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AIR FORCE WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS MEDIA GUIDE

2013 AIR FORCE WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS AIR FORCE ACADEMY Loca on ...................................USAF Academy, Colo. Founded ............................................................1954 Enrollment ........................................................4,000 Colors ................................................ Blue and Silver Nickname ......................................................Falcons Aﬃlia on .......................................... NCAA Division I Conference ................... Mountain Pacific Sports Fed Gymnasium .................................... Cadet West Gym Superintendent....................... Lt Gen Michael Gould Director of Athle cs .......................... Dr. Hans Mueh

TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts | Media Informa on............................ 1 Head Coach Doug Day ......................................... 2-3 Assistant Kyle Georges | Support Staﬀ ................... 4 2013 Women’s Gymnas cs Roster ......................... 5 Meet the Juniors ............................................... 6-11 Meet the Sophomores .................................... 12-14 Meet the Freshmen ......................................... 15-17 2012 Season in Review .................................... 18-20

Honors and Awards ......................................... 21-22 Academic Awards ................................................. 23 All-Time Le erwinners ......................................... 24 Cadet West Gymnasium ....................................... 25 The Academy Experience ..................................... 26 Senior Leadership ................................................. 27 Air Force Athle cs ........................................... 28-29 Community Service .............................................. 30

MEDIA INFORMATION W Gymnas cs Contact ........................Valerie Perkin E-Mail ............................valerie.perkin@usafa.edu Oﬃce Phone ................................. (719) 333-8286 Oﬃce Fax ...................................... (719) 333-3798 Website ......................www.GoAirForceFalcons.com

WORKING PRESS CREDENTIALS Media reden als can be obtained by contac ng Valerie Perkin, assistant athle c media rela ons director, at (719) 333-8286. Requests should be made at least one day prior to the meet. Please note, photographers are not allowed to use flashes at any me during a gymnas cs compe on.

CONTACTING ATHLETES Cadet-athlete’s private phone numbers and email addresses will not be issued to the media. Air Force cadet-athletes have been instructed not to accept calls from media without prior no fica on from the athle c media rela ons oﬃce.

CREDITS: The 2013 Air Force Women’s Gymnas cs Media Guide was wri en and designed by assistant athle c media rela ons director Valerie Perkin. Photos by Diane Bidermann and members of DenMar Photo Services.

INTERVIEWS Air Force players and coaches are available for interviews during the week. All interview requests should be coordinated through the athle c media rela ons oﬃce at (719) 333-8286.

COACHING STAFF Head Coach ............................................... Doug Day Alma Mater .............................New Mexico (1977) Email ............................... douglas.day@usafa.edu Office Phone ................................. (719) 333-2422 Office Fax ...................................... (719) 333-7320 Assistant Coach .................................... Kyle Georges Email .............................. kyle.georges@usafa.edu Office Phone ................................. (719) 333-9503 SUPPORT STAFF Athle c Trainer ..........................................Lisa Smith Cadet Manager ................................. Hope Stremcha TEAM INFORMATION Home Facility .................................. Cadet West Gym 2012 MPSF Finish ......................................... 3rd of 4 2012 USAG Finish ......................................... 4th of 4 2012 NCAA Finish ................................................ n/a Le erwinners Returning/Lost ............................. 9/3 USAG All-Americans Returning/Lost ................... 6/1 Newcomers..............................................................6 Team Captain ..................................... Jessica Hanner

GOAIRFORCEFALCONS.COM Visit the oﬃcial Air Force athle c website for the most up-to-date informa on regarding the women’s gymnas cs team and all 27 Air Force sports. Results, sta s cs, rosters, bios, previews, features and match recaps can be found on the team page.

COMPLETE 2013 WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS SCHEDULE DAY Saturday Friday Saturday Saturday Friday Saturday Sunday Saturday Saturday Monday Friday Sunday Saturday Saturday Friday-Sunday Friday-Sunday

DATE Jan. 12 Jan. 18 Jan. 26 Feb. 2 Feb. 8 Feb. 16 Feb. 24 Mar. 2 Mar. 9 Mar. 11 Mar. 15 Mar. 17 Mar. 23 Apr. 6 Apr. 12-14 Apr. 26-28

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OPPONENT at Denver at Sea le Pacific UC Davis, Texas Woman’s, Missouri at Denver, with North Carolina, San Jose State at Utah State Lindenwood, New Hampshire at Texas Woman’s, with Illinois-Chicago SeaƩle Pacific at Eastern Michigan, with Kent State, Alaska Denver at UC Davis, with Sacramento State at Sacramento State at MPSF Championships at NCAA Regional Championships at USAG Collegiate Championships at NCAA Na onal Championships

LOCATION Denver, Colo. Sea le, Wash. USAF Academy, Colo. Denver, Colo. Logan, Utah USAF Academy, Colo. Denton, Texas USAF Academy, Colo. Ypsilan , Mich. USAF Academy, Colo. Davis, Calif. Sacramento, Calif. Davis, Calif. Columbus, Ohio Shreveport, La. Los Angeles, Calif.

ARENA Hamilton Gym Brougham Pavilion Cadet West Gymnasium Hamilton Gym Dee Glenn Smith Spectrum Cadet West Gymnasium Ki y Magee Arena Cadet West Gymnasium Warner Gym Cadet West Gymnasium The Pavilion The Nest The Pavilion St. John’s Arena Gold Dome Pauley Pavilion

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HEAD COACH DOUG DAY

DOUG DAY | HEAD COACH SEVENTH SEASON | NEW MEXICO (1977) | SPRINGFIELD (1978) Doug Day, the 2011 Coach of the Year by both the Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on and USA Gymnas cs, is entering his seventh season as the head coach of the Air Force women’s gymnas cs team.

HEAD COACH | U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY 2007-present (women’s program)

As the first NCAA coach to earn na onal assistant coach of the year honors with both a men’s and women’s team, Day brings a wealth of technical, judging and coaching experience to the Academy. Day is currently a member of the NCAA Gymnas cs Commi ee, where he represents the North Central Region, while also serving on the WCPC Rules Commi ee, as the North Central Region representa ve for collegiate women’s gymnas cs.

Two-Time MPSF Head Coach of the Year (2010, 2011) USAG Na onal Coach of the Year (2011) NCAA North Central Region Head Coach of the Year (2009) Two MPSF Gymnast of the Year (three occasions) 12 USAG All-America Selec ons Four MPSF Individual Champions Five Academic All-MPSF Selec ons One MWC Scholar-Athlete of the Year

In six years at the helm of the Air Force program, Day has coached 15 USAG All-Americans to a combined 28 cer ficates. He was selected as the NCAA North Central Region Coach of the Year in 2008, the Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on Coach of the Year in 2010 and 2011, and the USAG Coach of the Year in 2011. He coached Abbey Rogers to back-to-back Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on Gymnast of the Year awards (2008, 2009) and to the program’s first-ever conference championship tles (balance beam, floor exercise, all-around) in 2009. Rogers was also awarded as the 2009 Mountain West Conference Student-Athlete of the Year, marking just the fourth me that an athlete from a sport not sponsored by the MWC has won the league’s top honor. Day added a second conference champion in 2010, when Jenna Dudley placed first on the vault. In 2011, Day saw Bri any Du on and Lisa Wong share the balance beam tle at the MPSF Championships, while Du on claimed a share of the uneven bars tle at the USAG Na onal Collegiate Championships – the first Air Force gymnast to earn a USAG na onal tle since 2004. Du on was also named Gymnast of the Year by both the MPSF and USAG. The 2010 squad crossed the 190-point mark on three occasions, including the program’s highest team score (193.300) in six years. In addi on, four of his gymnasts competed at the 2010 NCAA Regional Championships in Salt Lake City. The 2011 season saw con nued improvement, as the Falcons recorded six of the ten highest scores of Day’s tenure, including another score of 193.300. Despite having just one senior on its roster, the 2012 team added seven more scores of the 190-point mark, including one over the 193-mark.

ASSISTANT COACH | UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 1997-2006 (women’s program) Na onal Assistant Coach of the Year Two-Time NCAA Regional Assistant Coach of the Year Two Big Ten Team Championships One Team Appearance to the NCAA Championships Five Big Ten Individual Champions Two Big Ten Gymnast of the Year Selec ons Two Individual Regional Champions Two All-America Honorees 62 Academic All-Big Ten Selec ons ASSISTANT COACH | UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO 1986-1997 (men’s program) Na onal Assistant Coach of the Year 10 Individual Na onal Champions 21 All-America Honorees Five Western Athle c Conference Team Championships 36 Individual WAC Champions

Away from the gym, eight of his cadet-athletes have earned selec ons to the academic all-conference team, while two claimed all-academic team honors from the Na onal Associa on of Collegiate Gymnas cs Coaches/Women, two have been chosen as MWC Scholar-Athletes and two have been honored as USAG Scholar-Athletes. In addi on, Rogers was named to the academic all-district team by CoSIDA following the 2008 and 2009 seasons, while earning a pres gious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. Prior to his appointment at the Air Force Academy, Day served as the head coach at TAGS Gymnas cs in Eden Prairie, Minn. While at TAGS, he oversaw the design and implementa on of team prac ces and all facility issues. Day spent nine years (1997-2006) as the assistant coach for the women’s gymnas cs program at the University of Minnesota. During his me with the Golden Gophers, the team won two Big Ten team tles (1998, 2006) and made one team appearance at the NCAA Championships (2002). In addi on, five Gophers won individual conference tles, two were named Big Ten Gymnast of the Year, two earned regional championship tles, two claimed All-America honors and four individually qualified for the NCAA Championships. His Minnesota gymnasts also accounted for 62 Academic All-Big Ten awards and 21 NCAA Academic All-America cita ons. In addi on to his coaching du es, Day taught physical educa on classes at Minnesota and served as the NACGC/W awards chairman for four years.

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HEAD COACH DOUG DAY Before joining the Minnesota program, Day served as the assistant men’s gymnas cs coach at the University of New Mexico from 1986-97. While with the Lobos, he coached 10 individual na onal champions, 21 All-Americans and 36 individual conference champions, while helping New Mexico to five Western Athle c Conference team tles. He also taught physical educa on courses at UNM. In January 1997, Day was inducted into the University of New Mexico Gymnas cs Hall of Fame for his contribu ons as an athlete and as a coach with the men’s gymnas cs team. While as an assistant at the collegiate level, Day claimed two Na onal Assistant Coach of the Year awards, becoming the first NCAA coach to earn that dis nc on for both a men’s and women’s team. Day first earned the honor while on the men’s coaching staﬀ at New Mexico in 1995. In 2002, he received that dis nc on with the Minnesota women’s program. In addi on, Day earned two Regional Assistant Coach of the Year while with the Golden Gophers (2001, 2006). Prior to joining the collegiate coaching ranks, Day was the co-owner of Duke City Gymnas cs School, a private gymnas cs club in Albuquerque, where he produced numerous state and regional champions. From 1986-97, he served as the president of the New Mexico Judges Associa on, and from 1996-97, he served as the treasurer/secretary of the men’s College Gymnas cs Associa on. In addi on, Day was the event director of three NCAA Western Regional Gymnas cs Championships and the assistant event director of the NCAA Men’s Gymnas cs Championships in Albuquerque, N.M., following the 1993 season. Day also spent six years as the commissioner of gymnas cs for the New Mexico State Games (1987-92). Day has more than 25 years of judging experience, including s nts at nine USA Championship meets and the 1996 Olympic Trials in Boston. He served as the high bar technical secretary for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, the na onal apparatus leader on parallel bars in 1997 and the USAG technical assistant on high bar from 1992-96. Interna onally, he has judged the World University Games in Fukuoka, Japan, and dual meets for the United States against China, Romania, Bulgaria, Japan, Australia and Germany. Before moving to New Mexico, Day was the co-owner and director of Ar s c Gymnas cs, Inc., in Long Island, N.Y., and served as the program director for the U.S. Gymnas cs Training Center Camp in Mt. Herman, Mass., from 1978-82. He also spent 14 years as the Director of Adapted Physical Educa on for Half Hollow Hills School District No. 5 in Dix Hills, N.Y. (1978-92). In all, 34 of his former Junior Olympic athletes received full athle c scholarships to major universi es. Athletes trained by Day have competed in the Olympic Games (1988, 1992), the World Gymnas cs Championships (1979, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1999), the USA McDonald’s American Cup and the 1997 Maccabia Games.

