STANFORD, Calif. - Hallie Mossett, a former UCLA gymnastics standout, has joined head coach Tabitha Yim's coaching staff as an assistant coach for the upcoming season, announced Wednesday.
Mossett is no stranger to success on the country's highest stages, earning a Pac-12 Championship with the Bruins as a student-athlete in 2016 and earning conference, regional, and national titles with UCLA as an undergraduate coach in 2018.
"We are excited to welcome Hallie to the Stanford family," Yim stated. "She has competed and achieved at the highest levels of the sport and has established herself as a top choreographer and a rising star in the coaching ranks of the NCAA. Hallie's passion for the student-athlete experience, combined with her enthusiasm and creativity, will be a great addition to our coaching staff."
Mossett heads back west after a two-year stint at Long Island University. The Los Angeles, Calif. native was a part of head coach Randy Lane's inaugural coaching staff, aiding in the team's launch and successful first two seasons on the competition floor.
During her time with the Sharks, Mossett led the LIU floor team to multiple school-record performances. Mossett's floor squad scored the program's first-ever 49.000+ score at the 2021 EAGL Championships and broke the elusive scoring barrier twice during the 2022 season. Junior Amanda Loo earned the Sharks' first-ever 9.90 score on floor in the team's 2022 meet against Temple, and later in the season recorded the program's best-ever floor mark with a 9.925 against NC State.
"I am proud, excited and thrilled that Hallie will continue in the world of collegiate coaching at Stanford," noted LIU head coach Lane. "We need more positive, caring, and strong young women like her to be involved in our sport as mentors to our student-athletes. I am confident that Hallie will continue to help build young people's lives through her abilities as a coach for Stanford."
Mossett started collegiate coaching in her final year at UCLA, acting as an undergraduate assistant coach during the Bruins' national championship run in 2018. Her assistance in UCLA's floor choreography led the Bruins to stellar performances throughout the season, including four 10.0 scoring routines. The Bruins' floor squad also made marks in the UCLA record books, earning the program's fifth-best team floor score in its history with a 49.775 against Oregon State, Feb. 25, 2018.
Before her collegiate coaching career began, Mossett had an incredibly successful career as a collegiate gymnast. The 2018 UCLA graduate was a two-time All-American on floor exercise, earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors on the same event and was a four-time conference weekly award honoree. During her senior season, Mossett's floor routine went viral and was featured in Entertainment Weekly, Time, People and Cosmo, and earned her an appearance on the TV show Home & Family. Throughout her career, Mossett collected two Pac-12 Specialist of the Week honors and two Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors.
Prior to her time as a Bruin, Mossett was a five-time VISA Championships competitor, qualifying for the national championship meet from 2007-11. She was named to the U.S. National Team in 2011 and was an alternate for the Pan American Games.
"I am beyond ecstatic to join the Cardinal women's Gymnastics family," said Mossett. "I am thrilled to be returning to the Pac-12 and it is such an honor and a privilege to become a part of the rich Home of Champions that is fostered at Stanford. I am grateful and excited to partner with Tabitha, the coaching staff, support staff and the Cardinal student-athletes as we look to uphold the success of Stanford's past and develop the program towards its goals of consistently winning conference and national championships. I want to thank Randy Lane who has been an incredible coach, mentor, and friend. His unwavering support has contributed to my growth as a coach and I will be forever grateful."
