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1 AIR FORCE WOMEN S GYMNASTICS WOMEN S GYMNASTICS CONTACT: VALERIE PERKIN VALERIE.PERKIN@USAFA.EDU GOAIRFORCEFALCONS.COM WEEK 09 AIR EAGLE INVITATIONAL SATURDAY, MARCH 9, :00 P.M. EST YPSILANTI, MICH. BOWEN FIELD HOUSE AIR FORCE vs NO. 13 DENVER MONDAY, MARCH 11, :00 P.M. USAF ACADEMY, COLO. CADET WEST GYM SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Jan. 12 at No. 11 Denver L, Jan. 18 at Sea le Pacific W, Jan. 26 Air Force Quad 2nd of 4 ( ) vs. UC Davis L, vs. Missouri W, vs. Texas Woman s Univ. W, Feb. 2 at Burnsley Invita onal 4th of 4 ( ) at No. 13 Denver L, vs. No. 24 North Carolina State L, vs. San Jose State L, Feb. 8 at Utah State L, Feb. 16 Air Force Triangular 2nd of 3 ( ) vs. New Hampshire L, vs. Lindenwood W, Feb. 24 at TWU Quad 4th of 4 ( ) vs. Illinois-Chicago L, at Texas Woman s Univ. L, vs. Centenary L, Mar. 2 Sea le Pacific W, Mar. 9 at Eagle Invita onal Ypsilan, Mich. Mar. 11 Denver USAF Academy, Colo. Mar. 15 at UC Davis Triangular Davis, Calif. Mar. 17 at Sacramento State Sacramento, Calif. Mar. 23 at MPSF Championships Sea le, Wash. Apr. 6 at NCAA Regional Championships Columbus, Ohio Apr at USAG Championships Shreveport, La. Apr at NCAA Championships Los Angeles, Calif. All home meets (blue) will be held at Cadet West Gym. The Air Force women s gymnas cs team has a busy weekend ahead, crisscrossing the country for a pair of meets. The Falcons open the weekend at the Eagle Invita onal in Ypsilan, Mich., where they will face host Eastern Michigan, No. 17 Kent State and MPSF foe Alaska at 7 p.m. (EST). Air Force then returns to the Academy on Monday, March 11, for its home finale against 13th-ranked Denver at 6 p.m. MEET INFORMATION: SATURDAY The Eagle Invita onal, featuring Air Force, Alaska, Eastern Michigan and No. 17 Kent State, will take place at Bowen Field House on the campus of Eastern Michigan University. A LOOK AT THE FIELD Kent State holds the highest na onal ranking of the four schools compe ng at the Eagle Invita- onal, as the Golden Flashes are ranked 17th with a Regional Qualifying Score of Eastern Michigan is ranked 45th ( ), while Air Force and Alaska are ranked 56th ( ) and 61st ( ), respec vely. SCOUTING THE COMPETITION No. 17 Kent State tallied its best score of the year on March 1 to defeat Ball State , while Eastern Michigan collected its highest total of the year in a loss to Southeast Missouri State on March 3. Alaska, who will face Central Michigan in a dual meet prior to the Eagle Invita onal, has been off from compe on since recording the third-highest team score in program history during a loss to Eastern Michigan on Feb. 17. MEET INFORMATION: MONDAY Admission is free for all Air Force women s gymnas cs meets, which are held inside Cadet West Gym. Following the meet, the Falcons will be on hand to sign autographs. Live video streaming will be available at GoAirForceFalcons.com. SCOUTING THE COMPETITION Denver, currently ranked 13th in the GymInfo Na onal Rankings, is coming off of the sixthhighest team score in program history ( ) to win the West Virginia Quadrangular on March 3. Individually, Moriah Mar n is ed for eighth in the na onal vault standings with a Regional Qualifying Score of 9.905, while Nina McGee is ed for 11th on the uneven bars with a RQS. Like Air Force, the Pioneers will compete on Saturday night, hos ng Arizona State and Illinois State at Hamilton Gymnasium. LAST TIME WE MET Although it hasn t faced any of their upcoming opponents for the Eagle Invita onal, Air Force has met Denver twice this season. The Falcons opened the season with a dual meet at then- 20th-ranked Denver on Jan. 12, tallying its highest season-opening score of the Doug Day era in a loss to the Pioneers. Air Force returned to the state capitol for the Burnsley Invita onal on Feb. 2, tallying a to finish fourth behind No. 13 Denver ( ), No. 24 NC State ( ) and San Jose State ( ). AROUND THE LEAGUE As a team, Air Force is currently ranked second in the MPSF with a Regional Qualifying Score of Individually, Linnaea Hance and Ka e Hawthorne are ranked third (9.750) and fi h (9.715), respec vely, on the uneven bars, while Jessica Wallander is ranked fourth on the vault (9.765) and Jen Larsen is ranked fi h on the floor exercise (9.725). In addi on, Hance and Hawthorne are ranked fourth (38.440) and fi h (38.370), respec vely, in the all-around. WHAT S AHEAD FOR THE FALCONS Air Force closes out the regular season next weekend with a pair of meets in California. The Falcons will travel to Davis for a triangular meet with UC Davis and Sacramento State on Friday, March 15, before heading to Sacramento on Sunday, March 17, for a rematch with the Hornets.

