University of Missouri 2010 Gymnastics Media Guide by Paige Fredrickson

Mizzou Gymnast ics Senior Brooke Boehmer

Senior Danielle Guider

Senior Becky Scholle

Senior Sarah Shire

Media Guide

2009-2010

Mizzou Gymnast ics

2009-2010 Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gymnastics Team, from left to right: Sophomore Mary Burke, Senior Brooke Boehmer, Sophmore Tara Foster, Freshman Tori Howard, Sophomore Allie Heizelman, Junior Alex Gold, Senior Danielle Guider, Senior Becky Scholle, Freshman Brittany Bendoff, Freshman Lauren Swankoski, Senior Sarah Shire, Not Pictured: Sandra Ostad

Table of Contents Preview pages 1 - 10

Media Information.........................................2 Quick Facts....................................................3 Gymnastics Rules...........................................4 2010 Schedule................................................5 Season Outlook...........................................6-7 Director of Athletics.......................................8 University Officials.........................................9 Staff Directory..............................................10

Head Coach Rob Drass...........................12-13 Associate Head Coach John Figueroa...........14 Assistant Coach Amy Smith.........................15 Support Staff................................................16

The Tigers pages 17 - 30

Big 12 Conference........................................32 Missouri Conference Honors.......................33 2010 Opponents.....................................34-37 NCAA Gymnastics.......................................38 2010 Preseason Rankings.............................39 Web site.......................................................40

University

University of Missouri.............................80-81 Missouri Athletics...................................82-83 Missouri Sports Park...............................84-85 Hearnes Center.......................................86-87 Strength and Conditioning......................88-89 Sports Medicine......................................90-91 Total Person Program..............................92-93 Outside the Gym....................................94-95 Columbia................................................96-97 Mid-Missouri Life...................................98-99 Booster Club..............................................100

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Records pages 47 - 78

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All-Time Team Records................................48 All-Time Individual Records........................49 All-Time Highs............................................50 Conference and Postseason...........................51 Conference Results.......................................52 Postseason Results........................................53 Postseason Records.......................................54 Special Tournaments and Meets...................55 Cat Classic Records.................................56-59 Corvette Cup Records.............................60-62 Notable Tigers.........................................64-65 All-time Letterwinners.................................66 All-time Attendence Records........................67 Year-by-Year Results................................68-74 All-time Records...........................................75 Program Finishes..........................................76 Coaches........................................................77 A Proud Tradition........................................78

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2009-10 Roster............................................18 Brooke Boehmer..........................................19 Danielle Guider............................................20 Becky Scholle...............................................21 Sarah Shire...................................................22 Alex Gold.....................................................23 Mary Burke..................................................24 Tara Foster...................................................25 Allie Heizelman............................................26 Brittany Bendoff...........................................27 Tori Howard................................................28 Sandra Ostad................................................29 Lauren Swankoski........................................30

Records

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Opponents pages 31 - 40

The Tigers

2009 Season Review.....................................42 2009 Season Statistics...................................43 2009 Highlights...........................................44 2009 Cat Classic Review..............................45 2009 Beauty and the Beast Review...............46

Coaches

Review

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Coaches pages 11 - 16

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Records

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University

Credits The 2010 Missouri Gymnastics Media Guide was written, designed and edited by Paige Fredrickson, media relations student assistant. Editing assistance by Kate Lakin, assistant director of media relations and Emily G. Murray, associate director of media relations, Mark Alnutt, associate athletic director for external operations, Mitzi Clayton, assistant athletic director for compliance and the MU gymnastics coaching staff and team. Cover design by BigFish Creative. Photography by Charles Ludeke, L.G. Patterson, Joel Kowsky and various other sources.

University pages 79 - 100

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Media Information

There are numerous opportunities for members of the media to feature the University of Missouri gymnastics team.

Credential Requests

Direct all Missouri home meet credential requests to Paige

Fredrickson, Media Relations Student Assistant. Requests should be made in writing on appropriate letterhead or by e-mail at least one week prior to any meet. Contact information for the Mizzou Media Relations Office can be found on page 3.

Media Relations

The Media Relations offices are located on the West side of the Hearnes Center in room 260. Visitor parking is available by accessing Mick Deaver Dr., just East of Faurot Field.

F.Y.I.

The Mizzou Media Relations office will provide rosters, game notes and media guides for the Tigers and opponents (when available) at each home meet. The gymnastics media room is under the east seating area of the Hearnes Center.

Interviews

Members of the 2009-10 Missouri gymnastics team and

coaching staff will be available for interviews by appointment only. In consideration for the student-athletes and their schedules, please request athlete interviews at least one day in advance. During the week, interviews will primarily be conducted prior to practice. Please contact Paige Fredrickson in the Missouri Media Relations Office at (281) 433-6794 for interview availability and practice times. University of Missouri policy prohibits the releasing of student-athletes home phone numbers to members of the media.

Post-Meet Interviews

Records

Coach Drass will conduct post-meet interviews in the Hearnes

Center media interview room following a brief cooling-off period. A list of requests for athlete interviews should be submitted 10 minutes before the completion of the meet. Athlete interviews will be conducted immediately following Coach Drassâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; remarks.

Media Outlets Print

Radio

Columbia Daily Tribune P.O. Box 798 Columbia, MO 65205 888.203.5572 FAX: 573/815-1701

KFRU/KPLA Radio (1400 AM/101.5 FM) 503 Old Highway 63 North Columbia, MO 65201 573.442.3116 FAX: 573/449-7770

Columbia Missourian P.O. Box 917 Columbia, MO 65205 573.882.5726 FAX: 573/882-5702 Kansas City Star 1729 Grand Kansas City, MO 64108 816.234.4355 FAX: 816/234-4360 St. Louis Post Dispatch 900 N. Tucker St. Louis, MO 63101 314.340.8170 FAX: 314/340-3070 Springfield News-Leader 651 Boonville Springfield, MO 65802 417.836.1190 FAX: 417/837-1381 The Maneater A047 Brady Commons University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65211 573.882.5500 FAX: 573/882-5550 Associated Press 215 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108 816.421.4846 FAX: 816/421-3590 Associated Press 900 N. Tucker St. Louis, MO 63101 314.241.2496 FAX: 314/241-1734

KTGR Radio (1580 AM) 3215 LeMone Industrial Columbia, MO 65201 573.875.1099 FAX: 573/874-3453 Tiger Network (MU Radio) Learfield Communications P.O. Box 104180, Jefferson City, MO 65110 573.893.7200 FAX: 573/893-2321

Television KOMU-TV (Ch. 8/NBC) Highway 63 South Columbia, MO 65201 573.884.6397 FAX: 573/884-5353 KMIZ-TV (Ch. 17/ABC) 501 Business Loop 70 E. Columbia, MO 65201 573.449.0917 ext. 234 FAX: 573/875-7078 KRCG-TV (Ch. 13/CBS) P.O. Box 659 Jefferson City, MO 65102 573.896.5144 FAX: 573/896-5193 Fox Sports Midwest 700 St. Louis Union Station Suite 100, St. Louis, MO 63103 314.421.0014 FAX: 314/421-2335

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Season Ticket Information

For information on how to purchase gymnastics tickets, call the University of Missouri ticket office at 1-800-CATPAWS or 884-PAWS (locally). Ticket order forms may also be obtained by visiting the official website of the Missouri Tigers at www.mutigers.com. Missouri Gymnastics is expecting big accomplishments this season. The team brings an explosive brand of gymnastics to the arena and features some of the brightest up-and-coming athletes in the country. The Tigers compete against top teams from the Big 12 and around the nation, including Illinois, Oklahoma and Nebraska. Make the 2009-10 season a memorable year by catching all the action of Mizzou Athletics with a Spirit Pass.

Missouri

Gymnastics

Quick Facts

Location.................................................................... Columbia, Mo. Founded.................................................................................... 1839 Enrollment............................................................................. 30,831 Nickname................................................................................Tigers Colors................................................................Old Gold and Black Chancellor......................................................... Dr. Brady S. Deaton Athletic Director........................................................ Michael Alden SWA...........................................................................Sarah Reesman Conference.............................................................................. Big 12 Affiliation...............................................................NCAA Division I Home Arena..............................................................Hearnes Center Capacity................................................................................. 13,611

Gymnastics Contact....................................... Paige Fredrickson Office Phone........................................................ 573.882.3241 Cell Phone........................................................... 281.433.6794 Office Fax............................................................. 573.882.4720 E-mail................................................ paf4z3@mail.mizzou.edu Assistant AD/Media Relations (Football).................... Chad Moller Office Phone............................................................573.882.0712 E-mail..........................................................mollerc@missouri.edu Associate Director (Football, Baseball, M/W Golf ).....Josh Murray Office Phone............................................................573.882.0711 E-mail......................................................murrayjos@missouri.edu

COACHING STAFF

Student Assistant (Tennis)....................................Jessica Alexander Office Phone............................................................573.882.3241 E-mail.................................................... jmavzb@mail.mizzou.edu

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Student Assistant (Soccer).............................................Ted Bryant Office Phone............................................................573.882.3241 E-mail..............................................................tbbtfc@mizzou.edu

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2009 Overall record...................................................................20-6 2009 Postseason record.................................................................4-4 Big 12 Record/Finish.......................................................... 1-2/Third 2009 Regional qualifying score............................................. 196.005 NCAA Final Ranking............................................................. No. 13 Letterwinners returning/lost.........................................................7/5 Newcomers................................................................................Four

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Associate Director (Wrestling, Softball)............... Emily G. Murray Office Phone............................................................ 573.884.8519 Head Coach...................................................................... Rob Drass E-mail..................................................... murrayem@missouri.edu Alma Mater.............................................................Penn State, 1990 Record at School....................................................117-78 (10 years) Associate Director (M. Basketball)................................Dave Reiter Career Record........................................................................... same Office Phone............................................................ 573.884.2437 Best Way to Contact...................................Through Media Relations E-mail........................................................... reiterd@missouri.edu Office Phone............................................................... 573.882.0736 Associate Head Coach................................................. John Figueroa Assistant Director (W. Basketball).................................Kate Lakin Office Phone............................................................... 573.882.3919 Office Phone............................................................573.882.2531 Assistant Coach............................................................... Amy Smith E-mail..........................................................lakinke@missouri.edu Alma Mater...................................................................UCLA, 2001 Office phone............................................................... 573.882.9071 Gr. Assistant (V-ball, Track/Field, X Country)............Shawn Davis Office Phone............................................................573.884.9486 TEAM INFORMATION E-mail......................................................davisshaw@missouri.edu

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MEDIA RELATIONS

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MISSOURI INFORMATION

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Hearnes Press Row Phone: 573.882.1764

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Email Media can receive information via email. Please notify Media Relations Student Assistant Paige Fredrickson to be added to the weekly mailing list for releases.

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Records

Student Assistant (Swimming & Diving)....................Clyde Verdin Office Phone............................................................573.882.3241 First Year of Gymnastics.......................................................1979-80 E-mail..........................................................verdinc@missouri.edu Overall Regular Season Record..........................................336-264-1 Overall Postseason Record...................................................66-142-1 Shipping Address.............................................260 Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 65211 NCAA Team Appearance/Last....................Northeast Regional/2009 NCAA Individual Appearance/Last.........Adrianne Perry, Sarah Shire MEDIA SERVICES National Championships/2009 mutigers.com Updated news, notes, statistics, biographical information, photos and features of Missouri coaches and student-athletes are available online.

Gymnastics Rules

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Introduction

In college competition, the overall team score is the combination of the five best individual scores from each of the four gymnastic rotations: vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise. Six athletes are allowed to compete on each of the four events for a counting score, but only the top five scores are used to calculate the team score. Each gymnast has one attempt to perform her routine. In obtaining a score, at least two judges evaluate a gymnast’s routine. Each judge presents a score and the two marks are then averaged together to determine the athlete’s final score for the event. During championship competitions four judges are used to score each event. Dropping the high score and the low score and then averaging the two remaining scores determine the final score. The highest possible team score is 200 points. Counting five scores on each of the four events; a team score is made up of 20 routine scores. If every one of the five event routines scored a maximum 10.0 points, then the team would earn a 50.0 score for that event. Four perfect team scores would then add up to 200 points. Errors and mistakes may devalue an athlete’s routine start value down from the intended 10.0 value. The judge will flash the routine value on his or her table and then make the appropriate deduction from the routine’s start value. A routine cannot score higher than its start value flashed by the judge.

Routine Requirements

A routine or exercise is composed of different elements or skills. These skills are strung

together to make up a routine. Each skill in that routine is rated or valued based on its difficulty. All elements or skills are given a difficulty value from A, the easiest, to E, the most difficult. Each routine is required to have a certain number of these elements or skills in the basic core of its composition. Because the vault is considered to be a single skill it does not have routine requirements. In women’s gymnastics, the minimum composition requirements include: Element/Skill Value Number Required A - easiest 3 B – medium difficulty 3 C – high difficulty 2 D – very high difficulty 0 E – extremely high difficulty 0 Based upon these minimums of the core routine a start value of 9.5 will be established. An athlete must add bonus points to raise the routine start value to 10.0. To add bonus points to a routine, the gymnast must include elements of a D or E value level or special connections. Adding combinations or special connections can increase the start value of a routine. Bonus points are earned when stringing connecting skills of high difficulty together. One must earn bonus points from adding both difficult elements and element combinations. D elements add +0.10 and E elements add +0.20 bonus points to a routine. D and E elements can only be placed in a routine twice for bonus points provided they are connected in different ways. Depending upon a particular apparatus, a gymnast must combine elements in either direct or indirect connections. Direct connections are those on the uneven bars and balance beam that must be performed without pauses, extra steps or extra swings. Indirect connections are only allowed on the floor exercise by introducing sequences that are broken up by using low-level elements in combination with those of higher difficulty. Special connection bonus points can earn +0.10 or +0.20 points depending upon the difficulty of the skills used in the combinations. There are also other event specific requirements that are added into the core routine start value. Basic Deductions · Out of bounds (FX): each time – 0.10 · Fall to knees or seat: -0.5 · Fall with support on hands: -0.3 · Bent arms or knees in execution: up to –0.10 · Overtime in balance beam routine: -0.10 · Fall off of the apparatus: each time –0.5 · Movements to maintain balance on beam: -0.3

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VAULT: The gymnast is allowed to perform just one vault and have to be assigned a maximum difficulty ranging from 8.2 to 10.0. Deductions are taken for technical errors in four phases: pre-flight or approach, the block or rise from the horse, post-flight or height and distance on the landing. UNEVEN BARS: A bar routine must include a minimum of 10 skills including a mount. Bonus points are awarded through spectacular release moves and dismounts and by performing difficult skills in a series. Requirements: • At least two bar changes where a gymnast must transition from the low-bar to high-bar. • At least two different flight elements/skills where the gymnast releases and re-grasps the bar, with at least a B value of difficulty. • At least one long axis (from head-to-toe) turn of a minimum 180 degrees. Examples would be pirouettes and releases with turns. • A dismount of at least a C value. BALANCE BEAM: The beam is 16-feet long, fourfeet high and four-inches wide. Performing on the beam requires precise movements and intense concentration. • Routine duration must be under 90 seconds. • One acrobatic series of two flight elements. • One dance series of two or more skills. • Must show level changes throughout exercise. • One gymnastic turn of a minimum 360 degrees on one leg. • One leap, jump or hop with a large height or amplitude. • A dismount of at least a C value. FLOOR EXERCISE: • The duration of the floor exercise must fall between 70 and 90 seconds. • The floor routine is performed to recorded music with no vocals or words. • There must be two acrobatic or tumbling series of a least three flight elements, one being a salto or flip. • One acrobatic series must contain two saltos. • There must be three different saltos. • At least one gymnastics series or mixed series. • A dismount of at least a C value.

Governing Bodies Gymnastics routines are based on composition formulas set by the International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG). FIG, the governing body for all Olympic and International competitions, develops all the rules and regulations for every aspect of the gymnastics competition. USA Gymnastics (USAG), the governing body for the sport in the United States, interprets the rules and regulations of the FIG and uses them as a basis for the developmental programs in our country. The NCAA has its own governing body and has adopted a modification of the FIG’s highest skill and modification level. Every year the Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Coaches meet to review, revise and make recommendations to the NCAA committees concerning changes they would like to see implemented during the following season. The committee then votes on the potential revisions to decide what changes will take place.

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2010 Schedule

Friday, December 11

Black and Gold

Columbia, Mo.

7 p.m.

Friday, January 8 Ohio State Friday, January 15 at Lady Luck Invitational vs. Arizona State, Kentucky and LSU Friday, January 22 Pink Out Iowa State* Saturday, January 30 at Nebraska* Saturday, February 6 Beauty and the Beast New Hampshire

Columbia, Mo.

6:30 p.m.

Las Vegas, Nev.

9 p.m.

Columbia, Mo.

6:30 p.m.

Lincoln, Neb.

7:30 p.m.

Columbia, Mo.

6:30 p.m.

Friday, February 12

at Centenary

Shreveport, La.

7 p.m.

Friday, February 19

Oklahoma*

Columbia, Mo.

6:30 p.m.

Friday, February 26

Illinois State

Columbia, Mo.

6:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 7

at SEMO with Alaska

Cape Girardeau, Mo.

2 p.m.

Saturday, March 13

at Illinois

Champaign, Ill.

2 p.m.

Sunday, March 21

Centenary

Columbia, Mo.

2 p.m.

Saturday, March 27

Big 12 Championship

Lincoln, Neb.

2 p.m.

NCAA South Central Regional

Columbia, Mo.

6 p.m.

NCAA National Championships

Gainesville, Fla.

TBD

Saturday, April 10 Thurs., April 22 - Sat., April 24

Home meets in bold * Big 12 Conference meets - All times listed are CST and subjet to change

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Season Outlook

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2010 Season Preview

Missouri Gymnastics is coming off one of their best seasons in program history in 2009. A 20-6 overall record and a No. 13 final ranking put the Tigers in a great position for this year. Mizzou is in search of its first Big 12 Conference title and a berth in the NCAA National Championships for the first time since 1981. The Tigers come into the season looking to fill spots left behind by last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seniors, Alicia Hatcher and All-American Adrianne Perry. Veteran Head Coach Rob Drass will rely on top returner and reigning Big 12 Champion, senior Sarah Shire, as well as sophomore all-around performer Mary Burke to take the team to new heights. Four freshmen, who are all expected to make a big impact for the Tigers, join Shire and Burke and the rest of the seasoned squad. The talented team will pose a big challenge for every opponent they face. The schedule boasts some tough tests with six opponents finishing last season in the top-20, along with the usual challenge of the Big 12. Nevertheless, Missouri has situated itself perfectly to make it to the 2010 National Championships.

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SENIOR CLASS

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Sarah Shire

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Brooke Boehmer

The experienced senior squad is led by first team All-American Sarah Shire (Columbia, Mo.), who had one of the best seasons in Missouri history in 2009. The reigning South Central and Co-Big 12 Gymnast of the year will once again be depended upon to post big numbers this season. After breaking all her career highs in her junior campaign, she now holds a high of at least 9.900 on every event. Shire has the talent and the routines, after upping her scoring values, to be the top gymnast in the country. Shire is joined by Brooke Boehmer (Overland Park, Kan.), Danielle Guider (Nutley, N.J.) and Becky Scholle (Chesterfield, Mo.). Boehmer will continue as a stable and consistent beam specialist for the Tigers. Her grace on the event throughout the past two seasons earned her a career high 9.875 last year. Guider will return to the line-up on vault, beam and floor and fight for an all-around spot. She is coming off summer ankle surgery and is expected to bounce back on floor, her best event. Scholle will give the Tigers consistency on bars where she is looking better than ever. She specialized on vault and bars last season and hit her stride on the vault when she posted a 9.750 or better in seven straight weeks.

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Becky Scholle

Danielle Guider

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Season Outlook JUNIOR CLASS

SOPHOMORE CLASS

Brittany Bendoff

Lauren Swankoski

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Tori Howard

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Sandra Ostad

Four new talented members will join the eight returners on the Missouri squad. Freshman Brittany Bendoff (Long Grove, Ill.), Tori Howard (Chesterfield, Mo.), Sandra Ostad (Oslo, Norway) and Lauren Swankoski (Chadds Ford, Pa.) are all expected to contribute to the Tiger line-up. Bendoff was a two-time Level 10 National Qualifier and has recorded personal bests of 9.85 on vault and 9.7 on floor, two events she has looked strong on in the preseason. Howard took the Missouri Level 10 Championship in 2008 and followed that with a second-place finish at the Region IV Championships. A strong vaulter, she has recorded a personal best of 9.825 on the event. Ostad comes to Missouri with several international honors, including the Norwegian bars and beam title in 2007 and 2008. Most recently, in 2009, Ostad won the Northern European bars title. Swankoski, a dynamic tumbler, made her way to Level 10 Nationals four times and finished second on the floor at the championships in 2009; her personal best on the event is 9.65. She is expected to fight for a spot in all the lineups.

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FRESHMEN CLASS

Opponents

Allie Heizelman

The Tigers

Mary Burke

Mary Burke (Inverness, Ill.), who is coming off of an outstanding freshman campaign, will continue her position as an all-around performer for the Tigers. The sophomore has upgraded her 2009 routines and will challenge for the top spot at every meet. Tara Foster (Owasso, Okla.) did not see much action in her freshman year but worked hard throughout the summer. She will challenge for a spot in the line-up in several events, especially with her 10.0 start values on vault and bars. Allie Heizelman (Cypress, Texas) made a huge impact on bars for the Tigers last season and is expected to add to the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s depth on other events. Her bars routine this year will include a difficult twisting dismount as she looks to build on her career high 9.825, which she posted at the 2009 Cat Classic.

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Tara Foster

Alex Gold

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Alex Gold (Plano, Texas) has been a strong and consistent competitor on the vault and floor in the recent seasons and returns as the Tigers only junior. Her career high on vault came at Oklahoma with a 9.925 and averaged a 9.766 for the season. The talented Texan will work to expand her role on the team into a spot in the other lineups.

Director of Athletics

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Director of Athletics

Mike Alden

Coming off the most successful season in school history, complete with Big 12 titles in men’s basketball, softball and soccer and a second consecutive Big 12 North Division crown in football, Mike Alden enters his 12th year as the Director of Athletics for the University of Missouri. The 2008 NACDA Athletics Director of the Year has developed into one of the nation’s most revered administrators during his time in Columbia. In 2009, Missouri became the first school in the history of the Big 12 Conference to compete in the title games for football, men’s basketball and baseball in the same academic year and the Tigers’ four Big 12 championships in 200809 were the most in school history. The third-longest tenured Athletics Director in Mizzou history behind only Don Faurot and Chester Brewer, Alden took over an athletics department that barely ranked among the Top 100 of Division I athletics programs and led Missouri to its best-ever finish, 36th, in the Learfield Director’s Cup Standings in 2008-09. Alden has incorporated three core values into the mission of intercollegiate athletics at Missouri. The mission statement of “Preparing Champions for Life through Academic Integrity, Social Responsibility and Competitive Excellence” has guided Missouri in becoming one of America’s most wellregarded athletics programs. Since his arrival at Missouri, the school has routinely led the Big 12 Conference in graduation and Academic Progress Rates, while the overall health of MU’s athletics programs is at an all-time high. The Tigers ranked as the nation’s leader among BCS public institutions in Academic Progress Rate in 2008 and has consistently ranked in the Top 25 nationally, alongside the likes of Harvard, Yale and Stanford for overall

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APR success among all Division I programs. Mizzou has also led the Big 12 Conference in Academic Progress Rates each of the past four years. Socially, Missouri student-athletes have seen tremendous growth under Alden’s tenure, from coach and student-athlete involvement with Big Brothers-Big Sisters and the Central Missouri Humane Society, to local children’s hospitals and Habitat for Humanity. Missouri Athletics not only makes an impact on the playing fields, but in the lives of the community it serves. In addition, Mizzou Athletics is heavily involved in the United Way and prides itself on having 100% involvement from its department each fall. Athletically, it’s hard to argue Mizzou’s advancement on a national level. The Tigers saw 15-of-20 sports qualify for postseason competition during the 2008-09 academic year, highlighted by Big 12 championships in football, basketball, softball and soccer. More than half of those teams (eight) finished in the Top 25 of their respective sports, the most in school history. In fact, Mizzou has enjoyed 57 Top 25 team finishes at NCAA Championships under Alden’s watch (an average of 5.2 per year). Prior to his arrival, the most Top 25 finishes for Missouri in a single season was ust three. Alden’s legacy will transcend his program’s consistent success in the classroom, socially and in competition. Upon his appointment as Director of Athletics in 1998, Conference era. Competing with an annual budget of just $13.7 million at the time of his arrival, Alden has grown Missouri’s operating fortunes to a record $50 million and has added state-of-the art facilities and amenities at nearly every venue in the Sports Park at Mizzou. Overall, Alden has helped lead a record $163.2 million facility resurgence for MU athletics since his arrival just 11 years

ago. Highly-regarded by his peers, Alden’s success at Missouri has earned him national notoriety amongst the NCAA hierarchy and garnered him the Athletics Director of the Year Award for the Central Region presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics in 2008. A member of numerous NCAA committees, including the NCAA Management Council, NCAA Championship/Competition Cabinet, NCAA Division I Leadership Council, Division I Athletics Directors Board of Directors, National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Executive Committee and NCAA Oversight and Monitoring Group, Alden has helped to drive policy that has not only shaped the current landscape of intercollegiate athletics, but has paved the way for the future growth of college sports as a whole. Alden and his family have also been heavily involved in the Columbia community, working with local figures to help improve the lives area residents through their involvement in the United Way (Board of Directors), Commerce Bank Board of Directors, Salvation Army, Central Missouri Food Bank and as the host of the 15th annual MDA Golf Classic in 2009. Alden holds strong ties to central Missouri. His family tree has been rooted on his family farm in Williamsburg, Mo., some 30 miles east of Columbia. His mother lives in Williamsburg, while his brother (Jack) is a physician in Lamar, Mo. (Barton County). Several relatives reside in and around Columbia and Kansas City, including his nephew (Michael) who will be a freshman at Mizzou this fall. His uncle, Jack, was a pipefitter in the building of the Hearnes Center and his cousin, Todd, was a pipefitter in the construction of both Mizzou Arena and the Devine Pavilion. Alden and his wife, Roxanne (Rockie), have a son, Jake (14) who will enter the ninth grade at West Junior High School in Columbia.

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University Officials

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Senior Associate Athletic Director for Administration

Mark Alnutt UM President Dr. Gary Forsee

Chancellor

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Dr. Brady Deaton

Board of Curators Bo Fraser Columbia, Mo. Chair

David R. Bradley St. Joseph, Mo.

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Judith G. Haggard Kennett, Mo. Vice Chair

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John M. Carnahan III Springfield, Mo. Don M. Downing Webster Groves, Mo. Warren K. Erdman Kansas City, Mo.

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Wayne Goode St. Louis, Mo. Doug Russell Lebanon, Mo. David G. Wasinger St. Louis, Mo. Laura Confer Student Representative

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organizational aspects for Mizzou’s trips to the 2003 and 2005 Independence Bowl games played in Shreveport, La. He also represented the football program as part of the design team that planned the $16 million expansion and renovation project of the Tom Taylor Building into the Mizzou Athletics Training Complex. Alnutt was a three-year letterman for the Tigers as a linebacker and tight end (199395), and was voted the team’s Champion of the Year as a senior. He earned a degree in sociology in 1995 and went to work for Major Brands as a salesman in Kansas City from Feb. 1996-Aug. 1997. He then returned to MU to pursue a master’s degree in public administration with an emphasis on sports psychology. He joined the MU football staff in 1998 as an administrative/ video graduate assistant. Alnutt completed his master’s in May 2000 and took over as Director of Football Operations that August. A native of Kansas City, Alnutt was born Jan. 4, 1973. He served as the president of the Board of Directors for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Boone County, and was selected to participate in the 2002-03 NCAA Leadership Institute for Ethnic Minority Males. In June of 2005, he received recognition by Columbia Business Times as one of Columbia’s 40-Under-40 business leaders, for his work in the community. He also participated in the Division I-A Athletic Director’s Institute in July of 2005 and 2007, attended the NACDA Mentoring Institute in June of 2008 and was appointed to the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics committee in December of 2008. Alnutt is married to the former Kate Hankins, and has a eight-year-old son, Jaren Michael, a four-year-old daughter, Kinleigh Allyn and a two-year-old son, Mason Craig.

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Mark Alnutt enters his 12th year with the University of Missouri Department of Athletics and is in his first year as Senior Associate Athletics Director for Administration. Alnutt was promoted to his current position in August of 2009, after spending three years as the Associate Athletics Director for Administration. In his current role, Alnutt serves as the administrative liaison to the sports of football, track and field, cross country, gymnastics and golf, spearheads the department’s project management team and has direct oversight of the Mizzou Media Relations office. The Kansas City, Mo., native also manages postseason travel arrangements for each of MU’s 20 intercollegiate sport programs which includes coordinating Bowl trips and basketball post season tournaments, and handles the scheduling for a number of sports as well. Additionally, Alnutt oversees Missouri’s Nike contract, as well as the department’s budding relationship with Old Hawthorne Golf Club. In 2009, he oversaw the $5 million video board project throughout the MU Sports Complex with the main attraction being the new board at Faurot Field. In addition, he is currently overseeing the design and construction of the new Golden Girls/Gymnastics practice facility. Alnutt spent the previous six years as football’s director of operations, adding an assistant athletic director title prior to the 2005-06 season. In that role, his duties included coordinating the team’s travel plans, oversight of the football budget, handling compliance issues, scheduling of facilities, assisting with recruiting operations and managing the day-to-day operations of the football program. Alnutt also coordinated all public relations activities and community service events for football, and oversaw all

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Director of Athletics: Michael Alden........................................................................ 882-2055 Executive Associate AD/SWA: Sarah Reesman......................................................... 884-6428 Executive Associate AD/External Operations: Whit Babcock................................... 884-6428 Sr. Associate AD/Administration: Mark Alnutt........................................................ 884-6428 Sr. Associate AD/Compliance: Mary Austin............................................................. 882-0706 Sr. Associate AD/Operations: Tim Hickman............................................................ 884-6428 Sr. Associate AD/Student Services: Dr. Bryan Maggard............................................ 882-7337 Assistant AD/Compliance: Mitzi Clayton................................................................ 882-2284 Assistant AD/Arena Operations: Roger Crumpton................................................... 884-1212 Assistant AD/Ticket Operations: Martin Finn.......................................................... 882-6160 Assistant AD/Business: Kevin Hayward.................................................................... 884-1412 Assistant AD/Athletic Performance: Pat Ivey............................................................ 882-6791 Assistant AD/Life Skills: Kim Martin....................................................................... 882-7720 Assistant AD/Media Relations: Chad Moller............................................................ 882-0712 Assistant AD/Academic Services: Dr. Joseph Scogin................................................. 884-7921 Assistant AD/Sports Medicine: Rex Sharp................................................................ 884-0639 Assistant AD/Marketing: Andrew Grinch................................................................. 884-1528 Executive Director of Development and TSF: Sarah Baumgartner............................ 882-5188 Director of Equipment Operations: Don Barnes...................................................... 882-2065 Director of Game Operations: Colleen Lamond....................................................... 882-2449 Director of Development - Major Gifts and Premium Seating: T.J. Leon................. 884-0580 Director of Development - Donor Services: Carly Northup..................................... 884-6475 Director of Food Services: Mike Ritta...................................................................... 882-4478 Director of Video Operations: Michael Schumacher................................................ 882-7632

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Assistant AD/ Marketing: Andrew Grinch................................................................ 884-1528 Director of Marketing: Emily Janssen....................................................................... 882-0713 Director of Marketing: Scott Nielson....................................................................... 882-0362 Marketing Coordinator: Keith Soder........................................................................ 884-7238 Graduate Assistant: Katy Fischgrabe......................................................................... 882-0710

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Assistant AD/Sports Medicine: Rex Sharp................................................................ 884-0639 Associate Director: Pat Beckman............................................................................. 882-3532 Assistant Athletic Trainer: Jennifer Artioli................................................................. 882-2375 Assistant Athletic Trainer: Casey Hairston................................................................ 882-2375 Assistant Athletic Trainer: Eric McDonnell............................................................... 882-2854 Assistant Athletic Trainer: Tara McCleland............................................................... 882-2375 Graduate Assistant/Gymnastics: Melissa Brungard................................................... 882-2375

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Associate AD/ Student Services: Dr. Bryan Maggard................................................ 882-7337 Assistant AD/Academic Services: Dr. Joseph Scogin................................................. 884-7921 Assistant Director of Academic Services: Tami Chievous.......................................... 882-0707 Academic Coordinator: Jaysen Spencer..................................................................... 882-7720 Coordinator of Tutorial Services/Academic Coordinator: Meghan Anderson............ 884-4507 Director of Life Skills: Kim Martin.......................................................................... 882-7720

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Assistant AD/Athletic Performace: Pat Ivey.............................................................. 882-6791 Director: Josh Stoner................................................................................................ 884-0106 Associate Director: David Deets............................................................................... 882-8136 Assistant Director: Keith Caton................................................................................ 884-0107 Assistant Director: Antwan Floyd............................................................................. 884-0083 Assistant Director: Bryan Mann............................................................................... 884-0105 Director of Sports Nutrition: Jana Heitmeyer........................................................... 882-9820

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Drass Profile Born ................................... April 25,1968 Wife ...................................................... Joy Children ....................... Molly and James Hometown ........................... Altoona, Pa. College ..........................Penn State, 1990 Graduate study .............Nebraska, 1994 Career record .............117-78 (10 years) at Missouri ........................................same

Head Coach Rob Drass 11th Season 117-78

Competitive Experience Penn State, 1987-90: Four-time NCAA Championship Competitor

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When Rob Drass accepted his appointment at the University of Missouri, he took over a program backed by a 20-year tradition. He joined the Tiger athletic staff with the goals of bolstering a struggling program and raising it to a level competitive with the nation’s best. Entering his 11th year at the helm of the Mizzou gymnastics squad, Drass is right on track. In 2009, Mizzou experienced one of its best seasons in five years. Drass coached the team to a 20-6 record as the team stamped performances in all four events and the all-around into the Missouri record books. The end of the season came with the Tigers’ highest ever overall score at an NCAA Regional (196.000) and Drass’ squad finished the year ranked 13th in the country. Last season was also marked by outstanding performances from senior Adrianne Perry and junior Sarah Shire. Drass helped Perry become the first Missouri gymnast to qualify for Nationals in each of her four seasons. Shire followed in Perry’s footsteps from 2008 and became Drass’ second gymnast to win the Big 12 all-around title. Both Perry and Shire became All-Americans at the 2009 NCAA National Championships, the second and third gymnasts to receive that honor in his career at Missouri. With Drass’ help the past two seasons, Shire is now one of the best collegiate gymnasts in the country and has the potential to become only the second Missouri gymnast to be named a two-time All-American. Shire’s success just adds to the many in Drass’ accomplished career. Another prime example of Drass’ success was 2009 senior Alicia Hatcher, who was not only one of Missouri’s most consistent gymnasts, but was also honored outside the sport as well. Hatcher was tapped into the Mystical Seven honors society, named the Student-Athlete of the Year by the Varsity M Association and named to the prestigious Mizzou ’39 (the university’s recognition of the top 39 seniors). The 2008 Tigers saw a successful year across the board, as well as standout performances by individual gymnasts, all mentored by Drass. Perry led the Tigers and captured the programs’ first ever Big 12 all-around title and represented the squad at the National Championships. The Missouri squad spent much of the season

