2019 WVU Gymnastics Guide

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DATE OPPONENT(S) Jan. 4 Cancun Classic vs. Michigan, Iowa State*, Rutgers

LOCATION Cancun, Mexico

TIME 7 p.m.

Jan. 12

Pitt, Utah State, Eastern Michigan

Pittsburgh, Pa.

2 p.m.

Jan. 19

Air Force, Cortland

Colorado Springs, Colo.

8 p.m.

Jan. 27

Kent State, George Washington

Morgantown, W.Va.

2 p.m.

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Iowa State*, Denver*

Morgantown, W.Va.

7 p.m.

Feb. 10

Penn, Temple, Bridgeport

Philadelphia, Pa.

1 p.m.

Feb. 17

Utah State, Cornell, Pitt

Morgantown, W.Va.

1 p.m.

Feb. 22

Pitt, Ball State

Pittsburgh, Pa.

7 p.m.

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Oklahoma*

Morgantown, W.Va.

2 p.m.

March 2

Ohio State

Columbus, Ohio

4 p.m.

March 13

Arizona State, BYU

Tempe, Ariz.

March 17

NC State, Ohio State, Penn State

Morgantown, W.Va.

2 p.m.

March 23

Big 12 Gymnastics Championship

Norman, Okla.

2 p.m.

April 4-6

NCAA Regional Championships

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April 19-20

NCAA National Championships

Fort Worth, Texas

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2019.GYMNASTICS GUIDE CREDITS The 2019 West Virginia University Gymnastics Guide has been published by the WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.

Managing Editor: Joe Swan | Editor/Writer: Shannon Wolfgang | Page Layout/Design: Bob Slater Provations Group, Kristin Coldsnow | Contributors: Lisa Ammons, John Antonik, Lindsay Auld, Ashley Bailey, Jared Bedekovich, Tanner Cain, Charlie Healy, Bryan Messerly, Joe Mitchin, Mike Montoro, Amy Prunty, Leighann Sainato, Amy Salvatore, Olivia VanHorn, Cheryl Wire | Photography: All-Pro Photography by Dale Sparks, Bill Barrett, Amelia Barton, Bob Beverly, John Bright, M.G. Ellis, Pete Emerson, Dan Friend, Jeff Geissler, David Green, Mike Hardy, Cordell Hoffer, Ken Inness, Julia Lucas, Tyson Murray, Dan Nagy, Liz Parke, Brian Persinger, Steven M. Prunty, Chuck Scheer, Steve Smith, Martin Valent, WVU Athletic Archives, WVU Photographic Services, Alison Toffle, David Zicherman © 2019 West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics | West Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. The indicia depicted are registered trademarks of West Virginia University. Reproduction of any material appearing herein is prohibited without approval of the publisher. All views represent the views of the author and are not necessarily those of the University or Intercollegiate Athletics. West Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution

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MOUNTAINEER PROFILES 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roster 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo Roster 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carly Galpin 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kirah Koshinski 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jaquie Tun 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chloe Cluchey 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kassidy Cumber 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erica Fontaine 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abby Kaufman 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julia Merwin 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McKenna Linnen 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sydney Marler 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Waldron 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Esperanza Abarca 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kendra Combs 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Hornung 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristin Lang 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor Sell 2019 SEASON 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season Preview 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2019 Schedule 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Event Previews 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WVU Quickfacts

2018 SEASON 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season Review 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2018 Results 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Statistics 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season Highs 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meet-by-Meet Results 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Recaps 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2018 Team Photo RECORD BOOK 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . School Records 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Records 94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Top 50 Team Scores 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Individual Honors 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-Americans 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . WVU Coliseum Records 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Top Attendance Marks 98 . . . . . . . . . Career 10.0 and 9.9 Scores 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Top Event Scores 103 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Career Records 104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season Records 105 . . . . . . . . . . . Conference Champions 106 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conference Honors 108 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Academic Honors 109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Team Awards 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-Time Scores 122 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Series Records 123 . . . . . . . Championship Appearances 125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shari Retton 126 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristin Quackenbush 127 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janáe Cox 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Letterwinners WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY 130 . . . . . . . . . . President E. Gordon Gee 131 . . . Director of Athletics Shane Lyons 132 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Staff 132 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Coaches 133 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athletics Facilities 134 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scoring Information 136 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Media Information 136 . . . . WVU Athletics Communications

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Choosing to become a Mountaineer is special. WVU gymnasts represent themselves, their teammates and their University.

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Winning TRADITION

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The Mountaineers own a national presence and have competed at four national championships and 39 regional championships.

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WVU has won 11 conference championships.

Teams

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Americans

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KIRAH KOSHINSKI

KRISTIN QUACKENBUSH

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1995 NCAA ����������� Floor (second team) 1996 NCAA ����������������� Vault (first team) Floor (second team) All-Around (second team) 1994 NCAA ����������� Vault (second team) Floor (second team)

ZAAKIRA MUHAMMAD

LAJUANDA MOODY

2017 NCAA ����������� Floor (second team)

1994 NCAA ����������Beam (second team)

JANÁE COX

SHARI RETTON

2007 NCAA ������������Bars (second team)

1982 AIAW ������������������� Vault (first team) Bars (first team) Floor (first team) All-Around (first team)

Kristen MACRIE

Kristin QUACKENBUSH

Choosing to be a Mountaineer means working your hardest and pushing your body and mind to new heights, maximizing your potential on and off the mat. Six gymnasts have gone above and beyond to earn All-America status at West Virginia.

Janáe COX

Kirah KOSHINSKI Lajuanda MOODY

Shari RETTON

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Eighth-year coach Jason Butts leads an exciting staff – including associate head coach Travis Doak and assistant coach Kaylyn Millick – whose top priority is the success of the Mountaineer gymnastics program.

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A $1.5 million, 12,000-square foot training center exclusively for Mountaineer gymnastics, Cary Gym provides a safe and welcoming environment for the student-athletes. The newly renovated WVU Coliseum is one of the most exciting venues in NCAA Gymnastics.

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The atmosphere inside the WVU Coliseum is electric and contagious!

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Review

The Mountaineers qualified for their 39th regional championship appearance and were nationally ranked four times.

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The WVU gymnastics team takes pride and exudes confidence in its appearance.

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A WVU gymnast’s lifestyle is first class. Top-of-the-line Nike gear, chartered flights, professional athletic training services and unlimited access to a superb nutrition bar – the team’s needs are always met.

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Conference

BIG 12

The Big 12 Conference is one of the toughest leagues nationally and features national runner-up Oklahoma.

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The Mountaineers’ training program is designed to prepare each gymnast for optimum performance in competition and the rigorous training demands throughout the season.

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Community

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The Mountaineers love nothing more than to give back to Morgantown and the surrounding communities. The WVU gymnastics team is dedicated to raising funds for cancer projects, such as the Betty Puskar BreastCare Center and the American Cancer Society.

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“Representing the state of West Virginia within the collegiate gymnastics scene is an unique opportunity. Not a lot of people get the chance to put on a WVU uniform and compete in athletics.” – Coach Jason Butts WVUGymnastics @WVUGymnastics @WVUGymnastics WVUGymnastics @WVUGymnastics WVUGymnastics

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With an equal emphasis placed on success in the classroom and in competition, the Mountaineers have earned 140 NACGC/W Scholastic AllAmerica awards since 1987.

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CHARACTER Public, land-grant institution.

academic degree in their field, and 66 percent of WVU Morgantown classes are taught by full-time instructional faculty.

RESEARCH CLASSIFICATION R1: Doctoral Universities–Highest Research Activity, as described by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

»» Instructional Faculty: 2,034 Full-time / 671 Part-time »» Extension Faculty: 123 Full-time »» Library Faculty: 33 Full-time / 1 Part-time »» Other Academic (faculty equivalents/researchers): 576 Fulltime / 53 Part-time »» Classified Staff: 1,964 Full-time / 106 Part-time »» Non-Classified Staff: 937 Full-time / 30 Part-time »» Graduate Assistants: 1,594 Part-time

WVU SYSTEM OPERATING BUDGET (INCLUDING WVU MEDICINE) Approximately $3 billion. ACCREDITATIONS By the Higher Learning Commission and dozens of specialized academic accrediting agencies. GOVERNANCE The WVU Board of Governors is the University’s governing body. The Higher Education Policy Commission in West Virginia is responsible for developing, establishing and overseeing the implementation of a public policy agenda for the state’s four-year colleges and universities. E. Gordon Gee is WVU’s 24th president. CAMPUS LOCATIONS The West Virginia University System is a family of distinctive campuses united by a single mission. From the groundbreaking research of our flagship in Morgantown (ranked R1, the highest research category institution) to the student-centered focus of WVU Potomac State College in Keyser to the technology-intensive programs at WVU Institute of Technology in Beckley — we are leveraging our talents and resources to create a better future for West Virginia and the world. The WVU Institute of Technology in Beckley offers more than 40 majors, including one of the top 100 undergraduate engineering programs in the country, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. WVU Potomac State College in Keyser has one of the lowest tuition rates of all the nation’s four-year institutions. Offering more than 50 majors, this campus combines the personal attention of a small college with the benefits of a major university. The WVU System also includes divisions of the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center in Charleston and Martinsburg, as well as 10 experimental farms and four forests throughout the state and WVU Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Camp. The WVU Morgantown campus is located in a town named “No. 1 Small City in America” by BizJournals.com for its exceptional quality of life. Morgantown, population 30,855, was also rated the ninth best college town in America by Business Insider and is within easy traveling distance of Washington, D.C., to the east, Pittsburgh, Pa., to the north, and Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, to the northwest. Other rankings: Kiplinger.com included Morgantown in their 10 great places to live list; one of “Best Sports Cities” by Sporting News; 5th “Best Small Metro” by Forbes; 12th overall “Hottest Small City” by Inc.; one of “50 Smartest Places to Live” by Kiplinger’s; and the second-ranking “Best College Town for Jobs” by Forbes. STUDENT PROFILE Fall 2017 WVU System enrollment is 31,442: »» Potomac State College - 1,410 »» WVU Tech - 1,623 »» Morgantown campus - 28,409 Students at the Morgantown campus come from 108 nations, all 50 U.S. states (plus D.C.) and all 55 West Virginia counties; 15,353 are West Virginia residents. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WVU ranks nationally for prestigious scholarships: 25 Rhodes Scholars, 23 Truman Scholars, 45 Goldwater Scholars, two George C. Marshall (British) Scholars, five Morris K. Udall Scholars, five USA Today All-USA College Academic First Team Members (and 11 academic team honorees), 25 Boren Scholars, 49 Gilman Scholars, 59 Fulbright Scholars, three Department of Homeland Security Scholars, 30 Critical Language Scholars, one Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholar, five National Institute of Standards and Technology Fellows and 25 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows. FACULTY AND STAFF PROFILE Excellent faculty – 19 of whom have been named Carnegie Foundation Professors of the Year – guide and mentor students. Eighty-two percent of full-time instructional faculty hold the highest

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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Fourteen Morgantown colleges and schools offer 360-plus majors in agriculture, natural resources and design; arts and sciences; business and economics; creative arts; dentistry; education and human services; engineering and mineral resources; law; media; medicine; nursing; pharmacy; physical activity and sport sciences; public health. Hundreds of distance-education and online classes are available. STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS Students can choose from among 480-plus student organizations or participate in an active intramural program or a variety of club sports. SERVICE AND LEARNING The Center for Service and Learning develops and organizes service learning and volunteer opportunities for students and faculty. WVU earned the Carnegie Foundation’s Community Engagement Classification – joining only 6 percent of all universities. It is the only institution in West Virginia the foundation recognizes for its community engagement. SAFETY West Virginia University continues to be ranked among the top 40 safest college campuses in the United States by the National Council for Home Safety and Security. For the second consecutive year, WVU is 34th in the country. SCHOLARSHIPS AND AID In 2016-17, the WVU System granted $320 million in total aid, while WVU Morgantown disbursed $87 million in scholarships. admissions.wvu.edu/cost-and-aid TUITION Annual undergraduate tuition and fee rates for 2018-19 are $8,976 for in-state students and $25,056 for out-of-state students. HONORS COLLEGE The WVU Honors College encourages a style of learning and living that is tailored to the highly motivated, excelling student’s special requirements. Innovative, challenging courses, designed to stimulate creativity and to provoke in-depth discussion, are offered in small class settings. PARENTS CLUB The Mountaineer Parents Club, with 20,000-plus members in 28 clubs, connects parents and families with the student experience. ATHLETICS A member of the Big 12 Conference, WVU competes in 18 intercollegiate varsity sports. ADMISSION AND APPLICATION TIMELINE Admission is based on a combination of high school GPA and ACT or SAT scores. Applications are processed beginning Aug. 15 for admission the following fall. March 1 is the deadline for WV residents to submit PROMISE Scholarship applications. WVU has a rolling admissions policy, and no official application deadline. VISITORS CENTER Located on the Morgantown Waterfront, the WVU Visitors Center features unique, cutting-edge displays and traditional West Virginia hospitality. Guided tours are offered Monday through Saturday, except home football Saturdays. ALUMNI Chartered in 1873, the WVU Alumni Association is made up of more than 200,000 graduates worldwide in some 135 nations.


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Following a five-year tenure that saw him rise from assistant coach to associate head coach, Jason Butts became West Virginia University’s third gymnastics head coach in April 2011. Since his appointment, Butts has compiled a 91-65-1 (.593) career record with the Mountaineers. He has led WVU to six appearances at the NCAA Regional Championships and a program best, secondplace showing at the 2015 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship. The Mountaineers were at their most consistent in 2018, as WVU did not count a fall in all but one meet and finished the year at 13-13 (0-6). WVU made its fourth consecutive appearance at the NCAA Regional Championships, its sixth qualification under Butts, and finished fourth at the 2018 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship with a 195.625 score, its second-best mark in a championship away from Morgantown. Additionally, WVU sat within the national rankings four times throughout the season. The Mountaineers made their mark in the record book in 2018, as WVU posted five team scores that rank in the program’s Top 50 scores list. Four of the scores were 196.0 or better, and three were earned away from the WVU Coliseum, a feat never achieved before by a Mountaineer team. For the third consecutive season, a Mountaineer earned AllAmerica accolades, as junior Kirah Koshinski was named to the NACGC/W All-America Second Team for vault, her third career honor. She is only the second Mountaineer gymnast in program history to earn at least three career awards. Academically, a program-record 10 Mountaineers were named to the 2018 Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Team, with eight landing on the first team, also a program record. Additionally, for the second consecutive season and the fourth time since 1987, a program-best 10 gymnasts were named Scholastic All-Americans by the NACGC/W. WVU ranked No. 28 nationally and tops among Big 12 Conference schools with a team grade point average (GPA) of 3.5233. The 2017 season was one of the Mountaineers’ strongest outings under Butts. Not only did WVU have a presence at the NCAA National Championships, as junior Zaakira Muhammad qualified in the all-around, but the program also saw a pair of All-Americans crowned and finished the year ranked No. 20 in the Road to Nationals Rankings.

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The Mountaineers punctuated the 2017 season with a program-best showing at the NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships, finishing third overall with a 196.325 mark. The record mark, just 0.3 points short of second-place Alabama, also was a season high. The Mountaineers set a program regional record on uneven bars (49.35) and matched the program’s regional floor record (49.225). Additionally, Muhammad earned her national championships bid with a fourth place, 39.325 showing in the all-around, while Koshinski placed second on floor with a 9.925 mark. Muhammad finished eighth on floor exercise in the second semifinal session at the 2017 NCAA National Championships, scoring a program NCAA record 9.9125 and earning All-America Second Team accolades. She became the first Mountaineer since 2007 to earn All-America honors at the NCAA National Championships. Additionally, Muhammad scored 9.8 on bars, matching the program’s championship record. Koshinski also was named to the NACGC/W All-America Second Team for the second straight season, giving WVU


two All-Americans in one season for the second time in program history and the first time since 1994. Koshinski also earned her second career All-Big 12 Gymnastics Vault Team accolade. The Mountaineers were nationally ranked each week but three in 2017. WVU concluded the year ranked No. 20 in the Road to Nationals Rankings, the team’s highest position in the final season rankings since finishing No. 18 in 2007. The squad’s final season record stood at 13-10, 3-3 in Big 12 Conference competition. A program-record 10 gymnasts were named Scholastic All-Americans by the NACGC/W. As a team, WVU ranked No. 25 nationally and tops among Big 12 schools with a team GPA of 3.4935. Additionally, seven gymnasts earned Academic AllBig 12 Gymnastics Team accolades. Butts guided the Mountaineers back into the national rankings in 2016, as the team was nationally ranked six of the last nine weeks of the season, marking the squad’s first national ranking since March 18, 2013. The Mountaineers finished the season ranked No. 3 in the Southeast Region, the team’s highest position of the year. Following its 2016 opener, WVU hit 195.0 or better in 11 straight contests, marking the first time since 2004, and only the second time in program history, the squad scored 195.0+ in all but one of its regular-season meets. The Mountaineers finished with an 11-8 overall record (1-5 Big 12). The Mountaineers put together a solid list of “firsts” in Butts’ fifth season, including scoring 196.0 or better in back-to-back meets for the first time since 2013 and earning their first national ranking since March 18, 2013 (No. 22 in the Jan. 25 Road to Nationals Rankings). Additionally, Koshinski earned the program’s first regular season All-America honor, as she was named to the NACGC/W All-America Second Team. Koshinski also claimed the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year honor, the first major Big 12 postseason award for a Mountaineer gymnast. A five-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honoree, she also was named to the All-Big 12 Gymnastics Vault Team and the All-Big 12 Championship Team.

The Mountaineers finished the year ranked No. 28 in the GymInfo Poll. Butts also saw his team excel in the classroom in 2015. Jaida Lawrence was named the Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the program’s first honoree. Additionally, six gymnasts earned NACGC/W Scholastic All-America honors, seven garnered Academic All-Big 12 Team recognitions and two were named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team. Butts returned the program to the national stage in his third season, as Hope Sloanhoffer qualified for the NCAA National Championships in the allaround, the first gymnast since 2009 to advance to the national championships and the 18th in program history. The 2014 NCAA Athens Regional Championships beam co-champion, Sloanhoffer also captured the Big 12 Conference all-around crown, WVU gymnastics’ first Big 12 title. As a team, the Mountaineers finished with a 6-11 (0-4 Big 12) overall mark and a third-place showing at the Big 12 Gymnastics Championship, the first conference championship hosted in Morgantown since WVU joined the Big 12 in 2012. The squad scored a program- and season-best 196.375 at the championship. Sloanhoffer finished with two All-Big 12 Championship Team honors (all-around, floor), while Haley (all-around) and Beth Deal (balance beam) each earned one, quadrupling the program’s honors from 2013. Sloanhoffer, Deal (balance beam), Goldberg (uneven bars) and Nicolette Swoboda (all-around) all individually qualified for the Athens Regional. The Mountaineers also showed improvement in the classroom in 2014, as seven gymnasts were named Scholastic All-Americans, an increase from five in 2013. Additionally, seven garnered Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Team recognition, also an increase from five in 2013.

In just his second season at the helm, Butts ushered in a new era for WVU gymnastics in 2013, as the Mountaineers joined perennial powerhouse Oklahoma and Iowa State in the Big 12 Conference. The team made a name for itself in its new home, as the squad scored 196.0 or better in every home meet, a feat never before achieved in program history, and finished the year at 13-9 (1-3 Big 12). WVU spent six weeks in the GymInfo Poll, peaking at No. 16, and finished third in its first Big 12 Gymnastics Championship. The team also qualified for its 35th NCAA Regional Championships and placed fifth in front of a WVU Coliseum crowd. Included in 2013’s five 196.0+ performances was a season-best 196.55 mark in a loss to then-No. 3 Michigan (196.925) and wins over New Hampshire (194.875) and Towson (193.15) at the Coliseum on Feb. 24. The Mountaineers’ score was the 10th-best mark in program history. WVU earned its first Big 12 Conference victory with a 196.15194.825 win over ISU at the Coliseum on Feb. 10 in front of 2,522 fans, the sixth-largest crowd to attend a home WVU gymnastics meet. In total, WVU competed in front of three home crowds of 1,800 or better, including the team’s Big 12 opener against Oklahoma on Feb. 1, which drew a crowd of 1,881, the 11th-best mark in program history. Lawrence earned the program’s first All-Big 12 honor, as she was named to the vault team, while Kaylyn Millick earned a spot on the All-Big 12 Championship Team for her second place all-around finish. Additionally, three gymnasts earned a combined six Big 12 weekly awards, five student-athletes were named to the 2013 Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Team and each of the team’s freshmen was named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team. At season’s end, the Mountaineers were nationally ranked No. 21 on vault, No. 21 on beam and No. 26

Eight gymnasts were named Scholastic AllAmericans by the NACGC/W. The accolades were the most for the program since 2011. Additionally, seven gymnasts landed on the Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Team. Butts led the Mountaineers to their best-ever finish at the Big 12 Gymnastics Championship in 2015, as the team placed second with a 195.025 score. The squad used the momentum built at the meet to finish fifth at the 2015 NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships with a score of 195.65, the program’s third-best score at a regional championships. Included in the final total was a 49.225 showing on beam, the team’s best-ever score on the event at a regional meet. WVU finished the 2015 season with a 14-9-1 (1-1-1 Big 12) record. Dayah Haley earned her second straight All-Big 12 Championship Team honor with a second place all-around showing at the conference championship. Season highlights also included a 195.35, first-place finish in a quad-meet at NC State, WVU’s first win over the Wolfpack in Raleigh since 2007, and a season-best 196.075 score in wins over Penn and Cornell. Individually, WVU tallied 11 scores of 9.9 or better throughout the season, including 9.95 showings by Haley (floor exercise) and Alexa Goldberg (uneven bars).

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on floor; WVU was ranked in the top 25 on vault each week of 2013. Millick ranked No. 27 in the all-around, Sloanhoffer followed at No. 42, Lawrence ranked No. 43 on vault and Alaska Richardson ranked No. 48 on floor. Additionally, the squad ranked No. 2 overall in the Big 12 and on every event but bars.

Southeast region, with a 9.81 RQS, while league champion Bieski ranked No. 8 in the conference, No. 15 regionally, with a 9.795 RQS. Additionally, the Mountaineers placed the most representatives on the All-EAGL bars first team, as Kerwin, Bieski and Nicole Roach all secured the honor.

Butts wasted little time in his first season, leading the Mountaineers to a 21-5 record in 2012, their first 20-win season since 2008, and a fifth-place showing at the 2012 NCAA Auburn Regional Championships. WVU scored 195.9, its best-ever regional score, and finished the year ranked No. 21 nationally, the Mountaineers’ first seasonending ranking since 2009. WVU concluded the year with a 5-4 mark against ranked teams and earned wins against No. 8 Arkansas, No. 13 Auburn and No. 13 Missouri.

In total, four gymnasts swung to multiple scores of 9.8 or better throughout the season, and Bieski and Roach set the team standard with career-best 9.875 marks.

Making good on a promise he gave the team when he was hired, Butts also led the Mountaineers to their league-best seventh East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) title on March 24, 2012. Sloanhoffer, the EAGL Gymnast of the Year, captured the vault, bars and all-around titles, while Deal secured the balance beam victory. WVU tallied a season-best 196.475 score in its win and set three season-best scores on vault (49.25), bars (49.175) and floor (49.2). Prior to the championship, seven Mountaineers earned 15 All-EAGL honors, including four first-team awards for Sloanhoffer. She ranked No. 1 in the league in the all-around every week of the season. Following its seven wins at the EAGL Championship, WVU qualified for its 34th regional championship appearance as the No. 5 seed in the Auburn regional. Entering regional competition, WVU ranked nationally on vault and floor and owned the league’s top ranking on each event. Additionally, the squad ranked No. 2 on bars and beam. Nationally ranked for all but four weeks, the Mountaineers opened the 2012 season at No. 21. The squad was ranked in the nation’s top 25 on vault and floor all season and spent the first three weeks of the year nationally ranked in the top 10 on floor. The Mountaineers ended the season ranked No. 20 on vault and No. 21 on floor.

In addition to leading the bars team, Butts helped guide the vault and floor lineups to the No. 1 (49.08 RQS) and No. 2 (49.035) league ranking, respectively. The units also were nationally ranked No. 17 and No. 21, respectively. Under his supervision, Sloanhoffer, a nine-time EAGL weekly award winner, was ranked No. 1 in the league, No. 6 in the region and No. 37 in the nation on vault (9.865 RQS) and earned three 9.9plus vault scores on the season. Butts was faced with the challenge of filling holes in the bars lineup in 2010, as key contributors were hit with injuries. Under his guidance, the Mountaineers rose to the challenge and finished the season ranked second in the EAGL and fourth in the Southeast region. Additionally, he guided Bieski and Roach to the No. 8 league ranking with matching 9.79 RQS. Butts also helped Chelsi Tabor attain the secondbest EAGL vault RQS of 9.855. The mark ranked 10th in the region and 47th nationally. The Mountaineers finished ranked first on floor and second on bars and vault in the EAGL in 2009; they were nationally ranked 17th and 21st on vault and bars, respectively. Butts helped guide Morris to a fifth place all-around finish at the 2009 NCAA Southeast Regional Championship and a qualification for the NCAA Championship. Additionally, she not only repeated as the EAGL bars and floor champion, but she also won the all-around league title and was named the EAGL Outstanding Senior Gymnast.

Three additional Mountaineers won EAGL titles in 2009 – Tabor (vault), Tina Maloney (vault) and Shelly Purkat (beam). In 2008, Morris scored a 9.85 on bars at the EAGL Championship to win the individual title, and the Mountaineers picked up their first league team title since 2004. Morris, along with Erica Watson, was named to the All-EAGL First Team on bars, while Bieski was a second-team selection in her rookie season. Butts saw his bars lineup vastly improve through his first season at WVU. After early season struggles, the group came together down the stretch to have the EAGL’s top bars RQS and a score that ranked 23rd in the country by season’s end. WVU placed second at the EAGL Championship on the uneven bars after posting a 48.85. Butts guided Cox and Morris to All-EAGL First Team selections in 2007. Morris posted four 9.9s that season under Butts and averaged an impressive 9.85 in 13 meets to rank atop the league’s individual rankings. Morris would go on to place seventh in the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships. The Athens, Georgia, native brought 12 years of club coaching experience to WVU, most recently from Classic City Gymnastics, where he trained men and women from 2001-06. He guided the women and men to Junior Olympic Nationals during that stretch, as well as sending athletes to the Region 8 Championships, while also assisting numerous gymnasts in earning Division I athletic scholarships in the process. Butts worked at the Woodward Camp (199496) and the UGA Gym Dog Camp (2004-06). He competed as a competitive gymnast for 10 years, reaching Class I status, and he was a Junior Olympic National Qualifier. Butts received a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management from Georgia in 2006. He received a master’s degree in athletic coaching education at WVU in 2012.

A two-time (2009-10) Southeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year, Butts spent five seasons coaching the Mountaineers’ vault, floor and bars lineups under coach Linda Burdette-Good, who announced her retirement after 37 years of leading the Mountaineers in 2011. He helped those three lineups become dominant in the EAGL, as eight Mountaineers earned 19 first team all-league honors in the three events under his tutelage. As the primary bars coach, Butts produced three EAGL individual bars champions, including 2011 outright winner Amy Bieski. He also guided Mehgan Morris to back-to-back wins in 2008 and 2009. Additionally, he helped mentor Janáe Cox (2007) and Morris (2009) to individual all-around NCAA Championships qualifications and coached Cox to 2007 first team All-America honors on floor. In his five seasons as an assistant, the Mountaineers produced a 98-44 record, competed at five straight NCAA Regional Championships and claimed the 2008 EAGL Championship. Additionally, Butts coached nine EAGL individual champions, two EAGL Gymnasts of the Year and 57 All-EAGL honorees. Though the bars lineup shuffled throughout the 2011 season, Butts’ unit produced an overall season average of 48.406. Emily Kerwin ended the year ranked No. 6 in the EAGL, No. 13 in the

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flare. Anyone who knows Kaylyn knows that her energy on the floor is fantastic. Her comradery with the athletes is wonderful, and having her back on this staff will provide our gymnasts with such a different experience on the floor. She’s great. Kaylyn is great at coaching aggressive gymnastics, and that’s what we need. This staff works well together. We know and understand each other, and our confidence in each other helps boost the gymnasts’ confidence. Butts: These athletes don’t second guess themselves. Our skill level is going up quickly, and we have to push to get there. We’re so happy to have Caleigh on our staff, too. She ensures that this program runs well on the administrative side, and that allows the coaches to come up with creative practice plans and focus on the gymnastics. Which gymnasts do you see pushing themselves to do more in 2019? Butts: (Seniors) Kirah (Koshinski) and Jaquie (Tun) are really gunning for allaround positions this year. I will be disappointed if they don’t earn those spots because they worked hard throughout the summer and the fall, and they look great!

KIRAH KOSHINSKI The 2018 squad was extremely consistent and did not count a fall until the last meet of the season. How will this year’s team move forward from the way the 2018 season ended and build on that consistentcy?

Butts: As a staff, we’re all back fighting. We’re excited to welcome (assistant coach) Kaylyn (Millick) back, and we’re going to push even harder this season. We’re in a great spot and a lot further along than we’ve been before.

Head Coach Jason Butts: I think our finish at the 2018 NCAA University Park Regional Championships (sixth place, 194.4) affected the gymnasts and was disappointing. At the time, our confidence went down a bit, but throughout the offseason and the 2019 preseason, we’ve seen our senior class fight back – they aren’t willing to accept another season-ending performance like that. It’s always great to see that senior leadership emerge.

How was the team able to execute such great consistency in 2018?

I don’t think our freshman class understands yet what it means to have such a great season, especially surrounded by adversity, and then have it end with disappointment. I think we will need to get them on board and help them understand you need to fight with consistency throughout the entire season. As a staff, we’re determined to make sure we don’t see another ending like that. Associate Head Coach Travis Doak: We’ve let this team know that our performance at the 2018 regional is not acceptable for this program, especially given the amount of talent we have. I think we’re redefining our expectations. We know where we want to be and what we need to do to get there.

Butts: I think we can attribute a lot of it to Travis – he’s been the driving force behind the mentality that this team just won’t fall. That’s our expectation. Kaylyn will add the flair back into the consistency; we were missing that last season. We hit our routines, but we weren’t focusing on the little details. Kaylyn coaches detail so well. Doak: I think our consistency is fantastic. My personality is to be safe and eliminate the chance for mistakes, and sometimes that results in 9.7 scores. What we will push harder for this year is for a higher standard – we have to take some risks, push hard and come out of the gate with finesse and the hope of 9.8s or better. The coaching staff has been revamped again, as you welcome back assistant coach Kaylyn Millick and add Caleigh Shaffer as the director of operations. How does your staff plan to work together throughout the 2019 season?

Doak: I think our whole senior class is doing a fantastic job. These three gymnasts (Koshinski, Tun and Carly Galpin) complement each other well, and they are all hard workers. They are all relentlessly going outside their comfort zones to do their best gymnastics. I can confidently say that when they finish, they won’t have any regrets. Butts: This class sets the standard for the team, and they set a very high standard. They want success badly. Senior Kirah Koshinski is a three-time All-American, earning second team vault accolades each season. What are her hopes for her senior season, and what are this staff’s hopes for Kirah? Doak: I want to see Kirah at the NCAA National Championships, and hopefully with this team. I think she deserves it, and she has worked hard for that opportunity. We want her to finish her career at the NCAA Championships with this team by her side. Kirah has worked hard every year. She’s the type of gymnast we want at WVU. Kirah is very talented, but a lot of hard work has fueled her success. She works relentlessly, and I want her to get the recognition she deserves. I honestly believe she deserves a 10.0 score. Butts: Earning three consecutive regular season All-America honors is so hard. She has a chance this year to smash a lot of program records, and if we can get this team to the NCAA National Championships, she won’t be our only All-American. This team is talented.

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The junior class earned high praise from this staff two years ago at the onset of their freshman season. Who from that class are you looking at to standout this season?

The team opens the 2019 season with three consecutive road meets. How do you like the way this schedule is setup, and what are your hopes and expectations for those first three meets?

Doak: I want more from this class. I think they have a lot more to offer, and I think they’re better than what we’ve seen. There are a lot of hard workers in this class – I just want more from them. I think they can do it, and I think it’s a mission for us coaches. I want our expectations to be honest, and for this class, I know they have more to offer.

Butts: Every year, it feels like we have to play catchup and be the road warriors who need to earn big scores at the end of the season. I don’t want to do that this year. I’m excited that the first three meets are on the road, and we’ll end the season with eight total road meets. We have a lot of opportunities to get strong road scores, but we don’t want to put ourselves in a hole early. I want to start in the top 18 of the rankings, and I want to stay in the top 18.

Butts: They have a lot to offer. I think they need to step-up and recognize their potential. Doak: I think Abby (Kaufman) always has the potential to compete in the all-around, but she has to work to get there. She’s a hard worker. Butts: Chloe (Cluchey) will definitely compete bars, and I think Erica (Fontaine) is a strong floor contender who I also want to see compete beam. Julia (Merwin) is working hard, and I see her competing floor and vault. Kassidy (Cumber) has the potential to compete every event. The sophomore class comes back intact, with McKenna Linnen, Sydney Marler and Michelle Waldron all looking for more time in lineups. What are your hopes for this trio? Doak: This class is doing a great job. McKenna returned and looks great – I expect to see her compete beam and floor. Sydney is working on a new bars routine, and I think these adjustments will help her score. She looks good on beam, too. Michelle is doing better everywhere; she looks great. Butts: Each of these gymnasts stepped up in 2018 and filled a lineup spot for us. They are a gritty class and work hard. Above all else, they’re nice student-athletes. They will step up to any challenge; they proved that last season, and they’re going to get the chance to do it again this year. Five freshmen join your squad this year. What have these gymnasts brought to the gym throughout preseason? Doak: This freshman class really came in strong. I could see so many of them in lineup spots right now. Esperanza (Abarca) is going to compete. Rachel (Hornung) is fantastic and could compete in the all-around right out of the gate. Taylor Sell has learned new skills on bars and could compete beam, too. Kristin (Lang) is adjusting her gymnastics and growing into her skills. Kendra (Combs) has been sidelined, but she’s finally competing on bars and we hope to work her into the lineup.

Our first meet is in Cancun, Mexico, and while it’s going to be a fun trip for this team, we have to take it seriously and we have to put on a show against Michigan, Iowa State and Rutgers. We need to come out of that meet with a strong score. We are at Pitt the weekend after our season opener, and then we fly to Colorado Springs for our third straight road competition. Those first three weeks will be very challenging, and we have to come out of the gate hitting. The 2019 season is the Mountaineers’ seventh as a member of the Big 12 Conference. Where do you see your program’s position within the conference, and how has the competition helped your program grow? Butts: I think being a member of the Big 12 Conference has really helped this program, especially in recruiting. I know we can put up a big score, and I know we can win that championship. All the pieces need to fall in the right places, but we can do it. Your squad thrives when competing in the WVU Coliseum. What do you like about the 2019 home schedule? Butts: I’m really excited for our fans – we have a lot of great teams coming to Morgantown this year. I anticipate a lot of ranked teams competing at the WVU Coliseum this season, and I think if we can earn a few home wins, our team will gain confidence that will propel us through a tough road schedule.

I think we can expect a lot from this class. I’m excited; there’s a lot to offer from this class. Butts: I don’t think we’ve ever had a freshman class that was this open to changing their training and their routines; they are very coachable. That also means we have to up our expectations for this group, too. They are changing and willing to try. Doak: This class is full of fantastic competitors. They have fierce mindsets.

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Your final regular-season meet features Ohio State, Penn State and NC State at the WVU Coliseum and has the makings of a potential quad meet between four ranked teams. Are you excited for this to be your final tune-up before the 2019 postseason? Butts: Oh absolutely. That meet really makes me excited. There will be four quality teams competing that day, which is great for our fans. More importantly, if we can leave that day with a win, we will roll into the Big 12 Gymnastics Championship knowing we took down three great teams. The scoring potential is very high for that meet. Doak: I agree. I feel like we were so consistent in 2018, but we were not aggressive. I think we can change our mentality this year, and we should enter every meet wanting to win. I think we can instill a fight in this team this year. We’re already seeing this team push its comfort zones, and that’s a good thing. We have depth this year, so to make a lineup, we need to see quality execution. I think we are going to ask a lot of this team, and I think if they answer, we’ll be in a good spot late in the year. I want to challenge this team to win; they’re good enough to win. Butts: Our meet-day mindset is to work hard and have fun. Our competitive edge is that we are the team known for being loud and supportive. We have to maintain that frame of mind. If we go into each meet believing we are going to have fun and compete well, good things will happen. This team set program academic records in 2018, as 10 gymnasts garnered Scholastic All-America and Academic All-Big 12 accolades. How does this team continue to set the standard in the classroom? Butts: It’s always tough for freshmen to transition to college, but all our studentathletes are coachable. They do what we ask them to do, and no one wants to let her teammates down. This team works hard and is focused on achieving high grades.


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Travis Doak enters his 11th year at his alma mater and his fifth as the team’s associate head coach. He is responsible for coaching vault, beam and floor. He also oversees the Mountaineers’ recruiting efforts. Since Doak joined the staff in 2009, WVU has made nine total NCAA Regional Championship appearances, earned one conference title and compiled an overall record of 138-92-1 (.600). In 2018, Doak’s 10th season with the Mountaineers, WVU was at its most consistent, as the team did not count a fall in all but one meet. The Mountaineers qualified for their 34th NCAA Regional Championships and placed fourth at the Big 12 Gymnastics Championship with a 195.625 score, their second-best at a championship away from Morgantown. WVU was ranked nationally four times throughout the season and finished the year at 13-13 (0-6). The Mountaineers made their mark in the record book in 2018, as WVU posted five team scores that rank in the program’s Top 50 scores list. Four of the scores were 196.0 or better, and three were earned away from the WVU Coliseum, a feat never achieved before by a Mountaineer team. Also in 2018, junior Kirah Koshinski was named to the NACGC/W All-America Second Team for vault for the third consecutive season, becoming just the second gymnast in program history to earn at least three career All-America awards. Koshinski scored 9.9 or better on vault seven times.

In Doak’s ninth season in 2017, WVU gymnastics again had a presence at the NCAA National Championships, as junior Zaakira Muhammad qualified in the allaround. She was most successful on floor exercise, scoring a program NCAA record 9.9125 and finishing in eighth place, good enough for All-America Second Team accolades. She became the first Mountaineer since 2007 to earn All-America honors at the NCAA National Championships. Additionally, she tallied 9.8 on bars, matching the program’s championship record. The Mountaineers concluded the 2017 season in record-setting fashion, scoring a season-best 196.325 and finishing in third at the NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships. The mark was a program regional record and just 0.3 points short of second-place Alabama. Muhammad earned her NCAA National Championships bid with a fourth place, 39.325 showing in the all-around. Additionally, Koshinski placed second on floor with a 9.925 score, and the Mountaineers set a program regional record on bars (49.35) and matched the program’s regional record on floor (49.225). Koshinski collected her second straight NACGC/W All-America Second Team honor for vault, and combined with Muhammad’s All-America honor, WVU ended the year with two All-Americans for the second time in program history and the first time since 1994. Koshinski also was named to the AllBig 12 Gymnastics Vault Team.

