2011 Alaska Anchorage Gymnastics Guide by Nate Sagan

QUICK FACTS ∙ 2011 SCHEDULE ∙ TABLE OF CONTENTS

2011 UAA SCHEDULE

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QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION

Name: University of Alaska Anchorage Location: 3211 Providence Dr. Anchorage, AK 99508 Founded: 1977 Enrollment: 19,242 Nickname: Seawolves Colors: Green & Gold Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Chancellor: Fran Ulmer Athletics Director: Dr. Steve Cobb Athletic Dept. Phone: 907-786-1250 Ticket Office Phone: 907-786-1293 COACHING/SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach: Paul Stoklos, 27th season Alma Mater: Arizona (’81) Phone: 907-786-1229 Email: coach@uaa.alaska.edu Assistant Coaches: Tami Monette, 16th season; Melissa Jabaay, 5th season Team Managers: Micki Cole, Rebekah Booth Athletic Trainer: Chris Volk Office Phone: 907-786-1326 TEAM INFORMATION 2010 Dual Record: 4-13 2010 MPSF Finish: 4th of 4 Letterwinners Returning: 7 Letterwinners Lost: 4 Newcomers: 6 Team Captain: Kelsey Fullerton Home Arena (capacity): Wells Fargo Sports Complex (1,000) TEAM HISTORY First Year of Gymnastics: 1985 Division I Since: 2004 SPORTS INFORMATION SID/Gymnastics Contact: Nate Sagan Office Phone: 907-786-1295 E-Mail: nate@uaa.alaska.edu SID Fax: 907-563-4565 Press Row Phone: 907-786-4877 Assistant SID: Dallas Baldwin Office: 907-786-4625 E-Mail: dallas@uaa.alaska.edu Website: GoSeawolves.com MEDIA GUIDELINES: For credentials or interview requests, please contact the UAA Sports Information Office at least one day in advance. Sports Information produces weekly press releases and game notes complete with statistics for each sport during the season. Please contact the SID or surf to www.GoSeawolves.com to obtain information. The 2011 UAA Gymnastics media guide was written, edited, designed and compiled by sports information director Nate Sagan. Editorial and cover design assistance was provided by Dallas Baldwin. Primary photography by Michael Dinneen. It is the policy of UAA to provide services and benefits to all students and employees without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability or status as a Vietnam-era veteran. This official publication was released by the University of Alaska Anchorage, produced to promote Seawolf Gymnastics. ON THE COVER: Seniors Maria Puricelli (foreground) and Kristy Boswell lead the Seawolves into the 2011 campaign.

Date Opponent/Event Dec. 3 GREEN & GOLD MEET

Location ANCHORAGE

Time 7 pm

Jan. 7 Jan. 9 Jan. 30

at Sacramento State Sacramento, Calif. (w/ Wis.-La Crosse & Central Michigan) at UC Davis Davis, Calif. (w/ Cal State Fullerton & San Jose State) at California Berkeley, Calif.

6 pm

Feb. 12 Feb. 24 Feb. 27

at New Hampshire Dover, N.H. (w/ Michigan St. & Brown) at Central Michigan Mount Pleasant, Mich. (w/ Eastern Michigan) at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich.

3 pm

1 pm 1 pm

2 pm 2:30 pm

Mar. 11 CENTENARY Mar. 13 CENTENARY Mar. 19 at MPSF Championships

ANCHORAGE ANCHORAGE Colorado Springs, Colo.

7 pm 2 pm 4 pm

Apr. 2 at NCAA West Regional Apr 10 NCAA West Regionals

Corvallis, Ore. Los Angeles, Calif.

5 pm 5 pm

Home meets in BOLD CAPS at Wells Fargo Sports Complex All times Alaska Standard/Daylight

TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts/Table of Contents/Media Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2011 Alaska Anchorage Season Preview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

COACHING STAFF & ROSTER

Head Coach Paul Stoklos/Assistant Coach Tami Monette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2011 Seawolf Roster & Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES

Seniors/Team Captains Kristy Boswell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Maria Puricelli. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Kelsey Fullerton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Other Returning Letterwinners Erin Aitcheson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Shakea Sanders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Kaelei Spoor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Jackie Thomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Newcomers Melissa Doucette/Gabrielle Jannotta/Morgan Key/Kathleen Mantell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Shelby MacDonald/Emily Petersen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

SEAWOLF STATISTICS, RECORDS & HISTORY

2010 Season Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation/UAA Facilities/The Seawolf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 All-Time Seawolf Top Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 All-Time Letterwinners/USAG All-Americans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

UAA & ALASKA

UAA Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 University of Alaska Anchorage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Anchorage & Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover

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2011 ALASKA ANCHORAGE SEASON PREVIEW Two years removed from his team’s firstever league championship, longtime Alaska Anchorage gymnastics coach Paul Stoklos feels his team has the talent, depth and experience to return to the top of the podium in 2011. Stoklos returns seven letterwinners from last year and adds four newcomers as UAA begins the chase for another Mountain Pacific Sports Federation crown. “This is perhaps the hardest working, most self-motivated bunch of gymnasts we have ever had,” said Stoklos, the only head coach in the 27-year history of the Seawolves program. “They seem very directed as a group. They understand the importance of the team concept and are goal-oriented, with the main goal being to win conference.” UAA’s experience starts at the top with a pair of driven seniors – Kristy Boswell and Maria Puricelli. Boswell, from Cherry Hill, N.J., begins her fourth and final campaign after a long rehab from a knee injury she suffered last February. The bars specialist has a careerhigh of 9.8 on that event and also adds proven experience on beam and floor. “Kristy has shown amazing dedication and hard work to get back from her injury,” said Stoklos. Meanwhile, Puricelli should be one of the anchors of the lineup on bars, where she earned All-MPSF honors with a 9.610 RQS in 2010. The St. Louis native will also be a key performer on vault after scoring 9.5 or better in the final five meets last year. Puricelli trains for the all-around as well, providing depth on both floor and beam. Fullerton, this year’s team captain, should be one of the squad’s top three performers on both vault and floor, along with a solid beam set. The junior from Flower Mound, Texas, was an All-MPSF performer on floor with a 9.720 RQS last season, tallying 9.6 or better on eight of her final nine routines. “Kelsey has brought stability and organization to her teammates,” said Stoklos. “Aside from the example she sets in training, she has a huge floor routine with great difficulty, and she is also a strong vaulter.” Another junior, Kaelei Spoor, is back in the fold after earning team MVP honors last year. The Rome, N.Y., product was an all-conference performer on floor and posted team season-highs of 9.875 on floor and 9.825 on beam – both top-10 alltime scores at UAA – at the 2010 MPSF Championships. With a 9.510 returning average on vault, Spoor should be one of the most solid three-event performers in the

Kristy Boswell

Lauren Agostino

Leah Wilson conference once again. Shakea Sanders gives Stoklos another outstanding three-event performer who also has the ability to perform the all-around. The junior from Federal Way., Wash., landed two spots on the All-MPSF Team in 2010, posting the league’s No. 2 RQS on vault (9.720) and No. 3 on floor (9.735). Sanders brings a career-high of 9.6 on bars and a top mark of 38.150 in the all-around, performing on beam for the first time last spring. Another pair of juniors – Jackie Thomas and Erin Aitcheson – gives UAA its best-ever depth on uneven bars. Thomas made 11 appearances on bars last year, delivering a season-best 9.2 at the MPSF Championships. Aitcheson, meanwhile, competed six times on bars, earning a career-best of 9.0 in UAA’s narrow win over Air Force in March. Among UAA’s four newcomers, junior Kathleen Mantell brings the most experience to the lineup. The Californian trained

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with the Seawolves last year while securing her NCAA eligibility, and Stoklos expects her to step into the lineup as an all-arounder this winter. “Kathleen is a really solid gymnast on every event,” said Stoklos. “She may not put up monster scores, but she will be very clean with good execution, making her a major contributor to our team total.” Three true freshmen enter the Seawolf lineup in 2011, led by all-arounder Melissa Doucette. The New Hampshire native was a three-time Junior Olympic national qualifier and a four-year Level 10 performer, while also earning a high school state title in diving. Fellow rookies Morgan Key and Emily Petersen will both be anchors of the balance beam lineup in their debut season. Key, who continues the long tradition of Texans on the Seawolf squad, should be among the Seawolves’ top three beam workers, while Petersen, from Indianapolis, will contribute critical scores on beam and bars.

