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Quick Facts General Information Athletics Phone ...... (310) 825-8699 Ticket Offi ce ...... (310) UCLA-WIN Location ...... Los Angeles, Calif. Enrollment ...... 42,163 Founded ...... 1919 Colors ...... Blue and Gold Nickname ...... Bruins Conference ...... Pac-12 Conference Phone ...... (925) 932-4411 National Affi liation ...... NCAA Division I University Personnel Chancellor ...... Dr. Gene Block Director of Athletics ...... Dan Guerrero Sr. Women’s Administrator/Sr. Assoc. AD ...... Petrina Long Faculty Athletic Rep...... Dr. Michael Teitell The 2015 Season Pac-12 Individual Champions ...... 46 Pac-12 Award-Winners ...... 47 UCLA Gymnastics Information TV Roster ...... 2 UCLA’s Academic Excellence ...... 48 2015 Roster ...... 3 Head Coach ...... (UCLA ’87) UCLA Gymnastics Hall of Famers ...... 49 Coaches Biographies ...... 4 Coach’s Phone ...... (310) 206-6420 Bruins in National/International Competition ...... 50 Returning Athlete Biographies ...... 9 Record at UCLA (Years)...... 451-107-2 (24) Letterwinners, 1979-Present ...... 52 Newcomer Biographies...... 21 Career Record (Years) ...... same The Record Books Associate Head Coach ...... Chris Waller The 2014 Season Assistant Coach ...... Randy Lane Bruin 10.0 Scorers ...... 53 Volunteer Assistant Coach ...... Dom Palange 2014 Season Results/Best Marks ...... 25 Top 10 Scorers ...... 56 Graduate Team Manager ...... Kaitlin Reid 2014 Meet Summaries ...... 26 UCLA’s Gymnastics Arenas ...... 57 Team Managers ...... Cassie Whitcomb, Jordyn Wieber Year-by-Year Results ...... 58 Meet Directors ...... Janet Ferrari, Carmen Ramos The History All-Time Record & Series Records ...... 62 Home Arena (Cap.) ...... Pauley Pavilion (13,800) UCLA’s National Team Champions ...... 29 About UCLA Training Facility ...... Yates Gym UCLA at the NCAA Championships ...... 32 2014 Record ...... 13-6 UCLA’s Regional Champions ...... 35 Media Information ...... 63 2014 Post-Season ...... 8th, NCAA Championships UCLA’s Individual National Champions ...... 36 Administrators/Key Athletic Dept. Staff ...... 64 Sports Information UCLA's All-Americans ...... 38 Decades of NCAA Excellence ...... 44 The UCLA Experience ...... i Gymnastics SID ...... Liza David UCLA in the Pac-12 Conference...... 45 Sports Information Phone/Fax ...... (310) 206-8140/825-8664 E-mail Address ...... [email protected] Shipping Address ...... J.D. Morgan Center, ...... 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 2015 UCLA Gymnastics Schedule Web Site ...... www.uclabruins.com Day, Date Opponent Location Time Social Media Mon., Jan. 12 at Oregon State (TV: Pac12) Corvallis, Ore. 6:00 p.m. Mon., Jan. 19 Arizona (TV: Pac12) Pauley Pavilion 1:00 p.m. Gymnastics Twitter/Instagram ...... @uclagymnastics Fri., Jan. 23 at Utah (TV: Pac12) Salt Lake City, Utah 5:00 p.m. Athletic Dept. Twitter/Instagram...... @UCLAAthletics Sun., Feb. 1 California (TV: Pac12) Pauley Pavilion 10:00 a.m. Gymnastics Facebook ....www.facebook.com/UCLAGymnastics Mon., Feb. 9 Washington (TV: Pac-12) Pauley Pavilion 6:00 p.m. Athletic Dept. Facebook ...... www.facebook.com/UCLAAthletics Sat., Feb. 14 at Stanford (TV: Pac-12) Stanford, Calif. 4:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 21 Nebraska, Sacramento State, Bridgeport Pauley Pavilion 4:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 28 at Arizona State (TV: Pac-12) Tempe, Ariz. 11:00 a.m. Sat., Mar. 7 Stanford Pauley Pavilion 4:00 p.m. About This Publication Fri., Mar. 13 at Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. 5:00 p.m. Sat., Mar. 21 at Pac-12 Championships (TV: Pac-12) Tempe, AZ TBD Credits: The 2015 UCLA gymnastics media guide was written and designed by Liza David, Sports Information Director. Primary photography Sat., Apr. 4 at NCAA Regionals TBD TBD by ASUCLA Campus Studio (Don Liebig and Todd Cheney) and Christy Fri.-Sun., Apr 17-19 at NCAA Championships Fort Worth, TX TBD Linder. Additional photography by Jim Scieszinski, Jeff Sipsey, Michael Wade, Jesse Medina, Heather Maynez, Melissa Perenson, Johnny Race, Tony Duffy, Richard Baillif, Bill Weymouth, Jack Chance, Ron Kennedy, Christopher Peddecord, Grace Chiu and Patrick Tower. Special thanks to Getty Images, ASUCLA Photography, Berliner Studios, Andrew Bernstein, Ruth Chambers, the Los Angeles Visitors and Convention Bureau and Scott Quintard for their photos in the UCLA Experience. Get A Copy: Copies of the gymnastics media guide are available in pdf format online at uclabruins.com on the gymnastics page.

