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Arkansas Razorbacks gymnastics

Arkansas Razorbacks gymnastics

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The Arkansas Razorbacks gymnastics team represents the University of Arkansas and competes in the SEC Conference.[2] The team was founded in 2003 and is currently coached by Jordyn Wieber,[3] after she assumed the position in April 2019.[4]

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History

The gymnastics team was founded in 2003 by Mark Cook, who started building the team in 2001.[5] Cook had previously coached the Stanford gymnastics and UCLA Bruins teams, as the head coach and assistant coach respectively. The first team competed in the 2003, with an all-freshman roster, and finished the regular season ranked 41st.

The team made their first appearance at the NCAA National Championship finals ('Super Six') in 2009, finishing in 5th place with a score of 196.475 - their best placement to date.[6] The Razorbacks made their second appearance in 2012, finishing in 6th place with a score of 196.300.[7]

The retirement of Mark Cook as head coach was announced on April 9, 2019.[8] The new head coach for the 2019-2020 season was announced to be the 2011 World Champion Jordyn Wieber on April 24 - the first Olympic champion to be the head coach of an NCAA gymnastics team.[9] Wieber was previously a volunteer assistant coach at UCLA, at which she coached floor, which UCLA finished the 2018 and 2019 regular seasons ranked No. 1 in the country.[10][11]

In 2024, the Razorbacks qualified to the national championships, finishing in 7th place; Reese Drotar was awarded first-team All-American honours on the uneven bars, and Leah Smith earned second team All-American honours on vault.[12]

Championships

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Future recruits

2024–25

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References

  1. "Color Palette & Fonts". Arkansas Razorbacks Brand Style Guide (PDF). June 16, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  2. "Gymnastics Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  3. "At Age 23, Jordyn Wieber Takes Over As Arkansas Women's Gymnastics Coach". Team USA. Archived from the original on April 25, 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  4. "Mark Cook". Arkansas Razorbacks. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  5. "2009 National Championship Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  6. "2012 National Championship Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  7. "Built From Scratch: By Mark Cook". Arkansas Razorbacks. 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  8. "At Age 23, Jordyn Wieber Takes Over As Arkansas Women's Gymnastics Coach". Team USA. Archived from the original on April 25, 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  9. "Standings". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  10. "Standings". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  11. Minehart, Emily (2024-04-18). "Projected 2024 NCAA Nationals All-Americans". College Gym News. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  12. "Olympic gold medalist Jordyn Wieber named Arkansas gymnastics coach". Arkansas Online. 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  13. "Chris Brooks". Arkansas Razorbacks. 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2019-05-17.

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