Carter, a former star safety for TCU, became the third former Missouri assistant to join Pittman's staff. 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. Murphy was the 2017 Arkansas Sportswriter of the Year. Kentucky associate coach Bruiser Flint said Friday Fredrick had battled through injuries. Central Arkansas Christain quarterback Grayson Wilson became the fourth in-state prospect to , Everything you need to know about the Razorbacks' series finale against the . 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). I am so excited to have the opportunity to stay a part of the Arkansas Razorback family! Gymnastics - Winter Gymnastics Assistant Coach Rockingham County School Division Broadway, VA 22815 Estimated $24.7K - $31.3K a year 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 Arkansas (Volunteer Asst.) Ticket Office Phone Number: 479-575-5151 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. Each year since Wiebers arrival, the Gymbacks have ranked in the top 10 in average attendance. During his tenure with Georgia as an offensive line coach that started in 2016, he helped the Bulldogs go 43-12. guided Arkansas to five event scores of 49+, including one 49.500 and 49.550, which are the programs third- and second-highest ever. UCLA Athletics This is UCLA's first women's gymnastics. He played the next game a home loss to Arkansas before missing four games before returning against Auburn. He was previously an assistant coach at Oklahoma. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Georgia (2010) Garrett Griffeth enters his second season as assistant coach for the LSU Gymnastics program under head coach Jay Clark. @RyneHillenberg. 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). Arkansas Razorbacks Alumni . Graduate Assistant Coach: Gymnastics Support Staff. During her third season in 2022, Wieber guided the Gymbacks to their 18th consecutive regional appearance and second straight regional final. Getting a dog was a huge break through, Brooks laughed. 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. Chris Brooks was named an assistant coach of Arkansas Gymnastics by head coach Jordyn Wieber on Friday, May 17, 2019. Now with six assistants officially on staff, the Hogs have already allocated approximately $3.6 million of that budget towards their assistant coaches. 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. Wieber coached the Bruins on floor exercise, an event in which UCLA finished the 2018 and 2019 regular seasons ranked No. All Rights Reserved. Between Wieber, Lee and Arkansas volunteer assistant coach Kyla Ross, there will be three Olympic gold medalists in the building Friday. 10 Kentucky in Barnhill Arena. The team's coach is no stranger when it comes to making history. 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. 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. 2023 Women's Gymnastics Roster; Name Event(s) Year Hometown / High School Club Headshot; Kaleigh Cleveland: AA: So. (Sports Supervision: M/W Swimming) 765-285-8581. After winning their semifinal session with a 197.650 (49.6125 in the floor), UCLA finished third overall in the finals. In 2019, the Bruins recorded scores of 49.5 or better in 11 of 14 meets, averaging a national-best 49.604 on floor. Arkansas gymnastics coach Jordyn Wieber is shown during a timeout in the Razorbacks' 87-43 basketball victory over Missouri on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, in Fayetteville. 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. All-arounder Kennedy Hambrick and bars specialist Sarah Shaffer both earned individual NCAA Championships berths, extending Wiebers unblemished national appearance streak in each eligible year. 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. All rights reserved. And why we are choosing to spend the rest of our lives together.. The Seminoles scored 29.1 points per game this season under the direction of Briles, good for eighth-best in the ACC. Copyright 2023, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. and Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, LLC (NWA Media). We get outside. Wieber, who has been a vocal advocate for safe sport, has won many awards in the past several years, including the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs, the Rising Star Award by the Los Angeles Business Journal, and the Giant Steps A Hero Among Us Award. With Wieber at the helm and Ross and Chris Brooks as assistants, Arkansas is the first and only NCAA womens gymnastics program to have an all-Olympian staff. Arkansas gymnastics head coach Jordyn Wieber and Razorback assistant coach Chris Brooks are living their dream. FAYETTEVILLE University of Arkansas. ARKANSAS STAT CREW The Arkansas stat crew provides NCAA statistics for coaches, media and fans at all Arkansas gymnastics meets. Two defensive assistants in linebacker coach Rion Rhoades and cornerback coach Sam Carter officially joined the Hog staff last week. Full Bio. 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. 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. She is the first female gymnast to win NCAA, World, and Olympic championship titles. I thought Chris was in Arkansas. Musselman and Smart both were NBA head coaches with Golden State and Sacramento. 