Southern Utah University Gymnastics

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1 Southern Utah University Gymnastics ELISE WHEELER 5-3 Junior All-Around San Diego, Calif. Madison HS SCEGA 2009: NCAA National qualifi er in the all-around... NCAA North Central Region and WAC Gymnast of the Year... competed in every meet during the season, ranking fi rst on beam, fl oor and the all-around... fi nished the year with event averages of in the all-around, on vault, on bars, on balance beam and fl oor... three-time WAC Gymnast of the Week... academic all-wac... set a new school record in the all-around with a and tied the school record with a on the uneven bars. 2008: NCAA National qualifi er in the all-around competed in every meet during the year ranking either fi rst or second on the team in every event ranked fi rst on the team on vault (9.802), bars (9.688) and all-around (38.841) and second on the team on beam (9.652) and fl oor (9.700) second-team all-wac in the all-around academic all-wac NACGC-W scholar athlete made her run on the record book with the third-best all-around mark (39.325), thirdbest mark on vault (9.900), record-tying on bars and fourth-best fl oor mark (9.925) during the season. 2007: Competed in the all-around in every meet during the season... ranked fi rst on the team on vault and fl oor with averages of and ranked second on the team on bars and beam with averages of and tied the SUU all-time beam mark with a at Utah State... WAC Freshman of the Year... three-time WAC Gymnast of the Week... fi nal score on each event was counted towards the team score in every meet with the exception of one beam routine... SUU Female Athlete of the Year. Club Highlights: Finished in third-place in the all-around at the 1999 Junior Olympic Nationals... member of the Junior International Elite Team in 2000 and competed for coaches Kathy Strate, Tim Garrison and Meredith Paulicivic. Personal: Parents are Richard and Karen Wheeler and Karen and Dan McClure... majoring in criminal justice with a minor in public relations. Coach Bauman on Wheeler: Wheels has come back from the national championships with the goal to try to get the team there. She is one of the easiest kids to coach that we have ever had. We are putting new things in her routines to push her abilities and try to improve her level of gymnastics. She is someone who demands excellence out of herself all of the time and is an amazing competitor. CAREER BESTS 2009 SEASON BESTS VT: VT: UB: UB: BB: BB: FX: FX: AA: AA:

2 Southern Utah University Gymnastics Southern Utah University Athletic Media Relations Kyle Cottam, Assistant Director (435) SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall: Home: 4-1 Away: 8-11 WAC: 6-5 JANUARY 16 at Cal-State Fullerton L, Sacramento State W, Utah State W, at Southeast Missouri State 2nd, w/ Centenary College FEBRUARY 6 at Utah 2nd, w/byu and Texas Woman s 13 Brigham Young W, Iowa W, at Brigham Young W, MARCH 6 San Jose State L, at Boise State L, at Utah State W, at WAC Championships 3rd, hosted by Sacramento State APRIL 4 at NCAA Regionals 6th, at NCAA Nationals Lincoln, Neb. SUU QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY Location Cedar City, Utah Founded 1897 Enrollment 7,516 Nickname Thunderbirds Colors Scarlet & White Arena The Centrum Capacity 5,300 Affi liation NCAA Division I Conference (GYM only) Western Athletic (All others) The Summit League President Dr. Michael T. Benson Athletic Director Ken Beazer COACHING INFORMATION Head Coach Scott Bauman Alma mater (year) Utah State (1990) Record at SUU (years) (18) Career record (years) same Assistant coaches Kari Lords Jeff Hunt Adam Ahquin Strength and conditioning Dan Bennion THIS WEEK Elise Wheeler is set to compete at the NCAA National Championships for the second consecutive year after qualifying as an at-large participant in the all-around. Last year, Wheeler fi nished 13th in the nation in the all-around, scoring a or higher on all four events. Wheeler qualifi ed for the championships by way of a sixth-place fi nish in the allaround at the NCAA South Central Region Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas on April 4. The junior from San Diego, California scored a en route to being named the North Central Region Gymnast of the Year. The accolade was not the fi rst for Wheeler this season after claiming Western Athletic Conference Gymnast of the Year honors after fi nishing fi rst in the all-around at the meet with a Wheeler was also a three-time WAC Gymnast of the Week during the year. Wheeler made a run on the Southern Utah record books during the 2009 season, setting a new school record in the all-around with a and a on the uneven bars. Wheeler s scores in the all-around