U N I V E R S I T Y O F W A S H I N G T O N HUSKY GYMNASTICS 2010 Contact: Rosie Leutzinger Phone: 206-685-3119 Fax: 206-543-5000 E-Mail: rleutzin@uw.edu www.gohuskies.com 2010 Washington Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result 1/8 #9 NEBRASKA L, 195.700-193.450 1/15 #1 UCLA L, 196.125-194.875 1/22 at #5 Oregon State 7 p.m. 1/29 #6 UTAH 7 p.m. 2/7 at #8 Stanford/Sac St./SJSU 2 p.m. 2/13 ARIZONA STATE 2 p.m. 2/19 CALIFORNIA 7 p.m. 2/26 #7 ARKANSAS/SEATTLE PAC. 7 p.m. 3/5 at #24 Arizona 7 p.m. 3/12 at #2 Oklahoma 2 p.m. 3/19 at Seattle Pacific 7 p.m. Pac-10 Championships - Tucson, Ariz. 3/27 Pac-10 Championships 3 p.m. NCAA Regionals - Site TBA 4/10 NCAA Regionals TBA NCAA Championships - Gainesville, Fla. 4/22-24 NCAA Nationals TBA All times Pacific Current rankings listed All home meets (bold) at Bank of America Arena 2010 Washington Quick Facts Location...Seattle, Wash. Founded...Nov. 4, 1861 Enrollment...42,000 (31,474 undergrad) Nickname...Huskies Colors... Purple and Gold Conference...Pacific-10 Home Facility... Bank of America Arena (10,000) Head Coach... Joanne Bowers...(James Madison 82) Record at Washington... 19-28 (Fourth Year) Career Record...53-77 (Eighth year) Assistant Coaches... Shanna Hannan...David McCreary Student Coaches... Danielle Henderson... Ashley Houghting 2009 Record... 11-7 2009 Pac-10 Finish (Score)...4th (194.375) 2009 NCAA Regional Finish (Score) T-5th (194.800) 2009 Final Ranking... 26th Letterwinners Returning/Lost...8/4 Newcomers...5 All-Time Program Record... 432-244-2 (.640) No. 20 Huskies Hit the Road to Face No. 5 Oregon State The No. 20 Washington gymnastics squad hits the road for the first time this season when they travel down south to face the No. 5 Oregon State Beavers, their third-consecutive meet against a top-10 team. The Huskies and Beavers will face off Friday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. at Gill Coliseum. Live Coverage Friday s meet will be streamed live online via Beaver Nation Online (BNO), the audio/visual home of osubeavers.com. For the first time, OSU gymnastics will have full-time analysis from former gymnasts Jami Lanz, a three-time All-American who exhausted her eligibility following the 2009 season, and Adonica Glatt, who retired from the OSU gymnastics team following her freshman season last year. The video is free and live scoring is also available at osubeavers.com. Last Week The Huskies welcomed the nation s No. 1 team to Bank of America Arena, the UCLA Bruins, in the Pac-10 opener for both teams. After a season-opening loss to No. 9 Nebraska where they showed great promise, the Huskies once again rose to their opponent s level as they hung in tough with the Bruins before UCLA escaped with a 196.125-194.875 win. Sophomore Hatsune Akaogi had an impressive night, tying UCLA All-American Anna Li for the all-around title. Akaogi finished second on the bars with a 9.850 while junior Samantha Walior tied for third on floor with a 9.825 as the Huskies set a season-high team score as well as season highs on three of their four events to show great promise for a big season. Huskies in the Rankings Washington opened the season in the top-25 for the first time since 2006, coming in at No. 25. Their solid opening weekend moved them up to No. 19 before they dropped one spot this week to No. 20 after falling to No. 1 UCLA, their secondstraight meet against a top-10 team. The Huskies also appear in the top-25 in the event rankings, coming in at No. 14 on floor, No. 15 on beam and No. 25 on bars. Individually, Hatsune Akaogi is the 17thranked all-arounder in the nation and Samantha Walior is tied for 25th nationally on floor exercise. Challenging Schedule The Huskies face one of the toughest schedules in the country, competing against seven teams currently in the nation s top-10 including three of the top five. UW opens with five straight meets against top-15 teams, including No. 9 Nebraska, No. 1 UCLA, No. 5 Oregon State, No. 6 and No. 8 Stanford. After two weeks off from ranked opponents, UW faces No. 7 Arkansas, No. 24 Arizona and No. 2 Oklahoma over the next three weeks. About the Huskies UW came into the season ranked 25th, returning eight competitors from last year s squad that finished fourth at the Pac-10 Championships, the Huskies best finish in six years. UW also advanced to the NCAA West Regionals for the third time in head coach Joanne Bowers three-year tenure. UW has since moved up to No. 20, led by returning All-Pac-10 performers Hatsune Akaogi, who was a Second Team All-Around selection, and Samantha Walior, who was a First Team pick on Floor Exercise. Five freshmen also should help the Huskies challenge the best in the conference.
