2019 Georgia GymDogs Postseason Guide by Georgia Bulldogs Athletics

Arizona (195.700)

Iowa (195.705)

Iowa 195.850

Stanford (195.995)

13 *Oregon St. (196.625)

4 Florida (197.760)

Southern Utah (196.045)

Washington (196.505)

12 Boise St. (196.725)

5 Denver (197.545)

Oregon St. 197.125

Florida 197.500

Boise St. 196.225

Denver 196.975

California 196.750

Maryland (195.840)

NC State 195.150

Oklahoma 198.300

1 Oklahoma (198.115)

Iowa St. (196.080)

2 3 4

Utah 197.250

LSU 197.500

*Denotes Regional Host All times Eastern. Semifinals and National Championship available on

Championship Final Teams

Michigan 197.275

UCLA 198.075

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Oregon St. 196.900

Denver 197.375

Georgia 198.050

Oklahoma 198.475

National Champion

11 Minnesota (196.885)

6 Utah (197.535)

Illinois 195.325

West Virginia (195.845)

15 Nebraska (196.650)

2 UCLA (198.010)

Ohio St. (195.990)

Penn St. (196.070)

Auburn 197.075

LSU 197.200

George Washington 195.200

Arizona St. (196.320)

14 Auburn (196.695)

3 *LSU (197.810)

Arkansas (196.380)

Minnesota 196.300 BYU (196.570)

Utah 196.800

Nebraska 196.800

UCLA 197.675

Michigan 196.950

Alabama 197.225

Kentucky 196.850

Second Round April 5

Missouri (196.385)

Regional Final April 6

10 Alabama (196.990)

Semifinal I April 19 - 1 p.m. Fort Worth, Texas

Georgia 197.300

National Championship April 20 - 7 p.m. Fort Worth, Texas

9 Kentucky (197.085)

Semifinal II April 19 - 7 p.m. Fort Worth, Texas

7 *Michigan (197.320)

Regional Final April 6

8 *Georgia (197.315)

Second Round April 5

16 California (196.625)

New Hampshire (195.680)

NC State (195.715)

First Round April 4

GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

2019 National Collegiate Women's

Lindenwood (MO) (195.400)

George Washington (195.450)

Central Mich. (195.735)

Illinois (195.805)

First Round April 4

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OVERALL: 19-8 | HOME: 5-1 | AWAY: 2-3 | NEUTRAL: 12-4

Date Opponent Time/Result Jan. 5 #18 Ohio State W, 196.60-194.90 Jan. 11 at #1 Oklahoma L, 197.825- 195.300 Jan. 18 #17 Alabama * L, 196.900, 196.875 Jan. 21 #36 Iowa State W, 197.000-195.900 Jan. 25 at #13 Auburn * L, 196.775-196.400 Feb. 1 #24 Arkansas * W, 197.475- 196.125 Feb. 8 at #13 Missouri * W, 196.300- 195.900 Feb. 15 #13 Kentucky * W, 197.300- 197.225 Feb. 22 at #3 Florida * W, 197.450-197.375 March 1 at #4 LSU * L, 197.900- 196.325 March 8 Elevate the Stage ! 1st, 197.350 #20 Arkansas, #10 Minnesota, Michigan State March 16 #13 Utah W, 197.525- 197.450 March 23 SEC Championship 4th, 197.000 April 5 Athens Regional- 2nd Round 1st, 197.300 April 6 Athens Regional- Finals 2nd, 198.050 April 19 NCAA Semifinals 7 p.m. April 20 NCAA Championship 7 p.m. * denotes conference meet home meets in bold ! Elevate the Stage in Birmingham, Ala. SEC Championship in New Orleans, La. all times eastern, subject to change

GEORGIA at NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD: 19-8 RANKING: 7 NQS: 395.365 REGIONAL SCORE: 198.050 TEAM RQS: 197.315 HEAD COACH: Courtney Kupets Carter (first season) ASSISTANT COACH: Josh Overton (second season) ASSISTANT COACH: Jason Vonk (first season) VOLUNTEER COACH: Suzanne Yoculan Leebern (second season) CHAMPIONSHIP INFO LOCATION: Fort Worth, Texas ARENA: Fort Worth Convention Center Arena SEMIFINAL I: #2 UCLA, #3 LSU, #6 Utah, #7 Michigan SEMIFINAL II: #1 Oklahoma, #5 Denver, #8 Georgia, #13 Oregon State NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY PRELIM APPEARANCES: 34 SUPER SIX APPEARANCES: 27 2018 FINISH: 7th (196.4250)

BROADCAST INFO Semifinal I: ESPN2 Semifinal II: ESPNU/ESPN2 National Championship: ESPNU *each event will be streamed on ESPN as well

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THE WINNINGEST PROGRAM IN NCAA HISTORY Since a gymastics national champion has been crowned in 1982, Georgia has earned the most titles in history with ten, five of which came consectuively from 2005-2009. Utah follows with nine national championships, while UCLA has seven and Alabama has six. Florida and Oklahoma both have two titles and shared the trophy in 2014 for a third.

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Name Alexa Al-Hameed Sterlyn Austin Rachel Baumann Sami Davis Rachel Dickson Rachael Lukacs Mikayla Magee Marissa Oakley Alyssa Perez-Lugones Megan Roberts Emily Schild Sydney Snead Sabrina Vega Abbey Ward

Year Events Hometown/Club Freshman UB, BB, FX Ames, Iowa/Triad Gymnastics Freshman FX Thomasville, Ga./Georgia Elite Freshman VT, BB, FX Plano, Texas/WOGA Freshman VT, FX Cranford, N.J./North Star Gymnastics Junior AA Canton, Mich./Michigan Elite Gymnastics Freshman AA Hillsborough, N.J./North Star Gymnastics Freshman AA League City, Texas/Pearland Elite Sophomore VT, UB, BB Huntersville, N.C./ Everest Gymnastics Freshman AA Duluth, Ga./Georgia Gymastics Academy Freshman VT, UB, FX Toronto, Canada/East York Sophomore AA Huntersville, N.C./Everest Gymnastics Senior AA Raleigh, N.C./Sonshine Gymnastics Junior AA Carmel, N.Y./Great American Gymnastics Express Freshman VT Winter Garden, Fla./Orlando Metro Gymnastics

Coaches Courtney Kupets Carter - Head Coach (second season) Josh Overton - Assistant Coach (second season) Jason Vonk- Assistant Coach (first season) Suzanne Yoculan Leebern - Volunteer Assistant Coach (second season) ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS

BY HOME STATE/ COUNTRY

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Seniors | 1 Sydney Snead

North Carolina | 3 Marissa Oakley, Emily Schild, Sydney Snead

Rachel Baumann..... (take a bow)-man Rachael Lukacs.......................... Lucas Alyssa Perez-Lugones... LUH-go-NESS Emily Schild............................... Shield Sabrina Vega........................... VAY-guh

Juniors | 2 Rachel Dickson, Sabrina Vega Sophomores | 2 Marissa Oakley, Emily Schild Freshmen | 9 Alexa Al-Hameed, Sterlyn Austin, Rachel Baumann, Sami Davis, Rachael Lukacs, Mikayla Magee, Alyssa Perez-Lugones, Megan Roberts, Abbey Ward

Georgia | 2 Sterlyn Austin, Alyssa Perez-Lugones New Jersey | 2 Sami Davis, Rachael Lukacs Texas | 2 Rachel Baumann, Mikayla Magee Canada | 1 Megan Roberts

Courtney Kupets Carter........ COO-pets Suzanne Yoculan Leebern..... YOCK-lin Doug Contaoi................ Con-TAU-wee

Florida | 1 Abbey Ward

Michigan | 1 Iowa | 1 Alexa Al-Hameed Rachel Dickson New York | 1 Sabrina Vega

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GEORGIA gymnastics WHO TO CONTACT Assistant Sports Communications Director Karra Logan Email: klogan@sports.uga.edu Cell: 267-994-1921 • Office: 706-542-9344 Twitter: @karralogan

QUICK FACTS University of Georgia Location Athens, Ga. Enrollment 38,652 Founded 1785 Conference Southeastern Nickname GymDogs Mascot Uga X (“Que”) Colors Red & Black Facility Stegeman Coliseum (10,224) President Jere W. Morehead J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Greg McGarity Faculty Athletics Representative David Shipley

SEC Specialist of the Week- 2 Honors Sabrina Vega- vs. Kentucky Marissa Oakley- at Florida

THE MOST INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Georgia holds the record with 42 individual national champions in program history. UCLA follows behind with 38. IN THE RECORD BOOKS Georgia’s head coach Courtney Kupets Carter holds the record (with two other gymnasts) for most individual national titles in one year with four. She accomplished such a feat in 2009 after being crowned the all-around national champion as well as bars, beam and floor. -- Kupets Carter has won the most individual national championships in history with nine. She is a three-time all-around champion, two-time bars and beam champion, and holds one title on both vault and floor. -- Kupets Carter is the only collegiate gymnast to win a title on all four events and in the all-around. REGIONALS HISTORY In 36 all-time regional appearances, Georgia has won 24 regional championships and finished second 12 times. This year, Georgia finished first in its session of the second round of the NCAA Athens Regional with a 197.300 to advance to the Regional Finals with Kentucky. Oklahoma and California advanced from the second session of the second round. In the Regional Finals, Oklahoma finished first with a 198.475 and Georgia finished second, scoring a 198.050, to move on to the national championship. Last year, in the first season of head coach Courtney Kupets Carter, the GymDogs advanced through the Tuscaloosa Regional and finished seventh at the NCAA Championships. Georgia entered the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional ranked 18th and beat No. 7 Michigan to finish second behind Alabama and punch their ticket to the NCAA National Championship. AL-HAMEED, ROBERTS EARN SEC ALL-FRESHMAN HONORS University of Georgia gymnasts Alexa Al-Hameed and Megan Roberts earned Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman honors after No. 8 Georgia finished fourth at the SEC Championship in New Orleans. The All-Freshman Team is comprised of the freshmen student-athletes with the top score (including ties) on each event in the first session of the SEC Championship, and the student-athlete with the top score (including ties) on each event in the second session. The All-Freshman Team also includes the freshmen student-athletes with the top two all-around scores (including ties) in each session of the competition/ Championship. Al-Hameed and Roberts were honored for their performances on bars after both posting a 9.900 in the evening session of the championship. The score marked a season-high for Roberts, a native of Toronto, Canada. For AlHameed, from Ames, Iowa, it was the fourth time she’s scored a 9.900 or higher on the event this season, including a 9.950 and a 9.925 against Kentucky and Alabama, respectively.

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SEC Freshman of the Week- 4 Honors Rachael Lukacs- vs. Ohio State Rachel Baumann- at Missouri Rachael Lukacs- at Florida Rachael Lukacs- vs. Utah

Additionally, it’s the highest score at Regionals since 1998, when Georgia advanced through the Athens Regional to move on to the national championship and later be crowned National Champions for the fourth time in program history.

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BEST SCORE IN A DECADE Georgia’s score of 198.050 at the NCAA Athens Regional to advance to the National Champship was the best score posted by the GymDogs since the team defeated Florida with a 198.200 on February 28, 2009 in Athens.

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THE LAST TIME THE GYMDOGS... Won a dual meet At home........................... vs. Utah, 197.525-197.450, 3/16/19 Away.............................. at Florida, 197.450-197.375, 2/22/19 Lost a dual meet At home.................... vs. Alabama, 196.900-196.875, 1/18/19 Away.....................................at LSU, 197.900-196.325, 3/1/19 Lost a non-dual meet At home................................... 2nd in NCAA Regional, 4/2/16 Away..................... 2nd at Gainesville NCAA Regional, 4/1/17 Neutral site........................... 4th at Elevate the Stage, 3/2/18 Tied a dual meet At home........................................ v. Florida, 197.250, 1/27/07 Away...........................................at Kentucky, 195.825, 2/8/13 Beat a Top-10 Opponent At home.......................No. 6 Utah, 197.525-197.450, 3/16/19 Away..................... at No 3 Florida, 197.450-197.375, 2/22/19 Neutral................. No. 10 Minnesota, 197.350-197.025, 3/8/1 Beat a Top-5 Opponent At home.......................No. 5 Utah, 197.250-196.650, 3/11/17 Away.................... at No. 3 Florida, 197.450-197.375, 2/22/19 Neutral...........................No. 3 Utah, 197.025-196.575, 4/4/15 Beat the No. 1 Team At home............................... Florida, 196.400-196.350, 2/5/16 Away.................................. Florida, 196.850-196.825, 1/18/08 Neutral.....................Florida (at Utah), 197.850-197.225, 4/27/07 Scored a 198 or higher At home...................198.050- NCAA Athens Regional, 4/6/19 Away................................................................................Never Neutral.............................. 198.000, NCAA Super Six, 4/16/93 Scored below a 195 At home..............................v. BYU, 194.850-192.550, 2/20/93 On the road.................at Alabama, 194.525-196.525, 1/12/18 Neutral site....................Utah (at BYU), 194.175-196.025, 2/3/95 Scored a perfect 10 At home..... 4/6/19, Marissa Oakley on bars (NCAA Regional) On the road....................... 3/6/16, Brittany Rogers on Vault at UCLA Neutral..............3/6/16, Brittany Rogers on Vault at UCLA with Stanford Scored 2 perfect 10s by 2 gymnasts ........................................................... 4/4/09 - NCAA Regional ...........................Courtney Kupets - VT; Courtney McCool - BB Scored 2 perfect 10s by 1 gymnast ...............................................4/17/09 - NCAA Championships ...........................................Courtney Kupets on vault and bars Scored 4 perfect 10s by 1 gymnast ..............................................Karin Lichey v. Kentucky 2/23/96 Won the vault event title At home...................................Lukacs (9.950) vs.Utah, 3/16/19 On the road...................... Dickson (9.975) at Missouri, 2/8/19 Neutral................... Snead (9.950) at Elevate the Stage, 3/8/19 Won the bars event title At home....................................Oakley (9.925) vs.Utah, 3/16/19 On the road.........................Dickson (9.900) at Missouri, 2/8/19 Won the beam event title At home.................................Vega (9.925) vs. Arkansas, 2/1/19 On the road..............................Vega (9.950) at Florida, 2/22/19 Neutral..........Snead/Vega (9.900) at Elevate the Stage, 3/8/19 Won the floor event title At home.............................. Vega (9.975) vs. Kentucky, 2/15/19 On the road............................ Snead (9.9) vs Kentucky, 2/9/18 Neutral..........................Vega (9.9) at NCAA Regional, 4/7//18 Won the all-around title At home............. Dickson/Snead (39.575) vs. Arkansas, 2/1/19 On the road.................... Dickson (39.600) at Missouri, 2/8/19 Neutral................. Snead (39.600) at Elevate the Stage, 3/8/19

