Rhode Island College

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1 Rhode Island College Senior Co-Captain Michaela Hogan 30 Women s Gymnastics

2 The Rhode Island College Women s Gymnastics Team Front Row (left to right): Kristina Lemanis, Danielle Soucy, Cassie O Blenis, Caren Normandin, Courtney Sylvia, Melissa Jones, Melissa Demirjian. Back Row (left to right): Head Coach Bob Nannig, Megan Joseph, Cristy Pforr, Kaitlyn Kelleher, Michaela Hogan, Nicole Tomaselli, Caitlyn Owens, Assistant Coach Tracy Gannon Rhode Island College Women s Gymnastics Roster Name Year Event(s) Hgt. Hometown/High School Melissa Demirjian Fr. All-Around 5-7 Warwick, RI/Pilgrim Michaela Hogan Sr. V, FX, UB 5-2 Warwick, RI/Toll Gate Melissa Jones So. All-Around 5-3 Cranston, RI/Cranston West Megan Joseph So. All-Around 5-3 Hope, RI/Coventry Kaitlyn Kelleher Fr. All-Around 5-1 Plymouth, MA/Plymouth North Kristina Lemanis So. Al-Around 5-7 Smithtown, NY/Smithtown Caren Normandin Sr. All-Around 5-5 Fall River, MA/Durfee Cassie O Blenis So. All-Around 5-4 Warren, RI/Mt. Hope Caitlyn Owens Fr. All-Around 5-4 Carmel, NY/Carmel Cristy Pforr Jr. BB, FX, V 5-2 Pembroke, MA/Silver Lake Hannah Scott So. All-Around 5-2 Deep River, CT/Valley Regional Danielle Soucy So. All-Around 5-5 Gloucester, MA/Gloucester Courtney Sylvia So. All-Around 5-4 Seekonk, MA/Seekonk Nicole Tomaselli Fr. All-Around 5-1 Cranston, RI/Cranston West Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Captains: Bob Nannig Tracy Gannon Michaela Hogan, Caren Normandin 31

3 Meet the Coaches Head Coach Bob Nannig Bob Nannig enters his second season as the head women s gymnastics coach. He spent the season as an assistant coach with the Anchorwomen gymnastics team under then head coach Nikki Pannone. Nannig previously served as the Director of Boys Gymnastics at Aim High Academy in East Greenwich. He has extensive experience in camp coaching, first at the Woodwar d Camp in Pennsylvania and at URI s summer gymnastics camp, having worked there from Nannig also served as the owner and head coach of the North Kingstown Gymnastics Center from He previously served as the gymnastics coach at Kingston Dance & Gymnastics from Nannig received a bachelor s degree in physical education from Springfield College in While at Springfield, he lettered in gymnastics from He earned a master s degree in physical education administration from the University of Rhode Island in He also works as a physical education teacher at Cranston High School West and has taught in the school system for 14 years. He was honored as the R.I.A.H.P.E.R.D. Secondary Education Teacher of the Year in Nannig lives in North Kingstown, Rhode Island with his wife, JoAnn, and their two daughters, Haley (11) and Jade (17). Assistant Coach Tracy Gannon Tracy Gannon begins her second season as the assistant women s coach at Rhode Island College. She is responsible for assisting head coach Bob Nannig with all phases of the RIC women s gymnastics program including recruiting, scouting, administering practices and meet coaching. Gannon s most recent coaching experience was as the head women s gymnastics coach at North Kingstown High School from She was named the Rhode Island Directors Association and Rhode Island Interscholastic League s Female Coach of the Year in Gannon also served as an assistant gymnastics coach at the University of Rhode Island during the season. She graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a bachelor s degree in physical education in 1992 and earned a master s degree in physical therapy from URI in During her undergraduate years, she competed for the Rams women s gymnastics squad. Gannon resides in Warwick, Rhode Island with her husband Mike and their children Casey (5) and Jack (2). 32

4 Sophomore Melissa Jones Rhode Island College Women s Gymnastics Schedule Day Date Opponent Time Sat. Jan. 15 at M.I.T. 2 p.m. Sat. Jan. 22 at Wilson 1 p.m. Sat. Jan. 29 at SUNY-Brockport 1 p.m. Sat. Feb. 5 at University of Rhode Island 6 p.m. Sun. Feb. 13 Bridgeport 6 p.m. Sat. Feb. 19 at M.I.T. 4 p.m. Sun. Feb. 27 Southern Connecticut 1 p.m. Sun. Mar. 6 at Springfield 1 p.m. Sat. Mar. 12 at West Chester Noon Sat. Mar. 19 at ECAC Championships ^ TBA Fri. Apr. 1 at NCGA Championships + 6 p.m. Sat. Apr. 2 at NCGA Championships + 6 p.m. ^ hosted by Springfield College + hosted by University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 33

