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w w w . u t a h u t e s . c o m 21 utah gymnastics meet the utes Daria Bijak Senior • 5’2” • Cologne, Germany

u experience Georg Buechner Gymnasium HS • Turnteam Toyota Cologne

Utah the NCAA Championships, she scored a 2008 Olympian and six-time All-American career-best 9.925 on bars—tying for first in is a contender for the NCAA all-around and the evening session—and a 9.80 on beam individual event titles … first tumbling pass … 9.85 on beam in the Super Six … hit on (handspring double front, punch 27-29 routines … one victory… NACGC Scholastic All-American … made the all-americans front) is unique in college gymnastics … believed to be the only gymnast in the Dean’s List and the Athletics Academic NCAA currently competing a handspring Honor Roll … 4.0 GPA spring semester. front layout … 10 career victories … has hit 127-135 career routines. Prior to Utah 2009–Made All-American in the all- Two-time German national all-around around and on floor (first team) and bars champion (2005-06) … also won national … qualified for individual event finals titles on vault and floor at the 2005 German records/results on floor, placing fifth … had the best National Championships, and placed first floor score (9.90) on the first night of the on bars at the 2006 national meet … placed NCAA Championships … second-team eighth in the all-around at the 2005 World All-American in the all-around scored a Championships in , Australia … 39.40 to place eighth in the second session 20th all-around at the 2003 World Cham- … NCAA West Region all-around runner- pionships … third on vault and bars, and up scored a career-best 39.550 … scored a fourth in the all-around at the 2003 German 39.525 in the final regular season meet … Championships … trained at Turnteam review/opponents five wins … hit 46-49 routines … second- Toyota Cologne for coach Shanna Polja-

team CoSIDA Academic all-District VIII kova … graduated from Georg Buechner selection … won Utah’s Dahl Award as the High School. Catching up with Daria top gymnastics scholar-athlete … Mountain West Conference Scholar-Athlete made the Personal Age Started Gymnastics: Six Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s Honor Daughter of Christel and Christoph Bijak Nickname: Dari Roll. coaches/staff … name is pronounced Darr-ee-a BEE- Last Summer: I took up playing tennis 2008–Competed for Germany in the 2008 jhack (soft “j”) … one brother (Thomas) These Words Describe Me: Silly, sarcastic, Beijing … performed … film studies major … full name is Daria determined all four events in the Olympic team

Eva Bijak … born Nov. 12, 1985 in Poland. You May not Know: I speak three languages preliminaries and was Germany’s high (English, German, Polish) scorer on the floor … placed fourth in the I chose Utah because: I’ve never seen a nicer German National Championships in June Bijak’s Career Highs

athletes gym before All-Around … two-time NCAA All-American won Favorite Book: Man and Boy 39.550 at NCAA Regional, Apr. 4, 2009 second-team honors in the all-around and Favorite Foods: Pasta, sushi, anything with on floor … 9.90 on bars during the Super cinnamon Vault Favorite Skill: Double front dismount (beam) Six was the third-best bar score of the meet 9.900 vs. UCLA, Feb. 24, 2008 Favorite Gymnast: … season-best 39.475 all-around score at 9.900 vs. Brigham Young, Mar. 20, 2009 Michigan … four wins … hit 54-57 rou- tines… won Utah’s Coaches’ Award as the Bars Most Improved Gymnast … named to the 9.925 at NCAA Championships, Apr. 26, 2007 CoSIDA Academic all-District VIII at-large 9.925 vs. Washington, Jan. 23, 2009 roster/preview 9.925 vs. Oregon State, Jan. 30, 2009 team … NACGC Scholastic All-American 9.925 vs. BYU/SUU/TWU, Feb. 6, 2009 and Mountain West Conference Scholar- Athlete. Beam 2007–First-team All-American placed 9.925 vs. Utah State/SUU, Feb. 22, 2008 eighth on the at the NCAA 9.925 vs. Michigan, Feb. 24, 2008 Championships … overcame November 9.925 at NCAA Regional, Apr. 4, 2009 knee surgery and a mid-season injury to Floor both knees to compete on bars and beam utah gymnastics utah 9.925 vs. Brigham Young, Mar. 20, 2009 at nationals … on the opening day of

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Jamie Deetscreek utah gymnastics Senior • 5’3” • Hatboro, Pa. Hatboro-Horsham HS • Ricochets Gymnastics

