SCHEDULE RESULTS. Air Force Athle c Media Rela ons Valerie Perkin

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1 Weekly Release 12 April 5, USA Gymnas cs Collegiate Na onal Championships AIR FORCE WOMEN S GYMNASTICS Air Force Athle c Media Rela ons Valerie Perkin valerie.perkin@usafa.edu Overall Record: 6-13 Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on: 2-4 Home: 2-3 Road: 2-6 Neutral: 2-4 AIR FORCE USA GYMNASTICS COLLEGIATE NATIONALS Friday, April 7 (2:00 pm PT) Saturday, April 8 (7:00 pm PT) Sunday, April 9 (1:00 pm PT) Sea le, Wash. Brougham Pavilion SPUFalcons.com SCHEDULE RESULTS Winona State... W, at Denver Quadrangular...4th of at #7 Denver... L, vs Arizona State... L, vs Texas Woman s Univ... L, #24 Sacramento State*...L, at Centenary...W, at Sea le Pacific*...W, Air Force Triangular...2nd of UC Davis*...L, Sea le Pacific*... W, San Jose State*...L, at #23 New Hampshire... L, at Bridgeport... L, at Southeast Missouri... L, at UC Davis*... L, at MPSF Championships...4th of at San Jose State... L, vs UC Davis... L, vs Sacramento State... L, vs Sea le Pacific...W, vs Alaska-Anchorage...W, at NCAA Regionals...NTS at USAG Collegiate Na onals... Sea le, Wash at USAG Collegiate Na onals... Sea le, Wash at USAG Collegiate Na onals... Sea le, Wash. Home meets (bold) will be held at Cadet West Gym Meet with an asterisk (*) indicate a conference contest The Air Force women s gymnastics team closes out the 2017 season this weekend, when it travels to Seattle, Wash., for the USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championships. The meet, which runs from Friday, April 7, through Sunday, April 9, will be held at Broughton Pavilion on the Seattle Pacific campus. MEET INFORMATION The three days of competition at the USAG Collegiate Nationals will be broken down into two qualifying sessions (April 7, see schedule below), team finals (April 8 at 7:00 p.m.) and event finals (April 9 at 1:00 p.m.). The top nine squads in the USAG standings will send full squads to Seattle, while the remaining three programs will travel individual gymnasts. Full weekend passes are $30 for adults and $20 for youth (5-18) and seniors (55+), while single-day passes are $15 for adults and $10 for youth and seniors. Seattle Pacific will offer live stats and video at SPUFalcons.com (direct links are also at GoAirForceFalcons.com). SCHEDULING 101 The 2017 USAG Championships begin with two qualifying sessions on Friday, April 7. The afternoon session (2:00 p.m.) features Air Force, Bridgeport, Cornell and West Chester, while the evening session (7:00 p.m.) includes Brown, Lindenwood, Seattle Pacific, Texas Woman s University and Yale (see complete rankings below). The top two teams from each preliminary session will advance to Saturday s team finals, while the top individual performers from each qualifying session will move on to Sunday s event finals. RK TEAM SEED RQS 1T. Bridgeport No T. Lindenwood No Texas Woman s Univ No Cornell No Air Force No Yale No Brown No West Chester No Pennsylvania Seattle Pacific No Southern Connecticut Centenary OPPONENT QUICK HITS TWU have accounted for the most USAG team titles (nine), although Bridgeport has won six of the last eight and Lindenwood has claimed the last two. Of the 2017 field, Seattle Pacific (three), Air Force (two), Cornell (one) and Centenary (one) have also claimed USAG titles since the division was founded in HISTORY 101 Air Force has earned two USAG team titles (2001, 2002) and has had seven gymnasts combine from 10 individual event titles. Kim Broughton (all-around: 2000, 2002), Jennifer Dougherty (vault: 2002, all-around: 2002) and Allison Todd (balance beam: 2002, 2003) all claimed multiple event titles, while Bethany Stott (balance beam: 2001), Jessa Liegl (balance beam: 2003), Brittany Dutton (uneven bars: 2011) and Linnaea Hance (uneven bars: 2014) have each earned one. A LOOK AT THE RANKINGS Holding a regional qualifying score of , Air Force is ranked fifth in the USAG Division. The Falcons hold the same placement on the vault (48.445) and are ranked among the top-half of the USAG standings on the uneven bars (48.490). Individually, Kara Witgen is ranked among the division s top-10 on the balance beam (fifth, 9.810) and all-around (seventh-tie, ), while leading the squad in the vault rankings (14th, 9.745). Casey Bell and Anna Salamone are the Air Force leaders on the floor exercise (14th-tie, 9.820) and uneven bars (14th-tie, 9.750), respectively. WHAT S AHEAD FOR THE FALCONS The 2017 season is complete.

