KENTUCKY GYMNASTICS. Excite Night at the Kentucky Classic Friday, January 16, p.m. ET

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1 KENTUCKY GYMNASTICS Excite Night at the Classic Friday, January 16, p.m. ET Where: Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Ky. Tickets: UKathletics.com/Tickets, Video: Watch ESPN, ESPN3 (Neil Price, Leah Little) Live Stats: UKathletics.com KENTUCKY WILDCATS Record: 1-0, 0-0 SEC Ranking: 13 High Score: Coach: Tim Garrison (4th Season) LSU TIGERS Record: 1-0, 0-0 SEC Ranking: 2 High Score: Coach: D-D Breaux (38th Season) ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS Record: 1-0, 0-0 Pac 12 Ranking: 24 High Score: Head Coach: René Lyst (1st Season) 13 BY THE NUMBERS With a in UK s seasonopener Monday, the Wildcats posted the 13th-highest score among all Division I teams in the season s opening weekend. UK s season-opening scores are ranked in the top 25 on all four events, highlighted by a No. 12 national ranking on floor. is also tied 12 for 14th on balance beam and 16th on vault Senior Kayla Hartley led UK on two events Monday at Washington, with a team-best on uneven bars and floor Last season s Excite Night victory came in front of a crowd of 5,839. The 5,839 largest home attendance since 2007, it was the third-largest crowd since at least QUICK NOTES No. 13 hosts the annual Excite Night at the Classic Friday night in Memorial Coliseum. The Wildcats face No. 2 LSU and No. 24 Arizona State in the annual home-opening event. improved to 8-2 in season-openers under fourth-year head coach Tim Garrison with a win at No. 24 Washington on Monday. With the win, UK climbed to 13th in the national rankings, while all four of the Wildcats event scores are in the top 25 nationally. Last season on Excite Night, UK downed Penn State, West Virginia and Ball State to win the event in front of a record crowd. The 5,839 fans was the third-largest home crowd since at least Among top-25 teams, CollegeGymFans.com has tabbed UK s schedule as the second-toughest in the country, while RoadtoNationals.com ranks the Wildcats slate as the third-best strength of schedule among all NCAA teams. UK faces eight top-25 teams, including each of the top four, in Fans who follow the Wildcats on social media (@UKgymnastics on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook) can get a coupon for up to four (4) free general admission tickets to Excite Night. The graphic can be presented at the UK Athletics Ticket Office on or before Friday s meet, based on availability SCHEDULE & RESULTS Overall Record: 1-0 Regular Season: 1-0 SEC: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 1-0 Neutral: 0-0 Date Opponent TV Location Time/Result Jan. 12 at Washington Pac 12 Network - Washington Seattle W, Jan. 10 Excite Night: LSU *, Arizona State SEC Network +, ESPN3 Memorial Coliseum 7 p.m. Jan. 24 at Georgia * SECN + (Live), ESPN 2 (Delayed) Athens, Ga. 4 p.m. Jan. 30 Alabama * SEC Network (Tape Delayed) Memorial Coliseum 7 p.m. Feb. 6 at Missouri * Columbia, Mo. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 vs. Oklahoma (Pefect 10 Challenge) Sooner Sports TV Oklahoma City 8 p.m. Feb. 20 Arkansas * SEC Network + Memorial Coliseum 7 p.m. Feb. 27 at Florida * SEC Network Gainesville, Fla. 7 p.m. March 6 Auburn * SEC Network + Memorial Coliseum 7 p.m. March 13 Pittsburgh, Ball State SEC Network +, ESPN3 Memorial Coliseum 7 p.m. March 21 SEC Championships ESPN 2 (Tape Delayed) Duluth, Ga. TBA April 4 NCAA Regionals Various Sites TBA April NCAA Championships Fort Worth, Texas TBA All times ET and subject to change Home meets in Bold, held at Memorial Coliseum * Denotes SEC Meet

2 QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY Location: Lexington, Ky. Founded: 1865 Enrollment: 28,928 Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue (PMS 286) and White Conference: Southeastern Arena: Memorial Coliseum (8,500) President: Dr. Eli Capilouto (Alabama, 1971) Athletics Director: Mitch Barnhart (Ottawa, 1981) Senior Women s Administrator: Sandy Bell Faculty Representative: Joseph L. Fink III COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Tim Garrison (Fourth Season) Record as head coach: ( Regular Season) Record at UK: ( Regular Season) Assistant Coach: Chuck Dickerson (Eighth Season) Assistant Coach: Mary McDaniel (Fourth Season) Volunteer Coach: Rachel Garrison (Fourth Season) 2015 INFORMATION Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/4 Newcomers: Katie Carlisle, Brittany Furuyama, Khadijah Hudson, Cori Rechenmacher, Sydney Waltz 2014 REVIEW 2014 Record: Regional Finish: Fourth, Final Ranking: 21st GYMNASTICS HISTORY First Year: 1974 Highest Score: (March 16, 2013 at Penn State) Postseason Appearances: 26 (every year since 2005) Best Postseason Finish: NCAA Regional third place, twice, last in 1996 Highest Regional Score: (2014) Best SEC Championship Finish: Fourth (1996) Individual NCAA Titles: 8 (, ) Individual SEC Titles: 9 (, ) Last Postseason Appearance: 2014, fourth ( ) at NCAA Regional 2015 ROSTER Name Height Events Class Hometown Alyssa Bertoni 5-5 All-Around RS-Fr. Frederick, Md. Marissa Beucler All-Around Jr. Findlay, Ohio Kirsten Canini 5-4 All-Around RS-Fr. Caroll, Ohio Katie Carlisle 5-3 All-Around Fr. Newark, Ohio Brittany Furuyama 5-5 All-Around Fr. Houston, Texas Alexis Gross 5-2 All-Around RS-Jr. Pasadena, Md. Kayla