2015 NEBRASKA WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS
STAFF & COACHES INTRO
HEATHER BRINK
2015 HUSKERS
• Assistant Coach
• Fourth Year
• Nebraska (2001)
OPPONENTS
COACHING HISTORY
•Assistant Coach, Nebraska (2011-present)
•Coach, Arizona Sunrays Gymnastics
•Coach, Nebraska School of Gymnastics
• Hollie Blanske (2014: BB)
• Jessie DeZiel (2012: FX, AA; 2013: BB, AA;
2014: BB, AA)
• Jamie Schleppenbach: (2014: BB)
• Emily Wong: (2012: BB, FX; 2013: BB, FX,
AA; 2014: BB, FX, AA)
in Boise, Idaho. Brink became the first Husker female to win an
all-around national title and the second to win a vault national
title in leading the Huskers to the Super Six Finals and a fourthplace national finish.
Brink was selected as the Honda Award winner in 2000,
representing the nation’s top female collegiate gymnast. Brink
became the first Husker gymnast to score a 10.0, eventually
recording three perfect scores during her senior season. She
closed her collegiate career as one of the most decorated
gymnasts in school history, earning two NCAA titles, 11 AllAmerica awards, six regional titles and eight conference crowns.
Prior to joining the Nebraska staff, Brink worked for Ameritas
in Lincoln as a pension administration specialist.
Brink is a 2001 graduate of Nebraska with a bachelor of
science degree in business administration and human resource
management. Heather and her husband, Jon, have two sons,
Jaxon (7) and Hunter (2).
THIS IS NEBRASKA
HISTORY
REVIEW
ALL-AMERICANS UNDER BRINK
Assistant coach Heather Brink enters her fourth season
with the Nebraska women's gymnastics program in 2015. An
11-time All-American at NU, Brink is the Huskers’ beam coach
and assists with floor choreography as well as numerous other
responsibilities including recruiting, travel accommodations
and academics.
In 2014, Brink helped Nebraska’s beam lineup to a recordbreaking performance at the NCAA Championships, as the
Huskers posted a 49.45 to secure their spot in the Super
Six Finals. In addition, Hollie Blanske, Jessie DeZiel, Jamie
Schleppenbach and Emily Wong all took home All-America
honors in the event. NU collected nine total event titles on
beam, including another Big Ten Champion in Wong, as she
posted a 9.95 to take the crown.
Brink contributed to Nebraska’s continued success in the 2013
season, as the Huskers claimed 13 beam titles including the Big
Ten Championship shared by Wong and Jennifer Lauer with
identical scores of 9.90. Wong went on to claim sec ond-team
All-America accolades on the event.
In her first season as an assistant with the Huskers, Brink
helped coach Wong to first-team All-America honors on beam.
Brink's assistance with NU's floor routines also guided DeZiel
to first-team All-America honors and Wong to second-team
accolades on the event.
Brink, who competed for the Huskers from 1997 to 2000,
permanently etched her name in the Nebraska record books by
winning two national titles at the 2000 NCAA Championships
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