2015 west virginia university gymnastics guide

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Gymnastics Guide20151.............................................Table of Contents2.................................................In the Spotlight3..........................................A Winning Tradition4...................................... Championship Teams5...................................................All-Americans6.................................................. The Next Step8...................Cary Gym and the WVU Coliseum10...............................Meet Day in Morgantown11..................................... 2014 Season Review12...................................The Mountaineer Look14......................................... Big 12 Conference15..............................................Athletic Training16.................................Strength & Conditioning18........................................Community Service20........................................Mountaineer Family24....................... Student-Athlete Development28...................................................Campus Life32.................................Mountaineer Excellence

COACHING STAFF36...............................Head Coach Jason Butts38............................... Q&A with Coaching Staff 40...............Associate Head Coach Travis Doak41......................Assistant Coach Kaylyn Millick42..................................................Support Staff

MOUNTAINEER PROFILES44............................................................ Roster45..................................................Photo Roster46....................................................... Beth Deal48...................................................Dayah Haley50................................................ Brittney Harris

52.....................................................Lia Salzano54................................................... Melissa Idell56..............................................Jaida Lawrence58.................................................Lindsey Litten60................................................Audrey Tolbert62.........................................Brooklyn Doggette64.............................................. Alexa Goldberg66................................................. Emma Lasker68...........................................Mackenzie Myers70........................................ Nicolette Swoboda72...............................................Robyn Bernard73.......................................... Amanda Bowman74................................................Jordan Gillette75.......................................Zaakira Muhammad76....................................................Alexa Phillip

2015 SEASON78............................................. Season Preview79............................................... 2015 Schedule80................................ Individual Event Preview83....................................Opponent Information

2014 SEASON 86.............................................. Season Review88........................................................ Statistics89.................................................Season Highs90................................... Meet-by-Meet Results91................................................Senior Recaps

RECORD BOOK98............................................. School Records99...............................................NCAA Records

100.................................... Top 50 Team Scores101......................................... Individual Honors102...............................................All-Americans103......................... Career 10.0 and 9.9 Scores104.............................. WVU Coliseum Records104.................................Top Attendance Marks105.........................................Top Event Scores109............................................Career Records110...........................................Season Records111............................... Conference Champions112......................................Conference Honors114........................................ Academic Honors115............................................... Team Awards116............................................All-Time Scores126.............................................Series Records127........................Championship Appearances129................................................. Shari Retton130....................................Kristin Quackenbush131....................................................Janáe Cox132............................................... Letterwinners

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY134.............................President E. Gordon Gee135......................... Interim Director of Athletics Keli Cunningham136.................................................. Senior Staff136............................................. Head Coaches137..........................................Athletic Facilities138..................................... Scoring Information140........................................Media Information140....................WVU Athletic Communications

Credits: The 2015 West Virginia University gymnastics guide has been published by the WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.Managing Editor: Joe Swan | Editor: Shannon McNamara | Author: Shannon McNamara | Page Layout & Design: Kristin Coldsnow | Cover Design: Kristin Coldsnow Photographers: All-Pro Photography by Dale Sparks, Bill Barrett, Bob Beverly, John Bright, M.G. Ellis, Pete Emerson, Dan Friend, Jeff Geissler, Tim Goodenow, David Green, Mike Hardy, Cordell Hoffer, Julia Lucas, Dan Nagy, Brian Persinger, Steven M. Prunty, Chuck Scheer, Steve Smith, Martin Valent, WVU Athletic Archives, WVU Photographic Services, Alison Toffle, David Zicherman.Contributors: Lisa Ammons, Nick Arthur, Ashley Bailey, Grant Dovey, Michael Fragale, D.J. Jamiel, Russell Luna, Cheryl Maust, Bryan Meserly, Mike Montoro, Amy Prunty, Sara Wells.

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Choosing to become a

Mountaineer is special.

Mountaineers have the

opportunity to represent themselves,

their teammates

and their University to news media,

alumni, friends, family

and the general public.

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The Mountaineers own a national presence, having competed at four national championships and 35 regional championships. Five gymnasts have won 13 All-America honors, while 18 have individually qualified for the NCAA National Championships, including Hope Sloanhoffer in 2014.

A WINNING

TRADITION

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WVU has won 11 conference

championships, including the

2012 EAGL Championship, the team’s last

year in the league.

CHAM

PION

SHIP

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JANÁE COX

KRISTEN MACRIE

LAJUANDA MOODY

KRISTIN QUACKENBUSH

SHARI RETTON

Choosing to become a Mountaineer means working your hardest and pushing your body and mind to new heights, maximizing your potential on and off the mat. Five gymnasts have gone above and beyond to earn All-America status at West Virginia.

ALL-AMERICANSJanáe Cox2007 NCAA .........................Floor (first team)

Kristen Macrie2000 NCAA ....................Bars (second team)

Kristin Quackenbush1994 NCAA .....................Vault (second team)

Floor (second team)1995 NCAA .................... Floor (second team)1996 NCAA .......................... Vault (first team)

Floor (second team)All-Around (second team)

Lajuanda Moody1994 NCAA ..................Beam (second team)

Shari Retton1982 AIAW ..........................Vault (first team)

Bars (first team)Floor (first team)

All-Around (first team)

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THE NEXT

STEPFourth-

year coach Jason Butts helped the

Mountaineers exit the EAGL

in style, winning

the team’s seventh

championship in 2012, and ushered in a new period

for WVU gymnastics in

2013, as the Mountaineers

joined perennial

powerhouse Oklahoma and

Iowa State in the Big 12 Conference.

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CARY GYM AND THE

WVU COLISEUM

Cary Gym underwent a makeover in the summer of 2014, as

new graphics and banners

were added to give the

Mountaineers’ practice

facility a fresh, welcoming

look. The $1.5 million,

12,000-square foot training

center was designed

exclusively for Mountaineer

gymnastics and also features

the latest in comfort,

technology and safety.

On competition Day, the

Mountaineers move over

to the WVU Coliseum, one of the

most exciting and difficult

venues to compete in NCAA

Gymnastics.

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The atmosphere

that surrounds the WVU

Coliseum on meet day is

contagious, as the gymnasts

give their all for a win,

interacting with the

Mountaineer faithful and feeding off

the crowd’s energy.

MEET DAY IN

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The Mountaineers (6-11, 0-4 Big 12) enjoyed their best score at the Big 12 Gymnastics Championship, tallying 196.375 and finishing in third place. The championship was held in Morgantown, the first Big 12-sponsored event hosted by WVU.

Senior Hope Sloanhoffer qualified for the NCAA National Championships in the all-around, becoming WVU’s 18th individual qualifier and first since 2009. She also finished first on balance beam at the NCAA Athens Regional, becoming the seventh Mountaineer to earn a regional event title and the first since 2001.

2014 SEASON

REVIEW

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The WVU gymnastics team takes

great pride in its appearance on competition

day.

Whether sporting pink

leotards during February for

breast cancer awareness,

black leotards at the WVU Coliseum in

support of West Virginia’s rich

coal history, or the traditional

Old Gold and Blue, the Mountaineers

look to put a fresh, cool spin on their

competition look every year.

THE MOUNTAINEER

LOOK

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In its 19th year of competition,

the Big 12 is a strong

conference that, like WVU,

values quality academic

and athletic programs and

has a great tradition of

success.

Oklahoma won the Big 12’s

first gymnastics National

Championships in 2014,

sharing the title with defending

champion Florida. Since 2002, the Big 12 has been represented

by at least one team at every NCAA Gymnastics

Championship, and has sent at least one team

to the NCAA Super Six

Championship in nine of the last 12 years.

CONFERENCE

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The WVU athletic training staff works in conjunction with the team physicians and the athletic administration to assure the student-athletes receive quality care throughout their careers at WVU.

ATHLETIC

TRAINING

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The Mountaineer

gymnastics training

programs are designed to

prepare each gymnast for

optimum performance in competition

and to have the ability to

withstand the rigorous

training demands

throughout the season. The

goal is to keep the gymnasts

in the gym practicing

injury-free and sharpening

their skills and routines each

day.

STRENGTH AND

CONDITIONING

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The Mountaineers

give back to Morgantown

and its surrounding

communities every chance

they get. The WVU

gymnastics team is

dedicated to raising funds

for cancer projects,

such as the Betty Puskar Breast Care Center and

the American Cancer society.

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MUN

ITY

SERV

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• The WVU gymnastics team officially signed Hundred, West Virginia, native Krista Mae Peraldo on Nov. 19, 2013.

• Ten-year old Krista Mae and the Mountaineers were joined together through Team IMPACT, a Boston-based non-profit organization that has set out to improve the quality of life for children facing life-threatening illnesses by partnering them with college athletic teams.

• Diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on March 21, 2013, Krista Mae continues to receive treatment at the WVU Children’s Hospital. She and her family are constant visitors at Cary Gym. She will join the Mountaineers at their home meets this season.

• Team IMPACT’s goal is for children to become official team members for the duration of their treatment and beyond. The organization’s current footprint extends from the Northeast into the Mid-Atlantic and the Midwest regions.

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“The WVU gymnastics

team has been a successful

program for over 40 years, and we look forward to building on that

success.” Coach Jason Butts

MOU

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NEER

FAM

ILY

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"Representing the state of West Virginia within the collegiate gymnastics scene also is a unique opportunity. Not a whole lot of people get the opportunity to put on a WVU uniform and compete in athletics. "Coach Jason Butts

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"The Mountaineer Family is a proud

program with a lot of tradition.

West Virginia is a very proud

state, and we’re representing the

people of West Virginia that are

Mountaineers; that is our

history. We want to represent this

state with a lot of pride and be

successful. " Coach Jason Butts

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"The time you spend with your Mountaineer Family can have a positive effect on your life after you have donned the Old Gold and Blue."Coach Jason Butts

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Coach Butts puts an equal emphasis on

success in the classroom. To that point, the Mountaineers

have earned 106 NACGC/W Scholastic All-

America honors since 1987.

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STUDENT-ATHLETE

DEVELOPMENT

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To help its student-athletes achieve

academic success, one

of the nation’s finest facilities

resides in the WVU

Coliseum – the 8,000-square

foot The Athletic

Academic Performance

Center.

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The Mountaineers are provided with an academic adviser who devotes her time to ensuring student-athletes are provided with any assistance necessary to ensure academic success.

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CharacterPublic, land-grant institution, founded in 1867.

Research ClassificationResearch University (High Research Activity) as classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Research FundingWVU’s three-year average (2011-13) in total sponsored projects and land-grants: $157,984,965.

WVU System Operating BudgetWill top $1 billion (2014).

AccreditationsNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools and doz-ens of specialized academic accrediting agencies.

GovernanceThe WVU Board of Governors is the governing body of WVU. The Higher Education Policy Commission in West Virginia is responsible for developing, establishing, and oversee-ing the implementation of a public policy agenda for the state’s four-year colleges and universities.

LocationMorgantown, W.Va., population 30,293, rated “No. 1 Small City in America” by BizJournals.com for its exceptional quality of life. Within easy traveling distance of Washington, D.C., to the east, Pittsburgh, Pa., to the north, and Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, to the north-west. Other recent rankings: One of “Best Sports Cities” by Sporting News; 13th “Best College Town in America,” Business Insider; 5th “Best Small Metro” by Forbes; 12th overall “Hottest Small City by Inc.; one of “50 Smartest Places to Live” by Kiplinger’s; one of the “Best Cities for Jobs” by MSN Careers; one of the 50 best places to launch a small business by CNNMoney.com; and the second-ranking “Best College Town for Jobs” by Forbes.

CAMPUS

LIFE

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Student ProfileFall 2013 enrollment, on WVU campuses statewide, was 32,348; 29,466 in Morgantown.

That included: • 14,489 West Virginia residents, 14,977 nonresidents • 22,757 undergraduates • 5,077 graduate and 1,632 professional students

Academic ExcellenceWVU ranks nationally for prestigious scholarships—24 Rhodes Scholars, 22 Truman Scholars, 39 Goldwater Scholars, 2 British Marshall Scholars, 3 Morris K. Udall Scholars, 5 USA Today All-USA College Academic First Team Members (and 11 academic team honorees), 36 Fulbright Scholars, 9 Boren Scholars, 7 Gilman Scholars, and 3 Department of Home-land Security Scholars.

Degrees GrantedIn 2012-2013, WVU awarded 6,267 degrees; 1,765 gradu-ate and 424 professional.

Faculty and Staff ProfileExcellent faculty—18 of whom have been named Carnegie Foundation Profes-sors of the Year—guide and mentor students. • instructional faculty: 2,361 • graduate assistants: 1,725 • total main campus employees: 8,346 • total WVU System employees: 8,846

Academics15 colleges and schools offering 191 bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and professional degree pro-grams in agriculture, natural resources, and design; arts and sciences; business and economics; creative arts; dentistry; education and human services; engineering and mineral resources; law; media; medicine; nursing; pharmacy; physical activity and sport sciences; public health; plus the WVU Honors College, University College, and programs at Potomac State College and WVU Insti-tute of Technology. wvu.edu/Academics/

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Dean’s Honors Scholars; both options provide enhanced experiences. /honors.wvu.edu/

University College:The new University College is a home base for exploratory students, general studies students, nontraditional students, the First-year Expe-rience, McNair Scholars, and undergraduate research opportunities. It focuses on academic and career advising, with the goal of guiding students to a major by sophomore year.

InternshipsWVU offers hundreds of ways to gain valuable on-the-job experience and networking contacts. careerservices.wvu.edu/

Parents ClubThe Mountaineer Parents Club, with more than 22,000 members in clubs across the state and nation, fosters success by connecting parents and family members with the student experience. The organization spon-sors events on and off-campus, has a newsletter, a toll-free helpline (1-800-WVU-0096), parent electronic news, and a Parent Perk program. Membership is free. parentsclub.wvu.edu

AthleticsA member of the NCAA, WVU sponsors 18 varsity sports, 17 of which compete in the Big 12 Conference at the Division I level. Teams make regular post-season bowl appearances in football, including winning the 2012 Discover Orange Bowl and NCAA tournament appearances in men’s and women’s basketball, including a Final 4 appearance in men’s basketball in 2010; in 2014, women’s basketball was the Big 12 champion and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament. The WVU rifle team won its 16th national title in 2014 and was the first WVU athletic team to visit the White House on NCAA Champions Day. wvusports.com

FacilitiesWVU’s mix of historic and modern facilities includes 430 buildings on 1,456 acres. Eleven main campus buildings are located on the National Register of Historic Places, and WVU operates eight experimental farms and four forests throughout the state, in addition to WVU Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Camp and Lifelong Learning Center near Weston. jacksonsmill.ext.wvu.edu/

LibrariesFive library facilities—Downtown Library Complex, Evansdale Library, Health Sciences Library, Law Library, and West Virginia and Regional History Center—contain over 2.1 million volumes, 246 electronic data-bases, and more than 48,000 journal subscriptions, with access to 36 million volumes through a book-sharing consortium. Library staff offer in-person and online assistance. libraries.wvu.edu

Admission and Application TimelineAdmission is based on a combination of high school GPA and ACT or SAT scores. Applications are processed beginning September 15 for admission the following fall. March 1 is the deadline for West Virginia residents to submit PROMISE Scholarship applications. WVU has a roll-ing admissions policy, and while there is no official application deadline, applicants who apply later in the year may be deferred to the spring semester. adm.wvu.edu

Visitors CenterLocated on the Morgantown Waterfront, the Visitors Center features unique, cutting-edge displays and traditional West Virginia hospitality. Operating hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday; 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Saturday (closed Sundays and most University holidays). Guided tours with friendly knowledgeable student guides Monday-Friday at 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. and Saturday at 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., except home football Saturdays. Phone: 304-293-3489. visit.wvu.edu

Student Living ExperienceThe First-Year Experience helps students navigate their first year at WVU. Elements include residential colleges and Adventure West Virginia, an outdoor freshman orientation program. All WVU students benefit from a vibrant array of student life programs, including a Fes-tival of Ideas lecture series, bringing the world’s top minds to campus to share their experiences and knowledge; WVUp All Night, a weekend package of safe, fun, and healthy activities; an award-winning Student Recreation Center; and the Mountaineer Parents Club, helping families stay connected with their students’ education and life at WVU. apply.wvu.edu/life

Freshman Class Profile2013 average ACT of 23.6, SAT (math and critical reading) 1052, and high school GPA of 3.39.

TransportationUniversity buses operate free on a year-round basis as does the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system—a computer-directed system that glides along 8.7 miles of guideway between Downtown, Evansdale, and Health Sciences Center campuses. In addition, Morgantown’s Mountain Line bus service offers free rides to students and employees. WVU ID is required for all services. transportation.wvu.edu/services

SafetyWVU has one of the safest college campuses in America, with 24-hour police protection and 37 outdoor emergency phones. The WVU Alert system sends urgent news to participants’ cell phones, and digital InfoStations across campus show important announcements.

Student OrganizationsStudents can choose from more than 400 student organizations, and participate in an active intramural program and many club sports. sos.wvu.edu

Study AbroadLast year, WVU students traveled to over 60 nations around the world in University-led study abroad programs and international exchanges. internationalprograms.wvu.edu/

Academic InnovationHundreds of distance education classes are available. elearn.wvu.edu/

Civic EngagementThe Center for Service and Learning develops and organizes service learning and volunteer opportunities for students and faculty and con-sults with academic units on incorporating civic engagement into the curriculum. WVU has earned the Carnegie Foundation’s Community Engagement Classification, putting WVU in the 6% of higher education institutions that Carnegie recognizes for engagement. service.wvu.edu/

Scholarships and AidEach year, WVU awards over $5 million in scholarships to over 2,500 students from West Virginia and around the nation. There are many different types of scholarships available based on academic record, fi-nancial need, group affiliation, or some combination of these factors. In 2012-13, over $395 million in financial aid was given out. The average financial package was $11,622. West Virginia residents may be eligible for the PROMISE scholarship in addition to WVU awards.

Honors CollegeThe WVU Honors College encourages a style of learning and living at WVU that is tailored to the highly motivated, excelling student’s special requirements. Innovative, challenging courses, designed to stimulate creativity and to provoke in-depth discussion, are offered in small class settings. Students may participate as Presidential Honors Scholars or

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AlumniChartered in 1873, the WVU Alumni Association is made up of more than 190,000 graduates worldwide in some 60 nations. alumni.wvu.edu

Private SupportChartered in 1954, the West Virginia University Founda-tion is a private nonprofit corporation that generates, administers, invests, and disburses contributed funds and properties given by individuals, corporations, and philanthropic foundations in support of WVU and its nonprofit affiliates. Alumni and friends of WVU contrib-uted $99.5 million in cash, pledges, and in-kind gifts in the most recent fiscal year. www.wvuf.org

ExtensionThroughout the year in West Virginia’s 55 counties, WVU Extension Service faculty and volunteers work with more than 536,000 West Virginians, many of whom participate in 4-H, agricul-ture, home gardening, health, firefighter training, and community development to improve lives and communi-ties; 4-H alone reaches one in four West Virginia youths. ext.wvu.edu.

Divisional CampusesPotomac State College of WVU – Keyser, WV; 800-262-7332; potomacstatecollege.edu/

West Virginia University Insti-tute of Technology – Mont-gomery, WV; wvutech.edu

Robert C. Byrd Health Sci-ences Center – Charleston, WV; hsc.wvu.edu/charleston

Robert C. Byrd Health Sci-ences Center East – Mar-tinsburg, WV; hsc.wvu.edu/eastern

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TEAM RECORDSBaseball: 28-26, 9-14 Big 12

Cross Country: 2nd at Big 12 Championships; 24th at NCAAs

Men’s Basketball: 17-16, 9-9 Big 12; NIT First Round

Women’s Basketball: 30-5, 16-2 Big 12; Big 12 Regu-lar-Season Champions; NCAA Second Round

Football: 4-8, 2-7 Big 12

Gymnastics: 6-11, 0-4 Big 12

Rowing: 10th at Conference USA Champi-onship

Men’s Soccer: 7-7-5, 2-2-2 MAC

Women’s Soccer: 16-4-3, 7-1 Big 12; Big 12 Regular-Season and Tournament Champions; NCAA Second Round

Men’s Swimming and Diving: 3rd Big 12 (6 NCAA Qualifiers: 1 Diver and 5 swimmers)

Women’s Swimming and Diving: 5th Big 12 (5 NCAA Qualifiers: 4 Divers and 1 swimmer)

Rifle: 10-0, 7-0 GARC; GARC Regu-lar-Season and Tournament Champions; NCAA Champions

Women’s Tennis: 3-18, 0-10, Big 12

Women’s Track: Indoor-10th Big 12; Outdoor-9th Big 12

Volleyball: 20-13, 5-11 Big 12

Wrestling: 11-7, 0-3 Big 12; 4th at Big 12 Tournament (five NCAA Qualifiers)

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSRifle

CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS• Andy Bevin, Men’s Soccer,

Capital One Academic All-America First Team

• Frances Silva, Women’s Soccer, Capital One Academic All-America First Team; Capital One Academic All-America of the Year for NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer

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CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT• Andy Bevin, Men’s Soccer• Liz Gulick, Volleyball• Amanda Hill, Women’s

Soccer• Thomas Kyanko, Rifle• Frances Silva, Women’s

Soccer• Haily VandePoel, Swimming

and Diving

TEAM CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS• Women’s Basketball, Big 12

Regular Season• Women’s Soccer, Big

12 Regular Season and Tournament Champions

• Rifle, GARC Postseason Champions

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS• Bryce Bohman, Swimming,

College Swimming Coaches Association of America

• Ziva Dvorsak, Rifle, NRA Air Rifle All-American

• Stormy Nesbit, Outdoor Track, Triple Jump

• Maren Prediger, Rifle, NRA Air Rifle All-American

• Garrett Spurgeon, Rifle, NRA Air Rifle All-American, NRA Smallbore All-American,

• CRCA All-American

SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS• Kadeisha Buchanan,

Women’s Soccer, NSCAA/Continental Tire

• Meelis Kiisk, Rifle, NRA Smallbore, NRA Air Rifle

• Thomas Kyanko, Rifle, NRA Smallbore

• Sarah Martinelli, Outdoor Track, 3,000-meter steeplechase

• Maren Prediger, Rifle, CRCA All-American

• Frances Silva, Women’s Soccer, NSCAA/Continental Tire

• Daniel Sojka, Rifle, NRA Smallbore

• Patrick Sunderman, Rifle, NRA Smallbore

THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICANS• Meelis Kiisk, Rifle, CRCA

All-American• Allison Lasnicki, Outdoor

Track, 10,000 meters

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HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICANS• Asya Bussie, Women’s Basketball,

Associated Press, WBCA All-American

• Bria Holmes, Women’s Basketball, Associated Press

• Patrick Sunderman, Rifle, NRA Air Rifle, CRCA All-American

CONFERENCE MAJOR AWARDS• Bryce Bohman, Swimming, Big 12

Swimmer of the Year • Kadeisha Buchanan, Women’s

Soccer, Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year; Big 12

• Newcomer of the Year; Big 12 Tournament Defensive MVP

• Taylor Palmer, Women’s Basketball, Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year

• Frances Silva, Women’s Soccer, Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year (Unanimous); Big

• 12 Tournament Offensive MVP• Charles Sims, Football, Big 12

Newcomer of the Year• Tim Squires, Big 12 Championship

Men’s Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet

FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE• Andy Bevin, Men’s Soccer• Bryce Bohman, Swimming and

Diving (100 Back and 200 Back)• Bobby Boyd, Baseball• Christopher Brill, Swimming and

Diving• Kadeisha Buchanan, Women’s

Soccer• Eva Burlingham, Swimming and

Diving• Asya Bussie, Women’s Basketball• Nate Carr, Swimming and Diving• Ross Glegg, Swimming and Diving• Bria Holmes, Women’s Basketball• Ashley Lawrence, Women’s Soccer• Sarah Martinelli, Cross Country• Liam McLaughlin, Swimming and

Diving• Julie Ogden, Swimming and Diving• Majed Osman, Men’s Soccer• Maren Prediger, Rifle (Air Rifle)• Jake Querciagrossa, Swimming and

Diving (200 IM and 400 IM)• Courtney Schrand, Rowing, Big 12

and Conference USA• Kate Schwindel, Women’s Soccer• Charles Sims, Football• Frances Silva, Women’s Soccer• Hope Sloanhoffer, Gymnastics• Garrett Spurgeon, Rifle (All-GARC

Smallbore, Air Rifle and combined score)

• Tim Squires, Swimming and Diving • Juwan Staten, Men’s Basketball

NCAA TEAM QUALIFIERS• Cross Country• Rifle• Women’s Basketball

NCAA INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS• Bryce Bohman,

Swimming• Chris Brill,

Swimming• Nate Carr,

Swimming• Beth Deal,

Gymnastics• Ross Glegg,

Swimming• Alexa Goldberg,

Gymnastics• Colin Johnston,

Wrestling• Liam McLaughlin,

Diving• Mike Morales,

Wrestling• Jennifer Rey, Diving• Bubba Scheffel,

Wrestling• Lindsay Schmidt,

Diving• Hope Sloanhoffer,

Gymnastics• Cory Stainbrook,

Wrestling• Tim Squires,

Swimming• Nicolette Swoboda,

Gymnastics• Tori Taffner, Diving• Haily VandePoel,

Diving• Julien Vialette,

Swimming• A.J. Vizcarrondo,

Wrestling

• 66 All-Conference Selections

• 12 All-Region Selections

• 20 NCAA Individual Qualifiers

• 108 Academic All-Conference Selections

• Three Team Academic Award Winners (Men’s Soccer, Women’s Soccer and Rifle)

• 496 Student-athletes on the Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll and 446 student-athletes on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

StaffCOACHING36...................... Head Coach Jason Butts

38 ... Q&A with the WVU Gymnastics Staff

40...... Associate Head Coach Travis Doak

41..............Assistant Coach Kaylyn Millick

42......................................... Support Staff

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Following a five-year tenure that saw him rise from assistant coach to associate head coach, Jason Butts became West Virginia University’s third gymnastics head coach in April 2011. Three years into his tenure, Butts returned the program to the national stage, as Hope Sloan-hoffer qualified for the NCAA National Championships in the all-around, the first gymnast since 2009 to advance to the national championships and the 18th in program history. The 2014 NCAA Athens Regional Championships beam co-champion, Sloanhoffer also captured the Big 12 Conference all-around crown, WVU gymnastics’ first Big 12 title. As a team, the Mountaineers finished with a 6-11 (0-4 Big 12) overall mark and a third-place showing at the Big 12 Gymnastics Championship, the first conference championship hosted in Morgantown since WVU joined the Big 12 in 2012. The squad scored a program- and season-best 196.375 at the championship. Sloanhoffer finished with two All-Big 12 Championship Team honors (all-around, floor), and Dayah Haley (all-around) and Beth Deal (balance beam) each earned one, qua-drupling the program’s honors from 2013. Sloanhoffer, Deal (balance beam), Alexa Goldberg (uneven bars) and Nicolette Swoboda (all-around) all individually qualified for the Athens Regional.

The Mountaineers also showed im-provement in the classroom in 2014, as seven gymnasts were named Scholastic All-Americans, an increase from five in 2013. Additionally, seven garnered Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Team recognition, also an increase from five in 2013. With three seasons under his belt, Butts owns a 40-25 (.615) career coaching record. In just his second season at the helm, Butts ushered in a new era for WVU gymnastics in 2013, as the Mountaineers joined perennial powerhouse Oklahoma and Iowa State in the Big 12 Conference. The team made a name for itself in its new home, as the squad scored 196.0 or better in every home meet, a feat never before achieved in program history, and finished the year at 13-9 (1-3 Big 12). WVU spent six weeks in the GymInfo Poll, peaking at No. 16, and finished third in its first Big 12 Gymnastics Championship. The team also qualified for its 35th NCAA Regional Championships and placed fifth in front of a WVU Coliseum crowd. Included in 2013’s five 196.0+ performanc-es was a season-best 196.55 mark in a loss to then-No. 3 Michigan (196.925) and wins over New Hampshire (194.875) and Towson (193.15) at the Coliseum on Feb. 24. The Mountain-eers’ score was the 10th-best mark in program history. WVU earned its first Big 12 Conference victory with a 196.15-194.825 win over ISU at the Coliseum on Feb. 10 in front of 2,522 fans, the sixth-largest crowd to attend a home WVU gymnastics meet. In total, WVU competed in front of three home crowds of 1,800 or better, including the team’s Big 12 opener against Okla-homa on Feb. 1, which drew a crowd of 1,881, the 11th-best mark in program history. Jaida Lawrence earned the program’s first All-Big 12 honor, as she was named to the vault team, while Kaylyn Millick earned a spot on the All-Big 12 Championship Team for her sec-ond place all-around finish. Additionally, three gymnasts earned a combined six Big 12 weekly awards, five student-athletes were named to the 2013 Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Team and each of the team’s freshmen was named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team. At season’s end, the Mountaineers were nationally ranked No. 21 on vault, No. 21 on beam and No. 26 on floor; WVU was ranked in the top 25 on vault each week of 2013. Millick ranked No. 27 in the all-around, Sloanhoffer followed at No. 42, Lawrence ranked No. 43 on vault and Alaska Richardson ranked No. 48 on floor. Additionally, the squad ranked No. 2 overall in the Big 12 and in every event but bars. Butts wasted little time in his first season, leading the Mountaineers to a 21-5 record in 2012, their first 20-win season since 2008, and a fifth-place showing at the 2012 NCAA Auburn Regional Championships. WVU scored 195.9,

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its best-ever regional score, and finished the year ranked No. 21 nationally, the Mountaineers’ first season-ending ranking since 2009. WVU concluded the year with a 5-4 mark against ranked teams and earned wins against No. 8 Arkansas, No. 13 Auburn and No. 13 Missouri. Making good on a promise he gave the team when he was hired, Butts also led the Mountaineers to their league-best seventh East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) title on March 24, 2012. Sloanhoffer, the EAGL Gymnast of the Year, captured the vault, bars and all-around titles, while Deal secured the balance beam victory. WVU tallied a season-best 196.475 score in its win and set three season-best scores on vault (49.25), bars (49.175) and floor (49.2). Prior to the championship, seven Mountaineers earned 15 All-EAGL honors, including four first-team awards for Sloanhoffer. She ranked No. 1 in the league in the all-around every week of the season. Following its seven wins at the EAGL Championship, WVU qualified for its 34th regional championship appearance as the No. 5 seed in the Auburn regional. Entering regional competition, WVU ranked nationally on vault and floor and owned the league’s top rankings on each event. Addi-tionally, the squad ranked No. 2 on bars and beam. Nationally ranked for all but four weeks, the Mountaineers opened the 2012 season at No. 21. The squad was ranked in the nation’s top 25 on vault and floor all season and spent the first three weeks of the year na-tionally ranked in the top 10 on floor. The Mountaineers ended the season ranked No. 20 on vault and No. 21 on floor. A two-time (2009-10) Southeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year, Butts spent five seasons coaching the Mountaineers’ vault, floor and bars lineups under coach Linda Burdette-Good, who announced her retirement after 37 years of leading the Mountaineers. He helped those three lineups become dominant in the EAGL, and eight Mountaineers earned 19 first team all-league honors in the three events under his tutelage. As the primary bars coach, Butts produced three EAGL individual bars champions, including 2011 outright winner Amy Bieski. He also guid-ed Mehgan Morris to back-to-back wins in 2008 and 2009. Additionally, he helped mentor Janáe Cox (2007) and Morris (2009) to individual all-around NCAA Championships qualifications and coached Cox to 2007 first team All-America honors on floor. In his five seasons as an assistant, the Mountaineers produced a 98-44 record, competed at five straight NCAA Regional Championships and claimed the 2008 EAGL Championship. Additionally, Butts coached nine EAGL individual champions, two EAGL Gymnasts of the Year and 57 All-EAGL honorees. Though the bars lineup shuffled throughout the 2011 season, Butts’ unit produced an overall season average of 48.406. Emily Kerwin ended the year ranked No. 6 in the EAGL, No. 13 in the Southeast region, with a

9.81 RQS, while league champion Bieski ranked No. 8 in the conference, No. 15 regionally, with a 9.795 RQS. Additionally, the Mountaineers placed the most representatives on the All-EAGL bars first team, as Kerwin, Bieski and Nicole Roach all secured the honor. In total, four gymnasts swung to multiple scores of 9.8 or better throughout the season, and Bieski and Roach set the team standard with career-best 9.875 marks. In addition to leading the bars team, Butts helped guide the vault and floor lineups to the No. 1 (49.08 RQS) and No. 2 (49.035) league rankings, respectively. The units also were nationally ranked No. 17 and No. 21, respectively. Under his supervision, Sloanhoffer, a nine-time EAGL weekly award winner, was ranked No. 1 in the league, No. 6 in the region and No. 37 in the nation on vault (9.865 RQS) and earned three 9.9-plus vault scores on the season. Butts was faced with the challenge of filling holes in the bars lineup in 2010, as key contributors were hit with injuries. Under his guidance, the Mountaineers rose to the challenge and finished the season ranked second in the EAGL and fourth in the Southeast region. Additionally, he guided Bieski and Roach to the No. 8 league ranking with matching 9.79 RQS. Butts also helped Chelsi Tabor attain the second-best EAGL vault RQS of 9.855. The mark ranked 10th in the region and 47th nationally. The Mountaineers finished ranked first on floor and second on bars and vault in the EAGL in 2009; they were nationally ranked 17th and 21st on vault and bars, respectively. Butts helped guide Morris to a fifth place all-around finish at the 2009 NCAA Southeast Regional Championship and a qualification for the NCAA Championship. Additionally, she not only repeated as the EAGL bars and floor champion, but she also won the all-around league title and was named the EAGL Outstanding Senior Gymnast. Three additional Mountaineers won EAGL titles in 2009 – Tabor (vault), Tina Maloney (vault) and Shelly Purkat (beam). In 2008, Morris scored a 9.85 on bars at the EAGL Championship to win the individual title, and the Mountaineers picked up their first league team title since 2004. Morris, along with Erica Watson, was named to the All-EAGL First Team on bars, while Bieski was a second-team selection in her rookie season. Butts saw his bars lineup vastly improve through his first season at WVU. After early season struggles, the group came together down the stretch to have the EAGL’s top bars RQS and a score that ranked 23rd in the country by season’s end. WVU placed second at the EAGL Championship on the uneven bars after posting a 48.85. Butts guided Cox and Morris to All-EAGL First Team selections in 2007. Morris posted four 9.9s that season under Butts and averaged an impressive 9.85 in 13 meets to rank atop the league’s individual rankings. Morris would go on to place seventh in the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships. The Athens, Georgia, native brought 12 years of club coaching experience to WVU, most recently from Classic City Gymnastics, where he trained men and women from 2001-06. He guided the women and men to Junior Olympic Nationals during that stretch, as well as sending athletes to the Region 8 Championships, while also assisting numerous gymnasts in earning Division I athletic schol-arships in the process. Butts worked at the Woodward Camp (1994-96) and the UGA Gym Dog Camp (2004-06). He competed as a competitive gymnast for 10 years, reaching Class I status, and he was a Junior Olympic National Qualifier. Butts received a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management from Georgia in 2006. He received a master’s degree in athletic coaching education at WVU in 2012.

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Q: What is the best way to describe the 2015 WVU gymnastics team?

Associate Head Coach Travis Doak: The takeaway from this year’s squad is that while we lost a few high-scoring routines, we make up for it with an incredible amount of depth and uncertainty, which is great. The uncertainty is welcomed because we don’t know who will compete where. Last year, we knew who we needed, we just needed to get those student-athletes focused. This year – anyone can step up and fill a lineup hole at any moment.

Q: Who has assumed the leadership for this year’s team?

Assistant Coach Kaylyn Millick: Seniors Dayah Haley, Lia Salzano and Beth Deal were freshmen when we won the 2012 East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Championship – they know what it takes to win a title, and they learned under great seniors in Nicole (Roach) and Tina (Maloney). They’re very confident in their leadership.

Head Coach Jason Butts: They remember what their freshmen season felt like – there was a lot of excitement and hope. Those three want their legacy to be leading this squad back to a place like that season. That is their motivation for 2015, and the rest of the team is thriving off that.

Q: The team just missed qualifying for the 2014 NCAA Regional Championships. Have you seen a new fire in the gymnasts’ eyes throughout preseason?

JB: I think not qualifying stung for this year’s senior class, but I also think we had a young team last year and they did not fully comprehend what it meant to not qualify for the regional championships. The coaches and the seniors are really behind the drive this year – we’re all out for redemption. Also, we’re hosting a regional this season, so we’re focused on representing the University on that stage.

Above all that, I look at this team, and I see a lot of talent in front of me. There is enough talent on this team to qualify for the NCAA National Championships. I don’t want outsiders to assume that our lone goal is to qualify for regionals – that’s the expectation. My goal is still to take this team to the national championships. Our end goal is not the regional championships. We should have qualified in 2014, but for numerous reasons we fell short. I feel confident that we fixed the issues we had last year, and we’re ready to move forward.

TD: Last year really lit a fire inside this entire coaching staff. Our theme for 2015 is ‘No Regrets.’ A lot of us walked away last season with some regrets, but we’ve all put the work inside the gym this preseason to make sure we eliminate those regrets.

Q: Similar to 2014, there are seven newcomers on this year’s squad. What lessons can last year’s newcomers pass on to this season’s freshmen and transfers that will help them compete right away?

TD: I think the biggest change from last season to this season are our training habits – they are infinitely better. Every gymnast is pushing harder and not limiting herself. We have a blank canvas with most of these gymnasts this season, and that’s a luxury we did not have last year.

This year’s freshmen are learning excellent training habits from a hard-working senior class, and we should see the benefits of those habits not only this year, but also in years to come. I think that’s going to solve a ton of the issues that we had last year.

JB: I also think we have an extremely strong group of newcomers, between our five freshmen and our two transfers, senior Brittney Harris (Pitt) and Audrey Tolbert (Ohio State). They all have a lot of experience at high-level meets, and we did not have to go through a lot of growing pains this preseason. I’m confident they can hit under pressure.