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in the top 20 in 2008 and ultimately finished 13-10. The Tigers placed third in the Big 12 and grabbed the fourth-place spot at the NCAA Central Regional. On the shoulders of NCAA National qualifier Perry and an array of quality gymnasts, Drass’ 2007 squad spent the entire season ranked in the top 20, peaking at 17th. In a season that saw Mizzou face off against some of the nation’s elite, Drass led the squad to a 17-11 record marked by an upset victory of 11th ranked Michigan in Ann Arbor. The Tigers also finished third in the Big 12 Conference, hosted in Columbia, Mo., and third at the NCAA West Regional, behind Utah and Nebraska. In 2006, Drass led the Tiger squad to a 13-8 regular season mark and a third-place finish behind eventual national champion Georgia and Nebraska at the NCAA Southeast Regional. Missouri spent five weeks ranked in the top10 during the course of the season, including a program record of seventh on Jan. 30. Under Drass’ guidance, Perry became the seventh Tiger and only the second freshman to qualify for the NCAA National Championships as an all-around competitor in 2006. For his efforts, Drass was named the South Central Region Head Coach of the Year by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W). After ending the 2005 regular season with a 13-7 mark, Drass guided Mizzou to a thirdplace finish at the NCAA South Central Regional with a 195.100, also a school record at the event. Additionally, senior Alisha Robinson earned AllAmerica honors for the second time in her career after she finished fifth on vault at the NCAA Championships. Going 15-3 during the 2004 regular season, the Tigers recorded the programs’ top four alltime team totals and the top five event totals on all four apparatus. Overseeing the program’s

Coaching Career University of Missouri Head Coach: 2000 - present • University of Nebraska Assistant Coach: 1991-99 • Woodward Gymnastics Camp Coach: 1989 - present • Nittany Gymnastics School Coach:1988 • McCracken’s Gymnastics School Coach: 1987 •

Coaching Honors • 2006 NACGC/W South Central Region Head Coach of the Year • 2004 NACGC/W South Central Region Head Coach of the Year • 2002 Big 12 Conference Co-Head Coach of the Year • 1996 NACGC/W Midwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year

vault lineup, Drass coached the team to nine of Mizzou’s highest scores, including a 49.375 all-time high. Robinson and Lauren Schwartzman individually highlighted the season, setting each of Mizzou’s individual records on their way to claiming All-Big 12 accolades. Robinson won the conference vault title and finished second on floor, while Schwartzman claimed the league beam title and finished second on the apparatus at the Northeast Regional. In addition, Schwartzman also became Mizzou’s first athlete to score a perfect 10.000 on beam, duplicating the feat against Iowa State and at the Texas Woman’s Invitational. Reinforcing Drass’ influence with the Tiger program, he was honored as the 2004 South Central Regional Coach of the Year by the NACGC/W. Mizzou’s success in 2004 came on the heels of a tremendous 2003 season seeing the Tigers pick up their first Big 12 victory over Iowa State and turning in a third-place performance to earn their highest Big 12 Championship finish in history. Lindsay Davis, Robinson and Schwartzman earned All-Big 12 first team recognition. In addition to its Big 12 successes, Mizzou rewrote the record books, recording its highest marks in almost every team and individual event on its way to the NCAA South

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Central Regional and a 24th-place final national ranking. Building up to their accomplishments in 2003, the Tigers ushered in a new era of Mizzou tumbling in 2002. A young squad comprised of six freshmen, four sophomores and six juniors pulled out the most impressive season MU had seen in years. Following an 8-8 regular season, Drass was honored as the Big 12 Co-Head Coach of the Year, sharing the title with Oklahoma’s Steve Nuno. Mizzou wasn’t finished earning accolades, however; the Tigers advanced to the 2002 NCAA North Central Regional where Mizzou just missed advancing to the NCAA finals. Overall, the Tigers earned their highest final national ranking topping as the 17th finest team in the country. Highlighting the season, Robinson, the Big 12 Freshman of the Year, became MU’s second AllAmerica gymnast finishing seventh on the vault at the NCAA Championships to earn second team recognition. The success of 2002 was preceded by several indispensable milestones. In just his second year leading the Tigers, Drass led Mizzou to record three of the top-15 team scores in school history, including a program high floor exercise score at the Corvette Cup. Three of Missouri’s young athletes, Alina Hamm, Leah Gremaud and Lindsay Davis also advanced to the 2001 NCAA Region III competition. The success experienced during the 2001 campaign came on the tails of the coach’s impressive inaugural season at Mizzou. The 2000 Tigers won their second consecutive Cat Classic championship and qualified as a team to the NCAA Regionals for the first time since 1994. Drass led the Tigers as they broke 16 school records, accumulated 22 individual titles, and were honored with three academic All-Big 12 selections in his first transitional year. Mizzou’s

average meet score and All-Americans Regional Qualifying Score Sarah Shire, Missouri were the highest in school Adianne Perry, Missouri history. The Tigers finished Alisha Robinson, Missouri Heather Brink, Nebraska the year at 8-10. Misty Oxford, Nebraska “In 2000, we Courtney Brown, Nebraska made great strides in getting Kim DeHaan, Nebraska Missouri back into the Shelly Bartlett, Nebraska national spotlight. These Joy Taylor, Nebraska successes are the building Conference Champions blocks for future teams and Sarah Shire, All-Around, Vault, Beam recruiting,” Drass said. Adrianne Perry, All-Around, Floor In addition to Alisha Robinson, Vault tremendous team success, Lauren Schwartzman, Beam Drass guided senior Lindsay Davis, Vault Kim DeHaan, Nebraska Shannon Brown to a Misty Oxford, Nebraska chart-topping season. She Heather Brink, Nebraska wrapped up her career Martha Jenkins, Nebraska winning 10 individual Shelly Bartlett, Nebraska events and setting five Courtney Brown, Nebraska school records. Drass also Jen Hawkinson, Nebraska Joy Taylor, Nebraska helped senior Katie Cole to a record-setting season claiming five individual Academic All-Americans wins and a career-high 9.825 vault score. Kim DeHann, Nebraska Before taking the reigns at Missouri, Drass was Nicole Duval, Nebraska the top assistant for the University of Nebraska’s Joy Taylor, Nebraska nationally ranked gymnastics team for eight GTE Academic All-American years. He served as a graduate assistant coach of the Year Joy Taylor, Nebraska from 1991-92, before being elevated as a fulltime assistant in 1993. NCAA Woman of the Year Runner-up He was the Cornhuskers’ primary floor exercise Shelly Bartlett, Nebraska coach and worked closely with Head Coach Dan Kendig in coaching uneven bars. He was worked at the Woodward Gymnastics Camp named the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches 1996 Midwest Regional in Pennsylvania during the summer. Drass graduated from Penn State with a Assistant Coach of the Year. Nebraska Gymnastics enjoyed tremendous bachelor’s degree in marketing in 1990. He success under Drass, earning a berth at the NCAA completed his master’s degree in strategic Championships in four of five seasons, highlighted management and long-range planning at by NCAA Super Six Finals appearances in both Nebraska in May 1994. 1997 and 1999. As an assistant, Drass helped NU He is married to former Husker Allclaim an unprecedented six straight conference American gymnast Joy Taylor, who is now a pediatrician at the University of Missouri titles from 1994 to 1999. With Drass’ help, six different NU gymnasts Medical Center. Rob and Joy are the proud parents of daughter Molly and son James. earned All-America honors. Topping his career at NU, Drass coached Brink to a spot on the U. S. team that competed at the World University Games in Spain. Prior to his coaching days, Drass was a gymnast at Penn State from 1987 to 1990. As a Nittany Lion, Drass competed at the NCAA Championships all four years. A seasoned gymnast who began competing at age nine, Drass began his coaching career while in college, as the assistant boys’ gymnastics coach at the McCracken’s Gym School in Kansas City in 1987. He served as the head boys’ coach at the Nittany Gym School in Pennsylvania in the summer of 1988. Since 1989, Drass has The Drass family (clockwise): Joy, Molly, Rob and James

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John Figueroa Associate Head Coach

Entering his third season with the Tigers, John Figueroa has clearly made an impact on the Missouri squad. The Tigers turned in impressive performances on the vault and uneven bars under his guidance, and averaged 49.008 and 48.817, respectively, on the events in 2009. His work with Sarah Shire on vault helped her to first team all-america honors on the event in 2009. “Fig” as he is notoriously known, serves as the recruiting coordinator for the Tigers as he brings in a wealth of experience from his time with the Pioneers of the University of Denver. He has helped to sign three talented recruiting classes to Missouri in 2007, 2008 and 2009, which are now poised to catapult the Tigers’ success. While at Denver, Figueroa had his hand in recruiting the 2004 class, the most successful class of gymnasts in school history. During his tenure, that class qualified for NCAA Regional competition during all four years and qualified for the NCAA National Championships for the first time in DU history.

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Coach Figueroa works with the gymnasts on their bars and vault routines, where he has crafted his expertise over the past 10 years at the collegiate level.

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Figueroa specializes in the Tiger gymnast’s skills on the vault and uneven bars. During his eight seasons at DU, Figueroa had some of the most successful vault rotations in the nation. The 2005 Pioneer squad spent almost the entire season ranked in the top-10 in the event, ultimately finishing 11th in the country. His teaching and guidance on the vault has led to two national qualifiers, and one All-American, Ashley Shible, who finished seventh in 2001. Shible, a freshman at the time, is only the third All-American in DU history. Casey Dobyns is the most recent qualifier under Figueroa as she finished 27th on the vault in 2007. Figueroa joined DU in 2000 and made his impact felt immediately. Fig helped turn around an uneven bars rotation that had been inconsistent over previous years into the 10th-best in the nation. With his team’s performance on the bars, Figueroa was acknowledged by his peers as the 2000 National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches for Women’s (NACGC/W) Region 2 Assistant Coach of the Year.

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Figueroa Profile Born . ...........................................July 29, 1959 Wife......................................................... Diane Children . ............................ Angela and Johnny Hometown . .......................... Kentwood, Mich. Experience........................ Kentwood Gym USA 1992-99 Coaching Career • Denver University Assistant coach: 2000-07 Coaching Honors • 2000 NACGC/W Region 2 Assistant Coach of the Year

Despite only eight seasons of college gymnastics under his belt, “Fig” brings with him an impressive amount of experience. Figueroa, a Michigan native, owned and operated Kentwood Gymnastics USA in Kentwood, Mich., from 1992-99. Before starting his career in collegiate gymnastics, Figueroa coached several international outfits as a USA National team coach. For his efforts on the international scene, Figueroa was named the USA Gymnastics Region 5 Coach of the Year in 1994 and 1999. Under the direction of Figueroa, at least one gymnast qualified for the Championships of USA from 1994-2000, while three of his teams won consecutive Junior Olympic national championships from 1994-96. John and his wife, Diane, currently reside in Columbia. His daughter Angela (22) is a member of the Metropolitan State College of Denver volleyball squad. John also has a son, Johnny (20). John enjoys traveling the country and the world with his family and spends his free time on the links.

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Smith Profile Born . .......................................March 14, 1975 Hometown . ............................ Milwaukie, Ore. College . ....................................... UCLA, 2001

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Smith became a household name among schools in the SEC, giving her a chance to choreograph for the Florida Gators. Smith put together routines for all six All-Americans while choreographing the Gators’ routines from 2003-06. First Team All-Americans Savannah Evans and Corey Hartung earned their accolades with Smith’s choreography in 2005. The choreography from Smith also propelled Orley Szmuch to Second Team All-America honors in 2003, while Breanne King earned the same honor in 2004. Smith also volunteered at the University of Kentucky, where she was brought on to choreograph floor routines from 2004-05.

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Smith spent her first year of collegiate gymnastics at the University of Oklahoma, where she won the Big Eight vault championship, and the vault and floor championships at the 1994 National Invitational Tournament. Smith then took her skills to UCLA, and helped propel the Bruins to a National Championship in 1997. Proving her skill on both the vault and in the floor exercise, Smith earned first team All-American honors in both events in 1997. She also brought home a Pac-10 conference title in the floor exercise and an NCAA West Regional title on vault. Smith was named the UCLA team captain in 1996 and 1997. After her outstanding run with the Bruins, Smith went on to start her professional career in coaching and choreography. Smith developed a reputation as a choreographer while coaching camps. After acting as an undergraduate coach for UCLA from 1997-98, Smith finished her education at UCLA, earning a Bachelor of Arts with a major in English in 2001. As her floor routines were recognized,

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Amy Smith enters her third year of coaching at Missouri after revolutionizing the Tigers’ floor and beam routines the past two seasons. Smith joined Mizzou in 2007 as the choreographer for the team and balance beam coach. Along with her came a trademark style that brought the Tigers to life on both floor and beam, where they averaged a 48.867 and 48.752, respectively, in 2008. In her second year she helped the team improve those marks to an average of 48.796 on beam and 49.031 on floor. Smith’s balance beam coaching helped the Tigers notch a 49.250 in their meet vs. Illinois, which now ranks as the fifth best beam score in program history. Sarah Shire won the 2009 Big 12 beam title with the help of Smith’s instruction. Smith’s fun and crowd-pleasing work on floor routines helped Adrianne Perry win the Big 12 floor title for the second year in a row (2008 and 2009) and become Missouri’s first floor All-American in almost 20 years.

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Coach Smith brings a wealth of choereography experience to Missouri’s floor routines.

Competitive Career and Honors • UCLA/Oklahoma: 1994-97 •1997 NCAA National Team Champions (UCLA) •1996 and 1997 Team Captain (UCLA) •1997 first team All-American, Vault & Floor (UCLA) •1997 West Regional Vault Champion (UCLA) •1997 Pac-10 Floor Champion (UCLA) •1996 West Regional Floor Champion (UCLA) •1995 first team All-American, Floor (UCLA) •1994 Big Eight Vault Champion (Oklahoma) •1994 NIT Vault and Floor Champion (Oklahoma) •1994 NIT Team Championsip (Oklahoma)

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Coaching Career • University of Florida Choreographer: 2003-2006 • University of Kentucky Choreographer: 2003-2004 • UCLA Undergraduate Assistant Coach: 1997-98

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Brittany Bendoff Brooke Boehmer Mary Burke Tara Foster Alex Gold Danielle Guider Allie Heizelman Tori Howard Sandra Ostad Becky Scholle Sarah Shire Lauren Swankoski

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Long Grove, Ill. Overland Park, Kan. Inverness, Ill. Owasso, Okla. Plano, Texas Nutley, N.J. Cypress, Texas Chesterfield, Mo. Oslo, Norway Chesterfield, Mo. Columbia, Mo. Chadds Ford, Pa.

Libertyville Gym. Academy Eagles Gymnastics American Academy of Gym. Krafft Academy of Gym. Metroplex U.S. Gymnastics Dev. Center Cypress Academy St. Louis Gym Centre Oslo Turnforening GymQuarters GAGE First State Gymnastics

Head Coach: Rob Drass Associate Head Coach: John Figueroa Assistant Coach and Choreographer: Amy Smith

Tigers by Height 4-11 5-0 5-1 5-2 5-3 5-4 5-6

Sarah Shire Brittany Bendoff Sandra Ostad Becky Scholle Lauren Swankoski Danielle Guider Allison Heizelman Tori Howard Tara Foster Alex Gold Brooke Boehmer Mary Burke

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Brittany Bendoff Mary Burke Brooke Boehmer Tori Howard Becky Scholle Sarah Shire Danielle Guider Sandra Ostad Tara Foster Lauren Swankoski Alex Gold Allison Heizelman

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Brooke Boehmer

Career Highs Beam: 9.875 (Illinois 2009)

Sophomore (2008): Was a standout on beam all season long for the Tigers ... Came on strong in the last three meets, posting a 9.775 at SEMO and against Oklahoma and a 9.800 against Centenary ... Held a season and career-high of 9.850, set at Nebraska ... One of only two Tigers to stay 100 percent on the beam ... Named an NACGC/W Scholar Athlete for the second year in a row.

Prep: Trained at Eagles Gymnastics and Dance Center in Kansas City, Mo., under Kim Fuchs … Came to Mizzou as a member of the 2006 Missouri Level 10 State Champion team ... Was the 2004 Level 10 state champion in the all-around, bars and floor ... Won 2003 Level 9 state titles in the all-around, on bars and floor ... Finished second on floor at the 2003 Western Nationals ... 2003 Level 9 regional champion on the beam.

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Favorite Food: BBQ Favorite Movie: Shooter Favorite Sports Team: Kansas City Chiefs Favorite Quote: “Anyone who thinks this is more than you can handle, is less than the kind of person you need in your life.” What I Like Most About Gymnastics: Competing not only in front of a crowd but also with myself to be the best I can be even when it gets hard. Best Thing About Being An Athlete: Being part of a team. Advice to kids: Follow your heart and never give up on your dreams. Greatest Thing Learned at Missouri: To put my time and effort into the things I want to accomplish in my life. It may not be easy or fun, but in the end I know the reward will be worth it.

Collegiate Honors NACGC/W Scholar Athlete (2007, 2008, 2009) Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2008, 2009) Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2008, 2009)

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Personal: Daughter of Douglas and Willa Boehmer ... Born Jan. 30, 1988 ... Majoring in biology and plans to pursue a career in the medical field.

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Freshman (2007): Suffered an ACL injury in November, forcing her to sit out for her freshman season with the Tigers ... Named a Scholar Athlete by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches.

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Junior (2009): Performed throughout the 2009 season as Missouri’s dependable beam specialist ... Notched a new career and season high of 9.875 against Illinois ... Hit a 9.725 or better in her routine for nine straight weeks to close out the season, including the Big 12 Championship and NCAA Northeast Regional … Recognized as an NACGC/W Scholar Athlete for three straight years … Named to the 2009 Academic All-Big 12 First Team and to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

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Senior • 5-4 • Overland Park, Kan. • Blue Valley Northwest • Eagles Gymnastics and Dance Center

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Senior • 5-2 • Nutley, N.J. • Nutley • U.S. Gymnastics Development Center Junior (2009): A solid gymnast for the Tigers on beam and floor, who also made an impact on the vault ... Hit a season and career high of 9.850 on floor at the Cat Classic ... Tied career high on beam of a 9.800 at the 2009 NCAA Northeast Regional … Averaged just over a 9.7 on the vault over the last three weeks of the season as the lineup’s leadoff competitor … Named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Sophomore (2008): Saw action in the lineup on three events for the Tigers in 2008, vault, beam and floor … Was the leadoff gymnast on vault and floor throughout most of the season ... Recorded season highs of 9.750 on beam and on floor at the Big 12 Championships ... A great addition to the floor lineup, posting consistent scores all season long.

Vault: 9.850 (Michigan 2007) Bars: 9.200 (exh. Iowa State 2009) Beam: 9.800 (twice in 2007, at Northeast Regional 2009) Floor: 9.850 (Cat Classic 2009)

Prep: Trained at U.S. Gymnastics Development Center under coaches Joao Roberio and Suzanne Soto … Came to Mizzou as a twotime national qualifier ... Finished second on the vault, bars, floor and all-around at the 2005 New Jersey State Championship ... Was the Region VII champion on vault in 2005 ... Won the New Jersey high school state title on vault in 2003 and 2005 and took the allaround title in 2003 ... Chose Missouri over Michigan, Iowa State, Nebraska, Illinois, New Hampshire, Pittsburgh and Penn State. Personal: Daughter of Dennis and Susan Guider ... Born July 25, 1988 … Named the Men of Essex Scholar Athlete and the New Jersey Scholar Athlete in 2006 ... Majoring in hotel and restaurant management.

Collegiate Honors Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2008)

GET TO KNOW DANIELLE Favorite Athlete: Derek Jeter Favorite Food: My mom’s spaghetti and meatballs and sausage. Favorite Gymnast: Alicia Sacramone Favorite Movie: The Proposal Before A Meet I: Listen to music If I Wasn’t A Gymnast, I Would Be: A diver, because I used to dive during the summers in high school. Greatest Moment in Sports: Getting a full scholarship to Mizzou. Personal Motto: Everyday may not be good, but there’s something good in everyday.Favorite Thing About Missouri: Everything! I especially love being part of athletics and having the community come and support you, it’s a great feeling.

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Freshman (2007): A three event competitor for the Tigers ... Won her first career event title with a 9.800 on floor against Iowa from the leadoff spot ... Scored a 9.800 on floor three out of four weeks ... Notched a personal best 9.850 on vault at Michigan ... Set a career mark on floor at Oklahoma with a 9.825 in only her second time in the lineup ... Tied her best on floor against Centenary ... Recorded a career high 9.800 on beam against Centenary and at Pittsburgh.

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Danielle Guider

Missouri

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Becky Scholle

Career Highs Vault: 9.775 (twice in 2008, four times in 2009) Bars: 9.850 (twice in 2007, 2008)

Freshman (2007): Was a member of the bars lineup and competed five times on vault ... Won the first event title of her career after scoring a personal best 9.850 on bars against SEMO ... Also notched a 9.850 on bars at Michigan tying for second ... Finished second on bars with a 9.825 against Centenary ... Posted a 9.800 on bars at Pittsburgh ... In the vault lineup for the first time at Oklahoma and did not disappoint with a 9.725 ... Ranked 86th Nationally at one point in the season on bars … Named a NACGC/W Scholar Athlete.

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Prep: Trained at GymQuarters Gymnastics Center under coaches Scott and Debbie Cusimano and Greg Stephan… An eight-time regional qualifier and three-time Junior Olympic National Qualifier ... Was the Missouri state bars champion in 2005 and 2006 and won the vault title in 2006 ... Finished 10th on the bars at the Western Nationals in 2001 ... Was a member of the Level 10 Missouri championship team in 2002 and 2003 and the Level 10 Missouri Region IV championship team in 2004 ... Won the GymQuarters Award in 2005 and 2006 ... Chose Missouri over Arkansas, Denver, Minnesota and Illinois.

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Sophomore (2008): Tallied a career-high 9.775 on vault at Bowling Green, topping her previous best, 9.725, set against Oklahoma her freshman season ... A key member of the bars rotation, posting a career-tying high mark of 9.850 against Centenary ... Competed on bars in every meet for the Tigers in her first two seasons … Named to the 2008 Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

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Junior (2009): Competed as a bars specialist for the Tigers and also made an impact on the vault ... Hit a 9.700 on bars in 10 of 11 meets over the season ... Hit a season high of 9.775 on bars vs. Illinois and again at the Cat Classic ... Notched season and career highs of 9.775 on vault four times in seven weeks, vs. SEMO, at Oklahoma, at the Cat Classic and at the Big 12 Championship ... Scored a 9.750 or better on vault in every meet during the last seven weeks of the season … Named an NACGC/W Scholar Athlete and to the 2009 Academic All-Big 12 first team, both for the second time of her career … Also recognized as a member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

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Senior • 5-1 • Chesterfield, Mo. • Marquette • GymQuarters

Personal: Daughter of Richard and Vickie Scholle ... Born Nov. 21, 1987 ... Majoring in business management.

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Favorite Food: Mexican (or anything spicy) Crazies Ambition: To go skydiving Favorite Sports Team: St. Louis Cardinals Before A Meet I: Have to eat a lot of food and listen to my iPod. Best Thing About Being An Athlete: Being in shape, traveling, teammates and competing. Primary Inspiration In Sports: My parents always encourage me no matter what. Being Part of a Team is Important Because: I like knowing we all depend on each other and we can’t be successful without each other.

Collegiate Honors: NACGC/W Scholar Athlete (2007, 2009) Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2008, 2009) Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2008, 2009)

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Senior • 4-11 • Columbia, Mo. • O’Hara • GAGE Junior (2009): Earned All-America first team honors on vault at the NCAA Career Highs Gymnastics Championship after posting a 9.900 in the all-around competition … Finished 11th on vault in the NCAA National Championship’s Individual Vault: 9.950 Event Finals … Posted an all-around score of 39.450 to earn second place at (twice in 2009) the NCAA Northeastern Regional and was named the Southcentral Region’s Bars: 9.900 Gymnast of the Year … Claimed the co-Big 12 Gymnast of the Year title, (twice in 2009) as well as the Big 12 all-around, vault and beam titles ... Took spots on the All-Big 12 Championship Team on vault, beam and floor, as well as a place Beam: 9.925 on the All-Big 12 Gymnastics team for the regular season on vault, bars and (three times in 2009) beam ... Named the Big 12 Gymnast of the Week six times in 2009, the most Floor: 9.925 in the conference, including three times in four weeks in the last month of the (Centenary 2008, Illinois 2009) regular season ... Won 10 all-around titles on the season, which is the most in All-Around: 39.575 Missouri history ... Set an all-around career high of 39.575 at the Cat Classic (Cat Classic 2009) on her way to her seventh title of 2009, which stands as the second-highest score in program history ... Also notched the fifth-highest all-around score in the country, and the third highest that week ... Shattered another career high with a 9.950 on vault against SEMO, which she hit again at the Cat Classic ... Only the second Tiger in program history to hit a 9.950 mark twice in a season or career ... Scored a career high of 9.925 on beam three times on the year ... Broke her career high on bars with a 9.900 at Ohio State ... Has taken home 20 individual event titles, the most on the squad ... Her season averages lead the team on every event except floor ... Finished the season ranked No. 10 overall by GymInfo (first in Big 12), as well as No. 7 on beam (second in Big 12), No. 11 on the vault (first in Big 12), No. 29 on the floor (sixth in Big 12) and No. 32 on the bars (second in Big 12). Sophomore (2008): A highly touted transfer from Utah, Shire competed in the all-around in every meet except SEMO ... Named the Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year, the third in Tiger history ... Earned All-Big 12 first team honors on vault and landed on the All-Big 12 Championship Team on beam ... Won Big 12 Gymnast of the Week after putting up a 39.500 against Centenary ... Spent three weeks ranked in the top 10 on floor nationally and held a career high of 9.925 against Centenary ... Posted a then career high on bars as well at 9.875 ... Earned 19 event titles on the season. Freshman (Utah, 2007): Helped the Utes to runner-up honors at the 2007 NCAA Championships ... Tallied a 9.85 and 9.875 on the vault and a 9.8 and 9.85 on the beam during the preliminary and super six rounds last season at the 2007 championships ... Specialized on beam and vault while at Utah, tallying then career highs of 9.900 in both events. Prep: Trained at GAGE under the direction of Al Fong … Four-time USA Championships qualifier … Finished ninth in the all-around in 2005 ... Has finished in the top 20 three times, 10th in 2002, 15th in 2003 and 16th in 2004 ... Member of the USA National Team since 2002 ... Placed second on vault and sixth in the all-around competition at the 2004 Chunichi Cup in Japan ... Took home second on vault, third on beam and fourth on bars at the 2004 Cottbus World Cup in Germany ... Earned the bronze medal at the 2005 North American International Tri-Meet on both vault and bars ... Former level 9 and level 10 state and regional all-around champion. Personal: Daughter of David and Robyn Shire ... Born Jan. 19, 1988 … Member of the National Honor Society at Archbishop O’Hara High School … Father is a high school teacher and coach ... Mother graduated from Missouri. Collegiate Honors: All-America First Team, vault (2009) South Central Region Gymnast of the Year (2009) All-Big 12, vault (2008, 2009) Co-Big 12 Gymnast of the Year (2009) All-Big 12, bars and beam (2009) Big 12 All-Around Champion (2009) Big 12 Newcomer of the Year (2008) Co-Big 12 Champion, vault and beam (2009) NACGC/W Scholar Athlete (2007) All-Big 12 Championsip Team, beam (2008, 2009), vault and floor (2009)

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Sarah Shire

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Favorite Athlete: Liz Straatmann Favorite Movie: Rudy Favorite Gymnast: Shannon Miller Craziest Ambition: To start a gymnastics program at one of the big Texas colleges. What I Like Most About Gymnastics: The challenge and always pushing myself to do more difficult routines. Primary Inspiration In Sports: Being a strong leader for my teammates and using the gifts God has given me. Personal Motto: Be the best. Let it flow. Have some fun. Favorite Thing About Missouri: The leagacy and tradition!

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Alex Gold

Career Highs Vault: 9.925 (Oklahoma 2009) Bars: 9.675 (exh. Cat Classic 2009) Beam: 9.750 (exh. Cat Classic 2009) Floor: 9.850 (Centenary 2008)

Prep: Trained at Metroplex under the direction of Larry McDonough ... Qualified for the Junior Olympics in 2001, 2002 and 2006 ... Was Texas State Level 10 Champion on vault and second in the all-around in 2005 and third in the all around in 2007 ... Choose Mizzou over Kentucky and Utah State. Personal: Daughter of Nathan and Sharon Gold ... Born Sept. 19, 1988 ... Member of the National Honor Society at Plano High School … Majoring in nursing.

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Freshman (2008): One of the top vaulters on the Missouri roster as a freshman ... Tallied a 9.850 on vault at Bowling Green ... Posted a 9.750 or higher on vault in eight of the Tigers’ 12 meets ... Also contributed big scores on floor notching a 9.850 and 9.825 in the two meets prior to Oklahoma ... Posted a 9.725 versus OU.

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Sophomore (2009): Counted on as one of the Tiger’s top vaulters and the lead-off gymnast on floor ... Notched a season and career high of 9.925 on the vault at Oklahoma ... Recorded a season high of 9.825 on floor at the Eagle Invitational ... Hit 9.800 or better on vault and 9.700 or better on floor in nine of 11 meets ... Finished the season ranked 65th nationally on vault with an RQS of 9.845, and seventh in the Big 12 … Named to the 2009 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team … Recognized as a member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

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Junior • 5-3 • Plano, Texas • Plano • Metroplex

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Collegiate Honors: Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (2009) Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2009)

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Favorite Athlete: Steve Nash Favorite Sports Team: Dallas Mavericks Favorite Food: Potatoes Favorite Quote: “Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but by how we react to what happens.” If I Could Meet Anyone, I Would Meet: Nelson Mandela Before A Meet I: Rest and take a nap. Greatest Moment In Sports: Scoring my career high on vault against Oklahoma. What I Like Most About Gymnastics: The adrenaline rush Being Part Of A Team Is Important Because: It makes it more interesting and fun. Favorite Thing About Missouri: Everything! Greatest Thing Learned At Missouri: Some days my be hard, but it will all work out in the end. Set high standards for yourself and always give everything you’ve got.

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Sophomore • 5-6 • Inverness, Ill. • William Fremd • American Academy of Gymnastics Freshman (2009): Brought into the 2009 lineup immediately as Career Highs a talented all-around competitor ... Posted a season high 9.900 Vault: 9.850 on the bars at the NCAA Northeast Regional … That score tied (four times in 2009) the Missouri NCAA Regional bars record … Took a spot on Bars: 9.900 the All-Big 12 Championship team for vault with a season- and (Northeast Regional 2009) career-high-tying score of 9.850 at the meet … Hit her season Beam: 9.825 high in the all-around at the Eagle Invitational with a 39.025 to (Eagle Invitational 2009) take third place ... Broke that high with a 39.200 vs. Oregon State Floor: 9.850 … Set two new season highs vs. SEMO with a pair of 9.850’s on (twice in 2009) vault and floor ... Went on to tie that vault mark four times in the All-Around: 39.200 regular season ... Tied that floor season high a week later against (Oregon State 2009) the Fighting Illini ... Shattered season high on bars by scoring a 9.850 in Ohio, then tied it again vs. Oregon State ... Broke 39.000 in the all-around for the first time in just her third meet; against Nebraska with a 39.075... Surpassed that mark seven times on the year ... Scored a 9.800 or better on vault and floor in seven of 11 meets … Named a member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Prep: Trained at the American Academy of Gymnastics in Wheeling, Ill., under the direction of Leonard Isaacs and Sam Blyumin ... Qualified three times for Junior Olympic nationals … Chose Mizzou over Iowa and Illinois. Personal: Daughter of Regina Burke and Tom Burke ... Born Jan. 31, 1990 ... Her sister, Katie, was a gymnast at Iowa; brother Matt plays baseball at North Central College ... Is undecided on a major.

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Mary Burke

Collegiate Honors: All-Big 12 Championship Team, vault (2009)

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Favorite Athlete: Michael Jordan Favorite Movie: The Sandlot Favorite Team: Chicago Cubs Favorite Gymnast: Dominique Dawes Favorite Quote: “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.” If I Could Meet Anyone, I Would Meet: Usain Bolt Most Embarassing Moment In Sports: Tripping down the vault runway. Being Part Of A Team Is Important Because: We can all depend on each other and my teammates are always there when I need them. Personal Motto: Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much. My Advice To Kids: Find what you love to do and work hard at it. Favorite Thing About Missouri: The people. Greatest Thing Learned At Missouri: What it’s like to be part of a team. We are very close and have great team chemistry and that has taught me to lean on my teammates. College gymnastics is all about working together as a team to accomplish your goals.

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Tara Foster

Freshman (2009): Worked hard in the gym to make an impact on the 2009-10 gymnastics squad … Named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

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Sophomore • 5-3 • Owasso, Okla. • Owasso • Krafft Academy of Gymnastics

Prep: Trained at the Krafft Academy of Gymnastics in Tulsa, Okla., under the direction of Kristi Krafft ... Finished first on vault at Nationals in 2006 ... Personal bests include 9.75 on the vault, 9.4 on bars and 9.4 on the floor … Chose Mizzou over Oklahoma and Denver.

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Personal: Daughter of Tony Foster and Terrie Foster ... Born Aug. 19, 1990 ... Her brother, Taylor, plays baseball at Mid-America Christian University ... Majoring in the health professions.

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Collegiate Honors: Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2009)

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Favorite Athlete: Troy Aikman Favorite Food: Pizza Favorite Movie: Too many to name Favorite Quote: “In life, God does not give you the people you want. He gives you the people you need. To teach you, to hurt you, to make you laugh, to make you exactly the person you should be.” When I Want To Get Away From The World I: Go to my room just to be by myself for a while and relax. Best Thing About Being An Athlete: Being part of a team Worst Thing About Being An Athlete: Being sore! Personal Motto: “I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.” - Philippians 4:13

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Sophomore • 5-2 • Cypress, Texas • Cy-Fair • Cypress Academy Freshman (2009): Contributed to the bars lineup in her first season as a Tiger ... Improved her season high nearly every week on the event, with her current high coming as a 9.825 at the Cat Classic ... Averaged just above a 9.7 on the apparatus for the year, second-highest on the team … Recognized as an NACGC/W Scholar Athlete … Named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Bars: 9.825 (Cat Classic 2009)

Personal: Daughter of Joseph and Tammy Heizelman … Born Aug. 28, 1990 … Has one brother, John, who attends Strake Jesuit College Preparatory in Houston … Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Cypress Fairbanks High School … Member of the MU Honors College … Is pursuing a degree in the medical-related field.

