UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State men's gymnastics head coach Randy Jepson announced the addition of Carlos Vazquez to his staff as an assistant coach.

Vazquez brings a diverse coaching background, including working with U.S. National Team members.

Vazquez has spent the past 20 years as the head coach of the men’s program at Capital Gymnastics National Training Center in Burke, Va. Additionally, he has served as a U.S. Junior National Team coach since 1992, including serving as an assistant coach for the Junior Pan American Championships in Sao Palo, Brazil, in 1992.

Among the gymnasts under Vazquez’s tutelage are 2008 Olympian Justin Spring and U.S. National Team members Jay Nardelli, Jason Furr, Dan Gill, Tim McNeal and Abhinov Ramani. Vazquez has been a member of USA Gymnastics Pro since 1985.