LSU GYMNASTICS AT NCAAChampionships April 16-18, 2009 Lincoln, Neb. Bob Devaney Sports Center 1 p.m. (CT) Thurs.; 6 p.m. Fri.; 6 p.m. Sat. SCHEDULE/RESULTS NATIONAL RANKING: No. 4 Overall Record: 21-5, SEC Record: 4-2 Home: 5-1, Away: 5-1, Neutral: 11-3, Postseason: 5-0 Date Opponent LSU Opp. January 2 at Cancun Classic 194.900 No. 19 Boise State 193.700 No. 8 Michigan 192.700 North Carolina 190.325 9 at Iowa 194.175 SE Missouri State 191.675 Iowa 191.375 16 No. 8 Georgia* 195.950 196.850 23 at Kentucky* 196.575 195.225 30 at No. 6 Auburn* 195.300 196.575 February 6 No. 8 Florida* 196.800 195.825 13 at No. 5 Alabama* 196.625 195.750 20 UNC/Illinois-Chicago 197.400 UNC 194.775 Illinois-Chicago 192.875 27 No. 9 Arkansas* 196.150 195.800 March 7 N.C. State 197.150 195.725 13 at Centenary 196.650 192.400 21 SEC Championships* 196.550 Alabama L, 197.300 Georgia L, 196.925 Florida L, 196.750 Auburn W, 196.350 Arkansas W, 195.650 Kentucky W, 195.000 April 4 NCAA Central Reg. 196.875 #8 Oregon State W, 196.800 #17 Ohio State W, 195.950 #26 Michigan State W, 194.825 #22 Kent State W, 194.650 #24 Kentucky W, 193.700 16-18 NCAA Championships (Lincoln, Neb.) * Denotes SEC meets. All times Central and subject to change. LSU ON THE INTERNET No. 1 Georgia (22-1) No. 5 Florida (15-6) LSU LOOKING FOR SECOND STRAIGHT SUPER SIX vs. TV: CBS-TD (Super Six) Internet: Audio Cast on LSUsports.net Live Stats on NCAA.com LSU will contend for its second-straight appearance in the Super Six after making it for the first time in school history last season. The Tigers will open up the NCAA Championships in the first session against Georgia, Florida, Oklahoma, Stanford and Penn State. The meet will begin April 16 at 1 p.m. CDT in Nebraska s Bob Devaney Sports Center. Live audio of the meet will be available free of charge in the Geaux Zone on www.lsusports.net. Live stats will be available on www.ncaa.com. TIGERS WIN BACK-TO-BACK REGIONAL TITLES For the third time in school history LSU was crowned as regional champions in back-to-back seasons. The Tigers posted a 196.875 to win the Central Regional hosted by Ohio State, while LSU won the 2008 Central Regional at home last year with a 197.625 score. The last time LSU posted two straight regional titles was in 2004 in Baton Rouge and 2005 in Durham, N.H. The first time LSU won two straight regionals was in 1975 and 1976 in the AIAW regionals. The appearance in the regional marked the 28th time in 29 years of NCAA-sanctioned gymnastics that LSU has advanced to the regionals, and the victory was the sixth time the Tigers had captured the regional title. It was only the second title (along with the 05 title) that LSU won without hosting the regional. First Place - 6 times (1986*, 2002*, 2004*, 2005, 2008*, 2009) - *LSU hosted. Second Place - 12 times (1985, 87, 88, 89, 90, 93, 94, 99, 2000, 03, 06, 07) Third Place - 8 times (1982, 83, 91, 95, 96, 97, 98, 2001) Seventh Place - 1 time (1992) LSU IN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS The Tigers are making their 21st appearance in the NCAA Championships. Last season marked the first time LSU had advanced to the Super Six since the inception of the event began in 1993. LSU had been to the Championships 13 times since 1993 without advancing to the Super Six until last season s team broke through with a third-place finish with a 196.575 in the preliminary round. LSU finished fifth last season in the Super Six, the second-highest finish in school history - in 1988 the Tigers finished fourth in the championships in Salt Lake City, Utah. No. 4 LSU (21-5) No. 8 Oklahoma (17-5) No. 9 Stanford (21-5) No. 12 Penn State (22-6)
PROBABLE LINEUPS SEASON HIGH 1. Kayla Rogers 9.900 2. Sabrina Franceschelli 9.825 3. Gloria Johnson 9.900 4. Staci Schwitkis 9.875 5. Susan Jackson 9.950 6. Ashleigh Clare-Kearney 10.00 SEASON HIGH 1. Staci Schwitkis 9.875 2. Sabrina Franceschelli 9.925 3. Samantha Engle 9.875 4. Summer Hubbard 9.925 5. Susan Jackson 9.925 6. Ashleigh Clare-Kearney 9.950 SEASON HIGH 1. Gloria Johnson 9.825 2. Sabrina Franceschelli 9.850 3. Samantha Engle 9.850 4. Summer Hubbard 9.900 5. Ashleigh Clare-Kearney 9.900 6. Susan Jackson 9.950 SEASON HIGH 1. Kayla Rogers 9.925 2. Gloria Johnson 9.900 3. Sabrina Franceschelli 9.850 4. Summer Hubbard 9.875 5. Susan Jackson 9.975 6. Ashleigh Clare-Kearney 9.975 ALL-AROUND SEASON HIGH 1. Susan Jackson 39.700 2. Ashleigh Clare-Kearney 39.625 3. Sabrina Franceschelli 39.325 *Staci Schwitkis 39.350 *Has competed in the all-around SPORTS INFORMATION Grad. Assistant SID/Gym.Contact........Jake Terry Office Phone.............(225) 578-8226 Cell Phone...............(225) 603-5910 Office Fax...............