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2005 Tiger Roster Name Yr. Hgt. Events Hometown Club Team Julie Abaray Fr. 5-2 All-Around Cincinnati, Ohio Queen City Gymnastics Kelley Andersen So./Jr. 5-3 All-Around Omaha, Neb. Cahoy s Gymnastics Nicole Bowman Fr. 5-3 All-Around Virginia Beach, Va. World Class Gymnastics Whitney Crater So. 5-2 Vault, Floor Little Rock, Ark. River City Gymnastics Rachael Dombart Sr. 5-0 Vault, Bars, Beam Woodstock, Ga. Gwinnett Gymnastics Alicia Gilmore So. 5-5 Bars St. Charles, Mo. All-American Gymnastics Jodie Heinicka Jr. 5-4 All-Around Seminole, Fla. LaFleur s Largo Gymnastics Ashley Khederian Fr. 5-2 All-Around Carlisle, Mass. Walker Gymnastics Katie Kluga Fr. 5-4 All-Around Downers Grove, Ill. Illinois Gymnastics Institute Julie O Donnell So. 5-1 Vault, Beam Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City Gymnastics Amanda Pezzullo So. 5-3 All-Around Wheaton, Ill. Illinois Gymnastics Institute Lisa Puccio Fr. 5-3 All-Around Kirkwood, Mo. Gym Quarters Erin Riley Jr. 5-4 Bars Port Reading, N.J. Worldwide Gymnastics Alisha Robinson Sr. 5-3 All-Around Bates City, Mo. Great American Gymnastics Lauren Schwartzman Jr. 4-11 All-Around San Antonio, Texas South Texas Gymnastics Sarah Zigler Jr. 5-4 All-Around Franklin, Tenn. Westside Gymnastics Head Coach: Rob Drass Assistant Coach: Kira Montuori Assistant Coach: Paul Scardina By Class SENIORS ~ 2 Rachael Dombart Alisha Robinson JUNIORS ~ 5 Kelley Andersen Jodie Heinicka Erin Riley Lauren Schwartzman Sarah Zigler SOPHOMORES ~ 4 Whitney Crater Alicia Gilmore Julie O Donnell Amanda Pezzullo FRESHMEN ~ 5 Julie Abaray Nicole Bowman Ashley Khederian Katie Kluga Lisa Puccio By Height 4-11 Lauren Schwartzman 5-0 Rachael Dombart 5-1 Julie O Donnell 5-2 Julie Abaray Whitney Crater Ashley Khederian 5-3 Kelley Andersen Nicole Bowman Amanda Pezzullo Lisa Puccio Alisha Robinson 5-4 Jodie Heinicka Katie Kluga Erin Riley Sarah Zigler 5-5 Alicia Gilmore PRONUNCIATION Pronunciations GUIDE Jodie Heinicka ~ HINE-i-kuh Ashley Khederian ~ Ke-dare-ian Katie Kluga ~ k-loo-ga Amanda Pezzullo ~ Pe-ZOO-low Lisa Puccio ~ pu-chio Kira Montuori ~ k-ear-a Paul Scardina ~ Scar-DEE-na 18
Rachael Dombart 5-0 Senior Woodstock, Ga. Sequoyah HS Gwinnett Gymnastics AULT: NA : 9.850 : 9.925 LOOR: NA AA: NA 9.850 v. Ball State, 2002 9.925 at Big 12 Meet, 2002 Junior (2004): Rachael Dombart scored a 9.800 on beam at the 2004 Cat Classic team competition... advancing to the Individual finals, she duplicated the mark to finish fourth overall... opened the season scoring a 9.775 on bars at New Hampshire... earned academic All- Big 12 first team recognition. Sophomore (2003): Dombart recorded 8-of-12 routines on the uneven bars scoring a 9.725 or higher as a sophomore last season scored a 9.825 to finish third on bars at the Cat Classic followed up recording a 9.875 beam routine to finish third and advance to the individual championship in both events went on to take second-place scoring a 9.875 on beam during the Cat Classic individual competition scored above a 9.700 on beam in nine meets, including a 9.800 12th-place finish at the Big 12 Championship. Freshman (2002): In her inaugural season, Dombart adorned the Tiger lineup as Mizzou s only All-Big 12 team member the freshman tied for second on the balance beam scoring a career, freshman and all-time Missouri high 9.925 a standard competitor on the Tiger uneven bars and beam lineups, she also recorded a personal best on the bars scoring a 9.850 to finish second against Ball State scoring a 9.850 on the beam against Texas Woman s, Dombart finished third overall summing up her freshman season, she finished 12th on bars and 17th on beam at the North Central Regional meet. Club/High School: Dombart was a U.S. national qualifier in 1998 and 1999 was the Georgia state beam and bars champion in 1998 finished second overall in the AA Regional Championships in 1999 after finishing second on the beam and floor and third on bars at Nationals in 1999, she finished fourth on beam finished second at the Georgia state meet in both 2000 and 2001 trained at the Gwinnett Gymnastics Center in Liliburn, Ga., under coaches Dan Thaxton, Beth Hair and Gregory Gutkin helped Gwinnett win the Georgia team championship four years running from 1998-01 graduated from Sequoyah High School with a perfect 4.0 GPA a member of the National Art Honors Society nominated as a National Merit Scholar and for the Governor s Award. Personal: Rachael is the daughter of Ken and Sue Dombart born Dec. 16, 1982 is majoring in interdisciplinary studies and is interested in pursuing a degree in physical therapy. 19
