2013 QUICK FACTS / SCHEDULE Location: Fayetteville, Ark. Enrollment: 24,595 Founded: 1871 Colors: Cardinal (PMS 200) and White Nickname: Razorbacks Conference: Southeastern Arena (Capacity): Barnhill Arena (8,500) All-Time Arena Record: 51-34-1 (.599), 10 years First Meet in Arena: L to No. 16 Denver, 196.425-193.300, 2003 Largest Crowd: 5,537 vs. No. 25 LSU, 1-20-12 UA Administration UA Chancellor: Dr. G. David Gearheart (Westminster College, 1974) System President: Dr. B. Alan Sugg (Arkansas, 1960) Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics: Jeff Long (Ohio Wesleyan, 1982) Exec. Assoc. AD and Assoc. Vice Chancellor: Bev Lewis (Central Michigan, 1979) Faculty Representative: Sharon Hunt (Arkansas, 1973) UA Coaching Staff Co-Head Coach: Mark Cook (Chico St., 1977)/11th year Co-Head Coach: René Lyst (Penn St., 1993)/11th year School Record: 135-161-4 (.457), 10 years Mark’s Career Record: 171-173-4 (.497), 14 years René’s Career Record: 135-161-4 (.457), 10 years Assistant Coach: Samantha Cortez (Arkansas, 2008)/2nd year Director of Gym Operations: Jaime Pisani (Arkansas, 2012)/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 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 Facebook: Arkansas Razorback Gymnastics Twitter: @RazorbackGym Secretary: Mary Lynn Gibson Barnhill Arena Press Row: 479-575-4422 Arkansas Ticket Office: 479-575-5151; 800-982-HOGS (4647) 2012 Review Record: 18-20-0; SEC Record: 3-3-0; SEC Meet: 6th NCAA Fayetteville Regional: 2nd NCAA Championship Session II: 3rd; NCAA Super Six: 6th Final National Ranking: No. 6; Highest Ranking During Year: No. 1 2013 Preview Lettermen Returning/Lost: 11/3 Returnees: (8) Amy Borsellino 5-1 Stephani Canizaro 5-1 Katherine Grable 5-0 Kelci Lewis 5-1 Shelby Salmon 5-4 Jordan Salsberg 5-2 Scarlett Williams 5-5 Bailee Zumwalde 5-0
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Boonton, N.J. Nesbit, Miss. Oshkosh, Wis. Collinsville, Okla. Noblesville, Ind. Gulfport, Miss. Baton Rouge, La. St. Cloud, Minn.
Newcomers: (5) Sydnie Dillard Heather Elswick Erin Freier Keara Glover Lillian Hardin
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Fairview, Texas Austin, Texas Westland, Mich. Oklahoma City, Okla. Frisco, Texas
Letterwinners Lost: (3) Mariah Howdeshell 5-5 Sammy Kolbas 5-1 Jaime Pisani 5-2
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Sachse, Texas Naperville, Ill. Ringwood, N.J.
2013 ARKANSAS GYMNASTICS SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT (TV) SITE TIME Jan. 11 GEORGIA* (CST) FAYETTEVILLE 7 p.m. Jan. 18 Kentucky* (FSN) Lexington, Ky. 6 p.m. Jan. 25 DENVER FAYETTEVILLE 7 p.m. Feb. 1 FLORIDA* (CSS/CST) FAYETTEVILLE 7 p.m. Feb. 8 Auburn* Auburn, Ala. 7 p.m. Feb. 15 LSU* Baton Rouge, La. 7 p.m. Feb. 22 ALABAMA* (ESPN2/U) FAYETTEVILLE 7 p.m. March 1 MISSOURI* (FSN) FAYETTEVILLE 7 p.m. (with Centenary & Lindenwood) March 9 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. 6 p.m. (with Nebraska & Centenary) March 17 UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. 4 p.m. March 23 SEC Champ. (ESPN/U) N. Little Rock Seeds 5-8 2 p.m. Seeds 1-4 6 p.m. April 6 NCAA Regional TBA TBA April 19-21 NCAA Championship Los Angeles, Calif. TBA Regional sites: Alabama (Tuscaloosa), Florida (Gainesville), Ohio State (Columbus), Oklahoma (Norman), Oregon State (Corvallis), West Virginia (Morgantown) All times 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 @ RAZORBACKGYM and @ARKRAZORBACKS || FACEBOOK.COM/ARKANSASRAZORBACKS
NCAA Regionals: 9 – 9 consecutive years (2004-12) NCAA Regional Titles: 2 (2009 SC, 2011 NC) NCAA Championship Appearances: 6 – 5 consecutive years (2006, 2008-12) NCAA Super Six Appearances: 2 (2009, ‘12) Arkansas Honors All-America Selections: 36 honors, 10 student-athletes (Amy Borsellino, 2011; Stephani Canizaro, 2012; Katherine Grable, 2011, 2012; Alexandra LaChance, 2009; Kelci Lewis, 2011; Casey Jo Magee, 2008, 2009, 2010; Sarah Nagashima, 2009; Jaime Pisani, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012; Michelle Stout, 2008, 2009; Bailee Zumwalde, 2012) All-SEC Selections: 8 (Katherine Grable, 2011; Melissa Leigh, 2004; Casey Jo Magee, 2009, 2010; Jaime Pisani, 2010, 2011, 2012; Michelle Stout, 2009) SEC Gymnast of the Year: 1 (Jaime Pisani, 2012) NCAA Regional Champions: 8 (Casey Jo Magee BB, FX, 2009; BB, 2010; Katherine Grable, V, 2011; Michelle Stout, V, 2009; Jaime Pisani, FX, 2011; AA, BB, 2012) South Central Regional Gymnast of the Year: 1 (Jaime Pisani, 2011) NCAA Session Winners: 12 (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, 2012; BB, 2012; Katherine Grable, BB, 2012)
NCAA Individual Event Finalist Returning: Katherine Grable (6th – BB)
NCAA Individual Event Finals: 16 (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; Jaime Pisani, floor [9th], beam [12th], 2012; Katherine Grable, beam [6th])
UA All-Time Records Overall: 135-161-4 (.457), 10 years
NCAA All-Around Finals (determined separate from event finals): Casey Jo Magee, 2nd, 2010; Jaime Pisani, 3rd, 2012
All-Americans Returning (Events): Amy Borsellino (1st – V, 2011); Stephani Canizaro (2nd – FX, 2012); Katherine Grable (1st – BB, 2nd – V, 2012; 1st – FX, 2nd – V, 2011); Kelci Lewis (2nd – FL, 2011); Bailee Zumwalde (2nd – FX, 2012)
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CONTENTS / MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION
CONTENTS
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 2013 Roster............................................................11-12 2013 Season Preview..............................................13-14 MEET THE STAFF Co-Head Coach Mark Cook...................................16-17 Co-Head Coach RenĂŠ Lyst.....................................18-19 Assistant Coach Samantha Cortez.........................20 Support Staff..........................................................21-22 THE RAZORBACKS Amy Borsellino.......................................................24-25 Kelci Lewis..............................................................26-27 Jordan Salsberg.......................................................28-29 Katherine Grable....................................................30-31 Shelby Salmon.......................................................32-33 Scarlett Williams....................................................34-35 Bailee Zumwalde....................................................36-37 Stephani Canizaro..................................................38-39 Sydnie Dillard........................................................40 Heather Elswick......................................................41 Erin Freier...............................................................42 Keara Glover...........................................................43 Lillian Hardin.........................................................44 HISTORY AND REVIEW 2012 Season Review...............................................46-47 2012 Results...........................................................48-49 The Southeastern Conference................................50-53 2012 NCAA Regional Review/History....................54-55 2012 NCAA Championship Review/History.........56-58 Year-By-Year Results...............................................59-61 Series Records/Results............................................62-64 Team Records.........................................................65 Individual Records.................................................66 Class Records..........................................................67 Honors and Awards................................................68-69 All-Time Roster.......................................................70 Academic Honors...................................................71-72 THIS IS ARKANSAS The University of Arkansas....................................74-75 University Administration.....................................76 Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Jeff Long.....77 Senior Athletic Department Staff...........................78-81 Razorback Support Services................................................ 82-83 The Razorback Foundation....................................84
Amy Borsellino helped the Razorbacks to their ninth straight NCAA Regional and second Super Six.
MAILING ADDRESS Arkansas Athletic Media Relations University of Arkansas 131 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR 72701 (Same address for overnight mail) Media Relations.................479-575-2751 Media Relations Fax..........479-575-7481 Barnhill Arena Press Row..479-575-4422 Robby Edwards, Cell.........479-530-4680 Robby Edwards, E-mail.robbye@uark.edu INTERVIEW POLICY Please contact Edwards 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.
Jaime Pisani was the 2012 SEC Gymnast of the Year and ended her career with 13 All-America honors.
CREDENTIALS Approved members of the working media may obtain press passes for Razorback events by writing the Athletic Media Relations Office or calling the above numbers. 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 earned No. 1 national rankings overall and on bars 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
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MEDIA INFORMATION press conference. Practices at the Huntley Gymnastics Training Facility are usually closed to fans and media. POST-MEET INTERVIEWS Head coaches Mark Cook and RenĂŠ Lyst are available for general interviews after a 10-minute 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 one-minute 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. 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 (479-5753618, mlglover@uark.edu) for any requests for IP-based data, audio or video streaming. 2013 GYMNASTICS MEDIA GUIDE The 2013 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. On the covers: Front, from left, Katherine Grable, Stephani Canizaro, Kelci Lewis, Scarlett Williams, Heather Elswick and Erin Freier. Back, from left, Lillian Hardin, Sydnie Dillard, Shelby Salmon, Bailee Zumwalde, Jordan Salsberg and Amy Borsellino.
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.
THEY COVER THE RAZORBACKS NEWSPAPERS Arkansas Democrat-Gazette..............501-378-3411 (Wally Hall, sports editor, Tom Murphy beat) P.O. Box 2221; Little Rock, AR 72203-2221 ADG NW Arkansas bureau..............479-365-2969 PO Box 7; Springdale, AR 72765 NW Arkansas Newspapers ....................... 479-872-5055 (Chip Souza) 2560 N. Lowell Rd.; Springdale, AR 72765 Tulsa World......................................918-581-8355 P.O. Box 1770; Tulsa, OK 74102-1770 Arkansas Traveler (student)..............479-575-3406 119 Kimpel Hall; Fayetteville, AR 72701 Hawgs Illustrated..............................800-757-6277 (Clay Henry, Dudley Dawson) 12 N. East Ave.; Fayetteville, AR 72701 LOCAL TELEVISION KHOG (29-ABC) (Mike Jacques) ...............................................479-878-6031 2808 Ajax Ave.; Rogers, AR 72758.............................................479-878-6032 KNWA (51-NBC/24-Fox) (Jason Carroll)...................................479-684-4423 15 S. Block, Fayetteville, AR 72701............................................479-841-9559 KFSM (5-CBS) (Jonathon Huskey) .............................................479-783-1191 P.O. Box 369; Fort Smith, AR 72901 UATV (Campus cable)................................................................479-575-6307 116 Kimpel Hall; Fayetteville, AR 72701 STATE TELEVISION KARK (4-NBC) (Trey Mallett).....................................................501-340-4521 1401 W. Capitol Ave., Ste. 104; Little Rock, AR 72201 KATV (7-ABC) (Steve Sullivan)...................................................501-324-7544 P.O. Box 77; Little Rock, AR 72203 KTHV (11-CBS) (Mark Edwards)................................................501-244-4561 P.O. Box 269; Little Rock, AR 72203 KLRT (16-Fox) (David Raath).....................................................501-217-4257 10800 Colonel Glenn Rd.; Little Rock, AR 72204
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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 are available both in advance and at the door. Please contact the Razorback Ticket Office at 800-982-HOGS 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 on the left side of the page.
VIDEO STREAMING
TICKETS
Tickets for the 2013 season are on sale throughout the year. This year, season tickets are available for $40.00 and include admission for one to all regular season events. Single meet
The Razorbacks are proud to continue the live video stream of their home gymnastics meets for the 2013 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 with assistance from media relations graduate assistant Stephen McGowan. Hooks has been here since the first tumble. Sound engineers Ron Foster, Warren Porter and Jerry Hood along with announcer Jon Williams also return in 2013 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 fullsize, 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 Facility has a laundry and equipment room as well as storage exclusively for the Razorbacks.
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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 full-size floor exercise area anchors the room.
The vault tables (above) and the vault runways allow athletes to choose from several landing surfaces (above left). The Razorbacks can also work on their tumbling passes on the floor exercise area and fall off the mat into a large “resi� pit. 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 Arkansas co-head coach Mark Cook often refers to home meets in Barnhill Arena as a “party in the Barn.” The party is entering its 11th season. When 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. 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. The Razorbacks threw their biggest party in 2012, setting a Barnhill record with 5,537 fans for the rout of No. 25 LSU on Jan. 20. That night was the official observance of the 10-year anniversary of the program with Razorback alumni recognized in front of the crowd. The raucous crowd also witnessed Arkansas score a schoolrecord 197.225, which elevated the No. 3 Razorbacks to their first No. 1 national ranking in pro-
gram history the following week. For the year, Arkansas drew an average of 3,081 fans per meet to rank eighth in the nation. The average was an increase of more than 690 per meet from 2011. Barnhill was also the site of an NCAA Regional in 2012, and Arkansas’ crowd of 2,713 was secondbest among the six NCAA sites. Barnhill was a host site in 2006 and 2009, and the Razorbacks have advanced to the NCAA Championship every time they have hosted, and moved on the the Super Six in two of those seasons (2009 and 2012). Barnhill has once again been selected as an NCAA Regional site for the 2014 season. 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. Before setting the singlemet attendance mark in 2012, the previous high was 5,524 against No. 4 Alabama in 2003.
BARNHILL ATTENDANCE TOP 10 Attend. Opponent Date 1. 5,537 #25 LSU 1-20-12 2. 5,525 #4 Alabama 1-24-03 3. 5,427 #5 Florida 2-17-03 4. 5,187 #14 LSU 2-6-04 5. 4,893 Gym’Back Inv. 3-5-04 6. 4,732 #4 Georgia 2-21-03 7. 4,617 Alabama 2-25-05 8. 4,430 #4 Florida 2-18-05 9. 4,231 #16 Denver 2-10-03 10. 4,222 #3 Georgia 2-20-09
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BARNHILL ARENA - WHERE WE COMPETE ALL-TIME NGCA/W ATTENDANCE RANKINGS
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
#4 (4739) #4 (4401) #6 (3414) #11 (2474) #12 (2318) #15 (2190) #10 (2587) #11 (2505) #11 (2384) #8 (3,081)
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 four home meets with more than 5,000 fans in the seats, topping out at 5,537 against No. 25 Alabama in 2012. That crowd spurred the Razorbacks to a school-record 197.225 and a No. 1 national ranking the following week. 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, 11th in 2010 and 2011, and moved up to eighth in 2012 with an average of 3,081. Barnhill Arena Team Scores OPPONENT DATE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 13. 14. 17. 19. 20. 23. 24. 25.
#25 LSU #16 Auburn #40 Pittsburgh NCAA Regional #13 Auburn #12 Kentucky #3 Georgia #1 Florida #23 Kentucky #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 #18 Minnesota NCAA Regional #9 Nebraska
1/20/2012 2/5/2010 3/12/2010 4/7/2012 2/3/2012 1/29/2010 2/20/2009 2/25/2011 1/13/2012 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 3/2/2012 4/4/2009 2/24/2012
VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR TOTAL 49.400 49.300 49.175 49.200 49.275 49.250 49.450 49.250 49.075 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 49.100 49.175 49.375
49.450 49.250 49.275 49.225 49.350 49.175 49.000 49.200 49.275 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 49.375 48.950 49.050
48.950 49.350 49.050 49.175 49.225 49.100 49.000 49.100 48.900 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 48.775 48.975 48.850
49.425 49.125 49.375 49.225 48.950 49.225 49.275 49.150 49.400 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 49.075 49.200 49.025
197.225 197.025 196.875 196.825 196.800 196.750 196.725 196.700 196.650 196.625 196.625 196.625 196.525 196.450 196.450 196.450 196.425 196.425 196.375 196.350 196.350 196.350 196.325 196.300 196.300
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BARNHILL ARENA RECORDS Vault
Score Name 1. 9.950 Michelle Stout 9.950 Jaime Pisani 9.950 Casey Jo Magee 4. 9.925 Jaime Pisani 9.925 Jaime Pisani 9.925 Jaime Pisani 9.925 Katherine Grable 9.925 Katherine Grable 9.925 Katherine Grable 9.925 Katherine Grable 11. 9.900 Mallory Machnik 9.900 Samantha Cortez 9.900 Samantha Cortez 9.900 Michelle Stout 9.900 Casey Jo Magee 9.900 Jaime Pisani 9.900 Jaime Pisani 9.900 Jaime Pisani 9.900 Michelle Stout 9.900 Michelle Stout 9.900 Michelle Stout 9.900 Jaime Pisani 9.900 Michelle Stout 9.900 Michelle Stout 9.900 Katherine Grable 9.900 Jaime Pisani 9.900 Jaime Pisani 9.900 Jaime Pisani 9.900 Jaime Pisani 9.900 Jaime Pisani 9.900 Jaime Pisani 9.900 Jaime Pisani 9.900 Jordan Salsberg
Opponent #1 Florida #16 Auburn #2 Oklahoma #9 Alabama #12 Kentucky #1 Florida #25 LSU #13 Auburn #5 Oklahoma #9 Nebraska #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 NCAA Regional #23 Kentucky #25 LSU #13 Auburn #5 Oklahoma #9 Nebraska #18 Minnesota NCAA Regional #9 Nebraska
Date 2/9/07 2/5/10 3/19/10 1/30/09 1/29/10 2/25/11 1/20/12 2/3/12 2/5/12 2/24/12 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 4/7/12 1/13/12 1/20/12 2/3/12 2/5/12 2/24/12 3/2/12 4/7/12 2/24/12
Uneven Bars
Score Name Opponent Date 1. 9.950 Emily Peacock #18 Kentucky 2/24/06 9.950 Jaime Pisani #25 LSU 1/20/12 3. 9.925 Melissa Leigh Missouri 3/14/03 9.925 Casey Jo Magee #16 Auburn 2/5/10 9.925 Mariah Howdeshell #25 LSU 1/20/12 9.925 Mariah Howdeshell #13 Auburn 2/3/12 9.925 Mariah Howdeshell #18 Minnesota 3/2/12 9.925 Jaime Pisani #13 Auburn 2/3/12 9.925 Jaime Pisani #18 Minnesota 3/2/12 10. 9.900 Rachel Barnett #14 LSU 2/6/04 9.900 Katie Hardman #14 LSU 2/6/04 9.900 Dana McQuillin Arkansas Quad 3/5/04 9.900 Melissa Leigh Arkansas Quad 3/5/04 9.900 Melissa Leigh #18 Kentucky 2/24/06 9.900 Melissa Leigh #36 Wash. 3/12/06 9.900 Emily Peacock Ark. Quad 1 3/9/07 9.900 Casey Jo Magee #35 Kentucky 2/15/08 9.900 Emily Peacock #35 Kentucky 2/15/08 9.900 Amy DeFilippo #20 Arizona 1/9/10 9.900 Casey Jo Magee #40 Pittsburgh 3/6/10 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 Katherine Grable #25 LSU 1/20/12 9.900 Katherine Grable #13 Auburn 2/3/12 9.900 Jaime Pisani #5 Oklahoma 2/5/12
Balance Beam
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Score Name 9.950 Casey Jo Magee 9.950 Casey Jo Magee 9.925 Dana McQuillin 9.925 Casey Jo Magee 9.925 Casey Jo Magee 9.925 Katherine Grable
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Opponent #16 Auburn #2 Oklahoma Arkansas Quad #12 Kentucky #11 LSU #25 LSU
Date 2/5/10 3/19/10 3/5/04 1/29/10 2/19/10 1/20/12
Barnhill Arena Team Records Vault
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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
Jaime Pisani Jaime Pisani Katie Hardman Cassie Drew Cassie Drew Katie Hardman Cassie Drew Casey Jo Magee Casey Jo Magee Casey Jo Magee Casey Jo Magee Katherine Grable Jaime Pisani
#13 Auburn 2/3/12 NCAA Regional 4/7/12 #14 LSU 2/6/04 Arkansas Quad 3/5/04 Arkansas Quad 3/19/05 #36 Washington 3/12/06 Ark. Quad 2 3/23/07 #9 Oklahoma 3/15/08 #1 Florida 1/23/09 NCAA SC Reg. 4/4/09 #40 Pittsburgh 3/12/10 NCAA Regional 4/7/12 #18 Minnesota 3/2/12
Floor Exercise
Score Name Opponent Date 1. 9.975 Jaime Pisani #13 Auburn 2/3/12 2. 9.950 Rachel Barnett Auburn 1/23/04 9.950 Rachel Barnett #14 LSU 2/6/04 9.950 Casey Jo Magee #40 Pittsburgh 3/12/10 9.950 Katherine Grable #25 LSU 1/20/12 9.950 Katherine Grable #13 Auburn 2/3/12 9.950 Katherine Grable #5 Oklahoma 2/5/12 9.950 Jaime Pisani #27 West Virginia 3/4/11 9.950 Jaime Pisani #23 Kentucky 1/13/12 9.950 Jaime Pisani #25 LSU 1/20/12 9.950 Jaime Pisani #9 Nebraska 2/24/12 9.950 Jaime Pisani #18 Minnesota 3/2/12 13. 9.925 Kathy Thompson Auburn 1/23/04 9.925 Cassie Drew Arkansas Quad 3/5/04 9.925 Kathy Thompson Arkansas Quad 3/5/04 9.925 Emily Peacock #36 Wash. 3/12/06 9.925 Samantha Cortez #9 Oklahoma 3/15/08 9.925 Casey Jo Magee #9 Alabama 1/30/09 9.925 Jaime Pisani #1 Florida 1/23/09 9.925 Jaime Pisani #11 LSU 2/19/10 9.925 Casey Jo Magee #2 Oklahoma 3/19/10 9.925 Jaime Pisani #2 Oklahoma 3/19/10 9.925 Jaime Pisani #28 BYU 2/18/11 9.925 Jaime Pisani NCAA Regional 4/7/12 25. 9.900 29 times (most recent listed) 9.900 Amy Borsellino NCAA Reg. 4/7/12 9.900 Katherine Grable #23 Kentucky 1/13/12
All-Around
Score Name 1. 39.725 Katherine Grable 39.725 Jaime Pisani 3. 39.675 Casey Jo Magee 39.675 Jaime Pisani 5. 39.625 Casey Jo Magee 39.625 Casey Jo Magee 39.625 Katherine Grable 39.625 Jaime Pisani 9. 39.600 Jaime Pisani 10. 39.575 Jaime Pisani 11. 39.550 Katherine Grable 12. 39.525 Casey Jo Magee 39.525 Jaime Pisani 39.525 Casey Jo Magee 39.525 Jaime Pisani 39.525 Jaime Pisani 39.525 Jaime Pisani 18. 39.500 Dana McQuillin 19. 39.475 Casey Jo Magee 39.475 Jaime Pisani 39.475 Katherine Grable 39.475 Jaime Pisani
Opponent Date #25 LSU 1/20/12 #13 Auburn 2/3/12 #2 Oklahoma 3/19/10 #18 Minnesota 3/2/12 #16 Auburn 2/5/10 #40 Pittsburgh 3/12/10 #13 Auburn 2/3/12 NCAA Regional 4/7/12 #1 Florida 2/25/11 #25 LSU 1/20/12 #5 Oklahoma 2/5/12 #1 Florida 1/23/09 #12 Kentucky 1/29/10 #11 LSU 2/19/10 #27 West Virginia 3/4/11 #23 Kentucky 1/13/12 #9 Nebraska 2/24/12 Arkansas Quad 3/5/04 #35 Kentucky 2/15/08 #16 Auburn 2/5/10 #23 Kentucky 1/13/12 #5 Oklahoma 2/5/12
Opponent Date Vault 1. #3 Georgia 2/20/2009 49.450 2. #25 LSU 1/20/2012 49.400 3. #9 Nebraska 2/24/2012 49.375 4. #18 Minnesota 3/6/2009 49.350 5. #1 Florida 1/23/2009 49.325 #5 Oklahoma 2/5/2012 49.325 7. #9 Oklahoma 3/15/2008 49.300 #16 Auburn 2/5/2010 49.300 #2 Oklahoma 3/19/2010 49.300 10. #13 Auburn 2/3/2012 49.275 11. #9 Alabama 1/30/2009 49.250 #12 Kentucky 1/29/2010 49.250 #1 Florida 2/25/2011 49.250 14. NCAA Regional 4/7/2012 49.200 15. #35 Kentucky 2/15/2008 49.175 NCAA SC Regional 4/4/2009 49.175 #40 Pittsburgh 3/12/2010 49.175
Uneven Bars
Opponent Date Bars 1. #25 LSU 1/20/2012 49.450 2. #18 Minnesota 3/2/2012 49.375 3. #13 Auburn 2/3/2012 49.350 4. Gym’Back Inv. 3/5/2004 49.300 5. #40 Pittsburgh 3/12/2010 49.275 #23 Kentucky 1/13/2012 49.275 7. #16 Auburn 2/5/2010 49.250 8. #5 Oklahoma 2/5/2012 49.225 NCAA Regional 4/7/2012 49.225 10. #18 Kentucky 2/24/2006 49.200 Missouri 3/14/2003 49.200 #20 Arizona 1/9/2010 49.200 #1 Florida 2/25/2011 49.200 14. #2 Georgia 1/19/2007 49.175 #12 Kentucky 1/29/2010 49.175 #27 West Virginia 3/4/2011 49.175
Balance Beam
Opponent Date Beam 1. #16 Auburn 2/5/2010 49.350 2. #3 Alabama 2/27/2004 49.300 3. Gym’Back Quad 3/19/2005 49.275 4. Arkansas Quad 2 3/23/2007 49.250 5. #13 Auburn 2/3/2012 49.225 6. NCAA Regional 4/7/2012 49.175 7. Arkansas Quad 1/9/2004 49.100 #9 Alabama 1/30/2009 49.100 #12 Kentucky 1/29/2010 49.100 #1 Florida 2/25/2011 49.100 11. #4 Florida 2/18/2005 49.075 #14 Auburn 2/22/2008 49.075 #11 LSU 2/19/2010 49.075 #27 West Virginia 3/4/2011 49.075
Floor Exercise
1. 2. 5. 7. 9. 11.
Opponent Gym’Back Inv. #29 Auburn #14 LSU #25 LSU #36 Washington #23 Kentucky #1 Florida #40 Pittsburgh #9 Oklahoma #18 Minnesota #5 Florida #23 Kentucky #9 Alabama
Date Floor 3/5/2004 49.525 1/23/2004 49.425 2/6/2004 49.425 1/20/2012 49.425 3/12/2006 49.400 1/13/2012 49.400 1/23/2009 49.375 3/12/2010 49.375 3/15/2008 49.350 3/6/2009 49.350 2/20/2004 49.325 1/16/2004 49.325 1/30/2009 49.325
2013 ROSTER Name Events Amy Borsellino AA Stephani Canizaro AA Sydnie Dillard AA Heather Elswick AA Erin Freier AA Keara Glover UB, BB Katherine Grable AA Lillian Hardin AA Kelci Lewis AA Shelby Salmon UB,BB,FX Jordan Salsberg AA Scarlett Williams AA Bailee Zumwalde V,UB,FL
Ht. Class Exp. 5-1 SR 3L 5-1 SO 1L 5-4 FR HS 5-2 FR HS 5-7 FR HS 5-9 FR HS 5-0 JR 2L 5-1 FR HS 5-1 SR 3L 5-4 JR 2L 5-2 SR 2L 5-5 JR 2L 5-0 JR 2L
Hometown/High School Club Boonton, N.J./Morris Catholic North Star Gym. Nesbit, Miss./Faith Heritage Christian Acad. Gymstars Gym. Fairview, Texas/McKinney Eagles Wings Austin, Texas/Westlake Capital Gym. Westland, Mich./Churchill Euro Stars Gymnastics Oklahoma City, Okla./Putnam North Dynamo Gymnastics Oshkosh, Wis./Oshkosh West Oshkosh Gymnastics Frisco, Texas/Frisco WOGA Gymnastics Collinsville, Okla./Collinsville ConocoPhillips Noblesville, Ind./Noblesville Sharp’s Gym. Academy Gulfport, Miss./Harrison Central Laniers Gymnastics 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 Lyst (Penn St., 1993) Assistant Coach: Samantha Cortez (Arkansas, 2008) Director of Gymnastics Operations: Jaime Pisani (Arkansas, 2012) Managers: Amanda Schoenbaum, Ralph Rosso Trainer: Jason Traxson (Arkansas, 2006)
2013 Arkansas Razorbacks: Front, L to R: Kelci Lewis, Stephani Canizaro, Jordan Salsberg, Amy Borsellino, Katherine Grable, Bailee Zumwalde. Back, L to R: Lillian Hardin, Shelby Salmon, Erin Freier, Scarlett Williams, Sydnie Dillard, Heather Elswick. Not pictured: Keara Glover.