Q: The team competed in a lot of big venues last season, including a podium setting at The Perfect 10 Challenge in Oklahoma City and in front of 4,200 fans at Florida’s Stephen O’Connell Center. Will that experience help this year’s squad?

JB: I think that while some of those experiences last season were disappointing, each of the returning gymnasts learned valuable lessons, and we should be able to grow from those situations this year. This year’s schedule is a smaller one – we aren’t competing in as many large arenas. Therefore, this year’s squad should have the confidence to compete in front of any type of crowd, in any arena. My hope is that experience also will help us in postseason, too.

Q: After competing in the Big 12 Conference for two seasons, what has the program learned and where would you assess the program’s progress?

JB: We’re coming off two third-place finishes at the Big 12 Gymnastics Championship, and I think we’re the second-best team (behind 2014 NCAA National Champion Oklahoma). We just have to make sure that we’re firing on all cylinders when we compete at the championship.

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TD: I think the 2014 team responded well to a disappointing showing at the 2013 championship. Regardless of the finish, we scored almost two points better than we did in 2013. Now, we have to continue that trend and improve our quality of gymnastics. We did a good job last year, but it wasn’t good enough.

Q: The WVU gymnastics team was featured on TV three times in 2014. The program’s exposure continues to grow. Have you seen any benefits from the extra exposure?

TD: Recruits know a lot more about WVU gymnastics, and I think that’s helping us bring better gymnasts to Morgantown.

JB: The Big 12 Conference has legitimized this program and has been essential to our growth and development. It’s been huge.

Q: Kaylyn Millick, a 2013 graduate, joined the coaching staff during the offseason. How would you describe the staff’s coaching philosophy?

TD: This has been one of the most effective preseasons that I’ve ever been a part of; we’re all on the same page, and we work very well together. We all rotate between events, which allows each coach to utilize all of his or her strengths. There are three minds working on each event, and we think that’s effective.

KM: It helps that I was a gymnast on the team just two seasons ago. I remember what helped me to compete successfully, and I try to communicate that to the gymnasts. I’m taking my ideas and throwing them out there for them to try. Each gymnast’s skills are there, and as a staff, we are working on helping build the student-athletes’ confidence.

TD: We always admired Kaylyn’s work ethic when she was a Mountaineer gymnast, and that is the greatest attribute that she brings to this year’s staff. She is instilling a strong work ethic in each of these gymnasts. She personally knows that it isn’t easy to compete in college gymnastics, and therefore she can help the gymnasts work through issues and toward results.

JB: Kaylyn takes initiative, and I’m excited about that. She pinpoints areas open for improvement, and then she puts a plan of action in motion. It’s very refreshing.

Q: The WVU gymnastics program returned to the national stage in 2014, as Hope Sloanhoffer individually qualified for the NCAA National Championships. Despite losing Hope to graduation, how does her qualification help develop this year’s team?

JB: It motivates me to know that WVU was accounted for at the NCAA National Championships. Hope was a very talented individual, but as a team, we are so much stronger this year – we have a full team of Hope Sloanhoffers this year.

TD: In a season where it didn’t all work out, Hope’s qualification showed this team that anything can happen. We didn’t have a great season as a team, but WVU still had a national championships’ qualifier. Imagine if we competed up to our capabilities? That’s what we need this team to believe in – anything can happen, and still you can have a positive outcome.

Q: The program will welcome an NCAA Regional Championships to the WVU Coliseum for the ninth time in 2015. What advantage does competing in the WVU Coliseum give your team?

JB: The WVU Coliseum is absolutely one of the best venues in all of collegiate gymnastics. This University does a phenomenal job hosting the NCAA Regional Championships, and I love that we continue to bring the championships to Morgantown. The Coliseum is a premier venue. Our fans provide an excellent atmosphere. No one on our team would ever want to compete anywhere else.

Q: This team continues to improve in the classroom, too. How do you push the student-athletes to attain athletic and academic success?

JB: It’s a challenge – you can’t sugar-coat it. The WVU Academic Services staff provides excellent resources for the student-athletes, and I make sure that they each take advantage of those resources. I want gymnastics to be the No. 1 academic team on campus. As a team, we aren’t where I want us to be, but we’re improving each season.

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(Photographed Below)Former Mountaineer gymnast Kaylyn Millick joins the coaching staff in 2015.

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Travis Doak enters his seventh year at his alma mater and first as the team’s associate head coach. He is responsible for coaching vault, bars and floor. He also oversees the Mountaineers’ recruiting efforts. Since Doak joined the staff in 2009, WVU made five straight NCAA Regional Championships appearances (2009-13), earned one conference championship and compiled an overall record of 87-52 (.626). Doak helped guide Hope Sloanhoffer to the NCAA National Championships, as she individually qualified in the all-around. She was the first Mountaineer to qualify since 2009, Doak’s first season as an assistant, and the 18th in program history. Sloanhoffer qualified after finishing second in the all-around and first on beam at the 2014 NCAA Athens Regional Championships. The Mountaineers posted their best score at the Big 12 Gymnastics Cham-pionship in 2014, tallying 196.375 and finishing in third place. Three Mountaineers earned four All-Big 12 Championship Team honors, and Sloanhoffer finished first in the all-around with a 39.425 score, the program’s first Big 12 title. The squad finished the season with a 6-11 (0-4 Big 12) mark. Sloanhoffer (all-around), Beth Deal (balance beam), Alexa Goldberg (uneven bars) and Nicolette Swoboda (all-around) individually qualified for the Athens Regional. The team finished the year ranked No. 28 nationally on vault and uneven bars. Doak’s assistantship was evident in 2013, as he helped guide the Moun-taineers through their first season in the Big 12 Conference. WVU went 196.0 or better in every home meet, a feat never before achieved in program history, and finished the year at 13-9 (1-3 Big 12). The Mountaineers were nationally ranked six times in the GymInfo Poll and peaked at No. 16. The squad finished third at its first Big 12 Gymnastics Championship and qualified for its 35th NCAA Regional appearance. Doak was integral in the success of the Mountaineers’ vault and floor lineup in 2013, as both units were nationally ranked each week but one. Jaida Lawrence concluded the year nationally ranked No. 43 on vault, and Alaska Richardson ranked No. 48 on floor. Additionally, he helped lead Kaylyn Millick and Sloanhoffer to respective No. 27 and No. 42 all-around rankings. Lawrence earned the program’s first All-Big 12 honor, as she was named to the vault team, while Millick earned a spot on the All-Big 12 Championship Team for her second-place finish in the all-around. Under Doak, the Mountaineers have secured 51 all-conference honors, including 30 All-EAGL First Team awards, two gymnast of the year distinctions and two outstanding senior gymnast nods. Doak played a major role in 2012, helping the Mountaineers transition under first-year coach Jason Butts and parlay the change into instant success. In addition to the Mountaineers’ league-best seventh EAGL title, the team’s first since 2008, WVU advanced to the NCAA Auburn Regional Championships as the No. 5 seed and finished in fifth place with a 195.9 score, the team’s best-ever regional point total. With seven wins at the league championship, WVU finished the year with a 21-5 record, the program’s first 20-win season since 2008. The Mountaineers collected four individual league titles en route to the team win, with Sloanhoffer finishing first on vault, bars and the all-around, and Beth Deal taking the win on beam.

Sloanhoffer ended the season ranked nationally on vault, beam and the all-around. Four gymnasts were ranked on vault in the Southeast Region, while three gymnasts each were ranked on bars and floor. As a team, the Mountaineers ranked in the nation’s top 10 on floor for three straight weeks. The team never dropped out of the top 25 on floor and ended the year ranked No. 21. Doak was instrumental in the team’s success in 2011, as he guided the vault and floor lineups to the No. 1 and No. 2 EAGL rankings, respectively. Those lineups also ranked No. 17 and No. 21, respectively, in the nation. Integral in the development of Sloanhoffer, the rookie finished with nine EAGL weekly honors and first-team recognition on vault, floor and beam. She finished the year ranked No. 1 in the league on beam and vault, and No. 4 on floor; she also ranked nationally No. 17, No. 37 and No. 48, respectively, on each apparatus. Doak also mentored Tina Maloney to the No. 2 EAGL vault ranking, while Amy Bieski ranked No. 5 in the league. Bieski, the league’s gymnast and out-standing senior gymnast of the year, won the EAGL bars title, and Sloanhoffer and Maloney finished in a tie for second on vault at the championship. In total, three gymnasts vaulted to scores of 9.9 or better in 2011, including Sloanhoffer’s career-best 9.95 score. In his second season at WVU, Doak helped guide the Mountaineer vault and floor lineups to the No. 4 and No. 5 EAGL rankings. Doak’s first season with the Mountaineers in 2009 was successful, as the team finished nationally ranked 17th on vault and 21st on bars. In the EAGL, the team finished ranked first on floor and second on vault and bars. He also helped coach Mehgan Morris to a national championships berth, as she finished fifth in the all-around at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships. She also won EAGL bars, floor and all-around titles and was named the league’s most outstanding senior gymnast. Additionally, Tabor and Maloney earned the EAGL vault title in Doak’s first season. A native of Beverly, W.Va., Doak came to WVU after serving as an assistant coach at Penn State in 2008, where he was responsible for recruiting, team training, spotting on all skill levels and administrative duties. His primary coaching responsibilities included oversight of the Nittany Lion vault and floor exercise. He helped PSU sign four top-10 Junior Olympic finalists and guided the Nittany Lions to a 17-9 record. Doak also served as an assistant at New Hampshire in 2006-07. His respon-sibilities included team workouts, recruiting, video work and community service initiatives. He began his coaching career in 2004 as a volunteer assistant at West Virginia, working with spotting, fundraising and recruit evaluations. Doak earned his bachelor’s degree from West Virginia in sport management in 2006 and a master’s degree in athletic coaching education in 2008.

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Kaylyn Millick enters her first season at West Virginia University as an assistant coach and oversees the team’s choreography for beam and floor. She also leads the team’s community service outreach program. A three-year letterwinner for WVU from 2011-13, Millick served as a student assistant in 2014. As a student assistant, Millick helped guide senior Hope Sloanhoffer to a 2014 NCAA National Championships bid as an all-around competitor, the Mountaineers’ first qualification since 2009. Sloanhoffer finished the season as the NCAA Athens Regional Championship beam champion and the Big 12 all-around champion, the program’s first Big 12 title winner. An all-around competitor who transferred from Eastern Michigan after the 2010 season and found a home at WVU, Millick tallied 1,290.3 points in three years as a Mountaineer and saw time in 38 meets. She ranks ninth in the program record book with 12 career scores of 39.0 or better. Millick ranks 20th all-time with eight career scores of 9.9 or better, six of which came on floor, the 10th-best total in program history.

As a senior in 2013, Millick earned the Linda Burdette-Good Award as the team’s Most Valuable Gymnast. The first-ever Mountaineer to earn a spot on the All-Big 12 Championship Team (all-around), she reached the podium a team-best 23 times and scored career-best marks on vault (9.85), bars (9.9), beam (9.875), floor (9.95) and the all-around (39.4). She finished second in the all-around at the Big 12 Championship with a 39.2 score and finished the season ranked No. 27 nationally in the all-around with a 39.3 regional qualifying score (RQS). A four-time All-EAGL honoree, Millick led the Mountaineers to the 2012 East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Championship as a junior. She followed that meet with a 10th-place finish in the all-around at the 2012 NCAA Auburn Regional Championships with a then-career-best score of 39.225. In her first season at WVU, Millick earned the team’s highest finish at the 2011 NCAA Southeast Regional Championships, placing fifth on floor with a 9.85 score. Millick competed as an all-around gymnast at Eastern Michigan in 2010, and at the time of her transfer, she ranked eighth (39.0) on the EMU all-time all-around scores list and ninth (9.85) on the EMU all-time beam score list. The squad’s top all-arounder as a freshman, she individually qualified for the NCAA Central Regional Championships and was nominated for the MAC Gymnast and Freshman of the Year Awards. In addition to her athletic achievements, Millick is a two-time NACGC/W Scholastic All-American and All-EAGL Academic Team member. She was named to the 2013 Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Team and also earned a spot on the President’s List, Dean’s List, Big 12 Commissioner’s and Garrett Ford Academic Honor Rolls while at WVU. Millick, a native of Washington, Pennsylvania, was a two-time national qualifier at Gym Dandy’s. Millick earned her bachelor’s degree in exercise and physiology at WVU in May 2014.

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Name Event Ht. Yr. Hometown Club Gym Robyn Bernard AA 5-7 Fr. Silver Spring, Md. Hills GymnasticsAmanda Bowman AA 5-4 Fr. Charleston, W.Va. Revolution Gymnastics Beth Deal*** AA 5-5 Sr. Parkersburg, W.Va. Gymniks Gymnastics Brooklyn Doggette AA 5-1 So. Pickerington, Ohio Buckeye Gymnastics Jordan Gillette AA 5-2 Fr. Natrona Heights, Pa. X-Cel GymnasticsAlexa Goldberg* AA 5-0 So. Ivyland, Pa. Central Bucks School of Gymnastics Dayah Haley*** AA 5-2 Sr. Pasadena, Md. Hills Gymnastics Brittney Harris AA 5-6 R-Sr. Easton, Pa. Parkettes National Training CenterMelissa Idell** AA 5-6 Jr. Newark, Del. First State Gymnastics

Name Event Ht. Yr. Hometown Club Gym Emma Lasker* AA 5-3 So. Akron, N.Y. Rochester Gymnastics AcademyJaida Lawrence** AA 5-4 Jr. Rocky Hill, Conn. New England Gymnastics ExpressLindsey Litten* AA 5-2 Jr. York, Pa. Artistic Sports Academy PlusZaakira Muhammad AA 5-4 Fr. Pennsauken, N.J. TNT Elite Gymnastics Mackenzie Myers* AA 5-4 So. Middletown, Md. Fredericks Gymnastics ClubAlexa Phillip AA 5-4 Fr. Bergenfield, N.J. Galaxy Gymnastics Lia Salzano*** AA 5-3 Sr. Centreville, Va. Capital Gymnastics Nicolette Swoboda* AA 5-7 So. Westbury, N.Y. Gold Medal Gymnastics CenterAudrey Tolbert AA 5-5 Jr. Frederick, Md. Frederick Gymnastics * - letters earned

Head Coach: Jason Butts (Fourth season) Associate Head Coach: Travis Doak (Seventh season) Assistant Coach: Kaylyn Millick (First season)

Pronunciation Guide By Class By StateSeniors – 4Juniors – 4Sophomores – 5Freshmen – 5

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First NameDayah – day-UHJaida – jay-DUHZaakira – za-KEER-uh

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Beth Deal• EAGL All-Academic Team • EAGL Rookie of the Week (1/10)• Battled a mid-season ankle injury but still saw action on beam in eight meets, scoring 76.55 points

• Saw the beam podium three times• Paced the team and finished second overall with a 9.825 beam routine in collegiate debut against Penn State and Maryland (1/8)

• Finished third on beam against Rutgers (1/21) with a 9.725

• As the meet’s final competitor on beam, scored a career-best 9.9 and secured the team’s victory at the EAGL Championship (3/24); was crowned the event’s outright winner

• Beam RQS of 9.68 and season average of 9.569

Club Gymnastics • Competed for Nikki and Chris Thompson at Gymniks Gymnastics

• Three-time level 10 regional qualifier • 2011 Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier

• Fifth place beam at the 2011 level 10 regional championships

• Two-time level 10 West Virginia all-around champion; secured five all-around titles throughout career

Personal• Daughter of Mike Deal and Sherrie and Jerry Bunner

• Has two brothers• Birthday is January 21• Attended Parkersburg South • Majoring in exercise physiology• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

• Won beam outright at The Perfect 10 Challenge (2/21), scoring a career-high 9.95, the second-best mark in program history

• Finished second on beam in win over No. 22 Ohio State (3/2) with 9.85 mark

• Followed a fall on beam at No. 2 Florida (3/7) and scored a team-best 9.875, good enough for fifth place

• Finished second on beam at Maryland (3/16) with a 9.85 score

• Scored 9.9, her top career score in the WVU Coliseum, and finished second on beam at the Big 12 Championship (3/22); finish earned her spot on the All-Big 12 Championship Team

• Finished ninth on beam at the NCAA Athens Regional Championships with a 9.775 score, the third-best mark awarded

• Finished season ranked No. 32 nationally, No. 4 in the Big 12, with a 9.865 beam RQS

• Beam season average of 9.76 was tops on team

At West Virginia in 2013• Earned John Quackenbush Award for Mountaineer Spirit for second straight season

• Entered the beam lineup after sitting out the first three meets and scored 87.525 points

• Season-best beam mark of 9.875 was team’s top score on event

• Hit eight of nine beam routines and scored 9.8 or better six times

• In just her second appearance of the season, scored 9.85 on beam vs. Iowa State (2/10) and finished second

• Tallied a season-best 9.875 on beam vs. Michigan (2/24) and finished second

• Clinched the team’s victory at George Washington (3/10) with a third place, 9.775 showing on beam

• Ranked No. 20 in the Southeast region and No. 10 in the Big 12 on beam with a 9.805 RQS

• Beam season average of 9.725 ranked No. 2 on team

At West Virginia in 2012• EAGL beam champion • Earned John Quackenbush Award for Mountaineer Spirit

At West Virginia in 2014• Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Second Team

• Competed in 11 meets with the team, two as a two-event specialist, and individually qualified as a beam specialist for the NCAA Athens Regional Championships

• Finished fourth on team with six podium finishes, including three wins on balance beam

• Earned 9.8 or better on beam seven times and did not drop a score all season

• Big 12 Conference Event Specialist of the Week (2/25, 3/11)

• Debuted an altered beam routine against NC State (1/26) and finished first with a 9.85 score

• Tied for the beam win at Iowa State (2/7) with a 9.85 score

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Career HighsVault 9.6 vs. George Washington and Towson 2/2/14Balance Beam 9.95 at The Perfect 10 Challenge (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 2/21/14

Career StatisticsYear Meets AA Total Points 2014 12 0 136.2252013 9 0 87.5252012 8 0 76.55Totals 29 0 300.3

One of the strongest beam workers in the gym … emerging as a strong senior leader … solid presentation on beam and steady as that lineup’s anchor … new beam dismount will add to her routine … could push for a lineup spot on vault … one of the team’s loudest and most enthusiastic supporters … teammates look to her for in-meet support … winning beam routine at 2012 EAGL Championship proved her poise under pressure … showed incredible improvement throughout three seasons with Mountaineers … coaches impressed with her work ethic … has great lines and competes pretty, clean gymnastics … proud to be from West Virginia.

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GymnasticsDayah Haley

At West Virginia in 2012• Saw action in 12 meets, nine as a multi-event specialist, and scored 221.125 points

• Finalist for the EAGL Rookie of the Year honor

• Proved consistent on vault, scoring 9.75 or better five times

• Tallied a career-best 9.8 bars score in lineup’s opening spot at EAGL Championship (3/24)

• Opened the team’s vault rotation at the NCAA Auburn Regional (4/7) with a career-best 9.8 score

• Bars season average of 9.664 ranked fourth on team

• Owned vault season average of 9.716

Club Gymnastics• Level 10 gymnast out of Hills Gymnastics• Two-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier

• Fifth place all-around, 2011 level 10 national championships

• First place vault, second place floor and all-around (38.2) and third place bars at 2011 Region 7 Championships

• Second place vault, 2011 state championships

• Third place all-around, 2010 level 10 national regional championships

Personal • Niece of Lisa Taylor • Has one sister• Birthday is April 9• Attended Magruder High• Majoring in athletic coaching education • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

At West Virginia in 2014• Earned Sally Medrick Award for Most Improved Gymnast

• Competed as a multi-event specialist in all 11 meets and earned a career-best 289.875 points, the third-best total on team

• Finished year with three podium finishes

• Set four career highs, including a 39.125 mark in the all-around

• Finished second on floor against George Washington and Towson (2/2) with a 9.825 score

• Tied for the win on floor against Pitt (2/14) with a 9.8 mark

• Matched her vault career high with a 9.825 at Maryland (3/16)

• Finished third in her first career all-around performance, scoring 39.125 at the Big 12 Championship (3/22); finish earned her a spot on the All-Big 12 Championship Team

• Day at conference championship included career-high showings of 9.825 on beam and 9.85 on floor

• Floor season average of 9.711 ranked No. 2 on team; also owned season averages of 9.734 on vault and 9.65 on bars

At West Virginia in 2013• Competed in all 12 meets as a multi-event gymnast and scored 269.8 points, the fourth-best team total

• Opened vault lineup each meet and scored 9.75 or better six times

• Tallied a career-best 9.825 on vault vs. Iowa State (2/10) and finished fourth

• Earned a season-best 9.775 on bars against Michigan (2/24) and finished eighth

• Scored a career-best 9.725 on beam as a last-minute replacement vs. Denver (3/3); also tallied a season-best 9.775 on bars for the second straight week

• Tied for second on vault at George Washington (3/10) with a 9.8 mark; also scored a career-best 9.775 on floor

• Vault RQS of 9.77 and bars RQS of 9.7 • Owned season averages of 9.731 (vault), 9.595 (floor) and 9.532 (bars)

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Career HighsVault 9.825 vs. Iowa State 2/10/13 at Maryland 3/16/14Uneven Bars 9.8 2012 EAGL Championship (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 3/24/12Balance Beam 9.825 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship (Morgantown, W.Va.) 3/22/14Floor Exercise 9.85 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship (Morgantown, W.Va.) 3/22/14All-Around 39.125 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship (Morgantown, W.Va.) 3/22/14

Year Meets AA Total Points 2014 11 1 289.8752013 12 0 269.82012 12 0 221.125Totals 35 1 780.8

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Gained an immense level of confidence from strong first career all-around appearance that should help her excel in her final season … one of the team’s most dynamic gymnasts … expected to lead by example as a senior … floor routine will be the one to watch this year … previously opened the team’s vault lineup but will compete near the back of the lineup this year … comfortable as bars leadoff, too … coaches like her calm, confident in-meet attitude … high-level skill set … rarely misses a landing … thrives under pressure … works hard to improve every day … in the best physical shape of her college career.

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GymnasticsBrittney Harris

At Pitt from 2011-14• 2014 NCAA Regional Championships individual qualifier in the all-around

• Fifth place in the all-around at the 2014 East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Championship, earning First Team All-Tournament honors; also placed ninth on the uneven bars with a 9.825 mark

• 2014 All-EAGL First Team All-Around honoree and EAGL Team MVP

• Owns career highs of 9.9 on floor and bars, 9.875 on vault, 9.75 on beam and 39.075 in the all-around

Club Gymnastics • Six-year level 10 gymnast out of Parkettes National Training Center

• Three-time Junior Olympic National Qualifier

Personal• Daughter of Joseph and Dara Harris

• Has two brothers• Birthday is April 18• Attended Easton High• Earned a bachelor’s degree in media and professional communication at Pitt

• Pursuing a master’s degree in athletic coaching education

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Talented, strong gymnast who transferred to WVU from Pitt for her fifth year … a welcomed addition … expected to contribute on vault, bars and floor … coaches respect her work ethic and look forward to her contributing leadership.

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GymnasticsLia Salzano

At West Virginia in 2012• Saw action in seven meets, three as a multi-event athlete on vault, bars and beam

• EAGL All-Academic Team • Scored seven top-10 finishes• Made career debut on beam against No. 11 Ohio State, No. 13 Auburn and Ball State (2/12) and finished fourth with a season-best 9.825 score

• Opened the meet and the team’s bars rotation at New Hampshire (2/25) as a last-second lineup replacement and scored a career-best 9.75

• Had season averages of 9.7 on vault, 9.47 on beam and 9.36 on bars

Club Gymnastics • Level 10 gymnast out of Capital Gymnastics

• Two-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier

• Eastern National Championships qualifier

• Finished 29th in the senior ‘A’ division at the 2009 National Championships

Personal • Daughter of Frank and Belinda Salzano • Has two sisters• Birthday is May 26• Attended Paul VI Catholic High• Majoring in elementary education • Dean’s List • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

At West Virginia in 2014• Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics First Team

• Competed in seven meets, five as a two-event specialist, and scored 122.7 points

• Finished a team-best fourth overall on beam with a 9.725 score at No. 21 Kentucky (1/10) in season opener

• Paced the team on beam at Maryland (1/17) and finished second overall with a 9.675 score

• Returned to the beam lineup at No. 2 Florida (3/7) and anchored a shaky lineup with a 9.775 score, good enough for eighth place

At West Virginia in 2013• Competed in all 12 meets, five as a multi-event gymnast, and scored 163.2 points

• Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Team

• Scored 9.775 or better on beam five times

• Tallied a season-high 9.625 on bars at Pitt (1/11)

• Tied for third on beam vs. Michigan (2/24) with a career-best 9.85 score

• Matched her career-best beam score of 9.85 against Denver (3/3) and tied for third place

• Tallied a season-best 9.75 on vault at George Washington (3/10)

• Ranked No. 22 in the Southeast region on beam with a 9.795 RQS

• Owned season averages of 9.692 (vault), 9.667 (beam) and 9.063 (bars)

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Career HighsVault 9.775 vs. Penn State and Maryland 1/8/12Uneven Bars 9.75 at New Hampshire 2/25/12Balance Beam 9.85 vs. Denver, George Washington and Temple 3/3/13 vs. Michigan, New Hampshire and Towson 2/24/13Floor Exercise 8.875 vs. George Washington and Towson 2/2/14

Year Meets AA Total Points 2014 7 0 122.72013 12 0 163.22012 7 0 104.375Totals 26 0 390.275

Career Statistics

Persistent, hard worker … quick learner … shined on beam throughout Mountaineer career … adds depth to all four events … hit for a career high on beam twice in 2013 … reliable in-meet alternate … blue-collar work ethic helps her excel … positive outlook in gym helps keep teammates motivated.

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GymnasticsMelissaIdell

At West Virginia in 2013• Earned Sally Medrick Award for Most Improved Gymnast

• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team • Competed on floor in all but the last two meets and opened the lineup eight times

• Scored 96.9 points • Opened the floor lineup in Coliseum career debut vs. Oklahoma (2/1) and earned a career-best 9.8

• Matched her career-high of 9.8 on floor against Michigan (2/24) and finished 15th

• Owned floor RQS of 9.78 and season average of 9.69

Club Gymnastics• Competed for Slava Glazounov at First State Gymnastics

• 2011 level 10 state and regional qualifier• Finished second on beam and floor, fourth on vault and fifth in the all-around at the 2010 level 9 Eastern Nationals

• Finished fourth on vault, fifth on beam and sixth in the all-around at the 2010 level 9 regional championships

• Won the 2010 level 10 Arnold Gymnastics Challenge all-around title

Personal• Daughter of Mark and Jennifer Idell• Has one brother• Birthday is May 4• Attended St. Marks High• Enrolled in pre-elementary education • Dean’s List • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

At West Virginia in 2014• Earned John Quackenbush Award for Mountaineer Spirit

• Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics First Team

• Competed in all 11 meets, two as a beam and floor specialist, and finished with 124.6 points

• Paced the team on floor in its season opener at No. 21 Kentucky (1/10) with a 9.8 score, the second-best mark awarded, and finished fifth overall

• Earned a 9.7 score and tied for fifth in her career beam debut against Pitt (2/14)

• Scored a career-high 9.825 on floor in back-to-back road meets, finishing fifth at Maryland (3/16) and eighth at No. 2 Florida (3/7)

• Floor season average of 9.682 ranked No. 3 on team

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Career HighsBalance Beam 9.7 vs. Pitt 2/14/14Floor Exercise 9.825 at Florida 3/7/14 at Maryland 3/16/14

Year Meets AA Total Points 2014 11 0 124.62013 10 0 96.9Totals 21 0 221.5

Career Statistics

Continues to compete one of the team’s cleanest floor routines … has a look that is hard to ignore in competition … hopes to capitalize on new floor routine as a junior … tops on the team in leaps and flexibility … expected to see increased time on beam as a junior … potential for a great vault … active in team’s community relations efforts … a hidden talent that possesses the high-level skills needed to have a strong college career … hard worker … easy-going personality and great work ethic fits in well with the whole team.

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GymnasticsJaida Lawrence

• Matched her career-best vault score of 9.9 at Maryland (2/17) and finished second

• Scored a career-best 9.9 on vault in consecutive weeks and finished tied for second vs. Michigan (2/24)

• Finished first on vault vs. Denver (3/3) with a 9.875 score

• Scored a winning 9.875 on vault in consecutive weeks, taking first at George Washington (3/10)

• Earned sixth vault victory of the season with a career-best 9.9 showing against Maryland (3/15)

• Earned final Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honor of the year for her regular-season finale efforts

• Ranked No. 43 nationally, No. 9 in the Southeast region and No. 5 in the Big 12 on vault with a 9.89 RQS

• Paced team on vault with a 9.863 season average• Also owned season averages of 9.692 on floor

and 9.614 on bars, and a 9.715 RQS on bars

Club Gymnastics• Competed for Maureen Chagnon and Blane

Jefferson at New England Gymnastics Express• Member of the 2011 Jamaican World Team• Competed at the 2011 World Championships

in Tokyo• Five-time (2008-12) level 10 Junior Olympics

qualifier • 2012 level 10 state champion

Personal• Daughter of Dwight and Mia Lawrence• Has one brother• Birthday is February 22• Attended Rocky Hill High• Enrolled in speech pathology and audiology • President’s List • Dean’s List • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

At West Virginia in 2014• NACGC/W Scholastic All-America • Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics First

Team • Competed in all 11 meets, eight as a

two-event specialist, and earned 195.075 points

• Earned five podium finishes, including three vault victories

• Did not drop a score all season • Won vault outright in team’s season

opener at No. 21 Kentucky (1/10) with a 9.85 score

• Captured first on vault at Iowa State (2/7) with a 9.875 score

• Scored vault win against Pitt (2/14) with a 9.85

• Finished fourth on vault at The Perfect 10 Challenge (2/12) with a career-high 9.925 showing, the fourth-best mark in program history

• Tied for third on vault in win over No. 22 Ohio State (3/2) with a 9.825 showing

• Finished year ranked No. 14 in the Southeast Region, No. 8 in the Big 12, on vault with a 9.855 RQS

• Vault season average of 9.814 ranked No. 2 on team; also owned season average of 9.678 on bars

At West Virginia in 2013• First Mountaineer named to the All-Big 12

Gymnastics Team (vault)• NACGC/W Scholastic All-America • Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team • Two-time Big 12 Conference Newcomer

of the Week • Competed in all 12 meets, 11 as a multi-

event athlete, and tallied 253.175 points • Earned eight podium finishes on vault and

scored below 9.85 only twice• Finished second on bars in Mountaineer

debut at Pitt (1/11) with a 9.775 mark; also tallied a season-best 9.75 on floor

• Earned first Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honor for her efforts at Pitt

• Earned her first collegiate victory with a 9.875 vault showing at NC State (1/25)

• Tied for first on vault in Coliseum career debut vs. Oklahoma (2/1) with a career-best 9.9

• Tallied third straight vault victory with a 9.875 showing against Iowa State (2/10); also scored a career-best 9.8 on bars

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Career HighsVault 9.925 at The Perfect 10 Challenge (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 2/21/14Uneven Bars 9.8 vs. Iowa State 2/10/13Floor Exercise 9.75 at Pitt 1/11/13

Year Meets AA Total Points 2014 11 0 195.0752013 12 0 253.175Totals 23 0 448.25

Career Statistics

Powerful gymnast … nationally ranked vaulter … one of the top vaulters in the Big 12 Conference … consistency level on vault is unmatched on team … contributed to team’s success in first two seasons … commands attention on floor … strongest on floor and vault … working to upgrade skills on bars ... responds well to coaches’ instructions … brings international experience, as she competed for Jamaica at the World Championships … continues to improve … possesses an array of skills that gives the coaching staff a lot of strong lineup possibilities … calm competitor.

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GymnasticsLindsey Litten

At West Virginia (2014)• NACGC/W Scholastic All-America • Appeared in the team’s uneven bars lineup nine times

• Hit for a career-high 9.825 on bars at Maryland (3/16)

At Central Michigan (2012-13)• Won a share of the Mid-American Conference title and earned a team bid to the NCAA Regional Championships

• Did not see competitive action

Club Gymnastics• Level 10 gymnast for Artistic Sports Academy Plus

• Two-time level 10 national qualifier • Uneven bars champion at the 2012 and 2011 Region 6 Championships

• All-around champion at the 2012 Region 6 Championships

• All-around champion at the 2012 Pennsylvania State Championships

• Finished second in the all-around at the 2011 National Invitational Tournament

Personal• Daughter of Scott and Trudy Litten• Has one sister• Birthday is January 15• Attended Central York High• Majoring in finance • Dean’s List • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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Career HighsUneven Bars 9.825 at Maryland 3/16/14

Year Meets AA Total Points 2014 9 0 78.025

Career StatisticsCoaches impressed with her desire to improve … confidence is soaring in her second season at WVU … will compete a clean routine on bars and has potential to earn a weekly beam lineup … academically strong … hard worker … has meshed well with Mountaineers.

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GymnasticsAudrey Tolbert

At Ohio State from 2013-14• Saw action in four meets in 2014 and scored season highs of 9.8 on vault and 9.75 on floor

• Competed in 11 meets as a freshman in 2013 and earned a career-best 9.775 on floor at the Big Ten Championships

• 2013 OSU Scholar-Athlete

Club Gymnastics• Level 10 gymnast and four-time Junior Olympic National Championships qualifier at Frederick Gymnastics

• Member of the Region 7 All-Star Team and Maryland State Team

• Finished seventh on bars and ninth on beam at the 2011 Junior Olympic National Championships

• Won five Maryland state titles from 2009-12, including the 2012 vault and bars titles

• 2012 regional all-around and beam champion

Personal• Daughter of Barry and Margaret Tolbert

• Has two brothers and one sister• Birthday is January 17• Attended Urbana High• Majoring in sociology and anthropology

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Club Gymnastics• Level 10 gymnast at Buckeye Gymnastics

• Two-time Junior Olympics National Team qualifier

• Finished fifth on uneven bars and sixth in the all-around at the 2013 Region 5 Championships

• Finished seventh on bars and 13th on vault, beam and in the all-around at the 2010 Junior Olympic National Invitational Tournament

• Region 5 National Team member and finished second in the all-around at the 2009 and 2010 regional championships

• Third place, all-around, 2010 Ohio State Championships

Personal• Daughter of Cecil and Becky Doggette

• Has two sisters and one brother• Birthday is November 15• Attended Pickerington High Central• Enrolled in child development and family studies

• Father played defensive back for WVU (1990-91), and mother is former Mountaineer gymnast Becky Morrison (1993-94)

• Dean’s List • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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Beautiful, artistic style that stands out at WVU … will come back as a sophomore stronger after injury suffered during rookie season … strength is on bars and beam ... coaches believe she’s one of the hardest-working gymnasts on team … believes in her gymnastics abilities … Mountaineer legacy, as her mother competed gymnastics and her father played football.

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Alexa Goldberg• Competed uneven bars as an individual qualifier at the NCAA Athens Regional Championships (4/5) and finished eighth with a 9.85 score, the fourth-best mark awarded

• Finished season ranked No. 50 nationally, No. 7 in the Big 12, with a 9.87 RQS

• Bars season average of 9.767 ranked No. 2 on team; also owned 9.65 season average on floor

Club Gymnastics• Level 10 gymnast at Central Bucks Gym

• Five-time Junior Olympics National Team qualifier

• Finished fourth on uneven bars at the 2013 Junior Olympics National Championships

• Placed fifth on vault and beam at the 2013 Region 7 Championships

• Finished first on bars and second in the all-around and on floor at the 2013 Pennsylvania State Championships

• Finished fourth in the all-around at the 2012 Region 7 Championships

• Won the uneven bars at the 2011 Region 7 Championships

• Finished second on the uneven bars at the 2011 Junior Olympics National Championships and 2011 Pennsylvania State Championships

• Finished second in the all-around at the 2012 and 2011 Pennsylvania State Championships

Personal• Daughter of David and Holly Goldberg• Has one sister• Birthday is July 11• Attended Council Rock High North• Majoring pre-athletic coaching education

At West Virginia in 2014• Competed in 11 meets with the team as a two-event specialist and also qualified for the NCAA Athens Regional Championships on the uneven bars

• Tallied 223.35 points, the fifth-best total on team

• Earned eight podium finishes, the third-best total on team, including five wins on bars

• Scored 9.8 or better on bars nine times

• Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (1/21)

• Opened Mountaineer career with a show-stopping routine at No. 21 Kentucky (1/10), scoring 9.925 on bars, the ninth-best mark in program history, and winning the event outright; the score was the team’s highest on the event since 2009

• In first career road meet, stuck bars routine at Maryland (1/17) for the event win

• Finished first on bars against NC State (1/26) with 9.825 score; also earned a 9.825 on floor

• Scored 9.8 on floor against George Washington and Towson (2/2) and tied for third place

• Tied for second on bars at Iowa State (2/7) with a 9.85 mark

• Victorious on bars against Pitt (2/14) with a 9.825 showing

• Took the bars win in the team’s upset victory over No. 22 Ohio State (3/2) with a 9.9 score

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Career HighsUneven Bars 9.925 at Kentucky with Penn State and Ball State 1/10/14Floor Exercise 9.825 vs. NC State 1/26/14


Career Statistics

After a strong rookie campaign, expected to see time as an all-arounder this year … confidence gained in 2014 will help her soar as a sophomore … phenomenal, reorganized bars routine … uncanny steadiness on balance beam … upgrades on floor should help her score this year … aggressive gymnastics … has a ‘wow’ factor … coaches appreciate her hard work in the gym.

