Georgia Gymnastics 1987 • 1989 • 1993 • 1998 • 1999 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 10 Ncaa Championships • 16 Sec Championships • 40 Ncaa Individual Titles
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National Champions GEORGIA GYMNASTICS 1987 • 1989 • 1993 • 1998 • 1999 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 10 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS • 16 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS • 40 NCAA INDIVIDUAL TITLES 2013 SCHEDULE #6 GEORGIA (5-4, 3-0 SEC) at #18 KENTUCKY (4-3, 2-2 SEC) Date Opponent TV Time/Result Friday, Feb. 8 • 7 p.m. ET • Memorial Coliseum (8,500) • Lexington, Ky. J5 #4 Oklahoma CSS L, 196.450-195.425 Television: CSS (Melissa Lee and Courtney Oros; airs Feb. 12 at 9 p.m. ET) J11 at #12 Arkansas* CST W, 196.200-195.575 Live Audio: www.georgiadogs.com (Kevin Copp & Cassidy McComb) J18 #24 Auburn* CSS W, 196.050-195.700 Gym Dogs Travel To Kentucky J21 #10 Stanford W, 197.000-195.400 Sixth-ranked Georgia will travel to No. 18 Kentucky for a 7 p.m. meet on Friday. J26 Metroplex Challenge 4th, 196.775 The Gym Dogs are coming off a season-high score of 197.500 in the win over Ala- F2 #5 Alabama* FSN W, 197.500-196.950 bama last Saturday at Stegeman Coliseum, while Kentucky dropped a home meet F8 at #18 Kentucky* CSS 7:00 p.m. to LSU, 195.875-195.250. F16 #1 Florida* FSN 4:00 p.m. The meet features two former Nebraska assistants now holding head coaching F22 at Missouri* 7:30 p.m. jobs in the SEC. UGA coach Danna Durante was an assistant at NU from 2003-11, M1 at #8 LSU* ESPNU 8:00 p.m. while UK coach Tim Garrison was an assistant for the Huskers from 2007-11. M9 #7 Utah CSS 6:00 p.m. M17 at #24 NC State 1:00 p.m. Georgia-Kentucky History M23 SEC Championship ESPNU 3:00/7:00 p.m. This marks the 74th all-time meeting between Georgia and Kentucky with the A6 NCAA Regional TBA Gym Dogs holding a 73-0 advantage. This is the eighth dual meet between the two A19 NCAA Prelims TBA schools in Lexington. A20 NCAA Super Six ESPN3 TBA Last year, Georgia defeated Kentucky in Athens, 196.575-194.350, then again in A21 NCAA Event Finals ESPN3 TBA the SEC Championship with a 196.575. The Gym Dogs beat the Wildcats 195.550- *SEC meet 195.000 on their last visit to Lexington in 2011. Metroplex Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas SEC Championship in North Little Rock, Ark. Couch Makes Big Return NCAA Regionals on campus sites Senior Noel Couch made her season debut last week against Alabama. The all- NCAA Championships in Los Angeles, Calif. arounder competed on beam and served as the floor anchor, and scored a 9.875 on All Times Eastern both events. The Towaco, N.J., native missed the first five meets of the season after GEORGIA GYMNASTICS she suffered a thumb injury leading up to the season opener against Oklahoma on Jan. 5. A four-time All-American, Couch competed in the all-around in every meet in Head Coach Danna Durante (First Season) 2011 and 2012. Assistant Coach Jay Hogue (First Season) Assistant Coach Philip Ogletree (First Season) Noteworthy Facility Stegeman Coliseum (10,224) Georgia posted season-highs on vault (49.475) and beam (49.425) last week All-Time Record 990-201-9 (41 seasons) against Alabama, and its 49.325 mark on floor was the second-highest score of All-Americans 331 honors; 66 gymnasts the season...Georgia’s 49.425 on bars at the Metroplex Challenge on Feb. 26 was SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS its highest road bars score since a 49.425 at the 2009 NCAA Super Six in Lincoln, Neb...In each of the first five dual meets, Georgia has posted the highest team score Gymnastics Contact Ben Beaty ([email protected]) on three out of four events...Cat Hires is the only Gym Dog to compete in the all- Office Phone (706) 542-1621 around this season. She was in the lineup on all four events in the season-opener Fax (706) 542-9339 against Oklahoma...Chelsea Davis has placed first on bars in the all six meets, Website www.georgiadogs.com including a 9.95 at Metroplex and against Auburn. That is the highest score on any Mailing Address P.O. Box 1472, Athens, Ga. 30603 event by a Georgia gymnast this season, equaling the scores last week by Brandie Jay on vault and Kaylan Earls on beam. Earls Named SEC Specialist Of The Week Kaylan Earls was named SEC Specialist of the Week on Tuesday after her perfor- mance against Alabama. The junior from Chicago claimed her first beam title with facebook.com/georgiabulldogs a career-high 9.95, then scored a 9.875 on floor. It was the third straight week the twitter.com/ugagymnastics SEC has honored a Georgia