Hall of Fame
Sarah Patterson is one of the most successful gymnastics coaches of all-time and is coming off a 36-year career as the head coach at the University of Alabama. Patterson announced in 2014 that she was stepping down from the only job she had ever known after leading Alabama to 1,006 career wins, six NCAA Division I team titles, 29 regional titles and 32 consecutive appearances in the NCAA National Championships. She coached her teams to eight SEC titles and led a total of 25 individual athletes to a national title. Patterson also pushed for academic excellence in her program. Her student-athletes were honored with 11 SEC postgraduate scholarships, five NCAA Elite 89 awards and 275 SEC Academic Honor Roll selections. Patterson coached a total of 302 All-Americans and 189 Scholastic All-Americans during her career. Her teams qualified for the national meet 32 straight years from 1983-2014.
