Women'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.
Women's Gymnastics Team Honored For Academic Success By NACGC/W
August 11, 2009 - 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 15th highest team grade point average in the country last year as it finished with a GPA of 3.434. Read More
Castagna Named All-American In Vault at NCGA's
St. Paul, Minn. - March 21, 2009 - Ericca Castagna finished tied for 10th in the vault on Saturday afternoon in the 25th anniversary of the National Collegiate Gymnastics Championships on Saturday at Hamline University. For her 10th-place finish, Castagna was honored as a All-American Second Team selection. Read More.
Castagna Advances To Vault Finals At 2009 NCGA Championships
St. Paul, Minn. - March 20, 2009 - Four gymnasts competed in the opening day of the 2009 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) Championships hosted by Hamline University on Friday evening. Ericca Castagna advanced to Saturday's individual event finals as she finished tied for ninth in the vault with a score of 9.550. Read More.
More Headlines
- Four Members Of Women's Gymnastics Team Headed To NCGA's
- Women's Gymnastics Finishes Fifth at ECAC Championships
- Women's Gymnastics Finishes Third At Southern Connecticut State
- Women's Gymnastics Falls To Ithaca, Downs MIT in Tri-Meet
- Cortland Defeats Women's Gymnastics, 184.25-181.25
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.
Team Links
- 2010 Schedule
- 2010 Roster
- Photo Gallery
- 2009 Recruiting Brochure (.pdf)
- GymInfo Rankings
- NCGA Home Page
- Team Archives
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 2009-2010, is one of the top college coaches in the region. Read more.