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.
| 1987 | Georgia | 187.900 | Utah Red Rocks | 187.550 | Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 1989 | Georgia | 192.650 | UCLA Bruins | 192.600 | Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia |
| 1993 | Georgia | 198.000 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 196.825 | Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon |
| 1998 | Georgia | 197.725 | Florida Gators | 196.350 | Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California |
| 1999 | Georgia | 196.850 | Michigan Wolverines | 196.550 | Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 2005 | Georgia | 197.825 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 197.400 | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum, Auburn, Alabama |
| 2006 | Georgia | 197.750 | Utah Red Rocks | 196.800 | Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon |
| 2007 | Georgia | 197.850 | Utah Red Rocks | 197.250 | Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 2008 | Georgia | 197.450 | Utah Red Rocks | 197.125 | Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia |
| 2009 | Georgia | 197.825 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 197.575 | Bob 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 Rogers | 2016 | ||||
| Brandie Jay | 2016 | ||||
| Kat Ding | 2011, 2012 | 2012 | |||
| Courtney McCool | 2008 | ||||
| Grace Taylor | 2008 | ||||
| Courtney Kupets | 2006, 2009 | 2007 | 2006, 2009 | 2009 | 2006, 2007, 2009 |
| Cory Fritzinger | 2001 | ||||
| Suzanne Sears | 2000 | ||||
| Karin Lichey | 1998 | ||||
| Kim Arnold | 1998 | 1997, 1998 | |||
| Jenni Beathard | 1998 | 1997 | |||
| Leah Brown | 1996 | 1997 | |||
| Leslie Angeles | 1995 | ||||
| Lori Strong | 1994 | ||||
| Agina Simpkins | 1993 | ||||
| Heather Stepp | 1992, 1993 | 1993 | |||
| Hope Spivey | 1991 | 1991, 1994 | 1991 | ||
| Kelly Macy | 1991 | ||||
| Corrinne Wright | 1989 | 1989 | |||
| Lucy Wener | 1986, 1987, 1989 |
Coaches
Head coaching records
Roster
Home venue
- Stegeman Coliseum
Georgia gymnasts at the Olympics