Air Force Claims Three Postseason Awards
March 21, 2011
2011 Women's Gymnastics All-MPSF Teams
2011 MPSF Assistant Coaches of the Year
2011 MPSF Gymnast of the Year
BRITTANY DUTTON - SENIOR - AIR FORCE
The senior captain for the team with the most freshmen in all of Division I gymnastics, Brittany Dutton competed in every meet in 2011, including eight competitions in the all-around. She set career-best marks on the uneven bars (9.825), floor exercise (9.825) and all-around (38.625) during the year, leading the Falcons in all three. Dutton was named the MPSF Gymnast of the Week on Jan. 25, following her performance against Seattle Pacific in which she won titles on bars and all-around, as well as a second-place vault. Dutton claimed seven first-place finishes over the season, and has earned four all-conference honors to wrap up her career, including the all-around (38.130), vault (9.665), uneven bars (9.695), and floor (9.725).
2011 MPSF Coach of the Year
DOUG DAY - FIFTH YEAR - AIR FORCE
Fifth-Year Air Force Head Coach Doug Day repeats MPSF Coach of the Year honors by guiding the Falcons to four of the 10 highest team scores of his tenure. He saw Air Force match its best-ever team score 193.300 against Denver on March 14. The Falcons picked up four dual meet wins this season, surpassing the 190-point mark on five occasions, while coaching a team with the most freshmen in all of Division I gymnastics. Air Force Gymnasts earned a total of nine all-conference honors this year, including multiple awards by senior Brittany Dutton with four and freshman Linnaea Hance with two. Additionally, senior Lisa Wong (beam), junior Samantha Jones (vault), and freshman Jessica Hanner (beam) each picked up an All-MPSF honor.
2011 MPSF Co-Assistant Coach of the Year CAROLYN KAMPF - THIRD YEAR - UC DAVIS
Former UC Davis Gymnast Carolyn Kampf completed her third year as an assistant coach, working primarily with the vault squad. This year, the Aggies claimed two of the top three finishes on vault at the MPSF Championship Meet with Katie Yamamura's 9.90 and Anna Shumaker's 9.775, as UC Davis brought home its second straight conference title. Additionally, the Aggies collected 16 of the 38 individual all-conference honors this year. Originally from All-Olympians Gymnastics Center and Palisades Charter High in Los Angeles, Kampf lettered four years at UC Davis, mostly competing on bars and floor in her final two seasons. She was a four-year letterwinner for the Aggies (2004-07), earning MPSF All-Academic Honors in 2006 and 2007.
2011 MPSF Co-Assistant Coach of the Year
KYLE GEORGES - FIRST YEAR - AIR FORCE
Kyle Georges completed his first season as an assistant coach for Air Force, joining the program in December, 2010. He Helped Air Force to four of its highest team scores in the last five years, and coached the five returning gymnasts to 12 career-best marks. Georges also helped the seven competing freshmen to scores that rank among the team leaders. A total of nine all-conference honors were won by the Academy this year, four by senior Brittany Dutton, two by freshman Linnaea Hance, and one each from senior Lisa Wong, junior Samantha Jones, and freshman Jessica Hanner. Prior to this season, Georges graduated from the University of New Mexico, and served as a head coach at Albuquerque Gymnastics School. He coached levels 7-10 Junior Olympic age group competitive gymnasts for the past seven years.