National Champions 1987 1989 1993 1998 1999 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 10 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS 16 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 40 NCAA INDIVIDUAL TITLES 2015 SCHEDULE Date Opponent TV Result J10 #8 Michigan SECN+ L, 196.600-195.600 J16 Missouri SECN+ W, 195.800-195.225 J19 at #15 Denver L, 194.850-194.300 J24 #14 Kentucky ESPN2 W, 196.975-194.225 J30 at #3 Florida SECN L, 197.600-196.950 F6 at #3 LSU SECN L, 198.075-196.850 F14 at North Carolina W, 196.200-195.200 F20 #5 Alabama SECN L, 197.675-196.825 F27 at #7 Auburn SECN+ L, 197.750-196.775 M7 #18 Arkansas SECN+ W, 196.775-196.650 M14 #4 Utah SECN+ W, 197.450-197.275 M21 SEC Championship SECN+ 5th, 196.000 A4 NCAA Berkeley Regional 1st, 197.025 A17 NCAA Prelims NCAA.com 5th, 196.600 A18 NCAA Super Six ESPN3 n/a A19 NCAA Ind. Finals ESPN3 *SEC meet SEC Championship in Duluth, Ga. NCAA Regional in Berkeley, Calif. NCAA Championships in Fort Worth, Texas All Times Eastern GEORGIA GYMNASTICS Head Coach Danna Durante (Third Season) Assistant Coach Jay Hogue (Third Season) Assistant Coach Philip Ogletree (Third Season) Facility Stegeman Coliseum (10,224) All-Time Record 1,038-241-10 (42 seasons) All-Americans 362 honors; 72 gymnasts SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS Gymnastics Contact Ben Beaty (bbeaty@sports.uga.edu) Office Phone (706) 542-1621 Fax (706) 542-9339 Website www.georgiadogs.com Mailing Address P.O. Box 1472, Athens, Ga. 30603 facebook.com/georgia.gymdogs twitter.com/ugagymnastics instagram.com/ugagymdogs 2015 Georgia Gymdogs Record: 14-14 (3-4 SEC); Final Ranking: #9 Postseason Finish: 5th SEC Championship, 1st NCAA Berkeley Regional, 9th NCAA Championships Gymdogs Finish Ninth In 2015 The Georgia gymnastics team finished the 2015 ninth in the country -the first time the Gymdogs finished in the top-10 in three consecutive seasons since 2007-09. The season ended with three juniors competing in the NCAA Individual Event Finals at the national championships in Fort Worth, Texas. All three will be back for their senior seasons in 2016. The Gymdogs punched their ticket to the NCAA Championships by winning the NCAA Berkeley Regional with a 197.025 on April 4. It was Georgia s second-highest score of the season and the 24th NCAA Regional title in program history and the third in the last four years. UGA finished ahead of second place Utah, which narrowly missed out on winning the national championship. It was the second time in less than a month that Georgia defeated the Utes. Postseason Honors Four Georgia gymnasts earned All-America honors in 2015. Brittany Rogers claimed NACGC/W Regular Season honors on bars, and she was one of three Georgia first team NCAA All-Americans. Mary Beth Box and Brandie Jay were first team All-America on floor and vault, respectively. Chelsea Davis was second team bars All-America. Five Georgia gymnasts - second most of any team in the conference - earned 2015 SEC honors. Box, Gigi Marino, Rachel Schick and Rogers were named to the All-SEC Team, while Natalie Vaculik and Marino were named to the All-Freshman Team. Florida led the way with six gymnasts earning SEC honors, followed by Georgia with five, then Alabama and LSU with four each. Georgia and Florida had the most representatives on the All-Freshman team with two. The All-SEC and All-Freshman teams are based on results at the SEC Championship. Event-By-Event Vault Georgia s best vault performance of the season was a 49.55 against Alabama on Feb. 20. Four different Gymdogs claimed top honors on vault throughout the season, led by Ashlyn Broussard with four event titles. Brandie Jay finished first twice, while Chelsea Davis and Brittany Rogers claimed one event title each. Davis, who was held out of the vault lineup in the early part of the season, vaulted in each of the final seven meets of the year. Broussard turned in the best vault of the season with her 9.975 against Alabama. Jay was a first team All-American on vault and palced seventh in the individual event finals. The Gymdogs averaged a 49.221 on vault in 2015. Bars Georgia averaged a 49.271 on bars in 2015 - its best mark on any event. Brittany Rogers was a second team regular season All-American on bars, and she was a first team NCAA All-American on that event. She tied for second on bars in the individual event finals. A Georgia gymnast placed first on bars in seven meets, including the first five meets of the season. Rogers was one of five Georgia gymnasts who claimed at least one event title on the uneven bars. Chelsea Davis, who was
Danna Durante s File Seventh head coach in UGA history Native of Tulsa, Okla. Graduated from Arizona State University where she was an All- Pac-10 gymnast from 1992-95. 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier Two-time member of the U.S. Gymnastics Federation National team in 1988 and 1990 Assistant coach at the University of Washington from 1998-2002 1999 and 2002 West Regional Assistant Coach of the Year Assistant coach at Nebraska from 2003-06, then served as Nebraska s associate head coach from 2007-2011 2007 National Assistant Coach of the Year Served as California Berkeley s head coach in 2012 In her first season at UGA, led the Gymdogs to their first Super Six appearance since 2009. Coached with the Arizona Sunrays and Royal (Fla.) Gymnastics Club from 1996-97 Served as a USAG Elite Level Judge from 1996-2000 Year Record Conference NCAA 2012 (Cal) 4-18 8th - 2013 (UGA) 20-16-1 4th 6th 2014 (UGA) 19-14 4th 5th 2015 (UGA) 14-14 5th 9th UGA 53-44-1 Overall 57-62-1 a second team bars All-American, led the way with three, followed by Rogers and Kiera Brown with two each and Brandie Jay and Rachel Schick with two apiece. Beam Georgia s strongest beam performance of the season was a 49.35 to help the Gymdogs defeat previously unbeaten Utah in the regular season finale. Four Gymdogs placed first a total of eight times on beam in 2015. Mary Beth Box had three beam titles, followed by Ashlyn Broussard and Brittany Rogers with two and Natalie Vaculik with one. UGA finished the season with a 48.816 average on beam. Floor Georgia s top performances on floor came in the final meets of the season, beginning with a season-high 49.55 against Arkansas on March 7, which equaled UGA s highest floor score since 2010. The following week, Georgia turned in a 49.5 on floor in the final meet of the regular season. The Gymdogs averaged a 49.129 on floor, and three gymasts claimed top honors on the event - Mary Beth Box and Gigi Marino twice and Brandie Jay once. Box was a first team All-American on floor and competed in the NCAA Individual Event Finals. Georgia By The Numbers Average RQS Season High Overall Team Score 196.438 196.875 197.450 Team Vault 49.221 49.280 49.550 Team Bars 49.271 49.320 49.575 Team Beam 48.816 49.195 49.350 Team Floor 49.129 49.295 49.550 2015 GEORGIA ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATIONS Name Events Class Height Hometown / High School (Club) Jasmine Arnold AA Freshman 5-3 Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Gateway Christian School (Elite Energy Gymnastics) Vivi Babalis (V-V BAB-uh-lis) BB, FX Freshman 5-1 Montreal, Quebec / Antoine de St-Exupery (Gymnix) Mary Beth Box VT, BB, FX Junior 5-2 Calhoun, Ga. / Calhoun (Cartersville Twister) Ashlyn Broussard (brew-sahrd) AA Sophomore 5-1 Plano, Texas / Plano West Senior (World Olympic Gymnastics Academy) Kiera Brown (key-air-uh) AA Sophomore 5-1 Newport News, Va. / Woodside (World Class Gymnastics) Chelsea Davis VT, UB, BB Senior 5-1 Austin, Texas / ischool (Texas Dreams Gymnastics) Demetria Hunte (Hunt) VT, BB, FX Senior 5-4 Alpharetta, Ga. / Alpharetta (Imagine Gymnastics) Brandie Jay AA Junior 5-3 Fort Collins, Colo. / Rocky Mountain (GK s Gymnastics) Lauren Johnson AA Sophomore 5-3 Atlanta, Ga. / Brookwood (Gwinnett Gymnastics Center) GiGi Marino (muh-reen-o) VT, BB, FX Freshman 4-10 Scottsdale, Ariz. / Saguaro (Desert Devils Gymnastics) Sarah Persinger (PUR-sing-er) VT, BB, FX Senior 5-5 Mt. Holly, N.C. / East Gaston (Southeastern Gymnastics) Morgan Reynolds AA Sophomore 5-1 Athens, Ga. / Athens Christian School (Georgia Elite Gymnastics) Beth Roberts VT, BB, FX Sophomore 5-4 Tifton, Ga. / Tift County (Dream It Gymnastics) Brittany Rogers AA Junior 5-6 Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada / Terry Fox Senior Secondary (Flicka Gymnastics) Hayley Sanders UB, BB, FX Freshman 5-1 McKinney, Texas / Spring Creek Academy (WOGA) Rachel Schick (shick) VT, UB, BB Sophomore 5-1 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. / Los Osos (Charter Oak Gymnastics) Natalie Vaculik (vuh-q-lick) AA Freshman 5-2 Whitby, Ontario / Donald A. Wilson (Gemini Gymnastics) Head Coach: Danna Durante (DAN-uh du-ran-tee) Assistant Coaches: Jay Hogue, Philip Ogletree Volunteer Coach: Cassidy McComb Athletic Trainer: Anna Randa Student Athletic Trainer: Jordan Fowler Program Specialist: Donna Hallman Administrative Associate: Heather Wallace Managers: Jessica Cochran, Jake Ogletree Massage Therapist: Katie Crawford
GymInfo Top 25 (Final) Rk Team RQS High 1. Florida 197.790 198.225 2. Utah 197.670 198.250 3. Oklahoma 197.895 198.500 4. Alabama 197.490 197.800 5. Stanford 196.720 197.525 6. Auburn 197.045 197.750 7. Michigan 197.270 197.825 8. Nebraska 196.990 197.325 9. Georgia 196.875 197.450 10. L.S.U. 197.650 198.375 11. UCLA 197.200 197.950 12. Oregon State 196.680 197.250 13. Illinois-Champaign 196.515 197.350 14. Arkansas 196.285 196.650 15. Denver 196.455 196.925 16. Southern Utah 196.100 196.475 17. Arizona 196.445 197.125 18. California 196.240 197.325 19. Central Michigan 196.190 196.400 20. Boise State 196.495 196.800 21. Missouri 195.720 196.150 22. Penn State 196.665 197.025 23. Minnesota 196.450 196.875 24. Kentucky 195.745 196.575 25. NC State 195.385 196.175 Tracking Georgia s Ranking Date Rk High Avg. RQS Pre 7 - - - 1/12 7 195.600 195.600-1/19 10 195.800 195.288-1/26 11 196.975 195.669-2/2 9 196.975 195.925-2/9 8 196.975 196.079 195.900 2/16 11 196.975 196.096 196.280 2/23 9 196.975 196.188 196.525 3/2 10 196.975 196.253 196.720 3/9 10 196.975 196.305 196.835 3/16 9 197.450 196.409 196.875 3/23 10 197.450 196.375 196.875 Final 9 197.450 196.438 196.875 RQS (Regional Qualifying Score): Qualification for regional competition is based on a team s and an all-around competitor s six best regularseason-meet scores, of which three must be away. To obtain the regional qualifying score (RQS), the high score is eliminated and the remaining five scores are averaged. RQS began Feb. 23. Team Vault Rankings Rk Team RQS AVG 1. Utah 49.560 49.480 2. Florida 49.540 49.482 2. LSU 49.540 49.455 4. Oklahoma 49.495 49.456 5. Alabama 49.460 49.371 14. Georgia 49.280 49.217 Team Bars Rankings Rk Team RQS AVG 1. Florida 49.500 49.409 1. Utah 49.500 49.398 3. Oklahoma 49.475 49.408 4. Stanford 49.420 49.091 5. Alabama 49.390 49.206 5. LSU 49.390 49.298 8. Georgia 49.320 49.260 Team Beam Rankings Rk Team RQS AVG 1. Oklahoma 49.530 49.363 2. UCLA 49.400 49.184 3. Florida 49.360 49.225 4. LSU 49.355 49.284 5. Alabama 49.335 49.200 11. Georgia 49.195 48.798 Team Floor Rankings Rk Team RQS AVG 1. LSU 49.560 49.448 2. Oklahoma 49.505 49.448 2. Florida 49.505 49.420 4. Alabama 49.465 49.398 5. Utah 49.415 49.336 12. Georgia 49.295 49.100 Individual All-Around Rankings Rk Gymnast RQS High 1. Kytra Hunter, Florida 39.625 39.750 Individual Vault Rankings Rk Gymnast RQS High 1. Alex McMurtry, Florida 9.96 10.0 T21. Brandie Jay, Georgia 9.910 9.95 Individual Uneven Bars Rankings Rk Gymnast RQS High 1. Georgia Dabritz, Utah 9.975 10.0 T9. Brittany Rogers, Georgia 9.91 9.975 T20. Chelsea Davis, Georgia 9.895 9.925 Individual Balance Beam Rankings Rk Gymnast RQS High 1. Samantha Peszek, UCLA 9.945 9.950 T19. Mary Beth Box, Georgia 9.895 9.950 Individual Floor Exercise Rankings Rk Gymnast RQS High 1. Lloimincia Hall, LSU 9.975 10.0 The Last Time Georgia... Won a home dual meet 3/14/15 vs. #4 Utah (197.450-197.275) Won a road dual meet 2/14/15 at North Carolina (196.200-195.200) Won a neutral site meet 4/4/15 at NCAA Regional - Berkeley, Calif. (197.025) Lost a home dual meet 2/20/15 vs. #5 Alabama (197.675-196.825) Lost a road dual meet 2/27/15 at #7 Auburn (197.750-196.775) Lost a neutral site meet 4/17/15 NCAA Semifinal (5th, 196.600) Tied a dual meet 2/8/13 at #18 Kentucky (195.825) Scored a 198 or higher 2/28/09 vs. #7 Florida (198.200) Scored a 198 or higher at home 2/28/09 vs. #7 Florida (198.200) Scored a 198 or higher on the road Never Scored 198 or higher at neutral site 3/20/04 SEC Championships - Duluth, Ga. (198.175) Scored below a 195 1/19/15 at #15 Denver (L, 194.850-194.300) Scored below a 195 at home 2/20/93 vs. BYU (194.850) Scored a perfect 10 3/6/10 vs. #3 UCLA (Grace Taylor on beam) Scored a perfect 10 at home 3/6/10 vs. #3 UCLA (Grace Taylor on beam) Scored a perfect 10 on the road 3/8/09 at #6 UCLA (Courtney McCool on floor) Scored a perfect 10 at neutral site 4/17/09 - NCAA Championships (Courtney Kupets on vault and bars) Scored 2 perfect 10s by 2 gymnasts 4/4/09 - NCAA SE Regional in Raleigh, N.C. (Courtney Kupets-vault; Courtney McCool-beam) Scored 2 perfect 10s by 1 gymnast 4/17/09 - NCAA Championships (Courtney Kupets on vault and bars) Scored 4 perfect 10s by 1 gymnast 2/23/96 vs. Kentucky (Karin Lichey) Won the all-around 3/15/14 vs. #5 Utah (Brittany Rogers - 39.600) Won the all-around on the road 3/15/14 vs. #5 Utah (Brittany Rogers - 39.600)
