University of Alaska Anchorage Women's Gymnastics

Former Alaska Anchorage standout Marie-Sophie Boggasch takes the reins for her fifth season and sixth year overall as head coach of the Seawolf program in 2026. The Seawolves have produced solid seasons under Boggasch's leadership and continued to set high standards for classroom excellence, earning the top combined team GPA in the nation in 2025 with a record 3.985 mark, and finishing top-2 nationally for three of the past four years. On the mat, the Seawolves' 2025 squad produced the fifth-best average score in program history at 191.325, along with the third-best floor average at 48.336. The 49.025 floor score against Sacramento State on Feb. 23, 2025 was the second-best figure for a Seawolf team. UAA's beam lineup had a historic year in 2024 as well, notching the third-best average in program history at 47.948.  In her first year on the staff as an assistant in 2019, UAA produced the top season in program history, setting 17 school records, including bars, beam, floor and overall average and NQS marks. In a shortened 2020 campaign, she went on to help the Seawolves again improve on the school records for bars average and NQS. Boggasch also served as the team's primary beam coach as an assistant, aiding in the development of MPSF champion Sophia Hyderally and helping improve scores for multiple other gymnasts on that apparatus. Boggasch was elevated to head coach in July 2020 and, despite the pandemic and having the sport nearly discontinued due to statewide budget cuts, she and her staff rallied to help raise nearly $900,000 to ensure the permanent reinstatement to gymnastics and UAA. A four-year letterwinner (2013-16), the native of Schwarzenbach am Wald, Germany, competed on vault, bars and floor exercise for UAA, helping the Seawolves break school records for team season average and RQS as both a junior and senior. A three-time Mountain Pacific Sports Federation All-Academic Team honoree, she tied for runner-up on uneven bars at the 2015 MPSF Championships. Boggasch graduated from UAA with a 4.00 grade-point average in 2016, earning her bachelor’s degree in aviation technology. Now a professional pilot, she flies seasonally for Regal Air. Boggasch also earned a masters of science degree in interdisciplinary studies -- with concentration on management, adult education and aviation -- from UAA in 2020.  

Matt Shasby enters his third season at Alaska Anchorage in 2024-25.  The UAA Alum became the program’s seventh head hockey coach in school history on October 20, 2021. In his first season at the helm, Shasby led Alaska Anchorage to an 8-19-1 mark, with notable victories including an upset of #14 Western Michigan, a sweep of Massachusetts-Lowell, and a win over Arizona State. In his second season, the Seawolves finished with a 15-16-2 record, the most wins in a season since 2013-14.  The schedule featured victories over Air Force, Penn State, Wisconsin, Providence, Arizona State, and Alaska Fairbanks. Prior to joining UAA, Shasby served as the vice president of player development for the state of Alaska and served as a coach with the Anchorage Hockey Association. He coached numerous age groups in addition to high school teams during his coaching career that started in 2009.   Shasby is a Seawolf alum who played in 127 games during his four-year career for the Seawolves from 1999 to 2003. He was an All-WCHA Second Team Defenseman and was named to the All-WCHA Academic Team three times. Shasby went on to play professional hockey, appearing in 375 games, primarily with the Alaska Aces of the ECHL. He has served as a volunteer with USA Hockey at numerous camps and coaching education programs. Shasby earned a bachelor's degree in history from Alaska Anchorage in 2008 and a master's degree in secondary education from the University of Phoenix.  Shasby currently resides in Anchorage with his wife Brooke and children Camden (19), Brynn (17) and Taves (8).

A four-year letterwinner from 2015-18, Kendra McPheters returns to the Seawolf program for her sixth year as assistant coach and fifth season overall in 2026. After serving in multiple volunteer roles in 2019 and 2020, Daniels joined the staff full-time during the pandemic and aided in fundraising efforts that eventually helped secure the permanent reinstatement of the Seawolf program in 2022. Since then, she has helped UAA to rebuild the program competitively, while continuing its superior results in the classroom, with UAA finishing top-2 nationally in combined team GPA for three of the last four seasons. Daniels graduated with her degree in health sciences in 2018, and coached both introductory and compulsory level gymnastics at Anchorage Gymnastics Association. The Veneta, Ore., native was an All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation performer on balance beam for UAA, posting two of the top six regional qualifying scores in program history as a junior and senior. Also a major contributor on floor exercise, Daniels was a two-time MPSF All-Academic Team honoree. Formerly Kendra Daniels, McPheters was wed in summer 2023 to former UAA hockey player and current assistant coach Aaron McPheters.  

Anchorage native and UAA grad Katie Davenport joins the Seawolf coaching staff for her first year as an assistant in 2025-26. Davenport brings 10 years of coaching experience with the Anchorage Gymnastics Association, working her way up from the lower to optional levels. She earned her bachelors in management & marketing, with a concentration in property management, from UAA in 2018.  

Chris Kamal returned to the University of Alaska Anchorage as an assistant coach in the fall of 2023. He previously served as an assistant coach with the Seawolves from 2016-18 after serving as the director of hockey operations and strength and conditioning coach in 2015-16.  He has worked with the Anchorage Wolverines of the NAHL and the Atlanta Fire Hockey Club.  Kamal was a four-year starter in goal for the Seawolves appearing in 71 games and finishing his career with a 3.03 goals against average and an .888 save percentage.  He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Alaska Anchorage in 2014. 

Aaron McPheters joined the UAA athletic department as the director of hockey operations in 2022, after previously serving as an assistant coach with the Fairbanks Ice Dogs of the NAHL.  McPheters was a three-year letterwinner for the Seawolves scoring one goal and six assists in 70 career games. 

Evan Trupp joined the University of Alaska Anchorage hockey coaching staff in 2025. He is no stranger to the Anchorage hockey community playing his youth hockey in the area before returning to help the Alaska Aces raise a Kelly Cup Championship and helping the Anchorage Wolverines advance to the Robertson Cup finals.  Trupp served on the coaching staff of the Anchorage Wolverines (NAHL), including the head coach in 2022-23. The team had a 61-43-10-6 mark and advanced to the Robertson Cup Finals in 2021-22. He was the Director of Player Development/Associate Head Coach of the Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) in 2023-25. The Lumberjacks won the 2025 Clark Cup Championship with Trupp coaching and developing 12 NHL draft picks. Trupp compiled a distinguished playing career. He tallied 108 points in 157 games at the University of North Dakota. Trupp won two WCHA Broadmoor Trophies (2010, 2011), was a two-time All-Tournament Team selection and the MVP of the 2010 tournament. He recorded 289 points in 457 professional games across the ECHL, AHL and DEL. Trupp skated in 93 games and notched 77 points for the Alaska Aces and helped them to the 2014 Kelly Cup Championship. Trupp is a Level 4 USA Hockey Coach and has a bachelor degree in general studies from the University of North Dakota.