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Olympic champion Simone Biles works out at World Champions Centre as she prepares for upcoming competitions on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, in Spring. (Photo by Brett Comer\/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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Though USA Gymnastics is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, American women\u2019s gymnastics runs through Texas.<\/p>\n
Since the U.S. sent its first women\u2019s gymnastics team to the 1936 Olympic Games, no state has produced as many gymnastics icons as the Lone Star State. In addition to bringing home hardware, Texas\u2019 gymnasts have become household names.<\/p>\n
Simone Biles, Mary Lou Retton, Carly Patterson, and Nastia Liukin all trained in Texas before claiming Olympic all-around gold.<\/p>\n
At the 2024 Paris Olympic Games alone, three of the five members of the golden U.S. women\u2019s team trained in Texas: Biles, Jordan Chiles, and Hezly Rivera. Three of four Olympic alternates also trained in the state. <\/p>\n
Over the years, a handful of Texas gymnastics clubs emerged as the most prominent and successful gyms in the country, producing world championship contenders and top NCAA Division I recruits.<\/p>\n
However, until now, athletes with collegiate aspirations have had to leave their home state to compete at the highest level.<\/p>\n
In 2028, that reality will change.<\/p>\n
ForbesWorld Champion Joscelyn Roberson Announces Transfer To GeorgiaBy Caroline Price<\/a>Texas State Launches First DI Gymnastics Program<\/p>\n Texas State University announced Monday that the university will be launching the first NCAA DI women\u2019s gymnastics program.<\/p>\n The Texas State Bobcats will join Texas Woman\u2019s University (NCAA Division II) and McMurry University (NCAA Division III) as the third intercollegiate competitive offering in the Lone Star State. <\/p>\n \u201cTexas has long been the nation\u2019s greatest producer of elite gymnasts, yet until now, those athletes had to leave the state to compete at the NCAA Division 1 level,\u201d Texas State President Kelly Damphousse said<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThat is about to change.\u201d <\/p>\n Texas State plans to join a revamped Pac-12 Athletic Conference on July 1, positioning the team for conference competition against the Oregon State Beavers, Utah State Aggies, and Boise State Broncos. <\/p>\n