Tanya Chaplin - Women's Gymnastics Coach - Oregon State University Athletics

Tanya Chaplin

Title:
Head Coach
Email:
chaplint@oregonstate.edu
Phone:
230-0635

HONORS AS A COACH

2022 Pac-12 Conference Coach of the Year
2011 NACGC West Region Co-Coach of the Year (with Michael Chaplin)
2011 Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year
2010 Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year
2008 Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year
2005 Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year
1999 Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year
2000, ’01, ’04, ’06, ’08 & ‘11 Oregon State Coach of the Year (Female Sports)

HONORS AS A GYMNAST

Six-time All-American at UCLA
1987 & 1989 Pac-10 Conference Gymnast of the Year
1987 & 1989 UCLA Athlete of the Year
Three-time member of the U.S. National Team
Competed in the 1983 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary
Competed in the 1984 U.S. Olympic Trials

USA GYMNASTICS

Chair, USA Gymnastics Advisory Council (1996-98)
Athlete Representative (1990-99)

Tanya Chaplin enters her 28th season as the head gymnastics coach at Oregon State in 2025.

She owns the most wins in the gymnastics program’s history, earning the distinction in the 2014 home opener, with a 196.425-194.850 victory over Iowa State, giving her 318 wins.

Chaplin’s now career record stands at a stellar 376-174-5 in the regular season and 470-281-6 overall.

During her time at OSU, she has become well-known as one of the best in the business for the choreography her gymnasts’ floor and beam routines putting her athletes in the best position to entertain the crowd as well as the judges.

In 2023, the Beavs earned their second-straight Pac-12 Regular Season Title, advance to postseason for the 48th-straight season, while breaking through to the NCAA Regional Finals for the first time since 2019. OSU broke the school beam record, tied the second-highest floor score in program history and posted then season-bests on all four events en route to a program record 198.075 in a win at Stanford. Under Chaplin's guidance, Jade Carey earned back-to-back Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year honors and was a six-time All-American, while Madi Dagen took home Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year. Carey earned a second-place finish on beam at Nationals earning the first runner-up mark for OSU and the highest score on the apparatus at NCAAs. The Beavs finished the season ranked No. 12 going 49.000 or higher in 52 of 56 rotations on the year. The Beavs completed their second-straight perfect season in Gill in 2023, going 6-0-1 on their home floor, averaging 5,659 fans per home meet, including breaking the gymnastics attendance record with 8,859 of Beaver Nation's best watching the GymBeavs take down No. 4 Utah on Senior Day. The Beavs finished the regular season with their highest NQS in program history with a 197.650.

The 2022 season was a historic one for the GymBeavs, as the team captured their first Pac-12 Regular Season Championship in program history en route to Chaplin taking home her sixth Pac-12 Coach of the Year title in her career. The Beavs completed a perfect season in Gill in 2022, going 7-0 on their home floor, while also averaging nearly 4,000 fans for the highest average attendance since 2013. OSU posted a 197 or better in seven meets during the 2022 campaign. Olympic gold medalist Jade Carey took home Pac-12 Gymnast and Freshman of the Year honors, while finishing fourth in the all-around at the 2022 NCAA Championships. Overall, the Beavs took home 11 weekly Pac-12 awards, missing out on qualifying as a team for NCAAs by 0.025, despite a season-high 197.425 at Regionals.

2021 brought a historic season for the country. Due to the previous season's cancelation and the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, the gymnasts were unable to train year long as they normally do. The 2021 season closed with Madi Dagen at the NCAA Championships as an individual qualifier on vault. She finished 15th overall after scoring a 9.875. Under the direction of Chaplin, three were named Pac-12 All-Conference - Lacy Dagen (vault - honorable mention), Madi Dagen (vault, beam - first team), and Kaitlyn Yanish (floor - honorable mention). M. Dagen went on to collect Regular Season All-America status from WCGA as well. The Beavers finished 22nd in the nation with top-20 finishes on vault (10th), beam (18th) and floor (14th).

