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Women's Gymnastics
Women's Gymnastics Ranked No. 20 in 2008 NACGC/W Academic Team Rankings
08/12/2008
August 12, 2008 - The Springfield College women's gymnastics team was recently honored for the its success in the classroom. The Pride finished in the 20th overall spot in the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) Academic Team Rankings, which was announced earlier this week. Read More.
Bradle, B. Davis, Mazzola Earn 2nd Team All-America Status at NCGA Women's Gymnastics Nationals
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- March 29, 2008 -- Three Springfield College women's gymnastics competitors earned Second Team All-America status Saturday night at the 2008 NCGA Division III National Championships held at SUNY Cortland in Cortland, N.Y. The three competitors included Jeanna Bradle, Brittany Davis, and Jackie Mazzola. Read more.
Springfield to Send Nine Individuals to the NCGA Women's Gymnastics Nationals
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- March 16, 2008 -- The Springfield College women's gymnastics team will be sending a lofty figure of nine individuals to the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Division III Nationals at SUNY Cortland on March 28-29. Read more.
Ursinus Wins the ECAC Division III Women's Gymnastics Team Championships at Springfield College; Brockport Second, Cortland Third
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - March 15, 2008 - The Springfield College women's gymnastics team served as the host for the 2008 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Women's Gymnastics Championships today at Blake Arena. Read more.
More Headlines
- Women's Gymnastics Falls At Bridgeport, 188.725-181.650
- Bradle Picks Up ECAC Women's Gymnastics Honors
- Women's Gymnastics Set Ten Personal Bests, Yet Fall to SUNY-Cortland 186.525 to 185.575
- Women's Gymnastics Easily Handles RIC, 181.675 to 165.325
- Brittany Davis Named ECAC Specialist of the Week in Women's Gymnastics
About The Team
Springfield College has had a long and storied history in women's gymnastics, including winning the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) Division III Championships in 1996. Springfield College, which hosted the 2000 NCGA national championships, also placed third in 1997 and 2000, fifth in 1998, and sixth in 1999 and 2002.Coach Cheryl Raymond's gymnasts have enjoyed considerable regional and national success. In the last 11 seasons, her gymnasts have received All-American honors a total of 18 times. Four have won national championships, including a pair of National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) Division III vault champions (Shanna Larocque, 1999, Gina Gutierrez, 2000).
Three Pride gymnasts received All-American honors in 2007, and three more did so in 2008. In 2007, then freshman Audrey Lastra was a three-time All-American, earning that honor in the all-around, balance beam, and uneven parallel bars. During that season, she had broken the SC all-around record four times, finishing with a best of 38.25. In addition, then-sophomore Jackie Mazzola was an All-American in vaulting and then-junior Kristin Fairburn was an All-American on the uneven parallel bars. In 2008, Mazzola finished tied for 10th in the vault along with sophomore Brittany Davis. Sophomore Jeanna Bradle finished 10th in the uneven parallel bars. All three achieved Second Team All-America status. A total of nine Springfield individuals competed in the NCGA's overall.
In nine of SC's first 10 seasons in intercollegiate competition, the Pride was undefeated, including six straight seasons from 1968 to 1974 under Coach Mimi Murray. Springfield won AIAW national crowns in 1969, 1972, and 1973. Murray, a Springfield College professor and pioneer in women's sports, is still a member of the U.S. Gymnastics Federation Executive Board and was inducted into the Springfield College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993.
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- 2009 Schedule
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Meet the Coach
Cheryl Raymond, who will be entering her 30th year as women's gymnastics coach and assistant professor of physical education at Springfield College in 2008-2009, is one of the top college coaches in the region. Read more.