(225) 578-1861 E-mail...................jterry9@lsu.edu Mailing Address...........P.O. Box 25095.................Baton Rouge, La. 70894 FAMILIAR FOES LSU will face Georgia and Florida for the third time this season in the prelims of the NCAA Championships. Georgia has bested the Tigers twice this season - winning in Baton Rouge 196.850-195.950 on Jan. 16 and 196.925-196.550 at the SEC Championships March 21. LSU is 1-1 against Florida this season, beating the Gators 196.800-195.825 in Baton Rouge Feb. 6 and falling to Florida 196.750-196.550 at the SEC Championships. CLARE-KEARNEY, MOORE EARN REGION HONORS For the first time in her career, senior Ashleigh Clare-Kearney was selected as the Central Region Gymnast of the Year. Clare-Kearney ranks third nationally in the all-around and broke the school record for individual titles at LSU this season. Bob Moore was named the Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year for the third time in his career. Moore received assistant of the year honors in 2007 and 2005, sharing the award in 05 with fellow LSU assistant Philip Ogletree. SUSAN JACKSON WINS ALL-AROUND AT REGIONAL Junior Susan Jackson has been phenomenal the past four weeks, scoring no less than a 39.525 in the all-around. At the Central Regional in Ohio State, Jackson shined again as she became the Central Regional All-Around Champion with a 39.600. Jackson clinched the overall meet championship for LSU by winning the beam title with a 9.925, the last performance of the meet. Jackson also posted a 9.925 on vault, 9.90 on floor and 9.85 on bars. JACKSON, CLARE-KEARNEY ARE SEC CHAMPIONS AGAIN Senior Ashleigh Clare-Kearney and junior Susan Jackson were SEC event champions for the second straight season as Clare-Kearney earned the floor title with a 9.95 and Jackson won the beam title with a 9.90. By winning the events, both Clare-Kearney and Jackson earned First-Team All-SEC honors, marking Clare-Kearne s third straight year and Jackson s second. CLARE-KEARNEY IS TOPS IN INDIVIDUAL TITLES AT LSU Senior Ashleigh Clare-Kearney earned her 26th career floor title at the SEC Championships to become LSU s all-time leader in career individual titles with 110. Going into the meet Clare-Kearney was tied for the career mark with former LSU great April Burkholder who recorded 109 from 2003-06. Clare-Kearney upped her total to 111 with a vault title at the Central Regional. Burkholder left LSU with 23 vault titles, 9 bars, 25 beam, 27 floor and 25 all-around. BEGINNING OF THE LINEUPS SETTING THE TONE All season the leadoff gymnasts in the Tigers four event lineups have been rock solid. Kayla Rogers averages a 9.752 on vault and a 9.712 on floor at the top spot in those lineups, but in the last three meets she has not scored less than a 9.825 in either event. Staci Schwitkis averages a 9.815 leading off on bars, and she has scored a 9.85 or higher in the last six meets. Freshman Gloria Johnson averages a 9.648 on beam, but she has scored a 9.75 or higher six times this season to lead off for the Tigers. LSU RANKED IN TOP 10 IN THREE EVENTS In the event rankings LSU was listed in the top 10 in three events as the Tigers were No. 4 on bars with a 49.335 RQS, No. 5 on vault with a 49.295 score and No. 9 on beam at 49.105. LSU is just outside the top 10 on floor as the Tigers remained No. 12 for the second straight week with a 49.180 RQS. A.C.K. AND JACKSON IN TOP FIVE OF ALL-AROUND Individually, senior Ashleigh Clare-Kearney stayed at No. 3 in the all-around rankings with a 39.515 RQS, and junior Susan Jackson moved up one spot right behind Clare-Kearney at No. 4 with a 39.505 score. Jackson leapt Lindsey Puckett of Auburn in the all-around standings by finishing in a tie for second at the SEC Championship.
THREE TIGERS RANKED IN FOUR EVENTS Ashleigh Clare-Kearney remained No. 1 in the floor rankings for the sixth straight week with a 9.945 RQS, and she also checked in at No. 4 in the vault rankings with a 9.930 score. Clare-Kearney was fifth on bars with a 9.910 RQS. Susan Jackson was ranked No. 12 on vault with a 9.90 RQS, 14th on bars with a 9.885 score and 16th on beam with a 9.880 mark. For the second straight week junior Summer Hubbard checked in the beam rankings as she was listed at No. 25 with a 9.870 RQS. ETTA JAMES MEET SUCCESSFUL AGAIN LSU hosted the Second Annual Etta James Memorial Meet Saturday against NC State, and it was a huge success. LSU and the Baton Rouge community raised $50,171 for Foundation56, an organization created by former LSU football player Bradie James to raise awareness for breast cancer. The second-highest crowd in school history, 6,170 people, attended the meet to cheer on the Tigers and support breast cancer awarenes. Last season marked the inaugural Etta James Memorial Meet. The meet was phenomenal as the Baton Rouge community helped rasie $30,950 for Foundation56. An LSU home meet record of 7,717 fans attended the meet to show their support and cheer on the Tigers. TWO TIGERS EARN SEC GYMNAST OF THE WEEK HONORS Ashleigh Clare-Kearney was named the SEC Gymnast of the Week for the sixth time in her career on Feb. 10 for her performance against Florida. Clare-Kearney sealed the win with a 9.975 on floor, the final performance of the night. Susan Jackson earned the first SEC Gymnast of the Week honor of her career with a spectacular 39.700 