Women s Gymnastics NEBRASKA VS. LINDENWOOD NO. 9 HUSKERS OPEN 2015 WITH TUMBLE N RUMBLE

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1 Women s Gymnastics all-americans 30 consecutive postseason appearances 25 conference championships 15 cosida academic all-americans 5 ncaa champions 22 ncaa championship appearances Gymnastics Contact: Maggie Still I Office: I NO. 9 HUSKERS OPEN 2015 WITH TUMBLE N RUMBLE The No. 9 Nebraska women s gymnastics team will open their 2015 season Friday against Lindenwood. The Huskers will face the Lions in Lincoln, Neb. at 7 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Center for the second annual Tumble N Rumble combined meet with wrestling. The wresting team will take on the Purdue Boilmakers. Fans unable to attend will be able to view the meet on Huskers. com video streaming which will also indclude the mens wrestling meet. Fans may also view live stats on Huskers.com or receive updates on Twitter by Nebraska and Lindenwood have never met in competition. Following their opening weekend, the Huskers will take on the Penn State Nittany Lions on Jan. 17 at 3 p.m. for a Big Ten dual meet. The matchup will be stremed live on the Big Ten Network. A Glance At The Lions Head Coach: Jen Kesler 2014 Record: Conference Finish: 3rd (194.25) 2014 NCAA Finish: N/A 2014 High Score: MEET ONE: NEBRASKA VS. LINDENWOOD Friday, Jan. 9 7 p.m. Bob Devaney Sports Center Cell: I Media Relations Fax: I mstill@huskers.com Scouting Lindenwood Lindenwood became a NCAA Div. 1 team in 2013 and competes in the MIAA conference The Lions are located in St. Charles, Mo. Sophomore Ajiea Hargrave earned USA Gymnastics first-team All-America honors in 2014 on floor Junior Courtney Heise will lead the Lions in 2015 as she won the team s Leader of the Pride award last season. Heise also took home USA Gymnastics firstteam All-American honors as she tied for sixth at the USA Gymnastics championships with a score of Nebraska s Rotation Order vs. Lindenwood Lions Rotation Nebraska Lindenwood 1. Vault Uneven Bars 2. Uneven Bars Vault 3. Balance Beam Floor Exercise 4. Floor Exercise Balance Beam Super Six Finalists Look For Continued Success in 2015 After surprising the Nationals slate and qualifiying for the Super Six Finals for the 11th time in school history, Nebraska returns to the gym with even high expectations for the 2015 season. NU will welcome back nine letterwinners from last season, including two All-Americans and two returning from injuries. NU will also add three newcomers with a wealth of talent to the roster. The Huskers have a stockpile of talent to once again rank amont the nations elite collegiate programs. Led by Head 2015 Schedule Date Opponent/Meet Time/Results Jan. 9 Lindenwood 7 p.m. Jan. 17 Penn State 3 p.m. Jan. 24 at Rutgers 1 p.m. with Brockport, Southern Conn. Jan. 31 at Michigan 4 p.m. Feb. 7 Iowa 6 p.m. Feb. 14 at Minnesota 6 p.m. Feb. 21 at UCLA 4 p.m. with Arizona, Sacramento State March 1 Masters Classic 2 p.m. with Illinois, San Jose State March 7 Oregon State 6 p.m. March 14 Big Ten Big Five Meet Noon with Illinois, Michigan State, Ohio State, Maryland March 21 Big Ten Championships TBA (at Michigan) April 4 NCAA Regional TBA April NCAA Championships TBA (in Fort Worth Texas) Note: All times listed are central and subject to change. Home meets are in bold and will be held at the Bob Devaney Sports Center Roster Name Yr. Events Hometown Jr. AA Oak Grove, Minn. Danielle Breen Fr. AA Ames, Iowa Sr. AA Rogers, Minn. Jennie Laeng So. AA West Middlesex, Pa. Ashley Lambert So. AA Newport News, Va. Sr. AA Sioux City, Iowa Sr. AA Sioux City, Iowa Ariel Martin So. AA Chicago, Ill. Madison McConkey Jr. AA Lincoln, Neb. Kamerin Moore Fr. AA West Bloomfield, Mich. Desire Stephens Sr. AA Omaha, Neb. Grace Williams Fr. AA Linden, Mich. Head Coach: Dan Kendig (22st Year) Assistant Coach: Heather Brink (Fourth Year) Assistant Coach: Dan Miller (Fourth Year) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Russell Warfield (First Year) Volunteer Student Assistant: Emily Wong (First Year) Manager: Owen Field (Fifth Year)

