2002 Kentucky Gymnastics

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1 2002 Kentucky Gymnastics No (0-0 SEC) Bahama Breeze Invitational vs. No. 25 N.C. State Friday, Jan. 11, p.m. ET Marriot Crystal Palace Nassau, Bahamas 2002 Schedule/Results DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULTS Jan. 5 OHIO STATE (Excite Nite) W, Jan. 11 vs. NC State% 7 p.m. Jan. 18 FLORIDA 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 NEW HAMPSHIRE 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2 at West Virginia 7 p.m. vs. George Washington vs. Massachusetts Feb. 8 Georgia 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 BALL STATE 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 AUBURN 7:30 p.m. March 1 at LSU 7 p.m. March 8 ALABAMA 7 p.m. March 15 at Texas Woman's University 7 p.m. March 23 at SEC Championships@ TBA April 6 at NCAA Regionals# TBA April at NCAA Championships$ TBA % Nassau, Birmingham, Ala. # Site TBA $ Tuscaloosa, Ala. HOME meets are capatilized and held in Memorial Coliseum. All times are local. Roster Name Height Class Hometown/Club Karla Adelt Jr Englewood, Colo. (Champion Gymnastics) Nicole Allen Sr. Bowmansville, N.Y. (SUNY Brockport/Stumpf's Gym.) Ashley Brown Fr Orlando, Fla. (Ace Gymnastics) Lindsay Cameron Fr Cookeville, Tenn. (Victory Gymnastics) Katie Elder Fr Louisville, Ky. (Champion Gymnastics) Michelle Gales Fr Atlanta, Ga. (Atlanta School of Gymnastics) Julia Gore Jr Pflugerville, Texas (Capital Gymnastics) Julie Joy So Villa Park, Ill. (Illinois Gymnastics Institute) Jessie Lemp Sr Houston, Texas (Brown's Houston) Kara Prestigiacomo Fr Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Gymnastics Academy) Krista Prestigiacomo Fr Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Gymnastics Academy) Aronda Primault So Canton, Ohio (Gymnastics of Ohio) Jennifer Simmons Sr Pasadena, Texas (Brown's Houston) Mindy Smith Jr..Borden, Ind. (Southern Indiana Gymnastics School) Katie Toups Sr Baton Rouge, La. (Elite Gymnastics) Melissa Tucker So Largo, Fla. (LaFleur's Gymnastics) Melanie Zaharias Jr Lakewood, Colo. (Champion Gymnastics) Head Coach: Leah Little Assistant Coaches: Mo Muhammad & Robin Bodem Volunteer Assistant: Darin Gerlach Student Manager: Gina Augspurger UK Travels to the Bahamas Tonight the 24th-ranked University of Kentucky gymnastics team hits the road for the Bahama Breeze Invitational in Nassau as it faces No. 25 North Carolina State. The GymKats are coming off a thrilling win over 18th-ranked Ohio State on Jan. 5 where they overcame a third-rotation deficit to claim the victory. Tied with OSU with three competitors left on floor, UK took control with a floor total, including a careerhigh from sophomore Aronda Primault and a from freshman Michelle Gales. (complete recap on page 5) UK vs. This Week s Competition Kentucky and North Carolina State have met 14 times, with the GymKats holding the 9-5 advantage. UK has lost three of the last four meetings. In the teams last meeting on February 19, 2000, N.C. State put together outstanding performances on all four events to take the victory in Raleigh, N.C. The last time UK and NCSU met in Lexington, Kentucky pulled out a win on Jan. 29, Scouting the Wolfpack North Carolina State hits the mats for the first time in 2002 when it faces Kentucky. The Wolfpack is ranked No. 24 in the GymInfo preseason coaches poll, one spot behind UK. NSCU finished the 2001 season with a record and ranked 24th in the country after a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regionals, where it scored a NC State also finished sixth at the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Championships. Kelli Brown led the team with four All-EAGL selections (all-around, vault, bars, floor), while Amy Langendorf made first team in all-around and on the vault. Adina Stock was a second-team vault selection. All three are returners to this season s team. The 2002 GymKat Report The Kentucky gymnastics team got the season off to a good start with a victory over UK Media Relations Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Ky Fax Brad Duncan Gymnastics Media Relations Director bddunc1@uky.edu