Utah Prior to Utah

Phenomenal improvement a year ago took Two-year Junior National Team member roster/preview her from role player to All-American … qualified as an Elite in 2003 … 2002 and slated to compete in the all-around for a 2004 Junior Olympic all-around and beam second year … owns the school record for champion … also won the J.O. bar title most consecutive routines without a fall (64) in 2004 … seventh in the all-around and … two career victories … has hit 79-83 ca- eighth on vault and bars at the 2005 J.O.

reer routines … member of Utah’s Student- Championships … won the 2005 Level 10 Athlete Mentors (SAMS). state and regional all-around, vault, beam 2009–All-American won second-team and floor titles … trained at Ricochets for honors on the bars … set the school record Troy Miller, Janet Hamvas, Chris Zimmer- athletes for most consecutive routines without a fall man and Amanda Greer … graduated from (64) before missing on beam during NCAA Hatboro-Horsham High School.

team preliminaries … bounced back to score a 39.475 in the all-around in the Super Six, Personal which placed her eighth … set a career high Daughter of Jean and Gary Deetscreek on vault (9.90) in the Super Six … NCAA … father is a golf pro and mother is a coaches/staff West Region champion scored pharmacist … both parents are graduates of a career-best 9.95 … placed third all-around Temple University, where her father played at regionals with a 39.475 … went gone all- on the golf team … sister Chrissy and around in every meet … won the all-around brother Michael … elementary education in her first career attempt against UCLA in major … full name is Jamie Lee Deetscreek the season opener … career-high 39.50 at … born May 4, 1988. Utah State on Feb. 9 … set career highs on review/opponents Catching up with Jamie every event as a junior … two wins … hit Deetscreek’s Career Highs 55-56 routines … named Utah’s Most Im- All-Around Age Started Gymnastics: Three proved Gymnast … Mountain West Confer- 39.500 vs. Utah State, Feb. 9, 2009 Last Summer: I took classes and trained in Salt ence Scholar-Athlete also made the Dean’s Lake City and then spent the month of July with List and the Athletics Academic Honor Roll. Vault my family in Pennsylvania. 2008–Made the NCAA Championships 9.900 at NCAA Championships, Apr. 17, 2009 These Words Describe Me: Sarcastic, gullible, lineup on the beam and hit both routines, nerdy scoring a 9.80 and a 9.725 in the preliminary Bars records/results You may not know: I’m obsessed with the color round and Super Six, respectively … Utah’s 9.925 vs. Utah State, Feb. 9, 2009 purple first competitor of the night in the Super Favorite Non U of U sports team: Pittsburgh Beam Six team finals … made the beam lineup in Steelers 9.950 at NCAA Regional, Apr. 4, 2009 every meet but the first … also made nine Favorite Subject: Writing starts on bars … Utah’s leadoff performer Floor Favorite Activities: Painting, singing 9.875 vs. Utah State, Feb. 9, 2009 Favorite Movies: Blue Streak, Happy Gilmore on bars and beam at the NCAA regional

Favorite Food: Vanilla yogurt meet … season-best 9.875 on beam and all-americans Favorite Gymnast: Nastia Liukin 9.825 on bars (twice) … hit 20-23 routines … NACGC Scholastic All-American … Mountain West Conference Scholar-Athlete also made the Dean’s List and the Athletics Academic Honor Roll.

2007–Competed to count against Utah State and Nebraska … season-best 9.775

best on bars and 9.75 on beam (twice) … experience u scored a 9.65 in her only vault to count … hit 4-4 routines… NACGC Scholastic All- American … made the Dean’s List and the Athletics Academic Honor Roll … 4.0 GPA spring semester.

w w w . u t a h u t e s . c o m 23 utah gymnastics meet the utes Annie DiLuzio Senior • 5’3” • Folsom, Calif.

u experience Folsom HS • Byers Gymnastics Sacramento

Utah Prior to Utah NCAA runner-up on the vault as a fresh- Two-year U.S. National Team member was man … strong tumbler is also a candidate the vault runner-up at the 2005 World Cup for floor finals … goal is to make the in Belgium and at the 2005 U.S. Champi- all-around lineup as a senior after con- onships … placed seventh in the all-around

