Pitt Gymnastics Welcomes New Assistant Coach
9/1/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
Sept. 1, 2005
PITTSBURGH - A member of the 2002 Region Five USAG Coaching Staff of the Year, Michael Rowe joins Pitt gymnastics as an assistant coach for the 2006 season. Originally from Michigan, Rowe has over 20 years of experience in gymnastics instruction and competitive coaching.
While in Michigan, Rowe worked at Geddert's Twistars-USA as a head compulsory coach, optional team coach and choreographer. Rowe was an integral part of the women's coaching staff, qualifying all but one gymnast to the 2005 Junior Olympic National Championships and continually produced national champions.
In addition to coaching at Geddart's, Rowe was a clinician for the Region Five Mini-Congress, Michigan State Congress and various state and region camps. He chaired a National Gymnastics Day initiative to raise money for Children's Miracle Network at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Mich.
Rowe is a 1985 graduate of Michigan Sate University where he was a collegiate cheerleader. Prior to that Rowe was a gymnast at both Western Michigan and in high school as well as a professional dancer for 13 years.