I G E R S U B R N Auburn Gymnastics 1. Covering the Tigers...2 Quick Facts/Media Outlets...3 Roster...4 Outlook...5 Guide to Gymnastics...

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1 U B U R N 1 Preview Covering the Tigers Quick Facts/Media Outlets Roster Outlook Guide to Gymnastics Coaching Staff Head Coach Jeff Thompson Rachelle Thompson/Krissy Hoeferlin Support Staff Athlete Profiles Nicole Barnett Shanna Somero Jackie Smith Julie Dwyer Aimee Goheen Karmen Pinckney Kayla Gies A.J. Mills Megan Hill/Alicia Lenkiewicz Lindsey Puckett Claire Seiffert/Jessica Froning Carmen Nelms/Kristina Voss Review 2006 Season Review Team Results/Superlatives Individual Meet-By-Meet Results Rankings Postseason Results T 31 SEC/Opponents Southeastern Conference Opponents We Are Family History/Records Auburn Gymnastics History Yearly Results/Coaching History All-Time Series Team Records Individual Records Awards All-Time Letterwinners Year-By-Year Results Auburn University This is Auburn Auburn University Administration Facilities Traditions AUBURN GYMNASTICS MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS I G E R S EDITORIAL: The 2007 Auburn Gymnastics Media Guide is a publication of the Auburn Media Relations Department. The guide was written, edited and designed by Kyle Cornish, Media Relations Assistant. Cover design by Pamela Welch, Athletics Graphics Designer. Editorial contributions by Jeff Thompson, Rachelle Thompson and Carol White. PHOTOGRAPHIC: Todd Van Emst, Athletics Photographer, Emily McLain, Jeff Thompson and David Lann. PRINTING: Davis Direct, Montgomery, Ala Auburn Gymnastics 1

2 Kirk Sampson Associate AD/ Media Relations Chuck Gallina Media Relations Director Brad Gust Associate Director Dan Froehlich Associate Director Hank Hager Assistant Director Auburn Media Relations Phone 334/ Fax 334/ Kirk Sampson Assoc. AD/Media Relations Chuck Gallina Media Relations Director Brad Gust Associate Director Dan Froehlich Associate Director Hank Hager Assistant Director Carol White Assistant Director Kyle Cornish Media Relations Assistant Kathy Harker Administrative Assistant Steve Sain Video Contact Todd Van Emst Photographer Mailing Address P.O. Box 351 Auburn, AL Carol White Assistant Director Kyle Cornish Media Relations Assistant Kathy Harker Administrative Assistant Steve Sain Video Contact Todd Van Emst Photographer Overnight Address Athletic Complex Corner of Samford & Donahue Auburn, AL Media Relations Department The Auburn University Athletic Media Relations Department thanks you for your interest in Auburn gymnastics. Kyle Cornish is the Auburn gymnastics contact. The athletic media relations office is located in the Auburn Athletic Complex and maintains information on all current student-athletes, as well as historical information on previous student-athletes and the program in general. Attending Meets All home meets are held in Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum on the campus of Auburn University. Media interested in attending meets should contact Kyle Cornish to obtain a credential. The number of credentials issued is limited by available resources. Due to space and facility restrictions, access, seat assignments on press row as well as sideline or courtside photography will be made on a space available basis. In some situations, pool reporting may be necessary. Media Information Prior to each meet, members of the media will receive meet notes previewing the upcoming event as well as featuring the latest news and results in Auburn gymnastics. The media will also receive complete results from each meet. Additional information, including statistics and meet results are available on the Auburn athletics web site at Interviews All interviews of athletes must be coordinated through the Auburn media relations department. Interview requests must be submitted at least 24 hours in advance. Phone interviews for out-of-town media can also be arranged. Interviews can be arranged depending on the student-athletes/coaches availability and are conducted in the media relations office or in the McWhorter Center. Coaches and athletes are made available after home events. Please notify Kyle Cornish of your request prior to the conclusion of the meet. Internet The media and general public can also access information on all of Auburn s athletic programs at Auburn s official athletics web site, Live stats are available for all home meets and can be accessed through the Auburn Tigers web site. 2

3 2007 Quick Facts General Information School Auburn University Location Auburn, Ala. Founded 1856 Enrollment 23,347 Nickname Tigers Conference Southeastern Colors Burnt Orange and Navy Blue (PMS 158 and PMS 289) Arena Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum (10,500) President Dr. Ed Richardson Athletics Director Jay Jacobs Assoc. AD/SWA Meredith Jenkins Gymnastics Staff Head Coach Jeff Thompson (8th year) Alma Mater Kentucky, 1986 Record at AU (7 yrs.) Overall Record (7 yrs.) Associate Head Coach Rachelle Thompson (8th year) Alma Mater LSU/Auburn, 2004 Assistant Coach Krissy Hoeferlin (1st year) Alma Mater Kentucky, 2000 Gymnastics Information Inaugural Season 1975 Seasons of Gymnastics 33rd Last NCAA Championships Appearance 2003 (12th) All-Time Overall Record (.425) All-Time SEC Record (.176) Training Facility McWhorter Center 2006 Review 2006 Overall Record Regular Season 8-10 Regular Season Finish 14th 2006 SEC Record 1-5 Final SEC Finish Fifth Postseason 5-6 Final Ranking 26th 2006 High Score Preview Letterwinners R/L 12/1 Newcomers 3 Top Returners Julie Dwyer, Aimee Goheen, A.J. Mills, Karmen Pinckney, Lindsey Puckett Losses Danielle Holtz All-Americans R/L 1/0 Print Anniston Star Joe Medley, Beat Writer (P): 256/ (F): 256/ Auburn Plainsman Sports Editor (P): 334/ (F): 334/ Birmingham News Charles Goldberg, Beat Writer goldcrim@hotmail.com (P): 205/ (F): 205/ Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Christa Turner, Beat Writer turnerc@ledger-enquirer.com (P): 706/ (F): 706/ Decatur Daily Bradley Handwerger, Beat Writer bshand82@yahoo.com (P): 256/ (F): 256/ Dothan Eagle Jon Johnson, Sports Editor jjohnson@dothaneagle.com (P): 334/ (F): 334/ Florence Times Daily Gregg Dewalt, Sports Editor gregg.dewalt@timesdaily.com (P): 256/ (F): 256/ Gadsden Times Jimmy Smothers, Sports Editor jimmysmothers@yahoo.com (P): 256/ (F): 256/ Huntsville Times Phillip Marshall, Beat Writer Pmarsh9485@yahoo.com (P): 256/ (F): 256/ Montgomery Advertiser Jay G. Tate, Beat Writer advertisterjay@yahoo.com (P): 334/ (F): 334/ Mobile Press-Register Evan Woodbery, Beat Writer ewoodbery@yahoo.com (P): 800/ (F): 251/ Opelika-Auburn News Collin Mickle, Beat Writer cmickle@oanow.com (P): 334/ (F): 334/ Wire Service Associate Press John Zenor jzenor@ap.org (P): 334/ (F): 334/ Radio Tiger Communications (Auburn) Drew Peacock, Sports Director drew@thetiger.fm (P): 334/ (F): 334/ Primary Media Outlets WANI 1400 AM (Auburn) Ben Taylor, Sports Director (P): btaylor@wani1400.com (P): 334/ (F): 334/ WKKR 97.7 FM (Opelika) Sandy Mathews, Sports Director sandy.mathews@qatumofauburn.com (P): 334/ (F): 334/ WJOX 690 AM (Birmingham) Don Leo, Sports Contact (P): 205/ (F): 205/ WNSP FM (Mobile) Wayne Gardener, Sports Contact wayne@wnsp.com (P): 251/ (F): 251/ WYDE FM (Birmingham) Doug Bell, Sports Director (P): 205/ (F): 205/ Specialty Inside The Auburn Tigers (autigers.com) Mark Murphy, Editor insideautigers@mindspring.com Jason Caldwell jc@tigerdesign.com (P): 334/ (F): 334/ Rivals.com (Auburnsports.com) Bryan Matthews, Editor bryan@rivals.com (P): 334/ Television ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) Mike Raita, Sports Director miker@abc3340.com (P): 205/ (F): 205/ WBRC (Fox Ch. 6) (Birmingham) Rick Karle, Sports Director sports@wbrc.com (P): 205/ (F): 205/ WVTM (NBC Ch. 13) (Birmingham) Don Hawes, Sports Director don.hawes@nbc.com (P): 205/ (F): 205/ WIAT (CBS Ch. 42) (Birmingham) Brad Radice, Sports Director bradice@wiat.com (P): 205/ (F): 205/ WAKA (CBS Ch. 8) (Montgomery) Dee Jackson, Sports Director djackson@waka.com (P): 334/ (F): 334/ WNCF (ABC Ch. 32) (Montgomery) Brian Goettel, Sports Director bgoettel@wncftv.com (P):334/ ext. 304 (F):334/ WSFA (NBC Ch. 12) (Montgomery) Jeff Shearer, Sports Director jshearer@wsfa.com (P): 334/ (F): 334/ Auburn Gymnastics 3

4 2007 Auburn Gymnastics Roster Name Yr.-Exp. Ht. Event Hometown /High School Club Team Nicole Barnett Sr.-3L 5-1 AA Chatsworth, Ga./Dalton Northwest Georgia Gymnastics Center Julie Dwyer Jr.-2L 5-5 AA Bloomington, Ind./Bloomington South Westside Gymnastics Jessica Froning Fr.-HS 5-3 AA Charlotte, N.C./Providence Southeastern Gymnastics Kayla Gies Jr.-2L 5-3 AA Cox s Creek, Ky./Nelson County Champion Gymnastics Aimee Goheen Jr.-2L 5-4 AA Kirkland, Wa./Inglemoor Gymnastics East Megan Hill So.-1L 5-5 V, UB, FX Woodstock, Ga./Sequoyah World of Gymnastics Alicia Lenkiewicz So.-1L 5-5 AA Littleton, Co./Chatfield JET Gymnastics A.J. Mills So.-1L 5-4 AA Greenville, Ind./Floyd Central Southern Indiana Gymnastics Carmen Nelms Fr.-HS 5-1 AA Stone Mountain, Ga./Lakeside Georgia Gymnastics Academy Karmen Pinckney Jr.-2L 5-2 AA Simpsonville, S.C./Hillcrest Electric City Gymnastics Lindsey Puckett So.-1L 5-3 AA Lilburn, Ga./Providence Christian Academy Gwinnett Gymnastics Claire Seiffert So.-1L 5-4 V, FX Louisville, Ky./Sacred Heart Academy Champion Gymnastics Jackie Smith Sr.-3L 5-2 UB, BB Marietta, Ga./The Walker School Georgia All-Stars Shanna Somero Sr.-3L 5-5 AA Williamston, S.C./Wren Electric City Gymnastics Krissy Voss Fr.-HS 5-2 AA Paradise Valley, Ariz./Chaparral Arizona Sunrays Gymnastics Head Coach: Jeff Thompson (Eighth season) Associate Head Coach: Rachelle Thompson (Eighth season) Assistant Coach: Krissy Hoeferlin (First season) Squad Analysis Key Returnees Julie Dwyer Aimee Goheen A.J. Mills Lindsey Puckett Key Losses Danielle Holtz Squad Breakdown Roster 15 Letterwinners Returning 12 Letterwinners Lost 1 By Class Senior 3 Junior 4 Sophomore 5 Freshmen 3 Pronunciation Guide Froning Fro-Ning Gies Geese Hoeferlin Heffer-Lin Lenkiewicz Len-Kev-ich Pinckney Pink-Nee Seiffert Sigh-Furt Somero Summer-O 5 Where Are They From? KEY 1. Nicole Barnett 2. Julie Dwyer 3. Jessica Froning 4. Kayla Gies 5. Aimee Goheen 6. Megan Hill 7. Alicia Lenkiewcz 8. A.J. Mills 9. Carmen Nelms 10. Karmen Pinckney 11. Lindsey Puckett 12. Claire Seiffert 13. Jackie Smith 14. Shanna Somero 15. Krissy Voss 4