Nationally ranked every week in 2017 but three, the Mountaineers finished the season at No. 20 in the Road to Nationals Rankings, their highest position in the final season rankings since sitting at No. 18 in 2007. WVU finished the year at 13-10 (3-3). In his eighth season with the Mountaineers, Doak helped lead the Mountaineers back into the national rankings in 2016, as the team was nationally ranked six of the last nine weeks of the season, the program’s first national rankings since March 18, 2013. The team tallied 195.0 or better in 11 straight contests and finished with an 11-8 overall record (1-5 Big 12). Included in the squad’s high scores was a 49.575 floor mark in wins over Ohio State and Bowling Green, on March 6, at the WVU Coliseum. The mark was the thirdbest score in program history. Individually, Doak helped Koshinski earn NACGC/W All-America Second Team honors for vault. The Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, she finished third on the event at the Big 12 Championship and claimed AllBig 12 Gymnastics Vault Team and All-Big 12 Championship Team honors. The Mountaineers went on to finish third at the Big 12 Gymnastics Championship with a 195.925 mark and placed fifth at the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional Championships. Doak’s seventh season with the Mountaineers saw WVU finish fifth at the 2015 NCAA Morgantown Regional

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Championships with a 195.65 score, the program’s third-best showing at a regional championships. The Mountaineers tallied 49.225 on beam, the team’s best-ever score on the event at a regional. WVU also finished a program-best second at the Big 12 Gymnastics Championship, scoring 195.025. Dayah Haley earned her second straight All-Big 12 Championship Team honor with a second-place finish in the all-around. The Mountaineers tallied 11 individual scores of 9.9 or better in 2015, including 9.95 showings for Haley (floor exercise) and Alexa Goldberg (uneven bars). WVU finished the year with a 14-9-1 (1-1-1 Big 12) overall record. The squad also ranked No. 28 in the final GymInfo Poll. Doak helped guide Hope Sloanhoffer to the NCAA National Championships in 2014, as she individually qualified in the all-around. She was the first Mountaineer to qualify since 2009, Doak’s first season as an assistant, and the 18th in program history. Sloanhoffer qualified after finishing second in the allaround and first on beam at the 2014 NCAA Athens Regional Championships. WVU posted its best score at the Big 12 Gymnastics Championship in 2014, tallying 196.375 and finishing in third place. Three Mountaineers earned four All-Big 12 Championship Team honors, and Sloanhoffer finished first in the all-around with a 39.425 score, the program’s first Big 12 title. The squad finished the season with a 6-11 (0-4 Big 12) mark. Sloanhoffer (all-around), Beth Deal (balance beam), Goldberg (uneven bars) and Nicolette Swoboda (all-around) individually qualified for the Athens Regional. The team finished the year ranked No. 28 nationally on vault and uneven bars. Doak’s assistantship was evident in 2013, as he helped guide the Mountaineers through their first season in the Big 12 Conference. WVU went 196.0 or better in every home meet, a feat never

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before achieved in program history, and finished the year at 13-9 (1-3 Big 12). The Mountaineers were nationally ranked six times in the GymInfo Poll and peaked at No. 16. The squad finished third at its first Big 12 Gymnastics Championship and qualified for its 35th NCAA Regional appearance. Doak was integral in the success of the Mountaineers’ vault and floor lineup in 2013, as both units were nationally ranked every week but one. Jaida Lawrence concluded the year nationally ranked No. 43 on vault, and Alaska Richardson ranked No. 48 on floor. Additionally, he helped lead Kaylyn Millick and Sloanhoffer to respective No. 27 and No. 42 all-around rankings. Lawrence earned the program’s first All-Big 12 honor, as she was named to the vault team, while Millick earned a spot on the AllBig 12 Championship Team for her secondplace finish in the all-around. Under Doak, the Mountaineers have secured 52 all-conference honors, including 30 All-EAGL First Team awards, two gymnasts of the year distinctions and two outstanding senior gymnast nods. Doak played a major role in 2012, helping the Mountaineers transition under first-year coach Jason Butts and parlay the change into instant success. In addition to the Mountaineers’ leaguebest seventh EAGL title, the team’s first since 2008, WVU advanced to the NCAA Auburn Regional Championships as the No. 5 seed and finished in fifth place with a 195.9 score, the team’s second-best regional point total. With seven wins at the league championship, WVU finished the year with a 21-5 record, the program’s first 20-win season since 2008. The Mountaineers collected four individual league titles en route to the team win, with Sloanhoffer finishing first on vault, bars and the all-around, and Deal taking the win on beam.

Sloanhoffer ended the season ranked nationally on vault, beam and the all-around. Four gymnasts were ranked on vault in the Southeast Region, while three gymnasts each were ranked on bars and floor. As a team, the Mountaineers ranked in the nation’s top 10 on floor for three straight weeks. The team never dropped out of the top 25 on floor and ended the year ranked No. 21. Doak was instrumental in the team’s success in 2011, as he guided the vault and floor lineups to the No. 1 and No. 2 EAGL rankings, respectively. Those lineups also ranked No. 17 and No. 21, respectively, in the nation. Integral in the development of Sloanhoffer, the rookie finished with nine EAGL weekly honors and first-team recognition on vault, floor and beam. She finished the year ranked No. 1 in the league on beam and vault, and No. 4 on floor; she also ranked nationally No. 17, No. 37 and No. 48, respectively, on each apparatus. Doak also mentored Tina Maloney to the No. 2 EAGL vault ranking, while Amy Bieski ranked No. 5 in the league. Bieski, the league’s gymnast and outstanding senior gymnast of the year, won the EAGL bars title, and Sloanhoffer and Maloney finished in a tie for second on vault at the championship. In his second season at WVU in 2010, Doak helped guide the Mountaineer vault and floor lineups to the No. 4 and No. 5 EAGL rankings. His first season with the Mountaineers in 2009 was successful, as the team finished No. 17 nationally on vault and No. 21 on bars. Doak helped coach Mehgan Morris to a national championships berth, as she finished fifth in the all-around at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships. She also won EAGL bars, floor and all-around titles and was named the league’s most outstanding senior gymnast. Additionally, Chelsi Tabor and Maloney earned the EAGL vault title in Doak’s first season. A native of Beverly, West Virginia, Doak came to WVU after serving as an assistant coach at Penn State in 2008, where he was responsible for recruiting, team training, spotting on all skill levels and administrative duties. His primary coaching responsibilities included oversight of the Nittany Lion vault and floor exercise. He helped PSU sign four top-10 Junior Olympic finalists and guided the Nittany Lions to a 17-9 record. Doak also served as an assistant at New Hampshire in 2006-07. His responsibilities included team workouts, recruiting, video work and community service initiatives. He began his coaching career in 2004 as a volunteer assistant at West Virginia, working with spotting, fundraising and recruit evaluations.

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Doak earned his bachelor’s degree from West Virginia in sport management in 2006 and a master’s degree in athletic coaching education in 2008.


NCAA National Championships bid as an all-around competitor, the Mountaineers’ first qualification since 2009. Sloanhoffer finished the season as the NCAA Athens Regional Championship beam champion and the Big 12 all-around champion, the program’s first Big 12 title winner. An all-around competitor who transferred from Eastern Michigan after the 2010 season and found a home at WVU, Millick tallied 1,290.3 points in three years as a Mountaineer and saw time in 38 meets. She ended her career ranked ninth in the program record book with 12 career scores of 39.0 or better. She also ranked 20th all-time with eight career scores of 9.9 or better, six of which came on floor, the 10th-best total in program history.

Millick

KAYLYN

ASSISTANT COACH FOURTH SEASON

After serving as the Mountaineers’ assistant from 2015-17, Kaylyn Millick returns to West Virginia University for her fourth season in 2019 in the same role. Millick oversees the team’s choreography for beam and floor and leads the Mountaineers’ community service outreach program.

The team’s floor lineup was consistent and strong throughout the season and tallied scores of 49.0+ nine times, including a season-high 49.575 in wins over Bowling Green and Ohio State on March 6. The score is the third-highest mark in program history.

Most recently in 2017, Millick helped WVU place third at the NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships with a programrecord 196.325 score. The Mountaineers finished the season ranked No. 20 in the Road to Nationals Rankings, their highest position in the final season rankings since finishing No. 18 in 2007. WVU’s final season record stood at 13-10, 3-3 in Big 12 Conference competition.

Millick also helped coach Koshinski to NACGC/W All-America Second Team accolades on vault. She also claimed the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year honor, as well as All-Big 12 Gymnastics Vault Team and All-Big 12 Championship Team honors.

Also in 2017, a pair of Mountaineers claimed All-America honors. Junior Zaakira Muhammad advanced to the NCAA National Championships in the all-around and finished eighth on floor exercise, earning All-America Second Team accolades. Muhammad was the first WVU gymnast to earn All-America honors at the NCAA Championships since 2007. Additionally, sophomore Kirah Koshinski claimed her second consecutive NACGC/W Regular Season All-America Second Team Vault honor and also was named to the All-Big 12 Gymnastics Vault Team for the second year in a row. Millick was instrumental in the program’s progress in 2016, her second season with the team. She helped guide the squad back into the national rankings, and the Mountaineers spent six of the last nine weeks of the season ranked, the team’s first national ranking since March 18, 2013. The squad also earned scores of 195.0 or better in 11 straight contests and finished with an 11-8 overall record (1-5 Big 12).

In her first season with the Mountaineers, Millick helped guide WVU to a fifth-place finish at the 2015 NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships. The squad posted a 195.65 mark, the second-best program score at a regional championships. Additionally, WVU earned a program regional-record score of 49.225 on beam. WVU also earned a program best, second-place finish at the 2015 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship, scoring 195.025. Dayah Haley earned her second straight All-Big 12 Championship Team honor with a second-place finish in the all-around. WVU earned 11 scores of 9.9 or better, six on floor, with Haley tallying a season-best 9.95. The Mountaineers finished the 2015 season with a 14-9-1 (1-1-1 Big 12) mark and sat at No. 28 in the final GymInfo Poll, their best position since earning a No. 21 ranking at the end of the 2012 season. A three-year letterwinner for WVU from 2011-13, Millick served as a student assistant in 2014. As a student assistant, Millick helped guide senior Hope Sloanhoffer to a 2014

As a senior in 2013, Millick earned the Linda Burdette-Good Award as the team’s Most Valuable Gymnast. The first-ever Mountaineer to earn a spot on the AllBig 12 Championship Team (all-around), she reached the podium a team-best 23 times and scored career-best marks on vault (9.85), bars (9.9), beam (9.875), floor (9.95) and the all-around (39.4). She finished second in the all-around at the Big 12 Championships with a 39.2 score and finished the season ranked No. 27 nationally in the all-around with a 39.3 regional qualifying score (RQS). A four-time All-EAGL honoree, Millick led the Mountaineers to the 2012 East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Championship as a junior. She followed that meet with a 10th-place finish in the all-around at the 2012 NCAA Auburn Regional Championships with a then-career-best score of 39.225. In her first season at WVU, Millick earned the team’s highest finish at the 2011 NCAA Southeast Regional Championships, placing fifth on floor with a 9.85 score. Millick competed as an all-around gymnast at Eastern Michigan in 2010, and at the time of her transfer, she ranked eighth (39.0) on the EMU all-time allaround scores list and ninth (9.85) on the EMU all-time beam score list. The squad’s top all-arounder as a freshman, she individually qualified for the NCAA Central Regional Championships and was nominated for the MAC Gymnast and Freshman of the Year Awards. In addition to her athletic achievements, Millick is a two-time NACGC/W Scholastic All-American and All-EAGL Academic Team member. She was named to the 2013 Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Team and also earned a spot on the President’s List, Dean’s List, Big 12 Commissioner’s and Garrett Ford Academic Honor Rolls while at WVU. Millick was a two-time national qualifier at Gym Dandy’s in Washington. Millick earned her bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology at WVU in May 2014. She obtained a bachelor’s of science in nursing from Carlow Univeristy in December 2018.

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Staff

SUPPORT

CALEIGH

SHAFFER

Director of Operations

SHANNON

WOLFGANG

Associate Director, Athletics Communications/ Gymnastics Contact

BUBBA

SCHMIDT

Equipment Manager

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APRIL

MESSERLY

Associate Athletics Director -Facilities & Operations/ Sport Administrator

DR. A.J.

MONSEAU

Medical Director

CONOR

MCNAMARA

Assistant Equipment Manager

PLAYER AMEILA

NAME ADAMS

Athletic Trainer

DR. NATASHA

HARRISON

Team Physician

JORDAN

GILLETTE

Volunteer Assistant

KAITLIN

SWEENEY

Associate Director of Strength & Conditioning

DR. DAYNA

CHARBONNEAU

Director of Clinical and Sport Psychology

AUDREY

TOLBERT

Student Assistant

EMILY

PATTON

Assistant Director Student-Athlete Academic Services

SINA

KING

Director of Sports Nutrition, Olympic Sports


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PROFILES Roster ���������������������������������������������� 40 Photo Roster ������������������������������������ 41 Carly Galpin ������������������������������������ 42 Kirah Koshinski �������������������������������� 44 Jaquie Tun �������������������������������������� 48 Chloe Cluchey ��������������������������������� 50 Kassidy Cumber ����������������������������� 52 Erica Fontaine ��������������������������������� 54 Abby Kaufman �������������������������������� 56 Julia Merwin ����������������������������������� 58 McKenna Linnen ����������������������������� 60 Sydney Marler ��������������������������������� 62 Michelle Waldron ����������������������������� 64 Esperanza Abarca ��������������������������� 66 Kendra Combs ������������������������������� 67 Rachel Hornung ������������������������������ 68 Kristin Lang ������������������������������������� 69 Taylor Sell ��������������������������������������� 70


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Mountaineer Roster

2019 NAME

EVENT HT. YR. HOMETOWN

Esperanza Abarca

AA 5-5 Fr. The Colony, Texas

Chloe Cluchey

AA 5-4 Jr. Woodbridge, Va.

CLUB GYM

World Olympic Gymnastics Academy Capital Gymnastics

Kendra Combs

AA 5-3 Fr. Windsor, Conn.

Kassidy Cumber*

AA 5-2 Jr. Virginia Beach, Va.

Gymnastics Express Too

Erica Fontaine*

AA 5-5 Jr. Gaithersburg, Md.

Carly Galpin***

AA 5-3 Sr. Boonsboro, Md.

Frederick Gymnastics

Rachel Hornung

AA 5-4 Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa.

Pittsburgh Northstars

Abby Kaufman**

AA 5-6 Jr. York, Pa.

Gymstrada Gymnastics School

AA 5-1 Fr. Pittsford, N.Y.

McKenna Linnen*

AA 5-3 So. Canton, Mich.

Sydney Marler*

AA 5-6 So. New Port Richey, Fla.

Julia Merwin***

AA 5-4 Jr. Frederick, Md.

Taylor Sell

AA 5-2 Fr. Manheim, Pa.

Jaquie Tun**

AA 5-0 Sr. Chattanooga, Tenn.

* letters earned

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LAST NAMES Abarca – uh-bark-AH Cluchey – clue-chee Galpin – GAL-pin Hurnung – hor-nun Koshinski – coe-SHIN-skee

Prestige Gymnastics Northeast Gymnastics Rochester Gymnastics Academy Gym America

BY CLASS Seniors – 3 Juniors – 5

Sophomores – 3 Freshmen – 5

Suncoast Gymnastics Academy Frederick Gymnastics Prestige Gymnastics Gymnastics Center of Chattanooga

Michelle Waldron* AA 5-2 So. Sagamore Beach, Mass. Head Coach: Jason Butts (Eighth season) Associate Head Coach: Travis Doak (11th season) Assistant Coach: Kaylyn Millick (First season, fourth overall)

FIRST NAMES Jaquie – Jack-ee Kirah – KEER-uh

Hill’s Gymnastics

Kirah Koshinski*** AA 5-0 Sr. Berwick, Pa. Kristin Lang

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Cape Cod Gymnastics Center

BY STATE Pennsylvania – 4 Maryland – 3 Virginia – 2 Connecticut – 1 Florida – 1

Massachusetts – 1 Michigan – 1 New York – 1 Tennessee – 1 Texas – 1


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CHLOE

KENDRA

KASSIDY

ERICA

CARLY

RACHEL

ABBY

KIRAH

KRISTIN

McKENNA

SYDNEY

JULIA

TAYLOR

JAQUIE

MICHELLE

ABARCA

CLUCHEY

FONTAINE

COMBS

GALPIN

KOSHINSKI

HORNUNG

LANG

MERWIN

CUMBER

KAUFMAN

LINNEN

SELL

MARLER

TUN

WALDRON

COACHES

JASON

TRAVIS

KAYLYN

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Associate Head Coach

Assistant Coach

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Galpin

MY GOAL FOR MY SENIOR SEASON IS TO EMBRACE EVERY MOMENT AND TO HAVE FUN!

CARLY

5-3

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CARLY GALPIN’S CAREER HIGHS Uneven Bars

9.525 vs. Florida 1/5/18

Balance Beam 9.875 a t Oklahoma 2/23/18 vs. Pitt and Maryland 2/18/18 vs. William & Mary 1/24/16 Floor Exercise

2017-18 JUNIOR

»»NACGC/W Scholastic All-America »»Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics First Team »»Competed on beam in all 13 meets and also made career bars debut »»Earned two podium finishes, both on beam »»Tallied five scores of 9.8 or better on beam while only dropping one »»Scored 9.85 on beam at Iowa State (2/2) and tied for second place »»Tied for first on beam in home season

finale against Maryland and Pitt (2/18) with a career-high 9.875 mark »»Also matched beam career high of 9.875 in fifth-place finish at No. 1 Oklahoma (2/23) »»Paced the team on beam with a season average of 9.752; also finished with an average of 9.525 on bars 2016-17 SOPHOMORE

»»NACGC/W Scholastic All-America »»Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics First Team »»Competed in five meets, all on beam »»Earned two podium finishes and did not drop a beam score »»Won balance beam in season debut at Pitt (1/13) with a 9.825 score »»Tallied a season-high 9.85 and finished second on beam at Ohio State (2/18)

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9.2 at Denver with Southern Utah 1/9/16

»»Finished the year with a team-best 9.775 beam season average

2015-16 FRESHMAN

»»Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team »»Competed in 10 meets and did not

drop a score in nine balance beam lineup appearances »»Tallied two podium finishes »»Scored 9.8 or better on beam four times »»Anchored the Mountaineers’ beam lineup against William & Mary (1/24) with a winning, career-best 9.875 mark »»Tied for third place on beam against Ohio State and Bowling Green (3/6) with a 9.825 score »»Ranked third on the team with a 9.706 balance beam season average CLUB GYMNASTICS

»»Three-year level 10 gymnast at Frederick Gymnastics Club »»Two-time Junior Olympics National qualifier »»Four-time Maryland state champion on balance beam »»Finished second on floor, fifth on bars and 11th in the all-around at the 2015 Junior Olympic National Championships »»Placed first on beam and 11th on bars at the 2015 Region 7 Level 10 Championships

»»Five top-10 finishes at the 2015

Maryland State Championships, including a win on balance beam and a runner-up finish on floor; also placed third in the all-around, sixth on bars and ninth on vault »»Finished fourth on beam and 10th on bars at the 2014 Junior Olympics National Championships »»Placed third on bars at the 2014 Region 7 Level 10 Championships »»Finished second on beam and in the all-around at the 2014 Maryland Level 10 State Championships PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Rob and Heather Galpin »»Has two sisters and one brother »»Birthday is July 30 »»Attended Boonsboro High »»Majoring in elementary education »»President’s List »»Dean’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll


CARLY GALPIN’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MEETS AA TOTAL POINTS 2018 13 0 136.3 2017 5 0 48.875 2016 10 0 96.55 TOTALS 28 0 281.725

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Koshinski

KIRAH

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I WANT TO HAVE A FUN SEASON WITH MY TEAM AND ENJOY MY LAST YEAR AT WVU!

KIRAH KOSHINSKI’S CAREER HIGHS

»»No. 4 in WVU history with 31 career 9.9+ scores »»Ranks No. 2 in program history

with 18 career vault scores of 9.9 or better »»Ranks No. 6 in program history with 13 career floor scores of 9.9 or better 2017-18 JUNIOR

»»NACGC/W Scholastic All-America »»Named to the NACGC/W Regular

Season All-America Second Team Vault for the third consecutive season; second gymnast in program history to earn at least one All-America award in three straight years »»Academic All-Big 12 First Team »»Competed in all 13 meets as a multi-event specialist and earned 382.475 points, the second-best mark on the team »»Surpassed the 1,000-career point mark »»Anchored the vault lineup in 12 of 13 meets »»Tallied a team-best 11 event wins and ended the year with 15 podium finishes »»Set or matched career highs on vault (9.95), beam (9.85) and floor (9.95) and scored 9.9 or better 10 times

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Vault

9.95 at Towson with NC State, Cornell and William & Mary 3/18/18 at Oklahoma 2/23/18 at Pitt with Towson and Michigan State 3/3/17

Balance Beam

9.85 vs. Arizona 1/14/18 vs. Maryland and Iowa State 2/26/17

Floor Exercise

9.95 at George Washington with Pitt 3/11/18 vs. George Washington, Eastern Michigan and Pitt 3/5/17 vs. Oklahoma 1/21/17 vs. Ohio State and Bowling Green 3/6/16

»»Opened season with second place, 9.85 score on vault against No. 2 Florida (1/5) »»Finished first on vault against No. 14 Arizona State (1/14) with a 9.9; also set beam career high of 9.85 in fourth-place showing »»Won floor against Towson and George Washington (1/21) with a 9.9 »»Earned vault (9.9) and floor (9.875) wins at UC Davis (1/26) »»Scored 9.875 on vault at No. 24 Iowa State (2/2) and finished third »»Finished second on vault at No. 12 Denver (2/10) with a 9.9 »»Capped home season with wins on vault (9.9) and floor (9.925) against Pitt and Maryland (2/18) »»Tied for first place with a careerhigh matching 9.95 on vault at No. 1 Oklahoma (2/23) »»Tied for second on floor at Pitt (3/4) with 9.875 »»Matched career high of 9.95 on floor in first-place showing at No. 18 George Washington (3/11); also tied for vault victory with 9.9 »»Matched vault career high of 9.95 and finished first at Towson (3/18); also tied for floor win with 9.925 »»Paced team on vault and floor with season averages of 9.885 and 9.848, respectively; also recorded a 9.688 average on beam

2016-17 SOPHOMORE

»»NACGC/W Scholastic All-America »»Earned NACGC/W Regular Season

All-America Second Team Vault honors; first Mountaineer gymnast to tally multiple career All-America awards since Kristin Quackenbush (1994-96) »»Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics First Team »»All-Big 12 Gymnastics Vault Team »»All-Big 12 Championship Team »»Big 12 Gymnast of the Week (2/6) »»Passed the 500-career point threshold »»Finished third on the team with 383.05 points »»Paced the team with 12 event wins and ended the year with a teambest 23 podium finishes »»Did not drop a score on any event »»Set or matched career highs on vault (9.95), beam (9.85) and floor (9.95) »»Won vault (9.925) and floor (9.85) and placed second on beam (9.8) in season opener at Maryland (1/8) »»Scored 9.875 on floor and 9.85 on vault and won both events at Pitt (1/13) »»Tallied a career-high 9.95 on floor and finished second against Oklahoma (1/21) »»Scored 9.9 on floor and vault and finished first and second, respectively, against Denver, Temple and Towson (1/29)


KIRAH KOSHINSKI’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MEETS AA TOTAL POINTS 2018 13 0 382.475 2017 13 0 383.05 2016 13 0 343.875 TOTALS 39 0 1,109.4

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»»Won vault (9.9) and floor (9.9) and finished second on beam (9.8) at Kent State (2/4) »»Finished third on floor (9.85) and vault (9.825) at Towson (2/12) »»Scored 9.9 on vault and earned the event win at Ohio State (2/18) »»Won floor and beam with marks of 9.9 and 9.85,

respectively, against Iowa State and Maryland (2/26); beam mark was a career high »»Tallied a career-best 9.95 on vault and finished first outright at Pitt (3/3); also tied for the floor win with a 9.85 »»Won floor with a career-best 9.95 showing against George Washington, Eastern Michigan and Pitt (3/5) »»Tied for second on floor (9.9) and third on vault (9.875) at Florida (3/10) »»Tied for second on vault at the 2017 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship (3/18) with a 9.9 mark and was named to the All-Big 12 Championship Team »»Just missed qualifying for the 2017 NCAA National Championships, finishing second on floor at the NCAA Morgantown Regional (4/1) with a 9.925 mark »»Finished the year with team-best season averages of 9.888 on floor and 9.869 on vault; also earned a 9.708 season average on beam 2015-16 FRESHMAN

»»NACGC/W Scholastic All-America »»First Mountaineer gymnast to earn a regular-season

All-America honor, as she was named to the NACGC/W Regular Season All-America Vault Second Team »»Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team »»Big 12 Newcomer of the Year »»All-Big 12 Championship Team »»Competed in all 13 meets as a multi-event specialist and earned 343.875 points, the third-best mark on team »»Five-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week; first WVU gymnast to earn five career Big 12 weekly awards »»Ranked No. 12 nationally on vault with a 9.9 RQS »»Scored 9.8 or better in all but nine routines »»Earned a team-best nine event wins – six on vault and three on floor – and did not drop a score on any event all year »»Tallied 21 podium finishes, the second-most on team »»Earned 9.9 or better on vault five times, the 10th-best total in program history »»Solid in collegiate debut, winning vault (9.875) and finishing third on beam (9.8) and floor (9.825) at No. 16 Denver (1/9)

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Coliseum debut and placed first overall against No. 18 New Hampshire (1/17) »»Earned third straight vault victory with a 9.9 showing against William & Mary (1/24); also finished second on floor (9.875) and third on beam (9.75) »»Tied for second place on vault at Iowa State (2/5) with a 9.85 »»Earned a share of third place on vault at No. 2 Oklahoma (2/7) with a 9.85 score »»Earned first career floor victory (9.875) and finished third on vault (9.85) against No. 22 Kentucky (2/21) »»Scored a career-high 9.925 and finished first on vault at the Unite for Her Pink Invite (2/26) »»Scored a career-high 9.95 on floor and tied for the win against Ohio State and Bowling Green (3/6); also finished third on vault with a 9.825 mark »»Matched career-high vault score of 9.95 and finished first against Pitt (3/11); also tied for floor win with 9.875 mark »»Tied for first on vault (9.85) and second floor (9.9) at Pitt (3/13)

»»Finished third on vault at the 2016

Big 12 Gymnastics Championship (3/19) with a 9.9 mark »»Narrowly missed qualifying for the 2016 NCAA National Championships, finishing second on vault at the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional (4/2) with a 9.875 score »»Paced team on vault and floor with season averages of 9.875 and 9.848, respectively; also ranked No. 2 on team on beam with a 9.722 average CLUB GYMNASTICS Five-year level 10 gymnast at Northeast Gymnastics, the same gym as Mountaineer great Amy Bieski Four-time Junior Olympics National qualifier 2015 Junior Olympics National floor champion; also finished second on vault and in the all-around 2015 level 10 regional beam champion and finished second on vault and floor and in the all-around 2014 Junior Olympics National allaround and balance beam thirdplace finisher 2014 level 10 regional vault and floor runner-up

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State vault, floor and all-around champion »»2013 Junior Olympics National vault champion and floor runner-up »»Scored a 10.0 on vault and won the event at the 2013 level 10 regional championships; also finished third in the all-around and on floor »»2013 level 10 Pennsylvania allaround, vault and floor champion »»2012 Junior Olympics national vault champion and runner-up on floor PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Wayne and Amanda Koshinski »»Has two sisters and one brother »»Birthday is March 6 »»Attended Berwick High »»Majoring in communication studies »»Dean’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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SENIOR

Tun

I WANT TO COMPETE TO MY FULLEST ABILITY THROUGHOUT THE 2019 SEASON WHILE ALSO HAVING FUN WITH THE BEST TEAM AND COACHES. I WANT TO FINISH THIS YEAR WITHOUT REGRETS!

JAQUIE

5-0

» CHATTANOOGA, TENN.

JAQUIE TUN’S CAREER HIGHS Vault

9.85 vs. George Washington and Towson 1/21/18

Uneven Bars 9.875 at George Washington with Pitt 3/11/18 Unite for Her Pink Invitational (Philadelphia) 2/26/16 Balance Beam 9.875 at George Washington with Pitt 3/11/18 Floor Exercise 9.85 at Oklahoma 2/23/18 at Pitt 3/13/16 All-Around 2017-18 JUNIOR

»»NACGC/W Scholastic All-America »»Academic All-Big 12 First Team »»Competed on vault and bars in all 13

meets and also earned spots in the beam and floor lineups »»Eclipsed the 500-career point mark »»Scored 9.8 or better 10 times and ended the season with five podium finishes »»A staple in the bars lineup, did not drop a score all season and collected nine top-10 finishes »»Set vault career high and finished second overall with a 9.85 showing against George Washington and Towson (1/21) »»Finished second on vault at UC Davis (1/26) with a 9.8 »»Matched career-best on floor at No. 1 Oklahoma (2/23) with at 9.85 showing »»Made career all-around debut at No. 18 George Washington (3/11) and finished fourth with a 39.175 score; also made beam career debut and finished second with a 9.875, as well as matched bars career high of 9.875 »»Paced the team on bars with a season average of 9.775; also earned averages of 9.715 on vault, 9.875 on beam and 9.73 on floor

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39.175 at George Washington with Pitt 3/11/18

2016-17 SOPHOMORE

»»NACGC/W Scholastic All-America »»Competed in the last three meets of

the season on bars and scored 9.8 or better twice »»Battled an injury throughout most of the year »»Tallied a season-high 9.85 on bars at the 2017 NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships (4/1) »»Finished the year with a 9.8 bars average 2015-16 FRESHMAN

»»NACGC/W Scholastic All-America »»Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team »»Competed in all 13 meets, eight as a two-event specialist »»Dropped only one bars score all year and earned 18 top-10 finishes »»Scored a career-high 9.75 on vault against No. 18 New Hampshire (1/17) »»Tallied a career-high 9.875 on bars at

the Unite for Her Pink Invite (2/26) and finished second overall »»Earned a career-best 9.85 on floor at Pitt (3/3) »»Posted season averages of 9.737 on floor, 9.665 on bars and 9.469 on vault

CLUB GYMNASTICS

»»Five-year level 10 gymnast at Gymnastics Center of Chattanooga »»Junior Olympics National

Championships qualifier and 2013 uneven bars national champion »»Three-time level 10 all-around state champion (2008, 2013, 2014) »»Finished eighth on balance beam at the 2014 Region 8 Level 10 Championships »»Placed sixth on floor and 10th on beam at the 2013 Region 8 Level 10 Championships PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Jon and Kathy Tun »»Has one brother and one sister »»Birthday is June 29 »»Member of the National Honor Society at Chattanooga Christian School »»Majoring in graphic design »»President’s List »»Dean’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll


JAQUIE TUN’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MEETS AA TOTAL POINTS 2018 13 1 311.9 2017 3 0 29.4 2016 13 0 241.425 TOTAL 29 1 582.725

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MOUNTAINEER

GYMNASTICS

JUNIOR

Cluchey

CHLOE

5-4

» WOODBRIDGE, VA.

I WANT TO HAVE FUN THIS YEAR COMPETING WITH MY BEST FRIENDS!

CHLOE CLUCHEY’S CAREER HIGHS Vault

9.875 vs. Denver, Temple and Towson 1/29/17

Uneven Bars

9.925 at George Washington with Pitt 3/11/18

Floor Exercise 9.925 vs. George Washington, Eastern Michigan and Pitt 3/5/17 at Ohio State 2/18/17

2017-18 SOPHOMORE

In second career floor routine, scored

9.925 at Ohio State (2/18) and finished »»Big 12 co-Event Specialist of the Week first overall (3/12) »»Competed in 11 meets, earning lineup »»Placed third on floor against Iowa State spots on vault, bars and floor and Maryland (2/26) with a 9.85 mark »»Scored 9.8 or better eight times and »»Finished second on floor with a 9.925 earned one podium finish score and tallied a career-best 9.8 on bars against George Washington, »»Won bars at No. 18 George Eastern Michigan and Pitt (3/5) Washington (3/11) with a career-high 9.925 mark »»Finished the year with season averages of 9.763 on floor, 9.758 on »»Earned a season-best 9.875 on floor at Towson (3/18) and finished fourth overall »»Finished the season with averages of 9.705 on vault, 9.73 on bars and 9.7 on floor

vault and 9.514 on bars

CLUB GYMNASTICS

2016-17 FRESHMAN

»»Six-year level 10 gymnast at Capital Gymnastics »»Five-time Junior Olympic National Championships qualifier »»Finished sixth on vault and beam at the 2016 JO National Championships »»2016 Region 7 level 10 floor champion

on bars and finished in second place at Maryland (1/8) »»Scored a career-best 9.875 on vault and finished in fourth place against Denver, Temple and Towson (1/29)

vault and in the all-around at the 2016 Virginia State Championships »»2015 floor champion and bars runner-up at the Region 7 Level 10 Championships

»»Competed on vault in all 13 meets and also earned time on bars and floor »»Scored 9.825 or better on floor in last four meets of the season and also finished second in the allaround and on bars »»Earned four podium finishes »»In first collegiate meet, scored 9.775 »»Pla ced second on bars and third on

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»»Finished second in the all-around at the 2015 Virginia State Championships »»Uneven bars champion at the 2014 Virginia State Championships »»Finished fifth on floor and 12th in the all-around at the 2012 Junior Olympic Nation al Championships »»Owns personal bests of 9.75 on vault and floor and 37.925 in the all-around »»Attended Woodbridge Senior High PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Thomas and Melissa Cluchey »»Birthday is Nov. 14 »»Has a twin brother »»Majoring in business


CHLOE CLUCHEY’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MEETS AA TOTAL POINTS 2018 11 0 213.75 2017 13 0 271.55 TOTALS 24 0 485.3

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MOUNTAINEER

GYMNASTICS

JUNIOR

Cumber

WHETHER IT’ S BY COMPETING OR CHEERING, I WANT TO BE THERE FOR MY TEAMMATES THROUGHOUT THE 2019 SEASON AND HELP WVU BE THE BEST!

KASSIDY

5-2

» VIRGINIA BEACH, VA.

KASSIDY CUMBER’S CAREER HIGHS Vault

9.275 vs. Florida 1/15/18

Uneven Bars

9.775 at Towson with North Carolina and Temple 2/12/17

Balance Beam

9.75 at Maryland 1/8/17

Floor Exercise 9.825 vs. George Washington, Eastern Michigan and Pitt 3/5/17 at Kent State 2/4/1 vs. Oklahoma 1/21/17 2017-18 SOPHOMORE

»»NACGC/W Scholastic All-America »»Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics First Team »»Competed in four meets, earning lineup spots on vault and beam »»Finished the season with averages of 9.275 on vault and 9.475 on beam

2016-17 FRESHMAN

»»Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team »»Competed in 11 meets and earned time in bars, beam and floor lineups »»Tallied a season-best 9.75 on beam in collegiate debut at Maryland (1/8) »»Scored a career-high 9.825 on floor against Oklahoma (1/21) »»Finished third on floor at Kent State (2/4) with a career-high 9.825 »»Earned a career-best 9.775 on bars at Towson (2/12) »»Scored a career-high 9.825 on floor

for the third time against George Washington, Eastern Michigan and Pitt (3/5) »»Finished the year with season averages of 9.772 on floor, 9.563 on bars and 9.463 on beam

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CLUB GYMNASTICS

»»Four-year level 10 gymnast at Gymstrada Gymnastics School »»Two-time Junior Olympic National

Championships qualifier, finishing ninth on floor exercise in 2016 »»Placed second in the all-around and on the uneven bars at the 2016 Region 7 Level 10 Championships »»Finished second overall at the 2015 Junior Olympic National Invitational Tournament; meet included a secondplace showing on floor and a thirdplace finish on balance beam »»Qualified for the 2015 Nastia Liukin Cup »»Thirteen-time Virginia State champion, most recently winning bars and beam and finishing second on floor and in the all-around at the 2016 Level 10 State Championships »»Placed fourth in the all-around at the 2013 Region 7 Level 10 Championships »»Attended Kempsville High

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of David and Karen Cumber »»Birthday is June 11 »»Has one sister »»Majoring in exercise physiology »»President’s List »»Dean’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll


KASSIDY CUMBER’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MEETS AA TOTAL POINTS 2018 4 0 37.7 2017 11 0 183.375 TOTAL 15 0 221.075

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MOUNTAINEER

GYMNASTICS

JUNIOR

Fontaine

ERICA

5-5

» GAITHERSBURG, MD.

MY GOAL FOR THE YEAR IS TO ENJOY THIS SEASON WITH MY TEAMMATES!

ERICA FONTAINE’S CAREER HIGHS Balance Beam

9.75 vs. George Washington and Towson 1/21/18

Floor Exercise 9.85 vs. George Washington and Towson 1/21/18

2017-18 SOPHOMORE

»»Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Second Team »»Competed on floor in all 13 meets and also earned a spot in the beam lineup »»Scored below 9.7 on floor just twice all

year and had all but three scores count toward team mark »»Earned first career podium finish with a third place, career-best 9.85 showing on floor against George Washington and Towson (1/21); also made beam career debut and tallied 9.75 »»Finished the season with averages of 9.761 on floor and 9.75 on beam 2016-17 FRESHMAN

»»Did not compete

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CLUB GYMNASTICS

»»Three-year level 10 gymnast at Hill’s Gymnastics »»Three-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier »»2016 Region 7 level 10 balance beam

and all-around champion; also finished third on vault and sixth on bars »»Placed second on beam and third on bars and in the all-around at the 2016 Maryland Level 10 State Championships »»Finished second on floor, fourth on beam and in the all-around at the 2015 Region 7 Level 10 Championships »»Won floor and all-around at the 2015 Maryland Level 10 Championships; also finished second on bars, third on vault and sixth on beam

»»Finished first on beam, second in the

all-around and fifth on vault and bars at the 2014 Maryland Level 10 State Championships »»Two-time Maryland State Team member »»Owns career-high scores of 38.025 in the all-around, 9.725 on floor and 9.7 on beam »»Honor roll student at Gaithersburg High PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Lauri and Donald Fontaine »»Birthday is July 22 »»Has one brother »»Majoring in strategic communications »»Dean’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll


ERICA FONTAINE’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MEETS AA TOTAL POINTS 2018 13 0 136.65 TOTAL 13 0 136.65

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MOUNTAINEER

GYMNASTICS

JUNIOR

Kaufman

ABBY

5-6

» YORK, PA.

I WANT THIS TEAM TO COME OUT SWINGING THIS YEAR! WE PERFORM OUR BEST WHEN WE’ RE HAVING FUN, AND I WANT US TO KEEP OUR ENERGY UP ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS!

