Women's Gymnastics
Women's Gymnastics Defeats SUNY Cortland on Super Bowl Sunday, 185.300 - 183.300
02/07/2010
Springfield, Mass. -- February 7, 2010 -- The Springfield College women's gymnastics team defeated their counterparts from SUNY Cortland this afternoon on Super Bowl Sunday at SC's Blake Arena, by a score of 185.300 to 183.300. It was SC's highest score of the year. Brittany Baglow (floor exercise), Ericca Castagna (vault), and Audrey Lastra (beam) were all individual winners for the Pride. Read More
Ithaca Edges Women's Gymnastics, 182.225-181.100
Ithaca, N.Y. - January 30, 2010 - Ericca Castagna placed second on the floor exercise and third in the vault, but it was the Ithaca Bombers who were victorious as they edged the visiting Springfield College women's gymnastics team, 182.225-181.100, on Saturday afternoon. Read More.
Brockport Defeats Women's Gymnastics in SC's Home Opener
Springfield, Mass. -- January 24, 2010 -- The SUNY-Brockport women's gymnastics team took command during the uneven parallel bars competition and went on to defeat Springfield College, 186.075 to 183.200, this afternoon at SC's Blake Arena. Read More
Women's Gymnasts Compete Well in Tri-Meet at Southern Connecticut
New Haven, Conn. -- January 16, 2010 -- The Springfield College women's gymnastics team competed very well, but finished third in a most exciting tri-meet at Southern Connecticut State College that could have gone any which way this afternoon. Host SCSU captured the meet with a score of 182.900, followed very closely by Brown at 182.825, and by Springfield at 181.150. Read More
More Headlines
- Women's Gymnastics Opens Season With 180.675-164.850 Win at Rhode Island College
- Springfield College to Host the NCGA National Championships March 26-27
- 100th Gymnastics Home Show Performances (Nov. 6 and 7)Sold Out
- Women's Gymnastics Team Honored For Academic Success By NACGC/W
- Castagna Named All-American In Vault at NCGA's
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
- 2010 Team 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.