Jasmine Arnold 5-3 Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. 2015 BIO UPDATES a pair of 9.9s at No. 3 Florida... took top honors on beam with a 9.875 vs. No. 14 Kentucky... won floor vs. Missouri with a 9.875. floor at No. 15 Denver. 2015: Did not compete during the 2015 season. Vivi Babalis 5-1 Fr. Montreal, Quebec 2015: Performed on beam and floor in all 14 meets... placed second with a 9.9 on floor in the NCAA Berkeley Regional... scored a career-high 9.9 on floor vs. No. 4 Utah... had a pair of 9.875s on beam and floor vs. No. 18 Arkansas... posted Georgia s top score on beam and Vivi Babalis Career Results 2015 (Freshman) #8 Michigan - - 9.85 9.775 - Missouri - - 9.8 9.85 - at #15 Denver - - 9.575 9.85 - #14 Kentucky - - 9.825 9.85 - at #3 Florida - - 9.7 9.675 - at #3 LSU - - 9.775 9.825 - at North Carolina - - 9.8 9.7 - #5 Alabama - - 9.85 9.825 - at #7 Auburn - - 9.775 9.825 - #18 Arkansas - - 9.875 9.875 - #4 Utah - - 9.8 9.9 - SEC Championship - - 9.125 9.875 - NCAA Regional - - 9.825 9.9 - NCAA Prelims - - 9.725 9.825 - Average - - 9.736 9.825 - RQS - - 9.81 9.855 - Season High - - 9.875 9.9 - Career High - - 9.875 9.9 - Mary Beth Box 5-2 Jr. Calhoun, Ga. 2015 All-America (FX) 2015 All-SEC 2014 All-America (BB, FX) 2015: First Team NCAA All-America on floor... Sam Sheehan Spirit Award... SEC Academic Honor Roll... competed in NCAA Individual Event Finals on floor... five event titles... competed on beam and floor in every meet... Georgia s leadoff on beam in the first three meets, then was moved to the anchor position beginning with the Kentucky meet... SEC runner-up on the balance beam... All-SEC... ended the regular season ranked 19th in the country on beam... ended the meet vs. No. 4 Utah with a 9.9 on floor... with the meet tied and as the anchor on floor, scored a career-high 9.95 to lift Georgia to a win over No. 18 Arkansas... took top honors on beam with a 9.925 at No. 7 Auburn... scored a career-high 9.95 on beam vs. No. 5 Alabama to tie for first... tied her then-career-highs on beam and floor with Mary Beth Box s Career Results 2013 (Freshman) at NC State - - - 9.9-2014 (Sophomore) at #3 Oklahoma - - 9.7 - - at #9 Stanford - - 9.875 - - #2 LSU - - 9.7 9.8 - Iowa - - 9.875 9.8 - at #3 Florida - - 9.8 9.9 - #20 Kentucky - - 9.85 9.7 - at #7 Alabama - - 9.875 9.875 - at #10 Auburn - - 9.825 9.725 - #13 Arkansas - - 9.85 9.9 - #20 Denver - - 9.725 9.025 - at #5 Utah - - 9.8 9.875 - SEC Championship - - 9.825 9.8 - NCAA Regional - - 9.775 9.8 - NCAA Prelims - - 9.9 9.9 - NCAA Super Six - - 9.8 9.85 - NCAA Ind. Finals - - 9.8875 - - 2015 (Junior) #8 Michigan - - 9.85 9.05 - Missouri - - 9.85 9.875 - at #15 Denver - - 9.2 9.8 - #14 Kentucky - - 9.875 9.8 - at #3 Florida - - 9.9 9.9 - at #3 LSU - - 9.825 9.875 - at North Carolina - - 9.3 9.875 - #5 Alabama - - 9.95 9.85 - at #7 Auburn - - 9.925 9.675 - #18 Arkansas - - 9.8 9.95 - #4 Utah - - 9.25 9.9 - SEC Championship - - 9.925 9.875 - NCAA Regional - - 9.825 9.875 - NCAA Prelims - - 9.725 9.9 - Ind. Event Finals - - - 9.8875 - Average - - 9.729 9.806 - RQS - - 9.895 9.885 - Season High - - 9.95 9.95 - Career High - - 9.95 9.95 -
Ashlyn Broussard 5-1 So. Plano, Texas 2015: Named team MVP... team-high six event titles... performed on vault and beam in all 14 meets... competed on floor in eight meets... registered a pair of 9.875s on vault and beam at the NCAA Berkeley Regional... scored a career-high 9.975 on vault vs. No. 5 Alabama to take top honors... tied for first on vault with a 9.9 at North Carolina... took top honors on beam with a career-high 9.95 at No. 3 Florida... tied for first on vault with a then-career-high 9.9 vs. No. 14 Kentucky, and also tied her career-high with a 9.85 on floor... tied for first with a then-career-high 9.875 at No. 15 Denver... led the team with a then-career-high 9.875 on beam vs. Missouri. Ashlyn Broussard s Career Results 2014 (Freshman) at #3 Oklahoma 9.75-9.85 9.775 - at #9 Stanford 9.725-9.775 9.5 - #2 LSU 9.8-9.825 - - Iowa 9.775-9.8 - - at #3 Florida 9.8-9.1 - - #20 Kentucky 9.85-9.8 - - at #7 Alabama 9.85-8.4 - - at #10 Auburn 9.75 - - - - SEC Championship - - - 9.4 - NCAA Regional - - 9.825 - - NCAA Prelims - - 9.8 9.8 - NCAA Super Six - - 9.775 9.75-2015 BIO UPDATES Kiera Brown 5-1 So. Newport News, Va. 2014 All-SEC 2015: Competed on bars in all 14 meets, on floor nine times and on beam eight times... two event titles... placed first with a career-high 9.95 on bars vs. No. 4 Utah... scored a pair of 9.9s on bars and beam at No. 7 Auburn, which was a career-best on beam... Georgia s leadoff on floor in the first four meets... tied for first on bars with a 9.875 vs. No. 8 Michigan. Kiera Brown s Career Results 2014 (Freshman) at #3 Oklahoma - 9.825 - - - at #9 Stanford - 9.85 - - - #2 LSU - 9.8 - - - Iowa - 9.95 - - - at #3 Florida - 9.875 - - - #20 Kentucky - 9.1 - - - at #7 Alabama - 9.925 - - - at #10 Auburn - 9.85 9.85 - - #13 Arkansas - 9.9 9.825 - - #20 Denver - 9.875 9.825 - - at #5 Utah - 9.8 9.45 - - SEC Championship - 9.95 9.825 - - NCAA Regional - 9.9 9.775 - - NCAA Prelims - 9.85 9.1 - - NCAA Super Six - 9.525 9.825 - - 2015 (Sophomore) #8 Michigan 9.8-9.75 9.275 - Missouri 9.8-9.875 9.725 - at #15 Denver 9.875-9.3 9.75 - #14 Kentucky 9.9-9.85 9.85 - at #3 Florida 9.875-9.95 9.775 - at #3 LSU 9.875-9.875 9.25 - at North Carolina 9.9-9.875 9.825 - #5 Alabama 9.975-9.825 9.275 - at #7 Auburn 9.85-9.875 - - #18 Arkansas 9.825-9.125 - - #4 Utah 9.8-9.875 - - SEC Championship 9.85-9.8 - - NCAA Regional 9.875-9.875 - - NCAA Prelims 9.8-9.825 - - Average 9.852-9.763 9.591 - RQS 9.885-9.875 9.67 - Season High 9.975-9.95 9.85 - Career High 9.975-9.95 9.85-2015 (Sophomore) #8 Michigan - 9.875 9.675 9.85 - Missouri - 9.8 9.275 9.75 - at #15 Denver - 9.725 9.275 9.55 - #14 Kentucky - 9.875-9.85 - at #3 Florida - 9.925-9.85 - at #3 LSU - 9.8-9.75 - at North Carolina - 9.75 - - - #5 Alabama - 9.825 9.125 - - at #7 Auburn - 9.9 9.9 - - #18 Arkansas - 9.85 9.3 9.825 - #4 Utah - 9.95-9.875 - SEC Championship - 9.8-9.775 - NCAA Regional - 9.85 9.15 - - NCAA Prelims - 9.85 9.775 - - Average - 9.841 9.434 9.786 - RQS - 9.875-9.815 - Season High - 9.95 9.9 9.875 - Career High - 9.95 9.9 9.875 -
Chelsea Davis 5-3 Sr. Austin, Texas 2015 All-America (UB) 2014 All-America (VT, UB, FX) 2014 All-SEC 2013 All-America (VT, UB) 2012 All-America (VT, UB, FX) 2015: NCAA Second Team All-America on bars... Suzanne Yoculan No Dream Too Big Award... Kathy McMinn Consistency Award... competed on bars in all 14 meets and on vault in the final seven meets... Georgia s bars anchor in six meets... four event titles... SEC Academic Honor Roll... scored a pair of 9.9s on vault and bars in the NCAA Berkeley Regional... ended the regular season tied for 20th in the country on bars... posted a season-high 9.925 on bars vs. No. 4 Utah... also scored her season-high on bars at North Carolina with a 9.925 to place first... led the team with an 9.879 bars average... tied for first on bars against No. 8 Michigan and Missouri. Chelsea Davis Career Results 2012 (Freshman) #20 Denver 9.8 9.8 - - - at #2 Alabama 9.725 9.725-9.6 - at #20 Auburn 9.775 9.775 9.875 - - #17 LSU 9.875 9.825 9.85 - - at #1 Utah 9.8 9.825 9.675 - - #3 Arkansas 9.8 9.8 8.625 - - Kentucky 9.85 9.9 - - - at #1 Florida 9.7 9.875 - - - #3 UCLA 9.85 9.95 - - - at #20 Michigan 9.85 9.925-9.75 - #21 NC State 9.8 9.95 - - - SEC Championship 9.85 9.825 - - - NCAA Regional 9.825 9.85-9.9 - NCAA Prelims 9.9 9.925-9.85-2013 (Sophomore) #11 Oklahoma 9.625 9.875 - - - at #12 Arkansas 9.8 9.85 - - - #24 Auburn 9.775 9.95 - - - #10 Stanford 9.85 9.9 - - - at Metroplex 9.725 9.95 - - - #5 Alabama 9.85 9.925 - - - at #18 Kentucky 9.8 9.9 - - - #1 Florida 9.875 9.95 - - - at Missouri 9.825 9.95 - - - at #5 LSU 9.9 9.9 - - - #7 Utah 9.875 9.95 - - - at NC State 9.775 9.925 - - - SEC Championship 9.85 9.925 - - - NCAA Regional 9.85 9.9 - - - NCAA Prelims 9.9 9.95 - - - NCAA Super Six 9.85 9.7 - - - NCAA Ind. Finals 9.75 9.85 - - - 2014 (Junior) at #3 Oklahoma 9.775 9.9 - - - at #9 Stanford 9.825 9.925 - - - #2 LSU 9.9 9.975 - - - 2015 BIO UPDATES Iowa 9.825 9.775 - - - at #3 Florida 9.875 9.95 - - - #20 Kentucky 9.875 9.925 - - - at #7 Alabama 9.825 9.9 - - - at #10 Auburn 9.825 9.95 - - - #13 Arkansas 9.825 9.95 - - - #20 Denver 9.9 9.9 - - - at #5 Utah 9.875 9.85 - - - SEC Championship 9.875 9.95 - - - NCAA Regional 9.875 9.2 - - - NCAA Prelims 9.825 9.875 - - - NCAA Super Six 9.8 9.9 - - - 2015 (Senior) #8 Michigan - 9.875 - - - Missouri - 9.9 - - - at #15 Denver - 9.825 - - - #14 Kentucky - 9.85 - - - at #3 Florida - 9.875 - - - at #3 LSU - 9.875 - - - at North Carolina - 9.925 - - - #5 Alabama 9.9 9.85 - - - at #7 Auburn 9.8 9.875 - - - #18 Arkansas 9.95 9.9 - - - #4 Utah 9.875 9.925 - - - SEC Championship 9.8 9.875 - - - NCAA Regional 9.9 9.9 - - - NCAA Prelims 9.85 9.9 - - - Average 9.868 9.882 - - - RQS - 9.895 - - - Season High 9.95 9.925 - - - Career High 9.95 9.975 9.875 9.9 - Demetria Hunte 5-4 Sr. Alpharetta, Ga. 2015: SEC Community Service Team... SEC Community Service Team... Anysia Unick Award... recipient of team s Scholar-Athlete Award. Demetria Hunte s Career Results 2013 (Sophomore) at #18 Kentucky 9.425 - - - -
Brandie Jay 5-3 Jr. Ft. Collins, Colo. 2015 All-America (VT) 2014 All-America (VT, FX) 2013 All-America (VT) 2015: First Team NCAA All-America on vault... placed seventh on vault in the NCAA Individual Event Finals... four event titles... SEC Academic Honor Roll... competed on vault and bars in 13 meets and on floor in 12 meets... ended the regular seaon tied for 21st in the country on vault... scored a 9.925 on vault in the NCAA Prelims... sustained a left ankle injury in warmups before the Arkansas meet and did not compete... named SEC Specialist of the Week after she placed in the top-three on vault (9.925), bars (9.9) and floor (9.925) at No. 3 Florida... won floor with a 9.925 against No. 14 Kentucky; tied for first with a 9.9 on vault... won vault against No. 7 Michigan and Missouri with a 9.925 and a 9.95... her 9.925 on vault in the opener was Georgia s highest season-opening vault score since 2003. Brandie Jay s Career Results 2013 (Freshman) #11 Oklahoma 9.875 - - 9.175 - at #12 Arkansas 9.85 - - 9.6 - #24 Auburn 9.8 - - 9.875 - #10 Stanford 9.9 9.9-9.85 - at Metroplex 9.875 9.775-9.825 - #5 Alabama 9.95 9.825-9.9 - at #18 Kentucky 9.925 9.85-9.825 - #1 Florida 9.975 9.8-9.7 - at Missouri 9.9 9.85-9.8 - at #5 LSU 9.825 9.425-9.85 - #7 Utah 9.85 9.825-9.9 - at NC State 9.9 9.825-9.975 - SEC Championship 9.825 9.9-9.9 - NCAA Regional 9.85 9.825-9.9 - NCAA Prelims 9.925 9.85-9.825 - NCAA Super Six 9.825 9.8-9.7 - NCAA Ind. Finals 9.8083 - - - - 2014 (Sophomore) at #3 Oklahoma 9.9 9.775-9.775 - at #9 Stanford 9.775 9.775-9.85 - #2 LSU 9.85 9.875-9.9 - Iowa 9.825 9.9-9.9 - at #3 Florida 9.8 9.85-9.9 - #20 Kentucky 9.85 9.9-9.95 - at #7 Alabama 9.9 9.825-9.8 - at #10 Auburn 9.9 9.9-9.7 - #13 Arkansas 9.875 9.9-9.8 - #20 Denver 9.975 9.825-9.275 - at #5 Utah 9.95 9.875-9.95 - SEC Championship 9.9 9.925-9.825 - NCAA Regional 9.9 9.9-9.9 - NCAA Prelims 9.95 9.825-9.925 NCAA Super Six 9.775 9.9-9.875 - Ind. Event Finals 9.85 - - 9.7875-2015 BIO UPDATES 2015 (Junior) #8 Michigan 9.925 9.75-9.825 - Missouri 9.95 9.075-9.85 - at #15 Denver 9.85 9.9-9.7 - #14 Kentucky 9.9 9.8-9.925 - at #3 Florida 9.925 9.9-9.925 - at #3 LSU 9.925 9.825-9.775 - at North Carolina 9.875 9.825-9.85 - #5 Alabama 9.85 9.125-9.85 - at #7 Auburn 9.875 9.825-9.8 - #4 Utah 9.875 9.875 - - - SEC Championship 9.85 9.85-9.85 - NCAA Regional 9.875 9.825-9.85 - NCAA Prelims 9.925 9.85-9.875 - Ind. Event Finals 9.85 - - - - Average 9.889 9.725-9.84 - RQS 9.91 9.855-9.865 - Season High 9.95 9.9-9.925 - Career High 9.975 9.925-9.975 - Lauren Johnson 5-3 So. Atlanta, Ga. 2014 SEC Vault Champion 2014 All-SEC 2015: SEC Academic Honor Roll... Suffered a torn ACL in the preseason and missed the 2015 season Lauren Johnson s Career Results 2013 (Freshman) #13 Arkansas 9.675 - - - - SEC Championship 9.975 - - - - NCAA Regional 9.775 - - - - NCAA Prelims 9.85 - - - - NCAA Super Six 9.9 - - - - Career High 9.975 - - - -
GiGi Marino 4-10 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. 2015 All-SEC 2015 Freshman All-SEC 2015: Competed on vault in 12 meets and the last 10 meets on floor... two event titles... recipient of team s Most Improved Gymnast award... led the team with a 9.9 on floor at the SEC Championship to earn All-SEC and Freshman All-SEC honors... turned in a 9.925 on floor vs. No. 4 Utah... scored a career-high 9.95 on floor to give Georgia the lead against No. 18 Arkansas... career-highs of 9.85 on vault and floor at No. 3 LSU. Gigi Marino s Career Results 2013 (Freshman) #8 Michigan 9.725 - - - - Missouri 9.8 - - - - at #15 Denver 9.775 - - - - #14 Kentucky 9.775 - - - - at #3 Florida 9.8 - - 9.8 - at #3 LSU 9.85 - - 9.85 - at North Carolina 9.775 - - 9.7 - #5 Alabama - - - 9.2 - at #7 Auburn - - - 9.8 - #18 Arkansas 9.8 - - 9.95 - #4 Utah 9.2 - - 9.925 - SEC Championship 9.825 - - 9.9 - NCAA Regional 9.85 - - 9.85 - NCAA Prelims 9.775 - - 9.8 - Average 9.746 - - 9.778 - RQS 9.8 - - 9.855 - Season High 9.85 - - 9.95 - Career High 9.85 - - 9.95-2015 BIO UPDATES at #1 Florida 9.775-9.725 9.825 - UCLA 9.85-9.85 9.875 - at #20 Michigan 9.9 9.775 9.8 9.875 39.35 #21 NC State 9.825-9.825 9.9 - SEC Championship 9.8-9.8 9.85 - NCAA Regional 9.825 9.8 9.825 9.85 39.3 NCAA Prelims 9.8-9.175 9.85-2013 (Sophomore) #11 Oklahoma 9.825 - - 9.375 - at #12 Arkansas 9.8-9.775 9.75 - #24 Auburn 9.825-9.825 9.9 - #10 Stanford 9.75-9.625 9.825 - at Metroplex 9.8-9.8 9.7 - #5 Alabama 9.825-9.85 9.8 - at #18 Kentucky - - 9.725 - - #1 Florida - - 9.725 9.675 - at Missouri - - 9.825 9.825 - at #5 LSU 9.75-9.725 9.85 - #7 Utah 9.85-9.725 9.9 - at NC State 9.825-9.9 9.75 - SEC Championship - - 9.85 9.9 - NCAA Regional 9.775-9.9 9.9 - NCAA Prelims - - 9.6 9.85 - NCAA Super Six - - 9.825 9.85-2014 (Junior) #20 Kentucky - - 9.775 - - at #7 Alabama - - 9.3 - - at #10 Auburn - - 9.825 - - #13 Arkansas - - 8.975 - - NCAA Regional - - - 9.175 Sarah Persinger 5-5 Sr. Mount Holly, N.C. 2012 All-America (Vault) 2015: Only Georgia gymnst who competed on all four events event throughout the season... team s Most Inspirational Performance award... SEC Academic Honor Roll... 9.875 on floor at the NCAA Berkeley Regional... career-high 9.9 on floor vs. No. 18 Arkansas... career-high 9.9 on bars vs. No. 5 Alabama and led the team with a season-high 9.875 on floor... competed the all-around against Missouri for only the third time in her career and the first time since her freshman season in 2012... scored a season-high 9.85 as the floor anchor at North Carolina... also competed the all-around at No. 15 Denver. Sarah Persinger s Career Results 2012 (Freshman) #20 Denver 9.775-9.775 9.725 - at #2 Alabama 9.65-9.8 - - at #20 Auburn 9.825 - - 9.725 - #17 LSU 9.825-9.775 9.875 - at #1 Utah 9.8-9.825 9.825 - #3 Arkansas 9.85-9.8 9.775 - Kentucky 9.825-9.8 9.85-2015 (Senior) #8 Michigan 9.8 EX (9.725) 9.8 9.825 - Missouri 9.825 9.725 9.125 9.825 38.5 at #15 Denver 9.75 9.725 9.55 9.625 38.65 #14 Kentucky 9.8-9.35 9.2 - at #3 Florida 9.725 - - - - at #3 LSU - 9.85 - - - at North Carolina - 9.65-9.85 - #5 Alabama - 9.9-9.875 - at #7 Auburn - 9.825-9.775 - #18 Arkansas - 9.85-9.9 - #4 Utah EX (9.775)9.75-9.825 - SEC Championship 9.8 - - - - NCAA Regional 9.75 - - 9.875 - NCAA Prelims 9/75 - - 9.65 - Average 9.775 9.784 9.456 9.748 38.575 RQS 9.775 9.8-9.79 - Season High 9.825 9.9 9.8 9.9 38.65 Career High 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 39.35
