Fantasy gymnastics players everywhere have already begun preparing for their 2025 drafts. If you’re one of those players, you likely often find yourself wondering who to draft after the top all-arounders are taken. The best strategy is to try to fill the holes left on each event. However, NQS doesn’t always provide the insight needed to see a gymnast’s event-specific potential. That’s where this article comes in. Who are the top 100 athletes on each event heading into the 2025 season?
Methodology
Data editor Emma Hammerstrom pulled the top eight scores for each gymnast from the 2024 season (or 2023 if they were limited/injured). She dropped the high and low scores from those eight and averaged the remaining six scores. If there was a tie, she used the high score and then the average score as a tiebreaker. She also tested methodologies, such as averaging the top eight scores, averaging the top six scores, and calculating percentages of desirable scores. She compared the rankings produced from these with the NQS rankings from the 2024 season and felt that the eight-score average with the high/low dropped produced the best result.
Top 5 on Each Event
Vault
- Haleigh Bryant, LSU
- Jade Carey, Oregon State
- Sage Kellerman, Michigan State
- Selena Harris, Florida
- Mya Lauzon, California
The top five vaulters heading into 2025 all achieved a perfect score last season. Haleigh Bryant didn’t score below a 9.8675 on her floaty front handspring pike half. Jade Carey competed just a Yurchenko full last season but is training a Yurchenko one and a half that will surely anchor the Oregon State lineup. Sage Kellerman shocked everyone with a perfect score on her first vault of the 2024 season and is key to the Spartans’ strength on both that event and bars. From what we’ve seen of Selena Harris in the preseason, her form has improved, and she will likely anchor the deep Gator vault lineup. Mya Lauzon was named Breakout Performer of the Year by CGN, largely because of her precise Yurchenko one and a half that got a perfect score at the California regional final. Keep an eye out for reigning national vault champion Anna Roberts, who missed part of the 2024 season due to injury. Missouri transfer Elise Tisler is also one to watch after notching a 9.975 last season while competing for Towson.
Bars
- Jordan Chiles, UCLA
- Jordan Bowers, Oklahoma
- Audrey Davis, Oklahoma
- Haleigh Bryant, LSU
- Leanne Wong, Florida
UCLA needs a breath of fresh air after missing the regional final last season. Nothing is fresher or floatier than Jordan Chiles’ piked Tkatchev. Jordan Bowers and Audrey Davis make an impeccable one-two punch on bars, and they’ll be hungrier than ever after missing the team final in Fort Worth. Bryant is just as consistent on bars as she is on vault—only scoring below a 9.850 once last season (for a measly 9.825). Leanne Wong scored at least a 9.900 on every postseason routine in 2024, and her low of 9.825 came on her first routine of the season. Keep an eye out for standout Ball State sophomore Ashley Szymanski, who scored a 9.975 on her routine featuring a full pirouette into a Gienger. Lily Smith also excelled on this event in her freshman season and is poised to shine under new co-head coach Cecile Landi. Finally, senior Riley McCusker is a highly anticipated returner for the Gators, coming back from an ankle injury suffered during the last preseason.
Beam
- Faith Torrez, Oklahoma
- Mya Lauzon, California
- Kara Eaker, Georgia
- eMjae Frazier, California
- Haleigh Bryant, LSU
Faith Torrez boasts an absurd 9.930 average on beam and shines amidst a talented and deep Sooner beam lineup. The only gymnast with a higher average is Lauzon (9.934). She was the first California gymnast to earn a perfect 10 on the event. Kara Eaker is back, and her prior beam work speaks for itself. In a similar boat is Helen Hu; her preseason training footage looks excellent. She will fill the anchor spot left by Sienna Schreiber without a question. We only saw Brooklyn Rowray once last season…for a 9.975. She is recovering from an Achilles tear, but she’s been featured heavily in the Gophers’ preseason training footage.
Floor
- Jade Carey, Oregon State
- Jordan Chiles, UCLA
- Jordan Bowers, Oklahoma
- Mya Hooten, Minnesota
- Aleah Finnegan, LSU
Olympic floor gold medalist Carey is a force to be reckoned with after limiting her floor routines in preparation for Paris. She scored at least a 9.975 on the event nine times in 2023. Her Olympic teammate Chiles is hoping to put this summer’s controversy behind her with her engaging choreography and gorgeous double layout. Bowers is a three-time Big 12 champion on floor and posted 14-straight marks of 9.900 or higher there. Mya Hooten is also a three-time conference champion on floor and has nine total perfect scores on the event. Aleah Finnegan has the lowest average of these five gymnasts but won the 2024 national floor title with a near-perfect 9.9625. Iowa floor standout Jerquavia Henderson returns after a season off; her high was 9.975 in 2023. Kentucky sophomore Creslyn Brose is ranked ninth on the Top 100 list, and she will surely anchor a talented Wildcat floor lineup following Raena Worley’s graduation.
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Article by Emma Hammerstrom