GymnasticsEmma Lasker

At West Virginia in 2014• Made career debut on vault at Maryland (1/17)

• Tallied a career-best 9.75 on vault in her WVU Coliseum debut against NC State (1/26)

Club Gymnastics• Level 10 gymnast at Rochester Gymnastics Academy

• Qualified for the 2013 Junior Olympics National Championships

• Won vault at the 2013 Region 6 Championships

• Finished third on floor and sixth in the all-around at the 2013 Region 6 Championships

• Collected five top-five finishes at the 2013 New York State Championships, including a second place all-around finish and a third-place showing on vault, beam and floor

Personal• Daughter of Joseph and Amy Lasker

• Has one brother• Birthday is December 3• Attended Akron High• Enrolled in industrial engineering

• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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Competes a gorgeous, true Phelphs vault, unique to collegiate gymnastics … coaches hope her dynamic vault will turn heads … will push for a lineup spot on three events and is expected to count on vault … independent worker who rarely takes a break … strong tumbler.

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GymnasticsMackenzie Myers

At West Virginia in 2014• NACGC/W Scholastic All-America • Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team • Competed floor nine times as a freshman

and scored 86.575 points and three podium finishes

• Career-high floor mark of 9.925 was best score earned by a Mountaineer on the apparatus all season

• Tied for the win on floor against Pitt (2/14) with a 9.8 mark

• Won floor in team’s upset victory over No. 22 Ohio State (3/2) with a career-best 9.925 show-ing; only 50 gymnasts have scored better on floor in the program’s 40-year history

• Tied for third on floor at Maryland (3/16), scoring 9.875, her top road score, in front of a hometown crowd

• Finished with a 9.619 season average on floor

Club Gymnastics• Level 10 gymnast at Frederick Gymnastics Club• Qualified for the 2012 Junior Olympics National

Championships and placed seventh on floor• Finished fourth on beam and fifth on floor and

bars at the 2013 Region 7 Championships • Beam champion at the 2013 Maryland State

Championships; also placed third in the all-around and on floor

• Finished second on floor and sixth on vault at the 2012 Region 7 Championships

Personal• Daughter of Alan and Rita Myers• Has two brothers• Birthday is August 14• Attended Middletown High• Enrolled in pre-sport and exercise psychology • Brother Connor plays baseball at Old Dominion• Dean’s List • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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Career HighsFloor Exercise 9.925 vs. Ohio State 3/2/14


Career Statistics

Emerged as a consistent floor worker in rookie season … ability to earn leadoff spot in bars lineup … reworked routine on beam could score well this year … coaches believe her best gymnastics is in front of her … constantly pushing herself to improve … has potential to compete a solid vault … easy to work with in the gym and carries herself beyond her years.

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GymnasticsNicolette Swoboda 5-7, Sophomore

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• Competed in the all-arounder as an individual qualifier at the NCAA Athens Regional Championships and finished seventh with a 38.975 score

• Finished season ranked No. 12 in the Southeast Region, No. 3 in the Big 12, in the all-around with a 38.84 RQS; also ranked No. 18 in the region, No. 9 in the Big 12, on vault with a 9.83 RQS

• Vault season average of 9.802 ranked No. 3 on team; also owned season averages of 38.692 in the all-around, 9.673 on floor, 9.61 on beam and 9.608 on bars

Club Gymnastics • Level 10 gymnast at Gold Medal Gymnastics Center

• Three-time qualifier for the Junior Olympics National Championships

• Finished 10th in the all-around at the 2013 Junior Olympics National Championships

• All-around, vault and beam champion at the 2013 Region 6 Championships; also placed second on bars and sixth on floor

• First on floor and vault, second in the all-around and on beam, and seventh on bars at the 2013 New York State Championships

• Uneven bars champion at the 2012 Region 6 Championships; also placed second in the all-around and on vault, and fourth on beam

• Finished 10th on floor at the 2011 Junior Olympics National Championships

Personal• Daughter of John and Nancy Swoboda • Has one sister and two brothers • Birthday is January 24• Attended W.T. Clarke High • Majoring in child development and family studies

• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

At West Virginia in 2014 • Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team• Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 4)

• Competed in the all-around in all 11 team meets and individually qualified for the NCAA Athens Regional Championships in the all-around

• Tallied 464.3 points, the second-best total on team

• Earned 14 podium finishes and ranked No. 2 on team

• Scored 9.825 on vault at Maryland (1/17) and finished second

• Finished second in the all-around against George Washington and Towson (2/2) with a score of 39.075, her first career 39.0+ score; day included career highs on vault (9.875) and bars (9.75)

• Places third on vault at Iowa State (2/7) with a 9.825 score

• Finished third on vault against Pitt (2/14) with a 9.8 showing

• Finished third in the all-around with a career-best showing of 39.2 in win over No. 22 Ohio State (3/2); day included a third-place showing on vault (9.825) and a career highs on bars (9.75), beam (9.825) and floor (9.8)

• Tied for second on vault at Maryland (3/16) with a 9.85 mark

• Opened the floor lineup at the Big 12 Gymnastics Championship (3/22) and hit for a career-high 9.8

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Career HighsVault 9.875 vs. George Washington and Towson 2/2/14Uneven Bars 9.75 Four times, most recent at 2014 NCAA Athens Regional Championships 4/6/14Balance Beam 9.825 vs. Ohio State 3/2/14Floor Exercise 9.8 vs. Ohio State 3/2/14 at Florida 3/7/14 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship (Morgantown, W.Va.) 3/22/14All-Around 39.2 vs. Ohio State 3/2/14


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Great freshman season that saw her compete as an all-arounder every meet … coaches look for her to repeat consistency from rookie season … leads team by example in competitions … strengths are floor and vault, but can compete a great beam and bars routine … will compete a new dismount on beam this year … is a competitor and will fight for a lineup spot … hard worker who takes well to instruction … coaches admire her resiliency … brings a positive attitude to Cary Gym each day.

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5-7, FreshmanSilver Spring, Md.

Strong gymnast with the ability have an impact on the team’s scores right away … coaches believe her skills will carry her far throughout her collegiate career … potential is limitless … pleasant addition to team.

Club Gymnastics • Four year level 10 gymnast at Hill’s Gymnastics, the same gym as current Mountaineer Dayah Haley

• Four-time Junior Olympic National Championships qualifier

• Finished first on vault, second in the all-around and on bars and seventh on floor at the 2014 Level 10 Junior Olympic National Championships

• Placed ninth in the all-around and on vault and beam at the 2014 Region 7 Championships

• Won beam and finished second in the all-around and at bars at the 2012 Maryland State Championships

Personal• Daughter of Ed and Jacqueline Bernard

• Has one brother• Birthday is March 9• Member of the Science Honor Society, Art National Society and English National Society at Sherwood High

• Enrolled in exercise physiology

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5-4, FreshmanCharleston, W.Va.

West Virginia talent who has the ability to compete on every event and should make an immediate impact on the vault lineup … coaches believe she has high scoring ability on all four events … vault should impress many in 2015 … rare combination of flexibility and power.

Club Gymnastics • Four-year level 10 gymnast at Revolution Gymnastics, the same gym as former Mountaineer and NCAA Championships qualifier Mehgan Morris

• Three-time National Championships qualifier

• Two-time regional vault champion • Finished fifth on floor at the 2014 Region 7 Level 10 Championships

• 2014 West Virginia state vault, bars, beam, floor and all-around champion

Personal• Daughter of Giles and Sarah Bowman

• Has two brothers• Birthday is July 16• Member of the National Honor Society at Capital High

• Enrolled in General Studies

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5-2, FreshmanNatrona Heights, Pa.

Coaches expect her potential to rise after consistent training … strongest events are floor and balance beam and has an array of skills to find a good college routine on both events … strong personality in Cary Gym.

Club Gymnastics • Six-year level 10 gymnast at X-Cel Gymnasts

• Four-time Junior Olympics national qualifier

• Finished second on floor at the 2014 Region 7 Championships

• 2014 Pennsylvania state beam champion; also finished second on floor

• Scored five top-10 finishes at the 2012 Pennsylvania State Championships, including a second place all-around finish and a third-place finish on vault

Personal• Daughter of Jeffrey and Janet Gillette • Has one sister • Birthday is April 17• Honor roll student at Highland High • Majoring in exercise physiology

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5-4, FreshmanPennsauken, N.J.

Coaches believe she is the strongest gymnast to walk through the doors of Cary Gym since former Mountaineer Amy Bieski … has the potential to compete in the all-around as a freshman … looks to gain con-sistency and confidence this season.

Club Gymnastics • Six-year level 10 gymnast at TNT Elite Gymnastics

• Three-time champion at the 2012 Junior Olympic National Championships, finishing first in the all-around, beam and floor

• Finished fourth on bars at the 2010 Region 7 Championships

• 2010 New Jersey State Championships floor champion; also finished fifth on bars and sixth in the all-around

Personal• Daughter of Dean and Renee Muhammad• Has one brother and one sister • Birthday is November 9• Mom attended Virginia State on a softball scholarship

• Attended Pennsauken High • Enrolled in general studies

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5-4, FreshmanBergenfield, N.J.

Unique skill set on the uneven bars should set her apart from many competitors in the NCAA … coaches believe she has the potential to chase the NCAA bars title by the end of her Mountaineer career … displays unbelievable charisma and charm on floor … thrilled to be a Mountaineer.

Club Gymnastics • Four-year level 10 gymnast at Galaxy Gymnastics

• Three-time Junior Olympic National Championships qualifier

• Finished 10th on floor at the 2013 JO National Championships; previously placed 11th on bars at the 2012 and 2010 championships

• Bars champion at the 2013 Region 6 Championships; also finished second on floor, third in the all-around, sixth on beam and ninth on vault

• Bars champion at the 2012 Region 6 Championships; also finished second on floor and in the all-around, third on beam and fourth on vault

Personal• Daughter of Ken and Mildred Phillip• Has two sisters• Birthday is January 28• Attended Paramus Catholic High• Enrolled in general studies

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Experience KeyYoung one season ago, the West Virginia University gymnastics team returns 11 from the 2014 campaign, including seniors Beth Deal, Dayah Haley and Lia Salzano, all freshmen when the squad won its last conference title in the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) in 2012. Fourth-year coach Jason Butts will lean on this class to lead the Moun-taineers through their third season in the Big 12 Conference.

“That group of seniors has seen everything throughout their time at WVU,” said Butts. “We will rely on them to help guide this program back to the NCAA Regional Championships. But we don’t want to just settle for a bid to the regional championships. Our goal each season is to ad-vance to the NCAA National Championships, and that’s where we hope to end this year, too.”

The Mountaineers return to the gym off a 2014 season that saw the squad finish 6-11 and just miss qualifying for the 2014 NCAA Regional Championships. Four Mountaineers individually qualified for the NCAA Athens Regional Championships, including Deal, who finished ninth on the balance beam. Sophomores Nicolette Swoboda and Alexa Goldberg placed seventh in the all-around and eighth on the uneven bars, respec-tively. Former Mountaineer Hope Sloanhoffer finished first on balance beam and second in the all-around and advanced to the NCAA National Championships.

Transfers, Freshmen Join MountaineersSeven fresh faces join the WVU gymnastics team this season: red-shirt-senior Brittney Harris, junior Audrey Tolbert and freshmen Robyn Bernard, Amanda Bowman, Jordan Gillette, Zaakira Muhammad and Alexa Phillip.

Harris spent the previous four seasons at Pitt, while Tolbert competed for Ohio State from 2013-14.

Confidence in the Big 12 Conference The Mountaineers’ strength of schedule enjoyed a large boost when the squad joined the Big 12 Conference in 2012-13. Though WVU shows a 1-7 two-year conference record, the program made much progress in 2014, as the Mountaineers scored 196.375 at the Big 12 Championship in Morgantown, an almost two-point increase from its 2013 showing.

Three Mountaineers earned All-Big 12 Championship Team honors. Se-niors Beth Deal and Dayah Haley finished second (9.9) on beam and third (39.125) in the all-around, respectively. Deal’s showing was her top career score in the WVU Coliseum, while Haley’s finish came in her first career all-around performance. Additionally, former Mountaineer Hope Sloanhoffer won the conference’s all-around crown and finished third on floor; her all-around win was the first Big 12 Conference title for a WVU gymnast.

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The 2015 Big 12 Championship will be held at Oklahoma’s Lloyd Noble Center, in Norman, Oklahoma, on March 21. The Sooners have won seven Big 12 titles, including the last three straight, and captured their first National Championship in 2014. OU is the first Big 12 program to win the NCAA title.

A Look at the 2015 Slate The Mountaineers’ 2015 schedule is highlighted by six meets at the WVU Coliseum, including the 2015 NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships in April.

The squad officially opens its regular season on Jan. 9 at Maryland with George Washington.

Following a tri-meet at Ohio State, WVU will open its home season at the WVU Coliseum against Iowa State and George Washington on Jan. 25. The team’s full road schedule includes trips to NC State, New Hampshire and Pitt. The Mountaineers’ home slate features meets with Denver and Penn State.

WVU will travel to Norman, Oklahoma, for the first time since 2009 for the 2015 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship on March 21. The Mountaineers will play host to the 2015 NCAA Regional Gymnastics Championships on Saturday, April 4, at 4 p.m. This season will be WVU’s ninth regional cham-pionships.

Coaching Staff in PlaceCoach Butts announced in late May the hiring of Kaylyn Millick as assistant coach. Millick, a three-year letterwinner for WVU from 2011-13, will oversee the team’s choreography for beam and floor, as well as lead the team’s com-munity service outreach program. She served as a student assistant in 2014.

Butts also announced over the summer the elevation of seventh-year coach Travis Doak to associate head coach. Doak is responsible for coaching vault, bars and floor, and he also oversees the Mountaineers’ recruiting efforts.

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Date Teams Location Time Jan. 9 Maryland, George Washington College Park, Md. 7 p.m.Jan. 17 Ohio State, Michigan Columbus, Ohio 4 p.m.Jan. 25 Iowa State*, George Washington Morgantown, W.Va. 2 p.m.Jan. 31 NC State, North Carolina, William & Mary Raleigh, N.C. 7 p.m.Feb. 8 New Hampshire, Towson, Brown Durham, N.H. 1 p.m.Feb. 13 Denver Morgantown, W.Va. 7 p.m.Feb. 22 New Hampshire, Maryland, Rutgers Morgantown, W.Va. 2 p.m.Feb. 28 Pitt, North Carolina, Temple Pittsburgh, Pa. 7 p.m.March 8 Penn State Morgantown, W.Va. 2 p.m.March 14 Pennsylvania, Cornell Morgantown, W.Va. 4 p.m.March 21 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship Norman, Okla. 6 p.m.April 4 NCAA Regional Championships Morgantown, W.Va. 4 p.m.April 16-19 NCAA National Championships Fort Worth, Texas TBA

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VaultThe Mountaineers enter 2015 much improved on vault. Though the lineup lost top vaulter Hope Sloanhoffer to graduation, three key contributors return, including 2013 All-Big 12 vaulter Jaida Lawrence. The junior was second on the team with a 9.814 season average last year and hit for a team- and personal-best 9.925 at The Perfect 10 Challenge.

Two freshmen pegged to contribute right away are Zaakira Muhammad and Amanda Bowman.

“Vault is a stronger lineup this season,” said Butts. “We lost Hope and Erica (Smith), but we have at least five vaults we can use right away. I also think we’re going to be able to compete vaults we couldn’t get consistent last year, like Beth Deal’s and Emma Lasker’s.

“Zaakira and Amanda will be the highlights in this lineup, and Jaida has the potential to go 9.9 every meet. We’ll also have Dayah (Haley) back. Really, we have 10 gymnasts we can put in the lineup, and that is a luxury we did not have last year. I compare this lineup to our 2012 vault lineup – the potential is there for us to score 9.8 in every spot.”

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Uneven BarsThe Mountaineers consistently improved on the uneven bars as the 2014 season progressed, scoring 49.0 or better in three of the final four meets. Butts believes the team will pick up right where it left off this year.

“As much as we improved on this event last season, we’re infinitely better this year,” he explained. “We have huge releases, and the dismounts have been upgraded, too. I believe this is going to be a strong lineup for us this year.”

Sophomore Alexa Goldberg is expected to anchor the lineup for the second straight season. A 2014 NCAA Athens Regional Championships individual qualifier in the event, she ranked No. 2 on the team with a 9.767 season average and hit for 9.9 or better three teams. Also expected to return to the lineup are juniors Lindsey Litten and Lawrence, as well as sophomore Nicolette Swoboda.

WVU looks to replace key contributors Sloanhoffer and Smith, No. 1 (9.804 avg.) and No. 3 (9.752 avg.) on the team last year, with senior Dayah Haley, transfers Brittany Harris and Audrey Tolbert, and newcomers Muhammad and Robyn Bernard.

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Balance BeamWithout question, Butts believes the Mountaineers will be strongest on balance beam this season, despite losing lineup staples Sloanhoffer, Smith and Amanda Carpenter to graduation.

“We can replace those routines, and then some. We easily have 17 10.0 beam routines this year,” he explained. “The mentality and training for this event are different this season – you are not allowed to jump off the beam in Cary Gym. This training have given the gymnasts a great mindset in a competition setting, and that’s awesome. The skills and routines are there; now, we just need the lineup to hit under pressure. I really believe that by the time we reach March, we can score 49.0 or better every meet.”

Senior Beth Deal is returns to the anchor position. The Parkersburg, West Virginia, native, a 2014 NCAA Athens Regional Championships qualifier in the event, tallied 9.9 and finished in second place at last year’s Big 12 Championship. She paced last year’s squad with a 9.76 season average.

While the lineup is expected to be fluid this season, several gymnasts should see consistent time, including junior Melissa Idell, Bernard, Haley and Litten.

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Floor Exercise“We were not happy with this lineup in 2014,” Butts unabashedly explained. “We weren’t used to having so many issues and so little depth. We honestly only had six gymnasts we could put into the lineup.

“This year, there is a ton of depth. We don’t know who our top six are because we have so many options, and that’s a great problem to have. I think we have four legitimate E tumbling passes that should be in the lineup this year.”

Haley has stood out the most throughout preseason, and the coaches believe she could be the lineup’s superstar this year. The Pasadena, Maryland, native ranked No. 2 on the team in 2014 with a 9.711 average.

Also expected to return to the lineup this season are Idell, Goldberg, Swoboda and sophomore Mackenzie Myers. Additionally, the coaches are excited to see Muhammad, Bernard, Harris, Bowman and freshmen Jordan Gillette in a competition setting.

“This year’s routines are louder and more fun,” Butts finished. “I can’t wait to see this lineup compete.”

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2015 PREVIEW

at Maryland: 1.9.15 | 7 p.m.; at WVU Coliseum: 2.22.15 | 2 p.m.

SCHOOL INFORMATIONLocation: College Park, Md.Conference: Big Ten Nickname: Terrapins

at NC State: 1.31.15 | 7 p.m.

SCHOOL INFORMATIONLocation: Raleigh, N.C. Conference: EAGLNickname: Wolfpack

TEAM INFORMATIONHead Coach: Brett Nelligan Record at Maryland: 89-56-1

(Five seasons)2014 Record: 11-7, 6-6 EAGL2014 Post Season Record: Sixth Place,

2014 NCAA University Park Regional Championships

Twitter: @TerpsGymnastics MEDIA INFORMATIONSID Contact: Melissa KatzEmail: [email protected]: 301-314-8052www.umterps.com

vs. George Washington (at Maryland):1. 9. 15 | 7 p.m.; at WVU Coliseum: 1.25.15 | 2 p.m.

SCHOOL INFORMATIONLocation: Washington, D.C. Conference: EAGLNickname: Colonials

TEAM INFORMATIONHead Coach: Margie Foster-Cunningham Record at George Washington: 517-464

(29 seasons)2014 Record: 15-17, 8-12 EAGL2014 Post Season Record: Fifth Place,

EAGL Championship Twitter: @GWGymnastics MEDIA INFORMATIONSID Contact: Dan DiVeglioEmail: [email protected]: 202-994-0339www.gwsports.com

at Ohio State: 1.17.15 | 4 p.m.

SCHOOL INFORMATIONLocation: Columbus, Ohio Conference: Big Ten Nickname: Buckeyes

TEAM INFORMATIONHead Coach: Carey Fagen Record at George Washington: 66-71-2

(10 seasons)2014 Record: 5-17, 3-13 Big Ten 2014 Post Season Record: Fourth Place,

NCAA Athens Regional Championships Twitter: @OhioState_WGYMMEDIA INFORMATIONSID Contact: Brett Rybak Email: [email protected]: 614-292-1112www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com

vs. Michigan (at Ohio State): 1.17.15 | 4 p.m.

SCHOOL INFORMATIONLocation: Ann Arbor, Mich. Conference: Big TenNickname: Wolverines

TEAM INFORMATIONHead Coach: Bev Plocki Record at Michigan: 646-225-2

(25 seasons)2014 Record: 28-8, 14-2 Big Ten 2014 Post Season Record: 10th Place,

NCAA National Championships Twitter: @UMichWGym MEDIA INFORMATIONSID Contact: Brad RudnerEmail: [email protected]: 734-647-4237www.mgoblue.com

vs. Iowa State: 1.25.15 | 2 p.m.; at Big 12 Championship (Norman, Okla.): 3.21.15 | 5 p.m.

SCHOOL INFORMATIONLocation: Ames, Iowa Conference: Big 12Nickname: Cyclones

TEAM INFORMATIONHead Coach: Jay Ronayne Record at Iowa State: 60-104-4

(Eight seasons)2014 Record: 8-13, 2-2 Big 122014 Post Season Record: Third Place,

NCAA Baton Rouge Regional ChampionshipsTwitter: @cycloneGYMMEDIA INFORMATIONSID Contact: Pat TarboxEmail: [email protected]: 515-294-3372www.cyclones.com

TEAM INFORMATIONHead Coach: Mark Stevenson Record at NC State: 519-301-3 (34 seasons)2014 Record: 17-14-1, 11-4-1 EAGL2014 Post Season Record: Fifth Place,

NCAA Athens Regional Championships Twitter: @PackGymnastics MEDIA INFORMATIONSID Contact: Lizzie BundyEmail: [email protected]: 919-515-2102www.gopack.com

at New Hampshire: 2.8.15 | 1 p.m.; at WVU Coliseum: 2.22.15 | 2 p.m.

SCHOOL INFORMATIONLocation: Durham, N.H. Conference: EAGLNickname: Wildcats

TEAM INFORMATIONHead Coach: Gail Goodspeed Record at New Hampshire: 555-292-2

(35 years)2014 Record: 21-4, 13-22014 Post Season Record: Fifth Place,

NCAA University Park Regional ChampionshipsTwitter: @UNHGymnasticsMEDIA INFORMATIONSID Contact: Mike MurphyEmail: [email protected]: 603-862-3906www.unhwildcats.com

vs. Towson (at New Hampshire): 2.8.15 | 1 p.m.

SCHOOL INFORMATIONLocation: Towson, Md. Conference: EAGLNickname: Tigers

TEAM INFORMATIONHead Coach: Vicki ChliszczykRecord at Towson: 59-342014 Record: 9-20, 2-15 2014 Post Season Record: Eighth Place,

EAGL Championship Twitter: @Towson_GYMMEDIA INFORMATIONSID Contact: Megan Bradshaw Email: [email protected]: 410-704-6258www.towsontigers.com

vs. Brown (at New Hampshire): 2.8.15 | 1 p.m.

SCHOOL INFORMATIONLocation: Providence, R.I. Conference: ECACNickname: Bears

TEAM INFORMATIONHead Coach: Sara Carver-Milne Record at Brown: 2014 Record: 18-9-1, 10-0-12014 Post Season Record: Third Place,

USAG Championships Semifinals Twitter: @BrownGymnastics MEDIA INFORMATIONSID Contact: Nick DowEmail: [email protected]: 401-863-6069www.brownbears.com

vs. Denver: 2.13.15 | 7 p.m.

SCHOOL INFORMATIONLocation: Denver, Colo. Conference: Mountain Rim Gymnastics

Conference Nickname: Pioneers

TEAM INFORMATIONHead Coach: Melissa Kutcher-Rinehart Record at Denver: 286-140-2

(16 seasons) 2014 Record: 14-3, 9-22014 Post Season Record: Third Place,

NCAA Seattle Regional Championships Twitter: @DU_Gymnastics MEDIA INFORMATIONSID Contact: Brittany Evans Email: [email protected]: 303-871-3829www.denverpioneers.com

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at Pitt: 2.28.15 | 7 p.m.

SCHOOL INFORMATIONLocation: Pittsburgh, Pa. Conference: EAGLNickname: Panthers

vs. Penn: 3.14.15 | 4 p.m.

SCHOOL INFORMATIONLocation: Philadelphia, Pa. Conference: ECACNickname: Quakers

TEAM INFORMATIONHead Coach: Debbie Yohman Record at Pitt: 264-393 (28 seasons) 2014 Record: 10-11, 9-10 EAGL2014 Post Season Record: Sixth Place,

EAGL Championship Twitter: @PittGymnastics MEDIA INFORMATIONSID Contact: Casey BonkEmail: [email protected]: 412-648-8240www.pittsburghpanthers.com

vs. North Carolina (at Pitt): 2.28.15 | 7 p.m.

SCHOOL INFORMATIONLocation: Chapel Hill, N.C. Conference: EAGLNickname: Tar Heels

TEAM INFORMATIONHead Coach: Derek Galvin Record at North Carolina: 379-214-1

(33 seasons) 2014 Record: 8-16, 2-13 EAGL2014 Post Season Record: Seventh

Place, EAGL Championship Twitter: @UNCGymnastics MEDIA INFORMATIONSID Contact: Kevin Best Email: [email protected]: 919-962-8916www.goheels.com

vs. Temple (at Pitt): 2.28.15 | 7 p.m.

SCHOOL INFORMATIONLocation: Philadelphia, Pa. Conference: Owls Nickname: ECAC

TEAM INFORMATIONHead Coach: Aaron Murphy Record at Temple: 104-127 (Eight seasons)2014 Record: 16-14, 7-52014 Post Season Record: Fourth Place,

USAG Championships Semifinals Twitter: @TUWG MEDIA INFORMATIONSID Contact: Korey BlucasEmail: [email protected]: 215-204-7446www.owlsports.com

vs. Penn State: 3.8.15 | 2 p.m.

SCHOOL INFORMATIONLocation: University Park, Pa. Conference: Big TenNickname: Nittany Lions

TEAM INFORMATIONHead Coach: Jeff Thompson Record at Penn State: 60-15

(Four seasons)2014 Record: 20-3, 5-2 2014 Post Season Record: 12th place,

NCAA National Championships Twitter: @PennStateWGYMMEDIA INFORMATIONSID Contact: Greg CampbellEmail: [email protected]: 814-865-1757www.gopsusports.com

TEAM INFORMATIONHead Coach: John Ceralde Record at Pennsylvania: 103-111 (Nine

seasons)2014 Record: 8-16, 3-11 ECAC2014 Post Season Record: Fourth Place,

ECAC Championships Twitter: @PennGymMEDIA INFORMATIONSID Contact: Paul SeiterEmail: [email protected]: 215-898-1748www.pennathletics.com

vs. Cornell: 3.14.15 | 4 p.m.

SCHOOL INFORMATIONLocation: Ithaca, N.Y. Conference: ECACNickname: Big Red

TEAM INFORMATIONHead Coach: Paul Beckwith Record at Cornell: 246-232-2

(20 seasons)2014 Record: 15-12, 6-8 ECAC2014 Post Season Record: Fourth Place,

USAG Championships Semifinals Twitter: @CornellSportsMEDIA INFORMATIONSID Contact: Jeremy Hartigan Email: [email protected]: 607-255-9788www.cornellbigred.com

at Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship): 3.21.15 | 6 p.m.

SCHOOL INFORMATIONLocation: Norman, Okla. Conference: Big 12Nickname: Sooners

TEAM INFORMATIONHead Coach: K.J. Kindler Record at Pennsylvania: 215-50-3

(Eight seasons)2014 Record: 9-0-1, 4-0 Big 122014 Post Season Record: Tied for First

Place, NCAA National Championships Twitter: @OU_Gymnastics MEDIA INFORMATIONSID Contact: Makayla HipkeEmail: [email protected] Phone: 405-325-8372www.soonersports.com

vs. Rutgers: 2.22.15 | 2 p.m.

SCHOOL INFORMATIONLocation: Piscataway, N.J.Conference: Big TenNickname: Scarlet Knights

TEAM INFORMATIONHead Coach: Louis Levine Record at Maryland: 42-28 (Three seasons)2014 Record: 17-5, 9-3 EAGL2014 Post Season Record: Sixth Place,

2014 NCAA Athens Regional ChampionshipsTwitter: @RUGymnastics MEDIA INFORMATIONSID Contact: Jimmy GillEmail: [email protected]: 732-445-7028www.scarletknights.com

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Sloanhoffer Signs Off in StyleOne of the steadiest gymnasts in Mountaineer history, Hope Sloanhoffer enjoyed a successful final season in the Old Gold and Blue, individually qualifying in the all-around for the 2014 NCAA National Championships. She finished 19th in the all-around. Sloanhoffer just missed earning All-America honors on vault, as she placed ninth with a season-best 9.875 score. She also tallied 9.875 on floor, 9.75 on the uneven bars and 9.225 on the balance beam.

Sloanhoffer’s performance at the National Championships pushed her four-year point total to 1,876.525, ranking her fifth all-time in the Mountaineer record book. She competed in the all-around 39 times throughout her career, the ninth-best total in program history. Sloanhoffer also finished ranked No. 14 all-time with 12 career scores of 9.9 or better, including five on floor.

Sloanhoffer was the 18th gymnast in program history to individually qualify for the national championships and the first since Mehgan Morris qualified in the all-around for the 2009 NCAA National Championships. She was the first gymnast to qualify under coach Jason Butts.

Regional Recognition Though the Mountaineers did not qualify as a team for the 2014 NCAA Regional Championships, four student-athletes secured individual bids to compete at the Athens Regional, in Athens, Georgia, based on their regional qualifying scores (RQS).

Hope Sloanhoffer and Nicolette Swoboda competed in the all-around, and the duo finished second (39.175) and seventh (38.975), respectively. Sloanhoffer also tied for first (9.85) on balance beam; the finishes earned her a bid to the NCAA National Championships, where she competed in the all-around.

Sloanhoffer’s win on beam was the seventh regional event title for a WVU gymnast and the first since Kristen Macrie won floor at the 2001 North Central Regional Championships. She was the third beam champion in program history and the first since Danielle Lilly won the title at the 1997 Southeast Regional.

Beth Deal and Alexa Goldberg also qualified for the regional championships and competed on beam and bars, respectively. Goldberg finished in eighth place with a 9.85 mark, the fourth-best score. Deal placed ninth with a 9.775 score, also the fourth-best mark awarded.

In total, WVU hit for 10-for-10 routines at the Athens Regional Championships.

WVU just missed qualifying as a team, as the squad ranked No. 37 in the final GymInfo Poll with a 195.15 RQS. The top 36 teams earn a bid to compete at regional championships.

Big 12 AccoladesFor the second straight season, the WVU gymnastics team earned six Big 12 Conference weekly awards.

Hope Sloanhoffer and Beth Deal each scored two honors, as Sloanhoffer was twice named the Big 12 Gymnast of the Week in consecutive weeks, and Deal was selected as the Big 12 Specialist of the Week twice in three weeks.

Additionally, freshmen Alexa Goldberg and Nicolette Swoboda were each named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week once.

2014 WVU Gymnastics Results (6-11, 0-4 Big 12) Date Opponent Result WVU (ranking) Opponent (ranking) Attend. Jan. 10 at Kentucky L 193.7 195.0 (21) N/A Penn State L 193.975 (15) Ball State W 190.875Jan. 17 at Maryland L 193.5 193.675 1,266Jan. 26 NC State W 195.425 195.4 974Feb. 2 George Washington W 195.5 191.85 968 Towson W 192.425Feb. 7 at Iowa State* L 194.175 196.025 1,797Feb. 14 Pitt ! W 194.45 194.125 2,468Feb. 21 vs. Oklahoma*^ L 193.525 197.2 (1) N/A vs. Alabama^ L 197.1 (5) vs. Michigan^ L 196.2 (7)March 2 Ohio State W 196.175 194.95 (22) N/AMarch 7 at Florida L 194.925 198.325 (2) 4,240March 16 at Maryland L 194.975 195.525 849

March 22 Big 12 Championship (Morgantown, W.Va.) Attendance: 2,112

1.) No. 3 Oklahoma 198.02.) Iowa State 196.653.) West Virginia 196.375

* - Big 12 Meet! – “Beauty & the Beast”

^ - The Perfect 10 Challenge (Oklahoma City, Okla.)

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Big ImprovementFor the first time in school history, WVU played host to a Big 12 Conference sponsored event, as the 2014 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship was held at the WVU Coliseum on March 22.

The Mountaineers put forth a season-best performance, scoring 196.375 and finishing in third place. The score was nearly two points better than the team’s showing at the 2013 championship.

Three gymnasts earned four All-Big 12 Championship Team honors, led by Hope Sloanhoffer, who won the all-around title with a 39.425 score. Sloanhoffer’s win was the first Big 12 title for a Mountaineer gymnast. She also finished tied for third on floor with a career-best 9.9 score. Additionally, Beth Deal placed second on beam with a 9.9 mark, her top career score in the Coliseum, and Dayah Haley finished third in her first career all-around performance with a 39.125 mark.

Team highlights from the meet included a 49.075 showing on vault and a 49.05 score on floor, both season-high home marks. Additionally, WVU matched its season-best 49.05 score on bars and hit six-for-six on beam.

Prior to the championship, Sloanhoffer was named to the 2014 All-Big 12 Gymnastics Team for the all-around. She was the first WVU gymnast to score an all-around honor and the second Mountaineer in two years to earn an All-Big 12 honor.

Newcomers Make ImpactSeven gymnasts joined the Mountaineers in 2014, with sophomore transfer Lindsey Litten (Central Michigan) and freshmen Alexa Goldberg, Emma Lasker, Mackenzie Myers and Nicolette Swoboda all earning competition time.

Swoboda and Goldberg turned heads throughout their rookie campaigns, and each earned an individual qualification to the NCAA Athens Regional Championships, with Swoboda competing in the all-around and Goldberg on the uneven bars. Swoboda tallied 464.3 points in 12 meets as an all-arounder, the team’s second-best point total. She earned eight podium finishes and hit 36-of-40 routines. Goldberg competed in 12 meets, 11 on bars and floor, and finished with 223.35 points, the fifth-best team total. She tallied five victories on bars and finished with three scores of 9.9 or higher, including a team season-high score of 9.925.

Myers saw time on floor in nine meets. She earned three podium finishes, including two event wins, and posted a season-best 9.925 score against Ohio State, WVU’s top individual floor score in 2014. Litten competed on bars in nine meets and posted a season-best 9.825 score at Maryland, while Lasker competed on vault twice.

Swinging SuccessThe Mountaineers were much improved on the uneven bars in 2014, earning scores of 49.0 or better three times, including a season-best 49.05 twice. WVU scored 49.0+ only once in 2013.

Freshman Alexa Goldberg won bars outright in her career debut at Kentucky on Jan. 10, scoring a career-high 9.925, the ninth-best mark in program history and the highest Mountaineer bars point total since 2009.

WVU was nationally ranked on bars each week through Feb. 17. The squad finished the year ranked No. 28 with a 48.965 RQS.

Book Smart, TooThe WVU gymnastics team pushed its academic success to new heights in 2014, as seven gymnasts were named Scholastic All-Americas by the National Association of Collegiate Coaches/Women (NACGC/W), two more than the squad’s 2013 total.

The Mountaineer program has earned 106 honors since 1987.

Hope Sloanhoffer and Bethany Yurko earned their fourth career honors, while Jaida Lawrence scored her second career honor. Four earned their first career honors: Erica Smith, Lindsey Litten, Mackenzie Myers and Rachel Sine.

Seven gymnasts also earned a spot on the Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Team, again two more honors than the 2013 team’s total.

Six gymnasts earned first-team awards, with Sloanhoffer, Yurko and Lia Salzano scoring their second straight awards. Smith, Lawrence and Melissa Idell also were named to the first team, and Beth Deal landed on the second team.

Additionally, Myers and Nicolette Swoboda were named to the 2013-14 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.

