Category: NCAA

Jerry Reighard settles with CMU

Central Michigan University is paying up in a lawsuit filed by its former gymnastics coach.

Jerry Reighard was fired in April 2019 after a 35-year career, where he was revered as a gymnastics coach. The school claimed he was terminated for telling a gymnast to lie about concussion symptoms.

But Reighard disputed that and filed an age discrimination lawsuit. On Friday, a settlement was announced in two lawsuits brought by Reighard, the one against CMU and the other against ESPN and one of its reporters.

The settlement, which was announced a week before the case was scheduled for trial, includes CMU paying Reighard $350,000. He also settled his defamation lawsuit against ESPN and its reporter, Dan Murphy. …

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Women’s NCAA Gymnastics booming

confetti at a Gymnastics meet?

Great idea. 😀

celebrating Black History Month

NCAA Coach Well-Being Study

In the profession of Gymnastics coaching, getting to the NCAA can be your career highlight. Salaries of the top College coaches are the highest in the world.

BUT there is plenty of media scrutiny and pressure to deliver results.

A short survey of 6,000 head and assistant NCAA coaches conducted in spring 2022 answered many interesting questions on student mental health and coach well-being under a changing college athletics landscape.

The results are available here:

Proud of UCLA

The best and brightest Americans who make me hopeful for a future where everyone has equal opportunity are students.

California has been the most progressive State.

I like the Bruins theme of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as it includes anyone who identifies as any kind of minority.

happy NCAA teams week 4

A lot of the top teams HIT well this past weekend.

Even more impressive was the number of teams from top to bottom that had record total scores.

  • #1 Oklahoma (198.425) – 5th-best score in Oklahoma team history
  • #2 Florida (197.900) – season-high
  • #3 Michigan (197.975) – best combined vault and floor team in NCAA right now
  • #4 Utah (197.975) – established some separation with the teams in the #5+ zone
  • #7 Cal (197.525) – equaled season high 
  • #8 Denver (197.425)
  • #10 Kentucky (197.825) – smashed previous all-time school record
  • #12 Oregon State (197.275/197.275) – both season highs

Click through to read Spencer’s summary post:

Week 4 Rankings and Notes

Oklahoma goes 198.425

All hail.

Best meet of the season. 5th best score in team history.

Spencer said there was some charitable judging.

Mental Health is important for gymnasts

Reach out. Talk to friends and family.

Mental Health is as important as Physical Health.