all-around performance againt NC State. Her total marked the highest of the week of any SEC competitor as she scored a 9.90 or higher on all four events including a career-best 9.95 on beam and season highs on bars (9.925) and floor (9.925). She also won four individual titles. GLORIA JOHNSON - SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK TWICE Gloria Johnson earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors for the second straight week on Feb. 24 as she recorded the best meet of her young career in the tri-meet against Illinois-Chicago and North Carolina. Johnson tallied two 9.90 s and captured her first individual title at LSU. Johnson won the vault title with a 9.90 and also scored a 9.90 on floor. Johnson earned her first SEC honor a week earlier on Feb. 17 after setting a career-high with a 9.825 on beam to lead the Tigers to victory over Alabama. A WIN FOR THE AGES LSU captured a historic win by beating Alabama in Tuscaloosa, 196.625-195.750, on Feb. 13. It marked only the second time in the 35 years of the program s history that LSU has beaten Alabama in its home arena. The first victory at Alabama came back in 1976, two seasons before head coach D-D Breaux took over the program, so the win this season marked the first time in Breaux s career that she has defeated the Crimson Tide on the Capstone. RECORD CROWDS AGAINST NC STATE AND GEORGIA A home opener record crowd of 4,369 witnessed the LSU-UGA meet last Friday, a number that ranks third all time on the career top attendance list for the program. It marked the first time since the 2004 home opener against Alabama (4,170) that more than 4,000 fans filled the PMAC for the first home meet of the season. Against NC State in the Second Annual Etta James Memorial Meet, 6,170 fans packed into the PMAC to watch the Tigers trounce the Wolfpack. Top Attendance Figures in LSU Gymnastics History Rank Attendance Opponent Date Result Score 1. 7,717 Alabama 2/22/08 L 196.300-196.125 2. 6,170 NC State 3/7/09 W 197.150-195.725 3. 5,076 Georgia 2/24/95 L 197.095-196.175 4. 4,369 Georgia 1/16/09 L 196.850-195.950 5. 4,170 Alabama 1/23/04 L 197.600-196.750 NATIONAL RANKINGS (AS OF APRIL 7, 2009) RANK TEAM NATIONAL QUALIFYING SCORE 1. Georgia 394.955 2. Utah 394.865 3. Alabama 393.925 4. LSU 393.635 5. Florida 393.490 6. Oregon State 393.320 7. UCLA 393.205 8. Oklahoma 393.065 9. Stanford 393.025 10. Arkansas 392.740 11. Illinois 392.715 12. Penn State 392.040 13. Missouri 392.005 t14. Michigan 391.685 t14. Ohio State 391.685 16. Auburn 391.660 17. Nebraska 391.545 18. Denver 391.030 19. Iowa State 390.965 20. Boise State 390.890 21. Kent State 389.985 22. Michigan State 389.955 23. Central Michigan 389.775 24. Arizona 389.630 25. West Virginia 389.615 LSU IN THE RANKINGS WEEK TEAM VT UB BB FX Preseason 7 N/A N/A N/A N/A 01/12/09 14 2 23 NR 12 01/19/09 11 2 18 24 9 01/26/09 10 2 14 17 10 02/02/09 11 3 13 16 18 02/09/09 11 3 13 15 18 02/16/09 10 4 8 9 15 02/23/09 6 4 6 7 13 03/02/09 11 4 5 5 14 03/09/09 6 5 4 6 14 03/16/09 4 5 2 8 12 03/23/09 5 5 4 9 12 03/30/09 5 5 4 9 12
2009 INDIVIDUAL TITLES HEAD COACH D-D BREAUX Jan. 2 AT CANCUN CLASSIC Ashleigh Clare-Kearney -9.875 Ashleigh Clare-Kearney-39.350 Jan. 9 AT IOWA Susan Jackson - 9.950 FEB. 20 VS. UIC/UNC Gloria Johnson - 9.900 Susan Jackson - 9.900 Ashleigh Clare-Kearney -9.925 Kayla Rogers - 9.925 Ashleigh Clare-Kearney-39.625 The Dean of Coaches at LSU, D-D Breaux is in her 32nd season at the helm of the Tiger gymnastics program, and the fire in Breaux's eyes burns as brightly today as it did on her first day of the job. Breaux owns an all-time regular season record of 395-204-5 (.654), as well as a 166-128-2 (.561) postseason mark. For her stellar accomplishments throughout the years Breaux has been named the NCAA Regional Coach of the Year four times (1999, 2002, 2005 and 2007), the SEC Coach of the Year five times (1993, 1994, 1995, 2000 and 2005) and was a finalist for national Coach of the Year honors in 1988 after guiding her team to a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. A LOOK AT THE TIGERS Ashleigh Clare-Kearney -9.850 Samantha Engle - 9.825 Ashleigh Clare-Kearney -9.875 Susan Jackson - 39.350 Jan. 16 VS. GEORGIA Jan. 23 AT KENTUCKY Ashleigh Clare-Kearney -9.925 Summer Hubbard - 9.900 Ashleigh Clare-Kearney-39.600 Jan. 30 AT AUBURN Susan Jackson - 9.900 Susan Jackson - 9.875 Ashleigh Clare-Kearney -9.925 FEB. 6 VS. FLORIDA Susan Jackson - 9.900 Susan Jackson - 9.925 Ashleigh Clare-Kearney -9.975 Ashleigh Clare-Kearney-39.625 FEB. 13 AT ALABAMA Susan Jackson - 9.875 Summer Hubbard - 9.875 Ashleigh Clare-Kearney-39.500 FEB. 27 VS. ARKANSAS Ashleigh Clare-Kearney -9.875 Staci Schwitkis - 9.875 Summer Hubbard - 9.900 Ashleigh Clare-Kearney -9.975 MARCH 7 VS. NC STATE Ashleigh Clare-Kearney-10.000 Susan Jackson - 9.925 Susan Jackson - 9.950 Susan Jackson - 9.925 Susan Jackson - 39.700 MARCH 13 AT CENTENARY Susan Jackson - 9.975 Ashleigh Clare-Kearney -9.925 Summer Hubbard - 9.900 Susan Jackson - 9.975 Susan