Debbie Yohman - Women's Gymnastics Coach

Debbie Yohman

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Women's Gymnastics Head Coach

Debbie Yohman concluded her 31st season as the head coach of the Pitt Gymnastics program in 2016-17. Throughout her career, she has enjoyed many individual record-breaking moments and tremendous team accomplishments. Coach Yohman has worked tirelessly to help mold the young women from this university into fierce competitors and productive members of society.
University of Pittsburgh

2016-17
- Led two Panthers to the NCAA Regionals
- The Panthers defeated WVU for the first time in 51 meets
- Six Panthers were named to the All-EAGL teams with two first-team selections and five second-team honorees
- Two Panthers (Alecia Petrikis & Rachel Dugan) were named EAGL Rookie of the Week and two (Lucy Brett & Tracey Pearson) were named EAGL Specialist of the Week
- Pitt shattered attendance records as the program broke both the single meet (1,587) meet and season marks

2015-16

Concluded her 30th season at the helm of Pitt gymnastics with the program’s first-ever EAGL title.
Coached Lindsay Offutt to the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships on floor. Offutt was the sixth Panther all-time to be a National Qualifier and the first since Andrea Arlotta in 2007
Led four Panthers to the NCAA Regionals.
Coached Offutt who was named the EAGL Senior Gymnast of the Year and the Northeast Regional Gymnast of the Year
Led Offutt to a title on the floor and on beam, and Miya Dotson to a title on bars at the 2016 EAGL Championships
Saw Offutt shatter the Pitt all-around record (39.400) with a 39.575 against Towson and Penn on February 12th, a record that stood for 17 years
Saw seven gymnasts be recognized as Academic All-Americans

2014-2015

Coached Lindsay Offutt to a sixth place overall finish on beam at the NCAA Regional Meet after the junior posted a 9.875 on the event.
Led Offutt to a first place finish on beam at the EAGL Championships and saw Laura Kummerle win EAGL Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Saw six gymnasts be recognized as Academic All-Americans.
Helped the Panthers win the ACC’s Top Six for Service Award in recognition of the team’s charity work in Pittsburgh

1986-2013

Led the Panthers to the fourth-highest score in school history, a 196.125, against Kent State and Centenary in 2013
Led three Panthers to the NCAA Regional Championships after coaching four to all-EAGL first-team honors and five to second-team honors

Led the Panthers to a second place finish at the EAGL Championships in 2000
Coached Alyse Zeffiro, who scored the Panthers’ first two perfect 10.0 scores on the vault and floor exercise in 2004.
Teams have received bids to the NCAA Regional Championship in 18 of her 30 years as head coach
Had individual representatives at the NCAA Regional Championship every year during her tenure
Has earned ECAC, EAGL and Northeast Region Coach of the Year honors
Led the Panthers to nine individual EAGL titles on all events including the all-around
Helped the Panthers gymnastic team earn over 130 All-EAGL Academic selections as well as over 100 NACGC/W All-American Scholar Athletes

Oklahoma State University

1982-1986, Assistant Coach

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

1979-1982, Head Coach
Helped the Division III Panthers transition to the Division II level, giving the school an opportunity to offer scholarships
Under Yohman’s guidance, the program rose from the bottom of the WWIAC to a national contender
Led the Panthers to the conference championship where they finished as runner-ups

University of Iowa

1977-1979, graduate assistant

National Leadership

Involved in many committee and volunteer positions with the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches
Member of the Women’s Collegiate Program Committee since 1997; served two tenures as its chair
Served four years as chairperson of the ECAC Division 1 selection committee
Served as the meet director for Big 8, Big 10 and MAIAW Regional Championships
Certified as an USAG Elite judge
Original member of the group of eight coaches who worked to form the East Atlantic Gymnastics League

Collegiate Career