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College Gym News posted their Most Improved Teams and Gymnasts During the 2025 Season:
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Shallon is amazing. She juggled an NCAA career simultaneously with Elite, competing 3 Olympics. (so far)
One of the most amazing young gymnasts I’ve even seen, Shallon could do Yurchenko Double Twist at age-8. Tiny … she could barely deflect the FIG Spring Board.
Her age group training was with strict Russian coaches.
Looking back, Shallon wishes she had been listened to more. And supported better.
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Now age-24, Shallon’s still competitive in Elite. And is considering a run at her 4th Olympics.
In case you are not already overwhelmed with hundreds of NCAA Awards announcements, check the picks of College Gym News.
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Shelli Koszdin has a good post linking to results and commentary:
1. Michigan (+1)
2. Stanford (+1)
3. Oklahoma (-2)
4. Nebraska (-)
5. Penn State (-)
6. Illinois (-)
Michigan’s Paul Juda needed to complete a vault that would score above a 13.803 to dethrone Stanford and end the Cardinal’s streak of 5 straight NCAA team titles.
Juda scored a 13.966 in his final routine as a Michigan gymnast, just enough to claim the title for his university for the first time in 11 years. …
The Nissen Emery Award went to Nebraska’s Taylor Christopulos who ended his career as a 10 time All-American with at least one All-American honor on every event but rings.
The 2025 CGA MVP was awarded to Stanford’s Taylor Burkhart
The 2025 CGA Specialist of the year is Illinois’ Brandon Dang
The 2025 CGA Rookie of the year is Illinois’ Ian Snadoval
College Gym News crunched the numbers routine-by-routine at Nationals.
Especially interesting was the timeline for 2nd place between UCLA, UTAH, and Missouri.
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Baylor Acrobatics and Tumbling has done it AGAIN. 10 straight NCATA National Championships with the win in 2025.
The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE GYMNASTICS CLUBS (NAIGC) wants to “serve and expand opportunities for all levels of collegiate and adult gymnastics by providing structure for competition on local, regional, and national levels; facilitating communication; and building a community of support and camaraderie that encourages sportsmanship, leadership, teamwork, and fun.”
One part of that is offering the chance for anyone 18 and older to compete the Women’s Artistic apparatus. Anyone can compete the Men’s Artistic Gymnastics apparatus. Or both, if you choose.
Freedom.
Top sports journalist, Will Graves, covered their 2025 Nationals in Pittsburgh, PA from April 2-5.
He wrote an important article for the Associated Press. It’s important because Americans are living under a Presidency that attacks minorities to gain votes from the intolerant. The GOP hopes to motivate people to show up to vote by encouraging them to HATE.
Trans athletes are under more scrutiny than ever. Some have found a safe space in gymnastics
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Nobody was a more important builder of the super successful College program than former Utah Coach Greg Marsden.
Presented at a ceremony before the start of the NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championships … the nation’s top senior male gymnast who exemplifies excellence in athletic performance, scholarship, and sportsmanship.
Nebraska men’s gymnast Taylor Christopulos was named the recipient of the Nissan-Emery Award, Nebraska’s fourth all-time and first in 37 years as Tom Schlesinger won the award for NU in 1988 under head coach Francis Allen. …
Christopulos is an eight time All-American recently winning his second Big Ten Gymnast of the Year honor. He has won 27 individual titles including one in every event. Off the mat, he is a five-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship team and has been named to the scholar-athlete honor roll every semester at Nebraska.
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