SEAWOLF COACHING STAFF

PAUL STOKLOS Head Coach l 27th Season

he only gymnastics coach the University of Alaska Anchorage has ever known, Paul Stoklos keeps taking the Seawolves to new heights as he embarks on his 27th season in 2011. Over the past seven seasons, Stoklos has overseen UAA’s transition from Division II to Division I, and boosted the team’s talent to its highest level ever. The 20 best team scores in program history have all come since 2004, including six of the top 10 marks in the 2009 season alone. In 2009, Stoklos’ squad won its first-ever conference title when it captured the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships in Colorado Springs. Individually, Stoklos has qualified 10 Seawolf gymnasts to the NCAA West Regional all-around competition, and produced eight MPSF event

titlists, including current THE STOKLOS FILE senior Kristy Boswell. Stoklos’ gymnasts have Hometown: Brookfield, Wis. also produced in the class- Education: B.S., General Studies, room, topping the MPSF Univ. of Arizona, 1981; All-Academic Team in M.S., Exercise Science, Arizona, 1984 2010 with 10 honorees. From the program’s Head Coaching Achievements inception in 1985 until (UAA, 1985-present) becoming a full-fledged Has coached... Division I program in 3 USAG National Champions (5 titles) 12 All-Americans (39 awards) 2004, Stoklos’ pro12 NCAA West Regional Qualifiers gram produced three 37 Div. II Academic All-Americans national champions, 12 All-Americans and 37 2004 MPSF Coach of the Year Academic All-Americans 2005 MPSF Co-Coach of the Year at the Division II level. 2009 MPSF Champions Success in recent seasons has come from a continued refinement of the UAA program. At the end of each season, Stoklos and his squad make adjustments to the training process which allows them to improve both in the gym and in the classroom. Team performance is important to Stoklos, who wants his gymnasts to think of their routines in terms of an overall team effort. Topping his list of student-athlete priorities, however, is academics, evidenced by the fact that his team consistently produces All-American Scholar certificates. Prior to coming to UAA, Stoklos served as a coach as an undergraduate and graduate assistant at the University of Arizona for seven years. He helped bring a fledgling gymnastics program from ground level to a national ranking in just four years. Stoklos was an excellent athlete in his own right, earning varsity letters in football, track and gymnastics in high school. He was a competitive skydiver at Arizona where he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1981. An avid and experienced downhill and cross-country skier, Stoklos is a member of the Mt. Alyeska Ski Patrol during the winter months. He enjoys hiking, fishing, scuba diving, skydiving and is a rated private airplane pilot. Stoklos is also a longtime member of the Alaska Search and Rescue Dogs.

TAMI MONETTE Assistant Coach l 16th Season

n her 16th season as assistant coach for the Seawolves in 2011, Tami Monette has become an integral part of the program. Monette was voted the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Assistant Coach of the Year in 2009 for the third time, repeating the honor she shared in 2006 and won outright in 2005. Monette has an extensive background in gymnastics as a competitor, head coach, compulsory judge and club owner. She has served two stints as head coach for the Anchorage Gymnastics Association, from 1993-95 and from 1978-85. Monette currently serves as an age-group director at the state level. She is USA safety-certified and has served as a judge at levels five through seven. She has placed gymnasts on Region II teams to Nationals from 1985 through 1995.

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2011 ALASKA ANCHORAGE ROSTER & SUPPORT STAFF ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NAME

Erin Aitcheson Kristy Boswell Melissa Doucette Kelsey Fullerton Gabrielle Jannotta Kathleen Mantell Shelby MacDonald Morgan Key Emily Petersen Maria Puricelli Shakea Sanders Kaelei Spoor Jackie Thomas

SEAWOLVES BY CLASS

HT YR EXP HOMETOWN (High School/Club Team)

5-2 5-6 5-4 5-3 5-6 5-0 5-1 5-1 5-4 5-3 5-5 4-11 5-5

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

1V 3V HS 2V HS HS HS HS HS 3V 2V 2V 2V

Seniors – 2 (Boswell, Puricelli) Juniors – 6 (Aitcheson, Fullerton, Mantell, Sanders, Spoor, Thomas) Sophomores – 0 Freshmen – 5 (Doucette, Jannotta, MacDonald, Key, Peterson)

Champaign, Ill. (Laurel Springs School/Precision [N.M.] Gym. Acad.) Cherry Hill, N.J. (Cherry Hill West HS/Will-Moor Sch. of Gym.) Rochester, N.H. (Spaulding HS/Atlantic Gymnastics) Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus HS/Texas Dreams Gymnastics) McHenry, Ill. (McHenry East HS/Crystal Lake Gymnastics) Antioch, Calif. (Deer Valley HS) Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (St. Mary’s College/Gedderts Twistars USA) Garrison, Texas (King’s Academy Christian School/Texas East Gym.) Indianapolis, Ind. (North Central HS/Deveau’s School of Gymnastics) Chesterfield, Mo. (John F. Kennedy Catholic HS/GymQuarters GC) Federal Way, Wash. (FWHS/Auburn Gymnastics Center) Rome, N.Y. (Rome Free Academy/Central NY Gymnastics) Colorado Springs, Colo. (Air Academy HS/Colorado Aerials)

SEAWOLVES BY STATE/COUNTRY

Illinois – 2 (Aitcheson, Jannotta) Texas – 2 (Fullerton, Key) California 1 – (Mantell) Colorado – 1 (Thomas) Indiana – 1 (Peterson) Missouri – 1 (Puricelli) New Hampshire – 1 (Doucette) New Jersey – 1 (Boswell) New York – 1 (Spoor) Washington – 1 (Sanders) Canada – 1 (MacDonald)

HEAD COACH: Paul Stoklos (Arizona ‘81), 27th season ASSISTANT COACHES: Tami Monette, 16th season; Melissa Jabaay, 5th season

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: Aitcheson • AY-cheh-son

Boswell • BOZ-well Doucette • doo-SET Kaelei Spoor • KAY-lee SPORE Mantell • MAN-tell

Monette • moe-NETT Puricelli • purr-CHELL-ee Shakea • SHAKE-uh Stoklos • STOKE-lohs

NATE SAGAN

MELISSA JABAAY

Sports Information Director 12th Season

Assistant Coach l 5th Season

ormer UAA gymnast Melissa Jabaay returns to Coach Paul Stoklos’ staff in 2011 for her fifth campaign. An accomplished dancer and choreographer, she will concentrate on the finer points with the Seawolves on floor exercise. After competing for the Seawolves in 1999, the Birmingham, Ala., native has pursued a professional performing career, working as a dancer for three seasons in various productions at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Va., and later becoming the dance supervisor in charge of casting, hiring, teaching and choreography. Jabaay (formerly Morgan) has performed in Australia, New Zealand and Italy as an Alabama Dance Ambassador and danced professionally in the Miss Alabama and Miss America Homecoming Productions. She recently earned her bachelor’s degree in theatre from UAA in spring of 2010. Jabaay and her husband Aaron are the parents of two children.

CHRIS VOLK Head Athletic Trainer l 16th Season

ead athletic trainer Chris Volk is in her 16th season with the UAA Athletic Department. Volk cares for the treatment and prevention of injuries to Seawolf student-athletes, and manages the overall operation of the department’s Sport Medicine office. A 1979 graduate of the University of Dayton with a bachelor’s degree in biology, Volk also earned a master’s degree in biology from UD in 1986. She is a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers Association. She and her husband Rick are the parents of three children — Megan, Cody and Casey.

AA graduate Nate Sagan is in his 12th year overall and his 11th as the primary media contact for Seawolf gymnastics. After internships at the University of California Berkeley and the University of Oregon, Sagan returned to his alma mater in 1999 and assumed head SID duties three years later. In addition to serving as the media liaison for UAA’s 11 intercollegiate sports, he is also responsible for the department’s publications and the GoSeawolves. com website. The Kansas City, Mo., native earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism and public communication from UAA in 1997, and he is a 1991 graduate of East Anchorage High School. He and his wife Christine are the parents of two adorable daughters, Petula and Daphne.