SABRINA VEGA NAMED SEC SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR University of Georgia junior gymnast Sabrina Vega has been named the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Gymnastics Specialist of the Year. The Carmel, New York native ranks eighth in the country on balance beam, second in the SEC, and moonwalked her way to a 9.925 National Qualifying Score (NQS) with seven scores of 9.900 or better this season. She notched a new career-high of 9.950 at Florida and earned five event titles on beam. Majoring in Biology, Vega sits as the 13-ranked performer in the country on floor, and scored a nearly perfect 9.975 against Kentucky to record a careerbest. This season she hit new career marks on all three events that she competes—a 9.90 on vault, 9.950 on beam, and 9.975 on floor. Additionally, she earned WCGA First Team All-America honors on beam and Second Team honors on floor. FOUR GYMNASTS EARN WCGA REGULAR SEASON ALL-AMERICA HONORS University of Georgia gymnasts Sydney Snead, Sabrina Vega, Rachel Dickson, and Rachael Lukacs have claimed six Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Regular Season AllAmerica Honors. As the best vaulter in the Southeastern Conference and fifth- ranked in the country, senior Sydney Snead claimed First Team honors on vault after scoring a 9.900 or better in every meet this season, marking a career-high score of 9.950 three times. The Raleigh, North Carolina native also earned Second Team honors in the allaround. Snead is ranked as the 13th-best all-around gymnast in the nation. She leads the GymDogs with 14 event titles in her senior campaign-five on vault and in the all-around, two on beam, and one on bars and floor. Junior Sabrina Vega earned First Team honors on beam. performed to a 9.925 National Qualifying Score (NQS) with seven scores of 9.900 or better for the event this season. She claimed a new careerhigh of 9.950 at Florida and earned five event titles on beam. Vega also earned Second Team honors on floor. Just shy of perfection, Vega flipped to a 9.975 on floor against Kentucky to record a careerbest. Junior Rachel Dickson claimed Second Team honors on floor. The Canton, Michigan native scored eight 9.900’s or better for the event this season, posting a career-high 9.950 twice. Freshman Rachael Lukacs, a native of Hillsborough, New Jersey, earned Second Team honors on vault. Lukacs is ranked as the best freshman vaulter in the SEC (third overall) and top-15 in the country. The three-time SEC Freshman of the Week earned eight scores of 9.900 or higher on vault, including five in row against SEC opponents. The WCGA is the advocate for women’s collegiate gymnastics. This coaches’ association was known previously as the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women. LUKACS NAMED TO SEC COMMUNITY SERVICE TEAM Georgia gymnastics freshman Rachael Lukacs was named to the Southeastern Conference Community Service Team. The Community Service Team looks to highlight an athlete from each school who gives back to their community in superior service efforts.

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GEORGIA gymnastics UGA IN THE RANKINGS WEEK Preseason 1/7/19 1/14/19 1/21/19 1/28/19 2/4/19 2/11/19 2/18/19 2/25/19 3/4/19 3/11/19 3/18/19 3/25/19

TEAM VT UB BB FX 7 N/A N/A N/A N/A 5 5 5 7 5 10 4 24 16 11 6 4 18 9 8 6 3 18 7 8 6 3 16 6 8 7 3 18 5 9 7 3 17 6 10 7 3 17 8 10 8 3 19 10 8 8 3 15 9 6 8 3 16 9 7 8 4 11 9 9

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Bars Season High Megan Roberts 9.875 Rachael Lukacs 9.850 Sydney Snead 9.925 Alexa Al-Hameed 9.950 Rachel Dickson 9.900 Marissa Oakley 9.950 Beam Season High Sydney Snead 9.925 Rachel Dickson 9.875 Mikayla Magee 9.875 Marissa Oakley 9.925 Rachel Baumann 9.925 Sabrina Vega 9.950 Floor Season High Sami Davis 9.825 Rachel Baumann 9.900 Rachael Lukacs 9.925 Rachel Dickson 9.950 Sabrina Vega 9.975 Sydney Snead 9.925

BEST IN THE SEC Senior Sydney Snead is the best vaulter in the SEC with a No. 5 national ranking for the event. She is the only gymnast in the conference ranked in the top-10 for vault. The next highest SEC vaulter is Georgia freshman Rachael Lukacs at No. 13. KEEP ‘EM COMING No. 8 University of Georgia gymnastics team defeated No. 6 Utah with a season-best score of 197.525 over the Utes’ 197.450 to conclude regular season competition. This marks the sixth score of 197.000 or better this season for the GymDogs, which is the most since 2014. SNEAD’S CONSISTENCY ON VAULT Sydney Snead scored a 9.900 or higher on vault in every meet of her senior campaign. THIS MARKS THREE FOR LUKACS For the third time this season, University of Georgia gymnast Rachael Lukacs has been named the Southeastern Conference Gymnastics Freshman of the Week. In the regular season finale against No. 6 Utah, Lukacs captured her first event title on vault with her season-high score of 9.950, marking her eighth 9.900 or better for the event this season. In her fifth time competing in the bars lineup, the Hillsborough, New Jersey native stuck her landing to match her high score of 9.825. Lukacs also contributed a 9.850 to Georgia’s season best score of 197.525 and win over Utah. Additionally, Lukacs is the only freshman on the Georgia team to have competed all four events this season. GEORGIA UPSETS FLORIDA IN GAINESVILLE The seventh-ranked University of Georgia gymnastics team upset No. 3 Florida, 197.450-197.375, on Friday night at the Exactech Arena, handing the Gators their first SEC loss of the season. The win marks the first time the GymDogs came out on top over the Gators in Gainesville since 2008. OAKLEY AND LUKACS COLLECT SEC WEEKLY HONORS A University of Georgia GymDog duo earned Southeastern Conference weekly gymnastics awards. Sophomore Marissa Oakley claimed her first SEC Specialist of the Week honor and freshman Rachael Lukacs earned second SEC Freshman of the Week honor this season. In Georgia’s upset victory over the Florida Gators, Oakley swung to her career-high score of 9.950 to contribute to the team’s highest away score for the event with a 49.300. The Huntersville, North Carolina native also earned a 9.875 on beam to help the GymDogs chip a season-high mark of 49.475.

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Vault Season High Mikayla Magee 9.875 Abbey Ward 9.800 Sabrina Vega 9.900 Rachel Dickson 9.975 Rachael Lukacs 9.950 Sydney Snead 9.950

The Hillsborough, New Jersey native is involved with “Reading Across America” where she goes to local preschools and elementary schools to read to the children. She volunteers with the Special Olympics at their weekly visit at the Georgia facility and has volunteered at the Athens Half Marathon and Triathlon events. She has also been involved with raising money for the Cancer Society and local food drives, bringing toiletries and other needed goods to homeless shelters. Lukacs is a devoted member of the Georgia and Athens community and her efforts will continue to spread as she grows as a student-athlete at UGA.

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INDIVIDUAL (TOP 25) AA VT UB BB FX Alexa Al-Hameed -- -- -- -- -Sterlyn Austin -- -- -- -- -Rachel Baumann -- -- -- -- -Sami Davis -- -- -- -- -Rachel Dickson 20 -- -- -- 13 Rachael Lukacs -- 15 -- -- -Mikayla Magee -- -- -- -- -Marissa Oakley -- -- 19 -- -Alyssa Perez-Lugones -- -- -- -- -Megan Roberts -- -- -- -- -Emily Schild -- -- -- -- -Sydney Snead 13 5 -- 23 -Sabrina Vega -- -- -- 8 13 Abbey Ward -- -- -- -- --

Since arriving on campus, Lukacs dove head first into emerging herself in the community of Athens. With her bubbly personality and genuine heart for others, Lukacs is always the first to volunteer when an opportunity arises.

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Opponent #18 Ohio State at #1 Oklahoma #17 Alabama #36 Iowa State at #13 Auburn #24 Arkansas at #13 Missouri #13 Kentucky at #3 Florida at #4 LSU Elevate the Stage # 6 Utah SEC Championship NCAA Regional- 2nd Round NCAA Regional- Finals

Opponent #18 Ohio State at #1 Oklahoma #17 Alabama #36 Iowa State at #13 Auburn #24 Arkansas at #13 Missouri #13 Kentucky at #3 Florida at #4 SU Elevate the Stage # 6 Utah SEC Championship NCAA Regional- 2nd Round NCAA Regional- Finals

Opponent #18 Ohio State at #1 Oklahoma #17 Alabama #36 Iowa State at #13 Auburn #24 Arkansas at #13 Missouri #13 Kentucky at #3 Florida at #4 LSU Elevate the Stage #6 Utah SEC Championship NCAA Regional- 2nd Round NCAA Regional- Finals

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By Location At home..............................................5-1 Away..................................................2-3 Neutral site........................................3-0 By Day On Monday.........................................1-0 On Friday............................................6-4 On Saturday.......................................2-0 On Sunday..........................................0-0 By Month In January..........................................2-3 In February.........................................4-0 In March.............................................4-1 In April................................................0-0 By UGA Score 195.0 or less.......................................0-0 195.01-196.0......................................0-1 196.1-196.5........................................1-2 196.51-196.75....................................1-0 196.751-197.......................................1-1 197.01 or more...................................8-0 By Opponent Score 195.0 or less.......................................1-0 195.01-196.0......................................3-0 196.1-196.5........................................1-0 196.51-196.75....................................0-0 196.751-197.......................................1-2 197.01 or more...................................4-2 By Conference Against SEC.......................................4-3 Against BIG Ten..................................3-0 Against Big 12....................................2-1 By Event Scores When scoring higher on vault............7-1 When scoring higher on bars.............3-1 When scoring higher on beam...........5-1 When scoring higher on floor............4-1

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GEORGIA gymnastics 2019 RESULTS

Overall: 19-8 • SEC: 4-3 • Home: 5-1 • Away: 2-3 • Neutral: 12-4 • VS. Top 25: 17-8 Date Teams Result Total Vault

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Jan. 5 #7 Georgia W 196.600 49.125 49.200 49.075 49.200 9,898 #18 Ohio State 194.900 48.650 48.725 48.575 48.950 Jan. 11 #5 Georgia L 195.300 49.300 48.250 48.825 48.925 4,165 #1 Oklahoma 197.825 49.500 49.525 49.325 49.475 Jan. 18 #10 Georgia L 196.875 49.150 49.275 49.125 49.325 10,408 #17 Alabama 196.900 49.275 49.125 49.200 49.300 Jan. 21 #6 Georgia W 197.000 49.300 49.200 49.175 49.325 9,730 #36 Iowa State 195.600 48.900 48.950 48.975 49.075 Jan. 25 #6 Georgia L 196.400 49.400 48.800 49.275 48.925 8,544 #13 Auburn 196.775 49.250 49.050 49.175 49.30 Feb. 1 #6 Georgia W 196.475 49.400 49.275 49.325 49.475 10,196 #24 Arkansas 196.125 49.175 48.750 48.925 49.275 Feb. 8 #6 Georgia W 196.300 49.300 48.725 49.175 49.100 1,655 #13 Missouri 195.900 48.875 49.150 48.600 49.275 Feb. 15 #7 Georgia W 197.300 49.375 49.475 49.050 49.400 10,019 #13 Kentucky 197.225 49.250 49.475 49.350 49.150 Feb. 22 #7 Georgia W 197.450 49.350 49.300 49.475 49.325 8,744 #3 Florida 197.375 49.275 49.400 49.175 49.525 March 1 #7 Georgia L 196.325 49.250 48.600 49.150 49.325 10,031 #4 LSU 197.900 49.325 49.450 49.650 49.475 March 8 #8 Georgia 1st 197.350 49.175 49.275 49.325 49.575 1,014 #10 Minnesota W 197.025 49.150 49.175 49.225 49.475 #20 Arkansas W 197.000 48.975 49.375 49.250 49.400 #39 Michigan State W 195.025 48.950 48.800 48.075 49.300 March 16 #8 Georgia W 197.525 49.475 49.275 49.425 49.350 10,305 #6 Utah 197.450 49.325 49.325 49.425 49.375 March 23 #8 Georgia 4th 197.000 49.175 49.475 49.050 49.300 #3 LSU L 197.900 49.375 49.475 49.450 49.600 #4 Florida L 197.750 49.275 49.425 49.625 49.425 #10 Alabama L 197.350 49.225 49.200 49.450 49.475 #20 Arkansas W 196.475 48.950 49.100 49.150 49.250 #12 Auburn W 196.375 49.125 49.050 48.950 49.250 #9 Kentucky W 196.225 49.125 49.200 49.275 48.625 #19 Missouri W 195.900 48.675 48.850 49.125 49.250 April 5 #8 Georgia 1st 197.300 49.500 49.250 49.225 49.325 3,107 #9 Kentucky W 196.850 49.200 49.125 49.175 49.350 Missouri W 196.625 49.025 49.175 49.200 49.225 Iowa State W 196.250 49.025 49.175 48.875 49.175 April 6 #8 Georgia 2nd 198.050 49.375 49.575 49.550 49.550 3,556 #1 Oklahoma L 198.475 49.450 49.650 49.700 49.675 #16 California W 197.675 49.375 49.575 49.400 49.325 #8 Kentucky W 197.600 49.425 49.300 49.275 49.600

10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ 390 All-America Honors

GEORGIA gymnastics

Sami Davis

Sterlyn Austin

Rachel Dickson

Rachel Baumann

Rachael Lukacs

Vault -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NCAA Regional-2nd Round -- NCAA Regional-Finals -- Average -- NQS -- Season High -- Career High -- Career Routines -- Career Event Titles --

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Meet #18 Ohio State at #1 Oklahoma #17 Alabama #36 Iowa State at #13 Auburn #24 Arkansas at #13 Missouri #13 Kentucky at #3 Florida at #4 LSU at Elevate the State #6 Utah at SEC

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INDIVIDUAL STATS

Alexa Al-Hameed

Meet #18 Ohio State at #1 Oklahoma #17 Alabama #36 Iowa State at #13 Auburn #24 Arkansas at #13 Missouri #13 Kentucky at #3 Florida at #4 LSU at Elevate the State # 6 Utah at SEC

Vault -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NCAA Regional-2nd Round -- NCAA Regional-Finals -- Average -- NQS -- Season High -- Career High -- Career Routines -- Career Event Titles --

Meet #18 Ohio State at #1 Oklahoma #17 Alabama #36 Iowa State at #13 Auburn #24 Arkansas at #13 Missouri #13 Kentucky at #3 Florida at #4 LSU at Elevate the State #6 Utah at SEC

Vault -- -- -- -- 9.800 9.775 -- -- -- -- 9.725 -- -- NCAA Regional-2nd Round -- NCAA Regional-Finals -- Average 9.767 NQS -- Season High 9.800 Career High 9.800 Career Routines 3 Career Event Titles --