2 2002 Quick Facts GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Lexington, Ky. Enrollment: 32,549 Colors: Blue and White Founded: 1865 Nickname: Wildcats NCAA Div.: Division I Conference: Southeastern Arena (Cap.): Memorial Coliseum (8,500) TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach: Leah Little (Eastern Ky) Overall Record (Yrs): (26 yrs.) School Record (Yrs): Same Office Phone: (859) Best Time To Call: 9am - noon EDT Assistant Coaches: Mo Muhammad (Houston, 1995), Robin Bodem (Kentucky, 1997), Darin Gerlach (Temple, 1998) 2000 Dual Meet Record: SEC Record: NCAA Finish: N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/1 Newcomers: 6 Top Returners: Nicole Allen, Julie Joy, Jessie Lemp, Aronda Primault, Jennifer Simmons, Mindy Smith Other Returning Letterwinners: Karla Adelt, Julia Gore, Katie Toups, Melissa Tucker, Melanie Zaharias Newcomers: Ashley Brown, Lindsay Cameron, Katie Elder, Michelle Gales, Kara Prestigiacomo, Krista Prestigiacomo SPORTS INFORMATION Mailing Address: 23 Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, KY Overnight Address: same Media Relations Director: Brooks Downing Gymnastics Contact: Brad Duncan SID Home Phone: (859) SID Office Phone: (859) SID Office (Night): (859) ext. 397 SID Fax: (859) Website: ukathletics.com PRESS SERVICES University of Kentucky gymnastics notes, statistics and information are available to the media via Media Team Link. Media members can log on to to set up an account to receive documents via or fax, 24 hours a day. INTERVIEWS All interviews with UK student-athletes and coaches must be coordinated through the UK Media Relations Department. UK gymnasts will be available during weekday afternoons and Coach Leah Little will be available upon request. Please make all interview requests at least 24 hours before the desired interview to Brad Duncan at (859) POST-MEET INTERVIEWS UK coaches and athletes will be available for interviews after a brief cooling-off periond following each meet. Media members who wish to interview UK athletes or coaches should notify Brad Duncan at the scorers table prior to the end of each meet. Ohio State. Its team total of was nearly one point better than its opening score of a year ago. The GymKats also topped all its apparatus totals with the exception of beam. On floor, UK s score of matched its fourth best floor total in school history, which was set last season against Illinois. Vault In 2001, the GymKats opened the season ranked 10th with a With some solid scores, UK started 2002 with a Aronda Primault led the way with a to tie for individual honors against Ohio State. Julie Gore tallied a in her first meet since a knee injury against Georgia on Feb. 2, Kara Prestigiacomo made a nice debut equaling Gore s in her first meet as a Wildcat, while fellow freshman Michelle Gales tallied a Bars Last season, UK opened the season ranked 20th in the country on bars with a but never improved much on the apparatus, falling out of the rankings for the rest of the year. This season, the GymKats are again struggling. With two falls, they were forced to count one for a team total of However, the bright spot was Julia Gore. Gore not only won the individual event title but set a career best with a Her comeback from last season s injury was hindered during preseason workouts in November when she dislocated a shoulder on the bars. Also providing some solid routines were Jessie Lemp with a 9.800, Aronda Primault with a and Julie Joy with a Beam UK was very inconsistent on beam last season. The GymKats started the year with a in the opening meet but showed promise with a school-record at Alabama in late February. However, in the next meet, they dropped nearly two points with a Kentucky also struggled here against Ohio State. The GymKats suffered three falls, counting two. Mindy Smith began where she left off last season, winning the individual title with a It was her 17th straight or better score. Joy started the year well with a careerhigh Floor Like they did with the bars, the GymKats were ranked on floor exercise to begin the 2001, but inconsistency kept them out of the rankings the rest of the season. Against Ohio State, UK did not count a score less than to roll to a total, the fourth highest in school history, to get the new season off to a great start. Primault led the way with a careerhigh to claim individual honors and go on to be named Southeastern Conference Gymnast of the Week on Jan. 8. Gales also showed her ability with a in her first collegiate meet. Joy contributed a 9.825, while Nicole Allen and Melanie Zaharias each tallied a Also showing promise was freshman Krista Prestigiacomo who scored a All-Around Against Ohio State, two GymKats participated in all four events. Joy captured the all-around title, the first of her career, with a , while Gales finished third her first time out with a GymKat Injury Report If the preseason was any indication, UK s depth appeared to be needed this season. Early in fall workouts, junior Julia Gore, who is returning from a knee injury last season, suffered a dislocated left shoulder. However, treatments and continued practice put Gore in position to compete at Excite Nite. She not only competed but won the bars title with a career-high Unfortunately, the GymKats have lost Jennifer Simmons for the year. The senior tore the anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in her left knee. Simmons also lost most of her sophomore season in 1999 to a broken ankle. She has not yet decided whether she will seek a 2

