My 2026 NCAA Gymnastics All-Star Lineups
- Alyssa Klauminzer
- 1 day ago
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There's no gymnastics All-Star competition... but what if there was?
In honor of the NBA All-Star weekend and reaching the halfway point of the NCAA gymnastics season, I thought it would be fun to create lineups for an NCAA gymnastics All-Star competition!
Here's how it would work: there would be two teams, the East vs. the West, with the Mississippi River as the dividing point. Like in Fantasy Gymnastics on Gymlytics, 10 athletes will be sent for each event. But for the competition, it will be the usual six up, five count.
Here are the teams, determined by high scores, average scores, and national rankings (through Week 6 of the NCAA gymnastics season).
Team East
The Team East Vault Lineup
Forbes is the #10 vaulter in the nation, has scored a 9.875 or better on vault in every meet this season, and has a career high of 9.925. She'd be the perfect athlete to kick off a powerful vault rotation.
Cashion has put up a 9.950 this season, a score she's met twice and has scored a 9.875 or better three times this season.
Zancan has scored a 9.875 or better three times this season, including a 9.975, and has scored a 9.950 or better three times in her career.
Williams is the #21 vaulter in the nation; she's only a freshman and has put up a 9.875 or better on three of her five vaults, and has a career high 9.950.
Harris-Miranda, the #5 vaulter in the nation, has scored a 9.900 or better on all of her vaults this season, including two 9.950s, and has scored a perfect 10 six times on vault.
Kellerman is one of the best vaulters in the NCAA and has scored a 9.925 and 9.975 this season. Kellerman, who has scored a perfect 10 twice on vault, would be the perfect anchor for this All-Star vault lineup, and could finish it with an exclamation point with a stick.
Other great options for Team East on vault are #13 JoJo Valahovic (North Carolina), #15 Olivia Zsarmani (Michigan State), #23 Azaraya Ra-Akbar (Alabama), and Arianna Ostrum (Minnesota).
The Team East Bars Lineup
Tran, ranked #5 in the nation on bars, is an incredibly consistent bar worker and has scored a 9.900 or better four times this season. Her career high on bars is a 9.950, which she has reached twice. Tran would be the perfect gymnast to swing this bars lineup into action.
McCusker has the most gorgeous lines and form on bars. She's scored a 9.900 or better three times this season, including a 9.975, and scored a perfect 10 on bars last season.
Chloe Cho, ranked #5 on bars, has taken the event by storm this year. She's scored a 9.900 or better, including her career high of 9.950, four times this season.
Ra-Akbar, ranked #5 in the nation, started her collegiate career this season with a 9.975 on bars. Since then, she's put up three more scores of 9.875 or better.
Harris-Miranda is an incredible bar worker. She has scored a 9.900 or better four times this season, and she has scored a perfect 10 on bars.
LaCoursiere is ranked #1 on bars for a reason. This season, she's put up a 9.925 or better, including a 9.975 twice, in every meet. As the anchor to an All-Star bars lineup, there's no way LaCoursiere couldn't score a perfect 10!
Other great options for Team East on bars are #12 Skye Blakely (Florida), #21 Delaynee Rodriguez (Kentucky), Gwen Fink (North Carolina), and Dani Latronica (Penn State).
The Team East Beam Lineup
Rodriguez, ranked #20 on beam, has been a rock for the Wildcats this season, especially on this event. She's scored a 9.850 or better on beam in every meet this year. Her steadiness, confidence, and consistency would make her the perfect leadoff for an All-Star team.
Williams, ranked #10 on beam, has scored a 9.900 or better in all of her beam appearances. The freshman has also set a career high of 9.950.
Bauman is ranked #15 on beam, and has scored a 9.875 or better four times this season. She is incredibly consistent on the event and has a career high of 9.975.
Smith has scored a 9.925 and 9.975 on beam this season, with 9.975 being her new career high. She's also scored a 9.950 on beam six times in her career.
Harris-Miranda, ranked #5 in the nation on beam, is amazing and consistent on the event. She has a career high of 10, and this year she's scored a 9.900 or better in every meet, including two 9.950s and a 9.975.
Boozer, ranked #6 on beam, has been lights out this season. She's scored a 9.900 or better in every meet this season, including three 9.950s. Boozer is a beam queen in Michigan's anchor spot, and she'd be the perfect anchor for an All-Star team.
Other great options for Team East on beam are #20 eMjae Frazier (Florida), Skye Blakely (Florida), Quincy Walters (Michigan), and Madeline Komoroski (Maryland).
The Team East Floor Lineup
Royer, ranked #4 in the nation on floor, has scored a 9.875 and two 9.950s on the event this season. Her 9.950 is also the new program record for Southern Connecticut. Royer could definitely set the tone and get the party started on an All-Star team.
Clark, also ranked #4 on the event, is full of energy and power on floor, and also consistently puts up big scores. In every meet this season, she's put up a 9.900 or better, including two scores of 9.950.
Blakely debuted on floor this season, and has put up three scores of 9.875 or better, with one of her routines going for a near-perfect 9.975. She also brings a high level of difficulty to the event.
Gladieux, ranked #15, has always been one of the best floor workers in the NCAA. She's put up a 9.850 or better in every meet this season, and has also scored a 9.975 on the event.
Brose, ranked #3 in the nation, is such a fun performer on floor. In the three meets she's competed in this season, she's scored a 9.900 and two 9.950s. Brose's career high on the event is a perfect 10.
Smith, the #1 floor worker in the nation, has always put up big scores on the event for Georgia, but is on a whole new level this season. In every meet this year, she's scored a 9.950 or better, including her first perfect 10 on the event. She'd be perfect to close out an All-Star floor lineup.
