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Eastview Hires Gymnastics Coaches
Kim Miklya, former coach at Apple Valley, and Brent Anderson, an assistant at Eastview last year, will lead the program during the coming season.
Editor’s Note: The following is a press release from Eastview High School.
Eastview High School Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Athletics Matt Percival has announced the hiring of Kim Miklya and Brent Anderson to lead the Gymnastics Coaching staff for the 2012-13 season. They are currently meeting to discuss specific roles, titles and responsibilities as well as determining what other coaches will join their staff.
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Kim Miklya’s name is synonymous with Minnesota High School Gymnastics. She was the head coach at Apple Valley High School from 1985-2002 where she led the program to two team state titles in 1989 and 2001 as well as coaching five individual state champions. Her teams were also state runner up twice, earned five section championships and had 32 individuals place in the top six in the state. She was named State Coach of the Year in 1991, Section Coach of the Year nine times and is a member of the Minnesota Girls Gymnastics, Augsburg College, Lake Conference and Apple Valley High School Hall of Fames. She has been a Physical Education teacher in District 196 for 27 years and is in her third year teaching physical ed and coaching gymnastics at Eastview High School.
Brent Anderson is known as one of the premier spotters around the state. Brent has served as an assistant coach and spotter at Eastview during the 2011-12 season. Previously he was an assistant coach at Apple Valley High School from 1996-2004 as well as working at Hamline University for five years and Flips Gymnastics Club. During his time as an assistant at Apple Valley he was a part of a State Championship in 2001 and State Runner-up team in 1998.
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Quote from AD Matt Percival: “We are thrilled to have the experience and talent of two of the most respected coaches in Minnesota High School gymnastics leading the Eastview Program in 2012-13. Our goal at the start of any hiring process is to provide the student-athletes with coaches that will make a positive impact on their lives by teaching them valuable life lessons and skills through the sport they love. With Coach Miklya and Coach Anderson on board I believe that we are well on our way to ensuring that happens in the Eastview Gymnastics program during the 2012-13 season.”