Bars Beam Floor All-Around 9.800 -- -- -- 9.750 -- -- -- 9.925 -- -- -- 9.875 -- -- -- 9.650 -- -- -- 9.850 -- -- -- 9.825 -- -- -- 9.950 -- -- -- 9.875 -- -- -- 9.350 -- -- -- 9.900 -- -- -- 9.825 -- -- -- 9.900 -- -- -- 9.900 -- -- -- 9.900 -- -- -- 9.798 -- -- -- 9.880 -- -- -- 9.950 -- -- -- 9.950 -- -- -- 15 -- -- -- 2 -- -- --

Bars Beam Floor All-Around -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Bars Beam Floor All-Around -- 9.775 -- -- -- 9.875 -- -- -- 9.800 9.325 -- -- 9.775 9.500 -- -- 9.875 9.600 -- -- 9.750 9.850 -- -- 9.900 9.850 -- -- 9.000 9.800 -- -- 9.925 9.775 -- -- 9.625 9.900 -- -- 9.775 9.850 -- -- 9.900 9.850 -- -- 9.775 9.850 -- -- 9.775 9.600 -- -- 9.950 9.875 -- -- 9.748 9.730 -- -- 9.870 9.840 -- -- 9.950 9.900 -- -- 9.950 9.900 -- -- 15 13 -- -- 1 -- --

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Vault -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NCAA Regional-2nd Round -- NCAA Regional-Finals -- Average -- NQS -- Season High -- Career High -- Career Routines -- Career Event Titles --

Meet #18 Ohio State at #1 Oklahoma #17 Alabama # 36 Iowa State at #13 Auburn #24 Arkansas at #13 Missouri #13 Kentucky at #3 Florida at #4 LSU at Elevate the State #6 Utah at SEC

Vault 9.775 9.825 9.800 9.825 9.900 9.850 9.975 9.900 9.900 9.375 9.850 9.875 9.575 NCAA Regional-2nd Round 9.725 NCAA Regional-Finals 9.700 Average 9.821 NQS 9.885 Season High 9.975 Career High 9.975 Career Routines 40 Career Event Titles 3

Meet #18 Ohio State at #1 Oklahoma #17 Alabama #36 Iowa State at #13 Auburn #24 Arkansas at #13 Missouri #13 Kentucky at #3 Florida at #4 LSU at Elevate the State #6 Utah at SEC

Vault 9.825 9.900 9.800 9.900 9.875 9.925 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.825 9.950 9.875 NCAA Regional-2nd Round 9.950 NCAA Regional-Finals 9.900 Average 9.883 NQS 9.905 Season High 9.950 Career High 9.950 Career Routines 15 Career Event Titles 1

Bars Beam Floor All-Around -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.725 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.700 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.775 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.825 -- -- -- 9.750 -- -- -- 9.800 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.756 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.825 -- -- -- 9.825 -- -- -- 6 -- -- -- -- --

Bars Beam Floor All-Around 9.875 9.650 9.900 39.200 9.800 9.075 9.725 38.425 9.325 9.800 9.925 38.850 9.900 9.875 9.875 39.475 9.800 9.850 9.675 39.225 9.900 9.875 9.950 39.575 9.900 9.825 9.900 39.600 9.800 9.625 9.950 39.275 9.200 9.850 9.825 38.775 9.650 -- -- -- 8.550 9.875 9.950 38.225 9.875 9.875 9.925 39.550 9.900 9.900 9.925 39.300 9.825 9.800 9.800 39.150 9.900 9.950 9.900 39.450 9.631 9.743 9.873 39.107 9.855 9.865 9.910 39.320 9.900 9.950 9.950 39.600 9.950 9.950 9.950 39.625 43 37 35 35 9 3 7 6

Bars Beam Floor All-Around 9.750 -- 9.850 -- 8.850 -- 9.625 -- -- -- 9.900 -- -- -- 9.925 9.725 -- 9.825 -- -- -- 9.900 -- -- -- 9.675 -- -- -- 9.900 -- -- -- 9.900 -- -- 9.675 9.875 -- 9.825 -- 9.925 -- 9.825 -- 9.850 9.775 -- 9.875 -- 9.775 -- 9.925 -- 9.850 -- 9.925 -- 9.395 -- 9.846 -- -- -- 9.900 -- 9.850 9.675 9.925 -- 9.850 9.675 9.925 -- 8 1 15 -- -- -- 1 --

10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ 390 All-America Honors

GEORGIA gymnastics INDIVIDUAL STATS Mikayla Magee

Megan Roberts

Marissa Oakley

Emily Schild

Alyssa Perez-Lugones

Sydney Snead

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Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around -- -- -- 9.725 -- 9.800 -- 9.700 9.575 -- 9.775 -- 9.775 -- -- 9.750 -- -- 9.700 -- 9.825 -- 9.750 -- -- 9.775 -- 9.850 9.750 -- 9.675 -- 9.800 9.800 -- 9.800 -- 9.800 -- -- 9.775 -- 9.825 -- -- 9.775 -- 9.725 9.775 -- -- -- 9.250 9.825 -- 9.875 -- 9.875 -- -- 9.825 -- 9.675 -- -- NCAA Regional-2nd Round 9.850 -- 9.225 -- -- NCAA Regional-Finals 9.825 -- 9.800 9.850 -- Average 9.783 -- 9.735 9.736 -- NQS 9.795 -- 9.805 9.750 -- Season High 9.875 -- 9.875 9.825 -- Career High 9.875 -- 9.875 9.825 -- Career Routines 13 -- 13 8 -- Career Event Titles -- -- -- -- --

Meet #18 Ohio State at #1 Oklahoma #17 Alabama #36 Iowa State at #13 Auburn #24 Arkansas at #13 Missouri #13 Kentucky at #3 Florida at #4 LSU at Elevate the State #6 Utah at SEC

Vault -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NCAA Regional-2nd Round -- NCAA Regional-Finals -- Average -- NQS -- Season High -- Career High -- Career Routines -- Career Event Titles --

Bars Beam Floor All-Around 9.850 9.850 -- -- 9.900 9.675 -- -- 9.800 9.250 -- -- 9.925 9.525 -- -- -- -- -- -- 8.975 9.775 -- -- 9.275 9.825 -- -- 9.925 9.825 -- -- 9.950 9.875 -- -- 9.500 9.925 -- -- 9.850 9.875 -- -- 9.925 9.850 -- -- 9.900 9.725 -- -- 9.875 9.875 -- -- 10.00 9.900 -- -- 9.716 9.750 -- -- 9.905 9.855 -- -- 10.00 9.925 -- -- 10.00 9.950 -- -- 28 28 -- -- 5 1 -- --

Bars Beam Floor All-Around -- -- 8.875 -- -- -- 9.800 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.850 -- -- -- 9.650 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.544 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.850 -- -- -- 9.850 -- -- -- 4 -- -- -- -- --

Meet #18 Ohio State at #1 Oklahoma #17 Alabama #36 Iowa State at #13 Auburn #24 Arkansas at #13 Missouri #13 Kentucky at #3 Florida at #4 LSU at Elevate the State #6 Utah at SEC

Vault -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NCAA Regional-2nd Round -- NCAA Regional-Finals -- Average -- NQS -- Season High -- Career High 9.5625 Career Routines 1 Career Event Titles --

Meet #18 Ohio State at #1 Oklahoma #17 Alabama #36 Iowa State at #13 Auburn #24 Arkansas at #13 Missouri #13 Kentucky at #3 Florida at #4 LSU at Elevate the State #6 Utah at SEC

Vault 9.925 9.950 9.900 9.925 9.900 9.950 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.925 9.950 9.900 9.900 NCAA Regional-2nd Round 9.950 NCAA Regional-Finals 9.950 Average 9.919 NQS 9.935 Season High 9.950 Career High 9.950 Career Routines 55 Career Event Titles 13

Bars Beam Floor All-Around -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.875 -- -- -- 9.650 -- -- -- 9.850 -- -- -- 9.825 -- -- -- 9.850 -- -- -- 9.825 -- -- -- 9.825 -- -- -- 9.775 -- -- -- 9.850 -- -- -- 9.800 -- -- -- 9.900 -- -- -- 9.850 -- -- -- 9.875 -- -- -- 9.813 -- -- -- 9.840 -- -- -- 9.900 -- -- -- 9.900 -- -- -- 13 -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Bars Beam Floor All-Around 9.825 9.775 -- -- 9.700 -- -- -- 9.825 -- -- -- 9.200 9.800 -- -- 9.725 9.150 -- -- 9.800 -- -- -- 9.175 -- -- -- 9.850 -- -- -- 9.775 -- -- -- 9.850 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.673 9.575 -- -- 9.800 -- -- -- 9.850 9.800 -- -- 9.875 9.825 -- -- 17 7 -- -- -- -- -- --

Bars Beam Floor All-Around 9.850 9.775 9.850 39.400 9.100 9.750 9.875 38.675 9.850 9.925 9.925 39.600 9.850 9.850 9.900 39.525 9.775 9.875 9.800 39.350 9.900 9.900 9.825 39.575 9.875 9.825 9.850 39.450 9.925 9.675 9.675 39.375 9.825 9.875 9.875 39.525 9.825 9.875 9.875 39.500 9.850 9.900 9.900 39.600 9.825 9.875 9.775 39.375 9.875 9.800 9.825 39.400 9.800 9.850 9.825 39.425 9.900 9.800 9.875 39.525 9.792 9.858 9.844 39.413 9.870 9.885 9.885 39.545 9.925 9.925 9.925 39.600 9.950 9.925 10.00 39.600 56 33 51 33 6 4 4 12

10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ 390 All-America Honors

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Vault 9.650 -- -- -- -- -- 9.700 -- -- -- -- -- -- NCAA Regional-2nd Round -- NCAA Regional-Finals -- Average 9.650 NQS -- Season High 9.700 Career High 9.825 Career Routines 16 Career Event Titles --

Vault -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NCAA Regional-2nd Round -- NCAA Regional-Finals -- Average -- NQS -- Season High -- Career High -- Career Routines -- Career Event Titles --

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Meet #18 Ohio State at #1 Oklahoma #17 Alabama #36 Iowa State at #13 Auburn #24 Arkansas at #13 Missouri #13 Kentucky at #3 Florida at #4 LSU at Elevate the State #6 Utah at SEC

GEORGIA gymnastics INDIVIDUAL STATS Sabrina Vega Meet #18 Ohio State at #1 Oklahoma #17 Alabama #36 Iowa State at #13 Auburn #24 Arkansas at #13 Missouri #13 Kentucky at #3 Florida at #4 LSU at Elevate the State #6 Utah at SEC

Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around 9.825 -- 9.900 9.875 -- 9.825 -- 9.825 9.900 -- 9.800 -- 9.825 9.850 -- 9.850 -- 9.875 9.925 -- 9.900 -- 9.925 9.925 -- 9.900 -- 9.925 9.950 -- 9.825 -- 9.400 9.700 -- 9.850 -- 9.925 9.975 -- 9.825 -- 9.950 9.875 -- 9.825 -- 9.825 9.875 -- 9.750 -- 9.900 9.950 -- 9.875 -- 9.900 9.900 -- 9.900 -- 9.850 9.825 -- NCAA Regional-2nd Round 9.900 -- 9.925 9.975 -- NCAA Regional-Finals 9.850 -- 9.950 9.975 -- Average 9.838 -- 9.858 9.894 -- NQS 9.855 -- 9.925 9.930 -- Season High 9.900 -- 9.950 9.975 -- Career High 9.900 -- 9.950 9.975 -- Career Routines 28 -- 42 41 -- Career Event Titles 1 -- 6 7 --

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Abbey Ward Meet #18 Ohio State at #1 Oklahoma #17 Alabama #36 Iowa State at #13 Auburn #24 Arkansas at #13 Missouri #13 Kentucky at #3 Florida at #4 LSU at Elevate the State #6 Utah at SEC

Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around 9.775 -- -- -- -- 9.800 -- -- -- -- 9.850 -- -- -- -- 9.800 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.825 -- -- -- -- 9.825 -- -- -- -- 9.825 -- -- -- -- 9.800 -- -- -- -- 9.800 -- -- -- -- 9.750 -- -- -- -- NCAA Regional-2nd Round 9.850 -- -- -- -- NCAA Regional-Finals 9.850 -- -- -- -- Average 9.811 -- -- -- -- NQS 9.815 -- -- -- -- Season High 9.850 -- -- -- -- Career High 9.850 -- -- -- -- Career Routines 12 -- -- -- -- Career Event Titles 0 -- -- -- --

TEAM Meet #18 Ohio State at #1 Oklahoma #17 Alabama #36 Iowa State at #13 Auburn #24 Arkansas at #13 Missouri #13 Kentucky at #3 Florida at #4 LSU at Elevate the State #6 Utah at SEC

Vault 49.125 49.300 49.150 49.300 49.400 49.400 49.300 49.375 49.350 49.250 49.175 49.475 49.175 NCAA Regional-2nd Round 49.500 NCAA Regional-Finals 49.375 Average 49.298 NQS 49.365 Season High 49.475

Bars Beam Floor All-Around 49.200 49.075 49.200 196.600 48.250 48.825 48.925 195.300 49.275 49.125 49.325 196.875 49.200 49.175 49.325 197.000 48.800 49.275 48.925 196.400 49.275 49.325 49.475 197.475 48.725 49.175 49.100 196.300 49.475 49.050 49.400 197.300 49.300 49.475 49.325 197.450 48.600 49.150 49.325 196.325 49.275 49.325 49.575 197.350 49.275 49.425 49.350 197.525 49.475 49.050 49.300 197.000 49.250 49.225 49.325 197.300 49.575 49.550 49.550 198.050 49.054 49.200 49.271 196.825 49.170 49.305 49.375 197.195 49.575 49.550 49.575 198.050

Year 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

UGA CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY Team Final/Semifinal 9th; 177.600 7th; 180.900 4th; 184.050 1st; 187.900 5th; 186.800 1st; 192.650 3rd; 193.225 3rd; 193.375 2nd; 194.600 1st; 196.400 1st; 195.050 1st; 196.825 1st; 1996.400 1st; 197.075 1st; 197.825 1st; 197.025 1st; 196.775 1st; 197.100 2nd; 196.650 3rd; 196.625 3rd; 196.775 1st; 197.350 1st; 197.275 1st; 197.700 1st; 197.700 1st; 197.625 T4th; 195.450 5th; 196.500 3rd; 197.150 2nd; 197.300 5th; 196.600 3rd; 196.725 6th; 195.800 4th; 196.6875

Super Six ---------1st; 198.000 3rd; 195.850 5th; 196.075 T-3rd; 196.775 3rd; 196.600 1st; 197.725 1st; 196.850 3rd; 196.800 2nd; 197.400 2nd; 197.250 3rd; 197.150 2nd; 197.200 1st; 197.825 1st; 197.750 1st; 197.850 1st; 197.450 1st; 197.825 T9th; N/A 11th; N/A 6th; 196.675 5th; 197.550 11th; N/A 6th; 196.8125 12th; N/A 7th; N/A

