2007 Georgia Gymnastics Meet #13

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1 2007 Georgia Gymnastics Meet # Georgia Schedule National Ranking: #2 GymInfo Poll Date Opponent Time (ET) 1-6 #8 Stanford (CSS, CN8) W, at #22 Kentucky W, at #20 Arkansas W, at NC State, Iowa, #24 Ohio St. First #1 Florida (FSN-TV) T, at #13 LSU (ESPN2) W, #3 Alabama (FSN-TV) W, #4 Utah (CSS, CN8) W, #12 Auburn (CSS) W, at #6 UCLA L, #12 Michigan (CSS) W, SEC Championship Second NCAA Regionals Denver, Colo. 4-26/28 NCAA Championships Salt Lake City Georgia Quick Facts Location... Athens, Ga. Colors...Red and Black Founded Enrollment... 33,660 Nickname...Gym Dogs Conference...Southeastern Athletic Director...Damon Evans Arena...Stegeman Coliseum (10,224) Mascot...Uga VI Head Coach Suzanne Yoculan 2006 National Coach of the Year Record at UGA (Years/Win%): (24/.866) Overall Record (Years/Win%): (24/.866) 2007 Team Record/SEC: / Now in her 24th year as head coach of the Gym Dogs, Suzanne Yoculan has led the program to seven national titles, 15 SEC championships and 18 NCAA Regional titles. She is a four-time National Coach of the Year and six-time SEC Coach of the Year. Under her direction, 52 gymnasts have earned 267 All-America awards and 29 times they have won NCAA individual titles. For 18 of the last 20 years, Georgia teams have placed in the top three at the NCAA Championships. Suzanne Yoculan Gym Dogs Show CSS: Friday 4 p.m.; CSTV: Friday 5 p.m. G-Xtra: posted on Thursday #2 Georgia Gym Dogs (16-2-1) Two-Time Defending National Champions at NCAA North Central Regional (#11 Penn St., #14 Denver, #23 BYU, #25 Minnesota, Utah St.) Date: Sat., April, 14, 6 p.m. MT Site: Denver, Colo. Arena: Magness Arena (7,200) Delayed TV: none Live Georgia Audio Broadcast: G-Xtra on georgiadogs.com Gym Dogs Travel West for Regional Action Georgia will be looking to qualify to the NCAA Championships for the 24th consecutive year when the team travels to Denver for the North Central Regional. The Gym Dogs have won 18 regional titles including a home victory last season. The NCAA Championships record for highest team score of was set by Georgia at the 1998 SE Regional in Athens. Georgia s seven NCAA national titles are second behind Utah s nine, and the Gym Dogs have finished the season third or higher in 18 of the last 20 years. Georgia placed second at the recent Southeastern Conference Championship, breaking a string of three straight titles. In 1989 the Gym Dogs were able to capture the national championship without winning the SEC crown. For Georgia, this will be the second NCAA Regional trip to Denver. In 2002, the Gym Dogs tied for first place with Stanford with a score of Denver finished third. As the Gym Dogs entered their final rotation in that meet, they needed a score of to move on to the NCAA Championships. Two of Georgia s first three competitors fell on their floor exercise routines, but the final three Gym Dogs all scored higher than a 9.85 for an event total of Marline Stephens won the vault event and tied with teammate Talya Vexler for first place on the floor. Georgia Looking to Bounce Back The last time Georgia did not win the Southeastern Conference championship was 2003, and the Gym Dogs followed that with a victory at the NCAA Southeast Regional in Athens. Georgia made a run at the SEC title two weeks ago in Little Rock, winning three of four events, but three out-of-bounds penalties on the floor exercise ended a streak of three straight team championships. Individually, Katie Heenan and Courtney Kupets tied for victory in the all-around with scores of Kupets also added the vault and uneven bars crowns. Heenan is just the second Gym Dog (Kim Arnold) with multiple SEC all-around titles. For her work throughout the season, Heenan was named the SEC s Gymnast