2 2013 GYMNASTICS ROSTER NAME YR HT EVENTS HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS CLUB PRONUNCIATION Ali Ables Fr. 5-3 V-UB-BB-FX Norcross, Ga. Wesleyan HS Gwinne Gymnas cs Center -- Ryann Anderson Fr. 5-2 V-UB-BB-FX Charlo e, N.C. Charlo e Catholic HS Southeastern Gymnas cs -- Emily Bucher Jr. 5-7 BB Fond du Lac, Wis. Fond du Lac HS Oshkosh Gymnas cs Center boo-ker Joey Ching Fr. 5-4 V-UB-BB-FX Kailua, Hawaii Punahou School Kokokahi Gymnas cs Team -- Laura Fauss Jr. 5-2 V-UB-FX Santa Rosa, Calif. Windsor HS Santa Rosa Gymnas cs Center foss Linnaea Hance Jr. 5-3 V-UB-BB-FX Bend, Ore. Naperville North HS (Ill.) Aerial Gymnas cs Club lynn-ay-uh Jessica Hanner Jr. 5-3 BB Owasso, Okla. Rejoice Chris an HS Jenks Gymnas cs -- Ka e Hawthorne Jr. 5-3 V-UB-BB-FX Forney, Texas Texas Tech HS Individual Sports Solu ons -- Shannen Kelly Fr. 5-2 V-UB-BB-FX Phoenix, Ariz. Sandra Day O Connor HS Desert Devils Gymnas cs -- Jen Larsen Jr. 5-0 V-UB-BB-FX St. Paul, Minn. North St. Paul HS Flips Gymnas cs -- Kim McRobbie So. 5-5 V-UB-BB-FX Rowle, Texas Frisco HS World Olympic Gymnas cs Academy -- Sarah Neumann Fr. 5-1 V-UB-BB-FX Corcoran, Minn. Maple Grove Senior HS Twin City Twisters -- Andrea Perea Fr. 5-2 V-UB-BB-FX Las Vegas, Nev. Silverado HS The Academy of Gymnas cs and Dance pear-ay-uh Al Stych So. 5-4 V-UB-BB-FX North Oaks, Minn. Mounds View HS Midwest Gymnas cs Center s ck Jessica Wallander So. 5-3 V-UB-FX Dallas, Texas Coppell HS Metroplex Gymnas cs -- Head Coach: Doug Day Assistant Coach: Kyle Georges AIR FORCE MGYM QUICK FACTS AIR FORCE ACADEMY Loca on...usaf Academy, Colo. Founded Enrollment...4,000 Nickname...Falcons Colors... Blue and Silver Affilia on... NCAA Division I Conference...Mountain Pacific Sports Fed. Superintendent... Lt Gen Michael C. Gould Director of Athle cs...dr. Hans Mueh COACHING STAFF Head Coach... Doug Day Season at Air Force...Seventh Alma Mater... Springfield (1977) Assistant Coach... Kyle Georges Season at Air Force... Third Alma Mater... New Mexico (2010) Athle c Trainer... Lisa Smith TEAM INFORMATION 2012 MPSF Finish... Third ( ) 2012 USAG Finish...Fourth ( ) 2012 NCAA Final Ranking... n/a Le erwinners R-L USAG All-Americans R-L Home Venue...Cadet West Gym Team Captain... Jessica Hanner MEDIA INFORMATION Women s Gymnas cs Contact...Valerie Perkin ...valerie.perkin@usafa.edu Office Phone Office Fax Website...GoAirForceFalcons.com GYMINFO NATIONAL RANKINGS REGIONAL QUALIFYING AVERAGE March 5, 2013 RK TEAM... AVERAGE 1 Florida Oklahoma Michigan LSU Alabama UCLA Utah Georgia Stanford Oregon State Auburn Nebraska Denver Minnesota Penn State Arizona Kent State Ohio State Illinois Kentucky West Virginia Washington Boise State T Maryland T Arkansas AIR FORCE RECORD BOOK TOP TEAM SCORES UNDER DOUG DAY Scores from Day s arrival in 2007 SCORE...OPPONENT DATE Sea le Pacific (Mar. 2) Denver (Mar. 14, 2011) at Denver (Mar. 22, 2010) UC Davis, TWU, Missouri (Jan. 26) at Utah State (Feb. 8) Denver, Western Michigan (Mar. 5, 2012) at Denver, NC State, SJSU (Feb. 2) at MPSF Championship (Mar. 26, 2010) Bridgeport (Feb. 12, 2011) at USAG Team Qualifier (Apr. 12, 2012) at MPSF Championships (Mar. 29, 2008) at Eastern Michigan (Mar. 10, 2012) at Arizona (Mar. 16, 2012) Lindenwood, New Hampshire (Feb. 16) at Denver (Feb. 22, 2010) Denver (Mar. 24, 2008) UC Davis (Feb. 18, 2012) at Minnesota (Jan. 29, 2011) Sea le Pacific (Jan. 22, 2011) at TWU, Centenary, UIC (Feb. 24) Sea le Pacific (Mar. 2, 2012) at USAG Team Finals (Apr. 13, 2012) at Denver (Jan. 12)

