a c lub in Iow a City along with Bob Schwartz. Neil has a full schedule includin g sc hoo ls such as Texas , Chicago, Western, Illinois University , Florida , Minnesota , Nebra ska, Michigan , So. Illinois University, Wisconsin, and the Big Ten C hampio nships at Mi chigan State Uni versty, East Lansing, and NCAA Championships at Michgan State UniverChampionships at Temple Un versity , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . GrandView College - Des Mo ines, Iowa - Coach Jake J acobson . Out of 19 tea ms in the U.S. for Women's Gymnas tic s, Grand View is rated #7 for Women's Gymnastics. Judy Pauley, Judy Steinlage, Lori Pike and Darcella Barker are return ing Gymnasts that placed in the top ten in one or more eve nts of their region #6. Note : On Sept. 19 or 20 Judy Pauley was seriously injured while worki ng on the unevens . Last repot was that par ti a l paralysis had occurred. Girls High School gymnastics seaso n will begin November 4. Bo ys HS started in August - No reports yet. There is a new gymnastics club in Dubuque ,lowa under the direction of Jim Welbes . I am happy to see this club start since Dubuque does not have any gymnastics in their high schools. My student teacher here at the high school , Pat Hanse n, works at this club as an instructor. Thanks to my two assistants - Shelly Carpenter and Karen Locke, from DesMoines , Iowa.
GA Geo rgia Karen Kolman
511 Le e Boulevard Savannah. GA 31405
HI
Hawaii David Dale 1634 Makike #905 Honolulu , HI 96813
ID Idah o Ms. Diane J. Ostrander 325 Montvue Drive Meridian . ID 83642
IN
Indiana Mrs. Lo rie Walker 220 South Gu yer Hobart. IN 46342
IA Iowa
Leah Eberle 399 Myra Place Clinton . IA 52732
Iowa State Reporter Leah Eberle began her gymnastics interest at Blackhawk Junior College in Moline, minois. When she transferred to N orthern //Iinois University she became a team member for 1 year. During this time at Norther, she was employed by the Kishwaukee YMCA in DeKalb, minois as a girls' gymnastics coach. After gradua tion she became the girls : gy mnastic s caach at Clinton High School in Clinton, Iowa and is into her third year as Physical Educatian teacher and coach. Her husband, Steve is her assistant coach. They also give private gymrKlstics lessons to the public. IOWA STATE REPORT I have written every college in Iowa , plus every hgh school that has boys gymnastics and I have received the foll owi ng reports: University of Iowa - Coach Neil Schmitt of the Mens' team. He also runs
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Kan sas
R. Dean Stamm 2553 S .E. Alexander Dr Topeka , KS 66605
KY Kentucky
Gail Maloney 703 Waterford Road Louisville. KY 40207
ME Maine Lucie Tardif 39 Whipple Street Winslow. ME 04902
MD Maryland Margie & Greg Weiss 180, Gamewell Road Silver Spring, MD 20904
Mary land State Reporters Greg and Margie Weiss are the direc tors of MG GYMNASTICS Club , in Maryland. Greg received his Bachelor and Master Master 's Degrees at Penn S tate Univ . And did his Doctoral work in business administration at Univ. of Maryland. He was a member of the US Olympic Team , US World Games Team , Pan American Gold Medalist , and is an International Judge. He was the T V commentator for Channel 26 for international gymnastic match, and was personal interviewer on TV of Olga Korbut and Ludmilla Turis cheva. He is Judging commissioner in Montgomery County, Maryland. Margie was a graduate of the University of Maryland. She was Montgomery County outstanding gymnast; National YMCA champion; Eastern Collegiate Champion; National Collegiate Titalist, US National Team , and US All-A merican Gymnastic Team . Besides directing MG club her coaching career has consisted of Director, Mid Atlantic Gymnastic Camp; Master Teacher, New England Clinic; Special Teacher MAHPER, to train physicol education teachers in advanced gymnastics; Meet director, MG Open Competitions; Judging Commissioner, Montgomery County; Gymnastic judge; TV commentator, Channel 26, as gymnastic expert; MAGA coach far Maryland State Team in five-state meet. She is a Member of USGF, USSAIGC .
o ne Royal T gymnast participated. Among the top U.S _gymnasts at the all -day clinic were e lite pe rformers Jodi Yocum of the Parkettes and Kyle Gaynor, now of the Southern Connecticut Gym Club . New Changes in the Olympic compu lsories were discussed by Muriel Grossfeld , as a res ult of he r observations and conversations at the Pre-Olympics in Montreal. In Maryland itself, the gymnastic section of the D.C. Officiating Services Association Uudges' organi zation) met to discuss the coming gymnastic calendar with new compulsory clinics , meets, and judging responsibilities. A judging association cli nic was held over the summer to acquaint the newer teams, coaches, and judges with correc t positions and deduc tions in the 1976 C lass compulsories. The association will rent out the new compulsory films to better co-ordinate compul sory movements among the ~rea teams. having joined the N at io nal Association o f Women 's Gymnastic Judges , Maryland and Virginia have now coo rdinated the DGWS a nd the NAWGJ with the same board members. Open meet schedu les for the Wash ington area are being organzied for the winter: Sunday, Dec. 14 - MG Gymnastics Open Compulsory Meet , Silver Spring. October in Maryland is the beginning of meet season for the elite competitors. A pre-elite meet was held on Oct. 11-12, for practice toward the Mo nessen Nov. Elite Meet. There are 6 girls in Maryland working the elite compulsories, who last
MARYLAND STATE REPORT An Elite clinic for girl s was h eld on Sept. 14 in Allentown , Pennsyl van ia . Teams from Maryland to Massachusetts brought their top gymnasts, coaches and judges. From Maryland , one independent, one MG gymnast, two MarVateens, and
year were in t hei r respecive age-g rou p
Nationals . Kitty Taylor of the MG Gymnastic Team (formerly of the Karons in Virginia) Jill Andrews of the Royal T's, and Chris Leonard, independent, participa ted in the elite clinic in September, as well as MarVaTeens Susy Greer, Jennifer Huff, and Judy Helfin. Prince Georges Coun ty in Maryland is hosting a teachers' course in gymnastics. Formerly, Prince Georges County had a very new a nd low key gymnastic program. But by using the private gymnastic geam coac hing staffs as the instructors for the course , gymnastics is starting to blossom in this Washington Subrb .
MI
Mic hi ga n Paul S. Shedlik 11048 Morley Tayl or . MI 48180
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