of the Year the sixth in Georgia history and first since Chelsa Byrd in Final Rankings Include Gym Dogs The final individual RQS rankings are out and the Gym Dogs are well represented in the top 10. Katie Heenan ends the season tied with LSU s Ashley Clare-Kearney as the nation s top all-arounders. Heenan s season allaround average of is higher than any gymnast ranked in the top 25. Heenan also ranks ninth on the floor exercise and fourth on vault. Courtney Kupets is second nationally on the uneven bars and balance beam and her average bars score of is the highest in the country. Tiffany Tolnay, who joined Heenan and Kupets as an All-SEC selection in Little Rock, is the nation s fourth-ranked allarounder. She is also No. 5 on floor, No. 8 on beam and No. 8 on vault Gym Dog Highs Vault Ashley Kupets... vs. Michigan, 10.0* TEAM... vs. Michigan, 49.5* Uneven Bars Courtney Kupets... vs. Alabama, 10.0* TEAM...vs. Stanford, 49.5 Balance Beam Courtney Kupets...vs. Stanford, TEAM...twice, 49.5 Floor Exercise Courtney Kupets... vs. Michigan, 9.975* TEAM... vs. Michigan, 49.65* All-Around Courtney Kupets...twice, TEAM...vs. Alabama, 198.0* * - nation s top score georgiadogs.com

2 National Rankings by Event Team Vault 1. Georgia 11. Denver 19. Penn State 22. Utah State Bars 1. Florida 2. Georgia 9. Penn State 17. Denver 25. BYU Beam 1. Georgia 12. Penn State 15. Denver 20. BYU 23. Minnesota Floor 1. Florida 3. Georgia 9. Denver 12. Penn State 22. Minnesota 25. BYU Ericksen Makes a Move on Georgia Record Book She missed five meets in a row with a foot injury, but Kelsey Ericksen has made her way into the top ten for points earned as a Gym Dog with 1, She competed on three events at the SEC Championship, scoring a on each. Her on bars against Auburn tied her season high. Now she s closing in on Kristi Lichey, who scored 1, points from Also making a move on Georgia s top 10 is junior Katie Heenan and senior Ashley Kupets. Georgia s Total Career Points Earned Gymnast Total Pts Yrs. No. Routines C. Fritzinger T. Eckert C. Byrd L. Strong K. Arnold L. Brown Kr. Lichey K. Ericksen On the RADAR 15. K. Heenan A. Kupets Did You Know? Georgia is the only team to qualify for every NCAA Super Six Final since the inception of the championship format in Georgia s Last 10 NCAA Regionals 2006 NCAA Southeast Regional Athens, Ga. 1. Georgia Nebraska Missouri NCAA Southeast Regional Gainesville, Fla. 1. Florida Georgia t3. Denver t3. North Carolina Northeast Regional University Park, Pa. 1. Georgia Michigan Iowa State NCAA Southeast Regional Athens, Ga. 1. Georgia Florida North Carolina NCAA North Central Regional Denver, Colo. T1. Georgia T1. Stanford Denver NCAA Southeast Regional Gainesville, Fla. 1. Georgia Florida Maryland NCAA Southeast Regional Athens, Ga. 1. Georgia Brigham Young Towson NCAA North Central Regional Logan, Utah 1. Georgia Florida Utah State NCAA Southeast Regional Athens, Ga. 1. Georgia Florida N.C. State NCAA Southeast Regional Lexington, Ky. 1. Florida Georgia West Virginia Did You Know? Twenty-one Georgia gymnasts have now combined for s since 1989 after Ashley Kupets was perfect on vault against Michigan. Sixty-three of Georgia s 10s have come on vault, 24 on bars, five on beam and 49 on the floor exercise. Georgia s most recent 10s at the SEC Championship came from Cory Fritzinger (beam) and Marline Stephens (floor) in Georgia in the national polls... January February March April Pre-Season Dating back to 1998, Georgia has entered the new year ranked first or second in every preseason poll marked the fourth time since 1999 that Georgia was the No. 1 team to start a year...uga has been ranked in the top 10 in each weekly poll in records dating back to 97...Georgia reclaimed the No. 1 ranking from Florida on March 12, but is in the second position again. georgiadogs.com 2

