K.J. Kindler (born June 26, 1970) is an American college gymnastics coach and the current head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners women's gymnastics team, a role she has held since 2006.[1]
3x National Head Coach of the Year (2005, 2010, 2015) 8x Big 12 Coach of the Year (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021)
Following her graduation from Iowa State University in 1992, Kindler became the Iowa State Cyclones assistant coach. She was an assistant coach for nine years until 2001 when she became head coach. She was the head coach of the Cyclones team until 2006, when she was offered the position at University of Oklahoma.
2006-present: Oklahomaedit
She has been the Oklahoma Sooners' Head Coach since 2006 and has transformed the program into one of the nation's elite with the program being ranked either first or second every year in the Pre-Season Poll.
Personal lifeedit
Kindler is married to Lou Ball, the assistant coach of the Oklahoma Sooners gymnastics program.[2] The couple have two daughters, Maggie and Adelade.
Kindler grew up in Minnesota but moved to Connecticut during high school for her junior (1987) and senior(1988) seasons. She graduated from Wilton High School in 1988 and was a former gymnast at Arena Gymnastics in Stamford.[3]
Competitive gymnastics careeredit
As a high school gymnast at Wilton, she won several Connecticut (CIAC) state division M and state open titles during her junior and senior years. Arguably, her best event was Floor Exercise where she was a two time Class M champion in '87 and '88. She also won the State Open title on Floor exercise in '87 and was runner up in '88. At the time, the CIAC did not hold a team event at State Open. If one was held, Wilton would have been in the hunt to claim the team title in both years that Kindler was on the team.
In 1987, she helped the Wilton Warriors win the Class M team title and nearly swept the gold medal on every event, placing first in the All Around, Uneven Bars, Balance Beam, and Floor Exercise. She placed 5th on Vault. At the Connecticut State Open championship, she won Floor Exercise.[4]
In 1988, Kindler and the Wilton Warriors repeated as the Class M team champion. Individually, Kindler repeated as Floor Exercise Class M champion. She placed 4th in both the All Around and Balance Beam, 3rd on both Vault and Uneven Bars. At the Connecticut State Open Championships, Kindler was 2nd in the All Around with a 36.800 (VT 8.850, UB 9.150, BB 9.300, FX 9.500). These individual event scores placed her 6th on Vault, 3rd on Uneven Bars, 2nd on Floor Exercise, and 1st on Balance Beam, her 2nd state open title overall.[5]
Kindler's high school and club results earned her an athletic scholarship to Iowa State University and the Iowa State Cyclones women's gymnastics team from 1989 to 1992 seasons. Upon graduating from Iowa State in 1992, she joined the gymnastics team as assistant coach.[6]
Referencesedit
^. Archived from the original on 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
^. Archived from the original on 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
^"Former WHS gymnasts Kindler, McKinney are at the top of their game". 15 January 2009.
^"K.J. Kindler - Head Coach - Women's Gymnastics Coaches".
April 10, 2024
kindler, born, june, 1970, american, college, gymnastics, coach, current, head, coach, oklahoma, sooners, women, gymnastics, team, role, held, since, 2006, current, positiontitlehead, coachteamoklahomaconferencebig, 12biographical, detailsborn, 1970, june, 197. K J Kindler born June 26 1970 is an American college gymnastics coach and the current head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners women s gymnastics team a role she has held since 2006 1 K J KindlerCurrent positionTitleHead coachTeamOklahomaConferenceBig 12Biographical detailsBorn 1970 06 26 June 26 1970 age 53 Lake Elmo MinnesotaAlma materIowa State 1988 92 Coaching career HC unless noted 1992 2001Iowa State asst 2001 2006Iowa State2006 presentOklahomaAccomplishments and honorsChampionships13x Big 12 Champions 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 13x NCAA Regional Championships 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 6x National Champions 2014 2016 2017 2019 2022 2023 Awards3x National Head Coach of the Year 2005 2010 2015 8x Big 12 Coach of the Year 2004 2005 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2021 Contents 1 Coaching career 1 1 1992 2006 Iowa State 1 2 2006 present Oklahoma 2 Personal life 2 1 Competitive gymnastics career 3 ReferencesCoaching career edit1992 2006 Iowa State edit Following her graduation from Iowa State University in 1992 Kindler became the Iowa State Cyclones assistant coach She was an assistant coach for nine years until 2001 when she became head coach She was the head coach of the Cyclones team until 2006 when she was offered the position at University of Oklahoma 2006 present Oklahoma edit She has been the Oklahoma Sooners Head Coach since 2006 and has transformed the program into one of the nation s elite with the program being ranked either first or second every year in the Pre Season Poll Personal life editKindler is married to Lou Ball the assistant coach of the Oklahoma Sooners gymnastics program 2 The couple have two daughters Maggie and Adelade Kindler grew up in Minnesota but moved to Connecticut during high school for her junior 1987 and senior 1988 seasons She graduated from Wilton High School in 1988 and was a former gymnast at Arena Gymnastics in Stamford 3 Competitive gymnastics career edit As a high school gymnast at Wilton she won several Connecticut CIAC state division M and state open titles during her junior and senior years Arguably her best event was Floor Exercise where she was a two time Class M champion in 87 and 88 She also won the State Open title on Floor exercise in 87 and was runner up in 88 At the time the CIAC did not hold a team event at State Open If one was held Wilton would have been in the hunt to claim the team title in both years that Kindler was on the team In 1987 she helped the Wilton Warriors win the Class M team title and nearly swept the gold medal on every event placing first in the All Around Uneven Bars Balance Beam and Floor Exercise She placed 5th on Vault At the Connecticut State Open championship she won Floor Exercise 4 In 1988 Kindler and the Wilton Warriors repeated as the Class M team champion Individually Kindler repeated as Floor Exercise Class M champion She placed 4th in both the All Around and Balance Beam 3rd on both Vault and Uneven Bars At the Connecticut State Open Championships Kindler was 2nd in the All Around with a 36 800 VT 8 850 UB 9 150 BB 9 300 FX 9 500 These individual event scores placed her 6th on Vault 3rd on Uneven Bars 2nd on Floor Exercise and 1st on Balance Beam her 2nd state open title overall 5 Kindler s high school and club results earned her an athletic scholarship to Iowa State University and the Iowa State Cyclones women s gymnastics team from 1989 to 1992 seasons Upon graduating from Iowa State in 1992 she joined the gymnastics team as assistant coach 6 References edit K J Kindler Oklahoma Sooners Archived from the original on 2015 02 27 Retrieved 2015 02 26 School bio lou ball Oklahoma Sooners Archived from the original on 2015 02 27 Retrieved 2015 02 26 Former WHS gymnasts Kindler McKinney are at the top of their game 15 January 2009 https storage googleapis com files gcs casciac org TournamentBracketsArchive gym1987 pdf bare URL PDF https storage googleapis com files gcs casciac org TournamentBracketsArchive gym1988 pdf bare URL PDF K J Kindler Head Coach Women s Gymnastics Coaches Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title K J Kindler amp oldid 1184717521, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