this season make up four of the top fi ve all-around marks in SUU history. In addition to the all-around and bars, Wheeler ranks second in school history on the vault, fi rst on beam and fourth on fl oor. Fans can follow the meet online at or with live stats and live video available through both sites. Preliminary rounds are scheduled for Thursday with the team fi nals on Friday and the individual fi nals slated for Saturday night. Wheeler can advance to the individual fi nals by fi nishing in the top four of any event during the preliminaries on Thursday night. She is scheduled to rotate with the University of Arkansas during the second session tomorrow night and will start with a bye, then rotate to fl oor, beam before having another bye before fi nishing on bars and beam. LAST MEET FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - April 4 - SUU junior Elise Wheeler fi nished with a in the all-around to advance to the NCAA National Championships as an individual as the Thunderbirds encountered too many falls during the night to advance as a team, fi nishing sixth with a Wheeler was also named the North Central Region Gymnast of the Year as voted upon by coaches in the region. MEDIA Elise Wheeler at NCAA National Championships Thursday-Saturday, April Lincoln, Nebraska Live video and live stats will be available through and The team fi nals on Friday will be tape delayed on CBS, rebroadcasting on Saturday, May 9.

3 HEAD COACH SCOTT BAUMAN 18TH SEASON UTAH STATE, 1990 Scott Bauman enters his 18th season as head coach of Southern Utah University gymnastics this year. In his 17 previous years, Bauman has overseen the ascent of the squad from a relatively unknown entity to one which has established a reputation as one of the nation s established and respected programs. That development has made signifi cant strides lately as after years of knocking at the door Bauman has led the Thunderbird team to NCAA post-season appearances with the latest coming in Had the newest rules been in play with the top 36 teams qualifying, Southern Utah would have qualifi ed for the NCAA post season in 14 of Bauman s 17 years at the helm of the program. Bauman s work with the SUU squad has been a constant process. During his fi rst year at SUU, his gymnasts set school records for practically every individual and team score. That 1992 season set a precedent for those which would follow, as the Thunderbird gymnasts have virtually rewritten the record books in each subsequent year. The only exception was in 1994, when Bauman saw the departure of seven seniors that were at Southern Utah when he joined the program. Under Bauman s guidance the team has jumped its all-around average from in 1991 (the year before he came) to a school-record in The team s assault on the record books has been relentless. A quick glance at the SUU book shows that every individual record has been equalled or set within the last fi ve seasons and every team mark has been established in the last seven. Correspondingly, school RQS marks have been shattered in the Bauman years, going from a in 1991 to an SUU record in Although 2000 was the fi rst time the entire team qualifi ed for the post-season, at least three SUU gymnasts have qualifi ed for at-large berths in all but one of Bauman s seasons at Southern Utah, including four in 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007 while fi ve qualifi ed in The team qualifi ed for the NCAA regionals in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005 and In 1998 the Thunderbirds used just two all-arounders; both advanced for the regional meet. For his success, he was honored by his peers as the Midwest Region s Coach of the Year following the 1993 season and again in 2003 in the North Central Region. A 1990 graduate of Utah State University, Bauman is in his fi rst headcoaching capacity. He cut his coaching teeth under the tutelage of Ray Corn at USU where he helped develop the Aggies into a national power. Bauman spent seven years as both an undergraduate and graduate assistant at USU. Bauman was initially involved in aerial ski jumping for nine years, creating an interest in gymnastics. He originally became involved with the sport while in high school in his hometown of Price, Utah, where he served as a part-time coach at Price Gymnastics. After enrolling at Utah State, Bauman went to work with the USU program, helped out at Logan s Ten-O Gymnastics, and eventually moved on to take the head job at SUU. Bauman has also worked at the Lake Owen Gymnastics Camp the past 13 summers and is the founder and administrator of the Southern Utah Gymnastics Academy. Bauman is married to the former Stephanie Green. They have two daughters, Shay (12) and Shaun (9).