ABBY KAUFMAN’S CAREER HIGHS Vault

9.75 vs. George Washington and Towson 1/21/18

Uneven Bars

9.75 at Big 12 Gymnastics Championship (Ames, Iowa) 3/24/18

Balance Beam

9.9 vs. George Washington, Eastern Michigan and Pitt 3/5/17

Floor Exercise 9.85 at NCAA University Park Regional Championships 4/7/18 at Towson with NC State, Cornell and William & Mary 3/18/18 vs. Pitt and Maryland 2/18/18 All-Around 2017-18 SOPHOMORE

»»NACGC/W Scholastic All-America »»Academic All-Big 12 First Team »»Surpassed the 500-career point threshold »»Competed in all 13 meets as a multi-

event specialist, two as an all-arounder, and finished fourth on the team with 349.65 points »»Did not drop a floor on score all season »»Made career all-around debut against George Washington and Towson (1/21) and finished fifth with a 38.95 score; also tallied career-best 9.75 on vault »»Set floor career high of 9.85 in fourth-place showing against Pitt and Maryland (2/18) and matched mark at Towson (3/18) and at NCAA University Park Regional Championships (4/7) »»Earned a season-best 9.85 on balance beam at Towson (3/18) »»Set career high on bars with a 9.75 mark at the Big 12 Championships (3/24) »»Finished the season with averages of 9.713 on vault, 9.621 on bars, 9.69 on beam, 9.79 on floor and 38.75 on the all-around

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38.95 vs. George Washington and Towson 1/21/18

2016-17 FRESHMAN

CLUB GYMNASTICS

George Washington, Eastern Michigan and Pitt (3/5) »»Tallied a career-best 9.825 on floor at Florida (3/10) »»Finished the year with season averages of 9.77 on floor, 9.653 on beam and 9.525 on bars

7 Level 10 Championships, finishing second in the all-around, third on bars and fourth on beam and floor »»Claimed bars and all-around titles at the Level 10 Junior Olympic NIT Championships »»Graduated from the PA Cyber Charter School in three years

»»NACGC/W Scholastic All-America »»Five-year level 10 gymnast at Prestige Gymnastics »»Academic All-Big 12 Freshman Team »»Competed in 11 meets and earned a »»Two-time Junior Olympic National lineup spot on bars, beam and floor Championships qualifier »»Earned four podium finishes, all on beam »»Finished seventh on floor and eighth in the all-around at the 2016 Junior »»In just her second collegiate beam Olympics National Championships routine, finished third at Kent State (2/4) with a 9.775 mark »»Placed third on floor and in the all-around and fourth on beam and »»Placed third on beam at Ohio State bars at the 2016 Region 7 Level 10 (2/18) with a 9.775 score Championships »»Tied for third on balance beam at Pitt (3/3) with a 9.85 score »»Earned sixth place on floor at the 2015 JO National Championships »»Set a career high on beam with a second place, 9.9 showing against »»Strong showing at the 2015 Region

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Jeremy and Kelly Kaufman »»Birthday is May 5 »»Has one brother »»Majoring in exercise physiology »»President’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll


ABBY KAUFMAN’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MEETS AA TOTAL POINTS 2018 13 2 349.65 2017 11 0 154.9 TOTAL 24 2 504.55

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GYMNASTICS

JUNIOR

Merwin

JULIA

5-4

» FREDERICK, MD.

MY GOAL FOR THE YEAR IS TO STAY HEALTHY AND TO HAVE AN INCREDIBLY FUN MEET SEASON WITH MY TEAM!

JULIA MERWIN’S CAREER HIGHS Vault

9.875 at Oklahoma 2/23/18

Floor Exercise 9.85 vs. Iowa State and Maryland 2/26/17 vs. Denver, Temple and Towson 1/29/17

2017-18 SOPHOMORE

»»NACGC/W Scholastic All-America »»Academic All-Big 12 First Team »»Competed on vault in all 13 meets and

did not drop a score, tallying 9.8 or better seven times »»Set vault career-high with a sixth place, 9.875 showing at No. 1 Oklahoma (2/23) »»Finished the season with a 9.779 average on vault 2016-17 FRESHMAN

»»NACGC/W Scholastic All-America »»Academic All-Big 12 Freshman Team »»Competed on vault in all 13 meets and also saw time in the floor lineup »»Earned three podium finishes »»Finished third on vault in collegiate debut at Maryland (1/8) with a 9.75 score »»Tallied a career-best 9.85 on floor and finished third against Denver, Temple and Towson (1/29) »»Matched career-high floor score of 9.85 and tied for third place against Iowa State and Maryland (2/26) »»Scored a career-best 9.825 on vault against George Washington, Eastern Michigan and Pitt (3/5) »»Finished the season with averages of 9.765 on vault and 9.653 on floor

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CLUB GYMNASTICS

»»Four-year level 10 gymnast from Frederick Gymnastics Club »»2016 Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier »»Six-time Region 7 Championships qualifier »»Placed third on floor and vault

at the 2016 Region 7 Level 10 Championships »»Finished fourth on vault, balance beam and the all-around at the 2016 Level 10 Maryland State Championships »»State champion on floor and finished second in the all-around at the 2013 Maryland Level 10 State Championships »»Member of the Region 7 Eastern National Team »»National Honor Society member at Governor Thomas Johnson High

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Brock and Teresa Merwin »»Birthday is April 25 »»Has one brother »»Majoring in sport and exercise psychology »»President’s List »»Dean’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll


JULIA MERWIN’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MEETS AA TOTAL POINTS 2018 13 0 127.125 2017 13 0 204.175 TOTAL 26 0 331.3

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GYMNASTICS

SOPHOMORE

Linnen

I WANT TO HAVE FUN AND STAY POSITIVE THROUGHOUT THIS SEASON SO OUR TEAM CAN BE AT ITS BEST!

McKENNA

5-3

» CANTON, MICH.

McKENNA LINNEN’S CAREER HIGHS

2017-18 FRESHMAN

Balance Beam

9.8 at George Washington with Pitt 3/11/18 vs. George Washington and Towson 1/21/18

Floor Exercise

9.85 vs. George Washington and Towson 1/21/18 vs. Arizona State 1/14/18

CLUB GYMNASTICS

»»NACGC/W Scholastic All-America »»Two-year level 10 gymnast from Gym America »»Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team »»Competed beam in all 13 meets and »»2017 Junior Olympics National also saw time in the floor lineup Championships qualifier »»Reached the podium three times and »»Two-time Region 5 Level 10 scored 9.8 or better four times Championships qualifier and earned back-to-back third-place finishes on »»Did not drop a floor on score all season beam in 2015 and 2016 »»Earned first career podium finish and set floor career high with 9.85 mark »»Placed seventh on beam at the against No. 14 Arizona State (1/14) 2015 Michigan Level 10 State Championships »»Scored career highs on beam (9.8) and floor (9.85) and finished third on both »»Attended Plymouth High events against George Washington and Towson (1/21) »»Matched beam career high of 9.8 at No. 18 George Washington (3/11) »»Finished the season with averages of 9.738 on beam and 9.72 on floor

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PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Mark and Karen Linnen »»Birthday is May 22 »»Has one sister »»Majoring in marketing »»Dean’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll


McKENNA LINNEN’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MEETS AA TOTAL POINTS 2018 13 0 175.2 TOTALS 13 0 175.2

McKENNA

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MOUNTAINEER

GYMNASTICS

SOPHOMORE

Marler

SYDNEY

5-6

» NEW PORT RICHEY, FLA.

I WANT TO HELP THIS TEAM SUCCEED THIS SEASON BY WORKING HARD EACH DAY. I CAN’ T WAIT TO HAVE FUN AND TO BOND WITH MY TEAMMATES!

SYDNEY MARLER’S CAREER HIGHS Uneven Bars 9.775 at Denver with George Washington 2/10/18 vs. Arizona State 1/14/18

FRESHMAN 2017-18

»»Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team »»Competed on bars in eight meets

before sidelined with a mid-season injury »»Set bars career high with a 9.775 showing against No. 14 Arizona State (1/14) »»Earned first career podium finish with a third place, 9.75 showing against George Washington and Towson (1/21) »»Matched bars career high of 9.775 at No. 12 Denver (2/10) »»Finished the season with a 9.725 average on bars

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CLUB GYMNASTICS

»»Seven-year level 10 gymnast at Suncoast Gymnastics Academy »»Three-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier »»Finished tied for second on

bars at the 2015 JO National Championships »»Bars champion at the 2013 Junior Olympics National Invitational Tournament »»Six-time Region 8 Level 10 Championships qualifier »»Earned four top-10 finishes at the 2016 Regional 8 Level 10 Championships, including fifth-place showings in the all-around and on floor, a sixth-place finish on beam and a seventh-place finish on bars »»Earned 11 top-10 finishes at the Florida Level 10 Championships, including a second-place beam showing at the 2016 championship and a third-place finish in 2015 »»Owned career highs of 9.625 on vault and 9.6 on bars »»Attended J.W. Mitchell High

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of David and Lisa Marler »»Birthday is April 5 »»Has one brother and one sister »»Majoring in business »»Dean’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll


SYDNEY MARLER’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MEETS AA TOTAL POINTS 2018 8 0 77.8 TOTALS 8 0 77.8

SYDNEY

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MOUNTAINEER

GYMNASTICS

SOPHOMORE

Waldron

MICHELLE

5-2

» SAGAMORE BEACH, MASS.

I WANT TO HAVE FUN TRAVELING AND COMPETING WITH MY AMAZING TEAMMATES AND COACHES THIS SEASON!

MICHELLE WALDRON’S CAREER HIGHS Vault 9.7 at George Washington with Pitt 3/11/18 vs. George Washington and Towson 1/21/18 vs. Arizona State 1/14/18

2017-18 FRESHMAN

»»Competed on vault in four meets »»Hit career-best 9.7 on vault three times »»Finished the season with a vault average of 9.675

CLUB GYMNASTICS

»»Four-year level 10 gymnast from Cape Cod Gymnastics Center »»Finished fifth on vault at the

2016 Junior Olympics National Championships, as well as 20th on bars and 21st in the all-around »»2016 Region 6 level 10 vault champion and also finished third on balance beam, fifth in the all-around and sixth on uneven bars

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»»Placed second on vault, fourth on

floor and fifth in the all-around at the 2016 Massachusetts Level 10 Championships »»Earned four top-10 finishes at the 2016 Rhode Island Invitational, including second-place showings on vault and in the all-around »»Finished fourth on vault and 10th on floor at the 2015 Region 5 Level 10 Championships »»Qualified for the 2014 Junior Olympics National Invitational Tournament and placed second on vault »»Owned a career high of 9.7 on vault »»Attended Sturgis Charter Public School

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Peter and Deanna Waldron »»Birthday is June 29 »»Has one sister »»Majoring in business


MICHELLE WALDRON’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MEETS AA TOTAL POINTS 2018 4 0 38.7 TOTAL 4 0 38.7

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MOUNTAINEER

GYMNASTICS

FRESHMAN

Abarca

ESPERANZA

5-5

» THE COLONY, TEXAS

CLUB GYMNASTICS

»»Four-year level 10 gymnast at World Olympic Gymnastics Academy »»Three-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier »»Finished 19th in the all-around at

the 2017 Junior Olympic Nationals Championship »»Placed second on uneven bars and balance beam and fourth on vault and the all-around at the 2017 Region 3 Level 10 Championships »»Finished second on bars and beam and third in the all-around at the 2017 Level 10 Texas State Championships »»Claimed the all-around, bars and beam titles at the Region 3 Level 10 Championships in 2016 »»Finished in second place on beam at the 2015 Level 10 Region 3 Championships »»Named to the Mexican National Team in 2017 »»Attended The Colony High PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Raul and Marie Abarca »»Birthday is Oct. 2 »»Has two brothers »»Majoring in exercise physiology

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MY GOAL IS TO COMPETE IN THE ALL-AROUND AT LEAST ONCE THIS SEASON AND ALSO EARN A SCORE OF 9.9 ON EACH EVENT. MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WANT TO ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF TRAVELING WITH THIS TEAM!


FRESHMAN

Combs

MY GOAL FOR THIS THE YEAR IS TOISSTAY SEASON TO HEALTHY ANDCHEER TO HAVE FUN AND HAVE AN TEAMMATES INCREDIBLY FOR MY MEETASSEASON ASFUNMUCH I CAN! WITH MY TEAM!

KENDRA

5-3

» WINDSOR, CONN.

CLUB GYMNASTICS

»»Four-year level 10 gymnast at Gymnastics Express Too »»Three-time Junior Olympics National

Championships qualifier, placing fourth on bars and beam at the 2017 championships »»Finished second on floor and third on vault at the 2017 Region 6 Level 10 Championships »»Reigning level 10 beam, floor and allaround state champion »»Placed second on bars and in the allaround at the 2017 Connecticut Level 10 State Championships »»Won the all-around, floor, beam and bars titles and finished third on vault at the 2016 Region 6 Level 10 Championships »»Claimed floor and bars titles and placed second in the all-around and third on vault at the 2016 Connecticut Level 10 State Championships »»Attended Windsor High PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Kenneth Combs and Phyllis England »»Birthday is July 7 »»Has three sisters and one brother »»Majoring in exercise physiology

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MOUNTAINEER

FRESHMAN

Hornung

RACHEL

5-4

» PITTSBURGH, PA.

CLUB GYMNASTICS

»»Four-year level 10 gymnast at Pittsburgh Northstars »»Two-time Junior Olympics National

Championships qualifier; placed sixth on beam and ninth in the all-around at the 2018 championships and 10th on vault at the 2017 championships »»Finished first on beam, third in the all-around, fourth on bars and eighth on vault at the 2018 Region 7 Level 10 Championships »»Finished fourth on bars at the 2017 Region 7 Level 10 Championships »»Earned five top-four finishes at the 2017 Pennsylvania Level 10 State Championships, placing third in the all-around and fourth on bars, beam, floor and vault »»Scored a 10.0 on vault at the 2016 Niagara Cup Finals, finishing first overall with a 9.8 mark and claiming the bars, floor and all-around titles »»Attended Hampton High PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Jeff Hornung and Cynthia McCulley »»Birthday is Jan. 14 »»Has one brother and one sister »»Majoring in exercise physiology

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GYMNASTICS

MY GOAL FOR THIS SEASON IS TO HAVE FUN REPRESENTING THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA WITH THE BEST TEAM AND FOR THIS SQUAD TO BE RANKED IN THE TOP 25 AT THE END OF THE YEAR!


FRESHMAN

Lang

MY GOAL GOAL FOR IS FOR MY THE THIS HAVE YEARTEAM IS TOTOSTAY FUN THIS AND YEARTOHEALTHY IHAVE AM GOING TO CHEER AN INCREDIBLY ASFUN MUCH POSSIBLE MEETAS SEASON AT EVERY MEET! WITH MY TEAM!

KRISTIN

5-1

» PITTSFORD, N.Y.

CLUB GYMNASTICS

»»Five-year level 10 gymnast out of Rochester Gymnastics Academy »»Three-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier »»Placed fifth on balance beam at the

2016 JO National Championships; also finished 15th on floor and 17th in the all-around »»Captured two floor titles in 2016 at the Level 10 Region 6 Championships and the New York State Championships »»Finished first on beam, floor and the all-around at the 2015 Level 10 Region 6 Championships »»Placed first in the all-around and on bars, second on beam and third on vault and floor at the 2015 New York State Championships »»Won beam and placed third on vault and in the all-around at the 2014 Level 10 Region 6 Championships »»Claimed the floor title and finished third in the all-around at the 2014 New York State Championships »»Attended Pittsford Sutherland High PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Dan and Sue Lang »»Birthday is Feb. 24 »»Has two brothers and two sisters »»Majoring in communications

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MOUNTAINEER

FRESHMAN

Sell

TAYLOR

5-2

» MANHEIM, PA.

CLUB GYMNASTICS

»»Five-year level 10 gymnast from Prestige Gymnastics »»Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier »»Placed fifth in the all-around

at the 2018 Region 7 Level 10 Championships »»Finished third on balance beam and sixth on floor at the 2018 Pennsylvania Level 10 State Championships »»Finished 10th on bars and beam at the 2017 Pennsylvania Level 10 State Championships »»Placed fifth on beam at the 2016 Region 7 Level 10 Championships »»Finished sixth on floor and fifth on beam at the 2015 Region 7 Level 10 Championships »»Claimed a third-place finish on beam and fifth-place finish on floor at the 2015 Pennsylvania Level 10 State Championships »»Attended Manheim Central High PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Duane and Shari Sell »»Birthday is Oct. 13 »»Has one brother »»Enrolled in undergraduate studies

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MY GOAL FOR THE 2019 SEASON IS FOR THIS TEAM TO QUALIFY FOR THE NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS!


SEASON

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Senior JAQUIE TUN is expected to consistently compete in the all-around in 2019.

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MOUNTAINEERS HIT ROAD IN 2019

The NCAA Regional Championships will be held April 4-6 at the following sites: Michigan, Georgia, LSU and Oregon State. The 2019 season marks the debut of the new NCAA postseason format, featuring four regional sites instead of six and a super-regional competition on the third day of action.

The Mountaineers’ schedule also features five home meets at the WVU Coliseum, three in the month of February. WVU will compete against nine teams who ended the 2018 season ranked in the top 25 of the Road to Nationals Rankings, including national runner-up and reigning Big 12 Conference champion Oklahoma.

The 2019 NCAA National Championships will be held April 19-20, at the Fort Worth Convention Center Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.

The West Virginia University gymnastics team will log travel miles in 2019, as the Mountaineers’ schedule features eight road competitions, including three consecutive meets away from Morgantown at the onset of the year.

First up for the Mountaineers is the Cancun Classic on Jan. 4 in Cancun, Mexico, where WVU will compete against Michigan, ranked No. 9 in the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association Preseason Poll, as well as Iowa State and Rutgers. Following trips to Pitt on Jan. 12 and Air Force on Jan. 19, the Mountaineers will open their 2019 home season at the WVU Coliseum on Jan. 27 against Kent State and George Washington. The Mountaineers open February in Morgantown against Iowa State and preseason No. 13 Denver on Feb. 2. A quad meet at Penn on Feb. 10 precedes a home meet against Utah State, Cornell and Pitt on Feb. 17. WVU closes the month with a pair of meets, returning to Pitt on Feb. 22 before facing preseason No. 2 Oklahoma on Feb. 24 at the WVU Coliseum. WVU travels to preseason No. 18 Ohio State on March 2 and to No. 20 Arizona State on March 13 before closing its home and regular season against No. 18 Ohio State, No. 25 NC State and Penn State on March 17, at the WVU Coliseum. The 2019 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship is set for March 23 in Norman, Oklahoma.

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ONE LAST MEET SEASON

Three seniors will lead WVU in 2019 – Carly Galpin, Kirah Koshinski and Jaquie Tun. Combined, the trio has competed in 96 career meets. Koshinski paces the Mountaineers with 1,109.4 career points and finished second on the team in 2018 with 382.475 points. Tun ranks No. 2 on the team with 582.725 career points, while Galpin shows 281.725 points. The senior trio gets the job done in the classroom, too, as all three gymnasts were named to the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) Scholastic All-America Team in 2018, the third career awards for Koshinski and Tun.

KOSHINSKI EYES HISTORY

Senior Kirah Koshinski enters the 2019 season with the power to make Mountaineer history, as she could become the first-ever WVU gymnast to earn at least one All-America honor in each of her four years in Morgantown. A native of Berwick, Pennsylvania, Koshinski has landed on the NACGC/W Regular-Season All-America Second Team Vault each of the three previous years. In 2018, she ranked No. 10 nationally on the event with a 9.91 regional qualifying score (RQS). Koshinski scored below 9.85 on the event just once last year and earned marks of 9.9 or better seven times.


Koshinski ranks third in program history with three career AllAmerica honors. She is the second Mountaineer gymnast to earn at least one honor in more than one season; Kristin Quackenbush received six All-America honors in three seasons (1994-96).

LOOKING TO MAKE THEIR MARK

Also in 2017, Zaakira Muhammad advanced to the NCAA Championships in the all-around and finished eighth on floor exercise, earning All-America Second Team accolades. Additionally, then-sophomore Koshinski claimed her second of three career NACGC/W Regular Season All-America Second Team Vault honors.

Five gymnasts join the Mountaineers for the 2019 season: Esperanza Abarca, Kendra Combs, Rachel Hornung, Kristin Lang and Taylor Sell. A native of The Colony, Texas, Abarca was a four-year level 10 gymnast at World Olympic Gymnastics Academy and a three-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier. She finished 19th in the all-around at the 2017 Junior Olympics National Championships. Combs, a native of Windsor, Connecticut, was a four-year level 10 gymnast at Gymnastics Express Too and also qualified for three Junior Olympics National Championships, placing fourth on bars and beam at the 2017 championships. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Hornung was a four-year level 10 gymnast at Pittsburgh Northstars and a two-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier. She placed sixth on beam and ninth in the all-around at the 2018 championships, as well as 10th on vault at the 2017 championships. Lang, a native of Pittsford, New York, was a five-year level 10 gymnast at Rochester Gymnastics Academy. A three-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier, she placed fifth on beam at the 2016 championships, as well as 15th on floor and 17th in the all-around. Sell, a Manheim, Pennsylvania, native, was a five-year level 10 gymnast at Prestige Gymnastics and a Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier.

FAMILIAR FACE RETURNS

Kaylyn Millick rejoined the WVU gymnastics staff as an assistant coach in August 2018. A native of Washington, Pennsylvania, Millick previously served as the Mountaineers’ assistant from 2015-17. A three-year letterwinner at WVU from 2011-13, Millick most recently coached the Mountaineers in 2017. WVU finished the season at 12-8, including a 3-3 showing against Big 12 Conference opponents, and placed third at the 2017 NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships with a program-record 196.325 score. The Mountaineers finished the season ranked No. 20 in the Road to Nationals Rankings.

Schedule

KAYLYN MILLICK returns to the Mountaineer coaching staff in 2019 for her fourth season at WVU.

2019

Date Opponent(s) Jan. 4 Cancun Classic vs. Michigan, Iowa State*, Rutgers Jan. 12 Pitt, Utah State, Eastern Michigan Jan. 19 Air Force, Cortland Jan. 27 Kent State, George Washington Feb. 2 Iowa State*, Denver* Feb. 10 Penn, Temple, Bridgeport Feb. 17 Utah State, Cornell, Pitt Feb. 22 Pitt, Ball State Feb. 24 Oklahoma* March 2 Ohio State March 13 Arizona State, BYU March 17 NC State, Ohio State, Penn State March 23 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship April 4-6 NCAA Regional Championships April 19-20 NCAA National Championships

Location Time Cancun, Mexico 7 P.M. Pittsburgh, Pa. 2 P.M. Colorado Springs, Colo. 8 P.M. Morgantown, W.Va. 2 P.M. Morgantown, W.Va. 7 P.M. Philadelphia, Pa. 1 P.M. Morgantown, W.Va. 1 P.M. Pittsburgh, Pa. 7 P.M. Morgantown, W.Va. 2 P.M. Columbus, Ohio 4 P.M. Tempe, Ariz. 8:30 P.M. Morgantown, W.Va. 2 P.M. Norman, Okla. 2 P.M. TBA TBA Fort Worth, Texas TBA

* - Big 12 Conference Meet All times Eastern and subject to change

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UNEVEN BARS

The Mountaineers will use a combination of strong returning routines and fresh, dynamic, new routines to overcome the loss of lineup staples Jordan Gillette, Bernard and Muhammad. Tun returns to lead the way. A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, she competed in the lineup all 13 meets in 2018 and ranked No. 22 regionally with a 9.825 RQS. Tun did not drop a bars score last year, matching her career-best 9.875 mark once, and collected nine top-10 finishes. “Jaquie is definitely our ‘wow’ factor in this lineup and will be our anchor,” coach Jason Butts said. Kaufman will be key in the lineup this season and may eventually open the rotation. A York, Pennsylvania, native, she finished the year strong on the event, hitting for a career high 9.75 at the Big 12 Gymnastics Championship. Classmate Chloe Cluchey should also earn a lineup position. Cluchey scored 9.8 or better in three of the final four meets of 2018, including a winning, career-best 9.925 showing at George Washington. Among the returners vying for lineup positions are junior Kassidy Cumber and sophomore Sydney Marler, who each own a 9.775 career high. Additionally, Koshinski is expected to make her career bars debut. A trio of freshmen will be tasked with providing depth to the lineup. Abarca and Hornung are earning praise from the coaching staff for their lines, while Kendra Combs has a dynamic routine with big releases.

JULIA MERWIN

VAULT

“Last season, we struggled with handstands and stuck dismounts,” Doak explained. “Esperanza nails her handstand every routine. Kendra will be a strong force, and Rachel has such pretty lines. I think we have hope for this event this season; we will start in one spot and look to build.”

“We have never had this many routines,” Butts added. “This lineup will come down to quality and consistency.”

The Mountaineer vault lineup will be anchored by one of the nation’s best vaulters in senior Kirah Koshinski, a three-time NACGC/W Regular Season All-America Second Team honoree. She anchored the vault lineup in 12 of 13 meets in 2018 and tallied 9.9 or better seven times, including a career-high matching 9.95 twice. The only Mountaineer to compete a Yurchenko 1.5 with a 10.0 start value, Koshinski concluded the 2018 season ranked No. 10 nationally with a 9.91 regional qualifying score (RQS). Junior Julia Merwin is the second-highest ranked gymnast returning to the WVU vault lineup. A native of Frederick, Maryland, Merwin concluded the 2018 season ranked No. 21 in the Southeast Region with a 9.825 RQS. She scored 9.8 or better seven times, including a career-best 9.875. Also expected to return to the lineup are senior Jaquie Tun, who tallied a career-high 9.85 in 2018, as well as junior Abby Kaufman and sophomore Michelle Waldron. The Mountaineer coaches expect freshmen Rachel Hornung and Esperanza Abarca to appear in the lineup throughout the season, too. “I think this event will be stronger for us this year,” associate head coach Travis Doak said. “Even though we lost Zaakira (Muhammad) and Robyn (Bernard) to graduation, I really believe we’ll be better.”

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FLOOR EXERCISE

“I think floor is going to be really fun this year,” Millick started. “I think floor is always fun, but we’ve really upped our difficulty for the 2019 season. We have multiple E passes, and there’s so much energy surrounding this event.” Koshinski returns as one of the most dynamic floor performers nationally, as she ranked No. 33 in the NCAA, No. 5 in the region and No. 6 in the Big 12 Conference in 2018 with a 9.9 RQS. The lineup’s anchor in all 13 meets last season, she scored 9.8 or better in all but three meets and tallied 9.9 or better four times, including a career-best 9.95 showing. Koshinski ranks No. 6 in WVU program history with 13 career floor scores of 9.9 or better. Tun is expected to precede Koshinski in the 2019 lineup. She competed floor five times last year and finished with a season average of 9.73. Kaufman and Fontaine finished second and fourth, respectively, last year with season averages of 9.79 and 9.761 and are expected to return to the lineup this season. Also looking to return is Linnen, who competed floor through the first five meets and hit for a careerbest 9.85 twice. “Erica has a new, fun routine which the crowd will love,” Millick said. Hornung and Abarca are expected to contribute immediately, while Merwin and Cumber could earn their first lineup spots since the 2017 season. “There is a lot of different choreography this year – every routine is so unique,” Millick added. “I took a new approach to choreography this year – I did it with each gymnast. Working with the gymnasts as we built these routines really helped, as I was able to see how they will look in the moment.” CARLY GALPIN

BALANCE BEAM

By far, WVU’s deepest event entering the 2019 season is balance beam, where as few as 11 Mountaineers could compete this year. “We have so many options this year,” said Doak. “This group is really training hard. The quality of the routines is there, but I want our jumps to be a little stronger. Our consistency is fantastic so far.” Tops among the returners is senior Carly Galpin, who ranked No. 22 regionally last year with a 9.825 RQS. A native of Boonsboro, Maryland, Galpin has dropped just one score in 26 career lineup appearances. Last season, she paced the Mountaineers with a 9.752 average, tallying marks of 9.8 or better five times and earning two podium finishes, including an event win with a career-best 9.875. Sophomore McKenna Linnen, Koshinski and Kaufman each competed in all 13 meets in 2018, with Linnen finishing second on the team with a 9.738 average. Kaufman owns a career high of 9.9, while Koshinski shows a 9.85 and Linnen a 9.8. Junior Erica Fontaine, as well as Tun and Cumber, also appeared in the lineup last year. In her only routine of the season, Tun scored 9.875 and finished tied for second place at George Washington. Though she did not compete as a freshman, Marler is expected to push for a lineup spot this season. Hornung and Abarca also will push for lineup positions, as could freshman Taylor Sell. “This is a lineup we will see shift a ton throughout the year until we find the strongest one, but I know we’re going to have a great, strong lineup,” Doak added. “We worked on consistency so much throughout the preseason,” assistant coach Kaylyn Millick said. “Now, the routines are looking clean and the gymnasts are growing confident. They do these routines so easily, and we’re able to now focus on the artistry, too.”

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Quick Facts

WVU GYMNASTICS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Location: Morgantown, W.Va. Enrollment: 31,442 Founded: 1867 President: E. Gordon Gee Director of Athletics: Shane Lyons Web Address: WVUsports.com Nickname: Mountaineers School Color: Old Gold (PMS 124) and Blue (PMS 295) Conference: Big 12 Conference

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Head Coach: Jason Butts (Eighth Season, Georgia ‘06) Record at WVU: 91-65-1 (Seven Years) Career Record: 91-65-1 (Seven Years) Associate Head Coach: Travis Doak (11th Year, WVU ’06) Assistant Coach: Kaylyn Millick (First Year/Fourth Overall, WVU ’13) Arena: WVU Coliseum (14,000) Sport Administrator: April Messerly, Associate Athletic Director/ Facilities and Operations

Eleven gymnasts return for WVU in 2019.

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GYMNASTICS HISTORY

Founded: 1974 All-Time Record: 740-330-5 (46th Season) Affiliation: NCAA Division I Region: NCAA Southeast Conference: Big 12 Conference Appearances at Nationals (Last): 4 (2000); 3 NCAA, 1 AIAW Appearances at Regionals (Last): 39 (2018) Highest NCAA Finish: 12th (1995, 1999, 2000) Highest AIAW Finish: 3rd (1982) EAGL Championships (Last): 7 (2012) Atlantic 10 Championships (Last): 4 (1995)

2019 OUTLOOK

Gymnasts Returning: 11 Gymnasts Lost: 4 Newcomers: 5

2018 SEASON REVIEW

Overall Record: 13-13, 0-6 Big 12 Big 12 Finish: Fourth Place, 195.625 Postseason: NCAA University Park Regional (Sixth Place, 194.4) Final Ranking: No. 36, Road to Nationals Poll All-Americans: One (Kirah Koshinski)


SEASON

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2018 POSTSEASON BUILDING SUCCESS

The West Virginia University gymnastics team finished the 2018 season at 13-13 and 0-6 in the Big 12 Conference. The team qualified for the regional championship for the 39th time in program history and the 34th time in NCAA competition. In the postseason, WVU finished fourth (195.625) at the Big 12 Gymnastics Championship and sixth (194.4) at the NCAA University Park Regional Championships. The Mountaineers were nationally ranked in the Road to Nationals Rankings four times throughout the year, beginning the season ranked No. 16, which was the team’s highest regular-season position since 2013. WVU’s vault lineup finished the season ranked No. 17. WVU stayed consistent in 2018, hitting 24-of-24 routines four times. The team did not count a fall until the final meet of the year. The Mountaineers had only missed 10 routines (278-of288) prior to the regional championships.

MOUNTAINEERS MAKE THEIR MARK

WVU made its mark in the record book in 2018. The squad posted five team totals that rank in the program’s Top 50 scores. Four of the five scores were 196.0 or better, three of which were earned away from the WVU Coliseum. The team was the first in program history to score 196.0 or better in three road meets in one season. The Mountaineers closed the regular season with their highest team score of the year, sweeping the five-team meet at Towson on March 18. The team’s 196.775 score ranks No. 9 all-time and is the Mountaineers’ top road score since

The 2018 Senior Class (L-R): JORDAN GILLETTE, ROBYN BERNARD, ZAAKIRA MUHAMMAD

The Mountaineers did not count a fall through the first 12 meets of the 2018 season.

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posting 197.05 at the 2004 EAGL Championship. WVU had five 9.9+ scores at Towson. Senior Zaakira Muhammad claimed three on vault (9.9), uneven bars (9.9) and balance beam (9.925), and junior Kirah Koshinski scored the other two on vault (9.95) and floor exercise (9.925). WVU hosted Maryland and Pitt in its final home meet of the season on Feb. 18. The team topped the podium with a 196.225, its highest home score of the year. The mark ranks No. 25 in the program record book. The Mountaineers secured their final home win on floor exercise in the fourth rotation. All six competing gymnasts scored 9.8 or better, with Muhammad and Koshinski posting 9.9 and 9.925, respectively. The Beauty & the Beast dual meet with the WVU wrestling team broke the gymnastics program’s all-time attendance record with a crowd of 4,517, besting the previous high of 3,492, which stood since 1994.

HITTING THE BOOKS

Ten WVU gymnasts were named to the 2018 Academic AllBig 12 Gymnastics team, a conference- and program-best. Carly Galpin, Jaquie Tun, Abby Kaufman and Julia Merwin earned their awards with 4.0 grade point averages (GPA). Eight Mountaineers were named to the first team. Robyn Bernard and Jordan Gillette earned their third career awards, while Kirah Koshinski and Galpin collected their second career honors. Kassidy Cumber, Kaufman, Merwin and Tun were named to the team for the first time. Erica Fontaine and Zaakira Muhammad were named to the second team. The award was Muhammad’s third of her career.

ABBY KAUFMAN

SENIOR SENDOFF

The Mountaineers said goodbye to three outstanding seniors in 2018. Robyn Bernard, Jordan Gillette and Zaakira Muhammad were each an integral part of the team the last four years, competing in a combined 152 career meets. Bernard and Muhammad left their marks on the record book in their senior seasons. Muhammad ranks No. 11 in all-time appearances with 51, while Bernard sits just behind her at No. 19 with 50 meets in her career. Gillette and Bernard joined the 1,000-point club this season. Gillette finished her career with 1,095.25 points, and Bernard left the Mountaineers with 1,017.275 career points. Both gymnasts competed in each of the Mountaineers’ 13 meets in 2018. Muhammad, who competed in 12 of 13 meets, finished her Mountaineer career with 1,552.8125 points, which ranks No. 16 in program history.

MUHAMMAD CAPS MOUNTAINEER CAREER

A three-time Linda Burdette-Good Award honoree as the team’s Most Valuable Gymnast, Zaakira Muhammad capped her record-setting career with the Mountaineers in 2018. Muhammad broke personal and program records in her senior season, firmly leaving her mark on WVU gymnastics. The Pennsauken, New Jersey, native appeared in 12 of WVU’s 13 meets. An all-arounder in all but five of those meets, Muhammad paced the Mountaineers with 409.4 season points. Muhammad climbed to No. 16 in program history with 1,552.8125 career points. Muhammad finished her time at WVU with career highs of 9.9 on vault and bars, 9.925 on beam, 9.95 on floor and 39.575 in the all-around. She tallied her beam and all-around career highs on March 18 at the Mountaineers’ five-team win at Towson. Muhammad’s 39.575 all-around score is tied for sixth place all-time.

JORDAN GILLETTE

A 2017 NACGC/W All-America Second Team Floor Exercise honoree, she finished 10th in program history with 16 career scores of 9.9 or better, hitting five of those marks in 2018. Muhammad finished the year with 19 podium appearances and five event wins. All-time, she tallied 20 event victories. WVUGymnastics

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KOSHINSKI STICKS ON VAULT

For the third straight season, junior Kirah Koshinski was named to the NACGC/W Regular Season All-America Vault Second Team. Koshinski earned the national honor with a 9.91 regional qualifying score (RQS). She finished the season nationally ranked on two events, sitting at No. 10 on vault and No. 33 on floor (9.9 RQS). The Berwick, Pennsylvania, native scored 9.9 or better in seven of 13 vault routines. She ranks second all-time in career 9.9+ vault scores with 18 and fourth on all events with 31. Koshinski made the vault podium nine times in 2018 and had six wins. She finished the season with a 9.885 average. The two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree competed in all 13 meets in 2018, setting and matching career highs on vault, beam and floor. Koshinski finished 2018 with career highs of 9.95 on vault and floor and 9.85 on beam.

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2018 WVU GYMNASTICS RESULTS (13-13, 0-3 BIG 12) TEAM SCORES DATE OPPONENT Jan. 5 Florida Jan. 14 Arizona State Jan. 21 George Washington Towson Jan. 26 at UC Davis vs. Illinois-Chicago Feb. 2 at Iowa State* vs. Yale vs. Northern Illinois Feb. 10 at Denver* vs. George Washington Feb. 18 Maryland Pitt Feb. 23 at Oklahoma* Mar. 4 at Pitt vs. Penn State Mar. 11 at George Washington vs. Pitt Mar. 18 at Towson vs. NC State vs. Cornell vs. William & Mary MARCH 1. 2. 3. 4.

RESULT WVU (RANKING) L 194.425 L 195.875 (16) L 195.4 (18) W W 195.05 (24) W L 195.025 W W L 194.925 L W 196.225 W L 195.75 L 196.075 L L 196.425 W W 196.775 W W W

24 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP (AMES, IOWA) Oklahoma Denver Iowa State West Virginia 195.625 (25)

OPPONENT (RANKING) 195.9 (2) 196.475 (14) 195.575 194.0 194.2 193.025 196.2 (24) 192.8 194.375 196.725 (12) 195.95 (21) 195.825 195.25 198.025 196.475 196.75 196.875 (18) 195.5 196.55 196.55 (23) 193.475 192.825 197.775 (1) 197.075 (13) 195.65

ATTEND. 2,613 1,171 2,076 802 1,792 2,518 4,517 3,068 2,473

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APRIL 7 NCAA UNIVERSITY PARK REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (UNIVERSITY PARK, PA.) 2,755 1. Florida 197.725 (5) 2. Washington 196.275 (8) 3. Arizona State 195.75 (17) 4. New Hampshire 194.95 5. Penn State 194.9 6. West Virginia 194.4 * - Big 12 Meet

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Statistics

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ATT. AVG. RQS NATIONAL REGIONAL BIG 12 RANKING RANKING RANKING (TOP 50) (TOP 25) (TOP 10) VAULT Robyn Bernard Chloe Cluchey Kassidy Cumber Abby Kaufman Kirah Koshinski Julia Merwin Zaakira Muhammad Jaquie Tun Michelle Waldron TEAM

13 9.788 9.86 -- 5 9.705 -- -- 1 9.275 -- -- 4 9.713 -- -- 13 9.885 9.91 T10 13 9.779 9.825 -- 12 9.842 9.865 -- 13 9.715 9.78 -- 4 9.675 -- -- 13 49.033 49.145 17

T12 -- -- -- T2 T21 11 -- -- 5

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13 9.567 11 9.73 1 9.525 13 9.715 7 9.621 8 9.725 12 9.746 13 9.775 13 48.739

9.715 -- -- 9.775 -- -- -- -- -- 9.76 -- -- 9.665 -- -- 9.73 -- T17 9.835 9.825 48.92 T37 6

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3 9.475 1 9.75 13 9.752 13 9.696 13 9.69 13 9.688 13 9.738 8 9.659 13 48.819

-- -- -- -- -- -- 9.825 -- T22 9.795 -- -- 9.775 -- -- 9.785 -- -- 9.77 -- -- 9.775 -- -- 49.01 T31 5

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UNEVEN BARS Robyn Bernard Chloe Cluchey Carly Galpin Jordan Gillette Abby Kaufman Sydney Marler Zaakira Muhammad Jaquie Tun TEAM

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BALANCE BEAM Kassidy Cumber Erica Fontaine Carly Galpin Jordan Gillette Abby Kaufman Kirah Koshinski McKenna Linnen Zaakira Muhammad TEAM

FLOOR EXERCISE Robyn Bernard Chloe Cluchey Erica Fontaine Jordan Gillette Abby Kaufman Kirah Koshinski McKenna Linnen Zaakira Muhammad TEAM

1 9.6 -- -- 6 9.7 -- -- 13 9.761 9.795 -- 13 9.763 9.835 -- 12 9.79 9.81 -- 13 9.848 9.9 T33 5 9.72 -- -- 10 9.708 9.825 -- 13 49.017 49.18 28

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2 38.75 -- -- 8 38.897 68.96 -- 1 39.175 -- -- 13 195.631 196.07 27

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ALL-AROUND Abby Kaufman Zaakira Muhammad Jaquie Tun TEAM

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TEAM SEASON HIGHS EVENT

SCORE OPPONENT(S)

LOCATION

DATE

Vault

49.325

Oklahoma

Norman, Okla.

2/23

Uneven Bars

49.15

George Washington, Pitt

Washington, D.C.

3/11

Balance Beam

49.25

Towson, NC State, Cornell, William & Mary

Towson, Md.

3/18

Floor Exercise

49.325

Pitt, Maryland

Morgantown, W.Va.

2/18

Team Total

196.775

Towson, NC State, Cornell,William & Mary

Towson, Md.