Collegiate Honors: NACGC/W Scholar Athlete (2009) Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2009)

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Favorite Food: Guacamole Favorite Movie: Remember the Titans Favorite Sports Team: Houston Astros Favorite Gymnast: Mary Lou Retton Greatest Moment In Sports: Competing at my first Big 12 Championships. The intensity was unbelievable! Personal Motto: Be the change you want to see in the world. What I Like Most About Gymnastics: Swinging on the bars. Bars is definitely my favorite event! If A Genie Granted Me One Wish, I Would Wish For: Warmer weather in the winter. My Advice To Kids: Never give up. Chase your dreams. Don’t ever let anyone tell you that you can’t do something or that you’re not good enough. It will come.

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Prep: Trained at Cypress Academy under Terry Walker and Marina Vernaya … Qualified to U.S. Gymnastics Junior Olympic Nationals in 2005 and 2006, and as an alternate in 2007 and 2008 … USAG Region III Bar Champion in 2006 and 2008 … Placed second in the all-around at USAG Texas State Championships in 2007 … Cypress Team leader with a 9.7 score on bars and 37.175 all-around at HNI Open Team Cup in 2008 … Chose Missouri over North Carolina State, Stanford and Denver.

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Allie Heizelman

Missouri

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Brittany Bendoff

Prep: Trained at Libertyville Gymnastics Academy in Libertyville, Ill., under the direction of Dave and Angi Rawles … Won the Level 9 National Vault Championship in 2006 … Two-time Level 10 national qualifier (2008, 2009) … Level 10 State Vault Champion in 2009 … Personal bests include 9.85 on vault, 9.50 on bars, 9.55 on beam and 9.70 on the floor … Chose Mizzou over Illinois, Iowa, Arizona State and Arizona.

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Personal: Daughter of David and Cathy Bendoff … Born Feb. 8, 1991 … Member of the Honor Roll in high school … Is undecided on a major and is pursuing a minor in Spanish.

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Freshman • 5-0 • Long Grove, Ill. • Adlai E. Stevenson • Libertyville Gymnastics Academy

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Favorite Food: Jelly Bellies or Peanut Butter Favorite Movie: The Notebook Favorite Gymnast: Bridget Sloan If I Wasn’t A Gymnst, I’d Be: A dancer or a cheerleader. Greateast Moment In Sports: Making Level 10 Nationals. Most Embarassing Moment In Sports: In Level 5, I did a front hip circle around the beam in competition. What I Like Most About Gymnastics Is: It makes you work hard for something you want. Best Thing About Being An Athlete: It teaches you hard work, and dedication and discipline. My Advice To Kids: Work hard and never give up on something.

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Freshman • 5-2 • Chesterfield, Mo. • Marquette • St. Louis Gym Centre Prep: Trained at St. Louis Gym Centre in Webster Groves, Mo., under the direction of Laura Faintich … Was the Missouri State Level 9 Champion in 2004 and 2005 … Won the Region 4 Championship in 2005 (Level 9) and 2007 (Level 10) … Qualified for Level 10 Nationals three times … In 2008 was the Level 10 Missouri State Champion after winning every event … Went on to place second in the all-around at Regionals … Personal bests include a 9.825 on vault, 9.55 on beam and 9.65 on floor … Choose Mizzou over Southeast Missouri State, Bowling Green and Illinois. Personal: Daughter of Greg and Margaret Howard … Full first name is Victoria … Born June 21, 1991 … Member of the Marquette Honor Roll all four years … Graduated in the top six percent of her high school class of 550 … Received numerous accolades for her academic achievement including the Marquette Excellence Scholar Award, the President’s Education Award, the George Washington Carver Award and the College Boards AP Scholar Award … Majoring in international business.

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Tori Howard

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Favorite Food: Watermelon Favorite Movie: Remember the Titans Favorite Gymnast: Dominique Moceanu Favorite Quote: “Don’t let anyone tell you you can’t do something, not even me. You gotta protect it. If people can’t do something themselves, they wanna’ tell you you can’t do it. You want something? Go get it. Period.” - The Pursuit of Happyness What I Like Most About Gymnastics: There’s always something new to try. You can never be done. I Would Most Like To Compete Against: Courtney Kupets - she always looks like she’s having so much fun. My Advice To Kids: Stick with what you love because in the end you’ll never be disappointed. Favorite Thing About Missouri: The atmosphere and school spirit of the entire campus.

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Sandra Ostad

Personal: Daughter of Birger and Turid Dahlo Ostad … Born October 15, 1990 … Is undecided on a major.

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Prep: Trained at Oslo Turnforening in Oslo, Norway, under the direction of Octavian Ionasiu and Bai Yu Ping … Team qualified for nationals in 2006, 2007 and 2008 … Member of the 2007 Northern European Championship Team … Won the bars and beam titles at the Norwegian National Championships in 2007 and 2008 … Currently holds the title of Northern European Uneven Bars Champion.

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Freshman • 5-1 • Oslo, Norway • Bjerke videregaendeskole • Oslo Turnforening

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Favorite Athlete: Norwegian crossroad skier Petter Nortug Favorite Movie: Kate and Leopold Favorite Gymnast: Catalina Ponor of Romania and He Kexin of China If I Wasn’t A Gymnast, I Would Be: A dancer or a diver, because I’ve always loved to dance and diving is a lot like gymnastics. If I Could Meet Anyone, I Would Meet: Oprah Greatest Moment in Sports: Competing in my first World Championships in Denmark in 2006. What I Like Most About Gymnastics: All of the challenges. Being Part Of A Team Is Important Because: Of the support, the pressure and the joy. Primary Inspiration In Sports: Simple joy and pushing my limits. Best Thing About Being An Athlete: The challenges, all of the experiences and getting to meet new people from all over the world. If A Genie Granted Me One Wish, I Would Wish For: Longer legs.

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Freshman • 5-1 • Chadds Ford, Pa. • Unionville • First State Gymnastics Prep: Trained at First State Gymnastics in Newark, Del., under the direction of Slava Glazounov … Four-time Level 10 National Qualifier … Placed first on floor at the 2008 Level 10 Pennsylvania State Championship … Also placed third in the all-around… Won the vault, bars, beam, floor and all-around titles at the 2009 Level 10 Delaware State Championships … Finished second on floor and seventh in the all-around at 2009 Level 10 Nationals … Personal bests include 9.675 on vault, 9.525 on bars and beam and 9.65 on floor … Choose Mizzou over North Carolina State, Maryland, Washington and Pittsburgh. Personal: Daughter of Mark and Janet Swankoski … Born March 30, 1991 … Received High Honors her senior year of high school … Is undecided on a major.

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Lauren Swankoski

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Favorite Food: Ice Cream Favorite Gymnast: Dominique Moceanu Favorite Quote: “Don’t let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” - A Cinderella Story Greatest Moment In Sports: 2009 National Championships. Most Embarassing Moment In Sports: Forgetting my floor routine at Parkettes Invitational and ending up rolling around on the floor until the music stopped. Before A Meet I: Pray and visualize my routines. When I Want To Get Away From The World I: Go gallivanting. If I Played Another Sport It Would Be: Soccer Favorite Thing About Missouri: The people and the campus. My Advice To Kids: Never give up with your goals in life.

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Big 12 Conference

The Big 12 Conference has established a consistent level of national success on the field and in the classroom as it enters its 14th season in 2009-10. Since it began play in 1996-97, the Conference can boast of 34 team crowns and over 400 individual NCAA Championships. The success continued through 2008-09 as Texas A&M captured national titles in men’s golf as well as men’s and women’s outdoor track & field. The league placed two teams in the Bowl Championship Series for the fifth time and had a team play for the BCS National Championship for the sixth season. In addition, two volleyball teams advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Championship and Oklahoma played in the Women’s Final Four. Missouri softball and Texas baseball punched tickets to the College World Series. Among individual honors, Sally Kipyego (Texas Tech) became the first NCAA Division I female or male runner to win three consecutive cross country national championships. She was named the Honda Award winner for the third season as the nation’s top female cross country runner, becoming just the eighth athlete to win the award three times in any sport. Jenny Barringer (Colorado) claimed the Honda Award for Track & Field while Oleksandr Nedovyesov (Oklahoma State) was named ITA/Campbell’s Tennis Player of the Year. For the fourth time in its 13-year history a Big 12 student-athlete won the Heisman Trophy. The Big 12 also established a high-water mark, as for the first time in the 74-year history of the Heisman Trophy four of the top five vote-getters hailed from the same conference, including award-winner Sam Bradford (Oklahoma). Over the past five seasons a total of 13 NCAA trophies have been hoisted by Big 12 institutions, with at least one national crown won in all but one year for the Conference, including each of the past 12 seasons. The Big 12 leads all conferences with its six appearances in BCS title games. League squads have played for the football national championship six times in the last nine years with berths in 16 BCS games overall, including two each in 2007 and 2008. The Big 12 led all conferences with five teams ranked in the final 2008 BCS Standings. In addition, an all-time high nine league players earned consensus All-America recognition this past season, more than any other conference. In basketball, 10 women’s and nine men’s teams have advanced to their respective Final Fours in the past eight seasons as the Big 12 continues its place among the elite intercollegiate athletic conferences. The six men’s Final Four participants since 2002 are tied for the most of any conference. Numerous national honors have been won by basketball student-athletes during the league’s history. The Big 12 had a national player of the year honoree for the third straight year when Blake Griffin (Oklahoma) was the consensus winner in 2008-09. Courtney Paris (Oklahoma) gave the conference a consensus All-America selection in women’s basketball for the ninth straight season. The Big 12 and its member institutions are committed to a competitive environment where sportsmanship and fair play take center stage. Whether on the field, in the classroom, or within the community the studentathletes, administrators, coaches and game officials of the Big 12 support the highest ideals in sportsmanship. Big 12 student-athletes also do well in garnering national academic recognition. Sarah Pavan (Nebraska) was named Academic All-America of the Year in volleyball in 2006 and 2007 by ESPN The Magazine and College Sports Information Directors of America with a 4.0 grade-point average in Biochemistry. She also won the national academic honor presented for all sports in 2006-07 and was named recipient of the prestigious 2006-07 Honda-Broderick Award as Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. She is the first athlete since the Big 12 was formed to earn the accolade. In its history, the conference has over 330 academic honorees, averaging more than 25 each season. The Big 12 can boast of other stories that combine on and off the field success. Patience Knight (Texas Tech) was the recipient of the Honda Inspiration Award in 2008, given to an outstanding female college athlete who overcomes adversity to excel in her sport. She was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in 2007, but rebounded to win All-America honors at the 2008 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. Competitive excellence, scholarship and sportsmanship are all equal components of the Big 12 philosophy. All-Big 12 teams and Academic All-Big 12 squads are recognized for each sport at the end of their respective seasons. At the end of each academic year, the Conference honors its top male and female student-athletes with the Big 12 Athlete of the Year and Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year awards. Institutions can also nominate student-athletes for the prestigious Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarships at the end of each academic year. A total of 225 scholars have received over 1.3 million in postgraduate financial aid through the first 13 years of the program. The Big 12 sponsors 21 sports. Men’s squads include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, swimming & diving, tennis and wrestling. Women’s teams are fielded in basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and volleyball. The conference is made up of 12 institutions that have shared many traditional rivalries throughout their histories. Member schools include - Baylor University, University of Colorado, Iowa State University, University of Kansas, Kansas State University, University of Missouri, University of Nebraska, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, University of Texas, Texas A&M University and Texas Tech University. The institutions created a league that encompasses seven states, over 46 million people and television households in 18 of the top 100 markets within its geographic footprint. The conference conducts championships for 20 of its 21 sports. Each championship helps to determine teams and/or individuals that will represent the Conference in national postseason competition. The winner of the Big 12 football championship game earns the league’s berth into the prestigious Bowl Championship Series. In the last several years the Big 12 has increased its bowl agreements and expanded television opportunities for all sports through contracts with ABC/ESPN and FSN. Most recently, the league renewed and expanded its multi-year arrangement with ABC/ESPN, Inc. The new contract began in 2008-09. In its first 13 years, the Conference has distributed more than $1.1 billion to its 12 member institutions. The Big 12 staff administers to over 4,600 student-athletes in its 21 sports. The conference office is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

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Big 12 Headquarters 400 East John Carpenter Freeway Irving, TX 75062 Office phone............................... (469) 524-1000 Media Relations fax..................... (469) 524-1045 Web site.............................www.big12sports.com Gymnastics media relations.............. Candice Eng Email............................... ceng@big12sports.com

2009 Big 12 Standings Oklahoma Nebraska MISSOURI Iowa State

Big 12 2-1 3-0 1-2 0-3

Overall 19-14 16-7 20-6 4-15

2009 Big 12 Championships Team Score Oklahoma 196.125 Nebraska 196.075 Missouri 195.925 Iowa State 195.775

Big 12 Sportsmanship Statement The member institutions of the Big 12 Conference are committed to competition in an arena where sportsmanship and the sense of fair play take center stage. Whether on the field, within the community or in the classroom, those who make up the Big 12 — its administrators, coaches, game officials, and student-athletes — support the highest ideals in sportsmanship. At the heart of sportsmanship is the commitment of the institutions towards respect for the opposition and those officiating contests in the 21 sports Sponsored by the Big 12. It is with a sense of fair play that a true sporting demeanor in the spirit of intercollegiate competition can be created and maintained with a total regard for the welfare of student-athletes, coaches, support personnel and spectators. Sportsmanship on the field of play is governed by Conference rules and guidelines, as well as those established under the NCAA and amateur organizations. It is the responsibility of game officials and administrators to see to strict adherence of these guidelines. The behavior of spectators is managed by event personnel, who are encouraged to deal with interference or abuse of appropriate sporting behavior in the strictest of methods. The Big 12 Conference and its member institutions appreciate the support of the majority of fans who wish to create an atmosphere of competition that allows the participants to showcase the game and their respective skills.

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Highest Mizzou Finish........................... 1st............... Big Eight............................ 1992 3rd............... Big 12....2003, 2004, 2007-2009 Lowest Mizzou Finish.............................4th............... Big Eight.................. 1986, 1995 4th............... Big 12....1996-2002, 2005, 2006 Highest Overall Score.........................196.700........... Big 12................2003, Columbia Highest MU Hosting.........................196.700........... Big 12................2003, Columbia Highest Road Score............................196.475........... Big 12.............2002, Des Moines

Coaches

Conference Honors All-Big 12

Big 12 Gymnast of the Year Big 12 Newcomer of the Year Alisha Robinson • 2002 Adrianne Perry • 2006 Sarah Shire • 2008

Big 12 Coach of the Year Jake Jacobson • 1999 Rob Drass • 2002

Big 12 Female Sportsperson of the Year Jodie Heinicka • 2006

Big Eight Coach of the Year Jake Jacobson • 1990

Big Eight Champions

Adrianne Perry claimed the Big 12 AllAround title in 2008, the first in Missouri’s Big 12 history.

Gayle Anderson.............. Beam........ 1982 Lisa Hyberger..................Vault......... 1982 Lisa Hyberger................... AA........... 1982 Val Erickson..................... AA........... 1984 Gretchen Schmidt.......... Floor......... 1985 Mary Houghton..............Vault......... 1988 Julie Dorn.......................Vault......... 1991 Jennifer Sand.................. Beam......... 1990 Julie Dorn.......................Floor......... 1991 Jennifer Sand...................Vault......... 1992 Jennifer Sand.................. Beam......... 1992 Jennifer Sand...................Floor......... 1992 Chrissy Harkey................Floor......... 1993 Leah Hicks......................Floor......... 1993

Gymnastics

University

Missouri

Julie Dorn • 1991

Shannon Brown............. Beam......... 1999 Jessica Haag.....................Vault......... 1999 Lindsay Davis..................Vault......... 2003 Alisha Robinson..............Vault......... 2004 Lauren Schwartzman...... Beam......... 2004 Alisha Robinson..............Vault......... 2005 Adrianne Perry................Floor......... 2008 Adrianne Perry................. AA........... 2008 Adrianne Perry................Floor......... 2009 Sarah Shire.................... Vault.........2009 Sarah Shire....................Beam.........2009 Sarah Shire......................AA...........2009

Records

*bold denotes current gymnast

Big Eight Female Athlete of the Year

Big 12 Champions

Review

Maria Christensen..................1980, 1981 Michelle Ramsey..............................1980 Gayle Anderson . ...................1982, 1983 Lisa Hyberger . ................................1982 Zina Arrington ................................1984 Val Erickson .................................... 1984 Chris Fleckenstein ...........................1984 Gretchen Schmidt .................1984, 1985 Patti McCormick ............................1985 Mary Houghton . ........1986, 1987, 1988 Julie Dorn ...................1989, 1990, 1991 Kristi Leslie...................................... 1989 Kim Leslie........................................1990 Jennifer Sand . .............1990, 1991, 1992 Kim Burton ....................................1992 Jenny Schmidt . ...............................1992 Kellie Copeland ..............................1993 Chrissy Harkey ...........1993, 1994, 1995 Leah Hicks ...................................... 1993 Jen Hillman ................1993, 1994, 1995 Jessica Haag............................1998, 1999 Shannon Brown...............................1999

Sarah Shire was the first Tiger to win Big 12 Gymnast of the Year honors after winning Big 12 Gymnast of the Week six times in 2009.

Opponents

All-Big Eight

Sarah Shire • 2009

The Tigers

Rachael Dombart.............................2002 Lindsay Davis...................................2003 Alisha Robinson...........2003, 2004, 2005 Lauren Schwartzman....2003, 2004, 2005 Miranda Boeckman..........................2004 Adrianne Perry.............2007, 2008, 2009 Alicia Hatcher........................2007, 2008 Sarah Shire...........................2008, 2009 Mary Burke................................... 2009

Ohio State Friday, Jan. 8 Columbia, Mo.

Arizona State

Lady Luck Invitational Friday, Jan. 15 Las Vegas, Nev.

Kentucky

Lady Luck Invitational Friday, Jan. 15 Las Vegas, Nev.

LSU

Lady Luck Invitational Friday, Jan. 15 Las Vegas, Nev.

Coaches

Preview

2010 Opponents

Head Coach Carey Fagan

Kaitlynn Bormann

Head Coach John Spini

Emily Green

Head Coach Hajile Mitchell

Location............. Columbus, Ohio Founded................................1870 Enrollment.........................53,715 Nickname.......................Buckeyes Colors................. Scarlet and Gray Conference........................ Big Ten President............... E. Gordon Gee Athletic Director........ Gene Smith Home Arena........... St. John Arena

Location..................... Tempe, Ariz. Founded................................. 1885 Enrollment.......................... 68,064 Nickname..................... Sun Devils Colors................ Maroon and Gold Conference...........................Pac-10 President.................. Michael Crow Athletic Director..............Lisa Love Home Arena....... Wells Fargo Arena

Location.................. Lexington, Ky. Founded.................................1865 Enrollment..........................27,000 Nickname........................ Wildcats Colors................... Blue and White Conference.................Southeastern President...........Dr. Lee T. Todd Jr. Athletic Director....Mitch Barnhart Home Arena....Memorial Coliseum

Head Coach...............Carey Fagan Record at School.........39-36-1 (6) Career Record....................... same Assistant Coach.....William Lorenz Assistant Coach...............Meredith Yonnushouis

Head Coach...................John Spini Record at School.... 327-161-2 (29) Career Record.........................same Assistant Coach.....Jean-Luc Cairon Assistant Coach.............. Kari Ward

Head Coach..Hajile “Mo” Mitchell Record at School...........59-100 (6) Career Record........................ same Assistant Coach.. Chuck Dickerson Assistant Coach......... Heather Hite

2009 Record..............................4-7 2009 Conference Finish......... Sixth 2009 Final Rank..................... 32nd All-Time....................MU leads 3-1

2009 Record............................. 8-8 2009 Conference Finish.....Seventh 2009 Final Rank..................... 30th Letterwinners R/L.................. 11/3 All-Time................. MU leads 11-1

2009 Record...........................7-11 2009 Conference Finish........ Fifth 2009 Final Rank.....................18th Letterwinners R/L....................9/3 All-Time................. OSU leads 6-2 Gymnastics SID..Megan Medeiros SID Office Phone....614.292.6861 SID Fax...................614.292.8547 SID E-Mail..medeiros.10@osu.edu Website..... ohiostatebuckeyes.com

Gymnastics SID.... Jennifer Jaeckels SID Office Phone..... 480.965.9544 SID Fax.................... 319.335.9417 SID E-Mail.............jennifer.jaeckels @asu.edu Website................thesundevils.com

Gymnastics SID....Sara Reichbaum SID Office Phone.....859.257.6846 SID Fax....................859.323.4310 SID E-Mail........... sjreic2@uky.edu Website................. ukathletics.com

Susan Jackson

Missouri

Head Coach D-D Breaux

Location.............. Baton Rouge, La. Founded................................. 1860 Enrollment.......................... 29,317 Nickname.............................Tigers Colors.................. Purple and Gold Conference................. Southeastern Chancellor... Dr. Michael V. Martin Athletic Director............. Joe Alleva Home Arena............. Pete Maravich Assembly Center Head Coach................ D-D Breaux Record at School.... 562-339-7 (33) Career Record.........................same Assistant Coach.............Bob Moore Assistant Coach......Phillip Ogletree 2009 Record..........................24-12 2009 Conference Finish.......Fourth 2009 Final Rank..................... Sixth Letterwinners R/L.....................8/5 All-Time................. LSU leads 22-5 Gymnastics SID..............Jake Terry SID Office Phone..... 225.578.8226 SID Fax.................... 225.578.1861 SID E-Mail............ jterry9@lsu.edu Website.......................lsusports.net

University

Records

Review

Opponents

The Tigers

Rebecca Best

Gymnastics

2010 Opponents

Pink Out

Friday, Jan. 22 Columbia, Mo.

Nebraska

Saturday, Jan. 30 Lincoln, Neb.

UNH

Beauty and the Beast

Saturday, Feb. 6 Columbia, Mo.

Preview

Iowa State

Coaches

Megan Barnes

Kylie Stone

Head Coach Dan Kendig

Taryn LaFountain

Head Coach Gail Goodspeed

Location.................................. Durham, N.H. Founded..................................................1866 Enrollment...........................................14,204 Nickname......................................... Wildcats Colors.................................... Blue and White Conference............................................EAGL President.............................Mark Huddleston Athletic Director......................Marty Scarano Home Arena.......................... Lundholm Gym

Head Coach....................................Jay Ronayne Record at School..............................22-39-1 (3) Career Record............................................ same Assistant Coach................................... Jay Sanos Assistant Coach............................... Shari Mann

Head Coach....................................Dan Kendig Record at School........................371-143-4 (16) Career Record............................484-255-5 (26) Assistant Coach......................... Danna Durante Assistant Coach.............................Tim Garrison

Head Coach...........................Gail Goodspeed Record at School.......................468-251-2 (6) Assistant Coach................................. Ed Datti Assistant Coach........................ Lindsey Bruck

2009 Record............................................... 4-15 2009 Conference Finish.......................... Fourth 2009 Final Rank......................................... 19th Letterwinners R/L...................................... 13/0 All-Time................................... MU leads 45-39

2009 Record............................................... 16-7 2009 Conference Finish..........................Second 2009 Final Rank......................................... 17th Letterwinners R/L........................................ 8/2 All-Time......................................NU leads 64-9

Gymnastics SID.........................Eric Bentzinger SID Office Phone.........................515.294.2008 SID Fax........................................515.294.0125 SID E-Mail..............................ericb@iastate.edu Website......................................... cyclones.com

Gymnastics SID...........................Hilary Winter SID Office Phone.........................402.472.0694 SID E-Mail...................... hwinter@huskers.com Website...........................................huskers.com

2009 Record.......................................... 18-13 2009 Conference Finish.......................... Fifth 2009 Final Rank...................................... 34th Letterwinners R/L................................... 13/3 All-Time.................................. MU leads 11-4 Gymnastics SID...........................Scott Stapin SID Office Phone......................603.862.3906 SID E-Mail........... smstapin@cisunix.unh.edu Website................................ unhwildcats.com

Review

Location....................................... Lincoln, Neb. Founded.....................................................1869 Enrollment..............................................23,573 Nickname........................Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors................................... Scarlet and Cream Conference...............................................Big 12 President........................James B. Milliken, J.D. Athletic Director.......................... Tom Osborne Home Arena............. Bob Devany Sports Center

Opponents

Location...........................................Ames, Iowa Founded.....................................................1858 Enrollment..............................................27,945 Nickname............................................Cyclones Colors...................................Cardinal and Gold Conference...............................................Big 12 President........................Dr. Gregory L. Geffory Athletic Director........................... Jamie Pollard Home Arena........................... Hilton Colisseum

The Tigers

Head Coach Jay Ronayne

Records

University

Gymnastics

Missouri

Centenary

Friday, Feb. 12 Shreveport, La. and Sunday, March 21 Columbia, Mo.

Oklahoma Friday, Feb. 19 Columbia, Mo.

Illinois State Friday, Feb. 26 Columbia, Mo.

Coutney Hawkins

Head Coach Gretchen Goerlitz

Megan Ferguson

Head Coach K.J. Kindler

Erica Schick

Location..................................... Norman, Okla. Founded..................................................... 1890 Enrollment.............................................. 29,721 Nickname.............................................. Sooners Colors................................ Crimson and Cream Conference............................................... Big 12 President.................................... David L. Boren Athletic Director............................Jamie Pollard Home Arena........................ Loyld Noble Center

Location.......................................... Normal, Ill. Founded.....................................................1857 Enrollment..............................................20,450 Nickname............................................ Redbirds Colors........................................ Red and White Conference.......................Midwest Independent President................................... Dr. Al Bowman Athletic Director............... Dr. Sheahon Zenger Home Arena....................... Horton Field House

Head Coach...................... Gretchen Goerlitz Record at School.........................First Season Career Record.............................First Season

Head Coach.................................... K.J. Kindler Record at School.............................. 69-30-1 (3) Career Record................................ 147-70-2 (9) Assistant Coach..................................... Lou Ball Assistant Coach.................................Tom Haley

Head Coach.................................Bob Conkling Record at School.................................33-55 (4) Career Record............................................ same Assistant Coach..........................Steve Avgerinos

2009 Record...........................................7-15 2009 Conference Finish..................... Fourth 2009 Final Rank.....................................18th Letterwinners R/L..................................11/5 All-Time................................ MU leads 13-0 Gymnastics SID.................. Allison McClain SID Office Phone....................318.869.5092 SID Fax...................................318.869.5138 SID E-Mail............amcclain2@centenary.edu Website...............................gocentenary.com

2009 Record..............................................19-14 2009 Conference Finish.............................. First 2009 Final Rank..........................................10th Letterwinners R/L.......................................10/4 All-Time................................. OU leads 11-47-1 Gymnastics SID........................... Phillip Rogers SID Office Phone......................... 405.325.8413 SID Fax........................................ 405.325.7623 SID E-Mail....................... philloprogers@ou.edu Website................................... soonersports.com

2009 Record............................................. 10-14 2009 Conference Finish..........................Second 2009 Final Rank......................................... 46th All-Time..................................... MU leads 16-4 Gymnastics SID................................Liz Hanley SID Office Phone.........................309.438.3262 SID Fax........................................309.438.5634 SID E-Mail............................echanle@illstu.edu Website......................................goredbirds.com

University

Head Coach Bob Conkling

Location................................ Shreveport, La. Founded................................................1825 Enrollment..............................................973 Nickname........................................... Ladies Colors.............................Maroon and White Conference..................Midwest Independent President......................... Dr. B. David Rowe Athletic Director..................Dr. Tom Tallach Home Arena............................... Gold Dome

Records

Review

Opponents

The Tigers

Coaches

Preview

2010 Opponents

Missouri

Gymnastics

2010 Opponents

Sunday, March 7 Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Alaska

Sunday, March 7 Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Illinois

Saturday, March 13 Champaign, Ill.

Preview

SEMO

Coaches

Rikara Turner

Leah Wilson

Head Coach Paul Stoklos

Allison Buckley

Head Coach Bob Starkell

Location................................ Anchorage, Alaska Founded.....................................................1977 Enrollment..............................................19,428 Nickname...........................................Seawolves Colors.......................................Green and Gold Conference.............................. Mountain Pacific Chancellor........................................Fran Ulmer Athletic Director........................Dr. Steve Cobb Home Arena...........Wells Fargo Sports Complex

Location.................... Urbana-Champaign, Ill. Founded..................................................1867 Enrollment...........................................42,326 Nickname................................. Fighting Illini Colors.................................. Orange and Blue Conference..........................................Big Ten President............................... B. Joseph White Athletic Director...................... Ron Guenther Home Arena.................................... Huff Hall

Interim Head Coach.....................Kristi Ewasko Record at School............................. First Season Career Record................................. First Season Assistant Coach.........................James Wickham Assistant Coach...........................Ashley Lawson

Head Coach....................................Paul Stoklos Record at School.............................87-300 (25) Career Record............................................ same Assistant Coach............................Tami Monette

Head Coach.................................Bob Starkell Record at School............................92-92 (10) Career Record......................................... same Associate Coach......................... Kim Landrus Assistant Coach........................Lori Hamilton

Gymnastics SID............................... Nate Sagan SID Office Phone.........................907.786.1295 SID Fax........................................907.563.4565 SID E-Mail.........................nate@uaa.alaska.edu Website....................................goseawolves.com

2009 Record............................................ 17-7 2009 Conference Finish...................... Second 2009 Final Rank...................................... 12th Letterwinners R/L..................................... 7/4 All-Time.................................. MU leads 16-8 Gymnastics SID.............................Matt Wille SID Office Phone......................217.333.3592 SID Fax.....................................217.333.5540 SID E-Mail....................mjwille2@illinois.edu Website................................fightingillini.com

Records

Gymnastics SID.............................Tanya Cwick SID Office Phone.........................573.651.2294 SID Fax........................................573.651.2810 SID E-Mail............................ cwick@gmail.com Website.................................... gosoutheast.com

2009 Record................................................. 7-9 2009 Conference Finish..............................First 2009 Final Rank.......................................... 51st Letterwinners R/L...................................... 10/0 All-Time........................................ First Meeting

Review

2009 Record............................................... 14-3 2009 Conference Finish..............................First 2009 Final Rank......................................... 37th Letterwinners R/L...................................... 13/3 All-Time..................................... MU leads 26-8

Opponents

Location............................Cape Girardeau, Mo. Founded.....................................................1873 Enrollment..............................................10,655 Nickname.......................................... Redhawks Colors......................................... Red and Black Conference........................ Midwest Independnt President..........................Dr. Kenneth Dobbins Athletic Director..............................John Shafer Home Arena........................ Houck Field House

The Tigers

Interim Head Coach Kristi Ewasko

University

Gymnastics

Missouri

NCAA Gymnastics

The Tigers

Coaches

Preview

NCAA Super Six Finals 1. Georgia 2. Alabama 3. Utah 4. Florida 5. Arkansas 6. LSU

197.825 197.575 197.425 196.725 196.475 196.375

NCAA Div. I Teams West

• Alaska • Boise State • Cal State-Sacramento • California • Cal-Davis • Cal-Santa Barbara • Cal State-Fullerton • Oregon State • San Jose State • Seattle Pacific • Stanford • Washington • UCLA

Records

Review

Opponents

North Central

• Air Force • BYU • Denver • Gustavus Adolphus • Hamline • Iowa • Iowa State • Minnesota • Southern Utah • Utah • Utah State •Winona State •Wisconsin- Eau-Claire •Wisconsin-La Crosse •Wisconsin-Stout •Wisconsin-Whitewater

South Central • Arkansas • Arizona • Arizona State • Illinois • Illinois-Chicago • Illinois State • MISSOURI • Nebraska • Northern Illinois • Oklahoma • SE Missouri State

Central University

• Alabama

• Auburn • Ball State • Bowling Green • Centenary • Central Michigan • Eastern Michigan • Kent State • Kentucky • Louisiana State • Michigan State • Ohio State • Western Michigan

Northeast

• Bridgeport • Brockport State • Brown • Cornell • Cortland State • Ithaca • Massachusetts • Michigan • M.I.T. • New Hampshire • Pennsylvania • Penn State • Pittsburgh • Rhode Island • Rhode Island College • Rutgers • Southern Connecticut • Springfield • Temple • Ursinus • Vermont • Wilson • West Chester • Yale

Southeast

• Florida • Georgia • George Washington • Maryland • North Carolina • North Carolina State • Towson State • West Virginia • William & Mary

Regional Qualifying Scores

2009 Final National Rankings Team Regional RQS Score 1. Georgia 2. Alabama 3. Utah 4. Florida 5. Arkansas 6. LSU 7. UCLA 8. Stanford 9. Penn State 10. Oklahoma 11. Oregon State 12. Illinois-Champaign 13. MISSOURI 14. Michigan Ohio State 16. Auburn 17. Nebraska 18. Denver 19. Iowa State 20. Boise State 21. Kent State 22. Michigan State 23. Central Michigan 24. Arizona 25. West Virginia 26. Washington 27. San Jose State 28. Minnesota 29. North Carolina 30. Kentucky 31. North Carolina State 32. Arizona State 33. Iowa 34. New Hampshire 35. Southern Utah 36. Maryland-College Park

197.700 197.000 197.675 196.775 196.300 196.875 196.625 196.200 195.800 196.600 196.800 196.700 196.000 195.700 195.950 195.250 195.450 195.600 195.650 195.300 194.650 194.825 194.950 194.350 194.225 194.800 194.800 193.775 194.125 193.700 193.800 193.900 193.625 193.650 192.650 192.725

Italics denote 2010 opponent.

Teams qualify for the NCAA Regional Championships through a Regional Qualifying Score (RQS). The RQS is based on the six best regular-season meet scores, of which two must be home and two must be away. To obtain the RQS, the high score and the low score are eliminated and the remaining four scores are averaged.

