Check out our Staff and Jr. Staff members of Central Kentucky Gymnastics.
Senior Staff
Andrew Neafie
Andy, originally from Columbia, Maryland is owner & head coach of Level 6 and Optionals
of CKG. He began gymnastics at age 3 and ended competitively at age 18 in the men's gymnastics
Class 2. He began coaching in 1988 and have been full time ever since. He was head coach for Columbia gymnastics of Maryland
in 1991-1996, then open his gym a few months later in Maryland. Ten years later, he opened Central Kentucky Gymnastics.
He has coached all recreation levels, women's compulsory through level 10, power tumbling in competitive double mini,tramp
and the boys teams. Andy is a professional member of USAG, Safety Certified, and is the Kentucky Gymnastics State Chair Level
2,3 & 4.
 Kathy Huster
Kathy has been involved in competitve gymnastics as a former USGF and collegiate gymnast competing at the Regional and
National levels. She ended up receiving a gymnastics scholarship to Eastern Kentucky University. During the '78-'79 school
year, EKU defeated national powers, University of Georgia, university of Louisville, University of Kentucky, and Indiana University
and won their fist berth as a team to the Nationals which was held at Penn State. During this time she also coached gymnasts
in Lexington, Kentucky. She also has extensive dance experience having trained in New York & Atlanta. This has helped
her train her competitive gymnasts in beam and floor. After marrying and moving to Atlanta, Georgia in 1984, Kathy once
again took up coaching gymnastics. During her brief stint at the Piedmont YMCA, her AAU team won several meets including the
state championship. Her postitive and go-getter attitude is contagious and gymnasts rise to the occasion to succeed. This
is her third year with Central Kentucky Gymnastics. She has been the head coach for level 4 for the past two years and has
had several individual state winners as well as event winners. She currently coaches tots, beginners, and intermediate classes
and is the main dance instructor for CKG competitive team members.
 
Patty Burchett
Patty was born in
Columbus, Ohio March 17, 1963, and raised in Bexley, a small town just outside of Columbus. She
played a variety of sports as a child, but settled in as an AAU Gymnast for many years working up to the Elite level. She competed for Universal Gymnastics under the coaching of Dave Holcomb (who now
owns Buckeye Gymnastics. In high school she also competed as an AAU springboard
and platform diver for the Stan Randall School of Sports. She began her
college career at Vanderbilt University where she dove on the diving team. Patty
finished her college career at Denison University where she graduated with a degree in Education and certification in
Health and Physical Education K-12. She taught for 5 years in Columbus at The
Learning Unlimited Schools, French emersion, gifted schools, as well as coaching diving for Gahannah Swim and Racquet in the
summer, and Columbus School for Girls. She also was the assistant lacrosse
coach. She taught gymnastics for Bexley Parks and Recreation and coached
the high school team along with my brother, T.J. Wright.
She was married in
1985 to Woody Burchett. Since that time, they have had three Children, Woody
(18), Patrick (15), and Laura (12). She taught for six years at Capital Day School
in Frankfort before going back to school to get her Masters Degree in Elementary Education from the University of Louisville. Upon Completion of her degree, she began teaching in Woodford County. She has taught 5th grade math and science at Simmons Elementary for 8 years and she has
been teaching at CKG, where her daughter competes, for about 5 years.
 Jr. Staff
Kalyn Friddle
Kalyn is senior at Woodford county high school. She has been involved with gymnastics for
13 years. She competed for 10 years at various gyms from Level 4 to Level 8. After those 10 years she began coaching
in Versailles. She had the oppurtunity of working with many different age groups ranging form 3 to 13. Kalyn is
currently head coach of level 3 competive team. She is a junior professional member of USAG with a safety certification
and CPR certification.
 Kari Friddle
Kari is currently a junior at the University of Kentucky. She was accepted into the Education
Program in Spring '06, and she has maintained a 4.0 GPA. Kari has taught children ranging from ages 18 months to
high school students. Kari began teaching gymnastics at CKG in the Summer of 2005. She is the secretary of
the UK Dance Ensemble where she performs several different types of dances, and also has the opportunity to teach dance in
Elementary Schools. Kari has participated in various sporting activities. In October of 2005, she ran the Nike Women's
Half Marathon with Team in Training. She was the co-captain of the Woodford County Dance Team, a member of the track
team and cross country team in high school. She participated in cheerleading for two years, and she competed in gymnastics
for five years.
 Jamie Tulenko
Jamie has been working at CKG since summer 2004. She loves the sport of gymnastics, as she has been priviledged
not only to coach but also to participate at recreational and team levels. She [unfortunately] began gymnastics
late in her life at around age 10, and it was an active part of her life for four years. She attended
three gyms around the central Kentucky area and ended her gymnastics career at Versailles Gymnastics Center (now CKG)
as a member of the level 8 team. She recently completed her freshman year of college at Kentucky Christian
University in Grayson, KY, and this fall she will continue her education at Western Kentucky University where she
will be majoring in sociology and religious studies. While she is not sure exactly what direction she is
headed career-wise, her ultimate goal in life is to glorify God and have the priviledge to help others come to know Him--through
school, work, and anything else her future holds. That is her passion and she looks forward to seeing
what God has in store for her.
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