There are currently no Division I women's programs in Texas, a state that has produced three Olympic champions over the last 20 years and features some of the most accomplished gymnastics clubs in the country.
, the state that has over 20 colleges and universities currently classified as Division I, the state that features some of the most prominent gymnastics programs in the country if not the world, has exactly six women's gymnastics scholarships available, all of them at Division II Texas Woman's University.
The Horned Frogs offer 13 varsity women's sports, including equestrian, rifle and triathlon. Just not gymnastics. It was the same for most of her club teammates at Texas East gymnastics. When it came time to go to college, they spread out across the country, from Kentucky to Ohio to Arkansas to Florida.
While adding scholarships could be a hurdle for potential programs to navigate, Clark sees it as a supply and demand issue.He's not joking. Within the last decade the number of active Level 10 gymnasts — which comprises the vast majority of college athletes — has nearly doubled from 1,600 to nearly 3,100.
“If a D-I program in Texas opened up, they would contend very quickly for national championships,” she said.
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