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ALL-AMERICANS, Freshmen Spark Huskers in 2009

The Nebraska women’s gymnastics team completed the 2009 season with a third-place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional and an overall record of 16-7 as the Huskers made their 26th straight NCAA postseason appearance. Junior Kylie Stone tallied another All-America honor to her list of achievements at the 2009 NCAA Championships, while also being named the Co-Big 12 Gymnast of the Year. Along with Stone’s award, Nebraska swept the Big 12 postseason honors as Head Coach Dan Kendig was named Coach of the Year and freshman Lora Evenstad received Newcomer-of- the-Year accolades. Senior Tricia Woo entered her final season poised with the kind of experience in the gym that a young Husker squad needed. A three-time All-American, she won nine titles in 2009, including seven on beam and two on . She was honored as Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week four times and continually performed at a high level for NU. The 2009 Huskers: Front Row (from left) -- Maria Scaffidi, Brittnee Habbib, Kathryn Howard, Kassandra Nathe, Stephanie Seich, Woo opened the 2009 season by tying Jessica Lopez for Tricia Woo; Second Row -- Lora Evenstad, Kylie Stone, Claire Stingley, Brittney Williams, Kristin Fyffe, Erin Davis, Kailey Ryan the beam crown at Denver. Woo scored a 9.90 on the event of 39.20 to advance to the national championships. and entered the second week of competition ranked-No. All-Big 12 accolade on bars and was named to the All-Big At the 2009 NCAA Championships Stone again proved 1 nationally on beam. Woo tallied new career highs on 12 Championship team for her performance in Ames. her will and determination. After suffering an injury in , beam and floor in her senior campaign, posting Williams earned the first event title of her senior season, practice the week before the meet, she turned in a solid a 9.925 on vault at the Masters Classic, hitting a 9.95 on tying for first on bars (9.875) at Missouri. She had a stellar bars performance to score a 9.85 and earn second-team beam and recording a 9.925 twice on floor as NU went on weekend on the road at Arizona State and UCLA, capturing All-America honors. to upset then-No. 7 Oklahoma. In her last regular-season both bars crowns with a 9.875 at ASU and a career high- Prior to the Big 12 Championships, Stone garnered meet, Woo took the beam crown at UCLA hitting a 9.925. tying 9.90 at UCLA. Williams barely missed qualifying as All-Big 12 honors on vault and floor. At the Big 12 At the conclusion of the regular season, she claimed All- an individual at the NCAA Southeast Regional, producing Championships on March 21, she placed second on floor Big 12 honors on beam and floor. As the Huskers entered a second-place finish on bars (9.90). Her intangibles and (9.90) and took fourth in the all-around (39.30). She was the postseason at the 2009 NCAA Southeast Regional, leadership qualities strengthened an inexperienced NU named to the All-Big 12 Championship team on floor and Woo narrowly missed qualifying for the 2009 NCAA team. Even after tweaking her ankle in warm-ups at Iowa in the all-around in addition to being awarded 2009 Big Championships, coming in second on beam (9.90). She State, she turned in an inspiring performance on bars as 12 Gymnast-of-the-Year accolades. She was selected as also took ninth on floor, hitting a 9.825. she took third with a 9.875. Big 12 Gymnast of the Week four times in 2009. Senior Brittney Williams came into the 2009 season set Kylie Stone had a stellar comeback season after Kathryn Howard opened the season as a strong to lead NU’s bars lineup after suffering an Achilles tear in missing 2008 with an injury. The 2006 All-American competitor on beam for the Huskers. An All-Big 12 early 2008. The All-Big 12 performer on bars claimed the on vault was Nebraska’s only individual to qualify for performer on beam as a freshman, she took second on the first conference crown of her career at the 2009 Big 12 the NCAA Championships at the 2009 NCAA Southeast event against Penn State, scoring a 9.80. Howard posted a Championships in Ames (9.90). She garnered her second Regional. She took fourth in the all-around with a score career-high 9.85 on bars against Iowa State on March 8 to tie for the event crown. At the 2009 Big 12 Championships, 2009 Nebraska Team Results Howard added a 9.80 to place fifth on beam. Opponent Vault Bars Beam Floor Total Erin Davis provided experience to Nebraska’s vault and at Denver (1/10) 48.85 48.05 48.575 48.65 194.125 floor lineups in her second year with the Huskers. She at Iowa State (1/16) 48.825 48.85 48.85 49.025 195.55 started the year by winning the first event crown of her at Missouri (1/23) 48.85 48.875 49.125 48.90 195.75 career, taking top honors on vault at Denver (9.825). She vs. Penn State (1/30) 48.875 48.575 48.70 49.175 195.325 tallied career highs on vault (9.875) and floor (9.825), vs. Oklahoma (2/8) 49.10 48.85 49.00 49.225 196.175 winning her second vault crown of the season at Michigan. vs. Utah (2/13) 49.10 48.40 48.925 49.30 195.725 At the completion of the regular season, Davis was honored Masters Classic (2/22) 49.40 48.70 48.90 49.225 196.225 as an All-Big 12 selection on vault. at Michigan (2/28) 49.075 49.15 48.775 48.525 195.525 Brittnee Habbib emerged as a solid three-event vs. Iowa State (3/8) 49.15 49.075 48.525 49.40 196.15 competitor for NU. She posted a strong performance for at Arizona State (3/13) 49.225 48.175 48.975 49.375 196.75 Nebraska at Iowa State, taking second on floor (9.825). at UCLA (3/15) 49.175 49.30 48.15 49.225 195.85 She tied her career high of 9.875 on bars against Michigan, at Big 12 Championships (3/21) 49.025 49.025 48.825 49.20 196.075 as she took second in the event. At UNO’s Classic hosted at NCAA Regionals (4/4) 49.10 48.575 48.925 48.85 195.45 by Arizona State, Habbib notched another career high of Season Highs 49.40 49.30 49.125 49.40 196.75 9.875 on floor.

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NU makes 26TH consecutive Ncaa postSeason appearance

Lora Evenstad kicked off her Husker career in smashing form, proving to be a strong performer on floor and a solid contributor on vault and bars. She made her Devaney Center debut with a strong 9.90 on floor and a third-place finish to help the Huskers defeat Penn State. She shined in the meet against Iowa State on March 8, taking event crowns on vault (9.875) and floor (9.925). Evenstad was named Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week on March 10 for her efforts against the Cyclones. In addition, she hit a season-high 9.875 on bars against UCLA. At the Big 12 Championships in Ames, Evenstad was named the 2009 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and earned a spot on the All-Big 12 Championship team after finishing second on floor (9.90). At the 2009 NCAA Southeast Regional she came in seventh on floor, after earning a score of 9.85. Kristin Fyffe showed to be a consistent asset on vault and beam for NU in 2009. She posted a score of 9.80 on vault against Oklahoma and tied her season-high mark of 9.80 on beam at the Masters Classic. She continually improved over the course of the season, wrapping up the regular Lora Evenstad was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year at the 2009 Big 12 Championships. season with a season-high 9.825 on vault at Arizona State. Kassandra Nathe provided a surprising spark in the Husker lineup, competing as an all-arounder in every 2009 Season Highlights competition. She debuted strong for NU, capturing her National and Conference Prominence under Associate Head Coach Danna Durante's watch in second-straight second-place finish in the all-around at •Nebraska finished with a 16-7 record and finished third 2009. Woo, a three-time All-American and anchor of the Iowa State (39.00). She posted a season-leading 39.175 at the NCAA Southeast Regional after making its 26th Huskers' beam and floor lineups, won seven titles as well in the all-around against Utah. In the final of the season, consecutive NCAA postseason appearance. as taking All-Big 12 honors on the event. Nathe consistently tied or hit season highs in every event. •One Husker earned an All-America award: Kylie Stone •With Durante's and Assistant Coach Tim Garrison's She tied her season high on bars (9.825) and vault (9.85) (UB) guidance on floor, the team tallied 10 individual titles, led by Stone who took home eight top finishes. at Arizona State and tied her season high on beam (9.80) •Four Huskers earned All-Big 12 honors: Tricia Woo (BB, FX), Brittney Williams (UB), Stone (V, FX) and Erin •On vault, Garrison aided Erin Davis in claiming two vault at UCLA, in addition to coming in third in the all-around Davis (V). crowns, including the first of her career at Denver. She (39.10) against the Bruins. At the Big 12 Championships, •Four Huskers were named to the All-Big 12 Championship was also an All-Big 12 selection on the event. Nathe hit a 9.85 on vault to take third and was named to Team for their performances at the conference meet: the All-Big 12 Championship team for her performance Brittney Williams (UB), Kylie Stone (AA, FX), Lora Academic Excellence in the conference meet. Evenstad (FX) and Kassandra Nathe (V). •Three Huskers were named to the academic All-Big Kailey Ryan, Stephanie Seich and Claire Stingley all 12 team, as Kathryn Howard and Tricia Woo earned provided solid encouragement and reserve competition Success in the Big 12 first-team honors and Kylie Stone received a place on for the Huskers. Stingley and Seich saw action in 2009 •Kylie Stone was honored as the 2009 Big 12 Gymnast the second team. as exhibition performers, both progressing well over the of the Year, the first award of her career. •NU placed 11 gymnasts on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall course of the season on beam and floor, respectively. •Lora Evenstad was recognized as the 2009 Big 12 Honor Roll: Tricia Woo, Kylie Stone, Kathryn Howard, Lora Ryan was slowed by a preseason injury, but still made Newcomer of the Year, capping a stellar freshman Evenstad, Kristin Fyffe, Kassandra Nathe, Kailey Ryan, progress in practice. campaign. Claire Stingley, former Huskers Sabrina Long, Vanessa Maria Scaffidi was unable to compete in 2009 due to an •Two Huskers earned at least one Big 12 Event-Specialist- Meloche and Desire’ Sniatynski. injury suffered in preseason training. She will return to the of-the-Week award in 2009: Tricia Woo (Jan. 27, Feb. 10, •Nebraska saw 10 gymnasts earn a spots on the Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll: Lora Evenstad, Kristin Husker lineup, vying to regain her spot as an all-arounder Feb. 24, March 18); Lora Evenstad (March 10). •Stone was named Big 12 Gymnast of the Week four times Fyffe, Brittnee Habbib, Kathryn Howard, Kassandra in 2010 after rehabilitation. in 2009 (Jan. 20, Jan. 27, Feb. 3, Feb. 24). Nathe, Kailey Ryan, Maria Scaffidi, Stephanie Seich, With the Huskers’ 16-7 record, Head Coach Dan Kendig Kylie Stone and Tricia Woo finished his 16th season at Nebraska with a program- Superior Staff •Four Nebraska gymnasts were honored for academic best 371-134-4, continuing his impressive career as the •Head Coach Dan Kendig finished his 16th season excellence by the National Association of Collegiate winningest coach in NU women’s gymnastics history. at Nebraska with a 371-134-4 mark, continuing his Gymnastics Coaches/Women as Scholastic All-Americans: During Kendig’s tenure, the Huskers have qualified impressive career as the winningest coach in NU women's Kristin Fyffe. Kassandra Nathe, Kailey Ryan and Claire for the NCAA Championships 12 times, making nine gymnastics history. Stingley. appearances at the Super Six Finals. Kendig has coached •Nebraska captured eight individual titles on beam 32 All-Americans to 106 first- or second-team honors.