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Att. Avg. RQS National Regional Big 12 Ranking Ranking Ranking (Top 50) (Top 25) (Top 10) Vault Beth Deal 2 9.55 -- -- -- --Dayah Haley 11 9.734 9.765 -- -- --Emma Lasker 2 9.713 -- -- -- --Jaida Lawrence 11 9.814 9.855 -- 14 8Lia Salzano 5 9.47 -- -- -- --Hope Sloanhoffer 13 9.838 9.87 -- T11 7Erica Smith 6 9.708 9.67 -- -- --Nicolette Swoboda 12 9.802 9.83 -- T18 9Bethany Yurko 7 9.639 9.73 -- -- --TEAM 11 48.884 49.035 28 4 2

Uneven Bars Amanda Carpenter 1 9.3 -- -- -- --Alexa Goldberg 12 9.767 9.87 50 12 7Dayah Haley 4 9.65 -- -- -- --Jaida Lawrence 8 9.678 9.695 -- -- --Lindsey Litten 9 8.669 9.69 -- -- --Hope Sloanhoffer 13 9.804 9.84 -- 16 8Erica Smith 11 9.752 9.81 -- 22 10Nicolette Swoboda 12 9.608 9.7 -- -- --TEAM 11 48.759 48.965 T28 T3 2

Balance Beam Amanda Carpenter 9 9.733 9.76 -- T25 --Beth Deal 12 9.76 9.865 T32 T7 T4Dayah Haley 4 9.344 -- -- -- --Melissa Idell 2 9.05 -- -- -- --Lia Salzano 7 9.496 9.51 -- -- --Hope Sloanhoffer 13 9.617 9.83 -- T15 7Erica Smith 11 9.584 9.73 -- -- --Nicolette Swoboda 12 9.61 9.74 -- -- --TEAM 11 48.452 48.6 T43 6 -

Floor Exercise Alexa Goldberg 11 9.65 9.76 -- -- --Dayah Haley 11 9.711 9.78 -- -- --Melissa Idell 11 9.682 9.78 -- -- --Jaida Lawrence 1 9.7 9.7 -- -- --Mackenzie Myers 9 9.619 9.77 -- -- --Lia Salzano 1 8.875 8.875 -- -- --Hope Sloanhoffer 13 9.783 9.865 -- T8 T5Nicolette Swoboda 12 9.673 9.77 -- -- --TEAM 11 48.698 48.845 T43 6 -

All-Around Dayah Haley 1 39.125 -- -- -- --Hope Sloanhoffer 13 39.042 39.305 28 6 1Nicolette Swoboda 12 38.692 38.84 -- 12 3TEAM 11 194.793 195.15 37 5 3

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Season Highs2014Team Season HighsEvent Score Opponent(s) Location Date Vault 49.15 Oklahoma, Alabama, Michigan Oklahoma City, Okla. 2/21 (The Perfect 10 Challenge) Ohio State Morgantown, W.Va. 3/2Bars 49.05 Maryland College Park, Md. 3/16 Big 12 Championship Morgantown, W.Va. 3/22Beam 49.2 Big 12 Championship Morgantown, W.Va. 3/22Floor 49.1 Florida Gainesville, Fla. 3/7Total 196.375 Big 12 Championship Morgantown, W.Va. 3/22

Individual Season Highs Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Amanda Carpenter -- 9.3 9.825 -- -- (2/2) (2/7)Beth Deal 9.6 -- 9.95 -- -- (2/2) (2/21)Alexa Goldberg -- 9.925 -- 9.825 -- (1/10) (1/26)Dayah Haley 9.825 9.7 9.825 9.85 39.125 (3/16) (3/22) (3/22) (3/22) (3/22)Melissa Idell -- -- 9.7 9.825 -- (2/14) (3/7) (3/16)Emma Lasker 9.75 -- -- -- -- (1/26)Jaida Lawrence 9.925 9.725 -- 9.7 -- (2/21) (1/10) (1/26) (1/26) (2/2)Lindsey Litten -- 9.825 -- -- -- (3/16)Mackenzie Myers -- -- -- 9.925 -- (3/2)Lia Salzano 9.65 -- 9.775 8.875 -- (1/26) (3/7) (2/2)Hope Sloanhoffer 9.875 9.875 9.875 9.9 39.5 (1/17) (3/16) (2/21) (1/26) (3/16) (2/21) (3/22) (3/16) (3/2) (3/22) (3/7) (3/16) (4/18)Erica Smith 9.9 9.825 9.85 -- -- (2/21) (2/2) (3/2) (3/2) (3/22)Nicolette Swoboda 9.875 9.75 9.825 9.8 39.2 (2/2) (2/2) (3/2) (3/2) (3/2) (3/2) (3/7) (3/16) (3/22) (4/5)Bethany Yurko 9.8 -- -- -- -- (3/22)

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1/10 1/17 1/26 2/2 2/7 2/14 2/21 3/2 3/7 3/16 3/22 4/5 4/18 VAULT Beth Deal 9.5 -- -- 9.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Dayah Haley 9.6 9.75 9.725 9.75 9.725 9.75 9.625 9.8 9.775 9.825 9.75 -- --Emma Lasker -- 9.675 9.75 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Jaida Lawrence 9.85 9.775 9.8 9.775 9.875 9.85 9.925 9.825 9.8 9.6 9.875 -- --Lia Salzano 9.575 9.575 9.65 9.525 9.025 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Hope Sloanhoffer 9.75 9.875 9.85 9.8 9.85 9.825 9.875 9.875 9.875 9.875 9.825 9.75 9.875Erica Smith -- -- -- -- -- 9.725 9.9 9.825 9.85 9.3 9.65 -- --Nicolette Swoboda 9.7 9.825 9.8 9.875 9.825 9.8 9.7 9.825 9.8 9.85 9.85 9.775 --Bethany Yurko -- -- -- -- 9.025 9.675 9.75 9.725 9.75 9.75 9.8 -- --TEAM 48.475 48.9 48.925 48.8 48.3 48.95 49.15 49.15 49.1 48.9 49.075 -- --

1/10 1/17 1/26 2/2 2/7 2/14 2/21 3/2 3/7 3/16 3/22 4/5 4/18 UNEVEN BARSAmanda Carpenter -- -- -- 9.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Alexa Goldberg 9.925 9.875 9.825 9.775 9.85 9.825 9.625 9.9 9.05 9.8 9.9 9.85 --Dayah Haley -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.6 -- 9.65 9.65 9.7 -- --Jaida Lawrence 9.725 9.675 9.725 9.725 9.65 9.65 -- 9.7 9.575 -- -- -- --Lindsey Litten 8.2 9.65 9.65 -- 9.75 9.6 9.55 2.0 -- 9.825 9.8 -- --Hope Sloanhoffer 9.85 9.775 9.825 9.825 9.85 9.8 9.625 9.85 9.825 9.875 9.825 9.775 9.75Erica Smith 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.825 9.8 9.675 9.55 9.825 9.675 9.8 9.825 -- --Nicolette Swoboda 9.65 9.575 9.65 9.75 9.6 9.675 9.475 9.75 9.675 9.75 9.0 9.75 --TEAM 48.95 48.775 48.725 48.9 48.9 48.625 47.95 49.025 48.4 49.05 49.05 -- --

1/10 1/17 1/26 2/2 2/7 2/14 2/21 3/2 3/7 3/16 3/22 4/5 4/18 BALANCE BEAMAmanda Carpenter -- -- 9.625 9.775 9.825 9.8 9.65 9.8 9.775 9.6 9.75 -- --Beth Deal 9.6 9.25 9.85 9.7 9.85 9.675 9.95 9.85 9.875 9.85 9.9 9.775 --Dayah Haley 9.55 8.925 -- -- -- -- -- 9.075 -- -- 9.825 -- --Melissa Idell -- -- -- -- -- 9.7 8.4 -- -- -- -- -- --Lia Salzano 9.725 9.675 9.275 9.7 9.15 -- -- -- 9.775 9.175 -- -- --Hope Sloanhoffer 9.65 9.3 9.775 9.825 9.825 9.275 9.875 9.7 9.0 9.85 9.875 9.85 9.225Erica Smith 9.7 9.55 9.8 9.775 9.0 9.575 9.025 9.85 9.675 9.675 9.8 -- --Nicolette Swoboda 9.675 9.65 9.75 9.675 9.75 9.1 9.725 9.825 9.225 9.45 9.8 9.7 --TEAM 48.35 47.425 48.8 48.775 48.4 48.025 48.225 49.025 48.325 48.425 49.2 -- --

1/10 1/17 1/26 2/2 2/7 2/14 2/21 3/2 3/7 3/16 3/22 4/5 4/18 FLOOR EXERCISEAlexa Goldberg 9.25 9.775 9.825 9.8 9.55 9.7 9.575 9.575 9.775 9.75 9.575 -- --Dayah Haley 9.7 9.525 9.8 9.825 9.725 9.8 9.725 9.8 9.825 9.25 9.85 -- --Melissa Idell 9.8 9.7 9.75 9.75 9.7 9.7 9.575 9.1 9.825 9.825 9.775 -- --Jaida Lawrence -- -- 9.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Mackenzie Myers 9.4 8.85 -- -- 9.65 9.8 9.55 9.925 9.8 9.875 9.725 -- --Lia Salzano -- -- -- 8.875 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Hope Sloanhoffer 9.075 9.8 9.9 9.875 9.8 9.8 9.725 9.875 9.85 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.875Nicolette Swoboda 9.775 9.6 9.6 9.775 9.7 9.75 9.6 9.8 9.8 9.125 9.8 9.75 --TEAM 47.925 48.4 48.975 49.025 48.575 48.85 48.2 48.975 49.1 48.6 49.05 -- --

1/10 1/17 1/26 2/2 2/7 2/14 2/21 3/2 3/7 3/16 3/22 4/5 4/18 ALL-AROUNDDayah Haley -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39.125 -- --Hope Sloanhoffer 38.325 38.75 39.35 39.325 39.325 38.7 39.1 39.3 38.55 39.5 39.425 39.175 38.725Nicolette Swoboda 38.8 38.65 38.8 39.075 38.875 38.325 38.5 39.2 38.5 38.175 38.425 38.975 --TEAM 193.7 193.5 195.425 195.5 194.175 194.45 193.525 196.175 194.925 194.975 196.375 -- --

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At West Virginia in 2014• Competed in nine meets as a beam specialist

and earned 96.9 points• Tied for second on beam against George Wash-

ington and Towson (2/2) with a 9.775 mark • Matched career-high beam score of 9.825 and

tied for fourth at Iowa State (2/7)• Earned beam victory against Pitt (2/14) with a

9.8 score • Ranked No. 25 in the Southeast region, No. 13

in the Big 12, on beam with a 9.76 RQS• Ranked No. 2 on the team with a 9.733 beam

season average

At West Virginia in 2013• Competed in 11 meets, three as a multi-event

athlete, and scored 134.3 points• Tallied two podium finishes and placed in the

top 10 eight times• Hit for a career-high 9.825 on beam twice and

scored 9.8 or better four times • Finished second on beam at NC State (1/25)

with a 9.8 mark• Hit for a career-best 9.825 on beam in Big 12

opener against Oklahoma (2/1)• Matched her career-best beam showing of 9.825

at Maryland (2/17) and tied for second • Scored a season-best 9.7 in her career bars

debut against Maryland (3/10)• Beam RQS of 9.775 and season average of 9.67

At West Virginia in 2012• Competed on beam in all but one meet and

counted toward team score 10 times• All-EAGL Second Team Beam • EAGL All-Academic Team • Placed within the top five on beam four times• Tallied 115.775 points• Made Mountaineer debut against No. 13 Penn

State and Maryland (1/8) and finished third on beam with a career-best 9.8

• Tied for second place on beam at Michigan (2/3) with a 9.75

• Tallied a 9.75 on beam at the NCAA Auburn Regional Championships (4/7)

• Beam season average of 9.646 ranked third on team

• Beam RQS of 9.75

At West Virginia in 2011 • Did not see competitive action

Club Gymnastics• Three-time level 10 Junior Olympics national

qualifier at Prestige Gymnastics under Tony and Jen Fatta

• Three-time Pennsylvania state champion• 2008 Pennsylvania all-around champion• Two-time regional bars champion

Personal• Daughter of Randolph and Tracy Carpenter• Has one brother• Birthday is March 9• Attended Hempfield High• Continues to work toward degree in business

and economics • Dean’s List• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

CarpenterAmanda2011-14 | Lancaster, Pa.

Talented gymnast who contributed on balance beam her final three seasons … also saw time on uneven bars … set personal best on beam in 2013 and placed in the top 10 eight times … also proved to be a reliable alternate on floor … personal style pre-sented well in competition … joined the Mountaineers in December 2010.


Career HighsUneven Bars 9.7 vs. Maryland and Rutgers 3/15/13Balance Beam 9.825 vs. Oklahoma, Western Michigan and William & Mary 2/1/13 at Maryland with Rutgers 2/17/13 at Iowa State 2/7/14

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At West Virginia in 2014• WVU’s 18th NCAA Championships individual

qualifier (all-around)• 2014 NCAA Athens Regional beam champion• Big 12 Conference all-around champion; first Big

12 title for WVU gymnastics • All-Big 12 Gymnastics Team (all-around)• All-Big 12 Championship Team (floor, all-around) • Two-time Big 12 Gymnast of the Week (1/28,

2/4)• Linda Burdette-Good Award (Team MVP); third

career honor • Joseph Medrick Award (top all-around gymnast) • NACGC/W Scholastic All-America • Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Team • Competed in 13 meets as an all-arounder and

earned 507.55 points, the 15th-best total in program history

• Scored 39.0 or better in the all-around eight times and 9.8 or better on vault and floor a combined 22 times

• Earned a team-best 34 podium finishes • Finished second on bars in season opener at

Kentucky (1/10) with a 9.85 mark • Finished first in the all-around (38.75) and on

vault (9.875) at Maryland (1/17); vault score was a season high

• Tallied a winning 39.35 mark in the all-around in the team’s home season-opening victory over NC State (1/26); day included wins on vault (9.85), bars (9.825) and floor (9.9)

• Scored third straight all-around victory with a 39.325 showing against George Washington and Towson (2/2); finished first on bars (9.825), beam (9.825) and floor (9.875), and third on vault (9.8)

• Earned two top-three finishes and earned all-around win with a 39.325 showing at Iowa State (2/7); scored 9.85 on vault and bars and tied for second on both

• All-around win against Pitt (2/14) also included a victory on floor (9.8) and second-place showings on vault (9.825) and bars (9.8)

• Tallied season highs on vault (9.875) and beam (9.875) at The Perfect 10 Challenge (2/21)

• Finished first in the all-around (39.3) and on vault (9.875) in upset victory over No. 22 Ohio State (3/2); also placed second on bars (9.85) and floor (9.875)

• Earned four wins in second meet at Maryland (3/16), including a career-high showing of 39.5 in all-around victory; also finished first on vault (9.875), bars (9.875) and floor (9.9), and second on beam (9.85)

• Won the Big 12 Conference all-around title with a 39.425 showing at the conference champi-onship (3/22); also finished third on floor with a career-high 9.9 score

• Ranked No. 28 nationally, No. 6 in the Southeast region and No. 1 in the Big 12 in the all-around with a 39.305 RQS

• Ranked No. 8 in the region, No. 5 in the Big 12, on floor with a 9.773 RQS

• Ranked No. 11 in the region, No. 7 in the Big 12, on vault with a 9.87 RQS

• Paced the team on uneven bars with a 9.804 season average

At West Virginia in 2013• Earned Joseph Medrick Award honoree as

team’s top all-around gymnast • First WVU Big 12 Conference Gymnast of the

Week (March 5)• NACGC/W Scholastic All-America • Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Team • Competed as an all-arounder in all 12 meets and

scored a team-best 468.15 points, the 38th-best season-point total in program history

• Season-best beam mark of 9.875 was team’s top score on event

• Scored 9.8 or better on vault in all but two meets• Earned her first 39.0+ mark of the season and

finished second at NC State (1/25) with 39.0 points

• Tied for third on floor vs. Oklahoma (2/1) with a career-best 9.9 mark; also set season-high in all-around with a 39.3 score

• Tallied a season-best 9.875 on bars against Iowa State (2/10) and tied for first

• Earned her first all-around victory of the season with a 39.225 showing vs. Denver (3/3)

• Won beam at George Washington (3/10) with a 9.85 score

• Scored 39.25 against Maryland (3/15) and fin-ished first overall; also tied for the beam win with a season-best 9.875

• Ranked No. 42 nationally, No. 8 in the Southeast

region and No. 6 in the Big 12 in the all-around with a 39.16 RQS

• Ranked No. 13 in the region, No. 8 in the Big 12, on beam with a 9.83 RQS

• Ranked No. 23 in the region, No. 10 in the Big 12, on vault with a 9.81 RQS

• Ranked No. 24 in the region on bars with a 9.78 RQS

• Paced team on bars with a 9.742 season average

At West Virginia in 2012• EAGL Gymnast of the Year• All-EAGL First Team Vault, Bars, Beam and

All-Around • Earned second straight Linda Burdette-Good

Award as team’s Most Valuable Gymnast• Joseph Medrick Award honoree as team’s top

all-around gymnast • NACGC/W Scholastic All-America • EAGL All-Academic Team • Led league with three EAGL Gymnast of the

Week honors • Competed as an all-arounder in all 13 meets and

earned a team-best 508.5 points, the 14th-best season-point total in program history

• EAGL’s No. 1-ranked all-around gymnast every week of the season

• Earned 10 scores of 39.0 or better• Scored 9.8 or better 26 times• Set or matched four career bests, including the

all-around• Reached the podium a team-best 31 times • All but two of her 52 routines counted toward

the team’s score• Opened the season strong with a second-place

39.3 all-around showing against Penn State and Maryland (1/8); also finished second on vault (9.875) and floor (9.85)

• Tied for vault win against Rutgers (1/15) with 9.875 mark; also won beam (9.775) and floor (9.8)

• Won the all-around at Bowling Green (1/21) with 39.075 score; also won vault (9.825)

• Finished first against George Washington and Towson (1/29) with a 39.2 score; included a win on vault (9.875)

• Placed second at Michigan (2/3) with a 39.125 total; also won beam with a 9.825

SloanhofferHope2011-14 | Cornwall, N.Y.

One of the top gymnasts to compete for WVU … ranked No. 5 in the program record book with 1,876.525 career points … ranked No. 2 in record book with 26 career scores of 39.0 or better … also No. 14 in record book with 12 career scores of 9.9 or better … competed as an all-arounder in 39 career meets, the ninth-best total in Mountaineer history … saw action in 51 career meets, the 11th-best mark in record book … indi-vidually qualified for the 2014 NCAA National Championships … two-time conference all-around champion … tirelessly strived for success in the gym and in the classroom.

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Sloanhoffer • Scored 39.175 and finished first against Ohio State, Auburn and Ball State (2/12); also tied for beam win with a 9.85

• Took all-around win at Maryland quad-meet (2/18) with 39.15 score; also finished first on beam (9.875)

• Scored 39.175 and finished first at New Hamp-shire (2/25)

• Tied for beam win against Arkansas (3/10) with a career-high 9.95 score, becoming first Mountain-eer to earn the mark since 2004

• Stellar at the EAGL Championship (3/24), winning three individual titles, including the all-around crown with a career-best 39.5 score; also finished first on vault and uneven bars with season-best marks of 9.9

• Just missed individually qualifying for the 2012 NCAA Championships with a sixth place all-around showing at the Auburn Regional (4/7), scoring 39.325 points; also tied for third place on beam with a 9.85 score

• Ranked No. 33 nationally, No. 6 in the southeast region and No. 1 in the EAGL in the all-around with a 39.2 RQS

• Ranked No. 47 nationally, No. 10 regionally and No. 4 in the league on vault with a 9.87 RQS

• Ranked No. 48 nationally, No. 10 regionally and No. 4 in league on beam with a 9.84 RQS

• Ranked No. 18 regionally and No. 9 in the league on bars with a 9.815 RQS

• Paced team on vault and beam with season averages of 9.823 and 9.802, respectively

At West Virginia in 2011• Inaugural Linda Burdette-Good Award honoree

as the team’s Most Valuable Gymnast• All-EAGL First Team Vault, Beam and Floor• NACGC/W Scholastic All-America• EAGL All-Academic Team• EAGL Team MVP• Nine-time EAGL weekly award honoree,

including a league-best six EAGL Rookie of the Week honors and three specialist of the week recognitions

• Competed in all 13 meets, one as an all-arounder, and earned 392.325 points, the third-best season total

• Did not fall all season• Scored 9.8 or better in 30 of 40 routines• Stellar in Mountaineer debut, scoring 9.925 on

vault, her first collegiate routine, against No. 13 Missouri at the Cancun Classic (1/7); also finished first on floor (9.85) and second on beam (9.825)

• Placed first on floor (9.825) and beam (9.85) at No. 10 NC State (1/21)

• Finished first on vault (9.8) and beam (9.8) against Pitt and Rutgers (1/29)

• Won vault at Penn State quad (2/6) with career-best 9.95 score

• Tied for first place on beam at No. 15 Ohio State (2/12) with 9.875 score

• Strong showing in victory over North Carolina (2/26), scoring 9.875 on vault, beam and floor and winning each event

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• Finished first on vault at Arkansas (3/4) with a 9.85 score

• Outstanding at first EAGL Championship (3/19), placing second on beam and vault with 9.9 and 9.875 scores, respectively; set career high on beam

• Made career all-around debut at NCAA South-east Regional Championships (4/2) and finished 10th overall with 38.875 mark

• Vault RQS of 9.865 ranked No. 37 nationally, No. 6 in the Southeast region and No. 1 in the EAGL

• Beam RQS of 9.865 ranked No. 17 nationally, No. 4 regionally and No. 1 in the EAGL

• Floor RQS of 9.855 ranked No. 48 in the nation, No. 8 in the region and No. 4 in the EAGL

• Season-average marks on vault (9.823), beam (9.794) and floor (9.823) were tops on team

Club Gymnastics• Finished seventh out of 56 competitors in all-

around at the 2010 level 10 national champion-ships; also placed seventh on vault and floor

• Five-year team captain (2005-10) at Gymnastics Revolution in Connecticut under Brian Bakalar and Dawn Arigo

• Swept all events, including the all-around, at the 2010 level 10 regional and state championships

• Three-time national qualifier• Won 2010 Connecticut state and regional

championships

Personal• Daughter of Cordell Hoffer and Nancy Sloan• Has two brothers and one sister• Birthday is July 8• Attended Cornwall Central High• Earned degree in exercise physiology• Dean’s List• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Career HighsVault 9.95 at Penn State with Pitt and Bridgeport 2/6/11Uneven Bars 9.9 at 2012 EAGL Championship (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 3/24/12Balance Beam 9.95 vs. Arkansas 3/10/12Floor Exercise 9.9 Five times, last time at the 2014 3/22/14 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship (Morgantown, W.Va.)All-Around 39.5 at 2012 EAGL Championship (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 3/24/12 at Maryland 3/16/14

Career StatisticsYear Meets AA Total Points 2014 13 13 507.552013 12 12 468.152012 13 13 508.52011 13 1 392.325Totals 51 39 1,876.525

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Saved best season for last, as she competed in all 11 meets on bars and beam and earned a spot in the vault lineup midway through the year … one of the team’s loudest in-meet supporters … opened the team’s rotation in all but three 2013 events and hit for a personal-best 9.85 … phenomenal bars skill set … cool and calm when com-peting … her poise under pressure served her well in collegiate gymnastics … really enjoyed the team atmosphere and embraced being a Mountaineer.

At West Virginia in 2014• NACGC/W Scholastic All-America • Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Team • Competed as a multi-event specialist in all 11

meets and earned a career-high 270.95 points • Filled lineup hole on vault, making career debut

on Feb. 14 and competing in lineup through the end of the year

• Placed second on bars at Maryland (1/17) with a 9.8 mark

• Tied for second on beam against NC State (1/26) with a 9.8 score

• Scored a season-high 9.825 on bars and tied for the event win against George Washington and Towson (2/2); also finished tied for second on beam (9.775)

• In only her second appearance in the vault lineup, scored career-high 9.9 at The Perfect 10 Challenge (2/21) and tied for sixth place

• Tied for second on beam with a career-high 9.85 and third on vault with a 9.825 mark in upset win over No. 22 Ohio State (3/2)

• Scored a season-high 9.825 on bars at the 2014 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship (3/22)

• Ranked No. 22 in the Southeast region, No. 10 in the Big 12, on bars with a 9.81 RQS

At West Virginia in 2013• Competed in 11 meets, nine as a multi-event

gymnasts, and scored 193.125 points • Opened beam lineup nine times and scored 9.75

or better six times• Tied for second place on bars at Pitt (1/11) with

a 9.775 score• Reached the podium twice at NC State (1/25),

scoring 9.775 on bars and beam and finishing first and third, respectively

• Matched her career best on bars with a 9.85, third-place showing vs. Iowa State (2/10)

• Scored a career-best 9.85 on beam vs. Denver (3/3) and finished tied for third

• Tied for third on bars vs. Maryland (3/15) with a 9.775 score

• Ranked No. 24 in the Southeast region on bars with a 9.78 RQS; also had a 9.775 RQS on beam

At West Virginia in 2012• Saw action in 10 meets, including four as a two-

event specialist on bars and beam, and tallied 134.35 points

• Rose to the challenge and anchored the bars lineup in the final eight meets of the season

• Scored 9.8 or better on bars five times• Only dropped two scores all season • Hit for a career-best 9.85 on bars at Maryland

(2/18) and finished tied for second • Secured the Mountaineers’ three victories at

Denver (3/3) with a third place, 9.825 bars routine• Matched career high with a sixth place, 9.85

bars showing at EAGL Championship (3/24)• Scored a career-high 9.75 on beam as the

first competitor on the apparatus at the NCAA Auburn Regional Championships (4/7)

• Bars RQS of 9.795 ranked No. 22 in the South-east region

Club Gymnastics • Five-year level 10 gymnast out of Eagles Gym-

nastics• Former junior international elite gymnast• Two-time Junior Olympics National Champion-

ships competitor • Fifth place all-around at the 2008 Junior Olym-

pics National Championships; also finished fourth on beam and fifth on bars

• First place vault, second place all-around at the 2008 level 10 regional championships

• First place vault, bars and all-around at the 2008 level 10 state championships

Personal • Daughter of Anthony Smith and Maria Ubaldo • Has one step-sister• Birthday is May 24• Previously attended the University of Central

Missouri • Attended Blue Springs South High• Earned degree in strategic communications • Dean’s List • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Career HighsVault 9.9 at The Perfect 10 Challenge 2/21/14Uneven Bars 9.85 vs. Iowa State 2/10/13 at Maryland with Rutgers and William & Mary 2/18/12 at 2012 EAGL Championship (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 3/24/12Balance Beam 9.85 vs. Ohio State 3/21/14 vs. Denver, George Washington and Temple 3/3/13


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YurkoBethany 2011-14 | Cumberland, Md.

Talented athlete that exceeded her potential … one of the hardest working gymnasts in Cary Gym … coaches applaud her incredible work ethic … enjoyed competition and contributing to team’s overall success … her passion for gymnastics pushed her teammates.

At West Virginia in 2014• NACGC/W Scholastic All-America • Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Team • Competed on vault in the final seven meets of the

season and earned a career-high 67.475 points • Ended career on a high, scoring a career-best

9.8 on vault at the 2014 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship (3/22)

At West Virginia in 2013• Competed in five meets and earned 48.5 points • NACGC/W Scholastic All-America • Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Team • Scored a career-best 9.675 in bars career debut

at NC State (1/25)• In her first vault action of the season, tallied a

career-best 9.775 vs. Iowa State (2/10), good enough for sixth place

• Owned season averages of 9.733 on vault and 9.65 on bars

At West Virginia in 2012• Saw action in five meets and scored 48.525 points• Earned second consecutive Sally Medrick Award

for Most Improved Gymnast • NACGC/W Scholastic All-America • EAGL All-Academic Team• Proved to be a valuable asset to the vault lineup• Hit for a vault season high of 9.75 against

Rutgers (1/15) and finished sixth, her best finish of the year

• Owned a vault season average of 9.705

At West Virginia in 2011• Sally Medrick Award for Most Improved Gymnast• NACGC/W Scholastic All-America • EAGL All-Academic Team• Did not see competitive action

Club Gymnastics• Competed for East-West Stars for 10 years

under Kris Lloyd• Finished third on vault at 2010 level 9 regional

meet• Secured second on bars, beam and all-around

at 2010 level 9 state championship• Four-year qualifier for level 9 regional champi-

onships


Career HighsVault 9.8 at the 2014 Big 12 Championship (Morgantown, W.Va.) 3/22/14Uneven Bars 9.675 at NC State 1/25/13

Personal• Daughter of Tony and Kim Yurko • Has two sisters and one brother• Birthday is April 23• One sister attended WVU for one year of grad-

uate school• Member of the National Honor Society at Fort

Hill High• Also ran track• Earned a degree in human nutrition and food • President’s List • Dean’s List• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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99...................................... NCAA Records

100............................ Top 50 Team Scores

101.................................Individual Honors

102...................................... All-Americans

103.................Career 10.0 and 9.9 Scores

104...................... WVU Coliseum Records

104........................ Top Attendance Marks

105.................................Top Event Scores

109....................................Career Records

110.................................. Season Records

111.......................Conference Champions

112............................. Conference Honors

114................................Academic Honors

115....................................... Team Awards

116................................... All-Time Scores

126.................................... Series Records

127............... Championship Appearances

129.........................................Shari Retton

130........................... Kristin Quackenbush

131........................................... Janáe Cox

132.......................................Letterwinners

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Event Score Opponent Location (Date)Vault 49.525 EAGL Championship Pittsburgh, Pa. (3/20/04)Bars 49.45 George Washington Morgantown, W.Va. (3/12/00) and Rutgers Rhode Island Morgantown, W.Va. (2/23/97) George Washington Morgantown, W.Va. (3/14/98) and RutgersBeam 49.55 Pitt and James Madison Pittsburgh, Pa. (3/9/04)Floor 49.7 George Washington Morgantown, W.Va. (3/4/01)Total 197.4 Pitt and James Madison Pittsburgh, Pa. (3/9/04)

Individual Records

Event Score Gymnast Opponent Location (Date)

Vault 10.00 Jessica Bartgis Cornell Morgantown, W.Va. (02/08/04) 10.00 TeShawne Jackson EAGL Championship Chapel Hill, N.C. (3/24/01) 10.00 TeShawne Jackson George Washington Morgantown, W.Va. (3/4/01) 10.00 TeShawne Jackson William & Mary Morgantown, W.Va. (2/17/01) 10.00 TeShawne Jackson NC State with Raleigh, N.C. (2/11/2000 Rhode Island and William & Mary 10.00 Nikki West Ball St., Maryland, Rutgers Morgantown, W.Va. (3/20/99) 10.00 Nikki West Rutgers, Temple, Ursinus Piscataway, N.J. (2/27/99) 10.00 Nikki West George Washington and Rutgers Morgantown, W.Va. (3/13/98) 10.00 Kristin Quackenbush George Washington, Massachusetts Morgantown, W.Va. (3/15/97) & Rutgers 10.00 Nikki West Rhode Island Morgantown, W.Va. (2/23/97) 10.00 Nikki West Pitt Morgantown, W.Va. (1/18/97) 10.00 Kristin Quackenbush Pitt & Indiana (Pa.) Morgantown, W.Va. (2/22/94) 10.00 Dainty Mae Hiser Temple & Pitt Morgantown, W.Va. (3/10/92)

Bars 10.00 Umme Salim George Washington & Rutgers Morgantown, W.Va. (3/14/98)

Beam 9.975 Rebecca Slobig Minnesota, NC State Morgantown, W.Va. (2/20/99)

Floor 10.00 TeShawne Jackson Florida, New Hampshire, Morgantown, W.Va. (3/16/03) Cornell, Yale 10.00 Kristen Macrie Kent State Kent, Ohio (3/11/01) 10.00 TeShawne Jackson George Washington Morgantown, W.Va. (3/4/01) 10.00 Dinorh Boyd George Washington Morgantown, W.Va. (3/4/01) 10.00 TeShawne Jackson William & Mary Morgantown, W.Va. (2/17/01) 10.00 Kristin Quackenbush George Washington, Massachusetts Morgantown, W.Va. (3/15/97) & Rutgers 10.00 Kristin Quackenbush Rhode Island Morgantown, W.Va. (2/23/97) 10.00 Kristin Quackenbush Rutgers Morgantown, W.Va. (3/23/96) 10.00 Lajuanda Moody Kent State Morgantown, W.Va. (2/27/94)

All-Around 39.675 Janáe Cox Bowling Green Morgantown, W.Va. (3/13/04)

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INDIVIDUALVault 9.95 Nikki West, 4/5/97, Lexington, Ky.Uneven Parallel Bars 9.9 Kelly Foley, 4/4/98, Athens, Ga. 4/1/2000, Minneapolis, Minn., Umme Salim, 4/4/98, Athens, Ga.Balance Beam 9.9 Gretchen Richter, 4/3/04, Raleigh, N.C.Floor Exercise 9.975 Kristin Quackenbush, 4/5/97, Lexington, Ky.All Around 39.35 Janáe Cox, 4/3/04, Raleigh, N.C.Highest Indiv. Finish Dainty Mae Hiser, first on vault in 1991 Danielle Lilly, tie-first on balance beam in 1997 TeShawne Jackson, first on floor in 2000 Kristen Macrie, tie-first on floor in 2001 Hope Sloanhoffer, tie-first on balance beam in 2014

TEAMVault 49.275 4/8/95, Towson, Md.Uneven Parallel Bars 49.15 4/4/98, Athens, Ga.Balance Beam 48.85 4/6/02, Morgantown, W.Va.Floor Exercise 49.225 4/10/99, Morgantown, W.Va.Team Score 195.9 4/7/12, Auburn, Ala.Highest Finish Second 4/10/99, Morgantown, W.Va. 4/1/00, Minneapolis, Minn.

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS INDIVIDUALVault 9.95 Kristin Quackenbush, 4/13/96, Tuscaloosa, Ala.Bars 9.8 Kristen Macrie, 4/15/00, Boise, IdahoBeam 9.85 TeShawne Jackson, 4/18/02, Tuscaloosa, Ala.Floor 9.875 Kristin Quackenbush, 4/20/95, Athens, Ga. Hope Sloanhoffer, 4/18/14, Birmingham, Ala.All Around 39.175 Kristin Quackenbush, 4/13/96, Tuscaloosa, Ala.Highest Individual Finish Kristin Quackenbush, tie-third on vault in 1996

TEAMVault 48.775 4/15/00, Boise, IdahoUneven Parallel Bars 48.475 4/15/00, Boise, IdahoBalance Beam 48.175 4/15/00, Boise, IdahoFloor Exercise 48.750 4/15/00, Boise, IdahoTeam Score 194.175 4/15/00, Boise, IdahoHighest Finish 12th 4/20/95, Athens, Ga., 4/22/99 Salt Lake City, Utah, 4/15/00, Boise, Idaho

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Team ScoresTop501. 197.4 at Pitt with James Madison 20042. 197.35 Rhode Island 19973. 197.3 Bowling Green 20044. 197.275 George Washington and Rutgers 20005. 197.15 at Kent State 20016. 197.05 at EAGL Championship 20047. 196.8 Arkansas 20038. 196.725 Cornell 20049. 196.6 Nebraska, Penn State and James Madison 200110. 196.55 Michigan, New Hampshire and Towson 201311. 196.475 at EAGL Championship 2012 Arizona State 200013. 196.375 Big 12 Championship 2014 Denver, Temple and George Washington 2013 Michigan and Maryland 2004 at EAGL Championship 200117. 196.275 at Penn State 2002 Massachusetts and Radford 200019. 196.25 North Carolina State and Ohio State 200420. 196.175 Ohio State 2014 Minnesota, UNH and Rutgers 200822. 196.15 Iowa State 201323. 196.075 George Washington 200124. 196.050 Maryland and Rutgers 2013 Oklahoma, Western Michigan and William & Mary 2013 at EAGL Championship 200827. 196.025 at EAGL Championship 200228. 196.0 George Washington and Rutgers 1998 at EAGL Championship 199730. 195.975 at Michigan State with Ohio State 2004 Michigan 200232. 195.925 Penn State 2009 George Washington, Massachusetts and Rutgers 199734. 195.9 at NCAA Auburn Regional Championships 201235. 195.875 Southern Utah 200536. 195.775 at Maryland with Rutgers 2013 George Washington and Towson 201238. 195.725 North Carolina 2011 New Hampshire 199840. 195.675 Arkansas 201241. 195.65 Ohio State 2010 Temple 2009 at EAGL Championship 2003 Michigan State 199845. 195.625 at Penn State with Boise State 200046. 195.5 Towson, George Washington 2014 at EAGL Championship 2009 at EAGL Championship 1998 at Atlantic 10 Championship 199550. 195.475 at Nebraska with Southern Utah 2000 at NCAA Region 2 Championships 2000

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IndividualHonors

AIAW Regional ChampionsYear Gymnast Region Event 1982 Vicki Moore North East Bars1982 Shari Retton North East Floor

NCAA Regional ChampionsYear Gymnast Region Event 1983 Jan Funderburk East Beam1983 Shari Retton East Bars1991 Dainty Mae Hiser Southeast Vault1997 Danielle Lilly Southeast Beam2000 TeShawne Jackson Region 2 Floor2001 Kristen Macrie North Central Floor2014 Hope Sloanhoffer Athens Regional Beam

NCAA Individual Qualifiers1984 Jan Funderburk (all-around)1985 Jan Funderburk (all-around)1987 Cathie Price (all-around)1991 Dainty Mae Hiser (vault)1991 Lajuanda Moody (all-around)1993 Lajuanda Moody (all-around)1994 Lajuanda Moody (all-around)1994 Kristin Quackenbush (all-around)1996 Kristin Quackenbush (all-around)1997 Danielle Lilly (beam)2001 Dinorh Boyd (all-around)2001 Kristen Macrie (floor)2002 TeShawne Jackson (all-around)2004 Janáe Cox (all-around)2005 Janáe Cox (all-around)2007 Janáe Cox (all-around)2009 Mehgan Morris (all-around)2014 Hope Sloanhoffer (all-around)

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FLOOR (first team)

Shari Retton

1982 AIAWVAULT

(first team) BARS

(first team) FLOOR

(first team) ALL-AROUND (first team)

Kristin Quackenbush1994 NCAA VAULT (second team) FLOOR (second team)

1995 NCAAFLOOR (second team)

1996 NCAA VAULT (first team)FLOOR (second team) ALL-AROUND (second team)

Kristen Macrie2000 NCAA BARS (second team)

Lajuanda Moody1994 NCAA

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Career 10.0 & 9.9All Events7 TeShawne Jackson (2000-03)5 Nikki West (1996-99)5 Kristin Quackenbush (1994-97)1 Jessica Bartgis (2001-05)1 Dinorh Boyd (2000-03)1 Kristen Macrie (1999-02)1 Umme Salim (1995-98)1 Dainty Mae Hiser (1991-92)1 Lajuanda Moody (1991-94)

Vault5 Nikki West (1996-99)4 TeShawne Jackson (2000-03)2 Kristin Quackenbush (1994-97)1 Jessica Bartgis (2001-05)1 Dainty Mae Hiser (1991-92)

Bars1 Umme Salim (1995-98)

Floor3 TeShawne Jackson (2000-02)3 Kristin Quackenbush (1994-97)1 Dinorh Boyd (2000-03)1 Kristen Macrie (1999-01)1 Lajuanda Moody (1991-94)

