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The California Golden Bears women’s gymnastics team represents the University of California, Berkeley and competes at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Home meets are held in Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, California.

History

The Golden Bears women’s gymnastics program first competed in 1976 in the AIAW under head coach Sue Williamson. Since women’s gymnastics began as an NCAA sponsored sport in 1982, they have appeared in the NCAA tournament 29 times.[2]

In 2021, Maya Bordas won Cal’s first individual title on the uneven bars.

In 2022, Cal won a share of the regular season Pac-12 championship. They repeated the feat again in 2023. In 2024, Cal’s last year in the Pac-12, they won the regular season Pac-12 championship outright.[3]

The Golden Bears made it to the Four on the Floor for the first time in 2024, finishing second to LSU.[4]

In 2025, Cal joined the Atlantic Coast Conference. In their first season, they won the regular season conference title outright.[5] Cal also posted the highest score in ACC history with a 197.775 against Pitt.[6]

Current roster

2026 Roster[7]
Name Height Year Hometown Club
Ondine Achampong 5-5 So Kings Langley, England Lynx Gymnastics Aylesbury
Miki Aderinto 5-3 Sr Mesa, Ariz. Desert Devils Gymnastics
Casey Brown 5-9 Sr Albany, Calif. East Bay Gymnastics
Maddison Hajjar 5-4 Fr Montreal, Canada WIMGYM
CJ Keuneke 5-2 So Denver, Colo. MM23
Brandi Kikuno 5-3 Jr San Diego, CA Mission Valley Gymnastics
Sarah Lee 5-2 Fr Arcadia, CA West Coast Elite Gymnastics
Kyen Mayhew 5-2 Jr Mesa, Ariz. Desert Devils Gymnastics
Sage Melkonian 5-2 So Mission Viejo, Calif. South Coast Gymnastics
Annalise Newman-Achee 5-7 Jr Brooklyn, NY Arena Gymnastics NJ
Tonya Paulsson 5-4 Fr Malmö, Skåne, Sweden GK Motus Salko
Abbey Scanlon 4-10 5th Sterling, Va. Legacy Elite
Lucia Scott 5-4 Fr Victoria, B.C. Inspire Sports Victoria
Jayden Silvers 5-4 Sr Culver City, Calif. The Klub Gymnastics
Brianna Taurek 5-5 So Santa Ana, Calif. South Coast Gymnastics
Mya Wiley 5-2 So Silverdale, Wash. Olympic Gymnastics Center

Coaching staff

  • Head Coach: Geralen Stack-Eaton
  • Associate Head Coach: Rich Stenger
  • Assistant Coach: Brittany McClure
  • Assistant Coach: Mya Lauzon

Head coaches

Name Years Record Win %
Sue Williamson 1974 4-3 .571
Debbie Bailey 1975-1976 1-3 .250
Molly Rackham 1977 5-4 .556
Dan Millman 1978-1979 8-22 .267
Dale Flansaas 1980-1981 12-26 .316
Diane Dunbar 1982-1985 42-45 .483
Pam Burgess 1986-1993 79-101 .439
Alfie Mitchell 1994-1997 46-55 .455
Trina Tinti 1998-2002 45-78 .366
Cari DuBois 2003-2011 58-150 .279
Danna Durante 2012 4-18 .182
Justin Howell 2013-2025
Elisabeth Crandall-Howell 2018-2025
Geralen Stack-Eaton 2026-present

NCAA Champions

As of the end of the 2025 season, 1 Cal gymnast has won an individual event championship.[8]

Name Event Year
Maya Bordas Uneven Bars 2021

Past Olympians

References

  1. ^ Cal Brand Guidelines (PDF). October 17, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
  2. ^ “Cal Record Book” (PDF). Cal Athletics. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  3. ^ “Pac-12 Women’s Gymnastics Record Book” (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  4. ^ “Bears Finish As National Runner-Ups”. Cal Athletics. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  5. ^ “No. 5 Bears Secure ACC Regular Season Title”. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  6. ^ “No. 6 Cal Posts Highest Score In ACC History”. Cal Athletics. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  7. ^ “2025 Women’s Gymnastics Roster”. Cal Athletics. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  8. ^ “NATIONAL COLLEGIATE WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK” (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved 2025-02-25.