2012 QUICK FACTS / SCHEDULE Location: Fayetteville, Ark. Enrollment: 23,199 Founded: 1871 Colors: Cardinal (PMS 200) and White Nickname: Razorbacks Conference: Southeastern Arena (Capacity): Barnhill Arena (8,500) All-Time Arena Record: 43-31-1 (.580), 9 years First Meet in Arena: L to No. 16 Denver, 196.425-193.300, 2003 Largest Crowd: 5,524 vs. No. 4 Alabama, 1-24-03 UA Administration UA Chancellor: Dr. G. David Gearheart (Westminster College, 1974) System President: Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt (Arkansas, 1980) Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics: Jeff Long (Ohio Wesleyan, 1982) Executive Associate Athletic Director and Associate Vice Chancellor: Bev Lewis (Central Michigan, 1979) Faculty Representative: Sharon Hunt UA Coaching Staff Co-Head Coach: Mark Cook (Chico St., 1977)/10th year Co-Head Coach: René Cook (Penn St., 1993)/10th year School Record: 117-141-4 (.454), 9 years Mark’s Career Record: 153-153-4 (.500), 13 years René’s Career Record: 117-141-4 (.454), 9 years Assistant Coach: Samantha Cortez (Arkansas, 2008)/1st year Director of Gym Operations: Alyssa Strodel/1st year Athletic Trainer: Jason Traxson (Arkansas, 2008) Strength & Conditioning Coach: Mike Strouhal (St. Mary’s, 2003) Managers: Amanda Schoenbaum, Ralph Rosso Office Phone: 479-575-4479 Office Fax: 479-575-6525
2012 ARKANSAS GYMNASTICS SCHEDULE DATE Jan. 6
OPPONENT SITE TIME Cancun Classic Cancun, Mexico 6 p.m. (Arizona, Auburn, Iowa, LSU, San Jose St.) Jan. 13 KENTUCKY* FAYETTEVILLE 7 p.m. Jan. 20 LSU* FAYETTEVILLE 7 p.m. Jan. 27 Florida* (ESPNU) Gainesville, Fla. 6 p.m. Feb. 3 AUBURN* (FSN) FAYETTEVILLE 7 p.m. Feb. 5 OKLAHOMA FAYETTEVILLE 2 p.m. Feb. 10 Georgia* (CSS) Athens, Ga. 6:30 p.m. Feb. 17 Alabama* (ESPNU) Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 NEBRASKA FAYETTEVILLE 7 p.m. March 2 MINNESOTA FAYETTEVILLE 7 p.m. March 10 West Virginia Morgantown, WV 5 p.m. March 16 Missouri Columbia, Mo. 6:30 p.m. March 24 SEC Champ. (ESPN2/U) Duluth, Ga. 4 p.m. April 7 NCAA SC REGIONAL FAYETTEVILLE 4 p.m. April 20-22 NCAA Championship Duluth, Ga. TBA All times listed are CENTRAL || All times subject to change, please consult ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM for official start times || *SEC Meet || For tickets call 1-800-982-HOGS or online at ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM || On Twitter @ARKRAZORBACKS || FACEBOOK.COM/ARKANSASRAZORBACKS
UA Media Relations Associate MRD: Robby Edwards (Southern Miss., 1986) Edward’s E-mail: robbye@uark.edu Office Phone: 479-575-2751 Office Fax: 479-575-7481 Home Phone: 479-846-4331 Office Address: Media Relations University of Arkansas 131 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR 72702 Athletic Web Site: www.ArkansasRazorbacks.com Secretary: Mary Lynn Gibson Barnhill Arena Press Row: 479-575-4422 Arkansas Ticket Office: 479-575-5151; 800-982-HOGS (4647) 2011 Review Record: 16-10-1 SEC Record: 5-1 (T-1st) SEC Meet: 4th NCAA NC Regional: 1st NCAA Championship Session II: T-4th Final National Ranking: T-No. 9 Highest Ranking During Year: T-No. 9 2012 Preview Lettermen Returning/Lost: 11/3 Returnees: (11) Amy Borsellino 5-1 JR Katherine Grable 5-0 SO Mariah Howdeshell 5-5 SR Kelci Lewis 5-1 JR Jaime Pisani 5-2 SR Shelby Salmon 5-4 SO Jordan Salsberg 5-2 JR Genny Salvatore 5-4 SR Amanda Siebert 5-4 JR Scarlett Williams 5-5 SO Bailee Zumwalde 5-0 SO
Boonton, N.J. Oshkosh, Wis. Sachse, Texas Collinsville, Okla. Ringwood, N.J. Noblesville, Ind. Gulfport, Miss. Lawrence, Kan. Springdale, Ark. Baton Rouge, La. St. Cloud, Minn.
Newcomers: (2) Stephani Canizaro Sammy Kolbas
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Nesbit, Miss. Naperville, Ill.
Letterwinners Lost: (3) Stacy Bartlett 5-2 Natalie Bohonsky 5-6 Michelle Stout 5-3
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Tualatin, Ore. Plano, Texas Endwell, N.J.
All-Americans Returning From 2011 (Events): Amy Borsellino (1st team – V), Katherine Grable (1st team – FX, 2nd
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team – V), Kelci Lewis (2nd team – FX), Jaime Pisani (1st team – FX, 2nd team – AA, BB) NCAA Individual Event Finalist Returning: Amy Borsellino (15th V), Katherine Grable (9th FX), Jaime Pisani (T-5th FX) UA All-Time Records Overall: 117-141-4 (.454), 9 years NCAA Regionals: 8 (2004-11) NCAA Regional Titles: 2 (2009 SC, 2011 NC) NCAA Championship Appearances: 5 (2006, 2008-11) NCAA Super Six Appearances: 1 (2009) Arkansas Honors All-America Selections: 28 honors, 8 student-athletes (Amy Borsellino, 2011; Katherine Grable, 2011; Alexandra LaChance, 2009; Kelci Lewis, 2011; Casey Jo Magee, 2008, 2009, 2010; Sarah Nagashima, 2009; Jaime Pisani, 2009, 2010, 2011; Michelle Stout, 2008, 2009) All-SEC Selections: 7 (Katherine Grable, 2011; Melissa Leigh, 2004; Casey Jo Magee, 2009, 2010; Jaime Pisani, 2010, 2011; Michelle Stout, 2009) NCAA Regional Champions: 6 (Casey Jo Magee BB, FX, 2009; BB, 2010; Katherine Grable, V, 2011; Michelle Stout, V, 2009; Jaime Pisani, FX, 2011) NCAA Session Winners: 9 (Michelle Stout, V, 2008, 2009; Alexandra LaChance, BB, 2009; Sarah Nagashima, BB, 2009; Casey Jo Magee, AA, UB, BB, 2010; Jaime Pisani, FL, 2010, 2011) NCAA Individual Event Finals: 13 (Michelle Stout, vault [4th], 2008; vault [5th], bars [t7th], 2009; Alexandra LaChance, beam [9th], 2009; Sarah Nagashima, beam [t3rd], 2009; Casey Jo Magee, bars [5th], beam [4th], floor [12th], 2010; Jaime Pisani, vault [12th], floor [10th], 2010; Amy Borsellino, vault [15th], 2011; Katherine Grable, floor, [9th], 2011; Jaime Pisani, floor [t-5th], 2011) Note: Magee also finished 2nd in the AA in 2010 and Pisani 7th in 2011.
CONTENTS / MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION
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ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS The University of Arkansas Athletic Media Relations Office is located on the north side of Barnhill Arena with office hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. You can often reach us at Barnhill after hours, but if not, please leave a message on our voice mail system. Here are important addresses and numbers to keep handy:
Quick Facts ............................................................2 Media Information................................................3-4 Meet Day ...............................................................5 Lewis Center - Huntley Facility ............................6-7 Barnhill Arena .......................................................8 Attendance Leaders ...............................................9 Barnhill Arena Records .........................................10 2012 Roster............................................................11-12 2012 Season Preview .............................................13-14 MEET THE STAFF Co-Head Coach Mark Cook ..................................16-17 Co-Head Coach René Cook ..................................18-19 Assistant Coach Samantha Cortez ........................20 Support Staff..........................................................21-22 THE RAZORBACKS Mariah Howdeshell ...............................................24-25 Jaime Pisani ...........................................................26-27 Genny Salvatore ....................................................28-29 Amy Borsellino......................................................30-31 Kelci Lewis.............................................................32-33 Jordan Salsberg ......................................................34-35 Amanda Siebert .....................................................36-37 Katherine Grable ...................................................38-39 Shelby Salmon ......................................................40-41 Scarlett Williams ...................................................42-43 Bailee Zumwalde ...................................................44-45 Stephani Canizaro .................................................46 Sammy Kolbas .......................................................47 Razorbacks By Class ..............................................48 HISTORY AND REVIEW 2011 Season Review ..............................................50 2011 Results ..........................................................51-53 The Southeastern Conference ...............................54-55 2011 NCAA Regional Review/History...................57-58 2011 NCAA Championship Review/History ........59-61 Year-By-Year Results ..............................................62-63 Series Records/Results ...........................................64-66 Team Records ........................................................67 Individual Records ................................................68 Class Records .........................................................69 Honors and Awards ...............................................70-71 All-Time Roster......................................................72 Academic Honors ..................................................73-74 THIS IS ARKANSAS The University of Arkansas ...................................76-77 University Administration ....................................78 Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Jeff Long ....79 Senior Athletic Department Staff ..........................80-81 Razorback Support Services............................................... 82-83 The Razorback Foundation ...................................84
MAILING ADDRESS Arkansas Athletic Media Relations University of Arkansas 131 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR 72701 (Same address for overnight mail)
Co-head René Cook helped Arkansas to a top 10 national finish and earned her doctor of education degree last year.
Media Relations......................479-575-2751 Media Relations Fax ...............479-575-7481 Barnhill Arena Press Row .......479-575-4422 Robby Edwards, Home ...........479-846-4331 Robby Edwards, Cell ..............479-530-4680 Robby Edwards, E-mail .... robbye@uark.edu INTERVIEW POLICY Please contact the Athletic Media Relations Office to arrange interviews with any of the Razorbacks. VIA INTERNET All Razorback press releases, gymnastics statistics, results, meet stories and stats are available from ArkansasRazorbacks.com. CREDENTIALS Members of the working media may obtain press passes for Razorback events by writing the Athletic Media Relations Office or calling the above numbers.
In 2011, Jaime Pisani became Arkansas’ first NCAA South Central Regional Gymnast of the Year.
PHOTOGRAPHERS Photographers are restricted to the mandated locations per NCAA standards. No strobes are allowed. Only those making special requests through the Athletic Media Relations Office will be allowed to shoot during regular-season meets. WORKING AREA All working media will be seated at press row. Non-working media may sit at press row if space is available. WI-FI Wireless internet access is also provided in Barnhill Arena on press row. Please contact the Athletic Media Relations Office for a password.
Arkansas won the SEC regular-season co-championship last season.
PRESS CONFERENCES The gymnastics coaches generally hold their pre-meet press conference on Tuesday of each week. The time is typically 1 p.m., but may change. The press conference will be held in the Barnhill Arena media room. Gymnasts are available by contacting the Athletic Media Relations Office 48 hours prior to the press conference. Practices at the Huntley Gymnastics Training Facility are usually closed to fans and media.
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MEDIA INFORMATION On The Web The official home page for the University of Arkansas Razorback Athletic Department is ArkansasRazorbacks.com, a one stop source for fans and media members. All press releases and statistics are posted on the site as well as highlight video packages with post-meet quotes. In addition, live stats are available for all home meets. Arkansas will also provide fans with live video from Barnhill Arena. ArkansasRazorbacks.com is a fan’s one stop shop for all the latest news, scores and updates on all 19 of your favorite Razorback programs. POST-MEET INTERVIEWS Head coaches Mark and René Cook are available for general interviews after a 10minute cooling off period following each home meet. The coaches and the visiting head coach may be interviewed on the floor immediately after the event for a oneminute actuality for television. All other interviews take place in the Barnhill Arena media room. The Razorback locker room is closed to all media at all times. LIVE RADIO/TV The University of Arkansas Athletic Department retains all copyrights to its home events. All visiting radio stations must contact the Athletic Media Relations Office 48 hours prior to the meet to make arrangements. Non-conference opponents may be subject to line charges as well as rights fees. Other stations requesting a phone line should contact AT&T directly. Requests for live or tape-delayed television rights should be made one week in advance, and in writing, to the Athletic Media Relations Office.
THEY COVER THE RAZORBACKS NEWSPAPERS Arkansas Democrat-Gazette .............501-378-3515 (Wally Hall, sports editor, Tom Murphy beat) P.O. Box 2221; Little Rock, AR 72203-2221 ADG NW Arkansas bureau .............479-770-8469 515 Enterprise, Suite 106 Lowell, AR 72745 NW Arkansas Times ............................... 479-442-1700 (Chip Souza) 212 N. East Ave; Fayetteville, AR 72701 Tulsa World .....................................918-581-8355 P.O. Box 1770; Tulsa, OK 74102-1770 Arkansas Traveler (student) .............479-575-3406 747 W Dickson St; Fayetteville, AR Hawgs Illustrated .............................479-582-3243 (Clay Henry, Dudley Dawson) 17 1/2 E. Center, S. 217, Fayetteville, AR
IP-BASED STREAMING The Arkansas Athletic Department also retains all streaming rights for its home events. Shared streams may be provided to opponents on a reciprocating basis. Please contact Director of RazorVision Michelle Glover (479-575-3618, mlglover@uark.edu) for any requests for IP-based data, audio or video streaming.
LOCAL TELEVISION KFSM (5-CBS) (John Engleman) ...............................................479-521-1378 P.O. Box 1568; Fayetteville, AR 72702 ......................................479-783-1191
2012 GYMNASTICS MEDIA GUIDE The 2012 edition of the Arkansas gymnastics media guide was written, edited and designed by Associate Media Relations Director Robby Edwards, Associate Media Relations Director Jeri Thorpe and graduate assistant Andrew Reynolds. Thanks to the gymnastics staff for their assistance. Photography by Walt Beazley, Wesley Hitt, David Yerby, Josh D. Weiss, Vance Green, Kevin Knoef, Jerry Lee and CK Photography.
UATV (Campus cable) (Larry Foley) .........................................479-575-3561 116 Kimpel Hall; Fayetteville, AR 72701
On the cover: From left, All-American Jaime Pisani, All-American Sarah Nagashima, UA’s first NCAA qualifier Dana McQuillin, AllAmerican Alex LaChance, All-American Casey Jo Magee and All-American Michelle Stout.
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KHOG (29-ABC) (Mike Jacques) ..............................................479-521-1010 No. 15 N. Church, Fayetteville, AR 72701................................479-783-8133 KNWA (51-NBC/24-Fox) (Jason Carroll) ..................................479-684-4424 15 S. Block, Fayetteville, AR 72701
STATE TELEVISION KARK (4-NBC) (Kerri O’Hara) ...................................................501-376-1610 1401 W. Capitol Ave., Ste. 104; Little Rock, AR 72201 KATV (7-ABC) (Steve Sullivan)..................................................501-372-5413 P.O. Box 77; Little Rock, AR 72203 KTHV (11-CBS) (Wess Moore) ...................................................501-376-0364 P.O. Box 269; Little Rock, AR 72203 KLRT (16-Fox) (David Raath) ....................................................501-217-4257 10800 Colonel Glenn Rd.; Little Rock, AR 72204
RAZORBACK MEET DAY
HOME OF THE RAZORBACKS All Arkansas gymnastics meets take place in the 8,500-seat Barnhill Arena.
PARKING Parking for all Razorback home gymnastics meets is located at Barnhill Arena, Lots 72, 73, 55, 44 and in the parking deck. Event-day parking in the Barnhill Arena/Lewis Center lot (Lot 59) is by permit only. The remaining lots are all open. Please remember, tickets will be issued on all campus lots prior to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Please contact the Arkansas coaching staff if you have further questions.
TICKETS Tickets for the 2012 season are on sale throughout the year. This year, season tickets are available for $40.00 and include admis-
sion for one to all regular season events. Single meet tickets are available both in advance and at the door. Please contact the Razorback Ticket Office at 800-982HOGS or locally at 479-575-5151.
SEATING Great seats for home meets in Barnhill Arena are available. Arkansas competes in an 8,500-seat facility with courtside, floor level seating on two sides. North side seating is elevated so fans can see all of the action. Sections L, M and N are reserved for season ticket holders and those seats are chairbacks. Section U on the West side and G and H on the East are floor level chairbacks as well. See the seating chart below.
VIDEO STREAMING The Razorbacks are proud to continue the live video stream of their home gymnastics meets for the 2012 season. All home meets air in video (along with live stats) at ArkansasRazorbacks.com.
ARKANSAS STAT CREW The Arkansas stat crew provides NCAA statistics for coaches, media and fans at all Arkansas gymnastics meets. The meet scoring officials include Harold Hooks and Mike Armstrong with assistance from
media relations student Stephen McGowan. Hooks and Armstrong have been here since the first tumble. Sound engineers Ron Foster, Warren Porter and Jerry Hood along with announcer John Williams also return in 2012 with media relations graduate assistant Andrew Reynolds also working as an announcer.
FACE PAINTER Kids be sure and look for the face painter in the lobby at most home meets.
JUNIOR RAZORBACKS Hey young Razorback fans‌ you can be a part of all Razorback action by being a member of the Junior Razorbacks. Your membership in the Junior Razorbacks includes an official t-shirt, membership card, free admission to several regular season sporting events, an exclusive subscription to the Razorback newsletter, parties and clinics with the Razorbacks, and much more! Be sure to sign up at ArkansasRazorbacks.com or call the Razorback Marketing and Promotions office today.
CHEERLEADERS & MASCOT Kids of all ages will enjoy the Arkansas cheerleaders and Big Red mascot at home events. The Razorback cheerleaders and Big Red, under the direction of Jean Nail and Kraig Jimenez, will be there for every home meet!
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LEWIS CENTER - HUNTLEY FACILITY
At nearly 15,000 square feet, the training facility is one of the largest in the nation. It is located on the first floor of the Bev Lewis Center. Named in spring 2003, the Huntley Gymnastics Training Facility is one of the finest practice facilities in the country. The Huntley Facility features state-ofthe-art design with an open floor plan to work every area of gymnastics training. Designed to reduce hard landings, the Huntley Facility has three vault runways with cushioned tracks and both foam and “resi” pits. With three bar work stations to train on, the Razorbacks can also use the channel pit for training. The practice facility has five beam stations with a variety of landing choices and a full-size, 40x40 floor exercise near the center of the room. The gymnastics training room is located just steps from the floor exercise area and has a hydrotherapy room as well as a treatment area for athletes. The glass wall facing the practice facility allows the full-time staff to remain in the training room while still keeping the gym in full view. The coaches’ offices are also adjacent to the gym and also feature large windows facing into the practice facility. The Razorbacks enter their facility through the reception area and can directly access the gym or their locker room. The locker room area includes locker and dressing facilities, showers, a team meeting area, lounge and kitchenette. In addition to the offices and locker room suite, the Huntley Gymnastics Training Fa-
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cility has a laundry and equipment room as well as storage exclusively for the Razorbacks.
The curved entry way (below) allows Razorbacks to pass through the reception area and head down to the coaches offices and out into the gym (above) or turn left through the door and into the locker room.
LEWIS CENTER - HUNTLEY FACILITY
A view of the bars from the observation deck (above) and below.
The vault runways allow athletes to choose from several landing surfaces (above). The Razorbacks can also work on their tumbling passes on the floor exercise area and fall off the mat into a large “resi� pit.
The vault tables (above) and the full-size floor exercise area, which anchors the room (above left).
Five different beams (left) make practices efficient, and the Razorbacks have several soft landings to choose from when trying new dismounts.
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BARNHILL ARENA - WHERE WE COMPETE When the University of Arkansas made the decision to welcome gymnastics in 2001, the entire Athletic Department underwent a change. The continued growth of the Athletic Department, including the addition of four sports in 10 years, impacted the facilities at the university on a grand scale. The addition of gymnastics prompted Barnhill Arena, previously the largest volleyballonly facility in the country, to welcome its new roommate. Barnhill Arena and Razorbacks fans threw a great welcome party! Barnhill began its adaptation to a volleyball/gymnastics facility with an internal face lift. Changes included a new paint job in areas immediately surrounding the playing surface, new lights to accommodate the space requirements of gymnastics, and a state-of-the-art sound system and scoreboards which are both Razorbacks and fan friendly. When the Razorbacks finally reached campus in the fall of 2002, the fans came. In fact, fans came in droves and by the end of the 2003 season, Arkansas ranked fourth in the nation in attendance, averaging 4,739 people per event. Arkansas’ season best came against No. 4 Alabama when 5,524 fans passed through the doors for the meet. That mark ranked sixthbest in the nation for a single meet in 2005. The Alabama meet attendance was just one of a pair of 5,000-plus fans as Arkansas welcomed 5,427 against No. 5 Florida.
The Razorbacks saw 4,732 fans against No. 4 Georgia and 4,231 fans packed Barnhill against No. 16 Denver in the first meet ever in the arena. And that was just the first season. Arkansas’ attendance numbers continue to flourish and the Razorbacks have ranked in the top 15 each of their nine seasons, including No. 11 in 2011. Fans in 2011 witnessed a win over No. 1 Florida and the program’s first victory over Georgia, ranked No. 4 at the time, as Arkansas claimed a share of the Southeastern Conference regular-season title. The Razorbacks welcomed the program’s first NCAA Regional Championship in 2006 and hosted a big meet with the Super Six
Challenge in 2007. Arkansas also hosted the NCAA South Central Regional in April 2009. Barnhill is the site of the South Central Regional for the third time this season with the event slated for Barnhill on April 7 at 4 p.m.
BARNHILL ATTENDANCE TOP 10 Attend. Opponent Date 1. 5,525 #4 Alabama 1-24-03 2. 5,427 #5 Florida 2-17-03 3. 5,187 #14 LSU 2-6-04 4. 4,893 Gym’Back Inv. 3-5-04 5. 4,732 #4 Georgia 2-21-03 6. 4,617 Alabama 2-25-05 7. 4,430 #4 Florida 2-18-05 8. 4,231 #16 Denver 2-10-03 9. 4,222 #3 Georgia 2-20-09 10. 4,206 #29 Auburn 2-23-04
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ATTENDANCE RANKINGS ALL-TIME NGCA/W ATTENDANCE RANKINGS 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
#4 (4739) #4 (4401) #6 (3414) #11 (2474) #12 (2318) #15 (2190) #10 (2587) #11 (2505) #11 (2384)
The Razorbacks have ranked among the nation’s elite teams in attendance average from the first season the doors opened in Barnhill Arena. The first-year Razorbacks averaged 4,739 fans and ranked fourth in the country for average attendance. Arkansas repeated the following year, again ranking fourth as the program made its first appearance at the NCAA Regional Championship. Since the program’s inception in 2003, Arkansas has ranked in the top 15 in attendance every year. The Razorbacks have had three home meets with more than 5,000 fans in the seats, topping out at 5,525 against No. 4 Alabama in 2003. Arkansas ranked fourth in the country in 2003 and 2004, sixth in 2005, 11th in 2006, 12th in 2007, 15th in 2008, 10th in 2009, and 11th in 2010 and 2011.
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BARNHILL ARENA RECORDS Barnhill Arena Team Scores 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 9. 10. 13. 15. 16. 19. 20. 21. 22.
OPPONENT #16 Auburn #40 Pittsburgh #12 Kentucky #3 Georgia #1 Florida #9 Alabama #9 Oklahoma Gym’Back Inv. #27 West Virginia #14 LSU #3 Alabama Arkansas Quad 2 #29 Auburn #14 Auburn #1 Florida #18 Kentucky #36 Washington #18 Minnesota NCAA SC Reg. Arkansas Quad 1 #23 Kentucky #11 LSU
DATE 2/5/2010 3/12/2010 1/29/2010 2/20/2009 2/25/2011 1/30/2009 3/15/2008 3/5/2004 3/4/2011 2/6/2004 2/27/2004 3/23/2007 1/23/2004 2/22/2008 1/23/2009 2/24/2006 3/12/2006 3/6/2009 4/4/2009 3/9/2007 1/16/2004 2/19/2010
VAULT 49.300 49.175 49.250 49.450 49.250 49.250 49.300 48.900 49.075 48.975 48.975 49.075 48.725 49.125 49.325 49.000 49.000 49.350 49.175 48.975 49.000 49.125
BARS 49.250 49.275 49.175 49.000 49.200 48.950 49.050 49.300 49.175 48.875 49.125 48.875 49.125 48.975 48.975 49.200 49.125 48.925 48.950 49.175 48.850 49.000
BEAM 49.350 49.050 49.100 49.000 49.100 49.100 48.925 48.900 49.075 49.175 49.300 49.225 49.150 49.075 48.700 48.975 48.825 48.725 48.975 49.050 49.050 49.075
FLOOR 49.125 49.375 49.225 49.275 49.150 49.325 49.350 49.525 49.200 49.425 49.050 49.275 49.425 49.250 49.375 49.175 49.400 49.350 49.200 49.050 49.325 49.000
TOTAL 197.025 196.875 196.750 196.725 196.700 196.625 196.625 196.625 196.525 196.450 196.450 196.450 196.425 196.425 196.375 196.350 196.350 196.350 196.300 196.250 196.225 196.200
Individual Barnhill Arena Records Vault 1. 4. 7.
Score 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900
Name Michelle Stout Jaime Pisani Casey Jo Magee Jaime Pisani Jaime Pisani Jaime Pisani Mallory Machnik Samantha Cortez Samantha Cortez Michelle Stout Casey Jo Magee Jaime Pisani Jaime Pisani Jaime Pisani Michelle Stout Michelle Stout Michelle Stout Jaime Pisani Michelle Stout Michelle Stout
Opponent #1 Florida #16 Auburn #2 Oklahoma #9 Alabama #12 Kentucky #1 Florida #4 Florida #4 Florida #14 Auburn #9 Oklahoma #3 Georgia #1 Florida #3 Georgia #18 Minnesota #1 Florida #3 Georgia #18 Minnesota #2 Oklahoma #9 Alabama #1 Florida
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Score 9.950 9.925 9.925 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900
Name Emily Peacock Melissa Leigh Casey Jo Magee Rachel Barnett Katie Hardman Dana McQuillin Melissa Leigh Melissa Leigh Melissa Leigh Emily Peacock Casey Jo Magee Emily Peacock Amy DeFilippo Casey Jo Magee Jaime Pisani Jaime Pisani Michelle Stout
Opponent Date #18 Kentucky 2/24/06 Missouri 3/14/03 #16 Auburn 2/5/10 #14 LSU 2/6/04 #14 LSU 2/6/04 Arkansas Quad 3/5/04 Arkansas Quad 3/5/04 #18 Kentucky 2/24/06 #36 Wash. 3/12/06 Ark. Quad 1 3/9/07 #35 Kentucky 2/15/08 #35 Kentucky 2/15/08 #20 Arizona 1/9/10 #40 Pittsburgh 3/6/10 #1 Florida 2/25/11 #27 West Virginia 3/4/11 #27 West Virginia 3/4/11
Balance Beam 1. 3. 6.
Score 9.950 9.950 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.900 9.900 9.900
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Name Casey Jo Magee Casey Jo Magee Dana McQuillin Casey Jo Magee Casey Jo Magee Katie Hardman Cassie Drew Cassie Drew
Opponent #16 Auburn #2 Oklahoma Arkansas Quad #12 Kentucky #11 LSU #14 LSU Arkansas Quad Arkansas Quad
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Opponent #3 Georgia #18 Minnesota #1 Florida #9 Oklahoma #16 Auburn #2 Oklahoma #9 Alabama #12 Kentucky #1 Florida #35 Kentucky NCAA SC Regional #40 Pittsburgh
Date 2/20/2009 3/6/2009 1/23/2009 3/15/2008 2/5/2010 3/19/2010 1/30/2009 1/29/2010 2/25/2011 2/15/2008 4/4/2009 3/12/2010
Vault 49.450 49.350 49.325 49.300 49.300 49.300 49.250 49.250 49.250 49.175 49.175 49.175
Date 3/5/2004 3/12/2010 2/5/2010 2/24/2006 3/14/2003 1/9/2010 2/25/2011 1/19/2007 1/29/2010 3/4/2011
Bars 49.300 49.275 49.250 49.200 49.200 49.200 49.200 49.175 49.175 49.175
Date 2/5/2010 2/27/2004 3/19/2005 3/23/2007 1/9/2004 1/30/2009 1/29/2010 2/25/2011 2/18/2005 2/22/2008 2/19/2010 3/4/2011
Beam 49.350 49.300 49.275 49.255 49.100 49.100 49.100 49.100 49.075 49.075 49.075 49.075
Date 3/5/2004 1/23/2004 2/6/2004 3/12/2006 1/23/2009 3/12/2010 3/15/2008 3/6/2009 2/20/2004 1/16/2004 1/30/2009
Floor 49.525 49.425 49.425 49.400 49.375 49.375 49.350 49.350 49.325 49.325 49.325
Uneven Bars 1. 2. 3. 4.
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Opponent Gym’Back Inv. #40 Pittsburgh #16 Auburn #18 Kentucky Missouri #20 Arizona #1 Florida #2 Georgia #12 Kentucky #27 West Virginia
Balance Beam Date 2/9/07 2/5/10 3/19/10 1/30/09 1/29/10 2/25/11 2/18/05 2/18/05 2/22/08 3/15/08 2/20/09 1/23/09 2/20/09 3/6/09 1/23/09 2/20/09 3/6/09 3/19/10 1/14/11 2/25/11
Uneven Bars 1. 2.
Barnhill Arena Team Records Vault
Date 2/5/10 3/19/10 3/5/04 1/29/10 2/19/10 2/6/04 3/5/04 3/19/05
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900
Katie Hardman Cassie Drew Casey Jo Magee Casey Jo Magee Casey Jo Magee Casey Jo Magee
#36 Washington Ark. Quad 2 #9 Oklahoma #1 Florida NCAA SC Reg. #40 Pittsburgh
3/12/06 3/23/07 3/15/08 1/23/09 4/4/09 3/12/10
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Floor Exercise Score 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 5. 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 16. 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900 1.
Name Opponent Date Rachel Barnett Auburn 1/23/04 Rachel Barnett #14 LSU 2/6/04 Casey Jo Magee #40 Pittsburgh 3/12/10 Jaime Pisani #27 West Virginia 3/4/11 Kathy Thompson Auburn 1/23/04 Cassie Drew Arkansas Quad 3/5/04 Kathy Thompson Arkansas Quad 3/5/04 Emily Peacock #36 Wash. 3/12/06 Samantha Cortez #9 Oklahoma 3/15/08 Casey Jo Magee #9 Alabama 1/30/09 Jaime Pisani #1 Florida 1/23/09 Jaime Pisani #11 LSU 2/19/10 Casey Jo Magee #2 Oklahoma 3/19/10 Jaime Pisani #2 Oklahoma 3/19/10 Jaime Pisani #28 BYU 2/18/11 24 times (most recent listed) Jaime Pisani #9 Alabama 1/14/11 Jaime Pisani #1 Florida 2/25/11 Katherine Grable #27 West Virginia 3/4/11
All-Around Score 39.675 39.625 39.625 4. 39.600 5. 39.525 39.525 39.525 39.525 9. 39.500 10. 39.475 39.475 12. 39.450 39.450 1. 2.
Name Casey Jo Magee Casey Jo Magee Casey Jo Magee Jaime Pisani Casey Jo Magee Jaime Pisani Casey Jo Magee Jaime Pisani Dana McQuillin Casey Jo Magee Jaime Pisani Casey Jo Magee Jaime Pisani
Opponent Date #2 Oklahoma 3/19/10 #16 Auburn 2/5/10 #40 Pittsburgh 3/12/10 #1 Florida 2/25/11 #1 Florida 1/23/09 #12 Kentucky 1/29/10 #11 LSU 2/19/10 #27 West Virginia 3/4/11 Arkansas Quad 3/5/04 #35 Kentucky 2/15/08 #16 Auburn 2/5/10 #9 Alabama 1/30/09 #40 Pittsburgh 3/12/10
Opponent #16 Auburn #3 Alabama Gym’Back Quad Arkansas Quad 2 Arkansas Quad #9 Alabama #12 Kentucky #1 Florida #4 Florida #14 Auburn #11 LSU #27 West Virginia
Floor Exercise 1. 2. 4. 5. 7. 9.
Opponent Gym’Back Inv. #29 Auburn #14 LSU #36 Washington #1 Florida #40 Pittsburgh #9 Oklahoma #18 Minnesota #5 Florida #23 Kentucky #9 Alabama
2012 ROSTER Name Events Amy Borsellino AA Stephani Canizaro AA Katherine Grable AA Mariah Howdeshell V,UB Sammy Kolbas UB,BB Kelci Lewis AA Jaime Pisani AA Shelby Salmon UB,BB,FX Jordan Salsberg AA Genny Salvatore UB Amanda Siebert V,FX Scarlett Williams AA Bailee Zumwalde V,UB,FX
Ht. Class Exp. p 5-1 JR 2L 5-1 FR HS 5-0 SO 1L 5-5 SR 3L 5-1 FR HS 5-1 JR 2L 5-2 SR 3L 5-4 SO 1L 5-2 JR 1L 5-4 SR 1L 5-4 JR 2L 5-5 SO 1L 5-0 SO 1L
Hometown/High g School Club Boonton, N.J./Morris Catholic North Star Gym. Club Nesbit, Miss./Faith Heritage Christian Acad. Gymstars Gymnastics Oshkosh, Wis./Oshkosh West Oshkosh Gymnastics Sachse, Texas/Laurel Springs Metroplex Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley Arena Gymnastics Collinsville, Okla./Collinsville ConocoPhillips Ringwood, N.J./Lakeland Regional North Star Gym. Club Noblesville, Ind./Noblesville Sharp’s Gym. Academy Gulfport, Miss./Harrison Central Laniers Gymnastics Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence Free State Lawrence Gym. Acad. Springdale, Ark./Springdale Williams Center Gym. Baton Rouge, La./St. Joseph’s Acad. Elite Gymnastics St. Cloud, Minn./Cathedral Twin City Twisters
Co-Head Coach: Mark Cook (Chico St., 1977) Co-Head Coach: René Cook (Penn St., 1993) Assistant Coach: Samantha Cortez (Arkansas, 2008) Director of Gymnastics Operations: Alyssa Strodel Managers: Amanda Schoenbaum, Ralph Rosso Trainer: Jason Traxson (Arkansas, 2006)
2012 Arkansas Razorbacks: Kneeling, L to R: Jordan Salsberg, Amy Borsellino, Kelci Lewis, Sammy Kolbas, Bailee Zumwalde. Standing, L to R: Genny Salvatore, Scarlett Williams, Shelby Salmon, Katherine Grable, Jaime Pisani, Mariah Howdeshell, Amanda Siebert, Stephani Canizaro. Back: Big Red.
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2012 ROSTER
AMY BORSELLINO 5-1 || JR || Boonton, N.J.
STEPHANI CANIZARO 5-1 || FR || Nesbit, Miss.
KATHERINE GRABLE 5-0 || SO || Oshkosh, Wis.
MARIAH HOWDESHELL 5-5 || SR || Sachse, Texas
SAMMY KOLBAS 5-1 || FR || Naperville, Ill.
KELCI LEWIS 5-1 || JR || Collinsville, Okla.
JAIME PISANI 5-2 || SR || Ringwood, N.J.
SHELBY SALMON 5-4 || SO || Noblesville, Ind.
JORDAN SALSBERG 5-2 || JR || Gulfport, Miss.
GENNY SALVATORE 5-4 || SR || Lawrence, Kan.
AMANDA SIEBERT 5-4 || JR || Springdale, Ark.
SCARLETT WILLIAMS 5-5 || SO || Baton Rouge, La.
BAILEE ZUMWALDE 5-0 || SO || St. Cloud, Minn.
MARK COOK Co-Head Coach
RENÉ COOK Co-Head Coach
SAM CORTEZ Assistant Coach
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2012 SEASON PREVIEW If the first nine years in the history of Arkansas gymnastics are any indication, year No. 10 in 2012 will be another season to remember. Arkansas’ gymnastics program is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this year, and with four returning All-Americans, like past seasons, it will be marked by post-season success, highlights, accomplishments and another spot in the national championship. In nine years, cohead coaches Mark and Genny Salvatore is one of three seRené Cook have carried niors who will lead the 2012 Rathe Razorback program zorbacks. to national prominence as Arkansas is a consistent contender for NCAA regional and national honors. The Razorbacks have earned a spot in an NCAA Regional eight of their first nine years, all except the first season of 2003. Arkansas has won two NCAA Regional titles and finished second three more times. “It’s been quite an experience,” René says. “This program has achieved things no one believed possible in such a short amount of time. I’m excited about celebrating that this year, and continuing our success and tradition.” Arkansas has advanced to the NCAA Championship five times, including the last four years, and reached the Super Six in 2009. In 2011, the Razorbacks recorded their third top 10 finish in four years. In nine years of existence, the Razorbacks have seven top 15 final national rankings, all in the last seven years. “It has flown by,” Mark says. “It’s surreal. We’re proud of what we’ve accomplished, but we’re looking forward to doing more.” Four Razorbacks combined for seven All-America honors a year ago, and all four return for the 2012 season. In nine years, eight Razorbacks have combined for 28 All-America honors and 13 appearances in the NCAA individual event finals. Arkansas has also built one of the most loyal followings in the country as the Razorbacks have ranked among the nation’s top 15 in average attendance all nine seasons. The Razorbacks were 16-10-1 a year ago, setting school records with seven dual-meet wins, four dual-meet road wins and five SEC victories, including three SEC road victories. They won a share of the SEC regular-season title and set a school record in the SEC Championship with a score of 195.80. Arkansas earned a spot in an NCAA Regional for the eighth straight year, won the NCAA North Central Regional for its second regional title in three years, advanced to the NCAA Championship for the fourth consecutive season, finished fourth in the NCAA Session II semifinal to miss the Super Six by one spot and ended the year tied for ninth in the country. For year No. 10, expectations are the same as in the past. “Our goal is to qualify for the NCAA Championship for the fifth year in a row,” Mark says. “We want to perform at a high level with consistency. We want to qualify for the Super Six. Our ultimate goal is to be on the podium at nationals as one of the top three teams.” “Our goals are to compete as a top six program week in and week out,” René says. “We want to consistently perform at a high level so when we get to the post-season, we are comfortable.” The Razorbacks are accustomed to performing and competing at the highest level. Eleven return from last year, including All-Americans Jaime Pisani, Katherine Grable, Amy Borsellino and Kelci Lewis.