Morgan Reynolds 5-1 So. Athens, Ga. 2015 BIO UPDATES Beth Roberts 5-4 So. Tifton, Ga. 2015: Competed on beam in seven meets and six times on floor... missed early part of the season with an injury... tied career-high with a 9.9 on floor vs. No. 4 Utah... 9.875 on floor vs. No. 18 Arkansas. Morgan Reynolds Career Results 2014 (Freshman) at #3 Oklahoma - - 9.775 9.725 - at #9 Stanford - - 9.75 9.775 - #2 LSU - - 9.8 9.9 - Iowa - - 9.175 9.825 - at Florida - - 8.9 9.775 - #20 Kentucky - - - 9.8 - at #7 Alabama - - - 9.875 - at #10 Auburn - - - 9.85 - #13 Arkansas - - - 9.8 - #20 Denver 9.825-9.8 9.8 - at #5 Utah 9.825-9.875 9.85 - SEC Championship 9.8-9.8 9.8 - NCAA Regional 9.825-9.85 9.825 - NCAA Prelims 9.7-9.8 9.85 - NCAA Super Six 9.775-9.075 9.825-2015 (Sophomore) at #3 Florida - - 9.825 - - at #3 LSU - - 9.6 - - at North Carolina - - 9.75 - - at #7 Auburn - - - 9.8 - #18 Arkansas - - - 9.875 - #4 Utah - - 9.8 9.9 - SEC Championship - - 9.775 9.85 - NCAA Regional - - 9.625 9.825 - NCAA Prelims - - 9/85 9.85 - Average - - 9.746 9.85 - RQS - - 9.725 - - Season High - - 9.825 9.9 - Career High 9.825-9.825 9.9-2015: Competed on vault in eight meets and turned in a career-high 9.85 at No. 3 LSU. Beth Roberts Career Results 2015 (Sophomore) #8 Michigan 9.725 - - - - Missouri 9.825 - - - - at #15 Denver 9.8 - - - - at #3 LSU 9.85 - - - - at North Carolina 9.8 - - - - #5 Alabama 9.8 - - - - at #7 Auburn 9.675 - - - - #18 Arkansas 9.775 - - - - Average 9.781 - - - - RQS 9.8 - - - - Season High 9.85 - - - - Career High 9.85 - - - - Brittany Rogers 5-6 Jr. Coquitlam, British Columbia 2015 All-America (UB) 2015 All-SEC 2014 All-America (AA, UB) 2013 All-America (UB) 2013 SEC Bars Champion 2013 SEC Beam Champion 2013 All-SEC 2015: NCAA Runner-up on bars... First Team NCAA All-America on bars... NACGC/W regular season All-America on bars... five event titles... 9.95 on bars at the NCAA Prelims and in the Individual Event Finals... 9.9 on vault at the NCAA Berkeley Regional... earned All-SEC honors with a 9.9 on bars in the SEC Championship... anchored vault with a 9.925 vs. No. 4 Utah... turned in a 9.95 on bars, 9.925 on beam and a 9.9 on vault vs. No. 18 Arkansas... scored a career-high 9.95 on vault vs. No. 5 Alabama, and added a 9.875 on bars as the anchor... posted season-high scores of 9.9 on vault and beam at North Carolina... scored a career-high 9.975 on bars vs. No. 14 Kentucky; also added a 9.85 in her first vault of the season. Brittany Rogers Career Results 2013 (Freshman) #11 Oklahoma 9.85 9.8 9.75 - - at #12 Arkansas 9.875 9.825 9.625 - - #24 Auburn 9.85 9.875 9.275 - - #10 Stanford 9.9 9.875 9.55 - - at Metroplex 9.9 9.9 9.825 - - #5 Alabama 9.9 9.9 9.875 - - at #18 Kentucky 9.925 9.9 9.1 9.675 38.6 #1 Florida 9.875 9.925 9.9 - - at Missouri 9.825 9.925 9.825 9.025 38.6
at #5 LSU 9.8 9.9 9.85 9.675 39.225 #7 Utah 9.95 9.85 9.875 9.9 39.575 at NC State 9.85 9.875 9.85 9.825 39.400 SEC Championship 9.7 9.95 9.95 9.875 39.475 NCAA Regional 9.875 9.875 9.9 9.825 39.475 NCAA Regional 9.875 9.875 9.9 9.825 39.475 NCAA Prelims 9.875 9.9 9.7 - - NCAA Super Six 9.875 9.85 9.875 - - 2014 (Sophomore) at #3 Oklahoma 9.85 9.85 9.875 9.8 39.375 at #9 Stanford 9.775 9.825 9.325 9.7 38.625 #2 LSU 9.875 9.9 9.3 9.85 38.925 Iowa 9.8 9.95 9.9 9.875 39.525 at #3 Florida 9.9 9.95 9.8 9.875 39.525 #20 Kentucky 9.825 9.875 9.7 9.775 39.175 at #7 Alabama 9.875 9.9 9.85 9.825 39.450 at #10 Auburn 9.825 9.9 9.85 9.225 38.800 #13 Arkansas 9.825 9.95 9.775 9.75 39.300 #20 Denver 9.925 9.9 9.85 9.9 39.575 at #5 Utah 9.925 9.9 9.9 9.875 39.6 SEC Championship - 9.9 9.25 - - NCAA Regional - 9.95 - - - NCAA Prelims - 9.825 - - - NCAA Super Six - 9.95 - - - 2015 (Junior) #8 Michigan - 9.85 - - - #14 Kentucky 9.85 9.975 9.7 - at #3 Florida 9.8 9.35 9.85 - - at #3 LSU 9.875 9.875 9.85 - - at North Carolina 9.9 9.85 9.9 - - #5 Alabama 9.95 9.875 9.85 - - at #7 Auburn 9.75 9.9 9.75 - - #18 Arkansas 9.9 9.95 9.925 - - #4 Utah 9.825 9.925 9.825 - - SEC Championship 9.75 9.9 9.4 - - NCAA Regional 9.9 9.9 9.8 - - NCAA Prelims 9.75 9.95 9.3 - - Ind. Event Finals - 9.95 - - - Average 9.841 9.865 9.741 - - RQS 9.865 9.91 9.84 - - Season High 9.95 9.975 9.925 - - Career High 9.95 9.975 9.95 9.9 39.575 Hayley Sanders 5-1 Fr. McKinney, Texas 2015: Competed for the first time as the bars anchor vs. No. 18 Arkansas. Hayley Sanders Career Results 2013 (Freshman) #18 Arkansas - 9.7 - - - 2015 BIO UPDATES Rachel Schick 5-1 So. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. 2015 All-SEC 2015: SEC Academic Honor Roll... one event title... earned All-SEC honors with a 9.9 on bars in the SEC Championship... competed on bars in eight meets... sidelined beginning with the LSU meet with a broken thumb and returned for an exhibition routine vs. No. 34 Utah... tied for first with a career-high 9.9 at No. 15 Denver. Rachel Schick s Career Results 2015 (Sophomore) #8 Michigan - 9.075 - - - Missouri - 9.75 - - - at #15 Denver - 9.9 - - - Kentucky - 9.825 - - - at #3 Florida - 9.8 - - - #4 Utah - EX (9.775)- - - SEC Championship - 9.9 - - - NCAA Regional - 9.85 - - - NCAA Prelims - 9.1 - - - Average - 9.65 - - - RQS - 9.67 - - - Season High - 9.9 - - - Career High - 9.9 - - - Natalie Vaculik 5-2 Fr. Whitby, Ontario 2015 Freshman All-SEC 2015: Competed on bars in all 14 meets, on beam in 12 meets and on vault 11 times... one event title... earned Freshman All-SEC honors with a 9.85 on bars in the SEC Championship... scored a pair of 9.9s on bars and beam (tied for first) vs. No. 4 Utah... turned in a season-high 9.875 on beam at No. 7 Auburn... scored her season-high 9.875 on bars at North Carolina. Natalie Vaculik s Career Results 2015 (Freshman) #8 Michigan 9.825 9.775 9.6 - - Missouri 9.775 9.8 9.675 - - at #15 Denver 9.75 9.775 9.7 - - #14 Kentucky 9.8 9.825 9.85 - - at #3 Florida 9.8 9.75 9.725 - - at #3 LSU 9.9 9.75 9.8 - - at North Carolina 9.775 9.875 9.25 - - #5 Alabama 9.875 9.85 9.825 - - at #7 Auburn 9.825 9.825 9.875 - - #18 Arkansas 9.8 9.725 9.775 - - #4 Utah 9.8 9.9 9.9 - - SEC Championship - 9.85 9.25 - - NCAA Regional - 9.8 - - - NCAA Prelims - 9.8 - - - Average 9.808 9.807 9.685 - - RQS 9.825 9.845 9.815 - - Season High 9.9 9.9 9.9 - - Career High 9.9 9.9 9.9 - -
2015 GEORGIA GYMNASTICS STATISTICS OVERALL: 14-14 SEC: 3-4 HOME: 4-2 AWAY: 2-4 NEUTRAL: 8-8 VS. TOP 25: 9-14 NCAA FINISH: 9th; SEC FINISH: 5th; FINAL RANKING: #9 DATE TEAMS RESULT TOTAL VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR ATT. Jan. 10 #8 Michigan 196.600 49.325 49.025 49.100 49.150 10,224 #7 Georgia L 195.600 49.000 49.125 48.925 48.550 Jan. 16 Missouri 195.225 48.950 48.650 48.925 48.700 7,417 #7 Georgia W 195.800 49.200 49.200 48.475 49.150 Jan. 19 #10 Georgia L 194.300 49.050 49.125 47.400 48.725 1,810 #15 Denver 194.850 49.050 48.625 48.300 48.875 Jan. 24 #14 Kentucky 194.225 48.775 48.900 47.725 48.825 9,957 #10 Georgia W 196.975 49.250 49.350 49.100 49.275 Jan. 30 #11 Georgia L 196.950 49.200 49.250 49.250 49.250 7,116 #3 Florida 197.600 49.300 49.375 49.375 49.550 Feb. 6 #9 Georgia L 196.850 49.425 49.225 49.125 49.075 7,722 #3 LSU 198.075 49.450 49.375 49.625 49.625 Feb. 14 #8 Georgia W 196.200 49.250 49.225 48.625 49.100 3,046 North Carolina 195.200 48.600 48.825 48.625 49.150 Feb. 20 #5 Alabama 197.675 49.425 49.375 49.350 49.525 9,978 #11 Georgia L 196.825 49.550 49.300 49.300 48.675 Feb. 27 #9 Georgia L 196.775 49.100 49.325 49.350 49.000 7,424 #7 Auburn 197.750 49.375 49.450 49.375 49.550 March 7 #18 Arkansas 196.650 49.275 49.075 49.100 49.200 9,956 #10 Georgia W 196.775 49.275 49.275 48.675 49.550 March 14 #4 Utah 197.275 49.375 49.500 49.350 49.050 8,759 #10 Georgia W 197.450 49.175 49.575 49.200 49.500 March 21 SEC Championship - Duluth, Ga. 8,758 #5 Alabama L 197.525 49.500 49.275 49.275 49.475 #3 LSU L 197.450 49.550 49.375 48.975 49.550 #2 Florida L 197.400 49.625 49.575 48.625 49.575 #8 Auburn L 196.925 49.300 49.150 49.400 49.075 #9 Georgia 196.000 49.125 49.375 48.150 49.350 #18 Arkansas W 195.950 49.250 48.825 48.675 49.200 Missouri W 195.700 48.850 49.000 48.275 49.075 #25 Kentucky W 195.025 48.875 48.575 48.275 49.300 April 4 NCAA Berkeley Regional - Berkeley, Calif. 1,787 #10 Georgia 197.025 49.400 49.325 48.950 49.350 #3 Utah W 196.575 49.500 49.075 48.625 49.375 #20 California W 196.000 49.275 49.150 48.700 48.875 #15 Boise State W 195.375 49.200 48.650 48.450 49.075 Utah State W 195.150 48.900 48.575 48.850 48.825 BYU W 194.150 49.025 48.600 48.150 48.375 April 17 NCAA Prelims - Fort Worth, Texas 5,856 #2 Florida L 197.475 49.375 49.450 49.275 49.375 #3 Utah L 197.475 49.450 49.500 49.175 49.350 #11 Stanford L 197.175 49.050 49.575 49.300 49.250 #6 Michigan L 197.025 49.175 49.225 49.250 49.375 #10 Georgia 196.600 49.100 49.350 48.900 49.250 #7 UCLA W 196.400 49.000 49.250 49.200 48.950
2015 GEORGIA GYMNASTICS STATISTICS Vivi Babalis #8 Michigan - - 9.85 9.775 - Missouri - - 9.8 9.85 - at #15 Denver - - 9.575 9.85 - #14 Kentucky - - 9.825 9.85 - at #3 Florida - - 9.7 9.675 - at #3 LSU - - 9.775 9.825 - at North Carolina - - 9.8 9.7 - #5 Alabama - - 9.85 9.825 - at #7 Auburn - - 9.775 9.825 - #18 Arkansas - - 9.875 9.875 - #4 Utah - - 9.8 9.9 - SEC Championship - - 9.125 9.875 - NCAA Regional - - 9.825 9.9 - NCAA Prelims - - 9.725 9.825 - Average - - 9.736 9.825 - RQS - - 9.81 9.855 - Season High - - 9.875 9.9 - Career High - - 9.875 9.9 - Mary Beth Box #8 Michigan - - 9.85 9.05 - Missouri - - 9.85 9.875 - at #15 Denver - - 9.2 9.8 - #14 Kentucky - - 9.875 9.8 - at #3 Florida - - 9.9 9.9 - at #3 LSU - - 9.825 9.875 - at North Carolina - - 9.3 9.875 - #5 Alabama - - 9.95 9.85 - at #7 Auburn - - 9.925 9.675 - #18 Arkansas - - 9.8 9.95 - #4 Utah - - 9.25 9.9 - SEC Championship - - 9.925 9.875 - NCAA Regional - - 9.825 9.875 - NCAA Prelims - - 9.725 9.9 - Ind. Event Finals - - - 9.8875 - Average - - 9.729 9.806 - RQS - - 9.895 9.885 - Season High - - 9.95 9.95 - Career High - - 9.95 9.95 - Ashlyn Broussard #8 Michigan 9.8-9.75 9.275 - Missouri 9.8-9.875 9.725 - at #15 Denver 9.875-9.3 9.75 - #14 Kentucky 9.9-9.85 9.85 - at #3 Florida 9.875-9.95 9.775 - at #3 LSU 9.875-9.875 9.25 - at North Carolina 9.9-9.875 9.825 - #5 Alabama 9.975-9.825 9.275 - at #7 Auburn 9.85-9.875 - - #18 Arkansas 9.825-9.125 - - #4 Utah 9.8-9.875 - - SEC Championship 9.85-9.8 - - NCAA Regional 9.875-9.875 - - NCAA Prelims 9.8-9.825 - - Average 9.852-9.763 9.591 - RQS 9.885-9.875 9.67 - Season High 9.975-9.95 9.85 - Career High 9.975-9.95 9.85 - Kiera Brown #8 Michigan - 9.875 9.675 9.85 - Missouri - 9.8 9.275 9.75 - at #15 Denver - 9.725 9.275 9.55 - #14 Kentucky - 9.875-9.85 - at #3 Florida - 9.925-9.85 - at #3 LSU - 9.8-9.75 - at North Carolina - 9.75 - - - #5 Alabama - 9.825 9.125 - - at #7 Auburn - 9.9 9.9 - - #18 Arkansas - 9.85 9.3 9.825 - #4 Utah - 9.95-9.875 - SEC Championship - 9.8-9.775 - NCAA Regional - 9.85 9.15 - - NCAA Prelims - 9.85 9.775 - - Average - 9.841 9.434 9.786 - RQS - 9.875-9.815 - Season High - 9.95 9.9 9.875 - Career High - 9.95 9.9 9.875 - Chelsea Davis #8 Michigan - 9.875 - - - Missouri - 9.9 - - - at #15 Denver - 9.825 - - - #14 Kentucky - 9.85 - - - at #3 Florida - 9.875 - - - at #3 LSU - 9.875 - - - at North Carolina - 9.925 - - - #5 Alabama 9.9 9.85 - - - at #7 Auburn 9.8 9.875 - - - #18 Arkansas 9.95 9.9 - - - #4 Utah 9.875 9.925 - - - SEC Championship 9.8 9.875 - - - NCAA Regional 9.9 9.9 - - - NCAA Prelims 9.85 9.9 - - - Average 9.868 9.882 - - - RQS - 9.895 - - - Season High 9.95 9.925 - - - Career High 9.95 9.975 9.875 9.9 - Brandie Jay #8 Michigan 9.925 9.75-9.825 - Missouri 9.95 9.075-9.85 - at #15 Denver 9.85 9.9-9.7 - #14 Kentucky 9.9 9.8-9.925 - at #3 Florida 9.925 9.9-9.925 - at #3 LSU 9.925 9.825-9.775 - at North Carolina 9.875 9.825-9.85 - #5 Alabama 9.85 9.125-9.85 - at #7 Auburn 9.875 9.825-9.8 - #18 Arkansas - - - - - #4 Utah 9.875 9.875 - - - SEC Championship 9.85 9.85-9.85 - NCAA Regional 9.875 9.825-9.85 - NCAA Prelims 9.925 9.85-9.875 - Ind. Event Finals 9.85 - - - - Average 9.889 9.725-9.84 - RQS 9.91 9.855-9.865 - Season High 9.95 9.9-9.925 - Career High 9.975 9.925-9.975 -
