LSU landed the top remaining uncommitted recruit in the 2025 class Wednesday when 5-star Nina Ballou announced her commitment. Ballou is ranked 4th overall in College Gym News’ 2025 rankings.
Ballou began her level 10 career in 2019 at American Twisters Gymnastics in Coconut Creek, Florida. She won the team title for her division at the 2019 Sand Dollar/Whitlow Invitational, her first Level 10 meet. She opened the 2021 season with a 9.975 on vault and a 38.800 AA score, both top 100 scores in the nation. That year, she made her Nastia Liukin Cup (NLC) debut in the Junior division at which she finished 3rd on beam and tied for 4th in the all-around.