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The 2004-05 Rhode Island College Women s Gymnastics Team Front Row (left to right): Kristina Lemanis, Danielle Soucy, Cassie O Blenis, Caren Normandin, Courtney Sylvia, Melissa Jones, Melissa Demirjian. Back Row (left to right): Head Coach Bob Nannig, Megan Joseph, Cristy Pforr, Kaitlyn Kelleher, Michaela Hogan, Nicole Tomaselli, Caitlyn Owens, Assistant Coach Tracy Gannon. 2004-05 Rhode Island College Women s Gymnastics Roster Name Year Event(s) Hgt. Hometown/High School Melissa Demirjian Fr. All-Around 5-7 Warwick, RI/Pilgrim Michaela Hogan Sr. V, FX, UB 5-2 Warwick, RI/Toll Gate Melissa Jones So. All-Around 5-3 Cranston, RI/Cranston West Megan Joseph So. All-Around 5-3 Hope, RI/Coventry Kaitlyn Kelleher Fr. All-Around 5-1 Plymouth, MA/Plymouth North Kristina Lemanis So. Al-Around 5-7 Smithtown, NY/Smithtown Caren Normandin Sr. All-Around 5-5 Fall River, MA/Durfee Cassie O Blenis So. All-Around 5-4 Warren, RI/Mt. Hope Caitlyn Owens Fr. All-Around 5-4 Carmel, NY/Carmel Cristy Pforr Jr. BB, FX, V 5-2 Pembroke, MA/Silver Lake Hannah Scott So. All-Around 5-2 Deep River, CT/Valley Regional Danielle Soucy So. All-Around 5-5 Gloucester, MA/Gloucester Courtney Sylvia So. All-Around 5-4 Seekonk, MA/Seekonk Nicole Tomaselli Fr. All-Around 5-1 Cranston, RI/Cranston West Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Captains: Bob Nannig Tracy Gannon Michaela Hogan, Caren Normandin 31
Meet the Coaches Head Coach Bob Nannig Bob Nannig enters his second season as the head women s gymnastics coach. He spent the 2002-03 season as an assistant coach with the Anchorwomen gymnastics team under then head coach Nikki Pannone. Nannig previously served as the Director of Boys Gymnastics at Aim High Academy in East Greenwich. He has extensive experience in camp coaching, first at the Woodwar d Camp in Pennsylvania and at URI s summer gymnastics camp, having worked there from 1995-2001. Nannig also served as the owner and head coach of the North Kingstown Gymnastics Center from 1982-87. He previously served as the gymnastics coach at Kingston Dance & Gymnastics from 1981-1982. Nannig received a bachelor s degree in physical education from Springfield College in 1981. While at Springfield, he lettered in gymnastics from 1977-80. He earned a master s degree in physical education administration from the University of Rhode Island in 1999. He also works as a physical education teacher at Cranston High School West and has taught in the school system for 14 years. He was honored as the R.I.A.H.P.E.R.D. Secondary Education Teacher of the Year in 2002. Nannig lives in North Kingstown, Rhode Island with his wife, JoAnn, and their two daughters, Haley (11) and Jade (17). Assistant Coach Tracy Gannon Tracy Gannon begins her second season as the assistant women s coach at Rhode Island College. She is responsible for assisting head coach Bob Nannig with all phases of the RIC women s gymnastics program including recruiting, scouting, administering practices and meet coaching. Gannon s most recent coaching experience was as the head women s gymnastics coach at North Kingstown High School from 1995-99. She was named the Rhode Island Directors Association and Rhode Island Interscholastic League s Female Coach of the Year in 1999. Gannon also served as an assistant gymnastics coach at the University of Rhode Island during the 1993-94 season. She graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a bachelor s degree in physical education in 1992 and earned a master s degree in physical therapy from URI in 1994. During her undergraduate years, she competed for the Rams women s gymnastics squad. Gannon resides in Warwick, Rhode Island with her husband Mike and their children Casey (5) and Jack (2). 32
