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Meet Two 2018 SCHEDULE ALABAMA VS Georgia Opponent TV Time (CT)/Result JANUARY 5 Michigan ESPNU L (196.200–195.675). 12 GEORGIA SEC Network 7:30 p.m. JANUARY 12, 2018 / 7:30 P.M. CT / TUSCALOOSA, ALA. 19 LSU SEC Network 7:30 p.m. COLEMAN COLISEUM (15,075) 26 MISSOURI 1 SECN+ 7:30 p.m. FEBRUARY TV: SEC NETWORK 2 ARKANSAS 2 SECN+ 7:30 p.m. 9 Florida SEC Network 6 p.m. (Commentators: John Roethlisberger, Alicia Sacramone Quinn, Lauren Sisler) 16 KENTUCKY 3 SEC Network 7:30 p.m. 23 Auburn SEC Network 7:30 p.m. CRIMSON TIDE BULLDOGS MARCH 2 NORTH CAROLINA SECN+ 7:30 p.m. Head Coach: Dana Duckworth Head Coach: Courtney Kupets Carter 9 Auburn 4 7 p.m. 16 OKLAHOMA SECN+ 7:30 p.m. Record at UA (Year): 71–31–0 (4) Record at UGA (Year): 0–0–0 (1) 24 SEC Championships 5 Career Record (Year): Same Career Record (Year): Same Session I SEC Network 2 p.m. Session II ESPN2 6 p.m. 2018 Regular–Season Record: 0–1–0 2018 Regular–Season Record: 0–0–0 2018 SEC Record: 0–0–0 2018 SEC Record: 0–0–0 APRIL 7 NCAA REGIONAL 6 SECN+ TBA 2018 Ranking: 9 2018 Ranking: N/R 20 NCAA Championships Semifi nals 7 2018 High Score: 195.675 2018 High Score: First Meet Session I ESPN2 12 p.m. Session II ESPN 7 p.m. Seniors: 4 Seniors: 6 21 NCAA Super Six Final ESPNU 8 p.m. Juniors: 3 Juniors: 1 1 Taped Delay Broad Cast – ESPNU on 1.28.18/9 p.m. CT Sophomores: 4 Sophomores: 3 2 Power of Pink Meet 3 Alumni Meet Freshmen: 4 Freshmen: 4 4 Elevate the Stage Meet in Huntsville, Ala. Returning All–Americans: 3Returning All–Americans: 3 FRIDAY’S MEET INSIDE THE SERIES • Alabama opens its home and Southeastern Conference schedule Friday, Jan. 12 with Overall: 145th Meeting (UGA leads 80-62-2) archrival Georgia. Current Streak: Alabama +13 • Named one of the best rivalries in collegiate Last Meeting: 2017 NCAA Championships Semifi nal II – UA (3rd) 197.600; UGA (6th) 195.800 athletics by ESPN, the two legendary programs Last Regular–Season Meeting: UA won, 197.700–197.325 in Athens, Ga. on March 5, 2017 have combined to win 16 NCAA Championships Last Time In Tuscaloosa: UA won, 197.550–195.700 on Feb. 26, 2017 and 25 SEC titles Last Five Meetings: Alabama is 5–0 against Georgia over the last fi ve meetings, • In her fourth year as Alabama’s head coach, Dana including a 3–0 mark last season (NCAA Semifi nal II – UA 3rd/197.600, UGA 6th/195.800; Duckworth is in her 23rd as an active member of SEC Championships – UA 3rd/197.400, UGA 4th/196.700; regular season in Athens – the Crimson Tide program – a tenure that also 197.700–197.325) as well as the 2016 NCAA Super Six Team Finals (UA 3rd/197.4375, UGA includes four years as an NCAA Champion and 6th/196.8125) and 2016 SEC Championships (UA 2nd/197.750, UGA 5th/196.850) All–America gymnast, nine as a volunteer coach and six as a full–time assistant coach. • Georgia is led by Courtney Kupets Carter, who is SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow us on Twitter and Like us on Facebook in her 1st season as the Bulldogs’ head coach. Instagram @BamaGymnastics at BamaGymnastics • It will be Alabama’s second meet of the season Follow ALABAMA GYMNASTICS on the social media for up–to–date news, after opening at Michigan last Friday and the fi rst for the Bulldogs. exclusive content and more. | #RollTide | #FridaysAreForGymnastics