3/18

INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHS

VAULT

BARS

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FLOOR ALL-AROUND

Robyn Bernard

9.925 9.75 -- 2/23 2/18

9.6 2/10

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Chloe Cluchey

9.75 9.925 -- 2/18 3/11 3/24

9.875 3/18

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Kassidy Cumber

9.275 -- 9.625 1/5 1/26

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Erica Fontaine -- -- 9.75 9.85 1/21 1/21

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Carly Galpin -- 9.525 9.875 1/5 2/18 2/23

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Jordan Gillette -- 9.85 9.875 3/18 3/18

9.875 1/26 3/4

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Abby Kaufman 9.75 9.75 9.85 9.85 1/21 3/24 3/18 2/18 Kirah Koshinski 9.95 -- 9.85 2/23

9.95 1/14

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McKenna Linnen -- -- 9.8

9.85 1/21 3/11

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Sydney Marler -- 9.775 1/14 2/10 Julia Merwin

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Zaakira Muhammad 9.9 9.9 9.925 2/2 3/18 3/18 3/18 4/7

9.9 2/18

39.575 3/18

Jaquie Tun

9.85 2/23

39.175 3/11

9.85 9.875 1/21 3/11

9.875 3/11

Michelle Waldron 9.7 1/14 1/21 3/11

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VAULT Robyn Bernard Chloe Cluchey Kassidy Cumber Abby Kaufman Kirah Koshinski Julia Merwin Zaakira Muhammad Jaquie Tun Michelle Waldron TOTAL

1/5 1/14 1/21 1/26 2/2 2/10 2/18 2/23 3/4 3/11 3/18 3/24 4/7 9.675 9.825 9.75 9.675 9.775 9.85 9.725 9.925 9.925 9.875 9.775 9.825 9.65 -- -- -- -- 9.65 -- 9.75 -- 9.675 -- 9.7 9.75 -9.275 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- 9.75 -- -- 9.725 -- 9.725 -- -- -- -- 9.65 9.85 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.875 9.9 9.9 9.95 9.875 9.9 9.95 9.875 9.825 9.675 9.775 9.8 9.625 9.85 9.775 9.8 9.875 9.85 9.8 9.825 9.775 9.7 9.775 9.85 -- 9.8 9.9 9.875 9.85 9.8 9.85 9.775 9.9 9.825 9.9 9.45 9.775 9.85 9.8 9.6 9.775 9.775 9.775 9.7 9.725 9.675 9.725 9.675 -- 9.7 9.7 9.6 -- -- -- -- -- 9.7 -- -- -48.425 49.125 48.95 48.8 49.05 49.175 49.075 49.325 49.2 49.075 49.15 49.05 48.75

UNEVEN BARS 1/5 1/14 1/21 1/26 2/2 2/10 2/18 2/23 3/4 3/11 3/18 3/24 4/7 Robyn Bernard 9.725 9.675 9.625 9.65 9.55 8.925 9.75 9.675 9.725 9.725 9.725 8.975 9.65 Chloe Cluchey -- -- 9.65 9.625 9.725 9.7 9.775 9.55 9.775 9.925 9.8 9.8 9.7 Carly Galpin 9.525 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Jordan Gillette 9.7 9.775 9.7 9.7 9.75 9.675 9.625 9.675 9.725 9.7 9.85 9.8 9.625 Abby Kaufman -- 9.65 9.65 -- -- -- -- -- 9.7 9.675 9.65 9.75 9.275 Sydney Marler 9.75 9.775 9.75 9.675 9.7 9.775 9.725 9.65 -- -- -- -- -Zaakira Muhammad 9.8 9.825 -- 9.8 9.75 9.775 9.8 9.05 9.775 9.875 9.9 9.875 9.725 Jaquie Tun 9.775 9.85 9.65 9.775 9.85 9.65 9.725 9.75 9.825 9.875 9.8 9.8 9.75 TOTAL 48.75 48.9 48.4 48.6 48.775 48.575 48.775 48.3 48.825 49.15 49.075 49.025 48.45 BALANCE BEAM 1/5 1/14 1/21 1/26 2/2 2/10 2/18 2/23 3/4 3/11 3/18 3/24 4/7 Kassidy Cumber -- -- -- 9.625 -- 9.6 -- -- 9.2 -- -- -- -Erica Fontaine -- -- 9.75 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Carly Galpin 9.725 9.725 9.775 9.75 9.85 9.7 9.875 9.875 9.75 9.85 9.325 9.775 9.8 Jordan Gillette 9.75 9.8 9.775 9.775 9.675 9.55 9.8 9.7 9.75 9.825 9.875 9.775 9.0 Abby Kaufman 9.725 9.7 9.75 9.675 9.7 9.75 9.825 9.175 9.825 9.65 9.85 9.575 9.775 Kirah Koshinski 9.7 9.85 9.725 9.575 9.6 9.625 9.225 9.825 9.775 9.775 9.825 9.7 9.75 McKenna Linnen 9.725 9.75 9.8 9.75 9.7 9.725 9.7 9.775 9.725 9.8 9.775 9.7 9.675 Zaakira Muhammad 9.75 9.875 -- -- 9.55 -- 9.85 9.85 -- -- 9.925 9.275 9.2 Jaquie Tun -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.875 -- -- -TOTAL 48.675 49.0 48.85 48.575 48.525 48.4 49.05 49.025 48.825 49.125 49.25 48.525 48.2 FLOOR EXERCISE 1/5 1/14 1/21 1/26 2/2 2/10 2/18 2/23 3/4 3/11 3/18 3/24 4/7 Robyn Bernard -- -- -- -- -- 9.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -Chloe Cluchey -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.8 9.85 9.8 -- 9.875 9.8 9.075 Erica Fontaine 9.7 9.65 9.85 9.825 9.775 9.65 9.8 9.775 9.775 9.775 9.8 9.7 9.825 Jordan Gillette 9.85 9.275 9.8 9.875 9.775 9.8 9.85 9.775 9.875 9.675 9.775 9.8 9.8 Abby Kaufman 9.675 9.775 9.8 9.775 9.775 9.725 9.85 -- 9.8 9.825 9.85 9.775 9.85 Kirah Koshinski 9.8 9.775 9.9 9.875 9.725 9.85 9.25 9.85 9.875 9.95 9.925 9.875 9.7 McKenna Linnen 9.55 9.85 9.85 9.725 9.625 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Zaakira Muhammad 9.525 9.8 -- -- 8.95 -- 9.9 9.75 9.875 9.825 9.85 9.775 9.825 Jaquie Tun -- -- 9.75 9.6 -- 9.75 -- 9.85 -- 9.7 -- -- -TOTAL 48.575 48.85 49.2 49.075 48.675 48.775 49.325 49.1 49.225 49.075 49.3 49.025 49.0 ALL-AROUND 1/5 1/14 1/21 1/26 2/2 2/10 2/18 2/23 3/4 3/11 3/18 3/24 4/7 Abby Kaufman -- -- 38.95 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38.55 Zaakira Muhammad 38.85 39.35 -- -- 38.15 -- 39.4 38.45 -- -- 39.575 38.75 38.65 Jaquie Tun -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39.175 -- -- -TEAM 194.425 195.875 195.4 195.05 195.025 194.925 196.225 195.75 196.075 196.425 196.775 195.625 194.4 BOLD – season high Highlighted – dropped score WVUGymnastics

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Bernard

ROBYN

5-7

2017-18 SENIOR

»» NACGC/W Scholastic All-America »» Competed in all 13 meets as an event specialist »» Passed the 1,000 career point plateau,

accumulating 1,017.275 career points in four seasons »» Finished the season with two podium finishes, both on vault »» Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics First Team »» Tallied a season-best 9.75 on bars against Maryland and Pitt (2/18) »» Scored a career-high 9.925 on vault at No. 1 Oklahoma (2/23) and finished fifth overall »» Matched vault career high of 9.925 and tied for the event win at Pitt (3/4) »» Finished third on vault at No. 18 George Washington (3/11) with a 9.875 mark »» Finished the year with season averages of 9.788 on vault, 9.567 on bars and 9.6 on floor

2016-17 JUNIOR

»» NACGC/W Scholastic All-America »» Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics First Team »» Competed on vault and bars in all 13 meets »» Passed the 500-career point threshold »» Finished fourth on team with 301.9 points »» Set career highs on bars (9.825) and floor (9.825) »» Earned two podium finishes, both on vault »» Tallied a career-high 9.825 on bars and a season-best 9.825 on floor against Denver, Temple and Towson (1/29) »» Finished second on vault at Kent State (2/4) with a season-high 9.85 »» Scored 9.825 on vault at Towson (2/12), and finished third overall »» Matched her bars career-high score of 9.825 at the NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships (4/1) »» Finished the year with season averages of 9.77 on floor, 9.725 on bars and 9.74 on vault

2015-16 SOPHOMORE

»» NACGC/W Scholastic All-America »» Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics First Team »» Competed in all 12 meets as a two-event specialist on vault and uneven bars

»» Finished fifth on the team with 261.4 points »» Set career highs on vault (9.875) and bars (9.775) »» Did not drop a score on bars »» Scored a career-high 9.875 on vault at No. 4 Alabama (2/14) and finished in third place, her first career podium finish »» Hit for a career-high 9.775 on bars against Ohio State and Bowling Green (3/6) »» Finished with season averages of 9.733 on vault and 9.683 on bars

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2014-15 FRESHMAN

»» Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team »» Competed in all but one meet and saw time on

vault, uneven bars and balance beam »» Finished seventh on the team with 192.75 points »» Scored 9.75 or better on vault five times »» Earned five top-10 finishes, including a secondplace finish on vault at Pitt (2/28) with a 9.775 mark »» Appeared in the bars lineup six times and did not drop a score »» Was first Mountaineer to compete in 2015, as she opened the beam rotation at Maryland (1/9) »» Tallied 9.8 in vault debut at Ohio State (1/17) »» Earned a career-high 9.7 on bars at New Hampshire (2/8) »» Scored a career-best 9.825 on vault at the 2015 NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships (4/4) »» Finished with season averages of 9.73 on vault, 9.564 on bars and 9.5 on beam

CLUB GYMNASTICS

»» Four-year level 10 gymnast at Hill’s Gymnastics »» Four-time Junior Olympic National

Championships qualifier

»» Finished first on vault, second in the all-

around and on bars and seventh on floor at the 2014 Level 10 Junior Olympic National Championships »» Placed ninth in the all-around, and on vault and beam at the 2014 Region 7 Championships »» Won beam and finished second in the allaround and on bars at the 2012 Maryland State Championships

PERSONAL »» Daughter of Ed and Jacqueline Bernard »» Has one brother »» Birthday is March 9 »» Member of the Science Honor Society, Art

National Society and English National Society at Sherwood High »» Majored in exercise physiology »» President’s List »» Dean’s List »» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll


ROBYN BERNARD’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MEETS AA TOTAL POINTS 2018 13 0 261.225 2017 13 0 301.9 2016 13 0 261.4 2015 11 0 192.75 TOTALS 50 0 1,017.275 ROBYN BERNARD’S CAREER HIGHS Vault 9.925 at Pitt with Penn State and Temple 3/4/18 at Oklahoma 2/23/18 Uneven Bars 9.825 vs. Denver, Temple and Towson 1/29/17 2017 NCAA Regional Championships (Morgantown, W.Va.) 4/1/17 Balance Beam 9.5 vs. Iowa State 1/25/15 at Ohio State with Michigan 1/17/15 at Maryland 1/9/15 Floor Exercise 9.825 vs. Denver, Temple and Towson 1/29/17

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Gillette

JORDAN

5-2

2017-18 SENIOR »» NACGC/W Scholastic All-America »» John Quackenbush Award honoree for

Mountaineer Spirit »» Competed in all 13 meets as an event specialist and finished third on the team with 379.275 points »» Passed the 1,000 career point plateau, accumulating 1,095.25 points in four seasons »» Earned four podium finishes and set or matched career highs on bars and floor »» Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics First Team »» Scored 9.85 and finished second on floor in season opener against No. 2 Florida (1/5) »» Won floor with a career-high setting 9.875 and finished third on beam (9.775) at UC Davis (1/26) »» Matched floor career high of 9.875 and tied for second at Pitt (3/4) »» Set bars career high of 9.85 and tallied season-best beam showing of 9.875 in fourthplace finishes at Towson (3/18) »» Finished the year with season averages of 9.763 on floor, 9.715 on bars and 9.696 on beam

2016-17 JUNIOR »» Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics First Team »» Competed in all 12 meets and earned time in the bars, beam and floor lineups

»» Passed the 500-career point threshold »» Finished fifth on the team with 300.2 points »» Set or matched career high on bars (9.775) and beam (9.9)

»» Won beam outright with a career-high 9.9 in season-opening meet at Maryland (1/8)

»» Scored a career-best-matching 9.775 on bars against Oklahoma (1/21)

»» Tallied a season-high 9.825 on floor at

the 2017 NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships (4/1) »» Finished the year with season averages of 9.718 on beam, the second-best mark on the team, 9.667 on bars and 9.663 on floor

2015-16 SOPHOMORE »» Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics First Team »» Competed in all 13 meets as a multi-event

specialist and saw time on floor in 12 competitions »» Hit for a career high on all three events: bars (9.775), beam (9.875) and floor (9.875) »» Earned 11 top-10 finishes and finished sixth on team with 259.75 points »» Tied for second on floor against No. 18 New Hampshire (1/17) with a 9.85 mark »» Returned to the beam lineup at Iowa State (2/5) and earned the event win with a careerhigh 9.875 score

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»» Stellar in career bars debut, scoring a seasonbest 9.775 at No. 2 Oklahoma (2/7) »» Set floor career high with 9.875 showing against Ohio State and Bowling Green (3/6) »» Earned season averages of 9.765 on floor, 9.556 on bars and 9.446 on beam

2014-15 FRESHMAN »» Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team »» Competed in last 10 meets and saw time on balance beam and floor exercise

»» Did not drop a score on balance beam in 10 appearances

»» Tallied five scores of 9.8 or better »» Earned eight top-10 finishes and landed on

the podium three times, including a balance beam victory against Penn and Cornell (3/14) with a 9.825 mark »» Career floor debut was a success, as she tallied a season-high mark of 9.8 at New Hampshire (2/8) »» Finished third on beam in home quad-meet against New Hampshire, Maryland and Rutgers (2/22) with a 9.8 score »» Scored a career-best 9.825 on beam at the 2015 NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships (4/4); mark was second-best beam score earned by a Mountaineer all season »» Finished ranked No. 1 on team with 9.763 beam season average; also earned 9.733 floor average, the fourth-best mark on team

CLUB GYMNASTICS »» Six-year level 10 gymnast at X-Cel Gymnastics

»» Four-time Junior Olympics national qualifier »» Finished second on floor at the 2014 Region 7 Championships

»» 2014 Pennsylvania state beam champion; also finished second on floor

»» Scored five top-10 finishes at the 2012

Pennsylvania State Championships, including a second place all-around finish and a thirdplace finish on vault

PERSONAL »» Daughter of Jeffrey and Janet Gillette »» Has one sister »» Birthday is April 17 »» Honor roll student at Highland High »» Majored in exercise physiology »» Dean’s List »» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll


JORDAN GILLETTE’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MEETS AA TOTAL POINTS 2018 13 0 379.275 2017 12 0 300.2 2016 13 0 259.75 2015 10 0 156.025 TOTALS 48 0 1,095.25 JORDAN GILLETTE’S CAREER HIGHS Uneven Bars 9.85 at Towson with NC State, Cornell and William & Mary 3/18/18 Balance Beam

9.9 at Maryland 1/8/17

Floor Exercise 9.875 at Pitt with Penn State and Temple 3/4/18 at UC Davis with Illinois-Chicago 1/26/18 vs. Ohio State and Bowling Green 3/6/16

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Muhammad

ZAAKIRA

5-4

2017-18 SENIOR

»» NACGC/W Scholastic All-America »» Linda Burdette-Good Award honoree as team’s

Most Valuable Gymnast »» Joseph Medrick Award honoree as the team’s top all-around gymnast »» Finished Mountaineer career ranked No. 16 in program history with 1,552.8125 points »» Ranks No. 10 in program history with 16 career 9.9+ scores »» Competed in all 13 meets, eight in the all-around, and paced the team with 409.4 »» Did not drop a score on vault all season, scoring 9.775 or better in all 13 meets »» Earned a team-best 18 podium finishes, including five event wins »» Set or matched career highs on every event but floor, as well as the all-around »» Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Second Team »» Opened the season with a third-place finish in the all-around (38.85) against No. 2 Florida (1/5) »» Finished second in the all-around against No. 14 Arizona State (1/14) with a 39.35 score; meet included second-place finishes on vault (9.85) and beam (9.875) and a third-place showing on bars (9.825) »» Scored 9.8 on vault and tied for second place at UC Davis (1/26) »» Tied for vault win at Iowa State (2/2) with a 9.9 score »» Won the all-around against Maryland and Pitt (2/18) with a 39.4 score; also finished second on floor (9.9) and vault (9.85) and third on beam (9.85) »» Scored 9.875 on floor and tied for second place at Pitt (3/4) »» Tied for second place on bars at No. 18 George Washington (3/11) with a 9.875 showing »» Career day at Towson (3/18) winning the all-around with a career-high 39.575; also set or matched career highs on beam (9.925, first place), bars (9.9, first place) and vault (9.9, second place) »» Just missed individually qualifying for the 2018 NCAA National Championships on vault, finishing in third place at the NCAA University Park Regional Championships (4/7) with a career-best 9.9 »» Paced the team with a 38.897 all-around season average and finished second with averages of 9.842 on vault and 9.746 on bars; also earned season averages of 9.708 on floor and 9.659 on beam

2016-17 JUNIOR

»» Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Second Team »» NCAA National Championships qualifier (all-around) »» NACGC/W All-America Second Team Floor Exercise »» All-Big 12 Championship Team »» Linda Burdette-Good Award honoree as team’s Most Valuable Gymnast

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»» Joseph Medrick Award honoree as the team’s top

all-around gymnast »» Competed in 14 meets, seven in the all-around, and finished first on the team with 478.8875 points »» Passed the 1,000-career point threshold »» Finished second on the team with six event wins and paced the squad with 23 podium finishes »» Set or matched career highs on vault (9.9), bars (9.9), beam (9.875) and the all-around (39.4) »» Did not drop a score on vault »» In season-opening meet at Maryland (1/8), finished second on vault (9.85) and third on floor (9.775) »» Won vault (9.85) and finished third on floor (9.825) at Pitt (1/13) »» Scored a career-high 9.9 on vault and finished second against Denver, Temple and Towson (1/29); also placed third on floor with a 9.85 »» Scored 9.825 on vault and bars and finished third on both events at Kent State (2/4) »» Finished first on vault and third on bars with matching 9.85 marks at Towson (2/12) »» Placed third on vault at Ohio State (2/18) with a 9.85 mark »» Finished first in the all-around against Iowa State and Maryland (2/26) with a career-high 39.4 score; also won beam with a career-best 9.875 and placed second on vault (9.875) and bars (9.825) »» Won bars outright at Pitt (3/3), with a career-high 9.9; also finished first in the all-around (39.375) and second on vault (9.875) »» Placed third on floor (9.875) and bars (9.85) against George Washington, Eastern Michigan and Pitt (3/5) »» Finished second in the all-around at Florida with a 39.2 score »» Finished second on floor at the 2017 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship (3/18) with a 9.9 mark and earned a spot on the All-Big 12 Championship Team »» Qualified for the 2017 NCAA National Championships with a fourth place, 39.325 allaround showing at the NCAA Morgantown Regional (4/1); also finished third on floor with a 9.9 »» Scored a season-best 9.9125 on floor and earned NACGC/W All-America Second Team honors at the 2017 NCAA National Championships (4/14) »» Finished the year with season highs of 39.177 in the all-around, a team-best mark, 9.846 on vault, 9.828 on floor, 9.702 on bars and 9.663 on beam; vault and floor averages ranked No. 2 on team

2015-16 SOPHOMORE

»» Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Second Team »» Linda Burdette-Good Award honoree as team’s Most Valuable Gymnast

»» Competed in all 13 meets, four as an all-arounder, and earned 421.35 points, the second-best total on team

»» Ranked No. 31 nationally on vault with a 9.875 RQS »» Tallied career-high scores on vault (9.9), beam (9.85), floor (9.95) and the all-around (39.325)

»» Finished second on the team with six victories, including four on vault

»» Tied for third place on bars at No. 16 Denver (1/9) with a 9.85 mark

»» Finished second on vault (9.85) and third on bars (9.775) against No. 18 New Hampshire (1/17)

»» Put forth incredible effort in career all-around debut

against William & Mary (1/24), finishing first overall with a career-high 39.325 and also winning floor with a career-best 9.95; day also included secondplace showings on vault (9.85) and bars (9.8) »» Scored a career-high 9.9 on vault and won the event at Iowa State (2/5); also finished second on floor with a 9.825 mark »» Tied for third place on vault at No. 2 Oklahoma (2/7) with a 9.85 score »» Strong showing at No. 4 Alabama (2/14), earning a share of the vault win with a career-high 9.9 score and finishing third on bars and floor with 9.85 marks »» Placed second on vault (9.875) and floor (9.85) against No. 22 Kentucky (2/21) Finished third on vault at the Unite for Her Pink Invite (2/26) with a 9.875 »» Scored 39.275 in the all-around against Ohio State and Bowling Green (3/6) and finished second overall; day included a second-place showing on beam with a career-high 9.85 and third-place finishes on vault (9.825) and floor (9.9) »» Finished first overall against Pitt (3/11) with 39.05 mark; also placed second on vault (9.875) and third on floor (9.85) »» Landed on the podium three times at Pitt (3/13), winning vault (9.85), finishing second on bars (9.825) and placing third in the all-around (38.75) Ranked second on the team with vault and bars season averages of 9.85 and 9.785, respectively; also ranked No. 3 on floor with a 9.823 average

2014-15 FRESHMAN

»» Competed on vault and uneven bars in all 12

meets and earned 243.175 points, the fourth-best team total »» Finished third on the team with 10 podium appearances, including three wins »» Scored 9.8 or better on vault in all but three meets »» Exceptional in career debut, scoring 9.8 on vault at Maryland (1/9) and finishing in third place »» Tied for third place on bars at NC State (1/31) with a 9.775 mark »» Earned a career-best 9.875 on vault at New Hampshire (2/8) and tied for event win; also finished second on bars with a 9.825 score »» Finished third on vault against No. 18 Denver (2/13) with a 9.825 score


»» Tied for vault win in home quad-meet against

Maryland, Rutgers and New Hampshire (2/22) with 9.825 score »» Scored 9.775 on vault at Pitt (2/28), good enough for second place »» Tallied a career-high 9.9 on bars against No. 11 Penn State (3/8) and finished in third place »» Marks of 9.85 and 9.825 on vault and bars, respectively, against Penn and Cornell (3/14) were good enough for first and second place »» Ranked second on team on vault and bars with respective season averages of 9.81 and 9.646

CLUB GYMNASTICS

»» Six-year level 10 gymnast at TNT Elite Gymnastics »» Three-time champion at the 2012 Junior

Olympic National Championships, finishing first in the all-around, beam and floor »» Finished fourth on bars at the 2010 Region 7 Championships »» 2010 New Jersey State Championships floor champion; also finished fifth on bars and sixth in the all-around

PERSONAL

»» Daughter of Dean and Renee Muhammad »» Has one brother and one sister »» Birthday is November 9 »» Mom attended Virginia State on a softball scholarship

»» Attended Pennsauken High »» Majored in journalism »» Dean’s List »» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

ZAAKIRA MUHAMMAD’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MEETS AA TOTAL POINTS 2018 12 8 409.4 2017 14 7 478.8875 2016 13 4 421.35 2015 12 0 243.175 TOTAL 51 19 1,552.8125

ZAAKIRA MUHAMMAD’S CAREER HIGHS Vault 9.9 2018 NCAA University Park Regional Championships 4/7/18 vs. Denver, Temple and Towson 1/29/17 at Alabama 2/14/16 at Iowa State 2/5/16 Uneven Bars

9.9 at Towson with NC State, Cornell and William & Mary 3/18/18 at Pitt with Towson and Michigan State 3/3/17 vs. Penn State 3/8/15

Balance Beam 9.925 at Towson with NC State, Cornell and William & Mary 3/18/18 Floor Exercise All-Around

9.95 vs. William & Mary 1/24/16

39.575 at Towson with NC State, Cornell and William & Mary 3/18/18

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THE 2018 WVU GYMNASTICS TEAM

(l-r): Robyn Bernard, Sydney Marler, Julia Merwin, Zaakira Muhammad, McKenna Linnen, Kassidy Cumber, Kirah Koshinski, Jaquie Tun, Michelle Waldron, Jordan Gillette, Carly Galpin, Chloe Cluchey, Tiara Wright, Abby Kaufman, Erica Fontaine

(L-R): ZAAKIRA MUHAMMAD, ROBYN BERNARD, JORDAN GILLETTE

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School Records............................................ 92 NCAA Records............................................. 93 Top 50 Team Scores..................................... 94 Individual Honors......................................... 95 All-Americans............................................... 96 WVU Coliseum Records............................... 97 Top Attendance Marks................................. 97 Career 10.0 and 9.9 Scores.......................... 98 Top Event Scores......................................... 99 Career Records.......................................... 103 Season Records......................................... 104 Conference Champions.............................. 105 Conference Honors.................................... 106 Academic Honors....................................... 108 Team Awards.............................................. 109 All-Time Scores.......................................... 110 Series Records........................................... 122 Championship Appearances...................... 123 Shari Retton................................................ 125 Kristin Quackenbush.................................. 126 Janรกe Cox.................................................. 127 Letterwinners ............................................. 128


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SCHOOL

RECORDS

WVU TEAM RECORDS EVENT SCORE OPPONENT

Vault 49.525 Bars 49.45 Beam 49.55 Floor 49.7 Total 197.4

LOCATION (DATE)

EAGL Championships Pittsburgh, Pa. (3/20/04) George Washington Morgantown, W.Va. (3/12/00) and Rutgers Rhode Island Morgantown, W.Va. (2/23/97) George Washington Morgantown, W.Va. (3/14/98) and Rutgers Pitt and James Madison Pittsburgh, Pa. (3/9/04) George Washington Morgantown, W.Va. (3/4/01) Pitt and James Madison Pittsburgh, Pa. (3/9/04)

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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS EVENT

Vault

92

SCORE

GYMNAST

OPPONENT

10.00

Jessica Bartgis

Cornell

LOCATION (DATE)

Morgantown, W.Va. (02/08/04)

10.00

TeShawne Jackson

EAGL Championship

10.00

TeShawne Jackson

George Washington

Chapel Hill, N.C. (3/24/01)

10.00

TeShawne Jackson

William & Mary

10.00

TeShawne Jackson

NC State with Rhode Island & William & Mary

10.00

Nikki West

Ball St., Maryland, Rutgers

10.00

Nikki West

Rutgers, Temple, Ursinus

10.00

Nikki West

George Washington & Rutgers

Morgantown, W.Va. (3/13/98)

10.00

Kristin Quackenbush

George Washington, Massachusetts & Rutgers

Morgantown, W.Va. (3/15/97)

10.00

Nikki West

Rhode Island

Morgantown, W.Va. (2/23/97)

10.00

Nikki West

Pitt

Morgantown, W.Va. (1/18/97)

10.00

Kristin Quackenbush

Pitt & Indiana (Pa.)

Morgantown, W.Va. (2/22/94)

10.00

Dainty Mae Hiser

Temple & Pitt

Morgantown, W.Va. (3/10/92)

Bars

10.00

Umme Salim

George Washington & Rutgers

Morgantown, W.Va. (3/14/98)

Beam

9.975

Rebecca Slobig

Minnesota, NC State

Morgantown, W.Va. (2/20/99)

Floor

10.00

TeShawne Jackson

Florida, New Hampshire, Cornell, Yale

Morgantown, W.Va. (3/16/03)

10.00

Kristen Macrie

Kent State

10.00

TeShawne Jackson

George Washington

Morgantown, W.Va. (3/4/01)

10.00

Dinorh Boyd

George Washington

Morgantown, W.Va. (3/4/01)

10.00

TeShawne Jackson

William & Mary

Morgantown, W.Va. (2/17/01)

10.00

Kristin Quackenbush

George Washington, Massachusetts & Rutgers

Morgantown, W.Va. (3/15/97)

10.00

Kristin Quackenbush

Rhode Island

Morgantown, W.Va. (2/23/97)

10.00

Kristin Quackenbush

Rutgers

Morgantown, W.Va. (3/23/96)

10.00

Lajuanda Moody

Kent State

Morgantown, W.Va. (2/27/94)

All-Around

39.675

Janรกe Cox

Bowling Green

Morgantown, W.Va. (3/13/04)

Morgantown, W.Va. (3/4/01) Morgantown, W.Va. (2/17/01) Raleigh, N.C. (2/11/2000) Morgantown, W.Va. (3/20/99) Piscataway, N.J. (2/27/99)

Kent, Ohio (3/11/01)


NCAA

RECORDS

NCAA REGIONAL INDIVIDUAL

Vault

9.95

Nikki West, 4/5/97, Lexington, Ky.

Uneven Parallel Bars

9.9

Alexa Goldberg, 4/1/17, Morgantown, W.Va.

Balance Beam

9.9

Gretchen Richter, 4/3/04, Raleigh, N.C.

Floor Exercise

9.975

Kristin Quackenbush, 4/5/97, Lexington, Ky.

All‑Around

39.35

Janáe Cox, 4/3/04, Raleigh, N.C.

Highest Indiv. Finish

Dainty Mae Hiser, first on vault in 1991;

Danielle Lilly, tie-first on balance beam in 1997;

TeShawne Jackson, first on floor in 2000;

Kristen Macrie, tie-first on floor in 2001;

Hope Sloanhoffer, tie-first on balance beam in 2014

TEAM

Vault

49.275

4/8/95, Towson, Md.

Uneven Parallel Bars 49.35

4/1/17, Morgantown, W.Va.

Balance Beam

49.225

4/4/15, Morgantown, W.Va.

Floor Exercise

49.225

4/1/17, Morgantown, W.Va.

4/10/99, Morgantown, W.Va.

Team Score

196.325

4/1/17, Morgantown, W.Va.

Highest Finish

Second

4/10/99, Morgantown, W.Va.

4/1/00, Minneapolis, Minn.

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS INDIVIDUAL

Vault

9.95 Kristin Quackenbush, 4/13/96, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Bars

9.8

Zaakira Muhammad, 4/14/17, St. Louis, Mo. Kristen Macrie, 4/15/00, Boise, Idaho

Beam

9.85

TeShawne Jackson, 4/18/02, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Floor

9.9125

Zaakira Muhammad, 4/14/17, St. Louis, Mo.

All‑Around

39.175 Kristin Quackenbush, 4/13/96, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Highest Individual Finish:

Kristin Quackenbush, tie-third on vault in 1996

TEAM

Vault

48.775

4/15/00, Boise, Idaho

Uneven Parallel Bars 48.475

4/15/00, Boise, Idaho

Balance Beam

48.175

4/15/00, Boise, Idaho

Floor Exercise

48.750

4/15/00, Boise, Idaho

194.175

4/15/00, Boise, Idaho

12th

4/20/95, Athens, Ga.,

4/22/99, Salt Lake City, Utah,

4/15/00, Boise, Idaho

Team Score Highest Finish

NIKKI WEST

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GYMNASTICS

TOP 50

TEAM SCORES

1. 197.4 2. 197.35 3. 197.3 4. 197.275 5. 197.15 6. 197.05 7. 196.8 9. 196.775 10. 196.725 11. 196.6 12. 196.55 13. 196.475 15. 196.425 16. 196.375 20. 196.325 21. 196.3 22. 196.275 24. 196.25 25. 196.225 27. 196.175 29. 196.15 3 0. 196.1 31. 196.075 3 4. 196.05 37. 196.025 3 8. 196.0 4 0. 195.975 42. 195.95 4 4. 195.925 4 8. 195.9 50. 195.875

at Pitt with James Madison Rhode Island Bowling Green George Washington and Rutgers at Kent State at EAGL Championship Ohio State, Bowling Green Arkansas at Towson with Cornell. NC State, William & Mary Cornell Nebraska, Penn State and James Madison Michigan, New Hampshire and Towson at EAGL Championship Arizona State at George Washington with Pitt Big 12 Championship Denver, Temple and George Washington Michigan and Maryland at EAGL Championship NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships Denver, Temple and Towson at Penn State Massachusetts and Radford North Carolina State and Ohio State Maryland and Pitt Unite for Her Pink Invitational (Philadelphia, Pa.) Penn State, West Chester, Temple, Southern Connecticut Ohio State Minnesota, UNH and Rutgers Iowa State at Florida at Pitt with Penn State and Temple Penn, Cornell George Washington Maryland and Rutgers Oklahoma, Western Michigan and William & Mary at EAGL Championship at EAGL Championship George Washington and Rutgers at EAGL Championship at Michigan State with Ohio State Michigan at Kent State Iowa State and Maryland Big 12 Gymnastics Championship Pitt Penn State George Washington, Massachusetts and Rutgers Penn State at NCAA Auburn Regional Championships Arizona State Southern Utah

2004 1997 2004 2000 2001 2004 2016 2003 2018 2004 2001 2013 2012 2000 2018 2014 2013 2004 2001 2017 2017 2002 2000 2004 2018 2016 2014 2008 2013 2017 2018 2015 2001 2013 2013 2008 2002 1998 1997 2004 2002 2017 2017 2016 2016 2009 1997 2015 2012 2018 2005

1997 TEAM

2004 TEAM

2013 TEAM

2015 TEAM

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INDIVIDUAL

HONORS AIAW REGIONAL CHAMPIONS

YEAR GYMNAST 1982 Vicki Moore 1982 Shari Retton

REGION North East North East

NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONS

YEAR GYMNAST 1983 Jan Funderburk 1983 Shari Retton 1991 Dainty Mae Hiser 1997 Danielle Lilly 2000 TeShawne Jackson 2001 Kristen Macrie 2014 Hope Sloanhoffer

REGION East East Southeast Southeast Region 2 North Central Athens Regional

EVENT Bars Floor EVENT Beam Bars Vault Beam Floor Floor Balance Beam

KRISTEN MACRIE

NCAA INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS 1984 1985 1987 1991 1991 1993 1994 1994 1996 1997 2001 2001 2002 2004 2005 2007 2009 2014 2017

Jan Funderburk (all-around) Jan Funderburk (all-around) Cathie Price (all-around) Dainty Mae Hiser (vault) Lajuanda Moody (all-around) Lajuanda Moody (all-around) Lajuanda Moody (all-around) Kristin Quackenbush (all-around) Kristin Quackenbush (all-around) Danielle Lilly (beam) Dinorh Boyd (all-around) Kristen Macrie (floor) TeShawne Jackson (all-around) Janรกe Cox (all-around) Janรกe Cox (all-around) Janรกe Cox (all-around) Mehgan Morris (all-around) Hope Sloanhoffer (all-around) Zaakira Muhammad (all-around) HOPE SLOANHOFFER

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GYMNASTICS

ALL-

AMERICANS

1982 AIAW

VAULT

(first team)

BARS

2007 NCAA

FLOOR

(first team)

(first team)

FLOOR

(first team)

ALL‑AROUND

JANÁE COX

(first team)

SHARI RETTON

ZAAKIRA MUHAMMAD

LAJUANDA MOODY

1994 NCAA

2017 NCAA FLOOR

BEAM

(second team)

(second team)

KRISTIN QUACKENBUSH

1994 NCAA

1996 NCAA

(second team)

(first team)

VAULT

FLOOR

(second team)

1995 NCAA FLOOR (second team)

96

VAULT

FLOOR

(second team)

ALL‑AROUND (second team)

KRISTEN MACRIE

2000 NCAA BARS (second team)

KIRAH KOSHINSKI

2016 NACGC/W VAULT (second team)

2017 NACGC/W VAULT (second team)

2018 NACGC/W VAULT (second team)


WVU COLISEUM

RECORDS

VAULT

UNEVEN PARALLEL BARS

INDIVIDUAL: 10.0 Dainty Mae Hiser, West Virginia, 3/10/92 Kristin Quackenbush, West Virginia, 2/22/94 Jenny Hansen, Kentucky, 4/9/94 Jenny Hansen, Kentucky, 2/18/96 Nikki West, West Virginia, 1/18/97 Nikki West, West Virginia, 2/23/97 Kristin Quackenbush, West Virginia, 3/15/97 Nikki West, West Virginia, 3/14/98 Nikki West, West Virginia, 3/20/99 TeShawne Jackson, West Virginia, 2/17/01 TeShawne Jackson, West Virginia, 3/4/01 Jessica Bartgis, West Virginia, 2/8/04

INDIVIDUAL: 10.0 Umme Salim, West Virginia, 3/14/97 Last visiting gymnast: None on record

TEAM: 49.575 Alabama (2002 NCAA Southeast Regional), 4/6/02 (WVU Record: 49.45 vs. Rhode Island, 2/23/97; vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 3/14/98)

(WVU Record: 49.475 vs. Cornell, 2/8/04)

Last visiting gymnast: None on record

TEAM: 49.7 West Virginia vs. George Washington, 3/4/01

INDIVIDUAL: 39.875 Maggie Nichols, Oklahoma, 1/21/17

INDIVIDUAL: 9.975 Rebecca Slobig, West Virginia, 2/20/99 Last visiting gymnast: Maggie Nichols, Oklahoma, 1/21/17

TEAM: 49.65 Nebraska (2013 NCAA Morgantown Regional), 4/713

INDIVIDUAL: 10.0 Lajuanda Moody, West Virginia, 2/27/94 Kristin Quackenbush, West Virginia, 3/23/96 Kristin Quackenbush, West Virginia, 2/23/97 Kristin Quackenbush, West Virginia, 3/15/97 TeShawne Jackson, West Virginia, 2/17/01 Dinorh Boyd, West Virginia, 3/4/01 TeShawne Jackson, West Virginia, 3/4/01 TeShawne Jackson, West Virginia, 3/16/03

ALL-AROUND

BALANCE BEAM

Last visiting gymnast: Maggie Nichols, Oklahoma, 1/21/17

FLOOR EXERCISE

TEAM: 49.725 Alabama (2002 NCAA Southeast Regional), 4/6/02 (WVU record: 49.3 vs. Penn State, Nebraska and James Madison, 2/10/01; vs. NC State and Ohio State, 1/18/04)

(WVU record: 39.675 by Janรกe Cox vs. Bowling Green, 3/13/04)

TEAM: 198.0 Oklahoma (2014 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship), 3/22/14 (WVU Record: 197.35 vs. Rhode Island, 2/23/97)

TOP WVU COLISEUM ATTENDANCE MARKS 1.)

4,517

Maryland and Pitt, 2/18/18 *

2)

3,492

NCAA Southeast Regional, 4/19/94 (West Virginia, Florida, George Washington, Georgia, Kentucky, NC State, Towson)

3.)

3,269

Penn State, 2/1/97

4.)

3,206

Michigan State, 1/14/11 *

5.) 3,074

NCAA Southeast Regional, 4/14/07 (West Virginia, Auburn, LSU, North Carolina, NC State, UCLA)

6.)

2,767

George Washington, Massachusetts, Rutgers, 3/15/97

7.) 2,613

Florida, 1/5/18

8.)

2,522

Iowa State, 2/10/13 *

9.)

2,468

Pitt, 2/14/14 *

10.)

2,390

New Hampshire, 1/17/16 *

11.)

2,339

NCAA Region 6 Championships, 4/10/99 (West Virginia, Alabama, NC State, Maryland, Ohio State, Towson)

12.) 2,314

NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships, 4/1/17 (West Virginia, Alabama, Michigan, George Washington, Southern Utah, Kent State)

13.)

2,213

New Hampshire, 1/24/98

14.)

