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KENTUCKY GYMNASTICS 2010 | TABLEOFCONTENTS
General Information UNIVERSITYINFO MEDIASERVICES 1 ...... Table of Contents/Quick Facts 2 ...... Unmatched Success Location ...... Lexington, Ky. The 2010 Kentucky 3 ...... NCAA/SEC Founded ...... 1865 gymnastics media guide is intended to answer any ques- Enrollment ...... 27,000 4-5 ...... Fantastic Facilities tions you might have about 6 ...... Strength and Conditioning Nickname/Colors ...... Wildcats/Blue & White the upcoming season and 7 ...... Excite Night Affiliation ...... NCAA Division I assist you in your coverage of Conference ...... Southeastern the team throughout the year. 8-9 ...... University of Kentucky Home Court ...... Memorial Coliseum Questions about the 2010 Maria Zumdick 10-11 ...... CATS team should be directed to GYM Contact Capacity ...... 8,500 12 ...... CATSPY’s Maria Zumdick in the Ken- President ...... Dr. Lee T. Todd Jr. 13 ...... Lexington, Ky. tucky Media Relations office at (859) 257-3838. We Athletics Director ...... Mitch Barnhart look forward to assisting you in your coverage of our 14 ...... Lee T. Todd/Mitch Barnhart Senior Women’s Admin...... Lisa Peterson program. Faculty Representative ...... Joseph L. Fink III 2010 Gymnastics Ticket Office Phone ...... (859) 257-1818 Interviews All media interviews with student-athletes and Head Coach ...... Hajile “Mo” Mitchell 16-17 ...... Season Outlook coaches at the University of Kentucky must be 18-19 ...... 2009 Opponents Alma Mater ...... Houston, 1995 coordinated through the media relations office. Overall Record ...... 59-100 (six years) 20-21 ...... Head Coach Hajile “Mo” Mitchell Please make all requests for interviews at least 24 Record at UK ...... Same hours before the desired interview time to Maria 22-23 ...... Assistant Coaches Assistant Coach ...... Chuck Dickerson Zumdick. Please allow two-days notice for any tele- 24 ...... Support Staff phone interview. Assistant Coach ...... Heather Hite Contact Information Meet the Wildcats Gymnastics Contact: Maria Zumdick 26-27 ...... Jacque Behrendt TEAMINFO Office Phone: (859) 257-3838 28-29 ...... Caitlyn Ciokajlo Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/3 FAX: (859) 323-4310 30-31 ...... Hillary Ferguson E-Mail: [email protected] 32-33 ...... Emily Green Top Returnees: Hillary Ferguson, Emily Green, Jasmine Minion, Whitney Rose. Emilie Rymer Credits 34-35 ...... Jasmine Minion The guide was written and compiled by Sara 36-37 ...... Andrea Mitchell Newcomers: 3 - Caitlyn Ciokajlo, Rachel Reichbaum and Maria Zumdick. 38-39 ...... Storey Morris Sarnovsky, Caitlin Satkowiak 40-41 ...... Jamie Reimann Photography by: David Coyle 42-43 ...... Phylicia Reshard Key Losses: 3 - Bridget Carreiro, Heather Hite, Covers/Design/Layout by: Kim Troxall Natalie Rubinstein 44-45 ...... Whitney Rose Printing: Welch Printing 46-47 ...... Emilie Rymer 48-49 ...... Rachel Sarnovsky ON THE COVER 50-51 ...... Caitlin Satkowiak 52-53 ...... Colleen Williams This year's cover features the 2010 Kentucky gymnastics team. The 54-55 ...... Wildcats Off the Mat Wildcats lost three seniors after last season, but add three freshmen to 56 ...... Roster and Travel this year's squad.
History & Records 58-59 ...... Season in Review 60 ...... Team Results Chart 61 ...... Departed Seniors 62-68 ...... UK Year-by-Year Results 69 ...... Record Book 70 ...... All-Time Letterwinners
71 ...... UK Gymnastics Honors In 2007 and 2009 the Kentucky gymnastics media guide was judged “Best in the Nation” by the College 72 ...... 2009 Seniors Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
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KENTUCKY GYMNASTICS 2010 | EXCELLENCE UNMATCHED SUCCESS of Kentucky Gymnastics
Kentucky gymnastics has enjoyed a rich tradition of excellence both on and off the mat. Since the program began in 1981, the Wildcats have accumulated:
• Eight NCAA Individual Championship Titles • Six All-America Honors • Nine Individual Southeastern Conference
Aronda Primault was Championships UK’s last All-America • One SEC Athlete of the Year Awards selection in 2002 Jenny Hansen was an • Five SEC Freshman of the Year Awards eight-time NCAA Champion for the Wildcats and in • 121 Academic All-SEC selections 2006 was named the most outstanding gymnast over • One Freshman All-SEC team selection the past 25 years in NCAA • Three Honda-Broderick Sport Award winners championship competition 2009 NATIONAL HOME Always a Crowd Favorite ATTENDANCE RANKINGS Rank Team Avg. • Kentucky has ranked in the nation’s top-15 in attendance in each of the past six 1 Utah 13861 seasons. 2 Alabama 10484 3 Georgia 9727 • UK has recorded top-15 final attendance rankings in four of the past six years. 4 Florida 5704 • Kentucky was 10th in the nation in attendance during the 2008 season, averaging 5 Oregon State 4092 2,421 fans per home meet. 6 LSU 3733 7 Auburn 3626 8 UCLA 3293 9 Southern Utah 2805 10 Arkansas 2587 11 Missouri 2398 12 Michigan 2396 13 Iowa State 2320 14 N.C. State 2130 15 Kentucky 1856
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KENTUCKY GYMNASTICS 2010 | NCAA&SEC The Best of the Best THENCAA&SECEXPERIENCE The Southeastern Conference is widely regarded as the most dominating gymnastics conference SEC NOTES in the NCAA. Since the inaugural NCAA Championship in 1982, the SEC has had at least one team • Georgia won its 10th national championship and fifth in a in all 28 national championship meets, with Florida being one of only two row in 2009 and brought home the SEC’s 14th overall title. teams nationally (Utah is the other) to have appeared at all 19 contests • In 1998 the SEC entered the record book as the only con- prior to the Gators barely missing the cut in 2000. The SEC has also ference to sweep the top three spots at the NCAA meet had at least one team finish in the Top-10 in the NCAA since 1982. (Georgia, Florida, Alabama). The SEC entered the record books • 2009 marked the 25th consecutive year that the SEC at the 1998 NCAA Championships, placed at least two teams in the final top five and the 17th becoming the only conference in consecutive year placing three in the top 10. A record five women’s collegiate gymnastics to SEC teams advanced to the Super Six in 2009. sweep the top three spots. Georgia • 19 times in the past 25 years the SEC has placed at least won its fourth championship title with four teams in the Top 10 at the NCAA meet, including the largest margin of victory in over 10 1991,1993, 2008 and 2009 when five teams were ranked. years. The Bulldogs outdistanced sec- • SEC leads all Division I conferences in NCAA Individual ond-place Florida who finished just titles with 74. ahead of Alabama. It marked the 12th • Georgia leads all Division I schools in NCAA Individual consecutive year that the SEC placed titles with 38. at least two teams in the final top five. • The SEC was awarded 28 first team All-American honors in 2009.
The Kentucky gymnastics team is synonymous with making postseason appearances. The Wildcats, who have made five consecutive NCAA Central Regional appearances, have qualified for regionals in 21 of the last 28 years. In 1990, Amie Winn became UK’s first regional all-around champion. Winn also earned the vault championship the same year. In 1994, Jenny Hansen took center stage as she claimed first place on the vault and floor to become the school’s second regional all-around champion. Her 10.0 on the vault was only the third such score in the meet’s history. She would go on to claim another vault championship in 1995 along with second-place finishes on the beam and in the all-around, as well as third place on the bars. In 1996, Hansen placed second on vault and floor. Though the 2010 gymnasts are attempting to earn their first-ever trip to the NCAA Nationals as a team, several Wildcats have had individual success at the national level. In 2002, sophomore Aronda Primault became just the third gymnast in school history to earn All-America status. KENTUCKYNCAAREGIONALRESULTS
Year Place Score Region 1982 seventh 131.80 Midwest 1985 sixth 167.50 Southeast 1986 fourth 180.40 Southeast 1988 fourth 183.450 Southeast 1989 fifth 182.800 Southeast 1990 third 188.825 Southeast 1992 fifth 185.075 Southeast 1993 fourth 190.800 Southeast 1994 fourth 190.825 Southeast 1995 fourth 192.000 Southeast 1996 third 193.925 Southeast 1997 fifth 192.875 Southeast 1998 fifth 192.150 Southeast 1999 sixth 191.825 Southeast 2001 fourth 195.150 Southeast 2002 fifth 194.225 Southeast 2005 fourth 193.325 Central Jenny Hansen 2006 fourth 194.075 Central 2007 sixth 194.025 Central 2008 fifth 194.950 Central 2009 sixth 195.000 Central 3 2-7.qxp:2004 Gymnastics Master.qxd 11/18/09 4:50 PM Page 4
KENTUCKY GYMNASTICS 2010 | FACILITIES FANTASTIC FACILITIES of Kentucky Gymnastics
Since the program’s inception, historic Memorial Coliseum has served as the home of the Kentucky gymnastics program. In addition, the Wildcats have their own exclusive practice facility in the Nutter Field House, so they never have to worry about sharing practice time with any other team. The Kentucky gymnastics facilities at Memorial Coliseum have undergone a complete transformation. New gymnastics facilities include:
• A new locker room overlooking the Memorial Coliseum court. • A new team room, exclusively for the gymnastics team, that features room to meet, study or relax, adjacent to the squad’s locker room in Memorial Coliseum. • New offices for the Kentucky gymnastics coaches overlooking the Memorial Coliseum floor. • A brand-new state-of-the art athletic training room adjacent to the court and locker room.
“I love our new facilities. They show a continued commitment from the administration to our program. The new locker room and team room really make the athletes feel special.” — Head Coach Mo Mitchell
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KENTUCKY GYMNASTICS 2010 | HOMECOURTADVANTAGE Home of Champions MEMORIALCOLISEUM
Memorial Coliseum served as the host of the 1991 Southeastern Conference Gymnastics Championships and the 1997 NCAA Southeast Regional. It was also recently named the host site for the 2010 NCAA Lexington Regional Championships.
• The Wildcats host each of their meets in Memorial Coliseum, the home of the team since the program’s inception in 1981. • Attendance at home meets in Memorial Coliseum has ranked in the top-15 in the nation over the past six seasons, including top- 10 attendance rankings in four of those years. • New in 2007, Memorial Coliseum features a brand-new state-of- the-art locker room, team room and coaches’ offices. • A new video board and scoreboard were installed in 2007 and a sound system was added in 2008. • Completed in 1950 at a cost of $3,995,000, the building serves as a memorial to the more than 10,000 Kentuckians who lost their lives in battle. • The Coliseum covers an entire city block and has as much space as a seven-story office building. • The building also houses the Center for Academic and Tutorial Services (CATS), a $2.4 million facility which opened in 1998 and is fully dedicated to ensuring the academic success of the Wildcats.
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KENTUCKY GYMNASTICS 2010 | TRAINING Emphasizing First-Class Development
UK OLYMPIC SPORT TRAINING PHILOSOPHY:
STRENGTH& 1. Development of core strength. Imagine the body as a three-link chain with the head and arms being one link, the torso / trunk being the second link and the legs being the third link. If the core (trunk / torso) link is weak or inflexible, there is little chance of maximizing CONDITIONING potential because all body movements stem from the core. 2. Train using ground-based, multi-joint lifting vs. machine (isolation) lifting. Most athletes participate in stand up power sports using many muscle groups at once. The emphasis of training should be on total body athleticism and flexibility rather than having body weight supported by a machine and forcing isolation of just one muscle group. By incorporating ground-based lifts and exercises that focus on the total body, the athlete becomes more prepared to use his/her whole body in sport skills.
3. Train for power (which results in increased speed). Power = (Mass Moved x Distance) / Time The less time it takes to move a mass a certain distance, the higher the output. As seen in the above formula, an increase in speed of movement results in an increase in power.
4. Train athleticism. Many factors are included in athleticism: strength, power, speed, agility, flexibility, coordination, fitness level and mental toughness are just a few. It is the goal to maximize an ath- lete’s overall athleticism.
TYPICALTRAININGSCHEDULE 5. Train as a team. When teams train together, it provides another opportunity Monday - 6:30-7:30 a.m. - Spinning; 1-4 p.m. - Practice to develop chemistry, teamwork, leadership skills and a compet- Tuesday - 1-4 p.m. - Practice/Weights itive environment. Within this competitive environment, teams Wednesday - 6:30-7:30 a.m. - Cardio; NO PRACTICE can work on mental toughness, attacking the weights and main- Thursday - 1-4 p.m. - Practice/In gym conditioning circuit taining a positive attitude. By enabling athletes to work on these Friday - 6:30-7:30 a.m. - Spinning; 1-4 p.m. - Practice/Weights things as a team, it helps to promote a stronger sense of unity, therefore making it harder to “fold” under pressure. Saturday - OFF Sunday - 1-3 p.m. - Team Meeting/Cardio 6. Make workouts short and intense. There are many philosophies on how to get athletes stronger, faster and more flexible. But, when combined, all these philosophies have the same three underlying principles: 1. The workouts should be highly organized; 2. The workouts should be short in duration; 3. The workouts should be extremely intense. The following are recommendations for athletes concerning days and times of strength training (including warmups): • In-season: 2-4 days /week; 25-45 mins /workout; • Post-season: 3-4 days /week; 45-60 mins /workout; • Pre-season: 3-4 days /week; 30-60 mins /workout.
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KENTUCKY GYMNASTICS 2010 | EXCITENIGHT The Wildcats Start Off The Season In Style EXCITE NIGHT
It’s the most “exciting” night of the year… and it’s on January 9, 2010. The 26th annu- al UK Gymnastics Excite Night brings in excellent gymnastics talent, an amazing atmosphere and thrilling moments for many fans in Central Kentucky. This year will be no different and is predicted to be quite the “circus” as the Wildcats take on Texas 2 0 1 0 Woman’s University in Memorial Coliseum. This year’s circus theme is sure to enter- tain Wildcat fans of all ages. With several aerial performances and circus-themed activities, fans are encouraged to arrive early and get their seats to find out what’s under the Big Top! Kentucky expects this year’s Excite Night to be one of the biggest and best in the history of the event. Last season, the Wildcats performed in front of several thou- sand Big Blue fans. The doors to the event open at 5:30 pm with events starting at 6:30 p.m. ET. Ken- tucky and TWU square off at 7:00 p.m. ET. Numerous UK prizes will be given away throughout the evening and the entire team will sign autographs following the meet.
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KENTUCKYGYMNASTICS 2010 | SEEBLUE UNIVERSITYOF KENTUCKY UK’s innovative President, Dr. Lee T. Todd, Jr., is executing a plan to make UK one of the nation’s Top-20 public universities.
• The University of Kentucky is very diverse. UK students represent 115 countries, all 50 states and every county in the Com- monwealth. • UK has 200 majors and degree programs in 17 academic and professional colleges available. This gives students the ability to change or specialize in any area of study.
Location: Lexington, Ky. Founded: 1865 Enrollment: 27,000 President: Dr. Lee T. Todd Jr.
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KENTUCKYGYMNASTICS 2010 | SEEBLUE
• UK Athletics spends approximately $1.5 million each year for academic support of student-athletes.
• UK is ranked first among the nation’s top 20 universities for small class size (90% of classes include 40 students or less). • The W.T. Young Library is located in • UK is one of only seven universities in the middle of campus and has the the U.S. that have programs in agricul- largest book endowment among pub- ture, engineering, law, medicine and • UK is in the midst of a $2.5 billion lic universities, ranked second only to pharmacy on a single campus. building program that will further Harvard among all universities. • UK has been rated as one of the 100 enhance the university’s standing as best colleges for African-American one of the best medical facilities in the students. country.
9 KENTUCKYGYMNASTICS 2010 | ACADEMICPRIORITY CATS Ohio Casualty Center for Academic & Tutorial Services
The University of Kentucky has made a commitment to put the student-athlete at the heart of the program. The cornerstone of that commitment lies in the academic success of the University’s student-athletes. And at UK, that success stems from the resources within the Ohio Casualty Group’s Center for Academic and Tutorial Services (CATS). UK opened CATS in 1981, the nation’s first academic center dedicated exclusively to student-athletes. Over the years, as the services offered by CATS have grown, so did the need for additional space. As a result, UK built a new facility - the Ohio Casualty Center for Academic and Tuto- rial Services, thanks to a one-million dollar grant from the Ohio Casualty Insurance Group. The Ohio Casualty Center opened in 1998 at a total cost of $2.4 million.
10 KENTUCKYGYMNASTICS 2010 | ACADEMICPRIORITY
Much of the credit for UK’s academic success community. UK has budgeted more than $1,000,000 goes to the Athletics Association’s academic support for the operation of CATS in the coming year. system - the Center for Academic and Tutorial Ser- “We are extremely proud of what we have vices, or simply, “CATS.” accomplished in the academic arena,” Bradley says. CATS, constructed in Memorial Coliseum, “The CATS program is focused on winning in the includes: classroom. We look at each student-athlete’s individ- • 20,000 square feet of space - more than ual needs, set goals, and develop strategies to attain double the size of the former CATS facility; those goals. Our center provides our student-ath- Bob Bradley Associate Athletics Director • a computer room housing 35 computers; letes with a definite advantage over student-athletes • a study area which accommodates 90-100 at many other institutions. Our goal is to show that people; we care about the student as well as the athlete.” • 24 tutoring rooms; For the CATS staff, showing you care means • a career development and life skills resource more than helping athletes maintain eligibility, gradu- Barbara Deniston center; ate, or win awards. The academics staff also pre- Director of Academic • a community outreach office; and pares student-athletes for life after college with the Services • offices for the staff. Wildcat Career Development Program. Certainly, a facility is a good start, but any pro- The Career Development Program helps stu- Mike Haley gram - especially in academics - is only as good as dent-athletes look to the future through a step-by- Director of Advising the people who run it. And UK is fortunate to have step process which includes: Services outstanding leaders in its academics support system. • Mentoring and internships, which help Bob Bradley, Associate Athletics Director for Stu- determine career interests; dent Services, oversees the CATS program. Bradley • career counseling; was named National Academic Advisor of the Year in • resume writing; and Amy Craiglow Academic Counselor 1989 and 1992. In 2000 he was selected as the • forming a career plan. CHAMPS Life Skills Coordinator of the Year by the The Wildcat Career Development Program works NCAA Division I-A Athletic Directors Association. closely with the University’s Career Planning and CATS has a full-time staff of 11. They also Placement Center in order to provide additional Rita Griffith Tutor Program Coordinator employ seven graduate assistants and numerous assistance when needed. tutors, both from the University and the surrounding
Jon Ross Academic Counselor
Dustin Lewis Life Skills Coordinator
Michael Stone Academic Counselor
D’Ann Blankenship Administrative Support Associate
Mike Pirrman Academic Counselor
Tiffany Hayden Academic Counselor
11 KENTUCKYGYMNASTICS 2010 | CATSPY 2009 WINNERS
Rookie of the Year Becky Pavan, Volleyball Randall Cobb, Football Ethan Settlemires, Rifle 2009 CATSPY Performance of the Year Jodie Meeks, Men’s Basketball Ashley Trimble, Women’s Track and Field
K-Association Athletes of the Year Sarah Rumely, Volleyball Bruno Agostinelli, Men’s Tennis AWARDS Tom Csenge, Rifle
Teams of the Year The gymnastics team, as well as all of Kentucky’s 22 Volleyball varsity sports programs, are honored each year at the Men’s Track and Field CATSPY Awards. Supporting Role Based on the highly popular “ESPY Awards” hosted David “Bingy” Lara, Men’s Soccer by ESPN, the CATSPY Awards ceremony is a dinner and awards show honoring UK student-athletes, coaches and Scratch Award administrators. The event is held each year in April. Jennifer Stone, Women’s Tennis With co-winners in some categories, a total of five teams and 28 individuals were recognized last season at Blue Heart Award the seventh-annual CATSPY Awards in Memorial Colise- Eleia Roddy, Women’s Basketball um. Jay Crawford of ESPN and Christi Thomas of WKYT Scholar Athletes of the Year served as co-hosts of the event for the second consecu- Leah Harms, Women’s Swimming tive season. Brad Hart, Football
Academic Teams of the Year Natalie Rubinstein • Mike Lyden Courage Award Women’s Soccer Men’s Golf
Mr. & Miss Wildcat Carly Ormerod, Women’s Basketball Ashley Trimble, Women’s Track and Field Bruno Agostinelli, Men’s Tennis Tim Masthay, Football
Coaches of the Year Craig Skinner, Volleyball Don Weber, Men’s Track and Field Harry Mullins, Rifle
McDonald’s Community Service Award Ashley Trimble, Women’s Track and Field Tim Masthay, Football
Character Award Andrea Halasek, Women’s Track and Field
Lifetime Achievement Awards Donnie Mefford (Dir. of Turf Management), Tommy Davis & Chuck Stivers (Turf Management)
Bill Keightley “Assist” Award Adam Coleman, Strength and Conditioning GA
Mike Lyden Courage Award Natalie Rubinstein, Gymnastics
One Shining Moment Rifle
12 KENTUCKYGYMNASTICS 2010 | MYOLDKENTUCKYHOME
• Lexington has a population of 260, 512, but still has a small town atmosphere. Its size is perfect LEXINGTON, for a college atmosphere. • Lexington is within a day’s drive of 75% of the U.S. KENTUCKY population.
• Cheer on numerous sporting events, including UK's 22 sports teams, and the Lexington Legends Class A baseball team.
• The Bluegrass Airport has major airlines including Delta, United, Continental, Northwest, US Air and American. It is a convenient 10-minute drive to campus from the airport.
• According to Men’s Health Magazine, Lexington is the No. 15 sports-obsessed city in the United States. The magazine did a ranking of the 100 most sports-obsessed U.S. cities, ranking Lexing- ton ahead of such cities as Durham, N.C. (Duke University), Austin, Texas (University of Texas) • Lexington has four shopping malls and and Madison, Wis. (University of Wisconsin). seven unique shopping areas located in the heart of downtown and within close • The Bluegrass is a beautiful area with rolling hills, proximity to campus. horse farms, and Keeneland and Red Mile race tracks.