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2018 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA GYMNASTICS ROSTER Name Year Exp. Ht. Hometown Club Team CHAMPIONSHIP ALL–AMERICANS (2) Abby Armbrecht Jr. 2L 5–2 Mobile, Ala. Planet Gymnastics Mackenzie Mackenzie Brannan Sr. 3L 5–3 Austin, Texas Capital Gymnastics Brannan (4): 2016 — All–Around, Vault, Bars* Wynter Childers So. 1L 5–4 Spearfi sh, S.D. Spearfi sh Gymnastics Academy 2015 — Floor* Maddie Desch So. 1L 5–3 Lenexa, Kan. Great American Gymnastics Express Kiana Winston (5): 2017 — All–Around, Floor*, Beam* Kylie Dickson Fr. HS 5–8 Spanish Fort, Ala. All Olympia Gymnastics Center 2016 — Floor, Beam* Peyton Ernst So. TR 5–1 Coppell, Texas Texas Dreams Gymnastics Angelina Giancroce Jr. 2L 5–3 Aiken, S.C. Hayden’s International Gymnastics Academy REGULAR–SEASON ALL–AMERICANS (2) Lexi Graber Fr. HS 5–0 Cape Coral, Fla. Coast Elite Gymnastics Academy Nickie Guerrero (1): 2017 — Beam Ari Guerra Jr. 2L 5–1 League City, Texas Texas Dreams Academy Kiana Winston (5): 2017 — All–Around, Nickie Guerrero Sr. 3L 5–0 McKinney, Texas Zenith Elite Beam, Floor, Bars* Bailie Key Fr. HS 5–3 Montgomery, Texas Texas Dreams Gymnastics 2016 — Bars Alonza Klopfer Fr. HS 5–3 Boonton, N.J. North Stars Gymnastics Academy * Denotes second team All–America honor Jennie Loeb Sr. 3L 5–3 Atlanta, Ga. NorthWind Gymnastics Shea Mahoney So. 1L 5–3 Algonquin, Ill. Legacy Elite Gymnastics NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONS (1) Kiana Winston Sr. 3L 5–0 Fort Worth, Texas Texas Dreams Gymnastics Mackenzie Brannan (2): 2016 — Bars HEAD ASSOCIATE HEAD ASSISTANT VOLUNTEER 2015 — Vault COACH COACH COACH COACH Dana Duckworth Bryan Raschilla Bill Lorenz Sam Montgomery 4th Year 22nd Year 4th Year 4th Year SEC CHAMPIONS (2) Mackenzie Brannan 2016 — Vault PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Kiana Winston 2017 — Balance Beam 2016 — Uneven Bars Abby Armbrecht Arm–Breck Alonza Klopfer Klaw–fer Angelina Giancroce Gee–ehn–croch Bryan Raschilla Rah–shill–uh Lexi Graber Gray–ber Kiana Winston Key–an–uh ALL–SEC (4) Ari Guerra Guh–erra Mackenzie Brannan 2016 — First Team Wynter Childers 2017 — Freshman GYMNASTICS SUPPORT STAFF Maddie Desch 2017 — First Team, Freshman Director of Gymnastics Operations: Rita Martin Kiana Winston 2017 — First Team Administrative Assistant: Robin Kelley 2016 — First Team Academic Advisor: Heather Anders Athletic Trainer: Monica Kirkpatrick Student Athletic Trainers: Telia Brown, Amanda Gray, Emma Hopkins, Bailey Stark, Megan Toth COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL–AMERICAN (1) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Deanna Hayes Brown Mackenzie Brannan 2017 — First Team Managers: Blaine Harris, Zan Jones, Trey Stamps, Neely Townes 2016 — Second Team Performance Nutrition: Amy Bragg and Rachel Pfi ster Digital Productions: Josh Cohen Marketing and Promotions Director: Meaghan Hall SCHOLASTIC ALL–AMERICAN (11) Abby Armbrecht, Mackenzie Brannan, Wynter Childers, STATE–BY–STATE Maddie Desch, Peyton Ernst, Angelina Giancroce, Ari Guerra, Nickie Guerrero, Jennie Loeb, Shea Mahoney and ALABAMA ILLINOIS SOUTH CAROLINA TEXAS Kiana Winston Abby Armbrecht Shea Mahoney Angelina Giancroce Mackenzie Brannan Kylie Dickson Peyton Ernst KANSAS SOUTH DAKOTA Ari Guerra SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL (10) FLORIDA Maddie Desch Wynter Childers Nickie Guerrero Abby Armbrecht, Mackenzie Brannan, Wynter Childers, Lexi Graber Bailie Key Maddie Desch, Angelina Giancroce, Ari Guerra, Nickie NEW JERSEY Kiana Winston Guerrero, Jennie Loeb, Shea Mahoney and Kiana Winston GEORGIA Alonza Klopfer Jennie Loeb

