Temple University Athletics
Men's Gymnastics
McLaughlin, Patrick
Patrick McLaughlin
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- kivett@temple.edu
- Phone:
- 215-204-7452
Former Temple gymnast and NCAA All-American, Patrick McLaughlin enters his third season as the assistant men’s gymnastics coach at his alma mater. In just two seasons as Fred Turoff’s assistant, McLaughlin has aided the Owls to back-to-back Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference championships and a pair of NCAA Championship appearances, helping himself earn ECAC and NCAA East Region Assistant Coach of the Year both seasons. McLaughlin, who is currently pursuing his Master’s degree in Sport and Recreation Management, was a gymnast at Temple for four seasons (2008-2011), while earning his undergraduate degree in Kinesiology.
As a gymnast at Temple, McLaughlin was the first Owl since 2005 to reach the individual event finals of the 2011 NCAA Championships, where he placed seventh on parallel bars and was named an All-America honoree, the first for Temple since 2004. In that same year, he was named the ECAC's Senior Gymnast of the Year, Temple's Male Student-Athlete of the Year and NovaCare's Comeback Student-Athlete of the Year.
During his career at Temple, he was a member of two ECAC Championship teams and tied for first on Floor exercise in 2008, in addition to earning a variety of ECAC medals. While leading the conference as an all-arounder in 2010, he suffered a severe ankle injury that cut short that season but the NCAA hardship rule allowed him another season. He was elected co-captain twice and earned All-America Scholar-Athlete status four years. In addition to his recognitions, McLaughlin was named ECAC Gymnast of the Week, NCAA Gymnast of the Week and Philadelphia Inquirer 2009-10 Academic All-Area At-Large Performer of the Year.
As a gymnast at Temple, McLaughlin was the first Owl since 2005 to reach the individual event finals of the 2011 NCAA Championships, where he placed seventh on parallel bars and was named an All-America honoree, the first for Temple since 2004. In that same year, he was named the ECAC's Senior Gymnast of the Year, Temple's Male Student-Athlete of the Year and NovaCare's Comeback Student-Athlete of the Year.
During his career at Temple, he was a member of two ECAC Championship teams and tied for first on Floor exercise in 2008, in addition to earning a variety of ECAC medals. While leading the conference as an all-arounder in 2010, he suffered a severe ankle injury that cut short that season but the NCAA hardship rule allowed him another season. He was elected co-captain twice and earned All-America Scholar-Athlete status four years. In addition to his recognitions, McLaughlin was named ECAC Gymnast of the Week, NCAA Gymnast of the Week and Philadelphia Inquirer 2009-10 Academic All-Area At-Large Performer of the Year.
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