ALABAMA GYMNASTICS MEET 3 AT AUBURN ALABAMA GYMNASTICS 5-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS. The 2011 NCAA & SEC Champions

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1 Friday, January 27, :00 p.m. CT Auburn, Ala. Auburn Arena (7,500) THE MATCH UP Alabama Team Auburn Record SEC Conference Record SEC 6th Nat l Ranking 16th Sarah Patterson Head Coach Jeff Graba /34th Record at School /2nd same Career Record same Squad Size 17 3 Seniors 7 3 Juniors 2 7 Sophomores 2 5 Freshmen High Score All-Americans Returning 0 BROADCAST INFORMATION Television CSS Talent Melissa Lee & Katie Heenan Dodson Airdate@Time 6 p.m. CT Radio WVUA-FM (90.7) Talent Leesa Davis and Rich Robinson The Sarah Patterson Show on CSS & WVUA7 Hosts Sarah Patterson and Tom Roberts Airdate@Time WVUA7 - 6:30 p.m. CT CSS - 2 p.m. CT ON-LINE INFORMATION Live Meet Scoring RollTide.com Live Meet Commentary Jan Davis on GymTide.com News RollTide.com & GymTide.com YouTube YouTube.com/BamaGymnastics Facebook Facebook.com/BamaGymnastics MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS Alabama Roots Woodruff Office Mobile rwoodruff@ia.ua.edu Websites RollTide.com GymTide.com Auburn Taylor Bryan Office taylor.bryan@auburn.edu Website AuburnTigers.com ALABAMA The 2011 NCAA & SEC Champions GYMNASTICS MEET 3 AT AUBURN FRIDAY S MEET Alabama is on the road for the second week in a row, traveling to Auburn, Ala. where it will face the No. 16 Auburn Tigers, Friday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. CT. Friday will mark the first time the Crimson Tide has competed in Auburn Arena and the first time that the Tide has faced second-year Auburn mentor Jeff Graba on the Plains. Alabama has won 103 consecutive meetings against the Auburn Tigers, including three victories last season - in the dual meet in Tuscaloosa, as well as at the SEC and NCAA Regional Championships. Alabama last saw Auburn at the 2011 NCAA Regional Championships where the Tide took first with a while the Tigers were fourth at The Tide and Tigers last met in the regular season on Feb. 11, 2011 in Tuscaloosa. Alabama won in front of a sold-out crowd of 15,075. ALABAMA vs. AUBURN Rankings Team Vault Bars Beam Floor Alabama Auburn High Scores Team Vault Bars Beam Floor Alabama Auburn SCOUTING AUBURN Jeff Graba is in his second year as Auburn s head coach after spending five years as an assistant coach at Utah. Auburn scored a season-high in last Friday s home loss to Georgia, led by senior Kylie Shields season-high in the all-around, which won the meet. The meet also drew an Auburn Arena record 4,508 fans. Junior Toi Garcia leads the Tigers on the vault after scoring a 9.9 at LSU. Shields and senior Allyson Sandusky have scored 9.875s on the uneven bars this season to lead Auburn, Shields at the season-opening Cancun Classic and Sandusky against Georgia. Shields also posted the Tigers high score on the balance beam, a 9.9 at LSU. Freshman Bri Guy holds Auburn s best floor exercise score of the season with a 9.9 vs. Georgia. Garcia, Shields and junior Petrina Yokay have all competed in the all-around this season. THE CRIMSON TIDE IN 2012 Junior Ashley Sledge made her collegiate all-around debut in the Crimson Tide s season opener against Georgia. She turned in a and won the all-around. Through two meets, she is the only member of the Tide s lineup to go in the all-around. Sledge leads the Tide with eight routines in UA s competitive lineup. Seniors Geralen Stack- Eaton and Ashley Priess along with sophomore Diandra Milliner are next with six routines each. Alabama has used 11 gymnasts in its competitive lineup in each of its first two regular season meets. Stack-Eaton scored Alabama s first 10.0 since the 2005 season in the Tide s opening meet of the season against Georgia, turning in the perfect score on the vault. Priess and Stack-Eaton lead Alabama on the uneven bars with matching scores of against Georgia. Milliner, Priess and Stack-Eaton lead UA with scores of 9.85 on the balance beam with Priess and Stack-Eaton turning in the score against Georgia and Milliner posting the score at the PSU Quad Meet. Priess and junior Marissa Gutierrez lead the Tide on the floor exercise with matching scores of 9.9 against UGA. 1

