Staff
Shannon Welker
Head Coach
Two-time SEC Coach of the Year, 2025 WCGA National Coach of the Year, and leader of the College Gym News Coaching Staff of the Year, head coach Shannon Welker has transformed Mizzou Gymnastics into a national powerhouse. Now in his 12th season, Welker led the Tigers to their best year in program history where they advanced to the NCAA Championship Final for the first time and earned a third-place national finish, the highest by any Mizzou women’s team. Under his guidance, Missouri has achieved countless program firsts, including its first individual national champion (Helen Hu on beam), first 198 score, and multiple record-breaking event totals. Since his arrival in 2014, Welker has elevated the Tigers to consistent national prominence, guiding them to multiple NCAA Championship appearances, top-15 finishes, and SEC honors. His student-athletes have earned dozens of WCGA All-America accolades, SEC titles, and national recognition, while Welker himself has been celebrated for building a culture of excellence, integrity, and growth.
Whitney Snowden
Associate Head Coach
Part of the 2025 WCGA Assistant Coaches of the Year and College Gym News Coaches of the Year staff, Whitney Snowden has made a major impact on Mizzou Gymnastics since joining the program in July 2022. A key architect behind Missouri’s historic rise, Snowden has transformed the Tigers’ uneven bars squad into one of the nation’s best. In 2025, Mizzou finished the regular season ranked fourth nationally on bars, never leaving the top 10, and set five of the top 10 scores in program history, including a 49.575 at the SEC Championship. Under her leadership, Mara Titarsolej captured her second-straight SEC Bars title, scored a perfect 10, and placed third at the NCAA Bars Final, while three Tigers earned WCGA All-America honors on the event. Snowden’s impact was also evident in 2024, when Missouri posted a program-record 49.600 and finished No. 11 nationally on bars, with every starter recording multiple 9.9s. Her first season in 2023 saw immediate results as the Tigers broke multiple school records and reached their highest bars ranking since 2010.
Lacey Rubin
Assistant Coach
Part of the 2025 WCGA Assistant Coaches of the Year and College Gym News Coaches of the Year staff, Lacey Rubin joined Mizzou Gymnastics in May 2023 and quickly elevated the Tigers’ balance beam program to new heights. In 2025, Missouri posted the best beam scores in program history, earning a 49.575 twice—including during the NCAA Championship Second Round—and producing the school’s first NCAA Balance Beam National Champion, Helen Hu, who scored three perfect 10s on the event. Three Tigers earned WCGA All-America honors on beam under Rubin’s leadership, continuing Mizzou’s tradition of excellence on the apparatus. In her debut 2024 season, Rubin helped the Tigers finish No. 22 nationally on beam, with standout Sienna Schreiber tying for eighth in the country and earning her first WCGA Regular Season All-America First Team honor and perfect 10.
Jackie Terpak
Assistant Coach
Part of the 2025 WCGA Assistant Coaches of the Year and College Gym News Coaches of the Year staff, Jackie Terpak joined Mizzou Gymnastics in June 2023 and has quickly become a driving force behind the Tigers’ artistry and performance success. Specializing in choreography while assisting on beam and floor, recruiting, and creative content, Terpak helped lead Missouri to record-breaking floor results in 2025, including the two highest scores in program history (49.725 and 49.700) and a No. 4 national ranking — the best end-of-season ranking on any event in team history. Under her guidance, Kennedy Griffin earned the second perfect 10 on floor in program history, while Amari Celestine, Griffin, and Jocelyn Moore each secured WCGA Regular Season All-America honors. In her first year, Terpak’s “Fab Floor” lineup finished No. 8 nationally with a program-best 49.575 NQS, including a school-record 49.700 capped by Moore’s first-ever perfect 10.
Madasyn Clark
Director of Operations
Mady Clark serves as the Director of Operations for Mizzou Gymnastics, entering her fourth season with the Tigers after joining the staff in 2022. In her role, Clark oversees the program’s day-to-day operations, including team logistics, travel coordination, event management, recruiting operations, and camp coordination. She plays a vital role in supporting the coaching staff and student-athletes in all aspects of team success, contributing to the continued growth and national prominence of Mizzou Gymnastics.