Pisani, a senior, is UA’s all-time leader with nine All-America honors, three in each of her three seasons. Last year, she was firstteam on floor, and second-team in the all-around and on beam. “She’s a great athlete, student, team member and leader,” René says. “To see Jaime improve and mature during her career has been personally fulfilling.” Grable became the first freshman in school history to earn firstteam All-America honors (floor). She was also second-team on vault. “Kat is really settling into our system and collegiate gymnastics,” Mark says. “She’s maximizing her potential. We look for her to be one of the top all-arounders in the country.” Borsellino, a junior, was a first-teamer on vault, and she joined Pisani and Grable in advancing to the NCAA individual event finals. “She is really excited this year and it’s showing,” Mark says. Lewis, also a junior, earned second-team honors on floor. “She’s worked hard on her technique and matured a lot,” René says. “We will definitely count on her for high scores.” That group is joined by seven other veterans, including seniors Mariah Howdeshell and Genny Salvatore, juniors Jordan Salsberg and Amanda Siebert, and sophomores Shelby Salmon, Scarlett Williams and Bailee Zumwalde. All seven were regulars in last year’s lineup. They are joined by freshmen Stephani Canizaro of Nesbit, Miss., and Sammy Kolbas of Naperville, Ill. “Since the end of last season, we’ve worked hard on our flexibility, strength and on our overall technique along with adding difficulty to all four events,” René says. “We’re really excited about the potential of this year’s team.” VAULT Amy Borsellino and Katherine Grable were first and secondteam All-Americans a year ago, respectively, with Borsellino advancing to the NCAA individual event finals and Grable winning an NCAA Regional Championship. Jaime Pisani was a first-team AllAmerican in 2010 and a second-teamer in 2009. Pisani won individual titles against BYU, Florida, UIC Top Vaulters: and West Virginia, and Grable Amy Borsellino won in the regional and against Stephani Canizaro Denver. As a team, the Razorbacks Katherine Grable recorded a 49.325 at the SEC Mariah Howdeshell Championship, a 49.175 at the Kelci Lewis NCAA North Central Regional, a Jaime Pisani 49.25 in the regular-season win over No. 1 Florida and a 49.00 in Jordan Salsberg the win over No. 4 Georgia. Scarlett Williams “So many of our vaults are exciting,” Mark says. “We have more height and distance than a year ago.” “Our returnees are all better,” René says. “They are more comfortable with their landings.” Borsellino had highs of 9.90 at the NCAA Championship and 9.85 at the NCAA Regional. Grable had a 9.90 at the NCAA Regional and at Denver, and a 9.875 at the NCAA Championship, at the SEC Championship and against Florida. Pisani had 9.90s at the SEC meet, at Illinois-Chicago and against Alabama; Kelci Lewis had a 9.85 at UIC and a 9.80 at Auburn; Jordan Salsberg had a best of 9.875 at the SEC meet and at UIC; and Scarlett Williams posted 9.80s Senior Mariah Howdeshell against West Virginia and BYU. Mariah Howdeshell com- is expected to be in the vault peted on vault as a freshman and and bars lineup.
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2012 SEASON PREVIEW sophomore. In 2010, she had highs of 9.85 against Kentucky, and 9.825 against Auburn, Minnesota and in the NCAA Championship. “Our two seniors, Mariah and Jaime, are better, and Katherine has a more difficult vault,” Mark says. “We have some aggressive, pretty vaults.” BARS Top Bars Workers: The senior class is expected Amy Borsellino to lead the bar team. Stephani Canizaro “We’ve really improved our lines and handstands,” Mark Katherine Grable says. “Jaime and Mariah are two Mariah Howdeshell of our top performers. Genny’s Sammy Kolbas knee is stronger and she’s imJaime Pisani proved her dismount.” Shelby Salmon As a team, Arkansas posted highs last year of 49.20 in the win Jordan Salsberg over Florida, 49.175 at the NCAA Genny Salvatore North Central Regional and in the win over West Virginia, and 49.025 in the win over Georgia. The highlight in 2011 may have been Salvatore, who after four knee surgeries made the lineup and competed in the last nine meets of the season. In just her second meet, she won the individual title with a 9.80 against BYU. She had a 9.80 in her first outing at LSU and a high of 9.85 in the win over Florida. Grable had bests of 9.825 at the NCAA Championship, the NCAA Regional and West Virginia. Howdeshell finished third at the NCAA Regional with a 9.90 and had a 9.85 at the SEC meet. “Jordan and Shelby have changed their combinations so they have better routines,” Mark says. “Stephani is a freshman who is fun to watch and Sammy is a strong bar worker. She’s aggressive. Amy is doing well. We’ve changed some combinations to eliminate some deductions and pushing the girls harder.” Pisani won individual titles against Alabama, Auburn and West Virginia. Howdeshell won at LSU and Salvatore against BYU. Pisani had highs of 9.90 against Florida and West Virginia, and a 9.85 at the regional. Salmon had a 9.80 against Florida and Georgia, and Salsberg a 9.80 at Auburn and four 9.775s. “Their mentality is different,” René says. “They are much more aggressive. As we went through the season last year, we felt that event was weak. The way they’ve been training, Mark has upped the expectations. They are mentally tougher.” The freshman class came in with strong credentials. Kolbas won the 2009 J.O. national title while Canizaro placed third at the 2011 J.O. National Championship. BEAM Top Beam Workers: The beam team has strong Amy Borsellino depth with nine competitors Stephani Canizaro for the six lineup positions, including a second-team AllKatherine Grable American in Pisani. Sammy Kolbas “I’m really pleased with Kelci Lewis the beam team,” René says. Jaime Pisani “Our top four competitors had solid seasons last year and they Shelby Salmon have all improved in execution Jordan Salsberg and difficulty.” Scarlett Williams Three Razorbacks return who combined for seven individual titles last year. Grable won in meets with BYU, UIC, West Virginia and Denver. Salsberg tied Grable for the title at UIC and also won at Kentucky. Pisani won against Florida. As a team, the Razorbacks posted a 49.325 at UIC, a 49.20 against West Virginia, and a 49.15 against Florida and at Denver. “Last year, half the lineup was newcomers (Grable, Salsberg, Salmon and Williams),” René says. “Our top four are Katherine, Jordan, Jaime and Scarlett. Shelby has improved, Kelci has continued to improve and Amy has come on strong. Both freshmen will vie for lineup positions as well.
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“All of them gained confidence through the course of last season and have worked hard to improve execution and upgrade difficulty,” she says. Grable had highs of 9.90 at Denver and 9.875 against WVU; Pisani a 9.875 against Florida and three 9.825s; Salmon a 9.825 at Denver and 9.775 at LSU; Salsberg 9.85s at UIC and Denver, and a 9.825 at the NCAA Regional; and Williams a 9.775 against Oklahoma, Auburn and WVU. “They are being aggressive,” Mark says. “I look for them to be more mentally tough. We were good last year, but we will be better this year.” FLOOR Top Floor Performers: The floor group is led by Amy Borsellino three returning All-Americans in Pisani, Grable and Lewis. Stephani Canizaro Pisani and Grable reached the Katherine Grable NCAA event finals where they Kelci Lewis tied for fifth and placed ninth Jaime Pisani respectively. Pisani is also the Jordan Salsberg school record-holder with a 9.95, which she matched four Scarlett Williams times in 2011. Bailee Zumwalde One change is the addition of former Razorback Samantha Cortez as assistant coach. “I’m really happy with the floor team,” Cortez says. “In the summer we pushed hard to upgrade the difficulty on everyone’s routine. We spent a lot of time doing drill and prep work. Almost everyone has upgraded their tumbling pass.” Last year, Arkansas had highs of 49.325 at UIC, 49.30 at the NCAA Regional and at Denver, 49.275 at the NCAA Championship, 49.20 against WVU, 49.15 against Florida and 49.125 against Georgia. Pisani was almost an automatic with 11 individual titles, including the NCAA Session I semifinal, the NCAA Regional, Oklahoma, Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia, LSU, BYU, Florida, UIC and WVU. Grable earned one, tying Pisani against Georgia. Pisani matched her school record of 9.95 at the NCAA Championship, at the NCAA Regional, and against UIC and West Virginia. Grable had a 9.90 at the NCAA Championship, in the NCAA Regional and against WVU. Borsellino made the lineup for the final five meets and had a 9.875 at Denver, a 9.85 at the regional and a 9.825 at the NCAA Championship. Lewis had a 9.875 at UIC, and a 9.85 at the NCAA Championship and at Denver. Salsberg had a 9.80 at the regional, and Junior Jordan Salsberg could against Georgia, UIC and Denver. be an all-arounder again in Zumwalde had a 9.825 against Ala2012. bama, and three 9.80s. “Jaime is focused on maintaining what she did last year and upgraded her last floor pass,” Cortez says. “Katherine has upgraded her first and middle pass. Kelci has changed her middle pass, which is more difficult. Jordan added a full in to her first pass. Amy has done really well and improved her first pass. Bailee has upgraded with a change to her middle pass, and she loves her new routine. Stephani is very expressive and a beautiful dancer. We have a lot of depth. I’m also pleased with our music selection and choreography. It’s all coming together.” “We could potentially have everyone in the floor lineup with an e-tumbling pass,” Renè says. “Floor has improved immensely since last year. The girls have responded to working with Sam. The routines, choreography and music are outstanding. I’m looking forward to seeing them compete.”
MEET THE COACHES THE 2012 STAFF
2012 Staff: From left, Jason Traxson, Natalie Bohonsky, Alyssa Strodel, René Cook, Mark Cook, Samantha Cortez, Ralph Rosso and Amanda Schoenbaum with Big Red.
Co-head coaches Mark (left) and René Cook (right) have led the Razorbacks to eight consecutive NCAA Regional appearances, four straight trips to the NCAA Championship, two NCAA Regional championships, seven consecutive top 15 national finishes and three top 10 finishes.
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CO-HEAD COACH MARK COOK
CHICO STATE, 1977 10TH SEASON AT ARKANSAS EIGHT NCAA REGIONALS FIVE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM APPEARANCES ONE NCAA SUPER SIX THREE TOP 10 FINISHES TWO NCAA REGIONAL TITLES ONE SEC REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPIONSHIP AT ARKANSAS (Co-Head Coach, 2002-) 117-141-4 (9 years) 8 NCAA Regional Appearances 5 NCAA Championship Appearances 1 NCAA Super Six Appearance 2 NCAA Regional Ɵtles 1 SEC regular-season co-championship 6 NCAA individual qualifiers 28 All-America selecƟons 5 NCAA Regional champions 7 All-SEC selecƟons SEC Co-Coach of the Year, 2008 NCAA South Central Regional Co-Coach of the Year, 2009 PRIOR TO ARKANSAS Stanford, 1998-2001 (Head Coach) 36-12-0 (4 years) Pac-10 Coach of the Year, 2001 NCAA West Region Coach of the Year, 2001 Pac-10 Champion, 1998, 2001 4 NCAA Regional Champions 2 NCAA Championship team appearances UCLA, 1994-97 (Assistant Coach) 2 Pac-10 Ɵtles 3 NCAA Regional Ɵtles 1997 NaƟonal Champions Clovis Unified School District, 1980-94 Rookie Elite Coach of the Year, 1989 USGF J.O. President Regional JO Age-Group Chair, 1986-89 President of Northern California Women’s GymnasƟcs AssociaƟon Diablo Valley College Hall of Fame, 2010
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Arkansas is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this season. Mark Cook has been there for every step as the Razorback program has become one of the best and most respected in the country. In 2003, the first year Arkansas fielded a team, the Razorbacks finished No. 41 in the final national rankings. In 2004, Arkansas finished in the top 20 and has been a national power since. Arkansas is coming off its third top 10 national finish in four years after tying for ninth at the 2011 NCAA Championship. The Razorbacks also won the NCAA North Central Regional. In nine seasons with the Razorbacks, Cook has led Arkansas into an NCAA Regional championship eight consecutive seasons, to the NCAA Championship four straight years and five of the last six, to two NCAA Regional championships, to one Super Six, to an SEC regular-season co-championship and to seven straight top 15 final national rankings. Individually, Arkansas has had seven student-athletes combine for 28 AllAmerica honors and seven combine for 13 appearances in the NCAA individual event finals. Cook, an SEC and NCAA South Central Regional Coach of the Year honoree, focuses on the vault and bars events. Arkansas has ranked in the top 25 in both each of the last five years, including tying for No. 9 on vault and No. 22 on bars in 2011. Cook has coached five different Razorbacks to eight All-America honors on vault, three to four honors on bars and three to four honors in the all-around. Of those 16 All-America honors, eight have been first-team. He has also guided four Razorbacks into six appearances in the NCAA individual event finals with three top five finishes. In 2011, Arkansas recorded its second-best finish ever. The Razorbacks won the NCAA North Central Regional, beating No. 1 Florida for the title. Arkansas tied for fourth in the NCAA Session I Semifinal to tie for ninth in the country and missed advancing to the Super Six for the second time in program history by one spot. Cook’s team also beat top-ranked Florida during the regular season, recorded its first-ever win over Georgia, which was ranked No. 4 at the time, had 11 wins over teams ranked in the top 25, beat LSU in Baton Rouge for the first time, set school records with seven dual meet wins and four wins on the road, set school records with five SEC wins and
three SEC road wins, and ranked No. 11 in the nation in attendance average for its ninth straight top 15 ranking. Individually, junior Jaime Pisani, sophomore Amy Borsellino, sophomore Kelci Lewis and freshman Katherine Grable combined for seven AllAmerica honors. Pisani was first-team on floor, and second-team on beam and in the all-around. Borsellino earned her first All-America honor as a first-teamer on vault. Lewis was a second-teamer on floor. Grable was a first-teamer on floor and a second-teamer on vault, becoming the first freshman in program history to be a first-team All-American. Pisani won 28 individual event titles, finished ranked No. 3 in the nation on floor and No. 5 in the allaround. In the NCAA event finals, she tied for fifth on floor. Grable ended the year ranked No. 16 in the all-around, and tied for ninth on floor in the event finals. Borsellino placed 15th in the finals on vault. In addition, Pisani became the first Razorback to earn South Central Regional Gymnast of the Year honors and departed senior Michelle Stout was named the SEC’s co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Pisani and Grable also both earned second-team All-SEC honors, on vault and in the all-around, respectively. In 2010, Arkansas was ranked seventh at the end of the regular season and finished No. 11 in the nation after the NCAA nationals. Arkansas also finished second in the NCAA West Regional, placed No. 11 in the nation in average attendance, led the SEC in team grade point average and ranked No. 16 in the country, set school records for overall team score and on bars, recorded five of the top eight overall team scores in program history and had wins over eight top 25 ranked opponents. Arkansas ranked No. 11 on vault and No. 13 on bars. Cook helped guide senior Casey Jo Magee and Pisani to All-America status at the 2010 national championship. The pair combined for six appearances in the NCAA individual event finals. Magee was second in the nation in the all-around, the highest finish ever for a Razorback, and fourth on beam, tied for fifth on bars and 12th on floor. Pisani was 10th on floor and 12th on vault. In 2009, Arkansas advanced to the NCAA Super Six for the first time, had a national fifth-place finish and a final ranking of No. 5, won the NCAA South Central Regional and recorded wins over No. 1 Florida, No. 2 Utah, No. 4 Stanford, No. 6 LSU, No. 6 Oregon
CO-HEAD COACH MARK COOK State, No. 7 UCLA, No. 7 Oklahoma and No. 9 Alabama. Arkansas’ No. 5 final team ranking included a No. 6 ranking on vault and a No. 10 finish on bars. Stout was a first-team All-American on vault and bars, and Magee and Pisani were second-team All-Americans on vault. In 2008, Arkansas had wins over No. 6 Alabama, No. 8 Oregon State, No. 9 UCLA, No. 12 Penn State and No. 14 Auburn. Arkansas finished second in the NCAA North Central Regional and advanced to the NCAA Championship. Arkansas finished the year ranked No. 10 in the nation, including No. 11 on vault and No. 14 on bars. Stout was a first-team All-American on vault, and Magee a second-team All-American on vault and bars. Cook has coached seven All-Southeastern Conference selections, nine SEC gymnasts of the week picks, seven SEC Community Service Team members, 69 SEC academic team selections, 62 NACGC/W Academic Scholar-Athletes and eight All-Americans to 28 honors. STARTING A PROGRAM Cook came to Arkansas in May 2001 to build the Razorback program from scratch. He was consulted on the construction of one of the top practice facilities in the nation. He selected, ordered and assembled equipment; and helped fans and Northwest Arkansas quickly accept and learn about his sport. He was also scouting, recruiting and signing the first recruiting class in school history. Arkansas’ first team, an all-freshman lineup in 2003, finished its inaugural season ranked No. 41 in the nation with No. 37 and No. 43 rankings on bars and vault, respectively. In 2004, Arkansas earned an NCAA Regional appearance and a top 20 national ranking (No. 20) in just the second season in program history. In addition, the Razorbacks had their first all-conference athlete in Melissa Leigh on bars. Arkansas was No. 24 in the nation on bars and No. 32 on vault. The 2005 team also advanced to a regional and finished with an overall ranking of No. 26. The Razorbacks were No. 18 on bars and No. 27 on vault. In 2006, the first recruiting class in school history helped Arkansas upset No. 9 UCLA in the NCAA South Central Regional, took the Razorbacks to their first NCAA Championship and ended the year ranked No. 12. Arkansas was No. 20 on both vault and bars. PRIOR TO ARKANSAS Cook was the head coach at Stanford University for four seasons (1998-2001), leading the Cardinal to two Pac-10 titles, four NCAA Regional appearances, and two NCAA top 10 finishes, and produced several individual and team records which still stand. He coached the program’s first individual national champion, Larissa Fontaine on vault. During his tenure, Stanford finished as high as eighth in the nation (2001). Prior to Stanford, Cook helped build NCAA and Pac10 champions at UCLA as an
MARK COOK YEARͳBYͳYEAR AS HEAD COACH At Stanford (1998-2003) Overall Pac-10 Year Record Champ. 1998 8-4 1st 1999 10-3 4th 2000 6-2 6th 2001 12-3 1st Totals 36-12
Post Season 3rd/Ind. 1st/9th 3rd/Ind. 2nd/8th
Final Rank 15 T10 13 8
Notes VT Champion -Ind. Finals Best finish
At Arkansas (2003-present) Overall SEC Post Final Year Record Champ. Season Rank Notes 2002-03 At Arkansas, recruiƟng, building program 2003 5-14-1 T5th NA 38 1st year 2004 11-14 6th 4th 25 1st Regional 2005 8-16-1 5th 4th 15 Individuals 2006 12-27 6th 2nd/12th 12 1st NCAA App. 2007 17-16 5th 3rd 13 Individuals 2008 14-16 6th 2nd/10th 10 Best finish 2009 21-14 6th 1st/5th 5 Best finish 2010 13-14-1 6th 2nd/11th 11 6th top 15 2011 16-10-1 4th 1st/T9th T9 SEC reg-season Totals 117-141-4 5 team/13 ind. co-champ assistant coach from 1995-97. During Cook’s three years at UCLA, the Bruins won two Pac-10 titles, three NCAA Regional championships and their first NCAA Championship (1997). Cook’s work led to UCLA moving from fourth at NCAAs the season he arrived in 1995 to national runner-up in 1996 before taking the team title in 1997. Before moving into the collegiate coaching ranks, Cook was considered one of the top club coaches in the country. Serving as the head coach for Clovis (Calif.) Academy of Gymnastics from 1980-94, Cook helped build Clovis into a 900-student club. He produced numerous level 10 gymnasts, had athletes qualify for the USA Junior Olympic National Team and produced several elite gymnasts who competed at US Classics and USA Championships. In his final two years at Clovis, Cook also served as the academy director. Cook was named the Elite Coach of the Year by the United States Elite Coaches Association in 1989. Individual honors include induction into the Diablo Valley (Pleasant Hill, Calif.) College Hall of Fame, where he competed as a gymnast from 1972-74, in 2010; 2009 NCAA South Central Region co-Head Coach of the Year, 2008 SEC co-Head Coach of the Year, and 2001 Pac-10 and NCAA West Region Head Coach of the Year awards. Mark and René Cook were married in 1999 and make their home in Fayetteville.
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CO-HEAD COACH RENE COOK
PENN STATE, 1993 (B.A.) UMASS, 1997 (M.S.) ARKANSAS, 2011 (ED.D.) 10TH SEASON AT ARKANSAS EIGHT NCAA REGIONALS FIVE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM APPEARANCES ONE NCAA SUPER SIX THREE TOP 10 FINISHES TWO NCAA REGIONAL TITLES ONE SEC REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPIONSHIP AT ARKANSAS (Co-Head Coach, 2002-) 117-141-4 (9 years) 8 NCAA Regional Appearances 5 NCAA Championship Appearances 1 NCAA Super Six Appearance 2 NCAA Regional Ɵtles 1 SEC regular-season co-championship 7 NCAA individual qualifiers 28 All-America selecƟons 5 NCAA Regional champions 7 All-SEC selecƟons SEC Co-Coach of the Year, 2008 NCAA South Central Regional Co-Coach of the Year, 2009 PRIOR TO ARKANSAS Stanford, 1997-2001 (Assistant Coach) 3 NCAA Championship team appearances 12 All-Americans NCAA vault champion NCAA runner up balance beam NCAA third place balance beam 2 NCAA Regional beam champions 2 Pac 10 team Ɵtles Co-Pac 10 beam champions Penn State, 1996 (Assistant Coach) NCAA Championship Appearance NCAA Regional team champion NCAA Regional beam champion UMass, 1993-95 (Assistant Coach) NCAA Individual Finalist 3 NCAA Regional appearances NCAA Regional beam champion NCAA Regional all-around champion AtlanƟc 10 team champions
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This season is the 10-year anniversary of Arkansas’ program, and from the beginning René Cook has been building the Razorbacks into one of the most successful and entertaining teams in the nation. The 2011 squad won the NCAA North Central Regional and tied for ninth in the nation at the NCAA Championship for Arkansas’ third top 10 finish in four years. In these first nine years, Cook has led Arkansas to eight consecutive NCAA Regional appearances, four straight appearances in the NCAA Championship with a total of five during the last six years. In addition, under Cook’s guidance the program qualified to the Super Six, won two NCAA Regional championships, won an SEC regular-season co-championship, and earned seven straight final top 15 national rankings and nine straight national top 15 average attendance rankings. Individually, Arkansas has had eight student-athletes combine for 28 All-America honors and seven combine for 13 appearances in the NCAA individual event finals. Arkansas’ primary beam coach while assisting on all four events, Cook has guided Arkansas to top 25 final national rankings for seven straight years. Arkansas was No. 13 on beam in 2011, No. 9 in 2010; No. 16 in 2009; and No. 16 in 2008. Cook has guided three individuals to four All-America honors on beam along with three to four selections in the all-around. Cook has also coached five Razorbacks to seven appearances in the NCAA individual event finals with three top five finishes. An SEC and NCAA South Central Regional Coach of the Year honoree, Cook coached Casey Jo Magee to the 2009 SEC beam title, to two NCAA Regional titles and to a No. 1 national ranking. In 2010, Magee became the first No. 1-ranked Razorback in program history, reaching the top spot on beam on March 1 and March 8, and tying for the top position on March 22. In 2011, Arkansas recorded its second-best finish ever. The Razorbacks won the NCAA North Central Regional, beating No. 1 Florida for the title. Arkansas tied for fourth in the NCAA Session I Semifinal to tie for ninth in the country and missed advancing to the Super Six for the second time in program history by one spot. Cook’s team also beat top-ranked Florida during the regular season, recorded its first-ever win over Georgia, which was ranked No. 4 at the time, had 11 wins
over teams ranked in the top 25, beat LSU in Baton Rouge for the first time, set school records with seven dual meet wins and four wins on the road, set school records with five SEC wins and three SEC road wins, and ranked No. 11 in the nation in attendance average for its ninth straight top 15 ranking. Individually, Pisani, sophomore Amy Borsellino, sophomore Kelci Lewis and freshman Katherine Grable combined for seven All-America honors. Pisani was first-team on floor, and second-team on beam and in the allaround. Borsellino earned her first All-America honor as a first-teamer on vault. Lewis was a second-teamer on floor. Grable was a first-teamer on floor and a second-teamer on vault, becoming the first freshman in program history to be a first-team All-American. Pisani won 28 individual event titles, and in the NCAA event finals tied for fifth on floor. Grable ended the year ranked No. 16 in the all-around, and tied for ninth on floor in the event finals. Borsellino placed 15th in the finals on vault. In addition, Pisani became the first Razorback to earn South Central Regional Gymnast of the Year honors and departed senior Michelle Stout was named the SEC’s co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Pisani and Grable also both earned second-team All-SEC honors, on vault and in the all-around, respectively. Arkansas was No. 11 overall in the nation in 2010, finished second in the NCAA West Regional, advanced to the NCAA Championship for the third consecutive season, placed No. 11 in the nation in average attendance, led the SEC in team grade point average and ranked No. 16 in the country, set school records for overall team score and on bars, recorded five of the top eight overall team scores in program history and had wins over eight top 25 ranked opponents. Individually in the 2010 season, Magee and Pisani combined for seven All-America honors with Magee a firstteamer in the all-around, on bars, beam and floor; and Pisani a first-teamer on vault and floor, and a second-teamer in the all-around. The pair also combined for six appearances in the NCAA individual event finals. Magee was second in the nation in the all-around, the highest finish ever for a Razorback, and fourth on beam, tied for fifth on bars and 12th on floor. Pisani was 10th on floor and 12th on vault. In 2009, Arkansas advanced to the NCAA Super Six for the first time in
CO-HEAD COACH RENE COOK school history, finished fifth in the NCAA Championship and had a No. 5 final ranking, and recorded wins over No. 1 Florida, No. 2 Utah, No. 4 Stanford, No. 6 LSU, No. 6 Oregon State, No. 7 UCLA, No. 7 Oklahoma and No. 9 Alabama. Alexandra LaChance and Sarah Nagashima earned first-team All-America honors while Magee was a first-team All-SEC selection. In 2008, Arkansas had wins over No. 6 Alabama, No. 8 Oregon State, No. 9 UCLA, No. 12 Penn State and No. 14 Auburn. Arkansas finished second in the NCAA North Central Regional and advanced to the NCAA Championship. Arkansas finished the year ranked No. 10 in the nation. The 2007 squad finished third in the NCAA Northeast Regional and had regular-season wins over No. 14 Auburn and No. 14 Penn State. The Razorbacks were ranked No. 15 at the end of the season with a No. 10 ranking on beam and No. 13 on floor. Cook also spearheads Arkansas’ commitment in the classroom, and she leads by example. Last spring, she earned her doctor of education degree (Ed.D.) from Arkansas. In 2010, the Razorbacks led the SEC and placed 16th in the country with a team grade point average of 3.4369. Arkansas was also No. 16 in 2009 with a 3.4309 GPA, No. 14 in 2003, No. 10 in 2004, No. 7 in 2005 and No. 21 in 2007. Cook’s teams have posted a 3.30 GPA or better each year. She has coached seven All-SEC selections, eight AllAmericans to 28 selections, 69 SEC Academic Honor Roll members, 62 National Association for Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches for Women Academic Scholar-Athletes and numerous Arkansas Women’s Athletics Department Honor Roll selections. Cook also oversees production of floor music, floor choreography, team building, and assists on vault and floor exercise coaching. In addition to her full complement of coaching duties in the gym, she spends numerous hours recruiting and coordinating the staff’s recruiting efforts. STARTING A PROGRAM When Cook moved to Fayetteville in 2001, her assignment was to turn Arkansas gymnastics into a nationally competitive, academically superior crowd-pleasing program – from scratch. When she arrived, there was no gym, no equipment, no leotards and no team, but on May 7, 2001, she accepted that challenge and quickly built Arkansas into a program any coach would be proud of. Cook’s initial duties included consulting on the construction of one of the nation’s best practice facilities and assembling a team good enough to compete in the country’s toughest gymnastics conference, the SEC. Cook, along with husband and co-head coach Mark Cook, inked a recruiting class of 11 freshmen, convincing the team to take a chance on building a program from the ground up. The first team finished the year with a No. 41 national ranking, including a No. 38 rating on beam. The second season, 2004,
RENÉ COOK YEARͳBYͳYEAR AS HEAD COACH At Arkansas (2003-present) Overall SEC Post Final Year Record Champ. Season Rank Notes 2002-03 At Arkansas, recruiƟng, building program 2003 5-14-1 T5th NA 38 1st year 2004 11-14 6th 4th 25 1st Regional 2005 8-16-1 5th 4th 15 Individuals 2006 12-27 6th 2nd/12th 12 1st NCAA App. 2007 17-16 5th 3rd 13 Individuals 2008 14-16 6th 2nd/10th 10 Best finish 2009 21-14 6th 1st/5th 5 Best finish 2010 13-14-1 6th 2nd/11th 11 6th straight 2011 16-10-1 4th 1st/T9th T9 SEC reg-season Totals 117-141-4 5 team/13 ind. co-champ Arkansas made its first NCAA appearance and was ranked No. 20 overall and tied for No. 16 on beam. The 2005 team also advanced to a regional, and finished with an overall ranking of No. 26 and a beam ranking of No. 13. In 2006, the first recruiting class in school history helped Arkansas upset No. 9 UCLA in the NCAA South Central Regional, took the Razorbacks to their first NCAA Championship and ended the year ranked No. 12 with a No. 18 beam ranking. PRIOR TO ARKANSAS Together with her husband Mark, René helped lead Stanford to its first Pac-10 championship in women’s gymnastics in 1998 and repeated the feat in 2001. Under the Cooks’ tutelage, the Cardinal had its first national champion gymnast, Larissa Fontaine, on vault in 1997. Cook also coached numerous AllAmericans while at Stanford, including three on beam. Among those, Lindsey Wing finished second in the NCAA individual event finals and Katy Herbert finished third. In addition to coaching Magee to SEC and regional beam titles, she coached two Pac-10 champions and two NCAA Regional title winners at Stanford. The Cooks produced Stanford’s first NCAA Regional champions as well, picking up four in their four seasons with the Cardinal. Stanford enjoyed success in the classroom as well with 14 Scholastic All-America selections and 17 selections to the Pac-10 All-Academic Team during the Cooks’ time in Palo Alto. Before moving to Stanford as the assistant coach, Cook was the assistant coach at Penn State for the 1997 season. She helped the Lady Lions to the NCAA Northeast Region title and an 11th-place finish at the NCAA Championship. Cook worked for three seasons as the assistant coach at Massachusetts prior to Penn State. At UMass, she was responsible for balance beam and assisted with recruiting. She also coached an NCAA Regional beam champion at both Penn State and UMass.
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ASSISTANT COACH SAMANTHA CORTEZ
ARKANSAS, 2008 ΈB.S.Ή ARKANSAS, 2011 ΈM.S.Ή FOURTH SEASON AT ARKANSAS THREE NCAA REGIONALS THREE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM APPEARANCES ONE NCAA SUPER SIX TWO TOP 10 FINISHES TWO NCAA REGIONAL TITLES ONE SEC REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPIONSHIP AT ARKANSAS Assistant coach, 2012 - present Director of OperaƟons Arkansas, 2009-11 Razorback Gymnast, 2005-08 Four NCAA Regional appearances First two NCAA Championship appearances in program history (2006, 2008) Samantha Cortez Leadership Award created in her honor Three-Ɵme member of SEC Academic Honor Roll NaƟonal AssociaƟon for Collegiate GymnasƟcs Coaches for Women AllScholar honors (2008) Samantha Cortez is in her first season as an assistant coach with the Razorbacks, but she is certainly no stranger to the program. The native of Verona, N.J., competed for the Razorbacks for four years and spent the three previous seasons on the staff as the director of operations. A four-year letterwinner from 200508, as an assistant coach, she will be involved in recruiting, coaching and choreographing routines for the Razorbacks. After earning her bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2008, she went on to receive her master’s in clinical mental health counseling. During this time, 2009-11, she served as Arkansas’ director of operations. In that role, she han-
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dled day-to-day office management, coordination of meet officials and meet management, scheduled pre- and postmeet entertainment, coordinated team entries and assisted with scoring, and assisted with team building activities. She also coordinated team meals, team ticket requests, assisted with oncampus recruiting, created choreography for private club gymnasts, administered summer camp registration, and coordinated the organization of counselors and participants. As a student-athlete, she helped Arkansas earn four bids to an NCAA Regional with the program’s first two NCAA Championship appearances in 2006 and 2008. She still holds spots in Arkansas’ all-time top 10 with scores of 9.925 on vault, which ties for seventh, and 9.925 on floor, which ties for ninth. A three-time Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll selection, she was named to the National Association for Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches for Women all-scholar team in 2008. Following her senior season, a team award, the Samantha Cortez Leadership Award, was created in her honor. It has been awarded only one other time, to Amy DeFilippo, Casey Jo Magee and Sarah Nagashima in 2010. In 2005, her freshman team recorded wins over No. 10 Kentucky and No. 12 Auburn, and finished fourth in the NCAA East Regional. In 2006, Arkansas upset No. 9 UCLA to finish second in the NCAA South Central Regional and send the Razorbacks to the NCAA Championship for the first time. As a junior in 2007, she helped Arkansas record 17 wins with victories over No. 14 Penn State and No. 15 Auburn, and a third-place finish in the
NCAA Northeast Regional. Her senior year, Arkansas beat No. 6 Alabama, No. 9 UCLA, No. 12 Penn State, No. 15 Michigan State and No. 20 Kentucky. In the NCAA Northeast Regional, the Razorbacks beat No. 14 Arizona to finish second and advance to the NCAA Championship for the second time. At the NCAA meet, Arkansas beat No. 8 Oregon State to finish fifth in the Session II Semifinal. Cortez helped the Razorbacks finish with final national rankings of No. 15 in 2005, No. 12 in 2006, No. 13 in 2007 and No. 10 in 2008 for the first top 10 finish in program history. As director of operations, she was part of a staff which led Arkansas to the Super Six for the first time in 2009. Arkansas finished fifth in the nation after winning the NCAA South Central Regional. In 2010, the Razorbacks finished second in the NCAA West Regional and 11th in the nation. Arkansas finished tied for ninth in the nation in 2011 after winning the NCAA North Central Regional. Arkansas tied for fourth in the NCAA Session I Semifinal, missing the Super Six by one spot for the second-best finish in program history. Along the way, Arkansas beat No. 1 Florida twice, beat No. 4 Georgia for the first time when the Gym’Dogs were ranked No. 4, tied for the SEC regular-season championship and recorded 11 wins over teams ranked in the top 25. The Razorbacks have been in an NCAA Regional eight straight seasons and advanced to the NCAA Championship five times. Cortez has been with the Razorbacks for all five trips to the NCAA Championship and for seven of the eight appearances in an NCAA Regional.
RAZORBACK STAFF DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS ALYSSA STRODEL Alyssa Strodel, a former Razorback, is in her first season as Arkansas’ director of operations. Strodel’s responsibilities include coordinating all home meets and all team meals, handling all ticket requests and coordinating academic meetings for recruiting visits in addition to daily office duties. She was a member of the team in 2009 before injuries ended her career. Strodel’s previous work experience includes serving as a coach with Emerald City Gymnastics Academy in Washington for two years, working as a student assistant with the Razorbacks for two years and at Indian Head Camp as an activity specialist for a summer. She is a member of the Human Resource Management Association and also serves as a volunteer with Lifesource International. Strodel had a very successful career on the club level. She placed third as an all-arounder at the Metroplex Challenge with third-place showings on vault and floor, and a second-place finish on beam. In 2007, she was the Hard Rock Invitational all-around champion and the Region 2 vault champion. Strodel finished third as an all-arounder at the Junior Olympic Level 10 national championship and was a Junior Olympic team member. Her high scores included 9.775 on vault, a 9.7 on bars, a 9.75 on beam, a 9.6 on floor and a 38.3 as an all-arounder. Strodel is a 2008 graduate of Cedarcrest High School in Carnation, Wash. Her parents are Sharon and Greg Strodel. She is working on her bachelor’s in marketing.
MANAGER AMANDA SCHOENBAUM Amanda Schoenbaum is in her second season serving as Arkansas’ team manager. Her responsibilities include assisting during practice, apparel and personal equipment issuing and maintenance, assisting with recruiting activities and various other meet-day activities. She is a former collegiate gymnast at Southeast Missouri State in Cape Girardeau, Mo. A native of Bentonville, she competed at SEMO for three years before an injury ended her career. She qualified for an NCAA Regional in 2008. In 2009, she helped SEMO win the Midwest Independent Conference championship and recorded a personalbest 9.875 on beam in a meet at Texas Women’s University. In 2010, Schoenbaum helped her team finish second in the MIC. Academically, she earned scholar-athlete honors at Southeast in 2008 and 2009, and helped her team rank first in the country in the National Association for Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches for Women academic team rankings
both years. The 2008 team tied the then-national team record with a 3.82 grade point average and the 2009 team set a record with a 3.91. The 2010 team placed second in the nation. A 2007 graduate of Bentonville High School, Schoenbaum competed at Williams Center Gymnastics in Fayetteville. She also has six years of coaching experience at the Williams Center and Regional Recreation Gymnastics from 2004-06, and at Spectrum Gymnastics in Cape Girardeau (2007-09).
MANAGER RALPH ROSSO Ralph Rosso, a former NCAA individual event finalist at the University of Michigan, is in his first season as a manager with the Razorbacks. Rosso’s responsibilities include setting up equipment, moving mats and boards during training and routines, and spotting for skills and drills. Rosso lettered at Michigan from 2006-09, helping the Wolverines win the Big Ten title in 2009, and advancing to the Big Ten event finals in 2007 and 2009. He reached the NCAA event finals in 2007. He was also a part of the staff from 2010-11, helping Michigan reach the NCAA Championship in 2010. Rosso gained previous experience working as a gymnastics instructor and supervisor at UM camps in 2007 and 2011, as a boys program coach at Gym America from 200911, and as an instructor at the International Gymnastics Camp in 2006, at Monmouth Gymnastics in 2005 and at Surgent’s Elite from 2003-05. Michigan’s Newt Loken scholarship award winner in 2007, Rosso earned his bachelor’s in general studies in 2009 and he is working on his master’s in recreation and sport management at Arkansas. He is a 2005 graduate of St. John Vianney High School in Holmdel, N.J. Russo was a member of Michigan’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and he is also a nationally certified USAG judge.
NUTRITIONIST ASHLEY BINNS Ashley Binns is in her second year as the nutritionist for the Razorbacks after working the four previous years as team manager. She earned her bachelor’s from Arkansas in nutrition and kinesiology in 2010. As nutritionist, her responsibilities are to help educate student-athletes about the importance of proper nutrition and how to properly fuel their bodies for optimal athletic performance. As manager, her duties included assisting during practice, equipment issuing and maintenance, assisting with recruiting activities and various meet-day duties. Prior to joining the Razorbacks, Binns
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RAZORBACK STAFF worked for USA Aerial Athletics in San Antonio, Texas, as a recreational class and competitive team coach teaching the fundamentals of gymnastics. Binns’ duties included in-thegym instruction as well as class sign-up and organization. A 2006 graduate of Judson High School in Converse, Texas, Binns was also a competitive gymnast prior to her arrival in Fayetteville.
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH MIKE STROUHAL Mike Strouhal is in his fourth season as the strength coach for the Razorbacks, his ninth with baseball and his ninth overall since joining Arkansas’ strength and conditioning staff in January 2004. A native of Kansas City, Kan., he is a 2003 graduate of Saint Mary’s in Leavenworth, Kan., with a bachelor’s in sports management and coaching. While at Saint Mary’s, he started four years in baseball, three years in football and began his coaching career as strength and conditioning coach, and a football defensive assistant. Strouhal is certified through the NSCA and USAW. He has overseen the development of gymnastics, baseball, freshman football, men’s track sprinters and jumpers, softball and men’s tennis. He has assisted with football, men’s and women’s basketball, soccer and volleyball, and directed an internship program. His philosophy is based on improving performance and decreasing injuries. The core objective of his program is to develop athleticism. To assist athletes in reaching this goal, his workouts focus on increasing soft tissue quality, mobility, flexibility, speed, power and strength. Each student-athlete begins a training year with an individual evaluation through video analyses to help identify specific needs. Multi-joint, full body movements are utilized to help each student-athlete maximize their potential. He and his wife Allison were married on May 2, 2009, and reside in Fayetteville.
ATHLETIC TRAINER JASON TRAXSON Jason Traxson is in his third season as the full-time athletic trainer for gymnastics, but his fourth overall. Traxson also worked as a graduate assistant with the program during the 2007-08 year. His duties include preventative care, injury and illness management, and rehabilitation of major and minor injuries. Traxson is at every practice and conditioning workout, and travels with the team to all competitions. Prior to being hired as the full-time athletic trainer for gymnastics, Traxson spent a year at the University of Cincinnati where he worked with the football program. During his tenure with the Bearcats, the football team reached its
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highest AP ranking in history at No. 15. As a graduate student at Arkansas, Traxson worked with football and the highly-competitive cross-country program. Additionally, he has worked Razorback football camps, gymnastics camps and with Rogers High School as an on-site athletic trainer. Traxson completed his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology at Arkansas in 2006 and earned his master’s from UA in kinesiology in 2008. He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, earning his certification in 2008.
