PITT GYMNASTICS WEEKLY RELEASE APRIL 9, 2007

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1 PITT GYMNASTICS WEEKLY RELEASE APRIL 9, SCHEDULE Date Opponent W/L Time 1/12 BLUE-GOLD MEET NTS 1/19 MICHIGAN STATE L MARYLAND* W WEST VIRGINIA* L ( ) 1/27 NEW HAMPSHIRE* W AIR FORCE W ( ) 2/3 Rutgers* W Yale W SUNY Borckport W ( ) 2/10 Penn State L ( ) 2/17 OHIO STATE L ( ) 2/23 Kent State L ( ) 3/3 MISSOURI L CENTRAL MICHIGAN W ( ) 3/9 Arkansas L West Virginia* L New Hampshire* W ( ) 3/16 North Carolina State* L ( ) 3/24 Oklahoma L ( ) 3/30 EAGL Championships 4th ( ) 4/14 NCAA Regionals 6 p.m. 4/26 NCAA Championships TBA 4/27 NCAA Championships TBA 4/28 NCAA Championships TBA BOLD denotes home competition. * denotes EAGL opponent. All home competitions are in the Fitzgerald Field House. COACHING INFO. Head Coach: Debbie Yohman Asst. Coach: Mike Rowe Asst. Coach: Jessica Bartgis Student Asst. Coach: Robyn Marszalek Office: (412) or (412) Fax: (412) dyohman@pitt.edu MEDIA RELATIONS INFO. Contact: Nicole Amato Office: (412) Fax: (412) namato@athletics.pitt.edu Web: NCAA NORTHEAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI Saturday, April 14 6:00 p.m. The Pitt women s gymnastics team will travel to Ann Arbor, Mich., this weekend for the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships. The Panthers (12-13, 4-3 EAGL) will take on No. 1 Florida, No. 12 Michigan, No. 13 Arkansas, New Hampshire and Rutgers. The meet will be held in the Crisler Arena at 6 p.m. To qualify for nationals, a gymnast must be on one of the top two teams. Or she must win an event title if she s not on a qualifying team. Or she would have to be one of the top-two all-arounders not on a qualifying team. Pitt s last NCAA qualifier was Leila Tait in She won the balance beam at the regional meet. One of Pitt s key competitors this weekend will be senior Andrea Arlotta (Cincinnati, Ohio/Northwest) who will be looking to make her first trip to the national championships. An all-arounder for the Panthers, Arlotta s top event is the uneven Continued on the next page... PITT S PROBABLE LINEUP VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR ALL-AROUND Chayka Byich Konesky Chayka Arlotta Dahlberg Bryan Byich Drane Bryan Byich Harrison Bryan Garber McConnell Croop Chayka McConnell Arlotta DeBone DeBone Bryan Bryan Arlotta Arlotta Arlotta All lineups are tentative and subject to change prior to the meet.

2 2 Continued from page one... bars. She recently won the event title at the league championships and also went on to break the school record for most career points. Freshman Dani Bryan (Germantown, Md./Northwest) won the vault title at the EAGL Championships with a and could qualify for nationals on that event this weekend if she hits. With a regional-qualifying score (RQS) of 9.870, she s ranked second in the region on this event, and she s 35th in the nation. Bryan has also contributed big scores on the floor exercise this year. Pitt s Shannon McConnell (Allison Park, Pa./North Allegheny) is one of the team s most consistent competitors on the vault and floor exercise. She ranks 15th in the region on the vault with an RQS of and has a career-high on the floor exercise. Junior Samantha DeBone (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) will also be an important contributor and could qualify for nationals with a solid balance beam performance. She was an All-EAGL first team selection on the event after having matched her career-high earlier this season. DeBone is also a key competitor on the uneven bars. Andrea Konesky (Pittsburgh, Pa./Bishop Canevin) has been the team s lead-off competitor on the balance beam this season and has really provided a solid start to the event. Jessica Garber (Manheim, Pa./Lancaster Country Day School) is one of the team s most seasoned floor exercise competitors. Alix Croop (Allentown, Pa./Bridgeway Academy) contributes clean lines and big skills on the uneven bars. Freshmen Jessica Byich (Nicktown, Pa./Bishop Carroll) and Kirsten Dahlberg (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine Richland) provide depth to the vault squad, and Byich also competes on the balance beam and uneven bars. While the competition is scheduled for Saturday, Pitt Head Coach Debbie Yohman will be taking part in a press conference on Friday along with the five other head coaches. Competition information is available at EAGL HONOREES Andrea Arlotta Uneven Bars Champion First Team - AA, V, UB, FX Dani Bryan Vault Champion First Team - V Second Team - FX Samantha DeBone First Team - BB 2006 NORTHEAST REGIONAL FINISHES 1. Michigan Utah Auburn New Hampshire Pittsburgh Rutgers TEAM MEET-BY-MEET RESULTS V UB BB FX AA