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2013 ROSTER
AMY BORSELLINO 5-1 || SR || Boonton, N.J.
STEPHANI CANIZARO 5-1 || SO || Nesbit, Miss.
SYDNIE DILLARD 5-4 || FR || FAIRVIEW, TEXAS
HEATHER ELSWICK 5-2 || FR || Austin, Texas
ERIN FREIER 5-7 || FR || Westland, Mich.
KEARA GLOVER 5-9 || FR || Oklahoma City, Okla.
KATHERINE GRABLE 5-0 || JR || Oshkosh, Wis.
LILLIAN HARDIN 5-1 || FR || Frisco, Texas
KELCI LEWIS 5-1 || SR || Collinsville, Okla.
SHELBY SALMON 5-4 || JR || Noblesville, Ind.
JORDAN SALSBERG 5-2 || SR || Gulfport, Miss.
SCARLETT WILLIAMS 5-5 || JR || Baton Rouge, La.
BAILEE ZUMWALDE 5-0 || JR || St. Cloud, Minn.
MARK COOK Co-Head Coach
RENÉ LYST Co-Head Coach
SAMANTHA CORTEZ Assistant Coach
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2013 SEASON PREVIEW Coming off another Super Six season in 2012, Arkansas gymnastics co-head coaches Mark Cook and René Lyst have a roster loaded with veterans as they look for a spot in the NCAA Championship for the seventh time in eight years. Leading the way is a solid core of five AllAmericans and three all-arounders, and Arkansas’ goals are the Amy Borsellino stepped into an all-around role last year and set same as always. “Our goals have or matched career highs in all four stayed consisted over events. the past few years,” Lyst says. “We want to be a top seed going into regionals, qualify for the national championship, qualify to the Super Six and ultimately be on the awards stand as one of the top four teams at the NCAA Championship.” “We want to stay healthy and improve on last year,” Cook says. “We want to beat more top teams than we did last year, improve our home attendance average, make the Super Six again and have our first NCAA individual event champion.” Seniors Amy Borsellino and Kelci Lewis earned All-America honors on vault and floor, respectively, in 2011. Junior Bailee Zumwalde and sophomore Stephani Canizaro were second-team All-Americans on floor in 2012. Grable earned two All-America honors each year, first-team on floor and second-team on vault in 2011, and first-team on beam and second-team on vault in 2012. That group led the Razorbacks to the first No. 1 national ranking in program history in 2012 and their second Super Six in four years. In 10 years, the Arkansas program has earned nine consecutive NCAA Regional bids, advanced to the NCAA Championship six times in the last seven seasons, finished in the top 10 four times in the last five years and reached the Super Six in 2009 and 2012. Coming off a sixth-place national finish, the Razorbacks are looking for better this year. “We want to do it again,” Cook says of the Super Six, “but we want to place higher.” “The team is determined,” Lyst says. “While we were thrilled with qualifying to the Super Six, we were disappointed in how we competed. The team is very focused. Training is going great. We are right where we need to be at this time. Obviously there is work to do, but I’m pleased and impressed with this team.” Last year’s team started the year by winning the starstudded Cancun Classic with wins over four other teams ranked in the top 25. The Razorbacks officially observed their 10-year history on Jan. 20 with a home rout of No. 25 LSU. Arkansas set a school record in the meet with a 197.225, and jumped to the No. 1 spot in the GymInfo national rankings for the first time in program history. The Razorbacks, who beat 15 teams ranked in the top 25, were
also ranked No. 1 on bars for three weeks. Midway through the season, Arkansas lost all-arounder Jordan Salsberg for the year with a knee injury. Grable missed parts or all of five meets at the end of the regular season. Lewis missed parts of three meets with an ankle injury. During that stretch, Cook and Lyst were forced to replace 11 of the 24 spots in their lineup. Borsellino was pressed into an all-arounder role and performed well, and all three injured Razorbacks returned Four-time All-American Kathfor the NCAA Regional. Ar- erine Grable is expected to be kansas hosted and finished one of the top all-arounders second to No. 3 UCLA. The in the nation. No. 8 Razorbacks moved to the NCAA Championship and beat No. 5 Georgia, No. 9 Oregon State and No. 12 Ohio State in the Session II semifinal to earn their second appearance in the Super Six. Other big wins for the Razorbacks were against No. 12 LSU, No. 13 Auburn, No. 15 Boise State, No. 18 Minnesota, No. 19 Arizona, No. 19 Missouri, No. 23 Kentucky, No. 24 Maryland and No. 25 Iowa. Borsellino, Grable and Salsberg return as all-aroundTop Vaulters: ers this year, and all three are Amy Borsellino expected to be leaders and Stephani Canizaro post big scores. Heather Elswick “Obviously Kat will be a Erin Freier big key to our success along Katherine Grable with Amy and Jordan,” Kelci Lewis Lyst says. “Those three will Jordan Salsberg most likely be in all-around Bailee Zumwalde spots. This team is made up a bit differently than last season. We have quality depth on every event and will look to maximize our scoring potential, especially in the fifth and sixth spots. Stephani Canizaro has probably improved the most on the team since last season and may be in an all-around spot as well. She gains confidence every day.” Borsellino set or matched her career highs on all four events last year with a 9.90 vault, 9.825 on bars, 9.875 on beam and 9.90 on floor, and had a personalbest 39.35 all-around. Senior Kelci Lewis is one of five Grable, prior to her in- All-Americans on the 2013 jury, became the first Razor- Razorback roster.
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2013 SEASON PREVIEW back to earn a No. 1 national ranking in the all-around. She and former Razorback Jaime Pisani set a school record and posted the top all-around score in the nation last year with a 39.725. Grable, from Oshkosh, Wis., was a first-team AllAmerican on beam and second-team on vault. She advanced to the NCAA individual event finals on beam and placed sixth in the nation. Salsberg was a key performer on each event. Prior to her injury against No. 9 Nebraska on Feb. 24, the Gulfport, Miss., native set career highs with a 9.90 vault, 9.85 on bars, 9.875 on floor and a 39.275 in the all-around. Top Bars Workers: “It’s huge having Jordan Amy Borsellino back,” Cook says. “She’s doStephani Canizaro ing great! Amy picked up Katherine Grable where she left off last year, Jordan Salsberg only she’s better. KatherShelby Salmon ine is still great. We expect her to compete for the allaround title at the national championship.” From the NCAA Championship lineup, five of six return on vault, four on bars, four on beam and five on floor, giving the coaches 16 returnees in 24 positions. With Salsberg’s expected return, 20 of 24 positions could be filled. Junior Scarlett Williams, who was in the lineup on vault, beam and floor last season, was lost for the sea- Senior Jordan Salsberg’s return son with an injury during from an injury is expected to fall workouts. give the team a huge boost. Returning regulars in the lineup on vault include Top Beam Workers: Lewis, Borsellino, Grable and Amy Borsellino Zumwalde. On bars, BorStephani Canizaro sellino, Grable and Canizaro Sydnie Dillard are joined by junior Shelby Salmon. Beam regulars inErin Freier clude Salmon, Borsellino and Katherine Grable Grable. On floor, the first five Kelci Lewis in last year’s order return in Shelby Salmon Zumwalde, Canizaro, Lewis, Jordan Salsberg Grable and Borsellino. Lewis set career highs last year with a 9.90 vault in the Super Six, a 9.75 on beam and a 9.90 on floor. Zumwalde had career bests of 9.85 on vault and 9.85 three times on floor, including in the Session II semifinal to earn All-America honors. Canizaro, as a freshman, had season highs of 9.80 on vault, 9.825 on bars four times and 9.85 on floor. Her 9.85 floor came in the Session II semifinal to also earn All-America recognition. Salmon, who was a key part of the bars lineup to help Arkansas earn the No. 1 event ranking, had highs of 9.925 on bars and 9.85 on beam. “We’ve been defining roles and the team is really starting to mesh,” Lyst says of fall workouts. “It’s nice to see the different personalities come to the forefront and it’s not just
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one person, it’s a variety of individuals in all areas of the program. Kat has really matured and Shelby has really been a strong influence within the group as well.” “We’re working on consistency and not holding anything back,” Cook says. “We’re right on track.” The eight returnees are joined by five newcomers – freshmen Sydnie Dillard, Heather Elswick, Erin Freier, Keara Glover and Lillian Hardin. Co-head coach René Lyst Dillard is a 2010 Junior says sophomore Stephani Olympic Level 10 national Canizaro may be the most qualifier and won the 2012 Re- improved Razorback. gion III title on beam. Elswick is a two-time J.O. Level 10 qualTop Floor Performers: ifier and a top 10 national perAmy Borsellino former. Hardin was a top five Stephani Canizaro finisher in all four events last Sydnie Dillard year in the Texas state meet. Heather Elswick Freier won the national chamErin Freier pionship on bars in 2010, and Katherine Grable was a J.O. Level 10 qualifier in Kelci Lewis 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Jordan Salsberg The top candidates to make Bailee Zumwalde Cook’s vault lineup are Grable, Borsellino, Lewis, Zumwalde, Salsberg and Elswick with Canizaro and Freier, among others, also competing for a spot. Cook’s bars team is led by Canizaro, Borsellino, Grable, Salmon and Salsberg with other spots still to be determined. On beam, Lyst’s lineup will likely include a combination of Grable, Dillard, Salsberg, Salmon, Borsellino, Canizaro, Freier, Glover and Lewis. “This is the strongest beam team we’ve had, top to Junior Bailee Zumwalde bottom,” Lyst says. “Four of the was a second-team Alltop six competed at the NCAA American on floor in Championship. Their matu- 2012. rity level and composure is outstanding.” On floor, assistant coach Samantha Cortez will choose between Grable, Borsellino, Lewis, Zumwalde, Elswick, Canizaro, Salsberg, Freier and Dillard. “Full routines are starting to come together nicely and we will be ready to go once the season begins,” Cortez says. “We have a lot of depth this year, which is always great. The ladies are pushing each other every day, constantly improving and making changes. Overall, our floor team is looking strong.”
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THE 2013 STAFF
2013 Staff: From left, manager Ralph Rosso, director of operations Jaime Pisani, manager Amanda Schoenbaum, co-head coach Mark Cook, co-head coach RenĂŠ Lyst, assistant coach Samantha Cortez, videographer Natalie Bohonsky and athletic trainer Jason Traxson.
Co-head coaches RenĂŠ Lyst (left) and Mark Cook (right) have led the Razorbacks to nine consecutive NCAA Regional appearances, six trips to the NCAA Championship in seven years and two trips to the Super six in four seasons.
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CO-HEAD COACH MARK COOK
CHICO STATE, 1977 11TH SEASON AT ARKANSAS NINE NCAA REGIONALS SIX NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM APPEARANCES TWO NCAA SUPER SIX APPEARANCES FOUR TOP 10 FINISHES TWO NCAA REGIONAL TITLES NO. 1 NATIONAL TEAM RANKING ONE SEC REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPIONSHIP AT ARKANSAS (Co-Head Coach, 2002-) 135-161-4 (10 years) 9 NCAA Regional Appearances, 2004-12 6 NCAA Champ. Appearances, 2006, 2008-12 2 NCAA Super Six Appearances, 2009, ‘12 2 NCAA Regional titles, 2009, ‘11 1 SEC regular-season co-championship, 2011 6 NCAA individual qualifiers 36 All-America selections 6 NCAA Regional champions 8 All-SEC selections No. 1 National Team Ranking, 2012 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 Titles 3 NCAA Regional Titles NCAA Team Champion, 1997 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 Gymnastics Association Diablo Valley College Hall of Fame, 2010
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Mark Cook has guided the Razorbacks from their infancy through their first 10 years of existence and built one of the dominant programs in the nation. Cook and Arkansas marked their 10-year anniversary in 2012 and had a lot to celebrate – including their ninth NCAA Regional appearance, sixth NCAA Championship appearance, second trip to the Super Six in four years, eighth consecutive top 15 final ranking and third top 10 finish in the last four years. In 2003, the first year Arkansas fielded a team, the Razorbacks finished 41st in the final national rankings. In 2004, the Razorbacks earned a spot in an NCAA Regional for the first time and haven’t missed the postseason since. In 2005, Arkansas finished 15th in the final rankings and haven’t finished lower than 13th since. In 2006, the Razorbacks reached the NCAA Championships for the first time and have been back the last five years. Even with that sustained success, Arkansas reached new heights in 2012. In its 10th season, Arkansas earned its first No. 1 national ranking, earned its first event No. 1 ranking (bars), and had individuals ranked No. 1 in the all-around, on floor and on bars for the first time. Arkansas hosted an NCAA Regional for the third time and advanced to the NCAA Championship in Duluth, Ga. The Razorbacks, who beat 15 teams ranked in the top 25, finished third in the Session II semifinal to advance to the Super Six and finished sixth in the country for Arkansas’ secondbest finish ever. Four Razorbacks (Jaime Pisani, Katherine Grable, Stephani Canizaro and Bailee Zumwalde) combined for eight All-America honors, giving Arkansas 36 selections in its 10 years. Two Razorbacks, Pisani and Grable, advanced to the NCAA event finals, giving Arkansas 16 total appearances. 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 six years, including tying for No. 6 on vault and No. 7 on bars in 2012. Cook coached Mariah Howdeshell to Arkansas’ first No. 1 ranking on bars (three weeks) and Katherine Grable to the school’s first No. 1 national ranking in the all-around (two weeks). Jaime Pisani later reached No. 1 in the AA for four rankings periods. Pisani, who won 35 individual event titles, finished third in the nation in the all-around, ninth on floor and 12th on beam. Grable finished sixth on beam. Pisani earned four All-America honors to end her career with a school-record 13, and became Arkansas’ first SEC Gymnast of the Year.
Cook has coached five different Razorbacks to eight All-America honors on vault, three to five honors on bars and three to five honors in the all-around. Of those 18 All-America honors, nine 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 thirdbest 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 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, tied for the SEC regular-season title, 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, and set school records with five SEC wins and three SEC road wins. Individually, Pisani, Grable, Amy Borsellino and Kelci Lewis and combined for seven All-America honors. Borsellino earned her first All-America honor as a first-teamer on vault while Grable made the second team. Pisani won 28 individual event titles, finished ranked No. 3 in the nation on floor and No. 5 in the all-around. 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. In 2010, Arkansas was ranked seventh at the end of the regular season and finished No. 11 in the nation after nationals. Arkansas finished second in the NCAA West Regional, 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.
CO-HEAD COACH MARK COOK 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 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 eight All-Southeastern Conference selections, 12 SEC gymnasts of the week picks, eight SEC Community Service Team members, 78 SEC academic team selections, 67 NACGC/W Academic Scholar-Athletes and 10 All-Americans to 36 honors. In addition, the 2010 and 2011 squads both earned public recognition from the NCAA for ranking among the top 10 percent nationally in multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR). The 2010 honor was the first for an SEC program since 2006. 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. Dur-
Mark Cook Year-By-Year AS HEAD COACH At Stanford (1998-2003) Overall Pac-10 Post Final Year Record Champ. Season Rank 1998 8-4 1st 3rd/Ind. 15 1999 10-3 4th 1st/9th T10 2000 6-2 6th 3rd/Ind. 13 2001 12-3 1st 2nd/8th 8 Totals 36-12
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, recruiting, 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 RS co-champ. 2012 18-20-0 6th 2nd/6th 6 2nd Super Sox Totals 135-161-4 6 team/16 ind. ing his tenure, Stanford finished as high as eighth in the nation (2001). Prior to Stanford, Cook helped build NCAA and Pac-10 champions at UCLA as an 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 900student 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.
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CO-HEAD COACH RENE LYST
PENN STATE, 1993 (B.A.) UMASS, 1997 (M.S.) ARKANSAS, 2011 (ED.D.) 11TH SEASON AT ARKANSAS NINE NCAA REGIONALS SIX NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM APPEARANCES TWO NCAA SUPER SIX APPEARANCES FOUR TOP 10 FINISHES TWO NCAA REGIONAL TITLES NO. 1 NATIONAL TEAM RANKING ONE SEC REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPIONSHIP AT ARKANSAS (Co-Head Coach, 2002-) 135-161-4 (10 years) 9 NCAA Regional Appearances, 2004-12 6 NCAA Champ. Appearances, 2006, 2008-12 2 NCAA Super Six Appearances, 2009, ‘12 2 NCAA Regional titles, 2009, ‘11 1 SEC regular-season co-championship, 2011 9 NCAA individual qualifiers 36 All-America selections 7 NCAA Regional champions 8 All-SEC selections No. 1 National Team Ranking, 2012 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 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 Titles 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 Atlantic 10 Team Champion
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René Lyst is entering her 11th season at Arkansas where she has built one of the most successful programs in the country. Lyst and the Razorbacks enjoyed a banner season in 2012, the 10-year anniversary of the program, by reaching the Super Six for the second time in four years, earning the team’s first No. 1 national ranking, advancing to the NCAA postseason for the ninth straight season, hosting an NCAA Regional for the third time and earning a spot in the NCAA Championship for the sixth time. The first year of the program, in 2003, Arkansas ranked 41st in the nation. The Razorbacks earned an NCAA bid for the first time in 2004 and have been back every year since. Arkansas ended the year ranked No. 15 in 2005 and has been in the top 13 each year since. Since 2006, Arkansas has advanced to the NCAA Championship six of seven years, including the last five. Included in those eight consecutive top 15 rankings are three top 10 finishes in the last four years. In 2012, Arkansas recorded its second-best finish ever by finishing sixth in the country. The Razorbacks earned a No. 1 national ranking, earned their first event No. 1 ranking (bars), and had individuals ranked No. 1 for the first time in the all-around, on floor and on bars. The Razorbacks recorded 15 wins over teams ranked in the top 25, finished second in the NCAA Regional in Fayetteville, finished third in the NCAA Session II semifinal and moved on to the Super Six for the second time in four years. Four Razorbacks (Jaime Pisani, Katherine Grable, Stephani Canizaro and Bailee Zumwalde) combined for eight All-America honors, giving Arkansas 36 selections in its 10 years. Two Razorbacks, Pisani and Grable, advanced to the NCAA event finals, giving Arkansas 16 total appearances. Lyst is Arkansas’ primary beam coach while assisting on all four events. She has guided Arkansas to top 25 final national rankings on beam for eight straight years, including No. 15 in 2012. Arkansas was also No. 9 in 2010, No. 13 in 2011, No. 16 in 2009 and No. 16 in 2008. Lyst has guided three individuals to six All-America honors on beam along with three to five selections in the allaround. Lyst has coached six Razorbacks to nine appearances in the NCAA individual event finals with three top five finishes. On beam alone, Lyst has coached two Southeastern Conference champions, two NCAA Regional champions and five first-team All-Americans. An SEC and NCAA South Central Regional Coach of the Year honoree, Lyst 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 2012, she coached Pisani to the SEC beam title and Arkansas’ first SEC Gymnast of the Year honor. She also coached Pisani, who won 35 individual event titles, and Grable to No. 1 national rankings in the all-around, and Pisani to regional AA and beam championships. In the NCAA event finals, Pisani finished third in the all-around, ninth on floor and 12th on beam, and Grable placed sixth on beam. In 2011, Lyst guided Arkansas to the NCAA North Central Regional title and a tie for ninth at the NCAA Championship. The Razorbacks beat No. 1 Florida for the regional title and tied for fourth in the NCAA Session I Semifinal to miss the Super Six by one spot. Lyst’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, tied for the SEC regular-season title, 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, and set school records with five SEC wins and three SEC road wins. Individually, Pisani, Grable, Borsellino and Kelci Lewis combined for seven All-America honors. Pisani was first-team on floor, and second-team on beam and in the all-around. Lewis was a secondteamer 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. 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 AllAmerica honors with Magee a first-teamer 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
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CO-HEAD COACH RENE LYST 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 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 AllAmerica 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. Lyst also spearheads Arkansas’ commitment in the classroom, and she leads by example. In 2011, 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. Lyst’s teams have posted a 3.30 GPA or better each year. She has coached eight All-SEC selections, 10 All-Americans to 36 selections, 78 SEC Academic Honor Roll members, 67 National Association for Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches for Women Academic Scholar-Athletes and numerous Arkansas Women’s Athletics Department Honor Roll selections. In addition, the 2010 and 2011 squads both earned public recognition from the NCAA for ranking among the top 10 percent nationally in multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR). The 2010 honor was the first for an SEC program since 2006. Lyst 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 Lyst 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. Lyst’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. Lyst 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 na-
René LYST Year-By-Year AS HEAD COACH At Arkansas (2003-present) Overall SEC Post Final Year Record Champ. Season Rank Notes 2002-03 At Arkansas, recruiting, 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 RS co-champ. 2012 18-20-0 6th 2nd/6th 6 2nd Super Six Totals 135-161-4 6 team/16 ind. co-champ tional ranking, including a No. 38 rating on beam. The second season, 2004, 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 Lyst 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. Lyst also coached numerous All-Americans 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. Lyst helped 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 Pac10 All-Academic Team during her time in Palo Alto. Before moving to Stanford as the assistant coach, Lyst 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. Lyst 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 (B.S.) arkansas, 2011 (M.S.) 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 1 NCAA Regional Appearance, 2012 1 NCAA Champ. Appearances, 2012 1 NCAA Super Six Appearance, 2012 1 NCAA individual qualifier 3 All-America selections 1 All-SEC selection No. 1 National Team Ranking, 2012 Director of Operations 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-Time Member of SEC Academic Honor Roll National Association for Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches for Women All- Scholar honors (2008) Samantha Cortez began her coaching career in grand style in 2012. The former Razorback helped guide Arkansas to one of the best seasons in school history as the Razorbacks earned a spot in the Super Six for the second time in four years, finished sixth in the nation, reached the NCAA Championship for the fifth straight year and the sixth time in seven years, and made its ninth straight appearance in the NCAA postseason.
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Arkansas earned its first No. 1 national ranking in program history, and had individuals ranked No. 1 for the first time on bars, floor and in the allaround. Cortez works primarily with the floor team, and she helped Jaime Pisani earned a No. 1 national ranking for eight rankings periods. Pisani and Katherine Grable combined to win 12 individual floor titles. Cortez coached Pisani to first-team All-America honors on floor, as well as Stephani Canizaro and Bailee Zumwalde to their first All-America honors – both second team on floor. Cortez also helped Pisani finish ninth in the nation on floor in the individual event finals and third in the all-around. A native of Verona, N.J., Cortez competed for the Razorbacks from 200508 and spent the 2009-11 seasons as Arkansas’ director of operations. As assistant coach, she is 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, she served as Arkansas’ director of operations. In that role, she handled day-today office management, coordination of meet officials and meet management, scheduled pre- and post-meet 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’ alltime top scores of 9.925 on vault, which ties for seventh, and 9.925 on floor, which ties for 17th. 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 was also awarded to Amy DeFilippo, Casey Jo Magee and Sarah Nagashima in 2010, and Pisani in 2011. 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. 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 third-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. Cortez has been with the Razorbacks for all six trips to the NCAA Championship and for eight of the nine appearances in an NCAA Regional.
RAZORBACK STAFF DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS JAIME PISANI Jaime Pisani is in her
first year as Arkansas’ Director of Operations after closing an outstanding Razorback career in 2012. Her duties include coordinating all home meets and all team meals, handling all ticket requests and assisting in coordinating recruiting visits, in addition to daily office duties. In the gym for the Razorbacks from 2009-12, she led Arkansas to two Super Six appearances, four NCAA Championship appearances and three top 10 finishes. Pisani earned a school-record 13 All-America honors, was the 2012 SEC Gymnast of the Year, the 2011 South Central Gymnast of the Year, won 94 career individual event titles, won three NCAA Regional titles, four NCAA Championship session titles and earned three NCAA Individual Event Finals appearances. In 2012, she helped the Razorbacks earn their first No. 1 national ranking, and Pisani was ranked No. 1 in the country on floor for eight rankings periods and in the all-around for four periods. She led Arkansas to a national sixth-place finish with first-team All-America honors in the all-around, on floor and on beam, and second-team honors on bars. Pisani finished third in the nation in the all-around, ninth on floor and 12th on beam. Pisani set or tied school records with her 39.725 in the all-around, 9.975 on floor, 9.95 on beam and 9.95 on bars. A College Sports Information Directors of America Capital One Academic All-American, Pisani earned NCAA Winter Sports, and NCAA Ethnic Minority and Women’s Enhancement postgraduate scholarships. A graduate of Lakeland Regional High in Ringwood, N.J., Pisani earned her bachelor’s in kinesiology from Arkansas in 2012 with a 3.66 cumulative grade point average. She is currently pursuing her master’s in sport management.
MANAGER AMANDA SCHOENBAUM Amanda Schoenbaum is in
her third 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 practice and 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 personal-best 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). She graduated with her bachelor’s in business and is currently pursuing her master’s in sport management.
MANAGER RALPH ROSSO
Ralph Rosso, a former NCAA individual event finalist at the University of Michigan, is in his second 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. In 2012, he helped the Razorbacks reach the Super Six, finish sixth in the nation, advance to the NCAA Championship for the sixth time in seven years, earn a No. 1 national ranking and qualify for the NCAA postseason for the ninth straight year. 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 2009-11, 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 sports 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.
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RAZORBACK STAFF NUTRITIONIST ASHLEY BINNS Ashley Binns is in her third
year as the nutritionist for the Razorbacks after working from 2007-10 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 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-the-gym 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.
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TEAM VIDEOGRAPHER NATALIE BOHONSKY
Former Razorback Natalie Bohonsky is in her second 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. Bohonsky is from Plano, Texas, and graduated from Plano Senior High with a 3.9 GPA.
MEET THE TEAM
The Razorbacks reached the Super Six for the second time in four years in 2012.
Arkansas’ 2013 senior class has been to the Super Six, made three appearances in the NCAA Championship, won a regional, won an SEC regular-season co-championship, earned a No. 1 national ranking, hosted a regional, recorded two wins over the No. 1-ranked team in the nation, finished in the top 10 twice and topped 34 teams ranked in the top 25 over the last three years.