13 KENTUCKYGYMNASTICS 2010 | ADMINISTRATION
DR. LEE T. TODD, JR., PRESIDENT Lee T. Todd, Jr., became the intrinsic problems that have held the state back from He is married to the former Patricia Brantley, a 11th president of the University reaching its full potential. It is part of UK’s effort to UK graduate who earned her master’s degree from of Kentucky on July 1, 2001, ensure that its research hits the ground in Kentucky Simmons College in Boston. They have two adult after serving as senior vice pres- and changes lives throughout the Commonwealth. children, UK graduates Troy and Kathryn. ident of IBM’s Lotus Develop- President Todd has spearheaded an effort to ment Corp. President Todd is the revitalize health care in Kentucky. In June 2006, UK sixth UK alumnus to hold the unveiled the Commonwealth’s Medical Campus of UK Board of UK Athletic presidency. the Future, a multi-phased project aimed at providing Trustees Board President Todd has concentrated his efforts and Kentuckians with cutting-edge, 21st century health (as of July 6, 2009) (as of July 6, 2009) energies on helping his alma mater achieve a greater care. As part of the revamped academic medical Mira S. Ball, Chair Charles Arnold level of national prominence. He launched the Uni- campus, UK will construct a new, one million square Stephen P.Branscum, Frank Butler versity of Kentucky’s Top 20 Business Plan in foot University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hos- Vice Chair Charles S. Cassis December 2005. The plan is a quantitative analysis pital and a new College of Pharmacy. Edward Britt Brockman Dermontti F. Dawson highlighting what it will take for UK to achieve its President Todd is Chair of the Board of Directors Penelope A. Brown Luther Deaton Jo Hern Curris Joseph L. Fink III state-mandated goal of building a Top 20 public and Executive Committee for the Association of Pub- Dermontti F. Dawson Carol Martin (Bill) Gatton research university. Widely hailed as the first busi- lic and Land-grant Universities (APLU). He also is Carol Martin (Bill) Gatton Victor Hazard ness plan by a public university in the nation, UK’s President of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Ann Brand Haney Scott Kelley plan garnered widespread national attention. It has Executive Committee. President Todd serves on the Pamela T. May, Secretary Kathi Kern been featured by national media outlets and recog- Equitable Resources Board of Directors and is chair Everett McCorvey C. Frank Shoop Billy Joe Miles Kumble Subbaswamy nized by peer institutions, as several higher educa- of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Educa- Sandy Bugie Patterson Lee T. Todd, Jr. tion leaders have visited UK’s campus to learn more tion’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Erwin Roberts Bruce Walcott about the Business Plan approach. Mathematics) Task Force. He is chair of the National Charles R. Sachatello Lionel Williamson He continues to champion UK’s outreach efforts. Consortium for Continuous Improvement in Higher C. Frank Shoop Emeritus Member President Todd launched a university-funded Education’s (NCCI) Leveraging Excellence Award Ryan Smith James W. Stuckert S. T. Roach research program called the Commonwealth Collab- selection panel. President Todd also is a member of Ernest J. Yanarella oratives. The initiative features 36 of UK’s top the Business Higher Education Forum and the Coun- Barbara Young research teams, who are focused on solving the cil on Competitiveness.
MITCH BARNHART, DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Mitch Barnhart is in his eighth rights agreement. Not content with past successes, Barnhart’s year at the University of Kentucky, Barnhart’s connection to UK student-athletes is ambitious course for the future was revealed with his with unparalleled accomplish- evident by his individual interaction and dedication to recent announcement of the “15x15x15” plan. The ments in his past and unprece- provide the support services necessary to meet their goals are to win at least 15 conference or national dented goals for the future. needs. UK Athletics spends more than $1.5 million championships and rank among the NCAA’s top 15 When he arrived in 2002, annually on its nationally renowned Center for Acad- athletic programs by 2015 – all of which would repre- Barnhart’s first move was to total- emic and Tutorial Services. He also began the CAT- sent unprecedented achievements for UK Athletics – ly support all 22 varsity sports with the maximum num- SPYs, an annual awards program that honors the while continuing to expand UK Athletics’ service to ber of scholarships and coaches, along with the facili- best of UK Athletics. the local community and Commonwealth of Kentucky. ties, equipment and support staff needed to make Additional initiatives begun under Barnhart’s Another goal of the initiative is a cumulative 3.0 those teams successful. leadership include the UK Athletics Hall of Fame and grade-point average for UK’s 500 student-athletes. The commitment to fully fund every sport pro- the Joe Craft Center, a $30 million facility that Barnhart arrived at Kentucky from Oregon State, duced never-before-seen successes in UK athletics, includes new practice and administrative space for a where he served four successful years (1998-2002) with first-ever Southeastern Conference champi- variety of sports. as athletics director. Before his term at OSU, he onships in baseball, men’s golf and women’s tennis. Barnhart’s influence reaches far beyond the fields worked in athletics administration posts at Tennessee Perhaps the biggest on-field turnaround has of competition. Despite athletics’ urgent financial (1986-98), Southern Methodist University (1983-86), been in football, where Barnhart’s hire of Rich needs, Barnhart initiated a $1.2 million annual contri- Oregon (1983) and San Diego State (1982-1983). Brooks has led the Wildcats to bowl wins in three bution to the University’s scholarship program, a contri- Barnhart, 50, is a native of Kansas City, Kan. He consecutive years, the first time that has been bution that is being increased to $1.7 million this year. received his bachelor degree from Ottawa University accomplished in UK’s 117 seasons in the sport. Social responsibility in the Commonwealth of (Kansas) in 1981 and a masters in sports adminis- In order to make the dreams a reality, Barnhart Kentucky is a priority for Barnhart, who has been tration from Ohio University in 1982. spearheaded record-breaking growth in philanthropic extremely active in community service and encour- He and his wife, the former Connie Brown, have giving, ticket sales and a comprehensive multi-media ages the UK athletics staff to do the same. three children, Kirby, Blaire and Scott.
14 2010 KENTUCKY GYMNASTICS KENTUCKY GYMNASTICS 2010 | IT’SBUSINESS 2010 OUTLOOK
Head coach Mo Mitchell feels a new team mantra focus on doing our skills at perfection, not just doing and make your routines, giving the judges nothing to will give the University of Kentucky gymnastics team them. We’re going to come out with a killer attitude take off, then they don’t take anything off.” an extra edge this year. this year; we want to have a killer instinct.” There are three new additions to the team, cur- “It’s business,” Mitchell said. “When we go on the Two pre-season exhibition meets are scheduled rent Level 10 National Beam champion Caitlyn road; it’s business. When we are at home; it’s busi- for the Blue and White this season, one intra-squad Ciokajlo, Rachel Sarnovsky and Caitlin Satkowiak. ness. They aren’t vacation trips; they’re business meet in November and an exhibition inter-squad The trio of Wildcat rookies will be added to an trips. We’re taking our office on the road and we have meet against Ball State is slated for the beginning of already solid roster. However Kentucky will be looking a job to do. It starts from the top, it starts from me. I’m December. Complete preparation is the key for UK for athletes to step up and fill the voids left by all about business too. The coaches and the athletes this season. Heather Hite, Natalie Rubinstein and Bridget Carreiro all have to be on the same page. I think we have a A squad of 14 will be leading the Blue and White who graduated in May. Not only is competition good group of athletes willing to do that.” into the program’s 30th season. At the end of the amongst teams rigorous, but competition to be in the Mitchell begins his seventh year at UK after help- year waits what will be the team’s 22nd post-season starting six for Kentucky is also just as challenging. In ing the Wildcats add 22 team and individual records appearance since 1982. And this year the meet is in order to prepare the team, Coach Mitchell has into the Kentucky record books last season. He also Kentucky’s own Memorial Coliseum hosted by the demanded dedication and hard work from the get-go. guided a solid vault team to a year-long top-15 sta- Wildcats themselves. “They’ve worked hard this summer,” Mitchell said. tus. Mitchell even developed freshman Whitney “I think it is a brilliant opportunity for us,” Mitchell “Coach Chuck [Dickerson] has been here with them Rose into the Southeastern Conference Freshman said. “We can’t ask for a bet- all summer working hard and of the Year. ter situation. It’s at our home, we’ve put some ground rules “We may have made a few mistakes last season, on our equipment, we have down. We have some condi- but this year our whole attitude is changing,” Mitchell our fans here and we need to tioning and running tests we said. “We’re going to get ready earlier. When the sea- get it done.” have been doing so that we son starts we don’t want to be focused on staying on But before UK can look to are in the best shape we can the equipment. When the season starts we want to the regional meet, they must be in when we start the sea- take on the ever challenging son. Is it going to be tougher? SEC schedule as well as a Yeah it is, but we’re in the difficult non-conference slate. SEC, five of the top six teams Six home and five away came from the SEC last year meets headline the 2010 and if we’re going to be a part year. Kentucky faces the top of that this year we need to gymnastics programs in the train that way.” nation every season, so they Emily Green are no strangers to the type Vault of game the six other confer- The Wildcats were a top- ence schools can bring. 15 vault squad in 2009 and The LSU Tigers will be return all of the starters but meeting Kentucky at the Lady are also jam packed with Luck Invitational in Las Vegas, Nev., for the Cats’ first depth on this event. There are several members of conference meet of 2010. Arizona State and Missouri the team who can put up big numbers on the vault will also be competing in Sin City with the Tigers and outside of the starting six. Last season Kentucky Wildcats. Other league meets include Florida, Auburn broke its vault Regional Qualifying Score and looks to Mo Mitchell and Alabama in the Bluegrass while UK is set to hit improve its mark once again. the road to meet Arkansas and the reigning NCAA Senior Emily Green led the Cats last season and Champion, Georgia. Texas Woman’s, Kent State, Illi- will be returning after having a record season on nois State, George Washington and Oregon State fin- vault, averaging a 9.850 with a career-high 9.950. ish out the schedule. Whether or not home court She also ranked as high as No. 20 in the country. makes a difference, Mitchell believes in one bottom SEC Freshman of the Year Rose and junior Jasmine line: Minion are also back in the line-up, each averaging “If you hit your hand stands, stick your landings above a 9.800 on the event last year. Consistency on
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“It’s business. When we go on the road; it’s business. When we are at home; it’s business. They aren’t vacation trips; they’re business trips. We’re taking our office on the road and we have a job to do. It starts from the top, it starts from me. — Head Coach Mo Mitchell vault was an element UK perfected last season the plate from last season’s line-up will be Green, the Kentucky native looks forward to making big con- under the direction of Coach Dickerson. Dickerson Rymer, Minion and Rose, all gymnasts who will be tributions on the mat later in the year. Ferguson fin- brings more than 25 years of coaching expertise to able to post solid scores. First- ished 2009 with high scores of the event. His emphasis on training and conditioning year competitor Ciokajlo is anoth- Jasmine Minion 9.825 or better on all four events, will help maintain the success UK as seen on the er possible element to add to the her strongest being vault with a event. equation after having great suc- 9.875 and floor with a 9.900. Outside of last year’s vault line-up is senior Emi- cess on the beam in Level 10 “Overall I think we’re going to lie Rymer who is a strong candidate to start on vault competition. have a strong team,” Mitchell said. after being sidelined by an early season ankle injury “Some of the changes we’re “What are going to be the last year. making now, as well as coaching strengths of our team are our atti- changes, are going to bring a tudes and our work ethic and how Uneven Bars breath of fresh air and it’s going to we approach the season which is The Wildcats take a hit in their uneven bars line- help us on this event,” Mitchell totally different than last year.” up with the loss of Rubinstein who said. “We’ve had ath- ranked top-20 on the event and letes this summer who averaged a 9.800 on bars. were better this sum- Although Coach Mitchell feels that Jamie mer than they were dur- newcomer Ciokajlo can fill the Reimann ing the season staying void: on the equipment and sticking their rou- “I’m really excited about Cait- tines. I’m really looking forward to the lyn because not only is she a real- improvements we’re going to have over ly good beam worker, she’s a great there.” all-arounder. Her floor scores are great, her bars are incredible and Floor Exercise she’ll definitely be that kid in that Always an explosive event for the Blue spot to take over for Natalie on the and White, the Cats should continue their bar routine. A lot of very unique dominance on the floor exercise. Despite a stuff in her bar routine and just a big hole left by the loss of Hite, Kentucky great kid to work with.” still has many standouts eagerly waiting to Whitney Rose Bars specialist Jamie Reimann fill the position. will be returning for her senior year. Junior Minion earned two floor titles Reimann stepped into the line-up last season and led the team three times last season and didn’t disappoint, on the event. Rymer will be back in full earning a career-best 9.850 at a meet in her home health this season and looks to make up for lost time state of Iowa. Junior Colleen Williams will also be while fellow senior Green will also return to the lineup. returning to the line-up after competing bars the sec- Green impressed nailing a 9.825 or betting in five of ond half of the season. Sophomore Storey Morris, the last seven meets. now with a year under her belt, is a solid contender on the event. All-Around Senior Hillary Ferguson and Rose were UK’s two Balance Beam primary all-around performers last season. Junior A beam coaching change brings former UK gym- Andrea Mitchell also competed on four events at the nast Heather Hite back onto the gymnastics scene. start of the season before suffering a back injury. After leading the squad 13 times on the beam last sea- Rose and Mitchell will be back in the lineup and son and acquiring 16 career balance beam titles, Hite compete for the all-around spots. Ferguson, entering looks to help the team from a coaching position now. her last year as a Wildcat, underwent surgery during The Cats also lost Lexington, Ky., native Carreiro the summer on some nagging injuries. Despite not who was a solid beam worker as well. Stepping up to being able to kick off the season on all four events,
17 KENTUCKYGYMNASTICS 2010 | OPPONENTS 2010 OPPONENTS
Nickname: Sun Devils 2009 Overall Record: 10-6 Colors: Maroon and Gold 2009 Conference Record: 3-3 Home Arena (Capacity): Wells Fargo Arena 2009 NCAA Championship Finish: 4th ALABAMA (13,931) Head Coach: Rhonda Faehn Feb. 26 • 7 p.m. • Lexington, Ky. Conference: Pac-10 Alma Mater: UCLA, 1994 Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2009 Overall Record: 6-15 Overall Record: 123-34-2 (seven years) Nickname: Crimson Tide 2009 Conference Record: 2-4 Record at Florida: Same Colors: Crimson and White 2009 NCAA Championship Finish: 5th (NCAA Gymnastics Contact: Mary Howard Home Arena (Capacity): Coleman Coliseum (14,619) South Central regional) SID Work Phone: (352) 375-4683 x. 6100 Conference: Southeastern (Western Division) Head Coaches: John Spini SID Fax: (352) 375-4809 2009 Overall Record: 14-5 Alma Mater: Arizona State, 1976 Email: [email protected] 2009 Conference Record: 2-4 Overall Record: 329-169-2 (29 years) Web site: www.gatorzone.com 2009 NCAA Championship Finish: 2nd Record at ASU: Same Head Coach: Sarah Patterson Gymnastics Contact: Jennifer Jaeckels Alma Mater: Slippery Rock State, 1978 SID Work Phone: (480) 965-9544 Overall Record: 404-95-5 (31 years) SID Fax: (480) 965-4508 GEORGIA Record at Alabama: same Email: [email protected] Feb. 5 • 7 p.m. • Athens, Ga. Gymnastics Contact: Roots Woodruff Web site: www.thesundevils.com Location: Athens, Ga. SID Work Phone: (205) 348-2088 Nickname: Gym Dogs SID Fax: (205) 348-8841 Colors: Red and Black Email: [email protected] Home Arena (Capacity): Stegeman Coliseum Web site: www.rolltide.com AUBURN (10,224) Feb. 12 • 7 p.m. • Lexington, Ky. Conference: Southeastern (Eastern Division) Location: Auburn, Ala. 2009 Overall Record: 17-1 Nickname: Tigers 2009 Conference Record: 6-0 ARKANSAS Colors: Burnt Orange and Navy Blue 2009 NCAA Championship Finish: 1st Jan. 29 • 8 p.m. • Fayetteville, Ark. Home Arena (Capacity): Beard-Eaves Memorial Head Coach: Jay Clark Location: Fayetteville, Ark. Coliseum (10,500) Alma Mater: Georgia, 1991 Nickname: Gym ‘Backs Conference: Southeastern (Western Division) Overall Record: First year Colors: Cardinal and White 2009 Overall Record: 10-12 Record at Georgia: Same Home Arena (Capacity): Barhill Arena (8,500) 2009 Conference Record: 3-3 Gymnastics Contact: Ben Beatty Conference: Southeastern (Western Division) 2009 NCAA Championship Finish: 4th (NCAA SID Work Phone: (706) 542-1621 2009 Overall Record: 11-9 West regional) SID Fax: (706) 542-9339 2009 Conference Record: 3-3 Head Coach: Jeff Thompson Email: [email protected] 2009 NCAA Championship Finish: 5th Alma Mater: Kentucky, 1985 Website: www.georgiadogs.com Co-Head Coaches: Mark and Rene Cook Overall Record: 93-138 (11 years) Alma Mater: Mark - Chico State, 1977; Rene - Record at Auburn: Same Penn State, 1993 Gymnastics Contact: Scott Kemps Overall Record: Mark - 141-138-3 (11 years); SID Work Phone: (334) 844-9900 GEORGE WASHINGTON Rene - 80-117-1 (seven years) SID Fax: (334) 844-9807 March 12 • 7 p.m. • Lexington, Ky. Record at Arkansas: Both - 80-117-1 (seven Email: [email protected] Location: Washington, D.C. years) Web site: www.auburntigers.com Nickname: Colonials Gymnastics Contact: Jeri Thorpe Colors: Buff and Blue SID Work Phone: (479) 575-5037 Home Arena (Capacity): Charles E. Smith Center SID Fax: (479) 575-7410 (5,000) Email: [email protected] FLORIDA Conference: East Atlantic Gymnastics League Web site: www.ArkansasRazorbacks.com Jan. 22 • 7 p.m. • Lexington, Ky. 2009 Overall Record: 12-15 Location: Gainesville, Fla. Head Coach: Margie Foster-Cunningham Nickname: Gators Alma Mater: Penn State, 1982 Colors: Orange and Blue Overall Record: 424-310 (24 yeras) ARIZONA STATE Home Arena (Capacity): Stephen C. O’Connell Record at GW: Same Jan. 15 • 10 p.m. • Las Vegas, Nev. Center (11,120) Gymnastics Contact: Simon Ogus Location: Tempe, Ariz. Conference: Southeastern (Eastern Division) SID Work Phone: (202) 994-0339
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SID Fax: (202) 994-2713 2009 Overall Record: 16-5 Email: [email protected] 2009 Conference Record: 4-2 Web site: www.gwsports.com 2009 NCAA Championship Finish: 6th Head Coach: D-D Breaux OREGON STATE Alma Mater: LSU, 1976 March 19 • 10 p.m. • Corvallis, Ore. Overall Record: 562-339-7 (32 years) Location: Corvallis, Ore. ILLINOIS STATE Record at LSU: Same Nickname: Beavers March 12 • 7 p.m. • Lexington, Ky. Gymnastics Contact: Jake Terry Colors: Orange and Black Home Arena (Capacity): Location: Normal, Ill. SID Work Phone: (225) 578-4758 Gill Coliseum (8,100) Conference: PAC-10 Nickname: Redbirds SID Fax: (225) 578-1861 2009 Overall Record: 21-13 Colors: Red and White Email: [email protected] 2009 Conference Record: 3-3 Home Arena (Capacity): Horton Field House Web site: www.LSUsports.net 2009 NCAA Championship Finish: 11th (5,000) Head Coach: Tanya Chaplin Conference: Midwest Independent Alma Mater: UCLA, 1990 2009 Overall Record: 10-14 Overall Record: 223-145-1 (12 years) 2009 Conference Record: 4-6 MISSOURI Record at Oregon State: Same Head Coach: Bob Conkling Jan. 15 • 10 p.m. • Las Vegas, Nev. Gymnastics Contact: Jason Amberg Alma Mater: Indiana Wesleyan, 1982 Location: Columbia, Mo. SID Work Phone: (541) 737-7469 Overall Record: 33-55 (four years) Nickname: Tigers SID Fax: (541) 737-3072 Record at Illinois State: same Colors: Old Gold and Black Email: [email protected] Home Arena (Capacity): Hearnes Center (13,611) Web site: www.osubeavers.com Gymnastics Contact: Liz Hanley Conference: Big 12 SID Work Phone: (309) 438-3262 2009 Overall Record: 20-6 SID Fax: (309) 438-5634 2009 Conference Record: 1-2 Email: [email protected] 2009 NCAA Championship Finish: 3rd at NCAA TEXAS WOMAN’S Web site: www.GoRedbirds.com Northeastern Region Championship Jan. 9 • 7 p.m. • Lexington, Ky. Head Coach: Rob Drass Location: Denton, Texas Alma Mater: Penn State, 1990 Nickname: Pioneers Overall Record: 117-78 (10 years) Colors: Maroon and White KENT STATE Record at Missouri: Same Home Arena (Capacity): Kitty Magee Arena (1,500) March 5 • 7 p.m. • Kent, Ohio Gymnastics Contact: Paige Fredrickson Conference: Midwest Independent Location: Kent, Ohio SID Work Phone: (573) 882-3241 2009 Overall Record: 13-19 SID Fax: (573) 882-4720 Nickname: Golden Flashes 2009 Conference Record: 2-3 Email: [email protected] Colors: Navy Blue and Gold Head Coach: Frank Kudlac Web site: www.mutigers.com Home Arena (Capacity): MAC Center (6,327) Alma Mater: West Chester (Pa.), 1978 Overall Record: Conference: Mid-American Conference (MAC) 436-477-1 (31 years) Record at Texas Woman’s: Same 2009 Overall Record: 19-8 Gymnastics Contact: Naveen Boppana 2009 Conference Record: 6-0 OHIO STATE SID Work Phone: (940) 898-2373 Head Coach: Brice Biggin Feb. 19 • 7 p.m. • Lexington, Ky. SID Fax: (940) 898-2372 Alma Mater: Kent State, 1983 Location: Columbus, Ohio Email: [email protected] Overall Record: 260-171-1 (18 years) Nickname: Buckeyes Web site: www.twuathletics.com Record at Kent State: Same Colors: Scarlet and Gray Gymnastics Contact: Matthew Lofton Home Arena (Capacity): St. John Arena (13,276) SID Work phone: (330) 672-2254 Conference: Big Ten SID fax: (330) 672-2112 2009 Overall Record: 6-7 Email: [email protected] 2009 Conference Record: 1-4 Web site: www.kentstatesports.com 2009 NCAA Championship Finish: 3rd at NCAA Central Region Championship Head Coach: Carey Fagan Alma Mater: Penn State, 1998 LSU Overall Record: 39-36-1 (six years) Jan. 15 • 10 p.m. • Las Vegas, Nev. Record at Ohio State: Same Location: Baton Rouge, La. Gymnastics Contact: Emily Meyer and Megan Nickname: Fighting Tigers Medeiros Colors: Purple and Gold SID Work Phone: (614) 292-1389/(614) 292-6861 Home Arena (Capacity): Pete Maravich Assembly SID Fax: (614) 292-8480 Center (13,215) Email: [email protected]/[email protected] Conference: Southeastern (Western Division) Web site: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
19 KENTUCKY GYMNASTICS 2010 | COACHES HEADCOACH HAJILE “MO” MITCHELL
