2012 UAA Gymnastics Guide by Nate Sagan

2012 UAA GYMNASTICS TEAM

Standing on Beam (left to right): Jackie Thomas, Emily Petersen, Paige Pirie, Shakea Sanders. Sitting on Beam (l-r): Melissa Doucette, Shelby MacDonald, Jeanette Conrad, Sariaye Jensen, Kathleen Mantell, Morgan Cook. Standing (l-r): Chelsey Baker, Kaelei Spoor.

2012 SEAWOLF GYMNASTICS SCHEDULE Dec. 11 Jan. 8 Jan. 10 Jan. 20 Jan. 22 Feb. 4 Feb. 12 Mar. 2 Mar. 4 Mar. 9 Mar. 11 Mar. 24 Apr. 7 Apr. 19-21

Green & Gold Meet SUNY Cortland SUNY Cortland at Maryland at Towson at Denver University AIR FORCE at UC Davis & San Jose State at Cal State Sacramento MICHIGAN STATE MICHIGAN STATE at MPSF Championships at NCAA West Regional at NCAA Championships

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QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Name: University of Alaska Anchorage Location: 3211 Providence Dr. Anchorage, AK 99508 Founded: 1977 Enrollment: 19,554 Nickname: Seawolves Colors: Green & Gold Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Chancellor: Tom Case Athletics Director: Dr. Steve Cobb Athletic Dept. Phone: 907-786-1250 Ticket Office Phone: 907-786-1293 COACHING/SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach: Paul Stoklos, 28th season Alma Mater: Arizona (’81) Phone: 907-786-1229 Email: coach@uaa.alaska.edu Assistant Coaches: Tami Monette, 17th season; Melissa Jabaay, 6th season Volunteer Assistants: Lauren Agostino, 1st season; Scott Satterfield, 1st season Athletic Trainer: Chris Volk Office Phone: 907-786-1326 TEAM INFORMATION 2011 Dual Record: 2-13 2011 MPSF Finish: 4th of 4 Letterwinners Returning: 7 Letterwinners Lost: 4 Newcomers: 5 Home Arena (capacity): Wells Fargo Sports Complex (1,000) TEAM HISTORY First Year of Gymnastics: 1985 Division I Since: 2004

TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts/Table of Contents/Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2012 Alaska Anchorage Season Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

COACHING STAFF & ROSTER Head Coach Paul Stoklos/Assistant Coach Tami Monette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2012 Seawolf Roster & Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES Seniors Kathleen Mantell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Shakea Sanders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Kaelei Spoor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Jackie Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Other Returning Letterwinners Melissa Doucette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Shelby MacDonald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Emily Petersen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Newcomers Chelsey Baker/Jeanette Conrad/Morgan Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Sariaye Jensen/Paige Pirie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

SEAWOLF STATISTICS, RECORDS & HISTORY 2011 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

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

Please address all media inquiries to Sports Information Director and MBB contact Nate Sagan:

MEDIA GUIDELINES: For credentials or interview requests, please contact the UAA Sports Information Office at least one day in advance. Sports Info produces weekly press releases and game notes complete with statistics during the season. Please contact the SID or surf to GoSeawolves.com to obtain information.

UAA Athletics 3211 Providence Dr. Anchorage, AK 99508 (907) 786-1295 nate@uaa.alaska.edu

The 2012 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: From left-to-right, seniors Kathleen Mantell, Shakea Sanders and Kaelei Spoor lead the Seawolves into the 2012 campaign.

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2012 ALASKA ANCHORAGE SEASON PREVIEW

