Georgia GymDogs


The Georgia GymDogs is the women's gymnastics team of the University of Georgia. The team is part of NCAA Division I and competes in the Southeastern Conference. The GymDogs compete in Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia.
The GymDogs lead the nation with 10 NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship titles and 16 SEC championships. The team was coached by Suzanne Yoculan from 1983 to 2009, Jay Clark from 2009 to 2012, Danna Durante from 2012 to 2017, and Courtney Kupets from 2017 to 2024.

History

The women's gymnastics program was started in 1973 with Melinda Airhart as the head coach, and the team competed in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. After the 1979–80 season, the team began competing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association following the dissolution of the AIAW.
On July 1, 2009, Suzanne Yoculan retired after 26 years as head coach, and Clark, her assistant coach, took over as head of the program. In 2012, Clark was replaced by Durante. Courtney Kupets Carter took over the GymDogs in 2017. Cecile Canqueteau-Landi and Ryan Roberts were named co-head coaches in April 2024.

Championships

As of 2012, the team had won 10 NCAA Women's Gymnastics championships. As of 2012, it had also won 16 Southeastern Conference titles and 22 NCAA regional titles.
Image:Georgia Gym Dogs at the WH.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The 2008 Gym Dogs, including individual apparatus national champions Courtney McCool and Grace Taylor, are honored at the White House by President of the United States George W. Bush in June 2008 for their winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I team championship.
1987Georgia187.900Utah Red Rocks187.550Jon M. Huntsman Center,
Salt Lake City, Utah
1989Georgia192.650UCLA Bruins192.600Stegeman Coliseum,
Athens, Georgia
1993Georgia198.000Alabama Crimson Tide196.825Gill Coliseum,
Corvallis, Oregon
1998Georgia197.725Florida Gators196.350Pauley Pavilion,
Los Angeles, California
1999Georgia196.850Michigan Wolverines196.550Jon M. Huntsman Center,
Salt Lake City, Utah
2005Georgia197.825Alabama Crimson Tide197.400Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum,
Auburn, Alabama
2006Georgia197.750Utah Red Rocks196.800Gill Coliseum,
Corvallis, Oregon
2007Georgia197.850Utah Red Rocks197.250Jon M. Huntsman Center,
Salt Lake City, Utah
2008Georgia197.450Utah Red Rocks197.125Stegeman Coliseum,
Athens, Georgia
2009Georgia197.825Alabama Crimson Tide197.575Bob Devaney Sports Center,
Lincoln, Nebraska

NCAA individual event champions

As of the end of the 2016 season, 20 Georgia gymnasts have won a total of 42 individual event championships.
Brittany Rogers2016
Brandie Jay2016
Kat Ding2011, 20122012
Courtney McCool2008
Grace Taylor2008
Courtney Kupets2006, 200920072006, 200920092006, 2007, 2009
Cory Fritzinger2001
Suzanne Sears2000
Karin Lichey1998
Kim Arnold19981997, 1998
Jenni Beathard19981997
Leah Brown19961997
Leslie Angeles1995
Lori Strong1994
Agina Simpkins1993
Heather Stepp1992, 19931993
Hope Spivey19911991, 19941991
Kelly Macy1991
Corrinne Wright19891989
Lucy Wener1986, 1987, 1989

Coaches

Head coaching records

Roster

Home venue

  • Stegeman Coliseum

    Georgia gymnasts at the Olympics

Olympians

Alternates