PITT Sched. April 8, 2006 at 6 p.m. at the Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Mich. April 8 at the NCAA Regional Championships

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1 PITT Gymnastics April 8 at the NCAA Regional Championships 2006 Sched hedule Jan. 14 at Michigan State L, Western Michigan W, (Pitt) ( ) Jan. 21 RHODE ISLAND W, (Pitt) ( ) Jan. 29 at New Hampshire* L, (Pitt) ( ) Feb. 4 RUTGERS* W, (Pitt) ( ) Feb. 11 OHIO STATE W, SUNY BROCKPORT W, MARYLAND* W, (Pitt) ( ) Feb. 17 at Maryland* L, Rutgers* W, (Pitt) ( ) Feb Missouri Cat Classic 2nd place Missouri L, Ball State W, Northern Illinois W, (Pitt) ( ) Mar. 4 at North Carolina* L, West Virginia* L, Penn W, (Pitt) ( ) Mar. 7 WEST VIRGINIA* L, JAMES MADISON W, (Pitt) ( ) Mar. 10 at West Virginia* L, UC Berkeley L, (Pitt) ( ) Mar. 18 PENN STATE L, (Pitt) ( ) Mar. 25 EAGL Championships 8th, (at Rutgers) Apr. 8 NCAA Regionals 6 p.m. (at Michigan) Apr Home meets in BOLD CAPS. * denotes EAGL Opponent NCAA Championships TBA Media Rela latio tions Info. Contact: Nicole Amato Phone: (412) Fax: (412) namato@athletics.pitt.edu Web: April 8, 2006 at 6 p.m. at the Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Mich. The Pitt Panthers (11-17, 3-13 EAGL) are heading to their second consecutive Northeast Regional Championship. Hosted by the University of Michigan, the Panthers will take on some of the nation s toughest competition with No. 2 Utah, No. 9 Michigan and No. 14 Auburn. Also competing in the regional competition will be EAGL conference opponents New Hampshire and Rutgers. Individual competitors from Yale, Rhode Island and Penn will be included as well. The competition is scheduled for 6 p.m. on April 8, in the Crisler Arena. This is the day in April that most collegiate gymnasts train for all year, but don t realize how fast it comes up, said Head Coach Debbie Yohman. It is doubtful that Andrea [Arlotta] will be able to compete in the all-around, but that decision will be made at the last possible moment. However, it is important that everyone in our lineup realizes that each of their performances counts and contributes to our national ranking at the end of the year. Recruits are watching. Pitt and our administrators are watching. Our competitors are watching. If we are going to Regionals, we need to go to succeed. On the vault, Pitt has two competitors ranked in the region s top 20. Junior Andrea Arlotta and freshman Victoria McGuigan-Carl are 13th and 16th respectively. Pitt also has two gymnasts in the top 20 on the uneven bars as well. Arlotta ranks 10th and recently finished eighth at the EAGL Championships. Sophomore Samantha DeBone ranks 13th on this event, having a regional qualifying score (RQS) of Both gymnasts were all-conference selections on the uneven bars. On the balance beam, Pitt has three gymnasts in the top 20. Arlotta leads in 15th with an RQS of Freshman Anya Chayka has become one of the team s leading beam competitors in 16th with an RQS of 9.690, and DeBone ranks 19th with an RQS of Pitt also has three gymnasts on the floor exercise as well. Arlotta is ranked 12th while junior Jessica Garber is 16th. Garber recently turned in one of her best floor performances of the season, scoring a at the EAGL Championships. Junior Robyn Marszalek is also ranked, coming in at 19th with an RQS of

2 PITT T Informa rmatio tion n and Reg egio ional Awar ard d Winners ners QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION School: University of Pittsburgh Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Founded: 1787 Enrollment: 33,796 Nickname: Panthers Colors: Blue and Gold Facility (Capacity): Fitzgerald Field House (6,798) Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Chancellor: Mark A. Nordenberg (Thiel 70) Athletic Director: Jeff Long (Ohio Wesleyan 82) Athletic Department Phone: (412) COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Debbie Yohman (Clarion 77) Record at School (Yrs.): (19 years) Overall Record: (22 years) Assistant Coach: Mike Rowe (Michigan State) First Season Assistant Coach: Bethany Wagner (New Hampshire) Fourth Season Co-Captains: April Pearson and Andrea Arlotta Gymnastics Office Phone: (412) TEAM INFORMATION 2005 Overall Record: EAGL Record: EAGL Championship Finish: 8th ( points) 2005 NCAA Northeast Regional Finish: 5th ( points) 2005 NCAA Final Ranking: 32nd 2005 NCAA Championship Qualifier: Leila Tait (BB) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/1 ALL-REGION TEAM 1978 Myra Bachuchin Bonnie Tressler 1979 Myra Bachuchin Roxanne Evans 1981 Karen Martin Holly Martino Lisa Shirk 1982 Roxanne Evans Karen Martin Holly Martino Lisa Shirk Gretchen Speich 1984 Babbie Flock Kristy Pierters Lisa Shirk Alisa Spector 1986 Alisa Spector 1987 Alisa Spector 1988 Jeannie Vecchio 1989 Jeannie Vecchio 1990 Gina Venezia 1991 Jeannie Vecchio 1991 Tina Taylor 1997 Danielle Alba 1998 Samantha Salyers 1999 Danielle Alba 2003 Nathalie Sulplher Alysse Zeffiro 2005 Leila Tait REGIONAL EVENT CHAMPIONS 1984 Babbie Flock Balance Beam 1989 Jeannie Vecchio Uneven Bars 1991 Jeannie Vecchio Uneven Bars 1997 Samantha Salyers Uneven Bars 2005 Leila Tait Balance Beam REGIONAL PLACEWINNERS 1991 Tina Taylor Floor Exercise (4th) 1997 Danielle Alba Balance Beam (3rd) 1998 Samantha Salyers Uneven Bars (3rd) 1999 Danielle Alba All-Around (5th) 2002 Rebecca Singleton Balance Beam (4th) 2003 Nathalie Sulpher Vault (3rd) Alysse Zeffiro Balance Beam (3rd) REGIONAL COACHING AWARDS 1981 Donna Sanft East Region Coach of the Year 1984 Donna Sanft East Region Coach of the Year 1993 Ben Rovee Northeast Assistant Coach of the Year 1997 Steve Craig Northeast Assistant Coach of the Year 1999 Paul Scardina Northeast Co-Assistant Coach of the Year 2002 Debbie Yohman Northeast Coach of the Year 2004 Jared Cassidy Northeast Assistant Coach of the Year 2004 Donna Sanft Northeast Administrator of the Year

