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AIR FORCE MEN’S GYMNASTICS MMacac RRitchie,itchie, 22012012 hhighigh bbarar JJoshosh RRamos,amos, 22012012 pparallelarallel bbarsars BBenen Zaiser,Zaiser, 22012012 vvaultault 2013 MEDIA GUIDE DENIS AURELIUS SKYLER AWISUS TORY BROWN GARED CHAPMAN GREG CHAPUT PATRICK DUFFY NICK GAUDLIP TYLER HUEBNER ALEX JESSOP JAMES OKAMOTO THOMAS OWEIDA NICK OWEN ZACH OWEN CORBIN PALMER JOSH PYNE JOSH RAMOS MAC RITCHIE JON SPIRO BEN ZAISER KIP SIMONS JOSH LOESER JEFF ROBINSON HEAD COACH ASST COACH ASST COACH 2013 AIR FORCE MEN’S GYMNASTICS TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS COACHING STAFF BASIC INFORMATION .................................................. Loca on .........................................USAF Academy, Colo. Head Coach ................................................... Kip Simons Quick Facts | Meet Schedule.........................................1 Founded ..................................................................1954 Season at Air Force ............................................Eighth Media Information ........................................................2 Enrollment ..............................................................4,000 Email [email protected] 2013 Roster | Roster Breakdown ..................................3 Nickname ............................................................Falcons Offi ce Phone ..........................................719.333.7667 Opponent Information ..................................................4 Colors ......................................................Blue and Silver Assistant Coach ............................................ Josh Loeser Affi lia on ................................................NCAA Division I Season at Air Force ...............................................First AIR FORCE COACHING STAFF ....................................... Conference ............. Mountain Pacifi c Sports Federa on Email [email protected] Head Coach Kip Simons ............................................. 6-7 Superintendent.........................Lt Gen Michael C. Gould Offi ce Phone ..........................................719.333.6422 Assistant Coach Josh Loeser ..........................................8 Director of Athle cs ................................Dr. Hans Mueh Assistant Coach ......................................... Jeff Robinson Assistant Coach Jeff Robinson .......................................9 Season at Air Force ............................................. Third Support Staff ...............................................................10 TEAM INFORMATION Email ...............................jeff [email protected] Offi ce Phone ..........................................719.333.4609 MEET THE FALCONS ..................................................... 2012 MPSF Finish .................................Fourth (335.950) Senior Tory Brown | Team Captain .............................12 2012 USAG Finish .................................... First (341.950) ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Senior Alex Jessop .......................................................13 2012 NCAA Final Ranking ........................................ 12th Senior James Okamoto | Team Captain ......................14 Le erwinners R-L .................................................... 14-3 Men’s Gymnas cs Contact ........................Valerie Perkin Junior Patrick Duffy .....................................................15 USAG All-Americans R-L ............................................ 8-2 Email [email protected] Junior Tyler Huebner ...................................................16 Home Venue .........................................Cadet West Gym Offi ce Phone ..........................................719.333.8286 Junior Nick Owen.........................................................17 Team Captain .....................Tory Brown, James Okamoto Website .....................................GoAirForceFalcons.com Junior Mac Ritchie .......................................................18 Junior Ben Zaiser .........................................................19 Sophomore Skyler Awisus ...........................................20 Sophomore Gared Chapman .......................................21 Sophomore Greg Chaput .............................................22 Sophomore Nick Gaudlip .............................................23 Sophomore Corbin Palmer ..........................................24 Sophomore Josh Ramos ..............................................25 Sophomore Jon Spiro ..................................................26 Freshmen Denis Aurelius | Thomas Oweida ...............27 Freshmen Zach Owen | Josh Pyne ..............................28 SEASON IN REVIEW ..................................................... 