Completed Event: Gymnastics versus NCAA Championship Final on April 19, 2025 , , 4th of 4 (197.2375)
Final Score
Gymnastics
4th of 4 (197.2375)
vs NCAA Championship Final
Gymnastics
Pratt, Jimmy
Jimmy Pratt
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- jpratt@huntsman.utah.edu
Coaching Timeline
2021- Present Utah
2020-21 Denver, Assistant Coach
2011-19 All American Gymnastics, Head Coach
2009-10 BYU, Volunteer Assistant Coach
Coaching Highlights
NCAA Region Assistant Coach of the Year: 2022
NCAA All-Americans: 12
Education
Brigham Young, 2007
Bachelor’s in Exercise Science
Jimmy Pratt is in his fifth year with the Utah gymnastics program in 2025-26 after joining the coaching staff in June of 2021. Pratt serves as the primary uneven bars coach for the Red Rocks after spending his first four years primarily at vault.
In his first season solely focused on bars, the Red Rocks improved by two spots from No. 6 in the country in 2024, to tied for No. 4 in 2025. Additionally, Utah saw their average bars score rise from 49.377 in 2024 to 49.400 in 2025 while also improving their season high score from 49.525 to 49.600.
The Red Rocks, with Pratt’s assistance continued to roll, with a trip to their 49th straight National Championship appearance and fifth straight Final Four appearance, finishing fourth place overall in the country. Utah gymnastics is the only collegiate team in the nation that has never missed either competition.
Additionally, the Red Rocks earned their 35th NCAA Regional title as a program, and kept their conference title streak alive at five straight (four Pac-12 titles- 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and one Big 12 title- 2025), winning the Big 12 Regular Season title and Big 12 Championship in their first season competing in the conference.
Pratt’s bars team did well in Big 12 Conference recognitions placing three athletes (Amelie Morgan, Ella Zirbes, and Grace McCallum) on the All-Big 12 bars team, and Makenna Smith impressed at the conference championship, winning the Big 12 individual title on the event.
Additionally, Pratt’s crew earned five more (McCallum, Zirbes, Neff, Morgan, and Smith) NCAA All-America nods on bars during the semifinals in Fort Worth, Texas.
Since joining the coaching staff, Pratt guided the vault team to a top-10 ranking in the nation and looks to be on the same path fully focused on bars.
In 2024, splitting time between vault and bars, Pratt guided Zirbes and Smith to NCAA All-American honors on both vault and bars. Throughout the season, the Red Rock vault lineup tallied scores of 49.500 or better four times, while the bars lineup eclipsed the mark seven times.
In 2023, the Ute vaulters finished fourth overall in the country, highlighted by a season-high 49.625 at the NCAA Regional Second Round.
Under Pratt’s guidance, Jaedyn Rucker rattled off a 9.9625 to win the NCAA vault title in 2022 to become just the fifth Red Rock to earn a national title on vault. Rucker made Utah Gymnastics history after becoming the first Ute to record a 10.0 on vault in the postseason. She recorded back-to-back 10s at the NCAA Regionals to win the region vault title and become tied for the most 10s on vault in a career, as well as single season. Pratt’s vault team finished fifth in the nation in 2022.
Pratt was named a 2022 Region Assistant Coach of the Year alongside his fellow coaches Carly Dockendorf and Myia Hambrick after leading the team to an exceptional season.
Pratt joined the Utah coaching staff after a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Denver, while previously coaching at All American Gymnastics in Lindon, Utah, for 18 years.
While at Denver, he served as the primary vault and floor coach where he guided the Pioneers to a top-10 ranking on floor in 2021 (No. 9) and on vault in 2020 (No. 9).
Pratt showed early on his ability to coach high-level college athletes, pushing Lynzee Brown to a No. 3 national ranking on floor and regular season All-American honors on both vault and floor in 2021. Pratt also coached Maddie Karr to a No. 4 national ranking on vault in 2020, which included two 10.0s, and saw Brown make a leap to No. 12 in the nation on vault in 2021.
Prior to making the move to Denver, Pratt spent 18 years at All American Gymnastics in Lindon, Utah, and served as the club's head coach since 2011. At All American, he was responsible for all aspects of the program and coached at both the Elite and Junior Olympic levels.
Pratt and his wife Makenna currently own and operate Bold Gymnastics in Springville, Utah.
From 2009-10, Pratt cut his teeth as a college coach at Brigham Young where he was a volunteer assistant coach on vault and bars.