3 PITT T Roster 2006 Pitt Gymnastics Roster Andrea Arlotta JR AA Cincinnati, Ohio/Northwest Brittany Baldwin SO AA Downingtown, Pa./Bishop Shanahan Pam Bender FR AA Clifton, Va./Centreville Anya Chayka FR V, BB, FX Germantown, Md./Richard Montgomery Alix Croop FR UB Allentown, Pa./Bridgeway Academy Melissa Davidson SO V New Brighton, Pa./Rochester Samantha DeBone SO UB, BB, FX Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield Nicole Drane SO AA Mt. Laurel, N.J./Lenape Jessica Garber JR BB, FX Manheim, Pa./Lancaster Country Day School Kaitlin Harrison SO UB Manchester, N.H./Manchester Memorial Sabrina Jennings FR AA Elmont, N.Y./Elmont Memorial Jennifer Jones JR BB, FX Plains, Pa./Coughlin Andrea Konesky FR BB Pittsburgh, Pa./Bishop Canevin Nicole Kujawski FR V, BB, FX Ephrata, Pa./Ephrata Robyn Marszalek JR FX Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg Victoria McGuigan-Carl FR V, BB, FX Reading, Pa./Exeter Cassie Minick SO BB Potomac, Md./Richard Montgomery April Pearson SR V, UB Jacksonville, Fla./Wolfson Amanda Rushton SO V Harleysville, Pa./Souderton Area Lindsay Swan SR UB West Islip, N.Y./West Islip PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Andrea Arlotta... Ar-LOT-uh Anya Chayka... ON-yuh CHAY-kuh Samantha DeBone... Duh-BONE Andrea Konesky... Kuh-NES-key Nicole Kujawski... Kuj-OW-skee Robyn Marszalek... MAR-zah-lack Victoria McGuigan-Carl... Mac-GWEE-gin 2006 Co-Captains April Pearson and Andrea Arlotta PANTHERS BY CLASS Seniors... 2 Juniors... 4 Sophomores... 7 Freshmen... 8 PANTHERS BY STATE Florida... 1 Illinois... 1 Maryland... 2 New Hampshire... 1 New Jersey... 1 New York... 2 Ohio... 1 Pennsylvania Virginia... 1

4 Reg egio ional Informa rmatio tion n and Opponen nents EVENT ROTATIONS FOR THE NORTHEAST REGIONALS VAULT BYE BARS BEAM BYE FLOOR Michigan Rutgers New Hampshire Pitt Auburn Utah Petkun (Penn) Liao (Yale) Rinaldo (RI) Ortiz (Penn) Gurney (RI) So (Yale) Utah Michigan Rutgers New Hampshire Pitt Auburn So (Yale) Petkun (Penn) Liao (Yale) Tatsuno (Yale) Ortiz (Penn) Gurney (RI) Auburn Utah Michigan Rutgers New Hampshire Pitt Gurney (RI) So (Yale) Petkun (Penn) Liao (Yale) Ortiz (Penn) Pitt Auburn Utah Michigan Rutgers New Hampshire Ortiz (Penn) Gurney (RI) So (Yale) Petkun (Penn) Liao (Yale) Seltzer (Yale) New Hampshire Pitt Auburn Utah Michigan Rutgers Seltzer (Yale) Ortiz (Penn) Gurney (RI) So (Yale) Petkun (Penn) Liao (Yale) Rutgers New Hampshire Pitt Auburn Utah Michigan Liao (Yale) Ortiz (Penn) Gurney (RI) So (Yale) Petkun (Penn) UTAH UTES 11-2 Head Coach Greg Marsden and the Utes are looking to claim their sixth straight regional championship this season. Key gymnasts to watch include all-arounders Ashley Postell and Nicolle Ford. Both gymnasts are ranked in the top 25 nationally on three events, with Postell tied for second on the balance beam with an RQS of MICHIGAN WOLVERINES Head Coach Beverly Plocki and the Wolverines are entering their 15th straight appearance at the Regional Championships and are looking to make their 14th consecutive NCAA appearance. Leading gymnasts include allarounder Lauren Bruck and uneven bars specialist Lauren Mirkovich, ranked 8th nationally on the event. AUBURN TIGERS The Tigers and Head Coach Jeff Thompson are making their 14th NCAA Regional Championship appearance. Leading the tigers is Julie Dwyer, recently named SEC Gymnast of the Year. Dwyer is the only top 25 competitor on the floor participating in the Northeast Regionals, ranking sixth nationally on the balance beam and 10th in the all-around. NEW HAMPSHIRE WILDCATS 11-2 Head Coach Gail Goodspeed and the Wildcats recently finished fourth at the EAGL Conference Championships and rank third in the region. Gymnasts to watch include allarounder Amanda Hall, ranked 16th nationally on the vault. Senior specialist Mariana Pena Trestini recently captured the conference title on the balance beam as well. RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS After a fifth-place finish at the EAGL Conference Championships, Head Coach Crystal Chollet-Norton and the Scarlet Knights will head to Regionals for the second straight season. Rookie Latara Northcutt has been the top gymnast for Rutgers this year, leading the team on the vault. INDIVIDUAL COMPETITORS Top gymnasts from Yale, Rhode Island and Penn will be competing in the competition as well. Representing Yale will be Miki Seltzer, Lauren Tatsuno, Alina Yao and Kimbery So. Emily Rinaldo and Kelly Gurney are from Rhode Island, and Emily Petkun and Stephanie Ortiz are from the University of Pennsylvania.