2,178

Penn State, 3/8/15

15.) 2,144

NCAA Southeast Regional, 4/10/10 (West Virginia, Kent State, Michigan, NC State, Southern Utah, Stanford)

* - Beauty and the Beast Meet with WVU wrestling

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GYMNASTICS

CAREER

10.0 & 9.9

CAREER 10.00 SCORES ALL EVENTS 7 TeShawne Jackson (2000-03) 5 Nikki West (1996-99) Kristin Quackenbush (1994-97) 1 Jessica Bartgis (2001-05) Dinorh Boyd (2000-03) Kristen Macrie (1999-02) Umme Salim (1995-98) Dainty Mae Hiser (1991-92) Lajuanda Moody (1991-94) AULT V 5 Nikki West (1996-99) 4 Te Shawne Jackson (2000-03) 2 Kristin Quackenbush (1994-97) 1 Jessica Bartgis (2001-05) Dainty Mae Hiser (1991-92) ARS B 1 Umme Salim (1995-98) F LOOR 3 TeShawne Jackson (2000-02) Kristin Quackenbush (1994-97) 1 Dinorh Boyd (2000-03) Kristen Macrie (1999-01) Lajuanda Moody (1991-94) CAREER 9.9+ SCORES ALL EVENTS 4 8 TeShawne Jackson (2000-03) 3 5 Kristin Quackenbush (1994-97) 3 3 Janáe Cox (2004-07) 31 Kirah Koshinski (2016-present) 29 Dinorh Boyd (2000-03) 26 Kristen Macrie (1999-02) 22 Mehgan Morris (2006-09) 18 Amanda Halovanic (2000-03) 17 Nikki West (1996-99) 16 Zaakira Muhammad (2015-2018) Kari Williams (2002-05) 15 Jessica Nonnemacher (1996-98) 13 Alexa Goldberg (2014-2017) Jessica Bartgis (2001-05) Shirley Lee (1997-00) Umme Salim (1995-98) 12 Hope Sloanhoffer (2011-2014) Danielle Lilly (1997-00) Rebecca Slobig (1996-99) 10 Kelly Foley (1997-00) 9 Alaska Richardson (2010-13) Karla Hairston (1993-96) 8 Kaylyn Millick (2011-13) Lajuanda Moody (1991-94) 7 Jaida Lawrence (2013-2016) Chelsi Tabor (2007-10) 6 Gretchen Richter (2003-06) Jaime Hill (1999-01) 5 Melissa Idell (2013-16) 4 Tina Maloney (2009-2012) Amy Bieski (2008-2011) 3 Chloe Cluchey (2017-present) Tiara Wright (2016-2018) Dayah Haley (2012-15) Beth Deal (2012-15) Jaime Gold (2005-08) Tynisha Dennis (2004-07) Cheryl Goldenfield (2004-07) Christen Simpson (1999-02) 2 Robyn Bernard (2015-2018) Carri Nagle (2002-05) Allison Gaidish (1998-01)

98

1 Jordan Gillette (2015-2018) Abby Kaufman (2017-present) Mackenzie Myers (2014-15) Erica Smith (2012-14) Kiersten Spoerke (2007-10) Erica Watson (2006-09) Amie Bouchier (2004-07) Shannon Migli (1992-95) Dainty Mae Hiser (1991-92) VAULT 23 TeShawne Jackson (2000-03) 18 Kirah Koshinski (2016-present) 17 Kristin Quackenbush (1994-97) 16 Kari Williams (2002-05) 15 Nikki West (1996-99) 9 Karla Hairston (1993-96) 7 Jaida Lawrence (2013-2016) Chelsi Tabor (2007-10) 6 Zaakira Muhammad (2015-2018) Janáe Cox (2004-07) Dinorh Boyd (2000-03) 4 Hope Sloanhoffer (2011-2014) Tina Maloney (2009-2012) Jessica Bartgis (2002-05) 3 Alaska Richardson (2010-13) Jaime Gold (2005-2008) 2 Robyn Bernard (2015-2018) Lajuanda Moody (1991-94) 1 Erica Smith (2012-14) Amy Bieski (2008-2011) Gretchen Richter (2003-06) Amanda Halovanic (2000-03) Kristen Macrie (1999-02) Kelly Foley (1997-00) Shirley Lee (1997-00) Umme Salim (1995-98) Dainty Mae Hiser (1991-92) ARS B 14 Mehgan Morris (2006-09) 10 Alexa Goldberg (2014-2017) 9 Kelly Foley (1997-2000) 6 Jaime Hill (1999-01) Umme Salim (1995-98) 5 Janáe Cox (2004-07) 4 Kristen Macrie (1999-01) Danielle Lilly (1997-00) Rebecca Slobig (1996-99) 3 Zaakira Muhammad (2015-2018) Tiara Wright (2016-2018) Dinorh Boyd (2000-03) TeShawne Jackson (2000-03) 2 Kaylyn Millick (2011-13) Carri Nagle (2002-05) Jessica Bartgis (2001-05) Amanda Halovanic (2000-03) Christen Simpson (1999-02) Kristin Quackenbush (1994-97) 1 Chloe Cluchey (2017-present) Hope Sloanhoffer (2011-2014) Jessica Nonnemacher (1996-00) B EAM 8 Danielle Lilly (1997-00) 7 Janáe Cox (2004-07) 5 Dinorh Boyd (2000-03) Rebecca Slobig (1996-99) Umme Salim (1995-98) 4 Kristen Macrie (1999-02) Jessica Nonnemacher (1996-00) 3 Beth Deal (2012-15) Cheryl Goldenfield (2004-07) TeShawne Jackson (2000-03) Gretchen Richter (2003-06) Lajuanda Moody (1991-94)

2 Hope Sloanhoffer (2011-2014) Amanda Halovanic (2000-03) Allison Gaidish (1998-01) 1 Zaakira Muhammad (2015-2018) Jordan Gillette (2015-2018) Abby Kaufman (2017-present) Melissa Idell (2013-16) Kiersten Spoerke (2007-10) Amie Bouchier (2004-07) Jessica Bartgis (2001-05) Shirley Lee (1997-00) Kristin Quackenbush (1994-97) F LOOR 21 TeShawne Jackson (2000-03) 17 Kristen Macrie (1999-02) 15 Janáe Cox (2004-07) Dinorh Boyd (2000-03) Kristin Quackenbush (1994-97) 13 Kirah Koshinski (2016-present) Amanda Halovanic (2000-03) 11 Shirley Lee (1997-00) Jessica Nonnemacher (1996-00) 9 Mehgan Morris (2006-09) 6 Zaakira Muhammad (2015-2018) Kaylyn Millick (2011-13) Alaska Richardson (2010-13) Jessica Bartgis (2001-05) 5 Hope Sloanhoffer (2011-14) 4 Melissa Idell (2013-16) 3 Alexa Goldberg (2014-2017) Dayah Haley (2012-15) Amy Bieski (2008-2011) Tynisha Dennis (2004-07) Lajuanda Moody (1991-94) 2 Chloe Cluchey (2017-present) Gretchen Richter (2003-06) Nikki West (1996-99) 1 Mackenzie Myers (2014-15) Christen Simpson (1999-02) Rebecca Slobig (1996-99) Umme Salim (1995-98) Shannon Migli (1992-95) CAREER 39.0+

ALL-AROUND SCORES 37 Janáe Cox (2004-07)

26 24 23 18 16 15 12 11 8 5 4 3 2 1

Hope Sloanhoffer (2011-14) Kristen Macrie (1999-02) Amy Bieski (2008-2011) Jessica Bartgis (2001-2005) Kristin Quackenbush (1994-97) Mehgan Morris (2006-09) TeShawne Jackson (2000-03) Kaylyn Millick (2011-13) Dinorh Boyd (2000-03) Zaakira Muhammad (2015-2018) Amanda Halovanic (2000-03) Umme Salim (1995-98) Alexa Goldberg (2014-2017) Lajuanda Moody (1991-94) Kelly Foley (1997-00) Karla Hairston (1993-96) Nicolette Swoboda (2014-15) Dayah Haley (2012-15) Nikki West (1996-98) Erica Watson (2006-09) Shirley Lee (1997-00) Jessica Nonnemacher (1996-00) Jaquie Tun (2016-present) Chelsea Goldschrafe (2010-2013) Christen Simpson (2000-02)


TOP

EVENT

VAULT

Kari Williams vs. Penn State and Ball State, 2005 Kristen Macrie vs. Kentucky, Massachusetts and George Washington, 2002 Dinorh Boyd vs. Massachusetts and Radford, 2000 TeShawne Jackson vs. Massachusetts and Radford, 2000 TeShawne Jackson vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 2000 Karla Hairston at Atlantic 10 Championships, 1995

Kari Williams vs. Southern Utah, 2005 Jessica Bartgis at Pitt with James Madison, 2004 Janáe Cox vs. Cornell, 2004 Janáe Cox vs. Michigan and Maryland, 2004 Gretchen Richter at EAGL Championships, 2004 Kari Williams vs. Cornell, 2004 Kari Williams at EAGL Championships, 2004 Kari Williams vs. New Hampshire, Cornell, Florida and Yale, 2003 TeShawne Jackson at Central Michigan, 2003 TeShawne Jackson vs. Eastern Michigan, 2003 TeShawne Jackson at EAGL Championships, 2002 TeShawne Jackson at Nebraska with Arizona State and Ohio State, 2002 TeShawne Jackson at Michigan, 2001 TeShawne Jackson at Ohio State, 2001 Dinorh Boyd at Ohio State, 2001 Dinorh Boyd at Rhode Island, with New Hampshire and Yale, 2001 TeShawne Jackson vs. Kent State and Towson, 2001 Rebecca Slobig vs. George Washington, 1999 Nikki West at Massachusetts, 1998 Kristin Quackenbush at EAGL Championships, 1996 Kristin Quackenbush at Utah State, 1996 Karla Hairston at NCAA Southeast Regional, 1995 Karla Hairston at LSU Invite, 1995 Kristin Quackenbush at NCAA Southeast Regional, 1994

20. 9.95

72. 9.9

1. 10.00 Jessica Bartgis vs. Cornell, 2004 TeShawne Jackson at EAGL Championships, 2001 TeShawne Jackson vs. George Washington, 2001 TeShawne Jackson vs. William & Mary, 2001 TeShawne Jackson at North Carolina State with Rhode Island and William & Mary, 2000 Nikki West vs. Ball State, Maryland and Rutgers, 1999 Nikki West at Rutgers, Temple and Ursinus, 1999 Nikki West vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 1998 Kristin Quackenbush vs. George Washington, Massachusetts and Rutgers, 1997 Nikki West vs. Rhode Island, 1997 Nikki West vs. Pitt, 1997 Kristin Quackenbush vs. Pitt and Indiana, Pa., 1994 Dainty Mae Hiser vs. Temple and Pitt, 1992

14. 9.975

Kirah Koshinski at Towson with NC State, Cornell and William & Mary Kirah Koshinski at Oklahoma, 2018 Kirah Koshinski at Pitt with Towson and Michigan State, 2017 Hope Sloanhoffer at Penn State with Pitt and Bridgeport, 2011 Chelsi Tabor vs. Bowling Green, 2010 Jessica Bartgis at EAGL Championships, 2004 Janáe Cox vs. Bowling Green, 2004 Janáe Cox at EAGL Championships, 2004 Kari Williams at Michigan State with Ohio State, 2004 Kari Williams vs. Bowling Green, 2004 TeShawne Jackson, Penn State and Rutgers, 2003 Dinorh Boyd vs. George Washington, 2003 TeShawne Jackson vs. James Madison, Kent State and Maryland, 2002 Nikki West at NCAA Southeast Regional, 1997 Kristin Quackenbush at NCAA Championship Finals, 1996 Kristin Quackenbush at NCAA Championship Prelims, 1996 Umme Salim vs. Rutgers, 1996 Kristin Quackenbush vs. Temple, 1996 Kristin Quackenbush at Atlantic 10 Championships, 1994

39. 9.925 Robyn Bernard at Pitt with Penn State and Temple, 2018 Robyn Bernard at Oklahoma, 2018 Kirah Koshinski at Maryland, 2017 Kirah Koshinski vs. Pitt, 2016 Kirah Koshinski, at the Unite for Her Pink Invite, 2016 Jaida Lawrence, at the Perfect 10 Challenge, 2014 Alaska Richardson at Maryland with Rutgers, 2013 Hope Sloanhoffer vs. Missouri at Cancun Classic, 2011 Chelsi Tabor vs. North Carolina, 2008

Zaakira Muhammad at NCAA University Park Regional Championships, 2018 Zaakira Muhammad at Towson with NC State, Cornell and William & Mary, 2018 Kirah Koshinski at George Washington with Pitt, 2018 Kirah Koshinski vs. Maryland and Pitt, 2018 Kirah Koshinski at Denver with George Washington, 2018 Zaakira Muhammad at Iowa State with Northern Illinois and Yale, 2018 Kirah Koshinski at UC Davis with Illinois-Chicago, 2018 Kirah Koshinski vs. Arizona State, 2018 Kirah Koshinski at Big 12 Championship, 2017 Kirah Koshinski at Ohio State, 2017 Kirah Koshinski at Kent State, 2017 Kirah Koshinski vs. Denver, Temple and Towson, 2017 Zaakira Muhammad vs. Denver, Temple and Towson, 2017 Kirah Koshinski at Big 12 Championship, 2016 Zaakira Muhammad at Alabama, 2016 Zaakira Muhammad at Iowa State, 2016 Kirah Koshinski vs. William & Mary, 2016 Kirah Koshinski vs. New Hampshire, 2016 Jaida Lawrence at NC State with North Carolina and William & Mary, 2015 Jaida Lawrence at Ohio State with Michigan, 2015 Erica Smith at the Perfect 10 Challenge, 2014 Jaida Lawrence vs. Maryland, Rutgers, 2013 Alaska Richardson vs. Maryland, Rutgers, 2013 Jaida Lawrence vs. Michigan, New Hampshire and Towson, 2013 Jaida Lawrence at Maryland with Rutgers, 2013 Jaida Lawrence vs. Oklahoma, Western Michigan and William & Mary, 2013 Hope Sloanhoffer at EAGL Championships, 2012 Hope Sloanhoffer at Denver with Missouri and Western Michigan, 2012

Tina Maloney vs. Auburn, Ohio State and Ball State, 2012 Tina Maloney at Penn State with Pitt and Bridgeport, 2011 Tina Maloney vs. Florida, New Hampshire and George Washington, 2011 Alaska Richardson at Penn State with Pitt and Bridgeport, 2011 Chelsi Tabor vs. Bridgeport, 2010 Chelsi Tabor at EAGL Championship, 2009 Tina Maloney at EAGL Championship, 2009 Chelsi Tabor vs. Penn State, 2009 Amy Bieski vs. Pitt, 2009 Chelsi Tabor at NCAA Regional, 2008 Chelsi Tabor at EAGL Championships, 2008 Jaime Gold vs. Minnesota, UNH, Rutgers, 2008 Janáe Cox at NCAA Southeast Regional, 2007 Jaime Gold at NCAA Southeast Regional, 2007 Jaime Gold vs. Penn St., GW, Kent St. and Wilson, 2007 Kari Williams at Rutgers with Bridgeport, 2005 Kari Williams at Pitt, 2005 Jessica Bartgis vs. Denver and Pitt, 2004 Janáe Cox at Pitt with James Madison, 2004 Kari Williams at Penn State with Rhode Island, 2004 Kari Williams vs. Michigan and Maryland, 2004 Kari Williams at NCAA Southeast Regional, 2004 Amanda Halovanic at Denver with Arizona, 2003 TeShawne Jackson at Denver with Arizona, 2003 TeShawne Jackson vs. Arkansas, 2003 TeShawne Jackson vs. George Washington, 2003 TeShawne Jackson at Pitt with Kent State and Ball State, 2003 Kari Williams vs. Eastern Michigan, 2002 Kari Williams vs. Penn State with Rutgers, 2002 Kari Williams at Nebraska with Arizona State and Ohio State, 2002 TeShawne Jackson vs. Michigan, 2002 TeShawne Jackson vs. Pitt and Rutgers, 2002 Dinorh Boyd vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 2000 TeShawne Jackson at Towson, 2000 TeShawne Jackson vs. Arizona State, 2000 Shirley Lee at North Carolina State with Rhode Island and William & Mary, 2000 Kristen Macrie vs. Pitt, Temple and Towson, 1999 Nikki West vs. Michigan State, 1998 Nikki West at Penn State, 1998 Nikki West vs. Temple, 1998 Nikki West vs. George Washington, Massachusetts and Rutgers, 1997 Kristin Quackenbush at Alabama, 1997 Kristin Quackenbush at Temple, 1997 Nikki West at Temple, 1997 Kelly Foley vs. Penn State, 1997 Kristin Quackenbush vs. Pitt, 1997 Karla Hairston at EAGL Championships, 1996 Kristin Quackenbush vs. Rutgers, 1996 Karla Hairston vs. Rutgers, 1996 Karla Hairston at Penn State, 1996 Nikki West at Rhode Island, 1996 Karla Hairston at Oregon State, 1996 Kristin Quackenbush at NCAA Southeast Regional, 1995 Karla Hairston at Massachusetts, 1995 Karla Hairston vs. Temple, 1995 Kristin Quackenbush vs. Oregon State and Rhode Island, 1995 Kristin Quackenbush at NCAA Championships, 1994 Kristin Quackenbush vs. Kent State, 1994 Lajuanda Moody at Pitt, 1993 Lajuanda Moody at Ohio State, 1993

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UNEVEN PARALLEL BARS 1. 10.00

Umme Salim vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 1998

2. 9.95 Alexa Goldberg vs. Penn State, 2015 Mehgan Morris vs. George Washington and Maryland, 2008 Amanda Halovanic vs. George Washington, 2003 Dinorh Boyd vs. George Washington, 2001 Jaime Hill at Rhode Island with New Hampshire and Yale, 2001 Kristen Macrie at EAGL Championship, 2000 Kelly Foley at Penn State with Boise State, 2000 Umme Salim at EAGL Championships, 1998

10. 9.925 Chloe Cluchey at George Washington with Pitt, 2018 Alexa Goldberg at the NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships, 2017 Alexa Goldberg at Kentucky with Penn State and Ball State, 2014 Mehgan Morris vs. Penn State, 2009 Mehgan Morris vs. Rutgers, Bridgeport, URI, Ursinus, 2008 Mehgan Morris vs. Rutgers and Temple, 2006 Jessica Bartgis vs. Bowling Green, 2004 Janáe Cox at Pitt with James Madison, 2004 Jaime Hill at EAGL Championships, 2001 Dinorh Boyd at Kent State, 2001 Jaime Hill vs. Nebraska, Penn State and James Madison, 2001 Jaime Hill at Massachusetts, 2001 Kelly Foley vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 2000 Danielle Lilly at Penn State with Boise State, 2000 Danielle Lilly vs. Arizona State, 2000 Danielle Lilly vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 2000 Danielle Lilly vs. Ball State, Maryland and Rutgers, 1999 Rebecca Slobig vs. George Washington, 1999 Umme Salim vs. Michigan State, 1998 Umme Salim at Towson, 1998 Jessica Nonnemacher vs. New Hampshire, 1998 Umme Salim vs. Rhode Island, 1997

32. 9.9 Zaakira Muhammad at Towson with NC State, Cornell and William & Mary, 2018 Tiara Wright at the NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships, 2017 Alexa Goldberg at Florida, 2017 Zaakira Muhammad at Pitt with Towson and Michigan State, 2017 Tiara Wright at Pitt, 2016 Tiara Wright vs. Ohio State and Bowling Green, 2016 Alexa Goldberg vs. Ohio State and Bowling Green, 2016 Alexa Goldberg vs. Kentucky, 2016 Alexa Goldberg vs. New Hampshire, 2016 Alexa Goldberg vs. Penn and Cornell, 2015 Zaakira Muhammad vs. Penn State, 2015 Alexa Goldberg at the Big 12 Championship, 2014 Alexa Goldberg vs. Ohio State, 2014 Kaylyn Millick at Maryland with Rutgers, 2013 Hope Sloanhoffer at EAGL Championship, 2012 Kaylyn Millick at Maryland with Rutgers and William & Mary, 2012 Mehgan Morris at Iowa State, 2009 Mehgan Morris vs. North Carolina, 2008 Erica Watson vs. North Carolina, 2008 Mehgan Morris vs. Rutgers, Yale, Temple, 2007 Janáe Cox at Arkansas with Pitt and New Hampshire, 2007 Mehgan Morris at Ohio State with Kentucky and George Washington, 2007

100

GYMNASTICS Mehgan Morris at Michigan State, 2007 Mehgan Morris at New Hampshire with Michigan St. and Brown, 2007 Janáe Cox at Pitt with James Madison, 2006 Mehgan Morris at Pitt with James Madison, 2006 Mehgan Morris at Florida with Arkansas and North Carolina, 2006 Mehgan Morris vs. George Washington, Iowa and Ohio State, 2006 Jessica Bartgis vs. North Carolina State and Ohio State, 2004 Janáe Cox at Michigan State with Ohio State, 2004 Janáe Cox vs. Bowling Green, 2004 Carri Nagle vs. North Carolina State and Ohio State, 2004 Carri Nagle at Pitt with James Madison, 2004 TeShawne Jackson at Pitt with Ball State and Kent State, 2003 TeShawne Jackson at EAGL Championships, 2002 Kristen Macrie at EAGL Championships, 2002 TeShawne Jackson vs. James Madison, Kent State and Maryland, 2002 Christen Simpson at Michigan State, 2002 Christen Simpson at Kent State, 2001 Jaime Hill vs. George Washington, 2001 Jaime Hill at Ohio State, 2001 Dinorh Boyd at Massachusetts, 2001 Amanda Halovanic vs. Rutgers, 2001 Kelly Foley vs. Minnesota and North Carolina State, 1999 Rebecca Slobig vs. Minnesota and North Carolina State, 1999 Umme Salim at NCAA Southeast Regional, 1998 Kelly Foley at NCAA Southeast Regional, 1998 Kelly Foley at EAGL Championships, 1998 Kelly Foley vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 1998 Rebecca Slobig vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 1998 Rebecca Slobig vs. Michigan State, 1998 Rebecca Slobig at Towson, 1998 Kelly Foley at EAGL Championships, 1997 Kristin Quackenbush vs. Rhode Island, 1997 Kelly Foley vs. Rhode Island, 1997 Kristin Quackenbush vs. Pitt, 1997

BALANCE BEAM 1. 9.975

Rebecca Slobig vs. Minnesota and North Carolina State, 1999

2. 9.95 Beth Deal at the Perfect 10 Challenge, 2014 Hope Sloanhoffer vs. Arkansas, 2012 Jessica Bartgis at Pitt with James Madison, 2004 Gretchen Richter at Pitt with James Madison, 2004 Allison Gaidish vs. George Washington, 2001 Danielle Lilly at Penn State with Boise State, 2000 Danielle Lilly vs. Arizona State, 2000 Danielle Lilly vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 2000

10. 9.925 Zaakira Muhammad at Towson with NC State, Cornell and William & Mary, 2018 Janáe Cox at EAGL Championships, 2005 Janáe Cox at Pitt with James Madison, 2004 Dinorh Boyd at EAGL Championships, 2003 Dinorh Boyd vs. New Hampshire, Cornell, Florida and Yale, 2003 Dinorh Boyd vs. Arkansas, 2003 Kristen Macrie vs. Michigan, 2002 Kristen Macrie vs. James Madison, Kent State and Maryland, 2002 Kristen Macrie at Towson, 2002 Amanda Halovanic at Massachusetts, 2001

Danielle Lilly at North Carolina State with Rhode Island and William & Mary, 2000 Umme Salim at EAGL Championships, 1998 Jessica Nonnemacher at Massachusetts, 1998 Umme Salim vs. New Hampshire, 1998

24. 9.9 Abby Kaufman vs. Pitt, George Washington and Eastern Michigan, 2017 Jordan Gillette at Maryland, 2017 Melissa Idell at the Unite for Her Pink Invite, 2016 Beth Deal at the Big 12 Championship, 2014 Beth Deal at EAGL Championship, 2012 Hope Sloanhoffer at EAGL Championship, 2011 Kiersten Spoerke vs. Maryland, George Washington and Rutgers, 2009 Janáe Cox vs. Michigan and James Madison, 2007 Janáe Cox at Pitt with James Madison, 2006 Cheryl Goldenfield at Pitt with James Madison, 2006 Janáe Cox at Eastern Michigan with Kent State, Southern Utah, 2005 Amie Bouchier vs. Bowling Green, 2004 Janáe Cox vs. Cornell, 2004 Janáe Cox vs. Michigan and Maryland, 2004 Cheryl Goldenfield vs. North Carolina State and Ohio State, 2004 Cheryl Goldenfield vs. Cornell, 2004 Gretchen Richter at EAGL Championships, 2004 Gretchen Richter at NCAA Southeast Regional, 2004 Amanda Halovanic at EAGL Championships, 2003 TeShawne Jackson at EAGL Championships, 2003 Dinorh Boyd at Michigan with Kent State, 2003 TeShawne Jackson vs. Michigan, 2002 Amanda Halovanic vs. George Washington, 2001 Kristen Macrie vs. Nebraska, Penn State and James Madison, 2001 TeShawne Jackson vs. Nebraska, Penn State and James Madison, 2001 Allison Gaidish vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 2000 Danielle Lilly vs. Kentucky, Ohio State and Rutgers, 1999 Rebecca Slobig vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 1998 Shirley Lee vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 1998 Umme Salim vs. Auburn, Maryland and Radford, 1998 Rebecca Slobig vs. Auburn, Maryland and Radford, 1998 Jessica Nonnemacher vs. New Hampshire, 1998 Danielle Lilly at EAGL Championships, 1997 Kristin Quackenbush at Atlantic 10 Championships, 1995 Lajuanda Moody vs. Kent State, 1994 Lajuanda Moody at Ohio State, 1993 Lajuanda Moody at Kentucky, 1993

FLOOR EXERCISE 1. 10.00

TeShawne Jackson vs. New Hampshire, Florida, Cornell and Yale, 2003 Kristen Macrie at Kent State, 2001 TeShawne Jackson vs. George Washington, 2001 Dinorh Boyd vs. George Washington, 2001 TeShawne Jackson vs. William & Mary, 2001 Kristin Quackenbush vs. George Washington, Massachusetts and Rutgers, 1997 Kristin Quackenbush vs. Rhode Island, 1997 Kristin Quackenbush vs. Rutgers, 1996 Lajuanda Moody vs. Kent State, 1994


10. 9.975 Kristen Macrie vs. Kentucky, Massachusetts and George Washington, 2002 Dinorh Boyd at EAGL Championships, 2001 TeShawne Jackson vs. Nebraska, Penn State and James Madison, 2001 Amanda Halovanic at Massachusetts, 2001 Kristin Quackenbush at NCAA Southeast Regional, 1997 Kristin Quackenbush at Temple, 1997 Kristin Quackenbush vs. Rutgers, 1995

17. 9.95 Kirah Koshinski at George Washington with Pitt, 2018 Kirah Koshinski vs. Pitt, George Washington and Eastern Michigan, 2017 Kirah Koshinski vs. Oklahoma, 2017 Melissa Idell and Kirah Koshinski vs. Ohio State and Bowling Green, 2016 Zaakira Muhammad vs. William & Mary, 2016 Alexa Goldberg vs. New Hampshire, 2016 Dayah Haley at New Hampshire with Towson and Brown, 2015 Kaylyn Millick vs. Michigan, New Hampshire and Towson, 2013 Mehgan Morris vs. Kentucky, 2009 Mehgan Morris vs. Temple, 2009 Mehgan Morris vs. Maryland, George Washington and Rutgers, 2009 Mehgan Morris at EAGL Championships, 2008 Jessica Bartgis vs. Bowling Green, 2004 Janรกe Cox vs. Bowling Green, 2004 Janรกe Cox at EAGL Championships, 2004 Dinorh Boyd at EAGL Championships, 2003 TeShawne Jackson vs. George Washington, 2003 Dinorh Boyd vs. Eastern Michigan, 2003 Amanda Halovanic at EAGL Championships, 2002 Kristen Macrie at EAGL Championships, 2002 Kristen Macrie vs. Central Michigan, 2002 Amanda Halovanic vs. Michigan, 2002 Kristen Macrie vs. Michigan, 2002 Kristen Macrie vs. Pitt and Rutgers, 2002 TeShawne Jackson at EAGL Championships, 2001 Dinorh Boyd at Kent State, 2001 Kristen Macrie vs. George Washington, 2001 Amanda Halovanic vs. George Washington, 2001 Kristen Macrie vs. William & Mary, 2001 Amanda Halovanic vs. Nebraska, Penn State and James Madison, 2001 Kristen Macrie at Rhode Island with New Hampshire and Yale, 2001 Kristen Macrie at Massachusetts, 2001 Dinorh Boyd at Massachusetts, 2001 Jessica Nonnemacher at Massachusetts, 1998 Kristin Quackenbush at EAGL Championships, 1997 Jessica Nonnemacher vs. Rhode Island, 1997 Kristin Quackenbush at UNH Invite, 1997 Kristin Quackenbush vs. Pitt, 1997 Kristin Quackenbush at Rhode Island, 1996 Kristin Quackenbush vs. Kentucky, 1996 Lajuanda Moody vs. Pitt and Indiana, Pa. 1994

Chloe Cluchey at Ohio State, 2017 Melissa Idell vs. Penn and Cornell, 2015 Dayah Haley vs. Penn State, 2015 Melissa Idell vs. Maryland, New Hampshire and Rutgers, 2015 Mackenzie Myers vs. Ohio State, 2014 Kaylyn Millick vs. Denver, George Washington and Temple, 2013 Alaska Richardson vs. Michigan, New Hampshire and Towson, 2013 Mehgan Morris vs. Penn State, 2009 Mehgan Morris vs. Pitt, 2009 Tynisha Dennis vs. Penn St., GW, Kent State and Wilson, 2007 Tynisha Dennis vs. Michigan and James Madison, 2007 Janรกe Cox vs. New Hampshire and William & Mary, 2006 Janรกe Cox vs. George Washington, Iowa and Ohio State, 2006 Tynisha Dennis vs. Auburn, Michigan State and Kent State, 2005 Jessica Bartgis vs. Michigan and Maryland, 2004 Jessica Bartgis at North Carolina State with North Carolina, 2004 Janรกe Cox at North Carolina State with North Carolina, 2004 Gretchen Richter vs. Bowling Green, 2004 Dinorh Boyd vs. George Washington, 2003 TeShawne Jackson vs. Eastern Michigan, 2003 TeShawne Jackson at EAGL Championships, 2002 Amanda Halovanic at New Hampshire with Pitt and Yale, 2002

TeShawne Jackson at New Hampshire with Pitt and Yale, 2002 TeShawne Jackson vs. Michigan, 2002 Kristen Macrie vs. James Madison, Kent State and Maryland, 2002 Dinorh Boyd vs. Pitt and Rutgers, 2002 Kristen Macrie at Towson, 2002 Amanda Halovanic at Kent State, 2001 TeShawne Jackson at Kent State, 2001 Amanda Halovanic vs. William & Mary, 2001 Dinorh Boyd vs. Nebraska, Penn State and James Madison, 2001 TeShawne Jackson at Massachusetts, 2001 Amanda Halovanic vs. Kent State and Towson, 2001 TeShawne Jackson vs. Kent State and Towson, 2001 Dinorh Boyd vs. Arizona State, 2000 TeShawne Jackson vs. at North Carolina State with Rhode Island and William & Mary, 2000 TeShawne Jackson vs. Arizona State, 2000 Shirley Lee vs Ohio State and Rhode Island, 2000 Shirley Lee vs. Arizona State, 2000 Kristen Macrie vs. Arizona State, 2000 Jessica Nonnemacher vs. New Hampshire, 1998 Jessica Nonnemacher at Pitt, 1998 Jessica Nonnemacher at EAGL Championships, 1997 Kristin Quackenbush at Utah State, 1996 Jessica Nonnemacher at Rhode Island, 1996

58. 9.925 Kirah Koshinski at Towson with NC State, Cornell and William & Mary, 2018 Kirah Koshinski vs. Maryland and Pitt, 2018 Kirah Koshinski at the NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships, 2017 Chloe Cluchey vs. Pitt, George Washington and Eastern Michigan, 2017

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TOP 100 ALL-AROUND SCORES 1. 39.675

Janáe Cox vs. Bowling Green, 2004

2. 39.65 Janáe Cox at Pitt with James Madison, 2004

3. 39.625 Jessica Bartgis at Pitt with James Madison, 2004

4. 39.6 Jessica Bartgis vs. Bowling Green, 2004 Kristin Quackenbush vs. Pitt, 1997

6. 39.575 Zaakira Muhammad at Towson with NC State, Cornell and William & Mary, 2018 TeShawne Jackson at EAGL Championships, 2002

8. 39.55 Janáe Cox vs. Michigan and Maryland, 2004 Janáe Cox at EAGL Championships, 2004 Kristen Macrie at Kent State, 2001 Kristen Macrie at EAGL Championships, 2002

12. 39.525 Dinorh Boyd at Kent State, 2001 Dinorh Boyd vs. Pitt and Rutgers, 2002

14. 39.5 Hope Sloanhoffer at Maryland, 2014 Hope Sloanhoffer at EAGL Championship, 2012 Mehgan Morris vs. Penn State, 2009 Jessica Bartgis at EAGL Championships, 2004 Janáe Cox at Michigan State with Ohio State, 2004 TeShawne Jackson vs. Penn State and Rutgers, 2003 TeShawne Jackson vs. James Madison, Kent State and Maryland, 2002 Kristen Macrie vs. James Madison, Kent State and Maryland, 2002 Teshawne Jackson vs. Nebraska, Penn State and James Madison, 2001 Dinorh Boyd at Rhode Island with New Hampshire and Yale, 2001 TeShawne Jackson vs. Penn State with Rutgers, 2003

GYMNASTICS

43. 39.4

76. 39.325

Zaakira Muhammad vs. Maryland and Pitt, 2018 Zaakira Muhammad vs. Iowa State and Maryland, 2017 Kaylyn Millick vs. Oklahoma, Western Michigan, William & Mary, 2013 Mehgan Morris at EAGL Championships, 2008 Jessica Bartgis at Michigan State with Ohio State, 2004 Janáe Cox vs. North Carolina State and Ohio State, 2004 TeShawne Jackson vs. Michigan, 2002 TeShawne Jackson vs. Kentucky, Massachusetts and George Washington, 2002 TeShawne Jackson at Kent State, 2001 Kristen Macrie vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 2000 Kristin Quackenbush at Temple, 1997 Kristin Quackenbush at Atlantic 10 Championships, 1995

Zaakira Muhammad at the NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships, 2017 Alexa Goldberg vs. Ohio State and Bowling Green, 2016 Zaakira Muhammad vs. William & Mary, 2016 Hope Sloanhoffer at Iowa State, 2014 Hope Sloanhoffer vs. George Washington and Towson, 2014 Hope Sloanhoffer at NCAA Auburn Regional Championships, 2012 Amy Bieski vs. Florida, New Hampshire and George Washington, 2011 Erica Watson vs. North Carolina, 2008 Janáe Cox at EAGL Championships, 2007 Janáe Cox vs. Rutgers, Yale, Temple, 2007 Janáe Cox vs. Michigan State, 2007 Janáe Cox vs. Pitt, 2005 Janáe Cox vs. Auburn, Michigan State and Kent State, 2005 TeShawne Jackson at Pitt with Ball State and Kent State, 2003

55. 39.375 Zaakira Muhammad at Pitt with Michigan State and Towson, 2017 Kaylyn Millick vs. Iowa State, 2013 Janáe Cox vs. George Washington, Iowa and Ohio State, 2006 Jessica Bartgis at North Carolina State with North Carolina, 2004 Janáe Cox at Penn State with Rhode Island, 2004 Kristen Macrie vs. Central Michigan, 2002 TeShawne Jackson at EAGL Championships, 2001 Dinorh Boyd vs. Nebraska, Penn State and James Madison, 2001 Karla Hairston at Atlantic 10 Championships, 1995

64. 39.35 Zaakira Muhammad vs. Arizona State, 2018 Hope Sloanhoffer vs. NC State, 2014 Kaylyn Millick vs. Michigan, New Hampshire and Towson, 2013 Kaylyn Millick at Maryland with Rutgers, 2013 Mehgan Morris vs. Temple, 2009 Janáe Cox vs. Southern Utah, 2005 Janáe Cox at NCAA Southeast Regional, 2004 Amanda Halovanic at EAGL Championships, 2003 Dinorh Boyd at Michigan with Kent State, 2003 Kristen Macrie at New Hampshire with Pitt and Yale, 2002 Kristen Macrie at Rhode Island with New Hampshire and Yale, 2001 Lajuanda Moody at Atlantic 10 Championships, 1992

25. 39.475 Mehgan Morris vs. Kentucky, 2009 Janáe Cox at EAGL Championships, 2005 Kristen Macrie vs. Michigan, 2002 Umme Salim vs. Rhode Island, 1997

29. 39.45 Janáe Cox at Pitt with James Madison, 2006 Jessica Bartgis vs. Cornell, 2004 Dinorh Boyd vs. Kent State and Towson, 2001 Umme Salim at EAGL Championships, 1998 Kristin Quackenbush vs. Rhode Island, 1997

34. 39.425 Hope Sloanhoffer at the Big 12 Championship, 2014 Janáe Cox vs. New Hampshire and William & Mary, 2006 Janáe Cox at North Carolina State with North Carolina, 2004 Amanda Halovanic at EAGL Championships, 2002 TeShawne Jackson at Penn State, 2002 Amanda Halovanic vs. Michigan, 2002 Kristen Macrie at Massachusetts, 2001 Kristen Macrie vs. Massachusetts and Radford, 2000 Jessica Nonnemacher vs. New Hampshire, 1998

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AMY BIESKI

90. 39.3 Hope Sloanhoffer vs. Ohio State, 2014 Hope Sloanhoffer vs. Oklahoma, Western Michigan and William & Mary, 2013 Hope Sloanhoffer vs. Penn State and Maryland, 2012 Mehgan Morris at EAGL Championships, 2009 Jessica Bartgis vs. Arkansas, 2003 Amanda Halovanic vs. Arkansas, 2003 Umme Salim at Massachusetts, 1998 Kristin Quackenbush at Auburn Invite, 1997 Nikki West vs. Rhode Island, 1997 Umme Salim vs. Kentucky, 1996

100. 39.275 Zaakira Muhammad vs. Ohio State and Bowling Green, 2016 Amy Bieski vs. Minnesota, UNH, Rutgers, 2008 Janáe Cox at Michigan, 2005 Kristen Macrie at Towson, 2002 Dinorh Boyd at EAGL Championships, 2001 Shirley Lee vs. Pitt, Temple and Towson, 1999 Kristin Quackenbush at EAGL Championships, 1996


CAREER

RECORDS

CAREER MEETS COMPETED IN 58 55 54 53 52 51 50 49

Beth Foltz, 1988-91 Janรกe Cox, 2004-07 Yvette Clark, 1988-91 Andrea DeFelice, 1987-90 Jaime Gold, 2005-08 Katie McGregor, 2005-08 Amy Bieski, 2008-11 Emily Kerwin, 2008-11 Mehgan Morris, 2006-09 Dinorh Boyd, 2000-03 Lajuanda Moody, 1991-94 Zaakira Muhammad, 2015-2018 Hope Sloanhoffer, 2011-14 Tina Maloney, 2009-12 Shelly Purkat, 2007-10 Kristen Macrie, 1999-02 Jana Perry, 1990-93 Lisa Reed, 1989-92 Karen Kirszenstein, 1987-90 Robyn Bernard, 2015-2018 Chelsea Goldschrafe, 2010-13 Alyssa DeSantis, 2003-06 Christen Simpson, 1999-02 Kristin Quackenbush, 1994-97 Alexa Goldberg, 2014-17 Tynisha Dennis, 2004-07 Kari Williams, 2002-05 Shannon Migli, 1992-95

CAREER ALL-AROUND MEETS 50 48 47 43 40 39 36 35 34 32 31 30 25 24 22 19 16

Janรกe Cox, 2004-07 Amy Bieski, 2008-2011 Kristin Quackenbush, 1994-97 Umme Salim, 1995-98 Lajuanda Moody, 1991-94 Jana Perry, 1990-93 Andrea DeFelice, 1987-90 Kristen Macrie, 1999-2002 Hope Sloanhoffer, 2011-14 Yvette Clark, 1988-91 Karla Hairston, 1993-96 Shannon Migli, 1992-95 Jessica Bartgis, 2001-05 TeShawne Jackson, 2000-02 Beth Foltz, 1988-91 Dinorh Boyd, 2000-02 Amanda Halovanic, 2000-02 Mehgan Morris, 2006-09 Dainty Mae Hiser, 1991-92 Kaylyn Millick, 2011-13 Shirley Lee, 1997-00 Zaakira Muhammad, 2015-2018 Alexa Goldberg, 2017-17 Nicolette Swoboda, 2014-15 Kelly Foley, 1997-00 Nikki West, 1996-99

MEHGAN MORRIS

CAREER COACHING RECORDS COACH

SEASONS YEARS RECORD PCT.

