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
ESPN Announces 2025 Broadcast Schedule
ESPN will air more than 60 meets across its various channels in 2025, including nine meets on ESPN2. The first meet of the latter slate will be Michigan at Denver on January 5th; it will mark the first time ESPN2 has covered a meet at Denver.
UCLA at Utah to Air On FOX
The marquee NCAA rivalry meet of UCLA at Utah, which takes place on March 15th, will be broadcast on FOX. UCLA’s home meet against Michigan State on February 1st will also be broadcast on FOX.
Other Newsworthy Items
- The Big 12 announced that the 2025 conference championships will be hosted in the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah.
- Temple sophomore Gabby Linden announced her medical retirement.
- Northern Illinois seniors Natalia Kraus and Ellery Werner were awarded scholarships for their final seasons.
- Former San Jose State gymnast Kaprece Nadonza joined the coaching staff at Arizona State as an assistant.
- Oklahoma’s practice facility is undergoing a construction upgrade.
- Forty championship rings won during former LSU head coach D-D Breaux’s tenure were stolen from her office on campus.
- UCLA junior Jordan Chiles appeared in an Instagram reel with the Rockettes.
- Former UCLA gymnast Margzetta Frazier was named to the Team USA Athletes’ Commission.
Training Updates
- Utah fifth year Jaylene Gilstrap is training a front double full on floor, per the All Things Gymnastics Podcast.
- Alabama freshman Paityn Walker is training a round off half on tucked half vault. Fifth year teammate Shania Adams and junior Karis German are training Yurchenko one and a half vaults.
- Oregon State senior Jade Carey is training a Yurchenko one and a half vault.
- Eastern Michigan sophomore Katin Childress is training a punch front tuck beam mount.
- Michigan junior Paige Thaxton is training a Yurchenko one and a half on vault.
- Clemson sixth year Tara Walsh is training a Yurchenko one and a half on vault.
- West Virginia sophomore Jayden McDonnell is training a Ray to Pak combination on bars. Senior teammate Anna Leigh is training a front gainer full dismount on beam, and classmate Sierra Muns is training a double layout on floor.
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