Ross early success as a coach comes off one of the most successful careers in collegiate gymnastics history. Hear from Dave Van Horn, Caleb Cali, Will McEntire, and Jace Bohrofen , Arkansas coach Sam Pittman and his staff impressed numerous recruits Saturday and , Antonio Reeves' 37 points were the most against an Eric Musselman-led college , Hear from Eric Musselman and Nick Smith after the Razorbacks' 88-79 loss , Kentucky guard Antonio Reeves spoiled Arkansas final home game of the regular , Kentucky All-American forward Oscar Tshiebwe didnt have his typical game when the , (AP / All Rights Reserved. In 2019, the Bruins recorded scores of 49.5 or better in 11 of 14 meets, averaging a national-best 49.604 on floor. 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. 41. 765-285-5852. Wooo Pig.. 10 Georgia mid-way through the season. She helped lead the Bruins to the regional final, and six gymnasts received All-Pac-12 honors. Holt has been awarded Arkansas Sportswriter of the Year four times and has been inducted to the Arkansas Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Prospect, Ky. North Oldham HS. She was also the 2008 U.S. junior all-around, vault and floor exercise champion and the American Cup all-around champion in 2009, 2011 and 2012. Two offensive assistants were already in place before Briles was officially hired on Monday, including offensive line coach, Two defensive assistants in linebacker coach. She dated her resignation letter on June 6, addressed to Katherine Devenport, the chief of staff of the UA Athletics department. Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator. UCLA gymnastics assistant coach Randy Lane holds an individual NCAA Championship trophy after UCLA won the team title Saturday. Full Bio. He claimed the Winter Cup all-around title in 2010 and was a member of the World Championships team in 2010 and 2015. During his tenure with Georgia as an offensive line coach that started in 2016, he helped the Bulldogs go 43-12. Marissa King. Not only was Kyla a fantastic athlete, but she is an incredible person and leader too. Ross and Wieber have a decorated history as members of the Fierce Five squad that won team gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. A graduate of the University of Missouri, he is a member of the Football Writers Association of America, and a voter for the Heisman Trophy and AP Top 25 basketball poll. We communicate really well, which is why our relationship works and our coaching relationship works. Georgia (2010) Garrett Griffeth enters his second season as assistant coach for the LSU Gymnastics program under head coach Jay Clark. Assistant Coach. Each year since Wiebers arrival, the Gymbacks have ranked in the top 10 in average attendance. Arkansas (Volunteer Asst.) University of Arkansas 2023. Now that its winter season, we are kind of full-time gymnastics. McCool . Ive now successfully done it twice, Brooks laughed. Kyla Ross, a 2012 Olympic gold medalist and 11-time UCLA All-American, has joined the Arkansas gymnastics staff as a volunteer assistant coach, head coach Jordyn Wieber announced Friday.. He played the next game a home loss to Arkansas before missing four games before returning against Auburn. Head Gymnastics Coach: Sunny Marchand: . Arkansas, 2018 Lindsey Fortner: Associate Director of Character Formation Baylor, 2010 Ryan Amodei: Associate Director of Academic Services . He walked in the door, my jaw dropped and he got on one knee.. [6] Ross was an elite gymnast from 2009 to 2016. Ross early success as a coach comes off one of the most successful careers in collegiate gymnastics history. Beam was Arkansas best event for much of the season, with a final ranking of 16th and placement as high as 8th throughout the regular season. A-A Chris Brooks was named an assistant coach of Arkansas Gymnastics by head coach Jordyn Wieber on Friday, May 17, 2019. During the regular season, Arkansas had three top-10 program scores on bars, ranking as high as No. Graduate Assistant Coach: Gymnastics Support Staff. What an incredible opportunity to be able to coach with my Olympic teammate and continue to build Arkansas Gymnastics towards competitive greatness together.. Since April 2019, she has been the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks gymnastics team.. Wieber was a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. Women's Gymnastics team, self-dubbed the "Fierce Five", at the 2012 Summer Olympics.She was also a member of the gold-winning American team at the . 3 in the event by Road to Nationals. Regardless, this is an Notre Dame staff growing in demand and national profile. Volunteer Assistant. 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. In 2020, the Gymbacks ranked as high as fourth in the nation on floor and finished the season ninth in the nation. Under her guidance in and out of the gym, Arkansas saw its first SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 10 years in 2022 with Bailey Lovett, and the team has set a new streak of three consecutive years with a team GPA of 3.5 or above. 