2 ALABAMA AT THE PSU QUAD MEET Alabama won its road opener last Saturday at the Penn State Quad Meet in State College, Pa. to go to 4-0 overall and 1-0 in Southeastern Conference competition on the season. Alabama scored a , with Penn State just.075 behind with a , followed by Michigan State ( ) and Cornell ( ). The Penn State Quad meet is Alabama s only regular-season Saturday meet of Saturday s meet was Penn State s pink meet, with all four teams wearing pink to help raise awareness for the fight against breast cancer. Alabama is now 16-0 when wearing its pink leotards. Alabama has now scored or better in its last 11 meets dating back to last year s Feb. 11 Auburn meet in Tuscaloosa. Freshman Lora Leigh Frost, from Decatur, Ala., earned Alabama s Brick of the Week after posting the Tide s highest floor exercise score, 9.85, of the meet in the PSU Quad Meet. After opening her junior season with a careerbest on the vault against Georgia, Ashley Sledge scored a team and meet-best on the vault at the Penn State Quad Meet. It marked her 13th career vault score of 9.85 or better and seventh of 9.9 or better. In Alabama s first two meets of 2012, all 12 vaults in the Tide s competitive lineup have scored 9.8 or better, with eight scoring or better. At the PSU Quad Meet, five of six gymnasts in the competitive lineup scored 9.85 or better, with junior Ashley Sledge s meet winning leading the way. After scoring a 9.8 on the uneven bars at the PSU Quad Meet, junior Becca Alexin has now posted 11 scores of 9.8 or better since the start of her sophomore season. After starting off her career last week by going on the vault and uneven bars against Georgia, freshman Kaitlyn Clark competed on the vault, uneven bars and balance beam at the PSU Quad Meet, scoring a 9.85 to start off the Tide s vault lineup. Junior Marissa Gutierrez scored her fifth career 9.9 or better vault at the PSU Quad Meet, and the fourth in her last six vaults in team competition dating back to last year s SEC Championships. Sophomore Diandra Milliner scored a 9.85 to lead Alabama on the balance beam at the PSU Quad meet, just.025 off her career-best score. Senior Ashley Priess and sophomore Sarah DeMeo tied for Alabama s top uneven bars score of the night at the PSU Quad Meet, with both scoring It marked the second meet in a row that Priess has led Alabama on the uneven bars. ALABAMA ADDS HUNTER DENNIS TO THE 2012 ROSTER IN JANUARY Alabama added Hunter Dennis to its roster for the spring semester, boosting the Crimson Tide s roster to 18 gymnasts, the largest in school history. Dennis is the sister of former UA NCAA floor exercise champion and eight-time All-American Morgan Dennis ( ). Hunter Dennis graduated from Holy Cross High School early so that she could join the Crimson Tide for the 2012 season. The Westampton, N.J. native arrived on campus on the first day of classes for the spring semester, attended her first day of classes on Thursday, Jan. 12 and marched out with her new teammates on Friday, Jan. 13 as the Tide opened its season against Georgia. Dennis was coached by Kim and Kevin Bonus, John Wilton and Jeanne Kane at Will-Moor School of Gymnastics. She won the all-around, vault and floor exercise at the Sportsplex Team Classic and was the floor exercise champion at the IGI Chicago Style Invitational. ASHLEY SLEDGE NO. 1 ON THE VAULT: TIDE RANKED NO. 6 Coming off a win at the Penn State Quad Meet on Saturday, the Alabama gymnastics team is ranked sixth nationally this week while junior Ashley Sledge jumped one spot in the vault rankings, landing at No. 1. Arkansas and UCLA are tied for No. 1 in the team rankings, followed by No. 3 Utah, No. 4 Nebraska and No. 5 Oklahoma. Following the Tide at No. 6 is Georgia in seventh and Florida in eighth. Penn State, who hosted Alabama s first road meet of the season last Saturday, is at No. 9 while Oregon State rounds out the top 10. The Tide s next opponent, Auburn, checks in at No. 16. Alabama is ranked second in the vault, seventh in floor exercise, 10th in the balance beam and 12th in the uneven bars. In addition to being No. 1 on the vault, Sledge is ranked tenth in the all-around. Senior Geralen Stack-Eaton, who was ranked