Women's Gymnastics
Schweitzer Honored as NACGC/W Division III East Administrator of the Year07/22/2010
Springfield, Mass. - July 22, 2010 - Springfield College Director of Athletics Cathie Schweitzer was selected as the The National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) Division III East Administrator of the Year. Under Schweitzer's direction, Springfield College served as host for the 2010 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) Championships on March 26-27.
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Women's Gymnastics Ranked Ninth as a Team Academically in the Nation Springfield, Mass. - July 21, 2010 - The Springfield College women's gymnastics team was recently honored for the its success in the classroom by the The National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W). The Pride recorded the ninth-highest team grade point average in the country last year as it finished with a GPA of 3.4830. Of the 98 collegiate women's gymnastics teams listed by the NCAA (all divisions), Springfield placed ninth nationally overall in the 2009-2010 GPA rankings. Read More. |
Individual Champions Crowned in Day Two Of NCGA Championships Springfield, Mass. - March 27, 2010 - Four individual event champions were crowned on Saturday afternoon in the second day of the 2010 National Collegiate Gymnastics Championships at Springfield College's Blake Arena. UW-Whitewater's Justine Weyer won the vault, UW-Stout's Meghan Hargens took first on the uneven parallel bars, Kira Oldham-Curtis was victorious on the balance beam, and UW La Crosse's Gabi Hooper was named national champion on the floor exercise. Meghan Hargens of UW-Stout was named 2010 NCGA Senior Athlete of the Year.(see photo).
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UW-LaCrosse Wins 2010 NCGA Championship, Oldham-Curtis Takes Home All-Around Title Springfield, Mass. - March 26, 2010 - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse won the Division III team championship, while Ursinus's Kira Oldham-Curtis claimed the all-around title at the 2010 National Collegiate Gymnastics Team Championships on Friday evening in Springfield College's Blake Arena. Read More. |
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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.
Springfield College will be looking forward to hosting the NCGA Division III Championships in March of 2010.
Coach Cheryl Raymond's gymnasts have enjoyed considerable regional and national success. In the last 12 seasons, her gymnasts have received All-American honors a total of 19 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, three more did so in 2008, and one more did so in 2009. 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. And in 2009, junior Ericca Castagna placed 10th in the vault, thus becoming a Second Team All-American. Four individuals competed in the NCGA's that season.
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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Meet the Coach
Cheryl Raymond, who will be entering her 31st year as women's gymnastics coach and assistant professor of physical education at Springfield College in 2010-2011, is one of the top college coaches in the region.
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Contact Head Coach Cheryl Raymond
E-Mail | Phone: 413.748.3363
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