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. Im looking forward to being part of such an inspiring coaching staff, Ross said. 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. Join the discussion or start a new one on the Forums. Women's Gymnastics Coaching Staff. During her four seasons at UCLA, Ross won four individual NCAA titles, one on each event, and the 2018 team title with the Bruins. 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). Wieber has coached three regular-season All-Americans in Sophia Carter (2020), Maggie OHara (2021) and Kennedy Hambrick (2020, 2021). 195.5K Followers. 20 Missouri and No. 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. Join the discussion or start a new one on the Forums. 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. Arkansas will play Auburn at next weeks SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tenn. Hambrick finished the season with the most individual titles among the Gymbacks, securing 11 event titles including a team-high four all-around titles. 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. 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. Graduate Assistant Coach: Gymnastics Support Staff. 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. The Oscars will air on ABC and can be streamed on ABC.com and the ABC app as well as Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, AT&T TV or FuboTV. Carter, a former star safety for TCU, became the third former Missouri assistant to join Pittman's staff. And in the door he walked., Jordan is like next to impossible to surprise. Smart additionally was a head coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Hano, a former star gymnast at UCLA,joined the program as a volunteer assistant in the fall of 2020 and served in that position for the 2021 season. 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. AnReckez Daniels, creative director and assistant director of multicultural programming and diversity initiatives, said that the project was spurred as Arkansas appointed its first-ever . 14 Arkansas Gymnastics is ready to return to the SEC stage on Friday with a meet against No. Arkansas will play Auburn at next weeks SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tenn. 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. ). All rights reserved. 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. Jordyn Marie Wieber (born July 12, 1995) is an American former artistic gymnast turned gymnastics coach. 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. 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. 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. 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. The official Gymnastics Coach List for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide Skip To Main . Davis was the first hire. 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. The promotion continues a Ross-Wieber dynamic that has seen the two as teammates, coach and athlete, and coworkers over the course of 10+ years from London 2012, to UCLA, and now at Arkansas. 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. What an incredible opportunity to be able to coach with my Olympic teammate and continue to build Arkansas Gymnastics towards competitive greatness together.. The Razorbacks set an all-time team score in 2021 (197.425) and Hambrick became the new all-around score record holder (39.750). The 43-year-old has also spent time as Mizzous defensive coordinator and Memphis defensive coordinator. Yes, he was a part of men's gymnastics, but he knows what it takes to make it to the top. We communicate really well, which is why our relationship works and our coaching relationship works. Chris Brooks was named an assistant coach of Arkansas Gymnastics by head coach Jordyn Wieber on Friday, May 17, 2019. UCLA hit a season-high 49.825 on March 16, which ranks No. Wooo Pig.. 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. She was also the first-ever womens gymnast to own Olympic, world, and NCAA titles. 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 . Copyright 2023, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. and Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, LLC (NWA Media). 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. Dustin Fry was named the new Polk County football coach on Feb. 13. 13 Kentucky on Jan. 24 that Arkansas scored a 49.525 on the floor, the second-highest event total in program history. Head Coach (225) 578-5050 . Head Gymnastics Coach: Sunny Marchand: . In 1989, Tarver was the first Black gymnast to win the NCAA all-around championship. 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. head coach at the FBS-level, he isnt quite racking in the Southeastern Conference average, yet. 375 Following. 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. In his first season with the Tigers, Griffeth lead the vault . Big thank you to Jordyn Wieber and Razorback Athletics for this amazing opportunity to continue coaching with this program and athletic department, Ross said. 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. I cant wait to bring that passion to Fayetteville!. Department Mailing Address: PO Box 7777, 350 North Razorback Road Fayetteville, AR 72701. Jr. Have a comment on this story? 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. 3 Denver, bringing a then-record crowd of 6,714 fans to Barnhill Arena. 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. Odom will make $1.2 million per year as the defensive coordinator at Arkansas, while Briles will rake in $1 million per year. Arkansas' assistant coaches will make $5.84 million in 2022, more than triple the salary pool of $1.945 million 13 years ago. In 2020, the Gymbacks ranked as high as fourth in the nation on floor and finished the season ninth in the nation. Ross early success as a coach comes off one of the most successful careers in collegiate gymnastics history. The two former Olympic athletes get to spend their days coaching the sport they love with the one they love. 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.. During the regular season, Arkansas had three top-10 program scores on bars, ranking as high as No. 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 . What an incredible opportunity to be able to coach with my Olympic teammate and continue to build Arkansas Gymnastics towards competitive greatness together.. Ross tallied 22 Perfect 10s in her collegiate tenure, which includes two Gym Slams: a 10 on each event. February 11, 2022 2:32 pm CT. After an impressive showing last Sunday against Southeast Missouri, No. More. Full Bio. BATON ROUGE - LSU Gymnastics Head Coach Jay Clark announced the addition of Garrett Griffeth and 2004 Olympian Courtney McCool Griffeth to the staff as assistant coaches. 