GymnasticsVille co-hosts Remi Marvin and Midknight Robin interview the 2016 NCAA Gymnastics Assistant Coach of the Year for the University of Oklahoma, Taqiy Abdullah-Simmons.
Taqiy led the Sooners to three NCAA team championships during his time at OU (2005, 2006 and 2008), and also captured the 2007 NCAA All-Around title, becoming the first African-American to accomplish this feat.
We caught up with sophomore Emma McLean after the meet to talk about her vault and floor wins. "I pretended to have a party." #GoBluepic.twitter.com/p7ry8aJTNa
The top 42 gymnasts, according to the all-around placements and Men’s Program Committee’s points ranking system, will advance to the final competition (Saturday), along with the top three gymnasts on each apparatus. The all-around and individual event champions will be determined via a combined two-day score. …
Personally I like Brett McClure for the new men’s national team high performance director at the end of the 2017 NCAA season. Some are wondering if coaches with a bigger resume were considered — Mark Williams, for example.
Czech born, the classy Olympian is currently training at Stanford.
John Crumlish:
Jessen, who placed 47th all-around in Rio, shared his thoughts on Rio and his plans for the future in this IG Online interview. …
IG: After Rio you posted a Facebook message implying that you weren’t satisfied with your results. Looking back, what went right and not-so-right?
DJ: Looking back at the Games, my performance was not as bad as it might have seemed at first. Disappointment is the first thing that hits when something doesn’t go as well as you hoped, especially when an opportunity such as the Olympic Games comes only once every four years. I think I may have set my ambitions a little too high instead of letting the competition take its course and enjoying it. …
IG: What big meets are on your agenda for Czech Republic this year?
DJ: Sadly, this year’s NCAA Championships fall on the same weekend as the European Championships, so I will not be able to go (to Europeans) this time. However, I do plan on competing at Czech Nationals in June if school permits. I also look forward to hopefully competing in this year’s University Games in Taipei and World Championships in Montreal.
One of the best stories of the year in Collegiate gymnastics.
“Before I came [to Utah], I was nervous and scared on how I was going to do,” Skinner, 20, told Excelle Sports. “I wasn’t sure if I was going to be ready for the season or how things were going to go.” …
“I worried about MyKayla’s arrival and the group dynamics of my team,” Utah head gymnastics coach Marsden told Excelle Sports. … In collegiate gymnastics, it is all about the team. She’s had to transition into that and we didn’t know for sure how that was going to go …
