Department of athletics, physical education and recreation
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Jen Miller-McEachern, the 2006 National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) Division III East Region Coach of the Year, enters her fifth season at the helm of MIT's women's gymnastics program. She assumed the role of head coach after serving as the program's assistant coach during the 2003-04 campaign. Miller-McEachern was a Class I, USGF competitor and extended her career on a scholarship, at then Division II, Springfield College. She has been a long-time coach in the area, with head coaching duties extending back to 1994 starting with Duxbury High School. Her experience drew her toward the private club arena where she stayed for 10 years coaching USAG Levels 5-10. In 2000, she assumed the head varsity gymnastics coaching position at Weymouth High School, while accepting honors as Pilgrim Conference Coach of the Year. Miller-McEachern's stint at MIT is her second tour of duty at the collegiate level. She was an assistant women's gymnastics coach at Springfield College in 1992-93. Outside of her coaching duties, Miller-McEachern is currently a member of the National Association of College Gymnastics Coaches (NACGC), U.S.A. Gymnastics, and the National High School Coaches Association. She is the former president of the Massachusetts Girls Gymnastics Coaches Association and she served as the coaches representative on the MIAA Gymnastics Committee. Miller-McEachern is also the Co-Director of the National Gymnastics Summer Training Camp. She graduated from Springfield College in 1993 with a bachelor's in Elementary Education. |
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