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Men's Gymnastics
100th Gymnastics Home Show Performances (Nov. 6 and 7) Sold Out
10/30/2009
Springfield, Mass. - November 4, 2009 - Springfield College has announced that the November 6 and November 7 performances of the 100th Gymnastics Home Show are completely sold out. Read More
Posner Named NCGA Men's Gymnastics Eastern Regional Coach of the Year for Second Straight Season; Six SC Athletes Compete at NCAA's
Minneapolis, Minn. -- April 18, 2009 -- A total of six student-athletes represented Springfield College at the NCAA Division I Men's Gymnastics Championships at the University of Minnesota over the past weekend. None advanced to the individual finals, thus a great Pride season came to a close. Head Coach Steve Posner, however, was honored for the second straight year by being named the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Eastern Regional Coach of the Year. Read More
Six Members of Men's Gymnastics Team Headed To NCAA Championships
Indianapolis, Ind. - April 8, 2009 - Six members of the Springfield College men's gymnastics team will compete in the 2009 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships held at the Sports Pavilion on the campus of the University of Minnesota on April 16. Read More.
Bolognese, Evans Earn ECAC/EIGL Men's Gymnastics Championships
West Point, N.Y. -- April 4, 2009 -- Senior Matt Bolognese and freshman Ty Evans earned individual honors in the ECAC/EIGL Championships at the U.S. Military Academy tonight. Bolognese won the still rings, and Evans the vault. The duo become the first EIGL Champions at Springfield since Josh Chasse won the still rings at the EIGL's in 2002. Read More
More Headlines
- Men's Gymnastics Finishes Fifth at ECAC's
- Evans Crowned National Vault Champion at the 2009 USAG's
- Men's Gymnastics Finishes Fourth of 9 at the USAG's; Ty Evans Second in All-Around
- Men's Gymnastics Defeats MIT on Senior Night, With a 335.450, Highest Score of the Year
- Bolognese Named College Gymnastics Association USAG Division National Gymnast Of The Week
About The Team
Springfield College has a long and rich gymnastics tradition, which dates back to 1891. Today, the Pride is one of the top squads in the Northeast, winning five of the last seven New England Championship titles. Springfield will also host its 100th annual Home Show, a performance unique to the gymnastics world, at Blake Arena on campus in 2009.At the 2009 USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championships, seven SC gymnasts received All-American honors a total of nine times. They included freshman Ty Evans in the vault (1st), all-around (2nd), and floor exercise (4th), Josh Fox in the all-around (4th), Kyle Bartgis in the parallel bars ((2nd), Andy Kelly in the parallel bars (4th), Mike Freundlich in the pommel horse (5th), Matt Bolognese in the still rings (6th), and Josh Spencer in the high bar (6th). Evans became Springfield's first USAG National Champion since Tim Goetz won the vault in 2004.
Also in 2009, Springfield claimed two ECAC/EIGL Champions, a first since Josh Chasse did so for SC in 2002 when he won the still rings. In '09, it was Bolognese winning the still rings, and Evans the vault.
As a team in 2009, Springfield placed 1st in the New England's, 4th in the USAG's, and 5th in the ECAC's. Springfield also defeated William & Mary for the first time in 27 years, after having beaten Army for the first time in 26 years the year before. SC has now beaten Army four straight times in the last two years.
Head coach Steve Posner has coached numerous All-Americans (135 all told) in his 27 seasons at Springfield College. He led the Pride to three straight USA Gymnastics national championships from 1991 to 1993. In 2007, Coach Posner won the coveted CGA Coaches Honor Award for his 25 years of meritorious service to collegiate gymnastics. And in 2008 and again in 2009, he was named the NACGC East Region Coach of the Year.
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Head Coach Steve Posner
Entering his 28th season as head men's gymnastics coach, Dr. Steve Posner is recognized as one of the most outstanding gymnastics coaches in the East. Posner, who has coached 135 All-Americans and 18 National Champions, led the Pride to another successful season in 2009. He has been named the NACGA Eastern Region Coach of the Year in each of the last two years. His latest book, published in 2008 and entitled "Coaching Leadership Handbook -- Instilling Values and Character through Sport," is available on Amazon.com.Read more.