Head coach Hajile “Mo” Mitchell has become a scene and in the demanding Southeastern Confer- Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) records and leader in landmarks for the Kentucky gymnastics ence. In 2009 and 2008 Mitchell’s Cats smashed earned Kentucky’s longest winning streak of eight team. Seven years have passed since Mitchell multiple school records throughout the season and meets in the past two years. acquired the Wildcat team, which he has established put several team and individual scores in the UK Last season the Blue and White finished in the as a program that can compete on the national record books. The Wildcats have also broken three top 30 of the GymInfo polls for the fourth consecutive year under Mitchell. Kentucky ended the season top- 25 on all four events which includes Mitchell’s vault squad who ranked top-15 all year, peaking at No. 7. With such a high performance team, Mitchell was able to add 10 top-10 scores to his resume. Two of those scores ranked top-three in Kentucky history. Not only has Mitchell created a winning program, but he has established an exciting brand of gymnas- tics for fans to watch. Kentucky has made five unin- terrupted NCAA Regional appearances and ranked in the nation’s top-15 in attendance in each of his six seasons guiding the Cats, including top-10 atten- dance rankings in four of those seasons. Off the mat, nine of Mitchell’s student-athletes were named to the SECAcademic Honor Roll, including two SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll distinctions. In 2006, Mitchell directed UK to its first winning season in 13 years and just the second in the pro- gram’s history. During the year, the Wildcats posted two of the top-four team totals in school annals. Three of the top four overall have come in the past three seasons as Kentucky has continued to ascend to national prominence. The Wildcats also scored one of the biggest wins in school history when they knocked off ninth- ranked Auburn. Along with the success came a sec- ond consecutive NCAA Regional appearance, at which UK finished fourth and NCAA Central Region Coach of the Year honors for Mitchell. The 2005 campaign was another building block in Kentucky’s step-up into national prominence. The year saw the Cats enjoy their highest win total in over a decade, an NCAA Regional appearance and a top national ranking of No. 10. Outside of the gym, Mitchell’s gymnasts contin- ued to perform at a high level in the classroom, earn- ing a 3.39 team GPA. Of the team’s 16 gymnasts on the roster, 13 earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher, including seven above a 3.5. Throughout his coaching career, Mitchell has been determined to guide his gymnasts to their top performing level. He coached numerous state, regional and national team and individual champions. Two athletes under his coaching direction
20 KENTUCKY GYMNASTICS 2010 | COACHES Q & A WITH COACH MITCHELL won the prestigious McDonald’s Cup award. A native of Chicago, Mitchell attended the Uni- Are there any changes you are making this “Coaching at different levels gives me the oppor- versity of Houston and graduated in 1995 with a year? tunity to see gymnasts’ careers progress,” Mitchell bachelor’s degree in Engineering Technology-Piping “One of the things we’re going to change is getting said. “It’s wonderful to see the determination and and Design. As an assistant under legendary coach ready earlier. When the season starts we don’t want growth of your athletes pay off for them.” Leah Little, he made a name for himself as a phe- to be focused on staying on the equipment. When Mitchell not only pushes his athletes to excel in the nomenal coach and recruiter. He was twice named the season starts we want to focus on sticking our gym, but in the classroom and social settings as well. NCAA Regional Assistant Coach of the Year (1999 & landings and sticking our handstands and doing our “I love college, especially the academic part of it,” 2002). Mitchell, who has 25 years of coaching expe- skills at perfection, not just doing our skills. We’re Mitchell said. “I’m in a perfect world because I love rience, started coaching at Lansing (Mich.) Eastern going to come out with a killer attitude this year, we academia and I love working with athletes and help- High School, when he was a sophomore in college. want to have a killer instinct. It’s business. We’re ing them reach their full potential. I couldn’t ask for After a year as an assistant coach, Mitchell was going on the road, it’s business. When we’re at anything better.” promoted to head coach and took the team to its first home it’s business. They aren’t vacation trips, conference championship. His next assignment was they’re business trips. We’re taking our office on the at a private club, the Capital City Kips, in Lansing. He road and we have a job to do. Our whole attitude is coached there for two years until moving to Texas to going to change, those are some of the things we’re work briefly with the highly regarded Bela Karolyi. going to change this year. It starts from the top, it “It was pretty intense and eye-opening,” Mitchell starts from me. I’m all about business too. ” said of his experience with the former Olympic coach. “It’s an experience I don’t regret because I Are there any advantages to competing in a learned a lot, but it wasn’t the route I wanted to take neutral location? as far as how I wanted to train athletes.” “The great thing is there are more than two teams. Mitchell then spent eight years coaching at Gizi We will have eight judges instead of four and I think Gymnastics in Houston before joining Little’s staff in that makes a bigger difference because one judge 1997. He had become acquainted with Coach Little can’t hurt you as bad in that kind of arena as when several years before and helped her with summer there is just four. The bottom line is in our sport gymnastics camps in the Bluegrass. Under Little’s there is no defense. There isn’t really a home field tutelage, Mitchell refined his skills and learned valu- advantage IF you do your job. If you hit your hand able lessons about coaching at the collegiate level. stands, stick your landings and make your routines, “I was pretty good at dealing with upper-level giving them nothing to take off, then they don’t take gymnasts (at the club level) before coming here, and anything off.” that’s what made my transition a lot easier.” Mitchell said. “But, I also learned that you really have to be Thoughts on hosting the NCAA Lexington willing to listen, and it’s not just about gymnastics. Regional in April... You have to be a role model, counselor, and tutor “I think it is a brilliant opportunity for us. It’s a year among other personas to be successful.” we are trying to take the step where no team has Mitchell is married to Lynn Mitchell of Cincinnati, ever gone before at UK. We can’t ask for a better Ohio. The couple has one son, Xavier Alexander situation. It’s at our home, on our equipment, we Mitchell. The family resides in Richmond, Ky.Under Lit- have our fans here, we need to get it done. It is tle’s tutelage, Mitchell refined his skills and learned exciting to have it here, we have a brand new floor valuable lessons about coaching at the collegiate level. to compete on. We just need to get it done and I think we will. They are setting themselves up to be the team that goes next.”
21 KENTUCKYGYMNASTICS 2010 | COACHES ASSISTANT COACH CHUCKDICKERSON
Chuck Dickerson, entering his third year with the nasts have achieved individual success. One of his ris- Texas, native Storey Morris and Rose of Frisco, Kentucky gymnastics program, has helped oversee ing stars has been Emily Green, now a senior. As the Texas, the 2008 Texas State vault and all-around UK’s success since his inaugural year in 2008. Cats’ leading vaulter in 2008 and 2009, Green earned champion. Rose was named the Southeastern Con- “Chuck has been a breath of fresh air to the gym- a career-best 9.950 her junior season, a mark which ference Freshman of the Year in 2009. He also nastics team,” head coach Mo Mitchell said. “He is had not been earned since 2003. Green has averaged helped bring in Caitlyn Ciokajlo who won the Level 10 well respected and his passion for success is incred- above a 9.800 the last two years and is continually Junior Olympic National balance beam title. ible. I am very comfortable with everything he brings ranked top 20 on the event. Sophomore Whitney Rose Since 2004, the Tyler, Texas, native had been to the program. Chuck handles the responsibilities of also stood out for the Blue and White in 2009. Her con- working in his hometown at Texas East Gymnastics the vault team and shares the responsibilities of the sistency on vault gave her an average of 9.827 while where he coached current UK gymnast, Morris. In bars team.” also earning scores of 9.9 and above. Junior Jasmine both 2006 and 2007, he qualified a gymnast for the Since Dickerson joined the Blue and White, he Minion is another solid piece of the vaulting line-up. USA Championships to go along with his numerous has helped improve the team’s vault and uneven bars Averaging a 9.845, Minion never recorded a mark national qualifiers in his four-year span. Regional Qualifying Scores. A team’s RQS is based below a 9.800, seven scores were a 9.875 or better. Prior to his time at Texas East, Dickerson spent on its six best scores, three of which must be away. Last season saw the return of the Blue and White’s eight years at Rowland/Ballard Gymnastics in King- The top score is then eliminated and the remaining uneven bars leader, Natalie Rubinstein. In her final wood, Texas. While there, he had seven athletes five marks are averaged to obtain the score. season of competition, she earned three bars titles receive Division I scholarships and sent 15 on to the After just two years with the Cats, Dickerson’s and led the Cats 11 times on the event, averaging national championships. In 2002, he earned his guidance on the vault and uneven bars has given UK 9.802. Several other gymnasts drastically improved greatest honor when voted the Texas USA Gymnas- the edge to secure new school RQS records. The their individual averages on the uneven bars with the tics Coach of the Year by his peers. vault score has increased by .125 for a final RQS of help of Dickerson. Junior Colleen Williams averaged Early on in his career, Dickerson spent 10 years 49.150 on vault, ranking No. 14 in the country. Ken- over half a point better this past season on the bars working under famed coach Bela Karolyi. In his tucky remained in the nation’s top 20 all season long. while seniors Hillary Ferguson and Jamie Reimann coaching career, Dickerson has coached three The Wildcats’ uneven bars RQS has improved by both showed marked improvement. national champions. almost .2 points since 2007, as the Cats reached as With over 25 years of coaching experience, Dick- Dickerson resides in Lexington. high as No. 19 in the rankings this past season. erson is able to assist the Wildcats in recruiting top Under the direction of Dickerson, several gym- talent. In 2008, Dickerson helped sign fellow Tyler,
22 KENTUCKYGYMNASTICS 2010 | COACHES ASSISTANTCOACH HEATHER HITE
Former University of Kentucky gymnastics stand- She has previous coaching experience (2006-pre- Hite ended her career with 27 event titles, 14 on out Heather Hite will return to her alma mater as sent) from All-American Gymnastics, training all levels beam and 13 on floor. While at Kentucky, Hite was a assistant coach this season. Hite competed for the of gymnasts and choreographing floor routines. Hite two-time Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Wildcats for four years and was one of the program's also has 16 years of dance experience, studying bal- Roll selection, was named the 2006 CATSPY Female most exceptional balance beam and floor exercise let, tap and jazz, which will be invaluable to the devel- Rookie of the Year and inducted into the Frank G. performers. opment of the Wildcats' beam and floor routines. Ham Society of Character in 2008. "You watch Heather and you can just see her During her senior season in 2009, Hite ranked as "It is amazing to be able to stay at Kentucky," Hite leadership skills and how much respect she garnered high as No. 16 on the beam while also reaching said. "I love Lexington. I loved every experience I had from the athletes last year," head coach Mo Mitchell national status on the floor. Last year she competed as a gymnast here. I am so happy I get to stay where said. "I'm really excited to have her stay with our pro- in every meet for the Cats while leading UK 13 times I've been for the past four years because that is why I gram. There are some pros and cons; for one she's on the balance beam and eight times on the floor chose this school in the first place. They are such a a little young, but on the other hand she has some exercise, recording season highs of 9.925 on both great athletic department, a great team and have great experience beyond her years. I just think that it's a events. The senior captain's leadership helped guide coaches all the way around, and I want to be a part of small change that is going to make a major differ- the team to the program's second-best beam score that. I came to UK to accomplish a goal of going to ence. She's young, enthusiastic, excited and wants in school history while in Anchorage, Alaska, with a nationals and we didn't quite make it there while I was this season to be perfect. The athletes who compet- 49.300. on the team. Therefore, I want to reach that goal as a ed with her can look at her and see that she knows Two of Hite's finest career performances came in coach and help those girls go on to the next level of what she is talking about because she got it done 2007 as a sophomore when she recorded a 9.950 on competition. I feel like I still have work to do here." when she competed for UK." beam and floor,becoming the first Wildcat since 13-time Hite graduated from UK in the summer of 2009 Hite has many other credentials than just her out- All-American selection Jenny Hansen did so in 1996. with a degree in kinesiology. She is the daughter of standing career as a member of the Kentucky squad. Both marks were earned within six days of one another. Roger and Pam Hite who reside in Parkersburg, W.Va.
23 KENTUCKYGYMNASTICS 2010 | STAFF GYMNASTICSSUPPORTSTAFF
Geoffrey Staton Peterson came to Kentucky from the University of ton native, Applegate earned her bachelor’s degree in Athletic Trainer Maryland, where she was Assistant AD for business opera- finance and management from UK in 2001 and her master’s Geoffrey Staton enters his second sea- tions. A 1994 graduate of St. John's University, she joined degree in sports management, also from UK, in 2005. son with the UK gymnastics team as the grad- the Maryland staff in January 1997 as assistant business Applegate had the distinction of serving as the assis- uate assistant athletic trainer. manager. She was promoted to business manager in 1999 tant tournament manager for the 2007 NCAA Men’s Bas- A North Carolina native, Staton complet- and was promoted again in August 2002. ketball First and Second Rounds hosted by Kentucky in ed his undergraduate studies at the University of North Car- Prior to joining the Terps, she was the assistant business Rupp Arena. olina at Chapel Hill in 2007 where he earned his B.A. in manager at the University of Miami (Fla.) from September Applegate resides in Lexington. Exercise and Sport science with a specialization in athletic 1995 through January 1997. She also worked in the business training. office at St. John's as an undergraduate and graduate stu- Jesse Littlefield While serving as a student athletic trainer from 2004-07, dent. She earned her MBA from St. John's in 1997. Student Athletic Trainer Staton worked with the track and field, softball, men’s soccer Jesse Littlefield is in her third year as a and men’s lacrosse teams. He also served as an intern ath- Maria Zumdick student athletic trainer. This is her first season letic trainer for the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats in 2007. Student Assistant/Gym Contact with gymnastics. She has previously worked Staton also works with both varsity and JV dance Maria Zumdick is in her second season with the football, volleyball and women’s bas- teams. He is currently pursuing his masters in athletic train- as a student assistant with the Kentucky Ath- ketball teams. She assists in athlete injury prevention and ing at the University of Kentucky and is an active BOC Cer- letic Media Relations office. rehabilitation. tified Athletic Trainer (ATC). Zumdick, a native of Fort Wright, Ky., and Littlefield is a junior dietetics student at the University of Staton resides in Lexington, Ky. graduate of Notre Dame Academy, began working with the Kentucky. She graduated from Boyle County High School University of Kentucky Athletics Department in January 2008, where she was a student athletic trainer for two years. She Stephanie Bleuel assisting in the day-to-day management of the department. plans to become a registered dietician and obtain a gradu- Manager While at Kentucky, Zumdick has worked with a variety ate degree in athletic training. Stephanie Bleuel begins her second sea- of sports, including assisting in the gameday management son as a manager for the Kentucky gymnas- of football and men's and women's basketball, as well as tics team. Bleuel graduated from Scott Coun- being the women’s golf and gymnastics contact. Zumdick Jamie Moberly ty High School in Georgetown, Ky. The has also worked a variety of conference championship Event Coordinator Kentucky native was a competitive gymnast for over 10 events, including the 2009 Southeastern Conference Men's years at All-American Gymnastics in Lexington, Ky., under Basketball Championship. UK head coach Mo Mitchell. Bleuel intends on majoring in Zumdick is working towards a degree in Integrated biology at UK. Strategic Communication and a minor in political science, with an expected graduation date of May 2010. Courtney Ehrler Prior to working with the athletics office, Zumdick Lisa Pearson Manager served as a summer intern for Congressman Geoff Davis in Marketing Courtney Ehrler begins her second sea- the Fort Mitchell, Ky., office. Zumdick also has four years son as a manager for the UK gymnastics experience as a pharmacy technician. team. Ehrler graduated from Scott County High School in Georgetown, Ky. She has com- Mike Haley peted and been involved in gymnastics for over 14 years. CATS Academic Counselor Ehrler attended All-American Gymnastics in Lexington, Ky., Mike Haley has been a full-time member Clifford Tsuboi and was coached by the UK head coach Mo Mitchell for of the Center for Academic and Tutorial Ser- Meet Director most of her career. Ehrler is pursuing a degree in nursing vices (C.A.T.S.) since the summer of 1991. with intentions of becoming a CRNA. Haley works as an Academic Counselor for the gymnastics, men’s and women’s soccer and women’s Lisa Peterson tennis programs. Associate Athletics Haley received a pair of degrees from UK. He earned Director/Gymnastics Administrator his bachelors in 1987, followed by his masters in athletic Dr. Andrew Weiner Lisa Peterson joined the UK Athletics administration in 1993. Team Builder Department in January 2003 as Assistant Haley received the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Athletics Director for Business. She was ele- award at the 2003 Catspy awards. vated to her current role of Associate Athletics Director in Haley has a son, Ryan, and resides in Lexington. June 2006. Peterson manages the day-to-day operations of the ath- Jamie Applegate letic business office for all 22 sports and its $62.7 million bud- Event Manager get, including supervising payroll, personnel and information Jamie Applegate enters her fifth year as systems. This is her third season overseeing the Kentucky a member of the University of Kentucky Ath- gymnastics program and her third as UK's senior woman letics Association staff, her third as the event administrator. manager for Kentucky gymnastics. She is a member of the senior-level management team Applegate, who also serves as the event manager for and the campus IRIS Steering Committee at UK. She women’s soccer and volleyball, is the facilities coordinator served as a campus liaison for the NCAA self-study. for the Joe Craft Center. She also assists with a number of Her additional responsibilities include overseeing vol- facilities-related and administrative duties. leyball, track and field, cross country and working closely Applegate joined the UKAA staff full time after seven with the women's basketball team. months as a student intern in the business office. A Lexing-
24 MEETTHEWILDCATS JACQUE BEHRENDT
Senior • 5-4 Hometown: Franklin, Tenn. Events: All-Around High School: Ravenwood HS Club: Let It Shine Gymnastics Pronunciation: JACK-ie Bear-ENT
CAT SCRATCHES
Age you started gymnastics: 4 Miles from home: 234 Nickname: Jac “Q” Major: Physical therapy Career aspiration: Physical therapist The gymnast you pretended to be as a child: Shannon Miller The title of your autobiography would be: This is me … like it or love it The best part of UK Gymnastics is ... All the girls on the team and the friendships I have. Not many people know this about me, but: I have lived in four different states. What actress would you have portray you in a movie? Mary Kate or Ashley Olsen If your room were on fire, what would you grab on the way out? All my clothes, pictures and my bunny. What is your dream job? Being Hannah Montana’s make-up and hair stylist. People say you most look like what celebrity? Miley Cyrus
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• Three-time SEC Academic Personal Information Honor Roll (2007, 2008, 2009) Full name is Jacque Ann Behrendt … Born June 28, 1988 in Naperville, Ill. ... Parents are Jeff and Career Nancy Behrendt … Has one older brother, Sean (24) 2009 (Junior): Took to the uneven bars eight … Is related to Kentucky’s all-time leading scorer in times … Earned a season-best 9.750 while compet- men’s basketball, Dan Issel. ing against Alaska-Anchorage in March.
2008 (Sophomore): Notched a career best score of 9.8 on the uneven bars at Centenary Col- lege ... Competed on bars in seven meets for the Wildcats ... Hit a 9.7 on bars at the SEC Champi- onships ... Earned a 9.65 at the NCAA Central Regional.
2007 (Freshman): Competed on the uneven bars for the Wildcats during her inaugural campaign ... Recorded a season-best mark of 9.6 on bars at the SEC Championships on March 31 ... Posted a score of 9.575 at the NCAA Central Regional ... Par- ticipated in four meets ... Named to the 2007 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.
Pre-College: Competed for Tim Richards at Let It Shine Gymnastics … Took eighth place on bars at nationals as a freshman in 2003 ... Finished ninth in the all-around at Level 10 Regionals as a sopho- more, including a third-place finish on bars.
COLLEGIATE BEST
Uneven Bars: 9.800 at Centenary College (3/16/08)
SEASON AVERAGES
Season VT UB BB FX A-A 2007 -- 9.238 ------2008 -- 9.606 ------2009 -- 9.481 ------
2009 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
OPPONENT VT UB BB FX A-A Utah State - 8.600 --- @ Alabama - 9.525 --- LSU - 9.550 --- @ Florida - 9.475 --- Arkansas ----- Georgia/Centenary ----- @ Auburn ----- W&M/Ball St./UNC/Illinois - 9.600 --- @ West Virginia ----- @ Iowa - 9.700 --- @ Alaska-Anchorage - 9.650 --- @ Alaska-Anchorage - 9.750 --- @ SEC Championship ----- @ NCAA Regional ----- High - 9.700 --- Average - 9.481 ---
27 CAITLYN CIOKAJLO
28 KENTUCKY GYMNASTICS 2010 | WILDCATS
Freshman • 5-0 Hometown: Brooklyn, Mich. Events: All-Around High School: Kaplan College Prep Club: Geddert’s Twistars USA Pronunciation: Cha-Ky-low (Ky sounds like “my”)
CAT SCRATCHES
Age you started gymnastics: 3 Miles from home: 370 Nickname: Cujo Major: Undecided..but probably physics. You’d be surprised to know that I ... love to cook! The best part of UK Gymnastics is ... Their emphasis on academics. What has given you the most joy in the last year? Making the National Team and moving on to the next step of my life. If I had a Derby horse, I would name it ... Flash What is your favorite food? Sweet potatoes and blackberries What is your dream job? Physicist or chiroprac- tor I chose to do gymnastics at UK because ... I like their philosophy and we’re all up to a chal- lenge. What was the craziest thing you did this sum- mer? Rode The Dragster at Cedar Point.
