Two coaches have departed Arizona: Associate Kylie Kratchwell and assistant coach Shelby Martinez. Martinez is taking a position at Arizona Dynamics as Head Coach and Team Coordinator. Prior to the season, former Associate Head Coach Taylor Spears left the profession.
Link: Insta (Az) and Kratchwell's Insta
Harper Knox, a L10 from Bronco Gymnastics, has committed to Southern Utah, starting in 2026-2027. She recently placed 1st on VT, 3rd on UB and FX and 2nd AA at the Region 2 L10 Regionals. She also qualified the Women's Development Program L10 Nationals in 2025, after placing 4th AA, 2nd on VT and 3rd on BB at the 2025 Region 2 Regionals.
Link: Insta
Brynn Bayoneta, a L10 from SCATS, has committed to continue her academic and athletic career at Sac State, starting in 2026-2027. She recently placed 13th AA at the Region 1 L10 Regionals. She also qualified to the 2025 Women's Development Program L10 Nationals, placing 37th AA.
Link: Insta
Georgia has hired former standout Megan Haught (nee Dolan) as an assistant coach. She has been a coach at Denver this past season and was a long-time coach at WOGA. She was a former elite at WOGA and a National level gymnastics judge. Georgia previously made Cecile Canqueteau-Landi the sole Head Coach after the departure of Ryan Roberts.
Link: UGA Release
Auburn has named Ryan Roberts as their new Head Coach. Roberts had been co-Head Coach at Georgia, where he was also formerly an assistant. He was also formerly an assistant at Alabama. Prior to Bama, he had coached at WGOA and in Norway.
Link: AU Release
In a tight finish, Stanford posted a 329.825 to defeat Oklahoma's 328.495 and win their 6th title in 7 years. The Cardinal led wire to wire and held off a late charge from the Sooner on the last two events. Michigan was third at 324.857, edging Nebraska's 324.662. Illinois was 5th at 322.224 and Ohio State 6th at 316.093. Stanford led wire-to-wire.
AA and individual event titles were also determined. Michigan's Fred Richard won the AA title with an 83.598. Stanford's Cooper Kim won FX while teammate Jun Iwai tied for the VT title with OU's Tyler Flores. Sooner frosh Nathan Roman won the PB while teammate Kelton Christiansen won the HB. Nebraska's Asher Cohen won Rings while Illini Brandon Dang was crowned PH champ.
Link: Results and Stanford Release
In a thrilling final, Oklahoma posted a 49.6375 on FX to come from behind and defeat LSU for the title, 198.165 to 198.075. The title was the Soooner's eighth National Team Championship, and the fourth in the last five years. It came down to the last routines for LSU (BB) and OU (FX), with LSU just falling short on BB. Florida placed third with a 197.6875 while Minnesota placed 4th at 197.375. OU was led by Lily Pederson and Faith Torrez. Pederson posted the top mark in the AA at 39.725 while Torrez posted the top mark on FX. The pair also tied for the top mark on BB with LSU's Konnor McClain. McClain also tied for the top mark on UB with Florida's Skyle Blakely and Selena Harris-Miranda. LSU's Kailin Chio posted a 10 on VT.
Link: Results and OU Release
Stanford won the second session of the Men's NCAA Qualifying round, posting a 37.992 to mark the day's highest tally. Michigan was 2nd at 324.623, the 2nd highest of the day. Illinois grabbed the third slot with a 319.658. Michigan gymnasts posted the session highs on four events: Landen Blixt on FX, Akshay Puri on SR, Fred Richard on PB and Carson Eshleman on HB. For Illinois, Brandon Dang had the top mark of the session on PH while teammate Garrett Schooley had the top mark on VT.
Link: Results and Stanford Release
OU won the first qualifier at the Men's NCAA Championships, posting a 322.825 to hold off Ohio State's 320.294 and Nebraska's 320.059. The three teams will advance to the Finals. OU was led by the top marks of the session recorded by Sasha Bogonosiuk on VT and Nathan Roman on PB. For the Buckeyes, Chase Davenport-Mills posted the top mark on FX, Parker Thackston the top mark on PH (14.9), and Kristian Grahovski the top mark on HB. For Nebraska, Asher Cohen recorded the top mark on SR.
Link: Results and OU Release
The WCGA has announced the 2026 All-American Awards. The First Team members are selected from the top 4 finishes, including ties, in the AA and all four events. The Second Team members are selected from those that finish 5th through 8th, including and accounting for ties.
Kent State has announced the hiring of Austyn Fobes as the new Head Coach at Kent State. She had been an assistant at Kent State since 2024. Former Head Coach Brice Briggin announced his retirement in January, after completing 35 seasons. Fobes has also coached at season at Bowling Green, and for 8 years at Premier Gymnastics. Prior to that, she was a standout at UNH.
Link: KSU Release
Faith Torrez returned to the AA and posted 39. She posted a 9.9375 on VT, a 9.95 on UB, 9.95 on BB and 9.95 on FX for the 39.7875 win. Teammate Keira Wells won VT with a 9.975. Florida's Riley McCusker won the UB from the first session with a 9.9875. UCLA's Jordan Chiles won the FX with a 9.975.
OU posted a 198.3, the highest mark of the day, to win the first semi-final of the NCAA Championships. Minnesota continued their upset run to defeat UCLA for the 2nd spot, using a strong BB rotation to surpass the Bruins, who could not break 49 on VT after a miss and a second very short landing. OU, on the other hand, posted a remarkable 49.75 in their opening event, VT, to lead from the start. Arkansas was 4th at 196.9625. OU's Faith Torrez, returning to the AA, posted a 39.7875 for the win. Teammate Keira Wells posted a 9.975 on VT to win there. Minnesota's Brooklyn Rowray won the BB with a 9.9625, while UCLA's Jordan Chiles won the FX at 9.975. Iowa's Aurelie Tran posted the session's highest mark on UB at 9.975, but UF's Riley McCusker's 9.9875 from the first session stood as the winning mark.
Link: Results and OU Release
Florida posted a 197.7875 to win the first semi-Final of the NCAA Championships. LSU posted a 197.4375 to hold off UGA's 197.2625 and capture the 2nd slot. Stanford posted a 196.9375 for 4th, lagging the other three on VT. Florida posted the highest event total on UB in the final round to win the session. LSU's Kailin Chio posted the highest event total of the session in the AA at 39.6125. She also posted the highest mark on FX (9.9625) and tied for the highest mark on VT, with teammate Kaliya Lincoln, at 9.9625. Florida's Riley McCusker posted the highest mark on UB at 9.9875 and LSU's Konnor McClain and Ana Barbosu tied for the top mark on BB.
Link: Results and UF Release