10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ 390 All-America Honors

GEORGIA gymnastics 2019 STATS

SEASON HIGHS Gymnast

Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Alexa Al-Hameed -- 9.950 -- -- -- Sterlyn Austin -- -- -- -- -- Rachel Baumann 9.800 -- 9.950 9.900 -- Sami Davis -- -- -- 9.825 -- Rachel Dickson 9.975 9.900 9.950 9.950 39.600 Rachael Lukacs 9.950 9.850 9.675 9.925 -- Mikayla Magee 9.875 -- 9.875 9.850 -- Marissa Oakley 9.700 10.00 9.900 -- -- Alyssa Perez-Lugones -- -- -- 9.850 -- Megan Roberts -- 9.900 -- -- -- Emily Schild -- 9.850 9.800 -- -- Sydney Snead 9.950 9.925 9.925 9.925 39.600 Sabrina Vega 9.900 -- 9.950 9.975 -- Abbey Ward 9.850 -- -- -- -- TEAM 49.500 49.575 49.550 49.575 198.050

CAREER HIGHS Gymnast

Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Alexa Al-Hameed -- 9.950 -- -- -- Sterlyn Austin -- -- -- -- -- Rachel Baumann 9.800 -- 9.950 9.900 -- Sami Davis -- -- -- 9.825 -- Rachel Dickson 9.975 9.950 9.950 9.950 39.625 Rachael Lukacs 9.950 9.850 9.675 9.925 -- Mikayla Magee 9.875 -- 9.875 9.850 -- Marissa Oakley 9.825 10.00 9.950 -- -- Alyssa Perez-Lugones -- -- -- 9.850 -- Megan Roberts -- 9.900 -- -- -- Emily Schild 9.5625 9.875 9.825 -- -- Sydney Snead 9.950 9.950 9.925 10.00 39.600 Sabrina Vega 9.900 -- 9.950 9.975 -- Abbey Ward 9.850 -- -- -- --

RACHEL BAUMANN (2) Beam (2) Missouri 9.900 NCAA Regionals- Finals 9.950

SYDNEY SNEAD (16) Vault (7) Ohio State 9.925 Alabama 9.900 Iowa State 9.925 Arkansas 9.950 Elevate the Stage 9.950 NCAA Regionals- 2nd Round 9.950 NCAA Regionals- Finals 9.950 Bars (1) Arkansas 9.900 Beam (2) Alabama 9.925 Elevate the Stage 9.900 Floor (1) Alabama 9.925 All-Around (5) Ohio State 39.400 Alabama 39.600 Iowa State 39.525 Arkansas 39.575 Elevate the Stage 39.600

RACHEL DICKSON (9) Vault (1) Missouri 9.975 Bars (3) Ohio State 9.875 Arkansas 9.900 Missouri 9.900 Beam (1) NCAA Regionals- Finals 9.950 Floor (2) Ohio State 9.900 Arkansas 9.950 All-Around (2) Arkansas 39.575 Missouri 39.600 RACHAEL LUKACS (3) Vault (2) Utah 9.950 NCAA Regionals- 2nd Round 9.950 Floor (1) Iowa State 9.925

SABRINA VEGA (12) Vault (1) Auburn 9.900 Beam (7) Ohio State 9.900 Auburn 9.925 Arkansas 9.925 Florida 9.950 Elevate the Stage 9.900 NCAA Regionals- 2nd Round 9.925 NCAA Regionals- Finals 9.950 Floor (4) Arkansas 9.950 Kentucky 9.975 NCAA Regionals- 2nd Round 9.975 NCAA Regionals- Finals 9.975 TOTALS (47) Vault (11) Bars (10) Beam (8) Floor (11) All-Around (7)

10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ 390 All-America Honors

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MARISSA OAKLEY (3) Bars (3) Iowa State 9.925 Utah 9.925 NCAA Regionals- Finals 10.00

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EVENT/ALL-AROUND WINNERS ALEXA AL-HAMEED (3) Bars (3) Alabama 9.925 Kentucky 9.950 NCAA Regionals- 2nd Round 9.900

GEORGIA gymnastics Rachael Lukacs contributed two 9.900’s to Georgia’s fourthconsecutive SEC victory. The Hillsborough, New Jersey native earned her fourth consecutive 9.900 (or better) on vault and her fifth score of 9.900 (or better) on floor. BATTLE OF THE BAUMANNS Georgia freshman Rachel Baumann and Florida sophomore Alyssa Baumann competed against each other for the first time at the Georgia-Florida match-up in Gainesville. Both sisters trained at WOGA in Dallas, Texas, but competed at different levels throughout their time in club. In the battle of the Baumann sisters, Rachel scored a 9.925 on beam- her season-high at the time.

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SABRINA VEGA NAMED SEC SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK Junior Sabrina Vega of the University of Georgia gymnastics team was named the Southeastern Conference Gymnastics Specialist of the Week, following competition against Kentucky. Needing a 9.925 to win the meet for the GymDogs, Vega scored a nearly perfect 9.975 in the final routine on floor to keep Georgia undefeated against the Kentucky Wildcats in head-to-head competition.

have showed continued progress throughout the season. The team keeps climbing and trending in the uphill direction, achieving higher scores each week throughout all apparatuses. VEGA CONTINUES THE MOONWALK Junior Sabrina Vega assumed the responsibility of taking over the Georgia moonwalk tradition on beam last season and will continue that this season. She is the sixth Gymdog to perform the moonwalk on the balance beam, following Nikki Childs, Cassidy McComb, Lindsey Cheek, Mary Beth Box, and Morgan Reynolds. DICKSON INHERITS KUPETS’ VAULT Junior Rachel Dickson will perform the vault that head coach Courtney Kupets Carter did as a GymDog- a yurchenko half on front pike. HITTING A 197.000 Georgia was the fifth school to record a 197.000 this season. They GymDogs hit that mark in week four against Iowa State in Athens. BEST OPENING MEET SCORE SINCE 2007 The GymDogs opened the 2019 season with a 196.600 against Ohio State, which is the highest score to start the season since 2007. That year Georgia went 31-2-1 and won the program’s third-consecutive national championship.

In Georgia’s third consecutive SEC win of the 2019 season, the Carmel, New York native also moonwalked her way to a 9.925 on beam to tie her career-best score for the third time this season.

A NEW FIRE A team that competed five gymnasts on three events 21 times throughout the 2018 season, has added tremendous depth to the 2019 lineup with nine freshmen and five returners, four of which earned All-American accolades a season ago.

GYMDOGS CLAIM FIRST ROAD WIN AT MIZZOU The sixth-ranked Georgia GymDogs posted a 196.300 to claim their first road victory against the No. 13 Missouri Tigers (195.900) at the Hearnes Center.

After ending the 2018 season with a seventh-place finish, the GymDogs are hopeful to get back there and finish in the top three.

Rachel Dickson led the GymDogs on bars (9.900), vault (9.975), and floor (9.900). She notched a new career-high score on vault and took home the event title. BAUMANN NAMED SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK University of Georgia gymnast Rachel Baumann was named the Southeastern Conference Gymnastics Freshman of the Week. In Georgia’s win at Missouri, Baumann led the GymDogs on beam to stick her career-high score and earn her first event title with a 9.900. She matched her high-score on floor, contributing a 9.850 for Georgia.

As Rachel Dickson put it: “I wouldn’t deny us.” THE WOW FACTOR Alexa Al-Hameed has a release on bars that sends a packed Stegeman Coliseum into “ohh”s and “ahh”s. According to Sabrina Vega, “I have never seen a more beautiful release in my life, and I still get that feeling every time I see her.” THE LARGEST FRESHMAN CLASS Georgia’s freshman class of nine is the largest in program history. There were eight rookies on the roster in 1977.

Her sister, Alyssa, who is a sophomore gymnast at Florida, was named the SEC Specialist of the Week. WE HAVE WHAT IT TAKES A motto that started out the year as “Whatver It Takes” has quickly formed into “We Have What It Takes”. It’s no longer about doing whatever it takes to achieve team goals that have been set, it’s about knowing they have those skills and confidence to get there. With improvements still to be made, the Georgia GymDogs

10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ 390 All-America Honors

GEORGIA gymnastics GYMDOG ROUTINES

VAULT

BARS

BEAM

FLOOR

Side Aerial + Back Layout; 1/1 Turn; Wolf Jump + Switch Straddle; Round-off + Layout Double Full

Round-off + Back Handspring + Double Tuck; Round-off + Back Handspring, back Double Pike; Switch Side + Straddle Jump; Double Turn Leg Up + 1/1 Turn; Round-off + Back Layout 1 1/2 + Front Layout

Mount: Jump to High bar, Kip, CHS; Back Giant 1/1 + Reverse Hecht; Kip, CHS; Bail to HS, Kip, Piked Sole Circle Backwards; Kip, CHS, Back Giant; Back Giant 1/1 + Double Tuck

ALEXA AL-HAMEED

Yurchenko Full

Round-off + Back Handspring + Back Layout 2 1/2; Round-off + Back Layout 1 1/2; Front Layout + Front Tuck; Tour Jete 1/2 + Split Full; Round-off + Back Handspring + Back Double Tuck

SAMI DAVIS Yurchenko half on front pike (Omelianchik)

RACHEL DICKSON

Mount: Jump to High bar, Kip, CHS; Toe-On Reverse Hecht; Kip, CHS; Bail to HS + Toeon Catch High; Kip, CHS, Back Giant, Back Giant, Full Twisting Double Layout

Front Aerial + Straddle 1/4; 1/1 Turn; Back Handspring + Back Layout; Switch Leap + Split Leap; Back Handspring + Back Layout 1 1/2

Round-off + Back Handspring + Arabian Double Front; Roundoff + Back Layout 1 1/2 + Front Layout; Switch Side + Straddle Jump 1/1; Roundoff + Back Handspring + Back Double Pike

10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ 390 All-America Honors

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VAULT Yurchenko Double Full

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Straddle Jump + Straddle Jump 1/2; Back Handspring + Back Layout; Switch Leap + Switch Leap Side; 1/1 Turn; Side Aerial + Back Layout 1/1

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Mount: Between bars Jump to High Bar, Kip, CHS; Toe Circle HS 1/2 + El Grip Piked Jaeger; Kip, CHS, Pak Salto; Kip, CHS Pirouette, Kip, Pike On; Kip, CHS, Back Giant, Back Giant, Full Twisting Double Tuck

Round-off + Back Handspring + Full-in Pike; Switch Side + Straddle Jump 1/1; Round-off + Back Layout 1 1/2 + Front Layout + Stag Jump; Round-off + Back Handspring + Back Double Pike

Wolf Turn 1/1; Back Handspring + Back Layout + Back Layout; Split Jump + Ring Jump; Cartwheel + Back Grainer 1/1 OR Wolf Turn 1/1; Front Aerial, Back Handspring + Back Layout; Split Jump + Ring Jump; Cartwheel + Back Grainer 1/1

Round-off + Back Handspring + Double Pike; Round-off + Back Layout 1 1/2 + Front Layout; Switch Side + Straddle Jump 1/1; Round-off + Back Handspring + Back Double Tuck

ALYSSA PEREZ-LUGONES Yurchenko 1.5

MEGAN ROBERTS

FLOOR Round-off + Back Handspring + Double Layout; Wolf Jump 1/1 + Straddle Jump 1/1; Round -off +Whip Salto +Back Layout 1 1/2 + Front layout; Capriel (heel click) + Switch Side; Round-off + Back Handspring + Back Double Pike

Mount: Jump to High bar, Kip, CHS; Reverse Hecht; Kip, CHS, Clear Hip HS, Pak Salto; Kip, CHS 1/2 Pirouette; Kip, Pike On; Kip, CHS, Back Giant, Back Giant, Double Layout

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Kip, CHS, Toe Circle HS, Toe Circle Shaposh, Bail to HS; Kip, Pike On, Kip, CHS, Back Giant, Back Giant, Double Layout

Round-off + Back Handspring + Full-in Pike; Switch Side + Straddle Jump 1/1; Round-off + Back Layout 1 1/2 + Front Layout; Round-off + Back Handspring + Back Double Pike

10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ 390 All-America Honors

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EMILY SCHILD Yurchenko 1.5

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Mount: Jump to High bar, Kip, CHS; Toe-On Handstand, Toe-On Reverse Hecht; Kip, CHS, Pak Salto; Kip, CHS 1/2 Pirouette, Pike On; Kip, CHS, Back Giant, Back Giant; Double Layout

Mount: Press Handstand or Swtich Leap + Split Leap; Back Handspring + Back Layout; Beat Jump + Sheep Jump; 1/1 Turn; Front Aerial + Split Jump; Side Aerial + Back Layout 1/1

Round-off + Back Handspring + Double Pike; Round-off + Back Layout 1 1/2 + Front Layout Half + Split Jump; Switch Full + Sissone; Round-off + Back Handspring + Back Double Tuck

Mount: Jump to High bar, Kip, CHS; Clear Hip + Reverse Hecht; Kip, CHS; Bail to HS, Kip, Pike On; Kip CHS, Back Giant, Back Giant, Double Layout

Back Handspring + Back Layout + Back Handspring; Switch Leap + Straddle Jump; 1/1 Turn; Front Tuck + Wolf Jump; Round-off + Layout Double Full

Round-off + Whip Salto + Back Handspring + Back Handsping + Back Double Tuck; Wolf 1/1 + Straddle Jump 1/1; Front Handspring + Front Layout 1 1/2 + Shushunova; Switch Leg + Cat; Round-off + Back Handspring + Back Double Pike

Mount: Jump from board to Split Jump; Switch + Ring Jump; Front Aerual + Split Jump; Back Handspring + Back Layout; 1/1 Turn; Side Aerial + Back Layout 1/1

Round-off + Back Handspring + Full-in Pike; Round-off + Back Layout 1 1/2 + Front Layout + Sissone; Switch Ring + Tour Jete 1/2; Tour Jete 1/1; Round-off + Back Handspring + Back Double Tuck

SYDNEY SNEAD Yurchenko Full

SABRINA VEGA Tsuk Layout Full (Kasamatsu)

ABBEY WARD

10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ 390 All-America Honors

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Courtney KUPETS CARTER HEAD COACH, 2nd season Courtney Kupets Carter was named the eighth head coach of the Georgia GymDogs in May of 2017, nine years after completing the most illustrious career in NCAA gymnastics history. With a season under her belt, Kupets Carter brought the GymDogs to new heights in 2019. Georgia posted its highest season-opening score since 2007- a 196.600 against Ohio State, and was the fifth school in the nation to record a 197.000. The GymDogs hit that mark in week four against Iowa State in Athens. For the first time since 2008, Georgia defeated Florida in Gainesville. The then-No. 7 GymDogs upset No. 3 Florida, 197.450-197.375, handing the Gators their first SEC loss of the season. At the NCAA Regional in Athens, the GymDogs posted its highest score in a decade with a 198.050 to advance to the NCAA National Championships.

