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LALAURENUREN RROSSOSS BRBRITNEYITNEY RURUSSELLSSELL ALEXA DAVIS JANISANIS KONKLENKLE NINICOLETTECOLETTE VIVIGNOLAGNOLA MMACALLAACALLA CUCURTISRTIS SSAMANTHAAMANTHA LLUTZUTZ 2013 GYMNASTICS GUIDE 2013 TOWSON UNIVERSITY GYMNASTICS ROSTER Name Events Ht. Cl. Hometown/High School Club Major Macalla Curtis * All-Around 5-3 So. Kennett Square, Pa./Unionville H.S. AJS Pancott Gymnastics Center Business Administration Alexa Davis * All-Around 5-2 So. Etters, Pa./Red Land H.S. Gymettes Club Exercise Science Abby Griswold All-Around 5-2 fr. Monson, Mass./Monson H.S. Daggett’s Gymnastics Club Exercise Science Janis Konkle * All-Around 5-3 So. Boxborough, Mass./Acton-Boxborough H.S. All-Star Gymnastics Club Exercise Science Samantha Lutz * All-Around 5-1 So. Murfreesboro, Tenn/Riverdale H.S. Elite Energy Gymnastics Club Exercise Science Erin Odom All-Around 5-0 Fr. Whitehouse, Tex./Kings Academy Texas East Gymnastics Club Exercise Science Rebecca Osmer All-Around 5-3 Fr. Atwater, Cal./Bubach Colony H.S. Docksiders Club Music Lauren Ross * All-Around 4-10 So. South Windsor, Conn./South Windsor H.S. Daggett’s Gymnastics Club Speech Pathology Britney Russell * All-Around 5-0 Sr. Gilbertsville, Pa./St. Pius X H.S. Berks East Gymnastics Club Elementary Education Katie Sassa All-Around 5-0 Fr. Havre deGrace, Md./Souderton Area H.S. Silvia’s Gymnastics Club Undeclared Lydia Thompson All-Around 5-3 Fr. Bel Air, Md./Patterson Mill H.S. Harford Gymnastics Club Undeclared Vicki Visecky All-Around 5-3 Fr. Leesburg, Va./Loudoun County H.S. APEX Gymnastics Club Animal Behavior Nicolette Vignola * All-Around 5-4 So. Morganville, N.J./Marlboro H.S. Devlin Gymnastics Club Exercise Science Samantha Ward All-Around 5-5 Fr. Clinton, Md./Bishop McNamara H.S. Unique Sports Academy Biology * Returning Letter Winners Head Coach: Vicki Chliszczyk (York University, ‘98)– 3rd season Assistant Coach: Becky Schaller (Michigan State, ‘99) - 3rd season Volunteer Asst. Coach: Bob Ouellette (Frostburg State, ‘80) - 2nd season Table of Contents/Quick Facts || 2013 TIGER GYMNASTICS Quick Facts NCAA Regional Appearances: 1987, 1988, 1989, Table of Contents 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000 Mailing Address: NCAA Nationals: 1990 (9th place) Roster .................................................... Inside Front Cover 8000 York Rd., Towson, Md. 21252 ECAC Championships: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, Quick Facts, Table of Contents .........................................1 Internet Site: www.TowsonTigers.com 1992, 1993, 1995, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Gymnastics Contact .............................................................1 Founded: 1866 Coaching Staff ...................................................................2-3 Enrollment: 21,464 Director of Athletics Media Relations: Dan O’Connell 2013 Outlook ..................................................................... 4-6 Nickname: “Tigers” Athletics Media Relations Associate Director: 2013 Tiger Profi les ..........................................................7-18 Colors: Gold, White & Black Dustin Semonavick History ............................................................................. 17-32 Affi liation: NCAA Division I Athletics Media Relations Asst. Directors: Year-By-Year Records ........................................................18 Conference: East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Megan Bradshaw, Megan O’Brien Records ..........................................................................19-22 Athl. Media Relations Intern: Kevin Hess President: Dr. Maravene Loeschke Honor Roll ......................................................................23-26 Student Assistant: Jen Bolton Director of Athletics: Mike Waddell 1,000 Point Club .................................................................26 Athletics Media Relations Phone: 410-704-3102 Deputy Director of Athletics: TBA All-Time Roster ..............................................................27-29 Gymnastics Contact: Dan O’Connell Deputy Director of Athletics: Tricia Brandenburg EAGL .................................................................................30-31 O’Connell Cell Phone: 410-382-4986 Senior Associate Athletics Director: Mike Harris ECAC ......................................................................................32 O’Connell E-Mail: [email protected] Associate Athletics Director: Margie Tversky 2013 Schedule ....................................Back Outside Cover Media Relations FAX: 410-704-3861 NCAA Faculty Representative: Dr. Gail Gasparich Floor Manager: Dave Yingling (Towson, ‘57) Home Arena: Towson Center Public Address Announcer: Maureen O’Connell Head Coach: Vicki Chliszczyk (York University, ‘98) Chliszczyk’s Record: 38-6, two seasons Gymnastics Phone: 410-704-3895 2013 Tiger Gymnastics Guide Chliszczyk’s E-Mail: [email protected] The 2013 Tiger Gymnastics Media Guide is published by the Towson University Department of Athletics. It is Assistant Coach: Becky Schaller (Michigan St., ‘99) written and edited by Dan O’Connell of the Towson University Offi ce of Athletics Media Relations. Schaller’s E-Mail: [email protected] Further assistance provided by Megan Bradshaw, Megan O’Brien and Maureen O’Connell. Photography by Rich Riggins, Brendan Cavanaugh, Kanji Takeno, Desiree Stover, Scott Thornton, P.J. Dunn and Rob Brown. Captains: TBA Special thanks to the late Dave Filbert. 