TEAM VIDEOGRAPHER NATALIE BOHONSKY Former Razorback Natalie Bohonsky is in her first season as the official team videographer following two years of competition. In her role, she films practice, intrasquad competition, meets and team functions, including community service projects. The broadcast journalism major competed on bars each season on the roster. Her best score came in the NCAA Championship Session II semifinal in 2010 when she posted a 9.800, helping Arkansas finish 11th in the nation. Bohonsky posted a 9.775 in the NCAA West Regional at UCLA, helping the Razorbacks earn a spot in the NCAA Championship. Outside the gym, she posted a perfect 4.0 grade point average in 2010 and was named to the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women Academic Team, helping Arkansas lead the SEC and rank No. 16 in the nation with a team GPA of 3.4369. She earned NACGC/W All-Scholar honors again in 2011 with a 3.72 GPA. Bohonsky was also named to the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll both years. Her work in the classroom helped the Razorbacks earn a public recognition award from the NCAA for its standing among the top 10 percent of the gymnastics programs in the nation in multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR). Arkansas became the first gymnastics program in the SEC to receive the NCAA’s public recognition award. The Plano, Texas, native competed for World Olympics Gymnastics Academy in Frisco, Texas. Bohonsky had career club bests of 9.80 on vault, 9.70 on bars, 9.525 on beam, 9.75 on floor and 38.175 in the all-around. A two-time Junior Olympic national qualifier, Bohonsky finished seventh on bars in 2008. At the 2008 Region III Championship, she finished second on bars and in the all-around along with a fifth-place finish on vault and a fourth-place finish on beam. At the Texas State Championship, she placed fifth on vault and beam, second on floor and was third in the all-around. Bohonsky won the 2007 Region III vault title and was third in the all-around. Her Region III team finished second at the J.O. National Championship. Bohonsky was the Texas state champion on vault in 2007 and also earned top three finishes on floor, bars and the all-around at the Texas State Meet. Bohonsky graduated from Plano Senior High School with a 3.9 GPA.
MEET THE TEAM
Pre-meet introductions are just part of the atmosphere inside Barnhill Arena for a Razorback home meet.
The Razorbacks have recorded seven consecutive team top 15 national finishes, including three top 10.
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MARIAH HOWDESHELL SENIOR || 5-5 || V, UB || SACHSE, TEXAS / LAUREL SPRINGS || METROPLEX GYMNASTICS Career Bests V 9.85 at NCAA Session II Semifinal, 2009 9.85 at NCAA Super Six, 2009 9.85 #12 Kentucky, 2010 UB 9.90 at NCAA NC Regional, 2011* BB 9.825 at #9 Georgia , 2010 9.825 at #45 Illinois-Chicago, 2011 *Most Recent
2011 Season Bests UB 9.90 at NCAA NC Regional BB 9.825 at #45 Illinois-Chicago
2011 Event Titles UB at #19 LSU
Team Awards Most Improved, 2010
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MARIAH HOWDESHELL AS A JUNIOR (2011) Howdeshell was a significant contributor in the bar lineup in 2011, which was highlighted by a season and career-high of 9.90 in the NCAA North Central Regional, helping Arkansas win the title with a victory over No. 1 Florida. Additionally, she competed regularly in the beam lineup, earning a career-high 9.825 in the win at No. 45 Illinois-Chicago. Howdeshell’s scores counted for the team nine times on bars and four times on beam. Overall, the junior from Sachse, Texas, had four top five finishes on bars and one on beam, including her first event title - a 9.825 on bars in Arkansas’s first win over LSU in Baton Rouge. Other top bar finishes included two runner-up finishes against Alabama and at Illinois-Chicago. Howedeshell’s career best of 9.90 on bars at the NCAA NC Regional placed her third on the event. Her career high on beam set at UIC placed her third on that event behind teammates Katherine Grable and Jordan Salsberg. Howdeshell contributed to Arkansas’ season successes. The Razorbacks defeated Georgia for the first time in program history. Howdeshell’s 9.775 contributed to a team score on bars of a 49.025, which topped Georgia’s bars score of 48.675. At the SEC Championship, Howdeshell scored a 9.85 on bars to tie for seventh, helping Arkansas to a program-best fourth-place finish. To finish up the 2011 season, Howdehsell scored a 9.80 in the NCAA Championship Session I semifinal, helping Arkansas tie for fourth, which was just one spot away from advancing to the Super Six. AS A SOPHOMORE (2010) Howdeshell competed in all 14 meets on both bars and beam, and in the final 13 on vault. She had season highs of 9.85 on vault against No. 12 Kentucky, 9.85 on bars in the NCAA West Regional at UCLA to help send the Razorbacks to the NCAA Championship and 9.825 on beam at No. 9 Georgia. Consistent in her contribution to the team, Howdeshell’s scores counted toward the team total 13 times on bars, seven times on beam and 10 times on vault. She had five top five finishes on bars, two on beam and two on vault. She was fourth on bars against No. 20 Arizona (9.825), fourth against No. 12 Kentucky (9.800), tied for fourth against No. 40 Pittsburgh (9.825), fifth at Washington (9.800) and tied for fifth against No. 11 LSU (9.800). On beam, she was third at Washington (9.800) and tied for fifth against No. 11 LSU (9.775). On vault, she tied for fourth against No. 12 Kentucky (9.85) and at No. 22 Minnesota (9.825) when the Razorbacks set a school record for overall score (196.925) in a true road meet. In the postseason, her consistent performance continued. At the NCAA West Regional at UCLA, she tied for eighth with the 9.85 on bars. She also tied for 14th on beam (9.725). At the NCAA Championship Session II semifinal, she tied for No. 22 on bars (9.800) and tied for No. 26 on vault (9.825). Her performance throughout the year, in and out of the gym, earned her the team’s Most Improved award. AS A FRESHMAN (2009) Howdeshell competed on both vault and bars in every meet of the season. Her scores counted nine times on vault
and eight times on bars. She was consistent on bars and her scores improved throughout the season on vault. Howdeshell’s best scores on vault came in the NCAA Championship Session II semifinal and in the NCAA Super Six with a 9.85 both days. Her highest place was a tie for fifth (9.675) in the season-opening win over No. 21 Ohio State. She had five scores of 9.80 or better, and had seven top 10 finishes. On bars, she had a big night in the win at No. 8 Oklahoma, tying for third with a season-best 9.85. She also tied for third in the win over Ohio State (9.80). Howdeshell had seven top 10 finishes and a 9.80 or better four times. METROPLEX GYMNASTICS Howdeshell came to Arkansas by way of Metroplex Gymnasts, one of the most successful clubs in the nation. The 5-5 all-arounder posted several season-bests with Metroplex early in her career. Her vault, a Yurchenko full, scored a 9.85 at Level 10 regionals in 2006. In fact, all of her personal bests came at that meet. Howdeshell’s personal bests were a 9.70 on bars, a 9.525 on beam, a 9.60 on floor and a 38.00 as an all-arounder. Howdeshell saw limited competition in her junior and senior seasons due to injury. PERSONAL Mariah Renee Howdeshell is the youngest of two children to Gary and Jackie Howdeshell of Sachse, Texas. Her older sister, Stevie, is in the military. Howdeshell is majoring in recreation and sport management.
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JAIME PISANI SENIOR || 5-2 || ALL-AROUND || RINGWOOD, N.J. / LAKELAND REGIONAL || NORTH STAR GYMNASTICS Career Bests V 9.95 #16 Auburn, 2010 9.95 at #22 Minnesota, 2010 UB 9.90 #1 Florida, 2011 9.90 #27 West Virginia, 2011 BB 9.875 #1 Florida, 2011 FX 9.95 at #22 Minnesota, 2010 9.95 at #45 Illinois-Chicago, 2011 9.95 #27 West Virginia, 2011 9.95 at NCAA NC Regional, 2011 9.95 at NCAA Session I Semifinal, 2011* AA 39.60 #1 Florida, 2011 *Most Recent 2011 Season Bests V 9.925 #1 Florida UB 9.90 #1 Florida 9.90 #27 West Virginia BB 9.875 #1 Florida FX 9.95 at #45 Illinois-Chicago 9.95 #27 West Virginia 9.95 at NCAA NC Regional 9.95 at NCAA Session I Semifinal AA 39.60 #1 Florida 2011 Event Titles AA #9 Alabama AA at #27 Kentucky AA at #22 Auburn AA #4 Georgia AA #28 BYU AA #1 Florida AA #45 Illinois-Chicago AA #27 West Virginia AA at #18 Denver V #28 BYU V #1 Florida V at #45 Illinois-Chicago V #27 West Virginia UB #9 Alabama UB at #22 Auburn UB #27 West Virginia BB #1 Florida FX at #4 Oklahoma FX #9 Alabama FX at #27 Kentucky FX #4 Georgia FX at #19 LSU FX #28 BYU FX #1 Florida FX at #45 Illinois-Chicago FX #27 West Virginia FX at NCAA NC Regional FX at NCAA Session I Semifinal Awards All-American (1st team), 2011 (FX) All-American (2nd team), 2011 (AA, BB) South Central Reg. Gymnast of the Year, 2011 NCAA Event Finals, 2011 (AA T7th, FX T5th) All-SEC (2nd team), 2011 (V) SEC Gymnast of the Week, 2011 (Feb. 7, Feb. 28) NACGC/W Academic Team, 2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll, 2011 All-American (1st team), 2010 (VT, FX) All-American (2nd team), 2010 (AA) NCAA Event Finals, 2010 (FX 10th, VT T12th) All-SEC (2nd team), 2010 (FX) SEC Community Service Team, 2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll, 2010 All-American (2nd team), 2009 (VT, UB, FX) SEC FR Gymnast of the Week, 2009 (Jan. 26, Feb. 12) NACGC/W Academic Team, 2009
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Team Awards Most Outstanding Gymnast Veteran Razorback Leadership Academy Emerging Razorback Leadership Academy Co-Most Outstanding Gymnast Most Outstanding Newcomer
2011 2010-11 2010 2010 2009
School Records FX 9.95 Five times, last at NCAA Session I Semifinal2011
JAIME PISANI AS A JUNIOR (2011) Jaime Pisani earned three All-America honors for the third consecutive year, becoming Arkansas’ all-time leader with nine AllAmerica selections. She was first-team All-American on floor, ending the regular season tied for No. 3 in the nation. Pisani ranked in the top five in the all-around at the end of the season, and earned second-team All-America honors in the all-around and on beam. The first Razorback to earn South Central Regional Gymnast of the Year honors, Pisani was second-team All-SEC on vault, a twotime SEC Gymnast of the Week selection and an NCAA regional champion on floor. Overall, the Ringwood, N.J., native led the team with 28 individual event wins, including nine in the AA, 11 on floor, four on vault, three on bars and one on beam. Season highs included a school-record tying 9.95 on floor four times, a 9.925 on vault, 9.90 on bars, 9.875 on beam and a 39.60 in the all-around. Pisani earned two SEC Gymnast of the Week honors in a onemonth period. The first was after she led Arkansas to its first-ever victory over Georgia, winning both floor (9.875) and all-around titles (39.375). Three weeks later, in a two-meet weekend, Pisani led the Razorbacks to wins over No. 1 Florida and at Illinois-Chicago. She won four of five titles against Florida – vault, beam, floor and the allaround. At UIC, she won three titles – vault, floor and the all-around – for seven total titles over the weekend. Pisani won all-around titles in eight of nine meets against No. 27 Kentucky, No. 22 Auburn, Georgia, BYU, Florida, UIC, WVU and No. 18 Denver, including the last five in a row. Over one six-meet stretch, she won floor titles against No. 4 Georgia, No. 19 LSU, No. 28 BYU, No. 1 Florida, No. 45 UIC and No. 27 West Virginia. Pisani also won vault in consecutive meets against BYU, Florida, UIC and WVU. During the 2011 postseason, Pisani continued to rank among the best in the country. She contributed to the team’s NCAA North Central Regional championship with a floor title and a third-place finish in the AA. At the NCAA Championship preliminary competition, Pisani recorded the high score for the session on floor (school record-tying 9.95), qualifying her for the event finals where she placed fifth with a 9.8875. Pisani was named Arkansas’ team Most Outstanding Gymnast, named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and earned National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women Academic All-Scholar honors. Pisani is also on UA’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. AS A SOPHOMORE (2010) Pisani followed a successful freshman season with an even more successful sophomore campaign. She was an All-American for the second straight year, earning first-team honors on floor and vault, and second-team recognition in the all-around. A second-team AllSoutheastern Conference selection on floor, she won 18 individual event titles and advanced to the NCAA individual event finals on floor (10th, 9.85) and vault (12th, 9.7188). Pisani competed as an all-arounder in all 14 meets. Her score counted toward the team total 55 times in 56 events – all 14 on vault, bars and floor, and 13 of 14 on beam. She won two all-around titles, six times on vault, once on bars and nine times on floor. Pisani won the all-around in the season-opening win over No. 20 Arizona with a 39.125 and against No. 12 Kentucky with a 39.525. She won vault against UK (9.925), No. 16 Auburn (9.95), at No. 9 Georgia (9.925), at Washington (9.875), at No. 22 Minnesota (9.95) and No. 40 Pittsburgh (9.875). Pisani won bars against UK (9.875). She won floor against Arizona (9.85), No. 8 Florida (9.90), UK (9.90), Auburn (9.875), No. 11 LSU (9.925), Washington (9.90), Minnesota (9.95), No. 2 Oklahoma (9.925) and in the NCAA Championship Session II semifinal (9.925). For the year, she had nine top three finishes on vault, five on bars, two on beam, 12 on floor and nine in the all-around. At the NCAA West Regional at UCLA, she tied for second on floor (9.90), tied for sixth on vault and bars (9.875 on each), tied for 11th on beam (9.775) and was fifth in the all-around (39.425). At the NCAA Championship Session II semifinal, in addition to winning floor, she tied for fourth on vault (9.90) and tied for sixth in the all-around (39.400). Her finishes in the session accounted for her All-American accolades. Pisani’s 9.95 on floor at No. 22 Minnesota tied the school record. Her 9.925 against No. 11 LSU, No. 2 Oklahoma and in the NCAA Championship Session II semifinal tied for fifth-best on the all-time scoring list. Pisani’s 9.95 vaults against No. 16 Auburn and No. 22 Min-
nesota tied the second-best score in the record books. Her 9.925s against No. 9 Georgia and No. 12 Kentucky ranked in a tie for seventh-best. Her 39.525 in the allaround against No. 12 Kentucky and at No. 22 Minnesota tied for seventhbest in program history. She competed in every event in all 14 meets. In 56 attempts, her scores counted for the team total 54 times for a percentage of .946. Arkansas’ coMost Outstanding Gymnast with senior All-American Casey Jo Magee, she was named to the 2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll and the SEC Community Service Team. Pisani was also a member of the Arkansas Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. AS A FRESHMAN (2009) A second-team All-American in three events and a two-time SEC Freshman Gymnast of the Week, Pisani had an immediate impact in the Arkansas gymnastics program. She earned those All-America honors on vault, bars and floor. Pisani won 13 individual event titles, including two in the all-around, six on vault, two on bars and three on floor. One of her all-around titles came against No. 3 Georgia (39.350) and her 9.925 on vault against No. 9 Alabama tied what was the fourth-best mark in school history. Pisani’s scores counted toward the team total all 15 times on vault, 14 times on floor, 13 times on bars and 12 times on beam. She earned NACGC/W Academic All-Scholar honors. The Most Outstanding Newcomer award was created in her honor and awarded to her at the annual team banquet. NORTH STAR GYMNASTICS Pisani completed her club career at North Star Gymnastics – the same club as former Razorbacks Dana McQuillin and Samantha Cortez. Pisani posted a pair of state records at the Level 10 New Jersey State meet in April 2008. She tallied a 9.775 on vault and a 38.50 as an all-arounder, winning both titles while setting records. In addition, Pisani finished second on bars with a 9.45 and won both balance beam with a 9.625 and floor with a 9.65 at the meet. Pisani advanced to the Level 10 Regional Championship later that month in Newport News, Va., where she captured two titles. Pisani won the vault title with a 9.675 and tied for first on floor with a 9.475 en route to a third-place showing as an all-arounder. Her success continued in May at the Junior Olympic Level 10 National Championship in Kissimmee, Fla. Pisani was second on both vault and as an all-arounder, posting a 9.80 off the table and a 38.175 combined score. Her all-around finish qualified her to the Junior Olympic National Team. AT LAKELAND REGIONAL Pisani was a member of the Lakeland Regional High School honor roll. PERSONAL Jaime Lee Pisani is the youngest of two children to John and Mary Pisani of Ringwood, N.J. She has an older sister, Lindsay, who graduated from the Florida Institute of Technology in pre-med/biology. Pisani is majoring in kinesiology.
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GENNY SALVATORE SENIOR || 5-4 || UB || LAWRENCE, KAN. /LAWRENCE FREE STATE || LAWRENCE GYMNASTICS ACAD. Career Bests UB 9.85 #1 Florida, 2011
2011 Season Bests UB 9.85 #1 Florida
2011 Event Titles UB #28 BYU
Awards NACGC/W Academic Team, 2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll, 2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll, 2010 NACGC/W Academic Team, 2010
Team Awards Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year, 2011 Veteran Razorback Leadership Academy, 2010-11 Emerging Razorback Leadership Academy, 2010 Scholar-Athlete of the Year, 2010
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GENNY SALVATORE AS A JUNIOR (2011) After two years and multiple knee surgeries, Genevieve “Genny” Salvatore’s perseverance paid off. Not only did she make it into the lineup, but Salvatore was a major contributor as the Razorbacks earned a share of the SEC regular-season title, won the NCAA North Central Regional, advanced to the NCAA Championship for the fourth straight year and ended the season tied for ninth in the nation. Salvatore worked her way back from injuries her first two years and competed as an exhibition in the wins at No. 22 Auburn and at home over No. 4 Georgia the following week. At No. 19 LSU, her 9.80 score tied for second place, helping Arkansas record its first win ever over the Tigers in Baton Rouge. At home against No. 28 BYU, Salvatore scored another 9.80 to win the individual event title. Salvatore’s bar score counted toward the team score all nine times she was in the lineup, including a career-high of 9.85 in the win over No. 1 Florida. In the postseason, Salvatore’s scores contributed to the team’s NCAA North Central Regional championship (9.75) and tie for ninth at the NCAA Championship (9.825). Salvatore shared the team’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year award with Kelci Lewis, was also named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and earned National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/ Women Academic All-Scholar honors. A graphic design major, Salvatore created the cover and inside page artwork for the 2011 Razorback media guide. AS A SOPHOMORE (2010) Salvatore was not able to compete due to an injury. She earned the team’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year award. Salvatore was also named to the 2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll and earned NACGC/W Academic All-Scholar honors with a 3.89 grade point average, helping Arkansas lead the SEC and rank No. 16 in the nation with a team GPA of 3.4369.
AS A FRESHMAN (2009) Injuries forced her to miss the entire season. LAWRENCE GYMNASTICS ACADEMY A four-time USAG qualifier (2003-06), she was a 2004 Kansas Level 10 state champion in the allaround. In 2005, she was runner-up in the allaround and finished third in 2006. She posted bests of 9.5 on vault in 2006, and 9.475 on bars, 9.45 on beam, 9.575 on floor and 37.00 as an all-arounder in 2008. LAWRENCE FREE STATE Salvatore played volleyball and golf for the Lawrence Free State High School Firebirds. She was a member of the National Honor Society and an honor roll selection from her freshman to senior years, and graduated with a 3.98 grade point average. PERSONAL Genevieve Helen Salvatore is the youngest of two children to Mark and Patricia Salvatore of Lawrence, Kan. She has an older brother, Geoffrey. Salvatore is majoring in art and graphic design.
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AMY BORSELLINO JUNIOR || 5-1 || ALL-AROUND || BOONTON, N.J. / MORRIS CATHOLIC || NORTH STAR GYMNASTICS Career Bests V 9.90 at NCAA Session I Semifinal, 2011* FX 9.875 at #18 Denver, 2011 *Most Recent
2011 Season Bests V 9.90 at NCAA Session I Semifinal FX 9.875 at #18 Denver
Awards All-American (1st team), 2011 (V) NCAA Event Finals, 2011 (V 15th)
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AMY BORSELLINO AS A SOPHOMORE (2011) Amy Borsellino provided a boost at the end of the year and her lateseason run led to All-America honors. She earned first-team All-America honors on vault with a 9.90 in the NCAA Championship Session I semifinal and earned a spot in the NCAA individual event finals where she placed 15th. For the last five meets of the year, including the postseason, Borsellino was solid with her scores counting in all five meets. In the win over No. 27 West Virginia, she tied for third on floor with a 9.80. At No. 18 Denver the following week, Borsellino tied for fourth with a 9.875 on floor and a 9.80 on vault. At the SEC Championship, she had a 9.825 vault and a 9.775 on floor to help the Razorbacks to a program-best fourth-place finish. Borsellino helped Arkansas win the NCAA North Central Regional, and top No. 1 Florida for the second time during the season, with a 9.85 vault and floor, tying for fifth and eighth, respectively. In the NCAA Championship Session I Semifinal, she had a 9.90 vault and 9.825 floor, tying for fifth on vault. The 9.90 vault score ties for second-best in school history at the NCAA Championship. AS A FRESHMAN (2010) Borsellino competed in six meets, all on vault. Her score counted four times in the six meets. In the seasonopening win over No. 20 Arizona, she had the team’s second-best vault score of 9.75 and placed third. She had a season-high 9.825 in the win over No. 22 Minnesota and tied for fourth, helping Arkansas to a team total of 196.925 points. In the post-season, Borsellino had a 9.800 in the NCAA West Regional at UCLA, helping Arkansas advance to the NCAA Championship for the third straight year. NORTH STAR GYMNASTICS A native of Boonton, N.J., Borsellino competed for North Stars Gymnastics, the same club to produce former Razorbacks Dana McQuillin, UA assistant coach Samantha Cortez and current team member Jaime Pisani. In 2009, she set the New Jersey state record with a 9.85 on vault. She also won state titles on vault and beam. At the Region VII championship, she was beam, floor and all-around champion. Borsellino’s senior season was capped off by winning the Junior Olympic Level 10 national vault title.
Borsellino led North Star to the 2008 USA Gymnastics New Jersey title, setting the team score state record of 190.675. She set a record with a 38.55 in the all-around, finishing with a 9.725 on beam and floor, and a 9.55 on vault and bars. At the Region VII Championship, Borsellino placed fifth on vault, third on bars and beam, ninth on floor and qualified to the Junior Olympic Level 10 National Championship. At nationals, Borsellino placed second in the all-around, which placed her on the USAG National Team. In addition, she represented Region VII on its all-star team in a competition in Puerto Rico. During the 2008 season, Borsellino won the prestigious Parkette Invitational while assisting her club, North Star, to the team title. PERSONAL Amy Lynn Borsellino is the oldest of two children to Philip and Diane Amberg-Borsellino. She has a younger brother, Mark, and is majoring in kinesiology.
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KELCI LEWIS JUNIOR || 5-1 || ALL-AROUND || COLLINSVILLE, OKLA. / COLLINSVILLE || CONOCOPHILLIPS Career Bests V 9.850 #12 Kentucky, 2010 9.850 #2 Oklahoma, 2010 9.850 at NCAA West Regional, 2010 9.850 NCAA Ch. II, 2010 9.850 at #45 Illinois-Chicago, 2011* UB 9.775 #16 Auburn, 2010 BB 9.675 #11 LSU, 2010 FX 9.875 at #22 Minnesota, 2010 9.875 #40 Pittsburgh, 2010 9.875 at #45 Illinois-Chicago, 2011* AA 39.05 #11 LSU, 2010 *Most Recent
2011 Season Bests V 9.850 at #45 Illinois-Chicago FX 9.875 at #45 Illinois-Chicago
Awards All-American (2nd team), 2011 (FX) NACGC/W Academic Team, 2011 NACGC/W Academic Team, 2010
Team Awards Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year, 2011 Emerging Razorback Leadership Academy, 2010-11 Dana McQuillin Coaches Award, 2010
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KELCI LEWIS AS A SOPHOMORE (2011) Kelci Lewis earned the first All-America honor of her career by scoring a 9.85 on floor to tie for eighth at the NCAA Championship Session I semifinal. A second-team All-American, Lewis helped Arkansas win the NCAA North Central Regional and tie for ninth in the nation for the third top 10 finish in program history. Lewis was in the floor lineup for all 14 meets and in the vault lineup eight times with five top five finishes on floor and three on vault. Lewis tied for fifth on floor with a 9.80 in the win over No. 4 Georgia, which was Arkansas’ first victory over the Gym’Dogs, and in the win over No. 1 Florida, which gave Arkansas a share of the SEC regular-season title. She had career-high tying scores of 9.85 on vault and 9.875 on floor in the win at No. 45 Illinois-Chicago, finishing third on floor and tying for fourth on vault. In the postseason, Lewis ended the year with a 9.80 at the SEC Championship, helping Arkansas to a program-best fourth-place finish; a 9.80 in the NCAA NC Regional, with a second win over No. 1 Florida; and a 9.85 at the NCAA Championship to earn second-team All-America honors. Lewis was named the team’s co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year with Genny Slavatore, was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and earned National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women Academic All-Scholar honors. Lewis is also a member of the UA’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. AS A FRESHMAN (2010) Lewis competed on vault and floor in all 14 competitions, on bars in eight, on beam in three and in the all-around twice. Her scores counted for the team 14 times on floor, 12 times on vault, three times on bars and once on beam. Lewis had six top five finishes on floor and two on vault. Additionally, in the win at Washington, she was third in the all-around (38.950), third on floor (9.85) and tied for fourth on vault (9.80). She was fourth in the all-around in the tie with No. 11 LSU with a season-high 39.050. She had a season-high 9.85 vault four times, including against No. 2 Oklahoma, in the NCAA Championship Session II semifinal to tie for 16th and in the NCAA West Regional at UCLA. Lewis had a season-best 9.875 floor against No. 40 Pittsburgh and at No. 22 Minnesota to help the Razorbacks set a school record for a regular season road meet with a team total of 196.925. Outside the gym, she posted a perfect 4.0 grade point average and earned NACGC/W Academic AllScholar honors, helping Arkansas lead the SEC and rank No. 16 in the nation with a team GPA of 3.4369.
CONOCOPHILLIPS A three-year level 10 gymnast, Lewis posted career bests of 9.95 on vault, 9.70 on bars and beam, 9.80 on floor and 38.4 as an all-arounder. The Collinsville, Okla., native won her freshman, sophomore and senior state titles in 2006, 2007 and 2009, respectively. As a freshman, she was third in regionals and sixth at J.O. Nationals. As a sophomore, she was first at regionals and a J.O. national qualifier. As a senior, she was not able to compete at regionals or nationals due to academic obligations after being named valedictorian of her high school class. COLLINSVILLE Lewis was a member of the Collinsville High School band, color guard and winter guard. She graduated from CHS with a 4.0 grade point average and was the valedictorian of her class. PERSONAL Kelci Lynn Lewis is the youngest of two children to Ron and Gina Lewis. Her older brother, Saxon, attends UNLV on a music scholarship. She was born in Fort Smith, Ark. Lewis is majoring in kinesiology.
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JORDAN SALSBERG JUNIOR || 5-2 || ALL-AROUND || GULFPORT, MISS. / HARRISON CENTRAL || LANIERS GYMNASTICS Career Bests V 9.875 at #45 Illinois-Chicago, 2011 9.875 at SEC Championship, 2011 UB 9.85 BYU, 2010 BB 9.85 at #45 Illinois-Chicago, 2011 9.85 at #18 Denver, 2011 FX 9.80 Missouri/Alaska, 2010 9.80 #4 Georgia, 2011 9.80 at #45 Illinois-Chicago, 2011 9.80 at #18 Denver, 2011 9.80 at NCAA NC Regional, 2011* AA 39.225 at #45 Illinois-Chicago, 2011 2011 Season Bests V 9.875 at #45 Illinois-Chicago 9.875 at SEC Championship UB 9.80 at #22 Auburn BB 9.85 at #45 Illinois-Chicago 9.85 at #18 Denver FX 9.80 #4 Georgia 9.80 at #45 Illinois-Chicago 9.80 at #18 Denver 9.80 at NCAA NC Regional AA 39.225 at #45 Illinois-Chicago 2011 Event Titles UB at #27 Kentucky UB at #45 Illinois-Chicago Awards Emerging Razorback Leadership Academy, 2010-11 Team Awards Most Improved, 2011 Dana McQuillin Coaches Award, 2011 Awards at SEMO MIC Specialist of the Week, 2010 (Feb. 16) MIC All-Arounder of the Week, 2010 (March 2) All-MIC (1st team), 2010 (AA, BB) All-MIC (2nd team), 2010 (VT, UB) Dean’s List, 2010 (Fall) Freshman of the Year (team), 2010
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JORDAN SALSBERG AS A SOPHOMORE (2011) A transfer from Southeast Missouri State, Jordan Salsberg had a huge impact in her first season. She helped the Razorbacks win the NCAA North Central Regional, tie for the SEC regular-season title, advance to the NCAA Championship for the fourth straight season and tie for ninth in the nation. Salsberg competed as an all-arounder in 13 of 14 meets, competing in 55 of a possible 56 events, and ended the year ranked No. 38 in the nation. Salsberg won two beam titles and had 15 total top five finishes with her scores counting for the team 48 times. The Gulfport, Miss., native had season highs of 9.875 on vault twice, 9.80 on bars, 9.85 on beam, 9.80 on floor and 39.225 in the all-around. Her scores on vault, beam, floor and the AA are career highs. Salsberg had five top five finishes on vault, three on bars, five on beam and two on floor, and seven top three all-around finishes. She won her first title as a Razorback with a 9.775 beam in the win at No. 27 Kentucky. The following week, Salsberg recorded her 9.80 on bars in the win at No. 22 Auburn. Salsberg’s 9.80 on floor, which tied for fifth, and a tie for fourth on vault (9.80) led to a second-place allaround finish (39.175) as Arkansas topped No. 4 Georgia for its first win over the Gym’Dogs. The following week, her 39.05 AA was third, helping the Razorbacks beat LSU in Baton Rouge for the first time. Salsberg claimed her second beam title with the 9.85 in the win at No. 45 Illinois-Chicago, leading to a secondplace finish and career-high 39.225 all-around. In the postseason, she tied for 10th at the SEC Championship with a 9.875 vault, helping Arkansas to a program-best fourth-place finish. Salsberg helped Arkansas win the NCAA NC Regional by finishing sixth in the allaround (39.10). The only Razorback to earn multiple team awards, Salsberg received the Most Improved award and the Dana McQuillin Coaches Award. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE Salsberg transferred from Southeast Missouri State, where she competed in the all-around in nine of 12 competitions. She won 13 individual titles during the year, including five on vault and bars, one on beam and two in the all-around. Her all-around titles came in meets against Illinois State and Centenary. In the Midwest Independent Conference championship, she placed fourth on vault, fourth on bars, third on beam and second in the all-around. Her finishes earned her first-team all-conference honors on beam and in the all-around, as well as second-team honors on vault and bars. Salsberg had a strong freshman campaign, earning high scores of 9.825 on vault, 9.85 on bars, 9.75 on beam, 9.80 on floor and 38.825 in the AA. She earned SEMO’s Freshman of the Year award, and MIC Specialist of the Week and All-Arounder of the Week honors. Additionally, Salsberg had a strong academic showing as a freshman, earning a place on SEMO’s Dean’s List for the fall of 2009. This accomplishment helped SEMO earn a runner-up finish in the national academic standings.
LANIERS GYMNASTICS A former Junior Olympic Level 10 national champion, Salsberg competed at Laniers Gymnastics in Gulfport, Miss. She qualified for the Junior Olympic Level 10 National Championship in 2007 and 2008. In 2009, Salsberg won state titles on beam and vault while finishing second on bars and floor. At the Region VIII championship in 2009, she placed second on beam and fourth on vault. As a junior in 2008, Salsberg won the national championship on balance beam. She swept all five disciplines at the Mississippi state championship. Her sixth-place finish in the all-around at the Region VIII championship placed her on the regional national team. Salsberg won five state titles in 2007. Her regional performance earned her a trip to the Junior Olympic Level 10 nationals and was highlighted by a second-place finish on beam and a fourth-place finish on vault. Salsberg was a three time Atlanta Crown Invitational all-around champion (2007, 2008, 2009). HARRISON CENTRAL Salsberg graduated with honors in 2009. She had a 3.41 grade point average. PERSONAL Jordan Taylor Salsberg is the youngest of two children of Kerry and Lisa Cuevas. She is majoring in kinesiology and wants to coach gymnastics.
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AMANDA SIEBERT JUNIOR || 5-4 || V, FX || SPRINGDALE, ARK. / SPRINGDALE || WILLIAMS CENTER GYMNASTICS Career Bests V 9.825 at #8 Florida, 2010 9.825 #16 Auburn, 2010 9.825 #40 Pittsburgh, 2010 9.825 NCAA Ch. II, 2010* FX 9.800 #16 Auburn, 2010 *Most Recent
2011 Season Bests V 9.80 at NCAA Session I Semifinal FX 9.75 #9 Alabama 9.75 #4 Georgia
Awards SEC Community Service Team, 2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll, 2011 SEC Freshman Academic Team, 2010
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AMANDA SIEBERT AS A SOPHOMORE (2011) Amanda Siebert was in the vault and floor lineup for the first half of the season before an ankle injury forced her out, but she battled back and cracked the lineup for the postseason. Her scores on vault counted for the team all nine times she competed. Siebert finished second on vault (9.775) in the win at No. 27 Kentucky. She also had a 9.775 in the wins at No. 22 Auburn and over No. 4 Georgia, helping Arkansas record is first win ever over the Gym’Dogs. After coming back from injury, the Springdale, Ark., native posted a 9.75 at the NCAA North Central Regional as Arkansas won the title and beat No. 1 Florida for the second time. Siebert recorded a season-high 9.80 at the NCAA Championship Session I semifinal, helping the Razorbacks tie for fourth and finish tied for ninth in the nation. On floor, she had highs of 9.75 against Alabama and in the win over No. 4 Georgia, which led to a tie for the SEC regular-season championship. Active away from the gym, Siebert was named to the SEC’s Community Service Team and to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. AS A FRESHMAN (2010) Siebert was a consistent contributor as a freshman. She competed in 11 competitions on floor and in 10 on vault. Her scores counted seven times on vault and six times on floor. Siebert had season highs of 9.825 on vault at No. 8 Florida, against No. 16 Auburn, against No. 40 Pittsburgh and in the NCAA Championship Session II semifinal. Her high of 9.80 on floor came in the win over Auburn. Siebert was the last competitor for the Razorbacks, and her 9.80 not only won the meet for Arkansas, but it helped the Razorbacks set a school record with a 197.025 team total. WILLIAMS CENTER GYMNASTICS During her high school career, Siebert competed for both Williams Center Gymnastics and Springdale High School. A level 10 gymnast, she was a state champion and a regional qualifier. She won state titles as a freshman and sophomore in all five events, and as
a junior in everything except bars. In regional competition as a junior, she was fourth on vault, fifth on floor and ninth in the all-around. She qualified for regionals as a freshman and sophomore. She missed her senior season due to injury. In her high school years, her career bests were a 9.775 on vault, a 9.325 on bars, a 9.50 on beam, a 9.60 on floor and a 36.975 in the all-around. SPRINGDALE Siebert helped Springdale High School win the state title her freshman year. In addition to gymnastics, she lettered in track four years and in cross country twice. She graduated with a 3.95 grade point average. She was a member of the National Honor Society and the honor roll. PERSONAL Amanda Nicole Siebert is the youngest of two children to Ralph and Yvonne Siebert. She is majoring in kinesiology.
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KATHERINE GRABLE SOPHOMORE || 5-0 || ALL-AROUND || OSHKOSH, WIS. / OSHKOSH WEST || OSHKOSH GYMNASTICS Career Bests V 9.90 at #18 Denver, 2011 9.90 at NCAA NC Regional, 2011* UB 9.825 #27 West Virginia, 2011 9.825 at NCAA NC Regional, 2011* BB 9.90 at #18 Denver, 2011 FX 9.925 at #45 Illinois-Chicago, 2011 AA 39.475 at NCAA NC Regional, 2011* *Most Recent 2011 Season Bests V 9.90 at #18 Denver 9.90 at NCAA NC Regional UB 9.825 #27 West Virginia 9.825 at NCAA NC Regional BB 9.90 at #18 Denver FX 9.925 at #45 Illinois-Chicago AA 39.475 at NCAA NC Regional 2011 Event Titles AA at #4 Oklahoma AA #9 Alabama V at #18 Denver V at NCAA NC Regional BB #28 BYU BB at #45 Illinois-Chicago BB #27 West Virginia BB at #18 Denver FX #4 Georgia Awards All-American (1st team), 2011 (FX) All-American (2nd team), 2011 (V) NCAA Event Finals, 2011 (FX T9th) All-SEC (2nd team), 2011 (AA) SEC All-Freshman Team, 2011 Team Awards Most Outstanding Newcomer, 2011
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KATHERINE GRABLE AS A FRESHMAN (2011) Katherine Grable made her presence felt in 2011, becoming the first freshman first-team All-American in school history, earning two All-America honors, qualifying for the NCAA individual event finals, winning all-around titles in her first two meets, winning an NCAA Regional vault title and earning AllSEC honors. She helped Arkansas tie for the SEC regular-season title, win the NCAA North Central Regional championship and tie for ninth at the NCAA Championship. Grable ended the season ranked No. 16 in the country in the all-around, tied for No. 22 on floor and tied for No. 47 on vault. An all-arounder in 11 of 14 meets, she competed in 53 of 56 events. Grable was in the lineup all 14 times on vault, beam and floor, and 11 times on bars. Her scores counted for the team total 50 times for a percentage of .943. Grable posted highs of 9.90 on vault twice, 9.825 on bars twice, 9.90 on beam, 9.925 on floor and 39.475 in the all-around. The score on floor ties for ninth-best in school history, the highs on vault and beam both tie for 13th-best, and the high in the AA ties for 16th. Grable won nine individual event titles, including the all-around at No. 4 Oklahoma (39.225) and against No. 9 Alabama (39.15) in her first two meets. Grable had seven top five finishes on vault, three on bars, 10 on beam and 11 on floor, and was first or second in the all-around seven times. She also won floor against No. 4 Georgia (9.875), helping Arkansas to its first win ever over the Gym’Dogs. Grable won beam against No. 28 BYU (9.85), at No. 45 Illinois-Chicago (9.85), against No. 27 West Virginia (9.875) and at No. 18 Denver (9.90), and vault at Denver (9.90) and in the NCAA NC Regional (9.90). At the SEC Championship, Grable had a 9.875 vault, 9.85 beam and 9.85 floor for a 39.325 all-around, helping Arkansas to a program-best fourth-place finish. Grable earned second-team All-SEC honors and was named to the SEC All-Freshman team. At the NCAA North Central Regional, she won vault (9.90), tied for fourth on beam (9.85), tied for second on floor (9.90) and finished second in the all-around (39.475), helping the Razorbacks top No. 1 Florida for the second time and win the team title. At the NCAA Championship Session I semifinal, Grable had a 9.875 on vault to earn second-team All-America honors, 9.825 on bars and a 9.90 on floor to earn first-team All-America recognition. She qualified for the event finals on floor and tied for ninth in the nation with a 9.85.
Grable earned the team’s Most Outstanding Newcomer award. OSHKOSH GYMNASTICS CENTER A USAG national team member, Grable competed for Oshkosh Gymnastics Center. In May 2010, Grable won the all-around title at the Junior Olympic Level 10 National Championship in Dallas. She was third on vault (9.675), second on bars (9.50), third on beam (9.50) and tied for ninth on floor (9.525) to win the all-around with a 38.20. She edged Razorback and fellow Region IV teammate Bailee Zumwalde for the title. A six-time J.O. Nationals competitor and a four-time Level 10 regional champion, she finished 17th in the nation in the all-around in 2009, 14th in 2008 and 13th in 2007. Competing at Oshkosh, Grable was a four-time allaround state and regional champion. In 2010, Grable also won vault and beam state and regional titles. During the 2010 season she added to her success by wining vault and floor at the Winter Luau, and vault and the all-around at the Blizzard Invitational. Impressively, Grable swept all five individual titles at the Circle of Stars Invitational and the Harley Davidson Invitational. At the OGC Invitational, her home club’s competition, she won vault, beam, floor and AA. PERSONAL Katherine Anne Grable is the youngest of two children to Tim and Laurie Grable. She is majoring in recreation and sport management.