all-americans tributing on vault, beam and floor her first at the 2005 U.S. Championships … first on three years … 12 career victories … has vault at the 2005 North American Tri-Meet hit 96-102 career routines … member of (USA, Canada, Mexico) … won vault Utah’s Student Athlete Advisory Commit- and finished 10th all-around at the 2004 tee (SAAC). U.S. Classic … 2003 Junior Olympic floor 2009–NCAA West Region floor co- champion and vault runner-up … trained champion scored a 9.95 … NCAA regional at Byers Gymnastics Sacramento under runner-up on the vault (9.90) …outstanding coaches Mas Watanabe and Eli and Debbie records/results in the NCAA Super Six team finals, scoring Rodriguez ... graduated from Folsom High a 9.925 on both vault and floor … career- School. high 9.975 on floor at BYU on Mar. 20 … eight wins … hit 29-32 routines … made Personal the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Daughter of Nancy and John DiLuzio 2008–Three-event starter (vault, beam and (pronounced da-LOO-zee-oh) … father floor) averaged a 9.80 on her six routines is a firefighter … adopted when she was at the NCAA Championships… scored a 10 days old … one brother (Anthony) … review/opponents career-high 9.925 on floor at both Washing- psychology major … full name is Annie

ton and UCLA ... career-high 9.85 on beam Kaitlyn DiLuzio … born Sept. 28, 1988 in … three wins … did not fall all season British Columbia, Canada. Catching up with Annie (hit 38-38 routines) … made the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll. DiLuzio’s Career Highs Age Started Gymnastics: Two 2007–NCAA vault runner-up as a fresh- Vault Nickname: Dooz man scored a 9.8875 in individual event coaches/staff 9.950 vs. Arizona State, Mar. 6, 2009 Last Summer: I coached at a local gym and went finals … first-team All-American on vault 9.950 vs. Florida, Mar. 13, 2009 home to California … scored a season-high 9.925 on vault the These Words Describe Me: Determined, sup- first day of the NCAA Championships … Beam

portive, affectionate also competed on floor at nationals, scoring 9.850 vs. Florida, Mar. 14, 2008 You may not know: I was born in Canada and I a 9.775 and 9.85 in the team qualifying have dual citizenship round and Super Six, respectively … hit Floor athletes Favorite Skill: Triple full on floor all five routines at nationals … consistent 9.975 vs. Brigham Young, Mar. 20, 2009 Most Difficult Skills I’ve Done: 3½ twist on floor scorer on vault and floor also competed and Yerchenko 2½ on vault on beam for the first five meets ... four Favorite Subject: Psychology 9.90-or-better vault scores and one 9.90 on Favorite Foods: Steak and pasta Favorite Gymnast: Nastia Liukin floor … scored a 9.90 on vault and a 9.875 on floor at regionals… one victory … hit 29-32 routines… NACGC Scholastic All- American … made the Dean’s List and the Athletics Academic Honor Roll. roster/preview utah gymnastics utah

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Beth Rizzo utah gymnastics Senior • 5’0” • Hoffman Estates, Ill. William Friend HS • Buffalo Grove Gymnastics

Utah Prior to Utah

All-American is coming off ankle surgery Level 10 competitor from 2002-05 … roster/preview that sidelined her in 2009 … came to Utah Level 9 national floor exercise champion as a walk-on in 2006 and was awarded a in 2001 also finished third in the all-around scholarship prior to her junior season … … 2001 Illinois state Level 9 all-around just the second Ute walk-on gymnast ever champion … trained at Buffalo Grove to become an All-American and the only Gymnastics Center under Teri Crumley

one to win first-team honors … best event and Tony Toms … graduated from William is floor … one career victory … has never Friend High School. fallen in college competition (25-25 for her career) … vice president of Utah’s Student Personal athletes Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) … Daughter of Mary Ellen and Sal Rizzo … already has her degree in exercise and sport both parents graduated from the College science and began work on an MBA in the of New Jersey, where her father was on fall. the wrestling team … brother Joe played 2009–Suffered a season-ending ankle lacrosse at Western Illinois … completed injury in the season-opener while doing a bachelor’s degree in exercise and sport coaches/staff an exhibition floor routine against UCLA science in May of 2009 and is now working … underwent surgery on Mar. 12 … 0-0 on an MBA … full name is Elizabeth Ellen in routines … Mountain West Conference Rizzo … born June 12, 1987. Scholar-Athlete and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Rizzo’s Career Highs 2008–Scored a 9.80 as Utah’s leadoff