2010 Washington Gymnastics Weekly Release Page 2 January 21, 2010 Coaches Poll - Jan. 18, 2010 Rank Team Score Average 1. *UCLA 196.362 2. *Oklahoma 196.275 3. Alabama 195.962 4. Florida 195.925 5. *Oregon State 195.875 6. * 195.712 7. *Arkansas 195.662 8. *Stanford 195.537 9. *Nebraska 195.450 10. Georgia 195.325 11. Auburn 195.262 12. Kentucky 195.187 13. Missouri 195.175 14. Denver 195.112 15. Michigan 194.875 16. LSU. 194.862 17. Iowa State 194.325 18. Boise State 194.200 19. Michigan State 194.175 20. Washington 194.162 21. Southern 194.100 22. Penn State 194.025 23. North Carolina State 193.825 24. *Arizona 193.662 25. Illinois-Champaign 193.112 *Indicates 2010 Husky opponent 2010 Individual Event Winners Hatsune Akaogi (1) All-Around (1) 39.175 vs. Nebraska, Scouting the Beavers Oregon State, one of the perennial Pac-10 powers in the sport, comes into the meet ranked No. 5 in the nation, sporting a 4-0 record. The Beavers, who won the four-team Salbasgeon Suites Invitational in their opener, are coming off a 196.125-193.050 win over Ohio State. The Beavers reached the 196-point mark despite the loss of two competitors due to injury during timed warm-ups. Senior Mandi Rodriguez won the all-around with a score of 39.350 and freshman Makayla Stambaugh was second (39.025). Both gymnasts tallied scores of 9.95 on the floor. Laura-Ann Chong is performing the best gymnastics of her career at OSU, winning the individual title on bars, equaling the career-high she set the previous week with a 9.925. Chong also tied Stambaugh for first on the beam with a score of 9.90. About the Series The Huskies scored a huge upset over the Beavers last season in Seattle when Oregon State was ranked No. 9. It was UW s first win over OSU since 2003, a span of 12 meets. The Beavers lead the all-time series 89-24, including a 45-2 record in Corvallis. Bowers Beaming Head coach Joanne Bowers has been thrilled with her team s start this season, particularly on the beam where UW ranks 15th in the nation. The Huskies have been nearly flawless on the apparatus which is the most difficult in the sport. Last week, four of UW s six competitors scored 9.750 or higher, led by Samantha Walior s 9.800, while on opening night against Nebraska, UW had five of six competitors at 9.650 or higher with junior Haley Bogart leading the GymDawgs with a 9.750. Hats Off to Hatsune Coming off a stellar freshman campaign in which she earned All-Pac-10 honors in the all-around, sophomore Hatsune Akaogi looks ready to lead the Huskies back into the postseason. The only Husky to perform in the all-around so far this season, Akaogi has been very impressive, tying for the title last week against No. 1 UCLA and their All-American Anna Li and finishing just a skosh behind Nebraska s Maria Scaffidi for second in the season opener. Akaogi has hit all of her routines this season and been a model of consistency. She is ranked tied for 17th in the nation in the allaround after last week s performance in which she set new career highs on vault and bars and tied a career-high on floor. Juniors Leading the Way With no seniors on the squad this year, the junior class has become the de facto leader of the Husky squad and they have stepped up to the challenge. With just three of the four healthy enough to compete, those three have been rocks of consistency thus far. Samantha Walior has led the way on floor exercise, capping both meets this season with exclamation point performances, rocking Bank of America Arena with a 9.850 against Nebraska to finish second on the event, and also capping last week s meet against UCLA in style with a 9.825 to finish third. Haley Bogart, meanwhile, has had a great start as well, leading the way on beam with a 9.750 in both meets to finish fifth each time. She also had 9.775s on both vault and floor the first meet. Kristen Linton, meanwhile, has also turned in some big performances - including a 9.800 on floor against Nebraska.