Missouri

Gymnastics

197.255 196.925 197.190 196.715 196.440 196.760 196.580 196.825 196.240 196.465 196.520 196.015 196.005 195.985 195.735 196.410 196.095 195.430 195.315 195.590 195.335 195.130 194.825 195.280 195.390 194.810 194.775 195.710 194.930 195.295 195.025 194.850 195.090 194.625 195.095 194.625

2010 Preseason Rankings

2010 National Preseason Rankings Preview

Team

Points 739 718 680 676 632 576 563 537 516 503 493 421 369 365 365 349 215 200 194 169 122 120 107 76 64

Coaches

The Tigers

Opponents

1. Georgia 2. Utah 3. Alabama 4. Florida 5. UCLA 6. LSU 7. Stanford 8. Arkansas 9. Oklahoma 10. Oregon State 11. Penn State 12. Michigan 13. Illinois 14. Auburn 15. Nebraska 16. MISSOURI 17. Denver 18. Ohio State 19. Boise State 20. Arizona 21. West Virginia 22. Minnesota 23. Iowa State 24. Michigan State 25. Washington

Review

Other team receiving votes: Kent State, Kentucky, Arizona State, Iowa, NC State, North Carolina, Central Michigan, Southern Utah, Western Michigan, BYU, New Hampshire, San Jose State, UIC Italics: denote a 2010 opponent.

Records

University

Gymnastics

Missouri

Web site

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Missouri

Gymnastics

2009 Season Review 1

Preview Coaches The Tigers

Opponents

Review Records University

2009 Season Review In 2009, the Missouri Gymnastics program entered the season with high expectations after finishing the 2008 season ranked No. 20. Returning 10 letterwinners, while losing four, the team was looking to the two most veteran members of the squad, seniors Alicia Hatcher and Adrianne Perry, to lead them to their first National Championship appearance since 1981. No. 19 Missouri opened the season by traveling to Ames, Iowa, to take on conference opponent Iowa State and looking for their first win in Ames in 15 years. The victory came easily after winning every event and posting a 195.050 to Iowa State’s 193.175. The team score was the second highest season-opening score in Mizzou history. Junior Sarah Shire picked up where she left off the previous season by tying her career high on the beam with a 9.900 and taking home the all-around with a 39.350, the fourth of her career. The Tigers’ work in Ames did not go unnoticed as they moved up to No. 10 in the nation. Tiger gymnasts Shire and Hatcher also swept the weekly Big 12 awards as Shire received Big 12 Gymnast of the week and Hatcher was named Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week. After a great opening meet, the Tigers left the bitter Missouri winter and headed west to Tempe, Ariz., to compete against Arizona State. Mizzou competed pointfor-point with Arizona State but found themselves trailing after the third rotation. The Tigers used the beam to their advantage and posted a 48.800 to beat Arizona State’s 47.875 on floor and take their second win in as many weeks, 194.725 – 194.475. The highlight of the night once again came from Shire who scored a new career-high, 9.925, on the beam to help Mizzou to the win. Shire took home her second all-around title of the year as well as Big 12 Gymnast of the Week. Two straight meets on the road left the No. 12 Tigers anxious for their home opener against long time rival No. 13 Nebraska. The dual meet was the fifth annual “Pink Out” in which a portion of the admission proceeds went to Columbia’s Ellis Fischel Cancer Center. A crowd of 3,459 pink wearing Tiger fans came out to watch the meet. Missouri kept it close but could not top the Huskers and tallied a loss for the first time on the season, 194.750 – 195.750. The night was not a complete loss for the Tigers as Perry won her first all-around title of the season, sharing it with Nebraska’s Kylie Stone. The almost 3,500 fans in the Hearnes Center ranked as the largest Pink Out and opening night crowd in program history. It was

also the third largest non-Cat Classic crowd in program history. Coming off their first loss of the season the team was ready to rebound but it would not be easy as they headed to Columbus, Ohio, to face three nationally ranked Big Ten Conference teams. The No. 13 Tigers looked unstoppable, as they took first with a 195.375 followed by No. 15 Illinois (194.575), No. 26 Michigan State (194.500) and No. 14 Ohio State (193.825). There were many bright spots for the Tigers on this night as sophomore Alex Gold took home the vault title with a 9.900 and freshman Mary Burke posted an all-around score of 39.150 to take third. Perry and Shire shared the floor titles as Shire also took home the bars (a career high 9.900) and all-around titles. After an outstanding win in their first quad

and Shire on floor (9.925). For the second week in a row, Shire, Perry and Burke stood atop the all-around podium coming in first, second and third, respectively. One of the biggest tests of the season came the following week as the Tigers traveled to Norman, Okla., to face Big 12 opponent Oklahoma, as well as West Virginia and Brown. Despite great scores on all the apparatuses and a team score of 196.225, the Tigers could not top the Sooners. The team finished second and recorded wins over the Mountaineers and the Bears. Shire, no stranger to the all-around title, took home her sixth of the season. Gold stood out on the night as she posted her career high on vault of 9.925. At the 29th annual Cat Classic the Tigers overcame a few stumbles to post a 195.275 and best No. 23 Michigan State, Cal State Fullerton and Western Michigan. The win made it the 10th time Mizzou has taken the Cat Classic title. Shire absolutely shined as she posted an all-around score of 39.575, the second highest in program history. The No. 13 Tigers then headed north to Ypsilanti, Mich., for the Eagle Invitational, a quad meet against Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan and Kent State. Missouri battled a rough crowd to take the meet with a 195.700. Shire won her eighth all-around title and Burke stood atop the podium for the first time in her young Missouri career as she shared the beam title with Shire and Central Michigan’s Cheryl Conlin. The regular season came to a close the next week against No. 9 Oregon State. On this senior night, Mizzou said goodbye to Hatcher, Perry and junior Liz Straatmann. The Tigers did not disappoint as they posted their secondhighest score of the year, 196.425, besting the Beavers. Hatcher tied her career highs on beam (9.900) and floor (9.825). While Perry dazzled the Missouri crowd one last time on the floor with a 9.900, good enough for the event title. Shire found herself in familiar territory with an unprecedented ninth all-around title, the most by any Tiger in a single season. She was also named Big 12 Gymnast of the Week for the sixth time of the season. The Tigers were looking for their first Big 12 title as they set out for Ames, Iowa. All four Big 12 teams were ranked in the top 25 with the Tigers at No. 14, Oklahoma at No. 8, Nebraska at No. 12 and Iowa State at No. 24. The team couldn’t shake off a slow start and ultimately finished in third with a 195.925 behind Oklahoma and Nebraska. However, the individual accolades came rolling in as

2009 Season Review

Missouri

meet, the Tigers traveled back home to take on in-state competition Southeast Missouri State. Mizzou put up a 195.750 to take their sixth win of the season. The team posted a 49.250 on vault, which stands as the second highest home meet vault score in Missouri history. The Tigers swept the all-around podiums with Shire coming in first, Perry in second and Burke in third. Shire took home three of the four event titles (vault, bars and beam) after posting a career high 9.950 on vault and tying her high on beam. Perry once again won the floor title with a 9.875. The Tigers meet against Illinois at the third annual “Beauty and the Beast” was one for the record books. Missouri gymnastics and wrestling competed side-by-side as the gymnastics team posted an outstanding 196.625, the second highest home meet score in program history, not to mention the highest of the season. Hatcher took her second bars title of the season with a 9.825. The night also saw career highs from junior Brooke Boehmer on beam (9.875)

Gymnastics

2009 Season Statistics Brooke Boehmer V -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

UB -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Mary Burke

V 9.800 9.850 9.125 9.900 9.825 9.825 9.925 9.825 9.800 9.775 9.800 9.750 9.766 9.925 9.925

UB -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

BB 9.125 9.450 9.775 9.725 9.775 9.750 8.200 9.175 9.825 9.750 9.750 9.175 9.456 9.825 9.825

FX 9.725 9.600 9.825 9.800 9.850 9.850 9.800 9.825 9.775 9.800 9.825 9.775 9.787 9.850 9.850

AA 38.275 38.075 39.075 39.150 39.175 39.175 37.575 38.650 39.025 39.200 39.125 38.600 38.758 39.200 39.200

BB -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

FX 9.725 9.725 9.750 9.675 9.725 9.800 9.750 9.800 9.825 9.800 9.750 9.700 9.752 9.825 9.850

AA ------------ -----

Danielle Guider

Meet Iowa State Arizona State Nebraska Ohio State SEMO Illinois Oklahoma Cat Classic Eastern Mich. Oregon State Big 12 Regional Average Season High Career High

V -- 9.400 -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.750 9.700 9.700 9.600 9.630 9.750 9.850

FX 9.700 9.725 8.900 9.750 9.775 9.825 9.750 9.850 9.100 9.800 9.250 9.750 9.597 9.850 9.850

AA ------------ -----

UB 9.650 -- 9.675 9.725 9.750 9.725 9.775 9.825 9.550 9.800 9.725 9.800 9.727 9.825 9.825

BB -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

FX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

AA ------------ -----

V UB 9.575 -- -- 9.700 9.025 9.700 9.325 8.900 9.775 9.725 9.750 9.775 9.775 9.700 9.775 9.775 9.750 9.700 9.750 9.750 9.775 9.725 9.625 9.750 9.627 9.654 9.775 9.775 9.775 9.850

BB -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

FX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

AA ------------ -----

BB 9.900 9.925 9.200 9.550 9.925 9.925 9.850 9.900 9.825 9.900 9.850 9.900 9.804 9.925 9.925

FX 9.800 9.800 9.875 9.900 9.675 9.925 9.850 9.875 9.850 9.850 9.900 9.850 9.845 9.925 9.925

AA 39.350 39.350 38.800 39.225 39.400 39.525 39.400 39.575 39.375 39.475 39.450 39.450 39.364 39.575 39.575

Allie Heizelman

Meet Iowa State Arizona State Nebraska Ohio State SEMO Illinois Oklahoma Cat Classic Eastern Mich. Oregon State Big 12 Regional Average Season High Career High

V -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Becky Scholle

Meet Iowa State Arizona State Nebraska Ohio State SEMO Illinois Oklahoma Cat Classic Eastern Mich. Oregon State Big 12 Regional Average Season High Career High

Sarah Shire

Senior Brooke Boehmer has a career high of 9.875 on the beam and regularly posted consistent numbers on the event for the Tigers in 2009.

V UB 9.875 9.775 9.850 9.775 9.925 9.800 9.875 9.900 9.950 9.850 9.875 9.800 9.875 9.825 9.950 9.850 9.825 9.875 9.825 9.900 9.900 9.800 9.825 9.875 9.879 9.835 9.950 9.900 9.950 9.900

Gymnastics

Missouri

Meet Iowa State Arizona State Nebraska Ohio State SEMO Illinois Oklahoma Cat Classic Eastern Mich. Oregon State Big 12 Regional Average Season High Career High

University

BB 9.450 9.775 9.475 -- 9.475 9.700 9.750 8.875 9.725 9.750 9.725 9.800 9.590 9.800 9.800

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V UB 9.775 9.650 9.825 9.200 9.800 9.675 9.775 9.850 9.850 9.700 9.800 9.775 9.800 9.775 9.850 9.800 9.850 9.575 9.800 9.850 9.850 9.700 9.750 9.900 9.810 9.704 9.850 9.900 9.850 9.900

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Meet Iowa State Arizona State Nebraska Ohio State SEMO Illinois Oklahoma Cat Classic Eastern Mich. Oregon State Big 12 Regional Average Season High Career High

BB 9.575 9.050 9.500 9.800 9.775 9.875 9.800 9.775 9.775 9.800 9.725 9.800 9.687 9.875 9.875

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Shire became the second Missouri gymnast to win the all-around title with a 39.450, she also took a share of the vault and beam titles. Perry knocked out the competition with a career high 9.950 on floor to take the title for the second time in as many years and finished second in the all-around. One of the biggest honors of the night came when Shire was named Co-Big 12 Gymnast of the Year along with Nebraska’s Kylie Stone. Disappointed with a third place finish at the Big 12 Championship, the Missouri Tigers were not done with their season. They set off for Tuscaloosa, Ala., for the NCAA Northeast Regional determined to make Nationals. The Tigers would once again compete against No. 9 Oklahoma and Central Michigan, as well as, No. 3 Alabama, Maryland and New Hampshire. Despite setting a Missouri NCAA Regional record of 196.000, the 2009 Tigers could not get past Alabama and Oklahoma to qualify as a team for the National Championship. Hatcher and Burke both posted a 9.900 on bars, tying another Missouri Regional record and setting a career high on the event for both gymnasts. Shire and Perry finished second and third in the all-around competition, respectively, and both qualified individually for Nationals. Perry’s bid was the first time a Tiger had qualified every season for Nationals. Perry and Shire finished off their 2009 seasons in outstanding fashions. Perry ended her record career at Missouri as the program’s first allaround All-American. The senior was named to the All-America second team in the all-around for her 39.350 and to the All-America second team on floor, the first Missouri All-American on floor since Julie Dorn in 1990. Shire performed to expectations as well. She was named to the All-America first team on vault, the first Tiger to earn first team status since Alisha Robinson in 2005, after posting a 9.900. Shire went on to compete in the vault event finals and ultimately finished 11th, giving the Tigers tremendous heights to look towards in the 2010 season.

2009 Highlights

2009 Highlights Junior Sarah Shire set a single-season Missouri record after winning nine regular season all-around titles. She averaged a 39.364 and set a career high with her 39.575 at the Cat Classic. That score now stands as the second-highest allaround score in program history. She also took home the Big 12 All-Around title, the second Tiger to do so after Perry’s 2008 win.

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Missouri qualified for its eighth consecutive and 22nd overall NCAA postseason appearance. The team placed third at the Northeast Regional with a Missouri Regional record of 196.000. The Tigers finished the season 20-6 overall and ranked No. 13.

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Shire was named Big 12 Gymnast of the Week six times and was honored as Co-Big 12 Gymnast of the Year. She was also named the South Central Region’s Gymnast of the Year.

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Senior Adrianne Perry qualified for her fourth consecutive NCAA National Championship with a 39.350 in the Northeast Regional. She is the only Tiger to qualify for Nationals in each of her four seasons.

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Perry finished her career as the only Missouri gymnast to earn All-America honors in the all-around after finishing 16th overall and being named to the All-America second team. She also earned second team honors on the floor.

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Shire was the first Tiger since 2005 to earn All-America first team honors after doing so on vault with a 9.900.

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The Tigers home meet vs. Illinois, in which they posted a 196.625, was the second highest home-meet score in Missouri history. The team beam score from the night (49.250) stands as the fifth best in the program record book.

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Perry was named to the All-Big 12 Gymnastics Team on floor and Shire received the same honors on vault, bars and beam.

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Freshman Mary Burke was named to the All-Big 12 Championship Team on vault, along with Shire. Shire also took spots on the beam and floor team. Perry was named to the floor team as well after winning the event’s title for the second straight year.

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The Tigers posted a 196.000 or better in four meets in 2009, the most since the 2004 season.

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Senior Alicia Hatcher finished her gymnastics career as one of the most decorated Tigers outside the gym. She was named the 2008 Varsity M Association’s StudentAthlete of the year for her outstanding academic and athletic accomplishments, along with her involvement in community service. She was also tapped into the Mystical Seven honors society in 2008. In 2009, she was named to the prestigious Mizzou ’39, which is the university’s recognition of the top 39 seniors (out of a class of more than 6,000).

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Six Tigers were named to the 2009 Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics team. Hatcher, Perry, juniors Brooke Boehmer and Becky Scholle and sophomores Alex Gold and Lauren Stephenson were all recognized for their GPA’s of 3.0 or better. The National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) gave Mizzou Scholastic All-America distinction as the team’s GPA averaged 3.4457. Missouri ranked 13th in the nation and first in the Big 12 with their GPA. Six other Tigers, along with Stephenson, were named NACGC/W Scholar Athletes. Missouri averaged a home attendance of 2,398 in 2009 to rank 11th nationally and first in the Big 12. The crowd of 4,147 at the Beauty and the Beast meet ranked as the third largest non-Cat Classic crowd in Missouri history.

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2009 Meet Results

Meet Iowa State Arizona State Nebraska Ohio State SEMO Illinois Oklahoma Cat Classic Eastern Michigan Oregon State Big 12 Champ. Northeast Reg. Average

Vault 48.900 49.175 48.450 48.925 49.250 49.125 49.225 49.225 49.025 48.925 49.150 48.725 49.008

Bars 48.725 48.025 48.725 49.150 48.775 48.950 49.000 48.450 48.700 49.150 48.800 49.350 48.817

Beam 48.600 48.800 48.450 48.275 48.775 49.250 48.950 48.500 48.925 49.175 48.850 49.000 48.796

Floor 48.825 48.725 49.125 49.025 48.950 49.300 49.050 49.100 49.050 49.175 49.125 48.925 49.031

Total 195.050 194.725 194.750 195.375 195.750 196.625 196.225 195.275 195.700 196.425 195.925 196.000 195.652

W-L W W L 1st/4 W W 2nd/4 1st/4 1st/4 W 3rd/4 3rd/6 20-6

Adrianne Perry finished her career at Missouri as the only four-time National Qualifier.

Team Season Highs Vault ................49.250.............. vs. SEMO.................................. Feb. 6 Bars .................49.350.............. at Northeast Regional................ April 4 Beam ...............49.250.............. vs. Illinois.................................. Feb. 13 Floor . ..............49.300.............. vs. Illinois.................................. Feb. 13 Meet ................196.625............ vs. Illinois.................................. Feb. 13

Individual Season Highs Vault ...... 9.950........ Bars ....... 9.900........ Beam ..... 9.925........

Sarah Shire . ............. at Cat Classic........ March 23 Sarah Shire . ............. Sarah Shire . ............. Mary Burke ............. Alicia Hatcher . ........

at Ohio State ............ Jan. 31 vs. Oregon State.... March 13 vs. Northeast Reg....... April 4 vs. Northeast Reg....... April 4

Sarah Shire . ............. vs. Oklahoma............ Feb. 22

Floor . .... 9.950........Adrianne Perry .......... at Big 12 Champ... March 21 AA ........ 39.575....... Sarah Shire . ............. at Cat Classic . .......... Feb. 27

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The Tigers won their 10th Cat Classic title in 2009 led by career-high nights from Burke, Guider, Heizelman, Perry, Scholle and Shire.

The Tigers

the second week in a row. Sophomore Alex Gold and senior Adrianne Perry were as strong as ever, both scoring a 9.825. But Shire nearly brought the house down with an almost perfect vault that The team huddles on the floor before the final rotation of landed a 9.950 tying the 29th Cat Classic her career and season highs. Shire also hit that mark against still in the lead with 97.675. Just behind them was Michigan State at 97.300. SEMO three weeks prior. The Tigers looked to keep the Cal State Fullerton stayed in third, momentum going into the second while Western Michigan rounded out rotation, but were hampered by falls. the competition. Scholle turned in another season-high- Missouri sought a recovery on the tying show on the bars with a 9.775 to beam, and got it to keep up with start the event. Next was freshman Allie Michigan Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 49.025 on the bars. Heizelman, who easily topped her season The Tigers faced another shaky start to high for the fourth week of the year with the rotation, but junior beam specialist a 9.825. Shire turned in her second big Brooke Boehmer put Missouri on the performance of the night, with a 9.850. right track with a 9.775. Senior Alicia Finally, Burke turned in a solid showing Hatcher answered the challenge, posting a 9.800. Perry upped the game with her to post a 9.800 to close out the event. Despite the miscues, the Tigers were strong 9.850, while Shire shut the door with a dominating 9.900. The falls on beam cost the Tigers, as the squad found themselves trailing Michigan State by two-tenths of a point going into the final rotation. The Tigers needed a big night on floor to get the win. Gold started strong with a 9.800 matching her current season high and Hatcher followed by scoring a 9.750. Guider got the show going with her 9.850, a new career and season high for the junior. Burke kept it up with a 9.825. Shire scored a 9.875, while Perry closed out a strong rotation for the Tigers by scoring a 9.750. The Tigers have now taken the Cat Classic title 10 times in the its 29-year history.

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Despite a few stumbles in the middle of the night, the Tigers secured another Cat Classic Championship with a score of 195.275 behind strong showings on vault and floor. Junior Sarah Shire won an incredible seventh all-around title of the season behind yet another career high performance, 39.575, to take the title. This is also the fourth meet of the year where she turned in two performances of at least 9.900. She also won the vault and floor titles. No. 23 Michigan State finished second with 194.750, Cal State Fullerton was third with a 193.275, and Western Michigan rounded out the order, with a 192.875. Missouri looked to start fast on vault, and did not disappoint on their strongest event of the season, posting a 49.225 for the second week in a row. Freshman Mary Burke started the night in a big way and with a big vault that scored a 9.850 to tie her season high. Junior Becky Scholle followed with another season-hightying performance, scoring a 9.775 for

Preview

2009 Cat Classic

It was already a special night in the Hearnes Center, with the nationally ranked Missouri gymnastics and wrestling teams competing side-byside in the third annual Beauty and The Beast meet. But, the No. 13 Gymnastics squad truly made it a night to remember, posting its highest team score of the season and second-best home meet score of 196.625 to best Illinois’ 195.000. Junior Sarah Shire took an incredible fifth all-around title for the year behind a career high performance of 39.525 in the all-around, including career-tying bests of 9.925 on the balance beam and floor exercise. Senior Adrianne Perry took second with a 39.325, and freshman Mary Burke placed third with a 39.175. Missouri got off to a big start and did not miss a beat, posting a 49.125 on vault. Burke was first up for the Tigers, posting a 9.800 to get things going. Sophomore Alex Gold upped the ante with a 9.825, while classmate Lauren Stephenson kept up the big night on vault, going 9.775. But, it was Perry and Shire who really made the statement on the event. Perry scored a 9.850, while

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2009 Beauty and the Beast Review

Missouri

Shire picked up the vault’s highest score and a share of the event title with a 9.875. The hard work paid off for the Tigers, as the squad found themselves just under half a point ahead of the Fighting Illini going into the second rotation. Missouri kept it going in the second rotation, scoring a blistering 48.950 on the uneven bars. Junior Becky Scholle was first up in the second rotation, scoring a solid 9.775. Next was freshman Allie Heizelman, who continued her trend of consistent scores on her routines with a 9.725. Shire posted a 9.800, while Perry and Burke both followed with a 9.775 on the event. Senior Alicia Hatcher saved the best for last, with a 9.825 to lead the Tigers and take the bars title. The effort kept the Tiger lead in tact going into the third rotation despite a season-best vault score of 49.175 for Illinois. Missouri just kept bringing the heat on their way to a record-breaking night, notching a season high 49.250, the third highest beam score in program history. Burke got the Tigers on good footing as the leadoff gymnast on balance beam, scoring

a 9.750. Junior Danielle Guider kept Missouri going with a 9.700, while junior beam specialist Brooke Boehmer posted a new career and season high of 9.875 behind a clean performance. Hatcher repeated the performance, and the score, for another 9.875. Perry followed with a 9.825 bolstering the home team total, while Shire executed her career high, a 9.925, for the third time on the year and the second week in a row. Going into the final rotation, the Tigers found themselves nearly a point ahead of the Illini and chasing 196.000, as the squad needed a 48.675 on the floor exercise to hit the mark. Missouri was not done breaking records in its final rotation, posting a team total of 49.300 on floor, their sixth best total all-time. Gold revved up the crowd with her 9.800 performance, followed by Hatcher and Guider’s pair of 9.825’s, a new season high for Hatcher. Burke wowed the crowd yet again, scoring a 9.850 to repeat her season high on the event for the second week in a row. Shire turned up the momentum, posting a season high and tying her career high of 9.925, while Perry followed with a 9.875.

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197.475..........at Texas Woman’s Invite........................... 3/12/04

197.350..........at Cat Classic............................................. 2/6/04

197.125..........at Mizzou Invitational................................ 3/6/04

197.000..........v. Oklahoma............................................ 2/29/04

196.700..........at Big 12 Championship.......................... 3/29/03

196.675..........at Michigan.............................................. 3/16/07

196.625..........v. Illinois.................................................. 2/13/09

196.600..........v. Arkansas............................................... 2/13/04

196.500..........v. Southeast Missouri State....................... 1/25/04

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196.475..........v. Illinois State.......................................... 1/30/03

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196.425..........at Big 12 Championship.......................... 3/20/04

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196.350..........at Utah State/Boise State.......................... 2/20/04

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196.225..........v. Illinois.................................................. 2/11/05

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196.050..........at Arkansas............................................... 3/13/05

196.050..........at New Hampshire................................... 1/16/04

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49.375..........at Texas Woman’s Invite............................3/12/04

49.350..........at Northeast Regional.................................4/3/04

49.350..........v. Arkansas................................................2/13/04

49.350..........at Nebraska...............................................1/31/04

49.300..........at Cat Classic..............................................2/6/04

49.275..........at Arkansas................................................3/13/05

49.250..........v. Southeast Missouri State..........................2/6/09

49.225..........at Michigan...............................................3/16/07

49.225..........at Mizzou Invitational.................................3/6/04

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49.200..........at Big 12 Championship...........................3/20/04

49.200..........at Brigham Young.....................................2/23/04

49.200..........at Iowa State...............................................3/7/03

49.200..........at Corvette Cup..........................................3/2/03

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49.175..........v. Southeast Missouri State........................2/20/00

Uneven Bars

The 2004 Tigers scored the program’s top four team totals, including a 197.475 all-time high at Texas Women’s and a 197.350 at the Cat Classic (above). 1.

49.325...........at Mizzou Invitational................................ 3/6/04

49.325...........v. Oklahoma............................................ 2/29/04

49.275...........v. Southeast Missouri State....................... 1/25/04

49.250...........v. Illinois.................................................. 2/13/09

49.225...........at Utah State/Boise State.......................... 2/20/04

49.225...........at Cat Classic............................................. 2/6/04

49.175...........at Cat Classic........................................... 2/23/07

49.175...........at Cat Classic........................................... 2/24/06

49.175...........at Centenary............................................ 1/20/06

49.175...........v. Illinois State.......................................... 1/30/03

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49.150...........v. Oklahoma............................................ 2/22/08

49.150...........at Nebraska.............................................. 1/29/06

49.150...........at Texas Woman’s Invite........................... 3/12/04

49.150...........at Arkansas............................................... 3/14/03

49.150...........at Cat Classic............................................. 2/7/03

49.150...........at Nebraska.............................................. 1/29/03

49.400.......... at Texas Woman’s Invite............................3/12/04

49.375.......... v. Centenary.............................................2/08/08

49.325.......... v. Illinois...................................................2/11/05

49.325.......... v. Arkansas................................................2/13/04

49.250.......... v. Oklahoma.............................................2/29/04 5. 49.250.......... at Utah State/Boise State...........................2/20/04

49.250.......... at Cat Classic..............................................2/6/04

49.250.......... at Pittsburgh...............................................3/3/07

49.225.......... v. Ball State...............................................2/17/02

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49.200.......... at Texas Woman’s......................................3/20/02

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49.175.......... v. Southeast Missouri State.......................2/20/00

49.175.......... at Big 12 Championship...........................3/29/03

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49.150.......... v. Oregon State.........................................3/13/09

49.150.......... at Ohio State............................................1/31/09

49.150.......... at Cat Classic............................................2/24/06

49.150.......... v. Iowa State.............................................3/17/02

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49.325...........v. Illinois.................................................. 2/11/05

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49.575...........at Mizzou Invitational................................ 3/6/04 49.575...........at Cat Classic............................................. 2/6/04

49.550...........at Texas Woman’s Invite........................... 3/12/04

49.400...........v. Southeast Missouri State....................... 1/25/04 49.350...........at Michigan.............................................. 3/16/07 49.350...........v. Oklahoma............................................ 2/29/04

49.350...........v. Iowa State............................................. 3/17/02

49.325...........v. Iowa State............................................. 1/11/04

49.325...........at Corvette Cup......................................... 3/2/03

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49.300...........v. Illinois.................................................. 2/13/09

49.300...........v. Southeast Missouri State......................... 3/4/05

49.300...........at Tiger Showdown.................................. 2/22/02

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49.275...........v. Centenary............................................. 2/08/08

49.275...........at South Central Regional........................ 4/12/03

49.275...........at Big 12 Championship.......................... 3/29/03

49.275...........at Brigham Young...................................... 3/9/02

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1. 9.975..........Alisha Robinson at Cat Classic.........................................2/6/04 9.975..........Lauren Schwartzman at Cat Classic..................................2/6/04 3. 9.950..........Adrianne Perry at Big 12 Championship........................3/21/09 9.950..........Lauren Schwartzman v. SEMO........................................3/4/05 9.950..........Alisha Robinson v. Illinois..............................................2/11/05 9.950..........Alisha Robinson at Mizzou Invite.....................................3/6/04 9.950..........Andrea Nervig at Mizzou Invite.......................................3/6/04 9.950..........Lauren Schwartzman v. Oklahoma.................................2/29/04 9.950..........Alisha Robinson at BYU.................................................2/23/04 9.950..........Alisha Robinson at Big 12 Championship......................3/29/03 9.950..........Alisha Robinson at Cat Classic.........................................2/2/02 9.950..........Alisha Robinson v. Iowa State.........................................3/17/02 13. 9.925.........Sarah Shire v. Illinois................................................. 2/13/09 9.925..........Adrianne Perry v. Arizona State......................................3/29/08 9.925........ Sarah Shire v. Centenary............................................ 2/08/08 9.925..........Adrianne Perry at Michigan............................................3/16/07 9.925..........Alisha Robinson v. Southeast Missouri State.....................3/4/05 9.925 . .......Lauren Schwartzman at Cat Classic................................2/25/05 9.925..........Alisha Robinson at TWU Invite.....................................3/12/04 9.925..........Rachel Bridges at Mizzou Invite.......................................3/6/04 9.925..........Andrea Nervig v. Oklahoma...........................................2/29/04 9.925..........Lauren Schwartzman v. Iowa State.................................1/11/04 9.925..........Lauren Schwartzman at Big 12 Championship...............3/29/03 9.925..........Laura Forbes at Corvette Cup..........................................3/4/01 9.925..........Alisha Robinson at Cat Classic.........................................2/1/02

All-Around

39.650....... Alisha Robinson at Mizzou Invite.....................................3/6/04 39.650....... Alisha Robinson at Cat Classic.........................................2/6/04 39.575...... Sarah Shire at Cat Classic........................................... 2/27/09 39.575....... Alisha Robinson at TWU Invite.....................................3/12/04 39.575....... Alisha Robinson at Bowling Green.................................1/13/02 39.550....... Adrianne Perry at Michigan............................................3/16/07 39.550....... Alisha Robinson at Big 12 Championship......................3/29/03 39.525...... Sarah Shire v. Illinois................................................. 2/13/09 39.500...... Sarah Shire v. Centenary............................................ 2/08/08 39.500....... Alisha Robinson v. Oklahoma........................................2/29/04 39.475...... Sarah Shire v. Oregon State........................................ 3/13/09 39.450...... Sarah Shire at Northeast Regional................................ 4/4/09 39.450...... Sarah Shire at Big 12 Championship......................... 3/21/09 39.425....... Alisha Robinson at Arkansas...........................................3/14/03 39.425....... Lindsay Davis v. Illinois State.........................................1/30/03

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All-American Alisha Robinson owns four of five Missouri alltime individual records.

10.000....... Lauren Schwartzman at TWU Invite..............................3/12/04 9.975......... Lauren Schwartzman v. Illinois.......................................2/11/05 9.950......... Lauren Schwartzman at Cat Classic................................2/24/06 9.950......... Lauren Schwartzman v. Iowa State....................................2/3/06 9.950......... Lauren Schwartzman at Centenary.................................1/20/06 9.950......... Lauren Schwartzman v. Oklahoma.................................2/29/04 9.925........ Sarah Shire v. Illinois................................................. 2/13/09 9.925........ Sarah Shire v. SEMO.................................................... 2/6/09 9.925........ Sarah Shire at Arizona State....................................... 1/16/09 9.925......... Adrianne Perry at Arkansas.............................................3/23/07 9.925......... Julie Abaray at Cat Classic..............................................2/23/07 9.925......... Lauren Schwartzman v. SEMO......................................3/17/06 9.925......... Lauren Schwartzman v. Centenary ..................................3/3/06 9.925......... Lauren Schwartzman v. Air Force/SEMO.......................3/20/05 9.925......... Lauren Schwartzman at Arkansas...................................3/13/05 9.925......... Lauren Schwartzman at NE Regional...............................4/3/04 9.925......... Lauren Schwartzman at Big 12 Championship...............3/20/04 9.925......... Alisha Robinson at Mizzou Invite.....................................3/6/04 9.925......... Lauren Schwartzman v. Arkansas....................................2/13/04 9.925......... Lauren Schwartzman at Cat Classic..................................2/6/04 9.925......... Lauren Schwartzman at Cat Classic..................................2/7/03 9.925......... Rachael Dombart at Big 12 Championship....................3/23/02 9.925......... Leah Gremaud at Corvette Cup.......................................3/2/02 9.925......... Leah Gremaud at Cat Classic...........................................2/1/02 9.925......... Leah Gremaud at Cat Classic...........................................2/3/01 9.925......... Shannon Brown at Big 12 Championship......................3/27/99

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9.950......... Alisha Robinson v. Illinois..............................................2/11/05 9.950......... Jodie Heinicka at Cat Classic............................................2/6/04 9.950......... Alisha Robinson at TWU Invite.....................................3/12/04 9.925......... Adrianne Perry v. Centenary...........................................2/08/08 9.925......... Jodie Heinicka v. SEMO................................................3/17/06 9.925......... Jodie Heinicka v. Iowa State.............................................2/3/06 9.925......... Jodie Heinicka at Nebraska.............................................1/29/06 9.925......... Jodie Heinicka at Centenary...........................................1/20/06 9.925......... Jodie Heinicka v. Arkansas..............................................1/13/06 9.925......... Andrea Nervig v. Iowa State............................................1/11/04 9.925......... Alisha Robinson at USU/BSU........................................2/20/04 9.925......... Alisha Robinson v. Ball State..........................................2/17/02 9.925......... Shannon Brown at Corvette Cup.....................................3/5/00 9.900........ Mary Burke at Northeast Regional............................... 4/4/09 9.900......... Alicia Hatcher at Northeast Regional................................4/4/09 9.900........ Sarah Shire v. Oregon State........................................ 3/13/09 9.900........ Sarah Shire at Ohio State........................................... 1/31/09 9.900......... Jodie Heinicka at Southeast Regional...............................4/8/06 9.900......... Jodie Heinicka at TWU Invite........................................3/12/04 9.900......... Andrea Nervig v. Oklahoma...........................................2/29/04 9.900......... Alisha Robinson v. Arkansas...........................................2/13/04 9.900......... Andrea Nervig at Nebraska.............................................1/31/04 9.900......... Andrea Nervig v. SE Missouri State................................1/25/04 9.900......... Andrea Nervig at Big 12 Championship.........................3/29/03 9.900......... Alisha Robinson at Big 12 Championship......................3/29/03 9.900......... Alisha Robinson at Cat Classic.........................................2/7/03 9.900......... Lindsay Davis v. Nebraska..............................................1/24/03 9.900......... Andrea Nervig v. Iowa State............................................3/17/02 9.900......... Alisha Robinson at Corvette Cup.....................................3/2/02 9.900......... Andrea Nervig v. Ball State.............................................2/17/02 9.900......... Alisha Robinson v. SE Missouri State.............................1/20/02 9.900......... Alisha Robinson at Bowling Green.................................1/13/02 9.900......... Shannon Brown at Big 12 Championship......................3/18/00 9.900......... Shannon Brown at Cat Classic.........................................2/5/99 9.900......... Shannon Brown v. Nebraska...........................................1/29/99 9.900......... Kim Leslie at Cat Classic..................................................2/3/90

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Balance Beam 1. 10.000....... Lauren Schwartzman v. Iowa State..................................1/11/04

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9.975......... Alisha Robinson at Nebraska..........................................1/31/04 9.975......... Alisha Robinson v. Arkansas...........................................2/13/04 9.950........ Sarah Shire at Cat Classic........................................... 2/27/09 9.950........ Sarah Shire v. SEMO.................................................... 2/6/09 9.950......... Adrianne Perry vs. SEMO................................................2/9/07 9.950......... Alisha Robinson at Arkansas...........................................3/13/05 9.950......... Alisha Robinson at TWU Invite.....................................3/12/04 9.950......... Alisha Robinson at Big 12 Championship......................3/20/04 9.925........ Alex Gold at Oklahoma............................................. 2/20/09 9.925......... Alisha Robinson at Big 12 Championship......................3/26/05 9.925......... Alisha Robinson at Cat Classic.......................................2/26/05 9.925......... Alisha Robinson at Cat Classic.........................................2/6/04 9.925......... Alisha Robinson at BYU.................................................2/23/04 9.925......... Alisha Robinson at Mizzou Invite.....................................3/6/04 9.925......... Rachel Bridges at NE Regional.........................................4/3/04 9.925......... Alisha Robinson at Bowling Green ................................1/13/02 9.925......... Alisha Robinson v. Ball State .........................................2/17/02 9.925......... Jessica Haag at Big 12 Championship ...........................3/27/99

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All-Time Highs

Score.................... 197.475.......at TWU Invitational...... 3/12/04 Vault..................... 49.375........at TWU Invitational...... 3/12/04 Uneven Bars.......... 49.400........at TWU Invitational...... 3/12/04 Balance Beam....... 49.325........v. Oklahoma................... 2/29/04

49.325........at Mizzou Invitational

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49.325........v. Illinois........................ 2/11/05

Floor Exercise....... 49.575........at Cat Classic................... 2/6/04

49.575........at Mizzou Invitational...... 3/6/04

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Review

Records University

Class Records Freshmen All-Around 39.575.....Alisha Robinson v. Bowling Green.................1/13/02 Vault 9.925.......Alisha Robinson • twice................................... 2002 Uneven Bars 9.925.......Alisha Robinson v. Ball State..........................2/17/02 Balance Beam 9.925.......Rachael Dombart at Big 12 Championship.......3/23/02 9.925.......Lauren Schwartzman at Cat Classic..................2/7/03 Floor Exercise 9.950.......Alisha Robinson • twice................................... 2002 Sophomore All-Around 39.550.....Alisha Robinson at Big 12 Championship......3/29/03 39.550.....Adrianne Perry at Michigan...........................3/16/07 Vault 9.950.......Adrianne Perry v. SEMO.................................2/9/07 Uneven Bars 9.950.......Jodie Heinicka at Cat Classic...........................2/6/04 Balance Beam 10.00.......Lauren Schwartzman • twice............................ 2004 Floor Exercise 9.975.......Lauren Schwartzman at Cat Classic.................... 2004

The Tigers

Coaches

Preview

Team Records

Lauren Schwartzman is the only Tiger to score a perfect 10, which she accomplished twice on the beam.