CLASS BREAKDOWN

SENIORS (4) JUNIORS (3) SOPHOMORES (4) FRESHMEN (4) Mackenzie Brannan Abby Armbrecht Wynter Childers Kylie Dickson Nickie Guerrero Angelina Giancroce Maddie Desch Lexi Graber Jennie Loeb Ari Guerra Peyton Ernst Bailie Key Kiana Winston Shea Mahoney Alonza Klopfer

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ALABAMA GYMNASTICS

OVERALL REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 469–135–5/44 years — 6 NCAA Team Championships – — 71 athletes have earned 352 All–America 1988, 1991, 1996, 2002, 2011, 2012 honors THE ALABAMA RECORD — 35 Consecutive NCAA Championship — 95 athletes have earned 245 Scholastic All– Regular NCAA Appearances – 1983–2017 America honors (since 1991) Season SEC Regional NCAA — NCAA–best 23 NCAA Championship top–3 — 5 SEC Athletes of the Year Year Record Finish Finish Finish fi nishes — 3 SEC Scholar Athletes of the Year 2018 0–1–0 — NCAA–best 23 Super Six Team Finals — 68 individual SEC Championships 2017 7–4–0 3rd 2nd 6th — 9 SEC Team Championships – 1988, 1990, 1995, — 104 All–SEC honors 2000, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015 2016 8–5–0 2nd 1st 3rd — 11 SEC Postgraduate Scholarships 2015 8–3–0 1st 1st 4th — NCAA–best 31 Regional Team Championships — 324 SEC Academic Honor Roll accolades –1983–85, 1987–96, 1998–2003, 2005–16 2014 10–3–0 1st 1st 4th — 6 SEC Gymnast of the Year honors — 5 NCAA Today’s Top Ten honorees 2013 7–2–1 2nd 1st 3rd — 3 SEC Freshman of the Year honors 2012 11–1–0 2nd 1st 1st — 1 Honda Cup (Collegiate Female Athlete of the — 8 NCAA Region Gymnast of the Year honors Year) 2011 11–1–0 1st 1st 1st — 149 individual NCAA Regional Championships — 8 Honda Awards (National Gymnast of the Year) 2010 9–2–0 2nd 1st 3rd — SEC single–meet attendance record (15,162 vs. 2009 8–5–0 1st 1st 2nd — 27 individual NCAA championships Florida; 1/20/06) 2008 10–4–0 2nd 1st 6th — 18 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships — SEC single–season attendance record (13,786 2007 8–2–0 3rd 1st 9th — 7 NCAA Elite 90 honors per meet; 2010) 2006 14–1–0 2nd 1st 3rd 2005 11–3–0 3rd 1st 2nd 2004 12–1–0 2nd 2nd 3rd 2003 10–7–0 1st 1st 2nd DANA DUCKWORTH CAPSULE AS AN ATHLETE 2002 12–3–0 2nd 1st 1st Family: Husband – Joe Record at Alabama/Years: 48–7–0/4 2001 15–2–1 2nd 1st 4th Daughter – Camryn — 1 NCAA Team Championship – 1991 2000 14–3–0 1st 1st 5th Son – Jace — 1 SEC Team Championship – 1990 1999 8–3–0 2nd 1st 3rd Hometown: Sterling Heights, Mich. — 4 NCAA Regional Team Championships 1998 10–3–0 4th 1st 3rd Education: University of Alabama – 1990–93 1997 13–2–0 4th 2nd 9th Telecommunications & Film, 1993 1996 12–1–0 2nd 1st 1st Master’s of Business Administration, 1998 — 2 NCAA Balance Beam Championships – 1992, 1993 1995 15–1–0 1st 1st 2nd THE TIDE WITH DUCKWORTH — 8 All–America honors 1994 7–3–1 2nd 1st 2nd — NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship 1993 9–2–0 2nd 1st 2nd As a Coach (4 as head coach, 6 as assistant coach and 9 — SEC Postgraduate Scholarship 1992 9–4–0 2nd 1st 3rd as volunteer coach) — NCAA Woman of the Year – State Honoree 1991 16–0–0 2nd 1st 1st Regular Season Record at Alabama/Years: 167–50–1/19 1990 14–1–0 1st 1st 2nd — Second–team GTE/CoSIDA Academic — 3 NCAA Team Championships All–American 1989 13–3–0 2nd 1st 3rd – 2002, 2011, 2012 — SEC Academic Honor Roll 1988 14–3–2 1st 1st 1st — 5 SEC Team Championships 1987 12–5–0 3rd 1st 4th – 2003, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015 — SEC Champion and All–SEC honoree 1986 18–2–0 3rd 2nd 3rd — Regional Champion — 16 NCAA Regional Team Championships 1985 16–4–0 2nd 1st 4th – 1998–99, 2002–03, 2005–16 1984 15–5–0 2nd 1st 6th — 15 individual NCAA Championships 1983 15–1–0 2nd 1st 4th — 201 All–America honors 1982 17–2–0 2nd 2nd — — 192 Scholastic All–America honors 1981 14–1–0 4th — — — 236 SEC Academic Honor Roll honors 1980 16–4–0 — — — — 44 individual SEC Championships 1979 7–7–0 — — — — 65 All–SEC honors 1978 6–7–0 — — — 1977 1–7–0 — — — 1976 3–7–0 — — — 1975 4–4–0 — — —