SPORTS MEDICINE STAFF Head Team Physician Jeff Moore, MD Team Physician Emeritus William G. Mills, Jr., MD Team Physicians Richard McEvoy, MD Paul Steer, MD Sports Medicine Consultants Joella Beard, MD Keith Brownsberger, MD Leo Bustad, MD Leslie Dean, MD Jay Derksen, DM Mary Ann Foland, MD

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Robert Gieringer, MD Larry Levine, MD C.J. Little, MD Nell Loftin, MD Brett Mason, DO William J. Mills, MD David McGuire, MD Jan Nyboer, MD Elisha Powell, MD Douglas Prevost, MD Bret Rosane, MD Greg Stone, DM George Stransky, MD Kenneth Swayman, DPM Tom Vasileff, MD Judith Whitcomb, MD

SEAWOLF GYMNAST PROFILES

Kristy Boswell Senior / 3VL 5-6 Cherry Hill, N.J. Cherry Hill West HS Will-Moor Gymnastics 2010: Competed in five meets on bars, beam and floor before suffering season-ending ACL injury in practice on Feb. 11 … posted season-high 9.675 on bars in first meet of season, Jan. 8 at Oregon State … tallied season-best 9.525 on beam in Jan. 17 dual against Towson … earned UAA-best 3.55 overall grade-point average to land second straight selection on Mountain Pacific Sports Federation All-Academic squad. 2009: Earned All-MPSF honors on both bars and beam … helped Seawolves to first-ever league title with winning 9.8 bars routine at MPSF Championships … tallied 9.8 on bars and 9.675 on beam Mar. 15 against Kentucky to help UAA post 2nd-best team score (193.000) in program history … also scored 9.8 on bars Feb. 28 at Rutgers, equaling 7thbest mark in school history … average of 9.371 on bars was 2nd-best on team and ranked No. 20 on UAA single-season list ... competed three times on floor, with season-high of 9.525 at Air Force … posted 3rd-highest grade-point average (3.72) on MPSF All-Academic Team. 2008: Led team and posted second-highest season bars average in school history at 9.644 ... scored 9.55 or higher on all 12 bars routines ... tied 7th-best bars score in UAA history with 9.8s against UC Davis (Jan. 27) and at MPSF Championships ... placed 3rd on bars at MPSFs and earned All-MPSF honors on that apparatus ... bars RQS of 9.720 was second-best in MPSF ... helped Seawolves crush previous school record for team bars average (47.694) ... competed seven times on floor and five times on beam ... improved floor scores at season’s end, posting personalbest 9.6s in two of last three meets ... competed once in all-around, scoring 37.425 in collegiate debut at Arizona. BEFORE UAA: Competed for 5-time New Jersey state club champion Will-Moor School of Gymnastics ... also excelled in high school gymnastics, winning state bars title in 2005 and 2006 ... twice earned first-team all-state honors and was New Jersey optional bars champion in 2006 and 2007

... won Region 7 bars title in 2007 ... named New Jersey Gymnast of the Year by Trenton Star-Ledger ... voted ‘Most Athletic’ in senior year of high school ... 4-year honor roll student and National Honor Society member ... inducted to Cherry Hill West’s Hall of Fame. PERSONAL: Born Kristy Anne Boswell on Oct. 22, 1988 in Camden County, N.J. ... daughter of Alan and Carol Boswell ... has two siblings, Kelly and John ... interests include art and skiing ... marketing/management major.

BOSWELL’S SEASON BESTS Year 2008 (Fr.) 2009 (So.) 2010 (Jr.)

Vault 9.375 — —

Bars 9.800 9.800 9.675

Beam 9.550 9.675 9.525

Floor 9.600 9.525 9.250

All-Around 37.425 — —

BOSWELL’S CAREER BESTS Vault: Uneven Bars: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: All-Around:

9.375 at Arizona, 1/11/08 9.8, five times (last at MPSFs, 3/20/09) 9.775 at Air Force, 2/2/09 9.6, twice (last at MPSF Championships, 3/28/08) 37.425 at Arizona, 1/11/08

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Maria Puricelli Senior / 3VL 5-3 Chesterfield, Mo. JFK Catholic HS GymQuarters 2010: Earned All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation honors on bars with 9.610 RQS … competed in vault and bars in final 10 meets after missing first three meets with ailment; also filled in twice on floor … scored between 9.425 and 9.65 on nine of 10 vaults, topping out with 9.65 at MPSF Championships on Mar. 27 … helped UAA to pair of narrow home victories over Air Force (Mar. 12 & 14) with season-best 9.7s on bars … landed second career MPSF All-Academic honor with overall GPA of 3.32. 2009: Seawolves’ No. 3 bars worker with 9.329 average … also averaged better than 9.3 on floor and vault … competed all-around in first five meets, improving to identical 37.425 scores at Denver and Air Force … scored 9.5 or better on eight of 13 bars routines, including final four … placed 5th on bars with 9.65 at MPSF Championships to help UAA to first-ever league title … earned seasonhigh 9.7 on bars in home meets vs. Centenary (Jan. 18) and Kentucky (Mar. 13) … made huge improvement on floor, earning between 9.55 and 9.65 on last seven routines … scored 9.725 vault, 9.575 bars and 9.6 floor routines vs. UK on Mar. 15 to help Seawolves break single-meet vault (48.675) and home-meet team total (193.000) records … MPSF All-Academic Team honoree … took home ‘Most Coachable’ award at season-ending team banquet. 2008: Posted team’s second-best bars average and 5th-best in school history at 9.585 ... competed in all 12 meets on bars, plus six times on vault and twice on floor ... earned season-high 9.725s on bars three times – twice against UC Davis at home and against Air Force (Mar. 16) ... scored 9.575 or higher on 10 of 12 bars routines ... earned season-high 9.6 vault in road victory over Yale ... helped Seawolves establish team records for season average on both vault (47.665) and bars (47.694). BEFORE UAA: Qualifier for 2006 Level 10 Nationals ... won multiple state titles on uneven bars competing for GymQuarters Gymnastics Center ... earned GymQuarters’ 110% and Most Improved awards.

PERSONAL: Born Maria Michelle Puricelli on Mar. 7, 1989 in St. Louis, Mo. ... daughter of Michael Puricelli, Teresa Jennewin and Whitney Venhaus ... has three siblings, Laura, Bekah and Ben ... interests include music and Guitar Hero ... psychology major.

PURICELLI’S SEASON BESTS Year 2008 (Fr.) 2009 (So.) 2010 (Jr.)

Vault 9.600 9.725 9.650

Bars 9.725 9.700 9.700

Beam — 9.300 —

Floor 9.375 9.650 9.400

All-Around — 37.425 —

PURICELLI’S CAREER BESTS

Vault: Uneven Bars: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: All-Around:

9.725 vs Kentucky, 3/15/09 9.725, three times (last vs Air Force, 3/16/08) 9.3 at Seattle Pacific, 1/10/09 9.65 at MPSF Championships, 3/20/09 37.425, twice (last at Air Force, 2/2/09)

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Kelsey Fullerton Junior / 2VL 5-3 Flower Mound, Texas Marcus HS Texas Dreams GC **TEAM CAPTAIN** 2010: Solid three-event performer for Seawolves, competing in all 13 meets on beam and floor and missing only one turn on vault … earned All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation honors on floor with league’s 6th-best RQS (9.720) … tied career-high and 19th-best floor score in UAA history with 9.825 at Southeast Missouri on Mar. 7 … tallied 9.6 or better on eight of last nine floor routines … equaled seasonhigh beam routine with 9.625 at MPSF Championship to help UAA to top team score of campaign … posted three 9.675 vaults, including in razor-thin 190.050-189.975 home win over Air Force on Mar. 14 … scored 9.6 or better on five of last six vaults … earned spot on MPSF All-Academic squad with 3.33 overall GPA. 2009: Redshirted after suffering preseason shoulder injury. 2008: Led Seawolves with 9.650 season average on floor and was second on team with 9.571 season average on vault ... floor and vault averages both ranked 7th on all-time UAA lists ... earned All-MPSF honors on floor, posting league’s third-best RQS (9.730) ... helped Seawolves break school record for team season vault average (47.665) ... competed on vault and floor in all 12 meets and missed only one meet on beam ... posted career-highs on final three beam routines, including 9.75 at MPSF Championships ... scored 9.6 or better on 11 of 12 floor routines, earning team-best 9.825s at UC Davis (Feb. 29) and at MPSF Championships ... tied for MPSF title on floor and tied for 4th on beam (9.75) ... scored 9.525 or better on last nine vaults. BEFORE UAA: Posted USAG Level 10 all-around best of 38.525 ... won all-around at 2004 Pikes Peak meet and finished third at 2004 Kurt Thomas Invitational ... competed at Level 10 since 2003 ... Level 9 state, regional and Western Nationals qualifier in 2002 ... lettered one year in diving at Marcus High School ... member of English honor society, Mu Alpha Theta and student council at MHS.

