Arkansas saw six Gymbacks wrap up the 2020 season ranked in the top 100 by Road to Nationals in at least one event, with four Hogs finishing with multiple top 100 rankings. Getting a dog was a huge break through, Brooks laughed. Her illustrious elite career included three medals (all-around and team gold, beam bronze) at the 2011 World Championships, four U.S. senior national titles (all-around, bars and floor in 2011 and all-around in 2012). Chris Brooks was named an assistant coach of Arkansas Gymnastics by head coach Jordyn Wieber on Friday, May 17, 2019. At the NCAA Championships on April 19-20, Wieber coached Ross to the individual floor title with a score of 9.950, the programs second in as many years after Ohashi took home the crown in 2018. What an incredible opportunity to be able to coach with my Olympic teammate and continue to build Arkansas Gymnastics towards competitive greatness together.. In Wiebers first year, Arkansas scored a 49.00 or higher in 14 of 16 events over the course of four home meets, nearly 90 percent of all events. Instructor of Physical Education and Assistant Women's Volleyball Coach Arkansas (Asst.) Thank you to UCLA Athletics for an incredible college experience. In her first international competition at the 2007 Junior Pan American Championships, she won gold medals on uneven bars and balance beam, silver in the all-around and bronze on floor exercise. 195.5K Followers. Kyla Ross (@kyla_ross96) / Twitter Her and I work really, really well together. Kyla Briana Ross (born October 24, 1996) is a retired American artistic gymnast and current assistant coach for the Arkansas Razorbacks gymnastics team. FAYETTEVILLE Arkansas gymnastics assistant coach Felicia Hano turned in her letter of resignation last month, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette learned through a recent Freedom of Information Act request. Media. She was also the first-ever womens gymnast to own Olympic, world, and NCAA titles. Now, over 30 years later, she is ready to . FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Release via Arkansas Razorbacks. After winning their semifinal session with a 197.650 (49.6125 in the floor), UCLA finished third overall in the finals. [5] Cook had previously coached the Stanford gymnastics and UCLA Bruins teams, as the head coach and assistant coach respectively. Jennifer Ester Rowland (born July 18, 1974) is an American gymnastics coach and former gymnast. 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Gay gymnastics coach part of UCLA's dramatic women's - Outsports The Hogs finished the year ranked 16th in the country, maintaining the programs 17-year streak in the top 20. Jackie Terpak joins the Gymbacks coaching squad for the 2022-23 season as a volunteer assistant and choreographer. Her impact on our program so far is evident and I know she continue to mentor our student-athletes to be the best students, athletes, and people they can be, Wieber said. The Razorbacks success on the floor helped them lock in back-to-back SEC wins against No. 14 Arkansas Gymnastics is ready to return to the SEC stage on Friday with a meet against No. Wieber, from DeWitt, Mich., graduated from UCLA in 2017 with a degree in Psychology. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Jay Ramirez: Head Coach sramirez@towson.edu: 410-704-3895 410-704-3895: Ashley Sauer: Associate Head Coach asauer@towson.edu: 410-704-3444 410-704-3444: Jasmine Kauffman: Volunteer Assistant Coach jkauff5@students.towson.edu: Footer 2023 Towson University . FAYETTEVILLE University of Arkansas gymnastics head coach Jordyn Wieber became engaged to marry Razorback assistant coach Chris Brooks last weekend, according to PEOPLE Magazine. He will make $3 million per year as Arkansas head coach. He was previously an assistant coach at Oklahoma. 