5 2007 Outlook... FOCUS, FIGHT, FINISH With 12 letterwinners returning and three talented incoming freshmen, expectations for the 2007 season in Auburn are very high. We have this team prepared to win, Thompson said. The Tigers will be looking to build off of a 2006 season that featured a fourth straight trip to the NCAA Regionals. For the second year in a row, Auburn was able to qualify at least two gymnasts for the NCAA Championships, as Lindsey Puckett advanced by winning vault and Julie Dwyer advanced in the all-around for the second year in a row. Dwyer tied for fifth on beam at Nationals, earning All- America honors. Auburn finished 2006 with a record that included a victory over LSU in Baton Rouge for the first time since After coming within.4 of eventual national champion Georgia, which was the closest meet between the two schools, and a slim.575 loss to Alabama, which was the closest meet since Auburn last beat the Crimson Tide in 1979, This season, the Tigers have a new theme. Our theme for this year is focus, fight and finish, Thompson said. Last year we were very focused and fought our way through a lot of meets, but we didn t finish the season the way we wanted to. Now, everyday we talk about it. Whether it s on a skill, routine or part that you are doing, you should focus on what you are doing, fight for the landing and finish the routine. We are hoping that by instilling that at the beginning, it is going to pay off for us at the end. Who s Gone The Tigers lose just one gymnast from the 2006 team, Danielle Holtz. Holtz led off both the floor and vault events for Auburn and was very consistent, finishing as high as fourth on floor and fifth on vault. With just two routines to replace, Thompson will be looking to his crop of potential-filled freshmen to take her place. The Newcomers Three new faces will don the orange and blue this season, as freshmen Jessica Froning, Carmen Nelms and Krissy Voss look to put their stamp on the Auburn program. Voss, a native of Paradise Valley, Ariz., has been very steady for the Tigers after arriving with quite an impressive resume. We are looking for Krissy to take Danielle s place not only on vault and floor, but she is going to be able to step in on bars and beam, where Danielle didn t even train, Thompson said. Not only will she give us depth on bars, but she will give us a great beam routine. She is a great worker and comes from a great club in Arizona where she was highly recruited. She is a great kid and will be outstanding for us. Nelms, who is a walk-on from Stone Mountain, Ga., has been turning heads in the gym this fall. Carmen is unbelievable, but she doesn t know it yet, Thompson said. She could could easily be the best vaulter on our team, and we have Lindsey Puckett who was the regional vault champ and Julie Dwyer who just missed vault finals both years by.025. She is super talented and her beam routine is as nice as any of the other kids. She could be a real star at some point. Froning, a walk-on who hails from Charlotte, N.C., comes to Auburn after training with Southeastern Gymnastics. Jessica Froning is a great girl who works really hard and has a great attitude, Thompson said. She isn t as far along as the others, but she is someone who I think can break into our lineup in the near future. The Returners With 12 letterwinners returning this season, Thompson and the rest of the team will look to the three seniors Nicole Barnett, Jackie Smith and Shanna Somero, for leadership in All three of the seniors were walk-ons at one point, Thompson said. They have worked Shanna Somero extremely hard and are all on scholarship now. The Tigers suffered a blow in October when Barnett injured her knee, which will cause her to miss the entire 2007 campaign. Smith returns for her final season after being one of the captains in Jackie is concentrating on bars and beam for us this year, Thompson said. Her bar routine looks great. She hasn t competed that much for us in the past, but as she continues to train and perform well under pressure, she will be in our bar lineup. Somero will look to build upon her solid performance of last sea Auburn Gymnastics 5

6 son. She was one of four Tigers to compete in each meet on beam, placing as high as a tie for second (against Centenary). Shanna is training all four events this year, Thompson said. We are going to try not to have her do floor or vault due to her previous achilles injury, but she could step in for us if need be. The junior class could feature some of the most talent on the team, and it all begins with two-time All-American Julie Dwyer. Dwyer became just the third gymnast in conference history to be named SEC Freshman of the Year and SEC Gymnast of the Year in consecutive seasons. As good as she was last season, she is way better now then she was at the end of the year, Thompson said. She is going to have a chance to take on all of the top gymnasts in the country, and I think she will do very well. She is an incredible kid and a great leader. Karmen Pinckney returns after competing in both the vault and floor lineup each meet last season, placing as high as second in each. Karmen competed on three events last year (including bars), Thompson said. She is back training balance beam. We expect her to be really good this season. Aimee Goheen is looking to regain her form of 2005 that made her a regional bar champion as a freshman. Her bar routine is incredible now, Thompson Karmen Pinckney said. She has a big release move and a big dismount, which were the two things that weren t there in the past. Kayla Gies made a name for herself after joining the vault lineup early last season, while also competing on beam in each meet. Kayla was incredible on vault last year, Thompson said. She also only fell once beam last year and did a great job for us. We expect her to do the same this year. After being one of the most highly touted recruiting classes in Auburn history, the sophomore fab five are back to take the next step in their journey towards excellence. Lindsey Puckett returns as one of two Tigers to make it to Nationals in 2006 after winning the regional vault championship. She has been incredible on all four events for us, Thompson said. Bars was her weak event last year, and over the summer she got a big release and dismount. Lindsey has been a dream and should go neckand-neck with Julie for the all-around title every meet. A.J. Mills is back competing on all four events after battling shin problems that limited her to beam and bars last season. We are very happy to have A.J. back healthy, Thompson said. She can give us big scores on vault and floor and her bar routine is amazing because she has two big release moves and a huge dismount. She is going to be a big scorer on bars and beam. Alicia Lenkiewicz returns to the lineup after a successful first season as a member of both the bar and beam lineups. Alicia had some Achilles problems when she got here, so we didn t push her as hard for floor and vault, Thompson said. She could be the best bar swinger that we have. Claire Seiffert is back after being a two event walk-on on vault and floor for the Tigers last season. We expect her to be a competitor on both of those events, and be in the lineup and A.J. Mills compete every meet. We are very confident that she can give us exactly what she did last year. Megan Hill entered last season as a walk-on and improved leaps and bounds, giving Thompson a lot of hope for her this season. She had a lot room to grow before she made the lineup and she has done that, he said. She is doing really well on bars and floor, and her vault is coming along. We are hoping that she makes the lineup and that her hard work pays off. Vault Auburn returns all but one member of its vault lineup from last season, led by regional champion Lindsey Puckett. Puckett recorded three first place finishes last season and will be looking to duplicate that effort again this year. Not to be outdone, Julie Dwyer led Auburn with a average on vault last year and will once again team with Puckett to be favorites to win the event each meet. The duo each recorded scores of which tied for the second highest score in school history The Tigers will also look to Kayla Gies, who was in the lineup the last 11 meets, to continue her steady climb to success. Also returning are Karmen Pinckney and Claire Seiffert, both of whom participated in vault every meet in With the addition of A.J. Mills, Carmen Nelms and Krissy Voss, Auburn looks to be in good hands once again to vault their way to top of the rankings. Uneven Bars The Tigers return its entire bar lineup for the 2007 season. Mills led the way with a average in 10 meets, including two first place finishes. Dwyer also registered two top finishes and will once again be a force in the event. 6

7 Aimee Goheen and Alicia Lenkiewicz will also be counted on heavily to contribute to the lineup, after each took home a first place finish in Puckett will also be back after improving vastly over the summer, according to Thompson. Also looking to crack the lineup will be Shanna Somero and Pinckney, along with Voss. With that much experience and talent, the squad has all the makings of another top bar unit. Balance Beam Auburn will also return its entire beam team, which was ranked as high as fifth in the country last year. Dwyer will lead the way after capturing a fifth place finish at Nationals to earn her second All-American honor. She placed first in 9-of-15 meets last season, averaging a Puckett also recorded a top finish, tying with Dwyer at LSU and will be called upon to help lead. The Tigers will also be helped with the return of Somero and Gies, two steady performers who competed in every meet on beam last season. Lenkiewicz and Mills are also capable of being called upon to put up big scores, and newcomers Voss and Nelms will also be looking to find their way into the lineup. Lindsey Puckett Floor Exercise The Tigers will miss Holtz and Barnett s floor routine in 2007, but don t think for one second that the cupboard is bare. Leading the way for AU once again will be Dwyer. The junior averaged a after recording three first place finishes last year. Pinckney was third on the team last season with a average and will be asked to be a steady performer again this year. Puckett will be another gymnast to watch for, as she looks to continue her rise to the top. Seiffert also returns to the floor lineup after registering a first place finish at Centenary last year. Auburn will receive a big boost from the return of Mills to the lineup, as well as Voss, who has been very impressive this fall. start our season, Thompson said. This is something we have been looking forward to getting on our schedule for years. It has a very strong reputation and we are happy to be going. It helps our recruiting because we can tell them that once during their time here, they will get to go to Cancun. The meet will feature three other quality teams, BYU, Missouri and Iowa State, where former assistant Jay Ronanye is now head coach. The team will then open up its home schedule with back-to-back meets against NC State (Jan. 12) and Kentucky (Jan. 19). From there, a trip to Tuscaloosa to face Alabama on national television awaits the Tigers on Jan. 26. Then it is off to Florida to face the Gators on Feb. 2, and back home to take on LSU on Feb. 16 after a week off. That meet will be AU s second televised meet of the year. Auburn will be back out on the road to face the two-time defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs on Feb. 23. A home meet against Arkansas on March 2 will follow before the Tigers head off to Chicago. The squad will take on Illinois and Illinois-Chicago on March 9 and 11, respectively. The final regular season meet of the year will be the second showdown of Auburn/Alabama on March 16. That night will be Senior Night, as the Tigers will look to honor its three seniors with its first victory over the crimson Tide since The SEC Championship will be held in North Little Rock, Ark. on March 31. For the second straight year, the meet will be held on the podium, and will be the only meet in the country to do so all season. With the nucleus of the team returning, a challenging road schedule and five exciting home meets, there is a lot to be excited about in Auburn in The Schedule The 2007 schedule will start out in bright fashion for the Tigers. We are extremely excited to be heading off to sunny Cancun to 2007 Auburn Gymnastics 7

