2010 Gymnastics Media Guide by Georgia Bulldogs Athletics

2009 Honda-Broderick Cup as the nation’s top female student-athlete — the first honoree in Georgia history.

Named 2009 Sportswoman of the Year by the Women’s Sports Foundation, and won the 2009 Honda Award as the nation’s top gymnast.

Finished her collegiate career as the all-time leader in NCAA individual championships with nine.

Became the first gymnast ever to win at least one national title in each event.

Earned five more First-Team All-America honors, giving her the maximum of 15 for the three years in which she competed at the NCAAs.

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AAI National Senior Gymnast of the Year.

Posted 48 scores of 9.9 or better in 2009 to set the single-season record.

NCAA Southeast Regional Gymnast of the Year. Recorded two 10.0s (bars and beam) against Alabama, becoming the ninth Gym Dog to accomplish that feat.

TABLE OF CONTENTS G E O R G I A

A Look at Georgia Gymnastics 1 Table of Contents 2-3 Why Georgia? 4-5 2009 National Champions 6-7 Georgia’s 10 NCAA Championships 8-9 Georgia’s 16 SEC Championships 10-11 Academic Excellence 12-13 Georgia Awards & Olympians 14-15 Crowds & Media Exposure 16 This is Athens 17 This is UGA 18-21 Facilities 22-23 Gym Dogs in the Community 24 East Campus Village Gym Dogs Media Info 25 Team Photo/Roster 26 Quick Facts 27 Travel Info 28 Media Outlets 29 Gym Dogs Skills 2010 Season Preview 30-33 Season Outlook 34 2010 Opponents 2010 Gym Dogs 35 Mariel Box 36 Kati Breazeal 37 Noel Couch 38 Kat Ding 39 Lauren Johnson 40 Hilary Mauro 41 Cassidy McComb 42 Courtney McCool 43 Marcia Newby 44 Gina Nuccio 45 Lauren Sessler 46 Christa Tanella 47 Grace Taylor 48 Amber Trani 49 Shayla Worley Gymnastics Staff 50-51 Head Coach Jay Clark 52 Assistant Coach Doug McAvinn 53 Assistant Coach Julie Clark 54-55 Support Staff 56 Administration 2009 NCAA Champions 57-59 2009 Season Review

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Georgia’s NCAA Champions 60-61 1987 NCAA Champions 62-63 1989 NCAA Champions 64-65 1993 NCAA Champions 66-67 1998 NCAA Champions 68-69 1999 NCAA Champions 70-71 2005 NCAA Champions 72-73 2006 NCAA Champions 74-75 2007 NCAA Champions 76-77 2008 NCAA Champions 78-79 2009 NCAA Champions 80-82 Individual Champions Records and Awards 83 Team and Individual Records 84 Series Records and Total Points 85-89 All-Americans 90-91 Perfect 10s 97-98 Circle of Honor 94-95 Honors and Awards 96 Courtney Kupets 97 Suzanne Yoculan 98-99 Southeastern Conference 100 Letterwinners 101 Gym Dog Alumni 102 Academic Excellence 103-108 Year-by-Year Results 109-116 Postseason History Georgia Gymnastics 117 SEC Composite Schedule 118-119 Scholarship Endowments 120 Ten-O Club CREDITS Written, designed and edited by: Ben Beaty and Kate Burkholder, UGA Sports Communications Cover & Special Page Design: The Adsmith, Athens, Ga. Contributors: Steve Colquitt, Caroline Domecq, Patrick Fitzmaurice Photography: Radi Nabulsi, Steve Guyer, Steven Colquitt, Scott Trubey, John Kelley, Chris Collins, Wingate Downs, David Knoeff, Kevin Knoeff, Dan Evans, LD Moore, Jim Hipple, William Castleman, Dennis Wolverton, Terry Allen, Don Ryan, Ryan Gardner, Lauren Carroll, David Walter Banks, Sam Sheehan, Emily Bridgers, Rebecca Hay, Dean Rojek, Donovan Eason, Ashley Connell, Amanda C. Melton, Phillip Faulkner, Robert Newcomb, Dennis McDaniel, Lesley Onstott, Julianne Upchurch and Kelly Wegel Outside front cover: Georgia’s seniors (standing from left: Grace Taylor, Lauren Sessler, Marcia Newby and Courtney McCool; sitting Lauren Johnson) Outside back cover: Georgia’s All-Americans

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Top 20 Academic Institution Georgia is consistently ranked in the top 20 of national public universities by US News and World Report. A degree from Georgia will take you anywhere you want to go!

Championship Tradition Georgia has 10 National titles and 16 SEC titles and has been the most dominant program of the last two decades.

The Most Individual NCAA Champions Individuals succeed in their personal goals as a result of success in our team goals. Georgia has had 37 national champions in its storied history.

The Most Individual All-Americans Georgia has the team and the history to set student-athletes up to achieve their dreams. A total of 59 different Gym Dogs have earned 303 All-America honors.

Sellout Crowds & Media Exposure Georgia provides the atmosphere and exposure that make our gymnasts a household name in our sport.

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Support Staff Student-athletes will be surrounded by the support they need to be happy and healthy in every aspect of the collegiate experience, both academically and athletically.

Facilities WOW factor of 10! From training facilities to academic and living facilities, UGA is second to none.

Location/Climate Student-athletes will be in close proximity to beaches, mountains, and the city of Atlanta, and also have a warm climate that still lets you experience all the seasons.

Coaches/Philosophy

Team Travel The Gym Dogs travel in chartered jets and luxury motor coaches that get us there and back both quickly and in style.

Gym Dog coaches possess approximately 80 years of combined collegiate and club experience, almost all in the same place. Stability breeds consistent success.

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2009 NCAA CHAMPIONS G E O R G I A

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he Georgia gymnastics team found the perfect way to send Coach Suzanne Yoculan into retirement. With another NCAA title.

The Gym Dogs claimed the program’s 10th national title to become the first team to reach double figures. Georgia also won its fifth straight title to close the career of its venerable coach in style. “This is such a special team,” said Yoculan, who coached Georgia for 26 years. “Their oneness, their cohesiveness, their unity made it all so special. This is an incredible group. I have learned so much for them, and it’s an honor for me to end my career as the coach of this team.” “It really is a magical team that has so much fortitude and just love for the sport and passion, and they never quit. I feel blessed, and I actually lived it every day being around them, and that’s the thing I’m going to miss the most.”

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Senior Courtney Kupets, who won her third all-around title, paced the Gym Dogs with a career-best four-event score of 39.9. Kupets had 10.0s on bars and vault as well as 9.95s on beam and floor. “We all wanted to send Suzanne back with something to remember,” Grace Taylor said. “It was an amazing championship. It couldn’t get better than this. It was beautiful, and we’re so honored that we got to be part of this last year for her.” Georgia’s All-Americans » Kat Ding: Uneven Bars » Courtney Kupets: All-Around, Vault, Balance Beam, Uneven Bars, Floor » Courtney McCool: Balance Beam » Grace Taylor: Balance Beam, Uneven Bars » Tiffany Tolnay: All-Around, Vault, Floor

“I love how all the athletes know each other even though we’re part of a large student body. Athletes from every sport live in my building, so that makes it a lot more exciting to support our teams in other competitions!” LAUREN JOHNSON

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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE G E O R G I A

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he University of Georgia enjoys a long and rich tradition of academic achieve-

ment among its athletic programs. Opened in the fall of 2002, the 31,000-square-foot Rankin M. Smith Student-Athlete Academic Center provides the space and cutting edge resources Georgia’s Gym Dogs and other student-athletes need to achieve their academic goals. Adjacent to several athletic venues, the Smith Center is convenient for studentathlete access. Built at a cost of $7 million, the center bears the name of the late Rankin M. Smith, a UGA alumnus and the longtime owner of the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons. The Smith family gave a generous gift of $3.5 million toward the center’s construction. “I love being a superstar here on campus. We get a lot of credit from all the other students, and everyone really respects our program. Come to Georgia if you like to get jewelry!” GRACE TAYLOR

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In 2008, the Gym Dogs won the Faculty Athletics Representative Award as the Georgia

athletic team with the highest team GPA. This past season, Courtney Kupets was an ESPN

The Magazine First Team Academic All-American and a recipient of NCAA and SEC postgraduate scholarships. The SEC Academic Honor Roll included Mariel Box, Paige Burns, Kat Ding, Lauren Johnson, Courtney Kupets, Marcia Newby, Gina Nuccio, Lauren Sessler, Abby Stack, Grace Taylor and Amber Trani. Kupets became Georgia’s sixth

NCAA Post-Graduate Scholar and first since 2004 when Kinsey Rowe “If you want the full package of college life, friendship, and national championships, you would have to choose Georgia. This school is not one-dimensional, and no matter who you are or how different your personality is, you will always fit in.” MARCIA NEWBY

earned the honor before continuing on to medical school. Georgia boasts 30 female athletes who earned postgraduate scholarships. Georgia had two winners in 10 different years.

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eorgia gymnasts have earned 303 All-America awards and

abilities, academic excellence and eagerness to participate in

37 individual NCAA titles. In 2009, Courtney Kupets won the

community service, in addition to their superior athletic skills.

all-around, bars, beam and floor titles, giving her an NCAA record

Courtney Kupets became the most recent winner, receiving the

nine in her career. The previous year, Grace Taylor claimed the

award in 2009. Past winners include Lucy Wener (1989), Hope Spivey

NCAA title on balance beam and Courtney McCool took the crown

(1991), Heather Stepp (1992), Kim Arnold (1997 and 1998),

on floor exercise.

Karin Lichey (1999), Kupets (2007) and Katie Heenan (2008). Kupets

Georgia leads all other teams in number of individual NCAA

also became the first athlete from Georgia to to be honored with the

champions. The Gym Dogs’ 37 are nine more than second-place

Honda-Broderick Cup in 2009, designating her as the

UCLA and 13 more than third-place Utah. In 2009, Courtney Kupets

College Woman of the Year. In addition, she was named the

became the first gymnasts to win all four events at the NCAAs.

Sportswoman of the Year by the Women’s Sports Foundation.

Nine times the Honda Award program has honored Gym

Georgia is one of the nation’s leaders in Honda Award recipients with

Dogs with its top honor. The winners are selected for their leadership

17 total winners in gymnastics, tennis, swimming, golf and basketball.

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Dr. Kathy McMinn, the former gymnast who was the first Georgia student-athlete to be named All-American four straight years, was recently presented the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award. The award recognizes distinguished former student-athletes on their 25th anniversary as college graduates. McMinn also was the 2008 recipient of the Bill Hartman Award, which recognizes former Georgia studentathletes who have demonstrated excellence in their profession and/or in service to others by 20 or more years of superior performance after graduation.

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The only 40.0 (4 perfect 10s) in college gymnastics history was performed by Gym Dog Karin Lichey on Feb. 23, 1996 in Stegeman Coliseum.

Courtney McCool - USA, 2004 Member of the silver-medal winning team at the Athens Games. Hope Spivey - USA, 1988 Member of the team that finished fourth at the Seoul games, missing out on East Germanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bronze medal in a controversy. Recently, she was inducted into the State of Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. Eileen Diaz - Puerto Rico, 1996 The first Puerto Rican gymnast to compete in the Olympic Games and the youngest Olympian in the history of the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee

Lori Strong - Canada, 1988 and 1992 Prior to her 1993 freshman year with the Gym Dogs she had competed in more international events than any Canadian gymnast. She covers gymnastics in the Southeastern Conference for FSN.

Stacey Galloway - Canada, 1992 alternate

Andrea Thomas - Canada, 1984 Placed 14th in the all-around in Los Angeles.

Courtney Kupets - USA, 2004 Kupets was a member of the silver-medal winning team at the Athens Games and also claimed bronze in the individual uneven bars competition.

Lucy Wener - USA, 1984 alternate Though she qualified as a team member a knee injury kept her from competing in Los Angeles.

Georgia senior Courtney McCool and former Gym Dog Courtney Kupets (second and third from left) appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on August 31, 2004, with the U.S. Olympic Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gymnastics Team.

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CROWDS & MEDIA EXPOSURE G E O R G I A

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n the past four seasons, nearly 300,000 spectators have watched the Gym Dogs compete in

regular-season meets and the SEC Championships more than any other program in the country. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not even counting the thousands who have attended the NCAA Regionals and Championships. And the Gym Dogs do not disappoint the record crowds that watch them. Since 1991, Georgia

has won 95 of its last 99 regularseason meets at home, including 27 straight dating back to February of 2005. They have won or tied in 54 of their 59 total meets in the last three seasons.

94 Percent Average Percent of Home Capacity ATTENDANCE AVERAGES & PERCENTAGES (2009 FIGURES) (capacity / percentage / average)

10,224 / 94% / 9,600

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eorgia also is one of collegiate gymnastics’ most frequently televised teams. In the last seven years,

55 of the Gym Dogs’ 77 regularseason meets - 71 percent - have been televised. Forty of Georgia’s 44 home meets in that span have seen the airwaves. Regulars to Stegeman Coliseum are ESPN, ESPN2, Fox

Sports South and Comcast Sports Southeast. CBS has hosted the coverage for the NCAA Championship every year since 1984. Members of the media - newspapers, television, radio and magazines - are regular visitors to the Gym Dogs’ practices and meets. Gym Dog student-athletes are covered by daily newspapers throughout the state of Georgia and adjoining states including heavy emphasis from the hometown Athens

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Herald and the South’s largest newspaper, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Georgia’s own web site, georgiadogs.com, has live audio and video coverage of every Gym Dogs’ home contest. In 2004 it was the only site in America that provided live play-by-play of the SEC Championships, the NCAA Regionals and all three sessions of the NCAA Championships.

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nown as the “Classic City” of Georgia, Athens is a community

which blends the charm of a college town with contemporary entertainment and attractions.

BEST COLLEGE SPORTS TOWNS 1

Madison, Wisconsin

2 ATHENS 3

Austin, Texas

Gainesville, Florida

Boulder, Colorado

HOT COLLEGE MUSIC SCENES

1 ATHENS

Austin, Texas

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Madison, Wisconsin

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THIS IS UGA G E O R G I A

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he University of Georgia’s reputation as a leader in higher

education is well documented and growing every day. Programs in business, education, journalism, law and public administration are ranked in the top-20 nationally.

(Public colleges in-state values)

North Carolina

Florida

Virginia

William & Mary

New College of Florida

SUNY- Genesco

7 GEORGIA 8

SUNY-Binghamton

Washington

10 UCLA

“COLLEGES THAT PAY OFF” (Public schools)

Texas A&M

Texas

Georgia Tech

4 GEORGIA 5

Washington

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ot only do Georgiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gymnasts have the opportunity to

attached to Stegeman Coliseum. The Suzanne Yoculan

compete and draw record crowds to Stegeman

Gymnastics Center consists of a 16,000 square-foot practice

Coliseum, but they also get to practice in one of the finest

gym in addition to state-of-the-art locker rooms, offices

training facilities in the nation. Two years ago, the Gym

and student-athlete study areas along with several other

Dogs moved into the state-of the-art Suzanne Yoculan

amenities that make it the best place a college gymnast

Gymnastics Center in the Coliseum Training Facility

can train.

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16,000 square-foot practice gym 2,200 square-foot locker room Large team meeting room Self-contained training areas for each apparatus 3 vaults, two with resi-pit landing areas and one with deep foam pit Trench bar 4 sets of uneven bars In-ground trampoline and tramp-bar Rod floor and tumble track leading to resi- or deep foam pit

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A plaque of Suzanne Yoculan can be found outside of the doors of the new gymnastics center that bears her name due to a generous contribution in her honor. There is also a plaque of Don Leebern, whose support has helped to propel the program to where it is today.

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long with the Suzanne Yoculan Gymnastics Center in the Coliseum

Training Facility, the Gym Dogs also boast a bronze statue that depicts the development of a gymnast from the time she enters college until the time she graduates. The statue was completed by Jim Stephenson, co-head coach of the University of Minnesota gymnastics team. It is called the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Suzanne Yoculan No Dream Too Big Award,â&#x20AC;? and the honor is given each year to the gymnast who best fulfills her personal academic and athletic dreams.

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he community service program at Georgia is known by the acronym BALANCE - Bulldog Athletes for

Lifeskill Awareness and Necessary Choices for Excellence. Georgia’s program was recognized as a “Program of Excellence” by the Division I-A Athletic Directors Association. The Gym Dogs have worked tirelessly in the community for many years, understanding the importance of giving back and helping others. After former gymnast Talya Vexler was diagnosed with breast cancer, the team joined Athens Regional Medical Center to raise awareness for breast cancer and the new ARMC Breast Health Center. The last several years, Georgia has had a “Pink

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meet to increase exposure of breast cancer and to continue to support ARMC by raising money through auctions. In addition, the Gym Dogs have worked closely with Special

For the last several years, Georgia has had a “Pink Out” meet to benefit the fight against breast cancer.

Olympics, Habitat For Humanity, and Relay For Life. Grace Taylor coaches Special Olympics state champion Suzanne Goossens.

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Marcia Newby (fourth from left) and other members of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee spearheaded Georgia’s Together We Can food drive that collected more than 1,200 pounds for the Food Bank.

eorgia gymnasts have volunteered for the StudentAthlete Advisory Committee that spearheads

The Gym Dogs work closely with area elementary schools and churches. Georgia’s student-athletes have been

campuswide community service efforts for all of UGA’s

involved in the Clarke County mentoring and the English

sports. Most recently, the Gym Dogs helped SAAC with the

as a second language programs as well as afterschool

Together We Can food drive that produced more

day cares. Also, they have worked in gymnastics-based

than

1,200 pounds for the Food Bank and the Do It For

children’s ministries and helped with projects to raise

Broph 5K that raised money for a scholarship fund

money and distribute shoes to needy children.

honoring the late men’s basketball player Kevin Brophy.

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he most dynamic part of the University in recent years has been east campus.

The Ramsey Student Center, named the

country’s best college student activities center by Sports Illustrated, is the hub of east campus. Since the fall of 2004, east campus has been the center of a series of residence halls and dining hall which is home to UGA’s student-athletes. The residence halls feature the most modern style of on-campus living facilities available anywhere in the country. It provides the best in living and dining for Georgia’s Gym Dogs.

“My favorite thing about being a Georgia gymnast is the fact that I can be a part of a tradition that has lasted throughout the years and add to its success.” COURTNEY KUPETS

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Front row, left to right, Noel Couch, Amber Trani, Hilary Mauro, Kat Ding and Shayla Worley. Second row, left to right, Grace Taylor, Gina Nuccio, Mariel Box, Christa Tanella and Courtney McCool. Third row, left to right, Lauren Johnson, Kati Breazeal, Lauren Sessler, Marcia Newby and Cassidy McComb.

Name Event(s) Class Mariel Box AA Sophomore Kati Breazeal AA Freshman Noel Couch AA Freshman Kat Ding AA Sophomore Lauren Johnson V, BB, FX Senior Hilary Mauro AA Junior Cassidy McComb AA Junior Courtney McCool UB, BB, FX Senior Marcia Newby V, UB Senior Gina Nuccio AA Sophomore Lauren Sessler V, UB Senior Christa Tanella AA Freshman Grace Taylor UB, BB, FX Senior Amber Trani V, BB, FX Sophomore Shayla Worley AA Freshman Head Coach: Jay Clark (18th Season; First as Head Coach) Assistant Coach: Doug McAvinn (25th Season) Assistant Coach: Julie Clark (Ninth Season; First as Assistant Coach) 2010 GEORGIA GYMNASTICS

Hometown Calhoun, Ga. Allen, Texas Towaco, N.J. Sparks, Nev. Cartersville, Ga. Boston, Mass. Henderson, Nev. Lees Summit, Mo. Virginia Beach, Va. Naperville, Ill. Snellville, Ga. Allen, Texas Aiken, S.C. Richlandtown, Pa. Orlando, Fla.

MEDIA INFORMATION UNivErsity Of GEOrGia Location ...................................................... Athens, Ga. Enrollment ..........................................................34,885 Founded ..................................................................1785 Conference ............................................. Southeastern Nickname .....................................................Gym Dogs Mascot ................................................................ Uga VII Colors ..........................................................Red & Black Facility .........................Stegeman Coliseum (10,224) President ..................................Dr. Michael F. Adams Athletic Director ....................................Damon Evans Executive Associate AD ......................Frank Crumley Senior Associate AD............................ Carla Williams Associate ADs ........ Claude Felton, Arthur Johnson, Alan Thomas, Craig White Assistant ADs ..Eric Baumgartner, Matt Brachowski, Glada Horvat, Charles Whittemore Faculty Athletics Representative ........ David Shipley Special Assistant To The AD .....................Dave Muia spOrts COmmUNiCatiONs Associate AD/SCD ................................Claude Felton Associate SCDs ................................................Tim Hix, Christopher Lakos, Mike Mobley Assistant SCDs.....................................Leland Barrow, Ben Beaty, Steven Colquitt, Tanner Tedeschi Graduate Assistants ........................Kate Burkholder, Cc Robinson Publications Coordinator .............Karlene Lawrence Office Manager ...........................................Karen Huff Student Assistants ................... Angela Alfano, Sarah Bailey, Robert Carnes, Peyton Edwards, Joseph Feldman, Kim Garner, Grant Grisamore, Diedre Kell, David Koonin, Meredith Milligan, Jenny Moss, Molly Poitevint, Ashley Webb, Alex Zerkel

CONtaCt iNfOrmatiON Gymnastics SIDs ...........Ben Beaty/Kate Burkholder Email ...................................bbeaty@sports.uga.edu/ kateburk@sports.uga.edu SCD Telephone ..................................(706) 542-1621 SCD Fax .............................................. (706) 542-9339 Web Site ...........................................georgiadogs.com Address .....................................................1 Selig Circle Athens, Ga. 30603

2009 rOstEr BrEakdOwN Letterwinners Returning:10 Kat Ding, Lauren Johnson, Hilary Mauro, Cassidy McComb, Courtney McCool, Marcia Newby, Gina Nuccio, Lauren Sessler, Grace Taylor, Amber Trani

GymNastiCs QUiCk faCts Head Coach .. Jay Clark (First Season; 18th overall) Coaching Record ..................................... First Season Assistant Coach ........Doug McAvinn (25th Season) Assistant Coach....Julie Clark (First Season; Ninth overall) Athletic Trainer ..........Anna Randa (Fourth Season) Operations Coordinator.........................Kate Bowers Administrative Assistant .................. Donna Hallman Intern..........................................................Calli Campo Managers .................. Sarah White, Kathryn Torbett Gymnastics Office Phone ............... (706) 542-7934 Event Manager ...................................... Christie Purks Promotions .................................................Emily Dietz

Letterwinners Lost: 4 Paige Burns, Courtney Kupets, Abby Stack, Tiffany Tolnay

2009 sEasON faCts Final Record ............................................................ 32-1 Post Season Results .................. 1st NCAA (197.825) 1st NCAA Southeast Region (197.700) 2nd SEC (196.925) 2009 All-Southeastern Conference Courtney Kupets, Grace Taylor, Kat Ding 2009 All-Americans Kat Ding, Courtney Kupets, Courtney McCool, Grace Taylor, Tiffany Tolnay

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Others Returning: 1 Mariel Box

Newcomers: 4 Kate Breazeal, Noel Couch, Christa Tanella, Shayla Worley atHlEtiC assOCiatiON NUmBErs Athletic Director ................................ (706) 542-9037 Bulldog Club...................................... (706) 542-9220 Business Office ................................ (706) 542-1306 Compliance Office ..........................(706) 542-9086 Development Office ....................... (706) 542-9239 Promotions Office ...........................(706) 542-9039 Ticket Office .......................................(706) 542-1231 UGA Gymnastics Video Footage For News Media: ..................................... Mike Barrett (706) 542-6728 or mikebar@uga.edu

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Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1472 Athens GA 30603-1472 Overnight Address: One Selig Circle Athens, Ga. 30602 GEOrGiadOGs.COm/GXtra The Georgia ISP Sports Network coordinates up-to-the-minute scores, photos, video and audio of most meets. Check georgiadogs.com for all the latest on the Gym Dogs. In 2004, Georgia provided the first live play-by-play of an entire postseason through Internet-only broadcasts on georgiadogs.com. Over the last five years that coverage has expanded to include each Georgia home meet (video and audio) and road meets. dirECtiONs tO sEE tHE Gym dOGs frOm tHE atlaNta airpOrt via i-20 • When leaving Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, follow the signs to “Riverdale Road”; • Turn left onto Riverdale Road and proceed about 2 miles to I-285; • Take a left onto I-285 East and proceed 17 miles to I-20; • Take I-20 East (toward Augusta) and proceed to Exit 42 (Conyers/Highway 138); • Turn left onto Highway 138 and proceed approximately 20 miles where Highway 138 merges with Highway 78 East; • Continue on Highway 78 for approximately 18 miles until it intersects Highway 316; • Make a right onto Highway 316 and proceed approximately 2.5 miles to Highway 10 South (Athens Bypass); • Make a right onto Highway 10 and proceed to 3-4 miles to the second exit (Milledge Avenue); • Make a left onto Milledge and proceed 1.5 miles until it intersects with Lumpkin Street (there is a Golden Pantry/Texaco gas station on the corner there); • Make a right onto Lumpkin and proceed 1-2 miles to Smith Street (just past the track and field facility you’ll see on your right); • Make a right onto Smith Street and Stegeman Coliseum is 200 yards straight ahead;

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frOm tHE atlaNta airpOrt via i-85 • When leaving Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, follow the signs to I-85 North (Atlanta) • Proceed on I-85 North through downtown Atlanta, remaining on I-85 (Greenville) • Once I-85 splits from I-75 proceed approximately 20 miles to Georgia Highway 316 “Athens” • Take Highway 316 for approximately 35 miles to Athens. • Make a right onto Highway 10 South (Athens Bypass); • Proceed to 3-4 miles to the second exit (Milledge Avenue); • Make a left onto Milledge and proceed 1.5 miles until it intersects with Lumpkin Street (there is a Golden Pantry/Texaco gas station on the corner there); • Make a right onto Lumpkin and proceed 1-2 miles to Smith Street (just past the track and field facility you’ll see on your right). • Make a right onto Smith Street and Stegeman Coliseum is 200 yards straight ahead. 2010 GEORGIA GYMNASTICS

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mEdia OUtlEts COvEriNG UGa The Georgia Gym Dogs have been a regular on television in recent seasons. In the last seven years, 39 of the 44 regular-season meets in Stegeman Coliseum were televised, including all 11 in 2008 and 2009. Additionally, Fox Sports filmed an in-depth special on the Gym Dogs that aired during the 2008 season. This “Under the Lights” segment on the Gym Dogs marked the first women’s sports team to be featured by this program. In 2010, Georgia will have the majority of its regular-season meets televised on FSN, ESPN2 and CSS. tHE Jay Clark Gym dOGs sHOw For all the latest happenings with the Gym Dogs program, fans can tune into the Jay Clark Gym Dogs Show, premiering weekly on Comcast Sports Southeast. It also airs weekly on GXtra. Now in its 12th season, the show gives an in-depth review of the Gym Dogs’ prior meet and offers features on individual members of the Georgia gymnastics team and on facets of the program. satEllitE fEEds There will be post-meet satellite feeds provided by the University of Georgia one hour after each home meet. Contact the Sports Communications Department for updated times and coordinates.

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GYM DOGS SKILLS CHART

vaUlt

mariEl BOX

Yurchenko layout full twist

kati BrEazEal

Yurchenko layout full twist

NOEl COUCH

Yurchenko layout full twist

kat diNG laUrEN JOHNsON Hilary maUrO Cassidy mCCOmB

BEam

Bars

flOOr Whip 2/1 tuck, Whip 2 ½ front, Front handspring, Front lay, Front 1/1, Wolf 1/1 – popa, Switch leap, Sissone

Yurchenko full

Bhs, Lay, Split 1/1 or stag ring, Switch, Split 1/4, Aerial, Side summie, Roff 2/1 full

Front Double 1/1 twist, Front 1/1, Front pike, R/O 1 ½ punch front layout, Jump split 1/1 to wolf 1/1, Switch leap

Straddle jaeger, double front dismount

Jump on Mt, Bhs, Lay, Side summie, Switch side, Switch, Straddle, Solf, Bhs, Bhs, 2/1 full

Double arabian, Whip immediate double full, 2/1 pike, Switchside, Step back torjete’ 1/2, Popa, Full turn, Cat 1 1/2

Giant full to reverse Hecht, pak salto, double layout dismount

Bhs lay, Ft ariel, Front toss, Sw. leap, Tuck 1/1 , R.off 2/1 full, Sheep

Double pike, Front full, Front lay, 2 and a half, Switch ring, Torjete’ 1/2, Wolf 1 1/2

Ft Mt, Bhs- lay, Wolf 1/1, Switch, Back tuck, Ft 1/1 lay or tuck, 1/1 turn

Yurchenko half twist on to front pike off

Layout Yurchenko with a full twist

Giant full to Gienger, double layout dismount

Split MT, Step, Switch side, Ft ariel, Straddle, BHS lay, Ft tuck, Twiddle, Bhs swing, R.off 2/1 full

Double arabian, Ft 1/1, Step out, Roff 1 1/2, ft 1/1 or lay, Whip immediate double pike, Split leap, Sache’ switchside, Popa

Yurchenko full twist

Reverse Hecht, full out double flyaway

1 arm BHS, BHS, lay, Front tuck, Split, Sheep, 2/1 full twist, Full turn, Tuck full, Straddle, Back tuck swing

Double pike, 2 1/2 - ft, Double tuck, Inward turn-cat leap 1 1/2, Triple turn, Switch leap, Step tuck jump

Gienger, full twisting double layout dismount

Fhs Mt, Ft ariel-bhs lay or lay lay, Side summie, S. side, R.off 2/1 full

2 ½ front full, Whip double full, Front double full, Switch leap, Tourjete full, Full leg up turn

COUrtNEy mCCOOl marCia NEwBy

Yurchenko half off to front layout

Back stalder to reverse hecht; double layout dismount

GiNa NUCCiO

Yurchenko half on front pike off

Giant full to Gienger, full in dismount

Double arabian, Whip 1/2 ft rudi, Double pike, Switchside, Popa

laUrEN sEsslEr

Yurchenko half off to front layout

Giant full pirouette to reverse Hecht, double layout dismount

Double pike, Whip 1/2 front 1/1, 2 and a half, Double turn, Popa, torjete’, Wolf full

Yurchenko 1-1/2 twist

Straddle jaeger flip, eagle giants

Front lay-double full, Double pike, Back 1 ½ punch front 1/1, 1 ft wolf 1/1, Sache’switch ring- tourjete ½

Front and back stalders, Comanici flip, double layout dismount

Double turn, Leg 90 degrees – straddle full, Whip backhandspring double pike, Double tuck, 2 ½ turn, Leap run switch half straddle full

CHrista taNElla GraCE taylOr amBEr traNi sHayla wOrlEy

Yurchenko full

Giant full to reverse Hecht, double front dismount

Yurchenko 1-1/2 twist

Toe shoot to reverse hecht, reverse hecht, double layout dismount

Anodie= sheep jump, IIllusion, 1/1 twist BHS, Split, Straddle, 2/1 back

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Double Arabian, Front lay 1/1, Full turn leg to face, Double stag, Sache’ Switch ring - switch half, Double pike, Illusion (hand touches floor)

2010 OUTLOOK Taking over a program that has won five straight national championships might seem like a daunting task. But no one is more prepared for such a transition than Jay Clark, who after five seasons as associate head coach of the University of Georgia gymnastics team is stepping into the role of head coach – a post held for the past 26 years by Suzanne Yoculan. Clark is no stranger to the Gym Dog program, having served 17 years with the team working primarily with the uneven bars and with recruiting in his time in Athens. Under Clark’s guidance, a total of 50 All-America awards have been collected by his bars team, including 10 in the past three years. In that time Georgia has won five national titles in the event, most recently by Courtney Kupets in 2009. As the Gym Dogs’ primary recruiter in his time with the team, Clark has drawn some of the best talent in the nation to the Georgia gymnastics program, including the 2010 freshman class of 2007 U.S. Gold Medal World Championship Team Member Shayla Worley, Christa Tanella, Noel Couch, and Kati Breazeal – a class which is poised to make a big contribution in 2010. But perhaps most importantly, Clark brings consistency. “I don’t want it to be about change – there is no change,” Clark said. “The rest of our coaching staff is still here and our philosophy has not changed. It has served us well, so why would we change it?” “That, I think, has been good for the girls because there hasn’t been any big upheaval with regard to their expectations and the things they do every day.” For the Gym Dogs, the quest for six straight championships will have to be undertaken without Courtney Kupets and Tiffany Tolnay – who together accounted for nine individual national titles and 31 All-America awards in their Georgia careers. But the returning group – in addition to a strong freshman class – will be back at it with the same mindset that brought the past five national championships back to Athens. “Every year you lose personalities and every year you have to come in and figure out who you are,” said Clark. “Each team is different, but our goals and intentions are the same. Our intentions are to win the SEC Championship and compete for a national championship.” Clark knows that in order for the Gym Dogs to be successful this season, some athletes will need to expand their roles in the gym in 2010. And as always, the team will need to stay healthy.

Cassidy McComb

Courtney McCool It also may help that the Gym Dogs might not be the favorite heading into the season, as they instead keep their focus on improvement and their own goals. “My expectations are optimistic but tempered with realism,” he said. “On paper, this team can compete with anyone in the country, but that’s only paper – it’s not the reality. Yet, if we can stay healthy and fit all season, we again will be one of the best teams in the country.” “I think we are coming off what was probably the perfect storm of talent for a five-year period,” Clark added. “In some ways this is a rebuilding year, a mild form of it. It’s not major, because we have the same nucleus that is capable of some big things, but that remains to be seen. I have a cautious optimism this year.” How can the coaching staff not love this year’s team!? The highly decorated senior class is loaded with experience, leadership, and the taste of success. Seniors Courtney McCool and Grace Taylor are NCAA individual event champions: McCool was the 2008 floor champion while Taylor won the 2008 balance beam. Both are also first team All-Americans on other events. McCool is the 2009 NCAA balance beam runner-up and Taylor collected All-America recognition on bars (2009) and floor (2008), showcasing the class’s versatility across the board. That’s not all! Senior Marcia Newby adds 2007 and 2008 vaulting All-America honors, while Lauren Johnson and Lauren Sessler return as part of the Gym Dogs leadership core and will be asked to continue that role both in and out of the gym. Sessler will again be a mainstay in the vault lineup after appearing in the event in 14 of 15 meets, while Johnson will look to make a bigger impact after she competed exhibition vaults on four occasions in 2009. The junior class has its share of competitive success. Both Cassidy McComb and Hilary Mauro are All-Americans as well. McComb, a 2008

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2010 OUTLOOK All-American on floor and Mauro, a 2008 All-American on beam, are both outstanding vaulters and solid all-arounders. Then there is the sophomore class, back this year with a year of winning experience under its belt and ready to go in 2010. Kat Ding is back after capturing 2009 First Team All-America honors on the uneven bars and coming up big with a 9.95 on vault at the NCAA Championships that helped Georgia secure its 10th NCAA title in the last event. Classmate Gina Nuccio recorded a 9.9 multiple times last season as a regular in the bars lineup for UGA. Both have improved significantly since their rookie years and will contribute big scores on other events this time around. The Gym Dogs will also have the luxury of welcoming back sophomores Mariel Box and Amber Trani, who each missed last season with injuries but have worked hard to get back and are poised to make their mark in 2010. The coaching staff is extremely excited about the 2010 freshman class. One way to attempt to replace a Courtney Kupets is to bring in an athlete like Gym Dog freshman Shayla Worley. Worley was a member of the 2007 U.S. Gold Medal World Championship team and brings high-level experience across the board. Add 2009 Level 10 National AA champion Noel Couch, Senior International Elite Christa Tanella, and teammate Kati Breazeal, and you can see why the coaches feel good about the 2010 Gym Dogs! Then there is the benefit of having a familiar face around, as Kupets will spend time in the gym this season working with her former teammates during the week. “She gives something to the atmosphere,” said assistant coach Julie Clark. “Courtney has been such a positive influence and a role model for the team as a student-athlete, and the girls still benefit from having her around. She is a tremendous asset. She is an inspiration and she helps every girl on this team.” Though, by title, they may have a new head coach, the 2010 Georgia gymnastics team maintains consistency in its approach – going about things the right way and focusing on the goals ahead. “The accent is on the athletes,” Clark said. “The story is not about me. The story is how is this team going to come together as it has year after year, and win. How will the team win without Courtney Kupets? How are the freshmen going to contribute?” “As we move forward, any problems we have are not because of this transition, and neither is the success. It is about these individuals and how they put things together for another run at a national championship.” Overall, the team has a lot to look forward to in 2010, with accomplishments running deep in each event. Then there is the added element of the freshman class and the improvements made in each area from a season ago.

The five-time defending national champion Georgia gymnastics team will face seven teams that competed in the 2009 NCAA Championships, including four at home. “The home schedule sets up pretty well for us this year,” first year head coach Jay Clark said. “The home schedule sets up pretty well this year. We have two meets on Saturdays afternoon, which our fans enjoy a lot. A lot of our historical SEC rivalries are on the road this year, but Super Six teams Arkansas and LSU are coming in to Athens as well as UCLA and Stanford, which are perennial powers on the west coast. It’s a good schedule for us.” The Gym Dogs open the season at home against Stanford on Jan. 9 before hitting the 2010 sCHEdUlE road for three straight Jan. 09 Stanford 4:00 p.m. meets at Alabama Jan. 15 at Alabama * 8:30 p.m. (Jan. 15), Utah (Jan. Jan. 22 at Utah 9:00 p.m. 22) and Auburn (Jan. Jan. 29 at Auburn * 8:00 p.m. 29). Feb. 05 Kentucky * 7:30 p.m. Georgia then plays Feb. 12 Arkansas * 7:30 p.m. host to four of its Feb. 19 at Florida * 7:00 p.m. next five meets startFeb. 26 LSU * 7:30 p.m. ing with Kentucky on Mar. 06 UCLA 4:00 p.m. Feb. 5 and Arkansas Mar. 12 at Michigan 7:00 p.m. on Feb. 12. After a Mar. 14 N.C. State 4:00 p.m. trip to Florida on Feb. Mar. 27 SEC Championships 19, the Gym Dogs (Jacksonville, Fla.) return home to face Apr. 10 NCAA Regionals LSU on Feb. 26 and (Campus Sites) UCLA on March 6. Apr. 22-24 NCAA Championships The Gym Dogs then (Gainesville, Fla.) travel to Michigan on March 12 before clos*SEC meet ing out the regular All times Eastern. season in Athens two days later against N.C. State on Senior Night March 14. The SEC Championships will be held in Jacksonville, Fla., on March 27 prior to NCAA Regionals on campus sites April 10. Gainesville, Fla., will be the site of the NCAA Championships April 22-24. The Gym Dogs will be aiming for their sixth straight NCAA title and 11th overall.

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vaUlt OUtlOOk With big shoes to fill on vault, the first place Clark will look to is the freshman class, as Tanella, Worley, and Couch are each capable of stepping in on vault and contributing immediately in the event. The squad will enjoy the returning experience of Newby there, who is a team first team All-American in the event, as well as Mauro, Ding, and McComb – who have each posted consistent 9.9s on vault in their careers. Lineup regular Lauren Sessler will look to make her mark, while Nuccio will also have a chance to contribute big.

Marcia Newby

Bars OUtlOOk The Gym Dogs bar routine will be headlined by All-American returnee Taylor, as well as Nuccio and Ding. Ding is also an All-American in the event while Nuccio was a consistent presence there, stepping in for a 9.9 against Florida and a 9.925 – a career-high – against UCLA in 2009. McComb and Newby have also posted 9.9s on bars and Worley and Tanella will add big scores in the event as they look to make the lineup there as well. “The freshmen need to understand that they can come in and step in immediately,” Clark said. “In bars we have more depth than we do in vault in terms of what is coming back.” With Mauro and Sessler also a possibility in the event, Clark is confident in the depth of his uneven bars team – the area with which he has worked most closely in his time with the program.

Kat Ding

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BEam OUtlOOk With 10 athletes training beam in the preseason, the Gym Dogs expect to have plenty of depth there, with some original skills coming back while working in some different combinations, making it the event that could possibly bring the team over the top at competitions. Three All-Americans are back on beam for the Gym Dogs this season in Taylor, McCool, and Mauro. Taylor is the 2008 NCAA champion in the event and a multi-year first team AllAmerican who has only upgraded her skill even more since last season. McCool is the 2009 national balance beam runner-up in the event. Further, the likely addition of Ding and McComb – as well as Tanella and Worley – adds significant depth in yet another event for Georgia.

Grace Taylor

flOOr OUtlOOk The Gym Dogs’ 2010 floor routines will include a total combination of individual personalities, presentation, passion, and attitude. “We are excited to see the routines take shape this year,” said assistant coach Julie Clark. There is also the added factor of the new rule going into effect in 2010 emphasizing more of the dance aspect of floor exercises. The rule adds elements that require athletes to demonstrate more endurance than they may have had to in the past, though the Gym Dogs have accounted for this by tweaking their routines. The Gym Dogs return 2008 NCAA floor champion McCool as well as floor exercise All-Americans Taylor and McComb – providing a solid core around which to build. Clark and his staff will also look for big scores from Ding, Nuccio, Mauro, and the freshmen on the floor this season. There are several great floor workers on this team, so it will be very competitive to make the lineup.