gymnast. Brittany Rogers was named SEC Freshman of the Week last week after Brandie Jay previously claimed the honor. The Danna Durante File Rankings • Seventh head coach in Georgia Georgia moved up two spots to No. 6 with a 196.492 average in this week’s rankings. The Gym Dogs are ranked second in the country with a 49.279 bars aver- gymnastics history age, third on vault (49.308), eighth on beam (48.971) and 15th on floor (48.933). • Native of Tulsa, Okla. Individually, Chelsea Davis is ranked No. 1 on the uneven bars with a 9.908 • Graduated from Arizona State average. Freshman Brittany Rogers is tied for 13th with a 9.863. On vault, Rogers University and was an All-Pac-10 is tied with teammate Lindsey Cheek for 22nd with a 9.879 average, while Brandie gymnast for the Sun Devils from Jay (9.875) is tied for 24th. 1992-95 Noel Couch made her season debut on Saturday with a pair of 9.875s to tie • Qualified for the 1988 U.S. for ninth nationally on beam and 16th on floor. Shayla Worley is ranked 11th on Olympic Trials beam with a 9.871, while Kaylan Earls is ranked 16th with a 9.858. Earls scored a • Two-time member of the U.S. Gymnastics Federation career-high 9.95 on beam in the win over the Crimson Tide. Senior Christa Tanella is National team in 1988 and 1990 ranked 22nd on floor with a 9.867. • Assistant coach at the University of Washington from 1998-2002 • 1999 and 2002 West Regional Assistant Coach of Up Next the Year Georgia will return home to face the top-ranked Florida Gators Saturday, Feb. 16 • Assistant coach at Nebraska from 2003-06, then at 4 p.m. It will serve as the Gym Dogs’ annual Pinkout Meet. served as Nebraska’s associate head coach from 2007-2011 GEORGIA-KENTUCKY COMPARISON • 2007 National Assistant Coach of the Year Georgia Kentucky • Served as California Berkeley’s head coach in 2012 Overall Team Average 196.492 195.240 • Coached with the Arizona Sunrays and Royal (Fla.) Team Vault Average 49.308 48.830 Gymnastics Club from 1996-97 Team Bars Average 49.279 48.725 • Served as a USAG Elite Level Judge from 1996-2000 Team Beam Average 48.971 48.785 Team Floor Average 48.933 48.900 Overall Team High 197.500 195.525 YEAR RECORD CONF. FINISH NATIONAL FINISH Team Vault High 49.475 48.975 2012 4-14-0 8th - Team Bars High 49.425 49.000 2013 5-4-0 Team Beam High 49.425 49.000 Overall 9-18-0 (.333) Team Floor High 49.375 48.975 2013 GEORGIA ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATIONS Name Class Height Hometown / High School (Club) Bekah Bennetts Junior 5-6 Woodstock, Ga. / Sequoyah (Georgia All-Star Gymnastics) Mary Beth Box Freshman 5-2 Calhoun, Ga. / Calhoun (Cartersville Twister) Kati Breazeal (Brazil) Senior 5-5 Allen, Texas / Allen (WOGA) Lindsey Cheek Junior 5-5 Watkinsville, Ga. / Oconee County (Georgia Elite Gymnastics) Noel Couch Senior 5-3 Towaco, N.J. / DePaul Catholic (North Stars) Chelsea Davis Sophomore 5-1 Austin, Texas / iSchool (Texas Dreams Gymnastics) Kaylan Earls Junior 5-0 Chicago, Ill. / Christa McAuliffe School of Arts (Arena Gymnastics) Cat Hires Junior 5-5 Tampa, Fla. / H.B. Plant (LaFleur’s) Demetria Hunte (Hunt) Sophomore 5-4 Alpharetta, Ga. / Alpharetta (Imagine Gymnastics) Brandie Jay Freshman 5-1 Fort Collins, Colo. / Rocky Mountain (GK’s Gymnastics) Whitney Kirby Sophomore 5-1 Claremont, N.C. / Christian Family Academy (Shooting Stars Gymnastics) Sarah Persinger (PUR-sing-er) Sophomore 5-5 Mt. Holly, N.C. / East Gaston (Southeastern Gymnastics) Camille Pfister (FIST-er) Sophomore 5-3 Kennesaw, Ga. / Kennesaw Mountain (Gymnastics Academy of Atlanta) Brittany Rogers Freshman 5-3 Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada / Terry Fox Senior Secondary (Omega Gymnastics) Christa Tanella (tuh-NELL-uh) Senior 5-4 Lucas, Texas / Homeschool (WOGA) Anysia Unick (uh-NIECE-e-uh YOU-nick) Freshman 5-4 Calgary, Alberta, Canada / Bishop Carroll (Calgary Gymnastics Center) Shayla Worley Senior 5-2 Orlando, Fla. / Boone (Orlando Metro Gymnastics) Head Coach: Danna Durante (DAN-uh du-RAN-tee) Intern: Cassidy McComb Assistant Coaches: Jay Hogue (Hohg), Philip Ogletree Managers: Laura Moffatt, Mariel Box Athletic Trainer: Anna Randa Student Athletic Trainer: Olivia Hale Massage Therapist: Stacia Fuller Program Specialist: Donna Hallman Administrative Associate: Katie Dodson GymInfo Top 25 (Feb. 4) Team Vault Rankings The Last Time Georgia... Rk Team RQS AVG Rk Team AVG RQS Won a home dual meet 1. Florida - 197.135 1. Florida 49.410 - 2/2/13 vs. #5 Alabama (197.500-196.950) 2. LSU 49.320 - 2. Oklahoma - 197.025 Won a road dual meet 3. Georgia 49.308 - 3. Michigan - 196.855 1/11/13 at #12 Arkansas (196.200-195.775) 4.