Mizzou Gymnastics Coaching Staff Earns Several Awards; The Buzz, Friday, April 25, 2025

After a successful season that was capped off with a third-place finish at the NCAA Championship Final, Missouri gymnastics continued to receive good news.

It came in the form of various coaching awards. Head coach Shannon Welker was named the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association Coach of the Year, while Whitney Snowden, Lacey Rubin and Jackie Terpak were recognized for their success as assistant coaches.

The best coaching staff 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚.

Head coach @MUGymShannon has been named the WCGA Coach of the Year and Whitney Snowden, Lacey Rubin and Jackie Terpak have been named the WCGA Assistant Coaches of the Year!

🔗: https://t.co/D0JkiyAT1r #MIZ 🐯 pic.twitter.com/bQS1IWWtdX
— Mizzou Gymnastics (@MizzouGym) April 24, 2025

Welker is the first Missouri head coach to earn national coach of the year honors since 2017, when Brian Smith achieved the feat as a wrestling coach.

Aside from being recognized as the WCGA National Coach of the Year, Welker was named the Southeastern Coach of the Year for the second time in his career. He was also named as the WCGA South Central Coach of the Year.

Snowden has received praise from the WCGA before, being named the 2022 WCGA Region 4 Assistant Coach of the Year and as a member of the 2022 WCGA Coaching Staff of the Year with Michigan State. With Missouri, Snowden oversees the bars event.

Rubin specializes in beam, while Terpak focuses on Missouri's floor routine.

Friday’s Mizzou Schedule

Men's golf at SEC Championship at 7 a.m. in St. Simons Island, Ga. — Stats
Softball vs. No. 15/20 Alabama at 6 p.m. in Tuscaloosa, Ala. — Watch, Stats
Baseball vs. No. 16 Alabama at 6 p.m. in Tuscaloosa, Ala. — Watch, Listen, Stats

Mizzou Results

Baseball fell 7-5 to No. 16 Alabama. The Tigers gave up a 5-2 lead late.

Did you notice?

Former Missouri basketball guard Kareem Rush earned a spot in the Missouri Athletics Hall of Fame. Rush spent three seasons with the Tigers, leaving the program in 2002. He still holds Missouri's highest all-time 3-point percentage (43.9 percent).

He’s one of the greatest scorers to wear the Black & Gold — and now Kareem Rush is headed to the Mizzou Athletics Hall of Fame! 🏀🐯

The silky-smooth lefty from Kansas City was a 2-time All-Big 12 player for @MizzouHoops ... owns Mizzou’s career 3-pt FG % record (43.9) …… pic.twitter.com/YJt0MorUbq
— Mizzou Athletics (@MizzouAthletics) April 24, 2025

Wrestling accepted its invitation to the 2025 National Duals. That event will take place November 15-16.

Missouri is headed to the 2025 National Duals Invitational sponsored by @Paycom #TigerStyle pic.twitter.com/PnwM42F06e
— Mizzou Wrestling (@MizzouWrestling) April 24, 2025

Missouri offensive lineman Armand Membou was selected with the seventh pick of the 2025 NFL Draft. His high school reacted as the Jets took him in the first round.

Lee's Summit North (Membou's HS) Players and Students reaction to Membou being picked by the Jets. #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/0sTMWOP62y
— Harold R. Kuntz (@HaroldRKuntz3) April 25, 2025

Membou was selected in the NFL Draft, and his contract details were revealed. The offensive lineman will make $31.8 million with a $19.8 million signing bonus.

As the #7 overall pick, OT Armand Membou's #Jets contract will come in around:

- 4 years, $31.8M
- $19.8M signing bonus
- fully guaranteed
- 2029 5th-year option

Membou is expected to fill the RT hole in front of Justin Fields.
— Spotrac (@spotrac) April 25, 2025