Career Pre-College: Was the 2009 Level 10 National beam champion ... Finished top-10 on vault and floor at the national meet and finished third all-around, just .2 points away from first ... Took first place on the uneven bars and floor exercise at the 2008 Level 10 state competition and grabbed second on vault and all-around ... Earned first on bars, second on vault, fourth on floor and third all- around at the regional meet ... Was a member of the 2008 Region 5 All-Star team and named Level 10 Twistars Hardest Worker ... Trained under John and Kathryn Geddert ... Named to the honor roll all four years of high school.
Personal Information Full name is Caitlyn Dielle Ciokajlo ... Parents are Stacy and Jay Ciokajlo ... Born on Nov. 25, 1991 in Greenville, N.C. ... Has one sister, Meg (7).
29 HILLARY FERGUSON
Senior • 5-2 Hometown: Richmond, Ky. Events: All-Around High School: Madison Central HS Club: All-American Gymnastics
CAT SCRATCHES
Age you started gymnastics: 3 Miles from home: 27 Major: Exercise Science/Pre-Physical Therapy Nickname: Fergy, Ferg, Rita The gymnasts you pretended to be as a child: Dominique Dawes The title of your autobiography would be: Hi, My Name is Hillary! The best part of UK Gymnastics is ... Getting to work with so many talented girls and coaches. What is your dream vacation? Go to Hawaii and learn to surf! If I had a Derby horse, I would name it ... Agnes If your room were on fire, what would you grab on the way out? My dog Riley. What is your favorite spot on campus? C.A.T.S. (Center for Academic and Tutorial Services) What actress would you have portray you in a movie? Halle Berry
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• Three-time SEC Academic 2007 (Freshman): Established herself as one of Honor Roll (2007, 2008, 2009) the team’s leading all-around performers ... Led the • Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Wildcats with a 9.798 average on floor exercise ... (2008 and 2009) Captured two individual event titles on floor, including a season-best mark of 9.925 in a quad meet at Texas Career Woman’s University on March 10 ... Eclipsed the 9.8 2009 (Junior): Was UK’s most consistent all- mark on floor in 10 of the squad’s 13 meets during the around performer, competing in all four events in every season ... Led or tied for the team lead on floor in six meet … Added five event titles (1-vault, 1-beam, 2- meets ... Also the team’s top returning competitor on floor, 1-all-around) to her previous 12 … Earned a bars, averaging a 9.602 on that apparatus. career-high 9.825 on the balance beam against LSU in Kentucky’s home conference opener … Nabbed sea- Pre-College: Performed under coaches Mo son-best marks of 9.875 on vault, 9.850 on bars, 9.900 Mitchell and Robin Bodem at All-American on floor and 39.275 all-around … Tallied a 9.900 on the Gymnastics … Competed on first-place floor exercise twice, first during Excite Night against team at the 2004 Junior Olympic Nation- Utah State and then again vs. Georgia/Centenary … als as a sophomore … Finished third Led the Wildcats on individual events eight times. on vault for that national champion team … Took third place on 2008 (Sophomore): Named SEC Athlete of the floor the next year. Week on March 10 for her performances in the tri-meet against Arizona and Western Michigan and at Ohio Personal State ... Holds the top spot for the team on bars and Information floor ... Won 10 season titles ... Earned career highs on Full name is Hillary Rashida four events: vault (9.9), bars (9.875), beam (9.8), all- Ferguson … Daughter of Haywood around (39.325) ... Hit two floor scores of 9.925, tying and Dorothy Ferguson … Has two her career high score ... Performed the all-around in older brothers, Tivon (33) and James each of the Wildcats’ 15 meets ... Led Kentucky on (24) … Brother James played football floor, vault, and the all-around at the NCAA Central for UK for one year and Kentucky State Regional meet ... Notched a Wildcat high score in at for one year … Born on Sept. 6, 1988 at least one event in 14 of 15 meets. Lexington, Ky. COLLEGIATE BEST
Vault: 9.9 twice, last at Centenary (3/16/08) Uneven Bars: 9.875 at Ohio State (3/9/08) Balance Beam: 9.8 at Arkansas (1/15/08) Floor Exercise: 9.925 twice, last vs. Arizona/WMU (3/7/08) All-Around: 39.325 vs. Arizona/WMU (3/7/08)
SEASON AVERAGES
Season VT UB BB FX A-A 2007 9.490 9.602 9.500 9.798 38.275 2008 9.783 9.652 9.605 9.788 38.828 2009 9.739 9.721 9.625 9.759 38.845
2009 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
OPPONENT VT UB BB FX A-A Utah State 9.875 9.700 9.800 9.900 39.275 @ Alabama 9.675 9.725 9.250 9.825 38.475 LSU 9.775 9.825 9.825 9.850 39.275 @ Florida 9.800 9.700 9.750 9.825 39.075 Arkansas 9.825 9.775 9.575 9.850 39.025 Georgia/Centenary 9.775 9.675 9.700 9.900 39.050 @ Auburn 9.775 9.675 9.700 9.125 38.275 W&M/Ball St./UNC/Illinois 9.725 9.775 9.650 9.800 38.950 @ West Virginia 9.700 9.475 9.625 9.575 38.375 @ Iowa 9.750 9.750 9.650 9.875 39.025 @ Alaska-Anchorage 9.250 9.800 9.800 9.650 38.500 @ Alaska-Anchorage 9.750 9.850 9.575 9.775 38.950 @ SEC Championship 9.825 9.675 9.650 9.825 38.975 @ NCAA Regional 9.850 9.700 9.200 9.850 38.600 High 9.875 9.825 9.825 9.900 39.275 Average 9.739 9.721 9.625 9.759 38.845 Bold denotes won title
31 EMILY GREEN
Senior • 5-0 Hometown: Penfield, N.Y. Events: All-Around High School: Penfield HS Club: Gymnastics Training Center of Rochester
CAT SCRATCHES
Age you started gymnastics: 2 Miles from home: 600 Nickname: Greenie Major: Secondary Education for History and Health Education What has impressed you the most about Coach Mitchell and his staff? Their positive and winning attitudes. The gymnasts you pretended to be as a child: Dominique Dawes Favorite all-time movie? Little Rascals The best part of UK gymnastics is ... The friendship and the goals. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Kentucky Blue! The most famous person I’ve ever met was ... Peyton Manning Do you have any pre-meet superstitions? Yes, I listen to the same 15 songs right before the meet. Quote you like: “Don’t fear greatness. Some achieve greatness, some are born great, and some have greatness thrust upon them.”
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• Two-time SEC Academic Honor 2007 (Freshman): Competed in each of the team’s Roll (2008 and 2009) 13 meets her freshman season, including appearing as • 2009 Frank G. Ham Society of an all-around performer in seven on those meets ... The Character Award Recipient team’s third-leading returnee on vault, finishing with a 9.760 average ... Recorded a season-best 9.875 on vault Career in a quad meet at Texas Woman’s University on March 10 2009 (Junior): Her best performance came while in ... Notched a 9.7 or better on vault in 12 of the team’s 13 Anchorage, Alaska, as she notched a 9.950 on the vault meets ... Competed on floor in each of the team’s meets, … The score was the first since 2003, adding her to an recording back-to-back strong performances vs. LSU elite group of just four other gymnasts who have earned and at Florida ... Recorded a 9.85 vs. the Tigers on Feb. a 9.950 or better on the vault … Ranked as high as No. 9 and a 9.825 at No. 1 Florida on Feb. 16. 24 nationally on the vault … Was a regular competitor on vault, beam and floor … Earned season highs of 9.825 Pre-College: Competed for Mike Herrman at Pen- on beam at Alaska-Anchorage and a 9.875 twice on floor, field High School where she was a three-year team cap- including at the SEC Championships and the NCAA tain … Named the 2006 Rochester Press Radio Club Central Championship … Averaged a 9.850 on the vault, Female High School Athlete of the Year and was a only scoring below a 9.800 twice while also scoring a finalist for the WHAM Sportswoman of the Year … 9.850 or better eight times … Helped the team rank top- Named Penfield HS Most Valuable Athlete … Was 20 on vault all season. the all-around state champion as a sophomore and placed third as a senior … Won vault and 2008 (Sophomore): Led Kentucky on the vault with floor state titles as a senior and the floor crown a career high 9.925 earned at the Texas Woman’s Quad as a sophomore … Won five-straight Monroe meet on March 14 ... Scored career highs on all other County and Section V all-around titles begin- events: bars (9.85), beam (9.9), floor (9.9), all-around ning in eighth grade … Took home four county (39.35) ... Took 10 titles for a career total of 11 ... Won five vault titles, four bars titles, four beam titles and consecutive titles on vault and eight total titles from March three floor titles in that span, while sweeping all 7 to March 22 ... Holds the top-five places for the Cats on four as a senior … As a sophomore, swept the vault and the number one spot in the all-around with Section V individual titles as part of her 13 event 39.35 ... Led UK on vault in 12 of 15 meets. crowns from 2002-05 … Led team to Monroe County championships as a freshman, sophomore and senior as well as two Section V championships in that span … COLLEGIATE BEST Holds state championship vault record with a 9.675 … Owns Section V championships records in the all- Vault: 9.950 at Alaska-Anchorage (3/15/09) around (38.025), floor exercise (9.725) and vault (9.4) Uneven Bars: 9.85 at Centenary (3/16/08) Balance Beam: 9.9 at Ohio State (3/9/08) … Set every Monroe County championships record: all- Floor Exercise: 9.9 at TWU/Utah State/Centenary (3/14/08) around (38.300), floor (9.8), vault (9.35), bars (9.575) All-Around: 39.350 vs Arizona/WMU (3/7/08) and beam (9.7) … Played varsity lacrosse in 2006, earning rookie of the year honors. SEASON AVERAGES Personal Information Season VT UB BB FX A-A Full name is Emily Elizabeth Green … Par- 2007 9.760 9.289 9.482 9.592 37.929 ents are Gary and Nancy Green … Has one 2008 9.838 9.410 9.670 9.740 38.667 brother, Kevin (20) … Born in Penfield, N.Y., on 2009 9.850 9.675 9.385 9.715 37.950 April 30, 1988.
2009 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
OPPONENT VT UB BB FX A-A Utah State 9.875 - 8.500 8.950 - @ Alabama 9.800 - 9.100 9.625 - LSU 9.900 9.675 8.575 9.800 37.950 @ Florida 9.825 - 8.975 9.575 - Arkansas 9.850 --9.750 - Georgia/Centenary 9.800 - 9.750 9.825 - @ Auburn 9.850 - 9.675 9.750 - W&M/Ball St./UNC/Illinois 9.875 - 9.775 9.825 - @ West Virginia 9.775 - 9.700 9.750 - @ Iowa 9.775 - 9.775 9.850 - @ Alaska-Anchorage 9.875 - 9.625 9.850 - @ Alaska-Anchorage 9.950 - 9.825 9.725 - @ SEC Championship 9.875 - 9.600 9.875 - @ NCAA Regional 9.875 - 9.125 9.875 - High 9.950 9.675 9.825 9.875 37.950 Average 9.850 9.675 9.385 9.715 37.950 Bold denotes won title
33 JASMINE MINION
Junior • 5-1 Hometown: Memphis, Tenn. Events: All-Around High School: Bolton HS Club: River City Gymnastics Pronunciation: min-YUHN
CAT SCRATCHES
Age you started gymnastics: 10 Miles from home: 401 Major: Exercise Science Nickname: Jaz or Jazzy The gymnast you pretended to be as a child: Dominique Dawes You’d be surprised to that I ... Like fruit more than I like candy. The best part about UK Gymnastics is ... My teammates are the best! Funniest player on the team? Andrea, there’s never a dull moment with her!!! If your room was one fire, what would you grab? My phone and car keys. Person that has most influenced you in life: My grandma because she’s always so positive no matter is going on. What is one thing you want to do that you have never been able to do? Snorkel.
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Career Pre-College: Competed as a Level 10 gym- 2009 (Sophomore): Competed in every meet on nast at River City Gymnastics ... Placed eighth both the vault and floor exercise … Averaged a 9.845 in the all-around at the Eastern Regionals, on vault after never scoring below a 9.800 all season, with a first place finish on the floor exercise ... and not dipping below a 9.825 11 times … Earned Competed in the all-around at the 2006 Junior impressive scores of 9.875 and 9.850 at the SEC Olympic Nationals with an eighth place finish Championship and NCAA Central Region Champi- on vault and landed in the 26th spot all-around onship meets, respectively … Took the vault title at ... Was state champion at Level 7-9 ... Gradu- Iowa with a 9.900 and floor titles at Iowa with a 9.900 ated from Bolton High School with a 3.1 and Alaska with a 9.875 … Made appearances in the grade point average. beam line-up with a career-best 9.750 earned at Auburn … Ended the year ranking No. 32 on vault. Personal Information 2008 (Freshman at Utah State): Tied for second Full name is Jasmine at the NCAA North Central Regional after leading the Elaine Minion ... Parents competition for five rotations with a 9.9 ... Minion are Chiquita and Ter- earned the America First Credit Union Utah State ence Minion … Has Student-Athlete of the Week for her performance at one brother, Terence regionals ... Her score of 9.9 was not only a career (12) … Majoring in best, but also the third-highest score in Utah State Exercise Science … history and makes her one of eight different Aggie Born on June 19, gymnasts to post the high score ... Minion claiming 1989 in Memphis, four of the six high marks and holds three of the top- Tenn. five school records on vault and the fourth-highest score on floor with a 9.9 ... In March she was named to the second-team All-WAC. She was also named WAC Gymnastics Specialist of the Week.
COLLEGIATE BEST
Vault: 9.9 at NCAA North Central Regional (4/12/08) Balance Beam: 9.65 at BYU (3/10/08) Floor Exercise: 9.9 at TWU/Cent./UK (3/14/08) SEASON AVERAGES
Season VT UB BB FX A-A 2008 9.759 - 9.333 9.729 - 2009 9.845 - 9.319 9.748 -
2009 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
OPPONENT VT UB BB FX A-A Utah State 9.825 - 8.600 9.475 - @ Alabama 9.850 - 9.725 9.600 - LSU 9.875 - 9.750 9.850 - @ Florida 9.800 - 9.700 9.625 - Arkansas 9.875 - 9.025 9.850 - Georgia/Centenary 9.825 - 9.575 9.725 - @ Auburn 9.800 - 9.750 9.825 - W&M/Ball St./UNC/Illinois 9.850 - 9.100 9.850 - @ West Virginia 9.800 - 8.575 9.800 - @ Iowa 9.900 - 9.575 9.875 - @ Alaska-Anchorage 9.825 --9.850 - @ Alaska-Anchorage 9.875 --9.875 - @ SEC Championship 9.875 --9.600 - @ NCAA Regional 9.850 --9.675 - High 9.900 - 9.750 9.875 - Average 9.845 - 9.319 9.748 - Bold denotes won title
35 ANDREA MITCHELL
Junior • 5-3 Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn. Events: All-Around High School: Karns HS Club: Premier Athletics
CAT SCRATCHES
Age you started gymnastics: 4 Miles from home: 155 Nickname: Drea Major: Sports management The gymnast you pretended to be as a child: Dominique Dawes What has given you the most pleasure in the last year? Becoming a family with my girls on the team The best part of UK Gymnastics is ... The team! The coolest thing about UK is ... All of the Big Blue pride! What is your favorite thing about yourself? My personality! I love to make people smile, and get them up when they are down. What is your best non-athletic talent? Dancing If your room were on fire, what would you grab on the way out? Cell phone, cell phone charger, and Bible. People say you most look like what celebrity? Serena Williams If I had a Derby horse I would name it ... Herby
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• 2008 Freshman All-SEC Team Personal Information Full name is Andrea Jamelle Mitchell … Born Career Jan. 6, 1990 in Bolivar, Mo. … Parents are James 2009 (Sophomore): Competed in seven meets and Valerie Mitchell … Father James is the team this season, primarily on the uneven bars and floor chaplain for the University of Tennessee football exercise … Had three all-around performances … team ... Has two siblings, Ashley (19) and Asyia (16) Earned a career-high 9.800 on the floor twice, first … Plans to major in sports management. against LSU and then again against Arkansas … Was forced to sit out the remainder of the season due to a back injury.
2008 (Freshman): First Wildcat named to the Freshman All-SEC team ... Competed in all 15 meets, nine of which were in the all-around ... Earned two titles in her rookie year, one on bars at Centenary on March 16 and the other in the all- around at Ohio State on March 9 ... Scored career highs of 9.8 or better on all events and a 39.15 in the all-around ... Earned a season high 9.85 on the vault at the NCAA Central Regional ... Holds a top spot on the team on the uneven bars with a 9.875.
Pre-College: Competed for Premier Athletics under coaches Boo and Sasha Ellis ... Finished undefeated in her junior season of 2007 ... Was the state and regional champion and finished third at nationals ... Finished second in the state as a sopho- more ... Was fourth at regionals and seventh at nationals as a freshman in 2005.
COLLEGIATE BEST
Vault: 9.85 at NCAA Central Regional (4/12/08) Uneven Bars: 9.875 at Centenary (3/16/08) Balance Beam: 9.825 at Ohio State (3/9/08) Floor Exercise: 9.8 twice last vs. Arkansas (2/6/09) All-Around: 39.150 at Ohio State (3/9/08) SEASON AVERAGES
Season VT UB BB FX A-A 2008 9.707 9.641 9.589 9.500 38.392 2009 9.531 9.614 9.291 9.650 38.425
2009 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
OPPONENT VT UB BB FX A-A Utah State 9.650 9.625 9.550 9.750 38.575 @ Alabama 9.700 9.725 9.200 9.725 38.350 LSU 9.650 9.775 9.125 9.800 38.350 @ Florida 9.125 9.725 - 9.600 - Arkansas - 9.650 - 9.800 - Georgia/Centenary - 9.700 - 9.750 - @ Auburn - 9.100 - 9.125 - W&M/Ball St./UNC/Illinois ----- @ West Virginia ----- @ Iowa ----- @ Alaska-Anchorage ----- @ Alaska-Anchorage ----- @ SEC Championship ---˜ -- @ NCAA Regional ----- High 9.700 9.775 9.550 9.800 38.575 Average 9.531 9.614 9.291 9.650 38.425
37 STOREY MORRIS
Sophomore • 5-2 Hometown: Tyler, Texas Events: All-Around High School: King’s Academy Christian School Club: Texas East Gymnastics
CAT SCRATCHES
Age you started gymnastics: 7 Miles from home: 897 Major: Community Communications and Leadership Development Craziest thing you did this summer: White water rafting. The gymnast you pretended to be as a child: Amanda Borden The title of your autobiography would be: My Storey What has impressed you most about Coach Mitchell? How much he laughs. What is your favorite kind of food? Mexican. One thing that you have never been able to do but wanted to ... Sky dive and drive a racecar. Quote you like? “Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we deal with it.” The best part about UK Gymnastics is ... My teammates. Where is your favorite place to visit? Virginia Beach.
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• 2009 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll
Career 2009 (Freshman): Immediately fit into the uneven bars line-up, competing in 11 meets … Earned a sea- son-high 9.775 during Senior Night against William & Mary, Ball St., UNC and Illinois … Had three outings on the balance beam, nabbing a season-best 9.800 against Alabama … Competed on the floor exercise four times with a season-high 9.800 against LSU.
Pre-College: Competed for coaches Martin and Stacy Parsley and Chuck Dickerson at Texas East Gym- nastics ... She is a three-time Junior Olympic national qualifier and the Texas state and regional all-around champion ... Morris was the 2005 U.S. Challenge National All-Around champion, capturing the vault, bars and beam titles ... Her 2007 regional all-around score of 38.900 was the highest-posted score in the United States for her age group.
Personal Information Full name is Storey Lynn Morris ... Born Oct. 27, 1989 in Bedford, Texas ... Parents are J.P.and Deb- bie Morris ... Has three sisters, Amber (24), Summer (22), and Cambri (18) ... Trained with Kentucky assis- tant coach Chuck Dickerson, a former coach at Texas East Gymnastics ... Was valedictorian of her high school.
COLLEGIATE BEST
Vault: 9.050 vs. Arkansas (2/6/09) Uneven Bars: 9.775 twice, last vs. Five-Team (2/27/09) Balance Beam: 9.800 at Alabama (1/16/09) Floor Exercise: 9.800 vs. LSU (1/23/09) SEASON AVERAGES
Season VT UB BB FX A-A 2009 9.531 9.614 9.291 9.650 38.425
2009 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
OPPONENT VT UB BB FX A-A Utah State - 9.050 9.100 9.100 - @ Alabama - 9.650 9.800 9.625 - LSU - 9.750 9.275 9.800 - @ Florida - 9.675 - 9.550 - Arkansas 9.050 9.775 --- Georgia/Centenary - 9.575 --- @ Auburn ----- W&M/Ball St./UNC/Illinois - 9.775 --- @ West Virginia - 9.700 --- @ Iowa - 9.250 --- @ Alaska-Anchorage - 9.300 --- @ Alaska-Anchorage - 9.225 --- @ SEC Championship ----- @ NCAA Regional ----- High 9.050 9.775 9.800 9.800 - Average 9.050 9.521 9.391 9.519 -
39 JAMIE REIMANN
Senior • 5-4 Hometown: Johnston, Iowa Events: All-Around High School: Johnston HS Club: Cardinal Gymnastics Academy Pronunciation: RYE-men
CAT SCRATCHES
Age you started gymnastics: 3 Miles from home: 664 Nickname: Harley, James, Jammers, Junior (JR) Major: Social Work What is your career aspiration? Gymnastics coach and counselor for youth. The gymnast you pretended to be as a child: Kim Zimeskal The best part of UK Gymnastics is: The love, support and dedication this team has! One team. One Dream. What is your most memorable moment as a gymnast? Getting my collegiate career high on bars while competing in my hometown last year. What is your favorite spot on the UK campus? C.A.T.S. (Center for Academic and Tutorial Services). It’s my second home. What was your first paying job? Gymnastics coach. If your room were on fire, what would you grab on the way out? My pictures. What is your dream vacation? A cruise to anywhere it is warm!
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Career Personal Information 2009 (Junior): Entered the uneven bars line-up Full name is Jamie Lee Reimann … Parents are this season, competing in 11 meets … Her best per- Jan and Julie Reimann … Has four siblings … Broth- formance came while in her home state of Iowa with ers are Justin (29) and Jay (23)… Sisters are Jenny a 9.850 on the uneven bars, earning her first career (26) and Paris (9) … Born in Des Moines, Iowa, on event title … Made two appearances into the floor March 2, 1988. line-up at Auburn and Iowa.