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SHELBY SALMON SOPHOMORE || 5-4 || UB, BB, FX || NOBLESVILLE, IND. / NOBLESVILLE || SHARP’S GYMNASTICS ACAD. Career Bests UB 9.80 #4 Georgia, 2011 9.80 #1 Florida, 2011 BB 9.825 at #18 Denver, 2011* *Most Recent
2011 Season Bests UB 9.80 #4 Georgia 9.80 #1 Florida BB 9.825 at #18 Denver
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SHELBY SALMON AS A FRESHMAN (2011) Shelby Salmon was a bar and beam worker as a freshman. Her scores counted for the team total eight times on bars and seven times on beam, helping Arkansas to its third top 10 national finish with a tie for ninth. Early in the season, Salmon tied for second on bars against No. 9 Alabama (9.75). The Noblesville, Ind., native had highs of 9.80 twice and both came in history-making wins. Salmon helped the Razorbacks top No. 4 Georgia for Arkansas’ first win ever over the Gym’Dogs and knock off No. 1 Florida to give the Razorbacks a tie for the SEC regular-season championship. She had other second-place finishes with a 9.75 in the win at No. 45 Illinois-Chicago and on beam in the win at No. 27 Kentucky (9.75). Her high of 9.825 came at No. 18 Denver. Her 9.725 at the NCAA North Central Regional helped Arkansas top No. 1 Florida again and win the team title to advance to the NCAA Championship for the fourth straight year. SHARP’S GYMNASTICS ACADEMY A former International Elite qualifier, Salmon competed for Sharp’s Gymnastics Academy in Indianapolis. She was a two-time Region V all-star and a USAG national team member. During the 2010 competitive season, Salmon swept all five titles at the Circle of Stars meet. She also became the Region V all-around champion. At the same competition she placed second on bars, fifth on floor, sixth on vault and 13th on beam. This performance qualified her to the Junior Olympic Level 10 National Championship in Dallas. Salmon finished fifth on bars (9.475) and tied for 14th on beam (9.325) at the championship. Salmon was the 2009 Indiana state beam champion. At the Region V championship, Salmon won the bar and floor titles. However, her 11th-place finish in the all-around kept her from qualifying to the J.O. Level 10 nationals. During the 2008 season, Salmon won the beam state title. She was second on bars and in the all-
around at the Region V championship, and was named to the Region V All-Star Team. Impressively, Salmon placed second on bars at the J.O. Level 10 Championship as well as 17th on floor. In 2007, Salmon competed as an International Elite performer and qualified to the US Visa Championship. She was also able to compete internationally in Japan with the Region V All-Star Team. Her personal bests were 9.475 on vault, 9.55 on bars, 9.40 on beam, 9.55 on floor and 37.60 in the all-around. NOBLESVILLE Salmon graduated from Noblesville High with a 3.6 grade point average and earned a merit award in 2007. PERSONAL Shelby Deanne Salmon is the oldest of three children to Greg and Ellen Salmon. She is named after all four of her grandparents. Salmon is majoring in recreation and sport management.
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SCARLETT WILLIAMS SOPHOMORE || 5-5 || ALL-AROUND || BATON ROUGE, LA. / ST. JOSEPH’S ACAD. || ELITE GYMNASTICS Career Bests V 9.80 #28 BYU, 2011 9.80 #27 West Virginia, 2011* BB 9.775 at #4 Oklahoma, 2011 9.775 at #22 Auburn, 2011 9.775 #27 West Virginia, 2011* *Most Recent
2011 Season Bests V 9.80 #28 BYU 9.80 #27 West Virginia BB 9.775 at #4 Oklahoma 9.775 at #22 Auburn 9.775 #27 West Virginia
Awards Rookie Razorback Leadership Academy, 2010-11
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SCARLETT WILLIAMS AS A FRESHMAN (2011) Scarlett Williams contributed on vault and beam as a freshman, competing in all 14 meets on beam and in 10 on vault. Her scores counted for the team total in 14-of14 meets on beam and eight times on vault for a percentage of .917. Williams had five top five finishes on beam and three on vault. On beam, Williams earned a seasonhigh of 9.775 at No. 4 Oklahoma, at No. 22 Auburn and against No. 27 West Virginia. She also earned a runner-up finish at No. 27 Kentucky (9.75). Williams’ high on vault was a 9.80, which she earned twice – against BYU and WVU. Williams’ 9.725 beam at the NCAA North Central Regional helped Arkansas beat No. 1 Florida and win the team title, and advance to the NCAA Championship for the fourth straight year. Williams had a 9.70 beam at the NCAA Championship, helping Arkansas finish fourth in the Session I 2emifinal and tie for ninth in the country. ELITE GYMNASTICS Williams competed at Elite Gymnastics in Baton Rouge, La. She was a three-time Junior Olympic qualifier, and a Region VIII and Louisiana state champion. The 2010 season showed Williams making a strong appearance on the state, regional and national scene. In May at the J.O. Level 10 National Championship in Dallas, Williams tied for ninth on vault (9.525) and tied for ninth in the all-around (37.375). Competing against teammates Katherine Grable and Bailee Zumwalde, her two top 10 places put an exclamation point on the competition for the Razorbacks. During the 2010 competitive season, Williams won vault, beam, floor and allaround titles at the state meet, and was runner-up on beam and third in the all-around at the Region VIII meet. In 2009, Williams won state titles on beam, bars, floor and in the all-around. Additionally she came in third on beam. This launched a successful performance at the Region VIII Championship. At regionals, Williams won titles on beam and in the all-around. Her second-place finish on vault along with her third-place on bars and fourth-place on floor qualified her to the J.O. Level 10 National Championship for the second time. At nationals,
Williams had a solid competition, placing 13th on floor and 11th on vault. However, most impressive were her two 10th-place finishes on beam and in the all-around. In 2008, she won the AA title at the Houston Invitational. In 2007, Williams made her first appearance at the J.O. Level 10 National Championship. Her personal bests were 9.725 on vault, 9.50 on bars, 9.575 on beam, 9.475 on floor and 38.00 in the all-around. ST. JOSEPH’S Williams graduated from St. Joseph’s Academy with a 3.3 grade point average. PERSONAL Scarlett Ashley Williams is the youngest of two children to Ray and Roychelle Williams. She is majoring in business.
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BAILEE ZUMWALDE SOPHOMORE || 5-0 || V, UB, FX || ST. CLOUD, MINN. / CATHEDRAL || TWIN CITY TWISTERS Career Bests FX 9.825 #9 Alabama, 2011
2011 Season Bests FX 9.825 #9 Alabama
Awards NACGC/W Academic Team, 2011 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll, 2011 Rookie Razorback Leadership Academy, 2010-11
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BAILEE ZUMWALDE AS A FRESHMAN (2011) Bailee Zumwalde was a regular in the floor lineup as a freshman, competing in 13 of 14 meets. Her score counted for the team all 13 times, helping Arkansas tie for the SEC regular-season title, earn a spot in an NCAA Regional for the eighth straight year, win the NCAA North Central Regional championship and finish tied for ninth in the nation at the NCAA Championship. Zumwalde had five top five finishes on floor. She was fourth against Alabama with a season-high 9.825 and in the win at No. 27 Kentucky (9.775), fifth in the win at No. 22 Auburn (9.75), in the win at LSU (9.80) and in the win over No. 1 Florida (9.80). Zumwalde’s scores enabled Arkansas to record its first win over LSU in Baton Rouge while the victory over Florida led to a tie for the SEC regular-season championship. Zumwalde also had a 9.80 in the NCAA North Central Regional as Arkansas beat No. 1 Florida again and won the team title. At the NCAA Championship Session I semifinal, she posted a 9.75. Zumwalde was named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll and earned National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women Academic All-Scholar honors. TWIN CITY TWISTERS GYMNASTICS Two-time USAG national team member Zumwalde competed at Twin City Twisters Gymnastics. In May 2010 at the Junior Olympic Level 10 National Championship in Dallas, she finished second in the all-around with a 38.00, just behind Razorback teammate Katherine Grable (38.20). Zumwalde tied for 12th on vault (9.475), tied for third on bars (9.475), tied for fifth on beam (9.45) and tied for second on floor (9.60). At the 2010 state meet, she was third on bars and third in the all-around. At the Region IV meet, she won bars (9.475), was second on floor (9.60) and in the AA (37.675), and third on vault (9.45). Zumwalde was also the Region IV bar champion. Other top finishes at the championship included a third-place on vault, and second on both floor and in the allaround. During the 2010 season, she won floor at the Gopher Women’s Invitational, was second on floor at the Winter Challenge and was third on bars at the Northern Lights Classic. In 2009, Zumwalde tied for third on floor and placed ninth in the all-around at the J.O. Nationals. She also placed 10th on vault. At the Region IV Championship, she tied for first on bars, was third on
vault, fourth on floor and second in the AA (37.70). Zumwalde won bars, beam, floor and the all-around at the IGI Chicago Style Gymnastics Meet. In 2008, Zumwalde finished the season with a fourth-place finish at the J.O. Level 10 National Championship, which placed her on the USAG national team. At the Region IV Championship, she earned a fourth-place on vault, sixth place on floor and topped the meet by becoming the bar champion. The same season at the Minnesota state meet, Zumwalde was impressive with a third-place finish on beam, two second-place finishes on vault and floor, and two state titles on bars and in the all-around. During the 2008 season, Zumwalde was second on floor, third on bars and fourth in the all-around at her club’s invitational at the Peppermint Twist. She was third in the AA at the Arizona Sunrays Hardrock Invitational. CATHEDRAL Zumwalde was a member of the national honor society and graduated in the top 10 percent of her class with a 3.95 grade point average. PERSONAL Bailee Marie Zumwalde is the youngest of three children to Alan and Diane Zumwalde. She is majoring in kinesiology.
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STEPHANI CANIZARO FRESHMAN || 5-1 || ALL-AROUND || NESBIT, MISS. / FAITH HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACAD. || GYMSTARS GYM. GYMSTARS GYMNASTICS A multiple J.O. Level 10 national qualifier, Stephani Canizaro joins the Razorbacks after training at Gymstars Gymnastics in Collierville, Tenn. At the 2011 J.O. National Championship in Long Beach, Calif., she placed third on bars (9.60) and seventh in the all-around (38.025). Canizaro also tied for 12th on beam (9.425) and tied for 13th on vault (9.60). In both 2011 and 2010, Canizaro swept all five titles at the Tennessee state meet, becoming state champion on each event and in the all-around 10 times. Canizaro was the 2010 Region VIII all-around champion with additional titles on bars and floor, and runner-up finishes on vault and beam. At the J.O. Level 10 National Championship, she tied for ninth on floor. During the 2010 season, Canizaro qualified for the prestigious Nastia Liukin Cup along with wining the allaround in five of her seven competitions. In 2009, she won four Tennessee state titles, including the all-around, vault, bars and floor with a runnerup finish on beam. Canizaro continued her success at the Region VIII meet, where she finished third on floor, fourth on vault and sixth in the all-around, which qualified her to the Junior Olympic Level 10 National Championship. At the national meet, Canizaro’s top finishes included a 14th place on bars and a 17th place on floor. Canizaro qualified as a pre-elite in 2006, winning a medal on vault at the US Classic/Challenge. She has been invited and attended regional, national and elite training camps. FAITH HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY At Faith Heritage Christian Academy in Millington, Tenn., Canizaro played basketball and softball. She graduated with honors. PERSONAL Born July 2, 1993, she is the daughter of Steve and Kathy Canizaro. She is majoring in kinesiology. Canizaro’s maternal grandfather, Tom DeNomie, was the president of the Hot Springs Razorback Club from 2003-06.
Level 10 Accomplishments National Qualifier 2011, 10, 09 Tennessee State Finishes V 1st (2011), 1st (2010), 1st (2009) UB 1st (2011), 1st (2010), 1st (2009) BB 1st (2011), 1st (2010), 2nd (2009) FX 1st (2011), 1st (2010), 1st (2009) AA 1st (2011), 1st (2010), 1st (2009)
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USAG Region VIII Finishes V 2nd (2010), 4th (2009) UB 1st (2010) BB 2nd (2010) FX 1st (2010), 3rd (2009) AA 1st (2010), 6th (2009) USAG Level 10 National Top Finishes UB 3rd (2011), 14th (2009) FX 9th (2010), 17th (2009) AA 7th (2011)
SAMMY KOLBAS FRESHMAN || 5-1 || UB, BB || NAPERVILLE, ILL. / NEUQUA VALLEY || ARENA GYMNASTICS ARENA GYMNASTICS Samantha “Sammy� Kolbas, a former Level 10 J.O. national champion on bars, comes to Arkansas from Arena Gymnastics in Joliet, Ill. A two-time Region V All-Star Team member, she traveled to Slovenia and Venice, Italy, in 2010, and in 2009 traveled to Grand Cayman. Her high scores are 9.7 on vault, 9.675 on bars, 9.7 on beam, 9.575 on floor and a 38.425 in the all-around. In 2011, Kolbas won Region V titles on floor and beam, despite having her season limited by injuries. Kolbas won 2010 titles at the prestigious Sand Dollar Invitation on bars, beam and the all-around. She also won bar titles at the GymQuater Invitational and her home meet the Arena Classic. At the Illinois state meet, Kolbas was the balance beam champion, had two runner-up finishes on bars and in the all-around, along with a third-place finish on floor and a fourth on vault. Kolbas was the 2010 Region V all-around, vault, bars and beam champion along with being the runner-up on floor. That performance qualified her for the Junior Olympic Level 10 nationals. In 2009, Kolbas was the Illinois state champion on bars. She was also fifth on vault and floor, and sixth in the all-around. The 2009 Region V balance beam champion, Kolbas also finished second on bars and in the all-around, along with finishing third on floor. She advanced to the Junior Olympic Level 10 nationals and earned a national title on bars. Kolbas also placed ninth in the nation on beam and 11th in the all-round. PERSONAL Born March 7, 1993, she is the daughter of Jim Kolbas. She is majoring in business.
Level 10 Accomplishments National Qualifier 2010, 09 Illinois State Finishes V 4th (2010), 5th (2009) UB 2nd (2010), 1st (2009) BB 1st (2011), 1st (2010) FX 1st (2011), 3rd (2010), 5th (2009) AA 2nd (2010), 6th (2009)
USAG Region V Finishes V 1st (2010) UB 1st (2010), 2nd (2009) BB 1st (2010), 1st (2009) FX 2nd (2010), 3rd (2009) AA 1st (2010), 2nd (2009) USAG Level 10 National Top Finishes UB 1st (2009) BB 9th (2009) AA 11th (2009)
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THE 2012 RAZORBACKS - BY CLASS Juniors, below, L to R: Amy Borsellino, Amanda Siebert, Kelci Lewis, Jordan Salsberg. Seniors, left, L to R: Genny Salvatore, Mariah Howdeshell, Jaime Pisani.
Sophomores, below, L to R: Scarlett Williams, Bailee Zumwalde, Katherine Grable, Shelby Salmon.
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Freshmen, below right, L too R R:: SStephani teep ph ha an ni Canizaro, Sammy Kolbas.
RECORDS, HISTORY, 2011 REVIEW
Katie Hardman (left) and co-head coach RenĂŠ Cook address the media at an NCAA press conference. The Razorbacks have earned a spot in the NCAA Championship five times in six years, including four consecutive seasons.
Michelle Stout was the first Razorback to advance to the NCAA individual event finals, finishing fourth on vault in 2008. Arkansas has had 13 appearances in the event finals, all in the last four years.
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2011 SEASON REVIEW NOTES TOP 10 FINISH FOR RAZORBACKS Arkansas finished tied for fourth in the NCAA Session I semifinal to miss the Super Six by one spot. Overall, the Razorbacks finished tied for ninth in the nation with Georgia. The tie for fourth in the semifinal is the second-best finish for Arkansas in its five NCAA Championship appearances. Arkansas finished second in the 2009 Session II semifinal to advance to the Super Six and eventually finished fifth in the nation. ANOTHER TOP 15 FINISH, THIRD TOP 10 FINISH With it’s tie for ninth in the nation, Arkansas finished in the nation’s top 15 for the seventh straight season. Arkansas has now finished in the top 10 three times - 2008 (10th), 2009 (5th) and now 2011 (T-9th). Here are Arkansas’ final rankings: 2005, 15th; 2006, 12th; 2007, 13th; 2008, 10th; 2009, 5th; 2010, 11th; 2011, T-9th. FOURTH STRAIGHT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE Arkansas advanced to the NCAA Championship for the fourth straight season and the fifth time in six years. Arkansas’ five appearances already rank 18th in the nation. Over the nine years since the program has existed, since 2003, the five appearances rank 12th in the country. The Razorbacks have earned a spot in an NCAA Regional eight straight years, every year of the program with the exception of the first season. NCAA SEMIFINAL HIGHLIGHTS Arkansas scored a 49.15 on vault, 48.575 on bars, 48.45 on beam and 49.275 on floor for a 195.45 total. The score on floor is a school record for the NCAA Championship. Jaime Pisani won the session individual title on floor with a 9.95, tying the school record she already shares. She also broke her school record in the championship set in 2010 with a 9.925. Amy Borsellino finished third on vault with a career-high 9.90 and Katherine Grable tied for seventh with a 9.875. Borsellino’s 9.90 ties for the second-best in school history in the championship meet. Pisani, Grable and Genny Salvatore tied for 16th on bars with a 9.825. Pisani tied for seventh on beam with a 9.80. Grable tied for fourth on floor with a 9.90 while Kelci Lewis tied for eighth with a 9.85. Pisani tied for seventh in the nation in the all-around with a 39.35. NCAA INDIVIDUAL EVENT FINALS Based on their performance in the Session I semifinal, Amy Borsellino, Katherine Grable and Jaime Pisani advanced to the NCAA individual event finals. Pisani scored a 9.8875 to tie for fifth in the nation on floor. Grable had a 9.85 on floor to tie for ninth. Borsellino had vaults of 9.8735 and 9.5141 for an average of 9.6938 to finish 15th in the nation. Arkansas’ three entries in the event finals tied for the eighth-most in the nation and also tied the school record for the most in any one season. Alex LaChance, Michelle Stout and Sarah Nagashima earned spots in the finals in 2009. Pisani’s tie for fifth on floor ties for the fifth-best in school history. Casey Jo Magee was second in the all-around in 2010, Nagashima tied for third on beam in 2009, Magee was fourth on beam in 2010 and Stout fourth on vault in 2008. Arkansas has had eight individuals earn a total of 13 spots in the event finals, all since 2008. Seven of those individuals and 12 of the 13 spots have come in the last three years. Those totals do not include Magee or Pisani in the all-around, which is based on performances in the semfinals.
Arkansas recorded its third top 10 national finish in four years in 2011. The regional title is the second for Arkansas. The Razorbacks won the South Central in 2009 in Fayetteville. At the regional, Arkansas had three of the top six all-arounders. Freshman Katherine Grable was second with a career-high 39.475. Junior All-American Jaime Pisani was third with a 39.375 and sophomore Jordan Salsberg was sixth with a 39.10. Grable had a 9.90 on vault, 9.825 on bars, 9.85 on beam and 9.90 on floor. Pisani had a 9.875 on vault, 9.85 on bars, 9.70 on beam and 9.95 on floor. Salsberg had a 9.75 on vault, 9.725 on bars, 9.825 on beam and 9.80 on floor. MORE BIG WINS Over the last three years, Arkansas has recorded 32 top 25 wins with 11 in 2011, eight in 2010 and 13 in 2009. In 2011, Arkansas had two wins over No. 1 Florida, beat No. 4 Georgia, No. 11 Illinois, had two wins over No. 19 LSU, beat No. 13 Boise State, No. 19 Denver, No. 20 Arizona, and had two wins over No. 22 Auburn. In addition, Arkansas tied No. 7 Georgia in the NCAA Session I semifinal. The NCAA Session I semifinal ran the number of top 30 opponents for Arkansas for the season to 26. Twenty of those were top 20 opponents. PISANI SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL GYMNAST OF THE YEAR Junior All-American Jaime Pisani was the South Central Regional Gymnast of the Year and the first Razorback to win the award. She led the team with 28 individual titles, ranked No. 3 in the nation on floor, No. 5 in the all-around and tied for No. 16 on vault. In the region, she was No. 1 in the all-around, No. 1 on floor, No. 3 on vault, No. 11 on bars and tied for No. 11 on beam. SEC HONORS Senior All-American Michelle Stout was named the SEC’s co-ScholarAthlete of the Year. The Endwell, N.Y., native had a 4.0 GPA in graduate school, working on her master’s in recreation/sport management. She had a 3.46 GPA in earning her bachelor’s in marketing with a minor in management. She returned to the gym after missing the 2010 season with a torn Achilles tendon, and has highs this year of 9.90 on both vault and bars. Junior All-American Jaime Pisani earned second-team All-SEC honors after finishing second on vault with a school meet-tying record 9.90. Freshman Katherine Grable earned second-team All-SEC honors after finishing fifth in the all-around with a 39.325.
THREE ALL-AMERICANS COMBINE FOR SEVEN HONORS Junior Jaime Pisani earned three All-America honors for the third straight year, first-team on floor, and second-team in the all-around and on beam. She is now a three-year All-American with a total of nine honors. Sophomore Amy Borsellino earned first-team All-America honors on vault, her first. Freshman Katherine Grable earned two honors, firstteam on floor and second team on vault. Sophomore Kelci Lewis earned her first All-America honor, second-team on floor. Arkansas has now had eight individuals combine for 28 All-America honors, all since 2008. Twenty-five of those honors have been since 2009.
SEC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPION The official championship goes to the winner of the SEC Championship meet in Birmingham, but Arkansas’ 5-1 dual-meet record gave the Razorbacks a tie for the regular-season title. Arkansas dropped its league opener to No. 9 Alabama, but followed with wins over No. 27 Kentucky, No. 22 Auburn, No. 4 Georgia, No. 19 LSU and No. 1 Florida.
NCAA NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL CHAMPION Arkansas advanced to the NCAA Championship by winning the North Central Regional in Denver. Arkansas scored a 196.55, its secondbest score ever for a regional. The Razorbacks opened with a 48.90 on bars, followed by a 49.30 on floor, 49.175 on vault and 49.175 on bars. The floor score is a school record for a regional. The vault score ties for third, the bars score is third and the beam score fifth. Jaime Pisani won the floor title with a school regional record score of 9.95, which ties the overall school record she already shared. Katherine Grable won vault with a 9.90, which ties the school regional record. Mariah Howdeshell finished third on bars with a career-high 9.90. Arkansas upset No. 1 Florida for the second time this year to win the title. No. 12 Arkansas had a 196.55, followed by No. 1 Florida with a 196.425, No. 13 Boise State with a 196.40, No. 19 Denver 195.625, No. 20 Arizona 195.40 and No. 27 BYU 194.65.
FIRSTS IN 2011... ...The SEC regular-season championship; Arkansas beat Georgia for the first time ever with the No. 11 Razorbacks, topping No. 4 UG in Fayetteville, 195.775-195.40. Arkansas also tied No. 7 Georgia in the NCAA Session I semifinal after entering the season 0-16 all-time; the win over Georgia gave Arkansas three SEC wins in three weeks, another first. Arkansas had recorded three consecutive league victories before, but not in consecutive weeks; No. 11 Arkansas wins at No. 19 LSU, 195.325194.875, for its first-ever win over the Tigers in a dual meet; the win at LSU is also Arkansas’ first in Baton Rouge; Arkansas’ five SEC wins and three SEC road wins are program bests; UA’s seven dual-meet victories and four road wins are a program highs; the fourth-place finish at the SEC Championship and the team score of 195.800 are Arkansas’ best ever in the conference meet; and Jaime Pisani is the first Razorback to earn South Central Regional Gymnast of the Year honors.
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2011 TEAM RESULTS DATE
EVENT
No. 11 Arkansas at No. 4 Oklahoma
48.90 49.00
48.625 49.00
48.625 48.70
48.925 48.775
195.075 195.475
1/14/11
No. 9 Alabama at No. 10 Arkansas
49.50 49.125
47.625 48.625
48.825 47.975
48.95 49.025
194.90 194.75
No. 13 Arkansas at No. 27 Kentucky
48.725 48.675
48.60 48.90
48.725 47.275
48.925 48.675
1/28/11
No. 12 Arkansas at No. 22 Auburn
49.025 48.90
48.80 48.75
48.675 49.25
2/4/11
No. 4 Georgia at No. 11 Arkansas
48.95 49.00
48.675 49.025
2/11/11
No. 11 Arkansas at No. 19 LSU
48.725 49.075
2/18/11
No. 28 BYU at No 12 Arkansas No. 1 Florida at No. 15 Arkansas
1/7/11
1/21/11
2/25/11 2/27/11 3/4/11 3/12/11 3/19/11
4/2/11
4/15/11
4/17/11
VT
UB
BB
FX
TEAM
OVERALL SEC W/L REC. REC.
ATT.
L
0-1
2351
L
0-2
0-1
194.975 193.525
W
1-2
1-1
48.825 48.25
195.325 195.15
W
2-2
2-1
3856
49.30 48.625
48.475 49.125
195.40 195.775
W
3-2
3-1
2114
48.85 47.775
48.825 49.025
48.925 49.00
195.325 194.875
W
4-2
4-1
2417
48.675 48.95
48.875 48.85
48.675 48.275
48.875 48.95
195.10 195.025
L
4-3
49.375 49.25
49.20 49.20
48.55 49.10
48.975 49.15
196.10 196.70
W
5-3
No. 15 Arkansas 49.325 at No. 45 Illinois-Chicago 48.60
48.75 48.375
49.10 47.975
49.325 48.825
196.50 193.775
W
6-3
NA
No. 27 West Virginia at No. 12 Arkansas
48.95 49.075
48.525 49.175
48.625 49.075
48.825 49.20
194.925 196.525
W
7-3
2019
No. 12 Arkansas at No. 18 Denver
49.275 49.20
47.975 48.625
49.15 48.45
49.30 49.45
195.70 195.725
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SEC Championship, Birmingham, Ala. No. 2 Alabama 49.50 49.15 No. 1 Florida 49.40 49.25 No. 8 Georgia 49.25 49.25 No. 12 Arkansas 49.325 48.675 No. 19 LSU 49.35 49.15 No. 22 Auburn 48.70 48.825 No. 29 Kentucky 48.725 48.00
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49.225 48.95 49.225 48.825 47.925 48.75 48.55
49.35 49.375 48.90 48.975 49.05 49.05 48.675
197.225 196.975 196.625 195.80 195.475 195.325 193.95
NCAA North Central Regional, Denver, Colo. No. 12 Arkansas 49.175 49.175 48.90 No. 1 Florida 49.30 49.475 48.425 No. 13 Boise St. 49.075 49.125 49.025 No. 19 Denver 48.825 48.725 48.95 No. 20 Arizona 49.075 48.85 48.35 No. 27 BYU 48.95 48.70 48.15
49.30 49.225 49.175 49.125 49.125 48.85
196.55 196.425 196.400 195.625 195.40 194.65
NCAA Championship Session I Semifinal, Cleveland, Ohio No. 3 Oklahoma 49.225 49.375 49.175 49.00 No. 6 Michigan 49.325 49.375 48.75 49.25 No. 2 UCLA 49.45 49.35 48.375 49.325 No. 10 Arkansas 49.15 48.575 48.45 49.275 No. 7 Georgia 49.25 49.075 48.70 48.425 No. 11 Illinois 49.175 48.825 47.95 49.15
196.775 196.70 196.50 195.45 195.45 195.10
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15-7
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NCAA Individual Event Finals, Cleveland, Ohio Amy Borsellino, V, 9.8735-9.5141, 9.6938, 15th Katherine Grable, FX, 9.85, T-9th Jaime Pisani, FX, 9.8875, T-5th Jaime Pisani, AA, 39.35, T-7th All-Americans Jaime Pisani, first-team, floor; second-team, all-around, beam Katherine Grable, first-team, floor; second-team, vault Amy Borsellino, first-team, vault Kelci Lewis, second-team, floor
beam
Stacy Bartlett helped the Razorbacks reach the NCAA Championship each of her four seasons.
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2011 ATHLETE-BY-ATHLETE RESULTS STACY BARTLETT MEET at No. 4 Oklahoma No. 9 Alabama at No. 27 Kentucky at No. 22 Auburn No. 4 Georgia at No. 19 LSU No. 28 BYU No. 1 Florida at No. 45 Illinois-Chicago No. 27 West Virginia at No. 18 Denver at SEC Championship at NCAA Regional at NCAA Championship CAREER BESTS
V ---------------
UB ---------------
BB 9.525 (11) 9.075 (12) 9.70 (t6) 9.775 (t7) 9.75 (9) 9.70 (t10) 9.10 (12) 9.85 (t2) 9.825 (t3) 9.825 (t2) 9.65 (10) 9.725 (t24) 9.775 (t12) 9.600 (t66) 9.875 (2008)
MEET at No. 4 Oklahoma No. 9 Alabama at No. 27 Kentucky at No. 22 Auburn No. 4 Georgia at No. 19 LSU No. 28 BYU No. 1 Florida at No. 45 Illinois-Chicago No. 27 West Virginia at No. 18 Denver at SEC Championship at NCAA Regional at NCAA Championship CAREER BESTS
V ---------------
MEET at No. 4 Oklahoma No. 9 Alabama at No. 27 Kentucky at No. 22 Auburn No. 4 Georgia at No. 19 LSU No. 28 BYU No. 1 Florida at No. 45 Illinois-Chicago No. 27 West Virginia at No. 18 Denver at SEC Championship at NCAA Regional at NCAA Championship at NCAA Event Finals CAREER BESTS
V UB BB ------------------------------9.80 (t8) --9.825 (24) --9.85 (t5) --9.90 (t5) --9.8735-9.5141, 9.6938 (15th) 9.90 (2011) -
MEET at No. 4 Oklahoma No. 9 Alabama at No. 27 Kentucky at No. 22 Auburn No. 4 Georgia at No. 19 LSU No. 28 BYU
V 9.825 (t3) 9.825 (t6) 9.70 (t7) 9.775 (t7) 9.825 (t2) 9.75 (t7) 9.80 (t3)
FX -----9.675 (t10) 9.625 (11) 9.75 (10) 9.625 (11) -----9.80 (2010)
AA --------------
NATALIE BOHONSKY UB BB 9.675 (10) -----9.50 (11) ---------------------9.800 (2010) -
FX ---------------
AA --------------
FX ------9.15 (12) --9.80 (t3) 9.875 (t4) 9.775 (t25) 9.85 (t8) 9.825 (t36)
AA ---------------
AMY BORSELLINO
9.875 (2011) -
KATHERINE GRABLE
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UB 9.775 (t4) 9.70 (6) 9.725 (t6) 9.775 (t5) 9.225 (12) -9.75 (t7)
BB 9.80 (3) 9.775 (4) 9.35 (9) 9.825 (t5) 9.55 (11) 9.825 (2) 9.85 (1)
FX 9.825 (3) 9.85 (t2) 9.825 (2 9.825 (t3) 9.875 (t1) 9.725 (t8) 9.875 (2)
AA 39.225 (1) 39.15 (t1) 38.60 (5) 39.20 (2) 38.475 (5) -39.275 (2)
No. 1 Florida at No. 45 Illinois-Chicago No. 27 West Virginia at No. 18 Denver at SEC Championship at NCAA Regional at NCAA Championship at NCAA Event Finals CAREER BESTS
9.875 (6) 9.875 (t2) 9.80 (t4) 9.90 (1) 9.875 (t10) 9.90 (t1) 9.875 (t17) -9.90 (2011)
-9.825 (5) -9.85 (t1) 9.825 (3) 9.875 (1) 9.675 (7) 9.90 (1) 9.75 (27) 9.85 (t7) 9.825 (13) 9.85 (t4) 9.825 (t34) 9.20 (t79) --9.825 (2011) 9.90 (2011)
9.875 (3) 9.925 (2) 9.90 (2) 9.875 (t4) 9.85 (t11) 9.90 (t2) 9.90 (t6) 9.85 (t9) 9.925 (2011)
--39.40 (2) 39.35 (2) 39.325 (5) 39.475 (2) 38.80 39.475 (2011)
MARIAH HOWDESHELL MEET at No. 4 Oklahoma No. 9 Alabama at No. 27 Kentucky at No. 22 Auburn No. 4 Georgia at No. 19 LSU No. 28 BYU No. 1 Florida at No. 45 Illinois-Chicago No. 27 West Virginia at No. 18 Denver at SEC Championship at NCAA Regional at NCAA Championship CAREER BESTS
V UB ---9.75 (t2) -9.50 (12) ---9.775 (t7) 9.05 (12) 9.825 (1) -9.775 (t4) -9.775 (t11) -9.75 (t2) -9.70 (t7) -8.95 (12) -9.85 (t7) -9.90 (t3) -9.80 (t46) 9.85 (2009/10) 9.90 (2011)
MEET at No. 4 Oklahoma No. 9 Alabama at No. 27 Kentucky at No. 22 Auburn No. 4 Georgia at No. 19 LSU No. 28 BYU No. 1 Florida at No. 45 Illinois-Chicago No. 27 West Virginia at No. 18 Denver at SEC Championship at NCAA Regional at NCAA Championship CAREER BESTS
V --9.75 (t3) 9.80 (t5) 9.775 (t7) 9.65 (t10) -9.75 (t4) 9.85 (t7) 9.775 (t7) 9.20 (12) ---9.850 (2010)
MEET at No. 4 Oklahoma No. 9 Alabama at No. 27 Kentucky at No. 22 Auburn No. 4 Georgia at No. 19 LSU No. 28 BYU No. 1 Florida at No. 45 Illinois-Chicago No. 27 West Virginia at No. 18 Denver at SEC Championship at NCAA Regional at NCAA Championship at NCAA Event Finals CAREER BESTS
V 9.85 (2) 9.90 (4) 9.75 (t3) 9.875 (2) 9.825 (t2) 9.80 (3) 9.875 (1) 9.925 (t1) 9.90 (1) 9.85 (t1) 9.875 (t3) 9.90 (t2) 9.85 (4) 9.775 (t68) -9.95 (2010)
BB 9.70 (8) 9.55 (9) -----9.80 (t6) 9.825 (t3) 9.525 (12) ----9.825 (2010)
FX ---------------
AA --------------
FX 9.775 (t5) 9.65 (12) 9.725 (7) 9.625 (9) 9.80 (t5) 9.75 (t8) 9.80 (t3) 9.80 (t5) 9.875 (3) 9.775 (t6) 9.85 (9) 9.80 (t18) 9.80 (t18) 9.85 (t16) 9.875 (2010)
AA --------------
-
KELCI LEWIS UB --------------9.775 (2010)
BB --------------9.675 (2010)
39.050 (2010)
JAIME PISANI UB 9.80 (t2) 9.775 (1) 9.725 (t6) 9.825 (t1) 9.85 (t2) 9.80 (t2) 9.75 (t7) 9.90 (2) 9.75 (t2) 9.90 (t1) 9.80 (2) 9.175 (42) 9.85 (t6) 9.825 (t34) -9.90 (2011)
BB 9.625 (9) 9.575 (8) 9.75 (t2) 9.85 (t3) 9.825 (t5) 9.70 (t10) 9.825 (2) 9.875 (1) 9.75 (t5) 9.825 (t2) 9.85 (t3) 9.80 (t11) 9.70 (t24) 9.80 (t11) -9.875 (2011)
FX 9.875 (t1) 9.90 (1) 9.90 (1) 9.875 (2) 9.875 (t1) 9.90 (t1) 9.925 (1) 9.90 (t1) 9.95 (1) 9.95 (1) 9.90 (2) 9.90 (t3) 9.95 (1) 9.95 (t1) 9.8875 (t5) 9.950 (2010)
AA 39.15 (2) 39.15 (t1) 39.125 (1) 39.425 (1) 39.375 (1) 39.20 (2) 39.375 (1) 9.60 (1) 39.35 (1) 39.525 (1) 39.425 (1) 38.775 (14) 39.375 (3) 39.35 (T-7th) 39.60 (2011)
2011 ATHLETE-BY-ATHLETE RESULTS SHELBY SALMON MEET at No. 4 Oklahoma No. 9 Alabama at No. 27 Kentucky at No. 22 Auburn No. 4 Georgia at No. 19 LSU No. 28 BYU No. 1 Florida at No. 45 Illinois-Chicago No. 27 West Virginia at No. 18 Denver at SEC Championship at NCAA Regional at NCAA Championship CAREER BESTS
V ---------------
UB 9.75 (t8) 9.75 (t2) 9.65 (10) 9.725 (7) 9.80 (t5) 9.675 (8) 9.675 (12) 9.80 (t7) 9.75 (t2) -----9.80 (2011)
MEET at No. 4 Oklahoma No. 9 Alabama at No. 27 Kentucky at No. 22 Auburn No. 4 Georgia at No. 19 LSU No. 28 BYU No. 1 Florida at No. 45 Illinois-Chicago No. 27 West Virginia at No. 18 Denver at SEC Championship at NCAA Regional at NCAA Championship CAREER BESTS
V UB 9.725 (t10) 8.65 (12) 9.80 (10) 9.65 (7) 9.675 (t9) 9.775 (t3) 9.80 (t5) 9.80 (4) 9.80 (t4) 9.775 (t7) 9.775 (t4) 9.75 (6) 9.75 (6) 9.775 (t4) 9.80 (t8) 9.775 (t11) 9.875 (t2) 9.70 (8) 9.80 (t4) 9.75 (6) 9.825 (t6) 9.70 (6) 9.875 (t10) 9.55 (37) 9.75 (t27) 9.725 (t30) 9.80 (t50) 9.30 (t77) 9.875 (2011) 9.80 (2011)
MEET at No. 4 Oklahoma No. 9 Alabama at No. 27 Kentucky at No. 22 Auburn No. 4 Georgia at No. 19 LSU No. 28 BYU No. 1 Florida at No. 45 Illinois-Chicago No. 27 West Virginia at No. 18 Denver at SEC Championship at NCAA Regional at NCAA Championship CAREER BESTS
V ---------------
MEET at No. 4 Oklahoma No. 9 Alabama at No. 27 Kentucky at No. 22 Auburn No. 4 Georgia at No. 19 LSU No. 28 BYU No. 1 Florida
V 9.75 (t7) 9.775 (11) 9.775 (2) 9.775 (t7) 9.775 (t7) -9.725 (t7) --
BB --9.75 (t2) 9.45 9.375 (12) 9.775 (t6) 9.175 (11) ---9.825 (t5) 9.65 (33) 9.725 (t19) 9.60 (T66) 9.825 (2011)
FX ---------------
AA ---------------
FX 9.75 (t7) 9.70 (10) 9.70 (t8) 9.725 (7) 9.80 (t5) 9.75 (t6) -9.775 (t7) 9.80 (t5) 9.75 (t8) 9.80 (10) 9.65 (36) 9.80 (t18) 9.75 (t63) 9.80 (2011)
AA 37,85 (3) 38.875 (5) 38.925 (3) 38.125 (4) 39.175 (2) 39.05 (3) -38.525 (4) 39.225 (2) 39.075 (3) 39.175 (3) 38.80 (13) 39.10 (6) 38.60 39.225 (2011)
FX ---------------
AA ---------------
FX 9.70 (t9) 9.75 (t8) 9.575 (11) 9.65 (8) 9.75 (10) ----
AA ---------
JORDAN SALSBERG BB 9.725 (t6) 9.725 (t5) 9.775 (1) 8.80 9.80 (8) 9.775 (t6) 9.70 (8) 9.175 (11) 9.85 (t1) 9.775 (t4) 9.85 (t3) 9.725 (t24) 9.825 (t6) 9.75 (t23) 9.85 (2011)
GENNY SALVATORE UB -----9.80 (t2) 9.80 (t1) 9.85 (t4) 9.725 (6) 9.80 (4) 9.725 (t5) 9.70 (t31) 9.75 (t23) 9.825 (T34) 9.85 (2011)
BB ---------------
AMANDA SIEBERT UB ---------
BB ---------
at No. 45 Illinois-Chicago No. 27 West Virginia at No. 18 Denver at SEC Championship at NCAA Regional at NCAA Championship CAREER BESTS
------9.725 (36) -9.75 (t27) -9.80 (t50) -9.825 (2010) -
MEET at No. 4 Oklahoma No. 9 Alabama at No. 27 Kentucky at No. 22 Auburn No. 4 Georgia at No. 19 LSU No. 28 BYU No. 1 Florida at No. 45 Illinois-Chicago No. 27 West Virginia at No. 18 Denver at SEC Championship at NCAA Regional at NCAA Championship CAREER BESTS
V 9.75 (t7) 9.825 (t6) ----9.275 (12) 9.90 (t3) 9.825 (6) 9.825 (3) 9.875 (t3) 9.85 (t18) 9.80 (t16) 9.65 (82) 9.95 (2007)
MEET at No. 4 Oklahoma No. 9 Alabama at No. 27 Kentucky at No. 22 Auburn No. 4 Georgia at No. 19 LSU No. 28 BYU No. 1 Florida at No. 45 Illinois-Chicago No. 27 West Virginia at No. 18 Denver at SEC Championship at NCAA Regional at NCAA Championship CAREER BESTS
V 9.725 (t10) 9.725 (12) 9.75 (t3) 9.775 (t7) 9.75 (10) 9.75 (t7) 9.80 (t3) 9.75 (t10) 9.70 (10) 9.80 (t4) ----9.80 (2011)
MEET at No. 4 Oklahoma No. 9 Alabama at No. 27 Kentucky at No. 22 Auburn No. 4 Georgia at No. 19 LSU No. 28 BYU No. 1 Florida at No. 45 Illinois-Chicago No. 27 West Virginia at No. 18 Denver at SEC Championship at NCAA Regional at NCAA Championship CAREER BESTS
V ---------------
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---9.625 (t37) --9.800 (2010)
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FX --------------9.90 (2009)
AA --------------39.525 (2009)
FX ---------------
AA ---------------
FX 9.70 (t9) 9.825 (4) 9.775 (t4) 9.75 (t5) 9.775 (t8) 9.80 (5) 9.725 (t8) 9.80 (t5) 9.775 (7) 9.775 (t6) 9.60 (12) -9.80 (t18) 9.75 (T63) 9.825 (2011)
AA ---------------
MICHELLE STOUT UB 9.625 (10) 9.125 (12) 9.725 (t6) 9.675 (9) 9.825 (4) 8.35 (12) -9.875 (3) 9.775 (1) 9.90 (t1) 9.075 (11) 9.825 (t14) 9.85 (t6) 9.075 (t82) 9.90 (2009)
BB --------------9.857 (2009)
SCARLETT WILLIAMS UB ---------------
BB 9.775 (4) 9.35 (10) 9.75 (t2) 9.775 (t7) 9.70 (10) 9.75 (9) 9.725 (t5) 9.75 (9) 9.75 (t5) 9.775 (t4) 9.725 (9) 9.725 (t24) 9.725 (t19) 9.70 (T42) 9.775 (2011)
BAILEE ZUMWALDE UB ---------------
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SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE The Southeastern Conference is the most dominating gymnastics conference in the NCAA, and Arkansas enhanced that reputation with eight NCAA Regional appearances and five trips to the NCAA Championship in just nine years of existence. Since the inaugural NCAA Championship in 1982, the SEC has had at least one team in all 30 national championship meets, with Florida being one of only two teams nationally (Utah is the other) to have appeared at all 20 contests prior to the Gators barely missing the cut in 2000. The SEC has also had at least one team finish in the Top 10 in the NCAA every year since 1982. The SEC entered the record books at the 1998 NCAA Championship, becoming the only conference in women’s collegiate gymnastics to sweep the top three spots. Georgia won its fourth championship title with the largest margin of victory in over 10 years. The Gym’Dogs outdistanced second-place Florida, which finished just ahead of Alabama. It marked the 12th consecutive year the SEC placed at least two teams in the final top five. In 2004, the SEC placed three teams in the top five at the NCAA Championship. Georgia won the SEC’s 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th national championships in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. Arkansas advanced from NCAA regionals to the NCAA Championship in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, and the SEC set a record with five teams advancing to the Super Six in 2009, including the Razorbacks. Alabama won the SEC’s 15th national title in 2011 with Florida (7th), Arkansas (t9th) and Georgia (t9th) also finishing in the top 10.