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AMY BORSELLINO SENIOR || 5-1 || AA || boonton, n.j. morris catholic || north stars gymnastics Career Highs Vault 9.90 at NCAA SI Semifinal, 2011 9.90 at #28 W. Va., 2012 Bars 9.825 #18 Minnesota, 2012 Beam 9.875 at #28 W. Va., 2012 Floor 9.90 at #16 Missouri, 2012 9.90 NCAA Reg., 2012* All-Around 39.35 at #28 W. Va., 2012 *Most Recent 2012 Season Highs Vault 9.90 at #28 West Virginia Bars 9.825 #18 Minnesota Beam 9.875 at #28 West Virginia Floor 9.90 at #16 Missouri 9.90 NCAA Reg. All-Around 39.35 at #28 West Virginia 2012 Event Titles Vault At #28 West Virginia Awards All-American (1st team), 2011 (V) NCAA Event Finals, 2011 (V 15th) Team Awards Dana McQuillin Coaches Award, 2012
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AMY BORSELLINO AS A JUNIOR (2012) Amy Borsellino had a breakthrough season. Capitalizing on an opportunity, she stepped into an all-around role and lifted the team into the NCAA Championship and on to the Super Six. She competed as an all-arounder six times with her scores counting for the team in 22 of the 24 events. In the postseason, she was consistent with three consecutive 39.30 all-around scores. In the NCAA Fayetteville Regional, Borsellino was sixth in the all-around, third on floor (9.90) and sixth on vault (9.875). Her floor score ties for third-best in school history in regional competition. In the NCAA Session II semifinal, she helped Arkansas score the second-most points in school history (197.15) and advance to the Super Six for the second time in four years. Her third straight 39.30 tied for 12th in the all-around in the Super Six. Borsellino won the first event title of her career on March 10 with a career-high tying 9.90 vault at No. 28 West Virginia. She competed on bars for the first time in her career against No. 18 Minnesota and responded with a career-high 9.825. Borsellino also had career highs of 9.875 on beam at WVU, 9.90 on floor at No. 16 Missouri and in the NCAA Regional, and a 39.35 AA at WVU to finish second. She placed third on vault and fourth on floor in the win over Kentucky, third on vault, and fourth on bars and floor in the win over Minnesota, and third on floor at Missouri. Borsellino earned the team’s Dana McQuillin Coaches Award and was named to the UA Honor Roll. AS A SOPHOMORE (2011) Borsellino provided a boost at the end of the year and her late-season 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 season-opening 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 STARS GYMNASTICS A native of Boonton, N.J., Borsellino competed for North Stars Gymnastics, the same club to produce former Razorbacks Dana McQuillin and Jaime Pisani, and UA assistant coach Samantha Cortez. 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 allaround 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 Stars, 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 SENIOR || 5-1 || aA || collinsville, okla. collinsville || conocophillips Career Highs Vault 9.90 at Super Six, 2012 * Bars 9.775 #16 Auburn, 2010 Beam 9.75 #13 Auburn, 2012 Floor 9.90 #5 Oklahoma, 2012 All-Around 39.075 at Washington, 2010 * Most Recent Season Highs (2012) Vault 9.90 at Super Six Beam 9.75 #13 Auburn Floor 9.90 #5 Oklahoma Awards SEC Community Service Team, 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll, 2012 All-American (2nd team), 2011 (FX) NACGC/W Academic Team, 2012 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 JUNIOR (2012) Kelci Lewis was a mainstay in the floor and vault lineup, helping the Razorbacks advance out of the NCAA Fayetteville Regional to the NCAA Championship for the fifth straight year and into the Super Six for the second time in four years. Lewis had a career-high 9.90 vault in the Super Six, helping Arkansas tie the school record with a 49.45 event score. Lewis also set career highs during the season with a 9.90 on floor against No. 5 Oklahoma and 9.75 on beam against No. 13 Auburn. In the NCAA Championship Session II semifinal, she had a 9.85 vault and a 9.75 floor as Arkansas earned a spot in the Super Six with the second-best score in school history (197.15). She also had 9.85 vaults at No. 6 Georgia and in the season-opening Cancun Classic, helping Arkansas win the meet over No. 12 LSU, No. 17 Auburn, No. 19 Arizona and No. 25 Iowa. Lewis had a 9.875 vault in the home win over No. 25 LSU when the Razorbacks set a school record with a 197.225 in front of a school-record crowd of 5,537. She placed fourth on vault in the home win over Auburn, third on floor with a career-high of 9.90 against OU and fourth on floor against Nebraska. Lewis, who is a member of UA’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, earned National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women Academic All-Scholar and SEC Academic Honor Roll honors. She was also named to the SEC Community Service Team, and named to UA’s Athletic Director’s List and to the Honor Roll. AS A SOPHOMORE (2011) Lewis earned All-America honors 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 Salvatore, was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and earned NACGC/W Academic All-Scholar honors. Lewis was 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 allaround (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 All-Scholar 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 SENIOR || 5-2 || AA || gulfport, miss. / harrison central || LAniers GYMNASTICS Career Highs (2010 marks at SEMO) Vault 9.90 at #6 Alabama, 2012 9.90 #9 Nebraska, 2012* Bars 9.85 BYU, 2010 9.85 #25 LSU, 2012 Beam 9.85 at #45 UIC, 2011 9.85 at #18 Denver, 2011 Floor 9.875 #23 Kentucky, 2012 All-Around 39.275 #25 LSU, 2012 * Most Recent Season Highs (2012) Vault 9.90 at #6 Alabama 9.90 #9 Nebraska Bars 9.85 #25 LSU Beam 9.825 #13 Auburn 9.825 at #6 Georgia Floor 9.875 #23 Kentucky All-Around 39.275 #25 LSU Awards SEC Academic Honor Roll, 2012 Emerging Razorback Leadership Academy, 2010-11 Team Awards Most Improved, 2012 Most Improved, 2011 Dana McQuillin Coaches Award, 2011 Awards at SEMO MIC Specialist of the Week, 2010 (Feb. 16)
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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
JORDAN SALSBERG AS A JUNIOR (2012) One of the top all-arounders in the nation, Jordan Salsberg sustained a knee injury on her beam dismount against No. 9 Nebraska on Feb. 24 and was lost for the season. Until that point, Salsberg was a consistent all-arounder who played a significant role in the Razorbacks earning their first No. 1 national ranking. She was ranked No. 23 in the nation and set career highs of 9.90 on vault against No. 6 Alabama and Nebraska, 9.875 on floor against No. 23 Kentucky and 39.275 in the all-around against No. 25 LSU. Salsberg also had a career-high tying 9.85 on bars against LSU. Her 39.275 AA against LSU included tying for fourth on bars (9.85) and on beam (9.775), and helping Arkansas set a school record with a 197.225 in front of a school-record crowd of 5,537. That meet propelled Arkansas to the first No. 1 national ranking in school history. She was third in the AA in the win over No. 23 Kentucky with a 39.25, finishing third on floor (9.875) and beam (9.775), fourth on vault (9.775) and fifth on bars (9.825). Salsberg was fourth in the all-around with a 39.15 at the Cancun Classic, helping Arkansas win the five-team meet over No. 12 LSU, No. 17 Auburn, No. 19 Arizona and No. 25 Iowa. Salsberg was also third in the AA against Oklahoma (38.60) and at Georgia with a 9.85 vault in both meets and season-high matching 9.825 beam at Georgia. Salsberg was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and earned the team’s Most Improved award for the second straight year. AS A SOPHOMORE (2011) A transfer from Southeast Missouri State, 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 were 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 all-around 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 second-place 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 all-around (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 allconference 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 allaround 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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KATHERINE GRABLE JUNIOR || 5-0 || Aa || oshkosh, wisc. oshkosh west || oshkosh gymnastics Career Highs Vault 9.95 #25 LSU, 2012 Bars 9.90 9.90
#25 LSU, 2012 #13 Auburn, 2012
Beam 9.95 at NCAA Ch, SII, 2012* Floor 9.95 9.95 9.95
#25 LSU, 2012 #13 Auburn, 2012 #8 Oklahoma, 2012
All-Around 39.725 #25 LSU, 2012 * Most Recent Season Highs (2012) Vault 9.95 #25 LSU Bars 9.90 9.90
#25 LSU #13 Auburn
Beam 9.95 at NCAA Champ., SII Floor 9.95 9.95 9.95
#25 LSU #13 Auburn #8 Oklahoma
All-Around 39.725 #25 LSU 2012 Event Titles AA at Cancun, #25 LSU, #8 Oklahoma, at #6 Alabama Vault #25 LSU, at #8 Florida, #13 Auburn, at #6 Georgia Bars #23 Kentucky Beam at Cancun, #23 Kentucky, #25 LSU, at NCAA Champ., SII Floor #25 LSU, #5 Oklahoma Awards All-American (1st team), 2012 (BB) All-American (2nd team), 2012 (V) NCAA Event Finals, 2012 (BB 6th) No. 1 in Nation (AA), Feb. 27, March 5, 2012 SEC Gymnast of Week, Jan. 9, Jan. 23, 2012 CollegeSports360.com “Primetime Performer” of the Week, Jan. 9, 2012
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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 Co-Most Outstanding Gymnast, 2012 Most Outstanding Newcomer, 2011
School Records AA, 39.725, Jan. 20, 2012, vs. #25 LSU BB, 9.95, April 20, 2012, NCAA Champ. SII semifinal
KATHERINE GRABLE AS A SOPHOMORE (2012) Katherine Grable made a huge impact on the national scene. She earned a No. 1 national ranking in the all-around, led Arkansas to its first No. 1 national ranking, earned two All-America honors, a spot in the NCAA event finals, won 15 event titles and was twice named SEC Gymnast of the Week. An ankle injury sidelined Katherine Grable for the stretch run of the regular season, but she returned for the postseason with an All-American performance. Grable finished sixth in the nation on beam, and led Arkansas into the NCAA Championship for the fifth straight year and on to the Super Six for the second time in four years. Her 9.925 beam, 9.875 floor, 9.90 vault and 39.275 allaround led Arkansas to the championship of the Cancun Classic in the season-opener over No. 12 LSU, No. 17 Auburn, No. 19 Arizona and No. 25 Iowa, earning her first SEC weekly honor. Grable set career highs of 9.95 on vault and 9.90 bars in the home win over No. 25 LSU, 9.95 on beam in the NCAA Championship Session II semifinal to send the Razorbacks to the Super Six, 9.95 on floor three times and 39.725 in the AA against LSU to earn her second SEC weekly award. Her all-around and beam highs are school records, and the AA mark was the best in the nation for 2012, matched only by teammate Jaime Pisani. Grable won all-around titles in Cancun, against LSU, Oklahoma and at Alabama. She injured an ankle on her 9.925 vault landing against Nebraska on Feb. 24, and competed on bars and beam, but not floor. Grable climbed to No. 1 in the nation in the all-around the following week and stayed there for two weeks. She competed on bars and beam the following meet against Minnesota, but missed all of the next three meets, including the SEC Championship. Grable returned for the NCAA Fayetteville Regional and was second on beam (9.90) and third on bars (9.85), helping Arkansas finish second to advance to the NCAA Championship. In the Session II semifinal, she tied Pisani for the beam title (9.95), and had a 9.90 vault and 9.875 bars to send Arkansas into the Super Six with the second-best score in school history (197.15). In the Super Six, she was sixth in the AA (39.525), fifth on beam (9.90), 10th on floor (9.875) and 11th on vault (9.90). In the NCAA event finals, she placed sixth on beam with a 9.8625. Grable was a first-team All-American on beam with her 9.95 in the Session II semifinal and a second-team All-American on vault with the 9.90. In addition to the AA titles, she won vault against LSU, Florida, Auburn and Georgia; bars against Kentucky; beam in Cancun and against Kentucky, LSU and in the NCAA Championship Session II semifinal; and floor against LSU and Oklahoma. She has 24 event wins for her career. Grable became the sixth Razorback to win an NCAA Championship session title, joining Michelle Stout, Alexandra LaChance, Sarah Nagashima, Casey Jo Magee and Jaime Pisani. Grable shared the team’s co-Most Outstanding Gymnast award with Pisani. In the classroom, she was named to UA’s Athletic Director’s List. AS A FRESHMAN (2011) Grable became the first freshman first-team All-American in school history, earned two All-America honors, qualified for the NCAA individual event finals, won all-around titles in her first two meets, won an NCAA Regional vault title and earned All-SEC 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 tied for ninth-best in school history, the highs on vault and beam both tied for 13th-best, and the high in the AA tied for 16th.
Grable won nine individual event titles, including the allaround 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 allaround in 2009, 14th in 2008 and 13th in 2007. Competing at Oshkosh, Grable was a four-time all-around 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 JUNIOR || 5-4 || UB, BB, FX || noblesville, ind. noblesVILLE || sharp’s gymnastics acad. Career Bests Bars 9.925 at #8 Florida, 2012 Beam 9.85 at NCAA Champ. SII semifinal, 2012* *Most Recent
2012 Season Bests Bars 9.925 at #8 Florida Beam 9.85 at NCAA Champ. SII semifinal Awards SEC Academic Honor Roll, 2012
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SHELBY SALMON AS A SOPHOMORE (2012) Shelby Salmon was solid on both bars and beam, competing in every meet with her scores counting 12 times on bars and 13 times on beam. Her work on bars helped Arkansas lead the nation in that event for three weeks during the season for the first No. 1 event national ranking in school history. Salmon also helped Arkansas earn its first overall No. 1 national ranking, earn its ninth straight appearance in an NCAA Regional, advance to the NCAA Championship for the fifth straight year and qualify for the Super Six for the second time in four years. Salmon set career highs on bars with a 9.925 at No. 8 Florida and 9.85 on beam in the NCAA Championship Session II semifinal. She opened the year with a then-career high 9.85 on bars, helping Arkansas win the Cancun Classic over No. 12 LSU, No. 17 Auburn, No. 19 Arizona and No. 25 Iowa. She tied for third on bars a week later with another 9.85 in the win over Kentucky and tied for second two weeks later with the 9.925 at Florida. She also finished second at West Virginia (9.85), and had third-place finishes in the NCAA Regional (9.85), at Georgia (9.80) and against Minnesota (9.875). Salmon had a 9.875 bars and 9.85 beam in the NCAA Session II semifinal, helping Arkansas score the secondmost points in school history (197.15) and advance to the Super Six. In the Super Six, she closed the year with a 9.85 beam and 9.775 on bars. Salmon was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. At UA, she earned Athletic Director’s List and Honor Roll honors. AS A FRESHMAN (2011) 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). She 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 JUNIOR || 5-5 || Aa || baton rouge, la. st. joseph’s acad. || elite GYMNASTICS Career Highs Vault 9.925 at Super Six, 2012* Beam 9.875 at Cancun, 2012 9.875 #13 Auburn, 2012 9.875 at #28 W. Va., 2012 Floor 9.775 at #28 W. Va., 2012 * Most Recent
2012 Season Highs Vault 9.925 at Super Six Beam 9.875 at Cancun 9.875 #13 Auburn 9.875 at #28 West Virginia Floor 9.775 at #28 West Virginia Awards SEC Academic Honor Roll, 2012 Rookie Razorback Leadership Academy, 2010-11 Team Awards Katie Hardman Gym’Back Pride Award, 2012
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SCARLETT WILLIAMS AS A SOPHOMORE (2012) Scarlett Williams was a regular in the vault and beam lineup, and also competed on floor for several meets. Williams closed the season strong as Arkansas earned an NCAA Regional bid for the ninth straight season, advanced to the NCAA Championship for the fifth consecutive year and qualified for the Super Six for the second time in four years. Williams’ beam score counted for the team in 14 of 15 meets and her vault score counted 12 times. She set career highs with a 9.925 vault at the Super Six and a 9.875 on beam three times. Williams was in the floor lineup for five meets, including four straight leading up to the SEC Championship, and had a high of 9.775 at No. 28 West Virginia. In the NCAA Fayetteville Regional, she had a 9.825 on vault and a 9.75 on beam. In the NCAA Championship Session II semifinal, she had a 9.85 beam and a 9.80 vault as Arkansas scored the second-most points in school history (197.15) and advanced to the Super Six. In the Super Six, Williams ended the season with a career-best 9.925 on vault, which tied for eighth, and a 9.775 on beam. She opened the season with a career-high 9.875 on beam to help Arkansas win the Cancun Classic over No. 12 LSU, No. 17 Auburn, No. 19 Arizona and No. 25 Iowa. Williams matched her then-career high of 9.80 on vault as Arkansas scored a school-record 197.225 and moved up to No. 1 in the nation the following week. Williams followed with career-high matching 9.80 vaults the next two weeks against Georgia and Oklahoma before topping it with a 9.875 at No. 6 Alabama. Competing in three events at West Virginia, she matched her high of 9.875 on beam, had a 9.85 vault and the careerbest 9.775 on floor. Williams finished fourth on vault against WVU (9.85) and Auburn (9.80). On beam, she was second at Missouri (9.825) and against Auburn (9.875), and third at WVU (9.875). Williams was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and to UA’s Honor Roll, and earned the team’s Katie Hardman Gym’Back Pride Award. AS A FRESHMAN (2011) 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-of-14 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 season-high 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 semifinal 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 allaround (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 all-around 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 JUNIOR || 5-0 || V, UB, FX || St. cloud, minn. cathedral || twin city twisters Career Highs Vault 9.85 #5 Oklahoma, 2012 Floor 9.85 #25 LSU, 2012 9.85 at #16 Missouri, 2012 9.85 at NCAA Ch, SII, 2012* * Most Recent 2012 Season Highs Vault 9.85 #5 Oklahoma Floor 9.85 #25 LSU 9.85 at #16 Missouri 9.85 at NCAA Champ., SII Awards All-American (2nd team), 2012 (FX) SEC Academic Honor Roll, 2012 NACGC/W Academic Team, 2012 NACGC/W Academic Team, 2011 SEC Freshman Academic Honor
Roll, 2011
Rookie Razorback Leadership Academy, 2010-11 Team Awards Spirit Award, 2012 Spirit Award, 2011
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BAILEE ZUMWALDE AS A SOPHOMORE (2012) Bailee Zumwalde earned the first All-America honor of her career and helped propel the Razorbacks into the Super Six for the second time in four years. A contributer on vault and floor, she scored better than 9.80 on floor in four of the last five meets and earned secondteam All-America honors with a career-high matching 9.85 in the NCAA Championship Session II semifinal. Arkansas opened the session on floor and Zumwalde led off with her 9.85, helping the Razorbacks score the second-most points in school history (197.15) and earn their second appearance in the Super Six. In the Super Six, she scored a 9.825 on floor and a 9.80 on vault. Zumwalde’s floor score counted for the team all 15 times and her vault score counted six of eight times. She scored her first 9.85 on floor in the home win over No. 25 LSU, helping Arkansas score a school-record 197.225 and earn the first No. 1 national ranking in school history. She later set a personal best with a 9.85 vault against Oklahoma. She had another 9.85 on floor at Missouri, setting up her lateseason run that included a 9.80 at the SEC Championship, 9.825 in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional, 9.85 in the NCAA Championship and 9.825 in the Super Six. Zumwalde was 15th on floor in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional and tied for 17th on vault (9.80). She was fifth on floor against Kentucky, LSU and Auburn, sixth at Missouri, and eighth in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional. On vault, she was fifth at West Virginia. Zumwalde earned the team’s Spirit Award for the second straight year. She was named National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women Academic All-Scholar, and to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and to UA’s Athletic Director’s List. AS A FRESHMAN (2011) 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 NACG/W 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 all-around. 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 allaround at the IGI Chicago Style Gymnastics Meet. In 2008, Zumwalde finished the season with a fourthplace 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 secondplace 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 SOPHOMORE || 5-1 || AA || nesbit, miss. / faith heritage christian acad. || gymstars GYM. Career Highs Vault 9.80 #9 Nebraska, 2012 Bars 9.825 9.825 9.825 9.825
#25 LSU, 2012 at #8 Florida, 2012 NCAA Reg., 2012 at NCAA Ch, SII, 2012*
Floor 9.85 at #16 Missouri, 2012 9.85 at NCAA Ch, SII, 2012* * Most Recent
2012 Season Highs Vault 9.80 #9 Nebraska Bars 9.825 9.825 9.825 9.825
#25 LSU at #8 Florida NCAA Reg. at NCAA Champ., SII
Floor 9.85 at #16 Missouri 9.85 at NCAA Champ., SII
Awards All-American (2nd team), 2012 (FX) SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll, 2012
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STEPHANI CANIZARO AS A FRESHMAN (2012) Stephani Canizaro was a fixture in the bars lineup, and later joined the floor and vault lineup before capping the year by earning secondteam All-America honors on floor. Canizaro competed on bars 15 times, helping Arkansas earn a No. 1 national ranking on the event for three weeks (Jan. 23-Feb. 6) and the first overall No. 1 national ranking in school history. She made the floor lineup beginning with the Auburn meet on Feb. 3 and went on to become an All-American, helping Arkansas advance to the Super Six for the second time in four years. She competed on vault, bars and floor with her scores counting for the team four of five times on vault, 12 of 15 on bars and eight of 11 on floor. Canizaro entered the postseason with a high of 9.85 on floor set at Missouri. She matched that in the NCAA Championship Session II semifinal, earning second-team AllAmerica honors and helping Arkansas score the secondmost points in school history (197.15) to advance to the Super Six. She also had highs of 9.825 on bars four times and 9.80 on vault. Canizaro scored her first 9.825 on bars in the home win over LSU, helping Arkansas set a school record with a 197.225 and earn the first overall No. 1 national ranking in program history. She also had a 9.825 at No. 8 Florida in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional and in the NCAA Championship Session II semifinal. Canizaro hit her 9.80 vault against No. 9 Nebraska. She tied for eighth on floor at the NCAA Championship Session II semifinal and was fifth at West Virginia (9.80) and sixth at Missouri (9.85). On bars, she was fifth against Nebraska (9.80) and eighth in the NCAA Regional (9.825). In the classroom, she earned UA Honor Roll honors. GYMSTARS GYMNASTICS A multiple J.O. Level 10 national qualifier, Canizaro joined 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 all-around in five of her seven competitions. In 2009, she won four Tennessee state titles, including the all-around, vault, bars and floor with a runner-up 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.
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SYDNIE DILLARD FRESHMAN || 5-4 || BB, FX || FAIRVIEW, TEXAS McKINNEY || EAGLES WINGS EAGLES WINGS Sydnie Dillard won the 2012 Region III title on beam and qualified for the Level 10 J.O. National Championship as a specialist. At the 2011 regional championships, she was fourth on beam and seventh on vault. In the state meet, she was seventh on vault. During the regular season, Dillard won bars and was second on vault at the Ricky Deci Invitational, won floor at the Alamo Classic, was second on beam at the WOGA Classic and second on floor at the Houston National Invitational. At the 2012 Candy Cane Classic in Plano, she won beam, was second in the all-around, on floor and on vault, and third on bars. Competing for Champions Gymnastics in 2010, Dillard tied for sixth on beam at the J.O. National Championship meet. In the Region III meet, she was second on beam, third on floor, fourth in the all-around and ninth on bars. In the Texas State Championships, Dillard placed third on floor, sixth on beam, 10th on vault and 12th in the AA. During the season, she won vault and was second on floor at the state qualifier. Dillard won beam at the Svetlana Invitational and floor at the Houston National Invitational, and was second on beam at the HNI and third at the Metroplex Challenge. She was also third in the AA at the Metroplex meet. PERSONAL Born July 24, 1993, she is the daughter of Robin Dillard. She is majoring in kinesiology.
Level 10 Accomplishments National Qualifier 2010 Top Texas State Finishes V 7th (2011), 10th (2010) BB 6th (2010) FX 3rd (2010) AA 12th (2010)
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Top USAG Region III Finishes V 7th (2011) UB 9th (2010) BB 1st (2012), 4th (2011), 2nd (2010) FX 3rd (2010) AA 4th (2010)
HEATHER ELSWICK FRESHMAN || 5-2 || V, FX || AUSTIN, TEXAS WESTLAKE || CAPITAL GYMNASTICS CAPITAL GYMNASTICS A former two-time Level 10 national competitor and a top 10 national performer, Heather Elswick joins Arkansas’ program from Capital Gymnastics in Austin, Texas. At the 2012 Level 10 Region III meet, Elswick won floor, was third in the all-around, fourth on vault, seventh on beam and eighth on bars. In the state meet, she tied for the floor title, was sixth on vault, ninth in the AA, 10th on bars and 13th on beam. Elswick also won vault and was third in the AA at the Alamo Classic. In 2011, she placed eighth at the J.O. National Championships on floor and 16th in the all-around. At the Region III meet, she was fourth in the AA. She finished fourth on vault at the Texas state meet. Elswick won vault at the Fiesta Jam and Alamo Classic, and floor at the Pikes Peak Cup and WOGA Classic. She was second in the AA at the Alamo and Tiger classics, and second on vault and third in the AA at the WOGA meet. From 2007-10, Elswick competed for Olympic Hills Gymnastics. In 2010, Elswick was third on vault at the Region III meet and second at the Ricky Deci Invitational. She was fourth in the AA at the Rose City Classic. In 2009, Elswick won floor and was second on vault at the state qualifying meet, and fourth on vault in the state finals. WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL At Westlake High, Elswick was a member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL Born June 22, 1994, she is the daughter of Michael and Kathleen Elswick. She is majoring in premed.
Level 10 Accomplishments National Qualifier 2012, 2011 Top Texas State Finishes V 6th (2012), T4th (2011) UB 10th (2012) BB 13th (2012), 5th (2011) FX T1st (2012), 7th (2011) AA 9th (2012), 11th (2011)
Top USAG Region III Finishes V 4th (2012), 3rd (2011) UB 8th (2012), 6th (2011) BB 7th (2012), 7th (2011) FX 1st (2012), 5th (2011) AA 3rd (2012), 4th (2011)
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ERIN FREIER FRESHMAN || 5-1 || V, BB, FX || WESTLAKE, MICH. CHURCHILL || OAKLAND GYMNASTICS EURO STARS GYMNASTICS A Level 10 J.O. national champion, Erin Freier joins the Razorbacks from Euro Stars Gymnastics in Plymouth, Mich. Freier won the J.O. national championships on bars in 2010. At the 2012 Level 10 J.O. National Championships, Freier was 14th in the all-around and on bars. At the Region V regional, she tied for second in the all-around, was third on bars, tied for fourth on floor and was seventh on vault. At the Michigan state meet, Freier won vault, was seventh on beam and eighth in the AA. During the season, she won bars at the Circle of Stars and Buckeye Classic meets, was second in the AA at the Circle of Stars, and third on beam and in the AA at the Buckeye Classic. She won vault and floor at the Jingle Bell Rock meet. Freier was also second in the AA and on bars at the Tulip City Team Challenge, and third on beam and fourth in the AA at the All Olympia Invitational. In 2011, competing for Gedderts Twistars, Freier was second on bars, fourth on vault and floor, and sixth in the all-around at the Region V regional. She won bars, was third on beam, tied for fourth in the AA and tied for sixth on vault at the Michigan state championship. She won bars, floor and AA titles at the Twistars Invitational, won bars and beam at the Tampa Bay Turners Invitational, and won bars at the UGA Classic, IGI Chicago Style, WOGA Classic and Arena Classic meets. Freier was also second in the AA at the UGA Classic and second on vault at the WOGA meet. In 2010, she won the J.O. national title on bars, tied for eighth on beam and tied for 16th in the AA. At the Region V Regional Championships, Freier won bars, and was third on floor, fourth in the AA and sixth on vault. She won floor at the Michigan state meet, was third on bars, and fourth in the AA and on vault. Freier won bars, and was second in the AA and on bars at the Byers Invitational, tied for second on floor at the San Diego Classic and was second on beam at the For Love or Money Meet. PERSONAL Born Nov. 15, 1994, she is the daughter of Steven and Michele Freier. She is majoring in business.
Level 10 Accomplishments National Qualifier 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 Uneven Bars national champion in 2010 Top Michigan State Finishes V 1st (2012), T6th (2011), 4th (2010), 5th (2009) UB 10th (2012), 1st (2011), 3rd (2010), 7th (2009) BB 7th (2012), 3rd (2011), 11th (2010), 10th (2009) FX 15th (2012), 12th (2011), 1st (2010), 3rd (2009) AA 8th (2012), T4th (2011), 4th (2010), 3rd (2009)
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Top USAG Region V Finishes V 7th (2012), 4th (2011), 6th (2010), 10th (2009) UB 3rd (2012), 2nd (2011), 1st (2010), 4th (2009) BB T7th (2012), 19th (2011), 13th (2010), 3rd (2009) FX T4th (2012), 4th (2011), 3rd (2010), 6th (2009) AA T2nd (2012), 6th (2011), 4th (2010), 4th (2009)
LILLIAN HARDIN FRESHMAN || 5-1 || BB || FRISCO, TEXAS FRISCO || WORLD OLYMPIC GYM. ACAD. WORLD OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS ACADEMY (WOGA) Lillian Hardin finished third on beam, fourth on floor, and fifth in the all-around and on bars at the Texas State Championships in 2012. At the Region III meet, she was 12th on vault. At the Houston National Invitational, Hardin was third in the all-around and on beam, fifth on floor, sixth on bars and seventh on vault. At the Texas Prime, she was second on floor, fifth on vault, sixth on beam and eighth in the all-around. Hardin won the all-around, floor and bars at the Fiesta Bowl. In her only competition of 2011, Hardin was second on beam at the IGI Chicago Style meet. During 2010, she placed fourth on beam, sixth on floor and bars, and seventh on vault and in the all-around at the Texas Prime. At the WOGA Classic, Hardin was eighth on beam, ninth on bars, 13th on floor and 15th in the all-around. At the Houston National Invitational, she was seventh on beam, 12th on vault, 14th on floor and 16th in the AA. In 2009, she was eighth in the AA at the Houston National Invitational, ninth at the WOGA Classic and 20th at the American Classic. PERSONAL Born Sept. 26, 1994, she is the daughter of Steve and Jennifer Hardin.
Top Texas State Finishes UB 5th (2012) BB 3rd (2012) FX 4th (2012) AA 5th (2012)
USAG Region III Finishes V 12th (2012)
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KEARA GLOVER FRESHMAN || 5-9 || UB, BB || OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. N. PUTNAM || DYNAMO GYMNASTICS DYNAMO GYMNASTICS Keara Glover joined the team at mid-year and will compete for the Razorbacks season. A Level 10 Junior Olympic national qualifier, she won multiple Region 3 and Oklahoma state titles. At the 2011 national championship meet, Glover tied for seventh in the country on bars and tied for 19th on beam. At the 2010 national meet, she tied for fourth on bars and tied for eighth on vault. In the 2011 Region 3 meet, Glover won allaround and beam titles, was third on bars, fourth on floor and sixth on vault. In the 2010 region meet, she won all-around, bars and beam championships. Over the last three years, Glover has won 10 Oklahoma state titles. In 2012, she won all-around, bars and beam titles, and was third on floor and fourth on vault. In 2011, she won all-around, bars and beam, and was second on floor and fourth on vault. In 2010, she won all-around, vault, beam and floor. During the 2011 regular season, she also won all-around titles at the WOGA Classic and the Metroplex Challenge, where she also won floor. Glover was second in the all-around, on floor and beam at the Lady Luck Invitational, and second on vault in the Metroplex meet. PERSONAL Born Sept. 16, 1993, she is the daughter of Katrina and Jimmie. Glover attended Putnam North High School and plans to major in business. Level 10 Accomplishments National Qualifier 2011, 2010, 2009 Top Oklahoma State Finishes V 4th (2012), T4th (2011), 1st (2010) UB 1st (2012), 1st (2011), 4th (2010) BB 1st (2012), 1st (2011), 1st (2010) FX 3rd (2012), 2nd (2011), 1st (2010) AA 1st (2012), 1st (2011), 1st (2010)
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Top USAG Region III Finishes V 6th (2011), 3rd (2010), 2nd (2009) UB 3rd (2011), 1st (2010), 10th (2009) BB 1st (2011), 1st (2010), T2nd (2009) FX T4th (2011), 3rd (2010), T2nd (2009) AA 1st (2011), 1st (2010), 1st (2009)
RECORDS, HISTORY, 2012 REVIEW
From left, Katherine Grable, Kelci Lewis, Amy Borsellino and Jaime Pisani earned All-America honors in 2011. Dana McQuillin was the first Razorback to qualify for the NCAA Championship, competing in all four events in 2005.