Alisha Robinson 5-3 Senior Bates City, Mo. Oak Grove HS Great American Gymnastics 9.975 AULT: 9.975, twice in 2004 : 9.950 9.950 v. Texas Women s, 2004 : 9.925 9.925 at Mizzou Invite, 2004 9.975 LOOR: 9.975 at Cat Classic, 2004 AA: 39.650 39.650, twice in 2004 Junior (2004): Alisha Robinson scored a 9.950 to tie for first-place honors on vault at the 2004 Big 12 Championship to become one of five Missouri gymnasts to win a Big 12 title... also scored a 9.900 on floor to tie for second-place and earn a second All-Big 12 first team nod... scored a 39.350 all-around total to finish fifth overall... rewrote the Tiger recordbooks scoring a 39.650 on her way to winning the Cat Classic all-around title... reaching the podium, Robinson also picked up the Cat Classic vault title scoring a 9.925... tied Lauren Schwartzman setting a Mizzou and Cat Classic floor exercise record (9.975)... repeating the feat, she scored her second 39.650 to win the Mizzou Invitational all-around title... picking up three additional event victories, she scored a 9.925 on vault and beam and then scored a 9.950 to win the floor title... earned Big 12 Gymnast of the Week recognition for her performance... setting a new Mizzou vault high scoring a 9.975 against Nebraska, she also established a new junior vault record... she now owns the freshman, sophomore and junior Missouri vault records... picked up four-of-six event titles in MU's two-meet trip to Utah... won the vault and bar titles against Utah State/ Boise State and picked up the vault and floor titles against BYU... received national recognition as the sixth ranked vaulter owning a 9.945 RQS at the end of the regular season... was also tabbed 42nd on floor (9.915), 44th on bars (9.885) and 26th in the all-around owning a 39.450 RQS... ranked first on vault in the South Central Region--the highest ranking a Tiger has received... also ranked fifth on floor (9.915), eighth on bars, and 23rd on beam (9.835) and eighth in the all-around (39.275) during the regular season... won 21 event titles in 2004 with six second-place finishes... scored a 9.900 or above on 10 consecutive vaults, including a 9.900 at the Cat Classic individual finals... failed to score a 9.850 on vault during the entire season. Sophomore (2003): Robinson earned her second bid to the NCAA Championship as an individual all-arounder... finished preliminary session ranked 13th with a 38.975... won the 2003 South Central Regional vault title scoring a 9.900... finished fourth in the all-around scoring a 39.350... named first team All-Big 12 finishing second in the all-around at the Big 12 Championship scoring a 39.550... the mark is both Missouri and Robinson s second-highest career score also finished second on the floor exercise to earn All-Big 12 first team honors tying her career-high with a 9.950... the mark set Missouri s sophomore record scored a 9.900 on bars (sixth) and scored a 9.850 on vault and beam to finish seventh and eighth, respectively at the Big 12 meet scored her third 9.900 vault against BYU won the all-around title against Arkansas scoring a 39.425 tying Missouri s third-highest score in history also tied for top honors on the 20
Alisha Robinson balance beam and vault with 9.875 scores tied for first-place honors on vault scoring a 9.875 against then No. 19 ranked Iowa State and was second in the allaround competition scoring a 38.700 won the Corvette Cup all-around title scoring a 39.400 tallying her fourth-highest mark shared the Corvette Cup floor title with Schwartzman and finished second on the vault posting 9.900 marks in both events both scores rank second in Corvette Cup history won the Auburn Invitational vault title scoring a 9.900 setting MU s sophomore record for the third time won the Cat Classic uneven bars title scoring a 9.900 and tied the Mizzou sophomore record finished second or higher on 10-of-12 vaults in 2003, including four first-place honors owns 11 first-place event finishes overall and 11 secondplace rankings. Freshman (2002): Leapt onto the scene as Missouri s most decorated athlete in 2002 in 51 events during the season, the freshman only scored below a 9.8 on 14 apparatus and recorded a 9.9+ on 19 events she won 19 event titles, including three meets simultaneously winning the vault, bars, floor and all-around titles rewrote all five Mizzou freshman records in her first meet against Bowling Green, setting MU s highest all-time all-around record at 39.575 stunned spectators at the Cat Classic winning the floor exercise setting another all-time and Cat Classic record (9.925) again topped the feat scoring a 9.950 during the individual championship to lead the field and establish Mizzou and tournament highs won two event titles at the Corvette Cup scoring a 9.900 on bars and a 9.775 on vault earned Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors won the 2002 North Central Regional all-around title to become Missouri s first regional all-around champion in school history her 39.500 score was the second highest amongst all regional competitors be- came MU s first NCAA qualifier since Kellie Copeland in 1993 fin- ished second on bars, fourth on vault, fifth on floor and seventh on beam at the regional