Geralen Stack-Eaton - Gymnastics Coach - University of Minnesota Athletics

Geralen Stack-Eaton

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
gstackea@umn.edu
Phone:
612-624-0514

Phone: 612-624-0514
Email: gstackea@umn.edu

Stack-Eaton completed her 11th season as an assistant coach with the Gophers in 2025.

Stack-Eaton helped the 'U' to a 17-7 (8-1 Big Ten) record in 2025. Minnesota finished second in the Big Ten regular season standings and took third at the Big Ten Championships.

The team made the NCAA Regional Finals for the fourth time in the last five seasons (one of just two Big Ten teams to do so) and had an individual reach nationals for the second consecutive year. Four Golden Gophers earned All-Big Ten honors, including Mya Hooten making her five all-league team in five seasons. Jordyn Lyden, Sarah Moraw and Ava Stewart were named Second Team All-Big Ten while Stewart became the first freshman since 2021 to make the B1G All-Freshman Team.

Mya Hooten made nationals for the fourth time in her career (on floor), including her second straight year as an individual. Hooten won floor event titles in 11 of 15 meets, going 9.900-or-better 10 times. She was named First Team All-Big Ten, WCGA Second Team All-America, NCAA Championships Second Team All-America and Academic All-Big Ten.

Helped by Stack-Eaton's coaching and choreography, Minnesota's floor team finished with a No. 11 national ranking a 49.430 NQS.

It was a magical 2024 season for Minnesota as the 'U' finished second at the 2024 Big Ten Championships with a score of 197.500, falling to Michigan State by just .100. It was the second-highest finish at the conference championships in the last 10 years and 197.500 was the second-best score at the B1G Championships in program history. Minnesota advanced to the Regional Finals for the third time in the last four seasons in 2024, one of just three Big Ten teams to do so. Their 197.400 score in Fayetteville, Ark., placed them fourth in the region behind No. 2 LSU (198.250), No. 7 Arkansas (197.825) and No. 10 Kentucky (197.475).

Minnesota finished with a 20-11 (6-3 Big Ten) final record, their most wins in the last 10 seasons. The Gophers were also slotted as the No. 18 team in the country according to the WCGA Preseason Poll and finished six spots ahead of that at No. 12, the highest finish of any Big Ten program. Four Gophers earned All-Big Ten honors in 2024, including the fourth for Mya Hooten (First Team) and second for Gianna Gerdes (First Team). Lauren Pearl and Ella Sirjord both made the second team for their first career All-B1G honors.

Mya Hooten (vault) qualified for the NCAA Championships as an individual, it's the first time since 2019 the Gophers have had an individual go to nationals (without the team). She won Big Ten titles in three events (every one except beam) and was named a WCGA First Team All-American on both floor and vault for the first time in her career. Stack-Eaton, who choreographs the team's flour routines, helped Mya Hooten win her third-straight Big Ten Floor title and earn WCGA First Team All-America on the event for the fourth-straight year. Hooten earned three perfect 10s on floor in 2024, now totaling nine perfect 10s on the event in her four years.

For the team, it was the sixth straight year with four-or-more All-B1G selections and the seventh straight year with 10+ Academic All-Big Ten honorees. The team had B1G Individual Champions in all four events for the first time since 1989 and second time ever. It was just the third time in the last 20 seasons that multiple Gophers took home B1G Individual titles (Mya Hooten, bars, floor, vault); (Sarah Moraw, beam).

In year year nine in 2023, the Maroon and Gold qualified for regional competition for the 27th season in a row, making it nine straight seasons with Stack-Eaton as an assistant.

Stack-Eaton helped guide Mya Hooten through another elite season in 2023 in which she collected WCGA First Team All-American honors on floor and Second Team honors on vault. Hooten also earned two more perfect 10s on floor, bringing her career total to six. Maddie Quarles was named a Second Team All-American on vault.

Minnesota had four All-Big Ten selections in 2023, including Hooten (first team), Gianna Gerdes (first team), Halle Remlinger (second team) and Maddie Quarles (second team).

In the classroom, Minnesota set a program record with 19 WCGA Scholastic All-Americans. Minnesota made the top five in team GPA's for the first time ever, coming in at number three with a 3.8095 overall GPA. 16 student-athletes earned over a 3.5 GPA, while three earned a 4.0 GPA. The squad took top percentage honors by having 100% of the team, all 19 members, receiving Scholastic All-America status.

In her eighth season as an assistant with the Maroon and Gold, the Gophers had one of the best overall seasons in program history. The 2022 season was highlighted by a program-best sixth-place finish, as well as claiming a spot at the National Championship.