In 2006, Arkansas made its first appearance in the NCAA Championship and the Razorbacks have been regular participants since by advancing six times in the last seven years.
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2012 SEASON REVIEW NOTES SUPER SIX FOR SECOND TIME, SIXTH IN THE NATION Arkansas finished third in the NCAA Session II semifinal and earned a spot in the NCAA Super Six for the second time in its 10-year history and the second time in four years. The Razorbacks finished sixth in the nation after finishing fifth in 2009. ANOTHER TOP 10 FINISH With its sixth-place finish in the nation, Arkansas recorded its fourth top 10 finish in the last five years. Here are Arkansas’ final positions over that stretch: 2008 - 10th, 2009 - 5th (Super Six); 2010 - 11th; 2011 - t-9th; 2012 - 6th (Super Six). NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP FOR SIXTH TIME, FIFTH STRAIGHT YEAR The Razorbacks have qualified for the NCAA Championship six times in their 10-year history, including each of the last five years and six of the last seven The Razorbacks have advanced to the NCAA Championship in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. EIGHT ALL-AMERICA HONORS Four Razorbacks combined for eight All-America honors in 2012, the second-best single-season total in school history. Six combined for 11 in 2009. In 2012, Jaime Pisani added to her school-record total with four honors - first-team in the all-around, and on floor and beam, and second-team on bars. She ended her career with 13 total All-America honors. Katherine Grable earned first-team on beam and second-team on vault. She was first-team on floor and second-team on vault in 2011. Stephani Canizaro and Bailee Zumwalde each earned their first All-America honor with both making second team on floor. Ten Razorbacks have now combined for 36 All-America honors, all since 2008, with 33 of those since 2009. Pisani is the leader with 13 selections, followed by Casey Jo Magee with eight. NCAA INDIVIDUAL EVENT FINALS Jaime Pisani and Katherine Grable both earned spots in the NCAA individual event finals. Pisani finished ninth on floor (9.8625) and 12th on beam (9.6875), and Grable was sixth on beam (9.8625). Pisani also finished third in the all-around (39.625). Arkansas has had 14 top 10 finishes in the event finals. Seven Razorbacks have combined for 16 appearances in the event finals, 19 if the all-around, which is determined during the session semifinals, are included. POSTSEASON STREAKS CONTINUES Arkansas earned a spot in an NCAA Regional for the ninth straight season. The Razorbacks have advanced to NCAA competition every year the program has existed with the exception of the first in 2003. PISANI NO. 1, OTHER RANKINGS All-American Jaime Pisani closed the regular season with 13 individual event wins in the last three meets, won the SEC beam championship, and was second on floor and in the all-around. At the NCAA Regional, she won beam again and the all-around title. Pisani was the nation’s top-ranked gymnast in the all-around and on floor. She had been No. 1 in the AA for the last four rankings and No. 1 on floor for the last three after previously leading the nation for a five-week stretch (Jan. 30-Feb. 27). Combining both events, she held No. 1 national rankings for 12 rankings in 2012. Pisani had a Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) of 39.590 in the AA. On floor, she was tied for first with an RQS of 9.940. Her school-record highs of 39.725 in the AA and 9.975 on floor equaled the highs in the nation for 2012. The only gymnast to match her AA score was teammate Katherine Grable. Pisani was also tied for 15th on vault, tied for ninth on bars and tied for seventh on beam. Mariah Howdeshell was tied for fifth on bars. Grable, who missed the three meets prior to the regional with an ankle injury, was No. 4 in the AA, tied for No. 10 on vault, tied for No. 17 on beam and tied for No. 7 on floor. Jordan Salsberg, who was out for the season with a knee injury, was No. 44 in the AA. In the South Central Region rankings, Pisani was No. 1 in the AA, tied for No. 6 on vault, No. 5 on bars, tied for No. 2 on beam and was No. 1 on floor. Grable was No. 3 in the AA, tied for No. 4 on vault, tied for No. 14 on bars, No. 7 on beam and was No. 3 on floor. On vault, Salsberg was tied for No. 12, and All-Americans Amy Borsellino and Kelci Lewis, along with Scarlett Williams were tied for No. 21. On bars, Howdeshell was No. 4 and Shelby Salmon was tied for No. 10. Williams was tied for No. 14 on beam and Borsellino was tied for No. 15 on floor. Salsberg was No. 11 in the all-around. NO. 1 RANKINGS IN 2012 Jaime Pisani - No. 1 in the all-around four weeks, March 12-April 2 Jaime Pisani - No. 1 on floor, eight weeks total, Jan. 30-Feb. 27, March 19-April 2
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Arkansas earned its first No. 1 national ranking in 2012. Katherine Grable - No. 1 in the all-around, two weeks, Feb. 27-March 5 Mariah Howdeshell - No. 1 on bars, two weeks, Jan. 30-Feb. 6 Team - No. 1 overall in the nation, one week, Jan. 23 Team on bars - No. 1 in the nation, three weeks, Jan. 23-Feb. 6 PISANI SEC GYMNAST OF THE YEAR All-American Jaime Pisani was named the Southeastern Conference’s Gymnast of the Year in a vote of the league’s coaches. Pisani was the first Razorback to win the award. She was ranked No. 1 in the nation in the all-around and on floor, was tied for No. 15 on vault, tied for No. 9 on bars and tied for No. 7 on beam. Pisani won the SEC beam championship, and NCAA Regional titles on beam and in the all-around, and NCAA Session II titles on beam and floor. She had 35 individual event wins and 94 for her career. BORSELLINO AN ALL-AROUNDER All-American Amy Borsellino competed as an all-arounder for the first time at West Virginia and came up big. She won the first event title of her career with a career-high matching 9.90 on vault. She finished second in the AA with a 39.35. She competed as an all-arounder again at Missouri, scoring a career-high 9.90 on floor. Borsellino finished sixth in the AA at the NCAA Regional with a 39.30, the eighth-best in school history in a regional. She tied for 12th in the AA at the NCAA Session II semifinal with a 39.30. She also had a 39.30 in the Super Six. INJURY TOLL Injuries took their toll on the Razorbacks. Jordan Salsberg was lost for the last seven meets with a knee injury. She was ranked No. 23 in the nation in the all-around. All-American Katherine Grable, ranked No. 4 in the AA, missed the three meets prior to the NCAA Regional with an injured ankle. All-American Kelci Lewis hurt an ankle on her vault landing at West Virginia and missed all or most of the three meets prior to the NCAA Regional. TEN-YEAR ANNIVERSARY The 2012 season was the 10-year anniversary of the program. A celebration and reunion was held Jan. 20 when the Razorbacks met LSU in Barnhill Arena, and the inaugural team from 2003, along with other former Razorbacks, were recognized. In 10 years, the Razorbacks have earned nine NCAA regional bids, won two NCAA regionals, advanced to the NCAA Championship six times, reached the NCAA Super Six twice, finished in the top 10 in the nation four times, finished ranked in the top 15 eight consecutive seasons, and produced 36 All-America selections and 16 NCAA individual event finals appearances. MORE BIG WINS Over the last four years, Arkansas has recorded 47 top 25 wins with 15 in 2012, 11 in 2011, eight in 2010 and 13 in 2009. The 2012 list included wins over No. 5 Georgia, No. 9 Oregon State, No. 12 LSU, No. 12 Ohio State, No. 13 Auburn, No. 15 Auburn, No. 15 Boise State, No. 17 Auburn, No. 18 Minnesota, No. 19 Arizona, No. 19 Missouri, No. 23 Kentucky, No. 24 Maryland, No. 25 Iowa and No. 25 LSU. 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. ATTENDANCE UP, REGIONAL SECOND For six meets, Arkansas averaged 3,081, up from 2,384 in 2011 and the best since 2005 (3,414). Arkansas’ regional attendance (2,713) was second-best of the six (Utah, 6,558).
2012 TEAM RESULTS OVERALL SEC DATE EVENT VT UB BB FX TEAM W/L REC. REC. ATT. 1/6/12 Cancun Classic, Cancun, Mexico No. 11 Arkansas 49.325 49.20 48.95 48.975 196.45 1 of 5 4-0 NA No. 19 Arizona 48.875 48.775 48.750 48.750 195.150 No. 17 Auburn 48.50 48.85 48.775 48.65 194.775 No. 25 Iowa 48.575 48.975 47.95 48.375 193.875 No. 12 LSU 49.20 47.975 46.525 48.80 192.50 1/13/12 No. 23 Kentucky* 48.60 47.825 47.30 48.25 191.975 at No. 11 Arkansas 49.075 49.275 48.90 49.40 196.65 5-0 1-0 1906 1/20/12
No. 25 LSU* at No. 3 Arkansas
49.50 49.40
49.00 49.45
49.025 48.95
48.80 49.425
196.325 197.225
1/27/12
at No. 8 Florida No. 1 Arkansas* No. 24 Maryland Bridgeport
49.175 49.625 49.475 49.50 197.775 49.10 49.30 49.05 49.25 196.70 48.425 47.55 48.65 48.45 193.075 48.175 47.425 48.80 48.575 192.975
2/3/12
No. 13 Auburn* at No. 2 Arkansas
48.70 49.275
49.00 49.35
49.125 49.225
2/5/12
No. 5 Oklahoma at No. 2 Arkansas
49.525 49.325
49.275 49.225
2/10/12
No. 3 Arkansas* at No. 6 Georgia
49.30 49.275
2/17/12
No. 5 Arkansas* at No. 6 Alabama
2/24/12
6-0
2-0
5537
8-1
2-1
6198
48.975 48.95
195.80 196.80 9-1
3-1
3962
49.375 48.90
49.25 48.725
197.425 196.175
9-2
2442
48.90 49.175
48.825 49.175
48.85 49.20
195.875 196.825
9-3
3-2
8021
49.40 49.525
48.95 49.30
48.60 49.225
49.175 49.60
196.125 197.65
9-4
3-3
15075
No. 9 Nebraska at No. 7 Arkansas
49.425 49.375
49.10 49.05
49.275 48.85
49.20 49.025
197.0 196.30
9-5
3018
3/2/12
No. 18 Minnesota at No. 8 Arkansas
49.125 49.10
48.675 49.375
48.575 48.775
49.10 49.075
195.475 196.325
10-5
1620
3/10/12
No. 8 Arkansas at No. 28 West Virginia
49.075 48.925
48.475 48.875
49.10 48.725
48.475 49.15
195.125 195.675
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3/16/12
No. 9 Arkansas at No. 16 Missouri
49.15 49.15
48.475 49.05
48.50 48.50
49.325 49.40
195.40 196.10
10-7
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3/24/12
SEC Championship, Duluth, Ga. 7170 No. 1 Florida 49.525 49.375 49.05 49.20 197.15 No. 3 Alabama 49.325 49.275 48.825 49.35 196.775 No. 5 Georgia 49.175 49.20 49.05 49.15 196.575 No. 8 LSU 49.375 48.90 49.00 49.15 196.425 No. 24 Kentucky 49.00 48.575 48.725 48.05 194.35 No. 10 Arkansas 49.05 48.85 48.70 47.575 194.175 6 of 7 11-12 No. 15 Auburn 48.90 48.825 48.675 47.70 194.10
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NCAA South Central Regional, Fayetteville, Ark. No. 3 UCLA 49.45 49.075 49.225 49.475 197.225 No. 10 Arkansas 49.20 49.225 49.175 49.225 196.825 2 of 6 15-13 No. 15 Boise St. 49.275 48.975 48.625 49.175 196.05 No. 19 Missouri 48.775 48.625 48.80 49.25 195.45 No. 34 Maryland 48.875 48.65 48.025 48.85 194.40 No. 29 New Hampshire 48.875 48.45 47.675 48.90 193.90
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NCAA Championship Session II Semifinal, Duluth, Ga. No. 4 Alabama 49.40 49.40 49.60 49.275 197.675 No. 1 Florida 49.575 49.45 49.35 49.275 197.65 No. 8 Arkansas 49.275 49.275 49.45 49.15 197.15 3 of 6 18-15 No. 12 Ohio St. 49.175 48.975 49.225 49.15 196.525 No. 5 Georgia 49.60 49.40 48.275 49.225 196.50 No. 9 Oregon St. 49.05 49.15 49.30 48.975 196.475
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NCAA Super Six, Duluth, Ga. 5495 No. 4 Alabama 49.625 49.275 49.50 49.45 197.85 No. 1 Florida 49.475 49.425 49.475 49.40 197.775 No. 2 UCLA 49.525 49.475 49.40 49.35 197.75 No. 10 Stanford 49.55 49.35 49.325 49.275 197.50 No. 7 Utah 49.40 49.30 49.35 49.325 197.375 No. 8 Arkansas 49.45 49.175 49.225 48.45 196.30 6th in nation 18-20
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NCAA Individual Event Finals, Duluth, Ga. Jaime Pisani, t9th on floor (9.8625), 12th on beam (9.6875); Katherine Grable sixth on beam (9.8625)
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2012 ATHLETE-BY-ATHLETE RESULTS AMY BORSELLINO MEET Cancun Classic Kentucky LSU at Florida Auburn Oklahoma at Georgia at Alabama Nebraska Minnesota at West Virginia at Missouri at SEC Championship NCAA Regional at NCAA Championship at Super Six CAREER BESTS
V UB BB 9.775 -- -- 9.80 (3) -- 8.675 (12) 9.825 (11) -- -- 9.825 (t6) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.825 (9) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.85 (t3) 9.825 (t4) -- 9.90 (1) 9.775 (t5) 9.875 (t3) 9.80 (t7) 9.775 (8) 9.225 (10) 9.80 (t22) 9.70 (t32) 9.725 (t26) 9.875 (6) 9.80 (t11) 9.725 (t19) 9.85 (t17) 9.80 (t27) 9.85 (t17) 9.825 9.80 9.825 9.90 (2011/12) 9.825 (2012) 9.875 (2012)
MEET Cancun Classic Kentucky LSU at Florida Auburn Oklahoma at Georgia at Alabama Nebraska Minnesota at West Virginia at Missouri at SEC Championship NCAA Regional at NCAA Championship at Super Six CAREER BESTS
V UB BB -- 9.775 -- -- 9.70 (t6) -- -- 9.825 (7) -- -- 9.825 (t9) -- -- 9.75 (t9) -- -- 9.80 (10) -- -- 9.75 (t8) -- 9.775 (11) 9.75 (t9) -- 9.80 (t10) 9.80 (t5) -- -- -- -- 9.65 (10) 9.75 (t7) -- 9.675 (12) 9.20 (11) -- 9.75 (36) 9.70 (t32) -- -- 9.825 (t8) -- -- 9.825 (t20) -- -- 9.80 -- 9.80 (2012) 9.825 (2012) --
MEET Cancun Classic Kentucky LSU 9.95 (t1) at Florida Auburn Oklahoma at Georgia at Alabama Nebraska Minnesota at West Virginia at Missouri at SEC Championship NCAA Regional at NCAA Championship at Super Six NCAA Event Finals CAREER BESTS
V UB BB 9.90 9.575 9.925 9.85 (2) 9.875 (t1) 9.85 (1) 9.90 (3) 9.925 (1) 9.95 (t1) 9.90 (1) 9.85 (8) 9.925 (t2) 9.925 (1) 9.90 (t3) 9.85 (t4) 9.925 (3) 9.85 (t3) 9.85 (t6) 9.90 (t1) 9.75 (t8) 9.85 (t2) 9.925 (t2) 9.825 (6) 9.85 (3) 9.925 (t2) 9.775 (8) 9.825 (5) -- 9.825 (t4) 9.70 (8) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.85 (t3) 9.90 (t2) 9.90 (t8) 9.875 (t11) 9.95 (t1) 9.90 (t11) 9.85 9.90 (t5) -- -- 9.8625 (6) 9.95 (2012) 9.90 (2012) 9.95 (2012)
MARIAH HOWDESHELL FX AA 9.725 -9.85 (4) -9.875 (t3) -9.85 (t7) --- -- -- -9.75 (t8) -- -- -9.825 (6) -- 9.85 (4) -- 9.80 (t5) 39.35 (2) 9.90 (t3) 38.70 (4) 9.85 (t11) 39.075 (12) 9.90 (t3) 39.30 (6) 9.80 (t28) 39.30 (t12) 9.85 39.30 9.90 (2012) 39.35 (2012)
STEPHANI CANIZARO FX AA -- --- --- --- -9.475 (11) -- 9.10 (12) -9.75 (t8) -9.075 (12) -9.65 (10) -- -- -- 9.80 (t5) -9.85 (t6) -9.125 (38) -9.75 (t32) -- 9.85 (t8) -8.975 -9.85 (2012) --
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FX AA 9.875 39.275 9.90 (2) 39.475 (2) 39.725 (1) 9.875 (t4) 39.55 (3) 9.95 (2) 39.625 (2) 9.95 (t1) 39.55 (1) 9.40 (12) 38.90 (5) 9.90 (t5) 39.50 (t1) -- --- -- -- --- --- -9.80 (t21) -- 9.70 (37) 39.425 (9) 9.875 (t10) 39.525 (t6) -- -9.95 (2012) 39.725 (2012)
MEET Cancun Classic Kentucky LSU at Florida Auburn -- Oklahoma at Georgia at Alabama Nebraska Minnesota at West Virginia at Missouri at SEC Championship NCAA Regional at NCAA Championship at Super Six CAREER BESTS
V UB BB 9.625 9.925 9.725 -- 9.875 (t1) -- -- t3)9.925 (2) 9.20 (12) -- 9.875 (7) -- 9.925 (t1) -- -- -- 9.85 (3) -- -- 9.80 (t3) -- -- 9.75 (t9) -- -- 9.80 (5) -- 9.775 (t8) 9.925 (t1) -- -- 9.225 (11) 9.425 (11) 9.85 (4) 9.875 (1) 9.80 (t4) 9.80 (t22) 9.80 (t18) 9.125 (41) 9.80 (t17) 9.825 (t8) -- 9.75 (41) 9.20 (42) -- -- 9.85 -- 9.85 9.925 (2012) 9.825 (2010) (2009/10/12)
FX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
AA --- ---
MEET Cancun Classic Kentucky LSU at Florida Auburn Oklahoma at Georgia at Alabama Nebraska Minnesota at West Virginia at Missouri at SEC Championship NCAA Regional at NCAA Championship at Super Six CAREER BESTS
V UB BB FX AA -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.70 (t8) -- --- -- 9.70 (10) -- -- -- 9.80 (7) 9.675 (9) -- -- -- 8.90 (12) 9.675 (t8) 9.00 (12) --- 9.825 (t3) 9.025 (11) 9.775 (11) --- 8.90 (41) 9.675 (t35) 8.90 (t39) --- -- 9.80 (t10) -- -- -- -- 8.50 (43) -- -- -- -- 9.75 -- --- 9.825 (2012) 9.80 (2012) 9.775 (2012) --
MEET Cancun Classic Kentucky LSU at Florida Auburn Oklahoma at Georgia at Alabama Nebraska Minnesota at West Virginia at Missouri at SEC Championship NCAA Regional at NCAA Championship at Super Six CAREER BESTS
V UB BB 9.85 -- -- 9.75 (t6) -- -- 9.875 (t5) -- -- 9.825 (t6) -- 9.025 (23) 9.80 (4) -- 9.75 (t9) 9.80 (11) -- 9.25 (12) 9.85 (t5) -- 9.725 (t8) 9.675 (12) -- -- 9.80 (t10) -- -- 9.75 (t10) -- 9.725 (7) 9.20 (12) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.80 (t17) -- -- 9.85 (t17) -- -- 9.90 (t11) -- -- 9.90 (2012) 9.775 (2010) 9.75 (2012)
--- --- -- -- ---- ----
SAMMY KOLBAS
KELCI LEWIS FX AA -- -9.725 (7) -9.80 (t8) -- 9.80 (10) -9.225 (12) -- 9.90 (3) -9.80 (6) -- 9.80 (9) -9.85 (t4) -- 9.875 (t2) -- -- --- -8.30 (42) -9.775 (t26) -- 9.75 (t34) -9.65 -9.90 (2012) 39.050 (2010)
2012 ATHLETE-BY-ATHLETE RESULTS JAIME PISANI MEET Cancun Classic Kentucky LSU at Florida Auburn Oklahoma at Georgia at Alabama Nebraska Minnesota at West Virginia at Missouri at SEC Championship NCAA Regional at NCAA Championship at Super Six at NCAA Event Finals CAREER BESTS
V UB 9.925 9.90 9.90 (1) 9.85 (t3) 9.90 (4) 9.95 (1) 9.80 (10) 9.825 (t9) 9.90 (2) 9.925 (t1) 9.90 (t4) 9.90 (t1) 9.875 (t3) 9.80 (t3) 9.925 (t2) 9.85 (t3) 9.90 (t4) 9.875 (t1) 9.90 (1) 9.925 (t1) 9.875 (t2) 9.875 (1) 9.95 (1) 9.80 (t6) 9.875 (t9) 9.825 (t13) 9.90 (t4) 9.875 (2) 9.875 (t13) 9.90 (t5) 9.90 (t11) 9.875 (t9) -- -- 9.95 (2010/12) 9.95 (2012)
BB 9.275 9.825 (2) 9.775 (t4) 9.85 (t5) 9.925 (1) 9.80 (t8) 9.35 (11) 9.80 (t5) 9.80 (t6) 9.90 (1) 9.95 (1) 9.90 (1) 9.90 (1) 9.925 (1) 9.95 (t1) 9.875 (t15) 9.6875 (12) 9.95 (2012)
SCARLETT WILLIAMS FX AA 9.90 39.00 9.95 (1) 39.525 (1) 9.95 (t1) 39.575 (2) 9.90 (3) 39.375 (5) 9.975 (1) 39.725 (1) 9.875 (t4) 39.475 (2) 9.925 (1) 38.95 (4) 9.925 (t3) 39.50 (t1) 9.95 (1) 39.525 (1) 9.95 (1) 39.675 (1) 9.90 (t1) 39.60 (1) 9.95 (1) 39.60 (1) 9.90 (t2) 39.50 (2) 9.925 (2) 39.625 (1) 9.90 (t2) 39.625 (3) 9.25 38.90 9.8625 (t9) 39.625 (3) 9.975 (2012) 39.725 (2012)
SHELBY SALMON MEET Cancun Classic Kentucky LSU at Florida Auburn Oklahoma at Georgia at Alabama Nebraska Minnesota at West Virginia at Missouri at SEC Championship NCAA Regional at NCAA Championship at Super Six CAREER BESTS
V -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
UB BB 9.85 9.625 9.85 (t3) 9.70 (6) 9.80 (t8) 9.75 (9) 9.925 (t2) 9.70 (t19) 9.775 (8) 9.725 (11) 9.825 (8) 9.70 (11) 9.80 (t3) 9.725 (t8) 8.75 (12) 9.65 (10) 9.80 (5) 9.75 (9) 9.875 (3) 9.525 (10) 9.85 (t2) 9.725 (t6) 9.05 (12) 9.75 (7) 9.825 (t13) 9.725 (t26) 9.85 (t3) 9.80 (t10) 9.875 (t11) 9.85 (t17) 9.775 9.85 9.925 (2012) 9.85 (2012)
MEET Cancun Classic Kentucky LSU 9.85 (t8) at Florida Auburn Oklahoma at Georgia at Alabama Nebraska Minnesota at West Virginia at Missouri at SEC Championship NCAA Regional at NCAA Championship at Super Six CAREER BESTS
V UB BB 9.875 9.75 9.80 9.775 (t4) 9.825 (5) 9.775 (3) 9.85 (t4) 9.775 (t4) 9.80 (t8) 9.75 (t12) 9.825 (t9) 9.775 (t12) 9.85 (3) 9.825 (t6) 9.825 (7) 9.85 (t7) 9.75 (12) 9.80 (t8) 9.85 (t5) 9.75 (t8) 9.825 (t4) 9.90 (t5) 9.775 (8) 9.60 (11) 9.90 (t4) 9.725 (t10) 9.225 (11) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.90 (2012) 9.85 (2012) 9.85 (2011)
FX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
AA ---- --- ----- -- ----- ----
MEET Cancun Classic Kentucky LSU at Florida Auburn Oklahoma at Georgia at Alabama Nebraska Minnesota at West Virginia at Missouri at SEC Championship NCAA Regional at NCAA Championship at Super Six CAREER BESTS
V UB BB FX AA -- -- 9.875 2.00 -9.75 (t6) -- 9.75 (t4) -- -9.80 (12) -- 9.725 (10) -- -- 9.75 (t12) -- 9.80 (t10) -- -9.80 (t4) -- 9.875 (t2) -- -- 9.80 (11) -- 9.775 (10) -- -9.80 (t10) -- 9.70 (10) -- -- 9.875 (t7) -- 9.25 (12) -- -9.85 (t7) -- 9.775 (8) 9.625 (11) -9.775 (t8) -- 9.775 (t5) 9.60 (11) -- 9.85 (4) -- 9.875 (3) 9.775 (8) -9.825 (t5) -- 9.825 (t2) 9.60 (12) -9.80 (t22) -- 9.675 (t35) -- -9.825 (t14) -- 9.75 (t15) -- -- 9.80 (t30) -- 9.85 (t17) -- -9.925 (t8) -- 9.775 -- -9.925 (2012) -- 9.875 (2012) 9.775 (2012) --
MEET Cancun Classic Kentucky LSU at Florida Auburn Oklahoma at Georgia at Alabama Nebraska Minnesota at West Virginia at Missouri at SEC Championship NCAA Regional at NCAA Championship at Super Six CAREER BESTS
V UB BB -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.75 (t8) -- -- 9.85 (7) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.80 (7) -- -- 9.80 (t5) -- -- 9.725 (t10) -- -- 9.775 (t33) -- -- 9.80 (t17) -- -- -- -- -- 9.80 -- -- 9.85 (2012) -- --
BAILEE ZUMWALDE FX AA 9.75 -9.825 (5) -9.85 (t5) -9.825 (9) -9.825 (t5) -- 9.80 (8) --- -- 9.775 (t10) -9.75 (9) -- 9.80 (t7) -- 9.20 (10) -9.85 (t6) -9.80 (t20) -9.825 (t15) -- 9.85 (t8) -9.825 -9.85 (2011/12) --
JORDAN SALSBERG FX AA 9.725 39.15 9.875 (3) 39.25 (3) 39.275 (6) 9.75 (t4) 39.10 (6) 9.725 (8) 39.225 (3) 9.20 (11) 38.60 (3) 9.625 (11) 39.05 (3) 9.775 (t10) 39.05 (4) -- -- -- -- -- --- --- --- -- -- --- -9.875 (2012) 39.275 (2012)
Mariah Howdeshell became the first Razorback to earn a No. 1 national ranking on bars and held the top spot for two weeks in 2012.
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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, 2011 and 2012. The SEC set a record with five teams advancing to the Super Six in 2009, including the Razorbacks. Alabama won the SEC’s 16th national title in 2012 with Florida (2nd) and the Razorbacks also reaching the Super Six.
2012 SEC Championship Review DULUTH, Ga. - Senior All-American Jaime Pisani won the Southeastern Conference beam title on the way to setting an Arkansas school meet record in the all-around while tying the records on floor and beam. The 10th-ranked Razorbacks bounced back after a rough start in the first rotation to post good scores in their last three events. With all-arounders Katherine Grable and Jordan Salsberg out with injuries, the Razorbacks struggled on floor and had to count two mistakes for a 47.575. Arkansas regrouped and followed with a 49.05 on vault, a 48.85 on bars and a 48.70 on beam for a 194.175 total. “We’re disappointed to come in here and start the first event with three falls,” cohead coach René Lyst said. “That’s not the way you want to start any competition, but we did fight hard on vault and for the rest of the meet.” The vault score is Arkansas’ third-best for an SEC meet while the bars score is fourth-best. No. 1 Florida won the title with 197.15 points, followed by No. 3 Alabama with 196.775, No. 5 Georgia 196.575, No. 8 LSU 196.425, No. 24 Kentucky 194.35, No. 10 Arkansas 194.175 and No. 15 Auburn 194.10. Pisani was a star, as she’s been all year. Ranked No. 1 in the nation on both floor and in the all-around, she had a 9.875 vault, 9.825 on bars, 9.90 on beam and 9.90 on floor for a 39.50 title, breaking the previous school meet record in the all-around of 39.40 by Casey Jo Magee in 2010. She won the SEC beam title with her 9.90 and finished second on floor with a 9.90. Arkansas opened on floor and Bailee Zumwalde led off with a 9.80, but the next two Razorbacks had mistakes. Stephani
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Canizaro stumbled on her second pass and Sammy Kolbas fell on her second pass, scoring a 9.125 and 8.90, respectively. Kelci Lewis, who missed the last two weeks with an ankle injury, stumbled on her second pass and couldn’t complete her routine, although she tried to fight through it before being told to stop. She scored an 8.30. Junior All-American Amy Borsellino followed with a 9.85 and Pisani, who was ranked No. 1 in the nation on floor, closed the rotation with a 9.90. Pisani’s score ties the school record for the SEC Championship, which she set in 2010 and 2011, and shares with Dana McQuillin from 2004. Borsellino’s 9.85 ties the ninth-best mark in school history for the SEC meet. “Kelci couldn’t finish so we had to count those falls,” Cook said. “We put ourselves in a hole and it’s hard to get out of it. People start to tighten up because they are worried about making their routines and that makes it even harder.” Arkansas scored a 47.575 as a team. After the first rotation, Alabama led with a 49.275 on bars, followed by Georgia at 49.175 on vault, Florida 49.05 on beam and Arkansas. The Razorbacks then went to a bye before moving to vault where they put up good numbers.
