University of Minnesota Athletics
USA Gymnastics To Honor Roethlisbergers At Visa Championships
8/14/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
During the 2006 Visa Championships (August 16-19), USA Gymnastics will recognize the Roethlisberger family for their contributions to the sport. The Roethlisbergers will be honored on Friday, Aug. 18th at 7 p.m., the final night of the men's events. For a limited time, when you buy a ticket to Day 2 of the Visa Championships Senior Mens' Events you'll get $3 off select seats in honor of Minnesota's first family of gymnastics.
The Roethlisberger family – Fred, and his three children, John, Marie and Gus – has been a part of the national gymnastics scene since the late 1960s. Following a successful competitive career that included three 1967 Pan Am gold medals and competing in the 1968 Olympic Games, Fred guided the University of Minnesota men's gymnastics team to 11 Big 10 titles during his 30-year tenure as head coach.
John is a three-time Olympian (1992, 1996 and 2000) with four U.S. and three NCAA all-around titles to his credit. Marie was an alternate on the 1984 U.S. Women's Olympic Team; was a two-time U.S. uneven bars champ; won the NCAA's uneven bars title in 1990; and made two World Championships teams. Gus recently retired from tumbling, where he was a former national team member.