TOP TEAM SCORES UNDER DOUG DAY SCORE ...........OPPONENT .......................................................................DATE 193.300..........vs. Denver.......................................................................14 Mar 11 193.300..........at Denver........................................................................22 Mar 10 193.025..........vs. Denver and Western Michigan ...................................5 Mar 12 192.500..........at Mountain Pacific Sports Fed Championships .............26 Mar 10 192.400..........vs. Bridgeport ..................................................................12 Feb 11 192.300..........at USAG Championships | Team Qualifier.......................12 Apr 12 192.275..........at Mountain Pacific Sports Fed Championships .............29 Mar 08 192.250..........at Eagle Invita onal ........................................................10 Mar 12 192.175..........at Arizona, with Bridgeport, Utah State .........................16 Mar 12 191.725..........at Denver.........................................................................22 Feb 10 191.625..........vs. Denver.......................................................................24 Mar 08 191.625..........vs. UC Davis .....................................................................18 Feb 12 191.500..........at Minnesota ................................................................... 29 Jan 11 191.475..........vs. Sea le Pacific ............................................................. 22 Jan 11 191.100..........vs. Sea le Pacific ............................................................02 Mar 12 191.075..........at USAG Championships | Team Finals ...........................13 Apr 12

Day served as coach for the United States at the 1989 Golden Sands Invita onal in Varna, Bulgaria, and at the 1994-95 Blanc Mesnil Invita onal meets in Paris, France. He also served as an assistant coach for Slovenia at the 1999 World Gymnas cs Championships in Tianjin, China. Day received his bachelor’s degree in physical educa on from the University of New Mexico in 1977 and his master’s degree in adapted physical educa on from Springfield College in 1978. He and his wife, Lynn, have a 21-year-old daughter, Sierra, who a ends the University of New Mexico.

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ASSISTANT COACH KYLE GEORGES | SUPPORT STAFF

KYLE GEORGES | ASSISTANT COACH THIRD SEASON | NEW MEXICO (2010) Kyle Georges, the 2011 Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on Assistant Coach of the Year, is entering his third season as an assistant coach for the Air Force women’s gymnas cs program.

ASSISTANT COACH | U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY 2011-present

Georges joined the program in December 2010, just 10 days a er gradua ng from the University of New Mexico with a degree in university studies, with a concentra on in physical educa on and communica on.

2011 MPSF Assistant Coach of the Year

A na ve of Albuquerque, N.M., Georges started par cipa ng in gymnas cs at the age of three. At 16, a er eight years of compe ng, Georges began coaching. Since then, he has coached a wide variety of gymnas cs to over 600 athletes, including pre-teen to adult classes. In addi on, Georges has coached tumbling to several high school cheerleading teams in the Albuquerque area. In his first season with the Falcons, Georges was named the assistant coach of the year by the Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on, becoming just the second Air Force assistant to claim the conference’s coaching award. Georges was married in October 2011, to the former Jennifer Birrell of Albuquerque, N.M.

LISA SMITH | ATHLETIC TRAINER

HOPE STREMCHA | CADET MANAGER

EIGHTH SEASON COLORADO (1986) | SLIPPERY ROCK (1989)

SECOND SEASON USAFA (CLASS OF 2015)

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2013 ROSTER NAME Ali Ables Ryann Anderson Emily Bucher Joey Ching Laura Fauss Linnaea Hance Jessica Hanner Ka e Hawthorne Shannen Kelly Jen Larsen Kim McRobbie Sarah Neumann Andrea Perea Alexandra Stych Jessica Wallander

YR Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. So. So.

HT 5-3 5-2 5-7 5-4 5-2 5-3 5-3 5-3 5-2 5-0 5-5 5-1 5-2 5-4 5-3

EVENTS V-UB-BB-FX V-UB-BB-FX BB V-UB-BB-FX V-UB-FX V-UB-BB-FX BB V-UB-BB-FX V-UB-BB-FX V-UB-BB-FX V-UB-BB-FX V-UB-BB-FX V-UB-BB-FX V-UB-BB-FX V-UB-FX

CLUB TEAM PRONUNCIATION Gwinne Gymnas cs Center -Southeastern Gymnas cs -Oshkosh Gymnas cs Center boo-ker Kokokahi Gymnas cs Team -Santa Rosa Gymnas cs Center foss Aerial Gymnas cs Club lynn-ay-uh Jenks Gymnas cs -Individual Sports Solu ons -Desert Devils Gymnas cs -Flips Gymnas cs -World Olympic Gymnas cs Academy Twin City Twisters -The Academy of Gymnas cs and Dance pear-ay-uh Midwest Gymnas cs Center s ck Metroplex Gymnas cs --

2013 AIR FORCE WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS TEAM

ALI ABLES

RYANN ANDERSON

EMILY BUCHER

JOEY CHING

LAURA FAUSS

LINNAEA HANCE

JESSICA HANNER

KATIE HAWTHORNE

SHANNEN KELLY

JEN LARSEN

KIM McROBBIE

SARAH NEUMANN

ANDREA PEREA

ALEXANDRA STYCH

JESSICA WALLANDER

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JUNIOR EMILY BUCHER

EMILY BUCHER JUNIOR | 5-7 | FOND DU LAC, WIS. | FOND DU LAC | OSHKOSH GYMNASTICS CENTER SOPHOMORE | 2012: Competed on the balance beam in all but one team compe on…posted a season-best 9.700 during the team finals at the USAG Championships…placed ninth at that meet… posted a mark of 9.525 to finish within the top half of the field at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federaon Championships…scored above a 9.500 during seven meets. FRESHMAN | 2011: Earned USAG All-America second-team honors on the balance beam…placed ninth in the individual event finals with a score of 9.200…recorded a career-high 9.725 during the team qualifying round to e for fi h…scored a 9.700 to e for seventh during the team finals…also competed on the beam during four regular season compe ons. HIGH SCHOOL | CLUB TEAM: Fond du Lac High School…member of the Na onal Honor Society… graduated with a 3.9 GPA…member of SWAT (Students Working as Teachers)…volunteered in fourthgrade classrooms, teaching life lessons…competed at the club level for Oshkosh Gymnas cs Center… coached by Phyllis and Dale Hardt…three-year par cipant at na onals…competed at Level 10 for five years…par cipated at the regional meet for seven years. PERSONAL: Daughter of Jeﬀ and Sherri Bucher…father served in the Air Force for seven years…has one older sister, Tori, and two younger sisters, Megan and Ka e…majoring in biology…future career plans becoming a physical therapist…served as Element Leader and Academic NCO in the fall of 2012… has also served as the Academic Clerk…earned Jump wings in the summer of 2011…hobbies include reading, movies and spending me with family and friends…is extremely close to family and says “they are the most important thing in my life”…is very excited about this year’s team…favorite event is the balance beam, because “it is challenging and very rewarding. I find it fun”…traveled to Romania and Bulgaria over the summer through the Academy’s cultural immersion program…also completed Opera on Air Force at Sco AFB, Ill. (“learned some jobs that I don’t want to do in the Air Force”) and served as a Safety Medical NCO during the second session of Basic Cadet Training (“lots of Band-Aids on blisters”)…member of Cadet Squadron 27.

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JUNIOR LAURA FAUSS

LAURA FAUSS JUNIOR | 5-2 | SANTA ROSA, CALIF. | WINDSOR | SANTA ROSA GYMNASTICS CENTER SOPHOMORE | 2012: Did not compete. FRESHMAN | 2011: Did not compete. HIGH SCHOOL | CLUB TEAM: Windsor High School…maintained a 4.2 cumula ve GPA…life me member of the California Scholas c Federa on…graduated in the top four percent of class…named to the Honor Roll…recipient of the 2010 Rotary Scholarship…president of the Chris an Club…competed at the club level for Santa Rosa Gymnas cs Center…coached by Darcie Fellows…two-year team captain… Level 9 Region 1 all-around champion in 2010…twome Western qualifier…placed fi h on the floor exercise in 2010…fourme regional compe tor…member of the Region 1 team that won the 2010 Western Na onal Championships…twome recipient of the Most Outstanding Gymnast award. PERSONAL: Full name is Laura Nicole Fauss…nickname is “Lo”…daughter of Greg and Kris Fauss…has two younger brothers, Jason and Erik…majoring in behavioral science/pre-med major…earning a minor in German…future plans include becoming a flight doctor…served as Athle c Clerk (fall 2011), Element NCO (spring 2012) and Group 4 Athle c NCO (fall 2012)…hobbies include reading, hanging out with friends, drawing and traveling (“Europe is one of my favorite places”)…spent three years teaching gymnas cs…very ac ve in community service work…directed summer program at church…favorite event is the uneven bars, because “I like the challenge of it being so diﬀerent from other events. It’s a good break from the norm”…completed Opera on Air Force at McGuire AFB, New Jersey…also went to Germany through the Cadet Summer Language Immersion Program and worked cadre during Expedi onary Survival and Evasion Training (ESET)…member of Cadet Squadron 34.

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JUNIOR LINNAEA HANCE

LINNAEA HANCE JUNIOR | 5-3 | BEND, ORE. | NAPERVILLE NORTH (ILL.) | AERIAL GYMNASTICS CLUB SOPHOMORE | 2012: Selected as the program’s Most Valuable Gymnast…placed 14th in the all-around at the NCAA Regional Championships…that placement was Air Force’s best at a regional meet since 2005…USAG All-American (second team) on the uneven bars…earned all-Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on honors on the uneven bars, balance beam and all-around…earned MPSF Gymnast of the Week honors on March 6…won the uneven bars at Rutgers a er scoring a career-best 9.850…also ed for first on that event at UC Davis, Alaska-Anchorage and Eastern Michigan…also reached the 9.800-mark on the bars at EMU…tallied a career-high 9.800 on the balance beam during the home triangular with Western Michigan and Denver…placed first on that event at UC Davis and again at Alaska Anchorage… also scored a career-high mark in the all-around (38.775) during the Falcons’ triangular meet…earned a personal-best 9.800 on the floor exercise during the team finals of the USAG Championships…scored a career-best 9.650 on the vault at Rutgers…recorded the team’s top finishes at the MPSF Championships, placing fourth on both the uneven bars and all-around…ranked among the team’s top three on every event, including team-leading marks on the uneven bars, floor exercise and all-around. FRESHMAN | 2011: USAG All-America (second-team) selec on on the uneven bars…all-Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on honoree on the balance beam and all-around…competed in every meet, including six as an all-around compe tor…scored a career-high 38.575 against Bridgeport…also tallied personal-best highs on the uneven bars (9.800) and floor exercise (9.600) at that meet…uneven bars score was the second-highest on the team in 2011…matched that floor score again against Eastern Michigan and Denver…scored a career-high balance beam score of 9.750 on two occasions…captured the first at Minnesota to place fourth…matched that score in the regular-season finale against Denver…led the team with a 9.517 average on the beam…tallied a career-best 9.475 on the vault at UC Davis…cleared the 38-point mark in three of six all-around compe ons…collected first-place finishes in the all-around at UC Davis and at home against Eastern Michigan… ed for first on the uneven bars against Bridgeport...named the MPSF Gymnast of the Week on Feb. 15. HIGH SCHOOL | CLUB TEAM: Naperville North High School…member of the High Honor Roll (4.0 GPA)…Wellesley Book Award nominee…studied Spanish for four years and took two years of Mandarin Chinese…member of the Children of the American Revolu on (C.A.R.)…competed at the club level for Aerial Gymnas cs Club…coached by Don and Patrice McPherson and Jeanne Johnson…fourme Level 10 state and regional qualifier…twome alternate for the Junior Olympic Na onal Championships… placed second in the region on the balance beam…also finished second on the uneven bars and ninth in the all-around at the regional championships. PERSONAL: Daughter of Geoﬀrey and Cynthia Hance…has one older sister, Madora…nickname is “Nay”…majoring in management and earning a minor in Chinese…future career plans include the LEAP program and a ending law school…served as Honor NCO…named to the Athle c Director’s List during all four semesters…enjoys outdoor sports (kayaking, hiking, biking, etc.)...favorite event is the uneven bars…has a corn snake…has been to China twice…has gone scuba diving in the Cayman Islands…served as Logis cs Cadre during Expedi onary Survival and Evasion Training (ESET) over the summer…also worked as a CATM Range Safety Oﬃcial and completed Opera on Air Force at Maguire AFB, New Jersey……member of Cadet Squadron 36.