meet... became Missouri s second All-Ameri- can in school history finishing seventh on the vault at the NCAA Championships scoring a 9.875. Club/High School: A member of the U.S. National and World Tumbling team from 1999-2001 won the U.S. power tumbling title in 2001 went on to finish fifth at the World Championship meet was fourth at the World Cup in 2000 and helped the U.S. team to a fifth-place finish overall ranked 14th in the world as a U.S. team member in 1999 while helping team to a fourth-place showing trained at Great American Gymnastics Express in Blue Springs, Mo., under the direction of coach Al Fong also tumbled for three-time world champion Jon Beck at the American Center for Elite Sports (ACES) in New Orleans, La. Personal: Alisha is the daughter of Roger and Pam Robinson born May 14, 1982 is majoring in general agriculture has aspirations to own her own gymnastics training facility. Year-by-Year 2004 SEASON RESULTS Meet V UB BB FX AA Iowa State 9.850 9.650 9.900 9.825 38.225 UNH 9.850 9.850 9.775 9.000 38.475 SEMO -- -- -- 9.825 -- Nebraska 9.975 9.825 9.850 9.525 39.175 Cat Classic 9.925 9.875 9.875 9.975 39.650 Arkansas 9.975 9.900 9.375 9.850 39.100 USU-BSU 9.900 9.925 -- 9.725 -- BYU 9.925 9.775 -- 9.950 -- Oklahoma 9.900 8.875 9.900 9.825 39.500 Mizzou Invite 9.925 9.850 9.925 9.950 39.650 TWU Invite 9.950 9.925 9.750 9.925 39.575 Big 12 9.950 9.825 9.675 9.900 39.350 Regionals 9.850 9.125 9.775 9.075 37.825 Average 9.915 9.700 9.780 9.720 39.053 2003 SEASON RESULTS Meet V UB BB FX AA Pittsburgh -- 9.275 9.800 -- -- Nebraska 9.775 9.425 8.500 -- -- Illinois State 9.850 9.850 9.825 -- -- Cat Classic 9.850 9.900 9.750 9.675 39.175 Auburn 9.900 9.000 9.000 9.825 37.725 Oklahoma 9.875 9.375 9.875 9.850 38.975 Corvette Cup 9.900 9.825 9.775 9.900 39.400 Iowa State 9.875 9.150 9.825 9.850 38.700 Arkansas 9.875 9.875 9.875 9.800 39.425 BYU 9.900 9.850 9.150 9.100 37.975 Big 12 9.850 9.900 9.850 9.950 39.550 Regionals 9.900 9.875 9.700 9.875 39.350 Nationals 9.750 9.675 9.775 9.775 38.975 Average 9.862 9.584 9.561 9.750 38.866 2002 SEASON RESULTS Meet V UB BB FX AA Jan. 13 9.925 9.900 9.875 9.875 39.575 Jan. 20 9.800 9.900 9.675 9.700 39.075 Jan. 26 9.850 9.825 9.825 9.850 39.350 Feb. 1 9.825 9.650 9.850 9.925 39.250 Feb. 2 9.825 9.850 9.950 Feb. 8 9.825 9.875 9.825 9.875 39.400 Feb. 17 9.925 9.925 9.550 9.900 39.300 Feb. 22 9.375 9.725 March 2 9.775 9.900 March 9 9.900 9.725 9.700 9.800 39.175 March 17 9.825 9.875 9.300 9.950 38.950 March 20 9.825 9.875 8.775 9.325 37.800 March 23 9.825 9.850 9.300 9.750 38.725 April 6 9.875 9.900 9.825 9.900 39.500 April 18 9.875 9.625 9.650 9.800 38.950 Average 9.813 9.825 9.591 9.803 39.434 21
Kelley Andersen 5-3 Junior Omaha, Neb. Westside HS Cahoy s Gymnastics 9.675 AULT: 9.675 v. Iowa State, 2004 : 9.875 9.875 v. Iowa State, 2004 : 9.875 9.875 v. Oklahoma, 2004 9.925 LOOR: 9.925 v. Texas Woman s, 2004 AA: 39.300 39.300 v. Iowa State, 2004 Freshman (2004): In her first collegiate meet, Kelley Andersen scored a 39.300 all-around score... she posted a 9.875 career-high on bars, a 9.850 on beam and a 9.900 on the floor exercise against Iowa State... set a new career mark on beam scoring a 9.875 to help the Tigers set a new program record on its way to defeating then #8 Oklahoma... competing on floor for just the second time in 2004, she scored a 9.900 to tie her previous career-high... making the third time a charm, she set a new career-high on floor tying to win the event at the Texas Woman's Invitational scoring a 9.925... scored a 9.825 on floor, a 9.750 on bars and a 9.700 on beam at the Big 12 Championship... scored a 9.825 or higher on 8-of-10 bar routines during the regular year to own a 9.840 RQS... has also scored a 9.825+ on 7- of-8 beam routines to own a 9.850 RQS... finished the regular season ranked 15th in the South Central Regional on beam and 21st on bars... scored a 9.800 on floor and a 9.775 on beam at the Northeast Regional to finish 21st and 22nd, respectively. Freshman (2003): Suffering an Achilles injury during Mizzou s Black & Gold intersquad scrimmage, Andersen spent her inaugural season with the Tigers as a medical redshirt... fully rehabilitated, she looks to make an impact as an all-around contender in 2004. Club/High School: Andersen holds every gymnastics record at Westside High School (Neb.) earned high school national champion titles on vault and floor in 2002 was also runner-up at the Junior Olympic Nationals in the floor competition helped Westside to a state championship title in 2001 won the Regional vault title in 2002 trained at Cahoy s Gymnastics under coach Cathryne Cahoy highlighted as a Junior Olympic national qualifier in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, and 2002. Personal: Kelley is the daughter of Ronald and Patty Andersen... born on March 27, 1984 is a textiles and apparel management major. 22
