2009 GYMNASTICS www.rolltide.com ALABAMAwww.gymtide.com UA Media Relations (205) 348-6084 2009 NCAA Championships Coaches Sarah & David Patterson Bob Devaney Sports Center • Lincoln, Neb. The 2009 season marks Sarah and No. 3 Seed Alabama - SEC and NCAA Northeast Regional Champions David Patt erson’s 31st year coaching April 16-18, 2009 the Crimson Tide. The following is a brief Radio: WVUA-FM 90.7 with Allen Faul and Leesa Davis synopsis of Alabama’s success under the Internet: WVUA-FM broadcast link on www.rolltide.com Patt ersons: TV: CBS on a tape delayed basis - Airdate: Saturday, May 9, 1-3 p.m. Talent: Tim Brando and Amanda Borden — 2002, 1996, 1991 & 1988 NCAA Team Champions (4) — 2009, 2003, 2000, 1995, 1990 & 1988 SEC Team Champions (6) A QUICK LOOK AT THE 2009 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS — 1983-85, 1987-96, 1998-03, 2005-09 • Alabama, which advanced to its 27th consecutive NCAA Championship by winning its NCAA Regional Team Champions (24) NCAA-best 24th regional title, will compete in the evening session of the preliminary — 2 individual NCAA Championships round on Thursday, April 16 in Lincoln, Neb. — 10 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships • Alabama will be in the evening session on Thursday for the first time since the 2005 season. — 8 SEC Postgraduate Scholarships Over the past decade, Alabama has started in the evening session three times, 2005, 2004 — 52 athletes with 229 All-American honors and 2002. Alabama went on to finish first (2002), second (2005) and third (2004) those years. — 56 athletes with 127 Scholastic • The Tide begins Thursday’s evening session on the floor exercise and will finish it off on All-American honors (since 1991) the bye after the balance beam. Alabama had the same opening rotation at the NCAA — 56 All-SEC honors Championships four times over the past 10 years, including 2007, 2005, 2001 and 1999. — 184 SEC Academic Honor Roll honors — 42 individual SEC Championships • Alabama is the No. 3 seed at these championships. Seeding is determined by National — 3 NCAA Top VIII honors Qualifying Score which takes a team’s regional qualifying score (RQS) and adds the team’s — 6 NCAA Region Gymnast of the Year honors score from the regional championships. Alabama, which was ranked third by RQS at the — 4 SEC Athletes of the Year end of the season, also posted the nation’s third highest regional score with a 197.000. — 3 SEC Scholar Athletes of the Year • The Crimson Tide will have a touch of the home team with it on Thursday. Host school — 5 SEC Gymnast of the Year honors Nebraska did not advance as team but the Husker’s Kylie Stone, the Big 12 Gymnast of the — 3 SEC Freshmen of the Year Year, earned a bid as an all-arounder and will rotate with Alabama. — SEC Single meet attendance record • Alabama has met seven members of this year’s NCAA Championship field - Georgia, (15,162 vs. Florida 1/20/06) Florida, LSU, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Penn State. With the way the seedings fell, the — SEC Single season attendance record Tide has faced the entire afternoon session (Georgia - twice, LSU - twice, Florida - twice, (12,578 per meet, 2006) Oklahoma - twice, Stanford and Penn State) in competition this season, but only one mem- ber of the evening session (Arkansas - twice). • Of the 10 gymnasts who have competed in Alabama’s lineup during the championship season this year, four - freshmen Ashley Priess, Geralen Stack-Eaton, Caitlin Sullivan 2009 NCAA Championships and Rachel Terry (who have accounted for half the Tide’s routines in UA’s two postseason meets so far this season) - are making their NCAA Championship debut in Lincoln. The Ticket information: remaining six have competed 58 routines in NCAA Championship competition between Tickets are available through the Nebraska them, including juniors Morgan Dennis and Ricki Lebegern who have gone all-around Ticket Offi ce (800-8-BIGRED) located in three times each at the NCAA Championships. the parking garage across from Memorial Stadium or online at Huskers.com. Ticket packages for adults are $30 reserved or $22 ALABAMA AT THE 2008 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS general admission. Youth or seniors ticket • In its 26th consecutive NCAA Championship appearance, Alabama tallied its 24th top-six fin- packages are $18. Tickets for individual ish in 2008, taking sixth place with a score of 196.125. sessions are $12 for reserved and $10 for • Alabama scored a 49.525 on the floor exercise to close out the Super Six Team Final. It was the general admission. highest team total by any school on any event that night. • Four Crimson Tide gymnasts earned six All-American honors in 2008. • Sophomore Morgan Dennis earned first team honors on the floor exercise and was second team in the all-around and on the uneven bars. Alabama Gymnastics Media Relations Contact: • Dennis posted the highest floor exercise in team competition with a 9.95 during the Super Six Roots Woodruff Team Finals. Associate Director • Sophomore Kassi