Laura (Koeppel) Wiltshire
Springfield College Class of 2002
Voted by my teammates as “Most Improved” in 2000
2nd place team at 2000 Division 3 ECAC Championships
3rd place team at 2000 Division 3 National Championships
13th place on floor at 2000 Division 3 National Championships
2002 Academic All-American
Shenendehowa Class of 1998
World Class Gymnastics
Level 9 State 2nd place Floor
Level 7 State Vault Champion
Notes & Memories:
Much love to WCGA. I started as a kindergartner with Jo at Tesago on the Rainbow gymnastics pre-team. I can clearly remember one summer (1985-ish) standing on Bobby’s shoulders at the YWCA in Schenectady and him flipping me down to the ground. We thought it was the greatest thing!
I didn’t want to compete back then, so I continued rec classes through the Y. I finally came back to Bobby and Jo not too long after they opened World Class (in 1993 or 1994?). It was my second home and I am so proud to have been a World Class gymnast. Because of Bobby and Jo, I went on to Springfield College where I was able to continue my gymnastics career.
Bobby, Jo, Karen, and Bob were all such fabulous coaches to us. I don’t know if I really knew it, or appreciated it back then, but looking back, I can definitely say that my days spent at WCGA were some of the best times of my life.
Thank you World Class!