CGA X Inside Gymnastics Men’s NCAA Class Of 2026 Recruiting Roundup! Next Up, Navy!

NCAA MEN’S GYMNASTICS: Recruiting Roundup!

Now that you’ve met many of the freshmen slated to compete during the 2025-26 Men’s NCAA Gymnastics season (see that series here on InsideGym.com), we’re excited to launch a look at the Class of 2026 – NLI Signings for each program!

In this new Inside Gymnastics series in partnership with the Men’s College Gymnastics Association (CGA), we asked each head coach about who’s graduating, who’s coming up, what they look for in their recruits, where each Class of 2026 NLI signee could potentially contribute to the lineup, and what makes their program unique. You’ll see what they had to say right here on InsideGym.com!

We’ll also add updates here and across our social media platforms as the season progresses, should anything change. Plus! Stay tuned right here for Men’s NCAA Coverage throughout the season, and be on the lookout for our upgraded Routine Of The Week segment and more @InsideGym once the season gets rolling.

Up next, Navy! The Navy gymnastics team left it all out on the floor of the Crisler Center in 2025 with action in the second session of the qualifying meet as part of the 2025 NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championship. Starting with tough turns on the high bar and floor exercise during their first two rotations, the Mids rallied and performed admirably over the remaining four events to post a score of 308.056 in the competition that was held on the campus of the University of Michigan. Navy had four Midshipmen qualify for the next round of competition on Saturday night. Isaiah Drake (Sr., Los Angeles, Calif.) and Brian Solomon (So., Lynnfield, Mass.) led the way as both advanced as all-arounders. They’ll be joined by William Champagne (Sr., Douglas, Mass.) and Matthew Petros (Jr., Broadview Heights, Ohio), who will each be competing in their second career NCAA Championship Finals. Drake will conclude his career with a fourth straight day two appearance.

As a team, Navy scored 51.231 points on the floor exercise, 51.531 on the pommel horse, 50.832 on the rings, 53.232 on the vault, 52.065 on the parallel bars and 49.165 on the high bar.

“I’m really proud of the effort put forth by our guys tonight,” remarked head coach Kip Simons. “It’s been a long season with a lot of highs, but tonight certainly wasn’t our night. We battled all the way until the end. We got off to a rough start on the high bar and floor exercise, but the guys never quit and fought through every last routine. They represented Navy Men’s Gymnastics with pride and passion on the national stage.”

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We asked Navy Head Coach Kip Simons…

Who will we graduate in 2026: 

Class of 2026 – NLI Signings

We still completing our recruiting class of 2026.

Top traits we look for beyond gymnastics skills:

What makes Navy stand out as a program:

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