Brockport Men's Gymnastics

Brockport Men’s Gymnastics was dropped as a varsity sport in the early 1980′s. In 2004 Men’s Gymnastics returned to Brockport when Larry LaRussa and Karl Jaanimagi founded the Brockport Men’s Club Gymnastics Team! Brockport now enters their 7thseason with their eyes set on a USAG Collegiate National Championship. 

With the departure of former head coach A.J. Banker, former team captain Shaun Johnson steps in as interim head coach for the Golden Eagles.Pre-season practice starts tomorrow,  and with most of last years team returning(Shaun Johnson now the head coach, and Sophomore Ron Ayello lost for the season due to injury) and the additions of transfer Joe Baggetta and the surprise return of 2008 freshmen all-around standout Adam Marou(has not competed for the last two years, now a senior), Brockport is looking at another record setting season.  Make sure you come back often and show your support for the Brockport Men’s Club Gymnastics Team!

Head Coach A.J. Banker has stepped down to take a job at Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy, “I have had the honor over the past 6 years to build a highly competitive collegiate club program. This program means more to me then can be put into words.” A.J. will be working under Mary Lee Tracy, a 2008 USAG hall of fame inductee, “Its the opportunity of a life time, a chance to learn from one of the best coaches in the country.”

He will be replace by Golden Eagle Alumni Jeff Parker and Shaun Johnson. A.J. will still be working with the team by moving to a general manager position, where he will be in charge of scheduling, recruiting, and promoting the team.

During his competitive career at Brockport A.J. helped the team with 5 straight years of top 10 team finishes at the NAIGC National Championships including a 2nd place finish in 2007. He also earned 9 individual top 10 finishes and was the 2007 NAIGC National Floor Exercise Champion. He became the head coach in 2008, during his two year tenure he saw Brockport move to competing a full schedule against varsity programs and finish in 3rd place at the USAG Collegiate National Championships. He served two terms on the board of directors for the NAIGC, and is serving as the collegiate club representative for the USAG men’s college gymnastics committee for the second year. Coach Banker was recently been named the President of the Collegiate Club Gymnastics Association.

The tentative schedule for the 2011 season is up and it already looks promising, make sure you check it out!

Brockport will head to The Ohio State University for a meet against the Buckeyes who finished 6th at the NCAA National Championships.

Brockport will also play host to the U.S. Air Force Academy , as well as the University of Minnesota Gophers who finished the 2010 season ranked 8th in the country.

More to come as we finalize the schedule!

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