Gymnastics
Grable, Autumn
Autumn Grable
- Title:
- Volunteer Assistant Coach
Autumn Grable spent 2024 as a full-time assistant coach after serving as a volunteer assistant in 2023.
In Grable’s first season, she was honored by the WCGA as Co-Assistant Coach of the Year in the West Region. Additionally, the UCLA coaching staff was selected College Gym News’ Coaching Staff of the Year. The Bruin coaches led UCLA to its first NCAA Championships appearance since 2019, finishing third in the semifinals with the highest non-advancing score in NCAA history. UCLA placed fifth overall at the championships for its 28th all-time Top 5 finish.
Grable coached the balance beam squad to a No. 5 regular season ranking in 2023 and a +0.205 improvement in NQS from the previous season. The beam team averaged 49.396 on the year and recorded the No. 4 beam score in UCLA history at the NCAA Regional Second Round with a 49.675. They also earned three other Top 8 marks in school history in 2023. Emma Malabuyo placed fourth on beam at the NCAA Championships to earn first-team All-America honors, and Selena Harris earned second-team All-America acclaim on beam. Every regular in the beam lineup averaged 9.825 or higher.
In 2024, Grable coached Harris to a third-place finish on beam at the NCAA Championships.
Prior to arriving at UCLA, Grable was the co-head coach for elite development for five years at Jaycie Phelps Athletic Center (JPAC) in Indianapolis. Under her guidance, JPAC was awarded J.O. Club of the Year honors nationally in 2019 and in Region 5 in 2021. Grable, who led the Level 6-10 balance beam and floor exercise squads, coached a Level 10 national all-around champion in 2019, three Level 10 uneven bars national champions, a 2021 Level 10 National beam champion, two Level 10 national all-around runners-up and qualified athletes to the Nastia Liukin Cup her last four years. She previously was the beam and floor coach for all levels from compulsory through Level 10 at Gym-Nation from 2011-17, annually helping coach athletes to Level 9 Easterns and Level 10 Nationals, with many earning Top 5 finishes.
In Grable’s first season, she was honored by the WCGA as Co-Assistant Coach of the Year in the West Region. Additionally, the UCLA coaching staff was selected College Gym News’ Coaching Staff of the Year. The Bruin coaches led UCLA to its first NCAA Championships appearance since 2019, finishing third in the semifinals with the highest non-advancing score in NCAA history. UCLA placed fifth overall at the championships for its 28th all-time Top 5 finish.
Grable coached the balance beam squad to a No. 5 regular season ranking in 2023 and a +0.205 improvement in NQS from the previous season. The beam team averaged 49.396 on the year and recorded the No. 4 beam score in UCLA history at the NCAA Regional Second Round with a 49.675. They also earned three other Top 8 marks in school history in 2023. Emma Malabuyo placed fourth on beam at the NCAA Championships to earn first-team All-America honors, and Selena Harris earned second-team All-America acclaim on beam. Every regular in the beam lineup averaged 9.825 or higher.
In 2024, Grable coached Harris to a third-place finish on beam at the NCAA Championships.
Prior to arriving at UCLA, Grable was the co-head coach for elite development for five years at Jaycie Phelps Athletic Center (JPAC) in Indianapolis. Under her guidance, JPAC was awarded J.O. Club of the Year honors nationally in 2019 and in Region 5 in 2021. Grable, who led the Level 6-10 balance beam and floor exercise squads, coached a Level 10 national all-around champion in 2019, three Level 10 uneven bars national champions, a 2021 Level 10 National beam champion, two Level 10 national all-around runners-up and qualified athletes to the Nastia Liukin Cup her last four years. She previously was the beam and floor coach for all levels from compulsory through Level 10 at Gym-Nation from 2011-17, annually helping coach athletes to Level 9 Easterns and Level 10 Nationals, with many earning Top 5 finishes.
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