huskers N 43 n e b r a s k a 2009 Big 12 Championships Iowa State University • Hamilton Coliseum • March 21, 2009 Big 12 Conference Honors Team Vault Bars Beam Floor Total Gymnast of the Year 1. Oklahoma 49.10 48.775 49.00 49.25 196.125 1997...... Kim Mazza (Iowa State) 2. Nebraska 49.025 49.025 48.825 49.20 196.075 1998...... Ginger Russell (Oklahoma) 3. Missouri 49.15 48.80 48.85 49.125 195.925 1999...... Amber McCracken (Oklahoma) 4. Iowa State 49.025 48.925 48.925 48.90 195.775 2000...... Heather Brink (Nebraska) 2001...... Alecia Ingram (Nebraska) All-Around . Ceilia Maccani, Iowa State...... 9.775 2002...... Mariana Goncalves (Oklahoma) 1. Sarah Shire, Missouri...... 39.45 . Katie Sweetin, Iowa State...... 9.775 2003...... (Nebraska) 2. Adrianne Perry, Missouri...... 39.325 . Megan Barnes, Iowa State...... 9.775 2004...... Kasie Tamayo (Oklahoma) 3. Kylie Stone, Nebraska...... 39.30 13. Kylie Stone, Nebraska...... 9.75 2005...... Erin LaBarr (Oklahoma) 4. Jasmine Thompson, Iowa State...... 39.25 18. Brittnee Habbib, Nebraska...... 9.725 2006...... Janet Anson (Iowa State) 5. Ashley Jackson, Oklahoma...... 39.225 24. Tricia Woo, Nebraska...... 9.35 2007...... Emily Parsons (Nebraska) 6. Mary Burke, Missouri...... 39.125 ...... Janet Anson (Iowa State) 7. Kassandra Nathe, Nebraska...... 39.10 Floor Exercise 2008...... Kiara Redmond-Sturms (Oklahoma) 8. Haley DeProspero, Oklahoma...... 39.075 1. Adrianne Perry, Missouri...... 9.95 2009...... Kylie Stone (Nebraska) 2. Lora Evenstad, Nebraska...... 9.90 ...... Sarah Shire (Missouri) Vault . Kylie Stone, Nebraska...... 9.90 1. Megan Barnes, Iowa State...... 9.90 . Kristin Smith, Oklahoma...... 9.90 Newcomer of the Year . Sarah Shire, Missouri...... 9.90 . Sarah Shire, Missouri...... 9.90 1997...... Heather Brink (Nebraska) 3. Kassandra Nathe, Nebraska...... 9.85 6. Tricia Woo, Nebraska...... 9.875 1998...... Angie Umbaugh (Iowa State) . Melanie Root, Oklahoma...... 9.85 . Jasmine Thompson, Iowa State...... 9.875 1999...... Bree Dority (Nebraska) . Mary Burke, Missouri...... 9.85 . Ashley Jackson, Oklahoma...... 9.875 2000...... A.J. Lamb (Nebraska) 6. Kylie Stone, Nebraska...... 9.825 9. Jackie Flanery, Oklahoma...... 9.85 ...... Betsy Hamm (Iowa State) . Haley DeProspero, Oklahoma...... 9.825 10. Michelle Browning, Iowa State...... 9.825 2001...... Alecia Ingram (Nebraska) . Natalie Ratcliff, Oklahoma...... 9.825 . Jessica Kinder, Oklahoma...... 9.825 2002...... Alisha Robinson (Missouri) . Adrianne Perry, Iowa State...... 9.825 . Mary Burke, Missouri...... 9.825 2003...... Erin Dethloff (Iowa State) 10. Erin Davis, Nebraska...... 9.80 13. Kassandra Nathe, Nebraska...... 9.80 2004...... Janet Anson (Iowa State) . Ceilia Maccani, Iowa State...... 9.80 . Haley DeProspero, Oklahoma...... 9.80 2005...... Emily Parsons (Nebraska) . Michelle Browning, Iowa State...... 9.80 18. Brittnee Habbib, Nebraska...... 9.725 2006...... Adrianne Perry (Missouri) . Jackie Flanery, Oklahoma...... 9.80 24. Erin Davis, Nebraska...... 9.225 2007...... Megan Barnes (Iowa State) . Ashley Jackson, Oklahoma...... 9.80 2008...... Sarah Shire (Missouri) . Sara Stone, Oklahoma...... 9.80 All-Big 12 Team (Huskers) 2009...... Lora Evenstad (Nebraska) Tricia Woo...... BB, FX . Alex Gold, Missouri...... 9.80 Big 12 Coach of the Year 17. Tricia Woo, Nebraska...... 9.775 Brittney Williams...... UB 1997...... Dan Kendig (Nebraska) . Lora Evenstad, Nebraska...... 9.775 Kylie Stone...... V, FX 1998...... Dan Kendig (Nebraska) 21. Kristin Fyffe, Nebraska...... 9.75 Erin Davis...... V 1999...... Jake Jacobson (Missouri) All-Big 12 Championship Team (Huskers) 2000...... Dan Kendig (Nebraska) 1. Brittney Williams, Nebraska...... 9.85 Kylie Stone...... FX, AA 2001...... Becky Switzer (Oklahoma) . Ceilia Maccani, Iowa State...... 9.85 Brittney Williams...... UB ...... Steve Nunno (Oklahoma) . Ashley Jackson, Oklahoma...... 9.85 Lora Evenstad...... FX 2002...... Steve Nunno (Oklahoma) . Megan Ferguson, Oklahoma...... 9.85 Kassandra Nathe...... V ...... Rob Drass (Missouri) 5. Brittnee Habbib, Nebraska...... 9.825 2003...... Dan Kendig (Nebraska) . Kylie Stone, Nebraska...... 9.825 2004...... K.J. Kindler (Iowa State) 7. Lora Evenstad, Nebraska...... 9.80 2005...... K.J. Kindler (Iowa State) . Megan Barnes, Iowa State...... 9.80 2006...... K.J. Kindler (Iowa State) . Sarah Shire, Missouri...... 9.80 2007...... Dan Kendig (Nebraska) . Alicia Hatcher, Missouri...... 9.80 2008...... K.J. Kindler (Oklahoma) 11. Nikki Dilbert, Iowa State...... 9.775 2009...... Dan Kendig (Nebraska) . Jessica Kinder, Oklahoma...... 9.775 National Coach of the Year 13. Jody McKellar, Iowa State...... 9.75 1999...... Dan Kendig (Nebraska) . Jasmine Thompson, Iowa State...... 9.75 2000...... Amy Pyle (Iowa State) . Adrianne Perry, Missouri...... 9.75 2003...... Dan Kendig (Nebraska) 16. Kathryn Howard, Nebraska...... 9.725 2005...... K.J. Kindler (Iowa State) 22. Kassandra Nathe, Nebraska...... 9.675 National Assistant Coach of the Year 2007...... Danna Durante (Nebraska) 1. Jasmine Thompson, Iowa State...... 9.85 . Megan Ferguson, Oklahoma...... 9.85 Honda Award Winner . Haley DeProspero, Oklahoma...... 9.85 2000...... Heather Brink (Nebraska) . Sarah Shire, Missouri...... 9.85 5. Kathryn Howard, Nebraska...... 9.80 AAI American Award Winner . Kristin Smith, Oklahoma...... 9.80 2005...... Richelle Simpson (Nebraska) . Adrianne Perry, Missouri...... 9.80 Brittney Williams took the first conference crown of her 8. Kristin Fyffe, Nebraska...... 9.775 NCAA Top Eight Award Winner career at the 2009 Big 12 Championships. . Kassandra Nathe, Nebraska...... 9.775 2005...... Richelle Simpson (Nebraska)