2 GymInfo National Rankings Released Dec. 13, 2014 Rank Team 1. Florida 2. Oklahoma 3. LSU 4. Alabama 5. UCLA 6. Utah 7. Georgia 8. Michigan 9. Nebraska 10. Stanford 11. Oregon State 12. Auburn 13. Arkansas 14. California 15. Illinois 16. Penn State 17. Minnesota 18. Ohio State 19. Boise State 20. Denver 21. Arizona 22. Kentucky 23. Central Michigan 24. Washington 25. Iowa State *2015 Husker opponents listed in italics Around the Big Ten Conference Friday, Jan. 9 Ohio State at Pittsburgh (7 pm ET) Maryland vs West Virginia and GW (7 pm ET) Iowa at LSU (7:30 CT) Saturday, Jan. 10 Michigan at Georgia (4 pm ET) Minnesota vs. Iowa State (6:30 pm CT) Penn State vs. Cornell, New Hampshire and Rutgers (4 pm ET) Michigan State at Bowling Green (2 pm ET) Sunday, Jan. 11 Illinois at Central Michigan (Noon CT) 2 Coach Dan Kendig in his 22nd season at Nebraska, He sees the potential for continued success with his 2015 squad. Two All-Americans Prepared to Lead Huskers in 2015 Nebraska will be led by two returning All-Americans that captured four awards last season at the NCAA Championships. headlines the duo as she is set to lead the Huskers in her final season. A seven-time All- American, NU will look to her to anchor all events as the teams s top all-around competitor. Alongside DeZiel will be one of Nebraska s top performers from 2014, expects to be a leader in the all-around this season. Preseason Polling: Huskers No. 9 in the Nation The Huskers received a ranking of No. 9 nationally in the GymInfo 2015 Preseason Coaches Poll, announced in early December. NU was awarded the ranking after finishing sixth at the NCAA Championships last April. Nebraska s No. 9 ranking marks the 16th straight season that the Huskers have been placed inside the preseason top-15 and its fifth straight season inside the top-10. Four of the top-six in the poll are returning Super Six Finalists from last season. The 2014 National Champion Florida Gators and Oklahoma Sooners took the top two spots, as Florida collected 756 votes to Oklahoma s 746. LSU was picked No. 3, followed by No. 4 Alabama and No. 5 UCLA. The Utah Utes rounded out the top-six teams in the nation. In addition to their ninth place national ranking, the Huskers were picked No. 2 in the Big Ten Preseason Coaches Poll released by the conference in December. The three-time Big Ten Conference champion Huskers were 2015 Big Ten Preseason Coaches Poll 1. Michigan 2. Nebraska 3. Illinois 4. Ohio State 5. Minnesota 6. Penn State 7. Maryland 8. Michigan State 9. Iowa 10. Rutgers picked to finish second by the coaches coming in after Michigan who was picked first. Illinois captured the No. 3 spot, while Ohio State comes in at No. 4 and Minnesota rounds out the top five teams. DeZiel, Williams Named Gymnasts to Watch In addition to Nebraska s No. 2 preseason conference ranking, Huskers and Grace Williams were named to the Big Ten Gymnasts to Watch for the 2015 season. returns for her final season with the Huskers in 2015 and expects to finish her senior year on a high note. The two-time regional vault champion, DeZiel earned two All-America honors at the NCAA Championships in April, a first-team selection on beam and second-team in the all-around. DeZiel captured 10 event titles in 2014, including two in the all-around and five on vault. At the conference level, she added a first-team All-Big Ten selection and was named to the Championship team on vault and bars. Joining DeZiel as one of the 2015 Big Ten Gymnasts to watch is freshman Grace Williams. A native of Linden, Mich., Williams has the potential to be one of Nebraska s top threats in the gym this season. The 2014 J.O. Nationals all-around Champion, Williams also took home second on floor, third on beam, seventh on vault