2010-2011 Missouri

MISSOURI INFORMATION Beauty and the Beast History 5th Annual Last year’s Beauty and the Beast meet saw the Tigers Location...... Columbia, Mo. Beauty and the Beast hosting New Hampshire, while wrestling matched up Founded...... 1839 vs. against Oklahoma. The Tigers came out on top with a Enrollment...... 31,314 195.125-192.975 victory. Shire earned her third all-around Nickname...... Tigers Southeast Missouri State Colors...... Old Gold and Black Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011 title of the season, the 16th of her career, and Mary Burke Chancellor...... Dr. Brady S. Deaton 2 p.m. took the bars title while finishing second in the all-around. Athletic Director...... Michael Alden Lauren Swankoski took the third place spot. SWA...... Sarah Reesman Hearnes Center; Columbia, Mo. Conference...... Big 12 Last Time vs. SEMO Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Missouri traveled to Cape Girardeu last season to face the Home Arena...... Hearnes Center Redhawks and the Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves. The Capacity...... 13,611 Tigers finished first in the meet with a 196.200. The meet COACHING STAFF marked Sarah Shire’s seventh all-around title of the season, and Mary Burke tied for second in the competition with Head Coach...... Rob Drass Danielle Guider. Alma Mater...... Penn State, 1990 Record at school...... 128-81 (11 years) Career record...... 128-81 (11 years) Best Way to Contact...... Through Media Relations 2010-2011 Missouri Gymnastics Roster Office Phone...... (573) 882-0736 Name Yr. Ht. Event Hometown Club Team Associate Head Coach...... John Figueroa Cathryn Aliceaacosta Fr. 4-11 All-Around Houston, Texas Cypress Academy of Gym. Office Phone...... (573) 882-3919 Brittany Bendoff So. 5-0 All-Around Long Grove, Ill. Libertyville Gym. Academy Assistant Coach...... Amy Smith Mary Burke Jr. 5-6 All-Around Inverness, Ill. American Academy of Gym. Alma Mater...... UCLA, 2001 Alex Gold Sr. 5-3 All-Around Plano, Texas Metroplex Office Phone...... (573) 882-9071 Allie Heizelman Jr. 5-2 All-Around Cypress, Texas Cypress Academy Tori Howard So. 5-2 All-Around Chesterfield, Mo. St. Louis Gym Centre TEAM INFORMATION Mackenzie McGill Fr. 5-4 All-Around Bartlesville, Okla. ConocoPhilips Gymnastics Taylor Medrea Fr. 5-2 All-Around Britton, Mich. Michigan Elite Gymnastics Sandra Ostad So. 5-1 All-Around Oslo, Norway Oslo Turnforening 2011 Overall Record...... 0-1 Brittani Price Fr. 5-2 All-Around New Lenox, Ill. United Gymnastics Academy 2010 Overall record...... 11-3 Alex Skinner Fr. 5-2 All-Around Plano, Texas Gymnastics 2010 Postseason...... NCAA Championship Qualifier Lauren Swankoski So. 5-1 All-Around Chadds Ford, Pa. First State Gymnastics NCAA Regional Champion Katelyn Trevino Fr. 5-2 All-Around Ovilla, Texas Trevinos Gymnastics School Big 12 Record/Finish...... 1-2/Third 2010 Regional qualifying score...... 196.500 Head Coach: Rob Drass NCAA 2010 Final Ranking...... No. 12 Associate Head Coach: John Figueroa Letterwinners returning/lost...... 7/4 Assistant Coach and Choreographer: Amy Smith All-Americans returning/lost...... 0/1 Student Coach: Tara Foster Newcomers...... Six PROGRAM INFORMATION 2010-2011 Missouri Gymnastics Schedule/Results First Year of Gymnastics...... 1979-80 Date Opponent/Event Location Time/Result Overall Regular Season Record...... 347-268-1 Friday, December 10 Black and Gold Columbia, Mo. Black 151.750, Gold 151.225 Overall Postseason Record...... 72-154-1 Friday, January 7 Cancun Classic Cancun, Mx. L, 194.500-191.575 NCAA Appearance/Last...... National Championships/2010 vs. West Virginia NCAA Individual/Last...... Sarah Shire Saturday, January 15 SEMO Columbia, Mo. 2:00 p.m. National Championships/2010 (Beauty and the Beast) Friday, January 21 Iowa State* Ames, Iowa 7:00 p.m. MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Saturday, January 29 Metroplex Challenge Dallas, Texas 7:00 p.m. vs. LSU, Alabama and Nebraska Gymnastics Contact...... Jenny Dewar Friday, February 4 Nebraska* Columbia, Mo. 6:30 p.m. Office Phone...... (573) 882-7826 Friday, February 11 Illinois Columbia, Mo. 6:30 p.m Cell Phone...... (847) 567-2487 (Pink Out) Office Fax...... (573) 882-4720 Friday, February 18 Oklahoma* Norman, Okla. 7:00 p.m. E-mail...... [email protected] Friday, February 25 Southern Utah Columbia, Mo. 6:30 p.m. Shipping Address...... 260 Hearnes Center Friday, March 4 Centenary, Temple Columbia, Mo. 6:30 p.m. 600 Stadium Blvd. Saturday, March 12 Ohio State Columbus, Ohio 1:00 p.m. Columbia, MO 65211 Saturday, March 19 Big 12 Championships Columbia, Mo. 2 p.m. Saturday, April 2 NCAA Regional Championships TBA TBA Thurs., April 14 NCAA National Championships Cleveland, Ohio TBA

