Rutgers gymnastics has made significant progress under head coach Umme Salim-Beasley and she recently was recognized by a national publication for her work in elevating the program. College Gym News recently published head coach rankings for the four major conferences in collegiate gymnastics with four groups based on length of tenure. She was ranked the top coach in the group consisting of one to four seasons that included an explanation of “Umme Salim-Beasley stands out in this group for showing the greatest improvement by every metric.”
Each season the program has taken a step forward under Salim-Beasley with this past season showing the most improvement as a team during her four year tenure.