Ahead of the Game
Ahead of the Game Athletics Success Gymnastics saves best for last Pioneer Gymnastics delivered its best performance of the year in the 2022 USA Gymnastics Championships to capture the program’s 12 th national title since 1993, solidifying its spot as one of the nation’s top Division II programs. Additionally, Isabel Goyco ’22 posted a career-high 9.950 on floor to repeat as USAG Individual National Champion. STUNT team finishes strong In the program’s first year competing, STUNT Head Coach Jasmine Owens led the Pioneer team to a 10 th -place ranking in the final Division I/Division II poll. Coach has winning history Artistic Swimming Head Coach Sara Lilly, an Olympic medalist, brought instant credibility to the new program, having won two national championships at Stanford University. Olympic medalist to lead wrestling 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Randi Miller was named the inaugural wrestling head coach, and is building a team that begins competing in fall 2022. TWU athletic tickets twuathletics.com Artistic swimming makes a splash In its inaugural year, the artistic swimming team set a high standard, first by qualifying for the U.S. Collegiate Nationals and then finishing fourth in the finals.
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