Susan Barborek – Head Coach: Known as Coach B, is CEO of SOAR Management Consulting, LLC. She was a high school gymnast in Ann Arbor, Michigan and competed for the University of Michigan Gymnastics team that won the school’s first Big 10 Title and qualified for the first ever Women’s NCAA gymnastics meet when she was a freshman! Both of her children attended Fairfax High School: Rachel was the Washington Post All Met Gymnast and State Gymnastics Champion in 2015 and her son Decker was a 4 year member of the Varsity Men’s Track and Field Team and graduated in 2018. Coach B served as the Assistant Gymnastics Coach for two years (2014-2016) and became head coach in the 2016-2017 season. She has guided the team to the school’s first back to back conference titles, a regional title and State title. Coach B is entering her 810th year coaching @ Fairfax. Her coaching philosophy is to set individual and team goals each season and work hard every practice to achieve those all while having fun and supporting one another.
Jacob Thorne
Assistant Coach
jathorne@fcps.edu
Assistant Coach Jacob Thorne is entering his 7th season as a Fairfax HS Varsity.
He was a gymnast at Capital Gymnastics in Burke, VA where he competed as an artistic gymnast for ten years up to level 10 and as an elite power tumbler for two years. He has coached gymnastics for eight years and worked with athletes from the recreational to elite levels. Coach Jacob aims to maintain a positive environment for gymnasts to reach their potential and develop into the best version of themselves. Outside of gymnastics, he works as a Content Writer at Consulting Services Group.
Kelsie Garin
Assistant Coach
ckgarin@fcps.edu
Kelsie Garin – Assistant Coach: Coach Kelsie is moving into her fifth year as an Assistant Coach with Fairfax High School. She has also been Head Coach (2016-2017) and Assistant Coach (2015-2016) at Woodson High School in Fairfax, VA. Coach Kelsie is the Operations Director and Talent Manager at SOAR Management Consulting, LLC. She was a high school gymnast and golfer at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, NM. Her two children also participated in athletics. Her son, Sean, was a four-year member of the Woodson High School Soccer Team and two-year Captain as well as a member of the Annandale Soccer Club. Her daughter, Delaney, was a Club Gymnast at Capital Gymnastics in Burke, VA and a four-year Division 1 gymnast and three-year Captain at Temple University. Coach Kelsie helped to guide the Fairfax High School Gymnastics Team to the 2020-2021 Conference, Regional and State Titles! She has enjoyed getting to know the enthusiastic, talented and hard-working young women that make up the highly successful team and look forward to another great year!