Home meets in bold * Big 12 Conference meets - All times listed are CST and subject to change 2010-2011 Missouri Gymnastics A Look at Beauty and the Beast... The Tigers are 4-0 in Beauty and the Beast history. The event draws in an average of over 5, 000 people each GymInfo National Top 25 Rankings year. Date Opponent Score 2/9/07 SEMO W: 194.775-192.700 Rank Team Points High 2/8/08 Centenary W: 195.800-192.325 1. Florida 196.925 196.925 2/13/09 Illinois W: 196.625-195.000 2. Stanford 196.625 196.625 2/6/10 New Hampshire W: 195.125-192.975 3. Utah 196.625 196.625 Michigan 195.700 195.700 Tigers look to come back from Cancun Classic... The first meet of 2011 found Missouri across the border in Cancun, Mexico for the Cancun Classic. After taking 5. UCLA 195.613 195.613 an early lead after the first rotation, the Tigers struggled to keep up with the Mountaineers. Missouri held off 6. Georgia 195.575 195.575 West Virginia until the third rotation when the Mountaineers took the lead by one point. Alex Gold placed third in the all-around with a score of 38.150. Sophomore Sandra Ostad topped her career high on bars with a score of 7. Oklahoma 195.475 195.475 9.775. The score earned her a first place spot in the meet. 8. Oregon State 195.388 195.388 Black Outshines Gold... 9. Alabama 195.350 195.350 The Tigers’ annual Black and Gold Intrasquad meet was held on Dec. 10 to give Mizzou a chance to get out 10. Arkansas 195.075 195.075 of the gym and compete in front of judges before the regular season begins. The Black Squad took the win with a 151.750-151.225 final score. Missouri’s only senior, Alex Gold, led the Black Squad with her 38.325 11. Nebraska 194.950 194.950 all-around total. Gold led the Black Squad in three out of the four rotations. She finished with a 9.875 on , 12. Kent State 194.775 194.775 9.650 on bars and a 9.700 on beam. She closed out her fourth rotation with a 9.100 on floor. Sophomore Lauren 13. West Virginia 194.500 194.500 Swankoski shone for the Gold Squad at the Black and Gold Meet. She came in just under Alex Gold on the vault with a 9.800. She recorded the same on beam, and she finished the evening with a 9.850 on her floor New Hampshire 194.500 194.500 routine. Sophomore Lauren Swankoski shone for the Gold Squad at tonight’s meet. She came in just under Alex 15. Ohio State 194.475 194.475 Gold on the vault with a 9.800. She recorded the same on beam, and she finished the evening with a 9.850 on her floor routine. Individual National Rankings 16. Kentucky 194.350 194.350 17. Minnesota 193.925 193.925 Preseason Progress... Vault Ranking 18. Iowa 193.825 193.825 The Tigers clocked in at No. 13 on GymInfo’s 2011 Women’s Alex Gold 13th Preseason Coaches Poll released on Dec. 1. Missouri will face Arizona 193.825 193.825 nine ranked opponents this season including No. 12 LSU, No. 10 Nebraska, No. 2 Alabama, and No. 4 Oklahoma, among others. Beam Ranking 20. Washington 193.675 193.675 Mizzou sits above Big 12 opponent Iowa State, who came in at Mary Burke 21st 21. Illinois-Champaign 193.650 193.650 No. 22 in the poll. Missouri finished the 2010 season at No. 12, 22. Central Michigan 193.575 193.575 their highest end-of-season ranking in program history. Floor Ranking 23. Southern Utah 193.475 193.475 Lauren Swankoski 20th Iowa State 193.475 193.475 25. LSU 193.350 193.350

