LOIS DREIDLE
Topopolilly
Lois is the head coach at Topopolilly, and is quickly becoming known throughout the gymnastics community as one of the top coaches of the new generation. She opened the gym in the summer of 2000 along with her college teammate Terrin Small. Small has since left Topopolilly, leaving Lois as the sole owner and head coach of the world-renowned training facility. Lois is not the coach of any particular squad. She works with all the gymnasts, but mostly with the top gymnasts as they prepare competition. She decides who will represent Topopolilly in competitions and has the final say in any gym matters.
Biography
Lois Elizabeth Driedle was born on October 16, 1975, in Hartford, Connecticut. She was a gymnast herself starting at the age of 5, and eventually competed for the University of North Carolina gymnastics team. She was never a standout gymnast, but began coaching during her free time when she was a freshman in high school and realized that this was where her talents lie. After graduating in 1997, she spent three years working at a gym in Indianapolis before the opening of Topopolilly in 2000.
Lois is not married and has no children. She lives in an old farmhouse near the gym along with the other Topopolilly coaches.
