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NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS SEASON REVIEW NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS HUSKERS MATCH BEST FINISH IN SCHOOL HISTORY injury in 2011. Junior Kaitlin Reid joined the Huskers after spending two seasons at Cal State Fullerton, where she was a bars and beam specialist for the Titans. She earned a 9.60 on bars at the Metroplex Challenge in her Husker debut. Sophomore Janelle Giblin became a three-time All- American at the 2011 NCAA Championships, earning first-team honors on vault and second-team accolades in the all-around. She was a solid and consistent contributor for Nebraska in 2011. Giblin debuted as an all-arounder for Nebraska against Iowa State and tallied career highs of 9.90 on vault, 9.875 on bars, 9.85 on beam, 9.85 on floor and 39.275 in the all-around. Giblin earned five event titles on the season, including two on bars, one on beam and two in the all-around. She was also named an All-Big 12 performer on bars and earned All-Big 12 Championship Team accolades on vault, in addition to claiming a spot on the Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll. She earned a fifth-place finish on vault at the NCAA Championship Event Finals to The Nebraska women's gymnastics team matched its earning second-team academic All-Big 12 accolades, as end her sophomore campaign. best finish at the NCAA Championships in school history well as being named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Fall 2010 Sophomore Brittany Skinner captured second-team All- in Cleveland, Ohio, placing fourth in the team competition Honor Roll. She also was named to the list Big 12 Winter America awards on beam as a sophomore, adding to her and taking away an overall record of 22-12 on the year. Nine Community of Champions. first-team All-American accolades on vault as a freshman. Huskers earned 11 All-America honors at the event, while six Senior Maria Scaffidi tallied the first All-America honor She performed as a three-event specialist for NU on vault, competitors (Erin Davis, Janelle Giblin, Jamie Schleppenbach, of her career at the 2011 NCAA Championships, earning bars and beam in her sophomore season. Skinner tabbed Maria Scaffidi, Emily Wong and Lora Evenstad) qualified for first-team accolades on bars. She excelled as a bars, beam career-high scores of 9.90 on vault and 9.875 on bars in individual event finals. Nebraska's appearance at the NCAA and floor specialist for the Huskers and boasted career 2011, in addition to a season high of 9.80 on beam. She Championships was its 20th overall in program history, while highs of 9.925 on bars and 9.85 on beam, in addition to earned one bars title as a sophomore and also tallied All-Big marking its 10th overall Super Six appearance. a season high of 9.875 on floor. Scaffidi captured six titles 12 Championship Team accolades on bars. Senior Erin Davis forever earned a spot in the Husker on the season, including five on bars and one on floor. Her Freshman Deanna Barmore entered her first year with record books after ending her Nebraska career at the NCAA accomplishments were highlighted by being named the Big the Huskers ready to make an impact in NU's vault and beam Championships in Cleveland. A native of Round Rock, Texas, 12 bars champion at the conference championships on March lineups. Nebraska looked to her for depth at both positions Davis entered her senior season defending her status as 19. She posted a score of 9.90 on the event and earned All-Big throughout the entire season. She tied her career high on one of the nation's best on vault and floor, continuing the 12 Championship Team accolades. She placed 10th on bars at vault with a 9.725 at the NCAA Corvallis Regional on April 2. dominance and consistency she showed in 2010. She was the NCAA Championship Event Finals with a mark of 9.825. Freshman Jamie Schleppenbach earned first-team named a first-team All-American on vault and floor at the Scaffidi was also honored with a first-team academic All-Big All-America honors on vault and proved herself as a key 2011 NCAA Championships and earned 10 individual titles in 12 selection and earned a spot on the Big 12 Commissioner's asset to NU's vault and beam lineups throughout the entire 2011, including eight on vault and two on floor. Davis achieved Fall 2010 Honor Roll. season. She claimed career highs of 9.95 on vault, 9.80 on her second career 10.0 with a perfect score on vault against Senior Maddie Steinauer tabbed a second-team All- beam and 9.775 on floor. Schleppenbach was named the Big Arizona State on March 6. She also tallied a career-high 9.90 American honor on beam at the 2011 NCAA Championships, 12 Newcomer of the Week twice and earned All-Big 12 and on floor two times over the course of the season. as she excelled in her second year with