5 Final Women s Gymnastics Statistics RIC Women s Gymnastics: Meet-by-Meet Results 3-8 overall record; 7th Place at the ECAC Championships Date Opponent H/A/N W/L Score Record Site 01/17 Wilson * A W Chambersburg, PA 01/17 Ursinus * N L Chambersburg, PA 01/17 MIT * N W Chambersburg, PA 01/31 SUNY-Cortland * A L Cortland, NY 01/31 SUNY-Brockport * N L Cortland, NY 01/31 Springfield * N L Cortland, NY 02/06 Bridgeport A L Bridgeport, CT 02/08 Wilson * H W Providence, RI 02/14 Southern Connecticut A L New Haven, CT 02/21 Ithaca Invitational N 5th (Six Teams) Ithaca, NY 03/14 Brown A L Providence, RI 03/14 Bridgeport N L Providence, RI 03/20 ECAC Championships N 7th (Eight Teams) Ithaca, NY 04/02-03 NCGA Championships N Individual Qualifier 3-8 Cambridge, MA Caren Normandin (beam, floor) * ECAC Div. III Opponent Individual Statistics Note: first number is the average; number in parentheses is the season-high score for that event * denotes school record SEASON-HIGH SCORES FOR EACH EVENT Name Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Staci Freedman (9.300) (9.225) Katelyn Guignard (8.100) Michaela Hogan (9.300) (9.050) (8.725) Kevin Hurley Melissa Jones (9.275) (7.950) (8.750) (9.250) (34.425) Megan Joseph (9.150) (7.975) (9.025) (9.375) (35.200) Kristina Lemanis (8.500) Caren Normandin (9.375) (8.950) (9.550) * (9.725) * (37.075) Cassie O Blenis (8.975) (6.400) (8.950) Cristy Pforr (8.675) (9.150) (9.200) Hannah Scott (8.900) (8.950) (9.050) (9.450) (35.825) Courtney Silva Nicki Turner

6 Meet the Team Melissa Demirjian All-Around, 5-7, Freshman Warwick, RI (Pilgrim) High School: Competed in gymna stics while at P ilgrim High School graduate...competed in the 2003 Na tional High Sch ool Championships. Personal: Bor n Augu st 12, physica l e duca tion/he alth m a j o r...tra nsfer fr om Southern Connecticut State University. Coach Nannig s Comments: We ar e looking at Melissa to contribute to our bar and beam scores. Being from Warwick, she also brings a local flavor to the team. She comes from an individual high school program, and we are looking forward to having her contribute to a team effort. Michaela Hogan Vault/Floor/Bars, 5-2, Senior Warwick, RI (Toll Gate) Junior Year ( ): Averaged scor es of on vault, on bars and on floor...posted seasonhigh marks of on vault, on bars and on floor Season: Redshirted. Sop homore Year ( ): Injured her knee while competing on beam at the ECAC Championships and was lost for the remainder of the season...season-high marks were on vault, on bars, on floor, on beam and in the all-around. Freshman Year ( ): Averaged scores of on vault, on bars and on floor...season-high marks were on vault, on bars and on floor. High School: Earned First Team All-State honors while at Toll Gate High School graduate...competed on the Rhode Island High School National Gymnastics Team. Personal: Born September 3, biology major. Melissa Jones All-Around, 5-3, Sophomore Cranston, RI (Cranston West) School West graduate. Fre shman Ye ar ( ): Averaged scores of on vault, on bars, on beam, on floor a nd in the a llaround...posted season high marks of on vault, on bars, on beam, on floor and in the all-around. High School: Competed in gymnastics w hile at Cr anston H igh Personal: Born August 2, communications major...transfer fr om the University of Rhode Island. Megan Joseph All-Around, 5-3, Sophomore Hope, RI (Coventry) Freshman Y ear ( ): Averaged scores of on vault, on bars, on beam, on floor a nd in the a llar ound...posted season-high marks of on vault, on bars, on beam, on floor and in the all-around. High School: Earned First Team All-State honors three times while at Coventry High School graduate...competed on the Rhode Island H igh School Senior Na tiona l Team...named A l l - N e w England in Personal: Born June 30, elementary education major with a minor in mathematics...transfer from Endicott College. 35