No. 1 a week ago, is second on the vault this week while junior Marissa Gutierrez and sophomore Diandra Milliner are 14th and 19th respectively on the vault. Senior Ashley Priess is ranked ninth on the uneven bars Gymnastics Rankings (by season average) Rank School Ave. Conf. High t1 Arkansas SEC t1 UCLA PAC Utah PAC Nebraska Big Oklahoma Big Alabama SEC Georgia SEC Florida SEC Penn State Big Oregon State PAC Ohio State Big Stanford PAC Boise State MtnWest Illinois Big Arizona PAC Auburn SEC LSU SEC Denver WAC Michigan Big t20 Missouri Big t20 N.C. State EAGL Washington PAC Iowa Big Maryland EAGL West Virginia EAGL Alabama in the Rankings Week TM VT UB BB FX Preseason 2 Week Week ReadBAMARead In the days that followed the tornado that ripped through Tuscaloosa on April 27th, help came pouring into the West Alabama community from near and far, filling immediate needs like food, shelter and clothing for those displaced by the storm. It was in the days that followed the tornado that assistant coach Dana Duckworth started thinking about the long-term efforts that would be needed to help the community get back on its feet. One of the things we discovered was that in addition to all the other damage and destruction there were also three elementary schools and one middle school that had either lost their entire library in the storm or had most of their library book inventory destroyed, Duckworth said. From that point, Duckworth and co-founder Donna Benjamin put together a foundation that would help raise money to stock the libraries of the schools once they are rebuilt. ReadBAMARead took off immediately. Through a pair of fundraisers and direct donations, the foundation has already raised more than $7,000 toward its ultimate goal of $150,000. Off to a good start, ReadBAMARead got a big boost when David DeSantis and Tuscaloosa Toyota pledged $200 for every 9.8 or better that Alabama scores during the Crimson Tide s first three meets. A check for Tuscaloosa Toyota s donation will be presented at Alabama s Tornado Relief meet against Missouri on March 9. Alabama posted 18 scores of 9.8 or better against Georgia, raising $3600 for Read- BAMARead. The day after the Alabama-Missouri meet, Read- BAMARead will host its first 10-kilometer race and a one-mile Fun Run for children K-5. The event will start at Coleman Coliseum, go through Alberta City, one of the areas hit hardest by the tornado, turn around where Alberta Elementary School once stood and end back on campus. Duckworth and Benjamin s initial goal for Read- BAMARead is 10,000 bound library quality books that cost approximately $15 each for the rebuilt schools. But beyond that, they want to provide a means for people who love Tuscaloosa and the West Alabama community to continue to support its recovery. For more on ReadBAMARead, visit www. ReadBAMARead.org. 2

3 ALABAMA VS. GEORGIA Alabama opened its season with a win against Georgia. Alabama s against Georgia was its highest opening night score since posting a in the Super Six Challenge on Jan. 9, 2004 in Tuscaloosa. Junior Ashley Sledge s on the vault, the Tide s third routine of the 2012 season, was the highest score posted by an Alabama gymnast since Morgan Dennis scored a on the vault on Feb. 26, 2010 against Kentucky. Two routines later, senior Geralen Stack-Eaton s 10.0 on vault became the Tide s highest score on any event since the 2005 season. Senior Geralen Stack-Eaton s 10.0 on the vault in her first routine of the 2012 season was the first perfect score for the Crimson Tide since Ashley Miles scored two 10.0s in the NCAA Super Six Team Finals (vault and floor exercise) on April 22, 2005 in Auburn, Ala. Stack-Eaton is the 13th UA gymnast to score at least one 10.0 during her career and the seventh to score a 10.0 on the vault. Sledge made her collegiate debut in the allaround against Georgia, winning it with a In addition to winning the vault with a 10.0, Stack-Eaton shared top honors on the uneven bars with a and tied Alabama s top balance beam score with a Senior Ashley Priess competed in three events, the uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise. She anchored and posted the highest UA score on all three events, winning the uneven