2010 Washington Gymnastics Weekly Release Page 3 January 21, 2010 Young Pups The Huskies don t feature a senior on the 2010 squad, with four juniors leading the way to go along with four sophomores and five freshmen. So far, the freshmen have already made a big impact. Paige Bixler has been stellar so far on beam in the leadoff position, posting a 9.650 the first week and a 9.750 last week. Lauren Rogers has served the same role on vault, earning scores of 9.700 and 9.800 in successive weeks. Phoebe Tham and Kylie Sharp have also chipped in, posting solid scores on bars and vault, respectively. Inside the Roster Head coach Joanne Bowers has made it a point to recruit nationally and it shows as the UW roster includes players from seven different U.S. states and one Canadian province. The Huskies carry three each from Washington and along with two from Texas and one each from Colorado, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and along with Vancouver, B.C., Canada. The 2010 freshmen class is particularly well cultured as all five hail from a different part of the country - or continent for that matter. Paige Bixler hails from Texas, Kailey Hansen is from, Lauren Rogers from Pennsylvania and Kylie Sharp from while Phoebe Tham comes to Seattle via Canada. 2010 Individual Season-Highs Vault 9.800 Hatsune Akaogi vs. UCLA Lauren Rogers vs. UCLA Bars 9.850 Hatsune Akaogi vs. UCLA Beam 9.800 Samantha Walior vs. UCLA Floor 9.850 Samantha Walior vs. Nebraska All-Around 39.175 Hatsune Akaogi vs. UCLA 2010 Team Season-Highs Vault 48.675 Vs. UCLA Bars 48.850 Vs. UCLA Beam 48.650 Vs. UCLA Floor 48.850 Vs. Nebraska Jan. 8 All-Around 194.875 Vs. UCLA Huskies in the Nation EVENT RANK (AVG) Uneven Bars 25th (48.375) Balance Beam 15th (48.562) Floor Exercise 14th (48.775) INDIVIDUAL EVENT RANK (RQS) Hatsune Akaogi AA t-17th (39.062) Samantha Walior Floor t-25th (9.837) Huskies in the Pac-10 EVENT RANK (AVG) Uneven Bars 5th (48.375) Balance Beam 3rd (48.562) Floor Exercise 4th (48.775) INDIVIDUAL EVENT RANK (AVG) Hatsune Akaogi AA t-5th (39.062) Samantha Walior Floor t-7th (9.837) 2010 Washington Husky Roster Name Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School / Club) Hatsune Akaogi 5-1 SO 1V Cupertino, Calif. (Monta Vista/Airborne Gymnastics) Paige Bixler 5-3 FR HS Rowlett, Texas (Rowlett/Metroplex Gymnastics) Haley Bogart 5-0 JR 2V Woodside, Calif. (St. Francis/Airborne Gymnastics) Karen Cain 5-2 JR 2V Kyle, Texas (Hays/Olympic Hills Gymnastics) Amanda Cline 5-6 SO 1V Aurora, Colo. (Cherokee Trail/Colorado Gymnastics Institute) Ruby Engreitz 5-2 SO 1V Kirkland, Wash. (Inglemoor/Leading Edge Gymnastics) Anna Epps 5-2 SO 1V Mill Creek, Wash. (Archbishop Murphy/Cascade Elite Gymnastics) Kailey Hansen 4-11 FR HS Ventura, Calif. (Foothill Technology/Waller s GymJam Academy) Kristen Linton 5-4 JR 2V Edmonds, Wash. (Meadowdale/Seattle Gymnastics Academy) Lauren Rogers 5-3 FR HS Plaines, Pa. (Holy Redeemer/Northeast Gymnastics Team) Kylie Sharp 5-4 FR HS Herriman, (Riverton/Olympus School of Gymnastics) Phoebe Tham 5-4 FR HS North Vancouver, B.C. (Magee Secondary/Surrey Gymnastics Society) Samantha Walior 5-4 JR 2V Prior Lake, Minn. (Prior Lake/TAGS) Head Coach: Joanne Bowers (fourth year) Assistant Coaches: Shanna Hannan (fourth year), David McCreary (fourth year) Student Coaches: Danielle Henderson (second year), Ashley Houghting (first year) Director of Operations: Paul Isaac (fourth year) Athletic Trainer: Kathy Thompson
