The Georgia Gymdogs (officially the Georgia Bulldogs) is the women's

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team of the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

. The team is part of

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and competes in the

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(SEC). The Gymdogs compete in

Stegeman Coliseum Stegeman Coliseum is a 10,523-seat multi-purpose arena in Athens, Georgia, United States. The arena opened in 1964 in honor of C. Sal Stegeman. It is home to the University of Georgia Bulldogs basketball and gymnastics teams. It was also the venu ...

Athens, Georgia Athens, officially Athens–Clarke County, is a consolidated city-county and college town in the U.S. state of Georgia. Athens lies about northeast of downtown Atlanta, and is a satellite city of the capital. The University of Georgia, the sta ...

. The Gymdogs lead the nation with 10

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titles (including five consecutive wins from 2005–09) and 16 SEC championships. The team was coached by

Suzanne Yoculan Suzanne Paige Yoculan was the head coach of the women's gymnastics program at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia from 1983 to 2009. During her tenure, she built the Georgia gymnastics program into a national powerhouse and is one of the ...

from 1983–2009 and by Jay Clark from 2009–12, Danna Durante from 2012-2017, and is currently coached by

Courtney Kupets Courtney Anne Kupets Carter (born July 27, 1986) is an American former artistic gymnast. She is a two-time Olympic medalist from the 2004 Olympics (silver in the team competition, bronze on uneven bars), the 2002 world champion on the uneven b ...

History

The women's gymnastics program was started in 1973 with Melinda Airhart as the head coach, and the team competed in the

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(AIAW). After the 1979–80 season, the team began competing in the

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(NCAA) 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.http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8800&ATCLID=3758550&?DB_OEM_ID=8800 In 2012, Clark was replaced by Durante.

Championships

As of 2012, the team had won 10 NCAA Women's Gymnastics championships. As of 2012, it had also won 16

titles (1986, '87, '91, '92, '93, '94, '96, '97, '98, '99, 2001, '02, '04, '05, '06, '08) and 22 NCAA regional titles.

NCAA individual event champions

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As of the end of the 2016 season, 20 Georgia gymnasts have won a total of 42 individual event championships.

Coaches

Head coaching records

The team has had eight head coaches. Other coaches currently working in the gym include Josh Overton, Jason Vonk, and Katie Heenan-Dodson.

Roster

Home venue

Past Olympians

Hope Spivey Theresa Hope Spivey (born July 27, 1971) is a former Gymnastics, gymnast. While at University of Georgia, Georgia, she won the Honda Sports Award, Honda-Broderick Award as the nation's top female gymnast in 1991. She currently resides in the Valdost ...

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Courtney McCool Courtney Lynn McCool-Griffeth (born April 1, 1988) is an American former artistic gymnast who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. She was coached by Al and Armine Fong of Great American Gymnastic Express. From 2007–2010, McCool competed ...

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Brittany Rogers Brittany Rogers (born June 8, 1993) is a Canadian artistic gymnast who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She attended the University of Georgia and competed for the Georgia Gym Dogs. Consequently, combining both elite and college gymnasti ...

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Megan Roberts Megan Roberts (born November 21, 2000) is a senior elite Canadian artistic gymnast and a member of the Canada National team. She trains at East York Gymnastics, coached by Lawson Hamer and Lisa Cowan. Novice career 2013 Roberts made her d ...

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