2005 Women’s Gymnastics March 23, 2005 1500 West Higgins Road • Park Ridge, IL 60068-6300 • Phone: (847) 696-1010 • Fax: (847) 696-1110 • Website: www.bigten.org 2005 Big Ten Women’s Gymnastics Championships Saturday, March 26 -- Hosted by the University of Iowa Iowa Hosts 2005 Big Ten Championships GymInfo Poll The University of Michigan will aim for its seventh-consecutive Conference crown this March 21, 2005 weekend at the 2005 Big Ten Championships, hosted by the University of Iowa on March Ranked by Reg. Qualifying Avg. 26 at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes are hosting the Big Ten Championships for the first time since 1998 and the fourth time overall. Team Score The Wolverines have claimed 13 total team titles, including 12 in the past 13 sea- 1. Utah 197.020 sons, and enter this weekend’s event as the highest-ranked team in the Conference. 2. LSU 197.010 According to the latest GymInfo poll, Michigan is rated seventh nationally, following by No. 3. UCLA 196.930 4. Nebraska 196.750 11 Penn State and No. 22 Minnesota. The Golden Gophers are the only team to break 5. Alabama 196.740 Michigan’s decade-long dominance with a victory at the 1998 Big Ten Championships. 6. Florida 196.685 Minnesota has collected four titles overall, which ranks third behind the Wolverines and 7. Michigan 196.595 Buckeyes, who collected five straight League championships from 1983-87. Illinois is the 8. Georgia 196.520 only other Conference squad to win a Big Ten title, as the Illini claimed their lone League 9. Iowa State 196.230 crown in 1990. 10. Oklahoma 196.130 The 2005 Big Ten Championships will feature one of the top gymnasts in the country 11. Penn State 195.685 in Michigan’s Elise Ray, who leads the nation in the uneven bars and appears among the 12. Oregon State 195.575 top 10 on the balance beam (t7th). At the 2004 Big Ten Championships, Ray took the all- 13. Central Michigan 195.540 around crown after winning individual titles on the uneven bars, parallel bars and balance 14. BYU 195.445 beam, while claiming co-honors on the floor. The three-time All-Big Ten honoree also set 15. Arkansas 195.430 the championship record in the all-around after posting a 39.800 last year. 16. Utah State 195.250 17. Southern Utah 195.155 18. Denver 195.150 2004 Big Ten Women’s Gymnastics Championships 19. Arizona 195.070 Kentucky 195.070 Team Results 2004 All-Big Ten Teams 1. Michigan 197.800 FIRST TEAM 21. Auburn 195.025 2. Penn State 196.625 Stephanie Gran, IOWA 22. Minnesota 195.000 3. Iowa 196.500 Alexis Maday, IOWA 23. Washington 194.875 4. Minnesota 196.325 Elise Ray, MICH 24. Missouri 194.870 5. Michigan State 196.025 Calli Ryals, MICH 25. Arizona State 194.850 6. Illinois 195.400 Sarah Alexander, MSU 7. Ohio State 194.450 Laura Johnson, MINN Big Ten teams in bold Alicia Opsahl, MINN Individual Champions Mary Skokut, MINN All-Around: Elise Ray, MICH Tiffanie Janke, OSU 2005 Gymnasts of the Week Floor Exercise (co): Alexis Maday, IOWA Elizabeth Meaney, OSU Jan. 12 Sarah Alexander, MSU Floor Exercise (co): Elise Ray, MICH Carolyn Yernberg, MINN Uneven Bars: Elise Ray, MICH SECOND TEAM Jan. 19 Lindsey Bruck, MICH Vault: Alexis Maday, IOWA Cara Pomeroy, ILL Jan. 26 Elise Ray, MICH Balance Beam: Elise Ray, MICH Ashley