NCAA WCGA Regional Award Winners

[Regionals]

It's interesting that there were a couple of head coach/assistant coach splits with Minnesota/Iowa and Missouri/Arizona. Rutgers makes total sense; I just wasn't expecting it. I was also pleasantly surprised with the selection of Chloe Negrete over gymnasts who get more attention.

2025 Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Celebrates 2025 Regional Award Winners

The Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) is proud to announce the recipients of its 2025 Regional Awards, honoring excellence across collegiate gymnastics.

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2025 WCGA Regional Awards​

Region 1 (Central)​

Head Coach of the Year:
Mike Rowe (Michigan State)
Assistant Coaches of the Year:
Nicole Jones & Devin Wright (Michigan State)
Administrator of the Year:
Keli Zinn (LSU)
Gymnast of the Year:
Gabrielle Stephen (Michigan State)

Region 2 (North Central)​

Head Coach of the Year:
Jenny Hansen (Minnesota)
Assistant Coaches of the Year:
Craig Ballard, Kyle Grable & Brenna Brooks (Iowa)
Administrator of the Year:
Cathy Badger (Utah)
Gymnast of the Year:
Grace McCallum (Utah)

Region 3 (Northeast)​

Head Coach of the Year:
Anastasia Candia (Rutgers)
Assistant Coaches of the Year:
Danielle DeMarco & Michael Rosso (Rutgers)
Administrator of the Year:
Carrie Kimball (New Hampshire)
Gymnast of the Year:
Carly Bauman (Michigan)

Region 4 (South Central)​

Head Coach of the Year:
Shannon Welker (Missouri)
Assistant Coaches of the Year:
Taylor Spears, Kylie Kratchwell & Shelby Martinez (Arizona)
Administrator of the Year:
Cindy Harris (Illinois State)
Co-Gymnasts of the Year:
Amari Celestine (Missouri)
Faith Torrez (Oklahoma)

Region 5 (Southeast)​

Head Coach of the Year:
Jenny Rowland (Florida)
Assistant Coaches of the Year:
Adrian Burde, Owen Field & Jeremy Miranda (Florida)
Administrator of the Year:
Kim Green (Florida)
Gymnast of the Year:
Chloe Negrete (NC State)

Region 6 (West)​

Head Coach of the Year:
Tabitha Yim (Stanford)
Co-Assistant Coaches of the Year:
Michael Chaplin, Brian Carey & Kaytianna Kell (Oregon State)
Vince Smurro, Hallie Mossett & Caleb Rickard (Stanford)
Co-Administrators of the Year:
Jacque Bruns (Oregon State)
Dr. Christina Munger-Rivera (UCLA)
Gymnast of the Year:
Jade Carey (Oregon State)

Division II​

Head Coach of the Year:
Lisa Bowerman (Texas Woman’s)
Assistant Coaches of the Year:
Zan Jones & Kyana George (Texas Woman’s)
Administrator of the Year:
Sandee Mott (Texas Woman’s)
Co-Gymnasts of the Year:
Abigail Kenney (Bridgeport)
Kaitlyn Hoiland (Texas Woman’s)

Division III​

Head Coach of the Year:
Jennifer Regan (UW-Whitewater)
Assistant Coaches of the Year:
Acacia Erbs & Chloe Edgren (UW-Whitewater)
Administrator of the Year:
Carly Sprouse (UW-La Crosse)
Gymnast of the Year:
Delaney Cienkus (UW-Oshkosh)

 

[irichluck21]

Good for Candia, I hope the results this year plus this honor allow her to keep the head coach position permanently.