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JUNIOR TEAM CAPTAIN JESSICA HANNER

JESSICA HANNER JUNIOR | 5-3 | OWASSO, OKLA. | REJOICE CHRISTIAN | JENKS GYMNASTICS JUNIOR | 2013: Team captain. SOPHOMORE | 2012: USAG All-American (first team) on the balance beam…earned all-Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on on the balance beam…average of 9.730 was ed for top average in the conference…competed on the beam in every team compe on…scored a career-best 9.825 to place second at the home triangular with Western Michigan and Denver…finished ninth on that event at the USAG Championships with a score of 9.725…scored a 9.700 or higher on the beam during eight of 15 compe ons...competed on the vault during 12 meets…tallied a personal-best 9.625 on that event at Rutgers…improved score on the floor exercise to 9.325 at Alaska-Anchorage…competed on that event during four meets…par cipated on the uneven bars during three meets (tallied a season-high 9.275 at the Denver Triangular)…also competed in the all-around twice (career-best 37.325 at Texas Woman’s). FRESHMAN | 2011: USAG All-American (first team) on the balance beam…also earned all-conference honors from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on on that event…competed in all four events for the Falcons, including every compe on on the balance beam…finished sixth on that event at the USAG Championship event finals with a 9.600 to earned first-team USAG All-America dis nc on….tallied a career-best 9.800 on the balance beam during the team finals of the USAG Championships to e for third...that was the highest score on the team in 2011…scored a 9.750 in the team qualifying round to place fourth…also surpassed the 9.700 mark at Minnesota (9.725)…also posted career-best vault score of 9.500 during that meet…par cipated in the vault rota on during seven meets…competed on the uneven bars in 11 meets…tallied a career-best 9.575 at Sea le Pacific…made debut on the floor exercise at the USAG team finals, scoring a 9.275. HIGH SCHOOL | CLUB TEAM: Rejoice Chris an High School…class valedictorian…received the Chris an Leadership Award…competed at the club level from Jenks Gymnas cs…coached by Ken Hensley…fiveme state all-around champion (2006-10)…twome Level 9 regional all-around champion (2007-08)… Level 10 regional champion on the balance beam (2009)…three- me Western na onal qualifier…NIT Qualifier in 2009-10…recorded the team’s highest all-around total in 2009. PERSONAL: Full name is Jessica Claire Hanner…nickname is “Jess”…daughter of Jim and Robin Hanner… has one older brother, Trey…majoring in civil engineering…future plans include becoming a civil engineering oﬃcer or a pilot…named to the Commandant’s List for excellence in military performance on two occasions…also named to the Athle c Director’s List…served as Element Leader and Flight NCO during Expedi onary Survival and Evasion Training (ESET)…named Outstanding Cadre for ESET…hobbies include singing…sang the na onal anthem at all of RCHS football games…also sings the na onal anthem during women’s gymnas cs home meets, as well as several men’s gymnas cs meets…favorite event is the balance beam…traveled to Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, for Opera on Air Force (CE) over the summer…also completed the Field Engineering Readiness Laboratory at Jack’s Valley, visited family at home and worked as cadre for the Combat Skills por on of ESET…member of Cadet Squadron 07.

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JUNIOR KATIE HAWTHORNE

KATIE HAWTHORNE JUNIOR | 5-3 | FORNEY, TEXAS | TEXAS TECH | INDIVIDUAL SPORTS SOLUTIONS SOPHOMORE | 2012: USAG All-American (second team) on the uneven bars…earned all-Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on honors on the uneven bars and all-around…named MPSF Gymnast of the Week on Feb. 14…won the all-around with a career-best score of 38.500 at Alaska-Anchorage…also ed for the event tle on the uneven bars at that meet…competed in the all-around during 11 team compe ons…scored career-best marks on the uneven bars (9.775) and floor exercise (9.725) during the triangular meet with Western Michigan and Denver…first scored a 9.725 on the floor in the home meet with UC Davis…posted a career-high 9.700 on the balance beam at the Denver Triangular…tallied a personal-best 9.650 on the vault during the team finals of the USAG Championships…ranked second on the team on the uneven bars…also ranked third on the squad on the vault and floor exercise. FRESHMAN | 2011: Competed on the floor exercise and uneven bars for the Falcons….member of the floor rota on for the final 11 team compe ons…posted a season-best 9.600 during the team finals at the USAG Championships……competed on the uneven bars in six meets, including the qualifying and championship rounds of the USAG Championships…scored a career-high 9.725 on that event during the first home meet with Eastern Michigan…won the uneven bars during season debut at Sea le Pacific and at home against Eastern Michigan. HIGH SCHOOL | CLUB TEAM: Texas Tech High School…graduated from high school a year early…graduated within the top 10% of class…competed at the club level for Individual Sports Solu ons…coached by Larry McDonough…qualified to Junior Olympic Na onals. PERSONAL: Full name is Claudia Katherine Hawthorne…goes by Ka e…daughter of Joseph and Wende Hawthorne…has one younger sister, Natalie, and one younger brother, Philip…majoring in management and earning a minor in Portuguese…future plans include a ending graduate school and then becoming an acquisi ons oﬃcer…served as Safety NCO…has also served as Athle c Clerk…named to the Athle c Director’s List every semester…earned jump wings in the summer of 2011…member of the “500 Club” for receiving a perfect score on the Physical Fitness Test…has accomplished that feat three consecu ve mes…spent the summer comple ng combat survival training, jump and global engagement…also took leave and traveled home to spend me with family and friends…hobbies include rock climbing, “just chillin” and going to dinner with friends…completed Opera on Air Force at Hill AFB, Utah, over the summer…also spent three weeks at home and worked as cadre during Expedi onary Survival and Evasion Training (ESET)…received an F-16 ride while at Hill AFB (“it was awesome!”)… favorite event is the uneven bars, because “it is my best event and I like to swing and fly around the bars fast”…member of Cadet Squadron 27.

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JUNIOR JEN LARSEN

JEN LARSEN JUNIOR | 5-0 | ST. PAUL, MINN. | NORTH ST. PAUL | FLIPS GYMNASTICS SOPHOMORE | 2012: Earned all-Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on honors on the vault and allaround…competed in the all-around during 13 of 14 team compe ons…recorded a season-best allaround tally of 38.550 at the Denver Triangular…member of the vault rota on during the final 13 meets…scored a season-best 9.725 during the team qualifier of the USAG Championships…competed on the uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise during all 14 meets...posted a career-best 9.700 on the uneven bars twice…first reached that score against Western Michigan and Denver…matched that mark the following weekend at the Eagle Invita onal…scored a career-high 9.675 on the beam against Sea le Pacific…posted a career-high 9.750 on the floor exercise during the USAG qualifier… ranked second on the team on the vault, floor and all-around. FRESHMAN | 2011: Three- me USAG All-American…earned first-team honors in the all-around and second-team selec ons on the vault and floor exercise...competed in every compe on, including the final five as an all-around compe tor…collected a career-best 38.750 in the team qualifying session of the USAG Championships…also tallied career-best marks on the vault (9.750) and floor exercise (9.725) during that meet…competed on the uneven bars and balance beam during every team compe on…posted a 9.700 on the bars during the regular season finale against Denver…scored a personal-high 9.675 on the beam at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on Championships…reached the 38-point mark in the all-around during four of five meets…ranked second on the team on the vault and all-around. HIGH SCHOOL | CLUB TEAM: North St. Paul High School…member of the Na onal Honor Society… member of the “A” Honor Roll…graduated 17th in a class of 482…competed at the club level for Flips Gymnas cs…coached by Bart and Lori Roskoski and Jean Juneski…served as team captain…member of the team that won the 2010 Level 10 na onal tle…competed at the 2009 Level 10 NIT…par cipated at the Level 9 Westerns in 2008, placing second on the uneven bars, eighth on floor exercise and 10th in the all-around…three-year MVP (2008-10). PERSONAL: Full name is Jennifer June Larsen…goes by Jen…daughter of Michael and Karen Larsen… has one older sister, Jessica, and a niece, Aubriella, who is four…majoring in economics…future career plans include working in the financial management field…served as Element Leader…earned jump wings in the summer of 2011…hobbies include reading and hanging out with friends…raced snowmobiles at age seven…father races both snowmobiles and Front Engine Dragsters…favorite event is the uneven bars, because it is “always the most fun to show oﬀ ”…spent the summer visi ng home, comple ng Opera on Air Force in North Carolina and working the second session of Basic Cadet Training… received a F-15E flight during Ops…member of Cadet Squadron 13.

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SOPHOMORE KIM McROBBIE

KIM McROBBIE SOPHOMORE | 5-5 | ROWLETT, TEXAS | FRISCO | WORLD OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS ACADEMY FRESHMAN | 2012: Competed on the balance beam in every compe on…posted a career-high 9.725 at the Arizona Quad Meet…that was the third-highest score on the team in 2012…collected scores of 9.650 or higher at Denver (9.650), at Eastern Michigan (9.675) and at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on Championships (9.675)…recorded the team’s top score at the conference meet to finish within the top 10 (seventh)…competed on the floor exercise in 10 meets…recorded a personal-best 9.575 at Rutgers…competed on the vault during nine meets...recorded a career-high 9.625 at Arizona. HIGH SCHOOL | CLUB TEAM: Frisco High School…graduated in the top 10-percent of class…member of the Na onal Honor Society…competed at the club level for World Olympic Gymnas cs Academy (WOGA)…coached by Laurie Dix and Yevgeny Marchenko…placed seventh at the 2011 Texas State Championships…finished sixth at the 2011 Region III Championships…qualified to the 2011 Junior Olympic Na onals. PERSONAL: Full name is Kimberly Kathleen McRobbie…goes by Kim…daughter of Jim and Kathy McRobbie…mother is a den st in the Navy Reserve…has one older sister, Mary, and one younger sister, Becca…also has one older brother, Bill, who is a 2012 graduate of the Merchant Marine Academy… majoring in biology…future plans include becoming a doctor…served as Element NCO…earned Jump wings in the summer of 2012…hobbies include waterskiing and skiing…also enjoys waterskiing and wakeboarding…favorite event is the floor exercise, because “I love to tumble and it’s the most fun”… took Jump over the summer and traveled to New York for brother’s gradua on…member of Cadet Squadron 30.

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SOPHOMORE ALEXANDRA STYCH

ALEXANDRA STYCH SOPHOMORE | 5-4 | NORTH OAKS, MINN. | MOUNDS VIEW | MIDWEST GYMNASTICS CENTER FRESHMAN | 2012: USAG All-American (first team) on the floor exercise a er placing 12th at the USAG Championships (9.700)…competed on that event in all but one team compe on…scored a careerbest 9.800 on three occasions…that score was ed for the best on the team in 2012…first recorded that mark at the home triangular with Western Michigan and Denver…matched that score at the Eagle Invita onal and again during the team qualifier of the USAG Championships…competed on the uneven bars in 10 meets…recorded a personal-best 9.700 at the Arizona Quad meet…opened the season with a career-best 9.525 on the vault at Texas Woman’s University…also par cipated on that event during four other meets. HIGH SCHOOL | CLUB TEAM: Mounds View High School…school record holder in the pole vault…fourme par cipant at the Minnesota state championship meet…finished third at the 2011 championships...three- me academic all-state selec on…twome all-state honoree…three- me all-conference performer…served as team captain during 2011 season…le ered in academics all four years…member of the Na onal Honor Society…competed at the club level for Midwest Gymnas cs Center…coached by Jess Graba and Ali Lim…twome compe tor at the Junior Olympic Na onals (2010-11)…first alternate for the 2009 JO Na onals…NIT compe tor in 2009. PERSONAL: Daughter of Dean and Diane Stych…nickname is “Al”…has one younger sister, Rachel… majoring in biology…future career plans include becoming a den st…served at Element NCO…named to the Superintendent’s List for excellence in military, academic and athle c performance both semesters……hobbies include scrapbooking, reading and spending me with family and friends…also enjoys singing…”JUMPED OUT OF AIRPLANES!!!!!” over the summer…has several rela ves in the military, including an aunt (Air Force colonel), two uncles (one re red Air Force colonel, one Army) and both grandfathers (one Air Force, one Army)…favorite event is the floor exercise, because “I love to smile and show oﬀ my rou ne”…member of Cadet Squadron 18.

