Mizzou Tiger Gymnastics Media Guide 17

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2 2005 Tiger Roster Name Yr. Hgt. Events Hometown Club Team Julie Abaray Fr. 5-2 All-Around Cincinnati, Ohio Queen City Gymnastics Kelley Andersen So./Jr. 5-3 All-Around Omaha, Neb. Cahoy s Gymnastics Nicole Bowman Fr. 5-3 All-Around Virginia Beach, Va. World Class Gymnastics Whitney Crater So. 5-2 Vault, Floor Little Rock, Ark. River City Gymnastics Rachael Dombart Sr. 5-0 Vault, Bars, Beam Woodstock, Ga. Gwinnett Gymnastics Alicia Gilmore So. 5-5 Bars St. Charles, Mo. All-American Gymnastics Jodie Heinicka Jr. 5-4 All-Around Seminole, Fla. LaFleur s Largo Gymnastics Ashley Khederian Fr. 5-2 All-Around Carlisle, Mass. Walker Gymnastics Katie Kluga Fr. 5-4 All-Around Downers Grove, Ill. Illinois Gymnastics Institute Julie O Donnell So. 5-1 Vault, Beam Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City Gymnastics Amanda Pezzullo So. 5-3 All-Around Wheaton, Ill. Illinois Gymnastics Institute Lisa Puccio Fr. 5-3 All-Around Kirkwood, Mo. Gym Quarters Erin Riley Jr. 5-4 Bars Port Reading, N.J. Worldwide Gymnastics Alisha Robinson Sr. 5-3 All-Around Bates City, Mo. Great American Gymnastics Lauren Schwartzman Jr All-Around San Antonio, Texas South Texas Gymnastics Sarah Zigler Jr. 5-4 All-Around Franklin, Tenn. Westside Gymnastics Head Coach: Rob Drass Assistant Coach: Kira Montuori Assistant Coach: Paul Scardina By Class SENIORS ~ 2 Rachael Dombart Alisha Robinson JUNIORS ~ 5 Kelley Andersen Jodie Heinicka Erin Riley Lauren Schwartzman Sarah Zigler SOPHOMORES ~ 4 Whitney Crater Alicia Gilmore Julie O Donnell Amanda Pezzullo FRESHMEN ~ 5 Julie Abaray Nicole Bowman Ashley Khederian Katie Kluga Lisa Puccio By Height 4-11 Lauren Schwartzman 5-0 Rachael Dombart 5-1 Julie O Donnell 5-2 Julie Abaray Whitney Crater Ashley Khederian 5-3 Kelley Andersen Nicole Bowman Amanda Pezzullo Lisa Puccio Alisha Robinson 5-4 Jodie Heinicka Katie Kluga Erin Riley Sarah Zigler 5-5 Alicia Gilmore PRONUNCIATION Pronunciations GUIDE Jodie Heinicka ~ HINE-i-kuh Ashley Khederian ~ Ke-dare-ian Katie Kluga ~ k-loo-ga Amanda Pezzullo ~ Pe-ZOO-low Lisa Puccio ~ pu-chio Kira Montuori ~ k-ear-a Paul Scardina ~ Scar-DEE-na 18

3 Rachael Dombart 5-0 Senior Woodstock, Ga. Sequoyah HS Gwinnett Gymnastics AULT: NA : : LOOR: NA AA: NA v. Ball State, at Big 12 Meet, 2002 Junior (2004): Rachael Dombart scored a on beam at the 2004 Cat Classic team competition... advancing to the Individual finals, she duplicated the mark to finish fourth overall... opened the season scoring a on bars at New Hampshire... earned academic All- Big 12 first team recognition. Sophomore (2003): Dombart recorded 8-of-12 routines on the uneven bars scoring a or higher as a sophomore last season scored a to finish third on bars at the Cat Classic followed up recording a beam routine to finish third and advance to the individual championship in both events went on to take second-place scoring a on beam during the Cat Classic individual competition scored above a on beam in nine meets, including a th-place finish at the Big 12 Championship. Freshman (2002): In her inaugural season, Dombart adorned the Tiger lineup as Mizzou s only All-Big 12 team member the freshman tied for second on the balance beam scoring a career, freshman and all-time Missouri high a standard competitor on the Tiger uneven bars and beam lineups, she also recorded a personal best on the bars scoring a to finish second against Ball State scoring a on the beam against Texas Woman s, Dombart finished third overall summing up her freshman season, she finished 12th on bars and 17th on beam at the North Central Regional meet. Club/High School: Dombart was a U.S. national qualifier in 1998 and 1999 was the Georgia state beam and bars champion in 1998 finished second overall in the AA Regional Championships in 1999 after finishing second on the beam and floor and third on bars at Nationals in 1999, she finished fourth on beam finished second at the Georgia state meet in both 2000 and 2001 trained at the Gwinnett Gymnastics Center in Liliburn, Ga., under coaches Dan Thaxton, Beth Hair and Gregory Gutkin helped Gwinnett win the Georgia team championship four years running from graduated from Sequoyah High School with a perfect 4.0 GPA a member of the National Art Honors Society nominated as a National Merit Scholar and for the Governor s Award. Personal: Rachael is the daughter of Ken and Sue Dombart born Dec. 16, 1982 is majoring in interdisciplinary studies and is interested in pursuing a degree in physical therapy. 19