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2010 OppONENTS staNfOrd JaN. 9 - 4 p.m. (atHENs) Location .................................................Stanford, Calif. Conference .................................................... Pacific-10 Mascot .............................................................. Cardinal Facility ...................................Maples Pavilion (5,488) Head Coach ...........................................Kristen Smyth 2009 Conference/NCAA Finish.....................3rd/4th Gymnastics SID........................................David Kiefer Phone Number ................................... 650--736-7921 Email ........................................dkiefer@stanford.edu Website ..................................... www.gostanford.com

kENtUCky fEB. 5 - 7:30 p.m. (atHENs, Ga.) Location ..................................................Lexington, Ky. Conference ............................................. Southeastern Mascot .............................................................. Wildcats Facility ........................... Memorial Coliseum (7,000) Head Coach ...............................................Mo Mitchell 2009 Conference/NCAA Finish....................7th/N/A Gymnastics SID.................................Sara Reichbaum Phone Number ..................................9859-257-6846 Email .................................................... sreic2@uk.edu Website: .....................................www.ukathletics.com

UCla marCH 6 - 4 p.m. (atHENs) Location .......................................... Los Angeles, Calif. Conference .................................................... Pacific-10 Mascot ..................................................................Bruins Facility ...................................Pauley Pavilion (12,819) Head Coach ...............................Valerie Kondos Field 2009 Conference/NCAA Finish.................... 1st/N/A Gymnastics SID........................................... Liza David Phone Number ......................................310-206-8140 Email ................................. ldavid@athletics.ucla.edu Website ...................................... www.uclabruins.com

alaBama JaN. 15 - 8:30 p.m. (tUsCalOOsa, ala.) Location ...............................................Tuscaloosa, Ala. Conference ............................................. Southeastern Mascot .....................................................Crimson Tide Facility .......................... Coleman Coliseum (15,075) Head Coach ........................................Sarah Patterson 2009 Conference/NCAA Finish.................... 1st/2nd Gymnastics SID................................. Roots Woodruff Phone Number .................................... 205-348-2088 Email ................................................. roota@ia.ua.edu Website ............................................ www.rolltide.com

ARKANSAS FEb. 12 - 7:30 p.M. (ATHENS, GA.) Location ..............................................Fayetteville, Ark. Conference ............................................. Southeastern Mascot .........................................................Razorbacks Facility ..................................... Barnhill Arena (8,500) Head Coach ..................................Mark & Rene Cook 2009 Conference/NCAA Finish.....................5th/6th Gymnastics SID..........................................Jeri Thorpe Phone......................................................479-575-5037 Email .............................................. jthorpe@uark.edu Website ......................www.arkansasrazorbacks.com

miCHiGaN marCH 12 - 7 p.m. (aNN arBOr, miCH.) Location ............................................ Ann Arbor, Mich. Conference .......................................................... Big 10 Mascot ......................................................... Wolverines Facility ......................................Crisler Arena (13,562) Head Coach ..................................................Bev Plocki 2009 Conference/NCAA Finish.................... 1st/N/A Gymnastics SID.......................................Richard Retyi Phone Number .....................................734-615-0680 Email ...............................................rretyi@umich.edu Website .........................................www.mgoblue.com

UTAH JAN. 22 - 9 p.M. (ATHENS) Location ........................................Salt Lake City, Utah Conference ................................................................NA Mascot ..................................................................... Utes Facility ............................... Huntsman Center (15,000) Head Coach .......................................... Greg Marsden 2009 Conference/NCAA Finish.....................NA/3rd Gymnastics SID................................................Liz Abel Phone Number ......................................801-581-3511 Email ...............................label@huntsman.utah.edu Website ......................................... www.utahutes.com

flOrida fEB. 19 - 7 p.m. (lEXiNGtON, ky.) Location ...............................................Gainesville, Fla. Conference ............................................. Southeastern Mascot ................................................................. Gators Facility .................................Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell Center (11,120) Head Coach ............................................Rhonda Faen 2009 Conference/NCAA Finish.....................3rd/4th Gymnastics SID..................................... Mary Howard Phone Number .........................352-375-4683 x6100 Email ...............................maryh@gators.uaa.ufl.edu Website .....................................www.UKathletics.com

N.C. statE marCH 14 - 4 p.m. (atHENs) Location ....................................................Raleigh, N.C. Conference ........................................................... EAGL Mascot .............................................................Wolfpack Facility ............................Reynolds Coliseum (9,500) Head Coach .......................................Mark Stevenson 2009 Conference/NCAA Finish.................... 1st/N/A Gymnastics SID............................................ Pat Norris Phone Number .......................................915-515-1180 Email ........................................pat_norris@ncsu.edu Website ............................................ www.gopack.com

aUBUrN JaN. 29 - 8 p.m. (aUBUrN, ala.) Location .....................................................Auburn, Ala. Conference ............................................. Southeastern Mascot ...................................................................Tigers Facility ..Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum (10,500) Head Coach ......................................... Jeff Thompson 2009 Conference/NCAA Finish....................5th/N/A Gymnastics SID....................................... Scott Kemps Phone Number .................................... 334-844-9800 Email ..................................... smk0008@auburn.edu Website ..................................www.auburntigers.com

LSU FEb. 26 - 7:30 p.M. (ATHENS) Location ............................................ Baton Rouge, La. Conference ............................................. Southeastern Mascot ...................................................................Tigers Facility ....Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,215) Head Coach ...............................................D-D Breaux 2009 Conference/NCAA Finish.....................4th/6th Gymnastics SID............................................ Jake Terry Phone Number .....................................225-578-8226 Email ........................................jterry9@tigers.lsu.edu Website ...........................................www.lsusports.net

sEC CHampiONsHips marCH 27, 2010 JaCksONvillE, fla. (JaCksONvillE mEmOrial arENa)

NCaa rEGiONals april 10, 2009 CampUs sitEs

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NCaa CHampiONsHips april 22-24 GaiNEsvillE, fla.

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SOPHOMORE • CALHOUN, GA. CARTERSVILLE TWISTERS

2009 (rEdsH (rEdsHirt Hirt frEsHmaN sEasON)

• Redshirted and did not compete after suffering a knee injury in preseason workouts. • Named to the Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

ClUB/iNtErNatiONal ClUB/iNtEr N

• Trained with the Cartersville Twisters under Irina Podgornaya, Andrei Kouznetsov and Galyna Losinska. • Placed 11th in the all-around and sixth on vault at the 2007 Region VIII Level 10 Regionals. • Came in 10th in the all-around and third on beam at the 2006 Regionals. • Was the Georgia state vault champion in 2006 and 2007 and bar champion in 2007. • Finished first in the all-around at the 2004 Regionals and third on bars and floor at Easterns. • Graduated with honors from Calhoun High School, where she was in the International Baccalaureate program and a member of the National Honor Society and the National Beta Club.

COmmUNity sErviCE sErvi sE

• Volunteered for Special Olympics. • Hosted underprivileged children at a Georgia volleyball match.

pErsONal

• Born Dec. 11, 1989. • Daughter of Brent and Cheryl Box and has two brothers, J.B. and John David, and a sister, Mary Beth. • Undecided on a major.

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FRESHMAN • ALLEN, TEXAS WOGA GYMNASTICS ACADEMY

ClUB/iNtErNatiONal

• 2008 Texas State Championships Level 10 Sr B: third on All-Around, first on beam and third on floor • 2008 Dragon Invitational Level 10: second on All-Around, first on vault and bars, second on floor • 2007 JO Nationals Level 10 Jr D: first on bars • 2007 Region III Championships Level 10 Jr D: first on All-Around, first on floor, second on vault, beam and bars • 2007 JO National Bar Champion • 2007 Level 10 Regional Al-Around Champion • 2006 JO Nationals: third on bars • 2005 Level 10 Regional All-Around Champion • Five-time qualifier to level 10 Junior Olympic National Championships • Trained at WOGA gymnastics under Yevgeny Marchenko & Laurie Dix

COmmUNity sErviCE

• Volunteered for Special Olympics

pErsONal

• Born Nov. 20 1990. • Daughter of Chris and Nancy Breazeal; brothers include Josh (20), Nathan (17) and Michael (11) • Major: undecided

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FRESHMAN • TOWACO, N.J. NORTH STARS ACADEMY

ClUB/iNtErNatiONal ClUB/iNtErNatiON ONal

• Trained at North Stars Gymnastics in Boonton, N.J. under Tony and Paula Gehman • Former Junior International Elite gymnast • 2008 J.O. Level 10 State Beam and Floor Champion and record holder • 2008 J.O. Level 10 Regional Vault Champion • 2008 J.O. National Beam Champion • Performed an exhibition at the 2008 Tour of Gymnastics Superstars • 2009 J.O. Level 10 State All Around Champion • 2009 J.O. Level 10 Regional Vault and Bars Champion • 2009 J.O. National Floor Champion • 2009 J.O. National All Around Champion

COmmUNity sErviCE sErvi rviCE

• Volunteered at The Chelsea, a senior assisted living home in Montville, N.J. • Taught religion class for two years to second and seventh grade students at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Montville, N.J. • Volunteered at the Eric Johnson House, an organization that feeds the hungry in Morristown, N.J. • Peer Ministry Leader at DePaul Catholic High School • Eucharistic Minister • Apart of Team United, a Christian student-athlete group at UGA • Volunteered for Special Olympics, St. Mary’s Heart Association Carnival, and Speci Special Olympics Annual Run

pErsONal

• Born Aug. 27, 1991 • Daughter of Kevin & Patricia Couch, and has a sister, Mikayla • Majoring in Pre-Med

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Vault: 9.95 (4/17/09 in Super Six) Bars: 9.925 (3/21/09 in SECs) Beam: 9.65 (2/7/09 vs. Auburn) SOPHOMORE • SPARkS, NEv. FLIpS USA

2009 (frEsHmaN sH HmaN sEasON)

• Earned All-America honors on bars at the NCAA Championship. • Helped Georgia win the national championship with a critical and career-high 9.95 on vault (the Gym Dogs posted a season-high 49.625 in their last rotation of the NCAAs). • Named to the Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team. • Chosen for the SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll. • Improved her career high on bars to 9.925 in the Southeastern Conference Championship. • Won the vault title in the meet against Kentucky and Centenary with a then-career-best 9.9. • Led off on bars against Florida with a then-career-best 9.875, setting the tone as the Gym Dogs recorded a season-best 49.55. • Pressed into action on beam against Auburn when fellow freshman Gina Nuccio injured her knee during warm-ups. • Named the recipient of the Suzanne A. Yoculan Gymnastics Scholarship. • Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

ClUB/iNtErNatiONal rN NatiONal

• Trained at FLIPS USA under Suzie Otuafi as well as Patti and Neil Resnick. • Named to the 2006 United States Junior Olympic National Team. • Finished fifth on the uneven bars at the Level 10 Nationals as a Senior A in 2007. • Came in first on beam and second in the all-around and bars at the Level 10 Nationals as a Junior C in 2006. • Graduated from Reed High School, where she was in the Honors Program and was a member of the Student Council.

COmmUNity ity sErviCE

• Volunteered for the “Together We Can” food drive that collected more than 1,200 pounds of food. • Volunteered for Special Olympics.

pErsONal

• Born Nov. 20 1990. • Daughter of Daly Ding and Sara McRay and has a sister, Carolyn. • Majoring in Fashion Merchandising.

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SENIOR • CARTERSvILLE, GA. CARTERSVILLE TWISTERS

2009 (JUNiOr sEasON)

• Performed exhibition vaults against Alabama, Kentucky, N.C. State and Michigan. • Named to the Scholastic All-America Team by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women. • Named Scholar-Athlete for highest GPA. • Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2008 (sOpHOmOrE sEasON) asON ON)

• Did not see any action for the Gym Dogs due to injury. • Named First-Team Academic All-American by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women. • Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2007 (frEsHmaN sEasON) ON))

• Performed exhibition vaults against both Kentucky and North Carolina State, with a high of 9.775. • Named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll. • Named First-Team Academic All-American by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women.

ClUB/iNtErNatiONal

• Trained at the Cartersville Twisters under Irina Podgornaya, Andrei Kouznetsov and Galyna Losinska. • Competed at the 2006 Junior Olympic Games. • Was a two-time Region 8 vault champion. • Earned a second-place finish in the 2006 Region 8 all-around competition. • Competed for Darlington School in the Georgia High School Association.

COmmUNity sErviCE

• Serves several times a year as a Special Olympics gymnastics coach. • Participates annually in the Special Olympics 5K Walk/Run. • Volunteers twice a week as a tutor for fourth graders in English as a second language and math classes. • Serves as a tutor for the Oasis Catolico Santa Rafaela after-school program for Hispanic families. • Translates for parent-teacher conferences.

pErsONal

• Born May 29, 1988. • Daughter of Walter and Leslie Johnson, Georgia graduates, and has twin sisters, Allison and Heather, who are UGA sophomores. • Is a member of the UGA Honors Program for academics. • Graduated from Darlington with a 4.29 GPA and was an AP scholar with honors. • Majoring in Spanish.

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2010 GYM DOGS

Vault: 9.95 (3/8/09 at UCLA) Bars: 9.850 (2/13/09 at UK/Cent.) Beam: 9.925 (3/8/09 at UCLA) Floor: 9.925 (3/14/09 vs. Michigan) JUNIOR • BOSTON, MASS. CINCINNATI GYMNASTICS ACADEMY

2009 (sOpHOmOrE sEasON)

• Appeared in every meet on beam and on floor. • Established her career high of 9.925 on floor against Michigan. • Set career highs of 9.95 and 9.925 on vault and beam, respectively, against UCLA. UCLA • Won the vault title against the Bruins. • Competed as an all-arounder for the first time in her career against Kentucky and Centenary, debuting on bars as a collegian and scoring a 39.3 in the all-around. • Named the recipient of the William K. Holmes Scholarship.

2008 (frEsHmaN sEasON)

• Earned Second-Team All-America honors on beam, tying a career-high 9.85 at the th NCAA Prelims to open the meet. • Followed that with a 9.8 in the Super Six Finals. • Named to All-SEC Freshman Team. • Competed her first routine as the leadoff on floor at Utah, posting a 9.825. • Inserted into floor lineup against Arkansas in a last-minute change, scored a career-high caree 9.875. • In her first collegiate vault, scored a 9.8 against Michigan. • Set the season high on vault (9.85) and tied a career high (9.85) on beam against UCLA. ClUB/iNtErNatiONal • Trained at Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy under Mary Lee Tracy, the same gym as former Gym Dogs Kelsey Ericksen, Karin and Kristi Lichey, Sam Muhleman, Sierra Sapunar, Brittany Smith and Sam Sheehan. • Was a two-time U.S. Elite Team member and an alternate for the 2006 U.S. World Championship team. • Placed sixth in the all-around at the 2005 and 2006 U.S. Classic. • Invited by Coach Marta Karolyi to compete at a World Cup meet in Ghent, Belgium, Belgiu placing third on beam and sixth on bars. • Competed in the 2005 and 2006 Visa Championships. • Came in second on floor in the USA vs. Great Britain meet in Ireland in 2007. • Placed third on floor in the USA vs. the World meet in Texas in 2007. • Represented Georgia in the 2008 Tour Of Gymnastics Superstars stop in Atlanta by b doing an exhibition floor routine.

COmmUNity sErviCE

• Volunteers for Special Olympics. • Participates in the Clarke County Mentoring Program, counseling an elementary school student.

pErsONal

• Born Aug. 15, 1989. • Daughter of Cathy and Dan Mauro and has two older siblings, Danielle and Ryan. • Majoring in Consumer Journalism.

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2010 GYM DOGS

Vault: 9.95 (2x: 3/14/09 vs. Michigan) Bars: 9.90 (2x: 4/25/08 at NCAAs) Beam: 9.875 (4/4/09 at Regionals) Floor: 9.925 (5x: 3/21/08 vs. Iowa St.) AA: 39.55 (2/23/08 vs. Kentucky)

JUNIOR • HENDERSON, NEv. GYMCATS

2009 (sOpHOmOrE E sEasON) sE

• Set her career high on beam with a 9.85 against UCLA. • Moved her season high to 9.875 on floor against Arkansas and matched that against agai UCLA. • Matched her career high of 9.95 on vault against Michigan. • Made her all-around debut this season by adding bars in the win over North Carolina Carol State. • Named the recipient of the James E. and Peggy A. Hickey Memorial Scholarship.

2008 (frEsHmaN sE sEasON) asON)

• Named a First-Team All-American on floor. • Scored three 9.90s on her three events in the Super Six Finals to help Georgia capture cap the NCAA title. • Came in seventh on floor at the NCAA individual event finals. • Chosen as the SEC Freshman of the Year, the eighth Gym Dog to receive that honor. hon • Named to the All-SEC Freshman Team. • Competed her first routine on bars at Utah, scoring a 9.775. • Became the first freshman since 2006 to compete the all-around, scoring a 38.700 by posting a 9.800 or better on three routines but falling on vault against Stanford. • Earned the first 9.90 of her career against Stanford on floor and also the first event title of her career with that mark. • Named the SEC Gymnast of the Week following her performance against Kentucky where she won the first all-around title of her career with a 39.55. • In just the second time in her career competing all four events, either tied or set new career highs on all four events and did not finish any lower than third against Kentucky. • Became the first Georgia freshman to win an all-around title since 2006. • Score of 39.55 was the highest all-around score by any freshman in the country in 2008. • Finished ranked No. 16 nationally on floor, also the highest-ranked freshman on the t event. • Hit a career-best 9.95 on vault against UCLA.

ClUB/iNtErNatiONal ONal al

• Trained with Cassie Rice at GymCats in Las Vegas. • Finished fifth and seventh, respectively, in the all-around at the 2006 and 2005 Junior Jun Olympic National Championships. • Won the beam and floor events at the 2006 Nevada State Championships and placed pl first in the all-around at the 2005 Nevada State Championships. • Is the first Gym Dog to come out of the prestigious GymCats club.

COmmUNity sErviCE CE

• Volunteers for Special Olympics. • Helps oversee children in a local day care center.

pErsONal

• Born Jan. 6, 1989. • Daughter of Jeff and Darla McComb and has one sibling, Blaise. • Majoring in Child and Family Development. • Named to the Scholastic All-America Team by the National Association of Collegiate Collegia Gymnastics Coaches/Women. • Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

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Bars: 9.925 (2x: 4/25/08 at NCAAs) Beam: 10.0 (3/8/09 at UCLA) Floor: 10.0 (3/15/08 vs. UCLA) SENIOR • LEES SUMMIT, MO. GREATER AMERICAN GyM EXPRESS

2009 (JUNiOr sEasON) • Earned All-America honors at the NCAA Championship on the balance beam (runner-up) • Recorded her first-ever 10.0 on beam and claimed the individual title in the victory over UCLA. • Posted a second perfect score on beam in winning the title at the NCAA Southeast Regional. • Posted a season-best 9.9 on bars against Michigan. • Made her 2009 debut against Florida after missing the first eight meets with a stress fracture in the navicular bone of her left foot. • Shared the beam title with a 9.975 against the Gators. • Competed on bars against the Gators, posting a 9.775. • Performed exhibition events on bars and beam at Arkansas. • Chosen as a recipient of the Leon Farmer Athletic Scholarship. 2008 (sOpHOmOrE sEasON) • Won the NCAA individual title on floor exercise, becombecom ing Georgia’s eighth and the first since Suzanne Sears in 2000. • Chosen as a First-Team All-American. • Named Second-Team All-SEC. • Was the runner-up on both bars and beam at the SEC Championship. • Tied for both NCAA Regional beam and floor titles, winning floor for the second straight year. • Scored 9.900s or better on all three events at the Regional. • One of Georgia’s most solid competitors in the opening weekend of the season, notching 9.850s on beam and 9.900s on floor against Utah and Stanford. • Scored a pair of 9.975s against LSU on beam and floor. • Ranked first in the nation with the 9.975 on floor. • Named the SEC Gymnast of the Week for her performance against LSU. • Competed on bars the first time in her college career against Arkansas, posting a 9.925. • Was solid on beam in the latter part of the season, scoring 9.900s or better in six of the last nine routines. • Earned the first perfect 10 of her career against UCLA on floor, the first 10 on floor for Georgia since Marline Stephens at the 2004 SECs. • Competed in the anchor position on beam in all of Georgia’s meets, just once recording a fall. • Either shared or won outright the floor title in nine meets this season, scoring a 9.900 or better in 12 of 15 routines. 2007 (frEsHmaN sEasON) • Posted a 9.95 on beam in the NCAA Super Six Finals to lead GeorGeor gia to its third consecutive NCAA title. • Captured the floor title at the NCAA Regional. • Scored a 9.9 on balance beam in the season-opener against Stanford to finish second on that event. • Scored a 9.95 on floor against Alabama and one judge awarded her with a 110. • Recorded a 9.9 or higher on eight of the last nine floor routines and four of the las lastt six beam routines. ClUB/iNtErNatiONal • Trained at Great American Gymnastics Express under Al Fong and Armine Barutyan-Fong. • Won an Olympic silver medal as a member of the U.S. team at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, Greece. • Was the runner-up in the all-around at the Visa American Cup and at the U.S. Olympic Trials, and was fourth at the U.S. Championships in 2004. • Placed first in the all-around at the Athens Olympic test event. • Was a member of the first-place team at the 2003 Pan American Games, finishing second on vault, and also came in second in the U.S. Championships junior division. • Placed first on beam and third in the all-around at the France Cup.

COmmUNity sErviCE

• Has volunteered for Special Olympics. pErsONal • Born April 1, 1988. • Daughter of Mike and Linda McCool, and has two siblings, Michael and Morgan. • Majoring in Child and Family Development.

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Vault: 9.95 (4/24/08 at NCAAs) Bars: 9.90 (2x: 4/25/08 at NCAAs) Floor: 9.925 (2/28/09 vs. Florida) SENIOR • vIRGINIA BEACH, vA. EXCALIBUR GyMNASTICS

2009 (JUNiOr Or r sEasON))

• Named to the Southeastern Conference Community Service Team. • Chosen for a Peach of an Athlete Award by the Atlanta Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. • Named to the Scholastic All-America Team by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women. • Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. • Celebrated her 21st birthday by doing three events and helping Georgia defeat UCLA. • Has competed on vault in all but one meet this season, reaching a high of 9.9 thr ee times. three • Registered a season-best 9.875 on bars against Alabama. • Set her career high of 9.925 on floor against Florida. • Named to the Fall Semester Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. • Named a recipient of the Ramsey Scholarship for Academic and Athletic Excellence.

2008 (sOpHOmOrE HO HOmOrE sEasON))

• Scored a career-high 9.950 on vault in the NCAA Prelims to earn First-Team AllAmerica honors for the second straight year. • Finished sixth on vault in the individual event finals at the NCAAs. • Competed vault in all but one of Georgia’s meets in 2008, four times scoring a 9.875 before the career-high at the NCAAs. • Notched a season-high on bars of 9.875 against Kentucky. • Named First-Team Academic All-American by the National Associa Associa-tion of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women. • Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. • Named a recipient of the Arthur Ashe Sports Scholars Award.

2007 (frEsHmaN H HmaN sEasON))

• Selected as a First-Team All-American on vault. • Competed on bars in both of Georgia’s competitions at the NCAA Championship, scoring a career-high 9.9 on bars. • Tied for first on vault at Kentucky with a 9.85. • Posted a 9.9 on vault at N.C. State. • Competed in three events for the first time in her career in the meet at LSU. • Notched a 9.825 against Auburn in just her second floor routine. • Posted her third 9.9 on vault at UCLA. • Earned a 4.0 spring grade point average. • Named to SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll. • Chosen as a NACGC Academic All-American.

ClUB/iNtErNatiONal rN NatiONal

• Trained at Excalibur Gymnastics under Jim and Dena Walker, the same gym as former Gym Dog Cory Fritzinger. • Was a U.S. Elite National Team Member. • Participated in the 2004 Olympic Trials Camp. • Was a three-year member of U.S. National team. • Notched several first-place awards during her international career, including the 2004 FL Gym Open in Luxembourg. • Placed second in the all-around at the 2004 American Classic and she was sixth in the all-around at the National Elite Podium meet. • Member of the gold-medal winning team at the 2003 Pan-American G Games. • Won the 2002 Junior Pan American Championship.

COmmUNity ity sErviCE

• Served as Vice President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee that over oversees UGA’s community service efforts. • Participated in the Do It For Broph 5K Run/Walk, with proceeds benefiting a scholarship fund in honor of late UGA basketball player Kevin Brophy. • Coordinated Georgia’s “Together We Can” food drive that collected more than 1,200 pounds of food. • Has volunteered for Special Olympics.

pErsONal

• Born March 8, 1988. • Daughter of James and Olivia Newby and has an older brother James. • Majoring in Biological Sciences.

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Vault: 9.675 (1/30/09 at N.C. State) Bars: 9.925 (3/8/09 at UCLA) Beam: 9.025 (1/30/09 at N.C. State) SOPHOMORE • NAPERvILLE, ILL. ARENA GYMNASTICS

2009 (frEsHmaN sEasON)

• Named to the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll. • Established her career high with a 9.925 on bars in the win over UCLA. • Had an effort of 9.9 against Florida as the Gym Dogs posted a season-best figure of 49.55 on bars. • Made her Georgia debut against West Virginia on bars, going third after a slip and a fall and helping the Gym Dogs right the ship. • Competed on three events (vault, bars and beam) for the first time in her career against North Carolina State. • Missed the Kentucky/Centenary meet with a severe bone bruise and a sprained ligament in her right knee. • Named a recipient of the Julia Morgan Athletic Scholarship.

ClUB/iNtErNatiONal

• Trained under Dan and Beth Miller at Arena Gymnastics in Joliet, Ill. • Twice crowned as the Junior Olympic National All-Around Champion. • Won bars and floor and placed third on beam and all-around in her division in 2008. • In 2007, placed first on vault and bars, second on floor and third on beam in her division. • In 2006, claimed first in all-around, vault, bars and beam. • Named the 2006 and 2007 Region 5 Junior Olympic Athlete of the Year. • Was a Level 10 Illinois state all-around champion in 2007 and 2008. • Chosen for the 2007 Region 5 All-Star Team which toured and trained in Japan. • Graduated from Neuqua Valley High School.

COmmUNity sErviCE • Volunteered for Special Olympics.

pErsONal

• Born Feb. 23, 1990. • Daughter of Joe and Kathy Nuccio and has a sister, Lisa. • Major: Early Childhood Education

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Vault: 9.90 (2/20/09 at Arkansas) Bars: 9.80 (2/7/09 at Auburn)

SENIOR • SNELL SNELLvILLE, SNELLv ILLE, GA. GWINNETT GYMNASTICS CENTER

2009 (JUNiOr sEasON)

• Named to the Scholastic All-America Team by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women. • Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. • Set her career high with a 9.9 on vault against Arkansas. • Scored a 9.8 in the first bars routine of her career against Auburn as an injuryy replacement for Gina Nuccio. • Was a mainstay in the vault lineup, appearing in 14 of the 15 meets.

2008 (sOpHOmOrE sEasON)

• Hit the first routine of her career at Auburn with a 9.85 on vault and matched that against Kentucky. • Scored a 9.85 on vault three times, including at the NCAA Prelims. • Named First-Team Academic All-American by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/ Women. • Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2007 (frEsHmaN sEasON)

• Did not compete for the Gym Dogs in 2007. • Named First-Team Academic All-American by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women. • Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

ClUB/iNtErNatiONal

• Trained for eight years at the Gwinnett Gymnastics Center under Dan Thaxton. • Was a five-time Junior Olympic National qualifier. • Placed sixth in the all-around in 2002 and eighth in 2001 at the J.O. Nationals. • Was a two-time Region 8 all-around champion, including a first-place finish on beam am in 2005 and a runner-up spot on vault in 2006. • Was the Georgia state all-around champ in 2001 and 2005 and the runner-up in 2004 and 2006. • Was Georgia’s bars champ in 2005 and 2006, and was the state floor champ in 2002 and 2004. • Graduated from Brookwood High School.

COmmUNity sErviCE

• Volunteers for Special Olympics, including the SOAR 5K, and participates in the Do It For Broph 5K Run/Walk, with proceeds benefiting a scholarship fund in honor of late UGA basketball player Kevin Brophy.

pErsONal

• Born Dec. 23, 1987. • Daughter of Gary and Joyce Sessler and has a sister, Erica, who is a UGA graduate. • Majoring in Advertising.

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FRESHMAN • ALLEN, TEXAS WOGA GYMNASTICS ACADEMY

ClUB/iNtErNatiONal

• Trained at Woga Gymnastics under Valeri Liukin and Natalya Marakova • Competed in Visa Championships for four years (2005-08) • Went to Russia and competed in the Voronin Cup, and placed bronze on beam and floor • Placed third on beam and first on bars at the 2008 U.S. Classics • Placed 13th at the 2008 Visa Championships

COmmUNity sErviCE

• Participates in SHINE, a gymnastics-based children’s ministry at Cornerstone Church in Athens • Has volunteered for Special Olympics, the Golden Harvest Food Bank and the “Together We Can” food drive • Has made visits to patients at St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens

pErsONal

• Born July 31, 1991 • Daughter of Rob and Carla Tanella • Has six siblings including Alisha, Austin, Trey, Judah, Victoria and Gabriel • Majoring in biology

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Bars: 10.0 (3/21/08 vs. Iowa State) Beam: 10.0 (3/14/09 vs. Michigan) Floor: 9.95 (2/10/07 vs. Alabama) 2009 (JUNiOr sEasON)

• Named a recipient of the Ramsey Scholarship for Academic and Athletic Excellence. • Earned All-America honors at the NCAA Championship on beam and bars, giving her a total of seven for her career. • Named to the All-SEC Second Team. • Chosen as the Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the league’s coaches. • Named to the Scholastic All-America Team by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women. • Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. • Posted a 10.0 on beam in the meet with Michigan. • Recorded a season-high 9.925 on floor against Florida and matched that against UCLA and Michigan. • Selected to the Fall Semester Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

SENIOR • AIkEN, S.C. AIKEN GYMNASTICS

2008 (sOpHOmOrE sEasON)

• Claimed NCAA title on beam, with a 9.95 in the fifth slot. • Earned First-Team All-America honors on bars and beam and Second-Team on floor. flo • Finished 14th on bars in the individual event finals. • Won the SEC titles on bars and beam and was named First-Team All-SEC. • Joined 12 others in league history with the top score of 9.95 on bars. • Claimed share of the beam title with a 9.95 at NCAA Regionals and came in second secon on bars. • Posted a career-best and then-nation-best 9.975 on beam vs. UCLA. • Earned her first career 10 and the only 10 in the nation on bars in 2008 against Iowa Io State. • Scored 9.825 or better – including two 9.950s, a 9.925 and three th 9.90s – in all 12 postseason events. • Named First-Team Academic All-American by National Association Associatio of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women. • Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. • Named to the CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America Women’s At-Large Second Team.

2007 (frEsHmaN sEasON)

• Named a First-Team All-American on beam, placing second in the NCAA individual individu competition. • Was a Second-Team All-American on bars. • Scored a 9.875 on beam in Georgia’s first routine of the SECs. • Her first routine as a Gym Dog was a 9.9 on bars in the season opener. • Led off the beam lineup much of the year, averaging 9.85 in that position. • Ranked in the nation’s top 20 on beam and bars. • Led league freshmen with an average of 9.866 in six regular-season SEC meets. • Named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll. • Earned a 4.0 GPA in both the fall and spring. • Chosen as an NACGC Academic All-American.

ClUB/iNtErNatiONal

• Trained at Aiken Gymnastics under Draha Krizova and Radek Kriz. • Was a former U.S. Elite National Team member, competing in three U.S. Championships Champio (2002-04). • Placed first on beam at the Junior Olympic Nationals in 2001 and 2006. • Placed first in the all-around in three international competitions, including a win at the 2005 Friendship Classic where she beat 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Zhang Nan. • Traveled to Europe on several occasions, winning the all-around at invites in the Czech C Republic and France. • Won the all-around at the 2005 Charleston Cup. • Helped the U.S. win the 2004 U.S. vs. Japan meet.

COmmUNity sErviCE

• Participates in SHINE, a gymnastics-based children’s ministry at Cornerstone Church Churc in Athens. • Has volunteered for Special Olympics, the Golden Harvest Food Bank and the “Together “Toget We Can” food drive.

pErsONal

• Born March 29, 1988. • Daughter of Daniel and Lynn Taylor and has two sisters, Hannah and Phoebe, and a brother Daniel. • Majoring in Health Promotion.

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FRESHMAN • RICHLANDTOWN, PA. pARKETTES GYMNASTICS

2009 (frEsHmaN sEasON) sE • Redshirted and did not compete after suffering a back injury in preseason workouts. • Named to the Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Academic Honor Roll. • Named a recipient of the Julia Morgan Athletic Scholarship. ONal ClUB/iNtErNatiONal • Trained at Parkettes Gymnastics under Bill and Donna Strauss. • Invited to the Olympic Trials after placing ninth on beam and 18th on floor at the USA Championships. • Represented the United States in the Pan-American Games in Brazil, helping the team to a first-place finish by taking second on vault. • Placed in the top 10 on both vault and floor in the 2007 U.S. Nationals prelims and was seventh on floor in the finals. • Graduated from Bridgeway Academy. Community Service: • Has volunteered for the Children’s Miracle Network. • Has volunteered for Special Olympics. • Participated in the Do It For Broph 5K Run/Walk, with proceeds benefiting a scholarship fund in honor of late UGA basketball player Kevin Brophy. pErsONal • Born Aug. 4, 1990. • Daughter of Glenn and Paula Trani and has a sister, Melissa. • Majoring in Journalism.

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FRESHMAN • ORLANDO, FLA. ORLANDO METRO GYMNASTICS

ClUB/iNtErNatiONal

• Trained at Orlando Metro Gymnastics in Orlando, Fla., under Jeff Wood and Christi Barneau • Qualified for USA National Team at age 12 • National team member for 7 years • 2004 USA vs. Japan; placed first in the All-Around, Bar, Beam and Floor events • 2006 Pacific Alliance in Hawaii: first place team and second in the All-Around and Bars • Competed in four consecutive American Cups • 2007 USA vs. Great Britain in Ireland: first in Bars, second All-Around • 2007 U.S. Classic beam champion • 2007 U.S. Championships 2nd All-Around • 2007 World Champion team in Germany • 2008 Olympic Trials in Philladelphia

COmmUNity sErviCE

• Frosted pink cancer awareness show in 2007 • Pink with a Twist cancer awareness show in 2008 • Volunteered at special olympics at Disney and multiple canned food drives through her church.

pErsONal

• Born Sept. 2, 1990 • Daughter of Debbie Worley and Lamont Worley • Has three siblings: Clayton (25), who graduated from South Florida; Jolene (23), a graduate of Eastern Michigan on full gymnastics scholarship; and Olin (15)

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COACHING STAFF

HEAD COACH FIRST SEASON

Jay Clark enters his first season as Georgia’s head coach after spending 17 years as an assistant on the Gym Dogs’ staff including the last five as associate head coach. Clark is the third head coach in the program’s 29-year history that includes 10 national championships, 16 Southeastern Conference titles and 21 NCAA Regional crowns. Clark succeeds Suzanne Yoculan, under whom he served as an assistant while overseeing the Gym Dogs’ success on the uneven bars. This season, he will continue to lead Georgia’s bar performers while again coordicoordi nating the recruiting efforts. In 2009, Clark’s efforts helped Courtney Kupets, Grace Taylor and Kat Ding earn All-America honors on bars. Kupets was also the SEC champion on bars and claimed the title at the NCAA Southeast Regional. Earlier in the season, she recorded the program’s 26th perfect 10.0 on the unenven bars. In 2008, Clark coached Katie Heenan, Tiffany Tolany and Taylor to All-America honors on bars. Tolnay and Taylor were SEC champions on bars, matching the league record of 9.95, while Heenan claimed the bars title at the NCAA Regional. In 2006, Kupets became the fourth Georgia gymnast to win an NCAA uneven bars title, joining Kelly Macy in 1991, Agina Simpkins in 1993 and Lori Strong in 1994. Kupets was also one of five Gym Dogs in 2006 to be named an All-American on the bars. Including the 10 All-America awards received by Georgia gymnasts in the last three years on the event, there have been a total of 50 All-America certificates earned under Clark’s direction.

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• Hometown: Roswell, Ga. • Wife: Julie • Children: Cole & Kinsey • UGA Asst. Coach 1990-96;98-04 • UGA Assoc. Head Coach 2005-09 • Assistant coach on seven UGA National Championship teams • 2006 Assistant Coach of the Year • 2001 USA Gymnastics Coach of the Year

Without question, one of the most important elements in the success of the Georgia gymnastics program is the top-level talent it is able to attract to Athens year after year. Clark oversees the process of maintaining the Gym Dogs’ status among the elite and his recruiting success earned him the title of associate head coach prior to the 2005 season. He annually recruits classes that rank among the top in the nation. Clark, a Roswell, Ga., native, returned to the Georgia program in June of 1998 after spending two years as head team coach and competitive director with the Athens-Clarke Gymnastics Academy. From 1990 to 1996, Clark was an assistant coach with the Gym Dogs before joining the staff at ACGA. When the opportunity arose, he welcomed the chance to return to Georgia. Coordinating the gymnastics program’s recruiting efforts includes corresponding with coaches and potential student-athletes, scouting at major competitions, visiting with gymnasts and their families, and arranging official university visits. Among the classes Clark is credited with recruiting are 1989 the ones of 1998 and 1999, which consisted of All-Americans Kim Arnold, Julie Ballard, Jenni Beathard, Karin Lichey, Sam Muhleman and Canadian National Team member Stacey Galloway. Those two recruiting classes are regarded as the “two best recruiting classes ever in the history of Georgia gymnastics and possibly in all of collegiate gymnastics” by Yoculan. The 2008 and 2009 classes of Heenan, Nikki Childs, Audrey Bowers and Megan Dowlen, and Paige Burns, Kupets, Abby Stack and Tolnay each finished with four straight NCAA championships. Arnold, Beathard, Lichey and Muhleman were former U.S. National Team members. Also due in large part to Clark’s efforts, Georgia signed the No. 1 recruits in 1993 (Leslie Angeles), 1994 (Arnold) and1987 1995 (Amanda Borden). The Gym Dogs’ roster currently includes two former Olympic medalists in Kupets and Courtney McCool. In the gym, Georgia finished with an unprecedented five First-Team All-America honors on the uneven bars in the 1993 campaign. A year ago, the Gym Dogs went wire-to-wire during the season as the top team on bars. In 2006, Clark was honored by his peers as the National Assistant Coach of the Year. Clark coached 13 years at the club level, where his gymnasts from Classic City Gymnastics Academy were regular qualifiers for and winners of regional and national championships at USA Gymnastics Levels 8, 9 and 10. He was named the 2001 USA Gymnastics Georgia Coach of the Year. He is a member of the National Women’s Collegiate Program Committee, which makes recommendations for the rules that govern college gymnastics. 2000 Clark earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise and sport science from the University of Georgia. He is married to the former Julie Ballard, who is an assistant coach for the Gym Dogs. They have a 1990 son, Walton Cole, born Aug. 15, 2002, and a daughter, Kinsey Grace, born Dec. 15, 2005.

