There’s a lot that happens on the gymternet each week. So much so that it can be hard to keep track of it all. From training updates and COVID-year announcements to recruiting rumors and coaching news, we don’t blame you for missing some important points here and there.
That’s where we come in. Last Week in College Gym is your one-stop shop for all the important headlines from the previous week in college gymnastics. No matter if you’re taking a social media break, went on vacation, or just don’t have the capacity to follow every single gymnast, team, and fan, we have you covered.
Top Storylines
Helen Hu Returns to Missouri
Former Missouri gymnast Helen Hu will return to the team for the 2025 season to use her final year of eligibility. Hu last competed as a senior in 2023 and was a bars and beam standout for the Tigers. Her intention is to only compete beam.
Other Newsworthy Items
- Nebraska senior and 2024 Canadian Olympic alternate Emma Spence retired from elite gymnastics.
- Georgia head coach Cécile Canqueteau-Landi was named USA Gymnastics Women’s Artistic Coach of the Year.
- Pennsylvania assistant coach Cassie Hageman is moving to North Carolina, thus creating a likely opening on the Quakers’ coaching staff.
- Former Michigan gymnast Gabby Wilson met Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz.
- Former Auburn gymnast Suni Lee met Beyoncé at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards.
- LSU fifth year Olivia Dunne was named America’s Most Marketable College Star in a study by Action Network.
Transfer News
- Haleigh Gibble transferred from Penn State to Towson for her junior year. She has two years of eligibility remaining.
Training Updates
- Missouri freshman Kaia Tanskanen is training a toe blind to Ezhova combination on bars. Senior teammate Grace Anne Davis is training a Yurchenko one and a half vault.
- Western Michigan sophomore Brooke Gelesko is training a clear hip to toe on front pike half dismount on bars.
- UCLA fifth year Chae Campbell is training a back handspring to two foot layout series on beam. Senior teammate Emma Malabuyo is training a double Arabian on floor.
- Ithaca junior Emily Kobusky is training a piked gainer dismount on beam.
- Bridgeport junior Abigail Kenney is training a round off two-and-a-half twisting dismount on beam. Freshman teammate Lena Coxon is training a Yurchenko full on vault, and classmate Hanna Saylor is training a front double full on floor.
- Florida sophomore Anya Pilgrim is training a Van Leeuwen on bars.
- BYU junior Kylie Eaquinto is training a Yurchenko one and a half vault.
- California senior Maddie Williams is training a Van Leeuwen on bars.
- Southern Utah senior Ellie Cacciola is training a whip to double tuck pass on floor.
- Minnesota redshirt freshman Kendall Landry is training a full-in on floor.
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