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2008 NCAA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL North Carolina State University • Reynolds Coliseum • April 4, 2009 Nebraska's Regional Honors Team Vault Bars Beam Floor Total Gymnast of the Year 1. Georgia 49.525 49.40 49.55 49.225 197.70 Year...... Athlete (Regional) 2. Penn State 49.25 48.80 48.525 49.225 195.80 1999...... Courtney Brown (Region 3) 3. Nebraska 49.10 48.575 48.925 48.85 195.45 2000...... Heather Brink (Region 3) 4. West Virginia 48.75 48.25 48.35 48.875 194.225 2003...... Richelle Simpson (South Central) 5. North Carolina 49.10 47.75 48.35 48.925 194.125 2005...... Richelle Simpson (South Central) 6. North Carolina State 48.875 48.60 47.175 49.15 193.80 2006...... Emily Parsons (South Central) 2007...... Emily Parsons (South Central) All-Around Cassidy McComb, Georgia...... 9.875 2008...... Emily Parsons (South Central) .1. , Georgia...... 39.675 7. Courtney Kupets, Georgia...... 9.85 All-Around Champion 2. Brandi Personett, Penn State...... 39.35 8. Brittnee Habbib, Nebraska...... 9.825 Year...... Athlete (Regional) 9. Kathryn Howard, Nebraska...... 9.80 3. Tiffany Tolnay, Georgia...... 39.30 1998...... Heather Brink (Midwest) 14. Kristin Fyffe, Nebraska...... 9.725 4. Kylie Stone, Nebraska...... 39.20 2000...... Heather Brink (Region 3) 20. Kylie Stone, Nebraska...... 9.675 5. Meghan Morris, West Virginia...... 39.125 2001...... Tami Harris (South Central) 24. Kassandra Nathe, Nebraska...... 9.625 6. Taylor Seaman, North Carolina State...... 39.075 2003...... Richelle Simpson (West) Morgan Evans, North Carolina...... 39.075 Floor Exercise 2005...... Emily Parsons (South Central) 8. Amy Bieski, West Virginia...... 38.90 1. Taylor Seaman, North Carolina State...... 9.95 2006...... Emily Parsons (Southeast) 9. Kassandra Nathe, Nebraska...... 38.85 Courtney Kupets, Georgia...... 9.95 10. Jess Panza, North Carolina State...... 38.775 Vault Champion Brandi Personett, Penn State...... 9.95 Year...... Athlete (Regional) Vault . Meghan Morris, West Virginia...... 9.95 1989...... Tami Bair (Midwest) .1. Courtney Kupets, Georgia...... 10.0 5. Cassidy McComb, Georgia...... 9.875 ...... Michele Bryant (Midwest) 2. Cassidy McComb, Georgia...... 9.90 . Whitney Bencsko, Penn State...... 9.875 ...... Crystal Savage (Midwest) Tiffany Tolnay, Georgia...... 9.90 7. Lora Evenstad, Nebraska...... 9.85 ...... Jeaneane Smith (Midwest) 4. Marcia Newby, Georgia...... 9.875 Grace Taylor, Georgia...... 9.85 1997...... Shelly Bartlett (Midwest) . Cassidy Rohrbaugh, Penn State...... 9.875 9. Tricia Woo, Nebraska...... 9.825 1999...... Heather Brink (Region 3) Whitney Bencsko, Penn State...... 9.875 . Brooke Barr, North Carolina State...... 9.825 2000...... Heather Brink (Region 3) . Kristen Simpson, George Washington...... 9.875 . Kara Wright, North Carolina...... 9.825 8. Kylie Stone, Nebraska...... 9.85 . Allie Southard, Penn State...... 9.825 2001...... Alecia Ingram (South Central) Brooke Bar, North Carolina State...... 9.85 . Casey Rohrbaugh, Penn State...... 9.825 2002 ...... A.J. Lamb (Northeast) Hilary Mauro, Georgia...... 9.85 14. Kylie Stone, Nebraska...... 9.80 2003...... A.J. Lamb (West) Morgan Evans, North Carolina...... 9.85 28. Erin Davis, Nebraska...... 9.75 2005...... Emily Parsons (South Central) Jennifer Valby, North Carolina...... 9.85 38. Brittnee Habbib, Nebraska...... 9.625 2006...... Emily Parsons (Southeast) Zoya Johnson, North Carolina...... 9.85 40. Kassandra Nathe, Nebraska...... 9.60 2007...... Emily Parsons (West) . Alexandra Brockway, Penn State...... 9.85 15. Erin Davis, Nebraska...... 9.825 Uneven Bars Champion . Kassandra Nathe, Nebraska...... 9.825 Year...... Athlete (Regional) 19. Kristin Fyffe, Nebraska...... 9.80 1982...... Kim Grabowski (Midwest) . Lora Evenstad, Nebraska...... 9.80 1997...... Shelly Bartlett (Midwest) 33. Tricia Woo, Nebraska...... 9.70 1998...... Heather Brink (Midwest) 2000...... Heather Brink (Region 3) Uneven Bars 1.. Courtney Kupets, Georgia...... 9.925 Balance Beam Champion 2. Grace Taylor, Georgia...... 9.90 Year...... Athlete (Regional) Brittney Williams, Nebraska...... 9.90 1999...... Nicole Wilkinson (Region 3) 4. Kylie Stone, Nebraska...... 9.875 2003...... Richelle Simpson (West) Courtney McCool, Georgia...... 9.875 2005...... Richelle Simpson (South Central) 6. Kathryn Ding, Georgia...... 9.85 2008...... Tricia Woo (Southeast) Gina Nuccio, Georgia...... 9.85 8. Morgan Evans, North Carolina...... 9.825 Floor Exercise Champion . Brandi Personett, Penn State...... 9.825 Year...... Athlete (Regional) Alexandra Brockway, Penn State...... 9.825 1990...... Lisa McCrady (Midwest) 11. Kassandra Nathe, Nebraska...... 9.80 1999...... Misty Oxford (Region 3) 23. Kathryn Howard, Nebraska...... 9.70 2001...... Tami Harris (South Central) 35. Lora Evenstad, Nebraska...... 9.30 2002...... Richelle Simpson (Northeast) 39. Brittnee Habbib, Nebraska...... 9.125 2005...... Emily Parsons (South Central) 2006...... Emily Parsons (Southeast) Balance Beam 2007...... Emily Parsons (West) 1.. Courtney McCool, Georgia...... 10.0 2008...... Emily Parsons (Southeast) 2. Tricia Woo, Nebraska...... 9.90 ...... Tricia Woo (Southeast) Tiffany Tolnay, Georgia...... 9.90 Grace Taylor, Georgia...... 9.90 Tricia Woo helped Nebraska to a third-place finish in the 5. Hilary Mauro, Georgia...... 9.875 NCAA Southeast Regional with a 9.90 on beam. huskers N 45 n e b r a s k a

2009 NCAA championships University of Nebraska • Devaney Center • April 16-18, 2008 Super Six Results Vault Bars Beam Floor Total 1. Georgia 49.625 49.425 49.20 49.575 197.825 2. Alabama 49.425 49.325 49.325 49.50 197.575 3. Utah 49.525 49.275 49.175 49.45 197.425 4. Florida 49.00 49.15 49.20 49.375 196.725 5. Arkansas 49.325 48.975 48.925 49.25 196.475 6. LSU 49.275 49.10 48.70 49.30 196.375

