HONORS AS A COACH • 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 is on the verge of becoming Oregon State's all-time winningest gymnastics coach as she enters the 2014 season with 315 victories, two short of Jim Turpin (1986-97). After 16 seasons at the helm of the Oregon State gymnastics program, Chaplin's career record stands at a stellar 253-116-2 in the regular season, already a school record for regular season wins, and 315-184-2 overall. During her time at OSU, she has become well-known as one of the best in the business at choreographing her gymnasts' floor and beam routines putting her athletes in the best possible position to entertain the crowd as well as the judges.
In 2010 and 2011, Chaplin led the Beavers to back-to-back eighth place finishes at the NCAA Championships, the best since her arrival at OSU in 1998 and directed the program to one of the greatest waves of success in school history with seven straight appearances at NCAA Championships from 2006-2012. She has led the Beavers to 10 trips to the NCAA Championships overall under her direction. Over the course of her 16 years in Corvallis, 18 OSU gymnasts have earned 40 All-America honors and 14 gymnasts have combined for 23 conference titles. In addition, OSU gymnasts have earned 67 scholastic All-America honors.
It has become a custom at Oregon State, since Chaplin's arrival, that each season the team is more talented than the year before. Outstanding recruiting classes continue to arrive in Corvallis to meet the challenge of taking OSU to the next level.
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 17th season in the role of associate head coach at OSU. The Chaplin's have one daughter, Alana.
