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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 Mountaineers compete in the newly renovated WVU Coliseum, and it is one of the most exciting venues in NCAA gymnastics. Whether it is during the day, when the sun shines down on the massive structure, or at night, when its golden lights make it an evening showcase, the Coliseum stands as one of the most striking facilities on the WVU campus.
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The Mountaineers qualified for the regional championships for the 40th time in program history, the 36th time in NCAA competition, and placed fourth in the second of two second-round quad meets at the 2019 NCAA Ann Arbor Regional Championships with a 195.425 score. The score was WVU’s fifth-best mark earned at an NCAA regional. The Mountaineers’ 2019 win total of 19 was the team’s top win mark since earning 21 in 2012, head coach Jason Butts’ first season. West Virginia also was nationally ranked twice in the Road to Nationals Rankings. The vault and floor exercise lineups were nationally ranked each week, with the floor lineup spending seven weeks in the top 10 and peaking at No. 5.
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CHARACTER Public, land-grant institution, founded in 1867. RESEARCH CLASSIFICATION R1: Doctoral Universities–Highest Research Activity, as described by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. ACCREDITATION WVU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Many programs hold specialized accreditation. 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 AND FACILITIES The WVU 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 35 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 60 majors, this campus combines the personal attention of a small college with the benefits of a major university. The WVU System also includes 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 System includes 518 buildings on 15,880 acres. The Morgantown campus has 245 buildings (11 on the National Register of Historic Places) on 1,892 acres. 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.
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STUDENT PROFILE Fall 2018 WVU System enrollment was 29,959: Potomac State College - 1,340 WVU Tech - 1,755 Morgantown campus - 26,864 Students at the Morgantown campus come from 118 nations, all 50 U.S. states (plus D.C.) and all 55 West Virginia counties; nearly half are West Virginia residents. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WVU ranks nationally for prestigious scholarships: 25 Rhodes Scholars, 24 Truman Scholars, 45 Goldwater Scholars, three 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), 26 Boren Scholars, 63 Gilman Scholars, 64 Fulbright Scholars, three Department of Homeland Security Scholars, 32 Critical Language Scholars, one Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholar, five National Institute of Standards and Technology Fellowships and 25 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. FACULTY AND STAFF PROFILE Seventy-six percent of full-time instructional faculty hold the highest academic degree in their field, and 64 percent of all WVU classes and 67 percent of all WVU non-laboratory classes are taught by full-time instructional faculty. ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Fourteen Morgantown colleges and schools offer 380-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; journalism; law; 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. PARENTS CLUB The Mountaineer Parents Club, with 20,000-plus members, connects parents and families with the student experience. ALUMNI Chartered in 1873, the WVU Alumni Association is made up of more than 200,000 graduates worldwide in some 135 nations. 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 West Virginia residents to submit PROMISE Scholarship applications. WVU has a rolling admissions policy, and there is no official application deadline.
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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. 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. Eight gymnasts were named Scholastic All-Americans 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 2015 Big 12 Championship, 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 balance 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) and Alexa Goldberg (bars). The Mountaineers finished the year ranked No. 28 in the GymInfo Poll. Butts also saw his team excel in the classroom in 2015. Lawrence was named the Big 12 ScholarAthlete 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 Championships in the all-around, 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 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 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 and floor), while Haley (all-around) and Beth Deal (beam) each earned one, quadrupling the program’s honors from 2013. Sloanhoffer, Deal (beam), Goldberg (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. 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 Championship. The team also qualified for its 34th NCAA Regional Championships and placed fifth in front of a WVU Coliseum crowd.
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 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 (No. 22 in the Jan. 25 Road to Nationals Rankings). 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). WVUGymnastics
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Included in 2013’s five 196.0+ performances were 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 WVU Coliseum on Feb. 24. The Mountaineers’ score was the 10th-best mark in program history. WVU also earned its first Big 12 victory with a 196.15-194.825 win over ISU at the WVU Coliseum on Feb. 10 in front of 2,522 fans, the sixth-largest crowd to attend a home WVU gymnastics meet. In all, 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 studentathletes were named to the 2013 Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Team and all three newcomers were 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 on floor; WVU was ranked in the top 25 on vault each week of 2013. Millick ranked No. 27 in the allaround, 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. 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 final season 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. 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 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 33rd 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. A two-time (2009-10) Southeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year, Butts spent five seasons
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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. 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. 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 rankings, respectively. The units also were nationally ranked No. 17 and No. 21, respectively.
WVU placed second at the EAGL Championship on 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.
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 9.9+ 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 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).
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GYMNASTICS COACHING STAFF never know who is going to go down or who is going to go in, so you have to be ready. That is something they can build on. They can build on their experiences as underclassmen and become senior leaders. HEAD COACH JASON BUTTS: Because of a couple injuries last year, a lot of underclassmen had to step up and fill in some holes. We had several people step up that have not competed before, which is what you want as a coach with a team. We hope that we don’t have to face that same kind of adversity this year, but it makes them stronger, and that’s what we hope they learn.
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The West Virginia University gymnastics team opens its 2020 season against No. 17 Penn State on Saturday, Jan. 11, at 4 p.m., in State College, Pennsylvania. With the first competition in sight, head coach Jason Butts, associate head coach Travis Doak and assistant coach Kaylyn Millick sat down to share their thoughts on the Mountaineers’ upcoming season. The team ended the 2019 season with a fourth-place finish in the second of two second-round quad meets at the 2019 NCAA Ann Arbor Regional Championships with a 195.425 score. The score was WVU’s fifth-best mark earned at an NCAA Regional. With 11 student-athletes returning to the team this season – what did they learn last year, and how do they continue to build off a successful 2019 season? ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH TRAVIS DOAK: They did well under adversity last year, and we hope that they continue to build on adversity. We were really thin in terms of depth, and they still came through and did a great job. I’m hoping that they will all come through and do their job again this year regardless of how much depth we have on a specific event. ASSISTANT COACH KAYLYN MILLICK: This year’s senior class has dealt with a ton of adversity throughout their careers, but they continue to push, and that’s what we ask of everyone. (Senior) Julia (Merwin) has been in and out of lineups, but she continues to show up and do her job. As leaders, I think that is important. You never know what to expect. You
The Mountaineers hit 24-of-24 routines six times last season. How was the team able to execute such great consistency in 2019? BUTTS: They do it in practice. That’s where the consistency comes from; repetition. It’s the nature of the sport. They are going to compete how they practice. Everything counts in Cary Gym. I was looking at scores this morning, and our consistency over the years has gotten better and better and better. We are consistency riding in that 195 range, but we need more. We need to consistency be in the 196 range. You indicated at the Fall Classic that there are going to be a lot of new routines this season and that over half the lineups are going to be different. What are your hopes for 2020? DOAK: We just need to get going. We need to see who is going to step up and what kind of adjustments we need to make as a coaching staff. Who is going to be prepared to start us off with high scores? Maybe there is a skill in a routine that we need to coach a little differently. We just need to go. Lineups are going to be so different. I don’t think we ever unveiled a team that is this new. Seventeen-out-of-24 routines are going to be different. We just need to go, and then after we go, decide as a coaching staff what we need to work on. BUTTS: With the NCAA changing the start value to 9.4, it has forced us to reevaluate some routines and create new skills and combinations depending on the event. That has affected our lineups, but we must adapt. I thought we spent a lot of time this preseason getting ready for it, and I think we are ready. We just have to get going, and we’ll make changes as we go. I think we are a very adaptable staff, and I think because of that, we have a very adaptable team. MILLICK: I’m excited even though it is a little bit different. Like Jason said, we have been consistently in that 195 range, and maybe this is the year that we change things up. We have a ton of talent on this team. They just have to
find their confidence. They are super young, but I think we’ll hit a good stride pending that nothing happens out of the ordinary. It could be a good year for change, and the quality of our gymnastics is better because the talent level is better. As a team, you lost great leaders in Carly Galpin, Kirah Koshinski and Jaquie Tun. How do you fill those roles? BUTTS: Those are big roles to fill, especially on floor with Kirah (Koshinski) and Jaquie (Tun), but our seniors have done a great job this year in terms of leadership, which is almost as important as what they can bring to the table skill wise. We are going to feel the impact of having those guys gone, but we have very talented freshmen. We’ll also get Julia, (senior) Chloe (Cluchey) and (sophomore) Rachel (Hornung) back from their injuries, so hopefully, we can fill in some of those holes. It might not have the ‘wow’ factor here and there, but we can make up for it in tenths with stuck landings, handstands, presentation and execution that we didn’t do last year. DOAK: We are always going to miss our senior class, which is exactly what you want as coaches. The year before was Zaakira (Muhammad), and now, it’s Kirah. I think that is a testament to our program and what we are working toward. With that said, each year is a new year. You throw one bad egg in, it changes the dynamic. You throw one good egg in, it changes the dynamic. We never had this much new. We harp on adversity, but I think it’s a good thing because it shows you what you got, and we must rely on our seniors once again. We expect them to be strong and step up. Kirah Koshinski left her legacy on this program, setting multiple program records. She also was named to the 2019 NACGC/W Regular Season All-America Vault First Team, her fourth career AllAmerica honor and first first-team recognition. With the honor, she became the first gymnast in school history to earn at least one honor in four consecutive seasons. How do her accomplishments help set the foundation for future success? BUTTS: With Kirah leaving as a four-time All-American, I feel like this program is on an upward track. The last time we had a fourtime All-American was over 30 years ago with Kristin Quackenbush. It can be a challenge to get some of the higher-level athletes here compared to our other competitors, but that’s why we work hard and keep plugging along. MILLICK: I think that is what’s cool. The AllAmericans are listed on the wall in Cary Gym, and we used to look at that and say, ‘who are those people?’ Now, they are seeing their teammates up there, so it is more achievable in their brains. It is something that they can work for. It is not so distance to them. It seems realistic now.
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What type of leadership qualities will the upperclassmen bring to the team this year, and what are your expectations for them? BUTTS: They are extremely hard workers. All four of them are very different, so they bring different challenges to the table, but those four personalities are helping the team because our team has so many different personalities. Despite those differences, they work really well together. They’ve been doing a ton of sports psych stuff on the side, which they have really embraced on their own, and they are bringing that voice of reason to the team. It’s a different generation, and I’m getting older, so I’m going to rely on them to be that go-between with the younger generation. We wouldn’t be able to have a successful year without this senior class. MILLICK: We keep talking about adversity because it’s inevitable, and the four of them have had adversity. (Senior) Erica (Fontaine) sat out her entire freshman year. (Senior) Abby (Kaufman) has had to work extremely hard with this new start value. Chloe sat out, and Julia has been out. Their teammates have seen them fight back for three, going on four years now, so I think that is just leadership in itself. Sometimes actions speak louder than words, and truthfully, the four of them have pushed through some hard, tough injuries. I think that’s important for the underclassmen to see. It’s not going to come easy. You must keep working at it, and you can’t be afraid to fail. They show up every day and work through that adversity. They show that it can be done, and I think that’s what makes this team strong. BUTTS: Gymnastics is not necessarily easy for these four. They must work hard and be competitive to make lineups, but I love that. DOAK: There are some classes that don’t like to compete, but this group likes to compete. These seniors like to compete, and they are going to expect the underclassmen to do the same. They enjoy competition, and they are going to expect their team to do it. You don’t always have that. They are not all naturally talented. They must work, but they want to showcase their work. That’s what makes them a college athlete. Over 50 percent of this year’s roster are freshmen and sophomores. What gymnasts from this group do you see pushing themselves to do more now that they have some collegiate experience under their belt? DOAK: Put an exclamation point on (sophomore) Kendra (Combs). We didn’t get to see her last year because of her knee, and she’s going to come out of the gate doing three events. (Sophomore) Esperanza (Abarca) is just a silent work horse. She’s awesome. MILLICK: Esperanza is going to do whatever is best for the team. She’s going to do everything she can to reach her max potential. Right now, she’s working with Jason to get a new bar dismount, and she’s done it. She did a full routine with it the other day. She’s just
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always pushing the envelope, and I think that’s a good thing. DOAK: You’re going to write a ton about (feshman) Kianna (Yancey). She’ll probably be our top all-arounder, but we don’t know if we are going to bring her out just yet. (Freshman) Abbie Pierson is very dynamic, and (freshman) Emily (Holmes-Hackerd) is coming back in a month. She can do any event she wants to. MILLICK: I also want to highlight (junior) McKenna (Linnen). She’s going to add a third event this year in vault, and that’s a big deal for her. She’s been a rock star. Is there one gymnast who will lead the team this season? BUTTS: It’s going to be spread out more. We’re going to have a lot of new routines, a lot of new faces and a lot of familiar faces doing new things. MILLICK: A lot of older faces are coming back, too. Chloe’s floor routine has always been a staple. She’ll probably be back in there. I wouldn’t say there is just one gymnast though. I like that though. I think there are a couple in each class that has a voice and will step up, and that’s a testament to recruiting higher levels. It’s interesting. BUTTS: At the end of the day, we are a team sport, but every team always has that one standout. I like that this team is kind of spread out. All 16 stand a chance at going to regionals this year. MILLICK: I think it’s good not to rely on one person to carry you. That’s the individual part of a team sport like gymnastics. You must do your part and make sure you’re carrying your weight. The 2020 schedule features four home meets at the WVU Coliseum, including two in the month of March. WVU also will compete against four teams which ended the 2019 season ranked in the top 25 of the Road to National Rankings, including NCAA National Champion and reigning Big 12 Conference champion Oklahoma. How will this schedule challenge and prepare the Mountaineers for the postseason? MILLICK: It’s hard starting on the road, but I like that we are ending at home. That’s when you hit your stride, and then, we go right into Big 12’s. The first couple months will be tough because we only have one home meet at the end of January, but I’m excited for this year’s schedule. BUTTS: We’re going up against some great teams, but at the end of the day, our score is all that matters. We must put up some great scores on the road and continue to build momentum when we are here. Hosting Big 12’s is going to be really exciting, and we are pulling out all the stops for that one. I’m just ready to get on the bus and head to Penn State and do gymnastics. We don’t know what to fix for postseason until we see where we are.
Following a one-year absence, the popular Beauty and the Beast meet returns this year. The gymnastics and wrestling teams will compete simultaneously on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 1 p.m. As a staff, how excited are you for the atmosphere that is created during this event? BUTTS: I love this event because it draws double the crowd. It’s very entertaining, and there’s going to be a lot of energy on the floor. It’ll be the first time with the new wrestling staff to have this event, and I think it’s a great opportunity for us to cross promote two popular sports, especially those families that have a daughter and a son. MILLICK: I’m glad that we had the opportunity to bring it back. It’s hard to get that scheduled in there. It’s two sports that are very similar, mentally, so it’s kind of cool to see it at the same time. Obviously, wrestling fans know wrestling, and gymnastics fans know gymnastics, but you kind of understand each of them because they are very similar from a mental aspect. What advantage does this team receive hosting the 2020 Big 12 Championship in March? BUTTS: It’ll be huge. It’s going to be on a podium, so it will feel different to them. We’re excited to just be at home, be in our own beds and compete in front of our home crowd. Because we are a smaller conference, it doesn’t feel like a championship with four teams, and that’s something as a coaching staff we have worked really hard on to fix. How do we get there? Well this is the first year with live television, as well as a podium, and the fact that we get to do it here at West Virginia, it is really exciting for us. I think the team will take a lot of pride in that, and that’s already a stepup walking in the door. A big pillar for this program is academic success. How do your student-athletes succeed in the gym and in the classroom? DOAK: We have type A people, so I don’t think we really have to think about that. We don’t really have to harp on them too much. It’s just a general expectation. If you know how to manage your time, then you know how to manage your time. We treat them like adults because they are adults. BUTTS: Gymnasts typically have very good time management skills anyways. Even the one’s that haven’t been very good at it are above average compared to the regular college student. This year, there has been a lot of pride instilled into them to try and get a high team GPA. Once you get it rolling, it just keeps building from there.
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10.0 of her career that same day and claimed the floor victory with a career-best 9.975. Koshinski also total a 10.0 on vault, scoring a winning 9.95 at Pitt on Feb. 22. WVU was at its most consistent in Doak’s 10th season with the Mountaineers, as the team did not count a fall in all but one meet. The Mountaineers qualified for their 39th NCAA Regional Championships and placed fourth at the Big 12 Championship with a 195.625, their second-best score 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.
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Travis Doak enters his 12th year at his alma mater and his sixth as the team’s associate head coach. He is responsible for coaching vault, balance beam and floor exercise. He also oversees the Mountaineers’ recruiting efforts. Since Doak joined the staff in 2009, WVU has made 10 NCAA Regional Championship appearances, earned one conference title and compiled an overall record of 157-101-1 (.606). In 2019, Doak helped WVU qualify for the regional championships for the 40th time in program history and placed fourth in the second of two second round quad meets at the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional Championships with a 195.425 score. Prior to the regional championships, WVU placed fourth at the Big 12 Gymnastics Championship with a 195.6 score. WVU was nationally ranked twice in the Road to Nationals Rankings. The vault and floor lineups were nationally ranked each week, with the floor lineup spending seven weeks in the top 10 and peaking at No. 5. At season end, seniors Kirah Koshinski and Jaquie Tun owned a combined three national rankings. Koshinski ranked No. 7 on vault and No. 28 on floor, while Tun ranked No. 45 on floor. WVU finished the season with a 19-9 overall record (0-4 Big 12), the team’s top win mark since earning 21 victories in 2012. Doak also helped coach Koshinski to her fourth career AllAmerica honor and first first-team recognition, as she was named to the NACGC/W Regular Season All-America Vault First Team. Koshinski became the first gymnast in program history to earn at least one honor in four consecutive seasons. The 2019 All-Big 12 Gymnastics Vault Team member also set the WVU records for career 9.9+ scores on vault (26) and floor (22). Additionally, WVU tallied 49.5 on floor in wins over Pitt and Cornell on Feb. 17, at the WVU Coliseum. The mark was the fifthbest floor score in program history. Koshinski earned the first
Also in 2018, 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 Championships, as Zaakira Muhammad qualified in the all-around. She was most successful on floor, 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 Championships. Additionally, she tallied 9.8 on uneven 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 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 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 All-Big 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 third-best 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 All-Big 12 Gymnastics Vault Team and All-Big 12 Championship Team honors. The Mountaineers went on to finish third at the Big 12 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 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 Championship, scoring 195.025. WVUGymnastics
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on beam and vault, and No. 4 on floor; she also ranked nationally No. 17, No. 37 and No. 48, respectively, on each apparatus.
The Mountaineers tallied 11 individual scores of 9.9 or better in 2015, including 9.95 showings for Haley (floor) and Alexa Goldberg (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 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.
Doak helped guide Hope Sloanhoffer to the 2014 NCAA Championships, 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 all-around and first on beam at the 2014 NCAA Athens Regional Championships. WVU posted its best score at the 2014 Big 12 Championship, 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 (beam), Goldberg (bars) and Nicolette Swoboda (all-around) individually qualified for the Athens Regional. The team finished the year ranked No. 28 nationally on vault and 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 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 Championship and qualified for its 34th 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.
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, respectively. 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 events. 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. 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.
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 All-Big 12 Championship Team for her second-place finish in the all-around. Under Doak, the Mountaineers have secured 56 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’ league-best seventh East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) title, the team’s first since 2008, WVU advanced to the NCAA Auburn Regional Championships and finished in fifth 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
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Also in 2017, a pair of Mountaineers claimed All-America honors. Zaakira Muhammad advanced to the NCAA National Championships in the all-around and finished eighth on floor, earning All-America Second Team accolades. Muhammad was the first WVU gymnast to earn All-America honors at the NCAA Championships since 2007. Additionally, 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. 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).
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The team’s floor lineup was consistent and strong throughout the season and tallied scores of 49.0+ nine times, including a seasonhigh 49.575 in wins over Bowling Green and Ohio State on March 6. The score is the third-highest mark in program history. 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. 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.
