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We are so excited to welcome Megan and A.J. to TWU Gymnastics!

Megan and A.J. both bring a wealth of experience, passion for gymnastics and commitment to the total success of student-athletes!

Read more about them at the link below ⬇️

🗞️: https://twuathletics.com/news/2026/8/14/gymnastics-twu-gymnastics-welcomes-two-assistant-coaches.aspx

TWU GYMNASTICS WELCOMES TWO ASSISTANT COACHES - Texas Woman's University Athletics DENTON, Texas (Aug. 14, 2026) – On Friday, the Texas Woman's Athletics Department announced the hiring of Megan Walker Thigpen and AJ Banker as Assistant Coaches of TWU Gymnastics.

𝙀𝙉𝙀𝙍𝙂𝙔. 𝙋𝘼𝙎𝙎𝙄𝙊𝙉. 𝙀𝙓𝘾𝙄𝙏𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙉𝙏.

The 2026 schedule is here ‼️

🗞️: https://twuathletics.com/news/2026/8/12/volleyball-twu-volleyball-announces-2026-schedule.aspx

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𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐘 🥳

On this Monday, we’re highlighting TWU Volleyball! During the 2025 season, the Pioneers advanced to the LSC Tournament for the third straight season and upset nationally ranked and tournament 3-seed West Texas A&M to advance to the LSC Semifinals for the first time since 2019!

𝙒𝙀𝙇𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙀 𝙏𝙊 𝙏𝙒𝙐 🦉

We are excited to announce the hiring of Tyler Tawney as our Coordinator of Operations and Event Management! Tyler brings recent experience in collegiate athletics marketing and operations to TWU!

🗞️: https://twuathletics.com/news/2026/8/10/general-tyler-tawney-joins-twu-as-coordinator-of-operations-and-event-management.aspx

TYLER TAWNEY JOINS TWU AS COORDINATOR OF OPERATIONS AND EVENT MANAGEMENT - Texas Woman's University Athletics DENTON, Texas (August 10, 2026) – On Monday, the Texas Woman's Athletic Department announced the hiring of Tyler Tawney as TWU's Coordinator of Operations and Event Management. "I am honored and extremely blessed to join Texas Woman's University Athletics as the Coordinator of Operations and ...

Pure 𝙂𝙊𝙇𝘿 Moments ✨

For the third straight year, the TWU Pioneer Pride Dance Team claimed a Gold Paid Bid at 2026 NDA Summer Camp! The Pioneers also First Place in DII Team Dance and Game Day Run Off, and they were named Most Spirited!

Caden Hensley and Kendall Madkins were named NDA All-Americans, earning their third straight career honor!

🗞️: https://twuathletics.com/news/2026/8/5/dance-pioneer-pride-dance-earns-third-straight-gold-bid.aspx

𝐶𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑑; 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑎 𝑃𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑟 ❤️

Sherrie Taylor embodied the true spirit of a Pioneer and was a passionate advocate for Pioneer Athletics. She will be deeply missed.

Sherrill Ruth Taylor Obituary Jul 17, 2026 - Bill DeBerry Funeral Directors View Sherrill Ruth Taylor's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐘 🥳

On this Monday, we’re highlighting TWU STUNT! In 2026, the Pioneers advanced to the program’s 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 LSC Tournament Championship Game and the program’s 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 National Tournament Game! They also celebrated 16 wins - their 𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐌 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘!

𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐀𝐂𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐂 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 ‼️

TWU Volleyball was honored with their 22nd AVCA Team Academic Award! We’re so proud of our Pioneers commitment to excellence in the classroom and on the court!

🗞️: https://twuathletics.com/news/2026/7/23/volleyball-twu-volleyball-honored-with-2026-avca-team-academic-award.aspx

𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐘 🥳

On this Monday, we’re highlighting TWU Softball! The Pioneers celebrated a 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓 2026 season! They won their first round game in the LSC Tournament for the first time since 2017! They also celebrated Randi Crawford being named the LSC Pitcher of the Year and the D2CCA Pitcher of the Year, and Trinity Perry earning a NCAA DII Rawlings Gold Glove Award - the first for TWU!

Continuing to celebrate the 𝙂𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙏 𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎!

Hear from Dr. Chaney, Chancellor Feyten and Executive Director of Athletics Sandee Mott on what this gift means to TWU Athletics!