Vault review/opponents performer on floor in the NCAA Super 9.800 vs. Utah State/SUU, Feb. 22, 2008 Catching up with Beth Six Championship … career-high 9.90 on floor twice … 10 starts on floor and three Floor Age Started Gymnastics: Two on vault … one win (on floor) … hit 14-14 9.900 vs. Minnesota, Feb. 1, 2008 These Words Describe Me: Energetic, ambitious, routines … made the Athletics Director’s 9.900 vs. Washington, Feb. 16, 2008 determined Honor Roll. Last Summer: I worked at a coffee shop 2007–NCAA first-team All-American Favorite Non U of U Sports Team: New York qualified for floor finals and placed 12th, Yankees scoring a 9.8375 … qualified into event -fi records/results Favorite Skill: Double layout on floor nals by scoring a 9.85 … competed on floor Favorite Activities: Playing any sport, cooking, in 11 meets, including all three days of watching movies NCAA Championships’ competition … hit Favorite Movie Star: Steve Carell 11-11 routines … season-best 9.875 at Utah Favorite TV Shows: 24, Heroes State … NACGC Scholastic All-American. Favorite Subject: English 2006–Redshirt … NACGC/W Scholastic Favorite Food: Ice cream, chocolate

Favorite Gymnast: All-American … Dean’s List and Mountain all-americans West Conference Scholar-Athlete.

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w w w . u t a h u t e s . c o m 25 utah gymnastics meet the utes Jacquelyn Johnson Junior • 5’3” • West Chester, Ohio

u experience Lakota West HS • Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy

Utah Personal Worked her way into the first alternate Daughter of Chuck Johnson and Angie position a year ago after recovering from Garcia Johnson … father wrestled for an injury that cost her most of her freshman Central Michigan … mother competed in year … has hit 2-2 career routines. gymnastics and field hockey in college

all-americans 2009–Got the first bar start of her career— (Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan) and just her second start ever—at the … one brother (Marshall) … exercise and NCAA West Regional on Apr. 4 … 9.825 sport science major … full name is Jacque- bar score at regionals counted toward lyn Ilene Johnson … born June 17, 1989 in Utah’s team total and was the best score Michigan. of her career… made the starting lineup on floor against Utah State on Feb. 9 and Johnson’s Career Highs scored a 9.775 … competed as exhibition Bars records/results in three meets … hit 2-2 routines … made 9.825 at NCAA Regional, Apr. 4, 2009 the Dean’s List and the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Floor 2008–Missed most of the season with a 9.775 vs. Utah State, Feb. 9, 2009 broken foot … competed in exhibition on beam vs. Nebraska, ASU and Minnesota … made the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll. review/opponents Prior to Utah

USA National Team member from 2006- 07 … qualified as a Senior International Catching up with Jacq Elite in 2004 … 2006 USA World Cham- pionships team member … third in the Age Started Gymnastics: Two all-around at the 2006 American Cup … Nickname: Jacq coaches/staff all-around finish of 10th (2005) and 11th Another Sport I tried: Figure skating for two years (2006) at the VISA Championships while These Words Describe Me: Responsible, funny, competing for the National Team … second supportive

in the all-around, first on bars and floor at Last Summer: I went home for a couple of weeks, the 2005 USA vs. Japan and New Zealand took classes and trained with the team meet … all-around and uneven bar runner- I chose Utah because: The team atmosphere and up at the 2004 Junior Olympic Champion- athletes the program’s reputation are second to none and I find the mountains amazing since I grew up in the ships also placed fourth on beam … trained Midwest. at Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy for

You may not know: My mom and I moved to Ohio coaches and Amy Wert … for my gymnastics when I was 11, while my dad graduated from Lakota West High School and brother stayed in Michigan. with high honors … member of National Favorite Non U of U Sports Team: Cincinnati Honor Society. Reds Most Difficult Skill I’ve Done: Stalder Khorkina

roster/preview from low bar to high bar Favorite Subject: Math

Favorite Food: Spaghetti or sushi Favorite Gymnast: Nastia Liukin utah gymnastics utah

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Gael Mackie utah gymnastics Junior • 5’3” • Vancouver, B.C. Burnaby Central • Omega Gymnastics Academy

Utah around (the best finish by a Canadian) and

Projected all-arounder has the potential to second on the beam at the 2002 Pacific Al- roster/preview compete late in the lineup on all four events liance meet … 2002 Canadian Junior Na- … 2004 Canadian Olympian came to Utah tional all-around, vault and floor champion at the semester break in 2007 after initially placed second on bars … 2001 Canadian planning to defer enrollment until after the Junior National vault champion … won 2008 Olympics … three career victories … the uneven bars at the 2002 Elite Canada

has hit 42-47 career routines. Championships and the balance beam in 2009–Competed on bars and beam at the 2003 … trained for Vladimir and Svetlana NCAA Championships … scored a 9.85 Lashin at Omega Gymnastics Academy … on bars during the Super Six team finals … graduated from Burnaby Central Secondary athletes best beam score at nationals was a 9.775 where she made the honor roll. in the Super Six… went all-around against