4 Alisha Robinson 5-3 Senior Bates City, Mo. Oak Grove HS Great American Gymnastics AULT: 9.975, twice in 2004 : v. Texas Women s, 2004 : at Mizzou Invite, LOOR: at Cat Classic, 2004 AA: , twice in 2004 Junior (2004): Alisha Robinson scored a to tie for first-place honors on vault at the 2004 Big 12 Championship to become one of five Missouri gymnasts to win a Big 12 title... also scored a on floor to tie for second-place and earn a second All-Big 12 first team nod... scored a all-around total to finish fifth overall... rewrote the Tiger recordbooks scoring a on her way to winning the Cat Classic all-around title... reaching the podium, Robinson also picked up the Cat Classic vault title scoring a tied Lauren Schwartzman setting a Mizzou and Cat Classic floor exercise record (9.975)... repeating the feat, she scored her second to win the Mizzou Invitational all-around title... picking up three additional event victories, she scored a on vault and beam and then scored a to win the floor title... earned Big 12 Gymnast of the Week recognition for her performance... setting a new Mizzou vault high scoring a against Nebraska, she also established a new junior vault record... she now owns the freshman, sophomore and junior Missouri vault records... picked up four-of-six event titles in MU's two-meet trip to Utah... won the vault and bar titles against Utah State/ Boise State and picked up the vault and floor titles against BYU... received national recognition as the sixth ranked vaulter owning a RQS at the end of the regular season... was also tabbed 42nd on floor (9.915), 44th on bars (9.885) and 26th in the all-around owning a RQS... ranked first on vault in the South Central Region--the highest ranking a Tiger has received... also ranked fifth on floor (9.915), eighth on bars, and 23rd on beam (9.835) and eighth in the all-around (39.275) during the regular season... won 21 event titles in 2004 with six second-place finishes... scored a or above on 10 consecutive vaults, including a at the Cat Classic individual finals... failed to score a on vault during the entire season. Sophomore (2003): Robinson earned her second bid to the NCAA Championship as an individual all-arounder... finished preliminary session ranked 13th with a won the 2003 South Central Regional vault title scoring a finished fourth in the all-around scoring a named first team All-Big 12 finishing second in the all-around at the Big 12 Championship scoring a the mark is both Missouri and Robinson s second-highest career score also finished second on the floor exercise to earn All-Big 12 first team honors tying her career-high with a the mark set Missouri s sophomore record scored a on bars (sixth) and scored a on vault and beam to finish seventh and eighth, respectively at the Big 12 meet scored her third vault against BYU won the all-around title against Arkansas scoring a tying Missouri s third-highest score in history also tied for top honors on the 20

