Georgia Gymnastics 1987 • 1989 • 1993 • 1998 • 1999 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 10 Ncaa Championships • 16 Sec Championships • 38 Ncaa Individual Champions
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National Champions GEORGIA GYMNASTICS 1987 • 1989 • 1993 • 1998 • 1999 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 10 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS • 16 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS • 38 NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS 2012 SCHEDULE MEET 3: #6 GEORGIA (1-1, 0-1 SEC) at #20 AUBURN (2-3, 0-1 SEC) Date Opponent TV Time/Result Friday, Jan. 20 • 8:00 p.m. ET • Auburn Arena (7,500) • Auburn, Ala. Jan. 6 #20 Denver CSS W, 196.525-193.700 Television: CSS (Melissa Lee & Amber Trani; airs Jan. 24 at 8:00 p.m. ET) Jan. 13 at #2 Alabama* ESPNU L, 196.475-196.325 Live Audio: www.georgiadogs.com (Kevin Copp & Cassidy McComb) Jan. 20 at #20 Auburn* CSS 8:00 p.m. Gym Dogs To Take On Auburn Jan. 28 #25 LSU* FSN 4:00 p.m. Sixth-ranked Georgia will be on the road for the second straight week as it travels to No. 20 Au- Feb. 3 at #2 Utah CSS 9:00 p.m. burn for an 8:00 p.m. meet on Friday. The Gym Dogs are coming off a narrow 196.475-196.325 loss at Feb. 10 #3 Arkansas* CSS 7:30 p.m. Alabama last weekend, while Auburn fell on the road to LSU, 195.025-193.800. This will be Georgia’s Feb. 18 Kentucky* FSN 4:00 p.m. third-straight top-20 opponent to start the season. Feb. 24 at #8 Florida* FSN 7:00 p.m. March 2 #7 UCLA CSS 7:30 p.m. Georgia-Auburn History March 9 at #11 Michigan 6:00 p.m. This marks the 73rd all-time meeting between Georgia and Auburn with the Gym Dogs holding a March 11 #18 NC State CSS 2:30 p.m. 69-3 advantage, including a 15-2 mark in Auburn. In 26 dual meets between the two schools Georgia March 24 SEC Championship ESPN2 4:00 p.m. is 24-2. April 7 NCAA Regional TBA It was on Feb. 10, 1996 when Georgia set a school record with a 49.925 vault score against Auburn April 20 NCAA Prelims ESPN TBA and Illinois State at Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum. The Gym Dogs got perfect 10s from current April 21 NCAA Super Six ESPN TBA assistant coach Julie Ballard Clark and Karin Lichey, and a trio of 9.975s from Kim Arnold, Leah Brown April 22 NCAA Event Finals ESPN TBA and Lori Strong. In that rotation, a total of seven 10s were awarded to Georgia gymnasts. UGA won the meet with a 197.200, Auburn finished second with a 192.600, and Illinois State placed third with *SEC meet a 187.425. SEC Championship in Duluth, Ga. Last year, the Gym Dogs won their dual meet against Auburn in Athens, 196.650-194.975. This NCAA Regionals on campus sites marks Georgia’s first meet at the new Auburn Arena. NCAA Championships in Duluth, Ga. All Times Eastern Last Time Out GEORGIA GYMNASTICS No. 9 Georgia led second-ranked Alabama at the halfway point, but the Crimson Tide came back to Head Coach Jay Clark (Third Season) claim a 196.475-196.325 win in front of 14,501 fans last Friday at Coleman Coliseum. The Gym Dogs Assistant Coach Julie Clark (Third Season) led by .15 entering the third rotation, but Alabama outscored Georgia 49.100-48.875 to reclaim a Assistant Coach Doug McAvinn (27th Season) narrow lead. Facility Stegeman Coliseum (10,224) The Gym Dogs would outscore Alabama in the final rotation with a 49.125 on beam, but Ashley All-Time Record 968-189-9 (40 seasons) Priess sealed the win with a 9.9 as the floor anchor for the Crimson Tide. All-Americans 318 honors; 61 gymnasts Alabama jumped out to an early lead on vault, thanks to a perfect 10 by Geralen Stack-Eaton and a 9.975 by Ashley Sledge. Georgia moved ahead with a 49.1 on vault in the second rotation, while the SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS Crimson Tide was forced to count a fall on bars. Gymnastics Contact Ben Beaty ([email protected]) Four Georgia gymnasts tied for first on bars with a 9.875, and Shayla Worley posted a career-high Office Phone (706) 542-1621 9.95 on the balance beam, the highest beam score in the country so far this season. Christa Tanella set Fax (706) 542-9339 two career-highs with a 9.875 on bars and a 9.85 on floor, and Cat Hires recorded a new career-high Website www.georgiadogs.com on vault with a 9.9. Mailing Address P.O. Box 1472, Athens, Ga. 30603 Georgia’s 196.325 was the second-highest road score in the country last weekend, behind UCLA’s 196.675 at California on Sunday. Gym Dogs Set School Record For the first time in school history, Georgia has scored a 49.0 or higher on each vault, bars and beam rotation in the first two meets of the