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In a tight finish, Stanford posted a 329.825 to defeat Oklahoma's 328.495 and win their 6th title in 7 years.  The Cardinal led wire to wire and held off a late charge from the Sooner on the last two events.  Michigan was third at 324.857, edging Nebraska's 324.662.  Illinois was 5th at 322.224 and Ohio State 6th at 316.093.  Stanford led wire-to-wire. 

AA and individual event titles were also determined.  Michigan's Fred Richard won the AA title with an 83.598.   Stanford's Cooper Kim won FX while teammate Jun Iwai tied for the VT title with OU's Tyler Flores.  Sooner frosh Nathan Roman won the PB while teammate Kelton Christiansen won the HB.  Nebraska's Asher Cohen won Rings while Illini Brandon Dang was crowned PH champ.       

Link:  Results and Stanford Release

Saturday, 18 April 2026 14:59

Women's NCAA Finals: Oklahoma Wins Title

In a thrilling final, Oklahoma posted a 49.6375 on FX to come from behind and defeat LSU for the title, 198.165 to 198.075.  The title was the Soooner's eighth National Team Championship, and the fourth in the last five years.  It came down to the last routines for LSU (BB) and OU (FX), with LSU just falling short on BB.  Florida placed third with a 197.6875 while Minnesota placed 4th at 197.375.  OU was led by Lily Pederson and Faith Torrez.  Pederson posted the top mark in the AA at 39.725 while Torrez posted the top mark on FX.  The pair also tied for the top mark on BB with LSU's Konnor McClain.  McClain also tied for the top mark on UB with Florida's Skyle Blakely and Selena Harris-Miranda.  LSU's Kailin Chio posted a 10 on VT.       

Link:  Results and OU Release

Saturday, 18 April 2026 00:13

Men's NCAA Qualifier Session 2 Results

Stanford won the second session of the Men's NCAA Qualifying round, posting a 37.992 to mark the day's highest tally.  Michigan was 2nd at 324.623, the 2nd highest of the day.  Illinois grabbed the third slot with a 319.658.  Michigan gymnasts posted the session highs on four events:  Landen Blixt on FX, Akshay Puri on SR, Fred Richard on PB and Carson Eshleman on HB.  For Illinois, Brandon Dang had the top mark of the session on PH while teammate Garrett Schooley had the top mark on VT.          

Link:  Results and Stanford Release

Friday, 17 April 2026 13:24

Men's NCAA Qualifier Session 1

OU won the first qualifier at the Men's NCAA Championships, posting a 322.825 to hold off Ohio State's 320.294 and Nebraska's 320.059.  The three teams will advance to the Finals.  OU was led by the top marks of the session recorded by Sasha Bogonosiuk on VT and Nathan Roman on PB.  For the Buckeyes, Chase Davenport-Mills posted the top mark on FX, Parker Thackston the top mark on PH (14.9), and Kristian Grahovski the top mark on HB.  For Nebraska, Asher Cohen recorded the top mark on SR.    

Link:  Results and OU Release

Friday, 17 April 2026 12:25

WCGA Announces All-American Awards

The WCGA has announced the 2026 All-American Awards.  The First Team members are selected from the top 4 finishes, including ties, in the AA and all four events.  The Second Team members are selected from those that finish 5th through 8th, including and accounting for ties.

Friday, 17 April 2026 12:12

2026-2027: Stubblefield to SJSU

Vanessa Stubblefield, a L10 from Flames, has committed to continue her academic and athletic career at San Jose State, starting in 2026-2027.  She recently qualified to the 2026 Women's Development Program L10 Nationals by placing 6th AA and 3rd on VT at the Region One L10 Regionals.  She was also 11th AA at the 2025 Region One L10 Regionals.    

Link:  Insta

Kent State has announced the hiring of Austyn Fobes as the new Head Coach at Kent State.  She had been an assistant at Kent State since 2024.  Former Head Coach Brice Briggin announced his retirement in January, after completing 35 seasons.  Fobes has also coached at season at Bowling Green, and for 8 years at Premier Gymnastics.  Prior to that, she was a standout at UNH.      