3 Fall Semester an A for Gym Dogs Thirteen Gym Dogs earned a 3.0 grade point average or better in the fall semester including a 4.0 by freshman Grace Taylor. The team GPA of 3.36 is one of the top scores by a Georgia gymnastics team according to head coach Suzanne Yoculan. In the recently released SEC Winter Honor Roll, nine Gym Dogs were honored by the conference with a 3.0-or-higher average: Audrey Bowers, Paige Burns, Nikki Childs, Adrienne Dishman, Kelsey Ericksen, Katie Heenan, Ashley Kupets, Courtney Kupets, Abby Stack. Triple Threat Here s a look at results of teams that attempted a NCAA three-peat since Utah won five straight national team titles in the 1980s: The Utes again won back-to-back team titles in but placed third to Alabama in Georgia had a chance at three straight after consecutive undefeated seasons in The Gym Dogs managed only a third-place finish in 2000 as UCLA won the title. UCLA used its 2000 title as a spring board to back-to-back championship seasons, but also couldn t make it three straight, as the Bruins finished third to Alabama s 2002 championship. UCLA had a second chance for three straight in 2005 after winning the NCAA trophy in But a fourth-place finish to the Gym Dogs ended those hopes. Peaking at the Right Time In 2005 and 06, Georgia won its national titles in similar fashion posting its highest score of the season in the Super Six Finals. During the 2005 regular season, Georgia s highest team score was a in a home meet against Utah. The Gym Dogs topped that mark in the NCAA Prelims with a , and were even better on the final night of the year with a That score included seasonhighs on vault, bars and beam. Last year, Georgia s top score prior to the championship weekend was a on the road at Michigan. During the Super Six Finals, Georgia s season-high also included season-highs on vault and bars. Attendance Record Set in Pink With the addition of 273 court-side seats in Stegeman Coliseum this year, capacity has grown to 10,224. In meets against Florida and Alabama, all seats were full. The Florida meet also marked Georgia s second Think Pink Night, as Georgia helped to raise awareness for breast cancer. For the past several seasons, Georgia led the nation by filling its Coliseum to over 90 percent capacity, but the 10,224 fans that saw the Gym Dogs and Gators broke the old UGA gymnastics record of 10,217 from a win over LSU on Jan. 28, Two Prostpects to Join Gym Dogs for 2008 Hilary Mauro of Cincinnati and Cassidy McComb of Las Vegas will attend the University of Georgia as freshmen for the 2008 season. Mauro, who trains at Cincinnati Gymnasts Academy under Mary Lee Tracy, is a two-time U.S. Elite Team member and was an alternate for the 2006 U.S. World Championship team. She placed sixth in the all-around at the 2006 U.S. Classic and was invited by coach Marta Karolyi to compete at a World Cup meet last May in Ghent, Belgium, placing sixth on the uneven bars and balance beam. Mauro was also a competitor in the 2006 Visa Championships. McComb trains with Cassie Rice at the Desert GymCats club in Las Vegas. She finished seventh and fifth, respectively, in the all-around at 2005 and 06 JO National Championships. McComb won the balance beam and floor exercise events at the 2006 Nevada State Championships, and placed first in the all-around at the 2005 Nevada State Championships. McComb is the first Gym Dog to come out of the Desert GymCats club. Gym Dog Olympians The 2007 season marks the first time that Georgia sends two former Olympic medalists to the competition floor in sophomore Courtney Kupets and freshman Courtney McCool. The duo helped lead the U.S. team to a silver medal finish in the 2004 Athens Games, and Kupets added a bronze in the individual uneven bars. It is not, however, the first