2 2017 AIR FORCE WOMEN S GYMNASTICS ROSTER NAME YR HT EVENTS HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS TEAM PRONUNCIATION Casey Bell Jr. 5-1 V, UB, BB, FX The Woodlands, Texas The Woodlands Stars Gymnas cs - Houston -- Darby Germain Sr. 5-0 UB, FX West Point, N.Y. James I. O Neill Kenne School of Gymnas cs dar-bee Chelsea Grimison Jr. 5-2 V, UB, BB, FX Orlando, Fla. Timber Creek Global Gymnas cs Academy grim-ih-son Natalie Hawthorne So. 5-1 V, UB, FX Forney, Texas Home School Trevino s -- Riley Hill So. 5-3 V, UB, BB, FX Ventura, Calif. St. Augus ne Academy Team Legacy -- Analise Howard So. 5-4 V, UB, BB, FX Westminster, Calif. River Springs Charter All Olympia Gymnas cs Center anna-lease Rita Koenigbauer Fr. 5-5 V, UB, BB, FX Ira Township, Mich. Marine City Hunts Gymnas cs Academy kohnig-bower Jamie Lewis Jr. 5-7 V, UB, BB, FX Plano, Texas Plano West Senior Metroplex Gymnas cs -- Emily Luers So. 5-2 UB, BB Maineville, Ohio Mount Notre Dame Queen City Gymnas cs lures Mariana Murphy So. 5-3 V, UB, BB, FX Phoenix, Ariz. Desert Vista Desert Lights Gymnas cs -- Parrish Murphy Fr. 5-3 V, UB, BB, FX Savannah, Ga. Savannah Arts Academy Summit Gymnas cs -- Tori Nojaim Fr. 5-0 V, UB, BB, FX Richmond, Va. Clover Hill Virginia Interna onal Gymnas cs no-jim Bri ney Reed So. 5-2 V, UB, BB, FX Yucaipa, Calif. Yucaipa SCEGA -- Anna Salamone Fr. 5-2 V, UB, BB, FX Bayport, N.Y. Bayport Blue Point Nas cs sal-uh-moh-nee Julia Sebben Jr. 5-2 V, UB Monroe, Conn. Masuk Next Dimension Gymnas cs seb-ben Kara Witgen Sr. 5-1 V, UB, BB, FX Romeo, Mich. Romeo Olympia Gymnas cs Academy wit-gehn HEAD COACH: Doug Day ASSISTANT COACH: Kyle Georges ASSISTANT COACH: Jennifer Langley NATIONAL RANKINGS BY REGIONAL QUALIFYING SCORE REGULAR SEASON APRIL 3, 2017 RK TEAM...RQS 1 Oklahoma LSU Florida Utah UCLA Alabama Michigan Oregon State Denver Georgia Boise State Kentucky Washington Nebraska Missouri California Iowa Southern Utah Illinois George Washington Auburn Eastern Michigan West Virginia Utah State Arizona Ohio State Arkansas Central Michigan Iowa State New Hampshire Current season opponents listed in bold The Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) is based on a team s six best regular-season-meet scores, of which three must be away. To obtain the regional qualifying score (RQS), the high score is eliminated and the remaining five scores are averaged. AIR FORCE QUICK FACTS AIR FORCE ACADEMY Loca on... USAF Academy, Colo. Founded Enrollment... 4,000 Colors... Blue and Silver Nickname... Falcons Affilia on... NCAA Division I Conference... Mountain Pacific Sports Fed Gymnasium...Cadet West Gymnasium Superintendent...Lt Gen Michelle Johnson Director of Athle cs... James Knowlton COACHING STAFF & SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach...Doug Day Season at Air Force... Eleventh Alma Mater...New Mexico (1977) Assistant Coach... Kyle Georges Season at Air Force... Seventh Alma Mater...New Mexico (2010) Assistant Coach... Jennifer Langley Season at Air Force... First Alma Mater... Texas (2010) Athle c Trainer...Lisa Smith TEAM INFORMATION Home Venue... Cadet West Gym Team Captains... Darby German, Kara Witgen Le erwinners Returning-Lost USAG All-Americans Returning-Lost Finish at 2016 MPSF Championships...6th of Finish at 2016 USAG Qualifier...8th of MEDIA INFORMATION W Gymnas cs Contact... Valerie Perkin ...valerie.perkin@usafa.edu Office Phone...