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THE 2018 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE • The Crimson Tide started the season on STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE • There are 15 gymnasts on the 2018 the uneven bars, scoring a 49.150, led • Alabama has the third toughest roster – four seniors, three juniors, four by a 9.925 from senior Kiana Winston, schedule in the nation according sophomores and four freshmen which would prove to be the highest RoadToNationals.com while this week’s • There are three returning All–Americans score of the night on any apparatus. opponent has the toughest slate. on this year’s squad: seniors Mackenzie • Freshman Kylie Dickson made her • Southeastern Conference schools hold Brannan, Nickie Guerrero and Kiana Crimson Tide debut with a 9.9 on the the top–fi ve spots in the SOS rankings Winston uneven bars while senior Jennie Loeb – 1. Georgia, 2. Arkansas, 3. Alabama, • Alabama returns 14 of its 24 routines made her debut in the Tide’s competitive 4. LSU and 5. Missouri. from its 2017 NCAA Championships lineup with a 9.8 on the uneven bars, Super Six Team Finals lineup stepping in for the fl u–stricken senior CLASSROOM CHAMPION • There are two individual SEC Champions Mackenzie Brannan. • All–American and Scholastic All– on this year’s team – Mackenzie Brannan • Senior Nickie Guerrero won the vault American Kiana Winston made another and Kiana Winston – and one NCAA with a 9.9 while sophomore Shea trip to Coleman Coliseum in December, Regional champion – Brannan Mahoney scored a 9.85 in her fi rst but not for practice or a meet, but for • Dana Duckworth, in her fourth season career vault in the Tide’s lineup. graduation. The Fort Worth, Texas, as the Tide’s head coach, is in her 23rd • Winston also won the balance beam, native earned her bachelor’s degree season with the Tide, including four scoring a 9.9, while freshman Lexi in psychology in three years and will years as a gymnast, nine as a volunteer Graber earned a 9.85 for her fi rst compete her senior season as an coach and six as an assistant coach Crimson Tide balance beam routine. Alabama graduate and will wear the • Bryan Raschilla is in his 22nd season SEC graduate patch on her warm–up. coaching at Alabama and fourth as the UP NEXT • Alabama gymnastics got 2018 off to a Tide’s associate head coach • The Crimson Tide returns to the road strong start with another exceptional fall • Bill Lorenz is in his fourth season as an for its next competition, traveling to in the classroom. As a team, Alabama assistant coach at Alabama Baton Rouge, La., to take on defending posted a 3.80 grade point average with • The Crimson Tide is coming off its 35th Southeastern Conference champion and six gymnasts earning 4.0 GPAs for the consecutive NCAA Championships 2017 NCAA Runner–up LSU on Friday, semester. In addition, 12 gymnasts appearance, making it one of only Jan. 19 at 7:30 p.m. The meet will be earned better than a 3.6 GPA in the fall two schools in the nation with an broadcast live on SEC Network and and 14 posted better than a 3.25. active streak of more than 18 national streamed on SEC Network+. • Seniors Mackenzie Brannan and championship appearances in a row • Alabama’s next home meet comes on Jennie Loeb, junior Abby Armbrecht, • Following the 2017 season, Alabama Friday, Jan. 26 against the Missouri sophomores Peyton Ernst and Shea has advanced to an NCAA–best 23 Tigers. The meet will get underway at Mahoney along with freshman Bailie Super Six Team Finals 7:30 p.m. Key all earned 4.0 GPAs and a place on • Alabama is one of just six teams to win the President’s List for the fall in the fall. an NCAA Championship, taking home THE HEAD COACHES • Juniors Angelina Giancroce, Ari Guerra, the crown in 2012, 2011, 2002, 1996, • Alabama and Georgia are led by head sophomore Maddie Desch and freshmen 1991 and 1988 coaches that have similar backgrounds. Kylie Dickson, Lexi Graber and Alonza • Alabama has also won nine SEC titles, • Both have fi rst–hand knowledge of the Klopfer all earned Dean’s List honors including four of the past nine rivalry as alumnae of the program they (3.5 or better GPA) in the fall. • The Crimson Tide has won an NCAA– lead. • All–Americans and Scholastic All– best 31 regional championships • Dana (Dobransky) Duckworth, in her American seniors Nickie Guerrero and fourth year as the Crimson Tide’s head Kiana Winston posted GPAs better than HOME OPENERS coach, competed for Alabama from 3.25 in the fall. Winston graduated in • The Crimson Tide opens its 2018 home 1990–93. Courtney (Kupets) Carter, is in December with a psychology degree slate on Jan. 12 against Georgia. her fi rst season as the head coach of her while posting a 3.5 career GPA, while Alabama is 48–2–1 in home openers alma mater (2006–09). Guerrero carries a 3.7 GPA while since 1979, a tally that takes into several • Both women were All–Americans and pursuing a double major in fi nance and multi–team meets, including Super 6 CoSIDA Academic All–Americans and accounting. Challenges. Alabama head coach Dana won NCAA individual and team titles at • In addition to Guerrero and Winston, 12 Duckworth is 2–1–0 in home openers. their respective schools. other gymnasts – Armbrecht, Brannan, • Both, coincidently also worked in Desch, Dickson, Ernst, Giancroce, LAST MEET television following graduation, with Graber, Guerra, Key, Klopfer, Loeb and • Alabama opened its season last Friday Duckworth working for NBC during Mahoney – carry career GPAs better (Jan. 5) in Ann Arbor against Michigan, the 1996 Olympic Games and Kupets than 3.5. falling 196.200–195.675. working as an analyst for the SEC Network.

