All Things Gymnastics Podcast

For this special bonus episode we are joined by three members of the WCGA judging issues committee to learn more about the new pilot program that is being used to evaluate college gymnastics judges this season called Scoreboard. This is a program that was created in 2023 by the WCGA Judging Issues Committee to help create a level-playing field of scores across the country, to strengthen integrity...

We’re back to discuss the news and latest happenings from Week 3 of the 2025 NCAA gymnastics season. We discuss: Rutgers head coach Umme Salim-Beasley being placed on administrative leave, the first perfect 10s of the season, Erin Roe from Ursinus making history on vault, Michigan State competing in the Breslin Center for the first time against Big Ten rival Michigan and more highlights from the w...

Happy new year and let college gymnastics season commence! This week we catch up on some news including Olympic bronze medalist Ana Barbosu committing to Stanford, the passing of Ágnes Keleti, and more! Plus our thoughts on scoring so far during the 2025 season and standout moments from week 2 of NCAA gymnastics. Thank you to our monthly Patreon supporters:  Lee B, Cookiemaster, Christa, Happy Gir...

Gear up for the 2025 NCAA season with our NCAA Coaches Roundtable discussion! In this episode we talk to NCAA coaches around the country about the following topics; the pros and cons of the potential 20 athlete roster limit, separating scores by rewarding difficulty in the NCAA, and whether or not NCAA Regionals should be held at a neutral location. We talked to the following coaches: KJ Kindler (...

Today we are bringing you our final Coaches Corner episode for the 2025 NCAA season! We’re excited to be sitting down with Meredith Paulicivic who is entering her 8th season as head coach at Ohio State. Last season the Buckeyes put up a program record number of 197+ performances (with 9) and finished their season in the regional final for the second consecutive year. Meredith joins us to talk abou...

Today we’re excited to be sitting down with KJ Kindler, the head coach of the 6-time NCAA Champion Oklahoma Sooners. Despite last season not ending how the Sooners wanted it to, the 2024 season was one for the history books. Oklahoma was the #1 team all season long and won its 14th and final Big 12 Championship with not only a program record score, but an NCAA team record of 198.950. KJ joins us t...

Today we are bringing you our second Coaches Corner episode of the week, this time with Stanford associate head coach, Vince Smurro. Stanford is coming into this season high off the momentum of a 5th place finish at the NCAA Championships and are eager to prove this is a position they deserve to be in once again! Vince shared with us what allows Stanford to be successful in their postseason perfor...

Our Coaches Corner series continues this week with Auburn head coach Jeff Graba. Auburn finished last season in 20th, but don’t let that fool you! They are returning several key contributors to their lineups as well as bringing in some great transfers and one of the top freshmen classes in the country to help pick up some momentum and make a push to be one of the top teams in the SEC! Jeff joins u...

Our Coaches Corner series continues this week with Jordyn Wieber, who is going into her 6th season as the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks. The Razorbacks are coming off an historic season that included breaking the team program record three times, getting the programs first 198 score, and qualifying to the NCAA Championships, where they had their highest finish as a team since 2012. We’re ho...

Our Coaches Corner series continues with Jay Clark, who is going into his 5th season as the head coach of the LSU Tigers and his 14th season with the program overall. The Tigers are coming off their best season in program history after breaking the program record (198.475) in 2024, posting the program’s highest NQS in history (198.215), winning the programs 5th SEC title, and of course ended the s...

We are thrilled and honored to sit down with two Michigan gymnastics legends: Paul Juda, a World and Olympic bronze medalist and three-time NCAA Champion, and Reyna Guggino, a member of Michigan's first-ever NCAA Championship team and only the second gymnast in NCAA history to score a perfect 10 in the leadoff spot. Known as the 'Royal Couple' of gymnastics, Paul and Reyna's journey together began...

Our Coaches Corner series continues this week with Janelle McDonald, who is going into her 3rd season as the head coach at UCLA. The Bruins finished the 2024 season 17th, but are hungrier than ever to get back to the top of the rankings nationally, but also in their first season in the Big Ten Conference. Luckily, the Bruins have a stellar freshman class this season and are also returning a huge s...