Jackson - 39.550 MARCH 21 AT SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS Susan Jackson - 9.900 APRIL 4 AT CENTRAL REGIONAL Summer Hubbard - 9.925 Susan Jackson - 9.925 Susan Jackson - 39.600 PAIGE CIPOLLONI - Sophomore from Macungie, Pa.... Scored a 9.750 on vault at Centenary to close to the regular season... Posted a 9.750 on vault at Kentucky in her only action this season... A major contributor to the Tigers' sucess on the vault last season. ASHLEIGH CLARE-KEARNEY - Senior from Manchester, Conn.... Has claimed 28 individual titles, including five all-around, through 13 meets this season... Up to 111 career individual titles... Ranks third nationally in the all-around (39.515 RQS), first on floor (9.945), fourth on vault (9.930), ranks fifth on bars (9.910) as of March 30... Earned First-Team All-SEC honors for the third straight season... Won the vault title at the NCAA Regional with a 9.95... Is the SEC Floor Champion for the second straight year by winning the floor title with a 9.95 at the SEC Championships... Captured the bars title with a 9.925 against Centenary in the only event in which she competed... Scored a perfect 10.00 on vault against NC State - the fourth of her career in the event and fifth overall and also posted 9.90s on bars and floor... Earned another three titles against Arkansas by winning vault with a 9.950, floor with a 9.975 and tied for bars with a 9.875... Finished with four titles against Illinois-Chicago and North Carolina as she won the bars title (9.950), tied for beam (9.90), tied for floor (9.925) and won the all-around (39.625)... Her 9.950 on bars in the tri-meet tied her career high... Captured the vault title (9.90), floor title (9.950) and all-around (39.500) at Alabama to reach 100 career titles... Took the floor title in Auburn and versus Florida with a score of 9.925 and 9.975, respectively... Named the SEC Gymnast of the Week and LSU Female Student-Athlete of the Week for her performance against Florida... Named the LSU Female Student- Athlete of the Week for her preformance against Auburn (1/30)... Tied for first on vault against Georgia with a 9.95... Took the all-around title in the Cancun Classic (1/2) posting a 39.350 and claimed three individual event titles at the same meet on floor, vault and bars... Picked up two event titles at Iowa on bars (9.850) and floor (9.875). SAMANTHA ENGLE - Sophomore from Plano, Texas... Earned a 9.80 on bars and 9.825 on beam at the NCAA Regional... Recorded a 9.80 on bars at Centenary, her ninth 9.80+ of the season in the event... Scored a 9.850 on bars against NC State... Posted her seventh straight performance of 9.80 or better on bars with a 9.80 against UIC and UNC... Scored a 9.85 on bars at Alabama... Set season highs versus Florida on bars (9.875) and beam (9.850)... Matched her season highs against Georgia with two 9.80 s on bars and floor... Took home her first event title of the season at Iowa on beam (9.825)... Has competed on all events except vault in both meets this season, scoring 12 9.800 s or higher... Was a mainstay in the TIgers' beam and floor lineups as a freshman... Posted nine scores of 9.800 or higher in 16 meets last season. SABRINA FRANCESCHELLI - Junior from Roslindale, Mass.... Competed in the all-around in eight of 13 meets this season... Posted two 9.80 s on vault and floor with a 9.85 on bars at the NCAA Regional... Recorded a 9.80 at the SEC Championships on both vault and bars... Had one of the best meets of her career as she finished with a career-high 39.325 all-around mark at Centenary... She scored three 9.825 s on vault, bars and beam, and she scored a 9.85 on floor against Centenary... Scored a 9.875 on bars against NC State... Finished with a 9.825 on bars and a 9.80 on beam against
Arkansas... Recorded a career-high 9.925 on bars and also scored a 9.80 on beam and a 9.775 against UIC and UNC... Tallied a 9.825 on beam and a season-high 9.775 floor score at Alabama... Finished with a season high on beam against Florida with a 9.85 and also scored a 9.85 on bars... Tallied a season-high 38.950 all-around score against Georgia... Scored a 9.80 on vault, a 9.775 on beam and a 9.750 on bars against UGA... Finished second in the all-around at the Cancun Classic with a 38.775. SUMMER HUBBARD - Junior from St. Petersburg, Fla.... Has competed on bars, floor and beam this season... Won the bars title with a 9.925 at the NCAA Regional... Tallied a 9.80 on beam and a 9.825 on floor at the SEC Championships... Recorded her third-straight outstanding meet at Centenary with a 9.90 on bars and beam as well as a 9.875... Captured the beam title against Centenary - her fourth beam title of the season... Finished with great scores against NC State - season-high 9.90 on bars, 9.80 on beam and third-straight season-high 9.875 on floor... Had a fantastic meet against Arkansas when she tallied a 9.825 on bars, 9.90 on beam and a 9.875 on floor... Her 9.90 on beam was her third individual title of the season in the event... Recorded