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Meet Five 2019 SCHEDULE ALABAMA AT Missouri Opponent TV Time (CT)/Result JANUARY 4 QUAD MEET SECN+ 1st of 4 (194.750) (SEMO, NIU, Temple) FEBRUARY 1, 2019 / 7:30 P.M. CT / COLUMBIA, MO. 11 QUAD MEET SECN+ 2nd of 4 (196.175) (Michigan, Denver, BGSU) HEARNES CENTER (13,611) 18 at Georgia SEC Network W 196.900-196.875 25 LSU 1 SEC Network L 197.450-196.850 NETWORK: SEC NETWORK FEBRUARY (Bart Conner & Kathy Johnson Clarke) 1 at Missouri SEC Network 7:30 p.m. 8 at Arkansas SECN+ 7 p.m. 15 FLORIDA 2 SEC Network 7:30 p.m. CRIMSON TIDE TIGERS 22 at Kentucky 3 SECN+ 6 p.m. Head Coach: Dana Duckworth Head Coach: Shannon Welker MARCH 1 AUBURN SEC Network 6:30 p.m. Record at UA (Years): 94-43-0 (5) Record at LSU (Years): 39-58-0 (6) 9 Auburn 4 7 p.m. Career Record (Years): Same Career Record (Years): Same 15 Oklahoma 6:45 p.m. 23 SEC Championships 2019 Ranking: 8 2019 Ranking: 16 Session I SEC Network 2 p.m. 2018 NCAA Championship Finish: 8 2018 National Finish: 20 Session II ESPN2 6 p.m. 2019 Regular-Season Record: 6-2-0 2019 Regular-Season Record: 4-4-0 APRIL 2019 SEC Record: 1-1-0 2019 SEC Record: 1-2-0 5-7 NCAA REGIONAL 5 TBA 19 NCAA Championships Semifi nals 2019 High Score: 196.900 2019 High Score: 196.450 Session I ESPNU 12 p.m. Seniors: 3 Seniors: 7 Session II ESPNU 6 p.m. 20 NCAA Team Final ESPNU 6 p.m. Juniors: 3 Juniors: 3 1 Alumni Meet/Taped Delay Broadcast - ESPN2 on 1.28.19/9 p.m. CT Sophomores: 5 Sophomores: 4 2 Power of Pink Meet Freshmen: 6 Freshmen: 3 3 Taped Delay Broadcast - ESPN2 on 2.24.19/5 p.m. CT 4 Elevate the Stage Meet in Birmingham, Ala. 5 NCAA Regionals are now 4 sessions spanning three days at 4 RANKINGS AND TOP SCORES predetermined sites NCAA RANKINGS V UB BB FX TEAM Alabama 4 9 27 7 8 FRIDAY’S MEET Missouri 14 22 15 10 16 • Alabama hits the road for its fi fth meet of the season, second away meet, third dual meet TOP SCORES V UB BB FX TEAM and third Southeastern Conference competition Alabama 49.275 49.225 49.250 49.300 196.900 Friday, Feb. 1 at Missouri. Missouri 49.275 49.125 49.125 49.200 196.450 • Alabama is 6-2-0 overall and 1-1-0 in SEC competition, while Missouri is 4-4-0 this season and 1-2-0 in the league. • Alabama posted its season-best mark in its win at Georgia on Jan. 18, going 196.900. The Tigers posted a season-best 196.450, in a road loss at Follow us on Twitter and Like us on Facebook Florida. SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram @BamaGymnastics at BamaGymnastics • The meet will be broadcast live on the SEC Network with Olympians Bart Conner and Kathy Follow ALABAMA GYMNASTICS on the social media for up-to-date news, Johnson Clarke calling the action. exclusive content and more. | #RollTide | #FridaysAreForGymnastics
ALABAMA GYMNASTICS PAGE 1 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / GYMNASTICS
THE 2019 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA GYMNASTICS TEAM
5-2 • Senior 5-4 • Junior 5-3 • Junior 5-1 • Freshman 5-8 • Sophomore ABBY ARMBRECHT WYNTER CHILDERS MADDIE DESCH ASIA DEWALT KYLIE DICKSON
Mobile, Ala. Spearfi sh, S.D. Lenexa, Kansas Spring, Texas Spanish Fort, Ala.
5-1 • Freshman 5-3 • Senior 5-3 • Freshman 5-0 • Sophomore 5-1 • Senior EMILY GASKINS ANGELINA GIANCROCE JENSIE GIVENS LEXI GRABER ARIANA GUERRA
Coral Springs, Fla. Aiken, S.C. Newport Beach, Calif. Cape Coral, Fla. League City, Texas
5-3 • Freshman 5-3 • Sophomore 5-3 • Sophomore 5-3 • Sophomore 5-3 • Junior GRIFFIN JAMES BAILIE KEY TIA KIAKU ALONZA KLOPFER SHEA MAHONEY
Virginia Beach, Va. Montgomery, Texas Apex, N.C. Boonton, N.J. Algonquin, Ill.
