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Kittia Carpenter: Kittia is the Girls Team Director at Buckeye Gymnastics. In the 20+ years that Kittia has been coaching at Buckeye her gymnasts have won over 250 state, regional, and national titles. She was an elite gymnast herself and a former elite national champion and she attended Arizona State University on a full athletic scholarship. Kittia is also a brevet judge and she has judged the top American athletes at the most important competitions in the country including Championships of the USA and the Olympic Team Trials. In addition, Kittia was elected by the coaches and judges to serve on the Ohio and Region 5 Boards for USA Gymnastics.
Laura Clark: Laura started at Buckeye when she was 9 and worked her way to become a level 10 and national competitor. She returned to coach for us in 2004. She is a part of the team staff and has coached levels 4 and 5 to four consecutive state championships (2009-2010). Laura was voted 2009 compulsory coach of the year.

Earlier, Laura received a full scholarship to Northern Illinois University from 1993-1998. While at Northern, she was the 1997 Midwest Independent Conference beam champion with a score of 9.95 a school record that still holds today. She was a two time All American on beam and floor at the NIT in 1993 and 1997. She also served as the 1996 and 1997 NIU team captain. She was a member of the 1995 NCAA regional qualifying team and was the 1994 NIT beam champion.
Becky Doggette: Becky has been involved in gymnastics since she was six years old. She was a top performer at Buckeye Gymnastics for seven years as she won many individual state titles and helped the Buckeye team win six State Team titles. She competed at the J.O. National Championships in Dallas where she caught the eye of the coaches from West Virginia University. She ended up going to WVU on a full athletic scholarship in gymnastics and leading the Lady Mountaineers to four winning seasons. She has been an important component to our coaching staff at Buckeye for many years and she has developed many state champions.
Li Li: Li Li is one of the most popular and decorated gymnasts China has ever produced. She competed in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and in two world championships. She also coached gymnasts who won a medal at the 1999 World Championships and the 2000 Olympic Games. Li Li has been coaching at Buckeye for six+ years and she has had a huge impact sending many girls to National Team Training Camps, placing many of these girls on National TOPs teams, and getting our athletes qualified for J.O. Nationals.
Sasha Timchenko: Sasha is a former champion of the USSR and he was the head coach of one of the Soviet Gymnastics Training Centers in Ukraine where he developed national team members and at least one Olympian for the former USSR. Sasha brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to Buckeye. He is hard-working with a focus on the development of solid and technically correct basics.
Philip Todorov: Phillip is one of the most accomplished gymnastics coaches in the world. He was the head coach for the Bulgaria National team during most of the 1980’s when Bulgaria was a gymnastics powerhouse. He has coached at the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the European Championships and other top international competitions where his gymnasts have won gold, silver, and bronze medals. Phillip was a top international competitor himself winning a silver medal at the World Championships in Sports Acrobatics with his twin brother Mathew. Phillip has coached at Buckeye since 1990 and has become a U.S. citizen.
Luke Wasson: Luke grew up in Amherst, New York where he trained for ten years at the Greater Buffalo Gymnastics Center where he qualified for Nationals as a Class I (level 10) competitor. Luke has been teaching and coaching gymnastics for nine years first in Buffalo and later at Stars Gymnastics in Dayton. While at Stars one of his athletes won the All Around at Level 9 Nationals and he has developed numerous state and regional champions at levels 7 and 8. He has coached extensively at the premier summer camps including International, Lake Owen, and Flip-Fest. Luke has devloped many state and regional champions since joining Buckeye and has helped many gymnasts qualify for JO Nationals and National TOPs testing and National TOPs Teams.