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National Champions 1987 • 1989 • 1993 • 1998 • 1999 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 10 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS • 16 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS • 40 NCAA INDIVIDUAL TITLES 2015 SCHEDULE #9 GEORGIA (3-5, 2-3 SEC) at #7 AUBURN (4-3, 2-3 SEC) Feb. 27, 2015 | 8 p.m. ET | Auburn Arena (7,500) | Auburn, Ala. Date Opponent TV Time/Result Live Video: SEC Network + (Carlie McCall and AJ Mills) J10 #8 Michigan SECN+ L, 196.600-195.600 J16 Missouri SECN+ W, 195.800-195.225 J19 at #15 Denver L, 194.850-194.300 Gymdogs Travel to Auburn J24 #14 Kentucky ESPN2 W, 196.975-194.225 Ninth-ranked Georgia will travel to No. 7 Auburn for its final road meet of the J30 at #3 Florida SECN L, 197.600-196.950 regular season Friday at 8 p.m. ET. The Gymdogs and Tigers are battling for a spot in F6 at #3 LSU SECN L, 198.075-196.850 the evening session of the SEC Championship next month in Duluth, Ga., and Auburn F14 at North Carolina W, 196.200-195.200 is currently fourth in the SEC with an RQS of 196.610, ahead of fifth-place Georgia’s F20 #5 Alabama SECN L, 197.675-196.825 196.525. The SEC’s top four teams will compete in the evening session on March 21. F27 at #7 Auburn 8 p.m. M7 #17 Arkansas SECN+ 6 p.m. Georgia-Auburn History M14 #4 Utah SECN+ 4 p.m. This is the 80th meeting between Georgia and Auburn, with the Gymdogs holding M21 SEC Championship 2 p.m./6 p.m. a 76-3 all-time advantage, including a 27-2 edge in dual meets. UGA returns to Au- A4 NCAA Regional TBA burn for the second consecutive year, where it holds an 18-2 mark against the Tigers. A17 NCAA Prelims NCAA.com 2 p.m./8 p.m. Georgia finished on top in last year’s meet, 196.875-196.100, behind a 49.500 on bars, A18 NCAA Super Six ESPN3 7 p.m. the Gymdogs’ highest bars score in a dual meet vs. Auburn. A19 NCAA Ind. Finals ESPN3 3 p.m. *SEC meet Last Time Out SEC Championship in Duluth, Ga. Georgia tied or set six career and seven season highs in its meet against Alabama NCAA Regional location TBA last Friday night in Stegeman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide pulled away in the final ro- NCAA Championships in Fort Worth, Texas tation to win 197.675-196.825, but Georgia did record its highest scores of the season All Times Eastern on vault and beam. Backed by career highs from Ashlyn Broussard, Brittany Rogers and Chelsea Davis of 9.975, 9.95 and 9.9, respectively, Georgia turned in a 49.550 on GEORGIA GYMNASTICS vault, its highest score on any event this season. Mary Beth Box also added a career- high 9.95 on beam to give the Gymdogs a 49.3 on the event. Head Coach Danna Durante (Third Season) Assistant Coach Jay Hogue (Third Season) Assistant Coach Philip Ogletree (Third Season) Noteworthy Facility Stegeman Coliseum (10,224) » Ashlyn Broussard has emerged as a key contributor for the Gymdogs in her sopho- All-Time Record 1,027-232-10 (42 seasons) more campaign. She leads the team in event titles with six, four on vault and two All-Americans 362 honors; 72 gymnasts on beam. Against Alabama, Broussard scored a career-high 9.975 on vault. She is now ranked No. 19 nationally on vault and tied for No. 11 on beam. SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS » Chelsea Davis and Brandie Jay have also earned spots in the rankings. Davis is tied Gymnastics Contact Ben Beaty ([email protected]) for No. 13 on bars and Jay is eighth on vault. Office Phone (706) 542-1621 » In Chelsea Davis’ first vault of the year, she tied her career-high with a 9.9 against Fax (706) 542-9339 Alabama. Despite being limited due to injures, she still holds three event titles. Website www.georgiadogs.com » Georgia’s top three scores on vault have been in the last three meets, and the Mailing Address P.O. Box 1472, Athens, Ga. 30603 Gymdogs are ranked eighth on the event, their highest vault ranking of 2015. » Seven different Georgia gymnasts have taken top honors on an event this season. Ashlyn Broussard leads the team with six event titles, two on beam and four on vault. Brandie Jay has four top finishes, while Chelsea Davis, Brittany Rogers and Mary Beth Box have claimed three event titles apiece. Kiera Brown has two, and Rachel Schick has placed first on bars once this season. » Georgia has either already competed against or will compete later this season facebook.com/georgia.gymdogs against six teams currently ranked in the top-seven. The Gymdogs faced current twitter.com/ugagymnastics No. 6 Michigan, No. 3 Florida and No. 2 LSU in the month of