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COVER STORY 10 USA Wins47 MedalsaHhe2006 Pacific Alliance Gymnastics Championships USA won 47 medals at the 2006 Pacific Alliance Gymnastics Championships in Honolulu, Hawaii, April 13-15, in men's, women's, rhythmic and trampoline competition. The competition was among 13 Pacific Rim nations.

22 Gluckstein and Blanchard BOUNCE TO T~E TOP The top two juniors in the U.s, for men's and women's trampoline, Steven Gluckstein and Erin Blanchard, won the Pacific Alliance Championships titles and have ties to the 1996 World Champions in Trampoline, Tatiana Kovaleva and Dmitri Poliaroush. ~EATURES

38 Women's NCAA Championships University of Georgia Win 7th National Title

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The University of Georgia completed a perfect season by winning the team title at the NCAA Championships. Olympian Courtney Kupets of Georgia earned the all-around title.

40 Men's NCAA Championships Oklahoma Wins Another NCAA Title University of Oklahoma won the 2006 Men's NCAA Gymnastics Championships, winning four of the last five years. Jonathan Horton of Oklahoma grabbed the men's all-around title over Illinois' Justin Spring.

42 USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championships Texas Woman's University took advantage of a golden opportunity to claim the 2006 USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championship ti tle. In the men's com peti tion, William and Mary captured its sixth-consecutive USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championship title in the varsity division, with the University of Washington winning the collegiate division.

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tics pionships in Honolulu, Hawaii, April 13-15, in men's, women's, rhythmic and trampoline competition.

The event w as hosted by USA Gymnastics who partnered with Outrigger and OHANA Hotels, the Hawaii Tourism Authority, KHNL Channel 8 and Chevron to present this outstanding competition among 13 Pacific Rim nations .

"This year's Pacific Alliance Gymnastics Championships has been a wonderful testament to the gymnasts from the Pacific region," USA Gymnastics President Steve Penny said. "While I am particularly proud of the performance of the U.S. Team, many countries have d emonstrated their med al potential heading into the 2008 Beijing Olympics."

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emmel, Jana Bieger and Shayla Worley, led the USA Golden Girls to the team title at the 2006 Pacific Alliance Championships. In the process, Liukin and Memmel tied for the all-around gold medal with scores of 61.050 each. The U.S. women's team won the title scoring 183.150 points over Australia, 177.050 points. Canada finished third with a score of 172.050.

Memmel said, "It felt great to be out here under the new scoring system, after my surgery, and with new routines since worlds. I'm really happy with how 1 did."

Liukin, who had a mistake on floor, said, "Most of my routines are really new since worlds.

1 just think 1 need a little more time with them to be consistent."

Jana Bieger finished a close third in the allaround with a score of 61.000 and Shayla Worley finished fifth with a 60.550, however, according to the rules, only two gymnasts per country are allowed to place in the all-around competition.

Since Liukin and Memmel were the top two gymnasts from the U.s., Bieger and Worley's outstanding performances did not appear on the final results.

Australia's Hollie Dykes earned the bronze medal in the all-around with a score of 61.000, which included the highest score of the competition, 16.000 points, on balance beam.

With the night's highest bar score of 15.950, Liukin had amassed enough points to overcome a stumble on floor in the final rotation to earn a 14.650. Her impressive beam routine scored 15.600 points, and was third best, while she scored a 14.850 on vault, helping to take her all-around total to 61.050 points.

Memmel, in her first competition under the new Code of Points and her first since minor ankle surgery, trailed Liukin heading into her final event, floor. Except for vault, all of Memmel's scores ranked among the top three.

She earned the night's highest floor score, 15.450, with good landings on all of her difficult

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tumbling passes, including a high double layout and a pass including a whip, whip into a double Arabian front.

"1 didn't think 1 was that close to Nastia going into floor so 1 didn't really think about winning," Memmel said. "I'm just really happy with my floor performance and happy to be back competing again."

The U.S. women took seven out of eight possible medals during event finals. Bieger won the gold medal on vault (14.912) with her Yurchenko one-and-a-half twist and front handspring layout front half. She also earned gold on floor (15.500) with her powerful tumbling including a double layout, a punch front full into a triple twist for her second pass, a double Arabian third pass, and pike double back dismount.

LEFT PHOTO: PHILIP MORTON; RIGHTPHOTO: CASEY B. GIBSON

.... Tessa Pama earned the third highest all-around score.

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won the vault and floor titles.