3 medical redshirt year. Primault named SEC Gymnast of the Week Sophomore Aronda Primault was named the Southeastern Conference Gymnast of the Week on Jan. 8, the first of the season. Primault earned the second such honor of her career with a career performance on the floor exercise in UK s season opener. She claimed the individual title with a and helped secure a win over OSU after the two teams were tied with three gymnasts remaining in the final rotation. Excite Nite Opens Season For the 19th time, Excite Nite opened the UK gymnastics season. As in years past, the evening provided fans a look at this season s GymKats and offered other exciting segments. However, this season, instead of competing against one another in an intrasquad scrimmage, UK brought in Ohio State for the first meet of the season. Kentucky claimed its first victory of the season with a win over OSU. The evening was called Celebrate America - Flippin in the USA. The night was dedicated to Mari-Rae Sopper, the newly-hired gymnastics coach at UC Santa Barbara whose life was taken on September 11, 2001, when the plane on which she was a passenger crashed into the Pentagon. The patriotic evening ended with a big Fourth of July in the Winter finale with Lexington, Kentucky State and University of Kentucky Police and Lexington Firefighters unfurling the Stars and Stripes as the 5,275 in attendance sang. Record Crowd When 5,275 gymnastics fans went to Memorial Coliseum to watch the GymKats defeat Ohio State on Jan. 5, 2002, UK became a member of an exclusive club. In the past five seasons, only eight teams had in attendance a crowd that large. Kentucky became the ninth overall and the fifth Southeastern Conference team to perform at home in front of that large a number. Captains Lemp and Adelt Senior Jessie Lemp and junior Karla Adelt were selected by their teammates prior to preseason conditioning to captain this season s GymKats. Academi-Kats The University of Kentucky gymnastics team has a tradition of excellence on and off the mats. In 2001, UK had eight student athletes named to the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women Scholastic All-America team for the second straight year. The GymKats also placed five gymnasts on the 2001 Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll SEC Academic Honor Roll Mila Chitwood Beth Coleman Krissy Hoeferlin Jessie Lemp Katie Toups 2001 Academic All-America Karla Adelt Nicole Allen 2002 GymInfo Rankings Rank/Team Points 1st-Place 1. UCLA Georgia Michigan Alabama Utah Nebraska Florida Stanford Arizona St Oregon St LSU Penn State Oklahoma Denver Minnesota Iowa Arizona Ohio State Washington Iowa State W. Virginia Maryland BYU Kentucky N.C. State UK Opponents in bold Stacey Hackett Jessie Lemp Mindy Smith Stephanee Stone Katie Toups Melissa Tucker Kats From Across the Nation This season s edition of the GymKats boasts athletes from 11 different states. The states with the most representation are Texas and Georgia with three each. Here is the breakdown: Colorado - 2 Karla Adelt Melanie Zaharias Florida - 2 Ashley Brown Melissa Tucker Georgia - 3 Michelle Gales Kara Prestigiacomo Krista Prestigiacomo Illinois - 1 Julie Joy Indiana - 1 Mindy Smith Kentucky - 1 Katie Elder Louisiana - 1 Katie Toups New York - 1 Nicole Allen Ohio - 1 Aronda Primault Tennessee - 1 Lindsay Cameron Texas - 3 Julia Gore Jessie Lemp Jennifer Simmons SEC Dominates Yet Another Sport In the inaugural NCAA Women s Gymnastics Championships, the University of Florida gave the Southeastern Conference its only representative in the meet. The Gators finished seventh that year. However, UF set a standard that the remaining conference teams have followed. Since the second meet in 1983, Florida represented the conference each year through Most importantly, the 3

