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Corrinne Tarver Named SCSU Gymnastics Head Coach

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Corrinne Tarver Named SCSU Gymnastics Head Coach

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Southern Connecticut State University has named Corrinne Tarver as its gymnastics head coach, effective immediately. Tarver is the seventh head coach in program history.

"It is with great joy and excitement that I welcome Corrinne Tarver as our next gymnastics head coach," director of athletics Terrance Jones said. "Corrinne has extensive experience in coaching and athletic administration, and I hope her success as a student-athlete serves as inspiration to our student-athletes."

Tarver comes to Southern Connecticut from Fisk University, where she was the first head coach in program history. The program, the first of its kind at a historically Black college, featured five All-Americans and the USA Gymnastics National All-Around Champion under Tarver's leadership. She also served as Fisk's athletic director.

A former standout gymnast at the University of Georgia, Tarver was the first African American woman to win the NCAA all-around national championship in 1989. She was a nine-time All-American and helped Georgia win two NCAA national championships.

Tarver graduated from Georgia with a degree in social work and later earned a juris doctor from New York Law School. She worked in athletic administration at the NCAA Division I Northeast Conference and held positions at Stockton University and Syracuse University. Tarver also coached at Star Bound Gymnastics Academy and the University of Pennsylvania.
 
 
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