3 3 REGIONAL ROTATIONS VAULT BYE UNEVEN BARS BALANCE BEAM BYE FLOOR EXERCISE ROTATION 1 ROTATION 2 ROTATION 3 ROTATION 4 ROTATION 5 ROTATION 6 BROWN Alicia Sacramone All-Around Jennifer Sobuta Balance Beam ARKANSAS Series History: Arkansas leads, 1-0 Ranking: 13 Last Meeting: UA, RQS: Head Coaches: Mark & Rene Cook Record: (4-10) Key Gymnasts: Casey Jo Magee, Michelle Stout MICHIGAN Series History: UM leads, 7-4 Ranking: 12 Last Meeting: UM, RQS: Head Coach: Beverly Plocki Record: 17-5 (9-2) Key Gymnasts: Katie Lieberman, Tatjana Thuener-Rego, Becky Bernard PITTSBURGH Series History: N/A Ranking: 41 Last Meeting: N/A RQS: Head Coach: Debbie Yohman Record: (4-3) Key Gymnasts: Andrea Arlotta, Dani Bryan, Samantha DeBone MIT Julia Zimmerman All-Around PENN Marissa Rosen All-Around Lizzie Lowe Uneven Bars FLORIDA Series History: Florida leads, 5-0 Ranking: 1 Last Meeting: UF, RQS: Head Coach: Rhonda Faehn Record: (13-0-1) Key Gymnasts: Ashley Reed, Amanda Castillo, Melanie Sinclair NEW HAMPSHIRE Series History: UNH leads, Ranking: 43 Last Meeting: Pitt, RQS: Head Coach: Gail Goodspeed Record: (5-12) Key Gymnasts: Justine Turner, Taryn LaFountain RUTGERS Series History: Pitt leads, Ranking: 53 Last Meeting: Pitt, RQS: Head Coach: Chrystal Chollet-Norton Record: (5-8) Key Gymnasts: Lorena Johnson, Stephanie Pannick RHODE ISLAND Kelly Gurney All-Around Miki Seltzer Yale YALE Alina Liao All-Around Miki Seltzer Floor Exercise

