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Senior Lauren Ross Senior Nicolette Vignola Sophomore Bailey Gallagher 2015 Gymnastics Guide Sophomore Bridget Steffen 2015 Towson Gymnastics Roster Name Cl. Ht. Hometown/Club Lauren Cahalan Fr. 5-4 Reisterstown, Md./Rebounders Bayleigh Fobes So. 4-11 Howell, N.J./Rebound Gymnastics Bailey Gallagher So. 5-2 Sinking Spring, Pa./Berks Gymnastics Noelle Harada Fr. 5-5 Lake Zurich, Ill./Libertyville Gym Acad. Janis Konkle Sr. 5-3 Boxborough, Mass./All-Star Gymnastics Samantha Lutz Sr. 5-1 Murfreesboro, Tenn./Elite Energy Gym. Katie McGrady Fr. 4-11 Allison Park, Pa./Gym Dandy’s Tyra McKellar Fr. 5-3 Frederick, Md./Frederick Gymnastics Lauren Ross Sr. 4-10 South Windsor, Conn./Daggetts’s Gym. Katie Sassa Jr. 5-0 Harleysville, Pa./Silvia’s Gymnastics Bridget Steffen So. 5-5 Chesapeake, Va./World Class Gymnastics Lydia Thompson Jr. 5-3 Bel Air, Md./Harford Gymnastics Vicki Vesecky Jr. 5-3 Leesburg, Va./APEX Gymnastics Nicolette Vignola Sr. 5-4 Morganville, N.J./Devlin Gymnastics Gabriella Yarussi Fr. 5-4 Waxhaw, N.C./Southeastern Gymnastics 2015 Gymnastics Quick Facts Director of Athletics Media Relations: Dustin Semonavick Athl. Media Relations Associate Director: John Brush Mailing Address: Athletics Media Relations Asst. Directors: Megan Bradshaw, Megan O’Brien Department of Athletics, Towson Center, 8000 York Rd., Towson, Md. 21252 Athl. Media Relations Intern: Jen Bolton Internet Site: www.TowsonTigers.com Athletics Media Relations Phone: 410-704-3102 Founded: 1866 Gymnastics Contact: Megan Bradshaw Enrollment: 22,499 Bradshaw Cell Phone: 667-234-0898 Nickname: “Tigers” Bradshaw E-Mail: [email protected] Colors: Gold, White & Black Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: ECAC Quick Facts President: Dr. Maravene Loeschke Roster .....................................................................................................Inside Front Cover Director of Athletics: Tim Leonard Quick Facts, Table of Contents ..........................................................................................1 Coaching Staff ................................................................................................................... 2-3 Deputy Director of Athletics: Tricia Brandenburg 2015 Outlook ......................................................................................................................4-5 Senior Associate Athletics Director: Roy Brown Spotlight: Kacy Catanzaro ‘12, a true American Ninja Warrior................................6 NCAA Faculty Representative: Dr. Gail Gasparich 2015 Tiger Profiles ...........................................................................................................7-16 Home Arena: SECU Arena History ..............................................................................................................................17-27 Year-By-Year Records ................................................................................................. 18 Records ....................................................................................................................18-20 Head Coach: Vicki Chliszczyk (York University, ‘98) Honor Roll .................................................................................................................21-23 1,000 Point Club ...........................................................................................................24 Chliszczyk’s Record: 59-34, four seasons All-Time Roster .......................................................................................................25-27 Gymnastics Phone: 410-704-3895 EAGL .......................................................................................................................................28 Chliszczyk’s E-Mail: [email protected] 2015 Schedule .....................................................................................Back Outside Cover Assistant Coach: Becky Schaller (Michigan St., ‘99) Schaller’s E-Mail: [email protected] The 2015 Tiger Gymnastics Media Guide is published by the Towson University 2014 Record: 9-13 Department of Athletics. Photography by Kanji Takeno, Desiree Stover, Scott Thorn- Letter Winners Returning: 10 ton, P.J. Dunn, Rich Riggins and Rob Brown. Special thanks to the late Dave Filbert. Letter Winners Lost: 3 NCAA Regional Appearances: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000 NCAA Nationals: 1990 (9th place) ECAC Championships: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 1 2015 Gymnastics Head Coach Vicki Chliszczyk York University ‘98 | 5th Season (59-34) | 2010-11 & 2011-12 ECAC Coach of the Year A two-time Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Coach of the Year, Vicki Chliszczyk begins her fifth season at Towson in 2015. Towson