AUBURN UNIVERSITY 2012 gymnastics meet notes
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The Meet The Auburn gymnastics team travels to Baton Rouge, La. to meet LSU on Friday night. Both Auburn and LSU opened the 2012 season in Cancun last weekend. Auburn finished third, while LSU came in fifth place. Auburn defeated the Bayou Bengals 194.775-194.475 last season in the first meet in Auburn Arena.
WEEK TWO No. 17
AUBURN at No. 12
LSU
Baton Rouge, La. 7 p.m. CT
2012 AUBURN SCHEDULE Date J6 J 13 J 20 J 27
Opponent Time/Result Cancun Classic 3rd, 194.775 at LSU* (FSN TD) 7 p.m. GEORGIA* (CSS TD) 7 p.m. ALABAMA* (CSS TD) 7 p.m.
F3 F 12
at Arkansas* (FSN TD) West Virginia/Ball State/ Ohio State FLORIDA* (CSS TD) at Kentucky* with Pittsburgh
Recruiting Class Ranked in Top 10 Nationally With the addition of freshman Lexus Demers for the 2012 season, Auburn’s class of freshmen ranks among the top groups in the country. CollegeGymFans.com ranked Auburn’s class as the 10th-best in the nation on January 4. Auburn is one of five SEC programs in the top 10. Check out the article HERE. THE 2012 AUBURN TIGERS
7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m.
M2 M9 M 16 M 24
SOUTHERN UTAH 7 p.m. at SE Missouri St. 6:30 p.m. BYU 7 p.m. SEC Championships at Duluth, Ga. (ESPN2 TD) 3 p.m.
A7
SEC Regionals at Auburn, Ala. NCAA Nationals at Duluth, Ga.
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Multiple options exist to follow various meets during the 2012 season. For all home meets, live meet video and live stats will be available in addition to a live blog. All options can be found on AuburnTigers.com. A live blog will be availabelfor all road meets at the same address.
Cancun Classic a Success With a score of 194.725, Auburn finished in third place at the 2012 Cancun Classic at the Iberostar Resort in Cancun, Mexico on January 6. The Tigers edged fourth-place Iowa by nearly a full point and also scored higher than fifth-place LSU. Arkansas was first with a score of 196.450 and Arizona placed second (195.150). Junior Petrina Yokay took second in the all-around competition with a score of 39.200 and senior Kylie Shields posted a 9.875 to take second in the uneven bars. Yokay set a new career-best mark in the all-around and tied her career-high totals in beam and floor. Shields tied her career high mark on bars.
Friday, January 13, 2012 Maravich Assembly Center
F 17 F 24
FOLLOW THE ACTION
6 p.m. TBA
Home meets are in bold and held at Auburn Arena *SEC Opponent All times central For more information on dates and times of tape delayed broadcasts visit AuburnTigers.com
NAME Lexus Demers Justine Foster Nicole Galluzzo Toi Garcia Brianna Guy Abbey Habicht Caryn Kadous Kareen Kaveh Laura Lane Allyson Sandusky Kylie Shields Kendall Swartz Kelsey Thomasson Leah Vining Megan Walker Brittany Webster Petrina Yokay
YR. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. RS Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr.