Liukin, with her extraordinary swing and impeccable lines, took first on bars with a score of 15.975. Worley completed her outstanding bars routine, with three major releases, to score 15.400 and earn the silver medal.

Memmel stuck her high difficulty beam routine highlighted by a front salto half and standing Arabian, to earn gold with a score of 15.700. Liukin grabbed the silver on beam with a score of 15.625. Memmel earned the silver medal on floor with a 15.400.

JUNIOR WOMEN In the junior competition, Shawn Johnson and Bianca Flohr finished 1-2 in the all-around (61.000 and 60.150, respectively), leading the U.S. junior women to the team title over second-place Canada, scoring 181.450 to Canada's 171.300.

Tessa Pama and Rebecca Bross earned the third and fourth-highest all-around scores but because only two athletes per country are eligible for all-around awards, China's Xio Sha received the bronze medal.

Flohr earned the highest score on bars, 15.350, while Johnson was best on vault, where her double-twisting Yurchenko scored 15.000 points.

On floor, she sealed her all-around victory with a 15.350-point score.

"I knew that if I wanted a chance to win that I had to go out and do a great floor routine," Johnson said.

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T Rebecca Bross and finished second on beam to China's Xiao Sha with 15.675 points.

Johnson won floor with clean landings on all of her tumbling passes and a 15.375.

Pama earned the gold medal on uneven bars and silvers on vault and floor.

Her uneven bars routine, with clean handstands and high releases earned 15.550 points to edge past Flohr by just one-tenth of a point. On beam, Bross had a fall on her series but landed a difficult double Arabian front dismount for fifth place.

SENIOR MEN The U.s. Men's team got off to a slow start on pommel horse during the Pacific Alliance Team and AllAround competition, finishing in sixth place in the team rankings after the first rotation. However, the team steadily climbed in the rankings moving to fourth place after rings and climbed to second after vault.

The U.S. had the third highest team score on parallel bars and the second highest team score on high bar.

Heading into the sixth rotation, Canada was 1.40 points ahead of the United States and had a comfortable 4.85-point margin over Japan in men's team standings at the 2006 Pacific Alliance Championships. The Japanese capitalized on finishing the competition on vault, a high-scoring event. In a dramatic, come-from-behind fashion, Japan edged out Canada for the team title by two-tenths of a point, 268.800 points to 268.600. China, in a comeback of its own, jumped from fourth to third with the highest vault score of the day, 49.200 points. The Americans, in second place going into the last rotation, posted a 43.900 score on floor in the final rotation, slipping to fourth with 267.550 points.

"We couldn't put one event together for the three-up, three-count format," 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist Brett McClure said. "We have the potential and we'll learn from this."

Besides McClure the u.s. team included Guillermo Alvarez, David Durante, and David Sender.

China's Lu Bo won the all-around with 91.050 points, followed by teammate and 14

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2001 World Champion Feng Jing, who scored 90.450 points. Nathan Gafuik of Canada finished third with 90.050 points. McClure was the top American, earning the sixth-best score, 89.250 points. Durante finished seventh with an 88.650.

ALl four Americans qualified for event finals. Sender grabbed a bronze medal on vault, performing a Yurchenko two-and-a-half and a Tsukahara double twist to average a 16.225.

Durante earned the bronze medal on parallel bars, showing a clean routine including a double pike dismount which scored a 15.025.

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T Tim Gentry took second in the all around .

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champion Lu Eo on rings; 2001 world all-around champion Feng Jing on parallel bars and pommel horse; and Canada's Nathan Gafuik on high bar.

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Sender was also sixth on floo r and parallel bars, Durante was sixth on high bal~ McClure was sixth on p ommel horse, and Alvarez was seventh in still rings.

"There was a little pressure to s tar t getting some medals for the USA," Sender sa id . "Part of the sport is to be able to move on from past mis takes and if an ything, it only makes yo u s tronger."

Men's event wirulers included 2004 Olympic gold-medalist Ky le Shewfelt of Canada on floor and vault; 2006 Pacific Alli ance all-around lOP &BOTTOM PHOTOS: PHILIP MORION; RIGHT &BOTTOM RIGHT: CASEY B. GIBSON

Led by Tim Gentry, w ho won the sO ilver med al in the all-around, the U.S. Junior Men's Team finished second to Japan in the team comp etition, scoring 257.000 points to Japan's 262.400 points .

Australia finished third with 244.700 points.