Pratt received his bachelor's degree from Brigham Young in exercise science with an emphasis in fitness and wellness (2007). He is married to Makenna Pratt and they have three daughters: Kaylor, Daphne and Linden.
2021- Present Utah
2020-21 Denver, Assistant Coach
2011-19 All American Gymnastics, Head Coach
2009-10 BYU, Volunteer Assistant Coach
Coaching Highlights
NCAA Region Assistant Coach of the Year: 2022
NCAA All-Americans: 12
Education
Brigham Young, 2007
Bachelor’s in Exercise Science
Jimmy Pratt is in his fifth year with the Utah gymnastics program in 2025-26 after joining the coaching staff in June of 2021. Pratt serves as the primary uneven bars coach for the Red Rocks after spending his first four years primarily at vault.
In his first season solely focused on bars, the Red Rocks improved by two spots from No. 6 in the country in 2024, to tied for No. 4 in 2025. Additionally, Utah saw their average bars score rise from 49.377 in 2024 to 49.400 in 2025 while also improving their season high score from 49.525 to 49.600.
The Red Rocks, with Pratt’s assistance continued to roll, with a trip to their 49th straight National Championship appearance and fifth straight Final Four appearance, finishing fourth place overall in the country. Utah gymnastics is the only collegiate team in the nation that has never missed either competition.
Additionally, the Red Rocks earned their 35th NCAA Regional title as a program, and kept their conference title streak alive at five straight (four Pac-12 titles- 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and one Big 12 title- 2025), winning the Big 12 Regular Season title and Big 12 Championship in their first season competing in the conference.
Pratt’s bars team did well in Big 12 Conference recognitions placing three athletes (Amelie Morgan, Ella Zirbes, and Grace McCallum) on the All-Big 12 bars team, and Makenna Smith impressed at the conference championship, winning the Big 12 individual title on the event.
Additionally, Pratt’s crew earned five more (McCallum, Zirbes, Neff, Morgan, and Smith) NCAA All-America nods on bars during the semifinals in Fort Worth, Texas.
Since joining the coaching staff, Pratt guided the vault team to a top-10 ranking in the nation and looks to be on the same path fully focused on bars.
In 2024, splitting time between vault and bars, Pratt guided Zirbes and Smith to NCAA All-American honors on both vault and bars. Throughout the season, the Red Rock vault lineup tallied scores of 49.500 or better four times, while the bars lineup eclipsed the mark seven times.
In 2023, the Ute vaulters finished fourth overall in the country, highlighted by a season-high 49.625 at the NCAA Regional Second Round.
Under Pratt’s guidance, Jaedyn Rucker rattled off a 9.9625 to win the NCAA vault title in 2022 to become just the fifth Red Rock to earn a national title on vault. Rucker made Utah Gymnastics history after becoming the first Ute to record a 10.0 on vault in the postseason. She recorded back-to-back 10s at the NCAA Regionals to win the region vault title and become tied for the most 10s on vault in a career, as well as single season. Pratt’s vault team finished fifth in the nation in 2022.
Pratt was named a 2022 Region Assistant Coach of the Year alongside his fellow coaches Carly Dockendorf and Myia Hambrick after leading the team to an exceptional season.
Pratt joined the Utah coaching staff after a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Denver, while previously coaching at All American Gymnastics in Lindon, Utah, for 18 years.
While at Denver, he served as the primary vault and floor coach where he guided the Pioneers to a top-10 ranking on floor in 2021 (No. 9) and on vault in 2020 (No. 9).
Pratt showed early on his ability to coach high-level college athletes, pushing Lynzee Brown to a No. 3 national ranking on floor and regular season All-American honors on both vault and floor in 2021. Pratt also coached Maddie Karr to a No. 4 national ranking on vault in 2020, which included two 10.0s, and saw Brown make a leap to No. 12 in the nation on vault in 2021.
Prior to making the move to Denver, Pratt spent 18 years at All American Gymnastics in Lindon, Utah, and served as the club's head coach since 2011. At All American, he was responsible for all aspects of the program and coached at both the Elite and Junior Olympic levels.
Pratt and his wife Makenna currently own and operate Bold Gymnastics in Springville, Utah.
From 2009-10, Pratt cut his teeth as a college coach at Brigham Young where he was a volunteer assistant coach on vault and bars.
Pratt received his bachelor's degree from Brigham Young in exercise science with an emphasis in fitness and wellness (2007). He is married to Makenna Pratt and they have three daughters: Kaylor, Daphne and Linden.
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