3 in the event by Road to Nationals. In 2019, the Bruins recorded scores of 49.5 or better in 11 of 14 meets, averaging a national-best 49.604 on floor. Copyright 2023, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. and Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, LLC (NWA Media). Fans of LSU gymnastics recall last season when All American gymnast Kiya Johnson helped the Tigers defeat Arkansas in a January 2021 meet with a flawless floor routine. Now with six assistants officially on staff, the Hogs have already allocated approximately $3.6 million of that budget towards their assistant coaches. Brooks spent the 2018 season as an assistant mens gymnastics coach at the University of Oklahoma, and the 2017 season in a similar role for University of Nebraska womens gymnastics. Griffeth joins the team as an assistant coach, while McCool Griffeth, a former Olympian, will serve as a volunteer coach for the Razorbacks. Before beginning her coaching journey, Ross cemented herself as one of the most successful gymnasts in NCAA history from her collegiate debut against Arkansas in 2017, to her final meet in 2020. All Rights Reserved. Before announcing his retirement in Aug. 2017, Brooks finished first on high bar at the 2017 Winter Cup. In 1989, Tarver was the first Black gymnast to win the NCAA all-around championship. The consecutive wins marked the first time since 2017 that Arkansas won two-straight conference meets and consecutive meets against a ranked opponent. Brian Amato. Hambrick finished the season with the most individual titles among the Gymbacks, securing 11 event titles including a team-high four all-around titles. Carter, a former star safety for TCU, became the third former Missouri assistant to join Pittman's staff. 41. - Olympic gold medalist and UCLA assistant Jordyn Wieber has been named as the head women's gymnastics coach at the University of Arkansas, Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Hunter Yurachek announced on Wednesday.Wieber replaces Mark Cook, who announced his retirement as head coach, earlier this month, after 17 seasons at the University of Arkansas. 2022-23 Women's Gymnastics Coaching Staff. Wieber brought her London 2012 and UCLA teammate Kyla Ross on to the staff for the 2022 season, whose beam coaching helped Arkansas reach a new program high of 49.250 on the event. We get outside. Along with Felicia Hano, Brooks was named a Regional Co-Assistant Coach of the Year by the Womens Collegiate Gymnastics Association for his efforts in the 2022 slate. By way of FOIA request, HawgSports.com has attained the official salaries for Arkansas' assistant coaches. Argenal was an assistant coach at Nevada for Musselman. Brooks, a member of the Sooners squad from 2006-2009, won two national championships as a Student-Athlete at OU in 2006 and 2008, was a seven-time All-American (including three on high bar), a 2006 MPSF Conference high bar champion, and served as captain of the team as a senior in 2009. I got a last minute flight and went out there.. @RyneHillenberg. Marissa King. Hano, a four-time All-Pac 12 selection with UCLA (2017-20), was a member of the 2014-15 USA Senior National Team prior to that. The official Women's Gymnastics Coach List for the University of New Hampshire Wildcats. The Gymbacks also set a new program record on vault of 49.500 and posted three of its best 10 bars scores ever. We interviewed our tech expert, Jaime Vazquez, to learn more about accessible smart home devices. Women's . Wieber and Ross competed together as part of the Fierce Five, who won the United States first-ever womens gymnastics gold medal on foreign soil nearly 10 years ago on July 31, 2012 in London. 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The floor squad also posted marks of 49.775 (March 23) and 49.750 (Feb. 16) over the course of the year, as four Bruins earned regular season All-America honors in the event Katelyn Ohashi, Kyla Ross, Gracie Kramer and Felicia Hano. 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All Rights Reserved. Ross early success as a coach comes off one of the most successful careers in collegiate gymnastics history. Volunteer Assistant Coach. The 2018 Bruins scored 49.4 or higher in 11 meets and 49.6 or higher in three meets, including a national season-high of 49.775 set Feb. 25. Holt has been awarded Arkansas Sportswriter of the Year four times and has been inducted to the Arkansas Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Between Wieber, Lee and Arkansas volunteer assistant coach Kyla Ross, there will be three Olympic gold medalists in the building Friday. Since 2015, she has been the head coach of the Florida Gators gymnastics program, succeeding Rhonda Faehn in 2015. The official Women's Gymnastics Coach List for the Brown University Bears Skip To Main Content . After two seasons as an athlete, Terpak shifted to a student assistant