5 Career Highs Vau ault B ars B eam Floo oor All l Arou nd Arlotta, Andrea Baldwin, Brittany Bender, Pamela Chayka, Anya Croop, Alix Davidson, Melissa DeBone, Samantha Drane, Nicole Garber, Jessica Harrison, Kaitlin Jennings, Sabrina Jones, Jennifer Konesky, Andrea Kujawski, Nicole Marszalek, Robyn McGuigan-Carl, Victoria Minick, Cassie Pearson, April Rushton, Amanda Swan, Lindsay Nicole Drane Anya Chayka April Pearson Victoria McGuigan-Carl Amanda Rushton Andrea Arlotta Melissa Davidson (alt.) Nicole Drane April Pearson Kaitlin Harrison Samantha DeBone Alix Croop Andrea Arlotta Even vent t Lineups VA ULT BARS BEAM Cassie Minick Victoria McGuigan-Carl Andrea Konesky Andrea Arlotta Anya Chayka Samantha DeBone Jessica Garber (alt.) F LOOR Nicole Drane Samantha DeBone Anya Chayka Victoria McGuigan-Carl Jessica Garber **All lineups are preliminary and subject to change. (alt.) denotes an alternate gymnast for that event.

6 Season n Highs Vau ault B ars B eam Floo oor All l Arou nd Arlotta, Andrea Baldwin, Brittany Bender, Pamela Chayka, Anya Croop, Alix Davidson, Melissa DeBone, Samantha Drane, Nicole Garber, Jessica Harrison, Kaitlin Jennings, Sabrina Jones, Jennifer Konesky, Andrea Kujawski, Nicole Marszalek, Robyn McGuigan-Carl, Victoria Minick, Cassie Pearson, April Rushton, Amanda Swan, Lindsay Meet-by-Meet Team Results Date Teams Vault Bars Beam Floor Total 1/14 at MSU, WMU /21 Rhode Island /29 at UNH /4 Rutgers /11 OSU, UM, SUNY /17 at UM, Rutgers /24 at Cat Classic /4 at UNC, WVU, Penn /7 WVU, JMU /10 at WVU, UC Berkeley /18 Penn State /25 at EAGL Champs Season Averages

7 2006 Individ idual Sta tati tistics tics Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 29 Feb. 4 Feb. 11 Feb. 17 Feb.24 Feb. 25 Mar. 4 Mar. 7 Mar. 10 Mar. 18 Mar 25 at MSU Rhode Is. at UNH Rutgers OSU, UM at UM Cat Classic Cat Classic at UNC, WVU at WVU PSU EAGLs W. Mich. Brockport Rutgers (Team) (Individ.) WVU, Penn JMU Cal Berkeley ANDREA ARLOTTA V UB BB FX AA ANYA CHAYKA V BB FX ALIX CROOP UB MELISSA DAVIDSON V SAMANTHA DEBONE UB BB FX NICOLE DRANE V UB BB FX AA JESSICA GARBER BB FX KAITLIN HARRISON V UB BB FX AA ANDREA KONESKY BB ROBYN MARSZALEK UB FX VICTORIA MCGUIGAN-CARL V BB FX CASSIE MINICK BB APRIL PEARSON V UB AMANDA RUSHTON V LINDSAY SWAN UB

8 VAULT 1. Amanda Hall UNH Katie Lieberman Michigan Lisa Clark Penn St Justine Turner UNH Jennifer Orlando Penn St Jenny Deiley Michigan Michelle Ilg Penn St Carol McNamara Michigan Jennifer Jones UNH Tatjana Thuener-Rego Michigan Aslynn Satterfield Penn St Lindsey Bruck Michigan ANDREA ARLOTTA Pitt Meredith Hoover Penn St Latara Northcutt Rutgers VICTORIA MCGUIGAN-CARL Pitt Zoe Magiros UNH Lauren Mirkovich Michigan Miki Seltzer Yale Katie Perret Penn St Around the Reg egio ion n (Top p 20) UNEVEN BARS 1. Lauren Mirkovich Michigan Katie Perret Penn St Lindsay Bruck Michigan Corissa Pirkl Penn St Mariana Pena Trestini UNH Tatjana Thuener-Rego Michigan Michell Ilg Penn St Amanda Hall UNH Jenny Deiley Michigan ANDREA ARLOTTA Pitt Nellie Kippley Michigan Becky Bernard Michigan SAMANTHA DeBONE Pitt Jennifer Orlando Penn St Rebekah Porter UNH Meredith Hoover Penn St Latara Northcutt Rutgers Lindsay Berrios UNH Emily Rinaldo Rhode Is Cathy Schnell Cornell BALANCE BEAM 1. Lindsey Bruck Michigan Jenny Deiley Michigan Nellie Kippley Michigan Mariana Pena Trestini UNH Becca Clauson Michigan Tatjana Thuener-Rego Michigan Carol McNamara Michigan Corissa Pirkl Penn St Meredith Hoover Penn St Stephanie Sullivan Penn St Lindsay Berrios UNH Jennifer Orlando Penn St Amanda Hall UNH Lisa Clark Penn St ANDREA ARLOTTA Pitt ANYA CHAYKA Pitt Katie Perret Penn St Gina Roselle Rutgers SAMANTHA DEBONE Pitt Beth Bronson UNH Vault - Amanda Hall (UNH) 16th Uneven Bars - Lauren Mirkovich (Michigan) 8th Balance Beam - Lindsey Bruck (Michigan) 10th Michigan Team is 9th, Penn State Team is 16th FLOOR EXERCISE 1. Aslynn Satterfield Penn St Amanda Hall UNH Carol McNamara Michigan Tatjana Thuener-Rego Michigan Jenny Deiley Michigan Mariana Pena Trestini UNH Becca Clauson Michigan Jennifer Orlando Penn St Lindsey Bruck Michigan Lisa Clark Penn St Justine Turner UNH Nellie Kippley Michigan ANDREA ARLOTTA Pitt Ashley Mehrer Penn St Corissa Pirkl Penn St JESSICA GARBER Pitt Miki Seltzer Yale Meredith Hoover Penn St ROBYN MARSZALEK Pitt Fairen Plummer UNH Natio tional nally ly Rank nked Reg egio ional Gymnasts

