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 Kent State Gymnastics CampsCoaching Staff Assistant Coach and Camp Director Sharon Sabin
Sabin came to Kent State
from Debi and Rick’s School of Gymnastics in Pittsburgh, where she served as the
head coach. Prior to that position, she served as the assistant coach at the
University of Illinois for two years. She spent a year as a personal trainer and
aerobic instructor while volunteering as an assistant coach at the University of
Oklahoma. She also was a gymnastics coach and public relations assistant for the
Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy in Norman, Okla. She had a three-year
stint as an assistant coach at the University of Kentucky, her alma mater, from
1994-1997, where she was in charge of coaching, meet management and recruiting.
While at Kentucky, she helped mentor Jenny Hansen, who was the NCAA all-around
champion for three consecutive seasons. In 1997, Sabin received
her master’s degree in health promotion from Kentucky, where she was a varsity
gymnast from 1989-94. She is married to Ray Sabin, who is a fomer Kent State
wrestler. They have twin daughters, Molly Patricia and Olivia Hudd, who were
born on June 24, 2007. Courtesy: Kent State Athletic
Communications Assistant Coach and Camp Director Thomas Ward  Prior to joining the Golden Flashes’ staff, Coach Ward spent 16 years coaching in the USA Gymnastics club circuit. He owned and directed Bayside Gymnastics for nine years in Clearwater, Florida. During his coaching tenure, Tom has developed dozens of state and regional champions as well as producing over 15 Level 10 National Championship qualifiers. Under his direction, Tom has assisted many of his athletes to receive full athletic scholarships to numerous NCAA Division I colleges and universities.A Kent State graduate and four-time letter winner for the Golden Flashes, Ward served as captain of the men’s team as a senior. A 1990 NCAA post-season qualifier, he was a member of KSU’s three-time Great Lakes Intercollegiate League Championship teams. Tom resides in Kent with his wife of 10 years, Tonya, and daughter, Kendra. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Graduate Assistant Kristen Peters  2007: Qualified for the NCAA Championships on the uneven parallel bars and the beam events...placed fifth on the bars with a mark of 9.850 and finished ninth on the beam with a score of 9.800...won MAC individual titles on both the beam and the uneven parallel bars...scored a 9.900 on the beam to win by .05...received marks of 9.875 on the bars and finished in first by .075 of a point...named to the All-MAC Gymnastic First Team...received a career-high mark of 9.925 on the beam against Pittsburgh 2/23...had career-high 9.925 mark on the beam and a career-best 9.875 score in the vault against Central Michigan 2/25, finishing first and fourth respectively.2006: Competed in all 11 meets...served as team tri-captain...ranked first in MAC and 10th in the Central Region on bars with a 9.820 RQS...also scored a career-high tying and MAC season-best 9.900 on bars against Eastern Michigan on 2/26/06...tops MAC Best list on that event...captured six bars titles on the year...in meets where she did not finish first she placed in top three in all...ranked tied for fifth in MAC on beam with RQS of 9.705 and season average of 9.666...finished first with a season-high 9.825 on beam against Central Michigan on 2/24/06...with that score she placed on the MAC Best List...Also earned seven top five finishes on that event...increased vault difficulty from a 9.800 to a 10.000 this season...scored a career-high 9.825 for a second place finish against Northern Illinois (3/12/06)...currently ranks in the top-ten all-time in Kent State gymnastics’ history tied for fifth on bars (9.900) and tied for sixth on beam (9.925)...named MAC Specialist of the Week 3/13/06. 2005: Appeared in 12 meets on bars and averaged a 9.790...her bars average was tied for 22nd in the Central Region...posted seven top-three finishes, including three first-place titles...Was named the MAC Specialist of the Week Feb. 7...tallied a personal-best 9.9 on bars against Bowling Green...that score is tied for sixth on the school’s all-time top 10 list...won bars at the All-Ohio Championships with a 9.85...registered a 9.8 or better in six meets...on the MAC top performance list, she was tied for third with a 9.9. Prior to Kent State: Level 10 gymnast...regional qualifier...member of Queen City Gymnastics in Cincinnati, Ohio. Personal: Born Sept. 25, 1986...daughter of Sandy Peters and Steve Licardi...majoring in communications. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Camp Staff - Several other well-qualified instructors, as well as current Kent State gymnasts will be on hand to coach campers. |
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In her fifth season as
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