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aBOUt Jay Clark... “Through the last 15 years and more, Jay has shown continual growth and insight into the program, in all aspects of1988 the program. But what is most important to me is that he has the passion for our sport and for the athletes and the competitiveness within him that I think are both necessary ingredients to be a successful collegiate program in any sport in this decade. Jay sees the big picture which to me is another must in order to have success. He has the passion and knowledge to bring together all the facets of team unity. I have total confidence in him that Georgia will continue to be a national contender year in and year out. ” --Suzanne Yoculan “Jay has always shown signs of head coach ability. He has the drive, dedication and motivation. The best memory I have of Jay that has success written all over it was his ability to speak with passion and true meaning. It was a meet right after a pretty poor performing meet ,and Jay said flat out that we needed 1997 to step up and that this would be the meet to do it. But it wasn’t just what he said it was how he said it. I believed that he knew we had it in us and he had no doubt that if we wanted it and put all our energy toward what we wanted, the outcome would be there. As an athlete, having your coach believe in you that much really pushes you and we won that meet and the championship at the end of the year. Without defining moments of motivation those types of outcomes are out of reach. Jay Clark will be a great head coach.” --Courtney Kupets “Jay will be successful because you can find him giving pep talks, dancing, fine tuning details, adding scores in a bye rotation and recruiting the best student athletes. He shows passion within every part of the program. He bleeds Bulldog pride and is you can see that he is excited to continue the legacy of Georgia Gymnastics.” --Tiffany Tolnay 2005

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ASSISTANT COACH 25TH SEASON

Doug McAvinn, a coaching veteran with more than three decades of experience under his belt, enters his 25th season with the Georgia gymnastics team. The mild-mannered McAvinn has been instrumental in leading Georgia to all 10 of its national championships. He was recognized for his outstanding accomplishments at Georgia when he was honored by his peers as the first NCAA National Assistant Gymnastics Coach of the Year in 1998. Last season, his efforts as Georgia’s vault coach helped Courtney Kupets and Tiffany Tolnay garner All-America honors. Kupets had perfect 10s on vault in the NCAA Southeast Regional, then again in the NCAA Super Six. In 2008, McAvinn guided Katie Heenan and Marcia Newby to First-Team All-America honors on vault, while Heenan recorded a perfect 10.0 on vault in the win over ArkanArkan sas. Heenan also won the SEC title and Tolnay took the NCAA Regional title on vault. In 2007, he guided Kupets to the NCAA vault championship and had four All-Americans in the event in Kupets, Megan Dowlen, Newby and Tolnay. At the conclusion of the regular season, his vault vault-ing squad was No. 1 nationally in RQS rankings. As Georgia’s head coach on vault, the Buffalo, N.Y., native has produced six NCAA vault Champions, most recently Kupets’ title in 2007. Others include Hope Spivey in 1991, Heather Stepp in 1992 and 1993, Leah Brown in 1996 and Cory Fritzinger in 2001. Over the last 20-plus years, McAvinn’s lineups have consistently been ranked as the best in the nation. Along with six individual national vaulting champions, he has produced a total of 59 vaulting All-Americans. Since 1993, McAvinn’s vaulting teams have scored a 49.00 (9.8 average) or higher in 265 of 287 competitions, including all 16 meets last year. In 1996, Georgia set an incredible NCAA vaulting team record score of 49.925 at Auburn. During that same year McAvinn coached Gym Dog Kim Arnold to an NCAA first – a perfect vault season RQS of 10.00. Arnold actually repeated the feat in 1997. Also that season, Brown matched Arnold with a perfect 10.00 RQS of her own. Brown became the first gymnast to vault a front layout with a 1/2 twist in collegiate competition. The vault earned her a bronze medal at the 1997 World University Games in Italy. Apart from being head vault coach, McAvinn oversees the Gym Dogs practices and new skills development. He also plays an important part in all uneven bars and floor exercise training. He and Suzanne Yoculan team up to coach floor exercise and have produced 61 All-Americans and eight NCAA champions. McAvinn helped coach the U.S. team in the 1995 World University Games in Fukuoka, Japan, with Florida coach Judi Markell. The U.S. earned a silver-medal finish, just behind Russia. McAvinn helped guide Karin Lichey to the then-highest allaround finish by an American gymnast in the event’s history – a silver medal – and former Arizona gymnast Heidi Hornbeek to a silver medal on the uneven bars and a bronze medal on the balance beam. In 1993, McAvinn was selected as the assistant coach of the U.S. Team at the World University Games in Buffalo, N.Y. He teamed with U.S. National coach Cheryl Jarrett of Capital Gymnastics in Austin, Texas, to guide the team to a silver medal, finishing just 0.5 away from the heavily favored Ukraine team. Spivey Spivey won a bronze medal on vault and Massachusetts gymnast Tammy Marshall took a silver medal on floor exercise. Before joining the Georgia program in 1985, McAvinn coached at the Chat Chatun-tooga Gymnastics School in Marietta, Ga. He began his coaching career in 1974 un der Fred Martinez at the Academy of Sports in Lithonia, Ga., working with Olympic bronze medalist Kathy Johnson. McAvinn has an impressive background as a gymnast himself. In four years at Georgia Southern, he was a national qualifier on three events: floor exercise, vault and horizontal bar. He has experience at the international level, competing against the Soviet and German national teams. McAvinn also has a flair for art and design. His life-sized murals of Gym Dogs All-Americans color the Georgia gymnastics practice facility in the Suzanne Yoculan Center. He also publishes and illustrates elementary and middle grade educational materials.

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• Hometown: Buffalo, N.Y. • Coaching Experience: 1974-76 ........Academy of Sports 1976-85 ....Chattanooga Gymnastics 1985-present................... Georgia • U.S. Asst. Coach for 1993 and 1995 World Games • Four-year gymnast at Ga. Southern

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• Hometown: Mandeville, La. • Husband: Jay • Children: Cole & Kinsey • Four-year letterwinner at UGA • Two-time All-American • Member of ‘98 championship team • 1995 SEC Freshman of the Year • 1995 World Games in Japan

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Julie Ballard Clark, a member of the Georgia gymnastics team from 1994-98,enters her first season as an assistant coach after spending eight years as a volunteer assistant on Suzanne Yoculan’s staff and one year as the Director of Gymnastics Operations. In 2000, Clark worked as a graduate intern in the Georgia gymnastics office, where her primary duties included correspondence with alumni and parents as well as alumni event planning.Clark had a major role in the initiation of the Ten-0 Club’s alumni web site, which serves as the hub of alumni relations for former Gym Dogs across the country. From 2001-2007, Clark served as a volunteer assistant, and was then named Director of Gymnastics Operations for the 2008 season. She moved back to her role as volunteer coach in 2009 before being named assistant coach in July. In addition to her responsibilities with the Gym Dogs, Clark formerly owned and served as promotions, marketing and general director of all programs, as well as an optional level coach and class instructor for Classic City Gymnastics Academy in Athens. She also spent time with Competitive Resource Group, and talked with collegiate and professional athletes about life skills after their time as athletes. During her seminars she addressed athletes on how they could gain special advantages in interview settings thanks to skills learned through athletics. Clark is a contract choreographer and motivational speaker for young gymnasts and children across the country. She also has a passion for sharing her faith with various groups in the community. In her years as a Gym Dog, Clark was a member of the 1998 NCAA Championship team, and received two All-America honors. Clark earned the 1995 SEC Freshman of the Year Award and was a member of the 1995 World University Games held in Japan. Clark is a native of Mandeville, La., and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1999 with a degree in Administration in Recreation and Leisure Studies. She is married to Gym Dogs head coach Jay Clark. They have a son, Walton Cole, born on Aug. 15, 2002, and a daughter, Kinsey Grace, born Dec. 15, 2005. “My passion for the sport of gymnastics makes me so appreciative for this new position,” Clark said. “This has been a dream come true and an answer to many prayers. I feel like this is exactly where God wants me.”

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Ben Beaty was promoted to Assistant Sports Communications Director in January 2009 after previously serving as a graduate assistant. Beaty has worked and traveled with Georgia’s nationally ranked baseball, football, soccer and tennis teams since arriving in Athens in 2007. A native of Clayton, Ala., Beaty received a finance degree from Auburn in 2007. While at Auburn, he worked as a student assistant in the Tigers’ media relations office. He assisted in all sports and served as a contact for the men’s golf team. Beaty earned a master’s degree in sport management from Georgia in December 2008.

Emily Deitz joined the Athletic Association in July of 2005 as Associate Director of Promotions and was promoted in 2006 to Director of Promotions. She oversees all of the promotional efforts for the Georgia sports, directly working with gymnastics. A 1998 alumnus of Western Kentucky, Deitz and her husband, Brian, have one daughter, Briley Paige, born in January of 2007.

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As Stacia Strickland Fuller begins her fifth year as massage therapist for the Georgia gymnastics team, she will continue to aid muscular rehabilitation as she works closely with the athletic trainer in assessment and reconditioning. Fuller has been driven by a lifelong passion for massage therapy and obtained her certifications for Integrated Massage with Deep Tissue Therapy and Neuromuscular Therapy from Atlanta School of Massage in April 2005. Throughout school and during her previous employment as a Neurological Diagnostic Technician, Fuller has gained experience working with individuals to overcome specific injuries and to treat muscular tension and pain patterns. Fuller was raised in southeast Georgia, and has resided in Athens since graduating from the university in 2000. Along with working with athletes, she provides massage therapy for various clients in her private practice She married Jason Fuller in November of 2007.

OpERATIONS COORDINATOR Kate Bowers is in her second season on the Gym Dogs staff and first as operations coordinator. She served as a graduate assistant last year. Bowers graduated from Georgia in 2006 with a degree in Child and Family Development. The Tifton, Ga., native also coaches club gymnastics at Georgia Elite Gymnastics for former UGA gymnast Kim Arnold Arenas.

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SpORTS COMMUNICATIONS Kate Burkholder is in her first year as a graduate assistant in the sports communications office. Prior to arriving at UGA, Burkholder spent a year as an intern in the sports information office at Duke University, where she was the media relations contact for the Blue Devils’ field hockey, women’s lacrosse, swimming & diving, and track & field teams. A native of Marlton, N.J., Burkholder is a 2008 graduate of Rutgers University with a degree in journalism. As an undergraduate, she spent two years in the Rutgers athletic communications office and worked primarily with the golf team in 2007 and the gymnastics team in 2008. She is pursuing a master’s degree in sport management at Georgia.

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pROGRAM COORDINATOR Donna Hallman is entering her 13th year with the Georgia gymnastics program. She assists in corresponding with new members of Georgia’s Ten-O Booster Club and coordinates all banquets and receptions for the club. Hallman also is responsible for the ordering of all team apparel as well as recruiting correspondence. She and her husband, Bill, who volunteers for Event Management at Gym Dogs meets, live in Oconee County. They have a daughter, Christie, who is a graduate of Valdosta State.

GYMNASTICS INTERN Calli Campo is in her first season as an intern on the Gym Dogs staff. Campo graduated from LSU in May 2009 with a degree in general studies and a minor in psychology, sports studies and communication studies. A native of Mandeville, La., she coached the recreational gymnastics program at LSU for five years before coming to Athens.

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TICKET MANAGER Tim Cearley was promoted to Director of Ticket Operations in June 2008 after serving as Ticket Manager since July 2004. He served the previous four years as Assistant Ticket Manager. His responsibilities encompass gymnastics, football, basketball and baseball. A 1996 graduate of Georgia, Cearley earned a degree in Landscape Management. He is married to the former Alison Alewine of Athens. They have two daughters, Alayna Grace and Abigail Katherine.

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STRENGTH & CONDITIONING Katrin Koch was named Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports in May 2004. She is directly responsible for gymnastics, women’s basketball, soccer and men’s tennis while overseeing the development and implementation of the strength and conditioning programs for all 15 Olympic UGA varsity sports. Prior to her arrival in Athens, Koch competed and worked at Indiana University, where she was an NCAA Champion in both track and weightlifting, and was a member of the strength and conditioning staff for more than a decade. Koch won the shot put at the NCAA Championships and was an NCAA Weightlifting Champion in 1992. In 1993, Koch received bachelor’s degrees in Fine Arts (studio art) and Art History. She received her master’s degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sports Psychology from Indiana in 1997. Koch is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, a member of the CSCCA and a certified club coach by the U.S. Weightlifting Federation. Koch resides in Athens and has two sons; Alexander and Christopher.

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Cory Kopaniasz has been a member of the academic counseling staff since July 2000. Kopaniasz monitors degree progression and classroom performance and the improving of study skills/strategies. Kopaniasz, who earned bachelor’s and master’s degree from Georgia, is married to the former Candace Waters of Bogart. They have one son, Caden, who was born in April of 2002.

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Joshua Rucci has been a graduate strength and conditioning coach for Olympic Sports since January of 2006. A 2005 graduate of Bowling Green State University, while there Rucci served as a volunteer student assistant with strength and conditioning in 2004-05 and worked primarily with football and hockey. After an internship with the Chicago Bulls of the NBA, he began his current post at Georgia in 2006. He oversees cross country and golf, and is involved with gymnastics, basketball, and swimming and diving.

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SpORTS COMMUNICATIONS Karlene Lawrence, an Athletic Association employee since 1982, was named Manager of Internet Operations/Publications Coordinator in 2004. She has managed georgiadogs.com and the subscription website GXtra. Previously, Karlene served six years as Publications Coordinator/Administrative Assistant and eight years as Administrative Secretary in the Georgia sports communications office. She is married to Judge Kent Lawrence, a 1968 graduate of Georgia and a former football letterman. They have five children and four grandchildren.

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EVENT MANAGEMENT Christie Purks, who holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Georgia, was promoted to Associate Director of Event Management in July 2001 after serving two years on the event management staff. Purks was the championship director for the 2001 and 2008 NCAA Gymnastics Championships in Athens. Purks is a former chair of the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Committee. She also served as championship director of the 2002 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships and 2006 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship all held at UGA. In 2005, she served as co-tournament director for the NCAA Women’s Tennis Championship.

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ATHLETIC TRAINER Anna Randa enters her fourth year as the certified athletic trainer for the Georgia gymnastics team, but has been involved with UGA Sports Medicine for more than six years. Prior to her medical coverage of the Gym Dogs, she worked with the track and field, volleyball and football teams. Her primary responsibility is the day-to-day prevention, assessment and rehabilitation of injuries or illnesses that affect the gymnasts. She also has several adjunct roles within her department, such as the clinical instruction of athletic training students. She completed her master’s degree in Sport Management at Georgia in May 2005. During her graduate studies, Randa also trained to become a Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician – Intermediate. Prior to her time at Georgia, she attended Valdosta State University where she received her bachelor’s degree in athletic training/sports medicine in May 2002. Following her education at VSU, she became certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association and licensed by the Georgia Board of Athletic Trainers to practice in the field of Sports Medicine. Originally from Albany, Ga., she and her husband Jeff reside in Athens. They have a daughter, Skylar Phyllis, born July 14, 2008.

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pHYSICIAN’S ASSISTANT This will be Kelly Ward’s eighth season as team physician’s assistant for the Georgia Gym Dogs, although he has been associated with the program for many years. In 1995, Ward served as the team’s athletic trainer. Ward completed his undergraduate degree at Georgia and later attended Emory University for graduate school. He is an orthopedics physician’s assistant at Athens Orthopedic Clinic, where he has worked for the past nine years. He also serves on the medical staff for the Georgia football team. Ward, a native of Roswell, is married to former Gym Dog Caroline Harris, and they have one daughter, Kaitlyn Elizabeth (8-22-04), and a son, Benjamin Porter (1-23-06).

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SENIOR ASSOCIATE AD Carla Green Williams, a four-year letterwinner for the Georgia basketball team from 1986-89, was promoted to Senior Associate Athletic Director in May of 2007 after serving three years as Associate Athletic Director for Student Services and Senior Woman Administrator. She still continues in both those roles as well. Williams serves as administrator over gymnastics, women’s basketball, swimming and diving, and equestrian. She also has supervisory responsibility for the academic counseling unit, compliance and CHAMPS/Life Skills. Williams earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology and a master’s in public administration from Georgia. She was an assistant on Andy Landers’ staff from 1991-96, including teams which reached the 1995 and 1996 Final Fours. She served as UGA’s Assistant Director of Compliance from 1996-97. Williams was a graduate assistant for athletic academic support and coordinator for student-athlete development and life skills at Florida State from 1997-2000 while completing her Ph.D. in Sport Administration. She was an Assistant AD at Vanderbilt from 2000-03 and Associate AD from 2003-04. Williams and her husband, Brian, have two daughters, Carmen and Camryn, and a son, Joshua.

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Dr. Michael F. Adams was named the 21st president of the University of Georgia on June 11, 1997. He immediately focused on securing UGA’s future as one of America’s premier public research universities. Widely recognized as a leader in higher education administration, he has held a number of significant leadership positions in intercollegiate athletics. He is currently the chairman of the NCAA Executive Committee, the highest governance body in the NCAA. It is composed of 13 campus presidents and chancellors who oversee association-wide issues. The committee is charged with ensuring that each division operates consistently with the basic purposes, fundamental policies and general principles of the association. He has been chair of the Southeastern Conference and is a member of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. A college athlete himself (he lettered in track at Lipscomb University), Adams values athletics as an important part of the college experience for athletes and non-athletes alike. Adams recently completed a term as chairman of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. In 2005, Adams received the James T. Rogers Distinguished Leadership Award. He holds a bachelor’s degree in speech and history from Lipscomb. He earned a master’s in political communications and a doctorate in political communications from The Ohio State University At OSU, he was named a University Fellow, the highest academic recognition given by the graduate school.

University of Georgia letterman and double degree holder Damon Evans was selected as Director of Athletics in December 2003, and assumed the duties officially on July 1, 2004. At the time, he was just 34 years of age, and one of the youngest athletic directors in the country. However, he had already established himself as an up and coming athletic administrator. Evans has received several honors including the Street and Smith’s Sports Business Journal “40 Under 40 Award” for 2004, 2005, and 2007, the UGA Terry College of Business Award as the “Outstanding Young Alumnus”, and Sports Illustrated’s “101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports.” Today, Evans oversees a nationally recognized program with 21 intercollegiate sports teams involving more than 600 student-athletes, a $76 million budget and a 250-person staff. He is a member of several SEC and NCAA Committees, and is involved in volunteer and community service roles. Evans was born in Nebraska, but spent much of his youth in Georgia where he graduated from Gainesville High School after a stellar career both athletically and academically. During his football career at Georgia (1989-92), Evans earned a starting assignment four consecutive seasons and played in three bowls. He earned two degrees from Georgia, receiving a bachelor’s degree in finance in 1992 and a master’s of education in sports management in 1994. He is married to the former Kerri Budd of Atlanta and they have two children, Cameron and Kennedy.

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Eric Baumgartner Asst. AD Compliance

Arthur Johnson

Assoc. AD Internal Operations

Matt Brachowski

Dave Muia Special Asst. to the AD

Asst. AD Event Management

Frank Crumley

Exec. Assoc. AD Finance/Administration

Alan Thomas

Assoc. AD External Operations

Claude Felton

Glada Horvat

Assoc. AD Sports Communications

Craig White

Assoc. AD Sports & Operations

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Charles Whittemore Asst. AD Facilities

Carla Williams

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2009 SEASON REVIEW Gym dOGs sENd yOCUlaN iNtO rEtirEmENt witH 10tH NCaa titlE In Lincoln, Neb., the Georgia gymnastics team found the perfect way to send Coach Suzanne Yoculan into retirement. With another NCAA title. The Gym Dogs claimed the program’s 10th national title to become the first team to reach double figures. Georgia also won its fifth straight title to close the career of its venerable coach in style. “This is such a special team,” said Yoculan, who coached Georgia to 836 wins in 26 years. “Their oneness, their cohesiveness, their unity made it all so special. This is an incredible group. I have learned so much for them, and it’s an honor for me to end my career as the coach of this team. “It really is a magical team that has so much fortitude and just love for the sport and passion, and they never quit. I feel blessed, and I actually lived it every day being around them, and that’s the thing I’m going to miss the most.” Georgia scored a 197.825, its second-best score of the year, to outdistance second-place Alabama’s 197.575 and third-place Utah’s 197.425. Senior Courtney Kupets paced the Gym Dogs in the Super Six with a career-best four-event score of 39.9. Kupets had 10.0s on bars and vault as well as 9.95s on beam and floor.

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2009 sCHEdUlE/rEsUlts Opponent Location West Virginia Athens, Ga. LSU Baton Rouge, La. Utah Athens, Ga. Alabama Athens, Ga. N.C. State Raleigh, N.C. Auburn Athens, Ga. Kentucky/Centenary Lexington, Ky. Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. Florida Athens, Ga. UCLA Los Angeles, Cal. Michigan Athens, Ga. SEC Championship Nashville, Tenn. NCAA Regional Raleigh, N.C. NCAA Prelims Lincoln, Neb. NCAA Super Six Lincoln, Neb.

sCOriNG avEraGE at HOmE Vault 49.267 Bars 49.342 Beam 49.250 Floor 49.242 A-A 197.100

Result W, 195.425-194.075 W, 196.850-195.950 W, 197.150-196.725 W, 197.175-196.275 W, 195.000-193.150 W, 197.250-195.925 W, 196.975-195.150-187.350 W, 196.925-196.725 W, 198.200-196.650 W, 197.725-196.125 W, 197.400-195.825 2nd, 196.925 1st, 197.700 1st, 197.450 1st, 197.825

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kUpEts wiNs HONda-BrOdEriCk CUp Courtney Kupets, the winningest gymnast in NCAA history, was named the recipient of the 2009 HondasCOriNG avEraGE ON rOad attENdaNCE avEraGE Broderick Cup as the nation’s top female collegiate Vault 49.295 Home: 9,600 athlete. Bars 49.370 Away: 4,722 Kupets, a senior from Athens, also won the Honda Beam 49.035 Regular Season Total: 81,209 (11 meets) Award as the nation’s top gymnast. Floor 49.085 She won the all-around, bars, beam and floor com- A-A 196.695 petitions at the NCAA Championship, giving her a record nine individual national titles in just three seasons. She also became the first gymnast in NCAA history to win a national title in each event. She was named the AAI National Senior, Southeastern Conference and Southeast Regional Gymnast of the Year. Kupets recorded seven perfect 10.0s, including at least one on each event to become just the third Gym Dog to accomplish that feat. tOlNay tiEs all-amEriCa rECOrd Tiffany Tolnay earned four All-America honors at the NCAA Championship to tie the school record for career citations. Tolnay finished her career as a 16-time All-American, matching the standard set by Agina Simpkins from 1992-95. Tolnay earned First-Team honors in the all-around and on vault and floor, and she was Second Team on beam. Courtney Kupets earned All-America status in all five categories to wind up her career with 15. In Friday’s session in which All-America honors were determined, Kupets won the all-around and Tolnay was second. Kupets also won on beam, bars and floor, and Tolnay was second on floor. Grace Taylor picked up All-America honors on beam and bars, giving her seven in her career. Courtney McCool earned All-America status on beam to push her career total to two. Kathryn Ding earned her first All-America citation on bars. fiNal raNkiNGs favOr Gym dOGs Georgia finished No. 1 in the final GymInfo poll with a regional qualifying score (RQS) of 197.255. As a team, the Gym Dogs also finished No. 1 on bars, beam and floor, and No. 4 on vault. Courtney Kupets completed the regular season ranked No. 1 in the nation in the all-around as well as on bars and beam, and at No. 2 on vault and floor. Grace Taylor was No. 2 on beam, No. 5 on bars and No. 6 on floor, while Tiffany Tolnay was No. 5 in the all-around, No. 10 on bars and No. 20 on vault, and Gina Nuccio was No. 17 on bars. 2010 GEORGIA GYMNASTICS

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#23 West Virginia (W) 195.425 at #14 LSU (W) 196.850 #3 Utah (W) 197.150 #9 Alabama (W) 197.175 at N.C. State (W) 195.000 #5 Auburn (W) 197.250 at Kentucky/Centenary (W)196.975 at #7 Arkansas (W) 196.925 #7 Florida (W) 198.200 at #6 UCLA (W) 197.725 #14 Michigan (W) 197.400 SEC Championship (W) 196.925 NCAA SE Regional (1st) 197.700 NCAA Prelims (1st) 197.450 NCAA Super Six (1st) 197.825

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2009 SEASON REVIEW 2009 iNdividUal HiGHs vaUlt Paige Burns ..................................... 9.800 Kat Ding........................................... 9.950 Courtney Kupets............................ 10.0 Hilary Mauro .................................. 9.950 Cassidy McComb .......................... 9.950 Marcia Newby ................................ 9.900 Gina Nuccio .................................... 9.675 Lauren Sessler ................................ 9.900 Tiffany Tolnay ................................. 9.950 Bars Kat Ding........................................... 9.925 Courtney Kupets............................ 10.0 Hilary Mauro .................................. 9.850 Cassidy McComb .......................... 9.150 Courtney McCool .......................... 9.900 Marcia Newby ................................ 9.875 Gina Nuccio .................................... 9.925 Lauren Sessler ................................ 9.800 Abby Stack ...................................... 9.825 Grace Taylor.................................... 9.925 Tiffany Tolnay ................................. 9.950 BEam Paige Burns ..................................... 9.850 Kat Ding........................................... 9.650 Courtney Kupets............................ 10.0 Hilary Mauro .................................. 9.925 Cassidy McComb .......................... 9.875 Courtney McCool .......................... 10.0 Gina Nuccio .................................... 9.025 Grace Taylor.................................... 10.0 Tiffany Tolnay ................................. 9.900

flOOr Courtney Kupets............................ 10.0 Hilary Mauro .................................. 9.925 Cassidy McComb .......................... 9.900 Marcia Newby ................................ 9.925 Abby Stack ...................................... 9.900 Grace Taylor.................................... 9.925 Tiffany Tolnay ................................. 9.925 all-arOUNd Courtney Kupets............................ 39.900 Hilary Mauro .................................. 39.300 Cassidy McComb .......................... 37.850 Tiffany Tolnay ................................. 39.650 all-amEriCaNs Kat Ding........................................... UB Courtney Kupets............................ A-A, V, BB, UB, FX Courtney McCool .......................... BB Grace Taylor.................................... BB, UB Tiffany Tolnay ................................. A-A, VT, FX NCaa iNd. CHampiONs Courtney Kupets............................ UB, BB, FX, AA NCaa rEGiONal CHamps Courtney Kupets............................ VT, UB, AA Courtney McCool .......................... BB 2009 tEam HiGHs vaUlt Courtney Kupets: ......................... 10.0 (NCAA Regional & Super Six) Team: .............................................. 49.625 (Super Six) Bars Courtney Kupets: ......................... 10.0 (vs. Alabama & Super Six) Team: .............................................. 49.550 (vs. Florida) BEam Courtney Kupets: ......................... 10.0 (vs. Alabama & NCAA Prelims) Courtney McCool: ......................... 10.0 (at UCLA & NCAA Regionals) Grace Taylor: .................................. 10.0 (vs. Michigan) Team: .............................................. 49.550 (vs. Florida, NCAA Regionals & NCAA Prelims) flOOr Courtney Kupets: ......................... 10.0 (vs. Florida) Team: .............................................. 49.675 (vs. Florida)

Grace Taylor was the SECâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2009.

all-arOUNd Courtney Kupets: ......................... 39.900 (Super Six) Team: .............................................. 197.825 (Super Six) sEC GymNast Of tHE yEar Courtney Kupets sEC sCHOlar-atHlEtE Of tHE yEar Grace Taylor sEC COaCH Of tHE yEar Suzanne Yoculan all-sEC Courtney Kupets, Grace Taylor all-sEC frEsHmEN Kat Ding sEC iNdividUal CHampiONs Courtney Kupets............................ AA, V, BB, UB, FX sEC aCadEmiC HONOr rOll Paige Burns, Lauren Johnson, Courtney Kupets, Marcia Newby, Lauren Sessler, Abby Stack, Grace Taylor COsida aCadEmiC all-amEriCaNs Courtney Kupets, Grace Taylor

Georgia had five perfect 10s on beam in 2009. 2010 GEORGIA GYMNASTICS

FIRST NCAA CHAMpIONSHIp April 24

1987

Salt Lake City, Utah

CHAMpIONSHIp RESULTS 1. Georgia 2. Utah 3. UCLA 4. Alabama 5. Arizona State 6. Florida

187.900 187.550 187.000 186.600 184.000 183.800

Ta k e I t To T h e To p For all great teams there is a beginning. Georgia’s rise to the elite of the collegiate gymnastics world began on April 24, 1987, when it claimed its first NCAA Championship. After finishing in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships during head coach Suzanne Yoculan’s first three years at Georgia, the Gym Dogs were now primed for the spotlight and they would do it in hostile territory, on the floor of six-time defending champion Utah. The Gym Dogs, seeded No. 5 entering the meet, scored a 187.90, which was good enough to outdistance the host Utes (187.55) and UCLA (187.0), who entered the competition as the top-ranked team. Georgia trailed UCLA by four-tenths of a point after posting solid performances on their first two events, the vault and uneven bars. However the toughest event of the meet was on the horizon as the Gym Dogs headed for beam. Georgia came through on the event like a championship team, hitting all six sets, including a 9.5 by Julie Klick, a 9.55 by Terri Eckert and a 9.7 from Andrea Thomas, who hit her 13th beam set of the season in as many tries. “We didn’t look like a championship team until those final three beam routines,” said Yoculan. The Gym Dogs would seal the deal on the floor exercise where Michelle Sessions (9.25), Eckert (9.45), who was Yoculan’s first recruit at Georgia, and Corrinne Wright (9.65) all came through with clutch performances. “When we came off beam I knew we had taken charge of the meet,” said Yoculan. “We wanted to set the pace of the meet and make everyone else come up to our standards.” The following evening, Lucy Wener, who was sidelined much of the season due to knee and ankle injuries, kept the hardware for Georgia coming as she successfully defended her uneven bars title, scoring a 9.7. Yoculan was named the NCAA Coach of the Year as well as the Southeastern Conference’s Coach of the Year for the second straight season.

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Lucy Wener

FIRST NCAA CHAMpIONSHIp

rOstEr Gina Banales Terri Eckert Debbie Greco Julie Klick Paula Maheu Susie Origer Tanya Schuler Michelle Sessions Andrea Thomas Lucy Wener Corrinne Wright

Above (L to R): Terri Eckert, Andrea Thomas, Corrinne Wright, Julie Klick, Tanya Schuler.

all-amEriCaNs Terri Eckert (FX) Julie Klick (AA, FX) Andrea Thomas (BB) Lucy Wener (UB) Corrinne Wright (AA,FX)

“The 1987 team was a go-for-it kind of team. It was easy to coach because we won unexpectedly. We had finished ninth, seventh and fourth nationally the years before so we used the take-it-to-the-top approach with the goal of finishing higher than fourth. We went into the Championships with nothing to lose.” - Coach Suzanne Yoculan “Being a part of the 1987 NCAA Championship team was an opportunity to be a part of history. No one expected us to win, but we surprised them all. There is no other feeling like standing on the award stand knowing we had just done something special.” - Corrinne Wright

Gina Banales and Julie Klick

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SECOND NCAA CHAMpIONSHIp April 14

1989

Athens, Ga.

ChampionShip ReSulTS

Paula Maheu

1. Georgia 2. UCLA 3. Alabama 4. Nebraska 5. Utah 6. Cal State-Fullerton

192.650 192.600 192.100 190.800 190.200 189.450

bring it Home The Gym Dogs won their second NCAA Championship in dramatic fashion —and did it in front of their hometown fans—winning by a minuscule margin of five-hundredths of a point, holding off top-seeded UCLA, which scored a 192.60. “This is a coach’s dream come true,” said Georgia head coach Suzanne Yoculan. “To win the national championship at home has been a mission for me since I became a college coach. “It’s so exciting. I knew coming in we had a chance to win, and we did. We came into this thing on a mission and we accomplished that mission. We’ve always felt our team was made of winners.” As the No. 5 seed, the Gym Dogs started off on vault and produced a 47.95. Corrinne Wright led Georgia in the event, tying for third place with a 9.75. From the vault it was onto the uneven bars where Georgia scored a 48.30, including Lucy Wener’s meet-high 9.9 and Wright’s 9.75. After sitting out a bye, the Gym Dogs came out and produced the highest team score of the meet (47.90) on balance beam. Andrea Thomas anchored Georgia’s beam set, scoring a 9.7 which put her in a four-way tie for third with among others Wener. Needing to finish well, the Gym Dogs fed off the energy of the crowd as they performed their floor routines. When Wright finished with a school record 9.9, a score that would eventually catapult her to the NCAA all-around title, the team and the crowd went wild. There were several anxious moments as Georgia sat out a final bye while its closest pursuers UCLA and Alabama, finished on the floor and vault, respectively. However when the final results were tabulated, Georgia had won by the slimmest of margins, sending the team and the crowd into a frenzy. The following night, Wener would go on to score a per-fect 10 to take her third national title on the uneven bars, while Wright tied for the floor exercise title.

Kathy Dwyer and Corrinne Wright

Chris Rodis

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SECOND NCAA CHAMpIONSHIp rOstEr Missy DePaoli Kathy Dwyer Debbie Greco Paula Maheu Lynn Messer Susie Origer Julie Ponstein Chris Rodis Sophie Royce Tanya Schuler Andrea Thomas Lucy Wener Corrinne Wright

Debbie Greco, Tanya Schuler, Paula Maheu, Lucy Wener

all-amEriCaNs Chris Rodis (V) Andrea Thomas (BB) Lucy Wener (AA,UB,FX) Corrinne Wright (AA,V,UB,FX)

Corrinne Wright

“Competing at home for the national title made a difference in 1989 because the home crowd added atmosphere and excitement. Coming in seeded 5th, we started on vault, ended on floor, and sat out the final rotation on a bye, watching the No. 1 seed UCLA follow us on floor. That is the perfect rotation for the home team and their fans. We were definitely in our comfort zone to bring home the National Title.” - Coach Suzanne Yoculan “Very few college athletic teams actually get to compete at the NCAA Championships. Having the opportunity to host the championships, and then to win the title in front of all our fans, friends, and family was truly a unique and special experience. It was a proud moment to be a Georgia Gym Dog!” - Debbie Greco Lucy Wener

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THIRD NCAA CHAMpIONSHIp April 15-17

1993

Corvallis, Ore.

CHAMpIONSHIp RESULTS 1. Georgia 2. Alabama 3. Utah 4. UCLA 5. Auburn 6. Arizona

198.000 196.825 195.825 194.925 194.725 194.075

Agina Simpkins

A per fect 10! Brooks Hatch of the Gazette Times in Corvallis, Ore., described it this way: “It was legendary. It might have been the most impressive post-season NCAA performance since UCLA’s Bill Walton shot 21-22 against Memphis State in basketball a generation ago.” Without question, the 1993 Gym Dog squad was a team for the ages. Heading into the season, head coach Suzanne Yoculan had a hard time believing that she could possibly have a team that was this good. “This is the closest team to a perfect 10 that we’ve had since I’ve been here,” said Yoculan. “We look so good I don’t know whether to look at it as a nightmare or a dream.” It turned out to be a dream. The Georgia gymnastics team dominated the competition at the 1993 NCAA Championships in Corvallis, Ore., becoming the first team ever to score 198.0 to easily outdistance second-place Alabama (196.825). Georgia set NCAA team record on vault (49.75), bars (49.75) and floor (49.6). The Gym Dogs started the Super Six competition on the uneven bars, which was the team’s nemesis at NCAAs one year earlier. Instead of a repeat of the 1992 performance, Georgia turned in the most prolific bars performance in history, scoring a 9.9 and three 9.95s to go along with a 10.0 by freshman Lori Strong. Georgia had established a half-point lead over the competition after just one event. From that point, the Gym Dogs moved confidently through the remaining three events, with an impressive performance on the beam and 10.0s on floor from senior Heather Stepp and Hope Spivey. After three rotations, Georgia held a 1.25 lead over Alabama with the Tide on beam and the Gym Dogs on their premiere event, the vault. With 10.0s by Agina Simpkins and Stepp, Georgia topped its NCAA record vault score with a 49.75 to secure the national championship. “There was an unbelievable amount of energy throughout the arena and you could feel our team building to a climax,” said Yoculan, who was named the 1993 NCAA Coach of the Year. Seven Georgia gymnasts brought home All-America honors, combining for a total of 13. Stepp capped a brilliant career with individual national championships on the vault and the floor exercise, scoring a perfect 10.0. Simpkins also claimed an individual championship, scoring a 10.0 in the event finals of the uneven bars.

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Agina Simpkins

THIRD NCAA CHAMpIONSHIp

ROSTER Jennifer Carbone Andrea Dewey Nneka Logan Kelly Macy Sandy Rowlette-Dill Hope Spivey-Sheeley Agina Simpkins Courtney Snyder Heather Stepp Lori Strong

Hope Spivey and Heather Stepp Sandy Rowlette and Jay Clark

ALL-AMERICANS Andrea Dewey (UB) Nneka Logan (FX) Sandy Rowlette-Dill (V,UB,FX*) Agina Simkins (AA,V*,UB,BB) Hope Spivey (V,UB,FX) Heather Stepp (AA*,V,UB,FX) Lori Strong (UB) * indicates second team

Lori Strong

“The Oregon newspaper read, ‘Georgia is in a League of their Own,’ and we were. We marched out on a mission, hit our first event and never looked back. If there was competition, we never felt it. This was a team where leadership and confidence made the difference.” - Coach Suzanne Yoculan “The 1993 championship team was one of persistence and strength. Having turned in a disappointing second-place finish in 1992, we were determined to capture a win. In our ‘lipstick’ red and black leotards, we hunkered down and put in a near perfect performance. Although it was an awesome feeling to win a National Championship, it was even sweeter bringing it home to share with the greatest fans in the world!” - Sandy Rowlette

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FOURTH NCAA CHAMpIONSHIp April 16-18

1998

Los Angeles, Calif.

CHAMpIONSHIp RESULTS

Sam Muhleman

1. Georgia 2. Florida 3. Alabama 4. Utah 5. UCLA 6. Arizona State

197.725 196.350 196.300 196.025 195.750 195.450

Unleashed With the largest margin of victory in more than ten years, Georgia won its fourth NCAA Championship. Just as they had in 1993 the Gym Dogs began the Super Six competing on the uneven bars. And the rotation was just as successful in 1998. The upperclassmen performed 16 of the 24 routines in the preliminaries and in the Super Six team finals at the NCAAs. Even with the victory in hand, Karin Lichey put the exclamation mark on the win with her 10.0 vault as the final competitor for the Gym Dogs. Head coach Suzanne Yoculan was named NACGC Coach of the Year and assistant coach Doug McAvinn was named the NACGC Assistant Coach of the Year. Kim Arnold won the AAI American Award, the first Georgia gymnast to be honored as the nation’s top senior gymnast. Arnold and Lichey were a one-two punch in the all-around standings, with Arnold successfully defending her 1997 title as the overall winner. Both were five-time All-Americans, becoming the second and third UGA gymnasts to earn the maximum number of first-team awards in a single season. Arnold and Jenni Beathard shared the beam title to give Georgia its first individual title on that event. Karin Lichey won her first individual NCAA title when she scored a 9.950 for her floor routine. It marked the eighth consecutive year that at least one Georgia gymnast came away with an NCAA individual title. Georgia had the most gymnasts competing in the individual event finals of any school with seven, and its 18 first-team All-America honors were the most for any school in 1998. “We knew this was a special team right from the first day of practice,” Yoculan said. “All we’ve had to do is turn on the lights and get them on the bus. That’s the kind of team it’s been. They’ve managed themselves, they’ve taken care of themselves, they’ve called their own team meetings. They were a team that was on a mission. We were definitely led by the six upperclassmen.”

Kim Arnold

Karin Lichey, Jenni Beathard and Kim Arnold

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FOURTH NCAA CHAMpIONSHIp rOstEr Brooke Andersen Kim Arnold Jenni Beathard Julie Ballard Amanda Curry Stacey Galloway Caroline Harris Karin Lichey Kristi Lichey Sam Muhleman Suzanne Sears Kathleen Shrieves Courtney Whittle

all-amEriCaNs Kim Arnold (AA,V,UB,BB,FX) Jullie Ballard (FX) Jenni Beathard (UB,BB) Amanda Curry (BB*) Karin Lichey (AA,V,UB,BB,FX) Kristi Lichey (BB) Sam Muhleman (BB) Suzanne Sears (FX) Kathleen Shrieves (UB*) * indicates second team

Julie Ballard, Kim Arnold, Sam Muhleman, Karin Lichey, Stacey Galloway, Jenni Beathard

Julie Ballard

“This was a Team’s Team. All the coaches needed to do was unlock the doors and turn on the light; the gymnasts took care of the rest. Experience made the difference as we stormed through an undefeated season with lots of All-American upperclassmen. We were truly UNLEASHED and every minute of everyday was fun!” - Coach Suzanne Yoculan “Being on the 1998 Championship team was truly an honor. This team was disciplined. From the first fall practice to the last routine on the last event at nationals, this team fought until the very end. Our determination lead us to take control and pull it together to make things happen. Being on the award stand with my teammates, my friends, was a feeling of accomplishment that I will never forget.” - Karin (Lichey) Usry “The 1998 NCAA Championship team was such a great team. All of the girls worked so hard because we all wanted to win, and we were all on the same page, with the same goal on our minds. We were so confident, because we competed just like we practiced. When it came time for Nationals, I don’t even think we were that nervous. We just had a calm feel about it, and went out there and got the job done.” - Kim (Arnold) Arenas

Vince Dooley, Suzanne Yoculan, Doug McAvinn 2010 GEORGIA GYMNASTICS

FIFTH NCAA CHAMpIONSHIp April 22-24

1999

Salt Lake City, Utah

CHAMpIONSHIp RESULTS 1. Georgia 2. Michigan 3. Alabama 4. Arizona State 5. UCLA 6. Nebraska

196.850 196.550 195.950 195.900 195.850 194.800

Stacey Galloway

Give Me Five Forget the “Give Me Five” theme the Gym Dogs picked to begin the 1999 season. The slogan the team adopted for the final half of the season was more appropriate: “A Wounded Dog is a Dangerous Dog.” When it was all said and done, four season-ending injuries weren’t enough to stop the Georgia gymnastics team from defeating every opponent that came its way and bring home the program’s fifth national championship. No matter the lineup, the place or the occasion, the Gym Dogs managed to maintain a perfect record for the second consecutive season and finish with a 32-0 mark in 1999. “Being injured almost became a joke,” said head coach Suzanne Yoculan. “The injuries and pain were never an excuse. It was the motivation for the drive for five.” A second national title wasn’t going to be handed to Georgia. The Gym Dogs were going to have to rely on mental toughness to go the distance. On the vault Georgia earned a 49.4 score, the highest team total on the apparatus in the Super Six Championships. Karin Lichey led in scoring with a 9.95 and Kristi Lichey added a 9.90. In the third rotation, Georgia moved to the uneven bars and had a 48.925 score. Karin Lichey led with a 9.95 and leadoff performer Brooke Andersen followed with a 9.8. After bars, Georgia moved to beam in the fourth rotation and scored a 49.275. The first three Gym Dogs — Amanda Curry, Emily Chell and Stacey Galloway — each scored a 9.875 and Kristi Lichey added a 9.85. Karin Lichey, who fell and scored a 9.40, and Jenni Beathard, the sixth performer with a 9.80 score, rounded out Georgia’s beam lineup. Georgia entered their final event — the floor exercise — knowing that at least a 48.375 score was necessary to outpoint Alabama who had a bye in the sixth rotation and finished the meet with a 195.950 total. UCLA also had a bye in the sixth rotation. The Bruins ended the meet .10 behind Alabama at 195.850. After a wobble from Caroline Harris (9.5), Beathard (9.775), Kristi Lichey (9.850), Suzanne Sears (9.825), Stacey Galloway (9.850) and Karin Lichey (9.950) rounded out the event to give the Gym Dogs a 49.250 floor total and enough to outdistance Michigan’s 49.275 bars total in the final round. Georgia won its first title in the Huntsman Center and became the first team to win the NCAA title starting on the vault in the first rotation. Kristi Lichey, who competed on just two events in the 1998 Super Six, went 8-for-8 in the 1999 NCAAs. Similarly, Galloway nailed her beam routine to become an AllAmerican for the first time in her career. “We dug deep again,” said Yoculan. “This team had heart and guts. To go undefeated after all our injuries says something about these girls.”