PERSONAL: Born Kelsey Ann Fullerton on Nov. 21, 1988 in Carrollton, Texas ... daughter of Doug and Jo Ann Fullerton ... has two siblings, Adam and Devin ... interests include reading and running ... marketing/management major.

FULLERTON’S SEASON BESTS

Year 2008 (Fr.) 2009 (RS) 2010 (So.)

Vault 9.725 — 9.675

Bars — — —

Beam 9.750 — 9.625

Floor 9.825 — 9.825

All-Around — — —

FULLERTON’S CAREER BESTS Vault: Uneven Bars: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: All-Around:

9.725 at Arizona, 1/11/08 N/A 9.75, twice (last at MPSF Championships, 3/28/08) 9.825, twice (last at Southeast Missouri, 3/7/10) N/A

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SEAWOLF GYMNAST PROFILES

Erin Aitcheson Junior / 1VL 5-2 Champaign, Ill. Laurel Springs (Calif.) Sch. Precision (N.M.) Gym.

2010: Made six appearances on uneven bars … scored career-high 9.0 to help UAA to narrow victory over Air Force on Mar. 14. 2009: Appeared as exhibition performer on vault against Centenary. BEFORE UAA: Level 10 Regional qualifier in 2008 … placed third on beam and New Mexico Level 10 State meet in 2008 … prepped at Laurel Springs School in Ojai, Calif. PERSONAL: Born Erin Marie Aitchenson on Jan. 16, 1990 in Monterey, Calif. … daughter of Kent and Juli Aitchenson … philosophy major.

AITCHESON’S SEASON BESTS Year 2009 (Fr.) 2010 (So.)

Vault — —

Bars — 9.0

Beam — —

Floor — —

All-Around — —

AITCHESON’S CAREER BESTS

Vault: Uneven Bars: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: All-Around:

N/A 9.0 vs Air Force, 3/14/10 N/A N/A N/A

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Shakea Sanders Junior / 2VL 5-5 Federal Way, Wash. Federal Way HS Auburn Gymnastics Ctr. 2010: Landed two spots on All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation squad, posting league’s No. 2 RQS on vault (9.720) and No. 3 RQS on floor (9.735) … led team and registered 8th-best season vault average (9.635) in UAA history and 12th-best floor average (9.617); all-around average of 37.396 ranked 19th … broke 38-point barrier with 38.150 in first career all-around, helping deliver UAA to victory in Feb. 19 home dual against Brown … scored 38.075 two days later against Brown, boosted by seasonhigh 9.6 bars routine … recorded UAA season-best 9.8 on vault twice, including in razor-thin 190.050-189.975 home win over Air Force on Mar. 14 … scored 9.575 or better on vault in 12 of 13 meets … earned 9.7 or better on seven of last eight floor routines, including 9.8s against Air Force (Mar. 14) and at UC Davis (Feb. 12) … tied for runner-up honors on vault with 9.75 at MPSF Championships, only getting edged in final rotation. 2009: Recorded No. 9 vault average (9.613) and No. 14 floor average (9.602) in program history, earning All-MPSF honors on both events … competed on vault, beam and floor in all 13 meets … finished 4th on both vault (9.75) and floor (9.75) at MPSF Championships as Seawolves captured first-ever league title … scored 9.65 or better on final nine vaults, helping UAA crush its previous vault average record at 48.046 … had season-high 9.775 vault Mar. 13 against Kentucky … averaged over 9.7 on final eight vaults, including three team-season-high 9.825 performances … honored with Most Improved Gymnast award at season-ending team banquet. BEFORE UAA: Captured all-around, vault and floor titles at 2005 Western Nationals … finished 7th on floor at JO Nationals. PERSONAL: Born Shenshakea LaShae Sanders on July 10, 1989 … daughter of Dave Sanders and Nannette Gleason … interests include skateboarding, motocross and dancing … psychology & nursing major.

SANDERS’ SEASON BESTS Year 2009 (Fr.) 2010 (So.)

Vault 9.775 9.800

Bars 9.385 9.600

Beam — 9.325

Floor 9.825 9.800

All-Around — 38.150

SANDERS’ CAREER BESTS Vault: Uneven Bars: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: All-Around:

9.8, twice (last vs Air Force, 3/14/10) 9.6 vs Brown, 2/21/10 9.325 vs Air Force, 3/14/10 9.825, three times (last at Rutgers, 2/28/09) 38.150 vs Brown, 2/19/10

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Kaelei Spoor Junior / 2VL 4-11 Rome, N.Y. Rome Free Academy Central NY Gymnastics 2010: Voted Team MVP by her teammates and earned All-MPSF honors on floor exercise … posted team season-best on floor (9.875) and beam (9.825) at Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships; beam score tied for 4th on UAA all-time list and floor score tied for 10th … also delivered 9.8 beam routine at UC Davis on Feb. 12, tying for 8th-best score for a Seawolf on that event … tied for 19th-best floor score in UAA history with 9.825 in narrow home victory over Brown on Feb. 19 … scored no lower than 9.55 on floor in final eight meets … scored 9.475 or better on vault in all but one meet, finishing with solid season average of 9.510 … top vault score was 9.675 at UC Davis. 2009: Earned All-MPSF honors on beam as a freshman ... competed on vault, beam and floor in all 13 meets ... delivered personal-best scores on all three events (9.675V, 9.75-BB, 9.725-FX) at MPSF Championships to help Seawolves capture first-ever league title ... average of 9.533 on vault was No. 13 in program history and helped Seawolves break school record for season vault average (48.046) ... beam average (9.427) was 3rd-best on team, and floor average (9.429) was 4th-best ... scored no lower than 9.35 on vault all season ... scored no lower than 9.475 on any routine in final seven meets ... posted 9.7 on beam and 9.675 on floor Mar. 15 against Kentucky, helping UAA to 2nd-best team score (193.000) in program history. BEFORE UAA: State qualifier as a prep gymnast at Rome Free Academy, finishing third on floor exercise (9.525), fourth on beam (9.55) and 12th in the all-around (36.225) as a senior in 2008 ... placed ninth in all-around at 2008 high school nationals ... named to Central New York Counties League all-star team on all four events as a senior ... competed for Central New York Gymnastics for 12 years ... placed fourth in all-around at 2007 Level 10 Regional meet and qualified for L10 Nationals ... won 2007 Section III all-around competition ... earned 12th in all-around at

2006 L10 Region VI meet ... competed seven times at Empire State Games. PERSONAL: Born Kaelei M. Spoor on Aug. 15, 1990 in Austin, Texas ... daughter of Brian and Renee Spoor ... interests include music ... psychology major.

SPOOR’S SEASON BESTS Year 2009 (Fr.) 2010 (So.)

Vault 9.675 9.675

Vault: Uneven Bars: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: All-Around:

Bars — —

Beam 9.750 9.825

Floor 9.725 9.875

SPOOR’S CAREER BESTS

All-Around — —

9.675, twice (last at UC Davis), 2/12/10 N/A 9.825 at MPSF Championships, 3/27/10 9.875 at MPSF Championships, 3/27/10 N/A

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Jackie Thomas Junior / 2VL 5-5 Colorado Springs, Colo. Air Academy HS Colorado Aerials 2010: Made 11 appearances on bars and competed once on beam … delivered season-best 9.2 bars score at MPSF Championships to help Seawolves to season-high team total. 2009: Competed in all 13 meets as bars specialist ... helped spark team’s midseason turnaround by scoring 9.35 or better in six of last seven meets ... swung to personal-best 9.575 on Mar. 13 against Kentucky. BEFORE UAA: Three-time Level 10 Western Regional and State qualifier, competing for the Colorado Aerials club team ... placed third on bars at 2007 state meet ... 17th in all-around at Level 9 Western Regionals, including ninth on floor with a 9.35 ... at Region III meet, was runner-up in the all-around and won competition on uneven bars ... won Colorado state titles at levels 7 and 8 ... was an honor roll student at Air Academy High and was active in several student clubs and honor societies. PERSONAL: Born Jacqueline Noel Thomas on Dec. 21, 1989 in Maryland ... daughter of Ron and Margie Thomas ... biological sciences major.