The strong U.S. junior team included Gentry, Thomas Kelley, Ryan Lieberman, and Philip Onorato. Though the u.s. found itself in fourth place after the first rotation, the Americans fou g ht back to second place after an impressive rings rotation with the best rings score of the session, 44.150. Onorato posted the highest score of 15.200, and U.S. athletes earned four of the top five scores to move into second . The Americans took the lead fro m Japa n in the third rotation on vault, posting another event-high score, 48.150 points.

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Japan's Koji Yamamuro won the all-around with 87.500 points, followed by Gentry's 86.450 points.

Onorato placed fourth in the all-around with a score of 84.800.

"This is the biggest meet I've been in," Gentry said. "It feels great to do well. Better than I could have hoped for."

During event finals, Onorato and Gentry went one-two on still rings with scores of 15.200 and 14.775. Onorato also won a silver medal on vault and Gentry earned a silver on high bar. Lieberman won the bronze medal on parallel bars.

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by Luan Peszek .s. rhytlunic teams won a total of 14 medals the Pacific Alliance Championships including gold, one silver and four bronze. senior team of four including Olga Karmansky; Julie Zetlin, Aline Bakchajian and Brenann Stacker captured the senior team title at the Pacific Alliance Championships, scoring 149.725 and finishing ahead of China and Canada (148.775 and 144.800).

"Winning a team gold is always the best feeling, especially so at Pacific Alliance because we all contributed," said Stacker. This team of gymnasts, Olga, Julie, Aline and I, all work well together. We encourage one another and that helped a lat."

Mexico's Cynthia Valdez won the all-around title with a score of 53.250. Canada's Yana Tsikaridze and Carly Orava took second and third with scores of 52.000 and 50.000. Karrnansky and Zetlin were

the top U.S. gynmasts finishing fOlUth and fifth, respectively, with scores of 49.950 and 49.925.

Karmansky said, "Finishing fourth in the all-around because of my ball routine was disappointing, but I didn' t give up, I came back and fought in the next three events."

DlUing event finals, Karmansky and 19-yearold Stacker tied for the gold medal in the clubs event along with Valdez. All three gymnasts scored 13.900 for a three-way tie for the gold medal.

Stacker said, "Standing on the medal stand with Olga and Cynthia, two national champions and gymnasts I admire, was awesome . Winning a gold medal for the u.s. is a great motivator for me to work even harder. I have to credit my coach, Natasha, too. She always believes in me."

Karmansky also won the bronze medal for her ribbon routine and the silver medal for her rope routine. She said, "It was good to come back and medal in each of my event finals."

JUNIORS In the junior division, the U.S. team of Rachel Marmel~ Marlee Shape, Delaney Longergan and Reba Daniels, won the team title over China and Canada scoring a 143.125 to 132.050 for China and 129.900 for Canada.

Marmel~ 14, won her second consecutive Pacific Alliance all-around title with a score of 5l.100. In her first international competition, Shape, 12, finished third in the all-around with a score of 47.025.

DlUing event finals, Marmer earned three additional gold medals for her clubs, ribbon and hoop routines scoring 13.525, 12.300, and 13.050, respectively. She also earned the bronze medal for her rope routine.

Shape also earned a gold medal during event finals. She scored 12.550 for her rope routine to earn the title. Shape added a bronze medal for the clubs event, scoring 12.575. She said, "I just focused on myself and my routines and things went well."

.& Rachel Marmer won the junior all-around tittle.

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u.s. J JUIn e SA Juniors on four medals in dividual trampoline competition at the Pacific Alliance Championships including two event golds for men and women, one silver and one bronze.

Erin Blanchard won the gold medal in women's trampoline with a score of 35.30 and Steven Gluckstein earned the junior men' s title, scoring 38.40.

Sixteen-year-old Blanchard's winning routine included 20 flips, 23 twists, and 10 bounces. She's from Youngsville, La., and trains at Trampoline and Tumbling Express with her coach Tara Guidry. "r am really excited to win," Blanchard said. ''I've only been back a few months, and this is my second international event. r wanted some time off and I've just come back. This is what r like to do and r enjoy it."

Gluckstein, who is from Atlantic Highlands, N.J., and trains at Head Over Heels, said, "It felt good to win. r didn't do as well as r had hoped but a win is always really good."

Nani Vercruyssen, from Honolulu, earned the silver medal in the junior women's division, scoring 35.20. Vercruyssen, 14, is coached by her father Dr. Max Vercruyssen and trains at Hawaii Academy.

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Philip Devine, 15, won the bronze medal in junior men's trampoline, scoring a 34.20.