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SEC HONORS TV GUIDE Level 10 Texas State Championships. • Kiana Winston started her senior season • A total of fi ve of the Crimson Tide’s She was also third on the vault and out with two wins on the road at No. 7 regular–season meets will air live seventh in the all–around at the 2016 Michigan, which led to her being named on the SEC Network, while the Tide’s Level 10 Region 3 Championships. The the fi rst Southeastern Conference season–opener at Michigan will air live Spring, Texas, native is a member of Specialist of the Week (1.9.18) of 2018. on ESPNU and another will air on ESPN the National Society of High School • The Ft. Worth, Texas, native won the on a taped delay basis. Scholars. A senior at Texas Connections uneven bars (9.925) and balance beam • All six of the Crimson Tide’s regular– Academy, DeWalt is a four–year honor (9.900) in the Crimson Tide’s season season home meets will also be student. She is the daughter of Ruth and opener. Her uneven bars mark was the streamed online live on SEC Network+. August DeWalt. highest score of the meet on any event. • The Crimson Tide’s home meets against • A three–time member of the United She ranked in the top–fi ve nationally in Georgia (1/12) and Kentucky (2/16) States’ national team, Emily Gaskins both events following the fi rst week of along with its road meets at LSU (1/19), competes for Mary Lee Tracy at the the season. Florida (2/9) and Auburn (2/22) will air Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy. She live on the SEC Network. The Georgia, also earned a place at the 2017 USA WEEK ONE RANKINGS Kentucky, LSU and Auburn meets will World Team Selection Camp. The • Alabama is ranked ninth in the fi rst get underway at 7:30 p.m. CT while the Region 5 Athlete of the Year, she has rankings of 2018 after scoring a 195.675 meet at Florida will begin at 6 p.m. CT. competed for Team USA in Mexico and at Michigan. • In addition to airing live on the SEC Italy, leading the U.S. to team gold each • Team and individual rankings are Network, Alabama’s meet at Florida will time. The Coral Springs, Fla., native is calculated by season average at this re–air on ESPN2 Sunday, Feb. 11 at 7 a senior at Florida Virtual School. She point in the year. p.m. CT. is the daughter of Kimberly and Ronald • The Crimson Tide is fourth on the vault • Alabama’s home meet against Missouri Gaskins. (49.025); sixth on the uneven bars (1/26) will be streamed live on SEC • A fi ve–year Junior Olympic National (49.150); 15th on the balance beam Network+ and will air on a taped delay Championship qualifi er, Griffi n James (48.725) and 18th on the fl oor exercise basis on ESPNU Sunday, Jan. 28 at 9 is coached by Nic and Amanda Tolley at (48.775) p.m. CT. Gymstrada Gymnastics. She is a three– • VAULT – Senior Nickie Guerrero is • The Crimson Tide’s Power of Pink meet time member of the Region 7 All–Star ranked 2nd (9.900) while sophomore against Arkansas (2/2) as well as its team and a fi ve–time Virginia