Ulrich Named Gymnastics Director of Operations
August 19, 2015 | Gymnastics
SEATTLE — Washington gymnastics will welcome Jessica Ulrich as the program's new Director of Operations this coming season. No stranger to Husky Athletics, Ulrich has worked in Guest Services as well has been an Olympic Sports Graduate Assistant since 2013.
“We are very excited to welcome Jessica to our GymDawg family. She is very familiar with UW athletics due to her internship the past couple of years with the Huskies, while getting her master's degree. Jessica should be able to hit the ground running and we won't miss a beat. Her skill set and work ethic is exactly what we were looking for in this position,” said head coach Joanne Bowers.
Originally from Lewiston, Idaho, Ulrich received a Bachelor's degree in Sports and Exercise Science prior to completing her Master's in Sports Administration and Leadership from Seattle University in 2015.
She played softball for the Redhawks from 2009-2013 where she was team captain her senior year and was a first team All-Conference selection. Ulrich has also been a coach for Grand Slam Camps in the Greater Seattle Area since 2010 as well as an assistant coach for Washington Ladyhawks Softball from 2013-14.
In January of 2015 she attended the NCAA Emerging Leaders Seminar, which is a professional development event for graduate assistants and interns at NCAA membership institutions where she participated in leadership, educational and transitional programming. Ulrich will also be the new Director of Operations for men's and women's tennis.