EVENT(S) AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA UB AA Bars/Beam AA AA AA
HOMETOWN/CLUB Blaine, Minn./Midwest Gymnastics Raymond, Maine/Atlantic Old Brookville, N.Y./GMGC Severna Park, Md./Docksiders Gymnastics Catonsville, Md./Docksiders Gymnastics Maitland, Fla./Orlando Metro San Antonio, Texas/Aerial Athletics Gaithersburg, Md./Hill’s Gymnastics Glen Allen, Va./Richmond Olympiad Gymnastics Club Brookeville, Md./Hill’s Gymnastics Mahopac, N.Y./Dynamic Gymnastics Tallahassee, Fla./Trousdell Gymnastics Center Brandon, Miss./Courthouse Gymnastics Woodstock, Ga./Georgia All-Star Gymnastics Brackney, Pa./Southern Tier Gymnastics Academy Lee’s Summit, Mo./KGDC Cameron Park, Calif./Technique Gymnastics
HEAD COACH: Jeff Graba (2nd season) ASSISTANT COACHES: Kurt Hettinger (4th season); Jenny Rowland (2nd season) STUDENT COACH: Rachel Inniss (1st season) DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: Dawn Schueller (1st season) ATHLETIC TRAINER: Janet Taylor (7th season)
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Demers Joins Program After enrolling for the Spring 2012 semester on Monday, freshman Lexus Demers has joined the Auburn program for the 2012 season. Demers, who graduated high school a semester early in December, could compete for the Tigers as soon as January 13 at LSU. Up Next Auburn preps for two-straight weeks at home with a pair of top 10 programs visiting. Auburn hosts Georgia on January 20, then welcomes in-state rival Alabama to Auburn Arena on January 27. Strength of Schedule Ranking Auburn’s 2012 schedule was ranked as the seventh-most difficult among NCAA Division I programs according to CollegeGymFans.com. Preseason No. 17 Auburn will face eight programs this season ranked in the NACGC/W pre-season top 25. Tigers on TV Six Auburn meets are scheduled to air in tape-delayed fashion on television this season. Home meets against Georgia (1/24 - 6 pm), Alabama (1/31 - 6 pm) and Florida (2/26 - 12 pm) will be featured on CSS. Additionally, road meets at LSU (1/21 - 4 pm) and Arkansas (2/11 - 8 pm) will air on the Fox Sports Networks. The SEC Championships will air on ESPN2 on March 29 at 7 pm and again on ESPNU on April 2 at 7 pm.
SEC STANDINGS as of January 9, 2012 TEAM Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Auburn LSU Alabama
RECORD 4-0 1-0 1-0 2-1 2-2 0-4 0-0
RQS
AVG
TIGERS IN THE RANKINGS as of January 9, 2012 TEAM EVENT Vault Bars Beam Floor Team Total
RQS
NAT’L RK
REG. RK
INDIVIDUAL (Top 100 National :: Top 25 Regional)
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GYMNAST
EVENT
RQS
NAT’L RK
REG. RK
2012 MEET-BY-MEET RESULTS DATE
MEET
RESULT
VAULT
BARS
BEAM
FLOOR
TEAM
OPPONENT I
OPPONENT 2
OPPONENT 3
1/6 1/13 1/20 1/27 2/3 2/12
Cancun Classic at LSU GEORGIA ALABAMA at Arkansas at WVU w/Ball St. and Ohio St. FLORIDA at Kentucky SOUTHERN UTAH at SEMO BYU SEC Championship NCAA Regionals NCAA Nationals
3rd
48.500
48.850
48.775
48.650
194.775
192.500 (LSU)
195.150 (Arizona)
196.450 (Arkansas)
TEAM AVERAGES
2-2
48.500
48.850
48.775
48.650
194.775
2/17 2/24 3/2 3/9 3/16 3/24 4/7 4/21
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2012 AUBURN GYMNASTICS TEAM AUBURN PROBABLE LINEUP VAULT Caryn Kadous Brittany Webster Allyson Sandusky Bri Guy Kylie Shields Toi Garcia Alternate: Lexus Demers
BEAM Allyson Sandusky Bri Guy Abbey Habicht Toi Garcia Megan Walker Kylie Shields Alt./Exh.: Caryn Kadous
BARS Abbey Habicht Megan Walker Petrina Yokay Leah Vining Allyson Sandusky Kylie Shields Alternate: Nikki Galluzzo Exhibition: Kareen Kaveh
FLOOR Brittany Webster Caryn Kadous Laura Lane Bri Guy Kylie Shields Toi Garcia Alternate: Allyson Sandusky
2012 SEC WEEKLY HONORS GYMNAST OF THE WEEK Jan. 17 -
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Jan. 17 -
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SEC WEEKLY TEAM RANKINGS as of January 9, 2012
SEC WEEKLY INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS as of January 9, 2012
EVENT
EVENT
VAULT 1. 2.
RQS
AVERAGE
HIGH
VAULT 1. 2.
RQS
AVERAGE
HIGH
BARS 1. 2.
RQS
AVERAGE
HIGH
BARS 1. 2.
RQS
AVERAGE
HIGH
BEAM 1. 2.