5 Alisha Robinson balance beam and vault with scores tied for first-place honors on vault scoring a against then No. 19 ranked Iowa State and was second in the allaround competition scoring a won the Corvette Cup all-around title scoring a tallying her fourth-highest mark shared the Corvette Cup floor title with Schwartzman and finished second on the vault posting marks in both events both scores rank second in Corvette Cup history won the Auburn Invitational vault title scoring a setting MU s sophomore record for the third time won the Cat Classic uneven bars title scoring a and tied the Mizzou sophomore record finished second or higher on 10-of-12 vaults in 2003, including four first-place honors owns 11 first-place event finishes overall and 11 secondplace rankings. Freshman (2002): Leapt onto the scene as Missouri s most decorated athlete in 2002 in 51 events during the season, the freshman only scored below a 9.8 on 14 apparatus and recorded a 9.9+ on 19 events she won 19 event titles, including three meets simultaneously winning the vault, bars, floor and all-around titles rewrote all five Mizzou freshman records in her first meet against Bowling Green, setting MU s highest all-time all-around record at stunned spectators at the Cat Classic winning the floor exercise setting another all-time and Cat Classic record (9.925) again topped the feat scoring a during the individual championship to lead the field and establish Mizzou and tournament highs won two event titles at the Corvette Cup scoring a on bars and a on vault earned Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors won the 2002 North Central Regional all-around title to become Missouri s first regional all-around champion in school history her score was the second highest amongst all regional competitors be- came MU s first NCAA qualifier since Kellie Copeland in 1993 fin- ished second on bars, fourth on vault, fifth on floor and seventh on beam at the regional meet... became Missouri s second All-Ameri- can in school history finishing seventh on the vault at the NCAA Championships scoring a Club/High School: A member of the U.S. National and World Tumbling team from won the U.S. power tumbling title in 2001 went on to finish fifth at the World Championship meet was fourth at the World Cup in 2000 and helped the U.S. team to a fifth-place finish overall ranked 14th in the world as a U.S. team member in 1999 while helping team to a fourth-place showing trained at Great American Gymnastics Express in Blue Springs, Mo., under the direction of coach Al Fong also tumbled for three-time world champion Jon Beck at the American Center for Elite Sports (ACES) in New Orleans, La. Personal: Alisha is the daughter of Roger and Pam Robinson born May 14, 1982 is majoring in general agriculture has aspirations to own her own gymnastics training facility. Year-by-Year 2004 SEASON RESULTS Meet V UB BB FX AA Iowa State UNH SEMO Nebraska Cat Classic Arkansas USU-BSU BYU Oklahoma Mizzou Invite TWU Invite Big Regionals Average SEASON RESULTS Meet V UB BB FX AA Pittsburgh Nebraska Illinois State Cat Classic Auburn Oklahoma Corvette Cup Iowa State Arkansas BYU Big Regionals Nationals Average SEASON RESULTS Meet V UB BB FX AA Jan Jan Jan Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb March March March March March April April Average

6 Kelley Andersen 5-3 Junior Omaha, Neb. Westside HS Cahoy s Gymnastics AULT: v. Iowa State, 2004 : v. Iowa State, 2004 : v. Oklahoma, LOOR: v. Texas Woman s, 2004 AA: v. Iowa State, 2004 Freshman (2004): In her first collegiate meet, Kelley Andersen scored a all-around score... she posted a career-high on bars, a on beam and a on the floor exercise against Iowa State... set a new career mark on beam scoring a to help the Tigers set a new program record on its way to defeating then #8 Oklahoma... competing on floor for just the second time in 2004, she scored a to tie her previous career-high... making the third time a charm, she set a new career-high on floor tying to win the event at the Texas Woman's Invitational scoring a scored a on floor, a on bars and a on beam at the Big 12 Championship... scored a or higher on 8-of-10 bar routines during the regular year to own a RQS... has also scored a on 7- of-8 beam routines to own a RQS... finished the regular season ranked 15th in the South Central Regional on beam and 21st on bars... scored a on floor and a on beam at the Northeast Regional to finish 21st and 22nd, respectively. Freshman (2003): Suffering an Achilles injury during Mizzou s Black & Gold intersquad scrimmage, Andersen spent her inaugural season with the Tigers as a medical redshirt... fully rehabilitated, she looks to make an impact as an all-around contender in Club/High School: Andersen holds every gymnastics record at Westside High School (Neb.) earned high school national champion titles on vault and floor in 2002 was also runner-up at the Junior Olympic Nationals in the floor competition helped Westside to a state championship title in 2001 won the Regional vault title in 2002 trained at Cahoy s Gymnastics under coach Cathryne Cahoy highlighted as a Junior Olympic national qualifier in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, and Personal: Kelley is the daughter of Ronald and Patty Andersen... born on March 27, 1984 is a textiles and apparel management major. 22