Jenni Beathard and Karin Lichey

Suzanne Sears, Kristi Lichey, Amanda Curry, Kat Shrieves

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FIFTH NCAA CHAMpIONSHIp rOstEr Brooke Andersen Jenni Beathard Emily Chell Amanda Curry Eileen Diaz Caroline Harris Stacey Galloway April Hoellman Karin Lichey Kristi Lichey Danielle Maurone Sam Muhleman Suzanne Sears Kathleen Shrieves Talya Vexler

all-amEriCaNs Brooke Andersen (V*) Jenni Beathard (AA*,UB,BB) Emily Chell (BB*) Amanda Curry (V, BB*) Stacey Galloway (BB) Karin Lichey (AA,V,UB,BB,FX) Kristi Lichey (AA,V*,BB*) Suzanne Sears (V*) * indicates second team

Stacey Galloway Karin Lichey Jenni Beathard Sam Muhleman

Karin Lichey Kristi Lichey

“This was a season of rallying back from adversity. ‘Give Me Five’ started the season, ‘Defend What is Ours’ carried us through the middle of the season, and we ended the year with ‘A Wounded Dog is a Dangerous Dog.’ Another undefeated season led to this title as our adversity became our motivator!” - Coach Suzanne Yoculan “The quote we used at the end of the season in 1999 was, ‘A Wounded Dog is a Dangerous Dog.’ We sustained injury after injury and still managed to fill in the gaps where it counted. The desire to win began in August and carried us all the way through April. I remember feeling that the leadership, drive, and commitment of the seniors (Karin, Sam, Stacey, and Jenni) was the reason we finished on top!” - Talya Vexler “In 1999, our team was battered and bruised. From torn and fractured knees to a fractured neck and various other injuries, we barely had enough people to put up on each event. However, our team pulled together with insurmountable strength and unity. The result.....a repeat National Championship!!! GO DAWGS!!!” - Kathleen Shrieves

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SIXTH NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP April 21-23

2005

Auburn, Ala.

CHAMpIONSHIp RESULTS 1. Georgia 2. Alabama 3. Utah 4. UCLA 5. Michigan 6. Nebraska

Michelle Emmons and Brittany Smith

Dream beam

Georgia picked a good time to post its highest score of the 2005 season when it finish with a 197.825 to capture its sixth NCAA title at Auburn’s Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum. The Gym Dogs (33-5), paced by event season-highs on beam (49.35) and vault (49.575), now have the second-most national titles all-time, trailing only Utah’s 10. Alabama finished second with a 197.4, followed by Utah (197.275), UCLA (197.15), Michigan (196.575) and Nebraska (196.425). Georgia entered the championships – a 12-team event – as the No. 12 seed. That ranking was thanks to a regional score of 195.15 which included three falls on the balance beam that nearly kept the Gym Dogs out of the championships for the first time since 1983. There was also a stretch of four consecutive regular-season losses – the longest streak in Suzanne Yoculan’s tenure – that didn’t help Georgia’s ranking too much either. “After that fourth loss things really turned around for this team,” said Yoculan. “Some of those big wins we had against Utah and UCLA on the road – and of course at SECs – gave us confidence that we could beat the top teams in the country. We didn’t think this was a competition of talent. We felt it was one of minds and the team that had the most desire would win.” Georgia trailed a surging UCLA team after two events, 98.95-98.875. But the vault rotation, combined with a 49.275 by the Bruins on the uneven bars, put the Gym Dogs in the lead at 148.45-148.225 with one event to go. Alabama and Utah each closed with strong events to pass the Bruins in second and third place, respectively. It took a lineup with four freshmen and two sophomores on the uneven bars in Georgia’s last rotation to clinch the win. Freshman Megan Dowlen opened the bars rotation with a 9.825 and freshman Audrey Bowers posted a 9.8 in the second spot. Freshman Nikki Childs’ 9.85 was third and freshman Katie Heenan’s 9.9 tied a career high. Sophomores Kelsey Ericksen and Ashely Kupets helped Georgia to its season-high event score with a 9.95 and 9.85, respectively. Heenan set a career high with a 39.725 in the all-around. She tied career highs on vault, bars and beam (9.95). Kelsey Ericksen finished with a season-high 39.575 and was Georgia’s first competitor of the evening with a 9.85 on the balance beam. Georgia’s lone senior Michelle Emmons was solid on all three of her events, scoring a 9.8 on beam, a 9.9 on floor and a 9.925 on vault.

197.825 197.400 197.275 197.150 196.575 196.425

Kelsey Ericksen Ashley Kupets

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Katie Heenan

SIXTH NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP rOstEr Audrey Bowers Nikki Childs Adrienne Dishman Megan Dowlen Michelle Emmons Kelsey Ericksen Katie Heenan Ashley Kupets Courtney Pratt Sam Sheehan Brittany Smith Brittany Thome

Jay Clark and Kelsey Ericksen

all-amEriCaNs Nikki Childs (UB*,BB*) Michelle Emmons (V*,FX) Kelsey Ericksen (AA,UB,BB*,FX) Katie Heenan (AA,V,UB,BB*) Ashley Kupets (AA,UB*,FX) Brittany Smith (V,BB*) * indicates second team

Kelsey Ericksen Katie Heenan Ashley Kupets

“We knew the stars had to align for Georgia to win. This championship isn’t just for this group of girls here tonight. This one is for every girl that has been on our teams since the championship team in 1999. We spent a lot of time working together to get back to where we were before the Regionals. I knew the Regional was just a fluke. Lightning doesn’t strike Georgia twice in a row. We emphasized the total team aspect. Everyone on this team had a role in what happened. We had to tighten the screws up. The girls responded well. They did everything we asked of them. - Coach Suzanne Yoculan “We had all of our mistakes on beam at Regionals, and it was a little nervewracking knowing that was what we had to start off with (in the Super Six). We knew we had to hit our beams to get the momentum rolling for the rest of the night. We hit our routines consistently and made everything count.” - Kelsey Ericksen 2010 GEORGIA GYMNASTICS

SEVENTH NCAA CHAMpIONSHIp April 20-22

2006

Corvallis, Ore.

CHAMpIONSHIp RESULTS 1. Georgia 2. Utah 3. Alabama 4. Florida 5. Nebraska 6. Iowa State

197.750 196.800 196.725 196.275 196.175 194.725

Nikki Childs

bling it Home The Gym Dogs completed the program’s fourth perfect season with a score of 197.750, their highest since winning the 2005 national title. For Georgia it marked the second time in program history to complete back-toback NCAA Championship seasons (also in 1998-99). Georgia is the only program in NCAA history with an undefeated national title season. To win the title Georgia had to outlast second-place Utah and Alabama. The Gym Dogs only led the Crimson Tide by .025 entering the final rotation. “Alabama and Utah were on our heels the whole way,” said Coach Suzanne Yoculan. “This team is very special. We set a goal at the beginning of the year to go undefeated. I’m so proud to have this national title and the fourth undefeated season. It just shows the work ethic and focus this team had. It was a total team effort.” It was the vaulting event in the final rotation of the Super Six that helped the Gym Dogs pull away with the vitory, as the team score of 49.650 was the highest since the 2003 SEC Championship meet. Courtney Kupets (9.975) and Kelsey Ericksen (9.950) vaulted to career-highs while Megan Dowlen (9.875) tied her career best in the leadoff spot. Tiffany Tolnay had a 9.950 as the anchor and Katie Heenan and Ashley Kupets added a 9.90 and 9.850, respectively. For the second straight year, Georgia had just one senior in its championship run with Brittany Smith. Yoculan was named the National Coach of the Year for the fourth time in her 23-year tenure. The Gym Dogs received a total of 18 All-America certificates in Oregon to lead all teams. At the conclusion of the regular season, the Gym Dogs were ranked first on every event, something Georgia had not accomplished since 1998.

Courtney Kupets Kelsey Ericksen

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SEVENTH NCAA CHAMpIONSHIp rOstEr Audrey Bowers Emily Bridgers Paige Burns Nikki Childs Adrienne Dishman Megan Dowlen Kelsey Ericksen Katie Heenan Ashley Kupets Courtney Kupets Abby Stack Tiffany Tolnay

all-amEriCaNs Nikki Childs (UB*,BB) Kelsey Ericksen (V*,BB*,FX) Katie Heenan (V*,UB,AA*) Ashey Kupets (UB*) Courtney Kupets (AA,V*,UB,BB,FX) Tiffany Tolnay (AA,V,UB*,BB)

Courtney Kupets

* indicates second team

Katie Heenan

“Alabama and Utah were on our heels the whole way. This team is very special. We set a goal at the beginning of the year to go undefeated. I’m so proud to have this national title and the fourth undefeated season. It just shows the work ethic and focus this team had. It was a total team effort.” - Coach Suzanne Yoculan “Every single person on this team is different in their own way, but yet contributes the same thing. It’s that passion that drives us to do what we do.” - Courtney Kupets “We knew it was going to happen from the beginning. It’s a journey. You look at the girls on this team and the talent and what we did all season, there shouldn’t have been any doubt in anybody’s minds. I’m so proud to be part of this team.” - Katie Heenan

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EIGHTH NCAA CHAMpIONSHIp April 25-27 Salt Lake City, Utah

2 0 07 all-amEriCaNs

Megan Dowlen Katie Heenan Courtney Kupets Marcia Newby Grace Taylor Tiffany Tolnay

Vault All-Around*, Bars All-Around, Vault, Bars, Beam, Floor Vault Bars, Beam All-Around, Vault, Bars*, Floor

The Gym Dogs opened the 2007 season ready to defend several accomplishments, including backto-back NCAA Championships. They returned 11 from the undefeated championship team that dominated collegiate gymnastics in 2006, not losing a single scorer from nationals. Garnering a preseason No. 1 ranking, a third straight national title seemed well within their grasp. But the Gym Dogs had no idea the adversity they would have to face on their way to hoisting up that trophy. Nagging injuries plagued the Gym Dogs all season long, and someone new had to step up in every meet. That was especially true when within the weeks before nationals both seniors Kelsey Ericksen and Ashley Kupets went down with season-ending injuries. After falling in a late regular-season meet at UCLA and finishing second at SECs, the Gym Dogs needed big performances to claim a third straight NCAA title. They did just that to start off in the NCAA Prelims. The Gym Dogs scored their third best mark of the season with a 197.700 and earned the confidence to head into the Super Six the following evening. After three rotations of the Super Six and all teams posting scores for two events, Georgia and Utah tied for the lead with 98.750s. Florida trailed by only two-tenths at 98.550. The Gators posted a 49.400 on vault while both the Gym Dogs and the Utes sat out with a bye in the fourth rotation.

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EIGHTH NCAA CHAMpIONSHIp

2007 rOstEr

Lauren Johnson

Audrey Bowers

Ashley Kupets

Paige Burns

Courtney Kupets

Nikki Childs

Courtney McCool

Adrienne Dishman

Marcia Newby

Megan Dowlen

Lauren Sessler

Kelsey Ericksen

Abby Stack

Christi Fortunato

Grace Taylor

Katie Heenan

Tiffany Tolnay

Georgia opened floor with a fall, but the next five competitors recovered with marks of 9.900 or better, including a 9.950 by Courtney Kupets. Tolnay’s 9.925 and 9.90s by Taylor, Heenan and McCool gave the Gym Dogs a team score of 49.575, their third highest tally on that event this season. Georgia cemented the win with a season-high-tying 49.525 on vault in the final rotation, also tied for the highest score on that event for any team in the country in 2007. Georgia set that record in Thursday’s NCAA prelims. Impressively, the Gym Dogs posted marks of 9.90 or better in nine of their last 11 routines to widen the lead and take the program’s eighth national title and third in a row. No team has accomplished three straight titles in women’s gymnastics since Utah won five straight in the 1980s. Georgia’s 197.850 was its second highest mark of the year and also the highest score any Gym Dogs team has posted in an NCAA Championship final since the 1993 team scored a 198.00. It is the fourth highest of any National Champion in the Super Six finals since current format was implemented in 1993. The Gym Dogs completed their season with a final record of 31-2-1. Both of the losses came to teams Georgia beat in the Super Six in Florida and UCLA.

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NINTH NCAA CHAMpIONSHIp

April 24-26 Athens, Ga.

2008

he Georgia gymnastics team once again proved to be the best in the country as the Gym Dogs won their fourth straight national title with a 197.450 at Stegeman Coliseum. Georgia is now tied with Utah with nine NCAA titles and is the first team to win four straight titles since

the Utes ran off a string of five consecutive championships from 1982-86. “I can’t say enough about this team,” Georgia head coach Suzanne Yoculan said. “They just get it. They know what it takes to win at the highest level and under extreme pressure, and proved that again tonight. This senior class will leave Georgia with four titles in four years. Not many athletes in any sport get to accomplish that, but these girls have deserved everything they’ve gotten. They are the kind of gymnasts that make being a coach worth it.” Utah finished second with a 197.125 followed by Stanford (196.750), Florida (196.700), LSU (196.350) and Alabama (196.125) to round out the field. Georgia has now won 24 of its last 33 NCAA meets dating back to 1998. In the last four years, the Gym Dogs have finished first at every session – Prelims and Super Finals. “I love this place,” said senior Katie Heenan. “When we first came here, we didn’t know what we were getting into. It has been a great ride and I think tonight was a culmination of all four years. I think we left there tonight without a doubt in anyone’s mind that we should have won. This is what we have all dreamed of and we accomplished it. It’s been amazing.” Yoculan also passed the 800 win mark in Friday’s Super Six. She is now 804-116-7 in 25 years at Georgia.

Georgia Gym Dogs

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NINTH NCAA CHAMpIONSHIp rOstEr Audrey Bowers Paige Burns Nikki Childs Megan Dowlen Christi Fortunato Katie Heenan

Laureh Johnson Courtney Kupets Hilary Mauro Cassidy McComb Courtney McCool Marcia Newby

Lauren Sessler Abby Stack Grace Taylor Tiffany Tolnay

“It was a storybook ending...a fairy tale and a dream come true,” senior Audrey Bowers said. “To win four in a row is amazing, but this year we couldn’t have asked for anything more. Our team fought to the end. No one gave up. This group is all about the team. There are no I’s on this team. It was amazing tonight.” The Gym Dogs opened the competition on floor, the same rotation they used to win the SEC Championship. Georgia’s 49.475 was its highest score of the four postseason meets. Heenan led the team with a 9.95. Georgia scored a 49.225 on vault in the second rotation behind Cassidy McComb’s 9.900. McComb and Courtney McCool both stepped up on bars, tying career-best 9.900 and 9.925 marks, respectively as the Gym Dogs scored a 49.375. Georgia cemented the title on beam in the fifth rotation with a 49.375. Heenan and McCool wrapped up the rotation for the Gym Dogs with scores of 9.950 and 9.900, respectively. Georgia’s All-Americans Katie Heenan: All-Around, Vault, Bars, Beam Nikki Childs: Bars Tiffany Tolnay: All-Around, Bars, Beam, Floor Grace Taylor: Bars, Beam, Floor

Marcia Newby: Vault Courtney McCool: Floor Cassid McComb: Floor Hilary Mauro: Beam

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2009 2009 rOstEr Mariel Box Paige Burns Kat Ding Lauren Johnson Courtney Kupets Hilary Mauro Cassidy McComb Courtney McCool Marcia Newby Gina Nuccio Lauren Sessler Abby Stack Grace Taylor Tiffany Tolnay Amber Trani

The 2009 Gym Dogs sent coach Suzanne Yoculan into retirement by claiming the program’s 10th national title to become the first team to reach double figures. Georgia also won its fifth straight title to close the career of its venerable coach in style. Georgia scored a 197.825, its second-best score of the year, to outdistance second-place Alabama’s 197.575 and third-place Utah’s 197.425. Senior Courtney Kupets, who won her third all-around title on Thursday, paced the Gym Dogs on Friday with a career-best four-event score of 39.9. Kupets had 10.0s on bars and vault as well as 9.95s on beam and floor. Through two rotations on bars and beam, the Gym Dogs had a score of 98.625. Utilizing their bye, the Gym Dogs made some necessary “halftime adjustments” and came out strong on both floor and vault. Georgia went 49.575 on floor as each gymnast went 9.9 or higher and then posted a season-high 49.625 on vault. Georgia opened on bars, scoring a 49.425 led by Kupets’ 10.0. Tiffany Taylor posted a 9.9, followed by Grace Taylor and Gina Nuccio each with a 9.85 and Kathryn Ding with a 9.825. The Gym Dogs posted a 49.2 on beam as Kupets earned a 9.95 and Courtney McCool scored a 9.9. Georgia also counted a 9.875 from Tolnay, a 9.775 from Taylor and a 9.7 from Hilary Mauro. Georgia came out of its first bye on fire, scoring a 49.575 on floor. After Stack, Mauro, McComb and Taylor got 9.9s to open for the Gym Dogs, Kupets went 9.95 and Tolnay went 9.925. Ending on vault, the Gym Dogs recorded the season-high 49.625. Kupets nailed the 10.0, while Ding and Tolnay each had a 9.95, Newby scored a 9.875 and McComb added a 9.85.

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Tiffany Tolnay finished her career with 16 All-America honors, the Georgia record.

10TH NCAA CHAMpIONSHIp

Abby Stack helped lead Georgia to its fourth straight title in 2009.

all-amEriCaNs

Kat Ding Courtney Kupets Grace Taylor Tiffany Tolnay

Bars AA, Vault, Beam, Bars, Floor Bars, Beam AA,Vault, Floor

For the second straight year, a group of Gym Dog seniors graduated with four national championships.

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INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL CHAMpIONS Georgia gymnasts have captured a total of 37 individual NCAA titles to lead all teams. The first came from Lucy Wener on bars in 1986, and Wener also was the first gymnast to ever score a 10.0 at the NCAA Championships when she did so in 1989 to capture the uneven bars title. With her four titles in 2009, Gym Dog Courtney Kupets set the NCAA career record for the most individual titles with nine. By winning the bars, beam and floor titles,Kupets also became the first gymnast to win all four events at the NCAAs. In 2007, she passed Hope Spivey who had four, in-

cluding three in 1991. Along with Kelly Macy’s uneven bars title, Georgia won four of the five individual championships in 1991. At least one Gym Dog has won an NCAA title at 13 of the last 18 NCAA Championship meets. Georgia became the first program to have two of its gymnasts share a title when Kim Arnold and Jenni Beathard were the co-champions on the balance beam in 1998. In 2008, Grace Taylor won on beam and Courtney McCool won on floor.

lUCy wENEr

HEatHEr stEpp

• 1986 Bars Champion • 1987 Bars Champion • 1989 Bars Champion

• 1992 Vault Champion • 1993 Vault and Floor Exercise Champion

COrriNNE wriGHt < • 1989 All-Around and Floor Exercise Champion

kElly maCy

• 1991 Bars Champion

aGiNa simpkiNs • 1993 Bars Champion

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INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL CHAMpIONS lEaH BrOwN

JENNi BEatHard

• 1996 Vault Champion • 1997 Floor Exercise Champion

HOpE spivEy

• 1991 All-Around, Vault and Floor Exercise Champion • 1994 Floor Exercise Champion

• 1997 Bars Champion • 1998 Balance Beam Champion

lEsliE aNGElEs

• 1995 Floor Exercise Champion

kim arNOld

lOri strONG

• 1997 All-Around Champion • 1998 All-Around and Balance Beam Champion

• 1994 Bars Champion

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INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL CHAMpIONS sUzaNNE sEars > • 2000 Floor Exercise Champion

< COUrtNEy kUpEts • 2006 All-Around, Bars and Beam Champion • 2007 All-Around and Vault Champion

COry fritziNGEr • 2001 Vault Champion

GraCE taylOr

> kariN liCHEy

• 2008 Beam Champion

• 1998 Floor Exercise Champion

< COUrtNEy mCCOOl • 2008 Floor Exercise Champion

yEar-By-yEar NCaa iNdividUal CHampiONs 1986 • Lucy Wener (UB) 1987 • Lucy Wener (UB) 1989 • Lucy Wener (UB) • Corrinne Wright (AA,FX) 1991 • Kelly Macy (UB) • Hope Spivey (AA,V,FX) 1992 • Heather Stepp (V)

1993 • Agina Simpkins (UB) • Heather Stepp (V,FX) 1994 • Hope Spivey (FX) • Lori Strong (UB) 1995 • Leslie Angeles (FX) 1996 • Leah Brown (V)

1997 • Jenni Beathard (UB) • Leah Brown (FX) • Kim Arnold (AA) 1998 • Kim Arnold (AA,BB) • Jenni Beathard (BB) • Karin Lichey (FX) 2000 • Suzanne Sears (FX)

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2001 • Cory Fritzinger (V) 2006 • Courtney Kupets (AA,UB,BB) 2007 • Courtney Kupets (AA,V) 2008 • Courtney McCool (FX) • Grace Taylor (BB) 2009 • Courtney Kupets (AA, V, FX, UB)

RECORD bOOK tEam rECOrds Vault* 49.925 1996 Uneven Bars 49.775 1996, 1997 Balance Beam 49.650 1998 Floor Exercise 49.850 1997 All-Around 198.575 1998 * – NCAA record iNdividUal rECOrds vaUlt 10.0s by Kim Arnold, Julie Ballard, Leah Brown, Chelsa Byrd, Cory Fritzinger, Katie Heenan, Ashley Kupets, Courtney Kupets, Lisa Kurc, Karin Lichey, Kristi Lichey, Agina Simpkins, Brittany Smith, Hope Spivey, Heather Stepp UNEvEN Bars 10.0s by Jenni Beathard, Cory Fritzinger, Courtney Kupets, Karin Lichey, Sandy Rowlette, Agina Simpkins, Heather Stepp, Lori Strong, Grace Taylor, Lucy Wener BalaNCE BEam 10.0s by Kim Arnold, Cory Fritzinger, Courtney Kupets, Karin Lichey, Courtney McCool, Heather Stepp, Grace Taylor flOOr EXErCisE 10.0s by Kim Arnold, Leslie Angeles, Leah Brown, Katie Heenan, Courtney Kupets, Karin Lichey, Courtney McCool, Marline Stephens, Chelsa Byrd, Stacey Galloway, Nneka Logan, Chris Rodis, Suzanne Sears, Agina Simpkins, Brittany Smith, Hope Spivey, Heather Stepp, Lori Strong all-arOUNd Karin Lichey - H Courtney Kupets - A Karin Lichey - H Karin Lichey - H Courtney Kupets - A Cory Fritzinger - H Kim Arnold - H Heather Stepp - H Agina Simpkins - A Chelsa Byrd - H Katie Heenan - H

40.000 39.900 39.875 39.850 39.800 39.800 39.800 39.800 39.800 39.800 39.775

1996 2009 1998 1999 2006 2002 1997 1993 1993 2004 2008

GEOrGia’s stEGEmaN COlisEUm rECOrds

vaUlt SEC Championships vs. Alabama vs. Michigan

49.800 49.775 49.725

1997 1996 1997

UNEvEN Bars vs. Alabama vs. Kentucky vs. Stanford vs. NC State/GWU

49.775 49.775 49.725 49.725

1997 1996 1996 1999

BalaNCE BEam NCAA S.E. Regionals vs. Iowa State vs. Florida vs. LSU vs. Alabama vs. UCLA SEC Championships

49.650 49.625 49.550 49.500 49.500 49.500 49.500

1998 2004 2009 2008 2003 2002 1997

flOOr EXErCisE vs. Michigan 49.850 vs. Alabama 49.775

1997 1994

OvErall NCAA S.E. Regionals vs. Michigan SEC Championships vs. Florida

1998 1997 1997 2009

198.575 198.475 198.375 198.200

iNdividUal stEGEmaN COlisEUm rECOrds

vaUlt Hope Spivey Dee Foster (Ala.) Heather Stepp Agina Simpkins Kim Kelly (Ala.) Leah Brown Kim Arnold Julie Ballard Jenny Hansen (Ky.) Karin Lichey Kristi Lichey Cory Fritzinger Chelsa Byrd Brittany Smith Ashley Kupets Katie Heenan

10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000

’92, ’94 ’92, ’93 1993 1993 1994 ’94, ’97 ’95, ’97 1995 1995 ’96, ’99 ’00, ’01 2002 ’03, ’04 2004 2007 2008

UNEvEN Bars Lucy Wener Sandy Rowlette Heather Stepp Lori Strong Beth Wymer (Mich.) Karin Lichey Jenni Beathard Cory Fritzinger Courtney Kupets Grace Taylor

10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000

1989 1993 1993 ’93, ’94 1995 ’96-’98 ’98-’99 2001 2007, ‘09 2008

BalaNCE BEam Jenny Hansen (Ky.) Karin Lichey Kim Arnold Cory Fritzinger Jeana Rice (Ala.) Courtney Kupets

10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000

1995 1996 1998 2003 2003 2009

flOOr EXErCisE Hope Spivey Chris Rodis Nneka Logan Heather Stepp Leslie Angeles Agina Simpkins Karin Lichey Lori Strong Kim Arnold Leah Brown Stacey Galloway Suzanne Sears Marline Stephens Chelsa Byrd Brittany Smith Katie Heenan Courtney McCool Courtney Kupets

10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000

’91, ’94 1992 1993 1993 ’94, ’96 1995 ’96, ’99 1996 ’97, ’98 1997 1999 ’00, ’01 2002 2004 2004 2008 2008 2009

all-arOUNd Karin Lichey Karin Lichey Courtney Kupets Courtney Kupets Kim Arnold Cory Fritzinger Chelsa Byrd Jeanette Antolin (UCLA) Lori Strong Leah Brown Kristi Lichey Katie Heenan

40.000 39.850 39.850 39.825 39.800 39.800 39.800 39.800 39.775 39.775 39.775 39.775

1996 1999 2009 2009 1997 2002 2004 2004 ’95, ’96 1997 2000 2008

iNdividUal pOst-sEasON stEGEmaN COlisEUm rECOrds vaUlt Hope Spivey 10.0 ’93 SE Reg. Agina Simpkins 10.0 ’93 SE Reg. Leah Brown 10.0 ’97 SEC Kim Arnold 10.0 ’97 SEC UNEvEN Bars Lucy Wener Lori Strong Karin Lichey

10.0 10.0 10.0

’89 NCAAs ’93 SE Reg. ’98 SE Reg.

BalaNCE BEam Jenny Hansen (UK) 10.0

’95 NCAAs

flOOr EXErCisE Karin Lichey 10.0

’98 SE Reg.

Gym DoG Flashback • 2/23/1996: Georgia freshman Karin Lichey became the first gymnast in collegiate history to record four 10.0s for a perfect 40.0 in the all-around in a home meet against Kentucky. She still is the only collegiate gymnast to accomplish this feat. Following the meet Lichey said, “I just came into the meet hoping to do as well as I’ve done in the last couple of meets. It’s just like, ‘Wow!’ I just went from one event to the next, and kept getting 10.0s.” Said Coach Suzanne Yoculan, “It’s one in a million to put yourself in that zone. That’s like saying you got struck by lightning and got up and walked away.” 2010 GEORGIA GYMNASTICS

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sEriEs rECOrds (siNCE 1980)* OPPONENT

Air Force 2 0 Alabama 75 41 Arizona 13 1 Arizona State 12 6 Arkansas 16 0 Auburn 64 0 Bowling Green 1 0 BYU 20 0 California 4 0 Cal-Fullerton 3 5 Centenary 1 0 Colorado 1 0 Denver 12 0 East Carolina 1 0 E. Kentucky 2 0 Florida 84 28 Furman 1 0 Geo. Wash. 11 0 Ga. College 9 0 Houston Baptist 1 0 Illinois 2 0 Illinois State 3 0 Indiana U-Pa. 1 0 Iowa 5 0 Iowa State 9 0 Jacksonville St. 7 2 James Madison 1 0 Jefferson State 1 0 Kentucky 64 0 Kent State 1 0 LSU 57 13 Louisville 0 2 Maryland 24 0 Massachusetts 2 0 Memphis St. 4 0 Michigan 36 3 Michigan State 2 0 Minnesota 3 0 Missouri 6 0 Nebraska 27 2 New Hampshire 2 0 N. Carolina 13 0 N Carolina St. 33 0 Northern Illinois 1 0 Ohio State 16 2 Oklahoma 16 2 Oklahoma St. 2 0 Oregon State 13 2 Penn State 27 3 Pittsburgh 2 0 Radford 5 0 S. Carolina 1 0 Southern Cal 1 1 So. Utah 2 0 1 0 S. Illinois 1 Stanford 16 Temple 1 0 Texas 1 0 Towson 12 0 UCLA 32 13 Utah 24 16 Utah State 4 0 Washington 5 0 West Virginia 24 0 Wm. & Mary 1 0 Winona 1 0 Wisconsin 3 0 * Includes postseason competition

T 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

vaUlts 1. Chelsa Byrd 2. Cory Fritzinger 3. Katie Heenan 4. Tiffany Tolnay 5. Amanda Curry 6. Ashley Kupets 7. Kim Arnold 8. Courtney Kupets 9. Leah Brown 10. Paula Maheu 12. Terri Eckert 12. Hope Spivey 13. Kristi Lichey 14. Suzanne Sears 15. Tanya Schuler

tOtal 642.375 613.175 573.000 562.1438 546.450 540.675 526.650 524.3001 516.650 513.150 505.050 503.925 503.025 481.800 476.550

NO. yEars 66 2001-04 62 2001-04 59 2005-08 57 2006-09 56 1998-01 55 2004-07 53 1995-98 53 2006-09 52 1994-97 54 1986-89 54 1984-87 51 1991-94 51 1998-01 49 1998-01 51 1987-89

BEam 1. Cory Fritzinger 2. Tiffany Tolnay 3. Katie Heenan 4. Courtney Kupets 5. Kristi Lichey 6. Cassie Bair 7. Kim Arnold 8. Talya Vexler 9. Andrea Thomas 10. Michelle Emmons 11. Terri Eckert 12. Lori Strong 13. Hope Spivey 14. Jenni Beathard 15. Julie Klick

tOtal 579.750 549.825 549.725 541.500 530.275 527.775 518.975 507.650 501.000 491.850 489.650 486.225 475.800 466.750 447.750

NO. yEars 59 2001-04 56 2006-09 57 2005-08 55 2006-09 54 1998-01 54 2000-03 53 1995-98 52 1999-02 52 1987-90 51 2002-05 53 1984-87 50 1993-96 49 1991-94 47 1996-99 48 1985-88

Bars 1. Cory Fritzinger 2. Katie Heenan 3. Courtney Kupets 4. Tiffany Tolnay 5. Chelsa Byrd 6. Leah Brown 7. Jenni Beathard 8. Terri Eckert 9. Eileen Diaz 10. Lori Strong 11. Kelsey Ericksen 12. Corrinne Wright 13. Lucy Wener 14. Karin Lichey 15. Kelly Macy

tOtal 579.750 569.050 555.8375 549.400 530.425 515.325 513.150 512.300 508.725 501.450 498.900 472.050 466.150 464.150 461.475

NO. yEars 59 2001-04 59 2005-08 56 2006-07 56 2006-09 54 2001-04 53 1994-97 52 1996-99 55 1984-87 52 1999-02 51 1993-96 51 2004-07 50 1987-90 48 1986-89 47 1996-99 48 1991-94

flOOr 1. Michelle Emmons 2. Kim Arnold 3. Suzanne Sears 4. Tiffany Tolnay 5. Hope Spivey 6. Chris Rodis 7. Chelsa Byrd 8. Kelsey Ericksen 9. Katie Heenan 10. Leah Brown 11. Leslie Angeles 12. Courtney Kupets 13. Caroline Harris 14. Terri Eckert 15. Andrea Thomas

tOtal 541.025 531.775 503.875 500.025 493.875 481.375 474.325 472.850 463.675 460.750 460.175 453.5125 448.400 441.700 441.650

NO. yEars 55 2002-05 54 1995-98 51 1998-01 51 2006-09 50 1991-94 50 1989-90 48 2001-04 48 2004-07 48 2005-08 47 1994-97 47 1994-97 46 2006-09 46 1997-00 48 1984-87 47 1987-90

siNGlE-sEasON 9.9s Or BEttEr 1. 2. 3.

NO. yEar 37 2003 37 1997 36 1998

NO. yEar

Courtney Kupets Karin Lichey, Sr. Chelsa Byrd, Sr.

47 42 39

2009 1999 2004

T4. Chelsa Byrd, Jr. T4. Kim Arnold, Jr. 6. Karin Lichey, Jr. *includes team competitions only

tOtal CarEEr pOiNts EarNEd

GymNast 1. Katie Heenan 2. Tiffany Tolnay 3. Cory Fritzinger 4. Courtney Kupets 5. Terri Eckert 6. Chelsa Byrd 7. Lori Strong 8. Kim Arnold 9. Leah Brown 10. Kelsey Ericksen 11. Kristi Lichey 12. Corrinne Wright 13. Hope Spivey 14. Julie Klick 15. Karin Lichey 16. Agina Simpkins 17. Heather Stepp 18. Ashley Kupets 19. Leslie Angeles 20. Michelle Emmons

pOiNts 2195.175 2161.3938 2153.400 2075.1501 1941.700 1913.000 1877.425 1876.300 1845.350 1833.325 1827.125 1741.750 1705.025 1686.350 1683.350 1650.725 1647.375 1557.950 1532.000 1504.875

yEars 2005-08 2006-09 2001-04 2006-09 1984-87 2001-04 1993-96 1995-98 1994-97 2004-07 1998-01 1987-90 1991-94 1985-88 1996-99 1992-95 1990-93 2004-07 1994-97 2002-05

NO. 223 219 212 211 210 193 192 191 189 187 185 184 174 182 171 169 170 159 157 155

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siNGlE yEar sCOriNG marks*

GymNast 1. Courtney Kupets 2. Terri Eckert 3. Katie Heenan 4. Cory Fritzinger 5. Courtney Kupets 6. Katie Heenan 7. Chelsa Byrd 8. Kelsey Ericksen 9. Kinsey Rowe 10. Tiffany Tolnay 11. Cory Fritzinger 12. Marline Stephens 13. Karin Lichey 14. Kristi Lichey 15. Katie Heenan 16. Julie Klick 17. Kelsey Ericksen

pOiNts 634.1688 627.650 617.825 608.475 603.175 599.050 592.600 606.725 570.295 568.550 567.975 558.650 552.575 550.625 542.950 534.100 531.125

NO. yr 64 2009 68 1985 63 2005 62 2002 61 2006 61 2006 60 2003 62 2005 58 2003 58 2006 58 2003 57 2001 56 1999 55 2001 55 2007 58 1985 54 2006

*Total is the total number of points earned and No. indicates the number of routines performed to comprise the total score.

GEORGIA’S ALL-AMERICANS

JamiE aCkErmaN 2003 (UB*)

BrOOkE aNdErsEN 1999 (V*) 2000 (FX*)

lEsliE aNGElEs 1994 (AA*, BB*, FX*) 1995 (FX) 1996 (UB*) 1997 (FX)

kim arNOld 1995 (V*, FX) 1996 (V) 1997 (AA, V, BB, FX), 1998 (AA, V, UB, BB, FX)

CassiE Bair 2002 (BB*) 2003 (BB)

JUliE Ballard 1995 (AA*, V*, FX*) 1998 (FX)

GiNa BaNalEs 1985 (UB) 1986 (FX) 1988 (V)

JENNi BEatHard 1996 (UB) 1997 (UB, BB*) 1998 (UB, BB) 1999 (AA*, UB, BB)

lEaH BrOwN 1994 (AA, BB, FX*) 1995 (AA*, V, BB*, FX) 1996 (AA*, V, BB) 1997 (AA, V, UB, FX)

CHElsa Byrd 2001 (UB*) 2002 (V, UB) 2003 (V, FX) 2004 (AA,V, UB*, FX)

Emily CHEll 1999 (BB*)

Nikki CHilds 2005 (UB*, BB*) 2006 (UB*, BB) 2007 (UB)

amaNda CUrry 1998 (BB*) 1999 (V, BB*) 2000 (BB, V*) 2001 (V*)

aNdrEa dEwEy 1992 (V) 1993 (UB)

EilEEN diaz 2000 (UB*)

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* Honorable Mention Selection

GEORGIA’S ALL-AMERICANS

kat diNG 2009 (UB)

mEGaN dOwlEN 2007 (V)

tErri ECkErt 1985 (UB, BB) 1987 (FX)

miCHEllE EmmONs 2005 (V*, FX)

kElsEy EriCksEN 2004 (UB*) 2005 (AA, UB, BB*, FX) 2006 (V*, BB*, FX)

mONiCa flammEr 2000 (V)

COry fritziNGEr 2001 (V, BB, FX), 2002 (AA*, V, UB*, BB), 2004 (UB, BB*)

staCEy GallOway 1999 (BB)

kati E HEENaN 2005 (AA, V, UB, BB*) 2006 (AA*, V*, UB) 2007 (AA*, UB) 2008 (AA, V, UB, BB)

JUliE kliCk 1986 (BB) 1987 (AA, FX)

asHlEy kUpEts 2004 (BB*) 2005 (AA, UB*, FX) 2006 (UB*)

COUrtNEy kUpEts 2006 (AA, UB, BB, FX, V*) 2007 (AA, V, UB, BB, FX) 2009 (AA, V, UB, BB, FX)

lisa kUrC 1997 (V*)

kariN liCHEy 1996 (BB)

kristi liCHEy 1998 (BB), 1999 (AA, V*, UB*) 2000 (AA, V, BB, FX*) 2001 (AA*,UB*)

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1998 (AA, V, UB, BB, FX) 1999 (AA, V, UB, BB, FX)

GEORGIA’S ALL-AMERICANS

NNEka lOGaN 1992 (UB, BB*) 1993 (FX)

kElly maCy 1991 (UB)

paUla maHEU 1986 (FX)

Hilary maUrO 2008 (BB*)

Cassidy mCCOmB 2008 (FX)

COUrtNEy mCCOOl 2008 (FX) 2009 (BB)

katHy mCmiNN 1981 (V) 1982 (AA, V, UB, FX) 1983 (AA, FX) 1984 (V, UB)

sam mUHlEmaN 1997 (BB, FX*) 1998 (BB)

marCia NEwBy 2007 (V) 2008 (V)

CHris rOdis 1989 (V) 1990 (UB) 1991 (FX) 1992 (FX*)

kiNsEy rOwE 2003 (UB*)

saNdy rOwlEttE 1991 (V, UB) 1993 (V, UB, FX*)

siErra sapUNar 2002 (UB*, BB*)

sUzaNNE sEars 1998 (FX) 1999 (V*) 2000 (V, FX) 2001 (V, FX)

katHlEEN sHriEvEs 1998 (UB*) 2000 (UB) 2001 (UB)

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GEORGIA’S ALL-AMERICANS

aGiNa simpkiNs 1992 (AA*, BB, FX*) 1993 (AA, V*, UB, BB) 1994 (AA, V, UB*, BB, FX*) 1995 (AA, V, UB, FX)

lOrEN simpsON 2002 (UB*)

BrittaNy smitH 2003 (V) 2005 (V, BB*)

HOpE spivEy 1991 (AA, V, UB, BB, FX) 1992 (AA, V, UB*, FX) 1993 (V, BB, FX) 1994 (FX)

marliNE stEpHENs 2001 (V, FX) 2002 (V)

HEatHEr stEpp 1992 (AA, V, UB*, BB, FX) 1993 (AA*, V, UB, FX)

lOri strONG 1993 (UB) 1994 (AA, UB, BB*) 1995 (AA, V*, UB, BB) 1996 (AA*, UB*, BB, FX*)

GraCE taylOr 2007 (UB*, BB) 2008 (UB, BB, FX*) 2009 (BB, UB)

aNdrEa tHOmas 1987 (BB) 1988 (BB) 1989 (BB)

tiffaNy tOlNay 2006 (AA, V, BB, UB*) 2007 (AA, V, UB*, FX) 2008 (AA, UB, BB, FX) 2009 (AA, V, BB, FX)

talya vEXlEr 2000 (BB, FX) 2001 (BB*) 2002 (FX)

lUCy wENEr 1986 (UB) 1987 (UB) 1988 (UB) 1989 (AA, UB, FX)

COrriNNE wriGHt 1987 (AA, FX) 1988 (V, FX) 1989 (AA, V, UB, FX) 1990 (AA)

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Kathy Neible is the only Georgia All-American not to compete under Yoculan. Neible was an All-American on vault and the all-around in 1982 and also was the 1982 AIAW Vault National Champion.

GEORGIAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ALL-AMERICANS yEar-By-yEar

1981: Kathy McMinn (V) 1982: Kathy McMinn (AA,V,UB,FX), Kathy Neible (AA,V) 1983: Kathy McMinn (AA,FX)

(V*,FX), Julie Ballard (AA*,V*,FX*), Leah Brown (AA*,V,BB*,FX), Agina Simpkins (AA,V,UB,FX), Lori Strong (AA,V*,UB,BB)

2004: Chelsa Byrd (AA,V,FX,UB*), Kelsey Ericksen (UB*), Cory Fritzinger (UB,BB*), Ashley Kupets (BB*)

1996: Leslie Angeles (UB*), Jenni Beathard (UB), Leah Brown (AA*,V,BB), Karin Lichey (BB), Lori Strong (AA*,UB*,BB,FX*)

2005: Nikki Childs (BB*,UB*), Michelle Emmons (V*,FX), Kelsey Ericksen (AA,UB,BB*,FX), Katie Heenan (AA,V,UB,BB*), Ashley Kupets (AA,UB*,FX), Brittany Smith (V,BB*)

1984: Kathy McMinn (V,UB) 1985: Gina Banales (UB), Terri Eckert (UB,BB) 1986: Gina Banales (FX), Julie Klick (BB), Paula Maheu (FX), Lucy Wener (UB) 1987: Terri Eckert (FX), Julie Klick (AA,FX), Andrea Thomas (BB), Lucy Wener (UB), Corrinne Wright (AA,FX) 1988: Gina Banales (V), Andrea Thomas (BB), Lucy Wener (UB), Corrinne Wright (V,FX) 1989: Chris Rodis (V), Andrea Thomas (BB), Lucy Wener (AA,UB,FX), Corrinne Wright (AA,V,UB,FX) 1990: Chris Rodis (UB), Corrinne Wright (AA) 1991: Kelly Macy (UB), Chris Rodis (FX), Sandy Rowlette (V,UB), Hope Spivey (AA,V,UB,BB,FX) 1992: Andrea Dewey (V), Nneka Logan (UB,BB*), Chris Rodis (FX*), Agina Simpkins (AA*,BB,FX*), Hope Spivey (AA,V,UB*,FX), Heather Stepp (AA,V,UB*,BB,FX) 1993: Andrea Dewey (UB), Nneka Logan (FX), Sandy Rowlette (V,UB,FX*), Agina Simpkins (AA,V*,UB,BB), Hope Spivey (V,BB,FX), Heather Stepp (AA*,V,UB,FX), Lori Strong (UB) 1994: Leslie Angeles (AA*,BB*,FX*), Leah Brown (AA,BB,FX*), Agina Simpkins (AA,V,UB*,BB,FX*), Hope Spivey (FX), Lori Strong (AA,UB,BB*) 1995: Leslie Angeles (FX), Kim Arnold

1997: Leslie Angeles (FX), Kim Arnold (AA,V,UB,BB,FX), Jenni Beathard (UB,BB*), Leah Brown (AA,V,UB,FX), Lisa Kurc (V*), Sam Muhleman (BB,FX*) 1998: Kim Arnold (AA,V,UB,BB,FX), Julie Ballard (FX), Jenni Beathard (UB,BB), Amanda Curry (BB*), Karin Lichey (AA,V,UB,BB,FX), Kristi Lichey (BB), Sam Muhleman (BB), Suzanne Sears (FX), Kathleen Shrieves (UB*) 1999: Brooke Andersen (V*), Jenni Beathard (AA*,UB,BB), Emily Chell (BB*), Amanda Curry (V,BB*), Stacey Galloway (BB), Karin Lichey (AA,V,UB,BB,FX), Kristi Lichey (AA,V*,UB*), Suzanne Sears (V*) 2000: Brooke Andersen (FX*), Amanda Curry (BB,V*), Eileen Diaz (UB*), Monica Flammer (V), Kristi Lichey (AA,V,BB,FX*), Suzanne Sears (V,FX), Kathleen Shrieves (UB), Talya Vexler (BB,FX)

2006: Nikki Childs (BB,UB*), Kelsey Ericksen (V*,BB*,FX), Katie Heenan (AA*,V*,UB), Ashley Kupets (UB*), Courtney Kupets (AA,V*,UB,BB,FX), Tiffany Tolnay (AA,V,UB*,BB) 2007: Megan Dowlen (V), Katie Heenan (AA*,UB), Courtney Kupets (AA,V,UB,BB,FX), Marcia Newby (V), Grace Taylor (UB*,BB), Tiffany Tolnay (AA,V,UB*,FX) 2008: Nikki Childs (UB), Katie Heenan (AA, V, UB, BB), Hilary Mauro (BB*), Cassidy McComb (FX), Courtney McCool (FX), Marcia Newby (V), Grace Taylor (UB, BB,FX*), Tiffany Tolnay (AA, UB, BB, FX) 2009: Kat Ding (UB), Courtney Kupets (AA,V,UB,BB,FX), Courtney McCool (BB), Grace Taylor (BB,UB), Tiffany Tolnay (AA,V,FX,BB)

2001: Chelsa Byrd (UB*), Amanda Curry (V*), Cory Fritzinger (V,BB,FX), Kristi Lichey (AA*,UB*), Suzanne Sears (V,FX), Kathleen Shrieves (UB), Marline Stephens (V,FX), Talya Vexler (BB*) 2002: Cassie Bair (BB*), Chelsa Byrd (V,UB), Cory Fritzinger (AA*,V,UB*,BB), Sierra Sapunar (UB*,BB*), Loren Simpson (UB*), Marline Stephens (V), Talya Vexler (FX)

* Honorable mention

2003: Jamie Ackerman (UB*), Cassie Bair (BB), Chelsa Byrd (V,FX), Kinsey Rowe (UB*), Brittany Smith (V)

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GEORGIA’S pERFECT 10S They say no one is perfect. That may be true, but on the gymnastics competition floor, perfection is something the Gym Dogs know a little something about. • In 2009, senior All-American and nine-time national champion Courtney Kupets registered a Perfect 10 in all four events...Three Gym Dogs have registered 10’s in every event over the course of a season...A total of 22 UGA gymnasts have combined for 154 perfect 10’s in Gym Dog history...In all, three Gym Dogs recorded 10’s in five events during the 2009 run to the national championship. vaUlt (66) • Kim Arnold (14): vs. Alabama (2/12/95), vs. Michigan & Florida (2/24/95), at Alabama (3/4/95), vs. LSU (1/27/96), vs. Alabama (2/2/96), vs. Stanford (2/17/96), at Michigan (3/9/96), vs. Michigan State (3/16/96), vs. Stanford (1/10/97), vs. Alabama (2/1/97), vs. Kentucky (2/14/97), vs. Alabama (2/28/97), vs. Michigan (3/8/97), SEC Championships (3/22/97). • Leah Brown (14): at Penn State (1/16/94), vs. LSU (1/28/94), vs. Alabama (3/12/94), vs. Auburn (1/28/95), at LSU (2/17/95), Bulldog Invitational (3/12/95), at Alabama (3/1/96), vs. Michigan State (3/16/96), vs. Auburn & So. Utah (2/7/97), vs. Kentucky (2/14/97), vs. Alabama (2/28/97), vs. Michigan (3/8/97), SEC Championships (3/22/97), NCAA SE Regional (4/5/97). • Karin Lichey (7): at Auburn (2/11/96), vs. Kentucky (2/23/96), vs. Florida (1/19/97), vs. Alabama (2/14/98), SEC Championships (3/21/98), vs. Florida (1/22/99), vs. Auburn (2/26/99). • Hope Spivey (7): vs. Alabama (3/14/92), at Kentucky (2/6/93), at Alabama (2/26/93), vs. PSU, Mass., W. Va. (3/6/93), NCAA SE Regional (4/3/93), vs. Kentucky (2/19/94), vs. Alabama (3/12/94). • Kristi Lichey (5): vs. Alabama (1/28/00), NCAA Super Six (4/14/00), vs. North Carolina (1/26/01), vs. Alabama (3/3/01), vs. N.C. State (3/10/01). • Chelsa Byrd (4): at Maryland (1/27/02), vs. Auburn (2/8/03), at SEC Championships (3/29/03), vs. LSU (2/13/04). • Cory Fritzinger (3): vs. UCLA (1/13/02), at Maryland (1/27/02), at Arkansas (2/21/03). • Julie Ballard (2): vs. Florida & Michigan (2/24/95), at Auburn (2/11/96). • Agina Simpkins (2): at Kentucky (2/6/93), NCAA SE Regional (4/3/93). • Heather Stepp (2): at Fla. w/ Iowa State (2/14/92), vs. BYU (2/20/93). • Lisa Kurc (1): vs. Kentucky (2/14/97). • Brittany Smith (1): vs. Iowa State (3/5/04). • Ashley Kupets (1): vs. Michigan (3/9/07). • Katie Heenan (1): vs. Arkansas (4/1/08). • Courtney Kupets (2): at NCAA SE Regional (4/4/09), at NCAA Championships (4/21/09). UNEvEN Bars (27) • Karin Lichey (9): vs. Kentucky (2/23/96), vs. Florida (1/19/97), at Alabama (1/17/98), vs. Ariz. & Mich. (1/25/98), vs. LSU (2/6/98), NCAA SE Regional (4/4/98), vs. Alabama (1/16/99), at Kentucky (3/5/99), vs. N.C. State (3/20/99). • Lori Strong (5): NCAA SE Regional (4/3/93), vs. BYU (3/5/94), NCAA SE Regional (4/8/95), vs. Kentucky (2/23/96), vs. Michigan St. (3/16/96). • Jenni Beathard (3): vs. Ariz. & Mich. (1/25/98), vs. Florida (1/22/99), vs. N.C. State (3/20/99). • Cory Fritzinger (2): vs. North Carolina (1/26/01), vs. Maryland (1/27/02). • Sandy Rowlette (1): vs. PSU., Mass., W. Va. (3/6/93) • Agina Simpkins (1): NCAA Event Finals (4/17/93). • Heather Stepp (1): vs. Florida (2/12/93). • Lucy Wener (1): NCAA Event Finals (4/15/89). • Courtney Kupets (3): vs. Alabama (2/10/07), vs. Alabama (1/23/09), vs. Florida (2/28/09). Grace Taylor (1): vs Iowa State (3/1/08).

BalaNCE BEam (9) • Cory Fritzinger (2): vs. Alabama (1/18/03), at SEC Championships (3/20/04). • Kim Arnold (1): vs. Alabama (2/14/98). • Karin Lichey (1): vs. Kentucky (2/23/96). • Heather Stepp (1): at Kentucky (2/6/93). • Courtney Kupets (2): vs. Alabama (1/23/09), at NCAA Championships (4/20/09). • Courtney McCool (1): at NCAA SE Regionals (4/4/09). • Grace Taylor (1): vs. Michigan (3/14/09). flOOr EXErCisE (52) • Hope Spivey (17): vs. Penn St. (3/2/91), NCAA SE Regional (4/6/91), vs. BYU & Illinois (2/1/92), at Fla. w/ Iowa State (2/14/92), Bulldog Invitational (2/29/92), vs. Alabama (3/14/92), at SEC Champs (3/28/92), at BYU (1/15/93), at Kentucky (2/6/93), at Alabama (2/26/93), vs. PSU., Mass., W.Va. (3/6/93), SEC Champs (3/20/93), vs. LSU (1/28/94), vs. Kentucky (2/19/94), vs. BYU (3/5/94), vs. Alabama (3/12/94), at SEC Champs (3/26/94). • Kim Arnold (6): vs. NCSU & BYU (2/21/97), vs. Alabama (2/28/97), vs. Michigan (3/8/97), NCAA SE Regional (4/5/97), vs. Alabama (2/14/98), SEC Champs (3/21/98). • Suzanne Sears (4): vs. Michigan (2/19/00), vs. Auburn (2/23/01), vs. Alabama (3/3/01), vs. N.C. State (3/10/01). • Leslie Angeles (3): vs. UCLA (2/11/94), vs. Alabama (2/12/95), vs. Mich. St. (3/16/96). • Leah Brown (3): vs. NCSU & BYU (2/21/97), vs. Alabama (2/28/97), vs. Michigan (3/8/97). • Karin Lichey (3): vs. Kentucky (2/23/96), NCAA SE Regional (4/4/98), vs. Florida (1/22/99). • Marline Stephens (3): at Denver (3/16/01), vs. LSU (3/8/02), at SEC Championships (3/20/04). • Chelsa Byrd (2): vs. Kentucky (1/24/04), vs. LSU (2/13/04). • Heather Stepp (2): at Kentucky (2/6/93), vs. Florida (2/12/93). • Stacey Galloway (1): vs. N.C. State (3/20/99). • Nneka Logan (1): vs. PSU., Mass., W. Va. (3/6/93). • Chris Rodis (1): at SEC Champs (3/28/92). • Agina Simpkins (1): vs. Auburn (1/28/95). • Brittany Smith (1): vs. LSU (2/13/04). • Lori Strong (1): vs. Mich. St. (3/16/96). • Katie Heenan (1): vs Iowa State (3/1/08). • Courtney McCool (1): vs UCLA (3/15/08). • Courtney Kupets (1): vs. Florida (2/28/09).

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GEORGIAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S pERFECT 10S pErfECt 10s By GymNast lEsliE aNGElEs (3) Floor UCLA .......................................2/11/94 Alabama .................................2/12/95 Michigan State ......................3/16/96 kim arNOld (21) Vault Alabama .................................2/12/95 Michigan & Florida ..............2/24/95 Alabama ................................3/04/95 LSU ......................................... 1/27/96 Alabama ................................2/02/96 Stanford ..................................2/17/96 Michigan ................................3/09/96 Michigan State ......................3/16/96 Stanford .................................. 1/10/97 Alabama .................................2/01/97 Kentucky.................................2/14/97 Alabama ................................2/28/97 Michigan ................................3/08/97 SEC Championships ...........3/22/97 Beam Alabama .................................2/14/98 Floor NCSU & BYU .........................2/21/97 Alabama ................................2/28/97 Michigan ................................3/08/97 NCAA SE Regional ..............4/05/97 Alabama .................................2/14/98 SEC Championships ........... 3/21/98 JUliE Ballard (2) Vault Florida & Michigan ..............2/24/95 Auburn ....................................2/11/96 JENNi BEatHard (3) Bars Ariz. & Michigan................... 1/25/98 Florida .................................... 1/22/99 N.C. State...............................3/20/99 lEaH BrOwN (17) Vault Penn State ..............................1/16/94 LSU ......................................... 1/28/94 Alabama ................................ 3/12/94 Auburn ................................... 1/28/95 LSU ..........................................2/17/95 Bulldog Invitational ..............3/12/95 Alabama ................................ 3/01/96 Michigan State ......................3/16/96 Auburn & So. Utah .............. 2/07/97 Kentucky.................................2/14/97 Alabama ................................2/28/97 Michigan ................................3/08/97 SEC Championships ...........3/22/97 NCAA SE Regional ..............4/05/97 Floor NCSU & BYU .........................2/21/97 Alabama ................................2/28/97 Michigan ................................3/08/97 CHElsa Byrd (6) Vault Maryland ............................... 1/27/02

Auburn ...................................2/08/03 SEC Championships ...........3/29/03 LSU ......................................... 2/13/04 Floor Kentucky................................ 1/24/04 LSU ......................................... 2/13/04 COry fritziNGEr (7) Vault UCLA .......................................1/13/02 Maryland ............................... 1/27/02 Arkansas .................................2/21/03 Bars North Carolina ......................1/26/01 Maryland ............................... 1/27/02 Beam Alabama .................................1/18/03 SEC Championships ...........3/20/04 staCEy GallOway (1) Floor N.C. State...............................3/20/99 katiE HEENaN (2) Vault Arkansas ................................ 4/01/08 Floor vs Iowa State ........................ 3/01/08 asHlEy kUpEts (1) Vault Michigan ................................3/09/07 COUrtNEy kUpEts (8) Vault NCAA SE Regional ..............4/04/09 NCAA Finals...........................4/17/09 Bars Alabama .................................2/10/07 Alabama ................................ 1/23/09 NCAA Finals...........................4/17/09 Beam Alabama ................................ 1/23/09 NCAA Prelims .......................4/16/09 Floor Florida ....................................2/28/09 lisa kUrC (1) Vault Kentucky.................................2/14/97 kariN liCHEy (20) Vault Auburn ....................................2/11/96 Kentucky................................2/23/96 Florida ..................................... 1/19/97 Alabama .................................2/14/98 SEC Championships ........... 3/21/98 Florida .................................... 1/22/99 Auburn ...................................2/26/99

Florida ..................................... 1/19/97 Alabama .................................1/17/98 Ariz. & Mich........................... 1/25/98 LSU .........................................2/06/98 NCAA SE Regional ..............4/04/98 Alabama .................................1/16/99 Kentucky................................3/05/99 N.C. State...............................3/20/99 Beam Kentucky................................2/23/96 Floor Kentucky................................2/23/96 NCAA SE Regional ..............4/04/98 Florida .................................... 1/22/99 kristi liCHEy (5) Vault Alabama ................................ 1/28/00 NCAA Super Six ....................4/14/00 North Carolina ......................1/26/01 Alabama ................................ 3/03/01 N.C. State................................3/10/01 NNEka lOGaN (1) Floor PSU, Mass., W. Va. ..............3/06/93 COUrtNEy mCCOOl (3) Beam UCLA ......................................3/08/09 NCAA SE Regional ..............4/04/09 Floor vs UCLA ................................. 3/15/08

HOpE spivEy (24) Vault Alabama .................................3/14/92 Kentucky................................2/06/93 Alabama ................................2/26/93 PSU, Mass., W. Va. ..............3/06/93 NCAA SE Regional ..............4/03/93 Kentucky.................................2/19/94 Alabama ................................ 3/12/94 Floor Penn State ............................. 3/02/91 NCAA SE Regional .............. 4/06/91 BYU & Illinois .........................2/01/92 Fla. w/ Iowa State .................2/14/92 Bulldog Invitational .............2/29/92 Alabama .................................3/14/92 SEC Championships ...........3/28/92 BYU ..........................................1/15/93 Kentucky................................2/06/93 Alabama ................................2/26/93 PSU, Mass., W.Va.................3/06/93 SEC Championships ...........3/20/93 LSU ......................................... 1/28/94 Kentucky.................................2/19/94 BYU .........................................3/05/94 Alabama ................................ 3/12/94 SEC Championships ...........3/26/94 marliNE stEpHENs (3) Floor Denver ....................................3/16/01 LSU .........................................3/08/02 SEC Championships ...........3/20/04

CHris rOdis (1) Floor SEC Championships ...........3/28/92

HEatHEr stEpp (6) Vault Fla. w/ Iowa State .................2/14/92 BYU .........................................2/20/93

saNdy rOwlEttE (1) Bars PSU, Mass., W. Va. ..............3/06/93

Bars Florida .....................................2/12/93

sUzaNNE sEars (4) Floor Michigan .................................2/19/00 Auburn ................................... 2/23/01 Alabama ................................ 3/03/01 N.C. State................................3/10/01 aGiNa simpkiNs (4) Vault Kentucky................................2/06/93 NCAA SE Regional ..............4/03/93 Bars NCAA Event Finals ...............4/17/93 Floor Auburn ................................... 1/28/95 BrittaNy smitH (2) Vault Iowa State .............................3/05/04 Floor LSU ......................................... 2/13/04

Bars Kentucky................................2/23/96 2010 GEORGIA GYMNASTICS

Beam Kentucky................................2/06/93 Floor Kentucky................................2/06/93 Florida .....................................2/12/93 lOri strONG (6) Bars NCAA SE Regional ..............4/03/93 BYU .........................................3/05/94 NCAA SE Regional ..............4/08/95 Kentucky................................2/23/96 Michigan State ......................3/16/96 Floor Michigan State ......................3/16/96 GraCE taylOr (2) Bars Iowa State ............................. 3/01/08 Beam Michigan .................................3/14/09 lUCy wENEr (1) Bars NCAA Event Finals .............. 4/15/89

CIRCLE OF HONOR The Circle of Honor is the UGA Athletic Association’s all-sports recognition program which is designed to recognize and pay tribute to extraordinary student-athletes and coaches who, by their performance and conduct, have brought honor to the university and themselves, and who by their actions have contributed to the tradition of the Georgia Bulldogs. The criteria also stipulates that each recipient has earned his or her academic degree. In 2009, the Gym Dogs inducted their fifth member.

2009 iNdUCtEE: kim arNOld Arnold was the NCAA all-around champion and Honda Award winner as the nation’s top gymnast in 1997 and 1998. She won the 1998 NCAA balance beam title and helped lead Georgia to the national championship that season. Arnold was a 12-time All-American, was the 1998 Southeastern Conference Gymnast of the Year and was a member of three SEC championship teams. She was a two-time Presidential Scholar and was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2005 iNdUCtEE: COrriNNE wriGHt When Corrinne Wright left Athens she had made herself into one of Georgia’s top athletes in any sport, winning nine All-America awards, including two NCAA individual national titles. As a freshman she held the nation’s No. 3 ranking in the all-around for most of the season including a season-best score against rival Alabama. She finished third in that event at her first NCAA Championships while helping the Gym Dogs clinch their first team title. She was a Southeastern Conference champion on vault and floor as a freshman, and the SEC champ on bars and floor as a senior. In 1989 and 1990, Wright was named All-SEC. During the 1988 season, Wright was hampered by an ankle injury for most of the year and still managed two All-America honors on the vault and floor. Wright was nominated for the Honda Sports Award, given annually to the nation’s top gymnast, during her career. She was also named a team MVP in 1989 and was among those listed on the SEC Honor Roll in 1990.

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CIRCLE OF HONOR 2007 iNdUCtEE: HOpE spivEy Hope Spivey tallied 12 first-team All-America awards, four individual NCAA national championships, four individual SEC titles and three All-SEC honors. She was the second Georgia gymnast and just the fifth in college history to record a perfect 10.0, and she finished her Gym Dog career with 24 perfect scores. In 1991, Spivey became the first Georgia freshman ever to win the NCAA all-around title with a then-NCAA record of 39.525 as well as the first to earn All-America honors on all four events. She tied for the NCAA Vault title and won the floor championship in the same meet. She was named the SEC’s Freshman of the Year and was presented with the Honda Sports Award. Spivey scored her first of four SEC individual titles during her sophomore campaign, and the Gym Dogs captured the national title during Spivey’s junior season of 1993. That team is still considered the greatest college team of all-time, with a perfect record of 32-0. In 1994, Spivey won her second NCAA individual floor exercise title with the only 10.0 scored at that year’s NCAAs. She was named the SEC’s Gymnast of the Year.

Abby Stack

2006 iNdUCtEE: HEatHEr stEpp Heather Stepp’s gymnastics career couldn’t have ended any sweeter. In 1993 she led the Gym Dogs to their third NCAA national team title and the next day she added two more individual NCAA titles. In all, Stepp was one of Georgia’s most decorated gymnasts, winning three individual national titles and two individual SEC titles. At the time of her graduation, she held the school record on every event including the all-around. She was named an All-American nine times. But it wasn’t the titles that defined Stepp’s career. In 1991, she suffered a season-ending elbow injury while warming up on the vault at a meet in Utah. Doctors said Stepp had just a 10 percent chance of regaining normal use in her arm – much less attempting any more gymnastics. It seemed as though her Georgia career was over. But as a junior she had arguably her best season. She was the national vault champion and the national runner-up in the all-around. The Honda Sports Awards Program honored Stepp with a unanimous selection for the Inspiration Award, which is presented to an athlete who shows courage, perseverance and determination in overcoming obstacles to compete athletically.

Corrinne Wright and 2000 iNdUCtEE: lUCy wENEr Coach Suzanne Yoculan By the time Lucy Wener’s four-year career as a Gym Dog came to a close, she would not only help put Georgia on the collegiate gymnastics map, but also helped redefine the skill level of college gymnasts all over the country. In her very first year in Athens, the Memphis, Tenn., native provided a memorable prologue of what was to become the standard of excellence as she helped lead Georgia to a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships and in the process became the first Gym Dog ever to capture an NCAA individual championship by winning the uneven bars. One year later in 1987, Wener, Coach Suzanne Yoculan and the rest of the Gym Dogs had made it to the pinnacle of the collegiate gymnastics world as Georgia captured its first ever NCAA Championship by unseating five-time NCAA Champion Utah, in its own backyard of all places, Salt Lake City. One day after leading the Gym Dogs to the title, Wener won the NCAA Uneven Bars title for the second straight year.

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HONDA AWARD WINNERS For more than 25 years, the Honda Awards Program has honored the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top female collegiate athletes. These women are selected for their leadership abilities, academic excellence and eagerness to participate in community service, in addition to their superior athletic skills. On nine occasions, Georgia gymnasts have been awarded this prestigious honor: Lucy Wener (1989), Hope Spivey (1991), Heather Stepp (1992), Kim Arnold (1997 & 1998), Karin Lichey (1999), Courtney Kupets (2007 & 2009) and Katie Heenan (2008). Arnold became the only Georgia gymnast to win it consecutive years when she captured it in 1997-98, while Stepp was named the Honda Inspiration Award winner in 1992. Kupets became Georgiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first Honda Broderick Cup winner and only the second ever to win the award from the sport of gymnastics. The Broderick Cup is awarded to the Female Collegiate Athlete of the Year.

Clockwise from top left, Katie Heenan (2008), Courtney Kupets (2009), Karin Lichey (1999), Heather Stepp (1992), Lucy Wener (1989), Kim Arnold (1997 and 1998), and Hope Spivey (1991).

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HONORS & AWARDS HONda BrOdEriCk CUp 2009 Courtney Kupets aai amEriCaN award (tOp sENiOr GymNast iN tHE NatiON) 1998 Kim Arnold 1999 Jenni Beathard 2009 Courtney Kupets NatiONal COaCH Of tHE yEar 1987 Suzanne Yoculan 1993 Suzanne Yoculan 1999 Suzanne Yoculan 2006 Suzanne Yoculan 2008 Suzanne Yoculan NatiONal assistaNt COaCH Of tHE yEar 1999 Doug McAvinn 2006 Jay Clark tEam mvp 1983 Kathy McMinn 1984 Terri Eckert 1985 Jodi Thompson 1986 Julie Klick 1987 Lucy Wener 1988 Paula Maheu 1989 Corrinne Wright 1990 Heather Stepp 1991 Hope Spivey 1992 Heather Stepp 1993 Agina Simpkins 1994 Lori Strong 1995 Lori Strong 1996 Leah Brown 1997 Kim Arnold, Leah Brown 1998 Kim Arnold, Karin Lichey 1999 Karin Lichey 2000 Amanda Curry 2001 Kristi Lichey 2002 Cassie Bair 2003 Chelsa Byrd 2004 Chelsa Byrd 2004* Cory Fritzinger (career MVP awarded in 2004) 2005 Katie Heenan 2006 Courtney Kupets 2007 Katie Heenan 2008 Tiffany Tolnay 2009 Courtney Kupets

mCmiNN award (COmpEtitivE CONsistENCy) 1985 Jodi Thompson 1986 Paula Maheu 1987 Tanya Schuler 1988 Andrea Thomas 1989 Lucy Wener 1990 Chris Rodis 1991 Heather Stepp 1992 Andrea Dewey 1993 Agina Simpkins 1994 Hope Spivey 1995 Julie Ballard 1996 Lori Strong 1997 Kim Arnold 1998 Sam Muhleman 1999 Sam Muhleman 2000 Kristi Lichey 2001 Kristi Lichey 2002 Marline Stephens 2003 Chelsa Byrd 2004 Brittany Smith 2005 Ashley Kupets 2006 Courtney Kupets 2007 Katie Heenan 2008 Katie Heenan 2009 Courtney Kupets

COaCHEs award 2006 Brittany Smith 2007 Adrienne Dishner Ashley Kupets Kelsey Ericksen 2008 Courtney Kupets 2009 Marcia Newby

Marcia Newby

sam sHEEHaN spirit award 2006 Audrey Bowers 2007 Abby Stack 2008 Christi Fortunato 2009 Abby Stack

Corrinne Wright and Coach Suzanne Yoculan

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p WINNER COURTNEY KUpETS: GEORGIA’S bRODERICK CUp In June 2009, Courtney Kupets was awarded the 33rd annual Honda-Broderick Cup, designatdesignat ing her as the 2009 Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. The award recognizes not only outstanding athletic achievement but also team contributions, scholastics and community involvement. Kupets was the first athlete from Georgia to be honored as Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year, and is only the second gymnast to receive the Honda-Broderick Cup in the 33-year history of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards Program. She was selected as winner of the Honda-Broderick Cup by a voting of nearly 1,000 NCAA member schools and the Board of Directors of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards Program. As a senior in 2009, Kupets led Georgia to its fifth straight NCAA Championship title, and she won the all-around, bars, beam and floor individual competitions. She became the first gymnast ever to win a national title in all four events. She received five First-Team All-America honors, making a total of 15 for her career, the maximum for only competing three years (due to an injuryy she received in 2008). Kupets is the all-time NCAA leader with nine individual championships and was named SEC, AAI National Senior and NCAA Southeast Regional Gymnast of the Year. Kupets became the third Gym Dog ever to record a 10.0 in all four events. She had seven 10.0s this season, including three at the NCAAs. At the 2004 Olympics, Kupets won a silver medal with the other Team USA members in the team all-around competition, as well as an individual bronze on bars. She was a National Honor Society member, was chosen as ESPN The Magazine First Team Academic All-American and was a recipient of NCAA and SEC postgraduate scholarships. She was also a member of the Blue Key Honor Society and a recipient of the Richard B. Russell Student Leadership Award. She won UGA’s Marilyn Vincent Award as the senior female student-athlete with the highest GPA.

“Courtney is the muhammad ali of gymnastics -- she is the greatest. there’s no question she is the greatest college gymnast of all time. she has the perfect combination of mental and physical strength.” --suzanne yoculan

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SUZANNE YOCULAN: GEORGIA’S WINNINGEST COACH In collegiate gymnastics, no program boasts more excellence, consistency and rich tradition over a span of a quarter century than the University of Georgia. The woman behind the success is the coach who completed her 26th and final year in 2009 – Suzanne Yoculan. During her 26-year tenure as Georgia’s gymnastics coach, Yoculan guided the Gym Dogs to an NCAA-best 10 national championships, including the last five in a row, 16 Southeastern Conference titles and 22 NCAA Regional crowns. Yoculan’s teams placed in the nation’s top three in 21 of the last 22 years. She will be inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. No other program in the country has been able to maintain the level of success in the past 26 years that Yoculan produced during her tenure in Athens. She guided Georgia to an NCAA-best 10 national championships (including the last five in a row), 16 Southeastern Conference titles and 22 NCAA Regional crowns. Yoculan’s teams placed in the nation’s top three in 21 of the last 22 years. Yoculan’s work was recognized by her peers as she was chosen as the National Coach of the Year five times (1987, ‘93, ‘98, 2006, ‘08) and the SEC Coach of the Year eight times. (1986, ‘87, ‘99, 2001, ‘02, 04, ‘08, ‘09). She ended her career with an overall record of 836-117-7 and the winningest coach in UGA history in all sports. Yoculan produced 37 NCAA individual champions and 58 Gym Dogs with 306 All-America honors. In 19 of her 26 years as head coach at Georgia, Yoculan led her team to either an SEC title, an NCAA title or both. That means she won a championship in more than 70 percent of her tenure, and also finished at least third in the conference, the nation or both all 26 years. Under Yoculan, the Gym Dogs enjoyed as much success academically. In 2009, seven Gym Dogs earned a place on the SEC Academic Honor Roll and two were chosen for the Academic All-America Team. In addition to competitive success, Yoculan created a culture of mass exposure for the program. Despite the humble beginnings, she brought attention to the Georgia gymnastics program which is virtually unparalunparal leled anywhere else in the country. It took more than good teams to increase average attendance at Georgia gymnastics meets from less than 200 in 1983 to an average of nearly 10,000 fans per meet in her final years.

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SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE sEC GymNast Of tHE yEar 1993 Heather Stepp 1994 Hope Spivey 1998 Kim Arnold 1999 Karin Lichey 2003 Chelsa Byrd 2007 Katie Heenan 2009 Courtney Kupets sEC frEsHmaN Of tHE yEar 1991 Kelly Macy 1992 Agina Simpkins 1995 Julie Ballard 1996 Karin Lichey 2001 Cory Fritzinger 2004 Kelsey Ericksen 2006 Courtney Kupets 2008 Cassidy McComb sEC COaCH Of tHE yEar 1986 Suzanne Yoculan 1987 Suzanne Yoculan 1998 Suzanne Yoculan 2001 Suzanne Yoculan 2002 Suzanne Yoculan 2004 Suzanne Yoculan 2008 Suzanne Yoculan 2009 Suzanne Yoculan sEC all-arOUNd CHampiONs 1984 Kathy McMinn 1986 Julie Klick 1987 Terri Eckert 1989 Lucy Wener 1992 Heather Stepp 1994 Leah Brown 1996 Lori Strong 1997 Kim Arnold 1998 Kim Arnold 1999 Karin Lichey 2001 Cory Fritzinger 2005 Katie Heenan 2006 Kelsey Ericksen 2007 Courtney Kupets, Katie Heenan 2009 Courtney Kupets sEC vaUlt CHampiONs 1981 Kathy McMinn 1982 Kathy McMinn 1986 Paula Maheu 1987 Corrinne Wright 1992 Heather Stepp, Hope Spivey, Sandy Rowlette 1996 Leah Brown 1997 Kim Arnold, Leah Brown 1998 Karin Lichey 1999 Karin Lichey, Suzanne Sears 2001 Kristi Lichey 2002 Marline Stephens 2003 Chelsa Byrd 2006 Kelsey Ericksen 2007 Courtney Kupets 2008 Katie Heenan 2009 Courtney Kupets sEC Bars CHampiONs 1981 Kathy McMinn 1983 Kathy McMinn 1984 Kathy McMinn

1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2004 2006 2008 2009

Terri Eckert Lucy Wener Lucy Wener Corrinne Wright Kelly Macy, Sandy Rowlette Agina Simpkins Lori Strong Andrea Dewey Jenni Beathard Karin Lichey, Leah Brown Kim Arnold, Karin Lichey, Jenni Beathard Jenni Beathard Cory Fritzinger, Kathleen Shrieves Cory Fritzinger Kelsey Ericksen, Courtney Kupets Tiffany Tolnay, Grace Taylor Courtney Kupets

Karin Lichey was the SEC champion on all four events and the all-around during her career. 1989

sEC BEam CHampiONs 1987 Julie Klick 1989 Andrea Thomas 1990 Andrea Thomas 1991 Kelly Macy 1992 Nneka Logan 1993 Nneka Logan 1997 Kim Arnold, Karin Lichey 1998 Kim Arnold 2000 Kristi Lichey 2001 Cory Fritzinger 2004 Cory Fritzinger 2005 Katie Heenan 2008 Grace Taylor 2009 Courtney Kupets

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sEC flOOr CHampiONs 1990 Corrinne Wright 1992 Hope Spivey 1993 Hope Spivey 1994 Hope Spivey 1996 Leah Brown, Leslie Angeles 1997 Leah Brown 1998 Kim Arnold 1999 Karin Lichey 2000 Suzanne Sears 2001 Suzanne Sears, Marline Stephens 2002 Marline Stephens 2003 Chelsa Byrd 2004 Marline Stephens 2006 Kelsey Ericksen 2007 Courtney Kupets 2009 Courtney Kupets

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all-sEC 1981 Kathy McMinn 1982 Kathy McMinn, Kathy Neibel 1983 Kathy McMinn 1984 Terri Eckert, Kathy McMinn 1985 Terri Eckert 1986 Terri Eckert, Julie Klick, Paula Maheu 1987 Terri Eckert 1988 Lucy Wener

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Lucy Wener, Corrinne Wright Corrinne Wright, Jennifer Carbone Kelly Macy, Sandy Rowlette Heather Stepp, Hope Spivey, Agina Simpkins, Nneka Logan, Sandy Rowlette Nneka Logan, Agina Simpkins, Heather Stepp, Hope Spivey, Lori Strong Leah Brown, Agina Simpkins, Hope Spivey Kim Arnold, Andrea Dewey Leslie Angeles, Leah Brown, Jenni Beathard, Lori Strong Kim Arnold, Leah Brown, Karin Lichey Kim Arnold, Jenni Beathard, Karin Lichey Jenni Beathard, Karin Lichey, Kristi Lichey, Suzanne Sears Kristi Lichey, Suzanne Sears, Talya Vexler Cory Fritzinger, Kristi Lichey, Suzanne Sears, Kathleen Shrieves, Marline Stephens, Chelsa Byrd Marline Stephens, Cory Fritzinger, Chelsa Byrd, Sierra Sapunar, Talya Vexler Kinsey Rowe,

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Chelsa Byrd, Cassie Bair, Brittany Smith, Cory Fritzinger, Ashley Miller Cory Fritzinger, Chelsa Byrd, Marline Stephens, Kelsey Ericksen, Brittany Smith Katie Heenan, Nikki Childs, Kelsey Ericksen, Michelle Emmons, Ashley Kupets Kelsey Ericksen, Katie Heenan, Courtney Kupets, Tiffany Tolnay Katie Heenan, Courtney Kupets, Tiffany Tolnay Katie Heenan, Grace Taylor, Tiffany Tolnay Kat Ding, Courtney Kupets, Grace Taylor

fOUr-timE all-sEC atHlEtEs Georgia (5): Kathy McMinn (1981-84), Terri Eckert (1984-87), Cory Fritzinger (2001-04), Chelsa Byrd (2001-04), Katie Heenan (2005-08) Florida (2): Elfi Schlegel (1983-86), Chrissy Van Fleet (1997-00) LSU (2): Jennifer Wood (1993-96), April Burkholder (2003-06) Alabama (2): Julie Estin (1984-87), Ashley Miles (2003-06) Kentucky (1): Jenny Hansen (1993-96)

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE tHE sEC’s NCaa tEam CHampiONsHips: Georgia — 1987, 1989, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 , 2009 Alabama — 1988, 1991, 1996, 2002 iNdividUal NatiONal CHampiONs: Georgia (34), Alabama (21), Kentucky (8), Florida (3) sEC tEam CHampiONsHips: Georgia 1986-87, 1991-94, 1996–99, 2001-02, 2004-06, 2008 Alabama 1988, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2003 Florida 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989 LSU 1981 sEC GymNasts Of tHE yEar 1994 Hope Spivey, Georgia 1995 Jenny Hansen, Kentucky 1996 Kristen Guise, Florida 1997 Meredith Willard, Alabama 1998 Kim Arnold, Georgia 1999 Karin Lichey, Georgia 2000 Andree’ Pickens, Alabama Chrissy Van Fleet, Florida Sarah Wentworth, Auburn 2001 Andree’ Pickens, Alabama 2002 Andree’ Pickens, Alabama 2003 Jeana Rice, Alabama Chelsa Byrd, Georgia 2004 April Burkholder, LSU 2005 April Burkholder, LSU 2006 Julie Dwyer, Auburn 2007 Katie Heenan, Georgia 2008 Lindsey Puckett, Auburn Ashleigh Clare-Kearney, LSU 2009 Courtney Kupets, Georgia

sEC frEsHmEN Of tHE yEar 1991 Kelly Macy, Georgia 1993 Jenny Hansen, Kentucky 1992 Agina Simpkins, Georgia 1994 Meredith Willard, Alabama 1995 Julie Ballard, Georgia 1996 Karin Lichey, Georgia 1997 Kristin Hoeferlin, Kentucky 1998 Betsy Hamm, Florida Robin Hawkins, Alabama Ashley Burkholder, Kentucky 1999 Not elected 2000 Julia Gore, Kentucky 2001 Cory Fritzinger, Georgia 2002 Orley Szmuch, Florida 2003 April Burkholder, LSU 2004 Kelsey Ericksen, Georgia 2005 Julie Dwyer, Auburn 2006 Courtney Kupets, Georgia 2007 Amanda Castillo, Florida 2008 Cassidy McComb, Georgia sEC COaCHEs Of tHE yEar 1991 Robert Dillard, AU 1992 Ernestine Weaver, Florida 1993 Sara “D-D” Pollock, LSU 1994 Sara “D-D” Pollock, LSU Judi Markell Avener, Florida 1995 Sara “D-D” Pollock, LSU Sarah Patterson, Alabama 1996 Leah Little, Kentucky 1997 Judi Markell, Florida 1998 Suzanne Yoculan, Georgia 1999 Robert Dillard, Auburn 2000 Sarah Patterson, Alabama D.D. Breaux, LSU 2001 Suzanne Yoculan, Georgia 2002 Suzanne Yoculan, Georgia 2003 Jeff Thompson, Auburn 2004 Suzanne Yoculan, Georgia 2005 D.D. Breaux, LSU 2006 Rhonda Faehn, Florida 2007 Rhonda Faehn, Florida 2008 Suzanne Yoculan, Georgia Mark & Rene’ Cook, Ark. Jeff Thompson, Auburn 2009 Suzanne Yoculan, Georgia

The Southeastern Conference is widely regarded as the most dominating gymnastics conference in the NCAA. Since the inaugural NCAA Championship in 1982, the SEC has had at least one team in all 28 national championship meets, with Florida being one of only two teams nationally (Utah is the other) to have appeared at all 19 contests prior to the Gators barely missing the cut in 2000. The SEC has also had at least one team finish in the Top-10 in the NCAA since 1982. The SEC entered the record books at the 1998 NCAA Championships, becoming the only conference in women's collegiate gymnastics to sweep the top three spots. Georgia won its fourth championship title with the largest margin of victory in over 10 years. The Bulldogs outdistanced second-place Florida who finished just ahead of Alabama. It marked the 12th consecutive year that the SEC placed at least two teams in the final top five. At the 1999 NCAA Championships, Georgia won its second consecutive and fifth overall first-place title. Alabama, Florida and LSU all finished in the top 10. In 2000, both Georgia and Alabama finished in the top five, with LSU coming in at ninth. Georgia was the national runner-up in 2001, with Alabama finishing fourth and Florida seventh. In 2002, Alabama once again brought the NCAA title back to the SEC by claiming its fourth National Championship, and brought the SEC its eighth overall title. The Crimson Tide edged out SEC rival Georgia 197.575-197.250, making the Bulldogs the NCAA runner-up for a second consecutive year and having SEC teams claim the top two spots for the first time since 1998. LSU finished eighth at the Nationals, while Florida placed 10th. In 2003, the SEC sent five teams to the NCAA Championships for the third time, with four of those finishing in the top ten. Alabama finished as the runnerup, with Georgia finishing third. Florida finished seventh and LSU finished tenth. It is the 12th time that the SEC has had two teams finish in the top three. The SEC also brought home an individual title, as Alabama's Ashley Miles won the vault. In 2004, the SEC placed three teams in the top five at the NCAA Championships. Georgia won the SEC's 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th national championships in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. In addition to phenomenal success on the team level, SEC athletes have also excelled at the individual level, claiming a total of 74 individual championships, including four in 2007 and five in 2009. In its own right, the SEC has swept all five individual titles on four separate occasions - 1991, 1993, 1994, 2009. Five titles were collected for the SEC in 2009, by Georgia’s Courtney Kupets (bars, beam, floor. all-around) and LSU’s Ashleigh Clare-Kearny (vault, floor). 2009 was a special year for the SEC on the national stage, as Georgia won its fifth straight NCAA title and was followed by its conference counterparts. Behind the champion Bulldogs, Alabama took second, Florida fourth, Arkansas fifth, and LSU sixth at the Super Six as the Southeastern Conference snagged five of the six spots there and two of the top three. All seven SEC gymnastics programs - including Kentucky and Auburn - were selected to the 2009 NCAA field.