time Georgia has had two former Olympians on the same team. Suzanne Yoculan Year-by-Year Results Year...Record... SEC...NCAA nd...9th rd...7th st...4th st...1st nd...5th rd...1st rd...3rd st...3rd st...2nd st...1st st...3rd rd...5th st...t3rd st...3rd st...1st st...1st t2nd...3rd st...2nd st...2nd nd...3rd st...2nd st...1st st...1st Total (.866) Georgia s first Olympic duo was Canadian Andrea Thomas and American Lucy Wener on the teams. In those seasons, Georgia claimed national team titles in 87 and 89, and the pair combined for eight All-America certificates in their time together. In , Georgia had another Canada-U.S. combo with Lori Strong and Hope Spivey. The Gym Dogs earned the NCAA title again in 1993 and both gymnasts took home an individual championship in 1994 (Spivey on floor and Strong on bars). Georgia s most recent Olympic twosome featured Puerto Rico s Elieen Diaz and Canada s Stacey Galloway. For one season in 1999, both gymnasts helped the Gym Dogs to their fifth NCAA team championship. georgiadogs.com 3

4 Georgia in the NCAA Championships Records Team Score Georgia Southeast Regional All-Around Karin Lichey, Georgia Southeast Regional Team Apparatus Records Vault Georgia National Championships UCLA Southeast Regional Bars Georgia National Championships Beam Alabama Southeast Regional Floor Georgia Southeast Regional Individual Apparatus Records Vault 10.0 Karin Lichey, Georgia National Championships Leah Brown, Georgia Southeast Regional Heather Stepp, Georgia National Championships 15 others Bars 10.0 Karin Lichey, Georgia Southeast Regional Lori Strong, Georgia National Champ., 95 SE Regional Agina Simpkins, Georgia National Championships Lucy Wener, Georgia National Championships Cara Pomeroy, Illinois South Central Regional Beth Wymer, Michigan National Championships Floor 10.0 Karin Lichey, Georgia Southeast Regional Kim Arnold, Georgia Southeast Regional Hope Spivey, Georgia National Championships Heather Stepp, Georgia National Championships eight others Beam 10.0 Theresa Kulikowski, Utah West Regional three others Team Roster Name Event Ht. Cl. Hometown Club Audrey Bowers UB,BB,FX 5-2 Jr. Lilburn, Ga. Gwinnett Gym Center Paige Burns V,UB,BB 5-3 So. St. Cloud, Fla. Orlando Metro Gymnastics Nikki Childs UB,BB,FX 5-3 Jr. Plano, Texas World Olympic Gymnastics Adrienne Dishman V,UB 5-2 Sr. Athens, Ga. Classic City Gymnastics Megan Dowlen (DOO-len) V,UB,BB 5-4 Jr. Rowlett, Texas World Olympic Gymnastics Kelsey Ericksen A-A 5-5 Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio Queen City Gymnastics Christi Fortunato A-A 5-3 Fr. Martinez, Ga. (MARTIN-ez) Hayden s Gymnastics Katie Heenan A-A 5-3 Jr. South Riding, Va. Capital Gymnastics Lauren Johnson V,FX 5-3 Fr. Cartersville, Ga. Cartersville Twisters Ashley Kupets (ku-pets) A-A 5-2 Sr. Athens, Ga. Hill s Gymnastics Courtney Kupets (ku-pets) A-A 5-3 So. Athens, Ga. Hill s Gymnastics Courtney McCool BB,FX 5-0 Fr. Lees Summit, Mo. Great American Gym Express Marcia Newby A-A 5-7 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va. Excalibur Gymnastics Lauren Sessler V,UB,FX 5-7 Fr. Snellville, Ga. Gwinnett Gym Center Abby Stack A-A 5-3 So. Matthews, N.C. International Gymnastics Grace Taylor A-A 5-0 Fr. Aiken, S.C. Aiken Gymnastics Tiffany Tolnay A-A 5-1 So. Grapevine, Texas Texas Dreams Head Coach: Suzanne Yoculan; Associate Head Coach: Jay Clark; Assistant Coach: Doug McAvinn; Volunteer: Julie Clark georgiadogs.com 4

5 *** These marks represent the season and career bests for the 2007 Gym Dogs.*** Season bests are listed at the top with career bests listed at the bottom. Gym Dogs Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Audrey Bowers Career Paige Burns Career Nikki Childs Career Adrienne Dishman Career Megan Dowlen Career Kelsey Ericksen Career Katie Heenan Career Ashley Kupets Career Courtney Kupets Career Courtney McCool Career Marcia Newby Career Abby Stack Career Grace Taylor Career Tiffany Tolnay Career Team Scores Meet-by-Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Stanford Kentucky Arkansas N.C. State Florida LSU Alabama Utah Auburn UCLA Michigan SEC Championship georgiadogs.com 5