9 Gymnast Profiles ANDREA ARLOTTA All-Around Junior Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy Named First Team All-EAGL on the uneven bars and floor exercise with a unanimous selection for the all-around...all- EAGL Second Team on vault and balance beam...four-time champion in the allaround...only gymnast at the Missouri Cat Classic to place in the top three of the event finals...earned her 1,000th career point as a junior and ranks 11th among Pitt s point leaders...named EAGL Gymnast of the Week on February 14...Set two career-high scores this season on the vault and balance beam...captured six individual event titles this season with three on the uneven bars...placed in the top three on individual events 22 times throughout the season...placed 8th at the EAGL Championships on the uneven bars...competed in all but one meet, March 18, and placed in every meet as well...named to the EAGL All-Academic Team. ANYA CHAYKA V, B, FX Freshman Germantown, Md. Hill s Gymnastics All-EAGL Second Team on the balance beam...competed in every meet of her rookie campaign on the balance beam...one of two Pitt gymnasts to qualify for balance beam event finals at the Missouri Cat Classic...Set a career-high and placed third on the balance beam on January 29 at New Hampshire...Won the balance beam event title in the February 4 meet against Rutgers, scoring a Placed fourth and set a career-high on the vault on February 17 against Maryland and Rutgers. ALIX CROOP UB Freshman Allentown, Pa. Parkettes Competed in nine meets on the uneven bars this season...set a career-high for fifth place on March 18 versus Penn State...One of three Pitt event finalsts on the uneven bars at the Missouri Cat Classic where she placed fifth...tied for 14th on the uneven bars at the EAGL Championships. V UB BB FX AA V BB FX UB

10 Gymnast Profiles MELISSA DAVIDSON V Sophomore New Brighton, Pa. Arcadia Gymnastics SAMANTHA DEBONE UB, BB, FX Sophomore Greensburg, Pa. Westmoreland Gymnastics NICOLE DRANE All-Around Sophomore Mt. Laurel, N.J. Wil-Moor Gymnastics In her first year of competition, Davidson competed in the final three meets on the vault...set a career-high at the EAGL Championships...Named to the EAGL All- Academic Team for the second time. An All-EAGL Second Team selection on the balance beam...competed in every meet on the beam, setting a career-high for first place on February 11 against Ohio State, SUNY Brockport and Maryland...Also captured two more beam titles, defeating Maryland, Rutgers and Rhode Island...Set a career-high on the uneven bars for third place on March 7 against West Virginia and James Madison...Also placed in the top three on bars two other times through the season...one of two Pitt gymnasts to qualify for the balance beam event finals at the Missouri Cat Classic...Named to the EAGL All-Academic Team for the second time. Stepped into the Pitt lineup as an allarounder this season, competing on every event in five competitions...set a career-high on the uneven bars on March 4 against West Virginia, North Carolina and Penn...Set a career-high on the balance beam in two meets...highest allaround score was a on March 7 against West Virginia and James Madison...Competed in every meet on the floor exercise and was the Panthers lead competitior on the balance beam...named to the EAGL All-Academic Team for the second time. V V n/a UB BB FX AA n/a V UB BB FX AA

11 Gymnast Profiles JESSICA GARBER BB, FX Junior Manheim, Pa. Prestige Gymnastics KAITLIN HARRISON UB Sophomore Manchester, N.H. Atlantic Gymnastics ANDREA KONESKY BB Freshman Pittsburgh, Pa. Gymsport Named EAGL Specialist of the Week on Jan. 21 after setting a career-high on the balance beam...tied for eighth on floor exercise at the EAGL Championships with a Placed second on the floor exercise on February 4 against Rutgers and third on January 21 at New Hampshire...Qualified for the floor exercise event finals at the Missouri Cat Clasic...Has the second-highest RQS on the floor exercise for Pitt with a Named to the EAGL All-Academic Team for the second time. Compted in every meet on the uneven bars and one meet as an all-arounder...one of three Pitt gymnasts to qualify for the uneven bars event finals at the Missouri Cat Classic...Set a career-high on the vault on January 21 against Rhode Island for fifth place...placed third in the all-around on January 29 against New Hampshire...Named to the EAGL All-Academic Team. Joined the Panthers beam lineup for the final two meets of the season...led Pitt on the balance beam at the EAGL Championships with a Set a career-high on the balance beam on March 18 against Penn State. BB FX V UB BB FX AA BB

12 Gymnast Profiles VICTORIA MCGUIGAN-CARL V, BB, FX Freshman Reading, Pa. Berks Gymnastics CASSIE MINICK BB Sophomore Potomac, Md. Marvateens Gymnastics APRIL PEARSON V, UB Senior Jacksonville, Fla. North Florida Gymnastics Competed in every meet on the vault and joined the Panther lineup as a floor exercise and balance beam specialist as well...set a career-high vault of on January 21 against Rhode Island where she placed third...tied her career-high on the floor exercise at the EAGL Championships where she placed seventh...an event finalist on both the vault and floor exercise at the Missouri Cat Classic...Was one of only two Pitt gymnasts to qualify for more than one event...set a career-high beam score of on March seventh versus West Virginia and James Madison...Placed second on the vault on February 4 against Rutgers. Competed in nine meets as a beam specialist in her sophomore campaign...set season-high beam scores of on March 10 against West Virginia and Cal Berkeley as well as March 18 against Penn State...Placed fourth and seventh respectively. Came back from an injury last season to be a leading force in the Panthers vault and uneven bars lineup...competed in every meet on the uneven bars and 10 meets on the vault...set a career-high on the uneven bars on March 4 against North Carolina, West Virginia and Penn...Set a season-high on the vault on March 4 as well...placed first on the vault on March 10 versus West Virginia and Cal Berkeley...Placed second on the uneven bars on February 4 against Rutgers...Named to the EAGL All-Academic Team. V BB FX BB V UB FX n/a