2012 Record: 20-5 Letter Winners Returning: 7 Letter Winners Lost: 6 1 2013 TIGER GYMNASTICS || Coaching Staff program for 31 seasons. In her final season at Maryland, she was an assistant coach for Brett Nelligan, who Vicki succeeded his father as the Terrapins’ head coach. Chliszczyk “Vicki was a tremendous asset to our team in many ways, but especially her contri- butions to our balance beam team,” said Bob Nelligan, who hired Coach Chliszczyk in Head Coach 2005. “Our work on the beam came a long way in large part to her efforts. York University, ‘98 “When she first arrived at Maryland, I was impressed,” he added. “She quickly gained 3rd Season (38-6) the team’s respect because of her dedication, fairness and support.” 2011-2012 ECAC Coach of the Year A 20-year member of the Milton Springers Gymnastics Club in Milton, Ontario, Canada, Chliszczyk was a competitive gymnast for 12 years. She competed in the Pro- In her first two seasons as the Tigers’ head vincial Championships for ten consecutive years and she made such an impact on her coach, Vicki Chliszczyk was named as the club team that the Milton Springers Gymnastics Club established an award in her name. Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) The “Vicki Chliszczyk Award for Dedication” is presented at the end of each season Coach of the Year twice. She led the Tigers to to the club’s most dedicated athlete. a combined 38-6 record. Last season, the Tigers finished as ECAC runners-up to Pennsylvania by the narrow- Chliszczyk graduated from York University in North York, Ontario, Canada with a est of margins as Penn came from behind to win the title by 0.025 points. B.A. degree in Philosophy. With Towson re-joining the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) this season, After graduation, she moved to the United States to begin her gymnastics coach- Coach Chliszczyk is focused on returning the Tigers’ program to NCAA regional com- ing career. petition. In 2001, she joined the staff at the renowned Woodward Gymnastics Camp, a summer The Tigers, who have qualified for NCAA regionals 14 times since 1987, have not gymnastics camp in Woodward, Pa. During her nine years of coaching at Woodward, she competed as a team at an NCAA regional meet since the 2000 season. served as a Program Director and a member of the Master Staff. In her role at Wood- With that goal in mind, the former University of Maryland assistant coach has ward, she managed a staff of 30 coaches that trained 200-300 gymnasts each week. upgraded the Tigers’ schedule significantly again this season. At Woodward, she worked with gymnasts from virtually every level while schedul- Towson is joining George Washington, Maryland, New Hampshire, North Carolina, NC ing and organizing all class and clinic activities. She also hired, trained and evaluated State, Pittsburgh and Rutgers in the EAGL. A charter member of the EAGL, the Tigers staff members while developing and presenting instructional clinics to the staff and competed in the EAGL from 1996 to 2004. visiting coaches. In addition, she presented and attended numerous coaching and “This is a very positive move for our program,” says Chliszczyk. “It will enable us spotting clinics and seminars. to compete against very strong competition. Coach Chliszczyk began her collegiate coaching career in 2002-03 when she served “Our goal is to qualify for NCAA regionals,” she says. “Most of the EAGL schools as a volunteer assistant coach at Western Michigan University. She assisted in train- go to regionals. If we want to improve our results, we need to compete against stronger teams.” Although it will be a challenge, Coach Chliszczyk (pronounced Cull - liss - chick) has already proven that she isn’t someone who is afraid of a challenge. When she was named as the Tigers’ head gymnastics coach in June of 2010, she became the successor to Dick Filbert, the Tigers’ highly-successful coach for 28 years and the 1990 National Coach of the Year. The winningest coach in school history, Filbert retired after the 2010 season. During his tenure, he led the Tigers to 491 victories and 14 conference titles. A native of Milton, Ontario,