Hartley 5-3 All-Around RS-Sr. Versailles, Ky. Shelby Hilton 5-2 All-Around Sr. St. Petersburg, Fla. Khadijah Hudson 5-5 All-Around Jr. Hebron, Ky. Shannon Mitchell 5-4 All-Around Sr. Bethesda, Md. Tiara Phipps All-Around Jr. San Antonio, Texas Taylor Puryear 5-2 All-Around So. Suitland, Md. Cori Rechenmacher 5-1 All-Around Fr. Batavia, Ill. Amy Roemmele 5-3 All-Around Jr. White Lake, Mich. Sara Shipley 5-6 All-Around Sr. Coral Springs, Fla. Sydney Waltz 5-3 All-Around Fr. Findlay, Ohio Montana Whittle 5-9 All-Around Jr. Lincoln, Neb. Head Coach: Tim Garrison (Third Season) Assistant Coaches: Chuck Dickerson (Seventh Season), Mary McDaniel (Third Season) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Rachel Garrison (Third Season) Manager: Jordan Spring SUPPORT STAFF Assistant Athletics Director, Gymnastics Administrator: Heather McAtee Athletic Trainer: Joel Harris Academic Advisor: Mike Haley Media Relations Director: Charlie Healy Event Management Director: Andy Adrianse Marketing Director: Alyx Ayer Meet Director: Cliff Tsuboi Marissa Beucler...Byou-Kler Brittany Furuyama...Fur-oo-ya-ma Tiara Phipps...Tee-air-ah Amy Roemmele...Rom-uh-Lee PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Kirsten Canini... Kurr-sten Khadijah Hudson... Kah-dee-juh Cori Rechenmacher... Reck-en-mock-er Media Information All interview and credential requests should be submitted to Charlie Healy in the UK Media Relations office at Charlie.Healy@uky.edu. Interview requests during the week should be made at least 24 hours in advance. During the week, the team practices most afternoons at their training facility at the Nutter Field House. All practices are open to the public. Advanced notice is required for all pre- or postpractice interviews. At home meets, interviews will be conducted on the court at Memorial Coliseum after a brief cooling off period. No GymKats Please Please refrain from refering to the UK gymnastics team as the GymKats, GymCats or Flippin Kittins. Feel free to use University of,, UK, Wildcats or Cats. Ticket Information Reserved season tickets (sections C-G) for the 2015 season are $15 each. General admission season tickets are also available for just $15. Single meet tickets will go on sale December 1. Reserved tickets (sections C-G) are $5 each, regardless of age. General admission tickets are $5 for adults, $2 for seniors (65+) and youth (6-18), while children age five and under are admitted free of charge. UK students and faculty/staff are admitted free with a valid UK student/employee ID. General admission group tickets (20 or more individuals) are $4 for adults and $1 for youth/ seniors, if purchased in advance. Tickets can be purchased by calling the ticket office at Tickets are also sold at the Joe Craft Center Ticket Office on the night of the event. Group tickets (20+ people) are available by calling the ticket office in advance of the event. FOLLOWING THE WILDCATS: gymnastics fans can get upto-the minute news, behind-the-scenes updates, photos, videos and more about the Wildcats by following the team online and through social media: Website Facebook Facebook.com/UKgymnastics University of Gymnastics

3 NO. 13 KENTUCKY HOSTS EXCITE NIGHT AT THE KENTUCKY CLASSIC The No. 13 gymnastics team returns home to host the Excite Night at the Classic on Friday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. ET. The Wildcats welcome No. 2 LSU and No. 24 Arizona State to Memorial Coliseum for the annual event. The meet will be broadcast on Watch ESPN and ESPN3, with Neil Price and former UK head coach Leah Little on the call. Live results will be available on UKathletics.com, while additional updates and notes throughout the meet can be found on Twitter Fans who follow the Wildcats on social media on Twitter and Instagram and on Facebook.com/UKgymnastics - can obtain a coupon for up to four (4) free general admission tickets to Excite Night. The offer is based on availability, so fans are encouraged to bring the flyer, either printed off or on their mobile devices, to the UK Athletics Ticket Office in advance of Friday s meet. is ranked 13th in the national rankings after a win at then-no. 24 Washington on Monday. The Wildcats rose nine spots in the rankings after their season-opening score. No. 2 LSU opened the year with a in a win over Iowa, while No. 24 Arizona State, unranked to begin the year, beat Southern Utah with a IN THE RANKINGS In addition to a No. 13 national team score ranking, UK s season-opening scores are in the top 25 on every event. s floor score of is 12th nationally, while the Wildcats are tied for 14th on balance beam with a UK is tied for 16th on vault with a and tied for 25th on uneven bars with a LSU is in the top seven on all four events, headlined by the No. 1 ranking on bars with a The Tigers are second on beam with a Arizona State is seventh on bars with a , 11th on floor with a and within the top 50 on each event. SCOUTING THE TIGERS AND SUN DEVILS No. 2 LSU opened the season with a win over Iowa on Friday in Baton Rouge, La. The 14th consecutive meet the Tigers scored a or higher, LSU claimed individual titles on all four events and the all-around and recorded a or higher on every apparatus. Senior Jessie Jordan won the all-around title along with victories on floor and beam to earn the season s first SEC Gymnast of the Week