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Kaylyn Millick returned to West Virginia University in 2019 as the Mountaineers’ assistant coach after serving in that same role from 2015-17. Millick, who is currently in her fifth season, oversees the team’s choreography for balance beam and floor exercise and leads the Mountaineers’ community service outreach program. In 2019, Millick helped WVU qualify for the regional championships for the 40th time in program history, the 36th time in NCAA competition, and placed fourth in the second of two second round quad meets at the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional Championships with a 195.425 score. WVU was nationally ranked twice in the Road to Nationals Rankings. The vault and floor lineups were nationally ranked each week, with the floor lineup spending seven weeks in the top 10 and peaking at No. 5. At season end, seniors Kirah Koshinski and Jaquie Tun owned a combined three national rankings. Koshinski ranked No. 7 on vault and No. 28 on floor, while Tun ranked No. 45 on floor. WVU finished the season with a 19-9 overall record (0-4 Big 12), the team’s top win mark since earning 21 victories in 2012. Additionally, Koshinski was named to the NACGC/W Regular Season All-America Vault First Team, her fourth career All-America honor and first first-team recognition. She became the first gymnast in program history to earn at least one honor in four consecutive seasons. Koshinski also was named to the All-Big 12 Vault Team for the third time in her career and the first time since 2017. Millick helped coach WVU to a third-place finish at the 2017 NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships, her third season with the team, with a program-record 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 competition.
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 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 allaround 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. 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 All-Big 12 Championship Team (all-around), she reached the podium a team-best 23 times and scored career-best marks on vault (9.85), uneven 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 Championship with a 39.2 score and finished the season ranked No. 27 nationally in the allaround 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.
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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 all-around 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 University in December 2018.
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CALEIGH
ISABELLA
APRIL
KAITLIN
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DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
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SPORT ADMINISTRATOR/ ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR/ FACILITIES & OPERATIONS
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AMELIA
SINA
TANGELA
SAMANTHA
AMY
ATHLETIC TRAINER
DIRECTOR OF SPORTS NUTRITION, OLYMPIC SPORTS
DIRECTOR OF STUDENTATHLETE ENHANCEMENT
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT
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Roster
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Photo Roster
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Chloe Cluchey
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Erica Fontaine
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Abby Kaufman
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Julia Merwin
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McKenna Linnen
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Sydney Marler
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Michelle Waldron
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Esperanza Abarca
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Kendra Combs
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Rachel Hornung
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Taylor Sell
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Emily Holmes-Hackerd
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Maya Kraus
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Abbie Pierson
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Kayla Yancey
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Kianna Yancey
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2020
Mountaineer Roster
NAME Esperanza Abarca
YEAR HT. HOMETOWN So. 5-5 The Colony, Texas
Chloe Cluchey
Sr.
5-4
Woodbridge, Va.
Esperanza Abarca ess-per-AHN-zuh uh-BARK-uh
Kendra Combs
So.
5-3
Windsor, Conn.
Chloe Cluchey CLUE-chee Rachel Hornung
Erica Fontaine
Sr.
5-5
Gaithersburg, Md.
Emily Holmes-Hackerd
Fr.
5-4
Ipswich, Mass.
Rachel Hornung
So.
5-4
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Abby Kaufman
Sr.
5-6
York, Pa.
Maya Kraus
Fr.
5-3
Fairport, N.Y.
McKenna Linnen
Jr.
5-3
Canton, Mich.
Sydney Marler
Jr.
5-6
New Port Richey, Fla.
Julia Merwin
Sr.
5-4
Frederick, Md.
Abbie Pierson
Fr.
5-3
New Kensington, Pa.
Taylor Sell
So.
5-2
Manheim, Pa.
Michelle Waldron
Jr.
5-2
Sagamore Beach, Mass.
Kayla Yancey
Fr.
4-11
Hatfield, Pa.
Kianna Yancey
Fr.
5-4
Hatfield, Pa.
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SOPHOMORE | 5-5 THE COLONY TEXAS
EMILY
HOLMES- HACKERD FRESHMAN | 5-4 IPSWICH MASSACHUSETTS
McKENNA
LINNEN JUNIOR | 5-3 CANTON MICHIGAN
TAYLOR
SELL
SOPHOMORE | 5-2 MANHEIM PENNSYLVANIA
CHLOE
CLUCHEY SENIOR | 5-4 WOODBRIDGE VIRGINIA
RACHEL
HORNUNG SOPHOMORE | 5-4 PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
SYDNEY
MARLER JUNIOR | 5-6 NEW PORT RICHEY FLORIDA
MICHELLE
WALDRON JUNIOR | 5-4 SAGAMORE BEACH MASSACHUSETTS
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KENDRA
ERICA
COMBS
FONTAINE SENIOR | 5-5 GAITHERSBURG MARYLAND
SOPHOMORE | 5-3 WINDSOR CONNECTICUT
ABBY
MAYA
KAUFMAN
KRAUS
SENIOR | 5-6 YORK PENNSYLVANIA
FRESHMAN | 5-3 FAIRPORT NEW YORK
JULIA
ABBIE
MERWIN
PIERSON
SENIOR | 5-4 FREDERICK MARYLAND
FRESHMAN | 5-3 NEW KENSINGTON PENNSYLVANIA
KAYLA
KIANNA
YANCEY
YANCEY
FRESHMAN | 4-11 HATFIELD PENNSYLVANIA
FRESHMAN | 5-4 HATFIELD PENNSYLVANIA
TRAVIS
KAYLYN
DOAK
MILLICK
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GYMNASTICS CHLOE CLUCHEY’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MEETS AA TOTAL POINTS 2019 8 0 76.7 2018 11 0 213.75 2017 13 0 271.55 TOTAL 32 0 562.0
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)
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CHLOE 5-4
» WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA
2019 (JR.) » Competed in eight meets, all on uneven bars » Finished the year with a season average of 9.588 on bars » Surpassed the 500-career point mark » Set a season-high 9.825 on bars at the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional Championship (April 5) 2018 (SO.)
» Big 12 co-Event Specialist of the Week (March 12) » Competed in 11 meets, earning lineup spots on vault, bars and floor exercise » Scored 9.8 or better eight times and earned one podium finish » Finished the season with averages of 9.705 on vault, 9.73 on bars and 9.7 on floor » Won bars at No. 18 George Washington with a career-high 9.925 mark (March 11) » Earned a season-best 9.875 on floor at Towson and finished fourth overall (March 18) 2017 (FR.)
» Earned four podium finishes » Finished the year with season
averages of 9.763 on floor, 9.758 on vault and 9.514 on bars » In first collegiate meet, scored 9.775 on bars and finished second at Maryland (Jan. 8) » Scored a career-best 9.875 on vault and finished in fourth place against Denver, Temple and Towson (Jan. 29) » In second career floor routine, scored 9.925 at Ohio State and finished first (Feb. 18) » Placed third on floor against Iowa State and Maryland with a 9.85 mark (Feb. 26) » Finished second on floor with a 9.925 score and tallied a career-best 9.8 on bars against George Washington, Eastern Michigan and Pitt (March 5) CLUB GYMNASTICS
» Six-year level 10 gymnast at Capital Gymnastics » Five-time Junior Olympic National Championships qualifier » Finished sixth on vault and balance
beam at the 2016 Junior Olympics » Competed on vault in all 13 meets and National Championships also earned time on bars and floor 2016 Region 7 level 10 floor champion » Scored 9.825 or better on floor in the » and also finished second in the alllast four meets of the season
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around and on bars
» Placed second on bars and third on
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 » 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 JO National 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 November 14 » Has one twin brother » Majoring in management » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
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» Made Canadian Youth Program debut in
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JORDAN 5-10
» DEFENDER » CANTON, OHIO
2013 at age 15 and has started 10 matches and played 841 minutes, earning five clean sheets and allowing just four goals » As a member of the Canadian U-20 Women’s National Team, won Silver medal at the 2015 CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship Honduras alongside Mountaineer teammate Bianca St. Georges » Also played alongside Mountaineers Kadeisha Buchanan, Ashley Lawrence and Amandine Pierre-Louis at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada » Previously was a two-year member of the Canadian Women’s National U-17 Team and competed at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica with St. Georges and Easther Mayi Kith » Also won the Silver medal at the 2013 CONCACAF Women’s U-17 Championship Jamaica and earned the Golden Glove Award, as well as a spot on the Best XI
Team » Ran track for Glenview Park Secondary and was named the Junior Track Athlete of the Year
PERSONAL
» Daughter of Dave and Kim Foster » Has two sisters » Birthday is August 13 » Majoring in pre-sport management
Cluchey
CHLOE SOPHOMORE
JORDAN 5-10
» DEFENDER » CANTON, OHIO
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GYMNASTICS ERICA FONTAINE’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MEETS AA TOTAL POINTS 2019 14 0 165.2 2018 13 0 136.65 TOTAL 27 0 301.85
ERICA FONTAINE’S CAREER HIGHS BALANCE BEAM 9.775 at the Cancun Classic (1/4/19)
FLOOR EXERCISE 9.85 vs. Pitt, Utah State and Cornell (2/17/19) vs. George Washington and Towson (1/21/18)
SENIOR
ERICA 5-5
» GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND
2019 (JR.) » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Competed on floor exercise in all 14 meets while also earning spots in the balance beam lineup » Scored 9.8 or better on floor in seven meets » Finished the year with season averages of 9.517 on beam and 9.761 on floor » Opened the season by setting a career high on beam with a 9.775 showing and finished tied for seventh at the Cancun Classic vs. Michigan, Iowa State and Rutgers (Jan. 4) » Hit a career-high matching 9.85 on floor and finished tied for eighth against Pitt, Utah State and Cornell (Feb. 17)
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2018 (SO.) » Academic All-Big 12 Second Team » Competed on floor in all 13 meets and also earned a spot in the beam lineup » Scored below 9.7 on floor twice and had all but three scores count toward the team mark » Finished the season with averages of 9.761 on floor and 9.75 on beam » Earned first career podium finish with a third place, career-best 9.85 showing on floor against George Washington and Towson; also made beam career debut and tallied 9.75 (Jan. 21) 2017 (FR.)
» Did not compete CLUB GYMNASTICS
» 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
» Three-year level 10 gymnast at Hill’s PERSONAL Gymnastics » Daughter of Lauri and Donald » Three-time Junior Olympics Fontaine National Championships qualifier is July 22 » » 2016 Region 7 level 10 beam and all- » Birthday Has one brother around champion; also finished third » Majoring in strategic on vault and sixth on uneven bars communications » Placed second on beam and third Dean’s List » on bars and in the all-around at Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » the 2016 Maryland Level 10 State Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll » Championships
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MOUNTAINEER
GYMNASTICS ABBY KAUFMAN’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MEETS AA TOTAL POINTS 2019 14 14 544.925 2018 13 2 349.65 2017 11 0 154.9 TOTAL 38 16 1,049.475
ABBY KAUFMAN’S CAREER HIGHS VAULT 9.85
at Arizona State with BYU (3/13/19)
UNEVEN BARS 9.85 vs. Pitt, Utah State and Cornell (2/17/19) BALANCE BEAM 9.9 vs. George Washington, Eastern Michigan and Pitt (3/5/17)
SENIOR
FLOOR EXERCISE 9.875 vs. Pitt, Utah State and Cornell (2/17/19) vs. Denver and Iowa State (2/2/19)
ABBY 5-6
» YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
2019 (JR.)
» CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large Third Team » CoSIDA Academic All-District II At-Large First Team » NACGC/W Scholastic All-America » Big 12 Scholar Athlete of the Year » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Joseph Medrick Award winner, the team’s top all-around gymnast » Competed as an all-arounder in all 14
meets and led the team with 544.925 season points » Surpassed the 1,000-career point mark » Only dropped one score on vault all season » Earned three podium finishes on vault, one on uneven bars and 10 in the allaround » Finished the year with season averages of 9.757 on vault, 9.646 on bars, 9.725 on balance beam, 9.795 on floor exercise and 38.923 in the all-around » Set a floor career high with a 9.875 and finished tied for sixth against Denver and Iowa State (Feb. 2) » Tied for first on vault with a 9.75 at Penn with Temple and Bridgeport (Feb. 10) » Tallied a career-high matching 9.85 on bars and finished tied for second in the Mountaineers’ home meet against Pitt, Utah State and Cornell (Feb. 17)
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ALL-AROUND 39.225 vs. Pitt, Utah State and Cornell (2/17/19)
» Earned a career-best 39.225 in the all-
around and finished in second place against Pitt, Utah State and Cornell (Feb. 17) » Earned first place in the all-around with a 39.0 at Pitt with Ball State (Feb. 22) » Set a season high on beam with a 9.825 showing and finished tied for fifth at Ohio State with Temple (March 2) » Hit vault career high with a 9.85 and finished tied for second at Arizona State with BYU (March 17) 2018 (SO.)
» 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 score on floor all season » 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 » Made career all-around debut against George Washington and Towson and finished fifth with a 38.95 score; also tallied a career-best 9.75 on vault (Jan. 21) » Set floor career high of 9.85 in a fourthplace showing against Pitt and Maryland (Feb. 18) and matched mark at Towson (March 18) and at NCAA University Park Regional Championships (April 7)
» Earned a season-best 9.85 on beam at Towson (March 18) » Set career high on bars with a 9.75 mark at the Big 12 Championship (March 24)
2017 (FR.)
» NACGC/W Scholastic All-America » Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team » Competed in 11 meets and earned a lineup spot on bars, beam and floor » Earned four podium finishes, all on beam » Finished the year with season averages of
9.77 on floor, 9.653 on beam and 9.525 on bars » In second collegiate beam routine, finished third at Kent State with a 9.775 mark (Feb. 4) » Placed third on beam at Ohio State with a 9.775 score (Feb. 18) » Tied for third on beam at Pitt with a 9.85 score (March 3) » Set a career high on beam with a second place, 9.9 showing against George Washington, Eastern Michigan and Pitt (March 5) » Tallied a career-best 9.825 on floor at Florida (March 10)
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» Five-year level 10 gymnast at Prestige Gymnastics » Two-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier » Finished seventh on floor and eighth in
the all-around at the 2016 JO National Championships » Placed third on floor and in the allaround and fourth on beam and bars at the 2016 Region 7 Level 10 Championships » Earned sixth place on floor at the 2015 JO National Championships » Strong showing at the 2015 Region 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 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
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MOUNTAINEER
GYMNASTICS JULIA MERWIN’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MEETS AA TOTAL POINTS 2019 8 0 126.325 2018 13 0 127.125 2017 13 0 204.175 TOTAL 34 0 457.625
JULIA MERWIN’S CAREER HIGHS VAULT 9.875
at Oklahoma (2/23/18)
UNEVEN BARS 9.825 at Penn with Temple and Bridgeport (2/10/19) FLOOR EXERCISE 9.85 vs. Iowa State and Maryland (2/26/17) vs. Denver, Temple and Towson (1/29/17)
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JULIA 5-4
» FREDERICK, MARYLAND
2019 (JR.)
» NACGC/W Scholastic All-America » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » John Quackenbush Award winner for Mountaineer Spirit » Competed in eight meets on vault and uneven bars » Finished the year with season averages of 9.703 on vault and 9.74 on bars » Made bars career debut in the season opener at the Cancun Classic against Rutgers, Michigan and Iowa State (Jan. 4) » Earned a season-high 9.8 on vault and finished tied for seventh at Pitt with Utah State and Eastern Michigan (Jan. 12) » Earned a 9.725 third-place showing on bars at Air Force with Cortland (Jan. 19) » Tallied a career-best 9.825 on bars and just missed the podium in a tie for fourth place at Penn with Bridgeport and Temple (Feb. 10)
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2018 (SO.)
» 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 » Finished the season with a 9.779 average on vault » Set vault career-high with a sixth place, 9.875 showing at No. 1 Oklahoma (Feb. 23) 2017 (FR.)
» NACGC/W Scholastic All-America » Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team » Competed on vault in all 13 meets
and also saw time in the floor exercise lineup » Earned three podium finishes » Ended the season with averages of 9.765 on vault and 9.653 on floor » Finished third on vault in collegiate debut at Maryland with a 9.75 score (Jan. 8) » Tallied a career-best 9.85 on floor and finished third against Denver, Temple and Towson (Jan. 29) » Matched career-high floor score of 9.85 and tied for third against Iowa State and Maryland (Feb. 26) » Scored a career-best 9.825 on vault against George Washington, Eastern Michigan and Pitt (March 5)
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» 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 » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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GYMNASTICS McKENNA LINNEN’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MEETS AA TOTAL POINTS 2019 14 0 282.6 2018 13 0 175.2 TOTAL 27 0 457.8
McKENNA LINNEN’S CAREER HIGHS
VAULT 9.525 at NCAA Ann Arbor Regional Championships (4/5/19) BALANCE BEAM 9.85 vs. Ohio State, Penn State and NC State (3/17/19) at Penn with Temple and Bridgeport (2/10/19) FLOOR EXERCISE 9.875 vs. Pitt, Utah State and Cornell (2/17/19)
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McKENNA 5-3
» CANTON, MICHIGAN
2019 (SO.)
» NACGC/W Scholastic All-America » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Competed in all 14 meets on balance
beam and floor exercise, while also earning a spot in the vault lineup » Scored a 9.8 or higher on floor in 11 of 14 meets » Only dropped one score on beam and one score on floor all season » Finished fifth on the team with 282.6 season points » Ended the year with season averages of 9.525 on vault, 9.7 on beam and 9.805 on floor » Earned first career event win when she tied for first with a career-high 9.85 showing on beam at Penn with Bridgeport and Temple (Feb. 2) » Set a career high on floor with a 9.875 and finished in fourth place in the Mountaineers’ home meet against Pitt, Utah State and Cornell (Feb. 17) » Tallied a career-high 9.525 in her career debut on vault (April 5)
2018 (FR.)
» NACGC/W Scholastic All-America » Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team » Competed on beam in all 13 meets and also saw time in the floor lineup » Reached the podium three times and scored 9.8 or better four times » Did not drop a floor score all season » Finished the season with averages of 9.738 on beam and 9.72 on floor » Earned first career podium finish and
set floor career high with 9.85 mark against No. 14 Arizona State (Jan. 14) » Scored career highs on beam (9.8) and floor (9.85) and finished third on both events against George Washington and Towson (Jan. 21) » Matched beam career high of 9.8 at No. 18 George Washington (March 11) CLUB GYMNASTICS
» Two-year level 10 gymnast from Gym America » 2017 Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier » Two-time Region 5 Level 10 Championships qualifier and earned back-to-back third-place finishes on beam in 2015 and 2016 » Placed seventh on beam at the 2015 Michigan Level 10 State Championships » Attended Plymouth High
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» 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
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GYMNASTICS SYDNEY MARLER’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MEETS AA TOTAL POINTS 2019 14 0 144.6 2018 8 0 77.8 TOTAL 22 0 222.4
SYDNEY MARLER’S CAREER HIGHS UNEVEN BARS 9.825 vs. Oklahoma (2/24/19)
BALANCE BEAM 9.675 at Air Force with Cortland (1/19/19)
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SYDNEY 5-6
» NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA
2019 (SO.)
» Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Competed in all 14 meets on uneven
bars and also earned a spot in the balance beam lineup » Finished the season with averages of 9.638 on bars and 9.675 on beam » Made her career debut on beam with a career-high 9.675 and finished tied for ninth place at Air Force with Cortland (Jan. 19) » Tallied a career-best 9.825 on bars and finished in a tie for seventh in the Mountaineers’ home meet against Oklahoma (Feb. 24) 2018 (FR.)
» Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team » Competed on bars in eight meets
before sidelined with a mid-season injury » Finished the season with a 9.725 average on bars » Set bars career high with a 9.775 showing against No. 14 Arizona State (Jan. 14) » Earned first career podium finish with a third place, 9.75 showing against George Washington and Towson (Jan. 21) » Matched bars career high of 9.775 at No. 12 Denver (Feb. 10)
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» 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 Region 8 Level 10 Championships, including fifth-place showings in the all-around and on floor exercise, 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
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» Daughter of David and Lisa Marler » Birthday is April 5 » Has one brother and one sister » Majoring in marketing » Dean’s List » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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GYMNASTICS MICHELLE WALDRON’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MEETS AA TOTAL POINTS 2019 14 0 135.875 2018 4 0 38.7 TOTAL 18 0 174.575
MICHELLE WALDRON’S CAREER HIGHS VAULT 9.8
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» SAGAMORE BEACH, MASSACHUSETTS
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» Competed in all 14 meets on vault and finished the year with a 9.705 season average » Tallied a career-high 9.8 on vault and finished tied for 10th against Denver and Iowa State (Feb. 2) » Earned a career-high matching 9.8 on vault at the Big 12 Championship (March 23) 2018 (FR.)
» Sally Medrick Award honoree, the team’s most improved gymnast » Competed on vault in four meets and finished with an average of 9.675 » Hit career-best 9.7 on vault three times
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» 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 uneven 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 bars » Placed second on vault, fourth on floor exercise and fifth in the allaround 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 JO National Invitational Tournament and placed second on vault » Owned a career high 9.7 on vault » Attended Sturgis Charter Public School
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» Daughter of Peter and Deanna Waldron » Birthday is June 29 » Has one sister » Majoring in marketing » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
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GYMNASTICS ESPERANZA ABARCA'S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MEETS AA TOTAL POINTS 2019 14 0 252.65 TOTAL 14 0 252.65
ESPERANZA ABARCA'S CAREER HIGHS VAULT 9.8
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UNEVEN BARS 9.825 at Big 12 Championship (3/23/19) vs. Oklahoma (2/24/19) at Pitt with Ball State (2/22/19) vs. Pitt, Utah State and Cornell (2/17/19) BALANCE BEAM 9.85 vs. Denver and Iowa State (2/2/19)
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ESPERANZA 5-5
» THE COLONY, TEXAS
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» NACGC/W Scholastic All-America » Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team » Competed on uneven bars in all 14 meets, also made appearances on vault and balance beam » Made the podium four times, all on bars, in her rookie season » Scored 9.8 or better on bars in 10 of 14 meets » Finished the year with season averages of 9.546 on vault, 9.795 on bars and 9.708 on beam » Earned first career podium finish in a tie for second with a 9.8 showing on bars at Pitt with Utah State and Eastern Michigan (Jan. 12) » Finished first on bars with a 9.8 in two consecutive meets (Jan. 19 and Jan. 27) » Set a career-best 9.85 on beam and finished tied for fifth in the Mountaineers’ home meet against Denver and Iowa State (Feb. 2) » Set a career-high 9.8 on vault and finished tied for sixth at Ohio State with Temple (March 2) » Tallied a career-high 9.825 on bars and finished in a tie for seventh place against Pitt, Utah State and Cornell (March 17) 56
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» 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 JO Nationals Championships » Placed second on bars and beam and fourth on vault and in the allaround 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 2016 Region 3 Level 10 Championships » Finished second on beam at the 2015 Level 10 Region 3 Championships » Named to the 2017 Mexican National Team » Attended The Colony High
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» Daughter of Raul and Marie Abarca » Birthday is October 2 » Has two brothers » Majoring in exercise physiology » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
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GYMNASTICS KENDRA COMBS' CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MEETS AA TOTAL POINTS 2019 11 0 107.325 TOTAL 11 0 107.325
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UNEVEN BARS 9.85 vs. Pitt, Utah State and Cornell (2/17/19) vs. Denver and Iowa State (2/2/19)
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KENDRA 5-3
» WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT
2019 (FR.)
» Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team » Competed in 11 meets, all on uneven bars, finishing with a season average of 9.757 » Tallied a career-best 9.85 mark on bars and tied for fifth in the Mountaineers’ home meet against Denver and Iowa State (Feb. 2) » Matched her career high with a second-place, 9.85 showing on bars, which was her first career podium finish against Pitt, Utah State and Cornell (Feb. 17)
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» Four-year level 10 gymnast at Gymnastics Express Too » Three-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier, placing fourth on bars and balance beam at the 2017 championships » Finished second on floor exercise 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
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» Daughter of Kenneth Combs and Phyllis England » Birthday is July 7 » Has three sisters and one brother » Majoring in sport management » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
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GYMNASTICS RACHEL HORNUNG’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MEETS AA TOTAL POINTS 2019 14 1 388.6 TOTAL 14 1 388.6
RACHEL HORNUNG’S CAREER HIGHS VAULT 9.8
vs. Ohio State, Penn State and NC State (3/17/19) vs. Pitt, Utah State and Cornell (2/17/19)
UNEVEN BARS 9.675 at Pitt with Utah State and Eastern Michigan (1/12/19) BALANCE BEAM 9.875 vs. Ohio State, Penn State and NC State (3/17/19)
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» PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
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» Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team » Competed in all 14 meets as a multievent specialist, participating on vault, balance beam and floor exercise, with one appearance in the all-around » Earned three podium finishes, all on beam, and finished fourth on the team with 388.6 season points » Ended the year with averages of 9.752 on vault, 9.675 on uneven bars, 9.696 on beam and 9.7 on floor » Placed fifth with a 38.6 performance in the all-around at Pitt with Utah State and Eastern Michigan (Jan. 12) » First career podium finish also was her first career event win; took the top spot on beam with a 9.825 at Air Force with Cortland (Jan. 19) » Earned a 9.9 on floor and set a personal best against Denver and Iowa State (Feb. 2) » Set career high with a 9.8 on vault in the Mountaineers’ home meet against Pitt, Utah State and Cornell (Feb. 17) » Tallied a career-best 9.875 on beam and tied for third place in the team’s regular-season finale against Penn State, NC State and Ohio State (March 17) 60
ALL-AROUND 38.6 at Pitt with Utah State and Eastern Michigan (1/12/19)
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» 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
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» Daughter of Jeff Hornung and Cynthia McCulley » Birthday is January 14 » Has one brother and one sister » Majoring in exercise physiology » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
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MOUNTAINEER
GYMNASTICS TAYLOR SELL’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MEETS AA TOTAL POINTS 2019 7 0 66.875 TOTAL 7 0 66.875
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BALANCE BEAM 9.825 at Ohio State with Temple (3/2/19)
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TAYLOR 5-2
» MANHEIM, PENNSYLVANIA
2019 (FR.)
» Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team » Sally Medrick Award, the team’s most improved gymnast » Competed on balance beam in seven meets and finished the year with a season average of 9.554 » Tallied a career high on beam with a 9.825 and finished in a tie for fifth place at Ohio State with Temple (March 2)
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» Four-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 beam and sixth on floor exercise at the 2018 Pennsylvania Level 10 State Championships » Finished 10th on uneven 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
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» Daughter of Duane and Shari Sell » Birthday is October 13 » Has one brother » Majoring in management » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
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EMILY 5-4
» IPSWICH, MASSACHUSETTS
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» Four-year level 10 gymnast out of Brestyan’s Gymnastics » Two-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier » Placed sixth on floor exercise at the 2017 JO National Championships » Earned four top-three finishes at the 2017 Region 6 Championships, including wins on balance beam and floor; also placed second in the allaround and third on vault » Won the floor title and finished second on vault and beam at the 2017 Massachusetts State Championships » Qualified for the 2015 Nastia Liukin Cup and finished as high as 11th on beam » Placed second on every event but beam at the 2015 Region 6 Championships » Claimed the floor and all-around titles at the 2015 Massachusetts State Championships » Owns personal bests of 9.8 on beam, 9.65 on floor and 37.75 in the allaround » Attended Lexington Christian Academy
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» Daughter of Les Hackerd and Sarah Holmes-Hackerd » Birthday is August 21 » Has one brother » Majoring in exercise physiology
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MAYA 5-3
» FAIRPORT, NEW YORK
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» Two-year level 10 gymnast out of Rochester Gymnastics Academy » Two-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier » Captured the vault title at the 2019
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» Daughter of Adrian and Oksana Kraus » Birthday is March 30 » Has one sister and one brother » Majoring in exercise physiology
Level 10 Region 6 Championships and placed fourth on floor exercise, sixth in the all-around and seventh on balance beam » Won vault at the 2019 New York Level 10 State Championships; also placed seventh on floor and 10th in the allaround and on uneven bars » Finished third on vault at the 2019 WOGA Classic/Liukin Invitational » Placed third on vault, fifth on floor, seventh in the all-around, eighth on beam and 10th on bars at the 2018 Region 6 Level 10 Championships » Captured a state title on vault at the 2018 New York Level 10 State Championships; also finished third in the all-around and fifth on floor » Owns a career high of 9.625 on vault » Graduated from Fairport High
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ABBIE 5-3
» NEW KENSINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA
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» Four-year level 10 gymnast from Gymkhana Inc » Three-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier » Placed third on vault and eighth in
the all-around at the 2018 JO National Championships » Captured the vault title and finished second on floor exercise and in the all-around at the 2018 Region 7 Championships » Won titles on vault, floor and the all-around and finished third on the uneven bars and balance beam events at the 2018 Pennsylvania State Championships » Finished eighth on vault and ninth on floor at the 2017 JO National Championships » Earned four top-10 finishes at the 2017 Region 7 Championships, including a victory on floor and a second-place showing on vault; also finished seventh in the all-around and ninth on beam » Placed fifth on vault at the 2016 JO National Championships » Finished as high as third on vault and placed sixth in the all-around and seventh on floor at the 2016 Region 7 Championships
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» Earned a runner-up finish on vault,
a third-place showing on beam and a sixth-place finish in the all-around at the 2016 Pennsylvania State Championships » Shows personal bests of 9.95 on vault, 9.675 on floor and 38.175 in the allaround » Attended Saint Joseph High PERSONAL
» Daughter of Gregory and Michelle Pierson » Birthday is May 14 » Has one brother and one sister » Majoring in exercise physiology
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KAYLA 4-11
» HATFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA
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» Four-year level 10 gymnast out of Montgomery County Sports Performance Center » Two-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier » Won the all-around and placed second on balance beam and floor exercise at the 2018 Region 7 Level 10 Championships; also finished fourth on uneven bars and fifth on vault » Placed first in the all-around, second on vault, third on floor and fourth on bars at the 2018 Pennsylvania Level 10 State Championships » Finished fifth on floor and seventh on vault and bars at the 2017 JO National Championships » Claimed the bars title at the 2017 Region 7 Level 10 Championships; also finished second on floor and fourth in the all-around » Finished third on bars and floor at the 2017 Pennsylvania Level 10 State Championships » Shows career highs of 9.7 on floor, 9.675 on vault and 9.625 on bars » Attended North Penn High
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» Daughter of William and Kori Yancey » Birthday is July 7 » Has three sisters and two brothers » Her sister Kianna is a member of the WVU gymnastics team » Majoring in human nutrition and foods
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KIANNA 5-4
» HATFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA
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» Six-year level 10 gymnast out
of Montgomery County Sports Performance Center » four-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier » Finished as high as 11th on balance beam at the 2018 JO National Championships » Claimed the beam title, finished second on vault and uneven bars and sixth in the all-around at the 2018 Pennsylvania State Championships » Placed 15th on beam at the 2016 JO National Championships » Earned five top-10 finishes at the 2016 Region 7 Championships, including a fourth-place finish on beam and fifth-place finishes on bars and in the all-around » Finished second in the all-around and fourth on bars at the 2016 Pennsylvania State Championships » Shows career highs of 9.7 on bars, 9.625 on beam, 9.6 on vault and 37.8 in the all-around » Attended North Penn High
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» Daughter of William and Kori Yancey » Birthday is July 7 » Has three sisters and two brothers » Her sister Kayla is a member of the WVU gymnastics team » Majoring in psychology
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The West Virginia University gymnastics team returns to competition under the guidance of ninth-year coach Jason Butts, who led the team to a 19-9 mark last season. WVU reached double-digit wins in just six meets, the fastest under Butts and the quickest since earning 10 victories in five meets in 2010. The Mountaineers’ 2019 win total was the team’s top win mark since earning 21 victories in 2012, Butts’ first season. MOUNTAINEERS LOOK TO CLIMB HIGHER The Mountaineers look to build on their strong finish to the 2019 season. WVU capped last season with a fourth-place, 195.425 showing at the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional Championships. It was the team’s fifth-best mark at an NCAA regional. Ten of the 11 returning Mountaineers earned time in at least one lineup at the regional championships, including senior Abby Kaufman, who competed in the all-around. WVU was nationally ranked twice in the 2019 Road to Nationals Rankings. The vault and floor exercise lineups were nationally ranked each week, with the floor lineup spending seven weeks in the top 10 and peaking at No. 5. At season end, graduates Kirah Koshinski and Jaquie Tun owned a combined three national rankings. Koshinski ranked No. 7 on
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vault and No. 28 on floor exercise, while Tun ranked No. 45 on floor exercise.
Additionally, Koshinski was named to the NACGC/W Regular Season All-America Vault First Team, earning her fourth career All-America honor and her first first-team recognition. She became the first gymnast in program history to earn at least one honor in four seasons. Since Butts appointment in 2011, he has compiled a 110-77-1 (.588) record and has led WVU to seven appearances at the NCAA Regional Championships and a program best, second-place showing at the 2015 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship. ONE LAST MEET SEASON The Mountaineers will follow the lead of four veterans this season: Chloe Cluchey, Erica Fontaine, Julia Merwin and Kaufman. Combined, the gymnasts have competed in 131 career meets. Last season, Kaufman paced WVU with 544.925 points and enters her final season with 1,049.475 career points, the only Mountaineer on the 2020 roster with more than 1,000 career points. Cluchey sits behind Kaufman with 562.0 career points, followed by Merwin (457.625) and Fontaine (301.85). The senior quartet gets the job done in the classroom, too, as three of the four were named to the 2019 Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Team. Kaufman and Merwin also
were a part of the 2019 National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACG/W) Scholastic All-America Team for the third year in a row. NEWCOMERS READY FOR MOUNTAINEER DEBUTS Five freshmen join the team this season: Emily Holmes-Hackerd, Maya Kraus, Abbie Pierson, Kianna Yancey and Kayla Yancey. All five are expected to see competition time throughout the year. A native of Ipswich, Massachusetts, HolmesHackerd was a four-year, level 10 gymnast out of Brestyan’s Gymnastics. A two-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier, she placed sixth on floor at the 2017 championships. Hailing from Fairport, New York, Kraus was a two-year, level 10 gymnast out of Rochester Gymnastics Academy, as well as a two-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier. Kraus most recently earned four top-10 finishes at the 2019 Level 10 Region 6 Championships, wining the vault title and placing fourth on floor exercise, sixth in the all-around and seventh on balance beam. A native of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, Pierson is a four-year, level 10 gymnast from Gymkhana Inc. A three-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier, she has earned five top-10 finishes at the championships, including a third-place finish
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on vault and an eighth-place showing in the all-around in 2018. A native of Hatfield, Pennsylvania, Kianna is a six-year, level 10 gymnast from Montgomery County Sports Performance Center. A four-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier, she most recently finished as high as 11th on beam at the 2018 championships. Kianna also claimed the beam title that same year, finished second on vault and bars and sixth in the all-around at the 2018 Pennsylvania State Championships. Kayla graduated early from North Penn High to join her sister, Kianna, at WVU. A fouryear, level 10 gymnast out of Montgomery County Sports Performance Center, Kayla is a two-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier, who finished fifth on floor exercise and seventh on vault and uneven bars in 2017.
the Big 12 Gymnastics Championship, set for Saturday, March 21, at the WVU Coliseum. Denver, Iowa State, Oklahoma and the Mountaineers will battle for the conference crown. WVU previously hosted the event in 2014, with Hope Sloanhoffer becoming the first Mountaineer gymnast to win a Big 12 title in the all-around event. The Sooners won their eighth consecutive league crown last season and went on to win the national title at the 2019 NCAA Championships. The NCAA Regional First Round will be held on Thursday, April 2, and the NCAA Championships are set for April 17-18, in Fort Worth, Texas.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST RETURNS Following a one-year absence, the popular Beauty and the Beast Meet returns this year. The WVU gymnastics and wrestling teams will compete simultaneously on Sunday , Feb. 23, at 1 p.m., at the WVU Coliseum. The gymnastics team will have a quad meet against Towson, Western Michigan and Bowling Green, while the wrestling squad will face Utah Valley. This year’s meet is the fifth hosted at the WVU Coliseum. The Mountaineers last held a Beauty and the Beast Meet on Feb. 18, 2018, with both teams earning victories. The gymnasts trumped Maryland and Pitt with a 196.225 showing, and the wrestlers defeated Clarion 25-13.
Of the five newcomers, Kianna is expected to make the biggest immediate impact, as the coaches plan for her to be an all-around competitor at some point this season. 2020 SLATE PROMISES CHALLENGES, EXCITEMENT Regional opponents and nationally ranked squads are sprinkled throughout the team’s 2020 schedule, which features six teams ranked in the first Road to National Rankings of the season. In addition to Penn State, the Mountaineers will compete at No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 19 Iowa and play host to No. 10 Kentucky and No. 11 Western Michigan later in the year. Additionally, the team will compete against No. 18 New Hampshire twice this season. The Mountaineers will close their regularseason slate at home with a tri-meet against Maryland and Kentucky, which leads into
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DATE OPPONENT(S) Jan. 11 Penn State Jan. 17 Iowa State Jan. 26 New Hampshire Jan. 26 Temple Jan. 31 George Washington Jan. 31 William & Mary Jan. 31 Pittsburgh Feb. 8 New Hampshire Feb. 8 George Washington Feb. 8 Brown Feb. 14 Oklahoma Feb. 14 Texas Woman’s University Feb. 21 Pittsburgh
LOCATION University Park, Pa. Ames, Iowa Morgantown, W.Va. Morgantown, W.Va. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Durham, N.H. Durham, N.H. Durham, N.H. Norman, Okla. Norman, Okla. Pittsburgh, Pa.
TIME 4 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:45 p.m. 7:45 p.m. 7 p.m.
DATE OPPONENT(S) Feb. 23 Western Michigan Feb. 23 Bowling Green Feb. 23 Towson March 1 Pittsburgh March 1 Rutgers March 8 Iowa March 13 Penn March 13 Maryland March 13 Kentucky March 21 Big 12 Championship April 2-4 NCAA Regionals April 17-18 NCAA Championships
LOCATION Morgantown, W.Va. Morgantown, W.Va. Morgantown, W.Va. Morgantown, W.Va. Morgantown, W.Va. Iowa City, Iowa Morgantown, W.Va. Morgantown, W.Va. Morgantown, W.Va. Morgantown, W.Va. TBA Fort Worth, Texas
TIME 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA TBA
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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location: Morgantown, W.Va. Enrollment 29,959 Nickname: Mountaineers Colors: Old Gold (PMS 124) and Blue (PMS 295) Conference: Big 12 President: Dr. E. Gordon Gee Director of Athletics: Shane Lyons (West Virginia ‘87) NCAA Faculty Representative: Dr. Jeff Neely
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Jason Butts (Ninth Season) Alma Mater: Georgia ‘06 Record at WVU: 110-77-1 (Ninth Season) Career Record: Same Associate Head Coach: Travis Doak (12th Season, WVU ‘06) Assistant Coach: Kaylyn Millick (Fifth Season, WVU ‘14) Director of Ops.: Caleigh Shaffer (Virginia Tech ‘16)
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FACILITY INFORMATION Home Gym: WVU Coliseum Capacity: 14,000 Opened: 1970
GYMNASTICS HISTORY
Season of Gymnastics: 47th First Year of Gymnastics: 1974 All-Time Record: 759-342-5 (.686) Affiliation: N CAA Division I Region: NCAA Southeast Conference: Big 12 Conference NCAA Championships Appearances (Last): Four (2000); 3 NCAA, 1 AIAW NCAA Regional Appearances (Last): 40 (2019) Highest NCAA Finish: 12th (1995, 1999, 2000) Highest AIAW Finish: Third (1982) EAGL Championships (Last): Seven (2012) Atlantic 10 Championship (Last): Four (1995)
TEAM INFORMATION
2019 Record: 19-9, 0-4 Big 12 2019 Big 12 Finish: Fourth Place, 195.6 Home Record: 7-4 Away Record: 4-2 Neutral Site Record: 8-3 Postseason: NCAA Ann Arbor Regional (Fourth Place, 195.425) Final Ranking: No. 27, Road to Nationals Rankings All-Americans: One (Kirah Koshinski)
MEDIA INFORMATION
Gymnastics Contact: Amy Salvatore Email: alsalvatore@mail.wvu.edu Office: (304) 293-9901 Fax: (304) 293-4105 Website: WVUsports.com Twitter: @WVUGymnastics Instagram: @WVUGymnastics Facebook: /WVUGymnastics
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» At season end, seniors Kirah Koshinski and Jaquie Tun
» The Mountaineers qualified for the regional
championships for the 40th time in program history, the 36th time in NCAA competition, and placed fourth in the second of two second-round quad meets at the 2019 NCAA Ann Arbor Regional Championships with a 195.425 score. The score was WVU’s fifth-best mark earned at an NCAA regional. » Prior to the Regional Championships, WVU placed fourth at the Big 12 Gymnastics Championship with a 195.6 score. » WVU reached double-digit wins in just six meets, the fastest under head coach Jason Butts and the quickest since earning 10 victories in five meets in 2010. » The Mountaineers’ 2019 win total of 19 was the team’s top win mark since earning 21 in 2012, Butts’ first season. » WVU was nationally ranked twice in the Road to Nationals Rankings. The vault and floor exercise lineups were nationally ranked each week, with the floor lineup spending seven weeks in the top 10 and peaking at No. 5.