s the 2012 season dawns, Alaska Anchorage head coach Paul Stoklos is hopeful his team’s proven senior class can blend with an impressive influx of young talent to produce one of the best seasons in Seawolf gymnastics history. With four seniors anchoring the squad, UAA will not lack for leadership, although the team does not feature any juniors. “We know that our returning athletes can give us solid performances,” said Stoklos, who has piloted the program through its entire 28 seasons. “It will really be up to the sophomores – who have really matured in the last year – and the freshmen to solidify our lineup and give us a chance to compete for a conference title.” Three of those seniors – Shakea Sanders, Kaelei Spoor and Jackie Thomas – were rookies when the Seawolves won their initial Mountain Pacific Sports Federation title in 2009, and the trio is hungry to get back atop the winner’s podium in their last go-round. Sanders brings five career All-MPSF honors to the lineup, including the league’s second-best regional qualifying score (RQS) on vault last year at 9.680. Previously a three-event performer, the Federal Way, Wash., native stepped into an all-around role, closing with an impressive 38.500 score against Centenary in the final dual meet. Spoor, meanwhile, can deliver big scores on vault, beam and floor, earning All-MPSF accolades on the latter two events in 2011. The Seawolves’ 2010 team MVP led UAA with a 9.536 average on beam last season, good for seventh place on the program’s all-time list. Like Sanders, Spoor has been an ‘iron woman,’ competing in every meet throughout her first three years. Thomas is also back for a fourth season and will look to contribute on uneven bars, where she owns a career-high of 9.575. The Colorado Springs native is also a two-time All-MPSF Academic Team honoree. UAA’s fourth senior, Kathleen Mantell, made an impressive debut last season after sitting out the 2010 campaign as a redshirt transfer. The Bay Area (Walnut Creek, Calif.) product contributed on bars and beam in every meet and missed a lone appearance on floor, earning season-highs of 9.6 or better on all three of her main events. The team’s Coaches Award winner can step into the all-around lineup as well. Featuring three competitors from farflung distances, the Seawolves’ three-woman sophomore class is ready to make big contributions in 2012. Although she competed in just five

Kathleen Mantell

Shakea Sanders

Melissa DouceƩe

meets due to injury as a freshman, Melissa Doucette could be one of the most talented all-arounders in the MPSF. The Rochester, N.H., product performs a double-back somersault on floor and attempts a 10.0 start value on vault. Indianapolis native Emily Petersen was the only Seawolf rookie to compete in all nine meets last year, becoming a staple of the team’s vault, bars and beam lineups. Her bars average of 9.475 was third on the squad, and she posted a season-best 9.675 on beam, where Stoklos says she might be the team’s strongest competitor in 2012. Meanwhile, Canadian Shelby MacDonald looks to capitalize on her strong finish to the 2011 campaign. The Ontario native overcame a preseason injury to appear in six meets on bars and beam. MacDonald’s 9.675 bars routine helped UAA to a narrow dual win over Centenary last March, and Stoklos cites her as a possible team leader on that event. Five true freshmen join the squad, with

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Kaelei Spoor

several capable of making an immediate impact. Jeanette Conrad (Cape Coral, Fla.) could join Doucette in the all-around lineup, according to Stoklos, bringing an especially impressive skill set on bars. Morgan Cook (Hot Springs, Ark.) also has a high degree of difficulty on vault and could solidify the beam lineup, while Sariaye Jensen (Henderson, Nev.) has the skills to be a solid three-event performer on vault, bars and floor, and Paige Pirie (Newnan, Ga.) adds talent on bars and floor. Chelsey Baker (Lynn Haven, Fla.) will take a medical redshirt season after suffering a knee injury in December. The Seawolves will host five home meets in 2012, including Feb. 12 against conference rival Air Force and Mar. 9 & 11 against Big Ten Conference foe Michigan State. UAA will also take on its usual challenging road schedule as well, with trips planned to Maryland, Colorado and California.

SEAWOLF COACHING STAFF

PAUL STOKLOS Head Coach  28th 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 28th season in 2012. Stoklos has overseen UAA’s transition from Division II to Division I over the past decade, boosting 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 seven marks from 2008-11. 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 nine MPSF event titlists. Stoklos’ gymnasts have also produced in the classroom, topping the MPSF All-Academic Team in 2010 with 10 honorees. From the program’s inception in 1985 until becoming a full-fledged Division I program in 2004, Stoklos’ program produced three national champions, 12 All-Americans and 37 Academic All-Americans at the Division II level. 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.

THE STOKLOS FILE Hometown: Brookfield, Wis. EducaƟon: B.S., General Studies, Univ. of Arizona, 1981; M.S., Exercise Science, Arizona, 1984 Head Coaching Achievements (UAA, 1985-present) Has coached... 3 USAG NaƟonal Champions (5 Ɵtles) 12 All-Americans (39 awards) 12 NCAA West Regional Qualifiers 37 Div. II Academic All-Americans 2004 MPSF Coach of the Year 2005 MPSF Co-Coach of the Year 2009 MPSF Champions

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2012 ALASKA ANCHORAGE ROSTER & SUPPORT STAFF ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NAME

HT YR EXP HOMETOWN (High School/Club Team)

Chelsey Baker Jeanette Conrad Morgan Cook Melissa Doucette Sariaye Jensen Shelby MacDonald Kathleen Mantell Emily Petersen Paige Pirie Shakea Sanders Kaelei Spoor Jackie Thomas

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

Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr.