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Courtney Kupets Carter’s File • Eighth head coach in Georgia gymnastics history • First gymnast to win individual championships on all four events and an all-around title • Georgia’s only Honda Broderick Cup award winner • Competed at the 2004 Olympic Games earning a team silver medal and an individual bronze medal on uneven bars • Holds the Georgia record for single season points on bars and beam, as well as season total points for 2006 and 2009. • Scored eight Perfect 10’s as a GymDog, two on vault, three on bars, two on beam, and one on floor Year Record Conference 2018 12-18 8-11 Georgia 12-18 Overall 12-18

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In her first year as head coach, Kupets Carter led the GymDogs to a seventh place overall ranking. Ranked No. 18 heading into postseason, Georgia received the third seed at the Tuscaloosa Regional. The GymDogs scored a 196.500, behind only Alabama, to advance to the NCAA National Championship Semifinals in St. Louis. Under her direction, Sydney Snead (vault), Marissa Oakley (bars), Rachel Dickson (bars), and Sabrina Vega (floor) claimed NCAA First Team All-America honors. Over the course of the regular season, the GymDogs brought in an average of 10,102 fans per meet, the highest number in program history. This breaks the attendance record of 10,055 set in 2017 and ranks fourthbest in the nation, behind Utah, LSU, and Alabama. The GymDogs are closest to reaching capacity at their facility as Stegeman Coliseum holds a capacity of 10,284.

Additionally, in her first year at the helm, Georgia Gymnastics made history with the highest annual donations to the Gymnastics Endowment Fund, raising a record $235,000, also marking the highest number of season tickets sold in a single season. NCAA Indiv. Champions........0

As Georgia’s head coach... Home Record...................... 8-4 Away Record...................... 3-6 All-Americans.......................4 Neutral Record................... 20-16 All-America Honors...............6 SEC Record......................... 20-17 SEC Ind. Titles.......................0 Vs. Top 25........................... 29-24 All-SEC Honors......................3 As a Georgia gymnast... NCAA Indiv. Champions..... 9 All-Americans.................... 15 All-America Honors............ 0 SEC Ind. Titles.................... 8 All-SEC Honors................... 0

In her four years as a Gym Dog from 2006 to 2009, with one season missed due to injury, Kupets Carter won four team national championships, eight SEC event championships, nine individual NCAA titles and was a 15-time All-American. She was Team MVP in 2006 and 2009, and won the Honda Award in 2007 and 2009. Kupets Carter holds the distinction of being the first gymnast to win individual championships on all four events and the all-around title. Kupets Carter, Georgia’s only Honda Broderick Cup award winner, also excelled in the classroom with two CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-America honors and was the recipient of the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

Outside of her collegiate career, Kupets Carter won a team silver medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece in addition to an individual bronze on uneven bars. In addition to her impressive competitive resume, Kupets Carter brings 13 years of coaching experience at various levels of the sport with her to Georgia including stints as a student coach for the GymDogs in 2010 and at Oconee Gymnastics Club. Most recently, Kupets Carter served as an analyst for the SEC Network’s Friday Night Heights coverage of SEC gymnastics. Kupets Carter is married to Chris Carter. The couple has three children: daughters Brooklyn (December 2015) and Savannah (December 2018), and a son, Bentley (June 2017).

10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ 390 All-America Honors

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Sydney SNEAD Senior | Raleigh, N.C. | Sonshine Gymnastics Major: Sport Management Events: VT, UB, BB, FX 2019 BIO UPDATE: Best vaulter in the SEC with a No. 5 national ranking for the event and the only gymnast in the conference ranked in the top-10 for vault... Ranked as the 13th-best all-around gymnast in the nation... Competed all-around in all 15 meets... scored a 9.900 or higher on vault in every meet of her senior campaign... Leads the team with 17 event titles- seven on vault, one each on bars and floor, two on beam, and five in the all-around...Notched a career-high of 9.950 on vault five times... Hit a career-high 39.600 in the all-around against Alabama and at Elevate the Stage...claimed WCGA Regular Season All-America First Team honors on vault and Second Team honors in the all-around...Recipient of the Gymnastics Fans Scholarship Endowment and the Liz Murphey Women’s Athletic Scholarship Endowment

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Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around #18 Ohio State 9.925 9.850 9.775 9.850 39.400 at #1 Oklahoma 9.950 9.100 9.750 9.875 38.675 #17 Alabama 9.900 9.850 9.925 9.925 39.600 #36 Iowa State 9.925 9.850 9.850 9.900 39.525 at #13 Auburn 9.900 9.775 9.875 9.800 39.350 #24 Arkansas 9.950 9.900 9.900 9.825 39.575 at #13 Missouri 9.900 9.875 9.825 9.850 39.450 #13 Kentucky 9.900 9.925 9.675 9.675 39.375 at #3 Florida 9.900 9.825 9.875 9.875 39.525 at #4 LSU 9.925 9.825 9.875 9.875 39.500 at Elevate the State 9.950 9.850 9.900 9.900 39.600 #6 Utah 9.900 9.825 9.875 9.775 39.375 at SEC 9.900 9.875 9.800 9.825 39.400 NCAA Regional-2nd Round 9.950 9.800 9.850 9.825 39.425 NCAA Regional-Finals 9.950 9.900 9.800 9.875 39.525 Average 9.919 9.792 9.858 9.844 39.413 NQS 9.935 9.870 9.885 9.885 39.545 Season High 9.950 9.925 9.925 9.925 39.600 Career High 9.950 9.950 9.925 10.00 39.600 Career Routines 55 56 33 51 33 Career Event Titles 15 6 4 4 12

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Sydney Snead 2019 RESULTS

NOTES ABOUT Sydney: • Interned with Nike’s Sports Marketing Team for Tennis in Oregon during the summer of 2018. • Scored a Perfect 10 on floor against Florida in 2018, marking the first 10 by a GymDog since Brittany Rogers earned a 10 on vault at UCLA in 2016, the first inside of Stegeman Coliseum since Grace Taylor on beam in 2010 and the first on floor since Courtney Kupets in 2009 (also against Florida). • Four All-American accolades- first team on vault, second team on vault, beam, and all-around • Three-time All- SEC Team selection (freshman team in 2016)

10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ 390 All-America Honors

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Rachel DICKSON Junior | Canton, Mich. | Michigan Elite Major: Marketing Events: VT, UB, BB, FX

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2019 BIO UPDATE: Competed all-around in 14 out of 15 meets.. Third on team with nine event titles- one on vault and beam, three on bars, and two on floor and in the all-around...Claimed WCGA Regular Season All-America Second Team honors on floor...Hit career-high marks on vault and floor... Changed her vault to a a yurchenko half on front pike, which is the same one that head coach Courtney Kupets Carter did as a GymDog...Scored a career-high 9.975 at Missouri... Recipient of the Clyde Bohler Memorial Scholarship

Rachel Dickson 2019 RESULTS Meet #18 Ohio State at #1 Oklahoma #17 Alabama # 36 Iowa State at #13 Auburn #24 Arkansas at #13 Missouri #13 Kentucky at #3 Florida at #4 LSU at Elevate the State #6 Utah at SEC

NOTES ABOUT Rachel: • Five All-American accolades- first team on bars (2018), second team on vault, bars (2017), and all-around (2017 and 2018) • 2018 All- SEC Team

10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ 390 All-America Honors

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Sabrina VEGA Junior | Carmel, N.Y. | GAGE Gymnastics Major: Biology & Psychology Events: VT, BB, FX

2019 BIO UPDATE: Named SEC Specialist of the Year... claimed the honor of SEC

NOTES ABOUT Sabrina:

Sabrina Vega 2019 RESULTS

Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around #18 Ohio State 9.825 -- 9.900 9.875 -- at #1 Oklahoma 9.825 -- 9.825 9.900 -- #17 Alabama 9.800 -- 9.825 9.850 -- #36 Iowa State 9.850 -- 9.875 9.925 -- at #13 Auburn 9.900 -- 9.925 9.925 -- #24 Arkansas 9.900 -- 9.925 9.950 -- at #13 Missouri 9.825 -- 9.400 9.700 -- #13 Kentucky 9.850 -- 9.925 9.975 -- at #3 Florida 9.825 -- 9.950 9.875 -- at #4 LSU 9.825 -- 9.825 9.875 -- at Elevate the State 9.750 -- 9.900 9.950 -- #6 Utah 9.875 -- 9.900 9.900 -- at SEC 9.900 -- 9.850 9.825 -- NCAA Regional-2nd Round 9.900 -- 9.925 9.975 -- NCAA Regional-Finals 9.850 -- 9.950 9.975 -- Average 9.838 -- 9.858 9.894 -- NQS 9.855 -- 9.925 9.930 -- Season High 9.900 -- 9.950 9.975 -- Career High 9.900 -- 9.950 9.975 -- Career Routines 28 -- 42 41 -- Career Event Titles 1 -- 6 7 --

10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ 390 All-America Honors

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• USA National Team member for five years • Earned a gold medal with the U.S. National Team in Tokyo in 2011 • 2018 First Team All-American on beam • SEC Specialist of the Week (Jan. 23, 2018)

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Specialist of the Week (Feb. 19 after Kentucky)... Competed vault, beam and floor in all 15 meets...Second on the team with 12 event titles- one on vault, seven on beam, and four on floor... Claimed WCGA Regular Season All-America First Team honors on beam and Second Team honors on floor...Earned seven scores of 9.900 or better on vault... Notched a careerhigh of 9.950 on vault at Florida...Scored a nearly perfect 9.975 on floor against Kentucky and back-to back in the NCAA Athens Regional to match a career-best... recorded career-high marks on vault (9.900) and beam (9.950)...Recipient of the Gymnastics Fans Scholarship Endowment and the Jennifer Moree Gymnastics Scholarship.

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Emily SCHILD Sophomore | Huntersville, N.C. | Everest Gymnastics Major: Human Development and Family Science Events: VT, UB, BB

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2019 BIO UPDATE: Competed bars in 10 consecutive meets before a knee injury prior to the Elevate the Stage meet that sidelined her for the remainder of the season...Performed three beam routines...Scored a season-high 9.850 in her final meet of the season at LSU...Recipient of the Julia Morgan Athletic Scholarship

Emily Schild 2019 RESULTS Meet #18 Ohio State at #1 Oklahoma #17 Alabama #36 Iowa State at #13 Auburn #24 Arkansas at #13 Missouri #13 Kentucky at #3 Florida at #4 LSU at Elevate the State #6 Utah at SEC

Vault -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NCAA Regional-2nd Round -- NCAA Regional-Finals -- Average -- NQS -- Season High -- Career High 9.5625 Career Routines 1 Career Event Titles --

10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ 390 All-America Honors

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Marissa OAKLEY Sophomore | Huntersville, N.C. | Everest Gymnastics Major: Journalism Events: VT, UB, BB

Marissa Oakley 2019 RESULTS Marissa Oakley Meet #18 Ohio State at #1 Oklahoma #17 Alabama #36 Iowa State at #13 Auburn #24 Arkansas at #13 Missouri #13 Kentucky at #3 Florida at #4 LSU at Elevate the State #6 Utah at SEC

10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ 390 All-America Honors

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2019 BIO UPDATE: Competed bars and beam in 14 meets, and vault in two meets...Scored a Perfect 10 on bars at the NCAA Athens Regional Finals...The first GymDog since 1998 to earn a 10 on bars during regionals competition and the first Georgia gymnast to manage such a feat since Georgia head coach Courtney Kupets Carter in 2009... Named SEC Specialist of the Week (Feb. 26 after Florida)...Posted six scores of 9.900 or better on bars...Recipient of the Jennifer Moree Gymnastics Scholarship championship on bars and finished third in the all-around.

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Alexa AL-HAMEED Freshman | Ames, Iowa | Triad Gymnastics Major: Intended Accounting Events: UB, BB, FX

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2019 BIO UPDATE: Competed all 15 meets on bars, earning a season-high 9.950 and three event titles... Named to the SEC All-Freshman list after her performance at the SEC Championship...Recipient of the Julia Morgan Athletic Scholarship

Alexa Al-Hameed 2019 RESULTS

Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around #18 Ohio State -- 9.800 -- -- -- at #1 Oklahoma -- 9.750 -- -- -- #17 Alabama -- 9.925 -- -- -- #36 Iowa State -- 9.875 -- -- -- at #13 Auburn -- 9.650 -- -- -- #24 Arkansas -- 9.850 -- -- -- at #13 Missouri -- 9.825 -- -- -- #13 Kentucky -- 9.950 -- -- -- at #3 Florida -- 9.875 -- -- -- at #4 LSU -- 9.350 -- -- -- at Elevate the State -- 9.900 -- -- -- #6 Utah -- 9.825 -- -- -- at SEC -- 9.900 -- -- -- NCAA Regional-2nd Round -- 9.900 -- -- -- NCAA Regional-Finals -- 9.900 -- -- -- Average -- 9.798 -- -- -- NQS -- 9.880 -- -- -- Season High -- 9.950 -- -- -- Career High -- 9.950 -- -- -- Career Routines -- 15 -- -- -- Career Event Titles -- 2 -- -- --

10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ 390 All-America Honors

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Sterlyn AUSTIN Freshman | Bogart, Ga. | Georgia Elite Major: Biology Events: FX

2019 BIO UPDATE: did not compete

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GET TO KNOW Sterlyn: What are you most excited about for the season? “Just being in the atmosphere and actually being out on the floor, in front of all the fans. I grew up coming to a lot of meets so it’ll be awesome to actually be out there.” What is the biggest thing gymnastics has taught you? “Mainly to support others, especially those that I am competing against. Gymnastics has taught me to cheer on my competitors and to always show good sportsmanship.” What is something no one knows about you? “People don’t know that I love learning about history. History isn’t my major, I just enjoy learning about it. My major is actually psychology.”

10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ 390 All-America Honors

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Rachel BAUMANN Freshman | Plano, Texas | WOGA Major: Intended Management Information Systems Events: VT, BB, FX 2019 BIO UPDATE: Competed all 15 meets on beam...scored a season-high 9.950 on beam in the NCAA Regional Finals... competed 13 consecutive meets on floor and made three appearances in the vault lineup.... recorded five scores of 9.900 or better on beam... Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors (Feb. 12 after Missouri), the same week her sister Alyssa, a gymnast at Florida, was named Specialist of the Week... Recipient of the Leon Farmer Athletic Scholarship

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GET TO KNOW Rachel: Why did you choose Georgia? “I really like the atmosphere, the place, the academics, the gymnastics, the coaches and the people. I also looked at Florida because my sister is a gymnast there, but I also wanted to go my own way and kind of separate from my sister a little bit because I have always been in her shadow.” What it is going to be like competing against your sister? “It is going to be so weird because I have never competed against her, this will be the first time. It is going to be interesting because we are both really competitive. I don’t know how that is going to go. We both were Elite but never competed against each other because I was a junior and she was a senior. Then when I was going to be a senior, I went back down to Level 10 so we have never competed against each other. My parents will definitely be there. My mom has already planned which parent will be at which meets. I think my dad is going to most of Florida’s home meets and my mom is going to come to our home meets.”