honor. The Tigers are led by D-D Breaux, in her 37th season in Baton Rouge. The 2014 National Coach of the Year has guided LSU to back-to-back Super Six appearances. Arizona State comes to Lexington ranked No. 24 after a season-opening win over Southern Utah on Friday. The Sun Devils earned a comeback win. ASU earned individual event titles on balance beam and floor as Allie Salas posted a to win the all-around. Stephanie Miceli scored a to win beam and Natasha Sundby s was a meet-high on floor. Rene Lyst is in her first season as head coach of the Sun Devils after spending 13 years as co-head coach at Arkansas. TENTATIVE LINEUP Based on last meet VAULT CAREER HIGH Kayla Hartley Alexis Gross Shelby Hilton Khadijah Hudson Brittany Furuyama Sydney Waltz UNEVEN BARS CAREER HIGH Amy Roemmele Katie Carlisle Sydney Waltz Kayla Hartley Cori Rechenmacher Alexis Gross BALANCE BEAM CAREER HIGH Amy Roemmele Montana Whittle Sara Shipley Alexis Gross Cori Rechenmacher Shannon Mitchell FLOOR CAREER HIGH Shelby Hilton Tiara Phipps Katie Carlisle Shannon Mitchell Taylor Puryear Kayla Hartley INDIVIDUAL SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS 2015 SEASON HIGHS CAREER HIGHS (HIGHS SET IN 2015 IN BOLD) VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR AA VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR AA Alyssa Bertoni Marissa Beucler Kirsten Canini Katie Carlisle Brittany Furuyama Alexis Gross Kayla Hartley Shelby Hilton Khadijah Hudson Shannon Mitchell Tiara Phipps Taylor Puryear Cori Rechenmacher Amy Roemmele Sara Shipley Sydney Waltz Montana Whittle University of Gymnastics

4 LAST TIME OUT: AT WASHINGTON opened the 2015 season with a win at No. 24 Washington Monday night The Wildcats improved to 2-0 all-time against the Huskies in their first-ever visit to Seattle. The team score moves UK up to 13th in the national rankings after the first week of the season. UK used a strong team performance on all events and responded to adversity to record the seasonopening win. Senior Kayla Hartley led with team-high scores on two events. The Wildcats counted a fall on their first event, uneven bars, and trailed after the first rotation, but they quickly responded on vault, the second event. UK s on vault chipped away at Washington s already-slim lead. trailed by points at the halfway point, but a on floor gave the Wildcats a lead that wouldn t go away. On balance beam, the final event, UK sealed the victory with a had one fall on beam, but like the two falls and an early deficit to open the competition on bars, the Wildcats responded with two strong routines by sophomore Taylor Puryear and Hartley to close the meet. Hartley led UK on bars and floor, both with a Junior Khadijah Hudson and freshman Sydney Waltz posted team-best scores of on vault, while freshman Cori Rechenmacher earned a on balance beam to lead the Wildcats. WILDCAT TO WATCH Khadijah Hudson Junior Hebron, Ky. Khadijah Hudson had a team-high-tying score of on vault in UK s win over Washington on Monday. A transfer from Eastern Michigan, Hudson was one of three newcomers to post team-high scores at UW. The Hebron, Ky., native comes to her home state after two season at Eastern Michigan. Hudson attended Conner High School and competed for the Perfection Gymnastics Club EXCITE NIGHT IN REVIEW In front of nearly 6,000 fans, defeated three teams and won the annual Excite Night at the Classic event to open the 2014 season in Memorial Coliseum on Jan. 10. The Wildcats scored a , ahead of No. 15 Penn State s West Virginia placed third with a , while Ball State recorded a Audrey Harrison won the all-around title with a along with a win on beam with a She joined Kayla Hartley with a meet-best on floor. The Wildcats claimed the top scores on vault with a , beam with a and floor with a UK s uneven bars score of was second to West Virginia s. The win came in front of one of the largest crowds in UK gymnastics history. The 5,839 in attendance marked the largest since 6,875 in 2007 and the third-largest UK home crowd since at least UP NEXT: UK AT GEORGIA The Wildcats return to the road for a dual meet at Georgia on Jan. 24 at 4 p.m. ET. The contest between the two SEC foes will air live on the SEC Network + in addition to airing on ESPN2 the following day at 7 p.m. Bart Conner, Kathy Johnson-Clarke & Amanda Plufgard will be on the call from Athens, Ga. NATIONAL RANKINGS TOP 25 Jan By Total Season Average Team Avg. High 1 Oklahoma LSU Florida Utah Michigan Alabama UCLA Georgia Oregon State Nebraska Illinois California KENTUCKY Minnesota Arkansas Stanford Bowling Green T18 Ohio State T18 Penn State Denver Arizona T22 George Wash T22 Washington Arizona State Auburn UK opponents listed in bold UK WEEK-BY-WEEK Week Team Vault Bars Beam Floor PRE 22 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1/ / / / / / / / / / / STATISTICAL COMPARISON (As of Jan. 13) #13 KENTUCKY #2 LSU #24 ARIZONA ST. Team Avg. (Rank) (13) (2) (24) Vault Avg. (Rank) (T16) (7) (50) Uneven Bars Avg. (Rank) (T25) (1) (7) Balance Beam Avg. (Rank) (T14) (2) (34) Floor Exercise Avg. (Rank) (12) (T7) (11) Season High Vault High Uneven Bars High Balance Beam High Floor High University of Gymnastics