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owned a combined three national rankings. Koshinski ranked No. 7 on vault and No. 28 on floor exercise, while Tun ranked No. 45 on floor exercise. » Koshinski was named to the NACGC/W Regular Season All-America Vault First Team, her fourth career AllAmerica honor and first first-team recognition. She became the first gymnast in program history to earn at least one honor in four consecutive seasons. » Koshinski was named to the All-Big 12 Vault Team for the third time in her career and the first time since 2017. » Koshinski set or matched multiple program records. She set the WVU records for career 9.9+ scores on vault (26) and floor exercise (22). Koshinski also tied TeShawne Jackson’s record for 48 career scores of 9.9 or better. » Junior Abby Kaufman competed in the all-around in all 14 meets, the second-highest season total in program history, and earned 544.925 points, the third-best single-season total in program history. » WVU scored three top-50 scores, including a seasonhigh 196.425 in wins over No. 22 Ohio State, No. 24 Penn State and NC State on March 17 at the WVU Coliseum. » WVU tallied 49.5 on floor exercise on Feb. 17 at the WVU Coliseum. The mark was the fifth-best floor score in program history. Koshinski earned the first 10.0 of her career and claimed the event win with a career-best 9.975. » Koshinski also earned a 10.0 on vault, scoring a winning 9.95 at Pitt on Feb. 22. » The Mountaineers hit 24-for-24 routines six times. » Nine of the 14 gymnasts who saw competitive time reached the podium. Koshinski paced WVU with 25 podium finishes and 16 event wins, while Tun earned 17 podium finishes (eight wins), and Kaufman ascended the podium 14 times (two wins). » Eight Mountaineers earned a spot on the 2019 Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics First Team. Three Mountaineers earned the honor with 4.0 GPAs; no other conference team had an honoree with a 4.0 GPA.
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» Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team » Ranked No. 4 on the team with 388.6 points
ABBY KAUFMAN
ABBY KAUFMAN
INDIVIDUAL HONORS ESPERANZA ABARCA
» NACGC/W Scholastic All-America » Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
CHLOE CLUCHEY
CHLOE CLUCHEY
» Passed the 500-career point plateau KENDRA COMBS
» Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team ERICA FONTAINE
» Academic All-Big 12 First Team
» NACGC/W Scholastic All-America » CoSIDA Women’s At-Large Academic All-America Third Team » CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 Women’s At-Large Team » Big 12 Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Passed the 1,000-career point plateau and ranked No. 1 on the team with 544.025 points » Joseph Medrick Award for the Top All-Around Gymnast
KIRAH KOSHINSKI
KIRAH KOSHINSKI
» NACGC/W Scholastic All-America » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » NACGC/W Regular Season All-America First Team Vault » All-Big 12 Gymnastics Vault Team » Co-Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week » Passed the 1,500-career point threshold and ranked No. 3 on team with 431.1 points
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» Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Sally Medrick Award for the Most Improved Gymnast
McKENNA LINNEN
McKENNA LINNEN
» NACGC/W Scholastic All-America » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Ranked No. 5 on the team with 282.6 points
JAQUIE TUN
SYDNEY MARLER
» Academic All-Big 12 First Team JULIA MERWIN
JAQUIE TUN
» NACGC/W Scholastic All-America » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » John Quackenbush Award for Mountaineer Spirit
» NACGC/W Scholastic All-America » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Passed the 1,000-career point plateau and ranked No. 2 on team with 441.25 points » Linda Burdette-Good Award for the Most Valuable Gymnast
2019 WVU GYMNASTICS RESULTS (19-9, 0-4 BIG 12) DATE OPPONENT Jan. 4 vs. Rutgers$ vs. Michigan$ vs. Iowa State*$ Jan. 12 at Pitt vs. Utah State vs. Eastern Michigan Jan. 19 at Air Force vs. Cortland Jan. 27 George Washington Kent State Feb. 2 Denver* Iowa State* Feb. 10 at Penn vs. Bridgeport vs. Temple Feb. 17 Pitt Utah State Cornell Feb. 22 at Pitt vs. Ball State Feb. 24 Oklahoma* Mar. 2 at Ohio State vs. Temple Mar. 13 at Arizona State vs. BYU Mar. 17 Penn State NC State Ohio State
RESULT WVU (RANKING) W 194.15 L 194.15 L 194.15 W 195.5 (22) W 195.5 W 195.5 W 194.75 W 194.75 W 194.925 W 194.925 L 196.125 L 196.125 W 195.25 W 195.25 W 195.25 W 195.575 L 195.575 W 195.575 W 195.65 W 195.65 L 195.35 L 196.1 (24) W 196.1 L 195.75 L 195.75 W 196.425 W 196.425 W 196.425
OPPONENT (RANKING) 189.8 196.05 (9) 194.275 194.75 194.6 192.7 193.675 180.475 194.125 194.45 197.45 (7) 196.7 193.825 194.775 193.575 195.1 196.075 193.075 195.425 195.025 197.15 (1) 196.85 (22) 194.0 196.55 (21) 195.825 (14) 195.525 (24) 195.3 194.925 (22)
MARCH 23 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP (NORMAN, OKLA.) 1. Oklahoma 197.575 (1) 2. Denver 197.25 (5) 3. Iowa State 195.95 (22) 4. West Virginia 195.6 APRIL 5 NCAA ANN ARBOR REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (ANN ARBOR, MICH.) 1. UCLA 197.675 (2) 2. Nebraska 196.8 (14) 3. Illinois 196.175 4. West Viginia 195.425 * - Big 12 Meet $ - Cancun Classic
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1,249 775 1,595 1,050
1,581 1,707 1,714 1,763 2,862
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STATISTICS
ATT. AVG. NQS VAULT Esperanza Abarca Rachel Hornung Abby Kaufman Kirah Koshinski McKenna Linnen Julia Merwin Jaquie Tun Michelle Waldron TEAM
NATIONAL RANKING (TOP 50)
REGIONAL RANKING (TOP 25)
6 9.546 -- -- 13 9.752 9.78 -- 14 9.757 9.81 -- 14 9.866 9.925 7 1 9.525 -- -- 8 9.703 9.735 -- 14 9.75 9.81 -- 14 9.705 9.77 -- 14 48.908 49.050 21
BIG 12 RANKING (TOP 10)
-- -- T-20 2 -- -- T-20 -- 3
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UNEVEN BARS Esperanza Abarca 14 9.795 9.815 -- T-21 Chloe Cluchey 8 9.588 9.69 -- -- Kendra Combs 11 9.757 9.785 -- -- Rachel Hornung 1 9.675 -- -- -- Abby Kaufman 14 9.646 9.705 -- -- Kirah Koshinski 3 9.3 -- -- -- Sydney Marler 14 9.638 9.79 -- -- Julia Merwin 5 9.74 -- -- -- Jaquie Tun 14 9.8 9.84 -- T-13 TEAM 14 48.729 48.94 34 5
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BALANCE BEAM Esperanza Abarca Erica Fontaine Carly Galpin Rachel Hornung Abby Kaufman Kirah Koshinski McKenna Linnen Sydney Marler Taylor Sell Jaquie Tun TEAM
6 9.708 9.68 3 9.517 -- 10 9.743 9.775 13 9.696 9.8 14 9.725 9.765 13 9.731 9.795 14 9.7 9.755 1 9.675 -- 7 9.554 9.455 3 9.8 -- 14 48.665 48.83
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-- -- -- T-22 -- -- -- -- -- -- 6
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14 9.761 9.81 -- 13 9.7 9.82 -- 14 9.795 9.825 -- 14 9.898 9.915 T-28 14 9.805 9.84 -- 14 9.868 9.895 T-45 14 49.171 49.28 15
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-- 9 -- -- 3
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FLOOR EXERCISE Erica Fontaine Rachel Hornung Abby Kaufman Kirah Koshinski McKenna Linnen Jaquie Tun TEAM
ALL-AROUND Rachel Hornung 1 38.6 -- -- Abby Kaufman 14 38.923 39.055 -- Kirah Koshinski 3 38.775 -- -- Jaquie Tun 3 39.275 -- -- TEAM 14 195.473 195.845 27
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SEASON HIGHS
TEAM SEASON HIGHS EVENT
SCORE OPPONENT(S)
Vault
49.325
LOCATION
DATE
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 Team Total
49.325 196.775
Pitt, Maryland
Morgantown, W.Va.
2/18
Towson, NC State, Cornell,William & Mary
Towson, Md.
3/18
INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHS VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR ALL-AROUND Esperanza Abarca 9.8 9.825 9.85 -- - 3/2 2/17 2/2 2/22 2/24 3/23 Chloe Cluchey -- 9.825 -- -- - 4/5 Kendra Combs -- 9.85 -- -- - 2/2 2/17 Erica Fontaine -- -- 9.775 9.85 - 1/4 2/17 Carly Galpin -- -- 9.875 -- - 3/17 Rachel Hornung 9.8 9.675 9.875 9.9 38.6 2/17 1/12 3/17 2/2 1/12 3/17 Abby Kaufman 9.85 9.85 9.825 9.875 39.225 3/13 2/17 3/2 2/2 2/17 2/17 Kirah Koshinski 9.95 9.8 9.875 9.975 39.35 1/19 3/2 2/2 2/17 3/2 2/22 Kristin Lang -- -- -- -- -McKenna Linnen 9.525 -- 9.85 9.875 - 4/5 2/10 2/17 3/17 Sydney Marler -- 9.825 9.675 -- - 2/24 1/19 Julia Merwin 9.8 9.825 -- -- - 1/12 2/10 Taylor Sell -- -- 9.825 -- - 3/2 Jaquie Tun 9.9 9.875 9.9 9.925 39.425 1/12 2/17 3/17 2/10 3/17 4/5 2/17 Michelle Waldron 9.8 -- -- -- - 2/2 3/23
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MEET-BY-MEET
VAULT 1 2 3 4 5 6 at Cancun Classic (48.8) at Pitt (49.2) at Air Force (48.85) GW, KSU (48.875) DU, ISU (48.925) at Penn (48.475) Pitt, USU, CU (48.925) at Pitt (49.075) OU (48.575) at OSU (49.05) at ASU (48.85) OSU, NCSU, PSU (49.15) at Big 12 (49.05) at NCAA Regionals (48.475)
Merwin (9.775) Merwin (9.8) Merwin (9.725) Merwin (9.675) Merwin (9.725) Merwin (9.525) Merwin (9.625) Hornung (9.75) Hornung (9.7) Hornung (9.775) Hornung (9.775) Hornung (9.8) Hornung (9.75) Waldron (9.675)
Waldron (9.7) Waldron (9.775) Waldron (9.4) Waldron (9.75) Waldron (9.8) Waldron (9.6) Waldron (9.775) Merwin (9.775) Waldron (9.7) Waldron (9.75) Waldron (9.725) Waldron (9.725) Waldron (9.8) Tun (9.7)
Tun (9.75) Tun (9.9) Tun (9.775) Tun (9.775) Tun (9.725) Tun (9.675) Tun (9.725) Waldron (9.7) Tun (9.75) Tun (9.8) Tun (9.45) Tun (9.875) Tun (9.8) Kaufman (9.775)
Kaufman (9.6) Kaufman (9.8) Kaufman (9.675) Kaufman (9.7) Kaufman (9.725) Kaufman (9.75) Kaufman (9.8) Tun (9.8) Kaufman (9.675) Kaufman (9.825) Kaufman (9.85) Kaufman (9.825) Kaufman (9.8) Koshinski (9.8)
Hornung (9.775) Hornung (9.675) Hornung (9.725) Hornung (9.75) Hornung (9.775) Hornung (9.725) Hornung (9.8) Kaufman (9.8) Koshinski (9.75) Koshinski (9.85) Koshinski (9.925) Koshinski (9.925) Koshinski (9.9) Abarca (9.525)
Koshinski (9.8) Koshinski (9.925) Koshinski (9.95) Koshinski (9.9) Koshinski (9.9) Koshinski (9.725) Koshinski (9.825) Koshinski (9.95) Abarca (9.5) Abarca (9.8) Abarca (9.575) Abarca (9.225) Abarca (9.65) Linnen (9.525)
UNEVEN BARS 1 2 3 4 5 6 at Cancun Classic (47.525) at Pitt (48.775) at Air Force (48.425) GW, KSU (48.525) DU, ISU (48.975) at Penn (48.775) Pitt, USU, CU (49.175) at Pitt (48.95) OU (48.925) at OSU (48.975) at ASU (48.875) OSU, NCSU, PSU (48.7) at Big 12 (48.875) at NCAA Regionals (48.875)
Abarca (9.8) Abarca (9.8) Abarca (9.8) Abarca (9.8) Abarca (9.8) Abarca (9.775) Abarca (9.825) Abarca (9.825) Abarca (9.825) Abarca (9.775) Abarca (9.725) Abarca (9.8) Abarca (9.825) Abarca (9.75)
Kaufman (9.3) Kaufman (9.725) Kaufman (9.6) Kaufman (9.65) Kaufman (9.575) Kaufman (9.65) Combs (9.85) Combs (9.75) Combs (9.775) Combs (9.775) Kaufman (9.675) Kaufman (9.6) Kuafman (9.6) Kaufman (9.7)
Merwin (9.675) Tun (9.775) Cluchey (9.625) Cluchey (9.65) Marler (9.725) Marler (9.725) Merwin (9.775) Kaufman (9.725) Kaufman (9.65) Kaufman (9.75) Marler (9.775) Marler (9.75) Marler (9.8) Marler (9.0)
Marler (9.0) Marler (9.775) Marler (9.675) Marler (9.575) Cluchey (9.775) Merwin (9.825) Kaufman (9.85) Merwin (9.7) Tun (9.85) Marler (9.8) Combs (9.775) Combs (9.775) Combs (9.7) Combs (9.725)
Tun (9.75) Cluchey (9.7) Tun (9.6) Tun (9.8) Tun (9.825) Tun (9.725) Tun (9.875) Tun (9.85) Marler (9.825) Tun (9.825) Cluchey (9.75) Tun (9.775) Cluchey (9.725) Cluchey (9.825)
Koshinski (9.0) Hornung (9.675) Merwin (9.725) Combs (9.625) Combs (9.85) Combs (9.725) Marler (9.7) Marler (9.8) Cluchey (8.65) Koshinski (9.8) Tun (9.85) Koshinski (9.1) Tun (9.825) Tun (9.875)
BALANCE BEAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 at Cancun Classic (48.775) at Pitt (48.25) at Air Force (48.625) GW, KSU (48.275) DU, ISU (48.85) at Penn (48.8) Pitt, USU, CU (47.975) at Pitt (48.625) OU (48.75) at OSU (48.975) at ASU (48.75) OSU, NCSU, PSU (49.3) at Big 12 (48.7) at NCAA Regionals (48.9)
Linnen (9.7) Linnen (9.675) Linnen (9.675) Linnen (9.525) Linnen (9.525) Linnen (9.85) Linnen (9.75) Linnen (9.75) Linnen (9.625) Linnen (9.725) Linnen (9.7) Linnen (9.85) Linnen (9.7) Linnen (9.75)
Kaufman (9.75) Kaufman (9.6) Kaufman (9.65) Kaufman (9.6) Kaufman (9.75) Kaufman (9.725) Kaufman (9.7) Kaufman (9.725) Kaufman (9.75) Abarca (9.775) Kaufman (9775) Kaufman (9.8) Kaufman (9.725) Kaufman (9.775)
Hornung (9.8) Hornung (9.7) Hornung (9.825) Hornung (9.65) Hornung (9.775) Hornung (9.8) Hornung (9.1) Hornung (9.75) Hornung (9.8) Kaufman (9.825) Hornung (9.575) Hornung (9.875) Hornung (9.7) Koshinski (9.825)
Koshinski (9.525) Koshinski (9.625) Koshinski (9.75) Koshinski (9.7) Koshinski (9.875) Koshinski (9.725) Abarca (9.75) Koshinski (9.625) Koshinski (9.75) Hornung (9.7) Koshinski (9.85) Koshinski (9.8) Koshinski (9.625) Galpin (9.775)
Fontaine (9.775) Fontaine (9.65) Marler (9.675) Sell (9.075) Abarca (9.85) Abarca (9.7) Fontaine (9.125) Abarca (9.35) Sell (9.575) Koshinski (9.825) Sell (9.2) Galpin (9.875) Galpin (9.775) Tun (9.7)
Galpin (9.75) Galpin (9.6) Galpin (9.7) Galpin (9.8) Galpin (9.6) Galpin (9.7) Sell (9.65) Sell (9.775) Abarca (9.825) Sell (9.825) Galpin (9.85) Tun (9.9) Tun (9.8) Sell (9.775)
FLOOR EXERCISE 1 2 3 4 5 6 at Cancun Classic (49.05) at Pitt (49.275) at Air Force (48.85) GW, KSU (49.25) DU, ISU (49.375) at Penn (49.2) Pitt, USU, CU (49.5) at Pitt (49.0) OU (49.1) at OSU (49.1) at ASU (49.275) OSU, NCSU, PSU (49.275) at Big 12 (48.975) at NCAA Regionals (49.175) BOLD - Season High Dropped Score
Linnen (9.8) Linnen (9.85) Linnen (9.7) Linnen (9.8) Linnen (9.8) Linnen (9.825) Linnen (9.875) Linnen (9.725) Linnen (9.85) Linnen (9.825) Linnen (9.825) Linnen (9.85) Linnen (9.75) Linnen (9.8)
Fontaine (9.75) Fontaine (9.825) Fontaine (9.7) Fontaine (9.7) Fontaine (9.825) Fontaine (9.8) Kaufman (9.875) Kaufman (9.75) Kaufman (9.8) Kaufman (9.775) Kaufman (9.85) Kaufman (9.8) Kaufman (9.725) Kaufman (9.85)
Hornung (8.9) Hornung (9.55) Cumber (8.25) Kaufman (9.825) Kaufman (9.875) Kaufman (9.7) Fontaine (9.85) Fontaine (9.8) Fontaine (9.625) Fontaine (9.775) Fontaine (9.8) Fontaine (9.675) Fontaine (9.725) Fontaine (9.8)
Kaufman (9.725) Kaufman (9.8) Kaufman (9.775) Hornung (9.825) Hornung (9.9) Hornung (9.775) Hornung (9.825) Hornung (9.7) Hornung (9.65) Hornung (9.8) Hornung (9.825) Hornung (9.85) Hornung (9.8) Hornung (9.7)
Tun (9.85) Tun (9.9) Tun (9.825) Tun (9.9) Tun (9.85) Tun (9.925) Tun (9.925) Tun (9.825) Tun (9.875) Tun (9.825) Tun (9.875) Tun (9.875) Tun (9.85) Tun (9.85)
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Koshinski (9.925) Koshinski (9.9) Koshinski (9.85) Koshinski (9.9) Koshinski (9.925) Koshinski (9.875) Koshinski (9.975) Koshinski (9.9) Koshinski (9.925) Koshinski (9.875) Koshinski (9.9) Koshinski (9.9) Koshinski (9.85) Koshinski (9.875)
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CARLY 5-3 » BOONSBORO, MARYLAND
2019 (SR.)