Sophomore Melissa Jones 2004-05 Rhode Island College Women s Gymnastics Schedule Day Date Opponent Time Sat. Jan. 15 at M.I.T. 2 p.m. Sat. Jan. 22 at Wilson 1 p.m. Sat. Jan. 29 at SUNY-Brockport 1 p.m. Sat. Feb. 5 at University of Rhode Island 6 p.m. Sun. Feb. 13 Bridgeport 6 p.m. Sat. Feb. 19 at M.I.T. 4 p.m. Sun. Feb. 27 Southern Connecticut 1 p.m. Sun. Mar. 6 at Springfield 1 p.m. Sat. Mar. 12 at West Chester Noon Sat. Mar. 19 at ECAC Championships ^ TBA Fri. Apr. 1 at NCGA Championships + 6 p.m. Sat. Apr. 2 at NCGA Championships + 6 p.m. ^ hosted by Springfield College + hosted by University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 33
Final 2003-04 Women s Gymnastics Statistics 2003-04 RIC Women s Gymnastics: Meet-by-Meet Results 3-8 overall record; 7th Place at the ECAC Championships Date Opponent H/A/N W/L Score Record Site 01/17 Wilson * A W 171.250-165.400 1-0 Chambersburg, PA 01/17 Ursinus * N L 171.250-180.575 1-1 Chambersburg, PA 01/17 MIT * N W 171.250-170.250 2-1 Chambersburg, PA 01/31 SUNY-Cortland * A L 174.025-181.700 2-2 Cortland, NY 01/31 SUNY-Brockport * N L 174.025-182.050 2-3 Cortland, NY 01/31 Springfield * N L 174.025-181.600 2-4 Cortland, NY 02/06 Bridgeport A L 177.250-183.250 2-5 Bridgeport, CT 02/08 Wilson * H W 173.375-162.350 3-5 Providence, RI 02/14 Southern Connecticut A L 175.650-187.575 3-6 New Haven, CT 02/21 Ithaca Invitational N 5th (Six Teams) 171.675 3-6 Ithaca, NY 03/14 Brown A L 176.225-191.200 3-7 Providence, RI 03/14 Bridgeport N L 176.225-186.100 3-8 Providence, RI 03/20 ECAC Championships N 7th (Eight Teams) 177.850 3-8 Ithaca, NY 04/02-03 NCGA Championships N Individual Qualifier 3-8 Cambridge, MA Caren Normandin (beam, floor) * ECAC Div. III Opponent 2003-04 Individual Statistics Note: first number is the average; number in parentheses is the season-high score for that event * denotes school record SEASON-HIGH SCORES FOR EACH EVENT Name Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Staci Freedman ----------------- ----------------- 9.050 (9.300) 9.188 (9.225) ----------------- Katelyn Guignard ----------------- ----------------- 7.800 (8.100) ----------------- ----------------- Michaela Hogan 8.993 (9.300) 8.584 (9.050) ----------------- 8.538 (8.725) ----------------- Kevin Hurley ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Melissa Jones 8.971 (9.275) 7.488 (7.950) 8.128 (8.750) 8.918 (9.250) 33.380 (34.425) Megan Joseph 8.909 (9.150) 7.589 (7.975) 8.478 (9.025) 8.928 (9.375) 34.014 (35.200) Kristina Lemanis ----------------- 7.781 (8.500) ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Caren Normandin 9.272 (9.375) 8.613 (8.950) 9.388 (9.550) * 9.358 (9.725) * 36.591 (37.075) Cassie O Blenis 8.719 (8.975) 6.400 (6.400) ----------------- 8.531 (8.950) ----------------- Cristy Pforr 8.490 (8.675) ----------------- 8.478 (9.150) 8.772 (9.200) ----------------- Hannah Scott 8.609 (8.900) 8.456 (8.950) 8.596 (9.050) 9.066 (9.450) 34.772 (35.825) Courtney Silva ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Nicki Turner ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- 34
Meet the Team Melissa Demirjian All-Around, 5-7, Freshman Warwick, RI (Pilgrim) High School: Competed in gymna stics while at P ilgrim High School...2003 graduate...competed in the 2003 Na tional High Sch ool Championships. Personal: Bor n Augu st 12, 1985... physica l e duca tion/he alth m a j o r...tra nsfer fr om Southern Connecticut State University. Coach Nannig s Comments: We ar e looking at Melissa to contribute to our bar and beam scores. Being from Warwick, she also brings a local flavor to the team. She comes from an individual high school program, and we are looking forward to having her contribute to a team effort. Michaela Hogan Vault/Floor/Bars, 5-2, Senior Warwick, RI (Toll Gate) Junior Year (2003-04): Averaged scor es of 8.993 on vault, 8.584 on bars and 8.538 on floor...posted seasonhigh marks of 9.300 on vault, 9.050 on bars and 8.725 on floor. 