4 4 PITT GYMNASTICS QUICK FACTS AND STATISTICS SCHOOL INFORMATION Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Founded: 1787 Enrollment: 33,792 Nickname: Panthers Colors: Blue and Gold Home Court: Fitzgerald Field House (6,798) Chancellor: Mark A. Nordenberg Athletics Director: Jeff Long COACHING INFORMATION Head Coach: Debbie Yohman Alma Mater: Clarion, 77 Record at Pitt: (20 years) Career Record: (23 years) Phone: (412) or (412) Assistant Coach: Michael Rowe Alma Mater: Michigan State Assistant Coach: Jessica Bartgis Alma Mater: West Virginia Student Assistant Coach: Robyn Marszalek Alma Mater: Pittsburgh, 07 TEAM INFORMATION 2006 Overall Record: EAGL Record: EAGL Finish: 8th ( pts.) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/5 Newcomers: All-EAGL Selections: Andrea Arlotta V, UB, BB, FX, AA Anya Chayka BB Samantha DeBone UB Robyn Marszalek FX PROGRAM INFORMATION First Year: 1975 All-Time Record: Best EAGL Finish: 2nd (2000) Last Postseason Appearance: April 2006 NCAA Regionals at Michigan (5th Place) Last NCAA Qualifier: Leila Tait (2005) Balance Beam VAULT 1 Dani Bryan Dani Bryan Dani Bryan Dani Bryan Dani Bryan Dani Bryan Andrea Arlotta Dani Bryan Seven Times UNEVEN BARS 1 Andrea Arlotta Andrea Arlotta Andrea Arlotta Andrea Arlotta Andrea Arlotta Andrea Arlotta Andrea Arlotta Andrea Arlotta Andrea Arlotta Samantha DeBone BALANCE BEAM 1 Samantha DeBone Anya Chayka Anya Chayka Andrea Arlotta Anya Chayka Samantha DeBone Samantha DeBone Andrea Konesky Anya Chayka Samantha DeBone REGIONAL TOP 15 VAULT Dani Bryan... 2nd Andrea Arlotta... 12th Shannon McConnell... 15th Team... 3rd UNEVEN BARS Andrea Arlotta... 5th Team... 3rd BALANCE BEAM Samantha DeBone... 14th Team... 4th FLOOR EXERCISE Andrea Arlotta... 5th Dani Bryan... 12th Team... 4th HIGH SCORES FLOOR EXERCISE 1 Andrea Arlotta Andrea Arlotta Dani Bryan Andrea Arlotta Andrea Arlotta Andrea Arlotta Dani Bryan Dani Bryan Dani Bryan Shannon McConnell ALL-AROUND 1 Andrea Arlotta Andrea Arlotta Andrea Arlotta Andrea Arlotta Andrea Arlotta Andrea Arlotta Andrea Arlotta Dani Bryan Andrea Arlotta Dani Bryan TEAM TOTAL/ALL-AROUND Andrea Arlotta... 4th Dani Bryan... 14th Team... 3rd NCAA TOP 100 VAULT Dani Bryan... 35th UNEVEN BARS Andrea Arlotta... 43rd FLOOR EXERCISE Andrea Arlotta... 77th ALL-AROUND Andrea Arlotta... 56th TEAMS PITT... 41st

5 ALL-TIME TOP INDVIDUAL SCORES VAULT Score Name Date Alyse Zeffiro...3/9/ Alyse Zeffiro...3/20/ Dani Bryan...3/3/ Alyse Zeffiro...2/21/ Dani Bryan...3/30/ Alyse Zeffiro...3/12/ Dani Bryan...2/3/ Dani Bryan...2/17/ Andrea Arlotta...1/21/ Andrea Arlotta...2/12/ April Pearson...3/20/ Alyse Zeffiro...1/31/04 UNEVEN BARS Score Name Date Samantha Salyers...2/13/ Samantha Salyers...3/15/ Danielle Alba...2/13/ Samantha Salyers...3/22/ Andrea Arlotta...3/9/ Andrea Arlotta...3/30/ 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 ALL-TIME TOP SCORES BALANCE BEAM Score Name Date Danielle Alba...2/19/ Diandra O Connor...3/16/ Danielle Alba...3/21/ Danielle Alba...2/13/ Samantha DeBone...3/3/ 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...2/6/99 ALL-AROUND Score Name Date Danielle Alba...2/13/ Danielle Alba...3/4/ Diandra O Connor...3/20/ Andrea Arlotta...3/3/ Diandra O Connor...3/9/ Danielle Alba...3/18/ Danielle Alba...2/18/ Andrea Arlotta...2/19/ Diandra O Connor...2/28/ Danielle Alba...2/27/99 SINGLE SEASON EVENT TOTALS AA Diandra O Connor V Diandra O Connor UB Nathalie Sulpher BB Samantha DeBone FX Nicole Drane TOP TEAM SCORES 1,000-POINT CLUB 5 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. ANDREA ARLOTTA...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, Heather Launse...1, Karen Jorgensen...1, Lori Buck...1, Alyse Zeffiro...1, Janet Highhill...1,