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. (KNWA/KFTA) - The Gymbacks only have three meets left in the regular season. 1 in the nation. [2] Early life and education [ edit] Karin Fusco. Ticket Office Phone Number: 479-575-5151. Ross comes to Arkansas after one season as an undergraduate assistant coach for the Bruins, which followed a historic career as a student-athlete. guided Arkansas to five event scores of 49+, including one 49.500 and 49.550, which are the programs third- and second-highest ever. . All rights reserved. Wieber and Arkansas volunteer assistant coach Kyla Ross will be joined by Auburn freshman Suni Lee as Olympic gold medalists at the meet, and they'll have the company of a fourth Olympian in. All Rights Reserved. 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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. Volunteer Assistant Coach Baylor, 2022 Will McDonald: Technical Coordinator 254-652-7927 254-652-7927: Academy of Contemporary Music, 2016 . Department Phone Number: 479-575-6533. Genesis Gibson. After helping lead the Arkansas program to new heights in one season as a volunteer, Olympic gold medalist and five-time NCAA champion Kyla Ross has been promoted to assistant coach of the. All-arounder Kennedy Hambrick and bars specialist Sarah Shaffer both earned individual NCAA Championships berths, extending Wiebers unblemished national appearance streak in each eligible year. 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. Arkansas Gymnastics Assistant Coach | UCLA Alumni | NCAA National Champion | 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist | Instagram: @kyla_ross96. Brooks is a two-time Olympian and served as captain for the mens squad at the Rio 2016 games, where he also placed 14th in the all-around competition. Kyla Ross Retweeted. If your child will play baseball or softball this spring, youll need to stock up on appropriate clothing and equipment. 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: . Holt has been awarded Arkansas Sportswriter of the Year four times and has been inducted to the Arkansas Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame. Shes one of just 11 gymnasts to achieve a Gym Slam, and the first to record two in the same year (2019). Oleksii Koltakov. During the 2022 slate, the Gymbacks extended that streak to 39 meets. Now, over 30 years later, she is ready to . ). Department Mailing Address: PO Box 7777, 350 North Razorback Road Fayetteville, AR 72701. Join the discussion or start a new one on the Forums. Prospect, Ky. North Oldham HS. Department Mailing Address: PO Box 7777, 350 North Razorback Road . Brooks is the primary uneven bars coach at Arkansas and has taken the event to historic heights in the three seasons since. Wieber, who has been a vocal advocate for safe sport, has won many awards in the past several years, including the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs, the Rising Star Award by the Los Angeles Business Journal, and the Giant Steps A Hero Among Us Award. 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 two former Olympic athletes get to spend their days coaching the sport they love with the one they love. 41. Women's Gymnastics Coaching Staff. University of Arkansas 2023. I am so excited to continue my coaching career at the University of Arkansas! Brooks was hired to Wiebers first coaching staff at Arkansas in 2019. In his first season with the Tigers, Griffeth lead the vault . It's never easy replacing a coach who has accounted for 63% of a football program's . 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. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Colorado Springs, Colo. / Colorado Connections Academy Fowler Family Baseball & Track Training Center, Jerry & Gene Jones Student-Athlete Success Center. . 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. Upon arrival for Arkansas 2022 campaign, Ross was primarily responsible for coaching the Gymbacks on balance beam. 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). I traveled to Michigan for the purpose of being inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. Wieber said. 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. Executive Director of Student Athlete Support Services. Brooks is the primary uneven bars coach at Arkansas and has. 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. The official Gymnastics Coach List for the Auburn Tigers. Round Rock, Texas Cedar Ridge/Arkansas. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Despite a short turnaround, head coach Jordyn Wieber says that her squad has worked hard to improve this week. [5] Cook had previously coached the Stanford gymnastics and UCLA Bruins teams, as the head coach and assistant coach respectively. All Rights Reserved. Now that its winter season, we are kind of full-time gymnastics. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Phone Email Address Arkansas' assistant coaches will make $5.84 million in 2022, more than triple the salary pool of $1.945 million 13 years ago. I am incredibly thrilled and confident about hiring Kyla as our new assistant coach.