7 Meet the Team Kaitlyn Kelleher All-Around, 5-1, Freshman Plymouth, MA (Plymouth North) High School: Competed in varsity gymnastics while at Plym ou th Nor th High School grad u- ate...named team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior...an All-Star selection on beam...earned Rookie of the Year honors as a freshman. Personal: Born Januar y 24, nursing major. Coach Nannig s Comments: Kaitlyn is a great addition to our team. We will look for her to stand out on beam and floor. Kristina Lemanis All-Around, 5-7, Sophomore Smithtown, NY (Smithtown) Fre shman Ye ar ( ): Ave rage d a scor e of on bars...posted a season-high mark of on bars vs. Brown/Bridgeport. High School: Competed in gymna stics w hile at Smithtow n High School graduate. Personal: Born N ove mber 17, undecided about a major. Caren Normandin All-Around, 5-5, Senior Fall River, MA (Durfee) Junior Year ( ): Qualified on floor and bea m for the 2004 NCGA Championships...placed 21st on beam (9.350) and 30th on floor (9.725)...averaged team-highs with a on vault, on bars, on beam, on floor and in the a l l - a round...set school r e c o rd s on beam (9.550) and floor (9.725). Sophomore Year ( ): Qualified in the all-around for the 2003 NCGA Championships...placed 24th on vault (8.975), 54th on bars (7.225), 16th on beam (9.100), 40th on floor (9.325) and 15th in the all-around (34.625)...averaged scores of on vault (teamhigh), on bars, on beam (team-high), on floor and in the all-around. Freshman Year ( ): Named the team s Most Valuable P l a y e r...competed as a va ult specialist a t the 2002 N CGA Championships...posted season-high marks of on vault, on bars, on beam, on floor and in the all-around. High School: Named Massachusetts Gymnast of the Year in 2001 while at B.M.C. Durfee High School graduate...named Fall River Herald News All-Star and Athlete of the Week. Personal: Born July 1, elementary education major with a concentration in special education. 36 Cassie O Blenis All-Around, 5-4, Sophomore Warren, RI (Mt. Hope) Freshman Y ear ( ): Averaged scores of on vault, on bar s and on floor...posted season-high marks of on vault, on bars and on floor. High S chool: Ea rn ed Second Team All-Sta te honors from while at Mt. Hope H igh School gr aduate... attend ed State Championships and Senior Nationals. Personal: Born July 9, undecided about a major.

8 Meet the Team Caitlyn Owens All-Around, 5-4, Freshman Carmel, NY (Carmel) High School: Competed in varsity gymnastics while at Carmel High School graduate...was an All- Ame rican se lection...ea rned A l l - League and All-Section honors...set school re c o rds on va ult, bars and beam. Personal: Born April 30, graphic design major. Coach Nannig s Comments: Caitlyn is very strong on bars and floor. She is a much welcomed addition to our program. Cristy Pforr Beam, Floor, Vault, 5-2, Junior Pembroke, MA (Silver Lake) Sophomore Y ear ( ): Averaged scores of on vault, on bea m a nd on floor...posted season-high marks of on vault, on beam and on floor. Fre shman Ye ar ( ): Averaged scor es of on vault, on bars and on floor...season-high marks were on vault, on bars and on floor. High School: Lettered in gymnastics while at Silver Lake Regional High School graduate...team MVP and captain during her senior season in Personal: Born July 12, elementary education major. Hannah Scott All-Around, 5-2, Sophomore Deep River, CT (Valley Regional) Freshman Ye ar ( ): Averaged scores of on vault, on bars, on beam, on floor a nd in the allaround...posted season-high marks of on vault, on bars, on beam, on floor and in the all-around. High School: Was the Class M Beam State Champion while at Valley Regional High School graduate...named a Level 9 Beam State Champion...member of the Connecticu t High School National Team. Danielle Soucy All-Around, 5-5, Sophomore Gloucester, MA (Gloucester) Season: Suffered a knee injury during pre-season and missed the entire season...granted a medical redshirt. High School: Was a four- y e a r m ember of the varsity gymna stics te am wh ile at Gloucester H igh School graduate...named team captain as a senior. Personal: Born April 12, English major...transfer from the University of Rhode Island. Personal: Born November 13, studio art major. 37

9 Meet the Team Courtney Sylvia All-Around, 5-4, Sophomore Seekonk, MA (Seekonk) communications major. Freshman Year ( ): Was a reserve on the team. High School: Competed in varsity gymnastics while at Seekonk High Sch ool gr adu ate...me mber of the Paramount Gymnastics Sr. Team and was an AAU Jr. Olympic competitor. Personal: Born June 13, Nicole Tomaselli All-Around, 5-1, Freshman Cranston, RI (Cranston West) High School: Competed in varsity gym nastics wh ile at Cran ston H igh School We s t gr ad uate...e ar ned the pro g r a m s Coaches Award. Pe rsonal: Bor n De cem be r 15, biology major. Coach Nan nig s Commen ts:: Nicole is a solid all-a round p erformer who will help us on all four events. Nicole also comes from an individual high school program, and we look forward to having her contribute to a team effort. The Anchorwomen in Action Sophomore Megan Joseph Junior Cristy Pforr Sophomore Cassie O Blenis 38