the Huskers on vault, All-Big 12 Championship Team honors on vault. She closed Davis claimed two event wins at the Big 12 Championships beam and floor. She posted career highs of 9.90 on beam the season with a 12th-place finish on vault at the NCAA on March 19, finishing first on vault (9.925) and floor and 9.875 on floor as a senior. She was the Huskers' lead-off Championship Event Finals. (9.90). She earned All-Big 12 honors on vault and All-Big performer on beam all season and was also named first-team Freshman Emily Wong earned first-team All-America 12 Championship accolades on vault and floor. She was academic All-Big 12. honors on bars at the 2011 NCAA Championships. A native also selected as the Big 12 Event Specialist of the Year. Davis Junior Lora Evenstad became a two-time All-American at of Grand Forks, N.D., she catapulted NU's bars, beam and claimed the second regional event title of her career on April the 2011 NCAA Championships, earning first-team honors on floor lineups in 2011, while tallying career highs of 9.90 on 2 at the NCAA Corvallis Regional. Davis tallied a 9.875 on floor. She proved herself as one of Nebraska's top performers bars, 9.90 on beam and 9.875 on floor as a freshman. She vault to tie for first in the event. She came in third at the for the third year in a row. She claimed career-high scores of notched four event titles on the season, including three on NCAA Championships on vault, averaging a score of 9.8188. 9.95 on vault, 9.925 on bars, 9.725 on beam, 9.925 on floor bars and one on beam. Wong posted a 9.90 on beam at the The last time a Husker placed in the top-five at the NCAA and 39.275 in the all-around. Evenstad captured nine floor Big 12 Championships and earned All-Big 12 Championship Championships was in 2007. In addition, she was consistently titles on the season and one bars crown. She also notched Team honors for her efforts. She finished her freshman ranked No. 1 on vault throughout much of the 2011 season. All-Big 12 honors on vault and floor and was named to the campaign with an 11th-place finish on bars at the NCAA Senior Brittnee Habbib was named a second-team All-Big 12 Championship team for her accomplishments on Championship Event Finals. All-American at the 2011 NCAA Championships, earning bars and floor at the Big 12 Championships. In addition, With the Huskers' 22-12 record, Head Coach Dan Kendig accolades on beam. She remained a valuable bars, beam she tallied first-team Academic All-Big 12 honors. Evenstad finished his 18th season at Nebraska with a program- and floor specialist for NU in her final season. The 2010 earned the first regional title of her career at the NCAA Corvallis best 416-163-4, continuing his impressive career as the NCAA Lexington Regional bars champion, Habbib captured Regional where she posted a 9.90 on floor to tie for first-place. winningest coach in NU women's gymnastics history. During a career high of 9.85 on beam as a senior. In addition, she She finished 11th on floor at the NCAA Championship Event Kendig's tenure, the Huskers have qualified for the NCAA posted season-high scores of 9.85 on bars and 9.825 on floor. Finals to close her junior season. Championships 14 times, making 10 appearances at the Habbib captured four event titles in 2011, including one on Junior Kassandra Nathe, a second-team All-American Super Six Finals. Kendig has coached 39 All-Americans to bars and three on beam. She also led NU in the community, on bars in her sophomore season, was sidelined with an 113 first- or second-team honors. 42 • HUSKERS.COM NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS ALL-AMERICANS SHINE FOR NEBRASKA 2011 NEBRASKA TEAM RESULTS Opponent Vault Bars Beam Floor Total at Florida (1/7) 48.775 48.875 48.45 48.85 194.95 at Iowa State (1/14) 49.05 48.725 48.70 48.975 195.45 Utah (1/22) 49.325 48.95 47.60 48.80 194.675 at Metroplex Challenge (1/29) 49.20 48.775 48.80 48.825 195.60 at Missouri (2/4) 49.40 49.125 48.35 49.20 196.075 Oklahoma (2/6) 49.275 48.925 48.725 48.875 195.80 at Michigan, with Stanford (2/13) 49.375 49.375 47.725 48.925 195.40 at Denver (2/19) 49.25 49.05 48.375 49.05 195.725 Masters Classic (2/27) 49.40 49.225 48.60 49.275 196.50 Arizona State (3/6) 49.575 49.35 49.125 49.25 197.30 Iowa State (3/13) 49.475 49.35 48.025 49.45 196.30 Big 12 Championships (3/19) 49.275 49.20 49.05 49.25 196.775 at NCAA Regionals (4/2) 49.10 49.225 48.95 49.275 196.55 at NCAA Preliminary Session II (4/15) 49.45 49.35 48.775 49.275 196.85 at NCAA Super Six Finals (4/16) 49.35 49.30 48.875 49.20 196.725 Maddie Steinauer Season Highs 49.45 49.375 49.125 49.45 197.30 2011 SEASON AWARDS NATIONAL AND CONFERENCE PROMINENCE •Nebraska finished with a 22-12 record and finished fourth at the NCAA Championships, matching the best finish in school history and making its 28th consecutive NCAA postseason appearance.