Big Ten Broadcasts 2026 Women’s Gymnastics Individual Awards

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference introduced its 2026 girls’s gymnastics particular person awards as voted upon by the convention’s 12 head coaches on Monday.

UCLA’s Jordan Chiles was named Big Ten Gymnast of the Year, whereas Michigan’s Carly Bauman was chosen because the Big Ten Event Specialist of the Year. Minnesota’s Arianna Ostrum was voted Big Ten Freshman of the Year, and UCLA’s Janelle McDonald was tabbed because the Big Ten Coach of the Year.

Chiles captured the all-around crown on the 2026 Big Ten Women’s Gymnastics Championships with a 39.825, the very best all-around rating ever on the Big Ten Championships. It was her eleventh all-around title of the season as she grew to become solely the second gymnast in Big Ten historical past to tally a minimum of a 39.800 on the occasion. The senior gained stability beam outright with a 9.950 and scored a ten on ground train for the second 12 months in a row to take dwelling the victory. Chiles, a primary group All-Big Ten and Big Ten All-Championships Team honoree, set the single-season document for many Big Ten Gymnast of the Week honors with 10 this 12 months. She is the primary Bruin in program historical past to win gymnast of the 12 months. 

Bauman, who earned a spot on the all-championships group for her second-place end on ground train (9.950), is the primary Wolverine to be acknowledged because the Big Ten Event Specialist of the Year. The West Des Moines, Iowa, native was a primary group All-Big Ten performer and was twice chosen because the Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week this season.

Ostrum is the fourth Minnesota gymnast to be honored because the Big Ten Freshman of the Year and first since 2018. She was the Big Ten Co-Champion on vault with a rating of 9.950 and picked up all-championships group laurels for her performances on vault, ground train and all-around. Ostrum was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week thrice this 12 months, was an All-Big Ten first teamer and claimed all-freshman group placement.

For the second straight season, McDonald garnered coach of the 12 months distinction after UCLA repeated because the Big Ten’s common season and convention champions. The Bruins as soon as once more had a spotless 9-0 document in league meets and haven’t misplaced to a Big Ten opponent in non-conference or postseason motion since becoming a member of the convention. UCLA was simply the fifth group in Big Ten Championships historical past to surpass 198 with a group rating of 198.100 and had three gymnasts win particular person titles – Jordan Chiles (all-around, uneven bars, stability beam, ground train), Riley Jenkins (vault) and Sydney Barros (uneven bars). Under McDonald’s steerage, 4 Bruins earned All-Big Ten honors in 2026 with Chiles, Ashlee Sullivan and Tiana Sumanasekera on the primary group and Ciena Alipio on the second group. UCLA was the one college with a number of all-freshman group picks in Sullivan and Sumanasekera.

2026 Big Ten Women’s Gymnastics Individual Awards
Gymnast of the Year: Jordan Chiles, UCLA
Event Specialist of the Year: Carly Bauman, Michigan
Freshman of the Year: Arianna Ostrum, Minnesota
Coach of the Year: Janelle McDonald, UCLA