» NACGC/W Scholastic All-America » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Competed on the balance beam event 10 times
» Posted three podium finishes and one event
drop a beam score
win » Tied for first on beam with a 9.8 mark against George Washington and Kent State (Jan. 27) » Matched beam career high (9.875) against No. 22 Ohio State, No. 24 Penn State and NC State on Senior Day (March 17)
» Won beam in season debut at Pitt with a
2018 (JR.)
» Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team » Competed in 10 meets and did not drop a
» NACGC/W Scholastic All-America » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Competed on beam in all 13 meets and also made uneven bars career 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 and tied for second place (Feb. 2) » Tied for first on beam in home season finale against Maryland and Pitt with a career-high 9.875 mark (Feb. 18) » Also matched beam career high of 9.875 in a fifth-place finish at No. 1 Oklahoma (Feb. 23) » Paced the team on beam with a season average of 9.752; also finished with an average of 9.525 on bars
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2017 (SO.)
» NACGC/W Scholastic All-America » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Competed in five meets, all on beam » Earned two podium finishes and did not 9.825 score (Jan. 13) » Tallied a season-high 9.85 and finished second on beam at Ohio State (Feb. 18) » Finished the year with a team-best 9.775 beam season average
2016 (FR.)
score in nine beam lineup appearances
» Tallied two podium finishes » Scored 9.8 or better on beam four times » Anchored the Mountaineers’ beam lineup
against William & Mary with a winning, career-best 9.875 mark (Jan. 24) » Tied for third place on beam against Ohio State and Bowling Green with a 9.825 score (March 6) » Ranked third on the team with a 9.706 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 beam » Finished second on floor exercise, 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 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 allaround 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
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9.525 Florida, 1/5/18
BALANCE BEAM 9.875 Ohio State, Penn State and NC State, 3/17/19 at Oklahoma, 2/23/18 Pitt and Maryland, 2/18/18 William & Mary, 1/24/16 FLOOR EXERCISE 9.2 at Denver with Southern Utah, 1/9/16
CARLY GALPIN’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MEETS 2019 10 2018 13 2017 5 2016 10 TOTALS 38
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KIRAH 5-0 » BERWICK, PENNSYLVANIA » Became the first gymnast in program history
to earn at least one All-America honor in four consecutive seasons » Ranks No. 1 in WVU history with 48 career 9.9 or better scores, 26 career vault scores of 9.9 or better and 22 career floor exercise scores of 9.9 or better
2019 (SR.)
» NACGC/W Regular Season All-America Vault First Team
» All-Big 12 Gymnastics Vault Team » Co-Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week » NACGC/W Scholastic All-America » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Competed in all 14 meets and appeared in the all-around three times
» Anchored the Mountaineers’ floor lineup in all 14 meets
» Paced WVU with 25 podium finishes and 16 event wins
» Ended the season ranked No. 7 on vault and No. 28 on floor
» Passed the 1,500-career point threshold and ranked No. 3 on the team with 431.1 points
» Made career debut on uneven bars in the 2019 season opener (Jan. 4)
» Tallied 9.875 on balance beam against No. 7
Denver and Iowa State, good for a career high (Feb. 2) » Earned the first 10.0 of her career and claimed a win on floor against Pitt, Utah State and Cornell with a personal-best mark of 9.975 (Feb. 17) » Hit vault career high two times (last on Feb. 22)
2018 (JR.)
» NACGC/W Regular Season All-America Vault Second Team » NACGC/W Scholastic All-America » 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 » Anchored the vault lineup in 12 of 13 meets
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» Tallied a team-best 11 event wins and ended
the year with 15 podium finishes » Surpassed the 1,000-career point mark » Set or matched career highs on vault (9.95), beam (9.85) and floor (9.95) and scored 9.9 or better 10 times » Opened the season with a second place, 9.85 score on vault against No. 2 Florida (Jan. 5) » Finished first on vault against No. 14 Arizona State with a 9.9; also set beam career high of 9.85 in a fourth-place showing (Jan. 14) » Won floor against Towson and George Washington with a 9.9 (Jan. 21) » Earned vault (9.9) and floor (9.875) wins at UC Davis (Jan. 26) » Scored 9.875 on vault at No. 24 Iowa State and finished third (Feb. 2) » Finished second on vault at No. 12 Denver with a 9.9 (Feb. 10) » Capped the home season with wins on vault (9.9) and floor (9.925) against Pitt and Maryland (Feb. 18) » Tied for first place with a career-high matching 9.95 on vault at No. 1 Oklahoma (Feb. 23) » Tied for second on floor at Pitt with a 9.875 (March 4) » Set a career high of 9.95 on floor in a first-place showing at No. 18 George Washington; also tied for the vault victory with a 9.9 (March 11) » Matched vault career high of 9.95 and finished first at Towson; also tied for the floor win with a 9.925 (March 18) » Paced the team on vault and floor with season averages of 9.885 and 9.848, respectively; also recorded a 9.688 average on beam
2017 (SO.)
» NACGC/W Regular Season All-America Vault Second Team
» All-Big 12 Gymnastics Vault Team » All-Big 12 Championship Team » Big 12 Gymnast of the Week (Feb. 6) » NACGC/W Scholastic All-America » Academic All-Big 12 First Team
» Finished third on the team with 383.05 points and passed the 500-career point threshold
» Paced the team with 12 event wins and ended the year with a team-best 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 the team’s season opener at Maryland (Jan. 8) » Scored 9.875 on floor and 9.85 on vault and won both events at Pitt (Jan. 13) » Tallied a career-high 9.95 on floor and finished second against Oklahoma (Jan. 21) » Scored 9.9 on floor and vault and finished first and second, respectively, against Denver, Temple and Towson (Jan. 29) » Won vault (9.9) and floor (9.9) and finished second on beam (9.8) at Kent State (Feb. 4) » Finished third on floor (9.85) and vault (9.825) at Towson (Feb. 12) » Scored 9.9 on vault and earned the event win at Ohio State (Feb. 18) » Won floor and beam with marks of 9.9 and 9.85, respectively, against Iowa State and Maryland; beam mark was a career high (Feb. 26) » Tallied a career-best 9.95 on vault and won the event outright at Pitt; also tied for the floor win with a 9.85 (March 3) » Won floor with a career-best 9.95 showing against George Washington, Eastern Michigan and Pitt (March 5) » Tied for second on floor (9.9) and third on vault (9.875) at Florida (March 10) » Tied for second on vault at the 2017 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship with a 9.9 mark and was named to the All-Big 12 Championship Team (March 18) » Just missed qualifying for the 2017 NCAA National Championships, finishing second on floor at the NCAA Morgantown Regional with a 9.925 mark (April 4) » 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
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» 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
» Big 12 Newcomer of the Year » All-Big 12 Championship Team » Five-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week; first WVU gymnast to earn five career Big 12 weekly awards
» NACGC/W Scholastic All-America » Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team » Competed in all 13 meets as a multi-event specialist and earned 343.875 points, the third-best mark on team
» 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 the team » Scored 9.8 or better in all but nine routines » Earned 9.9 or better on vault five times, the 10th-best total in program history
» Ranked No. 12 nationally on vault with a 9.9 RQS » Solid in collegiate debut, winning vault (9.875) and finishing third on beam (9.8) and floor (9.825) at No. 16 Denver (Jan. 9)
» Scored 9.9 on vault in her WVU Coliseum debut and placed first overall against No. 18 New Hampshire (Jan. 17)
» Earned third straight vault victory with a 9.9 showing against
William & Mary; also finished second on floor (9.875) and third on beam (9.75) (Jan. 24) » Tied for second place on vault at Iowa State with a 9.85 (Feb. 5) » Earned a share of third place on vault at No. 2 Oklahoma with a 9.85 score (Feb. 7) » Earned first career floor victory (9.875) and finished third on vault (9.85) against No. 22 Kentucky (Feb. 21) » Scored a career-high 9.925 and finished first on vault at the Unite for Her Pink Invite (Feb. 26) » Scored a career-high 9.95 on floor and tied for the win against Ohio State and Bowling Green; also finished third on vault with a 9.825 mark (March 6) » Matched career-high vault score of 9.95 and finished first against Pitt; also tied for floor win with 9.875 mark (March 11) » Tied for first on vault (9.85) and second on floor (9.9) at Pitt (March 13) » Finished third on vault at the 2016 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship with a 9.9 mark (March 19) » Narrowly missed qualifying for the 2016 NCAA National Championships, finishing second on vault at the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional with a 9.875 score (April 2) » Paced the 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 all-around and beam third-place finisher » 2014 level 10 regional vault and floor runner-up » 2014 level 10 Pennsylvania 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
KIRAH KOSHINSKI'S CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR MEETS 2019 14 2018 13 2017 13 2016 13 TOTALS 53
POINTS 431.1 382.475 383.05 343.875 1,540.5
KIRAH KOSHINSKI'S CAREER HIGHS VAULT
9.95 at Pitt with Ball State, 2/22/19 at Air Force with Cortland, 1/19/19 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
championships; also finished third in the all-around and on floor » 2013 level 10 Pennsylvania all-around, 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
AA TOTAL 3 0 0 0 3
UNEVEN BARS 9.8 at Ohio State with Temple, 3/2/19 BALANCE BEAM 9.875 Denver and Iowa State, 2/2/19 FLOOR EXERCISE 9.975 Pitt, Utah State and Cornell, 2/17/19 ALL-AROUND
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JAQUIE 5-0 » CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE 2019 (SR.)
» NACGC/W Scholastic All-America » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Linda Burdette-Good Award for the
Most Valuable Gymnast » Competed in all 14 meets and appeared in the all-around three times » Earned 17 podium finishes and eight wins » Passed the 1,000-career point plateau and ranked No. 2 on the team with 441.25 points » Finished the season ranked No. 45 on floor exercise » Set vault career high (9.9) at Pitt’s quad meet (Jan. 12) » Hit floor career high (9.925) in back-toback meets (last on Feb. 17) » Notched balance beam (9.9) and allaround (39.425) personal bests against No. 22 Ohio State, No. 24 Penn State and NC State on Senior Day (March 17) » Hit uneven bars career high twice (last on April 5)
2018 (JR.)
» NACGC/W Scholastic All-America » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Sally Medrick Award honoree as the team’s most improved gymnast
» Competed on vault and bars in all 13
meets and earned spots in the beam and floor lineups » Scored 9.8 or better 10 times and ended the season with five podium finishes » Did not drop a score all season on bars and collected nine top-10 finishes » Eclipsed the 500-career point mark
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» Set vault career high and finished
second overall with a 9.85 showing against George Washington and Towson (Jan. 21) » Finished second on vault at UC Davis with a 9.8 (Jan. 26) » Matched career-best on floor at No. 1 Oklahoma with a 9.85 showing (Feb. 23) » Made career all-around debut at No. 18 George Washington 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 (March 11) » 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
2017 (SO.)
» 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 (April 1) » Finished the year with a 9.8 bars average
2016 (FR.)
» 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 (Jan. 17)
» Tallied a career-high 9.875 on bars
at the Unite for Her Pink Invite and finished second overall (Feb. 26) » Earned a career-best 9.85 on floor at Pitt (March 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 bars national champion » Three-time level 10 all-around state champion (2008, 2013, 2014) » Finished eighth on 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
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JAQUIE TUN’S CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR MEETS AA TOTAL POINTS 2019 14 3 441.25 2018 13 1 311.9 2017 3 0 29.4 2016 13 0 241.425 TOTALS 43 4 1,023.975
JAQUIE TUN’S CAREER HIGHS VAULT UNEVEN BARS
9.9
at P itt with Utah State and Eastern Michigan, 1/12/19
9.875 at N CAA Ann Arbor Regional Championships, 4/5/19 Pitt, Utah State and Cornell, 2/17/19 at George Washington with Pitt, 3/11/18 Unite for Her Pink Invite (Philadelphia), 2/26/16
BALANCE BEAM 9.9
Ohio State, Penn State and NC State, 3/17/19
FLOOR EXERCISE 9.925 Pitt, Utah State and Cornell, 2/17/19 at Penn with Temple and Bridgeport, 2/10/19 ALL-AROUND 39.425 Ohio State, Penn State and NC State, 3/17/19
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2019
SENIORDAY
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RECORD
BOOK 88
School Records
89
NCAA Records
90
Top 50 Team Scores
91
Individual Honors
92
All-Americans
93
WVU Coliseum Records
93
Top Attendance Marks
94
Career 10.0 and 9.9 Scores
95
Top Event Scores
99
Career Records
100
Season Records
101
Conference Champions
102
Conference Honors
104
Academic Honors
105
Team Awards
106
All-Time Scores
118
Series Records
119
Championship Appearances
121
Shari Retton
122
Kristin Quackenbush
123
Janรกe Cox
124
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SCHOOL
RECORDS
WVU TEAM RECORDS EVENT SCORE OPPONENT
LOCATION (DATE)
Vault 49.525 EAGL Championships
Pittsburgh, Pa. (3/20/04)
Bars 49.45 George Washington and Rutgers Morgantown, W.Va. (3/12/00)
Rhode Island
Morgantown, W.Va. (2/23/97)
George Washington and Rutgers Morgantown, W.Va. (3/14/98)
Beam 49.55 Pitt and James Madison Floor 49.7
George Washington
Pittsburgh, Pa. (3/9/04) Morgantown, W.Va. (3/4/01)
Total 197.4 Pitt and James Madison
Pittsburgh, Pa. (3/9/04) KRISTIN QUACKENBUSH
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
88
EVENT
SCORE
GYMNAST
OPPONENT
Vault
10.00
Jessica Bartgis
Cornell
LOCATION (DATE)
10.00
TeShawne Jackson
EAGL Championship
Chapel Hill, N.C. (3/24/01)
10.00
TeShawne Jackson
George Washington
Morgantown, W.Va. (3/4/01)
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
Morgantown, W.Va. (3/20/99)
10.00
Nikki West
George Washington & Rutgers
Morgantown, W.Va. (3/13/98)
10.00
Kristin Quackenbush
George Washington, Massachusetts & Rutgers
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)
Morgantown, W.Va. (02/08/04)
Morgantown, W.Va. (2/17/01) Raleigh, N.C. (2/11/2000)
Morgantown, W.Wa. (3/15/97)
10.00
Kristen Macrie
Kent State
10.00
TeShawne Jackson
George Washington
Morgantown, W.Va. (3/4/01)
Kent, Ohio (3/11/01)
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)
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RECORDS
NCAA REGIONAL INDIVIDUAL Vault Uneven Parallel Bars
9.95
Nikki West, 4/5/97, Lexington, Ky.
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 Uneven Parallel Bars
49.275
4/8/95, Towson, Md.
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 Uneven Parallel Bars
9.95 Kristin Quackenbush, 4/13/96, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 9.8
Zaakira Muhammad, 4/14/17, St. Louis, Mo.
Kristen Macrie, 4/15/00, Boise, Idaho
Balance Beam
9.85
TeShawne Jackson, 4/18/02, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Floor Excercise
9.9125
Zaakira Muhammad, 4/14/17, St. Louis, Mo.
All‑Around 39.175 Kristin Quackenbush, 4/13/96, Tuscaloosa, Ala. Highest Indiv. 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
Team Score Highest Finish
12th
4/20/95, Athens, Ga.
4/22/99, Salt Lake City, Utah
4/15/00, Boise, Idaho
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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 17. 196.375 21. 196.325 2 2. 196.3 2 3. 196.275 25. 196.25 26. 196.225 2 9. 196.175 31. 196.15 32. 196.125 33. 196.1 35. 196.075 3 8. 196.05 41. 196.025 4 2. 196.0 4 4. 195.975 4 6. 195.95 4 8. 195.925
at Pitt with James Madison 2004 Rhode Island 1997 Bowling Green 2004 George Washington and Rutgers 2000 at Kent State 2001 at EAGL Championship 2004 Ohio State, Bowling Green 2016 Arkansas 2003 at Towson with Cornell. NC State, William & Mary 2018 Cornell 2004 Nebraska, Penn State and James Madison 2001 Michigan, New Hampshire and Towson 2013 at EAGL Championship 2012 Arizona State 2000 Ohio State, Penn State, NC State 2019 at George Washington with Pitt 2018 Big 12 Championship 2014 Denver, Temple and George Washington 2013 Michigan and Maryland 2004 at EAGL Championship 2001 NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships 2017 Denver, Temple and Towson 2017 at Penn State 2002 Massachusetts and Radford 2000 North Carolina State and Ohio State 2004 Maryland and Pitt 2018 Unite for Her Pink Invitational (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2016 Penn State, West Chester, Temple, Southern Connecticut Ohio State 2014 Minnesota, UNH and Rutgers 2008 Iowa State 2013 Denver, Iowa State 2019 at Ohio State with Temple 2019 at Florida 2017 at Pitt with Penn State and Temple 2018 Penn, Cornell 2015 George Washington 2001 Maryland and Rutgers 2013 Oklahoma, Western Michigan and William & Mary 2013 at EAGL Championship 2008 at EAGL Championship 2002 George Washington and Rutgers 1998 at EAGL Championship 1997 at Michigan State with Ohio State 2004 Michigan 2002 at Kent State 2017 Iowa State and Maryland 2017 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship 2016 Pitt 2016 Penn State 2009 George Washington, Massachusetts and Rutgers 1997
1997 TEAM
2004 TEAM
2013 TEAM
2015 TEAM
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HONORS
NCAA INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS 1984 Jan Funderburk
(all-around)
1985 Jan Funderburk
(all-around)
1987 Cathie Price
(all-around)
1991 Dainty Mae Hiser
(vault)
1991 Lajuanda Moody
(all-around)
1993 Lajuanda Moody
all-around)
1994 Lajuanda Moody
(all-around)
1994 Kristin Quackenbush (all-around) 1996 Kristin Quackenbush (all-around) 1997 Danielle Lilly
(beam)
2001 Dinorh Boyd
(all-around)
2001 Kristen Macrie 2002 TeShawne Jackson
(floor) (all-around)
2004 Janรกe Cox
(all-around)
2005 Janรกe Cox
(all-around)
2007 Janรกe Cox
(all-around)
2009 Mehgan Morris
(all-around)
2014 Hope Sloanhoffer
(all-around)
2017 Zaakira Muhammad (all-around)
HOPE SLOANHOFFER
AIAW REGIONAL CHAMPIONS YEAR GYMNAST
REGION
EVENT
1982 Vicki Moore
North East
Bars
1982 Shari Retton
North East
Floor
NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
KRISTEN MACRIE
YEAR GYMNAST
REGION
1983 Jan Funderburk
East
EVENT Beam
1983 Shari Retton
East
1991
Southeast
Vault
1997 Danielle Lilly
Southeast
Beam
2000 TeShawne Jackson
Region 2
Floor
Dainty Mae Hiser
Bars
2001 Kristen Macrie
North Central
Floor
2014
Athens Regional
Beam
Hope Sloanhoffer
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GYMNASTICS
ALL-
AMERICANS 1982 AIAW
VAULT
(first team)
BARS
2007 NCAA
(first team)
FLOOR
FLOOR
(first team)
ALL‑AROUND (first team)
(first team)
JANÁE COX
SHARI RETTON
ZAAKIRA MUHAMMUD
LAJUANDA MOODY
2017 NCAA
1994 NCAA
(second team)
(second team)
FLOOR
BEAM
KRISTIN QUACKENBUSH
1994 NCAA
1996 NCAA
(second team)
(first team)
VAULT
FLOOR
FLOOR
1995 NCAA FLOOR
ALL‑AROUND
(second team)
(second team)
92
VAULT
(second team) (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) 2019 NACGC/W VAULT (first team)
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WVU COLISEUM VAULT INDIVIDUAL: 10.0
RECORDS
UNEVEN PARALLEL BARS INDIVIDUAL: 10.0
Dainty Mae Hiser, West Virginia Kristin Quackenbush, West Virginia Jenny Hansen, Kentucky Jenny Hansen, Kentucky Nikki West, West Virginia Nikki West, West Virginia Kristin Quackenbush, West Virginia Nikki West, West Virginia Nikki West, West Virginia TeShawne Jackson, West Virginia TeShawne Jackson, West Virginia Jessica Bartgis, West Virginia
3/10/92 2/22/94 4/9/94 2/18/96 1/18/97 2/23/97 3/15/97 3/14/98 3/20/99 2/17/01 3/4/01 2/8/04
Last visiting gymnast: Maggie Nichols, Oklahoma, 1/21/17
TEAM: 49.65 Nebraska
4/7/13 (2013 NCAA Morgantown Regional)
(WVU Record: 49.475 vs. Cornell, 2/8/04)
Umme Salim, West Virginia
FLOOR EXERCISE INDIVIDUAL: 10.0 3/14/97
Last visiting gymnast: None on record
TEAM: 49.575 Alabama
4/6/02 (2002 NCAA Southeast Regional)
(WVU Record: 49.45 vs. Rhode Island, 2/23/97; vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 3/14/98)
Lajuanda Moody, West Virginia
Kristin Quackenbush, West Virginia Kristin Quackenbush, West Virginia Kristin Quackenbush, West Virginia TeShawne Jackson, West Virginia Dinorh Boyd, West Virginia TeShawne Jackson, West Virginia TeShawne Jackson, West Virginia
2/27/94 3/23/96 2/23/97 3/15/97 2/17/01 3/4/01 3/4/01 3/16/03
Last visiting gymnast: None on record
BALANCE BEAM INDIVIDUAL: 9.975
TEAM: 49.7
Rebecca Slobig, West Virginia
2/20/99
Last visiting gymnast: Maggie Nichols, Oklahoma, 1/21/17
TEAM: 49.725 Alabama 4/6/02 (2002 NCAA Southeast Regional) (WVU record: 49.3 vs. Penn State, Nebraska and James Madison, 2/10/01; vs. NC State and Ohio State, 1/18/04)
West Virginia vs. George Washington
3/4/01
ALL-AROUND INDIVIDUAL: 39.875 Maggie Nichols, Oklahoma
1/21/17
(WVU Record: 39.675 by Janรกe Cox vs. Bowling Green, 3/13/04)
TEAM: 198.0 Oklahoma 3/22/14 (2014 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship) (WVU Record: 197.35 vs. Rhode Island, 2/23/97)
TOP WVU COLISEUM ATTENDANCE MARKS 1. 2.