a 9.875 on bars, 9.725 on beam and a career-high 9.875 on floor in the tri-meet against UIC and UNC... Captured her second individual title of the season with a 9.875 beam score at Alabama... Posted a season-high 9.80 on floor against Florida... Tallied a season-high 9.90 to win beam at Kentucky... Scored her first 9.80 of the season on bars against Georgia... Earned All-America honors on the bars at the NCAA Champioships last season. SUSAN JACKSON - Junior from Spring, Texas... Claimed 18 individual titles this season - four allaround - through 13 meets this season... Ranked fourth in the all-around standings with a 39.505 RQS and is ranked 12th nationally on vault with a 9.90 RQS, 14th on bars (9.885) and 16th on beam with a 9.880 mark as of March 30... Was the NCAA Central Regional All-Around Champion with a 39.600 and won the beam title with a 9.925... Earned First-Team All-SEC honors for the second straight season and is the SEC Beam Champion after winning the title with a 9.90 at the SEC Championships... Finished second in the all-around at the SEC meet with a 39.525 score... Recorded a 39.550 all-around mark to win the crown at Centenary and also scored a 9.975 on floor to win the title and a 9.95 on vault to win... Had the best meet of her career with a career-best 39.700 all-around score against NC State, including three event titles - 9.925 on bars, career-high 9.50 on beam and 9.925 on floor... Earned her first SEC Gymnast of the Week Honors (3/10) for her performance against NC State... Finished with a 9.875 on vault, 9.825 on bars and a 9.850 on beam against Arkansas... Recorded a 9.90 score on beam to win the title against Illinois-Chicago and North Carolina... Also tied her season high with a 39.500 all-around score... Tallied an inidividual title on beam (tying Hubbard) with a 9.875 at Alabama... Picked up two individual titles against Florida with a 9.90 on vault and a season-high 9.925 on bars... Captured the bars title with a 9.900 at Auburn... Also tied first on beam with a 9.875... Finished with a 39.300 in the all-around to lead the Tigers against Georgia as she scored three 9.850s on vault, beam and floor... Won the vault title at Iowa with a 9.950 and captured the all-around with a 39.350 total. GLORIA JOHNSON - Freshman from Baton Rouge, La... Made her college debut at the Cancun Classic (1/2)... Tallied a 9.80 on floor and a 9.85 on vault at the NCAA Regional... Scored a 9.85 on vault at the SEC Championships... Posted a 9.80 on floor at Centenary... Recorded her ninth 9.80+ on vault with a 9.80 against NC State... Scored a 9.80 on vault and a season-high tying 9.825 on beam against Arkansas... Honored as the SEC Freshman of the Week for the second straight week after her incredible performance against Illinois-Chicago and North Carolina... In the tri-meet she finished with her first two 9.90 s in her career... Captured her first individual title by winning on vault with a 9.90 and also recorded a 9.90 on floor and a 9.80 on beam in the tri-meet... Performed her best this season at Alabama with a 9.825 on vault, a season-best 9.825 on beam and a season-high 9.775 on floor... Named the SEC Freshman of the Week on Feb. 17 for her performance at Alabama... Had a great meet against Georgia in the first home meet of her career when she scored a 9.825 on vault and a season-high 9.725 on beam... Notched a 9.825 on vault and 9.675 on beam in that meet... Broke her career high against Florida on beam with a 9.800... Posted great scores on vault (9.850) and beam (9.800) in that meet... Has posted a 9.825 five times on vault. SEC STANDINGS TEAM SEC PCT. OVERALL PCT. HIGH SCORE GEORGIA 6-0 1.000 22-1.957 198.200 LSU 4-2.667 21-5.808 197.400 FLORIDA 3-3.500 15-6.714 196.875 AUBURN 3-3.500 10-12.455 196.575 ARKANSAS 3-3.500 16-9.640 196.900 ALABAMA 2-4.333 19-5.792 197.350 KENTUCKY 0-6.000 8-19.296 196.225 LAST WEEK IN THE SEC Saturday, April 4 Team Finish Score NCAA Central Regional LSU 1st 196.875 Kentucky 6th 193.700 NCAA North Central Regional Florida 1st 196.775 NCAA Northeast Regional Alabama 1st 197.000 NCAA South Central Regional Arkansas 1st 196.300 NCAA Southeast Regional Georgia 1st 197.700 NCAA West Regional Auburn 4th 195.250 THIS WEEK IN THE SEC NCAA Championships - Session One Georgia - bye, floor, vault, bye, bars, beam LSU - beam, bye, floor, vault, bye, bars Florida - floor, vault, bye, bars, beam, bye NCAA Championships - Session Two Alabama - floor, vault, bye, bars, beam, bye Arkansas - bye, floor, vault, bye, bars, beam
