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UTE BIOS • ANNABETH EBERLE UTAH: Four-time All-American is considered a serious contender for the NCAA honors in the all-around and on all four events … two-time Utah ANNABETH EBERLE co-MVP has also been voted team co-captain for the second straight year … including ties, has 7 of Utah’s all-time top 10 all-around scores … 5 Senior, 5’5” career 10.0 scores (3 on vault, 2 on floor) … 46 career wins … has “hit” Reno, Nev. 136-150 career routines. Galena HS 2004–NCAA vault runner-up and first-team All-American scored 9.9188 in Starz Gymnastics NCAA vault finals … tied for first on vault (9.95) across both sessions the Exercise & Sport Science/Physical Therapy first day of the NCAA Championships … North Central Region Gym- nast of the Year … Utah co-captain was team’s co-MVP … finished the regular season tied for sixth in the nation in the all-around (39.650 RQS) … career-high 39.775 all-around score vs. BYU on Mar. 19 is the fifth- best ever at Utah … “hit” her first 37 routines of the season before fall off bars at regionals … led team with 21 victories despite missing two and a half meets with an ankle injury … won four straight all-around, vault and floor competitions before Feb. 14 injury … in her first meet back, scored a perfect 10.0 on vault and a 39.725 in the all-around at Washington … four wins against both Nebraska and BYU (all-around, vault, beam and floor) … scored 10.0 on vault three times and had two 9.975 vaults … “hit” 45-47 routines … Inside Gymnastics’ NCAA Athlete of the Week for Jan. 19. 2003–Sensational sophomore season culminated with first-team All-Amer- ica honors in the all-around (fourth-tie) and vault (sixth) … second-team All-American on bars … 39.475 all-around score on first night of NCAA Championships tied for second in session and 9.95 on vault tied for first … scored 39.275 in the all-around in Super Six team finals … 9.95 on vault both nights of team competition at NCAA’s and 9.8565 in individual event finals … NCAA North Central Region all-around champion (39.45) … team co-MVP competed all-around in every meet … season-best 39.750 all-around score … twice scored 10.0 on floor … 20 victories was second on team … “hit” 55-59 routines. 2002–All-arounder peaked in postseason competition, “hitting” all 12 rou- tines at regionals and nationals … NCAA West Region vault champion had season-best 9.925 … sixth all-around at regionals with season-best 39.325 … scored 39.075 in opening session of NCAA Championships (11th) and improved to 39.225 in Super Six … won her very first collegiate vault attempt … 5 total wins (3 on vault, 1 on bars, 1 on floor) … “hit” 36-44 routines. CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL: Seven-year U.S. National Team member … finished eighth all-around and third on beam at 1999 World Championships Trials … 19th all-around at 2000 USA Gymnastics Championships … won vault at 2000 Bluewater Invitational in Canada … also competed for U.S. team at meet in the Netherlands in 2000 … trained under coach Derick Moellenbeck at Starz Gymnastics … member of National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Daughter of Bindee Eberle and Joe Eberle (pronounced eb-er-lee) … father ran track at University of Nevada … mother was a cheerleader at Nevada and is now a personal trainer and sports nutritionist … sister Aleise … nickname is A.B. … full name is Anna Elisabeth Eberle … born April 14, 1983. Nickname: AB Did You Know: My uncle is the VP of Harley Davidson Three words that Describe Me: Determined, Athletic, Outgoing Best Advice I’ve Received: Be patient Eberle’s Career Highs Favorite Color: Red A-A 39.775 vs. Brigham Young, Mar. 19, 2004 Favorite Food: Sushi, artichokes Vault 10.0 vs. UCLA, Jan. 10, 2004 Favorite Subject in School: Anatomy 10.0 vs. Washington/Iowa/I-C, Mar. 5, 2004 Favorite Book: Mind Gym Bars 9.975 vs. Brigham Young, Mar. 19, 2004 Favorite Animal: Horse Beam 9.950 vs. Florida, Mar. 21, 2003 Favorite Event: Balance beam 9.950 vs. Brigham Young, Jan. 2, 2004 Favorite Sport: Freestyle moto-cross Floor 10.00 vs. Arizona State, Jan. 24, 2003 10.00 vs. Brigham Young, Mar. 28, 2003 10-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • WWW.UTAHUTES.COM 21 UTE BIOS • GRITT HOFMANN UTAH: Former German National Team member is one of the most exciting floor performers in the nation … career has been hampered by GRITT HOFMANN hip and back injuries … if she can stay healthy, she could contribute on vault, beam and floor … has “hit” 37-42 career routines. Senior, 5’1” 2004–Tied for NCAA regional floor title with a 9.90 … finished season Berlin, Germany strong after spending six weeks on sidelines with hip and back injuries Werner-Seelenbinder HS … performed on floor at the NCAA Championships and scored a 9.825 Sport Club Berlin in Super Six competition … 9.975 floor routine on Mar. 19 was career Interior Design best … 2 victories were both on floor … member of beam lineup prior to injuries scored season-best 9.85 on Jan. 10 … “hit” 11-11 routines … NACGC Scholastic All-American. 