U.S. Men’s Olympic Gymnastics Team alternate, David Durante, is going back to The Farm .  Durante is returning to his alma mater, Stanford, to help coach the 2009 pre-season favorite to win the national championship.  He will join Head Coach Thom Glielmi and Assistant Coach J.D. Reive.

This is great news for the program, given the fact that Durante has enormous national and international experience.  He also has a dynamic personality to add to an already stellar coaching staff.  The kids are going to love him.  The battle for the 2009 NCAA title is shaping up to be one of the most hotly contested ever.