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. The Razorbacks set an all-time team score in 2021 (197.425) and Hambrick became the new all-around score record holder (39.750). I thought Chris was in Arkansas. 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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. Before announcing his retirement in Aug. 2017, Brooks finished first on high bar at the 2017 Winter Cup. If your child will play baseball or softball this spring, youll need to stock up on appropriate clothing and equipment. @RyneHillenberg. 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. As a head coach, you want to have support staff that complement you. Jackie was highly involved at Temple, serving as the 2021-22 Student Athlete Advisory Committee president and four-year representative, a founding member of Owls for Justice created to advocate for long-lasting and substantial reform for racial equality in this country and a member of the Student-Athlete Mental Health Group. 2023 Women's Gymnastics Coaching Staff. 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. Hambrick earned her fifth All-American honor at the event and became the first-ever Gymback to compete at NCAAs as an individual all-arounder in consecutive years. In 2021, graduate transfer Maggie OHara made Arkansas history as the first Gymback to secure a spot as a regular season All-American on bars, closing out the regular season with an NQS of 9.925 on bars and ranked 11th in the nation to earn second-team All-America. FAYETTEVILLE Keith Smart, a former NBA head coach hired as a University of Arkansas assistant coach, will be paid an annual salary of $200,000, according to his letter of agreement with. 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. Join the discussion or start a new one on the Forums. Weve been side-by-side in so many walks of life; on the Olympic team together and then as coach and student-athlete at UCLA, Wieber said. Round Rock, Texas Cedar Ridge/Arkansas. The SEC Network also regularly televises. But even if it is all work sometimes, the two know when its time to set gymnastics aside. 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. 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. Lauren Bannister. Volunteer Assistant 334-750-3236 334-750-3236: 2023 Gymnastics Support Staff. And why we are choosing to spend the rest of our lives together.. She dominated the competition at the 2010 Pacific Rim Championships, winning four gold medals (all-around, uneven bars, floor exercise, team) and one silver (vault). 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UCLA hit a season-high 49.825 on March 16, which ranks No. The Gymbacks earned their first-ever spot in the SEC night session in 2021 and advanced to the NCAA regional final after scoring a post-season program best 197.250 on day one. Wooo Pig.. 13 Kentucky on Jan. 24 that Arkansas scored a 49.525 on the floor, the second-highest event total in program history. In 2020, the Gymbacks ranked as high as fourth in the nation on floor and finished the season ninth in the nation. Arkansas vs. Wright State Game 3: How to watch and listen, pitching matchup, forecast, team comparisons, VIDEO: Van Horn, players recap Game 2 victory against Wright State, Football Hogs impress top recruits, extend offers, Glaring numbers tell tale of Hogs' loss to UK, VIDEO: Musselman, Smith recap Arkansas' loss to Kentucky, Kentucky hands Arkansas third consecutive loss. February 11, 2022 2:32 pm CT. After an impressive showing last Sunday against Southeast Missouri, No. Brooks is the primary uneven bars coach at Arkansas and has taken the event to historic heights in the three seasons since. Griffeth joins the team as an assistant coach, while McCool Griffeth, a former Olympian, will serve as a volunteer coach for the Razorbacks. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Kyla Briana Ross (born October 24, 1996) is a retired American artistic gymnast and current assistant coach for the Arkansas Razorbacks gymnastics team. After helping coach the Gymbacks to two record-breaking wins over Mizzou and Auburn, Brooks bars team scored a 49.375 at NCAA Regionals on day one, then the second-highest by the Hogs in postseason program history. - 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. After helping coach the Gymbacks to two record-breaking wins over Mizzou and Auburn, Brooks bars team scored a 49.375 at NCAA Regionals on day one, then the second-highest by the Hogs in postseason program history. 2003. . 