3 TOP INDIVIDUAL MARKS Vault... Gymnast (Date) Jessica Wallander (3x, last 2 Mar) Linnaea Hance (2 Mar) Ali Ables (26 Jan) Jen Larsen (26 Jan) Ka e Hawthorne (26 Jan) Uneven Bars... Gymnast (Date) Linnaea Hance (24 Feb) Jen Larsen (2 Mar) Al Stych (2 Mar) Jessica Wallander (2 Mar) Ka e Hawthorne (3x, last 24 Feb) Balance Beam... Gymnast (Date) Emily Bucher (26 Jan) Jessica Hanner (2x, last 8 Feb) Linnaea Hance (2 Feb) Ka e Hawthorne (2 Feb) Shannen Kelly (2 Mar) Ali Ables (2 Feb) Floor Exercise... Gymnast (Date) Ka e Hawthorne (2 Mar) Shannen Kelly (2 Mar) Jen Larsen (2 Mar) Al Stych (2 Mar) Jessica Wallander (8 Feb) Linnaea Hance (26 Jan) Jessica Hanner (2 Feb) All-Around... Gymnast (Date) Linnaea Hance (2 Mar) Ka e Hawthorne (16 Feb) Jen Larsen (26 Jan) WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS Linnaea Hance Feb MPSF Gymnast of the Week Mar. 4...Air Force Athlete of the Week Jessica Hanner Feb. 5...MPSF co-gymnast of the Week Jen Larsen Jan MPSF co-gymnast of the Week Jessica Wallander Feb MPSF Gymnast of the Week FALCONS SET NEW DAY-ERA STANDARD With a score of in the win over Sea le Pacific on March 2, Air Force recorded its best team score of the Doug Day era. The total easily be ered the previous Day-era Record of that had stood since the 2011 season. In fact, this season s squad, which hasn t scored lower than a 190 all year, has accounted for seven of the top-20 scores since Day became head coach in FALCONS SWEEP SEATTLE PACIFIC Backed by three tles, including four of the five scores that ed for first on the uneven bars and floor exercise, Air Force completed the regular-season sweep of Sea le Pacific on March 2. With a victory, the Falcons, who accumulated the highest team total in seven years, improved to 2-0 on the season against their MSPF opponents from Sea le. HANCE BREAKS 39 IN THE ALL-AROUND Linnaea Hance became the Falcons first gymnast since Jessa Leigl in 2004 to break the 39-point mark in the all-around, as she scored a career-best to win the outright tle in the four-event compe on. Contribu ng to her total was a e for first on the uneven bars (9.775), a e for third on the balance beam (9.725) and a career-best vault tally of to e for third on that event. TAKING CONTROL OF THE TOP With matching scores of 9.775, the Falcons contributed to four of the five first-place scores on the uneven bars in the dual meet with Sea le Pacific. Linnaea Hance, Jen Larsen (career-best), Alexandra Stych (career-best) and Jessica Wallander (career-best) ed with SPU s Stephanie Wagner for first on the bars. BUT WAIT, THERE S MORE The Falcons also dominated a e at the top of the standings on the floor exercise on March 2, as Jen Larson, Alexandra Stych, Ka e Hawthorne and Shannen Kelly all used career-best marks of to e with Sea le Pacific s Kenley Memmel for first on the floor. HANCE NAMED MPSF GYMNAST OF THE WEEK Linnaea Hance was selected as the MPSF Gymnast of the Week on Feb. 26, becoming the fourth Air Force gymnast this season to earn the conference s weekly award. Hance picked up her third career honor a er scoring a career-best to e for first on the uneven bars at the TWU Quadrangular on Feb. 24. She also tallied a personal-best on the vault and a season-high in the all-around. DID YOU KNOW? Linnaea Hance is the fourth Air Force gymnast to earn the