Washington Gymnastics Table of Contents Husky Facts .......................................................... 1 Season Outlook ................................................. 2-3 2004 Schedule ...................................................... 4 Husky Roster ........................................................ 4 Husky Gymnast Bios ........................................ 5-23 Chelsea Bakken ................................................ 5 Bijoya Das ......................................................... 6 Carly Dockendorf ........................................... 7-8 Erika Knapp ................................................... 8-9 Tacia LaBatte ............................................... 9-10 Kimberly Lewis ........................................... 10-11 Kelly McDonald .......................................... 12-13 Amy Metcalf ............................................... 13-14 Christina Pelaez .............................................. 15 Emily Pritchard ........................................... 16-17 Tori Quandt ................................................ 17-18 Darcee Schiller ........................................... 18-19 Molly Seaman ............................................ 19-20 Nicole Waiss ................................................... 21 Bob Levesque, head coach ................................ 22 Frank Lee, assistant coach ................................. 23 Heidi Coleman, assistant coach .......................... 23 2003 Results ....................................................... 24 2003 Season Bests ............................................. 25 Credits: The 2004 Washington Gymnastics Media Guide was written by Jim Daves, assistant athletic Huskies at the NCAAs ........................................ 26 director for media relations and Alisa Brandle, student assistant in the media relations department. The NCAA Championship History .............................. 27 publication was designed completely in-house using desktop publishing applications. Photography by Corky NCAA West Regionals ........................................ 28 Trewin, Heather Maynez, Bruce Terami and Joanie Komura. Printing by University of Washington Pac-10 Championships ....................................... 29 Department of Publications Services (Judy Robertson). Pac-10 History ............................................... 30-31 The Cover: Pictured on the covers of the 2004 UW Gymnastics Guide are the former Husky gymnasts who Top Pac-10/NCAA Regional Finishers ................ 32 have earned all-conference honors, participated at the NCAA Championships as an individual or scored a All-Time High Scores & Records ................... 33-35 perfect 10. The list includes: (Front Cover) Emily Pritchard, Wendy Goya, Nancy Rhinesmith, Lauren UW Gymnastics Awards ..................................... 36 Riesenman, Mandi Klug, Christi Robell, Yumi Mordre, Christine Niebling, Lanna Apisukh, Tiffany Simpson, UW Letterwinners ............................................... 37 Stacy Wong, Shelly Leacock and Shylo Milner. (Back Cover): Jennifer Callow, Jamie Stauffer, Carly UW Year-by-Year Results .............................. 38-43 Dockendorf, Stacy Connolly, Sandra Botnen, Suzie Sun, Klara Kudilkova, Michele Garcia, Sheila The Husky Experience ................................... 44-56 MacLane, Dachelle Newton, Wendy Gangwer, Amber Erdos, Betsy Erickson and Tacia LaBatte. Husky Gymnastics Facts School: University of Washington Assistant Coaches: Location: Seattle, WA 98195 Heidi Coleman (Univ. of British Columbia 1992), second year Founded: November 4, 1861 Frank Lee (Washington 1989), fifth year Enrollment: 37,000 (26,800 undergraduate) Athletic Trainer: Kathy Thompson President: Dr. Lee Huntsman Equipment Manager: Gary McGuire Athletic Director: Barbara A. Hedges Student Manager: Carmen Jordan Senior Associate Athletic Director: Marie Tuite Academic Coordinator: Rick Mulcahy Faculty Athletics Representative: Rob Aronson Director of Academic Services: Stan Chernicoff Assistant Director of Olympic Sports: Karen Flor Director of Total Student-Athlete Programand Health Education: Media Relations Director: Jim Daves Suzanne Steen Affiliation: NCAA Division I Team Physician: Dr. John O'Kane Nickname: Huskies Team Orthopedic Surgeon: Dr. Carol Tietz Colors: Purple and Gold Team Chiropractor: Dr. Lew Estabrook Conference: Pacific-10 Letterwinners Lost: Four Home Court: Bank of America Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion Courtney Canavan, Jenny Ehlers, Tanya Powers, Stacy Wong Capacity: 10,000 Letterwinners Returning: Nine Media Relations Contact: Jim Daves Bijoya Das, Carly Dockendorf, Tacia LaBatte, Kim Lewis, Kelly Phone: (206) 543-2230 McDonald, Amy Metcalf, Christina