Rachel Baumann 2019 RESULTS Meet #18 Ohio State at #1 Oklahoma #17 Alabama #36 Iowa State at #13 Auburn #24 Arkansas at #13 Missouri #13 Kentucky at #3 Florida at #4 LSU at Elevate the State #6 Utah at SEC

10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ 390 All-America Honors

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Sami DAVIS Freshman | Cranford, N.J. | NorthStar Gymnastics Major: Intended Exercise and Sport Science Events: VT, FX

2019 BIO UPDATE: Competed in the floor lineup six times- four times as the lead-off gymnast, twice in the second position...Scored a season-high 9.825 against Utah in Stegeman Coliseum... Recipient of the Don Leebern, Jr. and Don Leebern III Scholarship

GET TO KNOW Sami:

What is bad habit you want to break? “Biting my nails.” What is your favorite genre of music right now? “Country. It is funny because I actually used to hate country. Right before I moved here, I started to love it.”

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What do you miss about the north? “Definitely the bagels.”

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Sami Davis 2019 RESULTS Meet #18 Ohio State at #1 Oklahoma #17 Alabama #36 Iowa State at #13 Auburn #24 Arkansas at #13 Missouri #13 Kentucky at #3 Florida at #4 LSU at Elevate the State # 6 Utah at SEC

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10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ 390 All-America Honors

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Rachael LUKACS Freshman | Hillsborouh, N.J. | North Star Gymnastics Major: Criminal Justice Events: VT, UB, BB, FX

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2019 BIO UPDATE: Competed all 15 meets on vault and floor... competed eight times in the bars lineup, includng the last five meets of the season, and once on beam... Only freshman to compete every event once...three-time SEC Freshman of the Week (Jan. 8 after Ohio State, Feb. 26 after Florida, and March 19 after Utah)... earned WCGA Regular Season Second Team All-America Honors on vault... named to the SEC Community Service Team... scored 10 9.900’s or better on vault and eight on floor... earned her season-high 9.925 on floor four times...Recipient of the Suzanne A. Yoculan Gymnastics Scholarship

Rachael Lukacs 2019 RESULTS Meet #18 Ohio State at #1 Oklahoma #17 Alabama #36 Iowa State at #13 Auburn #24 Arkansas at #13 Missouri #13 Kentucky at #3 Florida at #4 LSU at Elevate the State #6 Utah at SEC

GET TO KNOW Rachael: What is your favorite thing about yourself? “I love my strength. Not many people admire strength in girls, but you know, strength is the new beauty.” What is your go to pump up song before meets? “Anything with hip hop or rap or something with good base to get pumped up.” Is there a movie you watched growing up over and over again? “Lilo and stitch, it is my favorite movie ever – my favorite line from Stitch is ‘experiment 626’”

10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ 390 All-America Honors

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Mikayla MAGEE Freshman | League City, Texas | Pearland Elite Major: Undecided Events: VT, UB, BB, FX

2019 BIO UPDATE: Competed in 13 meets on vault and beam... posted a season-high 9.875 on both events against Utah... competed eight times on floor, scoring a season-high 9.850 at the NCAA Regional Finals...Recipient of the Doris and Bill Allen Gymnastics Scholarship

GET TO KNOW Mikayla:

What is something most people don’t know about you? “Most people don’t know that I am adopted.” What advice would you give others that you need to take yourself? “To be patient and stop worrying.”

Mikayla Magee 2019 RESULTS Meet #18 Ohio State at #1 Oklahoma #17 Alabama #36 Iowa State at #13 Auburn #24 Arkansas at #13 Missouri #13 Kentucky at #3 Florida at #4 LSU at Elevate the State #6 Utah at SEC

10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ 390 All-America Honors

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What is your spirit animal? “Dolphin.”

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Have you done anything that is a total freshman move? “Getting on the wrong bus.”

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Alyssa PEREZ-LUGONES Freshman | Duluth, Ga. | Georgia Gymnastics Academy Major: Political Science Events: VT, UB, BB, FX

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2019 BIO UPDATE: competed four times on floor...earned a season-high 9.850 at Florida... suffered a concussion half-way through the season...

GET TO KNOW Alyssa: What do you like to do in your free time? “I like to draw.” Do you have any hidden talents? “I can sing.” What is something you would have done if you were not a gymnast? “I would probably be a kickboxer.” What is your favorite thing about yourself? “That I can be very calm in a stressful situation.”

Alyssa Perez-Lugones 2019 RESULTS Meet #18 Ohio State at #1 Oklahoma #17 Alabama #36 Iowa State at #13 Auburn #24 Arkansas at #13 Missouri #13 Kentucky at #3 Florida at #4 LSU at Elevate the State #6 Utah at SEC

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10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ 390 All-America Honors

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Megan ROBERTS Freshman | Toronto, Canada | East York Major: Intended Marketing Events: VT, UB, BB

2019 BIO UPDATE: Returned from injury to compete in 13 consecutive meets on bars... scored a season-high 9.900 at the SEC Championship to earn All-Freshman honors.. Recipient of the James E. and Peggy A. Hickey Memorial Scholarship

What career do you want to pursue after college? “I want to work in PR for a fashion company.”

Do you have any pre-salute rituals? “Me and Abbey have a handshake, so watch out for that at competition.”

Megan Roberts 2019 RESULTS Meet #18 Ohio State at #1 Oklahoma #17 Alabama #36 Iowa State at #13 Auburn #24 Arkansas at #13 Missouri #13 Kentucky at #3 Florida at #4 LSU at Elevate the State #6 Utah at SEC

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10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ 390 All-America Honors

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What is one thing that #DawgNation should know about you as a person? “That I am a perfectionist and I am a huge planner, so I really like to plan things out. But I am trying to be more spontaneous.”

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Abbey WARD Freshman | Winter Garden, Fla. | Orlando Metro Gymnastics Major: Undecided Events: VT 2019 BIO UPDATE: RCompeted 12 times in the vault lineup... hit a season- high 9.850 three times, including back-back at the NCAA Regionals...Recipient of the William K. Holmes Scholarship

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GET TO KNOW Abbey: What are three words you would use to describe yourself? “Passionate, motivated and a dare devil.” What is something you desperately want to accomplish during college? “I really want to get a 10 on my vault.” If you could jump on a plane, where would you go? “I would go to Germany because there are just so many historical events that happened there and so many places to go.”

Abbey Ward 2019 RESULTS Meet #18 Ohio State at #1 Oklahoma #17 Alabama #36 Iowa State at #13 Auburn #24 Arkansas at #13 Missouri #13 Kentucky at #3 Florida at #4 LSU at Elevate the State #6 Utah at SEC

10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ 390 All-America Honors

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HEAD COACH COURTNEY KUPETS CARTER INSTILLS LEADERSHIP IN GYMDOGS Red and Black By: Tori Heck Published February 22, 2019 ATHENS- Courtney Kupets Carter may have embodied what it meant to be a GymDog during her time competing at Georgia, and it seems to be a fairy tale ending that she is now in her second year as the GymDogs head coach. As a coach, Kupets Carter has brought back traditions, routines and tactics that she learned in her days as an athlete. Among these are “leadership papers,” which are an avenue for gymnasts to reflect on their leadership abilities and look for growth and improvement.

Kupets Carter said it took time and effort for the gymnasts to earn each other’s trust and hold each other accountable. A lot of work had to be done with how individuals reacted to each other, and each GymDog had to come to the realization that their emotions and reactions have the ability to affect everyone in the gym. Kupets Carter recalled having to learn this early in her career as well. When they arrive on campus, the team spends more time together than they ever spent with teammates before. Kupets Carter said because of the magnitude of time spent together, the team can instantly recognize if something is off with someone, and in turn, the whole team can be thrown off. The papers allow individuals to self-reflect on their skills, but they also make room for what can be tough or controversial conversations with other teammates and coaches as well. After the gymnasts rate themselves, they meet with the coaches to discuss where they can improve. In this meeting, the coaches are able to present the gymnasts with questions to work through, which then allow them to open up to their teammates and have conversations that may otherwise be hard to have. Kupets Carter said these conversations include letting each other know what is being done well, as well as what could be improved on, or things that are done that may not be helpful to the team.

“It took me time to learn it too,” said Kupets Carter. “I came in the same way. I just was very focused on my gymnastics. I didn’t know how much I needed to be with my team, or lift them up.” Kupets Carter said that 14 years ago in her rookie season, the leadership papers showed her that she needed to be more open and aware of what is going on, including understanding how her energy Junior Sabrina Vega said that the leadership papers have given her and attitude in the gym affected the rest of the team. As a coach, she the opportunity to become a more vocal leader, as opposed to the quieter approach she took early in her career. Through becoming a sees her gymnasts go through the same learning curve. more vocal leader, Vega said that she feels she has been able to be more of her true self and show more of her personality with her “It’s a very natural thing for everyone to have to go through as a teammates, blurring some of the lines between work and play. freshman,” Kupets Carter said. “I had the same thing happen.” A key aspect of the leadership papers is that, for both Kupets Carter and the current class of GymDogs, they transcend the four-year time “Growing up, training elite, it’s more of a job,” Vega said. “It has taken me to my junior year to really open up and be more of Sabrina, frame of college. The skills that the papers emphasize are those not the gymnast Sabrina.” that people use daily after graduation, in both their personal and professional lives. Kupets Carter said these papers pushed her to grow between freshman and senior year, but they also set her on the Vega said that all of this comes with “giving yourself the opportunity to grow.” She does this by putting herself in situations in which she path to continue fine tuning her skills for lifetime use. has to make a conscious decision to be a leader. For her, one area in which she felt as though she was lacking was handling conflict, so This year, the GymDogs assessed themselves using the leadership she continually puts herself in situations that allow her to practice papers twice, once in the fall and once during competition season. handling conflict in the way a leader does. Kupets Carter decided to have the team do them twice, as she saw a major difference in the team’s demeanor as competition season “It’s exciting to see that I’m putting the work towards gymnastics but approached. I’m also putting work towards being a better leader,” Vega said. Kupets Carter said an important component to leadership on the team is accountability. She admitted that holding teammates accountable is hard to do. As competition season approached and team bonding increased, she saw less trepidation from the gymnasts

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Looking back 10 years after her GymDog career, Kupets Carter can see clearly the ways in which the leadership papers helped her to become a better person and develop her leadership skills after coming in as a freshman lacking in some areas of leadership. In this way, she knows exactly what it is like to be in the shoes of young GymDogs.

“A lot of it’s just getting to know each other,” Kupets Carter said. “You can’t be honest with someone if you don’t know them, or you don’t want to be, or it’s hard to trust somebody you don’t know.”

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The leadership papers offer a variety of questions in which the gymnasts rate themselves on a sliding scale depending on how strong they feel they are in a given area. Some highlights from the questionnaire are questions about effective communication and not being afraid to go against the grain when necessary, Kupets Carter said.

when it came to being honest with one another.

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HOW FRESHMAN RACHAEL LUKACS HAS SHOWN TO BE AN “MVP” FOR THE GYMDOGS Macon Telegraph By: Brandon Sudge Published March 17, 2019 ATHENS- It’s hard to go through a media session and not hear a reference to the nine freshmen on Georgia’s gymnastics roster. Some of that is driven by reporters’ questions due to the fascination of such a staggering statistic, and some of it is team-driven to highlight such a feat.

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Georgia (10-4) doesn’t use it as an excuse, nor should they as the eighth-ranked GymDogs are having their most successful season under second-year head coach Courtney Kupets Carter. In fact, Georgia wouldn’t be in a favorable situation if it weren’t for the performances of these freshmen. Each of them have had their moments: Alexa Al-Hameed displayed her jaw-dropping Tkatchev on bar routine and has been in the lineup each meet, Rachel Baumann has recorded a 9.9 on beam and floor in separate events and Megan Roberts returned from injury to be a mainstay in the GymDogs’ lineup. But there’s one freshman who has had many of those memories: Rachael Lukacs. As LeBron James once said in his infamous quote: “Not two, not three, not four, not five…” Well, you get the point as the basketball icon went on-and-on. Lukacs has solidified her spot as Georgia’s best freshman. She now competes on three events, carries undeniable consistency and brings a jolt of flair to the lineup each time she takes the floor for competition. She’s becoming a star, and those around her know it. “I have to say Lukacs for MVP right now, definitely,” said junior Sabrina Vega, a close friend of Lukacs who also competes on three events. “She’s pulling her weight with 9.9s and higher on every event. That’s huge for us.” Lukacs’ run is one that highlighted by her personality. She hasn’t had very many bad routines this season, but when it’s good … well, she definitely knows it’s good. Lukacs erupts into a wide-mouthed grin and ferociously claps her hands in elation — a far cry from her quiet personality when she walks off of the gym floor. A perfect example was her vault performance in Georgia’s final regular-season win over sixth-ranked Utah by a 197.525-197.450 tally. She has recorded a 9.9 on the event on six different occasions, so Georgia coaches basically know what to expect at this point. Her vault routine is a double-twisting Yurchenko, quite a rarity as not many other gymnasts can pull it off — Utah’s MyKayla Skinner was actually one of the few, so fans got to see it twice Tuesday afternoon. But this go-around from Lukacs was special. She stuck her landing (with a small shuffle) and her emotions were back. She recorded a

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“I had the mindset of doing this for my team and give my all,” Lukacs said. “It’s the best feeling to support them and have them support me. It gives me life to know I’m a part of that.”

Georgia now moves into postseason play with its goal of finishing top-three at nationals in mind. It’ll be dependent on its Georgia gave a farewell to its only senior, Sydney Snead, on Saturday upperclassmen, and rightfully so, to lead the charge. afternoon. She received a large ovation by fans perched in Stegeman But when discussing the freshmen, Lukacs will probably be the first Coliseum, but Lukacs was a big piece of the program’s future that one mentioned. She might be for years to come, too. was on display. She is the only freshman to compete in all four events at one point this season (began bars at Elevate the Stage and “It’s no surprise when (high scores) happen in competition,” Snead had a beam appearance at LSU). said. “She’s going to continue to grow, and that’s what’s so great about her.” She is now a full-time rotation piece on bars after Emily Schild suffered a season-ending knee injury. Lukacs once thought she’d never compete bars collegiately, but she was chosen as the GymDogs’ alternate. She features a Tkatchev, but not quite one that rivals Al-Hameed’s in height. “She’s capable to jump in anywhere when you need her,” Kupets Carter said. “She’s got that consistent and competitive demeanor. We have asked a lot of her, but she wouldn’t want it any other way.”