The Gophers broke numerous team records including a new team score record of 198.025 vs. Iowa in February. Minnesota also set a new record on floor six different times in 2022, ending the year with a new record score of (49.750). The Gophers also scored their second-highest vault score in program history (49.575) vs. Michigan.

Fifth-year senior Lexy Ramler through another historic year, one in which she won NCAA Championships First Team All-American honors and NCAA Region 2 Gymnast of the Year. Ramler won two more Big Ten event championships in 2022, bringing her career total to seven. She tied the previously-held team record of 9.975 (by Ramler) on unevem bars at Maryland in February. Ramler also scored a perfect 10 on beam, the fourth of her career in the event.

Then-sophomore Mya Hooten had another show-stopping season in 2022, as she scored three perfect 10s (vs Michigan, at Iowa and vs. LIU, Utah State and Temple), bringing her career total to four entering her junior season.

The 2021 season was highlighted by the program’s first Big Ten Championship since 2006 and claiming a spot at the National Championship for the first time under the new eight-team format.

Under Stack Eaaton’s direct guidance, the Gophers recorded a 49.600 as a team on beam at Illinois (3/5/21), which ranks third in program history. She also aided the team on the way to the programs third highest score (197.625 vs Rutgers on 2.20.21) and seventh highest score (197.400 vs Nebraska 3.5.21)

Stack-Eaton coached senior Lexy Ramler to an individual Big Ten Championship on beam (9.975) and her third career perfect 10 on the event. Stack-Eaton also assisted Mary Korlin-Downs to a 9.975 on beam, good for sixth in program history, and her first Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week honor.

The 2020 season marked Geralen Stack-Eaton’s sixth year with the Golden Gophers. Minnesota had one of the most successful seasons in program history before the season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns. The Gophers finished the shortened season ranked No. 10 overall, No. 16 on vault, No. 8 on bars, No. 4 on beam and No. 19 on floor in the nation.

Stack-Eaton helped coach Lexy Ramler to finish the season ranked No. 1 on beam nationally and score back-to-back perfect 10s, becoming the first Gopher gymnast to reach perfection in Maturi Pavilion and have multiple perfect 10s in one season. For the first time in program history, Minnesota was ranked No. 1 nationally on beam for two weeks when they set a school record, scoring a 49.700 as a team at the Rutgers quad meet.
The 2019 season was Geralen Stack-Eaton's fifth season at Minnesota. The Gophers finished their season ranked No. 13 overall, as well as in the top-15 in every event: No. 11 on vault, No.9 on bars, No. 12 on beam and No. 13 on floor.

Stack-Eaton assisted Lexy Ramler during her historic season that saw a second place finish in both the all-around and on the uneven bars at the NCAA Championships.

Stack-Eaton capped off her fourth season with Minnesota in 2018. The Gophers were undefeated at home and took fourth place in their 23rd straight NCAA Regionals appearance. The team finished No. 22 overall and No. 10 on bars. Stack-Eaton helped coach Lexy Ramler to a Second Team All-American honor on beam at the NCAA Championships as well as First Team All-American accolades on beam and Second Team All-American honors on both all-around and bars during the season.

Stack-Eaton will enter her fifth year in 2018-19 as an assistant coach for the University of Minnesota women's gymnastics team after excelling at the University of Alabama on and off the competition floor.

In her first year with Minnesota, Stack-Eaton helped lead the program to earning a seed to the NCAA Regional Championships. The program then qualified for the 2016 NCAA Championships for the first time since 2013, finishing 12th in the country. Geralen's main responsibilities are with the beam and floor exercise team, recruiting, choreography and coordinating travel and apparel.

Stack-Eaton helped lead Lindsay Mable to three of her four NCAA Championship appearances. Mable was named Big Ten Gymnast of the Year in 2015 and 2016, and won the coveted AAI Award, given to the most outstanding senior gymnast in the nation.

During her time at Alabama, Stack-Eaton was part of back-to-back championship teams in 2011 and 2012. She served as team captain for the Crimson Tide in 2012 and was named NCAA Division I Gymnast of the Year. Stack-Eaton won an NCAA Floor Exercise Championship in 2011 and an NCAA Balance Beam Championship in 2012. Stack-Eaton was a First team All-Around, Vault, Uneven Bars and Floor Exercise All-American with twelve All-American honors in total at the end of her career. She was a First Team All-SEC honoree and a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll. Her career best scores included a 39.675 in the All-Around competition, 9.925 on Vault, 9.925 on Bars and a 9.950 on both Beam and Floor.

Most recently, Stack-Eaton has served as a coach and choreographer for numerous clubs including Parkettes National Training Center in Allentown, Pa., NYC Elite in New York City and Gold Medal Gymnastics Center in Long Island. Stack-Eaton earned a bachelor's degree in telecommunications and film in 2012 from Alabama.