Super Six Finals Results (4/17/09) Morgan Dennis, Alabama...... 9.90 Uneven Bars Team Kristina Baskett, Utah...... 9.90 1. Courtney Kupets, Georgia...... 9.95 6. Ashley Priess, Alabama...... 9.875 1. Georgia...... 197.825 2. Grace Taylor, Georgia...... 9.90 Michelle Stout, Arkansas...... 9.875 2. Alabama...... 197.575 , Stanford...... 9.90 Corey Hartung, Florida...... 9.875 3. Utah...... 197.425 4. Melanie Sinclair, Florida...... 9.875 4. Florida...... 196.725 Balance Beam Alicia Goodwin, Florida...... 9.875 Kathryn Ding, Georgia...... 9.875 5. Arkansas...... 196.475 1. Courtney Kupets, Georgia...... 9.95 Summer Hubbard, LSU...... 9.875 6. LSU...... 196.375 2. Courtney McCool, Georgia...... 9.90 7. UCLA...... 196.625 Ashley Priess, Alabama...... 9.90 Ashleigh Clare-Kearney, LSU...... 9.875 8. Stanford...... 196.225 Casey Jo Magee, Arkansas...... 9.90 Alexndra Brockway, Penn State...... 9.875 9. Penn State...... 196.10 5. Tiffany Tolnay, Georgia...... 9.875 Nicole Ourada, Stanford...... 9.875 10. Oklahoma...... 195.825 Ricki Lebegern, Alabama...... 9.875 Balance Beam 11. Oregon State...... 195.35 Jamie Deetscreek, Utah...... 9.875 12. Illinois...... 195.05 1. Courtney Kupets, Georgia...... 10.0 Kristina Baskett, Utah...... 9.875 2. Grace Taylor, Georgia...... 9.95 Note: Positions 1-6 are determined by scores in the Super Six Melanie Sinclair, Florida...... 9.875 Courtney McCool, Georgia...... 9.95 Finals, while positions 7-12 are determined by preliminary Corey Hartung, Florida...... 9.875 4. Megan Ferguson, Oklahoma...... 9.90 scores. Floor Exercise 5. Elizabeth Mahlich, Florida...... 9.875 All-Around 1. Courtney Kupets, Georgia...... 9.95 Tiffany Tolnay, Georgia...... 9.875 1. Courtney Kupets, Georgia...... 39.90 Corey Hartung, Florida...... 9.95 Susan Jackson, LSU...... 9.875 2. Tiffany Tolnay, Georgia...... 39.65 Morgan Dennis, Alabama...... 9.95 Jessica Lopez, Denver...... 9.875 3. Kristina Baskett, Utah...... 39.625 4. Tiffany Tolnay, Georgia...... 9.925 4. Morgan Dennis, Alabama...... 39.60 Annie DiLuzio, Utah...... 9.925 Floor Exercise 1. Courtney Kupets, Georgia...... 9.95 Corey Hartung, Florida...... 39.60 Ashleigh Clare-Kearney...... 9.925 2. Tiffany Tolnay, Georgia...... 9.90 6. Ashley Priess, Alabama...... 39.575 7. Abby Stack, Georgia...... 9.90 Ashleigh Clare-Kearney, LSU...... 9.90 7. Ashleigh Clare-Kearney, LSU...... 39.55 Hilary Mauro, Georgia...... 9.90 4. Corey Hartung, Florida...... 9.875 8. Jamie Deetscreek, Utah...... 39.475 Grace Taylor, Georgia...... 9.90 Brandi Personett, Penn State...... 9.875 9. Geralen Stack-Eaton, Alabama...... 39.45 Cassidy McComb, Georgia...... 9.90 6. Melanie Sinclair, Florida...... 9.85 10. Nina Kim, Utah...... 39.425 Geralen Stack-Eaton, Alabama...... 9.90 Maranda Smith, Florida...... 9.85 11. Melanie Sinclair, Florida...... 39.40 Ashley Priess, Alabama...... 9.90 Kayla Rogers, LSU...... 9.85 Ricki Lebegern, Alabama...... 39.40 Casey Jo Magee, Arkansas...... 9.90 Nicole Ourada, Stanford...... 9.85 13. Maranda Smith, Florida...... 39.325 Daria Bijak, Utah...... 9.90 Adrianne Perry, Missouri...... 9.85 14. Jaime Pisani, Arkansas...... 39.30 Kristina Baskett, Utah...... 9.90 Rebecca Best, Ohio State...... 9.85 Susan Jackson, LSU...... 39.30 Maranda Smith, Florida...... 9.90 16. Courtney Gladys, Florida...... 39.275 ­ Preliminary Session II Results (4/16/09) Vault Preliminary Session I Results (4/16/09) Team 1. Courtney Kupets, Georgia...... 10.0 Team 1. Alabama...... 197.025* 2. Kathryn Ding, Georgia...... 9.95 1. Georgia...... 197.45* 2. Arkansas...... 96.95* Tiffany Tolnay, Georgia...... 9.95 2. Florida...... 196.375* 3. Utah...... 196.625* Kristina Baskett, Utah...... 9.95 3. LSU...... 196.30* 4. UCLA...... 196.625 Ashleigh Clare-Kearney, LSU...... 9.95 4. Stanford...... 196.225 5. Oregon State...... 195.35 6. Annie DiLuzio, Utah...... 9.925 5. Penn State...... 196.10 6. Illinois...... 195.05 Susan Jackson, LSU...... 9.925 6. Oklahoma...... 195.825 * - advanced to Super Six Finals 8. Ashley Priess, Alabama...... 9.90 * - advanced to Super Six Finals , Alabama...... 9.90 Vault 1. Michelle Stout, Arkansas...... 9.975 Morgan Dennis, Alabama...... 9.90 Vault 2. Mandi Rodriguez, Oregon State...... 9.95 Jaime Pisani, Arkansas...... 9.90 1. Susan Jackson, LSU...... 9.95 , UCLA...... 9.95 Michelle Stout, Arkansas...... 9.90 Ashleigh Clare-Kearney, LSU...... 9.95 Kristina Baskett, Utah...... 9.95 Jamie Deetscreek, Utah...... 9.90 3. Tiffany Tolnay, Georgia...... 9.925 5. Rachel Terry, Alabama...... 9.90 Nina Kim, Utah...... 9.90 4. Maranda Smith, Florida...... 9.90 Casey Jo Magee, Arkansas...... 9.90 Corey Hartung, Florida...... 9.90 Courtney Kupets, Georgia...... 9.90 Staci Schwitkis, LSU...... 9.90 Jaime Pisani, Arkansas...... 9.90 Uneven Bars Whitney Bencsko, Penn State...... 9.90 Jami Lanz, Oregon State ...... 9.90 1. Courtney Kupets, Georgia...... 10.0 Jessica Lopez, Denver...... 9.90 Ariana Berlin, UCLA...... 9.90 2. Tiffany Tolnay, Georgia...... 9.90 Sarah Shire, Missouri...... 9.90 Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, UCLA...... 9.90 Kayla Hoffman, Alabama...... 9.90 10. Shelley Alexander, Stanford...... 9.875 Nina Kim, Utah...... 9.90