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. (KNWA/KFTA) - The Gymbacks only have three meets left in the regular season. And why we are choosing to spend the rest of our lives together.. Barbara Tonry, legendary gymnastics coach Tonry, 84, was Yale's women's gymnastics coach since the team's inception nearly 50 years ago, and the longest-tenured coach in NCAA gymnastics. I could not be more thrilled that Kyla will be joining our coaching staff. Wieber and Brooks began dating in 2016, five years after they met during a gymnastics competition in Tokyo. 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. Brooks was planning on proposing to Wieber in December during the holidays, but the ring arrived to their house early in October. 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. Tom Murphy is a reporter for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Griffeth joins the team as an assistant coach, while McCool Griffeth, a former Olympian, will serve as a volunteer coach for the Razorbacks. Arkansas (Asst.) View Full Bio. All Rights Reserved. Executive Director of Student Athlete Support Services. 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). 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. . Ross early success as a coach comes off one of the most successful careers in collegiate gymnastics history. Megan Davis. I am incredibly thrilled and confident about hiring Kyla as our new assistant coach. This will be the first time an offensive coordinator for the Razorbacks will be paid at least $1 million a year. Join the discussion or start a new one on the Forums. Arkansas coach Jordyn Wieber directs her gymnasts Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, during the Razorbacks' meet with Georgia in Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville. Volunteer Assistant Coach Baylor, 2022 Will McDonald: Technical Coordinator 254-652-7927 254-652-7927: Academy of Contemporary Music, 2016 . Two defensive assistants in linebacker coach Rion Rhoades and cornerback coach Sam Carter officially joined the Hog staff last week. 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. Arkansas Gymnastics Assistant Coach | UCLA Alumni | NCAA National Champion | 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist | Instagram: @kyla_ross96. 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. Brooks is the primary uneven bars coach at Arkansas and has. guided Arkansas to five event scores of 49+, including one 49.500 and 49.550, which are the programs third- and second-highest ever. I dont know if I could do it with any other human. 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 Gymbacks. I think its just a communication thing, Brooks said. I am so excited to continue my coaching career at the University of Arkansas! Department Mailing Address: PO Box 7777, 350 North Razorback Road . 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. The magazine . 20 Missouri and No. In total, Arkansas registered fives scores of 197.000 or better in 2021 for the first time in program history. Wieber helped bring a long-awaited dream for the Arkansas program to light in 2022 as the team hosted its first-ever meet in Bud Walton Arena. 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. 41. His last coaching job had been with the Knicks during the 2018-19 season. 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. She is the first female gymnast to win NCAA, World, and Olympic championship titles. Also, he has high energy and passion. 3 all-time in school history, behind five scores of 9.925 or better in that meet, including two perfect 10s. FAYETTEVILLE University of Arkansas gymnastics head coach Jordyn Wieber became engaged to marry Razorback assistant coach Chris Brooks last weekend, according to PEOPLE Magazine. As a head coach, you want to have support staff that complement you. Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator. 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. 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 2022, Arkansas posted three of its top 10 highest bars scores in program history, including a new regional record of 49.450. I thought Chris was in Arkansas. I traveled to Michigan for the purpose of being inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. Wieber said. Pittman is highly regarded as one of the top offensive line coaches in the country. Arkansas Razorbacks Alumni . 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. Kyla Ross Retweeted. 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 Hogs finished the year ranked 16th in the country, maintaining the programs 17-year streak in the top 20. Women's Gymnastics - Coaching Staff; Image Name Title; Tabitha Yim: Rodgers Family Director of Women's Gymnastics: Vince Smurro: Assistant Coach: Hallie Mossett: Assistant Coach: Chris Swircek: Volunteer Assistant Coach: Sarah Lyons: Senior Associate Director Athletic Training Women's Gymnastics, Track & Field: Anthony Tran: Assistant . 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. Karin Fusco. 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). She won NCAA titles in each season that the championships were held during her career (canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic) with one on each event, in addition to UCLAs team first place finish in 2018. . 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. [5] Cook had previously coached the Stanford gymnastics and UCLA Bruins teams, as the head coach and assistant coach respectively. 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 . She has a wealth of knowledge, work ethic, and passion for our sport. 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. The Razorbacks success on the floor helped them lock in back-to-back SEC wins against No. She spent the previous year with the Bruins as an undergraduate assistant. Fowler Family Baseball & Track Training Center, Jerry & Gene Jones Student-Athlete Success Center. Clay Moser, the Razorbacks other assistant coach who has been with Musselman both of his seasons at Arkansas, also is paid $200,000 annually. Numerous sources throughout this NFL Combine week have shared with FootballScoop that a trio of young Notre Dame assistant coaches - including 2022 FootballScoop Special Teams Coordinator of the Year Brian Mason - have emerged as potential targets for NFL jobs. Kentucky to Host Arkansas in SEC Dual Meet. 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. Marissa King. She has a wealth of knowledge, work ethic, and passion for our sport. The team's coach is no stranger when it comes to making history. Chris Brooks was named an assistant coach of Arkansas Gymnastics by head coach Jordyn Wieber on Friday, May 17, 2019. 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. 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