5 UK WILL #COMPETEFORKYLIE IN 2015 This season, the UK gymnastics team will dedicate each meet to Kylie, who has stage 4 high risk neuroblastoma. Kylie is almost 3 and was diagnosed a year ago. Her mom was a gymnast for Tim Garrison when Garrison coached in California. This season, the Wildcats will #CompeteForKylie in each meet, and encourage their opponents to join the fight as well. More information can be found on Facebook at Facebook.com/PrayersForKylie SCHEDULE NOTHING TO LAUGH AT With eight top-25 teams on s 2015 slate, including each of the top four ranked in the preseason coaches poll, the Wildcats face one of the most grueling schedules in the nation. Among top-25 teams, CollegeGymFans. com has tabbed UK s schedule as the secondtoughest in the country, while RoadtoNationals. com ranks the Blue and White s schedule as the third-best strength of schedule among all NCAA teams. Seven of the SEC s eight teams enter the season ranked nationally, with the eighth, Missouri, receiving votes. RANKED IN THE PRESEASON, AGAIN will begin the 2015 season ranked in the top 25 for the fifth consecutive season, as UK earned a No. 22 ranking in the GymInfo Preseason Coaches Poll. With the secondhighest preseason ranking in program history, the Wildcats have been ranked to start the season in each of head coach Tim Garrison s four seasons in Lexington. UK is one of seven Southeastern Conference teams ranked in the preseason top 25, headlined by top-ranked Florida, the defending co-national champions. LSU is third while Alabama is fourth and Georgia seventh to round out the league s place in the top 10. RETURNING, AND INCOMING, STARPOWER UK returns nine letterwinners from the recordsetting 2014 team and lost four. Among the returners are seniors Kayla Hartley, Shelby Hilton, Shannon Mitchell and Sara Shipley. Hartley and Mitchell were both All-SEC Team honorees in The Wildcats welcome five newcomers, freshmen Katie Carlisle, Brittany Furuyama, Cori Rechenmacher and Sydney Waltz to the team in 2015 along with junior Khadijah Hudson, a Hebron, Ky., native and transfer from Eastern Michigan. THREE EARN ALL-SEC HONORS IN 2014 Audrey Harrison, Kayla Hartley and Shannon Mitchell were named to the All-SEC Team last season. Harrison earned All-SEC honors for the first time in her career thanks to a all-around score at the SEC Championships, the second-highest in the first session. Hartley was named All-SEC for the second time in her career after a on uneven bars and Mitchell earned her first career award thanks to a on vault along with a on balance beam. RECORD SCORES AT HOME had unparalleled success at home in The friendly confines of Memorial Coliseum yielded a 6-1 record for the home team, the best mark since 1991 when UK also went 6-1. The mark includes a win over then- No. 15 Penn State to open the season, along with victories over No. 11 Auburn and No. 22 California, all upsets. With the wins have come record-breaking scores. In Feb. 28 s win over AU, s on floor was a new school record by points, while its team score is the fifth-best in program history and the second best at home. A week later, a went down as the third-best at home in team history. RECORD CROWDS AT HOME In UK s four home meets in 2014, the Wildcats averaged 3,265 fans in Memorial Coliseum. The average, ranked eighth nationally, marked the best home attendance for UK since at least the 1998 season, when records became available. Since 1998, the Wildcats have never averaged more than 3,000 fans. RECORD-BREAKERS ON FLOOR UK s most consistent and highest-scoring event in 2014 was floor exercise. was ranked 18h nationally with a RQS, led by a program-record on Feb. 28. s highest event scores in all but three meets came on floor, while four of UK s top five team scores also were on floor exercise. The Wildcats scored a or higher in nine of their final 11 meets. In Feb. 28 s upset win over Auburn, the Wildcats closed with a school-record on floor. The third-highest floor score in the country at the time, became the third team in 2014 to count five scores of or higher in one meet. Led by Audrey Harrison s 9.950, Shelby Hilton, Kenzie Hedges, Kayla Hartley and Taylor Puryear all recorded a In nearly all of UK s 13 meets, it was a consistent effort from the Wildcats that resulted in high totals. had 11 meets where it counted all five scores at or higher and seven with five scores of or above. The Wildcats also racked up eight meets with all six scores recorded at a or better. SEC DOMINANCE Across all sports the Southeastern Conference is one of the toughest in the country, and gymnastics is certainly no exception. With seven of the SEC s eight teams ranked in the top 25, including four in the top five, the league is primed for another season of elite competition. SEC schools have won nine of the last 10 NCAA Championships, including the last four, but the league s dominance is nothing new. Eighteen national titles have been won by SEC schools since the inaugural NCAA Championship in Florida captured its first title in 2013 before it shared the crown with Oklahoma last season to join Alabama and Georgia as national champions from the SEC. The SEC has placed at least two teams among the top six in 31 of the possible 33 NCAA Championship events. A record five SEC teams advanced to the NCAA Super Six team final in The SEC also leads all conferences in NCAA individual titles (96). THE SEC One of the toughest conferences in the nation, seven of the eight Southeastern Conference teams are ranked in the latest rankings. The SEC has won 18 NCAA titles, including nine of the last 10. Florida claiming its first championship in 2013 before sharing the crown with Oklahoma in Standings Team SEC Overall High Missouri Alabama Auburn Florida LSU Arkansas Georgia University of Gymnastics