You might get the gist by now. Lukacs is legitimate. “It has been great to see her confidence grow,” Snead said. “You can see it in her routines and she nails it every time. She’s so consistent in her routines and she is the same way in the gym.”

Davis and Lukacs were going to give up two of their favorite things from the northeast — Wawa and trips to Davis’ summer home on Long Beach Island — to come to Athens. Georgia extended their offer and received verbal commitments from Davis and Lukacs as freshmen in high school. They pledged in immediate succession, and Davis got word and passed it on to Lukacs. “OMG, I can’t believe this is happening,” Lukacs thought on that special day. “This was literally perfect, and it was great not to have to leave my best friend.” Once on campus, Georgia might’ve expected this high level of production but Lukacs didn’t see it coming to this extent. These are the same type of routines she learned back home in New Jersey, and now she gets to show them off. Lukacs had moments of doubt, especially on vault routine, early in the season. She’s added to her confidence on floor, and now shows a lot of expression. It’s one thing Kupets Carter didn’t expect. Lukacs isn’t hesitant to show emotion for herself or her teammates. She said it best: “When am I not crying?”

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As Georgia watches Lukacs’ impressive performance, it can thank the previous coaching staff for landing a two-for-one deal. Lukacs and fellow freshman Sami Davis come from North Star Gymnastics in New Jersey — a reputable program coached by Tony Gehman. They fell in love with Georgia after being shown championship rings by former assistant Jay Clark and were determined to sign with the program ever since.

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Her streak of success began at the season’s open and she hasn’t let up. Along with four consecutive 9.9 scores on vault, Lukacs has posted five floor routines of 9.9 or higher. She is a two-time SEC Freshman of the Week.

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BUILDING A ‘1-2 PUNCH’: SNEAD, DICKSON USE BOND TO LEAD GYMDOGS, SUPPORT EACH OTHER Macon Telegraph By: Brandon Sudge Published January 24, 2019 ATHENS- On Wednesday night, Sydney Snead was upstairs at home when she heard a knock at the front door. She looked over toward the window and saw someone holding up a bag of SweeTarts, but couldn’t immediately decipher who it was.

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A few seconds later, Snead realized it was her Georgia gymnastics’ teammate Rachel Dickson who took an easy walk across the street and delivered a sweet treat. They were the gummies in fact, which are Snead’s favorite.

Coliseum, too, and that’s where it translates for Georgia. As two upperclassmen (Sabrina Vega rounds out the veteran trio while two sophomores and nine freshmen round out the group), Snead and Dickson are the team’s only all-around competitors and have a major bearing on the season’s result. Their successes were most-evident this past weekend as the GymDogs had a two-meet slate against Alabama and Iowa State. Snead started with a career-high 39.600 against the Crimson Tide, then Dickson followed with a “confident,” as she put it, 39.475 against the Cyclones.

“They’re definitely a 1-2 punch,” Georgia head coach Courtney Kupets Carter said. “They do all four events and impact our entire competition with those eight routines, and they need to be on the “I was like ‘Oh my gosh, I love these. They’re my favorite,’” Snead same page. I pulled them aside and said you have to be in this said. “We do stuff like that all the time.” together and build this team. It’s difficult and adding to more than “You’re welcome,” Snead recalled Dickson saying as she stood at the gymnastics.” doorstep, likely with a smile. It’s a type of connection that can be seen in a number of different ways, and the most evident is the way Snead and Dickson stand These instances are commonplace for a duo of GymDogs who have together. Dickson, the youngest of the two as a junior, wasn’t happy been through plenty together: three years competing, a coaching change with a new-look philosophy, an appearance at nationals and with her results to open the season. There were some mistakes being made and her focus was temporarily deterred, she said, and some of more. Consequently, Snead and Dickson have become best friends, it could’ve been due to an “unreal” energy at Georgia’s home meets. and that’s a lifelong commitment built mostly outside of the gym. Suddenly, a lack of confidence resonated in Dickson’s mind and it stemmed from falling short of her potential, at least by her standards. There’s also an abundance of time spent in tandem at Stegeman

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“She puts that on herself, and that’s where I said she may be thinking one thing and I may be thinking another,” Kupets Carter said. “For her Next up for Georgia is a road trip to Auburn (7:30 p.m., SECN), and the duo is confident it can perform on the same page and post high to do that shows that she’s grown. I trust her to get through these scores on all four of their routines. things and she’s capable.” “If Sydney is on her game and I’m on mine, we’re going to be unstoppable,” Dickson said. “That’s along with the rest of the team. If Sydney hits, then I hit, we all get so hyped up. When we bring that energy and scores together, it’ll turn out really well.”

Maybe the best of the two gymnasts will hear a knock with some The behavior comes effortlessly for the duo, quite frankly, because SweeTarts in hand. they’ve worked together to assist through the same situation. Snead’s most-obvious example was last season when things were changing (and rather difficult) during Kupets Carter’s first year. Georgia, following the tiring narrative that has been well-told, only competed five gymnasts on most routines last season and the pressure was immense as two team leaders -- despite Dickson being a sophomore. A learning experience it certainly became, but the two learned the true meaning of “having each other’s back,” Snead said. So, when Dickson needed help once more, her older teammate was there to lead the support. “She’s a motivator,” Dickson said. “You have someone on your same level, and it’s really good to have them push you. It helps your team get those scores up, and we do that for each other.” Added Snead, who said she was proud of Dickson’s effort to take initiative, but doesn’t carry an inkling of concern: “I’m not worried about Rachel. I never was. She’s only going to continue to get better.” Georgia also sees benefit in its 1-2 punch with their contrasting styles of leadership. For Dickson, it’s leading by example and that’s why she carried concern about her performance. She’s aware that the GymDogs have nine competitors with little-to-no collegiate experience, so she believes the burden falls on the upperclassmen. “I need to be leading with confidence, and that goes with skills, how

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Snead, who has text conversations with Dickson on a daily basis without fail, checked in on her teammate after the Alabama meet. Dickson initiated the conversation after Snead had a career-best showing, and multiple uplifting gestures were exchanged.

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So, after a few falls, she opted to step into her head coach’s office with a direct message (not the Twitter kind): “It’s going to come together, don’t count me out. I’ll be there, and I know I’m not setting the right example, but I’m going to.”

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GYMDOG MARISSA OAKLEY FINDS HER STRIDE IN SOPHOMORE SEASON Red and Black By: Augusta Stone Published March 8, 2019 ATHENS- Marissa Oakley overcame what could have been a sophomore slump.

“That meant a lot to my daughter,” Kupets Carter said. “It’s just very sweet.” As Oakley seeks to maintain her season-long strides on bars and beam Friday at Elevate the Stage in Birmingham, Alabama, it’s likely one of her biggest - and youngest - fans will be watching.

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Oakley’s exceptional freshman campaign, during which she competed “[Brooklyn] was telling her teachers all day [that] she was going to watch her best friend on television,” Kupets Carter said on Feb. 26. in every meet and earned first team All-American distinction on bars, proved to be a tough effort to follow. Early this season, Oakley dealt with technical mistakes, struggled to establish consistency and wrestled with self-doubt. But within the past three weeks, the sophomore found her rhythm. It started with a confidence boost Feb. 15 at home against Kentucky, where Oakley posted two strong scores for the first time since week one with a 9.925 on bars and 9.825 on beam. The next week, she swung to a career-high 9.95 on bars at Florida. Then on March 1 at LSU, Oakley posted a season-high 9.925 on beam. Before that turning point on Feb. 15, Oakley had yet to earn substantial scores on both of her principal events in one meet. “I definitely had a few bumps this season so far,” Oakley said on Feb. 15. “So I feel like this was really a step in the right direction.” Despite Oakley’s recent adjustments on bars, she didn’t believe it was a technical problem. The sophomore’s strife was primarily mental. Oakley and head coach Courtney Kupets Carter believed issues with confidence and overthinking afflicted her gymnastics, so the key to improvement lied within her mindset. “Don’t think ahead,” Kupets Carter told Oakley. “Don’t think about the past. You have to stay in this moment.” Following Kupets Carter’s advice allowed Oakley to soar with her new bars routine that features a Piked Jaeger single-bar release. In one of her latest skills, Oakley ascends over the high bar with a somersault before gripping back onto the bar. The Piked Jaeger, a skill Oakley performed prior to college, is as an E element on bars. This means it’s one of the most difficult skills executed in NCAA gymnastics. “It’s always been one of my favorite skills on bars,” Oakley said. “I like that it’s kind of unique because I go into it from the eagle grip, which is something you don’t see a lot.” Also during her sophomore season, Oakley has made a special connection with a certain young fan. Kupets Carter’s daughter, preschool-aged Brooklyn, bonded with Oakley throughout the season. When Brooklyn visits the practice gym, Oakley spends time with the preschooler, jumping on the trampoline and being especially kind.

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OAKLEY HAS HER PERFECT MOMENT GeorgiaDogs.com By: John Frierson Published April 7, 2019 ATHENS- Imagine for a moment the thing you do best. Whatever it is, you’ve practiced and trained and studied and worked and put everything you have into elevating your performance as high as possible. Now imagine you’re Marissa Oakley, the Georgia GymDogs sophomore. The thing you do best is the uneven bars, an event in which the 5-footer can soar. An All-American as a freshman in the event last season, Oakley has consistently been great for Georgia on bars. But never perfect. Until Saturday night at Stegeman Coliseum.

In the biggest of moments, the third rotation of a very tight NCAA Gymnastics Athens Regional, with the GymDogs and Cal neck and neck for the prized No. 2 spot — top-ranked Oklahoma was out in front all night — Oakley went last for Georgia on bars.

After Oakley’s landing, she went nuts, her teammates and coaches went nuts and the crowd, spirited all night, let loose with its mightiest roar. Then came the scores and a bit of pandemonium; Oakley was swarmed by her teammates, so much so that you couldn’t even see her in the crowd of GymDogs. “I don’t even think I said anything, I think we all just were screaming, but it was absolutely beautiful, absolutely beautiful,” Kupets Carter said, “and this is an athlete that I feel like is in the gym constantly.” The GymDogs posted a 49.575 on bars, their best score among the four events, during what would be a season-best performance. The No. 1 Sooners won the meet with a 198.475 and Georgia was second at 198.050, having pulled ahead of Cal with that great bars rotation and then solidified second place with a strong showing on beam. The 198.050 was Georgia’s highest score since 2009. “We’re peaking at the right time and, gosh, there were so many amazing moments it’s hard to describe which one was the best,” Kupets Carter said.

“I knew when I landed that it was definitely one of the best routines “Gosh, we need to give them more pressure, I think is what it is!” I’ve ever done, but I’m not usually someone that thinks about scores, Kupets Carter said. “If we’re going to do this? This is fantastic!” so I didn’t land and think about that right away — but I knew it was a good routine,” she said. After the GymDogs’ news conference I asked Oakley when she last scored a 10 on a routine. This one was her first at Georgia, she said. What about before that, during her great junior career? No, never, this was her first, she said.

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The GymDogs had already put together a great group of bars performances, including Sydney Snead, Alexa Al-Hameed and Rachel The judges told us which one was best, of course. Well, tied for best Dickson all posting 9.900s. Then came Oakley, who from the moment — Oklahoma’s Maggie Nichols also received a perfect score on bars later in the meet. she jumped up on the bars to when she stuck her landing was flawless. For Sydney Snead, the GymDogs’ only senior, Saturday night was her last chance to perform at Stegeman, a place where she’s put on “She’s literally the bar queen,” said Rachael Lukacs, who scored a many a show. Her 9.950 on vault — one judge gave her a 10.0 — 9.850 Saturday. “Every handstand’s like BAM! tied for the best of the meet in the event. “She literally is like the queen on bars, she attacks everything and when it comes time for competition, she’s on and she’s there and you “So many emotions are running through me right now,” she said. know that’s someone that you can trust on bars and she’s capable of “That was just the best way to end the last meet in Stegeman. I think I was literally hopping and jumping around the entire last rotation. a 10, which you saw tonight.” Just super proud of everyone and we really did a great job.” Now think back that to that thing you do best — it has to be a And that great job propelled the GymDogs onward, to the NCAA physical thing or an appreciable thing. Maybe it’s making a Denver Championships later this month in Fort Worth, Texas. Kupets Carter omelet or a watercolor painting of a field of tulips or playing said she thought the GymDogs performed so well Saturday because “Stairway to Heaven” on the guitar. of the pressure to finish in the top two and advance, and because Have you ever been perfect? Has a group of judges ever decided that it was such a tight meet with Cal, which finished with a score of 197.675. you, in that moment, were perfect? What must that feel like?

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“It was crazy, I was kind of speechless, I didn’t really know what to do,” Oakley said after the best bars routine of her life.

There could hardly have been a better time to do it. It was, in fact, Georgia’s first perfect score on bars since 2009, when coach Courtney Kupets Carter was starring for the GymDogs during her illustrious career.