January. Georgia instagram.com/ugagymdogs battled No. 5 Alabama last weekend and will take on No. 7 Auburn Friday and No. 4 Utah on March 14. Danna Durante’s File Rankings • Seventh head coach in Georgia Georgia jumped two spots in this week’s top-25 to a No. 9 national ranking and is gymnastics history also ranked in the top-10 on three events. The Gymdogs are eighth on vault, seventh • Native of Tulsa, Okla. on bars, No. 10 on beam and No. 17 on floor. • Graduated from Arizona State University and was an All-Pac-10 gymnast for the Sun Devils from Up Next 1992-95 The Gymdogs will return home to Stegeman Coliseum for their final home and • 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier regular season meets of the year. No. 17 Arkansas will visit Georgia on Saturday, • Two-time member of the U.S. Gym- March 7 at 6 p.m. ET, and No. 4 Utah will follow the next week. nastics Federation National team in 1988 and 1990 • Assistant coach at the University of Washington from Georgia-Auburn Comparison 1998-2002 Georgia Auburn • 1999 and 2002 West Regional Assistant Coach of the Year Overall Team RQS 196.525 196.610 • Assistant coach at Nebraska from 2003-06, then served as Team Vault RQS 49.265 49.185 Nebraska’s associate head coach from 2007-2011 • 2007 National Assistant Coach of the Year Team Bars RQS 49.225 49.120 • Served as California Berkeley’s head coach in 2012 Team Beam RQS 49.005 49.085 • In her first season at UGA, led the Gymdogs to their first Team Floor RQS 49.060 49.165 Super Six appearance since 2009. Overall Team Average 196.188 196.357 • Coached with the Arizona Sunrays and Royal (Fla.) Gymnas- Team Vault Average 49.241 49.096 tics Club from 1996-97 Team Bars Average 49.197 49.114 • Served as a USAG Elite Level Judge from 1996-2000 Team Beam Average 48.775 49.043 Team Floor Average 48.975 49.104 Year Record Conference NCAA Overall Team High 196.975 197.300 2012 (Cal) 4-18 8th - 2013 (UGA) 20-16-1 4th 6th Team Vault High 49.550 49.500 2014 (UGA) 19-14 4th 5th Team Bars High 49.350 49.525 2015 (UGA) 3-5 Team Beam High 49.300 49.400 Overall 46-53-1 Team Floor High 49.275 49.325 2015 GEORGIA ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATIONS Name Events Class Height Hometown / High School (Club) Jasmine Arnold AA Freshman 5-3 Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Gateway Christian School (Elite Energy Gymnastics) Vivi Babalis (V-V BAB-uh-lis) BB, FX Freshman 5-1 Montreal, Quebec / Antoine de St-Exupery (Gymnix) Mary Beth Box VT, BB, FX Junior 5-2 Calhoun, Ga. / Calhoun (Cartersville Twister) Ashlyn Broussard (brew-SAHRD) AA Sophomore 5-1 Plano, Texas / Plano West Senior (World Olympic Gymnastics Academy) Kiera Brown (key-AIR-uh) AA Sophomore 5-1 Newport News, Va. / Woodside (World Class Gymnastics) Chelsea Davis VT, UB, BB Senior 5-1 Austin, Texas / iSchool (Texas Dreams Gymnastics) Demetria Hunte (Hunt) VT, BB, FX Senior 5-4 Alpharetta, Ga. / Alpharetta (Imagine Gymnastics) Brandie Jay AA Junior 5-3 Fort Collins, Colo. / Rocky Mountain (GK’s Gymnastics) Lauren Johnson AA Sophomore 5-3 Atlanta, Ga. / Brookwood (Gwinnett Gymnastics Center) Whitney Kirby UB, BB Junior 5-1 Claremont, N.C. / Christian Family Academy (Shooting Stars Gymnastics) GiGi Marino (muh-REEN-o) VT, BB, FX Freshman 4-10 Scottsdale, Ariz. / Saguaro (Desert Devils Gymnastics) Sarah Persinger (PUR-sing-er) VT, BB, FX Senior 5-5 Mt. Holly, N.C. / East Gaston (Southeastern Gymnastics) Morgan Reynolds AA Sophomore 5-1 Athens, Ga. / Athens Christian School (Georgia Elite Gymnastics) Beth Roberts VT, BB, FX Sophomore 5-4 Tifton, Ga. / Tift County (Dream It Gymnastics) Brittany Rogers AA Junior 5-6 Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada / Terry Fox Senior Secondary (Flicka Gymnastics) Hayley Sanders UB, BB, FX Freshman 5-1 McKinney, Texas / Spring Creek Academy (WOGA) Rachel Schick (shick) VT, UB, BB Sophomore 5-1 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. / Los Osos (Charter Oak Gymnastics) Natalie Vaculik (vuh-Q-lick) AA Freshman 5-2 Whitby, Ontario / Donald A. Wilson (Gemini Gymnastics) Head Coach: Danna Durante (DAN-uh du-RAN-tee) Assistant Coaches: Jay Hogue, Philip Ogletree Volunteer Coach: Cassidy McComb Athletic Trainer: Anna Randa Student Athletic Trainer: Jordan Fowler Program Specialist: Donna Hallman Administrative Associate: Heather Wallace Managers: Jessica Cochran, Jake Ogletree Massage Therapist: Katie Crawford GymInfo Top 25 (Feb. 23) Team Vault Rankings The Last Time Georgia... Rk Team RQS High Rk Team RQS AVG Won a home dual meet 1. Oklahoma 197.640 198.150 1 Utah 49.480 49.454 1/24/14 vs.