Utah State and Nebraska, scoring a career- Personal best 39.125 vs. USU … two victories (both Daughter of Bill and Susan Mackie … both on bars) … hit 31-36 routines … made parents are doctors and former gymnasts …

the Dean’s List and the Athletic Director’s father, a Michigan graduate, made the 1968 coaches/staff Honor Roll. and 1972 Canadian Olympic teams (he did 2008–Joined the Utes at the semester break not compete in either due to injury and his and broke into the bar lineup on Feb. 16 at acceptance into medical school) … mother Washington … competed on bars in the last was a National Team gymnast … brother 10 meets, including both nights of NCAA Owen and sister Christie also competed in Championships’ competition … scored gymnastics, and sister Charlotte is currently a 9.775 on bars during the NCAA team competing … brother was also a competi- review/opponents Catching up with Gael preliminaries … season-high 9.875 on bars tive aerial skier … has not yet declared a against both Oregon State and Brigham major … full name is Gael Briane Mackie Age Started Gymnastics: Three Young… one victory … vaulted at UCLA, … born Dec. 16, 1988. Last Summer: I worked hard in the gym and with scoring a 9.725 … hit 11-11 routines … strength coach Jon Webster, went tubing down the NACGC Scholastic All-American made Mackie’s Career Highs Weber River, and went to the pool a lot with the Utah’s Dean’s List and the Athletic Direc- All-Around team! tor’s Honor Roll. 39.125 vs. Utah State, Feb. 9, 2009 These Words Describe Me: Ambitious, tough, records/results hard working Prior to Utah Vault You may not know: I was the youngest Canadian 9.825 at NCAA Regional, Apr. 4, 2009 athlete at the 2004 Olympics in , Greece. As a 16-year-old, Mackie competed for Favorite Non U of U Sports Team: Vancouver Canada at the 2004 Olympic Games in Bars Canucks Athens, Greece … placed fifth all-around 9.925 vs. BYU/SUU/TWU, Feb. 6, 2009 Favorite Activities: Reading, hiking, watching and third on bars at the 2007 Canadian 9.925 vs. Michigan, Feb. 20, 2009 movies National Championships … made the Beam Favorite Movie Star: Ryan Reynolds World Championships team in 2006 … all-americans Favorite Subject: History won the all-around, vault, bars and beam 9.850 vs. Arizona State, Mar. 6, 2009 Favorite Food: Pineapple at the 2007 Friendship Classic … finished 9.850 at NCAA Regional, Apr. 4, 2009 Favorite Gymnast: My sister Charlotte, Missy seventh in the all-around to lead Canada to Floor Marlowe a bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth 9.800 vs. Utah State, Feb. 9, 2009 Games … 2003 Senior National all-around champion … fourth-place all-around show- ing and a bronze medal on the beam at the 2002 WOGA Classic … seventh in the all- experience u

w w w . u t a h u t e s . c o m 27 utah gymnastics meet the utes Kyndal Robarts Junior • 5’5” • San Marcos,

u experience Hays HS • USA Aerial Athletics

Utah Prior to Utah All-American is one of the nation’s best Spent two years on the U.S. Junior Olym- three-event performers (vault, beam, floor) pic National Team … two-time J.O. floor … hopes to overcome shoulder problems exercise champion (2006-07) was the all- that have kept her off the bars and earn around runner-up at the 2005 and 2006 J.O.

all-americans a place in the all-around lineup … 9.90 nationals … 2007 region and state gymnast scorer on vault, beam and floor … qual- of the year ... 2003-04 Junior International ity of her beam routine is deserving of a Elite … trained at USA Aerial Athletics spot near the end of the lineup, but she is for coaches Heather Schnelzer and Mike so strong as the leadoff, she has sacrificed Hunsucker … graduated from Hays High individual scores for the team’s benefit … School in the top 10-percent of her class. has hit 52-56 career routines … recorder for Utah’s Student Athlete Advisory Com- Personal records/results mittee (SAAC). Daughter of Henry and Dawn Robarts … 2009–Missed the first three meets due to a name is pronounced RO-barts … mother preseason shoulder injury … scored a 9.875 is a professor at Texas State University … on beam in her first routine on Jan. 30 at sister Kaleigh, half brother Scott and half Oregon State … worked her way into the sister Stacy … has not declared a major … lineup on vault, beam and floor by midsea- full name is Kyndal Autumn Robarts … son … injury prevented her from training born Jan. 31, 1989. on bars … in postseason competition, she review/opponents averaged a 9.85 on both beam and floor … Robarts’ Career Highs