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Uneven Bars Individual Event Finals (4/18/09) Ashleigh Clare-Kearney, LSU...... 9.95 1. Ashley Priess, Alabama...... 9.90 Vault 3. Corey Hartung, Florida...... 9.90 Ariana Berlin, UCLA...... 9.90 1. Ashleigh Clare-Kearney, LSU...... 9.90 4. Brandi Personett, Penn State...... 9.8875 Kristina Baskett, Utah...... 9.90 2. Susan Jackson, LSU...... 9.8938 5. Daria Bijak, Utah...... 9.875 4. Morgan Dennis, Alabama...... 9.875 3. Courtney Kupets, Georgia...... 9.8563 6. Mandi Rodriguez, Oregon State...... 9.8625 Michelle Stout, Arkansas...... 9.875 Kristina Baskett, Utah...... 9.8563 Vanessa Zamarripa, UCLA...... 9.8625 Elise Wheeler, Southern Utah...... 9.875 5. Michelle Stout, Arkansas...... 9.8375 8. Brittani McCullough, UCLA...... 9.85 7. Kylie Stone, Nebraska...... 9.85 6. Jessica Lopez, Denver...... 9.8313 9. , Michigan...... 9.70 Jaime Pisani, Arkansas...... 9.85 7. Mandi Rodriguez, Oregon State...... 9.7875 Past NCAA Champions Jen Kesler, Oregon State...... 9.85 8. Whitney Bencsko, Penn State...... 9.7813 1982 ...... Utah...... 148.600 Vanessa Zamarripa, UCLA...... 9.85 Vanessa Zamarripa, UCLA...... 9.7813 1983 ...... Utah...... 184.650 Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, UCLA...... 9.85 10. Staci Schwitkis, LSU...... 8.6813 Nina Kim, Utah...... 9.85 1984 ...... Utah...... 186.050 Jamie Deetscreek, Utah...... 9.85 Uneven Bars 1985 ...... Utah...... 188.350 Daria Bijak, Utah...... 9.85 1. Courtney Kupets, Georgia...... 9.95 1986 ...... Utah...... 196.850 2. Carly Janiga, Stanford...... 9.9125 1987 ...... Georgia...... 187.900 Balance Beam 3. Alicia Goodwin, Florida...... 9.90 1988 ...... Alabama...... 190.050 1989 ...... Georgia...... 192.650 1. Ricki Lebegern, Alabama...... 9.90 Kristina Baskett, Utah...... 9.90 1990 ...... Utah...... 194.900 Ashley Priess, Alabama...... 9.90 5. Kathryn Ding, Georgia...... 9.8875 1991 ...... Alabama...... 195.125 Alex LaChance, Arkansas...... 9.90 Ariana Berlin, UCLA...... 9.8875 1992 ...... Utah...... 195.650 Sarah Nagashima, Arkansas...... 9.90 7. Melanie Sinclair, Florida...... 9.8625 1993 ...... Georgia...... 198.000 Melissa Fernandez, Illinois...... 9.90 Michelle Stout, Arkansas...... 9.8625 1994 ...... Utah...... 196.400 Vanessa Zamarripa, UCLA...... 9.90 9. Ashleigh Clare-Kearney, LSU...... 9.85 1995 ...... Utah...... 196.650 Kristina Baskett, Utah...... 9.90 10. Nicole Ourada, Stanford...... 9.8125 1996 ...... Alabama...... 198.025 Elise Wheeler, Southern Utah...... 9.90 Morgan Dennis, Alabama...... 9.8125 1997 ...... UCLA...... 197.150 9. Caitlin Sullivan, Alabama...... 9.875 Balance Beam 1998 ...... Georgia...... 197.725 Ariana Berlin, UCLA...... 9.875 1. Courtney Kupets, Georgia...... 9.9875 1999 ...... Georgia...... 196.850 Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, UCLA...... 9.875 2. Courtney McCool, Georgia...... 9.95 2000 ...... UCLA...... 197.300 Sarah Curtis, Michigan...... 9.875 3. Ashley Priess, Alabama...... 9.90 2001 ...... UCLA...... 197.575 Floor Exercise Sarah Nagashima, Arkansas...... 9.90 2002 ...... Alabama...... 197.575 1. Daria Bijak, Utah...... 9.90 Kristina Baskett, Utah...... 9.90 2003 ...... UCLA...... 197.825 2. Mandi Rodriguez, Oregon State...... 9.875 6. Elise Wheeler, Southern Utah...... 9.875 2004 ...... UCLA...... 198.125 Vanessa Zamarripa, UCLA...... 9.875 7. Megan Ferguson, Oklahoma...... 9.8375 2005 ...... Georgia...... 197.825 Brittani McCullough, UCLA...... 9.875 Melissa Fernandez, Illinois...... 9.8375 2006 ...... Georgia...... 197.75 Kylee Botterman, Michigan...... 9.875 9. Alex LaChance, Arkansas...... 9.825 2007 ...... Georgia...... 197.85 6. Ricki Lebegern, Alabama...... 9.85 10. Ricki Lebegern, Alabama...... 9.80 2008 ...... Georgia...... 197.45 2009 ...... Georgia...... 197.825 Ashley Priess, Alabama...... 9.85 Floor Exercise Michelle Stout, Arkansas...... 9.85 1. Courtney Kupets, Georgia...... 9.95 Casey Jo Magee, Arkansas...... 9.85 Jaime Pisani, Arkansas...... 9.85 Sarah Schmidt, Illinois...... 9.85 Tasha Smith, Oregon State...... 9.85 Nicole Tom, UCLA...... 9.85 Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, UCLA...... 9.85 Ariana Berlin, UCLA...... 9.85 Kristina Baskett, Utah...... 9.85 Elise Wheeler, Southern Utah...... 9.85 Combined All-Around Finals 1. Courtney Kupets, Georgia...... 39.80 2. Kristina Baskett, Utah...... 39.60 3. Vanessa Zamarripa, UCLA...... 39.575 4. Michelle Stout, Arkansas...... 39.525 Ariana Berlin, UCLA...... 39.525 6. Tiffany Tolnay, Georgia...... 39.50 7. Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, UCLA...... 39.475 8. Miranda Smith, Florida...... 39.45 Ricki Lebegern, Arkansas...... 39.45 Ashley Priess, Arkansas...... 39.45 11. Susan Jackson, LSU...... 39.40 Mandi Rodriguez, Oregon State...... 39.40 Daria Bijak, Utah...... 39.40 Nina Kim, Utah...... 39.40 15. Jaime Pisani, Arkansas...... 39.375 16. Adrianne Perry, Missouri...... 39.35 Note: The top four finishers in each preliminary session are first- team All-Americans, while fifth through eighth place in each Kylie Stone earned All-America honors on bars at the 2009 NCAA Championships in Lincoln. session are second-team All-Americans.

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2009 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Erin Davis Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A at Denver (1/10) 9.825 ------9.775 --- at Iowa State (1/16) 9.80 ------9.70 --- at Missouri (1/23) 9.75 ------9.625 --- Penn State (1/30) 9.80 ------9.775 --- Oklahoma (2/8) 9.80 ------9.75 --- Utah (2/13) 9.85 ------9.80 --- Masters Classic (2/22) 9.85 ------9.775 --- at Michigan (2/28) 9.875 ------9.825 --- Iowa State (3/8) 9.85 ------9.75 --- at Arizona State (3/13) 9.85 ------9.80 --- at UCLA (3/15) 9.85 ------9.775 --- at Big 12 Championships (3/21) 9.80 ------9.225 --- at NCAA Southeast Regionals (4/4) 9.825 ------9.75 --- at NCAA Preliminaries (4/16) ------at Event Finals (4/18) ------Season Highs 9.875 ------9.825 ---

Lora Evenstad Brittnee Habbib hit a season high of 9.825 at the NCAA Southeast Regional Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A at Denver (1/10) 9.80 9.75 --- 9.625 --- at Iowa State (1/16) 9.20 9.65 --- 9.825 --- Brittnee Habbib at Missouri (1/23) 9.80 9.70 --- 9.725 --- Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A Penn State (1/30) 9.775 9.675 --- 9.90 --- at Denver (1/10) --- 9.025 9.35 8.60 --- Oklahoma (2/8) 9.80 9.775 --- 9.85 --- at Iowa State (1/16) --- 9.725 9.675 9.825 --- Utah (2/13) 9.80 9.225 --- 9.875 --- at Missouri (1/23) --- 9.775 9.80 9.725 --- Masters Classic (2/22) 9.875 9.725 --- 9.875 --- Penn State (1/30) --- 9.80 9.675 9.80 --- at Michigan (2/28) 9.825 9.15 --- 9.80 --- Oklahoma (2/8) --- 9.775 9.825 9.80 --- Iowa State (3/8) 9.875 9.80 --- 9.925 --- Utah (2/13) --- 9.85 9.725 9.825 --- at Arizona State (3/13) 9.625 9.85 --- 9.90 --- Masters Classic (2/22) --- 9.30 9.725 9.85 --- at UCLA (3/15) 9.775 9.875 --- 9.875 --- at Michigan (2/28) --- 9.875 9.725 9.05 --- at Big 12 Championships (3/21) 9.775 9.80 --- 9.90 --- Iowa State (3/8) --- 9.05 9.775 9.85 --- at NCAA Southeast Regionals (4/4) 9.80 9.30 --- 9.85 --- at Arizona State (3/13) --- 9.80 9.775 9.875 --- at NCAA Preliminaries (4/16) ------at UCLA (3/15) --- 9.85 9.35 9.70 --- at Event Finals (4/18) ------at Big 12 Championships (3/21) --- 9.825 9.725 9.725 --- Season Highs 9.875 9.875 --- 9.925 --- at NCAA Southeast Regionals (4/4) --- 9.125 9.825 9.625 --- at NCAA Preliminaries (4/16) ------at Event Finals (4/18) ------Kristin Fyffe Season Highs --- 9.875 9.825 9.875 --- Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A at Denver (1/10) 9.50 --- 9.45 ------Kathryn Howard at Iowa State (1/16) 9.725 --- 9.725 ------Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A at Missouri (1/23) 9.725 --- 9.80 ------at Denver (1/10) --- 9.05 9.85 ------Penn State (1/30) 9.675 --- 9.60 ------at Iowa State (1/16) --- 9.70 9.675 ------Oklahoma (2/8) 9.80 --- 9.775 ------at Missouri (1/23) --- 9.65 9.825 ------Utah (2/13) 9.725 --- 9.65 ------Penn State (1/30) --- 9.675 9.80 ------Masters Classic (2/22) 9.775 --- 9.80 ------Oklahoma (2/8) --- 9.725 9.70 ------at Michigan (2/28) 9.80 --- 9.675 ------Utah (2/13) --- 9.80 9.725 ------Iowa State (3/8) 9.75 --- 9.775 ------Masters Classic (2/22) --- 9.725 9.725 ------at Arizona State (3/13) 9.75 --- 9.675 ------at Michigan (2/28) --- 9.775 9.775 ------at UCLA (3/15) 9.825 --- 9.75 ------Iowa State (3/8) --- 9.85 9.725 ------at Big 12 Championships (3/21) 9.75 --- 9.775 ------at Arizona State (3/13) --- 9.725 9.80 ------at NCAA Southeast Regionals (4/4) 9.80 --- 9.725 ------at UCLA (3/15) --- 9.825 9.15 ------at NCAA Preliminaries (4/16) ------at Big 12 Championships (3/21) --- 9.725 9.80 ------at Event Finals (4/18) ------at NCAA Southeast Regionals (4/4) --- 9.70 9.80 ------Season Highs 9.825 --- 9.80 ------at NCAA Preliminaries (4/16) ------at Event Finals (4/18) ------Season Highs --- 9.85 9.85 ------