Chaplin’s 2020 season was interrupted by health concerns that forced her to take a leave of absence, from Jan. 30 through April 1. She missed eight out of 10 meets before the season ended abruptly due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019 season was one of the best Chaplin’s career as she directed the Beavers to the NCAA Championships for the 13^th time and the first under the new regional format. OSU finished third in the evening semifinal just missing a berth in the championship finals by .1375. Oregon State finished sixth overall, the Beavers’ best finish since finishing fifth in 1996 and the best final result under Chaplin’s tutelage. Four OSU gymnasts earned All-America honors – Mary Jacobsen (vault), Halli Briscoe (bars), Maela Lazaro (beam) and Isis Lowery (floor) – and Kaitlyn Yanish received Regular Season All-America Second Team on the floor.

Year 21 of the Tanya Chaplin era was a season to reload with 13 out of 19 gymnasts being underclassmen. Four All-Americans had graduated and the 2018 squad returned just nine out of 24 routines from the previous season. The Beavers were ranked as high as No. 8 midway through the season and were an undefeated 5-0 at Gill Coliseum. OSU entered regionals in Raleigh, N.C. as the third-seed and ranked 14th overall. The Beavers’ floor lineup finished the year ranked seventh in the nation. Yanish, a freshman, earned Regular Season All-America status on the floor exercise and 10 gymnasts were named to the Pac-12 All-Academic teams.

In 2017, the 20-year veteran led a senior-laden squad back to NCAA Championships for the 12th time in her career. Four gymnasts – Erika Aufiero (bars), Silvia Colussi-Pelaez (beam), Madeline Gardiner (beam) and Kaytianna McMillan (floor) – earned All-America honors while Aufiero, (bars), McMillan (all-around and floor) and Dani Dessaints (vault) added regular season All-America accolades as well. The Beavers finished sixth in their session and 11th overall in the preliminary round. In addition, in 2017, McMillan became the fifth OSU gymnast (seven total awards) to be named Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year, and Gardiner became the second Beaver to earn Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Both were also finalists for the AAI Award, given annually to the nation’s top senior gymnast.

The 2016 season presented considerable adversity just as the season got underway as two gymnasts expected to account for as many as seven routines were lost to season-ending injuries within a week of each other during week one. The Beavers found consistency at midseason and went a stretch of five meets without a fall heading into the postseason. McMillan garnered NACGC/W Regular Season All-America First Team honors on the bars while Gardiner earned second team on balance beam. Gardiner and Risa Perez tied as Pac-12 co-champions on the beam. The Beavers finished third at the NCAA Athens Regional with Gardiner (all-around) and Perez (beam) qualifying to nationals as individuals.

In 2015, Chaplin led the Beavers to the NCAA Championships for the 11th time in her illustrious career at the helm of the Oregon State gymnastics program. The season ended with three gymnasts combining to earn four All-America honors. Gardiner finished third in the Individual Event Finals on the balance beam for the second year in a row to earn first team honors, while Aufiero garnered first team accolades on the uneven bars and finished 11th at event finals. Chelsea Tang concluded her career at nationals as a second team All-American on the beam and in the all-around. Aufiero, Gardiner and Tang were all-conference selections as well and were joined on the All-Pac-12 team by Taylor Keeker on vault and McMillan on the floor exercise.

The 2014 season concluded with Gardiner, a freshman, standing on the podium following her third place finish in the Individual Event Finals on the beam at NCAA Championships. Gardiner, who earned All-America honors on beam and in the all-around, along with Tang earned a place at nationals as individual all-around qualifiers while McMillan joined her teammates on the beam after tying for the NCAA University Park Regional title on the event. Tang added to the Beavers’ awards haul earning Pac-12 All-Conference first team in the all-around.

