2011 EAGL Coach of the Year
Two-time NCAA Southern Region Coach of the Year (1991 & 1992)
Four-time Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (1988, 1998, 1999 & 2001)
10 NCAA Regional Appearances

Margie Foster-Cunningham begins her 27th year at the helm of The George Washington University Gymnastics program. As the longest tenured head coach at GW, Foster-Cunningham leads the Colonials into their eighth season as a member of the competitive East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL).

In the Colonials' seven seasons in the EAGL, Foster-Cunningham has helped 11 gymnasts receive 24 All-Conference honors. 11 of those gymnasts went on to qualify for NCAA Regional competition. Additionally, 25 of her gymnasts in those seven seasons have combined for 46 Academic All-EAGL certificates.

Prior to joining the EAGL, Foster-Cunningham experienced tremendous success with the Colonials in the Atlantic 10 Conference as she led GW to five consecutive league titles in the final five years of the A-10, and was voted Coach of the Year four times for her accomplishments. She also had the privilege to coach three A-10 Most Outstanding Performers and three Most Outstanding Rookie Performers.

After graduating from Penn State in 1982, Foster-Cunningham remained in University Park to work toward her master's degree in health and physical education at the Motor Learning/Motor Control Sports Research Institute. The A-10 Coach of the Year in 1988, 1998, 1999 and 2001, Foster-Cunningham's impact has been felt most in the Colonials' record book, having coached every gymnast in GW's Top 10 for each event.

As an athlete, Foster-Cunningham was a five-time All-America at Penn State and led the Nittany Lions to a national championship in 1980. That year she was a finalist for the prestigious Broderick Award, given to the most outstanding collegiate gymnast.

The Gloversville, NY, native represented the United States at the 1979 World University Games and helped the U.S. place third, its highest finish in the history of the Games at the time.

The former Nittany Lion just completed a two-year team as the NCAA Southeast Regional Chair and is now serving in her fifth year as the Vice President of the National Association of Women's Gymnastics Coaches (NAWGC). Foster-Cunningham is also in her second year as the Chair of the Ethics Committee for Gymnastics, after serving on the committee for four years.

A former board member on the NACGC for eight years, Foster-Cunningham also owns the Chantilly Academy of Gymnastics in Northern Virginia. She resides in Ashburn, VA, with her husband Jerry, and their three children: Jeremiah, Jessie and Connor. Jeremiah (23) recently graduated from St. Lawrence University and is now playing professional ice hockey in France. Jessie (21) is a senior on the East Carolina Women's Soccer Team and Connor (19) is a high school senior at the Salisbury School in Connecticut where he plays varsity ice hockey.

Foster-Cunningham's Year-By-Year Record
(as a Head Coach)

Year	School	W-L-T	Conference Finish	Notes
1986	GW	11-18	6th*
1987	GW	15-20	6th*
1988	GW	19-21	6th*
1989	GW	18-19	5th*
1990	GW	18-23	6th*
1991	GW	27-11	T-3rd*	NCAA Regionals / Southern Region Coach of the Year
1992	GW	27-6	2nd*	NCAA Southern Region Coach of the Year
1993	GW	26-10	2nd*	NCAA Regionals
1994	GW	30-15	2nd*	NCAA Regionals
1995	GW	26-18	2nd*	NCAA Regionals
1996	GW	27-8	2nd*	NCAA Regionals
1997	GW	17-14	2nd*	NCAA Regionals
1998	GW	20-18	1st*	NCAA Regionals
1999	GW	14-16	1st*
2000	GW	21-11	1st*	NCAA Regionals
2001	GW	22-12	1st*	NCAA Regionals
2002	GW	19-14	1st*	NCAA Regionals
2003	GW	14-11	--
2004	GW	16-8	--
2005	GW	17-17	5th^
2006	GW	12-22	6th^
2007	GW	15-24	5th^
2008	GW	13-18	6th^
2009	GW	12-14	6th^
2010	GW	6-20	7th^
2011	GW	9-21	8th^
TOTALS	26 Seasons	471-409	.535

* Atlantic 10 Conference Finish
^ EAGL Conference Finish
GW was Independent from 2003-04