Maryland has hired Evan Eigner as an assistant. He's a 2016 grad of Ohio State and was on the men's team for two seasons. He transferred there from Temple, where he trained under his father, Fred Turoff.
Link: Maryland Release
UNH has hired Lindsey (Bruck) Ayotte and Harris Bergman as assistants. Bruck is a former Michigan star who has been performing and coaching with Cirque du Soleil. Bergman is a former gymnast and diver who has been serving as a volunteer assistant at Pittsburgh. Former associate Head Coach Ed Datti has retired and will serve as a volunteer.
Link: Release
Barbara Gibson, head coach of more than 30 years, has announced her retirement. Assistant coach Kasey Crawford will be the interim head coach this season.
EMU has announced the hiring of Sarah (Shire) Brown as their new Head Coach. Brown has spent the last year as a volunteer assistant at Michigan. Prior to that, she was an assistant for three years at SEMO. A former Mizzou-standout (and Utah transfer) and elite gymnast, she has a masters in counseling psychology with an emphasis in sports psychology from Missouri.
Link: Release
Josh Nilson has moved from USU to PSU as an assistant coach. Josh brings many years of coaching experience and regional coaching honors to his new position.
The US named the 2016 Women's Olympic squad at the conclusion of the Olympic Trials. The team is headlined by three-time World Champion Simone Biles.
The five autonomy conference have reached an agreement on a proposal intended to promote student-athlete welfare. It centers around a concept called "Flex 21". This proposal provides for new limits on team related items, like travel, that consume student-athlete time.
Anne Meade has been hired as an assistant coach at Pitt. As a long time coach at North Stars and a former NCAA competitior, she brings many years of experience.
Washington's new Head Coach Elise Ray has announced the hiring of Caleb Phillips and Chad Wiest as assistants. Phillips comes to the Huskies from Iowa, where he was an assistant for seven years. He also spent four years as assistant at SUU. Wiest joins UW from Illinois, where he has assisted the last three years. Prior to that, he was an assistant at Bowling Green for two years. He was also a standout for the Illini men.
Link: UW Release
Brittany Roger, the former UGA star, has been named to the 2016 Olympic squad for Canada. She is a 2012 Olympian. Also named to the team were Ellie Black, Shallon Olsen, Isabel Onyshko and Rose Woo. Two alternates were named and will train with the team: Meagan Roberts (2018, UGA) and Madison Copiak, (Washington frosh).
Link: Release
Macey Roberts has has transferred from Maryland to Utah and will join the team this season as a sophmore.
According to a press release from Cal, Jessa Hansen has been hired as an assistant coach at UC Davis. Official UC Davis announcement is pending.
Cal has announced the hiring of Holly Thomas as an Assistant Coach, replacing Jessa Hansen. Thomas brings experience as an NCAA athlete and club coach to the Bears' program.
Simon Biles won her fourth straight P&G US AA Championship, dominating the field by nearly four points over the two days. She had the highest two day totals on 3 of the 4 events, despite an "off" day. Aly Raisman was 2nd and UF commit Laurie Hernandez 3rd.
Winning automatic slots at the Olympic Trials were Gabby Douglas, Madison Kocian (UCLA signee), Amelia Hundley (UF signee), Alyssa Baumann (UF signee) and Ragan Smith (UF commit). Also added to the Trials were Rachel Gowey (UF signee), Mykalya Skinner (Utah signee), Brenna Dowell (OU), Christina Desidero (LSU commit), Emily Schild (UGA commit), Ashton Locklear, and Maggie Nichols (OU signee).
The final slots on the Olympic Squad are up for grabs, with intense competition for UB slot(s). Both Raisman and Hernandez have strengthened their bids in the last two meets, leaving the focus on UB (and perhaps, VT). Interestingly, although Gabby Douglas has likely secured a fourth spot, the highest scoring combination of scores based on max scores on the Championships does NOT include Douglas on the team (but would depend on Biles on UB in a team finals situation, which is not her forte and is an unlikely scenario, barring injury). Kocian and Locklear are believed to be locked in a battle for the UB slot, with Kocian providing more flexibility in the AA but with Locklear posting higher two day scores (tied for max score over the two days).
Link: USA Gymnastics