Our Coaches Corner series continues this week with Carly Dockendorf, who is going into her 2nd season  as the head coach at Utah. Last season — in their final season in the Pac 12 conference — the Utes won the Pac 12 Championship title for the 4th consecutive year and went on to finish third at the NCAA Championships. As they gear up for their first season in the Big 12 conference, we sat down wit...

Our Coaches Corner series continues this week with Bev Plocki, who is going into her 36th season as the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines. This season Michigan is looking to return back to the top of the Big Ten – a place they are very familiar with, having won all but six Big Ten titles in the last 32 years. Michigan has lost some star athletes who made huge contributions in the last 4-5 seas...

Our Coaches Corner series continues this week with Mike Rowe, who led the Michigan State Spartans to a second consecutive Big Ten Regular Season title last season, as well as the first Big Ten Championship in program history. The Spartans only lost 1 lineup routine from last season and are expected to continue to rise with the addition of some talented freshmen and few other new faces stepping it...

Our Coaches Corner series continues this week with California co-head coach, Liz Crandall-Howell. The Cal Bears finished 2nd last season at the NCAA Championships, which was the highest finish in program history. In 2024, the team also repeated as NCAA Regional Champions and won the Pac 12 Regular Season title outright for the first time in history. Liz joins us to talk about how preseason trainin...

We are excited to kick off our Coaches Corner series for the upcoming season with Florida’s associate head coach, Owen Field. Last season the Florida Gators finished 4th at the NCAA Championships but are returning nearly every routine from last season and are bringing in some talented new faces as well. Owen joins us to preview the upcoming season and give you all a glimpse of what you can expect...

Today’s guest is rising Florida sophomore Anya Pilgrim, who had an incredible freshman season in 2024, winning SEC Freshman of the Week honors five times, becoming a 4-time All-American, and becoming the first freshman in the nation to score a perfect 10 last season. Anya joins us to look back on her success, plus we talk about her reaction to her perfect 10 floor routine, competing for Barbados,...

This week we are so excited to be joined by Clemson’s Lilly Lippeatt to look back on the Tiger’s inaugural season. Lilly talks about the challenges of being on a brand-new team, but also the rewarding feeling of making history and building a legacy. Lilly also joins us to talk about the lessons she has learned over the years and how her career has shaped her into the person she is today.  Thank yo...

In this special bonus episode, we bring you highlights from Helen Hu and Shannon Welker’s press conference on Oct. 11, 2024. Helen and Shannon share the story of how Helen’s comeback came to be, Helen talks about how training is going, goals for the upcoming season and more!  Thank you to our monthly Patreon supporters:  Lee B, Cookiemaster, Christa, Happy Girl, Erica S, Semflam, Amy C, Maria L, B...

In the spirit of college recruiting season, our guest this week is somebody who had the gymnastics community buzzing over where she was going to commit for college. We're super excited to welcome CaMarah Williams to the show. Williams was one of the top recruits in the class of 2026 and recently committed to the University of Georgia. She is a six-time level 10 national champion and began competin...

This week we are joined by UCLA sophomore Katelyn Rosen, who was an integral part of the Bruins team last season. Individually, she won two consecutive Pac 12 Freshman of the Week honors and is eager to make her mark in her first season in the Big Ten! Katelyn joins us to share how the Bruins are bouncing back from a disappointing end to last season, the challenges of being a freshman and the tran...

This week we are joined by Penn State sophomore Kalea McElligott, who is coming off an incredible freshman season where she won the Big 10 Freshman of the Year award, along with helping her team advance to the NCAA regional final for the first time in program history. Kalea joins us to talk about the story of how she got to Penn State and look back on her successful freshman season. Plus, later in...

Our guest this week is 5th year senior for Oklahoma Audrey Davis, who is a 4x NCAA Champion, a 7-time All-American, and a finalist for the AAI award in 2024. Audrey is here to talk about how the team is overcoming the disappointment of not advancing to the NCAA final last season and her goals for her final season of gymnastics. We also talk how she feels about her team joining the SEC, what it was...

Sage Kellerman is a junior at Michigan State and was a big part of the team’s historic season last year! Sage helped MSU win their first Big Ten title in program history along with bringing in some individual accolades. She scored two perfect 10’s on vault last season (becoming the first Spartan to score multiple perfect 10’s on the same event in a single season) and capped things off with WCGA Re...