13 Gymnast and Coac oaches Profiles AMANDA RUSHTON V Sophomore Harleysville, Pa. Central Bucks Gymnatics Competed in every meet on the vault this season...set a career-high score of on January 21 against Rhode Island...Her top score and second-place finish earned her EAGL Co-Specialist of the Week honors. V MIKE ROWE Assistant Coach First Season Michigan State( 85) A member of the 2002 Region Five USAG Coaching Staff of the Year, Michael Rowe joins Pitt gymnastics as an assistant coach for the 2006 season. Originally from Michigan, Rowe has over 20 years of experience in gymnastics instruction and competitive coaching. While in Michigan, Rowe worked at Geddert s Twistars-USA as a head compulsory coach, optional team coach and choreographer. Rowe was an integral part of the women s coaching staff, qualifying all but one gymnast to the 2005 Junior Olympic National Championships, and he continually produced national champions. The club Mike came from is known for the number of gymnasts they annually send to Junior Nationals, as well as the NCAA gymnasts they have produced, Yohman said of Rowe s experience. He is highly respected throughout the region and has learned from the best. His easy rapport with people will transition well in the gym, and play well on the recruiting circut. In addition, he brings an added dimension to our program with a background in choreography. In addition to coaching at Geddart s, Rowe was a clinician for the Region Five Mini- Congress, Michigan State Congress and various state and region camps. He chaired a National Gymnastics Day initiative to raise money for Children s Miracle Network at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Mich. Rowe is a 1985 graduate of Michigan State University where he was a collegiate cheerleader. Prior to that Rowe was a gymnast at both Western Michigan and in high school. He also danced professionally from , mostly in regional and national tours of musical theatre. BETHANY WAGNER Assistant Coach Fourth Season New Hampshire ( 02) Bethany Wagner is in her fourth season as an assistant coach on the Pittsburgh gymnastics staff. Even before joining the Panthers, Wagner was no stranger to the East Atlantic Gymnastics League. Wagner attended the University of New Hampshire, where she finished her competitive career in She also served as team co-captain that year and led the Wildcats to a fifth-place at the EAGL Championships.Wagner recieved the award for Most Improved Gymnast at UNH that year. She tied for fourth on the balance beam at the 2002 league meet with a score of As a sophomore in 2000, Wagner was named to the All-EAGL Second Team on the vault, her strongest event during her collegiate career. Prior to New Hampshire, she trained and competed at Shield s Gymnastics in New Jersey. She was a Dean s Scholarship recipient while at New Hampshire, where she majored in marine and freshwater biology. According to Yohman, Wagner has helped strengthen the team s floor routines in her short time at Pittsburgh. Floor exercise has always been a strength for the Panthers, and Bethany has insured that we will have built on that strength, Yohman said. Wagner has also handled the recruiting coordination in the past and currently oversees the gymnasts strength and conditioning programs. Wagner, 25, is a native of Bound Brook, N.J.

14 Head Coach Debbie Yohman - 20th Season As she begins her 20 th season with the Panthers, head coach Debbie Yohman s career has been filled with record-breaking moments and a program that s changing for the future. Her efforts have been recognized by gaining quality recruits from Olympiccaliber gyms, and a look at the last few years in particular demonstrates why Yohman is leading Pitt gymnastics in the right direction. In 2000, Yohman coached her team to a second-place finish as they hosted the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Championships. Then in 2004, she watched as Alyse Zeffiro recorded the Panthers first two perfect 10.0 scores on the vault and floor exercise. Last season she coached Leila Tait to a regional beam title and a berth to the NCAA Championships. She didn t set Nationals as a goal, but she worked hard and did the job, Yohman said of Tait. It was a surprise when it happened, but not a surprise that it could happen when she won that event. Those are the kinds of things that we work for. If you train hard and learn how important it is to compete well all the time you ll find yourself up on that podium. An ECAC Coach of the Year, EAGL Coach of the Year and the 2002 Northeast Region Coach of the Year, Yohman has produced numerous decorated athletes over the years. Zeffiro was a 2004 league champion on the vault, and Danielle Freddie Alba was EAGL balance beam champion, and Samantha Salyers won Uneven Bars both at EAGL & NCAA Regionals. In addition to having successful competitors, Yohman said one of the major highlights in the last 20 years was the construction of the new training facility. I think we re progressing in a very positive direction, said Yohman. We re moving in a direction that we were simply not capable of going until we got this facility. The project was such a challenge, talking with colleagues, looking at gyms around the country, working with the architect and putting it together. Then to see it all be built and furnished with new equipment was tremendously rewarding. The new facility and progression of Yohman s program has attracted national attention, drawing in new recruits from topnotch gyms. For the 2006 season, Yohman has brought in a number of power gymnasts. The amount of energy they pack into their routines combined with their difficulty should greatly impact the season. When asked about the Panther newcomers, Yohman talks about their hard work and focus in the gym in addition to their aspiring academic goals. Yohman s gymnasts may have achieved many successes in the gym, but they have been equally strong in the classroom. In the last ten years, 41 Panther gymnasts have been named to the EAGL All-Academic team with seven of them being named to the team for four consecutive years. The team has also boasted 32 NACGC/W All-American Scholar Athletes having a grade point average of 3.5 or better. With Coach Yohman at the helm, our women s gymnastics team has always had exemplary student-athletes proudly representing the University, said Senior Associate Athletic Director Carol Sprague. I am thrilled with the completion of a dedicated, state of the art, Women s Gymnastics Training Center in August of She now has all the tools necessary to guide our team to the upper echelon of the EAGL Conference. Yohman also has had a long association with successful gymnastics programs as a competitor. During her collegiate career, she was a member of the 1976 national championship team at Clarion University. Additionally, she served as a student assistant for Clarion in 1977, also a national championship season, and then as a graduate assistant at the University of Iowa ( ). Yohman is a current representative and former chair of the Women s Collegiate Program Committee and previously was the NCAA Gymnastics Coaches representative to the Women s Technical Committee (WTC) of USGF. Yohman also served for four years as chairperson of the ECAC Division I Selection Committee. She has served as meet director for Big 8, Big 10, and MAIAW Regional Championships, and is a USAG Elite judge. I am very proud of the level of progress this program has attained, and even more excited about the potential we have for the future. The level of expectation has increased and everyone from our athletes to our support staff has been energized about our team. We ARE a team on the move! COACHING STATISTICS Mil-Wisconsin Pittsburgh CAREER I am very proud of the level of progress this program has attained, and even more excited about the potential we have for the future.

