AUBURNGymnastics. Gymnastics Release Feb. 6, 2009

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1 AUBURNGymnastics Gymnastics Release Feb. 6, 2009 Up Next for the Tigers... Opponent: No. 3 Georgia (5-0, 2-0 SEC) Loca on: Athens, Ga. Date: Saturday, Feb. 6, 3 p.m. CT Venue: Stegeman Coliseum TV: CSS (tape delay on Feb. 10) Live Stats: Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result Jan. 4 at Illinois-Chicago W, Jan. 9 No. 6 ALABAMA*^ [CSS] L, Jan. 16 at No. 1 Florida* L, Jan. 23 No. 18 IOWA STATE W, Jan. 30 LSU* W, Feb. 7 at Georgia* [CSS] 3 p.m. Feb. 13 ARKANSAS* 7 p.m. Feb. 20 KENTUCKY* 7 p.m. Feb. 27 at Alabama* [FSN] 7:30 p.m. March 6 at Michigan State 6 p.m. March 13 OHIO STATE 7 p.m. March 21 SEC Championship [FSN] All Day (at Nashville, Tenn.) April 4 NCAA Regionals All Day (at TBD) April NCAA Championships All Day (at Lincoln, Neb.) *denots SEC opponent ^denotes Pink Meet All mes are Central All home meets are in BOLD and will take place in Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Media Rela ons Contact: Amanda Dahl Office: (334) Cell: (712) acd0010@auburn.edu Tiger Tales No. 5 (3-2, 1-1 SEC) will travel to No. 3 Georgia (5-0, 2-0 SEC) on Saturday for a 3 p.m. meeting in Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga. Live stats will be available on georgiadogs.com. CSS will tape-delay the meet on Feb. 10 at 8 p.m. Georgia marks the fourth top-10 opponent has faced this season. is coming off of its best performance of the season, a win over No. 10 LSU. The is the Tigers highest final score achieved this season and the also posted season-high marks on vault (49.200), bars (49.150) and floor (49.300). Seven gymnasts matched or set career highs. It was also s first win over LSU on its home mat since Freshman Allyson Sandusky was named SEC Freshman Gymnast of the Week following her performance against LSU. She posted career marks on vault and bars. She is the first gymnast to receive league honors this season. The Tigers have hit 114-of-120 (.950) routines and have not counted a fall. In the national rankings, moved from sixth to fifth after beating LSU. The Tigers are averaging a maintained a No. 3 ranking on floor (49.175) and a No. 8 ranking on bars (48.995), but moved up two spots on beam to fourth (49.020). Vault ranks 12th, averaging a In the NCAA Central Region, is ranked first and holds the top spot on bars and floor. The Tigers rank second on beam and fourth on vault. Roster Name Year Events Hometown Club Team Lauren Brzostowski So. AA York, Pa. Pres ge Gymnas cs Jus ne Foster Fr. AA Raymond, Maine Atlan c Ka e Hurley So. AA Wrentham, Mass. Brestyan s Gymnas cs Rachel Inniss So. AA Rio Rancho, N.M. Albuquerque Gymnas cs Laura Lane Fr. AA Glen Allen, Va. Richmond Olympiad Gymnas cs Club Kareen Kaveh Fr. AA Gaithersburg, Md. Hill s Gymnas cs A.J. Mills Sr. AA Floyds Knobs, Ind. Southern Indiana Gymnas cs Kelsie Montgomery Fr. AA Jacksonville, Fla. Starlight Gymnas cs Carmen Nelms Jr. AA Stone Mountain, Ga. Georgia Gymnas cs Academy Lindsey Pucke Sr. AA Dacula, Ga. Gwine Gymnas cs Center Allyson Sandusky Fr. AA Brookeville, Md. Hill s Gymnas cs Claire Seiffert Sr. V, FX Louisville, Ky. Champion Gymnas cs Kylie Shields Fr. AA Mahopac, N.Y. Dynamic Gymnas cs Kendall Swartz Fr. UB Tallahassee, Fla. Trousdell Gymnas cs Center Leah Vining So. UB, BB Woodstock, Ga. Georgia All-Stars Gymnas cs Krissy Voss Jr. AA Paradise Valley, Ariz. Arizona Sunrays Gymnas cs Head Coach: Jeff Thompson Associate Head Coach: Rachelle Thompson Assistant Coach: Kurt He nger Did you know... Lindsey Puckett has won 12 event titles in her senior campaign, including three straight on beam.