Williams, ILL Feb. 2 Lindsay Borkan, PSU Kortny Williamson, IOWA Feb. 9 Lindsey Bruck, MICH 2003 Big Ten Honors Lindsey Bruck, MICH Feb. 16 Jenny Deiley, MICH Gymnast of the Year: Becca Clauson, MICH Feb. 23 Elise Ray, MICH Alexis Maday, IOWA Jenny Deiley, MICH March 1 Cara Pomeroy, ILL Freshman of the Year: Victoria Iakounina, MSU Lisa Clark, PSU Victoria Iakounina, MSU Carolyn Yernberg, MINN March 8 Jenny Deiley, MICH Tri-Coaches of the Year: Meredith Hoover, PSU March 16 Carolyn Yernberg, MINN Mike Lorenzen, IOWA Kate Stopper, PSU March 23 Elise Ray, MICH Beverly Plocki, MICH Kathie Klages, MSU 2005 Big Ten Championships On the Web Results will be posted after each event and CHAMPIONSHIP CONTACTS live coverage will be provided on the Big Ten website at www.bigten.org. At the University of Iowa At the Big Ten Conference Jana Hemphill, Gymnastics Contact Robin Jentes Assoc. Director of Comm. 2005 Big Ten Championships On TV Phone: 319-335-9411 Phone: 847-696-1010, ext. 143 The meet will be shown tape-delayed on Fax: 319-335-9417 Fax: 847-696-1110 CSTV: College Sports Television on Saturday, [email protected] [email protected] March 30 at 10 p.m. ET. Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Michigan • Michigan State • Minnesota • Northwestern • Ohio State • Penn State • Purdue • Wisconsin BIG TEN WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS RECORDS BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS TI EA 13 58 48 10 Michigan 1982-92-93-94-95-96-97-99-00-01-02-03-04 5 21 18 3 Ohio State 1983-84-85-86-87 4 27 22 5 Minnesota 1988-89-91-98 1 7 6 1 Illinois 1990 0 12 10 2 Iowa 0 8 8 0 Michigan State 0 6 3 3 Penn State 0 3 2 1 Wisconsin (discontinued in 1991) 0 0 0 0 Indiana (discontinued in 1983) T - team championships I - individual champions (including all-around) E - individual event champions NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL TITLES (single season) 4 Marie Roethlisberger, MINN, 1989 (AA, V, co-UPB, BB) Beth Wymer, MICH, 1992 (AA, UPB, co-BB, FX) Beth Wymer, MICH, 1994 (AA, FX, V, UPB) Beth Wymer, MICH, 1995 (AA, FX, co-V, BB) 3 Tracy Rinker, OSU, 1983 (AA, BB, UPB) Mary Olsen, OSU, 1985 (AA, BB, UPB) Michelle Ingalls, MSU, 1988 (UPB, BB, FX) Beth Wymer, MICH, 1993, (AA, UPB, BB) Sarah Cain, MICH, 2000 (AA, FX, V) NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL TITLES (career) 15 Beth Wymer, MICH (1992 AA, UPB, co-BB, FX; 1993 AA, UPB, BB; 1994 AA, FX, V, UPB; 1995 AA, FX, co-V, BB) 7 Marie Roethlisberger, MINN (1987 AA, UPB; 1989 AA, V, co-UPB, BB; 1990 UPB) 6 Sarah Cain, MICH (1997 AA, FX; 1999 FX; 2000 AA, V, FX) Alexis Maday, IOWA (2001 AA, FX; 2002 FX; 2003 co-UPB; 2004, co-FX, V) 5 Mary Olsen, OSU (1984 AA; 1985 AA, BB, UPB; 1986 UPB) Nikki Peters, MICH (1996 UPB; 1997 UPB, co-FX; 1998 UPB; 1999 UPB) Lisa Simes, MICH (1996 co-FX; 1997 co-BB; 1998 co-FX; 1999 AA, co-V) Elise Ray, MICH (2002 BB; 2004 AA, co-FX, UPB, BB) 4 Tracy Rinker, OSU (1983 AA, BB, UPB; 1984 UPB) Katie Rowland, PSU (2002 AA, V; 2003 AA, V) 3 Robin Huebner, MINN (1982 AA, FX; 1983 FX) Kim Hartwick, MSU (1986 BB; 1987 FX, UPB) Laurie Kaiser, MINN (1986 FX; 1987 FX, V) Michelle Ingalls, MSU (1988 UB, BB, FX) Emily Arnold, OSU (1992 V; 1993 FX, V) Heather Kabnick, MICH (1995 co-V; 1997 