Jade Carey is ready to take up her new role as the Student Assistant Coach for the Oregon State University women’s gymnastics squad. She will join head coach Tanya Chaplin and also take guidance from her father and long-time coach, Brian.
Carey enjoyed a decorated and successful collegiate career at Oregon, culminating in her final rotation at the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
Jade Carey Anticipates New Role For New Year In Her Alma Mater
Carey, who won the vault title at the 2022 NCAA Championships, becoming the first Oregon State gymnast to win an individual National title, returned to her alma mater for her senior season after Paris Olympic heroics. Although Oregon State didn’t qualify for the Championships, she secured a spot as an individual.
She scored 39.6250 to finish fourth overall and earned First-Team All-American honors on the beam and in the all-around, along with Second-Team All-American recognition on the floor and bars. She was also awarded the AAI Award, which honors the top senior gymnast in the United States. Shortly after concluding her collegiate career, Carey secured a new role as a Student Assistant Coach, marking her return to her alma mater.
Alongside her father, Brian, who coached her since childhood, and head coach Chaplin, she will be integral in helping Oregon State reach new heights in the coming season. Anticipating that in the New Year, she posted an update on her Instagram handle, captioning:
“new year, new role. excited for the @beavergym season to start this weekend!!”
Carey boasts five NCAA medals, four silvers and two bronzes, won over three years with the Beavers.
Carey balanced elite and collegiate careers like no one else could, racking up wins and honors in both levels. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, she was part of the gold-winning team and also walked home with the individual vault bronze. Her 2025 NCAA campaign was also nothing short of phenomenal.
Now that she has transitioned to coaching, she shared that the idea of joining the Beavers’ coaching team first came to her at the end of last season. However, she didn’t want to rush into it and preferred to enjoy some downtime.
But soon she felt that she still had more to accomplish in college, which led her to the decision to take up coaching and stay at Oregon State a little longer. The 25-year-old won the gold medal on vault at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics but did not reach the podium in the all-around competition, despite having qualified largely by chance.