2015 GEORGIA GYMNASTICS STATISTICS GiGi Marino #8 Michigan 9.725 - - - - Missouri 9.8 - - - - at #15 Denver 9.775 - - - - #14 Kentucky 9.775 - - - - at #3 Florida 9.8 - - 9.8 - at #3 LSU 9.85 - - 9.85 - at North Carolina 9.775 - - 9.7 - #5 Alabama - - - 9.2 - at #7 Auburn - - - 9.8 - #18 Arkansas 9.8 - - 9.95 - #4 Utah 9.2 - - 9.925 - SEC Championship 9.825 - - 9.9 - NCAA Regional 9.85 - - 9.85 - NCAA Prelims 9.775 - - 9.8 - Average 9.746 - - 9.778 - RQS 9.8 - - 9.855 - Season High 9.85 - - 9.95 - Career High 9.85 - - 9.95 - Sarah Persinger #8 Michigan 9.8 EX (9.725) 9.8 9.825 - Missouri 9.825 9.725 9.125 9.825 38.5 at #15 Denver 9.75 9.725 9.55 9.625 38.65 #14 Kentucky 9.8-9.35 9.2 - at #3 Florida 9.725 - - - - at #3 LSU - 9.85 - - - at North Carolina - 9.65-9.85 - #5 Alabama - 9.9-9.875 - at #7 Auburn - 9.825-9.775 - #18 Arkansas - 9.85-9.9 - #4 Utah EX (9.775) 9.75-9.825 - SEC Championship 9.8 - - - - NCAA Regional 9.75 - - 9.875 - NCAA Prelims 9.75 - - 9.65 - Average 9.775 9.784 9.456 9.748 38.575 RQS 9.775 9.8-9.79 - Season High 9.825 9.9 9.8 9.9 38.65 Career High 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 39.35 Morgan Reynolds #8 Michigan - - - - - Missouri - - - - - at #15 Denver - - - - - #14 Kentucky - - - - - at #3 Florida - - 9.825 - - at #3 LSU - - 9.6 - - at North Carolina - - 9.75 - - #5 Alabama - - - - - at #7 Auburn - - - 9.8 - #18 Arkansas - - - 9.875 - #4 Utah - - 9.8 9.9 - SEC Championship - - 9.775 9.85 - NCAA Regional - - 9.625 9.825 - NCAA Prelims - - 9.85 9.85 - Average - - 9.746 9.85 - RQS - - 9.725 - - Season High - - 9.85 9.9 - Career High 9.825-9.825 9.9 - Beth Roberts #8 Michigan 9.725 - - - - Missouri 9.825 - - - - at #15 Denver 9.8 - - - - #14 Kentucky - - - - - at #3 Florida - - - - - at #3 LSU 9.85 - - - - at North Carolina 9.8 - - - - #5 Alabama 9.8 - - - - at #7 Auburn 9.675 - - - - #18 Arkansas 9.775 - - - - #4 Utah - - - - - SEC Championship - - - - - NCAA Regional - - - - - NCAA Prelims - - - - - Average 9.781 - - - - RQS 9.8 - - - - Season High 9.85 - - - - Career High 9.85 - - - - Brittany Rogers #8 Michigan - 9.85 - - - Missouri - - - - - at #15 Denver - - - - - #14 Kentucky 9.85 9.975 9.7 - at #3 Florida 9.8 9.35 9.85 - - at #3 LSU 9.875 9.875 9.85 - - at North Carolina 9.9 9.85 9.9 - - #5 Alabama 9.95 9.875 9.85 - - at #7 Auburn 9.75 9.9 9.75 - - #18 Arkansas 9.9 9.95 9.925 - - #4 Utah 9.825 9.925 9.825 - - SEC Championship 9.75 9.9 9.4 - - NCAA Regional 9.9 9.9 9.8 - - NCAA Prelims 9.75 9.95 9.3 - - Ind. Event Finals - 9.95 - - - Average 9.841 9.865 9.741 - - RQS 9.865 9.91 9.84 - - Season High 9.95 9.975 9.925 - - Career High 9.95 9.975 9.95 9.9 39.575 Hayley Sanders #8 Michigan - - - - - Missouri - - - - - at #15 Denver - - - - - Kentucky - - - - - at #3 Florida - - - - - at #3 LSU - - - - - at North Carolina - - - - - #5 Alabama - - - - - at #7 Auburn - - - - - #18 Arkansas - 9.7 - - - #4 Utah - - - - - SEC Championship - - - - - NCAA Regional - - - - - NCAA Prelims - - - - - Average - 9.7 - - - RQS - - - - - Season High - - - - - Career High - - - - -
2015 GEORGIA GYMNASTICS STATISTICS Rachel Schick #8 Michigan - 9.075 - - - Missouri - 9.75 - - - at #15 Denver - 9.9 - - - Kentucky - 9.825 - - - at #3 Florida - 9.8 - - - at #3 LSU - - - - - at North Carolina - - - - - #5 Alabama - - - - - at #7 Auburn - - - - - #18 Arkansas - - - - - #4 Utah - EX (9.775) - - - SEC Championship - 9.9 - - - NCAA Regional - 9.85 - - - NCAA Prelims - 9.1 - - - Average - 9.65 - - - RQS - 9.67 - - - Season High - 9.9 - - - Career High - 9.9 - - - Natalie Vaculik #8 Michigan 9.825 9.775 9.6 - - Missouri 9.775 9.8 9.675 - - at #15 Denver 9.75 9.775 9.7 - - #14 Kentucky 9.8 9.825 9.85 - - at #3 Florida 9.8 9.75 9.725 - - at #3 LSU 9.9 9.75 9.8 - - at North Carolina 9.775 9.875 9.25 - - #5 Alabama 9.875 9.85 9.825 - - at #7 Auburn 9.825 9.825 9.875 - - #18 Arkansas 9.8 9.725 9.775 - - #4 Utah 9.8 9.9 9.9 - - SEC Championship - 9.85 9.25 - - NCAA Regional - 9.8 - - - NCAA Prelims - 9.8 - - - Average 9.808 9.807 9.685 - - RQS 9.825 9.845 9.815 - - Season High 9.9 9.9 9.9 - - Career High 9.9 9.9 9.9 - - Season Highs Gymnast Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Jasmine Arnold - - - - - Vivi Babalis - - 9.875 9.9 - Mary Beth Box - - 9.95 9.95 - Ashlyn Broussard 9.975-9.95 9.85 - Kiera Brown - 9.95 9.9 9.85 - Chelsea Davis 9.95 9.925 - - - Demetria Hunte - - - - - Brandie Jay 9.95 9.9-9.925 - Lauren Johnson - - - - - Whitney Kirby - - - - - GiGi Marino 9.85 - - 9.95 - Sarah Persinger 9.825 9.9 9.8 9.9 38.65 Morgan Reynolds - - 9.85 9.9 - Beth Roberts 9.85 - - - - Brittany Rogers 9.95 9.975 9.925 - - Hayley Sanders - 9.7 - - - Rachel Schick - 9.9 - - - Natalie Vaculik 9.9 9.9 9.9 - - TEAM 49.55 49.575 49.35 49.55 197.450 TEAM AVG 49.221 49.271 48.816 49.129 196.438 Career Highs Gymnast Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Jasmine Arnold - - - - - Vivi Babalis - - 9.875 9.9 - Mary Beth Box - - 9.95 9.95 - Ashlyn Broussard 9.975-9.95 9.85 - Kiera Brown - 9.95 9.9 9.85 - Chelsea Davis 9.95 9.975 9.875 9.9 - Demetria Hunte 9.425 - - - - Brandie Jay 9.975 9.925-9.925 - Lauren Johnson 9.975 - - - - Whitney Kirby - - 9.575 - - GiGi Marino 9.85 - - 9.95 - Sarah Persinger 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 39.35 Morgan Reynolds 9.825-9.875 9.9 - Beth Roberts 9.825 - - - - Brittany Rogers 9.95 9.975 9.95 9.9 39.575 Hayley Sanders - 9.7 - - - Rachel Schick - 9.9 - - - Natalie Vaculik 9.9 9.9 9.9 - -
Mary Beth Box (5) Floor (2) 9.875 vs. Missouri (Jan. 16) *9.95 vs. #18 Arkansas (March 7) Beam (3) 9.875 vs. #14 Kentucky (Jan. 24) *9.95 vs. #5 Alabama (Feb. 20) 9.925 at #7 Auburn (Feb. 27) Ashlyn Broussard (6) Beam (2) 9.875 vs. Missouri (Jan. 16) 9.95 at #3 Florida (Jan. 30) Vault (4) 9.875 at #15 Denver (Jan. 19) 9.9 vs. #14 Kentucky (Jan. 24) 9.9 at North Carolina (Feb. 14) 9.975 vs. #5 Alabama (Feb. 21) 2015 GEORGIA GYMNASTICS STATISTICS EVENT/ALL-AROUND WINNERS Kiera Brown (2) Bars (2) *9.875 vs. #8 Michigan (Jan. 10) *9.925 at #3 Florida (Jan. 30) Chelsea Davis (4) Vault (1) 9.95 vs. #18 Arkansas (March 7) Bars (3) *9.875 vs. #8 Michigan (Jan. 10) 9.9 vs. Missouri (Jan. 16) 9.925 at North Carolina (Feb. 14) Brandie Jay (4) Vault (2) 9.925 vs. #8 Michigan (Jan. 10) 9.925 vs. Missouri (Jan. 16) Bars (1) *9.9 at #15 Denver (Jan. 19) Floor (1) 9.925 vs. #14 Kentucky (Jan. 24) Gigi Marino (2) Floor (2) *9.95 vs. #18 Arkansas (March 7) *9.925 vs. #4 Utah (March 14) Brittany Rogers (5) Vault (1) 9.9 at North Carolina (Feb. 14) Bars (2) 9.975 vs. #14 Kentucky (Jan. 24) 9.95 vs. #18 Arkansas (March 7) Beam (2) 9.9 at North Carolina (Feb. 14) 9.925 vs. #18 Arkansas (March 7) Rachel Schick (1) Bars (1) *9.9 at #15 Denver (Jan. 19) Natalie Vaculik (1) Beam (1) *9.9 vs. #4 Utah (March 14) *Denotes a tie for first TOP GEORGIA FINISHERS BY MEET #8 Michigan Jay (9.925, 1st) Brown/Davis Box/Babalis Brown (9.85, 3rd) - (9.875. T1st) (9.85, T3rd) Missouri Jay (9.95, 1st) Davis (9.9, 1st) Broussard (9.875, 1st) Box (9.875, 1st) Persinger (38.5, 2nd) at #15 Denver Broussard (9.875, T1st) Shick, Jay (9.9, T1st) Babalis (9.7, 4th) Babalis (9.85, 2nd) Persinger (38.65, 2nd) #14 Kentucky Broussard, Jay (9.9, T1st) Rogers (9.975, 1st) Box (9.875, 1st) Jay (9.925, 1st) - at #3 Florida Jay (9.925, 2nd) Brown (9.925, T1st) Broussard (9.95, 1st) Jay (9.925, T3rd) - at #3 LSU Jay (9.925, 2nd) Rogers (9.875, T3rd) Broussard (9.875, T5) Box (9.875, T4th) - at North Carolina Broussard/Rogers Davis (9.925, 1st) Rogers (9.9, 1st) Box (9.875, T2nd) - (9.9, T1st) #5 Alabama Broussard (9.975, 1st) Persinger (9.9, T2nd) Box (9.95, T1st) Persinger (9.875, 5th) - at #7 Auburn Jay (9.875, 3rd) Brown, Rogers (9.9, T2nd) Box (9.925, 1st) Babalis (9.825, T6th) - #18 Arkansas Davis (9.95, 1st) Rogers (9.95, 1st) Rogers (9.925, 1st) Box/Marino (9.95, T1st) - #4 Utah Davis, Jay (9.875, T4th) Brown (9.95, 2nd) Vaculik (9.9, T1st) Marino (9.925, T1st) - SEC Championship Broussard/Jay Schick/Rogers (9.9, T4th) Box (9.925, 2nd) Marino (9.9, T6th) - (9.85, T20th) NCAA Regional Rogers/Davis Rogers/Davis Broussard (9.875, T2nd) Babalis (9.9, 2nd) - (9.9, T3rd) (9.9, T2nd) NCAA Prelims Jay (9.925, T3rd) Rogers (9.95, T2nd) Reynolds (9.85, T11th) Box (9.9, T4th) -
2015 GEORGIA GYMNASTICS STATISTICS MEET-BY-MEET TEAM SCORES Opponent Vault Bars Beam Floor Total 2-Rotation Score 3-Rotation Score #8 Michigan 49.0 (14) 49.125 (T12) 48.925 (8) 48.55 (14) 195.600 (13) 98.125 (14) 147.050 (11) Missouri 49.2 (T7) 48.975 (14) 48.475 (12) 49.15 (8) 195.800 (12) 98.175 (T12) 146.650 (T13) at #15 Denver 49.05 (13) 49.125 (T12) 47.400 (13) 48.725 (12) 194.300 (14) 98.175 (T12) 146.900 (12) #14 Kentucky 49.25 (T5) 49.35 (T3) 49.1 (6) 49.275 (5) 196.975 (3) 98.600 (4) 147.700 (T5) at #3 Florida 49.2 (T7) 49.25 (9) 49.25 (3) 49.25 (T6) 196.950 (4) 98.450 (T8) 147.700 (T5) at #3 LSU 49.425 (2) 49.225 (T10) 49.125 (5) 49.075 (10) 196.850 (5) 98.650 (3) 147.775 (3) at North Carolina 49.25 (T5) 49.225 (T10) 48.625 (11) 49.1 (9) 196.200 (10) 98.475 (7) 147.575 (8) #5 Alabama 49.55 (1) 49.3 (7) 49.3 (2) 48.675 (13) 196.825 (6) 98.850 (1) 148.150 (1) at #7 Auburn 49.1 (T11) 49.325 (T5) 49.35 (1) 49.0 (11) 196.775 (T7) 98.425 (10) 147.725 (4) #18 Arkansas 49.275 (3) 49.275 (8) 48.675 (10) 49.550 (1) 196.775 (T7) 98.550 (5) 147.225 (10) #4 Utah 49.175 (9) 49.575 (1) 49.2 (4) 49.5 (2) 197.450 (1) 98.750 (2) 147.950 (2) SEC Championship 49.125 (10) 49.375 (2) 48.150 (13) 49.350 (T3) 196.000 (11) 98.500 (6) 146.650 (T13) NCAA Regional 49.400 (4) 49.325 (T5) 48.950 (7) 49.350 (T3) 197.025 (2) 98.275 (11) 147.625 (7) NCAA Prelims 49.100 (T11) 49.350 (T3) 48.900 (9) 49.250 (T6) 196.600 (9) 98.450 (T8) 147.350 (9) Season rank in () Overall Team Score 1. 197.450 #4 Utah March 14 2. 197.025 NCAA Regional April 4 3. 196.975 #14 Kentucky Jan. 24 4. 196.950 at #3 Florida Jan. 30 5. 196.850 at #3 LSU Feb. 6 6. 196.825 #5 Alabama Feb. 20 T7. 196.775 at #7 Auburn Feb. 27 T7. 196.775 #18 Arkansas March 7 9. 196.600 NCAA Prelims April 17 10. 196.200 at North Carolina Feb. 14 11 196.000 SEC Championship March 14 12. 195.800 Missouri Jan. 16 13. 195.600 #8 Michigan Jan. 10 14. 194.300 at #15 Denver Jan. 19 Team Vault Score 1. 49.55 #5 Alabama Feb. 20 2. 49.425 at #3 LSU Feb. 6 3. 49.4 NCAA Regional April 4 4. 49.275 #18 Arkansas March 7 T5. 49.25 #14 Kentucky Jan. 24 T5. 49.25 at North Carolina Feb. 14 T7. 49.2 at #3 Florida Jan. 30 T7. 49.2 Missouri Jan. 16 8. 49.175 #4 Utah March 14 10. 49.125 SEC Championship March 21 T11. 49.1 at #7 Auburn Feb. 27 T11 49.1 NCAA Prelims April 17 13. 49.05 at #15 Denver Jan. 19 14. 49.0 #8 Michigan Jan. 10 Team Bars Score 1. 49.575 #4 Utah March 14 2. 49.375 SEC Championship March 21 T3. 49.35 #14 Kentucky Jan. 24 T3. 49.35 NCAA Prelims April 17 T5. 49.325 at #7 Auburn Feb. 27 SUPERLATIVES T5. 49.325 NCAA Regional April 4 7. 49.3 #5 Alabama Feb. 20 8. 49.275 #18 Arkansas March 7 9. 49.25 at #3 Florida Jan. 30 T10. 49.225 at #3 LSU Feb. 6 T10. 49.225 at North Carolina Feb. 14 T12. 49.125 #8 Michigan Jan. 10 T12. 49.125 at #15 Denver Jan. 19 14. 48.975 Missouri Jan. 16 Team Beam Score 1. 49.350 at #7 Auburn Feb. 27 2. 49.3 #5 Alabama Feb. 20 3. 49.250 at #3 Florida Jan. 30 4. 49.2 #4 Utah March 14 5. 49.125 at #3 LSU Feb. 6 6. 49.100 #14 Kentucky Jan. 24 7. 48.950 NCAA Regional April 5 8. 48.925 #8 Michigan Jan. 10 9. 48.900 NCAA Prelims April 17 10. 48.675 #18 Arkansas March 7 11. 48.625 at North Carolina Feb. 14 12. 48.475 Missouri Jan. 16 13. 48.150 SEC Championship March 21 14. 47.400 at #15 Denver Jan. 19 Team Floor Score 1. 49.550 #18 Arkansas March 7 2. 49.5 #4 Utah March 14 T3. 49.350 SEC Championship March 21 T3. 49.350 NCAA Regional April 5 5. 49.275 #14 Kentucky Jan. 24 T6. 49.250 at #3 Florida Jan. 30 T6. 49.250 NCAA Prelims April 17 8. 49.150 Missouri Jan. 16 9. 49.100 at North Carolina Feb. 14 10. 49.075 at #3 LSU Feb. 6 11. 49.0 at #7 Auburn Feb. 27 12. 48.725 at #15 Denver Jan. 19 13. 48.675 #5 Alabama Feb. 20 14. 48.550 #8 Michigan Jan. 10 Individual All-Around Score 1. 38.65 S. Persinger at #15 Denver Jan. 19 2. 38.5 S. Persinger Missouri Jan 16 Vault 1. 9.975 A. Broussard #5 Alabama Feb. 20 T2. 9.95 B. Jay Missouri Jan 16 T2. 9.95 B. Rogers #5 Alabama Feb. 20 T2. 9.95 C. Davis #18 Arkansas March 7 T5. 9.925 B. Jay #8 Michigan Jan. 10 T5. 9.925 B. Jay at #3 Florida Jan. 30 T5. 9.925 B. Jay at #3 LSU Feb. 6 T5. 9.925 B. Jay NCAA Prelims April 17 Bars 1. 9.975 B. Rogers #14 Kentucky Jan. 24 T2. 9.95 B. Rogers #18 Arkansas March 7 T2. 9.95 K. Brown #4 Utah March 14 T2. 9.95 B. Rogers NCAA Prelims April 17 T2. 9.95 B. Rogers Ind. Event Finals April 17 Beam T1. 9.95 A. Broussard at #3 Florida Jan. 30 T1. 9.95 M. Box #5 Alabama Feb. 20 T3. 9.925 M. Box at #7 Auburn Feb. 27 T3. 9.925 B. Rogers #18 Arkansas March 7 T3. 9.925 M. Box SEC Champ March 21 Floor T1. 9.95 M. Box #18 Arkansas March 7 T1. 9.95 G. Marino #18 Arkansas March 7 T3. 9.925 B. Jay #14 Kentucky Jan. 24 T3. 9.925 B. Jay at #3 Florida Jan. 30 T3. 9.925 G. Marino #4 Utah March 14
