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YALE GYMNASTICS First ECAC Championship Win in School History!

From Coach Tonry ECAC 2017 Coach of the Year Dear Alumni and Friends of Yale Gymnastics, “I am so very proud and pleased for this 2017 Yale Varsity Team winning their first ECAC Championship. They worked hard and their sacrifices were rewarded. The alumni should be proud of their legacy. You are a huge part of this winning team. We also qualified to the USA Nationals in Seattle first weekend of April. Thank you all for your continued support…you don’t know how appreciated you are!”

From Captain Tatiana Winkelman ’17 The team had so much confidence coming into ECACs, especially with our big win at GW the weekend before.

Building up to the competition, we were focused on performing the routines that we practiced every day in the gym. Especially after Ivy’s, we knew that we could really compete with those schools, and that the title was ours for the taking! Despite the tough competition, we focused on what we could control, which was our attitude and our own routines. Our first event was bars, which is an especially strong and consistent event, gave us a lot of confidence to move through the rest of the meet. We set high expectations for ourselves, and all 17 of us were completely committed to achieving our season goals of hitting 24 for 24, getting a 194 and winning ECACs. We’re so excited to achieve this, and know that we couldn’t have done it without Barbara and Jason’s leadership and the support and encouragement from our alumni and parents. We are very proud to continue YGT’s legacy of success! I’m looking forward to competing with this team one last time at nationals in Seattle.

Show Your Support Moments like these are possible because of the proud tradition of this program and the amazing support of this network. We hope you will consider a gift in honor Coach Tonry and this historic season. Your contribution, of any size, recognizes the tremendous achievement of our gymnasts and coaching staff. For those who have already made a gift this year, thank you. We ask that you please consider an additional “Championship” gift.

How to Make a Gift ONLINE:

VISIT GIVING.YALE.EDU

•Visit giving.yale.edu •Select ‘Make a Gift Now’ •Select ‘Athletics’ from the drop down menu •Select ‘Gymnastics’ from the second drop down menu •Complete the rest of the form

MAIL A CHECK Mail a check made payable to Yale University to the Yale Gymnastics Association, PO Box 1844, New Haven, CT 06520 Questions about making a gift? Email: support.athletics@yale.edu or 203-432-1434.