6 Bio Updates Paige Burns, 5-3, So., St. Cloud, Fla. Saw action in exhibition in the Stanford meet, but was in the lineup on vault and beam at Kentucky. She was in the leadoff spot in both events. Set a career high of 9.8 on vault in Georgia s competition at N.C. State. Saw action in exhibition in the meet against No.4 Utah. Career-high on beam as a last-minute substitution against Auburn. No NCAA Regional experience. Major: Biology Stanford Kentucky Arkansas N.C. State Florida LSU Alabama Utah Auburn UCLA Michigan SEC Championship Nikki Childs, 5-3, Jr., Plano, Texas A on beam at the SEC Championship was her best beam score in three tries at that meet. That score ties her season high. Her only three-event meet of the year was at Kentucky, but she s competed on two events six times. Set her season-best score of on bars and on beam in the meet against No.3 Alabama. NCAA Regional Scores: 2005, 9.85 UB, 9.55 BB, 9.85 FX; 2006, 9.9 UB, BB. Major: Sports Studies Stanford Kentucky Arkansas N.C. State Florida LSU Alabama Utah Auburn UCLA Michigan SEC Championship Major: Psychology Adrienne Dishman, 5-2, Sr., Athens, Ga. In her first event of the year, Dishman set a career high 9.85 on balance beam at N.C. State. Her 9.8 on vault against Michigan was the first official vault in Stegeman Coliseum of her career. No NCAA Regional experience. Stanford Kentucky Arkansas N.C. State Florida LSU Alabama Utah Auburn UCLA Michigan SEC Championship georgiadogs.com 6

7 Bio Updates Megan Dowlen (DOO-len), 5-4, Jr., Rowlett, Texas Scored a 9.85 on vault in the first routine of the 2007 season at home against No. 8 Stanford. At Arkansas she scored a 9.8 on vault, but an impressive exhibition on beam moved her into that lineup at N.C. State. In Raleigh, Dowlen set career highs of 9.9 on vault and beam. Equaled her career high on balance beam in the meet at LSU. NCAA Reiognal Scores: 2005, 9.8 V, 9.75 UB; 2006, 9.75 V. Major: Sociology Stanford Kentucky Arkansas N.C. State Florida LSU Alabama Utah Auburn UCLA Michigan SEC Championship Kelsey Ericksen, 5-5, Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio Tied her career high with a 9.95 on floor in the season-opener against No. 8 Stanford. At Kentucky, she had the highest score of the night with a on bars. She re-injured her right heel on the third tumbling pass on floor in Lexington and missed the fourth rotation. Sat out five meets with a foot injury. Returned to action on the uneven bars against No.4 Utah scoring a Was back on vault and bars against Auburn, tying her season-best on bars. Posted a trio of 9.825s on vault, bars and floor at the SEC Championship. Southeast Regional Vault Champ in 2005; Southeast Regional All-Around and Floor Champ in 2006; Third place in the All- Around at 2004 Northeast Regional. NCAA Regional Scores: 2004, 9.9 V, 9.85 UB, BB, 9.9 FX, AA; 2005, V, UB, BB, 9.9 FX, AA; 2006, 9.9 V, UB, BB, 9.9 FX, 39.5 AA. SEC Good Works Team Major: Animal Science/Pre-Vet Stanford Kentucky Arkansas N.C. State Florida LSU Alabama Utah Auburn UCLA Michigan SEC Championship georgiadogs.com 7

