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re: LSU Gymnastics 2026 Recruiting and Beyond Thread

Posted on 8/9/26 at 5:13 pm to
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
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Posted on 8/9/26 at 5:13 pm to
US championships going on. Hezly Rivera in contention for the win.

Reese Esponda’s floor routine is sick. Wow.
This post was edited on 8/9/26 at 5:49 pm
Posted by DC4LSU
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Posted on 8/9/26 at 5:49 pm to
Reese Esponda is incredible on FX.

The future is bright
Posted by saintsfan22
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Posted on 8/9/26 at 6:50 pm to
Not to be negative but is Hezly actually gonna do college? The timeline just feels like it works against it. Is she coming to LSU right after LA in '28? If she doesn't, is she coming the next year to be a freshman at 21 yrs old?
Posted by DC4LSU
baton rouge
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Posted on 8/9/26 at 6:58 pm to
Congratulations to all our future Tigers
All finishing in the top 10

1. Hezley
4. Reese
9. Tatum

Geaux Tigers
Posted by Bayougallc
Member since Mar 2018
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Posted on 8/9/26 at 7:05 pm to
Hezly All Around Champion
Hezly Beam Champion
Reese Floor Champion

This post was edited on 8/9/26 at 7:11 pm
Posted by DC4LSU
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Posted on 8/9/26 at 7:28 pm to
If she's 18 now she'd be 20. She would have 4 years to complete. Now that she can earn NIL $ elites are more likely to come to college
Posted by Tigerbait357
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Posted on 8/9/26 at 7:38 pm to
Little nugget, a LSU commit won every major competition this year

Nastia Liukin Cup: Josie Lynch
Winter Cup: Hezly Rivera
American Classic: Tatum Drusch
US Classic: Reese Esponda
US Championships: Hezly Rivera
Posted by Tigerbait357
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Posted on 8/9/26 at 7:40 pm to
quote:

Not to be negative but is Hezly actually gonna do college? The timeline just feels like it works against it. Is she coming to LSU right after LA in '28? If she doesn't, is she coming the next year to be a freshman at 21 yrs old?


She’ll be 20 when she gets to campus and ncaa is much more forgiving on body then elite. She’ll be able to make bank and get a free education with current rules in place. She could end up doing 2-3 events depending on how her body is when she gets here but plan was for her to always come in 2028


Given how loaded the 2027 class is and current 5 for 5 rule lsu will be fine to wait until then
This post was edited on 8/9/26 at 7:42 pm
Posted by Twz
Member since Dec 2018
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Posted on 8/13/26 at 5:16 pm to
Does anyone else find it premature for Tatum to decide to defer for LA? The competition is very intense and she didn’t do great after American classic.
Posted by jdejr76
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Posted on 8/14/26 at 11:47 am to
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Does anyone else find it premature for Tatum to decide to defer for LA? The competition is very intense and she didn’t do great after American classic.


I was kind of surprised when she made the announcement that she was deferring but I guess if it’s been a dream of hers to make the Olympic team, why not go for it? I wish her the best.
Posted by Tigerbait357
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Posted on 8/14/26 at 12:20 pm to
She likely isn’t going to be a serious contender but can’t fault her for trying this is her only chance.

2027 is still crazy strong if the elites defer. Lynch, Sage, Ruck, Kiari will be major impacts
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