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Prior to coaching at Florida, she coached at the [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]] from 1997 to 1998, and at the [[University of Nebraska]] from 1999 to 2002.<ref name=gatorzonefaehnbio/> She also served as a student-assistant at her alma mater, UCLA, from 1992 to 1994. |
Prior to coaching at Florida, she coached at the [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]] from 1997 to 1998, and at the [[University of Nebraska]] from 1999 to 2002.<ref name=gatorzonefaehnbio/> She also served as a student-assistant at her alma mater, UCLA, from 1992 to 1994. |
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During her elite career, Faehn was coached by [[Bela Karolyi]] at Karolyi's gym in Texas. Faehn finished 12th at the 1986 US National Championships, but had her greatest achievements in 1987, when she finished 6th at the National Championships, and won the National title on vault, scoring perfect 10s on her laid-out Yurchenko vaults in both the All-Around Competition and Vault Final. She competed at the 1987 World Championships as part of the American team, and had the highest placement for the American women in the All-Around Final, finishing 19th. In 1988, her last year as an elite senior, Faehn finished 6th at the US Nationals, and defended her national title on vault. |
During her elite career, Faehn was coached by [[Bela Karolyi]] at Karolyi's gym in Texas. Faehn finished 12th at the 1986 US National Championships, but had her greatest achievements in 1987, when she finished 6th at the National Championships, and won the National title on vault, scoring perfect 10s on her laid-out Yurchenko vaults in both the All-Around Competition and Vault Final. She competed at the 1987 World Championships as part of the American team, and had the highest placement for the American women in the All-Around Final, finishing 19th. In 1988, her last year as an elite senior, Faehn finished 6th at the US Nationals, and defended her national title on vault. |
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | University of Florida |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 28, 1971 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 138–36–2 (.790) (through 2010 season) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Southeastern Conference (2007, 2010, 2012, 2013) NCAA (2013) | |
| Awards | |
| Second-team All-American (1992) First-team All-Pac-10 (1992) SEC Coach of the Year (2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) | |
Rhonda Faehn (born April 28, 1971) is an American college gymnastics coach and former college and elite gymnast. Faehn is the current head coach of the Florida Gators women's gymnastics team of the University of Florida. She is best known for leading the Florida Gators to eleven consecutive appearances in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I gymnastics tournament, and winning the NCAA championship in 2013.
Coaching career
After taking over the Florida program in 2003, Faehn has established herself among the top tier of gymnastics coaches in the United States. She has compiled a record of 138–36–2 as the head coach at the University of Florida.[1] Her teams have finished no lower than fourth in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), widely regarded as the toughest gymnastics conference in the country. In 2003 and 2004, Florida placed second in their NCAA regional. From 2005 to 2008, the Gators won four consecutive NCAA regional tournaments. During her eleven seasons as the head coach of the Gators, Florida has finished in the top ten NCAA gymnastics teams in the nation every year, never finishing lower than seventh at the NCAA championship. In 2013, her Gators won the SEC championship for the third time in four years and the first NCAA championship in the history of the program.
Prior to coaching at Florida, she coached at the University of Maryland from 1997 to 1998, and at the University of Nebraska from 1999 to 2002.[1] She also served as a student-assistant at her alma mater, UCLA, from 1992 to 1994.
Gymnast career
During her elite career, Faehn was coached by Bela Karolyi at Karolyi's gym in Texas. Faehn finished 12th at the 1986 US National Championships, but had her greatest achievements in 1987, when she finished 6th at the National Championships, and won the National title on vault, scoring perfect 10s on her laid-out Yurchenko vaults in both the All-Around Competition and Vault Final. She competed at the 1987 World Championships as part of the American team, and had the highest placement for the American women in the All-Around Final, finishing 19th. In 1988, her last year as an elite senior, Faehn finished 6th at the US Nationals, and defended her national title on vault.
She finished 7th at the Olympic Trials and was named the alternate to the US Olympic Team. Although she never competed in the Olympic events, her presence led to a controversial ruling that cost the U.S. the bronze medal. As an alternate, Faehn remained on the podium after removing the springboard that Kelly Garrison-Steves used to mount the uneven bars. A Code of Points rule bans coaches from remaining on the podium as an athlete competes. Although Faehn was not a coach, the presiding judge, Ellen Berger - an East German - invoked the rule and penalized the Americans five-tenths of a point, causing them to finish fourth behind East Germany and knocking them out of medal contention.
Honors
- 2003 NACGC Southeast Region Co-Coach of the Year
- 2005 NACGC Southeast Region Coach of the Year
- 2006 SEC Coach of the Year
- 2007 NACGC Southeast Region Coach of the Year
- 2007 SEC Coach of the Year
- 2007 NACGC Coach of the Year
See also
- Florida Gators
- History of the University of Florida
- List of University of California, Los Angeles people
- University Athletic Association
References
- ^ a b GatorZone.com, Gymnastics, Coaching & Support Staff, Rhonda Faehn. Retrieved May 22, 2011.