Former gymnast from Oklahoma Ragan Smith strengthens the national gymnastics team Iowa with a notable move


Ragan Smith strengthened the team of gymnastics in Iowa, joining the team as an assistant coach of the program. The 24-year-old has previously competed for the Oklahoma Soons Gymnastics team and is the five-time NCAA ALL-AMERICAN.

During the 2025 season, an athlete born in Georgia was part of the Oklahoma Soons team as a student coach. Especially, Oklahoma claimed its seventh national title With a total grade of 19,0125 in 2025, securing a pleasant victory over the other finalists – UCLA (197,6125), Missouri (197,250) and Utah (197,2375).

After the successful NCAA campaign of Oklahoma, she joined a team of state gymnastics in Iowa in the lead role. The official Instagram lunch of Iowa State Gymnastics announced Smith’s addition, writing a post:

“We are excited to announce the latest member of our coaching staff 🀩 Welcome to the Cyclone family, Ragan!”

In addition to being a gymnast for Oklahoma, Ragan Smith also represented the American national team. While earning a gold medal in the women’s team as an alternative on Now the World Cup The 2018 Detachment, the injury excluded from the finals of all and the floor of the 2017 Worlds, despite qualifications for both of them.


When Ragan Smith wrote a cordial message after graduating from the University of Oklahoma

Ragan Smith on NCAA Women's National Championship 2024- Source: GettyRagan Smith on NCAA Women's National Championship 2024- Source: Getty
Ragan Smith on NCAA Women’s National Championship 2024- Source: Getty

Ragan Smith He wrote a cordial note to the University of Oklahoma after representing a team of gymnastics for five years, from 2020 to 2024. In May 2024. The Instagram post, Smith shared how honored he was honored with that year in Oklahoma as a student and gymnastics. Thinking about her journey, she wrote:

“All I have to say is that the time had passed before my eyes. It was the best 5 years here in my life and it was an honor to represent the University of Oklahoma. I just wanted to thank everyone who was beside me through this process because I couldn’t do it without you.”

“Thank you very much for your dream of becoming a reality! I will be forever before life! It’s time to graduate πŸŽŠπŸŽ‰,” she also shared gratitude to the University by helping her realize her dream.

As an athlete for Oklahoma Sondders, Smith played an instrumental role in the team by becoming a double NCAA champion in 2022 and 2023, and the end of runners 2021. In addition, in the 2024 and 2021 years of the championship in the individual balance championship, she inserted two bronze medals.