Individual Records All-Around 39.650...Alisha Robinson...........at Cat Classic................. 2/6/04 39.650...Alisha Robinson...........at Mizzou Invitational.... 3/6/04 Vault 9.975.....Alisha Robinson...........at Nebraska...................1/31/04 9.975.....Alisha Robinson...........v. Arkansas....................2/13/04 Uneven Bars 9.950.....Jodie Heinicka..............at Cat Classic................. 2/6/04 9.950.....Alisha Robinson...........at TWU Invitational.....3/12/04 9.950.....Alisha Robinson...........v. Illinois..................... 2/11/05 Balance Beam 10.00.....Lauren Schwartzman....v. Iowa State..................1/11/04 10.00.....Lauren Schwartzman....at TWU Invitational.....3/12/04 Floor Exercise 9.975.....Alisha Robinson...........at Cat Classic................ 2/6/04 9.975.....Lauren Schwartzman....at Cat Classic.............. 22/6/04

Missouri

Junior All-Around 39.650.....Alisha Robinson • twice................................... 2004 Vault 9.975.......Alisha Robinson • twice................................... 2004 Uneven Bars 9.950.......Alisha Robinson at TWU Invitational............3/12/04 Balance Beam 9.975.......Lauren Schwartzman v. Illinois......................2/11/05 Floor Exercise 9.975.......Alisha Robinson at Cat Classic........................... 2004 Senior All-Around 39.350.....Alisha Robinson • twice................................... 2005 Vault 9.950.......Alisha Robinson at Arkansas..........................3/13/05 Uneven Bars 9.950.......Alisha Robinson v. Illinois..............................2/11/05 Balance Beam 9.950....... Lauren Schwartzman • three times.................. 2006 Floor Exercise 9.950.......Adrianne Perry at Big 12 Championship........3/21/09 9.950.......Andrea Nervig at Mizzou Invitational..............3/6/04 9.950.......Alisha Robinson v. SEMO...............................3/4/05

Gymnastics

Conference and Postseason Big 12 Championships Team Meet Records

Preview

Score...............196.700............. 2003.................Columbia, Mo. Vault................49.200.............. 2004.............Des Moines, Iowa Bars.................49.175.............. 2003.................Columbia, Mo. Beam...............49.075.............. 2003.................Columbia, Mo. Floor................49.275.............. 2003.................Columbia, Mo.

Individual Meet Records Coaches

AA.......... 39.550......... Alisha Robinson........2003.......Columbia, Mo. Vault........ 9.950.......... Alisha Robinson........2004.... Des Moines, Iowa Bars......... 9.900.......... Alisha Robinson........2003.......Columbia, Mo. Beam....... 9.925.......Lauren Schwartzman.....2004.... Des Moines, Iowa ...................9.925...........Rachael Dombart..........2002............ Lincoln, Neb. ...................9.925............ Shannon Brown...........1999..........Columbia, Mo. ................ 9.950.......... Alisha Robinson........2003.......Columbia, Mo. Alisha Robinson earned All-America, honors for the second time in her career after finishing fifth on vault at the 2005 NCAA Championships.

Team Meet Records

NCAA Regionals Team Meet Records

Individual Meet Records AA............ 39.350......... Adrianne Perry........... 2009.......... Lincoln, Neb. Vault......... 9.900..........Sarah Shire............... 2009......... Lincoln, Neb. ................. 9.900.......... Alisha Robinson......... 2005............Auburn, Ala. Bars........... 9.825..........Sarah Shire............... 2009......... Lincoln, Neb. Beam......... 9.850.......... Adrianne Perry........... 2009.......... Lincoln, Neb. Floor......... 9.850.......... Adrianne Perry........... 2009.......... Lincoln, Neb. ................. 9.850.......... Alisha Robinson......... 2005............Auburn, Ala.

Individual Meet Records AA.......... 39.500......... Alisha Robinson........2002............Denver, Co. Vault........ 9.925............Rachel Bridges..........2004......State College, Pa. ................ 9.900............Alicia Hatcher..........2009...... Tuscaloosa, Ala. ................ 9.900............Jodie Heinicka..........2006............ Athens, Ga. ................ 9.900.......... Alisha Robinson........2002.........Denver, Colo. Beam....... 9.925.......Lauren Schwartzman.....2004......State College, Pa.

University

Scoring a 9.900 at the 2009 Northeast Regional, Alicia Hatcher tied Mizzouâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Regional bars record.

Bars......... 9.900............Mary Burke.......... 2009.... Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Records

Score................ 196.000.............2009.............. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Vault................. 49.250..............2004............ State College, Pa. Bars................... 49.350..............2009.............. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Beam................. 49.025..............2004............ State College, Pa. Floor................. 49.275..............2003............... Columbia, Mo.

Score............. 141.200.............. 1981........... Salt Lake City, Utah Vault.............. 35.850............... 1981........... Salt Lake City, Utah Bars................ 36.250............... 1981........... Salt Lake City, Utah Beam.............. 34.950............... 1981........... Salt Lake City, Utah Floor.............. 34.150............... 1981........... Salt Lake City, Utah

Review

Rachael Dombart became Mizzouâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first All-Big 12 award winner in three years after finishing second on beam at the 2002 Big 12 Championship.

Opponents

NCAA Championships

The Tigers

Floor........ 9.950........... Adrianne Perry.........2009.............Ames, Iowa.

Floor........ 9.900.......Lauren Schwartzman.....2005......... Lincoln, Neb.. ................ 9.900.......... Alisha Robinson........2002.........Denver, Colo.

Gymnastics

Missouri

Conference Results

University

Records

Review

Opponents

The Tigers

Coaches

Preview

Big Eight Finishes

1980

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Nebraska Oklahoma State MISSOURI Iowa State Kansas

140.550 138.550 135.500 131.300 98.500

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Oklahoma State MISSOURI Nebraska Iowa State Oklahoma

144.200 137.550 136.500 128.550 111.700

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Nebraska MISSOURI Oklahoma State Oklahoma Iowa State

143.900 141.500 141.450 138.250 125.600

1981

1982

1983

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Nebraska Oklahoma MISSOURI Oklahoma State Iowa State

180.300 177.200 176.050 175.100 169.200

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Oklahoma Nebraska MISSOURI Oklahoma State Iowa State

179.050 176.700 176.250 174.350 168.550

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Oklahoma Nebraska MISSOURI Oklahoma State Iowa State

183.050 182.950 181.100 180.350 169.750

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Oklahoma Oklahoma State Nebraska MISSOURI Iowa State

181.150 180.450 179.950 178.350 82.500

1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3. 4.

1984

1985

1986

1987

Nebraska Oklahoma MISSOURI Iowa State

1988

Nebraska Oklahoma MISSOURI Iowa State

185.450 185.400 181.250 173.250 188.350 186.900 183.400 178.200

Missouri

1. 2. 3. 4.

1989

Nebraska Oklahoma MISSOURI Iowa State

1990

1999

194.250 190.900 186.500 185.650

1. 2. 3. 4.

Nebraska Iowa State Oklahoma MISSOURI

196.750 195.650 194.675 194.550

Iowa State Nebraska Oklahoma MISSOURI

196.775 195.750 195.550 194.375

2000

1. 2. 4.

Nebraska MISSOURI Oklahoma Iowa State

191.050 187.900 187.900 186.300

1. 2. 3. 4.

Oklahoma Nebraska MISSOURI Iowa State

191.150 189.900 189.250 186.450

1. 2. 3. 4.

Nebraska Iowa State Oklahoma MISSOURI

197.650 197.300 196.900 194.425

Nebraska Iowa State Oklahoma MISSOURI

197.650 197.300 196.900 194.425

1991

1992

2001

2002

1. 2. 3. 4.

MISSOURI Nebraska Oklahoma Iowa State

190.900 189.950 188.550 187.800

1. 2. 3. 4.

Oklahoma Nebraska MISSOURI Iowa State

194.450 193.300 193.050 190.300

1. 2. 3. 4.

Nebraska Oklahoma Missouri Iowa State

197.500 197.025 196.700 195.700

193.600 193.275 192.100 189.950

1. 2. 3. 4.

Oklahoma Iowa State Missouri Nebraska

196.950 196.925 196.425 196.175

1. 2. 3. 4.

Nebraska Iowa State Oklahoma MISSOURI

196.650 196.000 195.500 194.875

1. 2. 3. 4.

Iowa State Nebraska Oklahoma MISSOURI

196.425 196.275 195.350 194.850

1. 2. 3. 4.

Nebraska Oklahoma MISSOURI Iowa State

196.475 195.325 194.450 193.975

1. 2. 3. 4.

Oklahoma Iowa State MISSOURI Nebraska

195.875 195.775 195.225 194.975

1. 2. 3. 4.

Oklahoma Nebraska MISSOURI Iowa State

196.125 196.075 195.925 195.775

1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3. 4.

1993

1994

Nebraska Oklahoma MISSOURI Iowa State

1995

Nebraska Oklahoma Iowa State MISSOURI

194.450 192.850 191.200 190.875

Big 12 Finishes 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3. 4.

1996

Nebraska Iowa State Oklahoma MISSOURI

1997

Nebraska Oklahoma Iowa State MISSOURI

1998

Nebraska Iowa State Oklahoma MISSOURI

195.050 194.150 192.425 187.550 196.200 196.075 195.475 192.175 196.550 195.800 193.500 191.925

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Gymnastics

Postseason Results

Minnesota Nebraska MISSOURI Iowa State Iowa Kansas

1981

MISSOURI Minnesota Iowa Nebraska

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Oklahoma State Nebraska Oklahoma MISSOURI New Mexico

Nebraska Minnesota Michigan State Illinois MISSOURI Southern Illinois Indiana

1984

Alabama Southern Illinois MISSOURI Illinois Illinois State Indiana State

1985

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

LSU Alabama Michigan State Indiana State MISSOURI Southern Illinois

1. 2. 3.

Alabama LSU Michigan State

1986

1988

Alabama Auburn LSU SE Missouri State Northern Illinois MISSOURI Iowa

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Alabama Michigan Auburn MISSOURI Iowa SE Missouri State LSU

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Alabama LSU Auburn Michigan Michigan State MISSOURI SE Missouri State

186.350 181.500 178.350 177.800 177.250 173.850

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Alabama LSU Michigan Auburn Minnesota MISSOURI Iowa State

185.250 185.050 183.450 177.950 177.650 175.550

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Nebraska LSU Arizona State Arizona Illinois-Chicago MISSOURI

191.750 190.050 187.150

1. Stanford 2. Georgia 3. Denver

145.550 144.200 142.150 141.600 139.450 178.150 173.450 172.000 171.750 171.700 170.450 167.350 180.500 173.550 173.500 173.000 171.850 129.500

1993

1994

2000

2001

193.125 189.775 188.525 188.325 187.350 185.525 184.850 196.075 194.700 194.200 193.000 192.175 189.825 189.000 196.900 194.400 193.600 191.475 187.900 185.075 184.225 196.875 195.650 195.500 194.100 193.650 190.975 196.125 196.125 196.000

Georgia Michigan Iowa State Penn State MISSOURI New Hampshire

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Michigan Nebraska MISSOURI Arizona Arizona State Illinois

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Georgia Nebraska MISSOURI North Carolina North Carolina State West Virginia

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Utah Nebraska MISSOURI California Washington Sacramento State

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

LSU Stanford Ohio State MISSOURI Kentucky Kent State

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Alabama Oklahoma MISSOURI Central Michigan New Hampshire Maryland

Gymnastics

197.700 195.875 195.850 195.450 194.825 193.200 197.525 196.375 196.150 196.074 194.400 194.125 196.600 196.300 195.100 194.700 194.500 193.825 197.425 196.350 195.325 194.275 193.925 193.925 197.325 196.675 194.300 193.900 193.300 191.725 197.625 197.525 195.125 195.100 194.950 193.050 197.000 196.600 196.000 194.950 193.650 192.725

Missouri

1992

195.575 192.150 191.750 189.025 186.925 186.675 186.425

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

2003

University

Alabama LSU Michigan State Illinois Illinois State MISSOURI

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

UCLA Iowa Oregon State Arizona MISSOURI Illinois-Chicago

Records

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

1991

194.150 190.850 188.650 187.125 186.525 185.400 185.075

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

195.000 193.775 193.400

Review

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

1983

Alabama LSU Minnesota Auburn Illinois SE Missouri State MISSOURI

MISSOURI Air Force Utah State

Opponents

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

1982

139.950 135.500 128.550 111.700

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

1990

4. 5. 6.

The Tigers

1. 2. 3. 4.

141.950 139.750 137.500 133.550 126.750 98.100

186.100 181.800 181.750 181.700

Coaches

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

1980

Auburn Minnesota MISSOURI Illinois

Preview

4. 5. 6. 7.

NCAA Regional Finishes

Postseason Records

Preview

NCAA Regional Records Appearances ........................................22..................last, 2009.......... Tuscaloosa, Ala. Highest Finish.............................. 1st -139.930............. 1981.....................Ames, Iowa Lowest Finish...................................... 7th.................... 1990................Corvallis, Ore. Highest Overall Score...................... 196.000 ............... 2009.............. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Highest Hosting Score.................... 194.825................. 2003...............Columbia, Mo. Highest Road Score......................... 196.000................. 2009.............. Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Review

Opponents

The Tigers

Coaches

Regional Champions Gayle Anderson.............................. Vault............................ 9.150......................1981 Maria Christensen.......................... Bars............................. 9.000......................1981 Maria Christensen.......................... Beam........................... 8.600......................1981 Maria Christensen.......................... Floor............................ 9.300......................1981 Maria Christensen.......................... All-Around.................. 35.900....................1981 Sherry Towle................................... Beam........................... 9.350......................1982 Sherry Towle................................... Beam........................... 9.200......................1984 Alisha Robinson............................. All-Around.................. 39.500....................2002 Alisha Robinson............................. Vault............................ 9.900......................2003

Individual Regional Qualifiers Kim Leslie............................... 1987 Mary Houghton...................... 1987 Julie Dorn................................ 1989 Kristi Leslie.............................. 1989 Kristi Leslie.............................. 1990 Julie Dorn................................ 1990 Jennifer Sand........................... 1990 Chrissy Harkey........................ 1996 Shannon Brown....................... 1998 Shannon Brown....................... 1999 Jessica Haag............................. 1999 Amanda Peterson..................... 1999 Leah Gremaud......................... 2001 Alina Hamm............................ 2001 Lindsay Davis.......................... 2001 Andrea Nervig......................... 2001

NCAA National Qualifiers Maria Christensen.......................... All-Around ................. 35.050....................1980 Lisa Hyberger................................. All-Around ................. 36.050 rqs.............1982 Julie Dorn...................................... All-Around ................. 37.910....................1989 Julie Dorn...................................... All-Around ................. 38.175....................1990 Kellie Copeland.............................. All-Around ................. 38.600....................1993 Alisha Robinson............................. All-Around.................. 39.500....................2002 Alisha Robinson............................. All-Around.................. 39.350....................2003 Alisha Robinson............................. All-Around.................. 39.150....................2005 Adrianne Perry................................ All-Around.................. 39.225....................2006 Adrianne Perry................................ All-Around.................. 39.300....................2007 Adrianne Perry................................ All-Around.................. 39.300....................2008 Adrianne Perry................................ All-Around.................. 39.350....................2009 Sarah Shire................................... All-Around.................39.450..................2009

University

Records

NCAA National Results

Maria Christensen................. •............. All-Around • 34.450...............................1980 Lisa Hyberger..................... 30th.......... All-Around • 34.000...............................1982 Julie Dorn.......................... 47th.......... All-Around • 36.800...............................1989 Julie Dorn.......................... 13th.......... All-Around • 38.400...............................1990 Julie Dorn........................... 6th........... Vault All-American • 9.850.....................1990 Julie Dorn........................... 4th........... Floor All-American • 9.825.....................1990 Kellie Copeland..................... •............. All-Around • 38.150...............................1993 Alisha Robinson.................. 7th........... Vault All-American • 9.875.....................2002 Alisha Robinson.................... •............. All-Around • 38.975...............................2003 Alisha Robinson.................. 5th........... Vault All-American • 9.794.....................2005 Adrianne Perry....................... •............. All-Around • 39.050...............................2006 Adrianne Perry.................... 22nd.......... All-Around • 39.075...............................2007 Adrianne Perry.................... 37th.......... All-Around • 38.600...............................2008 Adrianne Perry.................... 16th.......... All-Around All-American • 39.350..........2009 Adrianne Perry.................... 11th.......... Floor All-American • 9.850.....................2009 Sarah Shire.......................... •............. All-Around • 39.200............................ 2009 Sarah Shire........................ 8th........... Vault All-American • 9.900.................. 2009

Missouri

Sherry Towle won NCAA Regional beam titles in 1982 and 1984.

NCAA Team Results MISSOURI: 16th Vault Bars Beam Floor

Gymnastics

130.000 34.650 31.950 33.100 30.300

1981

Special Tournaments and Meets

Mizzou Cat Classic

Coaches

For 29 years the Cat Classic event has been one of the nation’s premier, in-season collegiate competitions. Originally mimicking the NCAA Championship, the Classic was designed as a two-night event entertaining both team and individual competition. Welcoming some of the countries finest programs, the Cat Classic is highlighted as Mizzou’s “signature event” each year. In response to the fine competition and unique atmosphere, the Cat Classic has traditionally been a popular event drawing some of the program’s largest crowds. In addition to the hometown fans, the Cat Classic has earned recognition across the nation, drawing various celebrities to champion the event. Celebrity guest hosts have included U.S. stars Julianne McNamara, Kathy Johnson, Kelly Garrison-Steves and Olympic gold medalists Mary Lou Retton and Shannon Miller.

Pink Out

Now in its sixth year, the Pink Out teams the Missouri

Past Tournaments

University

In addtion to the current signature meets the Tigers host every year, the program history includes both the Corvette Cup and the Gymnastics X-Treme/ Shakespeare’s Festival, both of which were highly successful. The Corvette Cup, which ran from 1995-2003, combined a two-day automobile show with topflight gymnastics competition. The Tigers won three of the nine team titles against some of the nationa’s top competition. In 1991, the program launched the Shakespeare’s Festival which combined gymnastics with an arts and crafts show. After a 10-year run, the meet was re-tooled in 1999 as Gymnastics X-Treme. In an omage to current culture, the meet allowed fans to sample different extreme sports, such as rock climbing and mountain biking.

Records

Beauty and the Beast

Making its debut in 2007, Mizzou’s Beauty and the Beast meet combines two of Missouri’s most successful programs for a night to remember. In this event, the Tiger gymnasts share the floor with Missouri’s wrestlers. Both teams compete simulataneously, giving fans a fast-paced and unique experience. The event has generated some of the largest crowds in Missouri gymnastics history. The 2008 meet brought 6,308 fans — the all-time largest non-Cat Classic crowd. This topped another stellar turnout in 2007, which saw 6,197 fans. Last year, in front of a crowd of 4,147, the Missouri gymnasts defeated Illinois 196.625-195.00. This was the highest score of the season for the Tigers and the second-best home meet score in program history.

Review

Opponents

Missouri will host Big 12 opponent Iowa State this year in the sixth annual pink out.

gymnastics team with the University of Missouri Health Care Ellis Fischel Cancer Center to support breast cancer awareness and research. The meet has raised thousands of dollars for the cancer center by donating $1 from every admission ticket to the center.. The Tigers put aside their traditional black and gold leotards for the night and don pink leotards in honor of the meet. Last season, 3,459 pink-clad fans watched Mizzou compete against Nebraska in the squad’s first home meet of the season. The crowd stands as the fourth-largest non-Cat Classic crowd.

The Tigers

Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton hosted the Cat Classic in 1985.

Shannon Miller hosted the Cat Classic in 1996.

Preview

One of the trademarks of the Mizzou gymnastics program has been its series of multi-team signature meets. Beginning with the inaugural Cat Classic in 1981, Missouri has played host to several of the nation’s most prestigious events throughout its 31-year history.

Missouri won its third Corvette Cup title wrapping up the meet’s prestigious nine-year history in 2003.

Gymnastics

Missouri

Cat Classic Records

Cat Classic Individual Records

The Tigers

Coaches

Preview

All-Around 1. 2. 4. 5. 8.

Alisha Robinson............... MISSOURI... 39.650....... 2004 Sarah Shire....................... MISSOURI... 39.575....... 2009 Kari Lords........................ BYU.............. 39.375....... 2004 Monica Bisordi................. Arizona.......... 39.325....... 2003 Adrianne Perry................. MISSOURI... 39.300....... 2008 Adrianne Perry................. MISSOURI... 39.300....... 2006 Jenny Hansen................... Kentucky....... 39.300....... 1995 Sarah Curtis..................... Michigan....... 39.275....... 2008 Alisha Robinson............... MISSOURI... 39.250....... 2002

Vault 1. 2. 9.

Jenny Hansen................... Kentucky....... 10.000....... 1994 Sarah Shire....................... MISSOURI.... 9.950........ 2009 Adrianne Perry................. MISSOURI.... 9.925........ 2007 Alisha Robinson............... MISSOURI.... 9.925........ 2005 Alisha Robinson............... MISSOURI.... 9.925........ 2004 Kirsten Pauga................... BYU............... 9.925........ 2004 Krystle Cook.................... Kentucky........ 9.925........ 2004 Jenny Hansen................... Kentucky........ 9.925........ 1995 Allison Barber.................. Penn St........... 9.900........ 1993 Heidi Hornbeek............... Arizona........... 9.900........ 1997 Lauren Schwartzman........ MISSOURI.... 9.900........ 2004 Sarah Curtis..................... MISSOURI.... 9.900........ 2008

University

Records

Review

Opponents

Uneven Bars

Cat Classic Team Records

Team Scores

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10.

Vault

1. MISSOURI TIGERS................... 49.300...............2004 BYU Cougars............................... 49.300...............2004 3. missouri tigers.................. 49.225...............2009 4. MISSOURI TIGERS................... 49.150...............2003 5. Michigan Wolverines................... 49.100...............2008 6. Penn State Wildcats..................... 49.075...............2004 7. Kentucky Wildcats....................... 49.025...............2004 MISSOURI TIGERS................... 49.025...............2007 9. MISSOURI TIGERS................... 48.975...............2008 10. BYU Cougars............................... 48.950...............2002

Uneven Bars

Balance Beam

1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Floor Exercise

1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10.

1. 4. 6. 1. 8. 1. 3. 5. 8.

Jodie Heinicka.................. MISSOURI.... 9.950........ 2004 Leah Jacobs...................... BYU............... 9.950........ 1999 Heidi Hornbeek............... Arizona........... 9.950........ 1997 Maureen Kealey............... Arizona........... 9.925........ 1996 Holly Hornbeek............... Arizona........... 9.925........ 1996 Alisha Robinson............... MISSOURI.... 9.900........ 2003 Rochelle Robinson........... Michigan St.... 9.900........ 2009 Becky Bernard.................. Michigan........ 9.900........ 2008 Leah Gremaud................. MISSOURI.... 9.925........ 2001 Leah Gremaud................. MISSOURI.... 9.925........ 2002 Lauren Schwartzman........ MISSOURI.... 9.925........ 2003 Monica Bisordi................. Arizona........... 9.925........ 2003 Lauren Schwartzman........ MISSOURI.... 9.925........ 2004 Kari Lords........................ BYU............... 9.925........ 2004 Nicole Curler................... Michigan St.... 9.925........ 2009 Becky Erwin..................... Auburn........... 9.900........ 1994 Nancy Milberger.............. Arizona........... 9.900........ 1997 Pamela Lieberman............ Pittsburgh....... 9.900........ 2000 Sarah Shire....................... MISSOURI.... 9.900........ 2009 Alisha Robinson............... MISSOURI.... 9.975........ 2004 Lauren Schwartzman........ MISSOURI.... 9.975........ 2004 Alisha Robinson............... MISSOURI.... 9.950........ 2002 Kate Stopper.................... Penn State...... 9.950........ 2004 Jenny Hansen................... Kentucky........ 9.925........ 1994 Heidi Hornbeek............... Arizona........... 9.925........ 1997 Michelle Gales.................. Kentucky........ 9.925........ 2004 Alisha Robinson............... MISSOURI.... 9.900........ 2005 Amanda Hall.................... UNH............. 9.900........ 2005 Charise Schrupp............... MISSOURI.... 9.900........ 1998 Shannon Brown............... MISSOURI.... 9.900........ 2000 Andrea Nervig.................. MISSOURI.... 9.900........ 2004

Missouri

MISSOURI TIGERS................. 197.350..............2004 Michigan Wolverines.................. 196.200..............2008 BYU Cougars.............................. 196.125..............2004 MISSOURI TIGERS.................. 196.075..............2007 MISSOURI TIGERS.................. 196.025..............2006 MISSOURI TIGERS.................. 195.875..............2003 Penn State Wildcats.................... 195.575..............2004 MISSOURI TIGERS.................. 195.275..............2008 MISSOURI TIGERS.................. 195.275..............2009 MISSOURI TIGERS.................. 195.250..............2005

BYU Cougars............................... 49.275...............2002 Arizona Wildcats.......................... 49.175...............1996 MISSOURI TIGERS................... 49.150...............2006 Arizona Wildcats.......................... 49.075...............1997 MISSOURI TIGERS................... 49.075...............2003 Michigan Wolverines................... 49.050...............2008 Michigan State Spartans............... 49.025...............2009 Arizona Wildcats.......................... 48.950...............2003 New Hampshire Wildcats............ 48.925...............1999 MISSOURI TIGERS................... 48.900...............2008

Balance Beam

MISSOURI TIGERS................... 49.225...............2004 MISSOURI TIGERS................... 49.175...............2006 MISSOURI TIGERS................... 49.175...............2007 MISSOURI TIGERS................... 49.150...............2003 Penn State Wildcats..................... 49.125...............2004 New Hampshire Wildcats............ 49.025...............2003 BYU Cougars............................... 48.975...............2004 Michigan Wolverines................... 48.975...............2008 MISSOURI TIGERS................... 48.850...............2005 New Hampshire Wildcats............ 48.700...............2005 Illinois State Redbirds.................. 48.700...............2001

Floor Exercise

1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 9.

MISSOURI TIGERS................... 49.575...............2004 BYU Cougars............................... 49.375...............2004 MISSOURI TIGERS................... 49.250...............2002 MISSOURI TIGERS................... 49.100...............2005 MISSOURI TIGERS.................. 49.100...............2009 Auburn Tigers.............................. 49.075...............1999 BYU Cougars............................... 49.075...............2002 Michigan Wolverines................... 49.075...............2008 MISSOURI TIGERS................... 49.050...............1999 MISSOURI TIGERS................... 49.050...............2007

Gymnastics

Cat Classic Results

Penn State LSU MISSOURI Pittsburgh Arizona Brigham Young

Penn State MISSOURI LSU Arizona Pittsburgh Kentucky

1984

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Penn State Arizona MISSOURI LSU Kentucky New Hampshire

1985

178.750 178.600 178.200 172.800 172.650 169.550

181.900 180.650 180.400 177.400 177.050 176.250

Arizona Penn State MISSOURI Kentucky Auburn

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Arizona Auburn Penn State MISSOURI Pittsburgh

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Arizona Penn State LSU MISSOURI Brigham Young

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

MISSOURI Arizona Brigham Young Kentucky Pittsburgh

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

Arizona Auburn MISSOURI Brigham Young Kentucky

186.350 183.600 182.850 180.100 175.450

188.600 185.950 183.750 181.550 181.450

188.800 186.900 186.500 182.100 181.000

189.950 187.900 187.750 187.600 182.950

Penn State Arizona MISSOURI Kentucky Auburn Pittsburgh

1. 2. 3. 4.

Arizona Penn State MISSOURI Auburn

1. 2. 3. 4.

Arizona MISSOURI Penn State Pittsburgh

1. 2. 3. 4.

Penn State Iowa State Pittsburgh MISSOURI

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

1. 2. 3. 4.

MISSOURI Brigham Young New Hampshire Auburn

1. 2. 3. 4.

MISSOURI Pittsburgh SEMO N. Illinois

2000

MISSOURI New Hampshire Arizona Brigham Young

1. 2. 3. 4.

MISSOURI New Hampshire Arizona Kentucky

1. 2. 3. 4.

MISSOURI New Hampshire Towson State Illinois State

194.275 191.325 190.550 188.100

1. 2. 3. 4.

MISSOURI Pittsburgh N. Illinois Ball State

193.000 190.975 190.575 188.200

1. 2. 3. 4.

MISSOURI Eastern Michigan Bowling Green William & Mary

192.659 191.050 190.425 188.675

1. 2. 3. 4.

Michigan MISSOURI Ohio State Cal-Berkeley

194.825 194.225 193.300 192.025

1. 2. 3. 4.

MISSOURI Michigan State Cal State Fullerton Western Michigan

191.100 190.600 190.525 187.950 187.725 179.875

191.275 191.125 189.770 188.425 188.200 180.625

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

193.800 192.775 190.075 188.475

Gymnastics

2009

194.950 194.475 193.050 192.500

195.875 195.100 194.575 192.850

197.350 196.125 195.575 194.125

195.250 192.850 192.650 187.900

196.025 192.050 191.225 187.900

196.075 191.775 190.650 187.700

196.200 195.275 193.725 191.000

195.275 194.750 193.275 192.875

Missouri

185.100 184.400 178.950 178.650 178.050

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

1. 2. 3. 4.

191.900 191.700 190.100 189.650 186.600

2002

University

Penn State Arizona MISSOURI LSU Brigham Young Memphis State

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

181.300 180.450 178.100 175.350 174.600

MISSOURI Penn State Auburn Arizona Kentucky Vermont

Brigham Young MISSOURI Pittsburgh Auburn

Records

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

178.700 178.350 176.550 173.600 172.650 169.550

Penn State Arizona MISSOURI Kentucky Pittsburgh

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

1. 2. 3. 4.

193.600 192.425 192.250 192.125

Review

1983

143.250 142.050 139.650 139.600 136.100 135.150

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1994

Brigham Young MISSOURI Bowling Green Illinois State

Opponents

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

1982

144.300 143.200 140.150 139.550 136.700 117.250

Penn State Arizona Auburn MISSOURI New Hampshire

2001

1. 2. 3. 4.

The Tigers

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Penn State LSU MISSOURI Pittsburgh Brigham Young Montana State

1986

1993

191.300 190.650 188.850 188.250 183.050

Coaches

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

1981

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1992

Arizona MISSOURI Penn State Auburn Pittsburgh

Preview

Bringing in some of the finest programs in the nation, the Mizzou Cat Classic is the only regular season meet in the nation to host an NCAA Championship style venue showcasing both a team and individual championship.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Preview Coaches

Cat Classic Individual Results 1990

Cat Classic Individual Winners Year-by-Year

Vault.......Kim Leslie . ...................MISSOURI Bars.........Kim Leslie . ...................MISSOURI Beam.......Beth Hansen ........................Arizona Floor.......Diane Monty .......................Arizona AA...........Kim Leslie . ...................MISSOURI

1981

Vault.......Lisa Shirk..........................Pittsburgh Bars.........Lisa Ingebretsen ...............Penn State Beam.......Heidi Anderson . ..............Penn State Floor.......Heidi Anderson . ..............Penn State AA...........Terri Harris ...............................LSU

1991

Vault.......Diane Monty .......................Arizona Bars.........Diana Rendall ......................Arizona Beam.......Marianne Squires ..................... BYU Floor.......Jennifer Sand ................MISSOURI AA...........Diane Monty .......................Arizona

1982

Vault.......Sandra Smith ............................LSU Bars.........Heidi Anderson . ..............Penn State Beam.......Heidi Anderson . ..............Penn State Floor.......Heidi Anderson . ..............Penn State AA...........Heidi Anderson . ..............Penn State

1992

Vault.......Allison Barber ..................Penn State Bars.........Allison Barber ..................Penn State Beam.......Jenna Karadbil .....................Arizona Floor.......Jennifer Sand ................MISSOURI AA...........Allison Barber ..................Penn State

The Tigers

1983

Vault.......Sandra Smith ............................LSU Bars.........Karen Stephens ....................Arizona Beam.......Diane Drum ....................Penn State Floor.......Sandra Smith ............................LSU AA...........Gayle Anderson ............MISSOURI

1993

In 1990, Kim Leslie became one of only two gymnasts in the history of the Cat Classic to win three event titles in the same meet.