DANA BILL RYAN
5-2 • Freshman 5-3 • Freshman DUCKWORTH LORENZ ROBERTS
SANIA MITCHELL SHALLON OLSEN Head Coach 5th Year Assistant Coach 5th Year Assistant Coach 1st Year
Tuscaloosa, Ala. Vancouver, British Columbia ALABAMA, 1993 MASSACHUSETTS, 1998 UMASS-AMHERST, 2003
AJA SIMS
Volunteer Coach 1st Year
ALABAMA, 2017 PAGE 2 ALABAMA GYMNASTICS UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / GYMNASTICS
2019 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA GYMNASTICS ROSTER
Name Year Exp. Ht. Hometown Club Team NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONS (1) Abby Armbrecht Sr. 3L 5-2 Mobile, Ala. Planet Gymnastics Lexi Graber (2): 2018 — All-Around, Vault Wynter Childers Jr. 2L 5-4 Spearfi sh, S.D. Spearfi sh Gymnastics Academy Maddie Desch Jr. 2L 5-3 Lenexa, Kan. Great American Gymnastics Express SEC CHAMPIONS (1) Asia DeWalt Fr. HS 5-2 Spring, Texas AIM Athletics Ariana Guerra 2018 — Floor Exercise Kylie Dickson So. 1L 5-8 Spanish Fort, Ala. All Olympia Gymnastics Center Emily Gaskins Fr. HS 5-3 Coral Springs, Fla. Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy ALL-SEC (4) Angelina Giancroce Sr. 3L 5-3 Aiken, S.C. Hayden’s International Gymnastics Acad. Wynter Childers 2017 — Freshman Jensie Givens Fr. HS 5-3 Newport Beach, Calif. South Coast Gymnastics Maddie Desch 2017 — First Team, Lexi Graber So. 1L 5-1 Cape Coral, Fla. Coast Elite Gymnastics Academy Freshman Ariana Guerra Sr. 3L 5-1 League City, Texas Texas Dreams Academy Lexi Graber 2018 — Freshman Griffi n James Fr. HS 5-3 Virginia Beach, Va. Gymstrada Gymnastics Ariana Guerra 2018 — First Team Bailie Key So. 1L 5-3 Montgomery, Texas Texas Dreams Gymnastics Tia Kiaku So. TR 5-3 Apex, N.C. High Point Gymnastics Academy Alonza Klopfer So. 1L 5-3 Boonton, N.J. North Stars Gymnastics Academy SCHOLASTIC ALL-AMERICAN (10) Shea Mahoney Jr. 2L 5-3 Algonquin, Ill. Legacy Elite Gymnastics Abby Armbrecht, Wynter Childers, Maddie Sania Mitchell Fr. HS 5-2 Tuscaloosa, Ala. JamJev Gymnastics Desch, Kylie Dickson, Angelina Giancroce, Lexi Graber, Ariana Guerra, Bailie Key, Alonza Shallon Olsen Fr. HS 5-3 Vancouver, B.C. Omega Gymnastics Klopfer and Shea Mahoney
HEAD ASSISTANT ASSISTANT VOLUNTEER COACH COACH COACH COACH SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL (10) Dana Duckworth Bill Lorenz Ryan Roberts Aja Sims Abby Armbrecht, Wynter Childers, Maddie 5th Year 5th Year 1st Year 1st Year Desch, Kylie Dickson, Angelina Giancroce, Lexi Graber, Ariana Guerra, Bailie Key, Alonza PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Klopfer and Shea Mahoney
Abby Armbrecht Arm-Breck Ariana Guerra Guh-erra Angelina Giancroce Gee-ehn-crow-ch Tia Kiaku Kee-ah-koo Lexi Graber Gray-ber Alonza Klopfer Klaw-fer GYMNASTICS SUPPORT STAFF
Director of Gymnastics Operations: Rita Martin Administrative Assistant: Robin Kelley Academic Advisor: Heather Anders Athletic Trainer: Monica Kirkpatrick Student Athletic Trainers: Faith Baxter, Autumn Dawkins and Makayla Zammett Strength and Conditioning Coach: Deanna Brown Student Strength and Conditioning Coaches: Eliza Harris and Laken Pineda Managers: Blaine Harris, Zan Jones, Trey Stamps and Neely Townes Performance Nutrition: Amy Bragg Digital Productions: Josh Cohen Marketing and Promotions Director: Meaghan Hall STATE-BY-STATE
ALABAMA (3) FLORIDA (2) NORTH TEXAS (3) Abby Armbrecht Emily Gaskins CAROLINA (1) Asia DeWalt Kylie Dickson Lexi Graber Tia Kiaku Ariana Guerra Sania Mitchell Bailie Key ILLINOIS (1) SOUTH BRITISH Shea Mahoney CAROLINA (1) VIRGINIA (1) COLUMBIA (1)* Angelina Giancroce Griffi n James Shallon Olsen KANSAS (1) Maddie Desch SOUTH DAKOTA (1) *Canada CALIFORNIA (1) Wynter Childers Jensie Givens NEW JERSEY (1) Alonza Klopfer CLASS BREAKDOWN SENIORS (3) JUNIORS (3) SOPHOMORES (5) FRESHMEN (6) Abby Armbrecht Wynter Childers Kylie Dickson Asia DeWalt Angelina Giancroce Maddie Desch Lexi Graber Emily Gaskins Ariana Guerra Shea Mahoney Bailie Key Jensie Givens Tia Kiaku Griffi n James Alonza Klopfer Sania Mitchell Shallon Olsen ALABAMA GYMNASTICS PAGE 3 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / GYMNASTICS
ALABAMA GYMNASTICS
OVERALL REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 483-140-5/45 years — 6 NCAA Team Championships – — 72 athletes have earned 355 All-America honors THE ALABAMA RECORD 1988, 1991, 1996, 2002, 2011, 2012 — 99 athletes have earned 260 Scholastic All- — 36 Consecutive NCAA Championship America honors (since 1991) Regular NCAA Appearances – 1983-2018 — 5 SEC Athletes of the Year Season SEC Regional NCAA — NCAA-best 23 NCAA Championship top-3 — 3 SEC Scholar Athletes of the Year fi nishes Year Record Finish Finish Finish — 67 individual SEC Championships 2019 6-2-0 - - - — NCAA-best 23 Super Six Team Finals — 104 All-SEC honors 2018 7-4-0 2nd 1st 8th — 9 SEC Team Championships – 1988, 1990, 1995, — 11 SEC Postgraduate Scholarships 2000, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015 2017 7-4-0 3rd 2nd 6th — 343 SEC Academic Honor Roll accolades 2016 8-5-0 2nd 1st 3rd — NCAA-best 32 Regional Team Championships — 6 SEC Gymnast of the Year honors -1983-85, 1987-96, 1998-2003, 2005-16, 2018 2015 8-3-0 1st 1st 4th — 3 SEC Freshman of the Year honors — 5 NCAA Today’s Top Ten honorees 2014 10-3-0 1st 1st 4th — 8 NCAA Region Gymnast of the Year honors 2013 7-2-1 2nd 1st 3rd — 1 Honda Cup (Collegiate Female Athlete of the Year) — 157 individual NCAA Regional Championships 2012 11-1-0 2nd 1st 1st — 8 Honda Awards (National Gymnast of the Year) — SEC single-meet attendance record (15,162 vs. 2011 11-1-0 1st 1st 1st Florida; 1/20/06) 2010 9-2-0 2nd 1st 3rd — 27 individual NCAA championships — SEC single-season attendance record (13,786 2009 8-5-0 1st 1st 2nd — 21 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships per meet; 2010) 2008 10-4-0 2nd 1st 6th — 7 NCAA Elite 90 honors 2007 8-2-0 3rd 1st 9th 2006 14-1-0 2nd 1st 3rd 2005 11-3-0 3rd 1st 2nd 2004 12-1-0 2nd 2nd 3rd DANA DUCKWORTH CAPSULE AS AN ATHLETE 2003 10-7-0 1st 1st 2nd Family: Husband – Joe Record at Alabama/Years: 48-7-0/4 2002 12-3-0 2nd 1st 1st Daughter – Camryn — 1 NCAA Team Championship – 1991 2001 15-2-1 2nd 1st 4th Son – Jace — 1 SEC Team Championship – 1990 2000 14-3-0 1st 1st 5th Hometown: Sterling Heights, Mich. — 4 NCAA Regional Team Championships 1999 8-3-0 2nd 1st 3rd Education: University of Alabama – 1990-93 1998 10-3-0 4th 1st 3rd Telecommunications & Film, 1993 1997 13-2-0 4th 2nd 9th Master’s of Business Administration, 1998 — 2 NCAA Balance Beam Championships – 1992, 1993 1996 12-1-0 2nd 1st 1st THE TIDE WITH DUCKWORTH — 8 All-America honors 1995 15-1-0 1st 1st 2nd — NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship 1994 7-3-1 