Women's Gymnastics
John Carney
- Title:
- Women's Gymnastics Assistant Coach
- Email:
- john.carneyIII@du.edu
- Phone:
- 303-871-1111
John Carney will enter his second season as an assistant coach at Denver in 2026-27. He is the team's lead bars coach and co-lead vault coach.
Awards & Honors
- 2023 WCGA National Assistant Coach of the Year (with California)
- Two-Time WCGA West Region Assistant Coach of the Year (2024 with California, 2013 with Oregon State)
- 2023 USA Gymnastics Washington State Hall of Fame Inductee
2025-26
- As lead vault coach, saw freshman Shyla Bhatia earn NCAA Nationals berth on the event and a third-place finish at Corvallis Regional
- Coached Bhatia to Big 12 Newcomer of the Year honors and to become the first DU freshman to earn All-Big 12 Conference honors
- Helped guide seniors Cecilia Cooley and Kiley Rorich to collegiate debuts on vault (Rorich with a 10.0 start value)
- Saw Bhatia score a near-perfect 9.975 on vault, tying the ninth highest score in program history
- Coached Bhatia to All-Big 12 Conference honors on vault
Prior to Denver
University of California, Berkeley Assistant Coach (2022-25)
- Helped lead the Bears to NCAA runner-up finish in 2024
- Won consecutive regular-season conference titles in 2024 (Pac-12) and 2025 (ACC)
- Saw six Cal gymnasts win a combined 23 regular-season and 22 postseason All-American honors
- Served as interim head coach in May-June 2025
University of Missouri Assistant Coach (2013-22)
- Helped oversee program's rise from not qualifying for NCAA Regionals in 2013 to a fifth-place finish at NCAA Nationals in 2022
- Coached NCAA national runners-up on vault and beam in 2022
- Saw five Tigers combine for nine regular-season and six postseason All-American honors
Oregon State Assistant Coach (2008-13)
- Helped lead OSU to NCAA National Championships team appearance in 2010
- Helped win Pac-10/12 conference titles in 2011 and 2013
- Coached three gymnasts to podium finishes at 2011 NCAA National Championships
- Coached Pac-10/12 conference bars champion in 2011 and 2013 (the program's first since 1996)
- Saw 10 OSU gymnasts win a combined four regular-season (beginning in 2013) and 20 postseason All-American honors
Additional Coaching Experience
- USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic National Team Training Camp Staff (2009)
- Gymnastics East co-Head Coach (2001-08)
- Seattle Pacific University Assistant Coach (2001)
- Northwest Aerials Head Coach (1993-2000)
Education
- Bachelor's degree in new media communications (Oregon State '11)
- Master's degree in educational and counseling psychology (Missouri '16)
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