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

SEAWOLVES BY CLASS Seniors – 4 (Mantell, Sanders, Spoor, Thomas) Juniors – 0 Sophomores – 3 (Doucette, MacDonald, Petersen) Freshmen – 5 (Baker, Conrad, Cook, Jensen, Pirie)

Lynn Haven, Fla. (Mosley HS/Gymnastics Plus) Cape Coral, Fla. (Cape Coral HS/Coast Elite Gymnastics) Hot Springs, Ark. (Lakeside HS/Hot Springs Gymnastics) Rochester, N.H. (Spaulding HS/Atlantic Gymnastics) Henderson, Nev. (Silverado HS/Brown’s Las Vegas GC) Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (St. Mary’s College/Gedderts Twistars USA) Antioch, Calif. (Deer Valley HS/Liberty Gymnastics) Indianapolis, Ind. (North Central HS/Deveau’s School of Gymnastics) Newnan, Ga. (Newnan HS/Newnan School of Gymnastics) 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 Florida – 2 (Baker, Conrad) California 1 – (Mantell) Arkansas – 1 (Cook) Colorado – 1 (Thomas) Georgia – 1 (Pirie) Indiana – 1 (Petersen) Nevada – 1 (Jensen) New Hampshire – 1 (Doucette) New York – 1 (Spoor) Washington – 1 (Sanders) Canada – 1 (MacDonald)

HEAD COACH: Paul Stoklos (Arizona ‘81), 28th season ASSISTANT COACHES: Tami Monette, 17th season; Melissa Jabaay, 6th season VOLUNTEER ASSISTANTS: Lauren Agostino, 1st season; Scott Satterfield, 1st season

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: DouceƩe • doo-SET Kaelei Spoor • KAY-lee SPORE

Mantell • MAN-tell MoneƩe • moe-NETT Pirie • PEER-ee

TAMI MONETTE

MELISSA JABAAY

Assistant Coach  17th Season

Assistant Coach  6th Season

n her 17th season as assistant coach for the Seawolves in 2012, 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.

CHRIS VOLK Athletic Trainer  18th Season

ead athletic trainer Chris Volk is in her 18th 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.

Sariaye • SAY-ree-ay Shakea • SHAKE-uh Stoklos • STOKE-lohs

ormer UAA gymnast Melissa Jabaay returns to Coach Paul Stoklos’ staff in 2012 for hersixth 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 earned her bachelor’s degree in theatre from UAA in spring of 2010. Jabaay and her husband Aaron are the parents of two children.

SPORTS MEDICINE STAFF Head Team Physician Jeff Moore, MD Team Physician Emeritus William J. 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 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 – SENIORS

Kathleen Mantell Senior • 1VL 5-0 Walnut Creek, Calif. Deer Valley HS Liberty GymnasƟcs 2011: Contributed on bars and beam in every meet and missed only one appearance on floor … competed allaround in first three meets, posting season-high 37.050 at California on Jan. 30 … swung to season-high 9.6 on bars and had 9.575 on floor at Michigan State on Feb. 27 … tallied 9.525 on bars and 9.65 on floor to help UAA edge Centenary in Mar. 11 home dual … scored 9.675 on beam and 9.575 on floor against Centenary on Mar. 13 to help UAA to No. 6 team score in program history (192.250) … earned spot on MPSF All-Academic Team with 3.14 overall GPA. 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.

MANTELL’S SEASON BESTS Year 2011 (Jr.)