Jodie Heinicka 5-4 Junior Seminole, Fla. Seminole HS LaFleur s Largo Gymnastics 9.850 : 9.950 : NA LOOR: NA AA: NA AULT: 9.850 v. Auburn, 2003 9.950 at Cat Classic, 2004 Sophomore (2004): Working her way back into the Mizzou lineup following ACL rehabilitation, Jodie Heinicka competed in six meets last season... scored a 9.950 to win the 2004 Cat Classic uneven bar title recording Mizzou's all-time highest score on the apparatus... the mark is a career-high and set the Missouri sophomore and Cat Classic record... ended the regular season scoring a 9.900 at the Texas Woman's Invitational... tied for second-place honors against Arkansas scoring a 9.875... earned academic All-Big 12 first team recognition. Freshman (2003): Heinicka opened the 2003 season scoring a 9.825 on vault against Iowa State to finish sixth she won the Corvette Cup uneven bars title scoring a 9.850 routine also finished ninth on vault with a 9.800 score scored a 9.800 on bars at the Cat Classic to advance to the individual championship where she scored a 9.875 to win the individual competition... finished second on vault at the Auburn Invitational scoring a career-high 9.850 mark recorded six meets scoring a 9.800 or above on vault also put up a 9.800 or above on the uneven bars in four-of-seven consecutive meets scored previous career-high mark of 9.825 against Illinois State and Oklahoma sidelined for season after suffering an ACL injury during the Arkansas meet despite sitting out, she ended the regular season tied for 24th in the South Central Region on the vault owning a 9.805 RQS fourth highest on the MU team also tied for 47th on the uneven bars with a 9.760 RQS. Club/High School: A Junior Olympic national qualifier four consecutive years from 1999 to 2002 highlighted in 2002 placing fist on vault, second on bars, and fourth in the all around at Florida State Championship went on to finish second on vault and bars and seventh in the all-around competition at the Regional meet capped off 2002 season finishing eighth in the country on bars at the national as she helped her national team, to a national championship title recipient of the Florida NAWGJ Judges Award for Outstanding Senior Gymnast started gymnastics training when 16 months old was a member of the National Honor Society and graduated from Seminole High School with a 3.96 grade point average voted Most Spirited Student as a senior. Personal: Jodie is the daughter of Kim and Julie Heinicka was born Oct. 22, 1983... is majoring in physical therapy mother, Julie, was a professional ice skater with the Ice Capades. 23
Erin Riley 5-4 Junior Port Reading, N.J. Woodbridge HS Worldwide Gymnastics 9.550 AULT: 9.550 at Level 10 : 9.475 9.475 at Level 10 : 9.450 9.450 at Level 10 9.650 LOOR: 9.650 at Level 10 AA: 37.600 37.600 at Level 10 Sophomore (2004): Training with the Tigers as a sophomore last season, Riley worked to improve her skills on the uneven bars. Prep: Riley came to Missouri as a transfer from the University of Florida earned academic All-America honors in 2003 and was named to the Dean s List during both semesters finished second on the floor exercise and uneven bars at the 2000 New Jersey State Championship qualified for the Elite Regional were she won the all-around and uneven bars titles also qualified for the 2000 U.S. Classic, but was unable to compete due to an injury that consequently sidelined her during the 2001 and 2002 seasons trained under coaches Bruce Petty and Maggie Haney at the Worldwide Gymnastics Academy graduated from Woodbridge High School with a perfect 4.0 grade point average as Salutatorian also a member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Erin is the daughter of John and Nancy Riley born July 20, 1984 is majoring in nutritional science and intends to pursue a career as an orthopedic surgeon. 24
Sarah Zigler 5-4 Junior Franklin, Tenn. Franklin HS Westside Gymnastics 9.750 AULT: 9.750 at Mizzou Invite, 2004 : 9.875 9.875 v. Arkansas, 2004 : 9.150 9.150 at Level 10 9.475 LOOR: 9.475 at Level 10 AA: NA Sophomore (2004): Sarah Zigler made her Mizzou debut scoring a 9.825 on bars against Nebraska setting a career-high... competing in the Cat Classic, she scored a 9.750 leading up to another career-high mark against Arkansas when she scored a 9.875 for a second-place finish... scoring a 9.750 against then #8 Oklahoma, she helped the Tigers tie the program's second-highest uneven bar total... scoring a 9.800 at the Texas Woman's Invitational, she helped the Tigers to another program high 49.400... scored a 9.750 at the Big 12 Championship... competing on vault, she scored a 9.750 at the Mizzou Invitational... earning recognition in the South Central Region, she ranked as the 41st finest uneven bars competitor (9.780 RQS) at the end of regular season competition. Prep: Zigler joined the Tiger squad as a transfer from Arizona State... owning three years of national experience finished second in the all-around at the Level 10 