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SOPHOMORE JESSICA WALLANDER

JESSICA WALLANDER SOPHOMORE | 5-3 | DALLAS, TEXAS | COPPELL | METROPLEX GYMNASTICS CLUB FRESHMAN | 2012: USAG All-American (first team) on the floor exercise a er placing 10th on that event at the USAG Championships (9.725)…also claimed USAG All-America second-team honors on the vault…earned All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on honors on the vault and floor exercise… earned MPSF Gymnast of the Week on Feb. 21…led the team on the vault with a career-best 9.825… first recorded that score at the Denver Triangular…matched that mark during the team finals at the USAG Championships…also reached the 9.800 mark during four other meets…won the vault tle during meets with UC Davis and Sea le Pacific…also ed for first on that event at the Eagle Invita onal… ed for the team lead on the floor exercise…scored a 9.800 on that event in the home triangular with Western Michigan and Denver…also recorded that score during the team qualifier at the USAG Championships…posted the team’s third-highest score of the season on the uneven bars (9.750) against Western Michigan and Denver. HIGH SCHOOL | CLUB TEAM: Coppell High School…competed at the club level for Metroplex Gymnascs…coached by Marnie Futch and Gina Quinlan…2009 Level 10 Regional Champion. PERSONAL: Full name is Jessica Ann Wallander…nickname is “Walle”…daughter of Jim and Rhonda Wallander…has five siblings – Jus n, Amanda, Allan, Jaclyn and Adam…Jus n is in the Army…majoring in management…looking at a ending pilot training following gradua on…served as Element NCO… loves baking…favorite events is the vault…flew UAVs over the summer…also completed survival training…member of Cadet Squadron 15.

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FRESHMAN ALI ABLES | FRESHMAN RYANN ANDERSON

ALI ABLES

RYANN ANDERSON

FRESHMAN | 5-3 NORCROSS, GA. | WESLEYAN GWINETT GYMNASTICS CENTER

FRESHMAN | 5-2 CHARLOTTE, N.C. | CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC SOUTHEASTERN GYMNASTICS

HIGH SCHOOL | CLUB TEAM: Wesleyan High School…member of the Na onal Honor Society, French Honor Society, Na onal Science Honor Society and the Naonal English Honor Society…competed at the club level for Gwinne Gymnascs Center…coached by Dan Thaxton, Josh Overton and Ka e Heenan Dodson… na onal qualifier in 2009…Georgia state champion on the balance beam…Atlanta Crown champion on the vault, uneven bars, balance beam and all-around… Sand Dollar champion on the balance beam and all-around…regional runner-up on the floor exercise in 2006. PERSONAL: Full first name is Alexandra, but goes by Ali…daughter of David and Elizabeth Ables…has one older brother, Turner…majoring in biology…future plans include becoming an orthopedic surgeon…loves to read and bake…also plays in the orchestra…favorite event is the balance beam, because “it’s my best event and the most fun”…member of Cadet Squadron 11.

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HIGH SCHOOL | CLUB TEAM: Charlo e Catholic High School…member of the Na onal Honor Society…member of the Na onal Spanish Honor Society…received High Honors every year…founded a club called “Golden Friends Club”, which visited a local nursing home…competed at the club level for Southeastern Gymnas cs…coached by Ludmilla Shobe…2012 Level 10 na onal qualifier…twome Level 10 regional qualifier (2011, 2012). PERSONAL: Full name is Ryann Elise Anderson…daughter of David and Vivienne Anderson…has three younger brothers: Robbie, Jaret and Jake…born in Falls Church, Virginia…majoring in biology…future career plans include becoming an orthopedic surgeon…hobbies include baking, cooking, biking, listening to music, singing and dancing…“I love all of the events, but my favorite depends on the one that I am doing best that day”…member of Cadet Squadron 35.

FRESHMAN JOEY CHING | FRESHMAN SHANNEN KELLY

JOEY CHING

SHANNEN KELLY

FRESHMAN | 5-4 KAILUA, HAWAII | PUNAHOU SCHOOL KOKOKAHI GYMNASTICS

FRESHMAN | 5-2 PHOENIX, ARIZ. | SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR DESERT DEVILS GYMNASTICS

HIGH SCHOOL | CLUB TEAM: Punahou School…AP Scholar with Dis nc on… member of the Na onal Honor Society...Na onal Merit Commended Scholar… three- me recipient of the Excellence in English award…also received the Excellence in Social Studies award twice…earned Recogni on awards for physical educa on and social studies as a freshman…placed second among solo performers at the Cheng and Tsui Superstar Na onal Karaoke Compe on for Chinese Language…par cipated in many ac vi es within the Punahou School community, including Outdoor Educa on Counselor, student tour guide for the “Hui O Aloha” club, middle school tour guide trainer and coordinator, student reporter for the Punahou School website and as a tutor and teacher’s aide for sixth-grade students…member of Model United Na ons…worked part- me as a playground monitor for second, third and fourth-grade students and as a morning greeter for kindergarten and first-grade students…also served as an administra ve assistant during Punahou Summer School…competed at the club level for the Kokokahi Gymnas cs Team…coached by Bruce Burns and Suzie Gamble…Hawaii state champion on the balance beam (Level 10) in 2012…Hawaii state champion on the floor exercise (Level 9) in 2010…regional qualifier in 2010 (Level 9) and 2012 (Level 10)…served as team captain from 2009-2012…also served as a volunteer coach at the club, teaching Sunday classes for 2-4 year olds and 5-14 year-olds.

HIGH SCHOOL | CLUB: Sandra Day O’Connor High School…graduated first in class…member of the Na onal Honor Society…member of the Society of Female Scholars…competed for the club level at Desert Devils Gymnas cs…coached by Wes Jones and Ashley Schwalb…Arizona state champion on the balance beam in 2012…also finished second on the vault, uneven bars, floor exercise and allaround at that meet…placed on the beam (fi h), floor (eighth) and all-around (ninth) at the 2012 Region I Championships…2012 Junior Olympic Na onal qualifier…finished second on the beam and third on the vault, floor and all-around at the 2011 state championship meet…placed fi h on the balance beam at the 2011 Region I Championships, while earning top-15 scores in the all-around (11th) and floor exercise (14th). PERSONAL: Full name is Shannen Lee Kelly…nickname is “Shan”…daughter of Ryan and Linda Kelly…has three younger siblings: Megan, Delaney and McKenna…majoring in foreign area studies…hobbies include handing out and relaxing with friends…favorite event is the balance beam, because “it’s all about your mindset. When you look at your gymnas cs with a posi ve a tude, you will get posi ve results”…member of Cadet Squadron 27.

PERSONAL: Full name is Joey Lynn Ching…daughter of Glenn and Melinda Ching…father is a 1980 graduate of the Air Force Academy…has one older sibling, Casey…majoring in poli cal science...earning a minor in Mandarin Chinese… future career plans include pilot, intelligence, communica ons or diplomacy… grandfather, Herbert Ching, also served in the Air Force and re red as a lieutenant colonel a er 28 years of service as a personnel oﬃcer…hobbies include cooking and baking (special es are red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese fros ng and snickerdoodle cookies)…favorite event changes, but is currently the floor exercise, because “it is a combina on of music, dance and tumbling; which makes me feel powerful and ar s c at the same me”…member of Cadet Squadron 17.

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FRESHMAN SARAH NEUMANN | FRESHMAN ANDREA PEREA

SARAH NEUMANN

ANDREA PEREA

FRESHMAN | 5-1 CORCORAN, MINN. | MAPLE GROVE SENIOR TWIN CITY TWISTERS

FRESHMAN | 5-2 LAS VEGAS, NEV. | SILVERADO THE ACADEMY OF GYMNASTICS & DANCE

HIGH SCHOOL | CLUB TEAM: Maple Grove Senior High School…graduated with a 3.99 grade-point-average…named to the “A” Honor Roll all four years…member of the Na onal Honor Society…member of the school choir…competed at the club level for Twin City Twisters…coached by Mike Hunger and Sami Wozney… placed eighth on the balance beam at na onals…2012 na onal qualifier…2011 NIT qualifier. PERSONAL: Full name is Sarah Elizabeth Neumann…daughter of John and Leslie Neumann…has two younger brothers, Joey and Andrew…also has one younger sister, Anna…majoring in either space opera ons of foreign area studies…future plans include becoming an intelligence oﬃcer…enjoys rollerblading, sushi and swing dancing…favorite event is the balance beam, because “I love the concentra on, poise and a tude it involves. It is a challenging event and I love to conquer it”…member of Cadet Squadron 34.

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HIGH SCHOOL | CLUB TEAM: Silverado High School…four-year academic letterwinner…received the High Honors Medallion…earned advanced diploma… graduated with a 4.6 grade-point-average…par cipated in Class Commi ee… member of the Math Tutoring Club…competed at the club level for The Academy of Gymnas cs and Dance…coached by Tammy and Sorin Salcianu…finished second at the Level 9 Western Championships in 2012…Region I (Level 9) allaround champion in 2011…balance beam champion at the 2011 Level 9 Western Championships. PERSONAL: Full name is Andrea Marie Perea…nickname is “Dre”…daughter of Roberto and Teresa and Perea…has two older brothers, Jorge and Victor…majoring in civil engineering…first member of family to be born in the United States… has family all over Mexico and some in Europe…enjoys spending me with family (“especially my four-year-old niece, Aida”) and volunteering at church…served as confirma on leader and youth group leader at church in 2011-12…spent eight years as an alter server…favorite event is the floor exercise, because “I love flipping and twis ng”…member of Cadet Squadron 29.

2012 SEASON IN REVIEW 2012 WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS TEAM NAME Emily Bucher Elaina Cammarata Lindsay Ebel Laura Fauss Linnaea Hance Jessica Hanner Ka e Hawthorne Samantha Jones Jen Larsen Kim McRobbie Melanie Or z Alexandra Stych Jessica Wallander

YR So. Fr. Fr. So. So. So. So. Sr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Fr.

HT 5-7 5-6 5-1 5-2 5-3 5-3 5-3 5-2 5-0 5-5 5-4 5-4 5-3

Head Coach: Doug Day | Assistant Coaches: Lumi Garcy, Kyle Georges AthleƟc Trainer: Lisa Smith | Cadet Manager: Hope Stremcha

2012 SEASON RESULTS DATE Jan. 14 Jan. 22 Jan. 28

Feb. 3 Feb. 12 Feb. 18 Feb. 25 Despite having a squad where 12 of its 13 members were freshmen or sophomores, the Air Force women’s gymnas cs team accounted for five of the top 14 scores in Doug Day’s six-year tenure, including the second-best score of 193.025. The Falcons defeated eventual conference champion UC Davis (191.625190.925) on Feb. 18, marking the first me since 2003 that Air Force had taken a meet from the Aggies. Six gymnasts combined for 11 all-MPSF awards, including mul ple selec ons by Linnaea Hance, Ka e Hawthorne, Jen Larsen and Jessica Wallander. The Falcons finished third at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on Championships and fourth at the USAG Na onal Championships, while Jessica Hanner, Alexandra Stych and Wallander advanced to the event finals of the naonal meet. USAG All-Americans Jessica Wallander (floor exercise-1st, vault-2nd); Jessica Hanner (balance beam1st); Alexandra Stych (floor exercise-1st); Linnaea Hance (uneven bars-2nd); Kae Hawthorne (uneven bars-2nd) MPSF All-Conference Linnaea Hance (vault, uneven bars, balance beam), Ka e Hawthorne (uneven bars, all-around), Jen Larsen (vault, all-around), Jessica Wallander (vault, floor exercise), Jessica Hanner (balance beam), Samantha Jones (uneven bars) MPSF Academic All-Conference Sammi Jones MPSF Athlete of the Week Ka e Hawthorne (Feb. 14), Jess Wallander (Feb. 21), Linnaea Hance (Mar. 6) Most Valuable Gymnast Linnaea Hance had a strong sophomore campaign, represen ng the Falcons at the NCAA Regional Championships and pos ng the program’s best finish (14th) since 2005. In addi on to pos ng the team’s top marks on the uneven bars (9.850) and all-around (38.775), Hance also recorded the second-best scores on the vault (9.650), balance beam (9.825) and floor exercise (9.775). Hance, who was named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on Gymnast of the Week on March 6, claimed a team-best three all-conference accolades (vault, uneven bars, balance beam). She also collected a team-leading six first-place finishes, including mul ple victories at UC Davis and Alaska-Anchorage. 18

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OPPONENT at Texas Woman’s University at UC Davis BURNSLEY INVITATIONAL at No. 18 Denver vs. Centenary at Sea le Pacific at Alaska-Anchorage UC Davis RUTGERS QUADRANGULAR vs. Bridgeport vs. Eastern Michigan at Rutgers Sea le Pacific AIR FORCE TRIANGULAR vs. Denver vs. Western Michigan EAGLE INVITATIONAL at Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Illinois vs. Temple ARIZONA QUADRANGULAR at No. 18 Arizona vs. Bridgeport vs. Utah State MPSF CHAMPIONSHIPS at UC Davis vs. Sea le Pacific vs. Alaska-Anchorage at NCAA Regional Championships USAG CHAMPIONSHIPS | TEAM QUALIFIER vs. Texas Woman’s University vs. William & Mary vs. Centenary USAG CHAMPIONSHIPS | TEAM FINALS at Bridgeport vs. Texas Woman’s University vs. Pennsylvania at USAG Championships-Event