6 TEAM SCORES MEET-BY-MEET RESULTS Overall: 1-0 Regular Season: 1-0 SEC: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 1-0 Neutral: 0-0 Average: Season High: Vault Hight: Bars High: Beam High: Floor High: UK S INDIVIDUAL LEADERS at Washington (1/12) Vault Bars Beam Floor Overall Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around No Hudson/Waltz Hartley Rechenmacher Hartley No. 24 Washington (9.825) (9.825) (9.825) (9.825) Excite Night (1/16) Vault Bars Beam Floor Overall Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around No. 13 No. 2 LSU No. 24 Arizona State at Georgia (1/24) Vault Bars Beam Floor Overall Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Georgia Alabama (1/30) Vault Bars Beam Floor Overall Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Alabama at Missouri (2/6) Vault Bars Beam Floor Overall Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Missouri at Perfect 10 Challenge (2/13) Vault Bars Beam Floor Overall Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Oklahoma Arkansas (2/20) Vault Bars Beam Floor Overall Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Arkansas at Florida (2/27) Vault Bars Beam Floor Overall Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Florida Auburn (3/6) Vault Bars Beam Floor Overall Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Auburn Pittsburgh, Ball State (3/7) Vault Bars Beam Floor Overall Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Pittsburgh Ball State at SEC Championships (3/21) Vault Bars Beam Floor Overall Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around at NCAA Regionals (4/4) Vault Bars Beam Floor Overall Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around 2015 University of Gymnastics

7 Team Vault 49.4 at Ohio State 2/20/ vs. BYU 1/31/03 vs. Florida 3/1/ at Lady Luck Invitational 1/15/10 at Texas Woman s Univ. 3/15/02 vs. GW/Radford 3/9/ vs. California, Centenary 3/7/14 at Arizona State 3/21/03 at Auburn 3/12/ at NCAA Central Region 4/4/ at SEC Championships 3/21/09 at Alaska-Anchorage 3/15/09 vs. LSU 1/23/09 vs. New Hampshire 1/25/02 vs. LSU 3/15/ vs. Auburn 2/28/14 at Auburn 2/4/11 at. Ohio State/W.Va./GWU 3/4/07 vs. Georgia/Illinois 2/14/ at SEC Championships 3/22/14 at Penn State 3/13/13 vs. TWU/SEMO/BGSU 3/10/ times Last at Arkansas, 2/21/ Nine Times Last at Nebraska, 2/23/ Four times Last vs. Bowling Green, 3/8/13 Team Uneven Bars vs. GW/BGSU 3/4/11 vs. Florida 3/1/ at Texas Woman s U. 3/15/02 vs. Ball State 2/15/ vs. Alabama 2/10/ vs. Towson State 2/24/ vs. Auburn 2/28/14 vs. Auburn 2/22/ at Ball State 3/3/13 vs. Ball State/GWU 3/11/12 at Kent State 3/5/10 at C. Michigan/Rhode Island 3/12/06 vs. Alabama 2/13/ at Auburn/Pittsburgh 2/24/12 vs. Ohio State 2/19/10 vs. Alabama 3/8/ Five times Last at Penn State, 3/13/13 Team Balance Beam at Penn State 3/13/ at Arkansas 2/24/06 at Alabama 2/24/ at Alaska-Anchorage 3/13/ vs. Arizona/WMU 3/7/ vs. Florida 2/22/ vs. BGSU 3/8/13 at Ohio State 3/9/08 at Arkansas 2/15/ at Ball State 3/3/13 at Alaska-Anchorage 3/15/09 at Bowling Green State 3/22/ at SEC Championships 3/29/ vs. Arkansas 1/18/13 vs. Ball State/GWU at TWU/SEMO/BGSU 3/10/07 vs. Bowling Green 1/8/05 Team Floor Exercise vs. Auburn 2/28/ vs. George Washington 1/30/ vs. California, Centenary 3/7/ at NCAA Regionals 4/5/ vs. Florida 1/22/10 vs. Ball State 3/05/ vs. Ohio State 2/19/10 at TWU/Utah State/Centenary 3/14/ at Arizona/Penn St./TWU 3/16/07 at LSU 3/1/02 at SEC Championships 3/23/ vs. Alabama 2/26/10 vs. Arizona/WMU 3/7/ Five Times Last at LSU, 3/14/ vs. Florida 2/17/06 vs. Auburn 2/22/ Seven Times Last vs. Auburn/Pittsburgh, 2/24/ at Georgia 2/23/08 at Ore. St./Wash./Boise St./Seattle Pacific 3/17/ Seven Times Last at Missouri, 1/24/14 KENTUCKY GYMNASTICS RECORD BOOK Team Score at Penn State 3/13/ at Ball State 3/3/ vs. BGSU 3/8/13 at Texas Woman s U. 3/15/ vs. Auburn 2/28/ at Arkansas 2/24/ at Alaska-Anchorage 3/13/ at TWU/SEMO/BGSU 3/10/ vs. California, Centenary 3/7/ at Ore. St./Wash./Boise St./Seattle Pacific 3/17/06 vs. Ball State 2/15/ at Kent State 3/5/ at Florida 2/22/ vs. Ball State/GWU 3/11/12 vs. Michigan State/CMU 3/4/ vs. Auburn 2/22/ at Arkansas 2/21/14 at Centenary 3/16/ at NCAA Regionals 4/5/14 vs. Arizona/WMU 2/29/ vs. Centenary 3/17/12 vs. Illinois 2/10/01 vs. GW/Radford 3/9/ vs. Ohio State 2/19/10 at Alaska-Anchorage 3/15/09 at SEC Championships 3/23/ vs. Georgia 3/8/13 vs. BGSU/CMU/Pitt 3/9/01 at Alabama 2/24/ vs. Towson State 2/24/ vs. GW/BGSU 3/4/11 vs. Alabama 2/26/ at Arizona/Penn St/TWU 3/16/ at NCAA Regionals 4/6/13 vs. LSU 2/25/ Three times Last at Georgia, 2/5/ Four Times Last at Auburn/Pittsburgh, 2/24/12 Individual Vault times Jennifer Simmons 3/12/99 Four times Shawnte Hall Three times Phylicia Reshard 2/20/11 Emily Green 3/13/09 Aronda Primault 1/31/03 11 times Kenzie Hedges 3/7/14 Whitney Rose Three times, last 1/29/10 Emily Green 3/14/08 Emilie Rymer 3/10/07 Lyndsay Cameron 2/20/04 Melanie Zaharias Four times Seven times Shannon Mitchell, last 2/28/14 Holly Cunninham, last 2/23/14 Audrey Harrison 3/8/13 Whitney Rose