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Bye 3 BB Bye 1 Bye 2 Bye 1 VT Bye 3 FX Bye 3 FX
Canizaro took Lewis’ place following the injury and led off with a 9.75. Borsellino, sophomore Scarlett Williams and senior Mariah Howdeshell all followed with a 9.80. Pisani scored a 9.875 and Zumwalde ended the order with a 9.775 for a 49.05, which is Arkansas’ third-best for the SEC Championship. Pisani’s score ties the school’s third-best in the SEC meet. The Razorbacks had their second bye before going to bars. Following three rotations, Georgia led with 98.375 points, followed by Florida with 98.25, Alabama 98.10, Kentucky 97.30, Arkansas 96.625, LSU 49.15 and Kentucky 48.90. On bars, Arkansas scored a 48.85, the school’s fourth-best for an SEC meet. Pisani and sophomore Shelby Salmon led the way with a 9.825, followed by Howdeshell with a 9.80, and Borsellino and Canizaro with a 9.70. The Razorbacks closed on beam and scored a 48.70. Pisani led the way with a school meet record-tying 9.90, followed by Borsellino and Salmon with a 9.725, and Williams and Kolbas with a 9.675.
All-Time SEC Championship Rotations FX Bye 3 VT UB VT Bye 2 FX Bye 1 FX Bye 1
Bye 1 FX Bye 2 BB Bye 2 Bars Bye 1 VT Bye 1 VT
VT Bye 1 UB Bye 3 Bars Beam VT Bars VT Bars
Bye 2 VT BB FX Beam Bye 3 Bye 2 Bye 2 Bye 2 Bye 2
UB Bye 2 Bye 3 Bye 1 By3 3 FX UB BB UB UB
BB UB FX VT FX Bye 1 BB Bye 3 BB Bye 3
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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: 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: 48.90: 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: 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: 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: 48.825: 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: 48.875: 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: 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.
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 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
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.
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
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.
All-Arounders: Katherine Grable 39.325, Jaime Pisani 38.775, Jordan Salsberg 38.800
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. 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.
2012 Floor: 47.575 Bailee Zumwalde 9.80, Stephani Canizaro 9.125, Sammy Kolbas 8.90, Kelci Lewis 8.30, Amy Borsellino 9.85, Jaime Pisani 9.90. Vault: 49.05 Stephani Canizaro 9.75, Amy Borsellino 9.80, Scarlett Williams 9.80, Mariah Howdeshell 9.80, Jaime Pisani 9.875, Bailee Zumwalde 9.775 Bars: 48.85 Amy Borsellino 9.70, Stephani Canizaro 9.70, Shelby Salmon 9.825, Sammy Kolbas 8.90, Jaime Pisani 9.825, Mariah Howdeshell 9.80
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: 48.70 Scarlett Williams 9.675, Sammy Kolbas 9.675, Shelby Salmon 9.725, Amy Borsellino 9.725, Jaime Pisani 9.90, Mariah Howdeshell 9.125
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.
All-Arounders: Jaime Pisani 39.500, Amy Borsellino 39.075
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.
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ALL-TIME SEC RESULTS 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 2004 -- Duluth, Ga. No. 4 Georgia.............................198.175 No. 3 Alabama............................197.950 No. 5 LSU...................................197.275 No. 8 Florida..............................197.225 No. 20 Auburn...........................195.925 No. 24 Arkansas.........................194.825 No. 40 Kentucky........................193.850 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 2006 -- Birmingham, Ala. No. 1 Georgia.............................197.275 No. 5 Alabama...........................196.975 No. 3 Florida..............................196.275 No. 8 LSU...................................195.900
ARKANSAS’ SEC MEET BESTS
No. 14 Auburn...........................194.975 No. 19 Arkansas.........................194.650 No. 18 Kentucky........................191.150 2007 -- N. Little Rock, Ark. No. 1 Florida..............................197.325 No. 2 Georgia.............................197.175 No. 3 Alabama............................197.000 No. 4 LSU...................................196.250 No. 11 Arkansas.........................194.550 No. 15 Auburn...........................194.475 No. 25 Kentucky........................194.000 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 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
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 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 2012 -- Duluth, Ga. 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
Razorback SEC Champions
TEAM SCORE YEAR Team 195.800 2011 Vault 49.325 2011 Bars 49.150 2004 Beam 49.125 2005 Floor 49.100 2009 INDIVIDUAL All-Around Casey Jo Magee 39.40
2010
Vault Michelle Stout Jaime Pisani
9.90 9.90
2009 2011
Bars Melissa Leigh Michelle Stout
9.90 9.90
2004 2009
Beam Casey Jo Magee Casey Jo Magee
9.90 9.90
2009 2010
Floor Dana McQuillin Jaime Pisani Jaime Pisani
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9.90 9.90 9.90
2004 2010 2011
Casey Jo Magee (left) won the Southeastern Conference beam championship in 2009 and Jaime Pisani (right) won the SEC beam title in 2012.
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 10. 194.175.................................2012 VAULT 1. 49.325...................................2011 2. 49.200...................................2009 3. 49.050...................................2012 4. 49.000...................................2010 49.000...................................2007 6. 48.750...................................2006 7. 48.650...................................2004 8. 48.625...................................2008 9. 48.425...................................2003 10. 48.225...................................2005 BARS 1. 49.150...................................2004 2. 49.075...................................2009 3. 48.900...................................2005 4. 48.850...................................2012 5. 48.825...................................2007 6. 48.800...................................2003 7. 48.675...................................2011 8. 48.400...................................2010 9. 47.95.....................................2008 10. 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. 48.700...................................2012 8. 48.275...................................2009 9. 48.100...................................2004 10. 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 10. 47.575...................................2012
VAULT 1. 9.90 9.90 3. 9.875 9.875 9.875 9.875 9.875 8. 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 BARS 1. 9.90 9.90 3. 9.025 4. 9.875 9.875 6. 9.85 7. 9.825 9.825 9.825 9.825 9.825 9.825
INDIVIDUAL FLOOR Michelle Stout............2009 1. 9.90 Dana McQuillin.........2004 9.90 Jaime Pisani...............2010 Jaime Pisani...............2011 9.90 Jaime Pisani...............2011 Jaime Pisani...............2009 9.90 Jaime Pisani...............2012 Jaime Pisani...............2010 Katherine Grable.......2011 5. 9.875 Emily Peacock............2006 9.875 Rachel Barnett...........2004 Jordan Salsberg..........2011 9.875 Casey Jo Magee..........2009 Jaime Pisani...............2012 9.875 Casey Jo Magee..........2010 Casey Jo Magee..........2007 Michelle Stout............2007 9. 9.85 Rachel Barnett...........2006 9.85 Mallory Machnik.......2005 Alexandra LaChance.2009 9.85 Rachel Barnett...........2007 Michelle Stout............2011 9.85 Katherine Grable.......2011 9.85 Amy Borsellino..........2012 Melissa Leigh.............2004 Michelle Stout............2009 ALL-AROUND Jaime Pisani...............2009 1. 39.500 Jaime Pisani.............2012 Emily Peacock............2005 2. 39.400 Casey Jo Magee.......2010 Sarah Nagashima.......2010 3. 39.375 Casey Jo Magee.......2009 Mariah Howdeshell...2011 4. 39.325 Katherine Grable.....2011 Dana McQuillin.........2004 5. 39.300 Dana McQuillin......2004 Katie Hardman...........2004 6. 39.225 Sarah Nagashima.....2010 Sarah Nagashima.......2009 7. 39.175 Casey Jo Magee.......2007 Michelle Stout............2011 8. 39.150 Sarah Nagashima.....2009 Jaime Pisani...............2012 9. 39.075 Michelle Stout.........2008 39.075 Amy Borsellino........2012 Shelby Salmon...........2012
BEAM 1. 9.90 9.90 9.90 4. 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85
Casey Jo Magee..........2009 Casey Jo Magee..........2010 Jaime Pisani...............2012 Katie Hardman...........2006 Emily Peacock............2005 Cassie Drew................2005 Hannah McLeod........2005 Katie Hardman...........2003 Emily Peacock............2008 Casey Jo Magee..........2008 Katherine Grable.......2011
Senior Jordan Salsberg has Arkansas’ third-best SEC Championship vault with a 9.875 in 2011.
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2012 NCAA FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL FAYETTEVILLE - Senior All-American Jaime Pisani won the all-around title and helped power Arkansas to a second-place finish in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional for its fifth straight trip to the NCAA Championship. No. 3 UCLA, the top seed in the region, won with a 197.225. No. 10 Arkansas, the No. 2 seed and hosting in Barnhill Arena, finished second with a 196.825, which is a school record for a regional. No. 15 Boise State had a 196.05, No. 19 Missouri a 195.45, No. 34 Maryland a 194.40 and No. 29 New Hampshire a 193.90. Kelci Lewis (above) and Kath Pisani, ranked No. 1 in the erine Grable returned from innation in the all-around, led the way with a 39.625, setting juries for the regional, helping a school record for a regional. Arkansas advance to the NCAA Pisani, the Southeastern Con- Championship. ference beam champion, also won beam with a 9.925, and finished second on floor with a 9.925 and bars with a 9.875, and was fourth on vault with a 9.90. “We were phenomenal tonight,” co-head coach Mark Cook said. “We competed better than we have all season and now is the time to do that.” In addition to Pisani’s performance, the Razorbacks got a boost by the return of sophomore All-American Katherine Grable, who missed the previous three meets with an ankle injury, the return of junior All-American Kelci Lewis, who missed all or most of the previous three meets with an ankle injury. In addition, junior AllAmerican Amy Borsellino finished sixth in the all-around with a 39.30. She had scores of 9.875 on vault for sixth, 9.80 on bars for 11th, 9.725 on beam and 9.90 on floor to tie for third. “Having Katherine and Kelci back calmed us down and gave us some security,” Cook said. “They performed well and we were the team we were in the preseason. In every sport you can get in a zone and we were in the zone.”
Arkansas had a bye in the first rotation and opened on floor, scoring a 49.225, which ties for the school’s second-best in an NCAA Regional. Sophomore Bailee Zumwalde led off with a 9.825. Freshman Stephani Canizaro followed with a 9.75. Lewis had a 9.775. Borsellino followed with a career-high matching 9.90. Pisani, ranked No. 1 in the nation on the event, scored a 9.925. Grable scored a 9.80. The Razorbacks moved to vault for the second rotation and scored a 49.20. Lewis led off with a 9.80, followed by a 9.80 from Zumwalde. Sophomore Scarlett Williams posted a 9.825 and senior Mariah Howdeshell a 9.80. Borsellino and Pisani ended the rotation with team high scores of 9.875 and 9.90, respectively. After their second bye, the Razorbacks moved to bars where Borsellino led off with a 9.80. Canizaro followed by matching her season high of 9.825. Sophomore Shelby Salmon followed with a 9.85, Grable a 9.85, Pisani a 9.875 and Howdeshell a 9.825. Arkansas had a 49.225 as a team, its third-best in a regional. The Razorbacks closed the meet on beam. Williams opened with a 9.75 followed by a season-best 9.80 from freshman Sammy Kolbas. Salmon had a 9.80 and Borsellino a 9.725. Pisani and Grable closed it with a 9.925 and a 9.90, respectively. Arkansas had a 49.175 for its second-best score in a regional. NCAA Regional, Fayetteville, Ark., Barnhill Arena April 7, 2012, Att.: 2713 No. 3 UCLA 197.225, No. 10 Arkansas 196.825, No. 15 Boise State 196.05, No. 19 Missouri 195.45, No. 34 Maryland 194.40, No. 29 New Hampshire 193.90 Floor: 49.225 Bailee Zumwalde 9.825, Stephani Canizaro 9.75, Kelci Lewis 9.775, Amy Borsellino 9.90, Jaime Pisani 9.925, Katherine Grable 9.80 Vault: 49.20 Kelci Lewis 9.80, Bailee Zumwalde 9.80, Scarlett Williams 9.825, Mariah Howdeshell 9.80, Amy Borsellino 9.875, Jaime Pisani 9.90 Bars: 49.225 Amy Borsellino 9.80, Stephani Canizaro 9.825, Shelby Salmon 9.85, Katherine Grable 9.85, Jaime Pisani 9.875, Mariah Howdeshell 9.825 Beam: 49.175 Scarlett Williams 9.75, Samantha Kolbas 9.80, Shelby Salmon 9.80, Amy Borsellino 9.725, Jaime Pisani 9.925, Katherine Grable 9.90
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
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#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 2012 April 12 - Fayetteville, Ark. NCAA Fayetteville Regional #3 UCLA.............................. 197.225 #10 Arkansas......................196.825 #15 Boise St.......................... 196.05 #19 Missouri........................ 195.45 #34 Maryland...................... 194.40 #29 New Hampshire............ 193.90 Regional Honors South Central Region Administrator of the Year 2004..................................... Bev Lewis 2006..................................... Bev Lewis Coach of the Year 2009..................................... Mark and René Cook Gymnast of the Year 2011..................................... Jaime Pisani
NCAA REGIONAL RESULTS/BESTS TEAM Vault 49.300 2007 49.300 2008 49.200 2012 49.175 2009 49.175 2011 49.100 2010 48.825 2004 48.775 2006 48.225 2005
Jaime Pisani Jaime Pisani Amy Borsellino 12. Samantha Cortez Alex LaChance Ashly McPherson Casey Jo Magee Sarah Nagashima Casey Jo Magee Jaime Pisani Kelci Lewis Amy Borsellino
Bars 49.400 2010 49.375 2004 49.225 2012 49.175 2011 48.950 2006 48.950 2009 48.875 2008 48.700 2007 48.025 2005
Uneven Bars 1. Melissa Leigh 9.925 2. Dana McQuillin 9.90 Amy DeFilippo 9.90 Casey Jo Magee 9.90 Mariah Howdeshell 9.90 6. Melissa Leigh 9.875 Emily Peacock 9.875 Sarah Nagashima 9.875 Jaime Pisani 9.875 Jaime Pisani 9.875 10. Hannah McLeod 9.85 Katie Hardman 9.85 Rachel Barnett 9.85 Cassie Drew 9.85 Sarah Nagashima 9.85 Mariah Howdeshell 9.85 Jaime Pisani 9.85 Michelle Stout 9.85 Katherine Grable 9.85 Shelby Salmon 9.85 Balance Beam 1. Jaime Pisani 9.925 2. Casey Jo Magee 9.90 Casey Jo Magee 9.90 Casey Jo Magee 9.90 Katherine Grable 9.90 5. Emily Peacock 9.875 6. Katie Hardman 9.85 Cassie Drew 9.85 Alex LaChance 9.85 Casey Jo Magee 9.85 Sarah Nagashima 9.85 Sarah Nagashima 9.85 Katherine Grable 9.85
Beam 49.275 2007 49.175 2012 49.05 2010 48.975 2006 48.975 2009 48.900 2011 48.850 2004 48.825 2005 48.725 2008 Floor 49.300 2011 49.225 2012 49.225 2008 49.200 2009 49.125 2010 48.875 2003 48.700 2006 48.600 2007 48.500 2005 Team Total 196.825 2012 196.675 2010 196.550 2011 196.300 2009 196.125 2008 195.875 2007 195.550 2004 195.400 2006 193.950 2005 INDIVIDUAL Vault 1. Kathy Thompson 9.90 Michelle Stout 9.90 Michelle Stout 9.90 Casey Jo Magee 9.90 Katherine Grable 9.90 Jaime Pisani 9.90 7. Samantha Cortez 9.875 Samantha Cortez 9.875 Michelle Stout 9.875
9.875 9.875 9.875 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85
2004 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2007 2008 2009
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
2010 2011 2012 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2010 2011 2004 2004 2010 2010 2011 2006 2005 2010 2010 2012 2004 2004 2004 2004 2009 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012
Floor Exercise 1. Jaime Pisani 9.95 2. Jaime Pisani 9.925 3. Samantha Cortez 9.90 Casey Jo Magee 9.90 Casey Jo Magee 9.90 Jaime Pisani 9.90 Katherine Grable 9.90 Amy Borsellino 9.90 9. Casey Jo Magee 9.85 Alex LaChance 9.85 Alex LaChance 9.85 Molly Lewis 9.85 Michelle Stout 9.85 Amy Borsellino 9.85
2011 2012 2008 2009 2010 2010 2011 2012 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2011
All-Around 1. Jaime Pisani 2. Casey Jo Magee 3. Katherine Grable 4. Jaime Pisani 5. Casey Jo Magee 6. Casey Jo Magee Jaime Pisani 8. Sarah Nagashima Michelle Sout 10. Amy Borsellino 11. Sarah Nagashima 12. Michelle Stout 13. Jaime Pisani 14. Cassie Drew
2012 2010 2011 2010 2009 2008 2011 2009 2009 2012 2010 2008 2009 2004
2012 2007 2009 2010 2012 2007 2006 2007 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
All-Time NCAA Regional Rotations
FX FX Bye 2 Bye 2 UB UB FX FX Bye 2
VT VT FX FX BB BB VT VT FX
39.625 39.600 39.475 39.425 39.400 39.375 39.375 39.275 39.275 39.30 39.025 39.200 39.000 38.925
Bye 2 Bye 2 VT VT Bye 2 Bye 2 Bye 2 Bye 2 VT
UB UB Bye 1 Bye 1 FX FX UB UB Bye 1
BB BB UB UB VT VT BB BB UB
Bye 1 Bye 1 BB BB Bye 1 Bye 1 Bye 1 Bye 1 BB
Senior Amy Borsellino’s 9.90 on floor in 2012 ties for the thirdbest by a Razorback in an NCAA Regional.
Razorback Regional Notes -Nine regional appearances in 10 seasons, nine straight -Two regional championships (2009, 2011) -Four second-place finishes (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) -Hosted regionals three times (2006, 2009, 2012)
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2012 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP/SUPER SIX NCAA SESSION II SEMIFINAL: DULUTH, Ga. - Arkansas posted the second-best score in school history in the NCAA Session II semifinal to advance to the Super Six for the second time in program history. “Wow,” co-head coach René Lyst said. “We started steady, but a little slow. We were in the game, but as we went through the competition, we kept gaining momentum. By the time we got to beam, we were hitting, hitting and hitting. When Kat (Katherine Grable) hit her dismount (for a 9.95), all of us jumped up because we knew we had secured our spot in the Super Six.” Arkansas scored a 197.15 to finish behind No. 4 Alabama (197.675), No. 1 Florida (197.65), but the Razorbacks upset No. 5 Georgia (196.50), and finished ahead of No. 12 Ohio State (196.525) and No. 9 Oregon State (196.475). Arkansas had scores of 49.275 on vault, 49.275 on bars, 49.45 on beam and 49.15 on floor. Arkansas recorded just the third 197 in school history and the second-best mark all-time, only to the 197.225 against LSU earlier in the year. Individually, senior All-American Jaime Pisani and sophomore All-American Katherine Grable tied for first on beam with a 9.95 each, and Pisani tied for first on floor with a 9.90. Pisani finished third in the nation in the all-around. She had a 39.625, behind the 39.725 of Florida’s Kytra Hunter and the 39.65 of Georgia’s Kat Ding.
their career high with a 9.85. Arkansas then moved to vault and had a 49.275. Grable led the way with a 9.90. Pisani had a 9.875. The team total is Arkansas’ third-best in the championship and Grable’s 9.90 ties for second-best. Following a bye, in the fourth rotation, Arkansas was strong on bars with a 49.275, which is a school re- The Razorbacks advanced to the NCAA Championship for the cord for the championship. Pisani sixth time in seven years and the Super Six for the second time led the way with a in four years. 9.90, but there was plenty of help with Arkansas finished 10th in the nation in a 9.875 from Grable and sophomore Shelby 2008, fifth in 2009, tied for ninth in 2011 Salmon, a 9.825 from Canizaro and a 9.80 and sixth in 2012. The Razorbacks reached from Amy Borsellino. Pisani’s 9.90 ties the the Super Six for the second time in four school record for the championship while years after advancing for the first time in the 9.875s from Grable and Salmon tie for 2009. fifth. “We had a lot of questions marks to The Razorbacks then closed their meet ward the end of the season and even leadon beam and set a school championship ing up to the regional with injuries,” corecord with a 49.45 to secure their spot in head coach René Lyst said. “Just to get to the Super Six. Pisani and Grable each had the Super Six is fantastic.” a school championship meet record 9.95. Arkansas’ 196.30 is the school’s fourthBorsellino, Salmon and Scarlett Williams all best in the championship and the Razorhad a 9.85. backs tied the overall school record with a 49.45 on vault, led by sophomore Scarlett The Razorbacks opened on floor and NCAA SUPER SIX: Williams’ career-high 9.925. posted a 49.15, which ties for UA’s fourth- DULUTH, Ga. - Arkansas finished sixth The Razorbacks started on bars. A day best in the NCAA Championship. Pisani at the NCAA Championship finals for its after posting a 49.275 in the NCAA Session led the way with a 9.90, followed by soph- fourth top 10 finish in the last five years. II semifinal, Arkansas opened the Super Six omore Bailee Zumwalde and freshman The Razorbacks advanced to the Super Six with a 49.175. Sophomore Katherine GraStephani Canizaro, who each matched for the second time. ble scored a 9.85 and senior Jaime Pisani followed with a 9.875 before senior Mariah Where Dreams Come True Howdeshell ended the rotation with a 9.85. The 49.175 is the second-best score for the The long wait was over and No. 18 Arkansas Razorbacks in the NCAA Championship. made the program’s first appearance at the NCAA Arkansas moved to beam for the secChampionship in Corvallis, Ore., in 2006. ond rotation and scored a 49.225, which is Arkansas, wrapping up its fourth season the third-best for the championship.Grable of gymnastics, became one of the final 12 teams closed the rotation with a team-high mark of 9.90. Pisani had a 9.875 and Salmon a competing after a second-place finish at the 9.85. South Central Regional in Barnhill April 8. For the fourth rotation, after a bye, Arkansas opened in the evening session facArkansas was forced to count a couple of ing Georgia, Iowa State, Oregon State, Florida mistakes, finishing with a 48.45 on floor. and Arizona State. Freshman Bailee Zumwalde led off with a Arkansas entered the meet as the underdog 9.825. Grable had a team-best 9.875 and Junior Amy Borsellino a 9.85. as the program’s first senior class had guided Arkansas closed the meet on vault the Razorbacks from a start-up to a contender. and finished with its best mark of the day, Seniors Katie Hardman, Melissa Leigh, Audra a 49.45, which ties the overall school reLoveless, Hannah McLeod and Dana McQuillin cord. competed in their final meet in the Cardinal and Pisani and Grable closed the meet with White in Corvallis. 9.90s after junior Kelci Lewis started the rotation with a 9.90, but Scarlett Williams led Arkansas scored a 194.375, finishing behind a blistering 197.300 from dewith a career-high9.925. Borsellino scored fending national champion Georgia, which won the second session to advance. a 9.825.
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.
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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
2012 Duluth, Ga. (Georgia Tech, host) -- Session II FX AA Team VT UB BB FX Total 9.775 38.025 #4 Alabama 49.400 49.400 49.600 49.275 197.675 #1 Florida 49.575 49.450 49.350 49.275 197.650 #8 ARKANSAS 49.275 49.275 49.450 49.150 197.150 2006 #12 Ohio St. 49.175 48.975 49.225 49.150 196.525 Corvallis, Ore. (Oregon State, host) -- Session II 49.600 49.400 48.275 49.225 196.500 Team VG UB BB FX Total #5 Georgia #9 Oregon St. 49.050 49.150 49.300 48.975 196.475 #1 Georgia 49.150 49.400 49.375 49.350 197.275 #4 Iowa State 49.050 49.075 48.825 49.300 196.250 #3 Florida 48.925 49.000 48.925 49.375 196.225 2012 #9 Arizona State 48.850 49.050 48.725 48.950 195.575 Duluth, Ga. (Georgia Tech, host) -- Super Six #17 Oregon St. 48.675 48.775 48.600 49.100 195.150 Team VT UB BB FX Total #19 ARKANSAS 48.225 48.750 48.425 48.975 194.375 #4 Alabama 49.625 49.275 49.500 49.450 197.850 #1 Florida 49.475 49.425 49.475 49.400 197.775 #2 UCLA 49.525 49.475 49.400 49.350 197.750 2007 (Individual Only) #10 Stanford 49.550 49.350 49.325 49.275 197.500 Salt Lake City, Utah (Utah, host) #7 Utah 49.400 49.300 49.350 49.325 197.375 Name VT UB BB FX AA #8 ARKANSAS 49.450 49.175 49.225 48.450 196.300 Casey Jo Magee 9.85 9.825 9.25 9.80 38.725 TOP FIVE TEAM SCORES 2008 Event Score Year Athens, Ga. (Georgia, host) -- Session II 49.450 2012 (Super Six Team VT UB BB FX Total Vault 49.450 2009 (Session II) #3 Florida 49.100 49.300 48.975 49.525 196.900 49.325 2009 (Super Six) #4 Alabama 49.125 49.375 48.850 49.300 196.650 49.275 2012 (Session II) # 7 LSU 49.050 49.450 48.825 49.250 196.575 49.250 2010 #10 Oklahoma 48.775 49.125 48.950 49.225 196.075 Bars 49.275 2012 (Session II) #11 ARKANSAS 49.150 49.125 48.575 48.975 195.825 49.175 2012 (Super Six) #8 Oregon St. 48.725 49.150 48.750 48.850 195.475 49.125 2010 49.125 2008 2009 49.100 2009 (Session II) Lincoln, Neb. (Nebraska, host) -- Session II 49.450 2012 (Session II) Team VT UB BB FX Total Beam 49.250 2009 (Session II) #3 Alabama 49.325 49.200 49.375 49.125 197.025 49.225 2012 (Super Six) #10 ARKANSAS 49.450 49.100 49.250 49.150 196.950 48.925 2009 (Super Six) #2 Utah 49.400 49.275 48.775 49.175 196.625 48.575 2008 #7 UCLA 49.425 48.700 49.200 49.300 196.625 Floor 49.275 2011 #6 Oregon St. 49.225 48.625 48.325 49.175 195.350 49.250 2009 (Super Six) #11 Illinois 48.700 48.875 48.575 48.900 195.050 49.225 2010 49.150 2012 (Session II) 2009 49.150 2009 (Session II) Lincoln, Neb. (Nebraska, host) -- Super Six 197.150 2012 (Session II) Team VT UB BB FX Total Total 196.950 2009 (Session II) #1 Georgia 49.625 49.425 49.200 49.575 197.825 196.475 2009 (Super Six) #3 Alabama 49.425 49.325 49.325 49.500 197.575 196.300 2012 (Super Six) #2 Utah 49.525 49.275 49.175 49.450 197.425 195.825 2008 #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 2010 Gainesville, Fla. (Florida, host) -- Session II Team VT UB BB #3 Alabama 49.325 49.350 49.225 #2 Florida 49.425 48.900 49.175 #6 Stanford 49.325 48.950 49.100 #11 Michigan 49.375 48.725 48.450 #7 ARKANSAS 49.250 49.125 48.000 #10 Missouri 49.200 49.025 47.450
FX 48.950 49.275 48.925 49.150 49.225 48.925
Total 196.850 196.775 196.300 195.700 195.600 194.600
Arkansas earned its first trip to the Super Six in 2009 and returned in 2012.