and the bars crown at the Championship meet. Kendig Builds One of Nation s Top Programs Now in his 22nd year at the helm of the Nebraska gymnastics program, Head Coach Dan Kendig is the all-time winningest coach in Nebraska History. Since Kedig arrived at NU, his teams have compiled an outstanding record. His most recent honor was in 2012 when he earned Big Ten Coach of the Year honors after guiding the Huskers to the program s 22nd conference title. Kendig has also led the Huskers to 16 NCAA Championship appearances in the past 19 seasons, including Super Six Finals appearaces in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2006, 2007, 2011 and Kendig was honored as the NCAA Coach of the Year in 1999 and 2003, a year in which the Huskers finished fourth nationally. NU Assistants Set to Lead Huskers in 2015 Joining Kendig in his leadership of the Big Red this season will be fourth year assistant coaches

3 Nebraska s All-America Awards All-Around (First Team) All-Around (Second Team) , 2014 Balance Beam (First Team) Balance Beam (Second Team) Vault (Second Team) Floor Exercise (First Team) Nebraska s 2014 Big Ten Awards All-Big Ten...First Team Emily Wong....First Team....Second Team All-Big Ten Championship Team.... AA, BB, FX... V, UB Emily Wong....BB, FX 2014 Academic All-Big Ten Jordyn Beck Jamie Schleppenbach Desire Stephens Emily Wong Heather Brink and Dan Miller. Brink will continue her role in the gym as the team s beam coach while assisting with floor choreography. Brink contributed to NU s continued sucess in 2014, as the Huskers clamed nine beam titles and coached a historic beam lineup. At the 2014 NCAA Semifinals, the Huskers put together six seamless routines to put up a to set a post season record and propell them into the Super Six Finals. Miller will continue to lead Nebraska s efforts on vault and floor in He helped NU s vault and floor lineups continue to dominate last season as earned NACGC All-American status on vault for posting two scores throughout the regular season. Miller guided Emily Wong to her third floor All-America honor as she took eighth overall on the event. Volunteer assistant coach Russell Warfield in his first season will aid NU s full-time staff in Warfield will help with choreography on beam and floor. Husker Seniors Look to Shine in Final Season With a young but deep roster this season, the Huskers will count on the leadership and experience of the four seniors to anchor their efforts.,, and Desire Stephens will look to shine in the gym, classroom and in the community in their final season at Nebraska. Leading the way for the Huskers is one of Nebraska s most decorated returners in 2015, Jessie Deziel will enter her final season at NU hoping to put an exclamation point on a fantastic fouryear career. Coming off a remarkable junior season with two All-America honors and another vault regional title, DeZiel will lead the team on all four events. is looking to keep her strong momentum going into this season as one of NU s top beam workers. She will not only provide solid depth on multiple events, but will help lead the team with crucial beam performances. Sister, will look to finish her career at Nebraska on a high note after battling an injury last season. She is set to lead the beam lineup and hopes to contend for a conference title. Desire Stephens will look to be a big-time contributor on all four events for the Huskers in her final year. Known as the team s sparkplug, Stephens expects to finish on a high note. Juniors Ready to Provide Spark Nebraska s junior class returns a duo of the hardest workers on the team and Madison McConkey. One of Nebraska s top performers in 2014, first-team All-American Hollie Blanske hopes to contend for Big Ten and NCAA titles as a junior. A tremendous athlete, Blanske expects to be a leader in the all-around this season. Madison McConkey provided important dpth down the stretch for the Huskers