RQS
AVERAGE
HIGH
BEAM 1. 2.
RQS
AVERAGE
HIGH
FLOOR 1. 2.
RQS
AVERAGE
HIGH
FLOOR 1. 2.
RQS
AVERAGE
HIGH
ALL-AROUND 1. 2.
RQS
AVERAGE
HIGH
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SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS LEXUS DEMERS :: FRESHMAN Event Season High Career High JUSTINE FOSTER :: SENIOR Event Season High Bars --Floor ---
Career High 9.900 (2x) 9.825 (3/4/11)
NIKKI GALLUZZO :: SOPHOMORE Event Season High Career High Bars --9.625 (at Pitt) TOI GARCIA :: JUNIOR Event Season High Vault 9.800 (1/6/12) Bars --Beam 9.725 (1/6/12) Floor 9.750 (1/6/12) All-Around ---
Career High 9.925 (2/25/11) 9.800 (3/7/11) 9.750 (3/19/11) 9.900 (2/25/11) 38.950 (3/7/11)
BRIANNA GUY :: FRESHMAN Event Season High Vault 9.550 (1/6/12)
Career High 9.550 (1/6/12)
ABBEY HABICHT :: SOPHOMORE Event Season High Career High Bars 9.600 (1/6/12) 9.775 (3/7/11) Beam 9.100 (1/6/12) 9.825 (2x) CARYN KADOUS :: FRESHMAN Event Season High Career High Floor 9.700 (1/6/11) 9.700 (1/6/11) KAREEN KAVEH :: SENIOR Event Season High Bars ---
Career High 9.700 (2x)
LAURA LANE :: SENIOR Event Season High Vault --Beam --Floor 9.650 (1/6/12)
Career High 9.525 (1/7/11) 9.600 (1/7/11) 9.850 (2/25/11)
TROESTER RANKINGS
KYLIE SHIELDS :: SENIOR Event Season High Vault 9.700 (1/6/12) Bars 9.875 (1/6/12) Beam 9.675 (1/6/12) Floor 9.775 (1/6/12) All-Around 39.025 (1/6/12)
Career High 9.825 (3x) 9.875 (2x) 9.900 (3x) 9.850 (3x) 39.300 (3/7/11)
KENDALL SWARTZ :: SENIOR Event Season High Bars ---
Career High 9.900 (2/13/09)
LEAH VINING :: SENIOR Event Season High Bars 9.725 (1/6/12)
Career High 9.825 (1/28/11)
MEGAN WALKER :: FRESHMAN Event Season High Career High Bars 9.725 (1/6/12) 9.725 (1/6/12) Beam 9.775 (1/6/12) 9.775 (1/6/12) BRITTANY WEBSTER :: FRESHMAN Event Season High Career High Vault ----Floor 9.075 (1/6/12) 9.075 (1/6/12) PETRINA YOKAY :: JUNIOR Event Season High Vault 9.800 (1/6/12) Bars 9.800 (1/6/12) Beam 9.825 (1/6/12) Floor 9.775 (1/6/12) All-Around 39.200 (1/6/12)
TOTAL at Cancun Classic (1/6/12)
48.500
VAULT at Cancun Classic (1/6/12)
Team UCLA Alabama Florida Oklahoma Utah Nebraska Oregon State Stanford Georgia Michigan Arkansas LSU Penn State Boise State Illinois-Champaign Washington Auburn Ohio State Arizona Denver Kent State Minnesota Kentucky Iowa State Iowa
ROS
2012 Auburn opponents in bold
AUBURN RECORDS Career High 9.825 (1/7/11) 9.950 (3/20/10) 9.825 (2x) 9.775 (3x) 39.200 (1/6/12)
INDIVIDUAL
194.775
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
KELSEY THOMASSON :: FRESHMAN Event Season High Career High
2012 TOP SCORES TEAM
NATIONAL TOP 25 as of Preseason
ALLYSON SANDUSKY :: SENIOR Event Season High Career High Vault 9.650 (1/6/12) 9.925 (3/5/10) Bars 9.725 (1/6/12) 9.950 (3/20/10) Beam 9.775 (1/6/12) 9.900 (1/28/11)
39.200 39.025
Petrina Yokay Kylie Shields
ALL-AROUND at Cancun Classic (1/6/12) at Cancun Classic (1/6/12)
9.800 9.800
Petrina Yokay Toi Garcia
VAULT at Cancun Classic (1/6/12) at Cancun Classic (1/6/12)
48.850
UNEVEN BARS at Cancun Classic (1/6/12)
9.875
Kylie Shields
UNEVEN BARS at Cancun Classic (1/6/12)
48.775
