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Head coach Jordyn Wieber won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2012 Olympics and assistant Chris Brooks was a men's alternate at the 2012 Olympic games. Orel coordinated all community outreach and volunteer activities for the program, as well as assisted in planning summer camps for Arkansas gymnastics. All rights reserved. The Razorbacks success on the floor helped them lock in back-to-back SEC wins against No. Headed into 2022, Arkansas held onto the third-longest active streak for meets with a score of 49.000 or higher, coming in with 32 straight meets, behind Alabama (33) and Florida (35). 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. Smart played for Musselman in the CBA with the Rapid City Thrillers and Florida Beachdogs, and also was an assistant coach for him with Golden State. Upon arrival for Arkansas 2022 campaign, Ross was primarily responsible for coaching the Gymbacks on balance beam. The official Gymnastics Coach List for the Auburn Tigers. The two former Olympic athletes get to spend their days coaching the. Copyright 2023, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. and Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, LLC (NWA Media). During the regular season, Arkansas had three top-10 program scores on bars, ranking as high as No. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. 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. Arkansas196.450 at SEC Championships in 2022 is the third-best in program history and the best finish since Wieber took the program helm. Some social media speculation had Fredrick getting banged up again in Wednesday's loss to Vanderbilt. Shes one of just 11 gymnasts to achieve a Gym Slam, and the first to record two in the same year (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. Jackie Terpak joins the Gymbacks coaching squad for the 2022-23 season as a volunteer assistant and choreographer. Ticket Office Phone Number: 479-575-5151 A-A The two also spent several years at UCLA together while Wieber served as a team manager and volunteer assistant coach and Ross competed on the team, from 2016 to 2019. 3 all-time in school history, behind five scores of 9.925 or better in that meet, including two perfect 10s. Before announcing his retirement in Aug. 2017, Brooks finished first on high bar at the 2017 Winter Cup. The Department of Physical Education and Athletics at CWRU seeks to support the University in its pursuit of excellence by providing each student with an opportunity to develop physical fitness and lifetime sports skills; compete in athletics; participate in physical activity; demonstrate leadership; and be responsible and responsive citizens. He played the next game a home loss to Arkansas before missing four games before returning against Auburn. Jr. Former Missouri head coach Barry Odom will serve as Arkansas defensive coordinator and the UA announced yesterday that former FSU offensive coordinator Kendal Brileswill take over as the offensive coordinator. The Gymbacks also set a new program record on vault of 49.500 and posted three of its best 10 bars scores ever. Administrative Assistant. Davis was the first hire. The hirings of Argenal and Smart complete Musselmans staff. Kentucky associate coach Bruiser Flint said Friday Fredrick had battled through injuries. Wieber has coached three regular-season All-Americans in Sophia Carter (2020), Maggie OHara (2021) and Kennedy Hambrick (2020, 2021). I am incredibly thrilled and confident about hiring Kyla as our new assistant coach. Getting a dog was a huge break through, Brooks laughed. 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. 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. Roster Kyla Ross Promoted to Gymnastics Assistant Coach July 13, 2022 After helping lead the Arkansas program to new heights in one season as a volunteer, Olympic gold medalist and. Brooks is the primary uneven bars coach at Arkansas and has taken the event to historic heights in the three seasons since. Despite a short turnaround, head coach Jordyn Wieber says that her squad has worked hard to improve this week. On Feb. 21, Coach Wieber and her Arkansas squad hosted Auburn for a Womens Empowerment Meet, the first of its kind in NCAA gymnastics and now an annual tradition for the Gymbacks. Department Mailing Address: PO Box 7777, 350 North Razorback Road . 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. Stepp will likely be the only holdover from former coach Chad Morris staff, and he will rake in $400,000 a year. Griffeth joins the team as an assistant coach, while McCool Griffeth, a former Olympian, will serve as a volunteer coach for the Razorbacks. In 2020, the Gymbacks ranked as high as fourth in the nation on floor and finished the season ninth in the nation. Hambrick finished the season with the most individual titles among the Gymbacks, securing 11 event titles including a team-high four all-around titles. Jennifer Ester Rowland (born July 18, 1974) is an American gymnastics coach and former gymnast. UCLA gymnastics assistant coach Randy Lane holds an individual NCAA Championship trophy after UCLA won the team title Saturday. Part-time Assistant Cheer Coach Champion Force Athletics 4.4 North Judson, IN 46366 +3 locations Estimated $26.5K - $33.5K a year Part-time Weekend availability + 2 Gymnastics, Assistant Coach (SY 2023-2024) Loudoun County Public Schools 4.0 Loudoun County, VA +2 locations Estimated $32.4K - $41K a year Part-time Head Gymnastics Coach: Sunny Marchand: . As a head coach, you want to have support staff that complement you. In 2022, Arkansas posted three of its top 10 highest bars scores in program history, including a new regional record of 49.450. With