LSU gymnastics inks top recruiting class, five defer for Olympics

On Wednesday, the LSU gymnastics team signed 10 recruits to the classes of 2027 and 2028 which formed the top recruiting class in the nation. Last year, LSU got commitments from nine gymnasts, a number which shocked most people considering the new roster limits. Those who’d been paying attention, as well as those who read my coverage, would know that the size would make sense once the class split. This signing day made that split clearer.

In the class of 2027, LSU signed Myla Ruck, Jada Oliver, Kiari Sparks, Sage Bradford and Josie Lynch. These five will be part of the 2028 team. Five others announced that they’d be signing and also deferring their enrollment by a year to train for the 2028…