National Championship in 2002 she finished 16 th in 2000 and placed seventh as Level 9 competitor in 1999 qualified for the Level 10 regional competition in three consecutive seasons from 2000-2002 competing for Westside Gymnastics Academy, under coach Bill Ethridge, she finished fifth in the all-around at the 2002 Tennessee State Championship she also placed fourth overall at the state level in 2001 and won the all-around title at her first Level 10 championship in 2000 was a USAIGC All- American Independent Optional in 1999 and placed seventh in the all-around at the state meet participated in the 1996 Gymnastics Demonstrator for the Coca-Cola National Master Class was a member of the Franklin High School track and field team where she finished sixth at the state competition after just six weeks of training. Personal: Sarah is the daughter of Tom and Pam Zigler born Oct. 29, 1983 father was a gymnast at Arizona State, while sister Shanah is a member of the Murray State track team participating in the pole vault and high jump intends to major in communication in order to pursue a career in athletics. 25
Lauren Schwartzman 4-11 Junior San Antonio, Texas Health Careers HS South Texas Gymnastics 9.900 AULT: 9.900, three times in 2004 NA : NA : 10.000 10.000,, twice in 2004 9.975 LOOR: 9.975 at Cat Classic, 2004 AA: NA Sophomore (2004): Lauren Schwartzman scored a 9.925 to win the 2004 Big 12 Championship beam title to become one of five Mizzou Big 12 champions... also tied for fourth on vault to pick up a second All-Big 12 accolade... recorded the first perfect beam score in Mizzou history posting a 10.000 in the Tigers opener against Iowa State... came back to repeat the feat scoring another flawless routine at the Texas Woman's Invitational... earned Big 12 Gymnast of the Week recognition after tying for first-place honors scoring a 9.950 on beam and floor to help the Tigers upset #8 Oklahoma... tied Alisha Robinson to set Mizzou's highest floor score winning the Cat Classic title with a 9.975... the mark is a career-high and sets the Mizzou sophomore record on the event... took top Cat Classic honors on the balance beam (9.925) and finished fourth on vault (9.900)... finished second on beam scoring a 9.900 during the individual finals... recorded a career-high 9.900 on vault against Arkansas and New Hampshire to tie Mizzou s sophomore record... repeated the feat to tie for fifth at the 2004 NCAA Northeast Regional meet... also tied for second on beam scoring a 9.925 setting a Missouri regional record on the apparatus... tied for eighth on the floor exercise scoring a 9.850... ranked as the #1 balance beam contender in both the Jan. 17 and March 15 South Central Region rankings--it is the highest individual ranking a Tiger has received... finished the regular season ranked sixth in the nation on beam owning a 9.940 RQS... also ranked 68th on vault (9.870) and 72nd on floor (9.900)... in the South Central Region, she finished the regular season ranked second on beam, 10th on floor and ninth on vault... competing in 36 events, she recorded 12 first-place and six second-place finishes... won the beam title in 9-of-11 regular season meets... scored a 9.900 or above on 11 of her 13 beam routines, including a 9.900 in the Cat Classic Individual Finals... also scored a 9.800 or above on floor on 10-of-12 routines and 11- of-12 vaults... received academic All-Big 12 first team recognition. Freshman (2003): Schwartzman earned All-Big 12 first team honors scoring a 9.925 career-high on the floor exercise to tie for fourthplace... also scored a 9.875 on balance beam to earn first team All-Big 12 recognition also placing fourth performed a 9.875 floor routine at the South Central Regional to tie for ninth-place... also finished ninth on beam scoring a 9.800... recorded 10 first-place finishes on the year... has scored a 9.800 or above on 23 of 33 routines, including 10-of-12 floor exercises tied for first on the balance beam against Brigham Young scoring a 9.850... also tied a career-high 9.875 vault against Brigham Young scored a 9.875 on the vault against Arkansas to tie for top meet honors and establish a new career-high on the apparatus also scored a 9.875 on the balance beam 26