state Shea Mahoney is 14th (9.850) following meet against UNC (2/2) and regular– champion. She was fourth on the vault her fi rst collegiate vault. season fi nale against Oklahoma (3/16) and eighth on the fl oor exercise at the • UNEVEN BARS – Senior Kiana Winston will stream live on SEC Network+, with 2017 J.O. National Championships. The is ranked fourth (9.925) while freshman all three meets getting underway at 7:30 Virginia Beach, Va., native is a member Kylie Dickson is seventh (9.900) p.m. CT. of the National Honor Society and the following her collegiate debut. • Both sessions of the Southeastern Math Honor Society. A senior at First • BALANCE BEAM – Senior Kiana Winston Conference Championships (3/24), Colonial High School, she carries a 4.0 is ranked fourth (9.900) and freshman which will be held in St. Louis will also cumulative grade point average. She is Lexi Graber is 12th (9.875) following her be broadcast live again this season. The the daughter of Anne and Phillip James. fi rst collegiate beam routine. fi rst session, with seeds 5–8, will air on • A 2016 Canadian Olympian, who fi nished the SEC Network starting at 2 p.m. CT, eighth on the vault in Rio, Shallon Olsen 2018 PRESEASON COACHES POLL while the second, featuring seeds 1–4, also fi nished seventh on the vault and • The Alabama gymnastics team, which will air on ESPN2 starting at 6 p.m. CT. 16th on the fl oor exercise at the 2017 opens the 2018 season on Friday, Jan. World Championships. She is coached 5 at Michigan, is ranked fourth in the CRIMSON TIDE ADDS FIVE by Vladimir Lashin and Svetlana Lasina preseason coaches’ poll. • Four gymnasts – Asia DeWalt, Emily at Omega Gymnastics. A member of the • Alabama will face fi ve members of Gaskins, Griffi n James and Shallon Canadian national team since 2010, she the preseason top 10, including No. 1 Olsen – are set to join the Tide for the earned gold on the vault at the 2016 Oklahoma and No. 10 Kentucky at home 2018–19 season. Pacifi c Rim Championships, leading in Coleman Coliseum and No. 2 Florida, • A former Junior International Elite Team Canada to the silver medal. She No. 3 LSU and No. 7 Michigan on the competitor, Asia DeWalt is coached by also earned a silver medal on the fl oor road. Debbie Kaitschuck and Deana Parish at exercise and a bronze on the vault at the • Overall, the Crimson Tide will face nine AIM Athletics. A 2017 Level 10 Texas 2014 Pacifi c Rim Championships while teams in the top 20, including No. 14 State silver medalist on the uneven bars, leading Canada to team silver. The Auburn, No. 16 Georgia, No. 17 Missouri she also fi nished sixth in the all–around Vancouver, British Columbia, native is a and No. 19 Arkansas, giving Alabama at that same meet. In 2016, she was member of the honor roll at Centennial one of the nation’s toughest schedules second on the vault, third on the uneven Secondary School, where she is a again this season. bars and fourth in the all–around at the senior. She is the daughter of Jayne Chow–Olsen and Tony Olsen.