(719) Website... TOP SCORES UNDER COACH DAY RK SCORE OPPONENT... DATE Arizona New Hampshire Denver Sea le Pacific, UC Davis USAG Team Finals MPSF Championships Bridgeport Eagle Invita onal Denver, Minnesota Eastern Michigan Sea le Pacific USAG Na onal Semifinals Southeast Missouri Eastern Michigan MPSF Championships Lindenwood, with Missouri Denver, with Ohio State UC Davis UC Davis Denver Denver San Jose State Alaska-Anchorage, Denver UC Davis, TWU, Missouri Utah State New Hampshire Sea le Pacific Auburn Denver, Western Michigan Utah State, Sea le Pacific Sea le Pacific Sacramento State Denver, NC State, San Jose St Southeast Missouri MPSF Championships Texas Woman s University MPSF Championships Denver Bridgeport USAG Team Qualifier

3 TOP INDIVIDUAL MARKS Vault Kara Witgen Jamie Lewis Anna Salamone 2x, last Mariana Murphy 2x,last Riley Hill 2x, last Uneven Bars Jamie Lewis Anna Salamone 2x, last Analise Howard Bri any Reed Darby Germain Mariana Murphy 2x, last Kara Witgen 2x, last Casey Bell Balance Beam Kara Witgen 2x, last Riley Hill Bri ney Reed Floor Exercise Kara Witgen Casey Bell Jamie Lewis Darby Germain All-Around Kara Witgen Mariana Murphy TOP TEAM MARKS Vault at Bridgeport at MPSF Championships vs Sacramento State Uneven Bars at MPSF Championships at UC Davis at New Hampshire Balance Beam at Sea le Pacific vs UC Davis, Sea le Pacific at Southeast Missouri Floor Exercise at Bridgeport vs San Jose State vs UC Davis, Sea le Pacific at Southeast Missouri Total vs UC Davis, Sea le Pacific at MPSF Championships at Bridgeport AROUND THE NATION With a RQS of , Air Force finished the regular season ranked 57th in the national standings. DID YOU KNOW? Air Force surpassed the 193-point mark in the final six meets of the regular season and at the conference championship meet. The seven-meet stretch is the longest such streak since 2014, when the Falcons broke the 193 plateau in 10 straight meets, and the second-longest run of head coach Doug Day s 11-year tenure. WITGEN NABS TOP-10 FINISH AT REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Scoring a to finish 10th, Kara Witgen recorded the Falcons highest regional all-around placement since and just the third top-10 finish ever. Witgen placed within the top-half of the 42-gymnast field in a pair of events at the Lincoln Regional on April 1, as she took 17th on the floor (9.775) and 21st on the beam (9.750). FALCONS QUALIFY 10 TO LINCOLN REGIONAL Ten Falcons were named to the regional roster, including Casey Bell (floor exercise), Darby German (uneven bars, floor exercise), Chelsea Grimison (balance beam), Riley Hill (vault, balance beam), Rita Koenigbauer (balance beam), Jamie Lewis (vault, uneven bars, floor exercise), Mariana Murphy (all-around), Brittney Reed (uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise), Anna Salamone (vault, uneven bars) and Kara Witgen (all-around). AIR FORCE TAKES FOURTH AT MPSF CHAMPIONSHIPS Backed by top-five event finishes from Kara Witgen and Mariana Murphy, Air Force posted its second-highest