RESULTS | SCORES L, 188.200-191.450 L, 185.750-191.450 2nd of 3 (190.925) L, 190.925-195.400 W, 190.925-187.250 L, 188.925-192.575 W, 190.875-189.300 W, 191.625-190.925 4th of 4 (190.950) L, 190.950-193.875 L, 190.950-193.125 L, 190.950-192.400 L, 191.100-192.475 3rd of 3 (193.025) L, 193.025-196.050 L, 193.025-193.450 2nd of 4 (192.250) L, 192.250-193.850 W, 192.250-192.075 W, 192.250-190.725 4th of 4 (192.175) L, 192.175-196.525 L, 192.175-193.525 L, 192.175-192.975 3rd of 4 (189.125) L, 189.125-193.675 L, 189.125-191.150 W, 189.125-188.300 No Team Scores 2nd of 4 (192.300) L, 192.300-193.625 W, 192.300-192.250 W, 192.300-190.750 4th of 4 (191.075) L, 191.075-195.575 L, 191.075-193.700 L, 191.075-193.475 No Team Scores

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2012 SEASON IN REVIEW EMILY BUCHER CAREER-BEST MARKS at TWU at UC Davis at Burnsley Invita onal at Sea le Pacific at Alaska-Anchorage UC Davis at Rutgers Sea le Pacific AF Triagular at Eagle Invita onal at Arizona Quad at MPSF Championships at USAG Championships (1) at USAG Championships (2)

JESSICA HANNER VAULT ----------------

BARS ----------------

BEAM 9.725 -8.775 9.575 8.775 8.850 9.525 8.950 9.525 9.525 9.550 8.700 9.525 8.950 9.700

FLOOR ----------------

AA ----------------

VAULT ---

BARS ---

BEAM ---

FLOOR ---

AA ---

VAULT ----------------

BARS 9.625 ---9.325 -9.625 9.550 8.875 -------

BEAM 9.100 ------------9.100 --

FLOOR ----------------

AA ----------------

VAULT ---

BARS ---

BEAM ---

FLOOR ---

AA ---

VAULT 9.650 9.375 9.325 9.425 9.425 9.450 9.450 9.650 9.450 9.500 9.450 9.200 9.400 9.500 9.500 --

BARS 9.850 9.550 9.725 9.525 9.050 9.725 9.700 9.850 9.775 9.700 9.800 9.600 9.600 9.700 9.650 9.100

BEAM 9.800 9.100 9.775 9.175 9.675 9.700 9.725 9.100 9.225 9.800 9.625 9.550 9.250 9.475 9.375 9.675

FLOOR 9.800 --9.475 9.400 8.875 9.700 9.750 9.700 9.775 8.850 9.625 9.625 9.550 9.725 9.800

AA 38.775 --37.600 37.550 37.750 38.575 38.350 38.150 38.775 37.725 37.975 37.875 38.225 38.250 --

ELAINA CAMMARATA CAREER-BEST MARKS Did not compete in 2012

LINDSAY EBEL CAREER-BEST MARKS at TWU at UC Davis at Burnsley Invita onal at Sea le Pacific at Alaska-Anchorage UC Davis at Rutgers Sea le Pacific AF Triagular at Eagle Invita onal at Arizona Quad at MPSF Championships at USAG Championships (1) at USAG Championships (2)

LAURA FAUSS CAREER-BEST MARKS Did not compete in 2012

LINNAEA HANCE CAREER-BEST MARKS at TWU at UC Davis at Burnsley Invita onal at Sea le Pacific at Alaska-Anchorage UC Davis at Rutgers Sea le Pacific AF Triagular at Eagle Invita onal at Arizona Quad at MPSF Championships at NCAA Regionals at USAG Championships (1) at USAG Championships (2)

CAREER-BEST MARKS at TWU at UC Davis at Burnsley Invita onal at Sea le Pacific at Alaska-Anchorage UC Davis at Rutgers Sea le Pacific AF Triagular at Eagle Invita onal at Arizona Quad at MPSF Championships at USAG Championships (1) at USAG Championships (2) at USAG Championships (3)

VAULT 9.625 9.525 5.750 9.425 9.475 9.575 9.550 9.625 9.500 9.525 9.375 -9.425 -9.575 --

BARS 9.575 8.950 8.450 9.275 -------------

BEAM 9.825 9.600 9.600 9.750 9.725 9.650 9.800 9.150 9.450 9.825 9.650 9.725 9.100 9.700 9.725 9.725

FLOOR 9.325 9.250 8.275 --9.325 8.900 ----------

AA 37.325 37.325 32.075 --------------

VAULT 9.650 9.425 9.525 9.425 9.400 9.525 9.500 9.625 9.500 9.600 -9.500 -9.625 9.650

BARS 9.775 9.475 9.175 9.100 9.575 9.725 9.025 9.725 9.725 9.775 9.725 9.750 9.050 9.650 9.000

BEAM 9.700 9.000 9.000 9.700 9.525 9.650 8.825 8.400 9.200 9.200 9.675 9.075 9.000 -9.350

FLOOR 9.725 9.050 8.825 9.550 9.475 9.600 9.725 9.650 9.550 9.725 9.275 9.675 9.675 8.975 9.675

AA 38.500 36.950 36.525 37.775 37.975 38.500 37.075 37.400 37.975 38.300 -38.000 --37.675

VAULT 9.775 9.625 --------9.525 9.600 9.475 9.650 9.600

BARS 9.750 9.550 ---9.550 9.600 9.575 9.725 9.650 9.750 9.750 9.575 9.600 9.625

BEAM 9.325 ---------------

FLOOR 9.750 9.625 -----------9.750 9.175

AA 37.850 --------------

KATIE HAWTHORNE CAREER-BEST MARKS at TWU at UC Davis at Burnsley Invita onal at Sea le Pacific at Alaska-Anchorage UC Davis at Rutgers Sea le Pacific AF Triagular at Eagle Invita onal at Arizona Quad at MPSF Championships at USAG Championships (1) at USAG Championships (2)

SAMMI JONES CAREER-BEST MARKS at TWU at UC Davis at Burnsley Invita onal at Sea le Pacific at Alaska-Anchorage UC Davis at Rutgers Sea le Pacific AF Triagular at Eagle Invita onal at Arizona Quad at MPSF Championships at USAG Championships (1) at USAG Championships (2)

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2012 SEASON IN REVIEW JEN LARSEN CAREER-BEST MARKS at TWU at UC Davis at Burnsley Invita onal at Sea le Pacific at Alaska-Anchorage UC Davis at Rutgers Sea le Pacific AF Triangular at Eagle Invita onal at Arizona Quad at MPSF Championships at USAG Championships (1) at USAG Championships (2)

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VAULT 9.750 -9.250 9.625 9.600 9.650 9.650 9.650 9.550 9.650 9.525 9.625 9.450 9.725 9.675

BARS 9.700 9.325 9.200 9.650 9.675 9.650 8.975 9.050 9.150 9.700 9.700 9.525 9.150 9.100 9.025

BEAM 9.675 8.650 9.350 9.650 9.375 9.600 9.375 9.575 9.675 9.075 8.900 9.350 9.000 9.550 9.450

FLOOR 9.750 9.450 9.475 9.625 9.450 8.975 9.600 9.225 8.950 9.675 9.625 9.525 9.650 9.750 9.650

AA 38.750 -37.275 38.550 38.100 37.875 37.600 37.500 37.325 38.100 37.750 38.025 37.250 38.125 37.800

VAULT 9.625 -8.875 ----9.550 9.575 9.600 9.450 9.625 9.575 9.575 9.400

BARS ----------------

BEAM 9.725 9.250 9.350 9.650 9.000 9.125 9.100 9.225 9.300 9.200 9.675 9.725 9.675 9.425 9.100

FLOOR 9.575 9.200 9.325 9.350 8.775 --9.575 9.525 9.450 9.475 9.500 9.450 ---

AA ----------------

VAULT 9.525 9.525 -9.450 9.350 9.425 9.450 ----------

BARS 9.700 -9.550 9.400 9.400 9.600 ---9.625 9.050 9.700 9.000 9.450 9.500 --

BEAM 9.125 9.125 ---------------

FLOOR 9.800 -8.275 9.625 9.475 9.450 9.725 9.625 9.575 9.800 9.800 9.625 9.675 9.800 9.050 9.700

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KIM McROBBIE CAREER-BEST MARKS at TWU at UC Davis at Burnsley Invita onal at Sea le Pacific at Alaska-Anchorage UC Davis at Rutgers Sea le Pacific AF Triangular at Eagle Invita onal at Arizona Quad at MPSF Championships at USAG Championships (1) at USAG Championships (2)

CAREER-BEST MARKS at TWU at UC Davis at Burnsley Invita onal at Sea le Pacific at Alaska-Anchorage UC Davis at Rutgers Sea le Pacific AF Triangular at Eagle Invita onal at Arizona Quad at MPSF Championships at USAG Championships (1) at USAG Championships (2) at USAG Championships (3)

VAULT 9.825 9.575 8.950 9.825 9.700 9.800 9.800 9.800 9.750 9.750 9.750 9.775 9.175 9.800 9.825 --

BARS 9.750 9.375 9.525 8.950 9.250 9.550 9.700 9.575 9.625 9.750 9.650 9.600 9.525 9.600 9.550 --

BEAM -----------------

FLOOR 9.800 9.650 9.675 9.625 9.000 9.550 9.750 9.725 9.700 9.800 9.575 9.775 9.725 9.800 9.750 9.725

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VAULT 49.000 47.675 45.925 47.750 47.600 48.000 47.950 48.350 47.875 48.125 47.700 48.125 47.325 48.375 48.325

BARS 48.900 47.275 47.175 46.950 47.225 48.250 47.650 48.275 48.000 48.575 48.625 48.400 46.900 47.950 46.800

BEAM 49.150 46.075 47.075 48.325 47.300 47.725 47.525 46.000 47.175 47.550 48.175 47.425 46.550 47.150 47.900

FLOOR 49.300 47.175 45.575 47.900 46.800 46.900 48.500 48.325 48.050 48.775 47.750 48.225 48.350 48.825 48.050

AA 195.675 188.200 185.750 190.925 188.925 190.875 191.625 190.950 191.100 193.025 192.250 192.175 189.125 192.300 191.075

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ALEXANDRA STYCH CAREER-BEST MARKS at TWU at UC Davis at Burnsley Invita onal at Sea le Pacific at Alaska-Anchorage UC Davis at Rutgers Sea le Pacific AF Triangular at Eagle Invita onal at Arizona Quad at MPSF Championships at USAG Championships (1) at USAG Championships (2) at USAG Championships (3)

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HONORS & AWARDS MOST VALUABLE GYMNAST

ACADEMY TOP-SIX AWARDS

TEAM CAPTAINS

YEAR ............................................................. MVP 1977.....................................................................n/a 1978.....................................................................n/a 1979.....................................................................n/a 1980...........................................................Jill Archer 1981.................................................... Heidi Croeber 1982...................................................... Ellen Nelson 1983......................................................Wynne Bo s 1984...................................................Marci McGlinn 1985.............................................Cynthia Tallmadge 1986...................................................... Sue Wieland 1987............................................ Marlena Ventresca 1988................................................... Wendy Hacker 1989................................................ Michelle Carson 1990.......................................................Susan Bizzel 1991......................................................... Carol Bush 1992.................................................Jeanine Stewart 1993.................................................... Becky Mosley 1994.........................................................Dawn Talty 1995............................................ Michelle Roxburgh 1996............................................ Michelle Roxburgh 1997............................................ Michelle Roxburgh 1998.............................................Katrine Waterman 1999............................................. Courtney Hamrick 2000.......................................... Kimberly Broughton 2001.....................................................Kris Delcour 2002............................................Jennifer Dougherty 2003.......................................................Allison Todd 2004..........................................................Jessa Liegl 2005..........................................................Jessa Liegl 2006................................................. Lauren Robison 2007..............................................Sashonna Iwaniec 2008.................................................... Abbey Rogers 2009.................................................... Abbey Rogers 2010.....................................................Jenna Dudley 2011..................................................Bri any Du on 2012...................................................Linnaea Hance

YEAR ................................... TOP FEMALE ATHLETE 1998............................................ Michelle Roxburgh 2003.......................................................Allison Todd 2005..........................................................Jessa Liegl 2009.................................................... Abbey Rogers