Devine is from J & J Tumbling and Trampoline in Pecatonica, Ill. Gluckstein and Devine finished one-two in the junior elite division at both the 2005 U.S. Trampoline and Tumbling Championships and the 2006 Winter Classic.

SENIORS In senior trampoline, Chris Estrada and Shanelle Landry, both from Lafayette, La., and Trampoline and Tumbling Express, advanced to the senior men's and women's trampoline finals, among a field of highly competitive trampolinists.

Estrada, 23, scored 38.30 to finish in sixth place, while Landry, 19, finished in seventh place with a score of 34.40.

Estrada won the individual trampoline titles at both the 2005 U.S. Trampoline and Tumbling Championships and the 2006 Winter Classic.

Landry was second at the 2006 Winter Classic.

Russia's Alexander Rusakov, who is the 2005 World Champion in trampoline, won the senior men's title with a score of 41.00. Japan's Yasururo Ueyama took second and Canada's Jason Burnette was third. On the women's side Russia's Irina Karavaeva, the 2005 World and 2000 Olympic Champion, won the title with a score of 39.00. Lin Dan of China earned the silver medal.

World Champion and Olympic medalist Karen Cockburn of Canada finished in third.

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The top two juniors inthe US. for men~ and women~ trampoline, Steven Gluckstein and Erin Blandlard, have ties to the 1996 World Champions in Trampoline, Tatiana Kovaleva and Dmitri PoIiaroush.

Steven is coached by Tatiana in New Jersey and, since Dmitri is the USA Gymnastics National Team Coordinator andlives in louisiana, Erin is certainly coached by Dmitri as well as her pe!5Onalcoach Tara Guidry.

We caught up to Gluckstein and Blandlard prior to their trip to Belgiumfor the Randers Cup and the World Cup, respectively, and asked about their wins at the PacificAlliance Championships and their training in the sport. Here's what they had to say!

Q: What was it like to win the

Q: What was it like to win

Pacific Alliance?

Erin: I was very exdted. I thought Idid a strong routine.

It was my second international competition since I've been back to the sport Q: I heard that you quit the sport for a while. Can you tell us when and why you stopped and when and why you returned?

Erin: I stopped training in 2003 because I needed a break. My heart wasn't in it anymore. I needed some time off. During the summer Iwas training about 18 hours a week and during school Itrained about 12 hours. Itried track and cross country at school and had a lot of success. Icame back last summer (August 200S) because I missed trampoline.

Nothing I did gave me the joy that trampoline gave me so Idedded to go back into training. I'm very glad I made this dedsion. lt's probably the best thing I've done!

Q: How long do you trainnow?

ErIn: Prior to the events in Hawaii and Belgium I've been training twice aday for two hours each time, sixdays a week.

The hard work is paying off for me now.

Q: Tell me about your school?

ErIn: I'ma high school sophomore. Igo to school during the day and train right after school and again at night Q: What do your workouts indude in addition to actual trampoline work?

ErIn: We do a lot of conditioning for trampoline like stomach work, running. other cardio, and some ballet training. too.

Q: What's the best thing about trampoline?

Erin: Ilike working hard and seeing my efforts payoff at the

the Pacific Alliance?

Steven: It was great I went to Germany in March and won my division at the Grenzland Cup so winning back to back meets was great It wasn't my best performance at the Pacific Alliance but a win is a win.

Q: Why wasn't it your best performance.

Steven: I just wasn't jumping well that day. Iwas a little sore Iguess.

Q: How long do you traineach day and week?

St!ftn: Itrain six days a week, two and a half hours per day.

Q: What do you like about trampoline?

Steven: Everything.l~ a lifestyle. It's what Ilive for. Ilike the hard workouts, the fun days in the gym, and the traveling. I like everything about it Q: What is your most difficult skill on trampoline?

Steven: Either my Triffus (three flips) piked or Miller straight (triple twisting double layout).

Q: Tell me about your school?

Steven: I'ma sophomore at Henry Hudson Regional School in Highland, NJ. It's located next to the Sandy Hook National Park and it's on the beach. My friends and Igo straight from school to the beach sometimes. If I'm not at home, school or the gym I'mat the beach.

Q: What is your favorite dass?

Steven: My favorite dass is biology.

Q: What are your plans after high school?

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he USA's Ashley Priess, 16, of Cincinnati Gymnastics, and Yewki Tomita, 26, of Tucson, Ariz. and Team Chevron (trains at U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs), won the balance beam and horizontal bar titles, respectively, at the World Cup in Lyon, France, March 18-19.

Kassi Price, 16, of Orlando Metro, and Priess tied for the silver medal on uneven bars. Price also finished third on vault, and fourth on floor.

