Arizona has hired Dallas Becerra as their new assistant coach. He's been the assistant at PSU for the last five seasons. Prior to that he was an assistant at EMU and a club coach at FlipZUSA in Missouri.
Link: Release
Ryan Robarts was named Assistant Coach at UGA
Oleskii Koltakov was named Assistant Coach at NU. He was the volunteer coach at Bama. Link: Release
LIU has landed a top recruit in former international elite Sydney Morris. They train at Gymland/Arena in NJ. This season, they came back to earn a spot on the DP L10 National Team, placing 4th AA and tying for 5th on BB and 6th on both VT and UB at the 2022 DP Nationals.
Fisk continued to build their roster with another L10 standout, Liberty Mora. Mora trained Metroplex and was the 2021 L10 National BB Champion in the Senior D division. She also placed 32nd AA. She is a two-time Region 3 L10 BB champion.
Rose Woo won the women's senior high performance title at the 2022 Canadian Championships. Former CMU standout Denelle Pedrick was 2nd AA. Emma Spence, NU, finished in 4th place and earned 3rd place finishes on vault and bars. Sydney Turner, Iowa commit, 5th AA; 2nd on bars and 4th on floor. Kyra Cato, a SJSU signee, placed 9th AA and 4th on beam.
Bama grad Shallon Olsen placed 1st on VT (two day total)
In the Women's National Open, Level 10 division, Pitt commit Kennedy Duke won the AA title. Lindenwood commit Nya Kraus was 7th AA.
Sydney Turner, committed to Iowa, leads the competition and placed 2nd UB, 5th BB, 4th FX
Denelle Pedrick, competed for CMU, is tied for 2nd AA and placed 1st UB, 4th BB, 2nd FX
Emma Spence, NU, is in 4th place, with 3rd place finishes on vault and bars
Kyra Cato, SJSU, is in 11th place with an 8th place finish on beam
Shallon Olsen, Bama, competed three events and finished 2nd on vault and beam
Leis had served as Interim HC and has now accepted a full appointment.
Clemson has announced the signing of six transfer signees for their inaugural class. All six come to the Tigers from Utah State and will sit out next season before the full team begins competition in 2024. They will enroll this fall. The six are: Molly Arnold, Trinity Brown, Brie Clark, Eve Jackson, Kielyn McCright, and Rebecca Wells
Link: Clemson Release
Alabama moved quickly to hire former standout Ashley Priess-Johnston as their new Head Coach. She had been serving as the Associate Head Coach at rival Auburn. Prior to her four seasons at Auburn, she was an assistant at Illinois. A seven time member of the US National team and a top ten finisher at the World Championships, she was a 10 time All-American and a five-time NCAA Regional champion.
Link: Release
Anderson competed for Temple.
Utah State has hired ASU assistant Kristin White as their new Head Coach. Prior to ASU, she was an assistant at Iowa State and a coach at Dynamo. As Kristin Smith, she was an All-American at OU, graduating in 2010.
Link: Release
Alabama Head Coach Dana Duckworth has elected to step down following her eight season. In a release, she said: "This decision was not an easy one as I am forever grateful to our student-athletes, their families, my staff and fellow coaches. The University of Alabama is a special place and I care deeply about the gymnastics program, but after 27 years of involvement, I have decided to step down and focus on my family for now."
Gina Quinlan will serve as the interim head coach until a replacement is named.
Link: Release