Individual Season Highs

Gymnast Yr. Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Cathryn Aliceaacosta FR ------Brittany Bendoff SO 9.775 ------Mary Burke JR 9.750 9.000 9.825 9.325 37.900 Alex Gold SR 9.850 9.675 9.725 8.900 38.150 Allie Heizelman JR --- 9.725 ------Tori Howard SO ------9.675 9.750 --- Mackenzie McGill FR ------Taylor Medrea FR --- 9.650 9.150 9.400 --- Sandra Ostad SO 9.400 9.775 ------The Tigers added six freshmen to their roster for 2011. The new additions Brittani Price FR 9.825 ------have big shoes to fill as last year stands as one of the program’s most Alex Skinner FR ------8.700 ------successful seasons. Lauren Swankoski SO 9.700 9.550 8.225 9.850 37.325 Katelyn Trevino FR ------2010-2011 Missouri Gymnastics l Looking Ahead... GymInfo Preseason Pol After opening regular season competition at the Cancun Classic, Missouri opens their home season at the annual Beauty and the Beast meet. Beginning at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 15, the Gymnastics team will take on SEMO while the Mizzou Wrestlers face Rank Team Points Chattanooga and SIUE. Mizzou will hit the road for the next two weeks, first heading to Iowa State on Jan. 21 then to Dallas, 1. UCLA 1035 Texas for the Metroplex Challenge on Jan. 29. The Tigers can also look forward to the Big 12 Championships which will take 2. Alabama 950 place in the Hearnes Center this season. The meet is scheduled for March 19 at 2 p.m. Missouri is preparing for a tough schedule with nine nationally ranked opponents to look forward to this season. 3. Florida 948 4. Oklahoma 881 Banner Season... 5. Utah 853 Mizzou Gymnastics had one of the most decorated seasons in program history in 2010. The Tigers finished third at the Big 12 6. Stanford 818 Championship and advanced to NCAA Regionals where they snagged a first place finish. Missouri continued on to the NCAA 7. Georgia 749 National Championship for the first time in program history. Sarah Shire also finished the 2010 season with a lot of hardware. The four-time All-American stands as Missouri’s most decorated gymnast after taking home two straight Big 12 All-Around titles, a 8. Oregon State 702 second place floor finish at Nationals and a fifth place finish on vault at Nationals as well. She was named NCAA South Central 9. Michigan 696 Region’s Gymnast of the Year and Co-Big 12 Gymnast of the year for the second consecutive year. Shire holds the school record 10. Nebraska 691 of 11 All-Around titles in a single season and is also the only gymnast to earn a spot on all five all-conference teams. Throughout 11. Arkansas 648 her career, Shire was named Big 12 Gymnast of the Week 13 times, which is the most in conference history. 12. LSU 647 Senior Solo... 13. Missouri 479 Senior Alex Gold is holding down the fort as Mizzou Gymnastics’ only senior this season. She had a promising start to the year, 14. Penn State 456 leading the Black Squad to a win over the Gold at the annual Black and Gold Intrasquad meet. She pulled in a 38.325 all-around 15. Auburn 415 score, which was the highest at the meet. The Tigers graduated four seniors after the 2010 season to leave the leadership position 16. Denver 361 to Gold. The Plano, Texas native stands as one of Missouri’s top vaulters. At one point in the 2010 season Gold sat at No. 9 in the 17. Illinois-Champaign 333 Big 12 and No. 43 in the nation on vault. She has a 9.925 career high on the event, which she tallied during her sophomore season. She earned a tie for a second place finish on vault at the Columbia Regional in 2010 where she also earned a season high 9.900 on 18. Boise State 311 the event. 19. Arizona 274 20. Southern Utah 195 Continuing the Success... 21. Washington 191 Junior Mary Burke is looking to continue her success this year. As one of two juniors on the team this season, Burke will prove a 22. Iowa State 114 strong competitor. She was ranked at No. 27 in the nation in the All-Around last season and held the No. 2 spot in the conference behind Sarah Shire. At NCAA Regionals Burke matched her career-high 9.850 score on vault and finished tied for third on beam. 23. Minnesota 109 With a long list of achievements under her belt already, Burke hopes to continue her success in 2011. 24. Kentucky 102 25. Arizona State 100 Tigers Welcome Three... Missouri Gymnastics welcomes three new additions for the 2012 season. Evansville, Ind. native, Laura Kappler, will join the Receiving Votes: West Virginia, Michigan Tigers as a walk-on next season. Kappler trained at Revolution Gymnastics under coach Carly Cresswell-Watson. Rachel Updkike State, Central Michigan, North Carolina and Colleen Mulcahy have signed National letters of Intent to join the Mizzou Gymnastics family. Updike is a native of Olathe, State, Ohio State, Kent State, North Carolina, Kan. where she trained at Kansas Gymnastics, and Cheer. She competed as both a Level 10 and Elite gymnast. Mulcahy comes to Maryland-College Park, Utah State, Western Mizzou from Orland Park, Ill. where she trained at Arena Gymnastics under the direction of Dan and Beth Miller. Michigan, Illinois State, New Hampshire, BYU, Pittsburgh, S.E. Missouri, UIC, San Jose State.