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2009 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Kassandra Nathe Brittney Williams Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A at Denver (1/10) 9.725 9.675 9.80 9.675 38.875 at Denver (1/10) --- 9.775 ------at Iowa State (1/16) 9.675 9.825 9.80 9.70 39.00 at Iowa State (1/16) --- 9.825 ------at Missouri (1/23) 9.65 9.05 9.80 9.70 38.20 at Missouri (1/23) --- 9.875 ------Penn State (1/30) 9.65 9.60 9.70 9.775 38.725 Penn State (1/30) --- 9.55 ------Oklahoma (2/8) 9.80 9.75 9.75 9.725 39.025 Oklahoma (2/8) --- 9.30 ------Utah (2/13) 9.85 9.70 9.80 9.825 39.175 Utah (2/13) --- 9.825 ------Masters Classic (2/22) 9.80 9.625 9.225 9.825 38.475 Masters Classic (2/22) --- 9.775 ------at Michigan (2/28) 9.725 9.775 9.675 9.775 38.95 at Michigan (2/28) --- 9.875 ------Iowa State (3/8) 9.85 9.825 9.30 9.825 38.80 Iowa State (3/8) --- 9.75 ------at Arizona State (3/13) 9.85 9.825 9.25 9.775 38.70 at Arizona State(3/13) --- 9.875 ------at UCLA (3/15) 9.75 9.775 9.80 9.775 39.10 at UCLA (3/15) --- 9.90 ------at Big 12 Championships (3/21) 9.85 9.675 9.775 9.80 39.10 at Big 12 Championships (3/21) --- 9.85 ------at NCAA Southeast Regionals (4/4) 9.825 9.80 9.625 9.60 38.85 at NCAA Southeast Regionals (4/4) --- 9.90 ------at NCAA Preliminaries (4/16) ------at NCAA Preliminaries (4/16) ------at Event Finals (4/18) ------at Event Finals (4/18) ------Season Highs 9.85 9.825 9.80 9.825 39.175 Season Highs --- 9.90 ------Kylie Stone Tricia Woo Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A at Denver (1/10) 9.775 9.80 9.575 9.825 38.975 at Denver (1/10) 9.725 --- 9.90 9.75 --- at Iowa State (1/16) 9.85 9.775 9.85 9.875 39.35 at Iowa State (1/16) 9.775 --- 9.80 9.80 --- at Missouri (1/23) 9.80 9.875 9.775 9.90 39.35 at Missouri (1/23) 9.775 --- 9.90 9.85 --- Penn State (1/30) 9.85 9.825 9.675 9.925 39.275 Penn State (1/30) 9.775 --- 9.85 9.20 --- Oklahoma (2/8) 9.85 9.825 9.40 9.90 38.975 Oklahoma (2/8) 9.85 --- 9.95 9.925 --- Utah (2/13) 9.85 9.05 9.775 9.875 38.55 Utah (2/13) 9.75 --- 9.90 9.90 --- Masters Classic (2/22) 9.925 9.85 9.80 9.90 39.475 Masters Classic (2/22) 9.95 --- 9.85 9.775 --- at Michigan (2/28) 9.80 9.85 9.75 9.90 39.30 at Michigan (2/28) 9.775 --- 9.85 9.225 --- Iowa State (3/8) 9.825 9.85 9.30 9.90 38.875 Iowa State (3/8) 9.75 --- 9.95 9.90 --- at Arizona State (3/13) 9.875 9.825 9.85 9.925 39.475 at Arizona State (3/13) 9.90 --- 9.875 9.875 --- at UCLA (3/15) 9.825 9.85 9.325 9.875 38.875 at UCLA (3/15) 9.90 --- 9.925 9.925 --- at Big 12 Championships (3/21) 9.825 9.825 9.75 9.90 39.30 at Big 12 Championships (3/21) 9.775 --- 9.35 9.875 --- at NCAA Southeast Regionals (4/4) 9.85 9.875 9.675 9.80 39.20 at NCAA Southeast Regionals (4/4) 9.70 --- 9.90 9.825 --- at NCAA Preliminaries (4/16) --- 9.85 ------at NCAA Preliminaries (4/16) ------at Event Finals (4/18) ------at Event Finals (4/18) ------Season Highs 9.925 9.875 9.85 9.925 39.475 Season Highs 9.95 --- 9.95 9.925 ---

Erin Davis started the 2009 season by winning the first event crown of her career, taking top honors on vault at Denver.

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2009 INDIVIDUAL EVENT TITLES AND HONORS Individual Event Titles Big 12 Gymnast of the Week (4) Erin Davis (2) Kylie Stone...... Jan. 20, Jan. 27, Feb. 3, Feb. 24 Vault (2): at Denver, 1/10/09 (9.825); at Michigan, 2/28/09 (9.875) Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week (5) Lora Evenstad (2) Lora Evenstad...... March 10 Vault (1): vs. Iowa State, 3/8/09 (9.875) Tricia Woo...... Jan. 27, Feb. 10, Feb. 24, March 18 Floor (1): vs. Iowa State, 3/8/09 (9.925) Academic All-Big 12 (3) Kathryn Howard (1) Bars (1): vs. Iowa State, 3/8/09 (9.85) Kathryn Howard...... First-Team Tricia Woo...... First-Team Kylie Stone (18) Kylie Stone...... Second-Team All-Around (5): at Denver, 1/10/09 (38.975); at Iowa State, 1/16/09 (39.35); at Missouri, 1/23/09 (39.35); Masters Classic, 2/22/09 (39.475); at Arizona State, 3/13/09 (39.475) Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (21) Vault (1): at Iowa State, 1/16/09 (9.85) Lora Evenstad...... Fall 2008, Spring 2009 Bars (4): at Denver, 1/10/09 (9.80); at Missouri, 1/23/09 (9.875); vs. Penn State, 1/30/09 (9.825); Kristin Fyffe...... Fall 2008, Spring 2009 vs. Iowa State, 3/8/09 (9.85) Brittnee Habbib...... Spring 2009 Beam (1): at Iowa State, 1/16/09 (9.85) Kathryn Howard...... Fall 2008, Spring 2009 Floor (7): at Denver, 1/10/09 (9.825); at Iowa State, 1/16/09 (9.875); at Missouri, 1/23/09 (9.90); Sabrina Long...... Fall 2008 vs. Penn State, 1/30/09 (9.925); Masters Classic, 2/22/09 (9.90); at Michigan, 2/28/09 (9.90); Vanessa Meloche...... Fall 2008 at Arizona State, 3/13/09 (9.925) Kassandra Nathe...... Fall 2008, Spring 2009 Kailey Ryan...... Fall 2008, Spring 2009 Brittney Williams (4) Maria Scaffidi...... Spring 2009 Bars (4): at Missouri, 1/23/09 (9.875); at Arizona State, 3/13/09 (9.875); at UCLA, 3/15/09 (9.90); Stephanie Seich ...... Spring 2009 at Big 12 Championships, 3/21/09 (9.85) Desire' Sniatynski...... Fall 2008 Claire Stingley...... Fall 2008 Tricia Woo (9) Kylie Stone...... Fall 2008, Spring 2009 Beam (7): at Denver, 1/10/09 (9.90); at Missouri, 1/23/09 (9.90); vs. Penn State, 1/30/09 (9.85); Tricia Woo...... Fall 2008, Spring 2009 vs. Oklahoma, 2/8/09 (9.95); Masters Classic, 2/22/09 (9.85); vs. Iowa State, 3/8/09 (9.95); at UCLA, 3/15/09 (9.925) Floor (2): vs. Oklahoma, 2/8/09 (9.925); vs. Utah, 2/13/09 (9.90)

All-Americans (1) Second-Team Kylie Stone...... Bars

Big 12 Gymnast of the Year (1) Kylie Stone......

