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2016 MEET NOTES MEET ONE - ARIZONA STATE TRIANGULAR. Desire’ Stephens | Women’s Gymnastics Contact Email: [email protected] Office Phone: (402) 472-0694 Cell Phone: (402) 301-4048 James Hajek | Women’s Gymnastics Contact NEBRASKA Email: [email protected] Office Phone: (402) 472-7873 Women’s Gymnastics Cell Phone: (402) 943-6852 #TeamAboveSelf @HuskersWGym huskerswgymnastics NebraskaWGym NebraskaWGym huskers.com 2016 SCHEDULE (0-0) THE MATCHUP @ ARIZONA STATE Internet: ASU Live Stream Date ..................... Friday, January 8 Jan. 8 / Tempe, Ariz. / 8 p.m. CT Site .............................. Tempe, Ariz vs. BOWLING GREEN Internet: ASU Live Stream Venue.................Wells Fargo Arena Jan. 8 / Tempe, Ariz. / 8 p.m. CT Time ................................ 8 p.m. CT @ PENN STATE TV .......................................... None Jan. 16 / University Park, Pa. / 3 p.m. CT Internet .................ASU Live Stream vs. RUTGERS Double Dual (Men vs. Air Force) #11 Nebraska (0-0) Stats ............www.thesundevils.com #36 Arizona State (0-0) Jan. 23 / Devaney Center / 6 p.m. Pepsi Pack The House SUN DEVILS CORNHUSKERS (RV) Bowling Green (0-0) vs. MICHIGAN Light Up the Night FALCONS Jan. 29 / Devaney Center / 6 p.m. TV: NET @ IOWA HUSKERS OPEN SEASON AT ARIZONA STATE Feb. 6 / Iowa City, Iowa / 4 p.m. The 11th-ranked Nebraska women’s gymnastics team will kick off its 2016 season Friday as the Cornhuskers vs. MINNESOTA Tumble ‘N Rumble (Wrestling vs Northwestern) take on Arizona State and Bowling Green at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Ariz., at 8 p.m. CT. Feb. 12 / Devaney Center / 8 p.m. TV: BTN (Wrestling Coverage) The meet will be the 51st all-time matchup between the Huskers and the Sun Devils, with ASU holding @ IOWA STATE a 30-20 advantage. NU won the schools’ last meeting in 2014 by a score of 196.65-195.575. This will be Feb. 21 / Ames, Iowa / 2 p.m. the second meeting between Nebraska and Bowling Green. The Huskers defeated the Falcons at the 2011 Masters Classic in Lincoln by a score of 196.50-189.45. vs. NC STATE Huskers head coach Dan Kendig is excited about the opportunities and the challenges that the 2016 Feb. 21 / Ames, Iowa / 2 p.m. slate presents. vs. WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE “I am most excited about getting a starting point,” said Kendig. “The girls have worked hard throughout Feb. 21 / Ames, Iowa / 2 p.m. the fall and winter break and we are ready to get things started.” NU returns six letterwinners from last years’ squad which finished eighth nationally after a fourth-place vs. NORTHERN ILLINOIS Masters Classic Feb. 27/ Devaney Center / 6 p.m. finish at the NCAA Semifinals. All-Americans Hollie Blanske and Ashley Lambert return in 2016, as do senior Madison McConkey and Big Ten Co-Champion Jennie Laeng, a quartet that looks to lead a squad with six vs. SACRAMENTO STATE Masters Classic new faces. Feb. 27 / Devaney Center / 6 p.m. “The upperclassmen are working hard and the freshmen are right there with them,” Kendig said. “The vs. BRIDGEPORT Masters Classic team has been put in positions to be successful and we are excited to get things started to see where we Feb. 27 / Devaney Center / 6 p.m. are and how we can improve.” vs. UTAH STATE Senior Day Arizona State, ranked 36th in the preseason NACGC/W poll, went 2-11 last season and finished eighth March 6 / Devaney Center / 2 p.m. at the Pac-12 Championships with a team score of 192.700. The Sun Devils return six gymnasts from last year’s squad, including Taylor Allex, an NCAA qualifier in the all-around in 2015. ASU is led by second-year @ OHIO STATE B1G Five Meet head coach Dr. Rene’ Lyst, a 1997 graduate of Penn State. March 12 / Columbus, Ohio / 3 p.m. CT TV: BTN (Delay) Bowling Green, which is receiving votes in the preseason NACGC/W poll, enters the 2016 season coming vs. ILLINOIS B1G Five Meet off a strong 2015 campaign. The Falcons went 8-8 a season ago and defeated a pair of Big Ten opponents March 12 / Columbus, Ohio / 3 p.m. CT TV: BTN (Delay) for their first wins over teams from the conference since 2002. BGSU returns eight gymnasts, led by 2015 MAC co-vault champion, Lauren Feely. Kerrie Turner is in her ninth year leading the Falcons, and is a 1999 B1G Five Meet vs. MICHIGAN STATE graduate of Ursinus. March 12 / Columbus, Ohio / 3 p.m. CT TV: BTN (Delay) The Huskers will begin the meet on uneven bars then rotate to balance beam, floor exercise and vault. An vs. MARYLAND B1G Five Meet internet stream will be available at http://pac-12.com/live/arizona-state-university and stats will be available March 12 / Columbus, Ohio / 3 p.m. CT TV: BTN (Delay) at www.thesundevils.com. BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS TV: BTN March 19 / Devaney Center / TBA 2016 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS Name Height Year Events Hometown (Previous School) NCAA REGIONALS Hollie Blanske 5-2 Sr. AA Oak Grove, Minn. (St. Francis) April 2 / Campus Sites / TBA Danielle Breen 5-4 So. AA Ames, Iowa (Gilbert) NCAA SEMIFINALS Kelli Chung 5-1 Fr. AA Torrance, Calif. (Torrance) April 15 / Fort Worth, Texas / TBA Sienna Crouse 5-3 Fr. AA Fargo, N.D. (Fargo South) Megan Kuo 5-3 Fr. AA Arcadia, Calif. (Arcadia) NCAA SUPER SIX Jennie Laeng 5-7 Jr. AA West Middlesex, Pa. (Kennedy Catholic) April 16 / Fort Worth, Texas / TBA Ashley Lambert 5-0 Jr. AA Newport News, Va. (Menchville) Madison McConkey 5-4 Sr. AA Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Pius X) Catelyn Orel 5-3 Fr. AA Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South) Rotation Order at Arizona State Megan Schweihofer 5-0 Fr. AA China, Mich. (St. Clair) Rotation Nebraska Arizona State Bowling Green Kami Shows 5-5 Fr. AA Winchester, Calif. (Vista Murrieta) 1. Uneven Bars Vault Balance Beam Grace Williams 5-1 So. AA Linden, Mich. (Brighton) 2. Balance Beam Uneven Bars Floor Exercise Head Coach: Dan Kendig (23rd Year) 3. Floor Exercise Balance Beam Vault Associate Head Coach: Heather Brink (Fifth Year) 4. Vault Floor Exercise Uneven Bars Assistant Coach: Dan Miller (Fifth Year) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Russell Warfield (Second Year) Student Assistant Coach: Jessie DeZiel (First Year) 148 ALL-AMERICANS 31 CONSECUTIVE POSTSEASON APPEARANCES 24 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 15 COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 5 NCAA CHAMPIONS 23 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES 2 2016 NEBRASKA WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS MEET NOTES QUICK FACTS INSIDE THE ROSTER GENERAL INFORMATION PRONUNCIATION GUIDE RETURNING AWARD WINNERS (2015) Name of School University of Nebraska Hollie BLANSKE BLAN-ski Hollie Blanske First-Team All-American (FX) City, Zip Lincoln, NE 68588 Megan KUO QUO Second-Team All-American (AA) Founded 1869 Jennie LAENG Lang NCAA Ames Regional Floor Exercise Co-Champion Enrollment 25,260 Megan SCHWEIHOFER SHWY-hof-er First-Team All-Big Ten Nickname Cornhuskers, Huskers KAMI Shows cam-EE Jennie Laeng Big Ten Uneven Bars Co-Champion School Colors Scarlet & Cream Big Ten All-Championship Team Affiliation NCAA Division I BIRTHDAYS Ashley Lambert Second-Team All-American (FX) Conference Big Ten Hollie Blanske April 1 Second-Team All-Big Ten President Dr. Hank M. Bounds Danielle Breen March 14 Chancellor Harvey Perlman, J.D. Heather Brink May 14 ACADEMIC MAJORS Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst Kelli Chung March 18 Hollie Blanske Management and Marketing Facility (Capacity) Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,907) Sienna Crouse Dec. 26 Danielle Breen Actuarial Science Athletic Department Phone 402-472-4224 Dan Kendig Oct. 18 Kelli Chung Biology Ticket Office Phone (402) 472-3111 Megan Kuo July 13 Sienna Crouse Business Administration (800-8-BIG-RED) Jennie Laeng June 2 Megan Kuo Pre-Veterinary Medicine GYMNASTICS HISTORY Ashley Lambert March 4 Jennie Laeng Psychology First Year of Gymnastics 1976 Madison McConkey Sept. 16 Ashley Lambert Dietetics Overall All-Time Record 867-460-7 Dan Miller Jan. 17 Madison McConkey Business Administration Regular Season All-Time Record 611-217-4 Catelyn Orel June 20 Catelyn Orel Advertising and Public Relations Postseason All-Time Record 255-239-3 Megan Schweihofer Oct. 9 Megan Schweihofer Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science NCAA Championships Appearances 23 Kami Shows Sept. 29 Kami Shows Psychology NCAA Championships Best Finish 4th (Last, 2011) Grace Williams March 26 Grace Williams Special Education NCAA Super Six Appearances 11 (Last, 2014) NEBRASKA GYMNASTICS TOP 10 Conference Titles 24 (Last, 2013) • Nebraska has made 11 appearances in the NCAA Super Six Finals (Last: 2011) COACHING STAFF • Nebraska is one of six programs to qualify for nine or more Super Six Finals (Georgia, Alabama, UCLA, Utah and Michigan) Head Coach Dan Kendig (23rd year; Kentucky, 1979) • The Cornhuskers have won 24 conference championships in the Big Eight, Big 12 and Big Ten Career Record 627-307-5 (33rd year) • Nebraska has had three individual NCAA Champions: Michelle Bryant (1990 Vault Champion) Heather Brink (2000 All-Around and Vault Champion) and Richelle Simpson (2003 NCAA All- Nebraska Record 514-195-4 (23rd year) Around and Floor Exercise Champion) Associate Head Coach Heather Brink (Fifth Year) • Nebraska has had 10 women’s gymnasts win 15 CoSIDA Academic-All Americans Assistant Coach Dan Miller (Fifth Year) • A total of 46 Nebraska gymnasts have earned 148 All-America awards for the Huskers • Nebraska gymnasts have won a total of 108 individual conference championships Volunteer Assistant Coach Russell Warfield (Second year) • Coach Dan Kendig has a career record of 514-195-4 at the helm of the Huskers and was Student Assistant Coach Jessie DeZiel (First Year) named NCAA Coach of the year in 1999 and 2003. Student Manager Jake Jundt (First Year) • Richelle Simpson won NU’s first AAI American Award in 2005, an honor annually given to the nation’s top gymnast on the basis of athleticism, academic excellence and civic responsibility.