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Yoculan, team aim for fourth in a row
Dogs relish third straight title
KEVIN COPP
Issue date: 5/1/07 Section: Sports
No sooner than Gym Dogs coach Suzanne Yoculan took the podium during Sunday's homecoming celebration to celebrate the 2007 National Championship, the conversation drifted toward a possible "four-peat" in 2008.
Yoculan addressed the crowd of about 150 outside of Stegeman Coliseum, already fantasizing about next year.
"When everybody holds up the '4' in the whole arena, it'll be significant next year," she said.
"It's not just going to be about the fourth event, it's going to be about the fourth championship in a row, and we're going to do it."
If the Gym Dogs are going to win a fourth straight NCAA Team National Championship in 2008, it will be at home as Stegeman Coliseum hosts the championship for the third time.
The host Gym Dogs defended their home floor and won the title in 1989, but lost the championship at home in 1995. Yoculan is eager to avoid that feeling in 2008.
"I don't want to start getting nervous now, but I know it'll be a pressure-packed season," Yoculan said.
"Nothing would mean more to me than to win at home for all our fans."
Sophomore Courtney Kupets echoed her coach's sentiments.
No sooner than Gym Dogs coach Suzanne Yoculan took the podium during Sunday's homecoming celebration to celebrate the 2007 National Championship, the conversation drifted toward a possible "four-peat" in 2008.
Yoculan addressed the crowd of about 150 outside of Stegeman Coliseum, already fantasizing about next year.
"When everybody holds up the '4' in the whole arena, it'll be significant next year," she said.
"It's not just going to be about the fourth event, it's going to be about the fourth championship in a row, and we're going to do it."
If the Gym Dogs are going to win a fourth straight NCAA Team National Championship in 2008, it will be at home as Stegeman Coliseum hosts the championship for the third time.
The host Gym Dogs defended their home floor and won the title in 1989, but lost the championship at home in 1995. Yoculan is eager to avoid that feeling in 2008.
Yoculan addressed the crowd of about 150 outside of Stegeman Coliseum, already fantasizing about next year.
"When everybody holds up the '4' in the whole arena, it'll be significant next year," she said.
"It's not just going to be about the fourth event, it's going to be about the fourth championship in a row, and we're going to do it."
If the Gym Dogs are going to win a fourth straight NCAA Team National Championship in 2008, it will be at home as Stegeman Coliseum hosts the championship for the third time.
The host Gym Dogs defended their home floor and won the title in 1989, but lost the championship at home in 1995. Yoculan is eager to avoid that feeling in 2008.
"I don't want to start getting nervous now, but I know it'll be a pressure-packed season," Yoculan said.
"Nothing would mean more to me than to win at home for all our fans."
Sophomore Courtney Kupets echoed her coach's sentiments.
No sooner than Gym Dogs coach Suzanne Yoculan took the podium during Sunday's homecoming celebration to celebrate the 2007 National Championship, the conversation drifted toward a possible "four-peat" in 2008.
Yoculan addressed the crowd of about 150 outside of Stegeman Coliseum, already fantasizing about next year.
"When everybody holds up the '4' in the whole arena, it'll be significant next year," she said.
"It's not just going to be about the fourth event, it's going to be about the fourth championship in a row, and we're going to do it."
If the Gym Dogs are going to win a fourth straight NCAA Team National Championship in 2008, it will be at home as Stegeman Coliseum hosts the championship for the third time.
The host Gym Dogs defended their home floor and won the title in 1989, but lost the championship at home in 1995. Yoculan is eager to avoid that feeling in 2008.
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