2008 (Sophomore): Notched a career high on vault of 9.775 at the NCAA Central Regional meet on April 12 ... Started in the vaulting line-up in Ken- tucky’s last eight meets including upsets of Ohio State and Arizona.
2007 (Freshman): Competed on bars for the Wildcats in each of the team’s last 11 meets ... Ranked third on the team with a 9.535 bars average ... Recorded a season-best mark of 9.750 in a quad meet at Arizona on March 16.
Pre-College: Competed for coaches KJ Kindler and Lou Ball at Cardinal Gymnastics Academy … Won three straight all-around state championships as a sophomore, junior and senior … Was the Region IV floor champion as a senior in 2006 … Placed in the top 15 in the all-around at the Junior Olympic Nation- als in back-to-back years from 2003-04.
COLLEGIATE BEST
Vault: 9.775 at NCAA Central Regional (4/12/08) Uneven Bars: 9.850 at Iowa (3/6/09) Floor Exercise: 9.575 at Iowa (3/6/09) SEASON AVERAGES
Season VT UB BB FX A-A 2007 -- 9.535 ------2008 9.569 ------2009 -- 9.616 -- 8.937 --
2009 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
OPPONENT VT UB BB FX A-A Utah State ----- @ Alabama - 9.675 --- LSU - 9.775 --- @ Florida - 9.675 --- Arkansas - 9.775 --- Georgia/Centenary - 9.200 --- @ Auburn - 8.825 - 8.300 - W&M/Ball St./UNC/Illinois ----- @ West Virginia ----- @ Iowa - 9.850 - 9.575 - @ Alaska-Anchorage - 9.750 --- @ Alaska-Anchorage - 9.850 --- @ SEC Championship - 9.775 --- @ NCAA Regional - 9.625 --- High - 9.850 - 9.575 - Average - 9.616 - 8.937 -
41 PHYLICIARESHARD
Junior • 5-2 1/2 Hometown: West Chester, Ohio Events: All-Around High School: Lakota West HS Club: Gym-Nation Gymnastics and Cheerleading Pronunciation: FUH-lee-SHA RUH-Shard
CAT SCRATCHES
Age you started gymnastics: 4 Miles from home: 102 Nickname: Flea, Fe, Phyl, Fe Fe Major: Business Marketing The gymnast you pretended to be as a child: Dominique Dawes The title of your autobiography would be: In the footsteps of Phylicia Reshard. The best part of UK Gymnastics is: How positive we are as a team. Not many people know this about me, but: My birthday is on the first day of summer. If you could go back in time, what would you want to do or see? Relive my senior year in high school. What was your first paying job? Hostess at Wetherington Golf and Country Club. If your room were on fire, what would you grab on the way out? All of my valuable possessions.
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• Two-time SEC Academic Honor Personal Information Roll (2008 and 2009) Full name is Phylicia Annette Reshard … Born June 21, 1989 in Marietta, Ga. … Parents Career are Leroy and Audrey Reshard … Has one sister, 2009 (Sophomore): Performed in two events this Dr. Shawna Reshard (26), who recently finished season, vault and floor exercise, during the latter half medical school at the University of Cincinnati and of the year … Earned a career-best mark of 9.800 on is currently in her first year of residency at the vault at the SEC Championships, helping the Cats University of Alabama, Birmingham … Cousin, earn a top-five program score … Made her floor exer- Nathalie Reshard, played basketball at the Uni- cise debut in exhibition at Alabama and averaged a versity of Alabama. 9.707 on the season with a career-high 9.775 earned at Iowa … She also made two appearances on the balance beam.
2008 (Freshman): Was a consistent performer on vault, competing in all 15 meets ... Competed on bars in the first nine meets of the season with a career high 9.75 earned at Arkansas ... Notched a career high 9.775 on vault three times, last at the NCAA Central Regional meet.
Pre-College: Competed for Gym-Nation Gym- nastics & Cheerleading under coaches Terry Russell and Patrick Jordan … Was a two-time Level 10 national qualifier … A strong student at Lakota West High School … A member of the High Honor Roll and named to the Who’s Who Among American High School Students … Also a member of the National Honor Society.
COLLEGIATE BEST
Vault: 9.800 at SEC Championship (3/21/09) Uneven Bars: 9.750 at Arkansas (2/15/08) Balance Beam: 9.325 at Arkansas (2/6/09) Floor Exercise: 9.775 at Iowa (3/6/09) SEASON AVERAGES
Season VT UB BB FX A-A 2008 9.670 9.339 ------2009 9.715 -- 9.100 9.659 --
2009 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
OPPONENT VT UB BB FX A-A Utah State 9.425 ---- @ Alabama ---9.325 - LSU ----- @ Florida --8.875 -- Arkansas --9.325 -- Georgia/Centenary 9.700 ---- @ Auburn 9.725 ---- W&M/Ball St./UNC/Illinois 9.725 --9.725 - @ West Virginia 9.750 --9.650 - @ Iowa 9.750 --9.775 - @ Alaska-Anchorage 9.750 --9.650 - @ Alaska-Anchorage 9.775 --9.750 - @ SEC Championship 9.800 --9.650 - @ NCAA Regional 9.750 --9.750 - High 9.800 - 9.325 9.775 - Average 9.715 - 9.100 9.659 -
43 WHITNEYROSE
Sophomore • 5-5 Hometown: Frisco, Texas Events: All-Around High School: Centennial HS Club: Kurt Thomas Gymnastics
CAT SCRATCHES
Age you started gymnastics: 5 Miles from home: 876 Major: Exercise Science The gymnast you pretended to be as a child: Dominique Moceanu If I had a Derby horse I would name it: Dallas The coolest thing about UK is: We really bleed blue! There is a lot of support for all athletic teams. What is one thing you wish you could be better at? Drawing. Quote you like: “Life isn’t all about titles, it’s about making a difference.” If your room were on fire, what would you grab on the way out? My pictures and laptop. One thing that you have never been able to do, but wanted to? Go on a mission trip to another country. You’d be surprised to know that I: Sing at church back home. Craziest thing you did this summer: Go on a bungee sling shot ride with my dad!
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• 2009 SEC Freshman of the Year • 2009 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll
Career 2009 (Freshman): Named SEC Freshman of the Year, becoming only the fifth Wildcat to achieve the first year status … Evolved into one of UK’s all- around performers … Secured three event titles, two on vault and one all-around … Earned career-best marks of 9.925 on vault, 9.825 on bars and beam, 9.775 on floor and 39.100 all-around … Only dipped below a 9.800 twice on vault, helped the team to a season-long ranking in the top-15 … Reached her first national ranking on vault in March at No. 36 … She had the second-best scores on the entire team for vault and all-around.
Pre-College: Competed for Kurt Thomas at Kurt Thomas Gymnastics ... Was a Junior National Elite qualifier ... The 2008 Texas State vault and all- around champion ... 2008 Region 3 vault champion ... In 2004 took the Region 3 beam title ... Was a 2004 national qualifier.
Personal Information Full name is Whitney Rose … Born April 29, 1990 in Cleburne, Texas … Parents are Robin and Donnell Rose … Has two siblings, Roman (14) and Cha’Don (24) … Ran track her sophomore year of high school.
COLLEGIATE BEST
Vault: 9.925 at Alaska-Anchorage (3/13/09) Uneven Bars: 9.825 vs. Arkansas (2/6/09) Balance Beam: 9.825 at Alaska-Anchorage (3/13/09) Floor Exercise: 9.775 at Iowa (3/6/09) SEASON AVERAGES
Season VT UB BB FX A-A 2009 9.830 9.598 9.464 9.475 38.396
2009 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
OPPONENT VT UB BB FX A-A Utah State 9.800 8.950 --- @ Alabama 9.800 9.750 9.775 -- LSU 9.990 ---- @ Florida 9.725 9.650 9.025 -- Arkansas 9.850 9.825 8.975 -- Georgia/Centenary 9.825 9.775 9.525 -- @ Auburn 9.850 9.675 9.700 -- W&M/Ball St./UNC/Illinois 9.800 9.750 8.975 9.525 38.050 @ West Virginia 9.700 9.700 - 9.675 - @ Iowa 9.850 9.225 9.725 9.775 38.575 @ Alaska-Anchorage 9.925 9.775 9.825 9.575 39.100 @ Alaska-Anchorage 9.875 9.250 9.800 9.700 38.625 @ SEC Championship 9.850 9.725 9.650 8.950 38.175 @ NCAA Regional 9.875 9.725 9.125 9.125 37.850 High 9.925 9.825 9.825 9.775 39.100 Average 9.830 9.598 9.464 9.475 38.396 Bold denotes won title
45 EMILIE RYMER
Senior • 5-4 Hometown: Medina, Ohio Events: All-Around High School: Medina HS Club: Medina Gymnastics
CAT SCRATCHES
Age you started gymnastics: 2 Miles from home: 301 Nickname: Mer, Busta, Buster Major: Integrated Strategic Communications The gymnasts you pretended to be as a child: Shannon Miller The best part of UK Gymnastics is: The friendships made with my teammates. You’d be surprised to know that I was: In Sports Illustrated. If your room were on fire, what would you grab on the way out? My photo albums. What is your dream vacation? Australia or Puerto Rico. What is one thing Coach Mitchell says all the time? Walk it down, walk it down, walk it down What actress would you have portray you in a movie? Jessica Alba
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Career Pre-College: Competed for the Medina Gymnastics 2009 (Junior): Was forced to the sidelines for the first Academy and Medina High School … In 2004, she fin- half of the season due to an ankle injury … Returned to ished fifth at the Level 10 regional championships to action in late February on the balance beam and uneven earn an invitation to nationals … The next year, she bars … Earned a season-best 9.750 on the uneven bars took home fifth at the Level 10 nationals in the all- at West Virginia and nabbed a season-high of 9.850 on around, edging new teammate Emily Green … Fin- the balance beam against Alaska-Anchorage. ished in the top 10 on the vault, bars and floor exer- cise at the event … She won the Ohio high school 2008 (Sophomore): Kentucky’s lead on uneven bars all-around state championship in each of her three and the all-around with averages of 9.665 and 38.832 ... years at Medina High, becoming only the sec- Earned seven season titles, four of which were in the all- ond gymnast in Ohio history to turn the trick around, for a career total of 10 ... Led UK in the all-around three straight years … In the three years, in nine of 15 meets ... Notched a score of 39 or better in she won six apparatus state titles and fin- the all-around in eight meets ... Held the top spot on bars ished in the top three a total of 14 times with a 9.875 earned at Georgia on February 23 ... Tied her … She set state meet records on vault collegiate best on the balance beam of 9.875 at Arkansas and bars as well as in the all-around ... Lead UK in two or more events in eight meets. … Was named the Cleveland Plain- Dealer Gymnast of the Year as a 2007 (Freshman): The team’s top all-around per- sophomore and to the 2006 All- former as a freshman, posting an average of 38.827 a Ohio Gymnastics team. year ago ... Led UK in four consecutive meets to close out the regular season, including a personal-best mark Personal of 39.400 in a quad meet at Texas Woman’s University Information on March 10 ... The squad’s returning leader on vault Full name is Emilie after posting a 9.800 average during her inaugural cam- Katherine Rymer … Parents are paign ... Posted scores of 9.9 or better in two meets, Mark and Kathy Rymer … Has a claiming individual meet titles on both of those occa- younger brother, Dan (18), and sions ... A strong beam performer, who averaged 9.708 a younger sister, Nicole (20) … on the apparatus ... Recorded a season-best 9.875 on Mother ran track at UK … the event at TWU. Born on July 12, 1988 in Parma, Ohio. COLLEGIATE BEST
Vault: 9.925 at OSU/WVU/GWU (3/4/07) Uneven Bars: 9.875 at Arkansas (2/15/08) Balance Beam: 9.875 at TWU/BGSU/SEMO (3/10/07) Floor Exercise: 9.875 at Arizona/PSU/TWU (3/16/07) All-Around: 39.400 at TWU/BGSU/SEMO (3/10/07) SEASON AVERAGES
Season VT UB BB FX A-A 2007 9.800 9.642 9.708 9.685 38.827 2008 9.762 9.665 9.652 9.753 38.832 2009 -- 9.435 9.550 -- --
2009 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
OPPONENT VT UB BB FX A-A Utah State ----- @ Alabama ----- LSU ----- @ Florida ----- Arkansas ----- Georgia/Centenary --9.650 -- @ Auburn - 8.625 --- W&M/Ball St./UNC/Illinois - 9.475 9.150 -- @ West Virginia - 9.750 9.625 -- @ Iowa ----- @ Alaska-Anchorage --9.850 -- @ Alaska-Anchorage --9.825 -- @ SEC Championship - 9.625 9.650 -- @ NCAA Regional - 9.700 9.100 -- High - 9.750 9.850 -- Average - 9.435 9.550 Bold denotes won title
47 RACHEL SARNOVSKY
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Freshman • 5-0 Hometown: Centerville, Ohio Events: Vault, Beam, Floor High School: Centerville H.S. Club: Tops Gymnastics Pronunciation: sarn-OFF-ski CAT SCRATCHES
Age you started gymnastics: 2 Miles from home: 110 Major: Journalism You would be surprised to know that I: have visited 10 different counties. Person that has influenced you the most? My parents, they have taught me everything! The most famous person I ever met was: Arnold Schwarzenegger. What is one thing Coach Mitchell says all the time? We need to have a definite confidence and swagger. The best part of UK Gymnastics is: Everything! What has impressed you the most a bout Coach Mitchell? They are all so educated in the sport, they definitely know what they’re talk- ing about. What artist gets the most play on your IPod? Nickelback. What is a food you hated but your mom made you eat anyway? Broccoli. The coolest thing about UK is: the atmosphere!
Career Pre-College: Was the 2007 State beam champion ... A 2005 Ohio high school State vault finalist and 4- time Regional Qualifier ... Trained with Donny Bent at Tops Gymnastics
Personal Information Full name is Rachel Sarnovsky … Parents are James and Kimberley Sarnovsky … Has one sister, Rebecca (21) … Born on April 4, 1991 in Courtice, Ontario, Canada.
49 CAITLIN SATKOWIAK
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Freshman • 5-4 Hometown: Westerville, Ohio Events: All-Around High School: St. Francis DeSales Club: Buckeye Gymnastics Pronunciation: Sat-COVE-ee-ack CAT SCRATCHES
Age you started gymnastics: 3 1/2 Miles from home: 200 Major: Kinesiology/Exercise science and pre-med You’d be surprised to know that: I have never broken a bone. I chose to do gymnastics at UK because: Of the tradition, the desire to bleed blue and to be a part of a team that could make history. What is the best part about UK Gymnastics? The togetherness of the team, we’re like a family. Who is the best dancer on the team? Andrea Mitchell Who is your favorite actor/actress? Channing Tatum. If you had a Derby horse, what would you name it? Eye on the Prize
Career Pre-College: Finished second on the floor exer- cise at Level 10 Region 5 The Cup in 2007 ... Trained at Buckeye Gymnastics under Kittia Carpenter, Luke Wasson, Becky Boggette and LiLi ... Qualified child national and junior pre-elite ... Named to Central Ohio All District Team ... Columbus Dispatch Athlete of the Week in January of 2006 ... Was on honor roll all four years of high school ... National Honor Soci- ety member her junior and senior years ... Awarded the Central District Sportsmanship, Ethics, and Integrity Award as a senior.
Personal Information Full name is Caitlin Nicole Satkowiak ... Parents are Wendy and Mike Satkowiak ... Born on Jan. 17, 1991, in Columbus, Ohio ... Wants to be an orthope- dic surgeon ... Was a member of Ambassadors, STARS and National Honors Society.
51 COLLEENWILLIAMS
Junior • 5-5 Hometown: Naperville, Ill. Events: All-Around High School: Waubonsie Valley HS Club: Arena Gymnastics
CAT SCRATCHES
Age you started gymnastics: 3 Miles from home: 394 Major: Health Promotion The gymnast you pretended to be as a child: Shannon Miller What is your favorite all-time movie? Cinderella The best part of UK Gymnastics is: Having a group of girls as my new sisters and part of my extended family. Not many people know this about me, but: I love to watch the Discovery Channel. Espe- cially MythBusters, and shows about thunder- storms and sharks. The most famous person you’ve ever met: Amanda Borden What is your favorite city to visit? Chicago! If your room were on fire, what would you grab on the way out? My teddy bear, Cinnamon. I chose to do gymnastics at UK because: The team has great chemistry and I knew I would fit right in.
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• 2009 SEC Academic Honor Roll Personal Information Career Full name is Colleen Elizabeth Williams … 2009 (Sophomore): Stepped into the vault line- Born Dec. 29, 1988 in Ft. Wayne, Ind. … Mother up, competing in all meets … Scored a 9.700 or bet- is Luanne Kelley Williams … Has two siblings, ter in every meet with a career-best mark of 9.800 Kelley (26) and Scott (24) … Brother Scott ran recorded twice at the SEC Championships and the varsity cross country and track for Ohio Wes- NCAA Central Region Championships … Performed leyan University. on the uneven bars in the last seven meets of the year with a season-high 9.800 secured against Iowa … Helped Kentucky remain a top-20 team on vault all year by averaging a 9.755 on the event.
2008 (Freshman): Competed on the uneven bars for UK ... Earned a career high 9.825 at Cente- nary College on March 16 ... Started in the first seven meets for the Cats on bars.
Pre-College: Competed for Arena Gymnastics under coaches Dan and Beth Miller … Placed fourth in the all-around at the 2007 Illinois state meet after third-place finishes in each of the previous two sea- sons … Was second in the all-around at her 2006 regional meet and competed at the 2006 national meet … A member of the 2006 Region 5 Interna- tional All-Star Team that traveled to Germany to com- pete … Competed in the 2005 national meet and was a member of the 2005 Region 5 International All-Star Team that competed in El Salvador … Spent time as a classroom volunteer in Naperville’s early childhood and special needs programs ... Attended Waubonsie Valley High School and was classmates with current Kentucky volleyball freshman Laura Stokowski.
COLLEGIATE BEST
Vault: 9.800 twice, last at NCAA Regional (4/4/09) Uneven Bars: 9.825 at Centenary (3/16/08) SEASON AVERAGES
Season VT UB BB FX A-A 2008 -- 9.100 ------2009 9.775 9.694 ------
2009 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
OPPONENT VT UB BB FX A-A Utah State 9.725 ---- @ Alabama 9.750 ---- LSU 9.775 ---- @ Florida 9.775 ---- Arkansas 9.725 9.625 --- Georgia/Centenary 9.750 9.525 --- @ Auburn 9.775 ---- W&M/Ball St./UNC/Illinois 9.750 9.750 --- @ West Virginia 9.775 9.675 --- @ Iowa 9.775 9.800 --- @ Alaska-Anchorage 9.700 9.775 --- @ Alaska-Anchorage 9.700 9.750 --- @ SEC Championship 9.800 9.700 --- @ NCAA Regional 9.800 9.650 --- High 9.800 9.800 --- Average 9.755 9.694 ---
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54 55 KENTUCKYGYMNASTICS 2010 | ROSTER 2010 KENTUCKY GYMNASTICS ROSTER
Name Ht. Event(s) Cl. Hometown Club Gym Behrendt, Jacque 5-4 All Around SR Franklin, Tenn. Let It Shine Gymnastics Ciokajlo, Caitlyn 5-0 All-Around FR Brooklyn, Mich. Geddert's Twistars USA Ferguson, Hillary 5-2 All Around SR Richmond, Ky. All-American Gymnastics Green, Emily 5-0 All Around SR Penfield, N.Y. Gymnastics Training Center of Rochester Minion, Jasmine 5-1 All-Around JR Memphis, Tenn. River City Gymnastics Mitchell, Andrea 5-3 All Around JR Knoxville, Tenn. Premier Athletes Morris, Storey 5-2 All-Around SO Tyler, Texas Texas East Gymnastics Reimann, Jamie 5-4 All Around SR Johnston, Iowa Cyclone Gymnastics Academy Reshard, Phylicia 5-2.5 All Around JR West Chester, Ohio Gym-Nation Gymnastics and Cheerleading Rose, Whitney 5-5 All-Around SO Frisco, Texas Kurt Thomas Gymnastics Rymer, Emilie 5-4 All Around SR Medina, Ohio Medina Gymnastics Sarnovsky, Rachel 5-0 All-Around FR Centerville, Ohio Tops Gymnastics Satkowiak, Caitlin 5-4 All-Around FR Westerville, Ohio Buckeye Gymnastics Williams, Colleen 5-5 All Around JR Naperville, Ill. Arena Gymnastics
Coaches: Hajile Mitchell - Head Coach; Chuck Dickerson - Assistant Coach Heather Hite - Assistant Coach Mangers: Stephanie Bleuel,Courtney Ehrler
Where the Cats have been, CATTRAVELS and where the Cats are going
Corvallis
Mount Pleasant East Lansing Iowa City Bowling Green Kent
Nebraska Muncie Washington D.C. Columbus Raleigh Denver Las Vegas LEXINGTON Morgantown
Fayetteville Duluth Birmingham North Little Rock Athens Tucson Columbia Atlanta Denton Tuscaloosa Auburn Shreveport Jacksonville Baton Rouge Gainesville New Orleans Anchorage
56 HISTORYANDRECORDS KENTUCKYGYMNASTICS 2010 | RECORD-BREAKINGSEASON
In 2009, the Kentucky gymnastics team contin- ued to make its mark in school history. The Wildcats broke the vault Regional Qualifying Score record, set team records while individual Cats found their 2009 SEASON own place in UK’s record books. This year marked Kentucky’s 21st overall and fifth straight time advancing to the NCAA Regional Championships since they first went in 1982, just one year after the program’s inception. UK has also made NCAA post- INREVIEW season appearances five out of the six years Mo Mitchell has been the head coach.
Top-20 Vault Team Rose. The Cats scored a season-high 49.250 at the In 2009 Kentucky dominated the vault scene, Emily Green NCAA Central Region meet and earned three scores ranking in the top-20 all season. It made sense the of 49.225 during the 2009 season, including at the Cats were a top-ranked vault squad as UK averaged Southeastern Conference Championships. Both a 49.052 throughout the year. The team improved the scores rank in the top five in school history. program’s vault Regional Qualifying Score record to 49.150, improving its mark by over a tenth of a point Balancing Act (49.035 in 2008). The Wildcats’ season-best balance beam score The Wildcats vault lineup was led by junior Emily came while the Blue and White tested out the Last Green who obtained a season high of 9.950 in Frontier. The first mark of 9.800 by junior Hillary Fer- Anchorage, Alaska, and was continually ranked on guson kick started the way to a record book beam the event all year. She became one of only four other performance by the Cats. Senior Bridget Carreiro Kentucky gymnasts to earn a 9.950 or better on the stuck a career-high 9.900, placing second overall. event and the first Wildcat since All-American Aron- Junior Emilie Rymer contributed with a season-high da Primault accomplished the feat in 2003. Two other 9.850, while Rose’s career-best 9.850 and senior gymnasts ranked in the top 50 on vault for Kentucky, Heather Hite’s season-high 9.925 solidified the sophomore Jasmine Minion and freshman Whitney 49.300. The mark ranks No. 2 in school history.