2nd 1st 2nd As a Coach (5 as head coach, 6 as assistant coach and 9 — SEC Postgraduate Scholarship 1993 9-2-0 2nd 1st 2nd as volunteer coach) — NCAA Woman of the Year – State Honoree 1992 9-4-0 2nd 1st 3rd Regular Season Record at Alabama/Years: 181-55-1/20 1991 16-0-0 2nd 1st 1st — Second-team GTE/CoSIDA Academic — 3 NCAA Team Championships All-American 1990 14-1-0 1st 1st 2nd - 2002, 2011, 2012 — SEC Academic Honor Roll 1989 13-3-0 2nd 1st 3rd — 5 SEC Team Championships 1988 14-3-2 1st 1st 1st - 2003, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015 — SEC Champion and All-SEC honoree 1987 12-5-0 3rd 1st 4th — Regional Champion — 16 NCAA Regional Team Championships 1986 18-2-0 3rd 2nd 3rd - 1998-99, 2002-03, 2005-16, 2018 1985 16-4-0 2nd 1st 4th — 15 individual NCAA Championships 1984 15-5-0 2nd 1st 6th — 204 All-America honors 1983 15-1-0 2nd 1st 4th — 206 Scholastic All-America honors 1982 17-2-0 2nd 2nd — — 251 SEC Academic Honor Roll honors 1981 14-1-0 4th — — — 45 individual SEC Championships 1980 16-4-0 — — — — 69 All-SEC honors 1979 7-7-0 — — — 1978 6-7-0 — — — 1977 1-7-0 — — — 1976 3-7-0 — — — 1975 4-4-0 — — —
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ALABAMA RECORDS TEAM RECORDS
TEAM TOTALS OF 197.250 OR BETTER (95) 197.400 SEC Championships 3.18.17 Jacksonville, Fla. 198.2500 Stanford 3.7.14 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.3875 NCAA Semifinals 4.15.16 Forth Worth, Texas 198.0750 NCAA Regional 4.13.96 Baton Rouge, La. 197.3750 @Auburn 3.16.07 Auburn, Ala. 198.0250 NCAA Super Six 4.26.96 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.3750 West Virginia 2.14.16 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 198.0000 NCAA Regional 4.7.01 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.3500 @Missouri 3.6.15 Columbia, Mo. 197.9750 Auburn 3.1.03 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.3500 Auburn 2.27.09 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.9500 SEC Championships 3.20.04 Gwinnett, Ga. 197.3500 LSU 2.2.01 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.9250 Auburn 3.14.14 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.3500 NCAA Semifinals 4.19.13 Los Angeles, Calif. 197.9250 Florida 1.30.04 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.3500 NCAA Super Six 4.20.13 Los Angeles, Calif. 197.9000 NCAA Regional 4.6.02 Morgantown, W.Va. 197.3500 Auburn 2.17.17 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.8750 SEC Championships 3.22.14 Birmingham, Ala. 197.3250 Arkansas 2.27.04 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.8500 NCAA Super Six 4.21.12 Duluth, Ga. 197.3250 Auburn 2.6.15 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.8250 Florida 2.3.17 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.3250 LSU 2.21.97 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.8250 LSU 3.6.99 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.3250 SEC Championships 3.29.08 Duluth, Ga. 197.8000 @UMass 2.21.99 Amherst, Mass. 197.3000 @PSU Quad 2.20.16 State College, Pa. 197.8000 Boise State 2.13.15 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.3000 NCAA Regional 4.1.00 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.8000 SEC Championships 3.23.13 Little Rock, Ark. 197.3000 NCAA Regional 4.12.08 Norman, Okla. 197.7500 SEC Championships 3.19.16 Little Rock, Ark. 197.3000 Penn State 3.14.08 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.7250 @LSU 3.8.13 Baton Rouge, La. 197.3000 SEC Championships 3.21.09 Nashville, Tenn. 197.7250 @Michigan 3.12.04 Ann Arbor, Mich. 197.3000 @Auburn 3.22.03 Auburn, Ala. 197.7250 Florida 2.3.12 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.3000 @Auburn 2.23.18 Auburn, Ala. 197.7000 @Georgia 3.5.17 Athens, Ga. 197.3000 Auburn 3.9.18 Huntsville, Ala. 197.6750 @Georgia 2.20.15 Athens , Ga. 197.2750 Kentucky 2.18.11 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.6750 Florida 2.28.14 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.2750 NCAA Regional 4.2.11 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.6750 @Georgia 2.25.11 Athens , Ga. 197.2750 NCAA Super Six 4.18.15 Forth Worth, Texas 197.6750 NCAA Semifinals 4.20.12 Duluth , Ga. 197.2750 @Oklahoma 3.5.00 Norman, Okla. 197.6750 NCAA Super Six 4.16.11 Cleveland, Ohio 197.2500 @Auburn 2.12.16 Auburn, Ala. 197.6500 Arkansas 2.17.12 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.2500 @Georgia 3.15.03 Athens, Ga. 197.6500 Auburn 2.15.13 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.2500 LSU 3.2.07 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.6500 NCAA Semifinals 4.18.14 Birmingham, Ala. 197.2500 Auburn 2.10.02 Birmingham, Ala. 197.6500 UCLA 3.16.02 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.2500 Arizona 2.19.00 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.6250 North Carolina 3.16.12 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.6000 @LSU 1.23.04 Baton Rouge, La. VAULT 197.600 NCAA Semifinal 4.14.17 St. Louis, Mo. 49.775 NCAA Super Six 4.26.96 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.5750 NCAA Regional 4.4.15 Auburn, Ala. 49.750 SEC Championships 3.35.95 Gainesville, Fla. 197.5750 NCAA Super Six 4.17.09 Lincoln, Neb. 49.675 Georgia 2.20.04 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.5750 NCAA Super Six 4.19.02 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 49.650 @Kentucky 2.26.10 Lexington, Ky. 197.5750 SEC Championship 3.29.03 Birmingham, Ala. 49.625 Auburn 3.1.03 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.5750 NCAA Super Six 4.25.03 Nebraska, Neb. 49.625 SEC Championships 3.20.04 Gwinnett, Ga. 197.5750 Michigan 3.19.00 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 49.625 NCAA Super Six 4.22.05 Auburn, Ala. 197.5500 Georgia 2.20.04 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 49.625 NCAA Super Six 4.21.12 Gwinnett, Ga. 197.5500 Georgia 2.26.16 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 49.625 Stanford 3.7.14 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.5500 Georgia 3.1.96 Tuscaloosa, Ala. UNEVEN BARS 197.5500 NCAA Regionals 4.5.14 Seattle, Wa. 49.650 SEC Championship 3.22.14 Birmingham, Ala. 197.5500 NCAA Super Six 4.19.14 Birmingham, Ala. 49.625 NCAA Regional 4.7.01 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.5250 @Florida 1.29.16 Gainesville, Fla. 49.600 @Penn State 2.19.99 State College, Pa. 197.5250 @PSU Quad 3.17.01 State College, Pa. 49.600 @PSU Quad 2.20.16 State College, Pa. 197.5250 Oklahoma 3.15.13 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 49.575 NCAA Regional 4.6.02 Morgantown, W.Va. 197.5250 SEC Championships 3.21.15 Duluth , Ga. 197.5250 North Carolina 3.2.18 Tuscaloosa, Ala. BALANCE