8 Bio Updates Katie Heenan, 5-3, Jr., South Riding, Va. The 2007 SEC Gymnast of the Year, the sixth in Georgia history and first since Chelsa Byrd in Tied teammate Courtney Kupets for SEC All-Around title to become just the second Gym Dog with multiple SEC All-Around wins (Kim Arnold ). Sat out the meet against Michigan, resting a strained calf. It was the first time in her career to miss a meet. Ends regular season tied for first in the national all-around rankings with LSU s Ashleigh Clare-Kearney. Also the nation s No.9 gymnast on the floor exercise and No. 4 on vault. Won the all-around in eight of 10 tries this year. Named the SEC s Gymnast of the Week following a win over Stanford. Tied for the SEC lead with C. Kupets at 23 scores of 9.9 or better. Scored a 9.9 or higher in every event in the meet against No.3 Alabama and also on the road at No. 6 UCLA. She s been Georgia s top all-around scorer in the first meet of the season in each of the last three years. SEC Gymnast of the Year SEC All-Around Champion All-SEC Major: Middle School Education Tied for second place on vault at 2005 Southeast Regional; Career-high 9.95 on beam in the 2006 Southeast Regional. NCAA Regional Scores: 2005, 9.85 V, 9.35 UB, 9.4 BB, 9.75 FX, AA; 2006, 9.85 V, 9.8 UB, 9.95 BB, 9.85 FX, AA. Stanford Kentucky Arkansas N.C. State Florida LSU Alabama Utah Auburn UCLA Michigan SEC Championship Ashley Kupets (ku-pets), 5-2, Sr., Athens, Ga. Notched the first perfect score of her career with a 10.0 on vault during senior night against Michigan. It was Georgia s first 10.0 on vault since Vaulted to a in the season-opener against No. 8 Stanford. Fell during vault warm-ups at N.C. State and missed the meet with a sore back. Second-place finishes in the all-around and floor exercise at the 2005 Southeast Regional. NCAA Regional Scores: 2004, 9.7 V, 9.8 UB, 9.85 BB, 9.85 FX, 39.2 AA; 2005, V, 9.85 UB, 9.7 BB, 9.9 FX, AA; 2006, 9.85 V, 9.8 UB, FX. Major: Art / Graphic Design Stanford Kentucky Arkansas N.C. State Florida LSU Alabama Utah Auburn UCLA Michigan SEC Championship NCAA Regional Flashback At the 2004 NCAA Northeast Regional at Penn State, freshman Ashley Kupets entered the weekend expecting to compete on two events. Due to injuries on the team, however, she was forced into all-around action and scored a 39.2 as she also was less than 100 percent. She was also forced into the allaround in Georgia s previous meet which was an SEC Championship victory. Said head coach Suzanne Yoculan following the Regional, Ashley deserves a medal of honor. Once again she was scheduled for two events and went four for us tonight. georgiadogs.com

9 Bio Updates SEC All-Around, Vault and Uneven Bars Champion All-SEC Major: Furnishings and Interiors Courtney Kupets (ku-pets), 5-3, So., Athens, Ga. Tied teammate Katie Heenan for the SEC All-Around title with a score of Set a career-high on vault in that Championship meet to win that event, and also claimed an individual victory on the uneven bars with a Her on floor against Michigan also set a new career high. Had a career-best effort on the balance beam in the season-opener against No. 8 Stanford, scoring a Her score of 10.0 on the uneven bars against No.3 Alabama was the first for a Bulldog since the 2004 SEC Championship (Cory Fritzinger (beam) and Marline Stephens (floor). And she became the first Bulldog since 2002 to receive a 10.0 on uneven bars (Cory Fritzinger). Competed in her first All-Around meet against No.3 Alabama, finishing second with a Won her first all-around competition of the season against No.4 Utah with a , having all of her routines receive a 9.9 or higher. Ends the regular season as the nation s second-ranked gymnast on the balance beam the uneven bars. Her season average of on the uneven bars leads the country. Has 23 scores of 9.9 or higher this season which ties Heenan for a lead in the Southeastern Conference. Named the SEC Gymnast of the Week after Alabama and Utah meets. Shot 2-for-6 from 18 feet out to win two basketballs at the Santa Monica Pier amusement park during Georgia s weekend road trip to UCLA. Won the 2006 Southeast Regional bars title with a score of NCAA Regional Scores: 