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IOWAGYMNASTICS QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS 2013 Schedule............................................ 2 Location: .................................................Iowa City, Iowa 1969 NCAA CHAMPIONS Roster and Pronunciation Guide ................ 3 Founded: ................................................................ 1847 2013 Season Preview.............................. 5-6 Enrollment: .......................................................... 30,893 Head Coach JD Reive ................................ 7 School Colors: ........................................Black and Gold Assistant Coaches ...................................... 8 Nickname:...................................................... Hawkeyes 7 BIG TEN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS Coaching History ........................................ 9 Home Facility: ............................Carver-Hawkeye Arena Meet the Hawkeyes - Returnees ......... 10-21 Conference: ........................................................ Big Ten Meet the Hawkeyes - Newcomers ....... 22-23 President: ................................................... Sally Mason 2012 Season Results ............................... 24 Director of Athletics:.......................................Gary Barta 93 INDIVIDUAL BIG TEN CHAMPIONS Iowa Records............................................ 25 Gymnastics Administrator: ............................Mary Curtis Team Records ..................................... 26-29 Big Ten Network ....................................... 30 University of Iowa ................................ 31-42 COACHING INFORMATION Head Coach..................................JD Rieve (Third Year) Alma Mater/Year .....................................Nebraska/2000 E-Mail Address [email protected] CREDITS Assistant Coach.........................................Ben Ketelsen The 2013 Iowa Hawkeye Men’s Gymnastics Alma Mater .......................................................... Iowa/2011 Media Guide is a publication of the University E-Mail Address [email protected] of Iowa. The guide was written, designed and Assistant Coach.................................... Michael Heredia edited by Kasie Collins and Patrick Sojka of Alma Mater ............................................Oklahoma/2012 the UI Athletic Communications Department. E-Mail Address ................. [email protected] Designed by Mindy Gardner and Patrick Gymnastics Secretary: ..............................Joyce Rossie Sojka. Photographs provided by Dave Bress Gymnastics Office Phone: ........................319-335-9743 and Mindy Gardner. MEDIA INFORMATION Men’s Gymnastics Contact ........................ Kasie Collins UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Athletic Communications Phone.............(319) 335-9411 ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT E-Mail Address ....................... [email protected] MISSION STATEMENT Web Address .................................. hawkeyesports.com The mission of the Department of Athletics is to provide the administrative and coaching support, facilities, resources, and equipment necessary for student-athletes to graduate from The University of Iowa while participating in broad-based championship caliber athletic competition. The overall well-being of the participant and integrity of the program will be paramount in all that we do. PAGE 1 IOWAGYMNASTICS 2013 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time 1/19/13 at Windy City Invitational Chicago, Ill. 7:30 pm 1/25/13 at Metroplex Challege Fort Worth, Texas 7 pm 2/2/13 Oklahoma Iowa City, Iowa 5 pm 2/7/13 at Winter Cup Challenge Las Vegas, Nev. TBA 2/9/13 at Winter Cup Challenge Las Vegas, Nev. TBA 2/8/13 Minnesota * Iowa City, Iowa 7 pm 2/16/13 at Illinois * Champaign, Ill. 4 pm 2/23/13 Nebraska * Iowa City, Iowa 5 pm 3/2/13 at Minnesota * Minneapolis, Minn. 7 pm 3/16/13 at Nebraska * Lincoln, Neb. 7 pm 3/30/13 Illinois-Chicago Iowa City, Iowa 5 pm 4/5/13 at Big Ten Championships Minneapolis, Minn. TBA 4/6/13 at Big Ten Championships Minneapolis, Minn. TBA 4/19/13 at NCAA Championships University Park, Pa. TBA 4/20/13 at NCAA Championships University Park, Pa. TBA 4/21/13 at NCAA Championships Univeristy Park, Pa. TBA All times listed Central * Conference event PAGE 2 IOWAGYMNASTICS 2013 ROSTER Name Yr. Gymnastics Club Coach Hometown * Lance Alberhasky So. Iowa Gym-Nest Brad Virkler Iowa City, Iowa William Albert So. Mississagua Gymnastics Chris Foo Hamilton, Ontario *** Javier Balboa Sr. Club Gymnastic Filiberto Ramirez Monterrey, Mexico *** Todd Becker Sr. Prestige Gymnastics Chuck Williams Lancaster, Pa. Jack Boyle Fr. Premier Gymnastics Academy Paul Evatt/Spencer Slaton/Dave Masciola Naperville, Ill. ** Angelo Bronzino Jr. Bartlett