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Top U.S. Men’s Prospects

Class of 2027

Inside Gymnastics’ picks for the 13 most promising NCAA prospects from the Class of 2027. Where will we see these talented athletes competing in college in 2028? Stay tuned right here and @InsideGym for updates!

No. 1

London Norris ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Commitment: Oklahoma

Hometown: Knoxville, Tennessee

Current Gym/Coach(es): GymTek Academy/Matt Henry

The current U.S. junior national champion, Norris secured the top spot in his age group at both the 2026 U.S. Championships and the 2026 Developmental National Champs. In February, Norris also led his Elite Team Cup to victory and has earned a junior National Team spot every year he’s been eligible. Hailing from a gymnastics family, his mom, Lisa, works at GymTek and his younger sister, Kennedy, is also a gymnast with NCAA aspirations.

No. 2

Hunter Egan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Visits: Oklahoma, Nebraska

Hometown: Montgomery, Texas

Current Gym/Coach(es): Cypress Academy/Sam McArthur and Igor Vernyi

Second at both the 2025 and 2026 USAs, Egan was a member of the 2025 Elite Team Cup champion squad and took home five medals at his first international event, the 2026 Grizzly Classic in Canada. On the junior National Team since 2024, Egan is also a three-time junior National Champion on floor.

No. 3

Jakson Kurecki  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hometown: Nokomis, Florida

Current Gym/Coach(es): EVO/Grant Brittain and Sergei Pakanich

The 2025 U.S. junior National Champion, as well as the 2024 Developmental National Champ, Kureki was part of the winning Elite Cup team this February. Already a senior-level high bar star, with multiple international medals, his 2026 season came to an abrupt halt when he tore his ACL at Xfinity Champs, but Kurecki remains committed to the sport, though he is considering deferring college for a year to continue to rehab and train at EVO.

No. 4

Elijah Gutierrez ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Commitment: Michigan

Hometown: South Lyon, Michigan

Current Gym/Coach(es): Infinity Gymnastics Academy/George Gagua

The talented Gutierrez has been a junior National Team member since he was a Level eight, and just keeps getting better. 2026 was his most successful season to date, with a first-place team finish at the Grizzly Classic and a silver-medal in the all-around at Developmental Nationals.

No. 5

Zaiden Kyte  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Commitment: Oklahoma

Hometown: Knoxville, Tennessee

Current Gym/Coach(es): GymTek Academy/Matt Henry

One of a trio of talented high school seniors hailing from coach Matt Henry’s juggernaut GymTek, Kyte was second at the Developmental Nationals and earned a senior spot at USAs, finishing as the top 18-year-old in the competition. Earlier in 2026, he helped his Elite Team cup squad take the title.

No. 6

Jay Watkins  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Visits: Oklahoma, Nebraska

Hometown: Dandridge, Tennessee

Current Gym/Coach(es): GymTek Academy/Matt Henry

The youngest member of the 2025 London Open team, Watkins brought home pommel horse gold for Team USA. Third at 2025 USAs, the multi-time junior National Team member was hampered by injury for most of 2026, but the ultra-talented Watkins is back and ready to make the leap to collegiate competition.

No. 7

Jake Wazolek ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hometown: New Windsor, New York

Current Gym/Coach(es): EVO/Sergei Pakanich

A relatively recent addition to the EVO roster, 2026 was a breakout year for Wazolek, who finished third at USAs, earning his first junior National Team spot.

No. 8

Jovan Jimeno ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Commitment: Michigan

Hometown: Manassas, Virginia

Current Gym/Coach(es): Capital Gymnastics Training Center/Renato Araujo

A 2025-26 Junior National team member, Jimeno helped Team USA claim gold at the Grizzly Classic, where he also earned bronze on floor, his favorite event.

No. 9

Ori Reilly ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hometown: Windermere, Florida

Current Gym/Coach(es): Gymnastics USA/Vladimir Okachev

A member of the gold-medal-winning U.S. Pan Am junior team, Reilly also claimed high bar and p-bar medals in Rio and competed as a senior at USAs.

No. 10

Peyton Boerner ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Visits: Illinois

Hometown: Mayfield Heights, Ohio

Current Gym/Coach(es): Gymnastics World of Ohio/ Greg Skupski

Fourth all-around at the Developmental Nationals and a two-time U.S. Championships qualifier, Boerner has earned multiple top finishes at the national level, highlighted by a silver medal on vault and bronze on floor at the 2026 U.S. Championships. He also made his international debut in 2026, helping Team USA earn team gold at the Grizzly Classic.

No. 11

Keegan Shemluck ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Visits: Illinois

Hometown: Bradenton, Florida

Current Gym/Coach(es): EVO/Sergei Pakanich

The reigning U.S. junior champ on high bar, and Developmental National Champ on parallel bars, Shemluck has made a steady rise through the junior ranks, finishing sixth all-around at this year’s USAs.