6 6 ANDREA ARLOTTA SR AA Cincinnati, Ohio Northwest HS Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy EAGL Specialist of the Week (Jan. 30) Event Titles: 5 UB, 5 FX EAGL CHAMPION - UNEVEN BARS EAGL Gymnast of the Week (Feb. 3, Mar. 6, Mar. 13) All-Around Titles: 2 All-EAGL First Team: Vault, Uneven Bars, Floor Exercise, All-Around Andrea Arlotta began her 2007 season with a fourth-place finish on the uneven bars, scoring a to lead the team against Maryland, Michigan State and West Virginia (Jan. 19)...won the uneven bars and floor exercise with a and 9.825, respectively and placed second on the vault with a versus Air Force and New Hampshire (Jan. 27)...took first place in the all-around with a and first on the uneven bars with a that helped the Panthers defeat Rutgers, SUNY Brockport and Yale (Feb. 3)...won the all-around for the second time with a while also taking third on the uneven bars and balance beam with 9.800s and fourth on the vault with a at Penn State (Feb. 10)...won the floor exercise with a career-high 9.900, tied for second on the uneven bars and third on the vault against Ohio State (Feb. 17)...tied for first on the uneven bars and floor exercise and placed second in the all-around at Kent State (Feb. 23)...earned her fifth floor exercise title with a and placed second in the all-around with a career-high versus Missouri and Central Michigan (Mar. 3)...tied for first on the uneven bars for the fourth time this season with a career-high and took second in the all-around with a at Arkansas with New Hampshire and West Virginia (Mar. 9)...won her fifth uneven bars title with a and tied for sixth on the floor exercise with a at NC State (Mar. 16)...tied for third on the uneven bars with a and sixth on the floor exercise with a at Oklahoma (Mar. 24)...won the league title on the uneven bars with a and placed fourth in the all-around with a at the EAGL Championships (Mar. 30). Vault: Uneven Bars: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: All-Around: V UB BB FX AA DANI BRYAN FR AA Germantown, Md. Northwest HS Hill s Gymnastics EAGL Specialist of the Week (Mar. 6) Event Titles: 3 V, 1 FX EAGL CHAMPION - VAULT All-EAGL First Team: Vault/Second Team: Floor Exercise Dani Bryan opened her collegiate career with a on the vault to tie for fourth place and a on the floor exercise to tie for third place against Maryland, Michigan State and West Virginia (Jan. 19)...captured the vault title with a and scored a on the uneven bars versus Air Force and New Hampshire (Jan. 27)...took first place on the vault with a and earned a career-high on the uneven bars against Rutgers, SUNY Brockport and Yale (Feb. 3)...competed in her second meet as an all-arounder with a fourth-place finish on the floor exercise and a third-place finish on the vault with scores of at Penn State (Feb. 10)...scored a on the vault for second against Ohio State (Feb. 17)...placed second on the vault and fourth on the floor exercise with a at Kent State (Feb. 23)...won the vault with a career-high and tied for first on the floor exercise with a against Missouri and Central Michigan (Mar. 3)...scored a career-high on the balance beam and took fifth in the all-around with a against Arkansas, New Hampshire and West Virginia (Mar. 9)...placed fourth on the vault at NC State (Mar. 16)...tied for fourth on the floor exercise with a career-high and fifth on the vault with a at Oklahoma (Mar. 24)...picked up the vault title with a and tied for sixth on the floor exercise with a at the EAGL Championships (Mar. 30). Vault: Uneven Bars: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: All-Around: V UB BB FX AA