2015 GEORGIA GYMNASTICS STATISTICS #7 GEORGIA 195.600 #8 MICHIGAN 196.600 Vault 49.325 Briley Casanova 9.7 Brooke Parker 9.85 Brianna Brown 9.85 Talia Chiarelli 9.9 Nicole Artz 9.85 Sachi Sugiyama 9.875 Bars 49.025 Briley Casanova 8.8 Lindsay Williams 9.75 Nichelle Christopherson 9.8 Nicole Artz 9.8 Sachi Sugiyama 9.825 Brianna Brown 9.85 Beam 49.1 Sachi Sugiyama 9.7 Lindsay Williams 9.825 Brianna Brown 9.775 Nicole Artz 9.9 Talia Chiarelli 9.9 Brooke Parker 7.4 Floor 49.15 Lindsay Williams 9.825 Brianna Brown 9.775 Brooke Parker 9.775 Sachi Sugiyama 9.725 Talia Chiarelli 9.875 Nicole Artz 9.9 #7 GEORGIA 195.800 Vault 49.2 Sarah Persinger 9.825 Natalie Vaculik 9.775 Beth Roberts 9.825 GiGi Marino 9.8 Ashlyn Broussard 9.8 Brandie Jay 9.95 Bars 48.975 Sarah Persinger 9.725 Natalie Vaculik 9.8 Rachel Schick 9.75 Brandie Jay 9.075 Kiera Brown 9.8 Chelsea Davis 9.9 Beam 48.475 Mary Beth Box 9.85 Natalie Vaculik 9.675 Sarah Persinger 9.125 Ashlyn Broussard 9.875 Vivi Babalis 9.8 Kiera Brown 9.275 Floor 49.15 Kiera Brown 9.75 Sarah Persinger 9.825 Mary Beth Box 9.875 Ashlyn Broussard 9.725 Vivi Babalis 9.85 Brandie Jay 9.85 MISSOURI 195.225 Vault 48.95 Angie Kern 9.75 Becca Schugel 9.775 Kennedi Harris 9.775 Laura Kappler 9.8 Shauna Miller 9.85 Vault 49.0 Sarah Persinger 9.8 Natalie Vaculik 9.825 Beth Roberts 9.725 GiGi Marino 9.725 Ashlyn Broussard 9.725 Brandie Jay 9.925 Bars 49.125 Brandie Jay 9.75 Natalie Vaculik 9.775 Rachel Schick 9.075 Kiera Brown 9.875 Brittany Rogers 9.85 Chelsea Davis 9.875 Beam 48.925 Mary Beth Box 9.85 Natalie Vaculik 9.6 Sarah Persinger 9.8 Ashlyn Broussard 9.75 Vivi Babalis 9.85 Kiera Brown 9.675 Floor 48.55 Kiera Brown 9.85 Sarah Persinger 9.825 Mary Beth Box 9.05 Ashlyn Broussard 9.275 Vivi Babalis 9.775 Brandie Jay 9.825 Bars 48.65 Sasha Sander 9.725 Katelyn Trevino 8.9 Briana Conkle 9.7 Miranda Eubank 9.725 Shauna Miller 9.75 Becca Johnson 9.75 Beam 48.925 Sasha Sander 9.625 Laura Kappler 9.8 Shauna Miller 9.75 Tia Allbritten 9.725 Becca Schugel 9.825 Briana Conkle 9.825 Floor 48.7 Alyson Heimsath 9.65 Angie Kern 9.675 Laura Kappler 9.725 Briana Conkle 9.525 Kennedi Harris 9.8 Shauna Miller 9.85 #10 GEORGIA 194.300 Vault 49.05 Sarah Persinger 9.75 Natalie Vaculik 9.75 Beth Roberts 9.8 GiGi Marino 9.775 Ashlyn Broussard 9.875 Brandie Jay 9.85 Bars 49.125 Sarah Persinger 9.725 Natalie Vaculik 9.775 Rachel Schick 9.9 Brandie Jay 9.9 Kiera Brown 9.725 Chelsea Davis 9.825 Beam 47.400 Mary Beth Box 9.2 Natalie Vaculik 9.7 Sarah Persinger 9.55 Ashlyn Broussard 9.3 Vivi Babalis 9.575 Kiera Brown 9.275 Floor 48.725 Kiera Brown 9.55 Sarah Persinger 9.625 Mary Beth Box 9.8 Ashlyn Broussard 9.75 Vivi Babalis 9.85 Brandie Jay 9.7 #15 DENVER 194.850 Vault 49.05 Ellese Sakai-Hart 9.725 Maggie Laughlin 9.775 Nikole Addison 9.775 Emily Barrett 9.8 Nina McGee 9.875 Rachel Fielitz 9.825 Bars 48.625 Katie Menhinick 9.575 Leah Lomonte 9.625 Emily Barrett 9.775 Nikole Addison 9.75 Julia Ross 9.775 Nina McGee 9.7 Beam 48.3 Leah Lomonte 9.025 Rachel Fielitz 9.75 Ellese Sakai-Hart 9.775 Maggie Laughlin 9.55 Julia Ross 9.4 Nina McGee 9.825 Floor 48.875 Ellese Sakai-Hart 9.8 Rachel Fielitz 9.75 Julia Ross 9.65 Nikole Addison 9.75 Maggie Laughlin 9.075 Nina McGee 9.925 #10 GEORGIA 196.975 Vault 49.25 Sarah Persinger 9.8 Natalie Vaculik 9.8 GiGi Marino 9.775 Ashlyn Broussard 9.9 Brittany Rogers 9.85 Brandie Jay 9.9 Bars 49.35 Rachel Schick 9.825 Natalie Vaculik 9.825 Brandie Jay 9.8 Kiera Brown 9.875 Brittany Rogers 9.975 Chelsea Davis 9.85 Beam 49.1 Sarah Persinger 9.35 Natalie Vaculik 9.85 Brittany Rogers 9.7 Ashlyn Broussard 9.85 Vivi Babalis 9.825 Mary Beth Box 9.875 Floor 49.275 Kiera Brown 9.85 Sarah Persinger 9.2 Mary Beth Box 9.8 Ashlyn Broussard 9.85 Vivi Babalis 9.85 Brandie Jay 9.925 #14 KENTUCKY 194.225 Vault 48.775 Kayla Hartley 9.75 Shelby Hilton 9.75 Khadijah Hudson 9.05 Brittany Furuyama 9.775 Syndey Waltz 9.725 Marissa Beucler 9.775 Bars 48.9 Amy Roemmele 9.75 Katie Carlisle 9.775 Sydney Waltz 9.775 Kayla Hartley 9.725 Cori Rechenmacher 9.8 Marissa Beucler 9.8 Beam 47.725 Amy Roemmele 9.2 Montana Whittle 9.55 Taylor Puryear 9 Marissa Beucler 9.575 Cori Rechenmacher 9.825 Shannon Mitchell 9.575 Floor 48.825 Shelby Hilton 9.725 Tiara Phipps 9.725 Katie Carlisle 9.2 Shannon Mitchell 9.775 Taylor Puryear 9.8 Kayla Hartley 9.8
2015 GEORGIA GYMNASTICS STATISTICS #11 GEORGIA 196.950 #3 FLORIDA 197.600 Vault 49.3 Ericha Fassbender 9.75 Rachel Spicer 9.8 Kiersten Wang 9.85 Kennedy Baker 9.8 Kytra Hunter 9.975 Alex McMurtry 9.875 Bars 49.375 Kennedy Baker 9.85 Claire Boyce 9.85 Bianca Dancose-Giambattisto 9.85 Bridgette Caquatto 9.9 Kytra Hunter 9.85 Alex McMurtry 9.925 Beam 49.375 Kennedy Baker 9.925 Rachel Spicer 9.85 Ericha Fassbender 9.825 Claire Boyce 9.05 Alex McMurtry 9.9 Kytra Hunter 9.875 Floor 49.55 Claire Boyce 9.8 Rachel Spicer 9.775 Kiersten Wang 9.875 Kennedy Baker 9.975 Kytra Hunter 9.975 Bridgette Caquatto 9.925 #9 GEORGIA 196.850 Vault 49.425 Natalie Vaculik 9.9 GiGi Marino 9.85 Ashlyn Broussard 9.875 Brittany Rogers 9.875 Brandie Jay 9.925 Beth Roberts 9.85 Bars 49.225 Natalie Vaculik 9.75 Brandie Jay 9.825 Kiera Brown 9.8 Brttany Rogers 9.875 Chelsea Davis 9.875 Sarah Persinger 9.85 Beam 49.125 Natalie Vaculik 9.8 Morgan Reynolds 9.6 Brittany Rogers 9.85 Ashlyn Broussard 9.875 Vivi Babalis 9.775 Mary Beth Box 9.825 Floor 49.075 Kiera Brown 9.75 GiGi Marino 9.85 Mary Beth Box 9.875 Ashlyn Broussard 9.25 Vivi Babalis 9.825 Brandie Jay 9.775 #3 LSU 198.075 Vault 49.450 Lloimincia Hall 9.825 Sydney Ewing 9.9 Jessica Savona 9.825 Myia Hambrick 9.9 Ashleigh Gnat 9.875 Rheagan Courville 9.95 Bars 49.375 Jessica Savona 9.85 Myia Hambrick 9.825 Shae Zamardi 9.85 Randii Wyrick 9.9 Ashleigh Gnat 9.35 Rheagan Courville 9.95 Beam 49.625 Lloimincia Hall 9.75 Sydney Ewing 9.875 Myia Hambrick 9.9 Erin Macadaeg 9.95 Ashleigh Gnat 9.95 Rheagan Courville 9.95 Floor 49.625 Jessica Savona 9.875 Myia Hambrick 9.05 Sydney Ewing 9.875 Ashleigh Gnat 9.95 Rheagan Courville 9.975 Lloimincia Hall 9.95 Vault 49.2 Sarah Persinger 9.725 Natalie Vaculik 9.8 GiGi Marino 9.8 Ashlyn Broussard 9.875 Brittany Rogers 9.8 Brandie Jay 9.925 Bars 49.25 Rachel Schick 9.8 Natalie Vaculik 9.75 Brandie Jay 9.9 Kiera Brown 9.925 Brittany Rogers 9.35 Chelsea Davis 9.875 Beam 49.25 Natalie Vaculik 9.725 Morgan Reynolds 9.825 Brittany Rogers 9.85 Ashlyn Broussard 9.95 Vivi Babalis 9.7 Mary Beth Box 9.9 Floor 49.25 Kiera Brown 9.85 GiGi Marino 9.8 Mary Beth Box 9.9 Ashlyn Broussard 9.775 Vivi Babalis 9.675 Brandie Jay 9.925 #8 GEORGIA 196.200 Vault 49.25 Natalie Vaculik 9.775 Gigi Marino 9.775 Ashlyn Broussard 9.9 Brittany Rogers 9.9 Brandie Jay 9.875 Beth Roberts 9.8 Bars 49.225 Brandie Jay 9.825 Sarah Persinger 9.65 Natalie Vaculik 9.875 Kiera Brown 9.75 Chelsea Davis 9.925 Brittany Rogers 9.85 Beam 48.625 Natalie Vaculik 9.25 Brittany Rogers 9.9 Morgan Reynolds 9.75 Vivi Babalis 9.8 Ashlyn Broussard 9.875 Mary Beth Box 9.3 Floor 49.1 Gigi Marino 9.7 Ashlyn Broussard 9.825 Vivi Babalis 9.7 Mary Beth Box 9.875 Brandie Jay 9.85 Sarah Persinger 9.85 NORTH CAROLINA 195.200 Vault 48.6 Lexi Cappalli 9.625 Morgan Lane 9.675 Josselyn Mackey 8.95 Haley Watts 9.725 Sarah Peterson 9.8 Kaitlynn Hedelund 9.775 Bars 48.825 Morgan Lane 9.825 Acacia Cosentino 9.725 Sarah Peterson 9.75 Haley Watts 9.75 Lexi Cappalli 9.125 Kaitlynn Hedelund 9.775 Beam 48.625 Haley Watts 9.75 Lexi Cappalli 9.675 Lauren Weisel 9.65 Sarah Peterson 9.1 Kaitlynn Hedelund 9.75 Morgan Lane 9.8 Floor 49.15 Lairen Weisel 9.725 Kaitlynn Hedelund 9.775 Lindsey Lemke 9.55 Haley Watts 9.85 Morgan Lane 9.875 Lexi Cappalli 9.925 #11 GEORGIA 196.825 Vault 49.55 Natalie Vaculik 9.875 Beth Roberts 9.8 Chelsea Davis 9.9 Ashlyn Broussard 9.975 Brittany Rogers 9.95 Brandie Jay 9.85 Bars 49.3 Brandie Jay 9.125 Natalie Vaculik 9.85 Sarah Persinger 9.9 Kiera Brown 9.825 Chelsea Davis 9.85 Brittany Rogers 9.875 Beam 49.3 Natalie Vaculik 9.825 Kiera Brown 9.125 Vivi Babalis 9.85 Brittany Rogers 9.85 Ashlyn Broussard 9.825 Mary Beth Box 9.95 Floor 48.675 Sarah Persinger 9.875 Ashlyn Broussard 9.275 Gigi Marino 9.2 Vivi Babalis 9.825 Mary Beth Box 9.85 Brandie Jay 9.85 #5 ALABAMA 197.675 Vault 49.425 Keely McNeer 9.75 Carley Sims 9.9 Dominique Pegg 9.85 Kayla Williams 9.95 Kaitlyn Clark 9.825 Lauren Beers 9.9 Bars 49.375 Keely McNeer 9.825 Amanda Jetter 9.75 Mackenzie Brannan 9.9 Kaitlyn Clark 9.9 Aja Sims 9.8 Lauren Beers 9.95 Beam 49.35 Kayla Williams 9.85 Keely McNeer 9.925 Lauren Beers 9.8 Carley Sims 9.825 Kaitlyn Clark 9.95 Aja Sims 9.3 Floor 49.525 Hunter Dennis 9.825 Amanda Jetter 9.9 Mackenzie Brannan 9.825 Carley Sims 9.9 Kaitlyn Clark 9.95 Lauren Beers 9.95
2015 GEORGIA GYMNASTICS STATISTICS #9 GEORGIA 196.775 #7 AUBURN 197.750 Vault 49.375 Brittany Webster 9.75 Kelsey Kopec 9.8 Bri Guy 9.85 Kait Kluz 9.85 Caitlin Atkinson 9.9 M.J. Rott 9.975 Bars 49.45 Bri Guy 9.85 Kelsey Kopec 9.8 Abby Milliet 9.925 Kait Kluz 9.9 Megan Walker 9.875 Caitlin Atkinson 9.9 Beam 49.375 Caryn Kadous 9.85 Abby Milliet 9.85 Lexus Demers 9.9 Bri Guy 9.875 Megan Walker 9.85 Caitlin Atkinson 9.9 Floor 49.55 Megan Walker 9.825 Kullen Hlawek 9.85 Brittany Webster 9.875 Kait Kluz 9.9 M.J. Rott 9.95 Caitlin Atkinson 9.975 #10 GEORGIA 196.775 Vault 49.275 Natalie Vaculik 9.8 Beth Roberts 9.775 Gigi Marino 9.8 Chelsea Davis 9.95 Ashlyn Broussard 9.825 Brittany Rogers 9.9 Bars 49.275 Natalie Vaculik 9.725 Sarah Persinger 9.85 Kiera Brown 9.85 Chelsea Davis 9.9 Brittany Rogers 9.95 Hayley Sanders 9.7 Beam 48.675 Natalie Vaculik 9.775 Kiera Brown 9.3 Vivi Babalis 9.875 Brittany Rogers 9.925 Ashlyn Broussard 9.125 Mary Beth Box 9.8 Floor 49.550 Sarah Persinger 9.9 Morgan Reynolds 9.875 Kiera Brown 9.825 Gigi Marino 9.95 Vivi Babalis 9.875 Mary Beth Box 9.95 #18 ARKANSAS 196.650 Vault 49.275 Samantha Nelson 9.8 Stephani Canizaro 9.8 Heather Elswick 9.9 Paige Zaziski 9.875 Amanda Wellick 9.9 Vault 49.1 Natalie Vaculik 9.825 Beth Roberts 9.675 Chelsea Davis 9.8 Ashlyn Broussard 9.85 Brittany Rogers 9.75 Brandie Jay 9.875 Bars 49.325 Brandie Jay 9.825 Natalie Vaculik 9.825 Sarah Persinger 9.825 Kiera Brown 9.9 Chelsea Davis 9.875 Brittany Rogers 9.9 Beam 49.35 Natalie Vaculik 9.875 Kiera Brown 9.9 Vivi Babalis 9.775 Brittany Rogers 9.75 Ashlyn Broussard 9.875 Mary Beth Box 9.925 Floor 49.0 Sarah Persinger 9.775 Morgan Reynolds 9.8 Gigi Marino 9.8 Vivi Babalis 9.825 Mary Beth Box 9.675 Brandie Jay 9.8 Bars 49.075 Keara Glover 9.775 Heather Elswick 9.7 Erin Freier 9.825 Stephani Canizaro 9.825 Amanda Wellick 9.825 Paige Zaziski 9.825 Beam 49.100 Erin Freier 9.775 Amanda Wellick 9.875 Paige Zaziski 9.8 Samantha Nelson 9.75 Cailee Ellsworth 9.35 Sydnie Dillard 9.9 Floor 49.200 Stephani Canizaro 9.8 Sydnie Dillard 9.85 Paige Zaziski 9.7 Samantha Nelson 9.825 Heather Elswick 9.825 Amanda Wellick 9.9 #10 GEORGIA 197.450 Vault 49.175 Natalie Vaculik 9.8 Gigi Marino 9.2 Ashlyn Broussard 9.8 Chelsea Davis 9.875 Brittany Rogers 9.825 Brandie Jay 9.875 Bars 49.575 Brandie Jay 9.875 Natalie Vaculik 9.9 Sarah Persinger 9.75 Kiera Brown 9.95 Chelsea Davis 9.925 Brittany Rogers 9.925 Beam 49.2 Natalie Vaculik 9.9 Morgan Reynolds 9.8 Vivi Babalis 9.8 Brittany Rogers 9.825 Ashlyn Broussard 9.875 Mary Beth Box 9.25 Floor 49.5 Sarah Persinger 9.825 Morgan Reynolds 9.9 Kiera Brown 9.875 Gigi Marino 9.925 Vivi Babalis 9.9 Mary Beth Box 9.9 #4 UTAH 197.275 Vault 49.375 Corrie Lothrop 9.8 Samantha Partyka 9.85 Kari Lee 9.925 Tory Wilson 9.9 Georgia Dabritz 9.225 Kailah Delaney 9.9 Bars 49.5 Breanna Hughes 9.75 Baely Rowe 9.9 Tory Wilson 9.9 Kassandra Lopez 9.875 Corrie Lothrop 9.85 Georgia Dabritz 9.975 Beam 49.35 Tory Wilson 9.825 Georgia Dabritz 9.8 Maddy Stover 9.9 Kari Lee 9.875 Baely Rowe 9.9 Corrie Lothrop 9.85 Floor 49.05 Tiffani Lewis 9.725 Kari Lee 9.875 Tory Wilson 9.65 Corrie Lothrop 9.7 Georgia Dabritz 9.825 Becky Tutka 9.925
2015 GEORGIA GYMNASTICS STATISTICS #9 GEORGIA 196.000 #5 ALABAMA 197.525 Vault 49.5 Keely McNeer 9.85 Carley Sims 9.9 Mackenzie Brannan 9.875 Kayla Williams 9.875 Kaitlyn Clark 9.95 Lauren Beers 9.9 Bars 49.275 Keely McNeer 9.85 Amanda Jetter 9.8 Kiana Winston 9.825 Aja Sims 9.9 Lauren Beers 9.9 Kaitlyn Clark 9.3 Beam 49.275 Keely McNeer 9.9 Nickie Guerrero 9.75 Kayla Williams 9.825 Aja Sims 9.85 Lauren Beers 9.8 Kaitlyn Clark 9.9 Floor 49.475 Lora Leigh Frost 9.85 Amanda Jetter 9.875 Mackenzie Brannan 9.9 Kaitlyn Clark 9.85 Lauren Beers 9.9 Carley Sims 9.95 #3 LSU 197.450 Vault 49.55 Jessica Savona 9.85 Sydney Ewing 9.875 Jessie Jordan 9.9 Myia Hambrick 9.95 Ashleigh Gnat 9.875 Rheagan Courville 9.95 Bars 49.375 Jessica Savona 9.85 Ashleigh Gnat 9.875 Shae Zamardi 9.85 Randii Wyrick 9.875 Jessie Jordan 9.85 Rheagan Courville 9.925 Beam 48.975 Sydney Ewing 9.8 Erin Macadaeg 9.725 Myia Hambrick 9.8 Ashleigh Gnat 9.7 Rheagan Courville 9.775 Jessie Jordan 9.875 Floor 49.55 Jessica Savona 9.9 Sydney Ewing 9.875 Jessie Jordan 9.9 Ashleigh Gnat 9.9 Rheagan Courville 9.875 Lloimincia Hall 9.975 #2 FLORIDA 197.400 Vault 49.625 Rachel Spicer 9.85 Kennedy Baker 9.9 Kiersten Wang 9.9 Bridget Sloan 9.925 Kytra Hunter 9.95 Alex McMurtry 9.95 Bars 49.575 Kennedy Baker 9.85 Bianca Dancose-Giambattisto 9.85 Kytra Hunter 9.9 Bridgette Caquatto 9.95 Bridget Sloan 10 Alex McMurtry 9.875 Beam 48.625 Ericha Fassbender 9.275 Rachel Spicer 9.875 Claire Boyce 9.9 Alex McMurtry 9.3 Kytra Hunter 9.6 Bridget Sloan 9.95 Floor 49.575 Claire Boyce 9.75 Rachel Spicer 9.85 Kiersten Wang 9.85 Kennedy Baker 9.95 Kytra Hunter 9.975 Bridgette Caquatto 9.95 Vault 49.125 Sarah Persinger 9.8 Gigi Marino 9.825 Ashlyn Broussard 9.85 Chelsea Davis 9.8 Brittany Rogers 9.75 Brandie Jay 9.85 Bars 49.375 Brandie Jay 9.85 Natalie Vaculik 9.85 Rachel Schick 9.9 Kiera Brown 9.8 Chelsea Davis 9.875 Brittany Rogers 9.9 Beam 48.15 Natalie Vaculik 9.25 Morgan Reynolds 9.775 Vivi Babalis 9.125 Brittany Rogers 9.4 Ashlyn Broussard 9.8 Mary Beth Box 9.925 Floor 49.35 Morgan Reynolds 9.85 Kiera Brown 9.775 Gigi Marino 9.9 Vivi Babalis 9.875 Mary Beth Box 9.875 Brandie Jay 9.85 #8 AUBURN 196.925 Vault 49.3 Brittany Webster 9.825 Sarah Garcia 9.8 Bri Guy 9.85 Kait Kluz 9.85 Lexus Demers 9.9 Caitlin Atkinson 9.875 Bars 49.15 Bri Guy 9.8 Kelsey Kopec 9.825 Abby Milliet 9.85 Kait Kluz 9.8 Megan Walker 9.825 Caitlin Atkinson 9.85 Beam 49.4 Caryn Kadous 9.825 Abby Milliet 9.9 Lexus Demers 9.9 Bri Guy 9.875 Megan Walker 9.9 Caitlin Atkinson 9.25 Floor 49.075 Megan Walker 9.825 Brittany Webster 9.65 Kait Kluz 9.85 Lexus Demers 9.675 Kullen Hlawek 9.85 Caitlin Atkinson 9.875 #18 ARKANSAS 195.950 Vault 49.25 Heather Elswick 9.8 Stephani Canizaro 9.85 Leah MacMoyle 9.825 Cailee Ellsworth 9.8 Paige Zaziski 9.875 Amanda Wellick 9.9 Bars 48.825 Keara Glover 9.8 Heather Elswick 9.7 Erin Freier 9.775 Stephani Canizaro 9.275 Amanda Wellick 9.775 Paige Zaziski 9.775 Beam 48.675 Erin Freier 9.7 Amanda Wellick 9.7 Paige Zaziski 9.725 Samantha Nelson 9.775 Sydnie Dillard 9.775 Cailee Ellsworth 9.7 Floor 49.2 Stephani Canizaro 9.6 Sydnie Dillard 9.85 Paige Zaziski 9.75 Samantha Nelson 9.85 Heather Elswick 9.9 Amanda Wellick 9.85 MISSOURI 195.700 Vault 48.85 Angie Kern 9.725 Kennedi Harris 9.775 Laura Kappler 9.8 Katelyn Trevino 9.85 Becca Schugel 9.175 Alyson Heimsath 9.7 Bars 49.0 Becca Johnson 9.8 Laura Kappler 9.75 Becca Schugel 9.8 Miranda Eubank 9.8 Shauna Miller 9.775 Katelyn Trevino 9.825 Beam 48.775 Tia Allbritten 9.7 Shauna Miller 9.725 Alyson Heimsath 9.725 Kelli Martin 9.775 Becca Schugel 9.675 Laura Kappler 9.85 Floor 49.075 Angie Kern 9.7 Kennedi Harris 9.85 Laura Kappler 9.8 Briana Conkle 9.825 Becca Schugel 9.8 Alyson Heimsath 9.8 #25 KENTUCKY 195.025 Vault 48.875 Tiara Phipps 9.725 Brittany Furuyama 9.7 Marissa Beucler 9.8 Shannon Mitchell 9.8 Sydney Waltz 9.85 Bars 48.575 Amy Roemmele 9.85 Katie Carlisle 9.125 Sydney Waltz 9.35 Kayla Hartley 9.8 Cori Rechenmacher 9.825 Marissa Beucler 9.75 Beam 48.275 Marissa Beucler 9.75 Katie Carlisle 9.15 Montana Whittle 9.725 Sydney Waltz 9.175 Cori Rechenmacher 9.8 Shannon Mitchell 9.825 Floor 49.3 Katie Carlisle 9.775 Tiara Phipps 9.825 Marissa Beucler 9.825 Shannon Mitchell 9.85 Taylor Puryear 9.9 Sydney Waltz 9.9