No. 12

Simon Pochinka ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hometown: Plano, Texas

Current Gym/Coach(es): Texas Dreams

Fifth at USAs and sixth at Developmental Championships, Pochinka earned his first U.S. junior national team spot in 2026. His older brothers, Yaroslav and David, were NCAA gymnasts at Minnesota and Illinois, respectively.

No. 13

Cole Fallbacher ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Visits: Michigan, Nebraska

Hometown: Kennesaw, Georgia

Current Gym: Gymnastics Academy of Atlanta/Nikita Zhukov

This former junior National Team member is a parallel bars pro, finishing first or second on the event in the junior ranks every year since 2023.

Class of 2028

While it’s common on the women’s side of the sport for athletes to take official visits in their junior year of high school, recruiting for the men has focused solely on high school seniors, with early commits vanishingly rare…Until now. Several star high school juniors took trips to top schools in the first week of official visit season. Is this a new trend in men’s NCAA gymnastics?

No. 1

Elijah Connor ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hometown: Bradenton, Florida

Current Gym: EVO/Sergei Pakanich

The reigning junior National Champ, Connor dominated the 16-year-old age group, claiming the title by nearly seven points, a huge leap from his fourth-place performance at Developmental Nationals just a few months prior and setting the standard going forward.

No. 2

Jason Hao ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hometown: Clarksville, Maryland

Current Gym/Coach(es): Capital Gymnastics Training Center/Renato Araujo

Hao turned in dominant performances this year at both the Elite Team Cup, where he topped the all-around standings, and Developmental Nationals, where he claimed the all-around and medaled on four of six events (he was fourth on other two). A junior National Team member since Level 8, Hao has been scoring top three all-around finishes nationally since he was 12.

No. 3

Bo McCrea ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Visits: Michigan

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois

Current Gym/Coach(es): Lakeshore Academy/Arkadi Andryuschenko

Second all-around at the Elite Team Cup and third at USAs, McCrea is a floor and vault star, finishing in medal position on one or both events nationally every year since age 11.

No. 4

William Rebar  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hometown: Simi Valley, California

Current Gym/Coach(es): Coach Patty’s Gymnastics/Vladimir Bannyi

A four-time junior National Team member, Rebar finished second at USAs and earned medals on parallel bars, rings and high bar at Developmental Nationals, where he was also the all-around champ back in 2023.

No. 5

Andres Aranda ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Visits: Michigan

Hometown: Pearland, Texas

Current Gym/Coach(es): Houston Gymnastics Academy/Sean Townsend

Second at Developmental Nationals this May, Aranda has finished in the Dev Nat top four every year since 2023, when he was just 13, including a 2024 Developmental all-around win. Also a multi-time vault national champion, Aranda is coached by U.S. World Champion Sean Townsend.

No. 6

Hayden Brown ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hometown: Corona Del Mar, California

Current Gym/Coach(es): SCATS/Grigor Chalikyan

A six-time Junior National Team member, and three-time Developmental all-around Champ, Brown won all-around gold at the 2022 International Junior Team Cup in Berlin.

No. 7

Nixon Miles ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hometown: Simi Valley, California

Current Gym/Coach(es): Gymnastics Olympica USA/ Pavel Sargsyan

A multi-time junior National Team member, Miles represented Team USA at the 2025 Grizzly Classic and Pan Am Games, as well as helping his team finish second at the 2026 DTB Pokal junior team event.

No. 8

Cooper Gunderson  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hometown: Delano, Minnesota

Current Gym/Coach(es): Mini-Hops/Kostya Kolesnikov

Second all-around at the Grizzly Classic early this year, Gunderson also picked up four golds, including team, pommels, rings and vault. He was also third all-around at the 2025 USA Champs, the first year he was eligible to qualify.

No. 9

Hunter Reingold  ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hometown: Cypress, Texas

Current Gym/Coach(es): Cypress Academy/Sam McArthur and Igor Vernyi

With top eight finishes at both USAs and Developmental Nationals, Reingold continues Cypress’ long tradition of producing top prospects.

No. 10

Brody Schuller ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hometown: Walnutport, Pennsylvania

Current Gym/Coach(es): Prestige Gymnastics/Leif

A two-time USA Championships qualifier, Schuller finished ninth at the 2026 Xfinity Champs and was part of the bronze medal-winning Elite Team Cup squad.

No. 11

Jackson Wilson ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hometown: Columbus, Ohio

Current Gym/Coach(es): Integrity Athletics/Stan Dobrydnio

The son of USA Gymnastics legend Blaine Wilson and USA rhythmic Olympian Aliane Baquerot, Jackson qualified to his first USAs in 2026 and lead the competition through several rotations thanks to a huge vault. Wilson was also the Developmental Champ on vault.

No. 12

Ilya Danilchenko  ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hometown: Windermere, Florida

Current Gym/Coach(es): Gymnastics USA/Vladimir Okachev

With a seventh-place all-around finish at his first USA Championships, Danilchenko made an impression, especially on floor, where he was fifth in the field.