Creslyn Brose and Delaynee Rodriguez have advanced to the 2026 NCAA National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships as Individual Event Specialists, the organization announced on Apr. 6. The two Kentucky Wildcats gymnasts will compete on April 16 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, for a chance to win individual national titles.
Their advancement highlights Kentucky’s continued presence at the NCAA Championships, maintaining a streak of representation since 2014. This year, Brose qualified for floor exercise and Rodriguez for balance beam after earning top scores among non-advancing teams during last week’s Lexington Regional.
Brose, a junior from Holly Springs, North Carolina, secured her second consecutive appearance as an Individual Event Specialist on floor with a score of 9.925 at regionals. She finished the regular season with an NQS of 9.935 on floor—ranking her eleventh nationally—and has been named WCGA Regular Season Second Team All-American for three years running. “Brose scored at least 9.900 on the floor in every meet this season and scored a season-high 9.950 four times,” according to information provided by Kentucky Athletics.
Rodriguez, also a junior but from Las Vegas, qualified for her first Nationals by scoring a 9.900 on beam at regionals and placing third overall behind gymnasts from Arkansas and Oklahoma who advanced as part of their teams. This season she anchored Kentucky’s beam rotation in every meet with an NQS of 9.915 (20th nationally) and posted eight scores above 9.900—including a career-best of 9.950 against Florida that included one perfect score from judges.
Earlier this year Rodriguez became an All-American after ranking inside the all-around top ten throughout the season; she finished tenth nationally with an NQS of 39.520—the sixth Wildcat ever to achieve all-around All-America honors.
Kentucky continues its tradition by qualifying multiple gymnasts as event specialists nearly every year since 2016 while also advancing as a team in both 2018 and most recently in 2023.