7 JESSICA BYICH FR AA Nicktown, Pa. Bishop Carroll Gym Dandy s In her first collegiate meet versus Maryland, Michigan State and West Virginia (Jan. 19), Jessica Byich received a on the vault and a for ninth place on the uneven bars...scored a career-high on the uneven bars with a to tie for fourth against Air Force and New Hampshire (Jan. 27)...took eighth place on the vault and tenth place on the uneven bars with a and 9.650, respectively, against Rutgers, SUNY Brockport and Yale (Feb. 3)...placed ninth on the uneven bars and floor exercise with scores of and 9.675, respectively, against Penn State (Feb. 10)...set a career-high on the floor exercise for sixth against Ohio State (Feb. 17)...recorded a career-high for fourth on the vault and competed in her first meet as an all-arounder at Kent State (Feb. 23)...finished fifth with a career-high in the all-around and also took seventh on the vault with a against Missouri and Central Michigan (Mar. 3)...tied for 18th on the uneven bars with a and tied for 16th on the balance beam with a against Arkansas, New Hampshire and West Virginia (Mar. 9)...scored a on the vault to tie for sixth and placed ninth on the uneven bars with a at NC State (Mar. 19)...took 10th on the vault and uneven bars with scores of and 9.550, respectively, at Oklahoma (Mar. 24)...tied for seventh with a career-high on the balance beam at the EAGL Championships (Mar. 30). Vault: Uneven Bars: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: All-Around: V UB BB FX AA ANYA CHAYKA SO AA Germantown, Md. Richard Montgomery HS Hill s Gymnastics Event Titles: 1 BB Anya Chayka returned to the balance beam lineup for Pitt s meet against Air Force and New Hampshire (Jan. 27) where she placed fourth with a captured the balance beam title with a against Rutgers, SUNY Brockport and Yale (Feb. 3)...competed on the vault for the first time this season, scoring a and took seventh on the balance beam with a against Penn State (Feb. 10)...finished seventh on the balance beam with a against Ohio State (Feb. 17)...scored a on the balance beam at Kent State (Feb. 23)...recorded a on the balance beam versus Missouri and Central Michigan (Mar. 3)...broke into the floor exercise lineup with a and also scored a on the balance beam for fifth place at Arkansas with New Hampshire and West Virginia (Mar. 9)...placed second on the balance beam with a career-high and scored a on the floor exercise at NC State (Mar. 16)...tied for sixth on the balance beam with a at Oklahoma (Mar. 24)...tied for seventh on the balance beam with a and set a career-high at the EAGL Championships (Mar. 30). Vault: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: V BB FX

8 8 ALIX CROOP SO AA Allentown, Pa. Bridgeway Academy Parkettes Against Maryland, Michigan State and West Virginia, Alix Croop tied for 12th on the uneven bars with a and also competed on the floor exercise for the first time in her collegiate career (Jan. 19)...tied for fourth on the uneven bars with a and scored a on the floor exercise versus Air Force and New Hampshire (Jan. 27)...took fifth place on the floor exercise with a career-high 9.675, placed seventh on balance beam and eighth on uneven bars with a and 9.700, respectively, against Rutgers, SUNY Brockport and Yale (Feb. 3)...tied for fifth on the uneven bars with a at Penn State (Feb. 10)...scored a on the uneven bars for ninth against Ohio State (Feb. 17)...tied for fourth on the uneven bars with a at Kent State (Feb. 23)...placed ninth on the uneven bars with a against Missouri and Central Michigan (Mar. 3)...scored a on the uneven bars at Arkansas with New Hampshire and West Virginia (Mar. 9)...finished eighth on the uneven bars with a at NC State (Mar. 16)...placed ninth on the uneven bars with a at Oklahoma (Mar. 24)...tied for 15th at on the uneven bars and competed on the floor exercise for the first time in several weeks at the EAGL Championships (Mar. 30). Uneven Bars: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: UB BB FX KIRSTEN DAHLBERG FR V, BB Gibsonia, Pa. Pine Richland Butler Gymnastics Kirsten Dahlberg recorded a on the vault for 15th place in her first meet against Maryland, Michigan State and West Virginia (Jan. 19)...scored a on the vault and a on the balance beam against Air Force and New Hampshire (Jan. 27)...placed fourth on the vault with a against Rutgers, SUNY Brockport and Yale (Feb. 3).scored a career-high on the balance beam for sixth and placed ninth on the vault with a at Penn State (Feb. 10)...took 10th on the vault with a against Ohio State (Feb. 17)...scored a on the vault at Kent State (Feb. 23)...took 12th on the vault with a versus Missouri and Central Michigan (Mar. 3)...placed 17th on the vault with a career-high against Arkansas, New Hampshire and West Virginia (Mar. 9)...tied her career high of for ninth place on the vault at NC State (Mar. 16)...placed 10th on the balance beam with a and 11th on the vault with a at Oklahoma (Mar. 24)...scored a on the vault at the EAGL Championships (Mar. 30). Vault: Balance Beam: V BB

