Biography

Tom Kovic

	The Competitor: From 1974-1977, Kovic was a four year letter winner while a member of the Temple University gymnastics team. He was a 12 time medalist and 1975 Eastern Conference Vaulting Champion. Kovic qualified to three NCAA championships and he placed 18th all around in 1975 and 7th on Vaulting in 1976. He was captain of the 1977 squad and was the recipient of 3 MVP awards. In addition, Kovic qualified to the 1977 United States National Championships in the all around. Kovic received his undergraduate degree from Temple (1977) and earned a Masters degree from Illinois (1980).   The Educator/Coach: Teacher of Physical Education The Germantown Friends School (1980-1987) Owner/Director Victory Summer Camp Inc. (1993-2006) Head Gymnastics Coach The University of Pennsylvania (1987-2006) 8 Ivy League Team Championships 2 Eastern Conference Championships ECAC Coach of the Year (1994, 1997) NCAA Coach of the Year (2004) Only Ivy League Coach (Gymnastics) to win 4 consecutive Ivy League Titles Only Ivy League Coach (Gymnastics) to win ECAC Team Title (’98, ’04) Launched first Penn Athletics community outreach program (1993) 162 Academic All-Americans 19 year team Grade Point Average: 3.275 A relentless recruiter at The University of Pennsylvania, Kovic was respected throughout the country for his efforts in matriculating some of the finest student-athletes to Penn. His approach was focused not on convincing athletes and their families to choose Penn, but on providing them with accurate and honest information to assist them in reaching their college decision comfortably. By cultivating an honest relationship with students and their families early on, Coach Kovic was confident that encouragement and praise for his approach would spread in time. The Writer Tom is the author of "Reaching for Excellence" an educational guide for college athletics recruiting. In addition, he is a monthly contributor to The Courier Times (New Jersey) and Raising Champions (Pennsylvania) in the areas of college recruitment and youth leadership. He is a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling, the Western Association for College Admissions Counseling and The Independent Education Counselors Association. Victory is born: Tom launched Victory Collegiate Consulting on July 1, 2006 and he has conducted over 100 seminars to over 2500 participants on college recruiting in the last year and one half alone. Tom has been invited to speak at regional and national conventions for USA Gymnastics, US Lacrosse, The Princeton Review and numerous private sports organizations. He currently provides personal advisement for 18 families from 11 states, in 8 different sports. On January 13, 2008 Kovic initiated the VCC Webinar Series that is a long distance, online learning resource for parents and prospects. Tom Kovic, his wife Jennifer and daughter Hannah Katherine reside in Boothwyn, Pennsylvania.       To access recently published articles by Tom Kovic please go to: http://victorycollegiateconsulting.blogspot.com/