University Of Alaska Anchorage: Podcast: Gymnastics Alumni And Coaches Campaign To Save UAA Gymnastics

Press release from the University of Alaska Anchorage:

September 13, 2021

In September 2020, the Board of Regents made the difficult decision to discontinue
three UAA athletic programs due to reductions in the University of Alaska system’s
state-funded budget for FY2019-20, unless the teams could raise two years of funding
to cover expenses. 

Gymnastics was the second of these programs to achieve reinstatement, raising half
their goal of $444,000 by June 2021. This accomplishment was enough to return for
the 2021-22 season. Now the team is working on hitting their second goal of raising
another $444,000 by June 2022.

Today the podcast is joined by aviation technology alumna and gymnastics head coach
Marie-Sophie Boggasch and health sciences alumna and gymnastics assistant coach Kendra
Daniels, to share how they achieved the first milestone and the work that lies ahead.

Marie-Sophie and Kendra also talk about how they became gymnasts, what it’s like to
coach the next generation of athletes, and the ongoing relationship UAA gymnastics
has with the Anchorage community. 

Donate to Save UAA Gymnastics.

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This press release was produced by the University of Alaska Anchorage. The views expressed here are the author’s own.