1986

Opponents

Vault.......Renee Bucker ...................Penn State Pam Loree Penn State Mary Houghton . ..........MISSOURI Patti McCormick ..........MISSOURI Bars.........Kathy Pomper ..................Penn State Beam.......Kelly Chaplin . .....................Arizona Floor.......Pam Loree ........................Penn State AA...........Pam Loree ........................Penn State

1987

Records

Review

Vault.......Mary Kay Brown . ................Arizona Bars.........Kathy Parodi ....................Penn State Stacy Gusky .........................Arizona Beam.......Jodie Leekwai .......................Arizona Floor.......Nolle Schnurpfeil .................Arizona AA...........Mary Kay Brown . ................Arizona Kathy Parodi ....................Penn State Kathy Pomper ..................Penn State Val Erickson won the 1984 Cat Classic all-around title.

1984

Vault.......Pam Loree ........................Penn State Bars.........Karen Stephens ....................Arizona Beam.......Sherry Towle ...................... Missouri Floor.......Pam Loree ........................Penn State AA...........Val Erickson ..................MISSOURI

University

1985

Vault.......Patti McCormick ..........MISSOURI Bars.........Karen Stephens ....................Arizona Beam.......Michelle Sawyer ..................... UNH Floor.......Mary Kay Brown . ................Arizona Pam Loree ........................Penn State AA...........Mary Kay Brown . ................Arizona

Missouri

Vault.......Allison Barber ..................Penn State Bars.........Stacy Fowlkes .......................Arizona Beam.......Allison Barber ..................Penn State Kristi Gunning . ...................Arizona Floor.......Kristi Gunning . ...................Arizona AA...........Stacy Fowlkes .......................Arizona

1994

Vault.......Jenny Hansen . ..................Kentucky Bars.........Becky Bowers .......................Arizona Beam.......Becky Erwin . .......................Auburn Floor.......Jenny Hansen . ..................Kentucky AA...........Jenny Hansen . ..................Kentucky

1995

Vault.......Jenny Hansen . ..................Kentucky Bars.........Tenli Poggemeyer .................Arizona Beam.......Traci Kerner .....................Penn State Floor.......Jenny Hansen . ..................Kentucky AA...........Jenny Hansen . ..................Kentucky

1988

Vault.......Lisa Mallios . ....................Penn State Bars.........Kelly Chaplin . .....................Arizona Beam.......Nolle Schnurpfeil .................Arizona Floor.......Julie Dorn .......................... Missouri AA...........Diane Monty .......................Arizona

1989

Vault.......Julie Dorn .....................MISSOURI Bars.........Diane Monty .......................Arizona Beam.......Diane Monty .......................Arizona Marianne Squires ..................... BYU Floor.......Tina Wetzel . .............................LSU AA...........Diane Monty .......................Arizona Jennifer Sand won consecutive Cat Classic floor titles in 1991 and 1992.

Gymnastics

Cat Classic Individual Results

2003

2004

1996

1997

Vault.......Kiernan Andrews .................Arizona Bars.........Heidi Hornbeek ...................Arizona Beam.......Nancy Milberger ..................Arizona Floor.......Heidi Hornbeek ...................Arizona AA...........Heidi Hornbeek ...................Arizona Vault.......Kelly Cherwein ................Iowa State Bars.........Samantha Salyers . ............Pittsburgh Missy Leopoldus ..............Penn State Beam.......Kayo Merrit .....................Iowa State Floor.......Charise Schrupp ...........MISSOURI AA...........Missy Leopoldus ..............Penn State

2000

2001

Vault.......Angie Hickman . ...................... BYU Bars.........Kim Little ................................ BYU Beam.......Leah Gremaud ..............MISSOURI Floor.......Kelly Parkinson ........................ BYU AA...........Kelly Parkinson ........................ BYU

2007

Vault.......Adrianne Perry...............MISSOURI Bars.........Julie Abaray....................MISSOURI Beam.......Julie Abaray . .................MISSOURI Floor.......Amanda Pezzullo . .........MISSOURI AA..........Jolene Worley.................E. Michigan

2008

Vault.......Sarah Curtis....................... Michigan Bars.........Becky Bernard.................... Michigan Beam...... Sarah Shire ................. MISSOURI Floor.......Kylee Botterman ............... Michigan AA...........Adrianne Perry...............MISSOURI

1. Sarah Shire............... MU.......... 9.950 2. Mary Burke.............. MU.......... 9.850 Alana Mouery....... Cal. St.-Full.....9.850 Rochelle Robinson... Mich. St........9.850 5. Alex Gold.................. MU.......... 9.825 Adrianne Perry.......... MU.......... 9.825 Alaina Baker......... Cal. St.-Full.....9.825

Uneven Bars 1. Rochelle Robinson... Mich. St........9.900 2. Sarah Shire............... MU.......... 9.850 3. Allie Heizelman........ MU.......... 9.825 Dani Fanning........... Mich. St........9.825 5. Mary Burke.............. MU.......... 9.800 Alaina Baker......... Cal. St.-Full.....9.800 Nikki Argiros........... Mich. St........9.800

Balance Beam 1. Nicole Curler........... Mich. St........9.925 2. Sarah Shire............... MU.......... 9.900 3. Adrianne Perry......... MU.......... 9.850 4. Alicia Hatcher........... MU.......... 9.800 5. Brooke Boehmer....... MU.......... 9.775

Floor Exercise 1. Sarah Shire............... MU.......... 9.875 2. Danielle Guider........ MU.......... 9.850 Alaina Baker......... Cal. St.-Full.....9.850 Nikki Argiros........... Mich. St........9.850 5. Mary Burke.............. MU.......... 9.825 Andrea Perini.......... W. Mich........9.825

2009

Vault...... Sarah Shire.................. MISSOURI Bars.........Rochelle Robinson........Michigan St. Beam.......Nicole Curler................Michigan St. Floor...... Sarah Shire.................. MISSOURI AA.......... Sarah Shire.................. MISSOURI Alisha Robinson won nine Cat Classic titles to surpass Arizonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Diane Monty for the most ever.

Gymnastics

Missouri

Vault.......Jodie Heinicka................MISSOURI Bars.........Sarah Zigler . .................MISSOURI Beam.......Amanda Pezzullo . .........MISSOURI Floor.......Whitney Crater .............MISSOURI AA..........Adrianne Perry...............MISSOURI

Vault

University

Vault.......Katie Cole .....................MISSOURI Bars.........Samantha Salyers...............Pittsburgh Beam.......Pam Lieberman ................Pittsburgh Floor.......Shannon Brown ............MISSOURI AA...........Shannon Brown ............MISSOURI

2006

5. Adrianne Perry..........MU......... 38.625

Records

1999

Vault.......Kelly Parkinson ........................ BYU Bars.........Leah Jacobs .............................. BYU Beam.......Shannon Brown ............MISSOURI Floor.......Sarah Wentworth .................Auburn AA...........Sarah Wentworth..................Auburn

Vault.......Alisha Robinson.............MISSOURI Bars.........Alisha Robinson ............MISSOURI Beam.......Lauren Schwartzman .....MISSOURI Floor.......Alisha Robinson ............MISSOURI Amanda Hall........................... UNH AA..........Amanda Hall........................... UNH

4. Mary Burke.............. MU......... 38.650

Review

1998

2005

3. Andrea Perini........... W. Mich......38.775

Opponents

Vault.......Genny King .........................Arizona Heidi Hornbeek ...................Arizona Bars.........Maureen Kealey ...................Arizona Beam.......Nancy Milberger ..................Arizona Floor.......Charise Schrupp ...........MISSOURI AA...........Heidi Hornbeek ...................Arizona

2. Alaina Baker.........Cal. St.-Full....39.050

The Tigers

Charise Schrupp became the first Tiger in three years to win a Cat Classic title when she won the floor exercise in 1996.

Vault.......Alisha Robinson.............MISSOURI Krystle Cook......................Kentucky Kirsten Pauga............................ BYU Bars.........Jodie Heinicka................MISSOURI Beam.......Lauren Schwartzman.....MISSOURI Kari Lords................................. BYU Floor.......Alisha Robinson.............MISSOURI ...............Lauren Schwartzman......MISSOURI AA...........Alisha Robinson.............MISSOURI

1. Sarah Shire................MU......... 39.575

Coaches

Vault.......Abby Pearson .......................Arizona Bars.........Alisha Robinson ............MISSOURI Beam.......Lauren Schwartzman .....MISSOURI Monica Bisordi . ...................Arizona Floor.......Lauren Schwartzman ....MISSOURI ...............Michelle Harley ..................... UNH AA..........Monica Bisordi ....................Arizona

All-Around

Preview

2009 Top Five Finishers

2002

Vault.......Angie Hickman . ...................... BYU Bars.........Kelly Evanson .......................... BYU Beam.......Leah Gremaud ..............MISSOURI Floor.......Alisha Robinson ............MISSOURI AA...........Alisha Robinson ............MISSOURI

Corvette Cup Results

Preview

Individual Champions

Team Champions 1995

1995

Vault....... Erica Allocco ........................ R. Island Bars........ Chrissy Harkey ......................Missouri Beam...... Charise Schrupp ....................Missouri Floor....... Rosann Grabner ...................NC State AA.......... Christi Newton . ...................NC State

1. 2. 3. 4.

Missouri North Carolina State Rhode Island New Hampshire

1. 2. 3. 4.

Alabama Missouri Illinois State Bowling Green State

1. 2. 3. 4.

Minnesota Missouri Eastern Michigan Iowa

1. 2. 3. 4.

Auburn Missouri Iowa Eastern Michigan

Opponents

The Tigers

Coaches

1996

Vault....... Danielle McAdams ................Alabama Bars........ Stephanie Woods ...................Alabama Beam...... Kim Kelly ..............................Alabama Floor....... Stephanie Woods ...................Alabama Marna Neubauer ...................Alabama AA.......... Marna Neubauer ...................Alabama

1997

Vault....... Kim Sveum . .......................Minnesota Bars........ Judith Cavazos . ..................Minnesota Beam...... Amanda Peterson ...................Missouri Floor....... Mindy Knaeble . .................Minnesota Jonda Hammons ................Minnesota AA.......... Kim Miller ...................... E. Michigan

Chrissy Harkey took home the bars title in the inaugural Corvette Cup in 1995.

1998

Vault....... Charise Schrupp ....................Missouri Bars........ Sarah Wentworth . .................. Auburn Beam...... Sally Cantrell .......................... Auburn Floor....... Sarah Balogach ....................... Auburn AA.......... Stacey Newman ...................... Auburn Vault....... Jessica Haag ...........................Missouri Bars........ Shannon Brown . ...................Missouri Beam...... Alison Akers ..........................Missouri Kim Koenig................................TWU Floor....... Nikki Liphardt ................ C. Michigan AA.......... Kim Koenig ...............................TWU

1. Ball State 2. Missouri 3. Iowa

Review

Laura Forbes won the Corvette Cup floor title in 2001 with a record score of 9.925.

Records

2000

2001

1. 2. 3. 4.

Oklahoma Bowling Green Missouri Texas Woman’s

2002

1. 2. 3. 4.

Denver Missouri Illinois State Utah State

2003

1. 2. 3. 4.

Missouri Eastern Michigan Texas Woman’s SE Missouri State

2001

University

1998

1. Missouri 2. Texas Woman’s 3. Central Michigan

2000

1997

1999

Vault....... Heather DeAtley . ........................Iowa Bars........ Giselle Boniforti ..........................Iowa Beam...... Shannon Brown . ...................Missouri Floor....... Katie Cole .............................Missouri AA.......... Laura Szczepanski .................Ball State

1996

Vault....... Marny Oestreng ....................... BGSU Bars........ Ann Geitler ...........................Missouri Beam...... Leah Gremaud . .....................Missouri Floor....... Laura Forbes ..........................Missouri AA.......... Marny Oestreng ....................... BGSU Vault....... Lindsay Davis ........................Missouri Bars........ Alisha Robinson ....................Missouri Beam...... Leah Gremaud . .....................Missouri Floor....... Michelle Kasuga ......................Denver AA.......... Emily Blankhead .....................Denver Vault....... Natalie Hashimoto .......................EIU Bars........ Jodie Heinicka .......................Missouri Andrea Nervig .......................Missouri Beam...... Alina Hamm . ........................Missouri Floor....... Alisha Robinson ....................Missouri Lauren Schwartzman .............Missouri AA.......... Alisha Robinson ....................Missouri

Missouri

2002

2003

Jodie Heinicka tied Andrea Nervig to win the 2003 Corvette Cup uneven bars title.

Gymnastics

191.150 191.000 186.850 186.775

195.175 188.450 187.825 187.050

193.775 192.925 191.850 189.800

194.100 192.375 191.250 187.875

193.925 193.050 190.300

193.050 192.775 190.275

195.075 194.825 193.075 191.350

195.675 195.775 193.000 191.700

195.925 194.600 193.425 191.900

Corvette Cup Results Team Scores

All-Around

1. Eastern Michigan...............49.350..................2003 2. Missouri............................49.200..................2003 3. Minnesota.........................49.125..................1997 4. Alabama............................48.725..................1996 5. Denver..............................48.675..................2002 6. Missouri............................48.600..................1997 7. Missouri............................48.450..................2002 SE Missouri State..............48.450..................2003

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Alisha Robinson................ Missouri...................... 39.400...........2003 Marny Oestreng................ Bowling Green............. 39.350...........2001 Natalie Hashimoto............ E. Michigan................. 39.200...........2003 Leticia Ishii........................ Oklahoma................... 39.175...........2001 Marna Neubauer............... Alabama...................... 39.150...........1996 Kim Koenig....................... Texas Woman’s............. 39.125...........1999 Emily Blankhead............... Denver........................ 39.125...........2002

Vault

Kim Sveum........................ Minnesota................... 9.925.............1997 Natalie Hashimoto............ E. Michigan................. 9.925.............2003 Alisha Robinson................ Missouri...................... 9.900.............2003 Leah Hashimoto................ E. Michigan................. 9.900.............2003 Marny Oestreng................ Bowling Green............. 9.875.............2001 Erica Allocco..................... Rhode Island............... 9.850.............1995 Judith Cavazos................... Minnesota................... 9.850.............1997 Mariana Goncalves............ Oklahoma................... 9.825.............2001

Uneven Bars

Stephanie Woods............... Alabama...................... 9.950.............1996 Giselle Boniforti................ Iowa............................ 9.950.............2000 Marna Neubauer............... Alabama...................... 9.925.............1996 Shannon Brown................. Missouri...................... 9.925.............2000 Alisha Robinson................ Missouri...................... 9.900.............2002 Andrea Nervig................... Missouri...................... 9.875.............2002

Balance Beam

Leah Gremaud................... Missouri...................... 9.925.............2002 Michelle Kasuga................ Denver........................ 9.925.............2002 Leah Gremaud................... Missouri...................... 9.900.............2001 Kasie Tamayo..................... Oklahoma................... 9.900.............2001 Leticia Ishii........................ Oklahoma................... 9.875.............2001 Kim Kelly.......................... Alabama...................... 9.850.............1996 Amanda Peterson............... Missouri...................... 9.850.............1997 Alison Akers...................... Missouri...................... 9.850.............1999 Kim Koenig....................... Texas Woman’s............. 9.850.............1999 Ashley Asraf....................... Missouri...................... 9.850.............2002 Karyssa Ancellotti.............. Denver........................ 9.850.............2002 Alina Hamm...................... Missouri...................... 9.850.............2003

Floor Exercise

Laura Forbes...................... Missouri...................... 9.925.............2001 Jonda Hammons............... Minnesota................... 9.900.............1997 Mindy Knaeble.................. Minnesota................... 9.900.............1997 Sarah Balogach.................. Auburn........................ 9.900.............1998 Nikki Liphardt.................. Central Michigan........ 9.900.............1999 Leah Mueller..................... Oklahoma................... 9.900.............2001 Alisha Robinson................ Missouri...................... 9.900.............2003 Lauren Schwartzman......... Missouri...................... 9.900.............2003 Leah Hashimoto................ E. Michigan................. 9.900.............2003

Floor Scores 1. Missouri............................49.325..................2003 2. Minnesota.........................49.275..................1997 3. Denver..............................49.125..................2002 4. Auburn..............................48.950..................1998 5. Eastern Michigan...............48.900..................2003 6. Ball State...........................48.825..................2000 7. Missouri............................48.800..................1999 Texas Woman’s...................48.800..................2003

Gymnastics

Missouri

1. Denver............................. 49.300...................2002 2. Missouri........................... 48.800...................1999 3. Missouri........................... 48.725...................2002 4. Missouri........................... 48.625...................1997 5. Texas Woman’s.................. 48.525...................1999

University

1. 2.

Beam Scores

Records

1. 3. 5. 6.

1. Alabama............................49.400..................1996 2. Missouri............................49.100..................2003 3. Minnesota.........................48.775..................1997 4. Missouri............................48.775..................2000 5. Missouri............................48.875..................2002 6. Denver..............................48.575..................2002 7. Texas Woman’s...................48.475..................2003

Review

1. 2. 3. 5. 6.

Bars Scores

Opponents

1. 3. 5. 6. 8.

The Tigers

Vault Scores

Coaches

Leah Gremaud won the 2002 beam title with a 9.925.

Preview

1. Missouri............................195.925................2003 2. Denver..............................195.675................2002 3. Alabama............................195.175................1996 4. Missouri............................194.775................2002 5. Eastern Michigan...............194.600................2003 6. Auburn..............................194.100................1998 7. Missouri............................193.925................1999

Corvette Cup Results

University

Records

Review

Opponents

The Tigers

Coaches

Preview

Corvette Cup: Year-by-Year Results

1. 2. 3. 4.

1991

MISSOURI 188.20 Utah State 186.25 Michigan 184.75 Iowa 184.35 Individual champions Vault..............................Julie Dorn (MU) Bars................................Julie Dorn (MU) Jenny Schmidt (MU) Beam........................... Kim Burton (MU) Floor......................... Jennifer Sand (MU) All-Around.....................Julie Dorn (MU)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1992

MISSOURI 187.45 Northern Illinois 183.80 Iowa 182.95 Minnesota 180.30 Illinois 180.25 Individual champions Vault...............................Kara Corso (IU) Bars................................Kim Leslie (MU) Beam......................... Jennifer Sand (MU) Floor........................... Kim Burton (MU) All-Around.....................Kim Leslie (MU)

1. 2. 3. 4.

1994

Louisiana State 190.10 MISSOURI 185.75 Iowa 185.45 Ball State 181.65 Northern Illinois 181.00 Individual champions Vault..................... Jennifer Landry (LSU) Bars.........................Meredith Chang (IU) Beam...........................Ida Canovas (LSU) Floor.............................Leah Hicks (MU) All-Around............... Jennifer Jones (LSU)

1. 2. 3. 4.

1995

Louisiana State 192.025 Illinois-Chicago 187.825 Illinois State 186.800 MISSOURI 185.875 Individual champions Vault...................... Wendy Lahucik (ISU) Bars......................... Jennifer Wood (LSU) Beam........................... Jen Hillman (MU) Floor................... Wendi Farquhars (UIC) .............................. Jennifer Wood (LSU) All-Around.............. Jennifer Wood (LSU)

1996

Michigan State 190.050 Illinois-Chicago 188.500 Illinois State 184.675 MISSOURI 183.600 Yale 182.600 Individual champions Vault............................Siri Larsen (MSU) Bars.......................Carolyn Hecht (MSU) Beam...........................Siri Larsen (MSU), ............................Melinda Blondis (UIC) Floor...................... Chrissy Harkey (MU) ....................................Siri Larsen (MSU) All-Around...................Siri Larsen (MSU)

1. 2. 3. 4.

1997

Ohio State 192.275 MISSOURI 191.450 Illinois State 189.425 Texas Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 187.625 Individual champions Vault.................... Charise Schrupp (MU) Bars........................ Susan Eckman (OSU) Beam..................... Mandy Peterson (MU) Floor.......................Mindi Farmer (OSU) All-Around............ Mandy Peterson (MU)

1993

MISSOURI 189.70 Iowa State 187.70 Iowa 187.45 Towson State 185.75 Individual champions Vault............................. Joan Reitz (TSU) Bars....................... Meredith Chang (IU), Pam Johnson (TSU) Beam.............................. Kim Baker (IU), Chrissy Harkey (MU) Floor....................... Chissy Harkey (MU) Leah Hicks (MU) All-Around............. Chrissy Harkey (MU)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1998

Michigan State 190.950 LSU 189.050 MISSOURI 187.675 Illinois State 185.875 Western Michigan 182.850 Individual champions Vault.....................Stephanie Hyett (LSU) Bars....................... Carolyn Hecht (MSU) Beam......................... Erin Mullen (MSU) Carolyn Hecht (MSU) Floor.................... Charise Schrupp (MU) All-Around................ Erin Mullen (MSU)

1. 2. 3. 4.

1999

SE Missouri State 192.750 MISSOURI 191.65 Illinois State 187.925 Centenary 186.525 Individual champions Vault.......................... Jessica Haag (MU) Bars...................... Shannon Brown (MU) Malia Roberts (SEMO) Beam............ Heather Browning (SEMO) Erica Smith (SEMO) Malia Roberts (SEMO) Floor......................Meggen Smiley (MU) Ann Gietler (MU) Malia Roberts (SEMO) All-Around.......... Malia Roberts (SEMO)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

2000

Michigan State 193.125 Illinois State 191.875 Missouri 191.35 Kent State 188.35 Western Michigan 186.375 Individual champions Vault................ Elizabeth Forshier (MSU) Bars........................ Melissa Green (MSU) Beam...........................Alison Akers (MU) Floor..................... Shannon Brown (MU) All-Around....... Lindsay Trainham (MSU)

Missouri

Individual Records All-Around 1. Lindsay Trainham..............Michigan State...................38.900................. 2000 2. Malia Roberts....................SE Missouri State...............38.875................. 1999 3. Siri Larsen..........................Michigan State...................38.850................. 1996 Jennifer Ward.....................Louisiana State...................38.850................. 1995 Kristy Savoie......................Louisiana State...................38.775................. 1995 Vault 1. Elisabeth Forshier..............Michigan State...................9.825................... 2000 2. Wendy Lahucik..................Illinois State.......................9.800................... 1995 Charise Schrupp................MISSOURI.......................9.800................... 1997 Stephanie Hyett.................Louisiana State...................9.800................... 1998 Jessica Haag.......................MISSOURI.......................9.800................... 1999 Uneven Bars 1. Susan Eckman...................Ohio State..........................9.900................... 1997 2. Melissa Green....................Michigan State...................9.875................... 2000 3. Polly Kiker.........................Michigan State...................9.875................... 2000 4. Carolyn Hecht...................Michigan State...................9.850.............. 1996/98 Balance Beam 1. Alison Akers.......................MISSOURI.......................9.875................... 2000 Jane Macintosh..................Michigan State...................9.875................... 2000 3. Shannon Brown.................MISSOURI.......................9.850................... 2000 Annie Chapman................Illinois State.......................9.850................... 2000 Lindsay Trainham..............Michigan State...................9.850................... 2000 Floor Exercise 1. Mindi Farmer....................Ohio State..........................9.850................... 1997 2. Meggen Smiley..................MISSOURI.......................9.825................... 1999 Ann Gietler........................MISSOURI.......................9.825................... 1999 Malia Roberts....................SE Missouri State...............9.825................... 1999 Shannon Brown.................MISSOURI.......................9.825................... 2000

Team Records Scores 1. Michigan State................. 193.125..........2000 2. SE Missouri State............. 192.750..........1999 3. Ohio State........................ 192.275..........1997 4. Louisiana State................. 192.025..........1995 5. Illinois State..................... 191.875..........2000 Vault 1. Illinois State..................... 48.150............1995 2. Michigan State................. 48.100............1996 3. Louisiana State................. 48.025............1995 Illinois State..................... 48.025............2000 5. Michigan State................. 47.925............2000 Uneven Bars 1. Michigan State................. 48.650............1998 2. Ohio State........................ 48.600............1997 3. MISSOURI...................... 48.525............1999 4. Illinois-Chicago................ 48.350............1996 5. Michigan State................. 48.325............2000 Balance Beam 1. Louisiana State................. 48.600............1995 2. W. Michigan..................... 48.525............2000 3. Michigan State................. 48.375............2000 4. Illinois State..................... 48.325............2000 5. SE Missouri State............. 48.300............1999 Floor Exercise 1. MISSOURI...................... 48.925............1999 2. MISSOURI...................... 48.550............1992 3. Michigan State................. 48.5................2000 4. Louisiana State................. 48.400............1998 5. Missouri........................... 48.350............2000

Gymnastics

Notable Tigers

Gayle Anderson

Sherry Towle

Lisa Hyberger

(1981-84) 1981: AIAW Regional vault title. 1982: All-Big Eight, Big Eight beam title. 1983: All-Big Eight and Cat Classic all-around titles.

(1982-85) 1982: NCAA Regional beam title. 1984: NCAA Regional and Cat Classic beam titles.

(1982-85) 1982: All-Big Eight, Big Eight vault and all-around titles, NCAA all-around qualifier.

Chris Fleckenstein

Patti McCormick

Val Erickson

Gretchen Schmidt

(1995-98) 1996: Cat Classic floor title. 1998: Cat Classic floor title.

(1992-95) 1993: All-Big Eight, NCAA Qualifier.

Jessica Haag

(1996-99) 1998: All-Big 12. 1999: Big 12 vault title.

(1992-95) 1993: All-Big Eight, Big Eight floor title.

Shannon Brown

(1997- 2000) 1999: Cat Classic and Big 12 beam titles. 2000: Cat Classic floor and all-around titles, Corvette Cup beam title.

Kim Leslie

(1990-94) 1990: All-Big Eight, Cat Classic vault, bars and all-around titles.

Chrissy Harkey

(1993-96) 1993: All-Big Eight. Big Eight floor title. 1995: All-Big Eight.

Katie Cole

(1997- 2000) 2000: Cat Classic vault title, Corvette Cup floor title.

Gymnastics

Jen Hillman

(1993-96) 1993: All-Big Eight. 1994: All-Big Eight. 1995: AllBig Eight.

Ann Geitler

(1998- 2001) 2001: Corvette Cup bar title.

Missouri

Leah Hicks

(1985-89) 1986: All-Big Eight, Cat Classic vault title 1987: All-Big Eight 1988: All-Big Eight, Big Eight vault title.

University

Charise Schrupp

Kellie Copeland

Kim Burton

(1990-92) 1992: All-Big Eight.

Mary Houghton

Records

(1991-94) 1992: All-Big Eight.

Jennifer Sand

(1989-92) 1990: All-Big Eight. 1991: All-Big Eight, Big Eight beam title, Cat Classic floor title. 1992: All-Big Eight, Big Eight floor, vault & beam titles, Cat Classic floor title.

(1984-87) 1984: All-Big Eight. 1985: All-Big Eight, Big Eight floor title.

Review

Jenny Schmidt

Julie Dorn

(1988-91) 1988: Cat Classic floor title. 1989: All-Big Eight, NCAA Qualifier, Cat Classic vault title. 1990: All-Big Eight, NCAA All-American; 4th (vault), 6th (floor). 1991: All-Big Eight, Big Eight Female Athlete-of-the-Year.

(1984-87) 1984: All-Big Eight and Cat Classic all-around titles.

Opponents

Kristi Leslie

(1987-90) 1989: All-Big Eight.

(1984-87) 1985: All-Big Eight and Cat Classic vault titles 1986: Cat Classic vault title.

(1982-85) 1984: All-Big Eight.

The Tigers

(1983-84) 1984: All-Big Eight.

Zina Arrington

Coaches

(1980-81) 1980: All-Big Eight. 1981: AIAW Regional bar, beam, floor, all-around titles.

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Maria Christensen

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Noteable Tigers

Laura Forbes

Ashley Asraf

(2002-2003) 2002: Corvette Cup floor title.

Leah Gremaud

(2000 -2003) 2001: Corvette Cup beam title, NCAA Regional qualifier 2002: Cat Classic and Corvette Cup beam titles.

Rachael Dombart

(2002-2005) 2002: All-Big 12 beam title, All-Big 12 team.

Alina Hamm

(2000-2003) 2001: NCAA Regional qualifier 2002: NCAA Regional all-arounder. 2003: Corvette Cup beam title.

Alisha Robinson

(2002-2005) 2002: All-America vault, Big 12 Freshman of the Year, NCAA Regional all-around title, Cat Classic floor and all-around titles, Corvette Cup bar title. 2003: Corvette Cup allaround and floor titles, Cat Classic bar title, All-Big 12 team, SC Regional vault title, NCAA Championship qualifier. 2004: Cat Classic vault, floor and all-around titles, Big 12 vault title, two-time All-Big 12. 2005: All-America vault, Big 12 vault title, Cat Classic vault, bars and floor titles

Lindsay Davis

Andrea Nervig

(2001-2004) 2001: NCAA Regional qualifier 2002: NCAA Regional all-arounder, Corvette Cup vault title. 2003: Big 12 vault title, All-Big 12 team.

Jodie Heinicka

(2003-2006) 2003: Corvette Cup bar title. 2004: Cat Classic bar title. 2006: Cat Classic vault title.

(2001-2004) 2001: NCAA Regional qualifier. 2003: Corvette Cup bars title.

Lauren Schwartzman

(2003-2006) 2003: Corvette Cup floor title, Cat Classic beam and floor titles, All-Big 12 beam and floor. 2004: Cat Classic beam and floor titles, Big 12 beam title, two-time All-Big 12. 2005: Cat Classic beam title. 2006: All-Big 12 beam.

Review

Opponents

The Tigers

Coaches

(2000-2003) 2001: Corvette Cup floor title.

Sarah Zigler

Whitney Crater

(2004-2007) 2006: Cat Classic floor title.

Amanda Pezzullo

(2004-2007) 2006: Cat Classic beam title.

Julie Abaray

(2005-2008) 2007: Cat Classic bars Title.

Records

(2004-06) 2006: Cat Classic bar title.

University

Alicia Hatcher

(2006-2009) 2007: All Big 12, Bars. 2008: All Big 12, Bars.

Sarah Shire

(2008-present) 2008: Cat Classic beam title, Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, All Big 12, Vault. 2009: All-America first team vault, South Central Region Gymnast of the Year, Co-Big 12 Gymnast of the Year, Big 12 All-Around Champion, shared Big 12 vault and beam titles, All-Big 12, vault, bars and beam Six-time Big 12 Gymnast of the Week, ten All-Around titles, including Cat Classic, Cat Classic vault and floor titles.

Missouri

Gymnastics

Adrianne Perry

(2006-2009) 2006: Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, NCAA Championship Qualifier, Cat Classic All-Around title. 2007: Two-time Big 12 Gymnast of the Week, Cat Classic Titles on vault, beam and floor, All Big 12: vault and bars. NCAA Championship Qualifier. 2008: Big 12 All-Around and floor Champion; NCAA Championship qualifier; seven All-Around titles, including Cat Classic; All Big 12 first team: floor, bars and beam. 2009: All-America second team: floor and all-around, Big 12 floor title.

Missouri Hall of Fame

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Missouri Hall of Fame Members Induction into the University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame is the highest honor bestowed upon a Mizzou student-athlete, coach or administrator. The first class was enshrined in 1990, in conjunction with Mizzou’s observance of its 100th football season.

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was named the first head coach of the Missouri gymnastics program in 1979, and built the program from scratch into a nationally-prominent one during his 20 years at the helm. Jacobson had a career record of 229-198-1 in the regular season, and led his teams to 13 NCAA Regional appearances. He was the 1990 Big Eight Conference Coach of the Year and also won the same award as part of the Big 12 in 1999. He directed Missouri to the 1992 Big Eight championship, and his team claimed the NCAA Central Regional title in 1981 and advanced to the NCAA National Championships. Jacobson guided 30 gymnasts to all-conference honors and five to regional championship titles, and founded three premier meets - Shakespeare’s Festival, the Corvette Cup and the Cat Classic. By the time he retired in 1999, Jacobson helped the gymnastics program to become Missouri’s thirdhighest grossing athletic program.

to be inducted into the University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame during ceremonies in September 1996. The most honored gymnast in school history, Dorn was the Big Eight Conference Female Athlete of the Year in 1991. She was a three-time all-conference performer and won league championships in the vault and floor exercise in 1991. She still holds or shares 16 school records and was Mizzou’s first two-time all-American, placing at the NCAA Championships in the vault and floor exercise in 1990. She also competed at the NCAAs in 1989. A native of Minnetonka, Minn., Dorn worked for her alma mater as the Director of Life Skills in Missouri’s Total Person Program. Before coming back to Mizzou, she worked at the Big 12 Conference and the Kansas City Chiefs.

gymnast in the history of Missouri Athletics to be honored as a Hall of Fame inductee when she joined the prestigious group in 1994. Known as the “Queen of Missouri Gymnastics” during her career from 1986-89, she was honored as a three-time All-Big Eight performer who was on her way to becoming the first four-time all-conference gymnast in school history when her senior season was cut short by a knee injury. Moving through her career, Houghton’s all-around performance made the Mizzou recordbooks as she held every Missouri event record at the end of her 1987 sophomore season. Although her career was cut short, Houghton added a Big Eight vault championship title to her resume as a junior in 1988. As impressive in the classroom as she was in the arena, Houghton was a three-time academic all-league choice.

