Holding up the eagle shaped trophy at home was an experience Camille Vitoff and Grace Vaillancourt will never forget. After coming into a program that had not made regionals in 20 years, to be ranked No. 21 in the country and win back to back EAGL titles is the culmination of a great career.
Vitoff arrived in Towson to a program that was ranked No. 58 in the country and was going through a coaching change. That change brought in Jay Ramirez and Ashley Sauer who put a focus on culture right away. The new staff encouraged the gymnasts to be resilient and have the mindset that they were great and can be great. That mindset was something sought after by Ramirez when it came to recruiting; he focused on finding the gymnasts that had that resilience.
In that first year the program already made a jump in the rankings up to No. 48. Vaillancourt’s class recognized the trajectory the program was on and wanted to be a part of it. They each held that resilient mindset and knew that the team could be great. The mindset is the first step, and the next step was honing on the details.
In the last two seasons, the bars rotation at Towson has been nationally ranked and an asset to the team. Vaillancourt attributes that success to the focus in competition of doing what you do…
