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Tanya Chaplin to Take Leave of Absence
January 30, 2020 | Women's Gymnastics
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State head gymnastics coach Tanya Chaplin will take an indefinite leave of absence due to health-related issues effective immediately, Vice President and Director of Athletics Scott Barnes announced on Thursday.
"It is difficult to step away for a period of time, but it is the best way to continue what I love to do in the future, and that is coaching," Chaplin said. "I'd like to thank Scott Barnes, Marianne Vydra, my team and staff for their support throughout this process. I know the program is in good hands while I focus my energy on healing. I look forward to supporting this team, along with Beaver Nation, in every way I can while I'm away. Go Beavs!"
"The entire OSU administration is here to support Coach Tanya Chaplin," Barnes said. "I'm confident the team will continue to thrive while representing Tanya in her absence, and we look forward to her returning to the team in the near future."
Associate head coach Michael Chaplin will fill in as the acting head coach during his wife's absence. He previously led the squad this year at the season-opening Critique Classic on Jan. 3 and again last weekend at Arizona. He also directed the team in a meet at Boise State in 1999.
The No. 25 Beavers' season marches on this Sunday, Feb. 2, when they host Stanford at 1 p.m. inside Gill Coliseum for the annual DAM Cancer meet. The competition will be broadcast live on Pac-12 Network and Pac-12 Oregon.
Season and single-meet tickets for the 2020 Oregon State gymnastics season are available for purchase via BeaverTickets.com/Gymnastics and 1-800-GO-BEAVS.
For more information on the Oregon State Gymnastics team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverGym, by Facebook at Facebook.com/BeaverGym or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverGym.
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Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
"It is difficult to step away for a period of time, but it is the best way to continue what I love to do in the future, and that is coaching," Chaplin said. "I'd like to thank Scott Barnes, Marianne Vydra, my team and staff for their support throughout this process. I know the program is in good hands while I focus my energy on healing. I look forward to supporting this team, along with Beaver Nation, in every way I can while I'm away. Go Beavs!"
"The entire OSU administration is here to support Coach Tanya Chaplin," Barnes said. "I'm confident the team will continue to thrive while representing Tanya in her absence, and we look forward to her returning to the team in the near future."
Associate head coach Michael Chaplin will fill in as the acting head coach during his wife's absence. He previously led the squad this year at the season-opening Critique Classic on Jan. 3 and again last weekend at Arizona. He also directed the team in a meet at Boise State in 1999.
The No. 25 Beavers' season marches on this Sunday, Feb. 2, when they host Stanford at 1 p.m. inside Gill Coliseum for the annual DAM Cancer meet. The competition will be broadcast live on Pac-12 Network and Pac-12 Oregon.
Season and single-meet tickets for the 2020 Oregon State gymnastics season are available for purchase via BeaverTickets.com/Gymnastics and 1-800-GO-BEAVS.
For more information on the Oregon State Gymnastics team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverGym, by Facebook at Facebook.com/BeaverGym or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverGym.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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