2017 Quick Facts
UNIVERSITY INFORMATION
Location: Morgantown, W.Va.
Enrollment: 31, 514
Founded: 1867
President: E. Gordon Gee
Director of Athletics: Shane Lyons
Athletic Department Phone: (304) 293-2300
Web Address: WVUsports.com
Nickname: Mountaineers
School Colors: Old Gold (PMS 124) and Blue (PMS 295)
Conference: Big 12 Conference
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Head Coach: Jason Butts (Sixth Season, Georgia ‘06)
Record at WVU: 65-42-1 (Five Years)
Career Record: 65-42-1 (Five Years)
Best Time to Contact: Through SID
Associate Head Coach: Travis Doak (Ninth Year, WVU ‘06)
Assistant Coach: Kaylyn Millick (Third Year, WVU ‘14)
GYMNASTICS HISTORY
Founded: 1974
All-time Record: 714-307-5 (44th Season)
Affiliation: NCAA Division I
Region: NCAA Southeast
Conference: Big 12 Conference
Appearances at Nationals (Last): 4 (2000); 3 NCAA, 1 AIAW
Appearances at Regionals (Last): 37 (2016)
Highest NCAA Finish: 12th (1995, 1999, 2000)
Highest AIAW Finish: 3rd (1982)
EAGL Championships (Last): 7 (2012)
Atlantic 10 Championships (Last): 4 (1995)
2016 Season Review
Overall Record: 11-8, 1-5 Big 12
Big 12 Finish: Third Place, 195.925
Postseason: NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional (Fifth Place, 194.25)
Final Ranking: No. 31, Road to Nationals Poll
All-Americans: Kirah Koshinski (NACGC/W Second Team)
2017 OUTLOOK
Gymnasts Returning (10): Robyn Bernard, Brooklyn Doggette,
Carly Galpin, Jordan Gillette, Alexa Goldberg, Kirah
Koshinski, Zaakira Muhammad, Kelsey Sorrenson, Jaquie Tun,
Tiara Wright
Gymnasts Lost (5): Amanda Bowman, Melissa Idell, Jaida
Lawrence, Sarah Moore, Audrey Tolbert
Newcomers (5): Chloe Cluchey, Kassidy Cumber, Erica
Fontaine, Abby Kaufman, Julia Merwin
MEDIA INFORMATION
Associate Director of Athletic Communications/
Gymnastics Contact: Shannon McNamara
Athletic Communications Office: (304) 293-2821
Athletic Communications Fax: (304) 293-4105
McNamara Cell Phone: (304) 290-2467
McNamara Email: [email protected]
Senior Associate AD, Communications: Michael Fragale
Assistant AD, Communications: Bryan Messerly
Director of Football Communications: Mike Montoro
Director of Digital Media: John Antonik
Director of Athletic Publications: Joe Swan
Multimedia Specialist: Kristin Coldsnow
Digital Media Manager: Grant Dovey
Assoc. Director of Athletic Communications: Russell Luna
Asst. Director of Athletic Communications: Ashley Bailey
Asst. Director of Athletic Communications: Charles Healy
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2017 Schedule
Date
Sunday, Jan. 8
Friday, Jan. 13
Saturday, Jan. 21
Sunday, Jan. 29
Saturday, Feb. 4
Sunday, Feb. 12
Saturday, Feb. 18
Sunday, Feb. 26
Friday, March 3
Sunday, March 5
Friday, March 10
Saturday, March 18
Saturday, April 1
Friday, April 14
Teams
Maryland
Pitt
Oklahoma*
Denver*, Temple and Towson
Kent State
Towson
Ohio State
Iowa State*, Maryland
Pitt, Towson and Michigan State
Pitt, George Washington and Eastern Michigan
Florida
Big 12 Gymnastics Championship
NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships
NCAA National Championships
Location
College Park, Md.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Morgantown, W.Va.
Morgantown, W.Va.
Kent, Ohio
Towson, Md.
Columbus, Ohio
Morgantown, W.Va.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Morgantown, W.Va.
Gainesville, Fla.
Frisco, Texas
Morgantown, W.Va.
St. Louis, Mo.
Time
1 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
2 p.m.
2 p.m.
2 p.m.
4 p.m.
1 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
2 p.m.
7 p.m.
TBA
4 p.m.
TBA
* Big 12 opponent
All times are Eastern and subject to change
2017 Roster
Name
Robyn Bernard
Chloe Cluchey
Kassidy Cumber
Ht.
5-7
5-4
5-2
Yr. Pos.
Jr. AA
Fr. AA
Fr. AA
Brooklyn Doggette
Erica Fontaine
Carly Galpin
Jordan Gillette
Alexa Goldberg
5-1
5-5
5-3
5-2
5-0
Sr.
Fr.
So.
Jr.
Sr.
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
Abby Kaufman
Kirah Koshinski
Julia Merwin
Zaakira Muhammad
Kelsey Sorrenson
5-6
5-0
5-4
5-4
5-2
Fr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
So.
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
Jaquie Tun
5-0
So.
AA
Tiara Wright
5-5
So.
AA
Hometown (Club/Last School)
Silver Spring, Md. (Hills Gymnastics)
Woodbridge, Va. (Capital Gymnastics)
Virginia Beach, Va.
(Gymstrada Gymnastics School)
Pickerington, Ohio (Buckeye Gymnastics)
Gaithersburg, Md. (Hill’s Gymnastics)
Brownsville, Md. (Frederick Gymnastics)
Natrona Heights, Pa. (X-Cel Gymnastics)
Ivyland, Pa.
(Central Bucks School of Gymnastics)
York, Pa. (Prestige Gymnastics)
Berwick, Pa. (Northeast Gymnastics)
Frederick, Md. (Frederick Gymnastics)
Pennsauken, N.J. (TNT Elite Gymnastics)
Summerville, S.C.
(Gymnastics Academy of South Carolina)
Chattanooga, Tenn.
(Gymnastics Center of Chattanooga)
Wilmington, Del.
(Parkettes National Gymnastics Center)
Mountaineers by Class
Seniors (2) - Doggette, Goldberg
Juniors (3) - Bernard, Gillette, Muhammad
Sophomores (5) - Galpin, Koshinski,
Sorrenson, Tun, Wright
Freshmen (5) - Cluchey, Cumber, Fontaine,
Kaufman, Merwin
Mountaineers by State
Maryland (4) - Bernard, Fontaine, Galpin,
Merwin
Pennsylvania (4) - Gillette, Goldberg,
Kaufman, Koshinski
Virginia (2) - Cluchey, Cumber
Delaware (1) - Wright
New Jersey (1) - Muhammad
Ohio (1) - Doggette
South Carolina (1) - Sorrenson
Tennessee (1) - Tun