Jenny Hansen has been part of the Minnesota Gopher Gymnastics program for 20 years. As a high school athlete she was recruited to a very strong national program. Her teams have won 3 of the last 5 Big 10 titles while attaining a 3.4 GPA during the past two years. They are planning a Rotary day at the Pavillion. Their motto is “Always Golden” and 75% of athletes remain in MN after graduation.

 

Jamie Trachsel earned 17 letters in High School. She said she always knew she wanted to be a coach. She began her coaching career at NDSU where she coached for 14 years, guiding the program from Division II to Division I, defeating Oklahoma along the way. She was recruited away by Iowa State where she spent 14 months before getting the opportunity to come back to MN and assume the head coaching position at the U of M. She mentioned her surprise regarding the Big 10 conference academic emphasis which has become a selling point. None of her players from last year left when her predecessor left.