Kevin Tan, 24, of Fremont, Calif. and Team Chevron, finished fourth on the still rings. Tan trains at Pelli State University.

The USA delegation included: coaches Christi Barineau of Orlando Metro; Mary Lee Tracy of Cincinnati Gymnastics; Vitaly MarinitchofU.s.OlympicTrainingCenter; and Randy Jepson of Penn State. The judges included: Kim Zmeskal-Burdette and Steve Butchel~ while the delegation leader was USA Gymnastics Men's Sr. Program Director Dennis McIntryre. ~

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USACLAIMS INTERNATIO he Gymnix International competition took place in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, March 18-19, 2006. The strong USA juniors swept the all-around and all event titles, garnering a total of 12 medals, five gold, four silver and three bronze.

Samantha Peszek, 14, of Deveau's School of Gymnastics, led the USA's medal haul by winning the junior allaround, vault and balance beam titles as well as the bronze medal on bars. Shawn Johnson, 14, of Chow's Gymnastics won

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Bridget Sloan, 13, of Sharp's Gymnastics, won the silver medal in the all-around, the silver medal on beam and the bronze medal on vault.

The International Gymnix featured gymnasts from Belgium, Canada, Japan, Russia and the United States. The U.S.

coaches and judges in the delegation included: Hao Quan Liang (Howie) of Gym-Max, Peter Zhao of DeVeau's, Liang Qiao of Chow's and Marvin Sharp of Sharp'S. Carol Bunge was the u.s. judge and Steve Rybacki was the delegation leader. t.'i

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USA AT FLANDERS ALACROCUP he Flanders International Acro Cup and World Cup, an important event leading up to the World Championships and International Age Group Competition, took place April 13-16 in Puurs, Belgium.

The FIAC competition hosted 560 athletes from 19 countries, making it a highly competitive field and great experience for our athletes. The USA team had one of its best showings ever in international competition, returning home with seven medals, including four golds and three silvers. Plus, the senior team won the Team Cup for the best overall team, a first for the USA! Michael Rodrigues and Clare Brunson headlined the USA delegation, winning silver in the World Cup Mixed Pair competition. The pair gave outstanding performances in each of their three

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Competing for Ultra Twisters, Steven Gluckstein won the gold medal in 15-17 junior men's trampoline, besting 54 other competitors with his score of 101.40, and Jeffrey Gluckstein's 90.00 put him in third place in the 14-and-under junior men's trampoline.

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regon Sta te U ni versi ty in Corvallis played host to the 2006 Women's NCAA National Championships, April 19-22 .

The University of Georgia Gym Dogs completed a perfect season by winning the team title at the NCAA Championships with a score of 197.75, the team's highest since defeating Alabama for last year's national title. The Gym Dogs have seven national titles to their credit.

For Georgia (36-0) it is the second time in program history to complete back-toback NCAA championship seasons and the fourth time to finish undefeated. Georgia is the only program in NCAA history with an undefeated national title season.

To win the title, Georgia had to outlast second-place Utah (196.8) and third-place Alabama (196.725), both of whom had impressive performances. The Gym Dogs led the Crimson Tide by just .025 entering their final rotation, vault. The strong Gym Dog vaulters scored a 49.65, nearly perfect, to clinch the title. Florida (196.275) placed 38

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fourth, followed by Nebraska (196.175) and Iowa State (194.725).

"I want to first congratulate Alabama and Utah," said Georgia head coach Suzanne Yoculan. "I love the fact that they came after us. We had to perform tonight and have our best meet to win - and that's what we did. They were right on our heels the whole way."

She added, "This team is very special.

We set a goal at the beginning of the year to go undefeated. I'm so proud to have this national title and the fourth undefeated season. It just shows the work ethic and focus this team had . It was a total team effort."

Georgia's Courh1ey Kupets, who won two silver medals at the 2004 Olympic Games, topped the all-around standings to win her first NCAA Championships all-around title with a score of 39.750. She said, "Both the Olympic silver medals and the NCAA Championships) were cool, but this one is more recent."

Freshman Kupets is the fourth Georgia

gymnast to win the NCAA all-around title and the first since Kim Arnold won back-to-back titles in 1997-98.

Alabama's senior gymnast Ashley Miles, a former USA National Team member, finished a close second in the all-around with a score of 39.600, and Georgia's Katie Heenan, a sophomore and former world medalist on bars, was third with a 39.500. An interesting note is that all of the top 14 all-around gymnasts had scores in the 39.00 range, showing the incredibly high level of competition at the NCAA Championships.