Season Outlook: After one of the most successful season in program history, Missouri Gymnastics is looking to repeat its record breaking season. “We are looking to do what we did last season,” Head Coach Rob Drass said. “We would like to qualify to the National Championships and definitely make a run at the Big 12 Championship.” After saying good-bye to four seniors, including Mizzou’s most decorated gymnast, Sarah Shire, the Tigers are left with one senior, two juniors, and four sophomores. A group of six freshmen help round out the 2011 Tiger Gymnastics Squad. Don’t let the youth of this team fool you, however. Drass is confident in the abilities of the newcomers. “We look for a lot of youth and excitement going into this season, which we will temper with experience and confidence. As we move forward we expect good things, but it is going to take a little bit of time this year with the team being so young.” After testing the waters at the annual Black and Gold Intrasquad Meet, Mizzou gymnastics will hit the practice gym until early January to focus on healing injuries and preparing for the regular season. The season will open against West Virginia at the Cancun Classic in Cancun, Mexico on January 7. “If we can stay heathy and do well, our goals can be accomplished this season,” said Drass. 2010-2011 Missouri Gymnastics Head Coach Rob Drass In his 12th season as Mizzou’s Head Gymnastics Coach, Rob Drass is looking to build on the recent successes of his program. After an outstanding 2009 season, The Tigers continued their record-breaking performances in 2010. With a regular season finish of 11-3, Drass coached the Mizzou gymnastics team through the post- season, and helped the team advance to the NCAA National Championship for the first time in program history. With Drass’ assistance, both Mary Burke and Sarah Shire were added to the Mizzou record books. The two gymnasts tied for the program record on floor after they both scored a 9.975 on floor in Missouri’s meet against Illinois State. Shire also set a new career high and school record with an all-around score of 39.725. Drass’ coaching skills were on display during the 2010 Big 12 Championships, where Mizzou finished third (195.900) and Sarah Shire took the Big 12 title in the all-around. Shire finished her conference season with six Gymnast of the Week honors from the Big 12 conference bringing her career total to a program record 12 conference Gymnast of the Week honors. Drass and the Tigers did not stop there, the team hosted the Columbia Regional Tournament where Missouri took first place and set a new regional record with a team score of 196.500 to advance to Nationals. With Drass’ help, Mizzou placed sixth in the semifinal round (194.600) and Shire continued to the individual event finals. Drass coached Shire to a second place finish on floor and fifth place spot on vault. She became the first gymnast in program history to earn a national ranking. Shire also earned All-America First team honors on vault and floor and All-America Second team honors on Bars to become Mizzou’s first four-time All-American athlete. Drass’ Tigers finished the season ranked at No. 12 in the nation, the highest ranking ever in Missouri Gymnastics program history. With all the success of the 2009 season, Drass’ coaching skills helped to bring the team to a higher level in 2010. In 2009, Drass coached the team to a 20-6 record as the team stamped performances in all four events and the all-around into the Missouri record books. The end of the season came with the Tigers’ highest ever overall score at an NCAA Regional (196.000) and Drass’ squad finished the year ranked 13th in the country. The season was also marked by outstanding performances from senior Adrianne Perry and junior Sarah Shire. Drass helped Perry become the first Missouri gymnast to qualify for Nationals in each of her four seasons. Shire followed in Perry’s footsteps from 2008 and became Drass’ second gymnast to win the Big 12 all-around title. Both Perry and Shire became All-Americans at the 2009 NCAA National Championships, the second and third gymnasts to receive that honor in his career at Missouri. Another prime example of Drass’ success was 2009 senior Alicia Hatcher, who was not only one of Missouri’s most consistent gymnasts, but was also honored outside the sport as well. Hatcher was tapped into the Mystical Seven honors society, named the Student-Athlete of the Year by the Varsity M Association and named to the prestigious Mizzou ‘39 (the university’s recognition of the top 39 seniors). The 2008 Tigers saw a successful year across the board, as well as standout performances by individual gymnasts, all mentored by Drass. Perry led the Tigers and captured the programs’ first ever Big 12 all-around title and represented the squad at the National Championships. The Missouri squad spent much of the season in the top 20 in 2008 and ultimately finished 13-10. The Tigers placed third in the Big 12 and grabbed the fourth-place spot at the NCAA Central Regional. Before taking the reigns at Missouri, Drass was the top assistant for the University of Nebraska’s nationally ranked gymnastics team for eight years. He served as a graduate assistant coach from 1991-92, before being elevated as a full-time assistant in 1993. He was the Cornhuskers’ primary floor exercise coach and worked closely with Head Coach Dan Kendig in coaching . He was named the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches 1996 Midwest Regional Assistant Coach of the Year. Nebraska Gymnastics enjoyed tremendous success under Drass, earning a berth at the NCAA Championships in four of five seasons, highlighted by NCAA Super Six Finals appearances in both 1997 and 1999. As an assistant, Drass helped NU claim an unprecedented six straight conference titles from 1994 to 1999. With Drass’ help, six different NU gymnasts earned All-America honors. Topping his career at NU, Drass coached Brink to a spot on the U. S. team that competed at the World University Games in Spain. Prior to his coaching days, Drass was a gymnast at Penn State from 1987 to 1990. As a Nittany Lion, Drass competed at the NCAA Championships all four years. A seasoned gymnast who began competing at age nine, Drass began his coaching career while in college, as the assistant boys’ gymnastics coach at the McCracken’s Gym School in Kansas City in 1987. He served as the head boys’ coach at the Nittany Gym School in Pennsylvania in the summer of 1988. Since 1989, Drass has worked at the Woodward Gymnastics Camp in Pennsylvania during the summer. Drass graduated from Penn State with a bachelor’s degree in marketing in 1990. He completed his master’s degree in strategic management and long-range planning at Nebraska in May 1994. He is married to former Husker All-American gymnast Joy Taylor, who is now a pediatrician at the University of Missouri Medical Center. Rob and Joy are the proud parents of daughter Molly and son James. Assistant Coach John Figueroa Entering his fourth season with the Tigers, John Figueroa has clearly made an impact on the Team Highs Missouri squad. The Tigers turned in impressive performances on the vault and uneven bars Vault...... 48.900 under his guidance, and averaged 49.008 and 48.817, respectively, on the events in 2009. His Bars...... 48.375 work with Sarah Shire on vault helped her to first team all-america honors on the event in Beam...... 47.075 2009. “Fig” as he is notoriously known, serves as the recruiting coordinator for the Tigers as he Floor...... 47.225 brings in a wealth of experience from his time with the Pioneers of the University of Denver, All-Around...... 191.575 and he specializes in the Tiger gymnast’s skills on the vault and uneven bars. He has helped to sign three talented recruiting classes to Missouri in 2007, 2008 and 2009, which are now Team Averages poised to catapult the Tigers’ success. Vault...... 48.900 Bars...... 48.375 While at Denver, Figueroa had his hand in recruiting the 2004 class, the most successful class Beam...... 47.075 of gymnasts in school history. During his tenure, that class qualified for NCAA Regional Floor...... 47.225 competition during all four years and qualified for the NCAA National Championships for the All-Around...... 191.575 first time in DU history. Team Numbers 2011 Record...... 0-1 Assistant Coach Amy Smith At Home...... 0-0 Amy Smith enters her third year of coaching at Missouri after revolutionizing the Tigers’ floor On the Road...... 0-1 and beam routines the past two seasons. Smith joined Mizzou in 2007 as the choreographer At Home Conference...... 0-0 for the team and coach. Along with her came a trademark style that brought the On Road Conference...... 0-0 Tigers to life on both floor and beam, where they averaged a 48.867 and 48.752, respectively, Against Top-25 Teams...... 0-1 in 2008. Against 2010 Regional Qualifiers...... 0-1 Against 2010 NCAA Finals Teams...... 0-0 Smith spent her first year of collegiate gymnastics at the University of Oklahoma, where she Scoring 195.00 or Higher...... 0-0 won the Big Eight vault championship, and the vault and floor championships at the 1994 Scoring Under 195.000...... 0-1 National Invitational Tournament. Smith then took her skills to UCLA, and helped propel In January...... 0-1 the Bruins to a National Championship in 1997. Proving her skill on both the vault and in the In February...... 0-0 floor exercise, Smith earned first team All-American honors in both events in 1997. She also In March...... 0-0 brought home a Pac-10 conference title in the floor exercise and an NCAA West Regional title In April...... 0-0 on vault. Smith was named the UCLA team captain in 1996 and 1997. 2010-2011 Missouri Gymnastics Senior Alex Gold // Plano, Texas 2010 Highlights: Continually counted on as one of Missouri’s top vaulters ... Posted a 9.700 on vault and floor against Ohio State ... Competed as a member of the beam lineup for the first season of her career ... Earned a 9.775 on beam in just her second week in the lineup, which tied her for the third best score at the Lady Luck Invitational ... Notched the highest score for the Tigers on vault (9.850) at Lady Luck ... Contributed nicely against Iowa State with scores of 9.750 or higher on vault, beam and floor ... Tied for second on vault at Nebraska with a 9.825 ... Tied her career high on floor (9.850) against New Hampshire to finish third on the event ... Won her first individual title of the season (second of career) on vault at Centenary by tying her season-high 9.850... Also tied her career high on beam with a 9.775 at Centenary ... Matched her season high on vault of 9.850 at Illinois and against Centenary in March ... Set a new season high on vault (9.875) at the Big 12 Championship while tying her career high on beam (9.775) ... Set a new season high on vault for the second meet in a row with a 9.900 at regionals to finish tied for second on the event ...Ranks ninth in the Big 12 on vault and ranked as high as 43rd nationally on the event at one point this season (GymInfo) ... Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. 2011 Season Highlights • Missouri’s only senior gymnast, looks to lead the team in 2011 • Placed third in the All-Around at the Cancun Classic Career Highs: Vault-- 9.925 (Oklahoma 2009) Bars--9.675 (last at Cancun Classic) Beam--9.775 (three times in 2010) Floor--9.850 (twice in career) Date Meet V UB BB FX AA 1/6 Cancun Classic 9.850 9.675 9.725 8.900 38.150