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Mo-Town Records score for her third career title. 9.805 in the event. Rubinstein tied her career-best Head Coach Mo Mitchell has not only put more Community service was also acknowledged by 9.900 on the uneven bars and was selected to the numbers in the Kentucky record books, but his own the SEC at the championship meet. Senior Natalie SEC Community Service Team. as well. In the last meets of the regular season, Rubinstein was named to the SEC Community Ser- Carreiro graduates after earning a beam career- Mitchell grabbed season-high totals on vault, bal- vice team. The Gymnastics Community Service high of 9.900 against Alaska, helping the Wildcats to ance beam and overall. The Cats earned a 196.225, Team consists of seven SEC gymnasts, one from a season-best 49.300. Carreiro transferred in 2007 the third highest in school history and second highest each competing institution. The Community Service from Western Kentucky’s diving program and instant- since Mitchell has been at UK. His team was also Team looks to highlight an athlete from each school ly made a splash with the Cats’ beam lineup. The able to nab a 49.300 on beam, also the second best who gives back to their community in superior ser- Lexington native proved to be a dependable asset to in school annals and Mitchell’s career. To cap off the vice efforts. the team, competing in 11 of this year’s meets. season, at the 2009 SEC Gymnastics Champi- onships Kentucky earned a 195.000, the best score Kentucky Rules in since the 195.850 earned at the 2001 championship Academics meet. During the NCAA Central Region meet in The University of Kentucky gymnastics team Columbus, Ohio, the team earned a season-high placed nine student-athletes on the SEC Winter Aca- vault score of 49; a top-five score in UK record books demic Honor Roll, two of which were freshmen. The and the best vault total recorded under Mitchell. gymnastics team had the second most athletes listed on the honor roll. A student-athlete must have a grade point average of 3.00 or above for either the preceding academic year (two semesters or three quarters) or have a cumulative grade point average Whitney Rose of 3.00 or above at the nominating institution. Jacque Behrendt, Bridget Carreiro, Hillary Ferguson, Emily Green, Storey Morris, Phylicia Reshard, Whitney Rose, Natalie Rubinstein and Colleen Williams all made the cut.
Bridget Carreiro
Hillary Ferguson
Senior Swansongs Kentucky’s win during Senior Night meant so much more than the “W” it earned. UK’s three seniors, Heather Hite, Natalie Rubinstein and Bridget Carreiro were given a farewell like no other. The Wild- cats defeated North Carolina, Ball State, and William & Mary while also upsetting No. 15 Illinois. Senior Heather Hite’s 9.850 on floor gave UK the extra push Wildcats Honored by SEC to capture the win. Younger talent shined during the 2009 season Hite was a leader on both the balance beam and and it didn’t go unrecognized. Freshman Whitney floor exercise for Kentucky. She holds the most Rose was named SEC Freshman of the Year, just the career titles on each event and leaves with career fifth freshman to be awarded the honor in UK history. high of 9.950 on both apparatuses. The senior led Rose progressed from vault specialist to one of UK’s Kentucky 21 times this season while grabbing eight all-around performers. She earned three titles in the career titles, giving her a total of 27 (16 on beam and 2009 season, two on vault and one all-around. The 11 on floor). freshman received her first top-honor on vault when Rubinstein returned this season just in time for she registered a season-high 9.900 against LSU, her career finale. After being sidelined for two sea- then bettered the score against Alaska-Anchorage sons due to injury, she made a remarkable come- with a career-best 9.925. In the same meet against back, grabbing all five of her career titles this year on the Seawolves, Rose used a 9.825 on the balance the uneven bars. Not only did she make the lineup, beam to give her a season-best 39.100 all-around she led the Wildcats 12 times with an average of
59 KENTUCKYGYMNASTICS 2010 | HISTORY 2009 TEAM RESULTS
Overall: 8-19 Home: 6-3 Away: 2-5 Neutral: 0-11 SEC: 0-6 High: 196.225 Home: 195.250 Away: 196.225 Neutral: 195.000 SEC: 195.225 Team Scores UK Individual Highs MEET OVERALL VT UB BB FX VT UB BB FX A-A No. 25 Kentucky W 191.100 49.100 47.175 46.775 48.050 Ferguson/GreenRubinstein Ferugson Ferguson Ferguson Utah State 187.150 9.875 9.850 9.800 9.900 39.275
No. 39 Kentucky L 194.075 48.900 48.725 47.900 48.550 Minion Rubinstein Hite Ferguson Ferguson at No. 6 Alabama 195.825 9.850 9.850 9.875 9.825 38.475
No. 35 Kentucky L 195.225 49.225 48.975 47.825 49.200 Rose, Green Rubinstein Hite Hite Ferguson No. 11 LSU 196.575 9.900 9.850 9.850 9.900 39.275
No. 28 Kentucky L 193.850 48.925 48.600 47.925 48.400 Green Rubinstein Ferguson, Hite Ferguson Ferguson at No. 5 Florida 195.925 9.825 9.825 9.750 9.825 39.075
No. 28 Kentucky L 194.500 49.125 48.925 47.275 49.175 Minion Rose Carreiro, Hite Hite Ferguson No. 3 Arkansas 195.075 9.875 9.825 9.675 9.925 39.025
No. 29 Kentucky 2nd 195.150 48.975 48.550 48.575 49.050 Minion, Rose Rubinstein Hite Ferguson Ferguson No. 3 Georgia 1st 196.975 9.825 9.825 9.800 9.900 39.050 No. 52 Centenary 3rd 187.350
**Kentucky L 192.550 49.050 47.075 48.750 47.675 Rose, Green Rubinstein Hite Hite Ferguson at No. 5 Auburn 196.475 9.850 9.800 9.825 9.850 38.275
No. 28 Kentucky 1st 195.250 49.000 48.925 48.275 49.050 Green Rubinstein Hite Hite, Minion Ferguson No. 36 North Carolina 2nd 194.825 9.875 9.875 9.900 9.850 38.950 No. 15 Illinois 3rd 194.200 William & Mary 4th 193.350
No. 28 Kentucky L 194.650 48.800 48.700 48.475 48.675 Minion Rubinstein Hite Hite, Minion Ferguson at No. 20 West Virginia 195.425 9.800 9.875 9.850 9.800 38.375
No. 24 Kentucky L 194.825 49.050 48.000 48.625 49.150 Minion Reimann Hite Ferguson Ferguson at No. 23 Iowa 196.525 9.900 9.850 9.850 9.875 39.025
No. 24 Kentucky W 196.225 49.075 48.975 49.300 48.875 Rose Rubinstein Hite Hite Rose at Alaska-Anchorage 192.050 9.925 9.875 9.925 9.875 39.100
No. 24 Kentucky W 195.825 49.225 48.600 49.100 48.925 Green Rubinstein Hite Minion Ferguson at Alaska-Anchorage 193.000 9.950 9.900 9.900 9.875 38.950
SEC Championship No. 22 Kentucky 7th 195.000 49.225 48.650 48.300 48.825 Green, Minion Rubinstein Hite Green, Hite Ferguson No. 5 Alabama 1st 197.300 9.875 9.775 9.750 9.875 38.975 No. 1 Georgia 2nd 196.925 No. 6 Florida 3rd 196.750 No. 4 LSU 4th 196.550 No. 11 Auburn 5th 196.350 No. 9 Arkansas 6th 195.650
NCAA Regional Championship No. 24 Kentucky 6th 193.700 49.250 48.625 46.800 49.025 Green, Rose Rubinstein Hite Green, Hite Ferguson No. 5 LSU 1st 196.875 9.875 9.850 9.825 9.875 38.600 No. 8 Oregon State 2nd 196.800 No. 17 Ohio State 3rd 195.950 No. 26 Michigan State 4th 194.825 No. 22 Kent state 5th 194.650
60 KENTUCKYGYMNASTICS 2010 | HISTORY DEPARTEDSENIORS
BRIDGETCARREIRO CAREER AVERAGES 5-2 • Lexington, Ky. • Apponequet Regional HS Year Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A Became a solid member of the Kentucky beam line-up, competing in 11 2009 -- -- 9.691 8.700 -- meets for the Wildcats … Notched a career-high 9.9 at Alaska-Anchorage in 2008 -- -- 9.581 -- -- March … Her career-best mark on the beam helped the program to its third-best 2007 -- -- 9.581 -- -- beam score in Kentucky history, a 49.300 … Averaged a 9.700 for the year … Competed on floor twice against Arkansas and again in a tri-meet vs. Georgia and Centenary.
HEATHER HITE CAREER AVERAGES 4-11 • Parkersburg, W. Va. • Parkersburg South Year Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A A phenomenal beam and floor exercise performer again for the Cats, tak- ing eight total event titles, five on beam and three on floor … Ranked top-20 in 2009 -- -- 9.821 9.805 -- the nation on the balance beam, being positioned as high as No. 16, while also 2008 9.450 -- 9.723 9.823 -- reaching national status on the floor exercise … Competed in every meet while 2007 9.586 -- 9.796 9.768 -- leading UK on the balance beam 13 out of 14 times as well as the floor exer- 2006 9.634 -- 9.769 9.773 -- cise eight times … Earned a season-high of 9.925 on both the beam and floor, just shy of her career-high mark of 9.950 … Averaged at least a 9.800 on both events, taking a score 9.800 or better 10 times on beam and 11 times on floor … She took the beam title in Alaska twice, while leading the Wildcats to a top- two program score of 49.300 … Led the team 21 times on either the beam or floor … Finished the year with a total of 27 career event titles, 14 of which were on the balance beam
NATALIE RUBINSTEIN CAREER AVERAGES 5-1• Hollywood, Fla. • South Broward Year Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A Returned to the uneven bars after sitting out for two seasons and competed 2009 -- 9.805 ------in every meet … Was Kentucky’s anchor on the uneven bars, leading the team 2008 ------13 of 14 times … Earned all five of her career titles this season … Awarded Ken- 2007 9.658 9.813 9.788 9.388 38.700 tucky’s Mike Lyden Courage Award at the CATSPY’s for her major comeback … 2006 9.738 9.667 9.233 9.678 38.038 Named to the SEC Community Service Team … Tied her career-high score of 9.900 on the uneven bars against Alaska-Anchorage … Only scored below a 9.800 three times, averaging a 9.805 for the year … Nabbed a score of 9.850 at the NCAA Central Region meet on the bars with a torn ACL
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1981 Kentucky 166.80 4-14 overall, Head Coach Leah Little Auburn 165.55 Bowling Green 159.95 12/9 at Memphis State L, 117.05-117.05 Memphis State 151.15 12/13 Auburn * W, 112.60-112.50 1/28 at Indiana 3rd 1/9 Indiana L, 124.10-115.65 Indiana 170.45 1/16 at Alabama * L, 134.40-120.10 SE Missouri State 169.15 1/23 W. Kentucky W, 113.95-71.60 Kentucky 167.90 1/31 at Bowling Green L, 132.85-118.85 2/11-12 at Purina Cat Classic (1) 6th 2/7 at Southern Illinois L, 140.55-122.30 Penn State 178.70 2/13 at Eastern Kentucky L, 134.20-122.85 Missouri 178.35 2/18 at Louisville L, 134.55-127.90 LSU * 176.55 2/21 at SEC Championship (1) 6th Arizona 173.60 LSU 141.10 Pittsburgh 172.65 Florida 139.90 Kentucky 169.55 Georgia 135.05 2/18-19 at SEC Championship (2) 5th Alabama 134.15 Florida 181.95 Auburn 125.45 Alabama 181.95 Kentucky 125.25 LSU 176.70 2/28 at Ball State Invitational (2) 2nd Georgia 175.10 Ball State Kentucky 170.50 Kentucky 3/5 Tri-Meet 1st SE Missouri State Kentucky 172.90 3/1 at Indiana L, 136.20-124.9 Southern Illinois 165.45 3/7 E. Tennessee State W, 125.20-124.90 E. Michigan 163.85 3/11 at KWIC Championship (3) 3rd, N/A * denotes SEC meet (1) Purina Cat Classic; Columbia, Mo., (2) SEC Championship: Gainesville, Fla. * denotes SEC meet (1) SEC Championships; Baton Rouge, La., (2) Ball State Invitational; Muncie, Ind., (3) KWIC Championship: Richmond, Ky. 1984 5-11 overall, Head Coach Leah Little 1982 6-16 overall, Head Coach Leah Little 12/3 at Bowling Green 3rd Bowling Green 170.80 12/12 Ball State W, 131.10-125.20 Ball State 164.65 1/5 at Indiana State L, 132.35-130.85 Kentucky 163.15 1/7 SE Missouri State W, 133.75-125.20 1/6 Ohio State W, 169.45-167.00 1/16 at Auburn * L, 135.00-131.80 1/21 at Auburn * L, 166.50-160.40 1/23 Indiana W, 135.45-133.40 2/8 at LSU * L, 175.00-166.30 1/31 at Southern Illinois 2nd 2/17-18 at SEC Championship (1) 5th Southern Illinois 139.23 Florida 184.15 Kentucky 134.40 Georgia 177.05 Memphis State 124.84 Alabama 175.90 2/6 at Duke Invitational (1) 4th LSU 173.20 Alabama 140.30 Kentucky 165.35 Maryland 133.50 Auburn 161.55 West Virginia 131.70 2/23 at Georgia 3rd Kentucky 129.85 Georgia * 181.25 Duke Forfeit Pittsburgh 177.40 2/12 Eastern Kentucky W, 138.90-137.15 Kentucky 169.55 2/20 at SEC Championship (2) 5th 3/3 at E. Michigan 2nd Florida 145.60 Michigan 174.55 Alabama 144.55 Kentucky 169.45 LSU 144.15 E. Michigan 150.95 Georgia 142.05 3/9 Tri-Meet 1st Kentucky 135.00 Kentucky 172.25 Auburn 134.95 N.C. State 171.45 3/12 at NCAA Regional (3) 7th Youngstown State 125.20 Michigan 139.10 Illinois-Chicago 138.45 * denotes SEC meet Louisville 138.10 (1) SEC Championship: Gainesville, Fla. Michigan State 137.00 W. Michigan 132.25 1985 E. Michigan 132.20 9-16 overall, Head Coach Leah Little Kentucky 131.80 1/4 Ohio State L, 176.20-171.75 * denotes SEC meet 1/12 West Virginia W, 174.60-174.40 (1) Duke Invitationa; Durham, N.C., (2) SEC Championships; Tuscaloosa, Ala., (3) NCAA Midwest Regional: Chicago, Ill. 1/19 Auburn * W, 177.00-165.55 1/25 Purina Cat Classic (1) 5th 1983 Penn State 181.90 11-12 overall, Head Coach Leah Little Arizona 180.65 Missouri 180.40 12/3 E. Tennessee State W, 165.60-157.30 LSU * 177.40 12/10 at Ball State 1st Kentucky 173.45 Kentucky 162.25 New Hampshire 176.25 Indiana 160.90 2/9 at Indiana State L, 177.80-173.65 Ball State 157.10 2/22 at SEC Championship (2) 5th Valparaiso 133.15 Florida 185.65 1/8 Indiana State W, 159.20-157.95 Alabama 183.85 1/15 at SE Missouri State 2nd Georgia 181.80 SE Missouri State 171.70 LSU 180.50 Kentucky 168.30 Kentucky 173.45 Northern Illinois 163.85 Auburn 158.90 1/22 Quad Meet 1st 3/1 E. Michigan W, 180.75-173.45
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3/9 Bowling Green W, 181.00-178.70 Kentucky 183.55 3/14 at North Carolina L, 174.60-170.00 Iowa State 178.65 3/16 at N.C. State W, 173.05-141.30 E. Michigan 176.80 3/20 Tri Meet 1st 3/7 LSU * L, 185.60-182.80 Kentucky 179.10 3/12 SE Missouri State W, 184.00-178.00 Maryland 175.80 3/28 at SEC Championship (3) 6th LSU * 165.50 Georgia 189.40 3/30 at NCAA Regional (3) 6th Florida 185.65 Florida 186.45 Alabama 185.30 Georgia 182.60 LSU 184.45 North Carolina 176.15 Auburn 181.40 West Virginia 174.80 Kentucky 180.95 Maryland 170.30 Kentucky 167.50 * denotes SEC meet (1) Arizona Invitational; Tuscon, Ariz., (2) Purina Cat Classic; Columbia, Mo., (3) SEC Championship: Athens, Ga. * denotes SEC meet (1) Purina Cat Classic; Columbia, Mo., (2) SEC Championship: Tuscaloosa, Ala., (3) NCAA Southeast Regional: 1988 Athens, Ga. 10-13 overall, Head Coach Leah Little
1986 1/1 Tri Meet 3rd 12-14 overall, Head Coach Leah Little Georgia * 187.05 Ohio State 182.25 1/11 Quad Meet 3rd Kentucky 180.40 Ohio State 178.35 1/22 at Florida 2nd West Virginia 170.35 Florida * 186.15 Kentucky 169.10 Kentucky 178.75 Ball State 162.45 Georgia College 168.80 1/18 Auburn * W, 176.10-172.05 2/12 West Virginia W, 182.90-179.30 1/29-31 at Purina Cat Classic (1) 4th 2/19 Auburn * W, 184.30-182.90 Penn State 181.30 2/21 at Georgia * L, 188.40-180.65 Arizona 180.45 2/27 Tri Meet 2nd Missouri 178.10 Alabama * 186.00 Kentucky 175.35 Kentucky 180.15 Pittsburgh 174.60 Iowa State 175.35 2/8 N.C. State W, 175.20-170.50 3/4 at LSU 2nd 2/22 at SEC Championship (2) 5th LSU * 189.85 Georgia 185.15 Kentucky 184.45 Florida 184.10 Penn State 182.45 Alabama 183.75 3/10 William & Mary W, 188.80-181.80 LSU 176.60 3/26 at SEC Championship (1) 5th Kentucky 175.95 Alabama 190.15 Auburn 171.40 Georgia 189.20 3/1 W. Michigan W, 175.20-169.10 Florida 188.85 3/7 at LSU * L, 186.15-176.56 LSU 187.40 3/12 Rhode Island W, 182.70-177.70 Kentucky 183.40 3/15 at Auburn * 1st Auburn 183.20 Kentucky 176.60 4/9 at NCAA Regional 4th Auburn * 171.50 Georgia 189.80 Radford 171.05 Florida 189.10 3/29 Tri Meet 2nd Towson State 184.00 North Carolina 181.85 Kentucky 183.45 Kentucky 181.35 Maryland 181.40 Radford 172.20 West Virginia 181.00 4/5 at NCAA Regional (3) 4th North Carolina 178.00 Georgia 186.80 Florida 185.40 * denotes SEC meet North Carolina 180.65 (1) SEC Championship: Tuscaloosa, Ala., (2) NCAA Southeast Regional: Gainesville, Fla. Kentucky 180.40 Maryland 179.50 1989 West Virginia 178.40 8-16 overall, Head Coach Leah Little
* denotes SEC meet 1/14 Tri Meet 2nd (1) Purina Cat Classic; Columbia, Mo., (2) SEC Championship: Gainesville, Fla., (3) NCAA Southeast Regional: Ohio State 183.45 Morgantown, W. Va. Kentucky 178.70 Indiana U. (Pa.) 177.30 1987 1/20 Florida * L, 186.65-180.65 5-19 overall, Head Coach Leah Little 1/28 at West Virginia L, 183.85-181.70 2/2 Georgia College W, 177.55-172.60 1/10 Ohio State L, 187.05-180.40 2/10 at Iowa State 3rd 1/24 Florida L, 181.75-178.45 Iowa State 181.80 1/30 at Arizona Invitational (1) 6th Missouri 180.45 Arizona 185.15 Kentucky 179.25 Utah State 181.70 2/17 at LSU * L, 191.25-188.90 Minnesota 178.85 2/24 Tri Meet 1st Denver 177.60 Kentucky 183.55 BYU 175.45 New Hampshire 183.05 Kentucky 174.70 Bowling Green 180.50 2/8 Illinois State L, 175.65-175.15 3/3 LSU * L, 189.45-184.25 2/13-14 at Purina Cat Classic (2) 4th 3/12 at Auburn 2nd Arizona 185.10 Auburn * 185.90 Penn State 184.40 Kentucky 183.55 Missouri 178.85 Illinois State 171.65 Kentucky 178.65 3/18 at SEC Champioship (1) 5th Auburn * 178.05 Florida 191.50 2/22 at Auburn * 3rd Alabama 191.05 Georgia * 189.60 Georgia 190.40 Auburn * 182.85 LSU 187.90 Kentucky 180.90 Kentucky 182.65 James Madison 169.70 Auburn 182.05 2/28 Tri Meet 1st 4/1 at NCAA Regional (2) 5th
