College Alumni List
Look who continued their gymnastics (& athletics) career in college!
| NAME | HS CLASS OF | COLLEGE TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| John Roethlisberger | 1988 | Minnesota* & 3-Time Olympian (see below) |
| Rob Hanson | 1989 | Minnesota* |
| Joel Woskowicz | 1989 | Minnesota* |
| Mark Janiga | 1990 | BYU?* |
| Robin Ewing | 1993 | Kentucky* |
| Susie Thompson | 1993 | Temple* |
| Jesse Katzman | 1994 | Indiana* |
| Deanne Droegemueller | 1995 | Oregon State* |
| Cindy Havelak | 1995 | Alaska* |
| Mindy Knaeble | 1995 | Minnesota* |
| Jess Swift | 1996 | Nebraska* |
| Bridget Knaeble | 1997 | Michigan* |
| Ricardo Andrade | 1997 | Stanford* |
| Krista Anderson | 1998 | Northeastern* |
| Pari Olver | 1998 | Cal Berkely* |
| Gina Bruce | 2000 | Nebraska* |
| Annie Laatsch | 2000 | Minnesota* |
| Alicia Opsahl | 2000 | Minnesota* |
| Katie Kopran | 2001 | Illinois* |
| Maddie Crawford | 2002 | Central Michigan* |
| Jenny Deilly | 2002 | Michigan* |
| Nicky Kerrick | 2002 | Western Michigan* |
| Steph Langley | 2002 | Central Michigan* |
| Becky Lee | 2002 | Western Michigan* |
| Maria Opsahl | 2002 | Minnesota* |
| Jess Langley | 2003 | Southern Utah* |
| Nellie Kippley | 2004 | Michigan* |
| Ashley Mutchler | 2004 | Minnesota* |
| Kyleen Olson | 2004 | Gustavus |
| Katie Omann | 2004 | Utah State* |
| Liz Rouse | 2005 | West Virginia |
| Chelsea Unold | 2005 | Southeast Missouri State* |
| Micki Balow | 2006 | Eastern Michigan* |
| Katie Mingo | 2005 | MIT |
| Christina Manelli | 2007 | UW LaCrosse |
| Kelly Mathewson | 2007 | Gustavus |
| Katye Schilla | 2007 | Utah State* |
| Rikara Turner | 2007 | Southeast Missouri State* |
| Katie Wimer | 2007 | Southern Utah* |
| Lucy Ennis | 2008 | Minnesota* |
| Kelly Galau | 2008 | Iowa* |
| Amber Hammerschmidt | 2008 | Minnesota |
| Chelsea Lindeman | 2008 | Winona |
| Amanda Holt | 2009 | Centenary* |
| Kassandra Nathe | 2009 | Nebraska* |
| Michael Paulus | 2010 | Minnesota* |
| Brittany DeZiel | 2010 | UW-Stout |
| Ami Khauv | 2010 | Seattle Pacific |
| Lucy Meyer | 2010 | Stanford* |
| Alli Jo Mitchell | 2010 | George Washington* |
| Brie Olson | 2010 | Oklahoma* |
| Bailee Zumwalde | 2010 | Arkansas* |
| Jessie Deziel | 2011 | Nebraska* |
| Kelsie Eckdahl | 2011 | UW-LaCrosse |
| Hollie Blanske | 2012 | Nebraska* |
| Breanna Hughes | 2012 | Utah* |
| Sarah Neuman | 2012 | Air Force Academy* |
| Hanna Nordquist | 2012 | Minnesota* |
| Renee Edelman | 2013 | Brown University |
| Veronica Peterson | 2013 | Winona State |
| Paige Urquhart | 2013 | Boise State* |
| Amber Heltemes | 2014 | Southern Utah* |
| Sarah Rhodes | 2014 | UW-Whitewater |
| Zoey Schaefer | 2014 | Washington* |
| Alexa Vorderbruggen | 2014 | Hamline |
| Makenzie Anderson | 2015 | Arkansas* |
| Gracie Cherrey | 2015 | Georgia* |
| Alana Polsfuss | 2015 | Concordia, Wi (Acro/Tumb) |
| Sammie Henry | 2016 | Cornell University |
| Alyssa Johnson | 2016 | Missouri* |
| Maddie Karr | 2016 | Denver* |
| Maggie Nichols | 2016 | Oklahoma* |
| Becca Taylor | 2016 | Minnesota |
| Shadae Boone | 2017 | UW-Stout |
| Maleah Pearson | 2017 | Cal Berkley* |
| Zoie Schroeder | 2017 | Northern Illinois* |
| Abby Brenner | 2018 | Michigan* |
| Kaitlyn Gilson | 2018 | Ohio State* |
| Brooke Merila | 2018 | Gustavus |
