Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference

Association| NCAA
Founded| 2013
Ceased| 2023
Commissioner| Dr. Brian Evans (since 2013)
Sports fielded|

* 1

*     * women's: 1

Division| Division I
No. of teams| 5
Headquarters| Logan, Utah
Region| Western United States
Official website| https://www.mountainrimgym.com

The Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference (MRGC) was a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women's gymnastics conference for schools that do not have women's gymnastics as a sponsored sport in their primary conferences. Established in 2013 and sponsoring its first competitions in 2014, the conference was recognized by the NCAA in the summer of 2014 [1] and held its first "official" championships in March 2015 with qualifying athletes advancing to the Regionals of the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships.[2] The conference was dissolved in 2023 after three of its four members departed; Utah State and Boise State began competing in their primary conference of the Mountain West after it added women's gymnastics as a sponsored sport,[3] and BYU moved to the Big 12 along with the rest of the school's athletic programs.

## Former members

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Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Enrollment  | Joined  | Left  | Nickname  | Primary Conference

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Boise State University | Boise, Idaho | 1932  | 22,259 (2014)  | 2013  | 2023  | Broncos | Mountain West Conference
Brigham Young University | Provo, Utah | 1875  | 34,737 (2021)  | 2013  | 2023  | Cougars | Big 12 Conference
University of Denver | Denver, Colorado | 1964  | 11,809 (2014)  | 2013  | 2015  | Pioneers | The Summit League
Southern Utah University | Cedar City, Utah | 1897  | 14,330 (2022)  | 2013  | 2023  | Thunderbirds | Western Athletic Conference
Utah State University | Logan, Utah | 1888  | 27,426 (2021)  | 2013  | 2023  | Aggies | Mountain West Conference

## Champions

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Year  | Champion  | Score  | Host

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2014[4] | Denver  | 196.925  | BYU
2015[2] | Boise State  | 196.625  | Denver
2016[5] | Boise State  | 197.025  | Boise State
2017[6] | Boise State  | 197.050  | Utah State
2018[7] | Boise State  | 196.875  | Southern Utah
2019[8] | Boise State  | 196.950  | BYU
2020  | n/a*  | n/a*  | Boise State
2021[9] | BYU  | 196.925  | Utah State
2022[10] | Utah State  | 197.025  | Boise State
2023[11] | Southern Utah  | 196.875  | Southern Utah

* *Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic

## See also

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* NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships

## References

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1. ^ "Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference Officially Recognized by the NCAA". CBS Interactive. August 21, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
2. ^ a b "Clutch final performances clinch Mountain Rim title for Boise State". NCAA. March 22, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
3. ^ Ireland, Kyle (2023-05-24). "Mountain West Adds Women's Gymnastics As Sponsored Sport". KSL Sports. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
4. ^ "Shettles Named Co-Freshman of the Year as T-Birds Finish Third". SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY. March 22, 2014.
5. ^ "Thunderbirds Match School Record In MRGC Championship Meet". 20 March 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
6. ^ "Flippin' Birds Finish Third At MRGC Championships". 19 March 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
7. ^ "Flippin' Birds Finish Fourth at MRGC Championships". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
8. ^ "Flippin' Birds Finish Second, McClain Named Freshman of the Year at MRGC Championship". 22 March 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
9. ^ "Schedule". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
10. ^ "Schedule". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
11. ^ "Schedule". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved 2022-12-02.

## External links

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* Official website