Junior Mary Burke // Inverness, Ill. 2010 Highlights: Competes for the top of the podium at every meet as one of the top gymnasts in the country ... Posted strong scores against Ohio State to win the all-around (39.200), bars (9.825) and floor (9.875) titles ... Named Big 12 Gymnast of the Week on Jan. 12 after posting the highest all-around score in the conference that weekend ... Notched a new career high on bars (9.925) and in the all-around (39.225) at the Lady Luck Invitational ... Set a new career high on floor (9.900) and again in the all-around (39.375) against Iowa State ... Also tied for the bars title with a 9.875 ... Won the bars (9.800) title and tied for the beam (9.800) title against New Hampshire ... Set a new career high on beam at Centenary with a 9.875 and matched that two weeks later against Illinois State ... Notched a new season high and tied her career high on vault with a 9.850 against Oklahoma, which she matched against Illinois State and Centenary ... Scored a new career high on floor (9.975) against Illinois State that tied the Missouri program record on the event ... Tied or replaced her all-around career high for the first three weeks of the season and matched the 39.375 once again the last regular-season meet against Centenary ... Matched her career-high 9.850 on vault at regionals ... Finished tied for third on beam (9.800) at regionals ... Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Earned All-Big 12 Conference honors in the all-around ... Ranked 27th in the country in the all-around, 58th on bars and 53rd on beam (GymInfo) ... Holds the No. 2 spot in the conference rankings in the all-around behind teammate Shire.