Career 9.9+ ScoresAll Events48 TeShawne Jackson (2000-03)35 Kristin Quackenbush (1994-97)33 Janáe Cox (2004-07)29 Dinorh Boyd (2000-03)26 Kristen Macrie (1999-02)22 Mehgan Morris (2006-09)18 Amanda Halovanic (2000-03)17 Nikki West (1996-99)16 Kari Williams (2002-05)15 Jessica Nonnemacher (1996-98)13 Jessica Bartgis (2001-05)13 Shirley Lee (1997-00)13 Umme Salim (1995-98)12 Hope Sloanhoffer (2011-14)12 Danielle Lilly (1997-00)12 Rebecca Slobig (1996-99)10 Kelly Foley (1997-00)9 Alaska Richardson (2010-13)9 Karla Hairston (1993-96)8 Kaylyn Millick (2011-13)8 Lajuanda Moody (1991-94)7 Chelsi Tabor (2007-10)6 Gretchen Richter (2003-06)6 Jaime Hill (1999-01)5 Jaida Lawrence (2013-present)4 Tina Maloney (2009-2012)4 Amy Bieski (2008-2011)3 Alexa Goldberg (2014-present)3 Beth Deal (2012-present)3 Jaime Gold (2005-08)3 Tynisha Dennis (2004-07)

3 Cheryl Goldenfield (2004-07)3 Christen Simpson (1999-02)2 Carri Nagle (2002-05)2 Allison Gaidish (1998-01)1 Mackenzie Myers (2014-present)1 Erica Smith (2012-14)1 Kiersten Spoerke (2007-10)1 Erica Watson (2006-09)1 Amie Bouchier (2004-07)1 Shannon Migli (1992-95)1 Dainty Mae Hiser (1991-92)

Vault23 TeShawne Jackson (2000-03)17 Kristin Quackenbush (1994-97)16 Kari Williams (2002-05)15 Nikki West (1996-99)9 Karla Hairston (1993-96)7 Chelsi Tabor (2007-10)6 Janáe Cox (2004-07)6 Dinorh Boyd (2000-03)5 Jaida Lawrence (2013-present)4 Hope Sloanhoffer (2011-14)4 Tina Maloney (2009-12)4 Jessica Bartgis (2002-05)3 Alaska Richardson (2010-13)3 Jaime Gold (2005-08)2 Lajuanda Moody (1991-94)1 Erica Smith (2012-14)1 Amy Bieski (2008-11)1 Gretchen Richter (2003-06)1 Amanda Halovanic (2000-03)1 Kristen Macrie (1999-02)1 Kelly Foley (1997-00)1 Shirley Lee (1997-00)1 Umme Salim (1995-98)1 Dainty Mae Hiser (1991-92)

Bars14 Mehgan Morris (2006-09)9 Kelly Foley (1997-2000)6 Jaime Hill (1999-01)6 Umme Salim (1995-98)5 Janáe Cox (2004-07)4 Kristen Macrie (1999-01)4 Danielle Lilly (1997-00)4 Rebecca Slobig (1996-99)3 Alexa Goldberg (2014-present)3 Dinorh Boyd (2000-03)3 TeShawne Jackson (2000-03)2 Kaylyn Millick (2011-13)2 Carri Nagle (2002-05)2 Jessica Bartgis (2001-05)2 Amanda Halovanic (2000-03)2 Christen Simpson (1999-02)2 Kristin Quackenbush (1994-97)1 Hope Sloanhoffer (2011-14)1 Jessica Nonnemacher (1996-00)

Beam8 Danielle Lilly (1997-00)7 Janáe Cox (2004-07)5 Dinorh Boyd (2000-03)

5 Rebecca Slobig (1996-99)5 Umme Salim (1995-98)4 Kristen Macrie (1999-02)4 Jessica Nonnemacher (1996-00)3 Beth Deal (2012-present)3 Cheryl Goldenfield (2004-07)3 TeShawne Jackson (2000-03)3 Gretchen Richter (2003-06)3 Lajuanda Moody (1991-94)2 Hope Sloanhoffer (2011-14)2 Amanda Halovanic (2000-03)2 Allison Gaidish (1998-01)1 Kiersten Spoerke (2007-10)1 Amie Bouchier (2004-07)1 Jessica Bartgis (2001-05)1 Shirley Lee (1997-00)1 Kristin Quackenbush (1994-97)

Floor21 TeShawne Jackson (2000-03)17 Kristen Macrie (1999-02)15 Janáe Cox (2004-07)15 Dinorh Boyd (2000-03)15 Kristin Quackenbush (1994-97)13 Amanda Halovanic (2000-03)11 Shirley Lee (1997-00)11 Jessica Nonnemacher (1996-00)9 Mehgan Morris (2006-09)6 Kaylyn Millick (2011-13)6 Alaska Richardson (2010-13)6 Jessica Bartgis (2001-05)5 Hope Sloanhoffer (2011-14)3 Amy Bieski (2008-11)3 Tynisha Dennis (2004-07)3 Lajuanda Moody (1991-94)2 Gretchen Richter (2003-06)2 Nikki West (1996-99)1 Mackenzie Myers (2014-present)1 Christen Simpson (1999-02)1 Rebecca Slobig (1996-99)1 Umme Salim (1995-98)1 Shannon Migli (1992-95)

Career 39.0+ All-Around Scores37 Janáe Cox (2004-07)26 Hope Sloanhoffer (2011-14)24 Kristen Macrie (1999-02)23 Amy Bieski (2008-11)18 Jessica Bartgis (2001-05)16 Kristin Quackenbush (1994-97)15 Mehgan Morris (2006-09)15 TeShawne Jackson (2000-03)12 Kaylyn Millick (2011-13) 12 Dinorh Boyd (2000-03)11 Amanda Halovanic (2000-03)11 Umme Salim (1995-98)8 Lajuanda Moody (1991-94)5 Kelly Foley (1997-00)4 Karla Hairston (1993-96)3 Nikki West (1996-98)2 Nicolette Swoboda (2014-present)2 Erica Watson (2006-09)2 Shirley Lee (1997-00)2 Jessica Nonnemacher (1996-00)1 Dayah Haley (2012-present)1 Chelsea Goldschrafe (2010-13)1 Christen Simpson (2000-02)

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Coliseum RecordsVault

Individual: 10.0Dainty Mae Hiser, West Virginia, 3/10/92Kristin Quackenbush, West Virginia, 2/22/94Jenny Hansen, Kentucky, 4/9/94Jenny Hansen, Kentucky, 2/18/96Nikki West, West Virginia, 1/18/97Nikki West, West Virginia, 2/23/97Kristin Quackenbush, West Virginia, 3/15/97Nikki West, West Virginia, 3/14/98Nikki West, West Virginia, 3/20/99TeShawne Jackson, West Virginia, 2/17/01TeShawne Jackson, West Virginia, 3/4/01Jessica Bartgis, West Virginia, 2/8/04

Team: 49.65Nebraska (2013 NCAA Morgantown Regional), 4/6/13(WVU Record: 49.475 vs. Cornell, 2/8/04)

Uneven Parallel Bars

Individual: 10.0Umme Salim, West Virginia, 3/14/97

Team: 49.575Alabama (2002 NCAA Southeast Regional), 4/6/02(WVU Record: 49.45 vs. Rhode Island, 2/23/97; vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 3/14/98)

Balance Beam

Individual: 9.975Rebecca Slobig, West Virginia, 2/20/99Elise Ray, Michigan, 2/22/04

Team: 49.725Alabama (2002 NCAA Southeast Regional), 4/6/02(WVU record: 49.3 vs. Penn State, Nebraska and James Madison, 2/10/01; vs. NC State and Ohio State, 1/18/04)

Floor Exercise

Individual: 10.0Lajuanda Moody, West Virginia, 2/27/94Kristin Quackenbush, West Virginia, 3/23/96Kristin Quackenbush, West Virginia, 2/23/97Kristin Quackenbush, West Virginia, 3/15/97TeShawne Jackson, West Virginia, 2/17/01Dinorh Boyd, West Virginia, 3/4/01TeShawne Jackson, West Virginia, 3/4/01TeShawne Jackson, West Virginia, 3/16/03

Team: 49.7West Virginia vs. George Washington, 3/4/01

All-Around

Individual: 39.75Jenny Hansen, Kentucky, 4/9/94Elise Ray, Michigan, 2/22/04(WVU individual record: 39.675 by Janáe Cox vs. Bowling Green, 3/13/04)

Team: 198.0Oklahoma (2014 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship), 3/22/14(WVU Record: 197.35 vs. Rhode Island, 2/23/97)

Top WVU Coliseum Attendance Marks

1.) 3,492 NCAA Southeast Regional, 4/19/94 (West Virginia, Florida, George Washington, Georgia, Kentucky, NC State, Towson)

2.) 3,269 Penn State, 2/1/97

3.) 3,206 “Beauty & the Beast” vs. Michigan State, 1/14/11

4.) 3,074 NCAA Southeast Regional, 4/14/07 (West Virginia, Auburn, LSU, North Carolina, NC State, UCLA)

5.) 2,767 George Washington, Massachusetts, Rutgers, 3/15/97

6.) 2,522 “Beauty & the Beast” vs. Iowa State, 2/10/13

7.) 2,468 “Beauty & the Beast” vs. Pitt, 2/14/14

8.) 2,339 NCAA Region 6 Championships, 4/10/99 (West Virginia, Alabama, NC State, Maryland, Ohio State, Towson)

9.) 2,213 New Hampshire, 1/24/98

10.) 2,144 NCAA Southeast Regional, 4/10/10 (West Virginia, Kent State, Michigan, NC State, Southern Utah, Stanford)

11.) 2,112 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship, 3/22/14

12.) 2,001 NCAA Southeast Regional, 4/6/02 (West Virginia, Alabama, Kentucky, Michigan St., Minnesota, North Carolina)

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Event ScoresTopVault1. 10.00Jessica Bartgis vs. Cornell, 2004TeShawne Jackson at EAGL Championships, 2001TeShawne Jackson vs. George Washington, 2001TeShawne Jackson vs. William & Mary, 2001TeShawne Jackson at North Carolina State with

Rhode Island and William & Mary, 2000Nikki West vs. Ball State, Maryland and Rutgers, 1999Nikki West at Rutgers, Temple and Ursinus, 1999Nikki West vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 1998Kristin Quackenbush vs. George Washington,

Massachusetts and Rutgers, 1997Nikki West vs. Rhode Island, 1997Nikki West vs. Pitt, 1997Kristin Quackenbush vs. Pitt and Indiana, Pa., 1994Dainty Mae Hiser vs. Temple and Pitt, 1992

14. 9.975Kari Williams vs. Penn State and Ball State, 2005Kristen Macrie vs. Kentucky, Massachusetts and George

Washington, 2002Dinorh Boyd vs. Massachusetts and Radford, 2000TeShawne Jackson vs. Massachusetts and Radford, 2000TeShawne Jackson vs. George Washington and Rutgers,

2000Karla Hairston at Atlantic 10 Championships, 1995

20. 9.95 Hope Sloanhoffer at Penn State with Pitt and Bridgeport, 2011Chelsi Tabor vs. Bowling Green, 2010 Jessica Bartgis at EAGL Championships, 2004Janáe Cox vs. Bowling Green, 2004Janáe Cox at EAGL Championships, 2004Kari Williams at Michigan State with Ohio State, 2004Kari Williams vs. Bowling Green, 2004TeShawne Jackson, Penn State and Rutgers, 2003Dinorh Boyd vs. George Washington, 2003TeShawne Jackson vs. James Madison, Kent State and

Maryland, 2002Nikki West at NCAA Southeast Regional, 1997Kristin Quackenbush at NCAA Championship Finals, 1996Kristin Quackenbush at NCAA Championship Prelims, 1996Umme Salim vs. Rutgers, 1996Kristin Quackenbush vs. Temple, 1996 Kristin Quackenbush at Atlantic 10 Championships, 1994

36. 9.925Jaida Lawrence at the Perfect 10 Challenge, 2014Alaska Richardson at Maryland with Rutgers, 2013Hope Sloanhoffer vs. Missouri at Cancun Classic, 2011Chelsi Tabor vs. North Carolina, 2008Kari Williams vs. Southern Utah, 2005

Jessica Bartgis at Pitt with James Madison, 2004Janáe Cox vs. Cornell, 2004Janáe Cox vs. Michigan and Maryland, 2004Gretchen Richter at EAGL Championships, 2004Kari Williams vs. Cornell, 2004Kari Williams at EAGL Championships, 2004Kari Williams vs. New Hampshire, Cornell, Florida and

Yale, 2003TeShawne Jackson at Central Michigan, 2003TeShawne Jackson vs. Eastern Michigan, 2003TeShawne Jackson at EAGL Championships, 2002TeShawne Jackson at Nebraska with Arizona State and

Ohio State, 2002TeShawne Jackson at Michigan, 2001TeShawne Jackson at Ohio State, 2001Dinorh Boyd at Ohio State, 2001Dinorh Boyd at Rhode Island, with New Hampshire and

Yale, 2001TeShawne Jackson vs. Kent State and Towson, 2001Rebecca Slobig vs. George Washington, 1999Nikki West at Massachusetts, 1998Kristin Quackenbush at EAGL Championships, 1996Kristin Quackenbush at Utah State, 1996Karla Hairston at NCAA Southeast Regional, 1995Karla Hairston at LSU Invite, 1995Kristin Quackenbush at NCAA Southeast Regional, 1994

64. 9.9 Erica Smith at the Perfect 10 Challenge, 2014Jaida Lawrence vs. Maryland, Rutgers, 2013Alaska Richardson vs. Maryland, Rutgers, 2013Jaida Lawrence vs. Michigan, New Hampshire and

Towson, 2013Jaida Lawrence at Maryland with Rutgers, 2013Jaida Lawrence vs. Oklahoma, Western Michigan and

William & Mary, 2013Hope Sloanhoffer at EAGL Championships, 2012Hope Sloanhoffer at Denver with Missouri and Western

Michigan, 2012Tina Maloney vs. Auburn, Ohio State and Ball State, 2012Tina Maloney at Penn State with Pitt and Bridgeport, 2011Tina Maloney vs. Florida, New Hampshire and George

Washington, 2011Alaska Richardson at Penn State with Pitt and Bridge-

port, 2011Chelsi Tabor vs. Bridgeport, 2010 Chelsi Tabor at EAGL Championship, 2009Tina Maloney at EAGL Championship, 2009Chelsi Tabor vs. Penn State, 2009Amy Bieski vs. Pitt, 2009 Chelsi Tabor at NCAA Regional, 2008Chelsi Tabor at EAGL Championships, 2008Jaime Gold vs. Minnesota, UNH, Rutgers, 2008Janáe Cox at NCAA Southeast Regional, 2007Jaime Gold at NCAA Southeast Regional, 2007Jaime Gold vs. Penn St., GW, Kent St. and Wilson, 2007

Kari Williams at Rutgers with Bridgeport, 2005Kari Williams at Pitt, 2005Jessica Bartgis vs. Denver and Pitt, 2004Janáe Cox at Pitt with James Madison, 2004Kari Williams at Penn State with Rhode Island, 2004Kari Williams vs. Michigan and Maryland, 2004Kari Williams at NCAA Southeast Regional, 2004Amanda Halovanic at Denver with Arizona, 2003TeShawne Jackson at Denver with Arizona, 2003TeShawne Jackson vs. Arkansas, 2003TeShawne Jackson vs. George Washington, 2003TeShawne Jackson at Pitt with Kent State and Ball

State, 2003Kari Williams vs. Eastern Michigan, 2002Kari Williams vs. Penn State with Rutgers, 2002Kari Williams at Nebraska with Arizona State and Ohio

State, 2002TeShawne Jackson vs. Michigan, 2002TeShawne Jackson vs. Pitt and Rutgers, 2002Dinorh Boyd vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 2000TeShawne Jackson at Towson, 2000TeShawne Jackson vs. Arizona State, 2000Shirley Lee at North Carolina State with Rhode Island

and William & Mary, 2000Kristen Macrie vs. Pitt, Temple and Towson, 1999Nikki West vs. Michigan State, 1998Nikki West at Penn State, 1998Nikki West vs. Temple, 1998Nikki West vs. George Washington, Massachusetts and

Rutgers, 1997Kristin Quackenbush at Alabama, 1997Kristin Quackenbush at Temple, 1997Nikki West at Temple, 1997Kelly Foley vs. Penn State, 1997Kristin Quackenbush vs. Pitt, 1997Karla Hairston at EAGL Championships, 1996Kristin Quackenbush vs. Rutgers, 1996Karla Hairston vs. Rutgers, 1996Karla Hairston at Penn State, 1996Nikki West at Rhode Island, 1996Karla Hairston at Oregon State, 1996Kristin Quackenbush at NCAA Southeast Regional, 1995 Karla Hairston at Massachusetts, 1995Karla Hairston vs. Temple, 1995Kristin Quackenbush vs. Oregon State and

Rhode Island, 1995Kristin Quackenbush at NCAA Championships, 1994Kristin Quackenbush vs. Kent State, 1994 Lajuanda Moody at Pitt, 1993Lajuanda Moody at Ohio State, 1993

Uneven Parallel Bars1. 10.00 Umme Salim vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 1998

2. 9.95 Mehgan Morris vs. George Washington and Maryland, 2008Amanda Halovanic vs. George Washington, 2003Dinorh Boyd vs. George Washington, 2001Jaime Hill at Rhode Island with New Hampshire and

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Kristen Macrie at EAGL Championship, 2000Kelly Foley at Penn State with Boise State, 2000Umme Salim at EAGL Championships, 1998

9. 9.925 Alexa Goldberg at Kentucky with Penn State and Ball

State, 2014 Mehgan Morris vs. Penn State, 2009Mehgan Morris vs. Rutgers, Bridgeport, URI, Ursinus, 2008Mehgan Morris vs. Rutgers and Temple, 2006Jessica Bartgis vs. Bowling Green, 2004Janáe Cox at Pitt with James Madison, 2004Jaime Hill at EAGL Championships, 2001Dinorh Boyd at Kent State, 2001Jaime Hill vs. Nebraska, Penn State and James

Madison, 2001Jaime Hill at Massachusetts, 2001Kelly Foley vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 2000Danielle Lilly at Penn State with Boise State, 2000Danielle Lilly vs. Arizona State, 2000Danielle Lilly vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 2000Danielle Lilly vs. Ball State, Maryland and Rutgers, 1999Rebecca Slobig vs. George Washington, 1999Umme Salim vs. Michigan State, 1998Umme Salim at Towson, 1998Jessica Nonnemacher vs. New Hampshire, 1998Umme Salim vs. Rhode Island, 1997

29. 9.9 Alexa Goldberg at the Big 12 Championship, 2014Alexa Goldberg vs. Ohio State, 2014 Kaylyn Millick at Maryland with Rutgers, 2013Hope Sloanhoffer at EAGL Championship, 2012Kaylyn Millick at Maryland with Rutgers and William &

Mary, 2012Mehgan Morris at Iowa State, 2009 Mehgan Morris vs. North Carolina, 2008Erica Watson vs. North Carolina, 2008Mehgan Morris vs. Rutgers, Yale, Temple, 2007Janáe Cox at Arkansas with Pitt and New Hampshire, 2007Mehgan Morris at Ohio State with Kentucky and GW, 2007Mehgan Morris at Michigan State, 2007Mehgan Morris at New Hampshire with Michigan St.

and Brown, 2007Janáe Cox at Pitt with James Madison, 2006Mehgan Morris at Pitt with James Madison, 2006Mehgan Morris at Florida with Arkansas and North

Carolina, 2006Mehgan Morris vs. George Washington, Iowa and Ohio

State, 2006Jessica Bartgis vs. North Carolina State and Ohio

State, 2004Janáe Cox at Michigan State with Ohio State, 2004Janáe Cox vs. Bowling Green, 2004Carri Nagle vs. North Carolina State and Ohio State, 2004Carri Nagle at Pitt with James Madison, 2004TeShawne Jackson at Pitt with Ball State and Kent

State, 2003TeShawne Jackson at EAGL Championships, 2002Kristen Macrie at EAGL Championships, 2002TeShawne Jackson vs. James Madison, Kent State and

Maryland, 2002Christen Simpson at Michigan State, 2002Christen Simpson at Kent State, 2001

Jaime Hill vs. George Washington, 2001Jaime Hill at Ohio State, 2001Dinorh Boyd at Massachusetts, 2001Amanda Halovanic vs. Rutgers, 2001Kelly Foley vs. Minnesota and North Carolina State, 1999Rebecca Slobig vs. Minnesota and North Carolina

State, 1999Umme Salim at NCAA Southeast Regional, 1998Kelly Foley at NCAA Southeast Regional, 1998Kelly Foley at EAGL Championships, 1998Kelly Foley vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 1998Rebecca Slobig vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 1998Rebecca Slobig vs. Michigan State, 1998Rebecca Slobig at Towson, 1998Kelly Foley at EAGL Championships, 1997Kristin Quackenbush vs. Rhode Island, 1997Kelly Foley vs. Rhode Island, 1997Kristin Quackenbush vs. Pitt, 1997

Balance Beam

1. 9.975 Rebecca Slobig vs. Minnesota and North Carolina

State, 1999

2. 9.95 Beth Deal at the Perfect 10 Challenge, 2014Hope Sloanhoffer vs. Arkansas, 2012Jessica Bartgis at Pitt with James Madison, 2004Gretchen Richter at Pitt with James Madison, 2004Allison Gaidish vs. George Washington, 2001Danielle Lilly at Penn State with Boise State, 2000Danielle Lilly vs. Arizona State, 2000Danielle Lilly vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 2000

10. 9.925 Janáe Cox at EAGL Championships, 2005Janáe Cox at Pitt with James Madison, 2004Dinorh Boyd at EAGL Championships, 2003Dinorh Boyd vs. New Hampshire, Cornell, Florida and

Yale, 2003Dinorh Boyd vs. Arkansas, 2003Kristen Macrie vs. Michigan, 2002Kristen Macrie vs. James Madison, Kent State and

Maryland, 2002Kristen Macrie at Towson, 2002Amanda Halovanic at Massachusetts, 2001Danielle Lilly at North Carolina State with Rhode Island

and William & Mary, 2000Umme Salim at EAGL Championships, 1998Jessica Nonnemacher at Massachusetts, 1998Umme Salim vs. New Hampshire, 1998

21. 9.9 Beth Deal at the Big 12 Championship, 2014 Beth Deal at EAGL Championship, 2012Hope Sloanhoffer at EAGL Championship, 2011 Kiersten Spoerke vs. Maryland, George Washington and

Rutgers, 2009 Janáe Cox vs. Michigan and James Madison, 2007Janáe Cox at Pitt with James Madison, 2006Cheryl Goldenfield at Pitt with James Madison, 2006

Janáe Cox at Eastern Michigan with Kent State, South-ern Utah, 2005

Amie Bouchier vs. Bowling Green, 2004Janáe Cox vs. Cornell, 2004Janáe Cox vs. Michigan and Maryland, 2004Cheryl Goldenfield vs. North Carolina State and Ohio

State, 2004Cheryl Goldenfield vs. Cornell, 2004Gretchen Richter at EAGL Championships, 2004Gretchen Richter at NCAA Southeast Regional, 2004Amanda Halovanic at EAGL Championships, 2003TeShawne Jackson at EAGL Championships, 2003Dinorh Boyd at Michigan with Kent State, 2003TeShawne Jackson vs. Michigan, 2002Amanda Halovanic vs. George Washington, 2001Kristen Macrie vs. Nebraska, Penn State and James

Madison, 2001TeShawne Jackson vs. Nebraska, Penn State and

James Madison, 2001Allison Gaidish vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 2000Danielle Lilly vs. Kentucky, Ohio State and Rutgers, 1999Rebecca Slobig vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 1998Shirley Lee vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 1998Umme Salim vs. Auburn, Maryland and Radford, 1998Rebecca Slobig vs. Auburn, Maryland and Radford, 1998Jessica Nonnemacher vs. New Hampshire, 1998Danielle Lilly at EAGL Championships, 1997Kristin Quackenbush at Atlantic 10 Championships, 1995Lajuanda Moody vs. Kent State, 1994Lajuanda Moody at Ohio State, 1993Lajuanda Moody at Kentucky, 1993

Floor Exercise

1. 10.00 TeShawne Jackson vs. New Hampshire, Florida, Cor-

nell and Yale, 2003Kristen Macrie at Kent State, 2001TeShawne Jackson vs. George Washington, 2001Dinorh Boyd vs. George Washington, 2001TeShawne Jackson vs. William & Mary, 2001Kristin Quackenbush vs. George Washington, Massa-

chusetts and Rutgers, 1997Kristin Quackenbush vs. Rhode Island, 1997Kristin Quackenbush vs. Rutgers, 1996Lajuanda Moody vs. Kent State, 1994

10. 9.975 Kristen Macrie vs. Kentucky, Massachusetts and

George Washington, 2002Dinorh Boyd at EAGL Championships, 2001TeShawne Jackson vs. Nebraska, Penn State and

James Madison, 2001Amanda Halovanic at Massachusetts, 2001Kristin Quackenbush at NCAA Southeast Regional,

1997Kristin Quackenbush at Temple, 1997Kristin Quackenbush vs. Rutgers, 1995

17. 9.95 Kaylyn Millick vs. Michigan, New Hampshire and

Towson, 2013 Mehgan Morris vs. Kentucky, 2009

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Mehgan Morris vs. Temple, 2009 Mehgan Morris vs. Maryland, George Washington and

Rutgers, 2009Mehgan Morris at EAGL Championships, 2008Jessica Bartgis vs. Bowling Green, 2004Janáe Cox vs. Bowling Green, 2004Janáe Cox at EAGL Championships, 2004Dinorh Boyd at EAGL Championships, 2003TeShawne Jackson vs. George Washington, 2003Dinorh Boyd vs. Eastern Michigan, 2003Amanda Halovanic at EAGL Championships, 2002Kristen Macrie at EAGL Championships, 2002Kristen Macrie vs. Central Michigan, 2002Amanda Halovanic vs. Michigan, 2002Kristen Macrie vs. Michigan, 2002Kristen Macrie vs. Pitt and Rutgers, 2002TeShawne Jackson at EAGL Championships, 2001Dinorh Boyd at Kent State, 2001Kristen Macrie vs. George Washington, 2001Amanda Halovanic vs. George Washington, 2001Kristen Macrie vs. William & Mary, 2001Amanda Halovanic vs. Nebraska, Penn State and

James Madison, 2001Kristen Macrie at Rhode Island with New Hampshire

and Yale, 2001Kristen Macrie at Massachusetts, 2001Dinorh Boyd at Massachusetts, 2001Jessica Nonnemacher at Massachusetts, 1998Kristin Quackenbush at EAGL Championships, 1997Jessica Nonnemacher vs. Rhode Island, 1997Kristin Quackenbush at UNH Invite, 1997Kristin Quackenbush vs. Pitt, 1997Kristin Quackenbush at Rhode Island, 1996Kristin Quackenbush vs. Kentucky, 1996Lajuanda Moody vs. Pitt and Indiana, Pa. 1994

51. 9.925 Mackenzie Myers vs. Ohio State, 2014Kaylyn Millick vs. Denver, George Washington and

Temple, 2013 Alaska Richardson vs. Michigan, New Hampshire and

Towson, 2013Mehgan Morris vs. Penn State, 2009Mehgan Morris vs. Pitt, 2009Tynisha Dennis vs. Penn St., GW, Kent State and

Wilson, 2007Tynisha Dennis vs. Michigan and James Madison, 2007Janáe Cox vs. New Hampshire and William & Mary,

2006Janáe Cox vs. George Washington, Iowa and Ohio

State, 2006Tynisha Dennis vs. Auburn, Michigan State and Kent

State, 2005Jessica Bartgis vs. Michigan and Maryland, 2004Jessica Bartgis at North Carolina State with North

Carolina, 2004Janáe Cox at North Carolina State with North Carolina,

2004Gretchen Richter vs. Bowling Green, 2004 Dinorh Boyd vs. George Washington, 2003TeShawne Jackson vs. Eastern Michigan, 2003TeShawne Jackson at EAGL Championships, 2002Amanda Halovanic at New Hampshire with Pitt and

Yale, 2002

TeShawne Jackson at New Hampshire with Pitt and Yale, 2002

TeShawne Jackson vs. Michigan, 2002Kristen Macrie vs. James Madison, Kent State and

Maryland, 2002Dinorh Boyd vs. Pitt and Rutgers, 2002Kristen Macrie at Towson, 2002Amanda Halovanic at Kent State, 2001TeShawne Jackson at Kent State, 2001Amanda Halovanic vs. William & Mary, 2001Dinorh Boyd vs. Nebraska, Penn State and James

Madison, 2001TeShawne Jackson at Massachusetts, 2001Amanda Halovanic vs. Kent State and Towson, 2001TeShawne Jackson vs. Kent State and Towson, 2001Dinorh Boyd vs. Arizona State, 2000TeShawne Jackson vs. at North Carolina State with

Rhode Island and William & Mary, 2000TeShawne Jackson vs. Arizona State, 2000Shirley Lee vs Ohio State and Rhode Island, 2000Shirley Lee vs. Arizona State, 2000Kristen Macrie vs. Arizona State, 2000Jessica Nonnemacher vs. New Hampshire, 1998Jessica Nonnemacher at Pitt, 1998Jessica Nonnemacher at EAGL Championships, 1997Kristin Quackenbush at Utah State, 1996Jessica Nonnemacher at Rhode Island, 1996

Top 100 All-Around Scores

1. 39.675 Janáe Cox vs. Bowling Green, 2004

2. 39.65 Janáe Cox at Pitt with James Madison, 2004

3. 39.625Jessica Bartgis at Pitt with James Madison, 2004

4. 39.6 Jessica Bartgis vs. Bowling Green, 2004Kristin Quackenbush vs. Pitt, 1997

6. 39.575 TeShawne Jackson at EAGL Championships, 2002

7. 39.55 Janáe Cox vs. Michigan and Maryland, 2004Janáe Cox at EAGL Championships, 2004Kristen Macrie at Kent State, 2001Kristen Macrie at EAGL Championships, 2002

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11. 39.525 Dinorh Boyd at Kent State, 2001Dinorh Boyd vs. Pitt and Rutgers, 2002

13. 39.5 Hope Sloanhoffer at Maryland, 2014Hope Sloanhoffer at EAGL Championship, 2012 Mehgan Morris vs. Penn State, 2009Jessica Bartgis at EAGL Championships, 2004Janáe Cox at Michigan State with Ohio State, 2004TeShawne Jackson vs. Penn State and Rutgers, 2003TeShawne Jackson vs. James Madison, Kent State and

Maryland, 2002Kristen Macrie vs. James Madison, Kent State and

Maryland, 2002Teshawne Jackson vs. Nebraska, Penn State and

James Madison, 2001Dinorh Boyd at Rhode Island with New Hampshire and

Yale, 2001TeShawne Jackson vs. Penn State with Rutgers, 2003

24. 39.475 Mehgan Morris vs. Kentucky, 2009Janáe Cox at EAGL Championships, 2005Kristen Macrie vs. Michigan, 2002Umme Salim vs. Rhode Island, 1997

28. 39.45 Janáe Cox at Pitt with James Madison, 2006Jessica Bartgis vs. Cornell, 2004Dinorh Boyd vs. Kent State and Towson, 2001Umme Salim at EAGL Championships, 1998Kristin Quackenbush vs. Rhode Island, 1997

33. 39.425 Hope Sloanhoffer at the Big 12 Championship, 2014Janáe Cox vs. New Hampshire and William & Mary, 2006Janáe Cox at North Carolina State with North Carolina, 2004Amanda Halovanic at EAGL Championships, 2002TeShawne Jackson at Penn State, 2002Amanda Halovanic vs. Michigan, 2002Kristen Macrie at Massachusetts, 2001Kristen Macrie vs. Massachusetts and Radford, 2000Jessica Nonnemacher vs. New Hampshire, 1998

42. 39.4 Kaylyn Millick vs. Oklahoma, Western Michigan, William

& Mary, 2013Mehgan Morris at EAGL Championships, 2008Jessica Bartgis at Michigan State with Ohio State, 2004Janáe Cox vs. North Carolina State and Ohio State, 2004TeShawne Jackson vs. Michigan, 2002TeShawne Jackson vs. Kentucky, Massachusetts and

George Washington, 2002TeShawne Jackson at Kent State, 2001Kristen Macrie vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 2000Kristin Quackenbush at Temple, 1997Kristin Quackenbush at Atlantic 10 Championships, 1995

52. 39.375 Kaylyn Millick vs. Iowa State, 2013Janáe Cox vs. George Washington, Iowa and Ohio

State, 2006

Jessica Bartgis at North Carolina State with North Carolina, 2004

Janáe Cox at Penn State with Rhode Island, 2004Kristen Macrie vs. Central Michigan, 2002TeShawne Jackson at EAGL Championships, 2001Dinorh Boyd vs. Nebraska, Penn State and James

Madison, 2001Karla Hairston at Atlantic 10 Championships, 1995

59. 39.35 Hope Sloanhoffer vs. NC State, 2014 Kaylyn Millick vs. Michigan, New Hampshire and

Towson, 2013Kaylyn Millick at Maryland with Rutgers, 2013Mehgan Morris vs. Temple, 2009 Janáe Cox vs. Southern Utah, 2005Janáe Cox at NCAA Southeast Regional, 2004Amanda Halovanic at EAGL Championships, 2003Dinorh Boyd at Michigan with Kent State, 2003Kristen Macrie at New Hampshire with Pitt and Yale, 2002Kristen Macrie at Rhode Island with New Hampshire

and Yale, 2001Lajuanda Moody at Atlantic 10 Championships, 1992

70. 39.325 Hope Sloanhoffer at Iowa State, 2014Hope Sloanhoffer vs. George Washington and Towson, 2014Hope Sloanhoffer at NCAA Auburn Regional Champi-

onships, 2012 Amy Bieski vs. Florida, New Hampshire and George

Washington, 2011Erica Watson vs. North Carolina, 2008Janáe Cox at EAGL Championships, 2007Janáe Cox vs. Rutgers, Yale, Temple, 2007Janáe Cox vs. Michigan State, 2007Janáe Cox vs. Pitt, 2005Janáe Cox vs. Auburn, Michigan State and Kent State, 2005TeShawne Jackson at Pitt with Ball State and Kent

State, 2003

81. 39.3 Hope Sloanhoffer vs. Ohio State, 2014Hope Sloanhoffer vs. Oklahoma, Western Michigan and

William & Mary, 2013Hope Sloanhoffer vs. Penn State and Maryland, 2012Mehgan Morris at EAGL Championships, 2009Jessica Bartgis vs. Arkansas, 2003Amanda Halovanic vs. Arkansas, 2003Umme Salim at Massachusetts, 1998Kristin Quackenbush at Auburn Invite, 1997Nikki West vs. Rhode Island, 1997Umme Salim vs. Kentucky, 1996

91. 39.275 Amy Bieski vs. Minnesota, UNH, Rutgers, 2008Janáe Cox at Michigan, 2005Kristen Macrie at Towson, 2002Dinorh Boyd at EAGL Championships, 2001Shirley Lee vs. Pitt, Temple and Towson, 1999Kristin Quackenbush at EAGL Championships, 1996

97. 39.25 Hope Sloanhoffer vs. Maryland, Rutgers, 2013Amy Bieski vs. Ohio State, 2010Amy Bieski at Penn State, 2010Janáe Cox vs. Michigan and James Madison, 2007Janáe Cox at Eastern Michigan with Kent State and

Southern Utah, 2005TeShawne Jackson at Denver with Arizona, 2003TeShawne Jackson, NCAA Regional, 2002Kristen Macrie vs. Kentucky, Massachusetts and

George Washington, 2002Amanda Halovanic vs. William & Mary, 2001Amanda Halovanic at Pitt with Brown, 2001Kristen Macrie vs. Ball State, Maryland and Rutgers, 1999Kelly Foley vs. George Washington and Rutgers, 2000Karla Hairston vs. Rutgers, 1995Kristin Quackenbush vs. Massachusetts and Pitt, 1995Kristin Quackenbush vs. Pitt and Indiana, Pa., 1994

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Mehgan MORRISCareerRecords

Career Meets Competed In58 Beth Foltz (1988-91)55 Janáe Cox (2004-07) Yvette Clark (1988-91) Andrea DeFelice (1987-90) 54 Jaime Gold (2005-08)53 Katie McGregor (2005-08) 52 Amy Bieski (2008-11) Emily Kerwin (2008-11) Mehgan Morris (2006-09) Lajuanda Moody (1991-94)51 Hope Sloanhoffer (2011-14) Tina Maloney (2009-12) Shelly Purkat (2007-10) Kristen Macrie (1999-02 Jana Perry (1990-93) Lisa Reed (1989-92) Karen Kirszenstein (1987-90)50 Chelsea Goldschrafe (2010-13) Alyssa DeSantis (2003-06) Christen Simpson (1999-02) Kristin Quackenbush (1994-97)49 Tynisha Dennis (2004-07) Kari Williams (2002-05) Shannon Migli (1992-95)

Career All-Around Meets50 Janáe Cox (2004-07)48 Amy Bieski (2008-2011) Kristin Quackenbush (1994-97)47 Umme Salim (1995-98) Lajuanda Moody (1991-94 )43 Jana Perry (1990-93) Andrea DeFelice (1987-90)40 Kristen Macrie (1999-02) 39 Hope Sloanhoffer (2011-14) Yvette Clark (1988-91)36 Karla Hairston (1993-96)35 Shannon Migli (1992-95)34 Jessica Bartgis (2001-05)32 TeShawne Jackson (2000-02)31 Beth Foltz (1988-91)30 Dinorh Boyd (2000-02) Amanda Halovanic (2000-02)26 Hope Sloanhoffer (2011-present) 25 Mehgan Morris (2006-09) Dainty Mae Hiser (1991-92) 24 Kaylyn Millick (2011-13)22 Shirley Lee (1997-00)16 Kelly Foley (1997-00) Nikki West (1996-99)

Career Coaching RecordsCoach Seasons Years Record Pct. Nanette Schnaible 1974 1 5-2-0 .714Linda Burdette-Good 1975-2011 37 644-263-4 .709Jason Butts 2011- 3 40-25 .615