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LETTERWINNERS –a– Abel, Shannon..................................................................1988 Ackerman, Jamie ............................................................ 2003 Alicea, Lisa ..................................................................1990-92 Andersen, Brooke................................................. 1997-2000 Angeles, Leslie ...........................................................1994-97 Arnold, Kim.................................................................1995-98 –B– Baimbridge, Melinda ..................................................... 2002 Bair, Cassie................................................................. 2000-03 Baker, Janelle ................................................................... 1974 Ballard, Julie................................................................1995-98 Banales, Gina .............................................................1985-88 Beasley, Theresa ..............................................................1973 Beathard, Jenni ..........................................................1996-99 Bedelle, Christy ................................................................1991 Benner, Martha ..........................................................1980-81 Birgel, Coleman ...............................................................1980 Blackshear, Jackie ............................................................ 1974 Bluett, Kristi.......................................................................1995 Bodel, Jennifer .................................................................1981 Bowen, Bonnie ..........................................................1977-80 Bowers, Audrey ........................................................ 2005-08 Braucher, Cindy .........................................................1977-80 Bridgers, Emily ................................................................ 2006 Brown, Gay .................................................................1975-76 Brown, Leah ...............................................................1994-97 Brown, Sharon .................................................................1973 Brown, Shelley .................................................................1973 Burns, Paige ............................................................... 2006-09 Byrd, Chelsa................................................................2001-04 –C– Campbell, Ellen................................................................1973 Cantrell, Dianne......................................................... 1977-81 Carbone, Jennifer ......................................................1990-93 Carney, Shelly ............................................................1981-83 Cato, Sue .....................................................................1975-76 Chell, Emily .......................................................................1999 Childs, Nikki ............................................................... 2005-08 Clifton, Jackie..............................................................1979-80 Collantes, Theresa ...........................................................1975 Cook, Stacy .................................................................1982-85 Crawley, Beth ............................................................. 1978-79 Curry, Amanda...................................................... 1998-2001 –d– Daniel, Lee ........................................................................1981 Davis, Caren .....................................................................1973 DeMasi, Debbie ...............................................................1988 DePaoli, Melissa ........................................................1989-90 Dewey, Andrea ..........................................................1992-95 Diaz, Eileen .................................................................1999-02 Kat Ding............................................................................ 2009 Dishman, Adrienne ...................................................2005-07 Donne, Cathy ...................................................................1975 Dowlen, Megan ........................................................ 2005-08 Dwyer, Kathy ..............................................................1989-90 –E– Eckert, Terri .................................................................1984-87 Emmons, Michelle ................................................... 2002-05 Ericksen, Kelsey ........................................................ 2004-07 –f– Farris, Terrie ......................................................................1975 Fay, Sharon .......................................................................1978 Fernandez, Deanne ..................................................1980-81 Finney, Denise ...........................................................1975-76 Fishman, Lisa....................................................................1982 Fjordholm, Marie............................................................ 2003 Flammer, Monica ........................................................... 2000

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Fortunato, Christi ...................................................... 2007-08 Fritzinger, Cory...........................................................2001-04 Froelich, Susan...........................................................1975-76 –G– Galloway, Stacey........................................................1996-99 Garcia, Virginia .................................................................1977 Gay, Donna ......................................................................1973 Gibson, Cheryl .................................................................1973 Gingrich, Anna ................................................................ 2000 Greco, Debbie............................................................1986-89 Griffith, Marti ....................................................................1979 –H– Hall, Barb..................................................................... 1978-79 Harden, Laura ............................................................1975-76 Hardy, Leah ................................................................1982-83 Harrell, Sennie ...........................................................1980-81 Harris, Caroline ..................................................... 1997-2000 Hastey, Jackie .............................................................1983-86 Haynes, Terri...............................................................1981-83 Heenan, Katie............................................................ 2005-08 Hemstetter, Joyce ......................................................1982-83 Herman, Leigh .................................................................1988 Hitt, Jodi.............................................................................1973 Hoellman, April ................................................................1999 Hood, Cindy ............................................................... 1974-76 –J– Jackson, Jana ..............................................................1984-85 Johnson, Lauren ....................................................... 2007-09 Johnson, Yvonne .............................................................1977 Jones, Judi...................................................................1975-76 Jones, Laurie...............................................................1982-85 –k– Kenemer, Lynne ........................................................ 1976-77 Klick, Julie ....................................................................1984-87 Kozar, Paulee.............................................................. 1977-78 Kraemer, Mary ........................................................... 1976-77 Kupets, Ashley........................................................... 2004-07 Kupets, Courtney...................................................... 2006-09 Kurc, Lisa .....................................................................1994-97 –l– Leutner, Dee...............................................................1979-80 Lewis, Morgan............................................................1984-85 Lichey, Karin ...............................................................1996-99 Lichey, Kristi........................................................... 1998-2001 Logan, Nneka .............................................................1992-95 Lowery, Emily ...................................................................1973 Lutz, Susie .........................................................................1973 –m– Macy, Kelly ..................................................................1991-94 Maheu, Paula .............................................................1986-89 Mathis, Donna..................................................................1973 Margolin, Dina .................................................................1988 Mauro, Hilary............................................................. 2008-09 Maurone, Danielle ............................................... 1999-2001 McAllister, Sydney .....................................................1984-85 McComb, Cassidy .................................................... 2008-09 McCool, Courtney .................................................... 2007-09 McGuinn, Maggie ......................................................1975-76 McMinn, Kathy ...........................................................1981-84 Messer, Lynn ..............................................................1988-89 Miller, Ashley ................................................................... 2003 Muckenfuss, Carol..................................................... 1976-77 Muhleman, Samantha..............................................1996-99 Mullins, Gwyn ..................................................................1973 –N– Nehama, Robin..........................................................1982-83 Neibel, Kathy ..............................................................1981-82 Newby, Marcia .......................................................... 2007-09 Gina Nuccio ..................................................................... 2009

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–O– O’Neil, Katie......................................................................1995 Oppenheimer, Becky................................................1978-80 Origer, Susie ...............................................................1985-88 Overstreet, Kathy .......................................................1982-83 –p– Pappas, Stephanie...........................................................1983 Parsons, Terri .............................................................. 1978-79 Phelps, Susan ................................................................... 1974 Phillips, Carol ............................................................1973-75 Ponstein, Julie ............................................................1989-90 Pratt, Courtney ................................................................ 2005 Pruitt, Breasha ................................................................. 2003 –r– Reiff, Laurie .................................................................1982-85 Rodis, Chris .................................................................1989-90 Rowe, Kinsey ..............................................................2001-04 Rowlette, Sandy .........................................................1990-93 Royce, Sophia.............................................................1989-90 Rutherford, Breanne ................................................ 2000-02 –s– Sapunar, Sierra...........................................................2001-04 Schuler, Tanya ............................................................1987-89 Sears, Suzanne...................................................... 1998-2001 Sessions, Michelle .....................................................1985-88 Sessler, Lauren .......................................................... 2007-09 Sheehan, Samantha....................................................... 2005 Shotwell, Cathy ..........................................................1977-80 Shrieves, Kathleen................................................ 1998-2001 Simpkins, Agina .........................................................1992-95 Simpson, Loren .........................................................2001-04 Singletary, Stacy...............................................................1983 Smith, Brittany........................................................... 2003-06 Smock, Laura.................................................................... 1974 Snyder, Courtney ......................................................1993-94 Spivey, Hope ..............................................................1991-94 Stack, Abby ................................................................ 2006-09 Stephens, Marline ..............................................2001-02, 04 Stepp, Heather ...........................................................1990-93 Still, Debbie ......................................................................1990 Strong, Lori .................................................................1993-96 Stryker, Sherri ...................................................................1985 Sullivan, Blair ................................................................... 2000 Sullivan, Keri Lee ............................................................ 2003 Suttles, Nancy...................................................................1978 –t– Taylor, Grace.............................................................. 2007-09 Taylor, Laine................................................................ 1976-77 Thatcher, Stephanie ........................................................ 1974 Thomas, Andrea ........................................................1987-90 Thome, Brittany .............................................................. 2004 Thompson, Jodi .........................................................1984-85 Tilton, Traci..................................................................1990-92 Tolnay, Tiffany ........................................................... 2006-09 Trani, Amber .................................................................... 2009 –v– Vexler, Talya ................................................................1999-02 –w– Waggoner, Lisa ................................................................1982 Wener, Lucy................................................................1986-89 Whittle, Courtney ......................................................1997-98 Winten, Audrie ................................................................. 1974 Wright, Corrinne ........................................................1987-90 –z– Zobler, Linda ..............................................................1979-80

GYM DOG ALUMNI Rich with tradition and pride in their 10 national championships, alumni of the Georgia gymnastics program leave with connections that last a lifetime. Former Gym Dogs show their love for the program and the relationships formed there by returning to support the current squad. In 2009, the Gym Dog alumni held a tailgate prior to the Georgia-LSU football game Oct. 3 in Athens and have plans for another tailgate in 2010. Additionally, the Gym Dog alums will gather for Alumni Day at the Jan. 9 gymnastics meet vs. Stanford in Stegeman Coliseum. Once a Gym Dog, always a Gym Dog.

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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE In addition to being widely recognized as the premier collegiate gymnastics program in the country, the Gym Dogs also have come to be known for their success in the classroom. In 2007 and 2008, the Gym Dogs had the highest GPA of any team on campus. For the 2009 season, five were named Academic All-Americans and seven placed on the SEC Academic Honor Roll. NCaa pOstGradUatE sCHOlarsHip 1984 Kathy McMinn 1989 Paula Maheu 1993 Jennifer Carbone 1999 Jenni Beathard 2004 Kinsey Rowe 2009 Courtney Kupets sEC pOst-GradUatE sCHOlarsHip 1993 Jennifer Carbone 2009 Courtney Kupets aCadEmiC all-amEriCa COsida first tEam 1984 Kathy McMinn 1992 Jennifer Carbone 2007 Courtney Kupets 2009 Courtney Kupets Grace Taylor

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COsida sECONd tEam 1991 Jennifer Carbone 1993 Jennifer Carbone 2008 Courtney Kupets Grace Taylor NaCGC/w first tEam 1984 Kathy McMinn 1989 Melissa DePaoli Julie Ponstein Debbie Greco 1990 Jennifer Carbone Melissa DePaoli Julie Ponstein 1991 Jennifer Carbone Julie Ponstein 1996 Lisa Kurc 1997 Kim Arnold Leah Brown Lisa Kurc Courtney Whittle 1998 Kim Arnold Julie Ballard Jenni Beathard Amanda Curry Courtney Whittle 1999 Jenni Beathard Amanda Curry Danielle Maurone 2000 Amanda Curry Suzanne Sears 2001 Amanda Curry Kinsey Rowe Breanne Rutherford Sierra Sapunar Suzanne Sears 2002 Anna Gingrich Kinsey Rowe Sierra Sapunar Breanne Rutherford 2003 Anna Gingrich Kinsey Rowe Marline Stephens Sierra Sapunar 2004 Laura Thornsberry

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Kinsey Rowe Sierra Sapunar Kelsey Ericksen Marline Stephens Adrienne Dishman Michelle Emmons Courtney Pratt Jamie Ackerman Kelsey Ericksen Courtney Kupets Adrienne Dishman Paige Burns Audrey Bowers Adrienne Dishman Kelsey Ericksen Christi Fortunato Katie Heenan Lauren Johnson Courtney Kupets Marcia Newby Lauren Sessler Grace Taylor Audrey Bowers Paige Burns Christi Fortunato Katie Heenan Lauren Johnson Courtney Kupets Marcia Newby Lauren Sessler Sam Sheehan Grace Taylor Lauren Johnson Courtney Kupets Marcia Newby Lauren Sessler Grace Taylor

sEC aCadEmiC HONOr rOll 1984 Kathy McMinn Laurie Reiff 1985 Terri Eckert Laurie Jones Laurie Reiff Jodi Thompson 1986 Terri Eckert Susie Origer Michelle Sessions 1987 Terri Eckert Debbie Greco Paula Maheu Susie Origer Michelle Sessions 1988 Debbie Greco

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Paula Maheu Debbie Greco Paula Maheu Tanya Schuler Melissa DePaoli Kathy Dwyer Julie Ponstein Chris Rodis Andrea Thomas Corrinne Wright Jennifer Carbone Julie Ponstein Chris Rodis Jennifer Carbone Kelly Macy Chris Rodis Sandy Rowlette Jennifer Carbone Sandy Rowlette Nneka Logan Kelly Macy Agina Simpkins Nneka Logan Kelly Macy Courtney Snyder Lori Strong Leah Brown Lisa Kurc Nneka Logan Lori Strong Leslie Angeles Kim Arnold Julie Ballard Leah Brown Lisa Kurc Lori Strong Leslie Angeles Kim Arnold Jenni Beathard Leah Brown Lisa Kurc Brooke Andersen Kim Arnold Julie Ballard Jenni Beathard Sam Muhleman Brooke Andersen Jenni Beathard Amanda Curry Caroline Harris Karin Lichey Sam Muhleman Suzanne Sears Kathleen Shrieves Brooke Andersen

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Amanda Curry Danielle Maurone Suzanne Sears Kathleen Shrieves Talya Vexler Amanda Curry Anna Gingrich Danielle Maurone Suzanne Sears Kathleen Shrieves Amanda Curry Danielle Maurone Breanne Rutherford Suzanne Sears Kathleen Shrieves Loren Simpson Sierra Sapunar Marline Stephens Michelle Emmons Kinsey Rowe Breanne Rutherford Jamie Ackerman Chelsa Byrd Michelle Emmons Kinsey Rowe Sierra Sapunar Marline Stephens Adrienne Dishman Michelle Emmons Kelsey Ericksen Katie Heenan Ashley Kupets Courtney Pratt Brittany Thome Audrey Bowers Nikki Childs Adrienne Dishman Kelsey Ericksen Katie Heenan Ashley Kupets Audrey Bowers Paige Burns Nikki Childs Adrienne Dishman Kelsey Ericksen Katie Heenan Courtney Kupets Abby Stack Tiffany Tolnay Audrey Bowers Paige Burns Nikki Childs Megan Dowlen Christi Fortunato Katie Heenan

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Lauren Johnson Courtney Kupets Marcia Newby Lauren Sessler Abby Stack Grace Taylor Tiffany Tolnay Paige Burns Lauren Johnson Courtney Kupets Marcia Newby Lauren Sessler Abby Stack Grace Taylor

m a r i ly N v i N C E N t award* 1984 Kathy McMinn 1985 Laurie Reiff 1993 Jennifer Carbone 2009 Courtney Kupets atHlEtiC assOCiatiON s C H O l a r - at H l E t E award (GivEN tO GymNast witH HiGHEst Gpa) 1984 Kathy McMinn 1985 Terri Eckert 1986 Paula Maheu 1987 Terri Eckert 1988 Debbie Greco 1989 Julie Ponstein 1990 Jennifer Carbone 1991 Jennifer Carbone 1992 Jennifer Carbone 1993 Jennifer Carbone 1994 Lisa Kurc 1995 Lori Strong 1996 Lisa Kurc 1997 Courtney Whittle 1998 Kim Arnold 1999 Jenni Beathard 2000 Suzanne Sears 2001 Sierra Sapunar 2002 Kinsey Rowe 2003 Sierra Sapunar 2004 Sierra Sapunar 2005 Adrienne Dishman 2006 Adrienne Dishman 2007 Courtney Kupets 2008 Grace Taylor 2009 Courtney Kupets

The Georgia gymnasts have been recognized for having the top team GPA in two of the last three years.

*Given to graduating female athlete with highest GPA

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YEAR-bY-YEAR RESULTS 1-10 1-16 1-23 1-24 1-30

1981 13-7 • coach: Rick Walton

at Auburn W 121.70-117.5 Jacksonville st. w 130.0-124.45 at E. Kentucky L 134.4-137.1 at Louisville L 132.5-138.3 texas w 132.5-128.05 air force w 132.5-125.05 2-6 at N.C. State W 134.05-124.4 2-13 at Alabama L 138.75-141.45 North Carolina W 138.75-135.75 Georgia College W 138.75-125.65 2-20-21 SEC Champ. 3rd 135.05 2-28 furman w 136.9-99.35 3-20 AIAW Region III 3rd 136.2 Notes: Kathy McMinn named Georgia’s first-ever All-American by virtue of third-place finish in vault at AIAW National Championship ...McMinn also recorded Georgia’s first-ever Southeastern Conference individual Champ. with a pair of first-place finishes in the vault and bars.

1982 19-10 • coach: Rick Walton

12-6 memphis state w 1-15 at Jacksonville St. W 1-23 alabama w E. kentucky w Georgia College w 2-7 auburn w 2-13 at Florida L 2-19-20 SEC Champ 4th 2-28 at LSU L 3-5 N.C. state w 3-19-20 AIAW Region III 3rd 4-2-3 AIAW Nationals 4th

138.05-124.60 139.15-137.90 140.25-140.05 140.25-128.75 140.25-125.00 139.80-131.50 135.70-145.65 142.05 140.10-144.50 143.70-131.45 143.70 141.30

1983 13-14 • coach: Rick Walton

12-3 lsU l 1-22 Jacksonville st. w Georgia College w 1-29 at Pittsburgh W 2-4-5 Alabama Invitational Alabama L Ohio State W Nebraska W Maryland W 2-12 florida l 2-18-19 SEC Champ 5th 2-25-26 Oregon St. Inv. 5th 3-10 at Alabama L Missouri W 3-12 at Memphis State W 3-25 NCAA SE Regional 4th

1984 27-13 • coach: suzanne yoculan

12-4 12-10 1-8 1-13 1-19 1-21

alabama l 178.30-178.70 at Jacksonville St. W 180.00-177.85 wisconsin w 175.20-113.85 minnesota w 178.45-173.25 at Ohio State L 189.30-175.95 at Missouri W 176.95-176.80 Winona State W 176.95-170.85 1-29 so. illinois w 181.15-167.55 N.C. state w 181.15-172.10 Georgia College w 181.15-154.75 2-3-4 Red and White Invitational at Alabama W 181.70-181.45 Ohio State W 181.70-177.90 Oklahoma W 181.70-177.45 Nebraska W 181.70-174.75 Maryland W 181.70-174.10 2-11 at Florida L 188.70-145.25 2-17-18 SEC Champ 2nd 177.05 2-23 pittsburgh w 181.25-177.40 kentucky w 181.25-169.55 3-9 auburn w 184.85-162.00 3-23-24 NCAA SE Regional 2nd 181.85 4-4-7 NCAA Champ. 9th 177.60 Notes: Suzanne Yoculan’s first season as head coach at Georgia ...team made first-ever appearance at NCAA Champ., finishing ninth ...season average score jumped from 178.50 in 1983 to 181.90 in 1984 ...Kathy McMinn ended career as nine-time All-America.

1985 30-17 • coach: suzanne yoculan

12-8 1-5 1-13 1-15 1-18

174.00-177.20 176.60-163.10 176.60-152.70 172.25-167.10

2-1

178.25-181.75 178.25-175.20 178.25-174.35 178.25-169.55 177.90-181.00 175.10 175.0 178.65-185.40 178.65-177.05 176.65-165.65 179.25

2-3 2-8 2-15

2-17

2-22 3-1

at Alabama L at N.C. State W Ohio state w missouri w Oklahoma W Nebraska W Red & White Invitational Alabama L Ohio State W Oklahoma W Maryland W Jacksonville st. w alabama w Arizona Cactus Classic Arizona L Oklahoma L Maryland W BYU W USC W Arizona State Quad Meet Arizona State L Oklahoma L Ohio Sate L SEC Champ. 3rd North Carolina w

180.80-182.50 174.90-141.85 183.55-178.60 185.90-174.50 178.15-174.80 178.15-172.90 185.00-186.25 185.00-181.80 185.00-180.60 185.00-174.30 178.40-171.65 182.75-181.95 180.85-183.50 180.85-183.35 180.85-178.65 180.85-176.65 180.85-171.15

radford w 185.40-170.65 Georgia College w 185.40-164.25 N.C. state w 185.40-131.55 3-4 penn state w 185.80-179.60 3-9 Radford W 177.35-173.85 Auburn W 177.35-169.35 3-22 at Florida L 181.55-188.35 3-30 NCAA SE Regional 2nd 182.60 4-14 NCAA Champ. 7th 180.00 Notes: Team went undefeated at home for first-time extending home-unbeaten streak to 11 meets ...set school record with 20 regular season victories ...UGA hosted NCAA Southeast Regional for the first time.

1986 32-8 • coach: suzanne yoculan sEC CHampiONs

1-10 1-17 1-26 2-3

Illinois State W 185.55-167.30 alabama w 185.45-183.70 florida w 186.25-183.55 Nebraska w 185.25-179.70 minnesota w 185.25-179.30 2-7 Red & White Invitational Alabama L 183.05-185.40 Illinois State W 183.05-173.70 Maryland W 183.05-172.90 2-9 lsU w 187.65-184.60 2-22 SEC Champ 1st 185.15 2-28 Hobee Invitational Cal St-Berkeley W 180.60-179.80 Stanford W 180.60-178.05 Michigan W 180.60-167.95 3-2 Sizzler Invitational Cal St-Fullerton L 182.25-186.60 Penn State L 182.25-182.40 3-7 Bulldog Invitational Maryland W 186.95-177.60 Auburn W 186.95-174.80 N.C. State W 186.95-173.60 Radford W 186.95-170.05 3-15 at Penn State L 186.05-187.40 3-22 at Florida L 185.45-188.10 4-5 NCAA SE Regional 1st 186.800 4-18 NCAA Champ. 4th 185.45 Notes: Team went undefeated at home for second consecutive year, extending home unbeaten streak to 16 meets ...Lucy Wener wins Georgia’s first-ever NCAA individual Championship with first-place finish in uneven bars ...Suzanne Yoculan named SEC Coach of the Year.

180.10-186.40 180.10-183.60 180.10-182.00 181.80 185.40-178.05

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YEAR-bY-YEAR RESULTS 1987 38-3 • coach: suzanne yoculan NCaa CHampiONs sEC CHampiONs

1-16 1-23 1-30 2-6 2-12 2-14

at Ohio State L radford w alabama w at LSU L Oklahoma w Alabama W Oklahoma W Minnesota W 2-22 Auburn W Kentucky W James Madison W 2-27 florida w Cal Berkeley w Georgia College w

183.80-184.15 187.20-165.90 186.05-184.55 186.35-187.10 185.00-182.55 188.20-186.85 188.20-183.45 188.20-180.45 189.60-182.85 189.60-180.90 189.60-169.70 185.80-184.40 185.80-170.80 185.80-165.60

3-8

penn state w 191.55-183.75 maryland w 191.55-181.60 auburn w 191.55-180.25 North Carolina w 191.55-179.00 3-15 Alabama W 189.35-189.05 3-28 SEC Champ. 1st 189.40 4-11 NCAA SE Regional 2nd 186.70 4-24-25 NCAA Champ. 1st 187.90 Notes: Gym Dogs win their first NCAA Championship in Salt Lake City...UGA becomes only the second team to ever win the NCAA Championship after Utah won the first five...UGA won as the No. 5 seed, which at the time was the lowest seed to ever win NCAA Championship...Lucy Wener wins NCAA individual bars title for the 2nd straight season...Gym Dogs won all 5 of their home meets, extending their home unbeaten streak to 21 meets...Yoculan named SEC and NCAA Coach of the Year.

1988 35-8-1 • coach: suzanne yoculan

1-17

Ohio State W Kentucky W 1-22 auburn w 1-30 Nebraska W Oklahoma W 2-4 lsU w 2-6 Alabama T Utah W Wisconsin W Minnesota W 2-12 Ohio state w Georgia College w 2-21 kentucky w 2-24 Penn State W 2-27 LSU L Maryland W N.C. State W

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187.05-182.25 187.05-180.40 189.05-179.80 186.50-186.10 186.50-184.70 184.00-183.50 188.95-188.95 188.95-186.85 188.95-180.15 188.95-177.30 188.80-184.75 188.80-173.60 188.40-180.65 186.70-185.35 189.45-190.90 189.45-185.35 189.45-178.60

3-6

alabama w 189.85-189.35 arizona w 189.85-188.20 N.C. state w 188.85-176.60 3-12 UCla l 189.15-189.55 3-26 SEC Champ. 2nd 189.20 3-30 at Florida L 187.05-190.15 4-1 NCAA SE Regional 1st 189.80 4-14 NCAA Champ. 5th 186.80 Notes: UGA’s 26 meet home-winning streak comes to an end following loss to UCLA...UGA used different lineups in each of 15 competitions...team set school records in the vault (48.10), bars (48.30) and floor (47.90)...Lucy Wener set school records in the allaround (38.90) and bars (9.9).

1989 35-6 • coach: suzanne yoculan NCaa CHampiONs

1-20

Ohio State W 187.50-184.90 Michigan State W 187.50-179.95 Bowling Green W 187.50-175.95 1-28 arizona state w 188.65-185.90 2-3 LSU W 189.20-188.90 Houston Baptist W 189.20-181.25 2-10 Auburn W 186.30-183.65 2-13 Cal st.-fullerton l 189.05-189.60 ByU w 189.05-184.90 Georgia College w 189.05-177.20 2-18 UCLA Invitational UCLA L 187.50-190.95 Cal St.-Fullerton L 187.50-188.20 Arizona State L 187.50-188.15 Stanford W 187.50-183.65 2-20 Utah State W 190.50-187.40 3-5 Bulldog invitational alabama w 191.00-187.85 Nebraska w 191.00-187.65 penn state w 191.00-181.55 3-18 SEC Champ. 3rd 190.40 3-25 florida w 191.95-189.75 4-1 NCAA SE Regional 1st 193.20 4-14 NCAA Champ. 1st 192.65 Notes: Gym Dogs win second NCAA Championship in Athens, winning by the slimmest of margins (.05) over second-place UCLA (192.65–192.60) ...for the second time UGA wins as the No. 5 seed ...Gym Dogs turn in school benchmark of 193.20 at the NCAA Southeast Regional ...Lucy Wener scored UGA’s first-ever 10.00 as the senior captured her third NCAA uneven bars title ...Wener also became Georgia’s first winner of the Honda Award ...junior Corrinne Wright becomes the first UGA gymnast to win the NCAA all-around title ...Wright also was the NCAA floor exercise champion, making her the first Gym Dog to claim more than one NCAA title in the same season.

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1990 38-6 • coach: suzanne yoculan

1-13

West Virginia Invitational at West Virginia W 188.05-179.25 IUP W 188.05-175.50 Wisconsin W 188.05-178.80 Ohio State W 188.05-181.15 1-20 auburn w 189.85-182.10 1-26 at Arizona W 188.25-187.40 Cal State-Ful W 188.25-186.75 Oregon State W 188.25-186.75 1-29 at BYU W 187.00-186.80 2-4 Ohio state w 189.05-182.20 2-10 vs. Florida W 190.85-185.65 at Alabama L 190.85-191.75 2-16 at Florida L 188.65-188.70 2-18 lsU w 191.15-189.60 3-3 Bulldog invitational Utah state w 191.75-186.90 kentucky w 191.75-185.40 ByU w 191.75-185.20 west virginia w 191.75-184.05 North Carolina w 191.75-177.50 3-10 UCla w 192.55-191.35 3-17 at Penn State W 190.55-188.70 Kent State W 190.55-178.95 3-24 SEC Champ. 3rd 191.85 4-7 NCAA SE Regional 1st 193.35 4-20 NCAA Champ. 3rd 193.225 Notes: Gym Dogs tie school record for most wins in a regular season with 20 ...UGA breaks team scoring record for the second straight season, scoring a 193.35 at the NCAA Southeast Regional ...team goes undefeated at home for the fourth time in school history, winning all five home meets.

1991 31-5 • coach: suzanne yoculan sEC CHampiONs

1-13 1-18

UCLA W 192.35-188.60 Arizona State W 190.55-189.00 Washington W 190.55-182.35 1-25 Utah l 193.50-193.55 2-2 alabama l 191.80-192.75 lsU w 191.80-190.10 2-15 LSU W 192.55-192.10 2-24 florida w 194.50-191.40 3-2 penn state w 194.45-189.60 ByU w 194.45-188.50 kentucky w 194.45-188.50 Georgia College w 194.45-178.05 3-9 Utah L 193.25-194.65 3-11 BYU W 191.75-190.45 3-23 SEC Champ. 1st 194.10 4-6 NCAA SE Regional 1st 194.275 4-19 NCAA Champ. 3rd 193.375 Notes: Hope Spivey tied or broke three school records — vault (9.9), balance beam (t9.95) and floor

YEAR-bY-YEAR RESULTS (10.00) ...team broke school record in every event as well as overall team score — vault (48.7), uneven bars (49.05), balance beam (48.75), floor exercise (49.25) and team (194.5) ...Georgia became the first school in the SEC to score more than 190 in every meet in a single season ...team averaged 3,901 fans for the season ...Kelly Macy named SEC Freshman of the Year ...team lost at home to Utah (1-25), which represented the last time it lost at home through the 2000 season ...UGA hosted the NCAA Southeast Regional for the second time ...Hope Spivey became the second Gym Dog to win the Honda Award ...Spivey also became the first Gym Dog to win three NCAA titles in the same season.

1992 34-1 • coach: suzanne yoculan sEC CHampiONs

1-12 1-19 1-25 2-1

at Penn State W 192.90-188.40 LSU W 193.35-184.65 at UCLA W 194.00-189.60 ByU w 196.90-188.20 illinois w 196.90-183.95 2-14 at Florida W 194.80-192.70 w/ Iowa State W 194.80-185.35 2-16 kentucky w 194.45-187.60 2-22 at Alabama W 195.35-194.80 2-29 Bulldog invitational michigan w 196.00-189.30 virginia w 196.00-185.60 3-11 at Auburn W 195.10-189.85 3-14 alabama w 195.70-194.00 3-28 SEC Champ 1st 196.400 4-11 NCAA SE Regional 1st 196.550 4-25 NCAA Champ. 2nd 194.600 Notes: Gym Dogs break school records in every event and the all-around for the second consecutive season — vault (49.55), bars (49.3), beam (49.2), floor (49.4) and team (196.90) ...score of 196.9 broke NCAA record of 195.6 previously held by Utah ...Heather Stepp scores school record of 39.6 in the all-around ...UGA ends Alabama’s 21-match regular-season winning streak at home with 195.35–194.8 decision in Tuscaloosa (2-22) ...Hope Spivey and Stepp each scored a 10.0 in UGA’s victory at Florida, marking the first and second 10.0s in NCAA history scored on the road ...Spivey scored a 10.0 on floor the following week, marking the first time in NCAA history that a gymnast scored 10.0s in consecutive meets ...Spivey also became the first gymnast to score a 10.0 at the SEC Champ. ...Stepp became the first and only UGA gymnast to ever win the Honda Inspiration Award ...Agina Simpkins named SEC freshman of the year ...then-school record crowd of 9,858 turn out to watch UGA defeat Alabama.

1993 32-0 • coach: suzanne yoculan NCaa CHampiONs sEC CHampiONs

1-10 1-15 1-22 1-29 2-6 2-12 2-20 2-26 3-6

vs. Auburn W 195.95-189.60 at BYU W 195.20-190.90 alabama w 195.65-193.10 at LSU W 194.90-190.80 at Kentucky W 195.95-190.60 florida w 196.10-191.05 ByU w 194.85-192.55 at Alabama W 196.75-195.90 penn state w 197.55-193.15 Umass w 197.55-186.55 west virginia w 197.55-188.25 3-20 SEC Champ 1st 197.050 4-3 NCAA SERegional 1st 197.500 4-15-16 NCAA Champ. First Round – 1st 196.40 Super Six – 1st 198.00 Notes: Gym Dogs, who entered the competition as the No. 1 seed, win NCAA crown in first year of new Championship format ...team became the first ever to score a 198.0 points in an NCAA meet, when it scored a 198.0 in the Super Six ...also set NCAA benchmarks in vault (49.75) and uneven bars (49.75) ...UGA also scored what was an SEC Championship record of 197.05 and what also was an NCAA record for the highest score on the road when it scored a 196.75 at Alabama (2-26) ...‘93 SEC’s also marked the first time in school history that a UGA team hit all 24 routines in a meet ...junior Heather Stepp scored a then-NCAA record 39.8 in the all-around at Kentucky (2-6) ...team scored (26) 10.0s during the season ...with victories in all 16 regular-season meets, team extended its meet winning streak to 25 dating back to 1991 ...Stepp named the first-ever SEC Gymnast of the Year ...UGA averaged 6,400 fans at home.

1994 28-2 • coach: suzanne yoculan sEC CHampiONs

1-16 at Penn State (12) W 192.125-190.375 1-22 at Florida (5) W 194.025-193.325 1-28 lsU (8) w 195.350-191.975 2-5 at Alabama (2) W 195.275-194.000 2-11 UCla (6) w 195.725-194.525 2-19 kentucky w 196.700-190.350 2-26 at Auburn (14) W 196.450-188.275 3-5 ByU (10) w 196.725-192.775 3-12 alabama w 196.650-193.750 3-26 SEC Champ. 1st 196.700 4-9 NCAA SE Regional 1st 196.775 4-21-23 NCAA Champ. First Round 2nd 196.300 Super Six 3rd 195.850 Notes: UGA did not lose in the regular season for the third consecutive season, extending its winning

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streak to 34 ...UGA joined Florida as the only teams to win the SEC Championship four years in a row, capturing the title with a score of 196.7 and in the process, setting then-SEC Championship records in the vault (49.425), beam (49.025) and floor (49.425) ...set then-NCAA record with a 49.775 in the floor exercise vs. Bama (3-12) ...Hope Spivey named SEC Gymnast of the Year ...freshman Leah Brown became first gymnast to score a 10.0 in her first competition and was the first in UGA history to win the SEC all-around title as a frosh...for the first time at UGA, a crowd of more than 10,000 turned out when UGA defeated LSU (1-28) ...team averaged 8,638 fans for the season, an increase of almost 35 percent from the year before.

1995 28-8 • coach: suzanne yoculan

1-16 1-20 1-28 2-3

ByU (13) w 195.750-190.575 at Kentucky (18) W 193.800-192.275 auburn w 196.350-190.075 at BYU W 194.175-190.375 Utah L 194.175-196.025 2-12 alabama (3) w 196.200-194.825 2-17 at LSU (4) W 197.050-196.175 2-24 michigan (5) w 197.300-196.450 florida (7) w 197.300-192.925 3-4 at Alabama (3) L 195.125-197.200 3-12 UCla w 197.625-196.475 Nebraska w 197.625-193.250 California w 197.625-191.825 penn state w 197.625-191.550 Umass w 197.625-190.525 3-25 SEC Champ 3rd 195.875 4-8 SE Region Champ 1st 197.575 4-20-22 NCAA Champ. First Round 1st 196.825 Super Six 5th 196.075 Notes: Georgia set a SE Region record with its overall score of 197.575 and was seeded No. 1 at NCAAs ...UGA hosted NCAAs for the second time ...UGA’s consecutive regular-season meet winning streak ended at 38, when Utah dethroned the Gym Dogs in a tri-meet with Brigham Young in Provo, Utah ...Julie Ballard became UGA’s third SEC Freshman of the Year ... average of 7,776 fans for five regular-season home meets.

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YEAR-bY-YEAR RESULTS 1996 30-3-1 • coach: suzanne yoculan sEC CHampiONs

1-12 1-20

at Florida (9) W 192.675-192.650 at Sunshine Fest (Nassau, Bahamas) LSU (6) W 195.400-189.025 W. Virginia (16) W 195.400-188.600 Kentucky (17) W 195.400-188.525 1-27 lsU w 195.875-161.925 2-2 alabama (1) w 197.425-196.125 2-10 at Auburn W 197.200-192.600 2-10 vs. Illinois State W 197.200-187.425 2-17 stanford w 197.800-192.900 2-23 kentucky w 197.525-193.525 3-1 at Alabama (2) L 197.550-196.675 3-9 at Michigan (7) W 196.850-196.425 3-16 michigan st. (13)w197.000-194.600 3-29 SEC Champ. 1st 197.450 4-13 SE Region Champ. Florida 196.950 4-25-27 at the NCAA Champ. First Round 1st 196.400 Super Six tie-3rd 196.775 Notes: Georgia scored an-NCAA record 49.925 in vaulting at Auburn (2-10) ...the scores included two 10.0s (Karin Lichey and Julie Ballard) and three 9.975s ...also scored an NCAA record 49.775 in the uneven bars competition versus Kentucky (2-23) ...on that same night (2-23), Lichey became the first and only gymnast in collegiate history to score four 10.0s, a perfect 40.0 ...Lichey also became UGA’s fourth gymnast to be named the SEC’s Freshman of the Year ...Kim Arnold became the second gymnast in UGA history (Hope Spivey) to end the season with a vault RQS of 10.0 ...team averaged 7,007 fans for five regular-season home meets.

1997 30-3-1 • coach: suzanne yoculan sEC CHampiONs

1-10 1-12 1-19 1-24 2-1 2-7

at Stanford (11) W 195.025-191.400 at UCLA (1) W 196.950-195.725 florida (12) w 197.150-193.000 at LSU (8) T 196.425-196.425 at Alabama (3) W 196.525-196.350 auburn w 197.550-190.775 s. Utah w 197.550-188.600 2-14 At Kentucky (18) W 197.650-193.175 Illinois W 197.650-190.850 2-21 ByU (14) w 197.800-193.125 N.C. state w 197.800-188.600 2-28 alabama (2) w 197.875-196.600 3-8 michigan (4) w 198.475-196.225 3-22 SEC Champ. 1st 198.375 4-13 NCAA SE Regional 2nd 195.725 4-17-18 NCAA Champ. First Round 1st 197.075 Super Six 3rd 196.600 Notes: Team set NCAA benchmark with 49.85 floor

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exercise score vs. Michigan ... tied its own NCAA uneven bars record with a 49.775 vs. Florida ...at one point in the season, Gym Dogs hit 64 consecutive routines ...entered NCAA Southeast Regional with a Regional Qualifying Score of 197.931, the highest RQS ever ...Kim Arnold scored six 10.0 vaults for the season ...had the most 10.0 scores of any team in the country with 22, with Arnold and teammate Leah Brown combining for 19 ...Arnold and Brown both entered NCAAs with a 10.0 RQS in vaulting ...team won eighth SEC title and sixth in seven years and in the process set SEC meet records for highest team score (198.375), vault score (49.8), bars score (49.575), beam score (49.575) and tied its own floor record (49.5) ...Arnold set SEC meet record with 39.8 all-around score ...Arnold won the NCAA all-around title, Brown won the floor title and sophomore Jenni Beathard won the bars title ...team averaged 8,476 fans for five home meets.