THOMAS’ SEASON BESTS Year 2009 (Fr.) 2010 (So.)

Vault — —

Bars 9.575 9.200

Beam 9.075 8.200

Floor 8.225 —

All-Around — —

THOMAS’ CAREER BESTS Vault: Uneven Bars: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: All-Around:

N/A 9.575 vs Kentucky, 3/13/09 9.075 at Air Force, 2/2/09 8.225 vs Centenary, 1/18/09 N/A

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SEAWOLF GYMNAST PROFILES — NEWCOMERS

Melissa Doucette

Morgan Key

Freshman 5-2 Champaign, Ill. Laurel Springs (Calif.) School Precision (N.M.) Gymnastics

Freshman 5-1 Garrison, Texas King’s Academy Christian Sch. Texas East Gymnastics

BEFORE UAA: Three-time qualifier for Junior Olympic National Championships, finishing 23rd in the all-around in 2009 and tied for 32nd in 2010 … excelled at 2010 Level 10 Championships for Region 6, finishing runner-up in the all-around and on vault and bars, plus 4th place on bars and 6th on floor … performed at Level 10 for four years with Atlantic Gymnastics club team … also earned state prep title in diving for Spaulding High School … lettered all four years in dividing at SHS.

BEFORE UAA: Competed five years at Level 10 for Texas East Gymnastics, including two appearances at Junior Olympic National Invitational meet … placed 10th in all-around, runner-up on beam and 6th on floor at 2010 Region 3 Championships … took 5th place all-around and captured gold medal on beam at 2009 L10 state meet … won back-to-back beam titles at 2009 and 2010 Rose City Classics and finished runner-up in all-around at 2010 meet … was 2009 Region 3 silver medalist on floor.

PERSONAL: Born Melissa J. Doucette on Dec. 25, 1990 in Beverly, Mass. … daughter of Dean and Theresa Doucette ... physical education major.

PERSONAL: Born Morgan Lauren Key on Sept. 23, 1991 in Nacogdoches, Texas … daughter of Johnny and Sherry Key … hobbies include hunting, fishing and horse-riding ... justice major.

Gabrielle Jannotta

Kathleen Mantell

Freshman 5-6 McHenry, Ill. McHenry East HS Crystal Lake Gymnastics 2011: Redshirt. BEFORE UAA: Finished 18th in all-around and 12th on beam at 2010 Level 10 Championships for Region 5 … two-time L10 regional and state qualifier, capturing bronze medal on floor at 2009 state meet … won beam title at 2009 IGI Chicago Style meet … honor roll student in the top 1 percent of class at McHenry East High … member of National Honors Society, German Honor Society and an Illinois State Scholar. PERSONAL: Born Gabrielle Rose Jannotta on April 15, 1992 in Barrington, Ill. … daughter of Daniel and Beverly Jannotta … hobbies include piano and sketch art ... biological sciences major.

Junior 5-0 Walnut Creek, Calif. Deer Valley HS 2010: Trained with Seawolves while securing NCAA eligibility. BEFORE UAA: Attended Los Medanos College in Pittsburg, Calif., from 2007-09 … earned multiple state and regional titles in levels 7, 8, 9 and 10 … placed 4th on bars, 5th on beam and 6th in all-around at 2009 Level 9 regionals … earned first alternate placing for 2009 Level 10 Nationals. PERSONAL: Born Kathleen Marie Mantell on Aug. 14, 1989 in Antioch, Calif. … daughter of Scott Mantell and Carol Olff … psychology major.

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SEAWOLF GYMNAST PROFILES — NEWCOMERS

Shelby MacDonald

Emily Petersen

Freshman 5-1 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario St. Mary’s College Gedderts Twistars USA

2011: Redshirt. BEFORE UAA: Competed for Gedderts Twistars USA club team in Lansing, Mich., in 2010 … qualified for 2010 Region 5 Level 10 Championships, finishing runnerup on balance beam in the Senior D division … placed 3rd on beam at Michigan Level 10 State Championships in March 2010 … won all-around and beam titles and placed runner-up on bars in 18 & Up division at For Love Or Money meet in Indiana in February 2010 … prior to moving to Michigan, competed for hometown Sault Ste. Marie Gymnastics Club … accomplished martial artist … participated in basketball, track & field (hurdles, jumps, relay) and soccer at her high school, St. Mary’s College.

Freshman 5-4 Indianapolis, Ind. North Central HS Deveau’s School of Gymnastics BEFORE UAA: Two-time qualifier for Level 10 national meet … won bars title at regional meet and vault title at state meet in 2010 … regional beam champion in 2009 and won titles on beam, bars and all-around at 2009 NIT meet … honor-roll student in the top 10 percent of her class at North Central High School. PERSONAL: Born Emily Faith Petersen on July 25, 1991 in Indianapolis, Ind. … daughter of Bob Petersen and Nancy Jo Gemmer … enjoys outdoors activies, sports and reading … management major.

PERSONAL: Born Shelby Lauren MacDonald on July 10, 1991 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada … daughter of Rick and Iole MacDonald … physical education major.

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2010 SEASON REVIEW 2010 MEET RESULTS (DUAL RECORD: 4-13)

Date Meet/Opponent Result Jan 8 at Oregon State 4th of 4, 183.475 (w/ Illinois, Air Force) Jan 15 TOWSON L, 182.675-188.100 Jan 17 TOWSON L, 185.350-191.025 Jan 27 at Air Force L, 184.800-185.350 Jan 30 at Metroplex Challenge 4th of 4, 188.900 (vs. Oklahoma, N.C. State, Texas Woman’s) Feb 12 at UC Davis L, 190.200-193.175 Feb 19 BROWN W, 188.250-184.875 Feb 21 BROWN W, 189.525-189.325 Mar 5 at Illinois State L, 187.600-193.825 Mar 7 at Southeast Missouri 3rd of 3, 189.850 (w/ Missouri) Mar 12 AIR FORCE W, 187.650-187.075 Mar 14 AIR FORCE W, 190.050-189.975 Mar 27 MPSF Championships (at Seattle) 4th of 4, 190.725 Home meets in ALL CAPS

2010 TOP SCORES

Team MVP Kaelei Spoor posted the fourth-best balance beam score in school history at the MPSF Championships on Mar. 27 with a 9.825.

he Seawolf gymnasts overcame multiple injuries to finish strong, topping the 190-point mark with a season-high score at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships in March. UAA competed in some of its most exciting dual meets ever, earning four razor-thin home victories over Brown and Air Force. Six Seawolves gained All-MPSF honors, while UAA posted a MPSF-best 10 student-athletes on the league’s all-academic squad.

INDIVIDUAL V — 9.8, Shakea Sanders at UC Davis, Feb. 12 & vs Air Force, 3/14 UB — 9.725, Courtney Williams at Oregon State, Jan. 8 BB — 9.825, Kaelei Spoor at MPSF Championships, Mar. 27 FX — 9.875, Kaelei Spoor at MPSF Championships, Mar. 27 AA — 38.475, Courtney Williams at Southeast Missouri, Mar. 7

2010 SEAWOLVES HONORS & AWARDS Lauren Agostino MPSF All-Conference Team (BB) MPSF All-Academic Team Kristy Boswell MPSF All-Academic Team Meagan Byrne Team Co-Captain MPSF All-Academic Team

Sophomore Jackie Thomas was one of a league-high 10 Seawolves on the MPSF All-Academic Team in 2010.