During event finals, Miles grabbed the gold on vault, scoring 9.9375. Kupets shared the uneven bar title with another freshman, Kristina Baskett from Utah, each scoring 9.8500. On beam Kupets again tied for the title, this time with Louisiana State's senior gymnast April Burkholder, w ith each gymnast scoring a 9.9125. UCLA's senior gymnast Kate Richardson won the floor title with a score of 9.9500. tJ

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Above: University of Oklahoma wins its fourth tit le in five years at the NCAA Championships.

Right: Jonathan f.lorton won the all-around, floor and rings titles!

MEN'S NCAA NATIONAL CI-IAMPIONSI-II PS niversity of Oklahoma won the a 218.375. Rounding out the top six were U 2006 Men's NCAA Gymnastics Penn State, California and Iowa.

Championships, winning four of the last "We battled throughout the meet and five years. Oklahoma was the runner-up to Penn State in 2004, the only time in the past five years it didn' t win the title.

Coach Mark Williams said, "I've been nervous for two weeks. I'm so glad the team responded to this challenge. We were better than any vaulting team I've ever seen."

University of Oklahoma has the second best record in the history of men' s NCAA gymnastics Championships! Only Nebraska has a better record winning five straight NCAA Championships from 1979 to 1983.

The Sooners finished with a seasonhigh 221.400 points. Illinois was second with 220.975 followed by Stanford with 40

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we still thought we could win it in the end," University of Illinois head coach Yoshi Hayasaki said. "We never gave up despite the injuries and obstacles our team faced. We pulled through and the guys gave their hearts out today. I am very proud of the guys and their effort. Today was all about the team effort and every one of our guys fought through."

Jonathan Horton, who is the 2006 Tyson American Cup Champion, had the best scores of his career on the parallel bars and the high bar to win the all-around title and lead Oklahoma to its second straight men's title with a score of 56.000. Justin Spring of Illinois finished second all-around with a score of 55.600 while Penn State's Derek

Helsby was third with a 54.825.

During event finals, 20-year-old Horton picked up two more gold medals on floor and rings, scoring 9.575 and 9.637, respectively. Spring, 22, also picked up two individual event gold medals. One on parallel bars with a score of 9.825 and another he shared with Stanford's Dylan Carney, 20, on high bar with a score of 9.70 each. California-Berkeley's Tim McNeill, 19, also grabbed an event gold on pommel horse, scoring a 9.350.

Spring was named the Nissen-Emery Award winner, which is known as the Heisman Trophy of collegiate gymnastics.

This award recognizes the senior gymnast who has established an outstanding record of achievement in gymnastics, good sportsmanship, fair play and scholarship throughout his collegiate career. ~

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fter finishing second the past two years, Texas Woman's University took advantage of a golden opportunity to claim the 2006 USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championship title at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., April 13-15.

The Pioneers won its eighth national title and the first since 2003. In the men's competition, William and Mary captured its sixth-consecutive USA GymnastiCS Collegiate Championship title in the varsity division, with the University of Washington winning the collegiate division.

TWU posted a 192.425 for the title, followed by the University of California - Davis (191.025), Cornell University

(190.600) and the College of William & Mary (190.550).

"Our experience came into play.

With seven national championships in the program, it makes the athletes believe in the system," said TWU head coach Frank Kudlac.

UC Davis' Michelle Kulovitz earned the all-around title with a score of 38.450, followed by Kristina Menne of Centenary College with a 38.400 and Seattle Pacific University's Sara Sullivan with a 38.000.

The women's individual winners included Meredith Smith of Centenary on

vault with a score of 9.750. TWU gymnasts won bars and beam with Bethany Rehm scoring 9.725 on bars and Courtney Arno a 9.750 on beam. Brittany Gibbs and Jess Randall of William and Mary tied for first on floor with a score of 9.775.

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In the varsity division, Ramon Jackson of William and Mary won the all-around with a score of 50.550, his sixth career individual USA Gymnastics Collegiate national title. William and Mary's Aaron Ingram was second (48.100) and Aric Hines of Springfield was third (44.375).

The varsity and collegiate divisions were combined for event finals. Navy grabbed two event titles, with Brandon Cook winning floor (9.275) and Adam Stanton winning pommel horse (8.450) . William and Mary gymnasts won three titles: Jeff Jaekie

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Erin: Yes, when Igo to Belgium for the World Cup I'll be a senior. I'mgoing in with a good attitude. I know I'm going to be competing with the top girls but I'm going to give it everything I've got Q: What is your most difficult skill on trampoline?