2011 Cleveland, Ohio (Kent State, host) -- Session I Team VT UB BB FX Total #3 Oklahoma 49.225 49.375 49.175 49.000 196.775 #6 Michigan 49.325 49.375 48.750 49.250 196.700 #2 UCLA 49.450 49.350 48.375 49.325 196.500 #10 ARKANSAS 49.150 48.575 48.450 49.275 195.450 #7 Georgia 49.250 49.075 48.700 48.425 195.450 #11 Illinois 49.175 48.825 47.950 49.150 195.100
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NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP TOP 15 INDIVIDUAL TOP 10 Gymnast 1. Michelle Stout 2. Scarlett Williams 3. Michelle Stout Casey Jo Magee Jaime Pisani Jaime Pisani Michelle Stout Jaime Pisani Amy Borsellino Katherine Grable Kelci Lewis Katherine Grable Jaime Pisani 14. Casey Jo Magee Katherine Grable Jaime Pisani
Vault Score Year 9.975 2009 (S. II)* 9.925 2012 (SS) 9.90 2008* 9.90 2009 (S. II)* 9.90 2009 (S. II)* 9.90 2009 (SS) 9.90 2009 (SS) 9.90 2010* 9.90 2011* 9.90 2012 (S. II)* 9.90 2012 (SS) 9.90 2012 (SS) 9.90 2012 (SS) 9.875 2009 (SS) 9.875 2011* 9.875 2012
Gymnast 1. Casey Jo Magee Casey Jo Magee Casey Jo Magee Jaime Pisani 5. Michelle Stout Michelle Stout Katherine Grable Jaime Pisani Shelby Salmon 10. Michelle Stout Jaimi Pisani Katherine Grable Mariah Howdeshell 14. Casey Jo Magee Emily Peacock Emily Peacock Casey Jo Magee Jaime Pisani Katherine Grable Jaime Pisani Genny Salvatore Stephani Canizaro
Bars Score Year 9.90 2008* 9.90 2010* 9.90 2010 (IEF) 9.90 2012 (S. II)* 9.875 2009 (S. II)* 9.875 2009 (SS) 9.875 2012 (S. II) 9.875 2012 (SS) 9.875 2012 (S. II) 9.85 2008* 9.85 2009 (S. II)* 9.85 2012 (SS) 9.85 2012 (SS) 9.825 2007 9.825 2006 9.825 2008 9.825 2009 (S. II) 9.825 2010 9.825 2011 9.825 2011 9.825 2011 9.825 2012
Gymnast 1. Jaime Pisani Katherine Grable 3. Alexandra LaChance Casey Jo Magee Sarah Nagashima Casey Jo Magee Katherine Grable 8. Casey Jo Magee Jaime Pisani 10. Amy DeFilippo Sarah Nagashima Amy Borsellino Shelby Salmon Shelby Salmon Scarlett Williams
Beam Score Year 9.95 2012 (S. II)* 9.95 2012 (S. II)* 9.90 2009 (S. II)* 9.90 2009 (SS) 9.90 2009 (S. II)* 9.90 2010* 9.90 2012 (SS) 9.875 2010 (IEF) 9.875 2012 (SS) 9.85 2009 (S. II) 9.85 2009 (SS) 9.85 2012 (S. II) 9.85 2012 (S. II) 9.85 2012 (SS) 9.85 2012 (S. II)
Gymnast 1. Jaime Pisani 2. Jaime Pisani 3. Casey Jo Magee Casey Jo Magee Casey Jo Magee Katherine Grable
Floor Score Year 9.95 2011* 9.925 2010* 9.90 2007 9.90 2009 (SS) 9.90 2010* 9.90 2011*
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Jaime Pisani Jaime Pisani Katherine Grable Rachel Barnett Emily Peacock Casey Jo Magee Jaime Pisani Michelle Stout Jaime Pisani Kelci Lewis Stephani Canizaro Bailee Zumwalde Amy Borsellino
2012 (S. II)* 2009 (SS) 2012 (SS) 2006 2006 2009 (S. II)* 2009 (S. II)* 2009 (S. II)* 2010 (IEF) 2011* 2012 (S. II)* 2012 (S. II)* 2012 (SS)
All-Around Score Year 39.625 2012 (S. II)* 39.550 2010* 39.525 2009 (S. II)* 39.525 2012 (SS) 39.450 2009 (SS) 39.425 2012 (S. II) 39.400 2010* 39.375 2009 (S. II) 39.350 2008 39.350 2011* 39.30 2009 (SS) 39.30 2012 (S. II) 39.30 2012 (SS) 39.275 2009 (S. II) 39.225 2009 (SS)
Gymnast 1. Jaime Pisani 2. Casey Jo Magee 3. Michelle Stout Katherine Grable 5. Casey Jo Magee 6. Katherine Grable 7. Jaime Pisani 8. Jaime Pisani 9. Casey Jo Magee Jaime Pisani 11. Jaime Pisani Amy Borsellino Amy Borsellino 14. Casey Jo Magee 15. Sarah Nagashima Gymnast Michelle Stout Alexandra LaChance Sarah Nagashima Michelle Stout Michelle Stout Casey Jo Magee Casey Jo Magee Casey Jo Magee Jaime Pisani Jaime Pisani Amy Borsellino Katherine Grable Jaime Pisani Katherine Grable Jaime Pisani Jaime Pisani
9.90 9.875 9.875 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85
Event Finals Event Score Year V 9.80 (4th) 2008 BB 9.825 (9th) 2009 BB 9.90 (T3rd) 2009 VT 9.8375 (5th)` 2009 UB 9.8625 (T7th) 2009 UB 9.90 (t5th) 2010 BB 9.875 (4th) 2010 FX 9.8125 (12th) 2010 V 9.725-9.7125, 9.7188 (12th) 2010 FX 9.850 (10th) 2010 V 9.8735-9.5141, 9.6938 (15th) 2011 FX 9.85 (t9th) 2011 FX 9.90 (t5th) 2011 BB 9.8625 (6th) 2012 FX 9.8625 (9th) 2012 BB 9.6875 (12th) 2012
*All-American
Casey Jo Magee finished second in the nation in the all-around in 2010.
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS
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-Chicago W 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, Birmingham 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-Chicago W 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, Duluth, Ga. 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) #40 Kentucky W 194.825 (#24)-193.850 April 3 at NCAA SC Reg., Tucson, Ariz. 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
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 Kentucky W 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 Washington W 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 Quad 3rd/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, Duluth, Ga. 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 East Reg., Durham, N.H. 4th/6 #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 Washington W 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. Carolina W 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 Washington W 196.350 (#20)-193.025 19 at #11 Nebraska L 196.475-195.900 (#20) 25 at SEC Championship, Birmingham 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 SC Reg., Fayetteville 2nd/6 #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, Corvallis, Ore. 6th/6 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)
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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, N. Little Rock 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 April 14 at NCAA NE Reg., Ann Arbor, Mich. 3rd/6 #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. only NCAA Championship
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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. Virginia W 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 Championship, Duluth, Ga. 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 NC Reg., Minneapolis, Minn. 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, Athens, Ga. 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 Championship, Session II Semifinal (2nd); NCAA Super Six (5th) 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 Championship, Nashville 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 SC Reg., Fayetteville 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, Lincoln, Neb. 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, Lincoln, Neb. 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
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS
2011
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 (#8) Seattle Pacific W 196.075-188.275 (#8) March 6 at #22 Minnesota W 196.925-194.850 (#8) 12 #40 Pittsburgh W 196.875-192.525 (#7) 19 #2 Oklahoma L 197.475-196.100 (#6) 26 SEC Championship, Jacksonville, Fla. 6th/7 #4 Florida L 197.050-195.275 (#8) #1 Alabama L 196.875-195.275 (#8) #5 Georgia L 196.825-195.275 (#8) #10 LSU L 195.750-195.275 (#8) #15 Auburn L 195.575-195.275 (#8) #18 Kentucky W 195.275-194.800 (#8) April 10 NCAA West Reg., Los Angeles 2nd/6 #3 UCLA L 197.825-196.675 (#9) #21 Arizona W 196.675-195.100 (#9) #17 Iowa St. W 196.675-194.325 (#9) #32 Arizona St. W 196.675-193.900 (#9) #26 BYU W 196.675-193.400 (#9) 22 NCAA – Session II, Gainesville, Fla. 5th/6 #3 Alabama L 196.850-195.600 (#7) #2 Florida L 196.775-195.600 (#7) #6 Stanford L 196.300-195.600 (#7) #11 Michigan L 195.700-195.600 (#7) #10 Missouri W 195.600-194.600 (#7) 24 Ind. only NCAA Championship
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 (#11) 14 #9 Alabama L 194.900-194.750 (#10) 21 at #27 Kentucky W 194.975-193.525 (#13) 28 at #22 Auburn W 195.325-195.15 (#12) February 4 #4 Georgia W 195.775-195.400 (#11) 11 at #19 LSU W 195.325-194.875 (#11) 18 #28 BYU L 195.100-195.025 (#12) 25 #1 Florida W 196.700-196.100 (#15) 27 at # 45 UIC W 196.500-193.775 (#15) March 4 #27 W. Virginia W 196.525-194.925 (#12) 12 at #18 Denver L 195.725-195.700 (#12) 19 SEC Championship, Birmingham, Ala. 4th/7 #2 Alabama L 197.225-195.800 (#12) #1 Florida L 196.975-195.800 (#12) #8 Georgia L 196.625-195.800 (#12) #19 LSU W 195.800-195.475 (#12) #22 Auburn W 195.800-195.325 (#12) #29 Kentucky W 195.800-193.950 (#12) April 2 NCAA NC Reg., Denver 1st/6 #1 Florida W 196.55-196.425 (#12) #13 Boise St. W 196.55-196.40 (#12) #19 Denver W 196.55-195.625 (#12) #20 Arizona W 196.55-195.40 (#12) #27 BYU W 196.55-194.65 (#12) 15 NCAA - Session I, Cleveland, Ohio T-4th/6 #3 Oklahoma L 196.775-195.450 (#10) #6 Michigan L 196.700-195.450 (#10) #2 UCLA L 196.500-195.450 (#10) #7 Georgia T 195.450-195.450 (#10) #11 Illinois W 195.450-195.100 (#10) 17 Ind. only NCAA Championship
2012
18-20-0; 3-3 SEC; 6th at SEC; NCAA Fayetteville Reg. (2nd); NCAA Championship, Session II Semifinal (3rd); NCAA Super Six (6th) OPPONENT W/L SCORE January 6 at Cancun Classic 1st/5 #19 Arizona W 196.45-195.10 (#11) #17 Auburn W 196.45-194.775 (#11) #25 Iowa W 196.45-193.875 (#11) #12 LSU W 196.45-192.50 (#11) 13 #13 Kentucky W 196.65-191.975 (#11) 20 #25 LSU W 197.225-196.325 (#3) 27 at Florida 2nd/4 #8 Florida L 197.775-196.70 (#1) #24 Maryland W 196.70-193.075 (#1) Bridgeport W 196.70-192.975 (#1) February 3 #13 Auburn W 196.80-195.80 (#2) 5 #5 Oklahoma L 197.425-196.175 (#2) 10 at #6 Georgia L 196.825-195.875 (#3) 17 at #6 Alabama L 197.65-196.125 (#5) 24 #9 Nebraska L 197.00-196.30 (#7) March 2 #18 Minnesota W 196.325-195.475 (#8) 10 at #28 W. Va. L 195.675-195.125 (#8) 16 at #16 Missouri L 196.10-195.40 (#9) 24 SEC Championship, Duluth, Ga. 6th/7 #1 Florida L 197.15-194.175 (#10) #3 Alabama L 196.775-194.175 (#10) #5 Georgia L 196.575-194.175 (#10) #8 LSU L 196.425-194.175 (#10) #24 Kentucky L 194.35-194.175 (#10) #15 Auburn W 194.175-194.10 (#10) April 7 NCAA Fayetteville Reg. 2nd/6 #3 UCLA L 197.225-196.825 (#10) #15 Boise St. W 196.825-196.05 (#10) #19 Missouri W 196.825-195.45 (#10) #34 Maryland W 196.825-194.40 (#10) #29 N. Hampshire W 196.825-193.90 (#10) 20 NCAA - Session II, Duluth, Ga. 3rd/6 #4 Alabama L 197.675-197.15 (#8) #1 Florida L 197.65-197.15 (#8) #12 Ohio St. W 197.15-196.525 (#8) #5 Georgia W 197.15-196.50 (#8) #9 Oregon St. W 197.15-196.475 (#8) 21 NCAA Super Six, Duluth, Ga. 6th/6 #4 Alabama L 197.85-196.30 (#8) #1 Florida L 197.775-196.30 (#8) #2 UCLA L 197.75-196.30 (#8) #10 Stanford L 197.50-196.30 (#8) #7 Utah L 197.375-196.30 (#8) 22 Ind. only NCAA Championship
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SERIES RECORDS / RESULTS Regular Post Total Season Season Last Opponent Meets W-L-T W-L-T Pct. Meet A 28 2-19-0 0-7-0 .071 8 2-1-0 4-1-0 .750 4 1-0-0 2-1-0 .750 21 13-8-0 0-0-0 .619 B Bowling Green 1 1-0-0 0-0-0 1.000 Bridgeport 1 1-0-0 0-0-0 1.000 Brigham Young 4 1-1-0 2-0-0 .750 Boise St. 2 0-0-0 2-0-0 1.000 C California 2 2-0-0 0-0-0 1.000 CS-Fullerton 1 1-0-0 0-0-0 1.000 Centenary 2 2-0-0 0-0-0 1.000 D Denver 5 0-4-0 1-0-0 .200 F FLORIDA 31 2-19-0 1-9-0 .097 G GEORGIA 24 1-19-0 1-2-1 .104 I Illinois 4 0-0-0 4-0-0 1.000 Illinois-Chicago 5 3-0-0 2-0-0 1.000 Iowa 2 1-0-0 1-0-0 1.000 Iowa State 2 0-0-0 1-1-0 .500 K KENTUCKY 20 18-1-1 0-0-0 .925 L LOUISIANA ST. 26 4-18-1 1-2-0 .250 M Maryland 2 1-0-0 1-0-0 1.000 Michigan 6 0-1-0 1-4-0 .167 Michigan State 1 0-0-0 0-0-0 .000 Minnesota 6 5-0-0 1-0-0 1.000 Missouri 9 2-5-0 2-0-0 .444 N Nebraska 5 0-4-0 0-1-0 .000 New Hampshire 4 2-0-0 1-1-0 .750 North Carolina 1 1-0-0 0-0-0 1.000 O Ohio St. 2 1-0-0 1-0-0 1.000 Oklahoma 9 1-4-0 0-4-0 .111 Oregon State 8 1-3-0 3-1-0 .500 P Penn 1 1-0-0 0-0-0 1.000 Penn State 4 2-2-0 0-0-0 .500 Pittsburgh 4 2-0-0 2-0-0 1.000 R Rutgers 2 0-0-0 2-0-0 1.000 S Sacramento State 1 1-0-0 0-0-0 1.000 SE Missouri 3 2-0-0 1-0-0 1.000 Seattle Pacific 1 1-0-0 0-0-0 1.000 Southern Utah 3 1-0-0 2-0-0 1.000 Stanford 3 0-0-0 1-2-0 .333 T Texas Woman’s 4 4-0-0 0-0-0 1.000 U UCLA 10 2-2-0 1-5-0 .300 Utah 6 0-1-0 1-5-0 .167 W Washington 4 4-0-0 0-0-0 1.000 West Virginia 7 4-3-0 0-0-0 .571 Total 300 93-114-2 43-47-1 .458
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ALABAMA (2-26) 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 194.750 #12 Arkansas 195.800 #5 Arkansas 196.125 #10 Arkansas 194.175 #8 Arkansas 197.150 #8 Arkansas 196.300
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 2-17-12 3-24-12 4-20-12 4-21-12
#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 194.900 #2 Alabama 197.225 #6 Alabama 197.650 #3 Alabama 196.775 #4 Alabama 197.675 #4 Alabama 197.850
3-12-04 4-3-04 4-12-08 4-4-09 1-9-10 4-10-10 4-2-11 1-6-12
#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 196.550 #11 Arkansas 196.450
Arizona (6-2) #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 195.400 Denver (NCAA Reg.) #19 Arizona 195.150 Cancun, Mexico
4-20-06 3-16-07 4-4-09 4-10-10
#9 ASU 195.500 #12 Arkansas 196.175 #10 Arkansas 196.300 #9 Arkansas 196.675
Arizona State (3-1) #18 Arkansas 194.375 Corvallis (NCAA, S. II) #23 ASU 195.125 Tempe #31 ASU 193.900 Fayetteville (NCAA Reg.) #32 ASU 193.900 Los Angeles (NCAA Reg.)
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 2-5-10 3-26-20 1-28-11 3-19-11 1-6-12 2-3-12 3-24-12
#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 #7 Arkansas 197.025 #15 Auburn 195.575 #12 Arkansas 195.325 #12 Arkansas 195.80 #11 Arkansas 196.450 #2 Arkansas 196.800 #10 Arkansas 194.175
AUBURN (13-8) 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 #16 Auburn 196.425 #8 Arkansas 195.275 #22 Auburn 195.150 #22 Auburn 195.325 #17 Auburn 194.775 #13 Auburn 195.800 #15 Auburn 194.100
Auburn Birmingham (SEC) Fayetteville Duluth (SEC) Auburn Duluth (SEC) Fayetteville Birmingham (SEC) Auburn Little Rock (SEC) Fayetteville Duluth (SEC) Auburn Nashville (SEC) Fayetteville Jacksonville (SEC) Auburn Birmingham (SEC) Cancun, Mexico Fayetteville Duluth (SEC)
4-2-11 4-7-12
#12 Arkansas 196.55 #10 Arkansas 196.825
Boise State (2-0) #13 Boise St. 196.400 #15 Boise St. 196.050
Denver (NCAA Reg.) Fayetteville (NCAA Reg.)
3-13-09
Bowling Green (1-0) #11 Arkansas 196.550 #48 Bowling Green 193.375
Bridgeport (1-0) 1-27-12 #1 Arkansas 196.700 Bridgeport 192.975 Brigham Young University (3-1) 2-2-07 #13 Arkansas 193.625 #22 BYU 192.600 4-10-10 #9 Arkansas 196.675 #26 BYU 193.400
Fayetteville Birmingham (SEC) Tuscaloosa Duluth (SEC) Fayetteville Duluth (SEC) Tuscaloosa Birmingham (SEC) Corvallis (NCAA S. II) Fayetteville Little Rock (SEC) Tuscaloosa Los Angeles Duluth (SEC) Athens (NCAA S. II) Fayetteville Nashville (SEC) Lincoln (NCAA S. II) Lincoln (Super Six) Tuscaloosa Jacksonville (SEC) Gainesville (NCAA S. II) Fayetteville Birmingham (SEC) Tuscaloosa Duluth (SEC) Duluth (NCAA S. II) Suluth (Super Six)
Dallas Gainesville
Salt Lake City Los Angeles (NCAA Reg.)
SERIES RECORDS / RESULTS 2-18-11 #28 BYU 195.10 4-2-11 #12 Arkansas 196.55 1-3-06 #20 Arkansas 190.625 1-16-09 #5 Arkansas 195.925 3-9-08 #12 Arkansas 196.425 2-14-03 Arkansas 194.975 3-5-04 #20 Arkansas 196.625 1-10-03 3-5-05 1-5-07 3-12-11 4-2-11
Denver 196.425 #12 Denver 194.425 #17 Denver 192.975 #18 Denver 195.725 #12 Arkansas 196.55
#12 Arkansas 195.025 #27 BYU 194.65
Fayetteville Denver (NCAA Reg.)
California (2-0) California 189.350 #45 California 185.250
Honolulu Corvallis, Ore.
CS-Fullerton (1-0) #44 CS-Fullerton 192.625 Centenary (2-0) Centenary 192.375 Centenary 193.625 Denver (1-4) Arkansas 193.00 #13 Arkansas 193.725 #15 Arkansas 192.800 #12 Arkansas 195.70 #19 Denver 195.625
Los Angeles Auburn Fayetteville Fayetteville Denver Fayetteville (Super Six) Denver Denver (NCAA Reg.)
Arkansas knocked off No. 1 Florida for the second time in 2011 to win the NCAA Regional in Denver.
1-17-03 #5 Florida 196.250 3-29-03 #9 Florida 195.950 2-2-04 #5 Florida 197.375 3-20-04 #8 Florida 197.225 4-3-04 #8 Florida 197.050 2-18-05 #4 Florida 196.450 3-26-05 #6 Florida 196.150 2-10-06 #5 Florida 196.950 3-25-06 #3 Florida 196.275 4-8-06 #3 Florida 196.375 4-20-06 #4 Florida 196.225 1-5-07 #3 Florida 196.550 2-9-07 #1 Florida 197.275 3-31-07 #1 Florida 197.325 4-14-07 #1 Florida 197.325 2-1-08 #3 Florida 196.700 3-29-08 #3 Florida 197.325 4-24-08 #3 Florida 196.900 1-23-09 #8 Arkansas 196.375 3-21-09 #6 Florida 196.750 4-17-09 #4 Florida 196.725 1-15-10 #8 Florida 196.575 3-26-10 #4 Florida 197.050 4-22-10 #2 Florida 196.775 2-25-11 #15 Arkansas 196.70 3-19-11 #1 Florida 196.975 4-2-11 #12 Arkansas 196.55 1-27-12 #8 Florida 197.775 3-24-12 #1 Florida 197.150 4-20-12 #1 Florida 197.650 4-21-12 #1 Florida 197.775 2-21-03 3-29-03 1-30-04 3-20-04 1-28-05 3-26-05
#4 Georgia 197.225 #4 Georgia 197.525 #2 Georgia 197.300 #4 Georgia 198.175 #6 Georgia 195.300 #8 Georgia 197.250
FLORIDA (3-28) 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 #1 Arkansas 196.700 #10 Arkansas 194.175 #8 Arkansas 197.150 #8 Arkansas 196.300
Fayetteville Birmingham (SEC) Gainesville Duluth (SEC) Tucson Fayetteville Duluth (SEC) Gainesville Birmingham (SEC) Fville (NCAA Reg.) Corvallis (NCAA S. II) Fayetteville (Super Six) Fayetteville Little Rock(SEC) Ann Arbor (NCAA Reg.) Gainesville Duluth (SEC) Athens (NCAA, S. II) Fayetteville Nashville (SEC) Lincoln (Super Six) Gainesville Jacksonville (SEC) Gainesville (NCAA S. II) Fayetteville Birmingham (SEC) Denver (NCAA Reg.) Gainesville Duluth (SEC) Duluth (NCAA S. II) Duluth (Super Six)
GEORGIA (2-21-1) Arkansas 194.225 #38 Arkansas 194.875 #11 Arkansas 195.250 #29 Arkansas 194.825 #12 Arkansas 195.150 #15 Arkansas 195.325
Fayetteville Birmingham (SEC) Athens Duluth (SEC) Fayetteville Duluth (SEC)
1-20-06 3-25-06 4-20-06 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 2-10-12 3-24-12 4-20-12
#3 Georgia 196.125 #1 Georgia 197.275 #1 Georgia 197.300 #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 #6 Georgia 196.825 #5 Georgia 196.575 #8 Arkansas 197.150
#24 Arkansas 193.600 #19 Arkansas 194.650 #18 Arkansas 194.375 #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 #3 Arkansas 195.125 #10 Arkansas 194.175 #5 Georgia 196.500
Athens Birmingham (SEC) Corvallis (NCAA) Fayetteville Little Rock (SEC) Athens Duluth (SEC) Fayetteville Nashville (SEC) Lincoln (Super Six) Athens Jacksonville (SEC) Fayetteville Birmingham (SEC) Cleveland (NCAA S. I) Athens Duluth (SEC) Duluth (NCAA S. II)
Illinois (4-0) 4-3-04 #25 Arkansas 195.550 #39 Illinois 195.400 Tucson (NCAA Reg.) 4-8-06 #18 Arkansas 195.400 #30 Illinois 193.125 Fayetteville 4-16-09 #10 Arkansas 196.950 #11 Illinois 195.050 Lincoln (NCAA S. II) 4-15-11 #10 Arkansas 195.45 #11 Illinois 195.10 Cleveland (NCAA) Illinois-Chicago (5-0) 2-7-03 Arkansas 194.475 UIC 193.425 Lexington 1-9-04 Arkansas 195.575 UIC 189.550 Fayetteville 4-3-04 #25 Arkansas 195.550 UIC 193.875 Tucson (NCAA Reg.) 4-8-06 #18 Arkansas 195.400 #42 UIC 191.125 Fayetteville 2-27-11 #15 Arkansas 196.50 #45 UIC 193.775 Chicago Iowa (2-0) 4-12-08 #11 Arkansas 196.125 #23 Iowa 192.450 Minn. (NCAA Reg.) 1-6-12 #11 Arkansas 196.450 #25 Iowa 193.875 Cancun, Mexico Iowa State (1-1) 4-20-06 #6 Iowa St. 196.250 #18 Arkansas 194.375 Corvallis (NCAA S. II) 4-10-10 #9 Arkansas 196.675 #17 Iowa St. 194.325 Los Angeles (NCAA Reg.) KENTUCKY (18-1-1) 2-7-03 Arkansas 194,475 #33 Kentucky 192.825 Lexington 3-29-03 #39 Kentucky 194.875 #38 Arkansas 194.875 Birmingham (SEC) 1-16-04 #9 Arkansas 196.225 #23 Kentucky 195.200 Fayetteville 3-20-04 #24 Arkansas 194.825 #40 Kentucky 193.850 Duluth (SEC) 1-14-05 #13 Arkansas 194.925 #10 Kentucky 193.575 Lexington 3-26-05 #15 Arkansas 195.325 #19 Kentucky 193.800 Duluth (SEC) 2-24-06 #19 Arkansas 196.350 #19 Kentucky 196.250 Fayetteville 3-25-06 #19 Arkansas 194.650 #18 Kentucky 191.150 Birmingham (SEC) 2-23-07 #14 Arkansas 195.850 Kentucky 193.650 Lexington 3-31-07 #11 Arkansas 194.550 #25 Kentucky 194.000 Little Rock (SEC) 2-15-08 #10 Arkansas 195.675 #35 Kentucky 195.175 Fayetteville 3-29-08 #11 Arkansas 194.650 #20 Kentucky 194.025 Duluth (SEC) 2-6-09 #3 Arkansas 195.075 #31 Kentucky 194.500 Lexington 3-21-09 #9 Arkansas 195.650 #22 Kentucky 195.00 Nashville (SEC) 1-29-10 #10 Arkansas 196.750 #12 Kentucky 195.325 Fayetteville 3-26-10 #8 Arkansas 195.275 #18 Kentucky 194.800 Jacksonville (SEC) 1-21-11 #13 Arkansas 194.975 #27 Kentucky 193.525 Lexington 3-19-11 #12 Arkansas 195.80 #29 Kentucky 193.95 Birmingham (SEC) 1-13-12 #11 Arkansas 196.650 #23 Kentucky 191.975 Fayetteville 3-24-12 #24 Kentucky 194.350 #10 Arkansas 194.175 Duluth (SEC) LOUISIANA STATE (5-20-1) 2-28-03 #15 LSU 196.700 Arkansas 193.475 Baton Rouge 3-29-03 #15 LSU 195.650 #38 Arkansas 194.875 Birmingham (SEC) 2-6-04 #14 LSU 196.775 #13 Arkansas 196.450 Fayetteville 3-20-04 #5 LSU 197.275 #24 Arkansas 194.825 Duluth (SEC) 2-4-05 #4 LSU 196.925 #13 Arkansas 195.725 Baton Rouge 3-26-05 #2 LSU 196.975 #15 Arkansas 195.325 Duluth (SEC) 4-9-05 #3 LSU 197.125 #15 Arkansas 193.950 Durham 1-27-06 #11 LSU 194.675 #22 Arkansas 193.100 Fayetteville 3-25-06 #8 LSU 195.900 #19 Arkansas 194.650 Birmingham (SEC) 4-20-06 #8 LSU 195.650 #18 Arkansas 194.375 Corvallis 1-5-07 #9 LSU 194.125 #15 Arkansas 192.800 Fville (Super Six) 1-26-07 #15 LSU 196.500 #14 Arkansas 195.575 Baton Rouge 3-31-07 #4 LSU 196.250 #11 Arkansas 194.550 Little Rock (SEC) 1-18-08 #7 LSU 195.900 #8 Arkansas 195.300 Fayetteville 3-29-08 #5 LSU 196.500 #11 Arkansas 194.650 Duluth (SEC) 4-24-08 #7 LSU 196.575 #11 Arkansas 195.825 Athens (NCAA S. II) 2-27-09 #6 LSU 196.150 #9 Arkansas 195.800 Baton Rouge 3-21-09 #4 LSU 196.550 #9 Arkansas 195.650 Nashville (SEC) 4-17-09 #10 Arkansas 196.475 #6 LSU 196.375 Lincoln (Super Six)
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#6 Arkansas 196.200 #10 LSU 195.750 #11 Arkansas 195.325 #12 Arkansas 195.800 #11 Arkansas 196.450 #3 Arkansas 197.225 #8 LSU 196.425
1-27-12 4-7-12
#1 Arkansas 196.700 #10 Arkansas 194.175
#11 LSU 196.200 #8 Arkansas 195.275 #19 LSU 194.875 #19 LSU 195.475 #12 LSU 192.500 #25 LSU 196.325 #10 Arkansas 194.175
Fayetteville Jacksonville (SEC) Baton Rouge Birmingham (SEC) Cancun, Mexico Fayetteville Duluth (SEC)
Maryland (2-0) #24 Maryland 193.075 Gainesville, Fla. #34 Maryland 194.400 Fayetteville (NCAA Reg.)