4 Gators took at least two other SEC teams along with them. Even though UF did not make it as a team in 2000, three conference teams competed at the NCAA meet. Not only have SEC teams gone to nationals, they have done quite well. The SEC has won eight national team titles and 49 individual titles. In 1998, the SEC had the top three finishers, becoming the only conference in history to do so. Overall, the SEC has won the NCAA eight times, with Georgia taking the title five times and Alabama claiming three. Though Kentucky has never competed in the NCAA Championships as a team, it does hold a couple of individual records. Kentucky is second in the NCAA in individual event champions in a single year with four and Jenny Hansen is third all-time in number of First-Team All-America honors with 13. Hanson also is the only gymnast to ever win three all-around championships. The GymKats on the Web... The University of Kentucky's official athletics website, ukathletics.com, went through a major overhaul during the summer. With a new company in charge of design and maintenance, UK's athletic Internet presence is better than ever. And you can access live stats for all GymKat home meets. For all the latest news, statistics and information you can handle on the GymKats and all other sports, just log onto: Team Vault vs. Florida /1/ vs. GW/Radford /9/ at Auburn /12/ vs. LSU /15/ vs. Georgia/Illinois /14/ twice at SEC Championships /29/ vs. Georgia /5/99 Uneven Bars vs. Florida /1/ vs. Alabama /10/ vs. Towson State /24/ vs. GW/Radford /9/ twice twice Balance Beam at Alabama /24/ at SEC Championships /29/ vs. West Virginia /10/ twice vs. Auburn /18/ twice vs. Georgia/GW /2/ at Auburn /12/ three times at Alabama /26/ vs. LSU /5/93 Floor Exercise vs. George Washington /30/ at SEC Championships /23/ vs. Georgia /5/ vs. Illinois /10/01 vs. Ohio State /5/ vs. BGSU/CMU/Pitt /9/ vs. Alabama /25/ vs. LSU /5/ five times vs. West Virginia /10/ vs. Northern Illinois /10/ at N.C. State /19/ twice Team Score vs. Illinois /10/01 vs. GW/Radford /9/ at SEC Championships /23/ at Alabama /24/01 vs. BGSU/CMU/Pitt /9/ vs. Towson State /24/ vs. West Virginia /10/ vs. Alabama /10/ vs. Florida /1/ at SEC Championships /29/96 Current GymKats in bold face. Kentucky GymKat Records Individual Vault 10.0 Jenny Hansen times Shawnte Hall three times Jenny Hansen four times Jennifer Simmons at Auburn...3/12/ Jenny Hansen times Jenny Hansen four times A. Primault vs. BG/CMU/Pitt.....3/9/01 J. Simmons at ASU/Neb./Iowa..3/16/01 Shawnte Hall vs. GW/Radford.....3/9/96 Jenny Hansen seven times Jennifer Van Outer vs. LSU /5/96 Krissy Hoeferlin at Auburn /12/99 Uneven Bars Jenny Hansen two times Jenny Hansen two times Robin Ewing vs. Florida /1/ Robin Ewing vs. Ohio State.....1/10/97 Jenny Hansen times Katie Toups vs. Fla./GW/C. Mich. 3/3/ Julie Joy vs. BGSU/CMU/Pitt....3/9/01 Robin Ewing two times Jenny Hansen two times Jessie Lemp two times Katie Toups at N.C. State /19/00 Balance Beam 10.0 Jenny Hansen at NCAA Champs...4/22/ Jenny Hansen at NCAA Champs..4/23/ Jenny Hansen five times Jenny Hansen two times Mindy Smith at Alabama /24/01 Melanie Zaharias at Alabama...2/24/ Mindy Smith vs. Illinois /10/01 Jenny Hansen six times Robin Ewing vs. Towson State..3/23/96 Floor Exercise 10.0 Jenny Hansen six times Jenny Hansen two times Jenny Hansen seven times Mila Chitwood vs. GW/NC State..1/30/ Mila Chitwood at NCAA Regionals.4/5/97 Jenny Hansen five times Aronda Primault vs. Ohio State..1/5/ Mindy Smith twice Michelle Gales vs. Ohio State...1/5/02 Aronda Primault three times Julie Joy vs. BG/CMU/Pitt /9/01 Robin Ewing vs. Michigan /3/96 Jenny Hansen six times Jennifer Van Outer vs. LSU.....3/5/93 Mila Chitwood vs. GW/NC State..1/29/99 Krissy Hoeferlin two times All-Around Jenny Hansen two times Jenny Hansen at NCAA Champs...4/20/ Jenny Hansen vs. Auburn.....2/18/ Jenny Hansen vs. LSU /5/ Jenny Hansen vs. Florida /1/96 4