4 2009 SEASON STATISTICS All-Around AVG CSF Sac St USU SEMO Utah BYU1 Iowa BYU2 SJSU BSU USU WAC Regs Nats E. Wheeler K. Dangerfi eld M. Johnson J. Vogt L. Jeffrey Team RQS Vault M. Johnson L. Schultz E. Wheeler J. Vogt S. Coughlin K. Dangerfi eld L. Jeffrey B. Baker Team Uneven Bars A. Mitchell E. Wheeler K. Dangerfi eld M. Johnson E. Morgan J. Vogt L. Jeffrey K. Hicks Team Balance Beam E. Wheeler K. Dangerfi eld M. Johnson J. Vogt A. Lamb G. Grey S. Coughlin B. Cersosimo L. Jeffrey Team Floor Exercise E. Wheeler K. Dangerfi eld J. Vogt L. Schultz S. Coughlin L. Jeffrey M. Johnson G. Grey Team

5 EVENT CHAMPIONS at CS-Fullerton Bars - Elise Wheeler (9.825) Beam - Elise Wheeler (9.725) All-Around - Elise Wheeler (39.000) Sacramento State Vault - Melissa Johnson (9.900) Bars - Elise Wheeler (9.875) All-Around - Elise Wheeler (39.325)* Bailey Baker Season Career Vault Beam Floor SEASON/CAREER BESTS Melissa Johnson Season Career Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Utah State Beam - Kellie Dangerfi eld (9.875) Floor - Jenna Vogt (9.900)** All-Around - Elise Wheeler (39.125) at SEMO w/ Centenary Bars - Elise Wheeler (9.775) All-Around - Elise Wheeler (39.175) at Utah w/ BYU & Texas Woman s None BYU Vault - Lindsey Schultz, Elise Wheeler (9.775) Bars - Jenna Vogt (9.825) Floor - Jenna Vogt (9.875) All-Around - Jenna Vogt (39.225)* Iowa Vault - Lindsey Schultz (9.950)** Bars - Elise Wheler (9.800) Floor - Elise Wheeler (9.900) All-Around - Elise Wheeler (39.425)* at BYU Vault - Lindsey Schultz (9.875) Bars - Erin Morgan (9.875) Beam - Gaby Grey (9.900)** Floor - Gaby Grey (9.850)** All-Around - Kellie Dangerfi eld (38.950) San Jose State Vault - Melissa Johnson (9.850) Beam - Kellie Dangerfi eld (9.925) at Boise State Beam - Elise Wheeler (9.875) All-Around - Elise Wheeler (39.525)* at Utah State Vault - Melissa Johnson (9.850) Beam - Gaby Grey (9.875) Floor - Lindsey Schultz (9.800) All-Around - Melissa Johnson (39.175) WAC Championships All-Around - Elise Wheeler (39.325)*** NCAA Regionals None * - WAC Gymnast of the Week ** - WAC Specialist of the Week *** - WAC Gymnast of the Year Team Southern Utah ( ) National, No. 27 Region, No. 5 Conference, No. 2 T-BIRD RANKINGS Rankings are as of March 30, 2009 Top Individuals AA - E. Wheeler (39.275) National, No. 30 Region, No. 7 Conference, No. 1 Brooke Cersosimo Season Career Beam Shannon Coughlin Season Career Vault Beam Floor Kellie Dangerfield Season Career Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Kolbee Feese Season Career Gaby Grey Season Career Beam Floor Katie Hicks Season Career Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Ari Lamb Season Career Bars Beam Tiana Lund Season Career Alissa Mitchell Season Career Bars Erin Morgan Season Career Vault Bars Beam Lindsey Schultz Season Career Vault Beam