DeMarco is a former Rutgers athlete and coach.
Utah has released the results of an outside review of their gymnastics program and Coach Tom Farden. The review resulted from reports of emotional and verbal abuse. Per the release, the report, compiled from 45 interviews, finds that while Farden’s actions caused some student-athletes to feel “increased fear of failure” and pressure to retain athletics scholarships, he did not engage in “any severe, pervasive or egregious” acts of emotional, verbal or physical abuse or harassment as defined by the SafeSport Code and NCAA regulations. The outside review outlined five recommendations for improvement. The report also did find one instance where Farden violated the Student-Athlete Health, Safety and Wellbeing program of the University's Athletic Department (through degrading language).
Austyn Forbes has coached at the club level for 15 years.
Washington has hired former standout Brenna Brooks as an assistant coach. She joins the staff as the new third assistant. A former gymnast at WOGA, she has been coaching at Pacific Reign.
Link: Insta
Kendra Combs competed at West Virginia and followed that up with club coaching.
Estrella competed at Temple and served as Temple's volunteer coach.
The 2023-2024 NCAA Code Modifications for Women have been published. There are little change to this year's code, meaning we will likely be seeing more record scores broken during the 2024 season.
The University of California- Berkeley and Stanford University will join the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for the 2024-2025 season. They will join the likes of Clemson, NC State, UNC and Pitt in the new gymnastics conference. According to reports, they are taking a greatly reduced financial share of the media rights package, in order to stay in a major conference. This is the latest in a series of moves that has led to the implosion of the Pac 12. Previously, UCLA (and USC) left for the Big Ten; Arizona, ASU and Utah (plus Colorado) left for the Big 12; and Washington (and Oregon left for the Big Ten). Oregon State (and Washington State) are now all that is left of the former Pac-12, with a dwindling set of options, most likely involving the Mountain West (or a possible merger).
Link: ACC Release
Joel Shugart is a former club coach
Isabelle Fox makes the move from Volunteer Coach at Illinois State.
Simone Biles wom her 8th US AA title on Sunday night. She posted a 59.15 on Day 2, despite not competing her Yurchenko Double Pike. Florida commit Shilese Jones posted a 57.8 on Day 2 to place 2nd overall, followed by Gator Leanne Wong. Gator commit Skyle Blakely won 4th while UCLA's Jordan Chiles as 5th.
Link: USA Gym
Stanford's Asher Hong won his first US Men's Senior AA title on Saturday, retaining his lead from Day 1. His teammate Khoi Young placed 2nd, ahead of Michigan's Fred Richard, who also won HB. The top three are 19, 20 and 19, leading a youth wave for USA Gymnastics. Stanford's Colt Walker was 4th while former OU star and Olympian Yul Moldauer was 5th and also won PB. Michigan's Paul Juda was 6th and also won FX.
Former PSU star and 2021 World Champion Stephen Nedoroscik was 1st on PH (with Young 2nd). Donnell Whittenburg retained his title on R while Ohio State's Kameron Nelson won VT.
Link: USA Gym
Simone Biles posted a 59.3 on Day 1 to lead the field at the Xfinity US Gymnastics Championships. Simone Rose (2026) leads the junior women. Florida commit Shilese Jones is 2nd and Florida commit Skye Blakely is 3rd. Florida's Leanne Wong is 4th while UCLA's Jordan Chles is 5th.
Stanford's Asher Hong leads the Men's field with an 85.615. Former OU star Yul Moldauer is 2nd while Michigan's Fred Richard is 3rd. In 4th is Khoi Young of Stanford ahead of Paul Juda of Michigan in 5th.
Kelsea Kocan, former volunteer coach at Illinois, and Kelsey Boychuk, former student assistant at Iowa State, have joined Simpson College staff