5 2001 Meet Summaries No. 24 UK vs. No. 18 Ohio State Lexington, Ky. Jan. 5, 2002 UK , OSU With a dramatic finish on the floor exercise in the fourth rotation in front of a raucous crowd of 5,275, the 24th-ranked University of Kentucky gymnastics team defeated No. 18 Ohio State, , on Saturday, Jan. 5 at Memorial Coliseum. After leading the Buckeyes after two rotations, the GymKats found themselves behind OSU by points heading into the fourth rotation. UK took advantage in their strongest event, the floor exercise, tying the fourth-highest floor total in school history with a to overcome Ohio State and claim the victory. The teams were tied with three gymnasts remaining in the meet. UK took a slight lead with sophomore Julie Joy's 9.825, but the GymKats scored the win with a from freshman Michelle Gales and a career-high from sophomore Aronda Primault, who claimed the individual floor title. Sophomore Julie Joy contributed a "I am very pleased," Coach Leah Little said. "In our first meet of the season, we did make some mistakes, but we also had some great performances. It is great to have Julia (Gore) back. Michelle (Gales) and Aronda (Primault) were phenomenal on floor. I knew that would happen. And it was wonderful for Julie to win the allaround. This team had its back against the wall. These gymnasts are fighters, and knocking off a ranked team gives them a lot of confidence going into next week." The GymKats opened the night on vault where they tallied a , their second-highest score of the night. Primault led the way with a to tie for first-place honors with OSU's Shelley Harris and Jill Tucker. Gales and fellow freshman Kara Prestigiacomo each contributed a to help UK to a 1.3-point lead after the Buckeyes were forced to count two falls on bars. UK moved to the bars for the second rotation where Gore claimed the title with a career-high What makes that even more of an achievement is that Gore dislocated a shoulder on the bars in preseason workouts. Senior co-captain Jessie Lemp assisted the GymKats' cause with a With six solid performances on the vault from OSU, however, Kentucky's lead slipped to points at In the third rotation, UK went to the beam where early problems last season resurfaced. Two of the first GymKats fell from the apparatus, and despite Mindy Smith's 9.825, her 17th consecutive score of or better, the Buckeyes took a lead with a on the floor exercise. But Kentucky would not be outdone as they claimed victory on the floor. In the all-around, Joy took home top honors with a total, while OSU's Laura Sommerville finished second with a and Gales claimed third with a Nicole Allen Michelle Gales Julia Gore Julie Joy Jessie Lemp Kara Prestigiacomo Krista Prestigiacomo Aronda Primault Jennifer Simmons Mindy Smith Katie Toups Melanie Zaharias Team