Gymnastics has a proven history of success and as just the fourth head coach in program history, maintain- ing that standard of excellence is a challenge. Chliszczyk (pronounced Cull - liss - chick) has proven that she isn’t someone who is afraid of a challenge. The Tigers returned to the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) in 2013 and had four gymnasts earn spots on the EAGL all-league teams. Chlisczcyk coached two Tigers to the NCAA Regionals, and the Tigers continued to excel academically, placing seven on the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastic Coaches for Women (NACGCW) academic All-America team. In 2014, Lauren Ross earned EAGL Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors. In 2012, the Tigers produced another excellent year under Chliszczyk’s guidance with a 20-5 mark overall and a second-place finish at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) championship meet. For the second consecutive year, she earned ECAC Coach of the Year honors. She sent three of her Tigers to the NCAA Regionals, where Kacy Catanzaro earned NCAA Southeast Regional Gymnast of the Year, after receiving ECAC Gymnast of the Year earlier that season. The Tigers as a team placed sixth in the nation in a competition for NACGCW academic All-America honors. In her first season as the Tigers’ coach, she led the team to an eye-opening 18-1 record and championships at the Temple University Invitational, the Cornell Big Red Invitational, and Towson’s own Shelli Calloway Memorial Invitational. Along the way, she also coached the Tigers to impressive wins over a pair of EAGL opponents: George Washington and Rutgers. Although the Tigers came up short in their quest to win a seventh straight ECAC champion- ship, she was honored as the ECAC Coach of the Year. Prior to coming to Towson, she spent five years at the University of Mary- land-College Park. In 2005, she joined the staff at Maryland and made an immediate impact on the program. In her first year with the Terrapins, they posted a 16-12 record and finished fifth in the EAGL. In 2009, the Terps earned a berth in the NCAA Southeast Regionals where they finished sixth. That season Maryland was ranked in the top 25 for most of the year. In 2010, Chliszczyk was named as the EAGL Assistant Coach of the Year as she helped Maryland earn a second straight NCAA Southeast regional appearance. During her tenure at Maryland, she coached an impressive group of gym- nasts, including Abigail Adams, ‘11 who was the 2009 EAGL co-champion on balance beam. She also worked with four gymnasts who were named first team All-EAGL: Talia Tossone, ‘10, Rachel Colon, ‘07, and Brandi George, ‘10. With the help of Chliszczyk, Adams was the EAGL co-champion in the all- around in 2010. In addition to her collegiate coaching experience, Chliszczyk has been a member of staff at several prominent camps. In 2001, she joined the staff at the renowned Woodward Gymnastics Camp, a summer gymnastics camp in Woodward, Pa. During her nine years of coach- ing at Woodward, she served as a program director and a member of the master staff. In her role at Woodward, she managed a staff of 30 coaches that 2 2015 Gymnastics Assistant Coach Becky Schaller Michigan State ‘99 Fourth Season Becky Schaller is in her fourth season as an assistant gymnastics coach. After graduating from Michigan State in 1999 with a bachelor’s in kinesiol- trained 200-300 gymnasts each week. ogy, she spent five years as an assistant optional coach and a compulsory coach at Harford Gymnastics Club. In 2003, she was promoted to head op- For three years, she worked for Coach Gail Goodspeed at the University tional coach where she coached for Teresa (Arnold) DiMauro, a former Tiger of New Hampshire’s Gymnastics Camp. She was also part of Coach Mark gymnast and a member of the Towson University Athletic Hall of Fame. Stevenson’s staff at North Carolina State University’s Gymnastics Camp for two years. She spent one season with Towson Gymnastics as a volunteer assistant before officially joining the staff in 2011. A 20-year member of the Milton Springers Gymnastics Club in Milton, Ontario, Canada, Chliszczyk was a competitive gymnast for 12 years. She A four-year standout for Coach Kathie Klages, she was an all-around per- competed in the Provincial Championships for 10 consecutive years and former who helped the Spartans to a 27-3 record and a second-place finish made such an impact on her club team that the Milton Springers Gym- in the Big Ten Conference as a freshman. nastics Club established an award in her name. The “Vicki Chliszczyk Award for Dedication” is presented at the end of each season to the As a sophomore, she was a member of a Spartans team that posted an 18-13 club’s most dedicated athlete. record and won the USA Gymnastics NIT