1998 35-0 • coach: suzanne yoculan NCaa CHampiONs, sEC CHampiONs

1-9 1-17 1-23 1-25

UCla w 195.675-194.025 At Alabama W 196.550-195.650 At Florida W 196.175-195.150 michigan w 196.950-194.150 arizona w 196.950-193.650 1-31 At N.C. State W 196.325-192.700 2-6 lsU w 196.600-194.150 denver w 196.600-190.250 2-14 alabama w 197.900-196.500 2-21 At Auburn W 196.825-192.950 Northern Illinois W 196.825-191.325 Radford W 196.825-183.275 2-28 at Michigan W 196.950-196.250 3-7 kentucky w 196.800-186.775 3-21 SEC Champ. 1st 197.600 4-4 NCAA SE Regional 1st 198.575 NCAA Champ. 4-16 Prelim Round 1st 197.825 4-17 Super Six 1st 197.725 Notes: Drew average home attendance of 8,944 ...had largest margin of victory at NCAA Champ. in more than 10 years (1.375) ...Suzanne Yoculan and Doug McAvinn named NCAA Coach and Assistant Coach of the Year, respectively ... Kim Arnold named AAI American Award Winner, Honda Award Winner and SEC Gymnast of the Year and was NCAA allaround Champion for second consecutive year ...team recorded GPA of 3.42, which was program’s best in 15 years ... team’s 18 first-team all-America honors for the most for any team ...Arnold tied with junior Jenni Beathard for NCAA beam title ...with her title already in hand from 1997, Beathard became the 24th gymnast to win more than one NCAA title ...Karin Lichey tied for NCAA floor title ...set NCAA records for highest beam (49.65) and overall scores (198.575) at 1998 Southeast Regional ...Karin Lichey set NCAA Champ. record with

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39.875 all-around score at the Southeast Regional.

1999 32-0 • coach: suzanne yoculan NCaa CHampiONs sEC CHampiONs

1-8 1-10 1-16 1-22 1-29 2-13 2-19 2-26 2-28 3-5 3-20

at Washington W 193.375-190.950 at UCLA W 195.800-193.500 alabama w 196.450-195.725 florida w 196.875-192.075 at LSU W 196.100-195.825 at Alabama W 197.300-196.350 michigan w 197.200-196.375 auburn w 196.450-191.825 Michigan W 197.800-195.400 Kentucky W 197.075-195.275 N.C. state w 198.375-193.400 George wash. w 198.375-191.400 3-27 SEC Champ. 1st 197.475 4-10 NCAA Regional 1st 197.375 4-22 Prelim Round 1st 197.025 4-23 Super Six 1st 196.850 Notes: Georgia becomes only the second team to win back-to-back NCAA Champ. (Utah) and the first team to win three NCAA titles with a perfect record each time (‘93, ‘98, ‘99) ...the class of 1999 —Jenni Beathard, Stacey Galloway, Karin Lichey and Sam Muhleman— finished their careers with a 126–6–1 record, combined for 22 first-team All-America awards and three NCAA individual crowns to go along with the two team Champ. ...the foursome never lost a meet at home (35–0) and won the SEC Championship all four years ...Georgia’s 1999 SEC Championship was punctuated by an SEC meet-record 49.575 on the floor ...for the third consecutive year the Honda Award stayed in Athens, when Karin Lichey was named the 1999 winner ...Lichey was also named SEC Gymnast of the year and became the first ever Gym Dog to earn the maximum five first-team All-America honors more than once in their career ...making their debut in 1999 were the “Chat With the Gym Dog” sessions on the Internet and the “Suzanne Yoculan Gym Dog Show” on cable stations throughout Georgia ...for the second consecutive year, the Gym Dogs set attendance marks at home by averaging 9,506 fans per meet.

YEAR-bY-YEAR RESULTS 2000 30-5-1 • coach: suzanne yoculan

1-8

super six Challenge2nd 195.400 alabama l 195.750 michigan w 194.925 Nebraska w 193.325 UCla w 193.225 florida w 193.025 1-14 at Florida W 194.950-191.975 1-23 LSU W 196.375-196.225 1-28 Alabama W 197.175-197.050 2-4 kentucky w 196.675-191.225 denver w 196.675-194.575 2-6 at N.C. State W 196.575-193.450 2-11 at Michigan W 196.725-195.700 2-19 michigan w 197.550-196.800 2-25 at Auburn W 196.425-192.100 3-4 at Alabama L 196.500-195.800 3-11 washington w 197.525-194.525 3-18 SEC Champ. t2nd 196.825 4-1 NCAA Regional 1st 196.725 4-13 NCAA Prelim 1st 196.775 4-14 NCAA Super Six 3rd 196.800 Notes: Drew average home attendance of 8,840, which ranked third in the nation ...Suzanne Sears wins the NCAA floor title becoming Georgia’s 13th gymnast to win a combined 25 NCAA individual titles ...for the fourth consecutive year Georgia was the highest finishing school at the NCAA Champ. ...Georgia’s third-place finish at the NCAA Champ. also marked the 12th time in the last 14 years that it has finished third in the nation or higher ...Georgia’s 29-meet winning streak is snapped by Alabama in the season opening Super Six Challenge (1-8) in Athens ...the loss to the Crimson Tide also snaps Georgia’s 42-meet home winning streak ...Georgia had three 10.0s on the year, two by Kristi Lichey (both on vault), and one from Suzanne Sears (floor) ...one of Lichey’s 10.0s came in the NCAA Super Six (Apr, 14), which marked the first time a gymnast scored a 10.0 in the NCAA Super Six since Kristi’s older sister, Karin, and Susan Hines of Florida both scored a 10.0 on their respective vaults in the 1998 Super Six ... Georgia has its 21-meet unbeaten streak on the road broken by Alabama (3-4), the longest such streak in NCAA history ...the loss also ended Georgia’s seven-meet dual meet winning streak against the Tide ...Georgia’s run of four consecutive SEC Champ. was ended by Alabama in Gainesville (3-18) ...Georgia’s tie with LSU at the SEC Champ. (3-18) represented its first tie in a meet since 1-24, 1997, when it also tied LSU.

2001 33-3-1 • coach: suzanne yoculan sEC CHampiONs

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Super Six Challenge T-1 195.350 Alabama T 195.350 Stanford W 195.300 Michigan W 194.475 Florida W 194.425 Penn State W 193.275 1-13 florida w 196.500-195.100 1-19 LSU W 196.100-193.875 1-26 North Carolina w 196.500-191.425 2-2 Kentucky W 195.500-193.675 2-2 George Wash. W 195.500-190.800 2-10 michigan w 196.675-196.625 2-16 Alabama L 197.500-197.350 2-23 auburn w 197.700-194.800 3-3 alabama w 197.225-197.025 3-10 N.C. state w 197.800-194.35 3-16 Denver W 197.325-195.975 3-18 UCLA L 197.475-197.375 3-23 SEC Champ. 1st 198.000 4-7 NCAA Regional 1st 197.775 4-19 NCaa prelim 1st 197.100 4-20 NCaa super six2nd 197.400 Notes: Runner-up finish at NCAAs marked the 13th time in 15 years Georgia has finished third place or higher nationally ...for the third time in its history, and the first time since 1995, Georgia hosted the NCAA Champ. ...for the fifth consecutive year Georgia was the highest finishing SEC school at the NCAA Champ. ...Georgia captures its 11th SEC title with a season-high 198.0, including an SEC record 49.625 on floor ...Cory Fritzinger wins the NCAA vault title becoming Georgia’s 14th gymnast to win a combined 26 NCAA individual titles ...Fritzinger is also named the SEC’s Freshman of the Year ...Suzanne Yoculan named SEC and Southeast Regional Coach of the Year ...Suzanne Sears named Southeast Regional Gymnast of the Year ...Georgia leads the nation in attendance, averaging 9,855 fans for six home meets ...senior Suzanne Sears becomes only the second Georgia gymnast ever (Kim Arnold), to score a 10.0 in the same event three consecutive meets, as she scored a 10.0 on floor vs. Auburn (2-23), vs. Alabama (3-3), and vs. N.C. State (3-10) ...senior Kristi Lichey was named the SEC’s Gymnast of the Week three times in 2001, the first time ever a gymnast earned the honor three times in one year.

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Nebraska Super Six Challenge Alabama UCLA Florida LSU Penn State 1-13 UCla

196.875-196.350 1st 196.525 W 195.725 W 195.650 W 194.600 W 193.825 W 193.325 w 197.900-196.875

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at Alabama L 195.675-195.025 at Auburn W 195.300-193.900 at Maryland W 196.475-194.875 vs. Temple W 196.475-189.950 2-1 Oklahoma w 196.850-196.350 2-8 kentucky w 197.400-194.450 2-10 at Michigan L 197.175-197.025 2-15 alabama w 197.250-196.950 3-1 at Florida W 196.300-196.100 vs. Iowa State W 196.300-194.975 vs. Maryland W 196.300-192.675 3-8 lsU w 197.450-196.675 3-23 SEC Champ. 1st 197.025 4-6 NCAA NC Regional t1st 196.125 4-18 NCAA Prelim 2nd 196.650 4-19 NCAA Super Six 2nd 197.250 Notes: Georgia’s second-place finish marked the 14th time in 16 years the Gym Dogs have finished third-place or higher in the national-title race...Georgia captured its 12th SEC title...Georgia’s senior class of Eileen Diaz and Tayla Vexler concluded their careers with a record of 129-10-3, one NCAA Championship, three SEC titles and three NCAA Regional titles...Yoculan was named the SEC Coach of the Year...Yoculan notched her 600th career victory at the NCAA Champ....Marline Stephens won the SEC vault and floor titles...Cory Fritzinger scored a 39.5 or higher in the all-around four times in 2002, including a season-best 39.8 vs. UCLA which tied the second-highest total in school history.

2003 31-6 • coach: suzanne yoculan

1-4 at Nebraska L 196.450-195.400 1-11 super six 1st 197.325 1-12 iowa w 197.000-193.250 1-18 alabama* w 197.075-197.050 1-24 michigan w 197.200-195.750 1-31 maryland w 196.425-191.425 2-8 auburn* w 197.875-196.475 2-14 at Kentucky* W 196.600-194.050 2-21 at Arkansas* W 197.225-194.225 2-28 florida* w 197.725-195.825 3-7 at LSU* W 196.475-196.350 3-15 at Alabama W 197.625-197.250 3-29 SEC Champ. 2nd 197.525 4-12 NCaa regionals1st 197.125 4-24 NCAA Prelims 3rd 196.625 4-25 NCAA Super Six 3rd 197.150 Notes: The Gym Dogs placed third at the NCAA Championship, marking the 15th time in 17 years the team has finished third or higher at the NCAAs... Suzanne Yoculan, in her 20th year as head coach, led the team to its 16th NCAA Regional title...Chelsa Byrd was named co-SEC Gymnast of the Year, the first Gym Dog to earn the award since 1999...Byrd (two vaults) and Cory Fritzinger (vault and beam) each scored two 10s during the year...Sellout crowds of 9,951 packed Stegeman Coliseum to watch Georgia’s SEC dual meets against rivals Auburn and Florida.

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1-9 Super Six Challenge 3rd 195.550 1-16 at Auburn* W 196.695-194.575 1-19 UCla l 197.850-197.475 1-24 kentucky* w 197.375-193.725 1-30 arkansas* w 197.300-195.250 2-6 at Florida* W 197.350-196.850 2-8 Oklahoma w 196.900-196.225 2-13 lsU* w 198.050-197.300 2-20 at Alabama* W 197.825-197.550 2-27 at Michigan W 197.000-196.300 3-5 iowa state w 197.400-196.300 3-20 SEC Champs 1st 198.175 4-3 NCAA Regionals 1st 197.525 4-15 NCAA Prelim 3rd 196.775 4-16 NCAA Finals 2nd 197.200 Notes: Georgia’s 13th SEC title is more than all other teams combined...Byrd, Ericksen, Fritzinger, Kupets, Stephens, Sapunar earn All-America honors...Byrd, Ericksen, Fritzinger, Smith, Stephens earn All-SEC...Kinsey Rowe named SEC Scholar Athlete and wins NCAA Postgraduate scholarship...program hosts live Internet broadcasts for each post-season meet.

2005 33-5 • coach: suzanne yoculan NCaa aNd sEC CHampiONs

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Super Six W First - 194.85 auburn w 195.8-193.575 Kentucky W 195.85-193.325 Arkansas W 195.3-195.15 florida l 195.725-195.6 LSU L 196.375-195.525 at Oklahoma L 196.7-196.3 alabama l 197.025-196.175 Utah w 197.275-197.15 at UCLA W 196.5-196.1 vs. Arizona W 196.5-193.625 2-4 N.C. state w 196.95-194.95 2-11 michigan w 197.0-194.875 3-26 SEC Champ. 1st 197.25 4-9 NCAA SE Regionals 2nd 195.15 4-21 NCAA Prelims 1st 197.350 4-22 NCAA Super Six 1st 197.825 Notes: Georgia wins SEC title as the fourth seed and NCAA title as the No. 12 seed...Katie Heenan becomes the first freshman to win the SEC all-around title since 2001 and UGA’s Cory Fritzinger...She is also just the sixth Gym Dog to win multiple All-America awards as a freshman...Stegeman Coliseum is sold out for home meets against Florida and Auburn...Four straight losses are a first for a Yoculan-coached team...Senior Michelle Emmons ends her career with her first All-America awards on floor and vault...Georgia waits to post event season highs on beam, bars, vault and the all-around at the NCAA Champ..

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2006 36-0 • coach: suzanne yoculan sEC CHampiONs

1-6 @ Cancun Classic 1st 195.7 1-14 #19 maryland w 195.825-188.3 1-20 #24 arkansas w 196.125-193.6 1-27 @ #5 Florida W 197.025-196.6 2-4 #14 lsU w 197.15-196.1 2-10 @#3 Alabama W 196.625-196.575 2-12 #6 Oklahoma w 197.475-195.95 2-17 #9 UCla w 197.525-195.2 2-24 @ #13Auburn W 196.55-196.15 3-3 #19 kentucky w 196.625-194.45 3-6 @ #6 Utah W 197.1-197.075 3-11 @ #9 Michigan W 197.625-197.1 3-25 SEC Champ 1st 197.275 4-8 NCAA Regionals 1st 197.425 4-20 NCAA Prelim 1st 197.275 4-21 NCAA Finals 1st 197.75 Notes: Back-to-back NCAA titles for the second time in school history...fourth undefeated season in school history...three straight SEC titles is the 15th as all other teams have combined for 11...Courtney Kupets named SEC Frehsman of the Year and wins NCAA titles in All-Around, Bars, Beam...Gym Dogs earn a total of 18 All-America honors...Georgia again closes season at the Super Six with its top team score.

2007 31-2-1 • coach: suzanne yoculan NCaa CHampiONs

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#8 stanford w 197.375-194.6 at #22 Kentucky W 195.975-193.575 at #20 Arkansas W 196.1-196.075 @ N.C. State W First-197.250 Iowa #24 Ohio State 1-27 #1 florida t 197.250 2-2 at #13 LSU W 197.425-196.45 2-10 #3 alabama w 198-196.05 2-16 #4 Utah w 196.85-195.475 2-23 #12 auburn w 197.325-195.15 3-4 @ #6 UCLA L 197.15-197 3-9 #12 michigan w 197.875-196.5 3-31 SEC Champ 2nd 197.175 4-14 NCAA Regionals 1st 197.275 4-26 NCAA Prelims 1st 197.700 4-27 NCAA Finals 1st 197.850 Notes: Won three straight NCAA titles for the first time in program history...No team has done so since Utah won five straight from 1982-86...Courtney Kupets won Honda Award, NCAA All-Around and Vault titles... Katie Heenan named SEC Gymnast of the Year... Gym Dogs earn 15 All-America honors, including five first-team certificates for Kupets...Super Six score was Georgia’s best since winning with a 198 in 1993.

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2008 31-2 • coach: suzanne yoculan NCaa CHampiONs sEC CHampiONs

1-11 #3 Utah l 196.3-196.2 1-13 at #5 Stanford W 196.875-196.15 1-18 at #1 Florida W 196.85-196.825 1-26 #5 lsU w 197.55-195.925 2-1 #4 alabama w 196.625-196.0 2-8 #25 N.C. state w 196.875-195.175 2-15 at #16 Auburn W 197.125-195.475 2-23 kentucky w 197.625-194.8 3-1 #11 arkansas w 197.9-195.95 3-7 at #4 Michigan L 197.6-196.95 3-15 #10 UCla w 197.9-196.925 3-21 iowa state w 196.75-194.45 3-29 SEC Champs 1st 197.35 4-12 NCAA Regionals 1st 197.775 4-24 NCAA Prelims 1st 197.625 4-25 NCAA Finals 1st 197.450 Notes: Won four straight NCAA titles for the first time in program history. ..Katie Heenan won Honda Award... Cassidy McComb named SEC Freshman of the Year... Grace Taylor won NCAA Beam Championship...Courtney McCool won NCAA Floor Championship...Suzanne Yoculan named National and SEC Coach of the Year.

2009 32-1 • coach: suzanne yoculan NCaa CHampiONs

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#23 wvU w 194.425-194.075 at #16 LSU W 196.850-195.950 #3 Utah w 197.15-196.725 #9 alabama w 197.175-196.275 at N.C. State W 95-193.15 #5 auburn w 197.250-195.925 at #29 Kentucky First-196.97 Centenary 2-20 at #7 Arkansas W 196.925-196.725 2-28 #7 florida w 198.2-196.65 3-8 at #6 UCLA W 197.725-196.125 3-14 #14 michigan w 197.4-195.825 3-21 SEC Champ. 2nd 196.925 4-4 NCAA Regionals 1st 197.7 4-16 NCAA Prelims 1st 197.450 4-17 NCAA Super Six 1st 197.825 Notes: Won five straight NCAA titles for the first time in school history...its record 10th national title made Georgia the first team in reach double figures... did so in head coach Suzanne Yoculan’s final season... Courtney Kupets finished her legendary career as the first gymnast to win national titles in all four events and broke the NCAA record with nine total titles...Kupets won both the Honda Award for gymnastics and the Honda-Broderick Cup as the Collegiate Female Athlete of the Year, while receiving an ESPY nomination... Tiffany Tolnay finished her Gym Dog career with 16 AllAmerica nods, tying the school record...Yoculan steps away from the Gym Dog program after 26 years and 10 national championships, 16 SEC titles, and 21 NCAA Regional wins.

pOSTSEASON HISTORY 1981 sEC CHampiONsHips BatON rOUGE, la. 1. LSU ............................................... 141.10 2. Florida .........................................139.90 3. Georgia .......................................135.05 All-Around Champion Lynn McDonnell, Florida .................36.35 Vault Champion Sandra Smith, LSU ..........................18.750 Uneven Bars Champion Kathy McMinn, Georgia .................18.350 Balance Beam Champion Lynn McDonnell, Florida ...............18.400 Floor Exercise Champion Sandra Smith, LSU .......................... 18.700 1982 sEC CHampiONsHips tUsCalOOsa, ala. 1. Florida .........................................145.60 2. Alabama .....................................144.55 3. LSU ...............................................144.15 All-Around Champion Lynn McDonnell, Florida .................. 37.10 Vault Champions Kathy McMinn, Georgia .................19.000 Sandra Smith, LSU ..........................19.000 Uneven Bars Champion Julie Garrett, Alabama ....................19.000 Balance Beam Champion Lynn McDonnell, Florida ...............19.000 Floor Exercise Champion Sandra Smith, LSU .......................... 18.700 1983 sEC CHampiONsHips GaiNEsvillE, fla. 1. Florida ..........................................181.95 2. Alabama ......................................181.75 3. LSU .............................................. 176.70 All-Around Champion Elfi Schlegel, Florida ...........................37.35 Vault Champion ........................................... Sandra Smith, LSU ..........................19.200 Uneven Bars Champion Kathy McMinn, Georgia .................18.850 Balance Beam Champions Karen McDonnell, Florida .............18.800 Elfi Schlegel, Florida ........................18.800 Floor Exercise Champion Patti Rice, Alabama .........................18.800 1984 sEC CHampiONsHips GaiNEsvillE, fla. 1. Florida ..........................................184.15 2. Georgia ........................................177.05 3. Alabama .....................................175.90 All-Around Champion Kathy McMinn, Georgia ....................37.30 Vault Champion Elfi Schlegel, Florida ........................18.925 Uneven Bars Champion Kathy McMinn, Georgia .................... 19.10 Balance Beam Champion Kim Hillner, Florida ........................... 18.85 Floor Exercise Champion Maria Anz, Florida ............................. 18.80

1984 NCaa sE rEGiONal GaiNEsvillE, fla. 1. Florida .............................................187.95 2. Georgia ..........................................181.85 3. West Virginia ................................ 174.35 All-Around Champion Elfi Schlegel, Florida ..........................38.50 Vault Champions Kathy McMinn, Georgia ..................... 9.60 Elfi Schlegel, Florida ............................ 9.60 Uneven Bars Champion Elfi Schlegel, Florida ............................ 9.80 Balance Beam Champion Elfi Schlegel, Florida ............................ 9.50 Floor Exercise Champion Elfi Schlegel, Florida ............................ 9.60 1984 NCaa CHampiONsHips lOs aNGElEs, Calif. 1. Utah................................................186.05 2. UCLA .............................................185.55 3. Cal St. Fullerton ...........................183.90 9. Georgia ..........................................177.60 All-Around Champion Megan McCunniff, Utah....................37.90 Vault Champion Megan McCunniff, Utah...................9.575 Uneven Bars Champion Jackie Brummer, Arizona St. ............. 9.70 Balance Beam Champion Heidi Anderson, Oregon St. .............. 9.70 Floor Exercise Champion Maria Anz, Florida ............................... 9.70 1985 sEC CHampiONsHips tUsCalOOsa, ala. 1. Florida .........................................185.65 2. Alabama .....................................183.85 3. Georgia ........................................181.80 All-Around Champion Penney Hauschild, Alabama ............37.70 Vault Champion Kelly McCoy, Florida ....................... 18.875 Uneven Bars Champions Anita Botnen, Florida ........................ 19.05 Barbara Mack, Alabama ................... 19.05 Balance Beam Champion Michelle Goodwin, Florida .............. 19.25 Floor Exercise Champion Maria Anz, Florida ............................. 19.35 1985 NCaa sE rEGiONal atHENs, Ga. 1. Florida ............................................186.90 2. Georgia .........................................182.60 3. West Virginia ................................ 176.80 All-Around Champion Elfi Schlegel, Florida ..........................38.05 Vault Champion Tammy Smith, Florida ........................ 9.60 Uneven Bars Champions Tammy Smith, Florida ........................ 9.50 Elfi Schlegel, Florida ............................ 9.50 Balance Beam Champion Elfi Schlegel, Florida ............................ 9.55 Floor Exercise Champions Maria Anz, Florida ............................... 9.55 Elfi Schlegel, Florida ............................ 9.55

1985 NCaa CHampiONsHips salt lakE City, UtaH 1. Utah................................................188.35 2. Arizona St. ....................................186.60 3. Florida ...........................................184.30 7. Georgia ..........................................180.90 All-Around Champion Penney Hauschild, Alabama ............37.95 Vault Champion ........................................... Elaine Alfano, Utah ...........................9.625 Uneven Bars Champion Penney Hauschild, Alabama ............. 9.70 Balance Beam Champion Lisa Zeis, Arizona St. ........................... 9.55 Floor Exercise Champion Lisa Mitzel, Utah .................................. 9.60

1986 NCaa sE rEGiONal mOrGaNtOwN, w.va. 1. Georgia ..........................................186.80 2. Florida ...........................................185.40 3. North Carolina.............................180.65 All-Around Champion Melissa Miller, Florida........................38.10 Vault Champions Paula Maheu, Georgia........................ 9.65 Stacy Kaplan, N. Carolina .................. 9.65 Uneven Bars Champion Lucy Wener, Georgia .......................... 9.85 Balance Beam Champion Elfi Schlegel, Florida ............................ 9.55 Floor Exercise Champions Maria Anz, Florida ............................... 9.55 Elfi Schlegel, Florida ............................ 9.55

1986 sEC CHampiONsHips GaiNEsvillE, fla. 1. Georgia ........................................185.15 2. Florida ..........................................184.10 3. Alabama .....................................183.75 All-Around Champion Julie Klick, Georgia .............................37.40 Vault Champions Paula Maheu, Georgia ...................... 9.55 Tammy Smith, Florida ........................ 9.55 Julie Estin, Alabama ............................ 9.55 Uneven Bars Champion Julie Estin, Alabama ............................ 9.55 Balance Beam Champion Elfi Schlegel, Florida ............................ 9.60 Floor Exercise Champion Melissa Miller, Florida......................... 9.60

1986 NCaa CHampiONsHips GaiNEsvillE, fla. 1. Utah................................................186.95 2. Arizona State ................................186.70 3. Alabama ........................................186.35 4. Georgia .........................................185.45 All-Around Champions Penney Hauschild, Alabama ...........38.20 Jackie Brummer, Arizona St. ...........38.20 Vault Champions Kim Neal, Arizona State ...................9.450 Pam Loree, Penn State .....................9.450 Uneven Bars Champion Lucy Wener, Georgia .......................... 9.80 Balance Beam Champion Jackie Brummer, Arizona St. ............. 9.80 Floor Exercise Champions Penny Hauschild, Alabama ............... 9.70 Lisa Zeis, Arizona State....................... 9.70

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pOSTSEASON HISTORY 1990 NCaa sE rEGiONal GaiNEsvillE, fla. 1. Georgia .........................................193.350 2. Florida ..........................................190.425 3. Towson State...............................188.775 All-Around Champion Amie Winn, Kentucky ......................38.625 Vault Champions Heather Stepp, Georgia ....................9.800 Amie Winn, Kentucky ........................9.800 Uneven Bars Champion Corrinne Wright, Georgia .................9.800 Balance Beam Champion Andrea Thomas, Georgia .................9.850 Floor Exercise Champion Pam Titus, Florida...............................9.900

1987 sEC CHampiONsHips atHENs, Ga. 1. Georgia..........................................189.40 2. Florida ........................................... 185.65 3. Alabama........................................ 185.30 All-Around Champion Terri Eckert, Georgia ...........................37.9 0 Vault Champion Corrinne Wright, Georgia ................... 9.65 Uneven Bars Champion Terri Eckert, Georgia ............................ 9.75 Balance Beam Champion Julie Klick, Georgia ................................9.70 Floor Exercise Champion Corrinne Wright, Georgia ................... 9.65 1987 NCaa sE rEGiONal GaiNEsvillE, fla. 1. Florida ..............................................187.9 0 2. Georgia .......................................... 186.70 3. West Virginia ................................. 182.30 All-Around Champion Janice Kerr, Florida..............................37.9 0 Vault Champions Gina Banales, Georgia......................... 9.75 R. Comerford, Maryland ..................... 9.75 Uneven Bars Champion Michelle Sessions, Georgia ................ 9.55 Balance Beam Champion Andrea Thomas, Georgia ................... 9.60 Floor Exercise Champions Corrinne Wright, Georgia ................... 9.80 Melissa Miller, Florida.......................... 9.80 1987 NCaa CHampiONsHips salt lakE City, UtaH 1. Georgia ............................................187.9 0 2. Utah .................................................187.55 3. UCLA ...............................................187.00 All-Around Champion K. Garrison-Steves, Okla. ...................38.15 Vault Champion Yumi Modre, Wash. ...........................9.500 Uneven Bars Champion Lucy Wener, Georgia ............................9.70 Balance Beam Champion Yumi Modre, Wash. ............................. 9.65 Floor Exercise Champion............................ Kim Hamilton, UCLA ........................... 9.80 1988 sEC CHampiONsHips tUsCalOOsa, ala. 1. Alabama ........................................190.15 2. Georgia ........................................189.20 3. Florida ..........................................188.85 All-Around Champion Melissa Miller, Florida........................38.60 Vault Champions Jennifer Lyerly, LSU.............................. 9.65 Julianne Wilson, LSU ........................... 9.65 Uneven Bars Champion Lucy Wener, Georgia ........................... 9.80 Balance Beam Champion Melissa Miller, Florida.......................... 9.75 Floor Exercise Champion Melissa Miller, Florida.......................... 9.75

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1988 NCaa sE rEGiONal GaiNEsvillE, fla. 1. Georgia ...........................................189.80 2. Florida .............................................189.10 3. Towson State.................................184.00 All-Around Champion Janice Kerr, Florida............................. 38.70 Vault Champion Melissa Miller, Florida.......................... 9.75 Uneven Bars Champion Lucy Wener, Georgia ........................... 9.85 Balance Beam Champion Janice Kerr, Florida............................... 9.65 Floor Exercise Champion Lucy Wener, Georgia ............................9.70 1988 NCaa CHampiONsHips salt lakE City, UtaH 1. Alabama .........................................190.05 2. Utah ................................................189.50 3. UCLA ..............................................188.80 5. Georgia .........................................186.80 All-Around Champion K. Garrison-Steves, Okla. ..................38.90 Vault Champion Jill Andrews, UCLA .............................9.625 Uneven Bars Champion K. Garrison-Steves, Okla. .................... 9.85 Balance Beam Champion K. Garrison-Steves, Okla. .................... 9.90 Floor Exercise Champion Kim Hamilton, UCLA ........................... 9.80 1989 sEC CHampiONsHips GaiNEsvillE, fla. 1. Florida ...........................................191.50 2. Alabama .......................................191.05 3. Georgia ........................................190.40 All-Around Champions Lucy Wener, Georgia .........................38.55 Melissa Miller, Florida........................38.55 Vault Champions Karen Brennalt, Florida ....................... 9.55 Katherine Kelleher, Alabama ............. 9.55 Uneven Bars Champion Lucy Wener, Georgia ........................... 9.80 Balance Beam Champion Andrea Thomas, Georgia ................... 9.80 Floor Exercise Champions Melissa Miller, Florida.......................... 9.75 Pam Titus, Florida................................. 9.75

1989 NCaa sE rEGiONal lEXiNGtON, ky. 1. Georgia ........................................... 193.20 2. Florida .............................................191.05 3. Maryland.........................................186.15 All-Around Champion Lucy Wener, Georgia .........................38.90 Vault Champion Chris Rodis, Georgia ............................ 9.65 Uneven Bars Champion Lucy Wener, Georgia ........................... 9.90 Balance Beam Champion Andrea Thomas, Georgia ................... 9.85 Floor Exercise Champions Lucy Wener, Georgia ........................... 9.80 Corrinne Wright, Georgia ................... 9.80 Melissa Miller, Florida.......................... 9.80 1989 NCaa CHampiONsHips atHENs, Ga. 1. Georgia ........................................... 192.65 2. UCLA ..............................................192.60 3. Alabama ..........................................192.10 All-Around Champion Corrinne Wright, Georgia .................38.90 Vault Champion Kim Hamilton, UCLA .........................9.750 Uneven Bars Champion Lucy Wener, Georgia ..........................10.00 Balance Beam Champions Jill Andrews, UCLA ............................... 9.80 Joy Selig, Oregon State ....................... 9.80 Floor Exercise Champions Corrinne Wright, Georgia ................... 9.90 Kim Hamilton, UCLA ........................... 9.90 1990 sEC CHampiONsHips atHENs, Ga. 1. Alabama ....................................... 193.55 2. LSU ............................................... 192.05 3. Georgia .........................................191.85 All-Around Champion Marie Robbins, Alabama ..................38.80 Vault Champion Jami Snopek, LSU................................. 9.85 Uneven Bars Champion Corrinne Wright, Georgia ................... 9.85 Balance Beam Champion Andrea Thomas, Georgia ................... 9.85 Floor Exercise Champion Corrinne Wright, Georgia ................... 9.85

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1990 NCaa CHampiONsHips COrvallis, OrE. 1. Utah...............................................194.900 2. Alabama .......................................194.575 3. Georgia ........................................193.225 All-Around Champion Dee Dee Foster, Alabama ..............39.300 Vault Champion Michelle Bryant, Nebraska .............9.8500 Uneven Bars Champion M. Roethlisberger, Minn. .................. 9.875 Balance Beam Champion Joy Selig, Oregon State ..................... 9.875 Floor Exercise Champion Joy Selig, Oregon State .....................9.900 1991 sEC CHampiONsHips lEXiNGtON, ky. 1. Georgia...........................................194.10 2. Alabama........................................194.05 3. LSU ................................................192.40 All-Around Champion Rachelle Fruge, LSU ...........................39.25 Vault Champion Dee Dee Foster, Alabama .................. 9.95 Uneven Bars Champions Kelly Macy, Georgia ............................. 9.85 Sandy Rowlette, Georgia .................... 9.85 3 others tied at...................................... 9.85 Balance Beam Champions Kelly Macy, Georgia ............................. 9.85 3 others tied at...................................... 9.85 Floor Exercise Champion Dee Dee Foster, Alabama .................. 9.95 1991 NCaa sE rEGiONal atHENs, Ga. 1. Georgia .........................................193.350 2. Florida ........................................... 191.175 3. West Virginia ...............................189.775 All-Around Champion Hope Spivey, Georgia .....................39.475 Vault Champion Dainty Mae Hiser, W.Va. ...................9.800 Uneven Bars ChampionKelly Macy, Georgia .................................................9.925 Balance Beam Champion Hope Spivey, Georgia .......................9.900 Floor Exercise Hope Spivey, Georgia ........................10.00

pOSTSEASON HISTORY Vault Champions Heather Stepp, Georgia .....................9.812 Tammy Marshall, UMass ...................9.812 Kristen Kenoyer, Utah ........................9.812 Uneven Bars Champion Missy Marlowe, Utah .........................9.925 Balance Beam Champions Missy Marlowe, Utah .........................9.900 Dana Dobransky, Alabama ..............9.900 Floor Exercise Champion Missy Marlowe, Utah ......................... 9.975 1993 sEC CHampiONsHips tUsCalOOsa, ala. 1. Georgia...........................................197.05 2. Alabama........................................196.05 3. Auburn .......................................... 193.20 All-Around Champions Jenny Hansen, Kentucky...................39.65 Dee Foster, Alabama .........................39.65 Vault Champion Jenny Hansen, Kentucky....................10.00 Uneven Bars Champions Jenny Hansen, Kentucky..................... 9.95 Lori Strong, Georgia ............................ 9.95 Balance Beam Champion Nneka Logan, Georgia ........................ 9.90 Floor Champion Hope Spivey, Georgia ........................10.00

1991 NCaa CHampiONsHips tUsCalOOsa, ala. 1. Alabama ........................................195.125 2. Utah ..............................................194.375 3. Georgia ........................................193.375 All-Around Champion Hope Spivey, Georgia .....................39.525 Vault Champions Hope Spivey, Georgia .......................9.825 Anna Basaldua, Arizona ....................9.825 Uneven Bars Champion Kelly Macy, Georgia ...........................9.900 Balance Beam Champions Missy Marlowe, Utah ......................... 9.875 Gina Basile, Alabama......................... 9.875 Floor Exercise Champion Hope Spivey, Georgia .......................9.950 1992 sEC CHampiONsHips BatON rOUGE, la. 1. Georgia..........................................196.40 2. Alabama........................................194.50 3. Auburn ...........................................191.35 All-Around Champion Heather Stepp, Georgia ....................39.60 Vault Champions Heather Stepp, Georgia ...................... 9.90 Hope Spivey, Georgia ......................... 9.90 Sandy Rowlette, Georgia .................... 9.90 Uneven Bars Champion Agina Simpkins, Georgia .................... 9.95 Balance Beam Champions

Nneka Logan, Georgia ........................ 9.90 Dana Dobransky, Alabama ................ 9.90 Floor Exercise Champion Hope Spivey, Georgia ........................10.00 1992 NCaa sE rEGiONal GaiNEsvillE, fla. 1. Georgia .........................................196.550 2. Florida ...........................................191.475 3. Towson State...............................189.075 All-Around Champion Hope Spivey, Georgia .....................39.375 Vault Champions Hope Spivey, Georgia .......................9.925 Agina Simpkins, Georgia ..................9.925 Sandy Rowlette, Georgia ..................9.925 Uneven Bars Champions Heather Stepp, Georgia ....................9.925 Agina Simpkins, Georgia .................9.925 Balance Beam Champions Heather Stepp, Georgia ....................9.800 Nneka Logan, Georgia ......................9.800 Floor Exercise Champion Hope Spivey, Georgia ....................... 9.975 1992 NCaa CHampiONsHips st. paUl, miNN. 1. Utah ............................................... 195.65 2. Georgia .........................................194.60 3. Alabama........................................ 193.35 All-Around Champion Missy Marlowe, Utah .......................39.650

1993 NCaa sE rEGiONal atHENs, Ga. 1. Georgia...........................................197.50 2. Florida ...........................................194.30 3. North Carolina State ...................191.00 All-Around Champion Agina Simpkins, Georgia .................39.175 Vault Champions Hope Spivey, Georgia ..................... 10.000 Agina Simpkins, Georgia ................ 10.000 Uneven Bars Champion Lori Strong, Georgia ........................ 10.000 Balance Beam Champions Hope Spivey, Georgia .......................9.900 Heather Stepp, Georgia ....................9.900 Floor Exercise Champion Hope Spivey, Georgia ....................... 9.975 1993 NCaa CHampiONsHips COrvallis, OrE. 1. Georgia........................................198.000 2. Alabama......................................196.825 3. Utah .............................................195.825 All-Around Champion Jenny Hansen, Kentucky.................39.500 Vault Champion Heather Stepp, Georgia ..................9.9375 Uneven Bars Champions Agina Simpkins, Georgia ................ 10.000 Beth Wymer, Michigan ................... 10.000 Balance Beam Champion Dana Dobransky, Alabama ............ 10.000 Floor Exercise Champions Heather Stepp, Georgia .................. 10.000 Tammy Marshall, UMass ................ 10.000 Amy Durham, Oregon St................ 10.000

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1994 sEC CHampiONsHips aUBUrN, ala. 1. Georgia........................................196.700 2. Alabama.......................................195.175 3. Auburn ........................................ 194.125 All-Around Champion Leah Brown, Georgia.......................39.500 Vault Champion Jenny Hansen, Kentucky................. 10.000 Uneven Bars Champion Jennifer Wood, LSU ...........................9.925 Balance Beam Champion Becky Erwin, Auburn .........................9.925 Floor Champions H. Spivey, Georgia............................ 10.000 Jenny Hansen, Kentucky................. 10.000 1994 NCaa sE rEGiONal mOrGaNtOwN, w.va. 1. Georgia........................................196.775 2. Florida .........................................192.500 3. North Carolina State ................. 191.175 All-Around Champion Jenny Hansen, Kentucky.................39.750 Vault Champion Jenny Hansen, Kentucky................. 10.000 Uneven Bars Champions Lori Strong, Georgia ..........................9.950 Kristen Guise, Florida ........................9.950 Balance Beam Champion Hope Spivey, Georgia .......................9.925 Floor Exercise Champions Hope Spivey, Georgia .......................9.950 Jenny Hansen, Kentucky...................9.950 1994 NCaa CHampiONsHips salt lakE City, UtaH 1. Utah .............................................196.400 2. Alabama......................................196.350 3. Georgia .......................................195.850 All-Around Champion Jenny Hansen, Kentucky.................39.450 Vault Champion Jenny Hansen, Kentucky.................9.9375 Uneven Bars Champions Lori Strong, Georgia ..........................9.950 Beth Wymer, Michigan .....................9.950 Sandy Woolsey, Utah ........................9.950 Balance Beam Champion Jenny Hansen, Kentucky................... 9.975 Floor Exercise Champion Hope Spivey, Ga............................... 10.000 1995 sEC CHampiONsHips GaiNEsvillE, fla. 1. Alabama .......................................196.175 2. LSU .............................................. 196.125 3. Georgia .......................................195.875 All-Around Champion Kristen Guise, Florida ......................39.650 Vault Champion Kim Kelly, Alabama .......................... 10.000 Uneven Bars Champions Andrea Dewey, Georgia ...................9.900 Stephanie Woods, Alabama.............9.900 Kristen Guise, Florida ........................9.900 Balance Beam Champion Jenny Hansen, Kentucky...................9.950 Floor Champion Jenny Hansen, Kentucky................... 9.975

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pOSTSEASON HISTORY 1998 sEC CHampiONsHips BatON rOUGE, la. 1. Georgia.........................................197.600 2. Florida .........................................196.725 3. Louisiana State ..........................196.450 All-Around Champion Kim Arnold, Georgia ........................39.700 Vault Champion Karin Lichey, Georgia ...................... 10.000 Uneven Bars Champions Karin Lichey, Georgia ........................9.950 Jenni Beathard, Georgia ...................9.950 Balance Beam Champions Kim Arnold, Georgia ..........................9.925 Amy McClosky, LSU ...........................9.925 Floor Champion

