Suzanne Yoculan
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Suzanne Paige Yoculan is the head coach of the women's gymnastics program at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. She has built the Georgia gymnastics program into a perennial national powerhouse, and is one of the most successful college gymnastics coaches in history.
Yoculan graduated from Penn State University in 1975, and was named the head women's gymnastics coach at the University of Georgia on December 3, 1983. In the 23 years following her appointment, Georgia's gymnastics team, or the "Gym Dogs," as they are more commonly known, have posted a meet record of 742-112-6 (.866 winning percentage), and have won 15 Southeastern Conference Championships and 7 NCAA championships.
[edit] Career Review and Honors
(through the end of the 2006 season)
- 7 NCAA Women's Gymnastics championships - 1987, '89, '93, '98, '99, 2005, '06
- 15 Southeastern Conference Championships - 1986, '87, '91, '92, '93, '94, '96, '97, '98, '99, 2001, '02, '04, '05, '06
- 18 NCAA Regional Titles - 1986, '88, '89, '90, '91, '92, '93, '94, '95, '96, '98, '99, 2000, '01, '02, '03, '04, '06
- NCAA Women's Gymnastics Coach of the Year - 1987, '93, '98, 2006
- Southeastern Conference Women's Gymnastics Coach of the Year - 1986, '87, '99, 2001, '02, '04
- Her teams have finished in the Top 3 in the nation 18 out of the last 20 years. They have also been a part of the "Super Six" (final six NCAA teams) every year since the format was introduced in 1993, and have never missed the NCAA Women's Gymnastics competition.
- 4 Undefeated Seasons- '93, '98, '99, '06
