Long Island University Women's Gymnastics

Taylor Colwell was named head coach of the gymnastics program in September of 2024. Nineteen student-athletes from Colwell's women's gymnastics team were honored by the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) for their outstanding academic achievements during the 2024 calendar year, with the group combining for a 3.62 GPA and earning a place on the All-EAGL Scholastic Team.  A number of student-athletes earned additional EAGL honors in 2025. Ellorie Cane (beam), Kaira Cartwright (vault, beam), Haleigh Welch (bars), Caroline Kliewer (bars), Danyella Holmes (bars), and Ella Barrington (floor) were named to the All-EAGL Tournament Team, with Cartwright also earning Second Team All-EAGL honors. Cane (2x) and Cartwright were named EAGL Rookie Specialist of the Week during the season. The team also boasted a spring '25 term GPA of 3.73. Before LIU In 2024 she was an assistant coach at Central Michigan where she led Chippewa gymnasts to the NCAA Fayetteville Regional as individuals; Luciana Alvarado-Reid (all-around), Elizabeth Cesarone (vault) and Hallie Hornbacher (floor).    Colwell arrived in Mount Pleasant with three years of gymnastics coaching experience after having recently served as the volunteer assistant coach at Southeast Missouri State during the 2023 season. In the 2023 season, the Redhawks took third place at the USA Gymnastics National Championships after finishing third at the Midwest Independent Conference championship. Four Redhawks earned First Team All-MIC honors and five earned Second Team accolades. Prior to her coaching career, Colwell was a four-year member (2017-20) of the Lindenwood gymnastics program. During her time in St. Charles, Mo., Colwell helped guide the Lions to four consecutive MIC titles and a USA Gymnastics Women's Collegiate National Championship in 2019. Colwell and the Lions made history during the 2019 season, becoming just the third NCAA Division II program to compete in an NCAA Regional. The Lions set a new program record in 2019 with a Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) of 195.400, the highest mark in program history.   As an individual, Colwell earned USA Gymnastics Second-Team All-America honors on bars in 2019. Colwell also was a second-team all-MIC performer on bars and beam in 2019. She also was a four-time Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Scholastic All-American and a four-time MIC scholar athlete.   A native of Plainedge, N.Y., Colwell graduated from Lindenwood with a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science in 2020 and a Masters of Arts in Leadership in December 2021. 

With over 15 years of coaching experience, Dalton Struebin has developed State, Regional, National, and All-American gymnasts across Levels 2–10 and Xcel. A former Swiss Turners athlete and three-time National Team Champion, Dalton brings a deep competitive background and a commitment to athlete-centered coaching. His adaptable style focuses on understanding each gymnast as a person first, then tailoring training to help them reach their full potential.

Prior to LIU, Cassmeyer spent 2 seasons as the assistant coach at UW-Oshkosh where she led Titan gymnasts to their fifth consecutive WIAC championship and third straight National Collegeiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) title. Individually, she mentored Emily Buffington to the WIAC and NCGA uneven bars titles, Mia Lucero to the NCGA title, and Reanna McGibboney to an All-America honor on the vault in 2024. In 2025, she mentored Amaya McConkay to the WIAC uneven bars title, Mia Lucero and Averie Evans to an All-America honors on the vault, and Lydia Hayden and Reanna McGibboney to All-America honors on the uneven bars.  Before coaching at UW-Oshkosh, Cassmeyer was a sports performance coach with Athletic Republic, and served as a team gymnastics coach for U.S. Gold Gymnastics and Cheer Academy. Prior to her coaching career, Cassmeyer was a four-year member (2018-21) of the Lindenwood gymnastics program. During her time in St. Charles, Mo., Cassmeyer helped guide the Lions to four consecutive MIC titles and a USA Gymnastics Women's Collegiate National Championship in 2019. Cassmeyer and the Lions made history during the 2019 season, becoming just the third NCAA Division II program to compete in an NCAA Regional. The Lions set a new program record in 2019 with a Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) of 195.400, the highest mark in program history. As an individual, Cassmeyer earned USA Gymnastics First-Team All-America honors on vault in 2021 and Second-Team honors in 2019. Cassmeyer earned USAG Scholar-Athlete in 2020, Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Scholastic All-America in 2019, and MIC Scholar-Athlete in 2019 and 2020.   A native of Fort Worth, TX., Cassmeyer graduated from Lindenwood with a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science in 2021 and a Master’s degree in Sports Science and Rehabilitation from Logan University in 2023.