BEAM 197.5000 @Auburn 2.14.14 Auburn, Ala. 49.725* NCAA Regional 4.6.02 Morgantown, W.Va. 197.5000 Georgia 2.16.01 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 49.650 Auburn 3.14.14 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.5000 Georgia 2.7.14 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 49.625 @UMass 1.21.99 Amherst, Mass. 197.5000 Oklahoma 3.13.15 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 49.600 NCAA Semifinals 4.20.12 Gwinnett, Ga. 197.4750 Auburn 1.26.07 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 49.600 Missouri 1.20.17 Columbia, Mo. 197.4500 Arkansas 1.22.00 Tuscaloosa, Ala. FLOOR EXERCISE 197.4375 NCAA Super Six 4.16.16 Fort Worth, Texas 49.700 Georgia 2.16.01 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.4250 @Kentucky 3.8.02 Lexington, Ky. 49.675 SEC Championships 3.20.04 Gwinnett, Ga. 197.4250 SEC Championship 3.23.01 Birmingham, Ala. 49.675 Stanford 3.7.14 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.4250 Florida 2.12.00 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 49.675 NCAA Super Six 4.19.14 Birmingham, Ala. 197.4000 Florida 1.23.15 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 49.650 Auburn 3.21.08 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.4000 LSU 2.14.03 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 49.650 Iowa State 3.10.17 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 197.4000 NCAA Regional 4.6.13 Tuscaloosa, Ala. * NCAA Record 197.4000 NCAA Super Six 4.22.05 Auburn, Ala. 197.4000 NCAA Regional 4.10.00 Lexington, Ky. In 2016, the NCAA Championships went to a six judge panel, changing scoring from three decimal places to four. ALABAMA GYMNASTICS PAGE 5 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / GYMNASTICS
FRIDAY NIGHT HEIGHTS • Senior Abby Armbrecht has gone in the • Senior Abby Armbrecht posted a season- • The Crimson Tide is in the midst of a vault and fl oor lineup in all four meets, best 9.925 to lead Alabama on the fl oor run of eight meets in a row against while junior Maddie Desch has gone exercise. Southeastern Conference competition in the balance beam and fl oor exercise • Junior Wynter Childers went in the all- Friday as it faces off against the lineup in all four meets around for the fi rst time since the second Missouri Tigers on Friday. • Senior Ariana Guerra has gone in the meet of 2018, scoring a 39.350. She led • Friday marks Alabama’s second road Tide’s vault and uneven bars lineup and Alabama with a 9.925 on the balance meet of the season and fi fth overall, junior Shea Mahoney has gone in the beam, tying her career-best beam score. while Missouri is in its second home vault and uneven bars lineup in all four • Junior Shea Mahoney scored a season- contest and fi fth meet overall. meets best 9.95 to win the uneven bars against • Alabama is 20-0-0 in regular-season • Freshman Shallon Olsen has gone in the the Tigers. meeting with the Missouri Tigers. vault lineup in all four meets, and has • Freshman Shallon Olsen tied her career- • Alabama and Missouri met up three totaled 11 routines overall. best of 9.9 on the vault and posted a times in 2018, with the Tide going 3-0. • Routines have been fairly evenly career-best 9.8 on the balance beam. The Tide won the regular-season meeting distributed between the classes through in Tuscaloosa 195.850-194.525, fi nished the fi rst four meets with the juniors UP NEXT 2nd (196.975) to Mizzou’s 7th (196.100) leading the way with 27, followed by • After three home meets in the fi rst four fi nish at the SEC Championships and the seniors and freshmen with 25 from weeks of the season, Alabama is on the was 1st (197.275) to UM’s 5th (196.100) each class and then the sophomores road for two weeks in a row. in the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional with 19. • The Tide starts in Columbia, Mo., Championships. • A total of three freshmen, three juniors where it will take on the Missouri • Alabama won its last trip to Columbia and three seniors have gone in the Tigers on Friday, Feb. 1, before going to 197.225-195.500. The Tide’s total competitive lineup so far this season, Fayetteville, Ark., where it will face the included a 49.600 on the balance beam, with a total of four sophomores making Arkansas Razorbacks on Friday, Feb. 8. the fourth-best total in school history. the lineup, although Tia Kiaku could • The Tide’s meet vs. Razorbacks will be • Friday also marks Alabama’s third count as a newcomer after transferring streamed live on the SEC Network+. consecutive meet on the SEC Network from Ball State, she is counted in the • After its road swing, Alabama returns as part of its Friday Night Heights slate sophomore class for this tally. to Coleman Coliseum on Friday, Feb. 15, of events. • Overall, six Crimson Tide gymnasts have when it will face the Florida Gators at earned a total of 12 individual wins over 7:30 p.m., in annual UA’s Power of Pink THE HEAD COACHES UA’s fi rst four meets of the 2019 season. meet. • The Tide’s Dana Duckworth is in her • Sophomore Lexi Graber leads the team fi fth season as head coach at her alma with fi ve individual wins in three meets, CLASSROOM CHAMPIONS mater and 24th season overall with including an all-around win and two • The Crimson Tide gymnastics team once the program, a stretch that includes wins each on the balance beam and again fi nds itself coming off a strong fall four years as a gymnast, 15 years as a fl oor exercise. semester academically. volunteer and assistant coach and now • Freshman Shallon Olsen has earned • As a team, Alabama carries a 3.75 fi ve as head coach. Her Tide tenure three individual titles, including two on cumulative grade point average into also includes four NCAA team titles, the vault and one on the fl oor exercise. the spring semester with a total of 16 including one as a gymnast and three as • Freshman Emily Gaskins (uneven bars) gymnasts earning better than a 3.0 a part of the UA coaching staff. and senior Ariana Guerra (fl oor exercise) grade point average, 11 coming away • The Tigers’ Shannon Welker is in his have taken top honors on one event with a 3.5-or-better GPA, eight scoring sixth season as Missouri’s mentor and each. better than 3.7 and three posting a 4.0 is just the third head coach in Mizzou • Juniors Shea Mahoney (uneven bars) for the semester. gymnastics history. and Wynter Childers (balance beam) • Junior Maddie Desch and freshman have also earned one win each this Shallon Olsen both received President’s ROUTINES BY THE NUMBERS season. List (4.0 GPA) honors in the fall. Senior • Through four meets, sophomore Lexi Abby Armbrecht earned a 4.0 of her Graber and freshman Emily Gaskins LAST TIME OUT own while pursuing a master’s degree share the team lead with 12 routines a • The Crimson Tide’s 197.450-196.850 in digital and social media marketing. piece. loss to LSU drew 13,823 fans, making Graduate school does not offer • Graber’s share of the lead comes despite it the largest gymnastics crowd in the President’s List honors. missing the LSU meet with an injury. nation this year. • Freshman Emily Gaskins, senior • Gaskins has competed in all four meets • The Tide posted its highest uneven bars Angelina Giancroce, sophomore Lexi in the vault, uneven bars and balance (49.225) and balance beam (49.250) Graber, freshman Jensie Givens, beam, while Graber went in the all- scores of the season against LSU senior Ariana Guerra, freshman Griffi n around in the fi rst three meets. James, sophomore Bailie Key and