| Abbie Nylin | 2018 | Minnesota* |
| Maddie Quarles | 2018 | Denver* |
| Olivia Trautman | 2018 | Oklahoma* |
| Jacob Biller | 2019 | Temple |
| Jenna Griffith | 2019 | Gustavus |
| Alivia Ostendorf | 2019 | Ball State* |
| Abby Paulson | 2019 | Utah* |
| AK Subject | 2019 | Denver* |
| Haley Volstad | 2019 | UW-Oshkosh |
| Rai Boris | 2020 | Eastern Michigan* |
| Elena Deets | 2020 | Arizona* |
| Jenna Eagles | 2020 | Lindenwood* |
| Sophie Schmitz | 2020 | Gustavus |
| Molly Arnold | 2021 | Utah State* |
| Ella Binfet | 2021 | Gustavus |
| Ian Fakler | 2021 | Northern Illinois |
| Marissa Jencks | 2021 | Minnesota* |
| Sydney Kowalski | 2021 | Utah (Diving) |
| Grace McCallum | 2021 | Utah* & 2020 ('21) Olympian (see below) |
| Isabella Sissi | 2021 | Northern Illinois* |
| Alaina Syverson | 2021 | Gustavus |
| Tori Tatum | 2021 | LSU* |
| Ellery Werner | 2021 | Northern Illinois |
| Danny Beaupre | 2022 | Arizona State* |
| Brianna Fleek | 2022 | St.Thomas* (Track & Field) |
| Charlie Larson | 2022 | Oklahoma* |
| Ava Mabanta | 2022 | Denver* |
| Ava Ridlehoover | 2022 | UW-Whitewater |
| Whitney Jencks | 2023 | Nebraska* |
| Temple Landry | 2023 | Stanford* |
| Katelyn Rosen | 2023 | UCLA* |
* Represents full or partial scholarship award
Special thank you to Beth Langley & Mike Hunger for tracking all these amazing athletes.
If you find an error or we're missing someone, please email acctg.twincitytwisters@gmail.com
Look who went to the Olympics!!
john roethlisberger
John Roethlisberger (born June 21, 1970) is a retired American gymnast. He is a three-time Olympian, representing the U.S. at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, and 2000 Olympics in Sydney. He is also a four-time U.S. National all-around champion and a four-time U.S. National pommel horse champion. He also won back-to-back American Cup titles in 1995 and 1996. John was named Sportsperson of the Year in 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998 and 2000 and was a member of six World Championship teams throughout his career.[1]
Collegiate career
Roethlisberger enrolled at the University of Minnesota where his father was head coach of the men's gymnastics team. While there, he won the NCAA all-around title three times and the Big Ten Conference all-around title four times. In 1993, Roethlisberger won the Nissen Award, and was a 1992 and 1993 Academic All-American. In 1993, John was named the winner of the NCAA Top-six Award, which is awarded annually to the top six student-athletes in the nation from all sports.[2]
Source: Wiki Page
grace mccallum
Source: USA Gymnastics
Grace Ann McCallum (born October 30, 2002) is an American artistic gymnast. She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the team event. She is the 2018 Pan American and 2018 Pacific Rim individual all-around champion, the 2018 Pan American uneven bars champion, and was a member of the U.S. gymnastics team that won gold at the 2018 and 2019 World Championships and the 2018 Pan American Championships. She has been a member of the United States women's national gymnastics team since 2018.
COLLEGIATE CAREER
McCallum enrolled at the University of Utah in 2021 where she will be competing for the Utes! Keep up on her journey HERE.
Source: Wiki Page
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