2015 GEORGIA GYMNASTICS STATISTICS #10 GEORGIA 197.025 #3 UTAH 196.575 Vault 49.5 Corrie Lothrop 9.9 Tiffany Lewis 9.85 Samantha Partyka 9.85 Kari Lee 9.9 Kailah Delaney 9.9 Georgia Dabritz 9.95 Bars 49.075 Breanna Hughes 9.625 Tiffany Lewis 9.825 Baely Rowe 9.85 Kassandra Lopez 9.6 Corrie Lothrop 9.825 Georgia Dabritz 9.95 Beam 48.625 Maddie Stover 9.875 Georgia Dabritz 9.9 Kailah Delaney 9.2 Kari Lee 9.275 Baely Rowe 9.7 Corrie Lothrop 9.875 Floor 49.375 Tiffany Lewis 9.85 Baely Rowe 9.85 Kari Lee 9.875 Corrie Lothrop 9.85 Georgia Dabritz 9.95 Becky Tutka 9.825 #20 CALIFORNIA 196.000 Vault 49.275 Amber Takara 9.8 Charlie Owens 9.825 Kristina Heymann 9.85 Arianna Robinson 9.85 Emily Richardson 9.775 Toni Ann Williams 9.95 Bars 49.15 Emily Richardson 9.8 Jordan Widener 9.75 Amber Takara 9.9 Charlie Owens 9.85 Toni Ann Williams 9.8 Dana Ho 9.8 Beam 48.7 Jessica Howe 9.775 Charlie Owens 9.75 Dana Ho 9.8 Toni Ann Williams 9.65 Desiree Palomares 9.725 Zoe Draghi 9.2 Floor 49.875 Dana Ho 9.725 Charlie Owens 9.775 Crystal Paz 9.7 Arianna Robinson 9.8 Toni Ann Williams 9.875 Alicia Gallarzo 9.6 #15 BOISE STATE 195.375 Vault 49.200 Paige Urquhart 9.8 Mary Bir 9.8 Sandra Collantes 9.775 Ann Stockwell 9.85 Maddie Krentz 9.9 Kelsey Morris 9.85 Bars 48.650 MacKenzie Bennion 9.3 Maddie Krentz 9.225 Diana Mejia 9.8 Kelsey Morris 9.9 Krystine Jacobsen 9.85 Ann Stockwell 9.8 Beam 48.450 Diana Mejia 9.825 Liane Josbacher 9.525 Kelsey Morris 9.7 Molly McFarland 9.7 Paige Urquhart 9.65 Krystine Jacobsen 9.575 Floor 49.075 Liane Josbacher 9.8 MacKenzie Bennion 9.775 Maddie Krentz 9.8 Sandra Collantes 9.875 Kelsey Morris 9.825 Ciera Perkins - Vault 49.4 Sarah Persinger 9.75 Gigi Marino 9.85 Ashlyn Broussard 9.875 Chelsea Davis 9.9 Brittany Rogers 9.9 Brandie Jay 9.875 Bars 49.325 Brandie Jay 9.825 Natalie Vaculik 9.8 Rachel Schick 9.85 Kiera Brown 9.85 Chelsea Davis 9.9 Brittany Rogers 9.9 Beam 48.95 Morgan Reynolds 9.625 Vivi Babalis 9.825 Brittany Rogers 9.8 Ashlyn Broussard 9.875 Mary Beth Box 9.825 Kiera Brown 9.15 Floor 49.35 Morgan Reynolds 9.825 Sarah Persinger 9.875 Gigi Marino 9.85 Vivi Babalis 9.9 Mary Beth Box 9.875 Brandie Jay 9.85 UTAH STATE 195.150 Vault 48.9 Jill Chappel 9.825 Sarah Landes 9.775 Kaitlyn Betts 9.75 McKenzie Martinez 9.7 Michelle Yasukochi 9.725 Miranda Kerr 9.825 Bars 48.575 Bailey McIntire 9.8 Sarah Landes 9.8 Keri Peel 9.5 Kaitlyn Betts 9.725 McKenzie Martinez 9.75 JoAnna Cuba 8.875 Beam 48.85 Jill Chappel 9.725 Sarah Landes 9.8 Charly Belliston 9.225 McKenzie Martinez 9.7 Hayley Sanzotti 9.8 JoAnna Cuba 9.825 Floor 48.825 Hayley Sanzotti 9.675 Sarah Landes 9.8 Susie Miller 9.8 Breyanna Auiero 9.725 Bailey McIntire 9.825 Destiny Ezell 8.45 BYU 194.150 Vault 49.025 Mikaela Jones 9.8 Sin To 9.8 Jordan Schult 9.75 Kaycee Gassaway 9.8 Makenzie Johnson 9.875 Rachel Tucker 9.525 Bars 48.6 Emily Vidmar 9.675 Brielle Wilchuck 9.6 Kaycee Gassaway 9.75 Makenzie Johnson 9.775 Brittni Wilde 9.8 Taylor Harward 8.55 Beam 48.15 Emily Vidmar 9.8 Taylor Harward 9.675 Jordan Schult 9.7 Ashley Robinson 9.175 Mikaela Jones 9.1 Makenzie Johnson 9.8 Floor 48.375 Ashley Robinson 9.65 Kyleigh Greenlief 9.65 Jordan Schult 9.625 Emily Vidmar 9.025 Kaycee Gassaway 9.7 Makenzie Johnson 9.75
2015 GEORGIA GYMNASTICS STATISTICS #10 GEORGIA 196.600 #2 FLORIDA 197.475 Vault 49.375 Rachel Spicer 9.725 Kennedy Baker 9.85 Kiersten Wang 9.85 Bridget Sloan 9.925 Kytra Hunter 9.85 Alex McMurtry 9.9 Bars 49.45 Kennedy Baker 9.85 Bianca Dancose-Giambattisto 9.825 Kytra Hunter 9.9 Bridgette Caquatto 9.9 Bridget Sloan 9.95 Alex McMurtry 9.85 Beam 49.275 Claire Boyce 9.625 Rachel Spicer 9.775 Ericha Fassbender 9.825 Bridget Sloan 9.875 Alex McMurtry 9.9 Kytra Hunter 9.9 Floor 49.375 Claire Boyce 9.825 Kiersten Wang 9.8 Kennedy Baker 9.9 Bridget Sloan 9.675 Kytra Hunter 9.95 Bridgette Caquatto 9.9 #3 UTAH 197.475 Vault 49.45 Corrie Lothrop 9.8 Tiffani Lewis 9.825 Samantha Partyka 9.9 Kari Lee 9.95 Kailah Delaney 9.875 Georgia Dabritz 9.9 Bars 49.5 Breanna Hughes 9.85 Tiffani Lewis 9.85 Bailey Rowe 9.825 Kassandra Lopez 9.9 Corrie Lothrop 9.9 Georgia Dabritz 10 Beam 49.175 Maddy Stover 9.85 Georgia Dabritz 9.325 Kailah Delaney 9.85 Kari Lee 9.85 Bailey Rowe 9.8 Corrie Lothrop 9.825 Floor 49.35 Bailey Rowe 9.8 Tiffany Lewis 9.85 Kari lee 9.9 Corrie Lothrop 9.75 Georgia Dabritz 9.925 Becky Tutka 9.875 #11 STANFORD 197.175 Vault 49.05 Pauline Hanset 9.75 Kristina Vaculik 9.725 Danielle McNair 9.775 Taylor Rice 9.675 Nicolette McNair 9.95 Elizabeth Price 9.85 Bars 49.575 Nicolette McNair 9.9 Taylor Rice 9.85 Kristina Vaculik 9.875 Sami Shapiro 9.925 Elizabeth Price 9.95 Ivana Hong 9.925 Beam 49.3 Becky Wing 9.875 Nicolette McNair 9.85 Taylor Rice 9.85 Pauline Hanset 9.775 Kristina Vaculik 9.825 Ivana Hong 9.9 Floor 49.25 Sami Shapiro 9.825 Kristina Vaculik 9.025 Haley Spector 9.825 Pauline Hanset 9.85 Elizabeth Price 9.85 Taylor Rice 9.9 Vault 49.1 Sarah Persinger 9.75 Gigi Marino 9.775 Ashlyn Broussard 9.8 Chelsea Davis 9.85 Brittany Rogers 9.75 Brandie Jay 9.925 Bars 49.35 Brandie Jay 9.85 Natalie Vaculik 9.8 Rachel Schick 9.1 Kiera Brown 9.85 Chelsea Davis 9.9 Brittany Rogers 9.95 Beam 48.9 Morgan Reynolds 9.85 Vivi Babalis 9.725 Brittany Rogers 9.3 Ashlyn Broussard 9.825 Mary Beth Box 9.725 Kiera Brown 9.775 Floor 49.25 Morgan Reynolds 9.85 Sarah Persinger 9.65 Gigi Marino 9.8 Vivi Babalis 9.825 Mary Beth Box 9.9 Brandie Jay 9.875 #6 MICHIGAN 197.025 Vault 49.175 Brooke Parker 9.775 Brianna Brown 9.825 Nicole Artz 9.85 Talia Chiarelli 9.875 Sachi Sugiyama 9.775 Austin Sheppard 9.85 Bars 49.225 Lindsay Williams 9.85 Nicole Artz 9.825 Sachi Sugiyama 9.85 Brianna Brown 9.875 Austin Sheppard 9.825 Briley Casanova 9.8 Beam 49.25 Briley Casanova 9.825 Sachi Sugiyama 9.725 Lindsay Williams 9.85 Brianna Brown 9.775 Nicole Artz 9.9 Talia Chiarelli 9.9 Floor 49.375 Briley Casanova 9.85 Brianna Brown 9.85 Brooke Parker 9.8 Sachi Sugiyama 9.9 Talia Chiarelli 9.925 Nicole Artz 9.85 #7 UCLA 196.400 Vault 49.0 LaNiesha-Jopre Irvin 9.65 Angi Cipra 9.7 Peng-Peng Lee 9.775 Sadiqua Bynum 9.725 Samantha Peszek 9.9 Jordan Williams 9.9 Bars 49.25 Danusia Francis 9.8 Sonya Meraz 9.8 Sophina DeJesus 9.8 Hallie Mossett 9.85 Samantha Peszek 9.9 Peng-Peng Lee 9.9 Beam 49.2 Sonya Meraz 9.75 Mikaela Gerber 9.775 Sophina DeJesus 9.8 Danusia Francis 9.85 Peng-Peng Lee 9.875 Samantha Peszek 9.9 Floor 48.95 Jennifer Pinches 9.725 Napualani Hall 9.65 Angi Cipra 9.7 Danusia Francis 9.85 Samantha Peszek 9.9 Sadiqua Bynum 9.775
Gym Dog Brittany Rogers eyeing return to the Olympic stage in 2016 By Emily Giambalvo April 1, 2015 When Brittany Rogers returned to the gym, a single event stole her attention. Just beam, that s all I can think of is beam, Rogers, a junior, said. Just putting a meet together. We ve done it before. I m literally staring at the beam because that s all I can think about. After an undesirable beam rotation led to a fifth-place finish at the Southeastern Conference championship, the No. 10 Gym Dogs have resumed training with corrections that were in mind before they even got back to Athens. Chelsea [Davis] talked about this in the meeting, being able to step out of it and kind of get loose and then immediately flip the switch and get back, Durante said. If they ve done that a couple of times, then it s easier to do it, so we ll do that on Friday. After almost three months of having a competition every weekend, the Gym Dogs will finally have an extra week to prepare. It s a great time to iron out any wrinkles, Rogers said. It just gives us more time, and I think we need time to just kind of let the past go and focus on the future. We did that actually on the bus on the way home, just kind of in conversation, Georgia head coach Danna Durante said. We were able to pinpoint a couple of things with athletes that struggled. Then, we came back in today and worked on them. The upcoming practices will serve as a chance for Georgia to improve its consistency on beam after three of the six competitors had major errors on Saturday. Even though this additional time will give Georgia a chance to repair some minor details in its routines, Rogers doesn t think the changes that need to be made necessarily involve the skills in the routines. What will it take? I think pure heart and confidence that we can do it because I don t know what else we can do, Rogers said. The gymnastics is there. We re fairly strong on those three events, junior Mary Beth Box said. It s figuring out that culture on beam. However, making this drastic improvement is not something the Gym Dogs are unfamiliar with. Earlier in the season, Georgia struggled on floor, but it has recently gained poise on the event. The change on floor seen in meets is also executed in practice, so the team hopes to replicate this progress to beam in the weeks leading up to NCAA regionals. There s not a day we miss on floor, and as we ve seen these past couple meets, that consistency shows in competition, Box said. I think it s finding that and practicing more like that on beam. Still, the primary emphasis for Georgia will not be related to the physical components of gymnastics. For this team the mindset is the key, Durante said. Proud of the way we finished strong and the way that mindset was, but that s what we re going to keep focusing on is having a very strong focused, positive, moving forward mindset. The upcoming regional competition will be the first time this season that Georgia has two bye rotations. Therefore, it will have periods of break during the meet rather than directly rotating to the next event. To cope with that difference, the Gym Dogs will practice with this format in an intrasquad later in the week.
Gym Dog Brittany Rogers eyeing return to the Olympic stage in 2016 By Emily Giambalvo March 31, 2015 A four-inch beam doesn t leave much room for error. And when the typical difficulty of the event is combined with an unfamiliar environment and the pressure of a large competition, any lapse in certainty creates struggle. At the SEC championship on Saturday the Gym Dogs had three solid events but struggled on beam as they recorded three major mistakes, including two falls from freshmen. But when the time to compete arrived, some of the comforts of practice were erased. Everything changes, junior Brandie Jay said. You have crowds here, you have noises, everything is going on all at once. It s just different and we just need to get used to that. During the performance, however, the energy presented by rest the team showed no indication of some of the less than ideal routines. They re humans, Georgia head coach Danna Durante said. They realize it s a big deal even if we re staying light, we re staying loose. They realize that this is important. Freshmen Natalie Vaculik and Vivi Babalis both fell off the apparatus, and according to Durante, the errors could have resulted from a deviation from their normal style. I think it s paramount to stay aggressive on beam in your own rhythm, Durante said. We felt like in a couple spots on beam that rhythm got challenged for a couple of athletes. In addition, junior Brittany Rogers nearly fell on the skill named after her, but was able to stay on the beam and avoid a five-tenth deduction. However, the rotation was not without some glimpses of triumph. The lineup ended with a 9.8 from sophomore Ashlyn Broussard and a 9.925 from junior Mary Beth Box. This is because the Gym Dogs have recently placed a heavy focus on maintaining enthusiasm, as they believe it can strengthen their results. We have really worked on just enjoying gymnastics and even though we have a little mishap here and there, we want it to be fun because that s when we lose it is when it s not fun anymore, Jay said. You don t remember why you do it. Even though the Gym Dogs didn t have the meet they hoped for, it still served a chance to acclimate to the type of situations they will experience in the upcoming month. Now, we ve had a meet on podium, Box said. They should know how it goes and they should take whatever they learned today, whether good or bad, and use that in the gym so that we re ready to knock them dead at regionals. Ashlyn did really well and Mary Beth was her usual self, so I thought that was a great shift in momentum, Durante said. This meet marked the first time this year that the Gym Dogs competed on a raised surface, known as a podium. Even though this change affects how the beam feels, Box doesn t think this should lead to mistakes. It s a little bit bouncier, Box said. I would say at least this beam, it was kind of wiggly. But a beam s a beam, and we can do it in our sleep, so it s really no big deal. It s just kind of overlooking that and being like, Look, I can do beam anywhere. Unlike at regular season meets when the team closely surrounds the equipment, when there is a podium, the other gymnasts must stay further away in a designated area. It s a different look and you re up there all by yourself, Durante said. You ve got to stay aggressive. You ve got to stay confident. None of the mistakes exhibited in the competition were apparent during the practice session on Friday or the warm-up period prior to the meet.