2011 SEC Championship Review Arkansas recorded its best finish ever at the Southeastern Conference Championship ARKANSAS’ SEC MEET BESTS by finishing fourth with a 195.800 at the meet in Birmingham, Ala. TEAM SCORE YEAR “This is the best finish we’ve ever had at the SEC meet,” co-head coach Mark Cook Team 195.800 2011 said. “Our best finish before was fifth. We thought we were a little ahead of Georgia after Vault 49.325 2011 three events, but we couldn’t hold them off. This is the hardest meet of the year.” Bars 49.150 2004 Jaime Pisani tied for second on vault, Mariah Howdeshell tied for seventh on bars, Beam 49.125 2005 Katherine Grable tied for seventh on beam and Pisani tied for third on floor. In the allFloor 49.100 2009 around, Grable was fifth, Jordan Salsberg 13th and Grable 14th. “Katherine had a great meet, Jaime was outstanding on three events and Mariah had INDIVIDUAL a big bars routine,” Cook said. All-Around Arkansas set a school record for team vault score in the SEC meet, and Pisani tied the Casey Jo Magee 39.40 2010 school records on vault and floor. Arkansas opened with a bye, then moved to floor for its first event and scored a Vault 48.975. For the Razorbacks, Pisani tied the school record for the SEC meet with a 9.90. Michelle Stout 9.90 2009 Grable had a 9.85, Kelci Lewis a 9.80, Amy Borsellino a 9.775, Salsberg a 9.65 and Amanda Jaime Pisani 9.90 2011 Siebert a 9.625. Siebert stumbled on one of her passes and Salsberg stepped out of bounds for a deBars duction. Pisani tied the school record already shared with Dana McQuillin. Melissa Leigh 9.90 2004 Arkansas’ 48.975 is its fifth-best in the SEC meet. Michelle Stout 9.90 2009 Through two rotations, Alabama had a 98.375 through two events, Florida a 49.25, Arkansas a 48.975, Georgia a 48.90, Kentucky a 48.725, Auburn a 48.70 and LSU a Beam 47.925. Casey Jo Magee 9.90 2009 Following floor, Arkansas had another bye, then moved to vault, where the RazorCasey Jo Magee 9.90 2010 backs set a school record for the SEC meet with a 49.325, which also ties for the sixth-best in school history for any meet. Floor Pisani had a 9.90, tying Michelle Stout’s school record for the SEC meet set in 2009. Dana McQuillin 9.90 2004 Grable and Salsberg had a 9.875 each, Stout a 9.85, Borsellino a 9.825 and Siebert a 9.725. Borsellino and Salsberg matched their career highs. Jaime Pisani 9.90 2010 Through Arkansas’ vault rotation, the meet scores were Alabama 147.725, Kentucky Jaime Pisani 9.90 2011 145.275, Arkansas 98.30, Florida 98.20, Georgia 98.15, Auburn 97.525 and LSU 96.975. Alabama All-Time SEC Championship Rotations and Kentucky’s scores were through three events. The others were through two. 2003 Bye 3 FX Bye 1 VT Bye 2 UB BB After another bye, Arkansas moved to bars 2004 BB Bye 3 FX Bye 1 VT Bye 2 UB and had a 48.675. 2005 Bye 1 VT Bye 2 UB BB Bye 3 FX Mariah Howdeshell had a 9.85, Stout a 9.825, 2006 Bye 2 UB BB Bye 3 FX Bye 1 VT Grable a 9.75, Genny Salvatore a 9.70, Salsberg a 2007 Bye 1 VT Bye 2 Bars Beam By3 3 FX 9.55 and Pisani a 9.175. 2008 VT Bye 2 Bars Beam Bye 3 FX Bye 1 On beam, the Razorbacks scored a 48.825. 2009 Bye 3 FX Bye 1 VT Bye 2 UB BB Grable had a 9.85, Pisani a 9.80, Salsberg, Scar2010 FX Bye 1 VT Bars Bye 2 BB Bye 3 lett Williams and Stacy Bartlett a 9.725 each, and 2011 Bye 3 FX Bye 1 VT Bye 2 UB BB Shelby Salmon a 9.65.
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ALL-TIME SEC RESULTS 2003 Vault: 48.425: Kim Harris 9.600, Whitney Cashwell 9.600, Hannah McLeod 9.650, Audra Loveless 9.725, Dana McQuillin 9.800, Tiffany Berry 9.650.
2006 Vault: 48.750: Mallory Machnik 9.65, Dana McQuillin 9.70, Breanne Guy 9.75, Audra Loveless 9.70, Samantha Cortez 9.80, Cassie Drew 9.80.
Bars: 48.800: Hannah McLeod 9.800, Dana McQuillin 9.725, Kim Harris 9.725, Katie Hardman 9.625, Melissa Leigh 9.800, Tiffany Berry 9.750.
Bars: 47.925: Dana McQuillin 9.65, Hannah McLeod 9.675, Samantha Cortez 9.075, Cassie Drew 9.10, Melissa Leigh 9.725, Emily Peacock 9.775.
Beam: 48.900: Tiffany Berry 9.700, Melissa Leigh 9.675, Hannah McLeod 9.825, Kim Harris 9.725, Dana McQuillin 9.800, Katie Hardman 9.850.
Beam: 48.90: Emily Peacock 9.775, Cassie Drew 9.80, Rachel Barnett 9.750, Mallory Machnik 9.10, Dana McQuillin 9.725, Katie Hardman 9.850.
Floor: 48.725: Dana McQuillin 9.700, Katie Hardman 9.750, Kim Harris 9.700, Audra Loveless 9.700, Hannah McLeod 9.775, Tiffany Berry 9.800.
Floor: 49.075: Cassie Drew 9.175, Dana McQuillin 9.725, Mallory Machnik 9.80, Katie Hardman 9.825, Rachel Barnett 9.850, Emily Peacock 9.875.
All-Around: Hannah McLeod 39.050, Dana McQuillin 39.025, Tiffany Berry 38.900, Kim Harris 38.750. 2004 Vault: 48.650: Cassie Drew 9.7000, Melissa Leigh 9.650, Audra Loveless 9.750, Hannah McLeod 9.700, Dana McQuillin 9.775, Kathy Thompson 9.725.
All-Around: Dana McQuillin 38.800, Cassie Drew 37.875. 2007 Vault: 49.000: Casey Jo Magee 9.850, Cassie Drew 9.750, Alexandra LaChance 9.800, Samantha Cortez 9.750, Ashly McPherson 9.750, Michelle Stout 9.850.
Bars: 48.100: Rachel Barnett 9.200, Cassie Drew 9.800, Katie Hardman 9.825, Melissa Leigh 9.900, Hannah McLeod 9.800, Dana McQuillin 9.825. Beam: 48.100: Rachel Barnett 8.500, Cassie Drew 9.150, Katie Hardman 9.725, Melissa Leigh 9.700, Hannah McLeod 9.725, Dana McQuillin 9.800.
Bars: 48.825: Cassie Drew 9.725, Amy DeFilippo 9.750, Casey Jo Magee 9.800, Emily Peacock 9.80, Michelle Stout 9.750, Sarah Nagashima 8.650. Beam: 47.850: Cassie Drew 9.200, Amy DeFilippo 9.825, Rachel Barnett 9.300, Emily Peacock 9.725, Samantha Cortez 9.275, Casey Jo Magee 9.725.
Floor: 48.925: Rachel Barnett 9.875, Cassie Drew 9.825, Katie Hardman 9.775, Audra Loveless 9.300, Dana McQuillin 9.900, Kathy Thompson 9.550.
Floor: 48.875: Casey Jo Magee 9.800, Alex LaChance 9.525, Cassie Drew 9.750, Samantha Cortz 9.675, Emily Peacock 9.800, Rachel Barnett 9.850.
All-Around: Dana McQuillin 39.300, Cassie Drew 38.475. 2005 Vault: 48.225: Cassie Drew 9.650, Dana McQuillin 9.625, Hannah McLeod 9.525, Mallory Machnik 9.650, Samantha Cortez 9.750, Rachel Barnett 9.550.
All-Around: Casey Jo Magee 39.175, Cassie Drew 38.425. 2008 Vault: 48.625: Alex LaChance 9.725, Casey Jo Magee 9.20, Amy DeFilippo 9.675, Samantha Cortez 9.625, Michelle Stout 9.80, Sarah Nagashima 9.80.
Bars: 48.900: Dana McQuillin 9.750, Rachel Barnett 9.725, Cassie Drew 9.800, Katie Hardman 9.600, Melissa Leigh 9.750, Emily Peacock 9.875. Beam: 49.125: Emily Peacock 9.850, Rachel Barnett 9.775, Cassie Drew 9.850, Hannah McLeod 9.850, Dana McQuillin 9.650, Katie Hardman 9.800. Floor: 49.075: Rachel Barnett 9.825, Dana McQuillin 9.800, Emily Peacock 9.750, Katie Hardman 9.800, Mallory Machnik 9.850, Samantha Cortez 9.800. All-Around: Rachel Barnett 38.875, Dana McQuillin 38.825.
Bars: 47.95: Amy DeFilippo 9.70, Sarah Nagashima 8.775, Emily Peacock 9.70, Michelle Stout 9.75, Casey Jo Magee 9.80, Allison Daniels 9.00.
Bars: 49.075: Amy DeFilippo 9.8, Mariah Howdeshell 9.75, Casey Jo Magee 9.8, Jaime Pisani 9.025, Sarah Nagashima 9.825, Michelle Stout 9.9. Beam: 48.275: Jaime Pisani 9.6, Alex LaChance 9.175, Amy DeFilippo 9.8, Michelle Stout 8.7, Sarah Nagashima 9.8, Casey Jo Magee 9.9. Floor: 49.100: Sarah Nagashima 9.75, Molly Lewis 9.75, Alex LaChance 9.8, Michelle Stout 9.8, Casey Jo Magee 9.875, Jaime Pisani 9.875. All-Arounders: Sarah Nagashima 39.150, Jaime Pisani 38.375. 2010 Vault: 49.00: Mariah Howdeshell 9.725, Kelci Lewis 9.775, Amy Borsellino 9.600, Jaime Pisani 9.875, Casey Jo Magee 9.825, Sarah Nagashima 9.80 Floor: 48.825: Stacy Bartlett 8.950, Amy DeFilippo 9.575, Sarah Nagashima 9.725, Kelci Lewis 9.75, Casey Jo Magee 9.875, Jaime Pisani 9.90 Bars: 48.40: Sarah Nagashima 9.875, Mariah Howdeshell 9.475, Jaime Pisani 9.475, Amy DeFilippo 9.775, Casey Jo Magee 9.80, Natalie Bohonsky 9.100 Beam: 49.05: Jaime Pisani 9.775, Stacy Bartlett 9.725, Amy DeFilippo 9.825, Sarah Nagashima 9.825, Mariah Howdeshell 9.525, Casey Jo Magee 9.90 All-Arounders: Casey Jo Magee 39.400, Sarah Nagashima 39.225, Jaime Pisani 39.025 2011 Floor: 48.975 Amanda Siebert 9.625, Jordan Salsberg 9.65, Amy Borsellino 9.775, Kelci Lewis 9.80, Katherine Grable 9.85, Jaime Pisani 9.90 Vault: 49.325 Amanda Siebert 9.725, Jordan Salsberg 9.875, Amy Borsellino 9.825, Katherine Grable 9.875, Jaime Pisani 9.90, Michelle Stout 9.85
Beam: 49.025: Samantha Cortez 9.75, Amy DeFilippo 9.775, Emily Peacock 9.85, Stacy Bartlett 9.80, Michelle Stout 9.725, Casey Jo Magee 9.85.
Bars: 48.675 Jordan Salsberg 9.55, Katherine Grable 9.75, Genny Salvatore 9.70, Jaime Pisani 9.175, Michelle Stout 9.825, Mariah Howdeshell 9.85
Floor: 49.050: Sarah Nagashima 9.75, Michelle Stout 9.80, Casey Jo Magee 9.825, Alex LaChance 9.80, Samantha Cortez 9.80, Emily Peacock 9.825.
Beam:48.825 Scarlett Williams 9.725, Jaime Pisani 9.80, Jordan Salsberg 9.725, Shelby Salmon 9.65,Katherine Grable 9.85, Stacy Bartlett 9.725
All-Arounders: Casey Jo Magee 38.675, Michelle Stout 39.075. 2009 Vault: 49.200: Sarah Nagashima 9.775, Mariah Howdeshell 9.775, Alex LaChance 9.85, Casey Jo Magee 9.8, Jaime Pisani 9.875, Michelle Stout 9.9.
All-Arounders: Katherine Grable 39.325, Jaime Pisani 38.775, Jordan Salsberg 38.800
SEC TEAM RESULTS 2003 -- Birmingham, Ala. No. 5 Alabama............................. 197.575 No. 4 Georgia .............................. 197.525 No. 9 Florida ............................... 195.950 No. 15 LSU .................................. 195.650 No. 17 Auburn ............................ 195.025 No. 38 Arkansas .......................... 194.875 No. 39 Kentucky ......................... 194.875
2006 -- Birmingham, Ala. No. 1 Georgia .............................. 197.275 No. 5 Alabama............................ 196.975 No. 3 Florida ............................... 196.275 No. 8 LSU .................................... 195.900 No. 14 Auburn ............................ 194.975 No. 19 Arkansas .......................... 194.650 No. 18 Kentucky ......................... 191.150
2009 -- Nashville, Tenn. No. 5 Alabama............................. 197.300 No. 1 Georgia .............................. 196.925 No. 6 Florida ............................... 196.750 No. 4 LSU .................................... 196.550 No. 11 Auburn ............................ 196.350 No. 9 Arkansas ............................ 195.650 No. 22 Kentucky ......................... 195.00
2004 -- Duluth, Ga. 2007 -- N. Little Rock, Ark. No. 4 Georgia .............................. 198.175 2003 -- Birmingham, Ala.No. 1 Florida ............................... 197.325 No. 3 Alabama............................. 197.950 No. 2 Georgia .............................. 197.175 No. 5 Alabama ........................... No. 5 LSU .................................... No. 3 Alabama............................. 197.000 197.575 197.275 No. 8 Florida ............................... 197.225 No. 4 LSU .................................... 196.250 No. 4 Georgia ............................ No. 20 Auburn ............................ 195.925 No. 11 Arkansas .......................... 194.550 No. 24 Arkansas .......................... 194.825 No. 15 Auburn ............................ 194.475 No. 40 Kentucky ......................... 193.850 No. 25 Kentucky ......................... 194.000
2010 -- Jacksonville, Fla. No. 4 Florida ............................... 197.050 No. 1 Alabama............................. 196.875 No. 5 Georgia .............................. 196.825 No. 10 LSU .................................. 195.750 No. 15 Auburn ............................ 195.575 No. 8 Arkansas ............................ 195.275 No. 18 Kentucky ......................... 194.800
2005 -- Duluth, Ga. No. 8 Georgia .............................. 197.250 No. 2 LSU .................................... 196.975 No. 5 Alabama............................. 196.700 No. 6 Florida ............................... 196.150 No. 15 Arkansas .......................... 195.325 No. 21 Auburn ............................ 195.125 No. 19 Kentucky ......................... 193.800
2011 -- Birmingham, Ala. No. 2 Alabama............................. 197.225 No. 1 Florida ............................... 196.975 No. 8 Georgia .............................. 196.625 No. 12 Arkansas .......................... 195.800 No. 19 LSU .................................. 195.475 No. 22 Auburn ............................ 195.325 No. 29 Kentucky ......................... 193.950
2008 -- Duluth, Ga. No. 1 Georgia .............................. 197.350 No. 3 Florida ............................... 197.325 No. 6 Alabama............................. 197.325 No. 5 LSU .................................... 196.500 No. 13 Auburn ............................ 196.100 No. 11 Arkansas .......................... 194.650 No. 20 Kentucky ......................... 194.025
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SEC CHAMPIONSHIP TOP PERFORMANCES TEAM TEAM SCORE 1. 195.800 ................................2011 2. 195.650 ................................2009 3. 195.325 ................................2005 4. 195.275 ................................2010 5. 194.850 ................................2003 6. 194.825 ................................1993 7. 194.650 ................................2006 194.650 ................................2008 9. 194.550 ................................2007 VAULT 1. 49.325 ..................................2011 2. 49.200 ..................................2009 3. 49.000 ..................................2010 49.000 ..................................2007 5. 48.750 ..................................2006 6. 48.650 ..................................2004 7. 48.625 ..................................2008 8. 48.425 ..................................2003 9. 48.225 ..................................2005 BARS 1. 49.150 ..................................2004 2. 49.075 ..................................2009 3. 48.900 ..................................2005 4. 48.825 ..................................2007 5. 48.800 ..................................2003 6. 48.675 ..................................2011 7. 48.400 ..................................2010 8. 47.95 ....................................2008 9. 47.925 ..................................2006 BEAM 1. 49.125 ..................................2005 2. 49.025 ..................................2008 3. 49.050 ..................................2010 4. 48.900 ..................................2003 48.900 ..................................2006 6. 48.825 ..................................2011 7. 48.275 ..................................2009 8. 48.100 ..................................2004 9. 47.850 ..................................2007 FLOOR 1. 49.100 ..................................2009 2. 49.075 ..................................2006 49.075 ..................................2005 4. 49.050 ..................................2008 5. 48.925 ..................................2004 6. 48.975 ..................................2011 7. 48.875 ..................................2007 8. 48.825 ..................................2010 9. 48.725 ..................................2003
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9.85 Katherine Grable.......2011 11. 9.825 Hannah McLeod .......2003 9.825 Amy DeFilippo ..........2007 Michelle Stout...........2009 9.825 Sarah Nagashima ......2010 Jaime Pisani ..............2011 Jaime Pisani ..............2009 Jaime Pisani ..............2010 FLOOR Katherine Grable.......2011 1. 9.90 Dana McQuillin ........2004 9.90 Jaime Pisani ..............2010 Jordan Salsberg .........2011 9.90 Jaime Pisani ..............2011 Casey Jo Magee .........2007 Michelle Stout...........2007 4. 9.875 Emily Peacock ...........2006 9.875 Rachel Barnett ..........2004 Alexandra LaChance 2009 9.875 Casey Jo Magee .........2009 Michelle Stout...........2011 9.875 Casey Jo Magee .........2010 Casey Jo Magee .........2010 Amy Borsellino .........2011 8. 9.85 Rachel Barnett ..........2006 9.85 Mallory Machnik ......2005 9.85 Rachel Barnett ..........2007 BARS 9.85 Katherine Grable.......2011 1. 9.90 Melissa Leigh ............2004 9.90 Michelle Stout...........2009 Five with 9.825 3. 9.025 Jaime Pisani ..............2009 4. 9.875 Emily Peacock ...........2005 ALL-AROUND 9.875 Sarah Nagashima ......2010 1. 39.400 Casey Jo Magee.......2010 6. 9.85 Mariah Howdeshell ..2011 2. 39.375 Casey Jo Magee.......2009 7. 9.825 Dana McQuillin ........2004 3. 39.325 Katherine Grable ....2011 9.825 Katie Hardman..........2004 4. 39.300 Dana McQuillin .....2004 9.825 Sarah Nagashima ......2009 5. 39.225 Sarah Nagashima ....2010 9.825 Michelle Stout...........2011 6. 39.175 Casey Jo Magee.......2007 7. 39.150 Sarah Nagashima ....2009 10 with 9.80 8. 39.075 Michelle Stout ........2008 9. 39.050 Hannah McLeod.....2003 BEAM 1. 9.90 Casey Jo Magee .........2009 10. 39.025 Dana McQuillin .....2003 39.025 Jaime Pisani ............2010 9.90 Casey Jo Magee .........2010 3. 9.85 Katie Hardman..........2006 12. 38.900 Tiffany Berry...........2003 9.85 Emily Peacock ...........2005 9.85 Cassie Drew...............2005 9.85 Hannah McLeod .......2005 9.85 Katie Hardman..........2003 Casey Jo Magee holds the school’s 9.85 Emily Peacock ...........2008 top two SEC Championship marks 9.85 Casey Jo Magee .........2008 on beam and in the all-around. INDIVIDUAL
VAULT 1. 9.90 9.90 3. 9.875 9.875 9.875 9.875 7. 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 11. 9.825 9.825
2011 NCAA NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL Arkansas knocked off No. 1 Florida for the second time and won the NCAA North Central Regional in Denver to advance to the NCAA Gymnastics Championship. In its ninth season, Arkansas’ program earned a spot in a regional for the eighth straight year and earned a spot as one of the top 12 teams in the NCAA Championship five times, all in the last six years. “That meet was kind of insane,” co-head coach René Cook said. “About halfway through, I was looking at the scores thinking anyone could win. We focused on what we had to do. We kept our energy level up and hit our routines. We got to the last rotation and I knew we were right there to win. We knew it, but the girls didn’t know it.” Arkansas, which beat No. 1 Florida in Fayetteville on Feb. 25, 196.70-196.10, won the regional with a 196.55, which is the school’s second-best score for a regional. Arkansas won its second regional title in three years in 2011. No. 1 Florida was second with a 196.425, followed by No. 13 Boise State with 196.40, No. 19 Denver 195.625, No. 20 Arizona 195.40 and No. 27 Brigham Young 194.65. “I’m very proud of the girls,” co-head coach Mark Cook said. “They were really tough and kept fighting. Our goal is to get back to the Super Six. We were there a couple years ago (2009). That’s the next step.” The regional title is the second for Arkansas. The Razorbacks won the South Central Regional in Fayetteville in 2009. Arkansas had scores of 48.90 on beam, 49.30 on floor, 49.175 on vault and 49.175 on bars. Individually, Jaime Pisani won floor with a 9.95, Katherine Grable tied for the vault title with a 9.90, Mariah Howdeshell tied for third on bars with a 9.90, Pisani was fourth on vault with a 9.875 and Grable fourth on beam with a 9.85. In the all-around, Grable was second with a 39.475 and Pisani third with a 39.375. Arkansas opened on beam and scored a 48.90. Grable posted a 9.85, followed by Jordan Salsberg with a 9.825, Stacy Bartlett a 9.775, Scarlett Williams a 9.75 and Shelby Salmon a 9.725. Arkansas’ 48.90 is its fifth-best ever in an NCAA Regional. Grable’s 9.85 tied for the fifth-best individual mark. After one rotation, and with Boise State and AriAll-Time NCAA Regional Rotations zona in a bye, Arkansas sat in third, behind Florida’s 2004 FX VT Bye 2 UB BB Bye 1 49.225 and BYU’s 48.95. 2005 FX VT Bye 2 UB BB Bye 1 Arkansas had a bye after beam, then moved to 2006 Bye 2 FX VT Bye 1 UB BB floor, where the Razorbacks set a school regional record 2007 Bye 2 FX VT Bye 1 UB BB with a 49.30. Pisani tied the school record, which she 2008 UB BB Bye 2 FX VT Bye 1 already shared, with a 9.95. That was her third 9.95 of 2009 UB BB Bye 2 FX VT Bye 1 the season. Grable had a 9.90, Amy Borsellino a 9.85, 2010 FX VT Bye 2 UB BB Bye 1 and Bailee Zumwalde, Jordan Salsberg and Kelci Lewis 2011 FX VT Bye 2 UB BB Bye 1 all had a 9.80. Salsberg’s 9.80 matched her season high while ZumRazorback Regional Notes walde’s 9.80 was just short of her season best of 9.825, -Eight regional appearances in nine seasons, eight straight Borsellino’s 9.85 just short of her best of 9.875 and Gra-Two regional championships (2009, 2011) ble’s 9.90 just short of her best of 9.925. Pisani’s 9.95 was -Three second-place finishes (2006, 2008, 2010) also a school record for a regional while Grable’s 9.90 -Hosted regionals twice (2006, 2009) tied the previous record and now ties for second. Through three rotations, Arkansas had a 98.20 and trailed Florida’s 98.525 and Boise State’s 98.25. For the fourth rotation, Arkansas had a 49.175 on vault. Grable led with a 9.90, which matched her season high, followed by Pisani with a 9.875, Borsellino with a career-high 9.85, Michelle Stout a 9.80, and Amanda Siebert and Salsberg a 9.75 each. The team total tied for the third-best mark in school history in a regional. Grable’s 9.90 tied the school record for a regional. Following its second bye, Arkansas closed the meet on bars and scored a 49.00, the school’s third-best score in a regional. Going into the final event, Arkansas and Boise State were tied with a 147.375 while Florida and Denver were finished for the day with a 196.425 and a 195.625, respectively. Howdeshell led with a career-high 9.90, followed by Stout and Pisani with a 9.85, Grable a 9.825, Genny Salvatore a 9.75 and Salsberg a 9.725.
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NCAA REGIONAL RESULTS/BESTS NCAA Regional Results
2004 April 3 -- Tucson, Ariz. NCAA South Central Regional #5 Utah ............................. 197.625 #8 Florida .......................... 197.050 #18 Arizona ....................... 196.375 #25 Arkansas ....................195.550 #39 Illinois ........................ 195.400 #40 Illinois-Chicago .......... 193.875 2005 April 21 -- Durham, N.H. NCAA East Regional #3 LSU ............................... 197.125 #10 Oklahoma .................. 195.550 #41 New Hamp. ................ 194.700 #15 Arkansas ....................193.950 #51 Pittsburgh ................... 193.100 #52 Rutgers........................ 191.350 2006 April 8 -- Fayetteville, Ark. NCAA South Central Regional #3 Florida .......................... 196.375 #18 Arkansas ....................195.400 #9 UCLA ............................ 195.175 #30 Illinois ........................ 193.125 #42 Illinois-Chicago .......... 191.125 #49 Southeast Mo. ............ 189.050 2007 April 14 -- Ann Arbor, Mich. NCAA Northeast Regional #1 Florida .......................... 197.325 #12 Michigan .................... 196.050 #13 Arkansas ....................195.875 #43 New Hamp. ................ 192.925 #41 Pittsburgh ................... 192.550 #51 Rutgers........................ 190.875 2008 April 12 -- Minneapolis, Minn. NCAA North Central Regional #2 Utah ............................. 196.950 #11 Arkansas ....................196.125 #28 Minnesota ................. 195.275 #14 Arizona ....................... 194.275 #27 Southern Utah............ 193.575 #23 Iowa ............................ 192.450 2009 April 4 -- Fayetteville, Ark. NCAA South Central Regional #10 Arkansas ....................196.300 #4 Stanford ........................ 196.200 #16 Michigan ................... 195.700 #25 Arizona ....................... 194.350 #31 Arizona St. .................. 193.900 #27 Southern Utah............ 192.650 2010 April 10 - Los Angeles, Calif. NCAA West Regional #3 UCLA ............................ 197.825 #9 Arkansas ......................196.675 #21 Arizona ....................... 195.100 #17 Iowa St........................ 194.325 #32 Arizona St. .................. 193.900 #26 Brigham Young .......... 193.400 2011 April 12 - Denver, Colo. NCAA North Central Regional #12 Arkansas ....................196.55 #1 Florida .......................... 196.425 #13 Boise St. ...................... 196.40 #19 Denver ........................ 195.625 #20 Arizona ....................... 195.40 #27 Brigham Young .......... 194.65 Regional Honors South Central Region Administrator of the Year 2004................................... Bev Lewis 2006................................... Bev Lewis Coach of the Year 2009................................... Mark and RenĂŠ Cook Gymnast of the Year 2011................................... Jaime Pisani
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Vault 49.300 49.300 49.175 49.175 49.100 48.825 48.775 48.225 Bars 49.400 49.375 49.175 48.950 48.950 48.875 48.700 48.025 Beam 49.275 49.05 48.975 48.975
TEAM 48.900 2007 48.850 2008 48.825 2009 48.725 2011 2010 Floor 2004 49.300 2006 49.225 2005 49.200 49.125 48.875 2010 48.700 2004 48.600 2011 48.500 2006 2009 Team Total 2008 196.675 2007 196.550 2005 196.300 196.125 195.875 2007 195.550 2010 195.400 2006 193.950 2009
2011 2004 2005 2008 2011 2008 2009 2010 2003 2006 2007 2005 2010 2011 2009 2008 2007 2004 2006 2005
INDIVIDUAL (Top 10 Only) Vault 1. Kathy Thompson 9.90 2004 Michelle Stout 9.90 2007 Michelle Stout 9.90 2008 Casey Jo Magee 9.90 2010 Katherine Grable 9.90 2011 6. Samantha Cortez 9.875 2007 Samantha Cortez 9.875 2008 Michelle Stout 9.875 2009 Jaime Pisani 9.875 2010 Jaime Pisani 9.875 2011 11. Samantha Cortez 9.85 2006 Alex LaChance 9.85 2007 Ashly McPherson 9.85 2007 Casey Jo Magee 9.85 2008 Sarah Nagashima 9.85 2008 Casey Jo Magee 9.85 2009 Jaime Pisani 9.85 2009 Kelci Lewis 9.85 2010 Amy Borsellino 9.85 2011
Uneven Bars 1. Melissa Leigh 2. Dana McQuillin Amy DeFilippo Casey Jo Magee Mariah Howdeshell 6. Melissa Leigh Emily Peacock Sarah Nagashima Jaime Pisani 10. Hannah McLeod Katie Hardman Rachel Barnett Cassie Drew Sarah Nagashima Mariah Howdeshell Jaime Pisani Michelle Stout
9.925 9.90 9.90 9.90 9.90 9.875 9.875 9.875 9.875 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85
2004 2004 2010 2010 2011 2006 2005 2010 2010 2004 2004 2004 2004 2009 2010 2011 2011
Balance Beam 1. Casey Jo Magee Casey Jo Magee Casey Jo Magee 4. Emily Peacock 5. Katie Hardman Cassie Drew Alex LaChance Casey Jo Magee Sarah Nagashima Sarah Nagashima Katherine Grable
9.90 9.90 9.90 9.875 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85
2007 2009 2010 2007 2006 2007 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Floor Exercise 1. Jaime Pisani 2. Samantha Cortez Casey Jo Magee Casey Jo Magee Jaime Pisani Katherine Grable 7. Casey Jo Magee Alexandra LaChance Alexandra LaChance Molly Lewis Michelle Stout Amy Borsellino
9.95 9.90 9.90 9.90 9.90 9.90 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85
2011 2008 2009 2010 2010 2011 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2011
39.600 39.475 39.425 39.400 39.375 39.375 39.275 39.275 39.025 39.200 39.000 38.925
2010 2011 2010 2009 2008 2011 2009 2009 2010 2008 2009 2004
All-Around 1. Casey Jo Magee 2. Katherine Grable 3. Jaime Pisani 4. Casey Jo Magee 5. Casey Jo Magee Jaime Pisani 7. Sarah Nagashima Michelle Sout 9. Sarah Nagashima 10. Michelle Stout 11. Jaime Pisani 12. Cassie Drew
The Razorbacks won the 2011 NCAA North Central Regional title in Denver.
2011 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP Junior All-American Jaime Pisani won floor and sophomore Amy Borsellino tied for third on vault to lead Arkansas to a tie for fourth in the NCAA Championship Session I semifinal and a tie for ninth in the nation overall. Arkansas missed advancing to the Super Six by one spot with the top three teams from each semifinal sessions advancing, but the Razorbacks tied No. 7 Georgia and beat No. 11 Illinois. Oklahoma won the meet with a 196.775, followed by Michigan with a 196.70, UCLA 196.50, Arkansas and Georgia with a 195.45, and Illinois 195.10. “We tied Georgia for fourth, which is good,” co-head coach Mark Cook said. “Razorbacks are tenacious. We kept fighting and that’s the attitude we want to see. We have a lot of young kids and had a lot of highlights with the SEC regular-season title, beating Georgia for the first time, beating No. 1 Florida twice and winning the regional.” Individually, Pisani matched her overall school record on floor for the fourth time and set a school record for the NCAA Championship with a 9.95. Borsellino had a career-high 9.90 on vault, which is the second-best mark in school history in the championship. In addition, freshman Katherine Grable tied for fourth on floor and for seventh on vault, Pisani tied for seventh on beam and sophomore Kelci Lewis tied for eighth on floor. In the all-around, Pisani was fifth with a 39.35, Grable 11th with a 38.80 and sophomore Jordan Salsberg 12th with a 38.60.
Arkansas had the traditional Olympic order rotation of vault, bye, bars, beam, bye and floor. The Razorbacks opened with a 49.15 on vault and finished with a 49.275 on floor, but had a 48.575 on bars and a 48.45 on beam. The 49.15 on vault was the team’s fourth-best score of the season. Borsellino had the 9.90, followed by Grable with a 9.875, Amanda Siebert and Jordan Salsberg with a 9.80 each, Pisani a 9.775 and Michelle Stout a 9.65. The scores for Borsellino and Siebert were career highs. Borsellino’s 9.90 is the second-best in school history in the NCAA Championship to Stout’s overall school record 9.975 in 2009. Through the first rotation, Arkansas led the meet with its 49.15, followed by Georgia with a 49.075 on bars, Oklahoma’s 49.00 on floor and Michigan’s 48.75 on beam. After its first bye, Arkansas scored a 48.575 on bars. The Razorbacks had one fall and were forced to count a mistake. Pisani, Grable and junior Genny Salvatore all had a 9.825 and Mariah Howdeshell a 9.80, followed by Salsberg with a 9.30 and Stout a 9.075. The 9.825s by Salvatore, Pisani and Grable tie for eighth-best in school history in the NCAA Championship. The Razorbacks moved to beam and scored a 48.45 after counting a mistake. Pisani had a 9.80, Salsberg a 9.75, freshman Scarlett Williams and 9.70, senior Stacy Bartlett and freshman Shelby Salmon a 9.60 each, and Grable a 9.20.
Where Dreams Come True The long wait was over and No. 18 Arkansas made the program’s first appearance at the NCAA Championship in Corvallis, Ore., in 2006. Arkansas, wrapping up its fourth season of gymnastics, became one of the final 12 teams competing after a second-place finish at the South Central Regional in Barnhill April 8. Arkansas opened in the evening session facing Georgia, Iowa State, Oregon State, Florida and Arizona State. Arkansas entered the meet as the underdog as the program’s first senior class had guided the Razorbacks from a start-up to a contender. Seniors Katie Hardman, Melissa Leigh, Audra Loveless, Hannah McLeod and Dana McQuillin competed in their final meet in the Cardinal and White in Corvallis. Arkansas scored a 194.375, finishing behind a blistering 197.300 from defending national champion Georgia, which won the second session to advance. Iowa State snuck in ahead of Florida with a 196.250 while the Gators posted a 196.225 as both teams advanced to the finals.
Arkansas has marched into the NCAA Championship four straight years and five of the last six. The 9.80 by Pisani was the ninth-best for Arkansas in the championship. “On bars, we were a little tight,” Cook said. “Then we were pretty good on beam.” Following a bye, Arkansas closed on floor with a 49.275. Pisani tied her overall school record with a 9.95. Grable had a 9.90, Lewis a 9.85, Borsellino a 9.825, and Salsberg and freshman Bailee Zumwalde a 9.75 each. “On floor, we were awesome,” Cook said. “Jaime was outstanding.” The Razorbacks advanced to Cleveland after winning the NCAA North Central Regional in Denver. Arkansas beat No. 1 Florida for the second time in the season in the regional, and also topped No. 13 Boise State, No. 19 Denver, No. 20 Arizona and No. 27 Brigham Young. Arkansas made its fourth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Championship and fifth in six years. Arkansas competed for the first time in 2003, but the five championship appearances already rank 18th in the country. Over the nine-year stretch the program has existed, the five appearances rank 12th in the nation. The Razorbacks have earned a spot in an NCAA Regional eight straight years, every year except the first season. As a team, Arkansas finished 1610-1. In the NCAA individual event finals, Pisani tied for fifth on floor and seventh in the all-around, Grable tied for ninth on floor and Borsellino was 15th on vault.