4,517
Maryland and Pitt, 2/18/18 *
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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10.0 & 9.9 SCORES
C AREER 10.00 SCORES
A LL EVENTS
7
5 1
TeShawne Jackson Nikki West Kristin Quackenbush Jessica Bartgis Dinorh Boyd Kristen Macrie Umme Salim Dainty Mae Hiser Lajuanda Moody
VAULT
5
Nikki West 4 TeShawne Jackson 2 Kristin Quackenbush 1 Jessica Bartgis Dainty Mae Hiser
BARS
1 Umme Salim
FLOOR
3 1
TeShawne Jackson Kristin Quackenbush Dinorh Boyd Kristen Macrie Lajuanda Moody
(2000-03) (1996-99) (1994-97) (2001-05) (2000-03) (1999-02) (1995-98) (1991-92) (1991-94) (1996-99) (2000-03) (1994-97) (2001-05) (1991-92) (1995-98) (2000-02) (1994-97) (2000-03) (1999-01) (1991-94)
CAREER 9.9+ SCORES ALL EVENTS
4 8 35 33 2 9 26 2 2 18 17 16 15 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
94
Kirah Koshinski (2016-19) TeShawne Jackson (2000-03) Kristin Quackenbush (1994-97) Janáe Cox (2004-07) Dinorh Boyd (2000-03) Kristen Macrie (1999-02) Mehgan Morris (2006-09) Amanda Halovanic (2000-03) Nikki West (1996-99) Zaakira Muhammad (2015-18) Kari Williams (2002-05) Jessica Nonnemacher (1996-98) Alexa Goldberg (2014-2017) Jessica Bartgis (2001-05) Shirley Lee (1997-00) Umme Salim (1995-98) Hope Sloanhoffer (2011-14) Danielle Lilly (1997-00) Rebecca Slobig (1996-99) Kelly Foley (1997-00) Alaska Richardson (2010-13) Karla Hairston (1993-96) Kaylyn Millick (2011-13) Lajuanda Moody (1991-94) Jaida Lawrence (2013-16) Chelsi Tabor (2007-10) Jaquie Tun (2016-19) Gretchen Richter (2003-06) Jaime Hill (1999-01) Melissa Idell (2013-16) Tina Maloney (2009-12) Amy Bieski (2008-11) Chloe Cluchey (2017-present) Tiara Wrig ht (2016-18) Dayah Haley (2012-15) Beth Deal (2012-15) Jaime Gold (2005-08) Tynisha Dennis (2004-07) Cheryl Goldenfield (2004-07) Christen Simpson (1999-02) Robyn Bernard (2015-18) Carri Nagle (2002-05) Allison Gaidish (1998-01)
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Rachel Hornung Abby Kaufman Jordan Gillette Mackenzie Myers Erica Smith Kiersten Spoerke Erica Watson Amie Bouchier Shannon Migli Dainty Mae Hiser
VAULT
26 Kirah Koshinski
2 3 17 16 15 9 7 6 4 3 2 1
TeShawne Jackson Kristin Quackenbush Kari Williams Nikki West Karla Hairston Jaida Lawrence Chelsi Tabor Zaakira Muhammad Janáe Cox Dinorh Boyd Hope Sloanhoffer Tina Maloney Jessica Bartgis Alaska Richardson Jaime Gold Robyn Bernard Lajuanda Moody Jaquie Tun Erica Smith Amy Bieski Gretchen Richter Amanda Halovanic Kristen Macrie Kelly Foley Shirley Lee Umme Salim Dainty Mae Hiser
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BARS 14 10 9 6 5
4
3 2 1
Mehgan Morris (2006-09) Alexa Goldberg (2014-17) Kelly Foley (1997-00) Jaime Hill (1999-01) Umme Salim (1995-98) Janáe Cox (2004-07) Kristen Macrie (1999-01) Danielle Lilly (1997-00) Rebecca Slobig (1996-99) Zaakira Muhammad (2015-18) Tiara Wright (2016-18) Dinorh Boyd (2000-03) TeShawne Jackson (2000-03) Kaylyn Millick (2011-13) Carri Nagle (2002-05) Jessica Bartgis (2001-05) Amanda Halovanic (2000-03) Christen Simpson (1999-02) Kristin Quackenbush (1994-97) Chloe Cluchey (2017-present) Hope Sloanhoffer (2011-14) Jessica Nonnemacher (1996-00)
BEAM
8 7 5 4 3 2
Danielle Lilly Janáe Cox Dinorh Boyd Rebecca Slobig Umme Salim Kristen Macrie Jessica Nonnemacher Beth Deal Cheryl Goldenfield TeShawne Jackson Gretchen Richter Lajuanda Moody Hope Sloanhoffer Amanda Halovanic Allison Gaidish
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1 Jaquie Tun Zaakira Muhammad Jordan Gillette Abby Kaufman Melissa Idell Kiersten Spoerke Amie Bouchier Jessica Bartgis Shirley Lee Kristin Quackenbush
FLOOR
2 2 21 17 15 13 11 9 6 5 4 3 2 1
Kirah Koshinski TeShawne Jackson Kristen Macrie Janáe Cox Dinorh Boyd Kristin Quackenbush Amanda Halovanic Shirley Lee Jessica Nonnemacher Mehgan Morris Zaakira Muhammad Kaylyn Millick Alaska Richardson Jessica Bartgis Hope Sloanhoffer Jaquie Tun Melissa Idell Alexa Goldberg Dayah Haley Amy Bieski Tynisha Dennis Lajuanda Moody Chloe Cluchey Gretchen Richter Nikki West Rachel Hornung Mackenzie Myers Christen Simpson Rebecca Slobig Umme Salim Shannon Migli
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C AREER 39.0+ ALL-AROUND SCORES 37 26 24 2 3 18 16 15 12 11 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
Janáe Cox Hope Sloanhoffer Kristen Macrie Amy Bieski Jessica Bartgis Kristin Quackenbush Mehgan Morris TeShawne Jackson Kaylyn Millick Dinorh Boyd Zaakira Muhammad Amanda Halovanic Umme Salim Alexa Goldberg Lajuanda Moody Abby Kaufman Kelly Foley Jaquie Tun Karla Hairston Nicolette Swoboda Dayah Haley Nikki West Erica Watson Shirley Lee Jessica Nonnemacher Kirah Koshinski Chelsea Goldschrafe Christen Simpson
(2004-07) (2011-14) (1999-02) (2008-2011) (2001-05) (1994-97) (2006-09) (2000-03) (2011-13) (2000-03) (2015-18) (2000-03) (1995-98) (2014-2017) (1991-94) (2017-present) (1997-00) (2016-19) (1993-96) (2014-15) (2012-15) (1996-98) (2006-09) (1997-00) (1996-00) (2016-19) (2010-2013) (2000-02)
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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 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
20. 9.95 Kirah Koshinski at Pitt with Ball State, 2019 Kirah Koshinski at Air Force with Cortland, 2019 Kirah Koshinski at Towson with NC State, Cornell and William & Mary, 2018 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
41. 9.925 Kirah Koshinski vs. NC State, Ohio State and Penn State, 2019 Kirah Koshinski at Arizona State with BYU, 2019 Kirah Koshinski at Pitt with Utah State and Eastern Michigan, 2019 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 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
77. 9.9 Kirah Koshinski at Big 12 Championship, 2019 Kirah Koshinski vs. Iowa State and Denver, 2019 Kirah Koshinski vs. Kent State and George Washington, 2019 Jaquie Tun at Pitt with Utah State and Eastern Michigan, 2019 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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JAQUIE TUN
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
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32. 9.9
2. 9.95
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 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
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
BALANCE BEAM 1. 9.975
Rebecca Slobig vs. Minnesota and North Carolina State, 1999
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 Jaquie Tun vs. NC State, Ohio State and Penn State, 2019 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
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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 Kirah Koshinski vs. Utah State, Cornell and Pitt, 2019 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
19 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
59. 9.925 Kirah Koshinski vs. Oklahoma, 2019 Jaquie Tun at Penn with Temple and Bridgeport, 2019 Kirah Koshinski vs. Iowa State and Denver, 2019 Kirah Koshinski at the Cancun Classic, 2019 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 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
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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
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
56. 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
65. 39.35 Kirah Koshinski at Ohio State with Temple, 2019 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 Jaquie Tun vs. NC State, Ohio State and Penn State, 2019 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
44. 39.4 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
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7 8. 39.325 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
92. 39.30 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
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RECORDS
CAREER MEETS COMPETED IN 58 55 54 53 52 51 50 49
Beth Foltz Janรกe Cox Yvette Clark Andrea DeFelice Jaime Gold Kirah Koshinski Katie McGregor Amy Bieski Emily Kerwin Mehgan Morris Dinorh Boyd Lajuanda Moody Zaakira Muhammad Hope Sloanhoffer Tina Maloney Shelly Purkat Kristen Macrie Jana Perry Lisa Reed Karen Kirszenstein Robyn Bernard Chelsea Goldschrafe Alyssa DeSantis Christen Simpson Kristin Quackenbush Alexa Goldberg Tynisha Dennis Kari Williams Shannon Migli
(1988-91) (2004-07) (1988-91) (1987-90) (2005-08) (2016-19) (2005-08) (2008-11) (2008-11) (2006-09) (2000-03) (1991-94) (2015-2018) (2011-14) (2009-12) (2007-10) (1999-02) (1990-93) (1989-92) (1987-90) (2015-2018) (2010-13) (2003-06) (1999-02) (1994-97) (2014-17) (2004-07) (2002-05) (1992-95)
CAREER ALL-AROUND MEETS Janรกe Cox 48 Amy Bieski Kristin Quackenbush 47 Umme Salim Lajuanda Moody 43 Jana Perry Andrea DeFelice 40 Kristen Macrie 39 Hope Sloanhoffer Yvette Clark 36 Karla Hairston 35 Shannon Migli 34 Jessica Bartgis 32 TeShawne Jackson 31 Beth Foltz 30 Dinorh Boyd Amanda Halovanic 25 Mehgan Morris Dainty Mae Hiser 24 Kaylyn Millick 22 Shirley Lee 19 Zaakira Muhammad 16 Abby Kaufman Alexa Goldberg Nicolette Swoboda Kelly Foley Nikki West 50
2004-07 2008-2011 1994-97 1995-98 1991-94 1990-93 1987-90 1999-2002 2011-14 1988-91 1993-96 1992-95 2001-05 2000-02 1988-91 2000-02 2000-02 2006-09 1991-92 2011-13 1997-00 2015-2018 2017-present 2014-17 2014-15 1997-00 1996-99
MEHGAN MORRIS
CAREER COACHING RECORDS COACH
SEASONS YEARS RECORD
PCT.
Nanette Schnaible
1974
1
5-2-0
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Linda Burdette-Good
1975-2011
37
644-263-4
.709
Jason Butts
2012-present
8
110-77-1
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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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TOP 40 SEASON POINTS
GYMNAST, YEAR AA/MC* POINTS Lajuanda Moody, 1992 15/15 570.05 Janáe Cox, 2007 14/15 556.8 Abby Kaufman, 2019 14/14 544.925 Jessica Bartgis, 2005 14/14 541.025 Dinorh Boyd, 2001 13/14 537.0 Janáe Cox, 2005 13/14 535.75 Beth Foltz, 1989 14/15 534.5 Susie Pierce, 1990 8/16 525.0 Yvette Clark, 1989 12/15 518.25 Susie Pierce, 1991 14/14 516.05 Mehgan Morris, 2008 12/14 515.575 Amy Bieski, 2008 11/14 513.4 Janáe Cox, 2004 13/13 511.475 Jana Perry, 1992 11/15 508.825 Hope Sloanhoffer, 2012 13/13 508.5 Hope Sloanhoffer, 2014 13/13 507.55 TeShawne Jackson, 2002 13/13 506.625 Amy Bieski, 2010 13/13 505.35 Kristen Macrie, 2001 12/14 504.575 Amy Bieski, 2011 13/13 504.025 Kristin Quackenbush, 1996 12/14 503.2375 Dainty Mae Hiser, 1992 12/15 501.75 Umme Salim, 1998 13/13 501.65 Kristin Quackenbush, 1994 13/13 498.3 Dainty Mae Hiser, 1991 13/14 496.85 Kristen Macrie, 2000 12/14 495.875 Amanda Halovanic, 2001 12/13 494.775 Karen Kirszenstein, 1988 12/15 494.45 Yvette Clark, 1988 13/14 490.45 Beth Foltz, 1990 6/16 488.25 Lajuanda Moody, 1991 13/13 486.5 Yvette Clark, 1991 12/14 485.7 Jessica Nonnemacher, 1996 6/12 485.675 Jana Perry, 1990 11/14 481.45 Zaakira Muhammad, 2017 7/14 478.8875 Lajuanda Moody, 1994 10/13 473.75 Cyndi Gacek, 1988 8/15 472.55 Jessica Bartgis, 2004 12/12 469.75 Kristen Macrie, 2002 12/12 469.55 Mehgan Morris, 2009 12/12 469.10
SEASON ALL-AROUND MEETS COMPETED GYMNAST, YEAR 1. Lajuanda Moody, 1992 2. Abby Kaufman, 2019 Janáe Cox, 2007 Jessica Bartgis, 2005 Susie Pierce, 1991 Beth Foltz, 1989 7. Hope Sloanhoffer, 2014 Hope Sloanhoffer, 2012 Amy Bieski, 2011 my 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
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MEETS 15 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
GYMNAST, YEAR 20. 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 36. Kaylyn Millick, 2013 Amy Bieski, 2009 Amy Bieski, 2008 Amanda Halovanic, 2002 Jana Perry, 1992 Jana Perry, 1990 42. Kaylyn Millick, 2013 Janáe Cox, 2006 Christen Simpson, 2002 Kelly Foley, 2000 Lajuanda Moody, 1994 Andrea DeFelice, 1990
MEETS 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 1 10 10 10 10 10 10
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CHAMPIONS UNEVEN PARALLEL BARS
BIG 12 CHAMPIONS (2013-PRESENT) ALL-AROUND NAME Hope Sloanhoffer
SCORE YEAR 39.425 2014
NAME Umme Salim Kristen Macrie Jaime Hill Mehgan Morris Mehgan Morris Amy Bieski Hope Sloanhoffer
SCORE YEAR 9.95 1998 9.95 2000 9.925* 2001 9.85 2008 9.85* 2009 9.825 2011 9.9 2012
BALANCE BEAM NAME Jessica Nonnemacher Danielle Lilly Umme Salim Amanda Halovanic Dinorh Boyd Janรกe Cox Shelly Purkat Beth Deal
SCORE YEAR 9.825* 1996 9.9* 1997 9.925 1998 9.875* 2002 9.925* 2003 9.925 2005 9.875* 2009 9.9 2012
FLOOR EXERCISE
EAGL CHAMPIONS (1996-2012) TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia
SCORE 194.6 196.0 195.5 196.375 197.05 196.05 196.475
YEAR 1996 1997 1998 2001 2004 2008 2012
NAME Kristin Quackenbush Shirley Lee Nikki West Shirley Lee Dinorh Boyd Mehgan Morris Mehgan Morris * Tied for championship
SCORE YEAR 39.275 1996 39.1* 1997 39.45 1998 39.375 2001 39.575 2002 39.475* 2005 39.3 2009 39.5 2012 SCORE YEAR 9.925 1996 9.875 1998 10.0 2001 9.925 2002 9.95* 2004 9.95* 2004 9.9* 2009 9.9* 2009 9.9* 2012
SCORE 191.90 192.70 190.79 195.50
YEAR 1992 1993 1994 1995
ALL-AROUND NAME Jan Funderburk Yvette Clark Lajuanda Moody Lajuanda Moody Lajuanda Moody Kristin Quackenbush Kristin Quackenbush
SCORE YEAR 36.95 1984 37.95* 1989 38.30* 1991 39.35 1992 39.20 1993 39.00 1994 39.40 1995
VAULT NAME Cathie Price Maureen Repmann Yvette Clark Kristin Quackenbush Karla Hairston NAME Jan Funderburk Jan Funderburk Lajuanda Moody Lajuanda Moody Karla Hairston
SCORE YEAR 9.45 1985 9.35 1987 9.65 1989 9.95 1994 9.975 1995 SCORE YEAR 9.45 1984 9.35 1985 9.85 1992 9.80 1993 9.875 1995
BALANCE BEAM NAME Lajuanda Moody Karla Hairston Lajuanda Moody Kristin Quackenbush
SCORE YEAR 9.80 1992 9.80* 1993 9.75 1994 9.90 1995
FLOOR EXERCISE NAME SCORE YEAR Andrea DeFelice 9.65 1989 Susie Pierce 9.65 1990 Lajuanda Moody 9.75 1991 Lajuanda Moody 9.90* 1992 Lajuanda Moody 9.85 1993 Kristin Quackenbush 9.80 1994 Kristin Quackenbush 9.85 1995
VAULT NAME Kristin Quackenbush Nikki West TeShawne Jackson TeShawne Jackson Jessica Bartgis Janรกe Cox Tina Maloney Chelsi Tabor Hope Sloanhoffer
West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia
UNEVEN PARALLEL BARS
ALL-AROUND NAME Kristin Quackenbush Kristin Quackenbush Umme Salim TeShawne Jackson TeShawne Jackson Janรกe Cox Mehgan Morris Hope Sloanhoffer
SCORE YEAR 9.95 1997 9.775* 1998 9.775* 1998 9.9* 1999 9.95 2003 9.95* 2008 9.85* 2009
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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, 2019
ALL-BIG 12 TEAM – ALL-AROUND FIRST TEAM Hope Sloanhoffer
2014
ALL-BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM VAULT Kirah Koshinski
BALANCE BEAM Beth Deal
FLOOR EXERCISE Hope Sloanhoffer Zaakira Muhammad
ALL-AROUND
Kaylyn Millick Dayah Haley Hope Sloanhoffer
2016, 2017 2014
2014 2017 2013 2014, 2015 2014
Janáe Cox Mehgan Morris
COACH OF THE YEAR Linda Burdette
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 included Maryland, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Pitt, Rutgers and George Washington. Towson was a member of the EAGL from 19962004 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
OUTSTANDING SENIOR GYMNAST Kristin Quackenbush Umme Salim Kelly Foley Kristen Macrie Janáe Cox Mehgan Morris Amy Bieski
2003
1997 1998 2000 2002 2007 2009 2011
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1996, 1998, 2001
ALL‑LEAGUE TEAM ‑ VAULT
FIRST TEAM 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 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 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
JAIDA LAWRENCE
2004 2006
1996 1996 1997, 1999 1998 2000 2002 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008, 2009, 2010 2012
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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 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, 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 1996, 1999 2000 2001, 2003 2002 2004 2006 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
ALL‑LEAGUE TEAM ‑ ALL‑AROUND FIRST TEAM Karla Hairston 1996 Kristin Quackenbush 1996, 1997 Umme Salim 1996, 1997, 1998 Shirley Lee 1998 Kristen Macrie 2000, 2001, 2002 Dinorh Boyd 2001 Janáe Cox 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Jessica Bartgis 2005 Amy Bieski 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Mehgan Morris 2008, 2009 Kaylyn Millick 2012 Hope Sloanhoffer 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 Lajuanda 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
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
YVETTE CLARK
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 AT-LARGE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM Cathie Price Jessica Nonnemacher THIRD TEAM Amanda Halovanic Janáe Cox Abby Kaufman
1987 1997, 1998 2002 2007 2019
ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT II, AS SELECTED BY THE COLLEGE SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTORS OF AMERICA (CoSIDA) FIRST TEAM Cathie Price Jessica Nonnemacher Amanda Halovanic Janáe Cox Abby Kaufman
1987 1997, 1998 2002, 2003 2007 2019
SECOND TEAM Kiersten Spoerke
2010
NACGC/W SCHOLASTIC ALL-AMERICANS
Cathie Price 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
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2014, 2015 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016, 2017 2016, 2017, 2018 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 2017, 2018, 2019 2017 2017, 2018, 2019 2017, 2018, 2019 2018 2018 2018, 2019 2018 2019
BIG 12 SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Jaida Lawrence Abby Kaufman
2015 2019
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 TEAM 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 Erica Fontaine McKenna Linnen Sydney Marler 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, 2019 2017 2017, 2018, 2019 2018, 2019 2018, 2019 2018, 2019 2018 2019 2019 2019 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 Esperanza Abarca Kendra Combs Rachel Hornung Taylor Sell
2013 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017 2017 2017 2018 2018 2019 2019 2019 2019
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 Amanda Carpenter Beth Deal Chelsea Goldschrafe Jamie Judge Lia Salzano
