Georgia Gymdogs ◊ 10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ ◊ 101 SEC Event Championships ◊ 377 All-America Honors ◊ 123 All-SEC Honors ◊ 195 SEC Honor Roll Recognitions ◊ 2017 Schedule Meet Three Date Opponent Time/Result J6 at #2 LSU* L, 193.6-197.825 J13 at #13 Auburn* W, 196.8-196.075 J16 # 23 N.C. State 2 p.m. J20 Arkansas* 7 p.m. J27 Missouri* 7 p.m. F3 Kentucky* 7 p.m. F10 at Florida* 7 p.m. F17 Mardi Gras Invite! 7:30 p.m. F24 at Oklahoma 8 p.m. Georgia vs North Carolina State M5 Alabama* 2 p.m. M13 Utah 4 p.m. Inside the Matchup M18 SEC Champ. 2 or 6 p.m. Georgia Gymdogs (1-1, 1-1) NC State Wolfpack (1-2) A1 NCAA Regional TBA Team Rank: 15 Team Rank: 23 A14 NCAA Semifinals TBA A15 NCAA Super Six TBA Head Coach: Danna Durante (5th year) Head Coach: Mark Stevenson (37th year) *Denotes Conference Meet Record at School: 69-65-1 Record at School: 565-330-2 Home Meets In Bold Assistant Coaches: Jay Hogue Associate Head Coach: Colleen Johnson ! vs. Oklahoma, LSU, Missouri. Phil Ogletree Assistant Coach: Bob Starkell SEC Championship in Jacksonville. UGA v. NC State, All-Time: 39-0 UGA vs. NC State at home: 19-0 All times ET, subject Conference: SEC Conference Affiliation: EAGL to change. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 13/3 Home Arena: Reynolds Coliseum Broadcast Info Facts in 140 Network: SEC Network+ Announcers: Kevin Copp (PBP) Cat Hires (Analyst) » The Gymdogs posted their best meet-to-meet improvement since 1988 with a 3.2-point jump at Auburn. Stream Link: http://es.pn/2iAGY0Q Live Stats: http://gado.gs/6tj » .@UGAGymnastics claimed three event titles and the all-around title at @AuburnGym. » Georgia’s home opener is the first of four consecutive home meets through Feb. 3. Gymdog Social » Georgia has never lost to @PackGymnastics, holding an all-time record of 39-0 against NC State. » The first edition of G.R.O.W. will take place after the NC State meet, and trust will be the topic. @UGAGymnastics » .@UGAGymnastics posted 11 career-high scores in Friday’s meet at Auburn, including four in a row to start the meet. @ugagymnastics » Head coach @DannaDurante holds an all-time record of 23-9 at Stegeman Coliseum. » The home opener is sold out, continuing last season’s record-setting fan attendance in which the Gymdogs Georgia Gymnastics averaged 10,055 fans per meet. UGAGymdogs Georgia Gymdogs Georgia vs NC State UGA Quick Facts 2017 Gymdogs Founded ............................................................................... 1785 Name Yr. Events Hometown/Club Location .................................................................. Athens, Ga. Jasmine Arnold Jr. AA Murfreesboro, Tenn./Elite Energy Gymnastics Enrollment ........................................................................ 36,130 Vivi Babalis Jr. BB, FX Montreal, Quebec, Canada/Gymnix Nickname ................................................................... Gymdogs Caroline Bradford So. AA Baton Rouge, La./Cypress Pointe Gymnastics Home Arena ..............................Stegeman Coliseum (10,224) Ashlyn Broussard Sr. AA Plano, Texas/World Olympic Gymnastics Academy Conference Afilliation ......................................Southeastern Gracie Cherrey So. AA Woodbury, Minn./Twin City Twisters School Colors ...................................................Red and Black Rachel Dickson Fr. AA Canton, Mich./Michigan Elite Gymnastics Mascot ....................................................................Uga X (Que) Lauren Johnson Sr. AA Atlanta, Ga./Gwinnett Gymnastics Center University President................................ Jere W. Morehead Gigi Marino Jr. AA Scottsdale, Ariz./Desert Devils Gymnastics J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics ...................Greg McGarity Jordyn Pedersen Fr. AA Burlington, Ontario, Canada/Manjaks Gymnastics Morgan Reynolds Sr. AA Athens, Ga./Georgia Elite Gymnastics Beth Roberts Sr. VT, BB, FX Tifton Ga./Tift Gymnastics Academy Sports Communications Hayley Sanders Jr. UB, BB, FX McKinney, Texas/World Olympic Gymnastics Aca. SID Contact Info Rachel Schick Sr. VT, UB, BB Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Charter Oak Gymnastics Gymnastics SID ...............................................Brandon Weiss Sydney Snead So. AA Raleigh, N.C./Sonshine Gymnastics Phone ............................................................. (412) 266-2734 Natalie Vaculik Jr. AA Whitby, Ontario, Canada/Gemini Gymnastics Email [email protected] Sabrina Vega Fr. AA Carmel, N.Y./Great American Gymnastics Express Twitter .....................................................@WeissBrandon1 Coaches Credential Requests ....Please send in credential requests Danna Durante - Head Coach for home meets at least 48 hours in advance of the meet. Jay Hogue - Assistant Coach Weekly Media Availability ........ Mondays from 3-3:45 p.m. Phil Ogletree - Assistant Coach Please submit requests at least 24 hours in advance Brandie Jay - Graduate Coach of the availability. Brittany Rogers - Undergraduate Coach Gymdog Spotlight: Rachel Schick Georgia Gymdogs Georgia vs NC State Gymdogs Bounce Back Gigi On That Beat After a rough go in the first meet of the sea- Junior Gigi Marino quietly produced great Say My Name son at LSU, Georgia claimed a 196.8-196.075 numbers on floor in 2016, posting the 10th- Gymdog Name Pronunciation Guide victory over No. 13 Auburn on Friday. The best season all-time at UGA in the event. improvement from the first to second meet Marino’s total of 157.975 points was sec- Vivi Babalis.........................V-V BABB-uh-liss of the year (3.2 points) was the biggest ond-best on the team, trailing only All-Amer- Ashlyn Broussard........................Brew-SARD jump from one meet to the next since 1988. ican Mary Beth Box and her 158.2125. Gracie Cherrey ..................................... Cherry Gigi Marino..........................G-G Muh-REE-no Georgia took event titles in three events as Marino’s career numbers are equally impres- Jordyn Pedersen ........................ PEDD-er-sin well as the all-around title in the meet, with sive, if not more. In fact, if the Scottsdale, Natalie Vaculik ...............................Vuh-Q-lick Sydney Snead (9.875) and Lauren Johnson Ariz. native can maintain her career rou- Sabrina Vega ..................................... VAY-guh (9.875) sharing the vault title, Snead (9.9) taking tine average on floor and can compete in 16 the bars title and Rachel Schick (9.9) claim- meets per year, she will finish as Georgia’s ing the highest score on beam. Snead also all-time leading scorer on floor for a career. Coaches and Staff had the best all-around score with a 39.45. The Scottsdale, Ariz. native opened her Danna Durante ..........DAN-uh Duh-RAN-tee The Gymdogs started off the meet with junior campaign with a 9.825 on floorJay Hogue .............................................. Hoe-g four-consecutive career-high scores on bars at LSU and followed with a 9.85 at Au- Doug Contaoi ........................... Con-TAU-wee and never looked back as Georgia outscored burn, leading the Gymdogs in each meet. Auburn on three of four events and improved on their meet-one score in all four rotations. Late Lineup Changes Pay Off UGA vs NCSU History Minutes prior to Georgia’s victory over Auburn, UGA leads the series in Athens: UGA vs. NC State Series History the coaching staff opted to make some changes 19-0 Georgia has never lost to NC State, holding an all- to the lineup they had submitted earlier that day. time advantage of 39-0 over the Wolfpack. This will be the team’s first meeting since a NCAA regional Freshman Rachel Dickson went in to the in 2014, where the Gymdogs won 196.375-194.550. vault lineup in the third spot, claiming a Year UGA Coach Result 9.850. On beam, senior Ashlyn Broussard 1982 Rick Walton W, 143.700-131.450 UGA holds an unblemished record of 19-0 posted a 9.825 after getting the late nod. against the Wolfpack inside Stegeman Coliseum. 1984 Suzanne Yoculan W, 180.150-172.100 Gold Habits Spark Change 1985 Suzanne Yoculan W, 185.400-131.550 A Historic Night in Road Win After the disappointing start to 2017, se- After a lackluster start to the season, the Gym- nior Morgan Reynolds spoke up about the 1986 Suzanne Yoculan W, 186.950-173.600 dogs started their second meet with their foot need for the team to trust itself and all of 1988 Suzanne Yoculan W, 189.850-176.600 on the gas pedal, running off four-consecutive its preparation that led into the season. career-best scores on bars to start the meet. 1993 Suzanne Yoculan W, 197.500-191.000 The Athens, Ga. native had addressed the 1997 Suzanne Yoculan W, 197.800-188.600 Georgia totaled 11 career-high scores in its team in the fall and spoke about the need road victory against Auburn as the Gymdogs to develop good habits of strong perfor- 1998 Suzanne Yoculan W, 198.575-195.125 took a comfortable victory over the Tigers. mance, or “gold habits,” as she called them. 1999 Suzanne Yoculan W, 198.375-193.600 The team’s improvement of 3.2 points was its The team wore grey t-shirts with the 2000 Suzanne Yoculan W, 196.725-193.475 highest meet-to-meet jump since the phrase “Gold Habits” adorned on the 2001 Suzanne Yoculan W, 197.800-194.350 1988 season, when UGA saw an im- front prior to their big road win at Auburn. provement of 4.95 early in the year. 2003 Suzanne Yoculan W, 197.125-193.575 Reynolds borrowed a quote from billionaire busi- 2005 Suzanne Yoculan W, 196.950-194.950 Super Syd nessman Warren Buffet to drive her point across: 2006 Suzanne Yoculan W, 197.425-193.925 It didn’t take long for Sydney Snead to make an impact in collegiate gymnastics, as she “Chains of habit are too light to be felt un- 2008 Suzanne Yoculan W, 196.875-195.175 won an event title on bars in her first-ever til they are too heavy to be broken.” 2010 Jay Clark W, 196.800-193.900 meet as a Gymdog (at Michigan, Jan. 9, 2016).