coaching role, in which she was responsible for choreographing floor routines and producing creative content for the teams social media channels. The consecutive wins marked the first time since 2017 that Arkansas won two-straight conference meets and consecutive meets against a ranked opponent. Dustin Fry was named the new Polk County football coach on Feb. 13. Born October 24, 1996 Joined March 2012. He claimed the Winter Cup all-around title in 2010 and was a member of the World Championships team in 2010 and 2015. Gymnastics - Support Staff; Image Name Title; Hali Sindlinger: Assistant Athletic Trainer (Gymnastics) Kyle Wilhelm: Student Manager: View Full Bio. 13 Kentucky on Jan. 24 that Arkansas scored a 49.525 on the floor, the second-highest event total in program history. FAYETTEVILLE University of Arkansas. 3 all-time in school history, behind five scores of 9.925 or better in that meet, including two perfect 10s. During her four seasons at UCLA, Ross won four individual NCAA titles, one on each event, and the 2018 team title with the Bruins. The Hogs finished the year ranked 16th in the country, maintaining the programs 17-year streak in the top 20. The Hogs posted 16 beam routines with a score of 9.9 or above and earned at least a share of the beam title six times over 13 meets. Brooks is the primary uneven bars coach at Arkansas and has taken the event to historic heights in the three seasons since. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Phone Email Address Thank you to Jordyn Wieber and Razorback Athletics for this amazing opportunity. Courtney McCool Griffeth - LSU ARKANSAS STAT CREW The Arkansas stat crew provides NCAA statistics for coaches, media and fans at all Arkansas gymnastics meets. we do it on floor," says LSU Gymnastics assistant coach Courtney McCool Griffeth, a 2004 Olympian and former University of Georgia gymnast who now coaches LSU gymnasts on . UCLA hit a season-high 49.825 on March 16, which ranks No. February 11, 2022 2:32 pm CT. After an impressive showing last Sunday against Southeast Missouri, No. Olympic gold medalist Jordyn Wieber was introduced as the head coach of the Arkansas Women's Gymnastics program on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, by Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Hunter Yurachek. During the 2022 slate, the Gymbacks extended that streak to 39 meets. Brooks was selected by his teammates to serve as the captain of the U.S. Mens Olympic gymnastics team and placed 14th in the individual all-around competition in Rio de Janeiro. Ticket Office Phone Number: 479-575-5151. 375 Following. The Seminoles scored 29.1 points per game this season under the direction of Briles, good for eighth-best in the ACC. Musselman and Smart both were NBA head coaches with Golden State and Sacramento. View Full Bio. During her third season in 2022, Wieber guided the Gymbacks to their 18th consecutive regional appearance and second straight regional final. In 2019, the Bruins recorded scores of 49.5 or better in 11 of 14 meets, averaging a national-best 49.604 on floor. Chuck Dickerson Assistant Coach 13th Season. Wooo Pig.. David Zalubowski The 2018 Bruins scored 49.4 or higher in 11 meets and 49.6 or higher in three meets, including a national season-high of 49.775 set Feb. 25. Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach (Gymnastics) 205-348-3600 205-348-3600: cmetoyer@ia.ua.edu: Monica Decker Kirkpatrick: Athletic Trainer 205-348-5348 205-348-5348: . Arkansas196.450 at SEC Championships in 2022 is the third-best in program history and the best finish since Wieber took the program helm. During her four seasons at UCLA, Ross won four individual NCAA titles, one on each event, and the 2018 team title with the Bruins. Annual Salaries for Razorback Staff - HawgSports.com Volunteer Assistant 334-750-3236 334-750-3236: 2023 Gymnastics Support Staff. The Razorbacks success on the floor helped them lock in back-to-back SEC wins against No. She and her fellow UCLA coaches were named the 2018 West Region Assistant Coaches of the Year, as they helped lead the Bruins to Pac-12, NCAA regional and NCAA national titles. At SEC Championships, Arkansas finished with their best score in Wiebers tenure, 196.450, and coached Kennedy Hambrick and Sarah Shaffer to All-SEC honors and Kalyxta Gamiao and Leah Smith to SEC All-Freshman Team honors, the most Gymbacks on the SEC postseason lists since 2018. Arkansas' assistant coaches will make $5.84 million in 2022, more than triple the salary pool of $1.945 million 13 years ago. 10 Kentucky in Barnhill Arena. Tweets. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Pittman will obviously have the highest salary as the head coach of the Hogs, but as a first-time. 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Kyla Ross Joins Razorbacks as Volunteer Assistant Coach Hambrick finished the season with the most individual titles among the Gymbacks, securing 11 event titles including a team-high four all-around titles. In October of 2021, Brooks surprised his then-girlfriend Wieber by proposing to her while Jordyn was on a trip to Michigan. The gymnastics team was founded in 2003 by Mark Cook, who started building the team in 2001. The magazine reported Brooks, 34, made an unannounced visit to Michigan while Wieber, 26, was being inducted to the sports hall of fame in her home state. Not wanting to wait two more months, Chris decided burst through the front door of Wiebers family home in Michigan and propose to her, knowiung he always wanted to get down on one knee with family present. New Razorback assistant Wilson signed for 2 years Kyla Ross Promoted to Gymnastics Assistant Coach Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Also, he has high energy and passion. Have a comment on this story? We have a really good balance in terms of personality and I think weve known that since we met each other and kind of grew up competing for Team USA and really getting to know each other as friends, said Wieber. 1 in the nation. Smart, 56, began his coaching career in the CBA in 1997 as coach of the Fort Wayne Fury for three seasons and then spent 19 seasons as an NBA assistant or head coach. With Wiebers lead, Arkansas won 27 event titles through 10 meets. Ross was the 2020 recipient of the Honda Sports Award, given to the best female collegiate athlete in her sport, and was named Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year in 2019 and 2020. With Wiebers lead, Arkansas won 27 event titles through 10 meets. Wieber Named Head Gymnastics Coach - Arkansas Razorbacks She immediately made a lasting impact on the program as she led the team to a new program high of 49.475 against Florida on Jan. 28. The magazine . Im looking forward to being part of such an inspiring coaching staff, Ross said. Pittman recruited Rhoades to play for the Blue Dragons in 1993, and Rhoades went onto have a very successful playing career at Hutchinson as a linebacker. Women's Gymnastics Assistant Coach 636-949-4591 636-949-4591: scrouse@lindenwood.edu: Sam Scherwinski: Women's Gymnastics Assistant Coach sscherwinski@lindenwood.edu: 2023 Women's Gymnastics Support Staff. 2023 Women's Gymnastics Roster - Pitt Panthers #H2P 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Razorback gymnastics coaches engaged - Arkansas Online Two offensive assistants were already in place before Briles was officially hired on Monday, including offensive line coach Brad Davis and receivers coach Justin Stepp. At regionals, Brooks coached sixth-year Hog Sarah Shaffer to a 9.950 outing on bars, which earned her a berth to NCAA Championships, Arkansas second consecutive bars qualifier and fourth ever. The team also set new program highs in total attendance (24,830), which ranked seventh-best in the country, and in season tickets with 1,711. She has a wealth of knowledge, work ethic, and passion for our sport. In his first season with the Tigers, Griffeth lead the vault . Department Phone Number: 479-575-6533. Volunteer Assistant Coach Baylor, 2022 Will McDonald: Technical Coordinator 254-652-7927 254-652-7927: Academy of Contemporary Music, 2016 . Not only was Kyla a fantastic athlete, but she is an incredible person and leader too. Pittman is highly regarded as one of the top offensive line coaches in the country. Brooks was selected by his teammates to serve as the captain of the U.S. Mens Olympic gymnastics team and placed 14th in the individual all-around competition in Rio de Janeiro. In 2022, Arkansas posted three of its top 10 highest bars scores in program history, including a new regional record of 49.450. Arkansas gymnastics head coach Jordyn Wieber and Razorback assistant coach Chris Brooks are living their dream.