2003–Utah’s Most Improved Gymnast contributed regularly for beam and floor lineups … scored 9.90 on beam at regionals … 9.825 on floor during NCAA Super Six … career high 9.925 on beam at Utah State on Feb. 7 … season-best 9.85 on floor and 9.80 on vault … “hit” 27-32 routines … NACGC Scholastic All-American. 2002–Joined team at semester break … vaulted in the second meet … back injury ended her season … NACGC Scholastic All-American had 4.0 GPA. CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL: Member of German National Team from 1994-2001 … competed at 2001 World Championships … placed first on floor, second on beam and fourth in all-around at 2000 German Championships … second on vault, beam and floor at 1998 national championships … 14th all-around at 1998 European Championships … 1997 German all-around champion also won vault, bars and floor … 1995 junior national all-around champion … competed for Ger- many at European Championships in 1996, ’98 and 2000 … club team Sport Club Berlin (SCB) was national team champion in 1995, ’96, ’97 and ‘2000 … trained for Sport Club Berlin (coaches Wolfgang Riedel and Heidrun Effler), same club as former Ute All-American Angelika Schatton. PERSONAL: Daughter of Ruth and Dietrich Hofmann … parents are engineers … mother is a former gymnast … enjoys drawing and reading … one brother (Frank) … interior design major … nickname is Gritty … full name is Gritt Alexandra Hofmann … born Aug. 17, 1980. Hofmann’s Career Highs Vault 9.80 vs. Utah State, Feb. 7, 2003 Beam 9.925 vs. Utah State, Feb. 7, 2003 Floor 9.975 vs. Brigham Young, Mar. 19, 2004 Nickname: Gritty Three Words that Describe Me: Perfectionist, inquisitive, friendly Favorite Food: Italian Favorite Musician: Celine Dion Favorite Movie: My Big Fat Greek Wedding Favorite Book: Run Jane Run Favorite Animal: Dolphin Favorite Event: Floor exercise Favorite Place to Travel: “Home” (Germany) Favorite Car: BMW Mini Cooper 22 10-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • WWW.UTAHUTES.COM UTE BIOS • DOMINIQUE D’OLIVEIRA UTAH: Solid lead-off performer on bars since late in her freshman year … could also make the floor lineup this year … very fit athlete DOMINIQUE D’OLIVEIRA has a great work ethic … expressive dancer … has “hit” 16-20 career routines. Junior, 5’5” 2004–Competed on bars in every meet but one and led off 11 times … Johannesburg, South Africa Utah’s very first competitor at the NCAA Championships scored a 9.80 Redhill HS on the bars … tied career bar high of 9.90 twice—one of those com- Visions Academy of Gymnastics ing at the NCAA regional championships … scored 9.80 or better 10 Sociology/Pre-Med times … competed to count twice on floor … “hit” 11-15 routines … NACGC Scholastic All-American. 2003–Came back from December ankle surgery to make Utah’s NCAA uneven bar lineup … scored 9.825 as Utah’s very first competitor at the NCAA Championships … also scored 9.825 from lead-off position in the Super Six … in abbreviated season, “hit” 5-5 in routines and aver- aged 9.85 … NACGC Scholastic All-American. CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL: Member of South African National Team from 1998-2003 … fifth in the all-round at 2002 Como Cup in Italy … in 2001 SA International Cup, placed second all-around, first on bars and second on vault … South Africa’s top finisher at 2001 World Championships in Ghent, Belgium … at 2000 South African Nation- als, placed third all-around, won floor, was second on bars and third on vault … at 2000 National Trials, won all-around, vault, beam and floor and finished second on bars … team won gold at African Cham- pionships in 1998 and 2000 and she was fourth on beam … competed in the 2000 Como and Monte Forte Cups in Italy … placed fourth on beam and helped team to third-place finish at 1998 Pre-Commonwealth Games … fourth all-around, third on beam and bars at 1999 Leverku- sen Cup … trained for Visions Academy of Gymnastics in Johan- nesburg, South Africa, for coach Michelle Theocharis … won awards for math, science, biology and Afrikaans as a student at Redhill High School … matriculated with four distinctions. PERSONAL: Daughter of Catherine Errington and William D’Oliveira … last name is pronounced doll-a-veer-a … enjoys music, reading and dancing … interested in becoming an airline pilot or a career in foren- sics and criminal investigation … sociology major is completing pre- med requirements … born Jan.