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Georgia 193.20 Kentucky 182.80 Florida 191.05 Georgia College 178.05 Maryland 186.15 3/8 Tri Meet 3rd Towson State 185.05 LSU * 188.60 Kentucky 182.80 SE Missouri State 186.90 N.C. State 182.30 Kentucky 185.55 West Virginia 181.55 3/14 at UC Santa Barbara L, 181.95-179.65 3/16 at CS Fullerton L, 186.05-183.20 * denotes SEC meet 3/23 SEC Championship (4) 6th (1) SEC Championship: Gainesville, Fla., (2) NCAA Southeast Regional: Lexington, Ky, Georgia 194.10 Alabama 194.05 1990 LSU 192.40 14-15 overall, Head Coach Leah Little Florida 191.30 Auburn 189.25 1/12 Kentucky Klassic (1) 1st Kentucky 186.00 Kentucky 184.55 Radford 163.60 * denotes SEC meet Illinois State 163.50 (1) Kentucky Klassic; Lexington, Ky., (2) Purina Cat Classic; Columbia, Mo., (3) Bulldog Invitational; Athens, Ga., 1/19 at Florida * L, 188.45-182.20 (4) SEC Championship: Lexington, Ky. 1/26 West Virginia L, 182.15-182.10 2/2 at Purina Cat Classic (2) 4th 1992 Missouri 188.80 11-19 overall, Head Coach Leah Little Arizona 187.90 BYU 186.50 1/10 Kentucky Klassic (1) 1st Kentucky 182.10 Kentucky 183.85 Pittsburgh 181.00 George Washington 179.80 2/11 at LSU * L, 190.15-184.75 Iowa 178.70 2/16 Kent State W, 185.05-178.75 Radford 173.30 2/23 Towson State W, 188.80-186.70 1/17 Auburn * W, 187.70-186.40 3/3 at Bulldog Invitational (3) 3rd 1/25 at West Virginia 3rd Georgia * 191.75 West Virginia 187.25 Utah State 186.90 Towson State 187.20 Kentucky 185.40 Kentucky 184.60 BYU 185.20 1/31 Alabama * L, 191.85-189.55 West Virginia 184.05 2/7 Tri Meet 2nd North Carolina 177.50 Florida * 189.50 3/8 Tri Meet 1st Kentucky 188.00 Kentucky 188.15 Ohio State 185.45 William & Mary 184.50 2/16 at Georgia * L, 194.45-187.60 Georgia College 176.25 2/28 at LSU 2nd 3/24 at SEC Championship (4) 6th LSU * 189.10 Alabama 193.55 Kentucky 187.75 LSU 192.05 Centenary 179.45 Georgia 191.85 3/6 at Iowa State L, 188.20-182.90 Auburn 188.15 3/12 William & Mary W, 188.35-185.10 Florida 188.00 3/14 at Florida 3rd Kentucky 186.30 Florida * 191.45 4/7 at NCAA Regional (5) 3rd LSU * 188.65 Georgia 193.350 Kentucky 188.05 Florida 190.425 George Washington 187.95 Kentucky 188.825 3/21 Tri Meet 2nd Towson State 188.775 Towson State 190.20 West Virginia 186.85 Kentucky 190.10 William & Mary 184.45 Missouri 189.15 N.C. State 183.275 3/28 at SEC Championship (2) 6th Georgia 196.40 * denotes SEC meet Alabama 194.50 (1) Kentucky Klassic; Lexington, Ky., (2) Purina Cat Classic; Columbia, Mo., (3)Bulldog Invitational; Athens, Ga., Auburn 191.35 (4) SEC Championship: Athens, Ga., (5) NCAA Southeast Regional: Gainesville, Fla. Florida 189.60 LSU 188.65 1991 Kentucky 185.95 8-20 overall, Head Coach Leah Little 4/11 at NCAA Regional (3) 5th Georgia 196.40 1/11 Kentucky Klassic (1) 1st Florida 191.475 Kentucky 182.15 Towson State 189.075 George Washington 182.10 George Washington 186.875 Ohio State 180.35 Kentucky 185.075 Radford 176.30 West Virginia 184.975 1/18 Bowling Green W, 183.70-180.00 N.C. State 183.550 1/26 at Ohio State 3rd Ohio State 182.25 * denotes SEC meet Michigan State 181.75 (1) Kentucky Klassic; Lexington, Ky., (2) SEC Championship: Baton Rouge, La., (3) NCAA Southeast Regional: Kentucky 179.00 Gainesville, Fla. 2/1 at Purina Cat Classic (2) 5th Arizona 189.45 1993 Auburn * 187.90 13-13 overall, Head Coach Leah Little Missouri 187.75 BYU 187.60 1/15 at Minnesota W, 184.70-181.50 Kentucky 182.95 1/22 Iowa State W, 190.65-187.20 2/8 at LSU * L, 190.35-182.35 1/30 Alabama * L, 195.35-188.90 2/15 Quad Meet 1st 2/6 Georgia * L, 195.95-190.60 Kentucky 183.55 2/13 at Auburn 2nd North Carolina 183.55 Auburn * 192.60 Iowa State 181.65 Kentucky 189.90 Georgia College 178.30 Centenary 182.60 2/22 at Towson State L, 185.80-185.75 2/19 Tri Meet 1st 3/2 at Bulldog Invitational (3) 4th Kentucky 191.95 Georgia * 194.45 West Virginia 188.20 Penn State 189.60 Indiana U. (Pa.) 177.05 BYU 188.50 2/27 at Towson State 2nd
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Towson State 189.45 Florida 194.550 Kentucky 188.55 Kentucky 190.600 Vermont 187.40 3/25 at SEC Championship (2) 5th 3/10 LSU * W, 194.30-193.80 Alabama 196.175 3/13 at Florida 2nd LSU 196.125 Florida * 193.95 Georgia 195.875 Kentucky 190.45 Florida 195.650 New Hampshire 188.55 Kentucky 191.975 North Carolina 186.30 Auburn 190.675 SE Missouri State 186.05 4/8 at NCAA Regional (3) 4th 3/20 at SEC Championship (1) 6th Georgia 197.575 Georgia 197.05 Florida 195.700 Alabama 196.05 West Virginia 193.325 Auburn 193.20 Kentucky 192.000 LSU 192.90 N.C. State 191.600 Florida 192.10 Towson State 190.125 Kentucky 189.35 George Washington 188.025 4/3 at NCAA Regional (2) 4th Georgia 197.50 * denotes SEC meet Florida 194.30 (1) Purina Cat Classic; Columbia, Mo., (2) SEC Championship: Gainesville, Fla., (3) NCAA Southeast Regional: N.C. State 191.00 Towson Md. Kentucky 190.80 Towson State 190.50 1996 West Virginia 190.025 12-14 overall, Head Coach Leah Little George Washington 189.35 1/20 at Sunshine Cup (1) 4th * denotes SEC meet Georgia * 195.400 (1) SEC Championship: Tuscaloosa, Ala., (2) NCAA Southeast Regional: Athens, Ga. LSU * 189.025 West Virginia 188.600 1994 Kentucky 188.525 5-20 overall, Head Coach Leah Little 1/26 Auburn * W, 190.825-183.550 2/2 at LSU * L, 193.075-192.725 1/10 at Utah State L, 183.675-175.200 2/10 Alabama * L, 196.950-195.400 1/21 Kentucky Klassic (1) 2nd 2/18 at West Virginia L, 194.400-192.825 Florida * 188.150 2/23 at Georgia * L, 197.525-193.525 Kentucky 184.950 3/1 Florida * L, 197.100-195.275 1/28 Alabama * L, 192.125-188.325 3/9 Tri Meet 1st 2/4-5 at Purina Cat Classic (2) 5th Kentucky 195.875 Missouri 191.100 George Washington 190.700 Penn State 190.600 Radford XX Auburn * 190.525 3/23 at Towson State 2nd Arizona 187.950 Towson State 193.600 Kentucky 187.725 Kentucky 192.800 Vermont 179.875 George Washington 191.350 2/11 LSU * L, 192.250-191.425 Cornell 170.550 2/13 at Michigan L, 195.350-192.275 3/29 SEC Championship (2) 4th 2/19 at Georgia * L, 196.700-190.350 Georgia 197.450 3/4 at LSU * L, 195.325-190.550 Alabama 196.950 3/11 Tri Meet 2nd Florida 195.650 Auburn * 191.125 Kentucky 195.250 Kentucky 188.650 LSU 193.150 William & Mary 187.200 Auburn 191.150 3/25 at SEC Championship (3) 6th 4/13 at NCAA Regional (3) 3rd Georgia 196.700 Georgia 196.950 Alabama 195.175 Florida 195.375 Florida 194.350 Kentucky 193.925 LSU 194.150 Towson State 192.650 Auburn 192.700 West Virginia 191.875 Kentucky 189.750 N.C. State 191.875 4/9 at NCAA Regional (4) 4th Maryland 189.900 Georgia 196.775 Florida 192.550 * denotes SEC meet N.C. State 191.175 (1) Sunshine Cup; Nassau, Bahamas, (2) SEC Championship: Lexington, Ky., (3) NCAA Southeast Regional: Kentucky 190.825 Gainesville, Fla. Towson State 190.575 George Washington 189.650 1997 West Virginia 188.325 8-15 overall, Head Coach Leah Little
* denotes SEC meet 1/11 Ohio State W, 190.750-190.275 (1) Kentucky Klassic; Lexington, Ky., (2) Purina Cat Classic; Columbia, Mo., (3) SEC Championship: Auburn, Ala., 1/17 Tri Meet 1st (4) NCAA Southeast Regional: Morgantown, W. Va. Kentucky 194.300 George Washington 190.225 1995 Radford 188.100 8-16 overall, Head Coach Leah Little 1/24 at Auburn * W, 191.975-190.925 2/7 at Alabama * L, 196.525-193.525 1/20 Georgia * L, 193.800-192.275 2/15 Tri Meet 2nd 1/28 at Alabama * L, 194.800-191.425 Georgia * 197.675 2/3-4 at Purina Cat Classic (1) 4th Kentucky 193.175 Penn State 191.275 Illinois 190.850 Arizona 191.125 2/21 at Magical Classic (1) 4th Missouri 189.800 UCLA 196.925 Kentucky 189.425 Michigan 195.975 Auburn * 188.200 Florida * 195.100 Pittsburgh 180.625 Kentucky 194.725 2/10 LSU * L, 194.800-192.247 2/28 at Florida * L, 194.500-193.000 2/18 at Auburn * W, 193.325-188.750 3/15 LSU * L, 196.400-194.800 2/24 Towson State W, 195.675-193.250 3/22 at SEC Championship (2) 5th 3/3 Michigan L, 195.475-193.350 Georgia 198.375 3/10 at Florida * 3rd Florida 196.050 Alabama 195.525 LSU 196.025
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Alabama 195.775 2000 Kentucky 195.075 4-14 overall, Head coach Leah Little Auburn 192.550 4/5 NCAA Regional (3) 5th 1/14 at LSU * L, 194.625-192.250 Florida 195.750 1/21 Auburn * W, 193.425-192.875 Georgia 195.725 1/28 at Michigan L, 197.500-192.050 West Virginia 193.150 2/4 at Georgia 3rd N.C. State 192.900 Georgia * 196.675 Kentucky 192.875 Denver 194.575 Towson State 192.850 Kentucky 191.225 George Washington 189.575 2/11 Quad Meet 2nd Nebraska 195.150 * denotes SEC meet Kentucky 194.500 (1) Magical Classic; Orlando, Fla., (2) SEC Championship: Athens, Ga., (3) NCAA Southeast Regional: Lexington, Ky. Illinois 194.000 James Madison 187.225 1998 2/19 at N.C. State L, 196.775-193.125 7-14 overall, Head Coach Leah Little 2/25 Alabama * L, 196.125-193.125 3/3 Quad Meet 4th 1/16 Florida * W, 194.100-192.250 Florida * 195.900 1/23 at LSU * L, 194.975-192.775 C. Michigan 195.600 1/30 George Washington W, 194.325-191.525 George Washington 194.800 2/5 Auburn * W, 193.425-190.725 Kentucky 194.175 2/15 at Michigan L, 196.800-191.600 3/10 West Virginia W, 195.525-194.525 2/20 Alabama * L, 195.600-193.750 3/18 at SEC Championship (1) 5th 2/28 at Nebraska Invitational (1) 3rd Alabama 197.200 Nebraska 193.350 Georgia 196.825 Michigan State 193.300 LSU 196.825 Kentucky 192.350 Florida 195.775 Rhode Island 190.075 Kentucky 194.650 3/7 at Georgia * L, 196.800-185.775 Auburn 192.500 3/21 at SEC Championship (2) 5th Georgia 197.600 * denotes SEC meet Florida 196.725 (1) SEC Championship: Gainesville, Fla. LSU 196.450 Alabama 195.400 2001 Kentucky 193.525 10-17 overall, Head Coach Leah Little Auburn 192.425 4/4 at NCAA Regional (3) 5th 1/12 LSU * L, 194.00-193.00 Georgia 198.575 1/19 at Auburn * L, 193.675-193.600 Florida 197.075 1/26 Michigan L, 196.325-193.800 N.C. State 195.125 2/2 Tri Meet 2nd West Virginia 194.800 Georgia * 195.500 Kentucky 192.150 Kentucky 193.675 George Washington 190.450 George Washington 190.800 Maryland 190.100 2/10 Illinois W, 195.875-193.525 2/16 at Denver L, 195.100-194.475 * denotes SEC meet 2/24 at Alabama * L, 195.900-195.825 (1) Nebraska Invitational; Lincoln, Neb., (2) SEC Championship: Baton Rouge, La., (3) NCAA Southeast Regional: 3/2 at Florida 3rd Athens, Ga. Florida * 195.175 Iowa State 195.075 1999 Kentucky 193.700 8-17 overall, Head Coach Leah Little Ball State 193.500 3/9 Quad Meet 1st 1/15 at Florida * L, 193.600-189.025 Kentucky 195.825 1/22 LSU * L, 194.400-192.625 C. Michigan 195.275 1/29 Tri Meet 1st Bowling Green 194.450 Kentucky 193.800 Pittsburgh 190.550 N.C. State 191.750 3/16 at Arizona State 3rd George Washington 191.700 Arizona State 195.825 2/6 at Governor’s Cup (1) 2nd Nebraska 195.575 West Virginia 195.00 Kentucky 194.350 Kentucky 192.575 Iowa 193.425 Ohio State 192.350 3/23 at SEC Championship (1) 5th Rutgers 191.550 2/12 Michigan L, 195.525-189.975 Georgia 198.000 2/20 Ball State W, 194.400-191.575 Alabama 197.425 2/26 at Alabama * L, 196.875-194.925 Florida 196.375 3/5 Georgia * L, 197.075-195.275 LSU 196.300 3/7 at UCLA Invitational (2) 3rd Kentucky 195.875 UCLA 196.500 Auburn 194.500 Michigan State 193.050 4/7 at NCAA Regional (2) 4th Kentucky 191.950 Alabama 198.00 California 191.525 Arizona State 195.950 3/12 at Auburn * W, 195.250-193.300 Minnesota 195.800 3/27 at SEC Championship (2) 5th Kentucky 195.150 Georgia 197.475 Ohio State 194.925 Alabama 196.775 Kent State 192.675 Florida 195.875 LSU 195.375 * denotes SEC meet Kentucky 194.875 (1) SEC Championship: Birmingham, Ala., (2) NCAA Central Regional: Tuscaloosa, Ala. Auburn 194.000 4/10 NCAA Regional (3) 6th 2002 Stanford 194.675 9-14-1 overall, Head coach Leah Little LSU 194.600 C. Michigan 193.550 1/5 Ohio State W, 193.925-193.700 Ball State 193.375 1/11 at Bahama Breeze Invit. (1) 2nd Auburn 193.300 N.C. State 192.550 Kentucky 191.825 Kentucky 192.450 BYU 191.650 * denotes SEC meet 1/18 Florida * L, 194.00-193.350 (1) Governor’s Cup; Charleston, W. Va., (2) UCLA Invitational; Los Angeles, Calif., (3) SEC Championship: Tuscaloosa, 1/25 New Hampshire W, 194.775-191.450 Ala., (4) NCAA Southest Regional: Baton Rouge, La.
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2/2 at West Virginia 2nd 3/12 at Texas Woman’s Univ. 2nd West Virginia 195.125 Missouri 194.750 Kentucky 193.925 Kentucky 194.750 George Washington 193.225 Pennsylvania 194.600 Massachusetts 189.650 Texas Woman’s Univ. 193.725 2/8 at Georgia * L, 197.400-194.450 3/20 at SEC Championship (1) 7th 2/15 Ball State W, 196.100-194.825 Georgia 198.175 2/22 Auburn * W, 196.000-194.025 Alabama 197.950 3/1 at LSU * L, 197.500-194.750 LSU 197.275 3/8 Alabama * L, 197.425-195.100 Florida 197.225 3/15 at Texas Woman’s Univ. W, 196.375-195.400 Auburn 195.925 3/23 at SEC Chamiponship (2) t-5th Arkansas 194.825 Georgia 197.025 Kentucky 193.850 Alabama 196.925 Florida 196.425 * denotes SEC meet LSU 196.225 (1) SEC Championship: Atlanta, Ga. Kentucky 194.325 Auburn 194.325 2005 4/6 at NCAA Regional (3) 5th 14-18 overall, Head Coach Mo Mitchell Alabama 197.900 Minnesota 196.050 1/8 Bowling Green W, 194.850-190.150 West Virginia 194.850 1/14 Arkansas * L, 194.925-193.575 North Carolina 194.825 1/21 at Georgia * L, 195.850-193.325 Kentucky 194.225 1/28 at Auburn * L, 194.100-194.000 Michigan State 193.150 2/4 Quad Meet 1st Kentucky 195.525 * denotes SEC meet Ohio State 193.125 (1) Bahama Breeze Invitational; Nassau Bahamas, (2) SEC Championship: Birmingham, Ala., (3) NCAA Southeast George Washington 191.250 Regional: Morgantown, W. Va. Ball State 191.025 2/11 at Alabama * L, 195.250-193.850 2003 2/18 LSU * L, 196.925-195.550 5-17-1 overall, Head Coach Leah Little 2/25 at Florida * L, 196.925-193.150 2/27 at Nebraska 2nd 1/10 George Washington W, 193.675-191.500 Nebraska 196.725 1/17 Cat Scratch Fever (1) 2nd Kentucky 194.900 LSU * 195.825 Denver 194.450 Kentucky 194.125 Auburn * 194.050 Centenary 189.400 3/4 Tri Meet 1st 1/24 at Florida 3rd Kentucky 196.025 Florida * 195.975 C. Michigan 195.700 Minnesota 193.450 Michigan State 193.975 Kentucky 192.200 3/12 at Colonial Classic (1) 3rd Bowling Green 189.200 New Hampshire 192.950 1/31 BYU W, 194.075-192.475 George Washington 192.525 2/7 Quad Meet 4th Kentucky 192.300 Arkansas * 194.475 Yale 188.400 Illinois-Chicago 193.425 James Madison 185.325 Texas Woman’s Univ. 193.275 3/19 at Denver 1st Kentucky 192.825 Kentucky 195.375 2/14 Georgia * L, 196.600-194.050 Denver 195.250 2/21 at Auburn * L, 196.500-195.525 Utah State 194.500 2/28 at BYU L, 196.800-192.475 3/29 at SEC Championship (2) 7th 3/8 at Alabama * L, 196.475-195.125 Georgia 197.250 3/14 Tri Meet 2nd LSU 196.975 Denver 195.450 Alabama 196.700 Kentucky 194.700 Florida 196.050 SE Missouri State 192.950 Arkansas 195.225 3/21 at Arizona State L, 198.275-193.475 Auburn 195.125 3/29 at SEC Championship (2) t-6th Kentucky 193.800 Georgia 197.525 4/9 NCAA Regional (3) 4th Alabama 197.525 Alabama 196.675 Florida 195.850 Iowa State 195.625 LSU 195.650 Auburn 194.800 Auburn 195.025 Kentucky 193.325 Arkansas 194.875 Kent State 192.500 Kentucky 194.875 Utah State 192.375
* denotes SEC meet * denotes SEC meet (1) Cat Scratch Fever; Lexington, Ky., (2) SEC Championship: Birmingham, Ala. (1) Colonial Classic; Washington, D.C., (2) SEC Championship: Duluth, Ga., (3) NCAA Central Regional: Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2004 4-18 overall Head Coach Mo Mitchell 2006 15-15 overall, Head Coach Mo Mitchell 1/4 at Ohio State L, 193.575-192.825 1/9 BYU W, 194.450-192.625 1/6 at Michigan State W, 192.775-189.225 1/16 at Arkansas * L, 196.225-195.200 1/14 Tri Meet 1st 1/24 at Georgia * L, 197.375-193.725 Kentucky 194.150 1/30 Tri Meet 3rd Southest Missouri State 185.200 Auburn * 196.550 Illinois State 181.525 George Washington 194.175 1/20 Auburn * W, 194.975-192.800 Kentucky 194.000 1/29 at North Carolina 1st 2/6 at Missouri 4th Kentucky 193.450 Missouri 197.350 Maryland 191.975 BYU 196.125 North Carolina 191.725 Penn State 195.575 James Madison 183.350 Kentucky 194.125 2/3 Alabama * L, 196.650-194.250 2/13 Alabama * L, 195.575-194.125 2/10 at LSU * L, 195.875-194.675 2/20 at LSU * L, 197.375-194.875 2/17 Florida * L, 196.425-195.550 2/27 Florida * L, 197.250-194.700 2/24 at Arkansas * L. 196.350-196.250 3/5 Ball State W, 195.000-193.900 3/3 at Georgia * L, 196.625-194.450