season. The Gym Dogs’ lowest score in those six rotations is a 49.1 on vault against Alabama. facebook.com/georgiabulldogs Three times Georgia has scored a 49.0 or higher on five of the first six vault, bars and beam rota- twitter.com/ugagymnastics tions - in 2002, 2004 and 2008 - but the Gym Dogs had never reached the 49.0 plateau on all six until this year. The Jay Clark File Rankings • Record: 32-20-2 Georgia moved up three spots to No. 6 in the latest edition of the GymInfo Top 25 released Mon- • Third season as head coach day. Current rankings are based on average team score, and the Gym Dogs have a 196.425 average • Sixth head coach in Georgia after two meets. gymnastics history In the team event rankings, the Gym Dogs are third nationally on bars (49.238) and beam • Served as an assistant coach under (49.125), seventh on vault (49.163), and 11th on floor (48.900). Suzanne Yoculan for 17 years Georgia gymnasts have turned in the nation’s highest scores on bars and beam so far, as Kat Ding • Served as associate head coach from posted a 9.975 on bars against Denver and Shayla Worley scored a career-high 9.95 on the balance 2005-2009 beam at Alabama. Ding’s 9.925 average is tied for the first nationally, while Worley is second on beam • Coordinates Georgia’s recruiting efforts with a 9.913 average. • Assistant coach on seven UGA national championsip teams • 2006 National Assistant Coach of the Year Up Next • 2001 USA Gymnastics Coach of the Year After two weeks on the road, Georgia returns home to face No. 25 LSU Saturday, Jan. 28 at 4 p.m. • Coached 13 years at the club level ET. The Tigers, who beat Auburn last weekend, travel to third-ranked Arkansas this week. • Graduated from UGA • Native of Roswell, Ga. • Named in 2011 as the ninth best recruiter in college sports by ESPN The Magazine Home Record ............13-5 All-Americans ............5 Away Record ............4-8 All-America Honors ....10 Neutral Record .........15-7-2 Vs. Top-25 ..................20-19-2 SEC Record ...............6-7 Postseason Record .....16-9-2 GEORGIA - AUBURN COMPARISON Perfect 10s ...............1 All-SEC Honors ............10 Georgia Auburn Overall Team Average 196.425 194.288 YEAR RECORD SEC FINISH NATIONAL FINISH Team High Score 196.525 194.775 2010 13-8-1 3rd T-2nd NCAA Regional Team Vault Average 49.163 48.750 2011 18-11-1 3rd T-9th NCAA Championships Team Bars Average 49.238 48.738 2012 1-1-0 Team Beam Average 49.125 48.450 Overall 32-20-2 Team Floor Average 48.900 48.350 2012 GEORGIA ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATIONS Name Event(s) Class Height Hometown / High School (Club) Bekah Bennetts AA Sophomore 5-6 Woodstock, Ga. / Sequoyah (Georgia All-Star Gymnastics) Mariel Box (mary-L) AA Senior 5-2 Calhoun, Ga. / Calhoun (Cartersville Twisters) Kati Breazeal (Brazil) AA Junior 5-5 Allen, Texas / Allen (WOGA) Lindsey Cheek AA Sophomore 5-5 Watkinsville, Ga. / Oconee County (Georgia Elite Gymnastics) Noel Couch (no-ELL) AA Junior 5-3 Towaco, N.J. / DePaul Catholic (North Stars) Chelsea Davis AA Freshman 5-1 Austin, Texas / iSchool (Texas Dreams Gymnastics) Kat Ding AA Senior 5-2 Sparks, Nev. / Reed (FLIPS USA) Kaylan Earls AA Sophomore 5-0 Chicago, Ill. / Christa McAuliffe School of Arts (Arena Gymnastics) Cat Hires AA Sophomore 5-5 Tampa, Fla. / H.B. Plant (LaFleur’s) Demetria Hunte (Hunt) AA Freshman 5-4 Alpharetta, Ga. / Alpharetta (Imagine Gymnastics) Whitney Kirby AA Freshman 5-1 Claremont, N.C. / Christian Family Academy (Shooting Stars Gymnastics) Laura Moffatt (MOFF-ett) AA Sophomore 5-1 Kennesaw, Ga. / Cornerstone Prep (Gymnastics Academy of Atlanta) Gina Nuccio (NOO-chee-o) AA Senior 5-1 Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley (Arena Gymnastics) Sarah Persinger (PUR-sing-er) AA Freshman 5-5 Mount Holly, N.C. / East Gaston (Southeastern Gymnastics) Camille Pfister (FIST-er) UB Freshman 5-4 Kennesaw, Ga. / Kennesaw Mountain (Gymnastics Academy of Atlanta) Christa Tanella (tuh-NELL-uh) AA Junior 5-4 Lucas, Texas / Homeschool(WOGA) Shayla Worley AA Junior 5-2 Orlando, Fla. / Boone (Orlando Metro Gymnastics) Head Coach: Jay Clark Assistant Coaches: Julie Clark, Doug McAvinn (mc-AV-in) Volunteer Coach: Hilary Mauro Athletic Trainer: Anna Randa Massage Therapist: Stacia Fuller Program Specialist: Donna Hallman Administrative Associate: Garrett Griffeth Manager: Dani Bryan 2012 BIO UPDATES Bekah Bennetts Chelsea Davis 5-6 • Sophomore 5-1 • Freshman Woodstock, Ga. Austin, Texas Georgia All-Star Gymnastics Texas Dreams Gymnastics 2012: Vault specialist who has not performed this season 2012: Has led off on vault and bars in two meets this ..