- BYU gymnastics went 11-9 in 2026, reached the Big 12 Championship's evening session for the first time and won at Clemson with its best score since 2022. Natalie Broekman now leads the program into 2027.
- Brynlee Broekman, Scarlett Sonnenberg, Deb Silva, BYU Gymnastics connect back to Brigham Young University and the wider gymnastics picture.
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October 18, 2026
October 18, 2026
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BYU women's gymnastics heads into 2027 with a new head coach and a season to build on. In 2026 the Cougars went 11-9, finished third at the Big 12 Championship after reaching its evening session of the top four teams for the first time, and placed third at the NCAA Tempe Regional. They finished ranked No. 22. On May 4, BYU named Natalie Broekman head coach, the seventh in program history, after Guard Young's contract was not renewed in April. The BYU gymnastics team page links the official roster and schedule.
The 2026 season, meet by meet
BYU opened on Jan. 9 by beating No. 7 Oregon State 195.675-194.525 at the Marriott Center. Three nights later it placed third at the Best of Utah meet in West Valley City with 195.725, behind Utah and Utah State and ahead of Southern Utah. A win over Boise State followed, then a road loss at Arizona State and a 196.300-195.250 home win over Arizona.
On Feb. 6 the Cougars scored 196.975 at Southern Utah, their highest total since 2024, and a week later posted 196.025 at No. 12 Utah in a 198.025 Utah win. Senior night against No. 16 Denver on Feb. 20 brought a 196.575-195.925 win and a season-best 49.550 on floor, and BYU won at West Virginia on Feb. 27. BYU's schedule page records the scheduled March 6 meet with Iowa State as a forfeit, and lists BYU's Big 12 record as 4-2. BYU then placed second at a tri-meet at Utah on March 7 with 196.550.
The Clemson win
The best night of the year came at Clemson on March 13. BYU won 197.225-197.175, its highest score since 2022, and its 49.550 on beam ranks third all-time at BYU. Brynlee Andersen-Broekman, as BYU's releases name her, tied her career high with a 9.975 on beam, the highest individual event score of BYU's regular season, with one judge awarding a 10.0. Kylie Eaquinto posted a career-high 39.475 in the all-around.
A first evening session at the Big 12 Championship
At the Big 12 Championship at the Maverik Center on March 21, BYU competed in the evening session for the first time and placed third with 196.175. Utah won with 197.675 and Denver was second. Young was named Big 12 Coach of the Year. Earlier that week, three Cougars earned All-Big 12 honors: Andersen-Broekman on beam for a second straight season, Ava Jorgensen on bars and Scarlett Sonnenberg on the All-Freshman team, as BYU's release named them.
The regional and the ranking
BYU's selection release counted the Tempe Regional as its 13th straight NCAA Regionals appearance. On April 2 the Cougars scored 196.250 and placed third in their second-round session, behind Michigan State (197.350) and Georgia (197.125) and ahead of Southern Utah (195.725). BYU finished the season ranked No. 22, a place RoadToNationals' final rankings also show, and its season review counted more than 12,000 fans across four Marriott Center meets.
The program's history
BYU's nationals history page lists eight NCAA Championships appearances, all between 1991 and 2005, with a best finish of eighth in 1991. The program's record team score is 198.025, against Utah State on March 12, 2004.
Who is back for 2027
BYU's 2027 roster lists 18 gymnasts. Brynlee Broekman, the roster name of the two-time All-Big 12 beam gymnast, is a senior from Orem. Scarlett Sonnenberg, a sophomore from Springville, scored a career-high 9.950 on floor at the Big 12 Championship. Deb Silva, a junior from Lindon, tied for third on vault at the Big 12 Championship. Freshmen Sophia Friedson of Lakeway, Texas, Carly Weinberg of Westerville, Ohio, and Reese Nichols of University Place, Washington, signed with BYU in November 2025.
The new staff
Broekman was an assistant coach at BYU from 2015 to 2021 and associate head coach from 2021 to 2026 before her promotion, according to her staff bio. Brogan Evanson, retained in May, is associate head coach. Shannon Evans, a BYU gymnast from 2017 to 2020, joined as an assistant coach on May 29, and Makenna Giles remains an assistant.
When the season starts
BYU had not published its 2027 schedule when this story was checked on Oct. 18, 2026. Its schedule page still showed the 2026 season, and the 2026 schedule had been released on Oct. 6, 2025. BYU's ticket office says season tickets generally go on sale in November. The Big 12 Championship stays at the Maverik Center through 2030, and NCAA.org lists the 2027 national championships for April 15 and 17 in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Utah college gymnastics guide compares BYU with the state's other three programs.
Key facts:
- Team: BYU Cougars women's gymnastics, Big 12 Conference, Marriott Center in Provo
- Head coach: Natalie Broekman, named May 4, 2026, the seventh head coach in program history
- 2026 record: 11-9, as BYU's schedule page counts multi-team meets
- Best score: 197.225 at Clemson on March 13, 2026, BYU's best since 2022
- Big 12 Championship, March 21, 2026: third with 196.175 in BYU's first evening-session appearance
- NCAA Tempe Regional, April 2, 2026: third with 196.250
- Final 2026 ranking: No. 22
- All-Big 12, 2026: Brynlee Andersen-Broekman (beam), Ava Jorgensen (bars), Scarlett Sonnenberg (All-Freshman), as BYU named them
- 2027 schedule: not yet published as of Oct. 18, 2026