bars and floor exercise. Junior Marissa Gutierrez shared first place on the floor exercise after scoring a 9.9 against Georgia. It marked her first individual collegiate title on the floor exercise. Sophomore Kim Jacob led off the Tide s balance beam and floor exercise rotations, getting Alabama off to a solid start on both with scores of Freshman Kaitlyn Clark, Kayla Williams and Lora Leigh Frost made their Crimson Tide debut against Georgia. Clark led off the Tide s season, going up first on vault, and getting things started with a Williams was next up on the vault and scored a 9.8. Clark also competed on the uneven bars while Frost competed on the floor exercise. Alabama posted 18 scores of 9.8 or better against Georgia. Through the Tide s first three home meets of the season Tuscaloosa Toyota is donating $200 per 9.8 or better score that Alabama produces to assistant coach Dana Duckworth s ReadBAMARead foundation that was created to help restock school libraries that were destroyed during April s devastating tornado. The Tide s total against Georgia raised $3600 for ReadBAMARead. For more information on the foundation go to Alabama s score of on the vault was higher than any total it recorded during the 2011 regular season. All six of Alabama s vaults scored better than a 9.8 while four of six routines in the competitive lineup scored better than 9.8 in the uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise. After the win over Georgia, Alabama is now a in home openers and in season openers under coaches Sarah and David Patterson. That mark includes several multi-team meets, including Super 6 Challenges. THE 2012 CRIMSON TIDE Alabama is the defending NCAA, SEC and NCAA Regional Champions There are 18 gymnasts on this year s roster - 3 seniors, 3 juniors, 7 sophomores and 5 freshmen - making it the largest squad in school history Seven Alabama gymnasts earned All-American honors last season and six are back this season: Senior Geralen Stack-Eaton, junior Marissa Gutierrez, junior Ashley Sledge, sophomore Kim Jacob, sophomore Sarah DeMeo and sophomore Diandra Milliner Alabama also returns senior Ashley Priess a fivetime All-American, who missed last season after surgery on both ankles prior to the season Alabama returns 20 of its 24 routines from last year s NCAA Championship team There are two NCAA Regional Champions on this year s team - Priess and Stack-Eaton Priess and Stack-Eaton have combined to win four individual SEC titles over the last two years Sarah and David Patterson are in their 34th season coaching the Crimson Tide Assistant coach Bryan Raschilla is in his 16th season coaching at Alabama Assistant coach Dana Dobransky Duckworth, is in her 17th season with the Tide, including four years as a gymnast, nine as a volunteer assistant coach and four as a full-time assistant coach The Crimson Tide is coming off its 29th consecutive NCAA Championship appearance, making it one of only two schools in the nation with an active streak of more than 12 national championship appearances in a row Alabama is one of just four teams to win an NCAA Championship, taking home the crown in 2011, 2002, 1996, 1991 and 1988 Alabama has also won seven SEC titles, including two of the last three, and an NCAA-best 26 regional championships 3

4 GYMNASTICS SUPPORT STAFF Director of Gymnastics Operations: Rita Martin Administrative Assistant: Robin Kelley Assistant Athletic Trainer: Monica Decker Managers: Lauren Adair, Stephen Buckner, Russ Guin, Caleb Hooks Academic Advisor: Fern Hampton Strength and Conditioning Coach: Travis Illian Director of Performance Nutrition: Amy Bragg Marketing and Promotions Director: Kimberlee Johnson 2012 UNIVERSITY OF ROSTER Name Year Exp. Ht. Hometown Club Team Becca Alexin Jr. 2L 5-5 Cordova, Tenn. GymStars Gymnastics Olivia Carisella Soph. 1L 5-2 New Orleans, La. Elite Gymnastics Kaitlyn Clark Fr. HS 5-1 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Precision Gymnastics Sarah DeMeo Soph. 1L 4-11 Overland Park, Kan. Eagle Gymnastics Hunter Dennis Fr. HS 5-4 Westampton, N.J. Will-Moor School of Gymnastics Ria Domier Soph. 1L 5-1 Davis, Calif. Davis Diamonds Gymnastics Lindsey Fowler Soph. 1L 5-4 Birmingham, Ala. JamJev Gymnastics Lora Leigh Frost Fr. HS 5-2 Decatur, Ala. Calvin Twisters Marissa Gutierrez Jr. 2L 5-2 Houston, Texas WGA Texans Kim Jacob Soph. 1L 5-2 Raleigh, N.C. Superior Gymnastics Diandra Milliner Soph. 1L 5-3 Wichita, Kan. Folger s Gymnastics Brooke Parker Fr. HS 5-0 Lorton, Va. Capital Gymnastics Ashley Priess Sr. 3L 5-3 Wheaton, Ill. Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy Ashley Sledge Jr. 2L 5-3 Fairview Heights, Ill. World Class Gymnastics Geralen Stack-Eaton Sr. 3L 5-4 Horsham, Pa. Parkettes Rachel Terry Sr. 3L 4-10 Hoover, Ala. JFJ Elite Gymnastics Hannah Toussaint Soph. 1L 5-2 Warren, Ohio Olympic Dreams Gymnastics Kayla Williams Fr. HS 5-2 Huntington, W.Va. Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy HEAD COACH Sarah Patterson 34th Year PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Olivia Carisella Cara-selluh Sarah DeMeo Duh-may-oh Ria Domier Doh-meyer Diandra Milliner Dee-ann-dra Ashley Priess Preess STATE-BY-STATE Alabama Lindsey Fowler Lora Leigh Frost Rachel Terry California Kaitlyn Clark Ria Domier Illinois Ashley Priess Ashley Sledge VOLUNTEER COACH David Patterson 34th Year Kansas Sarah DeMeo Diandra Milliner Louisiana Olivia Carisella New Jersey Hunter Dennis North Carolina Kim Jacob Ohio Hannah Toussaint ASSISTANT COACH Bryan Raschilla 16th Year Pennsylvania Geralen Stack-Eaton Tennessee Becca Alexin Texas Marissa Gutierrez Virginia Brooke Parker West Virginia Kayla Williams Bryan Raschilla Rah-shill-uh Geralen Stack-Eaton Jer-ah-lyn Hannah Toussaint Too-saunt CLASS BREAKDOWN Seniors (3) Ashley Priess Geralen Stack-Eaton Rachel Terry Juniors (3) Becca Alexin Marissa Gutierrez Ashley Sledge Sophomores (7) Olivia Carisella Sarah DeMeo ASSISTANT COACH Dana Duckworth 13th Year Ria Domier Lindsey Fowler Kim Jacob Diandra Milliner Hannah Toussaint Freshmen (5) Kaitlyn Clark Hunter Dennis Lora Leigh Frost Brooke Parker Kayla Williams RETURNING ALL-AMERICANS (8) Sarah DeMeo (1): 2011 Bars Marissa Gutierrez (1): 2011 Vault Kim Jacob (2): 2011 All-Around, Beam Diandra Milliner (1): 2011 Bars* Ashley Priess (5): 2010 Beam 2009 Bars, Beam, Floor*, All-Around* Ashley Sledge (1): 2011 Vault Geralen Stack-Eaton (8): 2011 All-Around, Vault, Bars, FX 2010 All-Around, Vault, Beam, Bars* Rachel Terry (1): 2009 Vault* * Denotes second-team All-American honor RETURNING NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONS (2) Ashley Priess (3): 2010 Beam 2009 All-Around, Beam Geralen Stack-Eaton (4): 2011 Beam 2010 All-Around, Vault, Bars RETURNING SEC CHAMPIONS (2) Ashley Priess (2): 2010 All-Around, Beam Geralen Stack-Eaton (2): 2011 Beam, Floor RETURNING ALL-SEC (7) Sarah DeMeo 2011 Second Team Freshman Marissa Gutierrez 2011 Second Team Kim Jacob 2011 Second Team Freshman Diandra Milliner 2011 Second Team Freshman Ashley Priess: 2010 First Team 2009 Second Team Freshman Ashley Sledge 2011 Second Team Geralen Stack-Eaton 2011 First Team 2009 Freshman RETURNING SCHOLASTIC ALL-AMERICANS (11) Becca Alexin, Sarah DeMeo, Ria Domier, Lindsey Fowler, Kim Jacob, Diandra Milliner, Ashley Priess, Ashley Sledge, Geralen Stack-Eaton, Rachel Terry and Hannah Toussaint RETURNING SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL HONOREES (12) Becca Alexin, Olivia Carisella, Sarah DeMeo, Ria Domier, Lindsey Fowler, Marissa Gutierrez, Kim Jacob, Ashley Priess, Ashley Sledge, Geralen Stack-Eaton, Rachel Terry and Hannah Toussaint 4

5 Becca Alexin Junior 2L 5-5 Bars, Beam, Floor Major: Health Studies Hometown: Cordova, Tenn. High School: Faith Heritage Academy Club: GymStars Two-year Scholastic All-American... opened the 2012 season with a 9.8 on the uneven bars against Georgia... after scoring a 9.8 on the uneven bars at the PSU Quad Meet, she has posted 11 scores of 9.8 or better since the start of her sophomore season... carries a 3.5 cumulative grade point average... earned a GPA in the fall. Kaitlyn Clark Freshman HS 5-1 All-Around Major: Exercise Science Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. High School: Ontario Christian Club: Precision Gymnastics Made her Crimson Tide debut against Georgia... after starting off her career against UGA by going on the vault and uneven bars, she competed on the vault, uneven bars