CAREER INDIVIDUAL TITLES Updated Through April 5, 2009 Sr. Ashleigh Clare-Kearney - 111 total titles 35 vault, 26 floor, 22 all-around, 18 bars, 10 beam Jr. Susan Jackson - 28 total titles 7 beam, 6 vault, 5 bars, 5 floor, 5 all-around Jr. Summer Hubbard - 10 total titles 6 bars, 4 beam Sr. Lauren Klein - 8 total titles 7 floor, 1 vault So. Staci Schwitkis - 4 total titles 4 bars Jr. Sabrina Franceschelli - 3 total titles 2 bars, 1 floor So. Samantha Engle - 1 total title 1 beam Fr. Gloria Johnson - 1 total title 1 vault Jr. Kayla Rogers - 1 total title 1 floor So. Paige Cipolloni - 0 total titles Fr. Ashley Lee - 0 total titles So. Nicole Lyons - 0 total titles So. Kirstie Viens - 0 total titles LAUREN KLEIN - Senior from The Woodlands, Texas... Suffered an injury to her ankle during warmups in Cancun that kept her out for three meets... Scored a 9.775 on bars at Kentucky and a 9.050 on bars at Auburn... Saw action on the vault, beam and floor last season... Named to the SEC Honor Roll and was an NACGC Academic All-American last season. ASHLEY LEE - Freshman from Vacaville, Calif.... Transferred at midterm from Baton Rouge Community College... Tallied a 9.775 on vault at Centenary... Has competed twice with a career-high 9.80 vault at Alabama in the No. 6 position and a 9.625 at the No. 6 position at Auburn. NICOLE LYONS - Sophomore from Mountaintop, Pa.... Injured her ankle before the season and will redshirt this season. KAYLA ROGERS - Junior from Liberty, Mo.... Tallied a 9.825 on floor and a 9.85 on vault at the NCAA Regional... Solid yet again with a 9.825 on floor and a 9.85 on vault leading off for the Tigers in both events... Posted a 9.90 on vault and 9.85 on flor at Centenary... Recorded a 9.825 on floor versus NC State... Scored a season-high and career-high tying 9.90 on vault to lead the Tigers off on vault against Arkansas... Captured her first individual title of her career with a 9.925 on floor (tying Clare-Kearney) against Illinois-Chicago and North Carolina... Also scored a 9.775 on vault in the tri-meet... Tallied a 9.825 on vault at Alabama... Tied a career high with a 9.90 on floor against Florida... Recorded a 9.85 on floor against Georgia... Helped the Tigers post a season-high 49.425 on vault with a season-high 9.850 at Iowa... Has competed on vault and floor this season. STACI SCHWITKIS - Sophomore from San Diego, Calif... Delivered two 9.85 s on vault and bars at the NCAA Regional... Posted a 9.85 on vault and bars at the SEC Championships... Scored three 9.85 s at Centneary on vault, bars and beam... Tallied another successful all-around performance with a 39.250 against NC State, including a 9.85 on vault, bars and beam, which is a career high on beam... Notched her first individual title of the season by scoring a 9.875 on bars against Arkansas and led LSU in the allaround with a 39.175... Recorded her best meet of the season with three career-highs, including a 39.350 all-around score against Illinois-Chicago and North Carolina... Also recorded career-highs on beam (9.825) and floor (9.85) and tallied a 9.80 on vault in the tri-meet... Had a fantastic meet at Alabama by scoring a 9.875 on vault and a 9.825 on bars... Broke her season high against Florida with a 9.875 on bars and also scored a 9.80 on vault... Hit for a 9.80 against Georgia on vault, marking the third time in three meets this season she has scored a 9.80 or higher... Proved to be a soild competitor for the Tigers on the vault and bars last season... Hit all 29 of her competitive rountines as a freshman, not scoring below a 9.725 in any event. KIRSTIE VIENS - Sophomore transfer from George Washington University... Originally from Mansfield, Conn.... Saw her first action as a Tiger at Centenary where she scored a 9.80 on floor. TIGER SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS CAREER HIGHS NAME ALL-AROUND ALL-AROUND Paige Cipolloni 9.750 -- -- -- -- 9.875 -- -- -- -- Ashleigh Clare-Kearney 10.00 9.950 9.900 9.975 39.625 10.00 9.950 9.975 10.00 39.825 Samantha Engle -- 9.875 9.850 9.800 -- -- 9.875 9.850 9.900 -- Sabrina Franceschelli 9.825 9.925 9.850 9.850 39.325 9.825 9.925 9.850 9.875 39.325 Summer Hubbard -- 9.925 9.900 9.875 -- -- 9.950 9.900 9.875 -- Susan Jackson 9.950 9.925 9.950 9.975 39.700 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.975 39.700 Gloria Johnson 9.900 -- 9.825 9.900 -- 9.900 -- 9.825 9.900 -- Lauren Klein -- 9.775 -- -- -- 9.900 9.775 9.800 9.975 38.925 Ashley Lee 9.800 -- -- -- -- 9.800 -- -- -- -- Nicole Lyons -- -- -- -- -- 9.900 9.850 9.900 -- -- Kayla Rogers 9.900 -- -- 9.925 -- 9.900 9.675 -- 9.925 -- Staci Schwitkis 9.875 9.875 9.850 9.850 39.350 9.900 9.950 9.850 9.850 39.350 Kirstie Viens -- -- -- 9.800 -- -- -- -- 9.800 --
2009 LSU GYMNASTICS TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (AS OF APRIL 5, 2009) Overall Record: 21-5, Postseason Record: 5-0, SEC Record: 4-2, Home: 5-1, Away: 5-1, Neutral: 11-3 DATE MEET TEAM TEAM SCORE ATTEND. NR 1/2 at Cancun Classic LSU 194.900 49.200 48.500 48.625 48.575 500 7 (Cancun, Mexico) BSU 193.700 48.375 48.700 48.175 48.450 19 UM 192.700 47.950 48.200 47.750 48.800 8 UNC 190.325 47.950 48.300 47.925 46.150 -- 1/9 at Iowa/SE Missouri LSU 194.175 49.425* 48.225 47.675 48.850 568 7 SE Missouri 191.675 48.300 48.475 46.975 47.925 -- Iowa 191.375 48.200 47.100 48.425 47.650 -- 1/16 Georgia Georgia 196.850 49.300 49.175 49.300 49.075 4,369 8 LSU 195.950 49.225 48.975 48.800 48.950 14 1/23 at Kentucky LSU 196.575 49.175 49.300 49.025 