Utah gymnastics coach made ‘derogatory comment,’ but didn’t abuse athletes, investigation finds

Red Rocks coach Tom Farden will be put on an improvement plan and monitored but will keep his job, the U. announced Thursday.

“... We still consider the experiences reported by members of the program over recent years with great care, compassion and sensitivity,” Utah Athletic Director Mark Harlan said in a statement. “As you can read in the report, there were a handful of instances in which Coach Farden should have demonstrated greater compassion and self-control, and better professionalism.

Multiple student-athletes alleged Farden had a tendency to use words to intimidate, according to the report, though Farden disputed most of the allegations. • Another former gymnast reported that Farden told her “the only thing you will ever be is a specialist,” and that “specialists are walk-ons.” She said Farden’s behavior was confusing and manipulative; she said she did not know what mood she was going to get from him, and it caused her to dread practice and fear making mistakes.

The report noted that most of the team, however, felt that Farden had “mellowed” in recent years, and that 2022-23 was a relatively good year for team culture with fewer dramatic incidents.

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