BALANCE BEAM at Cancun Classic (1/6/12)
9.825
Petrina Yokay
BALANCE BEAM at Cancun Classic (1/6/12)
48.650
FLOOR EXERCISE at Cancun Classic (1/6/12)
9.775 9.775
Petrina Yokay Kylie Shields
FLOOR EXERCISE at Cancun Classic (1/6/12) at Cancun Classic (1/6/12)
TEAM Vault Bars Beam Floor Total
49.500 49.500 49.600 49.600 197.000
INDIVIDUAL Vault Julie Dwyer Bars Sarah Wentworth Beam Rachael Tarantino Sally Cantrell Floor Becky Erwin AA Julie Dwyer
vs. Denver vs. Centenary at Centenary vs. Florida vs. Florida
3/2/08 3/20/10 2/29/04 2/13/04 2/13/04
9.975 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 39.650
2008 2000 2004 2002 1993 2007
AUBURN QUICK FACTS Location Founded Enrollment Nickname Colors Arena Affiliation Conference President Athletic Director Head Coach Assistant Coaches 2011 Overall Record 2011 SEC Championship Finish Letterwinners Returning/Lost Newcomers
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Auburn, Ala. 1856 25,469 Tigers Burnt Orange and Navy Blue Auburn Arena (7,500) NCAA Division I Southeastern Conference Dr. Jay Gouge Jay Jacobs Jeff Graba Kurt Hettinger, Jenny Rowland 9-14 6th (195.325 pts) 10/4 7
2012 INDIVIDUAL GYMNAST PERFORMANCES LEXUS DEMERS :: FRESHMAN 2012 VAULT BARS Cancun Classic ----at LSU Georgia Alabama at Arkansas WVU/OSU/BSU Florida at Kentucky S. Utah at SEMO BYU at SEC Average ----Season High ----Career High ----JUSTINE FOSTER :: SENIOR 2012 VAULT BARS Cancun Classic ----at LSU Georgia Alabama at Arkansas WVU/OSU/BSU Florida at Kentucky S. Utah at SEMO BYU at SEC Average ----Season High ----Career High -----
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BEAM 9.725
FLOOR 9.750
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9.725 9.725 9.750
9.750 9.750 9.900
----38.950
NIKKI GALLUZZO :: SOPHOMORE 2012 VAULT BARS BEAM Cancun Classic ------at LSU Georgia Alabama at Arkansas WVU/OSU/BSU Florida at Kentucky S. Utah at SEMO BYU at SEC Average ------Season High ------Career High ------TOI GARCIA :: JUNIOR 2012 VAULT BARS Cancun Classic 9.800 --at LSU Georgia Alabama at Arkansas WVU/OSU/BSU Florida at Kentucky S. Utah at SEMO BYU at SEC Average 9.800 --Season High 9.800 --Career High 9.925 9.800
BRIANNA GUY :: FRESHMAN 2012 VAULT BARS Cancun Classic 9.550 --at LSU Georgia Alabama at Arkansas WVU/OSU/BSU Florida at Kentucky S. Utah at SEMO BYU at SEC Average 9.550 --Season High 9.550 --Career High 9.550 ---
BEAM ---
FLOOR ---
AA ---
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FLOOR 9.700
AA ---
9.700 9.700 9.700
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ABBEY HABICHT :: SOPHOMORE 2012 VAULT BARS BEAM Cancun Classic --9.600 9.100 at LSU Georgia Alabama at Arkansas WVU/OSU/BSU Florida at Kentucky S. Utah at SEMO BYU at SEC Average --9.600 9.100 Season High --9.600 9.100 Career High --9.775 9.825 CARYN KADOUS :: FRESHMAN 2012 VAULT BARS BEAM Cancun Classic ------at LSU Georgia Alabama at Arkansas WVU/OSU/BSU Florida at Kentucky S. Utah at SEMO BYU at SEC Average ------Season High ------Career High ------KAREEN KAVEH :: SENIOR 2012 VAULT BARS Cancun Classic ----at LSU Georgia Alabama at Arkansas WVU/OSU/BSU Florida at Kentucky S. Utah at SEMO BYU at SEC Average ----Season High ----Career High --9.700
