# Northern Illinois Huskies women's gymnastics

The Northern Illinois Huskies women's gymnastics team represents Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb, Illinois. NIU gymnastics started competing in 1978 and competes in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). NIU gymnastics has sent one individual participant to the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships (1998), two teams to the NCAA Regional Championships (1991, 1995), 37 individual participants to the NCAA Regionals, and three individual participants to the AIAW Regionals. The Huskies currently compete at the NIU Convocation Center and are coached by Sam Morreale.

## Championships
### Conference Championships

* 1992 – Midwest Independent Conference (MIC) Championship
* 1993 – Midwest Independent Conference (MIC) Championship
* 2019 - Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship

### Individual Conference Champions

NIU gymnastics has had nine individual Conference Champions.
| Year | Name | Event | Conference |
| 1984 | Darlene Davis | All-Around | MAC |
| 1985 | Jill Snyder | Bars | MAC |
| 1998 | Sandy Menard | Bars | MAC |
| 1998 | Alisha Conahan | Beam | MAC |
| 2005 | Ashlee Williams | Bars | MAC |
| 2008 | Holly Reichard | Bars | MAC |
| 2009 | Jennifer Naughton | Beam | MAC |
| 2009 | Holly Reichard | Beam | MAC |
| 2017 | Ashley Potts | Bars | MAC |

## NCAA Regional Championships

NIU has sent two teams to the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Regional Championships.
| Year | Team Members |
| 1991 | Cindy Hemstad, Sheryl Kurowski, Lori Lebo, Dayna Lia, Nickie Pedicini, Vicki Thimgan, Martha Unger, Laurie Vitallo |
| 1995 | Danielle Beauchesne, Tiffany Bollinger, Jill Carlos, Laura Clark, Mindee DeBoer, Amy Galanida, Sandy Menard, Fia Morano, Margaret Mroz, Shae Taylor |

## Individual participants
### NCAA National Championships

NIU has sent one gymnast to the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships.
| Year | Name |
| 1998 | Sandy Menard |

### NCAA Regional Championships

NIU has sent 37 gymnasts to the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Regional Championships.
| Year | Name |
| 1984 | Darlene Davis |
| 1986 | Darlene Davis |
| 1987 | Martha Unger |
| 1988 | Martha Unger |
| 1989 | Vicki Thimgan |
| 1989 | Martha Unger |
| 1993 | Margaret Mroz |
| 1994 | Margaret Mroz |
| 1997 | Alisha Conahan |
| 1998 | Sandy Menard |
| 2000 | Reyna Gilbert |
| 2001 | Anna Gardina |
| 2002 | Kristina Campos |
| 2003 | Kristina Campos |
| 2004 | Kristina Campos |
| 2004 | Danniella Dacey |
| 2004 | Kelly Kramer |
| 2004 | Katie Willett |
| 2005 | Kristina Campos |
| Year | Name |
| 2005 | Ashlee Williams |
| 2007 | Natalie Blum |
| 2007 | Leah Johnson |
| 2008 | Leah Johnson |
| 2008 | Holly Reichard |
| 2009 | Jennifer Naughton |
| 2009 | Holly Reichard |
| 2010 | Ashley Guerra |
| 2011 | Holly Reichard |
| 2012 | Kim Gotlund |
| 2012 | Tanya Rachan |
| 2014 | Kim Gotlund |
| 2014 | Amanda Stepp |
| 2017 | Jamyra Carter |
| 2017 | Courtney Dowdell |
| 2017 | Ashley Potts |
| 2017 | Katherine Prentice |
| 2017 | Andie Van Voorhis |

### AIAW Regional Championships

NIU has sent three gymnasts to the AIAW Gymnastics Midwest Regional Championships.
| Year | Name |
| 1981 | Dawnita Doty |
| 1982 | Teresa Nevin |
| 1982 | Sara Silverman |

## Honors
### Academic All-Americans

NIU gymnastics has had two gymnasts named to CoSIDA Academic All-America teams, including one First-Team Academic All-American selection.
| Year | Player | Team |
| 2006 | Ashlee Williams | Second-Team |
| 2007 | Jody Yednock | First-Team |
NIU gymnastics has had 18 gymnasts named to National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches (NACGC) Scholar All-American teams.
| Year | Player |
| 2006 | Meghan Cronin |
| 2006 | Brynne Dorsey |
| 2006 | Allison Holysz |
| 2006 | Kelly Kramer |
| 2006 | Jessica Marston |
| 2006 | Jennifer Naughton |
| 2006 | Bethany Plapp |
| 2006 | Jennifer Rice |
| 2006 | Ashlee Williams |
| Year | Player |
| 2006 | Jody Yednock |
| 2007 | Nicole Brugnoni |
| 2007 | Meghan Cronin |
| 2007 | Allison Holysz |
| 2007 | Kelly Kramer |
| 2007 | Jessica Marston |
| 2007 | Brittany Swantek |
| 2007 | Amber Whitecotton |
| 2007 | Jody Yednock |

### Gymnasts of the Year

NIU gymnastics has had two gymnasts named Gymnast of the Year by the conference.
| Year | Player | Conference |
| 2003 | Kristina Campos | MAC |
| 2009 | Holly Reichard | MAC |

### Specialists of the Year

NIU gymnastics has had four gymnasts named Specialist of the Year by the conference.
| Year | Player | Conference |
| 2010 | Ashley Guerra | MAC |
| 2012 | Megan Melendez | MAC |
| 2014 | Jaelyn Olsen | MAC |
| 2017 | Jamyra Carter | MAC |

### Coach of the Year

NIU gymnastics has had one head coach named Coach of the Year by the conference.
| Year | Head Coach | Conference |
| 2017 | Sam Morreale | MAC |

## Coaching staff

NIU gymnastics head coach Sam Morreale is NIU gymnastics' first ever MAC Coach of the Year, earning the award in 2017.
* Sam Morreale – Head Coach
* Dawnita Teague – Assistant Coach
* Chris Weiss – Assistant Coach
* Lisa Morreale – Assistant Coach