9 SAMANTHA DEBONE JR UB, BB Greensburg, Pa. Hempfield Westmoreland Gymnastics Event Titles: 2 BB All-EAGL First Team: Balance Beam 9 At the Maryland, Michigan State and West Virginia meet, Samantha DeBone took seventh on the bars with a and placed third on the balance beam with a (Jan.19)...led the team with a first-place finish and a on the balance beam and tied for second on the uneven bars with a against Air Force and New Hampshire (Jan. 27)...placed second on the balance beam with a and took fifth on the uneven bars with a against Rutgers, SUNY Brockport and Yale (Feb. 3)...tied for third on the uneven bars with a and third on the balance beam with a against Penn State (Feb. 10)...tied for fourth on the uneven bars and led the beam squad against Ohio State (Feb. 17)...placed fourth on the uneven bars with a and eighth on the balance beam with a at Kent State (Feb. 23)...earned her second balance beam title of the season, tying her career-high against Missouri and Central Michigan (Mar. 3)...tied for 10th on the uneven bars with a at Arkansas with New Hampshire and West Virginia (Mar. 9)...tied for sixth on the balance beam with a and placed eighth on the uneven bars with a at Oklahoma (Mar. 24)...tied for 12th on the balance beam with a at the EAGL Championships (Mar. 30). Vault: Uneven Bars: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: All-Around: UB BB NICOLE DRANE JR AA Mt. Laurel, N.J. Lenape HS Will-Moor Gymnastics Nicole Drane s first meet of the season was against Ohio State (Feb. 17) where she scored a on the floor exercise...earned a for eighth on the floor exercise at Kent State (Feb. 23). Vault: Uneven Bars: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: All-Around: FX

10 10 JESSICA GARBER SR BB, FX Manheim, Pa. Lancaster Country Day School Prestige Gymnastics Jessica Garber started off the season against Maryland, Michigan State and West Virginia with a 14th-place finish and a on the floor exercise (Jan. 19)...tied for eighth on the floor exercise with a versus Air Force and New Hampshire (Jan. 27)...placed tenth on the floor exercise with a during the meet against Rutgers, SUNY Brockport and Yale (Feb. 3)...scored a on the floor exercise at Penn State (Feb. 10)...took 11th on the floor exercise with a against Ohio State (Feb. 17)...scored a on the floor exercise at Kent State (Feb. 23)...tied for eighth on the floor exercise with a versus Missouri and Central Michigan (Mar. 3)...scored a on the floor exercised to tie for 12th at Arkansas with New Hampshire and West Virginia (Mar. 9)...placed eighth on the floor exercise with a at NC State (Mar. 16)...scored a season-high to place ninth on the floor exercise at Oklahoma (Mar. 24)...recorded a on the floor exercise at the EAGL Championships (Mar. 30). Vault: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: BB FX KAITLIN HARRISON JR UB Manchester, N.H. Manchester Memorial HS Atlantic Gymnastics Kaitlin Harrison recorded a on the uneven bars in the meet against Maryland, Michigan State and West Virginia (Jan. 19)...tied her career-high for second place on the uneven bars versus Air Force and New Hampshire (Jan. 27)...placed third on the uneven bars against Rutgers, SUNY Brockport and Yale (Feb. 3) with a score of continued to hit a solid uneven bars routine, tying for fifth with a against Penn State (Feb. 10)...tied for seventh with a on the uneven bars against Ohio State (Feb. 17)...placed ninth with a on the uneven bars at Kent State (Feb. 23)...scored a on the uneven bars to place 12th against Missouri and Central Michigan (Mar. 3)...registered a on the uneven bars against Arkansas, New Hampshire and West Virginia (Mar. 9)...put up an on the uneven bars at NC State (Mar. 16)...scored a on the uneven bars for 11th at Oklahoma (Mar. 24)...recorded a on the uneven bars at the EAGL Championships (Mar. 30). Vault: Uneven Bars: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: All-Around: UB