Lauren Schwartzman to tie for first-place scored a 9.900 to own her second-highest career mark to win the floor title at the 2003 Corvette Cup also posted second-highest 9.850 vault to finish fourth duplicated 9.850 vault against Iowa State put up a 9.900 to take first-place beam honors against No. 13 ranked Oklahoma also topped Mizzou s floor lineup scoring a 9.875 won four event titles and set two Missouri records at the 23rd Annual State Farm Cat Classic scored a 9.925 on the balance beam to tie the MU all-time and freshman marks on the apparatus and tied the Cat Classic meet mark won the individual beam title scoring a 9.900 won the Cat Classic floor exercise competition scoring a 9.850 and came back to win the individual championship title posting a 9.900 honored as the Big 12 Gymnast of the Week Feb. 10-16 finished in the top-third of all competitors on 19 beam and floor events. Club/High School: Schwartzman won the International Hall of Fame Classic allaround competition two years running from 2001-02 helped South Texas Gymnastics to a second-place finish at the Texas state championships four consecutive seasons from 1999-2002 South Texas also won the 2002 International Hall of Fame Classic and a second-place Magical Classic finish in 2002 won the Level 10 Regional all-around and floor competitions in 2001 finished 12th overall at the Junior Olympic nationals in the all-around in 2000 and was 14th in 2001 was the USAIGC National all-around champion in 1999 was a Junior Olympic Level 10 national qualifier in 1998, 2000, 2001, and 2002 also competed for the San Antonio Jets cheerleading squad for two years helped team to a fifth-place finish at the American Cheer Power nationals was honored as an All-American cheerleader in 2001 and 2002. Personal: Lauren is the daughter of Lee and Elizabeth Schwartzman born May 14, 1984 major is fitness and nutrition, with plans to focus in health professions nickname is Bunny. Year-by-Year 2004 SEASON RESULTS Meet V UB BB FX AA Iowa State 9.825 -- 10.00 9.925 -- UNH 9.900 -- 9.900 9.850 -- SEMO 9.800 -- 9.900 9.875 -- Nebraska 9.850 -- 9.675 9.700 -- Cat Classic 9.900 -- 9.925 9.975 -- Arkansas 9.900 -- 9.925 9.900 -- USU-BSU 9.850 -- 9.825 9.900 -- BYU 9.850 -- 9.900 9.250 -- Oklahoma 9.775 -- 9.950 9.950 -- TWU Invite 9.825 -- 10.00 9.875 -- Big 12 9.850 -- 9.925 9.850 -- Regionals 9.900 -- 9.925 9.850 -- Average 9.852 9.904 9.825 2003 SEASON RESULTS Meet V UB BB FX Iowa State -- 9.775 9.725 Pittsburgh 9.700 9.825 9.875 Nebraska -- 9.350 9.850 Illinois State 9.625 9.875 9.875 Cat Classic -- 9.925 9.850 Auburn 9.625 9.425 9.850 Oklahoma 9.675 9.900 9.875 Corvette Cup 9.850 9.325 9.900 Iowa State 9.850 9.825 9.825 Arkansas 9.875 9.875 9.850 BYU 9.875 9.850 9.325 Big 12 9.850 9.875 9.925 Regionals 9.725 9.800 9.875 Average 9.769 9.735 9.810 AA 27
Whitney Crater 5-2 Sophomore Little Rock, Ark. Parkview HS River City Gymnastics 9.900 AULT: 9.900, three times in 2004 : 9.675 9.675 at Level 10 : 9.000 9.000 at Level 10 9.600 LOOR: 9.600 exhibition, 2004 AA: 37.900 37.900 at Level 9 Freshman (2004): Stepping in as one of Mizzou s standards on the vault, Whitney Crater posted a 9.850 on the event in her inaugural meet against Iowa State... the mark ranked the freshman third overall in the meet and eighth in the South Central Region that week... pushing herself further, she scored a 9.900 to win the vault title and post a new career-mark against SEMO... turned in nine vault scores of 9.800 or above, including another 9.850 against then #8 Oklahoma... the freshman tied her career-high at both the Mizzou Invitational and Texas Woman's Invitational scoring a 9.900 in two consecutive meets... helped the Tigers to a 49.200 vault total scoring a 9.800 at the Big 12 Championship... finished the regular season with a 9.865 RQS to rank 13th in the South Central Region and 78th nationally... rounded out the year scoring a 9.800 on vault to finish 26th at the NCAA Northeast Regional. Club/High School: Crater joined the Mizzou squad toting two regional titles won the Region III vault and uneven bars championships in 2003 also finished fourth in the all-around and 12th on the floor went on to finish fourth on vault at the 2003 Western Finals was a member of the River City Gymnastics club under coaches Jamie Russenberger and Hector Planchart led River City to the Arkansas state championship title four consecutive seasons from 1999-2003 a member of the Tidwell Project dance team from 2000-2003 also a member of the Parkview High School cheerleading squad for three years, serving as the co-captain as a junior and senior participated in various scholarship beauty pageants graduated with art honors. Personal: Whitney is the daughter of A.C. and Renee Crater born Sept. 26, 1986 intends to major in broadcast journalism in order to pursue a career in sports broadcasting. 28
Alicia Gilmore 5-5 Sophomore St. Charles, Mo. Francis Howell North HS All-American Gymnastics 9.550 AULT: 9.550 at Level 9 : 9.325 9.325 exhibition, 2004 : 9.250 9.250 at Level 9 9.450 LOOR: 9.450 at Level 9 AA: 37.025 37.025 at Level 9 Freshman (2004): Training with the Mizzou program as a freshman last season, Alicia Gilmore worked to improve her skills on the uneven parallel bars. Prep: Gilmore was a Level 10 Region IV qualifier finishing 14th in the all-around in 2003 placed eighth in the all-around at the Level 9 National competition in 2002 owns both the all-around and uneven bar record at All-Star Gymnastics trained under coaches Bill and Sue Hopkins and Stefanie Price at All-American Gymnastics Academy in St. Louis, Mo. graduated from Francis Howell North High School with a 4.3 grade point average to rank seventh in her senior class was a member of the National Honor Society and nominated for Girl s State. Personal: Alicia is the daughter of Mike and Valerie Gilmore born Sept. 13, 1985 is majoring in advertising and intends to pursue a law degree. 29