The father of Missouri gymnastics, Jake Jacobson Julie Dorn became the second Missouri gymnast Mary Houghton became the first Mizzou

Gymnastics

Missouri

University

Mary Houghton 1985-1989

Records

Julie Dorn 1988-1991

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Jake Jacobson 1979-1999

All-Time Letterwinners

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Julie Abaray................................ Cincinnati, Ohio............................ 2005-08 Alison Akers............................... Springfield, Mo............................... 1997-00 Lisa Akers................................... Imperial, Mo.................................. 1996 Sara Alexander............................ Leawood, Kan................................ 1993 Kelley Andersen......................... Omaha, Neb................................... 2004-05 Gayle Anderson.......................... Springfield, Mo............................... 1980-84 Laura Anson............................... Kansas City, Mo............................. 2000-02 Martha Armstrong..................... Memphis, Tenn.............................. 1983-84 Zina Arrington........................... Tulsa, Okla..................................... 1981-85 Ashley Asraf............................... Tomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s River, N.J............................. 2002-03

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Miranda Boeckman.................... Okeene, Okla................................. 2004 Brooke Boehmer...................... Overland Park, Kan..................... 2008-09 Amy Bowles............................... Springfield, Mo............................... 1995-96 Nikki Bowman........................... Virginia Beach, Va.......................... 2005-08 Shannon Brett............................ Easton, Pa....................................... 2001 Rachel Bridges............................ W. Des Moines, Iowa...................... 2002-04 Beth Brown................................ Omaha, Neb................................... 1979-81 Shannon Brown......................... Queen Creek, Ariz.......................... 1997-00 Mary Burke.............................. Inverness, Ill................................. 2009 Kim Burton................................ Little Rock, Ark.............................. 1989-92

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Melisa Clark............................... Smithville, Mo................................ 1993-95 Katie Cole.................................. Hamilton, Mo................................ 1997-00 Andrea Conner........................... Omaha, Neb. . ............................... 1992-93 Sarah Cooper............................. Shawnee, Kan................................. 1992-95 Kellie Copeland.......................... Prairie Village, Kan......................... 1992-95 Whitney Crater.......................... Little Rock, Ark.............................. 2004-07 Antonio Cutolo.......................... Kansas City, Mo............................. 1981-84 Maria Christensen...................... Cedar Falls, Iowa............................ 1979-81

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Kathy Danielson........................ Cheektowga, N.Y............................ 1979-81 Lindsay Davis............................. Derby, Kan..................................... 2001-04 Rachael Dombart....................... Woodstock, Ga............................... 2002-05 Julie Dorn.................................. Minnetonka, Minn......................... 1988-91

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Records

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Jodi Emery................................. Minersville, Pa................................ 1996-97 Janelle Erickson.......................... St. Paul, Minn................................ 1981-85 Valerie Erickson......................... St. Paul, Minn................................ 1983-87

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Chris Fleckenstein...................... Cedar Falls, Iowa............................ 1982-84 Laura Forbes............................... Columbia, Mo................................ 2000-02 Linda Freed................................ Iowa City, Iowa............................... 1979-81

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Susan Gaitskill............................ St. Louis, Mo.................................. 1988-91 Emily Gentry............................. Kansas City, Mo............................. 1990-91 Ann Gietler................................ Mesa, Ariz...................................... 1998-2001 Alicia Gilmore............................ St. Charles, Mo............................... 2007 Leah Gremaud........................... St. Peters, Mo................................. 2000-02 Alex Gold................................. Plano, Texas................................. 2008-09 Danielle Guider....................... Nutley, N.J................................... 2007-09

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Jessica Haag................................ Newmanstown, Pa.......................... 1996-99 Brittany Haines.......................... Greenfield, Ind............................... 2009 Alina Hamm.............................. Springfield, Mo............................... 2000-03 Sonia Hansen............................. Springfield, Mo............................... 1985-88 Chrissy Harkey........................... Grandview, Mo............................... 1993-96 Chandra Harlow........................ Raytown, Mo.................................. 1997-00 Jodi Harrison............................. Cape Girardeau, Mo....................... 1986-89 Alicia Hatcher............................ Blue Springs, Mo............................ 2006-09 Jodie Heinicka............................ Seminole, Fla.................................. 2003-06 Allie Heizelman....................... Cypress, Texas.............................. 2009 Leah Hicks................................. Crystal Lake, Ill.............................. 1992-95 Jennifer Hillman........................ Overland Park, Kan........................ 1993-96 Margie Houghton...................... St. Louis, Mo.................................. 1980-81 Mary Houghton......................... St. Louis, Mo.................................. 1986-89 Lisa Hyberger............................. Cedar Falls, Iowa............................ 1981-85

Missouri

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Amy Johnson............................. Midlothian, Va............................... 1993 Chanda Johnson......................... Lakeville, Minn.............................. 1995-96

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Ashley Khederian....................... Carlisle, Mass................................. 2005-07 Kris King.................................... Wood River, Ill............................... 1982-85 Lori King................................... Longwood, Fla................................ 1986-88 Katie Kluga................................ Downers Grove, Ill......................... 2006-07 Jessica Krull................................ Webster Groves, Mo....................... 1989-93 Jeannine Kueper......................... Chesterfield, Mo............................. 1980-84

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Kim Leslie.................................. Plano, Texas.................................... 1990-94 Kristi Leslie................................ Plano, Texas.................................... 1986-90 Debbie Levin.............................. Minneapolis, Minn......................... 1988-91

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Kim Marriott............................. Eldon, Mo...................................... 1991-94 Bridgid Mayor............................ Lake Quivira, Kan.......................... 1988-91 Patti McCormick....................... Fort Smith, Ark.............................. 1983-87 Betsy McCoy.............................. Des Moines, Iowa........................... 1979-80 Kelly McKinnie.......................... Manchester, Mo.............................. 1996-99 Denise Moore............................. Omaha, Neb. . ............................... 1979-82

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Becky Neal................................. Kansas City, Mo............................. 1994-96 Andrea Nervig............................ Colorado Springs, Colo.................... 2001-04

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Lauren Owca.............................. Wheaton, Ill................................... 2001-04

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Sarah Patterson........................... Lincoln, Neb.................................. 1988-89 Nancy Paulos.............................. Roseville, Minn.............................. 1979-80 Adrianne Perry........................... Columbia, Mo................................ 2006-09 Amanda Peterson....................... Shawnee, Kan................................. 1996-99 Amanda Pezzullo........................ Wheaton, Ill................................... 2004-07 Ginger Porter............................. Kansas City, Mo............................. 1984-85 Lisa Puccio................................. Kirkwood, Mo................................ 2005-06

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Michelle Ramsey........................ Des Moines, Iowa........................... 1979-80 Toni Rice................................... Waterloo, Iowa............................... 1980-81 Christy Roberts.......................... Kansas City, Mo............................. 1988-90 Alisha Robinson......................... Bates City, Mo................................ 2002-05 Annette Rodenberg.................... Carrollton, Mo............................... 1990-92 Katie Roets................................. Austin, Texas................................... 2003-04

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Jennifer Sand.............................. Burnsville, Minn............................. 1988-92 Gretchen Schmidt...................... Bridgeton, Mo................................ 1983-87 Jenny Schmidt............................ Bridgeton, Mo................................ 1991-94 Becky Scholle........................... Chesterfield, Mo........................... 2007-09 Charise Schrupp......................... Elk River, Minn.............................. 1995-98 Lauren Schwartzman.................. San Antonio, Texas......................... 2003-06 Sarah Shire............................... Columbia, Mo.............................. 2008-09 Meggen Smiley........................... Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Fallon, Mo.................................. 1997-00 Kena Smith................................ Warrenton, Mo............................... 1994 Susan Smith............................... Scituate, Mass................................. 1982-86 Lauren Stephenson..................... Kansas City, Mo............................. 2008-09 Liz Straatmann........................... Washington, Mo............................. 2008-09

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Sherry Towle.............................. Topeka, Kan................................... 1981-85 Cindy Tumey............................. Baton Rouge, La............................. 1984-88

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Krissy Wood............................... Villa Ridge, Mo.............................. 1985-86

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Sarah Zigler................................ Franklin, Tenn................................ 2003-06

Gymnastics

All-Time Attendance Records

Avg. 13,860 10,483 9,727 5,704 4,092 3,732 3,626 3,292 2,805 2,587 2,398 2,395 2,320 2,130 1,855 1,607 1,571 1,537 1,510 1,505

Gymnastics

High 15,082 15,075 10,224 8,019 5,028 6,170 6,874 4,709 3,611 4,222 4,147 3,833 7,224 3,614 3,345 2,432 1,811 1,857 2,478 3,035

University

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Team Utah Alabama Georgia Florida Oregon State LSU Auburn UCLA Southern Utah Arkansas MISSOURI Michigan Iowa State North Carolina State Kentucky Denver Penn State Minnesota Brigham Young Stanford

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Missouri

Review

Missouri consistently ranks in the Top 20 for average home attendance. The Beauty and the Beast meet has drawn over 16,000 fans in its first three years of existence.

2009 National Attendance Rankings

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1...........2/8/08............ Beauty and the Beast............. 6,308 2...........2/9/07............ Beauty and the Beast............. 6,197 3...........2/13/09.......... Beauty and the Beast............. 4,147 4...........1/23/09.......... Nebraska (Pink Out)............ 3,459 5...........1/13/06.......... Arkansas (Pink Out)............. 2,897 6...........1/18/08.......... Iowa State (Pink Out)........... 2,766 7...........1/18/98.......... Shakespeare’s Festival............ 2,623 8...........3/10/96.......... Corvette Cup........................ 2,553 9...........1/19/97.......... Shakespeare’s Festival............ 2,460 10.........3/9/97............ Corvette Cup........................ 2,286 11.........3/6/99............ Corvette Cup........................ 2,276 12.........4/11/92.......... Central Regional................... 2,260 13.........1/17/93.......... Shakespeare’s Festival............ 2,205 14.........4/12/03.......... Central Regional................... 2,194 15.........3/5/00............ Corvette Cup........................ 2,049 16.........1/17/99.......... Shakespeare’s Festival............ 2,117 17.........3/8/98............ Corvette Cup........................ 1,910 18.........1/19/92.......... Shakespeare’s Festival............ 1,881 19.........3/23/91.......... Big 8 Championship............. 1,839 20.........3/4/01............ Corvette Cup........................ 1,712 21.........1/21/05.......... Centenary (Pinkout)............. 1,686 22.........3/12/95.......... Corvette Cup........................ 1,643 23.........3/17/06.......... SEMO.................................. 1,569 24.........2/3/06............ Iowa State............................. 1,518 25.........3/2/03............ Corvette Cup........................ 1,460

The Tigers

1...........2/87............... Cat Classic.......................... 10,562 2...........2/85............... Cat Classic.......................... 10,299 3...........2/91............... Cat Classic............................ 9,631 4...........2/90............... Cat Classic............................ 9,265 5...........2/88............... Cat Classic............................ 7,986 6...........2/84............... Cat Classic............................ 7,768 7...........2/95............... Cat Classic............................ 7,705 8...........2/83............... Cat Classic............................ 7,002 9...........1/89............... Cat Classic............................ 7,127 10.........2/96............... Cat Classic............................ 6,434 11.........2/97............... Cat Classic............................ 6,346 12.........2/8/08............ Beauty and the Beast............. 6,308 13.........2/9/07............ Beaty and the Beast............... 6,197 14.........2/98............... Cat Classic............................ 6,172 15.........2/99............... Cat Classic............................ 4,532 16.........2/05............... Cat Classic............................ 4,497 17.........2/04............... Cat Classic............................ 4,460 18.........2/92............... Cat Classic............................ 4,283 19.........2/03............... Cat Classic............................ 4,218 20.........2/01............... Cat Classic............................ 4,211 21.........2/06............... Cat Classic............................ 4,175 22.........2/13/09.......... Beauty and the Beast............. 4,147 23.........2/02............... Cat Classic............................ 4,037 24.........2/00............... Cat Classic............................ 3,770 25.........1/23/09.......... Nebraska (Pink Out)............ 3,459 26.........1/13/06.......... Arkansas (Pink Out)............. 2,897 27.........2/28/08.......... Cat Classic............................ 2,851 28.........1/18/08.......... Iowa State (Pink Out)........... 2,766 29.........1/18/98.......... Shakespeare’s Festival............ 2,623 30.........3/10/96.......... Corvette Cup........................ 2,553

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All-Time Records

Year-by-Year Results 1979-1980

Date Opponent Dec. 2 Illinois Jan. 19 at Nebraska* Feb. 3 Memphis State Feb. 15-16 Big 8 Championship Feb. 22 at Southern Illinois Feb. 29 at Colorado State March 1 at Denver March 7 at Iowa State* Kansas* March 9 Minnesota March 21-22 NCAA Regional

W/L L L W 3rd/6 L W L W W W 3rd/6

MU 128.000 129.400 129.000 135.000 135.500 135.100 134.450 134.450 134.450 135.000 137.500

Opponent 130.150 133.650 122.900 140.600 128.400 137.500 129.000 97.300 136.500

1980-1981

Regular season: 16-7, Big Eight: 3-2, Postseason: 7-1

Date Opponent Dec. 5 at Illinois Indiana State Western Illinois Dec. 7 Iowa State* Jan. 8 at Alabama Jan. 9 at Florida Northern Illinois Jan. 11 at Southern Illinois Jan. 19 Nebraska* Jan. 23-24 Cat Classic Penn State Louisiana State Pittsburgh Brigham Young Montana State Feb. 6 at Oklahoma State* Feb. 13 at Memphis State Oral Roberts Feb. 20 Big 8 Championship March 1 Washburn March 8 Southern Illinois Iowa March 13 at Minnesota March 14 at Iowa State* Oklahoma State* March 27 NCAA Regional April 10 NCAA Championship

W/L MU L 135.500 W W W 138.000 L 130.300 L 134.900 W W 139.250 W 137.000 3rd/6 140.150 L L W W W L 135.350 W 138.100 W 2nd/5 137.550 W 132.200 W 140.150 W W 134.800 W 141.200 L 1st/5 139.950 16th 130.000

Opponent 137.400 125.900 119.100 117.050 131.300 140.340 117.820 136.150 125.950 144.300 143.200 139.550 136.700 117.250 140.500 125.900 136.350 122.600 136.800 131.700 133.850 129.290 143.000

University

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The Tigers

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Preview

Regular season: 4-5, Big Eight: 2-1, Postseason: 6-4

1981-1982

Regular season: 16-5, Big Eight: 3-1, Postseason: 4-4 Date Opponent Dec. 6 Oklahoma* Minnesota Illinois Jacksonville State Dec. 13 Denver Jan. 16 at Wisconsin Jan. 22 at Louisiana State Jan. 24 at Southern Illinois Jan. 29-30 Cat Classic Penn State Louisiana State Pittsburgh Arizona BYU Feb. 7 Oklahoma State* Feb. 14 Alabama Southern Illinois Feb. 20 at Iowa State* Feb. 21 at Nebraska* Winona State Denver Feb. 26-27 Big 8 Championship March 7 Memphis State March 13-14 NCAA Regional

W/L MU W 137.600 W W W W 137.550 W 134.900 L 137.800 W 139.350 3rd/6 139.650 L L W W W W 142.450 L 139.550 W W 137.200 L 137.250 W W 2nd/5 141.500 W 139.900 4th/5 141.400

143.250 142.050 139.600 136.100 135.150 140.800 143.450 134.750 129.400 141.250 135.450 134.440 129.000

1982-1983

Regular season: 19-10, Big Eight: 2-1, Postseason: 3-6 Date Opponent Dec. 3 at Illinois Dec. 5 Wisconsin Dec. 10 at Minnesota Dec. 11 at Iowa Winona State Arizona SE Missouri State Northern Illinois Mankato State Jan. 14 Nebraska* Jan. 15 at Denver Utah State Jan. 21 Iowa State* Southern Illinois Mankato State Jan. 28 Utah Feb. 4 at Oklahoma State* San Diego State Feb. 11-12 Cat Classic Penn State Louisiana State Arizona Pittsburgh Kentucky Feb. 20 SE Missouri State Feb. 27 at Southern Illinois

W/L MU W 170.350 W 172.400 L 169.050 W 172.450 W L W W W L 172.300 L 167.300 L W 175.350 W W L 173.700 W 175.300 W 2nd/6 178.350 L W W W W W 176.200 W 173.800

March 4-5 March 10

Big 8 Championship at Alabama

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176.500 177.050

185.400

March 12 March 25-26

at Florida NCAA Regional

L 5th/7

176.750

187.000

Maria Christensen was Mizzouâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first NCAA Championship contender as in individual competing in the all-around in 1980.

Missouri

Opponent 129.450 128.600 128.100 124.600 133.150 124.850 142.300 135.600

Gymnastics

Opponent 166.650 163.350 170.250 156.100 165.450 173.250 166.500 166.050 143.300 173.350 175.600 174.250 166.000 164.750 150.100 181.950 173.050 171.400 178.700 176.550 173.600 172.650 169.550 172.800 173.650

Year-by-Year Results 1983-1984

Regular season: 14-15, Big Eight: 2-2, Postseason: 5-4

Opponent 165.850 171.700 174.200 168.650 170.600 163.500 174.100 164.800 176.950 167.550 170.850 182.050

181.300 180.450 175.350 174.600 176.150 165.800 174.450 175.700 181.250 161.650 184.350 176.850 180.900 182.550

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178.750 178.600 172.800 172.650 169.550 175.100 173.200 179.150 174.100 178.000 179.700 179.400 178.800 177.550 173.150 179.800

181.900

182.500

1984-1985

Regular season: 11-9, Big Eight: 2-2, Postseason: 2-7

Opponent 168.350 176.100 178.750 175.900 185.900 185.100 174.400 181.900 180.650 172.800 172.650 169.550 177.650 178.000 183.350 172.150 176.200 183.500 181.600 175.150

Regular season: 7-12, Big Eight: 1-3, Postseason: 2-7

Date Jan. 5 Jan. 10 Jan. 11 Jan. 18

Opponent Michigan State at Louisiana State at Alabama Florida

W/L L L L L

Opponent 178.650 180.700 181.950 177.400

Regular season: 11-9, Big Eight: 4-2, Postseason: 1-3 Date Opponent Jan. 10 at Iowa Jan. 16 at Florida Iowa State Jan. 23 Alabama Iowa State Jan. 30 Nebraska Feb. 7 at New Hampshire Michigan BYU Feb. 13-14 Cat Classic Arizona Penn State Kentucky Auburn Feb. 27 Oklahoma Illinois State March 1 Michigan State March 7 Denver March 13 at Nebraska March 20 at Iowa State March 27 Big 8 Championship April 4 at Illinois

W/L MU L 170.250 L 173.600 W L 176.850 W L 175.000 W 179.750 W W 3rd/5 178.950 L L W W W 180.400 W 175.300 L 177.050 W 179.700 L 177.650 W 182.000 3rd/4 181.250 L 179.750

Gymnastics

Opponent 171.200 180.600 164.250 183.100 169.300 179.000 173.550 173.100 172.800 185.100 184.400 178.650 178.050 179.600 180.600 178.700 187.050 178.300 183.900

Missouri

MU 172.700 176.050 174.350 172.450

1987

University

1986

Mary Houghton was a three-time All-Big Eight performer and won the 1988 vault title.

Records

W/L MU W 174.350 W 182.350 L 178.650 L 172.550 L 174.500 L 174.700 W 3rd/6 180.400 L L W W W W 180.650 W 178.100 L 180.750 W W 179.550 L 176.500 L 179.700 3rd/5 181.100 W 179.450 6th/6 173.850

Review

Date Opponent Dec. 4 Illinois State Dec. 7 at Illinois Jan. 4 at Michigan State Jan. 7 at Minnesota Jan. 15 at Georgia Jan. 18 at Florida New Hampshire Jan. 25-26 Cat Classic Penn State Arizona Louisiana State BYU Memphis State Feb. 1 Denver Feb. 8 at Oklahoma State* Feb. 10 Oklahoma* Iowa State* Feb. 22 at Southern Illinois March 1 at Ohio State March 7 Nebraska* March 15-16 Big 8 Championship March 23 Southern Illinois April 29-30 NCAA Regional

Coaches

W/L MU W 173.500 W L 174.000 W W 176.450 W W 174.350 W L 176.300 W W L 177.650 3rd/6 178.200 L L W W W L 174.850 W 176.000 L 178.150 W L 172.800 L L L L L L 177.750 3rd/5 176.250 L 178.200 3rd/6 173.500

L 179.600 3rd/5 178.100 L L W W W 178.150 W W 174.550 L 174.850 L 175.750 W L 176.750 L W 181.000 L 176.100 4th/5 178.350 5th/6 177.650

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Date Opponent Dec. 4 Illinois Minnesota Jan. 6 Michigan State SE Missouri State Jan. 13 at Memphis State Georgia College Jan. Oklahoma* Texas Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jan. 21 Georgia Southern Illinois Winona State Jan. 28 Florida Feb. 3-4 Cat Classic Penn State Arizona Louisiana State BYU Memphis State Feb. 10 Oklahoma State* Feb. 17 at Iowa State* Feb. 19 at Nebraska* Denver Feb. 24-25 at Oregon State Invite UCLA Arizona Ohio State Alabama BYU March 4 Alabama March 9-10 Big 8 Championship March 16 Southern Illinois March 24 NCAA Regional

Jan. 24 Nebraska* Jan. 31-Feb. 1 Cat Classic Penn State Arizona Kentucky Pittsburgh Feb. 7 Illinois Bowling Green Feb. 9 at Iowa State* Feb. 15 at Denver Feb. 22 at Oklahoma* Texas Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s March 1 Ohio State Wisconsin March 9 at Southern Illinois March 15 at Nebraska* March 21-22 Big 8 Championship April 5 NCAA Regional

Year-by-Year Results 1988

Review

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The Tigers

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Regular season: 7-11, Big Eight: 1-3, Postseason: 2-7

Date Opponent Jan. 9 Michigan State Jan. 16 Nebraska* Michigan Jan. 22 Iowa SE Missouri State Jan. 24 at Illinois State Jan. 30 at Denver Feb. 5-6 Cat Classic Arizona Auburn Penn State Pittsburgh Feb. 21 at Iowa State* Feb. 26 at Arizona California Feb. 28 at Wisconsin March 4 Iowa State* March 19 at Nebraska* March 26 Big 8 Championship April 1 Illinois April 9 NCAA Regional

W/L MU W 180.800 L 182.500 W W 183.600 W W 181.050 L 181.150 4th/5 182.100 L L L W L 176.600 L 179.000 L L 179.000 W 181.400 L 181.400 3rd/4 183.400 L 184.450 6th/7 181.750

Opponent 179.000 184.700 177.800 175.600 174.700 171.150 183.900 185.350 183.600 182.850 175.450 179.450 185.350 179.350 180.800 176.400 190.100 184.550 Jen Hillman earned All-Big Eight honors three consecutive years.

1989

Regular season: 4-15, Big Eight: 0-6, Postseason: 1-3

Date Opponent Jan. 13 at Michigan State Jan. 15 Northern Illinois Jan. 22 Nebraska* Jan. 27-28 Cat Classic Arizona Penn State Louisiana State BYU Feb. 5 Illinois State Feb. 10 at Iowa State* Kentucky Feb. 12 at Nebraska* Oklahoma* Feb. 18 at Michigan Feb. 26 Denver Iowa State* March 3 Oklahoma (at Tulsa)* Alabama March 6 at Utah State March 12 Wisconsin March 18 Big 8 Championship

W/L MU L 178.500 W 178.950 L 182.850 4th/5 181.550 L L L W W 180.650 L 180.450 W L 180.150 L L 177.550 L 181.550 L L 183.250 L L 181.500 L 180.750 3rd/4 186.500

Opponent 184.150 174.450 185.200 188.600 185.950 183.750 191.450 162.100 181.800 179.250 189.500 185.550 182.900 183.750 182.150 189.800 192.000 188.100 183.600

University

Records

1990

Regular season: 12-3, Big Eight: 3-1, Postseason: 2-7

Date Opponent Jan. 13 Michigan State Jan. 28 Nebraska* Feb. 2-3 Cat Classic Arizona BYU Kentucky Pittsburgh Feb. 9 at Iowa State* Feb. 11 at Iowa Feb. 18 Oklahoma* Feb. 24 at Louisiana State March 4 Iowa State* SE Missouri State March 10 at Denver March 17 at Wisconsin March 24 Big 8 Championship March 27 at Northern Illinois April 7 NCAA Regional

W/L MU W 186.250 L 183.300 1st/5 188.800 W W W W W 187.100 W 187.350 W 189.450 L 189.200 W 187.900 W L 187.200 W 187.250 2nd/4 187.900 W 187.400 7th/7 185.075

Missouri

Opponent 184.200 190.500 187.900 186.500 182.100 181.000 183.200 182.400 187.600 193.050 183.700 182.450 189.200 186.900 187.100

1991

Regular season: 13-7-1, Big Eight: 3-2, Postseason: 2-7 Date Opponent Jan. 12 at Michigan State Jan. 18 Iowa State* Jan. 20 Shakespeare Festival Utah State Michigan Iowa Jan. 27 at Nebraska* Feb. 1-2 Cat Classic Arizona Auburn BYU Kentucky Feb. 8 Denver SE Missouri State Feb. 16 at Auburn Feb. 22 at Oklahoma* Alabama March 1 at Iowa State* Nebraska* March 3 at Minnesota March 10 Wisconsin West Virginia March 16 at Illinois March 23 Big 8 Championship April 6 NCAA Regional

W/L MU L 180.400 W 185.350 1st/4 188.200 W W W L 182.650 3rd/5 187.750 L L W W W 186.700 W L 184.000 L 188.450 L W 187.400 W T 186.850 W 188.050 W W 187.300 3rd/4 189.250 3rd/7 186.675

Opponent 180.800 179.400 186.250 184.750 184.350 185.250 189.950 187.900 187.600 182.950 183.200 183.850 186.500 189.950 193.250 187.200 188.500 186.850 183.850 187.950 187.200

1992

Regular season: 15-7, Big Eight: 4-0, Postseason: 6-3 Date Opponent Jan. 11 Michigan State Jan. 19 Shakespeare Festival Northern Illinois Iowa Minnesota Illinois Jan. 24 at Iowa State* Jan. 26 at Iowa Feb. 1 Nebraska* Feb. 7-8 Cat Classic Arizona Penn State Auburn Pittsburgh

W/L MU W 188.800 1st/5 187.450 W W W W W 188.000 L 185.850 W 190.350 2nd/5 190.650 L W W W

Gymnastics

Opponent 184.000 183.800 182.950 180.300 180.250 179.050 186.400 188.250 191.600 188.850 188.250 183.050

Year-by-Year Results L 188.200 W L 188.800 W W 188.500 W W 190.800 L 190.800 L 189.150 L 1st/4 190.900 4th/7 188.325

189.400 185.250 189.450 178.650 188.450 184.300 190.550 190.900 190.100 190.200

Regular season: 12-10, Big Eight: 2-1, Postseason: 2-7

Opponent 186.100 187.700 187.450 185.750 191.900 191.700 190.100 186.600 186.800 191.300 187.800 187.100 189.100 188.000 187.200 190.250 191.550 187.800 188.900 191.950 188.750 188.050

6th/7

NCAA Regional

185.075

1995

Regular season: 11-13, Big Eight: 1-3, Postseason: 0-4 Date Opponent Jan. 8 at Michigan State Jan. 15 Shakespeare Festival Louisiana State Illinois-Chicago Illinois State Jan. 21 at Iowa State* Jan. 27 Nebraska* Feb. 3-4 Cat Classic Penn State Arizona Kentucky Auburn Pittsburgh Feb. 11 at Minnesota Feb. 20 Iowa State* Feb. 26 at CC Invitational Alabama SE Missouri State Texas Woman’s Bowling Green March 5 at Oklahoma* Texas Woman’s March 12 Corvette Cup NC State Rhode Island New Hampshire March 17 at Cal State-Fullerton New Hampshire March 25 Big 8 Championship

W/L MU L 175.225 4th/4 185.875 L L L L 183.825 W 188.150 3rd/6 189.770 L L W W W L 186.650 L 3rd/5 190.100 L L W W L 188.100 W 1st/4 191.150 W W W L 189.150 W 4th/4 190.875

Opponent 183.800 192.025 187.825 186.800 186.410 187.500 191.275 191.125 189.425 188.200 180.625 190.250 190.150 196.100 193.975 188.450 187.375 192.575 187.075 191.000 186.850 186.775 192.675 189.125

Opponents Review

W/L MU L 181.850 1st/4 189.700 W W W 4th/5 189.650 L L L W W 190.150 2nd/4 190.650 L W W L 187.650 W 190.150 W 191.400 W L 190.400 W W L 186.600 L L 3rd/4 193.050 6th/7 189.825

April 9

193.000 186.175

The Tigers

Date Opponent Jan. 9 at Michigan State Jan. 17 Shakespeare Festival Iowa State* Iowa Towson State Feb. 5-6 Cat Classic Penn State Arizona Auburn New Hampshire Feb. 13 at Iowa State* Feb. 19 at CC Invite SE Missouri State Ball State Iowa Feb. 21 at Northern Illinois Feb. 28 SE Missouri State March 2 NC State Iowa March 7 at Oklahoma* Texas Woman’s Iowa March 14 at LSU Invitational George Washington Rhode Island March 20 Big 8 Championship April 3 NCAA Regional

L 186.800 W 3rd/4 192.100

Coaches

1993

March 19 at Auburn Centenary March 26 Big 8 Championship

Preview

Feb. 16 Michigan Louisiana State Feb. 22 at West Virginia IU of Penn. March 1 Oklahoma* Iowa State* March 15 Michigan March 19 at SE Missouri State March 21 at Kentucky Towson State March 28 Big 8 Championship April 11 NCAA Regional

1994

Regular season: 16-7, Big Eight: 3-1, Postseason: 2-7

190.100 185.450 181.650 181.000 183.625 188.525 190.660 190.525 187.950 187.725 179.875 189.575 185.800 186.675 190.175 188.550 192.000 191.850 185.825

Leah Hicks won the Big Eight Floor title in 1993.

Gymnastics

Missouri

Opponent 183.175

University

W/L MU W 186.075 2nd/5 185.750 L W W W W 186.700 L 184.500 1st/6 191.100 W W W W W 4th/4 183.425 L L W 189.000 W 190.550 W W 192.025 L 187.400 W

Records

Date Opponent Jan. 9 Michigan State Jan. 16 Shakespeare’s Festival Louisiana State Iowa Ball State Northern Illinois Jan. 21 at Iowa State* Jan. 28 at Nebraska* Feb. 4-5 Cat Classic Penn State Auburn Arizona Kentucky Vermont Feb. 11 at Hearts Invitational NC State New Hampshire Feb. 20 Iowa State* Feb. 28 Illinois State SE Missouri State March 6 Oklahoma* March 12 at Towson State Temple

University

Records

Review

Opponents

The Tigers

Coaches

Preview

Year-by-Year Results

Jessica Haag was Missouri’s first Big 12 champion after winning the vault title in 1999.