MPSF Gymnast of the Week award this season, joining Jen Larsen (Jan. 15), Jessica Hanner (Feb. 5) and Jessica Wallander (Feb. 12). FALCONS TAKE FOURTH AT TWU QUAD Air Force scored a at the TWU Quadrangular to finish fourth behind Illinois-Chicago ( ), TWU ( ) and Centenary ( ) on Feb. 24. Linnaea Hance paced the Falcons with a first-place e on the uneven bars (9.850), while Jessica Hanner finished second with a score of EARNING HIGH MARKS Linnaea Hance s career-best on the uneven bars led the Falcons to four finishes within the top half of the 24-gymnast field at the TWU Quadrangular on Feb. 24. Ka e Hawthorne ed for eighth with a tally of 9.750, while Jessica Hanner, Alexandra Stych and Jessica Wallander all ed for 11th with matching scores of (career-high marks for both Hanner and Stych). FALCONS TAKE SECOND AT HOME TRI-MEET Backed by tles from Ka e Hawthorne (all-around) and Linnaea Hance (balance beam), Air Force finished second at its home triangular on Feb. 16 with a score of New Hampshire won the meet with a , while Lindenwood finished third with a score of ALL-AROUND GOODNESS Ka e Hawthorne tallied a career-best to win the all-around during the Falcons Feb. 16 tri-meet. Highligh ng the junior s day were runner-up finishes on the uneven bars (career-best 9.775) and balance beam (9.625). In addi on to her victory on the balance beam (9.675), Linnaea Hance ed with Hawthorne on the uneven bars (season-best) and finished third in the all-around with a season-best WALLANDER NAMED MPSF GYMNAST OF THE WEEK Jessica Wallander was named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on Gymnast of the Week on Feb. 12, following a stellar performance at the Falcons dual meet with Utah State on Feb. 8. Wallander won the floor exercise with a career-best 9.800, while claiming addi onal top-three finishes on the uneven bars (career-best 9.750, second) and vault (9.800, third). FALCONS TALLY SEASON S SECOND-HIGHEST SCORE Air Force broke the 193-point mark for the second me this season during a narrow loss at Utah State. The mark is the Falcons secondhighest score of the season and the third-highest total since So far this season, this squad has accounted for three of the five highest scores since head coach Doug Day arrived seven seasons ago. FALCONS TALLY SEASON S SECOND-HIGHEST SCORE Air Force broke the 193-point mark for the second me this season during a narrow loss at Utah State. The mark is the Falcons secondhighest score of the season and the third-highest total since So far this season, this squad has accounted for three of the five highest scores since head coach Doug Day arrived seven seasons ago. LED BY THE BIRTHDAY GIRL Jessica Wallander, celebra ng her 20th birthday, paced Air Force to four of the top-five scores on the floor exercise and a season-best team total of Wallander scored a career-best matching to win the event, while Linnaea Hance and Ka e Hawthorne ed for second with matching marks of and Alexandra Stych finished fi h with a mark of

