Cornell University Athletics

1974-75
The Big Red opens collegiate competition under head coach Gretchen Dowsing with a dual meet against Ithaca College on Dec. 7, 1974, falling to the Bombers by a score of 76.7-55.9. Cornell earns its first dual meet win on Feb. 11, 1975 when it tops Cortland, 84.76-54.13. The Big Red goes 5-4 in dual meets.

1976-77
In just its third varsity season, Cornell gymnastics goes 8-1 in dual meet competition and finished second in the Ivy, second in New York state and ninth in the region. Three-time All-Ivy gymnast Renee Hack competes nationally in England, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania and Japan as a member of a U.S. national team.

1977-78
The Big Red wins its first Ivy League title and places second at the NYS meet and sixth at regionals.

1978-79
Cornell repeats at Ivy League champion and ties for first at the New York state meet.

1979-80
Joanne Beck takes over the Cornell gymnastics program and finishes as the Ivy runner-up in her only season as head coach.

1980-81
Head coach Betsy East begins a four-year stint directing Cornell.

1981-82
Cornell wins the program's third Ivy League title.

1982-83
Ellen Mayer was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America first team, becoming the first Cornellian to earn the national honor. The Big Red hosts the Ivy League championship meet for the first time as well, with Birgit Zeeb claiming the floor and vault titles. Birgit Zeeb qualifies for NCAA regionals but can't compete due to injury.

1983-84
The Big Red wins its third straight state crown, scoring a school-record 171.9 as a team. Ellen Mayer repeats as a first-team CoSIDA Academic All-American.

1984-85
Alicia Goode leads Cornell to an 11-5 record and the first of her two Ivy titles as head coach.

1985-86
For the third time in four seasons, a Cornell gymnast was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America team, as Lisa Stroud earns a place on the honorable mention list.

1987-88
Cornell goes 12-4 in dual meet competition and wins the Ivy title.

1989-90
Steve Kuramoto becomes head coach. The Ivy League no longer officially considers gymnastics a championship sport as only four schools continue to sponsor it at the varsity level. The Ivy League championship becomes the Ivy Classic meet.

1992-93
Dave Kending takes over the head coaching reins.

1993-94
Cornell has its third head coach in three years as Phil Rach begins a one-year stint directing the women's team.

1994-95
Paul Beckwith begins more than a decade as head coach at Cornell.

1997-98
Cornell qualifies individuals for the USAG Collegiate nationals for the first time.

1999-00
Melanie Dilliplane is named the ECAC Assistant Gymnastics Coach of the Year.

2001-02
Rachel Goldberg is a third-team CoSIDA Academic All-American and helps the Big Red to its first Ivy Classic title in 14 years. Head coach Paul Beckwith is named ECAC Coach of the Year, while Melanie Dilliplane is the conference's Assistant Coach of the Year. Meghan Miller was named the league's top rookie and Shannon Weiman was named ECAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

2002-03
Rachel Goldberg earns a spot on the CoSIDA Academic All-America third team for the second straight year. She also highlighted Cornell's 14 members of the All-America Scholar-Athlete team by the coaches association, a national record. The team's cumulative grade point average was 3.67.

2003-04
Rachel Goldberg becomes a rare three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American, earning a first-team honor. The Big Red places second at the ECAC championship, the program's highest-ever finish. Cornell sets team records on all four events and posts its top overall score (193.475) at the Ivy Classic. Five capture USAG All-America accolades.

2004-05
Cornell hosts the USAG Collegiate national championships for the first time. Meghan Miller is a third team CoSIDA Academic All-American, the fourth straight year the Big Red puts a gymnast on the national team.

2005-06
Cornell wins the Ivy Classic title and made the USAG team finals for the first time in program history. The Big Red placed third, the highest finish at the time by a non-scholarship program.

2006-07
Kari Kucera wins the USAG individual national title on floor and coaches Paul Beckwith (USAG Coach of the Year) and Melanie Dilliplane (USAG Assistant Coach of the Year) take home top national coaching honors. The Big Red qualifies for the USAG team finals and places fourth overall.

2007-08
Cornell set three school records (vault, floor and all-around) in capturing a second place finish at the 2008 USAG Collegiate nationals in Shreveport, La. Seven earned All-America honors and Maddie Pearsall was named ECAC Rookie of the Year and qualified for NCAA regionals in the all-around. Paul Beckwith was named USAG Coach of the Year.

2008-09
The Big Red becomes the first-ever non-scholarship school to win the USAG Collegiate national championship, scoring a 191.675 to tie Bridgeport for the title. Stacey Ohara also wins the USAG national title as an individual on balance beam. Cornell wins its second straight Ivy Classic title and finishes second at the ECAC meet.

2009-10
Emily Santoro wins the USAG national individual title on vault as five Big Red gymnasts earn All-America honors. The Big Red again takes home the Ivy Classic championship, the first time in program history it has won the meet three straight years.

2010-11
Melanie Standridge (beam) and Melanie Jorgensen (bars) each earn USAG national titles as the Big Red finishes fifth overall with five All-Americans. The Big Red also takes home the program's first ECAC title in program history.

2011-12
Cornell finishes second at the Ivy Classic and qualifies 12 individuals to compete at the USAG nationals, with Melanie Standridge becoming the first Big Red gymnast to earn All-America honors four straight seasons (beam),

2012-13
The Big Red placed second at both the Ivy Classic and the ECAC Championship and qualified for the USAG Collegiate Nationals after missing out in 2012. Cornell crowned three All-Americans, with senior McKenna Archer earning USAG honors on both beam and floor. Melanie Jorgensen, the 2011 USAG bars champion, finished second, and Sarah Hein captured her second straight All-America citation on vault.