Nanette Schnaible

1974

1

5-2-0

.714

Linda Burdette-Good

1975-2011

37

644-263-4

.709

Jason Butts

2012-present

7

91-65-1

.583

CAREER POINTS

AA/MC*

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

50/55 48/52 47/52 48/50 39/51 40/51 43/51 47/48 31/58 39/55 30/52 35/49 29/51 23/50 36/46 19/51 43/55 31/51 34/44 16/49

Janรกe Cox, 2004-07 Amy Bieski, 2008-11 Lajuanda Moody, 1991-94 Kristin Quackenbush, 1994-97 Hope Sloanhoffer, 2011-14 Kristen Macrie, 1999-02 Jana Perry, 1990-93 Umme Salim, 1995-98 Beth Foltz, 1988-91 Yvette Clark, 1988-91 Dinorh Boyd, 2000-03 Shannon Migli, 1992-95 TeShawne Jackson, 2000-03 Mehgan Morris, 2006-09 Karla Hairston, 1993-96 Zaakira Muhammad, 2015-2018 Andrea DeFelice, 1987-90 Amanda Halovanic, 2000-03 Jessica Bartgis, 2001-05 Alexa Goldberg, 2014-17

POINTS

2,070.65 1,978.925 1,933.7 1,891.937 1,876.525 1,852.025 1,811.375 1,810.025 1,795.325 1,739.55 1,719.675 1,680.925 1,636.95 1,623.975 1,605.1 1,552.8125 1,520.6 1,487.325 1,471.125 1,418.77

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GYMNASTICS

SEASON

RECORDS

SEASON ALL-AROUND MEETS COMPETED 1. 2. 6. 19. 35. 41.

GYMNAST, YEAR Lajuanda Moody, 1992 Janáe Cox, 2007 Jessica Bartgis, 2005 Susie Pierce, 1991 Beth Foltz, 1989 Hope Sloanhoffer, 2014 Hope Sloanhoffer, 2012 Amy Bieski, 2011 Amy Bieski, 2010 Janáe Cox, 2005 Janáe Cox, 2004 TeShawne Jackson, 2002 Dinorh Boyd, 2001 Umme Salim, 1998 Yvette Clark, 1988 Kristin Quackenbush, 1994 Dainty Mae Hiser, 1991 Lajuanda Moody, 1991 Nicolette Swoboda, 2014 Hope Sloanhoffer, 2013 Mehgan Morris, 2009 Mehgan Morris, 2008 Jessica Bartgis, 2004 Kristen Macrie, 2002 Kristen Macrie, 2001 Amanda Halovanic, 2001 Kristen Macrie, 2000 Umme Salim, 1996 Kristin Quackenbush, 1996 Kristin Quackenbush, 1995 Dainty Mae Hiser, 1992 Yvette Clark, 1991 Yvette Clark, 1989 Karen Kirszenstein, 1988 Kaylyn Millick, 2013 Amy Bieski, 2009 Amy Bieski, 2008 Amanda Halovanic, 2002 Jana Perry, 1992 Jana Perry, 1990 Kaylyn Millick, 2013 Janáe Cox, 2006 Christen Simpson, 2002 Kelly Foley, 2000 Lajuanda Moody, 1994 Andrea DeFelice, 1990

TOP 40 SEASON POINTS

MEETS 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10

GYMNAST, YEAR AA/MC* Lajuanda Moody, 1992 15/15 Janáe Cox, 2007 14/15 Jessica Bartgis, 2005 14/14 Dinorh Boyd, 2001 13/14 Janáe Cox, 2005 13/14 Beth Foltz, 1989 14/15 Susie Pierce, 1990 8/16 Yvette Clark, 1989 12/15 Susie Pierce, 1991 14/14 Mehgan Morris, 2008 12/14 Amy Bieski, 2008 11/14 Janáe Cox, 2004 13/13 Jana Perry, 1992 11/15 Hope Sloanhoffer, 2012 13/13 Hope Sloanhoffer, 2014 13/13 TeShawne Jackson, 2002 13/13 Amy Bieski, 2010 13/13 Kristen Macrie, 2001 12/14 Amy Bieski, 2011 13/13 Kristin Quackenbush, 1996 12/14

GYMNAST, YEAR AA/MC* Dainty Mae Hiser, 1992 12/15 Umme Salim, 1998 13/13 Kristin Quackenbush, 1994 13/13 Dainty Mae Hiser, 1991 13/14 Kristen Macrie, 2000 12/14 Amanda Halovanic, 2001 12/13 Karen Kirszenstein, 1988 12/15 Yvette Clark, 1988 13/14 Beth Foltz, 1990 6/16 Lajuanda Moody, 1991 13/13 Yvette Clark, 1991 12/14 Jessica Nonnemacher, 1996 6/12 Jana Perry, 1990 11/14 Zaakira Muhammad, 2017 7/14 Lajuanda Moody, 1994 10/13 Cyndi Gacek, 1988 8/15 Jessica Bartgis, 2004 12/12 Kristen Macrie, 2002 12/12 Mehgan Morris, 2009 12/12 Hope Sloanhoffer, 2013 12/12 * - All-Arounds/Meets Competed

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POINTS 570.05 556.8 541.025 537.0 535.75 534.5 525.0 518.25 516.05 515.575 513.4 511.475 508.825 508.5 507.55 506.625 505.35 504.575 504.025 503.2375

POINTS 501.75 501.65 498.3 496.85 495.875 494.775 494.45 490.45 488.25 486.5 485.7 485.675 481.45 478.8875 473.75 472.55 469.75 469.55 469.10 468.15


CONFERENCE

CHAMPIONS

BIG 12 CHAMPIONS (2013-PRESENT) ALL-AROUND NAME

SCORE YEAR

Hope Sloanhoffer

39.425

2014

UNEVEN PARALLEL BARS NAME SCORE YEAR

VAULT NAME

SCORE YEAR

Umme Salim Kristen Macrie Jaime Hill Mehgan Morris Mehgan Morris Amy Bieski Hope Sloanhoffer

9.95 9.95 9.925* 9.85 9.85* 9.825 9.9

Cathie Price Maureen Repmann Yvette Clark Kristin Quackenbush Karla Hairston

9.45 9.35 9.65 9.95 9.975

BALANCE BEAM NAME

SCORE YEAR

Jessica Nonnemacher Danielle Lilly Umme Salim Amanda Halovanic Dinorh Boyd Janรกe Cox Shelly Purkat Beth Deal

9.825* 9.9* 9.925 9.875* 9.925* 9.925 9.875* 9.9

1998 2000 2001 2008 2009 2011 2012

1996 1997 1998 2002 2003 2005 2009 2012

FLOOR EXERCISE NAME SCORE YEAR

EAGL CHAMPIONS (1996-2012)

TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS SCORE YEAR

West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia

194.6 196.0 195.5 196.375 197.05 196.05 196.475

1996 1997 1998 2001 2004 2008 2012

ALL-AROUND NAME

SCORE YEAR

Kristin Quackenbush Kristin Quackenbush Umme Salim TeShawne Jackson TeShawne Jackson Janรกe Cox Mehgan Morris Hope Sloanhoffer

39.275 39.1* 39.45 39.375 39.575 39.475* 39.3 39.5

VAULT NAME

SCORE YEAR

Kristin Quackenbush Nikki West TeShawne Jackson TeShawne Jackson Jessica Bartgis Janรกe Cox Tina Maloney Chelsi Tabor Hope Sloanhoffer

9.925 9.875 10.0 9.925 9.95* 9.95* 9.9* 9.9* 9.9*

1996 1997 1998 2001 2002 2005 2009 2012

1996 1998 2001 2002 2004 2004 2009 2009 2012

Kristin Quackenbush Shirley Lee Nikki West Shirley Lee Dinorh Boyd Mehgan Morris Mehgan Morris

9.95 9.775* 9.775* 9.9* 9.95 9.95* 9.85*

1997 1998 1998 1999 2003 2008 2009

* Tied for championship

1985 1987 1989 1994 1995

UNEVEN PARALLEL BARS NAME SCORE YEAR

Jan Funderburk Jan Funderburk Lajuanda Moody Lajuanda Moody Karla Hairston

9.45 9.35 9.85 9.80 9.875

1984 1985 1992 1993 1995

BALANCE BEAM NAME

SCORE YEAR

Lajuanda Moody Karla Hairston Lajuanda Moody Kristin Quackenbush

9.80 9.80* 9.75 9.90

1992 1993 1994 1995

FLOOR EXERCISE NAME SCORE YEAR

Andrea DeFelice Susie Pierce Lajuanda Moody Lajuanda Moody Lajuanda Moody Kristin Quackenbush Kristin Quackenbush

9.65 9.65 9.75 9.90* 9.85 9.80 9.85

1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

* Tied for championship

ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONS (1983-95) TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS SCORE YEAR

West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia

191.90 192.70 190.79 195.50

1992 1993 1994 1995

ALL-AROUND NAME

SCORE YEAR

Jan Funderburk Yvette Clark Lajuanda Moody Lajuanda Moody Lajuanda Moody Kristin Quackenbush Kristin Quackenbush

36.95 37.95* 38.30* 39.35 39.20 39.00 39.40

1984 1989 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 TINA MALONEY

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GYMNASTICS

CONFERENCE

COACH OF THE YEAR

HONORS

BIG 12 HONORS

West Virginia University’s first season in the Big 12 Conference was in 2013. The Conference awards four annual awards: Gymnast of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Event Specialist of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Kirah Koshinski

2016

ALL-BIG 12 TEAM – VAULT FIRST TEAM Jaida Lawrence

Kirah Koshinski

2013 2016, 2017

ALL-BIG 12 TEAM – ALL-AROUND FIRST TEAM

Hope Sloanhoffer

2014

ALL-BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM VAULT

Kirah Koshinski

2016, 2017

BALANCE BEAM

Beth Deal

2014

FLOOR EXERCISE

Hope Sloanhoffer Zaakira Muhammad

2014 2017

ALL-AROUND

Kaylyn Millick Dayah Haley Hope Sloanhoffer

2013 2014, 2015 2014

Linda Burdette

ALL‑LEAGUE TEAM ‑ VAULT FIRST TEAM

EAGL HONORS

West Virginia University was a charter member of the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL). Competition began in 1996 as West Virginia hosted the inaugural championships. Other EAGL members include Maryland, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Pitt, Rutgers and George Washington. Towson was a member of the EAGL from 1996-2004 and George Washington’s first year was in 2005.

GYMNAST OF THE YEAR Kristin Quackenbush Umme Salim Dinorh Boyd Janáe Cox Amy Bieski Hope Sloanhoffer

1997 1998 2001 2007 2011 2012

SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Amanda Halovanic

2003

OUTSTANDING SENIOR GYMNAST Kristin Quackenbush Umme Salim Kelly Foley Kristen Macrie Janáe Cox Mehgan Morris Amy Bieski

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Janáe Cox Mehgan Morris

1996, 1998, 2001

1997 1998 2000 2002 2007 2009 2011

Karla Hairston 1996 Kristin Quackenbush 1996, 1997 Nikki West 1997, 1998, 1999 Umme Salim 1998 Kristen Macrie 1999 TeShawne Jackson 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Dinorh Boyd 2001 Kari Williams 2002, 2005 Janáe Cox 2004, 2006, 2007 Jaime Gold 2006, 2007 Chelsi Tabor 2008, 2009 Amy Bieski 2009, 2011 Hope Sloanhoffer 2011, 2012 Alaska Richardson 2012 SECOND TEAM

Nikki West Kelly Foley Dinorh Boyd Amanda Halovanic Jessica Bartgis Kari Williams Jaime Gold Erica Watson Amy Bieski Emily Kerwin Tina Maloney Chelsi Tabor Chelsea Goldschrafe

1996 1997, 1998 2000 2001 2004 2004 2005, 2008 2006 2008, 2010 2009 2009, 2011, 2012 2010 2012

ALL‑LEAGUE TEAM ‑ BARS FIRST TEAM

2004 2006

Kristin Quackenbush 1996, 1997 Umme Salim 1997, 1998 Kelly Foley 1998, 2000 Rebecca Slobig 1999 Dinorh Boyd 2001 Jaime Hill 2001 Christen Simpson 2002 Janáe Cox 2004, 2006, 2007 Jessica Bartgis 2005 Mehgan Morris 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Erica Watson 2008 Naja Johnson 2009 Nicole Roach 2009, 2010, 2011 Amy Bieski 2011 Emily Kerwin 2011 Kaylyn Millick 2012 Hope Sloanhoffer 2012 SECOND TEAM

JAIDA LAWRENCE

106

Karla Hairston Umme Salim Kelly Foley Rebecca Slobig Danielle Lilly TeShawne Jackson Kristen Macrie Alyssa DeSantis Carri Nagle Janáe Cox Erica Watson Amy Bieski Nicole Roach

1996 1996 1997, 1999 1998 2000 2002 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008, 2009, 2010 2012


ALL‑LEAGUE TEAM ‑ BEAM FIRST TEAM

Karla Hairston 1996 Jessica Nonnemacher 1997, 1998 Kristin Quackenbush 1997 Umme Salim 1998 Rebecca Slobig 1999 Danielle Lilly 1999, 2000 Amanda Halovanic 2001 Kristen Macrie 2002 Janáe Cox 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Gretchen Richter 2004 Cheryl Goldenfield 2005 Mehgan Morris 2008 Kiersten Spoerke 2009 Hope Sloanhoffer 2011, 2012 SECOND TEAM

Jessica Nonnemacher Umme Salim Rebecca Slobig Dinorh Boyd Alyssa DeSantis Cheryl Goldenfield Kiersten Spoerke Mehgan Morris Shelly Purkat Amy Bieski Chelsi Tabor Amanda Carpenter Kaylyn Millick

1996 1996 1997, 1998 2001, 2003 2004 2006 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010 2012 2012

ALL‑LEAGUE TEAM ‑ FLOOR FIRST TEAM

Jessica Nonnemacher Kristin Quackenbush Shirley Lee Rebecca Slobig TeShawne Jackson Kristen Macrie Janáe Cox Tynisha Dennis Amy Bieski Mehgan Morris Kiersten Spoerke Hope Sloanhoffer Alaska Richardson

1996, 1997, 1998 1996, 1997 1998, 2000 1998, 1999 2001, 2002, 2003 2001, 2002 2005, 2006, 2007 2005, 2007 2008, 2009, 2010 2008, 2009 2009 2011 2012

SECOND TEAM

Nikki West Kristen Macrie Dinorh Boyd Amanda Halovanic Janáe Cox Cheryl Goldenfield Mehgan Morris Shelly Purkat Naja Johnson Tina Maloney Amy Bieski Kaylyn Millick

1996, 1999 2000 2001, 2003 2002 2004 2006 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

ALL‑LEAGUE TEAM ‑ ALL‑AROUND FIRST TEAM

Karla Hairston Kristin Quackenbush Umme Salim Shirley Lee

1996 1996, 1997 1996, 1997, 1998 1998

Kristen Macrie Dinorh Boyd Janáe Cox Jessica Bartgis Amy Bieski Mehgan Morris Kaylyn Millick Hope Sloanhoffer

2000, 2001, 2002 2001 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 2005 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 2008, 2009 2012 2012

SECOND TEAM

Nikki West Amanda Halovanic TeShawne Jackson Jessica Bartgis Tina Maloney

1997, 1998 2001 2002, 2003 2004 2012

ATLANTIC 10 HONORS

From 1983‑95, West Virginia University was a member of the Atlantic 10 conference and collected 71 conference awards. The league recognized an all‑conference team on all four events plus the all‑around and awarded four individual honors from 1983‑94. In 1995, the league awarded only a gymnast of the year and a freshman of the year. The Atlantic 10 also awarded an all‑academic team from 1983‑95.

GYMNAST OF THE YEAR

Jan Funderburk* Cathie Price Cyndi Gacek* Lajuanda Moody Jana Perry* Karla Hairston* Kristin Quackenbush*

1985 1987 1988 1992 1993 1995 1995

*co‑winner

OUTSTANDING SENIOR GYMNAST

Shari Retton Cathie Price Andrea DeFelice Yvette Clark Dainty Mae Hiser

1985 1987 1990 1991 1992

OUTSTANDING FRESHMAN GYMNAST L ajuanda Moody

Elizabeth Byrnes Karla Hairston Kristin Quackenbush Umme Salim

COACH OF THE YEAR Linda Burdette Linda Burdette

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1986 1989

ALL‑CONFERENCE TEAM ‑ VAULT Jan Funderburk Cathie Price Maureen Repmann Yvette Clark Yvette Clark Lisa Reed Lajuanda Moody Lajuanda Moody Kristin Quackenbush

1983 1985 1987 1988 1989 1989 1991 1993 1994

YVETTE CLARK

ALL‑CONFERENCE TEAM ‑ BARS Jan Funderburk Jan Funderburk Shari Retton Jan Funderburk Cathie Price Bev Fry Andrea DeFelice Yvette Clark Andrea DeFelice Jana Perry Karla Hairston

1983 1984 1984 1985 1985 1987 1988 1989 1989 1992 1994

ALL‑CONFERENCE TEAM ‑ BEAM Jan Funderburk Jan Funderburk Heather Meyers Lajuanda Moody Lajuanda Moody Lajuanda Moody Lajuanda Moody

1983 1984 1989 1991 1992 1993 1994

ALL‑CONFERENCE TEAM ‑ FLOOR Jan Funderburk Jan Funderburk Cathie Price Andrea DeFelice Andrea DeFelice Susie Pierce Lajuanda Moody Lajuanda Moody Lajuanda Moody

1983 1985 1985 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1994

ALL‑CONFERENCE TEAM ‑ ALL‑AROUND Jan Funderburk Jan Funderburk Jan Funderburk Andrea DeFelice Yvette Clark Lajuanda Moody Lajuanda Moody Lajuanda Moody

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CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA ALL-AMERICANS SECOND TEAM

Cathie Price Jessica Nonnemacher

1987 1997, 1998

THIRD TEAM

Amanda Halovanic Janáe Cox

2002 2007

C o SIDA DISTRICT II ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM FIRST TEAM

Cathie Price Jessica Nonnemacher Amanda Halovanic Janáe Cox

1987 1997, 1998 2002, 2003 2007

SECOND TEAM

Kiersten Spoerke

NACGC/W SCHOLASTIC ALLAMERICANS Cathie Price

2010

1987 Karen Kirszenstein 1990 Kendra Ruppert 1990 Jana Perry 1991 Susie Pierce 1991 Wendy Crumbaker 1994 Adriana Manago 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Jessica Nonnemacher 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Kristin Quackenbush 1996, 1997 Shelley White 1997 Kelly Foley 1998 Shirley Lee 1998 Danielle Lilly 1998 Debora Santiago 1998 Amanda Halovanic 2001, 2002, 2003 Aimee Brown 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Janáe Cox 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Lequita Williams 2004, 2005 Jessica Bartgis 2005 Amie Bouchier 2005, 2006, 2007 Jaime Gold 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Cheryl Goldenfield 2005, 2006, 2007 Margaret Ann Moore 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Alyssa DeSantis 2006 Rachel Hardin 2006, 2007, 2008 Kara Weaver 2006, 2007, 2008 Heather Izer 2007, 2008, 2009 Kiersten Spoerke 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Stephanie Keaton 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Shelly Purkat 2008, 2009, 2010 Jenn Sharon 2009, 2010 Amy Bieski 2010 Tina Maloney 2010, 2011 Haley Fairchild 2010 Arlene Hathaway 2010, 2011 Jessica Young 2010 Marina Galante 2011, 2012, 2013 Naja Johnson 2011 Emily Kerwin 2011 Kaylyn Millick 2011 Nicole Roach 2011, 2012 Hope Sloanhoffer 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Bethany Yurko 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Parker Beattie 2012 Reilly Beattie 2012 Chelsea Goldschrafe 2012 Gina Costa 2013 Jaida Lawrence 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Lindsey Litten 2014 Mackenzie Myers 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Rachel Sine 2014, 2016, 2017 Erica Smith 2014, 2015

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Dayah Haley Lia Salzano Maci Sump Melissa Idell Brooklyn Doggette Robyn Bernard Kirah Koshinski Jaquie Tun Carly Galpin Alexa Goldberg Abby Kaufman Julia Merwin Kassidy Cumber Jordan Gillette McKenna Linnen Zaakira Muhammad

2015 2015 2015 2016 2016, 2017 2016, 2017, 2018 2016, 2017, 2018 2016, 2017, 2018 2017, 2018 2017 2017, 2018 2017, 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018

BIG 12 SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Jaida Lawrence

2015

ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM

Chelsea Goldschrafe Kaylyn Millick Lia Salzano Hope Sloanhoffer Bethany Yurko Melissa Idell Jaida Lawrence Erica Smith Lindsey Litten Mackenzie Myers Robyn Bernard Jordan Gillette Brooklyn Doggette Carly Galpin Alexa Goldberg Kirah Koshinski Jaquie Tun Julia Merwin Abby Kaufman Kassidy Cumber SECOND TEAM

Beth Deal Brooklyn Doggette Amanda Bowman Alexa Goldberg Zaakira Muhammad Erica Fontaine

2013 2013 2013, 2014, 2015 2013, 2014 2013, 2014 2014, 2015, 2016 2014, 2015, 2016 2014 2015 2015 2016, 2017, 2018 2016, 2017, 2018 2017 2017, 2018 2017 2017, 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2014, 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016, 2017, 2018 2018

ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 ROOKIE TEAM

Gina Costa Melissa Idell Jaida Lawrence Mackenzie Myers Nicolette Swoboda Robyn Bernard Jordan Gillette Carly Galpin Kirah Koshinski Jaquie Tun Tiara Wright Kassidy Cumber Abby Kaufman Julia Merwin McKenna Linnen Sydney Marler

2013 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017 2017 2017 2018 2018

Karla Hairston 1996 Adriana Manago 1996, 1997, 1998 Jessica Nonnemacher 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Kristin Quackenbush 1996, 1997 Umme Salim 1996, 1997 Kelly Foley 1997, 1998, 1999 Shirley Lee 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Danielle Lilly 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Nikki West 1997, 1998, 1999 Shelley White 1997, 1998 Rebecca Slobig 1998 Jessica Rohm 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Debora Santiago 1999 Christen Simpson 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Jen Cooper 2000 Amanda Halovanic 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Melissa Mascaro 2000, 2003 Jessica Bartgis 2001, 2004, 2005 Michelle Cina 2001, 2002 Jaime Hill 2001, 2002 Kristen Macrie 2001, 2002 Julie Mazzant 2001 Allison Pratus 2001, 2002 Emily Duryea 2002, 2003 Ashley Scalercio 2002, 2003 Kari Williams 2002 Casey DePerro 2003, 2004 Alyssa DeSantis 2003, 2004, 2006 Gretchen Richter 2003 Aimee Brown 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Janáe Cox 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Lequita Williams 2004, 2005 Amie Bouchier 2005, 2006, 2007 Jaime Gold 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Rachel Hardin 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Margaret Ann Moore 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Carri Nagle 2005 Kara Weaver 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Cheryl Goldenfield 2006, 2007 Katie McGregor 2006 Sabrina Noonan 2006 Erica Watson 2006, 2009 Tynisha Dennis 2007 Heather Izer 2007, 2008, 2009 Shelly Purkat 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Kiersten Spoerke 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Elizabeth White 2007 Ashley Wilson 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Chelsi Tabor 2008, 2009, 2010 Amy Bieski 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Naja Johnson 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Stephanie Keaton 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Faye Meaden 2008, 2009, 2010 Tina Maloney 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Nicole Roach 2009, 2011, 2012 Jenn Sharon 2009, 2010 Jessica Young 2009, 2010, 2011 Hailey Fairchild 2010 Arlene Hathaway 2010, 2011 Emily Kerwin 2010, 2011 Alaska Richardson 2010, 2012 Makenzie Bristol 2011 Marina Galante 2011 Kaylyn Millick 2011, 2012 Hope Sloanhoffer 2011, 2012 Bethany Yurko 2011, 2012 Parker Beattie 2012 Reilly Beattie 2012 Amanda Carpenter 2012 Beth Deal 2012 Chelsea Goldschrafe 2012 Jamie Judge 2012 Lia Salzano 2012

ACADEMIC ALL‑ATLANTIC 10 Cathie Price Karen Kirszenstein Susie Pierce Jana Perry Karla Hairston

1985, 1986, 1987 1990 1991 1992 1995


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AWARDS

THE LINDA BURDETTE-GOOD AWARD FOR THE MOST VALUABLE GYMNAST Previously named the Most Valuable Gymnast award, the honor, presented annually by the WVU athletic department since the initial season of gymnastics in 1974, is voted upon by members of the gymnastics team. The award’s new name was adapted in 2011 following Burdette-Good’s retirement after 37 years at the helm.

1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Teresa Lucas Dana Davis Lavon Smith Dana Davis Lisa Neutze Lisa Neutze Lisa Neutze Lisa Neutze Donna Donati Shari Retton Jan Funderburk Jan Funderburk Cathie Price Cathie Price Cyndi Gacek Andrea DeFelice Andrea DeFelice Susie Pierce Lajuanda Moody Karla Hairston Lajuanda Moody Karla Hairston Kristin Quackenbush Kristin Quackenbush Umme Salim Rebecca Slobig Kristen Macrie Dinorh Boyd TeShawne Jackson Alyssa DeSantis Janáe Cox Janáe Cox Mehgan Morris Janáe Cox Amy Bieski, Mehgan Morris Mehgan Morris Chelsi Tabor Hope Sloanhoffer Hope Sloanhoffer Kaylyn Millick Hope Sloanhoffer Dayah Haley Zaakira Muhammad Zaakira Muhammad Zaakira Muhammad

JOHN QUACKENBUSH AWARD FOR MOUNTAINEER SPIRIT The John Quackenbush Award for Mountaineer Spirit is presented annually to the gymnast who displays the most perseverance and enthusiasm for the sport of gymnastics. The award is named in honor of the late John Quackenbush, a great parent and friend of the Mountaineer gymnastics program. Each spring, members of the WVU gymnastics team vote on the gymnast who best exemplifies these characteristics to honor the memory of John Quackenbush.

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Kristin Quackenbush Allison Gaidish Rebecca Slobig Danielle Lilly TeShawne Jackson Julie Mazzant Julie Mazzan TeShawne Jackson Gretchen Richter Amie Bouchier Gretchen Richter Jaime Gold Kara Weaver Erica Watson Jenn Sharon Emily Kerwin Beth Deal Beth Deal Melissa Idell Melissa Idell Melissa Idell Erica Fontaine Jordan Gillette

JOSEPH MEDRICK AWARD Named after a longtime Mountaineer gymnastics supporter who initiated the award in 1981, the Joseph Medrick Award signifies the all-around gymnast with the highest scoring average for the season.

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

Lisa Neutze Shari Retton Jan Funderburk Jan Funderburk Jan Funderburk Cathie Price Cathie Price Andrea DeFelice Yvette Clark Susie Pierce Lajuanda Moody Lajuanda Moody Lajuanda Moody Lajuanda Moody Karla Hairston Kristin Quackenbush Kristin Quackenbush Umme Salim Kelly Foley Kristen Macrie Dinorh Boyd Kristen Macrie

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

TeShawne Jackson Janáe Cox Janáe Cox Janáe Cox Janáe Cox Mehgan Morris Mehgan Morris Amy Bieski Amy Bieski Hope Sloanhoffer Hope Sloanhoffer Hope Sloanhoffer Dayah Haley Alexa Goldberg Zaakira Muhammad Zaakira Muhammad

SALLY MEDRICK AWARD Named in honor of a strong supporter of West Virginia gymnastics, the Medrick family first donated this award in 1981. It is awarded to the most improved gymnast of the year as voted upon by team members.

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

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NANETTE SCHNAIBLE

1976 (7‑4)

1 Season | 1974 | Record: 5‑2

83.22 Frostburg State 78.00 at Slippery Rock 79.75 at Pitt 85.85 Youngstown State 86.80 Towson 80.70 Indiana, Pa. 76.95 at Indiana, Pa. Franklin & Marshall 80.88 at Ohio State 84.50 at Eastern Kentucky Miami, Ohio

Armed with a thrifty $6,000 budget, Schnaible, West Virginia’s first gymnastics coach, took a team consisting of mostly former club gymnasts and guided WVU to a 5‑2 record. Schnaible’s lone season at the helm of the fledgling program produced wins against Pitt, Fairmont State (twice) and Frostburg State (twice).

1974 (5‑2) 81.96 69.70 72.25 73.30 71.50 67.60

COACH NANETTE SCHNAIBLE

at Pitt at Frostburg State Fairmont State Fairmont State at Fairmont State at Slippery Rock at SUNY‑Brockport

81.81 51.70 32.10 38.40 47.10 91.35 79.30

W W W W W L L

In 1974, gymnastics, basketball and tennis began intercollegiate competition as the first three women’s varsity sports at West Virginia University.

LINDA BURDETTE-GOOD 37 SEASONS | 1975‑2011 | RECORD: 644-263-4

Only the second coach in the history of West Virginia gymnastics, Burdette-Good constantly worked to upgrade the Mountaineer program. She took the program from its infancy as a member of the West Virginia Conference in the AIAW all the way to the NCAA Championships. The WVU alumna coached All‑Americans Janàe Cox, Lajuanda Moody, Kristin Quackenbush and Shari Retton and was named 1995 NCAA Southeast Regional coach of the year. In 2004, she eclipsed the 500-win milestone, and in 2009, she amassed over 600 victories, making her the all-time winningest Mountaineer coach with a WVU team. She retired in 2011 after 37 highly successful and memorable seasons.

1975 (7‑5)

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

75.80 Slippery Rock 61.25 at Kent State 96.00 Fairmont State 72.35 at Frostburg State 70.46 at Fairmont State 77.65 SUNY‑Brockport Frostburg State 75.70 at Indiana, Pa. Franklin & Marshall Fairmont State 82.55 at Pitt Youngstown State

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90.90 92.45 67.28 61.80 50.00 75.60 53.30 80.00 68.00 59.55 86.75 89.10

L L W W W W W L W W L L

1977 (5‑6)

COACH LINDA BURDETTE W L L L L W W W W W W

at Towson North Carolina Springfield Indiana, Pa. at Clarion William & Mary at Youngstown State

127.30 L 125.75 L 124.30 L 106.50 W 142.65 L 113.65 W 111.78 W

MAIAW Regional at West Virginia (14 teams) 1. Kent State 134.20; 2. Indiana State 131.65; 3. Southern Illinois 131.35; 4. Bowling Green 131.25; 5. Ohio State 128.75; 6. Michigan 128.45; 7. Michigan State 128.35; 8. Illinois 127.45; 9. Illinois‑Chicago 126.65; 10. West Virginia 125.60; 11. Central Michigan 121.90; 12. Indiana 121.50; 13. WisconsinOshkosh 117.15; 14. Illinois State 116.65. At the conclusion of the 1978‑79 season, West Virginia joined the EAIAW.

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

108.73 Frostburg State 115.25 Slippery Rock 113.20 at Pitt 106.55 at Clarion 116.45 at Kent State Bowling Green 117.70 at Youngstown State Ohio State 112.05 at Indiana, Pa. Frostburg State 118.78 Clarion

1978 (7‑2)

56.14 96.00 80.35 86.90 95.85 67.05 75.55 60.00 80.85 84.15 77.65

120.70 124.85 126.50 120.95 125.70

91.44 129.25 123.95 146.20 134.75 124.40 85.30 113.63 105.60 105.50 143.52

W L L L L L W W W W L

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

122.30 at Frostburg State 103.25 131.65 at Slippery Rock 131.55 129.85 Pitt 134.05 135.83 Towson 131.92 129.60 Youngstown State 111.70 131.02 at Indiana, Pa. 110.55 129.45 Clarion 144.50 128.80 William & Mary 108.629 Marland‑Baltimore County 100.179

W W L W W W L W W

1980 (15‑5)

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

127.10 at Pitt James Madison Maryland 133.89 at Frostburg Towson 131.15 at Kent State Michigan Illinois‑Chicago 131.00 at Bowling Green Ohio State 132.45 Slippery Rock 135.00 Frostburg Youngstown 136.95 at Indiana, Pa. 136.80 Pitt 135.03 at Clarion 138.95 Georgetown 134.80 Maryland Penn Tempe

133.15 L 122.70 W 105.90 W 113.00 W 119.10 W 133.30 L 134.30 L 124.75 W 133.70 L 131.40 L 129.35 W 117.35 W 111.65 W 130.00 W 130.90 W 124.53 W 91.35 W 123.50 W 114.50 W 78.90 W

OAISW Ohio Championships at Ohio State (6 teams) 1. Kent State 139.80; 2. Bowling Green 138.05; 3. Ohio State 133.55; 4. West Virginia 128.10; 5. Miami, Ohio 115.60; 6. Youngstown State 113.00.

EAIAW Regional at Penn State (8 teams) 1. Penn State 148.55; 2. West Virginia 135.70; 3. Massachusetts 134.35; 4. Yale 132.70; 5. New Hampshire 132.40; 6. Pitt 131.55; 7. Cornell 125.90; 8. Rutgers 122.15.

1979 (6‑10)

1981 (20‑3)

116.65 119.05 121.15 122.15 119.85

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

Frostburg State James Madison at Pitt Kent State at Ohio State Eastern Kentucky Bowling Green Slippery Rock Penn State

100.70 103.50 130.15 129.70 130.30 125.75 127.35 115.65 138.30

W W L L L L L W L

126.00 131.90 130.05 134.90 127.10

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

at Massachusetts Rhode Island New Hampshire at Pitt James Madison Kent State Ohio State Bowling Green Indiana, Pa. James Madison

123.80 112.10 130.35 137.80 122.85 127.15 132.60 126.60 109.90 123.50

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139.00 Frostburg State 138.65 Slippery Rock 136.20 at Miami, Ohio Eastern Kentucky Ball State Notre Dame 125.85 William & Mary 135.90 Clarion Youngstown State 129.35 Pitt 133.85 Temple Maryland Penn

102.70 W 128.40 W 130.95 W 128.10 W 135.20 W 129.85 W 110.80 W 130.55 W 118.55 W 138.80 L 106.80 W 129.25 W 130.80 W

EAIAW Regional at Pittsburgh (8 teams) 1. Penn State 145.75; 2. Pitt 142.45; 3. New Hampshire 140.10; 4. West Virginia 135.10; 5. Massachusetts 134.95; 6. Clarion 131.80; 7. Maryland 130.30; 8. Penn 125.05.

1982 (18‑7)

1981 MOUNTAINEERS West Virginia’s affiliation with NCAA regional and championship competition began with the 1983 season.

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

135.80 at Indiana, Pa. 138.85 Frostburg State Southern Illinois 132.10 at Ohio State Eastern Michigan Southern Illinois 132.10 at Kent State Michigan State Ohio State 142.30 Florida 132.90 at Slippery Rock 131.70 at Duke Kentucky Alabama Maryland 136.60 James Madison North Carolina Penn State 137.80 at Clarion 141.00 Pitt North Carolina State 138.40 at Youngstown State 141.95 Maryland Penn Temple

116.95 W 109.90 W 92.10 W 133.10 L 130.00 W 92.50 W 131.10 W 138.10 L 138.35 L 142.10 W 134.15 L Forfeit W 129.85 W 140.30 L 133.50 L 124.45 W 133.45 W 141.85 L 134.00 W 138.85 W 129.95 W 115.00 W 140.35 W 135.55 W 112.75 W

EAIAW Regional at Clarion (8 teams) 1. West Virginia 139.25; 2. Yale 138.35; 3. Maryland 137.35; 4. Clarion 136.55; 5. Rhode Island 135.35; 6. Cornell 134.95; 7. Penn 132.75; 8. Northeastern 129.05. AIAW National Championships at Memphis (12 teams) 1. Florida 143.90; 2. Alabama 142.85; 3. West Virginia 141.40; 4. Georgia 141.30; 5. Ohio State 141.05; 6. Brigham Young 140.85; 7. Minnesota 140.65; 8. Oklahoma State 138.80; 9. Utah State 137.45; 10. Oral Roberts 136.95; 11. Washington State 134.40; 12. Southern Illinois 133.25.

1983 (24‑8)

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

162.30 at Slippery Rock James Madison Duke 168.65 at Kent State Youngstown State 169.30 New Mexico Clarion Indiana, Pa. 167.55 at Pitt Michigan State 168.80 Alabama 172.93 at North Carolina State Duke 173.40 at North Carolina Jacksonville State 177.40 Nebraska 169.95 at Penn State Pitt 173.60 Florida Ohio State 171.40 Kent State Slippery Rock 169.60 at Temple Maryland Penn 169.65 Kentucky

157.95 W 155.25 W 160.85 W 169.50 L 129.15 W 165.95 W 152.10 W 152.25 W 161.00 W 161.90 W 178.95 L 171.46 W Forfeit W 170.00 W 164.35 W 177.80 L 175.65 L 165.20 W 180.85 L 175.40 L 168.30 W 164.25 W 163.95 W 160.05 W 157.40 W 165.70 W

Atlantic 10 Championships at Rhode Island 1. Penn State 176.55 2. Massachusetts 173.00 3. West Virginia 171.25 4. Rhode Island 165.00 5. Temple 158.65 6. Rutgers 146.00 7. George Washington 139.90

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NCAA East Regional at West Virginia (7 teams) 1. Ohio State 177.80; 2. New Hampshire 176.85; 3. Penn State 176.80; 4. West Virginia 173.70; 5. Massachusetts 169.05; 6. North Carolina State 168.30; 7. Duke 167.85. West Virginia was switched from the NCAA East to the NCAA Southeast Region after the 1983 campaign.

1984 (13‑9)

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

167.60 James Madison 163.25 at Ohio State Nebraska 150.80 at Kent State Bowling Green 163.15 at Clarion 160.35 at Slippery Rock 164.65 Pitt 176.20 at Florida 172.10 at Bowling Green 167.60 Penn State 173.25 Indiana, Pa. 171.40 at Penn Maryland Temple 175.30 North Carolina State

161.00 W 179.45 L 170.20 L 168.95 L 168.40 L 157.05 W 159.05 W 178.10 L 188.05 L 175.20 L 169.60 L 170.00 W 151.10 W 171.35 W 164.45 W 171.05 W

Atlantic 10 Championships at Rhode Island 1. Penn State 182.35 2. West Virginia 177.05 3. Massachusetts 171.55 4. Rhode Island 169.40 5. Temple 169.25 6. Rutgers 158.75 7. George Washington 122.65

L W W W W W

NCAA Southeast Regional at Florida (6 teams) 1. Florida 187.95; 2. Georgia 181.85; 3. West Virginia 174.35; 4. North Carolina State 174.20; 5. North Carolina 173.40; 6. Maryland 172.00.