Michigan (1-5) 4-20-06 #7 Michigan 196.000 #18 Arkansas 194.375 Corvallis (NCAA S. II) 4-14-07 #12 Michigan 196.050 #13 Arkansas 195.875 Ann Arbor (NCAA Reg.) 1-11-08 #9 Michigan 196.075 #14 Arkansas 195.250 Ann Arbor 4-4-09 #10 Arkansas 196.300 #16 Michigan 195.700 Fayetteville (NCAA Reg.) 4-22-10 #11 Michigan 195.700 #7 Arkansas 195.600 Gainesville (NCAA S. II) 4-15-11 #6 Michigan 196.70 #10 Arkansas 195.45 Cleveland (NCAA S. I) Michigan State (1-0) 3-21-08 #11 Arkansas 196.075 #14 Michigan State 194.725 Fayetteville Minnesota (5-0) 1-9-04 Arkansas 195.575 #22 Minnesota 194.675 Fayetteville 1-9-05 #24 Arkansas 194.250 Minnesota 193.800 Minneapolis 4-12-08 #11 Arkansas 196.125 #28 Minnesota 195.275 Minn. (NCAA Reg.) 3-6-09 #10 Arkansas 196.350 #18 Minnesota 195.250 Fayetteville 3-6-10 #8 Arkansas 196.925 #22 Minnesota 194.850 Minneapolis MISSOURI (4-5) (SEC member beginning in 2013) 2-14-03 Arkansas 194.975 #21 Missouri 194.900 Auburnburn 3-14-03 #28 Missouri 195.875 Arkansas 195.375 Fayetteville 2-13-04 #10 Missouri 196.60 #15 Arkansas 195.925 Columbia 3-13-05 #32 Missouri 196.050 #15 Arkansas 195.575 Columbia 1-14-06 #14 Missouri 195.100 #17 Arkansas 192.175 Columbia 3-23-07 #12 Arkansas 196.450 #18 Missouri 195.725 Fayetteville 4-22-10 #7 Arkansas 195.600 #10 Missouri 194.600 Gainesville (NCAA S. II) 3-16-12 #16 Missouri 196.100 #9 Arkansas 195.400 Columbia 4-7-12 #10 Arkansas 196.825 #19 Missouri 195.450 Fayetteville (NCAA Reg.) Nebraska (0-5) 3-19-05 #3 Nebraska 196.625 #14 Arkansas 195.625 Fayetteville 3-19-06 #11 Nebraska 196.475 #20 Arkansas 195.900 Lincoln 4-20-06 #5 Nebraska 196.325 #18 Arkansas 194.375 Corvallis (NCAA S. II) 1-5-07 #7 Nebraska 194.575 #15 Arkansas 192.800 Fayetteville (Super Six) 2-24-12 #9 Nebraska 197.000 #7 Arkansas 196.300 Fayetteville New Hampshire (3-1) 4-9-05 #41 NH 194.700 #15 Arkansas 193.950 Durham (NCAA Reg.) 3-9-07 #11 Arkansas 196.250 #39 NH 192.650 Fayetteville 4-14-07 #13 Arkansas 195.875 #43 NH 192.925 Ann Arbor (NCAA Reg.) 4-7-12 #10 Arkansas 196.825 #29 NH 193.900 Fayetteville (NCAA Reg.) 2-10-06
North Carolina (1-0) #21 Arkansas 194.025 #22 North Carolina 193.125
1-9-09 4-20-12
#12 Arkansas 195.775 #8 Arkansas 197.150
Ohio St. (2-0) #21 Ohio St. 194.625 #12 Ohio St. 196.525
Oklahoma (1-8) 4-9-05 #10 Oklahoma 195.550 #15 Arkansas 193.950 4-20-06 # 10 Oklahoma 195.525 #18 Arkansas 194.375 3-15-08 #9 Oklahoma 196.750 #11 Arkansas 196.624 4-24-08 #10 Oklahoma 196.075 #11 Arkansas 195.825 1-26-09 #8 Arkansas 196.900 #7 Oklahoma 195.625 3-19-10 #2 Oklahoma 197.475 #6 Arkansas 196.100 1-7-11 #4 Oklahoma 195.475 #11 Arkansas 195.075 4-15-11 #3 Oklahoma 196.775 #10 Arkansas 195.45 2-5-12 #5 Oklahoma 197.425 #2 Arkansas 196.175 Oregon State (4-4) 2-11-05 #21 Oregon St. 195.975 #12 Arkansas 195.550 3-19-05 #14 Arkansas 195.625 #12 Oregon St. 195.550 1-3-06 #13 Oregon St. 191.925 #20 Arkansas 190.625 4-20-06 #16 Oregon St. 195.150 #18 Arkansas 194.375 4-24-08 #11 Arkansas 195.825 #8 Oregon St. 195.475 1-16-09 #9 Oregon St. 195.950 #5 Arkansas 195.925 4-16-09 #10 Arkansas 196.950 #6 Oregon St. 195.350 4-20-12 #8 Arkansas 197.150 #9 Oregon St. 196.475
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Gainesville Fayetteville Duluth (NCAA S. II) Durham (NCAA Reg.) Corvallis Fayetteville Athens (NCAA S. II) Norman Fayetteville Norman Cleveland (NCAA S. I) Fayetteville Seattle Fayetteville Honolulu Corvallis (NCAA S. II) Athens (NCAA S. II) Corvallis Lincoln (NCAA S. II) Duluth (NCAA S. II)
Pennsylvania (1-0) #65 Penn 190.600
3-13-09
#11 Arkansas 196.550
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
Fayetteville Fville (Super Six) State College Fayetteville
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 #15 Arkansas 193.950 3-9-07 #11 Arkansas 196.250 4-14-07 #13 Arkansas 195.875 3-12-10 #7 Arkansas 196.875
Dallas
Rutgers (2-0) 4-9-05 #15 Arkansas 193.950 Rutgers 191.350 Durham (NCAA Reg.) 4-14-07 #13 Arkansas 195.875 #53 Rutgers 190.875 Ann Arbor (NCAA Reg.) Sacramento State (1-0) 1-3-06 #20 Arkansas 190.625 Saramento State 188.075 Honolulu Seattle Pacific (1-0) 2-26-10 #8 Arkansas 196.075 Seattle Pacific 188.275 Southeast Missouri State (3-0) 3-5-04 #20 Arkansas 196.625 SE Missouri 194.625 4-8-06 #18 Arkansas 195.400 #49 SE Missouri 189.050 3-23-07 #12 Arkansas 196.450 #36 SE Missouri 192.975 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
Seattle Fayetteville Fville (NCAA Reg.) Fayetteville Salt Lake City Minn. (NCAA Reg.) Fville (NCAA Reg.)
Stanford (1-2) 4-4-09 #10 Arkansas 196.300 #4 Stanford 196.200 Fayetteville (NCAA Reg.) 4-22-10 #6 Stanford 196.300 #7 Arkansas 195.600 Gainesville (NCAA S. II) 4-21-12 #10 Stanford 197.500 #8 Arkansas 196.300 Duluth (Super Six) Texas Woman’s (4-0) 2-7-03 Arkansas 194,475 Texas Woman’s 193.275 Lexington 3-5-04 #20 Arkansas 196.625 Texas Woman’s 192.475 Fayetteville 3-23-07 #12 Arkansas 196.450 #51 Texas Woman’s 192.00 Fayetteville 3-13-09 #11 Arkansas 196.550 #49 Texas Woman’s 193.00 Dallas UCLA (3-7) 2-2-03 #5 UCLA 198.175 Arkansas 193.475 Los Angeles 3-19-05 #5 UCLA 196.850 #14 Arkansas 195.625 Fayetteville 1-3-06 #3 UCLA 193.775 #20 Arkansas 190.625 Honolulu 4-8-06 #18 Arkansas 195.400 #9 UCLA 195.175 Fayetteville 3-9-08 #12 Arkansas 196.425 #9 UCLA 195.800 Los Angeles 4-16-09 #10 Arkansas 196.950 #7 UCLA 196.625 Lincoln (NCAA Session II) 4-10-10 #3 UCLA 197.825 #9 Arkansas 196.675 Los Angeles (NCAA Reg.) 4-15-11 #2 UCLA 196.50 #10 Arkansas 195.45 Cleveland (NCAA S. I) 4-7-12 #3 UCLA 197.225 #10 Arkansas 196.825 Fayetteville (NCAA Reg.) 4-21-12 #2 UCLA 197.750 #8 Arkansas 196.300 Duluth (Super Six) Utah (1-6) 4-3-04 #5 Utah 197.625 #25 Arkansas 195.550 Tucson 4-20-06 #2 Utah 196.175 #18 Arkansas 194.375 Corvallis (NCAA S. II) 2-2-07 #3 Utah 196.150 #13 Arkansas 193.625 Salt Lake City 4-12-08 #2 Utah 196.950 #11 Arkansas 196.125 Minn. (NCAA Reg.) 4-16-09 #10 Arkansas 196.950 #2 Utah 196.625 Lincoln (NCAA S. II) 4-17-09 #2 Utah 197.425 #10 Arkansas 196.475 Lincoln (Super Six) 4-21-12 #7 Utah 197.375 #8 Arkansas 196.300 Duluth (Super Six) Washington (4-0) 2-11-05 #12 Arkansas 195.550 #19 Washington 195.275 Seattle 1-3-06 #20 Arkansas 190.625 #18 Washington 190.425 Honolulu 3-12-06 #20 Arkansas 196.350 #36 Washington 193.025 Fayetteville 2-26-10 #8 Arkansas 196.075 Washington 194.100 Seattle West Virginia (4-3) 3-7-03 #31 W. Virginia 196.800 Arkansas 195.150 Morgantown 1-9-04 Arkansas 195.575 W. Virginia 192.775 Fayetteville 2-10-06 #32 W. Virginia 194.200 #21 Arkansas 194.025 Gainesville 3-9-07 #11 Arkansas 196.250 #23 W. Virginia 194.300 Fayetteville 1-11-08 #14 Arkansas 195.250 #22 W. Virginia 190.300 Ann Arbor 3-4-11 #12 Arkansas 196.525 #27 W. Virginia 194.925 Fayetteville 3-10-12 #28 W. Virginia 195.675 #8 Arkansas 195.125 Morgantown All CAPS denotes Southeastern Conference opponent
TEAM TOP 10 Team Score Opponent Date 1. #25 LSU 1/20/2012 2. NCAA Champ., SII 4/20/2012 3. #16 Auburn 2/5/2010 4. at NCAA Session II 4/16/2009 5. at #22 Minneosta 4/6/2010 6. at #7 Oklahoma 1/26/2009 7. #40 Pittsburgh 3/12/2010 8. NCAA Fayetteville Reg. 4/7/2012 9. #13 Auburn 2/3/2012 10. #12 Kentucky 1/29/2010
Score 197.225 197.150 197.025 196.950 196.925 196.900 196.875 196.825 196.800 196.750
Vault Opponent Date 1. at Super Six 4/21/2012 at NCAA Session II 4/16/2009 #3 Georgia 2/20/2009 4. at #6 Alabama 2/17/2012 #25 LSU 1/20/2012 6. #9 Nebraska 2/24/2012 at TWU, BGU, Penn 3/13/2009 8. #18 Minnesota 3/6/2009 9. at #45 Illinois-Chicago 2/27/2011 10. #5 Oklahoma 2/5/2012 at Cancun Classic 1/6/2012 at SEC Championship 3/19/2011 at NCAA Super Six 4/17/2009 #1 Florida 1/23/2009
Score 49.450 49.450 49.450 49.400 49.400 49.375 49.375 49.350 49.350 49.350 49.350 49.325 49.325 49.325
Uneven Bars Opponent Date 1. #25 LSU 1/20/2012 2. NCAA West Regional 4/10/2010 3. NCAA Regional 4/3/2004 #18 Minnesota 3/2/2012 5. #13 Auburn 2/3/2012 6. Gym’Back Inv. 3/5/2004 at #8 Florida 1/27/2012 8. NCAA Champ., SII 4/20/2012 #23 Kentucky 1/13/2012 #40 Pittsburgh 3/12/2010
Score 49.450 49.400 49.375 49.375 49.350 49.300 49.300 49.275 49.275 49.275
René Lyst, Shelby Salmon (right) and the rest of the beam team set a school record last year with a 49.45 at the NCAA Championship semifinal.
Mark Cook coached the bars team to six of the school’s top 10 marks and a No. 1 natinoal ranking in 2012. Balance Beam Opponent Date 1. NCAA Champ., SII 4/20/2012 2. at #23 Arizona State 3/16/2007 3. #11 Arizona 3/12/2004 4. #16 Auburn 2/5/2010 5. #3 Alabama* 2/27/2004 6. at #7 Oklahoma 1/26/2009 at NCAA Regional 4/14/2007 Gym’Back Quad 3/19/2005 9. at NCAA Session II 4/16/2009 #10 Missouri 2/13/2004
Score 49.450 49.400 49.375 49.350 49.300 49.275 49.275 49.275 49.250 49.250
Floor Exercise Opponent Date 1. Gym’Back Inv. 3/5/2004 2. #25 LSU 1/20/2012 #14 Louisiana State* 2/6/2004 4. #29 Auburn* 1/23/2004 5. #23 Kentucky 1/13/2012 #36 Washington 3/12/2006 7. #40 Pittsburgh 3/12/2010 #1 Florida 1/23/2009 9. #18 Minnesota 3/6/2009 #9 Oklahoma 3/21/2008 at #45 Illinois-Chicago 2/27/2011
Score 49.525 49.425 49.425 49.425 49.400 49.400 49.375 49.375 49.350 49.350 49.350
The 2010 Razorbacks were the first to score a 197.
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INDIVIDUAL TOP 10 1. 2. 9.
9.975 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 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 9.925
Vault Michelle Stout at NCAA Session II 4/16/09 Jaime Pisani at #16 Missouri 3/16/12 Katherine Grable #25 LSU 1/20/12 Casey Jo Magee #2 Oklahoma 3/19/10 Jaime Pisani at #22 Minnesota 3/6/10 Jaime Pisani #16 Auburn 2/5/10 Casey Jo Magee at TWU 3/13/09 Michelle Stout #1 Florida 2/9/07 Scarlett Williams at Super Six 4/21/12 Katherine Grable #9 Nebraska 2/24/12 Katherine Grable at #6 Alabama 2/17/12 Jaime Pisani at #6 Alabama 2/17/12 Katherine Grable #8 Oklahoma 2/5/12 Katherine Grable #13 Auburn 2/3/12 Jaime Pisani at Cancun Classic 1/6/12 Jaime Pisani #1 Florida 2/25/11 Casey Jo Magee at #22 Minnesota 3/6/10 Casey Jo Magee at #9 Georgia 2/12/10 Jaime Pisani at #9 Georgia 2/12/10 Jaime Pisani #12 Kentucky 1/29/10 Jaime Pisani #9 Alabama 1/30/09 Samantha Cortez #15 Mich. St. 2/29/08
1. 3.
9.950 9.950 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925
Uneven Bars Jaime Pisani #25 LSU 1/20/12 Emily Peacock #18 Kentucky 2/24/06 Mariah Howdeshell #18 Minnesota 3/2/12 Jaime Pisani #18 Minnesota 3/2/12 Mariah Howdeshell #13 Auburn 2/3/12 Jaime Pisani #13 Auburn 2/3/12 Shelby Salmon at #8 Florida 1/27/12 Mariah Howdeshell #25 LSU 1/20/12 Mariah Howdeshell at Cancun Classic 1/6/12 Casey Jo Magee #16 Auburn 2/5/10 Melissa Leigh Missouri 3/14/03 Melissa Leigh at NCAA Regionals 4/3/04 Emily Peacock at #4 LSU 2/4/05
1. 8.
9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925 9.925
Balance Beam Katherine Grable at NCAA Champ, SII 4/20/12 Jaime Pisani at NCAA Champ., SII 4/20/12 Jaime Pisani at #28 West Va. 3/10/12 Casey Jo Magee #2 Oklahoma 3/19/10 Casey Jo Magee #16 Auburn 2/5/10 Casey Jo Magee at #23 Ariz. St. 3/16/07 Katie Hardman at #11 Arizona 3/12/04 Jaime Pisani NCAA Fay. Reg. 4/7/12 Jaime Pisani #13 Auburn 2/3/12 Katherine Grable at #8 Florida 1/27/12 Katherine Grable #25 LSU 1/20/12 Katherine Grable at Cancun Classic 1/6/12 Casey Jo Magee at Washington 2/26/10 Casey Jo Magee #11 LSU 2/19/10 Casey Jo Magee #12 Kentucky 1/29/10 Casey Jo Magee at No. 3 Alabama 1/22/10 Casey Jo Magee at #4 Alabama 2/8/08 Casey Jo Magee at UCLA/Bama, CSF 3/15/08 Dana McQuillin Gym’Back Inv. 3/5/04
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Junior All-American Katherine Grable owns 12 of the school’s top marks listed on this page, including school records on beam and in the all-around. Floor Exercise Jaime Pisani #13 Auburn Jaime Pisani at #16 Missouri Jaime Pisani #18 Minnesota Jaime Pisani #9 Nebraska Katherine Grable #8 Oklahoma Katherine Grable #LSU Jaime Pisani #25 LSU Jaime Pisani #23 Kentucky Jaime Pisani at NCAA S. I SF Jaime Pisani at NCAA NC Reg. Jaime Pisani #27 West Virginia Jaime Pisani at #45 UIC Casey Jo Magee #40 Pittsburgh Jaime Pisani at #22 Minnesota Rachel Barnett #29 Auburn Rachel Barnett #14 LSU
1. 2.
9.975 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950
2/3/12 3/16/12 3/2/12 2/24/12 2/5/12 1/20/12 1/20/12 1/13/12 4/15/11 4/2/11 3/4/11 2/27/11 3/12/10 3/6/10 1/23/04 2/6/04
1. 3. 5. 6. 9.
All Around 39.725 Jaime Pisani #13 Auburn 2/3/12 39.725 Katherine Grable #25 LSU 1/20/12 39.675 Jaime Pisani #18 Minnesota 3/2/12 39.675 Casey Jo Magee #2 Oklahoma 3/19/10 39.650 Casey Jo Magee at #22 Minnesota 3/6/10 39.625 Jaime Pisani at NCAA S II SF 4/20/12 39.625 Jaime Pisani NCAA Fay. Reg. 4/7/12 39.625 Casey Jo Magee #40 Pittsburgh 3/12/10 39.625 Casey Jo Magee #16 Auburn 2/5/10 39.600 Jaime Pisani at #16 Missouri 3/16/12 39.600 Jaime Pisani at #28 West Va. 3/10/12 39.600 Jaime Pisani #1 Florida 2/25/11 39.600 Casey Jo Magee at NCAA West Reg. 4/10/10
CLASS RECORDS Vault Score Gymnast 9.950 Michelle Stout Bars Score Gymnast 9.925 Melissa Leigh 9.925 Emily Peacock
Freshman Date Feb. 9, 2007
Opponent #1 Florida
Date Opponent March 14, 2003 #21 Missouri Feb. 4, 2005 at #4 LSU
Beam Score Gymnast Date Opponent 9.950 Casey Jo Magee March 16, 2007 at #23 Arizona St. Floor Score Gymnast 9.950 Rachel Barnett 9.950 Rachel Barnett
Date Jan. 23, 2004 Feb. 6, 2004
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 Gymnast Date Opponent 9.950 Katherine Grable Jan. 20, 2012 #25 LSU 9.950 Jaime Pisani Feb. 5, 2010 #16 Auburn 9.950 Jaime Pisani March 6, 2010 #22 Minnesota Bars Score Gymnast 9.950 Emily Peacock
Date Feb. 24, 2006
Opponent #18 Kentucky
Beam Score Gymnast Date Opponent 9.950 Katherine Grable April 21, 2012 NCAA S. II 9.950 Katie Hardman March 12, 2004 at #11 Arizona
Vault Score Gymnast 9.975 Michelle Stout
Junior Date April 16, 2009
Opponent at NCAA S II
Bars Score Gymnast Date Opponent 9.900 Emily Peacock March 9, 2007 Ark. Quad 1 9.900 Michelle Stout March 21, 2009 at SEC 9.900 Michelle Stout Feb. 16, 2009 at #31 Ky 9.900 Jaime Pisani Feb. 25, 2011 #1 Florida 9.900 Jaime Pisani March 4, 2011 #27 W. Virginia 9.900 Mariah Howdeshell April 2, 2011 at NCAA NC Reg. Beam Score Gymnast Date 9.925 Casey Jo Magee March 13, 2009
Opponent at TWU
Floor Score Gymnast 9.950 Jaime Pisani 9.950 Jaime Pisani 9.950 Jaime Pisani 9.950 Jaime Pisani
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.
All-Around Score Gymnast 39.600 Jaime Pisani
Date Feb. 25, 2011
Opponent #1 Florida
Senior Vault Score Gymnast Date Opponent 9.950 Jaime Pisani March 16, 2012 at #16 Missouri 9.950 Casey Jo Magee March 19, 2010 #2 Oklahoma Bars Score Gymnast 9.950 Jaime Pisani
Date Jan. 20, 2012
Floor Score Gymnast Date Opponent 9.950 Katherine Grable Jan. 20, 2012 #25 LSU 9.950 Katherine Grable Feb. 3, 2012 #13 Auburn 9.950 Katherine Grable Feb. 5, 2012 #8 Oklahoma 9.950 Jaime Pisani March 6, 2010 #22 Minnesota
Beam Score Gymnast 9.950 Jaime Pisani 9.950 Jaime Pisani 9.950 Casey Jo Magee 9.950 Casey Jo Magee
Date Opponent March 10, 2012 at #28 W. Va. April 21, 2012 at NCAA S. II Feb. 5, 2010 #16 Auburn March 19, 2010 #2 Oklahoma
All-Around Score Gymnast Date 39.725 Katherine Grable Jan. 20, 2012
Floor Score Gymnast 9.975 Jaime Pisani
Date Feb. 3, 2012
Opponent #13 Auburn
All-Around Score Gymnast 39.725 Jaime Pisani
Date Feb. 3, 2012
Opponent #13 Auburn
Opponent #25 LSU
Opponent #25 LSU
Michelle Stout owns the freshman and junior school records on vault of 9.95 and 9.975, respectively.
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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 2012 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 2012 Amy Borsellino
Most Outstanding Gymnast Annual award for most outstanding gymnast of the season
Scarlett Williams, 2012 2011 2012
Stacy Bartlett Scarlett Williams
Most Consistent Performer (Only awarded in 2005)
2005
Emily Peacock
(Created in 2009)
2009 2011
Jaime Pisani 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 2007 2010
Valerie Conroy Ashley Binns Ashley Binns
Iron Gym’Back Award Created in 2012 in honor of those who compete in all four events in every meet of their career 2012
Jaime Pisani
Samantha Cortez Leadership Award (Awarded in 2008 and 2010)
Most Improved Gymnast Annual award for most improved gymnast for the season (Not awarded in 2009)
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012
Brooke Lawrence Cassie Drew Rachel Barnett Alexandra LaChance Casey Jo Magee Sarah Nagashima Mariah Howdeshell Jordan Salsberg Jordan Salsberg
Katie Hardman Gym’Back Pride Award Created in 2006 for gymnast who displays great pride in the program and the Gym’Back experience
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 2012 Jaime Pisani
Amy DeFilippo and Sara Nagashima, 2010
Spirit Award (Awarded in 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012)
2005 2009 2011 2012
Mallory Machnik Molly Lewis Bailee Zumwalde Bailee Zumwalde
Genny Salvatore Shining Spirit Award Created in 2012 in honor of those who inspire their teammates
2006 Katie Hardman 2007 Cassie Drew 2009 Amy DeFilippo 2010 Amy DeFilippo Sarah Nagashima
2012
Genny Salvatore Genny Salvatore, 2012
Jordan Salsberg, 2011
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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 2012 Katherine Grable Jaime Pisani
Most Outstanding Newcomer
HONORS AND AWARDS Southeastern Conference Gymnast of the Year 2012 Jaime Pisani 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) 2012 Jaime Pisani (1st, BB) Dana McQuillin First-Team All-American 2008 Michelle Stout VT 2009 Alexandra LaChance BB 2009 Sarah Nagashima BB 2009 Michelle Stout VT, UB, AA 2010 Casey Jo Magee UB, BB, FX, AA Jaime Pisani VT, FX 2011 Amy Borsellino V Katherine Grable FX Jaime Pisani FX 2012 Katherine Grable BB Jaime Pisani FX,BB, AA 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 2012 Stephani Canizaro FX Katherine Grable V Jaime Pisani UB Bailee Zumwalde FX No. 1 National Rankings 2010 Casey Jo Magee BB - March 1, 8, 22 2012 Katherine Grable AA - Feb. 27, March 5 Mariah Howdeshell UB - Jan. 30, Feb. 6 Jaime Pisani FX - Feb. 6, Feb. 13, Feb. 20, Feb. 27, March 19, March 26, April 2 Jaime Pisani AA - March 12, March 19, March 26, April 2
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 2012 Katherine Grable Jan. 9 Katherine Grable Jan. 23 Jaime Pisani March 5 SEC Freshman of the Week 2009 Jaime Pisani Jan. 26 Jaime Pisani Feb. 12 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 2012 Kelci Lewis
Katie Hardman 2008
SEC Coach of the Year Mark and René Lyst
NCAA South Central Coach of the Year 2009 Mark and René Lyst NCAA South Central Administrator of the Year 2004 Bev Lewis 2006 Bev Lewis 2003 2004 2005 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)
2009
Casey Jo Magee Michelle Stout
2006
SEC Community Service Scholarship Hannah McLeod
NCAA Leadership Conference Participant 2006 Hannah McLeod 2008 Michelle Stout 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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ALL-TIME ROSTER B Barnett, Rachel------------------2004-07 Bartlett, Stacy--------------------2008-11 Berry, Tiffany------------------------- 2003 Bohonsky, Natalie--------------2010-11 Borsellino, Amy--------------2010-pres. Burnette, Jamie------------------2004-05 C Canizaro, Stephani----------2012-pres. Cashwell, Whitney----------------- 2003 Conroy, Valerie---------------------- 2003 Cortez, Samantha---------------2005-08 D Daniels, Allison------------------2007-08 DeFilippo, Amy------------------2007-10 Dillard, Sydnie----------------2013-pres. Drew, Cassie----------------------2004-07 E Elswick, Heather-------------2013-pres. F Freier, Erin---------------------2013-pres.
G Grable, Katherine------------2011-pres. Guy, Breanne---------------------2006-07 H Hardin, Lillian----------------2013-pres. Hardman, Katie-----------------2003-06 Harris, Kim------------------------2003-05 Howdeshell, Mariah-----------2009-12 K Kolbas, Sammy---------------2012-pres. L LaChance, Alex------------------2006-09 Lawrence, Brooke------------------- 2003 Leigh, Melissa--------------------2003-06 Lewis, Kelci--------------------2010-pres. Lewis, Molly----------------------2008-09 Loveless, Audra------------------2003-06 M McLeod, Hannah---------------2003-06 McPherson, Ashly--------------2007-08 McQuillin, Dana----------------2003-06 Machnik, Mallory--------------2005-07 Magee, Casey Jo-----------------2007-10 Maschino, Kathryn----------------- 2008
N Nagashima, Sarah---------------2007-10 O Owen, Kelley------------------------- 2006 P Peacock, Emily-------------------2005-08 Pisani, Jaime----------------------2009-12 S Salmon, Shelby---------------2011-pres. Salsberg, Jordan--------------2011-pres. Salvatore, Genevieve----------2009-12 Schmohl, Allison------------------- 2006 Small, Kylee-------------------------- 2003 Siebert, Amanda-----------------2010-12 Stout, Michelle------------------2007-11 Strodel, Alyssa----------------------- 2009 T Thompson, Kathy--------------2004-05 W Williams, Scarlett------------2011-pres. Z Zumwalde, Bailee------------2011-pres.