Gym Dog Brittany Rogers eyeing return to the Olympic stage in 2016 By Elizabeth Grimsley March 21, 2015 The common perception of an Olympic gymnast is petite and 16 years old. Junior Gym Dog Brittany Rogers doesn t fit any of those descriptions. She s 5-foot-6 tall for an athlete in her sport and almost eight years above 16. But she is an Olympian. But apparently representing Canada in London in 2012, helping her country to its best ever finish in the team final and qualifying to the vault final wasn t enough because Rogers came back for more. As of now, Rogers said a return to elite gymnastics the highest level in the sport is in the works. She s filled out the necessary paperwork to petition her way onto Senior High Performance and make a run for a second Olympics. I m competing because I still have the desire to be high performance, Rogers said. I feel like I still have that in me, and I want a challenge. The goal is set but the semantics are yet to be worked out. I haven t planned on where I m training or how I m training, but me and my coach from back home are planning a training program and getting ready for nationals in May, she said. Whether it s making a run at the Olympics, being a doctor or having a desire to be a stay-at-home mom, Georgia head coach Danna Durante said its her responsibility to achieve those goals. We just want to support her and help her in any way we can, Durante said. It s a great representation of Georgia. And if you come here with those goals, great, we re going to help you achieve them. I m just excited for her to have that vision of this is where I want to go; this is what I want to do. Even though the NCAA season is reaching its peak, Rogers is already starting to add in elite training where she can. When we come in on Sundays, she does her assignment and then she ll just play a little bit, Durante said. It just lights her up and she s excited about it. Certainly we re doing things in a way where it s not going to add any more pounding or any more stress to her. Balancing the collegiate post-season with school work, college life and a return to elite can be a daunting task, but Rogers said she s actually better equipped to handle it all this go round. Not only is she comfortable competing every weekend and balancing life as a student-athlete, she has learned more about who she is as a gymnast and person since starting at Georgia as well. Now that I m more confident on the competition floor, I can bring that to elite, she said. I m independent now, so it s like a career. I definitely feel like it s beneficial that I came to college and am transitioning back into the elite world. The seed of this return was planted last year even. But a pesky Achilles injury forced Rogers to scrap the plan and wait a little longer. And although this comeback won t include floor, Rogers s progress on the other events, especially vault, is a positive step. Floor is just not even on the table, Durante said. But vault is good. It s getting stronger every week. Having missed the fall, it s preserved her body, but she said on Sunday, I just need a couple more numbers. And being older than most of the other Olympic hopefuls striving for one of only five Olympic spots come 2016 should Canada qualify a full team could work to Rogers advantage. She knows her body now, Durante said. She knows her gymnastics now. And not that she didn t her first go round at the Olympics, but there s a maturity that you develop in college that you understand how to make adjustments. With the return still so early in the process, a lot is still left to be determined. But no matter what the eventual outcome is, Rogers is just happy to have that something to set her mind on and work towards. I think it ll be easier going college to elite rather than elite to college, she said. I m really excited just to get my foot back in the door and hopes for Rio.
Senior Gym Dogs to say farewell to Stegeman Saturday on senior night versus Utah By Elizabeth Grimsley March 14, 2015 Saturday night won t just be the last home gymnastics meet of the season. It won t just be that last meet of the regular season. It won t even really be about No. 4 Utah coming to town. Saturday night will be all about the seniors. Demetria Hunte, Chelsea Davis, Sarah Persinger and Whitney Kirby have spent four years competing in Stegeman coliseum, and it will all come to an end when the final pose is struck on floor and the final salute is given to the judges. When you finish a floor routine and you re holding that last pose, Persinger said. I always make sure that I hold it for at least three, four seconds because the roar of the crowd is just something that if you don t smile in that moment, then I don t know what can make you happy. Although senior night for these four gymnasts has been four years in the making, many of the journeys started long before they first stepped foot in Athens. After being in a sport for nearly 20 years, it can be hard to say goodbye but for most, it s time. I lay in bed at night thinking about it ending and then wake up and feel my body hurting, Davis said. I don t know how I m going to say goodbye to something that s been my life for 19 years, but I know that my body is definitely ready. I m just going to have to find a passion somewhere else. For Kirby the sport was yanked away from her too soon. Due to a torn rotator cuff, she decided to forego her redshirt season and call it quits on the activity that has defined her entire life since she was a young child. They don t operate on shoulders like they used to and you may never get full range of motion back, Georgia head coach Danna Durante said. It s finally better, but it just got to that point where your body s telling you it s time and that s hard to hear. Back in 2012 when the coaching staff was in its first year, the members of this senior class were just sophomores and took the transition the hardest, according to Durante. They ve all had different times where life is hard for them and there have been challenges in front of them, Durante said. Chelsea s business-like approach like get out of my way, we re going to work. Dee [is] just a sharp young lady. She didn t compete a lot but she s a huge part of this class and this team. And her just genuine love for everybody. Sarah, she s a lover of people and she s funny. Her southern accent gets me. Whit this year has been a transition for her, going from what she s done all her life to being on the side. The four will face another hardship in the coming months. Despite what most of the upperclassmen want to hear, there is life after gymnastics. And things don t just stop after the lights are shut off at Stegeman for the final time. Apart from the postseason, each of the members of the senior class have plans for after graduation as well. Hunte will go to London to work with her dad as a personal trainer before coming back in July and counseling kids as summer camp. Davis plans on entering grad school in August and eventually becoming a physical therapist. For Persinger, the future isn t as clear but she still knows the steps to take to get where she wants to be. I am kind of stepping into that big girl role, doing my resume, cover letters, applying for jobs, so it s definitely different and maybe a little bit scary, but also very exciting, she said. I realize how much gymnastics has shaped me and this sport has just set me up for the rest of my life. Struggles and looming retirement aside, the class will leave an impression on those to come for quite a while, especially on the rising seniors preparing to take its place next year. I ve learned to become a leader as soon as you can, junior Brittany Rogers said. They told us, your time at UGA is so short and to make the most out of it and have no regrets. That in itself shows what it means to be a leader and tell the rest of the team that life is short and to enjoy this. Durante has also been preparing the junior class of Mary Beth Box, Brandie Jay and Rogers to take on that leadership role in the coming months, taking is as a goal of her own to prepare them in the best way possible. We always ask a lot of the juniors, Durante said. They don t have to be the leader or the one, but they re in a position of authority whether they re ready for it or not. That group reminds me a little bit of Cat [Hires], Kaylan [Earls] and [Lindsey] Cheek because they re all very different and they all bring something very different but together a very good mix. But what Rogers wants to take away from the senior class the most is a combination of all the four have to offer. While she knows she isn t perfect and can t always do what others ask of her, she has already begun working on improving herself for the sake of her team. I ve tried [leading by voice] this season, Rogers said. I come across as stern to some people, but I feel like we needed that a little bit this season. I have to learn when to say things and when to hold back and when to lead by example and when to not lead by example. I really hope that people can see [I m not a robot] and trust me and know that I m in it for the right reasons too. So when the senior class runs out of the tunnel in Stegeman for the final time and hears its names announced over the loud speakers and the crowd s roar, the group knows its leaving the future of the team in good hands. If anything, be confident in your skills and be confident in the way you approach things. And that s something that everyone else will follow behind, Hunte said.
For Georgia s Jay, it s all about time and place By Walker McCrary March 12, 2015 While driving her car 1,513 miles from Fort Collins, Colorado, to Georgia in the summer of 2012, Brandie Jay was traveling the road from Olympic hopeful to college athlete. It brought her to a comfortable place. Athens is what I call home now, she says. Jay is one of the standout gymnasts on a University of Georgia team looking to maintain its standing as a top program. The junior is a two-time All-American in vault as well as an All-American in the floor exercise. Jay, 21, came close to being on the 2012 Olympic gymnastics team. But after falling three times during the Visa Championships, the final meet before the Olympic trials, she decided to become a college athlete. It was probably one of the worst meets I ve ever had, she said. I fell once on floor and twice on beam. It was just very uncharacteristic of me. She finished second in vault, 16th overall. Even though she did not make the Olympic team after training for years, Jay says, I was happy that I tried my hardest and gave it my best shot. After receiving offers from many schools that are consistently in the NCAA tournament, including the University of Utah Georgia s opponent Saturday Jay decided that she wanted to move to the South. She hadn t spent much time in the South, but Jay fell in love immediately when she visited Athens on her official visit. A double major in business and sports management, Jay knew from both a gymnastics and academic perspective that Georgia was the place for her. I came on a visit and committed immediately, Jay said. I love the South. That s never going to change. I want to stay in the South. Jay says that living in Athens and becoming a part of the UGA community has helped her make the transition to being a collegiate athlete both in the gym and, more importantly, in the classroom as well as to living in a new place so far from home. When she was training for a shot at the Olympics, Jay was unable to physically be in the classroom very often due to meets and practices all around the nation. When she came to Georgia, she found help throughout the entire university community. I have had so many people help me get used to being in school, from other athletes to teachers and counselors, says Jay. It s like a huge family here. Jay was ready to make the transition from the very beginning. After the drive of more than 21 hours from Colorado, Jay showed up on campus and her roommate, Anysia Unick, was there to greet her. When I first met Brandie, she was hyped up on coffee and I thought that there was no way I would be able to understand this child, Unick said. But since then, we have grown to be best friends. Many people speak of Jay s consistency and dedication to the sport of gymnastics, including Georgia coach Danna Durante. When asked about Jay s success on the vault, Durante says that it just comes easy to her due to her strength and speed. I think she is the most consistent competitor I have ever met, says Georgia junior Brittany Rogers, who competed for Canada at the 2012 Olympics. She will go out during practice and hit the same routines just as well as she will hit them in a meet. It shows in Jay s successes since joining the Gym Dogs. In her freshman and sophomore years, she earned NCAA first team All-American honors on vault. Jay has been a leader in the vault at Georgia with high scores in the exercise 11 times overall, including twice this year. She earned a 9.975 against then-no. 20 Denver during her sophomore year. Unick says she thinks that part of Jay s success comes from her being a daredevil. Jay will try things just to prove she can do them, Unick says. During our freshman year, we went to Gym Dog formal and Brandie wanted to do something to keep the night going, so we went and rang the chapel bell, Unick said. The chapel bell, which people ring mainly for athletic wins and other special occasions, was something that Jay had never done. They had cut the rope shorter and we couldn t reach it, Unick said. So we scaled the side in full-length dresses just so [Jay] could ring the chapel bell for the first time. Jay is now becoming one of the gymnasts that a lot of people are looking to lead the team back to national prominence. The Gym Dogs have made it to the Super Six two years in a row, but they have not won a national championship since 2009. Going to the Super Six two years in a row has been great for us, Jay said. It s something that I will remember for a long time, but we want to go farther and have more success. Teammates look to Jay as a role model both inside and out of the gym. Because we both came from the elite world of gymnastics, it was interesting to see how she had adapted to college, Rogers said. She made it easy for me to look up to her for help with my transition. The more than 1,500 miles Jay traveled not only brought her to new home but to new goals in gymnastics. I ve been helping out at some gyms here in Athens and my coaches back in Colorado know that I would help them when I can, but I want to coach (in college) at some point, she says. The Grady Sports Bureau is part of the sports media program at the University of Georgia s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Gym Dogs rivalry versus Alabama still existent despite retirements of Yoculan, Patterson By Emily Giambalvo Feb. 20, 2015 For the first time in over 30 years, neither Suzanne Yoculan nor Sarah Patterson will be coaching at the Georgia-Alabama gymnastics meet. But that does not mean the rivalry they created no longer exists. I think the legacy those two women built with those programs, respectively, and then the rivalry, I think it will always remain a big competition and a rivalry, Georgia head coach Danna Durante said. The battle between former Georgia coach Yoculan and former Alabama coach Patterson has finally come to a close, as Yoculan retired in 2009 and Patterson in 2014. However, when No. 5 Alabama (5-1, 3-1 SEC) comes to face No. 11 Georgia (3-4, 2-2 SEC) on Friday, a connection between the programs still remains. Dana Duckworth, the head coach there, and I go way back, Durante said. We were elite gymnasts together. We were in college at the same time, so we have a long history, as well. As the two programs combine for 16 national titles, the meet between Georgia and Alabama often presents a bit of additional energy and meaning. I think it adds fire, as if there s not enough fire between any competitor, but I think because it s a long-time rivalry and a SEC matchup, junior Brittany Rogers said. Not just for us, but for the fans, it adds emotion and determination and drive. For the first time in nearly a month the Gym Dogs will compete at home in Stegeman Coliseum, and the energy will only be amplified by the fact that Georgia has declared this meet a black out. In addition, competing at home presents a sense of normalcy that will likely be to the Gym Dogs advantage. I know our athletes are excited to be back here, Durante said. Certainly, when you wake up on Friday it s a normal day, you go to class, just the rigors of travel are not a factor at all, so that s always nice. For Rogers, simply the view of Stegeman generates exhilaration. I was walking to class today and walked through the coliseum, and it s unbelievable how many chills you get just looking at the coliseum, Rogers said. You don t even have to be in a leotard down there. Just looking at the coliseum, kind of visualizing yourself being there, it s a feeling in itself. Even though sophomore Ashlyn Broussard has recently posted a few personal bests with scores of 9.9 or higher, she does not rest on her previous accolades as she prepares for the upcoming meet. Two weeks ago, Danna told me that each meet is a new meet, Broussard said. She kind of talked about it as being each meet has it s own scrapbook page. Gymnastics is unlike some other sports in that the opposing team has no ability to directly influence the other team s performance. Therefore, even in a matchup against a top-ranked team, the Gym Dogs focus must remain on themselves rather than on the opponent. We can t control what Alabama does, Rogers said. We can only control what we do, so I think it s important that we hone in on every single routine of ours and just let Alabama do their thing and we ll do our thing. After all, there won t be any participation awards on Friday. This isn t little league, Durante said. Not everybody gets a blue ribbon just for showing up, so you have to have the right mindset and you have to be willing to put yourself out there and do your job.
Freshmen stepping up for Gym Dogs, who face North Carolina By Justin Fedich Feb. 13, 2015 Mental miscues are a gymnast s worst enemy. The body often knows what to do from repeated practice, but the mind can shift focus to force a routine filled with mistakes. It can take an entire four-year college career to develop the mental toughness needed to perform in front of thousands of fans. The freshmen of the Georgia Gym Dogs, just six meets into their collegiate careers, have already overcome the mental obstacles. It s not seen as pressure, freshman GiGi Marino said. We see it as an opportunity. No. 8 Georgia (2-4) will get an opportunity to earn its first win in three weeks when it travels to Chapel Hill to face North Carolina (9-3) today at 1 p.m. The Gym Dogs lost their last two meets, both on the road, but has a great chance to win against the Tar Heels, who average more than a point less. Georgia s freshman class, led by Vivi Babalis, Marino and Natalie Vaculik, will once again play a major role. Although the three young gymnasts are still improving each meet, each has cemented a spot in the lineup in multiple events. Coming in here, Marino said, that was what was expected, so I m not surprised by it, but it s definitely a really cool opportunity. The transition has almost been seamless. Last season was led by three seniors Lindsey Cheek, Kaylan Earls and Cat Hires and those voids have been quickly been filled by the freshmen. the team faced top programs like Florida and LSU on the road early in the season. When you re able to be your best at a competition like that, Marino said, I think it really does prepare you and make it easier mentally. Marino s quick growth was evident in the last meet at LSU. The freshman from Scottsdale, Ariz., posted a 9.85 on her two events, vault and floor. Both were career highs. Everything was new when we started competing, head coach Danna Durante said, and their learning curve has been quite steep. Only one of the freshmen had seen a college meet before they arrived in Georgia. Both Babalis and Vaculik are from Canada, but the mental adjustment to performing in front of huge crowds hasn t rattled them either. Vaculik already performs regularly on three events and scored a 9.9 in her last meet on vault, which was a career high for her. Babalis provided consistent scoring on the beam and on floor since the first meet of the season. I m really proud of their adjustments and I m proud of what they re bringing to the table, Durante said, and I m proud of their fire and their hunger. Following today s meet, the Gym Dogs return home next Friday to host a tougher opponent in sixth-ranked Alabama. Gigi is super powerful, Natalie has gorgeous lines, she s incredibly talented, and Vivi s got this power too, junior Mary Beth Box said. Even though the freshmen came in with plenty of talent, Box said she has been quick to offer the freshmen advice on performing in front of hostile road crowds. I am one to tell them that when it comes down to it, it s just you and that same piece of equipment and your thoughts alone on that beam, Box said. This meet, however, will be different than the previous two against Florida and LSU. There should be a smaller crowd and North Carolina won t provide much of a challenge to the Gym Dogs, who average more than 196 points per meet. When it comes down to it, Georgia has one focus. We want to beat ourselves, Box said. The environment and goals will be new to the freshmen, who have yet to experience a win on the road as a Gym Dog. Marino said she is happy
Gym Dogs tasked with deciding between easier and more complicated routines By Emily Giambalvo Feb. 13, 2015 The majority of the routines seen in Stegeman Coliseum have identical start values, but that does not mean they are created equal. In college gymnastics, each performance must fulfill specific skill requirements in order to begin from a 10. However, Georgia s routines substantially exceed this minimum level of difficulty because harder skills have become necessary to stay competitive with other top-ranked teams. I think that when you get teams doing a lot of that stuff it pushes every other team to want to do the same thing because you really have to put yourself at that level to be in the running for any kind of championship, freshman gymnast GiGi Marino said. In general, the routines seen in college have become more advanced, but Georgia head coach Danna Durante does not see this as a negative. I love that elite and top JO [Junior Olympic] athletes can come and do those skills, and I think it speaks tremendously to where college gymnastics has gone and I think it speaks to its future, Durante said. That s just incredibly exciting for fans, for athletes and certainly for coaches who love to coach. Now that the season has reached its midpoint, some Georgia gymnasts have begun to compete with their more difficult skills. Marino recently debuted her Yurchenko full and a half, which is much harder than the same vault with only one twist. It s actually a vault that I ve been doing longer, Marino said. I think it s just kind of a confidence booster knowing that you re kind of a smaller percentage of people doing that vault, so it s a cool feeling. With three of Georgia s six gymnasts completing this skill, vault is an event where the Gym Dogs boast one of the nation s more difficult lineups. However, on floor, the team s upgrades are not yet complete. Sophomore Ashlyn Broussard began the season performing a double layout on floor but has recently altered the pass to a simpler skill. According to Durante, Broussard has recently trained the harder pass as she aims to compete it again. In addition, Marino plans to replace her double tuck with a double layout, and freshman Vivi Babalis hopes to add a double Arabian, which is a half twist into a double front flip. I ve been doing Arabian on floor in elite, so I want to upgrade and not go back in my gymnastics and help the team, Babalis said. There is a sense of urgency to finalize the team s routines in order to gain experience competing the more advanced skills before the postseason begins. I think that putting it in earlier gives me the experience competing it under a different atmosphere than in club, Marino said. So getting used to the noise and just the vibe of a college meet will help definitely going into postseason. However, some did not wait until the middle of the season to upgrade their routines. Junior Brandie Jay has competed with her more difficult skills since the first official meet. Jay also performs a Yurchenko full and a half on vault, but she is the only Gym Dog who does a full-out on floor, which is a double back flip with a full twist during the second flip. Just being able to compete it already with the full-out and get those numbers under my belt, Jay said. I m hoping that will help come nationals and SECs where it really counts. Some of the adjustments the Gym Dogs want to make do not involve a more advanced skill. Rather, they hope to change the surface on which the skill lands. So far this season, a few of the gymnasts have used an additional mat for skills in their floor routines. While this does not violate any rules, it is still something the team wants to change. The perception of that and us using the mats for just simple skills, it s huge, Jay said. So right now we need to work on getting all the mats out on our floor and upgrading our floor. While competing difficult skills has the potential to boost Georgia s scores and may help keep the team in championship contention, other more personal factors can also contribute to the decision to take risks. Without the challenges, I start to lose the love of gymnastics, Jay said. So every day is a challenge, and that s why I love competing those big skills.