2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012
ACADEMIC ALL‑ATLANTIC 10 TEAM 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 2019
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 Jaquie Tun
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 Kristin Quackenbush
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Allison Gaidish Rebecca Slobig Danielle Lilly TeShawne Jackson Julie Mazzant Julie Mazzant 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 Julia Merwin
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. Lisa Neutze 1981
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
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 2019
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 Abby Kaufman
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
Nettie Angotti Dawn Prevost Maria Ciocca Chris Schenck Cathie Price Bev Fry Lynn Olson Angela Hunter Beth Foltz Beth Foltz Jennifer Kearney Beth Foltz Kim Ruppert Lisa Reed Becky Morrison Wendy Crumbaker Jenni Kaye Adriana Manago 1996 Jodi Barnes Nikki West 1997 Jodi Barnes 1998 Shirley Lee 1999 Christen Simpson 2000 Melissa Mascaro 2001 Jessica Bartgis 2002 Kari Williams 2003 Kari Williams 2004 Amie Bouchier 2005 Aimee Brown Margaret Ann Moore 2006 Aimee Brown 2007 Kara Weaver 2008 Ashley Wilson 2009 Alysha Pretzello 2010 Faye Meaden 2011 Bethany Yurko 2012 Bethany Yurko 2013 Melissa Idell 2014 Dayah Haley 2015 Brooklyn Doggette 2016 Audrey Tolbert 2017 Jaquie Tun 2018 Jaquie Tun Michelle Waldron 2019 Taylor Sell
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NANETTE SCHNAIBLE 1 SEASON » 1974 » RECORD: 5‑2 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) COACH NANETTE SCHNAIBLE 81.96 at Pitt 81.81 69.70 at Frostburg State 51.70 Fairmont State 32.10 72.25 Fairmont State 38.40 73.30 at Fairmont State 47.10 71.50 at Slippery Rock 91.35 67.60 at SUNY‑Brockport 79.30
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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, BurdetteGood 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 the 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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1976 (7‑4) COACH LINDA BURDETTE 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 1977 (5‑6) 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
MAIAW REGIONAL AT WEST VIRGINIA (14 TEAMS)
56.14 W 96.00 L 80.35 L 86.90 L 95.85 L 67.05 W 75.55 W 60.00 W 80.85 W 84.15 W 77.65 W
91.44 W 129.25 L 123.95 L 146.20 L 134.75 L 124.40 L 85.30 W 113.63 W 105.60 W 105.50 W 143.52 L
1978 (7‑2) COACH LINDA BURDETTE 122.30 at Frostburg State 103.25 W 131.65 at Slippery Rock 131.55 W 129.85 Pitt 134.05 L 135.83 Towson 131.92 W 129.60 Youngstown State 111.70 W 131.02 at Indiana, Pa. 110.55 W 129.45 Clarion 144.50 L 128.80 William & Mary 108.629 W Maryland‑Baltimore County 100.179 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. 1979 (6‑10) COACH LINDA BURDETTE 116.65 Frostburg State James Madison 119.05 at Pitt 121.15 Kent State 122.15 at Ohio State Eastern Kentucky Bowling Green 119.85 Slippery Rock Penn State 120.70 at Towson North Carolina Springfield 124.85 Indiana, Pa. 126.50 at Clarion 120.95 William & Mary 125.70 at Youngstown State
100.70 103.50 130.15 129.70 130.30 125.75 127.35 115.65 138.30 127.30 125.75 124.30 106.50 142.65 113.65 111.78
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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. Wisconsin-Oshkosh 117.15; 14. Illinois State 116.65. At the conclusion of the 1978‑79 season, West Virginia joined the EAIAW. 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 Temple
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
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. 1981 (20‑3) COACH LINDA BURDETTE 126.00 at Massachusetts Rhode Island New Hampshire 131.90 at Pitt James Madison 130.05 Kent State 134.90 Ohio State Bowling Green Indiana, Pa. 127.10 James Madison 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
123.80 W 112.10 W 130.35 L 137.80 L 122.85 W 127.15 W 132.60 W 126.60 W 109.90 W 123.50 W 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
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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) 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. West Virginia’s affiliation with NCAA regional and championship competition began with the 1983 season. 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
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 2. Massachusetts 3. West Virginia 4. Rhode Island 5. Temple 6. Rutgers 7. George Washington
176.55 173.00 171.25 165.00 158.65 146.00 139.90
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NCAA EAST REGIONAL AT WEST VIRGINIA (7 TEAMS)
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
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.
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MOUNTAINEER 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
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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
NCAA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL AT GEORGIA (6 TEAMS)
NCAA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL AT WEST VIRGINIA (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.
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. 1987 (13‑7) COACH LINDA BURDETTE 175.10 at Penn State 170.30 North Carolina State 176.70 Kent State 176.55 North Carolina 174.20 at Maryland 177.90 at Indiana, Pa. 175.35 at Temple Maryland Penn 175.60 at Louisiana State Rhode Island 179.35 at Houston Baptist 183.35 at Florida
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1. Penn State 2. West Virginia 3. Massachusetts 4. Rhode Island 5. Temple 6. Rutgers 7. George Washington
182.35 177.05 171.55 169.40 169.25 158.75 122.65
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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. 1985 (23‑5) 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
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1986 (16‑11‑1) COACH LINDA BURDETTE 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
179.35 177.60 175.00 168.55 165.75 163.85 152.55
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1. Penn State 2. West Virginia 3. Temple 4. Rhode Island 5. Massachusetts 6. George Washington 7. Rutgers
1. Penn State 2. West Virginia 3. Rhode Island 4. Temple 5. Massachusetts 6. George Washington 7. Rutgers
182.15 177.25 173.10 170.75 167.00 161.85 158.75
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NCAA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL AT FLORIDA (7 TEAMS)
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
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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
185.75 176.05 173.70 173.15 169.75 164.75 147.85
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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
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1. Penn State 2. West Virginia 3. Temple 4. Rhode Island 5. Massachusetts 6. George Washington 7. Rutgers
186.05 182.30 180.20 179.10 177.90 177.25 168.50
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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 183.10 at Florida Oklahoma Minnesota Michigan State Maryland 184.75 North Carolina 182.65 North Carolina State Indiana, Pa. Temple 185.35 at Louisiana State Maryland North Carolina State 185.35 New Hampshire 184.75 at Pitt
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 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
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
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
ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIPS AT MASSACHUSETTS
1. Penn State 2. Massachusetts 3. West Virginia 4. Temple 5. Rutgers 6. George Washington 7. Rhode Island
187.45 184.90 183.10 178.35 178.15 176.25 175.55
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.
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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 187.95 at Missouri Wisconsin 185.85 at Nebraska 184.75 at Massachusetts New Hampshire 186.45 at Pitt
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 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 2. West Virginia 3. Massachusetts 4. George Washington 5. Rhode Island 6. Rutgers 7. Temple
189.65 186.55 185.25 185.25 182.85 178.30 116.45
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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.
ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIPS AT GEORGE WASHINGTON
1. Penn State 2. West Virginia 3. Temple 4. Massachusetts 5. George Washington 6. Rhode Island 7. Rutgers
186.85 185.55 184.30 180.95 180.30 180.25 178.00
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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
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MOUNTAINEER 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 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
GYMNASTICS NCAA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL AT FLORIDA (7 TEAMS)
176.50 W 185.95 L 184.60 W 187.20 W 192.35 L 188.90 T 187.85 W 180.90 W 179.75 W 190.25 L 186.35 W 185.45 W 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
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191.90 189.75 189.45 189.40 189.10 183.55
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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) COACH LINDA BURDETTE 182.55 at Michigan Pitt 186.25 at Towson Massachusetts 188.85 North Carolina State Indiana, Pa. 191.20 Penn State Indiana, Pa. 188.20 at Kentucky Indiana, Pa. 190.75 at Ohio State 191.10 George Washington 188.25 at Georgia Penn State Massachusetts 190.00 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 2. George Washington 3. Massachusetts 4. Rhode Island 5. Temple 6. Rutgers
192.70 190.05 189.25 188.00 183.75 182.30
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.
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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 188.150 W Northern Illinois 187.00 W ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIPS AT GEORGE WASHINGTON
1. West Virginia 2. George Washington 3. Massachusetts 4. Rhode Island 5. Temple 6. Rutgers
190.70 190.35 189.925 186.125 186.10 185.025
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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.
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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 2. George Washington 3. Massachusetts 4. Temple 5. Rhode Island 6. Rutgers
195.50 190.675 189.70 188.15 187.725 185.925
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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
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1997 MOUNTAINEERS EAGL CHAMPIONSHIP AT WEST VIRGINIA
1. West Virginia 2. Towson 3. North Carolina State 4. Maryland 5. New Hampshire 6. North Carolina 7. Pitt 8. Rutgers
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194.6 193.725 192.3 192.15 191.7 189.3 189.15 188.0
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1. West Virginia 2. North Carolina State 3. New Hampshire 4. Pitt 5. North Carolina 6. Towson 7. Maryland 8. Rutgers
196.0 195.1 193.1 192.85 192.325 192.1 191.775 190.05
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NCAA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL AT FLORIDA (7 TEAMS)
NCAA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL AT KENTUCKY (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.
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.
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
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. 192.925 at Penn State Arizona Temple 190.6 at Arizona State Ball State Central Michigan 195.65 Michigan State 196.0 George Washington 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
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1. West Virginia 2. New Hampshire 3. North Carolina State 4. Maryland 5. Towson 6. Pitt 7. North Carolina 8. Rutgers
195.5 193.85 193.825 192.675 192.45 192.225 190.975 190.875
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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. 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
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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
193.925 George Washington 189.875 at Minnesota 195.400 Maryland Ball State Rutgers
193.575 W 194.375 L 193.100 W 191.625 W 191.425 W
EAGL CHAMPIONSHIP AT MARYLAND
1. North Carolina State 2. Maryland 3. New Hampshire 4. North Carolina 5. Towson 6. West Virginia 7. Pitt 8. Rutgers
196.050 L 195.475 L 194.800 L 194.675 L 194.325 L 194.100 192.85 W 192.375 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 Illinois-Chicago Illinois Wisconsin-Oshkosh 193.850 Ohio State Rhode Island 194.675 at Towson 196.275 UMass Radford
193.475 L 190.425 W 188.300 W 175.800 W 193.950 L 185.225 W 194.175 W 190.175 W 187.675 W
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194.450 195.625
at N.C. State Rhode Island William & Mary Radford 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
195.475 196.475 194.525 197.275
at Nebraska Southern Utah Utah State Arizona State at Kentucky George Washington Rutgers
196.775 L 193.075 W 192.750 W 195.300 W 195.525 L 194.375 W 193.900 W
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1. North Carolina State 2. Pitt 3. Maryland 4. Towson 5. West Virginia 6. New Hampshire 7. North Carolina 8. Rutgers
196.000 L 195.275 L 195.050 L 195.025 L 194.700 194.550 W 194.475 W 191.800 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 2. Maryland 3. Towson 4. New Hampshire 5. North Carolina 6. North Carolina State 7. Rutgers 8. Pitt
196.375 195.875 194.600 194.375 193.325 193.275 191.825 191.025
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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
EAGL CHAMPIONSHIP AT NEW HAMPSHIRE
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
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1. New Hampshire 2. North Carolina State 3. North Carolina 4. Maryland Towson 6. West Virginia 7. Pitt 8. Rutgers
196.75 L 196.675 L 196.025 L 195.775 L 195.775 L 195.65 193.975 W 193.025 W
2004 (20-6-1) COACH LINDA BURDETTE 192.775 at Arkansas vs. Minnesota vs. Illinois-Chicago 196.25 North Carolina State Ohio State 195.3 Pitt Denver 195.25 at Penn State vs. Rhode Island vs. Yale 196.725 Cornell 196.375 Michigan Maryland 195.975 at Michigan State vs. Ohio State 195.3 at North Carolina State vs. North Carolina 197.4 at Pitt vs. James Madison 197.3 Bowling Green
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 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
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
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GYMNASTICS NCAA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL AT FLORIDA (6 TEAMS)
1. Florida 196.575; 2. Georgia 195.15; 3. Denver 194.075; 3. North Carolina 194.075; 5. West Virginia 193.675; 6. North Carolina State 193.575.
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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
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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 vs. Bridgeport 194.6 Auburn Michigan State Kent State 194.925 Pitt 194.85 at Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State vs. Southern Utah 194.55 at North Carolina State
190.875 L 185.5 W 192.2 L 194. 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
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1. North Carolina 2. West Virginia Maryland 4. North Carolina State 5. George Washington 6. New Hampshire 7. Rutgers 8. Pitt
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2006 (22-8) COACH LINDA BURDETTE 188.125 at Auburn 190.675 at Penn State Michigan Cornell 192.55 North Carolina State 195.1 Ohio State Iowa George Washington 194.2 at Florida Arkansas North Carolina 193.625 at Southern Utah 194.9 New Hampshire William & Mary 194.075 at North Carolina Pitt Penn 194.875 at Pitt James Madison 194.45 California Pitt 194.625 Rutgers Temple
195.3 L 194.4 L 194.825 L 181.175 W 191.1 W 194.5 W 192.25 W 190.975 W 196.95 L 194.025 W 193.125 W 194.7 L 190.875 W 184.65 W 194.375 L 193.5 W 185.7 W 193.325 W 185.7 W 191.0 W 188.7 W 190.225 W 186.175 W
EAGL CHAMPIONSHIP AT RUTGERS
1. North Carolina 2. North Carolina State 3. West Virginia 4. New Hampshire 5. Maryland 6. George Washington 7. Rutgers 8. Pitt
195.325 195.075 194.9 194.45 194.175 193.175 191.425 190.225
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NCAA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL AT GEORGIA (6 TEAMS)
1. Georgia 197.425; 2. Nebraska 196.35; 3. Missouri 195.325; 4. North Carolina 194.3; t5. West Virginia 193.925; t5. North Carolina State 193.925. 2007 (28-9) COACH LINDA BURDETTE 194.800 Michigan James Madison 193.150 at Pitt Maryland Michigan State 192.875 at Kentucky North Carolina Maryland 194.625 Penn State Wilson College George Washington Kent State 193.075 at New Hampshire Michigan State Brown
194.850 L 182.475 W 190.725 W 189.375 W 192.150 W 193.775 L 191.950 W 191.550 W 195.625 L 147.700 W 191.375 W 192.275 W 193.925 L 194.000 L 184.500 W
194.700 194.875 194.325 194.300 195.275 194.650
at N.C. State William & Mary George Washington Nebraska Michigan State at Ohio State Kentucky George Washington at Arkansas Pitt New Hampshire Rutgers Temple Yale at Minnesota
194.600 W 186.225 W 191.175 W 196.975 L 194.275 W 195.825 L 194.150 W 189.550 W 196.250 L 193.350 W 192.650 W 190.225 W 189.975 W 186.925 W 194.625 W
EAGL CHAMPIONSHIP AT MARYLAND
1. NC State 2. West Virginia 3. North Carolina 4. Pitt 5. George Washington 6. Rutgers 7. New Hampshire 8. Maryland
195.475 195.300 194.925 194.150 192.775 192.600 191.525 191.175
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NCAA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL AT WEST VIRGINIA (6 TEAMS)
1. UCLA 195.975; 2. LSU 195.950; 3. West Virginia 194.775; 4. Auburn 193.950; 5. NC State 193.950; 6. North Carolina 193.875.
