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GEORGIA 10-time NCAA Team Champions 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions 101 SEC Event Championships ◊ 394 All-America Honors 125 All-SEC Honors ◊ 195 SEC Honor Roll Recognitions gymnastics 2020 SCHEDULE MEET SEVEN OVERALL: 5-5 | HOME: 2-1 | AWAY: 0-1 | NEUTRAL: 3-3 Date Opponent Time/Result Jan. 3 Critique Classic ! 1st, 195.100 Bridgeport, Iowa, #7 Oregon State Jan. 10 #7 LSU * L, 196.150-196.725 Jan. 20 #12 Iowa State W, 197.325- 196.625 Jan. 25 Metroplex Challenge % 4th, 196.300 #5 Alabama, #4 Denver, #1 Oklahoma Feb. 2 #18 Auburn * W, 197.425-196.300 Feb. 7 at #15 Arkansas * L, 196.950-196.750 Feb. 14 Ball State, Eastern Michigan 7:00 p.m. Feb. 21 at Kentucky * 7:00 p.m. Feb. 28 Florida * 7:00 p.m. March 7 at Alabama * 8:30 p.m. March 14 Missouri * 4:00 p.m. March 21 SEC Championship TBD GEORGIA TRI MEET April 2-4 NCAA Regional TBD April 17-18 NCAA National Championship TBD 6-3, 0-1 MAC RECORD 2-3. 1-3 MAC 45 RANKING 36 * denotes conference meet Joanna Saleem HEAD COACH Katie Minasola home meets in bold ! Critique Classic Invitational in Kissimmee, Fla. ballstatesports.com WEBSITE emueagles.com % Metroplex Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas SEC Championship in Duluth, Ga. ALL-TIME RECORD: This is the first time the GymDogs all times eastern, subject to change I N S I D E have competed against either team. T H E S E R I E S TEAM COMPARISON BROADCAST INFO GEORGIA OVERALL AVG. (RANKING) .....196.508 (11) Network: SEC Network + VAULT AVG. (RANKING) ..........49.042 (17) Announcers: Kevin Copp BARS AVG. (RANKING) ...........48.833 (25) Cat Hires BEAM AVG. (RANKING) ............49.279 (6) FLOOR AVG. (RANKING) ...........49.354 (4) Link: https://gado.gs/47r OVERALL TEAM HIGH ..................197.325 VAULT HIGH .....................................49.325 GYMDOGS SOCIAL BARS HIGH.......................................49.275 BEAM HIGH......................................49.425 @UGAGymnastics @ugagymnastics FLOOR HIGH .....................................49.600 BALL STATE EASTERN MICHIGAN Georgia Gymnastics OVERALL AVG. (RANKING) .....193.875 (45) OVERALL AVG. (RANKING) .....184.680 (36) VAULT AVG. (RANKING) ..........48.900 (22) VAULT AVG. (RANKING) ..........48.630 (44) BARS AVG. (RANKING) ...........47.965 (52) BARS AVG. (RANKING) ...........48.460 (37) WHO TO CONTACT BEAM AVG. (RANKING) ..........48.275 (46) BEAM AVG. (RANKING) ..........48.825 (24) Assistant Sports Communications Director FLOOR AVG. (RANKING) .........48.735 (40) FLOOR AVG. (RANKING) .........48.785 (37) OVERALL TEAM HIGH ..................194.875 OVERALL TEAM HIGH ..................195.325 Karra Logan VAULT HIGH .....................................49.125 VAULT HIGH .....................................48.800 Email: [email protected] BARS HIGH.......................................48.100 BARS HIGH.......................................48.850 Cell: 267-994-1921 • Office: 706-542-9344 BEAM HIGH......................................48.675 BEAM HIGH......................................49.225 FLOOR HIGH .....................................49.200 FLOOR HIGH .....................................49.100 GEORGIA gymnastics GEORGIA GymDogs Name Year Events Heights Hometown/Club Sterlyn Austin Sophomore FX 5’2” Thomasville, Ga./Georgia Elite Rachel Baumann Sophomore VT, BB, FX 5’1” Plano, Texas/WOGA Amanda Cashman Freshman AA 5’2” Belle Mead, N.J./ Arena Gymnastics Haley De Jong Freshman AA 5’1” Vancouver, Canada / Flicka Gymnastics Rachel Dickson Senior AA 5’1” Canton, Mich./Michigan Elite Gymnastics Loulie Hattaway Freshman UB 5’2” Blakely, Ga./ Tift Gymnastics Academy Soraya Hawthorne Freshman AA 4’11” Memphis, Tenn./Gymstars Gymnastics Rachael Lukacs Sophomore AA 5’2” Hillsborough, N.J./North Star Gymnastics Mikayla Magee Sophomore AA 4’10” League City, Texas/Pearland Elite Marissa Oakley Junior VT, UB, BB 5’0” Huntersville, N.C./ Everest Gymnastics Alyssa Perez-Lugones Sophomore AA 5’2” Duluth, Ga./Georgia Gymastics Academy Megan Roberts Sophomore VT, UB, FX 5’4” Toronto, Canada/East York Emily Schild Junior AA 5’1” Huntersville, N.C./Everest Gymnastics Sabrina Vega Senior AA 5’3” Carmel, N.Y./Great American Gymnastics Express Abbey Ward Sophomore VT 5’5” Winter Garden, Fla./Orlando Metro Gymnastics Coaches Courtney Kupets Carter - Head Coach (third season) Josh Overton - Assistant Coach (third season) Jason Vonk- Assistant Coach (second season) Katie Heenan Dodson - Volunteer Assistant Coach (first season) ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS BY HOME STATE/ COUNTRY PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Georgia | 3 Seniors | 2 Sterlyn Austin, Loulie Hattaway, Alyssa Rachel Baumann .... (take a bow)-man Rachel Dickson, Sabrina Vega Perez-Lugones Haley De Jong ...................de-YOUNG Soraya Hawthorne ..............so-RAY-ah Juniors | 2 Rachael Lukacs.......................... Lucas Marissa Oakley, Emily Schild New Jersey | 2 Amanda Cashman, Rachael Lukacs Alyssa Perez-Lugones......La-go-NESS Sophomores | 7 Emily Schild .............................. Shield Sterlyn Austin, Rachel Baumann, North Carolina | 2 Sabrina Vega ..........................VAY-guh Rachael Lukacs, Mikayla Magee, Marissa Oakley, Emily Schild Alyssa Perez-Lugones, Megan Roberts, Texas | 2 Courtney Kupets Carter........COO-pets Abbey Ward Rachel Baumann, Mikayla Magee Doug Contaoi ............... Con-TAU-wee Freshmen | 4 Amanda Cashman, Haley De Jong, Canada | 2 Loulie Hattaway, Soraya Hawthorne Megan Roberts, Haley De Jong Tennessee | 1 Michigan | 1 Soraya Hawthorne Rachel Dickson Florida | 1 New York | 1 Abbey Ward Sabrina Vega 10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ 394 All-America Honors 10-time NCAA Team Champions ◊ 42 Individual NCAA Titles ◊ 16-time SEC Champions ◊ 394 All-America Honors GEORGIA GymDogs Sterlyn Austin Rachel Baumann Amanda Cashman Haley De Jong Sophomore • Thomasville, Ga. Sophomore • Plano, Texas Freshman • Belle Mead, N.J Freshman • Vancouver, Canada Rachel Dickson Loulie Hattaway Soraya Hawthorne Rachael Lukacs Senior • Canton, Mich. Freshman • Blakely, Ga. Freshman • Memphis Tenn. Sophomore • Hillsborough, N.J. Mikayla Magee Marissa Oakley Alyssa Perez-Lugones Megan Roberts Sophomore • League City, Texas Junior • Huntersville, N.C. Sophomore • Duluth, Ga. Sophomore • Toronto, Canada Emily Schild Sabrina Vega Abbey Ward Junior • Huntersville, N.C. Senior • Carmel, N.Y. Sophomore • Winter Green, Fla. Courtney Kupets Carter Josh Overton Jason Vonk Katie Heenan Dodson Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant Coach GEORGIA gymnastics POSSIBLE LINEUPS BACK-to-BACK SEC SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK HONORS FOR SABRINA VEGA Vault Season High For the second consecutive week, senior Sabrina Vega was recognized as Southeastern Amanda Cashman 9.825 Conference