The Gymnastics Association of College Teams (GymACT) is a collegiate men's gymnastics league unaffiliated with the NCAA. It is recognized by USA Gymnastics as a pathway for men's artistic gymnastics.
History GymACT was officially formed in January 2018 in response to the dwindling number of programs sponsored by colleges and universities at the National Collegiate Athletic Association level. Member teams aim to grow and maintain as self-funded ventures. Historically a sport with large participation, NCAA men's gymnastics was sponsored by over 200 programs in the 1960s. The number has been declining, with 79 programs for the 1981–82 year and plummeting to 20 for the 2002–03 year. As of 2024, just 15 NCAA programs remained.
As programs were cut from NCAA affiliation, some continued on as club teams. Some of those clubs were early members of GymACT and critical to its foundation including Arizona State, Washington Men's Gymnastics, and Temple University, which were joined by Southern California United and NorCal United (now Bay Area Bandits) as the charter members of the organization. They were joined shortly after by New York Alliance. With some clubs keeping their affiliations to their colleges and universities, others have no affiliation at all.
The organization hosts the GymACT National Championships, which started in 2021. Previously, member organizations competed in the USA Gymnastics Men's Collegiate National Championships. The current president of GymACT is Mike Burns.
Teams GymACT originated in 2018, and through a sequence of team expansions and reductions, consists of 16 teams in the contiguous United States. The current organization divides 16 teams into two 8-team conferences.
+Overview of NBA teamsConferenceTeamLocationFoundedWebsiteWEST Conference Arizona State Gymnastics Chandler, Arizona 2018 https://azmensgym.com Bay Area Bandits San Francisco Bay Area, California 2018 https://bayareagymact.com Iowa GymACT Iowa City, Iowa 2022 https://www.iowagymact.com/ Kansas City United Twisters Riverside, Missouri 2021 https://kansascityunitedgymnastics.us Rocky Mountain Mavericks Lafayette, Colorado 2020 https://rockymountainmavs.com Southern California United Fountain Valley, California 2018 https://southerncaliforniaunited.com Texas Armadillos Texas 2022 https://txarmadillogym.com Washington Men's Gymnastics Mountlake Terrace, Washington 2018 https://wmgf.usEAST Conference Florida Storm Florida 2024 https://flstormgymact.com Georgia United Kennesaw, Georgia 2021 https://ga-united.com Indy-Hio Hyenas Indiana and Ohio 2025 https://indy-hio-hyenas.com Minnesota Men's Gymnastics Saint Paul, Minnesota 2022 https://minnesotagymnastics.org New York Alliance New York 2018 North Carolina Airmen North Carolina 2026 https://ncairmengymnastics.com Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois 2019 https://www.niumensgymnastics.com/ Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2018 https://templemensgymnastics.com
Former Texas A&M University of Illinois, Chicago
Champions GymACT National ChampionshipsYear SiteChampionship ResultsTeam ChampionAll-Around2021 Daytona Beach, Florida Arizona State Kiwan Watts (Arizona State)2022 Mesa, Arizona Iowa Evan Davis (Iowa)2023 Oklahoma City Arizona State Dallas Hale (Texas)2024 Daytona Beach, Florida Minnesota Aidan Myers (Arizona State)2025 Salt Lake City Arizona State Toma Murakawa (Bay Area)2026 Oklahoma City Arizona State Elliot Foster (Arizona State)
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