re: LSU Gymnastics Recruiting Thread (2024 and 2025 Recruiting Classes)

Just an update on our recruits over the weekend:

Kaliya Lincoln did floor and beam at the Winter Cup. Her watered-down floor routine scored 2nd overall while she had a fall on the beam. I think she is still a dark horse for making the Olympic team. She needs to find consistency on beam and execute on vault to have a chance.

Lexi Zeiss only competed on bars at the Winter Cup after coming back from injury. She had a great start but it got messy at the end after hitting her feet on the low bar on her last transition. Although she wasn't at her best, Lexi will be a great addition to the team next year.

Nina Ballou did all-around at the Nastia Liukin Cup. She had an okay Y 1.5 vault but lacked amplitude with a hop forward. Her bars were great and stuck her DLO dismount. Just needs to perfect her handstands. I didn't see her beam on broadcast but I would assume she had a fall because of her 8.8 score. Her floor was amazing and energetic. I could see her anchoring our floor lineups in the future.

Two potential class of 2027 recruits that caught my eye were Hezly Rivera and Ella Kate Parker. Hezly was 3rd AA in the Winter Cup and Ella Kate Parker won the junior AA in the Nastia Liukin Cup. Both have shown interest in LSU.