Julie O Donnell 5-1 Sophomore Kansas City, Mo. Oak Park HS Kansas City Gymnastics 9.200 AULT: 9.200 at Level 10 : 9.050 9.050 at Level 10 : 9.550 9.550 at Level 10 9.150 LOOR: 9.150 at Level 10 AA: 36.200 36.200 at Level 10 Freshman (2004): Julie O Donnell spent her inaugural season training with the Mizzou program in efforts to fine tune her skills and earn a position on the competitive floor. Prep: As a member of the Kansas City Gymnastics School, O Donnell was a four-time qualifier to the Region IV Championships also qualified for the Level 9 Western Nationals holds the Show Me-State Games vault and all-around records... trained under coach Laura Cashmore was a two-time academic letterwinner at Oak Park High School graduated with the highest grade point average from her senior class of 526 students received the George Washington Carver and Presidential Academic Excellence awards was a member of the German National Honor Society and the Bright Flight program. Personal: Julie is the daughter of Tom and Kathy O Donnell born June 14, 1985 intends to major in biology in order to pursue a career in veterinary medicine. 30
Amanda Pezzullo 5-3 Sophomore Wheaton, Ill. Wheaton-Warrenville South HS Illinois Gymnastics Institute 9.900 AULT: 9.900 v. BYU, 2004 : 9.000 9.000 at Level 10 : 9.825 9.825 at Big 12 Meet, 2004 9.875 LOOR: 9.875 v. BYU, 2004 AA: 36.975 36.975 at Level 10 Freshman (2004): Stepping in as a three-event competitor, Amanda Pezzullo highlighted her freshman season owning an impressive 9.845 vault average... after posting a 9.825 in her inaugural meet against ISU, she recorded three consecutive 9.850 marks before scoring a career-high 9.875 at the Cat Classic... she then topped her previous career-mark scoring a 9.900 for a second-place finish against BYU... came back to repeat the feat scoring a 9.900 to finish second at the Mizzou Invitational... also scored a career-high 9.825 on beam... working her way into the season on floor, she scored a 9.800 against New Hampshire and then topped the mark scoring a career-high 9.875 against both SEMO and BYU... scored a 9.800 on vault and a 9.825 on beam at the Big 12 Championship... scored a 9.800 or above on 11-of-13 vaults, including a 9.875 at the Cat Classic Individual Finals... scored a 9.775 on vault and a 9.725 on beam to finish tied for 29th at the NCAA Northeast Regional... tabbed as the nation's 71st finest vault competitor owning a 9.865 regional qualifying score following regular season competition... finished the year ranked 11th on vault, 37th on floor (9.830) and 43rd on beam (9.775) in the South Central Region. Club/High School: Pezzullo brought a wealth of experience to the Mizzou squad qualified for the 2003 Level 10 National Championship won the Illinois state vault title and finished second on the balance beam, floor exercise an all-around competitions also won the vault title at the Chicago Style Meet in 2003 captured her first Level 10 Regional vault title in 2002 and finished first on vault and fifth on beam at the state competition was a national qualifier on beam in 2001, finishing 11 th overall qualified for Level 10 nationals as an alternate in 2000 and was a two-time Level 9 Eastern Regional qualifier in 1998 and 1999 trained under coaches Todd Gardiner, Kurt Aichele and Sharon Barbatos at the Illinois Gymnastics Institute led her team to claim consecutive state titles from 2000-2002 graduated with honors from Wheaton-Warrenville South High School. Personal: Amanda is the daughter of John and Linda Pezzullo born April 8, 1985 intends to major in psychology with aspirations toward a career as a strength and conditioning coach. 31
Julie Abaray 5-2 Freshman Cincinnati, Ohio Lakota East HS Queen City Gymnastics 9.550 AULT: 9.550 exhibition, 2005 : 9.700 9.700 exhibition, 2005 : 9.700 9.700 exhibition, 2005 9.550 LOOR: 9.550 at Level 10 AA: 38.250 38.250 exhibition, 2005 Prep: Julie Abaray joins the Mizzou squad with a wealth of national experience highlighted the 2004 season winning the Junior National and Regional beam titles won the Ohio state all-around, vault, bars and beam championships, while finishing third on the floor exercise finished fourth on beam at the 2002 Junior Nationals and won the Ohio state floor and all-around titles in 2001, she finished fifth at nationals in the all-around and on beam, while also claiming the Ohio beam title a three-time team captain at Queen City Gymnastics, she helped the team to a first-place Level 10 national team finish in 2004 trained under coaches Jennifer and Trevor O Hara and coach Jenny Cox chose Mizzou over Michigan State, Ohio State and Kent State. Personal: Julie is the daughter of Terry and Janet Abaray born Feb. 28, 1986 intends to major in broadcast journalism with aspirations of becoming a news broadcaster was the Sports Editor for the Lakota East High School Spark was a National Hemingway Finalist and recipient of the Quill & Scroll Journalism award. 32