7 Jodie Heinicka 5-4 Junior Seminole, Fla. Seminole HS LaFleur s Largo Gymnastics : : NA LOOR: NA AA: NA AULT: v. Auburn, at Cat Classic, 2004 Sophomore (2004): Working her way back into the Mizzou lineup following ACL rehabilitation, Jodie Heinicka competed in six meets last season... scored a to win the 2004 Cat Classic uneven bar title recording Mizzou's all-time highest score on the apparatus... the mark is a career-high and set the Missouri sophomore and Cat Classic record... ended the regular season scoring a at the Texas Woman's Invitational... tied for second-place honors against Arkansas scoring a earned academic All-Big 12 first team recognition. Freshman (2003): Heinicka opened the 2003 season scoring a on vault against Iowa State to finish sixth she won the Corvette Cup uneven bars title scoring a routine also finished ninth on vault with a score scored a on bars at the Cat Classic to advance to the individual championship where she scored a to win the individual competition... finished second on vault at the Auburn Invitational scoring a career-high mark recorded six meets scoring a or above on vault also put up a or above on the uneven bars in four-of-seven consecutive meets scored previous career-high mark of against Illinois State and Oklahoma sidelined for season after suffering an ACL injury during the Arkansas meet despite sitting out, she ended the regular season tied for 24th in the South Central Region on the vault owning a RQS fourth highest on the MU team also tied for 47th on the uneven bars with a RQS. Club/High School: A Junior Olympic national qualifier four consecutive years from 1999 to 2002 highlighted in 2002 placing fist on vault, second on bars, and fourth in the all around at Florida State Championship went on to finish second on vault and bars and seventh in the all-around competition at the Regional meet capped off 2002 season finishing eighth in the country on bars at the national as she helped her national team, to a national championship title recipient of the Florida NAWGJ Judges Award for Outstanding Senior Gymnast started gymnastics training when 16 months old was a member of the National Honor Society and graduated from Seminole High School with a 3.96 grade point average voted Most Spirited Student as a senior. Personal: Jodie is the daughter of Kim and Julie Heinicka was born Oct. 22, is majoring in physical therapy mother, Julie, was a professional ice skater with the Ice Capades. 23

8 Erin Riley 5-4 Junior Port Reading, N.J. Woodbridge HS Worldwide Gymnastics AULT: at Level 10 : at Level 10 : at Level LOOR: at Level 10 AA: at Level 10 Sophomore (2004): Training with the Tigers as a sophomore last season, Riley worked to improve her skills on the uneven bars. Prep: Riley came to Missouri as a transfer from the University of Florida earned academic All-America honors in 2003 and was named to the Dean s List during both semesters finished second on the floor exercise and uneven bars at the 2000 New Jersey State Championship qualified for the Elite Regional were she won the all-around and uneven bars titles also qualified for the 2000 U.S. Classic, but was unable to compete due to an injury that consequently sidelined her during the 2001 and 2002 seasons trained under coaches Bruce Petty and Maggie Haney at the Worldwide Gymnastics Academy graduated from Woodbridge High School with a perfect 4.0 grade point average as Salutatorian also a member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Erin is the daughter of John and Nancy Riley born July 20, 1984 is majoring in nutritional science and intends to pursue a career as an orthopedic surgeon. 24

9 Sarah Zigler 5-4 Junior Franklin, Tenn. Franklin HS Westside Gymnastics AULT: at Mizzou Invite, 2004 : v. Arkansas, 2004 : at Level LOOR: at Level 10 AA: NA Sophomore (2004): Sarah Zigler made her Mizzou debut scoring a on bars against Nebraska setting a career-high... competing in the Cat Classic, she scored a leading up to another career-high mark against Arkansas when she scored a for a second-place finish... scoring a against then #8 Oklahoma, she helped the Tigers tie the program's second-highest uneven bar total... scoring a at the Texas Woman's Invitational, she helped the Tigers to another program high scored a at the Big 12 Championship... competing on vault, she scored a at the Mizzou Invitational... earning recognition in the South Central Region, she ranked as the 41st finest uneven bars competitor (9.780 RQS) at the end of regular season competition. Prep: Zigler joined the Tiger squad as a transfer from Arizona State... owning three years of national experience finished second in the all-around at the Level 10 National Championship in 2002 she finished 16 th in 2000 and placed seventh as Level 9 competitor in 1999 qualified for the Level 10 regional competition in three consecutive seasons from competing for Westside Gymnastics Academy, under coach Bill Ethridge, she finished fifth in the all-around at the 2002 Tennessee State Championship she also placed fourth overall at the state level in 2001 and won the all-around title at her first Level 10 championship in 2000 was a USAIGC All- American Independent Optional in 1999 and placed seventh in the all-around at the state meet participated in the 1996 Gymnastics Demonstrator for the Coca-Cola National Master Class was a member of the Franklin High School track and field team where she finished sixth at the state competition after just six weeks of training. Personal: Sarah is the daughter of Tom and Pam Zigler born Oct. 29, 1983 father was a gymnast at Arizona State, while sister Shanah is a member of the Murray State track team participating in the pole vault and high jump intends to major in communication in order to pursue a career in athletics. 25

