• 2010 EAGL Coach of the Year
• 2005 EAGL Coach of the Year
• 2004 NCAA Southeast Region Coach of the Year
• 2004 EAGL Coach of the Year
• 2003 NCAA Southeast Region Co-Coach of the Year
• 2002 NCAA Southeast Region Coach of the Year
• 2002 EAGL Coach of the Year
• 2000 EAGL Coach of the Year

Only the third gymnastics coach in North Carolina history, Derek Galvin enters his 39th year in Chapel Hill. Galvin, who has been at the helm of the program since it became an NCAA sport in 1981, has an overall record of 434-272-1. A 2017 inductee into the USA Gymnastics Region 8 Hall of Fame, Galvin's program combines the best of athletic and academic achievement every season. Since the 2018-2019 academic year, four members of the gymnastics team have been inducted in to Phi Beta Kappa; Morgan Lane, Jamie DeCicco, Lauren Weisel and Jamie Antinori.

Over the last 18 years, Galvin’s Carolina program has experienced an explosion of success. The Tar Heels have won five East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) titles since 2002, including back-to-back championships in 2010 and 2011. The Tar Heels also won league titles in 2002, 2005 and 2006.

Carolina has advanced to the NCAA regionals in 12 of the last 18 seasons, and has come tantalizingly close to competing in the national championships. The Tar Heels have come within one place of advancing from regionals to nationals on several occasions. Most notably, Carolina came within a whisker of making the NCAA finals in 2004, placing third at the Southeast Regional, just .025 points behind the second place team. The previous year, the Tar Heels missed the necessary second-place spot by .05 points.

Galvin’s successes have been recognized with five EAGL coach of the year honors and three Southeast regional coach of the year awards. Most recently, he was the 2010 EAGL Coach of the Year after leading the Tar Heels to a come-from-behind victory at the championship meet.

In the last 30 years, gymnasts coached by Galvin have been chosen for the National Association of College Gymnastics Coaches’ Scholastic All-America Gymnastics Team 158 times. Two of Galvin’s former gymnasts – Natalie Halbach and Stacey Kaplan – have been honored as a GTE Academic All-Americas. Halbach, a 2003 graduate, was the first female student-athlete in the Atlantic Coast Conference to receive the Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship, the most prestigious academic award given by the NCAA.

Two Tar Heels – Jamie Antinori and Jamie DeCicco were named to the 2018 NACGC-W Scholastic All-American gymnastics team, which requires a year-long or cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher through the season.

Tar Heel gymnasts have had their share of success in the arena as well. Courtney Bumpers, a 2006 graduate, achieved the ultimate individual honor in 2005 - winning floor exercise at the NCAA championships with a perfect score of 10.0. It was the second straight floor exercise national crown for Bumpers, who also earned All-America honors in 2003 with a fourth place finish on balance beam. Christine Robella earned All-America honors in 2006 on floor exercise. It was her first All-America honor and the fourth in Carolina history. Several gymnasts have won individual league honors in Galvin’s tenure. Christine Nguyen was a three-time EAGL Gymnast of the Year honoree from 2008-10. Kara Wright, one of Carolina’s top 10 all-around performers, was the 2010 EAGL Scholar-Athlete of the Year. In 2011, Morgan Evans captured the all-around title at the NCAA regional. In 2013, Elizabeth Durkac was named the league’s top gymnast at the conference banquet held in Chapel Hill. In 2014, Haley Watts was named the league's Senior of the Year. In addition to being earning All-America honor on floor exercise, Khazia Hislop was the EAGL Floor Exercise Champion in 2018.

Those are just a few of the recent success stories that have dotted Galvin’s coaching resume. He has a long history of success at Carolina. In his first year as head coach in 1982, he guided the Tar Heels to a fourth place finish at the Southeast Regional. His 1985 and 1986 teams both finished third at the meet after placing first in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In addition to UNC’s accomplishments as a team, Carolina has been represented every year at NCAA regionals by at least one individual gymnast. In 2003, Bumpers and junior Anna Wilson were the first Carolina gymnasts since 1986 to qualify for the NCAA national championships as individuals. Bumpers recorded the then-highest finish ever of any ACC or EAGL gymnast with her fourth place finish on the balance beam in the final round before achieving her championship status in the next two years on floor exercise.

In 2004, the Tar Heels had arguably the best year in school history. Galvin was named the NCAA Southeast Region Coach of the Year for the third straight season after directing the team to a 22-1 record and a second place finish in the EAGL Championships. The Tar Heels earned a regional appearance and the .955 winning percentage was the highest in school history. It was a record-breaking year in team and individual results with the Tar Heels setting school records on every event except balance beam and scoring above a 197.0 in four meets. Bumpers, who earned the program’s third-ever 10.0 in 2003, turned in seven perfect scores on floor exercise and surpassed her previous school record on the vault and in the all-around competition. She has the school’s highest all-around total with a 39.725 and the highest vault score with a 9.975. Olivia Trusty set a record on uneven bars with a score of 9.95.