last season and returns to serve as a strong competitor on bars and beam. Sophomores Prepared to Step-Up Jennie Laeng, Ashley Lambert and Ariel Martin have provided not only crucial depth but also a spark for the team when they needed it most, these sophomores are ready to step up into important roles this season. Jennie Laeng will carry momentum into this season after a strong finish to her freshman campaign. Laeng will be returning as one of NU s top bars competitors after earning her way into the all-around competition as a freshman. Ashley Lambert is ready to make a run at all NU lineups this year after contributing solid vault and floor routines in Lambert coming off an incredible offseason is set to be a spark on the vault and floor. Ariel Martin is poised to be a leading candidate for the Huskers bars, vault and floor lineups in her second year with NU. She will return as one of NU s top vaulters. Newcomers Await Big Future The Huskers welcome three freshman to the squad who will all fill important roles with the loss of Emily Wong and Jamie Schleppenbach. Danielle Breen opens her Husker career with hopes of contributing in multiple Nebraska lineups. Breen will get a good look from the NU coaching staff on bars, beam and vault in her freshman season. Kamerin Moore enters her freshman year with a steady set of skills and a work ethic the coaches believe will push her into competitive spots in the Nebraska lineups. Moore will battle upperclassmen for a spot in all event lineups. Grace Williams will see considerable time in many of the Huskers linups this season. The Linden, Mich., native, brings strong experience on many events and has the potential to break into all lineups. 3

4 Husker High Scores Vault: 9.95 (2 times, last at Big Ten Championships, 3/23/13) Bars: 9.90 (2 times, last at Masters Classic, 2/23/14) Beam: 9.90 (3 times, last at NCAA Super Six, 4/19/14) Floor: 9.95 (at Big Ten Championships, 3/22/14) All-Around: (at Big Ten Championships, 3/22/14) Vault: (2 times, last vs. Arkansas, 3/8/14) Bars: (4 times, last at Seattle Regional, 4/5/14) Beam: 9.90 (7 times, last at NCAA Semifinals, 4/18/14) Floor: 9.95 (2 times, last at Big Ten Championships, 3/23/13) All-Around: (vs. Iowa, 3/4/13) Jennie Laeng Vault: (at Big Ten Quad, 3/15/14) Bars (vs. Michigan, 2/14/14) Beam: 9.90 (at NCAA Super Six, 4/19/14) Floor: 9.85 (vs. Arkansas, 3/8/14) All-Around: (at Big Ten Quad, 3/15/14) Ashley Lambert Vault: 9.90 (at Iowa, 1/24/14) Floor: 9.80 (at Iowa, 1/24/14) Vault: 9.85 (2 times, last at NCAA Salt Lake Regional, 4/7/12) Bars: 9.90 (2 times, last vs. Minnesota, 2/1/14) Beam: 9.95 (vs. Michigan, 1/12/13) Floor: 9.90 (vs. Iowa, 3/4/13) All-Around: (2 times, last vs. Michigan State, 1/19/13) Ariel Martin Vault: 9.95 (vs. Arkansas, 3/8/14) Bars: (vs. Minnesota, 2/1/14) Floor: 9.85 (at NCAA Semifinals, 4/18/14) Madison McConkey Bars: 9.70 (vs. Arkansas, 3/8/14) Desiré Stephens Vault: 9.90 (at Seattle Regional, 4/5/14) Bars: (vs. Northern Illinois, 1/12/14) Beam: (vs. Michigan, 2/14/14) Floor: 9.85 (2 times, last vs. Minnesota, 2/1/14) All-Around: (vs. Michigan, 2/14/14) Bars: 9.85 (at Big Ten Championships, 3/22/14) Beam: 9.85 (at NCAA Semifinals, 4/18/14) 4

5 NEBRASKA 2015 Roster Danielle Breen Freshman AA 5-4 Ames, Iowa Senior AA 5-4 Rogers, Minn. Jennie Laeng Sophomore AA 5-7 West Middlesex, Pa. Ashley Lambert Sophomore AA 5-0 Sartell, Minn. Senior AA 5-3 Sioux City, Iowa Senior AA 5-3 Sioux City, Iowa Ariel Martin Sophomore AA 5-3 Chicago, Ill. Madison McConkey Junior AA 5-4 Lincoln, Neb. Kamerin Moore Freshman AA 5-3 West Bloomfield, Mich. Desiré Stephens Senior AA 5-1 Omaha, Neb. Grace Williams Freshman AA 5-1 Linden, Mich. Junior AA 5-2 Oak Grove, Minn. Russell Warfield Volunteer Assistant Coach First Season Heather Brink Assistant Coach Fourth Season Dan Kendig Head Coach 22nd Season 5 Dan Miller Assistant Coach Fourth Season Owen Field Student Manager Fifth Season