2011 Season Highlights • Matched her career high on beam at the Cancun Classic

Career Highs: Vault-- 9.850 (seven times in career) Bars--9.925 (Lady Luck Invitational 2010) Beam--9.875 (twice in 2010) Floor--9.975 (Illinois State 2010) All-Around--39.375 (twice in 2010) Date Meet V UB BB FX AA 1/6 Cancun Classic 9.750 9.000 9.825 9.325 37.900

Junior Allie Heizelman // Cypress, Texas 2010 Highlights: Started the 2010 season once again as a bars specialist for the Tigers ... Posted a strong 9.750 against Ohio State to tie for second on the event ... Held down the middle of the bars lineup with a 9.800 at the Lady Luck Invitational and a 9.775 against Iowa State ... Notched a new season and career-high 9.850 against Illinois State ... Matched her career high 9.850 on bars at SEMO and finished tied for second on the event ... Finished third on bars with a 9.800 against Centenary ... Led the team-off on bars at regionals with a 9.775 ... Ranks 15th in the Big 12 on bars (GymInfo) ... Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Received Wooden Cup Honorable Mention ... Named by the Big 12 Conference to the 2010 Chick-fil-A Winter Community of Champions.

Career Highs: Bars-- 9.850 (twice in 2010)

Date Meet V UB BB FX AA 1/6 Cancun Classic --- 9.750 ------2010-2011 Missouri Gymnastics Sophomore Brittany Bendoff // Long Grove, Ill. 2010 Highlights: Looked strong in her first outing as a Tiger against Ohio State with a 9.725 exhibition on vault ... Exhibitioned six times on floor receiving a 9.775 at the New Hampshire and Centenary meets ... Also exhibitioned for the first time on beam at Centenary ... Made her way into the floor lineup for the first time against Oklahoma and proved why she was there with a 9.825 ... Scored a 9.800 on floor against Illinois State and again in exhibition at SEMO.

Career Highs: Vault-- 9.725 (exh. Ohio State 2010) Beam--9.250 (exh. Centenary 2010) Floor--9.825 (Oklahoma 2010)

Date Meet V UB BB FX AA 1/6 Cancun Classic 9.775 ------

Sophomore Tori Howard // Chesterfield, Mo.