9.90 on floor at the NCAA regional meet Vault was a career best … hit 24-27 routines … 9.900 at NCAA Championships, Apr. 24, 2008 made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Catching up with Kyndal 9.900 vs. Brigham Young, Feb. 8, 2008 2008–First-team All-American on the vault 9.900 vs. Florida, Mar. 14, 2008 Age Started Gymnastics: Three scored a career-tying 9.90 on the first night 9.900 vs. Arizona State, Mar. 6, 2009 These Words Describe Me: Outgoing, fun, happy of NCAA Championships’ competition and coaches/staff Last Summer : I stayed in Utah and trained. The a 9.875 in the Super Six … placed 10th in Bars girls and I went to the pool and camping, and I vault finals … also competed on floor at -na 9.750 vs. Minnesota, Feb. 1, 2008 went with my family to Pensacola, Fla. tionals and scored a 9.825 in the Super Six Beam Some Day I’d Like to: Sky dive … competed on all four events during the 9.900 vs. Brigham Young, Mar. 20, 2009 Favorite Non U of U Sports Teams: Texas Long- season, although never as an all-arounder horns and San Antonio Spurs … hit 28 of 29 routines, with her only fall Floor

athletes I Chose Utah because: I like having 12,000 coming on her first vault in NCAA vault 9.900 vs. Washington, Feb. 16, 2008 people at every home meet finals … made the Athletics Director’s 9.900 at NCAA Regional, Apr. 4, 2009 Favorite Skill: Double Arabian Honor Roll. Favorite Activities: Swimming, water skiing, camping, playing games, reading Favorite Movie: Juno Favorite Subject: Chemistry Favorite Foods: Cheese and grapes roster/preview utah gymnastics utah

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Cortni Beers utah gymnastics Sophomore • 5’3” • Tulsa, Okla. Union HS • Krafft Academy of Gymnastics

Utah Personal

Former two-year U.S. National Team Daughter of Reese and Lora Beers … one roster/preview member looks to make the starting lineup brother (Kegon) and one sister (Elyssabeth) as a sophomore … best events are bars and … has not declared a major … full name is beam … 1-2 in career routines. Cortni Noel Beers … born Mar. 22, 1990. 2009–Competed to count on bars and beam against UCLA in the season opener Beers’ Career Highs … scored a 9.70 from the first position on Bars beam (fell on bars) … did an exhibition bar 9.175 vs. UCLA, Jan. 9, 2009 routine (9.80 best) in six meets … hit 1-2 routines. Beam athletes 9.700 vs. UCLA, Jan. 9, 2009 Prior to Utah On the U.S. National Team from 2004- 06 … placed 10th in the all-around and seventh on the balance beam at the 2005 USAG Nationals … 12th in the all-around coaches/staff at the 2004 USAG nationals and 16th in 2006 … silver medalist in the all-around and on beam at the 2005 USA-Japan meet … took third in the all-around in both the

2005 and 2007 Friendship Cups, and fin- ished first on vault at the 2007 Friendship review/opponents Cup … in 2007, she placed fourth in the Catching up with Cortni all-around at both the Crystal Cup Invita- tional and the Dynamo Classic … seventh Age Started Gymnastics: Three in the all-around and on the floor exercise These Words Describe Me: Calm, stubborn, at the 2007 U.S. Classic … recipient of the bubbly 2002 award … trained at Family Note: I have 24 cousins on my dad’s side Krafft Academy of Gymnastics for coaches Last Summer: I laid out by the pool … a lot! Kristi Krafft and Jean Luc Carrion … Most Difficult Skill I’ve Done: Back handspring, records/results graduated from Union High School. back handspring, full-on (beam) Favorite Books: Twilight Series, Harry Potter, Eragon Trilogy Favorite Subject: Science Favorite Food: Sushi Favorite Gymnast: Nastia Liukin

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w w w . u t a h u t e s . c o m 29 utah gymnastics meet the utes Stephanie McAllister Sophomore • 5’2” • , Ind.

