Makenna Giles was a standout gymnast at the University of Utah.
NCAA affiliated athletes shone at the Paris World Challenge Cup this weekend. Oregon State's Jade Carey won Vault and placed second on BB while UCLA's Jordan Chiles won the FX and placed 2nd on VT. She also placed 5th on BB. Stanford's Brody Malone won the HB and took 2nd on PB. Florida commit Shilese Jones won UB and placed 2nd on FX (she was also 5th on BB). Illinois commit Kaia Taskanen, representing Finland, was 5th on VT while former CMU standout Denelle Pedrick of Canada with 8th on BB.
Link: USAG Release
Lexi Funk, former athlete and volunteer coach at Michigan has been hired as Assistant Coach at CMU
Utica University in Utica, NY is added Women's Gymnastics as a Division III program, starting with the 2023-2024 season.
Link: Release
Devin Wright comes to MSU from Cincinnati Gymnastics.
Laura Burns makes the move from Iowa State.
On September 11th, 2001, Mari-Rae Sopper was on her way to California, ready to start her job as Head Coach of the women's team at UC Santa Barbara. Sopper, a former standout at Iowa State, was known as "ISUFan" on the fromer College Gymnastics Board. She had given up her job as a Navy JAG Corp lawyer to pursue her dream, and to help save the cancelled program at UCSB. She lost her life during the events of that fateful day, as the plane she was on was deliberately crashed into the Pentagon. We pause to remember her spirit and dedication to the sport, and her inspiring effort to pursue her dreams, as well as the others who lost their lives that fateful day.
Don Houlton makes the move from CMU
LSU commit Konnor McClain captured her first US title with a consistent effort at the OOFOS US Championships. She posted a 112.75 to claim the title ahead of Shilese Jones, the Day 1 leader. Jones suffered falls on BB and FX. UCLA's Jordan Chiles was 3rd while Florida's Kayla DiCello was 4th. Oregon State's Jade Carey was fifth. Back in 6th was Florida commit Skye Blakely. McClain captured the BB title while Jones claimed the FX title and shared the UB title with Florida's Leanne Wong. Wong only did UB and BB due to a minor injury sustained on Day 1. Carey took the title on VT.
OU commmit Addison Fatta was 10th while UCLA commit Katelyn Rosen was 12th. UCLA's Ciena Alipio was 17th while AU's Olivia Greaves tied for 9th on UB, her only event.
Link: Results
Stanford Olympian and NCAA champion Brody Malone defended his US title on Saturday. He led six Stanford athletes who finished in the top 10. He also claimed national titles on HB and FX. Donnell Whittenburg was 2nd and took the Ring title, with Stanford frosh Asher Hong in 3rd. Hong won the VT. Michigan frosh Fred Richard was 4th, while former Sooner NCAA and National Champ Yul Moldauer was fifth. Stanford's Colt Walker was 6th, former Gopher Shane Wiskus was 7th while Cardinal Taylor Burkhart, Ian Lasic-Ellis and Riley Loos completed the top 10. Former PSU standout and World Champion Stephen Nedoroscik won the PH while Stanford's Curran Phillips was first on PB.
Bonus scoring rules were in effect.
Link: Release
Florida commit Shilese Jones put together her most complete day of gymnastics to storm to the lead at the OOFOS US Championships. LSU commit Konnor McClain is 2nd. UCLA's Jordan Chiles is 3rd, while Florida's Kayla DiCello is 4th. Oregon State's Jade Carey is fifth, and interestingly, is the only woman competing under a university-affiliated club (Oregon State University Gymnastics Academy).
Florida commit Skye Blakely is 6th after coming off BB, while UCLA commit Katelyn Rosen is 7th. OU commit Addison Fatta is 11th and UCLA's Ciena Alipio is 19th. Florida's Leanne Wong scratched after UB/BB with an apparent injury.
In the juniors, Madray Johnson holds the lead over Jayla Hang and Alicia Zhou.
Link: USA Gym
Stanford's Brody Malone led the field in Day 1 at the OOFOS US Gymnastics Championships. The US and NCAA champ outdistanced the field, despite a strong early challenge from junior Colt Walker and frosh Asher Hong. Bonus scoring rules are in effect. Hong finished 2nd, followed by Donnell Whittenburg and former Gopher standout Shane Wiskus. Former OU NCAA champ Yul Moldauer was 5th. In 6th was Michigan frosh Fred Richard, with Walker falling back to 7th after problems on PH. Stanford's Ian Lasic-Ellis was 8th, just ahead of teammates Taylor Burkhart and Khoi Young.
Link; Results