2010 Highlights: Spent the first half of the season as the lead-off competitior for the Tigers on floor ... Only competed officially on floor against Ohio State, but exhibitioned on vault and beam where she looked confident with a 9.750 and 9.650, respectively ... Led Missouri off on floor against Ohio State with a strong 9.750 to place second on the event ... Posted a season and career-high 9.825 on vault at the Lady Luck Invitational, her first time in the lineup ... Started off the team’s 49.400 floor against Iowa State with a 9.825 ... Tied for second on floor at Centenary with a 9.775 ... Had a great meet competing officially and unofficially at Illinois with exhibitions on vault (9.775) and beam (9.725), while posting just below her career high on floor with a 9.800 ... Set a new career high on beam of 9.750 at the Big 12 Championship ... Matched her career-high 9.750 on beam at regionals.

Career Highs: Vault-- 9.825 (Lady Luck Invitational 2010) Beam--9.750 (twice in 2010) Floor--9.825 (Iowa State 2010)

Date Meet V UB BB FX AA 1/6 Cancun Classic ------9.675 9.750 ---

Sophomore Sandra Ostad // Oslo, Norway

2010 Highlights: Earned a 9.700 on bars in a strong performance at the NCAA Championships ... Exhibitioned once on floor and the last nine meets on bars ... Recieved a 9.750 for her exhibition at Centenary, which would have tied her for second on the event ... Exhibitioned for the first time on beam against Oklahoma.

2011 Season Highlights • Set a new career high on bars at the Cancun Classic

Career Highs: Bars-- 9.775 (Cancun Classic) Beam--8.400 (exh. Oklahoma 2010) Floor--8.900 (exh. Iowa State 2010)

Date Meet V UB BB FX AA 1/6 Cancun Classic 9.400 9.775 ------2010-2011 Missouri Gymnastics Sophomore Lauren Swankoski // Chadds Ford, Pa.

2010 Highlights: Brought into all the 2010 lineups immediately after a strong preseason ... Posted a 38.775 all-around score in just her first regular season meet to place second overall ... Received solid marks on all four events and tied for third on floor with a 9.725 in her first meet against Ohio State ... Matched or replaced all her scores from the first meet at the Lady Luck Invitational, including an impressive 9.800 on vault and a 38.950 in the all-around ... Set her current high on vault of 9.850 against Iowa State, which earned her second on the event ... Also set her all-around career-high 39.050 against Iowa State ... Notched new career highs on bars (9.825) and floor (9.900) against Illinois State ... Contributed nicely in the Tigers win at SEMO, including a 9.875 on floor that gave her a third place finish on the event ... Tied her all-around high of 39.050 at SEMO ... Won her first event title by earning a 9.900 on floor against Centenary in the final regular-season meet of the season ... Matched her career high on vault (9.850) at the Big 12 Championship ... Tied her career-high 9.825 on bars at regionals.

Career Highs: Vault 9.850 (twice 2010) Bars-- 9.825 (twice in 2010) Beam--9.725 (Lady Luck Invitational 2010) Floor--9.900 (twice in 2010) All-Around--39.050 (twice in 2010) Date Meet V UB BB FX AA 1/6 Cancun Classic 9.700 9.550 8.225 9.850 37.325

Freshman Cathryn Aliceaacosta // Houston, Texas

Prep: Trained at Cypress Academy of Gymnastics in Crypress, Texas under the direction of Marina Vernaya, Terry Walker and Tamara Walker... Attended Langham Creek High School...Level 10 J.O. National Qualifier in 2004...Placed third on vault at the 2008 Level 10 Regional...Qualified for the Level 10 N.I.T. in 2009 and earned third place recognition on floor...Earned third place honors on vault at the 2008 Level 10 Regional... Personal bests include 9.725 on vault, 9.325 on bars, 9.55 on beam and 9.625 on floor...Chose Missouri over North Carolina State, LSU, Washington, Maryland and Auburn.

Personal: Daughter of Joseph and Theresa Aliceaacosta...Born July 16, 1992...Comes to Missouri from Houston, Texas...Plans to study Physical Therapy at Mizzou.

Freshman Mackenzie McGill // Bartlesville, Okla.

Prep: Trained at ConocoPhillips Gymnastics in Bartlesville, Okla. under the direction of Sam and Susie Barto... Attended Bartlesville High School...Placed 3rd in All-Around at the 2010 Level 10 State Meet...Named 2009 State and Regional Champion...Placed second in All-Around, third, on bars, and second on floor at level 9 Westerns...Eleven-time Oklahoma All State Gymnastics Award winner... Personal bests include 9.275 on vault, 9.35 on bars, 9.375 on beam, 9.65 on floor and 37.65 All-Around...Chose Missouri over Arkansas, Utah State, OU, Rutgers, Central Michigan and Seattle Pacific.

