BGSU GYMNASTICS 1 NCAA CHAMPION 3 MAC TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 8 ACADEMIC ALL-MAC SELECTIONS 13 INDIVIDUAL MAC CHAMPIONS 18 FIRST TEAM ALL-MAC SELECTIONS 59 SCHOLASTIC ALL-AMERICANS TABLE OF CONTENTS / QUICK FACTS Athletic Communications University Information Table of Contents Gymnastics Contact ......................James Nahikian School .........................Bowling Green State University TABLE OF CONTENTS/QUICK FACTS 1 Office Phone ...................................419-372-7105 Location ..................Bowling Green, Ohio 43403-0030 2015 ROSTER 2-3 Cell Phone ......................................248-224-8113 Founded ...............................................................1910 Photo Roster 2 E-Mail [email protected] Enrollment ........................................................16,566 Team Roster 3 Director ............................................Jason Knavel Nickname .........................................................Falcons SOCIAL MEDIA 4 Office Phone ...................................419-372-7075 Colors .................................................Orange & Brown Assistant Director ................................Mike Cihon Affiliation ..............................................NCAA Divsion I PREVIWING THE 2015 FALCONS 5-7 Assistant Director ............................... Kevin Davis Conference ................................. Mid-American (MAC) OPPONENT INFORMATION 8 Assistant Director ............................Scott Swegan Venue .....................................Anderson Arena (2,800) 2015 SCHEDULE 9 Intern ............................................... Jacob Dorow University President .........................Mary Ellen Mazey COACHING STAFF 10-13 Graduate Assistant ..............................Alexx Klein Director of Athletics.................D. Christopher Kingston Turner 10-11 Mailing Address .......249 Doyt Perry Stadium East Athletics Dept. Phone ............................419-372-2401 Bauer 12 .....................................Bowling Green, OH 43403 Marchand 13 Overnight Address ................. 1610 Stadium Drive Gymnastics Staff MEET THE FALCONS 14-29 Athletics Website ............www.BGSUFalcons.com Seniors 14-18 Head Coach ..............................................Kerrie Turner Juniors 19-22 The Mid-American Conference Experience (Alma Mater) ........... 8th Year (Ursinus, ‘99) Sophomores 23-25 Record at BGSU .................................................. 33-73 Freshman 26-29 Gymnastics Contact .................................Tori Kohl MAC Record ........................................................ 17-25 Office Phone ...................................216-566-4622 ANDERSON ARENA 30-31 Assistant Coach .........................................Jason Bauer 2014 SEASON IN REVIEW 32-33 E-Mail [email protected] Experience (Alma Mater) ..... 1st Year (Thomas Ed., 04’) MAC Media Relations Fax ............... 216.858.9622 Assistant Coach .................................Sunny Marchand SCHOLASTIC ALL-AMERICANS 34 MAC Address ............ 24 Public Square, 15th Floor Experience (Alma Mater) ..............2nd Year (BGSU, ‘13) BGSU GYMNASTICS HISTORY 35-43 .............................................Cleveland, OH 44113 Marny Oestreng -- NCAA Champion 35 MAC Website .....................www.mac-sports.com BGSU Year-By-Year History 36-38 Team Information Falcon Honors 39 Credits 2014 Record ...........................................................7-9 Record Book 40 2014 Conference Record ...............................4-2 (MAC) MAC Championship Teams 41 The 2015 BGSU gymnastics media guide was 2014 MAC Championship Finish .......................3rd of 7 MAC Individual Champions 42 produced by the BGSU Athletic Communications 2014 High Score ..............................................195.925 Falcons At Regionals 43 Office – James Nahikian, Gymnastics Contact; Letterwinners Returning/Lost ..............................11/4 BGSU ADMINISTRATION 44-45 Jason Knavel, Director; Mike Cihon, Kevin Davis Newcomers ................................................................8 and Scott Swegan, Assistant Directors; Jacob Mary Ellen Mazey 44 Bowling Green’s All-Time Record .................270-318-2 Chris Kingston 45 Dorow, Intern; Alexx Klein, Graduate Assistant All-Time MAC Record .....................................94-102-1 – in cooperation with the BGSU gymnastics program. Primary inside photography by Craig Bell and Brad Phalin, BGSU Office of Marketing and Comunnications. Additional photography provided by BGSU Athletic Communications. @FalconGymn 1 2015 ROSTER Jamilah Ali Katrina Carpenter Morgan Denlinger Caroline Ellingboe Vanessa Emery Senior Junior Freshman Junior Freshman Lauren Feely Shannon Goniwiecha Victoria Heath