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2010 Stanford Women s Gymnastics Women s Gymnastics Contact: David Kiefer Email: dkiefer@stanford.

025 (1st) 24 (Sun.) UCLA (B) 196.425 (1st) 29 (Fri.) at Oregon State, Seattle Pacific 195.775 (2nd) FEBRUARY... 7 (Sun.) Washington, San Jose State, Sacramento State (B) 196.650 (1st) 14 (Sun.

1 2010 Stanford Women s Gymnastics Women s Gymnastics Contact: David Kiefer dkiefer@stanford.edu Office Phone: (650) Cell Phone: (650) Schedule and Results Date Opponent Time/Result JANUARY... 9 (Sat.) at Georgia (2nd) 17 (Sun.) Arizona (B) (1st) 24 (Sun.) UCLA (B) (1st) 29 (Fri.) at Oregon State, Seattle Pacific (2nd) FEBRUARY... 7 (Sun.) Washington, San Jose State, Sacramento State (B) (1st) 14 (Sun.) at UCLA (1st) 19 (Fri.) at Arizona State (1st) 28 (Sun.) vs. California, North Carolina, Eastern Michigan (M) (1st) MARCH... 5 (Fri.) at San Jose State, Cal (1st) 21 (Sun.) at UC Davis (1st) 27 (Sat.) at Pac-10 Championships (1) 4 p.m. APRIL (Sat.) at NCAA Regionals TBA 22 (Thu.) at NCAA Team Preliminaries (2) TBA 23 at NCAA Super Six Finals (2) TBA 24 at NCAA Individual Finals (2) TBA Times listed are Pacific (B) Burnham Pavilion (M) Maples Pavilion (1) In Tucson, Ariz. (2) In Gainesville, Fla. bold indicates home meet SWG Facts General Information Location: Stanford, California Enrollment: 15,140 (6,812 undergraduates) Founded: 1891 Nickname: Cardinal Colors: Cardinal and White Conference: Pacific-10 President: John Hennessy Athletic Director: Bob Bowlsby Sport Administrator: Darrin Nelson Coaching Staff Head Coach: Kristen Smyth, 9th year Career Record: Associate Head Coach: Chris Swircek, 7th year Assistant Coach: Mike Lorenzen, 5th year Team Information Record: 14-2 National ranking: 6 Returning first-team All-American: Carly Janiga Home gyms: Maples Pavilion (5,488), Burnham Pavilion (1,200) Stanford Seeks to Reclaim Pac-10 Title No. 6 Cardinal has won five titles since 1998 Saturday, McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz., 4 p.m. This Week The No. 6 Stanford women s gymnastics team seeks to regain the Pacific-10 Conference title it has won three times since 2004 and five times since The Cardinal is expected to be involved in a close battle with No. 3 UCLA and No. 7 Oregon State for the championships. The three have finished as the conference s top three teams each of the past four years. Overall, five Pac-10 teams -- including No. 21 Washington and No. 23 Arizona -- are ranked among the nation s Top 25. Follow the Meet There will be live stats from McKale Pavilion in Tucson, Ariz., on gostanford.com, and pac- 10.org. Look for the Live Stats link on the Schedule of Events on the gostanford.com main page, or on the women s gymnastics schedule page. The meet will be televised on tape delay by Fox Sports Net, and aired on a date to be determined after March 29. Best-Ever Record At this point of the season, with the dual meets concluded and with the team heading into the conference championships, no Stanford squad has had a better record than the 14-2 mark of this year s team. The.875 winning percentage edges last year s.867 (13-2) and the.833 (10-2) mark of Stanford has beaten its past 11 opponents over a span of six meets and has a 4-2 record this season against teams in the current Top 25. Defending Champion Stanford senior Carly Janiga won three events in last year s Pac-10 Championships at Stanford: the all-around (39.575), balance beam for the second consecutive season (9.95 in 2009 and 2008) and tied for first on the uneven bars (9.90). The six-time All-American and 2009 NCAA uneven bars runner-up has competing in every event in every meet and has the team s highest score in every event -- all 9.95s. Her on bars is Stanford s highest average in any event. Stanford s Top Individual Contenders Shelley Alexander: The junior tri-captain has rolled off five scores of 9.90 or higher in the vault, an event in which she missed first-team All-America honors by one place at the 2009 NCAA meet. Allyse Ishino: The 2009 NCAA South Central Regional bars champion is in the midst of her best season after being hampered by health and injury issues her first two years, before beginning to round back into shape in Carly Janiga: Defending conference champion in all-around, beam and bars is a threat to win any event, with season-bests of 9.95 in each. Ashley Morgan: The freshman has an average score of in the floor exercise, the team s highest in that event. Nicole Pechanec: The sophomore and former Czech international competitor has emerged with elegant routine in the floor, scoring 9.90 or higher four times during a stretch of six meets. All-Around Battle Stanford s Carly Janiga is among four Pac-10 gymnasts ranked among the nation s leaders in the all-around. Defending champion Janiga is No. 8, UCLA s Vanessa Zamarripa is No. 3 and fellow Bruin Anna Li is No. 10, and Oregon State s Mandi Rodriguez is No. 13. Stanford has won the all-around the past two years and four times in the past six.