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junior Shea Mahoney all earned Dean’s • Alabama has also won nine SEC titles, the Tigers on March 9 at 7 p.m. CT in List (3.5-or-better GPA) accolades in including four of the past 10 Legacy Arena. the fall. In addition to perfect GPAs by • The fi rst session of the SEC Armbrecht, Desch and Olsen, Gaskins, TOP-FIVE FRESHMAN CLASS Championships (March 23/New Orleans) Giancroce, Graber, Givens, James, Key • There Crimson Tide’s 2019 freshmen will get underway at 3 p.m. CT on the and Mahoney all tallied fall GPAs better rank fi fth nationally according to SEC Network, while the second session than 3.80. CollegeGymFans.com. starts at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. • The Crimson Tide’s current freshman 2019 PRESEASON COACHES POLL class is six strong and includes NEW POSTSEASON LOOK • The Alabama gymnastics team is ranked 2016 Olympian and 2018 World • The postseason will have a new look sixth in the preseason coaches’ poll. Championships silver medalist on vault in 2019. For the fi rst time since 1999, • Alabama faces six members of the Shallon Olsen, as well as Asia DeWalt, there have been signifi cant changes to preseason top 10, including No. 3 Emily Gaskins, Jensie Givens, Griffi n the way teams advance to the NCAA Florida, No. 4 LSU and No. 9 Michigan James and Sania Mitchell. Championships. at home in Coleman Coliseum and No. • The number of teams that advance 2 Oklahoma, No. 7 Georgia and No. 10 TV (& STREAMING) GUIDE to regionals, 36, remains the same, Kentucky on the road. • The Crimson Tide’s 2019 schedule but starting this season, the regional • Overall, the Crimson Tide faces 10 teams includes 11 regular-season meets with competition goes from six regional sites in the top 20, including No. 12 Arkansas, 10 that will be streamed live and six that featuring a single six-team session, No. 13 Denver, No. 14 Auburn and No. will be broadcast on the ESPN family of with the top-two teams advancing to 19 Missouri, giving Alabama one of the networks. the NCAA Championships, to a four- nation’s toughest schedules again this • Alabama gymnastics will once again regional, three-day affair that includes season. signal the start of the weekend this four sessions. season, with 10 of its 11 regular-season • The fi rst day includes the two lowest- THE 2019 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE meets coming on Friday night, including seeded teams in a dual meet format • There are 17 gymnasts on the 2019 all fi ve home contests. competing for the fi nal spot in the next roster – three seniors, three juniors, fi ve • Alabama’s SEC home opener against day’s semifi nal round. sophomores and six freshmen LSU on Jan. 25 will start at 8 p.m. CT • On day two, there are two four-team • Alabama returns 17 of its 24 routines and will air on the SEC Network and will sessions, with the top-two teams from from its 2018 NCAA Championships re-air on ESPN2 on Jan. 28 at 9 p.m. CT. each advancing to the regional fi nals. lineup The Tide’s home contests against Florida • On the fi nal day of regional competition, • There is one individual SEC champion on (Feb. 15) and Auburn (March 1) will both the top-two squads from the four- this year’s team – Ariana Guerra – and be broadcast on the SEC Network and team fi nal advance to the NCAA one NCAA Regional champion – Lexi are slated to get underway at 7:30 p.m. Championships Semifi nals, which will Graber CT and 6:30 p.m., respectively. be held in Fort Worth, Texas, this year. • Dana Duckworth, in her fi fth season as • Alabama opens its SEC schedule at • The regional round is not the only one to the Tide’s head coach, is in her 24th Georgia on Jan. 18. The meet starts at see a major overhaul. For the fi rst time season with the Tide, including four 6:30 p.m. CT and will air on the SEC since 1987, there will not be six-team years as a gymnast, nine as a volunteer Network. sessions at the national championships coach and six as an assistant coach • The Tide’s road schedule also includes and for the fi rst time since 1992, there • Bill Lorenz is in his fi fth season as an back-to-back SEC meets at Missouri will be no Super Six Team Final. assistant coach at Alabama (Feb. 1/7:30 p.m. CT) on the SEC • The NCAA Championships will now • Ryan Roberts is in his fi rst season as an Network, and at Arkansas (Feb. 8/7 p.m. include two four-team semifi nal sessions assistant coach at Alabama CT) streamed live on the SEC Network+. followed by four teams on the fl oor the • The Crimson Tide is coming off its 36th- • The Tide also faces Kentucky (Feb. 15/6 fi nal night of the season competing for consecutive NCAA Championships p.m. CT) in Lexington and Oklahoma the national title. appearance, making it one of only (March 15/6:45 p.m. CT) in Norman two schools in the nation with an during the regular season. The meet POSTSEASON SITES active streak of more than 19 national against the Wildcats will be streamed • The SEC Championships will be held in championship appearances in a row live on the SEC Network+ and broadcast New Orleans, La. (March 23), while the • Alabama is one of just six teams to win on ESPN2 on a delayed basis Feb. 24 at NCAA Championships will be held in Fort an NCAA championship, taking home 5 p.m. CT. Worth, Texas (April 19-20). This year’s the crown in 2012, 2011, 2002, 1996, • In between the Kentucky and Oklahoma NCAA Regional Championships will be 1991 and 1988 meets, the Tide will face Auburn in held over three days of competition at • The Crimson Tide has won an NCAA-best back-to-back weeks, at home on March one of four sites – Baton Rouge, La., Ann 32 regional championships, including 1 before traveling to Birmingham for the Arbor, Mich., Athens, Ga. and Corvallis, the 2018 Tuscaloosa Regional title annual Elevate the Stage meet against Ore. – April 4-6.
