The 2026 Canadian Championships are underway. In the Women's Senior High Performance (elite) category, Lia-Monica Fontaine posted a big 54.35 to lead the field by 1.55 points. 2nd was Utah signee Gabrielle Black while Iowa's Aurelie Tran was 3rd. LSU commit Lia Reddick placed 5th, with Denver signee Stephanie Gatin in 8th.
In the finals/Day 2 of the CCP10 (Level 10), Danica Signarowski (2025) won the AA with a big 37.983, taking 1st on UB and BB and 2nd on FX. Sydney Thomas (2028) was 2nd AA and 1st on FX and Vanessa Wilson was 3rd (2026). NIU signee Josie Maryschak was 4th and 1st on VT. SUU signee Sienna Fretwell was 5th AA, and CMU signee Chloe Callo 7th.
Illinois has hired former Nebraska assistant Montana Rall as a new assistant coach. As Montana Whittle, she competed at Kentucky.
Link: Release
PSU has announced that Men's Head Coach Randy Jepson's contract has not been renewed, and Associate Head Coach Tony Beck will take over as Head Coach. Jepson had been with PSU for 45 years, and 35 as head coach. Beck has been the Associate Head Coach since 2023, after seven seasons as an assistant.
Link: PSU Release
Nebraska has hired Brett Wargo as an assistant coach. Wargo is a USA National Team coach and top club coach from Ascend Gymnastics. He is also co-founder of Best Darn Gymnastics, which holds popular clinics and college showcases.
Link: NU Release
BYU has retained Broogan Evanson and Makenna Giles as part of the new coaching staff. Both were existing assistant coaches. Evanson was also promoted to Associate Head Coach
Link:BYU Release
Georgia has hired Laurent Landi as the Associate Head Coach. Landi is of course the husband of Georgia Head Coach Cecile Canqueteau-Landi. Since her hire, Landi has been consulting and coach in with the Mexican and French National Teams.
Link: UGA Release
OU assistant coach Ashley Kerr has resigned after nine seasons as a volunteer and paid assistant coach. She is being replaced by former Sooner star Olivia Troutman. Troutman spent the last year as an assistant at USU.
Link: OU Release
The Women's Development Program (WDP) Level 10 Nationals are this weekend, and many of the future stars of the NCAA are in competition for spots on the WDP National Team and to attract the attention of recruiters. Here are the Top Ten AA finishers and Top Three event winners per age groups that represent the Class of 2026 and 2027, with their colleges identified, if available. The article will be updated periodically through the weekend.
Many future stars of the NCAA are competing this weekend in the Women's Development Program Level 10 Nationals. We'll be updating this report with the top results of the various sessions from this weekend, with the athlete's future school identified.
Nebraska has hired former NCAA Champion and Lincoln native Jordan Gamboa (nee Bowers) as an assistant. She was the 2025 NCAA AA Champion and Honda Award Winner for gymnastics. She was a 28-time All-American and eight-time Regional Champion. She was a student coach for the Sooners this past season.
Link: NU Release
OU senior and NCAA AA champion Faith Torrez was named the Honda Sports Award winner for Gymnastics.
Link: OU Release
Georgia has hired Brenna Brooks as an assistant coach. Brooks has spent the last two seasons at Iowa as an assistant, and one at Washington, where she competed.
Link: UGA Release
Natalie Broekman has been named the new Head Coach at BYU. She had been serving as Associate Head Coach since 2021, and joined the BYU staff in 2015. Broekman (nee Emig) was a former All-American at BYU and elite gymnast. She also coached at Gold Medal gymnastics for nine years.
Link: BYU Release
Denver has hired 2026 student assistant Ava Mabanta as a full-time assistant following her graduation. She competed for DU for three seasons before taking a medical retirement and serving as a student assistant.
Link: DU Release