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LAURA LANE :: SENIOR 2012 VAULT BARS Cancun Classic ----at LSU Georgia Alabama at Arkansas WVU/OSU/BSU Florida at Kentucky S. Utah at SEMO BYU at SEC Average ----Season High ----Career High 9.525 ---
BEAM ---
FLOOR 9.650
AA ---
----9.600
9.650 9.650 9.850
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FLOOR ---
AA ---
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ALLYSON SANDUSKY :: SENIOR 2012 VAULT BARS BEAM Cancun Classic 9.650 9.725 9.775 at LSU Georgia Alabama at Arkansas WVU/OSU/BSU Florida at Kentucky S. Utah at SEMO BYU at SEC Average 9.650 9.725 9.775 Season High 9.650 9.725 9.775 Career High 9.925 9.950 9.900 KYLIE SHIELDS :: SENIOR 2012 VAULT BARS Cancun Classic 9.700 9.875 at LSU Georgia Alabama at Arkansas WVU/OSU/BSU Florida at Kentucky S. Utah at SEMO BYU at SEC Average 9.700 9.875 Season High 9.700 9.875 Career High 9.825 9.875 KENDALL SWARTZ :: SENIOR 2012 VAULT BARS Cancun Classic ----at LSU Georgia Alabama at Arkansas WVU/OSU/BSU Florida at Kentucky S. Utah at SEMO BYU at SEC Average ----Season High ----Career High --9.900
BEAM 9.675
FLOOR 9.775
AA 39.025
9.675 9.675 9.900
9.775 9.775 9.850
39.025 39.025 39.300
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AA ---
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2012 INDIVIDUAL GYMNAST PERFORMANCES KELSEY THOMASSON :: FRESHMAN 2012 VAULT BARS BEAM Cancun Classic ------at LSU Georgia Alabama at Arkansas WVU/OSU/BSU Florida at Kentucky S. Utah at SEMO BYU at SEC Average ------Season High ------Career High ------LEAH VINING :: SENIOR 2012 VAULT BARS Cancun Classic ----at LSU Georgia Alabama at Arkansas WVU/OSU/BSU Florida at Kentucky S. Utah at SEMO BYU at SEC Average Season High Career High
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MEGAN WALKER :: FRESHMAN 2012 VAULT BARS BEAM Cancun Classic --9.725 9.775 at LSU Georgia Alabama at Arkansas WVU/OSU/BSU Florida at Kentucky S. Utah at SEMO BYU at SEC Average --9.725 9.775 Season High --9.725 9.775 Career High --9.725 9.775 BRITTANY WEBSTER :: FRESHMAN 2012 VAULT BARS BEAM Cancun Classic ------at LSU Georgia Alabama at Arkansas WVU/OSU/BSU Florida at Kentucky S. Utah at SEMO BYU at SEC Average ------Season High ------Career High -------
FLOOR ---
AA ---
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FLOOR 9.075
AA ---
9.075 9.075 9.075
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PETRINA YOKAY :: JUNIOR 2012 VAULT BARS Cancun Classic 9.800 9.800 at LSU Georgia Alabama at Arkansas WVU/OSU/BSU Florida at Kentucky S. Utah at SEMO BYU at SEC Average 9.800 9.800 Season High 9.800 9.800 Career High 9.825 9.950
BEAM 9.825
FLOOR 9.775
AA 39.200
9.825 9.825 9.825
9.775 9.775 9.775
39.200 39.200 39.200
2012 EVENT TITLES MEET VAULT Cancun Classic at LSU Georgia Alabama at Arkansas at WVU/Ball State/Ohio State Florida at Kentucky Southern Utah at SEMO BYU SEC Championship
BARS Kylie Shields
BEAM
FLOOR
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ALL-AROUND