Big 12 Newcomer of the Year (1) Lora Evenstad......

Big 12 Coach of the Year (1) Dan Kendig......

All-Big 12 (6) Erin Davis...... Vault Kylie Stone...... Vault, Floor Exercise Brittney Williams...... Uneven Bars* Tricia Woo...... Balance Beam, Floor Exercise *Denotes Big 12 Conference Champion

All-Big 12 Championship Team (5) Kassandra Nathe...... Vault Lora Evenstad...... Floor Exercise Kylie Stone...... All-Around, Floor Exercise Brittney Williams...... Uneven Bars*

Kristin Fyffe earned a spot on the Big 12 Commissioner's Fall and Spring Honor Rolls in addition to posting a perfect 4.0 during the spring semester.

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Brittney Williams 5-4 • Departed Senior • Vault/Bars/Floor Hatboro, Pa. Upper Moreland/Ricochets Gymnastics

Williams contributed a score of 9.75 on bars. Just one week later at Iowa State, 2009 • Senior Season honors and awards Senior Brittney Williams closed her Husker career in solid form as she she was back in the lineup on all three of her events, adding marks of 9.675 entered the 2009 season set to lead NU’s bars lineup after suffering an on vault, 9.725 on bars and 9.575 on floor. At the Masters Classic, Williams •2009 Big 12 Bars Champion Achilles tear in early 2008. The All-Big 12 performer on bars claimed the earned a 9.80 on bars and a 9.75 on floor, helping NU to its 12th consecutive •All-Big 12 (2009: UB; 2007: UB) Masters Classic team title. first conference crown of her career at the 2009 Big 12 Championships •All-Big 12 Championship Team (2009: (9.90). She garnered her second All-Big 12 accolades on bars and was After a 9.70 bars and 9.725 floor showing against ISU, Williams and the named to the All-Big 12 Championship team for her performance in Ames, Huskers traveled northward for the Alaska Triangular with Alaska-Anchorage UB) Iowa. and Seattle Pacific. Williams was strong in a second-place finish on bars •2001 Junior Olympic National (9.80), while adding a 9.665 on floor. She closed the regular season against At the 2009 NCAA Southeast Regional, Williams was set to qualify as Floor Exercise Champion an event competitor on bars for the NCAA Championships until Georgia’s Arkansas with a 9.70 on vault, a 9.825 for fourth on bars and a 9.675 on floor. Courtney Kupets posted a score of 9.925 on the event. Kupets took first At the Big 12 Championships, Williams contributed on vault (9.65), bars in the event as Williams fell to second with her career-high-tying mark of (9.725) and floor (9.70), followed by another three-event performance at the williams’ season/ 9.90. NCAA Southeast Regional, where she earned season highs on vault (9.725) career highs and floor (9.775), as well as a 9.775 on bars. 2008 • Redshirt season Williams’ contributions were crucial in the afternoon preliminary session • • •Career Highs Williams did not compete in 2008 due to an Achilles tear suffered in of the NCAA Championships, helping NU finish first on its opening day of Vault: 9.85 preseason training in January. competition. She totaled a 9.80 on bars and tied her season best on vault (at Big 12 Championships,3/26/05) (9.725), which helped seal NU’s top spot to qualify for the Super Six Finals. Bars: 9.90 2007 • Junior Season Williams closed the season the following night at team finals with another ( at NCAA Southeast Regional, Williams emerged as a bars specialist in 2007 after competing on season-high-matching 9.725 on vault, as well as a 9.65 on bars and a 9.675 4/4/09) vault, bars and floor for her first two years as a Husker. One of NU’s most on floor. Floor: 9.875 (at Missouri, 1/28/05) dependable contributors, she won her first-ever bars title with a career-best 9.90 in Nebraska’s final regular-season meet with Kentucky. At the Big 12 2005 • Freshman Season Williams showed tremendous consistency on vault, bars and floor, and Championships, Williams earned All-Big 12 honors on bars for the first • • •2009 Season Highs scored a 9.70 or better in 42 of 45 performances in 2005. A key part of NU’s time in her career. Bars: 9.90 (2 times, last at NCAA Southeast trio of influential freshmen that included All-Americans Emily Parsons and Williams was strong in Nebraska’s season opener at the Super Six Regional, 4/4/09) Challenge in Fayetteville, Ark., where she notched a score of 9.875. In the Desiré Sniatynski, Williams helped the Huskers to a Big 12 title and a trip to following weeks, she tallied a pair of 9.80 scores one week apart at Missouri the NCAA Super Six Finals. Williams shined in the postseason, beginning with a career-high 9.85 on and against Oklahoma. At the Masters Classic, Williams placed third (9.875), • • •2007 Season Highs vault, a tie for sixth place (9.80) on bars with Sniatynski and a 9.85 on floor at then finished sixth against Utah (9.80) and seventh against Iowa State (9.85). Bars: 9.90 (vs. Kentucky, 3/23/07) the Big 12 Championships. Williams added a 9.725 on vault at the NCAA South Williams earned the first All-Big 12 award of her career with a fourth-place Floor: 9.775 (at Michigan, 2/9/07) finish on bars (9.85) at the Big 12 Championships. In a last-minute decision Central Regional, while contributing a 9.825 on bars and a 9.80 performance on by Coach Dan Kendig, Williams filled in for an injured Tricia Woo in the floor floor. In the preliminaries of the NCAA Championships, Williams scored a 9.85 lineup with a clutch 9.575 performance to save Nebraska three-tenths on its on floor, 9.80 on bars and a 9.725 on vault to propel NU to the Super Six Finals • • •2006 Season Highs team score. She tied for fourth on bars at the NCAA West Regional, matching the following night. Williams capped a solid freshman year, posting a 9.825 on Vault: 9.70 (vs. Arkansas, 3/19/06) teammates Kylie Stone and Michele Zabawa with a trio of 9.85 scores. floor, 9.75 on bars and a 9.75 on vault in the last night of team competition. Bars: 9.85 (vs. Missouri, 1/29/06) At the afternoon preliminary session of the NCAA Championships, Floor: 9.75 (2 times, vs. Arkansas, 3/19/06) Williams contributed a 9.725 mark to help Nebraska to its ninth Super Six Before Nebraska Finals appearance. In team finals the following night, Williams closed her A junior international elite gymnast in 1999 and 2000, Williams competed third season with a 9.675 and a sixth-place national finish for the Huskers. at Ricochets for Coaches Troy Miller and Janet Hamvas with former Husker • • •2005 Season Highs Stephanie Carter. Her Ricochets team captured the 1998 Pennsylvania state Vault: 9.85 (at Big 12 Championships, 2006 • Sophomore Season championship and took second-place finishes at state in 2001 and 2003. 3/26/05) Williams served as a three-event competitor for Nebraska in her Williams was crowned the 2001 Junior Olympic National floor exercise Bars: 9.85 (vs. Iowa State, 3/13/05) sophomore year, occupying the leadoff spot on vault and floor and a mid- champion while also finishing third in the all-around. In qualifying to the Floor: 9.875 (at Missouri, 1/28/05) lineup position on bars. Slowed by an ankle injury suffered in the Huskers’ 2001 national meet, Williams finished first in the all-around at the J.O. Region first meet of the season, Williams worked her way back to consistent form 7 Championships. At the 2003 J.O. Nationals, Williams earned seventh place in time for the second half of 2006. in the all-around. Williams competed on all three events at the Super Six Challenge, Williams chose the Huskers over offers from Georgia, Florida and Arizona. beginning with a 9.675 on vault and a 9.80 on bars. In NU’s first home meet against Michigan, she was limited to competing on only bars, but Personal contributed a 9.775 to aid the Huskers in their tie with UM. Williams then Brittney Williams was born Aug. 9, 1986, in Doylestown, Pa., and is the set her season high on bars two weeks later against Missouri, notching a daughter of Kenneth and Lydia Williams. She has one sister, Brandie. A 2004 career-best-tying 9.85 to finish fourth, which she followed with a 9.825 for graduate of Upper Moreland High School, Williams was a member of the honor another set of fourth-place honors at Oklahoma. roll, and graduated with a degree in psychology at Nebraska. Upon traveling to her home state of Pennsylvania for a meet at Penn State,

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tricia Woo 5-0 • Departed Senior • All-Around Milpitas, Calif. Milpitas/West Valley Gymnastics