8 Guide to Women s Gymnastics General Six gymnasts from each team compete on each of the four events (vault, bars, beam and floor). The team score is calculated by adding the five highest scores on each event. Individual optional routines, put together by the gymnast to express herself through the skills she performs the best, have a starting value of only 9.5. An additional five tenths can be earned, up to four tenths for performing a series of high level skills (combination). One tenth must come from difficulty and one tenth must come from combination. The rest may come from either. Common deductions are landing deductions. One tenth is taken away for each step or large hop that the gymnast takes, while only half a tenth is taken for a small hop. Other deductions include bent arms, legs, toes or leg separation. Falls that occur are deducted five tenths each time. Finally, a gymnast can receive a neutral deduction on balance beam and floor exercise. Neutral deductions are one tenth; and are received for being over time on beam and floor, and for stepping out of bounds on the floor exercise. They occur each time a gymnast violates these rules. Each event, with the exception of vault, has a series of six (bars) and seven (beam and floor) special requirements, and omission of any of these requirements results in a two tenths deduction from the start value. Start Values Start value for college 9.5, extra.5 earned through bonus All judges determine start value It is not mandatory that the start values agree. Evaluation of Optional Exercises Optional Exercise Requirement Formula A. Value Parts 3.00 B. Special Requirements 1.40 C. Combination 0.60 D. Execution 4.60 E. Bonus Points 0.50 Total Value Parts These exercises are composed of elements that possess different difficulty values 1. A-Part (Part w/easy difficulty) 0.20 pt. 2. B-Part (Part w/medium difficulty) 0.40 pt. 3. C-Part (Part w/high difficulty) 0.60 pt. 4. D-Part (Part w/very high difficulty) 0.80 pt. 5. E-Part (Part w/highest difficulty) (only for Bonus Points +20) Value Part Requirements are as follows: pt pt pt. Total 3.00 pt. Bonus Special Connections Achieved through unique and difficult combinations Special connections have a value of.10 or.20. Bonus points for special connections will be awarded only for good technical presentation Additional D/E A maximum of.40 may be awarded as bonus points for additional D/E at Level 10 Additional D elements will receive.10 bonus points Additional E elements will receive.20 bonus points Vault Vault is unlike any other event. There are no specific requirements (SRs). It requires speed, quickness and explosive power. Unlike the other events, each vault has its own start value. Many vaults done in college do not start from a Deductions are taken from the start value for technical errors in the pre-flight (approach), the block (the rise from the horse), the post-flight (height and distance from the horse) and the landing. Each gymnast will perform only one vault. Uneven Bars An uneven bar routine must contain at least two bar changes; these are the first two SRs. A bar change is when the gymnast moves from the high bar to the low bar or vice versa. It must also contain two release moves; these are the third and fourth SRs. A release move is defined as when the gymnast lets go of the bar. Uneven bar routines must contain change of direction. This is the fifth SR; it must be a change of at least 180 degrees or more. The final SR is a dismount. Special Requirements Minimum of two bar changes. Two flight elements, minimum of two different C s OR a D and B. One element with longitudinal axis (LA) turn, minimum of C (not to include dismount). C dismount with the following modification: C dismount immediately pre ceded by same two A or B elements =.10 deduction. Balance Beam The balance beam is 16 feet long, four feet high and merely four inches wide. Performing on the beam requires precise movement and intense concentration. A balance beam routine cannot be more than one minute, 30 seconds. The first special requirement a beam routine must contain is a tumbling series. It must also contain a series of two leaps and/or a series of one tumbling skill and one leap skill. This series is called a gym/acro series. These two series are the second and third SRs. The fourth SR is that the gymnast s torso must touch the beam at some point during the routine. The gymnast must complete a turn of at least 360 degrees on one leg for the fifth SR. The sixth SR is a leap with large amplitude. The requirement may be part of the leap series, the gym/acro series or entirely on its own. Finally, the gymnast must dismount the beam. This is the final SR. Special Requirements Acro series: Minimum of two flight elements, one element must be a minimum of C with or without hand support (both elements must start and finish on the beam). Dance series with a minimum of two elements, one element C or higher. A leap or jump requiring 180 degree split. Minimum of 360 degree turn from Group 3. No hand support permitted. Minimum of C dismount, or B dismount preceded by and directly connect ed to any C element (acro or dance). Floor Exercise Floor exercise is a combination of dance and tumbling to music on a 12 meter by 12 meter space. The duration of a floor routine should be between one minute, 10 seconds and one minute, 30 seconds. A floor routine must contain at least two tumbling passes, first SR, one of which contains two flips, second SR. It must also contain three different flips within the two tumbling passes, third SR. A floor routine must contain a series of three leaps, fourth SR, and a series of two leaps and a tumbling skill or two tumbling skills and a leap, fifth SR. One of the leaps in the routine must be of C value or higher, sixth SR. The final SR is that the routine contains a dismount commensurate with the rest of the routine. Floor exercise has become not only one of the most beautiful of athletic events, but one of the most daring and exciting, as well. Special Requirements One acro series with two saltos, same or different. Three different saltos within the exercise. Dance series with a minimum of two elements (leaps/jumps/hops or turns), one element valued C or higher. Minimum of C salto as the last salto or in the last connection of saltos OR a bonus combination in the last connection of saltos. 8

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10 Jeff Thompson Head Coach Eighth Season Head coach Jeff Thompson enters his eighth season as the head coach of the Auburn gymnastics program. In seven years, Thompson has molded the Tigers into a prominent program in contention of qualifying for the NCAA Championships on a yearly basis. Thompson led AU to the NCAA Regional for its fourth straight year in It is the most consecutive appearances at the Central Regional since the Tigers reeled off eight in-arow from under Robert Dillard. The Tigers finished with a record overall, with 15 of the 16 losses coming against National Championship qualifying teams. Included in those losses was a 0.4 defeat to Georgia, which was the closest meet in series history, and a loss to Alabama, the closest meet between the two schools since At the regional meet, Auburn took home the vault championship, but just missed out on qualifying for Nationals as a team. The Tigers trailed only perennial power, Utah, and host school, Michigan. Last season the squad was consistently ranked in the top 15 in each of the four events, with a rating as high as third on bars and sixth on beam. The Tigers recorded five of the top 10 individual vault scores in Auburn history in As a team, AU posted three of the top 10 vault performances, including a school record point performance at LSU that led to its first victory in Baton Rouge since Julie Dwyer also set a new school record in the all-around when she notched a and swept all four events at Arkansas. Under Thompson s direction, Dwyer was named SEC Gymnast of the Year and also earned her second All-American nod, becoming Thompson s third All-American since joining the program. With four straight regional appearances under his belt, Thompson has the Tigers on the brink of qualifying for the NCAA Championships for the second time under his direction, and just the fourth time in school history. In 2005, Thompson took the Tigers to their third consecutive NCAA Central Regional. The Tigers still had four individuals compete at the NCAA Championships. Highlighting the NCAA Championships was freshman Julie Dwyer, who earned All-America honors on the vault. Dwyer joined Courtney Puckett (2003) as the second All-American under Thompson. Prior to Thompson's arrival as Auburn's fourth all-time coach in 2000, the Tigers had finished a dismal 3-14 and last in the Southeastern Conference. In just three seasons, Thompson was selected as SEC Coach of the Year in 2003, after taking the Tigers to the NCAA THE THOMPSON FILE Personal Year at Auburn: Eighth Hometown: Highland Heights, Ky. Birthdate: Nov. 22, 1961 Family: Wife - Rachelle; Children - Parker, Griffin Education Bachelor s: Kentucky 86 Master s: Kentucky 95 Coaching Experience Kentucky, Grad Asst Wisconsin, Assistant Illinois, Assistant Cincy Gym. Academy, Director LSU, Assistant Auburn, Head Coach Championships for the first time since That same season, Thompson was tabbed as the Co-Central Region Coach of the Year after the Tigers placed second at regionals. Under the tutelage of Thompson, Auburn has set all-time team highs in the vault ( in `06), uneven bars (49.50 in `00), balance beam (49.60 in `04), floor (49.60 in `04) and total score ( in `04). In the 31 seasons of Auburn gymnastics, all 10 of the highest scores in school history have come in the Thompson era. Individually, Thompson's gymnasts have forever engraved their names into the Auburn record book. In all five individual events, at least four of the top five all-time scores have come under Thompson. Thompson's work might begin in the gym, but it ends outside of competition. Thompson places a heavy emphasis in the classroom, which is why he produces true student-athletes. Thompson has had 20 Academic All-Americans, 39 gymnasts named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll, one SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and two NCAA Woman of the Year nominees. Thompson's coaching career began at his alma mater in 1986 as a graduate assistant at Kentucky, a position he held through the 1989 season. He later coached in Big 10 country at Wisconsin and Illinois, then became Junior Olympic Program Director at the Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy in Thompson became an assistant at LSU in 1994 before coming to Auburn in A native of Highland Heights, Ky., Thompson played rugby at Kentucky before graduating with a bachelor's degree in physical education. Thompson also earned his master's degree in biomechanics in 1995 from UK. Thompson is married to the former Rachelle Fruge of Baton Rouge, La. The couple resides in Auburn with their two children, Parker, 11 and Griffin, 9. Thompson at Auburn Year Regular Season Postseason Overall SEC Regional National th 7th 38th th 10th 42nd t5th 9th 34th th t2nd 12th th 4th 19th th 3rd 16th th 3rd 26th 10

