Jen was a Class I, USGF competitor and extended her career on a scholarship, at then Division II, Springfield College. Jen has been a long-time coach in the area, with head coaching duties extending back to 1994 starting with Duxbury High School. Her experience drew her toward the private club arena where she stayed for 10 years coaching USAG Levels 5-10. In 2000, she assumed the head varsity gymnastics coaching position at Weymouth High School, while accepting honors as Pilgrim Conference Coach of the Year. Miller-McEachern's stint at MIT is her second tour of duty at the collegiate level. She was an assistant women's gymnastics coach at Springfield College in 1992-93.

Outside of her coaching duties, Miller-McEachern is currently a member of the National Association of College Gymnastics Coaches (NACGC), President of the Massachusetts Girls Gymnastics Coaches Association, Member at Large on the National High School Coaches Association Board of Directors and the coaches representative on the MIAA Gymnastics Committee.

Miller-McEachern graduated from Springfield College in 1993 with a bachelor's in Elementary Education.

Contact Jen at jengym@mit.edu or by phone at 617/253-1924

Assistant Coach: Jaclyn Renoni

Jackie enters her fourth year as an assistant coach to the Engineers' gymnastics program.  She has been a positive influence in the gym and key contributor to the recent success as the program continues to grow and improve.  Jackie's main roles include choreography of both beam and floor routines.

Volunteer Assistant Coach: Eduardo Ovalle

After a 10-year run as the Head Coach of the program, Eduardo has stepped down  and turned the reins over to Jen Miller-McEachern.  Eduardo and Jen were teammates at Springfield College and 2004-2005 was a transition year in which Eduardo was close by while Jen made most of the decisions and began to run the program.   While still involved with the team, Eduardo has taken on a nation-wide project of protecting and promoting Division III gymnastics as a whole.  Working closely with the NCGA executive committee and as a brand new member of the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) Executive Board, the hope is that Division III will continue to provide valuable opportunities for these outstanding student-gymnasts.

Working for the benefit of the entire NCGA and NCAA gymnastics gives Eduardo the opportunity to work from home and spend more time with his two children Jessica (10) and David (8) while continuing to work for MEDITECH Inc as a senior programmer in Development.

Contact Eduardo at eduardo@mit.edu 

Joining MIT this year on a limited basis is longtime gymnastics coach Peter Gobiel.  Pete is the owner of Winthrop Gymnastics Academy and was an assistant coach for 7 years at Northeastern University under Holly Szabo.  He has been away from college gymnastics for a while, but is an active member of the High School gymnastics association of Massachusetts and also a member of the MIAA Gymnastics Committee.  Pete's contributions to the program will be in his experience and coaching style.  We welcome him to the program.