15 Jan. 14 at Michigan State/Western Michigan (2nd, ) Pitt finished second at this year s season opener against Michigan State and Western Michigan with a score of , defeating Western Michigan by nearly a point and a half. Pitt s Andrea Arlotta was the only all-around competitor for the Panthers, finishing in second with a Arlotta also placed sixth on the vault with a while teammate Amanda Rushton finished in ninth place with a Sophomore Samantha DeBone finished second on the uneven bars, tying her career-high with a 9.750, and Arlotta finished third with a Arlotta lead the team on the balance beam finishing in second place with a new personal best of Other Panthers who had top performances on the balance beam were Jessica Garber with a and Anya Chayka with a As for the floor exercise, Robyn Marszalek tied for second with a 9.775, Garber came in fifth with a 9.725, and Nicole Drane tied for sixth with a Jan. 21 vs. Rhode Island (W, ) The Panthers defeated Rhode Island to in Pitt s home opener. On the vault, Andrea Arlotta took first place matching her career-high In second place was Amanda Rushton with her personal-best score of Freshmen Victoria McGuigan-Carl and Kaitlin Harrison earned career highs on the vault as well with a and respectively. Nicole Drane and Harrison tied for fifth on this event with two other gymnasts from Rhode Island. Arlotta came in first on the uneven bars with a score of while teammate Lindsay Swan finished fourth with a On the balance beam, Pitt s Samantha DeBone took first place with a and Drane came in fourth for the Panthers with a Pitt took the top three places on the floor exercise with Robyn Marszalek finishing in first with a 9.625, Arlotta coming in second with a 9.550, and Jessica Garber tied for third with a Arlotta also took first place in the all-around competitions with a score of Jan. 29 at New Hampshire Mee eet Reca ecaps (L, ) Even though Pitt finished behind New Hampshire at their EAGL conference opener, the Panther s still had a season-high team score of Andrea Arlotta lead the team on vault earning fifth place with a Victoria McGuigan-Carl took sixth place with a 9.650, and Anya Chayka placed seventh with a score of On the uneven bars, Arlotta scored a to take third place and Samantha DeBone took fourth place with a career-high Chayka lead the team in third place with a career-high on the balance beam while sophomore Nicole Drane followed in fourth with a Arlotta took fifth on this event with a On the floor exercise, the Panthers turned in a seasonhigh as McGuigan-Carl tied for fourth with a careerhigh with teammate Jessica Garber. Arlotta finished in sixth with a 9.750, and Chayka scored a 9.650, tying with Drane for eighth. As far as the all-around competition went, Arlotta took first with a season-high , and Harrison finished in third with a Feb. 4 vs. Rutgers (W, ) Pitt was able to earn a seasonhigh team score as they edged out the Scarlet Knights by for first place. Pitt gymnasts finished in the top three on the vault with Anya Chayka scoring a career-high for third place on the event, Victoria McGuigan-Carl taking second with a 9.650, and Andrea Arlotta finishing first with a The Panthers also took the top three places on the uneven bars, setting a season-high on the event. Sophomore Samantha DeBone placed third with a 9.657, senior April Pearson tied her career-high with a score of for second place, and Arlotta finished first again with a season-high score of Pitt finished just behind the Scarlet Knights on the balance beam with a season-high Chayka placed first with a 9.650, and DeBone tied for third as she also tied her career-high score Arlotta won her third event with a season-high 9.775, and Jessica Garber took second place with a Arlotta captured her third all-around victory of the season with a season-high and Drane,while competing in her first all-around competition of her collegiate career, took third place with a Feb. 11 vs. Maryland, Ohio State, SUNY- Brockport (1st, ) This quad meet was the third meet in a row in which the Panthers have topped their team score to earn Pitt ended up finishing first over Maryland, Ohio State, and SUNY-Brockport as they also set season-high scores on the uneven bars as well as the balance beam with a On the vault, senior April Pearson set a season-high to tie for seventh place. Sophomore Amanda Rushton and freshman Victoria McGuigan-Carl tied for fourth with a while junior Andrea Arlotta finished third with a For the uneven bars, senior Lindsay Swan earned a season-high 9.650, tying with teammates Kaitlin Harrison and Samantha DeBone for fifth. Arlotta tied her season-high 9.800, placing her second on the event. Three Panthers set career-high scores on the balance beam including Nicole Drane who finished ninth with a 9.650, Arlotta finishing second with a 9.875, and DeBone winning with a Freshman Anya Chayka also turned in a top-10 performance. McGuigan-Carl set a careerhigh to tie Arlotta for second-place on the floor exercise. The score was also a season-high for Arlotta. In the all-around, Arlotta captured first setting a season-high