Seven times, last 1/28/11 Emily Green Four times, last 1/23/09 Jasmine Minion, last 2/18/11 Hillary Ferguson, last in 2008 Emilie Rymer 3/4/07 Melanie Zaharias Jennifer Simmons 3/16/01 Krissy Hoeferlin 3/12/99 Shawnte Hall 3/9/96 Jennifer Van Outer 3/5/96 Aronda Primault Julia Gore Eight times Seven times Four times Individual Uneven Bars Julia Gore 3/14/ Michelle Gales 3/12/04 Julia Gore Jessie Lemp 2/22/02 Julie Joy 2/15/02 Robin Ewing 3/1/ Kayla Hartley 2/28/14 Amy Roemmele 2/23/14 Alexis Gross 3/13/13 Audrey Harrison Three times, last 2/15/13 Storey Morris Twp times. last 2/24/12 Andrea Mitchell 3/4/11 Natalie Rubinstein, last 3/15/09 Alison Sarucci 2/27/04 Jessie Lemp 3/15/02 Julia Gore 3/8/02 Katie Toups 3/3/00 Robin Ewing 1/10/97 12 times Three times Julie Joy Three times Individual Balance Beam /22/ /23/ Alexis Gross 3/13/13 Heather Hite 3/10/07 Five times Audrey Harrison 2/28/14 Heather Hite Three times, last 3/13/09 Kristen O Shields 2/24/06 Aronda Primault 2/15/02 Mindy Smith 2/24/01 Melanie Zaharias 2/24/ Shannon Mitchell, last 2/21/14 Marissa Beucler 2/15/14 Holly Cunningham 3/13/13 Bridget Carreiro 3/15/09 Heather Hite Seven times, last 3/15/09 Emily Green 3/9/08 Madison Snowden 2/29/08 Michelle Gales 3/14/03 Robin Ewing 3/23/96 Six times Mindy Smith Individual Floor Exercise 10.0 Six times Audrey Harrison 2/28/14 Andrea Mitchell, last 3/4/11 Emily Green 1/22/10 Heather Hite 3/16/07 Julie Joy 3/05/04 Mila Chitwood 1/30/98 seven times Michelle Gales four times Tiara Phipps 4/5/14 Kayla Hartley 2/28/14 Shelby Hilton 2/28/14 Taylor Puryear 2/28/14 Kenzie Hedges 2/28/14 Jasmine Minion 1/8/11 Heather Hite 2/6/09 Hillary Ferguson Three times Melanie Zaharias 1/31/03 Julia Gore 3/1/02 Aronda Primault 1/5/02 Mila Chitwood 4/5/97 Five times Michelle Gales Five times Taylor Puryear, last 4/5/14 Audrey Harrison Four times, last 3/7/14 Kayla Hartley Four times, last 2/15/14 Hillary Ferguson Six times, last 3/5/10 Emily Green Five times, last 3/12/10 Jasmine Minion, last 2/18/11 Heather Hite Seven times, last1/23/09 Julie Joy 3/9/01 Mila Chitwood 1/29/99 Robin Ewing 3/3/96 Jennifer Van Outer 3/5/93 Michelle Gales Aronda Primault Krissy Hoeferlin Mindy Smith ten times seven times six times two times two times two times Individual All-Around /20/ /18/ /5/ /1/ /9/ Andrea Mitchell 3/4/11 Current gymnasts and records set in 2015 marked in bold University of Gymnastics

8 HEAD COACH TIM GARRISON Tim Garrison enters his fourth season as the University of gymnastics head coach after leading the team to unprecedented success in his first three seasons. In 2014, Garrison led the Wildcats to a 6-1 home record, its best mark at Memorial Coliseum since 1991, a school-record NCAA Regional score for the second consecutive season and an individual appearance at the NCAA Championships. With an upset win over No. 11 Auburn, UK scored a , the fifth-best team score in program history. The Wildccats totaled two scores that mark in the top 10 all-time and four in the top 20 in school history. Along with a school-record NCAA Regional score of , senior Audrey Harrison tied for the win on balance beam. The win qualified Harrison for the NCAA Championships, marking UK s first appearance at the national championship meet since had a record-setting 2013 campaign that saw numerous school records fall. UK earned a ninth-consecutive NCAA Regional bid with a school-record regional qualifying score of after breaking the team best score twice. A in the regular season finale at Penn State bested the previous high score, set earlier in the season at Ball State. The Wildcats notched three wins against SEC opponents, the most in program history and earned a league mark, also a school best. All three wins were against teams ranked in the top 15, with two over topnine foes. In postseason play, UK tallied the program s highest-ever NCAA Regional team score of and finished fourth at the regional. The gymnastics team wrapped up a historic 2013 season by claiming the prestigious Team of the Year Award at the annual CATSPY Awards along with two individual awards. Garrison was named Coach of the Year alongside baseball coach Gary Henderson and rifle coach Harry Mullins, while sophomore Shannon Mitchell picked up the Scratch Award, given to the top non-scholarship student-athlete. The Wildcats finished 2012 with three consecutive scores of or higher, s best-ever three meet stretch. UK also sealed the first winning regular season since 2008 in Garrison s first campaign. Garrison guided the Wildcats to a final No. 25 ranking with a National Qualifying Score of in The ranking made Garrison the first head coach in school history to take his team to a top-25 final ranking in his first season. The Wildcats earned back-to-back victories over top-25 teams when UK took down Southeastern Conference foe Auburn at home and highly ranked Illinois on the road midway through the season. The Wildcats also posted just the 10th score of 196 or higher in school history with a against George Washington and Ball State during Garrison s inaugural season. Garrison arrived at UK after helping the Huskers reach new heights with two NCAA Super Six appearances and two Big 12 Conference championships. The native of Conroe, Texas, served as the Huskers vault, floor exercise and strength and conditioning coach, while also helping in all facets of