Vault 9.275

Bars 9.600

Beam 9.675

Floor 9.650

All-Around 37.050

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

9.275 at Sacramento State, 1/7/11 9.600 at Michigan State, 2/27/11 9.675 vs Centenary, 3/13/11 9.650 vs Centenary, 3/11/11 37.050 at California, 1/30/11

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Shakea Sanders Senior • 3VL 5-5 Federal Way, Wash. Federal Way HS Auburn GymnasƟcs Ctr. 2011: Earned All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation honors with league’s No. 2 RQS (9.680) on vault … season vault average of 9.603 was 2nd-best on team and 13th-best in program history … led Seawolves with three individual event wins, taking floor (9.8) on Mar. 13 vs. Centenary, vault (9.8) on Mar. 11 vs. Centenary, and tying for top honors on vault (9.725) on Jan. 30 at California … helped Seawolves post No. 6 team score in program history (192.250) with career-high 38.500 all-around Mar. 13 against Centenary … tied for runner-up honors on vault at MPSF Championships with 9.775 on Mar. 19 in Colorado Springs … tied for 10th on MPSFs on beam with 9.65 … led Seawolves with six allaround performances, finishing 4th at MPSFs with 38.025 … other top routines included 9.75 vault at New Hampshire (Feb. 12); 9.725 vault at California (Jan. 30); 9.7 vault and season-high 9.55 on bars at Michigan State (Feb. 27); and career-high 9.675 on beam vs. Centenary (Mar. 13). 2010: Landed two spots on All-MPSF 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 allaround, helping deliver UAA to victory in Feb. 19 home dual against Brown … scored 38.075 two days later against Brown, boosted by season-high 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

SANDERS’S SEASON BESTS Year 2009 (Fr.) 2010 (So.) 2011 (Jr.)

Vault 9.775 9.800 9.800

Bars 9.385 9.600 9.550

Beam — 9.325 9.675

Floor 9.825 9.800 9.800

All-Around — 38.150 38.500

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

9.8, three Ɵmes (last vs Centenary, 3/11/11) 9.6 vs Brown, 2/21/10 9.675 vs Centenary, 3/13/11 9.825, three Ɵmes (last at Rutgers, 2/28/09) 38.500 vs Centenary, 3/13/11

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.

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Kaelei Spoor Senior • 3VL 4-11 Rome, N.Y. Rome Free Academy Central NY GymnasƟcs

2011: Only Seawolf to win multiple All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation honors, posting league’s 4th-highest regional qualifying scores on both floor exercise (9.710) and balance beam (9.575) … led Seawolves with 9.536 beam average, good for 7th on UAA single-season list … ranked 2nd on team and 13th on single-season list with 9.619 floor average … posted victories on beam at both UC Davis triangular meet and Cal dual meet with identical 9.775s, tying 17th-best mark in program history … sprung career-high 9.725 vault at New Hampshire … placed team-best 5th on beam (9.725) and was 6th place on vault (9.6) at MPSF Championships … competed on vault, beam and floor in all nine meets … scored 9.525 or better on final six vaults and 9.525 or better on eight of nine floor routines … had 9.7 vault and 9.75 floor exercise to help UAA to Mar. 11 win over Centenary … scored 9.675 on vault, 9.725 on beam and 9.75 on floor Mar. 13 against Centenary to help UAA to 6th-highest team total (192.250) in program history … other top routines included 9.75 on floor at Michigan State and 9.625s on both vault and floor at Central Michigan … made MPSF All-Academic Team. 2010: Voted Team MVP by her teammates and earned AllMPSF honors on floor … posted team season-best on floor (9.875) and beam (9.825) at MPSF 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, tying for 8th-best score by a Seawolf … 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 (9.675-V, 9.75BB, 9.725-FX) at MPSFs to help Seawolves capture firstever 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 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 3rd on floor (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. 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.) 2011 (Jr.)

Vault 9.675 9.675 9.725

Bars — — —

Beam 9.750 9.825 9.775

Floor 9.725 9.875 9.750

All-Around — — —

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

9.725 at New Hampshire, 2/12/11 N/A 9.825 at MPSF Championships, 3/27/10 9.875 at MPSF Championships, 3/27/10 N/A

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SEAWOLF GYMNAST PROFILES – SENIORS

Jackie Thomas Senior • 2VL 5-5 Colorado Springs, Colo. Air Academy HS Colorado Aerials 2011: Contributed to lineup twice on uneven bars, scoring season-high 9.1 at California on Jan. 30 … made multiple exhibition performances on bars and balance beam … tied for UAA’s 2nd-best overall grade-point average at 3.55, earning spot on MPSF All-Academic Team. 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’S SEASON BESTS Year 2009 (Fr.) 2010 (So.) 2011 (Jr.)

