Jay Clark (gymnastics)
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Jay Clark is the head coach of the women's Georgia
gymnastics
program at the University of Georgia
in Athens, Georgia
. Clark was promoted from assistant coach to head coach upon the retirement of long-time coach Suzanne Yoculan
after the 2009 season.
Clark is a native of Roswell, Georgia
. He graduated from Roswell High School in 1986 and the University of Georgia
in 1990. He served as an assistant with the Georgia Gym Dogs
from 1990 to 1996 and head team coach and competitive director with the Athens-Clarke Gymnastics Academy from 1996 to 1998. He returned as an assistant coach in 1998 and was promoted to head coach in 2009 when Suzanne Yoculan retired after 25 years with the team.
Georgia Gym Dogs
The Georgia Gym Dogs women's gymnastics team represents the University of Georgia and competes in the Southeastern Conference . The Gym Dogs compete in Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia and compete in NCAA Division I...
gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite...
program at the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
in Athens, Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
. Clark was promoted from assistant coach to head coach upon the retirement of long-time coach Suzanne Yoculan
Suzanne Yoculan
Suzanne Paige Yoculan was the head coach of the women's gymnastics program at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia from 1983 to 2009. During her tenure, she built the Georgia gymnastics program into a national powerhouse and is one of the most decorated coaches in the history of collegiate...
after the 2009 season.
Clark is a native of Roswell, Georgia
Roswell, Georgia
Roswell is a city located in northern Fulton County; it is a suburb of northern Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The 2010 Census population was 88,346. It is the eighth largest city in Georgia...
. He graduated from Roswell High School in 1986 and the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
in 1990. He served as an assistant with the Georgia Gym Dogs
Georgia Gym Dogs
The Georgia Gym Dogs women's gymnastics team represents the University of Georgia and competes in the Southeastern Conference . The Gym Dogs compete in Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia and compete in NCAA Division I...
from 1990 to 1996 and head team coach and competitive director with the Athens-Clarke Gymnastics Academy from 1996 to 1998. He returned as an assistant coach in 1998 and was promoted to head coach in 2009 when Suzanne Yoculan retired after 25 years with the team.