2010 Washington Gymnastics Weekly Release Page 4 January 21, 2010 UW Event-by-Event Scores Date Opponent Result Vault Bars Beam Floor Jan. 8 #19 NEBRASKA L, 195.700-193.450 48.225 47.900 48.475 48.850 #1 UCLA L, 196.125-194.875 48.675 48.850 48.650 48.700 Jan. 22 at #5 Oregon State Jan. 29 #6 UTAH Feb. 7 at #8 Stanford/Sac St./SJSU Feb. 13 ARIZONA STATE Feb. 19 CALIFORNIA Feb. 26 #7 ARKANSAS/SEATTLE PAC Mar. 5 at #24 Arizona Mar. 12 at #2 Oklahoma Mar. 19 Mar. 27 at Seattle Pacific at Pac-10 Championships (Tucson, Ariz.) Season Average 194.163 48.450 48.375 48.563 48.775 Season High Scores 194.875 48.675 48.850 48.650 48.700 Bold indicates season high 2010 TEAM RESULTS 2010 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS SEASON-HIGHS V UB BB FX A-A Hatsune Akaogi 9.800 9.850 9.750 9.775 39.175 Paige Bixler 9.750 Haley Bogart 9.775 9.750 9.775 Karen Cain Amanda Cline 9.675 9.725 Ruby Engreitz 9.700 Anna Epps 9.475 9.700 9.725 Kailey Hansen Kristen Linton 9.750 9.400 9.800 Lauren Rogers 9.800 9.725 9.700 Kylie Sharp 9.575 Phoebe Tham 9.675 Samantha Walior 9.800 9.800 9.850 CAREER-HIGHS V UB BB FX A-A Hatsune Akaogi 9.800 9.850 9.850 9.775 39.175 Paige Bixler 9.750 Haley Bogart 9.850 9.775 9.875 9.875 39.125 Karen Cain 9.750 9.775 9.700 9.775 38.775 Amanda Cline 9.875 9.825 9.775 9.625 38.825 Ruby Engreitz 9.800 9.825 9.325 9.625 37.250 Anna Epps 9.475 9.700 9.725 Kailey Hansen Kristen Linton 9.750 9.875 9.825 9.800 38.950 Lauren Rogers 9.800 9.725 9.700 Kylie Sharp 9.575 Phoebe Tham 9.675 Samantha Walior 9.875 9.900 9.900 Overall Vault Uneven Bars Balance Beam Floor Exercise 194.875 vs. UCLA 48.675 vs. UCLA 48.850 vs. UCLA 48.650 vs. UCLA 48.850 vs. Nebraska
2010 Washington Gymnastics Weekly Release Page 5 January 21, 2010 HATSUNE AKAOGI V UB BB FX AA Nebraska 9.675 9.775 9.725 9.775 38.950 UCLA 9.800 9.850 9.750 9.775 39.175 Season Best 9.800 9.850 9.750 9.775 39.175 Career Best 9.800 9.850 9.850 9.775 39.175 AMANDA CLINE V UB BB FX AA Nebraska 9.675 8.825 UCLA 9.600 9.725 Season Best 9.675 9.725 Career Best 9.875 9.825 9.775 9.625 38.825 PAIGE BIXLER V UB BB FX AA Nebraska 9.650 UCLA 9.750 Season Best 9.750 Career Best 9.750 RUBY ENGREITZ V UB BB FX AA Nebraska 9.550 UCLA 9.700 Season Best 9.700 Career Best 9.800 9.825 9.325 9.625 37.250 HALEY BOGART V UB BB FX AA Nebraska 9.625 9.750 9.700 UCLA 9.775 9.750 9.775 Season Best 9.775 9.750 9.775 Career Best 9.850 9.775 9.875 9.875 39.125 ANNA EPPS V UB BB FX AA Nebraska 9.475 9.700 9.725 UCLA 9.600 9.625 Season Best 9.475 9.700 9.725 Career Best 9.475 9.700 9.725 KAREN CAIN V UB BB FX AA Nebraska UCLA Season Best Career Best 9.750 9.775 9.700 9.775 38.775 KAILEY HANSEN V UB BB FX AA Nebraska UCLA Season Best Career Best
2010 Washington Gymnastics Weekly Release Page 6 January 21, 2010 KRISTEN LINTON V UB BB FX AA Nebraska 9.450 9.275 9.800 UCLA 9.750 9.400 9.150 Season Best 9.750 9.400 9.800 Career Best 9.750 9.875 9.825 9.800 38.950 SAMANTHA WALIOR V UB BB FX AA Nebraska 9.775 9.650 9.850 UCLA 9.800 9.800 9.825 Season Best 9.800 9.800 9.825 Career Best 9.875 9.900 9.900 LAUREN ROGERS V UB BB FX AA Nebraska 9.700 9.700 UCLA 9.800 9.725 9.700 Season Best 9.800 9.725 9.700 Career Best 9.800 9.725 9.700 KYLIE SHARP V UB BB FX AA Nebraska 9.350 UCLA 9.575 Season Best 9.575 Career Best 9.575 PHOEBE THAM V UB BB FX AA Nebraska 9.425 UCLA 9.675 Season Best 9.675 Career Best 9.675