2 GymInfo Rankings Released: Feb. 2, 2009 Average High Score 1. Utah UCLA T3. Georgia T3. Arkansas Stanford Oklahoma Florida Alabama Oregon State LSU Nebraska Missouri Illinois Penn State Michigan Ohio State Minnesota Denver Iowa State Arizona West Virginia Arizona State Boise State Iowa Events: Top-10 Teams Vault 1. Utah UCLA LSU Florida Georgia Oklahoma Penn State Arkansas Alabama Stanford Balance Beam 1. Alabama UCLA Stanford AUBURN Utah Oklahoma T7. Georgia T7. Arkansas Oregon State Illinois The Series: vs. Georgia Georgia has won every meeting against for a 61-0 record. Last year and Georgia met three times: in, at the SEC Championship and at the NCAA Central Regional. The closest meeting between and Georgia came on Feb. 24, 2006, in. Georgia owned the No. 1 ranking and just escaped Beard-Eaves- Memorial Coliseum with a win over No. 13. Scouting the Gym Dogs Georgia (5-0, 2-0 SEC) is coming off a win at NC State. The Gym Dogs score against NC State was the lowest of the season. Georgia had to count a fall on floor for a season-low and also posted a season-low on beam in its final rotation. Georgia is tied for third ( ) with Arkansas in GymInfo s latest poll. On each event, the Gym Dogs rank second on bars, fifth on vault, is tied for seventh on beam and is eighth on floor. Individually, Georgia boasts the nation s top gymnast, Courtney Kupets, on bars and in all-around action. Kupets also ranks third on beam. Including Kupets, three Gym Dogs rank in the top 10 on bars. Georgia has posted the top-three team scores in the SEC, with a season high coming against Alabama on Jan. 23. Six All-Americans are on the Gym Dogs roster, including the defending NCAA champs on floor, Courtney McCool, and beam, Grace Taylor. Kupets was the allaround and vault champ in 2007 and all-around, bars and beam champ in Georgia has not lost a home dual meet in Stegeman Coliseum since the 2005 season when two home losses were suffered. Since those two losses in 2005, the Gym Dogs have won 23 straight home dual meets. Head coach Suzanne Yoculan is in her final season at the helm of the traditionrich Georgia program. In her 26 years, Yoculan has won 16 Southeastern Conference titles and nine NCAA titles, including the past four in a row (2005, 06, 07, 08). Uneven Bars 1. Florida Georgia Utah Stanford UCLA Arkansas Oklahoma AUBURN Alabama Oregon State Floor Exercise 1. Arkansas Florida AUBURN Utah UCLA Oklahoma West Virginia Georgia Nebraska Arizona T10. Missouri Georgia Roster Name Events Year Hometown Club Team Mariel Box AA Fr. Calhoun, Ga. Cartersville Twisters Paige Burns V, UB, BB Sr. St. Cloud, Fla. Orlando Metro Gymnas cs Kathryn Ding AA Fr. Sparks, Nev. FLIPS USA Lauren Johnson VT Jr. Cartersville, Ga. Cartersville Twisters Courtney Kupets AA Sr. Athens, Ga. Hill s Gymnas cs Hilary Mauro AA So. Boston, Mass. Cincinna Gymnas cs Academy Cassidy McComb AA So. Henderson, Nev. GymCats Courtney McCool UB, BB, FX Jr. Lees Summit, Mo. Great American Gym Express Marcia Newby V, UB Jr. Virginia Beach, Va. Excalibur Gymnas cs Gina Nuccio AA Fr. Naperville, Ill. Arena Gymnas cs Lauren Sessler V, UB Jr. Snellville, Ga. Gwinne Gym Center Abby Stack UB, FX Sr. Ma hews, N.C. Interna onal Gymnas cs Grace Taylor UB, BB, FX Jr. Aiken, S.C. Aiken Gymnas cs Tiffany Tolnay AA Sr. Grapevine, Texas Texas Dreams AmberTrani AA Fr. Richlandtown, Pa. Parke es Gymnas cs Head Coach: Suzanne Yoculan Associate Head Coach: Jay Clark Assistant Head Coach: Doug McAvinn