Vault — — —

Bars 9.575 9.200 9.100

Beam 9.075 8.200 —

Floor 8.225 — —

All-Around — — —

THOMAS’S 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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GYMNAST PROFILES – RETURNING LETTERWINNERS

Melissa Doucette Sophomore • 1VL 5-2 Rochester, N.H. Spaulding HS AtlanƟc GymnasƟcs 2011: Appeared in five of nine meets as freshman … competed in all-around in first two meets before suffering sprained knee ligament on Jan. 30 and missing next four meets … posted 37.625 all-around score in Jan. 9 meet at UC Davis, boosted by 9.625 on floor exercise … scored no lower than 9.4 on all five vaults, including season-best 9.675 in Mar. 13 home meet against Centenary … helped UAA to dual win over Centenary on Mar. 11 with 9.625 vault … scored 9.5 on vault at MPSF Championships on Mar. 19. BEFORE UAA: Was 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 allaround 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. PERSONAL: Born Melissa J. Doucette on Dec. 25, 1990 in Beverly, Mass. … daughter of Dean and Theresa Doucette … physical education major.

DOUCETTE’S SEASON BESTS Year 2011 (Fr.)

Vault 9.675

Bars 9.225

Beam 9.375

Floor 9.625

All-Around 37.625

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

9.675 vs Centenary, 3/13/11 9.225 at UC Davis, 1/9/11 9.375 at UC Davis, 1/9/11 9.625 at UC Davis, 1/9/11 37.625 at UC Davis, 1/9/11

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GYMNAST PROFILES – RETURNING LETTERWINNERS

Shelby MacDonald Sophomore • 1VL 5-1 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario St. Mary’s College Gedderts Twistars (Mich.) 2011: Overcame preseason injury to appear in final six meets on bars and beam … scored 9.5 or better on four of six bars routines … helped UAA to narrow win over Centenary on Mar. 11 with 9.675 on bars and 9.45 on beam … delivered team’s 3rd-best beam score at Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships with 9.525. BEFORE UAA: Competed for Gedderts Twistars USA club team in Lansing, Mich., in 2010 … qualified for 2010 Region 5 Level 10 Championships, finishing runner-up 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. PERSONAL: Born Shelby Lauren MacDonald on July 10, 1991 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada … daughter of Rick and Iole MacDonald … physical education major.

MACDONALD’S SEASON BESTS Year 2011 (Fr.)

Vault —

Bars 9.675

Beam 9.525

Floor —

All-Around —

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

N/A 9.675 vs Centenary, 3/11/11 9.525 at MPSF Championships, 3/19/11 N/A N/A

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GYMNAST PROFILES – RETURNING LETTERWINNERS

Emily Petersen Sophomore • 1VL 5-4 Indianapolis, Ind. North Central HS Deveau’s Sch. of Gym. 2011: Competed in all nine meets as staple of UAA’s vault, bars and beam lineups … season bars average of 9.475 was No. 3 on team and tied for 17th-best mark in program history … scored 9.5 or better on seven of nine bars routines, including season-high 9.775 at Michigan State (Feb. 27) … tied for 6th place on bars with 9.65 at Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships (Mar. 19) … posted top overall performance at New Hampshire (Feb. 12) with 9.675 on beam, 9.6 on bars and 9.525 on vault … helped UAA to Mar. 11 dual win over Centenary with 9.55 on vault and 9.5 on bars … scored 9.6 on beam and 9.5 on vault as UAA produced No. 6 team score (192.25) against Centenary on Mar. 13. 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.

PETERSEN’S SEASON BESTS Year 2011 (Fr.)

Vault 9.550

Bars 9.775

Beam 9.675

Floor —

All-Around —

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

9.55 vs Centenary, 3/11/11 9.775 at Michigan State, 2/27/11 9.675 at New Hampshire, 2/12/11 N/A N/A

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SEAWOLF GYMNAST PROFILES – NEWCOMERS

Chelsey Baker

Morgan Cook

Freshman 4-11 Lynn Haven, Fla. Mosley HS GymnasƟcs Plus

Freshman 5-2 Hot Springs, Ark. Lakeside HS Hot Springs GymnasƟcs

2012: Will redshirt after suffering knee injury in December 2011. BEFORE UAA: Competed at Level 10 for three years … as Level 9 competitor, was state champion on beam and earned 2nd place on bars and 3rd place in all-around at Eastern Nationals … helped Newnan High School to 2008 Florida State team title and earned all-state honors. PERSONAL: Born Chelsey E. Baker on Dec. 29, 1992 … daughter of Robert and Laurie Baker … political science major.