Nicole Bowman 5-3 Freshman Virginia Beach, Va. Tabb HS World Class Gymnastics 9.525 AULT: 9.525 at Level 10 : 9.350 9.350 at Level 10 : 9.500 9.500 at Level 10 9.575 LOOR: 9.575 at Level 10 AA: 37.525 37.525 at Level 10 Prep: Nicole Bowman was a member of the 2003 Junior National team finished 13th at the Junior National Championships in 2003 was the Virginia and Regional runner-up on floor and in the all-around competing for Frank W. Cox High School (Va.), she finished second on floor and bars and third on beam at the 2003 district meet helped Cox to a second-place state finish and on to claiming the regional and district championships in 2003 was a Junior National team alternate in 2002 highlighted as the Capital Cup beam champion as a Level 10 competitor in 2002 and a Level 9 competitor in 1999 crowned as the 2001 Level 10 National AAU uneven bars champion trained with World Class Gymnastics under coaches Tami Elliot Harrison and Jon Angle chose Missouri over Arizona and Illinois-Champaign Personal: Nicole is the daughter of Michael and Patricia Bowman born May 7, 1986 intends to major in business with aspirations of attending law school. 33
Ashley Khederian 5-2 Freshman Carlisle, Mass. Concord-Carlisle HS Walker Gymnastics 9.650 AULT: 9.650 exhibition, 2005 : 9.500 9.500 exhibition, 2005 : 9.150 9.150 at Level 10 9.800 LOOR: 9.800 exhibition, 2005 AA: 37.850 37.850 exhibition, 2005 Prep: Ashley Khederian brings a wealth of experience to the Mizzou program a three-time Junior National qualifier, she finished 10th on vault in 2004 also highlighted the 2004 season finishing second on vault, third on bars, fifth on floor and sixth in the all-around at Regionals on the Massachusetts state level, she won the bar title, finished second on vault and fourth in the all-around swept for third-place on vault, bars, floor and the all-around at the 2003 Region XI Championship topped the 2003 Massachusetts state meet with a second-place finish on bars and floor, while finishing fourth on vault and in the all-around in 2002 finished fourth on vault and seventh in the all-around at Regionals placed second on bars, fourth on vault and floor and sixth in the all-around at the 2002 state meet trained with Walker Gymnastics under coaches Reggie Walker, Jr., Jessica Wilkey and Howie Shear chose Missouri over New Hampshire, Maryland and Denver. Personal: Ashley is the daughter of Russell and Jill Khederian born Jan. 25, 1986 intends to major in business. 34
Katie Kluga 5-4 Freshman Downers Grove, Ill. Downers Grove South HS Illinois Gymnastics Institute 9.600 AULT: 9.600 at Level 10 : 9.550 9.550 exhibition, 2005 : 9.700 9.700 at Level 10 9.500 LOOR: 9.500 exhibition, 2005 AA: 37.750 37.750 at Level 10 Prep: Katie Kluga joins the Mizzou squad as a two-time national qualifier finished 10th on bars and eighth on beam at the 2004 Junior National Championship and qualified in 2003 picked up the balance beam title at the 2004 Regional Championship also finished third on bars, fifth in the all-around and ninth on floor finished sixth on bars and fifth on beam, floor and the all-around at the 2003 regional meet helped the Illinois Gymnastics Institute to a second-place finish at the 2004 and 2003 Illinois State Championships also helped IGI to a third-place finish at nationals in 2003 trained under coaches Todd Gardiner and Kurt Aichele was a member of the National Honor Society and earned all-academic honors while attending Downers Grove High School (Ill.) chose Missouri over Nebraska, Illinois, Ohio State and Central Michigan. Personal: Katie is the daughter of Dale and Sheri Kluga born June 12, 1986 intends to major in physical therapy in order to pursue a career in physical therapy. 35
Lisa Puccio 5-3 Freshman Kirkwood, Mo. Cor Jesu Academy GymQuarters Gymnastics 8.900 AULT: 8.900 at Level 10 : 9.200 9.200 at Level 10 : 9.275 9.275 at Level 10 9.300 LOOR: 9.300 at Level 10 AA: 36.425 36.425 at Level 10 Prep: Lisa Puccio joins the Mizzou program as a 2003 Junior National qualifier was a Western National qualifier in 2002 after winning the Region IV Level 9 floor and all-around titles highlighted as the Level 9 Missouri state bar and all-around champion in 2002 helped GymQuarters club team claim the 2002 Level 9 Missouri State Championship title and a second-place finish at the Region IV meet also helped GymQuarters win the Level 10 Missouri State Championship title in 2003 trained under coach Scott Cusimano chose Mizzou over West Virginia. Personal: Lisa is the daughter of Paul and Sharon Rottler born May 16, 1986 intends to major in business. 36