6 Karla Adelt 5-4 Junior Englewood, Colo. Colorado Gymnastics Institute Twice OHIO STATE vs. N.C. State FLORIDA NEW HAMPSHIRE at W.Va./GW/UMass at Georgia BALL STATE AUBURN at LSU ALABAMA at Texas Woman s U. at SEC Championships at NCAA Regionals Average RQS* Nicole Allen 5-4 Senior Bowmansville, N.Y. Stumpf s Gym/SUNY Brockport vs. Illinois (2/10/01) at Alabama (2/24/01) vs. Illinois (2/10/01) OHIO STATE vs. N.C. State FLORIDA NEW HAMPSHIRE at W.Va./GW/UMass at Georgia BALL STATE AUBURN at LSU ALABAMA at Texas Woman s U. at SEC Championships at NCAA Regionals Average RQS* 6

7 Ashley Brown 5-3 Freshman Orlando, Fla. Ace Gymnastics OHIO STATE vs. N.C. State FLORIDA NEW HAMPSHIRE at W.Va./GW/UMass at Georgia BALL STATE AUBURN at LSU ALABAMA at Texas Woman s U. at SEC Championships at NCAA Regionals Average RQS* Lindsay Cameron 5-4 Freshman Cookeville, Tenn. Victory Gymnastics OHIO STATE vs. N.C. State FLORIDA NEW HAMPSHIRE at W.Va./GW/UMass at Georgia BALL STATE AUBURN at LSU ALABAMA at Texas Woman s U. at SEC Championships at NCAA Regionals Average RQS* 7

8 Katie Elder 5-0 Freshman Louisville, Ky. Champion Gymnastics OHIO STATE vs. N.C. State FLORIDA NEW HAMPSHIRE at W.Va./GW/UMass at Georgia BALL STATE AUBURN at LSU ALABAMA at Texas Woman s U. at SEC Championships at NCAA Regionals Average RQS* Michelle Gales 5-4 Freshman Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta School of Gymnastics vs. Ohio State (1/5/02) vs. Ohio State (1/5/02) vs. Ohio State (1/5/02) vs. Ohio State (1/5/02) vs. Ohio State (1/5/02) OHIO STATE 9.750@ 8.700@ 9.200@ 9.900@ @ vs. N.C. State FLORIDA NEW HAMPSHIRE at W.Va./GW/UMass at Georgia BALL STATE AUBURN at LSU ALABAMA at Texas Woman s U. at SEC Championships at NCAA Regionals Average 9.750@ 8.700@ 9.200@ 9.900@ @ RQS* 8

9 Julia Gore 5-4 Junior Pflugerville, Texas Capital Gymnastics Twice vs. Ohio State (1/5/02) vs. Georgia/G. Washington (2/2/01) vs. West Virginia (3/10/00) vs. West Virginia (3/10/00) OHIO STATE vs. N.C. State FLORIDA NEW HAMPSHIRE at W.Va./GW/UMass at Georgia BALL STATE AUBURN at LSU ALABAMA at Texas Woman s U. at SEC Championships at NCAA Regionals Average RQS* Julie Joy 5-0 Sophomore Villa Park, Ill. Illinois Gymnastics Institute at Arizona State/Nebraska/Iowa (3/16/01) vs. Bowling Green/C. Michigan/Pittsburgh (3/9/01) vs. Ohio State (1/5/02) vs. Bowling Green/C. Michigan/Pittsburgh (3/9/01) at Arizona State/Nebraska/Iowa (3/16/01) OHIO STATE @ vs. N.C. State FLORIDA NEW HAMPSHIRE at W.Va./GW/UMass at Georgia BALL STATE AUBURN at LSU ALABAMA at Texas Woman s U. at SEC Championships at NCAA Regionals Average RQS* 9