Jan. 31 at Dodge Invitational 4th/4 188.300 Florida L Auburn L North Carolina L Feb. 7-8 Cat Classic 2nd/4 190.975 Arizona L Penn State W Pittsburgh W Feb. 14 at Iowa State* L 190.100 Feb. 16 at Iowa W 193.775 Feb. 2 at SE Missouri State L 192.125 March 2 at Oklahoma* L 189.000 March 5 Iowa State* L 191.075 March 9 Corvette Cup 2nd/4 192.925 Minnesota L Eastern Michigan W Iowa W March 13 at Santa Barbara Invite W 192.525 Cal State-Sacramento W Cal State-Fullerton W Rhode Island W March 23 Big 12 Championship 4th/4 192.175

194.825 191.075 190.675 193.000 190.575 188.200 193.150 191.300 194.550 194.600 193.400 193.775 191.850 189.800 189.500 191.875 190.400 186.875

1998

1996

Regular season: 11-17, Big Eight: 1-3, Postseason: 0-4

Date Opponent Jan. 15 at Illinois State Jan. 21 Shakespeare Festival Michigan State Illinois-Chicago Illinois State Yale Jan. 27 at Nebraska* Feb. 2-3 Cat Classic Arizona Penn State Auburn Feb. 10 at New Hampshire George Washington Bowling Green Feb. 12 at Rhode Island George Washington Bridgeport Feb. 18 Artistic Challenge Florida Minnesota Iowa State* Feb. 24 SE Missouri State March 1 Oklahoma* March 10 Corvette Cup Alabama Illinois State Bowling Green March 15 at LSU Invitational New Hampshire Centenary March 22 at Iowa State* Winona State March 30 Big 8 Championship

W/L MU W 185.000 4th/5 183.600 L L L W L 186.600 3rd/4 190.550 L L W L 187.725 L W L 185.600 L W 4th/4 187.925 L L L W 190.875 W 192.200 2nd/4 188.450 L W W L 190.875 L W L 189.750 W 4th/4 187.550

Opponent 184.125 190.050 188.500 184.675 182.600 193.425 194.275 191.325 188.100 192.550 190.300 182.475 187.525 189.700 184.725 195.500 192.025 188.625 188.775 191.800 195.175 187.825 187.050 195.550 191.325 188.650 193.575 183.150

1997

Regular season: 12-12, Big 12: 1-4, Postseason: 0-4

Date Opponent Jan. 10 at Michigan State Auburn Jan. 19 Shakespeare Festival Ohio State Illinois State Texas Woman’s Jan. 24 Nebraska*

W/L MU W 189.475 L 2nd/4 191.450 L W W L 189.400

Missouri

Opponent 189.000 192.025 192.275 189.425 187.625 194.025

Regular season: 8-13, Big 12: 0-4, Postseason: 0-4 Date Opponent Jan. 11 at Texas Woman’s Jan. 18 Shakespeare Festival Michigan State Louisiana State Illinois State Western Michigan Jan. 24 at Pittsburgh Ursinus Jan. 31 at Nebraska* Feb. 6-7 Cat Classic Penn State Iowa State* Pittsburgh Feb. 13 at Iowa State* Feb. 14 at Iowa Michigan State Feb. 22 SE Missouri State March 1 Artistic Challenge Oklahoma* Illinois-Chicago March 8 Corvette Cup Auburn Iowa Eastern Michigan March 14 at Louisiana State March 21 Big 12 Championship

W/L MU W 186.575 3rd/5 187.675 L L W W L 180.100 W L 190.125 4th/4 188.675 L L L L 192.550 L 188.100 L W 193.400 2nd/3 191.350 L W 2nd/4 192.375 L W W L 193.300 4th/4 191.925

Opponent 184.800 190.950 189.050 185.875 182.850 190.100 169.625 194.600 192.650 191.050 190.425 193.750 191.725 193.050 191.050 192.375 190.850 194.100 191.250 187.875 195.450

1999

Regular season: 9-12, Big 12: 0-4, Postseason: 0-4 Date Opponent Jan. 9 at Michigan State Ball State Iowa Jan. 17 Shakespeare X-treme SE Missouri State Illinois State Centenary Jan. 22 Iowa State* Jan. 29 Nebraska* Feb. 5-6 Cat Classic BYU New Hampshire Auburn Feb. 12 at Iowa State* Feb. 21 at SE Missouri State Illinois

W/L MU L 188.725 L W 2nd/4 191.650 L W W L 191.675 L 192.575 1st/4 194.825 W W W L 193.150 L 193.375 L

Gymnastics

Opponent 190.925 188.950 188.275 192.750 187.925 186.525 191.925 194.550 194.225 193.300 192.025 194.625 194.125 194.300

Year-by-Year Results L 192.150 W 1st/3 193.925 W W L 190.100 L L 192.100 4th/4 194.550

193.325 191.425 193.050 190.300 192.025 190.425 195.725

2000

Opponent 193.125

193.400 195.700 192.775 190.075 193.175 191.225 195.000 193.050 190.275 197.275 193.000 195.900

2001

W/L MU L 184.575 W 191.150 L 194.425 2nd/4 192.425 L W W L 190.500 L 192.325 L 193.025 L 191.875 3rd/4 193.075 L L W L 193.250 L 194.125 4th/4 193.675

Opponent 188.675 187.850 197.025 193.600 193.050 192.125 194.475 196.900 193.900 195.075 194.825 191.350 197.300 195.000

Regular season: 8-8, Big 12: 0-4, Postseason: 2-6

Date Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27

Opponent at Bowling Green SE Missouri State at Nebraska*

W/L L W L

Opponent 193.775 189.425 195.550

Regular season: 10-7, Big 12: 1-3, Postseason: 2-6

Date Opponent Jan. 12 Iowa State* Jan. 18 at Pittsburgh Jan. 24 Nebraska* Jan. 30 Illinois State Feb. 7-8 Cat Classic New Hampshire Arizona BYU 14 at Auburn Arkansas Centenary Feb. 21 at Oklahoma* March 2 Corvette Cup Eastern Michigan Texas Woman’s SE Missouri State March 7 at Iowa State* March 14 at Arkansas March 21 at BYU March 29 Big 12 Championship April 12 NCAA Regional

W/L MU W 192.575 L 194.100 L 193.000 W 196.475 1st/4 195.875 W W W L 194.900 L W L 194.150 1st/4 195.925 W W W L 195.375 W 195.875 L 195.675 3rd/4 196.700 5th/6 194.825

Opponent 192.000 195.400 196.100 193.600 195.100 194.575 192.850 Feb. 196.300 194.975 192.375 195.350 194.600 193.425 191.900 196.450 195.375 195.700

2004

Regular season: 15-3, Big 12: 1-2, Postseason: 2-6

Date Jan. 11 Jan. 16 Jan. 25 Feb. 1 Feb. 6-7 Feb. 13 Feb. 20 Feb. 23 Feb. 29 March 6 March 12 March 20 April 3

Opponent Iowa State* at New Hampshire SE Missouri State at Nebraska* Cat Classic Kentucky BYU Penn State Arkansas at Utah State Boise State at Brigham Young Oklahoma* Mizzou Invitational Centenary Illinois State Northern Illinois at Texas Woman’s Kentucky Pennsylvania Big 12 Championship NE NCAA Regional

W/L MU L 195.350 W 196.050 W 196.500 L 195.650 1st/4 197.350 W W W W 196.600 W 196.350 W L 195.525 W 197.000 1st/4 197.125 W W W 1st/4 197.475 W W 3rd/4 196.425 5th/6 194.400

Gymnastics

Opponent 196.300 195.600 194.300 197.750 194.125 196.125 195.575 195.925 195.350 194.100 196.725 196.750 191.400 191.750 192.875 193.725 194.750 194.600

Missouri

MU 193.275 194.750 194.700

2003

University

2002

195.000

Records

Date Opponent Jan. 7 at Ball State Jan. 21 SE Missouri State Jan. 28 Nebraska* Feb. 2-3 Cat Classic BYU Bowling Green Illinois State Feb. 11 Iowa State* Feb. 16 at BYU Feb. 17 at Utah State Feb. 25 at Oklahoma* March 4 Corvette Cup Oklahoma* Bowling Green Texas Woman’s March 11 at Iowa State* March 17 at Michigan State March 24 Big 12 Championship

4th/6

NCAA Regional

Review

Regular season: 4-11, Big 12: 0-4, Postseason: 0-4

April 6

Opponents

W/L MU L 189.125 3rd/5 191.350 L 193.125 L 191.875 W 188.350 W 188.375 L 190.500 L 194.325 1st/4 193.800 W W W 188.475 L 189.325 W 193.525 L 193.900 2nd/3 192.775 L W L 194.525 W 195.050 L 4th/4 194.375 6th/6 190.975

The Tigers

Date Opponent Jan. 9 Iowa State* Jan. 16 Gym X-Treme Michigan State Illinois State Kent State Western Michigan Jan. 22 at Central Michigan Jan. 29 at Nebraska* Feb. 4-5 Cat Classic Pittsburgh SE Missouri State Northern Illinois Feb. 12 at Ohio State Feb. 20 SE Missouri State Feb. 26 Oklahoma* March 5 Corvette Cup Ball State Iowa March 7 at Iowa State* March 12 at Texas Woman’s Utah State March 18 Big 12 Championship April 3 NCAA Regional

2nd/4 194.475 L 194.950 W 193.050 W 192.500 L 194.100 195.875 W 195.425 194.750 L 193.725 196.500 W 189.225 2nd/4 194.775 L 195.675 W 193.000 W 191.700 L 193.650 195.400 L 195.575 196.625 W 195.450 193.475 4th/4 195.475

Coaches

Regular season: 8-10, Big 12: 0-4, Postseason: 0-8

Feb. 1-2 Cat Classic BYU Pittsburgh Auburn Feb. 8 at Iowa State* Feb. 17 Ball State Feb. 22 Oklahoma* Centenary March 2 Corvette Cup Denver Illinois State Utah State March 9 at BYU March 7 Iowa State* March 20 at Texas Woman’s March 23 Big 12 Championship

Preview

Feb. 28 at Oklahoma* Southern Utah March 7 Corvette Cup Texas Woman’s Central Michigan March 13 at Texas Woman’s Ball State March 19 at Florida March 27 Big 12 Championship

Year-by-Year Results 2005

The Tigers

Coaches

Preview

Regular season: 13-7, Big 12: 0-3, Postseason: 3-5

Date Opponent Jan. 7 at Iowa State* Jan. 14 at Arizona Invitational Arizona Michigan State Illinois-Chicago Jan. 21 Centenary Jan. 28 Nebraska* Feb. 5 at Penn State Invitational Penn State New Hampshire Cornell Feb. 11 Illinois Feb. 20 at Oklahoma Centenary Texas Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Feb. 25-6 Cat Classic New Hampshire Towson State Illinois State March 4 SE Missouri State March 13 at Arkansas March 20 SEMO/Air Force SE Missouri State Air Force March 26 Big 12 Championship April 3 SC NCAA Regional

W/L MU L 193.050 3rd/4 191.700 L L W W 191.275 L 195.575 3rd/4 191.925 L L W W 196.225 2nd/4 193.925 W W 1st/4 195.250 W W W W 195.350 1W 196.050 1st/3 195.750 W W 4th/4 194.875 3rd/6 195.100

Opponent 194.925 193.350 191.975 189.600 188.225 196.800 193.575 192.275 187.100 193.775 196.500 192.075 191.350 192.850 192.650 187.900 190.200 195.575 192.325 188.775

Records

Review

Opponents

2006

Regular season: 13-8, Big 12: 0-3, Postseason: 3-5

Date Opponent Jan. 6 Super Six Challenge Alabama Nebraska Iowa State LSU Auburn Jan. 13 Arkansas Jan. 20 Centenary/Air Force Centenary Air Force Jan. 29 at Nebraska* Feb. 3 Iowa State* Feb. 11 at Illinois Feb. 17 Oklahoma Feb. 24-5 Cat Classic Pittsburgh Northern Illinois Ball State March 3 Centenary March 5 at Outback Invitational SEMO Centenary Ball State March 11 at Illinois March 17 SEMO March 24 Big 12 Championship April 8 SE NCAA Regional

W/L MU 6th/6 192.700 L L L L L W 195.100 1st/3 195.575 W W L 196.350 L 195.875 W 195.500 L 196.000 1st/4 196.025 W W W W 195.575 1st/4 195.550 W W W W 192.600 W 195.250 4th/4 194.850 3rd/6 195.325

Opponent 194.250 194.100 194.050 193.300 193.675 192.225 190.100 175.050 195.950 196.175 195.125 196.100 192.050 191.225 187.900 187.525 191.975 188.775 187.325 190.800 192.575

University

2007

Regular season: 17-11, Big 12: 0-3, Postseason: 4-4

Date Opponent Jan. 5 Cancun Challenge Iowa State Auburn BYU Jan. 12 Illinois

W/L MU 4th/4 192.625 L L L W 194.025

Jan. 19 Oklahoma/Central Michigan 2nd/3 193.825 Oklahoma L Central Michigan W

Missouri

Opponent 195.600 194.250 194.100 191.025

Jan. 26 Nebraska* Feb. 2 at Iowa State* Feb. 9 SEMO Feb. 16 Centenary Feb. 23-24 Cat Classic Eastern Michigan Bowling Green William and Mary March 3 Pittsburgh/Cental Michigan Pittsburgh Central Michigan March 9 Iowa March 16 at Michigan March 23 Arkansas Invite Arkansas SEMO Texas Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s March 24 Big 12 Championship April 8 SE NCAA Regional

L 196.800 L 195.725 W 194.775 W 195.325 1st/4 196.075 W W W 1st/3 195.750 W W W 195.425 W 196.675 2nd/4 195.725 L W W 3rd/4 194.450 3rd/6 194.300

195.000 195.025 192.700 188.925 191.775 190.650 187.700 194.275 192.600 192.875 196.100 196.450 192.975 192.000

2008

Regular season: 13-10, Big 12: 1-2, Postseason: 3-5 Date Opponent Jan. 12 at Bowling Green Jan. 18 Iowa State* Jan. 25 at Nebraska* Feb. 1 UIC Feb. 8 Centenary Feb. 16 at SEMO Feb. 22 at Oklahoma* Feb. 29 Cat Classic Michigan Ohio State Cal-Berkeley March 8 at Illinois March 15 Salbasgeon Suites Invit. Oregon State Boise State Sacramento State March 21 Arizona State March 29 Big 12 Championship April 8 Central NCAA Regional

W/L MU W 194.100 W 194.125 L 195.350 W 195.400 W 195.800 W 195.425 L 195.750 2nd/4 195.275 L W W W 195.400 3rd/4 195.325 L L W W 195.625 3rd/4 195.225 4th/6 195.100

Opponent 188.825 192.400 196.675 190.500 192.325 193.500 196.075 196.200 193.725 191.000 195.325 197.200 196.575 193.850 195.500

2009

Regular season: 20-6, Big 12: 1-2, Postseason: 4-4 Date Opponent Jan. 9 at Iowa State* Jan. 16 at Arizona State Jan. 23 Nebraska* Jan. 31 at Ohio State Michigan State Illinois Feb. 6 SEMO Feb. 13 Illinois Feb. 20 at Oklahoma* Brown West Virginia Feb. 27 Cat Classic Michigan State Western Michigan Cal State Fullerton March 7 at Eastern Michigan Central Michigan Kent State March 13 Oregon State March 21 Big 12 Championship April 4 NE NCAA Regional

W/L MU W 195.050 W 194.725 L 194.750 1st/4 195.375 W W W 195.750 W 196.625 2nd/4 196.225 W W 1st/4 195.275 W W W 1st/4 195.700 W W W 196.425 3rd/4 195.925 3rd/6 196.000

190.100 175.050

Gymnastics

Opponent 193.175 194.475 195.750 193.825 194.500 194.575 193.400 195.000 196.375 185.950 195.250 194.750 192.875 193.275 193.375 195.675 195.450 195.950

All-Time Records Opponent

3 22 24 4 6 24

2-0-0 0-12-0 5-16-0 2-0-0 4-2-0 7-11-0

1-0-0 0-10-0 1-2-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-6-0

1.00 .000 .250 .750 .666 .292

2006 2009 2005 2009 2007 2007

Ball State Boise State Bowling Green Bridgeport Brigham Young Brown

9 2 9 1 19 1

5-4-0 1-1-0 7-2-0 1-0-0 11-8-0 1-0-0

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

.375 .500 .777 1.00 .579 1.00

2006 2008 2008 1996 2007 2009

California Cal-Santa Barbara Cal State-Fullerton Cal State-Sacramento Centenary Central Michigan Colorado State Cornell Denver

3 1 3 1 13 6 1 1

1-1-0 1-0-0 2-1-0 1-0-0 13-0-0 4-1-0 1-0-0 1-0-0

1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

.667 1.00 .666 1.00 1.00 .833 1.00 1.00

2008 1997 2009 1997 2008 2009 1980 2005

6-7-0

0-1-0

.429

2002

Eastern Michigan

5-0-0

0-0-0

1.00

2009

Florida

0-9-0

0-0-0

.000

1999

Georgia Georgia College George Washington

5 1 3

0-2-0 1-0-0 0-3-0

0-3-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

.000 2006 1.00 1984 .000 1996

Illinois Illinois-Chicago Illinois State Indiana State Indiana-Pa. Iowa Iowa State

24 7 20 3 1 25 84

13-5-0 3-2-0 15-3-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 17-3-0 25-26-0

3-3-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 4-1-0 20-13-0

.666 .571 .789 1.00 1.00 .840 .536

2009 2008 2004 1980 1992 2007 2009

Jacksonville State

1-0-0

0-0-0

1.00

1981

Kansas Kent State Kentucky

3 3 12

1-0-0 2-0-0 10-1-0

2-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0

1.00 1.00 .917

1980 2008 2008

2008

Mankato State Maryland Memphis State Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Montana State

2 1 6 13 27 17 1

2-0-0 0-0-0 6-0-0 5-3-0 7-15-0 5-5-1 1-0-0

0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-5-0 0-5-0 1-5-0 0-0-0

1.00 1.00 1.00 .385 .259 .353 1.00

1983 2009 1985 2007 2009 1997 1981

Nebraska New Hampshire New Mexico North Carolina North Carolina State Northern Illinois

73 15 1 2 4 11

4-31-0 9-4-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 2-1-0 9-1-0

5-33-0 2-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-0

.123 .733 .000 .500 .750 .800

2009 2009 1982 2006 2006 2006

Ohio State Oklahoma Oklahoma State Oral Roberts Oregon State

8 59 14 1 4

2-5-0 8-20-0 3-3-0 1-0-0 1-2-0

0-1-0 3-27-1 4-4-0 0-0-0 0-1-0

.250 .186 .500 1.00 .250

2009 2009 1985 1981 2009

Pennsylvania Penn State Pittsburgh

1 18 16

1-0-0 4-14-0 13-3-0

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

1.00 .222 .813

2004 2005 2006

Rhode Island

2-2-0

0-0-0

.500

1997

Sacramento State San Diego State SE Missouri State Southern Illinois Southern Utah Stanford

2 1 34 15 1 2

1-0-0 1-0-0 24-6-0 10-2-0 1-0-0 0-0-0

1-0-0 0-0-0 2-2-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 0-2-0

1.00 1.00 .764 .800 1.00 .000

2008 1983 2008 1986 1999 2008

Temple Texas Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Towson State

1 15 4

1-0-0 14-1-0 2-2-0

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

1.00 .933 .500

1994 2005 2005

UCLA Ursinus Utah Utah State

2 1 2 8

0-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 3-4-0

0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0

.000 1.00 .000 .500

2003 1998 2007 2004

Washburn Washington West Virginia Western Illinois Western Michigan William and Mary Winona State Wisconsin

1 1 4 1 3 1 4 7

1-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-0 1-0-0 3-0-0 1-0-0 4-0-0 4-3-0

0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

1.00 1.00 .750 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 .571

1981 2007 2009 1980 2009 2007 1996 1991

Vermont

1-0-0

0-0-0

1.00

1994

Yale

1-0-0

0-0-0

1.00

1996

Regular Season

Meets 601

W 336

L 264

T 1

Pct. .559

Post-Season

Meets 209

W 66

L 142

T 1

Pct. .316

810

402

406

.499

Totals

Gymnastics

Missouri

.185

University

Air Force Alabama Arizona Arizona State Arkansas Auburn

1-9-0

Records

Last Meet

4-13-0

Review

Post Season W-L-T Pct.

Opponents

Regular Season W-L-T

Louisiana State

Last Meet

The Tigers

Total Meets

Post Season W-L-T Pct.

Coaches

Opponent

Regular Season W-L-T

Preview

Adrianne Perry was the first Tiger to win the Big 12 AllAround Championship. She took home the title in 2008.

Total Meets

Program Finishes Coach

Reg. Season

Postseason

High Score

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1979-80...... Jake Jacobson..............4-5...................... 6-4...............137.500...............Third.................. Third 1980-81...... Jake Jacobson.............16-5..................... 7-1...............141.200............. Second.................. First 1981-82...... Jake Jacobson.............17-6..................... 4-4...............142.450............. Second................ Fourth 1982-83...... Jake Jacobson.............20-9..................... 4-6...............178.350...............Third................... Fifth 1983-84...... Jake Jacobson............14-15.................... 5-4...............178.200...............Third.................. Third 1984-85...... Jake Jacobson.............11-9..................... 2-7...............182.350...............Third...................Sixth 1985-86...... Jake Jacobson.............7-12..................... 2-7...............181.000..............Fourth.................. Fifth 1986-87...... Jake Jacobson.............11-9..................... 1-2...............182.000...............Third.................... n/a 1987-88...... Jake Jacobson.............7-11..................... 2-7...............184.450...............Third...................Sixth 1988-89...... Jake Jacobson.............4-15..................... 1-2...............186.500...............Third.................... n/a 1989-90...... Jake Jacobson.............12-3..................... 2-7...............189.450............. Second................Seventh 1990-91...... Jake Jacobson........... 12-8-1................... 2-7...............189.250...............Third.................. Third 1991-92...... Jake Jacobson.............15-7..................... 6-3...............190.900............... First.................. Fourth 1992-93...... Jake Jacobson............12-10.................... 2-7...............193.050...............Third...................Sixth 1993-94...... Jake Jacobson.............16-7..................... 2-7...............192.100...............Third...................Sixth 1994-95...... Jake Jacobson............11-13.................... 0-3...............191.150..............Fourth................... n/a 1995-96...... Jake Jacobson............11-17.................... 0-3...............192.200..............Fourth................... n/a 1996-97...... Jake Jacobson............12-12.................... 0-3...............193.775..............Fourth................... n/a 1997-98...... Jake Jacobson.............8-13..................... 0-3...............193.400..............Fourth................... n/a 1998-99...... Jake Jacobson.............9-12..................... 0-3...............194.825..............Fourth................... n/a 1999-2000.. Rob Drass..................8-10..................... 0-8...............195.050..............Fourth..................Sixth 2000-01...... Rob Drass..................4-11..................... 0-3...............194.425..............Fourth................... n/a 2001-02...... Rob Drass...................8-8...................... 2-6...............195.575..............Fourth................ Fourth 2002-03...... Rob Drass..................10-7..................... 2-6...............196.700...............Third................... Fifth 2003-04...... Rob Drass..................15-3..................... 2-6...............197.475...............Third................... Fifth 2004-05...... Rob Drass..................13-7..................... 3-5...............196.225..............Fourth................. Third 2005-06...... Rob Drass..................13-8..................... 3-5...............196.025..............Fourth................. Third 2006-07...... Rob Drass.................17-11.................... 4-4...............196.675...............Third.................. Third 2007-08...... Rob Drass.................13-10.................... 3-5...............195.800...............Third.................. Third 2008-09...... Rob Drass..................20-6..................... 4-4...............196.625...............Third.................. Third

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Currently in his 11th season as head coach of the Tigers, Rob Drass has taken the Tiger gymnastics program to new heights in his tenure. Drass made his presence known right away as he led the Tigers to an 8-10 mark in his inaugural season. Along the way, Mizzou set 16 school records and posted new highs in average meet score and Regional Qualifying Score. The squad also qualified for an NCAA Regional for the first time since 1994. In 2004, the Tigers recorded the programs’ top four all-time team totals and the top five event totals on all four apparatus. Overseeing the program’s vault lineup, Drass coached the team to nine of Mizzou’s highest scores, including a 49.375 all-time high. The squad reached new heights when the Tigers ranked in the top-10 five weeks in 2006, including a program record of seventh on Jan. 30. Over the course of his coaching career, nine different gymnasts were crowned All-Americans, including former Tigers Alisha Robinson and Adrianne Perry. At Mizzou, Drass has coached six different Tigers to All-Big 12 Conference honors and seen five of his gymnasts earn Big 12 titles. Additionally, Robinson, Perry and current senior Sarah Shire both earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Year honors under Drass, while 2006 graduate Jodie Heinicka was named the 2006 Big 12 Female Sportsperson of the Year. Most recently, Shire won Co-Big 12 Gymnast of the Year and South Central Region Gymnast of the Year under Drass. Drass was honored as the 2002 Big 12 Co-Head Coach of the Year and picked up the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women South Central Region Head Coach of the Year award in 2004 and 2006.

The Tigers

Known as the “father of Missouri gymnastics,” Charles “Jake” Jacobson started the Tiger program from scratch in 1979 and turned it into Mizzou’s third-highest grossing athletic team by the time he retired in 1999. Over his 20 years as head coach of the Tigers, Jacobson compiled a 229-198-1 regular season record and propelled Mizzou to 13 NCAA Regional appearances. His success at Missouri included his vision for the promotion of the sport and the creation of three premier meets -- the Cat Classic, the Shakespeare’s Festival and the Corvette Cup. Poised to celebrate its 27th year in 2007, the Cat Classic hails as the nation’s only meet that mimicks the NCAA Championship with both team and individual competition. Under Jacobson, the Cat Classic set Mizzou attenedance marks, including the all-time high of 10,562 in 1987. Thanks to his influence, the meet continues to rank as the Big 12 Conference’s highest attended meet and one of the nation’s biggest crowds year after year. Jacobson guided the Tigers to the 1994 Big Eight Championship, three second place conference finishes and the 1981 NCAA Central Region Championship. In addition, he coached 30 all-conference gymnasts, five regional champions and the program’s first All-American. In 1990, Jacobson was named the Big Eight Coach of the Year and earned Big 12 Coach of the Year honors in 1999.

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M-I-Z...Z-O-U

MU Campus Founded in 1839, as the first public institution west of the Mississippi River, the University of Missouri is home to over 31,000 undergraduate and graduate students from every county in Missouri, every state in the nation and more than 100 countries.

MU is Missouriâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flagship university and attracts more valedictorians and Curators Scholars than any other college or university in the state. The freshman class of 2009 had an average ACT score of 25.6, compared to a national average of 21.1. Twenty-five percent of MU freshman come from the top 10 percent of their high school classes.

The six columns that can be found on Francis Quadrangle are all that remain of Academic Hall, the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original administration building, which was destroyed by a fire in 1892. Today, the columns represent MUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four core values: Respect, Responsibility, Discovery and Excellence.

Mizzou offers 286 degree programs from 19 schools and colleges in undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and professional studies. MU is one of 34 public institutions belonging to the Association of American Universities and one of only six with schools of law, medicine and veterniary medicine on one campus.

Mizzou’s Student Recreation Complex is one of the best in the country with large cardio and weight rooms, basketball and raquetball courts, an indoor track and studio classes. The complex’s three swimming pools include two indoor, one outdoor, a lazy river and a 20 person hot tub

MU’s library collection is the largest in the state, which includes 3.2 million volumes of books, nine million microforms, 1.7 million government documents and 54,000 journal subscribtions.

The Missouri School of Journalism was founded in 1908 and is the oldest and finest journalism school in the world. The school celebrated its centennial in 2008 and opened the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute. RJI is a world-class center for researching and testing new models of journalism.

MU is a registered Botanic Garden with 42,000 plants and trees that cover the entire 1,372 acre campus landscape.

Mizzou has almost 250,000 living alumni worldwide. Some famous alumni include Brad Pitt, Sheryl Crow, actor Jon Hamm, ESPN Anchor John Anderson, News Anchors Chuck Roberts and Elizabeth Vargas, cartoonist Mort Walker, Wal-Mart Stores founder Sam Walton and playwright Tennesse Williams.

Mizzou Athletics The Tiger Football team won two backto-back Big 12 North titles in 2007 and 2008. Chase Coffman, currently of the Cincinnati Bengals, won the 2008 John Mackey Award given annually to the country’s top tight end. Five other Tigers were selected in the NFL Draft that April. The 2009 season marked the fifth consecutive year the team has been to a bowl game.

Mizzou athletics won four championships in 20082009: Big 12 North Division in football and conference tournament titles in softball, soccer and men’s basketball. MU was one of only two schools nationwide with first round draft choices in the NFL, NBA and MLB.

Mark Ellis wrestled his way to an NCAA National Championship title in 2009. The heavyweight won in a 3-2 overtime victory and became Mizzou’s second national champion in wrestling. Wrestlers Maxwell Askren, Michael Chandler, Raymond Jordan and Nicholas Marable all earned AllAmerica honors as the team finished seventh at the championships. The five allamericans were the most Mizzou has ever had in a single season.

A year after winning their first Big 12 Tournament title, the women’s soccer team won the 2009 Big 12 regular season title. Led by the talented senior class, the team lost only one conference game the entire regular season.

After winning the Big 12 Basketball Tournament, the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team and made it all the way to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament. The team finished ranked eighth in the nation in 2009. First Team All-Big 12 selection DeMarre Carroll was drafted in the first round of the NBA Draft by the Memphis Grizzles.

Swimmer Kayla Durnhil became just the thirdever Big 12 Champion in Missouri history when she won the 200 breaststoke at the 2009 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships.

Missouri pitchers Aaron Crow and Kyle Gibson were both selected in the first round of the MLB Draft. Crow, the 2008 Big 12 Pitcher of the Year, was selected 12th by the Kansas City Royals. AllAmerican Gibson was selected by the Minnesota Twins with the 22nd pick. Since 1996, 53 Mizzou players have been drafted.

The Mizzou Softball team capped off a great year for Tiger athletics by winning the Big 12 Tournament title, the third of the year for Mizzou sports. The 2009 squad capped off its record season with a trip to the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College World Series and a final national ranking of eighth. Lindsey Ubrun and Marla Schweisberger both received Louisville Slugger/ National Fastpitch All-America honors.

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Hearnes Center The Hearnes Center is an $11 million competitive facility that is the home to the Missouri gymnastics, wrestling and volleyball programs. The building, which has a seating capacity of 13,611, has hosted numerous post-season competitions, including the 2007 gymnastics and wrestling Big 12 Championships. Hearnes will play host to the gymnasticsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; South Central Regional in April 2010.

On Feb. 13, 2009, 4,147 Tiger fans turned out for the third annual Beauty and the Beast meet. The crowd stands as the third-largest non-Cat Classic crowd in program history. Missouri averaged 2,398 fans per meet in 2009, first in the Big 12 and 11th in the nation.

The gymnastics facilities are constently improving under Head Coach Rob Drass. Located in the Hearnes Center Fieldhouse, just footsepts away from the competitive floor, the Tigers practice in one of the best equipped training gyms in the nation.

Strength and Conditioning

Kicking off the season, Mizzou Strength and Conditioning Coach Tyler Looney tests each athlete to determine her eventspecific needs. He then sets up programs designed to build on each athleteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s individual strengths in order to diminish her weaknesses. Coach Looney works with the gymnastics squad year round to ensure the student-athletes train both during the season and offseasons to stay in peak condition and improve throughout the year.

The newly renovated Yeckel Training Center boasts more than 13,000 square feet of workout space, which ranks among the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest and most comprehensive strength and conditioning facilities.

Multiple lifting and conditioning stations were added to eliminate downtime between lifts, while maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of each workout.

Sports Medicine

There are 20 custom-made treatment tables with high tech treatment modalities available for Tiger student-athletes in the Glenn L. McElroy MD Sports Medicine Center.

The Glenn L. McElroy MD Sports Medicine Center features state-ofthe-art equipment, including a Swim-Ex 7,000 therapeutic Exercise/ Rehabilitation Pool.

The sports medicine center also contains a large therapeutic exercise area featuring stair-steppers for conditioning, close kinetic chain rehabilitation, exercise cycles, upper body ergometers and treadmills. 91

Total Person Program

As a part of the $16 million Mizzou Athletics Training Complex expansion project, the Sheldon Academic Resource Center expanded to 11,000 square feet up from the previous 6,891.

All of Missouriâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 21 sports programs have an academic counselor assigned to them. Additionally, tutors are available for all Tiger student-athletes.

The expanded Sheldon Academic Resource Center includes a computer lab with over 50 work stations available for Tiger student-athletes to use.

The Tiger Cup competition was developed by the Total Person Program and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee to challenge Missouriâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s athletic squads to participate in more community service, education and support activities. Teams earn points in categories like academic achievement, community service, career center/ life skills, athletic success and athletes supporting athlete.

Gymnastics won the first annual Tiger Cup at the end of the 2008-09 school year.

Outside the Gym

Columbia, Mo.

Constantly ranked as one of the top cities in the country, Columbia, Mo. offers wonderful opportunities for students to live and learn while attending the University. Located halfway between Kansas City and St. Louis, Columbia provides MU students and visitors with the perfect blend of urban amenities with a smalltown feel.

Money magazine, Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Journal, MSN.com and others have all called Columbia one of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best places to live because of its excellent quality of life. Forbes magazine recently ranked Columbia as No. 11 on their list of the smartest cities in America. Mizzou is by far the largest employer in the area with more than 12,000 full-time employees. 96

In 2004, Columbia was ranked the ninth â&#x20AC;&#x153;Healthies City to Live,â&#x20AC;? by Organic Style Magazine, thanks in part to the MKT Nature and Fitness Trail and the Activity and Recreation Center (ARC).

Columbia attracts a number of musicians and bands every year, including Tony Bennett, Kenny Chesney, MU Alum Sheryl Crow, Elton John, Kanye West and Widespread Panic, most of which take place in Mizzou Arena and the Hearnes Center.

Mid-Missouri Life Missouriâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state capital, Jefferson City, is located roughly 30 miles south of Columbia.

Columbia is located in the center of the state, two hours away from both Kansas City and St. Louis.

The Lake of the Ozarks, located in Central Missouri, is a popular getaway location that includes boating, swimming, shopping, golf, fishing, state parks and other recreational activities. It is one of Missouriâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier vacation destinations. 98

St. Louis (above) and Kansas City (right) were both named two of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hippest Cities in the U.S.â&#x20AC;? by Forbes magazine. Both cities are within easy driving distance of Columbia.

Missouri is the home of six professional sports teams in both Kansas City and St. Louis, including two Major League Baseball and National Football League clubs, one National Hockey League franchise and a Major League Soccer team. 99

2009-10 MIZZOU BOOSTER CLUB MEMBERS Willa Boehmer Sherry Towle Bures Tom & Regina Burke Connie & Stephen Bush Joyce & CB Chastain Richard & Georgina Coder Wayne & Jane Decker Joy Drass Chance & Wendy Dukewits Bob & Nancy Duncan Cathy & George Forbes Laura Forbes Vera Franke Karen Franke Zina, Carl & Delayne Fudge Nathan & Sharon Gold Jeff & Kristi Gregg Dennis & Susan Guider David & Joan Haag Jessica Haag Bruce & Vivien Haines Jim & Phyllis Hardin Charles Hawkins Meggen Smiley Heisserer Joe & Tammy Heizelman Chuck & Sheila Jira Gayle & Don Johnson Ed & Judy Kaiser

Melissa Kern Russ & Jill Khederian Marchea Klang Dale & Sheri Kluga Kathy & Phil LaPerriere Sandi Lillard Jodi Luetkemeyer Joan Mizis Larry Noto Diane O’Meara Sheryl & Doug Oncken Victor Price Scott & Mary Raub Jenny Schmidt Reisdorf Richard & Vickie Scholle Lee & Liz Schwartzman Pat Spencer Monte & Janice Stephenson Randy & Leann Straatmann Jan & Gerald Summers Tim & Linda Taylor Anna Trefz Joy Underdown Barb, March, and Cocoa Warn Joyce Warren Steve & Reng Winters Mary Wise Sandy Wysocki

2009-10 Board of Directors President – Gerald Summers Vice-President – Jeff Gregg Secretary – Jan Summers Treasurer – MaryEllen Sievert

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The Tigers’ first coach, Jake Jacobson, and the team’s pilot, Harold Franke, created the Mizzou Gymnastics Booster Club in the early 1980’s. The founding members were Jake and Nola Jacobson, Harold and Vera Franke, George and Ann Hansen and Marvin and Bessie Burnett. Former gymnasts, parents and fans throughout the country soon joined this group of enthusiasts. Vera Fanke served as the secretary and treasurer of the club until her “retirement” in 1999, but she remains an avid supporter of the team and an active member of the booster club. Under the leadership of Chuck Jira (1989 - 1999), the boosters entered the fundraising world and generated significant funds for the Missouri Gymnastics program. In recent years, the club has purchased computers and a digital video camera for use by the coaching staff and has underwritten the cost of constructing a deep foam vaulting pit in the practice gym. During Jira’s tenure, the booster club also developed a national reputation for hospitality toward teams and officials. Boosters serve as the host families for visiting teams, especially at the Cat Classic. In addition, the Mizzou Booster Club hosts a reception for coaches, staff and fans following each night of the event. The booster club utilizes the hospitality of various local businesses and vendors to cater a top notch spread. Memberships start at $5 and are available at several donor levels. Premium donor levels receive posters, t-shirts and media guides. For more information about membership and joining the Missouri gymnastics family, please contact any booster club officer or e-mail current President Gerald Summer at SummersG@missouri.edu.

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DATE Fri Dec. 11 Fri. Jan. 8 Fri. Jan. 15 Fri. Jan. 22 Sat Jan. 30 Sat. Feb 6

OPPONENT LOCATION Black and Gold (exh.) Columbia, MO Ohio St. Columbia, MO @ Lady Luck Invitational Las Vegas, NV vs. Arizona State, Kentucky, LSU Iowa State* (Pink Out) Columbia, MO @Nebraska* Lincoln, NE “Beauty and the Beast” Columbia, MO UNH Fri. Feb. 12 @Centenary Shreveport, LA Fri. Feb. 19 Oklahoma* Columbia, MO Fri. Feb. 26 Illinois State Columbia, MO Sun. Mar. 7 @ SEMO, with Alaska Cape Girardeau, MO Sat Mar. 13 @Illinois Champaign, IL Sun. Mar. 21 Centenary Columbia, MO Sat. Mar. 27 BIG 12 Championships* Lincoln, NE Sat. Apr. 10 NCAA South Central Regional Columbia, MO Apr. 22-24 NCAA National Championships Gainesville, FL

TIME 7 pm 6:30pm 9 pm 6:30pm 7:30pm 6:30pm 7 pm 6:30pm 6:30 pm 2 pm 2 pm 2 pm 2pm 6 pm TBD

All times CST and subject to change, Home meets in gold, * = Big 12 Meet

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