10 Lauren Schwartzman 4-11 Junior San Antonio, Texas Health Careers HS South Texas Gymnastics AULT: 9.900, three times in 2004 NA : NA : ,, twice in LOOR: at Cat Classic, 2004 AA: NA Sophomore (2004): Lauren Schwartzman scored a to win the 2004 Big 12 Championship beam title to become one of five Mizzou Big 12 champions... also tied for fourth on vault to pick up a second All-Big 12 accolade... recorded the first perfect beam score in Mizzou history posting a in the Tigers opener against Iowa State... came back to repeat the feat scoring another flawless routine at the Texas Woman's Invitational... earned Big 12 Gymnast of the Week recognition after tying for first-place honors scoring a on beam and floor to help the Tigers upset #8 Oklahoma... tied Alisha Robinson to set Mizzou's highest floor score winning the Cat Classic title with a the mark is a career-high and sets the Mizzou sophomore record on the event... took top Cat Classic honors on the balance beam (9.925) and finished fourth on vault (9.900)... finished second on beam scoring a during the individual finals... recorded a career-high on vault against Arkansas and New Hampshire to tie Mizzou s sophomore record... repeated the feat to tie for fifth at the 2004 NCAA Northeast Regional meet... also tied for second on beam scoring a setting a Missouri regional record on the apparatus... tied for eighth on the floor exercise scoring a ranked as the #1 balance beam contender in both the Jan. 17 and March 15 South Central Region rankings--it is the highest individual ranking a Tiger has received... finished the regular season ranked sixth in the nation on beam owning a RQS... also ranked 68th on vault (9.870) and 72nd on floor (9.900)... in the South Central Region, she finished the regular season ranked second on beam, 10th on floor and ninth on vault... competing in 36 events, she recorded 12 first-place and six second-place finishes... won the beam title in 9-of-11 regular season meets... scored a or above on 11 of her 13 beam routines, including a in the Cat Classic Individual Finals... also scored a or above on floor on 10-of-12 routines and 11- of-12 vaults... received academic All-Big 12 first team recognition. Freshman (2003): Schwartzman earned All-Big 12 first team honors scoring a career-high on the floor exercise to tie for fourthplace... also scored a on balance beam to earn first team All-Big 12 recognition also placing fourth performed a floor routine at the South Central Regional to tie for ninth-place... also finished ninth on beam scoring a recorded 10 first-place finishes on the year... has scored a or above on 23 of 33 routines, including 10-of-12 floor exercises tied for first on the balance beam against Brigham Young scoring a also tied a career-high vault against Brigham Young scored a on the vault against Arkansas to tie for top meet honors and establish a new career-high on the apparatus also scored a on the balance beam 26

