Towson, Md. – Former Olympian competitor and local standout Toni-Ann Williams has been selected as an assistant coach for the Towson University women's gymnastics team, announced by head coach Jay Ramirez.

"We are beyond thrilled to have Toni-Ann join our Towson coaching staff" said Ramirez.  "With her highly decorated experience as a recent NCAA gymnast at Cal Berkeley, I think she will play a valuable role in achieving the kind of success that we would like at Towson. Her energy, charisma, and passion for the sport are contagious and we are looking forward to a great season."

"Growing up in Maryland, Towson Gymnastics has always been a big part of the gymnastics community," said Williams. "I'm very excited to be joining the Towson program because of the welcoming community, great coaching staff, and truly wonderful athletes. I'm excited to watch the gymnastics program grow and help these young ladies have the best collegiate experience possible."

In 2011, Williams was a state and Regional Champion and competed in her first international competition, the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. As a Level 10 competitor, she was crowned State Champion in 2012, representing Jamaica at the World Championships in 2013 in Antwerp, Belgium. She also trained and competed for United Gymnastix alongside her sister Maya Williams who now competes for ASU Gymnastics.

Williams, a 2019 graduate from University of California Berkeley, is a seven-time All-American. She is a 2018 NCAA All-American and made the second team All-Around that year. Williams is a six-time regular season All-American (2015-first team vault & floor, second team All-Around, 2016-first team floor, 2018-first team floor, second team All-Around).

In 2015, Williams was the Pacific-12 Conference (PAC-12) Freshman of the Year, two time Regional Gymnast of the year (2015 & 2016) and a 2019 AAI award finalist while competing on the Cal Women's Gymnastics team.

She became Jamaica's first Olympic gymnast, competing in the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. She qualified for all four events that summer. Having both her parents from Jamaica, she was more than honored to be able to represent the country and help bring awareness. While hosting various camps during her visits to Jamaica she started a leotard drive to help the young girls. Williams also wanted to help build the program of gymnastics and be able to give kids the same opportunities that she had during gymnastics. She is also a Collegiate Gymnastics Growth Initiative Ambassador for the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association.

Williams grew up in Baltimore, Maryland and trained at United Gymnastix in Reisterstown, Maryland. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with two Bachelor's Degrees in Legal Studies and Social Welfare in May 2019.