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2008 BGSU Gymnastics Christmas PartyGo Falcons!
Monday, December 15, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
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Thursday, November 6, 2008
The 2009 gymnastics team! We are well on the road to a great season. Check us out at www.youtube.com/bgsugymnastics
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Oct. 30th update!
Hey everyone! This is my first chance to really give an update about where the Falcons are in their preseason training. All four events are on pace to be ready when we make our season debut January 11!
Vault is looking extremely strong, as we potentially have six 10.0 start values that will be in the lineup, with a number of solid 9.9 vaults waiting in the wings. Right now, we are landing our competition vaults on a competition height, soft surface. Breanne Guy, Andrea Kinzer, and Molly McKinnon are both landing their yurchenko 1/1’s while Jenna Wirtanen’s Tsuk 1/1 is looking very sharp! Dawn Christman and Queenie Gamble are both doing yurchenko ½’s that look strong enough to compete against anyone. Waiting in the wings with 9.9 start values are Lexi Psichopaidas and Stacy Kramer, with Abi Ashley training towards twisting her yurchenko layout soon.
On uneven bars, it has been interesting to see the variety of skills that the girls will be competing come January. We have a nice variety of skills that we will be competing when we head to Northern Illinois. Watching Amber Brewer train bars is gorgeous with her hop 1/1, giant 1/1, and overshoot to handstand combination. Molly is training solid routine with a nice giant 1/1, Geinger combination, with a overshoot to handstand. Michelle Luchini’s Jaeger to overshoot combination is getting cleaner, and her dismount will not be a problem when season comes around. Bre is training at a high level, and is really focusing on her form and dismount landing. Lexi’s pirouetting sequence to Geinger to overshoot combination is coming along nicely as well. Carlene Allen, Kasey Fillmore, Morgan Balzer, and Anna Podgornaya are all looking towards making the lineup as well! We have the skill level on bars to compete, it will just come down to consistency and form when the season rolls around.
Balance Beam is just fun to watch our team train! I’ve seen some days where we don’t miss a routine in the entire workout! With the skills that the team is performing, and the ability they have shown to hit, we are excited about what our lineup will do! Jholeen Ponce and Jenna are both going to be major players as seniors when it comes time to march out. Along with them, is pretty much the rest of the team! I could mention anyone, and what they’re doing right now, but I’m not sure there’s enough space on this website to fit them all in!
Floor exercise may have the least amount of depth for us this season, but we do have a number of quality gymnasts that will be vying for lineup spots. Watching the full routines our team can do right now, only leads me to believe that this season will be a good one for us on floor. Bre and Dawn are both routines with a double pike, and a double tuck in them. Kasey’s working her way back to competition form, and Andrea’s routine is sure to entertain the judges and crowd! Stacey’s skills (front double twist to punch front, front lay to front full, and rudi) put her in a position to compete along with Jenna Wirtanen. Abi, Lauren, Molly, Anna, and Queenie.
I’m looking forward to the next couple of training weeks with a constant eye on the upcoming season! We appreciate your interest in our program at BGSU, and we hope that you keep up to date on all that’s happening with our program! I’m working on some video to post on the web, so be looking for that in the very near future!
Thanks again, and Roll Along!!
Craig
Vault is looking extremely strong, as we potentially have six 10.0 start values that will be in the lineup, with a number of solid 9.9 vaults waiting in the wings. Right now, we are landing our competition vaults on a competition height, soft surface. Breanne Guy, Andrea Kinzer, and Molly McKinnon are both landing their yurchenko 1/1’s while Jenna Wirtanen’s Tsuk 1/1 is looking very sharp! Dawn Christman and Queenie Gamble are both doing yurchenko ½’s that look strong enough to compete against anyone. Waiting in the wings with 9.9 start values are Lexi Psichopaidas and Stacy Kramer, with Abi Ashley training towards twisting her yurchenko layout soon.
On uneven bars, it has been interesting to see the variety of skills that the girls will be competing come January. We have a nice variety of skills that we will be competing when we head to Northern Illinois. Watching Amber Brewer train bars is gorgeous with her hop 1/1, giant 1/1, and overshoot to handstand combination. Molly is training solid routine with a nice giant 1/1, Geinger combination, with a overshoot to handstand. Michelle Luchini’s Jaeger to overshoot combination is getting cleaner, and her dismount will not be a problem when season comes around. Bre is training at a high level, and is really focusing on her form and dismount landing. Lexi’s pirouetting sequence to Geinger to overshoot combination is coming along nicely as well. Carlene Allen, Kasey Fillmore, Morgan Balzer, and Anna Podgornaya are all looking towards making the lineup as well! We have the skill level on bars to compete, it will just come down to consistency and form when the season rolls around.