10 Jessie Lemp 5-6 Senior Houston, Texas Brown s Houston vs. Georgia (3/5/99) Twice at Auburn (3/12/99) vs. Georgia (3/5/99) at SEC Championships (3/27/99) OHIO STATE vs. N.C. State FLORIDA NEW HAMPSHIRE at W.Va./GW/UMass at Georgia BALL STATE AUBURN at LSU ALABAMA at Texas Woman s U. at SEC Championships at NCAA Regionals Average RQS* Kara Prestigiacomo 5-4 Freshman Atlanta, Ga. Georgia Gymnastics Academy vs. Ohio State (1/5/02) OHIO STATE 9.775@ vs. N.C. State FLORIDA NEW HAMPSHIRE at W.Va./GW/UMass at Georgia BALL STATE AUBURN at LSU ALABAMA at Texas Woman s U. at SEC Championships at NCAA Regionals Average RQS* 10

11 Krista Prestigiacomo 5-4 Freshman Atlanta, Ga. Georgia Gymnastics Academy vs. Ohio State (1/5/02) OHIO STATE vs. N.C. State FLORIDA NEW HAMPSHIRE at W.Va./GW/UMass at Georgia BALL STATE AUBURN at LSU ALABAMA at Texas Woman s U. at SEC Championships at NCAA Regionals Average RQS* Aronda Primault 5-3 Sophomore Canton, Ohio Gymnastics of Ohio vs. Bowling Green/C. Michigan/Pittsburgh (3/9/01) vs. Bowling Green/C. Michigan/Pittsburgh (3/9/01) at Alabama (2/24/01) vs. Ohio State (1/5/02) vs. Bowling Green/C. Michigan/Pittsburgh (3/9/01) OHIO STATE @ vs. N.C. State FLORIDA NEW HAMPSHIRE at W.Va./GW/UMass at Georgia BALL STATE AUBURN at LSU ALABAMA at Texas Woman s U. at SEC Championships at NCAA Regionals Average @ RQS* 11

12 Jennifer Simmons 5-4 Senior Pasadena, Texas Brown s Houston at Auburn (3/12/99) vs. George Washington/NC State (1/29/99) at Auburn (3/12/99) Twice at Auburn (3/12/99) injured (out for season) OHIO STATE vs. N.C. State FLORIDA NEW HAMPSHIRE at W.Va./GW/UMass at Georgia BALL STATE AUBURN at LSU ALABAMA at Texas Woman s U. at SEC Championships at NCAA Regionals Average RQS* Mindy Smith 5-2 Junior Borden, Ind. S. Indiana Gymnastics School vs. Nebraska/Illinois/James Madison (2/11/00) at NC State (2/19/00) at Alabama (2/24/01) Three Times at Georgia (2/4/00) OHIO STATE vs. N.C. State FLORIDA NEW HAMPSHIRE at W.Va./GW/UMass at Georgia BALL STATE AUBURN at LSU ALABAMA at Texas Woman s U. at SEC Championships at NCAA Regionals Average RQS* 12

13 Katie Toups 5-3 Senior Baton Rouge, La. Elite Gymnastics at SEC Championships (3/23/01) vs. Florida/George Washington/C. Michigan (3/3/00) vs. Ball State (2/20/99) at NCAA Southeast Regional (4/10/99) vs. Ball State (2/20/99) OHIO STATE vs. N.C. State FLORIDA NEW HAMPSHIRE at W.Va./GW/UMass at Georgia BALL STATE AUBURN at LSU ALABAMA at Texas Woman s U. at SEC Championships at NCAA Regionals Average RQS* Melissa Tucker 5-4 Freshman Largo, Fla. LaFleur s Gymnastics 2001 did not compete OHIO STATE vs. N.C. State FLORIDA NEW HAMPSHIRE at W.Va./GW/UMass at Georgia BALL STATE AUBURN at LSU ALABAMA at Texas Woman s U. at SEC Championships at NCAA Regionals Average RQS* 13