49.075 1,311 11 Kentucky 195.225 49.225 48.975 47.825 49.200 -- 1/30 at Auburn Auburn 196.575 49.200 49.150 48.925 49.300 3,521 6 LSU 195.300 49.150 49.025 48.900 48.225 10 2/6 Florida LSU 196.800 49.150 49.425 49.300* 48.925 3,127 11 Florida 195.825 49.175 48.975 48.350 49.325 8 2/13 at Alabama LSU 196.625 49.250 49.125 49.225 49.025 9,663 11 Alabama 195.750 49.100 49.200 48.750 48.700 5 2/20 UNC/Illinois-Chicago LSU 197.400* 49.200 49.500* 49.225 49.475* 1,953 10 UNC 194.775 48.925 48.875 48.750 48.225 -- Illinois-Chicago 192.875 48.600 48.475 47.475 48.325 -- 2/27 Arkansas LSU 196.150 49.275 49.225 49.150 48.500 3,045 6 Arkansas 195.800 49.075 48.975 48.625 49.125 9 3/7 N.C. State LSU 197.150 49.325 49.450 49.100 49.275 6,170 11 NC State 195.725 49.050 49.000 48.850 48.825 -- 3/13 at Centenary LSU 196.650 49.300 49.350 48.650 49.350 500 6 Centenary 192.400 47.625 48.275 47.850 48.650 -- 3/21 SEC Championship Alabama 197.300 49.450 49.350 49.025 49.475 5,045 5 (Nashville, Tenn.) Georgia 196.925 49.325 49.500 48.600 49.500 1 Florida 196.750 49.200 49.375 48.825 49.350 6 LSU 196.550 49.325 49.150 48.900 49.175 4 Auburn 196.350 49.125 49.250 48.850 49.125 11 Arkansas 195.650 49.200 49.075 48.275 49.100 9 Kentucky 195.000 49.225 48.650 48.300 48.825 22 4/4 NCAA Central Regional LSU 196.875 49.425* 49.375 48.850 49.225 2,476 5 (Columbus, Ohio) Oregon State 196.800 49.325 49.150 49.050 49.275 8 Ohio State 195.950 49.100 48.875 49.050 48.925 17 Michigan State 194.825 49.075 48.500 48.200 49.050 -- Kent State 194.650 48.900 47.900 48.825 49.025 22 Kentucky 193.700 49.250 48.625 46.800 49.025 24 4/16-18 NCAA Championships KEY (Lincoln, Neb.) * - Denotes season high LSU Total Average VT Avg. UB Avg. BB Avg. FX Avg. 196.239 49.263 49.125 48.879 48.971
PAIGE CIPOLLONI 1/2 at Cancun Classic -- -- -- -- -- 1/9 at Iowa/SE Missouri -- -- -- -- -- 1/16 Georgia -- -- -- -- -- 1/23 at Kentucky 9.750 -- -- -- -- 1/30 at Auburn -- -- -- -- -- 2/6 Florida -- -- -- -- -- 2/13 at Alabama -- -- -- -- -- 2/20 UNC/Illinois-Chicago -- -- -- -- -- 2/27 Arkansas -- -- -- -- -- 3/7 N.C. State -- -- -- -- -- 3/13 at Centenary 9.750 -- -- -- -- 3/21 SEC Championships -- -- -- -- -- 4/4 NCAA Regionals -- -- -- -- -- Season Average 9.750 -- -- -- -- ASHLEIGH CLARE-KEARNEY 1/2 at Cancun Classic 9.900 9.875 9.775 9.800 39.350 1/9 at Iowa/SE Missouri 9.925 9.850 9.350 9.875 39.000 1/16 Georgia 9.950 9.875 9.325 9.825 38.975 1/23 at Kentucky 9.900 9.925 9.875 9.900 39.600 1/30 at Auburn 9.925 9.825 9.825 9.925 39.500 2/6 Florida 9.875 9.900 9.875 9.975 39.625 2/13 at Alabama 9.900 9.825 9.825 9.950 39.500 2/20 UNC/Illinois-Chicago 9.850 9.950 9.900 9.925 39.625 2/27 Arkansas 9.950 9.875 9.350 9.975 39.150 3/7 N.C. State 10.00 9.900 9.425 9.900 39.225 3/13 at Centenary -- 9.925 -- -- -- 3/21 SEC Championships 9.900 9.900 9.350 9.950 39.100 4/4 NCAA Regionals 9.950 9.900 9.325 9.900 39.075 Season Average 9.919 9.887 9.600 9.908 39.310 SAMANTHA ENGLE 1/2 at Cancun Classic -- 9.800 9.775 9.200 -- 1/9 at Iowa/SE Missouri -- 9.250 9.825 9.800 -- 1/16 Georgia -- 9.800 9.750 9.800 -- 1/23 at Kentucky -- 9.850 9.775 -- -- 1/30 at Auburn -- 9.825 9.800 -- -- 2/6 Florida -- 9.875 9.850 9.175 -- 2/13 at Alabama -- 9.850 8.975 -- -- 2/20 UNC/Illinois-Chicago -- 9.800 -- -- -- 2/27 Arkansas -- 9.300 -- -- -- 3/7 N.C. State -- 9.850 9.775 -- -- 3/13 at Centenary -- 9.800 9.300 -- -- 3/21 SEC Championships -- 9.125 9.750 -- -- 4/4 NCAA Regionals -- 9.800 9.825 -- -- Season Average -- 9.687 9.673 9.494 SABRINA FRANCESCHELLI 1/2 at Cancun Classic 9.725 9.750 9.600 9.700 38.775 1/9 at Iowa/SE Missouri 9.700 9.550 9.600 8.150 37.000 1/16 Georgia 9.800 9.750 9.775 9.625 38.950 1/23 at Kentucky -- -- -- -- -- 1/30 at Auburn -- -- 9.525 9.750 -- 2/6 Florida 9.725 9.850 9.850 9.475 38.900 2/13 at Alabama -- 9.775 9.825 9.775 -- 2/20 UNC/Illinois-Chicago 9.775 9.925 9.800 -- -- 2/27 Arkansas 9.700 9.825 9.800 9.000 38.325 3/7 N.C. State 9.775 9.875 -- -- -- 3/13 at Centenary 9.825 9.825 9.825 9.850 39.325 3/21 SEC Championships 9.800 9.800 9.700 9.675 38.975 4/4 NCAA Regionals 9.800 9.850 9.750 9.800 39.200 Season Average 9.763 9.798 9.732 9.480 38.681 SUMMER HUBBARD 1/2 at Cancun Classic -- 9.300 9.575 9.600 -- 1/9 at Iowa/SE Missouri -- 8.850 8.375 9.700 -- 1/16 Georgia -- 9.800 9.700 9.625 -- 1/23 at Kentucky -- 9.875 9.900 9.725 -- 1/30 at Auburn -- 9.750 9.725 9.025 -- 2/6 Florida -- 9.575 9.875 9.800 -- 2/13 at Alabama -- 9.775 9.875 9.700 -- 2/20 UNC/Illinois-Chicago -- 9.875 9.725 9.875 -- 2/27 Arkansas -- 9.825 9.900 9.875 -- 3/7 N.C. State -- 9.900 9.800 9.875 -- 3/13 at Centenary -- 9.900 9.900 9.875 -- 3/21 SEC Championships -- 9.750 9.800 9.825 -- 4/4 NCAA Regionals -- 9.925 9.650 9.775 -- Season Average -- 9.700 9.677 9.713 -- SUSAN JACKSON 1/2 at Cancun Classic 9.875 9.200 9.800 9.775 38.650 1/9 at Iowa/SE Missouri 9.950 9.825 9.800 9.775 39.350 1/16 Georgia 9.850 9.750 9.850 9.850 39.300 1/23 at Kentucky 9.875 9.875 9.725 9.900 39.375 1/30 at Auburn 9.875 9.900 9.875 9.850 39.500 2/6 