Pelaez, Emily Pritchard, Molly Seaman Fax: (206) 543-5000 Newcomers: Five Mailing Address: Graves Building Chelsea Bakken, Erika Knapp, Tori Quandt, Darcee Schiller, Box 354070 Seattle, WA 98195-4070 Nicole Waiss Gymnastics Office Phones: (206) 543-1826 or 2003 Overall Record: 21-11 (206) 543-6443 2003 Conference Record/Place: Fourth Head Coach: Bob Levesque (Fresno State 1972), 14th year NCAA West Regional: Third Record at Washington: 155-124-1 (13 years) Overall Record: 155-124-1 (13 years) 1 Husky Outlook Consistent Scoring Key to Husky Success Last season the Washington gymnastics team posted five of the top 10 scores in the program’s history, including a school record of 197.600 in a three-way home meet. Along the way the Huskies posted a 21-11 record and just missed a trip to the NCAA Championships after finishing third at the NCAA regional. This year’s team hopes to build upon that success, but with a twist. “We want to be more consistent,” says head coach Bob Levesque. “If you look at our scores, we were very up and down. We were all over the map.” The Huskies posted three scores over 197.000 at home but had problems bettering a mark of better than 195.000 on the road. “We hit our routines at home and did not on the road,” Levesque says. “This year we would like to start out around 195 and stay there and then consistently go up during the season.” Washington will have nine returning Emily Pritchard letterwinners and five freshmen to accomplish that goal. Gone from last year’s team is Stacy “I think Tacia is going to surprise a lot of was become the first Husky gymnast to record Wong, who is the school record holder in the all- people this year,” Levesque says. “I think she three perfect 10s in a single season. She did it around (39.725) and beam (9.975) and could be a sleeper on the national scene. She’s twice on floor and won the Pac-10 title on bars letterwinners Courtney Canavan, Jenny Ehlers, ready to come into her own this year and get with a perfect routine. Dockendorf won the NCAA Gharde Geldenhuys and Tanya Powers. some big scores. Her beam routine is getting Regional in both bars and floor. “We are going to be thin, so we’re going to much more consistent and she’s upgraded her Dockendorf led the team in 2003 with 12 have to approach some meets with a Plan A and level of difficulty to do a double-back dismount. event titles including five victories on floor. An others with a Plan B,” Levesque says. “It is going Her vaults are improved and her floor routine is exceptional athlete, she is also a pole vaulter for to be important to stay healthy.” something. the Husky track team. The Huskies already suffered one setback “Emily and Tacia will really push each other “Carly’s attitude is awesome,” Levesque this season when off-season wrist surgery and that is going to help us tremendously.” says. “She’s going to have another great year for sidelined senior Amy Metcalf for the start of the Junior Carly Dockendorf gives Washington us. She is such a great athlete there really isn’t season. She has appeared in all but one meet a third solid all-arounder. All she did last year anything she can not accomplish. She can win during her three-year career. Metcalf was expected to compete on floor, bars and beam but likely be limited to beam at the start of the campaign and possibly floor later in the year. Four gymnasts figure to handle the bulk of the routines for the Huskies. Senior Emily Pritchard won six event titles in 2003 despite being sidelined for two meets due to kidney stones. Pritchard owns Washington’s third best all-around score (39.675) and set career marks on bars (9.975) and floor (9.925) as a junior. “Competing with kidney stones was remarkable,” Levesque says. “Emily has demonstrated a lot of toughness during her career and we know we can count on her this year. I think she could be our top all-arounder this season.” Junior Tacia LaBatte made a strong comeback in 2003 after suffering a foot injury during her sophomore campaign. LaBatte posted four career bests scores at Utah against her former teammates including a 39.350 in the all- around. Carly Dockendorf Tacia LaBatte 2 Husky Outlook every event except for beam where she still managed a pair of 9.9s. A troublesome heel injury may handicap McDonald’s ability to compete on floor in the early portion of the season. “She really contributed a lot for us last year and with a year behind her I think Kelly can add even more to our team,” Levesque says. “I think she is capable of hitting more of her routines on a consistent basis. That would be a big plus for us.” Junior Kim Lewis was a regular on bars and floor for Washington last season, scoring career bests of 9.875 on both events. She figures into the Husky lineup again this season and may play a more prominent