Balance Beam is just fun to watch our team train! I’ve seen some days where we don’t miss a routine in the entire workout! With the skills that the team is performing, and the ability they have shown to hit, we are excited about what our lineup will do! Jholeen Ponce and Jenna are both going to be major players as seniors when it comes time to march out. Along with them, is pretty much the rest of the team! I could mention anyone, and what they’re doing right now, but I’m not sure there’s enough space on this website to fit them all in!
Floor exercise may have the least amount of depth for us this season, but we do have a number of quality gymnasts that will be vying for lineup spots. Watching the full routines our team can do right now, only leads me to believe that this season will be a good one for us on floor. Bre and Dawn are both routines with a double pike, and a double tuck in them. Kasey’s working her way back to competition form, and Andrea’s routine is sure to entertain the judges and crowd! Stacey’s skills (front double twist to punch front, front lay to front full, and rudi) put her in a position to compete along with Jenna Wirtanen. Abi, Lauren, Molly, Anna, and Queenie.
I’m looking forward to the next couple of training weeks with a constant eye on the upcoming season! We appreciate your interest in our program at BGSU, and we hope that you keep up to date on all that’s happening with our program! I’m working on some video to post on the web, so be looking for that in the very near future!
Thanks again, and Roll Along!!
Craig
Monday, October 27, 2008
Hello from a new coach!
Hello everyone! My name is Craig Ballard, and I'm the new assistant coach with BGSU Gymnastics! I have to tell you that I'm very excited to be a part of the Falcon Gymnastics family, and am looking forward to everything that is headed our way! Things have been crazy since I got here on the 13th, but working with a head coach like Kerrie has made the transition almost seamless (for myself). In the gym has been amazing through two weeks! I've seen some incredible gymnastics, as well as been getting to know these amazing young women! I'll be adding more to the blog soon, I just wanted to say hello, and I hope to hear from Falcon families and fans!!
Craig
Craig
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Falcon Gymnasts Excel in the Classroom
Congrats to the following athletes, named Academic All-Americans by the National Association for Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women:
Morgan Balzer
Megan Chronister
Marissa Saneholtz
Michelle Luchini
Amber Brewer
and former falcon, Bethany Kenel
Great job ladies!
Morgan Balzer
Megan Chronister
Marissa Saneholtz
Michelle Luchini
Amber Brewer
and former falcon, Bethany Kenel
Great job ladies!
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Wedding Bells!
Congrats to Jacque Bernhardt, Class of 2008, on her recent engagement to BG football standout Nick Davis.
Off to Graduate School
Best Wishes to Marissa Saneholtz, class of 2008, as she prepares to leave for graduate school at East Carolina University. Marissa will be a part of the art program as she continues to excel at her creative metals work. We'll miss you Mariss!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Fancy flips!
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Gymnastics- beach style! Check out the shadows in the sand! Nice work ladies- I hope you stuck the landing!
Our super sophomores
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7 of our 8 soon to be Sophomores had a blast vacationing this summer in sunny Florida!
Monday, June 30, 2008
congrats to alums Marie-Eve Boisvert and Missy Bruch
I had the pleasure of attending Marie-Eve Boisvert's wedding shower this past weekend and Missy Bruch's wedding shower is coming up next month. Congrats to these two ladies as they prepare for the big day!!!
A shout out to alums Kristin DiPietro and Jess Guyer!!! It was great to catch up with them. Kristin is an Assistant Buyer at Lane Bryant and Jess Guyer will be finally getting out of the classroom and into the hospital as she enters her third year of medical school!!! Way to go ladies!
A shout out to alums Kristin DiPietro and Jess Guyer!!! It was great to catch up with them. Kristin is an Assistant Buyer at Lane Bryant and Jess Guyer will be finally getting out of the classroom and into the hospital as she enters her third year of medical school!!! Way to go ladies!
Monday, June 16, 2008
flexibility
Wow- check out the amazing focus, balance and flexibility!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5lN96dgt_Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5lN96dgt_Y
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Our team
BGSU Gymnastics 2008
What a great group of women!!! Look for great things to come in the upcoming 2009 season!
Congrats to Jacque Bernhardt and Breanne Guy to qualifying to the 2008 NCAA Regional Championships at LSU!
Falcons on the road: Beyond the MAC- BGSU Gymnastics will be visiting Illinois State University, University of California Davis and Texas Women's University during the 2009 season!
Upcoming senior gymnast Katie Follett attends NCAA conference
Congrats to Katie Follett for representing BG at the NCAA National Student-Athlete Leadership Conference is Walt Disney World Florida!!!
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