3 2009 Superlatives Team Score J30 LSU J4 at Illinois-Chicago J23 Iowa State Vault J30 LSU J4 at Illinois-Chicago J16 at Florida Bars J30 LSU J23 Iowa State J16 at Florida Beam J4 at Illinois-Chicago J23 Iowa State J16 at Florida Floor J30 LSU J16 at Florida J9 Alabama Vault Lindsey Pucke LSU Lindsey Pucke at Illinois-Chicago Alabama Lindsey Pucke at Florida Iowa State Allyson Sandusky LSU A.J. Mills LSU Bars A.J. Mills Iowa State A.J. Mills at Illinois-Chicago LSU Kendall Swartz at Florida LSU Lindsey Pucke at Illinois-Chicago LSU Carmen Nelms Iowa State Allyson Sandusky LSU Beam Lindsey Pucke Iowa State A.J. Mills at Illinois-Chicago Lindsey Pucke at Illinois-Chicago at Florida A.J. Mills Iowa State Floor Rachel Inniss at Illinois-Chicago LSU Lindsey Pucke Alabama LSU A.J. Mills Alabama A.J. Mills at Florida Rachel Inniss Alabama at Florida Lindsey Pucke at Illinois-Chicago Carmen Nelms Iowa State A.J. Mills Iowa State LSU Claire Seiffert LSU All-Around Lindsey Pucke LSU Lindsey Pucke Iowa State A.J. Mills Iowa State in the Southeastern Conference currently ranks fourth in the overall SEC standings with a 1-1 record. Georgia and Arkansas both carry 2-0 records and Florida is 2-1. As a team, the Tigers boast the second-highest beam score in the league ( at Illinois-Chicago) and the third-best floor score ( at Florida). s put up against LSU ranks fifth and is tied with LSU. Ahead of the Tigers are three high scores posted by Georgia. Lindsey Puckett has posted the third-best all-around score in the league and A.J. Mills has posted the fifth-best. Puckett is one of five gymnasts to post a 9.95 on vault to lead the SEC. Mills owns the third-highest bars score with a 9.9 and shares that with three other gymnasts. Puckett s score on beam ranks second, behind a perfect 10 from Georgia s Courtney Kupets. Mills at Illinois-Chicago ranks third. Sandusky Named SEC Freshman of the Week gymnast Allyson Sandusky has been named Southeastern Conference Freshman Gymnast of the Week the league office announced on Feb. 3. Sandusky is the first Tiger gymnast to receive conference honors this season. Sandusky provided solid and career-high scores on vault and bars as topped No. 10 LSU on Jan. 30. No. 6 Tigers Dominate in Victory Over No. 10 LSU Sixth-ranked topped No. 10 LSU in Beard-Eaves- Memorial Coliseum on Jan. 30. It was s the first win over LSU on its home mat since s is the highest final score achieved this season and the Tigers posted season-high marks on vault, bars and floor. Seven gymnasts matched or set career highs. The Tigers were again consistent, hitting 23-of-24 routines. Puckett won vault, tied for first on beam and claimed her third all-around title of her senior campaign by tying her career-high score of Her also ranks second on s all-time all-around scores. Freshman Allyson Sandusky, vaulting third, set a career-high and senior A.J. Mills mirrored Sandusky s score in the No. 5 spot. Puckett anchored the rotation by matching a personal-best The Tigers teamed together to post a on vault, a score that ranks among the best in program history. A trio of gymnasts achieved personal-best scores to lead to its best showing on bars this season. Krissy Voss set the tone in the lead-off position, receiving a career-high 9.8. Sandusky and rookie counterpart Kendall Swartz each earned career marks with a and 9.85, respectively. The only time that faltered was midway through the beam rotation, but the Tigers rallied behind solid performances from Kylie Shields, Mills and Puckett. Carmen Nelms lead-off score of 9.8 set the stage for senior Claire Seiffert s career-best 9.85 performance. Mills flipped to a 9.85 and Rachel Inniss and Puckett each earned 9.9s. Tigers CareerTitle Tracker Name Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Career Rachel Inniss A.J. Mills Lindsey Pucke Claire Seiffert TEAM TOTALS

