Just saw an article saying the University is conducting an independent review on the women’s gymnastics team and Libby has been placed on administrative leave. Does anyone know what’s going on with the GymHawks?
What’s Lisa Libby accused of?
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From the Gazette:
Iowa women’s gymnastics coach Larissa Libby has resigned, the athletics department said Monday in a news release, more than a month after being placed on paid administrative leave.
The university hired the Boston-based Education and Sports Law Group to conduct an independent review of the program in March after “members of the team and staff brought forward concerns regarding the head coach, related to the environment within the program.” The review has been completed, an Iowa Athletics spokesman confirmed to The Gazette.
Libby said in a statement released by the athletics department that her time at Iowa was a “tremendous journey.”
“I am very proud of all of our accomplishments both in the classroom and in the competitive arena,” Libby said. “I am grateful for the amazing Iowa community and the many people who dedicated themselves to supporting the team.”
Libby has been at Iowa since 2000, including as head coach since 2005. The three-time Big Ten Coach of the Year helped the Hawkeyes reach NCAA Regionals — either as a team or individually — in 24 consecutive seasons. She also led the program to its first Big Ten regular-season title in 2021.
Libby received a base salary of $173,349 and total income (including bonuses) of $206,900 in the 2022-23 fiscal year, according to the state salary book.
Her resignation was effective May 10. Jessa Hansen Parker, an assistant coach on Libby’s staff and a former Hawkeye gymnast, will serve as the interim head coach while Iowa Athletics completes a national search.
It will be Beth Goetz’s first head coaching hire since being named Iowa’s permanent athletics director in January.
Iowa women’s gymnastics coach Larissa Libby has resigned, the athletics department said Monday in a news release, more than a month after being placed on paid administrative leave.
The university hired the Boston-based Education and Sports Law Group to conduct an independent review of the program in March after “members of the team and staff brought forward concerns regarding the head coach, related to the environment within the program.” The review has been completed, an Iowa Athletics spokesman confirmed to The Gazette.
Libby said in a statement released by the athletics department that her time at Iowa was a “tremendous journey.”
“I am very proud of all of our accomplishments both in the classroom and in the competitive arena,” Libby said. “I am grateful for the amazing Iowa community and the many people who dedicated themselves to supporting the team.”
Libby has been at Iowa since 2000, including as head coach since 2005. The three-time Big Ten Coach of the Year helped the Hawkeyes reach NCAA Regionals — either as a team or individually — in 24 consecutive seasons. She also led the program to its first Big Ten regular-season title in 2021.
Libby received a base salary of $173,349 and total income (including bonuses) of $206,900 in the 2022-23 fiscal year, according to the state salary book.
Her resignation was effective May 10. Jessa Hansen Parker, an assistant coach on Libby’s staff and a former Hawkeye gymnast, will serve as the interim head coach while Iowa Athletics completes a national search.
It will be Beth Goetz’s first head coaching hire since being named Iowa’s permanent athletics director in January.
Paid to shut up and go away, apparently:
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University of Iowa signs $449K settlement with resigned gymnastics coach
The day University of Iowa administrators announced women’s gymnastics head coach Larissa Libby had resigned — more than a month after placing her on paid administrative leave following an external program review — they signed a settlement paying her a total $449,000, plus a final payout of her...
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