Rhonda Faehn

Rhonda Faehn (born April 28, 1971) is the head gymnastics coach at the University of Florida. After taking over the Florida program in 2003, she has been one of the top coaches in the country. She has compiled a record of 118-28-2 as the head coach at Florida. Her teams have finished no lower than fourth in the SEC, widely regarded as the toughest gymnastics conference in the country. In 2003 and 2004, Florida placed second in their NCAA regional. From 2005-2008, the Gators won four consecutive regionals. In her six seasons, Florida has finished in the Top 10 in the nation all six seasons.

Prior to coaching at Florida, she coached at the University of Nebraska from 1999-2002. From 1997-1998, she coached at the University of Maryland. She is an alumnus of UCLA.

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, 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, just missing a chance to compete at the Olympics.

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

External links

*http://www.gatorzone.com/gymnastics/bios.php?year=2003&bio=faehn.html
*http://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/usnat-results.html