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Leadership Propels Oklahoma, Utah to National Final

April 16, 2021 Emily Minehart Event Coverage, Featured, NCAA WAG, Recap

Anastasia Webb stuck her Yurchenko 1.5 to close out a stellar night for both herself and the Sooners. Her score—a 9.9750—was enough to tie her

The Griffeths’ Journey From Grassroots Passion to Top Tier Gymnastics Coaching

March 12, 2021 College Gym News Featured, Features, NCAA WAG

Last year, when Tom Farden took over as sole head coach of Utah gymnastics and announced his coaching staff—Garrett Griffeth as assistant coach and Courtney

PHOTO ESSAY: The Coach-Athlete Relationship

February 4, 2021 Christina Marmet Featured, Features, NCAA WAG, Photo Essay

College Gym News photographer Emily Howell-Forbes and EIC Elizabeth Grimsley have already shot a couple dozen meets between the two of them. This season, we

After False Starts, Utah Commit Makenna Smith Achieves Level 10 Success

January 27, 2021 Talitha Ilacqua Featured, Features, NCAA WAG, Recruiting

In 2017 when Makenna Smith switched gyms, moving from G-Force to Gold Cup, she did not yet know that her career was about to take

As Teams Return to Campus With New COVID Protocols, Coaches Are Optimistic for a 2021 Season

September 7, 2020 College Gym News Featured, Features, NCAA WAG

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed new and unforeseen pressures on teams, brought decades of training to a quick end and robbed college seniors of their

Weird Things We Found In Roster Bios

May 28, 2020 College Gym News Down the Rabbit Hole, Featured, NCAA WAG, NCGA

We read a lot of roster bios. A LOT of them. It’s part of the gig. You’d be surprised how many goofy nuggets are out

2020 Yearly Award Winners Announced

May 14, 2020 Kalley Leer Featured, NCAA WAG, NCGA, News

AAI Award Maggie Nichols, Oklahoma Honda Sports Award Kyla Ross, UCLA Conference Awards Big Ten Gymnast of the Year: Lexy Ramler, Minnesota Freshman of the Year: Sierra