Erin: Afull in, full out pike.

Q: How did you get started in trampoline?

Erin: I was 5 and it started out as a summer activity to get involved in something. I loved gymnastics and the Olympics. Iwas always rolling around the house. My mom decided to enroll me in trampoline.

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Steven: Hopefully, I'll attend Rutgers University. I haven't decided what I want to study yet, but maybe business.

Q: Tell me about your family.

Steven: I have a younger brother, 13, who also jumps. He's a jr. elite and an up-and-comer. I have an older sister, 19, and she attends Rutgers University. My mom is Loretta and my dad is Steve.

Q: What's it like to have a younger brother in the sport?

Steven: It's awesome. Iget to watch him progress just like Idid.

Q:What is your ultimate goal in Trampoline?

Steven: My short term goal is to go to World Championships in 2007 and do well. My long term goal is to become World Champion and also an Olympian.

Q: What's it like having a world champion as your coach (Tatiana Kovaleva)?

Steven: It's awesome. She's great.

She's gone through it all and knows what we're going through. She knows what's best for the athlete.

Q: Regarding your upcoming trip to Belgium to compete in the Flanders Cup, are you hoping to make it three gold medals in a row?

Steven: Yes of course. If I win it will be my fifth intemational gold medal.

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!ina BiegelIUSA Yeny Ibarra/MEX Alyssa BrownICAN

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Junior Men'. AII·Around Re.ults Name/CountJy Rank Koji YamamuroIJPN 1 Timothy Gentry/USA 2 Masaya IshiilJPN Philip OnoratolUSA Martin JozwiaklAUS Chen Chih·YuITPE Daniel CorralIMEX Mathew Curtis/AUS Maxim Malishkin/RUS Misha Koudinov/NZL 10

Rhythmic Senior Team USA 1 2 CAN 3 MAS 4 MEX 5 AUS 6 TPE 7 CHN NZl. 8

Trampoline Junior Women I Erin BlanchardlUSA Nani Verauyssen/USA Samantha Sendei/CAN Jaimi Meyer/AUS Trampoline Senior Men Alexinder Rusakov/RUS Yasuhiro UeyamaIJPN Jison BumetelCAN Mu Yongfeng!CHN German Kynyche¥/RUS Chris Estrada/USA Ji Wallace/AUS Benjamin Windsor/NZL Trampoline Junior Men StMn Gluckstein/USA I Carl Rom-Colthofl/CAN Phillip DevinelUSA Jarrod Spear/AUS

Rhythmic Senior AII·Around Cynthia ValdezJMEX 1 Vana TsibridzflCAN 2 Carly Orava/CAN 3 Olga Karrnansky/IJSA 4 Julie ZetlinlUSA 5 Nmmi Jolinston/AUS 6 Durratun Nashihin Rosli/MAS 7 Crystal Lin Weanchean/MAS 8 Kimberly Mason/AUS 9 Rachel Cossar/CAN 10

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ClaS.SI~~ POSITION AVAILABLE TEAM COACHES WANTED. Roswell Gymnastics in Roswell, GA is looking for a Girl's Optional Team Coach. Roswell Gymnasticsis a large, well established team with several State/Regional/National Champions.

The 40,000 sq. ft. facility is located 15 minutes north of Atlanta, GA. Coaches must be positive, understanding and knowledgeable. Must have several years of experience. Pay based on experience. Contact Kim Wood at 770-64 1-3987. Send resume to kwood@ciJoswell.ga.us or fax to 770-641-3989.

OPTIONAUCOMPU LSORY COACH: Lynchburg Academyof Gymnastics & Power Tumbling is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic professional to work with their gymnastics team. Individual will work with a head coach and compulsory coaches. Ability to choreograph routines is aplus. Established program just moved intoanew state of the art, 16,000 sq. ft. gym. Gym is located near the beautiful mountains and afew hours away from the beach. Salary position includes paid vacation, holiday/sick time. Salary is commensurate with experience. For more information please contact Lori Darter or Sandy Moon or send/fax/email resume to: Lynchburg Academy of Gymnastics and Power Tumbling, 20106 Leesville Rd , Lynchburg, VA 24502. Phone: (434)239-8900 Fax (434)239-8912. Email: gldarter@aol.com PRE-SCHOOL DIRECTOR: 'Why is it that parents spend all their time teaching us how to talk and walk and when we finally do, they spend the rest of their time telling us to be quiet and sit down)" Palaestra Gymnastics Academy, north of Boston, needs a Pre-School Director who can train, educate, and inspire our littlest gymnasts (ages 2-6) in a safe, fun, learning environment. Excellent pay, great hours (9:00 - 2:30). Possibility of full time if you enjoy teaching older gymnasts tool Established Pre-School curriculum, will train. KAT/MELPD certification a plus. Send resume to Kathy Needham, fax: 978-685-0958.