Price earned first team All-American honors on the uneven bars. Alabama Athletic Media Relations • Freshman Kayla Hoffman earned first team honors on the vault. [email protected] • Sophomore Casey Overton earned second team All-American honors on the balance beam. This is Alabama Gymnastics WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM The 2009 NCAA Championships About the Championships - This year’s NCAA The Schedule - April 16-18 – NCAA Alabama at the NCAA Championships Women’s Gymnastics Championships (the 28th Championships at the University of •• The Alabama Gymnastics team is mak- all-time) consists of 12 teams and 12 all-around Nebraska’s Bob Devaney Sports Center. ing its 27th consecutive appearance at the competitors who are not qualifying and three event Thurs., April 16 | Team Qualifying NCAA Championships. Only Utah, with 28 specialists. The top-two teams and the top-two Session II – 7 p.m. bids, has been to more and only Florida has all-arounders not on an advancing team from each Seed Team First Event been to as many, though the Gators total is regional received an automatic berth in the champi- No. 2 Utah Bye b/f Bars not consecutive. onships. The event winners in the regional competi- No. 3 Alabama Floor •• Four times, 2002, 1996, 1991 and tion who scored at least a 9.80 also advanced, in that No. 6 Oregon State Beam 1988 Alabama has won the NCAA event only, if they are not part of a qualifying team No. 7 UCLA Vault Championships. or an all-arounder qualifier. No. 10 Arkansas Bye b/f Floor •• In 26 previous appearances, Alabama has No. 11 Illinois Bars finished 1st four times, 2nd six times, 3rd The World Wide Web - Information about Session I – 1 p.m. seven times and in the top six 24 times. Alabama’s NCAA Championship run can be found No. 1 Georgia Bye b/f Floor •• Alabama has won 21 NCAA Individual at www.rolltide.com. Information on the champion- No. 4 LSU Beam titles, including five all-around crowns. ships themselves can be found at - www.huskers. No. 5 Florida Floor •• Junior Morgan Dennis won the 2007 com Further information, including live scoring, can No. 8 Oklahoma Bars NCAA Floor Exercise Championship as a be found at www.ncaa.com. No. 9 Stanford Vault freshman. Television - The 2009 NCAA Gymnastics No. 12 Penn State Bye b/f Bars •• Tide gymnasts have earned 229 All- Championships will be broadcast by CBS on a tape American honors. Friday, April 17 @ 6 p.m. delay basis. The broadcast is set to air Saturday, •• 2009 marks the second time that Alabama NCAA Super Six (team fi nal) May 9 from 1-3 p.m. (CT). The announcers will be has competed at a Nebraska-hosted Tim Brando and Amanda Borden. Saturday, April 18 @ 6 p.m. NCAA Championship. The Crimson Tide Individual Event Finals finished second in Lincoln in 2003. Alabama’s Schedule Highlights Alabama’s Road Headquarters Alabama Media Relations Tues., April 14 - Depart for Lincoln, Neb. HOST HOTEL Alabama’s Gymnastics Media Relations Director Wed., April 15 - Press Conference (3 pm) Embassy Suites Roots Woodruff will be traveling with the team Wed., April 15 - Practice (4:20 pm) 706-549-4433 to Lincoln, Neb. He can be reached during the Thurs., April 16 - Prelims, Session 2 (7 pm) 1040 P Street championships via: Fri., April 17 - Super Six Team Finals (6 pm) Lincoln, NE 68508 Cell phone - 205.394.2758 Sat., April 18 - Individual Event Finals (6 pm) E-mail - [email protected] All-Time NCAA Championship Standings ‘82 ‘83 ‘84 ‘85 ‘86 ‘87 ‘88 ‘89 ‘90 ‘91 ‘92 ‘93 ‘94 ‘95 ‘96 ‘97 ‘98 ‘99 ‘00 ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 Alabama -- 4 6 4 3 4 1 3 2 1 3 2 2 t-2 1 9 3 3 5 4 1 2 t-3 2 3 9 6 X Arizona -- -- 10 -- -- 11 9 11 T-10 11 5 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 11 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Arizona St. 5 2 4 2 2 5 8 T-7 -- T-9 7 12 10 -- 7 2 6 4 -- 9 -- 9 9 -- 9 -- -- -- Arkansas -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 12 -- 10 X Auburn -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- T-9 -- 5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 12 -- -- -- -- -- -- BYU -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8 12 -- 9 10 12 -- 12 -- 11 -- -- -- -- 11 -- -- -- -- Cal-Berkeley -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- CS-Fullerton 2 3 3 5 5 -- -- 6 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Denver -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 12 -- -- -- -- -- 10 12 -- Florida 7 5 5 3 8 6 6 10 T-10 6 11 10 6 7 8 5 2 T-10 -- 7 10 7 5 7 4 3 4 X Georgia -- -- 9 7 4 1 5 1 3 3 2 1 3 5 T-3 3 1 1 3 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 X Illinois -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- X Iowa -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 11 12 -- -- -- -- -- Iowa State -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8 -- -- -- -- 8 6 -- -- -- LSU -- T-6 -- -- 9 7 4 -- 6 7 -- -- 8 9 -- 12 9 9 9 -- 8 10 7 9 8 7 5 X Michigan 10 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9 4 T-2 6 4 8 2 6 3 7 5 8 5 7 T-11 T-8 -- Michigan St.