V, co-FX) Lindsey Vagedes, OSU (1998 V; 1999 co-BB,co-V) NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS BY INSTITUTIONS (single season) 8 Michigan, 1997 (Beth Amelkovich, co-BB; Sarah Cain, AA; co-FX, Heather Kabnick, V, co-FX; Nikki Peters, UPB, co-FX; Lisa Simes, co-BB) 6 Minnesota, 1989 (Gena Palm, FX; Marie Roethlisberger, AA, V, co-UPB, BB; Lisa Wittwer, co-UPB) 5 Michigan, 1992 (Kelly Carfora, co-BB; Beth Wymer, AA, UPB, FX, co-BB) Michigan, 1994 (Kelly Carfora, BB; Beth Wymer, AA, FX, V, UPB) Michigan, 1995 (Heather Kabnick, co-V; Beth Wymer, AA, FX, co-V, BB) Michigan, 1996 (Beth Amelkovich, AA; Kathy Burke, co-BB; Wendy Marshall, V; Nikki Peters, UPB; Lisa Simes, co-FX) Michigan, 1999 (Sarah Cain, FX; Christine Michaud co-V; Nikki Peters, UPB; Lisa Simes, AA, co-V) Michigan, 2000 (Sarah Cain, V, FX, AA, Camela Singer, co-UPB; Tara Tagliarino, co-UPB) 4 Minnesota, 1982 (Robin Huebner, AA, FX; Judi Klein, UPB; Karie Ploof, BB) Ohio State, 1983 (Sue Filardi, V; Tracy Rinker, AA, BB, UPB) Ohio State, 1985 (Nina Dziem, V; Mary Olsen, AA, BB, UPB) Illinois, 1990 (Laura Knutson, co-BB; Denise Lamborn, V; Peggy Pullman, co-BB; Heather Singalewitch, co-FX) Michigan, 2004 (Elise Ray, AA, co-FX, UPB, BB) 3 Ohio State, 1984 (Patti Monaghan, BB; Mary Olsen, AA; Tracy Rinker, UPB) Michigan State, 1988 (Michelle Ingalls, UPB, BB, FX) Minnesota, 1991 (Kathy Ness, co-UPB; Jessica Wolf, V; Cathy Zolkowski, FX) Michigan, 1993 (Beth Wymer, AA, UPB, BB) Michigan, 1998 (Bridget Knaeble, co-FX; Nikki Peters, UPB, Lisa Simes, co-FX) Iowa, 2001 (Stephanie Gran, co-V; Alexis Maday AA, FX) Michigan, 2001 (Bridget Knaeble, UPB; Shannon MacKenzie, BB; Chrissy Michaud, co-V) Michigan, 2003 (Janessa Grieco, BB; Jenny Deiley, co-UPB; Calli Ryals, co-FX) Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Michigan • Michigan State • Minnesota • Northwestern • Ohio State • Penn State • Purdue • Wisconsin B I G T E N W O M E N ’ S G Y M N A S T I C S R E C O R D S INDIVIDUAL BIG TEN CHAMPIONS All-Around Uneven Parallel Bars Floor Exercise 1982 Robin Huebner, MINN 35.750 1982 Judi Klein, MINN 18.050 1982 Robin Huebner, MINN 18.250 1983 Tracy Rinker, OSU 36.750 1983 Tracy Rinker, OSU 18.950 1983 Robin Huebner, MINN 18.500 1984 Mary Olsen, OSU 36.400 1984 Tracy Rinker, OSU 18.700 1984 Laurie Kaiser, MINN 18.450 1985 Mary Olsen, OSU 36.350 1985 Mary Olsen, OSU 18.500 1985 Angela Williams, MICH 19.050 1986 Shelley Brown, MINN 37.350 1986 Mary Olsen, OSU 9.300 1986 Laurie Kaiser, MINN 9.350 1987 Marie Roethlisberger, MINN 37.500 Beth Benevente, WIS 1987 Kim Hartwick, MSU 9.650 1988 Heather Singalewitch, ILL 38.100 1987 Marie Roethlisberger, MINN 9.700 1988 Michelle Ingalls, MSU 9.700 Lisa Wittwer, MINN 1988 Michelle Ingalls, MSU 9.450 1989 Gena Palm, MINN 9.550 1989 Marie Roethlisberger, MINN 38.200 1989 Marie Roethlisberger, MINN 9.800 1990 Heather Singaleweitch, ILL 9.700 1990 Elizabeth Mahaney, WIS 38.150 Lisa Wittwer, MINN Lori Cole, IOWA 1991 Lori Cole, IOWA 38.050 1990 Marie Roethlisberger, MINN 9.800 Cathy Zolkowski, MINN Wendy Wilkinson, MICH 1991 Lynn Devers, ILL 9.650 1991 Cathy Zolkowski, MINN 9.800 1992 Beth Wymer, MICH 39.000 Merideth Chang, WIS 1992 Beth Wymer, MICH 9.750 1993 Beth Wymer, MICH 39.450 1992 Beth Wymer, MICH