Jay Hogue, Philip Ogletree Named UGA Gymnastics Assistant Coaches

Philip Ogletree, who recently completed his 12th season on the staff at Louisina State University, has been named one of two assistant gymnastics coaches at the University of Georgia, according to a news release posted by the Red & Black.

Jay Hogue, an assistant coach at the University of Denver for the past two years, is the other new UGA assistant, according to a university release.

The university announced last month that Danna Durante will take over as head coach.

Hogue, the 2012 North Central Region Co-Assistant Coach of the Yearhelped lead Denver gymnastics to eight WAC event specialist of the week honors on vault and bars this past season. Hogue’s vault squad tied the school record with a 49.425 against Air Force.

Ogletree was coach at the in Tucker, where he tutored future LSU greats Abbey Burns and Kim and Kerry Descalopoulis, all natives of Georgia.

He was named the NCAA Central Regional Assistant Coach of the Year in 2004 and 2005 and helped lead the Tigers to the NCAA Super Six in 2008 and 2009.

While at LSU, Ogletree guided the Tigers to 12 of the top-13 bars scores in school history, including a school record 49.650 in 2002. His bars squads ranked in the top-10 nationally each year from 2004-10, gaining a No. 3 ranking in 2005 and a No. 4 ranking in 2009.