Caleb Phillips has been appointed Assistant Coach at Iowa.
Geralen Stack-Eaton and Richard Stenger have joined interim coach Jenny Hansen at Minnesota.
UCLA commit Simone Biles won two golds (BB, FX) as the World Championships concluded. She won four golds and a silver during the competition. Utah commit McKayla Skinner was 4th on FX.
For the men, former OU standout Jake Dalton won the bronze on VT.
Link: USA Gymnastics
UCLA commit Simone Biles won the silver on Vault while Utah commit MyKayla Skinner won Bronze as the first day of event finals concluded. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea's Hong Un Jong won the Vault. On UB, Florida commiit Ashton Locklear placed in fourth, just 0.017 away from the bronze. China's Yao Jinnan won the Gold.
Former OU Sooner Jake Dalton placed 4th on FX, with Russia's Denis Abliazin winning the Gold. On PH, former Sooner Alex Naddour was 6th. Hungary's Krisztian Berki won the Gold. On Rings, China's Liu Yang won the Gold.
Link: USA Gymnastics
Japan's Kohei Uchimura won his fifth consecutive AA title at the World Championships. Further cementing his place among the all-time greats, Uchimura outpaced the UK's Max Whitlock (a substitution into the final) by nearly 1.5 points. Japan's Yusuke Tanaka was a hair behind (.024) in 3rd.
NCAA Champion and Michigan undergraduate assistant coach Sam Mikulak placed 12th AA.
Link: Michigan Release
Link: AA Results
The US Women's squad defended their team World Championship gold medal in dominating fashion today, outpacing 2nd place and host China by 6.693 points. Russia was 3rd. The team includes at least five NCAA commits, including Alyssa Baumann (Florida), Simone Biles (UCLA), Madison Kocian (UCLA), Ashton Locklear (Florida) and McKayla Skinner (Utah). Olympian Kyla Ross has not publicized a decision regarding college.
Link: USA Gymnastics
The US Men, featuring former NCAAers Jake Dalton (OU), Sam Mikulak, and Alex Naddour (OU), won the bronze medal at the World Gymnastics Championships in Nanning today. China edged Japan for the gold. The UK was just behind in 4th.
Link: Results
OSU has announced two transfer athletes: Risa Perez and Jamie Radermacher.
UIC has announced the hiring of former standout Catherine Dion as an assistant.
Link: UIC Release
On September 11th, 2001, newly hired UCSB Head Coach Mari-Sopper, a former standout at Iowa State, lost her life during the events of that fateful day. We pause to remember her spirit and dedication to the sport, and her inspiring effort to pursue her dream.
Our original tribute page: Link
According to GymnasticsCoaching, Canada is moving towards the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic systems (e.g. Level 10). Canada's current development system is aligned towards the FIG system, with the development (pre elite) levels topping out at National Open, the rough equivalent of USAG Level 10. The NCAA rules are derived from the USAG Level 10 rules. The FIG and USAG systems have diverged over the years, with the former emphasizing difficulty and start value, and with different special requirements (e.g., no two salto requirement on floor). Canadian athletes have faced some greater challenges in adapting to the NCAA rules. This should ease the transition.
Link: Gymnastics Coaching
Alaska has hired former Rutgers standout Alyssa Straub as an assistant.
Link: Release
Ohio State has hired former NC State assistant Todd Henry as an assistant. He is also a former Arkansas assistant and a former Buckeye competitor.
Link: Ohio State Release
Former Missouri standout gymnast Adrianne Perry has joined the staff as a volunteer coach.