April 28, 1998
Rhonda Faehn-Tetreault, in just her second year with the Maryland gymnastics program, was named the 1998 Southeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year as voted on by the head coaches of the shools comprising the Southeast region: Georgia, Florida, West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, N.C. State, George Washington, Towson, North Carolina, William & Mary, James Madison and Radford. Faehn-Tetreault played a key role in the Terps success this past season as they posted a 22-18 record, up from 11-18 last season, and qualified for the Southeast Regionals for the second time since 1991.
Originally from Coon Rapids, Minnesota, Faehn-Tetreault has brought a great deal of experience and success to the Terps gymnastics program. She was a member of the 1988 Olympic Team and has previously trained under the world famous coach Bela Karolyi. In addition to the Olympics, Faehn-Tetreault has seen action in other gymnastics competitions as well. In 1988, she was the United States vault champion, scoring a perfect 10.0 and in 1987 was the highest U.S. finisher at the World Championships. In that same year, Faehn-Tetreault was also a Pan-American Games gold medalist. Furthermore, she was a member of the U.S. National Team for four consecutive years and prior to coming to Maryland, she was the head coach at Lanco Gymnastics Training Center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Faehn-Tetreault also assisted the women's gymnastics program at UCLA for two years under Valeria Kondos.
In her time at the Lanco Gymnastics Training Center, from 1994 to 1996, Faehn-Tetreault organized a team program for levels four through 10. She was in charge of choreography for the beam and floor exercises and coached her level nine team to a state championship. Faehn-Tetreault was also a Master staff member, clinician and counselor at the USACGTC Gymnastics Camps in California and Massachusetts, the International Gymnastics Camp in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania and the Woodward Gymnastics Camp in Woodward, Pennsylvania.
Faehn-Tetreault graduated from UCLA in 1994 with a B.A. in History and is married to Craig Tetreault, the head coach at Rebounder's Gymnastics Club in Timonium, Maryland.