TEAM V — 48.475 at UC Davis, Feb. 12 & vs Air Force, Mar. 14 UB — 47.900 at Metroplex Challenge, Jan. 30 BB — 47.750 at UC Davis, Feb. 12 FX — 48.825 at MPSF Championships, Mar. 27 Total — 190.725 at MPSF Championships, Mar. 27

Shakea Sanders MPSF All-Conference Team (V, FX) Kaelei Spoor Team MVP MPSF All-Conference Team (FX) MPSF All-Academic Team Jackie Thomas MPSF All-Academic Team

Kelsey Fullerton Team Co-Captain MPSF All-Conference Team (FX) MPSF All-Academic Team

Courtney Williams MPSF All-Conference Team (AA, UB) MPSF All-Academic Team UAA Athlete of the Year nominee

Maria Puricelli MPSF All-Conference Team (UB) MPSF All-Academic Team

Leah Wilson MPSF All-Academic Team

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THE MPSF ∙ SEAWOLF FACILITIES ∙ SEAWOLF MASCOT

he Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) was established in 1992 to serve the competitive needs of member institutions from the Big West, Pacific-10, Mountain West, Western Athletic and West Coast Conferences and other selected colleges and universities in the western United States, providing championship competition for Division I intercollegiate Olympic sports in a conference setting. In women’s gymnastics, the league is comprised of four institutions -- the University of Alaska Anchorage, UC Davis, Seattle Pacific and the U.S. Air Force Academy. The MPSF was originally formed to provide enhanced competition and championship opportunities for sports without conference affilia-

UAA’s Shakea Sanders earned All-MPSF honors on two events as a sophomore in 2010.

tion, to contain the costs of competition, and to ensure the survival of sports impacted by Title IX and other fiscal pressures. It has also served as an incubator for emerging women’s sports and a safe harbor for sports impacted by conference realignments. In 2006-2007, the Federation celebrated its 15th year of competition, and today the MPSF is more relevant than at any other time since its inception. As a testament to its viability, the federation continues to successfully ride the ever-changing wave of college sports by fostering contraction and expansion to meet the dynamic needs of its member institutions and conferences. Since its inception, MPSF teams have won more than 50 NCAA team championships and numerous individual titles as well. In 2010-11, the MPSF will again provide competition in nine Olympic sports while serving over 1,500 student-athletes and approximately 75 head coaches from 32 universities in 12 western states. All MPSF teams compete at the NCAA Division I level in men’s soccer, men’s and women’s water polo, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, men’s and women’s gymnastics, women’s lacrosse and men’s volleyball. All MPSF champions are eligible to compete in NCAA Championships with MPSF men’s soccer, men’s and women’s water polo, and men’s volleyball champions earning automatic qualification into NCAA championship events.

SEAWOLF FACILITIES

AA hosts its home meets on campus in the 1,000-seat Wells Fargo Sports Complex. The newly refurbished gym, which has housed Seawolf gymnastics, basketball and volleyball since 1978, provides a comfortable atmosphere for both competitors and fans. Seawolf gymnasts also make use of the WFSC’s other facilities — weight room, fitness center, 25-meter pool, jogging track and sauna — for training and recreation. The Seawolves train off-campus at the Anchorage Gymnastics Association facility in Midtown. UAA gymnastis have exclusive use of the AGA gym for practice. The facility offers 12 competition beams, four sets of uneven bars and two spring floors, as well as a loose foam pit for vaulting, tumbling and bars. The gym includes almost 23,000 square feet of training space.

THE SEAWOLF

n the Seawolf, the University of Alaska Anchorage has one of the more unique mascots in collegiate sports. Originally nicknamed the Sourdoughs, UAA adopted the Seawolf moniker in 1977. The name Seawolf represents a mythical sea creature. According to the legend of the Seawolf, anyone fortunate enough to view it was subject to good luck. The exact nature or shape of the Seawolf, however, was left to the imagination and thus the creature has been depicted in many forms throughout the years. The Seawolf of today was introduced in 1985. Created by the Clark Mishler & Associates Company of Anchorage in cooperation with a University committee, it represents an adaptation of a more traditional Alaska totemic-like characterization of the mythical Seawolf.

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ALL-TIME SEAWOLF TOP SCORES TEAM

INDIVIDUAL

ALL-AROUND

VAULT

1. 193.750 at MPSF Championships, 3/20/04 2. 193.000 vs Kentucky, 3/15/09 3. 192.825 at MPSF Championships, 3/28/08 192.825 at MPSF Championships, 3/20/09 5. 192.775 at Rutgers, 2/28/09 6. 192.150 vs Temple, 2/22/09 7. 192.075 at Sacramento State, 2/15/04 8. 192.050 vs Kentucky, 3/13/09 9. 191.850 at Western Michigan, 2/26/06 191.850 at Ursinus, 2/27/09 1. 48.675 vs Kentucky, 3/15/09 2. 48.625 vs Kentucky, 3/13/09 3. 48.575 vs Temple, 2/22/09 4. 48.550 at Ursinus, 2/27/09 5. 48.500 at MPSF Championships, 3/20/09 6. 48.475 at UC Davis, 2/12/10 48.475 vs Air Force, 3/14/10 8. 48.375 at Western Michigan, 2/26/06 9. 48.300 at Air Force, 3/20/06 48.300 at Rutgers, 2/28/09

UNEVEN BARS

1. 48.825 at MPSF Championships, 3/20/04 2. 48.650 at MPSF Championships, 3/28/08 3. 48.450 vs UC Davis, 1/27/08 4. 48.300 at New Hampshire, 2/1/08 5. 48.225 vs Air Force, 3/16/08 6. 48.200 vs Air Force, 3/14/08 7. 48.075 vs Hamline, 3/12/05 8. 48.025 at Sacramento State, 3/2/08 9. 48.000 vs San Jose State, 3/13/04 10. 47.975 vs Kentucky, 3/13/09

BALANCE BEAM

1. 48.575 at Seattle Pacific, 2/7/04 2. 48.375 vs Kentucky, 3/15/09 3. 48.275 at Northern Illinois, 2/22/04 4. 48.250 at Sacramento State, 3/2/08 5. 48.200 at Sacramento State, 2/15/04 6. 48.175 vs San Jose State, 3/12/04 47.700 at MPSF Championships, 3/20/09 8. 48.150 at UC Davis, 3/7/03 9. 48.050 at MPSF Championships, 3/25/05 48.050 at Rutgers, 2/28/09

FLOOR EXERCISE

1. 49.075 at MPSF Championships, 3/20/04 2. 48.875 at Seattle Pacific, 3/19/05 3. 48.825 at MPSF Championships, 3/27/10 4. 48.775 at MPSF Championships, 3/29/03 5. 48.600 at Maui Invitational, 1/7/05 48.600 at MPSF Championships, 3/24/06 48.600 at Southeast Missouri, 3/7/10 8. 48.550 vs MIT, 1/9/04 48.550 vs Texas Woman’s, 2/12/05 48.550 at UC Davis, 2/27/05

1. 39.125, Dominique Ingram at MPSF Championships, 3/20/04 2. 38.975, Leah Wilson vs Kentucky, 3/15/09 3. 38.925, Jessica Portlock at Western Michigan, 2/26/06 4. 38.900, Dominique Ingram at Sacramento State, 2/15/04 38.900, Jessica Portlock at MPSF Championships, 3/24/06 6. 38.850, Elena Tkacheva at Western Independent Championships, 3/22/97 7. 38.850, Jessica Portlock at Air Force, 3/20/06 8. 38.825, Lauren Agostino at Air Force, 3/20/06 38.825, Leah Wilson at Rutgers, 2/28/09 10. 38.775, Leah Wilson at MPSF Championships, 3/20/09 1. 9.925, Dominique Ingram vs San Jose State, 3/13/04 9.925, Dominique Ingram at USAG Championships, 4/10/04 3. 9.900, Lauren Agostino vs Kentucky, 3/13/09 9.900, Dominique Ingram at USAG Championships, 4/8/04 5. 9.875, Dominique Ingram at Seattle Pacific, 3/19/05 9.875, Dominique Ingram at MPSF Championships, 3/25/05 7. 9.850, Dominique Ingram at Sacramento State, 2/15/04 9.850, Dominique Ingram at MPSF Championships, 3/20/04 9.850, Jessica Portlock at Yale, 2/3/08 9.850, Jessica Portlock vs Air Force, 3/16/08 9.850, Lauren Agostino at Sacramento State, 1/22/06

Elena Tkacheva

UNEVEN BARS

1. 9.925, Elena Tkacheva vs Springfield, 3/23/96 2. 9.900, Elena Tkacheva vs Springfield, 3/22/96 3. 9.850, Tiffany Staton at MPSF Championships, 3/20/04 9.850, Jessica Portlock vs Hamline, 3/12/05 5. 9.825, Dominique Ingram at MPSF Championships, 3/20/04 9.825, Jessica Portlock vs Iowa, 2/11/07 7. 9.800, Molly O’Connor at Western Independent Champ., 3/27/99 9.800, Elena Tkacheva at Seattle Pacific, 3/10/97 9.800, Jessica Portlock vs Hamline, 3/11/05 9.800, Dominique Ingram at USAG Championships, 4/14/05 9.800, Kristy Boswell vs UC Davis, 1/27/08 9.800, Kristy Boswell at MPSF Championships, 3/28/08 9.800, Kristy Boswell at Rutgers, 2/28/09 9.800, Kristy Boswell vs Kentucky, 3/15/09 9.800, Kristy Boswell at MPSF Championships, 3/20/09