11 ANDREA KONESKY SO BB Pittsburgh, Pa. Bishop Canevin HS Gymsport Andrea Konesky scored a on the balance beam against Maryland, Michigan State and West Virginia (Jan 19)...scored a for ninth place on the balance beam against Air Force and New Hampshire (Jan. 27)...tied for seventh place on the balance beam with a against Rutgers, SUNY Brockport and Yale (Feb. 3)...scored a for eighth on the balance beam against Ohio State (Feb. 17)...led the balance beam squad with a thirdplace finish and a career-high at Kent State (Feb. 23)...finished 13th on the balance beam with a against Missouri and Central Michigan (Mar. 3)...tied for 16th with a on the balance beam at Arkansas with New Hampshire and West Virginia (Mar. 9)...placed seventh with a on the balance beam at NC State (Mar. 16)...scored an on the balance beam at Oklahoma (Mar. 24)...continued to be the lead-off competitor on the balance beam, scoring a at the EAGL Championships (Mar. 30). 11 Balance Beam: BB NICOLE KUJAWSKI SO BB, FX Ephrata, Pa. Ephrata HS Prestige Gymnastics Nicole Kujawski competed in her first collegiate meet against Rutgers, SUNY Brockport and Yale (Feb. 3) where she scored a on the floor exercise...scored an on the floor exercise at Penn State (Feb. 10)...had an on the floor exercise versus Missouri and Central Michigan (Mar. 3). Floor Exericse: FX

12 12 SHANNON MCCONNELL FR AA Allison Park, Pa. North Allegheny HS Gym Dandy s In Pitt s meet against Maryland, Michigan State and West Virginia, Shannon McConnell scored a on the vault and placed seventh on the floor exercise with a (Jan. 19)...placed seventh on the vault with a and tied for fourth on the floor exercise with a versus Air Force and New Hampshire (Jan. 27)...took seventh place on both the floor exercise and the balance beam and recorded scores of and 9.475, respectively, against Rutgers, SUNY Brockport and Yale (Feb. 3)...placed seventh on the vault with a and a sixth on the floor exercise with a at Penn State (Feb. 10)...had a solid meet against Ohio State (Feb. 17) with a on the floor exercise for second and a on the vault...scored a career-high on the vault and and a on the floor exercise for fourth and seventh, respectively, at Kent State (Feb. 23)...placed fourth on the floor exercise with a and tied for seventh on the vault with a against Missouri and Central Michigan (Mar. 3)...scored a on the floor exercise to tie for 12th and a on the vault to place 18th at Arkansas with New Hampshire and West Virginia (Mar. 9)...tied for sixth on both the vault and floor exercise with scores of and 9.725, respectively, at NC State (Mar. 16)...tied for sixth on the floor exercise with a career-high and tied for eighth on the vault with a at Oklahoma (Mar. 24)...tied for 13th with a on the vault and scored a on the floor exercise at the EAGL Championships (Mar. 30). Vault: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: V BB FX VICTORIA MCGUIGAN-CARL SO AA Reading, Pa. Exeter HS Berks Gymnastics Event Titles: 1 FX Victoria McGuigan-Carl scored a on the vault and took first place on the floor exercise with a in the season-opener against Maryland, Michigan State and West Virginia (Jan. 19)...tied for fourth on the vault with a before injuring her Achilles in her floor routine versus Air Force and New Hampshire (Jan. 27). Vault: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: V FX

13 13 KRISTA RUBINI FR V, UB, FX Newtown, Pa. Council Rock North HS Central Bucks Gymnastics Club Krista Rubini opened up her 2007 campaign with a on the vault against Rutgers, SUNY Brockport and Yale (Feb. 3)...placed 10th with a against Penn State (Feb. 10)...scored a on the vault against Ohio State (Feb. 17)...registered a on the vault at Kent State (Feb. 23)... placed 14th on the vault with a against Missouri and Central Michigan (Mar. 3)...finished 19th with a career-high on the vault at Arkansas with New Hampshire and West Virginia (Mar. 9)...placed 11th on the vault with a at NC State (Mar. 16)...scored a on the vault at Oklahoma (Mar. 24). Vault: V PAM BENDER SO UB, BB, FX Clifton, Va. Centreville HS Capitol Gymnastics BRITTANY BALDWIN JR V, UB, BB Downingtown, Pa. Bishop Shanahan HS Berks Gymnastics LEAH MUSULIN FR UB Bethel Park, Pa. Bethel Park HS Gym Dandy s SARAH THOMPSON FR AA Shokan, N.Y. Onteora HS Excel (NY)