2006, V, 9.95 UB, 9.9 BB, 9.6 FX, AA. Stanford Kentucky Arkansas N.C. State Florida LSU Alabama Utah Auburn UCLA Michigan SEC Championship Courtney McCool, 5-0, Fr., Lees Summit, Mo. Has competed on beam and floor in 11 of 12 meets this year. She set her career high on beam against UCLA with a Scored a 9.9 on balance beam in the season-opener against No. 8 Stanford to finish second on that event. Scored a 9.95 on floor against Alabama and one judge awarded her with a Against Michigan to end the regular season, had the best meet of her career wtih a 9.9 on beam and a 9.95 on the floor against Michigan. A 9.9 or higher on each of her last five of her last six floor routines. Major: Animal Science Stanford Kentucky Arkansas N.C. State Florida LSU Alabama Utah Auburn UCLA Michigan SEC Championship georgiadogs.com

10 Bio Updates Marcia Newby, 5-7, Fr., Virginia Beach, Va. The first freshman to compete for Georgia in the season-opener. Tied for first on vault at Kentucky with a Her 9.9 on vault at N.C. State was a career high, as the first four gymnasts in that lineup all set or tied their best marks. Competed in three events for the first time in her career in the meet at LSU. Matched her career best on vault and bars in the meet against No.3 Alabama. In just her second floor routine, she notched a against Auburn. Notched her third 9.9 on vault at UCLA. Career-high on the uneven bars last time out against Michigan. Major: Applied Biology/Pre-Med Stanford Kentucky Arkansas N.C. State Florida LSU Alabama Utah Auburn UCLA Michigan SEC Champoinship Abby Stack, 5-3, So., Matthews, N.C. Just missed tying her career high on floor (9.9 vs. UCLA in 2006) when she scored a at N.C. State. Matched her seasonbest on floor in meet against No.3 Alabama. NCAA Regional Scores: 2006, 9.85 FX. Major: Pre-Business/ Marketing Stanford Kentucky Arkansas N.C. State Florida LSU Alabama Utah Auburn UCLA Michigan SEC Championship georgiadogs.com 10

11 Bio Updates Grace Taylor, 5-0, Fr., Aiken, S.C. Her first routine as a Gym Dog was a 9.9 on the uneven bars in the season-opener. Ten scores of 9.9 or higher this season in 33 total routines. Has moved into the leadoff spot in the balance beam lineup and her average score in that position is a A top-20 national ranking on the balance beam and uneven bars. Her scoring average of in six regular-season SEC meets was higher than all other freshmen in the league. A on balance beam in Georgia s first routine of the SEC Championship. Major: Biology/Pre- Med Stanford Kentucky Arkansas N.C. State Florida LSU Alabama Utah Auburn UCLA Michigan SEC Championship Freshman Gymnast...Avg. Score in 6 SEC Meets...No. Events Grace Taylor, UGA Kassi Price, Ala Amanda Castillo, UF Morgan Dennis, Ala Melanie Sinclair, UF Ricki Lebergern, Ala Tiffany Tolnay, 5-1, So., Grapevine, Texas Three scores at of 9.9 at the SEC Champoinship meet included a second-place finish on the uneven bars and balance beam. Ends the regular season as the nation s fourth-ranked gymnast in the all-around. Also ranked fifth on floor, ninth on beam and eighth on vault. Set career highs in the all-around in the final two meets of the regular season with a at UCLA and a vs. Michigan. Her 9.95 on beam and floor against Alabama were both career highs. Her in an all-around victory at Arkansas included 9.925s on floor and vault. Tied for the floor title at the 2006 Southeast Regional. NCAA Regional Scores: 2006, V, 9.75 UB, 9.85 BB, 9.9 FX, AA. All-SEC Major: Recreation Leadership Stanford Kentucky Arkansas N.C. State Florida LSU Alabama Utah Auburn UCLA Michigan SEC Championship georgiadogs.com 11