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THE TIDE ADDS FOUR FOR 2020 • Four gymnasts - Emily DeSantis, Makarri Doggette, Mary Orosco and Kam Ryan - are set to join the Tide for the 2019-20 school year. • A six-time state champion, Emma DeSantis is coached by Cynthia Dedeaux and Alysha Talley at the Brook-lin Center. A fi ve-time Region 8 qualifi er, she has posted nine top- 15 fi nishes at the Region 8 Championships. A Magna Cum Laude, 2019 Mississippi Scholars and Mississippi Honors Graduate at South Jones High School, she is the daughter of Mandy and Robert DeSantis. • A four-time member of the USA Junior Olympic National Team, Makarri Doggette is a nine-time USA Junior Olympic National Champion, including two all-around titles, Doggette is coached by Kittia Carpenter, Li Li and Gabe Milam at Buckeye Gymnastics. She won the national J.O. titles in the all- around and all four individual events in 2018, while also winning the all-around, vault and fl oor exercise in 2017. Doggette is just the second gymnast in history to win all four individual events and the all-around at the J.O. national championships in the same year. The Pickerington, Ohio, native is a member of the National Honor Society. A senior at Pickerington Central High School, she carries a 3.8 cumulative grade point average. She is the daughter of Rebeckah and Cecil Doggette. • The 2018 Alamo Classic uneven bars champion, Mary Orosco is coached by April Pyle, Chris Brashier and Beatrice Mihaila- Crivineanu at Empire Gymnastics. A native of Arlington, Texas, she is a three-year regional qualifi er. An honor-roll student at Martin High School, she is the daughter of Mary and Eric Orosco. • A two-time Louisiana state champion, Kam Ryan is the 2018 Louisiana Junior Olympic State all-around and vault champion, She is coached by Hillary Hebert, Toby Barentine and Randy Scott at Elmwood Gymnastics Academy. A member of the USA Level 9 National team, she was also fi rst alternate for the USA Junior Olympic National Team. The Luling, La., native is a member of the National Honor Society and has served as class president and student council president as a junior and senior. The Hahnville High School Student of the Year as a senior, she was earned the Tulane Book Award and was selected to Louisiana Girls State. She is the daughter of Brandy and Mike Ryan.
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THE 2019 SEASON
TEAM RESULTS TEAM SCORES Date UA Rank UA Score Opp. (Rank) Opp. Score Att. Site Overall SEC Vault Bars Beam Floor Totals Jan. 4 No. 6 194.750 8,449 Tuscaloosa, Ala. Quad Meet 1 49.075 49.100 47.700 48.875 194.750 Northern Illinois 193.325 1-0-0 0-0-0 Quad Meet 2 49.175 49.050 48.675 49.275 196.175 Temple 191.925 2-0-0 0-0-0 @UGA 49.275 49.125 49.200 49.300 196.900 SE Missouri St. 187.800 3-0-0 0-0-0 LSU 49.175 49.225 49.250 49.250 196.850 Jan. 11 No. 18 196.175 10,361 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 3-1-0 0-0-0 High Scores 49.275 49.225 49.250 49.300 196.900 Denver 196.275 SEASON HIGH SCORES Michigan (6) 196.025 4-1-0 0-0-0 Gymnast V UB BB FX AA Bowling Green St. 189.675 5-1-0 0-0-0 Armbrecht 9.850 – 9.825 9.925 – Jan. 18 No. 17 196.900 Georgia (7) 196.875 10,408 Athens, Ga. 6-1-0 1-0-0 Childers 9.775 9.850 9.925 9.800 39.350 Jan. 25 No. 9 196.850 LSU (5) 197.450 13,823 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 6-2-0 1-1-0 Desch – – 9.825 9.850 – Dickson – 9.850 – – – Gaskins 9.825 9.875 9.875 – – Giancroce – 9.450 9.775 9.725 – Givens – 9.800 8.925 – – Graber 9.875 9.775 9.925 9.900 39.400 Guerra 9.850 9.850 – 9.925 – Kiaku – – – 9.675 – Klopfer – – 9.850 – – Mahoney 9.825 9.950 – 9.750 – Olsen 9.900 – 9.800 9.900 –
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Abby Armbrecht V UB BB FX AA A. Giancroce V UB BB FX AA Shea Mahoney V UB BB FX AA Quad Meet 1 9.850 — 9.725 9.750 — Quad Meet 1 — 9.450 — 9.725 — Quad Meet 1 9.800 9.800 — 9.750 — Quad Meet 2 9.775 — 9.825 9.875 — Quad Meet 2 — — — 8.975e — Quad Meet 2 9.825 9.800 — 9.300 — @UGA 9.850 — 9.725 9.800 — LSU — — 9.775 — — @UGA 9.800 9.800 — — — LSU 9.825 — — 9.925 — Career Best — 9.875 9.775 9.875 — LSU 9.800 9.950 — 9.725 — Career Best 9.875 9.725 9.875 9.950 39.075 Career Best 9.875 9.975 — 9.825 — Jensie Givens V UB BB FX AA Wynter Childers V UB BB FX AA Quad Meet 1 — 9.650e 8.925 — — Sania Mitchell V UB BB FX AA Quad Meet 1 — 9.800 9.300 — — Quad Meet 2 — 9.825e 9.575e — — Quad Meet 1 9.725e — — — — Quad Meet 2 — 9.725 — 9.800 — @UGA — 9.800 — — — Quad Meet 2 9.625e — — — — LSU 9.775 9.850 9.925 9.800 39.350 LSU — 9.750 — — — Career Best — — — — — Career Best 9.900 9.875 9.925 9.875 39.425 Career Best — 9.800 8.925 — — Shallon Olsen V UB BB FX AA Maddie Desch V UB BB FX AA Lexi Graber V UB BB FX AA Quad Meet 1 9.875 — 9.500e 9.875e — Quad Meet 1 — — 9.250 9.750 — Quad Meet 1 9.775 9.775 9.750 9.825 39.125 Quad Meet 2 9.875 — 9.675 9.900 — Quad Meet 2 — — 9.700 9.800 — Quad Meet 2 9.875 9.750 9.775 9.900 39.300 @UGA 9.900 — 9.775 9.875 — @UGA — — 9.775 9.850 — @UGA 9.875 9.750 9.925 9.850 39.400 LSU 9.900 — 9.800 9.725 — LSU — — 9.825 9.850 — Career Best 9.950 9.925 9.925 9.900 39.575 Career Best 9.900 — 9.775 9.900 — Career Best 9.950 — 9.900 9.950 — Ariana Guerra V UB BB FX AA Kylie Dickson V UB BB FX AA Quad Meet 1 9.775 9.850 — 9.800 — Quad Meet 2 — 9.800 — — — Quad Meet 2 9.800 9.850 — — — @UGA — 9.850 — — — @UGA 9.850 9.800 — 9.925 — LSU — 9.500 — — — LSU 9.825 9.850 — 9.775 — Career Best 9.775 9.900 — — — Career Best 9.875 9.900 — 9.925 —
Emily Gaskins V UB BB FX AA Tia Kiaku V UB BB FX AA Quad Meet 1 9.750 9.875 9.675 — — @UGA — — — 9.675 — Quad Meet 2 9.800 9.850 9.250 — — Career Best — — — 9.675 — @UGA 9.800 9.875 9.875 — — LSU 9.825 9.825 9.875 — — Alonza Klopfer V UB BB FX AA Career Best 9.825 9.875 9.875 — — Quad Meet 2 — — 9.700 — — @UGA — — 9.850 — — LSU — — 9.825 — — Career Best — — 9.850 — —