the addition of Ross, each member of Arkansas coaching staff is a former national team member (Wieber, assistant coach Chris Brooks and assistant coach Felicia Hano), three are world team members and Olympians (Ross, Wieber and Brooks), and two are Olympic gold medalists (Ross and Wieber). Wieber, from DeWitt, Mich., graduated from UCLA in 2017 with a degree in Psychology. She was also the first-ever womens gymnast to own Olympic, world, and NCAA titles. He walked in the door, my jaw dropped and he got on one knee.. UCLA hit a season-high 49.825 on March 16, which ranks No. A member of the Fierce Five United States squad that won team gold at the 2012 Olympics, Wieber was a two-time U.S. all-around champion (2011 and 2012) and the 2011 World all-around champion. But life cant be all gymnastics all the time, theyve found ways to unplug. Oleksii Koltakov. It was against No. Her 11 uneven bars perfect scores are an NCAA best, and she also holds records for 10s in consecutive meets (10 in 2019) and most in one season (14 in 2019). Arkansas' assistant coaches will make $5.84 million in 2022, more than triple the salary pool of $1.945 million 13 years ago. Terpak comes to the Hill from Temple University after spending four years with the Owl gymnastics program. 1 in the nation. Arkansas will play Auburn at next weeks SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tenn. He was previously an assistant coach at Oklahoma. During her third season in 2022, Wieber guided the Gymbacks to their 18th consecutive regional appearance and second straight regional final. 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. 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. The official Women's Gymnastics Coach List for the University of New Hampshire Wildcats. The gymnastics team was founded in 2003 by Mark Cook, who started building the team in 2001. With Wiebers lead, Arkansas won 27 event titles through 10 meets. 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. Smart additionally was a head coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers. In 2016, Brooks made his Olympic debut in Rio after serving as an alternate on the 2012 London team and claiming first on the parallel bars and second in the all-around and on the high bar at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Department Phone Number: 479-575-6533 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. Five-time USA Gymnastics Coach of the Year for Southern California (1999, 2001, 02, 03, 04) while at SCEGA Gymnastics where he produced 27 national champions, 10 Junior Olympic National Team members and four Elite National Team members . Moser worked with Musselman in the NBA with the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings and in the D-League formerly the CBA and now known as the G-League with the Reno Bighorns. Pittman will obviously have the highest salary as the head coach of the Hogs, but as a first-time head coach at the FBS-level, he isnt quite racking in the Southeastern Conference average, yet. Wieber and Ross were members of the U.S. team that won gold in 2012 at London. 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. Wieber, from DeWitt, Mich., graduated from UCLA in 2017 with a degree in Psychology. 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. February 11, 2022 2:32 pm CT. After an impressive showing last Sunday against Southeast Missouri, No. - 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. Brooks is the primary uneven bars coach at Arkansas and has taken the event to historic heights in the three seasons since. 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. 765-285-5852. Sport Admin: Swim & Dive), Associate Director of Sports Medicine (Football), Head Athletic Trainer (Men's Basketball, Men's Golf), Associate Athletic Trainer (Cross Country, Track & Field), Associate Athletic Trainer (Cross Country, Track and Field), Graduate Assistant (Cross Country, Track and Field), Assistant Athletic Trainer (Swimming and Diving), Assistant Athletic Trainer- M-Tennis, Spirit, Head Athletic Trainer (Women's Basketball and Women's Golf), Associate Athletic Director Broadcast Services, Senior Director of Broadcast Technologies, Senior Broadcast Manager for On Air Talent and Content, Assistant Director for Business and Finance, Assistant Communications Director Sport(s): Volleyball, Gymnastics, Associate AD - Community Relations & Fan Engagement (Asst. I could not be more thrilled that Kyla will be joining our coaching staff. New head coach Sam Pittman 's hires are now official through the University of . All rights reserved. Now, over 30 years later, she is ready to . Upon arrival for Arkansas 2022 campaign, Ross was primarily responsible for coaching the Gymbacks on balance beam. I think its just a communication thing, Brooks said. Arkansas196.450 at SEC Championships in 2022 is the third-best in program history and the best finish since Wieber took the program helm. 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. ). Wieber officially retired from competitive gymnastics in 2015. In total, Arkansas registered fives scores of 197.000 or better in 2021 for the first time in program history. The consecutive wins marked the first time since 2017 that Arkansas won two-straight conference meets and consecutive meets against a ranked opponent. The Hogs finished the year ranked 16th in the country, maintaining the programs 17-year streak in the top 20. By way of FOIA request, HawgSports.com has attained the official salaries for Arkansas' assistant coaches. Official Twitter account of Arkansas Gymnastics | Head Coach @Jordyn_Wieber | 18-Consecutive NCAA Regional Appearances | 2009, 2012 Super Six | Est. - 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.