Morgan Price will continue to make history in the NCAA — UCLA gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the national championship

The NCAA gymnastics transfer portal (and its accompanying rumors and intrigue) is in full swing right now, as we are in the 45-day period following the National Championship meet. 

Yet one of the highest-profile transfers rumored doesn’t involve the portal at all. 

How’s that? 

Morgan Price of Fisk has announced that she will transfer for her final year of eligibility. 

Fisk does not compete as part of the NCAA. They compete as part of the HBCU Conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). 

Therefore, because Price has not competed in the NCAA, she does not have to enter the transfer portal. She can just … transfer. 

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Price has made history many times over in her career. In 2022, she joined Fisk’s debut gymnastics team, which also happened to be the first gymnastics team at a historically Black college or university (HBCU). Last year, Price became the first HBCU gymnast to win the all-around title at the USA Gymnastics Women’s Collegiate National Championships. Last month, she repeated as national AA champion AND swept the rest of the event titles (tying bars with another gymnast, but winning the rest outright). 

Price is also the first HBCU gymnast to score a perfect 10. She hit a perfect bars set in February during a tri meet against Penn and Southern Connecticut State University.  

Originally an Arkansas commit, Price said that she had joined Fisk’s team to “represent something bigger than [herself]” and to set an example for future generations of gymnasts looking for the HBCU experience as well as the college athlete’s experience. 

Now, she’s got a year left to take her talent to a bigger stage. Cheers to Morgan Price for making history and not stopping there. 

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Other gym news

College Gym News brings us a look back at the 2025 season highs and lows. 

The Gymternet has the top women’s elite scores from April.

GymCastic this week features two mini-commissions: One about gym and coach switchups, the other about long-term gymnast health.  

Olivia Kelly of Missouri talks to Ashlee and Brittany over at All Things Gymnastics. 

The FIG will livestream the Varna World Cup finals here (Day 1) and here (Day 2). 

Aine Reede will transfer from the University of New Hampshire to Maryland. 

Dakota Essenpries will transfer from Arkansas to Missouri. 

Grace McCallum got a shoutout from the University of Utah president during graduation ceremonies this week. 

Gabby Douglas was inducted into the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Hall of Fame this week. 

Five at The IX: UCLA does it again 

UCLA’s videography is, as always, above and beyond, and their video about the team’s run at the National Championship (the third in a series about the postseason) is chef’s kiss.