2002-03 Season: Redshirted. Sop homore Year (2001-02): Injured her knee while competing on beam at the ECAC Championships and was lost for the remainder of the season...season-high marks were 8.650 on vault, 8.750 on bars, 8.700 on floor, 8.150 on beam and 33.400 in the all-around. Freshman Year (2000-01): Averaged scores of 8.317 on vault, 7.635 on bars and 8.325 on floor...season-high marks were 8.500 on vault, 8.700 on bars and 8.475 on floor. High School: Earned First Team All-State honors while at Toll Gate High School...2000 graduate...competed on the Rhode Island High School National Gymnastics Team. Personal: Born September 3, 1982...biology major. Melissa Jones All-Around, 5-3, Sophomore Cranston, RI (Cranston West) School West...2002 graduate. Fre shman Ye ar (2003-04): Averaged scores of 8.971 on vault, 7.488 on bars, 8.128 on beam, 8.918 on floor a nd 33.380 in the a llaround...posted season high marks of 9.275 on vault, 7.950 on bars, 8.750 on beam, 9.250 on floor and 34.425 in the all-around. High School: Competed in gymnastics w hile at Cr anston H igh Personal: Born August 2, 1984...communications major...transfer fr om the University of Rhode Island. Megan Joseph All-Around, 5-3, Sophomore Hope, RI (Coventry) Freshman Y ear (2003-04): Averaged scores of 8.909 on vault, 7.589 on bars, 8.478 on beam, 8.928 on floor a nd 34.014 in the a llar ound...posted season-high marks of 9.150 on vault, 7.975 on bars, 9.025 on beam, 9.375 on floor and 35.200 in the all-around. High School: Earned First Team All-State honors three times while at Coventry High School...2002 graduate...competed on the Rhode Island H igh School Senior Na tiona l Team...named A l l - N e w England in 2002. Personal: Born June 30, 1984...elementary education major with a minor in mathematics...transfer from Endicott College. 35
Meet the Team Kaitlyn Kelleher All-Around, 5-1, Freshman Plymouth, MA (Plymouth North) High School: Competed in varsity gymnastics while at Plym ou th Nor th High School... 2004 grad u- ate...named team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior...an All-Star selection on beam...earned Rookie of the Year honors as a freshman. Personal: Born Januar y 24, 1986...nursing major. Coach Nannig s Comments: Kaitlyn is a great addition to our team. We will look for her to stand out on beam and floor. Kristina Lemanis All-Around, 5-7, Sophomore Smithtown, NY (Smithtown) Fre shman Ye ar (2003-04): Ave rage d a scor e of 7.781 on bars...posted a season-high mark of 8.500 on bars vs. Brown/Bridgeport. High School: Competed in gymna stics w hile at Smithtow n High School...2003 graduate. Personal: Born N ove mber 17, 1985...undecided about a major. Caren Normandin All-Around, 5-5, Senior Fall River, MA (Durfee) Junior Year (2003-04): Qualified on floor and bea m for the 2004 NCGA Championships...placed 21st on beam (9.350) and 30th on floor (9.725)...averaged team-highs with a 9.272 on vault, 8.613 on bars, 9.388 on beam, 9.358 on floor and 36.591 in the a l l - a round...set school r e c o rd s on beam (9.550) and floor (9.725). Sophomore Year (2002-03): Qualified in the all-around for the 2003 NCGA Championships...placed 24th on vault (8.975), 54th on bars (7.225), 16th on beam (9.100), 40th on floor (9.325) and 15th in the all-around (34.625)...averaged scores of 9.138 on vault (teamhigh), 8.578 on bars, 9.210 on beam (team-high), 9.095 on floor and 36.020 in the all-around. Freshman Year (2001-02): Named the team s Most Valuable P l a y e r...competed as a va ult specialist a t the 2002 N CGA Championships...posted season-high marks of 9.325 on vault, 9.100 on bars, 9.400 on beam, 9.400 on floor and 36.625 in the all-around. High School: Named Massachusetts Gymnast of the Year in 2001 while at B.M.C. Durfee High School...2001 graduate...named Fall River Herald News All-Star and Athlete of the Week. Personal: Born July 1, 1983...elementary education major with a concentration in special education. 36 Cassie O Blenis All-Around, 5-4, Sophomore Warren, RI (Mt. Hope) Freshman Y ear (2003-04): Averaged scores of 8.719 on vault, 6.400 on bar s and 8.531 on floor...posted season-high marks of 8.975 on vault, 6.400 on bars and 8.950 on floor. High S chool: Ea rn ed Second Team All-Sta te honors from 1999-2003 while at Mt. Hope H igh School...2003 gr aduate... attend ed State Championships and Senior Nationals. Personal: Born July 9, 1985...undecided about a major.
