Michigan State senior all-around gymnast Gabrielle Stephen poses on the beam at Jenison Field House on Feb. 22, 2025.
A Michigan State University gymnast and members of the MSU gymnastics coaching staff earned three Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) regional honors Wednesday afternoon.
Senior Gabrielle Stephen was named the 2025 WCGA Region 1 Gymnast of the Year. Head coach Mike Rowe earned Central Region Coach of the Year, while associate head coach Nicole Jones and assistant coach Devin Wright were both recognized as Regional Assistant Coaches of the Year.
Stephen delivered a standout 2025 season for the Spartans, earning four First Team All-Big Ten honors — tied for the most in program history alongside senior Skyla Schulte. In the postseason, she scored the first perfect 10.000s of her career — on balance beam at the Big Ten Championships and on vault during the NCAA Regional Second Round. She captured three regional titles: vault, co-champion on bars, and all-around champion, recording the second-highest all-around score in MSU history with a 39.750.
Rowe is now a three-time WCGA Regional Coach of the Year, having previously earned the honor in 2022 and 2023. Under his leadership, MSU was ranked in the top 10 nationally every week of the regular season for the first time in program history and is making its first appearance at nationals in 37 years.
Jones and Wright were each named Regional Assistant Coaches of the Year for the second time. For Jones, it marks her third overall Assistant Coach of the Year recognition.
MSU gymnastics will travel to Fort Worth, Texas for the NCAA Championships semifinals on Thursday, April 17. The Spartans will compete in the evening session at 8 p.m. ET at Dickies Arena against No. 1 LSU, No. 5 UCLA and No. 4 Utah.
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