Background
Jenny Ester was born on July 19, 1971 in Bedford, Texas to Bonnie Ester.
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Jenny Rowland
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Ester started attending Arizona State University in the fall of 1993 and attended for one academic year. She transferred to University of Oklahoma and graduated in 1997 with a bachelor"s degree in Health and Sports Sciences.
Career
She is currently the head coach of the Florida Gators gymnastics program Succeeding former head coach Rhonda Faehn. Previously, she has held notable positions on both the Auburn Tigers and Oklahoma Sooners women"s gymnastics teams.
Ester started her gymnastics career at LaFleur"s Gymnastics in Largo, Florida under the tutelage of Toni LaFleur.
1987 was her inaugural season an elite gymnast. Placing 13th at United States. Nationals.
In 1988, she moved to Oklahoma to train at Gymnastics Country United States of America under renowned coach Kristy Krafft. Ester moved up to the senior level in 1989.
She took home a bronze medal at the American Classic and was fourth in the all-around at United States. Nationals.
She earned an invitation to the United States Worlds Team Trials competition and placed seventh in the all-around and was named as a reserve. In 1990, she competed at the United States. Olympic Festival in Minneapolis but had a tough competition. Shortly after this competition, Ester sustained a serious back injury which required her vertebrae to be fused.
She was sidelined for just under two years.
In 1992, Ester returned to competition but opted not to return to elite gymnastics. She returned to Level 9 and was preparing for collegiate gymnastics.
She competed for the Arizona State Sun Devils gymnastics team for the 1993 and 1994 seasons. She was a 1993 All-American on uneven bars.
Likewise, she was the first ever Sun Devil to earn a perfect 10.0 score on that event.
Rowland started coaching competitive club gymnastics at Baronet Conner"s Gymnastics Academy in Norman, Oklahoma in 1996. Whilst she was studying at OU. Whilst at BCGA, she coached elite gymnast Angela Beam throughout her elite career. Jenny left Baronet Conner"s in 2000, after she"d been appointed the Assistant Coach to the Oklahoma Sooners women"s gymnastics team
Rowland left the program in 2006.
After she"d left the Sooners, Rowland worked to get her elite brevet judging card and served as a judge at both 2008 and 2012 United States. Olympic Trials. In October 5, 2010, Rowland joined the Auburn Tigers women"s gymnastics program as an Assistant Coach.
After two strong seasons with the Tigers, she was promoted to Associate Head Coach. After the 2015 season, Rowland left the Auburn Gymnastics program and became the Head Coach of the Florida Gators gymnastics program
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