4 TOP TEAM MARKS Vault...Meet (Date) Air Force Quadrangular (26 Jan) at Denver (12 Jan) vs. Sea le Pacific (2 Mar) Uneven Bars...Meet (Date) vs. Sea le Pacific (2 Mar) at TWU Quadrangular (24 Feb) at Utah State (8 Feb) Balance Beam...Meet (Date) at Burnsley Invita onal (2 Feb) at Utah State (8 Feb) Air Force Quadrangular (26 Jan) Floor Exercise...Meet (Date) vs. Sea le Pacific (2 Mar) at Utah State (8 Feb) Air Force Triangular (16 Feb) Air Force Quadrangular (26 Jan) Team Total...Meet (Date) vs. Sea le Pacific (2 Mar) Air Force Quadrangular (26 Jan) at Utah State (8 Feb) MORE NEWS FROM UTAH The two members of the Falcons roster that share the first name of Jessica accounted for a share of the squad s top marks at Utah State on Feb. 8. Jessica Wallander won the floor exercise (9.800), accounted for the squad s top finish on the vault (third, 9.800) and ed for the team lead on the uneven bars with Ka e Hawthorne (second, 9.750), while Jessica Hanner ed for second on the balance beam with a HANNER NAMED CO-MPSF GYMNAST OF THE WEEK Jessica Hanner earned a share of the MPSF Gymnast of the Week award on Feb. 5, a er collec ng a thirdplace finish on the balance beam at the Burnsley Invita onal. The junior recorded a season-high to e for third, while also adding a top-five finish in the all-around behind a career-best score. KEEPING IT GOING The Falcons posted their second-highest score of the season ( ) and fourth-best total in seven years to take third at the Burnsley Invita onal on Feb. 2. Compe ng against 12th-ranked Denver, No. 24 NC State and San Jose State, Air Force cleared the 192-point mark for the second straight week, while se ng a new season-best total on the beam (48.625). BEAM THEM UP The Falcons placed four among the top-12 on the balance beam at the Feb. 2 Burnsley Invita onal in Denver. Jessica Hanner paced Air Force with a thirdplace ( e) score of 9.800, while Ka e Hawthorne and Linnaea Hance ed for ninth with matching scores of Ali Ables rounded out the quartet with a 12th-place score of Those marks, career highs for Hawthorne and Ables and season-best tallies for Hanner and Hance combined for the program s highest team total (48.625) of the season. FALCONS TALLY BEST TEAM SCORE IN TWO YEARS Air Force combined for its highest total in two years during the team s home-opener on Jan. 26. That score is the second-highest team total of the Doug Day era, falling just shy of the the Falcons accounted for during two meets against Denver (2010, 2011). HANCE WINS FLOOR TITLE Linnaea Hance matched her career-best score of to e for first on the floor exercise during the Air Force Quad. Equaling the mark she set last year at the USAG Championships, Hance picked up her second event tle of the season (uneven bars, Jan. 18). AIR FORCE DOMINATES FLOOR IN HOME OPENER Highlighted by the event tle from Linnaea Hance, Air Force recorded three of the top four scores on the floor exercise on Jan. 26. Helping the Falcons to a season-high team score of was Hance s winning mark of 9.800, Jessica Wallander s and Alexandra Stych and Jen Larsen s matching scores of THE CLOSE CALL Less than one point separated the top three teams at the Falcons home-opening meet on Jan. 26, as the final standings came down to the last performers. UC Davis won the meet with a score of , while Air Force ( ) edged Missouri ( ) for second. JUNIORS TALLY CAREER-BEST MARKS All five compe ng juniors accounted for career highs on Jan. 26. Emily Bucher (beam) and Linnaea Hance (floor) tallied marks of on their respec ve events, while Ka e Hawthorne (9.725) and Jen Larsen (9.775) improved their vault scores. Jessica Hanner improved her totals on the bars (9.675), floor (9.425) and all-around (38.350). FALCONS CLAIM SEASON S FIRST DUAL WIN Backed by an uneven bars tle from Linnaea Hance, the Falcons defeated MPSF foe Sea le