12 Meet-by-Meet Review Jan. 6, Athens, Ga. #1 Georgia d. #8 Stanford, Att: 9,002 Georgia posted its best score in a seasonopener...katie Heenan won the all-around in the year s first meet for the second straight year...courtney Kupets had a career-high on beam...kelsey Ericksen tied a career high of 9.95 on floor...three freshmen saw action: McCool, Newby, Taylor...Team bars score of 49.5 was the highest for a Georgia team since March 5, 2004 at home against Iowa State. Jan. 12, Lexington, Ky. #1 Georgia d. #22 Kentucky, Att: 6,875 It was Georgia s lowest score since the second meet of 2006, but the Gym Dogs earned the victory at Excite Night...Katie Heenan scored 9.85s on three events to lead the meet in scoring...freshmen Grace Taylor and Courtney McCool tied for first place on beam with 9.85s...The Gym Dogs competed with a lineup of five on the floor exercise. Jan. 19, Fayetteville, Ark. #2 Georgia d. #20 Arkansas, Att: 3,325 Tiffany Tolnay won the all-around with a score of as the Gym Dogs escaped by their narrowest margin of victory since winning at Utah in Two falls on beam forced Katie Heenan to score her for Georgia to win...she was in a similar position when Georgia visited Arkansas in Jan. 21, Raleigh, N.C. #2 Georgia d. N.C. State, Iowa, #24 Ohio St Att: 2,447 A 49.5 on balance beam was the team s best score since the 2004 SEC Championship... Eight individual scores in the meet either set or tied career highs...megan Dolwn set career highs of 9.9 on both beam and vault. Jan. 27, Athens, Ga. #2 Georgia T. #1 Florida, Att: 10,224 First Georgia tie since the 2002 NCAA Regional...Katie Heenan s all-around total of is highest in the SEC and second-highest nationally...georgia s vault score of is highest in the country...new attendance record of 10, Think Pink Night. Feb. 2, Baton Rouge, La. #2 Georgia d. #13 LSU, Att: 3,764 Georgia posts is top score of year...katie Heenan wins all-around for fifth time in six meets...grace Taylor scores 9.9s on bars and beam...floor total of is a team high and Courtney McCool scores a career-best 9.95 on the event. Feb. 10, Athens, Ga. #2 Georgia d. #3 Alabama, Att: 10,224 Georgia s first 198 since C. Kupets scores UGA s first 10.0 since 2004 and first on bars since UGA s largest margin of victory over Alabama since Feb. 16, Athens, Ga. #2 Georgia d. #4 Utah, Att: 9,604 Handed Utah its worst defeat since C. Kupets wins the all-around with a , scoring a 9.9 or better on each event...kelsey Ericksen (foot) returned for the first time in a month, scoring a 9.85 on the bars. Feb. 23, Athens, Ga. #2 Georgia d. #12 Auburn, Att: 9,724 Heenan wins all-around for seventh time in nine meets...grace Taylor scores career-high on balance beam in leadoff position... Georgia finishes SEC schedule undefeated for eighth time in 11 years...ashley Kupets scores season highs of 9.9 on vault and floor. March 4, Los Angeles, Calif. #6 UCLA d. #2 Georgia, Att: 4,552 Georgia loses for the first time since 2005, a stretch of 57 opponents in 27 meets...tiffany Tolnay scores the SEC s top road all-around total of the year with a Courtney Mc- Cool sets career high on beam with a March 9, Athens, Ga. #2 Georgia d. #12 Michigan, Att: 8,327 Georgia wins with second-highest score in the nation this year...ashley Kupets scores the first 10.0 of her career on vault during senior night...a 49.5 vault score is the highest in the nation this year while the on floor ties for the highest...courtney McCool scores a 9.9 on beam and 9.95 on floor...c. Kupets in the all-around ties for an SEC high. March 31, North Little Rock, Ark. #2 Georgia at SEC Championship, Att: 5,134 Georgia s streak of three consecutive SEC team titles came to an end as Florida ( ) won its first champinship since Three out-of-bounds penalties on the floor exercise cost Georgia...Heenan and Courntey Kupets tied for the all-around title with a 39.6 and Kupets added the vault and bars crowns... Those two along with Tiffany Tolnay were named All-SEC. georgiadogs.com 12