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NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP TOP 10 2005 (Individual Only) Auburn, Ala. (Auburn University, host) Name VT UB BB Dana McQuillin 9.575 9.675 9.000
FX 9.775
2006 Corvallis, Ore. (Oregon State, host) -- Session II Team VG UB BB FX #1 Georgia 49.150 49.400 49.375 49.350 #4 Iowa State 49.050 49.075 48.825 49.300 #3 Florida 48.925 49.000 48.925 49.375 #9 Arizona State 48.850 49.050 48.725 48.950 #17 Oregon St. 48.675 48.775 48.600 49.100 #19 ARKANSAS 48.225 48.750 48.425 48.975 2007 (Individual Only) Salt Lake City, Utah (Utah, host) Name VT UB BB Casey Jo Magee 9.85 9.825 9.25
FX 9.80
AA 38.025
Total 197.275 196.250 196.225 195.575 195.150 194.375
AA 38.725
2008 Athens, Ga. (Georgia, host) -- Session II Team VT UB BB FX Total #3 Florida 49.100 49.300 48.975 49.525 196.900 #4 Alabama 49.125 49.375 48.850 49.300 196.650 # 7 LSU 49.050 49.450 48.825 49.250 196.575 #10 Oklahoma 48.775 49.125 48.950 49.225 196.075 #11 ARKANSAS 49.150 49.125 48.575 48.975 195.825 #8 Oregon St. 48.725 49.150 48.750 48.850 195.475 2009 Lincoln, Neb. (Nebraska, host) -- Session II Team VT UB BB FX Total #3 Alabama 49.325 49.200 49.375 49.125 197.025 #10 ARKANSAS 49.450 49.100 49.250 49.150 196.950 #2 Utah 49.400 49.275 48.775 49.175 196.625 #7 UCLA 49.425 48.700 49.200 49.300 196.625 #6 Oregon St. 49.225 48.625 48.325 49.175 195.350 #11 Illinois 48.700 48.875 48.575 48.900 195.050 2009 Lincoln, Neb. (Nebraska, host) -- Super Six Team VT UB BB FX Total #1 Georgia 49.625 49.425 49.200 49.575 197.825 #3 Alabama 49.425 49.325 49.325 49.500 197.575 #2 Utah 49.525 49.275 49.175 49.450 197.425 #4 Florida 49.000 49.150 49.200 49.375 196.725 #10 ARKANSAS 49.325 48.975 48.925 49.250 196.475 #6 LSU 49.275 49.100 48.700 49.300 196.375
The 2010 Razorbacks finished 11th in the nation.
2010 Gainesville, Fla. (Florida, host) -- Session II Team VT UB BB FX Total #3 Alabama 49.325 49.350 49.225 48.950 196.850 #2 Florida 49.425 48.900 49.175 49.275 196.775 #6 Stanford 49.325 48.950 49.100 48.925 196.300 #11 Michigan 49.375 48.725 48.450 49.150 195.700 #7 ARKANSAS 49.250 49.125 48.000 49.225 195.600 #10 Missouri 49.200 49.025 47.450 48.925 194.600 2011 Cleveland, Ohio (Kent State, host) -- Session I Team VT UB BB FX #3 Oklahoma 49.225 49.375 49.175 49.000 #6 Michigan 49.325 49.375 48.750 49.250 #2 UCLA 49.450 49.350 48.375 49.325 #10 ARKANSAS 49.150 48.575 48.450 49.275 #7 Georgia 49.250 49.075 48.700 48.425 #11 Illinois 49.175 48.825 47.950 49.150
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Arkansas earned its first trip to the Super Six in 2009.
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Total
Score 49.450 49.325 49.250 49.150 49.150 49.125 49.125 49.100 48.975 49.250 48.925 48.575 48.450 49.275 49.250 49.225 49.150 196.950 196.475 195.825 195.600 195.450
TOP TEAM SCORES Year 2009 (Session II) 2009 (Super Six) 2010 2011 2008 2010 2008 2009 (Session II) 2009 (Super Six) 2009 (Session II) 2009 (Super Six) 2008 2011 2011 2009 (Super Six) 2010 2009 (Session II) 2009 (Session II) 2009 (Super Six) 2008 2010 2011
Total 196.775 196.700 196.500 195.450 195.450 195.100
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP TOP 10 INDIVIDUAL TOP 10 Vault Gymnast Michelle Stout Michelle Stout Casey Jo Magee Jaime Pisani Jaime Pisani Michelle Stout Jaime Pisani Amy Borsellino Casey Jo Magee Katherine Grable Casey Jo Magee Kelci Lewis Casey Jo Magee Casey Jo Magee Mariah Howdeshell Mariah Howdeshell
Score 9.975 9.90 9.90 9.90 9.90 9.90 9.90 9.90 9.875 9.875 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85
Year 2009 (S. II)* 2008* 2009 (S. II)* 2009 (S. II)* 2009 (SS) 2009 (SS) 2010* 2011* 2009 (SS) 2011* 2007 2010 2010 2008 2009 (S. II) 2009 (SS)
Emily Peacock, who was the team’s Most Outstanding Gymnast in 2006 and 2007, ranks among Arkansas’ top NCAA Championship performers on bars, beam and floor.
Bars Gymnast Casey Jo Magee Casey Jo Magee Casey Jo Magee Michelle Stout Michelle Stout Michelle Stout Jaimi Pisani Casey Jo Magee Emily Peacock Emily Peacock Casey Jo Magee Jaime Pisani Katherine Grable Jaime Pisani Genny Salvatore
Score 9.90 9.90 9.90 9.875 9.875 9.85 9.85 9.825 9.825 9.825 9.825 9.825 9.825 9.825 9.825
Year 2008* 2010* 2010 (IEF) 2009 (S. II)* 2009 (SS) 2008* 2009 (S. II)* 2007 2006 2008 2009 (S. II) 2010 2011 2011 2011
Beam Gymnast Alexandra LaChance Casey Jo Magee Sarah Nagashima Casey Jo Magee Casey Jo Magee Amy DeFilippo Sarah Nagashima Michelle Stout Jaime Pisani Emily Peacock Amy DeFilippo Amy DeFilippo Jaime Pisani Sarah Nagashima
Score 9.90 9.90 9.90 9.90 9.875 9.85 9.85 9.825 9.80 9.775 9.775 9.775 9.775 9.775
Year 2009 (S. II)* 2009 (SS) 2009 (S. II)* 2010* 2010 (IEF) 2009 (S. II) 2009 (SS) 2009 (S. II) 2011* 2006 2008 2009 (SS) 2009 (S. II) 2010
Floor Gymnast Jaime Pisani Jaime Pisani Casey Jo Magee Casey Jo Magee Casey Jo Magee Katherine Grable Jaime Pisani Rachel Barnett Emily Peacock Casey Jo Magee Jaime Pisani Michelle Stout Jaime Pisani Kelci Lewis
Score 9.95 9.925 9.90 9.90 9.90 9.90 9.875 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85
Year 2011* 2010* 2007 2009 (SS) 2010* 2011* 2009 (SS) 2006 2006 2009 (S. II)* 2009 (S. II)* 2009 (S. II)* 2010 (IEF) 2011*
All-Around Gymnast Casey Jo Magee Michelle Stout Casey Jo Magee Jaime Pisani Jaime Pisani Casey Jo Magee Jaime Pisani Jaime Pisani Casey Jo Magee Sarah Nagashima Katherine Grable Dana McQuillin Casey Jo Magee Sarah Nagashima
Score 39.550 39.525 39.450 39.400 39.375 39.350 39.350 39.30 39.275 39.225 38.800 38.775 38.725 38.550
Year 2010* 2009 (S. II)* 2009 (SS) 2010* 2009 (S. II) 2008 2011* 2009 (SS) 2009 (S. II) 2009 (SS) 2011 2006 2007 2009 (S. II)
Event Finals Gymnast Event Score Year Michelle Stout V 9.80 (4th) 2008 Alexandra LaChance BB 9.825 (9th) 2009 Sarah Nagashima BB 9.90 (T3rd) 2009 Michelle Stout VT 9.8375 (5th)` 2009 Michelle Stout UB 9.8625 (T7th) 2009 Casey Jo Magee UB 9.90 (t5th) 2010 Casey Jo Magee BB 9.875 (4th) 2010 Casey Jo Magee FX 9.8125 (12th) 2010 Jaime Pisani V 9.725-9.7125, 9.7188 (12th) 2010 Jaime Pisani FX 9.850 (10th) 2010 Amy Borsellino V 9.8735-9.5141, 9.6938 (15th)2011 Katherine Grable FX 9.85 (t9th) 2011 Jaime Pisani FX 9.90 (t5th) 2011 *All-American
Casey Jo Magee finished second in the nation in the all-around in 2010.
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS #40 Kentucky W 194.825 (#24)-193.850 April 3 at NCAA Reg. (Arizona) 4th/6 #5 Utah L 197.625-195.550 (#25) #8 Florida L 197.050-195.550 (#25) #18 Arizona L 196.375-195.550 (#25) #39 Illinois W 195.550 (#25)-195.400 #40 Ill.-Chic. W 195.550 (#25)-193.875
2003 5-14-1; 1-5 SEC; T6th at SEC OPPONENT W/L SCORE January 10 #16 Denver L 196.425-193.000 (NR) 17 #5 Florida* L 196.250-193.975 (#23) 24 #4 Alabama* L 197.200-194.575 (#26) February 2 at #5 UCLA L 198.175-193.475 (#22) 7 at #33 KY Quad* 1st/4 Illinois-ChicagoW 194.475 (#28)-193.425 Texas Woman’s W 194.475 (#28)-193.275 Kentucky W 194.475 (#28)-192.825 14 at #15 AU* Quad 2nd/4 Auburn L 196.300-194.975 (#30) #21 Missouri W 194.975 (#30)-194.900 Centenary W 194.975 (#30)-192.375 21 #4 Georgia* L 197.225-194.225 (#27) 28 at #15 LSU L 196.700-193.475 (#31) March 7 at #31 WVU L 196.800-195.150 (#35) 14 #28 Missouri L 195.875-195.375 (#t33) 29 SEC Championship T6th/7 #5 Alabama L 197.575-194.875 (#38) #4 Georgia L 197.525-194.875 (#38) #9 Florida L 195.950-194.875 (#38) #15 LSU L 195.650-194.875 #(38) #17 Auburn L 195.650-194.875 #(38) #39 Kentucky T 194.875 (#38)-194.875
2004 11-14; 2-4 SEC; 6th at SEC OPPONENT W/L SCORE January 9 Arkansas Quad 1st/4 #22 Minnesota W 195.575 (RV)-194.675 West Virginia W 195.575 (RV)-192.775 Illinois-ChicagoW 195.575 (RV)-189.550 16 #23 Kentucky* W 196.225 (#9)-195.200 23 #29 Auburn* W 196.425 (#13)-196.225 30 at #2 Georgia* L 197.300-195.250 (#11) February 6 #14 LSU* L 196.775-196.450 (#13) 13 #10 Missouri L 196.600-195.925 (#15) 20 at #5 Florida* L 197.375-195.925 (#17) 27 #3 Alabama* L 197.325-196.450 (#17) March 5 Gym’Back Invitational 1st/4 Centenary W 196.625 (#20)-193.625 Southeast Mo. W 196.625 (#20)-194.625 Texas Woman’s W 196.625 (#20)-192.475 12 at #11 Arizona L 296.525-194.850 (#21) 20 SEC Championship 6th/7 #4 Georgia L 198.175-194.825 (#24) #3 Alabama L 197.950-194.825 (#24) #5 LSU L 197.275-194.825 (#24) #8 Florida L 197.225-194.825 (#24) #20 Auburn L 195.925-194.825 (#24)
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2005 8-16-1; 2-4 SEC; 5th at SEC OPPONENT W/L SCORE January 8 at Minnesota W 194.250 (#t24)-193.800 14 at #10 KentuckyW 194.925 (#t24)-193.575 21 at #12 Auburn W 194.275 (#t15)-193.225 28 #6 Georgia L 195.300-195.150 (#12) February 4 at #4 LSU L 196.925-195.725 (#13) 11 at Washington Tri-Meet 2nd/3 #21 Oregon St. L 195.975-195.550 (#12) #19 WashingtonW 195.550 (#12)-195.275 18 #4 Florida L 196.450-195.475 (#11) 25 Alabama L 194.800-193.750 (#11) March 5 at #11 Denver L 194.425-193.725 (#13) 13 #32 Missouri L 196.050-195.575 (#15) 19 Arkansas Quad3rd/4 #3 Nebraska L 196.625-195.625 (#14) #5 UCLA L 196.850-195.625 (#14) #12 Oregon St. W 195.625 (#14)-195.550 26 at SEC Championship 5th/7 #8 Georgia L 197.250-195.325 (#15) #2 LSU L 196.975-195.325 (#15) #5 Alabama L 196.700-195.325 (#15) #6 Florida L 196.150-195.325 (#15) #21 Auburn W 195.325 (#15)-195.125 #19t Kentucky W 195.325 (#15)-193.800 April 9 at NCAA Reg. 4th/6 New Hampshire #3 LSU L 197.125-193.950 (#15) #10 Oklahoma L 195.550-193.950 (#15) #41 New Hamp.L 194.700-193.950 (#15) #51 Pittsburgh W 193.950 (#15)-193.100 #52 Rutgers W 193.950 (#15)-191.350 21 Ind. only at NCAA Championship
2006 12-27; 2-4 SEC; 6th at SEC OPPONENT W/L SCORE January 3 at Hawai’i Invite 3rd/6 #3 UCLA L 193.775-190.625 (#20) #13 Oregon St. L 191.925-190.625 (#20) #18 WashingtonW 190.625 (#20)-190.425 RV California W 190.625 (#20)-189.350 RV Sac State W 190.625 (#20)-188.075 13 at #14 Missouri L 195.100-192.225 (#17) 20 at #3 Georgia* L 196.125-193.600 (#24) 27 #11 LSU* L 194.725-193.100 (#22)
February 3 #15 Penn State L 194.650-194.575 (#21) 10 at #5 Florida* Quad 3rd/4 #5 Florida L 196.950-194.025 (#21) #32 W. Virginia L 194.200-194.025 (#21) #22 N. CarolinaW 194.025 (#21)-193.125 17 at #3 Alabama L 195.825-194.175 (#21) 24 #18 Kentucky* W 196.350 (#19)-196.250 March 3 #13 Auburn* W 195.375 (#20)-194.950 12 #36 WashingtonW 196.350 (#20)-193.025 19 at #11 Nebraska L 196.475-195.900 (#20) 25 at SEC Championship 6th/7 #1 Georgia L 197.275-194.650 (#19) #5 Alabama L 196.975-194.650 (#19) #3 Florida L 196.275-194.650 (#19) #8 LSU L 195.900-194.650 (#19) #14 Auburn L 194.975-194.650 (#19) #18 Kentucky W 194.650 (#19)-191.150 April 8 NCAA Reg. 2nd/6 Fayetteville #3 Florida L 196.375-195.400 (#18) #9 UCLA W 195.400 (#18)-195.175 #30 Illinois W 195.400 (#18)-193.125 #42 Ill.-Chic. W 195.400 (#18)-191.125 #49 SEMO W 195.400 (#18)-189.050 20 at NCAA – Session II 12th (6th/S II) Georgia L 197.275-194.375 (#18) Iowa State L 196.250-194.375 (#18) Florida L 196.225-194.375 (#18) Arizona State L 195.575-194.375 (#18) Oregon State L 195.150-194.375 (#18)
2007 17-16; 2-4 SEC; 5th at SEC OPPONENT W/L SCORE January 5 Super Six Challenge 6th/6 #3 Florida L 196.550-192.800 (#15) #7 Nebraska L 195.200-192.800 (#15) #14 Penn State L 194.575-192.800 (#15) #9 LSU L 194.125-192.800 (#15) #17 Denver L 192.975-192.800 (#15) 13 at #14 Penn St. W 194.850 (#15) -193.600 19 #2 GEORGIA* L 196.100-196.075 (#20) 26 at #15 LSU* L 196.500-195.575 (#14) February 2 at Utah/BYU/SUU 2nd/4 #3 Utah L 196.150-193.625 (#13) #22 BYU W 193.625 (#13)-192.600 #29 SUU W 193.625 (#13)-190.650 9 #1 FLORIDA* L 195.775 (#16)-197.275 16 #5 ALABAMA* L 194.175 (#15)-197.000 23 at KENTUCKY* W 195.850 (#14)-193.650 March 2 at #14 Auburn* W 196.325 (#12)-195.400 9 Arkansas Quad 1 1st/4 #23 W Virginia W 196.250 (#11)-194.300 #37 Pittsburgh W 196.250 (#11)-193.350 #39 UNH W 196.250 (#11)-192.650 16 at #23 Arizona St. W 196.175 (#12)-195.125 23 Arkansas Quad 2 1st/4 No 18 Missouri W 196.450 (#12)-195.725 #36 SEMO W 196.450 (#12)-192.975 #51 TWU W 196.450 (#12)-192.000 31 at SEC Championship 4th/6 #1 Florida L 197.325-194.550 (#11) #2 Georgia L 197.175-194.550 (#11) #3 Alabama L 197.000-194.550 (#11) #4 LSU L 196.250-194.550 (#11) #15 Auburn W 194.550 (#11)-194.475 #25 Kentucky W 194.550 (#11)-194.000
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS April 14 at NCAA Reg. 3rd/6 Michigan #1 Florida L 197.325-195.875 (#13) #12 Michigan L 196.050-195.875 (#13) #43 New Hamp. W 195.875 (#13)-192.925 #41 Pittsburgh W 195.875 (#13)-192.550 #53 Rutgers W 195.875 (#13)-190.875 28 Ind. onlyNCAA Championship
2008 14-16; 2-4 SEC; 6th at SEC OPPONENT W/L SCORE January 11 at #9 Michigan/#22 WVU 2nd/3 #9 Michigan L 196.075-195.250 (#14 #22 W. VirginiaW 195.250 (#14)-190.300 18 #7 LSU L 195.900-195.300 (#8) 25 #12 Penn State W 195.250 (#10)-194.625 February 1 at #3 Florida* L 196.700-195.750 (#9) 8 at #4 Alabama* L 196.775-195.950 (#10) 15 #35 Kentucky* W 195.175-195.675 (#10) 22 #14 Auburn* W 195.950-196.425 (#10) March 1 at #1 Georgia* L 197.900-195.950 (#11) 9 at UCLA/Alabama/CS-Fullerton 1st/4 #6 Alabama W 196.425 (#12)-195.925 #9 UCLA W 196.425 (#12)-195.800 #44 CS Full. W 196.425 (#12)-192.625 15 #9 Oklahoma L 196.750-196.625 (#11) 21 #15 Mich. St. W 196.075 (#11)-194.725 29 at SEC Championships 6th/7 #1 Georgia L 197.350-194.650 (#11) #3 Florida L 197.325-194.650 (#11) #6 Alabama L 197.325-194.650 (#11) #5 LSU L 196.500-194.650 (#11) #13 Auburn L 196.100-194.650 (#11) #20 Kentucky W 194.650 (#11)-194.025 April 12 at NCAA Reg. (Minnesota) 2nd/6 #2 Utah L 196.950-196.125 (#11) #28 Minnesota W 196.125 (#11)-195.275(#11) #14 Arizona W 196.125 (#11)-194.275(#11) #27 So. Utah W 196.125 (#11)-193.575(#11) #23 Iowa W 196.125 (#11)-192.450(#11) 24 at NCAA – Session I 5th/6 #3 Florida L 196.900-195.825 (#11) #4 Alabama L 196.650-195.825 (#11) # 7 LSU L 196.575-195.825 (#11) #10 Oklahoma L 196.075-195.825 (#11) #8 Oregon St. W 195.825 (#11)-195.475
2009 21-14; 1-5 SEC; 6th at SEC; NCAA SC Reg. Champion; NCAA Super Six OPPONENT W/L SCORE January 9 #21 Ohio St. W 195.775-194.625(#12) 16 at #9 Oregon St./#45 California 2nd/3 #9 Oregon St. L 195.950-195.925(#5) #45 California W 195.925-185.250(#5)
23 #1 Florida W 196.375-195.425(#8) 26 at #7 Oklahoma W 196.900-195.625(#8) 30 #9 Alabama W 196.625-196.525(#8) February 6 at #31 Kentucky W 195.075-194.500(#3) 13 at #6 Auburn L 196.175-195.400(#7) 20 #3 Georgia L 196.925-196.725(#7) 27 at #6 LSU L 196.150-195.800(#9) March 6 #18 Minnesota W 196.350-195.250(#10) 13 at #49 TWU/#48 BGU/#65 Penn 1st of 4 #48 B. Green W 196.550-193.375(#11) #49 TWU W 196.550-193.00(#11) #65 Penn W 196.550-190.600(#11) 21 at SEC Championships 6th/7 #5 Alabama L 197.300-195.650(#9) #1 Georgia L 196.925-195.650(#9) #6 Florida L 196.750-195.650(#9) #4 LSU L 196.550-195.650(#9) #11 Auburn L 196.350-195.650(#9) #22 Kentucky W 195.650-195.00(#9) April 4 NCAA South Central Regional 1st/6 #4 Stanford W 196.300-196.200(#10) #16 Michigan W 196.300-195.700(#10) #25 Arizona W 196.300-194.350(#10) #31 Arizona St. W 196.300-193.900(#10) #27 So. Utah W 196.300-192-650(#10) 16 NCAA – Session II 2nd/6 #3 Alabama L 197.025-196.950(#10) #2 Utah W 196.950-196.625(#10) #7 UCLA W 196.950-196.625(#10) #6 Oregon St. W 196.950-195.350(#10) #11 Illinois W 196.950-195.050(#10) 17 NCAA Super Six 5th/6 #1 Georgia L 197.825-196.475(#10) #3 Alabama L 197.575-196.475(#10) #2 Utah L 197.425-196.475(#10) #4 Florida L 196.725-196.475(#10) #6 LSU W 196.475-196.375(#10) 18 Ind. only NCAA Championship
2010 13-14-1; 1-5 SEC; 6th at SEC; NCAA W Reg. (2nd); NCAA Championship, Session II Semifinal (5th) OPPONENT W/L SCORE January 9 #20 Arizona W 195.400-192.650(#8) 15 at #8 Florida L 196.575-195.925(#7) 22 at #3 Alabama L 197.450-195.500(#7) 29 #12 Kentucky W 196.750-195.325 (#10) February 5 #16 Auburn W 197.025-196.425(#7) 12 at #9 Georgia L 196.725-195.875(#3) 19 #11 LSU T 196.200-196.200(#6) 26 at Washington/Seattle Pacific 1st/3 Washington W 196.075-194.100 Seattle Pacific W 196.075-188.275 March 6 at #22 Minnesota W 196.925-194.850 12 #40 Pittsburgh W 196.875-192.525 19 #2 Oklahoma L 197.475-196.100 26 SEC Championship, Jacksonville, Fla. 6th/7 #4 Florida L 197.050-195.275 #1 Alabama L 196.875-195.275 #5 Georgia L 196.825-195.275
#10 LSU L 195.750-195.275 #15 Auburn L 195.575-195.275 #18 Kentucky W 195.275-194.800 April 10 NCAA West Regional (UCLA) 2nd/6 #3 UCLA L 197.825-196.675 #21 Arizona W 196.675-195.100 #17 Iowa St. W 196.675-194.325 #32 Arizona St. W 196.675-193.900 #26 BYU W 196.675-193.400 22 NCAA – Session II 5th/6 #3 Alabama L 196.850-195.600 #2 Florida L 196.775-195.600 #6 Stanford L 196.300-195.600 #11 Michigan L 195.700-195.600 #10 Missouri W 195.600-194.600 24 Ind. only NCAA Championship
2011 16-10-1; 5-1 SEC (T-1st); 4th at SEC; NCAA NC Reg. (1st); NCAA Championship, Session II Semifinal (T-4th) OPPONENT W/L SCORE January 7 at #4 Oklahoma L 195.475-195.075 14 #9 Alabama L 194.900-194.750 21 at #27 Kentucky W 194.975-193.525 28 at #22 Auburn W 195.325-195.15 February 4 #4 Georgia W 195.775-195.400 11 at #19 LSU W 195.325-194.875 18 #28 BYU L 195.100-195.025 25 #1 Florida W 196.700-196.100 27 at # 45 UIC W 196.500-193.775 March 4 #27 W. VirginiaW 196.525-194.925 12 at #18 Denver L 195.725-195.700 19 SEC Championship, Birmingham, Ala. 4th/7 #2 Alabama L 197.225-195.800 #1 Florida L 196.975-195.800 #8 Georgia L 196.625-195.800 #19 LSU W 195.800-195.475 #22 Auburn W 195.800-195.325 #29 Kentucky W 195.800-193.950 April 2 NCAA North Central Regional (Denver) 1st/6 #1 Florida W 196.55-196.425 #13 Boise St. W 196.55-196.40 #19 Denver W 196.55-195.625 #20 Arizona W 196.55-195.40 #27 BYU W 196.55-194.65 15 NCAA - Session I T-4th/6 #3 Oklahoma L 196.775-195.450 #6 Michigan L 196.700-195.450 #2 UCLA L 196.500-195.450 #7 Georgia T 195.450-195.450 #11 Illinois W 195.450-195.100
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SERIES RECORDS, RESULTS Opponent
Total Meets
Regular Season W-L-T
PostSeason W-L-T
Pct.
Last Meet
0-5-0 4-1-0 2-1-0 0-0-0
.050 .714 .750 .556
2011 2011 2010 2011
0-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0
1.000 .750 1.000
2009 2011 2011
0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
1.000 1.000 1.000
2009 2008 2004
1-0-0
.200
2011
1-7-0
.111
2011
0-2-1
.068
2011
4-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 1-1-0
1.000 1.000 1.000 .500
2011 2011 2008 2010
0-0-0
.972
2011
2-2-0
.196
1-4-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0
#4 Alabama197.200 #5 Alabama197.575 #3 Alabama197.325 #3 Alabama197.950 Alabama194.800 #5 Alabama196.700 #3 Alabama195.825 #5 Alabama196.975 #3 Alabama196.250 #2 Alabama197.00 #3 Alabama197.00 #4 Alabama196.775 #12 Arkansas 196.425 #6 Alabama197.325 #4 Alabama196.650 #8 Arkansas 196.625 #5 Alabama 197.300 #3 Alabama 197.025 #3 Alabama 197.575 #3 Alabama 197.450 #1 Alabama 196.875 #3 Alabama 196.850 #9 Alabama 194.90 #2 Alabama 197.225
2011
3-12-04 4-3-04 4-12-08 4-4-09 1-9-10 4-10-10 4-2-11
#11 Arizona 196.525 #18 Arizona 196.375 #11 Arkansas 196.125 #10 Arkansas 196.300 #8 Arkansas 195.400 #9 Arkansas 196.675 #12 Arkansas 196.55
.167 .000 1.000 .429
2011 2008 2010 2010
4-20-06 3-16-07 4-4-09 4-10-10
Arizona State (3-1) #9 ASU 195.500 #18 Arkansas 194.375 Corvallis (NCAA) #12 Arkansas 196.175 #23 ASU 195.125 Tempe #10 Arkansas 196.300 #31 ASU 193.900 Fayetteville (NCAA Reg.) #9 Arkansas 196.675 #32 ASU 193.900 Los Angeles (NCAA Reg.)
0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0
.000 .667 1.000
2007 2007 2006
0-0-0 0-4-0 2-1-0
1.000 .125 .429
2009 2011 2009
0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0
1.000 .500 1.000
2009 2008 2010
2-0-0
1.000
2007
0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 1-1-0
1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .500
2006 2007 2010 2009 2010
0-0-0
1.000
2009
1-3-0 1-4-0
.375 0.167
2011 2009
0-0-0 0-0-0 36-39-1
1.000 .667 .456
2010 2011
A ALABAMA Arizona Arizona State AUBURN
24 7 4 18
2-17-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 10-8-0
Bowling Green Brigham Young Boise St.
1 4 1
1-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0
California CS-Fullerton Centenary
2 1 2
2-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0
Denver
5
0-4-0
B
C
D F FLORIDA
27
2-17-0 G
GEORGIA
21
1-17-0 I
Illinois Illinois-Chicago Iowa Iowa State
4 5 1 2
0-0-0 3-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
KENTUCKY
18
17-0-1
K L LOUISIANA ST.
23
2-16-1 M
Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Missouri
6 1 5 7
0-1-0 0-0-0 4-0-0 2-4-0
Nebraska New Hampshire North Carolina
4 3 1
0-3-0 2-0-0 1-0-0
Ohio St. Oklahoma Oregon State
1 8 7
1-0-0 1-3-0 1-3-0
Penn Penn State Pittsburgh
1 4 4
1-0-0 2-2-0 2-0-0
Rutgers
2
0-0-0
ALABAMA (2-22) Arkansas 194-575 #38 Arkansas 194.875 #17 Arkansas 196.450 #24 Arkansas 194.825 #11 Arkansas 193.750 #15 Arkansas 195.325 #21 Arkansas 194.175 #19 Arkansas 194.650 #18 Arkansas 194.375 #15 Arkansas 194.175 #11 Arkansas 194.550 #10 Arkansas 195.950 #6 Alabama195.925 #11 Arkansas 194.650 #11 Arkansas 195.825 #9 Alabama 196.525 #9 Arkansas 195.650 #10 Arkansas 196.950 #10 Arkansas 196.475 #7 Arkansas 195.500 #8 Arkansas 195.275 #7 Arkansas 195.600 #10 Arkansas 194.75 #12 Arkansas 195.80
1-24-03 3-29-03 2-27-04 3-20-04 2-25-05 3-26-05 2-17-06 3-25-06 4-20-06 2-16-07 3-31-07 2-8-08 3-9-08 3-29-08 4-24-08 1-30-09 3-21-09 4-16-09 4-17-09 1-22-10 3-26-10 4-22-10 1-14-11 3-19-11
N
Fayetteville Birmingham (SEC) Tuscaloosa Duluth (SEC) Fayetteville Duluth (SEC) Tuscaloosa Birmingham (SEC) Corvallis (NCAA) Fayetteville Little Rock (SEC) Tuscaloosa Los Angeles Duluth (SEC) Athens (NCAA) Fayetteville Nashville (SEC) Lincoln (NCAA S. II) Lincoln (Super Six) Tuscaloosa Jacksonville (SEC) Gainesville (NCAA) Fayetteville Birmingham (SEC)
Arizona (5-2) #21 Arkansas 194.850 Tucson #25 Arkansas 195.550 Tucson (NCAA Reg.) #14 Arizona 194.274 Minneapolis (NCAA Reg.) #25 Arizona 194.350 Fayetteville (NCAA Reg.) #20 Arizona 192.600 Fayetteville #21 Arizona 195.100 Los Angeles (NCAA Reg.) #20 Arizona 195.40 Denver (NCAA Reg.)
O
P
R S Sacramento State SE Missouri Seattle Pacific Southern Utah Stanford
1 3 1 3 2
1-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 T
Texas Woman’s
4
4-0-0 U
UCLA Utah
8 5
2-2-0 0-1-0
4 6 262
4-0-0 4-2-0 82-102-2
W Washington West Virginia Total
64
Arkansas set a school record team point total in the 2010 win over Auburn. 2-14-03 3-29-03 1-23-04 3-20-04 1-21-05 3-26-05 3-3-06 3-25-06 3-3-07 3-31-07 2-22-08 3-29-08 2-13-09 3-21-09
#15 Auburn 196.300 #17 Auburn 195.650 #13 Arkansas 196.425 #20 Auburn 195.925 #15 Arkansas 194.275 #15 Arkansas 195.325 #20 Arkansas 195.375 #14 Auburn 194.975 #12 Arkansas 196.325 #11 Arkansas 194.550 #10 Arkansas 196.425 #13 Auburn 196.100 #6 Auburn 196.175 #11 Auburn 196.350
AUBURN (10-8) Arkansas 194.975 #38 Arkansas 194.875 #29 Auburn 196.225 #24 Arkansas 194.825 #12 Auburn 194.225 #21 Auburn 195.125 #13 Auburn 194.950 #19 Arkansas 194.650 #14 Auburn 195.400 #15 Auburn 194.475 #14 Auburn 195.950 #11 Arkansas 194.650 #7 Arkansas 195.400 #9 Arkansas 195.650
Auburn Birmingham (SEC) Fayetteville Duluth (SEC) Auburn Duluth (SEC) Fayetteville Birmingham (SEC) Auburn Little Rock (SEC) Fayetteville Duluth (SEC) Auburn Nashville (SEC)
SERIES RECORDS, RESULTS 2-5-10 3-26-20 1-28-11 3-19-11
#7 Arkansas 197.025 #15 Auburn 195.575 #12 Arkansas 195.325 #12 Arkansas 195.80
#16 Auburn 196.425 #8 Arkansas 195.275 #22 Auburn 195.15 #22 Auburn 195.325
Fayetteville Jacksonville (SEC) Auburn Birmingham (SEC)
4-2-11
#12 Arkansas 196.55
3-13-09
Bowling Green (1-0) #11 Arkansas 196.550 #48 Bowling Green 193.375
2-2-07 4-10-10 2-18-11 4-2-11
Brigham Young University (3-1) #13 Arkansas 193.625 #22 BYU 192.600 Salt Lake City #9 Arkansas 196.675 #26 BYU 193.400 Los Angeles (NCAA Reg.) #28 BYU 195.10 #12 Arkansas 195.025 Fayetteville #12 Arkansas 196.55 #27 BYU 194.65 Denver (NCAA Reg.)
1-3-06 1-16-09
#20 Arkansas 190.625 #5 Arkansas 195.925
3-9-08
CS-Fullerton (1-0) #12 Arkansas 196.425 #44 CS-Fullerton 192.625
2-14-03 3-5-04
Arkansas 194.975 #20 Arkansas 196.625
Boise State (1-0) #13 Boise St. 196.400
California (2-0) California 189.350 #45 California 185.250
Centenary (2-0) Centenary 192.375 Centenary 193.625
Denver (NCAA Reg.) Dallas
Honolulu Corvallis, Ore. Los Angeles Auburn Fayetteville
Denver 196.425 #12 Denver 194.425 #17 Denver 192.975 #18 Denver 195.725 #12 Arkansas 196.55
Denver (1-4) Arkansas 193.00 #13 Arkansas 193.725 #15 Arkansas 192.800 #12 Arkansas 195.70 #19 Denver 195.625
Fayetteville Denver Fayetteville (Super Six) Denver Denver (NCAA Reg.)
1-17-03 3-29-03 2-2-04 3-20-04 4-3-04 2-18-05 3-26-05 2-10-06 3-25-06 4-8-06 4-20-06 1-5-07 2-9-07 3-31-07 4-14-07 2-1-08 3-29-08 4-24-08 1-23-09 3-21-09 4-17-09 1-15-10 3-26-10 4-22-10 2-25-11 3-19-11 4-2-11
#5 Florida 196.250 #9 Florida 195.950 #5 Florida 197.375 #8 Florida 197.225 #8 Florida 197.050 #4 Florida 196.450 #6 Florida 196.150 #5 Florida 196.950 #3 Florida 196.275 #3 Florida 196.375 #4 Florida 196.225 #3 Florida 196.550 #1 Florida 197.275 #1 Florida 197.325 #1 Florida 197.325 #3 Florida 196.700 #3 Florida 197.325 #3 Florida 196.900 #8 Arkansas 196.375 #6 Florida 196.750 #4 Florida 196.725 #8 Florida 196.575 #4 Florida 197.050 #2 Florida 196.775 #15 Arkansas 196.70 #1 Florida 196.975 #12 Arkansas 196.55
FLORIDA (3-24) Arkansas 193.975 #38 Arkansas 194.875 #17 Arkansas 195.925 #24 Arkansas 194.825 #25 Arkansas 195.550 #11 Arkansas 195.475 #15 Arkansas 195.325 #21 Arkansas 194.025 #19 Arkansas 194.650 #18 Arkansas 195.400 #18 Arkansas 194.375 #15 Arkansas 192.800 #16 Arkansas 195.775 #11 Arkansas 194.550 #13 Arkansas 195.875 #9 Arkansas 195.750 #11 Arkansas 194.650 #11 Arkansas 195.825 #1 Florida 195.425 #9 Arkansas 195.650 #10 Arkansas 196.475 #7 Arkansas 195.925 #8 Arkansas 195.275 #7 Arkansas 195.600 #1 Florida 196.10 #12 Arkansas 195.80 #1 Florida 196.425
Fayetteville Birmingham (SEC) Gainesville Duluth (SEC) Tucson Fayetteville Duluth (SEC) Gainesville Birmingham (SEC) Fville (NCAA Reg.) Corvallis (NCAA) Fville (Super Six) Fayetteville Little Rock(SEC) Ann Arbor (NCAA Reg.) Gainesville Duluth (SEC) Athens (NCAA) Fayetteville Nashville (SEC) Lincoln (Super Six) Gainesville Jacksonville (SEC) Gainesville (NCAA) Fayetteville Birmingham (SEC) Denver (NCAA Reg.)
