Texas State to Become First Division I School in the Lone Star State to Offer Women's Gymnastics
The Bobcats will give Texas gymnasts a Division I path at home, with recruiting set to start after a head coach is hired.
- Texas State University announced Monday it will launch the state's first NCAA Division I women's gymnastics program, with competition tentatively set for spring 2028 ahead of the university's July 1 transition to the Pac-12.
- Although Texas has produced 19 Olympic gold medalists and 43 world champions in women's gymnastics, elite athletes previously had to leave the state to compete at the NCAA Division I level, Texas State President Kelly Damphousse noted.
- Gymnastics Hall of Fame members Jordyn Wieber and Carly Patterson will serve on the steering committee, with the program becoming the university's 17th sport and a national head coach search currently underway.
- Athletic director Don Coryell confirmed the Bobcats will join Boise State, Oregon State, Utah State, and Southern Utah as Pac-12 institutions sponsoring women's gymnastics, ensuring a sustained program for the state.
- Recruiting begins once a head coach is hired, establishing a collegiate pathway for more than 250 gymnastics clubs and an estimated 40,000 youth participants while allowing in-state athletes to pursue titles without leaving Texas.
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