BEFORE UAA: Competed at Level 10 Western Regionals three straight years … won all-around title at L10 state championships in 2010 and 2011 … also qualified for regional championships four times at levels 8 and 9 as a member of the Hot Spring Gymnastics club team … lettered one year in volleyball at Lakeside High School. PERSONAL: Born Morgan Lee Cook on July 31, 1993 … daughter of Craig and Janis Cook … psychology major.

Jeanette Conrad Freshman 5-1 Cape Coral, Fla. Cape Coral HS Coast Elite GymnasƟcs BEFORE UAA: Earned berth to 2011 Level 10 JO Nationals by virtue of 4th-place all-around finish at Region 8 Championships … also placed 4th on beam, 5th on bars and 6th on floor at regionals … tied for 27th on floor at JO Nationals … won all-around, vault and bars titles at at Courtney Kupets ‘Pink’ Invitational in Mar. 2011 … as L9 competitor, won floor title and placed 3rd in allaround 2010 regional championships, competing for firstplace team … lettered three years in diving at Cape Coral High School … team captain and MVP all three seasons … placed 15th in state as junior and 22nd as senior. PERSONAL: Born Jeanette Marie Conrad on Feb. 19, 1993 … daughter of Chris and Jane Conrad … journalism & public communications major.

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SEAWOLF GYMNAST PROFILES – NEWCOMERS

Sariaye Jensen

Paige Pirie

Freshman 5-7 Henderson, Nev. Silverado HS Brown’s GymnasƟcs

Freshman 5-3 Newnan, Ga. Newnan HS Newnan School of GymnasƟcs

BEFORE UAA: Qualified for 2011 state, regional and NIT meets … placed 5th in all-around and 4th on bars at 2011 Nevada L10 State meet … placed 5th or better or bars at Fiesta Bowl, Heart of a Champion, Lady Luck and Malibu Classic meets, including 3rd at Fiesta Bowl … competed at Level 10 for four years.

BEFORE UAA: Competed at Level 10 for three years … was 2011 JO Nationals qualifier … placed 3rd in all-around at 2011 Eastern Regionals … earned 2nd place on bars at L-9 Eastern Nationals and was state champion on beam … helped Newnan High School to 2008 team state title and earned all-state honors.

PERSONAL: Born Sariaye Storm Jensen on June 23, 1993 … daughter of Lonald and Denise Jensen … youngest of nine siblings … elementary education major.

PERSONAL: Born Kathleen Paige Pirie on Apr. 23, 1993 … daughter of Jim and Teri Pirie … justice major.

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2011 SEASON REVIEW 2011 MEET RESULTS (DUAL RECORD: 2-13)

Date Jan 7 Jan 9 Jan 30 Feb 12 Feb 24 Feb 27 Mar 11 Mar 13 Mar 19

Meet/Opponent Result at Sacramento State 3rd of 4, 185.725 (w/ UW-La Crosse, Central Michigan) at UC Davis (w/ San Jose State) 3rd of 3, 188.675 at California L, 188.425-191.850 at New Hampshire 4th of 4, 190.475 (w/ Michigan State, Brown) at Central Michigan 4th of 4, 188.900 (w/ SE Missouri, Eastern Michigan) at Michigan State L, 190.525-195.450 CENTENARY W, 191.475-190.375 CENTENARY L, 192.250-192.575 at MPSF Championships* 4th of 4, 190.475

*at Colorado Springs, Colo. Home meets in ALL CAPS at Wells Fargo Sports Complex

2011 TOP SCORES

2011 Team MVP Maria Puricelli

fter a slow start, the Seawolf gymnasts finished strong by topping the 190-point mark in their final five meets. UAA earned a home victory over Centenary on Mar. 11, then two days later posted 192.575 points to mark the 6th-best score in program history and the 2nd-best ever in a home meet. At the MPSF Championships, junior Kelsey Fullerton became just the third Seawolf to earn multiple titles in her career as she scored a winning 9.825 on floor exercise. Senior Maria Puricelli, meanwhile, finished with the No. 2 season bars average (9.650) all-time at UAA and was Team captain Kelsey Fullerton among six Seawolves to posted UAA’s best scores on vault and floor exercise in 2011. earn a place on the MPSF All-Academic Team.

