COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Mountain West announced today the addition of Women’s Gymnastics as the Conference’s 19th sponsored sport starting with the 2023-2024 academic year.
“The addition of women’s gymnastics to the Mountain West will allow us to cultivate more opportunities for female student-athletes to compete at the highest level while promoting the academic missions of our member institutions,” said MW Commissioner Gloria Nevarez. “The profile of women’s college gymnastics is exploding. What an exciting time for the Mountain West to add one of the most popular high school and collegiate sports.”
The competing institutions in MW Women’s Gymnastics will include the United States Air Force Academy, Boise State University, San José State University, and Utah State University.
The league will discuss the Conference’s regular-season and postseason formats soon.
“I want to thank the MW Board of Directors for adopting women’s gymnastics. The opportunity to belong to the Mountain West puts us on a bigger stage and opens new avenues for us to brand our program in a different light. We look forward to making our mark next year.”
Jennifer Green, Head gymnastics coach at the Air Force Academy
“We are thrilled to be joining the Mountain West in this new era of gymnastics. It is an amazing opportunity for our program, and we look forward to competing for MW championships every year. We greatly appreciate the Mountain West Board of Directors and MW leadership during this process!”
Tina Bird, Head gymnastics coach at Boise State
“We are so excited to have the Mountain West add women’s gymnastics! Our sport is growing, and to be able to represent the Mountain West, along with our San José State Athletics Department, is such a huge deal for us. We will make the Conference proud and be instantly competitive across the country, as all of us within the league are gymnastics teams on the rise. Thank you to MW Board of Directors and Commissioner Gloria Nevarez for seeing our value, and a big thank you to our SJSU Athletic Director, Jeff Konya, for pushing to get this done. Let’s Go, Mountain West Gymnastics!”
Joanne Bowers, Head gymnastics coach at San José State
“I couldn’t be more excited about this announcement. I want to thank Amy Crosbie (USU Executive Associate AD – Internal Affairs/ Senior Woman Administrator) for working diligently with MW Commissioner Gloria Nevarez in making this process a reality for our program and the other three affiliated universities. Competing for a championship at the Mountain West is a prestigious opportunity for our student-athletes. This opportunity will help enhance our student-athlete experience! We are thrilled to be joining our other Utah State sports as an official member of the Conference. We look forward to an exciting 2024 inaugural season!”
Kristin White, Head gymnastics coach at Utah State
“I am thrilled with the announcement that the Mountain West is adding the sport of women’s gymnastics to its sports portfolio. As a member of the NCAA Gymnastics committee, I see firsthand the impressive growth and interest in the sport and the many talented student-athletes that compete in this space. I give the Mountain West a perfect ‘10’ for providing SJSU gymnasts the opportunity to compete for a league championship beginning in the 2023-24 academic year.”
Jeff Konya, San José State Director of Athletics and NCAA Division I Women’s Gymnastics Committee Member