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) Maryland
Harris, Kim (Potomac)
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Michigan Freier, Erin (Westland) 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) New York LaChance, Alexandra (New Windsor) Stout, Michelle (Endwell) North Carolina Drew, Cassie (Raleigh) Oklahoma Barnett, Rachel (Oklahoma City) Lewis, Kelci (Collinsville) Loveless, Audra (Bridge Creek) Maschino, Kathryn (Edmond) Oregon Bartlett, Stacy (Tualatin) Magee, Casey Jo (Eugene)
Texas Bohonsky, Natalie (Plano) Conroy, Valerie (Plano) Daniels, Allison (Kingwood) Dillard, Sydnie (Fairview) Elswick, Heather (Austin) Hardin, Lillian (Frisco) Hardman, Katie (Buda) Howdeshell, Mariah (Sachse) Lawrence, Brooke (Odessa) Lewis, Molly (Plano) Peacock, Emily (San Antonio) Schmohl, Allison (Allen) Thompson, Kathy (Houston) Virginia Cashwell, Whitney (Virginia Beach) Washington Nagashima, Sarah (Seattle) Strodel, Alyssa (Carnation) 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). The Razorbacks were a repeat honoree in 2012. “We had a very successful season in the gym and in the classroom,” co-head coach René Lyst, who completed her doctorate in education in 2011, says. “To make the Super Six and have our second straight public recognition from the NCAA for our multi-year APR gives us a lot of pride in our team and our program. Our goals are to have our student-athletes reach their potential in the gym and in the classroom.” Arkansas produced eight All-America honors in the gym in 2012 while earning five Scholastic All-America honors from the National Association for Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches for Women. Arkansas has placed at least four on the national list every year the program has existed. Razorbacks on the list for 2012 are Kelci Lewis and Amanda Siebert, Bailee Zumwalde, and graduated seniors Jaime Pisani and Genny Salvatore. Pisani and Salvatore tied for the best mark in the nation with perfect 4.0 grade point averages for the year.
SEC Academic Honor Roll
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
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 Mariah Howdeshell, Kelci Lewis, Jaime Pisani, Shelby Salmon, Jordan Salsberg, Genny Salvatore, Amanda Siebert, Scarlett Williams, Bailee Zumwalde
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
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 Stephani Canizaro, Sammy Kolbas
SEC Academic All-Freshman Team
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 2012 5 11 NACGC/W Academic Scholar-Athletes
2003 Whitney Cashwell, Valerie Conroy, Brooke Lawrence, Kim Harris, Audra Loveless, Hannah McLeod, Dana McQuillin, Kylee Small 2004 Jamie Burnette, Valerie Conroy, Kim Harris, Brooke Lawrence, Melissa Leigh, Audra Loveless, Hannah McLeod, Dana McQuillin, Kathy Thompson 2005 Whitney Cashwell, Katie Hardman, Kim Harris, Brooke Lawrence, Melissa Leigh, Audra Loveless, Hannah McLeod, Dana McQuillin, Emily Peacock 2006 Rachel Barnett, Whitney Cashwell, Kim Harris, Alex LaChance, Brooke Lawrence, Audra Loveless, Hannah McLeod, Dana McQuillin, Emily Peacock 2007 Rachel Barnett, Allison Daniels, Alex LaChance, Emily Peacock, Michelle Stout 2008 Allison Daniels, Samantha Cortez, Emily Peacock, Alex LaChance 2009 Stacy Bartlett, Amy DeFilippo, Sarah Nagashima, Jaime Pisani, Genny Salvatore 2010 Natalie Bohonsky, Amy DeFilippo, Kelci Lewis, Casey Jo Magee, Sarah Nagashima, Genny Salvatore 2011 Stacy Bartlett, Natalie Bohonsky, Kelci Lewis, Jaime Pisani, Genny Salvatore, Michelle Stout, Bailee Zumwalde 2012 Kelci Lewis, Jaime Pisani, Genny Salvatore, Amanda Siebert, Bailee Zumwalde
Michelle Stout was the 2011 Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year
NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarships
2012 Jaime Pisani, NCAA Winter Sports 2012 Jaime Pisani, NCAA Ethnic Minority and Women’s Enhancement
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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 3.50-3.99 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 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 Fall 2011 Spring 2012
Whitney Cashwell, Dana McQuillin Valerie Conroy, Kim Harris, Audra Loveless, Hannah McLeod Valerie Conroy, Kim Harris, Audra Loveless, Hannah McLeod Melissa Leigh Katie Hardman, Kim Harris, Audra Loveless, Hannah McLeod Audra Loveless Audra Loveless, Alex LaChance Rachel Barnett, Audra Loveless, Dana McQuillin Rachel Barnett, Allison Daniels, Alex LaChance Rachel Barnett, Allison Daniels Samantha Cortez, Allison Daniels, Molly Lewis Arkansas’ gymnastics program is led academically by co-head Allison Daniels coach René Lyst, who completed her doctorate in education in Genny Salvatore 2011. Genny Salvatore Honor Roll (3.00-3.49 GPA) Stacy Bartlett, Amy DeFilippo, Kelci Lewis, Sarah Fall 2002 Audra Loveless Nagashima, Genny Salvatore Spring 2003 Whitney Cashwell, Melissa Leigh Natalie Bohonsky, Amy DeFilippo, Kelci Lewis Fall 2003 Whitney Cashwell, Melissa Leigh Stacy Bartlett, Genny Salvatore, Michelle Stout Spring 2004 Cassie Drew, Kim Harris Jaime Pisani, Genny Salvatore, Amanda Siebert, Fall 2004 Rachel Barnett, Samantha Cortez, Cassie Drew, Bailee Zumwalde Dana McQuillin, Kathy Thompson Jaime Pisani, Genny Salvatore Spring 2005 Rachel Barnett, Samantha Cortez, Cassie Drew, Jaime Pisani, Genny Salvatore Kathy Thompson Fall 2005 Katie Hardman, Kelley Owen, Allison Schmohl Athletic Director’s List (3.50-3.99 GPA) Spring 2006 Samantha Cortez, Breanne Guy, Katie Hardman, Fall 2002 Valerie Conroy, Kim Harris, Brooke Lawrence, Melissa Leigh Hannah McLeod, Kylee Small Fall 2006 Samantha Cortez, Cassie Drew, Sarah Spring 2003 Brooke Lawrence, Dana McQuillin, Kylee Small Nagashima, Michelle Stout Fall 2003 Brooke Lawrence, Dana McQuillin, Kylee Small Spring 2007 Samantha Cortez, Amy DeFilippo, Cassie Drew, Spring 2004 Rachel Barnett, Jamie Burnette, Kim Harris, Ashly McPherson, Casey Jo Magee, Audra Loveless, Hannah McLeod, Sarah Nagashima, Michelle Stout Dana McQuillin Fall 2007 Stacy Bartlett, Amy DeFilippo, Casey Jo Magee, Fall 2004 Emily Peacock Kathryn Mashino, Sarah Nagashima, Spring 2005 Katie Hardman, Kim Harris, Melissa Leigh, Emily Peacock, Michelle Stout Dana McQuillin, Emily Peacock Spring 2008 Amy DeFilippo, Alex LaChance, Fall 2005 Rachel Barnett, Cassie Drew, Hannah McLeod, Ashly McPherson, Kathryn Mashino, Dana McQuillin Michelle Stout Spring 2006 Alex LaChance, Hannah McLeod, Emily Peacock Fall 2008 Michelle Stout, Sarah Nagashima Fall 2006 Emily Peacock Spring 2009 Stacy Bartlett, Casey Jo Magee, Michelle Stout, Spring 2007 Alex LaChance, Emily Peacock Alyssa Strodel Spring 2008 Stacy Bartlett, Samantha Cortez, Casey Jo Magee, Fall 2009 Amy Borsellino, Molly Lewis, Casey Jo Magee, Sarah Nagashima, Emily Peacock Amanda Siebert, Michelle Stout Fall 2008 Stacy Bartlett, Amy DeFilippo, Molly Lewis, Spring 2010 Stacy Bartlett, Molly Lewis, Sarah Nagashima, Casey Jo Magee, Jaime Pisani Jaime Pisani, Michelle Stout Spring 2009 Amy DeFilippo, Alexandra LaChance, Fall 2010 Amy Borsellino, Mariah Howdeshell, Shelby Sarah Nagashima, Jaime Pisani Salmon, Bailee Zumwalde Fall 2009 Jaime Pisani Spring 2011 Natalie Bohonsky, Katherine Grable, Jordan Spring 2010 Casey Jo Magee, Genny Salvatore, Salsberg Amanda Siebert Fall 2011 Stephani Canizaro, Sammy Kolbas, Kelci Lewis, Fall 2010 Natalie Bohonsky, Kelci Lewis, Jaime Pisani Scarlett Williams Spring 2011 Stacy Bartlett, Kelci Lewis, Michelle Stout Spring 2012 Amy Borsellino, Stephani Canizaro, Mariah Fall 2011 Mariah Howdeshell, Shelby Salmon, Amanda Howdeshell, Sammy Kolbas, Shelby Salmon, Siebert, Bailee Zumwalde Scarlett Williams Spring 2012 Kelci Lewis, Amanda Siebert, Bailee Zumwalde
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THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
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 partner and resource for education and economic development. The U of A offers 213 baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral, professional and specialist degree programs. In keeping with its status as Arkansas’ land-grant university, the U of A has a 140-year-old mandate to educate, to conduct basic and applied research, and to extend knowledge and resources to the people of Arkansas and beyond through public engagement and service. The Carnegie Foundation 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 number of doctoral degrees awarded, research grants received, and other factors. The U of A is the only Arkansas institution with such a ranking and is among just 108 institutions in the United States (out of 4,633) to have received that classification. The U of A has enormous influence over Arkansans’ social, cultural, and recreational life, especially the widespread passion for the university’s 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, Inc. Because of their presence, many other corporations have established primary or secondary headquarters in 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, internships, and post-graduation employment. The U of A boasts one of the most unique features and traditions found on any college or university campus: Senior Walk, a nearly three-mile stretch of concrete sidewalks crisscrossing campus into which the names of every U of A graduate is engraved. More than 140,000 names currently appear, grouped alphabetically by year of graduation. Senior Walk epitomizes the university’s emphasis on “putting students first,” a philosophy captured in its tag line, “the YOU of A.” The U of A features distinctive architecture, including its signature building, Old Main, finished in 1875. As the original administrative facility, the iconic building now houses the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. The college is named in
Old Main One of the original buildings on Arkansas’ campus, Old Main symbolizes the strong con-
nection 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 mid1980s 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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honor of former U of A President (and, later, U.S. Senator) J. William Fulbright, who helped create the prestigious international scholarship and fellowship programs that bear his name. The U of A’s distinctive Fulbright Peace Fountain, designed by architect Fay Jones, recognizes its namesake’s role in promoting peaceful resolution of world conflicts. Academically, the U of A is organized into 10 schools and colleges: the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences; the College of Education and Health Professions; the College of Engineering; the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences; and the Sam M. Walton College of Business. The university also features the Fay Jones School of Architecture, the Graduate School and International Education, 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 FY2012 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 August 2011, the U of A enrolled a record 23,119 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 offcampus. 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.
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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ARKANSAS LEADERS
DR. G. DAVID GEARHART CHANCELLOR
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 6,000 students in the past three years to almost 25,000 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.
Dr. Sharon Hunt Faculty Athletics Representative
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 since 1990, and she served as the department head of the recently renamed Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation from July 1,1990 until June 30, 2011 except for the 2000-01 academic year, when she served as the interim dean of the College of Education and Health Professions 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 undergraduate 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 one grandson and granddaughter.
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JEFF LONG
VICE CHANCELLOR FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS & DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Entering his fifth 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 and gained national attention for his leadership 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 three years, Razorback Athletics has made a $1 million gift to support the university’s academic mission. The department’s total support of university and student programs and initiatives includes $1.9 million in direct funding of academic programs. Long’s leadership and unwavering commitment to the student-athletes and maintaining integrity within intercollegiate athletics has not gone unnoticed. In 2011-12, Long was named a finalist for the SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily Athletic Director of the Year. In the spring of 2012, the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation and longtime chairman Fred W. Smith made a gift of more than $1.25 million to the program in recognition of Long’s leadership of Razorback Athletics. In Long’s tenure, Arkansas has captured 11 conference championships and advanced to 68 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 2011-12, Arkansas finished No. 20 in the Learfield Sports Directors Cup, a year-long competition ranking the nation’s most successful intercollegiate athletic programs, the fourth time in the past five years the Razorbacks have finished in the nation’s top 25. In the classroom, the Razorbacks continue to set new standards including posting a student-athlete grade point average of 3.07 in 2011-12. It marked the fourth consecutive year Razorback student-athletes posted a GPA exceeding 3.0. 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 5,000 hours of time for more than 100 agencies, organizations and schools. One of the nation’s most active athletic directors on Twitter, Long embraces the opportunity to interact with members of the Razorback Nation whether in person or through social media. 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. 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 partnering with former Razorback Jerry Jones to develop the Southwest Classic, a football
The Longs: (l-r): Jeff, Fanny, Stephanie and Christina.
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series with Texas A&M played at the spectacular Cowboys Stadium. Under Long’s leadership, the program has fortified its financial standing ensuring more support for the development of student-athletes. According to the Wall Street Journal, Arkansas is one of only 22 selfsustaining Division I-A athletic programs in the nation. 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 Follow me @JeffLongUA footwear agreement with NIKE, Inc. that will outfit all 19 Razorback sports programs through the 2014-15 season. In December 2011, Forbes Magazine estimated the value of the Razorback Football program at $89 million, eighth in the nation. Arkansas saw the largest increase (59%) from the previous rankings released in 2009. In 2010, Long moved to help meet the growing financial needs of fielding a nationally competitive all sports program. The athletic department launched the “Answer the Call” campaign through the Razorback Foundation which resulted in more than 2,600 new members and helped generate more than $6.5 million in additional support for Razorback student-athletes. With an eye towards the future, Long commissioned a comprehensive plan to assess the future facility needs of the program. Unveiled in October 2011, the Razorback Athletic Facilities Master Plan provided a vision and the road map for $320 million of facility renovations and additions that will help all 19 Razorback sports remain competitive in the Southeastern Conference and nationally over the next 30 years. The first major project from the master plan, the football center, is currently being constructed 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 five of the six Bowl Championship Series conferences – the Big 12, Big Ten, Big East, Atlantic Coast and SEC - gives Long a uniquely informed perspective on intercollegiate athletics. 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.
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION 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 2007-08, 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 media relations. 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. In 1998, she was voted into the University Of Arkansas Hall Of Honor. 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. The former Bev Rouse, is married to Harley Lewis.
MATT TRANTHAM
SENIOR ASSOCIATE AD FOR Internal Operations
Matt Trantham joined the University of Arkansas in 2008 as the senior associate athletic director for internal operations. He oversees all Razorback facilities and events. With this role, Trantham has overseen the Razorback Athletics Facilities Master Plan recently unveiled in October 2011. Additionally he serves as Administrative supervisor for the new Arkansas Football Center scheduled for completion during the Summer of 2013. Additional projects forthcoming as part of the Master Plan will be a Student-Athlete Success Center, a basketball practice facility and a baseball and track indoor training facility with design/constructions teams recently approved by the Board of Trustees in Sept. 2012. Other projects supervised have been the $2.5 million renovation of Bud Walton Arena in 2008, the $1.3 million installation of synthetic playing surface and $1.2 million installation of ribbon boards at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback stadium in 2009, expansion of Razorback soccer team facilities in 2011 and $4.6 million installation of new video displays at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback stadium prior to the 2012 season. 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. 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.
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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION 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 student-athlete 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 and is the sport administrator for football and men’s basketball. 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.
Members of the 2012-13 Senior Staff helped newcomers move into campus housing last year. Pictured are (l-r): Chris Wyrick, Byron Hatch, Chris Pohl, Mark Scobey, Eric Wood, Clayton Hamilton and Kevin Trainor.
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Clayton Hamilton
Senior Associate AD Chief Financial Officer
Clayton Hamilton joined the Razorbacks in January, 2010, assuming the role of Chief Financial Officer with oversight of the athletic department’s financial affairs, business operations, contracts, human resources, payroll, and retail store operations. He was promoted to Senior Associate AD in the summer of 2012. Hamilton has over 16 years of financial management experience, including positions with the University of Colorado, Florida State University, the Dallas Cowboys and the Cleveland Cavaliers. He is an active member of the College Athletic Business Management Association, having served most recently 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, and was recognized in 2011 as one of Northwest Arkansas’ Top Forty Under 40. 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 United States 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.
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION ByRon Hatch Associate AD for Business Byron Hatch joined the Razorback Athletics Department in July 2012 as the Associate Athletic Director for Business. Hatch joins the Razorbacks after spending the past seven years at the NCAA serving most recently as the director of championships and alliances. Hatch, a native of Humphrey, Ark., earned his undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) and a law degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR). While in law school, Hatch worked in the offices of the Arkansas Public Defender Commission and the Pulaski County Public Defender in Little Rock, Ark. As the NCAA’s associate director of the Division I Men’s basketball championship (2007-11) and then the director of championships and alliances (2011-12), Hatch served as a liaison to the Division I men’s basketball committee and championship hosts assisting with the planning and conducting of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. Hatch was responsible for the financial administration of the championship and helped oversee the site selection process. He also was responsible for the supervision of NCAA officiating responsibilities for the championship including serving as the liaison to the National Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officiating. Hatch also worked with the NCAA Corporate and Broadcast Alliances staff to coordinate NCAA corporate champions’ and partners’ exposure and marketing opportunities throughout the championship. Prior to his work in the championships and alliances division, Hatch worked in the NCAA’s Department of Academic and Membership Affairs as a coordinator (2005), assistant director (2005-07) and associate director (2007). Hatch and his wife Marla, have two daughters, McKinley and Brooklyn. 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. In 2012, Pohl became the sport administrator duties for soccer as well. Her primary sport responsibilities include football, men’s basketball, soccer and swimming and diving. Pohl and her staff prepare and monitor budgets for events, work with service departments including facilities, custodial services and grounds, handle game management responsibilities for all on-campus athletic events; ensuring all aspects of the facilities are ready for competition and spectator hosting, coordinate fan services for game and event management including marketing and promotions, parking services, public safety, law enforcement, life safety/emergency responders, merchandising, concessions, and other aspects of creating a first-class spectator experience. 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 University of Arkansas Athletic Department staff as the associate athletic director for marketing and licensing in July 2010. His responsibilities at Arkansas include overseeing marketing, promotions, ticket sales, RazorVision Productions, website development and spirit squads while also serving as the staff liaison to the University’s multi-media rights holder (IMG College/Razorback Sports Properties). He is a member of the athletic department’s executive staff. Pracht also directs the University’s trademark licensing program, which currently ranks in the top 15 for gross revenue production among all Collegiate Licensing Company partners, and serves as the staff liaison to the SEC’s television partners. With more than 17 years of experience in intercollegiate athletics, Pracht joined the Razorback staff following seven years at Wichita State where he was the senior associate athletics director for external operations. 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 MAYS Stehlik Associate AD for Compliance Entering her 29th year with the University of Arkansas, Tracey Mays Stehlik serves as the associate athletic director for compliance for Razorback athletics. In addition, she is a member of the sport administrator’s group, overseeing women’s basketball, men’s and women’s tennis and swimming and diving. Stehlik began her career as an assistant women’s basketball coach with the Razorbacks, and was a part of the staff that won the only women’s hoops conference championships at Arkansas. As an assistant coach, she recruited some of the greatest players in UA history, including former All-American Delmonica DeHorney, and helped lead Arkansas to back-to-back Southwest Conference titles. She left the court and moved into athletic administration in 1995 and was promoted to associate athletic director for compliance in 1997. Stehlik’s duties included the oversight of compliance, eligibility, academics and event management for the then-separate women’s athletics department. Among her numerous areas of responsibility, Stehlik has served as the meet director for several SEC and NCAA events the NCAA Indoor Championships from 2003 to 2008, and the 2009 NCAA Gymnastics Regional meet. Stehlik moved into her current role when the Razorback Athletic Departments unified in 2008. As he associate athletic director for compliance, Stehlik is responsible for the oversight of all areas of compliance including eligibility, financial aid and the student-athlete opportunity fund. She oversees the day-to-day office operations and its staff and has been a leader in the on-going compliance educational efforts for the department. A 1982 graduate of Alabama-Birmingham with a degree in communications, Stehlik has the distinction of scoring the first point in UAB women’s basketball history as a member of the first Blazer team. She earned her master’s degree in athletic administration at the University of Kansas where she served as a graduate assistant basketball coach from 1983 to 1985. Stehlik and her husband, Wayne, have two daughters, Mollie, a sophomore at Arkansas, and Maggie, a senior at Fayetteville High. Wyane is the director of athletics for the Springdale (Ark.) public schools.
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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION Kevin Trainor Associate AD for Public Relations Starting his 18th season at Arkansas, Kevin Trainor is in his fifth year as associate athletic director and his third as the department’s Public Relations Director. Trainor coordinates the department’s executive and crisis management communications and is the primary department liaison with University Relations. He is in charge of producing the department’s annual report and serves as managing editor of Inside Razorback Athletics. He also serves as the 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. He is an active member of the Public Relations Society of America. Trainor and his wife, the former Ruth Whitehead, are the parents of two daughters, Emma and Ellie. ERIC A. WOOD Associate AD for Student-Athlete Services Eric A. Wood joined the university in 2009, and is responsible for the oversight of studentathlete services including academic support, life skills and career development programs that contribute to the personal growth and character development of our more than 460 Razorback student-athletes. Other responsibilities include housing, student conduct, student-athlete appearance requests, drug testing administration, coordinator of diversity initiatives and the liaison to Student Affairs. Wood, a member of the athletics department senior staff was promoted to Associate Athletic Director July 2011 and currently serves on the departments Executive Staff. Wood and his wife Celia have two daughters,Eliana Jewel and Nia Reese.
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Justin Maland Assistant AD for Facilities Justin Maland joined the Razorbacks in 1999 and is beginning his seventh year as an Assistant AD for facilities in 2012. His areas of responsibility include oversight of all Razorback athletic facilities, including budgeting, game day operations, scheduling, upkeep, maintenance, long-range planning, daily facility operations, contracting services with outside vendors and coordination of special events. Maland supervises a staff whose responsibilities include custodial and housekeeping, buildings, grounds and other service areas and oversees external events and facility operations on campus. The Harrison, Ark., native and former college student-athlete, provides management services in all athletic facility renovation projects and construction management of all new projects including the state-of-the-art Razorback Football Center, part of the Athletic Department’s Master Plan. One of Maland’s recent projects is the installation of the new videoboard for Razorback Stadium. Maland is a 1999 graduate of Hendrix College and earned his master’s degree in sports management at Arkansas in 2001. Maland is married to the former Sarah Parnell of Booneville and they have three children, Macy, Jack and Addy. MARK SCOBEY Assistant AD for TICKET OPERATIONS Charged with the supervision of ticket operations for all University of Arkansas men’s athletic department-related sporting events, Mark Scobey is in his 36th season with the Razorbacks. He was promoted to Assistant AD for Ticket Operations in August 2012. During his tenure at the University of Arkansas, Scobey has assisted with ticket sales for a wide assortment of events on the Fayetteville campus, including SEC and NCAA hosted championship events in baseball, tennis and track. He has also been affiliated with 20 post-season football bowl games, the 1995, 2002 and 2006 SEC football championship games, and 23 post-season basketball tournament teams, including the 1978, 1990, 1994 and 1995 Final Four clubs. In December 2002, Scobey began the transition to Paciolan Systems, Inc., to help implement Razorback E-Tickets, a new digital ticketing system for athletic events. The system is being used this year for baseball at Baum Stadium, football at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, and basketball at Bud Walton Arena. The addition of on-line ticket sales is now 50% of ticket volume.. Scobey joined the UA athletic staff in 1977 as an assistant athletic ticket manager and became ticket manager in 1983. A native of Warren, Ark., Scobey lives in historic Eureka Springs.
RAZORBACK SUPPORT SERVICES
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 research-level 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 Office of Student-Athlete Success (OSAS) are personal development, career development, academic counseling, tutoring, study hall facilities, class attendance monitoring and incentive awards recognizing academic achievement. Bogle Academic Center There is no higher priority for the University of Arkansas Athletic Department than the academic progress of its scholar-athletes. Thanks to the generous gift of Bob and Marilyn Bogle, the home of the Razorback Athletic Department’s Office of Student-Athlete Success 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 Student-Athlete Development Office and the Career Development Program. Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Services Eric A. Wood 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 The Bogle Academic Center provides three types of study hall space. The computer lab has more than 30 stations for individual computer-based study. There is an open study hall available for group or individual study, and a quiet area for individual study time. There are 17 individual study carrels that provide space for tutors 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
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RAZORBACK SUPPORT SERVICES 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 6,000 hours dedicated to service in Northwest Arkansas and worldwide. Razorback student-athletes worked with more than 100 agencies giving of their time and energy last season. Student-athletes took part in career fairs, corporate office visits and interview training. Razorback student-athletes took advantage of the Razorback Leadership Academy, the first of its kind in the SEC. 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 from high school to college. Incoming studentathletes are trained in note taking, time management and computer competency as they begin their collegiate careers. New for 2011-12 was the debut of the Hogspy awards, modeled after the ESPY’s, to recognize academic and athletic achievements as well as leadership and community service. 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.
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Marketing The excitement and support of the University of Arkansas athletic teams is at an all-time high. Recently, single-game attendance records have been set for many sports including football, baseball, gymnastics, soccer and soccer. Bud Walton Arena has also seen an insurgence of fans with Mike Anderson’s return to Fayetteville with his “Fastest 40 Minutes in Basketball” recapturing the spirit of Razorback fans. State-of-the-art facilities, the nation’s best coaches and players and the greatest fans in college athletics come together 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 behind-the 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 videoboards and during pre-event, halftime and post-events. They work with sponsors, maintain the department’s social media presence and welcome new fans with creative ticket and suite packages. The Razorback Marketing Office also handles the University’s trademark licensing program ensuring fans get the Razorback quality they have come to expect. Spirit Squad Along with being a Razorback, serving as a Razorback Spirit Squad member has a long tradition at the University of Arkansas. Currently, the Razorbacks have two coed cheer squads - Arkansas Cheer and Razorback Cheer that inspire the crowds at all home and away football games, men’s and women’s basketball games, volleyball matches, gymnastics meets and many other pep rallies and on-campus and NWA community events. Arkansas also has two dance teams, Arkansas Pom and Razorback Pom, that perform at all home football games, men’s and women’s basketball games as well as pep rallies and on-campus and community events. The squads also perform at baseball games as the RBI Girls. Both the cheer and dance teams compete nationally at the Universal Cheer and Dance team competitions in Orlando in January. 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 and Ribby, the baseball mascot complete the mascot team. They can be found at all Razorback games and events. Jean Nail serves as the director of the spirit squad program and is assisted by Kraig Jimenez, cheer coach and Brooke Bailey, dance coach. 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.
SUPPORT STAFF MIKE STROUHAL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH Mike Strouhal is in his fifth season as the strength coach for the Razorbacks, his 10th with baseball and his 10th 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 reside in Fayetteville. JASON TRAXSON ATHLETIC TRAINER Jason Traxson is in his fourth season as the full-time athletic trainer for gymnastics, but his fifth 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. Traxson has helped Arkansas become one of the premier programs in the country. In his time with the team, the Razorbacks have placed 10th in the nation in 2008, 11th in 2010, tied for ninth in 2011, and sixth with a Super Six appearance in 2012. 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 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 Arkansas in kinesiology in 2008. He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, earning his certification in 2008.
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THE 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 workBoard of Directors ing alongside the athletic department to advance Mr. Ken Mourton, Chairman Razorback athletics. Mr. Ralph Bradbury The goal of the foundation is ensuring that Mr. Scott Bull, Secretary the more than 460 student-athletes at Arkansas Dr. Bo Busby have the equipment, facilities, and overall supMr. Rick Chapman port to achieve the goals of graduation and athletic Ms. Jeanne Groff achievement. Mr. Quinn Grovey Over the past year, with the support of our Mr. Gene Hudson dedicated members, the Razorback Foundation has Mr. Jim Lindsey experienced a year of dynamic growth in multiple Mr. Charles Scharlau, Treasurer areas. Our membership and annual fund dollars raised is at an all-time high and it can be directly attributed to the passion and commitment of those who love the Razorbacks. Additionally, the Razorback Foundation saw another increase in Capital gifts, and the result of this generosity is the construction of a new Football Center, which is scheduled for completion in 2013. The Foundation, officially incorporated and relocated off campus in 1988, has helped provide financial aid for the construction of the Broyles Athletic Center (football and administrative offices), Charlie Baum Stadium at George Cole 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 Bogle Park (women’s softball). In the future, as new facilities are planned and others enhanced, we will again need the support of all those who have a desire for the University of Arkansas to provide the very best for our student-athletes.
Chris Wyrick Executive Director
Sean Rochelle Senior Associate Director
Norm DeBriyn Associate Director
Billye Hawkins
Marvin Caston Assistant Director
John Gourlay Assistant Director
Elizabeth Sullivan Assistant Director
Charlotte Faucette Member Relations
Jackie Rollins Member Relations
Debbie Scoggin Member Relations
Julia Woods Member Relations
Stacy Allen Receptionist
Chief Financial Officer
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.
Harold Horton
Executive Director Emeritus Harold Horton 40 years as a footistrator before stepDirector of the Ra-
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FRANK BROYLES
Athletic Director Emeritus served J. Frank the Broyles Univerball joined student-athlete, the Razorping back down Foundation from his zorback on Jan.Foundation 1, 2008 after completing 50 years of service to the University of Arkansas including 19 years as the head football coach and more than 34 years as the men’s athletic director.
DONITA RITCHIE
Administrative Associate to Frank Broyles sity of Arkansas for coach and adminrole as Executive in July 2012.
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