TEAM V — 48.375 vs Centenary, Mar. 11 UB — 48.400 at Michigan State, Feb. 27 BB — 48.100 vs Centenary, Mar. 13 FX — 48.450 at Michgian State, Feb. 27 Total — 192.250 vs Centenary, Mar. 13 INDIVIDUAL V — 9.8, Shakea Sanders vs Centenary, Mar. 11 9.8, Kelsey Fullerton at Central Michigan, Feb. 24 UB — 9.775, Emily Petersen at Michigan State, Feb. 27 9.775, Maria Puricelli vs Centenary, Mar. 13 BB — 9.775, Kaelei Spoor at UC Davis, Jan. 9 9.775, Kaelei Spoor at California, Jan. 30 FX — 9.825, Kelsey Fullerton at MPSF Championships, Mar. 19 AA — 38.500, Shakea Sanders vs Centenary, Mar. 13

2011 SEAWOLVES HONORS & AWARDS Kristy Boswell MPSF All-Academic Team Kelsey Fullerton Team Captain MPSF All-Conference Team (V) MPSF All-Academic Team Bill MacKay UAA Athlete of the Year nominee Kathleen Mantell MPSF All-Academic Team

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Maria Puricelli MPSF All-Conference Team (UB) MPSF All-Academic Team Team MVP Shakea Sanders MPSF All-Conference Team (V) Kaelei Spoor MPSF All-Conference Team (BB, FX)

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-

Fourth-year senior Shakea Sanders leads UAA with five career All-MPSF honors.

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 2011-12, 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

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. 192.250 vs Centenary, 3/13/11 7. 192.150 vs Temple, 2/22/09 8. 192.075 at Sacramento State, 2/15/04 9. 192.050 vs Kentucky, 3/13/09 10. 191.850 at Western Michigan, 2/26/06 191.850 at Ursinus, 2/27/09

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

VAULT

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

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 48.375 vs Centenary, 3/11/11 10. 48.300 at Air Force, 3/20/06 48.300 at Rutgers, 2/28/09 48.300 at N. Hampshire, 2/12/11

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. 48.400 at Michigan State, 2/27/11 5. 48.300 at New Hampshire, 2/1/08 6. 48.225 vs Air Force, 3/16/08 7. 48.200 vs Air Force, 3/14/08 8. 48.125 vs Centenary, 3/11/11 9. 48.075 vs Hamline, 3/12/05 10. 48.025 at Sacramento State, 3/2/08

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. 48.100 vs Centenary, 3/13/11 10. 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

VAULT 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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Jessi Simmons

ALL-TIME SEAWOLF LETTERWINNERS / ALL-AMERICANS A

Agostino, Lauren ........................................ 2006-07-09-10 Aitchenson, Erin ....................................................2010-11

Backus, Laura.........................................................1989-90 Barleycorn, Sheri ........................................................1987 Barnett, Christine .......................................................1986 Bartleman, Michelle ........................................ 2001-02-03 Benham, Diane ...........................................................1989 Boswell, Kristy ............................................ 2008-09-10-11 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 DOUCETTE, MELISSA .............................................. 2011 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 .............................................. 2008-10-11

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

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

Salo, Heather.......................................... 1999-2000-01-02 SANDERS, SHAKEA ....................................... 2009-10-11 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 ............................................. 2009-10-11 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

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

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

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

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

MacDONALD, SHELBY ............................................. 2011 Magiera, Lauren ......................................... 2005-06-07-08 MANTELL, KATHLEEN.............................................. 2011 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

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

Prater, Janine .............................................................1985 Puricelli, Maria ........................................... 2008-09-10-11

PETERSEN, EMILY ................................................... 2011 Portlock, Jessica ......................................... 2005-06-07-08

(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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National Champion DOMINIQUE INGRAM