Other great options for Team East on floor are #6 Nikki Smith (Michigan State), #6 Sydney Seabrooks (North Carolina), #12 CaMarah Williams (Georgia), and #17 Syniya Thomas (NC State).
Team West
The Team West Vault Lineup
Williams is the #6 vaulter in the nation, and has scored a 9.875 or better in every meet this year, including two 9.975s to tie Arkansas' record. Her power and energy would be the perfect way to start an All-Star vault lineup.
Fatta is ranked #2 on the event and has scored a 9.875 or better in every meet this year. She's recorded a 9.975 twice on vault.
Neff is the #11 vaulter, and was the first gymnast this season to score a perfect 10 this season when she nailed her Yurchenko 1.5. She's scored a 9.850 or better five times this season.
Estep is ranked #2 on vault, and has scored a 9.850 or better in every meet, including a 9.975 and a perfect 10.
Chiles, ranked #2 on vault, competes one of the most difficult vaults in the NCAA, a Yurchenko double full, like it's nothing. This season, she's scored a 9.875 or better in every meet, including a 9.975 and her first perfect 10 on the event.
Chio is the #1 vaulter in the nation, and her ability to stick the landing every time is uncanny, and there's no better choice for the anchor spot. Last year, she scored a perfect 10 on the event and was also the NCAA vault champion. This season, she's scored a 9.900 or better in every meet.
Other great options for Team West on vault are #14 Hannah Horton (Mizzou), Ashley Glynn (Utah), Railey Jackson (Mizzou), and Amari Drayton (LSU).
The Team West Bars Lineup
Jung-Ruivivar, one of Stanford's star Olympian freshmen, is ranked #23 on bars. She's scored a 9.850 or better in four meets and has scored as high as 9.950. She'd make the perfect All-Star bars leadoff for the West.
Paulsson, a star freshman for Cal, is ranked #22 on bars. She swings on the bars with ease and has beautiful lines. Paulsson has scored a 9.925 or better in four meets, and also has a career high of 9.950.
Blackson, ranked #5 on bars, returned to the NCAA after a year off, and looks like she never left. She has four scores of 9.850 on bars this year, including two 9.950s.
Price, ranked #4 on bars, is incredible on bars and just gets better every week. This season, she's scored a 9.850 or better in every meet, including a 9.975. She has a career high of a perfect 10 on bars.
Slife, ranked #3 nationally on bars, is such an incredible and underrated bars worker. She has scored a 9.875 or better in every meet this season, including a 9.975 for the highest score in both Air Force and Mountain West history!
Chiles is ranked #2 on bars and is the reigning NCAA bars champion. She's scored a 9.900 or better in every meet this year, including a 9.975, and has five perfect 10s on the event in her career.
Other great options for Team West on bars are #5 Kimarra Echols (Mizzou), #14 Madison Ulrich (LSU), #23 Ella Zirbes (Utah), and Ellie Weaver (Oregon State).
The Team West Beam Lineup
Chiles is ranked #8 on beam and has scored a 9.850 or better on the event in every meet this season, including two 9.975s. While she's at the end of the UCLA lineups, I think she'd be the perfect athlete to set the tone for this dream beam team.
This wouldn't be an All-Star beam lineup without #7 Joscelyn Roberson! She's scored a 9.950 on the event five times this season, and is so powerful, consistent, and confident on the event.
Lawrence, ranked #4 on beam, has also put up five 9.950s on the event this season. She's known for consistently sticking her dismounts, and her iconic stick celebrations belong in an All-Star lineup.
Torrez, ranked #2 in the nation on beam, is one of the best and most consistent beam workers in the NCAA. She's scored a 9.925 or better in every meet this season, including two 9.975s, and has a career high of a perfect 10 on the event.
Ciena Alipio (UCLA) Alipio, ranked #3 on beam, is a beam queen. She is so consistent on the event and can put up big scores: this year, she's scored a 9.925 or better in every meet, including a 9.975. Alipio has a career high of a perfect 10.
Chio is also ranked #1 on beam. She has looked so solid and confident on the event this season, and has gone 9.925 or better every time, and also scored her first perfect 10 on the event. Just as she does for LSU, Chio would be the perfect All-Star beam anchor.
Other great options for Team West on beam are #13 Addison Fatta (Oklahoma), #17 Brynlee Andersen-Broekman (BYU), #18 Camie Winger (Utah), and Anna Roberts (Stanford).
The Team West Floor Lineup
Strom is ranked #24 on floor, and has a fun routine that can get an All-Star floor party started. This season, she's scored a 9.900 or better five times this season, including a new career high of 9.950.
An All-Star floor lineup has to include an Olympic floor medalist! Bărbosu is ranked #23 on the event, and has scored a 9.875 or better in all of her collegiate floor appearances.
Cooley, ranked #6 on floor, is so controlled and consistent on the event. This season, she's scored a 9.850 or better in every meet, including a 9.975.
An All-Star floor lineup has to include an Oklahoma routine, and Fatta is the perfect athlete. She's scored a 9.875 or better four times this season, including a 9.950 and 9.975.
The power and amplitude that Lincoln, the #6 floor worker, gets on floor is unmatched. And just as she can get big air in her tumbling, she can also put up big scores. She's scored a 9.850 or better in every meet this year, and has put up a 9.950 twice.
Who else would anchor this All-Star floor lineup than the #2 floor worker, Jordan Chiles? She's scored six perfect 10s on this event, including three just this season.
Other great options for Team West on floor are #16 Kennedy Griffin (Mizzou), #20 Elle Mueller (Oklahoma), Anna Roberts (Stanford), and Kailin Chio (LSU).
With these stacked NCAA gymnastics All-Star teams, who do you think would win?
Edited by Mithzi Silva