recruiting. In his five years at Nebraska, Garrison was responsible for producing 10 NCAA All-Americans, while his vault and floor teams consistently ranked as one of the top-10 teams in the nation. In 2011, Garrison helped lead the Huskers back to the NCAA Super Six Finals, where they matched their best finish in school history, finishing fourth. Two of Garrison s vault performers ended the individual finals in the top five, while two other gymnasts were in the top 12 on floor. Prior to Nebraska, Garrison developed a reputation as one of the most successful club coaches in the country, serving as a head coach for SCEGA Gymnastics in Temecula, Calif., for 10 years. SCEGA Gymnastics is one of the largest and most thriving gymnastics teams in the nation. While with SCEGA, Garrison produced 27 national champions, 10 Junior Olympic National Team members and four Elite National Team members. For his efforts, Garrison was named Coach of the Year for Southern California by USA Gymnastics a impressive five times, including four consecutive from In 2001, Garrison coached Rachel Tidd to the World Championships in Ghent, Belgium, where she captured a team bronze medal and finished eighth on beam. A year earlier, Garrison coached Tidd to a 10th-place showing in the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials. Garrison spent three years at SCATS Gymnastics in Huntington Beach, Calif., where he was responsible for conditioning and meet preparation for a group of optional and compulsory gymnasts. During his time there, Garrison produced a national qualifier every year at both the Junior Olympic National Championships and the Elite Classic competitions. Garrison also coached at Karolyi s Gymnastics in Houston, Texas, alongside famed former U.S. Olympic Team coach Bela Karolyi. Garrison and his wife, Rachel, served as the directors for the Nebraska School of Gymnastics during their time in Lincoln. The duo successfully increased the enrollment in the program from 40 participants to over 170 members. Garrison also was named the USAG Coach of the Year in 2009 for Nebraska. Garrison graduated from California State University at Fullerton in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education. The Garrisons have three daughters: Rayley, Taige and Teagan; and one son: Reece. THE GARRISON FILE Personal Birth Date: Aug. 5, 1970 Hometown: Conroe, Texas Family: Rachel (wife); Rayley (19), Taige (14), Teagan (12), Reece (5) and Rylan (1) Parents: David and Lora Garrison Date Hired at UK: April 28, 2011 Education High School: Oak Ridge High School (Conroe, Texas) College: California State University at Fullerton, B.S., Physical Education, 1995 Collegiate Coaching Career 2011-Current: Head Coach : Nebraska Assistant Coach : Cal State Fullerton Assistant Coach Club Coaching Career : Nebraska School of Gymnastics (Lincoln, Neb.) : SCEGA Gymnastics (Temecula, Calif.) : SCATS Gymnastics (Huntington Beach, Calif.) Notables - Responsible for producing 10 NCAA All-Americans at Nebraska - Helped lead Nebraska to the NCAA Tournament every season, including two Super Six appearances and two Big 12 Championships - Was a five-time USA Gymnastics Coach of the Year for Southern California (1999, 2001, 02, 03, 04) while at SCEGA Gymnastics where he produced 27 national champions, 10 Junior Olympic National Team members and four Elite National Team members - Was a personal coach at the 2000 Olympic trials in Boston, Mass., and 2011 World Championships in Ghent, Belgium - USA Gymnastics Coach of the Year in 2009 for Nebraska (club) 2015 University of Gymnastics

9 ASSISTANT COACH CHUCK DICKERSON EIGHTH SEASON ASSISTANT COACH MARY MCDANIEL FOURTH SEASON Chuck Dickerson enters his eighth season with the gymnastics program, where he coaches vault and floor as a key compenent of head coach Tim Garrison s staff. Dickerson was retained as an assistant coach when Garrison arrived in Lexington before the 2012 season. Dickerson, who was the 2010 Gymnastics Assistant Coach of the Year for the central region by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches, has enjoyed eight very successful seasons as an assistant coach for. In 2014, Dickerson helped lead the Wildcats to a 6-1 home record, its best mark at Memorial Coliseum since 1991, a school-record NCAA Regional score for the second consecutive season and an individual appearance at the NCAA Championships. With an upset win over No. 11 Auburn, UK scored a , the fifth-best team score in program history. In the win, s floor team, which Dickerson oversees, scored a , the highest score on the event in program history. One of the best teams on floor in the country in 2014, Dickerson coached UK to three scores on floor that rank in the top four in program history. Dickerson previously coached vault and uneven bars for the Wildcats, guiding UK to a school-record team score on vault of 49.4, while the Wildcats tied a school record team-score on bars with a Dickerson helped the UK gymnastics team steadily improve its efforts on the vault apparatus since his arrival in Lexington in has ranked among the top 18 schools on the event each season under Dickerson. The Wildcats set a school record with a regional qualifying score on vault in 2009 while in 2010 then-sophomore Whitney Rose (Frisco, Texas) became UK s first gymnast to qualify for nationals since 2006 