score of the season ( ) to finish fourth at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships on March 18 the squad s highest team finish since the league expanded to six teams in Witgen matched her career-high of the second-highest score in Academy history - to tie for fifth on the balance beam, while Murphy equaled her personal-best score of to tie for the same placement on the vault. FIVE FALCONS EARN ALL-MPSF ACCOLADES Based on their regional qualifying scores, Casey Bell, Riley Hill, Mariana Murphy, Anna Salamone and Kara Witgen claimed all-conference honors from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation on March 16. Witgen collected first-team honors on the balance beam and all-around, while earning second-team status on the vault to bring her total of all-mpsf honors to seven. Bell (floor), Hill (balance beam) and Murphy (all-around) earned first-team distinction, while Salamone earned second-team recognition on the uneven bars. AIR FORCE DROPS REGULAR-SEASON FINALE TO LEAGUE-LEADING UC DAVIS Despite a season-high team tally of on the uneven bars, Air Force closed out the regular season with a loss at UC Davis on March 10. Riley Hill (vault, 9.750), Anna Salamone (bars, 9.800) and Kara Witgen (floor, 9.775) accounted for the team s best finishes, as they placed third in their respective events. FALCONS EDGED BY SOUTHEAST MISSOURI Kara Witgen paced the Falcons to four of the top-six scores on the balance beam, but Air Force dropped a narrow non-conference loss to Southeast Missouri on March 5. Witgen won the event with a score of 9.850, while Riley Hill took third with a mark of Brittney Reed and Mariana Murphy rounded out the Falcons top-six finishers, as they placed fifth (9.700) and sixth (9.650), respectively. AIR FORCE FALLS TO #23 NEW HAMPSHIRE The Falcons broke the 193-point mark for the third straight meet on Feb. 24, as it scored a during a road duel with No. 23 New Hampshire ( ). Anna Salamone earned a runner-up finish on the uneven bars (9.775), as the lineup posted a season-high event score of FALCONS DROPS HOME FINALE TO SAN JOSE STATE Air Force tallied its second-highest score of the season ( ), as it closed out the home portion of its season against San Jose State ( ) on Feb. 18. Anna Salamone won the vault with a career-best matching score of 9.775, while Riley Hill tied for first on the balance beam with a mark of FALCONS BREAK 194 IN HOME TRIANGULAR The Falcons accounted for the fourth-highest team total of Doug Day s 11-year tenure on Feb. 11, as they registered a during a home triangular with UC Davis ( ) and Seattle Pacific ( ). Air Force, which tallied season-high marks on the uneven bars (48.575) and floor exercise (48.775) during its first 194-plus performance in three years, improved their season-high total by nearly two points. KOENIGBAUER NAMED MPSF FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Following a strong debut at SPU, Rita Koenigbauer was named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Freshman of the Week on Feb. 7. Kicking off her collegiate career with an impressive on the balance beam, Koenigbauer finished fourth in the meet and matched the team s third-highest score of the year.