Career Points AA/MC* Points 1. Janáe Cox (2004-07) 50/55 2,070.652. Amy Bieski (2008-11) 48/52 1,978.9253. Lajuanda Moody (1991-94) 47/52 1,933.74. Kristin Quackenbush (1994-97) 48/50 1,891.93755. Hope Sloanhoffer (2011-14) 39/51 1,876.5256. Kristen Macrie (1999-02) 40/51 1,852.0257. Jana Perry (1990-93) 43/51 1,811.3758. Umme Salim (1995-98) 47/48 1,810.0259. Beth Foltz (1988-91) 31/58 1,795.32510. Yvette Clark (1988-91) 39/55 1,739.5511. Dinorh Boyd (2000-03) 30/52 1,719.67512. Shannon Migli (1992-95) 35/49 1,680.92513. TeShawne Jackson (2000-03) 29/51 1,636.9514. Mehgan Morris (2006-09) 23/50 1,623.97515. Karla Hairston (1993-96) 36/46 1,605.116. Andrea DeFelice (1987-90) 43/55 1,520.617. Amanda Halovanic (2000-03) 31/51 1,487.32518. Jessica Bartgis (2001-05) 34/44 1,471.12519. Nikki West (1996-99) 16/48 1,399.020. Kelly Foley (1997-00) 16/49 1,396.3* - All-Arounds/Meets Competed

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Top 40 Season PointsGymnast, Year AA/MC* Points Lajuanda Moody, 1992 15/15 570.05Janáe Cox, 2007 14/15 556.8Jessica Bartgis, 2005 14/14 541.025Dinorh Boyd, 2001 13/14 537.0Janáe Cox, 2005 13/14 535.75Beth Foltz, 1989 14/15 534.5Susie Pierce, 1990 8/16 525.0Yvette Clark, 1989 12/15 518.25Susie Pierce, 1991 14/14 516.05Mehgan Morris, 2008 12/14 515.575Amy Bieski, 2008 11/14 513.4Janáe Cox, 2004 13/13 511.475Jana Perry, 1992 11/15 508.825Hope Sloanhoffer, 2014 13/13 507.55Hope Sloanhoffer, 2012 13/13 508.5TeShawne Jackson, 2002 13/13 506.625Amy Bieski, 2010 13/13 505.35Kristen Macrie, 2001 12/14 504.575Amy Bieski, 2011 13/13 504.025

Kristin Quackenbush, 1996 12/14 503.2375Dainty Mae Hiser, 1992 12/15 501.75Umme Salim, 1998 13/13 501.65Kristin Quackenbush, 1994 13/13 498.3Dainty Mae Hiser, 1991 13/14 496.85Kristen Macrie, 2000 12/14 495.875Amanda Halovanic, 2001 12/13 494.775Karen Kirszenstein, 1988 12/15 494.45Yvette Clark, 1988 13/14 490.45Beth Foltz, 1990 6/16 488.25Lajuanda Moody, 1991 13/13 486.5Yvette Clark, 1991 12/14 485.7Jessica Nonnemacher, 1996 6/12 485.675Jana Perry, 1990 11/14 481.45Lajuanda Moody, 1994 10/13 473.75Cyndi Gacek, 1988 8/15 472.55Jessica Bartgis, 2004 12/12 469.75Kristen Macrie, 2002 12/12 469.55Mehgan Morris, 2009 12/12 469.10Hope Sloanhoffer, 2013 12/12 468.15Janáe Cox, 2006 10/13 466.625* - All-Arounds/Meets Competed

Season All-Around Meets CompetedGymnast, Year Meets1. Lajuanda Moody, 1992 ......................152. Janáe Cox, 2007 ...............................14 Jessica Bartgis, 2005 ........................14 Susie Pierce, 1991 .............................14 Beth Foltz, 1989 ................................146. Hope Sloanhoffer, 2014 .....................13 Hope Sloanhoffer, 2012 .....................13 Amy Bieski, 2011 ...............................13 Amy Bieski, 2010 ...............................13 Janáe Cox, 2005 ...............................13 Janáe Cox, 2004 ...............................13 TeShawne Jackson, 2002 ..................13 Dinorh Boyd, 2001 .............................13 Umme Salim, 1998 ............................13 Yvette Clark, 1988 .............................13 Kristin Quackenbush, 1994 ...............13 Dainty Mae Hiser, 1991 .....................13 Lajuanda Moody, 1991 ......................1319. Nicolette Swoboda, 2014 ..................12 Hope Sloanhoffer, 2013 .....................12 Mehgan Morris, 2009 ........................12 Mehgan Morris, 2008 ........................12 Jessica Bartgis, 2004 ........................12 Kristen Macrie, 2002 .........................12 Kristen Macrie, 2001 .........................12 Amanda Halovanic, 2001 ..................12 Kristen Macrie, 2000 .........................12 Umme Salim, 1996 ............................12 Kristin Quackenbush, 1996 ...............12 Kristin Quackenbush, 1995 ...............12 Dainty Mae Hiser, 1992 .....................12 Yvette Clark, 1991 .............................12 Yvette Clark, 1989 .............................12 Karen Kirszenstein, 1988 ...................1235. Kaylyn Millick, 2013 ...........................11 Amy Bieski, 2009 ...............................11 Amy Bieski, 2008 ...............................11 Amanda Halovanic, 2002 ..................11 Jana Perry, 1992 ................................11 Jana Perry, 1990 ................................1141. Janáe Cox, 2006 ...............................10 Christen Simpson, 2002 ....................10 Kelly Foley, 2000 ................................10 Lajuanda Moody, 1994 ......................10 Andrea DeFelice, 1990 ......................10

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ConferenceChampions

Big 12 Champions (2013-present)

All-AroundName Score Year Hope Sloanhoffer 39.425 2014

EAGL Champions (1996-2012)

Team Championships Score Year West Virginia 194.6 1996West Virginia 196.0 1997West Virginia 195.5 1998West Virginia 196.375 2001West Virginia 197.05 2004West Virginia 196.05 2008West Virginia 196.475 2012

All-AroundName Score Year Kristin Quackenbush 39.275 1996Kristin Quackenbush 39.1* 1997Umme Salim 39.45 1998TeShawne Jackson 39.375 2001TeShawne Jackson 39.575 2002Janáe Cox 39.475* 2005Mehgan Morris 39.3 2009Hope Sloanhoffer 39.5 2012

VaultName Score Year Kristin Quackenbush 9.925 1996Nikki West 9.875 1998TeShawne Jackson 10.0 2001TeShawne Jackson 9.925 2002Jessica Bartgis 9.95* 2004Janáe Cox 9.95* 2004Tina Maloney 9.9* 2009Chelsi Tabor 9.9* 2009Hope Sloanhoffer 9.9* 2012

Uneven Parallel BarsName Score Year Umme Salim 9.95 1998Kristen Macrie 9.95 2000Jaime Hill 9.925* 2001Mehgan Morris 9.85 2008Mehgan Morris 9.85* 2009Amy Bieski 9.825 2011Hope Sloanhoffer 9.9 2012

Balance BeamName Score Year Jessica Nonnemacher 9.825* 1996Danielle Lilly 9.9* 1997Umme Salim 9.925 1998Amanda Halovanic 9.875* 2002Dinorh Boyd 9.925* 2003Janáe Cox 9.925 2005Shelly Purkat 9.875* 2009Beth Deal 9.9 2012

Floor ExerciseName Score Year Kristin Quackenbush 9.95 1997Shirley Lee 9.775* 1998Nikki West 9.775* 1998Shirley Lee 9.9* 1999Dinorh Boyd 9.95 2003Mehgan Morris 9.95* 2008Mehgan Morris 9.85* 2009* Tied for championship

Atlantic 10 Champions (1983-95)

Team Championships Score Year West Virginia 191.90 1992West Virginia 192.70 1993West Virginia 190.79 1994West Virginia 195.50 1995

All-AroundName Score Year Jan Funderburk 36.95 1984Yvette Clark 37.95* 1989Lajuanda Moody 38.30* 1991Lajuanda Moody 39.35 1992Lajuanda Moody 39.20 1993Kristin Quackenbush 39.00 1994Kristin Quackenbush 39.40 1995

VaultName Score Year Cathie Price 9.45 1985Maureen Repmann 9.35 1987Yvette Clark 9.65 1989Kristin Quackenbush 9.95 1994Karla Hairston 9.975 1995

Uneven Parallel BarsName Score Year Jan Funderburk 9.45 1984Jan Funderburk 9.35 1985Lajuanda Moody 9.85 1992Lajuanda Moody 9.80 1993Karla Hairston 9.875 1995

Balance BeamName Score Year Lajuanda Moody 9.80 1992Karla Hairston 9.80* 1993Lajuanda Moody 9.75 1994Kristin Quackenbush 9.90 1995

Floor ExerciseName Score Year Andrea DeFelice 9.65 1989Susie Pierce 9.65 1990Lajuanda Moody 9.75 1991Lajuanda Moody 9.90* 1992Lajuanda Moody 9.85 1993Kristin Quackenbush 9.80 1994Kristin Quackenbush 9.85 1995* Tied for championship

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Big 12 HonorsWest Virginia University’s first season in the Big 12 Conference was in 2013. The conference awards four annual awards: Gymnast of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Event Specialist of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

All-Big 12 Team – VaultFirst TeamJaida Lawrence 2013

All-Big 12 Team – All-AroundFirst TeamHope Sloanhoffer 2014

All-Big 12 Championship TeamBalance BeamBeth Deal 2014Floor ExerciseHope Sloanhoffer 2014All-AroundKaylyn Millick 2013Dayah Haley 2014Hope Sloanhoffer 2014

EAGL HonorsWest Virginia University was a charter member of the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL). Competition began in 1996 as West Virginia hosted the inaugural championships. Other EAGL members included Maryland, New Hampshire, North Carolina, NC State, Pitt, Rutgers and George Washington. Towson was a member of the EAGL from 1996-2004 and George Washington’s first year was in 2005.

Gymnast of the YearKristin Quackenbush 1997Umme Salim 1998Dinorh Boyd 2001Janáe Cox 2007Amy Bieski 2011Hope Sloanhoffer 2012

Scholar-Athlete of the YearAmanda Halovanic 2003

Outstanding Senior GymnastKristin Quackenbush 1997Umme Salim 1998Kelly Foley 2000Kristen Macrie 2002Janáe Cox 2007Mehgan Morris 2009Amy Bieski 2011

Rookie of the YearJanáe Cox 2004Mehgan Morris 2006

Coach of the YearLinda Burdette 1996, 1998, 2001

All-League Team - VaultFirst TeamKarla Hairston 1996Kristin Quackenbush 1996, 1997Nikki West 1997, 1998, 1999Umme Salim 1998Kristen Macrie 1999TeShawne Jackson 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003Dinorh Boyd 2001Kari Williams 2002, 2005Janáe Cox 2004, 2006, 2007Jaime Gold 2006, 2007Chelsi Tabor 2008, 2009Amy Bieski 2009, 2011Hope Sloanhoffer 2011, 2012Alaska Richardson 2012Second TeamNikki West 1996Kelly Foley 1997, 1998Dinorh Boyd 2000Amanda Halovanic 2001Jessica Bartgis 2004Kari Williams 2004Jaime Gold 2005, 2008Erica Watson 2006Amy Bieski 2008, 2010Emily Kerwin 2009Tina Maloney 2009, 2011, 2012Chelsi Tabor 2010Chelsea Goldschrafe 2012

All-League Team - BarsFirst TeamKristin Quackenbush 1996, 1997Umme Salim 1997, 1998Kelly Foley 1998, 2000Rebecca Slobig 1999Dinorh Boyd 2001Jaime Hill 2001Christen Simpson 2002Janáe Cox 2004, 2006, 2007Jessica Bartgis 2005Mehgan Morris 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009Erica Watson 2008Naja Johnson 2009Nicole Roach 2009, 2010, 2011Amy Bieski 2011Emily Kerwin 2011Kaylyn Millick 2012Hope Sloanhoffer 2012Second TeamKarla Hairston 1996Umme Salim 1996Kelly Foley 1997, 1999Rebecca Slobig 1998Danielle Lilly 2000TeShawne Jackson 2002Kristen Macrie 2002Alyssa DeSantis 2003Carri Nagle 2004Janáe Cox 2005Erica Watson 2006Amy Bieski 2008, 2009, 2010Nicole Roach 2012

All-League Team - BeamFirst TeamKarla Hairston 1996Jessica Nonnemacher 1997, 1998Kristin Quackenbush 1997Umme Salim 1998Rebecca Slobig 1999Danielle Lilly 1999, 2000Amanda Halovanic 2001Kristen Macrie 2002Janáe Cox 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007Gretchen Richter 2004Cheryl Goldenfield 2005Mehgan Morris 2008Kiersten Spoerke 2009Hope Sloanhoffer 2011, 2012Second TeamJessica Nonnemacher 1996Umme Salim 1996Rebecca Slobig 1997, 1998Dinorh Boyd 2001, 2003Alyssa DeSantis 2004Cheryl Goldenfield 2006Kiersten Spoerke 2008

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Mehgan Morris 2009Shelly Purkat 2009Amy Bieski 2010Chelsi Tabor 2010Amanda Carpenter 2012Kaylyn Millick 2012

All-League Team - FloorFirst TeamJessica Nonnemacher 1996, 1997, 1998Kristin Quackenbush 1996, 1997Shirley Lee 1998, 2000Rebecca Slobig 1998, 1999TeShawne Jackson 2001, 2002, 2003Kristen Macrie 2001, 2002Janáe Cox 2005, 2006, 2007Tynisha Dennis 2005, 2007Amy Bieski 2008, 2009, 2010Mehgan Morris 2008, 2009Kiersten Spoerke 2009Hope Sloanhoffer 2011Alaska Richardson 2012Second TeamNikki West 1996, 1999Kristen Macrie 2000Dinorh Boyd 2001, 2003Amanda Halovanic 2002Janáe Cox 2004Cheryl Goldenfield 2006Mehgan Morris 2006Shelly Purkat 2008Naja Johnson 2009Tina Maloney 2010Amy Bieski 2011Kaylyn Millick 2012

All-League Team - All-AroundFirst TeamKarla Hairston 1996Kristin Quackenbush 1996, 1997Umme Salim 1996, 1997, 1998Shirley Lee 1998Kristen Macrie 2000, 2001, 2002Dinorh Boyd 2001Janáe Cox 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007Jessica Bartgis 2005Amy Bieski 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011Mehgan Morris 2008, 2009Kaylyn Millick 2012Hope Sloanhoffer 2012Second TeamNikki West 1997, 1998Amanda Halovanic 2001TeShawne Jackson 2002, 2003Jessica Bartgis 2004Tina Maloney 2012

Atlantic 10 HonorsFrom 1983-95, West Virginia University was a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference and collected 71 conference awards. The league recognized an all-conference team on all four events plus the all-around and awarded four individual honors from 1983-94. In 1995, the league awarded only a gymnast of the year and a freshman of the year. The Atlantic 10 also awarded an all academic team from 1983-95.

Gymnast of the YearJan Funderburk* 1985Cathie Price 1987Cyndi Gacek* 1988Lajuanda Moody 1992Jana Perry* 1993Karla Hairston* 1995Kristin Quackenbush* 1995*co-winner

Outstanding Senior GymnastShari Retton 1985Cathie Price 1987Andrea DeFelice 1990Yvette Clark 1991Dainty Mae Hiser 1992

Outstanding Freshman GymnastLajuanda Moody 1991Elizabeth Byrnes 1992Karla Hairston 1993Kristin Quackenbush 1994Umme Salim 1995

Coach of the YearLinda Burdette 1986Linda Burdette 1989

All-Conference Team - VaultJan Funderburk 1983Cathie Price 1985Maureen Repmann 1987Yvette Clark 1988Yvette Clark 1989Lisa Reed 1989Lajuanda Moody 1991Lajuanda Moody 1993Kristin Quackenbush 1994

All-Conference Team - BarsJan Funderburk 1983Jan Funderburk 1984Shari Retton 1984

Jan Funderburk 1985Cathie Price 1985Bev Fry 1987Andrea DeFelice 1988Yvette Clark 1989Andrea DeFelice 1989Jana Perry 1992Karla Hairston 1994

All-Conference Team - BeamJan Funderburk 1983Jan Funderburk 1984Heather Meyers 1989Lajuanda Moody 1991Lajuanda Moody 1992Lajuanda Moody 1993Lajuanda Moody 1994

All-Conference Team - FloorJan Funderburk 1983Jan Funderburk 1985Cathie Price 1985Andrea DeFelice 1988Andrea DeFelice 1989Susie Pierce 1990Lajuanda Moody 1991Lajuanda Moody 1992Lajuanda Moody 1994

All-Conference Team - All-AroundJan Funderburk 1983Jan Funderburk 1984Jan Funderburk 1985Cathie Price 1985Andrea DeFelice 1987Yvette Clark 1989Lajuanda Moody 1991Lajuanda Moody 1993Lajuanda Moody 1994

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Academic HonorsCOSIDE Adacemic All-AmericaSecond TeamCathie Price 1987Jessica Nonnemacher 1997, 1998Third TeamAmanda Halovanic 2002Janáe Cox 2007

CoSIDA District II All-Academic TeamFirst TeamCathie Price 1987Jessica Nonnemacher 1997, 1998Amanda Halovanic 2002, 2003Janáe Cox 2007Second TeamKiersten Spoerke 2010

NACGC/W Scholastic All-AmericansCathie Price 1987Karen Kirszenstein 1990Kendra Ruppert 1990Jana Perry 1991Susie Pierce 1991Wendy Crumbaker 1994Adriana Manago 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998Jessica Nonnemacher 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000Kristin Quackenbush 1996, 1997Shelley White 1997Kelly Foley 1998Shirley Lee 1998Danielle Lilly 1998Debora Santiago 1998Amanda Halovanic 2001, 2002, 2003Aimee Brown 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007Janáe Cox 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007Lequita Williams 2004, 2005Jessica Bartgis 2005Amie Bouchier 2005, 2006, 2007Jaime Gold 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008Cheryl Goldenfield 2005, 2006, 2007Margaret Ann Moore 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008Alyssa DeSantis 2006Rachel Hardin 2006, 2007, 2008Kara Weaver 2006, 2007, 2008Heather Izer 2007, 2008, 2009Kiersten Spoerke 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010Stephanie Keaton 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011Shelly Purkat 2008, 2009, 2010Jenn Sharon 2009, 2010Amy Bieski 2010Tina Maloney 2010, 2011Haley Fairchild 2010Arlene Hathaway 2010, 2011Jessica Young 2010

Marina Galante 2011, 2012, 2013Naja Johnson 2011Emily Kerwin 2011Kaylyn Millick 2011Nicole Roach 2011, 2012Hope Sloanhoffer 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014Bethany Yurko 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014Parker Beattie 2012Reilly Beattie 2012Chelsea Goldschrafe 2012Gina Costa 2013Jaida Lawrence 2013, 2014Lindsey Litten 2014Mackenzie Myers 2014Rachel Sine 2014Erica Smith 2014

Academic All-Big 12First TeamChelsea Goldschrafe 2013Kaylyn Millick 2013Lia Salzano 2013Hope Sloanhoffer 2013, 2014Bethany Yurko 2013, 2014Melissa Idell 2014Jaida Lawrence 2014Erica Smith 2014Second TeamBeth Deal 2014

Academic All-Big 12 Rookie TeamGina Costa 2013Melissa Idell 2013Jaida Lawrence 2013Mackenzie Myers 2014Nicolette Swoboda 2014

Academic All-EAGLKarla Hairston 1996Adriana Manago 1996, 1997, 1998Jessica Nonnemacher 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000Kristin Quackenbush 1996, 1997Umme Salim 1996, 1997Kelly Foley 1997, 1998, 1999Shirley Lee 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000Danielle Lilly 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000Nikki West 1997, 1998, 1999Shelley White 1997, 1998Rebecca Slobig 1998Jessica Rohm 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002Debora Santiago 1999Christen Simpson 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002Jen Cooper 2000Amanda Halovanic 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

Melissa Mascaro 2000, 2003Jessica Bartgis 2001, 2004, 2005Michelle Cina 2001, 2002Jaime Hill 2001, 2002Kristen Macrie 2001, 2002Julie Mazzant 2001Allison Pratus 2001, 2002Emily Duryea 2002, 2003Ashley Scalercio 2002, 2003Kari Williams 2002Casey DePerro 2003, 2004Alyssa DeSantis 2003, 2004, 2006Gretchen Richter 2003Aimee Brown 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007Janáe Cox 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007Lequita Williams 2004, 2005Amie Bouchier 2005, 2006, 2007Jaime Gold 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008Rachel Hardin 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008Margaret Ann Moore 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008Carri Nagle 2005Kara Weaver 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008Cheryl Goldenfield 2006, 2007Katie McGregor 2006Sabrina Noonan 2006Erica Watson 2006, 2009Tynisha Dennis 2007Heather Izer 2007, 2008, 2009Shelly Purkat 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010Kiersten Spoerke 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010Elizabeth White 2007Ashley Wilson 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010Chelsi Tabor 2008, 2009, 2010Amy Bieski 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011Naja Johnson 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011Stephanie Keaton 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011Faye Meaden 2008, 2009, 2010Tina Maloney 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012Nicole Roach 2009, 2011, 2012Jenn Sharon 2009, 2010Jessica Young 2009, 2010, 2011Hailey Fairchild 2010Arlene Hathaway 2010, 2011Emily Kerwin 2010, 2011Alaska Richardson 2010, 2012Makenzie Bristol 2011Marina Galante 2011Kaylyn Millick 2011, 2012Hope Sloanhoffer 2011, 2012Bethany Yurko 2011, 2012Parker Beattie 2012Reilly Beattie 2012Amanda Carpenter 2012Beth Deal 2012Chelsea Goldschrafe 2012Jamie Judge 2012Lia Salzano 2012

Academic All-Atlantic 10Cathie Price 1985, 1986, 1987Karen Kirszenstein 1990Susie Pierce 1991Jana Perry 1992Karla Hairston 1995

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TeamAwards

The Linda Burdette-Good Award for the Most Valuable GymnastPreviously named the Most Valuable Gymnast award, the honor, presented annually by the WVU athletic department since the initial season of gymnastics in 1974, is voted upon by members of the gymnastics team. The award’s new name was adapted in 2011 following Burdette-Good’s retirement after 37 years at the helm.

1974 Teresa Lucas1975 Dana Davis1976 Lavon Smith1977 Dana Davis1978 Lisa Neutze1979 Lisa Neutze1980 Lisa Neutze1981 Lisa Neutze1982 Donna Donati1983 Shari Retton1984 Jan Funderburk1985 Jan Funderburk1986 Cathie Price1987 Cathie Price1988 Cyndi Gacek1989 Andrea DeFelice1990 Andrea DeFelice1991 Susie Pierce1992 Lajuanda Moody1993 Karla Hairston1994 Lajuanda Moody1995 Karla Hairston1996 Kristin Quackenbush1997 Kristin Quackenbush1998 Umme Salim1999 Rebecca Slobig2000 Kristen Macrie2001 Dinorh Boyd2002 TeShawne Jackson2003 Alyssa DeSantis2004 Janáe Cox2005 Janáe Cox2006 Mehgan Morris2007 Janáe Cox2008 Amy Bieski, Mehgan Morris2009 Mehgan Morris2010 Chelsi Tabor2011 Hope Sloanhoffer2012 Hope Sloanhoffer 2013 Kaylyn Millick 2014 Hope Sloanhoffer

John Quackenbush Award for Mountaineer SpiritThe John Quackenbush Award for Mountaineer Spirit is presented annually to the gymnast who displays the most perseverance and enthusiasm for the sport of gymnastics.The award is named in honor of the late John Quackenbush, a great parent and friend of the Mountaineer gymnastics program.Each spring, members of the WVU gymnastics team vote on the gymnast who best exemplifies these characteristics to honor the memory of John Quackenbush.

1997 Kristin Quackenbush1998 Allison Gaidish1999 Rebecca Slobig2000 Danielle Lilly2001 TeShawne Jackson2002 Julie Mazzant2003 Julie Mazzant TeShawne Jackson2004 Gretchen Richter2005 Amie Bouchier2006 Gretchen Richter2007 Jaime Gold2008 Kara Weaver2009 Erica Watson2010 Jenn Sharon2011 Emily Kerwin2012 Beth Deal 2013 Beth Deal 2014 Melissa Idell

Joseph Medrick AwardNamed after a longtime Mountaineer gym-nastics supporter who initiated the award in 1981, the Joseph Medrick Award signifies the all-around gymnast with the highest scoring average for the season.

1981 Lisa Neutze1982 Shari Retton1983 Jan Funderburk1984 Jan Funderburk1985 Jan Funderburk1986 Cathie Price1987 Cathie Price1988 Andrea DeFelice1989 Yvette Clark1990 Susie Pierce1991 Lajuanda Moody1992 Lajuanda Moody1993 Lajuanda Moody1994 Lajuanda Moody1995 Karla Hairston1996 Kristin Quackenbush1997 Kristin Quackenbush1998 Umme Salim1999 Kelly Foley2000 Kristen Macrie

2001 Dinorh Boyd2002 Kristen Macrie2003 TeShawne Jackson2004 Janáe Cox2005 Janáe Cox2006 Janáe Cox2007 Janáe Cox2008 Mehgan Morris2009 Mehgan Morris2010 Amy Bieski2011 Amy Bieski2012 Hope Sloanhoffer 2013 Hope Sloanhoffer2014 Hope Sloanhoffer

Sally Medrick AwardNamed in honor of a strong supporter of West Virginia gymnastics, the Medrick family first donated this award in 1981. It is awarded to the most improved gymnast of the year as voted upon by team members.

1981 Nettie Angotti1982 Dawn Prevost1983 Maria Ciocca1984 Chris Schenck1985 Cathie Price1986 Bev Fry Lynn Olson1987 Angela Hunter1988 Beth Foltz1989 Beth Foltz1990 Jennifer Kearney1991 Beth Foltz1992 Kim Ruppert Lisa Reed1993 Becky Morrison1994 Wendy Crumbaker1995 Jenni Kaye Adriana Manago1996 Jodi Barnes Nikki West1997 Jodi Barnes1998 Shirley Lee1999 Christen Simpson2000 Melissa Mascaro2001 Jessica Bartgis2002 Kari Williams2003 Kari Williams2004 Amie Bouchier2005 Aimee Brown Margaret Ann Moore2006 Aimee Brown2007 Kara Weaver2008 Ashley Wilson2009 Alysha Pretzello2010 Faye Meaden2011 Bethany Yurko2012 Bethany Yurko2013 Melissa Idell2014 Dayah Haley

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All-TimeScoresNanette Schnaible1 Season: 1974 / Record: 5-2Armed with a thrifty $6,000 budget, Schnaible, West Virginia’s first gymnastics coach, took a team consist-ing of mostly former club gymnasts and guided WVU to a 5-2 record. Schnaible’s lone season at the helm of the fledgling program produced wins against Pitt, Fairmont State (twice) and Frostburg State (twice).

1974 (5-2) Coach Nanette Schnaible81.96 at Pitt 81.81 W69.70 at Frostburg State 51.70 W Fairmont State 32.10 W72.25 Fairmont State 38.40 W73.30 at Fairmont State 47.10 W71.50 at Slippery Rock 91.35 L67.60 at SUNY Brockport 79.30 L

In 1974, gymnastics, basketball and tennis began inter-collegiate competition as the first three women’s varsity sports at West Virginia University.

Linda Burdette-Good37 Seasons: 1975-2011 / Record: 644-263-4Only the second coach in the history of West Virgin-ia gymnastics, Burdette-Good constantly worked to upgrade the Mountaineer program. She took the program from its infancy as a member of the West Virginia Conference in the AIAW all the way to the NCAA Championships. The WVU alumna coached All-Americans Janàe Cox, Lajuanda Moody, Kristin Quackenbush and Shari Retton and was named 1995 NCAA Southeast Regional coach of the year. In 2004, she eclipsed the 500-win milestone, and in 2009, she amassed over 600 victories, making her the all-time winningest Mountaineer coach with a WVU team. She retired in 2011 after 37 highly suc-cessful and memorable seasons and is a member of the WVU Sports Hall of Fame.

1975 (7-5) Coach Linda Burdette75.80 Slippery Rock 90.90 L61.25 at Kent State 92.45 L96.00 Fairmont State 67.28 W72.35 at Frostburg State 61.80 W70.46 at Fairmont State 50.00 W77.65 SUNY Brockport 75.60 W Frostburg State 53.30 W75.70 at Indiana, Pa. 80.00 L Franklin & Marshall 68.00 W Fairmont State 59.55 W82.55 at Pitt 86.75 L Youngstown State 89.10 L

1976 (7-4) Coach Linda Burdette83.22 Frostburg State 56.14 W78.00 at Slippery Rock 96.00 L79.75 at Pitt 80.35 L85.85 Youngstown State 86.90 L86.80 Towson 95.85 L80.70 Indiana, Pa. 67.05 W76.95 at Indiana, Pa. 75.55 W Franklin & Marshall 60.00 W80.88 at Ohio State 80.85 W84.50 at Eastern Kentucky 84.15 W Miami, Ohio 77.65 W

1977 (5-6) Coach Linda Burdette108.73 Frostburg State 91.44 W115.25 Slippery Rock 129.25 L113.20 at Pitt 123.95 L106.55 at Clarion 146.20 L116.45 at Kent State 134.75 L Bowling Green 124.40 L117.70 at Youngstown State 85.30 W Ohio State 113.63 W112.05 at Indiana, Pa. 105.60 W Frostburg State 105.50 W118.78 Clarion 143.52 L

1978 (7-2) Coach Linda Burdette122.30 at Frostburg State 103.25 W131.65 at Slippery Rock 131.55 W129.85 Pitt 134.05 L135.83 Towson 131.92 W129.60 Youngstown State 111.70 W131.02 at Indiana, Pa. 110.55 W129.45 Clarion 144.50 L128.80 William & Mary 108.629 W Maryland Baltimore Co. 100.179 W

OAISW Ohio Championships at Ohio State (6 teams)1. Kent State 139.80; 2. Bowling Green 138.05; 3. Ohio State 133.55; 4. West Virginia 128.10; 5. Miami, Ohio 115.60; 6. Youngstown State 113.00.

1979 (6-10) Coach Linda Burdette116.65 Frostburg State 100.70 W James Madison 103.50 W 119.05 at Pitt 130.15 L121.15 Kent State 129.70 L122.15 at Ohio State 130.30 L Eastern Kentucky 125.75 L Bowling Green 127.35 L119.85 Slippery Rock 115.65 W Penn State 138.30 L120.70 at Towson 127.30 L

North Carolina 125.75 L Springfield 124.30 L124.85 Indiana, Pa. 106.50 W126.50 at Clarion 142.65 L120.95 William & Mary 113.65 W125.70 at Youngstown State 111.78 W

MAIAW Regional at West Virginia (14 teams)1. Kent State 134.20; 2. Indiana State 131.65; 3. South-ern Illinois 131.35; 4. Bowling Green 131.25; 5. Ohio State 128.75; 6. Michigan 128.45; 7. Michigan State 128.35; 8. Illinois 127.45; 9. Illinois Chicago 126.65; 10. West Virginia 125.60; 11. Central Michigan 121.90; 12. Indiana 121.50; 13. Wisconsin-Oshkosh 117.15; 14. Illinois State 116.65.

At the conclusion of the 1978-79 season, West Virginia joined the EAIAW.

1980 (15-5) Coach Linda Burdette127.10 at Pitt 133.15 L James Madison 122.70 W Maryland 105.90 W133.89 at Frostburg 113.00 W Towson 119.10 W131.15 at Kent State 133.30 L Michigan 134.30 L Illinois Chicago 124.75 W131.00 at Bowling Green 133.70 L Ohio State 131.40 L132.45 Slippery Rock 129.35 W135.00 Frostburg 117.35 W Youngstown 111.65 W136.95 at Indiana, Pa. 130.00 W136.80 Pitt 130.90 W135.03 at Clarion 124.53 W138.95 Georgetown 91.35 W134.80 Maryland 123.50 W Penn 114.50 W Temple 78.90 W

EAIAW Regional at Penn State (8 teams)1. Penn State 148.55; 2. West Virginia 135.70; 3. Massa-chusetts 134.35; 4. Yale 132.70; 5. New Hampshire 132.40; 6. Pitt 131.55; 7. Cornell 125.90; 8. Rutgers 122.15.

1981 (20-3) Coach Linda Burdette126.00 at Massachusetts 123.80 W Rhode Island 112.10 W New Hampshire 130.35 L131.90 at Pitt 137.80 L James Madison 122.85 W130.05 Kent State 127.15 W134.90 Ohio State 132.60 W Bowling Green 126.60 W Indiana, Pa. 109.90 W127.10 James Madison 123.50 W139.00 Frostburg State 102.70 W138.65 Slippery Rock 128.40 W136.20 at Miami, Ohio 130.95 W Eastern Kentucky 128.10 W

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Ball State 135.20 W Notre Dame 129.85 W125.85 William & Mary 110.80 W135.90 Clarion 130.55 W Youngstown State 118.55 W129.35 Pitt 138.80 L133.85 Temple 106.80 W Maryland 129.25 W Penn 130.80 W

EAIAW Regional at Pittsburgh (8 teams)1. Penn State 145.75; 2. Pitt 142.45; 3. New Hampshire 140.10; 4. West Virginia 135.10; 5. Massachusetts 134.95; 6. Clarion 131.80; 7. Maryland 130.30; 8. Penn 125.05.

1982 (18-7) Coach Linda Burdette135.80 at Indiana, Pa. 116.95 W138.85 Frostburg State 109.90 W Southern Illinois 92.10 W132.10 at Ohio State 133.10 L Eastern Michigan 130.00 W Southern Illinois 92.50 W132.10 at Kent State 131.10 W Michigan State 138.10 L Ohio State 138.35 L142.30 Florida 142.10 W132.90 at Slippery Rock 134.15 L131.70 at Duke Forfeit W Kentucky 129.85 W Alabama 140.30 L Maryland 133.50 L136.60 James Madison 124.45 W North Carolina 133.45 W Penn State 141.85 L137.80 at Clarion 134.00 W141.00 Pitt 138.85 W North Carolina State 129.95 W138.40 at Youngstown State 115.00 W141.95 Maryland 140.35 W Penn 135.55 W Temple 112.75 W

EAIAW Regional at Clarion (8 teams)1. West Virginia 139.25; 2. Yale 138.35; 3. Maryland 137.35; 4. Clarion 136.55; 5. Rhode Island 135.35; 6. Cornell 134.95; 7. Penn 132.75; 8. Northeastern 129.05.

AIAW National Championships at Memphis (12 teams)1. Florida 143.90; 2. Alabama 142.85; 3. West Virginia 141.40; 4. Georgia 141.30; 5. Ohio State 141.05; 6. Brigham Young 140.85; 7. Minnesota 140.65; 8. Oklaho-ma State 138.80; 9. Utah State 137.45; 10. Oral Roberts 136.95; 11. Washington State 134.40; 12. Southern Illinois 133.25.

West Virginia’s affiliation with NCAA regional and champi-onship competition began with the 1983 season.

1983 (24-8) Coach Linda Burdette162.30 at Slippery Rock 157.95 W James Madison 155.25 W Duke 160.85 W168.65 at Kent State 169.50 L Youngstown State 129.15 W169.30 New Mexico 165.95 W Clarion 152.10 W Indiana, Pa. 152.25 W167.55 at Pitt 161.00 W Michigan State 161.90 W168.80 Alabama 178.95 L172.93 at North Carolina State 171.46 W Duke Forfeit W173.40 at North Carolina 170.00 W Jacksonville State 164.35 W177.40 Nebraska 177.80 L169.95 at Penn State 175.65 L Pitt 165.20 W173.60 Florida 180.85 L Ohio State 175.40 L171.40 Kent State 168.30 W Slippery Rock 164.25 W169.60 at Temple 163.95 W Maryland 160.05 W Penn 157.40 W169.65 Kentucky 165.70 W

Atlantic 10 Championships at Rhode Island1. Penn State 176.55 L2. Massachusetts 173.00 L3. West Virginia 171.254. Rhode Island 165.00 W5. Temple 158.65 W6. Rutgers 146.00 W7. George Washington 139.90 W

NCAA East Regional at West Virginia (7 teams)1. Ohio State 177.80; 2. New Hampshire 176.85; 3. Penn State 176.80; 4. West Virginia 173.70; 5. Massachusetts 169.05; 6. North Carolina State 168.30; 7. Duke 167.85.

West Virginia was switched from the NCAA East to the NCAA Southeast Region after the 1983 campaign.

1984 (13-9) Coach Linda Burdette167.60 James Madison 161.00 W163.25 at Ohio State 179.45 L Nebraska 170.20 L150.80 at Kent State 168.95 L Bowling Green 168.40 L163.15 at Clarion 157.05 W160.35 at Slippery Rock 159.05 W164.65 Pitt 178.10 L176.20 at Florida 188.05 L172.10 at Bowling Green 175.20 L167.60 Penn State 169.60 L173.25 Indiana, Pa. 170.00 W171.40 at Penn 151.10 W Maryland 171.35 W Temple 164.45 W175.30 North Carolina State 171.05 W

Atlantic 10 Championships at Rhode Island1. Penn State 182.35 L2. West Virginia 177.053. Massachusetts 171.55 W4. Rhode Island 169.40 W5. Temple 169.25 W6. Rutgers 158.75 W7. George Washington 122.65 W

NCAA Southeast Regional at Florida (6 teams)1. Florida 187.95; 2. Georgia 181.85; 3. West Virginia 174.35; 4. North Carolina State 174.20; 5. North Carolina 173.40; 6. Maryland 172.00.

