June 6, 2008

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Head coach Tom Farden has announced that Kristi Ewasko has been named assistant gymnastics coach at Southeast Missouri State University. Ewasko comes to Southeast after serving as a volunteer coach at Auburn University for the past four years.

Ewasko was AU's conditioning captain during her first season with the team and the volunteer coach/academic captain for the last three seasons. The Tigers finished an impressive 2008 season ranked No. 17 overall, and have earned a final ranking in the top 26 throughout her three seasons as an AU coach.

In addition to her collegiate coaching duties, Ewasko has been an Auburn Gymnastics Academy coach since 2004 and became head coach of the AGA competitive team in May 2006.

Ewasko graduated from Auburn in December 2004 with a degree in Exercise Science. While attending AU, she competed on the gymnastics team for four years where she was the top vault competitor on the perennial top 20 team. She finished her career holding the top two vault scores in school history, including the all-time score of 9.950 which she set against Florida in 2003.

Ewasko is a native of Monroe, La. and is married to Matt Ewasko.

At Southeast, Ewasko will be the balance beam coach, assistant floor coach, and the practice coordinator. She will also be the recruiting coordinator while handling many other day-to-day duties.

The Southeast athletics staff and administration would like to welcome Kristi to the University and look forward to watching her contribute to the success of the gymnastics program.