Kiki Parenteau

Biography

Kiki Parenteau completed her fourth year as a member of the Minnesota Gymnastics coaching staff in 2024-25. She has served as the volunteer assistant coach during the past two seasons for the Gophers, where she primarily coached floor and vault. In 2025, Parenteau helped the 'U' to a 17-7 (8-1 Big Ten) record. 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, 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. With the help of Parenteau, in 2024 the 'U' finished second at the 2024 Big Ten Championships with a score of 197.500, falling to Michigan State by just .100. 197.500 was also the second-best score at the B1G Championships in program history. Minnesota advanced to the