What makes her great: A national beam champion two years in a row, Fang’s precision and dynamic style of performance on the event will slot incredibly into any lineup in the country. Her double layout on floor is high quality and will provide valuable difficulty to her college routines.
Where she can get even better: While Fang’s vault landings are routinely clean, her Yurchenko full has room for improvement in terms of its dynamics. Cleaning up her leg form during her transitions on bars will improve her scoring potential greatly, given the strong execution of the rest of her routine.
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Article by Sarah Smith
