HEAD COACH BRITTNEY EMMONS

Brittney Emmons was named the fourth head coach in BGSU gymnastics program history in August 2024. She came to BGSU after five seasons at William & Mary where she was the ECAC Assistant Coach of the Year.

Emmons (Em-mons) is no stranger to the Mid-American Conference. As a gymnast at Ball State, Emmons was named the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Senior Gymnast of the Year in 2013 and earned trips to three NCAA Regionals as an all-arounder.

Honored as the ECAC Assistant Coach of the Year in 2020, Emmons has been instrumental in helping the William & Mary program achieve success during her tenure.

The 2024 campaign produced numerous memorable highlights for the Tribe, but none more impressive than the team's school-record 193.920 National Qualifying Score, which bettered the program's previous mark of 193.770 set in 2015.

En route to breaking the record, W&M posted multiple performances that ranked among the best efforts in school history, highlighted by the sixth (194.925 at Temple) and seventh (194.825 at Towson) best team totals in school history. Additionally, the Tribe earned scores that ranked among the program's top 10 on vault, bars, and beam, including the third-best total in school history on bars (49.000 at Towson).

In addition to the collective success, several Tribe standouts posted tremendous seasons individually in 2024. Highlighting the group was a contingent of five gymnasts who earned All-GEC honors during the regular season – Sarah Kuper (vault), Caroline Blatchford (bars), Madeline Frazier (beam), Grace Costello (beam), and Michelle Ngo (floor). Additionally, Sarah Kuper earned first-team all-conference honors on vault at the league championship meet.

Tribe gymnasts also continued to thrive academically, as 20 members of the squad earned GEC Scholar-Athlete awards.

During the 2023 campaign, Emmons continued to help build upon the program's upward trajectory as the Tribe earned the team's most victories since 2018. Additionally, a trio of gymnasts earned all-conference honors during the regular season, while another garnered the distinction at the Gymnastics East Conference Championship.

W&M also continued its tradition of excelling in the classroom, as 17 members of the squad were selected as WCGA (Women s Collegiate Gymnastics Association) Scholastic All-Americans and earned GEC Scholar-Athlete Awards, while 14 garnered W&M's Provost Award.

During the previous season, a trio of standouts earned all-conference honors, while the team concluded the year by posting its best score of the 2022 campaign at the inaugural Gymnastics East Conference Championship. Additionally, 15 members of the Tribe were honored as GEC Scholar-Athletes after excelling in the classroom, while 14 were named WCGA Scholastic All-Americans.

Although both of her first two seasons at W&M were significantly impacted by the COVID-19 global pandemic, her leadership helped successfully guide the program through the challenges.

In 2021, W&M ranked 10th in the nation with a team GPA of 3.81, as 10 standouts garnered Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Scholastic All-America honors.

Among the many highlights from W&M's 2020 season were two outstanding performances that ranked among the program's all-time top-10 list. Additionally, the Tribe etched its name in the program's top-10 lists three times on bars and twice on vault.

W&M standouts also posted some of the best individual performances in school history, as Katie Waldman set a program record on bars and recorded the fifth-best score in all-around, while Erika Marr registered the fourth-best mark on vault.

Several Tribe standouts were recognized with all-conference honors for their outstanding seasons, as five members combined to earn nine All-ECAC accolades in various events.

Tribe gymnasts also excelled in the classroom, as 13 standouts were honored as Scholastic All-Americans by the WCGA, while seven were named to the ECAC All-Academic Team. Additionally, the team earned the NCAA Public Recognition Award after garnering an APR score that ranked among the top 10 percent of all Division I women's gymnastics programs.

While Emmons is instrumental in all aspects of helping lead the program, she worked with the vault and beam lineups and coordinates most of the recruiting responsibilities.

Emmons came to the Tribe after serving as the acting head women's gymnastics coach at Southeast Missouri State in 2017-18. In addition to helping a member of the Redhawks qualify for the NCAA Regionals, seven standouts on the squad competed at the USAG Collegiate Nationals – highlighted by four All-America athletes.

Before assuming the head coaching duties at SEMO, Emmons served as an assistant with the Redhawks for one season, primarily coaching vault and floor.

As a volunteer assistant at Utah State from 2013-16, she assisted with numerous aspects of the program, including camps, budgeting, social media, and fundraising.

Emmons began her coaching career after a standout collegiate career at Ball State, where she was honored as the 2013 Mid-American Conference Senior Gymnast of the Year. A two-time team captain, she qualified for the NCAA Regionals three times as an all-arounder (2010, 2011, 2013) and competed at the 2009 regional meet on vault and floor. She earned All-MAC honors for three seasons and placed third on vault at the championship meet in 2011.

Emmons graduated from Ball State with a bachelor's degree in biology with a pre-dental emphasis in 2012 and earned a master's degree in physical education and sport in 2013.