1985 (23-5) Coach Linda Burdette176.90 James Madison 141.45 W177.80 Kentucky 159.15 W174.40 at Kentucky 174.60 L172.80 at James Madison 137.15 W Pitt 171.70 W Maryland 171.25 W Kent State 167.35 W North Carolina State 163.20 W181.45 North Carolina 173.55 W Kent State 163.00 W179.50 Bowling Green 173.70 W

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Clarion 167.40 W178.25 at Pitt 178.55 L Oklahoma State 173.85 W178.10 at Penn State 182.10 L180.15 at Indiana, Pa. 171.50 W Eastern Michigan 170.15 W179.40 at Maryland 177.20 W Temple 173.15 W Penn 163.05 W178.35 at Radford 174.30 W174.00 at North Carolina 179.50 L

Atlantic 10 Championships at West Virginia1. Penn State 179.35 L2. West Virginia 177.603. Temple 175.00 W4. Rhode Island 168.55 W5. Massachusetts 165.75 W6. George Washington 163.85 W7. Rutgers 152.55 W

NCAA Southeast Regional at Georgia (6 teams)1. Florida 186.95; 2. Georgia 182.60; 3. West Virginia 176.80; 4. North Carolina 176.15; 5. Maryland 170.30; 6. Kentucky 167.50.

1986 (16-11-1) Coach Linda Burdette165.60 Kent State 159.95 W Clarion 147.45 W Slippery Rock 133.45 W170.35 at Kentucky 169.10 W Ohio State 178.35 L Ball State 162.45 W168.40 at Clarion 163.60 W171.35 at Kent State 171.55 L170.20 at James Madison 163.50 W North Carolina 176.40 L Auburn 165.25 W173.50 at Florida 181.70 L Nebraska 177.70 L Minnesota 173.85 L175.85 at Penn State 182.95 L Indiana, Pa. 171.20 W177.50 Pitt 177.50 T Maryland 177.00 W176.95 Ohio State 184.85 L179.70 at North Carolina 184.75 L177.65 Indiana State 177.95 L Temple 170.40 W

Atlantic 10 Championships at Rhode Island1. Penn State 185.75 L2. West Virginia 176.053. Temple 173.70 W4. Rhode Island 173.15 W5. Massachusetts 169.75 W6. George Washington 164.75 W7. Rutgers 147.85 W

NCAA Southeast Regional at West Virginia (6 teams)1. Georgia 186.80; 2. Florida 185.40; 3. North Carolina 180.65; 4. Kentucky 180.40; 5. Maryland 179.50; 6. West Virginia 178.40.

1987 (13-7) Coach Linda Burdette175.10 at Penn State 179.00 L170.30 North Carolina State 164.90 W176.70 Kent State 167.25 W176.55 North Carolina 175.60 W174.20 at Maryland 179.00 L177.90 at Indiana, Pa. 170.20 W175.35 at Temple 175.90 L Maryland 177.40 L Penn 161.50 W175.60 at Louisiana State 186.05 L Rhode Island 174.25 W179.35 at Houston Baptist 160.20 W183.35 at Florida 190.80 L181.55 Kentucky 179.25 W

Atlantic 10 Championships at Rhode Island1. Penn State 182.15 L2. West Virginia 177.253. Rhode Island 173.10 W4. Temple 170.75 W5. Massachusetts 167.00 W6. George Washington 161.85 W7. Rutgers 158.75 W

NCAA Southeast Regional at Florida (7 teams)1. Florida 187.90; 2. Georgia 186.70; 3. West Virginia 182.30; 4. Maryland 181.80; 5. Kentucky 180.05; 6. William & Mary 174.35; 7. Towson 173.15.

1988 (16 -11) Coach Linda Burdette175.00 Penn State 176.65 L Maryland 176.25 L Indiana, Pa. 172.70 W179.00 Towson 180.10 L176.15 at North Carolina State 159.65 W Radford 169.55 W178.55 at North Carolina 177.30 W Maryland 182.90 L173.45 at New Hampshire 176.35 L Michigan State 182.30 L North Carolina 172.85 W179.30 at Kentucky 182.90 L179.00 Florida Forfeit W180.00 at Kent State 182.65 L176.85 at Penn 171.05 W Temple 173.75 W175.40 at Auburn 182.30 L North Carolina 179.25 L177.35 at Georgia College 172.55 W180.30 Radford 169.90 W182.95 Pitt 181.50 W

Atlantic 10 Championships at Temple1. Penn State 186.05 L2. West Virginia 182.303. Temple 180.20 W4. Rhode Island 179.10 W5. Massachusetts 177.90 W6. George Washington 177.25 W7. Rutgers 168.50 W

NCAA Southeast Regional at Florida (7 teams)1. Georgia 189.80; 2. Florida 189.10; 3. Towson 184.00; 4. Kentucky 183.45; 5. Maryland 181.40; 6. West Virginia 181.00; 7. North Carolina 178.00.

1989 (19-10) Coach Linda Burdette175.75 at Penn State 185.80 L181.90 at Maryland 182.50 L181.85 George Washington 178.50 W183.85 Kentucky 181.70 W183.95 at William & Mary 182.50 W George Washington 178.90 W184.35 Kent State 175.65 W182.80 at Towson 184.40 L Northeastern 182.05 W183.10 at Florida 192.30 L Oklahoma 187.45 L Minnesota 185.60 L Michigan State 185.35 L Maryland 182.25 W184.75 North Carolina 182.60 W182.65 North Carolina State 180.95 W Indiana, Pa. 181.35 W Temple 180.30 W185.35 at Louisiana State 189.85 L Maryland 186.95 L North Carolina State 183.05 W185.35 New Hampshire 184.95 W184.75 at Pitt 184.45 W

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Atlantic 10 Championships at George Washington1. Penn State 186.85 L2. West Virginia 185.553. Temple 184.30 W4. Massachusetts 180.95 W5. George Washington 180.30 W6. Rhode Island 180.25 W7. Rutgers 178.00 W

NCAA Southeast Regional at Kentucky (7 teams)1. Georgia 193.20; 2. Florida 191.05; 3. Maryland 186.15; 4. Towson 185.05; 5. Kentucky 182.80; 6. North Carolina State 182.30; 7. West Virginia 181.55.

1990 (21 -11) Coach Linda Burdette179.25 Georgia 188.05 L Ohio State 181.15 L Wisconsin 178.80 W Indiana, Pa. 175.50 W184.10 at North Carolina 179.90 W George Washington 178.15 W182.15 at Kentucky 182.10 W182.55 at Kent State 179.80 W182.90 William & Mary 182.05 W184.15 Towson 184.65 L182.60 Bowling Green 178.80 W Iowa 177.80 W Rhode Island 176.80 W185.45 at Indiana, Pa. 183.55 W180.15 at Temple 179.50 W Vermont 175.85 W184.05 at Georgia 191.75 L Utah State 186.90 L Kentucky 185.40 L Brigham Young 185.20 L North Carolina 184.00 W181.05 at Auburn 186.65 L185.55 at Utah 193.10 L Oklahoma 185.10 W186.45 Rutgers 180.40 W185.40 Pitt 184.30 W

Atlantic 10 Championships at Massachusetts1. Penn State 187.45 L2. Massachusetts 184.90 L3. West Virginia 183.104. Temple 178.35 W5. Rutgers 178.15 W6. George Washington 176.25 W7. Rhode Island 175.55 W

NCAA Southeast Regional at Florida (7 teams)1. Georgia 193.350; 2. Florida 190.425; 3. Kentucky 188.825; 4. Towson 188.775; 5. West Virginia 186.85; 6. William & Mary 184.45; 7. North Carolina State 183.275.

1991 (23- 7) Coach Linda Burdette181.60 Penn State 186.75 L Rutgers 178.80 W Indiana, Pa. 176.15 W

185.05 at Towson 185.45 L186.00 James Madison 177.90 W186.50 Michigan 183.35 W William & Mary 183.20 W184.10 at Indiana, Pa. 181.80 W183.85 at Ohio State 183.50 W Bowling Green 181.25 W Kent State 179.70 W Denver 178.80 W188.35 at Michigan State 186.05 W Florida 189.05 L Michigan 185.55 W184.95 Auburn 187.55 L Temple 183.65 W Maryland 180.05 W187.95 at Missouri 188.05 L Wisconsin 183.85 W185.85 at Nebraska 185.00 W184.75 at Massachusetts 183.05 W New Hampshire 180.55 W186.45 at Pitt 186.90 L

Atlantic 10 Championships at George Washington1. Penn State 189.65 L2. West Virginia 186.553. Massachusetts 185.25 W4. George Washington 185.25 W5. Rhode Island 182.85 W6. Rutgers 178.30 W7. Temple 116.45 W

NCAA Southeast Regional at Georgia (7 teams)1. Georgia 194.275; 2. Florida 191.175; 3. West Virginia 189.775; 4. Towson 187.30; 5. North Carolina 185.825; 6. George Washington 185.525; 7. Maryland 183.90.

1992 (26-7-1) Coach Linda Burdette185.50 at Pitt 176.50 W Michigan 185.95 L187.25 Kentucky 184.60 W Towson 187.20 W188.90 at Florida 192.35 L Michigan State 188.90 T Minnesota 187.85 W187.10 Bowling Green 180.90 W North Carolina 179.75 W189.60 at North Carolina State 190.25 L James Madison 186.35 W North Carolina 185.45 W189.10 at William & Mary 188.30 W James Madison 187.50 W Northeastern 180.35 W189.55 Missouri 188.80 W Indiana, Pa. 178.65 W185.60 at Georgia 196.00 L Michigan 189.30 L191.10 Michigan State 189.65 W Ohio State 187.30 W190.00 Temple 183.35 W Pitt 181.25 W182.50 at UCLA 192.25 L188.10 at UC Davis 186.55 W Sacramento State 178.40 W191.40 at Penn State 194.75 L New Hampshire 188.55 W Massachusetts 186.45 W

Atlantic 10 Championships at Rhode Island1. West Virginia 191.902. George Washington 189.75 W3. Temple 189.45 W

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4. Massachusetts 189.40 W5. Rhode Island 189.10 W6. Rutgers 183.55 W

NCAA Southeast Regional at Florida (7 teams)1. Georgia 196.55; 2. Florida 191.475; 3. Towson 189.075; 4. George Washington 186.875; 5. Kentucky 185.075; 6. West Virginia 184.975; 7. North Carolina State 183.55.

1993 (17-5) Coach Linda Burdette182.55 at Michigan 188.50 L Pitt 181.40 W186.25 at Towson 186.15 W Massachusetts 183.10 W188.85 North Carolina State 185.25 W Indiana, Pa. 161.40 W191.20 Penn State 190.65 W Indiana, Pa. 139.55 W188.20 at Kentucky 191.95 L Indiana, Pa. 177.05 W190.75 at Ohio State 191.55 L191.10 George Washington 185.90 W188.25 at Georgia 197.55 L Penn State 193.15 L Massachusetts 186.55 W190.00 at Pitt 188.30 W Indiana, Pa. 180.30 W

Atlantic 10 Championships at West Virginia1. West Virginia 192.702. George Washington 190.05 W3. Massachusetts 189.25 W4. Rhode Island 188.00 W5. Temple 183.75 W6. Rutgers 182.30 W

NCAA Southeast Regional at Georgia (7 teams)1. Georgia 197.50; 2. Florida 194.30; 3. North Carolina State 191.00; 4. Kentucky 190.80; 5. Towson 190.50; 6. West Virginia 190.25; 7. George Washington 189.35.

1994 (18-5) Coach Linda Burdette186.75 Michigan 187.625 L Pitt 160.075 W188.375 New Hampshire 189.675 L at Penn State 187.775 W Minnesota 183.850 W186.775 Towson 187.60 L188.00 at Temple 183.20 W Northeastern 181.25 W187.825 at North Carolina State 189.675 L New Hampshire 185.80 W Missouri 183.425 W190.325 Pitt 181.375 W Indiana, Pa. 129.55 W191.55 Kent State 188.325 W188.875 at Florida 193.925 L189.00 at Arizona 188.525 W188.175 at Texas Women’s University 188.150 W Northern Illinois 187.00 W

Atlantic 10 Championships at George Washington1. West Virginia 190.702. George Washington 190.35 W3. Massachusetts 189.925 W4. Rhode Island 186.125 W5. Temple 186.10 W6. Rutgers 185.025 W

NCAA Southeast Regional at West Virginia (7 teams)1. Georgia 196.775; 2. Florida 192.55; 3. North Carolina State 191.175; 4. Kentucky 190.825; 5. Towson 190.575; 6. George Washington 189.65; 7. West Virginia 188.325.

1995 (15-6) Coach Linda Burdette185.525 at Pitt 181.90 W Michigan 189.65 L191.725 Oregon State 193.20 L Rhode Island 182.85 W188.575 at Towson 187.90 W James Madison 183.25 W191.25 Temple 180.525 W191.475 at Massachusetts 190.85 W190.725 Massachusetts 190.925 L Pitt 186.325 W193.60 Penn State 194.30 L Kent State 188.275 W191.75 at Louisiana State 196.30 L Oklahoma 193.00 L Centenary 187.70 W193.85 Rutgers 186.20 W

Atlantic 10 Championships at Temple1. West Virginia 195.502. George Washington 190.675 W3. Massachusetts 189.70 W4. Temple 188.15 W5. Rhode Island 187.725 W6. Rutgers 185.925 W

NCAA Southeast Regional at Towson (7 teams)1. Georgia 197.575; 2. Florida 195.70; 3. West Virginia 193.325; 4. Kentucky 192.00; 5. North Carolina State 191.60; 6. Towson 190.125; 7. George Washington 188.025.

NCAA National Championships at Georgia (12 teams)1. Utah 196.65; 2t. Alabama 196.425; 2t. Michigan 196.425; 4. UCLA 196.15; 5. Georgia 196.075; 6. Oregon State 194.85; 7. Florida 195.425; 8. Penn State 194.15; 9. Louisiana State 193.025; 10. Brigham Young 191.975; 11. Nebraska 191.75; 12. West Virginia 189.65.

1996 (17-9) Coach Linda Burdette190.725 at Michigan 194.75 L Pitt 187.3 W188.6 Georgia # 195.4 L Kentucky # 188.525 W Louisiana State # 189.025 L189.375 at Oregon State 194.075 L193.7 Temple 188.775 W194.4 Kentucky 192.825 W192.425 at Rhode Island 188.2 W191.225 at Utah State 192.025 L UC Davis 185.125 W

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192.35 at California 193.925 L Ball State 190.925 W Boise State 191.15 W UC Santa Barbara 187.25 W Michigan State 193.575 L191.775 at Penn State 192.875 L Nebraska 194.15 L194.85 Rutgers 188.35 W # - Bahamas Sunshine Cup at Nassau, Bahamas

EAGL Championship at West Virginia1. West Virginia 194.62. Towson 193.725 W3. North Carolina State 192.3 W4. Maryland 192.15 W5. New Hampshire 191.7 W6. North Carolina 189.3 W7. Pitt 189.15 W8. Rutgers 188.0 W

NCAA Southeast Regional at Florida (7 teams)1. Georgia 196.95; 2. Florida 195.375; 3. Kentucky 193.925; 4. Towson 192.65; 5t. West Virginia 191.875; 5t. North Carolina State 191.875; 7. Maryland 189.9.

1997 (22-3) Coach Linda Burdette193.45 Michigan 191.85 W Towson 190.2 W195.275 Pitt 190.0 W194.7 Penn State 192.45 W194.8 at New Hampshire 192.25 W Michigan State 191.425 W Temple 185.975 W194.275 at Temple 189.45 W197.35 Rhode Island 192.45 W

193.775 at Auburn 191.875 W Louisiana State 196.35 L Michigan State 191.625 W192.525 at Alabama 196.85 L Michigan State 193.75 L Southeast Missouri State 191.65 W195.925 George Washington 192.575 W Massachusetts 192.525 W Rutgers 191.075 W

EAGL Championship at North Carolina State1. West Virginia 196.02. North Carolina State 195.1 W3. New Hampshire 193.1 W4. Pitt 192.85 W5. North Carolina 192.325 W6. Towson 192.1 W7. Maryland 191.775 W8. Rutgers 190.05 W

NCAA Southeast Regional at Kentucky (7 teams)1. Florida 195.75; 2. Georgia 195.725; 3. West Virginia 193.15; 4. North Carolina State 192.9; 5. Kentucky 192.875; 6. Towson 192.85; 7. George Washington 189.575.

1998 (23-4) Coach Linda Burdette190.6 at George Washington 184.55 W192.025 at Pitt 187.875 W195.725 New Hampshire 192.225 W192.675 at Towson 191.675 W Temple 180.45 W192.6 Temple 186.175 W194.925 Auburn 190.725 W Maryland 190.125 W Radford 186.6 W

195.3 at Massachusetts 193.075 W M.I.T. 174.4 W192.925 at Penn State 195.725 L Arizona 194.475 L Temple 186.775 W190.6 at Arizona State 195.875 L Ball State 184.325 W Central Michigan 192.8 L195.65 Michigan State 194.275 W196.0 George Washington 192.525 W Rutgers 190.325 W

EAGL Championship at Rutgers1. West Virginia 195.52. New Hampshire 193.85 W3. North Carolina State 193.825 W4. Maryland 192.675 W5. Towson 192.45 W6. Pitt 192.225 W7. North Carolina 190.975 W8. Rutgers 190.875 W

NCAA Southeast Regional at Georgia (7 teams)1. Georgia 198.575; 2. Florida 197.075; 3. North Carolina State 195.125; 4. West Virginia 194.8; 5. Kentucky 192.15; 6. George Washington 190.45; 7. Maryland 190.1.

1999 (19-7) Coach Linda Burdette188.45 vs. SE Missouri St # 184.375 W195.375 Pitt 191.325 W Temple 184.600 W Towson 190.350 W195.000 Kentucky 192.575 W Ohio State 192.350 W Rutgers 191.550 W193.1 at Maryland 195.175 L Temple 183.15 W195.175 Minnesota 192.425 W North Carolina State 193.200 W193.65 at Rutgers 192.325 W Temple 187.675 W Ursinus 177.450 W193.925 George Washington 193.575 W189.875 at Minnesota 194.375 L195.400 Maryland 193.100 W Ball State 191.625 W Rutgers 191.425 W

EAGL Championship at Maryland1. North Carolina State 196.050 L2. Maryland 195.475 L3. New Hampshire 194.800 L4. North Carolina 194.675 L5. Towson 194.325 L6. West Virginia 194.100 7. Pitt 192.85 W8. Rutgers 192.375 W# - at Maui Invitational

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NCAA Region 6 Championships at WVU (6 teams)1. Alabama 196.625; 2. West Virginia 195.275; 3. North Carolina State 194.900; 4. Maryland 194.125; 5. Ohio State 193.050; 6. Towson 192.850.

NCAA National Championship at Salt Lake City, Utah (12 teams)1. Georgia 196.850; 2. Michigan 196.550; 3. Alabama 195.950; 4. Arizona State 195.900; 5. UCLA 195.850; 6. Nebraska 194.800; 7. Utah 195.475; 8. Penn State 194.775; 9. Louisiana State 194.475; 10. Florida 194.000; 11. Stanford 194.000; 12. West Virginia 191.850.

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Ball State Cardinal Classic190.825 at Ball State 193.475 L Illinois-Chicago 190.425 W Illinois 188.300 W Wisconsin-Oshkosh 175.800 W193.850 Ohio State 193.950 L Rhode Island 185.225 W194.675 at Towson 194.175 W196.275 UMass 190.175 W Radford 187.675 WN.C. State Hearts Invitational 194.450 at N.C. State 196.225 L Rhode Island 191.450 W William & Mary 190.700 W Radford 189.000 W195.625 at Penn State 195.85 L Boise State 193.375 WNebraska Masters Classic 195.475 at Nebraska 196.775 L Southern Utah 193.075 W Utah State 192.750 W196.475 Arizona State 195.300 W194.525 at Kentucky 195.525 L197.275 George Washington 194.375 W Rutgers 193.900 W

EAGL Championship at Pitt1. North Carolina State 196.000 L2. Pitt 195.275 L3. Maryland 195.050 L4. Towson 195.025 L5. West Virginia 194.700 6. New Hampshire 194.550 W7. North Carolina 194.475 W8. Rutgers 191.800 W

NCAA Region 2 Championship at Minnesota (6 teams)1. Utah 196.325; 2. West Virginia 195.475; 3. Denver 195.450; 4. Minnesota 194.750; 5. Utah State 192.950; 6. Southern Utah 191.800.

NCAA National Championship at Boise State University, Idaho (12 teams)1. UCLA 197.3; 2. Utah 196.875; 3. Georgia 196.8; 4. Nebras-ka 1963.725; 5. Alabama 196.5; 6. Michigan 195.725; 7. Penn State 195.35; 8. Iowa State 195.325; 9. LSU 194.95; 10. Ore-gon State 194.75; 11. BYU 194.5; 12. West Virginia 194.175

2001 (21-3) Coach Linda Burdette192.375 at Pitt 188.900 W Brown 183.450 W193.325 Rutgers 189.025 W195.175 Kent State 193.750 W Towson 193.275 W194.400 at Massachusetts 191.925 W195.250 at Rhode Island 193.250 W New Hampshire 194.650 W Yale 192.300 W196.600 Nebraska 197.050 L Penn State 194.925 W James Madison 190.100 W194.750 William & Mary 189.800 W195.200 at Ohio State 197.075 L196.075 George Washington 194.025 W197.150 at Kent State 196.300 W193.675 at Michigan 197.575 L

EAGL Championship at North Carolina 1. West Virginia 196.3752. Maryland 195.875 W3. Towson 194.600 W4. New Hampshire 194.375 W5. North Carolina 193.325 W6. North Carolina State 193.275 W7. Rutgers 191.825 W8. Pitt 191.025 W

NCAA North Central Regional at Utah (6 teams)1. Utah 194.075; 2. Denver 193.900; 3. Iowa State 193.375; 4. West Virginia 192.400; 5. Utah State 191.200; 6. Air Force 190.200.

2002 (22-6) Coach Linda Burdette189.925 at Michigan State 194.65 L Iowa State 195.175 L Western Michigan 188.025 W195.2 Pitt 190.95 W Rutgers 191.95 W192.6 at Towson 192.0 W195.125 Kentucky 193.925 W Massachusetts 193.225 W George Washington 189.65 W194.4 Kent State 193.775 W Maryland 193.875 W James Madison 187.55 W195.975 Michigan 196.1 L194.75 at Nebraska 197.15 L Arizona State 194.6 W Ohio State 193.6 W193.075 at New Hampshire 195.275 L Pitt 192.575 W Yale 192.1 W194.55 Central Michigan 194.475 W196.425 at Penn State 192.75 W

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EAGL Championship at Towson1. North Carolina 196.425 L2. West Virginia 196.025 3. Maryland 194.825 W4. North Carolina State 194.725 W5. New Hampshire 194.375 W6. Pitt 194.275 W7. Rutgers 192.7 W8. Towson 192.35 W

NCAA Southeast Regional at West Virginia (6 teams)1. Alabama 197.9; 2. Minnesota 196.05; 3. West Virginia 194.85;4. North Carolina 194.825; 5. Kentucky 194.225; 6. Michi-gan State 193.15.

2003 (15-12) Coach Linda Burdette193.975 at Pitt 190.95 W Ball State 192.825 W Kent State 193.825 W192.275 at Central Michigan 193.725 L194.775 Eastern Michigan 192.2 W195.225 at Michigan 195.4 L Kent State 194.925 W192.975 at Maryland 193.775 L194.9 Penn State 195.45 L Rutgers 192.4 W195.15 George Washington 195.175 L191.9 at Rhode Island 190.475 W Temple 187.625 W196.8 Arkansas 195.15 W195.075 Florida 197.125 L New Hampshire 193.925 W Yale 191.5 W Cornell 189.725 W194.4 at Denver 195.325 L Arizona 193.6 W

EAGL Championship at New Hampshire1. New Hampshire 196.75 L2. North Carolina State 196.675 L3. North Carolina 196.025 L4. Maryland 195.775 L Towson 195.775 L6. West Virginia 195.65 7. Pitt 193.975 W8. Rutgers 193.025 W

2004 (20-6-1) Coach Linda Burdette192.775 at Arkansas 195.575 L vs. Minnesota 194.675 L vs. Illinois-Chicago 189.55 W196.25 North Carolina State 193.275 W Ohio State 195.6 W195.3 Pitt 195.3 T Denver 192.675 W195.25 at Penn State 195.675 L vs. Rhode Island 189.325 W vs. Yale 189.25 W196.725 Cornell 191.975 W

196.375 Michigan 196.2 W Maryland 194.95 W195.975 at Michigan State 196.775 L vs. Ohio State 194.8 W195.3 at North Carolina State 196.95 L vs. North Carolina 197.025 L197.4 at Pitt 196.525 W vs. James Madison 191.7 W197.3 Bowling Green 193.375 W

EAGL Championship at Pitt 1. West Virginia 197.0502. North Carolina 196.725 W3. North Carolina State 196.600 W4. Pitt 196.050 W5. Maryland 196.025 W6. New Hampshire 195.950 W7. Towson 194.650 W8. Rutgers 192.475 W

NCAA Southeast Regional at North Carolina State (6 teams)1. UCLA 197.325; 2. Nebraska 196.375; 3. North Carolina 196.350; 4. West Virginia 195.275; 5. Maryland 194.575; 6. North Carolina State 194.375.

2005 (17-7-1) Coach Linda Burdette190.525 at Kent State 190.875 L192.925 at Pitt 185.5 W192.1 North Carolina 192.2 L195.875 Southern Utah 194.7 W195.425 Penn State 196.65 L Ball State 190.975 W193.125 at Michigan 196.95 L193.55 at Cornell 189.625 W193.15 at Rutgers 192.525 W vs. Bridgeport 185.725 W194.6 Auburn 194.9 L Michigan State 193.675 W Kent State 193.725 W194.925 Pitt 193.35 W194.85 at Eastern Michigan 194.175 W vs. Kent State 192.975 W vs. Southern Utah 193.9 W194.55 at North Carolina State 195.325 L

EAGL Championship at North Carolina State1. North Carolina 195.975 L2. West Virginia 195.2002. Maryland 195.200 T4. North Carolina State 194.975 W5. George Washington 194.2 W6. New Hampshire 193.25 W7. Rutgers 192.625 W8. Pitt 191.1 W

NCAA Southeast Regional at Florida (6 teams)1.Florida 196.575; 2. Georgia 195.15; 3. Denver 194.075; 3. North Carolina 194.075; 5. West Virginia 193.675; 6. North Carolina State 193.575.

2006 (22-8) Coach Linda Burdette188.125 at Auburn 195.3 L190.675 at Penn State 194.4 L Michigan 194.825 L Cornell 181.175 W192.55 North Carolina State 191.1 W195.1 Ohio State 194.5 W Iowa 192.25 W George Washington 190.975 W194.2 at Florida 196.95 L Arkansas 194.025 W North Carolina 193.125 W193.625 at Southern Utah 194.7 L194.9 New Hampshire 190.875 W William & Mary 184.65 W194.075 at North Carolina 193.375 L Pitt 193.5 W Penn 185.7 W194.875 at Pitt 193.325 W James Madison 185.7 W194.45 California 191.0 W Pitt 188.7 W194.625 Rutgers 190.225 W Temple 186.175 W

EAGL Championship at Rutgers1. North Carolina 195.325 L2. North Carolina State 195.075 L3. West Virginia 194.94. New Hampshire 194.45 W5. Maryland 194.175 W6. George Washington 193.175 W7. Rutgers 191.425 W8. Pitt 190.225 W

NCAA Southeast Regional at Georgia (6 teams)1. Georgia 197.425; 2. Nebraska 196.35; 3. Missouri 195.325; 4. North Carolina 194.3; t5. West Virginia 193.925; t5. North Carolina State 193.925.

2007 (28-9) Coach Linda Burdette194.800 Michigan 194.850 L James Madison 182.475 W193.150 at Pitt 190.725 W Maryland 189.375 W Michigan State 192.150 W192.875 at Kentucky 193.775 L North Carolina 191.950 W Maryland 191.550 W194.625 Penn State 195.625 L Wilson College 147.700 W George Washington 191.375 W Kent State 192.275 W193.075 at New Hampshire 193.925 L Michigan State 194.000 L Brown 184.500 W194.700 at N.C. State 194.600 W William & Mary 186.225 W George Washington 191.175 W Nebraska 196.975 L

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194.875 Michigan State 194.275 W194.325 at Ohio State 195.825 L Kentucky 194.150 W George Washington 189.550 W194.300 at Arkansas 196.250 L Pitt 193.350 W New Hampshire 192.650 W195.275 Rutgers 190.225 W Temple 189.975 W Yale 186.925 W194.650 at Minnesota 194.625 W

EAGL Championship at Maryland1. NC State 195.475 L2. West Virginia 195.300 3. North Carolina 194.925 W4. Pitt 194.150 W5. George Washington 192.775 W6. Rutgers 192.600 W7. New Hampshire 191.525 W8. Maryland 191.175 W

NCAA Southeast Regional at West Virginia (6 teams)1. UCLA 195.975; 2. LSU 195.950; 3. West Virginia 194.775; 4. Auburn 193.950; 5. NC State 193.950; 6. North Carolina 193.875.

2008 (23-8) Coach Linda Burdette192.125 Oklahoma 195.175 L Iowa 192.875 L Wisconsin-Whitewater 181.550 W190.300 at Michigan 196.075 L Arkansas 195.250 L193.050 at Maryland 192.550 W192.700 Oklahoma 196.550 L George Washington 192.050 W William & Mary 187.425 W195.150 at Penn State 193.375 W192.750 at LSU 197.050 L Auburn 195.475 L195.275 North Carolina 195.075 W193.925 at Rutgers 189.900 W URI 189.900 W Bridgeport 187.625 W Ursinus 185.250 W194.025 at Pitt 191.975 W194.550 at George Washington 192.650 W Maryland 192.500 W196.175 Minnesota 195.375 W New Hampshire 193.400 W Rutgers 188.575 W194.025 Ohio State 194.775 L

EAGL Championship at West Virginia1. West Virginia 196.0502. NC State 195.475 W3. New Hampshire 194.550 W4. North Carolina 193.950 W5. Maryland 193.375 W6. Pitt 193.175 W

7. George Washington 192.975 W8. Rutgers 189.025 W

NCAA Southeast Regional at Florida (6 teams)1.Florida 197.525; UCLA 196.625; 3. Nebraska 196.100; 4. West Virginia 194.825; 5. NC State193.825; 6. North Carolina 191.825

2009 (15-8) Coach Linda Burdette194.075 at Georgia 195.425 L193.700 at Michigan State 194.200 L Iowa 194.350 L Illinois State 190.700 W194.775 Pitt 192.700 W193.925 Maryland 194.475 L George Washington 191.775 W Rutgers 187.950 W195.125 at George Washington 193.150 W195.650 Temple 191.625 W195.250 at Oklahoma 196.375 L Missouri 196.225 L Brown 185.950 W195.425 Kentucky 194.650 W195.925 Penn State 196.225 L194.925 at Iowa State 194.900 W

EAGL Championship at NC State1. NC State 195.700 L2. West Virginia 195.5003. North Carolina 194.825 W4. Pitt 194.675 W5. New Hampshire 194.650 W6. Maryland 194.525 W7. George Washington 193.050 W8. Rutgers 189.125 W

NCAA Southeast Regional at NC State (6 teams)1. Georgia 197.700; 2. Penn State 195.800; 3. Nebraska 195.450; 4. West Virginia 194.225; 5. North Carolina 194.125; NC State 193.800

2010 (19-9) Coach Linda Burdette-Good191.225 at Michigan State 193.925 L Penn State 193.9 L Western Michigan 189.525 W192.425 at Pitt 190.55 W Kent State 190.825 W194.0 NC State 193.225 W Maryland 193.0 W George Washington 188.65 W

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194.6 at Maryland 193.925 W Denver 192.85 W Rutgers 190.55 W194.475 Michigan 196.4 L William & Mary 187.725 W195.65 Ohio State 192.8 W194.925 at Penn State 195.95 L192.975 at Nebraska 196.425 L Arizona 194.75 L Denver 194.175 L194.725 Bowling Green 191.55 W193.775 at North Carolina 193.0 W194.725 Bridgeport 190.85 W

EAGL Championship at New Hampshire1. North Carolina 196.025 L2. NC State 195.7 L3. West Virginia 195.0754. New Hampshire 194.7 W5. Pitt 194.4 W6. Maryland 194.2 W7. George Washington 193.575 W8. Rutgers 187.65 W

NCAA Southeast Regional at West Virginia (6 teams)1.Stanford (196.775); 2. Michigan (195.8); 3. Southern Utah (195.325); 4. West Virginia (195.1); 5. Kent State (194.825); 6. NC State (193.425)

2011 (13-10) Coach Linda Burdette-Good at Cancun Classic194.5 vs. Missouri 191.575 W194.0 Michigan State 192.575 W192.125 at Georgia 196.725 L194.475 at NC State 194.55 L194.075 Pitt 189.025 W Rutgers 191.15 W194.05 at Penn State 195.55 L Pitt 193.475 W Bridgeport 192.25 W195.1 at Ohio State 195.6 L195.225 Florida 196.875 L New Hampshire 194.4 W George Washington 193.05 W195.725 North Carolina 194.325 W194.925 at Arkansas 196.525 L195.025 Penn State 195.825 L

EAGL Championship at George Washington 1. North Carolina 195.3 L2. New Hampshire 195.175 L3. Maryland 195.025 L4. West Virginia 193.7255. Rutgers 193.625 W6. NC State 193.45 W7. Pitt 192.875 W8. George Washington 192.575 W

NCAA Southeast Regional at Georgia (6 teams)1.UCLA (197.425); 2. Georgia (196.75); 3. LSU (195.35); 4. NC State (194.75); 5. Maryland (193.2); 6. West Virginia (192.5)

Jason Butts3 Seasons: 2012-present / Record: 40-25

Elevated to the head coach position after serving five years as an assistant under 37-year coach Linda Burdette-Good, coach Jason Butts is determined to put the West Virginia University gymnastics team back on the national stage. Following a fantastic first season that saw the Mountaineers secure their first 20-win season since 2008 and earn their league-best seventh EAGL title, Butts guided WVU though a difficult 2013 schedule in its first season in the Big 12 Conference. That WVU team became the first squad in the program’s history to tally 196.0 or better in every home regular-season meet.

2012 (21-5) Coach Jason Butts195.1 Penn State 195.775 L Maryland 194.225 W193.425 Rutgers 191.65 W193.475 at Bowling Green 193.225 W195.775 George Washington 193.125 W Towson 190.875 W194.05 at Michigan 194.65 L195.175 Ohio State 195.45 L Auburn 193.65 W Ball State 191.775 W194.8 at Maryland 194.55 W Rutgers 191.7 W William & Mary 191.175 W194.225 at New Hampshire 195.75 L194.175 at Denver 194.1 W Missouri 194.025 W Western Michigan 193.825 W195.675 Arkansas 195.125 W194.9 at LSU 196.85 L

EAGL Championship at Pitt 1. West Virginia 196.475 2. NC State 196.0 W3. Maryland 195.95 W4. North Carolina 195.55 W5. Pitt 195.375 W6. New Hampshire 195.225 W7. George Washington 194.05 W8. Rutgers 193.85 W

NCAA Regional at Auburn (6 teams)1.Georgia (197.1); 2. Oregon State (196.45); 3. Michigan (196.325); 4. Auburn (196.1); 5. West Virginia (195.9); 6. Michigan State (194.05)

2013 (13-9) Coach Jason Butts194.675 at Pitt 193.55 W192.125 at Utah 196.95 L Oregon State 195.95 L Southern Utah 191.05 W195.15 at NC State 195.2 L196.05 Oklahoma 197.375 L Western Michigan 192.475 W William & Mary 192.225 W196.15 Iowa State 194.825 W195.775 at Maryland 196.175 L Rutgers 195.05 W196.55 Michigan 196.925 L Towson 193.15 W New Hampshire 194.875 W196.375 Denver 196.8 L Temple 191.625 W George Washington 195.3 W195.45 at George Washington 194.5 W196.05 Maryland 194.8 W Rutgers 194.175 W

Big 12 Championship at Iowa State1. Oklahoma 197.2 L2. Iowa State 196.175 L3. West Virginia 194.675

NCAA Regional at West Virginia (6 teams)1. Michigan (196.725); 2. Illinois (196.025); 3. Nebraska (195.875); 4. Kentucky (195.575); 5. West Virginia (194.475); 6. North Carolina (194.35)

2014 (6-11) Coach Jason Butts193.7 at Kentucky 195.0 L Penn State 193.975 L Ball State 190.875 L193.5 at Maryland 193.675 L195.425 NC State 195.4 W195.5 George Washington 191.825 W Towson 192.425 W194.175 at Iowa State 196.025 L194.45 Pitt 194.125 W

Perfect 10 Challenge (Oklahoma City, Okla.)193.525 Oklahoma 197.2 L Alabama 197.1 L Michigan 196.2 L196.175 Ohio State 194.95 W194.925 at Florida 198.325 L194.975 at Maryland 195.525 L

Big 12 Championship in Morgantown, W.Va.1. Oklahoma 198.0 L2. Iowa State 196.65 L3. West Virginia 196.375

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Series Records First Last Opponent W-L-T Met MetAlabama 0-5-0 1982 2014Arizona 2-2-0 1994 2010Arizona State 2-1-0 1998 2002Arkansas 4-3-0 2003 2012Auburn 4-6-0 1986 2012Ball State 9-1-0 1981 2014Boise State 2-0-0 1996 2000Bowling Green 8-5-0 1977 2012Bridgeport (Conn.) 3-0-0 2005 2010Brigham Young 0-1-0 1990 1990Brown 3-0-0 2001 2009California 1-1-0 1996 2006UC Davis 2-0-0 1992 1996UC Santa Barbara 1-0-0 1996 1996Clarion 8-4-0 1977 1986Centenary 1-0-0 1995 1995Central Michigan 1-2-0 1998 2003Cornell 4-0-0 2003 2006Denver 4-3-0 1991 2013Duke 3-0-0 1982 1983Eastern Kentucky 2-1-0 1976 1981Eastern Michigan 4-0-0 1982 2005Fairmont State 6-0-0 1974 1975Florida 2-12-0 1982 2014Franklin & Marshall 2-0-0 1975 1977Frostburg State 12-0-0 1974 1982Georgetown 1-0-0 1980 1980George Washington 46-1-0 1983 2014Georgia 0 7-0 1990 2011Georgia College 1-0-0 1988 1988Houston Baptist 1-0-0 1987 1987Illinois 1-0-0 2000 2000 Illinois Chicago 3-0-0 1980 2004Illinois State 1-0-0 2009 2009Indiana, Pa. 25-1-0 1975 1994Indiana State 0-1-0 1986 1986Iowa 2-2-0 1990 2009Iowa State 2-4-0 2002 2014Jacksonville State 1-0-0 1983 1983James Madison 19-0-0 1979 2007Kent State 21-9-0 1975 2010Kentucky 15-7-0 1982 2014LSU 0-7-0 1987 2012Maryland 36-17-1 1980 2014Maryland Baltimore County 1-0-0 1978 1978Massachusetts 22-3-0 1981 2002MIT 1-0-0 1998 1998Miami, Ohio 2-0-0 1976 1981Michigan 4-18-0 1980 2014Michigan State 11-10-1 1982 2011Minnesota 5-5-0 1986 2008Missouri 4-2-0 1991 2012

First Last Opponent W-L-T Met MetNebraska 1-9-0 1983 2010New Hampshire 27-9-0 1981 2013New Mexico 1-0-0 1983 1983North Carolina 27-15-0 1979 2012N.C. State 25-14-0 1982 2014Northeastern 3-0-0 1989 1994Northern Illinois 1-0-0 1994 1994Notre Dame 1-0-0 1981 1981Ohio State 12-16-0 1976 2014Oklahoma 1-9-0 1989 2014Oklahoma State 1-0-0 1985 1985Oregon State 0-3-0 1995 2013Penn 9-0-0 1980 2006Penn State 6-37-0 1979 2014Pitt 54-12-2 1974 2014Radford 6-0-0 1985 2000Rhode Island 25-0-0 1981 2008Rutgers 55-0-0 1983 2013Sacramento State 1-0-0 1992 1992Slippery Rock 8-5-0 1974 1986Southeast Missouri State 2-0-0 1997 1999Southern Illinois 2-0-0 1982 1982Southern Utah 4-1-0 2000 2013Springfield 0-1-0 1979 1979SUNY Brockport 1-1-0 1974 1975Temple 41-1-0 1980 2013Texas Woman’s University 1-0-0 1994 1994Towson 19-10-0 1976 2014UCLA 0-1-0 1992 1992Ursinus 2-0-0 1999 2008Utah 0-2-0 1990 2013Utah State 1-2-0 1990 2000Vermont 1-0-0 1990 1990Western Michigan 3-0-0 2010 2013William & Mary 15-0-0 1978 2013Wilson 1-0-0 2007 2007Wisconsin 2-0-0 1990 1991Wisconsin-Oshkosh 1-0-0 2000 2000Wisconsin-Whitewater 1-0-0 2008 2008Yale 5-0-0 2001 2007Youngstown State 7-2-0 1975 1983

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1982 AIAW Championships Led by an unheralded freshman from Fairmont, W.Va., named Shari Retton, the 1982 gymnastics team surprised the country by finishing third at the AIAW champi-onships in Memphis, Tenn. Coach Linda Burdette’s Mountaineers, at the University’s first ever national championships, finished behind first place Florida and runner up Alabama, and ahead of national powers Georgia, Ohio State, Brigham Young and Washington State, among others. Retton captured First Team All-America honors on the vault, uneven parallel bars, floor exercise and the all around. WVU qualified for the championships by winning the EAIAW Regional at Clarion State. The Mountaineers scored 139.25 points to edge Yale’s 138.35. That title is still WVU’s only regional championship. The 1982 season saw 18 wins against seven losses. The biggest win of the sea-son was a 142.30-142.10 victory against eventual national champion Florida, a meet that WVU won on the last gymnast of the last rotation. The 142.30 points was a school record at the time. Also during the 1982 season, West Virginia beat Duke, Kentucky, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Maryland and Pitt. A side note to the season were Retton’s ties to the athletic world. Her younger sister, Mary Lou, went on to become an Olympic Gold Medalist. Her father, Ronnie, played basketball for the Mountaineers from 1957-59. After winning four letters and graduating, Retton later married Mike Timko, a former Mountaineer quarterback (1985-87). The 1982 season was WVU’s last year in the AIAW after a nine-year association. The Mountaineers began NCAA competition with the 1983 season.