3 in the event by Road to Nationals. Tom Murphy is a reporter for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. She spent the previous year with the Bruins as an undergraduate assistant. During her time with the Owls, they won three East Atlantic Gymnastics League championships. Brooks was hired to Wiebers first coaching staff at Arkansas in 2019. Pittman is highly regarded as one of the top offensive line coaches in the country. They only rushed for 133.75 yards per game, but they were fourth in the conference in terms of passing yards with 269.4 yards per contest through the air. Wieber and Ross were members of the U.S. team that won gold in 2012 at London. Ticket Office Phone Number: 479-575-5151. Megan Davis. ARKANSAS STAT CREW The Arkansas stat crew provides NCAA statistics for coaches, media and fans at all Arkansas gymnastics meets. . Wherever she goes, she makes those around her better, which is why she is the perfect addition to this Razorback coaching staff.. All Rights Reserved. The Seminoles scored 29.1 points per game this season under the direction of Briles, good for eighth-best in the ACC. She is one of just 12 gymnasts to record a Gym Slam a perfect 10 on each event and is one of only two to record two Gym Slams in their careers. 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. The official Women's Gymnastics Coach List for the Brown University Bears Skip To Main Content . The Razorbacks success on the floor helped them lock in back-to-back SEC wins against No. University of Arkansas women's gymnastics coach Mark Cook welcomed the addition of Garrett and Courtney (McCool) Griffeth to the coaching staff on Monday. The compensation for Smart, whose hiring was announced Wednesday by Razorbacks Coach Eric Musselman, is the same as Gus Argenal received when he was hired as an Arkansas assistant coach last week after serving two seasons in the same job at Cal State Fullerton. In total, Arkansas registered fives scores of 197.000 or better in 2021 for the first time in program history. - 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. 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. 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. 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. Dustin Fry was named the new Polk County football coach on Feb. 13. Before announcing his retirement in Aug. 2017, Brooks finished first on high bar at the 2017 Winter Cup. Women's Gymnastics Support Staff. - Sports Turf, Athletic Facility Supervisor - Building Services, Institutional Services Asst - Building Services, Athletic Facility Supervisor - Building Operations, Institutional Services Asst - Building Operations, Institutional Services Asst - Building Operations-Security, Institutional Services Asst.-Building Operations-Security, Assistant Director of Football Operations, Director of Football Management/NFL Liaison, Administrative Assistant / Assistant Coaches, Director of Scouting/Assistant to Head Coach, Assistant Director of Recruiting and Scouting, Assistant AD / Mental Health & Performance, Associate AD / Academics and Student-Athlete Development (Asst. 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. Gymback High Performance Camp | June 30th - July 2nd. During her third season in 2022, Wieber guided the Gymbacks to their 18th consecutive regional appearance and second straight regional final. Im looking forward to being part of such an inspiring coaching staff, Ross said. The team's coach is no stranger when it comes to making history. 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. Karin Fusco. At SEC Championships, Arkansas posted a 49.150, which matches the best in program history for the Hogs at the meet. Olympic gold medalist Jordyn Wieber was introduced as the head coach of the Arkansas Womens Gymnastics program on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, by Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Hunter Yurachek. During his tenure with Georgia as an offensive line coach that started in 2016, he helped the Bulldogs go 43-12. At SEC Championships, Arkansas posted a 49.150, which matches the best in program history for the Hogs at the meet. In the regular season, Brooks guided Arkansas to five event scores of 49+, including marks of 49.500 and 49.550, which are the programs third- and second-highest ever, The Gymbacks posted 14 9.9+ bar routines on the regular season, and Arkansas captured at least a share of three regular season bars titles and placed within the top three on bars in all but three meets. Wieber officially retired from competitive gymnastics in 2015. She has a wealth of knowledge, work ethic, and passion for our sport. Upon arrival for Arkansas 2022 campaign, Ross was primarily responsible for coaching the Gymbacks on balance beam. All rights reserved. Department Mailing Address: PO Box 7777, 350 North Razorback Road . Wieber and Brooks began dating in 2016, five years after they met during a gymnastics competition in Tokyo. 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