UAA ADMINISTRATION · SEAWOLF ATHLETICS STAFF

TOM CASE

UAA ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF

Chancellor – University of Alaska Anchorage

om Case assumed the chancellorship of the University of Alaska Anchorage in May 2011. A retired 3-star Air Force Lt. General, Case has spent more than 12 years in Alaska, including two Air Force tours of duty, five years as dean of UAA’s College of Business and Public Policy (CBPP), and three years as president and chief operating officer of a state-owned, independently operated Aerospace corporation. The 1969 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy began his 33-year military career flying in Vietnam. Later, he served at the Pentagon, was selected as the first Air Force Chief of Staff Chair on the faculty of the National War College, and eventually went on to command two fighter wings, a numbered air force and Alaskan Command. He also served as deputy commander and chief of staff for the nation’s two largest geographic joint combatant commands. After retiring from the Air Force, Case returned to higher education as dean of CBPP at UAA. During his tenure, CBPP added several new certificate and degree programs, including a graduate certificate in Global Logistics, and played an instrumental role in the formation of CBPP’s Experimental Economics Laboratory.

DR. STEVE COBB

Director of Athletics – Univ. of Alaska Anchorage

In 11 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. Starting with the 2007-08 campaign, UAA has enjoyed four of the most memorable athletic seasons in school history, highlighted by three Final Four appearances for Seawolf basketball teams (women twice, men once), plus NCAA top-15 finishes for men’s and women’s cross country (four times), skiing (four times), and men’s track & field (twice). In fact, 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, ground soon will be broken on UAA’s planned $109 million Seawolf and Community Arena on campus. He has also overseen major upgrades to UAA’s current facilities, including the installation of a new gym floor and bleachers at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex in 2010. 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.

COACHES BASKETBALL (Men) Head Coach: Rusty Osborne Assistant: Ryan Orton Graduate Assistant: Cameron Turner BASKETBALL (Women) Head Coach: Tim Moser Assistant: Rebecca Alvidrez Graduate Assistant: Tamar Gruwell CROSS COUNTRY (Men & Women) Head Coach: Michael Friess Assistants: T.J. Garlatz, Ryan McWilliams Graduate Assistant: Anthony Tomsich GYMNASTICS Head Coach: Paul Stoklos Assistant: Tami Monette HOCKEY Head Coach: Dave Shyiak Associate Head Coach: Campbell Blair Assistant: T.J. Jindra SKIING Head Coach: Sparky Anderson Assistants: Andrew Kastning, Julie-Pierre Leclerc, Tor Christopherson TRACK & FIELD (Men & Women) Head Coach: Michael Friess Assistants: T.J. Garlatz, Ryan McWilliams Graduate Assistant: Anthony Tomsich VOLLEYBALL Head Coach: Chris Green Assistant: Nicky Rose Graduate Assistant: Stacie Meisner

ADMINISTRATION Dr. Steve Cobb . . . . . . . Dede Allen . . . . . . . . . . . Tim McDiffett . . . . . . . . Jane Pallister . . . . . . . . . Tlisa Northcutt . . . . . . . SPORTS INFORMATION Nate Sagan . . . . . . . . . . Dallas Baldwin . . . . . . . . SPORTS MEDICINE Chris Volk. . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Lechtenberg . . . . Rachel Butler . . . . . . . . . BUSINESS OFFICE Diana Campbell . . . . . . . Tonya Carney . . . . . . . . Shawna Palmer . . . . . . . Linda Stimaker . . . . . . . Roxanne Swallows . . . . Mary Beth Wooden . . . REC SPORTS Levi Althens . . . . . . . . . . Ed Barker . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Houston . . . . . . . . Robin Inman . . . . . . . . . Bryan Leiser . . . . . . . . . . Muzette Nelson . . . . . . Alan Piccard. . . . . . . . . . Kevin Silver . . . . . . . . . . Kristin Warren . . . . . . . . Julie Weber . . . . . . . . . .

2012 Alaska Anchorage Gymnastics

Director of Athletics Associate A.D./Compliance Associate A.D./External Associate A.D./Internal Development Director Director Assistant Director Head Athletic Trainer Assistant Athletic Trainer Assistant Athletic Trainer Fiscal Technician Administrative Assistant Admin. Asst. – Tickets Travel Coordinator Fiscal Manager Ticket Manager Facility Maintenance Facility Maintenance Assist. Director/Operations Program Supervisor Special Events Manager Program Supervisor Assist. Director/Programs Associate A.D./WFSC Office Manager Intramurals Director

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE

2012 Alaska Anchorage Gymnastics

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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.