147. Jordyn Wieber: Raising the Bar

The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

Sport & Story

Arkansas, Hogs, Sports, Razorbacks

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Jordyn Wieber is used to winning. From taking home Olympic gold to being part of a championship-winning program at UCLA, Wieber knows what it takes to find success at the highest levels. And so when she became the first Olympic champion to become the head coach of a collegiate program, Wieber knew what she wanted to do.

The Arkansas gymnastics program isn’t even 20 years old, but has seen its fair share of successes. With Wieber, there’s more buzz than ever—the team has already posted records for attendance and high scores. And it all starts with building a culture and a program with a winning mentality. With an Olympian at the helm—and two others on the coaching staff—Razorback gymnastics is on an upward trajectory. And it all starts with Jordyn Wieber.

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0:00.0	The goal now is to get to that national championship.
0:02.4	And it's harder now because it used to be 12 teams made it.
0:04.8	Now only eight teams make it.
0:06.4	And as we continue to get better as a program,
0:08.9	so does every other program.
0:10.4	So that's the goal, is to get back to that national championship and be one of those teams
0:14.2	that's that's fighting for the Hog Pot. I'm Bo Mattingly and this episode is made possible by our friends
0:31.1	at First Security Bank. Bold Vision, Sarzan Resort, Abilita Maria, and South by
0:37.1	Northwest Hospitality.
0:40.3	Jordan Weber is used to winning.
0:42.1	It is gold for the United States of America.
0:45.0	From winning Olympic gold to being part of a championship winning program at UCLA,
0:50.0	Weber knows what it takes to find success at the highest levels.
0:54.4	To Gabby Douglas, Jordan Weber, Ali Raceman,
0:57.8	Kyla Ross, and Macaela Moroni, team gold to the USA.
1:03.0	And so when she became the first Olympic champion to become the head coach of a collegiate program,
1:09.0	Weber knew what she wanted to do.
1:11.0	As a woman who has strived for excellence
1:13.3	both athletically, personally, and professionally,
1:16.7	I believe I can bring out some of the best
1:18.6	in the Arkansas Gymnastics team
1:20.2	and motivate them as we strive for SEC
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