Taylor Colwell is entering her second season as the volunteer assistant coach of the Lindenwood gymnastics team in 2022.
During the 2021 season, Colwell helped the Lions to finish first in the MIC, and second at the USAG Collegiate National Championships. Colwell was a recipient of the WCGA Division II Regional Assistant Coach of the Year honor, following the successful season put together by the team. Under the tutelage of Colwell, four student-athletes earned WCGA All-American accolades, three were selection to compete at regionals, and three collected conference weekly performance honors. Colwell also assisted in the coaching of eight first-team and nine second-team All-MIC performers.
Colwell is familiar with the Lindenwood program, after spending the previous four seasons (2017-2020) as a member of the team. During her time in St. Charles, Colwell guided the Lions to four consecutive MIC titles and a USA Gymnastics Women's Collegiate National Championship in 2019. Colwell and the Lions made history during the 2019 season, becoming just the third-ever NCAA Division II program to compete in an NCAA Regional. The Lions set a new program record in 2019 with a Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) of 195.400, the highest mark in program history.Â
A native of Plainedge, N.Y., Colwell earned USA Gymnastics second-team All-American honors on bars in 2019. Also in 2019, Colwell was a second-team all-MIC performer on bars and beam. Colwell was a four-time selection as a Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Scholastic All-American and also a four-time MIC scholar athlete.