Meet the Team Caitlyn Owens All-Around, 5-4, Freshman Carmel, NY (Carmel) High School: Competed in varsity gymnastics while at Carmel High School...2004 graduate...was an All- Ame rican se lection...ea rned A l l - League and All-Section honors...set school re c o rds on va ult, bars and beam. Personal: Born April 30, 1986...graphic design major. Coach Nannig s Comments: Caitlyn is very strong on bars and floor. She is a much welcomed addition to our program. Cristy Pforr Beam, Floor, Vault, 5-2, Junior Pembroke, MA (Silver Lake) Sophomore Y ear (2003-04): Averaged scores of 8.490 on vault, 8.478 on bea m a nd 8.772 on floor...posted season-high marks of 8.675 on vault, 9.150 on beam and 9.200 on floor. Fre shman Ye ar (2002-03): Averaged scor es of 8.617 on vault, 7.133 on bars and 8.588 on floor...season-high marks were 8.650 on vault, 7.400 on bars and 8.900 on floor. High School: Lettered in gymnastics while at Silver Lake Regional High School...2002 graduate...team MVP and captain during her senior season in 2001-02. Personal: Born July 12, 1984...elementary education major. Hannah Scott All-Around, 5-2, Sophomore Deep River, CT (Valley Regional) Freshman Ye ar (2003-04): Averaged scores of 8.609 on vault, 8.456 on bars, 8.596 on beam, 9.066 on floor a nd 34.772 in the allaround...posted season-high marks of 8.900 on vault, 8.950 on bars, 9.050 on beam, 9.450 on floor and 35.825 in the all-around. High School: Was the Class M Beam State Champion while at Valley Regional High School...2003 graduate...named a Level 9 Beam State Champion...member of the Connecticu t High School National Team. Danielle Soucy All-Around, 5-5, Sophomore Gloucester, MA (Gloucester) 2003-04 Season: Suffered a knee injury during pre-season and missed the entire season...granted a medical redshirt. High School: Was a four- y e a r m ember of the varsity gymna stics te am wh ile at Gloucester H igh School...2002 graduate...named team captain as a senior. Personal: Born April 12, 1983...English major...transfer from the University of Rhode Island. Personal: Born November 13, 1985...studio art major. 37
Meet the Team Courtney Sylvia All-Around, 5-4, Sophomore Seekonk, MA (Seekonk) 1985...communications major. Freshman Year (2003-04): Was a reserve on the team. High School: Competed in varsity gymnastics while at Seekonk High Sch ool...2003 gr adu ate...me mber of the Paramount Gymnastics Sr. Team and was an AAU Jr. Olympic competitor. Personal: Born June 13, Nicole Tomaselli All-Around, 5-1, Freshman Cranston, RI (Cranston West) High School: Competed in varsity gym nastics wh ile at Cran ston H igh School We s t... 2004 gr ad uate...e ar ned the pro g r a m s Coaches Award. Pe rsonal: Bor n De cem be r 15, 1985...biology major. Coach Nan nig s Commen ts:: Nicole is a solid all-a round p erformer who will help us on all four events. Nicole also comes from an individual high school program, and we look forward to having her contribute to a team effort. The Anchorwomen in Action Sophomore Megan Joseph Junior Cristy Pforr Sophomore Cassie O Blenis 38