Gymnastics Chris McKee/Dave Masciola Aurora, Ill. Cyrus Dobre-Mofid Fr. (RS) Hanover YMCA Vladimir Korolev Hagerstown, Md. * Brandon Field So. Rosehill College David Phillips Papakura, New Zealand Elias Flores Fr. Studio West Gymnastics Heinz Schulmeister Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. *** Anton Gryshayev Sr. 5280 Gymnastics Vladimir Artemev Littleton, Colo. Mitchell Landau So. Iowa Gym-Nest Brad Virkler Iowa City, Iowa Eric Lofstrom Fr. Buffalo Grove Gymnastics Center Kelly Crumley/John Karmecy/Leo Krivitsky Mundelein, Ill. Matt Loochtan Fr. Buffalo Grove Gymnastics Center Leo Krivitskiy/Yevhen Vovkiv/John Karmecy Hawthorn Woods, Ill. ** Jack McClay Jr. Swiss Turners Andrei Kan/ Brad LeClaire Kenosha, Wis. *** Matt McGrath Sr. Bartlett Gymnastics Chris McKee Wheaton, Ill. Emmanuel Monroy Fr. World Olympic Gymnastics Academy Pavel Sadovsky Plano, Texas DelVecchio Orozco Fr. Buffalo Grove Gymnastics Center John Karmecy/Leo Krivitsky Des Plaines, Ill. *** Broderick Shemansky Sr. Champions Academy Zane Negritch Los Gatos, Calif. Doug Sullivan Fr. St. Charles Gymnastics Academy Chris Mckee/Tom Wirth/Brian Lupo Aurora, Ill. Paul Wood Fr. Gold Medal Gymnastics Tim Dagget Hardwick, Mass. * indicates letters won PRONUNCIATION GUIDE BREAKDOWN BY CLASS FRESHMAN (9) SOPHOMORES (4) JUNIORS (2) SENIORS (5) Javier Balboa: bal-BOUGH-uh Jack Boyle Lance Alberhasky Angelo Bronzino Javier Balboa Cyrus Dobre-Mofid William Albert Jack McClay Todd Becker Cyrus Dobre-Mofid: DOUGH-bray MAH-fid Elias Flores Brandon Field Anton Gryshayev David Dyckman: DIK-man Eric Lofstrom Mitchell Landau Matt McGrath Matt Loochtan Broederick Shemansky Anton Gryshayev: grah-SHY-ev 2013 ROSTER Emmanuel Monroy Mitchell Landau: LAND-ow DelVecchio Orozco Doug Sullivan JD Reive: REEVE Paul Wood PAGE 3 IOWAGYMNASTICS SEASON PREVIEW HAWKEYES READY TO REACH NEXT LEVEL BY BRADY JOHNSON When JD Reive first accepted the head coaching job for the Iowa men’s gymnastics team, his first two tasks were as arduous as they were ambitious. Reive hoped to change the culture and the expectations of a program that had fallen on hard times. After two years of tireless work, the Hawkeyes are on the verge of meeting those two goals. Iowa enters the 2013 season with a sense of excitement stemming from a talented lineup, a new mentality and JAVIER BALBOA JAVIER BECKER TODD SENIOR goals that are higher than any other team has set during Reive’s tenure. SENIOR “This is the transition that we have been waiting for,” said Reive. “We’ve been waiting for a group of kids who are ready to change Iowa gymnastics, put us back on the map and to be on top of the podium. This is a team that realizes that, and is ready to go out and do it. We’re all very excited about the expectations this season.” In his first two years with the team, Reive implemented a new training regimen and a new vision for Iowa gymnastics. The process was challenging for both the gymnasts and coaches, but all the progress is close to paying off. Iowa enters the season with 13 returning letterwinners, and the emergence of a deep and talented freshmen class. The blend of the team consists of gymnasts with different experience levels and specialties, but the same goals. ANTON GRYSHAYEV ANTON SENIOR BRODERICK SHEMANSKY BRODERICK SENIOR “The goals that the team set this year are the exact same as mine, which is phenomenal,” said Reive. “They want to be a top-three Big Ten team and a team that advances to the team finals of the NCAA Championships. It’s something that they need to work very hard to achieve, but it’s doable and they really want it.” The Hawkeyes will be led by a senior class in which Reive sees a number of potential All-Americans, including Javier Balboa, Anton Gryshayev, Matt McGrath and Brody Shemansky. Shemansky returns from a first team All-Big Ten campaign last year, while McGrath was an All-American on vault in 2011 and could reach the same accolades on vault and floor exercise this year. Balboa is an all-arounder that can contend in multiple events, and Gryshayev is the top-performer Iowa has arguably ever had on rings. Senior Todd Becker, juniors Angelo Bronzino and Jack McClay, and sophomore Lance Alberhasky, round out the Hawkeyes that are expected to lead the team. MATT MCGRATH MATT BRONZINO ANGELO SENIOR JUNIOR PAGE 5 IOWAGYMNASTICS SEASON PREVIEW “The upperclassmen have made great strides from last season to now in terms of work ethic, commitment and discipline to their training,” said Reive. “It’s nice for me to look across the board as they keep improving and say, `wow, these guys are going to put up some big scores.’” While Iowa relied heavily on its proven upperclassmen in past years and needed high scores from them to be successful, this year’s upperclassmen are being pushed by the newcomers. The Hawkeyes have 12 underclassmen, seven of