YEAR ............................................. TEAM CAPTAIN 1977...................................................Meet Captains 1978............................................. Dorothy MahaďŹ&#x20AC;ey 1979................................................Michelle Pompili 1980......................................................Margie Clark 1981.......................... Cindy Faries, Lynn Ellen Vergis 1982................................................Lynn Ellen Vergis 1983......................................................Wynne Bo s 1984.................................................. Peggy Kirchner 1985................................................... Karolen Fahrni 1986................................. Malia Bell, Charlie Brooks 1987...............................................Julie Northgraves 1988............................................ Marlena Ventresca 1989............................................ Marlena Ventresca 1990.................................................... Susan Bizzelle 1991..........................................................Tina Lamb 1992......................................................... Carol Bush 1993.................................................Jeanine Stewart 1994.........................................................Dawn Talty 1995.................Antoine e Valero, Meghan McCann 1996...............................................Meghan McCann 1997..........................Felicia Bell, Michelle Roxburgh 1998.......... Felicia Bell, M Roxburgh, Kerrie Gribuski 1999...................................................Kelly Roxburgh 2000....................................................Shelly Hooten 2001..................................................Jennifer Glomb 2002............................................. Courtney Hamrick 2003.......................................................Allison Todd 2004................................................... Rebecca Lewis 2005..................................Jessa Liegel, Diane Godar 2006................................................. Lauren Robison 2007..............................................Sashonna Iwaniec 2008.........................................................Kelly Lewis 2009.................................................... Abbey Rogers 2010............................................... A an Boudreaux 2011..................................................Bri any Du on 2012................................................ Samantha Jones

Three- me MVP Michelle Roxburgh

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ALL-TIME INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

MPSF GYMNAST OF THE YEAR Abbey Rogers....................................................................................... 2008, 2009 Bri any Du on .............................................................................................. 2011

Event Vault

Score 9.900

Uneven Bars Balance Beam Floor Exercise

9.925 9.900 9.950

All-Around

39.475

HEAD COACH OF THE YEAR Doug Day ............................................................................................. 2010, 2011 ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR Nelle Barriteau .............................................................................................. 2010 Kyle Georges .................................................................................................. 2011 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Abbey Rogers..............................................................................2009 (BB, FX, AA) Jenna Dudley ............................................................................................2010 (V) Bri any Du on ..................................................................................2011 (BB-co) Lisa Wong ..........................................................................................2011 (BB-co)

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Gymnast Jessa Liegl Kelly Roxburgh Laura Frank Bethany Stott Jessa Liegl Allison Todd Jessa Liegl

Year 2004 1996 2003 2001 2004 2003 2004

ALL-TIME TEAM RECORDS Event Vault Uneven Bars Balance Beam Floor Exercise Team Total

Score 49.000 48.900 49.150 49.300 195.675

Year 2004 2001 2004 2004, 2000 2004

MWC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Abbey Rogers................................................................................................. 2009

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HONORS & AWARDS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Marci McGlinn (Vault) ..............................1984, 1985

ALL-AMERICAN AWARD WINNERS AIAW ALL-AMERICANS 1981 Heidi Croeber................................................................................. Vault, Balance Beam, All-Around NCAA ALL-AMERICANS 1984 Marci McGlinn ........................................................................................................................... Vault 1984 Cynthia Tallmadge .............................................................. Uneven Bars, Floor Exercise, All-Around 1985 Marci McGlinn ........................................................................................................................... Vault 1985 Cynthia Tallmadge ...................................................................................... Uneven Bars, All-Around 1986 Sue Wieland.................................................................................................................Balance Beam 1987 Marlena Ventresca ...................................................................................................... Floor Exercise

USA GYMNASTICS NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONS Air Force Academy....................................2001, 2002 USA GYMNASTICS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Kimberly Broughton (All-Around) .............2000, 2002 Bethany Sto (Balance Beam) ............................2001 Jennifer Dougherty (Vault, All-Around) ..............2002 Allison Todd (Balance Beam) ....................2002, 2003 Jessa Liegl (Balance Beam) .................................2004 Bri any Du on (Uneven Bars) ...........................2011

OTHER NATIONAL AWARDS NCAA NORTH CENTRAL COACH OF THE YEAR Lisa Woody ....................................................... 2001 Doug Day .......................................................... 2009 USA GYMNASTICS HEAD COACH OF THE YEAR Lisa Woody ....................................................... 2001 Doug Day .......................................................... 2011 USA GYMNASTICS ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR Holly Tedeschi ................................................... 2002 Lumi Garcy........................................................ 2011 USA GYMNASTICS OUTSTANDING SENIOR Erin Maguire ..................................................... 2004 Bri any Du on ................................................. 2011

USA GYMNASTICS ALL-AMERICANS 1989 Michelle Carson ............................................................................................................. Uneven Bars 1991 Michelle Carson ............................................................................................................. Uneven Bars 1992 Jeanine Stewart ................................................................................................................ All-Around 1993 Jeanine Stewart ................................................................................................................ All-Around 1994 Jennifer Spence ........................................................................................ Floor Exercise, All-Around 1995 Michelle Roxburgh ......................................................................... Vault, Balance Beam, All-Around 1997 Michelle Roxburgh ............................................................................................................ All-Around 1997 Katrine Waterman ............................................................................................................ All-Around 1998 Katrine Waterman ............................................................. Uneven Bars, Balance Beam, All-Around 1998 Kelly Roxburgh ........................................................................................................................... Vault 1999 Kelly Roxburgh ........................................................................................................................... Vault 2000 Kimberly Broughton..................................................Vault, Uneven Bars, Floor Exercise, All-Around 2000 Kris Delcour .................................................................................................................... All-Around 2000 Jennifer Dougherty ....................................................................Vault, Balance Beam, Floor Exercise 2000 Courtney Hamrick .....................................................................................Balance Beam, All-Around 2000 Amy Hul n ................................................................................................................... Floor Exercise 2000 Bethany Sto ...............................................................................................................Balance Beam 2000 Elizabeth Weber .................................................................................................. Vault, Uneven Bars 2001 Kimberly Broughton.................................................................................... Uneven Bars, All-Around 2001 Kris Delcour ............................................................................................ Floor Exercise, All-Around 2001 Jennifer Dougherty ................................................................................... Floor Exercise, All-Around 2001 Courtney Hamrick ........................................................................................................Balance Beam 2001 Bethany Sto ...............................................................................................................Balance Beam 2001 Allison Todd ................................................................................................................... Uneven Bars 2001 Elizabeth Weber ........................................................................................................................ Vault 2002 Courtney Hamrick .......................................................................................................... Uneven Bars 2002 Jennifer Dougherty ......................................................................... Vault, Floor Exercise, All-Around 2002 Kimberly Broughton............................................................ Uneven Bars, Floor Exercise, All-Around 2002 Bethany Sto ....................................................................Balance Beam, Floor Exercise, All-Around 2002 Allison Todd ......................................................................Balance Beam, Floor Exercise, All-Around 2003 Laura Frank .......................................................................Balance Beam, Floor Exercise, All-Around 2003 Allison Todd ................................................Uneven Bars, Balance Beam, Floor Exercise, All-Around 2004 Laura Frank ................................................................................................................................ Vault 2004 Jessa Liegl .........................................................................Balance Beam, Floor Exercise, All-Around 2004 Erin Maguire ................................................................................... Vault, Floor Exercise, All-Around 2004 Lauren Robison ................................................................................................................. All-Around 2005 Sashonna Iwaniec ...................................................................................................................... Vault 2005 Jessa Liegl ............................................................................................................... Vault, All-Around 2007 Sashonna Iwaniec ............................................................................................................. All-Around 2008 Michelle Denise ............................................................................................................. Uneven Bars 2008 Bri any Du on ......................................................................................... Floor Exercise, All-Around 2008 Kayla Kincade ...............................................................................................................Balance Beam 2009 A an Boudreaux ............................................................................................................ Uneven Bars 2009 Jenna Dudley .................................................................................................................... All-Around 2010 Jenna Dudley ......................................................................................... Uneven Bars, Floor Exercise 2011 Emily Bucher ................................................................................................................Balance Beam 2011 Bri any Du on ........................................................ Vault, Uneven Bars, Balance Beam, All-Around 2011 Linnaea Hance ............................................................................................................... Uneven Bars 2011 Jessica Hanner .............................................................................................................Balance Beam 2011 Sammi Jones ...................................................................................................... Vault, Floor Exercise 2011 Jen Larsen ....................................................................................... Vault, Floor Exercise, All-Around 2011 Lisa Wong ....................................................................................................................Balance Beam 2012 Linnaea Hance ............................................................................................................... Uneven Bars 2012 Jessica Hanner .............................................................................................................Balance Beam 2012 Ka e Hawthorne............................................................................................................ Uneven Bars 2012 Alexadra Stych ............................................................................................................. Floor Exercise 2012 Jessica Wallander............................................................................................... Vault, Floor Exercise AIR FORCE WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GYMNASTICS MEDIA GUIDE

NATIONAL ACADEMIC AWARDS

CONFERENCE ACADEMIC AWARDS

NCAA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN Bethany Sto .................................................... 2002

MPSF ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Allison Todd ...................................................... 2003 Laura Frank ............................................. 2003, 2004 Diane Godar ................................. 2003, 2004, 2005 Tammy Ritchey ....................................... 2003, 2004 Erin Maguire ..................................................... 2004 Lauren Robison ....................................... 2004, 2006 Sashonna Iwaniec ................................... 2006, 2007 Ka e Donnell ................................ 2006, 2007, 2008 Kelly Lewis .............................................. 2007, 2008 Abbey Rogers................................ 2007, 2008, 2009 Lisa Wong ..................................... 2009, 2010, 2011 Holland Davis .................................................... 2011 Tara Harris ........................................................ 2011 Sammi Jones ........................................... 2011, 2012

NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP Abbey Rogers.................................................... 2009 CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT Abbey Rogers.......................................... 2008, 2009 NACGC/W ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Ann Zionic ..................................... 1994, 1995, 1996 Diane Godar ..................................................... 2003 Abbey Rogers ............................... 2007, 2008, 2009 Jill Ward 2007 Kelly Lewis ........................................................ 2008 USA GYMNASTICS ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Courtney Hamrick............................................. 2002 Bethany Sto .................................................... 2002 Kimberly Broughton ......................................... 2002 Allison Todd ...................................................... 2002 Diane Godar ........................................... 2003, 2004 Laura Frank ....................................................... 2004 Tammy Ritchey ................................................. 2004 Lauren Robison ................................................. 2006 Ka e Donnell ................................ 2006, 2007, 2008 Kelly Lewis .............................................. 2007, 2008 Abbey Rogers................................ 2007, 2008, 2009 Lisa Wong ............................................... 2010, 2011

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HONORS & AWARDS ACADEMY ATHLETIC AWARDS USAFA SCHOLAR ATHLETES Tauny Searcy ..................................................... 1990 Michelle Carson ................................................ 1991 Karen Gremba .................................................. 1991 Shannon Faber ....................................... 1994, 1995 Ann Zionic ..................................... 1994, 1995, 1996 Megan Bir ......................................................... 1995 Jenny Lark Goss ................................................ 1995 Michelle Roxburgh............................................ 1996 AFA ACADEMIC TEAM EXCELLENCE Women’s Gymnas cs ............................. 2001, 2003

MWC SCHOLAR ATHLETES Diane Godar ..................................................... 2004 Ka e Donnell .................................................... 2005 Abbey Rogers................................ 2007, 2008, 2009 Erin Brown ........................................................ 2010

ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS AAA ....................................................................... ALEXANDER, Mona ..........................................95, 96 ARCHER, Jill......................................................79, 80 BBB ....................................................................... BAGOZZI, Jennifer ................................ 95, 96, 97, 98 BARRETT, Mary ..........................................06, 07, 08 BELL, Felicia ......................................... 95, 96, 97, 98 BELL, Malia .......................................... 84, 85, 86, 87 BIR, Megan ................................................94, 95, 96 BIZZELLE, Susan ................................... 87, 88, 89, 90 BOTTS, Wynne ..................................... 80, 81, 82, 83 BOUDREAUX, A an ...................................08, 09, 10 BROUGHTON, Kimberly ....................... 00, 01, 02, 03 BROWN, Erin .........................................................10 BUCHER, Emily .............................................11, 12 BUSH, Carol ......................................... 89, 90, 91, 92 CCC........................................................................ CALLEY, Britany ......................................................10 CAMMARATA, Elaina .............................................12 CANFIELD, Caroline ................................................05 CARSON, Michelle ............................... 89, 90, 91, 92 CHAPUT, Colby .................................................09, 10 CHIARAVAILOTI, Cindi ............................................86 CLARK, Margie ..................................... 77, 78, 79, 80 COCCIA, Terri ....................................... 81, 82, 84, 85 COLWELL, Megan.......................................85, 86, 87 CROEBER, Heidi .....................................................81 CROSS, Lauri ....................................................79, 80 DDD ...................................................................... DACUMOS, Erin-Leonore .......................................99 DANIELS, Sara ........................................................91 DARONE, Emily ......................................................07 DAVIS, Holland..................................... 08, 09, 10, 11 DAVIS, Peggy....................................................79, 80 DELCOUR, Kris ................................... 98, 99, 00, 01 DENISE, Michelle ................................. 07, 08, 09, 10 DOLFINGER, Malia .................................................98 DONNELL, Catherine ........................... 05, 06, 07, 08 DOUGHERTY, Jennifer ................................00, 01, 02 DUDLEY, Jenna .................................................09, 10 DUTTON, Bri any ................................ 08, 09, 10, 11 EEE ........................................................................ EBEL, Lindsay .........................................................12 EHRMAN, Anne e .................................................08 EVERETT, Joana ......................................................06 FFF ........................................................................ FABER, Shannon ........................................94, 95, 97 FAHRNI, Karolen .................................. 82, 83, 84, 85 FARIES, Cynthia ......................................................81 FAUSS, Laura.................................................11, 12 FELDSTONE, Julia ...................................................78 FERRE, Linda Diane ................................................87 FEYEREISEN, Melissa .............................................94 FOOTE, Tracy..............................................86, 87, 88 FRANK, Laura ....................................... 01, 02, 03, 04 FRANKE, Rosemary ................................................78 FREEDMAN, Charlo e .....................................06, 07 FRICK, Stephanie ................................. 07, 08, 09, 10 GGG ...................................................................... GLOMB, Jennifer .................................. 98, 99, 00, 01 GODAR, Diane ..................................... 02, 03, 04, 05 GOSS, Jenny Lark .............................................94, 95 GREEN, Ashley ...........................................08, 09, 10 GREEN, Kali ............................................................07 GREMBA, Karen .....................................................81 GRIBUSKI, Kerrie .................................. 95, 96, 97, 98 24

HHH ...................................................................... HACKER, Wendy ....................................................88 HAMRICK, Courtney ............................ 99, 00, 01, 02 HANCE, Linnaea ............................................11, 12 HANNER, Jessica ...........................................11, 12 HARRIS, Tara ....................................................10, 11 HAWTHORNE, KaƟe ......................................11, 12 HOOTEN, Shelly ................................... 97, 98, 99, 00 HULTIN, Amy..............................................99, 00, 01 III........................................................................... IWANIEC, Sashonna ............................. 04, 05, 06, 07 JJJ .......................................................................... JACKSON, Karen ...............................................89, 90 JACKSON, Kendra .............................................89, 90 JENKES, Beth....................................................81, 82 JOHNSON, Kris .....................................................87 JONES, Samantha ................................ 09, 10, 11, 12 KKK ....................................................................... KIEFER, Darice .......................................................00 KINCADE, Kayla ..........................................07, 08, 09 KIRCHNER, Peggy ................................. 81, 82, 84, 85 KIYOTA, Nancy .......................................................82 KONIECZNY, Stephanie...........................................88 KOUNNAS, Stephanie ............................................78 KOVACS, Janie ........................................................11 LLL ......................................................................... LADOUCER, Tina ....................................................91 LARSEN, Jennifer ..........................................11, 12 LARUE, Janet..........................................................87 LAMB, Tina ......................................................90, 91 LAND, Tanya...........................................................92 LEBLANC, Tammie............................................98, 99 LETTIERI, Lauren ....................................................99 LEWIS, Kelly ...............................................05, 07, 08 LEWIS, Rebecca ................................... 01, 02, 03, 04 LIEGL, Jessa .......................................... 02, 03, 04, 05 LINBERG, Jennifer ..................................................88 MMM .................................................................... MAGUIRE, Erin...........................................01, 02, 04 MAHAFFY, Dorothy ....................................78, 79, 80 MARCH, Sonya .......................................................83 McCANN, Meghan ............................... 93, 94, 95, 96 McCOWAN, Megan.............................. 00, 01, 02, 03 McGLINN, Marci .................................. 82, 83, 84, 85 McGLINN, Shannon .........................................92, 93 McKAY, Heather .....................................................88 McROBBIE, Kim ................................................. 12 MENGEL, Jane ..................................... 79, 80, 81, 82 MEYER, Cathy ..................................................89, 90 MONGEON, Jacqueline ....................................89, 90 MOREHEAD, Lynn ............................................89, 90 MOSLEY, Rebecca ......................................91, 92, 93 MUNKEBY, Jamie .............................................02, 03 MUNSON, Elizabeth.........................................88, 89 NNN ...................................................................... NAGAHIRO, Lynn .............................................79, 80 NELSON, Ellen ............................................81, 82, 83 NELSON, Lisa ...................................................83, 86 NEWTON, Linda ................................... 97, 98, 99, 00 NORTHGRAVES, Julie ........................... 85, 86, 87, 88

PPP........................................................................ PAINTER, Candy ...............................................78, 80 PARRALES, Rosa .....................................................94 PASER, Chris ne ....................................................78 PASTORET, Karen....................................................86 PETEREK, Cilla ........................................................95 PINDAT, Chris ane ............................... 89, 90, 91, 92 POMPILI, Michele ......................................78, 79, 80 POSELEY, Beth ........................................................87 POWERS, Chris ne .............................. 04, 05, 06, 07 RRR ....................................................................... RAYL, Linda ......................................................85, 86 REINWALD, Linda .......................................79, 80, 81 RITCHEY, Tammy ........................................02, 03, 04 ROBINSON, Nancy .................................................79 ROBISON, Lauren ................................. 03, 04, 05, 06 ROGERS, Abbey .........................................07, 08, 09 ROJAS, Vicki ......................................... 84, 85, 86, 87 ROSBERY, Julie .................................................80, 81 ROXBURGH, Kelly................................. 96, 97, 98, 99 ROXBURGH, Michelle .......................... 95, 96, 97, 98 SSS ........................................................................ SABIN, Janice ...................................................83, 84 SCHEFFELIN, Julia ..................................................79 SCHMANSKI, Mary Beth ............................78, 79, 80 SCHMITT, Lauren ...................................................88 SEARCY, Tauni ............................................88, 89, 90 SHEMAIN, Ashley.............................................89, 90 SHETLEY, Ka e .......................................................09 SHIREY, Andrea ......................................................82 SIElSKI, Jenna .........................................................01 SMITH, Susan.........................................................89 STEFFAN, Heidi ................................................85, 86 STEVENSON, Yvonne .............................................92 STEWART, Jeanine................................ 90, 91, 92, 93 STOTT, Bethany .................................... 99, 00, 01, 02 STRICKLAND, Shanna .......................................96, 97 STYCH, ALEXANDRA ........................................... 12 TTT ........................................................................ TALLMADGE, Cynthia ........................... 82, 83, 84, 85 TALTY, Dawn ......................................... 91, 92, 93, 94 TODD, Allison ....................................... 00, 01, 02, 03 VVV ....................................................................... VALERO, Antoine e ............................. 92, 93, 94, 95 VENTRESCA, Marlena .......................... 87, 88, 89, 90 VERGIS, Lynn........................................ 79, 80, 81, 82 WWW ................................................................... WALLANDER, Jessica.......................................... 12 WALLER, Carla .................................................87, 88 WARD, Jill...............................................................05 WARTNER, Shawna .............................. 96, 97, 98, 99 WATERMAN, Katrine........................................97, 98 WEBER, Elizabeth ................................ 98, 99, 00, 01 WIELAND, Sue .................................................83, 86 WONG, Lenora.......................................................78 WONG, Lisa ......................................... 08, 09, 10, 11 WRIGHT, Cole e ..............................................91, 94 ZZZ ........................................................................ ZIONIC, Ann ...............................................94, 95, 96

OOO ...................................................................... O’LOUGHLIN, Mary................................................80 OELRICH, Regena ...................................................89 OWEN, Kelli ...............................................87, 88, 89 Returning gymnasts are in bold. AIR FORCE WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS MEDIA GUIDE

CADET WEST GYMNASIUM | THE HOME OF AIR FORCE GYMNASTICS

The Air Force women’s and men’s gymnastics team train and compete in the Academy’s Cadet West Gymnasium. The gymnastics-only facilty features a competion area and spectator seating, as well as an area dedicated to training.

Air Force also has the added benefit of an auxiliary gym that features locker areas for both the men’s and women’s teams. The second floor of the auxiliary gym also features a vaulting runway with foam landing pits.

In the fall of 2011, a second story was added to a part of the main gym, providing a foam landing pit for tumbling routines. Beneath the new structure includes areas for strorage, stationary bikes and athletic training areas.

Overall, the Cadet Gymnasium is a five-level structure, containing 439,951 square feet of useable space. It houses three complete gyms, 12 squash courts, 21 handball/racquetball courts and nine basketball courts. There are two swimming pools, an indoor rifle range and four indoor tennis courts, along with separate facilities for gymnastics, cheerleading, wrestling, fencing, boxing, aerobic fitness, weight lifting, scuba, baseball, volleyball and judo. The gymnasium, which also contains an athletic training room, human performance laboratory, lockers for all cadets, and administrative offices of the physical education instructors and support staff, is adjacent to the new Cadet Fitness Center, which opened in 2012.

The set-up can be configured for either a men’s or women’s meet, with a raised floor exercise area and holding areas for championship meets. The gym features a two-tiered scorers’ table that is wirelessly linked to the judges’ tables located throughout the venue. For daily practices and special combined meets, the floor surface can hold all equipment for both the men’s and women’s training.

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THE ACADEMY EXPERIENCE The United States Air Force Academy offers a four-year program of instruction and experience designed to educate, train and inspire men and women to become officers of character, motivated to lead the United States Air Force in service to our nation. Each cadet graduates with a bachelor of science degree and a commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force. COURSE OF STUDY Cadets are exposed to a balanced curriculum that provides the knowledge, skills and responsibilities essential to a career Air Force officer. The entire USAFA experience is integrated and mapped to achieve a set of desired outcomes in every graduate. The core academic curriculum includes courses in basic sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities. Cadets take additional elective courses to complete requirements for one of 32 major areas of study. About 50 percent of the cadets complete majors in science and engineering; the remainder graduate in the social sciences and humanities. Some of the most popular majors include management, aeronautical engineering, foreign area studies, history, behavioral science, civil engineering, astronautical engineering, electrical engineering and engineering mechanics. FACULTY COMPOSITION The majority of the Academy’s faculty members, more than 500 total, are Air Force officers. They are selected primarily from career-officer volunteers who have established outstanding records of performance and dedication. Each has at least a master’s degree and more than 55 percent have doctorates or other terminal degrees in their field of study. About 30 percent of the faculty are civilians who bring great depth of disciplinary and educational expertise and provide academic stability and continuity. Faculty members are intensely focused on cadet learning as an integral part of their officer development. The Air Force Academy has been ranked No. 1 in the nation for the most accessible and involved faculty for four years in a row. To provide greater contributions by a diverse faculty, the Academy has several distinguished visiting professors and endowed professors who serve one or more years. Officers from other services, as well as officers from allied countries are also members of the faculty. Distinguished civilian and military lecturers also share their expertise with the cadets during the academic year.

Fundamental concepts of military organization -- drill, ethics, honor, Air Force heritage and physical training -- are emphasized the first summer during basic cadet training. Freshmen study the military role in United States society, as well as the mission and organization of the Air Force. Sophomores receive instruction in communication skills and juniors study combat and operational aspects of the Air Force. The Academy offers courses in flying, navigation, soaring and parachuting, building from basic skills to instructor duties. Some cadets may fly light aircraft with the Cadet Flying Team. Summer training for cadets is divided into three, threeweek training periods. There are a variety of programs available and each cadet is required to complete two training periods each summer with leave during the other period. All new cadets take six weeks of basic cadet training in their first summer. Combat survival training is a required three-week program during cadets’ second summer. For other second-summer training periods, cadets have options such as working with Airmen in an operational unit at an Air Force installation, airborne parachute training, soaring or basic free-fall parachute training. During their last two summers, all cadets are offered leadership training as supervisors or instructors in the summer programs listed above. Extracurricular activities also are an integral part of the education program. The cadet ski club, drum and bugle corps, cadet chorale and forensics are a few of the programs available to Academy cadets. NOMINATIONS Nominations to the Academy may be obtained through a congressional sponsor or by meeting eligibility criteria in other categories of competition established by law. For information on admission procedures, write to: HQ USAFA/RRS 2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 200 USAF Academy, CO 80840-5025.