The 2013 season included several highlights for Chaplin and the Beavers. In early February, Chaplin recorded the 300th win of her career, in a 196.300-195.450 win at Arizona State, becoming just the second coach in program history to tally 300 victories. Just one week later, senior all-arounder Makayla Stambaugh began a streak of four-straight weeks earning Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week honors setting the conference record for consecutive weeks winning the award. Stambaugh finished her career with seven GOW awards, the second-most in conference history. Chaplin’s squad went on to set the school’s scoring record of 197.850 in completing a come-from-behind victory at the Pac-12 Championships. The Beavers used a school record 49.675 on the uneven bars in the final rotation to pass Utah for their second conference title in three years and extended their home unbeaten streak to more than two full years. Brittany Harris and Chelsea Tang qualified to NCAA Championships as individuals in the all-around and Stambaugh qualified on the floor exercise. Kelsi Blalock (vault) and Stambaugh (vault, bars and floor) capped the season when they were named NACGC Regular Season All-Americans.

In 2012, the Beavers qualified to the NCAA Championships for the seventh straight season, the second-longest streak in OSU history (1987-96), and finished 12th overall. Three gymnasts – Melanie Jones, Leslie Mak and Stambaugh – combined to garner four All-America honors. Mak enjoyed an incredible season for the second year in a row earning Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year honors, becoming the first gymnast in conference history to collect GOW honors in consecutive seasons. Jones burst onto the national stage with a fantastic year as well earning first team All-America status, for the first time, qualifying for Individual Event Finals where she finished fourth on the floor exercise, the best OSU finish on the apparatus since 1993. Stambaugh earned second team All-America honors on the floor becoming a four-time All-American.

The 2011 season brought with it new challenges and with an eighth place finish at nationals in 2010 the expectations were even greater. Mak had a breakout season, as a junior, earning Pac-10 Gymnast of the Year and NACGC West Region Gymnast of the Year honors. Mak won the Pac-10 title in the all-around and on the beam and tied with teammates Stambaugh and Olivia Vivian for the conference title on the bars. The Beavers won the Pac-10 title for the first time during the Chaplin era and followed by capturing the NCAA Corvallis Regional title en route to the fourth seed at the NCAA Championships where Mak (beam and all-around), Jen Kesler (bars), Vivian (bars) and Stambaugh (bars and floor) earned All-America accolades.

The 2010 squad reached new heights under Chaplin’s direction. The Beavers were led by Mandi Rodriguez, who collected three All-American accolades including a third place finish on vault to finish her career with seven in all, and fellow senior Laura-Ann Chong, who put together her finest season earning second All-America on bars and beam. Joining them was Stambaugh, who burst upon the scene, earning Pac-10 Freshman of the Year honors - the third FOY since Chaplin’s arrival. She was rewarded for her team’s efforts with the fourth Pac-10 Coach of the Year award of her career.

As usual the 2009 squad was considered the most talented of Chaplin’s tenure and the prognosticators were correct. OSU gymnasts brought home six All-America honors including two first team honors for Rodriguez (vault and floor). In addition, Rodriguez won Pac-10 titles on vault and floor en route to being named Pac-10 Gymnast of the Year and Kesler and Mak tied for the conference title on the bars. The Beavers were ranked as high as No. 8, finished second at the Pac-10 Championships, second at the NCAA Central Region Championships and 11th at the NCAA Championships.

In 2008, with a ranking as high as No. 7, the Beavers defended their home floor going 8-0 during the regular season at legendary Gill Coliseum and finished the home season by winning the NCAA West Regional Championships. Chaplin’s first career regional championship qualified the Orange & Black for the NCAA Championships for the third straight season and three OSU gymnasts came away as All-Americans. Kesler (uneven bars) and Jami Lanz (balance beam) earned second team honors while Yuki Lamb earned first team honors and finished eighth in the Event Finals. In addition, Lanz (beam) and Tasha Smith (vault & floor) earned Pac-10 titles helping the Beavers to a second place finish at the conference championships. To cap off the season, Chaplin was named the Pac-10’s Coach of the Year for the third time in her career.