4 Around the Southeastern Conference This Week in the SEC Friday, Feb. 6 Denver at Alabama Arkansas at Kentucky Florida at LSU (SEC-TV) Saturday, Feb. 7 at Georgia Last Weeks s Results Friday, Jan. 30 Kentucky at Florida -Gainesville, Fla. 1) Florida ) Kentucky Alabama at Arkansas - Fayetteville, Ark. 1) Arkansas ) Alabama Georgia at N.C. State - Raleigh, N.C. 1) Georgia ) N.C. State LSU at -, Ala. 1) ) LSU Standings Team SEC Overall High Score Georgia Arkansas Florida LSU Alabama Kentucky No. 6 Denies No. 18 ISU on Record-Setting Night The senior duo of Lindsey Puckett and A.J. Mills stole the show as the sixthranked routed No. 18 Iowa State on Jan. 23, in Beard- Eaves-Memorial Coliseum. Puckett and Mills combined for the Tiger sweep on all four events and the duo finished one-two in the all-around on career-high marks. Puckett was the vault, balance beam, floor exercise and all-around champion on a career night. She won the all-around, but made her mark by earning a on beam for the second-highest score on the event in history. She was awarded a 9.95 and a perfect 10.0 to combine for the It was the first time in Puckett s career that she had earned a Mills had a career night of her own, scoring a personal best 9.9 on uneven bars to claim the individual title. She finished as the all-around runner-up with a career-best performance of , a mark that ranks among s top-10 all-around scores. No. 4 Suffers Narrow Loss to No. 1 Florida Fourth-ranked was narrowly defeated by top-ranked Florida , on Jan. 9, in the Stephen C. O Connell Center. The Tigers had eight individual career-high scores set or matched and as a team, established two event team scores and tied a season high on another. Senior Lindsey Puckett captured her first balance beam title of the season, was the runner-up on vault and placed third in the all-around. Sophomore Rachel Inniss and senior A.J. Mills completed the sweep on beam. Tiger Gymnastics Jumps 11 spots to No. 4 gymnastics, ranked 15th in GymInfo s preseason poll, jumped 11 spots in the first installment of rankings to No. 4 the website released on Jan. 12. The No. 4 ranking is the highest ranking for the Tigers since Jan. 2005, when was ranked seventh. No. 15 Edged By No. 6 Alabama In the closest ever finish between and Alabama gymnastics, the Tigers came up.025 short, as sixth-ranked Alabama escaped Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum with a win over No. 15 on Jan. 9. hit 22-of-24 routines and crowned two individual champions and the all-around champion in the loss. Senior A.J. Mills tied for the floor title with a career-high 9.9, tied for first on the uneven bars and was first in the all-around. Senior counterpart Lindsey Puckett tied for first on bars and floor. No. 15 Tigers Roll Over Illinois-Chicago to Open Season The No. 15 gymnastics team opened the season by defeating Illinois- Chicago on Jan. 4, in the UIC Physical Education Building. The Tigers captured all four event titles and four freshmen made their collegiate debut. The team score also marked the highest season-opening score in the program s history. Seniors Lindsey Puckett and A.J. Mills placed first and second on two events. On vault, Puckett brought home the title and Mills was second. On balance beam it was Mills finishing first and Puckett second. Sophomore Rachel Inniss was the floor exercise champ, followed by teammates Puckett and Mills. Mills was the uneven bars titlist and Puckett placed third. In all-around competition, Puckett was first with a and Mills followed with a for runner-up honors.