2012 Season-In-Review ......................................... 30-32 2012 Meet-By-Meet Scores ...................................33-38 PROGRAM HISTORY .................................................... USAG Team National Champions ................................40 USAG Individual National Champions .........................41 USAG All-Americans ....................................................42 Program Honors | Coaching Awards ...........................43 Academic Awards | Conference Awards .....................44 All-Time Letterwinners .......................................... 45-46 Academy Records ........................................................47 Top-10 Performances ..................................................48 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY ........................................... 2013 COMPETITION SCHEDULE The Academy Experience ............................................50 Senior Leadership ........................................................51 DATE EVENT LOCATION ARENA TIME Air Force Athletics ................................................. 52-53 Jan. 12 Rocky Mountain Open USAF Academy, Colo. Cadet West Gym 6:00 p.m. Gymnastics Training Facility ........................................54 Jan. 19 Army USAF Academy, Colo. Cadet West Gym 1:00 p.m. Special Feature | Falcons in the Air .............................55 Jan. 26 at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. The Sports Pavilion 1:00 p.m. Falcons in the Community ...........................................56 Feb. 1 at Washington Sea le, Wash. Alaska Airlines Arena 7:00 p.m. Capt Torkelson Tribute ................................................57 Feb. 7 at Winter Cup Challenge Las Vegas, Nev. LV Sports Center 2:00 p.m. Overview of Gymnastics Scoring .................................58 Feb. 16 at All-Academy Championships Atlanta, Ga. GSU Sports Arena 2:00 p.m. Feb. 23 at Oklahoma Norman, Okla. Lloyd Noble Center 7:00 p.m. Mar. 1 at Illinois-Chicago Chicago, Ill. Physical Educa on Bldg 6:00 p.m. CREDITS Mar. 3 at Illinois-Chicago Chicago, Ill. Physical Educa on Bldg 1:00 p.m. Mar. 8 at Arizona State, with Washington Tucson, Ariz. Sabino High School 7:00 p.m. The 2013 Air Force Men’s Gymnastics Media Guide Mar. 14 Temple USAF Academy, Colo. Cadet West Gym 6:00 p.m. was written and designed by assistant media relations Mar. 16 Washington* USAF Academy, Colo. Cadet West Gym 7:00 p.m. director Valerie Perkin. Additional editing provided by Mar. 29-30 at USAG Na onal Championships Williamsburg, Va. Kaplan Arena 5:00 p.m. the Air Force media relations office and the gymnastics Apr. 6 MPSF Championships USAF Academy, Colo. Cadet West Gym 5:00 p.m. coaching staff. Photographs were taken by members of Apr. 19 at NCAA Na onal Qualifi er State College, Pa. Rec Hall 1:00 p.m. the Academy’s DenMar Photo Services and Jeff Mills. In- Apr. 19-21 at NCAA Na onal Championships State College, Pa. Rec Hall 7:00 p.m. dividual photos on the front and back covers represent the Falcons’ five returning USAG national champions. All home meets will be held in Cadet West Gymnasium | *Senior Night Celebra on WWW.GOAIRFORCEFALCONS.COM 1 MEDIA INFORMATION AIR FORCE ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS DIRECTIONS TO CADET WEST GYM Associate Athletic Director | Communications ........................................Troy Garnhart Take I-25 to the Air Force Academy North Gate entrance (exit 156-B) and continue Assistant Athletic Director | Media Relations ..............................................Dave Toller west. Visitors will be required to have a current government-issued ID (such as a driv- Assistant Media Relations Director .......................................................... Nick Arseniak ers license) and proof of insurance upon entering the Academy. Turn left onto Parade Assistant Media Relations Director ...............................................................Jerry Cross Loop (second left after the guard post). Follow the road to the right - it turns into Field Assistant Media Relations Director ...................................................Melissa McKeown House Drive. Park in the lots to the east or south of the Cadet Field House. Walk past Assistant Media Relations Director (MGYM Contact) ..............................Valerie Perkin the Cadet Field House and Falcon Athletic Center to enter the Cadet Gym (doors are Graphics Coordinator ....................................................................... Madeline McGuire north of the outdoor tennis courts). Broadcast Executive Producer ...................................................................Brian Jerman Television Production Assistant ................................................................ Adam Parker