2-21-03 3-29-03 1-30-04 3-20-04 1-28-05 3-26-05 1-20-06 3-25-06 4-20-06
#4 Georgia 197.225 #4 Georgia 197.525 #2 Georgia 197.300 #4 Georgia 198.175 #6 Georgia 195.300 #8 Georgia 197.250 #3 Georgia 196.125 #1 Georgia 197.275 #1 Georgia 197.300
GEORGIA (1-19-1) Arkansas 194.225 #38 Arkansas 194.875 #11 Arkansas 195.250 #29 Arkansas 194.825 #12 Arkansas 195.150 #15 Arkansas 195.325 #24 Arkansas 193.600 #19 Arkansas 194.650 #18 Arkansas 194.375
Fayetteville Birmingham (SEC) Athens Duluth (SEC) Fayetteville Duluth (SEC) Athens Birmingham (SEC) Corvallis (NCAA)
1-10-03 3-5-05 1-5-07 3-12-11 4-2-11
1-19-07 3-31-07 3-1-08 3-29-08 2-20-09 3-21-09 4-17-09 2-12-10 3-26-10 2-4-11 3-19-11 4-15-11
#2 Georgia 196.100 #2 Georgia 197.175 #1 Georgia 197.900 #1 Georgia 197.350 #3 Georgia 196.925 #1 Georgia 196.925 #1 Georgia 197.825 #9 Georgia 196.725 #5 Georgia 196.825 #11 Arkansas 195.775 #8 Georgia 196.625 #10 Arkansas 195.45
#20 Arkansas 196.075 #11 Arkansas 194.550 #11 Arkansas 195.950 #11 Arkansas 194.640 #7 Arkansas 196.725 #9 Arkansas 195.650 #10 Arkansas 196.475 #3 Arkansas 195.875 #8 Arkansas 195.275 #4 Georgia 195.40 #12 Arkansas 195.80 #7 Georgia 195.45
4-3-04 4-8-06 4-16-09 4-15-11
#25 Arkansas 195.550 #18 Arkansas 195.400 #10 Arkansas 196.950 #10 Arkansas 195.45
2-7-03 1-9-04 4-3-04 4-8-06 2-27-11
Illinois-Chicago (5-0) Arkansas 194.475 UIC 193.425 Arkansas 195.575 UIC 189.550 #25 Arkansas 195.550 UIC 193.875 #18 Arkansas 195.400 #42 UIC 191.125 #15 Arkansas 196.50 #45 UIC 193.775
4-12-08
#11 Arkansas 196.125
4-20-06 4-10-10
#6 Iowa St. 196.250 #9 Arkansas 196.675
2-7-03 3-29-03 1-16-04 3-20-04 1-14-05 3-26-05 2-24-06 3-25-06 2-23-07 3-31-07 2-15-08 3-29-08 2-6-09 3-21-09 1-29-10 3-26-10 1-21-11 3-19-11
KENTUCKY (17-0-1) Arkansas 194,475 #33 Kentucky 192.825 #39 Kentucky 194.875 #38 Arkansas 194.875 #9 Arkansas 196.225 #23 Kentucky 195.200 #24 Arkansas 194.825 #40 Kentucky 193.850 #13 Arkansas 194.925 #10 Kentucky 193.575 #15 Arkansas 195.325 #19 Kentucky 193.800 #19 Arkansas 196.350 #19 Kentucky 196.250 #19 Arkansas 194.650 #18 Kentucky 191.150 #14 Arkansas 195.850 Kentucky 193.650 #11 Arkansas 194.550 #25 Kentucky 194.000 #10 Arkansas 195.675 #35 Kentucky 195.175 #11 Arkansas 194.650 #20 Kentucky 194.025 #3 Arkansas 195.075 #31 Kentucky 194.500 #9 Arkansas 195.650 #22 Kentucky 195.00 #10 Arkansas 196.750 #12 Kentucky 195.325 #8 Arkansas 195.275 #18 Kentucky 194.800 #13 Arkansas 194.975 #27 Kentucky 193.525 #12 Arkansas 195.80 #29 Kentucky 193.95
Lexington Birmingham (SEC) Fayetteville Duluth (SEC) Lexington Duluth (SEC) Fayetteville Birmingham (SEC) Lexington Little Rock (SEC) Fayetteville Duluth (SEC) Lexington Nashville (SEC) Fayetteville Jacksonville (SEC) Lexington Birmingham (SEC)
2-28-03 3-29-03 2-6-04 3-20-04 2-4-05 3-26-05 4-9-05 1-27-06 3-25-06 4-20-06 1-5-07 1-26-07 3-31-07 1-18-08 3-29-08 4-24-08 2-27-09 3-21-09 4-17-09 2-19-10
LOUISIANA STATE (3-19-1) #15 LSU 196.700 Arkansas 193.475 #15 LSU 195.650 #38 Arkansas 194.875 #14 LSU 196.775 #13 Arkansas 196.450 #5 LSU 197.275 #24 Arkansas 194.825 #4 LSU 196.925 #13 Arkansas 195.725 #2 LSU 196.975 #15 Arkansas 195.325 #3 LSU 197.125 #15 Arkansas 193.950 #11 LSU 194.675 #22 Arkansas 193.100 #8 LSU 195.900 #19 Arkansas 194.650 #8 LSU 195.650 #18 Arkansas 194.375 #9 LSU 194.125 #15 Arkansas 192.800 #15 LSU 196.500 #14 Arkansas 195.575 #4 LSU 196.250 #11 Arkansas 194.550 #7 LSU 195.900 #8 Arkansas 195.300 #5 LSU 196.500 #11 Arkansas 194.650 #7 LSU 196.575 #11 Arkansas 195.825 #6 LSU 196.150 #9 Arkansas 195.800 #4 LSU 196.550 #9 Arkansas 195.650 #10 Arkansas 196.475 #6 LSU 196.375 #6 Arkansas 196.200 #11 LSU 196.200
Baton Rouge Birmingham (SEC) Fayetteville Duluth (SEC) Baton Rouge Duluth (SEC) Durham Fayetteville Birmingham (SEC) Corvallis Fville (Super Six) Baton Rouge Little Rock (SEC) Fayetteville Duluth (SEC) Athens (NCAA) Baton Rouge Nashville (SEC) Lincoln (Super Six) Fayetteville
Illinois (4-0) #39 Illinois 195.400 #30 Illinois 193.125 #11 Illinois 195.050 #11 Illinois 195.10
Iowa (1-0) #23 Iowa 192.450
Fayetteville Little Rock (SEC) Athens Duluth (SEC) Fayetteville Nashville (SEC) Lincoln (Super Six) Athens Jacksonville (SEC) Fayetteville Birmingham (SEC) Cleveland (NCAA) Tucson (NCAA Reg.) Fayetteville Lincoln (NCAA S. II) Cleveland (NCAA) Lexington Fayetteville Tucson (NCAA Reg.) Fayetteville Chicago Minn. (NCAA Reg.)
Iowa State (1-1) #18 Arkansas 194.375 Corvallis (NCAA) #17 Iowa St. 194.325 Los Angeles (NCAA Reg.)
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SERIES RECORDS, RESULTS 3-26-10 2-11-11 3-19-11
#10 LSU 195.750 #11 Arkansas 195.325 #12 Arkansas 195.80
#8 Arkansas 195.275 #19 LSU 194.875 #19 LSU 195.475
Jacksonville (SEC) Baton Rouge Birmingham (SEC)
4-20-06 4-14-07 1-11-08 4-4-09 4-22-10 4-15-11
#7 Michigan 196.000 #12 Michigan 196.050 #9 Michigan 196.075 #10 Arkansas 196.300 #11 Michigan 195.700 #6 Michigan 196.70
3-21-08
Michigan State (1-0) #11 Arkansas 196.075 #14 Michigan State 194.725
Michigan (1-5) #18 Arkansas 194.375 Corvallis (NCAA) #13 Arkansas 195.875 Ann Arbor (NCAA Reg.) #14 Arkansas 195.250 Ann Arbor #16 Michigan 195.700 Fayetteville (NCAA Reg.) #7 Arkansas 195.600 Gainesville (NCAA) #10 Arkansas 195.45 Cleveland (NCAA)
Minnesota (5-0) #22 Minnesota 194.675 Minnesota 193.800 #28 Minnesota 195.275 #18 Minnesota 195.250 #22 Minnesota 194.850
1-9-04 1-9-05 4-12-08 3-6-09 3-6-10
Arkansas 195.575 #24 Arkansas 194.250 #11 Arkansas 196.125 #10 Arkansas 196.350 #8 Arkansas 196.925
2-14-03 3-14-03 2-13-04 3-13-05 1-14-06 3-23-07 4-22-10
Missouri (3-4) Arkansas 194.975 #21 Missouri 194.900 #28 Missouri 195.875 Arkansas 195.375 #10 Missouri 196.60 #15 Arkansas 195.925 #32 Missouri 196.050 #15 Arkansas 195.575 #14 Missouri 195.100 #17 Arkansas 192.175 #12 Arkansas 196.450 #18 Missouri 195.725 #7 Arkansas 195.600 #10 Missouri 194.600
3-19-05 3-19-06 4-20-06 1-5-07
Nebraska (0-4) #3 Nebraska 196.625 #14 Arkansas 195.625 #11 Nebraska 196.475 #20 Arkansas 195.900 #5 Nebraska 196.325 #18 Arkansas 194.375 #7 Nebraska 194.575 #15 Arkansas 192.800
4-9-05 3-9-07 4-14-07
New Hampshire (2-1) #41 NH 194.700 #15 Arkansas 193.950 #11 Arkansas 196.250 #39 NH 192.650 #13 Arkansas 195.875 #43 NH 192.925
2-10-06
North Carolina (1-0) #21 Arkansas 194.025 #22 North Carolina 193.125
1-9-09
#12 Arkansas 195.775
Ohio St. (1-0) #21 Ohio St. 194.625
4-9-05 4-20-06 3-15-08 4-24-08 1-26-09 3-19-10 1-7-11 4-15-11
#10 Oklahoma 195.550 # 10 Oklahoma 195.525 #9 Oklahoma 196.750 #10 Oklahoma 196.075 #8 Arkansas 196.900 #2 Oklahoma 197.475 #4 Oklahoma 195.475 #3 Oklahoma 196.775
Oklahoma (1-7) #15 Arkansas 193.950 #18 Arkansas 194.375 #11 Arkansas 196.624 #11 Arkansas 195.825 #7 Oklahoma 195.625 #6 Arkansas 196.100 #11 Arkansas 195.075 #10 Arkansas 195.45
2-11-05 3-19-05 1-3-06 4-20-06 4-24-08 1-16-09 4-16-09
Oregon State (3-4) #21 Oregon St. 195.975 #12 Arkansas 195.550 #14 Arkansas 195.625 #12 Oregon St. 195.550 #13 Oregon St. 191.925 #20 Arkansas 190.625 #16 Oregon St. 195.150 #18 Arkansas 194.375 #11 Arkansas 195.825 #8 Oregon St. 195.475 #9 Oregon St. 195.950 #5 Arkansas 195.925 #10 Arkansas 196.950 #6 Oregon St. 195.350
3-13-09
Pennsylvania (1-0) #11 Arkansas 196.550 #65 Penn 190.600
2-3-06 1-5-07 1-13-07 1-25-08
Penn State (2-2) #15 Penn State 194.650 #21 Arkansas 194.575 #14 Penn State 194.575 #15 Arkansas 192.800 #15 Arkansas 194.850 #14 Penn State 193.600 #10 Arkansas 195.250 #12 Penn State 194.625
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Fayetteville Fayetteville Minneapolis Minn. (NCAA Reg.) Fayetteville Minneapolis Auburnburn Fayetteville Columbia Columbia Columbia Fayetteville Gainesville (NCAA) Fayetteville Lincoln Corvallis (NCAA) Fville (Super Six)
Durham (NCAA Reg.) Fayetteville Ann Arbor (NCAA Reg.) Gainesville Fayetteville Durham (NCAA Reg.) Corvallis Fayetteville Athens (NCAA) Norman Fayetteville Norman Cleveland (NCAA) Seattle Fayetteville Honolulu Corvallis (NCAA) Athens (NCAA) Corvallis Lincoln (NCAA S. II) Dallas Fayetteville Fville (Super Six) State College Fayetteville
4-9-05 3-9-07 4-14-07 3-12-10
#15 Arkansas 193.950 #11 Arkansas 196.250 #13 Arkansas 195.875 #7 Arkansas 196.875
Pittsburgh (4-0) Pittsburgh 193.100 #37 Pittsburgh 193.350 #31 Pittsburgh 192.550 #40 Pittsburgh 192.525
Durham (NCAA Reg.) Fayetteville Ann Arbor (NCAA Reg.) Fayetteville
4-9-05 4-14-07
#15 Arkansas 193.950 #13 Arkansas 195.875
Rutgers (2-0) Rutgers 191.350 #53 Rutgers 190.875
Durham (NCAA Reg.) Ann Arbor (NCAA Reg.)
1-3-06
Sacramento State (1-0) #20 Arkansas 190.625 Saramento State 188.075
2-26-10
#8 Arkansas 196.075
3-5-04 4-8-06 3-23-07
Southeast Missouri State (3-0) #20 Arkansas 196.625 SE Missouri 194.625 #18 Arkansas 195.400 #49 SE Missouri 189.050 #12 Arkansas 196.450 #36 SE Missouri 192.975
Fayetteville Fville (NCAA Reg.) Fayetteville
2-2-07 4-12-08 4-4-09
Southern Utah (3-0) #13 Arkansas 193.625 #29 So. Utah 190.650 #11 Arkansas 196.125 #27 So. Utah 193.575 #10 Arkansas 196.300 #27 So. Utah 192.650
Salt Lake City Minn. (NCAA Reg.) Fville (NCAA Reg.)
4-4-09 4-22-10
#10 Arkansas 196.300 #6 Stanford 196.300
Stanford (1-1) #4 Stanford 196.200 #7 Arkansas 195.600
Fayetteville (NCAA Reg.) Gainesville (NCAA)
2-7-03 3-5-04 3-23-07 3-13-09
Texas Woman’s (4-0) Arkansas 194,475 Texas Woman’s 193.275 #20 Arkansas 196.625 Texas Woman’s 192.475 #12 Arkansas 196.450 #51 Texas Woman’s 192.00 #11 Arkansas 196.550 #49 Texas Woman’s 193.00
2-2-03 3-19-05 1-3-06 4-8-06 3-9-08 4-16-09 4-10-10 4-15-11
#5 UCLA 198.175 #5 UCLA 196.850 #3 UCLA 193.775 #18 Arkansas 195.400 #12 Arkansas 196.425 #10 Arkansas 196.950 #3 UCLA 197.825 #2 UCLA 196.50
UCLA (3-5) Arkansas 193.475 Los Angeles #14 Arkansas 195.625 Fayetteville #20 Arkansas 190.625 Honolulu #9 UCLA 195.175 Fayetteville #9 UCLA 195.800 Los Angeles #7 UCLA 196.625 Lincoln (NCAA Session II) #9 Arkansas 196.675 Los Angeles (NCAA Reg.) #10 Arkansas 195.45 Cleveland (NCAA)
4-3-04 4-20-06 2-2-07 4-12-08 4-16-09 4-17-09
#5 Utah 197.625 #2 Utah 196.175 #3 Utah 196.150 #2 Utah 196.950 #10 Arkansas 196.950 #2 Utah 197.425
Utah (1-5) #25 Arkansas 195.550 Tucson #18 Arkansas 194.375 Corvallis (NCAA) #13 Arkansas 193.625 Salt Lake City #11 Arkansas 196.125 Minn. (NCAA Reg.) #2 Utah 196.625 Lincoln (NCAA Session II) #10 Arkansas 196.475 Lincoln (Super Six)
2-11-05 1-3-06 3-12-06 2-26-10
#12 Arkansas 195.550 #20 Arkansas 190.625 #20 Arkansas 196.350 #8 Arkansas 196.075
3-7-03 1-9-04 2-10-06 3-9-07 1-11-08 3-4-11
West Virginia (4-2) #31 W. Virginia 196.800 Arkansas 195.150 Arkansas 195.575 W. Virginia 192.775 #32 W. Virginia 194.200 #21 Arkansas 194.025 #11 Arkansas 196.250 #23 W. Virginia 194.300 #14 Arkansas 195.250 #22 W. Virginia 190.300 #12 Arkansas 196.525 #27 W. Virginia 194.925
Seattle Pacific (1-0) Seattle Pacific 188.275
Seattle
Washington (4-0) #19 Washington 195.275 #18 Washington 190.425 #36 Washington 193.025 Washington 194.100
All CAPS denotes Southeastern Conference opponent
Honolulu
Lexington Fayetteville Fayetteville Dallas
Seattle Honolulu Fayetteville Seattle Morgantown Fayetteville Gainesville Fayetteville Ann Arbor Fayetteville
TEAM TOP 10 Team Score Opponent Date 1. #16 Auburn 2/5/2010 2. at NCAA Session II 4/16/2009 3. at #22 Minneosta 4/6/2010 4. at #7 Oklahoma 1/26/2009 5. #40 Pittsburgh 3/12/2010 6. #12 Kentucky 1/29/2010 7. #3 Georgia 2/20/2009 8. #1 Florida 2/25/2011 9. NCAA West Regional 4/10/2010 10. #9 Alabama 1/30/2009 #9 Oklahoma 3/21/2008 Gym’Back Inv. 3/5/2004
Score 197.025 196.950 196.925 196.900 196.875 196.750 196.725 196.700 196.675 196.625 196.625 196.625 The 2004 Razorbacks hold the top three team scores on floor.
Vault Opponent 1. at NCAA Session II #3 Georgia 3. at TWU, BGU, Penn 4. #18 Minnesota 5. at NCAA NC Regional at #45 Illinois-Chicago at NCAA Super Six #1 Florida 9. #2 Oklahoma at #22 Minnesota #16 Auburn at NCAA NC Regional #9 Oklahoma at NCAA Regional
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Date 4/16/2009 2/20/2009 3/13/2009 3/6/2009 4/1/2011 2/27/2011 4/17/2009 1/23/2009 3/19/2010 3/6/2010 2/5/2010 4/12/2008 3/21/2008 4/14/2007
Uneven Bars Opponent Date NCAA West Regional 4/10/10 NCAA Regional 4/3/2004 Gym’Back Inv. 3/5/2004 #40 Pittsburgh 3/12/2010 #16 Auburn 2/5/2010 at #31 Kentucky 2/6/2009 at #9 Ore. St., #45 Cal 1/16/2009 #1 Florida 2/25/2011 #20 Arizona 1/9/2010 #18 Kentucky 2/24/2006 Missouri 3/14/2003
Score 49.450 49.450 49.375 49.350 49.325 49.325 49.325 49.325 49.300 49.300 49.300 49.300 49.300 49.300
Score 49.400 49.375 49.300 49.275 49.250 49.225 49.225 49.200 49.200 49.200 49.200
The 2010 Razorbacks set a school record for team score in a true road meet with 196.925 points at No. 22 Minnesota.
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 9.
Balance Beam Opponent Date at #23 Arizona State 3/16/2007 #11 Arizona 3/12/2004 #16 Auburn 2/5/2010 #3 Alabama* 2/27/2004 at #7 Oklahoma 1/26/2009 at NCAA NE Regional 4/14/2007 Gym’Back Quad 3/19/2005 at NCAA Session II 4/16/2009 #10 Missouri 2/13/2004 #18 Mo./#36 SEMO/#51 TWU 3/23/2007
Score 49.400 49.375 49.350 49.300 49.275 49.275 49.275 49.250 49.250 49.225
Floor Exercise Opponent Date Gym’Back Inv. 3/5/2004 #14 Louisiana State 2/6/2004 #29 Auburn 1/23/2004 #36 Washington 3/12/2006 #40 Pittsburgh 3/12/2010 #1 Florida 1/23/2009 #18 Minnesota 3/6/2009 #9 Oklahoma 3/21/2008 at #45 Illinois-Chicago 2/27/2011 #9 Alabama 1/26/2009 #5 Florida 2/20/2004 #23 Kentucky 1/16/2004
Score 49.525 49.425 49.425 49.400 49.375 49.375 49.350 49.350 49.325 49.325 49.325 49.325
The 2009 squad recorded six of the top eight vault marks.
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INDIVIDUAL TOP 10 Vault 1. 9.975 Michelle Stout at NCAA Session II 2. 9.950 Casey Jo Magee #2 Oklahoma 9.950 Jaime Pisani at #22 Minnesota 9.950 Jaime Pisani #16 Auburn 9.950 Casey Jo Magee at TWU 9.950 Michelle Stout #1 Florida 7. 9.925 Casey Jo Magee at #22 Minnesota 9.925 Casey Jo Magee at #9 Georgia 9.925 Jaime Pisani at #9 Georgia 9.925 Jaime Pisani #12 Kentucky 9.925 Jaime Pisani #9 Alabama 9.925 Samantha Cortez #15 Mich. St. 9.925 Jiame Pisani #1 Florida
4/16/09 3/19/10 3/6/10 2/5/10 3/13/09 2/9/07 3/6/10 2/12/10 2/12/10 1/29/10 1/30/09 2/29/08 2/25/11
Uneven Bars 1. 9.950 Emily Peacock #18 Kentucky 2/24/06 2. 9.925 Casey Jo Magee #16 Auburn 2/5/10 9.925 Melissa Leigh Missouri 3/14/03 9.925 Melissa Leigh at NCAA SC Reg. 4/3/04 9.925 Emily Peacock at #4 LSU 2/4/05 6. 9.900 Mariah Howdeshell at NCAA NC Reg. 4/2/11 9.900 Jaime Pisani #1 Florida 2/25/11 9.900 Jaime Pisani #27 West Virginia 3/4/11 9.900 Michelle Stout #27 West Virginia 3/4/11 9.900 Casey Jo Magee at NCAA Event Finals 4/24/10 9.900 Casey Jo Magee at NCAA Ch., SII 4/22/10 9.900 Amy DeFilippo at NCAA West Reg. 4/10/10 9.900 Casey Jo Magee at NCAA West Reg. 4/10/10 9.900 Casey Jo Magee #40 Pittsburgh 3/12/10 9.900 Casey Jo Magee at #22 Minnesota 3/6/10 9.900 Amy DeFilippo #20 Arizona 1/9/10 9.900 Rachel Barnett #14 LSU 2/6/04 9.900 Katie Hardman #14 LSU 2/6/04 9.900 Melissa Leigh at #5 Florida 2/20/04 9.900 Dana McQuillin Gym’Back Inv. 3/5/04 9.900 Melissa Leigh Gym’Back Inv. 3/5/04 9.900 Melissa Leigh at SEC Champ. 3/20/04 9.900 Dana McQuillin at NCAA Regionals 4/3/04 9.900 Melissa Leigh #18 Kentucky 2/24/06 9.900 Melissa Leigh #36 Washington 3/12/06 9.900 Emily Peacock Ark. Quad 1 3/9/07 9.900 Casey Jo Magee #35 Kentucky 2/15/2008 9.900 Casey Jo Magee at NCAA Champ. 4/24/08 9.900 Emily Peacock #35 Kentucky 2/15/08
1. 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 5. 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925
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Balance Beam Casey Jo Magee #2 Oklahoma Casey Jo Magee #16 Auburn Casey Jo Magee at #23 Ariz. St. Katie Hardman at #11 Arizona Casey Jo Magee at Washington Casey Jo Magee #11 LSU Casey Jo Magee #12 Kentucky Casey Jo Magee at No. 3 Alabama Casey Jo Magee at #4 Alabama Casey Jo Magee at UCLA/Bama, CSF Dana McQuillin Gym’Back Inv.
3/19/10 2/5/10 3/16/07 3/12/04 2/26/10 2/19/10 1/29/10 1/22/10 2/8/08 3/15/08 3/5/04
Jaime Pisani owns 20 of Arkansas’ all-time best scores - six on vault, two on bars, nine on floor and three in the all-around. Floor Exercise Jaime Pisani at NCAA S. I Semi. Jaime Pisani at NCAA NC Reg. Jaime Pisani #27 West Virginia Jaime Pisani at #45 Ill.-Chicago Casey Jo Magee #40 Pittsburgh Jaime Pisani at #22 Minnesota Rachel Barnett #29 Auburn Rachel Barnett #14 LSU Katherine Grable at #45 Ill.-Chicago Jaime Pisani #28 BYU Jaime Pisani at NCAA Ch, SII Casey Jo Magee #2 Oklahoma Casey Jo Magee at #22 Minnesota Jaime Pisani #11 LSU Casey Jo Magee #9 Alabama Jaime Pisani #1 Florida Kathy Thompson #29 Auburn Kathy Thompson Gym’Back Inv. Cassie Drew Gym’Back Inv. Emily Peacock #36 Washington Samantha Cortez #9 Oklahoma
4/15/11 4/2/11 3/4/11 2/27/11 3/12/10 3/6/10 1/23/04 2/6/04 2/27/11 2/18/11 4/22/10 3/19/10 3/6/10 2/19/10 1/30/09 1/23/09 1/23/04 3/5/04 3/5/04 3/12/06 3/21/08
All-Around 1. 39.675 Casey Jo Magee #2 Oklahoma 2. 39.650 Casey Jo Magee at #22 Minnesota 3. 39.625 Casey Jo Magee #40 Pittsburgh 39.625 Casey Jo Magee #16 Auburn 5. 39.600 Casey Jo Magee at NCAA West Reg. 39.600 Jaime Pisani #1 Florida 7. 39.550 Casey Jo Magee at NCAA Ch, SII 8. 39.525 Jaime Pisani at #22 Minnesota 39.525 Casey Jo Magee #11 LSU 39.525 Jaime Pisani #12 Kentucky 39.525 Michelle Stout at NCAA Session II 39.525 Casey Jo Magee at TWU 39.525 Casey Jo Magee #1 Florida
3/19/10 3/6/10 3/12/10 2/5/10 4/10/10 2/25/11 4/22/10 3/6/10 2/19/10 1/29/10 4/16/09 3/13/09 1/23/09
1. 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 8. 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925
CLASS RECORDS Freshman Vault Score 9.950
Gymnast Michelle Stout
Date Feb. 9, 2007
Bars Score 9.925 9.925
Gymnast Melissa Leigh Emily Peacock
Date March 14, 2003 Feb. 4, 2005
Junior Opponent #1 Florida
Opponent #21 Missouri at #4 LSU
Beam Score Gymnast 9.950 Casey Jo Magee
Date Opponent March 16, 2007 at #23 Arizona St.
Floor Score 9.950 9.950
Date Jan. 23, 2004 Feb. 6, 2004
Gymnast Rachel Barnett Rachel Barnett
Opponent #29 Auburn #14 LSU
All-Around Score Gymnast Date Opponent 39.475 Katherine Grable April 2, 2011 at NCAA NC Reg. Sophomore
Vault Score 9.975
Gymnast Michelle Stout
Date April 16, 2009
Bars Score 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900
Gymnast Emily Peacock Michelle Stout Michelle Stout Jaime Pisani Jaime Pisani Mariah Howdeshell
Date Opponent March 9, 2007 Ark. Quad 1 March 21, 2009 at SEC Feb. 16, 2009 at #31 Ky Feb. 25, 2011 #1 Florida March 4, 2011 #27 W. Virginia April 2, 2011 at NCAA NC Reg.
Opponent at NCAA S II
Beam Score Gymnast 9.925 Casey Jo Magee
Date March 13, 2009
Floor Score 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950
Date Opponent Feb. 27, 2011 at #45 UIC March 4, 2011 #27 W. Virginia April 2, 2011 at NCAA NC Reg. April 15, 2011 at NCAA Champ.
Gymnast Jaime Pisani Jaime Pisani Jaime Pisani Jaime Pisani
Opponent at TWU
Vault Score 9.95 9.95
Gymnast Jaime Pisani Jaime Pisani
Date Opponent Feb. 5, 2010 #16 Auburn March 6, 2010 #22 Minnesota
All-Around Score Gymnast 39.600 Jaime Pisani
Bars Score 9.950
Gymnast Emily Peacock
Date Feb. 24, 2006
Opponent #18 Kentucky
Vault Score 9.95
Gymnast Casey Jo Magee
Date Opponent March 19, 2010 #2 Oklahoma
Beam Score Gymnast 9.950 Katie Hardman
Date Opponent March 12, 2004 at #11 Arizona
Bars Score 9.925
Gymnast Casey Jo Magee
Date Feb. 5, 2010
Floor Score 9.95
Gymnast Jaime Pisani
Date Opponent March 6, 2010 #22 Minnesota
All-Around Score Gymnast 39.525 Jaime Pisani 39.525 Jaime Pisani
Beam Score Gymnast 9.95 Casey Jo Magee 9.95 Casey Jo Magee
Date Opponent Feb. 5, 2010 #16 Auburn March 19, 2010 #2 Oklahoma
Date Opponent Jan. 29, 2010 #12 Kentucky March 6, 2010 #22 Minnesota
Floor Score 9.95
Gymnast Casey Jo Magee
Date Opponent March 12, 2010 #40 Pittsburgh
All-Around Score Gymnast 39.675 Casey Jo Magee
Date Opponent March 19, 2010 #2 Oklahoma
Date Feb. 25, 2011
Opponent #1 Florida
Senior
Opponent #16 Auburn
Katherine Grable set a freshman class school record with her 39.475 all-around score in helping Arkansas win the 2011 NCAA North Central Regional.
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HONORS AND AWARDS Arkansas Scholar-Athlete of the Year Annual award given to the team member with the highest grade point average for the year 2003 Whitney Cashwell Valerie Conroy Kim Harris Brooke Lawrence Hannah McLeod Dana McQuillin Kylee Small 2004 Valerie Conroy 2005 Melissa Leigh 2006 Audra Loveless 2007 Rachel Barnett, Allison Daniels 2008 Allison Daniels Molly Lewis 2009 Stacy Bartlett 2010 Genny Salvatore 2011 Genny Salvatore Kelci Lewis
Most Improved Gymnast Annual award for most improved gymnast for the season (Not awarded in 2009)
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011
Kelci Lewis (left) and Genny Salvatore
Dana McQuillin Coaches Award Annual award given to the team member who represents the team above and beyond normal expectations 2003 Dana McQuillin 2004 Dana McQuillin 2005 Katie Hardman 2006 Dana McQuillin 2007 Alexandra LaChance 2008 Amy DeFilippo Michelle Stout 2009 Sarah Nagashima 2010 Kelci Lewis 2011 Jordan Salsberg
Brooke Lawrence Cassie Drew Rachel Barnett Alexandra LaChance Casey Jo Magee Sarah Nagashima Mariah Howdeshell Jordan Salsberg
Most Outstanding Gymnast Annual award for most outstanding gymnast of the season 2004 Dana McQuillin 2005 Dana McQuillin 2006 Emily Peacock 2007 Emily Peacock 2008 Casey Jo Magee 2009 Casey Jo Magee Michelle Stout 2010 Casey Jo Magee Jaime Pisani 2011 Jaime Pisani Samantha Cortez Leadership Award
Jaime Pisani
Bailee Zumwalde
(Awarded in 2008 and 2010)
Awarded to the Razorback who exemplifies leadership both in and out of the gym 2008 Samantha Cortez 2010 Amy DeFilippo Casey Jo Magee Sarah Nagashima Spirit Award
Katie Hardman Gym’Back Jordan Salsberg Pride Award Created in 2006 for gymnast who displays great pride in the program and the Gym’Back experience 2006 Katie Hardman 2007 Cassie Drew 2009 Amy DeFilippo 2010 Amy DeFilippo Sarah Nagashima 2011 Stacy Bartlett Most Consistent Performer (Only awarded in 2005)
2005
Emily Peacock Stacy Bartlett
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(Awarded in 2005, 2009 and 2011)
2005 2009 2011
Mallory Machnik Molly Lewis Bailee Zumwalde Most Outstanding Newcomer
(Created in 2009)
2009 2011
Jaime Pisani Katherine Grable
Katherine Grable
Ashley Binns/Valerie Conroy Service Award Created in 2006 for gymnast or team member who demonstrates service to her team and teammates 2006 Valerie Conroy 2007 Ashley Binns 2010 Ashley Binns
HONORS AND AWARDS All-Southeastern Conference 2004 Melissa Leigh (Bars) 2009 Casey Jo Magee (1st, Beam) Michelle Stout (2nd, Vault) 2010 Casey Jo Magee (1st, AA) Jaime Pisani (2nd, Floor) 2011 Katherine Grable (2nd, AA) Jaime Pisani (2nd, V)
Casey Jo Magee First-Team All-American Michelle Stout VT Alexandra LaChance BB Sarah Nagashima BB Michelle Stout VT, UB, AA Casey Jo Magee UB, BB, FX, AA Jaime Pisani VT, FX 2011 Amy Borsellino V Katherine Grable FX Jaime Pisani FX 2008 2009 2009 2009 2010
Second-Team All-American 2008 Casey Jo Magee VT, UB 2009 Casey Jo Magee VT, FX 2009 Jaime Pisani VT, UB, FX 2009 Michelle Stout FX 2010 Jaime Pisani AA 2011 Katherine Grable V Kelci Lewis FX Jaime Pisani AA, BB
SEC Gymnast of the Week 2004 Dana McQuillin Jan. 13 2006 Katie Hardman March 14 2007 Cassie Drew March 6 2008 Michelle Stout Feb. 13 2009 Casey Jo Magee Feb. 2 Casey Jo Magee March 17 2010 Casey Jo Magee March 1 Casey Jo Magee March 8 2011 Jaime Pisani Feb. 7 Jaime Pisani Feb. 28
2008
SEC Coach of the Year Mark and René Cook
2009
NCAA South Central Coach of the Year Mark and René Cook
NCAA South Central Administrator of the Year 2004 Bev Lewis 2006 Bev Lewis
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2004 2005 Katie Hardman SEC Freshman of the Week 2009 Jaime Pisani Jan. 26 Jaime Pisani Feb. 12
2006
Team Captains Brooke Lawrence Hannah McLeod Dana McQuillin Kim Harris Dana McQuillin Hannah McLeod Dana McQuillin Cassie Drew Mallory Machnik Dana McQuillin
UA Overall Athlete of the Year (Presented at the Annual Razorback Red Tie Dinner)
2010
No. 1 National Ranking Casey Jo Magee Beam - March 1, 8, 22
SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year 2011 Michelle Stout SEC Community Service Team 2004 Audra Loveless 2005 Katie Hardman 2006 Audra Loveless 2007 Emily Peacock 2008 Emily Peacock 2009 Michelle Stout 2010 Jaime Pisani 2011 Amanda Siebert
Dana McQuillin
2009
2006
Casey Jo Magee Michelle Stout SEC Community Service Scholarship Hannah McLeod
NCAA Leadership Conference Participant 2006 Hannah McLeod 2008 Michelle Stout
Emily Peacock
Brandon Burlsworth Scholar-Athlete Award 2006 Katie Hardman 2008 Emily Peacock
Melissa Leigh
H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Finalist 2006 Hannah McLeod 2008 Emily Peacock
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By Hometown Arkansas McPherson, Ashly (Springdale) Owen, Kelley (Pine Bluff) Siebert, Amanda (Springdale) California DeFilippo, Amy (Torrance) Florida Berry, Tiffany (Ocoee) Burnette, Jamie (New Port Richey) Guy, Breanne (Bradenton) Leigh, Melissa (Orlando) McLeod, Hannah (Orlando) Small, Kylee (Gainesville) Illinois Kolbas, Sammy (Naperville) Indiana Salmon, Shelby (Noblesville) Kansas Salavatore, Genevieve (Lawrence) Louisiana Machnik, Mallory (Monroe) Williams, Scarlett (Baton Rouge)
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Maryland
Harris, Kim (Potomac) Minnesota Zumwalde, Bailee (St. Cloud) Mississippi Canizaro, Stephani (Nesbit) Salsberg, Jordan (Gulfport) New Jersey Cortez, Samantha (Verona) Borsellino, Amy (Boonton) McQuillin, Dana (West Orange) Pisani, Jaime (Ringwood)
Oregon Bartlett, Stacy (Tualatin) Magee, Casey Jo (Eugene) Texas Bohonsky, Natalie (Plano) Conroy, Valerie (Plano) Daniels, Allison (Kingwood) Hardman, Katie (Buda) Howdeshell, Mariah (Sachse) Lawrence, Brooke (Odessa) Lewis, Molly (Plano) Peacock, Emily (San Antonio) Schmohl, Allison (Allen) Thompson, Kathy (Houston)
New York LaChance, Alexandra (New Windsor) Stout, Michelle (Endwell)
Virginia Cashwell, Whitney (Virginia Beach)
North Carolina Drew, Cassie (Raleigh)
Washington Nagashima, Sarah (Seattle) Strodel, Alyssa (Carnation)
Oklahoma Barnett, Rachel (Oklahoma City) Lewis, Kelci (Collinsville) Loveless, Audra (Bridge Creek) Maschino, Kathryn (Edmond)
Wisconson Grable, Katherine (Oshkosh)
RAZORBACK ACADEMIC HONORS In 2011, Arkansas became the first gymnastics program in the Southeastern Conference to be recognized by the NCAA as one of the top performing programs in the nation by receiving a public recognition award for its standing among the top 10 percent in the nation in multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR). “Our goals are to be successful in the classroom and in the gym, and we are pleased to be recognized by the NCAA for our academic success,” co-head coach René Cook, who completed her doctorate in education in 2011, says. “Last year we led the SEC in team grade point average and this year the NCAA recognizes us as a team of distinction, and we are excited about both accomplishments. We have emphasized academics and athletics since we began the program, and we take pride in how we represent the University of Arkansas in both areas.” Arkansas produced seven All-America honors in the gym in 2011 and the Razorbacks matched that in the classroom with seven individuals earning Academic Scholar-Athlete honors from the National Association for Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches for Women. The seven NACGC/W honors are the most in a season for Arkansas since nine Razorbacks made the list in 2006. Arkansas has placed at least four on the national list every year the program has existed. Razorbacks on the list included Stacy Bartlett, Natalie Bohonsky, Kelci Lewis, Jaime Pisani, Genny Salvatore, Michelle Stout and Bailee Zumwalde. Salvatore tied for first in the nation with her 4.0 grade point average in art. In addition, Stout became the first Razorback to earn the SEC’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year award. Bartlett had a 3.75 in nutrition and hospitality, Bohonsky a 3.72 in journalism, Lewis a 3.85 in kinesiology, Pisani a 3.89 in kinesiology, Stout a 3.88 in recreation and sport management, and Zumwalde a 3.74 in kinesiology.
