Gymnastics 101 Series Begins Saturday

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State gymnastics team is set to host a Gymnastics 101 series at Gladys Valley Gymnastics Center beginning at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1. Admission is free and fans are invited to join the fun and get their first glimpse of the 2015 gymnastics team in action.

The three-part series is an educational opportunity for fans to learn the intricacies of gymnastics including positions, form, difficulty, strategy and the scoring system.

Saturday’s event will focus on the vault and will be led by associate head coach Michael Chaplin with assistance from OSU gymnasts. The series continues next Saturday, Nov. 8, at 9 a.m. with assistant coach Brian Amato discussing the ins-and-outs of the uneven bars. Head coach Tanya Chaplin will tackle balance beam and floor exercise Saturday, Nov. 16, four hours prior to kickoff of OSU’s football game with Arizona State.

The Beavers will begin their season with the annual Orange and Black Exhibition Thursday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m.

Oregon State returns 10 letterwinners, and 19 out of 24 routines, from the 2014 season. Senior Chelsea Tang and sophomore All-American Madeline Gardiner and fellow sophomore Kaytianna McMillan, all of whom qualified to NCAA Championships last season, will be expected to lead the squad in 2015. The addition of a pair of freshmen, Dani Dessaints and Shireen Khamedoost, as well as three transfers, Silvia Colussi-Pelaez (Florida), Risa Perez (Arizona State) and Jamie Radermacher (Eastern Michigan), will provide immediate competition throughout the lineups.

Seat deposits for new season tickets (2015) are available now at BeaverTickets.com.

For a full schedule of Homecoming activities follow this link.