11 Rachelle Thompson Associate Head Coach Eighth Season Krissy Hoeferlin Assistant Coach First Season Rachelle Thompson begins her eighth season as part of the Auburn coaching staff, but second as the Tigers' associate head coach. She was a full-time assistant for three years and a volunteer assistant coach for the Auburn gymnastics team for three years. Thompson's primary responsibilities include coaching the balance beam, floor and handling the floor and beam exercise choreography. In 2006, Thompson guided Julie Dwyer to the sixth-highest individual beam score in AU history, a mark she duplicated two weeks later. With Thompson s leadership, Dwyer s beam and floor routines at the regional meet helped lead the way for her to represent Auburn at Nationals in the all around. As a team, the Tigers were consistently ranked as one of the top-12 beam teams in the country, coming in as high as fifth. On floor, Auburn was rated as high as 10th and finished the season with a No. 11 national ranking. In 2005, she helped the Tigers qualify a schoolrecord four individuals for the NCAA Championships. The Tigers produced the champion and runner-up of the Central Regional, as Rachael Tarantino topped Julie Dwyer. For the second year in a row, Tarantino tied her career high on the floor with a score of against Texas Women's Univ. Her scores of rank second for the highest score in Auburn history. To see Thompson's impact, one needs to look no further than Auburn's record book. As an assistant, Thompson has helped the Tigers to new heights on the beam and the floor. Four of Auburn's top-five individual scores in each event have come under Thompson. During her tenure, the Tigers have set new school records on the beam and the floor. Both marks occurred during the 2004 season when the Tigers scored a on the beam at Centenary and a on the floor against Florida. In 2004, Thompson coached Tarantino to the team's first 10.0 in two seasons when Tarantino was awarded the perfect score on beam versus Centenary. Thompson brings a wealth of competitive and coaching experience to the Tigers' staff. Her knowledge of the sport and reputation as a choreographer has been a great addition to the Auburn gymnastics program. A gymnast at LSU, Thompson won the Southeastern Conference All-Around Championship in Thompson was a three-time NCAA All-American, the 1991 NCAA Regional vault and floor exercise champion, finished fourth in the all-around at the 1990 NCAA Championships and was a finalist for the Honda-Broderick Award. Thompson completed her college degree at Auburn University, graduating suma cum laude with a bachelor s degree in Education. Thompson's vast experience in meet management helped enhance the image of Auburn gymnastics' home events. In 2003, 2004 and 2006, the Tigers ranked fifth nationally for highest home meet attendance. Thompson is the wife of head coach Jeff Thompson and the mother of two boys, Parker and Griffin. Krissy Hoeferlin enters her first season as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Auburn gymnastics program. Upon being hired in August, Hoeferlin was assigned the task of reeling in another top notch recruiting class. After narrowing the list to ten potential targets, she was able to land the top-3 recruits on Auburn s list and all three will be members of the AU gymnastics family in In addition to recruiting, Hoeferlin works hand-in-hand with the strength and conditioning coaches to ensure Tiger gymnasts stay in peak condition. She has also combined with Rachelle Thompson to form a tag team approach in assisting the gymnasts with their daily beam and floor assignments. Hoeferlin, who spent the last three years as an assistant at Iowa State, helped lead the Cyclones to a Big 12 title in 2006 as well as a national ranking as high as sixth in the country. Prior to ISU, Hoeferlin was head coach at the Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy from , where she instructed Levels While head coach, Hoeferlin produced a Level 10 state champion team in 2002 and 2003, a 2003 Level 10 Junior Olympic national vault champion, eight athletes to state and regional allaround titles and coached three athletes into the top 10 at Level 10 nationals. In 2003, Hoeferlin was named Region 5 Rookie of the Year coach. She also traveled to France in 2002 as coach of the Region 5 all-star team. Hoeferlin qualified 10 individual athletes to the TOPS national team as the TOPS program director from As an undergraduate at Kentucky, Hoeferlin competed in the allaround from She was named 1996 Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year and was team captain in 1999 and A native of New Carlisle, Ohio, Hoeferlin graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology. She was an academic All- American in 1998, 1999 and 2000 and resides in Auburn Auburn Gymnastics 11

12 Support Staff kristi ewasko Volunteer Coach/ Academic Captain 3rd Year Auburn 04 Kristi Ewasko enters her third season with Auburn gymnastics and second as the volunteer coach/academic captain. She was the conditioning captain during her first season in Ewasko was a former four-year member of the Tigers from She graduated with a bachelor s degree in exercise science in December While at Auburn, Ewasko set the school record on the vault, which she still holds. She is married to Matt Ewasko. Dr. Michael Goodlett Team Physician 14th Year North Alabama Dr. Goodlett serves as Auburn University Sports Medicine team physician, overseeing all aspects of the daily sports medicine/primary care needs of all Auburn student-athletes. He also coordinates care with the athletic training staff, local medical community, and Auburn University Medical Directors, Dr. Lemak and Dr. Andrews. He is married to the former Donna Webster of Tanner, Ala., and has two children, Haley and Hunter. Graduated summa cum laude from the University of North Alabama in Florence, Ala., with a bachelor of science in Chemistry. Graduated from the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile, Ala. with a Doctor of Medicine. Donna Kennedy Academic Counselor 1st Year Auburn 93 Donna Kennedy begins her first season as the Academic Counselor for Auburn Gymnastics. A 1996 graduate of Auburn with a bachelor's degree in Psychology, Kennedy joined the Auburn staff in August 2000 while teaching Criminology at Auburn. Kennedy received her master's degree in Counseling & Behavioral Psychology from Troy State in She served as an academic advisor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences until the fall of 2004, when she joined the athletic staff as a counselor. Donna and her son James-Ellis reside in Auburn. rich levy Strength Coach 2nd Year Springfield College 98 Rich Levy is in his second year as the strength and conditioning coach for the gymnastics team. Levy comes to Auburn after serving as the Sports Performance Director at Velocity Sports Performance in Rockville, Md., from Prior to his work at Velocity Sports, Levy worked as the associate head strength and conditioning coach at Virginia Military Institute and as assistant strength and conditioning coach at Arkansas. Born in Savanna-Lar-Mar, Jamaica, and raised in New York and Connecticut, Levy earned his bachelor s degree in heath sciences from Springfield College, where he was a member of the football and track teams. He received his master s degree in sports science at the United States Sports Academy. He is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association and USA Weightlifting. He also works with the baseball, women s basketball and soccer programs at Auburn. rachael alexander Administrative Intern 4th Year Rachael Alexander begins her fourth season as the Auburn gymnastics administrative intern/manager. The Auburn, Ala., native is a junior and majoring in adult education at Auburn University. She assists the coaches on a daily basis by working in the office and taking care of team apparel. During meets, she serves as video coordinator and keeps up the Tigers' scores as the meets progress. Janet Taylor enters her second season as the athletic trainer for the Tigers gymnastics team. A native of Washington, N.C., Taylor earned her bachelor s degree in exercise and sports science, with a concentration in athletic training from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Taylor comes to Auburn from Georgia Tech, where she received her master s of science degree in sports medicine in May of At Georgia Tech, Taylor served as a graduate assistant in athletic training for the swimming and diving teams, as well as assisting with men s basketball and football. As an undergraduate at North Carolina, Taylor worked with the men s and women s basketball teams as well as the women s lacrosse and baseball squads. Taylor is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association. Kyle Cornish begins his first season at Auburn as media relations contact for gymnastics. In addition to gymnastics, he also serves as the contact for volleyball, cross country and women s tennis, as well as the assistant for men s basketball. Cornish comes to Auburn from The University of Kansas, where he served as a student assistant in the media relations department for five years. During his time at Kansas, Cornish served as the primary contact for women s tennis from and men s and women s golf from He was also the assistant for soccer from as well as softball from A native of Topeka, Kan., Cornish graduated from KU in 2006 with a bachelor s degree in sociology. Dr. James Andrews Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Lawrence Lemak Orthopaedic Surgeon Janet Taylor Athletic Trainer 2nd Year North Carolina 02 Kyle Cornish Media Relations 1st Year Kansas 06 Tim Chambliss P.A. Announcer Kelly Rush Statistician 12

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14 Suffered season-ending knee injury in October (Junior): Named second-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All- American... Selected to first-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All- District IV... Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll... Is the first Auburn gymnast to be named SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year, holding a 4.0 GPA in Biomedical Sciences... Presented with the Wentworth Award at gymnastics banquet... Also awarded with a scholarship at the banquet... Posted a on floor at SEC Championships... Tied for sixth with a on floor at Alabama... Tied for third on floor with a vs. Illinois-Chicago... Competed on floor at Arkansas, scoring a Tied for fourth on floor with a career-high Nicole Barnett All Around 5-1 Senior Chatsworth, Ga. Dalton HS NW Georgia Gym Center on floor vs. Georgia... Recorded a career-high on beam to finish fifth at Centenary... Finished tied for fifth on floor with a at Centenary... Recorded a to finish sixth at LSU... Scored to tie for second on floor at Hearts Invitational... Tied for sixth on beam by matching season high with a on beam... Notched a on beam vs. Florida... Competed on floor for first time of career against Florida... Scored a Scored a on beam at Super Six Challenge... Recorded a on beam vs. West Virginia... CAREER HIGHS Event Score Date Vault N/A Bars N/A Beam at Centenary Floor vs. Georgia All-Around N/A OFF THE MAT WITH... BARNETT Favorite holiday: Christmas Favorite vacation spot: Myrtle Beach Favorite place to shop: Charlotte Russe Most famous person I ve ever met: Lilia Podkopayeva One thing I can t go a week without: Music Began gymnastics at age: Eight Favorite home-cooked meal: My mom s broccoli casserole Role model: My parents because they are hard working, amazing people. Recorded a on beam vs. Alabama... Finished with an at Kentucky (Sophomore): Academic All-American... Earned a spot on the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll... Turned in a new career best on beam with a against North Carolina, Iowa... Exhibitioned on beam at the WVU quad-meet... Competed for the first time since injuring her knee during the 2004 pre-season at Alabama... Scored a on beam against the Crimson Tide... Exhibitioned on vault against the Gym Dogs (Freshman): Redshirt season... Member of the SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll Prior to Auburn: Level 10 Regional qualifier... Level 10 National qualifier... AAU National floor champion... Trained at Northwest Georgia Gymnastics Center with Debbie Roe. Personal: Born on March 30, 1985 in Dalton, Georgia... Daughter of Mark and Michelle Barnett... Full name is Autumn Nicole Barnett... Nickname is "Nic"... Majoring in biomedical sciences. Shanna Somero All Around 5-5 Senior Anderson, S.C. Wren HS Electric City Gymnastics 2006 (Junior): Tied for ninth on beam with a at Northeast Regional... Competed on vault at Alabama for first time since Tied for fifth on beam with a on beam vs. Illinois-Chicago... Tied for sixth on beam for second straight week at Arkansas... Tied for sixth with a on beam against Georgia... Tied career high with a on beam at Centenary to tie for second... Recorded a season high on beam with a to finish sixth at LSU... Placed eight on beam with a at Hearts Invitational... Tied for eighth with season-high on beam vs. Florida... Secured a on beam vs. Alabama to tie for seventh... Had a on bars vs. Alabama... Scored a on bars and a on beam at Kentucky... Recorded a and finished sixth on bars vs. West Virginia... Finished sixth on beam with a against West Virginia... Finished 19th on beam with a at Super Six... Scored a on bars at Super Six (Sophomore): Earned The Rock award after hitting 95 percent of routines during season... Scored a season-high 9.80 on beam and competed on bars at the Central Regional... Turned in a on beam and a on bars at the SEC Championship... Scored a on beam at Texas Women's... Had a season-high on bars against North Carolina, Iowa... Scored a 9.70 on bars and a 9.60 on beam at WVU quad-meet... Competed on beam and bars at Master's Classic... Tied her season high on beam with a against LSU... Against 14