1995 NCAA Championships After years of being on the outside looking in, the 1995 WVU gymnastics team took the step to the next level with an at large bid to the 1995 NCAA Championships in Athens, Ga. The senior led group found the right mix of talent, desire, experience and coaching and put it all together when it counted - at the NCAA Southeast Regional. In fact, the whole season was something magical. Ten team records were set or tied throughout the course of the year, while five individual marks were reached. The 15-6 Mountaineers won their fourth straight Atlantic 10 title and Karla Hairston and Kristin Quackenbush were named Atlantic 10 Gymnasts of the Year, while Umme Salim garnered A10 Freshman of the Year honors.

Pictured here are the members of WVU’s 1995 NCAA team (left to right): Front row: Allison Poteet and Lauren SchneiderSecond row: Umme Salim, Angel Ricciulli, Karla Hairston and Adriana ManagoThird row: Jenni Kaye, Liz Byrnes and Shannon MigliFourth row: Kristen Fearney, Kristin Quackenbush and Leigh Miller.

Coach Linda Burdette was named NCAA Southeast Regional Coach of the Year. Freshman Adriana Manago earned NACGC/W scholastic All-America status, while WVU’s first ever trip to the NCAA Championships was highlighted by Quackenbush, the talented sophomore all-arounder who earned second team All-America honors on the floor exercise. The most rewarding accomplishment of the 1995 season was that of WVU’s three seniors, Liz Byrnes, Jenni Kaye and Shannon Migli, all of whom overcame injuries that plagued them their first three years in Morgantown to become major contributors in WVU’s run to the championships.

1999 NCAA Championships What appeared initially as a tragedy for the 1999 West Virginia gymnastics team was actually an awakening. The Mountaineers had attained a 17-2 record prior to the East Atlantic Gymnastics League meet and entered the meet as one of only three schools from the EAGL ranked in the Top 25. For the first time since the inception of the EAGL in 1996, the Mountaineers failed to win the EAGL crown in 1999. But, despite finishing an uncharacteristic sixth at the EAGL Championships at Maryland, the Mountaineers couldn’t have scripted a more opportune time to amend that setback, regroup, and really let their true colors show than at the NCAA Regionals before the home crowd. West Virginia hosted the NCAA Region 6 Championships at the WVU Coliseum, which assembled five of the top 25 teams in the country, including No. 2 Alabama. The Mountaineers showcased their most brilliant talent at this meet and attained a 195.275 team score, placing them second in their region behind Alabama and qualifying them for their second trip to the national championship in five years. Although the Mountaineers placed 12th at the NCAA Championship in Salt Lake City, Utah, coach Linda Burdette had plenty of reasons to be proud of her squad. Five WVU gymnasts earned all-EAGL notice and for the fourth-straight season, the Moun-taineers were undefeated in the Coliseum in regular season competition. One of the most significant of those wins came on February 20, when the Mountaineers defeated Minnesota and North Carolina State, giving Burdette the 400th and 401st victories of her career. She became the fourth coach in school history to reach that milestone. Senior Nikki West punctuated her stellar vaulting career with two more perfect 10.0s in 1999. West scored five 10.0s on vault, tying her with former WVU gymnast Kristin Quakenbush for the most perfect scores in school history.

Pictured below are members of WVU’s 1999 NCAA team (left to right):First Row: Nikki West and Debora Santiago; Second Row: Jaime Hill and Jessica Rohm; Third Row: Christen Simpson, Kristen Macrie and Kelly Foley; Fourth Row: Shirley Lee and Danielle Lilly; Fifth Row: Allison Pratus, Rebecca Slobig, Shannon Cox, Allison Gaidish and Jessica Nonnemacher.

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2000 NCAA Championships From the very start those around the 2000 gymnastics team knew this team would be a special one. Focused around some exciting newcomers and perhaps the most storied senior class in school history the Mountaineers were destined to rewrite the WVU record book. West Virginia posted a 19-10 record and established four of the top 10 team scores in school history, including three of the top four. The Mountaineers also set school event records on the vault and beam and tied the school mark on bars. But de-spite its record-setting season, WVU struggled at the EAGL Championships, finishing a disappointing fifth. With a sour taste in their mouths the 2000 Mountaineers were determined to do what no other WVU team had done before - earn a trip to the NCAA Championships for a second straight season. To do that West Virginia had to finish in the top two slots at the Region 2 Cham-pionship meet in Minneapolis, Minn. Not an easy task considering the competition, which included No. 3 Utah and Top 25 teams Denver and Minnesota. The Mountaineers, largely behind the efforts of seniors Kelly Foley and Danielle Lilly, managed to scrap and claw their way to a second place finish. West Virginia proved its shaky performance at the EAGL meet to be an aberration by simply being more consistent than the opposition and earning a trip to the NCAA Championship in Boise, Idaho.

Although the Mountaineers finished in 12th place the 2000 season stands out as one where WVU showed tremendous determination and heart. The individual talent was amazing, but it was how the 2000 Mountaineers jelled together that made the West Virginia coaching staff the proudest. Sophomore Kristen Macrie proved to be the heart and soul of the team and was WVU’s most consistent gymnast throughout the year. Despite not leading the team in any individual event, Macrie’s consistency was her calling card for the season. The freshman class, which was called the best recruiting class ever by coaches in the preseason, lived up to its billing with TeShawne Jackson and Dinorh Boyd turning in numerous top-five finishes, while Amanda Halovanic found her niche for the Mountaineers on vault and floor. But the 2000 season will forever be linked to its senior class of Foley, Lilly, Shir-ley Lee and Jessica Nonnemacher. Foley and Lilly provided much of the leadership, with each enjoying her finest season as a Mountaineer. Lee saw her season cut short at the midway point, but her early season performances provided the underclassmen with the opportunity to find their stride. One of the lasting images of the 2000 season will be of Nonnemacher, who despite being told by doctors in 1998 that her career was over, returned to compete on bars.

Pictured below are members of WVU’s 2000 NCAA team (left to right): Front Row: TeShawne Jackson, Jessica Rohm, Kelly Foley, Shirley Lee and Dinorh Boyd; Second Row: Jen Cooper, Danielle Lilly, Jessica Nonnemacher, Kristen Muirhead and Erin Signoracci; Third Row: Kristen Macrie, Allison Pratus and Melissa Mascaro; Back Row: Allison Gaidish, Jaime Hill, Amanda Halovanic and Christen Simpson.

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ettonShari Retton-Timko was WVU’s first women’s sports All-American, earning first-team honors in the all-around, floor exercise, uneven bars and vault at the 1982 AIAW National Gymnastics Championships in Memphis.

A four-year letterwinner, Retton, just a freshman, helped the 10th-seeded Mountaineers finish third at those nation-al championships, while she posted a third place individual finish in the all-around (36.30). A two-time team captain, Retton went on to earn a number of accolades, including NCAA regional balance beam champion, Most Valuable Gymnast and Atlantic 10 Senior of the Year. WVU qualified for the NCAA regionals each year during her career. She

was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.

The daughter of Ronnie Retton, who captained WVU’s 1959 NCAA runner-up basketball team, the

Fairmont, W.Va., native is the older sister of Olym-pic champion gymnast Mary Lou Retton; their brother Ron played baseball at WVU. Married to former WVU quarterback Mike Timko, Shari currently lives in Houston, Pa.

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NATIONAL HONORS• 1997 AAI American Award Winner• (national collegiate gymnast of the year)• 1997 NCAA Woman of the Year for West Virginia• 1996 NCAA First Team All-American - vault• 1996 NCAA Second Team All-American - floor & all-around• 1995 NCAA Second Team All-American - floor• 1994 NCAA Second Team All-American - floor & vault

CONFERENCE HONORS• 1997 EAGL Gymnast of the Year -unanimous• 1997 EAGL Outstanding Senior of the Year• 1997 EAGL floor & all-around champion• 1997 EAGL first team - vault, bars, beam, floor & all-around• 1997 EAGL Gymnast of the Week, Jan. 21, Feb. 18 &

March 18• 1996 EAGL vault & all-around champion• 1996 EAGL first team - vault, bars, floor & all-around• 1996 EAGL Gymnast of the Week, March 25• 1995 Atlantic 10 Gymnast of the Year• 1995 Atlantic 10 beam & all-around champion• 1994 Atlantic 10 Freshman of the Year• 1994 Atlantic 10 vault, floor & all-around champion

UNIVERSITY HONORS• 1997 Red Brown Cup winner • 1997 WVU Most Valuable Gymnast• 1997 Joseph Medrick Award Winner• 1997 John Quackenbush Award Winner • 1997 Team Captain• 1996 Red Brown Cup winner• 1996 WVU Most Valuable Gymnast• 1996 Joseph Medrick Award Winner• 1996 Team Captain

UNIVERSITY RECORDS• Vault - 10.00, set in 1994 as a freshman and tied as

a senior• Uneven Bars - 9.9, set in 1997 as a senior*• Balance Beam - 9.9, set in 1995 as a sophomore*• Floor Exercise - 10.00, set in 1996 as a junior,

and tied twice • as a senior• All-Around - 39.6, set in 1997 as a senior* *Record was later broken

OTHER SCHOOL RECORDS• WVU’s first-ever AAI American Award winner• Six All-American awards• Five perfect 10s• Two 10s in the same meet (March 15, 1997)• Qualified for three straight NCAA Championships• Highest finish at the NCAA Championships

(third on vault, 1996)• First two-time Red Brown Cup winner

ACADEMIC HONORS• 1997 NACGC Scholastic All-American• 1997 EAGL All-Academic• 1996 NACGC Scholastic All-American• 1996 EAGL All-Academic• 1995-97 Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll• Also on the WVU Dean’s List and President’s List

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NATIONAL HONORS• NCAA First Team All-American on floor (First since 2000,

third first-team member ever)• Three-time individual national qualifier in the all-around

national championships (only 2nd Mountaineer to do that)• Took 13th on floor at the 2007 National Championships

CONFERENCE HONORS• 2007 Gymnast of Year• 2007 Most Outstanding Senior Gymnast• 11 times the EAGL Gymnast of the Week• 17 First Team All-EAGL honors• 2007 First Team vault, bars, beam, floor, all-around• 2006 First Team vault, bars, beam, floor, all-around• 2005 EAGL All-Around champion• 2005 EAGL Balance Beam champion• 2005 First Team all-around, beam, floor• 2005 Second Team bars• 2004 Rookie of the Year• 2004 EAGL Vault Champion• 2004 First Team Vault, Bars, Beam, All-Around• 2004 Second Team Floor

WHERE SHE RANKS AT WVU• All-time leading scorer• First 2,000 point scorer• Most all-arounds competed (50)• 37 scores of 39.0 or better in all-around• Third in career 9.9 scores with 33• Second in career meets competed with 55• Holds top two all-around scores in WVU history• 14th gymnast to qualifiy for NCAAs as an individual, 11th

as an all-around• Captain both sophomore and junior years• Just the second WVU gymnast to enter collegiate action

as a Level 10 champion (Kristin Quakenbush)

TEAM AWARDS• 2007 Red Brown Cup award• 4-time Joseph Medrick Award

(team’s highest all-around average)• 3-time Most Valuable Gymnast

ACADEMIC HONORS• 2007 ESPN/CoSIDA Third Team Academic All-America• 4-time Academic All-EAGL• 4-time NACGC Scholastic All-America• Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll

CAREER HIGHSVault 9.95 EAGL Champ., 3/20/04 Bowling Green, 3/13/04Bars 9.925 at Pitt, 3/9/04Beam 9.925 EAGL Champ. 3/25/05Floor 9.95 EAGL Champ., 3/20/04 Bowling Green, 3/13/04All-Around 39.675* Bowling Green, 3/13/04* school record

Janáe CoxJANÁE COX’S CAREER STATISTICSYear Meets AA Total Points2004 13 13 511.4752005 14 13 535.752006 13 10 466.6252007 15 14 556.8Totals 55 50 2,070.65

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------ A ------Shani Andrews ........................... 2003Nettie Angotti.........................1981-82Randi Aronson ............................ 1982

------ B ------Becky Bailey ............................... 1974Cara Bailey ................................. 1994Jodi Barnes ......................1996-97-98Jessica Bartgis .......2001, 2003-04-05Tanya Barton .............................. 1986Susan Biddle .............................. 1977Amy Bieski ................2008-09-10C-11Lisa Bietler .............................1977-78Jackie Blair ................................. 1983Shauna Boston .........1984-85-86-87CAmie Bouchier .............2004, 2006-07Dinorh Boyd ............... 2000-01-02-03Makenzie Bristol ...............2011-12-13Aimee Brown ....................2004-05-06Elizabeth Byrnes ......... 1992-93-94-95

------ C ------Angie Campbell .....................1988-89Amanda Carpenter ...........2012-13-14Dina Castronovo ......................... 1989Hilarie Chambers ...................1985-86Maria Ciocca .............................. 1983Yvette Clark ................ 1988-89-90-91Stella Coleman ........................... 1988Marsha Connor ........................... 1977Gina Costa .................................. 2013Janáe Cox .............2004-05C-06C-07Shannon Cox .........................1998-99Wendy Crumbaker ...................... 1994

------ D ------Michelle David ............................ 1989Dana Davis ............1975-76-77C-78CBeth Deal ..........................2012-13-14Andrea DeFelice . 1987-88C-89C-90CTynisha Dennis ........... 2004-05-06-07Casey DePerro ......................2003-04Alyssa DeSantis .......... 2003-04-05-06Christy DeVoe ............................. 1989Mary Dickson ........................1974-75Mary Beth Dodson ..... 1978-79-80-81Donna Donati ............1979-80-81-82CEmily Duryea .............. 2001-02-03-04

------ F ------Hailey Fairchild ........................... 2010Kelly Foley ................1997-98-99-00CBeth Foltz .................1988-89-90-91CBev Fry ..........................1985-86-87CMuffy Fuller ................................. 1986Jan Funderburk .......... 1983-84C-85C

------ G ------Cyndi Gacek .....................1988C-89CAllison Gaidish ..........1998-99-00-01CJaime Gold ................. 2005-06-07-08Alexa Goldberg ........................... 2014Cheryl Goldenfield ...... 2004-05-06-07Chelsea Goldschrafe .... 2010-11-12-13

------ H ------Karla Hairston ........1993-94-95C-96CDayah Haley .....................2012-13-14Amanda Halovanic ....2000-01-02C-03CRachel Hardin ...........2005-06-07-08CArlene Hathaway ........................ 2011Barb Hegedus ............................ 1988Jaime Hill ...............................2000-01Dainty Mae Hiser ................ 1991-92CMary Hooper............................... 1989Angela Hunter ............................. 1987Melcina Hunter ........... 1974-75-76-77

------ I ------Melissa Idell ...........................2013-14Heather Izer ................ 2006-07-08-09

------ J ------TeShawne Jackson ...2000-01-02-03CJennifer Jewel............................. 1983Naja Johnson ............. 2008-09-10-11Nancy Jones ............... 1974-75-76-77Stephanie Judge ...1976-77-78C-79C

------ K ------Jennifer Kaye ............1992-93-94-95CJennifer Kearney......................... 1990Stephanie Keaton ....... 2008-09-10-11Karen Kennedy ........................... 1974Emily Kerwin .............2008-09-10-11CKaren Kirszenstein ...... 1987-88-89-90

------ L ------Kim LaGorga .............................. 1985Emma Lasker .............................. 2014Jaida Lawrence .....................2013-14Shirley Lee .................. 1997-98-99-00Danielle Lilly ..............1997-98-99-00CCheri Lippert .....................1977-79-80Lindsey Litten ............................. 2014Linda Lloyd ............................1975-76Teresa Lucas ............1974-75-76C-77Andrea Lund ............................... 1998Robin Lunz ............................1983-84

------ M ------Dawn Mackley ............................ 1977Kristen Macrie ..........1999-00-01-02CTina Maloney .............. 2009-10-11-12Adriana Manago ....1995-96-97C-98CSharon Manley ........... 1977-79C-80CMelissa Mascaro ......2000-01-02-03CJulie Mazzant .........................2002-03Jamie McClimans ..................1979-80Katie McGregor .....2005-06C-07-98CFaye Meaden ...................... 2010-11CSandy Mendenhall ...................... 1974Heather Meyers .....................1989-90Shannon Migli ...........1992-93-94C-95Leigh Miller ............................1993-95Kaylyn Millick ....................2011-12-13Joan Monahan ............ 1974-75-76-77Lajuanda Moody ....1991-92-93C-94CMargaret Ann Moore... 2005-06-07-08Vicki Moore .......................1982-83-85Mehgan Morris .........2006-07-08-09CBecky Morrison .....................1993-94Dana Morse ................................ 1976Lee Musselman .................. 1974-75CMackenzie Myers ....................... 2014

------ N ------Carri Nagle.................. 2002-03-04-05Paula Nahal ......................1978-79-80Sarah Neal .............................1974-75Lisa Neutze ............1978-79-80C-81CJudy Niesslein .................... 1974-75CJessica Nonnemacher 1996-97-98-00CSabrina Noonan .............2004-05-06C

------ O ------Lynn Olson ................................. 1986Becky Orr ................................... 1978

------ P ------Peggy Payer ..........................1979-80Jana Perry .............1990-91-92C-93CAmy Piera ................................... 1985Susie Pierce ...................1989-90-91CAllison Poteet ............................. 1995Radine Powley ............................ 1989Allison Pratus .............. 1999-00-01-02Alysha Pretzello .............2009-10C-11Dawn Prevost ...........1980-81-82-83CCathie Price ...........1984-85-86C-87CJennifer Price .............................. 1978Shelly Purkat .............. 2007-08-09-10

------ Q ------Kristin Quackenbush ..... 1994-95-96C-97C

------ R ------Lisa Reed .................... 1989-90-91-92Maureen Repmann ...........1987-88-90Shari Retton ...........1982-83-84C-85CAngel Ricciulli ............................. 1995

Alaska Richardson ...... 2010-11-12-13Gretchen Richter ........ 2003-04-05-06Jackie Ridenour .....................1980-81Nicole Roach .............. 2009-10-11-12Garnet Robinson ..............1975-76-77Jessica Rohm ........1999-00-01C-02CAmy Ross ................................... 1988Vanessa Rotruck...............1975-76-78Liz Rouse ...............................2006-07Kendra Ruppert ................1988-89-90Kim Ruppert ............... 1990-91-92-93

------ S ------Umme Salim ............... 1995-96-97-98Lia Salzano .......................2012-13-14Debora Santiago......... 1996-97-98-99Ashley Scalercio ......................... 2002Chris Schenck ..........1983-84-85-86CLauren Schneider ..................1995-96Karen Schriever ................1982-84-85Barb Shank ................................. 1974Jenn Sharon ..........................2009-10Erin Signoracci ........... 2000-01-02-03Danis Sill ...........................1979-80-81Lynn Silvestri .........................1989-90Christen Simpson ....... 1999-00-01-02Doreen Slimm ...................1982-83-84Hope Sloanhoffer ....... 2011-12-13-14Rebecca Slobig .......... 1996-97-98-99Erica Smith .......................2012-13-14Lavon Smith ..........1974-75-76C-77CTerra Smith ............................1985-86Suzanne Soto ............................. 1998Kiersten Spoerke ........ 2007-08-09-10Wendy Sturn ..........................1974-75Nicolette Swoboda ..................... 2014

------ T ------Chelsi Tabor ................ 2007-08-09-10Shelia Taylor .....................1979-80-81Debra Thoma .........................1975-76Pattie Thomson .......................... 1977Maria Torre .................. 1974-75-76-77Rosemarie Torre ......... 1974-75-76-77Sally Totten ............................1977-78

------ W ------Erica Watson .............. 2006-07-08-09Kara Weaver ............... 2005-06-07-08Nikki West ..............1996-97-98C-99CElizabeth White ........................... 2007Shelley White .............................. 1997Kari Williams ..........2002-03-04C-05CLequita Williams ....................2004-05Ashley Wilson ........2007-08-09C-10C

------ Y ------Jessica Young ..................2008-09-10Bethany Yurko ..................2012-13-14

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WEST VIRGINIAUniversity134.....................President E. Gordon Gee

135... Interim Director of Athletics Keli Cunningham

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Dr. E. Gordon Gee is one of America’s most prominent higher education leaders, having helmed universities for more than three decades. In 2009, Time magazine named him one of the top 10 university presidents in the United States. In 2014, Gee returned to West Virginia University, where his career as a universi-ty president began. His leadership goals include putting students first, advancing the university’s research agenda, partnering with West Virginia communities and making sure that 1.8 million West Virginians know in their hearts and minds that West Virginia University is their university. Born in Vernal, Utah, Gee graduated from the University of Utah with an honors degree in history and earned his J.D. and Ed.D degrees from Columbia University. He clerked under Chief Justice David T. Lewis of the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals before being named a judicial fellow and staff assistant to the U.S. Supreme Court. In this role, he worked for Chief Justice Warren Burger on administrative and legal problems of the Court and federal judiciary. Gee returned to Utah as an associate pro-fessor and associate dean in the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young Uni-versity, and was granted full professorship in 1978. One year later, he became dean of the West Virginia University College of Law, and, in 1981, was named West Virginia University president. He served in that role until 1985. He went on to lead the University of Colora-do (1985-1990), Brown University (1998-2000), and Vanderbilt University (2001-2007). He served as president of The Ohio State University from 1990 to 1997 and again from 2007 to 2013. Gee has been a member of several education-governance organizations and committees, including the Big Ten Confer-ence Council of Presidents, the Inter-Uni-versity Council of Ohio, the Business-High-er Education Forum, and the American Association of Universities. He was chair of the American Council on Education’s Com-mission on Higher Education Attainment and served as co-chair of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities’ En-ergy Advisory Committee. In 2009, Gee was invited to join the International Advisory Board of King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia. Active in a number of national profes-sional and service organizations during his tenures, he has served on the boards for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Muse-

um, Inc., Limited Brands and the National 4-H Council. In 2011, Gee was appoint-ed to serve as secretary on the Board of Directors of Ohio’s economic development program, JobsOhio. In 2011-2012, he was asked by Governor John Kasich to chair the Ohio Higher Education Capital Funding Collaborative and the Ohio Higher Educa-tion Funding Commission. Gee has received a number of honorary degrees, awards, fellowships and recog-nitions. He is a fellow of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest science organization. In 1994, Gee received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Utah, as well as from Teachers

President E. Gordon Gee with his family -- son-in-law, David Patrón, daughter, Dr. Rebekah Gee, and twins Eva, on Gee’s lap, and Elizabeth

College of Columbia University. In 2013, he received the ACE Council of Fellows/Fideli-ty Investments Mentor Award and received the Outstanding Academic Leader of the Year Award on behalf of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. He is the co-au-thor of 11 books, including Law, Policy and Higher Education, published in 2012. He has also authored many papers and articles on law and education. Gee’s daughter, Rebekah, is the Medicaid Medical Director for the State of Louisiana, and an assistant professor of Public Health and Medicine at Louisiana State University. She is also a Norman F. Gant/American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology/IOM Anniversary Fellow.

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Keli Cunningham

Keli Cunningham, Executive Senior Athletic Director, assumed the role of In-terim Director of Athletics at West Virginia University on December 18, 2014. “I feel extremely fortunate to lead such a great staff and an exceptional group of student-athletes during this period of transition,” Cunningham said. “In particu-lar, I want to thank President (Gordon) Gee for having the confidence in me to serve in this capacity and I want to thank Oliver Luck as well for his mentorship over the past four years.” For the past year Cunningham has worked closely with Luck on the day-to-day administration and management of the athletic department as his top senior administrator, directly overseeing the Athletics Compliance and Student Service units. A native of Petersburg, W.Va., Cun-ningham came to West Virginia in 2010 as Associate Athletic Director for Governance and Compliance from Maryland, where she joined the compliance staff in June 2004 as Compliance Coordinator and was named Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance in November 2005. While at Maryland, Cunningham worked in the day-to-day operations to ensure compliance for the athletic depart-ment and more than 700 student-athletes in 27 varsity sports programs. She served as the sport administrator for women’s tennis and competitive cheer providing oversight in budget planning, personnel and facility operations.

Previously, Cunningham served as Compliance Assistant at the BIG EAST Conference, where she assisted in the re-view of institutional compliance audits and processing of all conference and NCAA waivers and violations. She worked with conference staff to coordinate events and served as oversight to the student-athlete advisory committee. Cunningham has been involved in several national committees over the years, including the National Association for Athletics Compliance (NAAC) Educa-tion Committee and the NAAC Reason-able Standards Committee. She has also held appointments at the Atlantic Coast Conference and BIG EAST Conference.

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She is currently serving on the WVU College of Physical Activity and Social Sciences Advisory Committee and recent-ly completed a term of appointment on the WVU Office of the President’s Social Justice Committee. In her role with WVU’s compliance and governance, Cunningham works closely with the NCAA and Big 12 Conference on legislative matters. A graduate of West Virginia University with a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in sport management, Cunning-ham began her career in the WVU athletic compliance office as a graduate assistant.

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WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITYINTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

Matt BormanSenior Associate Athletic Director/Development

Terri HowesSenior Associate Athletic Director/Sport Administration/SWA

Michael SzulSenior Associate Athletic Director/ Business Operations

Michael FragaleAssociate Athletic Director/Communications

Brady RourkeAssociate Athletic Director/ Student Services

Matt WellsAssociate Athletic Director/External Affairs

HEAD COACHESNikki Izzo-BrownWomen’s Soccer

Jason ButtsGymnastics

Mike CareyWomen’s Basketball

Sean ClearyCross Country/Track

Sean CovichGolf

Jon HammondRifle

Sammie HensonWrestling

Dana HolgorsenFootball

Bob HugginsMen’s Basketball

Jimmy KingRowing

Marlon LeBlancMen’s Soccer

Randy MazeyBaseball

Vic RiggsSwimming and Diving

Joe HeskettAssociate Athletic Director/ Sports Performance

Lacey GibsonAssistant Athletic Director/Compliance

Dia FortneyAssistant Athletic Director/ Business Operations

April MesserlyAssistant Athletic Director/Facilities & Operations

Kevin MillerAssistant Athletic Director/Annual Fund

Ben MurrayAssociate Athletic Director/Major Gifts & Capital Campaigns

Bryan MesserlyAssistant Athletic Director/Communications

Nathaniel ZinnAssistant Athletic Director/Marketing

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Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium

Dreamswork Field

Mountaineer Track

Coliseum Courts

WVU Coliseum

Caperton Indoor Facility

Cary Gym

WVU Rifle Range

Basketball Practice Facility

Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

WVU Wrestling Pavilion

WVU Boathouse

WVU Natatorium

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Monongalia County Ballpark

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SCORING INFORMATION In collegiate team competition, six gymnasts perform on each of the four apparatuses (vault, uneven parallel bars, balance beam and floor exercise). The five best individual scores per event comprise the cumulative team total.

Collegiate competition requires at least two judges to evaluate the score of an athlete’s perfor-mance. Their scores are averaged to arrive at a final mark. A perfect team score is 200, with top colle-giate scores ranging between 193.00 and 198.00.

Optional routines, choreographed to express the gymnasts’ skills that they perform best, are based on a score of 9.5 with a possibility of an additional five-tenths for completing more difficult skills and or combinations.

JUDGES USE THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES TO EVALUATE OPTIONAL ROUTINES:Value parts (difficulty) 2.20Special Requirements 2.00Bonus elements 0.50Execution/composition 5.30Total 10.00

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VAULT The vaulting event requires speed, quick-ness and explosive power. Vaults are divided into four categories: handsprings, forward saltos, backward saltos and vaults from a roundoff. This is just the fifth season that vaults from a roundoff will be permitted in collegiate competition.

Each of these vaults is assigned a value of up to 10.0. Deductions are taken from the starting value of the vault. Basis for deductions stems from technical errors in the areas of pre-flight (approach to the horse), repulsion (the rise off the horse), and after-flight (distance and height from the horse). The gymnast must remain motionless upon landing or a deduction will be taken. The most common vaults are a handspring on-front somersault off, tucked position 9.8, piked position 9.9. Some of the more difficult vaults include a 1/2 on, 1/2 off front lay-out (10.0), full twisting lay-out Tsuk (10.0), pike front 1/2 (10.0), tuck 1/2 (9.9) and piked (9.9).Lia SALZANO

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UNEVEN BARS A complete routine on the uneven bars comprises some 10 to 15 moves, consisting mainly of swinging and suspension skills utiliz-ing both bars with many regrasps. A change of direction is required in the routine, while pauses for concentration,extra swings and uncharac-teristic elements are to be avoided. The gym-nast must change bars two times, and must have at least two flight elements. As mentioned above under scoring, bonus parts worth up to 0.5 can be awarded for completing difficult skills. On this event, some of the bonus moves include somersaulting release moves, difficult pirouette work and somersaulting dismounts.

BALANCE BEAM The routine must be composed of elements from the following groups: tumbling with and without flight, strength and dance (i.e. turns, leaps and body waves). Special requirements on the balance beam are a tumbling series, a large jump, a full turn and a series of skills com-bining dance and acrobatics. The routine must last between 1:10 and 1:30. Performing on the beam requires precise movement and intense concentration, as each wobble results in a deduction. Elements performed on the beam that receive bonus points are somersaulting mounts, double-back dismounts, double turns, one-arm handstands and jumps showing maxi-mum flexibility.

FLOOR EXERCISE Floor exercise is a combination of dance, tumbling and acrobatics performed to music. Creative and dynamic changes in rhythm and energy levels help to create an exciting routine where composition plays an important role. The exercise must last between 1:10 and 1:30. A routine consists of two or three tumbling “passes” and the gymnast must balance the difficulty of her tumbling skills and dance skills and should finish the routine as strongly as it was started. Bonus points are awarded on this event for more than two twists in the same somersault, a double-back preceded by a front or back somersault, a triple turn and certain unique dance elements. Specific deductions are taken for stepping off the mat and for being out of sync with the music.

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director of athletic communications Shannon Mc-Namara, via email ([email protected]) or phone (304-293-2821), at least 24 hours in advance. Designated areas for photographers will be explained at the meet.

During the Week Any member of the media wishing to interview a player or a member of the coaching staff during the week should contact West Virginia gymnastics contact/assistant director of athletic communi-cations Shannon McNamara, via email ([email protected]) or phone (304-293-2821), at least 24 hours in advance. Cell phone numbers will not be provided, and all WVU student-athletes have been instructed to not conduct interviews without prior approval of the athletic communications staff.

Receiving Information Media members may receive gymnastics press releases, notes and more via email. Please email Shannon McNamara ([email protected]) to be included on the distribution list.

Directions to the WVU ColiseumFrom I-79: Take the Star City/WVU (mile marker 155) exit. Cross the Star City bridge and proceed up Monongahela Boulevard past Texas Road-house. The WVU Coliseum is on the right. Enter at the Patteson Drive light.

From I-68: Take the Pierpont Road exit and follow signs toward the stadium. At the second traffic light, turn right on Route 705 and stay on the high-way as it becomes Chestnut Hill Road (through two more traffic lights). Turn left at the fourth traffic light onto Van Voorhis Road. The road becomes Patterson Drive at University Avenue. Proceed up Patteson to the light at Jerry West Boulevard. The Coliseum parking lots are directly ahead at this light.

WVUsports.com WVUsports.com is the place for media and fans to go for the latest on the Mountaineer gym-nastics team. In 2015, streamed audio and video broadcasts will be available on WVU’s official website. Live scores also are available, and meet releases are made available in PDF format one day prior to the meet.

Multimedia Page West Virginia University recognizes that Mountaineer fans don’t just exist within state parameters. Those wishing to follow the WVU gymnastics team, but unable to travel to Morgan-town, can now watch home meets live on their computers. All five of the Mountaineers’ 2015 regu-lar-season home meets will be streamed live, and for free, at www.WVUsports.com. Additionally, live stats are continuously updated throughout the meet. Meet-by-meet notes, weekly releases, up-dated statistics and in-depth profile features can also be found on the gymnastics page at www.WVUsports.com.

Media Services The West Virginia University athletic commu-nications office will be available throughout the entire 2015 gymnastics season to accomondate any many requests. The following are some guidelines that should make it easy for media members to cover the WVU gymnastics team. Any additional questions should be directed to assistant director of athletic communications Shannon McNamara.

Meet Day Parking is free at the WVU Coliseum. Complete statistics are provided to all working media at the end of each rotation and post-meet. Requested gymnasts and coach Butts will be available for interviews in the basketball theatre following a 15-minute grace period.

Game Services The athletic communication staff will be at your service throughout the meet. All working media will be provided with a game program, ros-ters, media guides and other pertinent informa-tion. Computer-generated scores will be available at the end of each rotation and at the meet’s conclusion. Press seating is available at press row inside the Coliseum. Wireless internet access is available to all working media members.

Credentials Photographers and media members who wish to cover a meet at the WVU Coliseum should contact gymnastics contact/assistant

Athletic Communications The West Virginia University Athletic Communications Office is located in the WVU Coliseum on the second floor near the Red Gate. The athletic communications office is Room 217.

Mailing Address Athletic Communications Office West Virginia University P.O. Box 0877 Morgantown, WV 26507-0877

Overnight Shipping Address Athletic Communications Office West Virginia University 217 Coliseum Monongahela Blvd. Morgantown, WV 26505

Phone Information Office: 304-293-2821 Fax: 304-293-4105

Gymnastics Contact Shannon McNamara Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Email: [email protected]

Athletic Communications StaffMichael Fragale Associate Athletic Director, CommunicationsBryan Messerly Assistant Athletic Director, Communications John Antonik Director of Digital MediaMike Montoro Director of Football CommunicationsJoe Swan Director of Athletic PublicationsKristin Coldsnow Multimedia Specialist Russell Luna Associate Director of Athletic CommunicationsGrant Dovey Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Ashley Bailey Assistant Director of Athletic CommunicationsLisa Ammons Business ManagerAmy Prunty Program AssistantCheryl Wire Program AssistantNick Arthur Graduate AssistantD.J. Jamiel Graduate AssistantAmy Salvatore Graduate Assistant

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