and balance beam at the PSU Quad Meet, scoring a 9.85 to start off the Tide s vault lineup... earned a GPA in the fall. Sarah DeMeo Sophomore 1L 4-11 All-Around Major: Interdisciplinary Hometown: Overland Park, Kan. High School: Blue Valley Club: Eagle Gymnastics All-American and Scholastic All-American... competed on the uneven bars and balance beam in the season opener against Georgia... tied Alabama s top score on the uneven bars, 9.85, at the PSU Quad Meet... earned Dean s List honors with a grade point average in the fall... carries a 3.7 cumulative GPA. Lora Leigh Frost Freshman HS 5-2 All-Around Major: General Health Studies Hometown: Decatur, Ala. High School: Bridgeway Academy Club: Calvin Twisters Turned in Alabama s top floor exercise score at the PSU Quad Meet, scoring a earned the Tide s Brick of the Week after the PSU Quad Meet... made her Crimson Tide debut against Georgia, competing on the floor exercise... earned Dean s List honors with a grade point average in the fall. NOTEBOOKING THE CRIMSON TIDE Marissa Gutierrez Junior 2L 5-2 Vault, Balance Beam, Floor Exercise Major: Early Childhood Development Hometown: Houston, Texas High School: Clear Brook Club: Woodland Gymnastics Academy National Ranking: V 14 All-American... shared first place on the floor exercise against Georgia after scoring a won her first individual collegiate title on the floor exercise against Georgia... scored her fifth career 9.9 or better vault at the PSU Quad Meet, and the fourth in her last six vaults in team competition dating back to last year s SEC Championships... earned Dean s List honors with a 3.6 grade point average in the fall Event Titles 1 FLOOR EXERCISE Georgia (1/13) Kim Jacob Sophomore 1L 5-2 All-Around Major: Exercise Science Hometown: Raleigh, N.C. High School: Homeschooled Club: Superior Gymnastics Two-time All-American... Scholastic All-American... led off Alabama s balance beam and floor exercise rotations in the season opener against Georgia and at the PSU Quad Meet... earned President s List honors with a 4.0 grade point average in the fall... carries a perfect 4.0 GPA for her career. Diandra Milliner Sophomore 1L 5-3 All-Around Major: Pre-major Studies Hometown: Wichita, Kan. High School: Maize Club: Folger s Gymnastics National Ranking: V 19 All-American... Scholastic All-American... opened the season with a on the vault against Georgia... competed on the vault, balance beam and floor exercise against Georgia... scored a 9.85 to lead Alabama on the balance beam at the PSU Quad meet, just.025 off her career-best score... carries a cumulative grade point average... earned a 3.27 GPA in the fall. Ashley Priess Senior 3L 5-3 All-Around Major: Spanish Hometown: Wheaton, Ill. High School: Lakota West Club: Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy National Ranking: UB 9 Five-time All-American... Two-year Scholastic All- American... competed in three events, the uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise, in the Tide s first two meets... anchored and posted the highest UA score on all three events against UGA, winning the uneven bars and floor exercise... anchored Alabama s uneven bars at the PSU Quad Meet, scoring a 9.85 and securing a win over Penn State... earned the Tide s Brick of the Week award following the Georgia meet... returned to the Tide s lineup against UGA for the first time since the 2010 NCAA Championships Individual Event Finals following surgery on both ankles prior to the 2011 season... earned Dean s List honors with a grade point average in the fall... graduated in 3.5 years with a GPA in Spanish Event Titles 2 BALANCE BEAM Georgia (1/13) FLOOR EXERCISE Georgia (1/13) Ashley Sledge Junior 2L 5-3 All-Around Major: Public Relations Hometown: Farview Heights, Ill. High School: Belleville East Club: World Class Gymnastics National Ranking: AA 10 V 1 All-American... Scholastic All-American... after opening her junior season with a career-best on the vault against Georgia, she scored a meet-best on the vault at the Penn State Quad Meet, marking her 13th career vault score of 9.85 or better and seventh of 9.9 or better... made her collegiate debut in the all-around against Georgia... won the all-around against UGA with a , including a career-best on the vault... competed in her first all-around competition since she was a junior in high school against Georgia... earned Tide s Brick of the Week award following the Georgia meet... earned Dean s List honors with a grade point average in the fall... carries a cumulative GPA Event Titles 2 ALL-AROUND Georgia (1/13) VAULT PSU Quad (1/21) 5

