Experienced and Enthusiastic
VGA Staff
We are proud of our staff, our credentials and our commitment to our craft. Our students are our priority.
Our Leadership is heavily awarded and totally committed to serving our students
Gary Stam
Started competing in 1974
Lettering all 4 years of High School
High School Junior and Senior State qualifier
-Junior year 5th on Pommel Horse
-Senior year 5th on Pommel Horse and 4th on Vault
State vaulting record 1978
High School All American
Team Captain
Team MVP
Competed 4 years of College at Indiana State University
-Full athletic Scholarship Sophomore through my Senior year
-Senior year State Champion on Pommel Horse
1984 White River Games Pommel Horse and Vault Champion
1984 AAU Vault and Pommel Horse Champion
Team Captain Junior and Senior year at Indiana State University and MVP my Junior and Senior year in college
-Junior and Senior year assistant coach for the men and women’s gymnastics
Head coach and Team director 1984-present
College Coach at Indiana State University 1986-1992
National Team Champions 1988 and 1989
1st and 3rd place All Around National Champions
National Balance Beam and Floor Champions
Multiple College All Americans
East Region Division 1 assistant coach of the year in 1989
Level 10 National Qualifier 2001, Olympic diver 2012
1 level 10 National Floor exercise Champion 1992
2 level 9 National Bar Champions 2008 and 2018
1 level 9 National Beam Champion 2008
1 Level 9 National Floor Champion 2007
Multiple Level 9 and 10 National Qualifiers
2021 State Champion Team Coach
2022 State Champion Team Coach
2022 Third Place State Championship Coach
2022 Regional/National coach
Owner/ Head Coach/ Program Director
National Certified Coach
Shanthi Stam
Started gymnastics 1994
22 years as a gymnast
Started coaching 2003 and still trained as a gymnast
Trained at Wright’s Gymnastics Academy
6 years as a level 10 gymnast
4x Junior Olympic National Qualifier
Team MVP & Honored The Carrie Grove Mental Attitude Award
2008 Team Captain
3x State All Around Champion
Individual State Event Champion
-Vault Champion, -Beam Champion, Floor Champion
8x Regional Qualifier
2002 National Qualifier Level 9
-3rd place All Around Champion
2006, 2009 Regional Floor Champion
2006 level 10 National Qualifier
-5th place-All Around, 6th place-Balance Beam, 8th place-bars&Floor, 9th place-Vault
3x Level 10 National All Around Team Champions (2004,2006,2008)
2008 Level 10 State Vault and Floor Champion
Junior Olympic National Vault Champion
2009-2013 Full Athletic Scholarship to Michigan State University
2x BIG10 Freshman gymnast of the week
-first MSU gymnast to receive back to back BIG10 Gymnast of the week
Freshman and Sophomore year nominated by the BIG10 committee to be one of the top three gymnast to watch
2011 BIG10 Floor Champion-Floor 9.9
2x NCAA Regional Qualifier
2018 National Champion Coach : level 9
2021 State Champion Coach
2022 State Runner up Team Coach
2022 Regional/National coach
Assistant Head Team Coach
Dedicated and Enthusiastic
Our Staff
Our staff is comprised of dedicated individuals that are masters in their are of expertise and have a genuine passion to help train the next generation of gymnasts .
I have worked at Victory since 2018. I started at Victory as the receptionist in the leapfrog building then moved over to the main gym in 2019. Since then I have learned a lot about gymnastics, I have learned proper techniques and skills in the sport. Sometimes you will find me filling in as a coach for preschool or beginner gymnastics classes. I also am a certified team coach. I became a team coach in 2021. You can usually find me behind the desk or in the gym with Gary and Shanthi. I try my best to remember each and every child and parent in the gym so I can welcome them properly to our big gym family.
Jim has a background in competitive gymnastics. He has been involved with Victory Gymnastics Academy for seven years. Both his children have been a part of the programs as students, and are now coaches. Jim is involved as a coach in the Advanced Tumbling program.
Aside from Victory, Jim operates his paint business and pastors a local church.
My name is Coach Elizabeth and I joined Victory Gymnastics Academy in 2014 as a coach for girls’ beginner and intermediate gymnastics classes. My favorite thing about coaching gymnastics is helping kids to understand the importance of hard work and perseverance in order to reach their goals.
I began gymnastics when I was three years old, eventually competing through Level 7. I graduated from Columbus East High School and Franklin College where I studied economics, French, and chemistry. I’m also certified as an emergency medical responder.
I’m Maggie and I started coaching gymnastics at Victory in February. This is my first experience as a coach however I have a lot of experience in the gym. Most of my childhood revolved around gymnastics as I did competitive gymnastics for almost 14 years. Gymnastics was always my first love, it’s one of the hardest sports to do yet it’s the most rewarding. when you finally master that new skill and whether you are doing it yourself or teaching young kids, that rewarding feeling you get when they learn a new skill is still the same and in some ways even better. Additionally, I work at the Taylorsville Elementary sSchool cafeteria and I am excited to work for Victory.