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3/10 Tri Meet 1st 2008 Kentucky 194.300 9-7 regular season, 10-17 overall, Head Coach Mo Mitchell Ball State 189.625 Air Force 178.175 1/12 Auburn * W, 193.450-191.950 3/12 at C. Michigan 1st 1/18 at SE Missouri State L, 192.625-191.875 Kentucky 194.825 1/25 Alabama * L, 196.300-193.525 C. Michigan 194.725 2/1 at LSU * L, 195.075-191.200 Rhode Island 189.800 2/8 Florida * L, 196.350-193.150 3/17 at Oregon State 2nd 2/15 at Arkansas * L, 195.675-195.175 Oregon State 196.550 2/23 at Georgia * L, 197.675-194.800 Kentucky 196.100 2/29 Nebraska L, 194.350-194.250 Washington 193.675 3/7 Tri Meet 1st Seattle Pacific 190.750 Kentucky 195.925 3/25 at SEC Championship (1) 7th Arizona 195.625 Georgia 197.275 Western Michigan 191.325 Alabama 196.975 3/9 at Ohio State W, 195.275-193.400 Florida 196.275 3/14 at Texas Woman’s Univ. 1st LSU 195.900 Kentucky 195.200 Auburn 194.975 Texas Woman’s Univ. 194.200 Arkansas 194.650 Utah State 193.900 Kentucky 191.150 Centenary 192.025 4/7 at NCAA Regional (2) 4th 3/16 at Centenary W, 195.975-192.275 Oklahoma 196.375 3/22 at Bowling Green W, 195.400-191.375 LSU 195.800 3/29 at SEC Championship (1) 7th Penn State 194.900 Georgia 197.350 Kentucky 194.075 Alabama 197.325 Michigan State 193.750 Florida 197.325 Ohio State 193.000 LSU 196.500 Auburn 196.100 * denotes SEC meet Arkansas 194.650 (1) SEC Championship: Birmingham, Ala., (2) NCAA Central Regional: Baton Rouge, La. Kentucky 194.025 4/12 at NCAA Regional (2) 5th 2007 LSU 197.625 8-11 regular season, 8-22 overall, Head Coach Mo Mitchell Stanford 197.525 Ohio State 195.125 1/12 Georgia * L, 195.975-193.575 Missouri 195.100 1/19 at Auburn * L, 196.475-193.800 Kentucky 194.950 1/26 Quad Meet 1st Kent State 193.700 Kentucky 193.775 West Virginia 192.875 * denotes SEC meet North Carolina 192.000 (1) SEC Championship: Duluth, Ga., (2) NCAA Central Regional: Baton Rouge, La. Maryland 191.400 2/2 at Alabama * L, 196.375-193.625 2009 2/9 LSU * L, 195.575-194.325 8-8 regular season, 8-19 overall, Head Coach Mo Mitchell 2/16 at Florida * L, 197.875-194.800 2/23 Arkansas * L, 195.850-193.650 1/10 Utah State W, 191.100-187.150 3/4 at Ohio State 3rd 1/16 at Alabama * L, 195.825-194.075 Ohio State 195.825 West Virginia 194.325 1/23 LSU * L, 196.575-195.225 Kentucky 194.150 1/30 at Florida * L, 195.925-193.850 George Washington 189.550 2/6 Arkansas * L, 195.075-194.500 3/10 at Texas Woman’s Univ. 1st 2/13 Tri Meet 2nd Kentucky 196.200 Georgia * 196.975 Texas Woman’s Univ. 194.875 Kentucky 195.150 SE Missouri State 194.295 Centenary 187.350 Bowling Green 192.575 2/20 at Auburn * L, 196.475-192.550 3/16 at Arizona 3rd 2/27 Five-Team Meet 1st Penn State 196.825 Kentucky 195.250 Arizona 196.650 North Carolina 194.825 Kentucky 195.600 Illinois 194.200 Texas Woman’s Univ. 190.525 Ball State 193.350 3/23 at Nebraska L, 197.125-194.900 William & Mary 188.750 3/31 at SEC Championship (1) 7th 3/1 at West Virginia L, 195.425-194.650 Florida 197.325 3/6 at Iowa L, 196.525-194.825 Georgia 197.175 3/13 at Alaska-Anchorage W, 196.225-192.050 Alabama 197.000 LSU 196.250 3/15 at Alaska-Anchorage W, 195.850-193.000 Arkansas 194.550 3/21 at SEC Championship (1) 7th Auburn 194.475 Alabama 197.300 Kentucky 194.000 Georgia 196.925 4/14 at NCAA Regional (2) 6th Florida 196.750 Alabama 196.700 LSU 196.550 Oklahoma 195.925 Auburn 196.350 Iowa State 195.925 Arkansas 195.650 Michigan State 194.800 Kentucky 195.000 Ohio State 194.650 4/4 at NCAA Regional (2) 6th Kentucky 194.025 LSU 196.875 Oregon State 196.800 * denotes SEC meet Ohio State 195.950 (1) SEC Championship: North Little Rock, Ark., (2) NCAA Central Regional: Tuscaloosa, Ala. Michigan State 194.825 Kent State 194.650 Kentucky 193.700
* denotes SEC meet (1) SEC Championship: Nashville, Tenn., (2) NCAA Central Regional: Columbus, Ohio
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Team Vault vs. Ohio State 1/5/02 Julie Joy 2/15/02 49.325 vs. BYU 1/31/03 vs. Illinois 2/10/01 Robin Ewing 3/1/96 vs. Florida 3/1/96 49.175 at Georgia 2/23/08 Krystle Cook two times 49.300 at Texas Woman’s Univ. 3/15/02 at Ore. St./Wash./Boise St./Seattle Pacific 3/17/06 9.900 Natalie Rubinstein two times last on 3/15/09 vs. GW/Radford 3/9/96 49.150 three times, including vs. Auburn 1/12/08 Alison Sarucci 2/27/04 49.275 at Arizona State 3/21/03 Jessie Lemp 3/15/02 at Auburn 3/12/99 Team Score Julia Gore 3/8/02 49.250 at NCAA Central Region 4/4/09 196.375 at Texas Woman’s U. 3/15/02 Katie Toups 3/3/00 49.225 at SEC Championship 3/21/09 196.225 at Alaska-Anchorage 3/13/09 Robin Ewing 1/10/97 at Alaska-Anchorage 3/15/09 196.250 at Arkansas 2/24/06 Jenny Hansen 12 times vs. LSU 1/23/09 196.200 at TWU/SEMO/BGSU 3/10/07 Krystle Cook three times vs. New Hampshire 1/25/02 196.100 at Ore. St./Wash./Boise St./Seattle Pacific 3/17/06 Julie Joy three times vs. LSU 3/15/97 vs. Ball State 2/15/02 49.200 at. Ohio State/W.Va./GWU 3/4/07 196.025 vs. Michigan State/CMU 3/4/05 Balance Beam vs. Georgia/Illinois 2/14/97 196.000 vs. Auburn 2/22/02 10.0 Jenny Hansen 4/22/95 49.175 vs. TWU/SEMO/BGSU 3/10/07 195.975 at Centenary 3/16/08 9.975 Jenny Hansen 4/23/94 49.150 seven times 195.925 vs. Arizona/WMU 2/29/08 9.950 Heather Hite 3/10/07 49.125 at Centenary 3/16/08 195.875 vs. Illinois 2/10/01 Jenny Hansen five times at TWU/Utah State/Centenary 3/14/08 vs. GW/Radford 3/9/96 9.925 Heather Hite three times last on 3/13/09 vs. SE Missouri St./Illinois St. 1/14/06 195.850 at Alaska-Anchorage 3/15/09 Kristen O’Shields 2/24/06 at SEC Championships 3/29/96 at SEC Championships 3/23/01 Aronda Primault 2/15/02 49.100 at George Washigton 3/12/05 195.825 vs. BGSU/CMU/Pitt 3/9/01 Mindy Smith 2/24/01 vs. LSU 4/18/05 at Alabama 2/24/01 Melanie Zaharias 2/24/01 vs. Arkansas/UIC/TWU 2/7/03 195.675 vs. Towson State 2/24/95 Jenny Hansen two times vs. Georgia 3/5/99 195.600 at Arizona/Penn St/TWU 3/16/07 9.900 Bridget Carreiro 3/15/09 195.550 vs. Florida 2/17/06 Heather Hite seven times last on 3/15/09 Uneven Bars vs. LSU 2/18/05 Emily Green 3/9/08 49.325 vs. Florida 3/1/96 195.525 two times Madison Snowden 2/29/08 49.300 at Texas Woman’s U. 3/15/02 195.400 at BGSU 3/22/08 Michelle Gales 3/14/03 vs. Ball State 2/15/02 vs. Alabama 2/10/96 Robin Ewing 3/23/96 49.225 vs. Alabama 2/10/96 195.375 at Denver 3/19/05 Jenny Hansen six times 49.200 vs. Towson State 2/24/95 195.275 at Ohio State 3/9/08 Mindy Smith two times 49.175 vs. Auburn 2/22/02 vs. Florida 3/1/96 49.150 at C. Michigan/Rhode Island 3/12/06 195.250 at SEC Championships 3/29/96 Floor Exercise vs. Alabama 2/13/04 10.0 Jenny Hansen six times 49.125 vs. Alabama 3/8/02 Individual Vault 9.975 Jenny Hansen two times 49.100 vs. Utah State 1/11/09 10.0 Jenny Hansen 21 times 9.950 Heather Hite 3/16/07 at Centenary 3/16/08 9.975 Jennifer Simmons 3/12/99 Julie Joy 3/05/04 vs. GW/Radford 3/9/96 Jenny Hansen four times Mila Chitwood vs. GW/N.C. St. 1/30/98 49.075 at George Washington 3/12/05 Shawnte Hall three times Jenny Hansen seven times 49.050 five times 9.950 Emily Green 3/15/09 Michelle Gales four times Aronda Primault 1/31/03 9.925 Heather Hite 2/6/09 Balance Beam Jenny Hansen 11 times Hillary Ferguson three times 49.350 at Arkansas 2/24/06 9.925 Whitney Rose 3/13/09 Melanie Zaharias 1/31/03 at Alabama 2/24/01 Emily Green 3/14/08 Julia Gore 3/1/02 49.300 at Alaska-Anchorage 3/13/09 Emilie Rymer 3/10/07 Aronda Primault 1/5/02 49.225 vs. Arizona/WMU 3/7/08 Lyndsay Cameron 2/20/04 Mila Chitwood 4/5/97 49.125 at Ohio State 3/9/08 Melanie Zaharias two times Jenny Hansen five times at Arkansas 2/15/08 Jenny Hansen four times Michelle Gales five times 49.100 at Alaska-Anchorage 3/15/09 Krystle Cook seven times 9.900 Heather Hite seven times last on 1/23/09 at Bowling Green State 3/22/08 9.900 Emily Green four times last on 1/23/09 Hillary Ferguson four times last on 2/13/09 49.050 at SEC Championships 3/29/96 Jasmine Minion 3/6/09 Emily Green 3/14/08 49.000 at TWU/SEMO/BGSU 3/10/07 Whitney Rose 1/23/09 Julie Joy 3/9/01 vs. Bowling Green 1/8/05 Hillary Ferguson two times on 2008 Mila Chitwood 1/29/99 48.975 vs. West Virginia 3/10/00 Emilie Rymer 3/4/07 Robin Ewing 3/3/96 48.950 at Centenary 3/16/08 Melanie Zaharias two times Jennifer Van Outer 3/5/93 48.925 two times J. Simmons 3/16/01 Michelle Gales ten times Krissy Hoeferlin 3/12/99 Aronda Primault seven times Floor Exercise Shawnte Hall 3/9/96 Jenny Hansen six times 49.450 vs. George Washington 1/30/98 Jennifer Van Outer 3/5/96 Krystle Cook two times 49.350 vs. Ball State 3/05/04 Krystle Cook eight times Krissy Hoeferlin two times 49.325 at TWU/Utah State/Centenary 3/14/08 Jenny Hansen seven times Mindy Smith two times 49.300 at Arizona/Penn St./TWU 3/16/07 Aronda Primault four times at LSU 3/1/02 Julia Gore two times All-Around at SEC Championships 3/23/01 39.875 Jenny Hansen two times 49.275 vs. Arizona/WMU 3/7/08 Uneven Bars 39.800 Jenny Hansen 4/20/95 49.250 four times 9.975 Jenny Hansen two times 39.775 Jenny Hansen 2/18/95 49.225 vs. Florida 3/17/06 9.950 Julia Gore 3/14/03 39.750 Jenny Hansen 3/5/93 vs. Auburn 2/22/02 Jenny Hansen two times 39.700 Jenny Hansen 3/1/96 49.200 vs. LSU 1/23/09 Krystle Cook two times at Nebraska 3/23/07 9.925 Michelle Gales 3/12/04 at NCAA Central Regional 4/7/06 Julia Gore two times 2009 marks in bold. Jessie Lemp 2/22/02
69 KENTUCKYGYMNASTICS 2010 | HISTORY LETTERWINNERS
A H Natalie Rubinstein 2006-09 Karla Adelt 2000-03 Jenny Haggard 1996-97 •Emilie Rymer 2007-Pres. Aaron Aldrich 1988-91 Shawnte Hall 1996-99 Nicole Allen 2000-02 Jenny Hansen 1993-96 S Amy Appel 1991 Pam Harris 1975-78 Alison Sarucci 2004, 2006-07 Ashley Armour 2007 Gina Hatterick 1991-94 Theresa Schneider 1987-88 Jocelyn Armstrong 1985-89 Julie Hempenstall 1980-81 SuSu Seaman 1987-89 Leigh Ellen Henry 1983 Tracy Sears 1975-78 B Katie Higgins 1984 Sarai Sevier 2004-06 Lisa Becker 1977-80 Heather Hite 2006-09 Donna Shane 1975-78 •Jacque Behrendt 2007-Pres. Kristen Hoeferlin 1997-00 Heather Shaw 1984 Pam Bryant 1979-80 Natalie Hunt 1999-00 Theresa Shaw 1994-97 Susan Buffington 1998 Harriet Sheble 1980 Lucy Burgin 2005-07 J Colleen Sheehy 1994-97 Ashley Burkholder 1998 Cindy Jasper 1986-90 Diane Sill 1986-89 Julie Joy 2001-04 Jennifer Simmons 1999, 2001 C Courtney Smith 1988-89 Lindsay Cameron 2002-05 K Mindy Smith 2000-03 Crissy Cannon 2005-08 Tara Kahle 1991-94 Sharon Smith 1990-93 Bridget Carreiro 2007-09 Heather Kirk 1987-90 Madison Snowden 2008 Jackie Chatfield 1980-83 Kathy Squitieri 1980-81 Mila Chitwood 1997-00 L Judy Steinlage 1977-80 Beth Cluxton 1995-98 Colleen Lafferty 1983-86 Susan Stormzand 1982 Amanda Coates 2005 Robin Leggett 1985-88 Bethany Strauch 2004-05 Beth Coleman 1998-01 Jessie Lemp 1999-02 Robin Conley 1975-78 Sally Long 1983-86 T Eileen Connelly 1981 Kendall Lucas 1985-88 Jayne Tarczynski 1982-85 Joanne Corl 1982-85 Ronnie Taylor 1980-82 Krystle Cook 2004-07 M Katie Toups 1999-02 Jordan Cullum 2006-07 Misty Marinik 1996-99 Kristy Toups 1994-97 Carrie Culp 1991-94 Jennie Maxwell 1995-98 Melissa Tucker 2001-02 Dee Ann McNeil 1992-95 D Sonia Merla 1994-96 U Carrie DeJarnett 1996 •Andrea Mitchell 2008-Pres. Jessica Utz 2006 Cindy Denker 1984-87 •Storey Morris 2009-Pres. Janet Denker 1987 Debbie Mounts 1989 V Mary DiFede 1981-84 Jennifer Van Outer 1993 Cindy Durr 1984-87 O Donna Oeffinger 1988-91 W E Michelle Ogden 1991-93 Christine Wallat 1988-89 Whitney Ellis 1995-98 Staci O’Keefe 2003-05 Leslie Walter 1980-83 Robin Ewing 1994-97 Kristen O’Shields 2005-08 •Colleen Williams 2008-Pres. Tricia Wills 1990 F P Amie Winn 1989-90, 1992 •Hillary Ferguson 2007-Pres. Kara Prestigiacomo 2002-05 Lee Wisnewski 1990 Tamae Freeman 1992-95 Krista Prestigiacomo 2002-05 Bari Wood 1975-78 Lori Freeman 1997-99 Aronda Primault 2001-04 Z G R Melanie Zaharias 2000-03 Michelle Gales 2002-05 Tracy Ralph 1982-85 Julia Gore 2000-03 •Jamie Reimann 2007-Pres. • Active gymnasts Kim Gray 1980 Michelle Remark 1985-86 (Note: Records are incomplete prior to 1980) Wendy Gray 1981 •Phylicia Reshard 2008-Pres. •Emily Green 2007-Pres. Rachel Riley 2004-07 Lyn Goertemiller 1975-77 Krista Roemerman 2003 Janet Gunderson 1979 Robin Robey 1980 Suzanne Gutierrez 1991-94 •Whitney Rose 2009-Pres.
Jocelyn Jackie Beth Mary Robin Michelle Shawnte Kristen Amie Armstrong Chatfield Cluxton Di Fede Ewing Gales Hall O’Shields Winn
70 KENTUCKYGYMNASTICS 2010 | HISTORY WILDCATHONORS
NCAA Champions SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL Year Gymnast Event 1993 Jenny Hansen All-Around 1985 Cindy Denker 2002 Karla Adelt 1994 Jenny Hansen All-Around Sally Long Nicole Allen Jenny Hansen Vault 1986 Cindy Denker Natalie Hunt Jenny Hansen Beam Sally Long Jessie Lemp 1995 Jenny Hansen All-Around Jenny Hansen Vault 1987 Cindy Denker Mindy Smith Jenny Hansen Beam 1988 Heather Kirk Katie Toups Jenny Hansen Floor Kendall Lucas 2003 Karla Adelt Theresa Schneider Nicole Allen All-Americans 1989 Heather Kirk Lindsay Cameron Year Gymnast Team Donna Oeffinger Julia Gore 1993 Jenny Hansen Diane Sill Jessie Lemp 1994 Jenny Hansen 1990 Heather Kirk Kara Prestigiacomo 1995 Jenny Hansen First Donna Oeffinger Krista Prestigiacomo 1996 Jenny Hansen First Robin Ewing Second Cindy Jasper Mindy Smith 2002 Aronda Primault Second 1991 Aaron Aldrich Katie Toups Donna Oeffinger Melissa Tucker SEC Champions 1992 Carrie Culp Melanie Zaharias Year Gymnast Event Gina Hatterick 2004 Lindsay Cameron 1993 Jenny Hansen All-Around Michelle Ogden Staci O'Keefe Jenny Hansen Vault Amie Winn Kara Prestigiacomo Jenny Hansen Bars 1993 Suzanne Gutierrez Krista Presigiacomo 1994 Jenny Hansen Vault Gina Hatterick 2005 Lindsay Cameron Jenny Hansen Floor 1995 Jenny Hansen Beam Franci Niles Krystle Cook Jenny Hansen Floor Michelle Ogden Kara Prestigiacomo 1996 Jenny Hansen Beam 1994 Suzanne Gutierrez Krista Prestigiacomo Jenny Hansen Floor Gina Hatterick Allison Sarucci Tara Kahle Sarai Sevier SEC Athlete of the Year Dee Ann McNeil Bethany Strauch Year Gymnast Frances Niles 2006 Crissy Cannon 1995 Jenny Hansen 1995 Dee Ann McNeil Amanda Coates Theresa Shaw Krystle Cook SEC Freshman of the Year 1993 Jenny Hansen Kristine Toups Staci O'Keefe 1997 Kristin Hoeferlin 1996 Elizabeth Cluxton Kristen O'Shields 1998 Ashley Burkholder Whitney Ellis Alison Sarucci 2000 Julia Gore Sonia Merla Sarai Sevier 2009 Whitney Rose Theresa Shaw Bethany Strauch Coleen Sheehy 2007 Krystle Cook SEC Gymnast of the Week Tia Toups Jordan Cullum 3/10/08 Hillary Ferguson 1997 Beth Claxton Heather Hite Whitney Ellis Kristen O’Shields Freshman All-SEC Team 2008 Andrea Mitchell Theresa Shaw Natalie Rubinstein Tia Toups Alison Sarucci All-SEC 1998 Mila Chitwood 2008 Ashley Armour Year Gymnast Team Beth Claxton Jacque Behrendt 1993 Jenny Hansen Whitney Ellis Crissy Cannon 1994 Jenny Hansen Shawnte Hall Amanda Coates 1995 Jenny Hansen Kristen Hoeferlin Hillary Ferguson 1996 Jenny Hansen Jennie Maxwell Emily Green 1997 Robin Ewing 1999 Mila Chitwood Kristen O’Shields 2000 Julia Gore 2002 Aronda Primault First Kristen Hoeferlin Phylicia Reshard 2005 Michelle Gales Second 2000 Mila Chitwood Natalie Rubinstein Note: The SEC began choosing a second team in 2001. Kristen Hoeferlin 2009 Jacque Behrendt Natalie Hunt Bridget Carreiro SEC Coach of the Year Jessie Lemp Hillary Ferguson 1988 Leah Little Katie Toups Emily Green 1996 Leah Little 2001 Mila Chitwood Storey Morris Kristen Hoeferlin Phylicia Reshard Honda-Broderick Sport Award Winner Paula Toups Whitney Rose 1993 Jenny Hansen Elizabeth Coleman Natalie Rubinstein 1994 Jenny Hansen Jessie Lemp Colleen Williams 1995 Jenny Hansen
71 KENTUCKYGYMNASTICS 2010 | CLASS OF 2010 2010 SENIORS
Jamie Reimann Hillary Ferguson Jacque Behrendt Emily Green Emilie Rymer
72 2010 KENTUCKY GYMNASTICS ROSTER
Jacque Behrendt Caitlyn Ciokajlo Hillary Ferguson Emily Green Jasmine Minion 5-4 • All Around • SR 5-0 • All-Around • FR 5-2 • All Around • SR 5-0 • All Around • SR 5-1 • All-Around • JR
Andrea Mitchell Storey Morris Jamie Reimann Phylicia Reshard Whitney Rose 5-3 • All Around • JR 5-2 • All-Around • SO 5-4 • All Around • SR 5-2.5 • All Around • JR 5-5 • All-Around • SO
Emilie Rymer Rachel Sarnovsky Caitlin Satkowiak Colleen Williams 5-4 • All Around • SR 5-0 • All-Around • FR 5-4 • All-Around • FR 5-5 • All Around • JR
Hajile Mitchell Chuck Dickerson Heather Hite Stephanie Bleuel Courtney Ehrler Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Manger Manger 2010 Seniors
Juniors Sophomores Freshmen
Jan. 9 (Sat) TEXAS WOMAN’S (Excite Night) Lexington 6:30 pm Jan. 15 (Fri) * (1) vs. LSU/Arizona State Las Vegas, Nev. 10:00 pm Jan. 22 (Fri) * FLORIDA (Girl Scouts Night) Lexington 7:00 pm Jan. 29 (Fri) * at Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. 8:00 pm Feb. 5 (Fri) * at Georgia Athens, Ga. 7:00 pm Feb. 12 (Fri) * AUBURN (Father/Daughter Night) Lexington 7:00 pm Feb. 19 (Fri) OHIO STATE (Pink Meet) Lexington 7:00 pm Feb. 26 (Fri) * ALABAMA (UK Faculty & Staff Night) Lexington 7:00 pm Mar. 5 (Fri) at Kent State Kent, Ohio 7:00 pm Mar. 12 (Fri) ILLINOIS ST./GEORGE WASHINGTON (Senior Night) Lexington 7:00 pm Mar. 19 (Fri) at Oregon State Corvallis, Ore. 10:00 pm Mar. 27 (Sat) SEC Championship Jacksonville, Fla. TBA Apr. 10 (Sat) NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Lexington TBA Apr. 22-24 (Thu-Sat) NCAA Championship Gainesville, Fla. TBA (1) Lady Luck Invitational • All times EST and subject to change • ALL HOME MEETS IN BOLD CAPS • * denotes SEC meet