Alabama Gymnastics Names Gina Quinlan Assistant Coach
7/29/2021 12:00:00 PM | Gymnastics
The long-time Elite club coach and Crimson Tide alum joins Dana Duckworth’s staff for the 2021-22 season
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – For the second time in her life, Gina Quinlan is packing up and heading east to join The University of Alabama gymnastics program.
Head Coach Dana Duckworth Said
"We are extremely excited to have Gina join our staff. She brings extraordinary depth to our team as a veteran coach with an incredible, process-oriented, technical eye. She is a compassionate woman whose experience and style aligns with the core values of Alabama gymnastics. In speaking with several of her former gymnasts who went on to compete at the NCAA level, it was apparent that she develops genuine, authentic connections with her athletes and had a direct positive impact on the rest of their lives well beyond the arena floor. I have great respect for Gina's coaching path and career development at every level and the success she's brought to every program and athlete she has coached. With Gina on board, I look forward to continuing to build championship teams and amazing young women."
Quinlan originally made the journey 25 years ago when she left her native Mississippi to join the Alabama gymnastics team as a freshman in the fall of 1996. Now, Quinlan, formerly Gina Logan, rejoins the Crimson Tide as an assistant coach after a 20-plus year career in club gymnastics, head coach Dana Duckworth announced Thursday.
Gina Quinlan Said
"I am more than thrilled to be returning to my alma mater to continue my coaching career. The University of Alabama is committed to academic excellence, with tremendous energy, pride, and tradition surrounding our athletics program. The dominance of Alabama Athletics is unparalleled. There are many lessons I learned during my time at the Capstone that I have taken into every aspect of my career and life. Bama Gymnastics has always maintained a huge focus on family and teamwork and that shaped my idea of what a high-level team should be. I am very excited to work with Dana, Ryan, Oleksii and this talented team and to continue to help develop young women not only as athletes, but as whole people. I have spent over 21 years in the club gymnastics community and look forward to furthering those relationships and continuing to recruit more of the nation's best athletes to advance their careers at the Alabama."Â
Quinlan joins a Duckworth-led staff that includes assistant coach Ryan Roberts, entering his fourth year, and volunteer coach Oleksii Koltakov, who is entering his second season with the Tide.
More on Gina Logan Quinlan
- Comes to the Crimson Tide following 11 years with Metroplex Gymnastics, where she spent eight seasons as co-program director and the last three as Head Vault and Uneven Bars Coach, Elite Program Coordinator
- Coached more than three dozen athletes who went on to earn NCAA Division I scholarships
- During her tenure, Metroplex was named Region 3 Program of the Year, Texas Program of the Year and the Meetscoresonline Program of the Year
- Developed six Elite gymnasts and more than a dozen Junior Olympic National Team Members, including a pair of Junior Olympic National Champions
- Prior to Metroplex, she spent five years at Texas Dreams Gymnastics (2005-10), where she coached more than 15 TOPs National Team Members
- Started her coaching career at American Gymnastics (2000-05), serving as head coach
- Earned a master's degree from UAB in 2003
With the Crimson Tide
- NCAA regional balance beam champion
- Scholastic All-American
- Served as co-captain of Alabama's 2000 SEC Championship squad
- Helped lead Alabama to three NCAA Regional titles and a pair of top-three NCAA Championship finishes
- Graduated from Alabama with a bachelor's degree in 2000
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