[8] In 1999, SEMO women's gymnastics head coach Patty Stotzheim asked Farden whether he'd want to work as her assistant; he took the job for a salary of $15,000.
[11] In addition, Tara Boldt and Katie Bloom advanced to the NCAA Regionals in Lincoln, Nebraska and the team finished ranked 46th.
[14] The 2007 season didn't see the Redhawks earn a Regional birth either,[15] despite the team's third-place finish at MIC Championships in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
[19] Farden's final season in 2009 the program won the MIC Conference Championships and,[20] consequently, the team did not qualify to regionals, finishing the year ranked 37th.
[23][24] He was hired as a replacement for Jeff Graba, who took the head coach role for the Auburn Tigers women's gymnastics program.
[37][38] During Farden’s tenure, the Red Rocks won every Pac-12 regular season title (outright in 2020 and 2021, and shared in 2022 and 2023) and every Pac-12 Conference Championship (2021-2023).
[39] In October 2023, Tokyo Olympic alternate gymnast Kara Eaker said she had been subjected to abusive coaching by Farden while at Utah, and was withdrawing from the school and retiring.
[6] Kim Tessen, who competed for Utah from 2017-20 and was a second-team All-American on vault and uneven bars as a senior, said that she suffered from "major depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation" during her time with the team, and that Farden verbally attacked her and made her feel physically unsafe.