UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State men’s gymnastics coaches Randy Jepson, Tony Beck, and Carlos Vazquez were all honored by the Collegiate Gymnastics Association (CGA) and the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) at the 2025 NCAA Banquet.
Head coach Randy Jepson was named the CGA Central Region Head Coach of the Year. Assistant coaches Beck and Vazquez each earned the CGA Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year honors.
In addition to the regional honors, Vazquez was named a the CGA Honor Coach, an award which recognizes a member-coach of twenty-five years or more who has gained the admiration of his coaching associates. The award reads as follows: “In recognition of his service in coaching and developing gymnastics for over twenty-five years. He has gained the respect of his associates in the gymnastics world by his inspiring example and accomplishments.” The Honor Coach Award Committee selects the recipient of this award each year by a secret ballot. The chairman presents this, the most prestigious of all gymnastics coaches’ awards, at the banquet prior to the NCAA Championship.
The Penn State coaching staff guided the team to a 6-1 record in the 2025 season, culminating in the team’s first Big Ten regular season title with the 329.050-328.850 win over Nebraska on Senior Day. Under their guidance, the Nittany Lions went on to finish second at the Big Ten Championships and posted the best team finish in nine years at the 2025 NCAA Championships.