Jen Kesler Hometown: Kenmore, Wash. High School: Inglemoor HS Position: Undergraduate Student Assistant Coach Club: Gymnastics East

Jen Kesler begins her first season in a coaching role at OSU in 2011-12 as an undergraduate assistant coach.

Kesler, a three-time All-American on the uneven bars, brings a pedigree of success in the competitive arena to the team. In 2011, Kesler earned first team All-America honors for the first time finishing second on the bars at the NCAA Championships in Cleveland, Ohio. Her season-long efforts helped OSU's bars lineup to the No. 1 ranking in the nation.

Prior to her senior year, Kesler twice earned All-America second team awards on bars and was the 2009 Pac-10 co-champion and the 2008 NCAA West Regional champion on the event.

A native of Kenmore, Wash., Kesler is a senior studying merchandising management and expects to graduate following winter term.