Category: NCAA

great interview with Yul

Due to Covid, Yul Moldauer had to leave Oklahoma.

He decided to head back to his home club.

In this podcast he outlines his daily schedule. 100% focus on Gymnastics.

For example, on arrival at morning training there’s a hot mug of tea and healthy breakfast waiting.

Listen to it on GymnasticsVille.

Kevin Mazeika: 3x Olympic Head Coach on Winning Gold, EVO Gymnastics, and Team USA at LA 2028 – GymnasticsVille Podcast

Kevin Mazeika — USA Gymnastics Hall of Famer and three-time U.S. Olympic Men's Team Head Coach — sits down for his first-ever long-form podcast interview on GymnasticsVille Podcast Episode 2. Kevin has coached Team USA to back-to-back Olympic medals, including the 2004 Athens silver medal (the first non-boycotted Olympic team medal since 1932) and the 2008 Beijing bronze. Today he leads EVO Gymnastics in Sarasota, Florida, where Brody Malone and Donnell Whittenburg both won gold at the 2025 World Championships in Jakarta. For hosts Mubarak Simmons and Taqiy Simmons, this conversation is personal. Both trained under Kevin at Houston Gymnastics Academy from 1999 to 2004. This is the interview they have been waiting 20 years to have. WHAT WE COVER: – How Brody Malone and Donnell Whittenburg won World Championship gold at EVO Gymnastics – The strategy behind Brody's high bar final and the Winkler decision – Coaching Team USA three weeks after September 11, 2001 – What made the 2004 Athens team the best in a generation – Why Kevin's first coaches meetings at EVO had zero gymnastics talk – The "Surrender to Win" philosophy and how it applies to athletes and coaches – Kevin's bold prediction for Team USA at LA 2028 ABOUT KEVIN MAZEIKA: – USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame, Class of 2010 – Three-time U.S. Olympic Men's Team Head Coach (2004, 2008, 2012) – 2004 Athens: Team Silver — first non-boycotted Olympic medal since 1932 – 2008 Beijing: Team Bronze – Head coach at four World Championships (2001, 2003, 2007, 2011) – Executive Director, EVO Gymnastics — Sarasota, Florida   FOLLOW GYMNASTICSVILLE: Website: https://gymnasticsville.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/gymnasticsville Newsletter: https://gymnasticsville.com
  1. Kevin Mazeika: 3x Olympic Head Coach on Winning Gold, EVO Gymnastics, and Team USA at LA 2028
  2. Yul Moldauer Returns: The Next Chapter
  3. Yul Moldauer European Tour Wrap Up
  4. Yul Moldauer – European Tour
  5. Yul Moldauer sits down with former 5280 Gymnastics Teammates Taylor Burkhart and Zak Johnson

LSU addresses racial inequality

Volunteer Coach Ashleigh Clare-Kearney Thigpen is one of those interviewed by the LSU athletic department following the murder of George Floyd.

“Over half of Black full-time employees [53%] reported witnessing racial or ethnic discrimination in their workplace and 27% reported experiencing it, compared to only 12% and 4% of white full-time employees.”

LSU’s racial climate survey opens door for dialogue in athletic department

They look serious about making improvements in diversity and inclusion.

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Alyssa Baumann is coming back

2022 should be the most exciting NCAA season ever.

We have so many of the top gymnasts returning for a 5th year.

PLUS Elites going to College after the the Tokyo Olympic cycle.

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gender neutral titles

Though not in my top 1000 issues 😀, it’s a good idea to progressively move away from gender specific terms.

Penn State and other American Universities, for example:

Don’t get upset — however — when new terms are mocked while we get used to them.

Canadian High Schools and Universities, by comparison, don’t use “sophomore“.

Thanks Judy.

Katelyn Ohashi’s BEAUTIFUL Mental Health Journey

Katelyn … ” describes her illustrious career as “broken.” The perils of gymnastics are well known, begging the question is it the hardest sport on the mind, body, and soul.

Listen closely as Katelyn details her personal struggle, mental health journey, and current well-being as she shares what’s really on her mind.”

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Nebraska’s new facility

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Stanford will not cut sports

Great news.

Stanford University has reversed the decision to cut 11 of its varsity sports programs. In an announcement on Tuesday, the school said the school backtracked in part because of “an improved financial picture with increased fundraising potential.”

At the time of the original decision in July of 2020, the university received heavy backlash after it announced the following sports would be discontinued:

  • Men’s and women’s fencing
  • Field hockey
  • Lightweight rowing
  • Men’s rowing
  • Co-ed and women’s sailing
  • Squash
  • Synchronized swimming
  • Men’s volleyball
  • Wrestling

Also factoring into the decision are federal lawsuits from the athletes affected, as well as on-field protests.

Click PLAY or watch wrestler Shane Griffith on Twitter.

Arizona State wins Collegiate GymACT

Arizona State rolled to their 14th straight team championship at the 2021 USA Gymnastics Collegiate GymACT Championships Saturday at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Fla.

ASU (314.350) finished a full 13 points ahead of runner up Washington (301.050). The University of Illinois-Chicago (284.600), SC United (281.350) and Temple (280.550) rounded out the top five. …

GymACT members include Arizona State University, Georgia United, Kansas City United, New York Alliance, NorCal United, Northern Illinois University, Rocky Mountain Pride, Southern California United, Temple University, the University of Illinois-Chicago and the University of Washington. …

USAG

Kiwan Watts won the AA and all apparatus — aside from Luka Sisauri who won Pommels.

JOSH LEVIN from NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY was named Coach of the Year.