Amanda Lievendag Taylor Livingston Sophomore Freshman Sophomore Senior Freshman Gina Locigno Brianna McGuffie Alyssa Nocella Alexandria Porter Jordan Rae Senior Sophomore Senior Senior Freshman Rachel Reis Mckenna Schoenberger Krista Walberer Laura Mitchell Sophomore Freshman Freshman Freshman 2 BGSUFalcons.com 2015 ROSTER 2015 FALCON GYMNASTICS NAME CLASS EVENT HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL Jamilah Ali Sr. Beam, Vault Toms River, NJ / Manchester Katrina Carpenter Jr. Beam, Floor, Vault Frederick, Md. / Tuscarora Morgan Denlinger Fr. All-Around Lancaster, Pa. / Hempfield Caroline Ellingboe Jr. Bars, Beam, Floor Exceisior, Minn. / Holy Family Vanessa Emery Fr. All-Around Douglassville, Pa. / Boyertown Lauren Feely So. All-Around Gurnee, Ill. / Carmel Catholic Shannon Goniwiecha Fr. All-Around Rochester Hills, Mich. / Stoney Creek Victoria Heath So. Beam, Floor, Vault York, Pa. / Skyline Gymnastics Amanda Lievendag Sr. Bars, Vault Baldwin, Md. / Fallston Taylor Livingston Fr. All-Around Hartland, Mich. / Hartland Gina Locigno Sr. All-Around Boca Raton, Fla. / Boca Raton Brianna McGuffie So. All-Around Dacula, Ga. / Archer Laura Mitchell Fr. All-Around London, England / Queens’ School Alyssa Nocella Jr. All-Around Gilbertsville, Pa. / Boyertown Area Alexandria Porter Sr. Bars, Vault North Miami, Fla. / Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart Jordan Rae Fr. All-Around Auckland, New Zealand / Baradene College of the Sacred Heart Rachel Reis So. Bars, Beam Ponte Vedra, Fla. / Allen D. Nease McKenna Schoenberger Fr. All-Around Tecumseh, Mich. / Tecumseh Krista Walberer Fr. All-Around Grand Rapids, Mich. / Coopersville Head Coach: Kerrie Turner (Ursinus College, 1999) – Eighth Year Assistant Coach: Jason Bauer (Thomas Edison State College, 2004) – First Season Assistant Coach: Sunny Marchand (Bowling Green State University, 2013) – Second Season @FalconGymn 3 SOCIAL MEDIA Follow the Falcons! @BGathletics | @FalconGymn Search: “BGSU Athletics” | “BGSU Gymnastics” Search: “FalconAthletics” | “BowlingGreen Gymnastics” 4 BGSUFalcons.com PREVIEWING THE 2015 FALCONS The Falcons enter the 2015 season fresh off a third- pace finish at the 2014 Mid-American Conference Championships – the program’s best result in 22 years. The Orange and Brown return 11 student-athletes from last year’s squad, and will welcome nine freshmen into the fold. After an 0-6 MAC finish during the 2011 season led by a young core of gymnasts, head coach Kerrie Turner has completely changed the outlook of the program. BGSU gymnastics has improved its conference record across each of the past three seasons, leading up to a 4-2 mark last year. And with this season’s roster being as talented as any in school history, the 2015 Falcons are determined to reach their goals of winning a MAC title and qualifying as a team to the NCAA regional championships. Coach Turner sat down with BGSUFalcons.com to preview the upcoming season. The full interview can be found below. The program earned its best finish at the MAC Championships in 22 years last season. How special was that achievement, and how can you carry that momentum into this year? “It was huge for us. Going into that meet knowing the amount of pressure that’s there and the fact that we built momentum throughout the season. All eyes were on us and a few other teams to be in that top group – sometimes that’s even more difficult. We really tried to keep the level of excitement and the positivity going around the team throughout that whole day, and then we finished third. Of course we wanted first place, but third was such an accomplishment from past years. And we have a lot of returners back, and they experienced the pride that went along with achieving what we did. They made an impression on the other teams and the officials, and that’s really going to help us coming into this year. People are expecting us to be pushing for that top spot.” Can you touch on some of the goals that your team has for the upcoming season? “We are really focused on setting our goals throughout every intrasquad in the fall. We set number goals in terms of the scores that we want to be reaching at the given time. So that by the time that the actual season is starting, we should be well above where we were last year. And so far we have been able to hit those works, which is really exciting. But really, we want to finish the year with a great record and we want to get that MAC win in the regular season, so that we can walk into the MAC Championships as the highlight of the meet and come out with the win. After being third, you really have no place to go but up. The goal is to get to that top spot. And then again, the other big goal is to get to the postseason as a team. That is really an important thing