Personal: Daughter of David and Shellie McGill...Born June 13, 1992...Comes to Missouri from Bartlesville, Okla... plans to study physical therapy at Mizzou...earned the Johnson O’Malley Academic Achievement Award in 2010...graduated high school with honors in psychology and math. 2010-2011 Missouri Gymnastics Freshman Taylor Medrea // Britton, Mich. Prep: Trained at Michigan Elite Gymnastics in Novi, Michigan under Kim and Juha Tanskanen...attended Britton-Macon Area Schools...Earned the 2006 and 2009 Level 10 State floor titles...qualified for Level 10 Nationals in 2005, 2007 and 2008...Participated on the Region 5 All-Star Team in El Salvador in 2005...Earned Regional Bar titles in 2005 and 2007...personal bests include 9.45 on vault, 9.875 on bars, 9.45 on beam, 9.675 on floor and 37.675 All-Around...Chose Missouri over Michigan and Michigan State Universities. 2011 Season Highlights • Competed in her first collegiate meet in Cancun, Mexico at the Cancun Classic

Career Highs: Bars-- 9.650 (Cancun Classic) Beam--9.150 (Cancun Classic) Floor--9.400 (Cancun Classic)

Date Meet V UB BB FX AA 1/6 Cancun Classic --- 9.650 9.150 9.400 ---

Freshman Brittani Price // New Lenox, Ill. Prep: Trained at United Gymnastics Academy in Frankfort, Ill. Under the direction of Glen Willmeng...Attended Lincoln-Way Central High School...Five-time competitor at Nationals...Attended the All-Star team trip to Costa Rica in 2008...personal bests include 9.75 on vault, 9.65 on bars, 9.5 on beam, 9.6 on floor and 37.9 All-Around...Chose Missouri over the University of Illinois.

2011 Season Highlights • Competed in her first collegiate meet in Cancun, Mexico at the Cancun Classic Career Highs: Vault-- 9.825 (Cancun Classic)

Date Meet V UB BB FX AA 1/6 Cancun Classic 9.825 ------

Freshman Alex Skinner // Plano, Texas Prep: Trained at Kurt Thomas Gymnastics in Frisco, Texas under the direction of Kurt Thomas... Earned the Level 9 Western National title in 2006...Regional Vault Champion in 2006...Named a Junior Olympic National Qualifier in 2009...Personal bests include 9.8 on vault, 9.4 on bars, 9.5 on beam, 9.6 on floor, and 37.5 All-Around...Chose Missouri over Oklahoma University and Ball State.

Personal: She comes to Missouri from Plano, Texas...Daughter of Tony and Vanessa Skinner...Born November 27, 1991...Graduated high school as an honor student...Plans to study Biology with aspirations to become an orthopedic surgeon or physical therapist... Brother, Landon, plays basketball at Judson University. Career Highs: Beam-- 8.700 (Cancun Classic) Date Meet V UB BB FX AA 1/6 Cancun Classic ------8.700 ------

Freshman Katelyn Trevino // Ovilla, Texas

Prep: Trained under Rich and Marilyn Trevino at Trevinos Gymnastics School...Earned the Regional Vault title...was a silver-medalist on floor at the Regional meet...was a JO National Qualifier in 2009 where she earned the silver medal on floor and 9th-place recognition on vault...Personal bests include 9.675 on vault and floor and 9.4 on bars and beam...Chose Mizzou over Michigan State University and SEMO.

Personal: Daughter of Rich and Marilyn Trevino...Born December 6, 1991...Native of Ovilla, Texas...Graduated high school with distinguished honors...Plans to study journalism at Mizzou. 2010-2011 Missouri Gymnastics 2011 Team Results Team Statistics Meet Results Date Opponent Vault Bars Beam Floor Total 1/6 West Virginia 48.900 48.375 47.075 47.225 191.575 1/15 SEMO 1/21 Iowa State 1/29 Metroplex 2/4 Nebraska 2/11 Illinois 2/18 Oklahoma 2/25 Southern Utah 3/4 Centenary, Temple 3/12 Ohio State 3/19 Big 12 Championship

Team Numbers

2011 Record ...... 0-1 Regular Season ...... 0-1 Post Season...... 0-0 At Home ...... 0-0 On the Road ...... 0-1 At Home Conference ...... 0-0 On Road Conference ...... 0-0 Against Top-25 Teams ...... 0-1 Against 2010 Regional ’uali“ ers ...... 0-1 Against 2010 NCAA Finals Teams ...... 0-0 Scoring 195.00 or Higher ...... 0-0 Scoring Under 195.000 ...... 0-1 In January ...... 0-1 In February ...... 0-0 In March ...... 0-0 In April ...... 0-0