15 Oklahoma, competed on bars and beam... Competed on bars and beam at Florida...Scored a pair of 9.725s on bars and beam at Alabama...Against Kentucky, competed on bars and beam... Competed on bars and beam against Arkansas... At Georgia, competed on bars and beam... Competed for the first time since having Achilles surgery in 2004 against Centenary... Scored a 9.65 on bars and 9.75 on beam against the Ladies (Freshman): Earned Most Improved Gymnast award... Suffered season-ending ankle injury on floor against LSU... Competed on vault and bars against LSU... Finished fourth in the all-around at New Hampshire... Earned three 9.800's and a in the quadmeet... Notched two new individual event career-high's against Florida on bars and floor with a and a 9.90, respectively... Finished in a tie OFF THE MAT WITH... SOMERO Favorite movie: Weekend at Bernie s Favorite vacation spot: The Beach If I could be on the cover of any magazine it would be: People Most famous person I ve ever met: Blaine Wilson Began gymnastics at age: Four One thing I can t go a week without: Sweet Tea My favorite quote is: Live a little, laugh a lot, love always Favorite place to shop: Target for third in the all-around with a , a new career high, against the Gators... Scored a in the all-around against Alabama... Competed in the all-around against Kentucky and George Washington, scoring a Scored three 9.850's on vault, beam and floor... Marked two new careerhighs against Arkansas on beam (9.850) and bars (9.350)... Competed as an all-arounder against the Gym Backs, scoring a Scored a on vault to put her in a tie for seventh on the Auburn individual record books...led the team on beam with a against Georgia... Competed on floor against Georgia, scoring a Prior to Auburn: Trained at Electric City Gymnastics... Qualified to compete at the Junior Olympics. Personal: Born on December 7, Daughter of Brett and Julia Broyles... Full name is Shanna Renee Somero... Exercise science. major SEC Good Works Team 2006 SEC Academic Honor Roll Jackie Smith UB, BB 5-2 Senior Marietta, Ga. The Walker School Georgia All-Stars 2006 (Junior): Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll... Named to the SEC Good Works Team... Exhibitioned on bars vs. Georgia (9.475) and at Centenary... Exhibitioned on bars vs. Florida, scoring a (Sophomore): Exhibitioned on bars against Florida... Continued improving her score on bars against Alabama with a Competed for the first time last season on bars against Kentucky and turned in a new personal best with a Against Arkansas, OFF THE MAT exhibitioned on bars and scored a WITH SMITH Exhibitioned on bars against Favorite cartoon: Scooby Doo Georgia and Centenary. Favorite holiday: Thanksgiving Favorite website: Google Favorite professional athlete: Lance Armstrong If I auditioned for American Idol I would sing: I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston Best advice I ever received: My dad always tells me to just keep being a good person Dream job: Being a collegiate gymnastics coach Something most people don t know about me: I was my high school s homecoming queen 2004 (Freshman): Competed on bars against Centenary... Exhibitioned on bars against New Hampshire, Temple and Yale. Prior to Auburn: Trained with Becky Oppenhiemer, Sennie Clark and Tish Opie at Georgia All-Stars... Four-time Regional qualifier Georgia floor champion AAU National beam champion... Was homecoming queen of The Walker School. Personal: Born on March 3, 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia... Daughter of Douglas and Jean Smith... Full name is Jacqueline Marie Smith... Nickname is "Jackie"... Majoring in fine arts. CAREER HIGHS Event Score Date Vault vs. Georgia Bars vs. Florida Beam Three Times Floor vs. Florida All-Around vs. Florida CAREER HIGHS Event Score Date Vault N/A Bars at Alabama Beam N/A Floor N/A All-Around N/A 2007 Auburn Gymnastics 15

16 2006 Second Team All-American on Beam 2006 SEC Gymnast of the Year 2006 NCAA Championships - All-Around Qualifier 2005 SEC Freshman of the Year 2005 Second Team All-American on Vault SEC Athlete of the Week (Jan. 31, 2006) 2005 SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll 2005 NCAA Championships - All-Around Qualifier 2006 (Sophomore): Earned second team All- America honors on beam at NCAA Championships by tying for fifth with a Tied for 11th on vault (9.825) and 10th in the all-around (39.125) in the first session at the championships... Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll... Became second Auburn gymnast to be named SEC OFF THE MAT WITH... DWYER Favorite restaurant: Olive Garden Favorite place to shop: Target Favorite vacation spot: Siesta Key, Florida If I could play any other collegiate sport it would be: Soccer Most famous person I ve ever met: Carrot Top One thing I can t go a week without: Fruit snacks Began gymnastics at age: Four Favorite quote: Give the world the best that you have and the best will come back to you Julie Dwyer All Around 5-5 Junior Bloomington, Ind. Bloomington South HS Westside Gymnastics Gymnast of the Year... Just the third gymnast to earn SEC Freshman of the Year and SEC Gymnast in the Year in consecutive seasons... Earned AU gymnastics Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row... Also received "The Rock" award after hitting 57-of-60 (95 percent) routines... Finished with 24 firstplace finishes, including seven all-around titles... Set career highs in all four events and the all-around... Qualified for NCAA Championships for second straight year by finishing second in the all-around among gymnasts not from qualifying teams at Northeast Regional... Tied for second on vault and beam and placed fifth on floor at Northeast Regional... Tied for fifth on beam with a at SEC Championships... Also matched career high with a on floor at SEC Championships to tie for sixth... Finished first on beam with a at Alabama... Won her seventh all-around title vs. Illinois-Chicago with a Won event titles on bars, beam and floor vs. Illinois-Chicago... Set personal record on bars with a vs. Illinois-Chicago... Set school record with a in the all-around at Arkansas, while sweeping all four event titles... Matched career-high for second straight week with a on bars at Arkansas... Also matched career high on floor at Arkansas with a Matched second-highest score in school history and tied career high with a in the all-around vs. Georgia to finish second... Also tied for third on bars with a career-high vs. Georgia... Won titles on vault (9.875) and beam (9.925) at Centenary... Beam score of tied career high set two days prior at LSU... Finished second in the all-around at LSU with a Recorded a to finish second on vault at LSU... Tied for first on beam with a at LSU... Matched career high with a on floor... Won fifth straight all-around title with a at Hearts Invitational... Won beam at Hearts Invitational, scoring a Placed second on vault and bars at Hearts Invitational, while tying for second on floor... Matched career high in the all-around for the fourth time with a Won fourth straight all-around title vs. Florida... Set new personal best with a to win beam vs. Florida... Tied career high to win third straight all-around with a against Alabama... Tied career high on floor (9.900) and bars (9.825) vs. Alabama... Tied career high to win all-around with a vs. West Virginia... Won titles in three of four events, including vault, beam and floor... Won all-around title with a at Kentucky... Won on beam with a 9.850, while tying for second on floor with a Finished third in the all-around at Super Six with a Placed fifth on beam at Super Six with a (Freshman): Earned AU Gymnastics Athlete of the Year honor... Named second team All-American on vault after tying her season high with a at the NCAA Championships... Finished 10th in the all-around in the first session of the NCAA meet... Qualified for nationals after placing sixth in the all-around at regionals with a Was the runner-up on beam with a at regionals... SEC Freshman of the Year... Finished in a tie for eighth in the all-around at SECs and was fourth on beam with a SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll... Set personal best on vault and floor against TWU... Won all-around and vault against Pioneers... Scored another 9.85 on vault to win the title, set a new career high on bars and won the all-around against North Carolina, Iowa... Finished second on beam with a 9.85 at WVU quad-meet, finished second in the all-around... For the sixth time, scored a 9.85 on vault at Master's Classic... Won the all-around, beam and vault against LSU with four new careerhighs... All-around score versus LSU of earned her a spot at No. 10 on the AU record books... Finished second on vault with a 9.85 against Oklahoma... Did not compete in the all-around against Sooners... Earned a share of the beam title at Florida with a Tied career-high on vault with a 9.85 against Gators... On final routine of the night against Alabama, scored a new personal best 9.90 on beam to share the individual title... Turned in a against Kentucky to win fourth straight all-around, highlighted by a 9.85 on vault and on floor... Won third straight all-around and vault titles against Arkansas... Also won a share of the floor title against Arkansas... Captured the allaround title at Georgia and won a share of the vault title against Georgia... Won the all-around in first collegiate meet against Centenary with a Also won the vault (9.825) and beam (9.875) titles against Centenary. Prior to Auburn: Two-time Indiana State Champion and Regional Champion... Named All-Around Champion at the 2002 USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic National Championships National Champion on beam... Former US National Team member... Trained at Westside Gymnastics with coach Steve Ellsberry. Personal: Born on May 14, Daughter of Randy and Lisa Dwyer... Full name is Julie Nicole Dwyer... Nickname is "Juls"... Majoring in business. Career Highs Event Score Date Vault at LSU Bars vs. Illinois-Chicago Beam Two Times Floor Four Times All-Around at Arkansas 16