when she scored a to tie for first place. In 2009, Dickerson coached the vault squad to top-20 status all year long, peaking at No. 7. It was the second year in a row the vault line-up finished the year top 15. One of the lead vaulters, Emily Green, earned a 9.950, the first mark of that caliber on vault since Green dominated the event averaging a Also grabbing recognition for her talent was Whitney Rose who also becamea solid vault worker and was named the SEC Freshman of the Year. With over 25 years of coaching experience, Dickerson is able to assist the Wildcats in recruiting top talent. In 2008, Dickerson helped sign fellow Tyler, Texas, native Storey Morris, Rose of Frisco, Texas, the 2008 Texas State vault and all-around champion, and three-time national bar champion Jennifer Taylor of Tulsa, Okla. Since 2004, the Tyler, Texas, native had been working in his hometown at Texas East Gymnastics where he coached former UK gymnast, Storey Morris. In both 2006 and 2007, he qualified a gymnast for the USA Championships to go along with his numerous national qualifiers in his four-year span. Prior to his time at Texas East, Dickerson spent eight years at Rowland/Ballard Gymnastics in Kingwood, Texas. While there, he had seven athletes receive Division I scholarships and sent 15 on to the national championships. In 2002, he earned the great honor of being voted the Texas USA Gymnastics Coach of the Year by his peers. Early on in his career, Dickerson spent 10 years working under famed coach Bela Karolyi. In his coaching career, he has coached three national champions. Dickerson resides in Lexington. Mary McDaniel enters her fourth season as an assistant coach at. McDaniel, who was hired on July 11, 2011 oversees s efforts on balance beam as well as coordinating dance routines for floor exercise. In 2014, McDaniel s third season in Lexington, the Wildcats recorded two team scores that rank among the top 10 in program history and three in the top 20. On balance beam, which McDaniel oversees, senior Audrey Harrison became the first UK gymnast to advance to the NCAA Championships since Harrison tied for the win on beam at the NCAA Regionals to qualify for the national championship meet. Beam proved to be one of s best and most consistent events as a team in The Wildcats ranked in the top 20 on the event for much of McDaniel helped senior Storey Morris close out her career in style as she nearly broke a career-best score with a9.85 ather final meet, the 2012 NCAA Regional. McDaniel came to UK after a successful 20-year stint as a club coach in Kansas, helping countless young gymnasts fulfill their dreams in collegiate athletics. McDaniel spent time at McCracken s Gymnastics and Swim in Olathe, Kan., before arriving in Lexington. She held countless titles there, including head coach and meet director since While in Olathe, McDaniel was directly responsible for all aspects of McCracken s team program, including personally training and coaching all level nine and 10 gymnasts and helping design routines, practice schedules and performance requirements. Over her 20-plus years of coaching club, McDaniel has coached numerous athletes to USA Gymnastics Western Nationals and level 10 USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic Nationals. McDaniel has also coached numerous athletes to state and regional championships, while helping a large handful of gymnasts to Division I programs across the nation. While coaching at McCracken s Gymnastics, McDaniel spent 15 years as a member of the USA Gymnastics Kansas State Administrative Committee, helping organize state clinics and other gymnastics activities around the state. McDaniel began coaching in 1987 as a level four and five beam and floor coach at McCracken s Gymnastics before moving to Gym Country Gymnastics in Tulsa, Okla., where she served as the beam and floor coach for a year. McDaniel moved back to McCracken Gymnastics in 1991 to begin her successful 20-year post as office manager, meet director and head coach. The native of Olathe graduated from the University of Kansas in 1994 with a bachelor of science degree in business administration with a concentration in exercise science. Mary is married to Ken McDaniel and the couple has one daughter, Isabelle, University of Gymnastics

10 2015 KENTUCKY WILDCATS KEN T U C K Y GY MNA S TICS 2010 H I ST O R Y Alyssa Bertoni Marissa Beucler Kirsten Canini Katie Carlisle Brittany Furuyama 5-5 All Around RS-Fr. Frederick, Md All Around Jr. Findlay, Ohio 5-4 All Around RS-Fr. Caroll, Ohio 5-3 All Around Fr. Newark, Ohio 5-5 All Around Fr. Houston, Texas Alexis Gross Kayla Hartley Shelby Hilton Khadijah Hudson Shannon Mitchell 5-2 All Around RS-Jr. Pasadena, Md. 5-3 All Around RS-Sr. Versailles, Ky. 5-2 All Around Sr. St. Petersburg, Fla. 5-5 All Around Jr. Hebron, Ky. 5-4 All Around Sr. Bethesda, Md. Tiara Phipps Taylor Puryear Cori Rechenmacher Amy Roemmele Sara Shipley All Around Jr. San Antonio, Texas 5-2 All Around So. Suitland, Md. 5-1 All Around Fr. Batavia, Ill. 5-3 All Around So. White Lake, Mich. 5-6 All Around Jr. Coral Springs, Fla. Sydney Waltz Montana Whittle Tim Garrison Chuck Dickerson Mary McDaniel 5-3 All Around Fr. Findlay, Ohio 5-9 All Around So. Lincoln, Neb. Head Coach Fourth Season Assistant Coach Eighth Season Assistant Coach Fourth Season 2015 University of Gymnastics