14 Melanie Zaharias 5-6 Sophomore Lakewood, Colo. Colorado Gymnastics Institute at Michigan (1/28/00) at NC State (2/19/00) at Alabama (2/24/01) OHIO STATE vs. N.C. State FLORIDA NEW HAMPSHIRE at W.Va./GW/UMass at Georgia BALL STATE AUBURN at LSU ALABAMA at Texas Woman s U. at SEC Championships at NCAA Regionals Average RQS* 14

15 Team Statistics Vault Bars Beam Floor Total OHIO STATE vs. N.C. State FLORIDA NEW HAMPSHIRE at W.Va./GW/UMass at Georgia BALL STATE AUBURN at LSU ALABAMA at Texas Woman's U. at SEC Championships at NCAA Regionals Average RQS* Averages Through 1/5/02 Vault Avg. RQS High Score Opponent 1. Aronda Primault OHIO STATE (1/5/02) 2. Julia Gore OHIO STATE (1/5/02) 2. Kara Prestigiacomo OHIO STATE (1/5/02) 4. Michelle Gales OHIO STATE (1/5/02) 5. Melanie Zaharias OHIO STATE (1/5/02) 6. Julie Joy OHIO STATE (1/5/02) Bars Avg. RQS High Score Opponent 1. Julia Gore OHIO STATE (1/5/02) 2. Jessie Lemp OHIO STATE (1/5/02) 3. Aronda Primault OHIO STATE (1/5/02) 4. Julie Joy OHIO STATE (1/5/02) 5. Katie Toups OHIO STATE (1/5/02) 6. Michelle Gales OHIO STATE (1/5/02) Beam Avg. RQS High Score Opponent 1. Mindy Smith OHIO STATE (1/5/02) 2. Julie Joy OHIO STATE (1/5/02) 3. Jessie Lemp OHIO STATE (1/5/02) 4. Melanie Zaharias OHIO STATE (1/5/02) 5. Michelle Gales OHIO STATE (1/5/02) 6. Nicole Allen OHIO STATE (1/5/02) Floor Avg. RQS High Score Opponent 1. Aronda Primault OHIO STATE (1/5/02) 2. Michelle Gales OHIO STATE (1/5/02) 3. Julie Joy OHIO STATE (1/5/02) 4. Nicole Allen OHIO STATE (1/5/02) 4. Melanie Zaharias OHIO STATE (1/5/02) 6. Krista Prestigiacomo OHIO STATE (1/5/02) All-Around Avg. RQS High Score Opponent 1. Julie Joy OHIO STATE (1/5/02) 3. Michelle Gales OHIO STATE (1/5/02), $ = school record 15

16 2001 GymKats Composite Performances Individual Performances Team Performances Vault Primault t1st OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Gore t4th OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Ka. Prestigiacomo t4th OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Gales 6th OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Zaharias 11th OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Joy 12th OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Bars Gore 1st OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Lemp t2nd OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Primault 4th OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Joy 5th OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Gales 12th OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Beam Smith t1st OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Joy t6th OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Lemp 9th OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Zaharias 10th OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Gales 11th OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Allen 12th OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Vault 2nd OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Bars 1st OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Beam 2nd OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Floor 1st OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Overall 1st OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Floor Primault 1st OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Gales 2nd OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Joy 4th OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Allen t6th OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Zaharias t6th OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Kr. Prestigiacomo t9th OHIO STATE 1/5/02 All-Around Joy 1st OHIO STATE 1/5/02 Gales 3rd OHIO STATE 1/5/02 16