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ALABAMA QUAD MEET 1| TUSCALOOSA, ALA. | 01.04.19 ALABAMA QUAD MEET 2| TUSCALOOSA, ALA. | 01.11.19 No. 6 Alabama ______194.750 UA Record – 3–0–0; 0–0–0 SEC No. 6 Alabama ______196.175 UA Record – 5–1–0; 0–0–0 SEC ______Attendance – 8,449 ______Attendance – 10,361
Alabama’s Top Finishers _____ UA Routines By Class Alabama’s Top Finishers ______UA Routines By Class All–Around ______Graber (1st – 39.125) Gymnasts in the competitive lineup ____10 All–Around ______Graber (4th– 39.300) Gymnasts in the competitive lineup _10 Vault______Olsen (1st – 9.875) Seniors ______3 gymnasts; 8 routines Vault______Graber & Olsen (4th – 9.875) Seniors ______2 gymnasts; 5 routines Uneven Bars ______Gaskins (1st – 9.875) Juniors ______3 gymnasts; 7 routines Uneven Bars _ Gaskins & Guerra (3rd – 9.850) Juniors ______3 gymnasts; 7 routines Balance Beam ______Graber (1st – 9.750) Sophomores ____ 1 gymnasts; 4 routines Balance Beam _____ Armbrecht (4th – 9.825) Sophomores __ 3 gymnasts; 6 routines Floor Exercise ______Graber (1st – 9.825) Freshman ______3 gymnasts; 5 routines Floor Exercise __ Graber & Olsen (1st – 9.900) Freshman ____ 2 gymnasts; 6 routines
• Alabama opened its season Friday, Jan. 4 in a quad meet against • Alabama scored a 196.175 and fi nished second to Denver in its Northern Illinois, Temple and Southeast Missouri State, taking second meet of the season, which was also its second quad meet the win with a 194.750 in a row • Freshman Shallon Olsen made her Crimson Tide debut on the • The Crimson Tide beat Michigan for the second me in a row vault, earning the win with a 9.875 after bettering the Wolverines in last springs NCAA Regional • Freshman Emily Gaskins won the uneven bars with a 9.875 Championships in Tuscaloosa • The freshman duo of Shallon Olsen and Emily Gaskins posted • The Tide’s second home quad meet of 2019 also marked the fi rst the highest scores of the meet on the vault and uneven bars, time that Alabama has opened a season with back-to-back home respectively, with matching 9.875s meets since the 2004 season • Freshman Jensie Givens made her Crimson Tide debut in • Freshman Shallon Olsen and sophomore Lexi Graber shared top Alabama’s competitive lineup on the balance beam honors on the fl oor exercise with matching scores of 9.900 • Sophomore Lexi Graber won the all-around (39.125), balance • Olsen’s fl oor exercise routine was her fi rst in the Tide’s competitive beam (9.750) and fl oor exercise (9.825) lineup, after going exhibition on the fl oor in the Tide’s fi rst meet of the season • Graber matched her career-best fl oor exercise score with a 9.9 • Sophomores Kylie Dickson and Alonza Klopfer made their 2019 debut in Alabama’s competitive in the uneven bars and balance beam lineups, respectively
No. 6 Alabama Quad Meet | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | 01.04.19 No. 18 Alabama Quad Meet | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | 01.11.19 VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR Totals VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR Totals Alabama 49.075 49.100 47.700 48.875 194.750 Denver 49.025 49.275 49.000 48.975 196.275 Northern Illinois 48.500 48.450 48.100 49.275 193.325 Alabama 49.100 49.050 48.675 49.275 196.175 Temple 48.075 48.525 47.050 48.257 191.925 Michigan 49.350 48.975 49.025 48.675 196.025 SE Missouri St. 47.750 46.775 46.500 46.775 187.800 Bowling Green St. 48.625 46.200 47.200 47.650 189.675
Alabama ______Alabama ______
Vault ______49.075 Balance Beam ______47.700 Vault ______49.175 Balance Beam ______48.675 Emily Gaskins ______9.750 Emily Gaskins ______9.675 Emily Gaskins ______9.800 Alonza Klopfer ______9.700 Abby Armbrecht ______9.850 Wynter Childers ______9.300 Abby Armbrecht ______9.775 Maddie Desch ______9.700 Shea Mahoney ______9.800 Jensie Givens ______8.925 Shea Mahoney ______9.825 Emily Gaskins ______9.250 Shallon Olsen ______9.875 Maddie Desch ______9.250 Ariana Guerra ______9.800 Abby Armbrecht ______9.825 Ariana Guerra ______9.775 Abby Armbrecht ______9.725 Shallon Olsen ______9.875 Lexi Graber ______9.775 Lexi Graber ______9.775 Lexi Graber ______9.750 Lexi Graber ______9.875 Shallon Olsen ______9.675 Running Total ______49.075 Running Total ______145.875 Running Total ______49.175 Running Total ______146.900 Uneven Bars ______49.100 Floor Exercise ______48.875 Uneven Bars ______49.050 Floor Exercise ______49.275 Wynter Childers ______9.800 Maddie Desch ______9.750 Wynter Childers ______9.725 Wynter Childers ______9.800 Angelina Giancroce ______9.450 Angelina Giancroce ______9.725 Emily Gaskins ______9.850 Maddie Desch ______9.800 Emily Gaskins ______9.875 Shea Mahoney ______9.750 Kylie Dickson ______9.800 Shea Mahoney ______9.300 Lexi Graber ______9.775 Abby Armbrecht ______9.750 Lexi Graber ______9.750 Abby Armbrecht ______9.875 Ariana Guerra ______9.850 Lexi Graber ______9.825 Ariana Guerra ______9.850 Lexi Graber ______9.900 Shea Mahoney ______9.800 Ariana Guerra ______9.800 Shea Mahoney ______9.800 Shallon Olsen ______9.900 Running Total ______98.175 TOTAL ______194.750 Running Total ______98.225 TOTAL ______196.175
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ALABAMA AT GEORGIA | ATHENS, GA. | 01.18.19 ALABAMA VS LSU | TUSCALOOSA, ALA. | 01.25.19 No. 17 Alabama ______196.900 UA Record – 6–1–0; 1–0–0 SEC No. 9 Alabama ______196.850 UA Record – 6–2–0; 1–1–0 SEC No. 10 Georgia ______196.875 Attendance – 10,408 No. 5 LSU ______197.450 Attendance – 13,823