Specialist of the Week. This week she shares the honor with Sophia Carter of the University of Arkansas, it was announced Tuesday by the conference office. Abbey Ward 9.900 Mikayla Magee 9.850 In Georgia’s tight road contest at Arkansas, the Carmel, New York native scored her Sabrina Vega 9.850 fourth 9.950 of the season on floor. She also stuck a 9.925 on beam, matching her Soraya Hawthorne 9.875 season-high marks on both apparatuses. Additionally, Vega’s performances earned her Rachael Lukacs 9.900 the event titles for beam and floor, her second and fourth crowns of her senior campaign on the respective events. Bars Season High Rachael Lukacs 9.750 She was also given the honor last week after a stellar performance in Georgia’s Amanda Cashman 9.825 197.425-196.350 win over Auburn. Loulie Hattaway 9.800 Megan Roberts 9.925 The Carmel, New York native took home the floor and beam event titles after solid routines. Vega was nearly perfect on floor, receiving a 10 from one judge, resulting in a Haley De Jong 9.875 9.950 to match her season-best score. She moon-walked her way to her highest score Marissa Oakley 9.925 of the season on beam with a 9.925. Beam Season High With the final performance of the meet she helped the GymDogs finish the fourth Mikayla Magee 9.875 rotation with a 49.600 on floor, marking the highest score of all events in head coach Rachael Lukacs 9.825 Courtney Kupets Carter’s tenure. Haley De Jong 9.875 Marissa Oakley 9.900 HIGHEST EVENT SCORE OF THE COURTNEY KUPETS CARTER ERA Rachel Baumann 9.925 The GymDogs scored five 9.900s or better on floor against Auburn, posting a 49.600 in Sabrina Vega 9.925 the final rotation. This marks the highest score of any event under head coach Courtney Kupets Carter. Floor Season High Alyssa Perez-Lugones 9.875 VEGA EARNS FIRST FLOOR EVENT TITLE ON THE ROAD SINCE 2018 Amanda Cashman 9.925 Senior Sabrina Vega is the first Georgia gymnast to earn the floor event title on the road Rachel Baumann 9.925 since Sydney Snead scored a 9.90 at Kentucky in 2018. Vega scored her fourth 9.950 of Soraya Hawthorne 9.950 the season at Arkansas on February 7, 2020. Rachael Lukacs 9.950 Sabrina Vega 9.950 UNDERCLASSMEN PERFORM Nineteen out of 24 total routines in a given meet are performed by underclassmen. MAJORS The Georgia lineup is made up predominately of freshmen and sophomores with junior Marissa Oakley and senior Sabrina Vega performing a combined five routines. Sterlyn Austin Criminal Justice Rachel Baumann Management Information Systems ESPN TABS VEGA A TOP-10 “SHOULD-GO-VIRAL” FLOOR ROUTINE Amanda Cashman Entertainment and Media Study ESPN tabbed senior Sabrina Vega as a top-10 “should-go viral floor routine for the 2020 Haley de Jong Business NCAA gymnastics season”. Rachel Dickson Marketing Loulie Hattaway Psychology “Senior Sabrina Vega’s floor routine is the highlight of any Georgia meet. With her Soraya Hawthorne Interior Design gorgeous form and entertaining dance, there isn’t a person in the arena who isn’t Rachael Lukacs Criminal Justice watching her every move. A 2011 world champion with the U.S. team, Vega has spent Mikayla Magee Human Development and Family Science three years being the rock and competitive leader of the GymDogs -- and her dance Marissa Oakley Psychology skills and overall presentation are the best in the NCAA.” Alyssa Perez-Lugones Criminal Justice Megan Roberts Public Relations She is one of four gymnasts named from the SEC.