UTE BIOS • DOMINIQUE D’OLIVEIRA UTAH: Part-time lead-off on bars in each of her three seasons at Utah DOMINIQUED’ OLIVEIRA … has “hit” 20-26 career routines … member of Utah’s Student Athlete Mentors (SAMS). 2005–Competed on bars in six meets … season-best 9.875 on Jan. 28 … Senior, 5’5” “hit” 4-6 routines … NACGC Scholastic All-American. Johannesburg, South Africa Redhill HS 2004–Competed on bars in every meet but one and led off 11 times … Visions Academy of Gymnastics Utah’s first competitor at the NCAA Championships scored a 9.80 on Sociology the bars … tied career bar high of 9.90 twice—one of those coming at the NCAA regional championships … scored 9.80 or better 10 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 Champi- onships in Ghent, Belgium … at 2000 South African Nationals, 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 Championships 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 Leverkusen Cup … trained for Visions Academy of Gymnastics in Johannesburg, 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, dancing and outdoor activities … interested in becoming an airline pilot or a career in forensics and criminal investigation … sociology major is minoring in psychology … born Jan. 19, 1984 in Cape Town, South Africa. D’Oliveira’s Career Highs Bars 9.90 vs. Brigham Young, Mar. 28, 2003 9.90 vs. Oregon State, Mar. 12, 2004 9.90 at NCAA Regionals, Apr. 3, 2004 Nickname: Dom, D-Mo, ’Nique Hobbies: Skydiving, dancing, outdoor activities Favorite Food: Sushi Favorite Gum: Orbit Spearmint Favorite Musical Group: Green Day Favorite Subject in School: Anatomy Favorite Actor: Matthew Perry Favorite Actress: Sandra Bullock Favorite Person in History: Nelson Mandela Favorite Gymnast: Theresa Kulikowski 20 10-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION • WWW.UTAHUTES.COM UTE BIOS • grITT HOFMANN UTAH: All-American was granted an additional year of eligibility by the GRITTHO FMANN NCAA for medical hardship (competed just one routine as a freshman in 2002 before missing the rest of the season with a back injury) … one of the most exciting floor performers in the nation … Utah’s only returning Senior, 5’1” first-team All-American on the floor will also vie for a position in the Berlin, Germany Werner-Seelenbinder HS beam and vault lineups … has “hit” 59-69 career routines … five career Sport Club Berlin victories. Interior Design 2005–First-team All-American on the floor placed 10th in event finals (9.80) and scored a 9.90 on both nights of team competition … NCAA regional runner-up on floor scored a 9.925 … Utah’s “closer” on floor competed sixth for most of the season … full-time starter on floor also competed part-time on vault and beam … missed one meet with a wrist injury and competed in several meets with a broken finger … tied career highs on vault (9.875) and floor (9.975) … season-best 9.90 on beam … 3 victories … “hit” 22-27 routines … won the Dahl Award, honoring her as Utah’s top gymnastics scholar-athlete … NACGC Scholastic All- American. 2004–Tied for NCAA regional floor title with a 9.90 … finished the season strong after spending six weeks on the sidelines with hip and back injuries … performed on floor at the NCAA Championships and scored a 9.825 in Super Six competition … 9.975 floor routine on Mar. 19 was career 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 Cham- pionships … second on vault, beam and floor at 1998 national champi- onships … 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 Germany at Eu- ropean Championships in 1996, ’98 and 2000 … club team Sport Club Berlin (SCB) was national team champion in 1995, ’96, ’97 and 2000 … trained with 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 Nickname: Gritty engineers … mother is a former gymnast … enjoys drawing and reading Hobbies: Drawing, traveling, photography … one brother (Frank) … interior design major … nickname is Gritty … Favorite Foods: Italian, chocolate chip cookies full name is Gritt Alexandra Hofmann … born Aug. 17, 1980. Favorite Musician: Celine Dion Favorite Subjects in School: Architecture and art Favorite TV Show: Will and Grace Hofmann’s Career Highs Vault 9.875 vs. UCLA, Jan. 7, 2005 Favorite Book: Gymnastics for Dummies 9.875 vs. Michigan, Jan. 28, 2005 Favorite Animal: Dolphin Beam 9.925 vs. Utah State, Feb. 7, 2003 Favorite Car: BMW Mini Cooper Floor 9.975 vs. Brigham Young, Mar. 19, 2004 Favorite Person in History: Greg Marsden (“his achieve- 9.975 vs. Florida/Stanford/Cal, Mar. 4, 2005 ments are amazing!”) 