LSU gymnastics scored a 10 with its 2027 recruiting class.

Coach Jay Clark and his coaching staff signed the largest and arguably best class in the nation Wednesday, bringing in a whopping 10 prospects.

It is a class that sets up LSU’s program for the future, albeit a somewhat distant future. Five of the Tigers’ signees will compete starting in January 2028, while the other five deferred until after the 2028 Olympic cycle and won’t take the floor until 2029.

“This class, though they will arrive at different times, represents the most comprehensive and historically strong class I have ever been a part of in my career,” Clark said in a statement. “Each member possesses both the talent and the character to help push our program to all time heights during their tenure here, and I could not be more excited about the potential this group has.”

Headlining the class is Hezly Rivera of Oradell, New Jersey. A team gold medalist with the U.S. squad at the 2024 Paris Olympics, she is the first gymnast ever to sign with LSU having already won an Olympic gold medal.

Rivera is among the five who will defer until 2029 with an eye to competing in the Los Angeles Olympics. Also deferring until that year are fellow U.S. world championships team member Reese Esponda of Helena, Montana; Tatum Drusch of White Bear Lake, Minnesota; Lia Redick of Burlington, Ontario; and Zoe Cadrin of Blainville, Quebec.

Set to compete in 2028 are Josie Lynch of Bellevue, Washington; Sage Bradford of Flower Mound, Texas; Myla Ruck of Hartland, Wisconsin; Jada Oliver of Gainesville, Florida; and Kiari Sparks of Meridian, Idaho.

Rivera, the nation’s No. 1 recruit for 2028 according CollegiateGymNews.com, won the all-around title at the past two U.S. championships. She was on Team USA at last month’s world championships but had to withdraw with an ankle injury. Esponda did compete at worlds, taking home a silver medal on floor.

Esponda and Rivera also took home team silver medals at the world championships.

Drusch is also a two-time U.S. national team member. She recently won gold at the 2026 Arturo Gander Memorial meet in Switzerland.

Redick and Cadrin will both wait to start their LSU careers in the fall of 2028 with an eye to competing for Canada in the 2028 Olympics. Redick represented Canada in this year’s world championships, while Cadrin is a four-time Canadian national team member.

Lynch is ranked by CollegiateGymNews.com as the nation’s top-ranked recruit for this cycle. A Level 10 gymnast, she has three national all-around and six individual event national titles to her credit.

Sparks is a five-time national champion with four other individual event national titles and is a past Nastia Liukin Cup qualifier. Ruck has a national championship on vault, an event in which she also has a 10.0 score.

Oliver won a national title in 2025 and is a two-time Nastia Liukin Cup qualifier. Bradford comes to LSU after winning state and regional gymnastics titles this year.

LSU, coming off a runner-up finish in the 2026 NCAA championships, opens the 2027 season Jan. 9 in the Sprouts Collegiate Quad in Greenville, South Carolina. The Tigers’ home opener is Jan. 15 against Arizona State.