Bio
Rachel David is in her second season as an assistant coach with the University of Iowa women’s gymnastics program. David has served as the volunteer assistant coach since 2020.
The GymHawks finished the 2024 season ranked 37th nationally. Four Hawkeyes qualified for NCAA Regionals, marking the 24th straight season season (either as a team or individually). Seven different gymnasts won individual titles throughout the season with sophomore Karina Muñoz leading the team with 14. Junior Ilka Juk and Muñoz earned all-conference honors and sophomore Bailey Libby was named to the all-championship team after posting a 9.900 on floor.
Iowa posted a season-high 196.525 at the Kidney Care Gymnastics Championships in Nashville, Tenn. to close out the regular season. In the 2023-24 season, the GymHawks had four student-athletes get into the Iowa record book; Muñoz (2nd vault), Adeline Kenlin (3rd beam), Muñoz and Juk (9th beam), Emily Erb (4th floor), Muñoz (8th and 10th all-around). Freshman Eva Volpe was the only Hawkeye to complete in the all-around in every meet this season. Volpe earned Big Ten weekly honors three times in her freshman campaign.
David was a part of the 2021 regular season Big Ten Championship staff and has helped the team to three straight NCAA regional appearances. Prior to being named the volunteer assistant, David was a student manager for the GymHawks from 2018-20.
A North Liberty, Iowa, native, David graduated from the University of Iowa in 2020 with a degree in sport and recreation management with a concentration in coaching and a minor in physical activity and exercise nutrition.
David previously served as a coach for the Iowa Gymnastics Academy from 2016-20, where she was also a club gymnast under Coach Libby prior to enrolling at the University of Iowa.