Galvin was named the EAGL Coach of the Year for the fourth time in 2005, leading his team to a regular season record of 14-4-1 and the conference championship. Carolina finished the year ranked 23rd in the country and tied for third place at regionals. A year later, the Tar Heels repeated as EAGL champions.

Galvin has been involved in gymnastics in various capacities throughout his life. He was a member of the Carolina men’s team before the discontinuation of the program in 1974. Staying involved in the sport, he spent four years coaching at Gymdancetics, a training center established by Fred Sanders, former coach of the Carolina men’s team. Under Galvin’s guidance, team members dominated state competition and advanced to the United States Gymnastics Federation championships.

In 1978, he became director and head coach of the Triad Gymnastics Academy. The following year he accepted an administrative position with the research and consulting firm of Syllogistics, Inc., but remained active in gymnastics in the area. His first season as head coach of the Tar Heels was in 1981.

Galvin has made contributions to many other areas of the gymnastics community. In 1982, he was named to the NCAA Southeast Region Advisory Committee and served as committee chairman for several years, including the 2005 season. He was the gymnastics site coordinator for the 1987 United States Olympic Festival in Chapel Hill. He is an active member of the NACGC and has served as a clinician of several USAG and NCAA Y.E.S. clinics.

A native of Dublin, Ireland, Galvin moved to Arlington, Va., with his family when he was 10 years old. He competed on two state championship gymnastics teams under coach Jesse Meeks at Yorktown High School and graduated from Carolina with a psychology degree in 1976. Galvin and his wife, Debra, have two children. Both graduated from college in May 2003 - their son, Derek Sean, from UNC and their daughter, Ryan Wise, from the University of Virginia. Galvin has five grandchildren - Lily, Annie, Maggie, Olive and Eammon.

Name	Pos.	Yr.	Hometown / High School
Alexis Allen	V, UB, BB	So.	Sparks, Nev. / Edward C. Reed
Jamie Antinori	V, F	So.	Park City, Utah / Park City
Lily Dean	V, BB, F	Fr.	North Andover, MA / North Andover
Jamie DeCicco	BB	Jr.	Fayetteville, Ga. / Whitewater
Rylie Dewhurst	UB, BB, F	Fr.	Las Vegas, NV / Odyssey Charter School
Grace Donaghy	UB, BB	So.	Lake Oswego, Ore. / Lakeridge
Raine Gordon	UB, BB	So.	La Canada, Calif. / La Canada
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Lauren Graham	V, BB, F	Fr.	Durham, NC / Durham School of the Arts
Madison Hargrave	V, F	Jr.	Westfield, Ind. / St. Theodore Guerin
Kaitlynn Hedelund	AA	Sr.	Chesapeake, Va. /
Khazia Hislop	V, BB, F	So.	Concord, Mass. / Concord-Carlisle
Morgan Lane	AA	Sr.	Columbus, Ind. / Columbus
Emma Marchese	AA	So.	Rockville, Md. / Covenant Life Family Schools
Madison Nettles	AA	Sr.	Summerville, S.C. / Ashley Ridge
Mikayla Robinson	V, F	So.	Chantilly, Va. / Freedom
Lauren Weisel	V, F	Sr.	Carlsbad, Calif. / Carlsbad
Mekyllah Williams	UB	So.	Warner Robins, Ga. / Houston County
Selina Zhang	F	So.	Mason, Ohio / Mason

Coaching Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Derek Galvin	Head Coach	derekg@uncaa.unc.edu	919-962-5213
	Marie Denick	Assistant Coach	mdenick@email.unc.edu
	Emma Sibson	Assistant Coach	esibson@email.unc.edu
	Mackenzie Austin	Undergraduate Student Assistant Coach
	Molly Caffelle	Strength & Conditioning Coach	caffelle@email.unc.edu
	Emily McMurtrie	Staff Athletic Trainer (Gymnastics, Women's Lacrosse)	quatromo@email.unc.edu	919-962-2067
	Kate Foster	Undergraduate Assistant / Manager
	Kelsey Chan	Student Assistant - Marketing
	Lydia Davis	Student Assistant - Marketing

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2018 Gymnastics Roster

Alexis Allen

Jamie Antinori

Lily Dean

Jamie DeCicco

Rylie Dewhurst

Grace Donaghy

Raine Gordon

Lauren Graham

Madison Hargrave

Kaitlynn Hedelund

Khazia Hislop

Morgan Lane

Emma Marchese

Madison Nettles

Mikayla Robinson

Lauren Weisel

Mekyllah Williams

Selina Zhang

Derek Galvin

Marie Denick

Emma Sibson

Mackenzie Austin

Molly Caffelle

Emily McMurtrie

Kate Foster

Kelsey Chan

Lydia Davis