Category: history

Jay Clark credits the LEGENDS

The women who brought LSU and the SEC to the astonishing level it is today.

Laureus World Comeback of the Year

Who else?

Carly, Julianne, Rustam, and Josef Stalder

Inducted into the International Gymnast magazine Hall of Fame 2024.

Oklahoma record 198.775

The way this season is going, we might have to post a list of top schools that did NOT have a record team score in 2024. 😀

R.I.P. Masaaki Naosaki

SEPTEMBER 17, 1948 – MARCH 8, 2024

One of Canada’s top coaches for decades, Nao is remember fondly by all who know him.

A gentleman. Respected technical expert. Mentor to many of his gymnasts and coaches across the nation.

In the York University Hall of Fame.

He coached Curtis Hibbert amongst many other greats. Nao will be missed.

You can leave a message for the family on the Dignity Memorial page.

College Gymnastics Association Hall of Fame

We are thrilled to announce the establishment of the first-ever College Gymnastics Association Hall of Fame, celebrating the outstanding achievements and contributions of athletes, coaches, and teams during their time in the NCAA. …

Inductees into the Hall of Fame will include athletes who have achieved unparalleled success on the gymnastics floor, coaches who have inspired and mentored their teams to greatness, and teams who have celebrated unprecedented success. ….

DETAILS

Join us on April 20th at The Ohio State University’s Fawcett Center for the induction ceremony. Those already named to the class include Steve Hug (Stanford), Jonathan Horton (University of Oklahoma), John Roethlisberger (University of Minnesota), and Blaine Wilson (The Ohio State University).

Haleigh Bryant’s Historic 39.925 

Here are the full routines of Haleigh Bryant’s 39.925 all-around performance at the Purple & Gold Podium Challenge on March 8, 2024.

… highest all-around score in LSU Gymnastics history and tied for the 4th best all-around in the history of NCAA Gymnastics.

  • VT – 10.0
  • Bars – 10.0
  • Beam – 10.0
  • FX – 9.95

Credit to Ben Schluter, writer for And The Valley Shook, for all the video footage, since this was not a televised competition.

Check out his (subscription) website Chalk Talk, which includes features and podcasts with NCAA Gymnasts here: https://benschluter.substack.com/

X/Twitter: @BenSLASports

You can see all the LSU routines on that Twitter account.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

LSU also posted all routines, including demonstration sets.

Highest road score in program history with their 198.425. We do need this video.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

50 years of Gymnastics on YouTube

Want to check 1985 World Championships, Montreal? — for example.

Click through to see an amazing list of competitions.