Posted on 21 April 2008 by Jeff Appelblatt
Before going to Stanford for the NCAA Championships over the weekend, senior Luke Vexler refused to let the men’s gymnastics team be overlooked.
Coach Fred Turoff, though, knew it was surreal to imagine his No. 13-ranked Owls — No. 12 on the list of teams at Stanford — giving the elite teams in California too much [...]
Posted on 07 April 2008 by Jeff Appelblatt
The members of the men’s gymnastics team had one goal on their minds when they traveled to West Point, N.Y. this weekend: back-to-back Eastern College Athletic Conference Championship titles.
Though the team had been struggling entering Friday’s meet, losing to rivals, Navy and William & Mary, two of the previous three weekends, the injury-plagued Owls managed [...]
Posted on 31 March 2008 by Nick Hollenstein
Almost two weeks ago, the women’s gymnastics team suffered a loss greater than any meet.
They lost a mentor, a motivator, an inspiration and a friend.
Ken Anderson, the women’s gymnastics coach from 1986 to 2006, died March 20. The winningest coach in the program’s history, Anderson, 52, secured 235 wins in his 21-year tenure at Temple.
“He’s [...]
Posted on 24 March 2008 by Tyson McCloud
Ken Anderson, Temple’s women’s gymnastics coach from 1986 to 2006, died on Thursday, March 20. He was 52.
As of press time, The Temple News was unable to confirm the cause or location of Anderson’s death, although current women’s gymnastics coach Aaron Murphy said Anderson had battled a rare form of cancer for the last 18 [...]