4 FIRST-PLACE FINISHES Casey Bell Floor Exercise Floor Exercse Analise Howard Uneven Bars Uneven Bars (T), Balance Beam (T) Riley Hill Balance Beam (T) Balance Beam (T) Jamie Lewis Vault (T) Mariana Murphy All-Around Unevent Bars (T) Bri ney Reed Uneven Bars (T) Anna Salamone Vault Vault Kara Witgen Vault Vault, Balance Beam (T), All-Around Balance Beam, All-Around Balance Beam AWARD WINNERS Casey Bell MPSF Gymnast of the Week All-MPSF First-Team (FX) Riley Hill All-MPSF First-Team (BB) Analise Howard MPSF Specialist of the Week Rita Koenigbauer MPSF Freshman of the Week Mariana Murphy All-MPSF First Team (AA) Anna Salamone MPSF Freshman of the Week All-MPSF Second-Team (UB) AIR FORCE EARNS CONFERENCE ROAD WIN Backed by a season-high team total of , Air Force improved to 2-1 on the road and 1-1 in conference action with a victory over Seattle Pacific ( ) on Feb. 4 in Seattle. The Falcons claimed event titles on the uneven bars (Brittney Reed, Mariana Murphy: 9.625) and balance beam (Kara Witgen: 9.875), while earning three of the top-four scores on the uneven bars and five of the top-seven marks on the balance beam. WITGEN DEBUTS ON ALL-TIME STANDINGS Kara Witgen s balance beam score of on Feb. 4 matches the second-highest score in Academy history. Witgen is now tied with Bethany Stott (2001) and Linnaea Hance (2014) for the program s No. 2 spot. FALCONS CLAIM FIRST ROAD WIN OF THE SEASON Backed by a share of three titles and a season-high team score of , Air Force claimed its first road victory of the season on Jan. 29, as it defeated Centenary ( ) in Shreveport. Kara Witgen (vault, beam-tie, all-around), Analise Howard (uneven bars-tie, beam-tie) and Riley Hill (beam-tie) collected first-place finishes. WITGEN WINS VAULT TITLE IN CONFERENCE OPENER With a career-high score of 9.800, Kara Witgen won the vault and helped Air Force to a season-high team total of during its MPSF opener against No. 24 Sacramento State ( ) on Jan. 21. The Falcons accounted for a share of the two finishes on that event, as Anna Salamone tied for second with a BELL, WITGEN PACE FALCONS AT DENVER QUAD Casey Bell earned a top-five finish on the floor exercise (fourth, 9.825) at the Denver Quad on Jan. 14,while Kara Witgen collected top-10 marks on the vault (sixth, 9.750), floor (eighth, 9.775) and beam (ninth, 9.750). TRIO NABS WEEKLY CONFERENCE AWARDS Casey Bell (Gymnast of the Week), Analise Howard (Specialist of the Week) and Anna Salamone (Freshman of the Week) were honored by the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation on Jan. 10, after strong performances in their season-opener against Winona State. Bell won the floor exercise with a career high 9.825, while Howard and Salamone won the uneven bars (9.750) and vault (9.775), respectively, in their collegiate debuts. STARTING OFF STRONG Air Force opened the 2017 campaign with a victory over Winona State on Jan. 7 - a result that led to several impressive distinctions. The Falcons team tally marked the squad s highest season-opening score since they posted a at Denver in 2013, while the victory marked the first time since 2014 that Air Force earned a win in the first meet of a new season and collected a W in its home opener. WELCOME TO THE SHOW Air Force welcomed five newcomers to its roster for the 2017 season with the addition of sophomore Natalie Hawthorne and freshmen Rita Koenigbauer, Parrish Murphy, Victoria (Tori) Nojaim and Anna Salamone. ON THE SIDELINE Doug Day returns to the gym for his 11th season as the Falcons head coach. Day, a three-time Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Coach