Senior gymnast Chelsea Davis acclimating to new reduced role due to injuries By Emily Giambalvo Jan. 29, 2015 For senior gymnast Chelsea Davis, a new perspective has arisen from the simple fact that it is all almost over. When it s getting close to the end, every day counts, Davis said. Maybe freshman year I thought I had this enormous college career ahead of me and it was going to take so long to get through it and it s just flown by. But Davis gymnastics career has not been without struggle. Davis was a fixture on the vault and bars lineups throughout her first three years at Georgia, and in her freshman year, she competed a few times on both beam and floor. However, that has not been the case in her senior year. Incessant injuries have limited Davis to only competing on bars so far this season. Honestly, it s been frustrating, Davis said. It makes me think about why I do this sport, and it s because I love it, and of course I would love to be able to train as much as everybody else. Because of her limitations in the lineups on the other three events, Davis has been forced to embrace a different type of responsibility. This year, especially as a senior, I ve taken a leadership role, and I ve been trying to be more vocal, Davis said. It s not in my nature, but this year I ve tried to step that up and be more approachable as a senior. The desire to influence the team with something other than high scores during competitions has compelled Davis to use her voice more than ever before. However, that is not something she has always been accustomed to. It s been hard for her not to compete and that s an easy way for her to be a leader on this team, so I think this year has challenged her in that way, Georgia head coach Danna Durante said. It s not an easy thing to do when you re one who really likes your performance to speak for you. With the team off to a slow start to this season, the coaching staff opted to give practice a more competitive atmosphere, and with that Davis thrived. For the freshmen that never been exposed to this type of energy in practice, Davis served as someone to emulate. Her effect has been seen in the way some of the younger gymnasts have recently brought a sense of liveliness into practice. In addition to how she acts in the gym, Davis continues to serve as an example even when she s not training. She has a great balance with her social life, academics wise and in the gym and I think that s just great for freshmen and underclassmen coming in to see someone leading that way, sophomore Ashlyn Broussard said. You just also want to be that way. While injuries are never planned and they certainly aren t enjoyed, they have presented Davis with a chance to continue her leadership based on how she responded. You can either become a non-factor or you can step up and find your role in another spot, Davis said. Both ways you re either going to bring the team up or bring the team down, so even when you re just standing there, you have an impact.
Despite historical success, Gym Dogs struggling on uneven bars to start season By Elizabeth Grimsley Jan. 22, 2015 If there s one apparatus the Georgia gymnastics team is known for, it s the uneven bars. But so far this year, the event has been underwhelming. In 2014, the Gym Dogs sat atop the rankings on bars for 10 straight weeks and were ranked No. 5 at season s end, according to RoadtoNationals. com. In 2015, the story has been different. explain. Sophomore Kiera Brown, who was in the bar lineup last season as a freshman, is one of those experienced gymansts and said thinking too hard about things has been their downfall. Durante wants the lineup in a place of relaxation where it can do what it knows how to do. Then, hopefully, the rest of the events will follow. It just takes time, Georgia head coach Danna Durante said. I know we re going to get better. I m not worried about it. The more they compete, the better they re going to get. The biggest loss in the event came from the graduation of Lindsey Cheek, who was nationally ranked first on the event for the better part of the regular season. Junior Brittany Rogers has also only seen the lineup once this season after being out of competition due to a coaching decision. Rogers finished the 2014 season tied for the No. 9 ranking. We have three returners and three new, Durante said. Last year and the year before they got in this rhythm of the same competitors [again and again]. With a bottom-heavy team comprised of 11 underclassmen, a slow start is expected, but Durante said not for much longer. They need to not sit back and wait for it to happen, Durante said. We re a little bit in timid mode. They have to change that. Some of the timidity may be coming from new skills. Brown changed her dismount from a full-twisting double back to a double layout. Davis also switched back from a double layout to her old dismount just a couple weeks prior to the start of the 2015 season. But Durante says these changes are no excuse for deductions. The team practiced the skills all summer and fall and the gymnasts have practiced these skills before. I know there are things they re doing that are different but they re not new anymore, Durante said. They need to trust their training, they need to stay connected to whatever is their key for that and finish it. There s a lot of responsibility placed on [the underclassmen] right now, and they re handling it well actually, Durante said. We need much more than that, but the freshmen should have a little bit of leeway and then everybody else needs to do their job. Sophomore Rachel Schick broke into the lineup this year and has been steadily building on her scores from week to week, going from a 9.075 to a 9.750 to a 9.900. I never really knew my gymnastics was good, Schick said. I train hard, but getting in that lineup made me realize, Rachel, you re good enough to be in this lineup. While working back from injury, Schick also had role models to look up to in Cheek and senior Chelsea Davis. You watch [Cheek s] gymnastics and you have no doubt in your mind that she was enjoying that moment, Schick said. I learned to just go for it and enjoy it. And seeing [Chelsea] come over so many humps from injury after injury gave me more motivation. While mistakes have resulted from new competitors, more of the errors have come from the experienced gymnasts something Durante can t
Georgia gymnasts motivated to stick landing by reward of Starbucks By Emily Giambalvo Jan. 17, 2015 In gymnastics, the desire to stick a landing is driven by the goal of avoiding deduction. But for the Gym Dogs an incentive of Starbucks presented a bit of additional encouragement. We were counting points for each stick, and we had this goal of Starbucks at the end, junior Mary Beth Box said. We could all go get team Starbucks together. During Georgia s first win of the season against Missouri each stuck landing was accompanied by a tally mark on a dry-erase board. The day prior to the meet, Georgia s coaches enacted a competition within the team where the gymnasts earned points for each perfect landing, stuck skill or cast handstand to vertical. As a staff we talked about okay we need to teach them how to compete, Georgia head coach Danna Durante said. How can we do that? Let s break them up. Let s have them compete against each other a little bit and get into it as a staff. The points narrowed the team s focus during Friday s meet and were accumulated in the practice prior to the meet, during meet warm up and even throughout the competition. We, of course, have the goal of coming out and having an awesome competition, senior Sarah Persinger said. But we also wanted to take something a little bit smaller, a goal that we could obtain and it was visible. The importance of avoiding movement after a skill was made apparent as Brandie Jay s stuck vault earned a 9.95, the highest score of the night. The board crowded with tally marks provided the gymnasts with a concrete reminder of what had been accomplished during practice and warm up. A lot of us are visual learners so when we see something written down, we re like, Wow, we are so good, and look at how amazing we are doing, Box said. It s just a confidence building thing for everyone. Despite being one of the meet s primary focuses, the gymnasts still had to be careful not to overthink this goal. Sometimes when you focus too much on that stick, you forget to do the skill, Durante said. You just think about the stick and that doesn t work very well. For instance, Box mentally breaks down her routine into key words as she trains and performs. Clearly Box s method worked as she earned a 9.85 in the lead off position on beam. Similarly, freshman Natalie Vaculik received her tally marks by concentrating on her skills in a chronological sequence. You just have to focus on your dismount and once you hit the ground, just finish, be as tight as you can, Vaculik said. It s not going to happen all the time, but to really focus on the dismount first because if you want to stick it, you have to do the first part right. In a meet won by less than six-tenths, the emphasis on the punctuation of the routines ultimately worked in Georgia s favor. Our coaches tell us every single time to hold your landing, Persinger said. And that stick is the exclamation point on a routine.
Freshmen exhibit poise in Gym Dogs loss to Michigan By Elizabeth Grimsley Jan. 10, 2015 Despite the Georgia gymnastics team falling to Michigan and suffering a loss in the season opener for the third-straight year, the freshmen came away from the competition virtually unscathed. I wasn t surprised that the freshmen did well, Georgia head coach Danna Durante said. A little bobble here or there for them on beam, but I was really pleased with how overall that went. Most people might expect nerves to play a factor with a first-time competitor in front of a sold-out crowd. But that wasn t the case for the trio of Vivi Babalis, Natalie Vaculik and Gigi Marino. Vaculik and Marino hit solid sets that will put them in a good position to build upon in the coming weeks while Babalis tied for the second-highest score on beam. I didn t take it as a first meet but just took it as an opportunity to perform in front of Gym Dog nation, Babalis said. I felt like it was just an intrasquad and didn t put too much pressure on myself. Coming from Canada where even the biggest competitions draw barely 200 people, Vaculik didn t know what to expect when she stepped into an arena with more than 10,000 fans. But excitement replaced any doubt she might have been feeling. I get that adrenaline rush, Vaculik said. It s almost like you just get energy and don t even feel nervous. Apart from the pressure that comes with it being the first meet, Babalis in particular had to help carry her team on floor after both junior Mary Beth Box and sophomore Ashlyn Broussard fell earlier in the lineup. However, Babalis said her experience in the more-individualized sport of elite gymnastics helped her in this situation. In elite, you re by yourself, so whatever happens to somebody else doesn t really matter, Babalis said. Here I just focus on myself. So even if somebody before me fell, I know I can still do my job. Even, in pre-routine pep talks, Durante doesn t bring up outside distractions. She addresses each gymnast in the same manner whether the performance before was a fall or a perfect 10, saying she doesn t want there to be any added stress or sense of urgency that might rattle the next girl up. It s got to be the same tone, the same voice, the same things that you would say [if there wasn t a mistake before], Durante said. If they re worried about what just happened, then their focus is in the wrong spot. Having competed for three years already, senior Sarah Persinger knows what it s like to be up on an event after a fall. And to succeed, it s no longer about physical abilities. When it comes down to it, it s just you and that piece of equipment, Persinger said. The mental discipline to be able to focus on what you need to do to hit is so important and becomes easier as you get older. But the freshmen are already strides ahead. Unless the team comes away from the competition with a perfect 200, there s still work to be done. The first meet is out of the way and the focus has already shifted to the next opportunity to gain a little more experience. I still have work to do, Babalis said. But we re competing every weekend, so it s going to get better.
Durante, No. 7 GymDogs poised to push success further in 2015 By Chris Starrs Jan. 9, 2015 In Danna Durante s first year as coach of the Georgia gymnastics team, the GymDogs made a much-awaited return after four years to the prestigious Super Six and finished sixth in the country. In Durante s second season, Georgia again qualified for the Super Six and finished fifth in the nation behind Florida and Oklahoma (national cochamps), LSU and Alabama. With Year Three for Durante set to begin at 4 p.m. Saturday at Stegeman Coliseum against No. 8 Michigan, expectations are on the rise for the No. 7 GymDogs to continue to scale the mountain. The expectation every year is for this team to compete at their full potential, Durante said. What does that mean? I feel these athletes can do anything they put their minds to there is no limit. It s about believing that they can light it up out there Certainly, better than fifth in the country and fourth in the (Southeastern Conference), which we ve done in the last two years. I want us to be better than that. But the veteran coach who came to Athens after one season as head coach at Cal-Berkeley and nine years as an assistant at Nebraska also seeks a decisive poise, maybe even a little swagger, from her charges in 2015. I think in the last two years, we ve walked in with an air of confidence in certain meets, and in certain other meets where opponents might have beaten us before or were particularly strong, we were a little tentative, she said. For me and for this team and this staff, that will be a measure of success for this year walking in with an air of confidence against the toughest competition and not deferring to them. There is no team out there that this team can t beat. While there were a few injured competitors that forced Durante and her staff to shuffle the lineup at the end of the 2014 season, the GymDogs latest campaign sees the team starting the year a bit banged up as senior Chelsea Davis (ankle) and junior Brittany Rogers (Achilles) work their way back into form. Davis, a first-team All-American on bars who also competed in every meet on vault and made four appearances on beam, is set to compete strictly on bars today. Likewise, Rogers, an All-America selection on bars and allaround, will stick to bars and beam against Michigan. Fortunately for the GymDogs who sport the largest roster in the 43- year history of the program the team is blessed with depth, thanks in no small part to the presence of freshmen GiGi Marino and Natalie Vaculik, as well as veterans in Mary Beth Box (beam, floor), Brandy Jay (vault, bars, floor) and Ashlyn Broussard (vault, beam, floor). We have a lot of good depth on some events that we didn t have before and those events caught up to some of our better events, like bars, so that s really exciting to think about the all-around meet that we ll be able to put together, Davis said. We have a lot of confidence going into the season. I see opportunity, Rogers added. We ve placed higher at nationals the last two years and I see this season as another opportunity to step up that ladder. With the determination and confidence this team has now, I believe we re going to exceed expectations for ourselves. Georgia which hasn t won a season opener since 2012 to once again be strong on vault and bars, but Durante said there are certainly holes to be filled. We re missing key folks either through graduation or through injury, so we re going to have to be scrappy in those events, she said. We ve got great athletes maybe they re more youthful in terms of experience, but they re still great athletes and I think those two events will continue to get better and better as the year goes. Gymnasts spent much of the summer fine-tuning beam and floor skills with the idea of providing a nice balance across the board in all events. Last year, floor wasn t our strongest events, but this year I think it s going to be one of our strongest events, Box, who is expected to be one of the top beam competitors in the country, said. We ve got some powerful freshmen who have come in, and we ve got a lot of depth on beam. I think those will be two great strengths this year and we ve been strong on vault and bars, so we want to grow in those events. Durante is stressing that while there s work yet to be done in this long season, the heavy lifting of the summer and fall is over, and she wants the GymDogs to embrace the upshot of their labors. I know the work this team has put in and at this point I just want to help them enjoy this process, she said. We ve done all this work and we should be facing this great big rainbow Hey, we ve done the work, so let s enjoy it.
Creativity of floor routines comes from music and choreography choices By Elizabeth Grimsley Jan. 8, 2015 Like a sculptor molding clay into a work of art, Georgia gymnastics volunteer coach and choreographer Cassidy McComb starts with single poses and dance moves and shapes them into the floor routines fans see out on the competition floor. It s such a long process that no one understands because all they see is the glory out here, McComb said. They don t see the grind and the frustration and some tears. Each Gym Dog vying for a spot in the floor lineup starts the process the same: First the music is chosen. Then a routine starts to form. Finally, the finished product is touched up and ready to be performed in front of a sold-out crowd. Elite s very serious, freshman Natalie Vaculik said. Coming here is a little bit hard for me because I m also a shy person, so I ve got to get comfortable being more bubbly and expressive in my routine. To help with the process, McComb has a couple of strategies that force the girls out of their shells. I stop the music during practice or I ll say, Hey, let s try this again, McComb said. Yes, you don t have the energy of 10,000 fans right now, but you make it in the gym of 18 girls. But even after months of repetition, for some, showing off doesn t come naturally and gentle reminders have to be given here and there. While the basics are the same, every routine is individualized to each gymnast s strengths and weaknesses. Some learn in two hours. Some learn in three days, McComb said. Some of them have a vision of what they see themselves doing, but a lot of the time I kind of have a vision. I really try to enhance their strengths and minimized their weaknesses as much as possible. Another challenge McComb faces is having variety in the lineup. It gets boring for fans to watch six classical routines in a row or a rotation full of pop songs and techno beats. I really honestly think fans love the fourth rotation, they love the excitement and they love the energy, McComb said. I know I m catering to 10,000 fans as well, but what is going to make [the gymnast] perform is really my most important key part in it. In 2015, the Gym Dogs music choices range from OneRepublic to the Georgia battle hymn. But for senior Sarah Persinger, her love for Beyoncé comes through in the piece she chose for her final competitive year. Beyoncé to me just embodies confidence and self-power, Persinger said. She takes the stage and just commands the audience. And when I take the floor, I want to be able to command the audience and use my dance and my eyes and my tumbling just to bring everybody in and perform with me. To feel comfortable performing a routine, it s important for the gymnast to have music and choreography she enjoys, according to McComb. But becoming comfortable can be difficult for some of the Gym Dogs new to the college scene. They re in the moment and they ve got a million things going through their mind, Georgia head coach Danna Durante said. They just need to relax, smile, show some teeth and say, That was pretty darn good. Durante also encourages the underclassmen to look to their older teammates as examples. Routines like those from junior Mary Beth Box engage the crowd and bring the fans into the performance. It helps them to be able to see somebody else do that, Durante said. Also give them specifics: Look toward the student section and find a face and smile right there. Other routines draw in the crowd by bringing in traditions every Georgia fan in attendance knows well. Like at football games, the battle hymn will be played at the beginning of junior Brandie Jay s floor exercise while the arena points in the direction of the scoreboard. We wanted to figure out a way to get everybody more involved instead of just cheering and clapping, Jay said. The whole team is together at football games, so every time the battle hymn comes on we gets chills, so we had the idea to bring that whole thing into gymnastics. Overall, the fourth event is the most exciting rotation in the meet, said Jay. So no matter what music is chosen or what crowd-engaging activities are choreographed into the routines, the fans are likely to appreciate it. In Junior Olympic and Elite competition, the focus is more on difficulty and less on artistry. Yes, time is spent on dance and choreography but it s nothing compared to the hours put into it in college.
Georgia freshman Gym Dog deals with change easier than most By Elizabeth Grimsley Sept. 29, 2014 Growing up, Hayley Sanders was used to moving around a lot, having to make new friends on the fly and adjust to new school and gyms every couple of years. From being born in Japan to living in Virginia, California, then Virginia again and finally settling down in Texas, the freshman Gym Dog learned not to get too comfortable. I take a lot of pride for being a military brat, Sanders said. But it was difficult growing up moving all the time and having to switch gyms and stuff. It s definitely helped me be able to adapt to change. That s only helped me with gymnastics but a lot of aspects in my life. But when she was 10, her dad retired from the marines after 20 years of service and Sanders finally had some normalcy introduced into her life. While having to make new friends and start at new schools can be difficult, getting used to a different coach was the hardest obstacle. Having to switch coaches all the time can be difficult just because different coaches do things differently, Sanders said. You just have to get used to their style. I was mostly in the lower levels when I was doing that, so it wasn t as bad but still. Although it may have seemed hard at the time, the constant change helped Sanders when she moved to Athens in June. While she misses her family like any other college freshman, the time away from home weighing on her mind as much as some of her other freshmen teammates. It s allowed her to help out the other freshmen, Georgia head coach Danna Durante said. She s not as homesick and helps the other not be as well. She s very logical and takes things step by step. It also made the shock of coming to college a lot easier. A lot of the other girls had the same friends and the same teammates and the same coaches their entire life so having to switch that is a big deal, Sanders said. Because I m so used to it, it made it easier. While the transition was pretty seamless, there s always uncertainty when starting a new part in your life. And unlike previous experiences in her life, Sanders had a familiar face she could go to for advice in sophomore Ashlyn Broussard who was teammates with Sanders for four years back in Texas. I m naturally a really shy person, Sanders said. But having her there as someone I already knew was helpful in case I needed to ask any questions. Sanders easy transition to the typical aspects of college life has allowed her to focus more on her gymnastics and the transition from individual to team. In club we weren t allowed to cheer for each other and here everyone s always encouraging each other, Sanders said. It makes me very uncomfortable. But I try. I m getting more vocal. It s really helpful knowing you have support from your teammates and your friends and makes getting through the day a lot easier. Hearing the support of her team during each turn gives Sanders the confidence to work to break into the lineups. With her strength coming on bars an event the Gym Dogs ranked No. 1 on for most of the 2014 season the task will be that much more difficult. It s always been my best event and comes more naturally for me than the other events, Sanders said. I watched the bars lineup very closely last year to see what I was getting into since they did amazing. Knowing I have to be up to that standard can be intimidating, but it gives me a challenge and makes me work harder everyday. Similar to a military regime, Sanders is committed, unwavering and deliberate in everything she does. She s very focused and dedicated, Broussard said. She just puts her head down and works. The years leading to this point may have seemed never-ending sometimes or difficult, but Sanders insists it was worth it. It was hard, but I m glad, Sanders said. It made me who I am, so I wouldn t change it for anything.