HISTORY OF THE ACADEMY In 1948, a board of leading civilian and military educators was appointed to plan the curriculum for an academy that would meet the needs of the newly established Air Force. The board determined that Air Force requirements could not be met by expanding the other service academies and recommended an Air Force Academy be established without delay. In 1949, then Secretary of the Air Force W. Stuart Symington appointed a commission to assist in selecting a site and on April 1, 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized creation of the United States Air Force Academy. After considering 580 sites in 45 states, the commission narrowed the choice to three locations. During the summer of 1954, Secretary of the Air Force Harold Talbott selected a site near Colorado Springs, Colo. Colorado contributed $1 million toward purchase of the property. In July 1955, the first Academy class entered interim facilities at Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, while construction began. It was sufficiently completed for occupancy by the cadet wing in late August 1958. Initial construction cost was $142 million. Women entered the Academy on June 28, 1976, as members of the class of 1980.

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ATHLETIC PROGRAM The Academy’s athletic program is designed to improve physical fitness, teach athletic skills and develop leadership qualities. To achieve its goals, the Academy offers some of the most extensive physical education, intramural sports and intercollegiate athletic programs in the nation. Cadets take at least three different physical education courses each year. MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING An air, space and cyberspace-oriented military education, training and leadership program begins with basic cadet training and continues throughout the four years. Seniors are responsible for the organizational leadership of the cadet wing, while juniors and sophomores seek to develop team and interpersonal leadership and instructional skills. Cadets are projected into as many leadership roles as possible to prepare them to be effective Air Force officers. 26

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USAFA SENIOR LEADERSHIP LT GEN MICHAEL C. GOULD | SUPERINTENDENT Lt. Gen. Michael C. Gould is Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. He directs a four-year academic, military training, athletic and character development program leading to a bachelor’s degree and commission as an Air Force officer. The general is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Class of 1976. His career encompasses a wide range of assignments, ranging from head football coach of the Air Force Academy Preparatory School, to serving as Air Force aide to the President of the United States. He has held numerous command positions at the group, wing and numbered air force level, and was commander of Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center during 9/11. Prior to his return to the Academy, he was Director of Operations and Plans, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. General Gould is a command pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours in the T-38, T-41, KC-10, C-5, C-17, C-21, C-141 and KC-135R. His military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.

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COMMANDANT OF CADETS Brig General Gregory Lengyel

DEAN OF FACULTY Brig General Dana Born

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AIR FORCE ATHLETICS DR. HANS MUEH | DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Dr. Hans J. Mueh is in his eighth year as the director of athletics at the Air Force Academy. A retired Air Force brigadier general, Mueh was vice dean of faculty for two years prior to his retirement from active duty in the summer of 2004. Mueh was heavily involved in Academy athletics before becoming director of athletics. He was the Academy’s faculty athletics representative from 1996-2004 and was a long-time member of the board of directors for the Air Force Academy Athletics Association. Since becoming the director of athletics, Mueh has led the Academy to some remarkable feats. In 2007, the Academy was one of only three schools (Michigan State and Boston College) to reach post-season play in football (2007), men’s basketball and ice hockey (2006-07). It marked the first time a service academy has ever had a team compete in the post-season in all three sports. In addition, under Mueh’s watch the men’s basketball team has played in an NCAA tournament and the National Invitational Tournament’s Final Four. The ice hockey team won three straight conference championships and made three straight appearances in the NCAA tournament. Mueh was on the selection committee that hired current head coach Frank Serratore and led the Academy’s move into the Athletic Hockey Association. The football program, the Academy’s flagship sport, has gone through a major overhaul under Mueh. He led the transition from the retirement of the legendary Fisher DeBerry after 23 years at the helm to hiring current head coach Troy Calhoun, a 1989 Academy graduate. Calhoun’s impact was immediate, leading the Falcons to a 9-4 overall mark and a second-place finish in the Mountain West Conference in 2007. The Falcons qualified for their first bowl game in five years, playing in the Armed Forces Bowl in 2007. The program then posted back-toback eight-win seasons and was 9-4 in 2010, while qualifying for bowl games every year. The school has averaged 9,000 bowl tickets sold during the four years. Mueh has been just as successful behind the scenes with the administration of the department. Mueh restructured the department with an internal/external model that has streamlined resources and made the department more effective from top to bottom. In addition, he has the department on course to become a federally chartered non-profit organization which will lead to more fund-raising opportunities. Mueh was instrumental in the USAFA Endowment and the announcement of the Holaday Athletic Center, an indoor training facility. The $15 million facility was completed in 2011.

In his junior and senior years, Mueh helped the Falcons to the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Soccer League championship and quarterfinal berth in the NCAA tournament. He was a first-team all-league selection. Following graduation, Mueh completed two assignments in intelligence before attending the University of Wisconsin where he earned his master’s degree in chemistry in 1970. He later earned a doctorate degree in chemistry from Wisconsin in 1976 as a distinguished graduate. Mueh also completed Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College and Air War College. Between earning the degrees, Mueh returned to USAFA as an instructor in the department of chemistry from 1970-72. He also served as assistant soccer coach and played semi-pro soccer with the Aurora Internationals in Denver during those two years, leading the Internationals to the Colorado state title in 1971. He volunteered for duty in Vietnam and served as an intelligence officer in Saigon, Republic of Vietnam and at Nakhon Phanom RTAB, Thailand, in 1972 and 1973. After earning his doctorate degree, Mueh returned to the Academy in 1976 as an associate professor of chemistry. He remained at the Academy except for a stint in 1985-86 as the special assistant for technical matters at the Defense Intelligence Agency at the Pentagon. In 1986, he assumed the position of acting head, department of chemistry, before being selected for his position of permanent professor and head of the department of chemistry in 1987. As faculty athletics representative, he was active in both the Western Athletic Conference and Mountain West Conference, and was the Academy’s representative on the transition team to form the new MWC, the only faculty athletics representative on the team. He competes in golf, racquetball, handball and tennis, and has promoted Air Force Academy intercollegiate sports throughout his tenure, beginning with work as chairman of the hockey eligibility committee, officer representative to the men’s golf team and five years as the officer representative to the football team. Mueh is married to the former Sally Flax of Cincinnati, Ohio. They have three children: Kristine, Kurt and Deborah.

Mueh has also been active within the conference and the NCAA. He is a part of the NCAA Division I Amateurism Cabinet and has been active on the NCAA’s academics/eligibility compliance cabinet, the men’s golf committee and the Region 7 postgraduate scholarship committee. Mueh has been equally active within the conference on various leadership committees. He is currently on the awards and recognition committee and has previously served on the joint council executive committee, and committees on championships, television and sportsmanship. Before assuming his duties as vice dean at the Academy, Mueh was permanent professor and head of the department of chemistry at the Academy, a position he held since October 1987 where he oversaw the annual design and instruction of 25 undergraduate courses for 1,500 cadets annually. Mueh was born Jan. 8, 1944, in Celle, Germany, and emigrated to the United States in 1951. He entered the Air Force in 1962, as a member of the Academy’s eighth graduating class, and graduated with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry in 1966. While at the Academy, Mueh was a two-year letterwinner in soccer as a goalie. He still holds the Academy record for saves in a game with 30, accomplishing it twice in 1965 against North Carolina and Benedictine. 28

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COL BILLY WALKER

JIM TREGO

Vice Director of Athletics

Deputy Director of Athletics

Senior Associate AD

WILLIAM CARPENTER

DERMOT COLL

JOHN COULAHAN

Associate AD | Recruiting Support

Associate AD | Development, Government

Associate AD | Finance

Few schools in the country have an athletic program as extensive as the Air Force Academy’s. The goals of the athletic program are to enhance the physical conditioning of all cadets, to develop the physical skills necessary for officership, to teach leadership in a competitive environment and to build character. There are three subdivisions of the athletic program: intercollegiate athletics, intramurals and physical education. TROY GARNHART

MARTI GASSER

WAYNE KELLENBENCE

Associate AD | Information, Communications

Associate AD | Intercollegiate Programs

Associate AD | Support

GEORGE NELSON

KAREN WALKER

Associate AD | Athle c Programs

Associate AD | Human Resources

The intercollegiate program has 17 men’s and 10 women’s NCAAsanctioned teams. Men’s teams are football, baseball, basketball, ice hockey, cross-country, fencing, golf, gymnastics, indoor and outdoor track, lacrosse, rifle, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo and wrestling. The Academy fields women’s teams in basketball, cross-country, fencing, gymnastics, rifle, indoor and outdoor track, swimming and diving, soccer, tennis and volleyball. In addition, the Academy sponsors two non-NCAA programs; boxing and cheerleading. The majority of the Academy’s men’s and women’s programs compete at the NCAA Division I level in the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons compete in this conference against teams from Boise State, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State, TCU, UNLV and Wyoming. All sports also compete against non-conference opponents, including many ranked teams. The football team competes annually for the Commander-inChief’s Trophy, which is emblematic of service academy football supremacy. The Falcons have won the trophy 17 times, which is more than any other academy. The winner of the annual rivalry visits the White House to have the trophy presented by the President of the United States. The Cadet Field House is one of the most impressive buildings in the country. It’s a modern, versatile structure with seemingly endless uses. The $5.6 million building is five stories high and 396 feet by 426 feet, the size of three football fields laid side by side. The structure is divided into three areas--basketball arena, ice hockey arena and multipurpose area. The three sections have a combined seating capacity of more than 9,000. Clune Arena seats 5,858. The Cadet Ice Rink has a seating capacity of 2,470, while the multipurpose area seats 1,000 fans for track and field competitions.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE ADOPT-A-SCHOOL Each year, the Air Force men’s and women’s gymnastics teams visit Monroe Elementary School in Colorado Springs, as a part of the athletic department’s adopt-a-school program. The after-school program allows grade-school children the opportunity to interact with members of each of the Academy’s sports teams throughout the year. Following introductions, a handstand contest between the men’s and women’s teams and a brief tumbling demonstration by Air Force, the Falcons and K-5 students go through some of the pre-practice stretching that the gymnastics team does on a daily basis. The Falcons then divide the students onto two mats and spent the remainder of the time teaching basic tumbling moves, including somersaults, handstands and cartwheels. The students received hands-on attention from the gymnasts, who assisted and supported the young students through each new move. At the conclusion of the afterschool program, the students were able to ask questions.

RACE FOR THE CURE For the fourth straight year, the Air Force men’s and women’s gymnastics teams took to the streets of Denver to participate in the annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. The 35 members of the Falcons’ combined program were some of the over 40,000 participants that took part in the 20th anniversary of Denver’s race on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. The race began at Confluence Park and continued around Sports Authority Field at Mile High, before concluding near the Pepsi Center and Auraria campus. Junior Tyler Huebner of the men’s gymnastics team served as the captain for the Falcons’ volunteer efforts at the annual race and Air Force exceeded its goal, earning distinction as one of the race’s Top 100 teams. Denver’s Race for the Cure is one in a series of races that take place every year around the world. The races help raise significant funds and awareness for the fight against breast cancer, celebrate breast cancer survivorship and honor those who have lost their battle with the disease.

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2013 AIR FORCE WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS SCHEDULE Jan. 12

at Denver

Denver, Colo.

6:00 p.m.

Jan. 18

at Sea le Pacific

Sea le, Wash.

7:00 p.m.

Jan. 26

UC Davis, Texas Woman’s, Missouri

USAF Academy, Colo.

1:00 p.m.

Feb. 2

at Burnsley Invita onal

Denver, Colo.

6:00 p.m.

Feb. 8

at Utah State

Logan, Utah

6:00 p.m.

Feb. 16

Lindenwood, New Hampshire

USAF Academy, Colo.

6:00 p.m.

Feb. 24

at Texas Woman’s, with Illinois-Chicago

Denton, Texas

2:00 p.m.

Mar. 2

SeaƩle Pacific

USAF Academy, Colo.

6:00 p.m.

Mar. 9

at Eagle Invita onal

Ypsilan , Mich.

6:00 p.m.

Mar. 11

Denver

USAF Academy, Colo.

6:00 p.m.

Mar. 15

at UC Davis, with Sacramento State

Davis, Calif.

7:00 p.m.

Mar. 17

at Sacramento State

Sacramento, Calif.

2:00 p.m.

Mar. 23

at MPSF Championships

Davis, Calif.

6:00 p.m.

Apr. 6

at NCAA Regional Championships

Columbus, Ohio

6:00 p.m.

Apr. 12-14

at USAG Na onal Championships

Shreveport, La.

TBA

Apr. 26-28

at NCAA Championships

Los Angeles, Calif.

TBA

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