5 Individual Week-by-Week Rankings Lauren Brzostowski, So. J11 T J19 T J T F Katie Hurley, So. J T42 T J J T F T Rachel Inniss, Jr. J T86 T12 -- J T J T F T7 -- A.J. Mills, Sr. J11 T J19 36 T J26 T33 25 T F Carmen Nelms, Jr. J11 -- T J J26 -- T T68 -- F T69 -- Allyson Sandusky, Fr. J11 T139 T J19 T T J26 T T F T Claire Seiffert, Sr. J11 T J J26 T T68 -- F Kylie Shields, Fr. J11 T J T J26 T T F2 T T Kendall Swartz, Fr. J11 -- T J J F Krissy Voss, Jr. J11 T J J26 T79 T T89 -- F Lindsey Puckett, Sr. J11 T6 33 T154 T12 13 J19 T8 T J26 T5 T50 T69 T9 10 F

6 Meet-by-Meet Results Date Meet Teams A endance Total Vault Bars Beam Floor Jan. 4 at Illinois-Chicago No Illinois-Chicago Jan. 9 ALABAMA No. 6 Alabama 6, No Jan. 16 at Florida No. 4 4, No. 1 Florida Jan. 23 IOWA STATE No. 18 Iowa State 2, No Jan. 30 LSU No. 10 LSU 3, No Feb. 7 at Georgia No. 5 No. 3 Georgia Feb. 13 ARKANSAS Arkansas Feb. 20 KENTUCKY Kentucky Feb. 27 at Alabama Alabama March 6 at Michigan State Michigan State March 13 OHIO STATE Ohio State March 21 at SEC Championship Alabama (Nashville, Tenn.) Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU April 4 April NCAA Regional NCAA Championships Underlined scores denote season highs

7 Individual Meet-by-Meet Results Lauren Brzostowski, So. at Illinois-Chicago (7) (9) Alabama (11) (8) at Florida (11) (6) Iowa State (T6) (T7) LSU (T9) (9) Katie Hurley, So. at Illinois-Chicago (T4) (T6) -- Alabama (7) (12) -- at Florida (8) 9.825* (T8) -- Iowa State (T11) (12) -- LSU (6) Rachel Inniss, Jr. at Illinois-Chicago (T6) 9.900* (1) -- Alabama (T9) (4) -- at Florida * (2) (T6) -- LSU (12) 9.900* (T2) -- A.J. Mills, Sr. at Illinois-Chicago (2) (1) 9.925* (1) (3) (2) Alabama (T3) (T1) (T3) 9.900* (T1) (1) at Florida (T6) (T7) (3) (T3) (4) Iowa State (2) 9.900* (1) (T2) (T2) * (2) LSU (T3) (T2) (T3) (T4) (4) Carmen Nelms, Jr. at Illinois-Chicago (12) (T6) -- Alabama (12) (5) -- at Florida (T11) (T11) -- Iowa State * (T3) * (T2) -- LSU (11) * (7) -- Lindsey Puckett, Sr. at Illinois-Chicago (1) (T2) (2) (2) (1) Alabama (2) (T1) (12) (T1) (4) at Florida (2) (T7) (1) (T8) (3) Iowa State (1) (T7) 9.975* (1) (1) (1) LSU 9.950* (1) (T4) (T1) (T2) * (1) Allyson Sandusky, Fr. at Illinois-Chicago (4) Alabama (10) (T9) at Florida (T6) (T7) (11) Iowa State (T6) (6) 9.675* (10) LSU 9.875* (T3) 9.825* (T4) Claire Seiffert, Sr. at Illinois-Chicago (12) (5) -- Alabama (7) -- at Florida (T8) -- Iowa State (5) -- LSU * (T4) -- Kylie Shields, Fr. at Illinois-Chicago (6) * (T4) Alabama (9) (T9) at Florida 9.800* (T6) Iowa State (12) * (4) LSU (8) (7) Kendall Swartz, Fr. at Illinois-Chicago (T6) Alabama (T4) at Florida * (T5) Iowa State (11) LSU * (T2) Krissy Voss, Jr. at Illinois-Chicago (T3) (8) Alabama (T5) (T9) at Florida (10) (T11) Iowa State (T4) (T7) (T6) -- LSU (T9) 9.800* (8) (8) -- * denotes career high