Florida 9.900 9.925 9.850 9.775 39.450 2/13 at Alabama 9.825 9.850 9.875 9.825 39.375 2/20 UNC/Illinois-Chicago 9.875 9.875 9.900 9.850 39.500 2/27 Arkansas 9.875 9.825 9.850 9.100 38.650 3/7 N.C. State 9.900 9.925 9.950 9.925 39.700 3/13 at Centenary 9.950 9.850 9.775 9.975 39.550 3/21 SEC Championships 9.875 9.850 9.900 9.900 39.525 4/4 NCAA Regionals 9.925 9.850 9.925 9.900 39.600 Season Average 9.888 9.808 9.852 9.800 39.348 GLORIA JOHNSON 1/2 at Cancun Classic 9.825 -- 9.675 -- -- 1/9 at Iowa/SE Missouri 9.825 -- 9.100 -- -- 1/16 Georgia 9.825 -- 9.725 -- -- 1/23 at Kentucky 9.825 -- 9.750 9.750 -- 1/30 at Auburn 9.700 -- 9.675 -- -- 2/6 Florida 9.850 -- 9.800 -- -- 2/13 at Alabama 9.825 -- 9.825 9.775 -- 2/20 UNC/Illinois-Chicago 9.900 -- 9.800 9.900 -- 2/27 Arkansas 9.800 -- 9.825 -- -- 3/7 N.C. State 9.800 -- 9.725 9.750 -- 3/13 at Centenary -- -- 9.075 9.800 -- 3/21 SEC Championships 9.850 -- 9.750 9.650 -- 4/4 NCAA Regionals 9.850 -- 9.700 9.800 -- Season Average 9.823 -- 9.648 9.775 -- LAUREN KLEIN 1/2 at Cancun Classic -- -- -- -- -- 1/9 at Iowa/SE Missouri -- -- -- -- -- 1/16 Georgia -- -- -- -- -- 1/23 at Kentucky -- 9.775 -- -- -- 1/30 at Auburn -- 9.050 -- -- -- 2/6 Florida -- -- -- -- -- 2/13 at Alabama -- -- -- -- -- 2/20 UNC/Illinois-Chicago -- -- -- -- -- 2/27 Arkansas -- -- -- -- -- 3/7 N.C. State -- -- -- -- -- 3/13 at Centenary -- -- -- -- -- 3/21 SEC Championships -- -- -- -- -- 4/4 NCAA Regionals -- -- -- -- -- Season Average -- 9.413 -- -- --
ASHLEY LEE 1/2 at Cancun Classic -- -- -- -- -- 1/9 at Iowa/SE Missouri -- -- -- -- -- 1/16 Georgia -- -- -- -- -- 1/23 at Kentucky -- -- -- -- -- 1/30 at Auburn 9.625 -- -- -- -- 2/6 Florida -- -- -- -- -- 2/13 at Alabama 9.800 -- -- -- -- 2/20 UNC/Illinois-Chicago -- -- -- -- -- 2/27 Arkansas -- -- -- -- -- 3/7 N.C. State -- -- -- -- -- 3/13 at Centenary 9.775 -- -- -- -- 3/21 SEC Championships -- -- -- -- -- 4/4 NCAA Regionals -- -- -- -- -- Season Average 9.733 -- -- -- -- NICOLE LYONS 1/2 at Cancun Classic -- -- -- -- -- 1/9 at Iowa/SE Missouri -- -- -- -- -- 1/16 Georgia -- -- -- -- -- 1/23 at Kentucky -- -- -- -- -- 1/30 at Auburn -- -- -- -- -- 2/6 Florida -- -- -- -- -- 2/13 at Alabama -- -- -- -- -- 2/20 UNC/Illinois-Chicago -- -- -- -- -- 2/27 Arkansas -- -- -- -- -- 3/7 N.C. State -- -- -- -- -- 3/13 at Centenary -- -- -- -- -- 3/21 SEC Championships -- -- -- -- -- 4/4 NCAA Regionals -- -- -- -- -- Season Average -- -- -- -- -- KAYLA ROGERS 1/2 at Cancun Classic 9.750 -- -- 9.700 -- 1/9 at Iowa/SE Missouri 9.850 -- -- 9.700 -- 1/16 Georgia 9.750 -- -- 9.850 -- 1/23 at Kentucky 9.050 -- -- 9.800 -- 1/30 at Auburn 9.800 -- -- 8.600 -- 2/6 Florida 9.700 -- -- 9.900 -- 2/13 at Alabama 9.825 -- -- 9.675 -- 2/20 UNC/Illinois-Chicago 9.775 -- -- 9.925 -- 2/27 Arkansas 9.900 -- -- 9.775 -- 3/7 N.C. State 9.775 -- -- 9.825 -- 3/13 at Centenary 9.900 -- -- 9.850 -- 3/21 SEC Championships 9.850 -- -- 9.825 -- 4/4 NCAA Regionals 9.850 -- -- 9.825 -- Season Average 9.752 -- -- 9.712 -- STACI SCHWITKIS 1/2 at Cancun Classic 9.850 9.775 -- -- -- 1/9 at Iowa/SE Missouri 9.875 9.750 -- -- -- 1/16 Georgia 9.800 9.725 -- -- -- 1/23 at Kentucky 9.825 9.775 9.250 9.700 38.550 1/30 at Auburn 9.850 9.725 -- 9.675 -- 2/6 Florida 9.800 9.875 -- -- -- 2/13 at Alabama 9.875 9.825 -- -- -- 2/20 UNC/Illinois-Chicago 9.800 9.875 9.825 9.850 39.350 2/27 Arkansas 9.750 9.875 9.775 9.775 39.175 3/7 N.C. State 9.850 9.850 9.850 9.700 39.250 3/13 at Centenary 9.850 9.850 9.850 -- -- 3/21 SEC Championships 9.850 9.850 -- -- -- 4/4 NCAA Regionals 9.850 9.850 -- -- -- Season Average 9.833 9.815 9.710 9.740 39.081 KIRSTIE VIENS 1/2 at Cancun Classic -- -- -- -- -- 1/9 at Iowa/SE Missouri -- -- -- -- -- 1/16 Georgia -- -- -- -- -- 1/23 at Kentucky -- -- -- -- -- 1/30 at Auburn -- -- -- -- -- 2/6 Florida -- -- -- -- -- 2/13 at Alabama -- -- -- -- -- 2/20 UNC/Illinois-Chicago -- -- -- -- -- 2/27 Arkansas -- -- -- -- -- 3/7 N.C. State -- -- -- -- -- 3/13 at Centenary -- -- -- 9.800 -- 3/21 SEC Championships -- -- -- -- -- 4/4 NCAA Regionals -- -- -- -- -- Season Average -- -- -- 9.800 --
2009: 28TH ANNUAL NATIONAL COLLEGIATE WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS Finals April 16-18, 2009 Session One April 16 1 p.m. Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Neb. Rank NQS Region RQS Regional Score Georgia 1 394.955 Southeast (1) 197.255 197.400 LSU 4 393.635 Central (1) 196.760 196.875 Florida 5 393.490 North Central (1) 196.715 196.775 Oklahoma 8 393.065 Northeast (2) 196.465 196.600 Stanford 9 393.025 South Central (2) 196.825 196.200 Penn State 12 392.040 Southeast (2) 196.240 195.800 Session Two April 16 7 p.m. Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Neb. Rank NQS Region RQS Regional Score Utah 2 394.865 West (1) 197.190 197.675 Alabama 3 393.925 Northeast (1) 196.925 197.000 Oregon State 6 393.320 Central (2) 196.520 196.800 UCLA 7 393.205 North Central (2) 196.580 196.625 Arkansas 10 392.740 South Central (1) 196.440 196.300 Illinois 11 392.715 West (2) 196.015 196.700