11 Lauren Schwartzman to tie for first-place scored a to own her second-highest career mark to win the floor title at the 2003 Corvette Cup also posted second-highest vault to finish fourth duplicated vault against Iowa State put up a to take first-place beam honors against No. 13 ranked Oklahoma also topped Mizzou s floor lineup scoring a won four event titles and set two Missouri records at the 23rd Annual State Farm Cat Classic scored a on the balance beam to tie the MU all-time and freshman marks on the apparatus and tied the Cat Classic meet mark won the individual beam title scoring a won the Cat Classic floor exercise competition scoring a and came back to win the individual championship title posting a honored as the Big 12 Gymnast of the Week Feb finished in the top-third of all competitors on 19 beam and floor events. Club/High School: Schwartzman won the International Hall of Fame Classic allaround competition two years running from helped South Texas Gymnastics to a second-place finish at the Texas state championships four consecutive seasons from South Texas also won the 2002 International Hall of Fame Classic and a second-place Magical Classic finish in 2002 won the Level 10 Regional all-around and floor competitions in 2001 finished 12th overall at the Junior Olympic nationals in the all-around in 2000 and was 14th in 2001 was the USAIGC National all-around champion in 1999 was a Junior Olympic Level 10 national qualifier in 1998, 2000, 2001, and 2002 also competed for the San Antonio Jets cheerleading squad for two years helped team to a fifth-place finish at the American Cheer Power nationals was honored as an All-American cheerleader in 2001 and Personal: Lauren is the daughter of Lee and Elizabeth Schwartzman born May 14, 1984 major is fitness and nutrition, with plans to focus in health professions nickname is Bunny. Year-by-Year 2004 SEASON RESULTS Meet V UB BB FX AA Iowa State UNH SEMO Nebraska Cat Classic Arkansas USU-BSU BYU Oklahoma TWU Invite Big Regionals Average SEASON RESULTS Meet V UB BB FX Iowa State Pittsburgh Nebraska Illinois State Cat Classic Auburn Oklahoma Corvette Cup Iowa State Arkansas BYU Big Regionals Average AA 27

12 Whitney Crater 5-2 Sophomore Little Rock, Ark. Parkview HS River City Gymnastics AULT: 9.900, three times in 2004 : at Level 10 : at Level LOOR: exhibition, 2004 AA: at Level 9 Freshman (2004): Stepping in as one of Mizzou s standards on the vault, Whitney Crater posted a on the event in her inaugural meet against Iowa State... the mark ranked the freshman third overall in the meet and eighth in the South Central Region that week... pushing herself further, she scored a to win the vault title and post a new career-mark against SEMO... turned in nine vault scores of or above, including another against then #8 Oklahoma... the freshman tied her career-high at both the Mizzou Invitational and Texas Woman's Invitational scoring a in two consecutive meets... helped the Tigers to a vault total scoring a at the Big 12 Championship... finished the regular season with a RQS to rank 13th in the South Central Region and 78th nationally... rounded out the year scoring a on vault to finish 26th at the NCAA Northeast Regional. Club/High School: Crater joined the Mizzou squad toting two regional titles won the Region III vault and uneven bars championships in 2003 also finished fourth in the all-around and 12th on the floor went on to finish fourth on vault at the 2003 Western Finals was a member of the River City Gymnastics club under coaches Jamie Russenberger and Hector Planchart led River City to the Arkansas state championship title four consecutive seasons from a member of the Tidwell Project dance team from also a member of the Parkview High School cheerleading squad for three years, serving as the co-captain as a junior and senior participated in various scholarship beauty pageants graduated with art honors. Personal: Whitney is the daughter of A.C. and Renee Crater born Sept. 26, 1986 intends to major in broadcast journalism in order to pursue a career in sports broadcasting. 28

13 Alicia Gilmore 5-5 Sophomore St. Charles, Mo. Francis Howell North HS All-American Gymnastics AULT: at Level 9 : exhibition, 2004 : at Level LOOR: at Level 9 AA: at Level 9 Freshman (2004): Training with the Mizzou program as a freshman last season, Alicia Gilmore worked to improve her skills on the uneven parallel bars. Prep: Gilmore was a Level 10 Region IV qualifier finishing 14th in the all-around in 2003 placed eighth in the all-around at the Level 9 National competition in 2002 owns both the all-around and uneven bar record at All-Star Gymnastics trained under coaches Bill and Sue Hopkins and Stefanie Price at All-American Gymnastics Academy in St. Louis, Mo. graduated from Francis Howell North High School with a 4.3 grade point average to rank seventh in her senior class was a member of the National Honor Society and nominated for Girl s State. Personal: Alicia is the daughter of Mike and Valerie Gilmore born Sept. 13, 1985 is majoring in advertising and intends to pursue a law degree. 29