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“down to the minute,” in fact, as her transitions between classes and practice are each in 15-minute windows. That’s with two upper-level sciences intertwined into her class load, and Vega understandably arrives late for pre-practice availabilities if there’s an exam. An iPhone planner app serves as Vega’s hero and reminds her of ATHENS- Sabrina Vega’s heart began to hurt as she silenced her alarm at 7 a.m. Friday. There were no medical issues, nor did an early numerous obligations. wake-up call stray from the routine. After a lengthy gymnastics practice and occasional tutoring appointments, Vega returns home and studies for the rest of the It was meet day as Georgia readied to open NCAA Regionals night. An opportunity to sleep then arises, and then the cycle begins competition, and gymnasts had to receive permission from head coach Courtney Kupets Carter if they wanted to attend class. That’s once more. Somehow, there’s time for team bonding, relationships, not because Kupets Carter doesn’t care about academics, of course, family and a few more minutes with Loki mixed into that schedule. but because she wanted to treat it like a GymDogs’ away meet in “She’s done a much better job this year than last with balancing it,” every fashion possible. Kupets Carter said. “There were a lot of late nights, early mornings and we have asked her to eliminate those. She has done a great Georgia had a team meeting at 9:30 a.m. and a treatment session at noon before the festivities commence. There wasn’t the expected job, and is really into the swing of things knowing there’s a high expectation in the gym and with her schoolwork.” jubilation of “Yay! A day off of school” that many students have found joy in since the elementary school days of finding their public Some of Vega’s teammates have rigorous majors as well, including school system across a list of weather closings on local television. freshmen Rachel Baumann (intended Management Information “I had to skip class, and man I really do love going to school,” Vega Systems) and Rachael Lukacs (Criminal Justice), but none of those said after learning there was no opening in the schedule. “On meet compare to a desire to enter the medical field. Vega plans to take an extra semester at Georgia to raise some grades in harder classes, days, I’m athlete-student, but on other days I’m student-athlete.” then take the MCAT and enroll in medical school — preferably staying in-state or returning home to New York. The athlete part of the hyphenated term is one that thousands of fans across the country have seen for years. As a former World Champion and near Olympian, all of the gymnastics die-hards are in awe of Vega’s performances. She showed it again Friday afternoon as a 9.9 on vault, 9.925 on beam and a 9.975 on floor (which included a perfect 10 from two judges) paced Georgia to a 197.300 to open postseason competition. The GymDogs beat Kentucky, Missouri and Iowa State to advance to Saturday’s regional final (7 p.m., SEC Network +). For a gymnast who almost didn’t compete collegiately, Vega’s academic aspirations and expectations are equally as lofty. She is a biology major, public health minor and is set on attending medical school. That’s all while being named SEC Specialist of the Year and earning two World Gymnastics Coaches’ Association (WGCA) honors. “I’m big on learning, and there are certain days where you’ll catch me and I might say ‘I hate school so much,’” Vega said. “That’s probably because I have a lot of homework or had no idea what the teacher was saying.” She’s mastered a routine and epitomizes balance. As many people have their downtime in the evenings, Vega takes hers in the mornings with her beloved dog, Loki (who recently celebrated his first birthday after Vega adopted him through the Athens Humane Society last May). Vega doesn’t have any roommates, so she cherishes her “me time” on the couch around 8 a.m. before beginning a busy day filled with classes, tutoring and practice — some of the basic demands of a student-athlete in which a majority of outsiders may not grasp. It’s then off to class, and there’s not much time for Vega to breathe other than a few seconds to digest some lunch. She calls everything

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Vega can’t pinpoint where the desires came from. As a child growing “It’s all about what you’re putting in the gym and it’ll come out in the up in Carmel, New York, she wanted to become a police officer. Well, meet,” Vega said. “Those moments make everything worth it, and my at least for a quick minute. mentality isn’t necessarily for me anymore. It’s about putting up that score for my team. That gives me more joy.” “Honey, you know it is pretty dangerous to be a police officer, right?” Vega recalled her mother, Jahaira Vega asking. “OK, forget it,” Vega responded. From that moment, it was always between a veterinarian or a doctor for Vega. She has a quirky obsession for watching videos of surgeries — a step further than the trend of people watching pimples being popped — and can become glued to an episode of “Grey’s Anatomy,” “House” or anything similar. Vega won’t be deterred from swapping out the leotard for a set of scrubs in the near future. Bring on all of the biologies, physics and chemistries possible. “It’s kind of funny, because you see people who want to be some sort of science major,” Vega said. “Then, you take your first science class and 90 percent of the people say ‘I’m out of here.’ Although it was pretty hard and science made for a ridiculous amount of hours for studying, I still loved it.” Vega’s balance is one that doesn’t seem very feasible, but this GymDog leader is excelling in both areas. Once on the floor, the

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easily-recognizable artistic gymnast shows that an equal-or-lesser focus on the sport can bring exceptional results. That was shown again as two judges raised a perfect score after Vega’s floor routine. A quieter-than-normal Stegeman Coliseum “God bless. I look at some of her stuff and say ‘Sab, what does that crowd erupted, Vega had another chance to display ferocious even mean?’” Lukacs said. “I just let her do her thing. Not many emotion and close out a postseason win that extended Georgia’s students, let alone athletes, can do what she’s doing right now. She’s season. getting 10s on floor, being a beast on beam and vault and hitting the books like no one else. She’s going after that biology, med, or In that moment, any heartache went away and it was one of few whatever it is. She’s a beast at everything.” acceptable trade-offs.

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All of the other GymDogs couldn’t imagine taking on such a balance. Lukacs’ response, for one, didn’t require words. She turned toward Vega, and waved her arms up-and-down. All hail queen Sabrina.

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ENDING THE ‘10’ DROUGHT: UGA’S REGIONAL SUCCESS HINTS AT RETURN TOWARD LEGACY STATUS Macon Telegraph By: Brandon Sudge Published April 8, 2019

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ATHENS- Marissa Oakley’s feet touched the ground from a bar dismount and her first sight was ceaseless screaming from 13 of her teammates. They were dancing without any semblance of rhythm and every sense of exuberance. All Oakley could do was walk with her mouth open, somewhat in shock, because she knew it was her best routine as a collegiate gymnast.

“She is a queen, attacks everything, is on and is someone you can trust on bars. She’s capable of that 10, which you saw tonight.” Oakley’s perfect score catapulted Georgia to a 198.050 score, in which the GymDogs finished second to No. 1 Oklahoma (198.475) and advanced to the NCAA national championships (April 19-20). Georgia will compete in the second semifinal with Oklahoma, Denver and Oregon State and must finish in the top-two to advance to the finals. Georgia, entering its rotation on uneven bars, was in third place to Cal-Berkeley by .025 and was in danger of seeing its season end. But the momentum switch from the sophomore allowed Georgia to set a season-high on bars (49.575) and follow it with a 49.550 on beam.

Georgia gymnasts approached a volume matching that of a large crowd and made Stegeman Coliseum a deafening environment. A few GymDogs had their own way of celebrating: Sabrina Vega stood still while wearing a heat wrap and a jaw-dropping facial expression. “I did know it was a tight meet,” Snead said. “We tried to stay Rachael Lukacs looked at Oakley and waved her arms up-and-down invested in each routine and just fight — for every handstand, every tenth and every skill. That showed how mentally tough we are.” for a five-minute period. Sydney Snead stood outside the huddle to cherish the emotion of her final meet in Athens. THE KUPETS CARTER-YOCULAN LEEBERN FACTOR “I was kind of speechless, and I didn’t really know what to do,” said It marked Georgia’s highest score in a regional since the 1998 Oakley, who recorded a 9.9-or-higher on uneven bars five previous southeast regional and the first time to score over 198 since a times this season. “I knew it was a good routine, but I don’t think February 2009 win over Florida. about scores.” Her moment then came as judges hoisted up the perfect 10, and some tears were added to the celebration. This was a feat that warranted much more than a celebratory salute, and it’s a nearmiracle that the corral (which held the team in a huddle) didn’t come bustling down.

Georgia’s last perfect routine on bars came from now-head coach Courtney Kupets Carter in 2009, in the aforementioned meet against the Gators. Snead had the last 10 for the GymDogs in 2018, which took place on floor. Kupets Carter was also the last to do it on that event … and you might’ve guessed it was against Florida in 2009.

A perfect score was something Georgia waited for all season, and that made it both a win for Oakley and the team. The extremelydifficult feat has become commonplace for some programs, and the GymDogs have come oh-so-close to conquering it on many occasions.

“Finally! We don’t need my name on it anymore,” Kupets Carter said with her youngest daughter, Savannah Grace, in her lap during postmeet media availability. “Come on, we need more of those. It is so meaningful for me, because sometimes I’ll get more nervous for them than I ever did as an athlete. It is great to have another 10 in this program and it won’t be the last, either. It won’t take 10 years to get

“She is the bar queen. Every handstand is like, BAM!” Lukacs said.

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GEORGIA gymnastics it again, I can guarantee that.” Saturday night’s win drew multiple connections to that specific 2009 meet, and the GymDogs’ latest performance made it feel like that season in which they won 32 meets and other days of old. Georgia no longer showed itself to be meddling amongst the top teams, content to have a postseason berth. A determination was revived. A confidence had returned. Any complacency was gone.

it feels, knows how to balance her schedule and can relate to the athletes more than most coaches in the country.” ‘UNSTOPPABLE’

All of those qualities came together Saturday night as Georgia was performing at its best-possible level. In a regional that featured a fourth-place score of 197.600 by Kentucky (which would’ve been the fourth-best score of teams to advance if it weren’t for the current Georgia displayed that the glory days aren’t too far away from format) and plenty of intense competition, Georgia was able to returning. Kupets Carter, in her second season as the head coach, has prevail. a template of how she wants certain things to be done. She has seen success before, so there isn’t much of a pressing need to change it. In addition to Oakley’s stellar showing, Mikayla Magee recorded That is the mantra as Kupets Carter hired her old coach, Suzanne a 9.85 on floor after being held out of the lineup for a prolonged Yoculan Leebern, to a volunteer position: follow a similar blueprint stretch. Georgia’s next highlight came to finish the meet on beam as and see similar results. the GymDogs scored three 9.95s when pressure was at its highest. It’s been a driving force in the program’s development over a calendar year. And the results begin to compile: multiple contributing freshmen who compete on two to three events, a leap in the national rankings from mid-20s to a spot as high as No. 6, a goal of finishing Top 3 at the championships with a chance to bring a title to the program.

As frantic as the cheers were for Oakley, they might have been even louder when Vega’s score was hoisted and the hanging scoreboard updated. A step closer to experiencing what Georgia gymnastics was and can be. “We know we can do this in nationals if we stay in our zone and attack like we did,” Lukacs said. “Like I said, we’re unstoppable.”

“Suzanne was one of those transformational coaches, and I don’t know whether that’ll be done again,” McGarity said. “It is so difficult to do it one time, but to do it multiple times? Those are once in a lifetime coaches who do that over time. I think the pressure is on to reach those standards, and that is especially tough to do.” Georgia’s biggest progression toward the success it’s seeing, however, may be the development of Kupets Carter in her own role. There were no spats about team control between Kupets Carter and Yoculan Leebern, but the volunteer coach’s experience came into play last season. Georgia’s roster was in a bit of flux after the firing of Danna Durante, former assistant coach Charlie Tamayo had to be let go and Kupets Carter had to do more on-the-job learning. Yoculan Leebern was able to fill those voids and took on a heavier capability. In year two, that’s not so much the case. Kupets Carter has shown many more vocal capabilities, according to her former coach, and serves as an inspiration during team meetings to her young roster of GymDogs. “From a technical coaching standpoint, she is lightyears ahead of me and my ability,” Yoculan Leebern said. “She has done the skills, competed them and has done everything in the book. She knows how

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When Georgia hired Kupets Carter prior to the 2017 season, the vision for the program’s reboot was visible at nearly every corner of Stegeman Coliseum. It’s a gymnastics program that has the mostillustrious history inside the arena with 10 national titles under Suzanne Yoculan and five consecutive titles from 2005-09 with assistant Jay Clark (now at LSU) by her side. It was all about getting Georgia back, and that’s why McGarity brought in the most-heralded collegiate gymnast for a coaching role with her former coach working alongside.

“Apparently, we have a higher peak than I expected,” Kupets Carter said. “(Georgia assistant coach) Josh (Overton) is always in the gym saying we’re ‘climbing that mountain.’ Maybe I was on the mountain next to it, but I am totally fine with the mountain we’re on today.”

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“If you were to ask me if I thought this could happen in two years? Probably not,” Georgia athletics director Greg McGarity said in a phone interview with The Telegraph. “You hope this is the way it always turns out, but it doesn’t always work that way. You see things flourish like they have this year, and it creates a sense of excitement and knowing that we’re getting better.”

Earlier in the season, Kupets Carter saw her team’s peak at 197.7 or thereabouts. But Vega told her head coach “we can do this,” Saturday morning, and the GymDogs wrote terms of encouragement like “ATTACK IT” on their wrists. Hours later, the second-year coach’s projection was proven wrong.

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GYMDOGS SABRINA VEGA AND RACHAEL LUKACS SHARE A SPECIAL BOND THROUGH KINDRED PERSONALITIES Red and Black By: Augusta Stone Published February 21, 2019 ATHENS- For junior GymDog Sabrina Vega, meeting freshman Rachael Lukacs was like looking into a mirror. The two standouts mean business the moment they step foot in the gym. Both self-admitted perfectionists, Vega and Lukacs exhibit equal efforts of dedication as they practice tirelessly on their shared events — vault and floor.

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“We just have the same mentality about a lot of things,” Vega said. “We’re both really headstrong in the gym. In the gym, we’re really like ‘OK, get the job done.’” But once vault landings are stuck and floor passes are polished, the “serious” pair also agree on a foolproof way to unwind: laughing hysterically to Sebastian Maniscalco stand-up comedy on Netflix together.

since she is nearly four years Lukacs’ senior. Often called “mom,” the upperclassman often finds herself going back to her own experiences of freshman year and remembering what helped her through the tough points. On those days, Vega reminds Lukacs of the hard-fought hours devoted to training her skills, since it’s what motivated her in the past. It instills a tough mentality for when the inevitable mistake is made, something Vega herself made strides in as an underclassman. And for Lukacs, Vega’s encouragement makes a world of difference. “Her voice calms me,” Lukacs said. “It’s like ‘OK, just breathe’ because she’s just like me. I’m like OK, just take it down, Rachael.” But their bond goes even further than words, as Vega and Lukacs swear they can communicate based on facial expressions alone.

Lukacs noted on many occasions during meets throughout the season, just a glance to Vega would communicate every word she needed to say. Specifically, Lukacs remembers seeking Vega for that push of encouragement after slipping in her first collegiate bar These are two of the similarities between Vega, the junior from Carmel, New York, and Lukacs, the freshman from Hillsborough, New routine. Jersey. “We just look at each other,” Lukacs said. “All we need is that look and we’re like ‘she has confidence in me.’” The connection was never a mystery to either one of them, as the pair instantly picked up on their similarities. Upon meeting, their It’s not lost on Vega’s end, either. energy meshed effortlessly. “We both have very upbeat personalities,” Vega said. “But [we] also can really focus in and be pretty serious. I think that’s why we were able to connect more.” Lukacs echoed Vega’s sentiment. “Me and Sab are basically like the same person,” Lukacs said. Vega feels she’s taken on a motherly role to the first-year GymDog

“I can just read her face,” Vega said. “It’s like a mom thing.” United by their strong similarities, the duo regularly spends time together outside of the gym, whether it’s eating dinner, grabbing frozen yogurt or just having simple conversations on the way home from practice. “We’ve had some heart-to-heart talks and moments and stuff like that,” Vega said. “Sometimes it just clicks with certain people.”

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GEORGIA GymDogs Alexa Al-Hameed Freshman • Ames, Iowa

Sterlyn Austin Freshman • Thomasville, Ga.

Rachel Dickson Junior • Canton, Mich.

Rachael Lukacs Freshman • Hillsborough, N.J.

Alyssa Perez-Lugones Freshman • Duluth, Ga.

Megan Roberts Freshman • Toronto, Canada

Emily Schild Sophomore • Huntersville, N.C.

Sabrina Vega Junior • Carmel, N.Y.

Abbey Ward Freshman • Winter Garden, Fla.

Josh Overton Assistant Coach

Jason Vonk Assistant Coach

Courtney Kupets Carter Head Coach

Rachel Baumann Freshman • Plano, Texas

Sami Davis Freshman • Cranford, N.J.

Mikayla Magee Marissa Oakley Freshman • League City, Texas Sophomore • Huntersville, N.C.

Sydney Snead Senior • Raleigh, N.C.

Suzanne Yoculan Leebern Volunteer Assistant Coach