2023 Season:
In his first year on staff, Becerra helped Arizona finish the season with a final rank of No. 21 – the program’s highest final ranking since 2016. With his guidance, the GymCats finished the season ranked No. 37 on the uneven bars.
Before Arizona:
Becerra joined the GymCats in June of 2022 after five seasons as a member of the Penn State Women's Gymnastics staff where he worked primarily with the vault and bars lineups, leading those events to numerous strong performances.
At Penn State, Becerra’s work with student-athletes on bars led the unit to a banner season in 2021 as they finished among the nation's best. Three bars competitors were among the top six in the region as the Nittany Lions rose to the top-20 of the national rankings in the event. He also guided student-athletes to first team and second team All-Big Ten honors during his tenure at Penn State.
Prior to joining Penn State Women's Gymnastics, Becerra spent the 2017 season as member of the staff at Eastern Michigan. He made the most of his one season at EMU as bars coach where he guided Kendall Valentin to school records as she became the first All-American in school history.
Before joining the Eastern Michigan program, Becerra was the primary bars coach at the AIM Gymnastics Training Center in The Woodlands, Texas. At the AIM Gymnastics Training Center, he developed a new training system for optional-level gymnasts on bars, in addition to being the main spotter for level 10 and elite gymnasts on floor and bars. He also assisted in creating conditioning circuits to help the overall fitness of his gymnasts.
Becerra began his coaching career serving as the women's optional coach at FlipzUSA Gymnastics in Columbia, Missouri. During his time at FlipzUSA Gymnastics, Becerra created daily workout plans and drills for optional gymnasts, ranging from level eight through level 10. Overall, he was able to provide a safe environment at practice for all athletes, utilizing spotting techniques learned at coaching clinics.
A native of St. Joseph, Missouri, Becerra earned a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation and tourism with an emphasis in sport management from the University of Missouri in 2013.