Dominique Ingram

BALANCE BEAM

1. 9.850, Jessi Simmons vs Springfield, 3/23/96 9.850, Elena Tkacheva at Western Independent Champ., 3/22/97 9.850, Elena Tkacheva at Seattle Pacific, 3/10/97 4. 9.825, Brianna Thomas vs San Jose State, 3/13/04 9.825, Lauren Agostino vs Ball State, 3/18/07 9.825, Leah Wilson vs Kentucky, 3/15/09 9.825, Kaelei Spoor at MPSF Championships, 3/27/10 8. 9.800, Elena Tkacheva vs Springfield, 3/23/96 9.800, Dominique Ingram at Seattle Pacific, 2/7/04 9.800, Brianna Thomas, three times, 2004 9.800, Leah Wilson at Air Force, 2/2/09 9.800, Leah Wilson vs Temple, 2/20/09 9.800, Leah Wilson at Rutgers, 2/28/09 9.800, Kaelei Spoor at UC Davis, 2/12/10

FLOOR EXERCISE

1. 9.950, Elena Tkacheva vs Winona State, 2/28/97 9.950, Elena Tkacheva vs Winona State, 3/1/97 3. 9.925, Dominique Ingram at MPSF Championships, 3/20/04 9.925, Dominique Ingram at Seattle Pacific, 3/19/05 5. 9.900, Elena Tkacheva at USAG Championships, 4/11/97 9.900, Dominique Ingram, four times, 2004-05 10. 9.875, Rachel Glover at MPSF Championships, 3/29/03 9.875, Elena Tkacheva vs Sacramento State, 2/22/97 9.875, Mandi Burdick at MPSF Championships, 3/20/04 9.875, Kaelei Spoor at MPSF Championships, 3/27/10

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ALL-TIME SEAWOLF LETTERWINNERS / ALL-AMERICANS A

Agostino, Lauren......................................... 2006-07-09-10 AITCHENSON, ERIN.................................................. 2010

Backus, Laura.........................................................1989-90 Barleycorn, Sheri......................................................... 1987 Barnett, Christine........................................................ 1986 Bartleman, Michelle......................................... 2001-02-03 Benham, Diane............................................................ 1989 BOSWELL, KRISTY.......................................... 2008-09-10 Bukojemskyi, Renee.................................................... 1989 Burdick, Mandi............................................ 2001-02-03-04 Burton, Jamie.........................................................2005-06 Byrne, Meagan............................................ 2007-08-09-10

Carley, Christina.......................................................... 1999 Carver, Sara...................................................... 1994-95-96 Chapin, Chimmi......................................................1989-90 Cole, Micki..............................................................2007-08 Currie, Jesse..................................................... 2001-02-03

Davlin, Tina................................................................. 1991 Deering, Susan............................................................ 1987 Dombecky, Chantel.......................................... 1994-95-96 Duarte-Pedrosa, Ann........................................ 1987-89-90 Duncan, Susan............................................................. 1989

Fegley, Danielle........................................... 1992-93-94-95 Frankie, Teri..................................................... 1985-86-90 Franz, Karli................................................................... 2006 FULLERTON, KELSEY........................................... 2008-10

Glover, Rachel......................................... 1999-2000-02-03 Guimera, Silvia............................................................ 1987

Havelak, Cyndi............................................. 1995-96-97-98 Hensiek, Laura............................................................. 1986 Hill-Whetten, Megan..............................................1996-97

Hoey, Karen................................................. 1992-93-94-95 Horvath, Rita..........................................................1985-86

PURICELLI, MARIA.............................................. 2008-09

Randall, Sara............................................... 2002-03-04-05 Renfro, Stacey............................................................. 2000 Rennebaum, Lisa......................................................... 1992 Robitaille, Kerry........................................... 1991-92-93-94

Ingram, Dominique.......................................... 2004-05-06

Jenkins, Leisha......................................... 1997-98-99-2000 Johnson, Christina....................................................... 2004 Johnson, Kara.............................................................. 1996 Jones, Amy.................................................. 2001-02-03-05 Jorgensen, JoAnn...................................................1989-90

Keever, Amanda............................................... 2004-05-06 Kleiner, Kelly................................................ 1989-90-91-92 Kramer, Lindsey........................................................... 2003 Kolosovsky, Amanda................................... 2002-03-04-05 Kurczewski, Leslie........................................................ 1986

Lackey, Alli..............................................................2001-02 Lehmkuhl, Rachael...................................... 2004-05-06-07

Magiera, Lauren.......................................... 2005-06-07-08 Marx, Karen............................................................1991-93 McCullar, Angie........................................................... 1998 Merritt, Melinda............................................... 2000-01-02 Miller, Sukanya............................................ 1991-92-93-94 Mitchell, Joanne.....................................................2002-03 Morgan, Melissa.......................................................... 1999

Nall, Brooke...................................................... 2006-07-08 Nelson, Faye................................................................ 2005 Nicolaus, Annette........................................ 1987-88-89-90

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor, Molly.......................................................... 1999

Portlock, Jessica.......................................... 2005-06-07-08 Prater, Janine.............................................................. 1985

Salo, Heather........................................... 1999-2000-01-02 SANDERS, SHAKEA............................................. 2009-10 Schahczinksi, Juliann..............................................1990-91 Schmidt, Audra............................................................ 1991 Silvey, Christy.........................................................1993-95 Simmons, Jessi............................................ 1996-97-98-99 Sokolik, Noel................................................ 1997-98-2000 Sova, Lisa................................................................1991-92 SPOOR, KAELEI................................................... 2009-10 Stall, Sharon................................................................ 1989 Staton, Tiffany............................................. 2004-05-06-07 Stockdale, Carissa....................................................... 2003 Sullivan, Kathy............................................................. 1985

Tarkett, Shannon.............................................. 1997-98-99 Thomas, Brianna......................................................... 2004 THOMAS, JACKIE................................................ 2009-10 Tkacheva, Elena.......................................... 1994-95-96-97 Tolliver, Matoyia......................................................... 2000 Toney, Kristie............................................... 1998-99-2000 Touchet, Carla........................................................1985-86

Vincent, Lynn.............................................................. 1986

Weis, Kathy............................................................1991-92 Westbrook, Britni........................................................ 1999 White, Molly............................................................... 1998 Williams, Courtney...................................... 2007-08-09-10 Wilson, Leah..................................................... 2008-09-10 (Note: Records incomplete from 1987 & 1988)

SEAWOLF USAG ALL-AMERICANS TERI FRANKIE 1985 - Balance Beam 1986 - Floor Exercise 1990 - Vault ANNETTE NICOLAUS 1987 - All-Around Balance Beam KAREN HOEY 1994 - Vault 1995 - All-Around Balance Beam Vault

JESSI SIMMONS 1996 - All-Around Balance Beam Floor Exercise 1998 - Uneven Bars Vault (National Champion) 1999 - All-Around Floor Exercise

DOMINIQUE INGRAM 2004 - All-Around Vault (National Champion) Floor Exercise (National Champion) 2005 - Vault Uneven Bars All-Around

LEISHA JENKINS 2000 - All-Around

MANDY KOLOSOVSKY 2004 - Vault

MANDI BURDICK 2004 - All-Around BRIANNA THOMAS 2004 - Balance Beam JAMIE BURTON 2005 - Balance Beam

KERRY ROBITAILLE 1994 - All-Around Balance Beam ELENA TKACHEVA 1994 - Balance Beam 1995 - All-Around Balance Beam Floor Exercise Uneven Bars 1996 - Uneven Bars 1997 - All-Around (National Champion) Balance Beam Floor Exercise (National Champion) Uneven Bars

National Champion ELENA TKACHEVA

National Champion JESSI SIMMONS

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UAA ADMINISTRATION ∙ SEAWOLF ATHLETICS STAFF

FRAN ULMER

Chancellor – University of Alaska Anchorage

As chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage, Fran Ulmer brings to

the position 30 years of experience of public policy in Alaska. Previously, Ulmer was a fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Public Policy at the Institute of Social and Economic Research. In the early 1980s, Ulmer served as the Mayor of Juneau, then a member of the Alaska House of Representatives (1986-1994) and in 1994, she became the first female Lieutenant Governor of Alaska. In that year, she was appointed to the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission by President Bill Clinton and served on this international board for 11 years. She has participated in numerous panels, task forces, commissions and forums as a speaker, moderator and panelist to address the intersection of science, economics, politics and policy. Ulmer currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association, the Advisory Board of the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Alaska Nature Conservancy Board. She has a BA in political science and economics and a Law Degree from the University of Wisconsin.