17 Aimee Goheen All Around 5-4 Junior Kirkland, Wa. Inglemoor HS Gymnastics East 2005 SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll 2005 NCAA Championship - Individual Event Qualifier 2005 NCAA Central Regional Bar Champion Arkansas... Led the Tigers on bars at Georgia with a Won the bars title with a against Centenary in first collegiate meet... Competed in the all-around against Centenary, scoring a Prior to Auburn: Three-time USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic National Qualifier Region 2 all-around Champion USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic National Team Member... Trained at Gymnastics East under coaches John and Tammy Carney. Personal: Born on December 23, Daughter of Chet and Sonja Goheen... Has three older sisters... Plans to major in adult education. OFF THE MAT WITH... GOHEEN Nickname: Radio Favorite movie: White Chicks If I had a personalized liscense plate it would say: Gym Monkey Favorite cartoon: SpongeBob SquarePants Most interesting place I have been: Costa Rica Best part about being a collegiate Athlete: Being someone a younger gymnast can look up to Began gymnastics at age: Three 2006 (Sophomore): Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll... Tied for 11th on bars with a at Northeast Regional... Recorded a on bars vs. Georgia... Finished third with second straight on bars at Centenary... Tied for fourth on bars at LSU, scoring a Won first event title of year at Hearts Invitational with a on bars... Tied for fifth on bars with a vs. Florida... Scored a on bars for third meet in a row to tie for fourth vs. Alabama... Tied for second on bars at Kentucky with a Also competed on beam, scoring a Tied for second on bars with a against West Virginia... Finished 10th on bars at Super Six with a Favorite home-cooked meal: 2005 (Freshman): Honored at the Steak and shrimp annual gymnastics banquet by being named Freshman of the Year... Selected to SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll... Competed on bars at the NCAA Championship... Won a share of the bar title at the Central Regional with a score of Earned a new best in the allaround at the SEC Championship with a Notched a new personal best on floor at Texas Women's with a Competed on vault and bars against North Carolina, Iowa... Improved her allaround score at WVU quad-meet to a PR... Set a new personal best in the all-around and on floor at the Master's Classic... Turned in career-high's on bars and beam against LSU... Earned a new personal best in the all-around with a against Oklahoma... Tied her floor career-high at Florida with a Earned two new personal bests against Alabama on floor and in the all-around... Notched a personal best on vault against Kentucky with a Also competed on bars and floor, winning bars with a against the Wildcats... Against Arkansas, scored a 9.80 to lead Auburn on bars... Also competed on vault and beam and exhibitioned on floor against CAREER HIGHS Event Score Date Vault vs. Kentucky Bars Two Times Beam Two Times Floor at Texas Women s All-Around at SEC Championships 2007 Auburn Gymnastics 17

18 2006 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2005 SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll OFF THE MAT WITH... PINCKNEY Favorite restaurant: Wall Street Deli Favorite sports team: Atlanta Braves Favorite place to shop: Express One thing I can t go a week without: My lip gloss or chapstick If I could change places with anyone for a day it would be: My brother, Ben, so I could figure out exactly what he is thinking My dream job is: To own a restaurant Began gymnastics at age: Eight The best piece of advice I ever received was: Be aggressive (from my dad) Karmen Pinckney All Around 5-2 Junior Simpsonville, S.C. Hillcrest HS Electric City Gymnastics 2006 (Sophomore): Selected as Most Improved Gymnast at gymnastics banquet... Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll... Also awarded with a scholarship at the banquet... Scored a on vault, on bars and a on floor at Northeast Regional... Recorded a on floor at SEC Championships... Tied for second on vault and third on bars, while matching career high to tie for second on floor with a vs. Illinois- Chicago... Placed third on vault with a at Arkansas... Matched career high with a on floor to tie for fourth at Arkansas... Tied seasonhigh on vault for third straight meet with a vs. Georgia... Tied for second on vault with a at Centenary... Placed third on floor with a at Centenary... Scored a on vault at LSU to tie for fifth... Matched season high on floor, scoring a at Hearts Invitational... Placed sixth on floor and bars at Hearts Invitational... Career-high on bars to tie for second vs. Florida... Tied for fifth with a on vault against Florida... Had a on vault vs. Alabama... Scored a on vault to tie for second at Kentucky... Notched a on floor at Kentucky... Finished second on floor with a and second on vault with a vs. West Virginia... Placed ninth on floor with a at Super Six... Scored a on vault at Super Six to finish 19th (Freshman): Selected to the SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll... Competed on vault at the NCAA Central Regional...At SECs, scored a 9.70 on vault... Competed on vault at Texas Women's and exhibitioned on floor... Had 9.775s on vault and floor against North Carolina, Iowa... Competed on vault and exhibitioned on floor at WVU quad-meet... Scored the second-highest vault score for AU with a at Master's Classic... Competed on vault against LSU... Scored a 9.70 on vault and a on floor against Oklahoma... Competed on vault and floor against Florida... Led Auburn with a on vault and won the individual title against Kentucky... Competed on vault and floor against Gym'Backs... Tied career-high on vault against Gym Dogs... Competed on vault (9.75) and floor (9.70) in first collegiate meet against Centenary. Prior to Auburn: Six-time Regional qualifier USAIGC National Floor Champion state beam champion state bars and floor champion state vault and bars champion state all-around, vault and floor champion... Trained at Electric City Gymnastics with Shawn Smolen. Personal: Born on January 4, Daughter of Van and Rebecca Pinckney... Full name is Karmen Nicole Pinckney... One brother, Ben (17)... Majoring in elementary education. Career Highs Event Score Date Vault vs. Kentucky Bars vs. Florida Beam N/A Floor Three Times All-Around N/A 18

19 Kayla Gies All Around 5-3 Junior Cox s Creek, Ky. Nelson County HS Champion Gymnastics Personal: Born on July 2, Daughter of Mark and Karen Gies... Has two siblings, Blake (20) and Jessica (16)... Has six club team members competing at the collegiate level... Was the 2004 Nelson County Heisman Award winner... Biomedical science major. OFF THE MAT WITH... GIES Nickname: Kay-Kay Favorite movie: The Notebook Most famous person I ever met: Muhammad Ali One thing I can t go a week without: Candy If I could be on the cover of any magazine it would be: Glamour My dream job would be: A fashion designer or actress Began gymnastics at age: Five Favorite quote: Life goes on 2006 (Sophomore): Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll... Tied for 10th on vault with a at Northeast Regional... Secured a on beam and a on vault at SEC Championships... Tied career high on vault with a to tie for fifth... Earned first-career event title with a on vault vs. Illinois-Chicago... Also tied for second on beam while matching her career high with a vs. Illinois-Chicago... Scored a on beam at Arkansas to tie for second... Placed fifth on beam vs. Georgia with a Finished fourth on vault with a at Centenary... Tied career high on vault with a at LSU... Set career high on beam with a at LSU... Finished sixth on beam at Hearts Invitational, posting a Tied career high with a on beam against Florida... Recorded a on vault vs. Florida... Scored a career-high on vault vs. Alabama to tie for fourth... Finished with a on beam vs. Alabama... Career-high to finish fourth on beam vs. West Virginia... Placed fourth on beam at Kentucky with a Finished 13th with a on beam at Super Six (Freshman): Scored a 9.10 on vault against Centenary... Injured ankle on vault and missed the remainder of the season. Prior to Auburn: Competed at the 2004 Level 10 Nationals... Finished third on floor, fourth on bars, fifth on beam and sixth in the all-around the 2004 Level 10 Region V Regionals... Won the allaround, bars and floor titles at the 2004 Kentucky State championships... Competed at the 2003 Level 10 Region V Regionals... Came in second on beam and vault at the 2002 Level 9 Nationals... Competed at the 2001 Level 9 Nationals where she was 10th on vault. CAREER HIGHS Event Score Date Vault Three Times Bars N/A Beam Two Times Floor N/A All-Around N/A 2007 Auburn Gymnastics 19

20 A.J. Mills All Around 5-4 Sophomore Greenville, Ind. Floyd Central HS Southern Indiana Gymnastics Personal: Born September 29, 1987 in Meridian, Miss... Daughter of Houston and Sonia Mills... Has one sister, Brittany, 15 and one brother, Houston III, Father played basketball at Wabash College... Marketing and finance major. OFF THE MAT WITH... MILLS Favorite movie: Take The Lead One thing I can t go a week without: An apple. If I could play any other collegiate sport it would be: Football Most interesting place I have been: Beijing, China Favorite vacation spot: Jamaica Best thing about Auburn: The family atmosphere and beautiful campus Began gymnastics at age: Three Best piece of advice I ever received: Always give 120 percent. Everyone expects you to give 100 percent in everything you do, the extra 20 sets you apart 2006 (Freshman): Recorded a on bars at Northeast Regional to tie for 11th... Scored a on beam and a on bars at SEC Championships... Finished second on bars vs. Illinois-Chicago with a Placed third on bars with a at Arkansas... Also competed on beam at Arkansas for first time since Jan Scored a on bars vs. Georgia... Won second event title of career with a career-high on bars at Centenary... Bars score at Centenary tied for 10th-highest in school history... Competed at LSU for first time since Jan. 13 vs. West Virginia, recorded a to match her career high on bars... Missed four meets due to a leg injury... Won firstcareer event title on bars vs. West Virginia, scoring a Finished second on beam with a 9.850, fourth on floor (9.700) and second in the allaround (38.950) against West Virginia... Placed ninth in the all-around at Super Six... Finished seventh on beam with a Finished 10th on beam and 20th on vault at Super Six. Prior to Auburn: Five-time Junior Olympics National qualifier... Finished first in the beam, third in the vault and fifth in the all-around at the 2005 Junior Olympics... Placed ninth in the all-around and third in the vault at the 2004 Junior Olympics... Finished fifth in the allaround and first in the beam... Three-time member of the Region 5 All Star team member of the Junior Olympic National Team... Attended Floyd Central High School in Greenville, Ind... Seven former teammates are Division I gymnasts... Member of the National Honors Society. CAREER HIGHS Event Score Date Vault at Super Six Challenge Bars at Centenary Beam vs. West Virginia Floor vs. West Virginia All-Around vs. West Virginia 20

