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Honda Award nominees 2019

Brenna Dowell – Oklahoma
Maggie Nichols – Oklahoma
Sarah Finnegan – LSU
Kyla Ross – UCLA

The nominees were chosen by a panel of coaches representing the Women’s Gymnastics Coaches Association (WGCA). The Honda Sport award winner for Gymnastics will be announced next week after voting by administrators from over 1,000 NCAA member schools. Each NCAA member institution has a vote.

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Senior @sfinnegan37, a two-time NCAA champion and two-time @SEC Gymnast of the Year, has been named a finalist for the Honda Sports Award!
https://t.co/BAEh0znkIO pic.twitter.com/AjL5AnLKnE

— LSU Gymnastics (@LSUgym) April 25, 2019

Honda Award finalist @MagsGotSwag12 had another spectacular season:

🔴 NCAA All-Around & Vault Champion
⚪️ Five-time All-American
🔴 Sixth gymnast in NCAA history to win back-to-back All-Around titles
⚪️ Two-time Big 12 individual Champion

➡️: https://t.co/BK5Zt6CPh0 pic.twitter.com/2pMbkQnTUR

— Oklahoma Women's Gym (@OU_WGymnastics) April 25, 2019

#KylaBoss's record-breaking season included a NCAA record 14 perfect 10s, a Double Gym Slam, and NCAA vault and floor titles.

Congrats to 2019 Honda Award finalist, @kyla_ross96! https://t.co/L5VDZWs8Ea pic.twitter.com/PNr7EtizKO

— UCLA Gymnastics (@uclagymnastics) April 25, 2019

A closer look at an incredible season from Honda Award Finalist @brennadowell:

🔴 NCAA Floor Champion
⚪️ South Central Region Gymnast of the Year
🔴 Big 12 Gymnast of the Year
⚪️ AAI Award Finalist
🔴 Three-time All-American

➡️: https://t.co/BK5Zt6Uq8y pic.twitter.com/VDWMmZgVrd

— Oklahoma Women's Gym (@OU_WGymnastics) April 25, 2019

Past winners:

2017-18 Christine Peng-Peng Lee, University of California, Los Angeles
2016-17 Alex McMurtry, University of Florida
2015-16 Bridget Sloan, University of Florida

McKenna Kelley on the Today Show

McKenna Kelley is the daughter of Mary Lou Retton and Shannon Kelley.

She plans to be a motivational speaker and writer, “like my mom.”

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“I don’t think I understood the enormity of what she did and the groundbreaking gymnastics she did at the time. To me, she’s just mom.” @mckennamckelley says about her mom and first deciding to pursue gymnastics pic.twitter.com/GLisfV1gJQ

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) April 25, 2019

Players’ Tribune – Miss Val tribute

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Denver National Championships highlights

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https://twitter.com/DU_Gymnastics/status/1121512254883545088

Mykayla Skinner will try for Tokyo

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Mykayla Skinner has officially confirmed that she's training for Tokyo 2020. https://t.co/OIG0OfUzqk

— Craig Tilley 🇺🇦 (@CraigTilley95) April 25, 2019

Utah's @MSkinner2016 announced she's decided to pursue the Tokyo 2020 Olympics!

"I see the opportunity to pursue an Olympic berth as a chance of a lifetime. If things don't work out for whatever the reason, I plan to return to the University of Utah for my senior year."#NCAAGym pic.twitter.com/IYZofXeva7

— FloGymnastics (@FloGymnastics) April 25, 2019

Florida’s Trinity Thomas will continue with Elite, as well.

related – Skinner’s Path to Tokyo

Denver coaches voted best in nation

What a season!

These young ladies deserve a billboard, in my opinion.

The University of Denver gymnastics coaching staff were named the 2019 National Coaches of the Year …

Head coach Melissa Kutcher-Rinehart was named the National Coach of the Year while associate head coach Linas Gaveika and assistant coach Jay Hogue were named National Assistant Coaches of the Year. …

DU’s final national ranking of No. 4, a program record …

… awards are determined by a coaches’ vote.

Denver Pioneers

Yoder – 2019 NCAA Pommel Champ

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Jordyn Wieber to Arkansas

Heart this on Twitter.

I am excited to officially announce UCLA Assistant Coach and Olympic Gold Medalist Jordyn Wieber as the new Head Coach for @RazorbackGym. Welcome to the @ArkRazorbacks family Jordyn! #OneRazorback pic.twitter.com/WqGTlWIwdS

— Hunter Yurachek (@HunterYurachek) April 24, 2019

The announcement was very well teased. They flew a private plane to California to pick her up!

Hopping on the 🛩 to go pick up the new @RazorbackGym coach!@_jessnicole24 @sarah_shaff pic.twitter.com/ngElTOk7kU

— Arkansas Razorbacks 🐗 (@ArkRazorbacks) April 24, 2019

Her boyfriend Chris Brooks coaches men at Oklahoma.

This works pic.twitter.com/ZW0Yd8R9nY

— Dan (@Danroberto44) April 24, 2019

celebrating Megan Marsden

Husband Greg linked to this 2009 interview with flashbacks.

She was a great gymnast as well as a terrific coach.

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Megan Marsden has impacted the lives of many student-athletes during her 35 years of coaching. Her passion for shaping the lives of young gymnasts and encouraging well-rounded growth in all facets of life will be Megan’s legacy. pic.twitter.com/IrGDJconq4

— Utah Gymnastics (@UtahGymnastics) April 22, 2019

who is Brody Malone?

The breakout rookie star is 2019 NCAA AA Champion. People are already talking about him qualifying for the U.S. Worlds team for Stuttgart.

Becoming just the third freshman to win the all-around title, @brody1700 capped his stellar National Championship run with his fifth All-American honor after posting a career-best 85.832! #GoStanford

FX: 14.800
PH: 13.533
SR: 14.266
VT: 14.500
PB: 14.100
HB: 14.633#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/bbCDfD3GCH

— Stanford Gymnastics (@StanfordMGym) April 21, 2019

Here’s his winning H Bar routine.

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The routine that won @StanfordMGym freshman @brody1700 a high bar national championship. 🌲🌲🌲

(score: 14.633) #NCAAMGym pic.twitter.com/k076eqIfdy

— College Gymnastics Association (@CollegeMGym) April 22, 2019

Brenna Dowell – Oklahoma Maggie Nichols – Oklahoma Sarah Finnegan – LSU Kyla Ross – UCLA

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Brenna Dowell – Oklahoma
Maggie Nichols – Oklahoma
Sarah Finnegan – LSU
Kyla Ross – UCLA