of the Year and a two-time North Central Region Coach of the Year, will be joined on the sideline by seventh-year assistant coach Kyle Georges and first-year assistant coach Jennifer Langley. CHECKING THE CALENDAR The Falcons are slated to host four meets at Cadet West Gym. beginning with their season-opener against Winona State on Jan. 7. The Falcons final three meets at the Academy Sacramento State (Jan 21), UC Davis/ Seattle Pacific (Feb. 11) and San Jose State (Feb. 18) all feature opponents from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. Air Force will also visit Denver (Jan. 14), Centenary (Jan. 29), Seattle Pacific (Feb. 4), New Hampshire (Feb. 24), Bridgeport (Feb. 26), Southeast Missouri (Mar. 5) and UC Davis (Mar. 10) during the regular season, before heading to San Jose State (Mar. 18) and Seattle Pacific (April 7-9) for postseason competition. LEADING THE WAY The Falcons 2017 squad is led by senior team captains Darby Germain and Kara Witgen. Kara Witgen All-MPSF First Team (BB, AA) All-MPSF Second-Team (V)

5 MEET 01: WINONA STATE 1. Air Force Winona State V Anna Salmone...1st UB Analise Howard...1st BB Mariana Murphy... 3rd FX Casey Bell...1st AA Mariana Murphy... 2nd MEET DENVER QUAD 1. #7 Denver Arizona State Texas Woman s Air Force V Kara Witgen... 6thT UB Anna Salamone... 14th BB Kara Witgen... 9th FX Casey Bell... 4thT AA Mariana Murphy... 7th Air Force Women s Gymnas cs Weekly Notes MEET 03: SACRAMENTO STATE 1. #24 Sacramento State Air Force V Kara Witgen...1st UB Mariana Murphy... 3rd e Bri any Reed... 3rd e BB Kara Witgen... 7th FX Casey Bell... 2nd AA Mariana Murphy... 2nd MEET CENTENARY 1. Air Force Centenary V Kara Witgen...1st UB Analise Howard...1st e BB Riley Hill...1st e Analise Howard...1st e Kara Witgen...1st e FX Casey Bell... 3rd AA Kara Witgen...1st MEET SEATTLE PACIFIC 1. Air Force Sea le Pacific V Jamie Lewis... 4th UB Mariana Murphy...1st e Bri ney Reed...1st e BB Kara Witgen...1st FX Casey Bell... 3rd AA Kara Witgen...1st MEET 06: AIR FORCE TRIANGULAR 1. UC Davis Air Force Sea le Pacific V Kara Witgen... 3rd e UB Mariana Murphy... 5th e Anna Salamone... 5th e Kara Witgen... 5th e BB Riley Hill... 2nd FX Casey Bell...1st AA Kara Witgen... 2nd MEET 07: SAN JOSE STATE 1. San Jose State Air Force MEET NEW HAMPSHIRE 1. #23 New Hampshire Air Force MEET BRIDGEPORT 1. Bridgeport Air Force V Anna Salamone...1st UB Mariana Murphy... 4th e BB Riley Hill...1st e FX Kara Witgen... 2nd AA Mariana Murphy... 2nd V Jamie Lewis... 4th e UB Anna Salamone... 2nd e BB Riley Hill... 5th FX Kara Witgen... 5th e AA Kara Witgen... 3rd V Jamie Lewis...1st e UB Mariana Murphy... 3rd BB Kara Witgen... 2nd e FX Darby Germain... 3rd e Jamie Lewis... 3rd e AA Kara Witgen... 3rd MEET SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 1. Southeast Missouri Air Force V Jamie Lewis... 3rd UB Bri ney Reed... 5th BB Kara Witgen...1st FX Casey Bell... 4th AA Kara Witgen... 3rd MEET UC DAVIS 1. UC Davis Air Force V Riley Hill... 3rd e UB Anna Salamone... 3rd e BB Bri ney Reed... 7th FX Kara Witgen... 3rd e AA Kara Witgen... 2nd MEET MPSF CHAMPIONSHIPS 1. San Jose State UC Davis Sacramento State Air Force Sea le Pacific Alaska-Anchorage V Mariana Murphy... 5th e UB Jamie Lewis... 8th e Anna Salamone... 8th e BB Kara Witgen... 5th e FX Jamie Lewis... 13th e AA Kara Witgen... 4th

6 MEET LINCOLN REGIONAL 1. #2 LSU #14 Nebraska #11 Boise State Minnesota # 25 Arizona Iowa State V Kara Witgen... 32nd e UB Anna Salamone... 33rd e BB Kara Witgen...21st e FX Kara Witgen... 17th AA Kara Witgen... 10th