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1985 (23‑5)

GYMNASTICS

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

176.90 James Madison 177.80 Kentucky 174.40 at Kentucky 172.80 at James Madison Pitt Maryland Kent State North Carolina State 181.45 North Carolina Kent State 179.50 Bowling Green Clarion 178.25 at Pitt Oklahoma State 178.10 at Penn State 180.15 at Indiana, Pa. Eastern Michigan 179.40 at Maryland Temple Penn 178.35 at Radford 174.00 at North Carolina

141.45 W 159.15 W 174.60 L 137.15 W 171.70 W 171.25 W 167.35 W 163.20 W 173.55 W 163.00 W 173.70 W 167.40 W 178.55 L 173.85 W 182.10 L 171.50 W 170.15 W 177.20 W 173.15 W 163.05 W 174.30 W 179.50 L

Atlantic 10 Championships at West Virginia 1. Penn State 179.35 2. West Virginia 177.60 3. Temple 175.00 4. Rhode Island 168.55 5. Massachusetts 165.75 6. George Washington 163.85 7. Rutgers 152.55

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NCAA Southeast Regional at Georgia (6 teams) 1. Florida 186.95; 2. Georgia 182.60; 3. West Virginia 176.80; 4. North Carolina 176.15; 5. Maryland 170.30; 6. Kentucky 167.50.

1986 (16‑11‑1)

165.60 Kent State Clarion Slippery Rock 170.35 at Kentucky Ohio State Ball State 168.40 at Clarion 171.35 at Kent State 170.20 at James Madison North Carolina Auburn 173.50 at Florida Nebraska Minnesota 175.85 at Penn State Indiana, Pa. 177.50 Pitt Maryland 176.95 Ohio State 179.70 at North Carolina 177.65 Indiana State Temple

L W W W W W

NCAA Southeast Regional at West Virginia (6 teams) 1. Georgia 186.80; 2. Florida 185.40; 3. North Carolina 180.65; 4. Kentucky 180.40; 5. Maryland 179.50; 6. West Virginia 178.40.

175.10 170.30 176.70 176.55 174.20 177.90 175.35 175.60 179.35 183.35

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159.95 W 147.45 W 133.45 W 169.10 W 178.35 L 162.45 W 163.60 W 171.55 L 163.50 W 176.40 L 165.25 W 181.70 L 177.70 L 173.85 L 182.95 L 171.20 W 177.50 T 177.00 W 184.85 L 184.75 L 177.95 L 170.40 W

Atlantic 10 Championships at Rhode Island 1. Penn State 185.75 2. West Virginia 176.05 3. Temple 173.70 4. Rhode Island 173.15 5. Massachusetts 169.75 6. George Washington 164.75 7. Rutgers 147.85

1987 (13‑7)

LAJUANDA MOODY & LINDA BURDETTE-GOOD

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

at Penn State North Carolina State Kent State North Carolina at Maryland at Indiana, Pa. at Temple Maryland Penn at Louisiana State Rhode Island at Houston Baptist at Florida

179.00 L 164.90 W 167.25 W 175.60 W 179.00 L 170.20 W 175.90 L 177.40 L 161.50 W 186.05 L 174.25 W 160.20 W 190.80 L

Atlantic 10 Championships at Rhode Island 1. Penn State 182.15 L 2. West Virginia 177.25 3. Rhode Island 173.10 W 4. Temple 170.75 W

5. Massachusetts 6. George Washington 7. Rutgers

167.00 161.85 158.75

W W W

NCAA Southeast Regional at Florida (7 teams) 1. Florida 187.90; 2. Georgia 186.70; 3. West Virginia 182.30; 4. Maryland 181.80; 5. Kentucky 180.05; 6. William & Mary 174.35; 7. Towson 173.15.

1988 (16‑11)

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

175.00 Penn State Maryland Indiana, Pa. 179.00 Towson 176.15 at North Carolina State Radford 178.55 at North Carolina Maryland 173.45 at New Hampshire Michigan State North Carolina 179.30 at Kentucky 179.00 Florida 180.00 at Kent State 176.85 at Penn Temple 175.40 at Auburn North Carolina 177.35 at Georgia College 180.30 Radford

176.65 L 176.25 L 172.70 W 180.10 L 159.65 W 169.55 W 177.30 W 182.90 L 176.35 L 182.30 L 172.85 W 182.90 L Forfeit W 182.65 L 171.05 W 173.75 W 182.30 L 179.25 L 172.55 W 169.90 W

Atlantic 10 Championships at Temple 1. Penn State 186.05 2. West Virginia 182.30 3. Temple 180.20 4. Rhode Island 179.10 5. Massachusetts 177.90 6. George Washington 177.25 7. Rutgers 168.50 8. Pitt 181.50

L W W W W W W

NCAA Southeast Regional at Florida (7 teams) 1. Georgia 189.80; 2. Florida 189.10; 3. Towson 184.00; 4. Kentucky 183.45; 5. Maryland 181.40; 6. West Virginia 181.00; 7. North Carolina 178.00.

1989 (19‑10)

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

175.75 at Penn State 181.90 at Maryland 181.85 George Washington 183.85 Kentucky 183.95 at William & Mary George Washington 184.35 Kent State 182.80 at Towson Northeastern

185.80 L 182.50 L 178.50 W 181.70 W 182.50 W 178.90 W 175.65 W 184.40 L 182.05 W


183.10 184.75 182.65 185.35 185.35 184.75

at Florida Oklahoma Minnesota Michigan State Maryland North Carolina North Carolina State Indiana, Pa. Temple at Louisiana State Maryland North Carolina State New Hampshire at Pitt

192.30 L 187.45 L 185.60 L 185.35 L 182.25 W 182.60 W 180.95 W 181.35 W 180.30 W 189.85 L 186.95 L 183.05 W 184.95 W 184.45 W

Atlantic 10 Championships at George Washington 1. Penn State 186.85 L 2. West Virginia 185.55 3. Temple 84.30 W 4. Massachusetts 180.95 W 5. George Washington 180.30 W 6. Rhode Island 180.25 W 7. Rutgers 178.00 W NCAA Southeast Regional at Kentucky (7 teams) 1. Georgia 193.20; 2. Florida 191.05; 3. Maryland 186.15; 4. Towson 185.05; 5. Kentucky 182.80; 6. North Carolina State 182.30; 7. West Virginia 181.55.

1990 (21‑11)

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

179.25 Georgia Ohio State Wisconsin Indiana, Pa. 184.10 at North Carolina George Washington 182.15 at Kentucky 182.55 at Kent State 182.90 William & Mary 184.15 Towson 182.60 Bowling Green Iowa Rhode Island 185.45 at Indiana, Pa. 180.15 at Temple Vermont 184.05 at Georgia Utah State Kentucky Brigham Young North Carolina 181.05 at Auburn 185.55 at Utah Oklahoma 186.45 Rutgers 185.40 Pitt

188.05 L 181.15 L 178.80 W 175.50 W 179.90 W 178.15 W 182.10 W 179.80 W 182.05 W 184.65 L 178.80 W 177.80 W 176.80 W 183.55 W 179.50 W 175.85 W 191.75 L 186.90 L 185.40 L 185.20 L 184.00 W 186.65 L 193.10 L 185.10 W 180.40 W 184.30 W

1992 MOUNTAINEERS Atlantic 10 Championships at Massachusetts 1. Penn State 187.45 L 2. Massachusetts 184.90 L 3. West Virginia 183.10 4. Temple 178.35 W 5. Rutgers 178.15 W 6. George Washington 176.25 W 7. Rhode Island 175.55 W NCAA Southeast Regional at Florida (7 teams) 1. Georgia 193.350; 2. Florida 190.425; 3. Kentucky 188.825; 4. Towson 188.775; 5. West Virginia 186.85; 6. William & Mary 184.45; 7. North Carolina State 183.275.

1991 (23‑7)

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

181.60 Penn State Rutgers Indiana, Pa. 185.05 at Towson 186.00 James Madison 186.50 Michigan William & Mary 184.10 at Indiana, Pa. 183.85 at Ohio State Bowling Green Kent State Denver 188.35 at Michigan State Florida Michigan 184.95 Auburn Temple Maryland

186.75 L 178.80 W 176.15 W 185.45 L 177.90 W 183.35 W 183.20 W 181.80 W 183.50 W 181.25 W 179.70 W 178.80 W 186.05 W 189.05 L 185.55 W 187.55 L 183.65 W 180.05 W

187.95 185.85 184.75 186.45

at Missouri Wisconsin at Nebraska at Massachusetts New Hampshire at Pitt

188.05 L 183.85 W 185.00 W 183.05 W 180.55 W 186.90 L

Atlantic 10 Championships at George Washington 1. Penn State 189.65 L 2. West Virginia 186.55 3. Massachusetts 185.25 W 4. George Washington 185.25 W 5. Rhode Island 182.85 W 6. Rutgers 178.30 W 7. Temple 116.45 W NCAA Southeast Regional at Georgia (7 teams) 1. Georgia 194.275; 2. Florida 191.175; 3. West Virginia 189.775; 4. Towson 187.30; 5. North Carolina 185.825; 6. George Washington 185.525; 7. Maryland 183.90.

1992 (26‑7‑1)

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

185.50 at Pitt Michigan 187.25 Kentucky Towson 188.90 at Florida Michigan State Minnesota 187.10 Bowling Green North Carolina 189.60 at North Carolina State James Madison North Carolina

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MOUNTAINEER 189.10 at William & Mary James Madison Northeastern 189.55 Missouri Indiana, Pa. 185.60 at Georgia Michigan 191.10 Michigan State Ohio State 190.00 Temple Pitt 182.50 at UCLA 188.10 at UC Davis Sacramento State 191.40 at Penn State New Hampshire Massachusetts

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188.30 W 187.50 W 180.35 W 188.80 W 178.65 W 196.00 L 189.30 L 189.65 W 187.30 W 183.35 W 181.25 W 192.25 L 186.55 W 178.40 W 194.75 L 188.55 W 186.45 W

Atlantic 10 Championships at Rhode Island 1. West Virginia 2. George Washington 3. Temple 4. Massachusetts 5. Rhode Island 6. Rutgers

191.90 189.75 189.45 189.40 189.10 183.55

W W W W W

NCAA Southeast Regional at Florida (7 teams) 1. Georgia 196.55; 2. Florida 191.475; 3. Towson 189.075; 4. George Washington 186.875; 5. Kentucky 185.075; 6. West Virginia 184.975; 7. North Carolina State 183.55.

1993 (17‑5) 182.55 186.25 188.85 191.20 188.20 190.75 191.10 188.25 190.00

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

at Michigan Pitt at Towson Massachusetts North Carolina State Indiana, Pa. Penn State Indiana, Pa. at Kentucky Indiana, Pa. at Ohio State George Washington at Georgia Penn State Massachusetts at Pitt Indiana, Pa.

188.50 L 181.40 W 186.15 W 183.10 W 185.25 W 161.40 W 190.65 W 139.55 W 191.95 L 177.05 W 191.55 L 185.90 W 197.55 L 193.15 L 186.55 W 188.30 W 180.30 W

Atlantic 10 Championships at West Virginia 1. West Virginia 192.70 2. George Washington 190.05 3. Massachusetts 189.25 4. Rhode Island 188.00 5. Temple 183.75 6. Rutgers 182.30

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NCAA Southeast Regional at Georgia (7 teams) 1. Georgia 197.50; 2. Florida 194.30; 3. North Carolina State 191.00; 4. Kentucky 190.80; 5. Towson 190.50; 6. West Virginia 190.25; 7. George Washington 189.35.

1994 (18‑5)

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

186.75 Michigan 187.625 L Pitt 160.075 W 188.375 New Hampshire 189.675 L at Penn State 187.775 W Minnesota 183.850 W 186.775 Towson 187.60 L 188.00 at Temple 183.20 W Northeastern 181.25 W 187.825 at North Carolina State 189.675 L New Hampshire 185.80 W Missouri 183.425 W 190.325 Pitt 181.375 W Indiana, Pa. 129.55 W 191.55 Kent State 188.325 W 188.875 at Florida 193.925 L 189.00 at Arizona 188.525 W 188.175 at Texas Women’s University W 188.150 Northern Illinois 187.00 W Atlantic 10 Championships at George Washington 1. West Virginia 190.70 2. George Washington 190.35 W 3. Massachusetts 189.925 W 4. Rhode Island 186.125 W 5. Temple 186.10 W 6. Rutgers 185.025 W NCAA Southeast Regional at West Virginia (7 teams) 1. Georgia 196.775; 2. Florida 192.55; 3. North Carolina State 191.175; 4. Kentucky 190.825; 5. Towson 190.575; 6. George Washington 189.65; 7. West Virginia 188.325.

1995 (15‑6)

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

185.525 at Pitt Michigan 191.725 Oregon State Rhode Island 188.575 at Towson James Madison 191.25 Temple 191.475 at Massachusetts 190.725 Massachusetts Pitt 193.60 Penn State Kent State 191.75 at Louisiana State Oklahoma Centenary 193.85 Rutgers

181.90 W 189.65 L 193.20 L 182.85 W 187.90 W 183.25 W 180.525 W 190.85 W 190.925 L 186.325 W 194.30 L 188.275 W 196.30 L 193.00 L 187.70 W 186.20 W

Atlantic 10 Championships at Temple 1. West Virginia 195.50 2. George Washington 190.675 3. Massachusetts 189.70 4. Temple 188.15 5. Rhode Island 187.725 6. Rutgers 185.925

W W W W W

NCAA Southeast Regional at Towson (7 teams) 1. Georgia 197.575; 2. Florida 195.70; 3. West Virginia 193.325; 4. Kentucky 192.00; 5. North Carolina State 191.60; 6. Towson 190.125; 7. George Washington 188.025. NCAA National Championships at Georgia (12 teams) 1. Utah 196.65; 2t. Alabama 196.425; 2t. Michigan 196.425; 4. UCLA 196.15; 5. Georgia 196.075; 6. Oregon State 194.85; 7. Florida 195.425; 8. Penn State 194.15; 9. Louisiana State 193.025; 10. Brigham Young 191.975; 11. Nebraska 191.75; 12. West Virginia 189.65.


1996 (17‑9)

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

190.725 at Michigan Pitt 188.6 Georgia # Kentucky # Louisiana State # 189.375 at Oregon State 193.7 Temple 194.4 Kentucky 192.425 at Rhode Island 191.225 at Utah State UC Davis 192.35 at California Ball State Boise State UC Santa Barbara Michigan State 191.775 at Penn State Nebraska 194.85 Rutgers

194.75 L 187.3 W 195.4 L 188.525 W 189.025 L 194.075 L 188.775 W 192.825 W 188.2 W 192.025 L 185.125 W 193.925 L 190.925 W 191.15 W 187.25 W 193.575 L 192.875 L 194.15 L 188.35 W

# - Bahamas Sunshine Cup at Nassau, Bahamas

EAGL Championship at West Virginia 1. West Virginia 194.6 2. Towson 193.725 3. North Carolina State 192.3 4. Maryland 192.15 5. New Hampshire 191.7 6. North Carolina 189.3 7. Pitt 189.15 8. Rutgers 188.0

W W W W W W W

EAGL Championship at North Carolina State 1. West Virginia 196.0 2. North Carolina State 195.1 3. New Hampshire 193.1 4. Pitt 192.85 5. North Carolina 192.325 6. Towson 192.1 7. Maryland 191.775 8. Rutgers 190.05

W W W W W W W

NCAA Southeast Regional at Kentucky (7 teams) 1. Florida 195.75; 2. Georgia 195.725; 3. West Virginia 193.15; 4. North Carolina State 192.9; 5. Kentucky 192.875; 6. Towson 192.85; 7. George Washington 189.575.

1998 (23-4)

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

190.6 at George Washington 192.025 at Pitt 195.725 New Hampshire 192.675 at Towson Temple 192.6 Temple 194.925 Auburn Maryland Radford 195.3 at Massachusetts M.I.T.

184.55 W 187.875 W 192.225 W 191.675 W 180.45 W 186.175 W 190.725 W 190.125 W 186.6 W 193.075 W 174.4 W

192.925 190.6 195.65 196.0

at Penn State Arizona Temple at Arizona State Ball State Central Michigan Michigan State George Washington Rutgers

195.725 L 194.475 L 186.775 W 195.875 L 184.325 W 192.8 L 194.275 W 192.525 W 190.325 W

EAGL Championship at Rutgers 1. West Virginia 195.5 2. New Hampshire 193.85 3. North Carolina State 193.825 4. Maryland 192.675 5. Towson 192.45 6. Pitt 192.225 7. North Carolina 190.975 8. Rutgers 190.875

W W W W W W W

NCAA Southeast Regional at Georgia (7 teams) 1. Georgia 198.575; 2. Florida 197.075; 3. North Carolina State 195.125; 4. West Virginia 194.8; 5. Kentucky 192.15; 6. George Washington 190.45; 7. Maryland 190.1.

NCAA Southeast Regional at Florida (7 teams) 1. Georgia 196.95; 2. Florida 195.375; 3. Kentucky 193.925; 4. Towson 192.65; 5t. West Virginia 191.875; 5t. North Carolina State 191.875; 7. Maryland 189.9.

1997 (22-3)

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

193.45 Michigan Towson 195.275 Pitt 194.7 Penn State 194.8 at New Hampshire Michigan State Temple 194.275 at Temple 197.35 Rhode Island 193.775 at Auburn Louisiana State Michigan State 192.525 at Alabama Michigan State Southeast Missouri State 195.925 George Washington Massachusetts Rutgers

191.85 W 190.2 W 190.0 W 192.45 W 192.25 W 191.425 W 185.975 W 189.45 W 192.45 W 191.875 W 196.35 L 191.625 W 196.85 L 193.75 L 191.65 W 192.575 W 192.525 W 191.075 W

1997 MOUNTAINEERS

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1999 (19-7)

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

188.45 vs. SE Missouri St # 195.375 Pitt Temple Towson 195.000 Kentucky Ohio State Rutgers 193.1 at Maryland Temple 195.175 Minnesota North Carolina State 193.65 at Rutgers Temple Ursinus 193.925 George Washington 189.875 at Minnesota 195.400 Maryland Ball State Rutgers

184.375 W 191.325 W 184.600 W 190.350 W 192.575 W 192.350 W 191.550 W 195.175 L 183.15 W 192.425 W 193.200 W 192.325 W 187.675 W 177.450 W 193.575 W 194.375 L 193.100 W 191.625 W 191.425 W

EAGL Championship at Maryland 1. North Carolina State 196.050 2. Maryland 195.475 3. New Hampshire 194.800 4. North Carolina 194.675 5. Towson 194.325 6. West Virginia 194.100 7. Pitt 192.85 8. Rutgers 192.375

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L L L L L W W

NCAA Region 6 Championships at WVU (6 teams) 1. Alabama 196.625; 2. West Virginia 195.275; 3. North Carolina State 194.900; 4. Maryland 194.125; 5. Ohio State 193.050; 6. Towson 192.850. NCAA National Championship at Salt Lake City, Utah (12 teams) 1. Georgia 196.850; 2. Michigan 196.550; 3. Alabama 195.950; 4. Arizona State 195.900; 5. UCLA 195.850; 6. Nebraska 194.800; 7. Utah 195.475; 8. Penn State 194.775; 9. Louisiana State 194.475; 10. Florida 194.000; 11. Stanford 194.000; 12. West Virginia 191.850. # - at Maui Invitational

2000 (19-10)

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

Ball State Cardinal Classic 190.825 at Ball State 193.475 L Illinois-Chicago 190.425 W Illinois 188.300 W Wisconsin-Oshkosh 175.800 W 193.850 Ohio State 193.950 L Rhode Island 185.225 W 194.675 at Towsona 194.175 W 196.275 UMass 190.175 W Radford 187.675 W N.C. State Hearts Invitational 194.450 at N.C. State Rhode Island William & Mary Radford 195.625 at Penn State Boise State

196.225 L 191.450 W 190.700 W 189.000 W 195.85 L 193.375 W

Nebraska Masters Classic 195.475 at Nebraska Southern Utah Utah State 196.475 Arizona State 194.525 at Kentucky 197.275 George Washington Rutgers

196.775 L 193.075 W 192.750 W 195.300 W 195.525 L 194.375 W 193.900 W

EAGL Championship at Pitt 1. North Carolina State 2. Pitt 3. Maryland 4. Towson 5. West Virginia 6. New Hampshire 7. North Carolina 8. Rutgers

196.000 195.275 195.050 195.025 194.700 194.550 194.475 191.800

L L L L W W W

NCAA Region 2 Championship at Minnesota (6 teams) 1. Utah 196.325; 2. West Virginia 195.475; 3. Denver 195.450; 4. Minnesota 194.750; 5. Utah State 192.950; 6. Southern Utah 191.800. NCAA National Championship at Boise State University, Idaho (12 teams) 1. UCLA 197.3; 2. Utah 196.875; 3. Georgia 196.8; 4. Nebraska 1963.725; 5. Alabama 196.5; 6. Michigan 195.725; 7. Penn State 195.35; 8. Iowa State 195.325; 9. LSU 194.95; 10. Oregon State 194.75; 11. BYU 194.5; 12. West Virginia 194.175.


2001 (21-3)

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

192.375 at Pitt Brown 193.325 Rutgers 195.175 Kent State Towson 194.400 at Massachusetts 195.250 at Rhode Island New Hampshire Yale 196.600 Nebraska Penn State James Madison 194.750 William & Mary 195.200 at Ohio State 196.075 George Washington 197.150 at Kent State 193.675 at Michigan

188.900 W 183.450 W 189.025 W 193.750 W 193.275 W 191.925 W 193.250 W 194.650 W 192.300 W 197.050 L 194.925 W 190.100 W 189.800 W 197.075 L 194.025 W 196.300 W 197.575 L

EAGL Championship at North Carolina 1. West Virginia 196.375 2. Maryland 195.875 3. Towson 194.600 4. New Hampshire 194.375 5. North Carolina 193.325 6. North Carolina State 193.275 7. Rutgers 191.825 8. Pitt 191.025

W W W W W W W

NCAA North Central Regional at Utah (6 teams) 1. Utah 194.075; 2. Denver 193.900; 3. Iowa State 193.375; 4. West Virginia 192.400; 5. Utah State 191.200; 6. Air Force 190.200.

2002 (22-6)

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

189.925 at Michigan State Iowa State Western Michigan 195.2 Pitt Rutgers 192.6 at Towson 195.125 Kentucky Massachusetts George Washington 194.4 Kent State Maryland James Madison 195.975 Michigan 194.75 at Nebraska Arizona State Ohio State 193.075 at New Hampshire Pitt Yale 194.55 Central Michigan 196.425 at Penn State

194.65 L 195.175 L 188.025 W 190.95 W 191.95 W 192.0 W 193.925 W 193.225 W 189.65 W 193.775 W 193.875 W 187.55 W 196.1 L 197.15 L 194.6 W 193.6 W 195.275 L 192.575 W 192.1 W 194.475 W 192.75 W

EAGL Championship at Towson 1. North Carolina 2. West Virginia 3. Maryland 4. North Carolina State 5. New Hampshire 6. Pitt 7. Rutgers 8. Towson

196.425 196.025 194.825 194.725 194.375 194.275 192.7 192.35

L W W W W W W

NCAA Southeast Regional at West Virginia (6 teams) 1. Alabama 197.9; 2. Minnesota 196.05; 3. West Virginia 194.85; 4. North Carolina 194.825; 5. Kentucky 194.225; 6. Michigan State 193.15.

2003 (15-12)

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

193.975 at Pitt Ball State Kent State 192.275 at Central Michigan 194.775 Eastern Michigan 195.225 at Michigan Kent State 192.975 at Maryland 194.9 Penn State Rutgers 195.15 George Washington 191.9 at Rhode Island Temple 196.8 Arkansas 195.075 Florida New Hampshire Yale Cornell 194.4 at Denver Arizona

190.95 W 192.825 W 193.825 W 193.725 L 192.2 W 195.4 L 194.925 W 193.775 L 195.45 L 192.4 W 195.175 L 190.475 W 187.625 W 195.15 W 197.125 L 193.925 W 191.5 W 189.725 W 195.325 L 193.6 W

EAGL Championship at New Hampshire 1. New Hampshire 196.75 2. North Carolina State 196.675 3. North Carolina 196.025 4. Maryland 195.775 Towson 195.775 6. West Virginia 195.65 7. Pitt 193.975 8. Rutgers 193.025

2004 (20-6-1)

L L L L L W W

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

192.775 at Arkansas Minnesota Illinois-Chicago 196.25 North Carolina State Ohio State 195.3 Pitt Denver 195.25 at Penn State Rhode Island Yale

195.575 L 194.675 L 189.55 W 193.275 W 195.6 W 195.3 T 192.675 W 195.675 L 189.325 W 189.25 W

196.725 Cornell 196.375 Michigan Maryland 195.975 at Michigan State Ohio State 195.3 at North Carolina State North Carolina 197.4 at Pitt James Madison 197.3 Bowling Green

191.975 W 196.2 W 194.95 W 196.775 L 194.8 W 196.95 L 197.025 L 196.525 W 191.7 W 193.375 W

EAGL Championship at Pitt 1. West Virginia 2. North Carolina 3. North Carolina State 4. Pitt 5. Maryland 6. New Hampshire 7. Towson 8. Rutgers

197.050 196.725 196.600 196.050 196.025 195.950 194.650 192.475

W W W W W W W

NCAA Southeast Regional at North Carolina State (6 teams) 1. UCLA 197.325; 2. Nebraska 196.375; 3. North Carolina 196.350; 4. West Virginia 195.275; 5. Maryland 194.575; 6. North Carolina State 194.375.

2005 (17-7-1)

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

190.525 at Kent State 192.925 at Pitt 192.1 North Carolina 195.875 Southern Utah 195.425 Penn State Ball State 193.125 at Michigan 193.55 at Cornell 193.15 at Rutgers Bridgeport 194.6 Auburn Michigan State Kent State 194.925 Pitt 194.85 at Eastern Michigan Kent State Southern Utah 194.55 at North Carolina State

190.875 L 185.5 W 192.2 L 194.7 W 196.65 L 190.975 W 196.95 L 189.625 W 192.525 W 185.725 W 194.9 L 193.675 W 193.725 W 193.35 W 194.175 W 192.975 W 193.9 W 195.325 L

EAGL Championship at North Carolina State 1. North Carolina 195.975 2. West Virginia 195.200 2. Maryland 195.200 4. North Carolina State 194.975 5. George Washington 194.2 6. New Hampshire 193.25 7. Rutgers 192.625 8. Pitt 191.1

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GYMNASTICS

NCAA Southeast Regional at Florida (6 teams)

193.075 at New Hampshire

193.925

L

NCAA Southeast Regional at West Virginia (6 teams)

1.Florida 196.575; 2. Georgia 195.15; 3. Denver

Michigan State

194.000

L

1. UCLA 195.975; 2. LSU 195.950; 3. West Virginia

194.075; 3. North Carolina 194.075; 5. West Virginia

Brown

184.500 W

194.775; 4. Auburn 193.950; 5. NC State 193.950; 6.

193.675; 6. North Carolina State 193.575.

194.700 at N.C. State

194.600

W

North Carolina 193.875.

William & Mary

186.225

W

George Washington

191.175

W

Nebraska

196.975 L

192.125 Oklahoma

195.175

194.875 Michigan State

194.275

W

Iowa

192.875 L

194.325 at Ohio State

195.825

L

Wisconsin-Whitewater 181.550

Kentucky

194.150 W

190.300 at Michigan

196.075

George Washington

189.550

W

194.300 at Arkansas

196.250

L

Pitt

193.350

W

New Hampshire

192.650

W

195.275 Rutgers

190.225

W

Temple

189.975

W

Yale

186.925

W

194.625

W

L

193.050 192.700 195.150 192.750 195.275 193.925 194.025 194.550 196.175 194.025

195.250 L 192.550 W 196.550 L 192.050 W 187.425 W 193.375 W 197.050 L 195.475 L 195.075 W 189.900 W 189.900 W 187.625 W 185.250 W 191.975 W 192.650 W 192.500 W 195.375 W 193.400 W 188.575 W 194.775 L

2006 (22-8)

COACH LINDA BURDETTE

188.125 at Auburn

195.3

L

190.675 at Penn State

194.4

L

Michigan

194.825 L

Cornell

181.175 W

192.55

North Carolina State

191.1

W

195.1

Ohio State

194.5

W

Iowa

192.25 W

George Washington

190.975

W

194.2

at Florida

196.95

L

Arkansas

194.025 W

North Carolina

193.125

W

193.625 at Southern Utah

194.7

L

194.9

New Hampshire

190.875

W

William & Mary

194.650 at Minnesota EAGL Championship at Maryland

184.65

W

194.075 at North Carolina

194.375

L

1. NC State

195.475

Pitt

193.5 W

2. West Virginia

195.300

Penn

185.7 W

3. North Carolina

194.925

W

194.875 at Pitt

193.325

W

4. Pitt

194.150

W

185.7

W

5. George Washington

192.775

W

194.45 California

191.0

W

6. Rutgers

192.600

W

188.7 W

7. New Hampshire

191.525

W

194.625 Rutgers

190.225

8. Maryland

191.175

W

186.175 W

James Madison Pitt Temple

W

EAGL Championship at Rutgers 1. North Carolina

195.325

L

2. North Carolina State

195.075

L

3. West Virginia

194.9

4. New Hampshire

194.45

W

5. Maryland

194.175

W

6. George Washington

193.175

W

7. Rutgers

191.425

W

8. Pitt

190.225

W

1. Georgia 197.425; 2. Nebraska 196.35; 3. Missouri 193.925; t5. North Carolina State 193.925.

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182.475

W

193.150 at Pitt

190.725

W

Maryland

189.375

W

Michigan State

192.150

W

James Madison

L

192.875 at Kentucky

193.775

L

North Carolina

191.950

W

Maryland

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191.550 W

194.625 Penn State

195.625

L

Wilson College

147.700

W

George Washington

191.375

W

Kent State

192.275

W

Arkansas at Maryland Oklahoma George Washington William & Mary at Penn State at LSU Auburn North Carolina at Rutgers URI Bridgeport Ursinus at Pitt at George Washington Maryland Minnesota New Hampshire Rutgers Ohio State

L W L

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NCAA Southeast Regional at Florida (6 teams) 1. Florida 197.525; 2. UCLA 196.625; 3. Nebraska 196.100; 4. West Virginia 194.825; 5. NC State 193.825; 6. North Carolina 191.825

195.325; 4. North Carolina 194.3; t5. West Virginia

194.800 Michigan

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EAGL Championship at West Virginia 1. West Virginia 196.050 2. NC State 195.475 3. New Hampshire 194.550 4. North Carolina 193.950 5. Maryland 193.375 6. Pitt 193.175 7. George Washington 192.975 8. Rutgers 189.025

NCAA Southeast Regional at Georgia (6 teams)

2007 (28-9)

2008 (23-8)

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194.075 at Georgia 193.700 at Michigan State Iowa Illinois State 194.775 Pitt 193.925 Maryland George Washington Rutgers 195.125 at George Washington 195.650 Temple

195.425 L 194.200 L 194.350 L 190.700 W 192.700 W 194.475 L 191.775 W 187.950 W 193.150 W 191.625 W


195.250 at Oklahoma Missouri Brown 195.425 Kentucky 195.925 Penn State 194.925 at Iowa State

196.375 L 196.225 L 185.950 W 194.650 W 196.225 L 194.900 W

EAGL Championship at NC State

1. NC State 2. West Virginia 3. North Carolina 4. Pitt 5. New Hampshire 6. Maryland 7. George Washington 8. Rutgers

195.700 195.500 194.825 194.675 194.650 194.525 193.050 189.125

L W W W W W W

NCAA Southeast Regional at NC State (6 teams) 1. Georgia 197.700; 2. Penn State 195.800; 3. Nebraska 195.450; 4. West Virginia 194.225; 5. North Carolina 194.125; NC State 193.800

2010 (19-9) COACH LINDA BURDETTE-GOOD 191.225 at Michigan State Penn State Western Michigan 192.425 at Pitt Kent State 194.0 NC State Maryland George Washington 194.6 at Maryland Denver Rutgers 194.475 Michigan William & Mary 195.65 Ohio State 194.925 at Penn State 192.975 at Nebraska Arizona Denver 194.725 Bowling Green 193.775 at North Carolina 194.725 Bridgeport

193.925 L 193.9 L 189.525 W 190.55 W 190.825 W 193.225 W 193.0 W 188.65 W 193.925 W 192.85 W 190.55 W 196.4 L 187.725 W 192.8 W 195.95 L 196.425 L 194.75 L 194.175 L 191.55 W 193.0 W 190.85 W

EAGL Championship at New Hampshire 1. North Carolina 196.025 2. NC State 195.7 3. West Virginia 195.075 4. New Hampshire 194.7 5. Pitt 194.4 6. Maryland 194.2 7. George Washington 193.575 8. Rutgers 187.65

L L W W W W W

NCAA Southeast Regional at West Virginia (6 teams) 1. Stanford (196.775); 2. Michigan (195.8); 3. Southern Utah (195.325); 4. West Virginia (195.1); 5. Kent State (194.825); 6. NC State (193.425)

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194.5 vs. Missouri 194.0 Michigan State 192.125 at Georgia 194.475 at NC State 194.075 Pitt Rutgers 194.05 at Penn State Pitt Bridgeport 195.1 at Ohio State 195.225 Florida New Hampshire George Washington 195.725 North Carolina 194.925 at Arkansas 195.025 Penn State

191.575 W 192.575 W 196.725 L 194.55 L 189.025 W 191.15 W 195.55 L 193.475 W 192.25 W 195.6 L 196.875 L 194.4 W 193.05 W 194.325 W 196.525 L 195.825 L

EAGL Championship at George Washington 1. North Carolina 195.3 2. New Hampshire 195.175 3. Maryland 195.025 4. West Virginia 193.725 5. Rutgers 193.625 6. NC State 193.45 7. Pitt 192.875 8. George Washington 192.575

L L L W W W W

NCAA Southeast Regional at Georgia (6 teams) 1. UCLA (197.425); 2. Georgia (196.75); 3. LSU (195.35); 4. NC State (194.75); 5. Maryland (193.2); 6. West Virginia (192.5)

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GYMNASTICS 195.175 Ohio State Auburn Ball State 194.8 at Maryland Rutgers William & Mary 194.225 at New Hampshire 194.175 at Denver Missouri Western Michigan 195.675 Arkansas 194.9 at LSU

195.45 L 193.65 W 191.775 W 194.55 W 191.7 W 191.175 W 195.75 L 194.1 W 194.025 W 193.825 W 195.125 W 196.85 L

EAGL Championship at Pitt 1. West Virginia 2. NC State 3. Maryland 4. North Carolina 5. Pitt 6. New Hampshire 7. George Washington 8. Rutgers

196.475 196.0 195.95 195.55 195.375 195.225 194.05 193.85

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NCAA Regional at Auburn (6 teams) Georgia (197.1); 2. Oregon State (196.45); 3. Michigan 6. Michigan State (194.05)

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JASON BUTTS 7 Seasons | 2012-present | Record: 91-65-1 Elevated to the head coach position after serving five years as an assistant under 37-year coach Linda Burdette-Good, coach Jason Butts is determined to put the West Virginia University gymnastics team back on the national stage. Following a fantastic first season that saw the Mountaineers secure their first 20-win season since 2008 and earn their league-best seventh EAGL title, Butts guided WVU though a difficult 2013 schedule in its first season in the Big 12 Conference. That WVU team became the first squad in the program’s history to tally 196.0 or better in every home regular-season meet.

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195.1 Penn State Maryland 193.425 Rutgers 193.475 at Bowling Green 195.775 George Washington Towson 194.05 at Michigan

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194.675 at Pitt 192.125 at Utah Oregon State Southern Utah 195.15 at NC State 196.05 Oklahoma Western Michigan William & Mary 196.15 Iowa State 195.775 at Maryland Rutgers 196.55 Michigan Towson New Hampshire 196.375 Denver Temple George Washington 195.45 at George Washington 196.05 Maryland Rutgers

193.55 W 196.95 L 195.95 L 191.05 W 195.2 L 197.375 L 192.475 W 192.225 W 194.825 W 196.175 L 195.05 W 196.925 L 193.15 W 194.875 W 196.8 L 191.625 W 195.3 W 194.5 W 194.8 W 194.175 W

Big 12 Championship at Iowa State 1. Oklahoma 197.2 2. Iowa State 196.175 3. West Virginia 194.675 NCAA Regional at West Virginia (6 teams) Michigan (196.725); 2. Illinois (196.025); 3. Nebraska (195.875); 4. Kentucky (195.575); 5. West Virginia (194.475); 6. North Carolina (194.35)

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193.7 at Kentucky Penn State Ball State 193.5 at Maryland 195.425 NC State 195.5 George Washington Towson 194.175 at Iowa State 194.45 Pitt

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Perfect 10 Challenge (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 193.525 Oklahoma 197.2 L Alabama 197.1 L Michigan 196.2 L 196.175 Ohio State 194.95 W 194.925 at Florida 198.325 L 194.975 at Maryland 195.525 L Big 12 Championship in Morgantown, W.Va. 1. Oklahoma 198.0 2. Iowa State 196.65 3. West Virginia 196.375

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193.5 at Maryland George Washington 194.175 at Ohio State Michigan 194.85 Iowa State George Washington 195.35 at NC State North Carolina William & Mary 195.3 at New Hampshire Towson Brown 194.6 Denver 195.2 New Hampshire Maryland Rutgers 194.975 Pitt North Carolina Temple 195.9 Penn State 196.075 Penn Cornell

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Big 12 Championship in Norman, Okla. 1. Oklahoma 197.875 2. West Virginia 195.025 3. Iowa State 194.775 NCAA Regional at West Virginia (6 teams) Florida (197.475); 2. Stanford (197.0); 3. Illinois (196.675); 4. Arkansas (196.5); 5. West Virginia (195.65); 6. New Hampshire (194.825)

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at Denver Southern Utah New Hampshire William & Mary at Iowa State at Oklahoma at Alabama Kentucky

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Unite for Her Pink Invitational (Philadelphia, Pa.) 196.225 Penn State 195.675 W West Chester 193.475 W Temple 191.625 W Southern Connecticut 188.7 W 196.8 Bowling Green 195.725 W 196.8 Ohio State 195.975 W 195.925 Pitt 193.675 W 195.825 at Pitt 195.675 W Big 12 Championship in Frisco, Texas 1. Oklahoma 198.05 2. Denver 196.725 3. West Virginia 195.925 4. Iowa State 195.35

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NCAA Regional at Alabama (6 teams) Alabama (197.125); 2. California (195.925); 3. Boise State (195.75); 4. Kentucky (195.725); 5. West Virginia (194.25); 6. Bowling Green (193.85)

Big 12 Championship in Frisco, Texas 1. Oklahoma 197.85 2. Denver 196.475 3. West Virginia 195.575 4. Iowa State 195.5

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NCAA Regional at West Virginia (6 teams) 1. Michigan (197.35); 2. Alabama (196.625); 3. West Virginia (196.325); 4. Southern Utah (195.675); 5. George Washington (195.625); 6. Kent State (194.375)

2018 (13-13, 0-6 BIG 12) COACH JASON BUTTS 194.425 Florida 195.875 Arizona State 195.4 George Washington 195.4 Towson 195.05 at UC Davis Illinois-Chicago 195.025 at Iowa State

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Yale Northern Illinois 194.925 at Denver George Washington 196.225 Maryland Pitt 195.75 at Oklahoma 196.075 at Pitt Penn State Temple

192.8 W 194.375 W 196.725 L 195.95 L 195.825 W 195.25 W 198.025 L 196.475 L 196.75 L 194.25 W

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Big 12 Championship in Ames, Iowa 1. Oklahoma 197.775 2. Denver 197.075 3. Iowa State 196.65 4. West Virginia 196.625

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NCAA Regional in University Park, Pa. (6 teams) Florida (197.725); 2. Washington (196.275); 3. Arizona State (195.75); 4. New Hampshire (194.95); 5. Penn State (194.9); 6. West Virginia (194.4)

2017 (13-10, 3-3 BIG 12) COACH JASON BUTTS 194.4 at Maryland 193.875 at Pitt 195.55 Oklahoma 196.3 Denver Temple Towson 195.95 at Kent State 194.575 at Towson North Carolina Temple 195.8 at Ohio State 195.95 Iowa State Maryland 195.7 at Pitt Towson Michigan State 195.8 George Washington Eastern Michigan Pitt 196.1 at Florida

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The 2013 Mountaineers were the first team to compete in the Big 12 Conference.