21 Megan Hill V, UB, FX 5-5 Sophomore Woodstock, Ga. Sequoya HS World of Gymnastics Alicia Lenkiewicz All Around 5-5 Sophomore Littleton, Colo. Chatfield Senior HS JET Gymnastics 2006 (Freshman): Scored an on floor at Centenary... Exhibitioned on floor vs. Illinois-Chicago, scoring a Prior to Auburn: 2002 Eastern National qualifier Georgia State Champion on the beam... Sixtime regional qualifier... Trained at World of Gymnastics under Tim and Jackie Courtwright... Attended Sequoyah High School in Woodstock, Ga. Personal: Born December 2, 1986 in Atlanta... Daughter of Ed and Tracey Hill... Has three brothers, Tyler, 22, Travis, 21 and Justin, Also played basketball for 10 years. OFF THE MAT WITH... HILL Favorite cartoon: The Flinstones Fondest childhood memory: All the fun times I had with my brothers. If I could play any other collegiate sport it would be: Track Favorite home-cooked meal: My mom s chicken pasta sald Favorite vacation spot: The Bahamas If I auditioned for American Idol I would sing: Since You ve Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson Began gymnastics at age: Two Best piece of advice I ever received: Just be yourself OFF THE MAT WITH... LENKIEWICZ Favorite cartoon: The Incredibles Favorite movie: The Princess Bride. One thing I can t go a week without: Alone time Favorite home-cooked meal: Chicken pesto pasta Favorite vacation spot: Lake Powell My favorite place to be on the AU campus: The pool Began gymnastics at age: Six Best part of being a collegiate athlete: Having amazing teammates Prior to Auburn: Placed 10th in bars and 14th in the all-around at the Junior Olympic National Championships... Was the Colorado state champion on the beam and bars... Qualified for regionals eight years in a row... Trained at JET Gymnastics with coaches J.A. and Emily Dominguez... Attended high school at Chatfield Senior High in Littleton, Colo (Freshman): Recorded a on beam at SEC Championships... Posted a on beam at Alabama... Scored a on beam vs. Illinois- Chicago... Recorded a on bars and a on beam vs. Georgia... Career-best on beam at Centenary to tie for second... Earned first first-place finish of career with a at LSU... Placed fourth on beam with a at Hearts Invitational... Earned career-high marks on bars (9.775) and beam (9.700) vs. Florida... Bar routine tied for fifth vs. Florida... Competed on beam for first time, notching a vs. Alabama... Competed on vault for first time, scoring a at Kentucky... Scored a on bars at Kentucky... Notched a on bars against West Virginia to finish seventh... Finished with a on bars at Super Six Challenge. Personal: Born August 8, 1987 in San Diego, Calif... Daughter of Lance and Laurie Lenkiewicz... Has two brothers, Brad, 22 and James, Pre-pharmacy major. CAREER HIGHS Event Score Date Vault N/A Bars N/A Beam N/A Floor at Centenary All-Around N/A CAREER HIGHS Event Score Date Vault at Kentucky Bars at LSU Beam at Centenary Floor N/A All-Around N/A 2007 Auburn Gymnastics 21

22 2006 NCAA Championships - Vault Qualifier 2006 Northeast Regional Vault Champion SEC Athlete of the Week (Feb. 21, 2006) 2006 (Freshman): Named Auburn Freshman of the Year at gymnastics banquet... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll... Tied for 31st on vault at the NCAA Championships with a Qualified for NCAA Championships by winning vault title with a at Northeast Regional... Second gymnast in Auburn history to win regional vault title, joining Danielle Pritts in Also posted a on floor at Northeast Regional... Only gymnast to have competed in every routine at every meet this season... Scored a in the all-around at SEC Championships... Scored a on floor at SEC Championships... Placed fourth on vault with a at Alabama... Tied for fourth on beam and floor with a and 9.775, respectively. Tied for second on beam Lindsey Puckett All Around 5-3 Sophomore Lilburn, Ga. Providence Christian HS Gwinnett Gymnastics OFF THE MAT WITH... PUCKETT Nickname: Lou-Lou Favorite vacation spot: Hilton Head Best thing about Auburn: Toomer s Corner lemonade One thing I want to do after I graduate: Travel through Europe If I could be on the cover of any magazine it would be: Elle My dream job would be: C.EO. of a business Began gymnastics at age: Three Best advice I ever received: Be yourself and third on bars vs. Illinois- Chicago... Placed second in the all-around vs. Illinois-Chicago with a Finished second on vault and floor, while tying for second on beam at Arkansas... Scored a in the all-around vs. Georgia... Finished fourth on beam with a and tied for fourth on floor with a vs. Georgia... Won first all-around title of career with a at Centenary... Placed second on bars (9.850) and floor (9.800) and tied for second on vault (9.850) and beam (9.850) at Centenary... Notched career-best all-around score of to place third at LSU... All-around score at LSU tied for third highest in school history... Tied for first on beam with a career-high score of Set career high on floor at LSU, recording a to tie for third... Also vaulted a at LSU to tie for third... Won second event title of year with a on vault at Hearts Invitational... Finished fourth on floor with a on floor... Tied career high on floor with a to finish third vs. Florida... Matched career high on beam with a to tie for second vs. Florida... Career-high score of in the allaround vs. Alabama to finish second... Tied career high on beam with a vs. Alabama to finish second... Tied for third on floor vs. Alabama with a Vaulted a at Kentucky to win first event title of career... Score tied for the second highest in school history... Third in all-around with a at Kentucky... Tied for second on vault (9.750) and beam (9.850) against West Virginia... Also finished third on floor (9.750) and in the all-around (38.875) against the Mountaineers... Finished 10th in all-around at Super Six... Earned two top-five finishes, placing fifth on vault and fifth on bars... Led the team in both events. Prior to Auburn: A former member of the U.S. National Team... Trained at Gwinnett Gymnastics Center under Dan Thaxton... Attended high school at Providence Christian Academy in Dacula, Ga... Eight former teammates competed in college. Personal: Born April 27, 1987 in Lilburn, Ga... Majoring in management... Daughter of Ralph and Gwyn Puckett... Sister of former Auburn gymnast Courtney Puckett. CAREER HIGHS Event Score Date Vault at Kentucky Bars Two times Beam at LSU Floor at LSU All-Around at LSU 22

23 Claire Seiffert V, FX 5-4 Sophomore Louisville, Ky. Sacred Heart Academy Champion Gymnastics Jessica Froning All Around 5-3 Freshman Charlotte, N.C. Providence HS Southeastern Gymnastics OFF THE MAT WITH... SEIFFERT One thing I can t go a week without: My cell phone If I could change places with anyone for a day, it would be: The President. Favorite home-cooked meal: Spaghetti Favorite vacation spot: The beach The most interesting place I have ever been: Barcelona My dream job would be: To be a broadcaster on a major news network Began gymnastics at age: Five Best advice I have ever received: Treat others the way you would want to be treated floor, vault, beam, bars and all-around... Trained at Champion Gymnastics under Tiffany Orem and Scott Austin... Attended high school at Sacred Heart Academy... Member of National Honors Society (Freshman): Tied for seventh on vault with a at Northeast Regional... Also scored a on floor at regionals... Tied for fourth with a on floor at Alabama... Tied for third on floor (9.800) and fourth on vault (9.750) vs. Illinois- Chicago... Scored a on vault vs. Georgia... Won first event title of career with a career-high on floor at Centenary... Set career high with a on vault at LSu to tie for fifth.. Career-best on floor at Hearts Invitational to tie for sixth... Scored a on vault vs. Florida... Notched vault of vs. Alabama... Scored a on floor vs. Alabama... Finished seventh with a on floor and ninth on vault (9.675) at Kentucky... Placed fourth on vault against West Virginia with a Also recorded a on floor against West Virginia... Finished 20th on floor at Super Six with a Scored a on vault at Super Six. Prior to Auburn: Kentucky state champion seven years in a row... Five-time regional qualifier State Champion on the the Personal: Born October 7, 1987 in Louisville, Ky... Daughter of Jim and Margaret Seiffert... Has one sister, Meredith, 21 and one brother, Jack, Major is communications... Father played baseball at the University of Iowa. Prior to Auburn: A five-time regional qulifier Carolina Clasic allaround champion North Carolina state bars champion and allaround silver medalist... Took second on floor at the 2005 North Carolina Sweetheart... Placed third in beam at the 2005 Buckeye Classic. Personal: Born August 19, 1988 in Port Jefferson, N.Y... Health and human performance major... Daughter of Tim Froning and Therese Pompeo... Has one sister, Danielle (23) and a brother, Tim (20)... Was a member of her school s honor roll as well as the spanish club. OFF THE MAT WITH... FRONING Favorite sports team: New York Yankees One thing I can t go a week without: My cell phone If I could change places with anyone for a day, it would be: Mary Kate or Ashley Olsen If I was given $1000 to spend in one day, I would buy: Designer jeans My dream job would be: Being a personal trainer or nutritionist Began gymnastics at age: Eight CAREER HIGHS Event Score Date Vault at LSU Bars N/A Beam N/A Floor at Centenary All-Around N/A 2007 Auburn Gymnastics 23

24 Carmen Nelms All Around 5-1 Freshman Stone Mountain, Ga. Lakeside HS Georgia Gymnastics Academy Krissy Voss All Around 5-2 Freshman Paradise Valley, Ariz. Chaparral HS Arizona Sunrays Gymnastics OFF THE MAT WITH... NELMS The best thing about being a collegiate athlete: Really feeling like you are a part of the school If I could be on the cover of any magazine, it would be: Sports Illustrated. If I auditioned for American Idol I would sing: Bohemian Rhapsody My dream job would be: To be a neurosurgeon Began gymnastics at age: Three Favorite quote: Live, laugh, love Prior to Auburn: A four-time JO national qualifier from Placed first in the all around at the level 9 Regionals in Recorded a fourth place finish in the all around at the 2002 East Nationals, including finishing second on floor... Finished first on vault at the 2003 regional meet. Personal: Born March 15, 1988 in Atlanta, Ga... Psychology major... Daughter of Jeff and Karen Nelms... Has twin brother, Jeffery (18)... Was a member of Lakeside s honor roll... Nickname is Carm. Prior to Auburn: A two-time Arizona regional champion in vault (2001, 02) and beam (2000, 02)... Regional champion in all-around (2002), bars (2002) and floor (2006)... Three-time state all-around champion (2002, 05, 06)... Two-time Arizona state champion in vault (2005, 06) state champion on floor state champion on bars and beam... Placed first on floor at 2002 JO Nationals... Was fouth in the all around at the 2004 JO Nationals... Placed second on beam in 2006 at JO Nationals... Two-time level 10 Arizona gymnast of the year (2004, 06)... Took first on floor at the US Challenge, while also placing third in the all-around. OFF THE MAT WITH... VOSS Most famous person I ever met: Sandra Day O Connor Favorite home-cooked meal: My sister s spaghetti Favorite vacation spot: San Diego The best advice I ever received: Be true to yourself Began gymnastics at age: Five Favorite quote: Angels fly because they take themselves lightly Personal: Born September 13, 1987 in Phoenix, Ariz... Has not declared a major... Daughter of Edward and Gabrielle Voss... Has one sister, Katrina (20)... Was a member of the National Honor Society... Nickname is Krissy. 24