u experience Perry Meridian HS • Wright’s American Gymnastics

Utah Personal Only freshman starter in 2009 … best Daughter of David and Jennifer McAl- events are bars and floor … has a signature lister … father graduated from Purdue and move (the McAllister) on the bars … has mother is an alum of Ball State … sister hit 26-27 career routines. Mindy … has not declared a major … full

all-americans 2009–Made the starting lineup in every name is Stephanie Lynn McAllister … born meet … Utah’s very first competitor at May 22, 1990. the NCAA Championships scored a 9.80 on bars … career-high 9.825 on bars in McAllister’s Career Highs the Super Six team finals … competed on Vault three events at NCAA Regional meet and 9.850 vs. Oregon State, Jan. 30, 2009 set career highs on beam (9.80) and floor (9.85) … made multiple starts on every Bars records/results event except beam, where her first and 9.825 vs. Washington, Jan. 23, 2009 only routine came at regionals … hit 26-27 9.825 vs. Michigan, Feb. 20, 2009 routines … only fall all season came as the 9.825 at NCAA Championships, Apr. 17, 2009 leadoff performer on bars at Georgia in the Beam second meet. 9.800 at NCAA Regional, Apr. 4, 2009 Prior to Utah Floor Three-year Junior Olympic Team mem- 9.850 vs. UCLA, Jan. 9, 2009 review/opponents 9.850 vs. Washington, Jan. 23, 2009 ber was the 2005 J.O. national all-around 9.850 vs. Arizona State, Mar. 6, 2009 champion and the 2007 J.O. uneven bar 9.850 at NCAA Regional, Apr. 4, 2009 champion … placed fourth in the all- Catching up with Steph around at both the 2006 and 2007 J.O. National Championships … three-time Age Started Gymnastics: Five member of the Region 5 all-star team that These Words Describe Me: Outgoing, enthusias- coaches/staff competed in El Salvador, Germany and tic, stubborn Japan … 2005 Region 5 Athlete of the Year You May Not Know: Coming to Utah was the first … in 2004, was credited with a move on time I have ever moved

the bars in her name (the McAllister) … Favorite Non U of U Sports Team: Indianapolis trained at Wright’s American Gymnastics in Colts Favorite Subject: Math Greenwood, Ind., for coaches Casey Wright and Michelle Hart … National Honor Soci- athletes Favorite Food: Sushi Most Difficult Skill I’ve Done: Double, double ety member graduated in the top 10-percent dismount off bars of her class at Perry Meridian High School.

Favorite Book: Paper Towns Favorite TV Shows: Grey’s Anatomy, Friends Favorite Gymnast: Meredith Magjuka roster/preview utah gymnastics utah

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Fumina Kobayashi utah gymnastics Freshman • 5’2” • Salt Lake City Brighton HS • Olympus School of Gymnastics

Utah Coach Greg Marsden Says

Initially planned to walk on in the fall roster/preview of 2010, but she will graduate from high “We are thrilled that Fumina was able school early and join the team in December to graduate and join our team earlier … was awarded Utah’s remaining scholar- than anticipated. When we had an ship for the coming season. unplanned opening on our roster, we were very concerned about our depth Prior to Utah and Fumina will help resolve that Utah state balance beam champion in 2007 issue. and 2008 … won the state floor exercise athletes title in 2009 … made the TOPS National “Plus, it’s always great to have a local Team as a 9- and 10-year-old … trained at gymnast on our team.” Olympus School of Gymnastics for Mary Wright and Ryan Kirkham … honor roll student from 2006-2008 at Brighton High School (Utah) … won an academic letter in 2007 and 2008. coaches/staff

Personal Daughter of Keizo and Noriko Kobayashi … sister Kana is also a gymnast … name is pronounced foo-me-na ko-by-ah-she … full

name is Fumina Evangeline Kobayashi … review/opponents Catching up with Fu born Feb. 1, 1992.

Age Started Gymnastics: 3 Nickname: Fu Did You Know? I am first-generation American (parents are from Japan).

