<strong>2007</strong> <strong>William</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> Gymnastics <strong>2007</strong> Schedule<strong>William</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Mary</strong>Year-by-Year Under GauthierYear Record State Conference NCAA1974 12-51975 13-8 1st 6th in SIGL1976 19-3 1st 3rd in SIGL1977 13-4 1st 3rd in SIGL1978 16-7 1st *1979 17-8 1st *1980 17-11 1st 6th in SIGL1981 21-10 1st 2nd in SIGL1982 20-3 1st 2nd in SIGL1983 14-10 1st 5th in SIGL1984 18-13 1st 5th in SIGL1985 16-13 1st 4th in SIGL1986 20-5 1st 1st in SIGL1987 19-3 1st 1st in SIGL1988 15-5 1st **1989 19-7 1st **1990 12-8 1st ** 34th1991 25-9 1st 2nd in ECAC 29th1992 30-5 1st 1st in ECAC 22nd1993 26-2 1st 2nd in ECAC 22nd1994 30-8 1st 1st in ECAC 18th1995 27-9 1st 2nd in ECAC 21st1996 24-5 1st 3rd in ECAC 17thYear Record State Conference NCAA1997 18-7 1st 3rd in ECAC 19th1998 18-9 1st 5th in ECAC++ 19th1999 23-6 1st 3rd in ECAC 18th2000 18-11 1st 3rd in ECAC 17th2001 24-6 1st 3rd in ECAC 13th2002 28-9 1st 3rd in ECAC 12th2003 28-9 1st 3rd in ECAC 12th2004 22-6-1 1st 3rd in ECAC 13th2005 26-16 1st 3rd in ECAC 12th2006 25-14 1st 1st in ECAC 11thOverall Record — 672-254-1Records include dual meets, invitational, <strong>and</strong> championshipmeets results* The SIGL (Southern Intercollegiate GymnasticsLeague) was not held in 1978-1979** The ECAC (East Coast Athletic Conference) was heldas a championship for individuals only in 1987-90.++ 1998 is the first year <strong>of</strong> the merger <strong>of</strong> the ECAC <strong>and</strong>the EIGL (Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League)so many <strong>of</strong> our gymnasts got the most out <strong>of</strong> their abilities<strong>of</strong>ten exceeding all legitimate expectations in theirgymnastics <strong>and</strong> their academics while at W&M <strong>and</strong> thengoing on to great successes in lifetime accomplishmentsafter graduation have been quite memorable. Theseaccomplishments combined with the progress <strong>of</strong> anentire team to a point in which the whole becomes atleast as great as the sum <strong>of</strong> its parts has always inspiredme throughout all these years at W&M. As I look back,I have always had many more victories than wins.Pete WalkerAssistant Coach • 11th Season • <strong>William</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Mary</strong>, 1993Coach Pete Walker was selected as the ECAC assistantcoach <strong>of</strong> the year for his efforts in leading the <strong>Tribe</strong> gymnaststo an outst<strong>and</strong>ing 2006 season. The ECAC coaching recognitioncontinues an award winning tradition that started duringPete’s undergraduate years at <strong>William</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Mary</strong>. Pete was one<strong>of</strong> the only two gymnasts to have twice received the coveted“Mister Award”. Each year this award is given to the gymnastwho, in the eyes <strong>of</strong> his teammates, is most inspirational to <strong>and</strong>responsible for the character <strong>and</strong> success <strong>of</strong> the team. Whenhe graduated in 1993, Pete was ranked in the <strong>Tribe</strong>’s all-timetop 10 records on every event—one <strong>of</strong> only three W&M gymnasts to accomplish this feat. He also captained the1992 team that was declared the National Academic Team Champion by the Collegiate Gymnastics Association.If all goes well a major highlight <strong>of</strong> Pete’s 11th coaching season at <strong>William</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> will most likely arrivein February when he <strong>and</strong> wife Cindy are scheduled to welcome their second child to the family. They are expectinga son to join daughter Emma who turned one in August.www.<strong>Tribe</strong><strong>Athletics</strong>.com<strong>2007</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>
Getting a Feel for <strong>Tribe</strong> Gymnastics<strong>2007</strong> <strong>William</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> Gymnastics<strong>William</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> won the team title at the ECAC Championship which resulted in an automatic bid to the NCAAChampionships <strong>and</strong> the right to display one <strong>of</strong> the oldest <strong>and</strong> most magnificent trophies in American sports, the EIGLsterling silver traveling trophy that was h<strong>and</strong>-crafted for its first presentation in 1926. The <strong>Tribe</strong> gymnasts have nowqualified to compete at the NCAA Championships weekend in four <strong>of</strong> the last five years with the 2006 team finishing11th in the final NCAA rankings, the <strong>Tribe</strong>’s highest ranking ever. Ramon Jackson added an All-American honor onvaulting to go with his previous NCAA national title <strong>and</strong> All-American honors on the parallel bars. The <strong>William</strong> <strong>and</strong><strong>Mary</strong> gymnasts also won a sixth straight USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championship team title. In the process, three<strong>Tribe</strong> gymnasts earned four USAG Collegiate national titles: Ramon Jackson in the all-around, Jeff Jaekle on rings, <strong>and</strong>Andrew Hunt on both parallel bars <strong>and</strong> high bar.In order to be comfortable on the <strong>William</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> gymnastics team, a gymnast must not only be willing towork hard in both gymnastics <strong>and</strong> academics but must also be a true team member. <strong>William</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> gymnastsare expected to seriously help each other get better both in <strong>and</strong> out <strong>of</strong> the gym. If the teammate you help out in thegym turns around <strong>and</strong> beats you out for the final position on the traveling squad or even for the coveted number oneposition on an event then that is how it is <strong>and</strong> you helped him get there. This is what being a part <strong>of</strong> the W&M teamis all about. In return, you will benefit from the same honest <strong>and</strong> intelligent teammate help both in the gym <strong>and</strong> inlife.With four years <strong>of</strong> hard work on strength training <strong>and</strong> trick development combined with a well-directed collegiatecareer geared toward confidence building <strong>and</strong> consistency, our top gymnasts will be in a position to realisticallyevaluate whether or not they should pursue full-time gymnastics training as part <strong>of</strong> a quest to make a national team.Junior Andrew Hunt returns in <strong>2007</strong> as one the Within this four-year process, our gymnasts also receive the added benefit <strong>and</strong> luxury <strong>of</strong> a degree from the renownedsquad’s more versitile performers. He earned <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>William</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Mary</strong>, consistently rated as the best small public university in the nation. A degree from <strong>William</strong><strong>and</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> combined with our scholar-athlete approach to gymnastics sets our gymnasts up for a lifetime <strong>of</strong>the USAG Collegiate National Titles on boththe parallel bars <strong>and</strong> high bar events.success once they determine their competitive gymnastics careers are over.Last season, the <strong>Tribe</strong> gymnasts claimed their 11th USA Gymnastics Collegiate team title in the last 13 years as well as a record breaking 32nd straight State teamchampionship. Six <strong>of</strong> our returning W&M gymnasts have earned nine All-American honors at the USAG Collegiate Championships: Rising seniors Chuck Portz once on pommelhorse <strong>and</strong> twice on rings, Gustav Lindquist on floor exercise, <strong>and</strong> Dave Ridings on pommel horse plus rising juniors Andrew Hunt on parallel bars <strong>and</strong> high bar, DaveLocke on high bar, <strong>and</strong> Aaron Ingram in the all-around.Academically, the <strong>William</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> gymnasts continued to uphold the program’s consistently outst<strong>and</strong>ing scholar-athlete tradition as Ben Carter (computer science),Matt Elson (art), Aaron Ingram (business), Chuck Portz (finance <strong>and</strong> entrepreneurship) <strong>and</strong> Mike Zielinski (English <strong>and</strong> psychology) received CGA first team scholasticAll-American honors while Andrew Hunt (sociology) <strong>and</strong> Jeff Jaekle (economics) earned second team honors.<strong>William</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> currently ranks first in the number <strong>of</strong> gymnasts who have earned scholastic All-America honors since the inception <strong>of</strong> the awards. This fact is madeeven more impressive when the high academic caliber <strong>of</strong> W&M <strong>and</strong> its relative lack <strong>of</strong> grade inflation are factored into the equation. Coach Gauthier has created a modelprogram for intercollegiate athletics. If your desire is to be a true scholar-athlete in the finest <strong>of</strong> traditions, then <strong>William</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> is the university for you. Our web sitesare located at www.william<strong>and</strong>marygymnastics.com, www.tribeathletics.com, <strong>and</strong> www.wm.edu.W&M Gymnastics <strong>and</strong> Graduation<strong>William</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> gymnasts have benefited from the long-term effects <strong>of</strong> an outst<strong>and</strong>ing education with gymnasticsserving as a cornerstone <strong>of</strong> their total collegiate experience. As a result <strong>of</strong> traditional excellence as scholarathletes,most W&M gymnasts are able to pick <strong>and</strong> choose among career opportunities <strong>and</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essional schoolsin their chosen fields. Since Coach Gauthier came to <strong>William</strong> & <strong>Mary</strong> in 1973, 124 <strong>of</strong> his 131 (95 percent) recruitedgymnasts have graduated from <strong>William</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> with five <strong>of</strong> these having transferred <strong>and</strong> graduated from otherschools. Of the 124 W&M graduates, 111 (90 percent) graduated in four years or less.Coach Gauthier, his gymnasts <strong>and</strong> their families’ feel that commitment to the <strong>William</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> gymnasticsprogram does not end with graduation. The continued support <strong>of</strong> our gymnastics family is directly responsible for thequality <strong>of</strong> <strong>William</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Mary</strong>’s program. The success <strong>of</strong> our gymnasts in the classroom, the college community, <strong>and</strong> intheir lives <strong>and</strong> careers combined with their continued support <strong>of</strong> our program after graduating has been a significantfactor in stabilizing men’s gymnastics as a varsity sport at <strong>William</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Mary</strong>.Each year a large number <strong>of</strong> <strong>Tribe</strong> graduates return for the gymnastics alumni weekend not only to keep intouch with each other but also to help perpetuate the total success <strong>of</strong> the gymnastics program. For example, themedical students <strong>and</strong> doctors will take the pre-meds aside <strong>and</strong> give them helpful advice <strong>and</strong> encouragement, justas the current gymnasts encourage <strong>and</strong> help each other in <strong>and</strong> out <strong>of</strong> the gym. Those in business talk to the currentgymnasts about expectations, interviews, networking, <strong>and</strong> preparation for various fields in the business world. Thegymnastics program’s primary goal has been to help individuals achieve their gymnastics potential while becomingwell educated <strong>and</strong> ultimately successful <strong>and</strong> fulfilled in all aspects <strong>of</strong> their life’s endeavors including family, career,<strong>and</strong> community. This is the essence <strong>of</strong> the <strong>William</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> gymnastics tradition that the graduates as well as thecurrent gymnasts try to perpetuate.Sophomore Richard Pearson has the potentialto play a vital role in the squad’s successin <strong>2007</strong>. <strong>2007</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> www.<strong>Tribe</strong><strong>Athletics</strong>.com
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