6 Geralen Stack-Eaton Senior 3L 5-4 All-Around Major: Telecommunications and Film Hometown: Horsham, Penn. High School: Bridgeway Academy Club: Parkettes National Ranking: V 2 NCAA Floor Exercise Champion... Eight-time All- American... Scholastic All-American... opened her senior season with a 10.0 on the vault against Georgia... scored Alabama s first 10.0 since Ashley Miles scored 10s on the vault and floor at the 2005 NCAA Championships... is the 13th UA gymnast to score at least one 10.0 during her career and the seventh to score a 10.0 on the vault... won the uneven bars against UGA with a posted Alabama s top score on the balance beam against UGA, a carries a career grade point average of Event Titles 2 VAULT Georgia (1/13) UNEVEN BARS Georgia (1/13) Kayla Williams Freshman HS 5-2 All-Around Major: Public Relations Hometown: Huntington, W. Va. High School: Huntington Club: Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy Made her collegiate debut against Georgia on the vault, scoring a earned a grade point average in the fall. NOTEBOOKING THE CRIMSON TIDE Ria Domier Sophomore 1L 5-1 Vault, Floor Major: Chemical Engineering Hometown: Davis, Calif. High School: Davis Senior Club: Davis Diamonds Gymnastics Scholastic All-American... went exhibition on the vault against Georgia, scoring a 9.725, marking her first Crimson Tide routine in a meet... earned President s List honors with a 4.0 grade point average in the fall... carries a perfect 4.0 GPA for her career. Olivia Carisella Sophomore 1L 5-2 All-Around Major: Food and Nutrition Hometown: New Orleans, La. High School: Baton Rouge Episcopal Club: Elite Gymnastics Hunter Dennis Freshman HS 5-4 All-Around Major: Premajor Studies Hometown: Westampton, N.J. High School: Holy Cross Club: Will-Moore School of Gymnastics Graduated from high school early and joined the Crimson Tide in January for the spring semester... sister of UA 2007 NCAA floor exercise champion Morgan Dennis. Lindsey Fowler Sophomore 1L 5-4 All-Around Major: Restaurant and Hospitality Management Hometown: Birmingham, Ala. High School: Oak Mountain Club: JamJev Gymnastics Earned Dean s List honors with a grade point average in the fall... carries a 4.0 GPA for her career (Alabama is on +/- system). Brooke Parker Freshman HS 5-0 All-Around Major: Business Hometown: Lorton, Va. High School: South Country Secondary Club: Capital Gymnastics National Training Center Earned a grade point average in the fall... carries a cumulative GPA. Rachel Terry Senior 3L 4-10 Vault, Bars, Floor Major: Early Childhood Education Hometown: Hoover, Ala. High School: SMIC Academy Club: JFJ Elite Gymnastics All-American... three-year Scholastic All-American NCAA Elite 88 Award winner... earned President s List honors with a 4.0 grade point average in the fall... carries a perfect 4.0 GPA for her career. Hannah Toussaint Sophomore 1L 5-3 All-Around Major: Communicative Disorders Hometown: Warren, Ohio High School: Howland Club: Olympic Dreams Earned a grade point average in the fall... carries a cumulative GPA. 6

7 Date Opponent / Event Location Time Fri., Jan. 13 Georgia Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 21 Penn State and Michigan State University Park, Pa. 7:00 p.m. ET Fri., Jan. 27 Auburn Auburn, Ala. 7:00 p.m. Fri., Feb. 3 Florida Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 10 Kentucky Lexington, Ky. 7:00 p.m. ET Fri., Feb. 17 Arkansas (Power of Pink Meet) Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 24 LSU Baton Rouge, La. 7:00 p.m. THE 2012 SCHEDULE Fri., March 2 Oklahoma Norman, Okla. 7:00 p.m. Fri., March 9 Missouri Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7:30 p.m. Fri., March 16 North Carolina Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7:30 p.m. Sat., March 24 SEC Championships Duluth, Ga. 4:00 p.m. Sat., April 7 NCAA