16 Feb. 17 at Maryland/Rutgers (2nd, ) Although Pitt finished second with a behind Maryland and in front of Rutgers, they were able to take first on the floor exercise with a season-high Junior Andrea Arlotta led the team on the vault, tying in second with one of her top vaulting scores of the season at Freshmen teammates Anya Chayka and Victoria McGuigan-Carl tied four fourth with Chayka s score was also a season-high for her. On the uneven bars, Arlotta tied for first with a while sophomore Samantha DeBone placed fourth with a Alix Croop finished eighth, scoring a career-high DeBone finished first on the balance beam for the second week in a row, scoring a while Arlotta finished third with a 9.650, followed by McGuigan- Carl in 12th with a season-high For the floor exercise, Arlotta finished second tying her season-high score of Sophomore Nicole Drane placed third tying her career-high score of 9.775, and juniors Jessica Garber and Robyn Marszalek tied for fifth with a Arlotta captured her fifth all-around title of the season, with a score of Feb at Missouri Cat Classic (Team Competition and All-Around) (2nd, ) Teams that competed in this Cat Classic along with Pittsburgh were Missouri, Ball State and Northern Illinois. Pitt finished second with a score of Arlotta led the team on the unveven bars, scoring a and finishing eighth overall. Freshman Alix Croop hit her routine for a career-high while teammate Kaitlin Harrison also finished with a All three Panthers moved onto the finals in this event. Samantha DeBone and freshman Anya Chayka finished seventh on the balance beam with a and were the only two finalists on this event for Pitt. Arlotta followed with a 9.625, and sophomore Nicole Drane finished with a On the floor exercise Arlotta finished third on the event with a while freshman Victoria McGuigan-Carl finished fourth with a after having one of her best performances of the season. Junior Jessica Garber finished eighth with a score of 9.650, and junior Robyn Marszalek finished 10th with a Arlotta, McGuigan-Carl, Garber and Marszalek moved on to the finals for Pitt. On the vault, Arlotta finished third with a 9.800, her second-highest score of the season and was followed by McGuigan-Carl in sixth with a Both gymnasts qualified for the event finals. Junior Andrea Arlotta was Pitt s only all-around competitor, finishing second in the competition with a score of (Cat Event Finals) (No Team Scoring) On the vault, freshman Victoria McGuigan-Carl scored a 9.675, placing sixth overall while teammate Arlotta scored a for third place. Freshman Mee eet Reca ecaps Alix Croop set her second career high during the two-day event, scoring a on the uneven bars. Croop placed fifth overall, and Arlotta tied her season-high score of for the fourth time this year while finishing third on the event. On the balance beam, freshman Anya Chayka finished with a 9.3 for seventh place. Arlotta was the only Panther placing on the floor exercise earning a for third. The top six gymnasts on each event were recognized putting Arlotta, Croop and McGuigan-Carl on the podium. March 4 at North Carolina/West Virginia/ Penn (3rd, ) Finishing with a season-high score of , Pitt placed third overall competing against North Carolina, West Virginia and Penn. Pitt also earned a season-high score of on the uneven bars. Senior co-captain April Pearson led the team on the vault, setting a season-high score of to tie for fourth place. Junior co-captain Andrea Arlotta tied for ninth with a 9.725, and freshman Victoria McGuigan- Carl tied for 11th with a Not only did Pitt score a season-high on the uneven bars for first place but Arlotta won the event title, setting a season-high 9.825, and Pearson tied for second with a career-high Sophomore Samantha DeBone tied for fifth with a and teammates Nicole Drane and Kaitlin Harrison tied for eighth with a The score was a career high for Drane and a season high for Harrison. On the balance beam, Arlotta finished third with a 9.825, while freshman Anya Chayka scored a to tie for sixth. Sophomore Cassie Minick s season high score tied with Drane for 10th, both scoring a The score was a season high for Minick. Pitt was led by junior Robyn Marszalek on the floor exercise with a to tie for fifth. Arlotta and Drane tied for seventh with a In the all-around competition, Arlotta finished second with a , and Drane competed in her third all-around, scoring a careerhigh March 7 vs. West Virginia/James Madison (2nd, ) Pitt finished in second with a , their second highest score of the season, right behind West Virginia who scored a On the vault, junior Andrea Arlotta tied for first on the event scoring a The win on the vault is Arlotta s sixth event title of the season. Freshman Victoria McGuigan-Carl turned in the second highest score for the Panthers, finishing seventh with a and teammates April Pearson and Amanda Rushton finished with scores of and respectively. Sophomore Samantha DeBone placed third on the uneven bars with a career-high Kaitlin Harrison scored a season-high for fifth place and Arlotta finished sixth with a For the balance beam, DeBone tied for third with a and sophomore

17 Nicole Drane finished eighth, tying her career-high Cassie Minick and McGuigan-Carl tied for ninth with a which was a season high for Minick and a career high for McGuigan-Carl. Arlotta tied for second on the floor exercise with a Jessica Garber and Robyn Marszalek tied for fourth with a 9.800, a season high for both gymnasts while DeBone finished sixth with a season-high Arlotta finished second in the all-around with a and Drane competed in the all-around as well this evening, scoring a career-high for third place. March 10 at West Virginia/UC Berkley (3rd, ) Pitt finished with a in third place behind the Mountaineers and Golden Bears. Senior April Pearson brought home Pitt s only event title of the evening as she tied for first on the vault with a Freshman Victoria McGuigan-Carl tied for ninth with a On the uneven bars, junior Andrea Arlotta placed second, tying her season-high score of Freshman Alix Croop set a new career high on the event, scoring a to tie for seventh place. For the balance beam, sophomore Cassie Minick tied four fourth on the event with a season-high and teammate Samantha DeBone finished 13th with a Pitt juniors Jessica Garber and Robyn Marszalek led the team on the floor exercise, tying for sixth with a while sophomore Nicole Drane finished ninth with a Drane was the only Panther to compete in the all-around, scoring a for third place. Mee eet Reca ecaps March 25 at EAGL Championships (8th, ) Pitt finished eighth with a score of at the EAGL championships held in Piscataway, N.J. Andrea Konesky led the team on the balance beam, in just her second collegiate competition, with a Sophomore Samantha DeBone finished with a while junior Jessica Garber scored a Freshman Victoria McGuigan-Carl was the Panther s top scorer on the floor exercise after tying her career high of while she also finished in seventh place. Garber tied for eighth with a and sophomore Nicole Drane earned a to tie for 21st. Pitt s highest scorer was freshman Anya Chayka on the vault as she finished tied for 26th with a 9.675, her second-highest vault score of the season. Sophomore Amanda Rushton scored a 9.650, and senior April Pearson earned a Sophomore Melissa Davidson scored a career-high as well. The Panthers finished on the uneven bars, their strongest event of the competition, scoring a that gave them a fourth-place finish among the teams. Junior Andrea Arlotta was Pitt s top performer, tying for eighth with a score of Arlotta was named to the All-EAGL First Team on this event. Freshman Alix Croop tied for 14th with a score of on this event as well. JESSICA GARBER March 18 vs. Penn State (L, ) At their final home meet of the season the Panthers finished with a to fall behind Penn State who placed first with a Freshman Victoria McGuigan-Carl led the team on the vault with a to earn second place. Sophomore Amanda Rushton placed sixth with a On the uneven bars, freshman Alix Croop scored a career-high to tie for fifth place. Sophomore Samantha DeBone placed seventh with a 9.800, and April Pearson came in eighth with a For the balance beam, junior Jessica Garber placed sixth with a 9.700, and sophomore Cassie Minick finished seventh tying her seasonhigh score of Freshman Andrea Konesky competed in her first collegiate competition, scoring a for eighth place. Garber led the team on the floor exercise as she tied for third with a season-high Freshman Anya Chayka tied her career-high score of to place eighth, and junior Robyn Marszalek came in ninth with a ANDREA ARLOTTA