Arkansas’ Year-By-Year Scholar-Athlete Honors Year Scholar-Athletes SEC Honor Roll 2003 8 NA 2004 9 7 2005 9 10 2006 9 8 2007 5 10 2008 4 11 2009 5 9 2010 6 9 2011 7 8
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NACGC/W Academic Scholar-Athletes Whitney Cashwell, Valerie Conroy, Brooke Lawrence, Kim Harris, Audra Loveless, Hannah McLeod, Dana McQuillin, Kylee Small Jamie Burnette, Valerie Conroy, Kim Harris, Brooke Lawrence, Melissa Leigh, Audra Loveless, Hannah McLeod, Dana McQuillin, Kathy Thompson Whitney Cashwell, Katie Hardman, Kim Harris, Brooke Lawrence, Melissa Leigh, Audra Loveless, Hannah McLeod, Dana McQuillin, Emily Peacock Rachel Barnett, Whitney Cashwell, Kim Harris, Alex LaChance, Brooke Lawrence, Audra Loveless, Hannah McLeod, Dana McQuillin, Emily Peacock Rachel Barnett, Allison Daniels, Alexandra LaChance, Emily Peacock, Michelle Stout Allison Daniels, Samantha Cortez, Emily Peacock, Alexandra LaChance
2009 2010 2011
Michelle Stout was the 2011 Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Stacy Bartlett, Amy DeFilippo, Sarah Nagashima, Jaime Pisani, Genny Salvatore Natalie Bohonsky, Amy DeFilippo, Kelci Lewis, Casey Jo Magee, Sarah Nagashima, Genny Salvatore Stacy Bartlett, Natalie Bohonsky, Kelci Lewis, Jaime Pisani, Genny Salvatore, Michelle Stout, Bailee Zumwalde SEC Academic Honor Roll
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Melissa Leigh, Audra Loveless, Hannah McLeod, Dana McQuillin Rachel Barnett, Cassie Drew, Katie Hardman, Melissa Leigh, Audra Loveless, Hannah McLeod, Dana McQuillin, Kathy Thompson Rachel Barnett, Cassie Drew, Melissa Leigh, Audra Loveless, Hannah McLeod, Dana McQuillin, Emily Peacock Rachel Barnett, Samantha Cortez, Cassie Drew, Alex LaChance, Emily Peacock Samantha Cortez, Allison Daniels, Amy DeFilippo, Alex LaChance, Casey Jo Magee, Sarah Nagashima, Emily Peacock, Michelle Stout, Ashly McPherson Stacy Bartlett, Amy DeFilippo, Alex LaChance, Molly Lewis, Casey Jo Magee, Sarah Nagashima, Michelle Stout Stacy Bartlett, Amy DeFilippo, Molly Lewis, Casey Jo Magee, Sarah Nagashima, Jaime Pisani, Genny Salvatore Stacy Bartlett, Natalie Bohonsky, Kelci Lewis, Jaime Pisani, Genny Salvatore, Amanda Siebert, Michelle Stout
SEC Academic All-Freshman Team 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Rachel Barnett, Cassie Drew, Kathy Thompson Samantha Cortez, Emily Peacock Alex LaChance Allison Daniels, Casey Jo Magee, Ashly McPherson, Sarah Nagashima, Michelle Stout Stacy Bartlett, Molly Lewis Jaime Pisani, Genny Salvatore Kelci Lewis, Amanda Siebert Bailee Zumwalde
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RAZORBACK ACADEMIC HONORS Each semester, the University of Arkansas Athletics Department recognizes its student-athletes’ success in the classroom with selection to a department honor roll. The Athletics Department honors student-athletes who earn a perfect 4.0 grade point average as Academic Champions. Student-athletes with grade points ranging from 3.503.99 earn Athletic Directors List honors and those with grades in the 3.00-3.49 range are honored on the Honor Roll. Here’s a look at the Razorbacks’ all-time selections. Academic Champion (4.00 GPA) Fall 2002 Whitney Cashwell, Dana McQuillin Spring 2003 Valerie Conroy, Kim Harris, Audra Loveless, Hannah McLeod Fall 2003 Valerie Conroy, Kim Harris, Audra Loveless, Hannah McLeod Spring 2004 Melissa Leigh Fall 2004 Katie Hardman, Kim Harris, Audra Loveless, Hannah McLeod Spring 2005 Audra Loveless Fall 2005 Audra Loveless, Alex LaChance Spring 2006 Rachel Barnett, Audra Loveless, Dana McQuillin Fall 2006 Rachel Barnett, Allison Daniels, Alex LaChance Spring 2007 Rachel Barnett, Allison Daniels Fall 2007 Samantha Cortez, Allison Daniels, Molly Lewis Spring 2008 Allison Daniels Fall 2008 Genny Salvatore Spring 2009 Genny Salvatore Fall 2009 Stacy Bartlett, Amy DeFilippo, Kelci Lewis, Sarah Nagashima, Genny Salvatore Spring 2010 Natalie Bohonsky, Amy DeFilippo, Kelci Lewis Fall 2010 Stacy Bartlett, Genny Salvatore, Michelle Stout Spring 2011 Jaime Pisani, Genny Salvatore, Amanda Siebert, Bailee Zumwalde
Athletic Director’s List (3.50-3.99 GPA) Fall 2002 Spring 2003 Fall 2003 Spring 2004
Fall 2004 Spring 2005 Fall 2005 Spring 2006 Fall 2006 Spring 2007 Spring 2008 Fall 2008 Spring 2009 Fall 2009 Spring 2010 Fall 2010 Spring 2011
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Valerie Conroy, Kim Harris, Brooke Lawrence, Hannah McLeod, Kylee Small Brooke Lawrence, Dana McQuillin, Kylee Small Brooke Lawrence, Dana McQuillin, Kylee Small Rachel Barnett, Jamie Burnette, Kim Harris, Audra Loveless, Hannah McLeod, Dana McQuillin Emily Peacock Katie Hardman, Kim Harris, Melissa Leigh, Dana McQuillin, Emily Peacock Rachel Barnett, Cassie Drew, Hannah McLeod, Dana McQuillin Alex LaChance, Hannah McLeod, Emily Peacock Emily Peacock Alex LaChance, Emily Peacock Stacy Bartlett, Samantha Cortez, Casey Jo Magee, Sarah Nagashima, Emily Peacock Stacy Bartlett, Amy DeFilippo, Molly Lewis, Casey Jo Magee, Jaime Pisani Amy DeFilippo, Alexandra LaChance, Sarah Nagashima, Jaime Pisani Jaime Pisani Casey Jo Magee, Genny Salvatore, Amanda Siebert Natalie Bohonsky, Kelci Lewis, Jaime Pisani Stacy Bartlett, Kelci Lewis, Michelle Stout
Arkansas’ gymnastics program is led academically by co-head coach René Cook, who completed her doctorate in education last spring. Honor Roll (3.00-3.49 GPA) Fall 2002 Spring 2003 Fall 2003 Spring 2004 Fall 2004 Spring 2005 Fall 2005 Spring 2006 Fall 2006 Spring 2007
Fall 2007
Spring 2008
Fall 2008 Spring 2009 Fall 2009 Spring 2010 Fall 2010 Spring 2011
Audra Loveless Whitney Cashwell, Melissa Leigh Whitney Cashwell, Melissa Leigh Cassie Drew, Kim Harris Rachel Barnett, Samantha Cortez, Cassie Drew, Dana McQuillin, Kathy Thompson Rachel Barnett, Samantha Cortez, Cassie Drew, Kathy Thompson Katie Hardman, Kelley Owen, Allison Schmohl Samantha Cortez, Breanne Guy, Katie Hardman, Melissa Leigh Samantha Cortez, Cassie Drew, Sarah Nagashima, Michelle Stout Samantha Cortez, Amy DeFilippo, Cassie Drew, Ashly McPherson, Casey Jo Magee, Sarah Nagashima, Michelle Stout Stacy Bartlett, Amy DeFilippo, Casey Jo Magee, Kathryn Mashino, Sarah Nagashima, Emily Peacock, Michelle Stout Amy DeFilippo, Alex LaChance, Ashly McPherson, Kathryn Mashino, Michelle Stout Michelle Stout, Sarah Nagashima Stacy Bartlett, Casey Jo Magee, Michelle Stout, Alyssa Strodel Amy Borsellino, Molly Lewis, Casey Jo Magee, Amanda Siebert, Michelle Stout Stacy Bartlett, Molly Lewis, Sarah Nagashima, Jaime Pisani, Michelle Stout Amy Borsellino, Mariah Howdeshell, Shelby Salmon, Bailee Zumwalde Natalie Bohonsky, Katherine Grable, Jordan Salsberg
Founded in 1871, The University of Arkansas is the flagship institution of the University of Arkansas System. Located in Fayetteville in Arkansas’ northwest corner, the U of A is the state’s foremost -ArkansasRazorbacks.com -- the official site of the Razorback Athletic Department partner and resource for education and economic development. -http://www.uark.edu -- the official site of the University of Arkansas The U of A offers 213 baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral, professional and specialist degree -http://admissions.uark.edu - the official site of the Arkansas Admissions Office programs. In keeping with its status as Arkansas’ land-grant university, the U of A has a 140-year-old -http://finaid.uark.edu - the official site of the Arkansas Financial Aid Office mandate to educate, to conduct basic and applied research, and to extend knowledge and resources to -http://www.uark.edu/home/visitor.php - welcome visitors the people of Arkansas and beyond through public engagement and service. The Carnegie Foundation -http://www.uark.edu/home/11374.php - about Fayetteville /Northwest Arkansas for the Advancement of Teaching recently classified the U of A as a national research university with a very high level of research activity, based on the -http://parking.uark.edu/ - where to park number of doctoral degrees awarded, research grants received, and other factors. The U of A is the only -http://www.uark.edu/ua/bookstor/ - the bookstore Arkansas institution with such a ranking, and is among just 108 institutions in the United States (out -http://www.arkansasalumni.org/traditions/index.php - Arkansas traditions of 4,633) to have received that classification. The U of A has enormous influence over -http://www.uark.edu/home/11028.php - campus life Arkansans’ social, cultural, and recreational life, especially the widespread passion for the university’s -http://newswire.uark.edu/ - today’s news on campus athletics teams, the Arkansas Razorbacks. The U of A’s location in northwest Arkansas is viewed as one of the university’s strongest attributes. Fayetteville is widely recognized as one of the best college communities in the U.S. The city’s Dickson Street district abuts the U of A campus and features scores of restaurants, shops, and entertainment venues. Northwest Arkansas is a vibrant economic region with a national reputation for its high quality of life. Three of the U.S.’s largest corporations have their world headquarters in the region: Tyson Foods, J.B. Hunt Transportation, and the world’s largest retailer, Walmart Corp. Because of their presence, many other corporations have established primary or secondary headquarters in
IMPORTANT LINKS FOR FUTURE RAZORBACKS
OLD MAIN
One of the original buildings on Arkansas’ campus, Old Main symbolizes the strong connection to the past and the focus upon the future which come together in the present at the University of Arkansas. Completed in 1875, Old Main stood the test of time until the mid-1980s when age and modern building codes threatened to send it to the wrecking ball as had happened to its sister building at the University of Illinois. A major fund-raising campaign by alumni totally renovated Old Main. Reopening in 1992, the building maintains the feel of a Victorian-era building with high ceilings and elaborate wooden trim. Just below the surface of the period hardwood floors, Old Main is hard-wired to the internet and built to last well into its second century. Even with renovation, Old Main remained unfinished until 2005. One of the gifts during the Campaign for the Twenty-First Century specified the installation of a clock, originally planned for the blank faces of the south tower. As mentioned, Old Main was built from shared plans with its counterpart on the Illinois campus, with one important difference. The north tower of Arkansas’ Old Main is taller than the south tower. Legend says this was symbolic of the Civil War as the lead engineer was a northern veteran.
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Northwest Arkansas. Their close proximity to the U of A campus, along with their executives’ and employees’ active involvement in university life, offers students and faculty exceptional opportunities for research partnerships, Honors College - http://honorscollege.uark.edu/ internships, and post-graduation employment. The U of A boasts one of the most unique features and traditions found Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life on any college or university campus: Senior Walk, a nearly three-mile stretch Sciences - http://bumperscollege.uark.edu/ of concrete sidewalks criss-crossing campus into which the names of every U of A graduate is engraved. More than 140,000 names currently appear, Fay Jones School of Architecture grouped alphabetically by year of graduation. Senior Walk epitomizes the http://architecture.uark.edu/ university’s emphasis on “putting students first,” a philosophy captured in its tag line, “the YOU of A.” J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences The U of A features distinctive architecture, including its signature http://fulbright.uark.edu/ building, Old Main, finished in 1875. As the original administrative facility, the iconic building now houses the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sam M. Walton College of Business Sciences. The college is named in honor of former U of A President (and, http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/ later, U.S. Senator) J. William Fulbright, who helped create the prestigious international scholarship and fellowship programs that bear his name. The College of Education and Health Professions U of A’s distinctive Fulbright Peace Fountain, designed by architect Fay http://coehp.uark.edu/ Jones, recognizes its namesake’s role in promoting peaceful resolution of College of Engineering - http://www.engr.uark.edu/home/ world conflicts. Academically, the U of A is organized into ten schools and colleges: the Global Campus - http://globalcampus.uark.edu/ Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences; the College of Education and Health Professions; the College of Engineering; the J. Graduate School - http://grad.uark.edu/ William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences; and the Sam M. Walton College of Business. The university also features the Fay Jones School of School of Law - http://law.uark.edu/ Architecture, the Graduate School, the Honors College, the School of Law and the Global Campus, which provides academic outreach and programs to more than 15,000 learners a year. The U of A’s total annual operating budget for FY2011 is $528 million. Tuition and fee revenues make up the largest source of revenues, followed by an annual state appropriation. Almost 77 percent of all full-time undergraduate students receive some form of financial aid. U of A undergraduate tuition rates were ranked 38th lowest in the nation among land-grant universities, in keeping with the university’s emphasis on keeping itself accessible and affordable. In September 2010, the U of A enrolled a record 21,406 students. The student body consisted of students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries. More than 300 student organizations also exist on campus. There are plenty of things to do on- and off-campus. The HPER Center, the university’s state-of-the-art recreational facility, offers a great place to climb, swim, run, lift weights, do aerobics and yoga, or play basketball. Cultural and recreational options include attending lectures, readings, and theatrical performances, shopping opportunities, and listening to live music on nearby Dickson Street. In 2009, University Chancellor G. David Gearhart presented a long-range strategic plan that was formally endorsed by the elected leaders of the faculty, staff, and student body. The plan emphasizes a commitment to “students first,” and outlines goals and strategies to ensure that all students receive the resources and support they need to achieve their academic goals. The plan also emphasizes the U of A’s commitment to transparency and accountability to the people of Arkansas in its operation. More information about the U of A may be found at www.uark.edu.
COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS
SENIOR WALK
The University of Arkansas is proud to be the last university in the nation maintaining what once was a common tradition of etching its graduates’ names into the campus sidewalks. The 100,000th graduate’s name went down in cement during the 1990s. The names on Senior Walk stretch over three miles of campus sidewalks. The story of Senior Walk is a perfect example of how the University of Arkansas brings its commitment to the past together with innovations for the future. When the costs involved in hand-etching names into concrete forced numerous other universities to give up, the University of Arkansas turned to its physical plant and engineering school grads to create a one-of-a-kind computerized sandblasting machine -- the SandHog. Each summer, the SandHog roars across the front lawn of Old Main, etching the names of graduates into sidewalks.
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CHANCELLOR DR. G. DAVID GEARHART Dr. G. David Gearhart became the chancellor of the University of Arkansas on July 1, 2008, following 10 years of service to the university as vice chancellor for university advancement. Previously he was senior vice president of Penn State University, during which time he was named a Fulbright Scholar, studying at Oxford University in Oxford, England. His Bachelor of Arts degree is from Westminster College in Missouri. Both his law degree and his doctor of education degree are from the University of Arkansas. He is a native of Fayetteville. Prior to being appointed chancellor, Dr. Gearhart oversaw the Campaign for the Twenty-First Century, the most successful capital campaign in Arkansas history, which raised more than $1 billion for academic programs. As chancellor, Dr. Gearhart instituted the first tuition freeze in 24 years and implemented a $220 million campus building renovation and refurbishment plan, as well as a campus-wide energy savings plan. He has also undertaken a renewed emphasis on the arts on campus, including the establishment of the “All Steinway Campus.” Dr. Gearhart has additionally implemented a major cost savings program that has already resulted in over $29.4 million in cost reduction and savings to the flagship campus. Campus enrollment has also grown by nearly 4,000 students in the past three years to almost 22,000 students. At the same time, diversity in the student body has increased significantly. He and his wife of more than 35 years, Jane, have two children and two grandchildren.
FACULTY ATHLETIC REPRESENTATIVE DR. SHARON HUNT Chancellor G. David Gearhart appointed Dr. Sharon Hunt to be the faculty athletics representative (FAR) for the University of Arkansas in August 2010. Dr. Hunt is the first woman and non-lawyer to hold the post. Dr. Hunt has been on the University of Arkansas faculty for 21 years and has served as head of the recently renamed Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation in the College of Education and Health Professions for that entire time except for the 2000-01 academic year, when she served as interim dean of the college. On June 30, 2011 Dr. Hunt stepped down as Department Head and returned to the faculty at the rank of Professor giving her more time to devote to the FAR position. A high school athlete, Hunt’s involvement with collegiate athletics dates back to her own college days at the University of Arkansas when she played extramural sports with the women’s basketball and tennis teams prior to the enactment of Title IX. After receiving her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physical education from the university, she went on to earn a doctor of education degree from the University of Georgia, where she taught a variety of sport-activity courses as a graduate assistant. Upon the completion of her doctoral degree, she joined the faculty of the University of Kentucky for 13 years, where she taught both undergraduate and graduate courses and served as the graduate coordinator for the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. In 1990, she and her family returned to Fayetteville. The FAR’s responsibilities lie in three broad areas: academic integrity within the athletics program, student-athlete well-being, and institutional control of the athletics program. Dr. Hunt is involved in the student-athlete advisory council on campus and chairs the Academic Credential Review Committee and Athletic’s Academic Integrity Committee, and serves as an ex-officio member of the Faculty Athletics Committee. In addition, she travels to represent the University of Arkansas at various SEC and NCAA meetings. Dr. Hunt was instrumental in establishing the graduate athletic training education program in the College of Education and Health Professions, and she has worked closely with athletics on that program. The athletics department provides support to students in the athletic training education program in the form of a stipend, books and travel to the Arkansas Athletic Trainers’ Association annual meeting. Two endowed scholarships for athletic training students in honor of longtime Razorback trainers Dean Weber and the late Bill Ferrell were established through the athletics department. Dr. Hunt has been married to David Hunt since 1973, and they have an adult son and daughter as well as a grandson.
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VICE CHANCELLOR FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS & DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS JEFF LONG Entering his fourth full year as Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics, Jeff Long has guided the University of Arkansas’ Department of Intercollegiate Athletics through a period of unprecedented transition while revitalizing a tradition-rich athletics program encompassing 19 sports and more than 460 student-athletes. Long leads a comprehensive athletics program uniformly committed to the development of student-athletes academically, athletically and socially. A part of Chancellor G. David Gearhart’s Executive Committee, Long is helping to chart the course for the future of higher education at the University of Arkansas while integrating Razorback Athletics into the campus community. In each of the past two years, Razorback Athletics has made a $1 million gift to support the university’s academic mission bringing the department’s support of the greater university community to nearly $4 million. In Long’s tenure, Arkansas has captured eight conference championships and advanced to 53 post-season competitions, including the school’s first Bowl Championship Series appearance in football, while drawing more than a million fans annually to campus to cheer on the Razorbacks. In 2010-11, Arkansas finished in the top 25 of the NACDA Sports Directors Cup for the third time in the past four years, marking the first time in school history that has been accomplished. In the classroom, the Razorbacks continue to set new standards including posting a student-athlete grade point average exceeding 3.0 for an unprecedented third consecutive year. Arkansas exceeds the national APR multi-year rate by more than 10 points in 18 sports and has seen a steady rise in graduation success rates. Student-athlete development has also been a priority including the establishment of the Razorback Leadership Academy, the first of its kind in the Southeastern Conference. In the community, Razorback student-athletes are more active than ever volunteering more than 3,300 hours of time for more than 80 agencies, organizations and schools. Long was selected to replace legendary athletic director and former Razorback football coach Frank Broyles and even before he officially took the reins on Jan. 1, 2008, Arkansas announced that it would combine its previously independent men’s and women’s athletic programs into one combined athletic program. Long adeptly blended the men’s and women’s athletic departments into one unified department and established a new administrative structure. He has recruited some of the nation’s most successful coaches to Arkansas including head football coach Bobby Petrino and head men’s basketball coach Mike Anderson. He also signed head baseball coach Dave Van Horn to a long-term deal to remain in Fayetteville. In fact, Arkansas is one of only four schools in the nation to boast coaches who have made a BCS bowl game, the Elite Eight and the College World Series. Long has also worked tirelessly to maintain long-time relationships and to forge new relationships for the benefit of the Razorback program including extending Arkansas’ relationship with War Memorial Stadium and helping re-establish the Razorbacks’ presence in Texas, partnering with former Razorback Jerry Jones to develop the Southwest Classic, a 10-year football series with Texas A&M played at the spectacular Cowboys Stadium. As economic indicators were beginning to point toward challenging economic times, Long signed Arkansas to a deal with IMG College to form Razorback Sports Properties that guarantees the Razorback program $73 million during the course of the decade-long agreement. Long also negotiated an extensive all sports apparel and footwear agreement with NIKE, Inc. that will outfit all 19 Razorback sports programs through the 2014-15 season. Working alongside the Razorback Foundation leadership team, the athletic department recently launched the “Answer the Call” campaign to help meet the growing financial needs of fielding a nationally competitive all sports program. More than 2,600 new members have joined the Razorback Foundation while helping generate much needed support for Razorback student-athletes. A number of athletic facilities have also seen a transformation with Bud Walton Arena undergoing extensive renovations, including replacement of the lower seating bowl and the addition of courtside seating, ribbon boards and a courtside club room. In the spring of 2009, a new synthetic playing surface was installed at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. With an eye towards the future, Long commissioned a master plan to assess the future facility needs of the program. Construction of a new football center is already underway with a targeted completion date in 2013. A veteran administrator with a track record of the highest commitment to the concept of “student-athlete,” Long has had more than two decades experience in athletic administration at the Division I level including at the University of Pittsburgh, University of Oklahoma, University of Michigan, Virginia Tech University, Eastern Kentucky University and Rice University. Long also understands the coach’s perspective from time spent in coaching staff positions at Duke University, University of Michigan and North Carolina State University. His experience as an athletic director and administrator in America’s most prestigious conferences – the Big 12, Big Ten, Big East, Atlantic Coast and now SEC - gives Long a uniquely informed perspective on intercollegiate athletics. During his career, Long has served in five of the six Bowl Championship Series leagues. On the forefront of NCAA governance, Long has served on the NCAA Management Council, the NCAA’s Sports Wagering Task Force and as a member of the Executive Committee of the Division I-A Athletic Directors’ Association. Long currently serves on the NCAA Championships\Sports Management Cabinet. Prior to assuming his current roles at Arkansas, Long served for four years as the athletic director at the University of Pittsburgh. Long redefined Pitt athletics, most notably through the “Quest for Excellence” campaign that raised nearly $34 million to enhance the student-athlete experience. During his tenure the Panthers’ were selected as the No. 17 overall program in the nation in the December 2006 Sports Illustrated on Campus’ All-Sport Rankings. Before arriving at Pitt, Long was senior associate athletic director at Oklahoma for two and a half years overseeing external affairs for the Sooners. In addition, Long was the primary administrator for the Sooners’ highly successful football and men’s basketball programs, along with sport supervision of baseball, wrestling and both golf teams. Long’s first appointment as a director of athletics was at Eastern Kentucky where he served for two and a half years. Prior to Eastern, Long had a brief stay with Virginia Tech as an associate athletics director. He began his career in college athletic administration at Michigan, hired by legendary coach and athletics director, the late Bo Schembechler. During his seasons with the Wolverines, Long was promoted through a series of posts to the position of associate athletics director. A former two-sport athlete at Ohio Wesleyan, Long earned seven varsity letters for the Bishops in football and baseball before completing his degree in economics in 1982. He started his post-graduate career in athletics working on head coach Tom Reed’s staff as a graduate assistant football coach at the cradle of coaches, Miami University of Ohio. Long earned his master’s in education at Miami in 1983, moving on to football staff positions at Rice, Duke and N.C. State prior to joining Michigan. An Ohio native from Kettering, Long is married to the former Fanny Gellrich of Ann Arbor, Mich. The Longs have two daughters, Stephanie and Christina. The Longs: (l-r): Stephanie, Christina, Jeff and Fanny.
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BEV LEWIS ASSOCIATE VICE CHANCELLOR & EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE AD
Bev Lewis has served the University of Arkansas and its Razorback athletic programs for more than three decades. The former women’s athletic director prior to the department merger in 200708, Lewis now serves as the associate vice chancellor and executive associate athletic director for administration and sport programs. Lewis is also the coordinator of a five-member sport administrator group that provides day-to-day administrative support for each of Arkansas’ 19 sports. Lewis is the sport administrator for men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s track and field, men’s and women’s golf, gymnastics, softball and volleyball. In addition, Lewis is the primary administrator working with the Razorbacks’ strength and conditioning units and athletic training and sports medicine program as well as overseeing the media relations and new media divisions. She also serves as a liaison to the faculty senate and the faculty athletic committee, and coordinates the department’s NCAA certification, Title IX compliance and strategic planning. Lewis was elected to the 2011-12 Southeastern Conference Executive Committee assisting the league office in a leadership role. The largest portion of her service to the university was her 19-year tenure as the Director of Women’s Athletics. As a result of her strong emphasis on the classroom, Razorback female student-athletes received numerous academic honors including national academic All-American of the year, team academic national titles and the university’s first two SEC/H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athletes of the Year. Her leadership was also a part of the success of the university’s Campaign for the Twenty-First Century. Lewis directed Women’s Athletics to over $11.5 million in direct support for women’s teams. During the campaign, Lewis received one of her greatest personal honors as Bob and Marilyn Bogle requested that Arkansas’ $6 million facility be named the Bev Lewis Center for Women’s Athletics. In 1998, she was voted into the University Of Arkansas Hall Of Honor by the university’s letterwinners in recognition of her contributions both as a coach and an administrator. Lewis served collegiate athletics at the highest level as an administrator, first with the NCAA Championship Cabinet and recently on the NCAA Management Council. Prior to assuming the duties of AD, Lewis was women’s cross country and track coach. Her Arkansas coaching milestones included the first women’s squad to achieve a national ranking and the first conference championship team with the 1988 Southwest Conference Cross Country Championships. Lewis earned her bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan in 1979 and followed it with her master’s from Purdue prior to her arrival at Arkansas in 1981. Her husband, Harley, is the former athletic director at the University of Montana, former assistant director of championships with the NCAA, and former development officer at Arkansas.
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MATT TRANTHAM SENIOR ASSOCIATE AD FOR INTERNAL OPERATIONS
Overseeing Razorback facilities, event management and equipment operations, Matt Trantham joined the University of Arkansas in 2008 as the senior associate athletic director for internal operations. Supervising several major projects in his first year with the Razorbacks, Trantham guided the $2.5 million renovation of Bud Walton Arena and the $1.3 million restoration of synthetic playing surface at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback stadium in 2008-09. This year, he is overseeing the Master Plan currently underway for all athletic facilities. One of the first projects within the master plan is scheduled to begin in the 2011-12 academic year with the expansion of the football practice facilities including meeting rooms, academic center and offices. Prior to joining Arkansas, Trantham began his career with the University of Oklahoma in July 1999 as the promotions director for the athletic department where he worked with all 20 of OU’s teams. He was named assistant athletic director for event management in 2004 and was promoted to associate athletic director in 2006. In his role as associate AD for event management, Trantham oversaw more than 500 events a year, coordinated the efforts of more than 1,500 event staff members and was responsible for activities within 13 athletic facilities. He also served as OU’s liaison with all postseason events including both Big 12 and NCAA championship competitions. Prior to joining the Sooners, Trantham spent five seasons in professional sports in Washington, D.C. Trantham earned his bachelor’s of science degree in business management from Centenary College in 1990 and a master’s degree in sports management from the United States Sports Academy in 1998. Trantham and wife Kristen are parents of two sons, Will and Davis; and two daughters, Morgan and Paige.
JON FAGG SENIOR ASSOCIATE AD FOR COMPLIANCE AND STUDENT-ATHLETE SERVICES
Jon Fagg joined the University of Arkansas as a senior associate athletic director for compliance and studentathlete services in the summer of 2008, overseeing all aspects of compliance and academics. He serves as a member of the senior management group for the Razorbacks. Fagg supervises NCAA and Southeastern Conference rules compliance and education. He reports directly to the vice chancellor and director of athletics, and has an informational reporting relationship on compliance issues with the university’s Office of the General Counsel. In addition to compliance, Fagg also supervises the student-athlete services department which advises and offers support to more than 450 Razorback student-athletes. Fagg joined the Razorback staff after spending the past seven years at North Carolina State. Hired in March 2001, he served four and half years as an assistant athletics director for compliance before being promoted to associate athletics director for compliance in the fall of 2005. While with the Wolfpack, Fagg’s responsibilities included coordinating all aspects of the NCAA compliance program, including rules education for intercollegiate staff and related university personnel, and advisement, education and interpretations regarding NCAA rules and regulations. Prior to his tenure at North Carolina State, Fagg spent three years as the assistant athletics director for compliance at Fresno State. He also served one year as director of compliance for the Big South Conference. His first athletics administrative experience came at Mars Hill College where he handled compliance duties as well as serving as an assistant coach for the football team for three seasons. His coaching experience also includes a stint as an assistant coach at Davidson from February 1992 to June 1993 and as a GA coach at his alma mater, the University of Arizona, from January 1991 to February 1992. Fagg and his wife Amanda have three children: Jon Madison and twins, Reed and Ellie.
CHRIS WYRICK SENIOR ASSOCIATE AD FOR DEVELOPMENT
Chris Wyrick joined the University of Arkansas in May 2008 and returns to the Athletic Department as a senior associate athletic director for development after spending the past year leading the highly successful Razorback Seat Value Plan (RSVP) as part of the Answer the Call Campaign for the Razorback Foundation. Wyrick’s duties for Razorback Athletics include leading the capital gifts and major gift fund-raising efforts to support of the department’s facilities master plan. He will continue to be the primary contact between Razorback Athletics and the Razorback Foundation. He also oversees the Razorback Ticket Office and serves as the liaison with Associated Student Government. Prior to spending the past year assisting the Razorback Foundation, Wyrick served as the senior associate athletic director for external affairs, which included oversight for marketing and promotions, collegiate licensing program, media relations, multi-media partners and the athletic department web site. He also worked with the associate athletic director for finance and business in supervision of the Razorback Ticket Office while also serving as the sport administrator for men’s basketball and men’s and women’s golf at Arkansas In 2010, Wyrick served as the executive director of RSVP, or Razorback Seat Value Plan, working with the department to develop a plan that aligned fans’ seat locations with their Razorback Foundation donor classifications. The year-long effort, which generated more than 2,600 members, encouraged fans to “Answer the Call” giving them the opportunity to select their football seat location. A native of Greensboro, N.C., Wyrick joined Arkansas after two years at South Carolina where he was associate athletics director for development. Prior to USC, he spent six years at Vanderbilt as an administrator. A 1992 graduate of North Carolina State with a degree in political science, Wyrick and his wife Merrily have two daughters, Caroline and Caitlin.
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CLAYTON HAMILTON
Associate AD Chief Financial Officer Clayton Hamilton joined the Razorbacks in January 2010, assuming the role of Chief Financial Officer with oversight of the department’s financial affairs, business operations, and human resources. Hamilton has over 15 years of financial management experience, including stops at Colorado, Florida State, the Dallas Cowboys, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. He is an active member of the College Athletic Business Management Association, having most recently served as president in 2009, and has served on various NCAA strategic task forces. He is also a past recipient of the College Athletic Business Manager of the Year Award. A native of Arkansas, Hamilton graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. He obtained a master’s degree in sports management from the US Sports Academy in 1997, and his CPA certification from the State of Arkansas in 1998. Hamilton and his wife Stephanie have two children, Lauren and Caylee.
MELISSA HARWOOD-ROM
Associate AD for Student-Athlete Academic Support and Achievement Serving as the lead coordinator for academic support for all 19 Razorback sports, Melissa Harwood-Rom brings over 20 years of experience at Arkansas. Joining the university in 1989 after working with football and men’s basketball at Washington State, she developed the former women’s athletics department academic system before being named to oversee all teams in the summer of 2008. She and university professor Curt Rom have two children, Zoe and Clio.
CHRIS POHL
Associate AD for Events A former championships director for the NCAA, Chris Pohl joined Arkansas in 2002 to manage marketing and promotion for the women’s sports after 11 years at the NCAA. Pohl moved into event management in 2008 and oversees the event management department which coordinates all home and postseason events for the Razorbacks. Her primary sport responsibilities include football, men’s and women’s basketball and swimming and diving. A 1981 graduate of Central Michigan and basketball letterwinner, she earned her master’s in 1984 from Penn State.
BRIAN PRACHT
Associate AD for Marketing Brian Pracht joined the Razorbacks in July 2010, with more than 15 years of collegiate marketing and promotions experience working at Wichita State, Long Beach State and the Southland Conference. His responsibilities at Arkansas include overseeing marketing, promotions, ticket sales, licensing, in addition to serving as the staff liaison with International Sports Properties (IMG College) and Razorback Sports Properties (RSP). Pracht graduated in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Emporia State in Kansas. He and his wife Amy have two daughters, Caroline and Lily.
TRACEY STEHLIK
Associate AD for Compliance Starting her 28th year with the University of Arkansas, Tracey Stehlik serves as associate athletic director for compliance. In addition, Stehlik serves as the sport administrator for women’s basketball, swimming and diving and men’s and women’s tennis. She began her career as an assistant women’s basketball coach, and was a part of the staff that won the only women’s hoops conference championships at Arkansas. Stehlik worked in a variety of administrative roles since leaving the court including compliance and game management. She and husband Wayne have two daughters, Mollie and Maggie.
KEVIN TRAINOR
Associate AD for Public Relations Starting his 17th season at Arkansas, Kevin Trainor is in his fourth year as associate athletic director and his second as the department’s Public Relations Director. He also serves as a sports administrator for baseball. Trainor was a nearly 20-year veteran in the media relations office before assuming his current role. A university graduate in journalism in 1994, he earned his master’s at Arkansas in 2005. Trainor and his wife, the former Ruth Whitehead, are the parents of two daughters, Emma and Ellie.
JUSTIN MALAND
Assistant AD for Facilities Justin Maland joined the Razorbacks in 1999 and is beginning his fifth year as an assistant AD for facilities in 2011. A Harrison, Ark., native and former college student-athlete, Maland oversees all competition and practice venues, offices and facility expansion for the Razorbacks. He is currently working on the Razorbacks’ master plan for facilities which includes upcoming additions for football. Maland earned his master’s in sports management from Arkansas in 2001. He is married to the former Sarah Parnell, and the Malands are the parents of two children, Macy and Jack.
ERIC A. WOOD
Assistant AD for Student-Athlete Development Eric A. Wood joined the university in 2009 working to develop programs that contribute to the personal growth and character development of Razorback student-athletes. Wood worked in a similar role at the ACC and is the current chair of the NCAA Student-Athlete Affairs Advisory Committee. He also spent a year at Wake Forest and at the University of New Haven. Wood is a 1998 graduate of Sacred Heart University and was a three-year letterman in football. He earned his Master’s Degree from Clemson in 2000. Wood and his wife Celia have a daughter,Eliana Jewel.
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ACADEMIC SERVICES Recognizing the difficulty of balancing the demands of athletic competition at the highest level and completion of the rigorous academic standards of a Carnegie researchlevel university, the Razorback Athletic Department provides support services through both facilities and personnel to guide Arkansas student-athletes to their ultimate goal: University of Arkansas diploma. The key components of the Student-Athlete Academic Support and Achievement (SAASA) are personal development, career development, academic tutoring, study hall facilities, class attendance monitoring and incentive awards recognizing academic achievement. THE BOGLE ACADEMIC CENTER There is no higher priority for the University of Arkansas Athletic Department than the academic progress of its scholarathletes. Thanks to the generous gift of Bob and Marilyn Bogle, the home of the Razorback Athletic Department’s StudentAthlete Academic Support and Achievement program is the Bob and Marilyn Bogle Academic Center. The 15,000-square foot Bogle Academic Center is located in the east side of Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Under the overall direction of Senior Associate Athletic Director Jon Fagg, the Bogle Academic Center houses the Arkansas Razorbacks Academic Support Program, the Razorback Office of Student Life and the Career Development Program. Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Support Services Melissa Harwood-Rom oversees the staff of professionals dedicated to directing student-athletes to reach their personal academic goals, and to do so in ways that balance their academic, athletic and personal lives. STUDY HALL AND TUTORS A quiet setting for uninterrupted study, the Bogle Academic Center provides three types of study hall space. The computer lab has more than 30 stations for individual computer-based study. An open study hall is available for group or individual study, and monitored by staff members of the SAASA. There are 17 individual study carrels that provide space for tutors
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to meet with student-athletes for individual instruction in specific subjects. Each Razorback team sets its own criteria for study hall attendance. The use of tutors is a key element for academic success, allowing for individualized assistance and for reaching academic excellence in advanced subjects. STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT The mission of the Student-Athlete Development Office is to contribute to the personal growth and character development of Razorback student-athletes through holistic programming for success in life. The Student-Athlete Development Office continues to expand its commitment to the offerings and opportunities in the following areas: * Academic Excellence * Athletic Excellence * Career Development and Graduate School Preparation * Community Service * Personal Development * Health and Wellness * Leadership and Character Development * Financial Planning Our Goals * Provide the resources to support the academic progress toward intellectual development and graduation for our student-athletes. * Provide career development programs that will enable our student-athletes to develop and pursue career and life goals. * Engage our student-athletes in experiences involving the university, local, state, national, and global communities through services. * Support the development of a well-balanced lifestyle, decision-making skills, encouraging emotional well-being, and personal growth for our student-athletes. * Invest in the personal development of our student-athletes through various programs that enable them to be successful in the classroom, the community, and in their athletic activities.
The Student-Athlete Development Office coordinated more than 3,000 hours dedicated to service in Northwest Arkansas and worldwide. Razorback student-athletes worked with more than 80 agencies giving of their time and energy last season. Razorback student-athletes took advantage of the Razorback Leadership Academy, the first of its kind in the SEC in 2010-11 as well. Student-athletes, coaches and staff were shown steps to become better leaders on their teams, in the classroom, in the workplace and in life. Finally, student-athletes participated in Hogs in Transition, a program designed to help Razorbacks make the move to life after college and athletics. Student-athletes took part in career fairs, corporate office visits and interview training.
for some of the most exciting events that take place in the state of Arkansas. The Razorback marketing staff is a big part of the behindthe-scenes success of all 19 teams at the university. They assist in the branding of our image, getting information to our fans and helping to fill our venues. Their work is evident in our stadiums, on the scoreboards and during pre-event, halftime and post-events. They work with sponsors, maintain the department’s Facebook page and welcome new fans with creative ticket and suite packages. The Razorback Marketing Office also handles the department’s licensing and trademark guidelines making sure the fans get the Razorback quality they have come to expect.
COMPLIANCE The University of Arkansas Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is proud to have your interest and support in the Razorbacks. The Razorback Athletics Compliance Office works hard to educate its student-athletes, coaches, staff and boosters on the rules and regulations mandated by the Southeastern Conference and the NCAA. SEC and NCAA rules and regulations can be complex, and every situation is different. The Razorback Compliance Office makes every effort to disseminate information, and they encourage student-athletes, coaches, staff and boosters to contact them if there are questions. The Razorback Athletics Department is proud of your support of the Razorbacks, but we caution you that inadvertent actions by our fans may jeopardize the department, current student-athletes or potential student-athletes.
SPIRIT SQUAD Along with being a Razorback, serving as a Razorback cheerleader has a long tradition at the University of Arkansas. Currently, the Razorbacks have two squads, a Red and White, that inspire the crowds at all home sporting events. Arkansas also has a dance team, the Razorback Pom Squad, which performs at halftime of many events. Members of the Pom Squad also serve at baseball games as RBI Girls. Arkansas has a team of uniformed mascots, led by the original Big Red, the Fighting Razorback. Sue E. joined the family along with kid-sized Pork Chop in the late 1990s. Boss Hog is a 9-foot-tall inflatable mascot that rounds out the team. Jean Nail serves as the coordinator for cheerleaders and mascots. She is assisted by Kraig Jimenez and Brooke Bailey. For more information on the cheer squads and tryouts, go to the Spirit Squad section of ArkansasRazorbacks.com.
MARKETING The excitement of the University of Arkansas athletic teams continues to grow each season in the Southeastern Conference. Razorback football began a new era under head coach Bobby Petrino. Basketball coaches Mike Anderson and Tom Collen are bringing great excitement to Bud Walton Arena. Razorback baseball has witnessed an explosion of fans at Baum Stadium. State-of-the-art facilities, the nation’s best coaches and players and the greatest fans in college athletics come together
SPORTS MEDICINE The University of Arkansas Sports Medicine staff is committed to provide each Razorback student-athlete with state-of-the-art medical care. The goal of our sports medicine program is to assist every student-athlete in staying healthy and injury free. The athletic training staff, in conjunction with our team physicians, will coordinate the delivery of professional and comprehensive preventative, treatment, rehabilitation, and counseling services.
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RAZORBACK FOUNDATION, INC.
Performing the vital role of supporting the student-athletes at the University of Arkansas with financial support, the Razorback Foundation, Inc., is in its fourth decade of working alongside the athletic department to advance Razorback Athletics. The goal of the foundation is ensuring that the more than 460 student-athletes at Arkansas have the equipment, facilities and overall support to achieve the goals of graduation and athletic achievement. The Foundation embarked on a new campaign “Answer the Call” for the 2011 football season. At the close of this campaign, approximately 2,600 new donors joined the Razorback Foundation. Every membership level saw an increase with a thirty percent increase in the top three classifications. The number of former letterwinners supporting the Razorback Norm DeBriyn Sean Rochelle Harold Horton Jessica Dorrell Marvin Caston Foundation has grown to over 1,000, and Associate Director Associate Director Executive Director Assistant Director Assistant Director with the recent hiring of head basketball coach Mike Anderson, membership numbers are expected to continue to increase. The Foundation, officially incorporated and relocated off campus in 1988, has helped provide financial aid for the construction of the Broyles Athletic Center Julia Woods Jackie Rollins Stacy Allen (football and administrative offices), Charlotte Faucette Debbie Scoggin Financial Receptionist Charlie Baum Stadium at George Cole Member Relations Member Relations Member Relations ChiefOfficer Field (baseball), John McDonnell Field (outdoor track and field), Randal Tyson Track Center (indoor track and field), Dills Indoor Tennis Center, the George M. Billingsley Tennis Center (outdoor), Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (football) and has already begun fundraising efforts for several of the Capital Campaign Master Plan facilities. Mission Statement The stated mission of the Razorback Foundation, Inc., is to support the athletic endeavors of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. The Foundation assists our student-athletes by providing for scholarships, facilities and various programs that enable them to realize their dreams of achieving a quality college education while participating in athletics on a nationally competitive level. Membership Levels The opportunity to participate in the annual fund giving to the Razorback Foundation, Inc., has several levels, beginning at the $50 Razorback level and continuing up to Broyles-Matthews Scholarship Platinum ($20,000 or more). For more information about levels of giving and benefits, please visit the foundation’s website at RazorbackFoundation. com.
FRANK BROYLES
Athletic Director Emeritus J. Frank Broyles and long-time assistant, Donita Ritchie, joined forces with the Razorback Foundation in 2008 and are instrumental in all facets of the fundraising process. Coach Broyles closed out a 50-year career of service to the university and now offers consultation and expertise for various fundraising opportunities, facility planning and donor relations.
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Donita Ritchie Admin. Asst. to Frank Broyles