Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference

Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference
AssociationNCAA
Founded2013
Folded2023
CommissionerDr. Brian Evans (since 2013)
Sports fielded
  • 1
    • women's: 1
DivisionDivision I
No. of teams5
HeadquartersLogan, Utah
RegionWestern United States
Websitehttps://www.mountainrimgym.com

The Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference (MRGC) was an NCAA Division I women's gymnastics conference for schools that did not have women's gymnastics as a sponsored sport in their primary conferences. Established in 2013 and sponsoring its first competitions in 2014, the conference was recognized by the NCAA in the summer of 2014 [1] and held its first "official" championships in March 2015 with qualifying athletes advancing to the Regionals of the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships.[2] The conference was dissolved in 2023 after three of its four members departed; Utah State and Boise State began competing in their primary conference of the Mountain West after it added women's gymnastics as a sponsored sport,[3] and BYU moved to the Big 12 along with the rest of the school's athletic programs.

Former members

Institution Location Founded Enrollment Joined Left Nickname Primary conference
Boise State University Boise, Idaho 1932 22,259 (2014) 2013 2023 Broncos Mountain West Conference
Brigham Young University Provo, Utah 1875 34,737 (2021) 2013 2023 Cougars Big 12 Conference
University of Denver Denver, Colorado 1964 11,809 (2014) 2013 2015 Pioneers The Summit League
Southern Utah University Cedar City, Utah 1897 14,330 (2022) 2013 2023 Thunderbirds Western Athletic Conference
Utah State University Logan, Utah 1888 27,426 (2021) 2013 2023 Aggies Mountain West Conference

Champions

Year Champion Score Host
2014[4] Denver 196.925 BYU
2015[2] Boise State 196.625 Denver
2016[5] Boise State 197.025 Boise State
2017[6] Boise State 197.050 Utah State
2018[7] Boise State 196.875 Southern Utah
2019[8] Boise State 196.950 BYU
2020 n/a* n/a* Boise State
2021[9] BYU 196.925 Utah State
2022[10] Utah State 197.025 Boise State
2023[11] Southern Utah 196.875 Southern Utah

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference Officially Recognized by the NCAA". CBS Interactive. August 21, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Clutch final performances clinch Mountain Rim title for Boise State". NCAA. March 22, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ Ireland, Kyle (2023-05-24). "Mountain West Adds Women's Gymnastics As Sponsored Sport". KSL Sports. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  4. ↑ "Shettles Named Co-Freshman of the Year as T-Birds Finish Third". SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY. March 22, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Thunderbirds Match School Record In MRGC Championship Meet". 20 March 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Flippin' Birds Finish Third At MRGC Championships". 19 March 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Flippin' Birds Finish Fourth at MRGC Championships". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Flippin' Birds Finish Second, McClain Named Freshman of the Year at MRGC Championship". 22 March 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Schedule". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  10. ↑ "Schedule". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  11. ↑ "Schedule". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
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