18 Reg egio ional Qual alifying Scores and Season n Averages REGIONAL QUALIFYING SCORES VAULT Andrea Arlotta Victoria McGuigan-Carl April Pearson Amanda Rushton Anya Chayka Nicole Drane UNEVEN BARS Andrea Arlotta Samantha DeBone Kaitlin Harrison April Pearson Alix Croop Nicole Drane BALANCE BEAM Andrea Arlotta Anya Chayka Samantha DeBone Nicole Drane Cassie Minick Victoria McGuigan-Carl Jessica Garber FLOOR EXERCISE Andrea Arlotta Jessica Garber Robyn Marszalek Nicole Drane Victoria McGuigan-Carl Anya Chayka Samantha DeBone SEASON AVERAGES VAULT Andrea Arlotta Victoria McGuigan-Carl April Pearson Amanda Rushton Nicole Drane Melissa Davidson Anya Chayka UNEVEN BARS Andrea Arlotta Samantha DeBone Kaitlin Harrison Alix Croop April Pearson Nicole Drane Lindsay Swan BALANCE BEAM Andrea Arlotta Andrea Konesky Samantha DeBone Anya Chayka Cassie Minick Victoria McGuigan-Carl Nicole Drane Jessica Garber FLOOR EXERCISE Robyn Marszalek Andrea Arlotta Jessica Garber Nicole Drane Anya Chayka Victoria McGuigan-Carl Samantha DeBone 9.229

19 PITT T Gymnastics Reco ecords TOP INDIVIDUAL SCORES ALL-AROUND Score Name Date Danielle Alba... 2/13/ Danielle Alba... 3/4/ Diandra O Connor... 3/20/ Diandra O Connor... 3/9/ Danielle Alba... 3/18/ Danielle Alba... 2/18/ Andrea Arlotta... 2/19/ Diandra O Connor... 2/28/ Danielle Alba... 2/27/ Diandra O Connor... 1/23/ Janet Highhill... 3/21/ Danielle Alba... 3/7/99 VAULT Score Name Date Alyse Zeffiro... 3/9/ Alyse Zeffiro... 3/20/ Alyse Zeffiro... 2/21/ Alyse Zeffiro... 3/12/ Andrea Arlotta... 1/21/ Andrea Arlotta... 2/12/ April Pearson... 3/20/ Alyse Zeffiro... 1/31/ Erika Goldberg... 3/9/ April Pearson... 2/28/ April Pearson... 2/13/ Andrea Arlotta... 1/31/ Erika Goldberg... 1/31/ Diandra O Connor... 1/10/ Nathalie Sulpher... 3/2/ Heather Launse... 2/16/ Nathalie Sulpher... 2/9/02 UNEVEN BARS Score Name Date Samantha Salyers... 2/13/ Samantha Salyers... 3/15/ Danielle Alba... 2/13/ Samantha Salyers... 3/22/ Diandra O Connor... 3/9/ Leila Tait... 1/23/ Raya Mullin... 3/18/ Samantha Salyers... 1/14/ Samantha Salyers... 2/18/ Janet Highhill... 2/13/ Samantha Salyers... 2/6/ Samantha Salyers... 1/24/ Samantha Salyers... 3/21/98 Team Event Records Total V UB BB FX BALANCE BEAM Score Name Date Danielle Alba... 2/19/ Diandra O Connor... 3/16/ Danielle Alba... 3/21/ Danielle Alba... 2/13/ Samantha DeBone.. 2/11/ Leila Tait... 1/23/ Diandra O Connor... 1/18/ Alyse Zeffiro... 1/18/ Danielle Alba... 3/4/ Danielle Alba... 2/26/ Pam Lieberman... 2/4/ Danielle Alba... 3/7/ Danielle Alba... 3/21/ Danielle Alba... 3/14/98 FLOOR EXERCISE Score Name Date Alyse Zeffiro... 3/9/ Alyse Zeffiro... 3/12/ Erika Goldberg... 3/9/ Alyse Zeffiro... 3/6/ Erika Goldberg... 2/28/ Alyse Zeffiro... 2/28/ Alyse Zeffiro... 2/21/ Alyse Zeffiro... 2/7/ Alyse Zeffiro... 3/15/ Lisa Fronhofer... 2/26/ Lisa Fronhofer... 2/6/ Andrea Arlotta... 2/19/ Erika Goldberg... 3/20/ Erika Goldberg... 3/6/ Erika Goldberg... 2/21/ Erika Goldberg... 2/7/ Alyse Zeffiro... 1/31/ Alyse Zeffiro... 1/23/ Alyse Zeffiro... 1/16/ Alyse Zeffiro... 4/12/ Alyse Zeffiro... 3/2/ Heather Launse... 2/23/ Roslyn Singleton... 1/24/ Jennifer Easter... 2/18/ Lisa Fronhofer... 3/18/ Danielle Alba... 3/4/ Lisa Fronhofer... 3/4/ Samantha Salyers... 3/4/ Nathalie Sulpher... 2/19/ Lisa Fronhofer... 2/19/ Lisa Fronhofer... 3/21/ Lisa Fronhofer... 3/15/ Danielle Alba... 2/27/ Lisa Fronhofer... 2/18/ Danielle Alba... 2/6/99 Single Season Event Totals AA Diandra O Connor V Diandra O Connor UB Nathalie Sulpher BB Alyse Zeffiro FX Alyse Zeffiro TOP TEAM SCORES Score Opponent Date vs. WVU/JMU... 3/9/ vs. Penn State... 2/28/ EAGL Champ.... 3/20/ vs. OSU/MSU... 3/4/ at Maryland... 3/12/ vs. Missouri... 1/18/ at Denver/WVU... 1/23/ EAGL Champ.... 3/18/ at Michigan State... 2/21/ vs. Ohio State... 2/16/ at Michigan State... 2/19/ vs. W. Michigan... 2/26/ vs. RU/Cornell/Brown 2/7/ at Kent State... 2/13/ vs. Michigan State... 3/15/ at Mich.St./Michigan.. 3/22/ vs. RU/JMU/Wilson... 2/9/ at Ohio State... 3/21/99 1,000 POINT CLUB 1. Robyn Senior 1, Danielle Alba 1, Kristin Brown 1, Diandra O Connor 1, Gina Venezia 1, Brenda Stevens 1, Kathy Wallish 1, Nathalie Sulpher 1, Lisa Fronhofer 1, Trish Aser 1, ANDREA ARLOTTA 1, present 12. Heather Launse 1, Karen Jorgensen 1, Lori Buck 1, Alyse Zeffiro 1, Janet Highhill 1,