6-Time NCAA Champions - 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2010 1 TV Roster

Sadiqua Bynum Angi Cipra Ellette Craddock Sophina DeJesus Rechelle Dennis Karli Dugas Redshirt Junior Freshman Senior Junior Freshman Freshman

Danusia Francis Mikaela Gerber Napualani Hall Janay Honest Laniesha-Jopré Irvin Christine Peng-Peng Lee Junior Sophomore Freshman Freshman Freshman Redshirt Sophomore

Jessy MacArthur Sonya Meraz Melissa Metcalf Hallie Mossett Jennifer Pinches Sophomore Freshman Freshman Sophomore Senior Sophomore

Alex Waller Jordan Williams Valorie Kondos Field Chris Waller Randy Lane Dom Palange Freshman Graduate Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant Coach

Pronunciations: Sadiqua Bynum...... suh-DEE-kah Angi Cipra ...... SIP-ruh Ellette Craddock ...... ah-LET Sophina DeJesus ...... DEH-heh-SOOS Karli Dugas ...... DOO-gus Danusia Francis ...... da-NOOSH-ah Napualani Hall ...... na-POOH-a-la-nee LaNiesha-Jopré Irvin ...... la-NEE-sha joe-PRE Sonya Meraz ...... muh-ROZ Hallie Mossett ...... Mo-ZET Samantha Peszek ...... PESH-eck Kaitlin Reid Cassie Whitcomb Jordyn Wieber Valorie Kondos Field ...... CON-dose Graduate Team Manager Team Manager Team Manager Dom Palange ...... pa-LANGE-ee 2015 Roster

2015 UCLA Gymnastics Team: Top Row (l-r): Rechelle Dennis, Napualani Hall, Danusia Francis, Jordan Williams, Jessy MacArthur, Mikaela Gerber. 2nd Row (l-r): Alex Waller, Ellette Craddock. 3rd Row (l-r): Team Manager Jordyn Wieber, Melissa Metcalf, Jennifer Pinches, Hallie Mossett, Sadiqua Bynum, Karli Dugas, Team Manager Cassie Whitcomb. 4th Row (l-r): LaNiesha-Jopré Irvin, JaNay Honest. Bottom Row (l-r): Sonya Meraz, Angi Cipra, Samantha Peszek, Sophina DeJesus, Christine Peng-Peng Lee.