14 Julie O Donnell 5-1 Sophomore Kansas City, Mo. Oak Park HS Kansas City Gymnastics AULT: at Level 10 : at Level 10 : at Level LOOR: at Level 10 AA: at Level 10 Freshman (2004): Julie O Donnell spent her inaugural season training with the Mizzou program in efforts to fine tune her skills and earn a position on the competitive floor. Prep: As a member of the Kansas City Gymnastics School, O Donnell was a four-time qualifier to the Region IV Championships also qualified for the Level 9 Western Nationals holds the Show Me-State Games vault and all-around records... trained under coach Laura Cashmore was a two-time academic letterwinner at Oak Park High School graduated with the highest grade point average from her senior class of 526 students received the George Washington Carver and Presidential Academic Excellence awards was a member of the German National Honor Society and the Bright Flight program. Personal: Julie is the daughter of Tom and Kathy O Donnell born June 14, 1985 intends to major in biology in order to pursue a career in veterinary medicine. 30

15 Amanda Pezzullo 5-3 Sophomore Wheaton, Ill. Wheaton-Warrenville South HS Illinois Gymnastics Institute AULT: v. BYU, 2004 : at Level 10 : at Big 12 Meet, LOOR: v. BYU, 2004 AA: at Level 10 Freshman (2004): Stepping in as a three-event competitor, Amanda Pezzullo highlighted her freshman season owning an impressive vault average... after posting a in her inaugural meet against ISU, she recorded three consecutive marks before scoring a career-high at the Cat Classic... she then topped her previous career-mark scoring a for a second-place finish against BYU... came back to repeat the feat scoring a to finish second at the Mizzou Invitational... also scored a career-high on beam... working her way into the season on floor, she scored a against New Hampshire and then topped the mark scoring a career-high against both SEMO and BYU... scored a on vault and a on beam at the Big 12 Championship... scored a or above on 11-of-13 vaults, including a at the Cat Classic Individual Finals... scored a on vault and a on beam to finish tied for 29th at the NCAA Northeast Regional... tabbed as the nation's 71st finest vault competitor owning a regional qualifying score following regular season competition... finished the year ranked 11th on vault, 37th on floor (9.830) and 43rd on beam (9.775) in the South Central Region. Club/High School: Pezzullo brought a wealth of experience to the Mizzou squad qualified for the 2003 Level 10 National Championship won the Illinois state vault title and finished second on the balance beam, floor exercise an all-around competitions also won the vault title at the Chicago Style Meet in 2003 captured her first Level 10 Regional vault title in 2002 and finished first on vault and fifth on beam at the state competition was a national qualifier on beam in 2001, finishing 11 th overall qualified for Level 10 nationals as an alternate in 2000 and was a two-time Level 9 Eastern Regional qualifier in 1998 and 1999 trained under coaches Todd Gardiner, Kurt Aichele and Sharon Barbatos at the Illinois Gymnastics Institute led her team to claim consecutive state titles from graduated with honors from Wheaton-Warrenville South High School. Personal: Amanda is the daughter of John and Linda Pezzullo born April 8, 1985 intends to major in psychology with aspirations toward a career as a strength and conditioning coach. 31

16 Julie Abaray 5-2 Freshman Cincinnati, Ohio Lakota East HS Queen City Gymnastics AULT: exhibition, 2005 : exhibition, 2005 : exhibition, LOOR: at Level 10 AA: exhibition, 2005 Prep: Julie Abaray joins the Mizzou squad with a wealth of national experience highlighted the 2004 season winning the Junior National and Regional beam titles won the Ohio state all-around, vault, bars and beam championships, while finishing third on the floor exercise finished fourth on beam at the 2002 Junior Nationals and won the Ohio state floor and all-around titles in 2001, she finished fifth at nationals in the all-around and on beam, while also claiming the Ohio beam title a three-time team captain at Queen City Gymnastics, she helped the team to a first-place Level 10 national team finish in 2004 trained under coaches Jennifer and Trevor O Hara and coach Jenny Cox chose Mizzou over Michigan State, Ohio State and Kent State. Personal: Julie is the daughter of Terry and Janet Abaray born Feb. 28, 1986 intends to major in broadcast journalism with aspirations of becoming a news broadcaster was the Sports Editor for the Lakota East High School Spark was a National Hemingway Finalist and recipient of the Quill & Scroll Journalism award. 32

