University of Denver Women's Gymnastics
University of Denver fields a women's gymnastics team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, below the median of 20, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,451,967, above the median of $1.9M — $163,464 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's gymnastics programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 20 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 989, about the median of 995, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,870,786 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $56,144 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's gymnastics programs
Where this program sits against its 60 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 20)
The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap20 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,451,967 for the year
- Operating expenses$279,872 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$163,464 division median $85,665
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 979 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$8,870,786 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$56,144 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$252,337 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa Kutcher-Rinehart head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| John Carney | Women's Gymnastics Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ava Mabanta | Women's Gymnastics Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mary Rice | Women's Gymnastics Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Marisa Sodden | Director of Women's Gymnastics Operations | On file · sign in |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school gymnastics players14,996 2024-25
- Division I roster spots1,210 60 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 12 8.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's gymnastics recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 78%
Women's Gymnastics
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,451,967 $163,464 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,870,786
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $252,337
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $59,340
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 30 burglaries · 33 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
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School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Gymnastics programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Air Force Academy Division I · Mountain West Conference | 46 | — | — | 1000 | 14% |
Other women's gymnastics programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Utah room for 4 | 16 | $3.5M | $216,337 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Denver room for 5 | 15 | $2.5M | $163,464 | 989 | vs | |
| Arizona State University room for 2 | 18 | $2.1M | $117,398 | 1000 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University 5 over cap | 25 | $1.9M | $77,875 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Arizona at cap | 20 | $1.8M | $89,018 | 987 | vs | |
| West Virginia University 1 over cap | 21 | $914k | $43,511 | 982 | vs |
Every Big 12 Conference women's gymnastics program · Women's Gymnastics budgets ranked