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26 2006 In Review The 2006 gymnastics season was one that Tiger fans will look back on fondly. Sophomore Julie Dwyer earned the school s second SEC Gymnast of the Year award, while junior Nicole Barnett was the first Auburn Gymnast to be awarded SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year. In addition, Auburn defeated LSU in Baton Rouge for the first time since Yet for head coach Jeff Thompson, the season didn t end the way he and the rest of the squad had envisioned. We felt like last year we had the team that was going back to Nationals, head coach Jeff Thompson said. We we had a really good team that had been consistent all year, but we got to Regionals and the wheels came off. Still, Auburn got solid individual performances from freshman Lindsey Puckett and Dwyer. Puckett advanced to the Nicole Barnett was named Academic All-American and earned the SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year award. NCAA Championships after winning the Northeast Regional vault title with a She became just the second Auburn gymnast to win a regional vault title since Danielle Pritts in Dwyer advanced to the NCAA Championships in the all-around for the second year in a row, as she finished second among all-arounders not on qualifying teams with a At the NCAA Championships, Dwyer became just the third gymnast in school history to earn multiple All-America honors for her career, as she was named second team All-American on beam after tying for fifth. The Tigers began the 2006 campaign ranked 15th in the nation as the squad headed to the Super Six Challenge. In a field which featured six teams ranked in the top 16, Auburn's margin of defeat to Alabama (.575) was the closest it had come to defeating the Crimson Tide since a 1979 victory. Auburn returned to the confines of Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum, where it opened up its home schedule with a convincing win over West Virginia. After climbing to No. 9 in the country, the Tigers opened their 2006 Southeastern Conference schedule with a loss at No. 15 Kentucky where Puckett delivered the second highest vault score in school history (9.925). Auburn then dropped back-to-back meets to Alabama and Florida before heading to the Hearts Invitational, where the Tigers took home first place. Auburn won individual titles in three of four events, including the all-around where Julie Dwyer continued her dominance with her fifth consecutive title. Buoyed by a school-record score on vault and season-high scores on bars, beam and floor, Auburn posted its fourth-highest score in school history as it defeated LSU The Tigers kept the momentum going as they returned home to defeat Centenary. Next up was No. 1 Georgia, who was able to fend off the 13th-ranked Tigers by the closest margin in series history, Despite getting a school-record score of in the all-around by Dwyer, Auburn stumbled in a road meet at Arkansas. A win against Illinois-Chicago on Senior Night finished off the home portion of the schedule and sent lone senior Danielle Holtz off in fashion. Auburn then ended its regular season with a loss at Alabama. The squad headed to the SEC Championships ranked No. 14 where the Tigers took fifth. Following the meet, Dwyer received her award as SEC Gymnast of the Year, while Barnett was given her Scholar Athlete award for her work on and off the mat. Also included was Jackie Smith, who was named to the Good Works Team. Following the season, the team held their annual awards banquet. To begin the evening's festivities, a plaque was presented to Jackie Smith, who was honored for her role as the team captain. Receiving the Most Improved Gymnast award was Karmen Pinckney. The award, which is the longest running of any and dates back to 1977, is usually presented to a walk-on who excelled during the season. Earning Freshman of the Year honors was Lindsey Puckett, who was the only Auburn gymnast to compete in every event at each meet during the season and was the Northeast Regional Vault Champion. The recipient of two awards, Dwyer was presented with "The Rock" award, which recognizes the Most Consistent Gymnast and the Ed Bengston award, which is presented to the Athlete of the Year. The Jasper, Ind., native ended the season with 24 first place finishes. In June, Barnett received additional great news as she was named second team ESPN The Magazine Academic All- America for her 4.00 GPA in biomedical sciences and solid work in the gym. Danielle Holtz wrapped up her career with the Tigers in

27 2006 Meet-By-Meet Results Date Team Result Score 1/6 at Super Six Challenge 5th/ Alabama L Nebraska L Iowa State L LSU L Missouri W /13 West Virginia W /20 at Kentucky L /27 Alabama L /3 Florida L /10 at Hearts Invitational 1st/ NC State W William & Mary W James Madison W /17 at LSU W /19 at Centenary W /24 Georgia L /3 at Arkansas L /10 Illinois-Chicago W /17 at Alabama L /25 at SEC Championships 5th/ Georgia L Alabama L Florida L LSU L Arkansas W Kentucky W /8 at NCAA Northeast Regional 3rd/ Michigan L Utah L New Hampshire W Pittsburgh W Rugers W /20-22 at NCAA Championships Individuals Only 2006 Superlatives Individual Event Individual Score Date Meet Vault Julie Dwyer /17 LSU Lindsey Puckett /20 Kentucky Lindsey Puckett /8 at Northeast Regional Julie Dwyer /3 Arkansas Lindsey Puckett /17 LSU Bars Julie Dwyer /10 Illinois-Chicago A.J. Mills /19 Centenary Julie Dwyer /3 Arkansas Julie Dwyer /24 Georgia Beam Julie Dwyer /19 Centenary Julie Dwyer /3 Florida Julie Dwyer /17 at Alabama Julie Dwyer /24 Georgia Julie Dwyer /17 LSU Lindsey Puckett /17 LSU Julie Dwyer /13 West Virginia Floor Julie Dwyer /25 SEC Championship Julie Dwyer /3 Arkansas Julie Dwyer /17 LSU Lindsey Puckett /17 LSU Julie Dwyer /27 Alabama AA Julie Dwyer /3 Arkansas Julie Dwyer /24 Georgia Julie Dwyer /17 LSU Team Event Score Date Meet Team Score /17 at LSU /24 Georgia /19 at Centenary Vault /17 at LSU /19 at Centenary /8 at Northeast Regional Bars /17 at LSU /6 at Super Six Challenge /24 Georgia Julie Dwyer Beam /19 at Centenary /17 at LSU /13 West Virginia Floor /17 at LSU /3 at Arkansas /24 Georgia /10 at Hearts Invitational 2007 Auburn Gymnastics 27

28 Individual Meet-By-Meet Nicole Barnett Date Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA 1/6 at Super Six Challenge /13 West Virginia /20 at Kentucky /27 Alabama /3 Florida /10 Hearts Invitational /17 LSU /19 Centenary /24 Georgia /3 Arkansas /10 Illinois-Chicago /17 at Alabama /25 at SEC Championships /8 at Northeast Regional Julie Dwyer Date Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA 1/6 at Super Six Challenge /13 West Virginia /20 at Kentucky /27 Alabama /3 Florida /10 Hearts Invitational /17 LSU /19 Centenary /24 Georgia /3 Arkansas /10 Illinois-Chicago /17 at Alabama /25 at SEC Championships /8 at Northeast Regional /20 at NCAA Championships Kayla Gies Date Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA 1/6 at Super Six Challenge /13 West Virginia /20 at Kentucky /27 Alabama /3 Florida /10 Hearts Invitational /17 LSU /19 Centenary /24 Georgia /3 Arkansas /10 Illinois-Chicago /17 at Alabama /25 at SEC Championships /8 at Northeast Regional Aimee Goheen Date Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA 1/6 at Super Six Challenge /13 West Virginia /20 at Kentucky /27 Alabama /3 Florida /10 Hearts Invitational /17 LSU /19 Centenary /24 Georgia /3 Arkansas /10 Illinois-Chicago /17 at Alabama /25 at SEC Championships /8 at Northeast Regional Megan Hill Date Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA 1/6 at Super Six Challenge /13 West Virginia /20 at Kentucky /27 Alabama /3 Florida /10 Hearts Invitational /17 LSU /19 Centenary /24 Georgia /3 Arkansas /10 Illinois-Chicago /17 at Alabama /25 at SEC Championships /8 at Northeast Regional Danielle Holtz Date Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA 1/6 at Super Six Challenge /13 West Virginia /20 at Kentucky /27 Alabama /3 Florida /10 Hearts Invitational /17 LSU /19 Centenary /24 Georgia /3 Arkansas /10 Illinois-Chicago /17 at Alabama /25 at SEC Championships /8 at Northeast Regional Alicia Lenkiewicz Date Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA 1/6 at Super Six Challenge /13 West Virginia /20 at Kentucky /27 Alabama /3 Florida /10 Hearts Invitational /17 LSU /19 Centenary /24 Georgia /3 Arkansas /10 Illinois-Chicago /17 at Alabama /25 at SEC Championships /8 at Northeast Regional A.J. Mills Date Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA 1/6 at Super Six Challenge /13 West Virginia /20 at Kentucky /27 Alabama /3 Florida /10 Hearts Invitational /17 LSU /19 Centenary /24 Georgia /3 Arkansas /10 Illinois-Chicago /17 at Alabama /25 at SEC Championships /8 at Northeast Regional

29 Karmen Pinckney Date Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA 1/6 at Super Six Challenge /13 West Virginia /20 at Kentucky /27 Alabama /3 Florida /10 Hearts Invitational /17 LSU /19 Centenary /24 Georgia /3 Arkansas /10 Illinois-Chicago /17 at Alabama /25 at SEC Championships /8 at Northeast Regional Lindsey Puckett Date Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA 1/6 at Super Six Challenge /13 West Virginia /20 at Kentucky /27 Alabama /3 Florida /10 Hearts Invitational /17 LSU /19 Centenary /24 Georgia /3 Arkansas /10 Illinois-Chicago /17 at Alabama /25 at SEC Championships /8 at Northeast Regional /20 at NCAA Championships Claire Seiffert Date Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA 1/6 at Super Six Challenge /13 West Virginia /20 at Kentucky /27 Alabama /3 Florida /10 Hearts Invitational /17 LSU /19 Centenary /24 Georgia /3 Arkansas /10 Illinois-Chicago /17 at Alabama /25 at SEC Championships /8 at Northeast Regional Shanna Somero Date Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA 1/6 at Super Six Challenge /13 West Virginia /20 at Kentucky /27 Alabama /3 Florida /10 Hearts Invitational /17 LSU /19 Centenary /24 Georgia /3 Arkansas /10 Illinois-Chicago /17 at Alabama /25 at SEC Championships /8 at Northeast Regional Top Average Score Per Event Event Individual Meets Average Vault Julie Dwyer Lindsey Puckett Karmen Pinckney Bars A.J. Mills Julie Dwyer Aimee Goheen Beam Julie Dwyer Shanna Somero Kayla Gies Floor Julie Dwyer Nicole Barnett Karmen Pinckney AA Julie Dwyer Lindsey Puckett A.J. Mills Claire Seiffert 2006 Season Rankings Date Rank High Average RQS 12/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / Auburn Gymnastics 29