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First Last Opponent W-L-T Met Met Air Force 0-0-0 First Meeting Alabama 0‑6‑0 1982 2016 Arizona 2‑2‑0 1994 2010 Arizona State 2-2-0 1998 2018 Arkansas 4-3-0 2003 2012 Auburn 4‑6‑0 1986 2012 Ball State 9‑1‑0 1981 2014 Boise State 2‑0‑0 1996 2000 Bowling Green 9‑5‑0 1977 2016 Bridgeport (Conn.) 3-0-0 2005 2010 Brigham Young 0‑1‑0 1990 1990 Brown 4-0-0 2001 2015 California 1‑1‑0 1996 2006 UC Davis 3‑0‑0 1992 2018 UC Santa Barbara 1‑0‑0 1996 1996 Clarion 8‑4‑0 1977 1986 Centenary 1‑0‑0 1995 1995 Central Michigan 1-2-0 1998 2003 Cornell 6-0-0 2003 2018 Cortland 0-0-0 First Meeting Denver 5‑9‑0 1991 2018 Duke 3‑0‑0 1982 1983 Eastern Kentucky 2‑1‑0 1976 1981 Eastern Michigan 4‑1‑0 1982 2017 Fairmont State 6‑0‑0 1974 1975 Florida 2‑14‑0 1982 2018 Franklin & Marshall 2‑0‑0 1975 1977 Frostburg State 12‑0‑0 1974 1982 Georgetown 1‑0‑0 1980 1980 George Washington 46-7-0 1983 2018 Georgia 0‑7-0 1990 2011 Georgia College 1‑0‑0 1988 1988 Houston Baptist 1‑0‑0 1987 1987 Illinois 1-0-0 2000 2000 Illinois‑Chicago 4‑0‑0 1980 2018 Illinois State 1-0-0 2009 2009 Indiana, Pa. 25‑1‑0 1975 1994 Indiana State 0‑1‑0 1986 1986 Iowa 2‑2‑0 1990 2009 Iowa State 6-7-1 2002 2018 Jacksonville State 1‑0‑0 1983 1983 James Madison 19‑0‑0 1979 2007 Kent State 22‑9‑0 1975 2017 Kentucky 15‑8‑0 1982 2016 LSU 0‑7‑0 1987 2012 Maryland 40‑18-1 1980 2018 Maryland‑Baltimore County 1‑0‑0 1978 1978 Massachusetts 22‑3‑0 1981 2002 MIT 1-0-0 1998 1998 Miami, Ohio 2‑0‑0 1976 1981 Michigan 4‑19‑0 1980 2015 Michigan State 12‑10‑1 1982 2017 Minnesota 5‑5‑0 1986 2008 Missouri 4‑2‑0 1991 2012 Nebraska 1‑9‑0 1983 2010 New Hampshire 29‑10‑0 1981 2016

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First Opponent W-L-T Met New Mexico 1‑0‑0 1983 North Carolina 29‑16‑0 1979 N.C. State 27‑14‑0 1982 Northeastern 3‑0‑0 1989 Northern Illinois 2‑0‑0 1994 Notre Dame 1‑0‑0 1981 Ohio State 13‑18‑0 1976 Oklahoma 1‑16‑0 1989 Oklahoma State 1‑0‑0 1985 Oregon State 0‑3‑0 1995 Penn 10‑0‑0 1980 Penn State 7‑39‑0 1979 Pitt 61‑14‑2 1974 Radford 6‑0‑0 1985 Rhode Island 25‑0‑0 1981 Rutgers 56‑0‑0 1983 Sacramento State 1‑0‑0 1992 Slippery Rock 8‑5‑0 1974 Southeast Missouri State 2‑0‑0 1997 Southern Connecticut 1-0-0 2016 Southern Illinois 2‑0‑0 1982 Southern Utah 4-2-0 2000 Springfield 0‑1‑0 1979 SUNY‑Brockport 1‑1‑0 1974 Temple 46‑1‑0 1980 Texas Woman’s University 1‑0‑0 1994 Towson 24-11-0 1976 UCLA 0‑1‑0 1992 Ursinus 2-0-0 1999 Utah 0‑2‑0 1990 Utah State 1‑2‑0 1990 Vermont 1‑0‑0 1990 West Chester 1-0-0 2016 Western Michigan 3-0-0 2010 William & Mary 18‑0‑0 1978 Wilson 1-0-0 2007 Wisconsin 2‑0‑0 1990 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 1-0-0 2000 Wisconsin-Whitewater 1-0-0 2008 Yale 6-0-0 2001 Youngstown State 7‑2‑0 1975 BOLD – 2019 Opponent

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CHAMPIONSHIP

APPEARANCES

1982 AIAW CHAMPIONSHIPS

Led by an unheralded freshman from Fairmont, W.Va., named Shari Retton, the 1982 gymnastics team surprised the country by finishing third at the AIAW championships in Memphis, Tenn. Coach Linda Burdette’s Mountaineers, at the University’s first‑ever national championships, finished behind first‑place Florida and runner‑up Alabama, and ahead of national powers Georgia, Ohio State, Brigham Young and Washington State, among others. Retton captured First Team All‑America honors on the vault, uneven parallel bars, floor exercise and the all‑around. WVU qualified for the championships by winning the EAIAW Regional at Clarion State. The Mountaineers scored 139.25 points to edge Yale’s 138.35. That title is still WVU’s only regional championship. The 1982 season saw 18 wins against seven losses. The biggest win of the season was a 142.30‑142.10 victory against eventual national champion Florida, a meet that WVU won on the last gymnast of the last rotation. The 142.30 points was a school record at the time. Also during the 1982 season, West Virginia beat Duke, Kentucky, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Maryland and Pitt. A side note to the season were Retton’s ties to the athletic world. Her younger sister, Mary Lou, went on to become an Olympic Gold Medalist. Her father, Ronnie, played basketball for the Mountaineers from 1957‑59. After winning four letters and graduating, Retton later married Mike Timko, a former Mountaineer quarterback (1985‑87). The 1982 season was WVU’s last year in the AIAW after a nine‑year association. The Mountaineers began NCAA competition with the 1983 season.

1995 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

After years of being on the outside looking in, the 1995 WVU gymnastics team took the step to the next level with an at‑large bid to the 1995 NCAA Championships in Athens, Ga. The senior‑led group found the right mix of talent, desire, experience and coaching and put it all together when it counted - at the NCAA Southeast Regional. In fact, the whole season was something magical. Ten team records were set or tied throughout the course of the year, while five individual marks were reached. The 15‑6 Mountaineers won their fourth straight Atlantic 10 title and Karla Hairston and Kristin Quackenbush were named Atlantic 10 Gymnasts of the Year, while Umme Salim garnered A10 Freshman of the Year honors.

1995 MOUNTAINEERS Members of WVU’s 1995 NCAA team (left to right): Front Row: Allison Poteet and Lauren Schneider; Second Row: Umme Salim, Angel Ricciulli, Karla Hairston and Adriana Manago; Third Row: Jenni Kaye, Liz Byrnes and Shannon Migli; Fourth Row: Kristen Fearney, Kristin Quackenbush and Leigh Miller.

Coach Linda Burdette was named NCAA Southeast Regional Coach of the Year. Freshman Adriana Manago earned NACGC/W scholastic All‑America status, while WVU’s first‑ever trip to the NCAA Championships was highlighted by Quackenbush, the talented sophomore all‑arounder who earned second‑team All‑America honors on the floor exercise. The most rewarding accomplishment of the 1995 season was that of WVU’s three seniors, Liz Byrnes, Jenni Kaye and Shannon Migli, all of whom overcame injuries that plagued them their first three years in Morgantown to become major contributors in WVU’s run to the championships.

1999 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

What appeared initially as a tragedy for the 1999 West Virginia gymnastics team was actually an awakening. The Mountaineers had attained a 17-2 record prior to the East Atlantic Gymnastics League meet and entered the meet as one of only three schools from the EAGL ranked in the Top 25. For the first time since the inception of the EAGL in 1996, the Mountaineers failed to win the EAGL crown in 1999. But, despite finishing an uncharacteristic sixth at the EAGL Championships at Maryland, the Mountaineers couldn=t have scripted a more opportune time to amend that setback, regroup, and really let their true colors show than at the NCAA Regionals before the home crowd. West Virginia hosted the NCAA Region 6 Championships at the WVU Coliseum, which assembled five of the top 25 teams in the country, including No. 2 Alabama. The Mountaineers showcased their most brilliant talent at this meet and attained a 195.275 team score, placing them second in their region behind Alabama and qualifying them for their second trip to the national championship in five years. Although the Mountaineers placed 12th at the NCAA Championship in Salt Lake City, Utah, coach Linda Burdette had plenty of reasons to be proud of her squad. Five WVU gymnasts earned all-EAGL notice and for the fourth-straight season, the Mountaineers were undefeated in the Coliseum in regular season competition. One of the most significant of those wins came on February 20, when the Mountaineers defeated Minnesota and North Carolina State, giving Burdette the 400th and 401st victories of her career. She became the fourth coach in school history to reach that milestone. Senior Nikki West punctuated her stellar vaulting career with two more perfect 10.0s in 1999. West scored five 10.0s on vault, tying her with former WVU gymnast Kristin Quakenbush for the most perfect scores in school history.

1999 MOUNTAINEERS Members of WVU’s 1999 NCAA team (left to right): First Row: Nikki West and Debora Santiago; Second Row: Jaime Hill and Jessica Rohm; Third Row: Christen Simpson, Kristen Macrie and Kelly Foley; Fourth Row: Shirley Lee and Danielle Lilly; Fifth Row: Allison Pratus, Rebecca Slobig, Shannon Cox, Allison Gaidish and Jessica Nonnemacher. WVUGymnastics

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2000

NCAA CHAMPIONS

From the very start those around the 2000 gymnastics team knew this team would be a special one. Focused around some exciting newcomers and perhaps the most storied senior class in school history the Mountaineers were destined to rewrite the WVU record book. West Virginia posted a 19-10 record and established four of the top 10 team scores in school history, including three of the top four. The Mountaineers also set school event records on the vault and beam and tied the school mark on bars. But despite its record-setting season, WVU struggled at the EAGL Championships, finishing a disappointing fifth. With a sour taste in their mouths the 2000 Mountaineers were determined to do what no other WVU team had done before - earn a trip to the NCAA Championships for a second straight season. To do that West Virginia had to finish in the top two slots at the Region 2 Championship meet in Minneapolis, Minn. Not an easy task considering the competition, which included No. 3 Utah and Top 25 teams Denver and Minnesota. The Mountaineers, largely behind the efforts of seniors Kelly Foley and Danielle Lilly, managed to scrap and claw their way to a second place finish. West Virginia proved its shaky performance at the EAGL meet to be an aberration by simply being more consistent than the opposition and earning a trip to the NCAA Championship in Boise, Idaho.

Although the Mountaineers finished in 12th place the 2000 season stands out as one where WVU showed tremendous determination and heart. The individual talent was amazing, but it was how the 2000 Mountaineers gelled together that made the West Virginia coaching staff the proudest. Sophomore Kristen Macrie proved to be the heart and soul of the team and was WVU’s most consistent gymnast throughout the year. Despite not leading the team in any individual event, Macrie’s consistency was her calling card for the season. The freshman class, which was called the best recruiting class ever by coaches in the preseason, lived up to its billing with TeShawne Jackson and Dinorh Boyd turning in numerous top five finishes, while Amanda Halovanic found her niche for the Mountaineers on vault and floor. But the 2000 season will forever be linked to its senior class of Foley, Lilly, Shirley Lee and Jessica Nonnemacher. Foley and Lilly provided much of the leadership, with each enjoying her finest season as a Mountaineer. Lee saw her season cut short at the midway point, but her early season performances provided the underclassmen with the opportunity to find their stride. One of the lasting images of the 2000 season will be of Nonnemacher, who despite being told by doctors in 1998 that her career was over, returned to compete on bars.

2000 MOUNTAINEERS

Members of WVU’s 2000 NCAA team (left to right): Front Row: TeShawne Jackson, Jessica Rohm, Kelly Foley, Shirley Lee and Dinorh Boyd; Second Row: Jen Cooper, Danielle Lilly, Jessica Nonnemacher, Kristen Muirhead and Erin Signoracci; Third Row: Kristen Macrie, Allison Pratus and Melissa Mascaro; Back Row: Allison Gaidish, Jaime Hill, Amanda Halovanic and Christen Simpson.

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The daughter of Ronnie Retton, who captained WVU’s 1959 NCAA runner-up basketball team, the Fairmont, W.Va., native is the older sister of Olympic champion gymnast Mary Lou Retton; their brother Ron played baseball at WVU. Married to former WVU quarterback Mike Timko, Shari currently lives in Houston, Pa.

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SHARI

A four-year letterwinner, Retton, just a freshman, helped the 10th-seeded Mountaineers finish third at those national championships, while she posted a third place individual finish in the all-around (36.30). Two-time team captain, Retton went on to earn a number of accolades, including NCAA regional balance beam champion, Most Valuable Gymnast and Atlantic 10 Senior of the Year. WVU qualified for the NCAA regionals each year during her career. She was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.

RETTON

Shari Retton Timko was WVU’s first women’s sports All-American, earning first-team honors in the all-around, floor exercise, uneven bars and vault at the 1982 AIAW national gymnastics championships in Memphis.

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»»(national collegiate gymnast of the year) »»1996 NCAA First team All-American - vault »»1996 NCAA Second team All-American - floor & all-around »»1995 NCAA Second team All-American - floor »»1994 NCAA Second team All-American - floor & vault

CONFERENCE HONORS »»1997 EAGL Gymnast of the Year -unanimous »»1997 EAGL Outstanding Senior of the Year »»1997 EAGL floor & all-around champion »»1997 EAGL first team - vault, bars, beam, floor & all-around »»1997 EAGL Gymnast of the Week, Jan. 21, Feb. 18 & March 18 »»1996 EAGL vault & all-around champion »»1996 EAGL first team - vault, bars, floor & allaround »»1996 EAGL Gymnast of the Week, March 25 »»1995 Atlantic 10 Gymnast of the Year »»1995 Atlantic 10 beam & all-around champion »»1994 Atlantic 10 Freshman of the Year »»1994 Atlantic 10 vault, floor & all-around champion

UNIVERSITY HONORS »»1997 Red Brown Cup winner »»1997 WVU Most Valuable Gymnast »»1997 Joseph Medrick Award Winner »»1997 John Quackenbush Award Winner »»1997 Team Captain »»1996 Red Brown Cup winner »»1996 WVU Most Valuable Gymnast »»1996 Joseph Medrick Award Winner »»1996 Team Captain

UNIVERSITY RECORDS »»Vault - 10.00, set in 1994 as a freshman and tied as a senior »»Uneven Bars - 9.9, set in 1997 as a senior* »»Balance Beam - 9.9, set in 1995 as a sophomore* »»Floor Exercise - 10.00, set in 1996 as a junior, and tied twice as a senior »»All-Around - 39.6, set in 1997 as a senior* »»*Record was later broken

OTHER SCHOOL RECORDS: »»WVU’s first-ever AAI American Award winner »»Six All-American awards »»Five perfect 10s »»Two 10s in the same meet (March 15, 1997) »»Qualified for three straight NCAA Championships »»Highest finish at the NCAA Championships (third on vault, 1996) »»First two-time Red Brown Cup winner

ACADEMIC HONORS »»1997 NACGC Scholastic All-American »»1997 EAGL All-Academic »»1996 NACGC Scholastic All-American »»1996 EAGL All-Academic »»1995-97 Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll »»Also on the WVU Dean’s List and President’s List

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»»1997 NCAA Woman of the Year for West Virginia

KRISTIN

NATIONAL HONORS »»1997 AAI American Award Winner

GYMNASTICS


NATIONAL HONORS »»NCAA First team All-American on floor (1st since 2000, 3rd first team member ever) »»Three-time individual national qualifier in the allaround (only 2nd Mountaineer to do that) »»Took 13th on floor at 2007 nationals

CONFERENCE HONORS »»2007 Gymnast of Year »»2007 Most Outstanding Senior Gymnast »»11 times the EAGL Gymnast of the Week »»17 First Team All-EAGL honors »»2007 First Team vault, bars, beam, floor, all-around »»2006 First Team vault, bars, beam, floor, all-around »»2005 EAGL All-Around champion »»2005 EAGL Balance Beam champion »»2005 First Team all-around, beam, floor »»2005 Second Team bars »»2004 Rookie of the Year »»2004 EAGL Vault Champion »»2004 First Team Vault, Bars, Beam, All-Around »»2004 Second Team Floor

WHERE SHE RANKS AT WVU »»All-time leading scorer »»First 2,000 point scorer »»Most all-arounds competed (50) »»37 scores of 39.0 or better in all-around »»Third in career 9.9 scores with 33 »»Second in career meets competed with 55 »»Holds top two all-around scores in WVU history »»14th gymnast to qualifiy for NCAAs as an individual, 11th as an all-around »»Captain both sophomore and junior years »»Just the second WVU gymnast to enter collegiate action as a Level 10 champion (Kristin Quakenbush)

TEAM AWARDS »»2007 Red Brown Cup award »»4 times Joseph Medrick Award (team’s highest all-around average) »»3 times Most Valuable Gymnast

ACADEMIC HONORS »»2007 ESPN/CoSIDA Third Team Academic All-America »»4-time Academic all-EAGL »»4-time NACGC Scholastic All-America »»Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll

CAREER HIGHS Vault 9.95 EAGL Champ., 3/20/04 Bowling Green, 3/13/04

JANÁE

COX JANÁE COX’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR

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Bars

9.925 at Pitt, 3/9/04

2004 13 13 511.475

Beam

9.925 EAGL Champ. 3/25/05

2005 14 13 535.75

Floor 9.95 EAGL Champ., 3/20/04 Bowling Green, 3/13/04 All-Around * school record

39.675* Bowling Green, 3/13/04

2006 13 10 466.625 2007 15 14 556.8 TOTALS 55 50 2,070.65

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Shani Andrews Nettie Angotti Randi Aronson

Becky Bailey Cara Bailey Jodi Barnes Jessica Bartgis Tanya Barton Robyn Bernard Susan Biddle Amy Bieski Lisa Bietler Jackie Blair Shauna Boston Amie Bouchier Dinorh Boyd Amanda Bowman Makenzie Bristol Aimee Brown Elizabeth Byrnes

Angie Campbell Amanda Carpenter Dina Castronovo Hilarie Chambers Maria Ciocca Yvette Clark Stella Coleman Marsha Connor Gina Costa Janรกe Cox Shannon Cox Wendy Crumbaker Kassidy Cumber

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Michelle David 1989 Dana Davis 1975-76-77C-78C Beth Deal 2012-13-14-15 Andrea DeFelice 1987-88C-89C-90C Tynisha Dennis 2004-05-06-07 Casey DePerro 2003-04 Alyssa DeSantis 2003-04-05-06 Christy DeVoe 1989 Mary Dickson 1974-75 Mary Beth Dodson 1978-79-80-81 Brooklyn Doggette 2015-17 Donna Donati 1979-80-81-82C Emily Duryea 2001-02-03-04

Hailey Fairchild Kelly Foley Beth Foltz Erica Fontaine Bev Fry Muffy Fuller Jan Funderburk

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2010 1997-98-99-00C 1988-89-90-91C 2018 1985-86-87C 1986 1983-84C-85C

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Cyndi Gacek Allison Gaidish Carly Galpin Jordan Gillette Jaime Gold Alexa Goldberg Cheryl Goldenfield Chelsea Goldschrafe

Karla Hairston Dayah Haley Amanda Halovanic Rachel Hardin Brittney Harris Arlene Hathaway Barb Hegedus Jaime Hill Dainty Mae Hiser Mary Hooper Angela Hunter Melcina Hunter

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Melissa Idell Heather Izer

TeShawne Jackson Jennifer Jewel Naja Johnson Nancy Jones Stephanie Judge

Abby Kaufman Jennifer Kaye Jennifer Kearney Stephanie Keaton Karen Kennedy Emily Kerwin Karen Kirszenstein Kirah Koshinski

Kim LaGorga Emma Lasker Jaida Lawrence Shirley Lee Danielle Lilly McKenna Linnen Cheri Lippert Lindsey Litten Linda Lloyd Teresa Lucas Andrea Lund Robin Lunz

Dawn Mackley Kristen Macrie Tina Maloney Adriana Manago

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1993-94-95C-96C 2012-13-14-15 2000-01-02C-03C 2005-06-07-08C 2015 2011 1988 2000-01 1991-92C 1989 1987 1974-75-76-77

2013-14-15-16 2006-07-08-09

2000-01-02-03C 1983 2008-09-10-11 1974-75-76-77 1976-77-78C-79C

2017-18 1992-93-94-95C 1990 2008-09-10-11 1974 2008-09-10-11C 1987-88-89-90 2016-17-18

1985 2014 2013-14-15-16 1997-98-99-00 1997-98-99-00C 2018 1977-79-80 2014-15 1975-76 1974-75-76C-77 1998 1983-84

1977 1999-00-01-02C 2009-10-11-12 1995-96-97C-98C

Sharon Manley 1977-79C-80C Sydney Marler 2018 Melissa Mascaro 2000-01-02-03C Julie Mazzant 2002-03 Jamie McClimans 1979-80 Katie McGregor 2005-06C-07-98C Faye Meaden 2010-11C Sandy Mendenhall 1974 Julia Merwin 2017-18 Heather Meyers 1989-90 Shannon Migli 1992-93-94C-95 Leigh Miller 1993-95 Kalyln Millick 2011-12-13 Joan Monahan 1974-75-76-77 Lajuanda Moody 1991-92-93C-94C Margaret Ann Moore 2005-06-07-08 Sarah Moore 2016 Vicki Moore 1982-83-85 Mehgan Morris 2006-07-08-09C Becky Morrison 1993-94 Dana Morse 1976 Zaakira Muhammad 2015-16-17-18 Lee Musselman 1974-75C Mackenzie Myers 2014-15

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Carri Nagle 2002-03-04-05 Paula Nahal 1978-79-80 Sarah Neal 1974-75 Lisa Neutze 1978-79-80C-81C Judy Niesslein 1974-75C Jessica Nonnemacher 1996-97-98-00C Sabrina Noonan 2004-05-06C

Lynn Olson Becky Orr

Peggy Payer Jana Perry Amy Piera Susie Pierce Allison Poteet Radine Powley Allison Pratus Alysha Pretzello Dawn Prevost Cathie Price Jennifer Price Shelly Purkat

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Kristin Quackenbush 1994-95-96C-97C

Lisa Reed Maureen Repmann Shari Retton Angel Ricciulli Alaska Richardson Gretchen Richter Jackie Ridenour Nicole Roach

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PRESIDENT » WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY E. GORDON GEE J.D., ED.D.

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Dr. E. Gordon Gee is one of America’s most prominent higher education leaders, having served as president of some of the most prestigious public and private universities for more than three decades. When he returned to lead West Virginia University in 2014 as the institution’s 24th president, it was a homecoming of sorts. He was first named WVU president in 1981 at age 36 – at the time, among the youngest persons to ever serve as a university president. He led West Virginia University until 1985 when he went on to presidencies at the University of Colorado (1985-90), Brown University (1998-2000) and Vanderbilt University (2001-07). He served as president of The Ohio State University from 1990-97 and again from 2007-13. On his return to the Morgantown campus, he said, “This is not a job to me; it is a calling.” His leadership style bears that out as he works tirelessly to advance the University’s land-grant mission and open doors to the American dream. In one of his latest addresses to the University community, he noted that for 150 years, the institution has been a polar star guiding West Virginians toward a brighter tomorrow. He said, “That is why, in this milestone year, we recommit our University to living the values that drive our work. Serving our students and our state is not just our duty — it is our passion.” Gee has built a special relationship with the students as well as the state’s citizens, making it a point to visit students where they live, learn and socialize – and visiting all 55 West Virginia counties during his inaugural year – and at least half in subsequent years. Born in Vernal, Utah, Gee graduated from the University of Utah with an honors degree in history and earned his J.D. and Ed.D. degrees from Columbia University. He clerked under Chief Justice David T. Lewis of the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals before being named a judicial fellow and staff assistant to the U.S. Supreme Court. In this role, he worked for Chief Justice Warren Burger on administrative and legal problems of the Court and federal judiciary. Gee returned to Utah as an associate professor and associate dean in the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University, and was granted full professorship in 1978. One year later, he became dean of the WVU College of Law, and, in 1981, was named WVU’s 19th president. Gee has served on several education-governance organizations and committees, including the Big 12 Conference Council of Presidents, the Business Higher Education Forum and the American Association of Universities. He is past chair of the American Council on Education’s Commission on Higher Education Attainment and formerly served as co-chair of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities’ Energy Advisory Committee. In 2009, King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia invited him to join its international advisory board. In 2009, Time magazine named him one of the top 10 university presidents in the United States. Gee is currently serving as chair of the Big 12 Board of Directors Executive Committee and is a member of Forward 50, an initiative working toward student equity, success and outcomes. Last summer, working with Department of Commerce and Marshall University officials, he was instrumental in establishing the West Virginia Forward initiative to bring together state and local leaders in providing a blueprint for alignment and focus on solutions for a united and prosperous West Virginia. It quickly developed into a larger effort with policymakers, experts and government officials working together to formulate results-driven policy to help strengthen and diversify all regions of the state. Active in many national professional and service organizations, he is on the executive committee of the National 4-H Council Board of Trustees as well as on the Board of Trustees of the Royal University for Women in Bahrain, with which West Virginia University has a long-standing academic partnership. A recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, he is an executive board member of Boy Scouts of America. He has also served on the boards for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Limited Brands. In 2011, Gee began serving as secretary on the Board of Directors of Ohio’s economic development program, JobsOhio. In 2011-12, Governor John Kasich asked him to chair the Ohio Higher Education Capital Funding Collaborative and the Ohio Higher Education Funding Commission. In December 2012, he began serving on the Columbus Education Commission.

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Gee has received many honorary degrees, awards, fellowships and recognitions over the years. He is a fellow of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest science organization. In 1994, Gee received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Utah, as well as from Teachers College of Columbia University. In 2013, he received the ACE Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award and the Outstanding Academic Leader of the Year Award on behalf of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. He is the co-author of over a dozen books, including his two most recent, “Leading Colleges and Universities” and “Land-Grant Universities for the Future.” He has also authored many papers and articles on law and education. Gee is engaged to Laurie Erickson, leader of the Erickson Foundation. Gee’s daughter, Rebekah, is Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. In addition to that role, she is a practicing gynecologist and Gratis Faculty at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. Dr. Rebekah Gee is married to David Patrón and they have five children.

THE GEE FAMILY

Front from left: Nathan, Elly and Ben Patrón. Back from left: Rebekah Gee, Eva Patrón, E. Gordon Gee, Elizabeth Patrón and David Patrón

E. GORDON GEE and fiancée LAURIE ERICKSON.


DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS SHANE LYONS ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT

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In his fourth year as the director of athletics at West Virginia University, Shane Lyons has a clear vision for his athletic program. It’s a vision that focuses on the betterment of more than 500 student-athletes and the day-to-day needs that will help them succeed in the classroom and in competition. His open lines of communications have made him a popular role model for WVU athletes, and his honest, fair and caring approach has energized an entire department. Whether it’s regularly scheduled meetings with the student-athletes or his open-door office policy, Lyons has his finger on the pulse of his student-athletes, coaches and staff. His endless energy is devoted to his facilities master plan that will keep West Virginia a strong Power 5 institution and position his department for growth and continued success. Lyons’ facilities master plan isn’t about keeping up with the Joneses, it’s about taking what his department has, improving it and making it complete for the student-athlete. From training, nutrition, medical and competitiveness, Lyons’ vision is for future success, building winning programs and enhancing the overall WVU student-athlete experience. Lyons is about results, and he has already left a great deal of accomplishments in his rear view mirror. He spearheaded and finished more than $100 million in fan enhancements to Milan Puskar Stadium and the WVU Coliseum, broke ground on a $45 million aquatic and track center in Morgantown, completed phase two of Coliseum renovations, bringing the arena up to current ADA seating code, and for the first-time ever, introduced a second video board to Milan Puskar Stadium to provide information and improve fan entertainment. Overseeing 18 varsity sports, a self-sustaining department budget of more than $93 million and 250 employees, Lyons’ leadership has also guided WVU to unparalleled success in the classroom as the department recorded an impressive overall 3.2 GPA in 2018. And, with the student-athlete in mind, he has implemented a Clinical and Sport Psychology unit with a full-time director and professional interns, added specialized learning assistants to the Student-Athlete Development unit and entered into a partnership with WVU Medicine’s Neuroscience Department to assist in the training and recovery of student-athletes, all emphasizing his overall commitment to the well-being and performance student-athletes. Ask him and he’ll tell you it’s not his department, but West Virginia’s department, and he can tell you his vision to improve it not only for the coming year, but for three, five, seven and 10 years down the road. He cares and the proof lies in what he has already accomplished in three years. Additionally, his work with WVU President E. Gordon Gee’s senior leadership team, as well as the Big 12 Conference and other national committees, has brought additional respect and positive exposure to his department and the University. He currently serves on the Big 12 Administration Committee, Finance and Budget Committee and the Game Management and Officiating Subcommittee. In 2018, he chaired the overall athletic directors committee for the Big 12, was named again to the NCAA Division I Council and will serve as chair of the NCAA Division I Football Oversite Committee. He is also on the board of directors for Mylan Park in Morgantown. Lyons came to West Virginia after spending three years as the deputy director of athletics and chief operating officer at Alabama where he worked closely on day-to-day strategic leadership and direction of the Crimson Tide Athletic program. During his time at Alabama, his responsibilities included oversight of a $120 million budget, management of the day-to-day operations of the department and oversight of the Crimson Tide’s 21 sports teams. In addition, he played a pivotal role in a historic renegotiation of Alabama’s multimedia rights agreement that started in 2014 and was involved in several significant capital projects totaling more than $85 million. The Crimson Tide won seven national titles in five different sports during his time there – two in football, two in men’s golf, one in women’s golf, one in gymnastics and one in softball. He also played a critical role in the hiring of four Alabama head coaches. Prior to joining the Alabama staff in November 2011, Lyons spent 10 years as an associate commissioner at the Atlantic Coast Conference. At the ACC, Lyons focused on conference-wide compliance and academic initiatives, providing direct assistance to the conference’s presidents, chancellors and athletics directors in matters dealing with NCAA regulatory matters. In addition, he served as the ACC’s human resource manager and was responsible for the administration, negotiation and mediation of the employee benefits program and managing the conference’s organizational policies and procedures. He was part of the senior administrative team for ACC events, including the football championship game, the men’s basketball tournament and men’s and women’s NCAA basketball events. Prior to working at the ACC, Lyons served as associate athletics director for compliance at Big 12 member Texas Tech from 1998 to 2001. During that time, Lyons assumed responsibility for the leadership, administration and implementation of a

comprehensive NCAA compliance program with emphasis toward rules education and extensive monitoring systems. He also served as oversight administrator for several of the Red Raiders’ athletic teams and had financial and operational supervision of the strength and conditioning, nutritional and sports medicine units. Before joining Texas Tech, Lyons worked at the NCAA for almost 10 years as a senior membership services representative, where he was responsible for the oversight and coordination of rules and interpretations for the 25 membership service representatives and was the staff liaison to various NCAA standing committees. Lyons began his career in college athletics in July 1988 as assistant commissioner of the Big South Conference. With the Big South, he was in charge of conference-wide compliance and championships. A native of Parkersburg, West Virginia, and a graduate of Parkersburg High, Lyons was a standout basketball player for the Big Reds. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in sport management from WVU in 1987 and 1988, respectively. Lyons, the University’s 12th athletic director, and his wife, Emily, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have two children: Cameron and Brooke. Cameron is a member of Terry Bowden’s football team at Akron and Brooke plays volleyball at Morgantown High School. SHANE LYONS THROUGH THE YEARS: 1988-89 Big South Conference (Assistant Commissioner for Compliance and Championships) 1989-98 NCAA (Senior Membership Services Representative) 1998-2001 Texas Tech (Associate Athletic Director – Compliance) 2001-11 Atlantic Coast Conference (Associate Commissioner) 2011-15 Alabama (Deputy Director of Athletics/Chief Operating Officer) 2015-present West Virginia (Director of Athletics and Associate Vice President) SHANE LYONS’ NATIONAL COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS 2000-01 Division I Satisfactory Progress Waivers Committee 2004-06 Division I Academics/Eligibility Compliance Cabinet 2004-06 Recruiting Subcommittee (Chair 1 year) 2004-08 Division I Interpretations Committee (Chair 2 years) 2005-07 Legislative Review Committee (Chair 2 years) 2006-08 Division I Management Council 2008-11 Division I Legislative Council (Chair 1 year) 2010-11 Division I Communications and Coordination Committee 2015-18 Big 12 Administration, Finance and Budget Committee 2015-18 Big 12 Game Management and Officiating Subcommittee 2017-18 Big 12 Athletic Directors CouncilChair 2018- Division I Council 2018- Division I Football Oversight CommitteeChair

THE LYONS FAMILY Cameron, Shane, Emily and Brooke

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INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

MICHAEL FRAGALE

KELI ZINN

STEVE URYASZ

SIMON DOVER

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

EXECUTIVE SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR/ BUSINESS OPERATIONS/CFO

SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR/ COMMUNICATIONS

TERRI HOWES

BEN MURRAY

SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR/ SPORT ADMINISTRATION/SWA

SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR/ MAC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

MATT WELLS

BRANDON CUNNINGHAM

GREG FEATHERSTON

SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR/ EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR/ MAJOR GIFTS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS

ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR/ GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE

APRIL MESSERLY

BRYAN MESSERLY

ERIC BUDA

ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR/ FACILITIES & OPERATIONS

ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR/ COMMUNICATIONS

ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR/ ANNUAL GIVING

ZACH ECKERT

JAMIE HALL

ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR/ FACILITIES & OPERATIONS

ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR, DONOR RELATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

SAM MORRONE

PRESTON WAGES

STEPHANIE WHITE

NATHANIEL ZINN

ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR/ BUSINESS OPERATIONS

ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR/ COMPLIANCE

ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR/ STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT

ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR/ MARKETING

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HEAD COACHES

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NEAL BROWN

JASON BUTTS

MIKE CAREY

SEAN CLEARY

SEAN COVICH

TIM FLYNN

JON HAMMOND

BOB HUGGINS

FOOTBALL

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK

GOLF

WRESTLING

RIFLE

MEN’S BASKETBALL

NIKKI IZZO-BROWN

JIMMY KING

MARLON Le BLANC

MIHA LISAC

RANDY MAZEY

VIC RIGGS

REED SUNAHARA

WOMEN’S SOCCER

ROWING

MEN’S SOCCER

TENNIS

BASEBALL

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING

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FACILITIES

BASKETBALL PRACTICE FACILITY

CAPERTON INDOOR FACILITY

CARY GYM

DICK DLESK SOCCER STADIUM

DREAMSWORK FIELD

MONONGALIA COUNTY BALLPARK

MOUNTAINEER FIELD AT MILAN PUSKAR STADIUM

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WVU COLISEUM

WVU NATATORIUM

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INFORMATION

In collegiate team competition, six gymnasts perform on each of the four apparatuses (vault, uneven parallel bars, balance beam and floor exercise). The five best individual scores per event comprise the cumulative team total. Collegiate competition requires at least two judges to evaluate the score of an athlete’s performance. Their scores are averaged to arrive at a final mark. A perfect team socre is 200, with top collegiate scores ranging between 193.00 and 198.00. Optional routines, choreographed to experess the gymnasts’ skills that they perform best, are based on a score of 9.5 with a possibility of an additional five-tenths for completing more difficult skills and or combinations. Judges use the following categories to evaluate optional routines: Value Parts (difficulty) 2.20 Special Requirements 2.00 Bonus Elements 0.50 Execution/composition 5.30 Total 10.00

JULIA MERWIN

VAULT

»»Vault requires speed, quickness and explosive power

»»Vaults are divided into four categories: handsprings, forward saltos, backward saltos and vaults from a roundoff

»»New in 2016, only certain vaults are assigned a start value of up to 10.0: Yurchenko pike full, Yurchenko half front layout (Arabian style) and a Yurchenko/Tsukahara Tuck 1 1/2

»»Yurchenko layout full and Yurchenko layout half vaults are now assigned start values of up to 9.95

»»Gymnasts must remain motionless upon landing or a deduction will be taken

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UNEVEN BARS

»»A complete routine comprises some 10 to 15 moves, consisting mainly of swinging and suspension skills utilizing both bars with many regrasps

»»A change of direction is required in the routine, while pauses for concentration, extra swings and uncharacteristic elements are to be avoided

»»The gymnast must change bars two times and must have at least two flight elements

BALANCE BEAM

»»A routine must be composed of elements from the following groups: tumbling with and without flight, strength and dance (i.e. turns, leaps and body waves)

»»Special requirements on the beam are a tumbling series, a large jump, a full turn and a series of skills combining dance and acrobatics

»»The routine must last between 1:10 and 1:30

»»Performing on the beam requires precise movement and intense concentration, as each wobble results in a deduction

CHLOE CLUCHEY

FLOOR EXERCISE

»»Floor exercise is a combination of dance, tumbling and acrobatics performed to music

»»Creative and dynamic changes in rhythm and energy levels help to create an exciting routine where composition plays an important role

»»A routine must last between 1:10 and 1:30 and is required to have two or three tumbling “passes”

»»Gymnasts must balance the difficulty of their tumbling skills and dance skills and should finish the routine as strongly as it was started

»»Specific deductions are taken for stepping off the mat and for being out of sync with the music

ABBY KAUFMAN

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CONTACT INFORMATION ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

The West Virginia University athletics communications office is located on the second floor of the Coliseum. MAILING ADDRESS

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE West Virginia University PO Box 877 Morgantown, WV 26507-877

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WVU ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

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MICHAEL FRAGALE SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR/ COMMUNICATIONS

MIKE MONTORO DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL COMMUNICATIONS

BRYAN MESSERLY ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR/ COMMUNICATIONS

JOE SWAN DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS PUBLICATIONS

JOHN ANTONIK DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS CONTENT

KRISTIN COLDSNOW MULTIMEDIA SPECIALIST

OVERNIGHT SHIPPING

WVU ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS 3450 Monongahela Blvd. Room 217 Morgantown, WV 26506 PHONE INFORMATION

KAITLYN COLE GRAPHIC DESIGNER

OFFICE: 304-293-2821 FAX: 304-293-4105

ASHLEY BAILEY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

SHANNON WOLFGANG ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

CHARLIE HEALY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

GYMNASTICS CONTACT

SHANNON WOLFGANG Associate Director of Athletics Communications EMAIL: shannon.wolfgang@mail.wvu.edu AMY SALVATORE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

TANNER CAIN GRADUATE ASSISTANT ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

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LISA AMMONS BUSINESS MANAGER

KATIE MacCRORY GRADUATE ASSISTANT DIGITAL MEDIA

CHERYL WIRE OPERATIONS COORDINATOR

JOE MITCHIN GRADUATE ASSISTANT ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

AMY PRUNTY PROGRAM ASSISTANT


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