PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania's new head coach of women's gymnastics, Kirsten Becker C'13, has announced the hiring of Casey Rohrbaugh as her top assistant coach.
 
"I am pleased to officially welcome Casey to Penn Gymnastics," said Becker, who was named head coach in May after five years as the program's top assistant. "As we went through the interview process, it was clear she would make an immediate, positive impact on our student-athletes. Casey's strong technical gymnastics knowledge, combined with her excitement for the program and her motivational skills, will be an asset to our program in the present and as we look to continue reaching new heights in the future."
 
"I am beyond excited to be a part of the Penn Gymnastics family," said Rohrbaugh. "I cannot wait to get into the gym with this team, get to know everyone, and start coaching. I want to bring new excitement and energy into their daily workouts and help to refine a gymnastics program that is already on the rise!"
 
Rohrbaugh comes to Penn from AJS Pancott Gymnastics, Inc. in nearby West Chester, Pa. She was a head team coach there, developing college-bound Level 9 and 10 athletes in all events and coaching levels 4 through 8 in all events. In 2019 Rohrbaugh's AJS Pancott team won the Level 10 Pennsylvania state championship, and that same year she had three Level 9 and three Level 10 national qualifiers. Rohrbaugh-coached gymnasts from AJS Pancott currently compete at Penn as well as the University of Maryland and Michigan State University.
 
Overall, Rohrbaugh has coached a number of college-level gymnasts during her professional coaching career.
 
Rohrbaugh attended Penn State University, where she was a four-year letter winner on the Nittany Lions' gymnastics team. She was a two-time Ann Carr Award recipient for the most inspirational performance during a competition. Rohrbaugh was a three-time winner of the program's Balance Beam Award, and her name went on the award following her graduation in May 2011. Rohrbaugh graduated from Penn State with a degree in psychology, and she was a 2009 inductee into Spiritous Leoninus, the University's intercollegiate athletics honor society.
 
Penn's 2021 season was canceled when the Ivy League announced the cancellation of all winter sports on November 12 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Quakers remain the defending Ivy Classic champion, having won it in 2020 before the remainder of the season was canceled due to the pandemic.