Brown Mourns Loss of Former Gymnastics Head Coach Jackie Court
4/16/2020 1:38:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown University athletics is saddened to learn of the passing of former gymnastics head coach Jackie Court – the first woman of color to coach at Brown – who coached the Bears for over 30 years and passed away on April 12, 2020.
Court began her involvement with Brown gymnastics in 1969 and served as the head coach of the program for over 30 years prior to her retirement after the 2001 season. The first woman of color to coach at Brown, Court earned ECAC Coach of the Year honors in both 1997 and 1999 as well as NCAA Northeast Region Coach of the Year accolades in 1999.
Over the course of her career she served as the State Chairperson of USA Gymnastics, as the District Chairperson for the National High School Federation, and on the advisory boards for the Women's Sports Foundation and New England Women's Fund. In 1994, she earned a Special Service Award from the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches, and in 1996 she gained induction into the Northeast Women's Hall of Fame.
Jacqueline "Jackie" Court: Perry-McStay Funeral Home Obituary
Court began her involvement with Brown gymnastics in 1969 and served as the head coach of the program for over 30 years prior to her retirement after the 2001 season. The first woman of color to coach at Brown, Court earned ECAC Coach of the Year honors in both 1997 and 1999 as well as NCAA Northeast Region Coach of the Year accolades in 1999.
Over the course of her career she served as the State Chairperson of USA Gymnastics, as the District Chairperson for the National High School Federation, and on the advisory boards for the Women's Sports Foundation and New England Women's Fund. In 1994, she earned a Special Service Award from the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches, and in 1996 she gained induction into the Northeast Women's Hall of Fame.
Jacqueline "Jackie" Court: Perry-McStay Funeral Home Obituary
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