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11.02.2009 | Gymnastics
AMES, Iowa?Former University of Pittsburgh assistant coach will join the Iowa State gymnastics staff as an assistant coach, head coach Jay Ronayne announced Monday.
Bartgis joins Iowa State after a three-year (2006-09) stint at Pittsburgh where she was named the 2007 NCAA Northeast Regional Co-Assistant Coach of the Year. The Frederick, Md., native focused on vault and floor at Pitt and oversaw Dani Bryan, who won the league vault crown in 2007. Bartgis had four other gymnasts earn all-league recognition on vault during her tenure at Pittsburgh. Bartgis was additionally the co-recruiting coordinator for the Panthers.
“Iowa State is extremely fortunate to have someone of Jessica's talents,” Ronayne said. “She brings tremendous experience as a competitor and coach on all events. She is a judge and a tremendous spotter, which is important in practice. Jessica also has a true passion for recruiting and it showed while she was at Pittsburgh because she brought in some really quality gymnasts.”
Before joining the Pittsburgh staff, Bartgis was a volunteer assistant at her alma mater, West Virginia (2005-06). In her season coaching for the Mountaineers, Bartgis saw WVU take third in the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) and place fifth at the NCAA Southeast Regional competition.
While competing at West Virginia, Bartgis put together the third-highest all-around score (39.625) in program history. Additionally, she was a first-team All-EAGL honoree in the all-around and on bars in 2005. In 2004, Bartgis tied for the league vault crown and was a second-team all-league honoree in the all-around and vault. Bartgis is the last Mountaineer to score a 10.0, a feat she accomplished on vault in 2004. She was a three-time All-EAGL academic pick, while being a 2005 NACGC/W All-Academic selection.
Bartgis has been a club coach in both Pennsylvania and West Virginia and has camp coaching experience throughout the United States.
Bartgis earned a bachelor's degree in physical education with an emphasis in athletic coaching education from West Virginia in 2005 and later earned her master's degree in the same concentration in 2007. She has been a certified USAG judge since 2007.
Bartgis will also serve as the team director and head coach of Cardinal Gymnastics Academy.