1995 NCaa sE rEGiONal tOwsON, md. 1. Georgia.........................................197.575 2. Florida .........................................195.700 3. West Virginia ..............................193.325 All-Around Champion Kim Arnold, Georgia ........................39.600 Vault Champion Jenny Hansen, Kentucky................. 10.000 Uneven Bars Champion Lori Strong, Georgia ........................ 10.000 Balance Beam Champion Kim Arnold, Georgia ..........................9.900 Floor Exercise Champion Lori Strong, Georgia ..........................9.950 1995 NCaa CHampiONsHips atHENs, Ga. 1. Utah .............................................196.650 t2. Alabama ....................................196.425 t2. Michigan ....................................196.425 5. Georgia ........................................196.075 All-Around Champion Jenny Hansen, Kentucky.................39.800 Vault Champion Jenny Hansen, Kentucky................... 9.975 Uneven Bars Champion Beth Wymer, Michigan .....................9.950 Balance Beam Champion Jenny Hansen, Kentucky................. 10.000 Floor Exercise Champions Leslie Angeles, Georgia.....................9.950 Jenny Hansen, Kentucky...................9.950 Stella Umeh, UCLA ............................9.950 1996 sEC CHampiONsHips lEXiNGtON, ky. 1. Georgia.........................................197.450 2. Alabama......................................196.950 3. Florida .........................................195.650 All-Around Champion Lori Strong, Georgia ........................39.575 Vault Champion Leah Brown, Georgia......................... 9.975 Uneven Bars Champions Jenni Beathard, Georgia ...................9.925 Balance Beam Champion Jenny Hansen, Kentucky...................9.950 Floor Champions Leslie Angeles, Georgia.....................9.950 Leah Brown, Georgia.........................9.950 Kim Kelly, Alabama ............................9.950 Jenny Hansen, Kentucky...................9.950 1996 NCaa sE rEGiONal GaiNEsvillE, fla. 1. Georgia........................................196.950 2. Florida .........................................195.375 3. Kentucky .....................................193.925 All-Around Champion Lori Strong, Georgia ........................39.600 Vault Champion Susan Hines, Kentucky.................... 10.000 Uneven Bars Champion Lori Strong, Georgia .......................... 9.975 Leah Brown, Georgia......................... 9.975 Balance Beam Champion Lori Strong, Georgia ..........................9.825 Kristen Guise, Florida ........................9.825 Floor Exercise Champion Leah Brown, Georgia.........................9.925

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1996 NCaa CHampiONsHips tUsCalOOsa, ala. 1. Alabama ......................................198.025 2. UCLA ............................................197.475 t3. Georgia ......................................196.775 t3. Utah ............................................196.775 All-Around Champion Meredith Willard, Alabama ............39.450 Vault Champion Leah Brown, Georgia....................... 10.000 Uneven Bars Champion Stephanie Woods, Alabama............. 9.975 Balance Beam Champion Summer Reid, Utah ...........................9.925 Floor Exercise Champions Heidi Hornbeek, Arizona ................ 10.000 Kim Kelly, Alabama .......................... 10.000 1997 sEC CHampiONsHips atHENs, Ga. 1. Georgia........................................198.375 2. Florida .........................................196.050 3. Louisiana State ..........................195.025 All-Around Champion Kim Arnold, Georgia ........................39.800 Vault Champions Leah Brown, Georgia....................... 10.000 Kim Arnold, Georgia ........................ 10.000 Uneven Bars Champions Karin Lichey, Georgia ........................9.950 Leah Brown, Georgia.........................9.950 Balance Beam Champions Karin Lichey, Georgia ........................9.950 Kim Arnold, Georgia ..........................9.950 Floor Champion Leah Brown, Georgia......................... 9.975

1997 NCaa sE rEGiONal lEXiNGtON, ky. 1. Florida..........................................195.750 2. Georgia .......................................195.725 3. West Virginia .............................. 193.150 All-Around Champion Kim Arnold, Georgia .........................39.175 Vault Champion Leah Brown, Georgia....................... 10.000 Uneven Bars Champion Jenni Beathard, Georgia ...................9.925 Leah Brown, Georgia.........................9.925 Sybil Stephenson, Florida .................9.925 Balance Beam Champion Stacey Galloway, Georgia .................9.850 Sam Muhleman, Georgia .................9.850 Danielle Lilly, West Virginia ..............9.850 Floor Exercise Champion Kim Arnold, Georgia ...........................10.00 1997 NCaa CHampiONsHips GaiNEsvillE, fla. 1. UCLA ............................................ 197.150 2. Arizona State..............................196.850 3. Georgia .......................................196.600 All-Around Champion Kim Arnold, Georgia ........................39.550 Vault Champion Susan Hines, Florida ........................9.8875 Uneven Bars Champion Jenni Beathard, Georgia ...................9.950 Balance Beam Champion Summer Reid, Utah ...........................9.900 Elizabeth Reid, Az State.....................9.900 Floor Exercise Champions Leah Brown, Georgia.........................9.950

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1998 NCaa sE rEGiONal atHENs, Ga. 1. Georgia........................................198.575 2. Florida ..........................................197.075 3. N.C. State .....................................195.125 All-Around Champion Karin Lichey, Georgia ......................39.875 Vault Champion Karin Lichey, Georgia ........................9.950 Uneven Bars Champion Karin Lichey, Georgia ...................... 10.000 Balance Beam Champion Kathleen Shrieves, Georgia .............. 9.975 Floor Exercise Champion Karin Lichey, Georgia ...................... 10.000 Kim Arnold, Georgia ...........................10.00 1998 NCaa CHampiONsHips lOs aNGElEs, Calif. 1. Georgia.........................................197.725 2. Florida .........................................196.350 3. Alabama......................................196.300 All-Around Champion Kim Arnold, Georgia ........................39.725 Vault Champion Larissa Fontaine, Stanford ..............9.8625 Susan Hines, Florida ........................9.8625 Uneven Bars Champion Heidi Moneymaker, UCLA ...............9.950 Balance Beam Champion Jenni Beathard, Georgia ................... 9.875 Kim Arnold, Georgia .......................... 9.875 Betsy Hamm, Florida ......................... 9.875 Floor Exercise Champions Karin Lichey, Georgia ........................9.950 Stella Umeh, UCLA ............................9.950 1999 sEC CHampiONsHips tUsCalOOsa, ala. 1. Georgia.........................................197.475 2. Alabama......................................196.775 3. Florida .........................................195.875 All-Around Champion Karin Lichey, Georgia ......................39.700 Vault Champions Karin Lichey, Georgia ........................9.950 Suzanne Sears, Georgia ....................9.950 Uneven Bars Champion Jenni Beathard, Georgia ...................9.950 Balance Beam Champions Chrissy Van Fleet, Florida .................9.925 Floor Champion Karin Lichey, Georgia ........................9.950

pOSTSEASON HISTORY 1999 NCaa rEGiONal lOGaN, UtaH 1. Georgia.........................................197.375 2. Florida .........................................195.225 3. Utah State ...................................194.575 All-Around Champion Karin Lichey, Georgia ......................39.775 Vault Champion Karin Lichey, Georgia ........................ 9.975 Uneven Bars Champions Karin Lichey, Georgia ........................ 9.975 Chrissy Van Fleet, Florida Balance Beam Champions Karin Lichey, Georgia ........................ 9.875 Betsy Hamm, Florida ................................... Floor Exercise Champion Karin Lichey, Georgia ........................9.950

2000 NCaa CHampiONsHips BOisE, id. 1. UCLA..............................................197.300 2. Utah ..............................................196.875 3. Georgia ........................................196.800 All-Around Champion Heather Brink, Nebraska.................39.600 Vault Champion Heather Brink, Nebraska.................39.600 Uneven Bars Champion Mohini Bhardwaj, UCLA ...................9.950 Balance Beam Champion Lena Degteva, UCLA ..........................9.913 Floor Exercise Champion Suzanne Sears, Georgia ....................9.950

Suzanne Sears, Georgia ....................9.950 Marline Stephens, Georgia......................... 2001 NCaa sE rEGiONal GaiNEsvillE, fla. 1. Georgia.........................................197.775 2. Florida .........................................196.650 3. Maryland ....................................195.850 All-Around Champion Kristi Lichey, Georgia .......................39.625 Vault Champion Kristi Lichey, Georgia .........................9.950 Uneven Bars Champion Eileen Diaz, Georgia ..........................9.925 Balance Beam Champion Cory Fritzinger, Georgia....................9.925 Floor Exercise Champions Suzanne Sears, Georgia ....................9.950 Hilary Thompson, Florida ...........................

2002 sEC CHampiONsHips BirmiNGHam, ala. 1. Georgia.........................................197.025 2. Alabama......................................196.925 3. Florida .........................................196.425 All-Around Champion Andreé Pickens, Alabama ...............39.725 Vault Champions Marline Stephens, Georgia...............9.950 Andreé Pickens, Alabama .................9.950 Uneven Bars Champion Andreé Pickens, Alabama .................9.950 Balance Beam Champion Andreé Pickens, Alabama .................9.925 Floor Exercise Champion Marline Stephens, Georgia...............9.950

1999 NCaa CHampiONsHips salt lakE City, UtaH 1. Georgia........................................196.850 2. Michigan .....................................196.550 3. Alabama......................................195.950 All-Around Champion Theresa Kulikowski, Utah ...............39.675 Vault Champion Heidi Moneymaker, UCLA .............9.8625 Uneven Bars Champion Angie Leonard, Utah..........................9.950 Balance Beam Champions Theresa Kulikowski ............................9.900 Kiralee Hayashi, UCLA ................................ Andreé Pickens, Alabama Floor Exercise Champions Marny Oestreng, Bo Green ..............9.925

2002 NCaa NC rEGiONal dENvEr, COlO. T1. Georgia ..................................... 196.125 T1. Stanford .................................... 196.125 3. Denver ........................................196.000 All-Around Champions Lindsay Wing, Stanford ...................39.500 Alisha Robinson, Missouri ..............39.500 Vault Champion Marline Stephens, Georgia...............9.925 Uneven Bars Champion Caroline Fluhrer, Stanford ................9.925 Balance Beam Champions Cory Fritzinger, Georgia....................9.900 Sierra Sapunar, Georgia 2 others tied at 9.900 Floor Exercise Champions Marline Stephens, Georgia...............9.950 Talya Vexler, Georgia

2000 sEC CHampiONsHips GaiNEsvillE, fla. 1. Alabama ......................................197.200 2. Georgia ......................................196.825 2. LSU .............................................196.825 All-Around Champion Andreé Pickens, Alabama ...............39.600 Vault Champion Andreé Pickens, Alabama .................9.925 Uneven Bars Champion Andreé Pickens, Alabama ...............39.600 Balance Beam Champion Kristi Lichey, Georgia .........................9.925 Floor Exercise Champion Suzanne Sears, Georgia ....................9.950

2002 NCaa CHampiONsHips tUsCalOOsa, ala. 1. Alabama .......................................197.575 2. Georgia ........................................197.250 3. UCLA ............................................ 197.150 All-Around Champion Jamie Dantzscher, UCLA ................39.675 Vault Champion Jamie Dantzscher, UCLA ................9.9565 Uneven Bars Champion Andreé Pickens, Alabama .................9.925 Balance Beam Champion Elise Ray, Michigan ............................9.925 Floor Exercise Champions Jamie Dantzscher, UCLA ..................9.950 Nicole Arnstad, LSU ...........................9.950

2000 NCaa rEGiONal atHENs, Ga. 1. Georgia .........................................196.725 2. Brigham Young...........................194.700 3. Towson .........................................194.325 All-Around Champion Kristi Lichey, Georgia .......................39.550 Vault Champions Kristi Lichey, Georgia .........................9.900 Kelly Parkinson, Brigham Young .....9.900 Uneven Bars Champion Brooke Andersen, Georgia ...............9.950 Balance Beam Champion Kristi Lichey, Georgia .........................9.900 Floor Exercise Champion Talya Vexler, Georgia .........................9.925

2003 sEC CHampiONsHips BirmiNGHam, ala. 1. Alabama .......................................197.575 2. Georgia ........................................197.525 3. Florida .........................................195.950 All-Around Champion Jeana Rice, Alabama ........................39.600 Vault Champions Chelsa Byrd, Georgia ....................... 10.000 Uneven Bars Champion Jeana Rice, Alabama ..........................9.925 Balance Beam Champion Jeana Rice, Alabama ..........................9.950 Floor Exercise Champions Chelsa Byrd, Georgia ......................... 9.975 Ashley Miles, Alabama ...................... 9.975

2001 sEC CHampiONsHips BirmiNGHam, ala. 1. Georgia........................................198.000 2. Alabama.......................................197.425 3. Florida .........................................196.375 All-Around Champion Cory Fritzinger, Georgia ..................39.700 Vault Champion Kristi Lichey, Georgia .........................9.950 Uneven Bars Champions Cory Fritzinger, Georgia ....................9.950 Kathleen Shrieves, Georgia Natalie Barrington, Alabama Balance Beam Champions Cory Fritzinger, Georgia ....................9.950 Lissy Smith, Alabama Floor Exercise Champions

2001 NCaa CHampiONsHips atHENs, Ga. 1. UCLA ............................................197.575 2. Georgia ........................................197.400 3. Michigan ......................................197.275 All-Around Champions Onnie Willis, UCLA ..........................39.525 Elise Ray, Michigan ...................................... Vault Champion Cory Fritzinger, Georgia.................... 9.881 Uneven Bars Champion Yvonne Tousek, UCLA .......................9.938 Balance Beam Champion Theresa Kulikowski, Utah .................9.938 Floor Exercise Champion Mohini Bhardwaj, UCLA ...................9.963

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pOSTSEASON HISTORY 2005 sEC CHampiONsHips dUlUtH, Ga. 1. Georgia.........................................197.250 2. LSU ..............................................196.975 3. Alabama......................................196.700 All-Around Champion Katie Heenan, Georgia ....................39.625 Vault Champion Ashley Miles, Alabama ......................9.925 Uneven Bars Champions Ashley Miles, Alabama ........................ 9.95 Terin Humphrey, Alabama ................. 9.95 Balance Beam Champion Katie Heenan, Georgia ........................ 9.95 Floor Exercise Champion Ashley Miles, Alabama ........................ 9.95

2003 NCaa sE rEGiONal atHENs, Ga. 1. Georgia......................................... 197.125 2. Florida .........................................194.950 3. North Carolina ..........................194.900 All-Around Champion Chelsa Byrd, Georgia .......................39.625 Vault Champion Chelsa Byrd, Georgia .........................9.950 Uneven Bars Champions Chelsa Byrd, Georgia .........................9.900 Kinsey Rowe, Georgia .......................9.900 Balance Beam Champions Cassie Bair, Georgia...........................9.900 Sierra Sapunar, Georgia ....................9.900 Kinsey Rowe, Georgia .......................9.900 3 others tied at 9.900 Floor Exercise Champion Chelsa Byrd, Georgia .........................9.925 2003 NCaa CHampiONsHips liNCOlN, NEB. 1. UCLA ............................................197.825 2. Alabama.......................................197.275 3. Georgia ........................................ 197.150 All-Around Champion Richelle Simpson, Nebraska ..........39.675 Vault Champion Ashley Miles, Alabama ....................9.9375 Uneven Bars Champion Kate Richardson, UCLA .....................9.900 Balance Beam Champion Kate Richardson, UCLA .....................9.938 Floor Exercise Champions Richelle Simpson, Nebraska ............9.963 2004 sEC CHampiONsHips dUlUtH, Ga. 1. Georgia.........................................198.175 2. Alabama.......................................197.950 3. LSU ...............................................197.275 All-Around Champion Jeana Rice, Alabama ..........................39.85 Vault Champion Jeana Rice, Alabama .......................... 9.975 Uneven Bars Champions Cory Fritzinger, Georgia ...................... 9.95

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Jeana Rice, Alabama ............................ 9.95 Balance Beam Champion Cory Fritzinger, Georgia .......................10.0 Floor Exercise Champions Marline Stephens, Georgia..................10.0 Ashley Miles, Alabama .........................10.0 2004 NE rEGiONal UNivErsity park, pa. 1. Georgia.........................................197.525 2. Michigan .....................................196.375 3. Iowa State................................... 196.150 All-Around Champion Elise Ray, Michigan .........................39.700 Vault Champions Chelsa Byrd, Georgia ........................... 9.95 Lisa Clark, Penn State .......................... 9.95 Uneven Bars Champion Elise Ray, Michigan ............................ 9.975 Balance Beam Champion Elise Ray, Michigan .............................. 9.95 Floor Exercise Champions Marline Stephens, Georgia....................9.9 Kelsey Ericksen, Georgia........................9.9 Chelsa Byrd, Georgia ..............................9.9 Two Others Tied At 9.9. 2004 NCaa CHampiONsHips lOs aNGElEs, Calif. 1. UCLA ........................................... 198.125 2. Georgia ........................................197.200 3. Alabama and Stanford.............. 197.125 All-Around Champion Jeana Rice, Alabama ............................ 39.6 Vault Champion Ashley Miles, Alabama ......................9.438 Uneven Bars Champion Elise Ray, Michigan ............................ 9.975 Balance Beam Champion Ashley Kelly, Arizona State ................. 9.95 Floor Exercise Champions Ashley Miles, Alabama ....................9.9375 Courtney Bumpers, UNC ...............9.9375

2005 NCaa NE rEGiONal GaiNEsvillE, fla. 1. Florida..........................................196.575 2. Georgia ....................................... 195.150 t3. Denver .......................................194.075 t3. North Carolina .........................194.075 All Around Champion Ashley Reed, Florida ........................39.350 Vault Champion Kelsey Ericksen, Georgia................... 9.875 Uneven Bars Champion Three from Florida ..................................9.9 Balance Beam Champion Erinn Dooley, Florida..............................9.9 Floor Exercise Champion Courtney Bumpers, UNC ................... 9.95 2005 NCaa CHampiONsHips aUBUrN, ala. 1. Georgia.........................................197.825 2. Alabama.......................................197.400 3. Utah ..............................................197.275 All Around Champion Tasha Schwikert, UCLA ...................39.725 Vault Champion Kristen Maloney, UCLA ...................9.9375 Uneven Bars Champion Terin Humphrey, Alabama .............9.9375 Balance Beam Champion Kristen Maloney, UCLA ...................9.9375 Floor Exercise Champion Courtney Bumpers, UNC ....................10.0 2006 sEC CHampiONsHips BirmiNGHam, ala. 1. Georgia.........................................197.275 2. Alabama......................................196.975 3. Florida .........................................196.275 All-Around Champion Kelsey Ericksen, Georgia.................39.625 Vault Champion Kelsey Ericksen, Georgia...................9.925 Uneven Bars Champions Kelsey Ericksen, Georgia........................9.9 Courtney Kupets, Georgia Melanie Banville, Alabama Balance Beam Champion April Burkholder, LSU ........................9.925 Floor Exercise Champions Kelsey Ericksen, Georgia..................... 9.95 Ashley Miles, Alabama Brittany Magee, Alabama

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2006 NCaa sE rEGiONal atHENs, Ga. 1. Georgia.........................................197.425 2. Nebraska ....................................196.350 3. Missouri ......................................195.325 All-Around Champions Kelsey Ericksen, Georgia..................... 39.5 Emily Parsons, Nebraska Vault Champion Emily Parsons, Nebraska .................... 9.95 Uneven Bars Champion Courtney Kupets, Georgia .................. 9.95 Balance Beam Champion Katie Heenan, Georgia ........................ 9.95 Floor Exercise Champions Tiffany Tolnay, Georgia ..........................9.9 Kelsey Ericksen, Georgia Leigha Hancock, NC State Emily Parsons, Nebraska 2006 NCaa CHampiONsHips COrvallis, OrE. 1. Georgia...........................................197.75 2. Utah ................................................. 196.8 3. Alabama......................................196.725 All Around Champion Courtney Kupets, Georgia ..............39.750 Vault Champion Ashley Miles, Alabama ....................9.9375 Uneven Bars Champions Courtney Kupets, Georgia .................. 9.85 Kristina Baskett, Utah Balance Beam Champions Courtney Kupets, Georgia .............. 9.9125 April Burkholder, LSU Floor Exercise Champion Kate Richardson, UCLA ....................... 9.95 2007 sEC CHampiONsHips littlE rOCk, ark. 1. Florida...........................................197.325 2. Georgia ........................................ 197.175 3. Alabama.......................................197.000 All-Around Champions Katie Heenan, Georgia Courtney Kupets, Georgia .................. 39.6 Vault Champion Courtney Kupets, Georgia ................ 9.975 Uneven Bars Champion Courtney Kupets, Georgia ................9.925 Balance Beam Champion Ricki Lebegern, Alabama ..................9.925 Floor Exercise Champion Amanda Castillo, Florida...................9.950 2007 NCaa NC rEGiONal dENvEr, COlO. 1. Georgia.........................................197.275 2. Denver ........................................195.825 3. Penn State ..................................195.625 All-Around Champion Courtney Kupets, Georgia ..............39.525 Vault Champion Tiffany Tolnay, Georgia ....................... 9.95 Uneven Bars Champion Kelsey Ericksen, Georgia...................9.925 Balance Beam Champion Katie Heenan, Georgia ......................9.925 Floor Exercise Champions Courtney McCool ................................. 9.95

pOSTSEASON HISTORY 2007 NCaa CHampiONsHips salt lakE City, UtaH 1. Georgia...........................................197.85 2. Utah ................................................197.25 3. Florida ..........................................197.225 All Around Champion Courtney Kupets, Georgia ................39.75 Vault Champion Courtney Kupets, Georgia .............. 9.9188 Uneven Bars Champion Terin Humphrey, Alabama ................. 9.95 Balance Beam Champions Ashley Postell, Utah .........................9.9375 Floor Exercise Champion Morgan Dennis, Alabama...............9.9625

2008 NCaa CHampiONsHips atHENs, Ga. 1. Georgia...........................................197.45 2. Utah .............................................. 197.125 3. Stanford ........................................196.75 All Around Champion Tasha Schwikert, UCLA ....................... 39.6 Vault Champion Susan Jackson, LSU .........................9.8563 Uneven Bars Champion Tasha Schwikert, UCLA ...................9.9375 Balance Beam Champions Grace Taylor, Georgia .......................... 9.95 Floor Exercise Champion Courtney McCool, Georgia ............9.9625

2009 NCaa sE rEGiONal ralEiGH, N.C. 1. Georgia ..........................................197.700 2. Penn State ...................................195.800 3. Nebraska......................................195.450 All Around Champion Courtney Kupets, Georgia ..............39.675 Vault Champion Courtney Kupets, Georgia .............. 10.000 Uneven Bars Champion Courtney Kupets, Georgia ................9.925 Balance Beam Champion Courtney McCool, Georgia ............ 10.000 Floor Exercise Champion Taylor Seaman, N.C. State ................9.950

2008 sEC CHampiONsHips dUlUtH, Ga. 1. Georgia...........................................197.35 2. Alabama.......................................197.325 2. Florida ..........................................197.325 3. LSU .................................................. 196.5 All Around Champion Ashleigh Clare-Kearne, LSU ............... 39.6 Vault Champions Katie Heenan, Georgia ........................ 9.95 Morgan Dennis, Alabama Susan Jackson, LSU Ricki Lebegern, Alabama Ashley Reed, Florida Uneven Bars Champion Tiffany Tolnay, Georgia ....................... 9.95 Melanie Sinclair, Florida Grace Taylor, Georgia Balance Beam Champions Morgan Dennis, Alabama......................9.9 Corey Hartung, Florida Ricki Lebegern, Alabama Grace Taylor, Georgia Casey Overton, Alabama Floor Exercise Champions Ashleigh Clare-Kearney, LSU ............. 9.95 Morgan Dennis, Alabama Amanda Castillo, Florida

2009 sEC CHampiONsHips NasHvillE, tENN. 1. Alabama ............................................ 197.3 2. Georgia ........................................196.925 3. Florida ............................................196.75 All Around Champion Courtney Kupets, Georgia ..............39.775 Vault Champions Courtney Kupets, Georgia ................9.950 Morgan Dennis, Alabama.................9.950 Uneven Bars Champion Courtney Kupets, Georgia ................ 9.975 Balance Beam Champions Courtney Kupets, Georgia ................9.900 Susan Jackson, LSU ...........................9.900 Casey Jo Magee, Arkansas ...............9.900 Floor Exercise Champions Courtney Kupets.................................9.950 Morgan Dennis, Alabama.................9.950 Ashleigh Clare-Kearney, LSU ...........9.950

2009 NCaa CHampiONsHips liNCOlN, NEB. 1.Georgia ...........................................197.825 2.Alabama .........................................197.575 3. Utah ...............................................197.425 All Around Champion Courtney Kupets, Georgia ..............39.800 Vault Champion Ashley Clare-Kearney, LSU................. 9.90 Uneven Bars Champion Courtney Kupets, Georgia .................. 9.95 Balance Beam Champion Courtney Kupets, Georgia ..............9.9875 Floor Exercise Champions Courtney Kupets, Georgia ................9.950 Ashleigh Clare-Kearney, LSU ...........9.950

Courtney Kupets became the first gymnast to win all four events at the NCAA Championships over the course of her career.

2008 NCaa NE rEGiONal UNivErsity park, pa. 1. Georgia.........................................197.775 2. Denver ........................................195.775 3. Penn State .......................................195.7 All Around Champion Tiffany Tolnay, Georgia ...................39.675 Vault Champion Tiffany Tolnay, Georgia ....................... 9.95 Uneven Bars Champion Katie Heenan, Georgia ........................ 9.95 Balance Beam Champions Grace Taylor, Georgia .......................... 9.95 Katie Heenan, Georgia Courtney McCool, Georgia Floor Exercise Champions Tiffany Tolnay, Georgia .....................9.925 Courtney McCool, Georgia

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pOSTSEASON HISTORY Team Score All-Around

198.575 39.900

Vault

49.725

Bars Beam Floor

49.750 49.725 49.700

Vault

10.0

Bars

10.0

Floor

10.0

Beam

10.0

GEOrGia iN tHE NCaa CHampiONsHips rECOrds Georgia ......................................................................................... 1998 Southeast Regional Courtney Kupets, Georgia...................................................2009 National Championships tEam apparatUs rECOrds Georgia .................................................................................... 1993 National Championships UCLA .............................................................................................2004 Southeast Regional Georgia .................................................................................... 1993 National Championships Alabama ....................................................................................... 2002 Southeast Regional Georgia ......................................................................................... 1998 Southeast Regional iNdividUal apparatUs rECOrds Karin Lichey, Georgia ........................................................... 1998 National Championships Leah Brown, Georgia ................................................................ 1997 Southeast Regional Heather Stepp, Georgia ....................................................... 1993 National Championships Courtney Kupets, Georgia........................................................2009 Southeast Regional ..................................................................................................2009 National Championships 15 others Karin Lichey, Georgia ................................................................ 1998 Southeast Regional Lori Strong, Georgia ................................................... 1993 National Champ., 1995 SE Regional Agina Simpkins, Georgia ..................................................... 1993 National Championships Lucy Wener, Georgia............................................................ 1989 National Championships Cara Pomeroy, Illinois ............................................................2004 South Central Regional Beth Wymer, Michigan ........................................................ 1993 National Championships Courtney Kupets, Georgia...................................................2009 National Championships Karin Lichey, Georgia ................................................................ 1998 Southeast Regional Kim Arnold, Georgia.................................................................. 1997 Southeast Regional Hope Spivey, Georgia .......................................................... 1993 National Championships Heather Stepp, Georgia ....................................................... 1993 National Championships eight others Theresa Kulikowski, Utah ..............................................................2002 West Regional Courtney Kupets, Georgia.....................................................2009 NCAA Championships Courtney McCool, Georgia ......................................................2009 Southeast Regional three others

GEOrGia iN tHE sEC CHampiONsHips rECOrds Team Score 198.375 All-Around 39.850

Georgia, 1997 Jeana Rice, Alabama 2004

tEam apparatUs rECOrds Vault Bars Beam Floor

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49.800 49.600 49.525 49.725

Georgia, 1997 Georgia, 1998 Georgia, 2004 Georgia, 2004

iNdividUal apparatUs rECOrds

Vault

10.0

Bars Beam Floor

9.975 10.0 10.0

Chelsa Byrd Kim Arnold, Georgia Leah Brown, Georgia Karin Lichey, Georgia Jenny Hansen, Kentucky Courtney Kupets, Georgia Cory Fritzinger, Georgia Marline Stephens, Georgia Hope Spivey, Georgia Kim Arnold, Georgia Ashley Miles, Alabama Jenny Hansen, Kentucky

2003 1997 1997 1998 1993, 94 2009 2004 2004 1992, 93, 94 1998 2004 1994

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SEC COMpOSITE SCHEDULE JaN. 8 (friday) Alabama at Auburn Florida at Oklahoma Maryland at LSU JaN. 9 (satUrday) Stanford at Georgia Arizona at Arkansas Texas Woman’s at Kentucky JaN. 15 (friday) Georgia at Alabama Arkansas at Florida Oklahoma at Auburn Kentucky & LSU vs. Arizona State JaN. 22 (friday) Georgia at Utah Arkansas at Alabama Auburn at LSU Florida at Kentucky JaN. 29 (friday) Georgia at Auburn Kentucky at Arkansas LSU at Florida

fEB. 5 (friday) Kentucky at Georgia Alabama at LSU Auburn at Arkansas Florida/George Washington at N.C. State fEB. 12 (friday) Arkansas at Georgia Florida at Alabama Auburn at Kentucky Texas Woman’s at LSU fEB. 19 (friday) Georgia at Florida Arizona at Alabama LSU at Arkansas Ohio State at Kentucky fEB. 26 (friday) LSU at Georgia Alabama at Kentucky Arkansas at Washington

marCH 5 (friday) Alabama at Oklahoma Arkansas at Minnesota Denver at Auburn Ball State/North Carolina at Florida Kentucky at Kent State Oregon State at LSU marCH 6 (satUrday) UCLA at Georgia marCH 12 (friday) Georgia at Michigan Pittsburgh at Arkansas Illinois State/George Washington at Kentucky Iowa at LSU marCH 13 (satUrday) Auburn at Ohio State marCH 14 (sUNday) N.C. State at Georgia marCH 19 (friday) Michigan at Alabama Oklahoma at Arkansas Auburn at Maryland Utah at Florida Oregon State at Kentucky LSU at Centenary

JaN. 30 (satUrday) Alabama/Minnesota at Penn State

marCH 27 (satUrday) SEC Championships april 10 (satUrday) NCAA Regionals april 22-24 NCAA Championships

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SCHOLARSHIp ENDOWMENTS

JamEs E. & pEGGy a. HiCkEy mEmOrial sCHOlarsHip

dOris & Bill allEN GymNastiCs sCHOlarsHip

sUzaNNE a. yOCUlaN sCHOlarsHip ENdOwmENt

Established by Don Leeburn, Jr., in support of the Gym Dogs program, by a long-time friend of the program. The 2009-10 recipient is Courtney McCool.

Georgia Crown Distributing and Don Leebern Jr., have endowed a scholarship in honor of Suzanne Yoculan. This scholarship endowment will benefit a student-athlete on the gymnastics team. The 2009-10 recipient is Christa Tanella.

ClydE BOHlEr mEmOrial sCHOlarsHip ENdOwmENt

dON lEEBErN GymNastiCs sCHOlarsHip ENdOwmENt

A gymnastics scholarship has been established by contributors to the renewable season ticket priority program, Gymnastics Endowment Fund. This scholarship is awarded annually to a deserving gymnast in memory of long-time Gym Dog fan Clyde Bohler. The 2009-10 recipient is Marcia Newby.

Established by Don Leebern Jr., and Don Leebern III in recognition of the excellence of Georgia Gymnastics and the formative role Georgia Athletics has played in the life of the Leebern family for three generations. The 2009-10 recipient is Gina Nuccio.

lEON farmEr sCHOlarsHip ENdOwmENt

GymNastiCs faNs’ sCHOlarsHip ENdOwmENts

JUlia w. mOrGaN atHlEtiC sCHOlarsHip ENdOwmENt

Leon Farmer Jr., and Leon Farmer III, Georgia alumni from Athens, Ga., have fully funded four scholarships for student-athletes in football, men’s basketball, gymnastics and baseball in memory of Leon “Sarge” Farmer, a popular UGA and Athens High ROTC instructor and founder of Leon Farmer and Company. The 2009-10 gymnastics recipient is Cassidy McComb.

Two scholarships benefiting student-athletes on the gymnastics team have been established by contributors to the renewable season ticket priority program known as the Gymnastics Endowment Fund (GEF). Scholarships established through this program, the Gymnastics Fans Scholarship Program, are awarded annually. The 2009-10 receipients are Shayla Worley and Grace Taylor.

Julia W. Morgan, a long-time Georgia supporter and leader in both the Georgia Student Educational Fund and the Rockdale Bulldog Club, has established this endowment as a reflection of the role Georgia Athletics has played in her life and that of her family. Through this endowment, two scholarships have been established to benefit gymnastics. The 2009-10 recipients are Amber Trani and Noel Couch.

Established by brothers Jim (left) and Sanders Hickey (right) in loving memory of their parents. The 2009-10 recipient is Hilary Mauro.

william k. HOlmEs GymNastiCs sCHOlarsHip Established by Bill Holmes as an expression of his support for the Bulldog program. The 2009-10 recipient is Kat Ding.

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SCHOLARSHIp ENDOWMENTS

he changing face of college athletics represents one of the most serious challenges to the tradition of college sports nationwide. To meet this challenge, the University of Georgia has embarked on a long-term campaign designed to endow scholarships for student-athletes. As the University of Georgia Athletic Association must, by law, generate all of its own funding, new resources must be developed to secure the future. Perhaps the most vital new source of financial security for Georgia Athletics is the endowment of athletic scholarships. This increasing endowment provides partial funding toward the $4 million of athletic scholarships that are awarded to over 500 student-athletes each year. A named endowed scholarship requires a gift of $150,000, which is then placed in an investment portfolio managed by the UGA Foundation. The annual investment income from the principal gift helps defray athletic scholarship costs for a particular student-

athlete. With a named scholarship endowment, the donor may choose the sport for which his or her gift will benefit, and a studentathlete will annually be selected as the scholarship recipient. Generosity from our Georgia Gymnastics supporters has made our program the leader in endowment for gymnastics programs across the country. The Gym Dogs are working to fully fund gymnastics scholarship costs, and will continue to rely on the support of friends and supporters as they build this gymnastics scholarship endowment to a goal of $5 million. If you are interested in naming a scholarship endowment or would like more information on the Scholarship Endowment Program or other giving opportunities, please contact the Development Office of the UGA Athletic Association at (706) 542-9220.

new pictures

2008-09 schoarship recipients Paige Burns, Courtney McCool and Courtney Kupets

2008-09 scholarship recipients Abby Stack and Paige Burns (first row middle)

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TEN-0 CLUb tHE tEN-0 BOOstEr ClUB is tHE OffiCial BOOstEr ClUB Of tHE GEOrGia GymNastiCs tEam yOU CaN BE a part Of tHE wiNNiNG traditiON • tailGate PaRties • RecePtions With the Gym DoGs anD coaches • sPecial eVents FoR club membeRs • meRchanDise baseD on membeRshiP leVel By JOiNiNG tHE tEN-0 BOOstEr ClUB, faNs rECEivE maNy BENEfits all sEasON lONG. what do you get for being a member? • Tailgate Parties & Receptions • Opportunities to meet the team and coaches • The knowledge that you have aided in making the Gym Dogs squad the extraordinary team it is! why does the ten-0 Booster Club need you? In order to support the Georgia gymnastics team, the Ten-0 Booster Club provides help in the following areas: • Competition and Exercise gear • Uniforms • Training Equipment • Computer and Video Equipment membership levels GYM KID MEMBERSHIP ($25): Kids receive a 2010 Gym Kids t-shirt, meet-the-team/pizza party Dec. 6, 2009, and march-out for Kentucky and UCLA home meets CURRENT UGA STUDENT LEVEL ($25): 2010 Ten-0 Booster Club t-shirt plus receptions/tailgate parties, pre-season Sneak Peek SILVER LEVEL ($45): Gym Dog pocket banner, receptions/tailgate parties, pre-season Sneak Peek GOLD LEVEL ($100): Silver level benefits plus Ten-0 Club T-shirt, Gym Dogs lapel pin and canvas bag. DIAMOND LEVEL ($250): Silver and Gold level benefits, plus cap, media guide and six-pack cooler. PLATINUM LEVEL ($500): Silver, Gold and Diamond level benefits, plus two (2) priority seats at yearend banquet, umbrella and paper weight COACH’S CLUB LEVEL ($1,000): Silver, Gold, Diamond and Platinum level benefits plus limited edition jacket, reception with coaches and staff, limited edition tailgate “Gym Dog” chair, and preferred seating at a “Coaches Club Table” at the end of the year banquet.

Gym kids ClUB • Kids meet the team • Private pizza party • Pre-meet floor passes • Gym Kids T-shirt • Can be a runner for meets Your children can be involved in the Ten-0 Booster Club, too! The membership fee is only $25 per child and includes a 2010 t-shirt as well as meetthe-team and pizza party previleges and a place in the march-out for two home meets in 2010. To become a member of the Ten-0 Booster Club or Gym Kids Club please call the Georgia Gymnastics Office at 706-542-8006.

* - Check www.gymdogs.com to become a Ten-0 Booster Club member and to order Georgia Gym Dog apparel.

Hello to all the UGA Gymnastics fans and supporters! We are so glad that you are joining us this year to watch the Georgia gymnastics team again defend its national championship. This is five national championships in a row and the team is as strong as ever! Georgia gymnastics just keeps getting better and better! The Ten-0 Booster Club is an organization made up of Georgia gymnastics fans who are devoted to supporting the UGA gymnastics team. We do this by using our membership money to purchase items that the team needs and providing them with opportunities to meet the fans. In exchange, the members get opportunities to attend special Ten-0 events, meet the parents of the gymnasts, and receive special members-only merchandise. It is a wonderful organization of passionate gymnastics fans who really enjoy being together and supporting the team. I hope that you will consider becoming a Ten-0 club member this year. Remember that it is BACK AGAIN IN 2010 this year. Go GYM DOGS! – ten-0 president tommy altman

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Mariel Box

Kati Breazeal

Noel Couch

Kathryn Ding

Lauren Johnson

SOPHOMORE

FRESHMAN

SOPHOMORE

SENIOR

Hilary Mauro

Cassidy McComb

Courtney McCool

Marcia Newby

Gina Nuccio

JUNIOR

SENIOR

SOPHOMORE

Lauren Sessler

Christa Tanella

Grace Taylor

Amber Trani

Shayla Worley

SENIOR

FRESHMAN

SENIOR

SOPHOMORE

FRESHMAN

NAME

EVENTS

CLASS

HOMETOWN

Mariel Box Kati Breazeal Noel Couch Kathryn Ding Lauren Johnson Hilary Mauro Cassidy McComb Courtney McCool Marcia Newby Gina Nuccio Lauren Sessler Christa Tanella Grace Taylor Amber Trani Shayla Worley

AA AA AA AA V, BB, FX AA AA UB, BB, FX V, UB AA V, UB, FX AA UB, BB, FX V, BB, FX AA

So. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr.

Calhoun, Ga. Allen, Texas Towaco, N.J. Sparks, Nev. Cartersville, Ga. Boston, Mass. Henderson, Nev. Lees Summit, Mo. Virginia Beach, Va. Naperville, Ill. Snellville, Ga. Allen, Texas Aiken, S.C. Richlandtown, Pa. Orlando, Fla.

CASSIDY

McComb

MARCIA

2008 » ALL-AMERICAN

Newby

2007 & 2008 » ALL-AMERICAN

COURTNEY

McCool 2008 & 2009 ALL-AMERICAN

2008 NCAA FLOOR CHAMPION

GRACE

Taylor 2007, 2008, 2009 ALL-AMERICAN

2008 NCAA BEAM CHAMPION

HILARY

KAT

Ding

2009 » ALL-AMERICAN

Mauro

2008 ALL-AMERICAN

2010 SEASON SCHEDULE » » » » » » » » » » »

Jan 9 Jan 15 Jan 22 Jan 29 Feb 5 Feb 12 Feb 19 Feb 26 Mar 6 Mar 12 Mar 14

Stanford Alabama Utah Auburn Kentucky Arkansas Florida LSU UCLA Michigan N.C. State

Athens Tuscaloosa, Ala. Salt Lake City, Utah Auburn, Ala. Athens Athens Gainesville, Fla. Athens Athens Ann Arbor, Mich. Athens

4:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.

Mar 27 SEC Championship Jacksonville,Fla.

4:00 p.m.

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Apr 10

Campus Sites

NCAA Regionals

Apr 22 NCAA Championships Gainesville,Fla.

1:00 p.m./7:00 p.m.

Apr 23 NCAA Super Six Gainesville,Fla.

7:00 p.m.

Apr 24 NCAA Individual Event Finals Gainesville,Fla.

6:00 p.m.

All times (ET) and dates are subject to change. All home meets are at Stegeman Coliseum. Home meets in Bold Red. For tickets and the latest information on Georgia Athletics, log on to georgiadogs.com.