DR. STEVE COBB

Director of Athletics – Univ. of Alaska Anchorage

In 10 seasons at the helm of the University of Alaska Anchorage athletic

department, Dr. Steve Cobb has helped take Seawolf Athletics to unprecedented heights. Not only have the Seawolves excelled in the field of competition, but the foundation for future success has been set in several ways. The 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 campaigns were three of the most memorable in school history, highlighted by three Final Four appearances for Seawolf basketball teams (women twice, men once), and NCAA top-15 finishes for men’s and women’s cross country, skiing (three times), and men’s track & field (twice). With UAA’s concurrent NCAA basketball runs in 2008, UAA became just the second school in Division II history to qualify both its men’s and women’s squads for the national semifinals. Under Dr. Cobb’s leadership, a planning phase is also under way for the construction of a new on-campus sports facility at UAA. He has also recently overseen several upgrades to UAA’s current facilities, including the installation of a new gym floor and bleachers and the construction of the All-American/Academic All-American honors wall. In 2005, Dr. Cobb helped establish the Seawolf Legacy Fund to provide a permanent endowment fund that will ensure full funding for future athletic scholarships at UAA. Seawolf Legacy surpassed the $1 million mark in donations in early 2008. Early in his tenure, he was the driving force behind the establishment of the Seawolf Hall of Fame and was instrumental in negotiating naming-rights agreements for the Wells Fargo Sports Complex, Kendall Hockey Classic and Extended Stay Deluxe Invitational volleyball tournaments. The Alabama native has also overseen the creation of the Hockey Classic Wall of Champions above the Seawolves’ practice rink, as well as men’s and women’s Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout champions displays in the gymnasium. A former football coach, Dr. Cobb served as the athletic director at Georgia Southwestern State University before coming to UAA. In five years at Georgia Southwestern, Dr. Cobb raised the Hurricanes’ overall program to become one of the most successful in the nation, making the NAIA national playoffs in six of its seven sports and winning multiple conference championships in men’s and women’s basketball, softball and volleyball. From 1992-95, Dr. Cobb was an assistant athletic director at Iowa Wesleyan College, where he served as the football team’s defensive coordinator and special teams coach. He also had stints as an assistant football coach at East Texas State University (1990-92) and Sul Ross State University (1988-90). A 1981 graduate of the University of Montevallo, Dr. Cobb also holds a Doctorate of Education degree from East Texas State as well as a Master of Business Administration degree from St. Ambrose University and a Master of Education degree from Sul Ross State. Dr. Cobb and his wife Sandra reside in East Anchorage.

UAA ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF COACHES BASKETBALL (Men) . Head Coach: Rusty Osborne . Assistant: Ryan Orton . Grad. Assistant: Casey Reed BASKETBALL (Women) . Head Coach: Tim Moser . Assistant: Rebecca Alvidrez . Grad. Assistant: Tamar Gruwell CROSS COUNTRY (Men & Women) . Head Coach: Michael Friess . Assistant: T.J. Garlatz . Grad. Assistant: David Kiplagat GYMNASTICS . Head Coach:Paul Stoklos . Assistant: Tami Monette HOCKEY . Head Coach: Dave Shyiak . Associate Head Coach: Campbell Blair . Assistant: Ryan McKelvie SKIING . Head Coach: Trond Flagstad . Assistants: Sparky Anderson, Mandy Kaempf . Graduate Assistant: Julie-Pierre Leclerc .TRACK & FIELD (Men & Women) . Head Coach: Michael Friess . Assistants: T.J. Garlatz, Rafael Echavarria . Grad Assts.: David Kiplagat, Ryan McWilliams VOLLEYBALL . Head Coach: Chris Green . Assistant: Nicky Rose . Graduate Assistant: Emily Sakis

ADMINISTRATION Dr. Steve Cobb . . . . . . . Director of Athletics Dede Allen. . . . . . . . . . . Associate A.D./Compliance Tim McDiffett. . . . . . . . Associate A.D./External Jane Pallister. . . . . . . . . Associate A.D./Internal Tlisa Northcutt . . . . . . . Development Director SPORTS INFORMATION Nate Sagan . . . . . . . . . . Director Dallas Baldwin. . . . . . . . Assistant Director SPORTS MEDICINE Chris Volk. . . . . . . . . . . . Head Athletic Trainer Kevin Lechtenberg . . . . Assistant Athletic Trainer Kelly Ranstead. . . . . . . . Assistant Athletic Trainer BUSINESS OFFICE Robin Calvert. . . . . . . . . Travel Coordinator Diana Campbell. . . . . . . Fiscal Technician Tonya Carney . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant Shawna Palmer. . . . . . . Admin. Asst. – Tickets Roxanne Swallows . . . . Fiscal Manager Mary Beth Wooden . . . Ticket Manager REC SPORTS Levi Althens. . . . . . . . . . Facility Maintenance Ed Barker. . . . . . . . . . . . Facility Maintenance Brent Gordon . . . . . . . . Program Supervisor Tony Houston. . . . . . . . Assist. Director/Operations Robin Inman. . . . . . . . . Program Supervisor Bryan Leiser. . . . . . . . . . Special Events Manager Muzette Nelson . . . . . . Program Supervisor Alan Piccard. . . . . . . . . . Assist. Director/Programs Kevin Silver. . . . . . . . . . Associate A.D./WFSC Kristin Warren. . . . . . . . Office Manager Julie Weber. . . . . . . . . . Intramurals Director

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UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE

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ith city boundaries that stretch to nearly the size of the state of Delaware, more than 275,000 people are lucky to call Anchorage home. On a global scale, Anchorage is located as far north as Helsinki, Finland, and as far west as Honolulu, Hawaii. Anchorage is Alaska’s largest city (more than four times larger than the second-largest town), an international air crossroads, and the business and cultural center of the state. Almost 300 flights arrive daily at Anchorage International Airport. Anchorage is a recreational paradise as well, boasting more than 14,000 acres of parkland and nearly 300 miles of paved and wilderness biking, skiing and hiking trails. In addition, the city sports dozens of

lakes, softball, baseball and soccer fields, tennis and basketball courts, and six scenic golf courses. Chugach State Park is located 15 minutes from downtown Anchorage. With 495,000 acres, Chugach is the third-largest state park in the United States and offers a variety of year-round recreation, including hiking, mountain biking, camping, cross country skiing and wildlife viewing. Due to the warming effects of the Pacific Ocean currents and protection from the Chugach Mountains, Anchorage is located in Alaska’s so-called banana belt. Anchorage’s climate resembles that of San Francisco in the summer (highs of 75 degrees) and a Rocky Mountain ski resort in the winter (lows of 20

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laska is the largest state in the union — one-fifth the size of the contiguous 48 states and more than twice the size of the second largest state, Texas. Although Minnesota is called the Land of 10,000 Lakes,, Alaska holds the real title in that department with more than three million lakes. Alaska has 39 different mountain ranges, three of which can be seen from Anchorage. The 49th State celerated iis home to Mt. McKinley, the highest peak in North America (20,320 feet). Mt. McKinley, located in the heart of Denali National Park and Preserve, is over 200 miles north of Anchorage and can be seen from the city on clear days. Denali National Park is over six million acres and features great wildlife viewing and colorful wilderness expanses.

degrees). Low humidity also contributes to Anchorage’s comfortable climate. The residents of the city share the Anchorage bowl with more than 1,000 Moose, which are often seen on UAA’s campus throughout the year. In addition, black bears, grizzliess, foxes, wolves, lynx, wolverines, Dall sheep and bald eagles are just some of the animals that make their homes here. Salmon fishing is more than a pastime to Anchorage residents. Red and King Salmon can be caught from the many rivers and creeks that run through the city.