The Gymnast I Pretended to be as a Child:

Former Ute Theresa Kulikowski records/results An Interesting Fact: I speak Japanese Favorite Food: Sushi Favorite TV Show: So You Think You Can Dance Most Difficult Skill I’ve Done: Double down punch tuck full on beam Favorite Subjects: Math and science

Favorite Gymnast: Nastia Luikin all-americans

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w w w . u t a h u t e s . c o m 31 utah gymnastics meet the utes Katelyn Mohr Freshman • 5’1” • Carmichael, Calif.

u experience Horizon Charter School • Byers Gymnastics

Utah Greg Marsden Says … Enrolled in school summer semester and participated in voluntary summer workouts “Katelyn is a very powerful, explosive … Senior International Elite could help the athlete. The gymnasts from Byers Utes on all four events … at the U., she Gymnastics are always well coached all-americans hooks back up with former club teammate and come to college with great tech- and current Ute senior Annie DiLuzio. nique.

Prior to Utah “Katelyn can help us on all four events, Qualified as a Senior International Elite in but her athleticism will make her espe- 2008 … three-time USA National Cham- cially competitive on floor and vault.” pionships qualifier (2006, 2007 and 2008) … 2009 Region 1 all-around, bars and records/results beam champion … took 11th at the 2009 Junior Olympic Championships … 2009 all-around silver medalist at the Northern California Level 10 Championships … sec- ond on floor at the 2009 WOGA Classic … won the all-around at the 2008 California Classic (Level 10) and the 2008 Brestyans Invite … placed first on vault, bars and review/opponents floor at the 2008 California Classic and

won every event at the 2008 Brestyans Invite … 2007 WOGA Classic all-around Catching Up with Katelyn champion … trained at Byers Gymnastics for coaches Eli and Debbie Rodriguez and Age Started Gymnastics: Three Mas Watanabe … home schooled (gradu- Favorite Subject: Science coaches/staff ated from Horizon Charter School). Favorite Skills: Arabians, front bounding, double front dismounts Favorite Vacation Spot: Hawaii Personal Favorite Holiday: Thanksgiving Daughter of Laura and Timothy Mohr … Favorite Drink: Iced Tea one sister Shannon … sister also was a Favorite Animal: Dog gymnast … born Aug. 19, 1991.

athletes Favorite Books: All of the Harry Potter books, Twilight Saga Favorite Movies: Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry

Potter, Marley and Me, Slumdog Millionaire Favorite Singers: Green Day, Rhianna, & Des- tiny’s Child Favorite Gymnasts: Annie DiLuzio, Nastia Liukin, Shannon Miller roster/preview utah gymnastics utah

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Meg Whitney utah gymnastics Freshman • 5’1” • Mesa, Ariz. Red Mountain HS • Desert Devils Gymnastics

Utah Greg Marsden Says …

Coaches recruited this former Junior roster/preview Olympic national all-around runner-up for “Meg is an athlete who is just begin- her potential, believing her best gymnastics ning to blossom and whose best is still ahead … particularly strong on vault gymnastics is still ahead. Since moving and floor. from Toronto to Arizona three years ago, she has improved significantly Prior to Utah while competing for the Desert Devils. Member of the 2008 Junior Olympic National Team … 2008 J.O. national

“Although she has been gone for athletes all-around runner-up … placed in the top awhile, this is a local girl who is com- 10 on both vault and bars at the 2009 J.O. ing home.” Championships … won the all-around, bars, beam and floor at the 2009 Region 1 championships, where she also took second on vault … four-time Arizona Level 10 all- around champion (2006-09) … also won coaches/staff vault, bars and floor at the 2009 Arizona State meet … sixth on bars and vault at the 2007 J.O. Championships … 2007 and 2008 Region I vault champion … 2007

Region 1 all-around runner-up … trained at Desert Devils Gymnastics for former Utah review/opponents All-America gymnast Shelly (Schaerrer) Catching up with Meg Eaton, Geoff Eaton, Kristin Fanning and Wes Jones … honor student ranked in the Age Started Gymnastics: 5 top three-percent of her class at Red Moun- Career Goal: Physical therapist tain High School. Favorite Subjects: Math and science Favorite Vacation Spot: Cabo San Lucas

Favorite Holiday: Christmas Personal

Favorite Food: Steak Daughter of Laura Baker and David Whit- records/results Favorite Animal: Dog ney … both parents attended the University Favorite Books: Harry Potter series, Twilight of Utah … two sisters (Jaclyn and Jen) and series two brothers (Alec and Preston) … lived Favorite Movies: The Princess Bride, Stick It, in Utah until age eight, when she moved to RENT Canada (five years later moving to Arizona) Favorite Gymnast: Nastia Liukin … while living in Salt Lake City, she

trained at ’s Gymnastics … full name is Megan Whitney … born Feb. all-americans 25, 1992 in Salt Lake City.

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