Regional Championships TBA TBA April NCAA Championships Duluth, Ga. TBA ALABAMA S 2012 TELEVISED MEETS Meet Date Opponent Network Initial Broadcast Airing Jan. 13 Georgia ESPN2 & ESPNU 1/19-5:30 p.m. on ESPNU 1/22-6 p.m. on ESPN2 WVUA7 1/18-7 p.m. on WVUA7 Jan. 27 Auburn CSS 1/31-6 p.m. on CSS Feb. 3 Florida CSS 2/7-6 p.m. on CSS WVUA7 2/8-7 p.m. on WVUA7 Feb. 10 Kentucky FSN 2/18-6 p.m. on FSN Feb. 17 Arkansas ESPNU 2/23-5:30 p.m. on ESPNU WVUA7 2/22-7 p.m. on WVUA7 Feb. 24 LSU ESPN2 & ESPNU 3/1-9:30 p.m. on ESPNU 3/4-7 p.m. on ESPN2 March 9 Missouri WVUA7 3/14-7 p.m. on WVUA7 March 16 North Carolina WVUA7 3/21-7 p.m. on WVUA7 March 24 SEC Championships ESPN2 & ESPNU 3/29-7 p.m. on ESPN2 4/2-7 p.m. on ESPNU ALABAMA TICKET INFO Tickets are available through the Alabama Ticket Office ( ) located in the lobby of Coleman Coliseum or online at RollTide.com. SEASON TICKETS Season Tickets $45 Group Tickets (4 or more season packages) $36 each UA Faculty/Staff $36 INDIVIDUAL MEETS Adults $10 Youth (18 and under) $5 UA Students get in free with their ACT card April NCAA Championships ESPN TBA *All Times Central Home Meets in Bold 7

8 Team Results Date Ala. Rank Ala. Score Opponent (Opp. Rank) Opp. Score Att. Site Overall SEC Jan. 13 No Georgia (9) ,500 Tuscaloosa, Ala Jan. 21 No Penn State (9) ,016 State College, Pa Michigan State Cornell Team Scores Vault Bars Beam Floor Totals Georgia Quad Meet Season Best Season High Scores Gymnast V UB BB FX AA Becca Alexin Kaitlyn Clark Sarah DeMeo Lora Leigh Frost Marissa Gutierrez Kim Jacob Diandra Milliner Ashley Priess Ashley Sledge Geralen Stack-Eaton Kayla Williams TEAM TOTALS Individual Scores Becca Alexin V UB BB FX AA Georgia Quad Meet Career Best Kaitlyn Clark V UB BB FX AA Georgia Quad Meet Career Best Sarah DeMeo V UB BB FX AA Georgia Quad Meet Career Best Ria Domier V UB BB FX AA Georgia 9.725e Quad Meet 9.400e Career Best Lora Leigh Frost V UB BB FX AA Georgia Quad Meet Career Best Marissa Gutierrez V UB BB FX AA Georgia e Quad Meet Career Best Kim Jacob V UB BB FX AA Georgia Quad Meet Career Best Diandra Milliner V UB BB FX AA Georgia e Quad Meet Career Best Ashley Priess V UB BB FX AA Georgia Quad Meet Career Best Ashley Sledge V UB BB FX AA Georgia Quad Meet Career Best Geralen Stack-Eaton V UB BB FX AA Georgia Quad Meet Career Best Kayla Williams V UB BB FX AA Georgia Quad Meet Career Best Alabama s Top Scorers and Finishes from Each Meet Vault Uneven Bars Balance Beam Floor Exercise All-Around Georgia Stack-Eaton (1st ) Priess (1st ) Priess (2nd ) Priess (1st ) Sledge (1st ) Stack-Eaton (1st ) Stack-Eaton (2nd ) Gutierrez (1st ) Quad Meet Sledge (1st ) Priess (2nd ) Milliner (4th ) Frost (2nd ) Sledge (2nd ) DeMeo (2nd ) 8

9 No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 9 Georgia Tuscaloosa, Ala Alabama Georgia Vault Uneven Bars Kaitlyn Clark Chelsea Davis Kayla Williams Noel Couch Ashley Sledge Christa Tanella Marissa Gutierrez Shayla Worley Geralen Stack-Eaton Gina Nuccio Diandra Milliner Kat Ding TOTAL TOTAL Uneven Bars Vault Ashley Sledge Chelsea Davis Becca Alexin Noel Couch Kaitlyn Clark Sarah Persinger Sarah DeMeo Kaylan Earls Geralen Stack-Eaton Cat Hires Ashley Priess Kat Ding TOTAL TOTAL Balance Beam Floor Exercise Kim Jacob Kaylan Earls Diandra Milliner Chelsea Davis Ashley Sledge Christa Tanella Sarah DeMeo Gina Nuccio Geralen Stack-Eaton Shayla Worley Ashley Priess Noel Couch TOTAL TOTAL No. 5 Quad Meet State College, Pa VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR Totals Alabama Penn State Michigan State Cornell Alabama Balance Beam Kim Jacob Diandra Milliner Kaitlyn Clark Ashley Sledge Geralen Stack-Eaton Ashley Priess Running Total Floor Exercise Kim Jacob Ashley Sledge Lora Leigh Frost Marissa Gutierrez Diandra Milliner Ashley Priess Running Total Vault Kaitlyn Clark Kayla Williams Ashley Sledge Marissa Gutierrez Geralen Stack-Eaton Diandra Milliner Running Total Uneven Bars Ashley Sledge Becca Alexin Kaitlyn Clark Sarah DeMeo Geralen Stack-Eaton Ashley Priess Total Floor Exercise Balance Beam Kim Jacob Noel Couch Ashley Sledge Kaylan Earls Lora Leigh Frost Kat Ding Marissa Gutierrez Christa Tanella Diandra Milliner Sarah Persinger Ashley Priess Shayla Worley TOTAL TOTAL