Twin City Twisters
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Full name | Twin City Twisters Gymnastics |
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Nicknames | TCT |
Sport | Artistic gymnastics |
Founded | September 1987; 27 years ago |
League | USA Gymnastics |
Based in | Champlin, Minnesota |
Owner | Mike Hunger |
Head coach | Sami Wozney |
Members | Maggie Nichols Jessie DeZiel Olivia Trautman Abby Paulson |
Website | Official site |
Twin City Twisters, commonly shortened to TCT, is an artistic gymnastics facility located in Champlin, Minnesota. It has produced a number of elite gymnasts, collegiate gymnasts and Junior Olympics national qualifiers. Some of its most notable members are Maggie Nichols, Grace McCallum, Jessie DeZiel, Abby Paulson, and Olivia Trautman.
History
Mike Hunger, a Utah State University graduate, opened the facility in September 1987.[1][2]
Coaching staff
- Mike Hunger - Owner and Head coach - Minnesota Golden Gophers men's gymnastics team member[citation needed]
- Sami Wozney
- Sarah Jantzi
- Rich Stenger - Minnesota Golden Gophers assistant coach, former Roseville High School assistant coach [3]
Notable alumni
The following gymnasts have come out of TCT's program:
- U.S. National Team (2011)
- 2011 Pan American Games team champion
- Nebraska Cornhuskers gymnastics
- U.S. National Team (2018–present)
- 2018 World team champion
- 2019 World team champion
- 2018 Pacific Rim team and all-around champion, vault and floor exercise silver medalist
- 2018 Pan American team, all-around, and uneven bars champion, vault and balance beam bronze medalist
- U.S. National Team (2013–2016)
- 2015 World team champion, floor exercise bronze medalsit
- 2017 NCAA team and uneven bars champion
- 2018 NCAA all-around, uneven bars, and floor exercise champion, team and balance beam silver medalist
- 2019 NCAA team, all-around, and vault champion, uneven bars silver medalist
- Oklahoma Sooners gymnastics[4]