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2017 RUTGERS GYMNASTICS 2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Meet #3 Jan. 7 BRIDGEPORT W, 192.875-191.225 Rutgers (3-3, 0-1) vs. No. 10 Nebraska/Brown/West Chester NEW HAMPSHIRE L, 193.425-192.875 Saturday, January 21 • 7 p.m. ET WILLIAM & MARY W, 192.875-188.275 Piscataway, N.J. • Livingston Gym Jan. 14 at Illinois* L, 195.900-191.125 vs. Eastern Michigan L, 194.725-191.125 RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS vs. Illinois-Chicago W, 191.125-190.850 Coach: Louis Levine (Sixth Season) Jan. 21 NEBRASKA* 7 p.m. Last Time Out: 191.125 BROWN Website: ScarletKnights.com WEST CHESTER Twitter Updates: @RUGymnastics Jan. 28 MICHIGAN STATE* 7 p.m. CORNELL URSINUS AVG RANK SEASON HIGH Feb. 4 at Ohio State* 4 p.m. TEAM 192.000 T-54 192.875 Feb. 11 MARYLAND* 7 p.m. VAULT 48.300 T-49 48.500 PENN BARS 48.175 48 48.425 YALE BEAM 48.213 37 48.475 Feb. 19 at Illinois-Chicago 3 p.m. FLOOR 47.313 66 48.000 Feb. 24 at Towson 7 p.m. March 3 at Southeast Missouri 7:30 p.m. vs. Texas Woman’s March 5 at Central Michigan 1 p.m. March 11 at Iowa* (Big Five Qualifier) TBA vs. Michigan* vs. Minnesota* vs. Penn State* RANK: 10 RANK: 51 RANK: 57 March 18 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Noon/5 p.m. AVG: 195.700 AVG: 192.475 AVG: 190.850 * - Big Ten All Times Eastern SEASON HIGH: 195.700 SEASON HIGH: 192.475 SEASON HIGH: 191.050 2017 ROSTER Name Year Height Hometown/High School Riahanah Ali So. 5-2 Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron Michelle Amoresano So. 5-0 Whippany, N.J./Whippany Park April Baker Sr. 5-2 Andover, Mass./Andover Jenna Crisalli Jr. 5-1 Freehold, N.J./Freehold Boro Chloe DeVries Fr. 5-2 Venice, Fla./Venice Libby Groden Jr. 5-4 Abbottstown, Pa./New Oxford Kaitlyn Hall Fr. 5-5 Raytown, Mo./Raytown Claire Jones Sr. 5-2 Gaffney, S.C./Gaffney Emma Karas Fr. 5-3 Port Matilda, Pa./State College Area Erin McLachlan Fr. 5-0 Bradford, Great Britain/Huddersfield New College Anne Marie Neggia So. 5-6 Kinnelon, N.J./Kinnelon Polina Poliakova Fr. 5-3 Norwich, Great Britain/Notre Dame Jenna Rizkalla So. 5-3 Westfield, N.J./Westfield Charly Santagado Sr. 4-11 Celebration, Fla./Florida Virtual Eriel Santagado So. 5-1 Celebration, Fla./Florida Virtual Makenzey Shank Jr. 5-4 Phoenix, Ariz./Saguaro Head Coach: Louis Levine (Sixth season, ninth on staff) Assistant Coach: Danielle D’Elia (Fourth season) Assistant Coach: Teri Diamond (Second season) QUICK FACTS Louis Levine, who led Rutgers gymnastics to the NCAA Regionals in 2014, is in his sixth season as the head coach of the Scarlet Knights. The 2016-17 season is his ninth overall in Piscataway as the program is in year three in the Big Ten Conference. GENERAL INFORMATION Location .....................................................New Brunswick, N.J. Levine has transitioned the Scarlet Knights into the Big Ten, raising the level both in the gym and in the classroom. The program has had 28 NACGC/W Scholastic All-Americans Founded ............................................................................ 1766 under his five-year watch with a perfect 1,000 APR score in the latest NCAA report, which Enrollment ..................................................................... 67,000 measures eligibility, graduation and retention each term. The multiyear mark in the report continues to sit among the top gymnastics programs nationally. In addition, 16 Nickname .......................................................... Scarlet Knights members of the program have achieved Academic All-Big Ten status in the two years in Color ............................................................................... Scarlet the conference. Affiliation ......................................................... NCAA Division I Rutgers gymnastics has sent representatives to NCAA Regionals in each of the five years Conference .....................................................................Big Ten under Levine, including a team appearance in 2014. Scores have also been on the rise President ..........................................................Robert L. Barchi with nine of the top 10 team marks in program history happening in the last four seasons, with the record of 196.225 set on March 8, 2014. Director of Athletics ............................................ Patrick Hobbs Mascot ................................................................ Scarlet Knight Interest in the program has also soared, as each of the last seven meets at the Livingston Recreation Center have been sold out. Consequently, three meets in the last two seasons have taken place at the RAC to accomodate more fans. RU will open its Ticket Office ......................................................866-445-GORU doors to the conference by hosting the 2017 Big Ten Championships at the RAC in March. In 2016, the Scarlet Knights featured a balanced lineup across the board with contributions from both newcomers and veter- COACHING STAFF ans. Each event reached 49.000 at least once with the Scarlet Knights topping the 195-mark three times during the campaign. Head Coach ........................................................... Louis Levine Floor exercise ended up with the highest RQS at 48.935, as freshman Riahanah Ali earned All-Championship Team at the Big Ten Championships, a meet where RU hit all 24 routines overall. Levine guided three individuals to NCAA Regionals - Michelle Season ..................................................... Sixth (Ninth on Staff) Amoresano (vault), Libby Groden (all-around) and Nicolette Wilson (vault) - to continue a streak of sending competitors to Alma Mater ..........................................................Michigan ‘02 the NCAA level. Also worth noting, RU earned its first Big Ten dual meet by taking down Maryland with a 194.900, a mark that Assistant Coach ..................................................Danielle D’Elia featured a 49.075 on vault. Season ...................................................Third (Fourth on Staff) Levine transitioned the Scarlet Knights into the Big Ten in 2015, as the team placed three gymnasts at NCAA Regionals and Alma Mater ............................................................ Rutgers ‘13 broke the school record on floor exercise (49.375). At the Big Ten Championships, televised live on Big Ten Network, RU tied for the highest score on vault in its session. Assistant Coach ................................................... Teri Diamond Season ...........................................................................Second In guiding Rutgers to a break-through season in 2014, Levine earned both East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Coach of Alma Mater ................................................. North Carolina ‘11 the Year and the NACGC/W Northeast Region Head Coach of the Year. RU shattered nearly every record under Levine in 2014, including six of the top 10 scores in school history at the time, with a program-high 196.225 on Senior Day. The season was highlighted by the team’s appearance at the NCAA Regionals in Athens, Ga., qualifying with a program-best RQS of 195.340. PREVIOUS TEAM INFORMATION The trip marked the program’s first showing since 2007 and the first time under the new format. 2016 High Score: ......................................................... 195.475 The Scarlet Knights broke two event records as well, recording program-bests on vault and floor exercise. In correlation to the Letterwinners R/L: ..............................................................8/7 rising scores, Rutgers brought in seven weekly conference honors on the season, with at least two in each of the three catego- ries. Six different gymnasts picked up 11 All-EAGL accolades and 12 earned All-Scholastic Team recognition. RU registered a tie Newcomers: ............................................................................ 6 for third at EAGL Championships (195.275), the best placement and score in school history at the meet. Additionally, RU went 17-5 head-to-head in the regular season with three wins over ranked opponents. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Following Levine’s leadership, Alexis Gunzelman finished her career by becoming the first all-arounder in school history to Gymnastics Contact: ................................................Jimmy Gill qualify for NCAA Nationals. She was the first Scarlet Knight to reach the national level since Courtney Turner in 2002 (floor exercise). Gunzelman also earned her third Team MVP and first-team all-league five times for her performance as a senior. Office Phone:................................................... (732) 445-8103 Cell Phone: ....................................................... (732) 991-9486 In 2013, Rutgers continued its growth, recording four of its top six scores at the time. The highlight of the 2013 season came on Senior Day when Rutgers notched the then-program-record 195.975 to win a quad meet. The mark shattered the previous Office Fax: ........................................................ (732) 445-8899 high of 195.400 set back in 2000. Levine sent four individual competitors to NCAA Regionals. Email: .................................................jgill@scarletknights.com Under Levine, Luisa Leal, who missed most to the 2012 season, was awarded EAGL Team MVP. The junior’s highlight of the Twitter: ............................................................@RUGymnastics season came in the March 8 meet at Towson where she broke her own school all-around record with a 39.500 to win EAGL Rutgers Athletics Website: ................www.scarletknights.com Gymnast of the Week. Leal placed at least tied for first in every event, notching