2008 (23-8) COACH LINDA BURDETTE 192.125 Oklahoma Iowa Wisconsin-Whitewater 190.300 at Michigan Arkansas 193.050 at Maryland 192.700 Oklahoma George Washington William & Mary 195.150 at Penn State 192.750 at LSU Auburn 195.275 North Carolina 193.925 at Rutgers URI Bridgeport Ursinus 194.025 at Pitt 194.550 at George Washington Maryland 196.175 Minnesota New Hampshire Rutgers 194.025 Ohio State
195.175 L 192.875 L 181.550 W 196.075 L 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
EAGL CHAMPIONSHIP AT WEST VIRGINIA
1. West Virginia 2. NC State 3. New Hampshire 4. North Carolina 5. Maryland 6. Pitt 7. George Washington 8. Rutgers
196.050 195.475 194.550 193.950 193.375 193.175 192.975 189.025
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EAGL CHAMPIONSHIP AT NEW HAMPSHIRE
1. Florida 197.525; 2. UCLA 196.625; 3. Nebraska 196.100; 4. West Virginia 194.825; 5. NC State193.825; 6. North Carolina 191.825
1. North Carolina 2. NC State 3. West Virginia 4. New Hampshire 5. Pitt 6. Maryland 7. George Washington 8. Rutgers
2009 (15-8) COACH LINDA BURDETTE 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 195.250 at Oklahoma Missouri Brown 195.425 Kentucky 195.925 Penn State 194.925 at Iowa State
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 196.375 L 196.225 L 185.950 W 194.650 W 196.225 L 194.900 W
195.700 195.500 194.825 194.675 194.650 194.525 193.050 189.125
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NCAA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL AT WEST VIRGINIA (6 TEAMS)
EAGL CHAMPIONSHIP AT GEORGE WASHINGTON
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)
1. North Carolina 2. New Hampshire 3. Maryland 4. West Virginia 5. Rutgers 6. NC State 7. Pitt 8. George Washington
2011 (13-10) COACH LINDA BURDETTE-GOOD 194.5 at Cancun Classic vs. Missouri 191.575 W 194.0 Michigan State 192.575 W 192.125 at Georgia 196.725 L 194.475 at NC State 194.55 L 194.075 Pitt 189.025 W Rutgers 191.15 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
196.025 195.7 195.075 194.7 194.4 194.2 193.575 187.65
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
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
195.3 195.175 195.025 193.725 193.625 193.45 192.875 192.575
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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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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
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GYMNASTICS 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
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
195.5 George Washington 191.825 W Towson 192.425 W 194.175 at Iowa State 196.025 L 194.45 Pitt 194.125 W 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
196.475 196.0 195.95 195.55 195.375 195.225 194.05 193.85
BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP IN MORGANTOWN, W.VA.
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
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NCAA REGIONAL AT AUBURN (6 TEAMS)
1. Georgia (197.1); 2. Oregon State (196.45); 3. Michigan (196.325); 4. Auburn (196.1); 5. West Virginia (195.9); 6. Michigan State (194.05)
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JASON BUTTS 8 SEASONS » 2012 - PRESENT RECORD: 110-77-1 Elevated to the head coach position after serving five years as an assistant under 37-year coach Linda Burdette-Good, Butts is determined to put the West Virginia University gymnastics team back on the national state. 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 regularseason meet.
2012 (21-5) COACH JASON BUTTS 195.1 Penn State Maryland 193.425 Rutgers 193.475 at Bowling Green 195.775 George Washington Towson 194.05 at Michigan 195.175 Ohio State Auburn Ball State
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195.775 L 194.225 W 191.65 W 193.225 W 193.125 W 190.875 W 194.65 L 195.45 L 193.65 W 191.775 W
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 2. Iowa State 3. West Virginia
197.2 196.175 194.675
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NCAA REGIONAL AT WEST VIRGINIA (6 TEAMS)
1. 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)
2014 (6-11) COACH JASON BUTTS 193.7 193.5 195.425
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195.0 L 193.975 L 190.875 W 193.675 L 195.4 W
1. Oklahoma 2. Iowa State 3. West Virginia
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2015 (14-9-1) COACH JASON BUTTS 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
193.025 W 194.325 L 195.025 L 196.975 L 194.85 T 195.025 L 194.05 W 194.5 W 192.125 W 196.525 L 194.975 W 193.475 W 195.425 L 194.1 W 195.35 L 194.825 W 194.875 W 193.5 W 191.225 W 196.75 L 193.175 W 191.3 W
BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP IN NORMAN, OKLA.
1. Oklahoma 2. West Virginia 3. Iowa State
197.875 L 195.025 194.775 W
NCAA REGIONAL AT WEST VIRGINIA (6 TEAMS)
1. 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)
2016 (11-8) COACH JASON BUTTS 193.65 at Denver 195.375 L Southern Utah 194.1 L 195.8 New Hampshire 195.225 W 195.8 William & Mary 190.075 W 195.2 at Iowa State 195.3 L 195.25 at Oklahoma 197.9 L 195.25 at Alabama 197.375 L 195.6 Kentucky 195.8 L Unite for Her Pink Invitational (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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196.225 Penn State West Chester Temple Southern Connecticut 196.8 Bowling Green 196.8 Ohio State 195.925 Pitt 195.825 at Pitt
195.675 W 193.475 W 191.625 W 188.7 W 195.725 W 195.975 W 193.675 W 195.675 W
BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP IN FRISCO, TEXAS
1. Oklahoma 2. Denver 3. West Virginia 4. Iowa State
198.05 L 196.725 L 195.925 195.35 W
194.925 at Denver George Washington 196.225 Maryland Pitt 195.75 at Oklahoma 196.075 at Pitt Penn State Temple 196.425 at George Washington Pitt 196.775 at Towson NC State Cornell William & Mary
196.725 L 195.95 L 195.825 W 195.25 W 198.025 L 196.475 L 196.75 L 194.25 W 196.875 L 195.5 W 196.4 W 196.55 W 193.475 W 192.825 W
BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP IN AMES, IOWA
NCAA REGIONAL AT ALABAMA (6 TEAMS)
1. 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)
1. Oklahoma 2. Denver 3. Iowa State 4. West Virginia
2017 (13-10, 3-3 BIG 12) COACH JASON BUTTS
NCAA REGIONAL IN UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. (6 TEAMS)
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
193.95 W 194.025 L 197.925 L 195.9 W 193.625 W 194.775 W 194.875 W 195.025 L 195.525 L 193.575 W 196.075 L 195.725 W 195.45 W 195.375 W 194.4 W 194.6 W 196.375 L 196.225 L 194.2 W 197.6 L
197.775 197.075 196.65 196.625
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1. 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)
2019 (19-12, 0-7 BIG 12) COACH JASON BUTTS 194.15 Rutgers Michigan Iowa State 195.5 at Pitt Utah State Eastern Michigan
189.8 W 196.05 L 194.275 L 194.75 W 194.6 W 192.7 W
194.75 at Air Force Cortland 194.925 Kent State George Washington 196.125 Iowa State Denver 195.25 at Penn Temple Bridgeport 195.575 Utah State Cornell Pitt 195.65 at Pitt Ball State 195.35 Oklahoma 196.1 at Ohio State Temple 195.75 at Arizona State BYU 196.425 NC State Ohio State Penn State
193.675 W 180.475 W 194.45 W 194.125 W 196.7 L 197.45 L 193.825 W 193.575 W 194.775 W 196.075 L 193.075 W 195.1 W 195.425 W 195.025 W 197.15 L 196.85 L 194.0 W 196.55 L 195.825 L 195.3 W 194.925 W 195.525 W
BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP IN NORMAN, OKLA.
1. Oklahoma 2. Denver 3. Iowa State 4. West Virginia
197.575 197.25 195.95 195.6
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NCAA REGIONAL IN ANN ARBOR, MICH. (4 TEAMS)
1. UCLA (197.675); 2. Nebraska (196.8); 3. Illinois-Champaign (196.175); 4. West Virginia (195.425)
BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP IN FRISCO, TEXAS
1. Oklahoma 2. Denver 3. West Virginia 4. Iowa State
197.85 L 196.475 L 195.575 195.5 W
NCAA REGIONAL IN MORGANTOWN (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 Yale Northern Illinois
195.9 L 196.475 L 195.575 L 194.0 W 194.2 W 193.025 W 196.2 L 192.8 W 194.375 W
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1982 AIAW CHAMPIONSHIPS
Led by unheralded freshman Shari Retton from Fairmont, West Virginia, the 1982 gymnastics team surprised the country by finishing third at the AIAW Championships in Memphis, Tennessee. 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 powerhouses Georgia, Ohio State, Brigham Young and Washington State, among others. Retton captured First Team All-America honors on 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 it to the next level with an at‑large bid to the 1995 NCAA Championships in Athens, Georgia. 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.
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Pictured here are the members of WVU’s 1995 NCAA team (left to right): FRONT ROW: Allison Poteet and Lauren Schneider; SECOND ROW: Salim, Angel Ricciulli, Hairston and Manago; THIRD ROW: Kaye, Byrnes and Migli; FOURTH ROW: Kristen Fearney, Quackenbush and Leigh Miller.
Coach Linda Burdette was named the 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 WVU’s three seniors, Liz Byrnes, Jenni Kaye and Shannon Migli, 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 at the NCAA Regionals held before their 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 consecutive season, the Mountaineers were undefeated in the Coliseum in regular season competition. One of the most significant of those wins came on Feb. 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.
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NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
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, Minnesota. 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.
2000 MOUNTAINEERS
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 jelled 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.
Pictured below are 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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SHARI 1982-85 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, Tennessee. A four-year letterwinner from Fairmont, West Virginia, Retton helped the 10thseeded Mountaineers finish third at the 1982 national championships, posting a third-place individual finish in the all-around (36.30) as a freshman. Retton, a two-time team captain, 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. The daughter of Ronnie Retton, who captained WVU’s 1959 NCAA runner-up basketball team, she is the older sister of Olympic champion gymnast Mary Lou Retton; their brother Ron played baseball at WVU. Retton, who is married to former WVU quarterback Mike Timko, currently lives in Houston, Pennsylvania.
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NATIONAL HONORS » 1997 AAI American Award Winner (national collegiate gymnast of the year) » 1997 NCAA Woman of the Year for West Virginia » 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 & all-around » 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 award » 1997 WVU Most Valuable Gymnast » 1997 Joseph Medrick Award Winner » 1997 John Quackenbush Award Winner » 1997 Team Captain » 1996 Red Brown Cup award » 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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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-time 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 with 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 qualify for NCAAs as an individual, 11th as an all-around » Two-time team captain » Just the second WVU gymnast to enter collegiate action as a Level 10 champion (Kristin Quakenbush)
TEAM AWARDS » 2007 Red Brown Cup award » Four-time Joseph Medrick Award (team’s highest all-around average) » Three-time Most Valuable Gymnast
ACADEMIC HONORS » 2007 ESPN/CoSIDA Third Team Academic All-America
JANÁE
» Four-time Academic all-EAGL » Four-time NACGC Scholastic All-America
2004-07
» Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll
CAREER HIGHS Bars
9.925 at Pitt, 3/9/04
JANÁE COX’S CAREER STATISTICS
Beam
9.925 EAGL Champ., 3/25/05
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Vault 9.95 EAGL Champ., 3/20/04 Bowling Green, 3/13/04
Floor 9.95 EAGL Champ., 3/20/04 Bowling Green, 3/13/04 All-Around * school record
39.675* Bowling Green, 3/13/04
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2004 13 13 511.475 2005 14 13 535.75 2006 13 10 466.625 2007 15 14 556.8 TOTALS 55 50 2,070.65 WVUGymnastics
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r. E. Gordon Gee is one of America’s most prominent higher education leaders, having helmed universities for more than three decades. In 2009, Time magazine named him one of the top 10 university presidents in the United States. Recently, the website Great Value Colleges named him the nation’s top university president. In 2014, Gee returned to West Virginia University, where his career as a university president began. His leadership goals include putting students first, advancing the university’s research agenda, partnering with West Virginia communities and making sure that 1.8 million West Virginians know in their hearts and minds that West Virginia University is their university. 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 West Virginia University College of Law, and, in 1980, was named West Virginia University president. He served in that role until 1985. He went on to lead the University of Colorado (1985-1990), Brown University (1998-2000) and Vanderbilt University (2001-2007). He served as president of The Ohio State University from 1990 to 1997 and again from 2007 to 2013. Gee has been a member of 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 was chair of the American Council on Education’s Commission on Higher Education Attainment and served as co-chair of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities’ Energy Advisory Committee. In 2009, Gee was invited to join the International Advisory Board of King Adbulaziz University in Saudi Arabia, and he currently serves on the Board of the Royal University for Women in Bahrain.
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.
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Active in many national professional and service organizations during his tenures, he has served on the boards for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. and Limited Brands. In 2011, Gee was appointed to serve as secretary on the Board of Directors of Ohio’s economic development program, JobsOhio. In 2011-2012, he was asked by Governor Kasich to chair both the Ohio Higher Education Capital Funding Collaborative and the Ohio Higher Education Funding Commission. In March 2015, he was elected to the board of directors of the American Council on Education, the nation’s largest higher education organization. And he served as chair of the Big 12 Board of Directors Executive Committee for the 2017-18 year. Gee presently serves on the council of presidents for the Southern University Research Association. Mentoring and inspiring youth is one of Gee’s highest priorities. He serves on the National Executive Board for Boy Scouts of America and on the Board of Trustees for the National 4-H Council. Through his leadership, West Virginia University has created a Youth Development Initiative office to expand its partnering relationships with Boy Scouts, 4-H and similar organizations. Gee has received many honorary degrees, awards, fellowships and recognitions. 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 received the Outstanding Academic Leader of the Year Award on behalf of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This year, Boy Scouts of America gave him the Silver Buffalo Award, Scouting’s top honor for adult volunteers. Gee 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.” In the summer of 2016, Gee announced his engagement 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.
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n his fifth year as the director of athletics at West Virginia University, Shane Lyons’ vison for the athletic program is crystal clear and working. 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 coaches. His honest, fair and caring approach has energized an entire department, which has led to great success on and off the field. 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. He devotes endless energy to his Climbing Higher facilities master plan that will keep West Virginia a strong Power 5 institution and position his department for growth and continued success. Lyons’ Climbing Higher 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. It’s an aggressive $100 million fundraising campaign centered on one of his core values, which is enhancing the student-athlete experience. From training, nutrition, medical and competitiveness, Lyons’ vision is for future success, building winning programs and growing WVU’s strong reputation across the country. He is about results, and he has already left a great deal of accomplishments in his rear-view mirror. In 2019, West Virginia recorded its highest APR score ever at 985 and again finished higher than the national average. The overall athletics department GPA was its highest at 3.26 with 13 teams over a 3.0 GPA for the year. Lyons commissioned and announced an Economic Impact study that showed Mountaineer Athletics produced more than $300 million to the state’s economy and more than $78 million to the local economy. And with the local economy in mind, Lyons’s department will assist with the formal opening of a new $45 million aquatic and track facility that will not only benefit WVU’s swimming and diving program, but also local high schools and the entire community. Among the Mountaineer highlights in the 2019 campaign were 43 All-Americans, 81 All-Conference performers, three conference championships, 159 Academic AllConference selections, seven teams to the NCAA postseason, a fourth-place finish for the Heisman Trophy and 22 professional draft picks among all sports. In addition, Lyons’ department hosted for the first time in history both the NCAA Rifle Championships and the Big 12 golf championship as well as the NCAA baseball regionals for the first time since 1955. In total, WVU athletics hosted more than 160 events during the 2018-19 season. From 2015-18, he spearheaded and finished more than $100 million in fan enhancements to Milan Puskar Stadium and the WVU Coliseum, completed a second phase 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, under Lyons’ leadership, WVU athletics 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 of Mountaineer 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 four years. The director hates to be last, and he rolls up his sleeves every day to make sure WVU is not last in anything. 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 Oversight Committee. He is also a member of the college football competition committee and locally serves 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 the football team at Akron and Brooke attends Morgantown High School. member of the football team at Akron and Brooke attends 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- Big 12 Administration Committee 2015 - Big 12 Finance and Budget Committee 2015- Big 12 Game Management and Officiating Subcommittee 2017- Big 12 Athletic Directors Council Chair 2018- Division I Council 2018- Division I Football Oversight Committee Chair 2018- Division I Football Competition Committee
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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 score is 200, with top collegiate scores ranging between 193.00 and 198.00. Optional routines, choregraphed to express 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 (difficult) 2.20 Special requirements 2.00 Bonus elements 0.50 Execution/composition 5.30 Total 10.00
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» 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 ½ » 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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» A complete routine comprises 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
» Gymnasts 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 difficultly 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
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The West Virginia University Athletics Communications Office will be available throughout the 2020 gymnastics season to accommodate any media requests. Following are some guidelines that should make it easy for media members to cover the West Virginia gymnastics team. Any additional questions should be directed to gymnastics contact/assistant director of athletics communications Amy Salvatore.
WVUsports.com is the place for media and fans to go for the latest on Mountaineer gymnastics. In 2020, streamed audio and video broadcast will be available on WVU’s official athletic website. Gymnast and coaching staff bios are available at the click of a finger by going to WVUsports. com. Updated following each match, WVUsports.com is your place to find the latest statistics for Mountaineer gymnastics. Not only will you find this season’s stats and stories, but you also will be able to find the WVU record book for some historical perspective.
GAMEDAY Parking is free for all home gymnastics meets. Requested team members and ninth-year coach Jason Butts will be available for interviews inside the theater of the WVU Coliseum following a 15-minute grace period. Please see WVU gymnastics contact/assistant director of athletics communications Amy Salvatore at the scorers’ table following the meet for all interview requests.
GAME SERVICES The athletics communications staff will be at your service throughout the meet. All working media will be provided with a game program, rosters, media guides and other pertinent information. Computer-generated scores will be available at the conclusion of the meet. Press seating is located at the top of the concourse, and wireless internet access is available for working media members.
CREDENTIALS Photographers and media members who wish to cover a meet at the WVU Coliseum should contact WVU gymnastics contact/assistant director of athletics communications Amy Salvatore, via email (alsalvatore@mail.wvu.edu) or phone (304-293-2821), at least 24 hours in advance.
DURING THE WEEK Any member of the media wishing to interview a gymnast or member of the coaching staff during the week should contact WVU gymnastics contact/assistant director of athletics communications Amy Salvatore, via email (alsalvatore@ mail.wvu.edu) or phone (304-293-2821), at least 24 hours in advance. Every effort will be made to hold a weekly media session at Cary Gym throughout the season, and proper media alerts will be emailed in advance. Cell phone numbers will not be provided, and all WVU student-athletes have been instructed to not conduct interviews without prior approval from the athletics communications staff.
RECEIVING INFORMATION Media members may receive gymnastics press releases, notes and more via email. Please email WVU gymnastics contact/assistant director of athletics communications Amy Salvatore (alsalvatore@mail.wvu.edu) to be included to the distribution list.
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SOCIAL MEDIA The WVU gymnastics team is active on various social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Visit Facebook. com/WVUGymnastics to like the Facebook page. To follow the Mountaineers on Twitter visit Twitter.com/WVUGymnastics. To follow the team on Instagram visit Instagram.com/ WVUGymnastics.
DIRECTIONS TO THE WVU COLISEUM FROM INTERSTATE 79
Take the Star City/WVU (mile marker 155) exit. Cross the Star City Bridge and proceed up Monongahela Boulevard past the Texas Roadhouse. The WVU Coliseum will be on the right. Enter at the light at Patterson Drive. FROM INTERSTATE 68
Take the Pierpont Drive (mile marker 7) exit and follow signs to the football stadium. At the second traffic light, turn left onto 705 and take the second exit out of the roundabout as 705 becomes Chestnut Ridge Road. Turn left at the third traffic light onto Van Voorhis Road. The road becomes Patterson Drive at the intersection of University Avenue. The Coliseum parking lots are directly ahead.
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The West Virginia University Athletics Communications Office is located in the WVU Coliseum near the Country Roads Gate. The main athletics communications office is Room 214.
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JOE SWAN DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS PUBLICATIONS
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MAILING ADDRESS Athletics Communications Office West Virginia University PO Box 877 Morgantown, WV 26507
OVERNIGHT SHIPPING ADDRESS Athletics Communications Office West Virginia University 217 Coliseum 3450 Monongahela Blvd. Morgantown, WV 26507
PHONE INFORMATION Office: (304) 293-2821 Fax: (304) 293-4105
GYMNASTICS CONTACT AMY SALVATORE Assistant Director of Athletics Communications Office: (304) 293-2921 Cell: (304) 288-8847 E-MAIL: alsalvatore@mail.wvu.edu
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