Josh Loeser

Biography

Josh Loeser, a USAG and conference coach of the year, is in his sixth season as the head coach of the Air Force men’s gymnastics team. The Falcons have soared to new heights under Loeser’s watch, accounting for the program’s first-ever NCAA champion and the team’s best national finish in more than 50 years. The Falcons history-making run began in 2023, when the Falcons finished eighth at the NCAA Championships – a placement that marked the program’s best national finish since 1972. Air Force, which returned to the top of the podium at the All-Academy Championships that year, finished third at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships to equal the program’s highest conference finish. Loeser, who was named the MPSF Coach of the Year, saw Patrick Hoopes claim NCAA All-America honors on the pommel horse, Garrett Braunton win the program’s first MPSF title in four years (high bar) and three Falcons combine for four individual titles at the USAG Collegiate Nationals. The success continued in 2024, as Loeser coached Hoopes to the NCAA title on the pommel horse – the first-ever NCAA championship for the Air Force gymnastics program. As a team, the Falcons defended their All-Academy title and regained the title at the USAG Collegiate Nationals, where Loeser was named the USAG Coach of the Year and Air Force claimed individual titles in five of the six events, as well as the all-around. The team earned another top-10 finish at the NCAA Championships in 2024, while four Falco