Zaakira Muhammad - Women's Gymnastics Coach

Zaakira Muhammad

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
tuj83602@temple.edu

After a four-year career as a gymnast at West Virginia University, Zaakira Muhammad joined the Temple gymnastics staff in August 2018. Muhammad, a native of Pennsauken, N.J., studied journalism and sports communication at West Virginia; earning her B.S. in journalism in May 2018.

Muhammad had a standout career as a Mountaineer. She was a two-time team captain and three-time recipient of the Linda Burnette-Good Award, which honors the team’s most valuable gymnast. Her athletic accolades include earning a spot on the NCAA All-American Second Team and All-Big 12 Championship Team in floor, qualifying for the NCAA 2017 National Championship in 2017 and tallying over 1500 career points. Muhammad ranks No. 19 in West Virginia gymnastics history with 10 career scores of 9.9 or better. She also held the highest all-around score of the season twice. On the academic front, Muhammad was named to the academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Second Team and was named to the Dean’s List in December and May of 2018.

While at West Virginia, Muhammad gained experience mentoring young gymnastics as a coach and counselor for the West Virginia University gymnastics summer camp. She also was an assistant level 10 coach for TNT Elite Gymnastics. Here, she coached leaps and jumps on floor and beam worked with the athletes in individual and group settings.

Muhammad is currently a graduate student at Temple, pursuing her master's degree in higher education.