Gymnast Ht. Yr. Hometown (Club/High School) Class Breakdown: Sadiqua Bynum 5-4 RJr. Berkeley, Calif. (Head Over Heels Athletic Arts/Berkeley HS) Graduate (1): Jordan Williams Angi Cipra 5-2 So. Mesa, Ariz. (Desert Devils Gymnastics/Saguaro HS) Ellette Craddock 5-5 Sr. San Francisco, Calif. (San Mateo Gymnastics Center/Ruth Asawa Schools of the Arts) Seniors (2): Ellette Craddock, Samantha Sophina DeJesus 5-1 Jr. Temecula, Calif. (SCEGA/Temecula Valley HS) Peszek Rechelle Dennis 5-4 Fr. Dix Hills, N.Y. (Gold Medal Gymnastics Huntington/Half Hollow Hills HS) Juniors (3): Sadiqua Bynum, Sophina Karli Dugas 5-2 Fr. Ventura, Calif. (GymJam/Ventura HS) DeJesus, Danusia Francis Danusia Francis 5-4 Jr. Kenilworth, England (Heathrow Gymnastics Club/Surbiton HS) Sophomores (7): Angi Cipra, Mikaela Gerber, Mikaela Gerber 5-5 So. Cambridge, Ontario (Oakville Gymnastics Club/Galt Collegiate Institute) Christine Peng-Peng Lee, Jessy MacArthur, Napualani Hall 5-4 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. (Fuzion Gymnastics/North Kansas City HS) Hallie Mossett, Jennifer Pinches, Alex Waller Janay Honest 5-2 Fr. Visalia, Calif. (Central California Gymnastics Institute/El Diamante HS) Freshmen (7): Rechelle Dennis, Karli Dugas, LaNiesha-Jopré Irvin 5-2 Fr. Corona, Calif. (Winners Academy of Gymnastics/Eleanor Roosevelt HS) Napualani Hall, Janay Honest, LaNiesha- Christine Peng-Peng Lee 5-2 RSo. Richmond Hill, Ontario (Sport Seneca/Oakville Gymnastics Club/Northview Heights Secondary) Jopré Irvin, Sonya Meraz, Melissa Metcalf Jessy MacArthur 5-5 So. Newhall, Calif. (Gym Jam/Hart HS) Roster by State/Country: Sonya Meraz 5-1 Fr. Santa Monica, Calif. (All Olympian Gymnastics Center/Santa Monica HS) Melissa Metcalf 5-3 Fr. Mesa, Ariz. (Desert Devils Gymnastics/Saguaro HS) California (11): Sadiqua Bynum, Ellette Hallie Mossett 5-2 So. Los Angeles, Calif. (West Coast Elite Gymnastics/Vistamar School) Craddock, Sophina DeJesus, Karli Dugas, Samantha Peszek 5-1 RSr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Sharp's Gymnastics/DeVeau's/Cathedral HS) Janay Honest, LaNiesha-Jopré Irvin, Jessy Jennifer Pinches 5-4 So. Manchester, England (City of Liverpool GC/King's School) MacArthur, Sonya Meraz, Hallie Mossett, Alex Waller, Jordan Williams Alex Waller 5-3 So. Valencia, Calif. (GymJam/Hart HS) Jordan Williams 5-5 Gr. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Precision Gymnastics/Univ. of Arizona) Canada (2): Mikaela Gerber, Christine Peng-Peng Lee Head Coach: Valorie Kondos Field (25th year) England (2): Danusia Francis, Jennifer Associate Head Coach: Chris Waller (13th year) Pinches Assistant Coach: Randy Lane (11th year) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Dom Palange (2nd year) Arizona (2): Angi Cipra, Melissa Metcalf Graduate Team Manager: Kaitlin Reid; Team Managers: Cassie Whitcomb, Jordyn Wieber Indiana (1): Samantha Peszek Staff Athletic Trainer: Student Trainers: Lorita Granger; Brooke Iturraran, Julie Lanza Missouri (1): Napualani Hall New York (1): Rechelle Dennis

Pronunciations: Sadiqua Bynum...... suh-DEE-kah LaNiesha-Jopré Irvin ...... la-NEE-sha joe-PRE Angi Cipra ...... SIP-ruh Sonya Meraz ...... muh-ROZ Ellette Craddock ...... ah-LET Hallie Mossett ...... Mo-ZET Sophina DeJesus ...... DEH-heh-SOOS Samantha Peszek ...... PESH-eck Karli Dugas ...... DOO-gus Valorie Kondos Field ...... CON-dose Danusia Francis ...... da-NOOSH-ah Dom Palange ...... pa-LANGE-ee Napualani Hall ...... na-POOH-a-la-nee

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