The 2007 campaign was one of the best that OSU has had during Chaplin’s tenure. The Beavers qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second straight year and ranked as high as No. 8 in the nation. Three gymnasts —Lanz, Smith and Rodriguez — earned All-Pac-10 and All-American honors. OSU upset then-No. 7 UCLA and scored its first 197-point team score for the first time since 2004.

In 2006, the Beavers finished third at the Pac-10 Championships fueled by Smith claiming titles on vault and floor. OSU, which held the third seed at the NCAA West Regional, went on to beat Stanford, the Pac-10 Champions, on the Cardinal’s home floor earning the right to compete one more time at Gill Coliseum for the NCAA Championships. The Beavers finished 11th overall with Smith (vault) and Chrissy Lamun (beam) earning All-America honors.

The 2005 team enjoyed a solid season ranking among the top 12 in the nation throughout most of the season, but the Beavers narrowly missed a trip to the NCAA Championships. Along the way, Chaplin earned Pac-10 Coach of the Year award for the second time in her career.

In 2004, the Beavers set school records for team score (197.675), team road score (197.450), beam score (49.600), and floor score (49.700). What’s even more impressive is that these records were set in a year that saw the team lose four key gymnasts to season-ending injuries before the first month of the season was over.

In 2003, the Beavers were ranked among the top 12 teams in the nation for most of the year, defeating three teams ranked in the top six during regular season competition. Two gymnasts won Pac-10 Championship titles, increasing the number of Pac-10 champions during Chaplin’s tenure to seven.

The 2002 OSU squad qualified for the NCAA Championships in dramatic fashion, when OSU trailed second-place Oklahoma by .400 heading into the final rotation. Chaplin’s floor team responded with a school-record 49.625 to move into the second spot and earn the trip to nationals for the third consecutive season.

Her 2001 team began the season with an attainable goal of an appearance in the Super Six. However, less than a month into the season, the Beavers had lost two all-arounders (including an All-American) to season-ending injuries and had two other gymnasts suffer injuries that would limit their participation. Despite the adversity, Chaplin kept her team motivated and focused to compete and returned to the NCAA Championships.

In 2000, she guided the Beavers to a second-place finish at the Pac-10 and NCAA Region 1 Championships to earn a berth in the NCAA Championships for the first time as a head coach.

In 1999, just her second year as a head coach, Chaplin was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year in a vote by the conference coaches. The Beavers finished second at the Pac-10 Championships, where OSU set a then-school record score of 197.400 and had individual champions on all four events.

Prior to moving to Corvallis, Chaplin served as the top assistant coach with the University of Washington gymnastics program for seven years. During that time, the Huskies emerged as one of the top programs in the nation. In 1997, the Huskies placed second at the NCAA West Regional and qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second time in four years.

Chaplin, formerly Tanya Service, went to Washington from her alma mater, UCLA, where she was an assistant coach and standout gymnast.

During her athletic career at UCLA, Chaplin held six school records and received six All-America honors. She was named Pac-10 Gymnast of the Year and UCLA all-university Athlete of the Year in 1987 and 1989.

In addition to her success as a gymnast for the Bruins, Chaplin was a three-time member of the U.S. National Team. She competed at the 1983 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, where she was a finalist in the all-around competition. She also won a silver medal on floor exercise at the 1987 Olympic Festival and competed in the 1984 Olympic Trials.

Chaplin also served as chair of the USA Gymnastics Athletes Advisory Council from 1996 to 1998, and she spent nine years serving as an athlete representative, working with USA Gymnastics and serving as a voice for the athletes at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games.

Chaplin, a native of St. Charles, Mo., graduated from UCLA in 1990 with a degree in political science. Her husband, Michael, is also heading into his 27th season in the role of associate head coach at OSU. The Chaplin’s have one daughter, Alana, who completed her doctorate in physical therapy at Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis) in 2021.