West Virginia University Athletics

Jessica Yamzon enters her third season on the Mountaineer coaching staff after being named an assistant coach in August 2023.
 
Yamzon is the lead coach for balance beam and assists with the other three events. She also coordinates the team’s Nike apparel and assists with the planning and coordination of social media and creative content efforts.
 
The 2025 season saw an incredible rise for WVU gymnastics, as the Mountaineers jumped 18 spots in the national rankings. The squad finished No. 33 in the Road to Nationals rankings after starting at No. 51. Despite a slow start, WVU posted three 196.0+ scores and qualified for the NCAA Regional Championships with a 195.855 National Qualifying Score.
 
Yamzon’s balance beam lineup played a huge role in the rise, as it hit a 49.0 or higher in three of the last four regular-season meets to help WVU earn a spot in the regional championships. The beam lineup posted a season-high 49.3 on March 4 to help propel the Mountaineers to their first 196.0 score of the season.

In Yamzon’s first season on the WVU coaching staff in 2024, the Mountaineers hit several milestones. The 2024 campaign marked the program’s 50-year anniversary, as the team’s varsity status dates back to 1974. The squad celebrated the golden milestone throughout the 2024 season. Additionally, the program exceeded 800 victories all-time with a win over Kent State on Jan. 28, 2024.

Yamzon arrived to Morgantown following a year as the assistant coach at Illinois State. Prior to that, she also spent time on the Lindenwood and Arkansas staffs. The Las Vegas, Nevada, native will assist the Mountaineers on the coaching of all four events.

During her time at Illinois State, Yamzon helped coach the Redbirds to a 2023 Midwest Independent Conference Championship title, earned with a program-record score of 196.375. She also guided a pair of athletes to their second consecutive NCAA Regional Championships berth, as Alana Laster and Jaye Mack competed on vault and floor, respectively, at the 2023 NCAA Norman Regional.

Yamzon arrived at Illinois State with familiarity of the MIC following a year-long stint as a volunteer assistant coach at Lindenwood during the 2022 campaign. That year, the Lions earned third at USAG nationals and advanced a student-athlete to the NCAA National Championships, as Gayla Griswold became the first Lion in program history to qualify for the national meet.

Prior to her time at Lindenwood, Yamzon spent one season as a graduate assistant coach at her alma mater, Arkansas, in 2021. That season, the Razorbacks advanced to the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional Final, narrowly missing a berth into the NCAA Championships with a third-place finish in the regional final.

Her graduate assistantship followed a standout four-year career at Arkansas, in which she was a staple in the all-around lineup. She was just the second freshman in program history to qualify for the NCAA Championships, and she finished her career competing as the leadoff in every event in 45 meets and competing 186 routines as a Razorback.

Academically, Yamzon was a two-time SEC honor roll recipient, while being named a Scholastic All-American by the WCGA in 2019.

Yamzon holds a Bachelor of Science in human development and family sciences and a Master of Education, both from the University of Arkansas.