2009 • Senior Season regular-season meet, Woo grabbed third-place honors on beam (9.85) and honors and awards Senior Tricia Woo capped her Husker career with stellar performances on added a 9.825 on floor. •Two-Time First-Team All-American vault, beam and floor for Nebraska in 2009. She entered her final season Woo competed on beam at the Big 12 Championships, posting a 9.70 (2007: BB; 2006: FX) poised with the kind of experience in the gym that a young Husker squad on her lone event. In a last-minute decision by Coach Dan Kendig, Woo was needed. A three-time All-American, Woo won nine titles during the 2009 scratched from the floor lineup after suffering a minor injury during her •Second-Team All-American season, including seven on beam and two on floor. She was honored as Big beam routine and was replaced with junior Brittney Williams. Woo returned (2006:BB) 12 Event Specialist of the Week four times (Jan. 27, Feb. 10, Feb. 24 and to the floor team at the NCAA West Regional with a 9.70 score, and took •Two-Time NCAA Regional Event March 18) and continually performed at a high level for NU. third-place honors on beam (9.875). Woo narrowly missed qualifying for the 2009 NCAA Championships at At the preliminary session of the NCAA Championships, Woo finished Champion (2008: BB, FX) the 2009 NCAA Southeast Regional in Raleigh, N.C. She posted a score of 12th on floor (9.85) and tied for second on beam (9.90) with five other •Big 12 Beam Champion (2008) 9.90 on beam to come in second to Georgia’s Courtney McCool, who received competitors to garner first-team All-America status on the event. In the •Four-Time All-Big 12 (2009: BB, FX; a perfect 10.0 on the event. Her score marked the seventh time in 2009 that Super Six Finals, Woo contributed a 9.85 on beam and a 9.75 on floor, she earned a mark of 9.90 or better on beam, but it was not enough to send helping Nebraska to a sixth-place national finish. One of two Huskers to 2008: BB; 2006: BB) her to the NCAA Championships. She also added a 9.825 on floor at the compete in individual event finals, Woo placed 13th on beam to close her •First-Team Academic All-Big 12 Regional competition. sophomore campaign. (2009) Woo opened the 2009 season by tying Jessica Lopez for the beam crown •2008 All-Big 12 Championship at Denver. She scored a 9.90 on the event and entered the second week of 2006 • Freshman Season competition ranked-No. 1 nationally on beam. Woo totaled career highs In her first year, Woo captured first-team All-America honors on floor and Team (BB, FX) on vault, beam and floor in her senior campaign, posting a 9.925 on vault second-team accolades on beam at the 2006 NCAA Championships. An All- •Two-Time Big 12 Commissioner's at the Masters Classic, hitting a 9.95 on beam and recording a 9.925 twice Big 12 performer on beam, she competed on three events in her first season, Fall Honor Roll (2007, 2008) on floor as NU went on to upset then-No. 7 Oklahoma. In her last regular- earning time on vault, beam and floor. Woo also took home one floor crown and season meet, Woo took the beam crown at UCLA hitting a 9.925. She hit two beam titles to cap her inaugural Husker campaign. •Two-Time Big 12 Commissioner's scores of 9.95 two times on beam and 9.925 two times on floor. At the At the Big 12 Championships, Woo put up a third-place 9.85 on beam and Spring Honor Roll (2008, 2009) conclusion of the regular season, she tallied All-Big 12 honors on beam and a 9.875 on floor for sixth, and she took home the first all-conference accolades •Seven-Time Big 12 Event Specialist floor as well as being named first-team academic All-Big 12. of her career on beam. When the Huskers traveled to the NCAA Southeast Regional, Woo was a solid contributor in NU’s second-place team finish. With of the Week 2008 • Junior season scores of 9.85 on beam and floor, she finished fifth and seventh, respectively. Tricia Woo had a standout season in 2008, emerging as an all-arounder Woo stormed into the preliminary session of the NCAA Championships with woo's season/ to complete Nebraska's injury-challenged lineups. The three-time All- a 9.90 on floor to tie for third and a 9.825 on beam for fifth while helping NU American won seven event titles on beam and three on floor, including her finish first on its opening day of competition. En route to first-team All-America career highs first Big 12 beam crown. Woo earned career highs on bars (9.775) and in the status on floor and a second-team award on beam, Woo earned a spot in event • • •Career Highs all-around (39.25) at Penn State and on beam (9.925) against Arizona State. finals on floor later that weekend. In helping Nebraska to a fifth-place team Vault: 9.95 (Masters Classic, 2/22/09) Woo was Nebraska's final individual to qualify for the NCAA Championships finish at nationals the next night, Woo added a pair of 9.85 scores on beam and Bars: 9.775 (at Penn State, 3/21/08) and competed as a floor and beam specialist. She placed ninth on beam floor, placing 12th and sixth, respectively. Beam: 9.95 (vs. Iowa State, 3/8/09) (9.825) and 10th on floor (9.85) in the preliminary session of the meet. Woo was one of three Husker competitors in event finals and notched a 9.75 Floor: 9.925 (at UCLA, 3/15/09) At the NCAA Southeast Regional, Woo captured her first pair of regional on floor to finish 10th. crowns with top finishes on beam (9.875) and floor (9.90). Woo was All-Around: 39.25 (Penn State, 3/21/08) honored as Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week three times in 2008 (Jan. 15, Feb. 5, Feb. 26). Before Nebraska Woo competed for Coaches Diane Amos, Tiina Vilenius and Abra Slater at • • •2009 Season Highs Woo made her all-around debut at Stanford on March 7, just 30 miles West Valley Gymnastics. A four-time Junior Olympic National Championships Vault: 9.95 (Masters Classic, 2/22/09) from her hometown of Milpitas, Calif. She finished third with a career high qualifier, she had a solid showing at the 2004 Nationals, finishing 12th in the Beam: 9.95 (2 times, last vs. Iowa 39.25, which she matched with another third-place showing at Penn State. all-around, 10th on vault and 12th on floor. Woo, who placed fourth on vault State, 3/8/09) At the Big 12 Championships, she placed fifth with a 39.175 and earned a at Nationals in 2003, was the California state vault and all-around champion Floor: 9.925 (2 times, last at UCLA, 3/15/09) spot on the All-Big 12 Championship team for beam and floor. that same year, while also finishing third on bars, fifth on beam and second on • • •2008 Season Highs floor. She finished sixth on vault at Nationals in 2005 after earning the Region Vault: 9.875 (vs. Missouri, 1/25/08) 2007 • Sophomore season I beam title. Woo brought high difficulty, unique choreography and an arsenal of Woo was also an accomplished swimmer and diver at Milpitas High School. Bars: 9.775 (at Penn State, 3/21/08) skills to beam and floor in 2007. She captured two beam titles, finishing She took second-place honors in one-meter diving in the Santa Clara Valley Beam: 9.925 (vs. Arizona State, first on the event against Oklahoma (9.90) and at the Masters Classic Athletic League and earned a varsity letter in swimming in 2005. 1/13/08) (9.875). Woo earned first-team All-America honors on beam, where she An outstanding student, Woo earned gold cord and GSE Golden Seal Floor: 9.90 (3 times, last at Penn State, was previously a second-team All-American as a freshman. academic honors, and was involved in the Chinese Club and Math Club at 3/21/08) Woo opened the season at the Super Six Challenge in Fayetteville, Ark., Milpitas. with a third-place 9.825 on floor, and the Huskers’ top floor mark of the Woo chose Nebraska over Florida and California. • • •2007 Season Highs night. At Nebraska’s next meet at Iowa State on Jan. 19, Woo finished third Vault: 9.625 (at LSU, 3/16/07) on floor (9.875) and tied for second on beam (9.825) with teammate Kylie Stone. At Missouri, Woo added a fourth-place showing on floor (9.85). After Personal Beam: 9.925 (vs. Utah, 3/4/07) Tricia Woo was born March 11, 1987, and is the daughter of Eric and Audrey finishing first on beam with a 9.90 against Oklahoma, Woo won her second Floor: 9.875 (2 times, at Hearts Woo. She has one sister, Erin, and one brother, Fred. A 2005 graduate of Milpitas beam title of the year by tying with fellow Husker Emily Parsons (9.875) at Invitational, 2/17/07) High School, Woo graduated in December 2009 as a nutrition science major the Masters Classic. at Nebraska and served as the multicultural representative for NU's 2007-08 A week later against Utah, Woo set a career best on beam with a 9.925 • • •2006 Season Highs Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Vault: 9.90 (at Penn State, 2/10/06) for second behind Parsons (9.95). The Milpitas, Calif., native took second- Beam: 9.90 (Masters Classic, 2/26/06) place honors on beam at LSU, posting a 9.875, and added a 9.775 on floor Floor: 9.925 (vs. Michigan, 1/13/06) and a 9.625 in her first vault appearance of the season. In Nebraska’s final

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