DENVER – The University of Denver gymnastics team has added Megan Haught as an assistant coach, Joy S. Burns Head Women's Gymnastics Coach Melissa Kutcher-Rinehart announced on Tuesday.
 
"I am so excited to welcome Megan Haught to the Denver Gymnastics family," Kutcher-Rinehart said. "She's a great technician who knows how to progress gymnasts from the basics to the highest levels of the sport. She is passionate about gymnastics and building holistic student-athletes while being a part of a winning team and culture. She encompasses our philosophy of teamwork, character and excellence, and her background and experience will bring energy and excitement to our team."
 
Highlighting Haught's coaching resume are nine years at World Olympic Gymnastics Academy (WOGA) in Plano, Texas. During her time at WOGA, she worked with gymnasts from the compulsory levels all the way to the elite program and coached numerous state, regional and national champions, including more than a dozen of NCAA Division I gymnastics scholarship recipients. Additionally, she has served as a women's gymnastics judge since 2023.
 
"I am so thrilled to be joining the gymnastics program at the University of Denver," Haught said. "I'm very passionate about helping student-athletes grow, not only in their gymnastics but also in confidence, teamwork and character. DU's commitment to excellence in academics and athletics, encouragement of an inclusive environment and emphasis on the overall wellbeing of their students aligns with my coaching philosophy. I'm very excited about the opportunity to support Melissa Kutcher-Rinehart and contribute to such a strong, inspiring program that develops well-rounded student-athletes both in and out of the gym."
 
As a gymnast, Haught – then Megan Dowlen – was a member of the University of Georgia gymnastics program that won four NCAA National Championships from 2005-08 and added three more SEC titles. A 2007 WCGA All-American and NCAA event finalist on vault, she competed regularly on the event throughout her four years at UGA while also adding numerous appearances on the other three events, including twice in the all-around.
 
Prior to enrolling at Georgia, Haught competed at the senior elite level while training at WOGA from 1999-2004.
 
In 2008, she graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from Georgia.
 
The University of Denver gymnastics team finished the 2025 season ranked No. 13 nationally and reached its sixth consecutive NCAA Regional Final after tying with No. 4 Utah for first place and upsetting then-No. 13 Stanford in the NCAA Second Round. Denver was just three tenths from a team berth to the NCAA National Championships, placing behind only eventual NCAA runner-up UCLA and NCAA finalist Utah.
 
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