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THE 2018 SEASON

TEAM RESULTS TEAM SCORES Date Ala. Rank Ala. Score Opponent (Rank) Opp. Score Att. Site Vault Bars Beam Floor Totals Overall SEC @Michigan 49.025 49.150 48.725 48.775 195.675 Jan. 5 No. 4 195.675 Micighan (7) 196.200 3,042 Ann Arbor, Mich. 0–1–0 0–0–0 High Scores 49.025 49.150 48.725 48.775 195.675

SEASON HIGH SCORES Gymnast V UB BB FX AA Armbrecht 9.725 – – 9.775 – Childers 9.650 9.725 9.700 9.750 38.825 Desch 9.775 – 9.625 9.725 – Dickson – 9.900 – – – Graber 9.775 – 9.875 – – Guerra – 9.800 – – – Guerrero 9.900 – 9.625 9.750 – Key – – 8.475 – – Loeb – 9.800 – – – Mahoney 9.850 9.050 – 8.800 – Winston – 9.925 9.900 9.775 –

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Abby Armbrecht V UB BB FX A. Giancroce V UB BB FX AA Bailie Key V UB BB FX AA AA @Michigan — 9.725e — — — @Michigan — — 8.475 — — @Michigan 9.725 — 9.150e 9.775 — Career Best — 9.825 — 9.875 — Career Best — — 8.475 — — Career Best 9.875 9.725 9.875 9.775 — Lexi Graber V UB BB FX AA Jennie Loeb V UB BB FX AA Wynter Childers V UB BB FX @Michigan 9.775 — 9.875 — — @Michigan — 9.800 — — — AA Career Best 9.775 — 9.875 — — Career Best — 9.800 — — — @Michigan 9.650 9.725 9.700 9.750 38.825 Career Best 9.900 9.850 9.925 9.875 39.425 Ari Guerra V UB BB FX AA Shea Mahoney V UB BB FX @Michigan — 9.800 — — — AA Maddie Desch V UB BB FX AA Career Best — 9.900 — 9.900 — @Michigan 9.875 9.050 — 8.800 — @Michigan 9.775 — 9.625 9.725 — Career Best 9.875 9.900 — 8.800 — Career Best 9.950 — 9.900 9.950 — Nickie Guerrero V UB BB FX AA Kiana Winston V UB BB FX AA Kylie Dickson V UB BB FX AA @Michigan 9.900 — 9.625 9.750 — @Michigan — 9.925 9.900 9.775 — @Michigan — 9.900 — — — Career Best 9.950 — 9.975 9.900 — Career Best 9.900 9.975 9.975 10.000 39.700 Career Best — 9.900 — — —