CHOW'S GYMNASTICS in Des Moines, IA is looking for full and part time coaches. Weekdays/evenings/weekends. Requirements: good attitude, reliable, responsible. Positions are available for preschool to cornpetitive team. 15,000 sf World Class Training facility, Great pay. Send your resume to Chows at 2210 Park Dr., West Des Moines, IA50265 or e-mail chowsgymnastics@yahoo.com CAREER OPPORTUNITY FOR COACHES. Arena Gymnastics is hiring quality people with skills for gymnastics and children. Our staff is knowledgeable and friendly, but not enough as our program continues to grow We are minutes from Princeton University and approx. an hour from both New Yorkand Philadelphia. Full and part-time work available.

Girls competitive coach - pre-team through elite (Developmental and/ or Beam specialization a plus). Recreational and preschool instructors.

We offer top pay, benefits and a fun work environment with immense opportunities for growth. Contact Valdi Kolasa: ph 609/95 1-9868, fax 609/243-9417, e-mail: gymarena@aol.com. address: 745 Alexander Rd , Princeton, NJ 08540.

LIVE IN HAWAII- Coach atValley Isle Gymnastics. Coaches for preschool and all levels of boys and girls needed. Our gym is alittle different from rnost gyms in that the value of cornpetitiveness, although present, is no rnore irnportant than any other value. A happy, healthy, servicebased atrnosphere in which young people can learn from responsible, drama-free adults is paramount. We seek only those individuals who understand that an inherent love for young people and a contagious, positive, high energy is essential. We seek only those individuals who recognize that strength of character and work ethic come above all else.

We aredefinitely not interested inthe coach whostands there with arrns crossed, barking orders. We are interested in the coach with the type of personality that makes kids and families count down the minutes until the next gymnastics class. Benefits include full health insurance, dental insurance, monthly massage, gasoline discounts, six weeks per year to elect to work or vacation. Our pay structure allows you to determine your own workload and salary, which can reach well above $50,000.

Please check out our website for more information about the application process Valley Isle Gymnastics www.valleyislegymnastics.com Email: rusty@valleyislegymnastics.com

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INSTRUCTORS/COACHES needed for rapidly growing gyrnnastics progra m in San Francisco. Full and part-time positions available.

Requirements: Positive attitude, responsible, reliable--must love working with children of all ages. Safetycert., TOPS anddevelopmental/ competitive coachi ng experience desirable. Company sponsored certifications (Safety, CPR, First Aid), full benefits/paid vacation & sick days, company matched 401k subsidized housing within the Presidio for full-time employees. Salary DOE. Great career opportunity for the right person I To apply, e-mail info@sanfranciscogymnastics.com with resurne and cover letter GYMNASTIC DIRECTOR AND INSTRUCTORS. Sumrner in Maine.

June 16 to August 16. Outstanding girl's residential camp. Exceptional facilities. Teach beginner to advanced levels. Knowledge of weight training and aerobics is essential. Room/board. Travel allowance. Tripp Lake Camp for Girls: 1-800-997-4347. www.tripplakecamp.com to apply on line.

The Gymnastics Training Center of Rochester is looking to fill a Head Team Coach position with our rapidly expanding team program, Levels 5-10. The center is located in upstate New York and is a state-of-the-art facility. We are looking for a long-terrn committed coach who can work with children of all ages and has a calm derneanor. Our Level lOs cornpete Yurchenko Fulls, Double Backs, Shoot to Hands, Blinds, Jaegers, Gingers, and Tkatchevs; therefore, the applicant must be familiar and cornfortable spotting these skill sets.

Salary is commensurate with ability and will include relocation fees as well as health benefits and vacation pay for the right person. This is an immediate job opening. We are a great company to for with all your needs at your fingertips. We have a full secretarial staff and professionally run gyrn with approximately 1800 students. The city of Rochester has a population of approximately 1 million with numerous surrounding suburbs with a variety of entertainment options from the theater district to sports arenas. Any questions, please contact Sarah Jane Clifford, President at 585-388-8686; e-mail: gtc@frontiernet.net; web site: www.gtc-rochestercom.

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