Alabama’s Top Finishers _____ Routines By Class Alabama’s Top Finishers _____ Routines By Class All–Around ______Graber (2nd – 39.400) UA Gymnasts in the competitive lineup _11 All–Around ______Childers (3rd – 39.350) UA Gymnasts in the competitive lineup _11 Vault______Olsen (1st – 9.900) Seniors ______2 gymnasts; 6 routines Vault______Olsen (2nd – 9.900) Seniors ______3 gymnasts; 6 routines Uneven Bars ______Gaskins (2nd – 9.875) Juniors ______2 gymnasts; 4 routines Uneven Bars _____ Mahoney (1st – 9.950) Juniors ______3 gymnasts; 9 routines Balance Beam ______Graber (1st – 9.925) Sophomores ____ 4 gymnasts; 7 routines Balance Beam _____ Childers (1st – 9.925) Sophomores ____ 2 gymnasts; 2 routines Floor Exercise ______Guerra (1st– 9.925) Freshman ______3 gymnasts; 7 routines Floor Exercise ___ Armbrecht (2nd– 9.925) Freshman ______3 gymnasts; 7 routines
• Alabama opened its SEC and road slate with a 196.900-196.875 • The Tide drew 13,823 fans, making it the largest gymnastics win over the Georgia Bulldogs in Stegeman Coliseum. It was also crowd in the nation to that point in 2019. the fi rst dual meet competition for the Tide’s six freshmen. • The Tide posted its highest uneven bars (49.225) and balance • With the victory, Alabama remains undefeated in regular-season beam (49.250) scores of the season against LSU meetings with the Bulldogs under head coach Dana Duckworth • Senior Abby Armbrecht posted a season-best 9.925 to lead and 12-1-0 overall over that same span. Alabama on the fl oor exercise. • Sophomore Alonza Klopfer led off the Tide’s balance beam • Junior Wynter Childers went in the all-around for the fi rst rotation with a career-best 9.850, in just her second time time since the second meet of 2018, scoring a 39.350. She led competing beam on the road. Alabama with a 9.925 on the balance beam, tying her career-best • Sophomore Lexi Graber posted a career-best 9.925 on the balance beam score and winning the event. beam to close out the meet and clinch Alabama’s win. • Junior Shea Mahoney scored a season-best 9.95 to win the • Freshman Emily Gaskins posted a career-best 9.875 on the uneven bars against the Tigers. balance beam, going in the fi fth position. She also tied her • Freshman Shallon Olsen tied her career-best of 9.9 on the vault career-best marks on the vault (9.800) and uneven bars (9.875). and posted a career-best 9.8 on the balance beam. • Freshman Shallon Olsen posted a career-best 9.900 on the vault and 9.775 on the balance beam in Athens • Senior Ariana Guerra tied her career best of 9.925 on the fl oor exercise against the Bulldogs.
No. 17 Alabama at No. 10 Georgia | Athens, Ga. | 01.18.19 No. 9 Alabama vs. No. 5 LSU | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | 01.25.19
Alabama ______Georgia ______Alabama ______LSU ______Uneven Bars ______49.125 Vault ______49.150 Vault ______49.175 Uneven Bars ______49.325 Ariana Guerra ______9.800 Mikayla Magee ______9.775 Wynter Childers ______9.775 Sami Durante ______9.825 Lexi Graber ______9.750 Sabrina Vega ______9.800 Emily Gaskins ______9.825 Bridget Dean ______9.800 Jensie Givens ______9.800 Abbey Ward ______9.850 Abby Arbrecht ______9.825 Ruby Harrold ______9.850 Shea Mahoney ______9.800 Rachel Dickson ______9.800 Shea Mahoney ______9.800 Kennedi Edney ______9.900 Kylie Dickson ______9.850 Rachel Lukacs ______9.800 Ariana Guerra ______9.825 Lexie Priessman ______9.875 Emily Gaskins ______9.875 Sydney Snead ______9.900 Shallon Olsen ______9.900 Sarah Finnegan ______9.875 Running Total ______49.125 Running Total ______49.150 Running Total ______49.175 Running Total ______49.325
Vault ______49.275 Uneven Bars ______49.275 Uneven Bars ______49.225 Vault ______49.400 Emily Gaskins ______9.800 Sydney Snead ______9.850 Arianna Guerra ______9.850 Sarah Finnegan ______9.875 Abby Armbrecht ______9.850 Megan Roberts ______9.875 Maddie Desch ______9.850 Ruby Harrold ______9.900 Shea Mahoney ______9.800 Alexa Al-Hameed ______9.925 Jensie Givens ______9.750 Julianna Cannamela ______9.875 Ariana Guerra ______9.850 Emily Schild ______9.825 Shea Mahoney ______9.950 McKenna Kelley ______9.725 Shallon Olsen ______9.900 Rachel Dickson ______9.325 Kylie Dickson ______9.500 Kennedi Edney ______9.925 Lexi Graber ______9.875 Marissa Oakley ______9.800 Emily Gaskins ______9.825 Bailey Ferrer ______9.825 Running Total ______98.400 Running Total ______98.425 Running Total ______98.400 Running Total ______98.725
Floor Exercise ______49.300 Balance Beam ______49.125 Balance Beam ______49.250 Floor Exercise ______49.325 Maddie Desch ______9.850 Sydney Snead ______9.925 Alonza Klopfer ______9.825 Ruby Harrold ______9.850 Tia Kiaku ______9.675 Rachel Dickson ______9.800 Maddie Desch ______9.825 Julianna Cannamela ______9.775 Abby Armbrecht ______9.800 Mikayla Magee ______9.775 Wynter Childers ______9.925 Christina Desiderio ______9.500 Lexi Graber ______9.850 Rachel Baumann ______9.800 Shallon Olsen ______9.800 Kennedi Edney ______9.875 Ariana Guerra ______9.925 Marissa Oakley ______9.250 Emily Gaskins ______9.875 Sarah Finnegan ______9.950 Shallon Olsen ______9.875 Sabrina Vega ______9.825 Angelina Giancroce ______9.775 McKenna Kelley ______9.875 Running Total ______147.700 Running Total ______147.550 Running Total ______147.650 Running Total ______148.050
Balance Beam ______49.200 Floor Exercise ______49.325 Floor Exercise ______49.200 Balance Beam ______49.400 Alonza Klopfer ______9.850 Rachel Baumann ______9.325 Maddie Desch ______9.850 Christina Desiderio ______9.850 Maddie Desch ______9.775 Sami Davis ______9.725 Shea Mahoney ______9.725 Bridget Dean ______9.825 Shallon Olsen ______9.775 Sydney Snead ______9.925 Abby Ambrecht ______9.925 Sami Durante ______9.800 Abby Armbrecht ______9.725 Rachel Lukacs ______9.900 Wynter Childers ______9.800 Kennedi Edney ______9.925 Emily Gaskins ______9.875 Rachel Dickson ______9.925 Ariana Guerra ______9.775 Reagan Campbell ______9.875 Lexi Graber ______9.925 Sabrina Vega ______9.850 Shallon Olsen ______9.850 Sarah Finnegan ______9.925 TOTAL ______196.900 TOTAL ______196.875 TOTAL ______196.850 TOTAL ______197.450
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