DURHAM, N.H.— The University of New Hampshire women’s gymnastics squad tied a program record by placing nine gymnasts on the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches For Women All-Academic Team honoring their outstanding efforts in the classroom in 2007-08. The women’s gymnastics program also had nine gymnasts recognized as All-Academic selections in 1999.

DURHAM, N.H.--Lindsey Bruck, a former gymnast and a 2008 graduate from the University of Michigan, has been named an assistant coach with the University of New Hampshire women’s gymnastics team. The announcement was made today by 30th-year head coach Gail Goodspeed.
  Bruck, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education and Health at Michigan, was a two-time All-American, a Honda Award finalist, a 2008 NCAA Woman Of The Year nominee, and a two-time NCAA Northeast Region Gymnast of the Year while with the Wolverines.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa.— Gail Goodspeed, the 29th-year head women’s gymnastics coach at the University of New Hampshire, and associate head coach Ed Datti, were both recognized with coach of the year honors at the annual NCAA Northeast Regional banquet which took place this past weekend at Penn State.
    Goodspeed, who was named Head Coach of the Year, has earned the honor six times in her career, also earning the award in 2005, 2003, 2001, 1994 and 1991.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Sophomore gymnasts Helena Diodati (Scarborough, Maine) and Taryn LaFountain (Utica, N.Y.) both made the most of their opportunities to compete individually at this year’s NCAA Northeast Regional held on the campus of Penn State University on April 12.
    LaFountain did the Wildcats proud, placing fifth on balance beam with an impressive score of 9.875, tying her season-high for 2008.

DURHAM, N.H.— Sophomore gymnasts Helena Diodati (Scarborough, Maine) and Taryn LaFountain (Utica, N.Y.) will be representing the University of New Hampshire as individual competitors at the NCAA Northeast Regionals, which will take place on April 12 at Penn State beginning at 6 p.m.
    Diodati was the only individual gymnast from the region invited to compete on vault, as well as on bars, while LaFountain was selected to compete on balance beam.
    Both gymnasts were recently named first-team All-EAGL (East Atlantic Gymnastics League) in their respective events. Diodati, who placed third in vault at the EAGL Championships, checked in with qualifying scores of 9.855 in vault and posted a mark of 9.81 on bars as well. LaFountain posted a 9.815 qualifying score on beam.

Morgantown, W.Va..—Six members of the University of New Hampshire women’s gymnastics team were honored on Friday evening at the annual EAGL awards banquet held on the campus of West Virginia.   
    Three Wildcats received first-team All-EAGL honors in their respective events. Leading the way for UNH was sophomore Helena Diodati (Scarborough, Maine), as she was a first-team selection in the vault with an average of 9.805, and she was first team on bars as well with an impressive mark of 9.761.
    Also earning first-team All-EAGL honors in vault was junior Justine Turner (Salem, N.H.) as she finished the season with an average of 9.789.

DURHAM, N.H.—The University of New Hampshire women’s gymnastics team tied for the conference lead with an impressive total of 13 student-athletes named to the EAGL All-Academic Team.
    Six of the Wildcat gymnasts have been named to the team for the second or third time in their UNH careers.
    In addition, senior Rebekah Porter (Valparaiso, Ind.) led the Wildcats with her fourth straight appearance on the EAGL All-Academic Team.
    Leading the way with the highest GPA was freshman Katie Caliendo (Manorville, N.Y.) as she has posted a 4.0 while with the Wildcats. Also impressive has been the academic performance of senior Beth Bronson (Jacksonville, Fla.), as she checks in with a GPA of 3.86 as a Family Studies major.