Floor Anna Schumacher Season Career Vault National, No. 29 Region, No. 4 Conference, No. 2 Bars National, No. 32 Region, No. 6 Conference, No. 3 VT - L. Schultz (9.865) National, No. 38 Region, No. 5 Conference, No. 2 UB - E. Wheeler (9.835) National, No. 57 Region, No. 10 Conference, No. 5 Laura Hollinger Season Career Vault Jenna Vogt Season Career Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Beam National, No. 14 Region, No. 4 Conference, No. 1 Floor National, No. 26 Region, No. 4 Conference, No. 3 BB - K. Dangerfi eld (9.855) National, No. 36 Region, No. 6 Conference, No. 1 FX - E. Wheeler (9.860) National, No. 54 Region, No. 9 Conference, No. 4 Lauren Jeffrey Season Career Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Elise Wheeler Season Career Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around

6 SUU RECORD BOOK INDIVIDUAL RECORDS All-Around Score Date 1. Elise Wheeler /14/09 2. Carly Geronimo /13/04 Elise Wheeler /20/09 4. Sheena Shaw /15/04 5. Elise Wheeler /21/09 Elise Wheeler /23/09 Elise Wheeler /17/08 Leah Sakhitab /27/04 Vault Score Date 1. Lindsey Schultz /20/09 2. Lindsey Schultz /14/09 Elise Wheeler /14/09 Molly Bauer /3/04 Molly Bauer /29/03 6. Lindsey Schultz /21/09 Melissa Johnson /23/09 Elise Wheeler /7/08 Molly Bauer /18/04 Molly Bauer /27/04 Molly Bauer /20/04 Molly Bauer /24/03 Sandi Lyman /15/02 Dawn Kisselburgh /5/96 Uneven Bars Score Date 1. Elise Wheeler /16/09 Elise Wheeler /17/08 Elise Wheeler /23/07 Kellie Dangerfi eld /23/07 Elise Wheeler /9/07 Carly Geronimo /8/04 Ashley Sharpe /20/04 Erica Burk /12/01 Erica Burk /2/01 Julie Grant /17/97 Balance Beam Avg. High 1. Elise Wheeler /23/07 Leah Sakhitab /3/04 3. Kellie Dangerfield /6/09 Leah Sakhitab /9/07 Leah Sakhitab /11/05 Carly Geronimo /3/04 Carly Geronimo /27/04 Talayna Fortunato /29/03 Talayna Fortunato /21/03 TEAM RECORDS All-Around Opponent Date Eastern Michigan 3/3/ Brigham Young 3/8/ Boise State 2/11/ Boise State 2/27/ Oklahoma 2/20/04 Vault Opponent Date Iowa 2/20/ at Boise State 3/14/ Brigham Young 3/8/ Boise State 2/11/ West Virginia 2/18/06 Uneven Bars Opponent Date Brigham Young 3/23/ Brigham Young 3/7/ Southeast Missouri St. 2/25/ Eastern Michigan 3/3/ at Brigham Young 2/27/ Boise State 2/27/ Iowa 2/22/03 Balance Beam Opponent Date Boise State 2/9/ Eastern Michigan 3/3/ Boise State 2/27/ at Brigham Young 2/27/ Utah State 2/16/04 Floor Exercise Opponent Date WGC Championships 3/22/ Brigham Young 3/15/ Utah State 2/10/ WGC Championships 3/20/ Oklahoma 2/20/ Brigham Young 3/24/03 Floor Exercise Avg. High 1. Carly Geronimo /28/05 Molly Bauer /15/04 Sandi Lyman /22/02 4. Elise Wheeler /4/08 Leah Sakhitab /16/07 Carly Geronimo /20/04 Sheena Shaw /15/04 Carly Geronimo /12/04 Molly Bauer /30/04 Sandi Lyman /10/03 Sandi Lyman /31/03 Sarah Geisler /22/02 Molly Bauer /22/02