Maryland Welcomes JJ Ferreira Back to College Park
6/25/2018 12:00:00 AM | Gymnastics
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Former assistant coach JJ Ferreira will return to the Maryland women's gymnastics staff head coach Brett Nelligan announced Monday. Ferreira spent six seasons as an assistant for the Terrapins from 2010 thru 2016 and will return to College Park this summer.
In his six years at Maryland, Ferreira helped the Terps to two regular season ACC/EAGL titles in 2011 and 2013 and two second place finishes in the ACC/EAGL Championships in 2013 and 2014. They finished third at the 2015 NCAA Regionals.
"We're so excited to welcome JJ back to the Maryland Gymnastics family,” Nelligan said. “JJ was with the team through some of the best years in program history and his return will be a huge boost for this talented and maturing team. JJ has accomplished a great deal at both the collegiate and club level and I can't wait to see how far we can take this year's team as well as future generations of GymTerps."
Ferreira coached vault and floor exercise for the Terrapins. During his time on staff, the Terps broke the school vault record six times and set the current program record at 49.30.
“I am incredibly excited to return to such a successful program,” Ferreira said. “The state and University of Maryland became my home and the opportunity to come back is so special. Brett and Erinn have continued to build on the past and they have led the way for a bright future. Being a part of such a competitive gymnastics program and highly ranked academic institution will be an extremely rewarding experience once again. I am beyond thrilled to join the Big Ten conference and the Maryland gymnastics program for the 2018-2019 season.”
Ferreira coached NCAA Vault All-American Katy Dodds in his six years in College Park. He also coached current Terrapin sophomore Audrey Barber prior to her time at Maryland. Barber was named Big Ten and Maryland Athletics Freshman of the Year this season.
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