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ALABAMA AT MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MICH. | 01.05.18 No. 4 Alabama ______195.675 UA Record – 0–1–0; 0–0–0 SEC No. 7 Michigan ______196.200 Attendance – 3,042

Alabama’s Top Finishers _____ Routines By Class All–Around ______Childers (2nd – 38.825) UA Gymnasts in the competitive lineup _11 Vault______Guerrero (1st – 9.900) Seniors ______3 gymnasts; 7 routines Uneven Bars ______Winston (1st – 9.925) Juniors ______2 gymnasts; 3 routines Balance Beam _____ Winston (1st – 9.900) Sophomores ___ 3 gymnasts; 10 routines Floor Exercise _____Winston (4th – 9.775) Freshman ______3 gymnasts; 4 routines ______Armbrecht (4th – 9.775)

• Alabama opened its season last Friday (Jan. 5) in Ann Arbor against Michigan, falling 196.200–195.675. • The Crimson Tide started the season on the uneven bars, scoring a 49.150, led by a 9.925 from senior Kiana Winston, which would prove to be the highest score of the night on any apparatus. • Freshman Kylie Dickson made her Crimson Tide debut with a 9.9 on the uneven bars while senior Jennie Loeb made her debut in the Tide’s competitive lineup with a 9.8 on the uneven bars, stepping in for the fl u–stricken senior Mackenzie Brannan. • Senior Nickie Guerrero won the vault with a 9.9 while sophomore Shea Mahoney scored a 9.85 in her fi rst career vault in the Tide’s lineup. • Winston also won the balance beam, scoring a 9.9, while freshman Lexi Graber earned a 9.85 for her fi rst Crimson Tide balance beam routine.

No. 4 Alabama at No. 7 Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | 01.05.18

Alabama ______Michigan ______Uneven Bars ______49.150 Vault ______49.025 Wynter Childers ______9.725 Lexi Funk ______9.725 Shea Mahoney ______9.050 Polina Shcennikova ______9.775 Ari Guerra ______9.800 Sydney Townsend ______9.225 Jennie Loeb ______9.800 Paige Zaziski ______9.825 Kylie Dickson ______9.900 Olivia Karas ______9.825 Kiana Winston ______9.925 Emma McLean ______9.875 Running Total ______49.150 Running Total ______49.025

Vault ______49.025 Uneven Bars ______49.225 Wynter Childers ______9.650 Sydney Townsend ______9.850 Maddie Desch ______9.775 Emma McLean ______9.725 Shea Mahoney ______9.850 Polina Shcennikova ______9.875 Lexi Graber ______9.775 Olivia Karas ______9.875 Abby Armbrecht ______9.725 Brianna Brown ______9.900 Nickie Guerrero ______9.900 Paige Zaziski ______9.100 Running Total ______98.175 Running Total ______98.250

Floor Exercise ______48.775 Balance Beam ______48.975 Wynter Childers ______9.750 Olivia Karas ______9.725 Maddie Desch ______9.725 Paige Zaziski ______9.700 Abby Ambrecht ______9.775 Lexi Funk ______9.825 Shea Mahoney ______8.800 Briana Brown ______9.850 Nickie Guerrero ______9.750 Lauren Farley ______9.150 Kiana Winston ______9.775 Lauren Marinez ______9.875 Running Total ______145.950 Running Total ______147.225

Balance Beam ______48.725 Floor Exercise ______48.975 Wynter Childers ______9.700 Lexi Funk ______9.625 Maddie Desch ______9.625 Paige Zaziski ______9.675 Bailie Key ______8.475 Lauren Marinez ______9.675 Lexi Graber ______9.875 Brianna Brown ______9.800 Kiana Winston ______9.900 Olivia Karas ______9.925 Nickie Guerrero ______9.625 Emma McLean ______9.900 TOTAL ______195.675 TOTAL ______196.200

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