Pacific on Friday, Jan. 18. Air Force improved its team scores on the balance beam and floor exercise, while surpassing the 190-point mark for the second straight week. HANCE PACES FALCONS IN MPSF OPENING DUAL Linnaea Hance tallied a season-best to win the uneven bars at Sea le Pacific, while also pacing the Falcons in the all-around and on the vault. The junior finished second in the all-around (38.050) and finished third on the vault (9.600). MORE NEWS FROM SEATTLE Air Force earned two of top-three places on the uneven bars at Sea le Pacific. While Linnaea Hance won the event with a season-high score of 9.775, Al Stych scored a season-best to finish third. Shannen Kelly was the runner-up on the balance beam, behind a career-best score of LARSEN EARNS MPSF WEEKLY HONOR Jen Larsen was named the MPSF Gymnast of the Week on Jan. 16 a er scoring a career-best on the floor exercise at Denver. Larsen s PR contributed to a fi h-place finish on that event (Falcons highest event finish of the night) and a runner-up spot in the all-around (38.250). FALCONS TALLY BEST START AT DENVER Tallying the highest season-opening score of the Doug Day era ( ), the Falcons got the 2013 season off to a strong start during a dual meet at Denver on Jan. 12. Despite falling to the 20th-ranked Pioneers ( ), Air Force posted the 15th-highest total since Day s arrival, as well as the program s thirdhighest score in the month of January since LOOKING BACK AT THE SEASON OPENER In addi on to Jen Larsen s fi h-place finish on the floor exercise with a career-best 9.800, Jessica Wallander added a top-five placement to the Falcons final lineup, as she finished fi h on the vault with a Jessica Hanner also finished within the top half of the 12-gymnast field, tallying a sixth-place score of on the balance beam. EARLY SEASON ROAD WARRIORS The Falcons are on the road for four of the first five weeks, including a pair of trips to Denver. Following the season-opening dual at Denver, Air Force heads to Washington to take on Sea le-pacific on Jan. 18. A er opening the home slate on Jan. 26, the Falcons return to Denver for the Burnsley Invita onal on Feb. 2, before traveling to Utah State on Feb. 8.

5 FIRST-PLACE FINISHES Linnaea Hance Jan. 19, at Sea le Pacific...Uneven Bars Jan. 26, Air Force Quadrangular...Floor Exercise Feb. 16, Air Force Triangular... Balance Beam Feb. 24, at TWU Quadrangular...Uneven Bars Mar. 2, Sea le Pacific... All-Around Ka e Hawthorne Feb. 16, Air Force Triangular... All-Around Shannen Kelly Jen Larsen Al Stych OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN Junior Jessica Hanner was selected as the team captain for the 2013 women s gymnas cs team. THE YOUNG WILL LEAD Without a single senior on the roster, Air Force will be remarkably young in 2013, as the Falcons roster is comprised solely of freshmen (six), sophomores (three) and juniors (six). WELCOME TO THE SHOW Air Force added six freshmen to its roster for the 2013 season in Ali Ables, Ryann Anderson, Joey Ching, Shannen Kelley, Sarah Neumann and Andrea Perea. ON THE SIDELINES Doug Day returns to the gym for his seventh season as Air Force s head coach. Day, a two- me MPSF Coach of the Year and 2011 USAG Coach of the Year, will be joined on the sideline by second-year assistant Kyle Georges, the 2011 MPSF Assistant Coach of the Year. Jessica Wallander Feb. 7, at Utah State...Floor Exercise Mar. 2, Sea le Pacific... Vault