17 Nicole Bowman 5-3 Freshman Virginia Beach, Va. Tabb HS World Class Gymnastics AULT: at Level 10 : at Level 10 : at Level LOOR: at Level 10 AA: at Level 10 Prep: Nicole Bowman was a member of the 2003 Junior National team finished 13th at the Junior National Championships in 2003 was the Virginia and Regional runner-up on floor and in the all-around competing for Frank W. Cox High School (Va.), she finished second on floor and bars and third on beam at the 2003 district meet helped Cox to a second-place state finish and on to claiming the regional and district championships in 2003 was a Junior National team alternate in 2002 highlighted as the Capital Cup beam champion as a Level 10 competitor in 2002 and a Level 9 competitor in 1999 crowned as the 2001 Level 10 National AAU uneven bars champion trained with World Class Gymnastics under coaches Tami Elliot Harrison and Jon Angle chose Missouri over Arizona and Illinois-Champaign Personal: Nicole is the daughter of Michael and Patricia Bowman born May 7, 1986 intends to major in business with aspirations of attending law school. 33

18 Ashley Khederian 5-2 Freshman Carlisle, Mass. Concord-Carlisle HS Walker Gymnastics AULT: exhibition, 2005 : exhibition, 2005 : at Level LOOR: exhibition, 2005 AA: exhibition, 2005 Prep: Ashley Khederian brings a wealth of experience to the Mizzou program a three-time Junior National qualifier, she finished 10th on vault in 2004 also highlighted the 2004 season finishing second on vault, third on bars, fifth on floor and sixth in the all-around at Regionals on the Massachusetts state level, she won the bar title, finished second on vault and fourth in the all-around swept for third-place on vault, bars, floor and the all-around at the 2003 Region XI Championship topped the 2003 Massachusetts state meet with a second-place finish on bars and floor, while finishing fourth on vault and in the all-around in 2002 finished fourth on vault and seventh in the all-around at Regionals placed second on bars, fourth on vault and floor and sixth in the all-around at the 2002 state meet trained with Walker Gymnastics under coaches Reggie Walker, Jr., Jessica Wilkey and Howie Shear chose Missouri over New Hampshire, Maryland and Denver. Personal: Ashley is the daughter of Russell and Jill Khederian born Jan. 25, 1986 intends to major in business. 34

19 Katie Kluga 5-4 Freshman Downers Grove, Ill. Downers Grove South HS Illinois Gymnastics Institute AULT: at Level 10 : exhibition, 2005 : at Level LOOR: exhibition, 2005 AA: at Level 10 Prep: Katie Kluga joins the Mizzou squad as a two-time national qualifier finished 10th on bars and eighth on beam at the 2004 Junior National Championship and qualified in 2003 picked up the balance beam title at the 2004 Regional Championship also finished third on bars, fifth in the all-around and ninth on floor finished sixth on bars and fifth on beam, floor and the all-around at the 2003 regional meet helped the Illinois Gymnastics Institute to a second-place finish at the 2004 and 2003 Illinois State Championships also helped IGI to a third-place finish at nationals in 2003 trained under coaches Todd Gardiner and Kurt Aichele was a member of the National Honor Society and earned all-academic honors while attending Downers Grove High School (Ill.) chose Missouri over Nebraska, Illinois, Ohio State and Central Michigan. Personal: Katie is the daughter of Dale and Sheri Kluga born June 12, 1986 intends to major in physical therapy in order to pursue a career in physical therapy. 35

20 Lisa Puccio 5-3 Freshman Kirkwood, Mo. Cor Jesu Academy GymQuarters Gymnastics AULT: at Level 10 : at Level 10 : at Level LOOR: at Level 10 AA: at Level 10 Prep: Lisa Puccio joins the Mizzou program as a 2003 Junior National qualifier was a Western National qualifier in 2002 after winning the Region IV Level 9 floor and all-around titles highlighted as the Level 9 Missouri state bar and all-around champion in 2002 helped GymQuarters club team claim the 2002 Level 9 Missouri State Championship title and a second-place finish at the Region IV meet also helped GymQuarters win the Level 10 Missouri State Championship title in 2003 trained under coach Scott Cusimano chose Mizzou over West Virginia. Personal: Lisa is the daughter of Paul and Sharon Rottler born May 16, 1986 intends to major in business. 36