10-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION • WWW.UTAHUTES.COM 21 UTE BIOS • NATALIE NICOLOff UTAH: Extremely consistent balance beam worker hopes to regain the NATALIE NICOLOFF lead-off spot she held on the beam as a freshman and sophomore … has “hit” 18 straight routines dating back to the 2003 season and is 32-34 in career routines … member of Utah’s Student Athlete Mentors (SAMS). Senior, 5’1” 2005–Began the season as Utah’s first competitor on the beam, but could Hermitage, Pa. Hickory HS not break back into the lineup after missing four meets with illness or in- Flytz USA Gymnastics jury … competed on beam three times … season-best 9.75 vs. UCLA … Behavioral Science and Health scored a 9.725 vs. Michigan … “hit” 3-3 routines … NACGC Scholastic All-American. 2004–Did not count a fall the entire season … did a great job leading off the beam lineup, scoring a 9.80 or higher in eight meets … 9.775 on beam in NCAA Super Six competition … season-best 9.875 on Mar. 19 … competed on floor at Michigan and scored career-tying 9.80 … “hit” 15-15 routines … NACGC Scholastic All-American. 2003–Competed in every meet but two to count and went exhibition in other two meets … “hit” both beam routines at the NCAA Champion- ships as Utah’s lead-off performer … career-best 9.90 on beam at NCAA regional championships … did three bar, eight beam and five floor rou- tines total … made lineup on bars, beam and floor against Arizona State on Jan. 24 and scored season highs bars (9.825) and floor (9.80) … “hit” 14-16 routines … NACGC Scholastic All-American. CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year Level 10 national qualifier … 2002 Level 10 region balance beam champion also placed third on floor … 2002 Level 10 Ohio state all-around, beam and floor champion (second on vault and third on bars) … 1999 state floor exercise champ and 2001 state balance beam champ … Pennsylvania resident trained for club team Flytz USA Gymnastics in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, under coaches Terry Gray and Irina Milogradova … graduated from Hickory High School (Pa.) … set school record (boys and girls) for most push-ups with 200 … National Honor Society … French National Honor Society … Presidential Fitness Award. PERSONAL: Daughter of Cindy and Dave Nicoloff … youngest of three children … has brother Jason and sister Jennifer … enjoys piano and putting scrapbooks together … behavioral science and health major … nickname is Nat … full name is Natalie Rose Nicoloff … born May 22, 1984. Nicoloff’s Career Highs Bars 9.825 vs. Arizona State, Jan. 24, 2003 Beam 9.900 at NCAA Regionals, Apr. 12, 2003 Floor 9.800 vs. Brigham Young, Jan. 17, 2003 9.800 vs. Arizona State, Jan. 24, 2003 9.800 vs. Michigan, Feb. 14, 2004 You might find this interesting: I played the piano for 11 years Favorite Color: Red Favorite Food: Steak Favorite Gum: Gumballs Favorite Musical Group: Coldplay Favorite Subject in School: Nutrition Favorite Book: The Da Vinci Code Favorite Animal: Dog Favorite Actor: Brad Pitt Favorite Actress: Angelina Joli 22 10-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION • WWW.UTAHUTES.COM UTE BIOS • GABRIELLA ONODI UTAH: Coming off a breakout season … outstanding beam worker is GABRIELLAONO DI also a contender to start on vault and floor … has “hit” 32-39 career routines.