Link: KSU Release

Thursday, 16 April 2026 23:05

NCAA AA and Event Winners Crowned

Faith Torrez returned to the AA and posted 39.  She posted a 9.9375 on VT, a 9.95 on UB, 9.95 on BB and 9.95 on FX for the 39.7875 win.   Teammate Keira Wells won VT with a 9.975.  Florida's Riley McCusker won the UB from the first session with a 9.9875.  UCLA's Jordan Chiles won the FX with a 9.975.    

Thursday, 16 April 2026 22:59

NCAA Semi-Final 2: OU, Minnesota Advance

OU posted a 198.3, the highest mark of the day, to win the first semi-final of the NCAA Championships.  Minnesota continued their upset run to defeat UCLA for the 2nd spot, using a strong BB rotation to surpass the Bruins, who could not break 49 on VT after a miss and a second very short landing.  OU, on the other hand, posted a remarkable 49.75 in their opening event, VT, to lead from the start.    Arkansas was 4th at 196.9625.  OU's Faith Torrez, returning to the AA, posted a 39.7875 for the win.  Teammate Keira Wells posted a 9.975 on VT to win there.  Minnesota's Brooklyn Rowray won the BB with a 9.9625, while UCLA's Jordan Chiles won the FX at 9.975.  Iowa's Aurelie Tran posted the session's highest mark on UB at 9.975, but UF's Riley McCusker's 9.9875 from the first session stood as the winning mark.    

Link:  Results and OU Release

Thursday, 16 April 2026 22:50

NCAA Semi-Final 1: Florida, LSU Advance

Florida posted a 197.7875 to win the first semi-Final of the NCAA Championships.  LSU posted a 197.4375 to hold off UGA's 197.2625 and capture the 2nd slot.  Stanford posted a 196.9375 for 4th, lagging the other three on VT.  Florida posted the highest event total on UB in the final round to win the session.  LSU's Kailin Chio posted the highest event total of the session in the AA at 39.6125.  She also posted the highest mark on FX (9.9625) and tied for the highest mark on VT, with teammate Kaliya Lincoln, at 9.9625.  Florida's Riley McCusker posted the highest mark on UB at 9.9875 and LSU's Konnor McClain and Ana Barbosu tied for the top mark on BB.  

Link:  Results and UF Release      

Tuesday, 14 April 2026 14:11

2026-2027: Boyd to Bama a Year Early

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Mady Boyd will graduate a year early and join Bama for 2026-2027.   The L10 from Brady Johnson's fecently placed 1st AA, 1st on VT, 2nd UB and 4th on BB at the Region 8 L10 Regionals.  

Link:  Insta

Tuesday, 14 April 2026 14:07

2026-2027: Stewart to UCLA

Madison Stewart, a L10 from Legacy Elite has signed with UCLA for next season.  This past weekend, she placed 1st on VT, BB and in the AA at the Region 5 L10 Regionals.   She was also 5th AA and 2nd(t) on VT at the 2025 Women's Development Program (WDP) L10 Nationals.  She was the WDP VT Champ in 2024.  She originally committed to Stanford but did not sign last fall.       

Link: Release

McMurry University has announced the addition of both Men's and Women's Gymnastics, starting with the 2027-2028 season.  Based in Abilene, TX, they will compete at the Division III level.  They are a private, United Methodist institution founded in 1923, with 2,556 students as of 2023.    

Link:  Release

Tuesday, 14 April 2026 11:28

Transfer: O'Brochta to Utah State

Lauren O'Brochta, who spent three years at Iowa State, will transfer to Utah State, where she has accepted a full scholarship.  She was primarily a BB specialist for the Cyclones, with a career high 9.875 in her first season.  

Link:  Insta

Monday, 13 April 2026 13:40

Transfer: Montevago to Maryland

Lola Montevago, an AAer at GWU, will transfer to Maryland to use her final two years of eligibility, on a full athletic scholarship.  A two-time NCAA Regional qualifier, she has a career high of 9.975 on the event.  She also hit an AA high of 39.225.  

Link:  Insta

The future NCAA stars of tomorrow are competing this weekend for spots a the Women's Development Program L10 Nationals.  Action is underway, and we'll update this list as each session completes.  The recruit's college commitment is listed in parentheses.  Only Class of 2026 and Class of 2027 are listed.

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