Head Coach Gieslinger

Dr. Stephanie Geislinger

AT WINONA STATE
  • Named Women’s Gymnastics head coach in July 2021.
  • Served as assistant coach during 2020-21 season.
  • Hosted the 2023 NCGA National Championships at Winona State
  • Broke into WSU All-Time record book 10 times during 2023-24 season.
  • Finished fifth at 2024 WIAC Championships
  • 3.81 Team GPA in 2023-24. 5th highest GPA out of all 87 DI, DII, and DIII programs.
  • Finished fifth at 2023 WIAC Championships
  • Finished sixth at 2022 WIAC Championships

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
  • Coached Kennedy O’Connor to 2022 National Championship on the Vault
  • Coached Bryce Stoltz to 2024 National Championship on the Beam
  • Has trained Five All-Americans
    • Kailtyn West (2022), Kennedy O’Connor (2022), Bryce Stoltz (2022, 2024), Breanna Ho (2023), Taryn Sellner (2024).
  • 4 CSC Academic All-District honors in 2024.
    • Stoltz named Second Team CSC Academic All-American.
 
COMPETITION CAREER
  • Competed for the Warriors from 2009-2013.
  • NCGA First Team All-American on the Floor Exercise in 2013
  • Winona State Female Student-Athlete of the Year in 2013
  • Winona State Athletics Hometown Hero in 2012
  • Two-year captain for the Warriors
  • Was a member of the 2009 Illinois State High School Team Champions, Stevenson High School.
 
PERSONAL
  • Graduated first in her class with a 4.0 GPA from Winona State. Majored in Movement Science with a minor in Nutrition.
  • Earned a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Northwestern University: Feinberg School of Medicine in 2016.
  • Serves as a Physical Therapist at Winona Health and is an Orthopedic Certified Specialist.
  • Married to Andrew Geislinger, a former WSU baseball standout, with daughters Avery Brooke and Ella Grace.
  • Resides in Winona, Minn.

Read more about Dr. Geislinger in this 2020 Warrior Stories edition.