2 2010 Stanford Roster Name Ht. Yr. Hometown High School Club Shelley Alexander 5-2 Jr. Seguin, Texas Seguin USA Aerial Gymnastics Alyssa Brown 5-2 So. Oakville, Ontario, Canada Abbey Park Gymnastics Mississauga Stephanie Carter 5-6 Sr. Fair Oaks, Calif. Bella Vista Byers Gymnastics Center Nicole Dayton 5-4 Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. East Grand Rapids Geddert s Twistars USA Danielle Ikoma 4-11 Jr. Naperville, Ill. Naperville Central Arena Gymnastics Allyse Ishino 5-1 Sr. Santa Ana, Calif. Foothill Gliders Gymnastics Carly Janiga 4-11 Sr. Paradise Valley, Ariz. Saguaro Desert Devils Gymnastics Ashley Morgan 5-3 Fr. Danville, Calif. Carondelet Bay Aerials Gymnastics Catherine Nguyen 5-2 So. Plano, Texas Spring Creek Academy World Olympic Gymnastics Academy Nicole Pechanec 5-5 So. Phillipsburg, N.J. Keystone National Aiken Gymnastics/Parkettes National Center Jenny Peter 5-4 So. Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln Southeast Solid Rock Gymnastics Blair Ryland 4-11 Sr. Woodbridge, Va. Woodbridge Senior Capital Gymnastics Alexandra Skoly 5-4 So. East Greenwich, R.I. La Salle Academy Aim High Gymnastics Tenaya West 5-4 Sr. Davis, Calif. Davis International Gymnastics Centre Ming Ya Zhou 5-1 Fr. Framingham, Mass. Framingham Brestyan s American Gym Coaching Staff Head Coach: Kristen Smyth (California 93), ninth season Associate Head Coach: Chris Swircek (San Jose State 93), seventh season Assistant Coach: Mike Lorenzen (Maryland 86), fifth season Volunteer Assistant Coach: Lindsay Wing (Stanford 04), first season. Stanford vs. UCLA Stanford and UCLA have alternated Pac-10 Championships each year since The Cardinal has won in every even year in that span. Combined, Stanford and UCLA have won every Pac-10 title since This year, Stanford beat the Bruins on both ends of a home-and-home series: at Stanford on Jan. 24, and in Westwood on Feb. 14. Stanford s Carly Janiga highlighted the first meet, before a standing-room only crowd of 1,500 at Burnham Pavilion against the then-no. 1 Bruins, with 9.95s on the bars and floor. The Cardinal closed the meet with four consecutive scores of 9.9 on the floor. Since 2007, Stanford is 7-5 against UCLA. Stanford vs. Oregon State Stanford was edged by Oregon State in their only meeting this year, in Corvallis on Jan. 29. The Cardinal has gone on to beat 11 consecutive opponents since then and moved ahead of the Beavers in the national rankings, No. 6 to No. 7. Stanford has a 6-5 series edge since Stanford vs. the Rest of the Pac-10 Stanford is 7-1 against conference opponents this year, and 5-0 against teams other than UCLA and Oregon State. On Jan. 17, Stanford beat visiting Arizona, ; on Feb. 7, Stanford beat visiting Washington, ; on Feb. 19, Stanford best host Arizona State, ; on Feb. 28, Stanford beat visiting Cal, ; and on March 5, Stanford beat Cal in San Jose, Since the 2006 season, Stanford is 37-0 against Pac-10 teams other than UCLA and Oregon State. The last time the Cardinal lost to a different conference team was March 26, 2005, when Arizona was second and Stanford fourth in the Pac-10 Championships in Berkeley. Next for Stanford: NCAA Regionals Stanford will be among 36 teams nationwide to advance to the NCAA regionals April 10. Teams advance through their Regional Qualifying Score. The six regional sites are: Lexington, Ky.; Salt Lake City, Utah; University Park, Pa.; Columbia, Mo.; Morgantown, W.Va.; and Los Angeles (Pauley Pavilion). Six teams will compete at each site. The top two advance to the NCAA Championthips, to be held April in Gainesville, Fla. Stanford has reached the NCAA Championships seven times in the past nine years. National Team Rankings Here is the national Top 20 rankings from GymInfo, based on RQS scores: 1, Alabama ; 2, Oklahoma ; 3, UCLA ; 4, Florida ; 5, Georgia ; 6, Stanford ; 7, Oregon State ; 8, Arkansas ; 9, Michigan ; 10, LSU , Utah ; 12, Nebraska ; 13, Illinois ; 14, Missouri ; 15, Auburn ; 16, Iowa State ; 17, Penn State ; 18, Kentucky ; 19, Boise State ; 20, Denver ; 21, Washington ; 22, Southern Utah ; 23, Arizona ; 24, Central Michigan ; 25, Michigan State Regional Qualifying Scores Teams and gymnasts are ranked by a Regional Qualifying Score, which is based on each team s top six regular-season scores. At least three scores must come from away meets. The highest score is then dropped and the remaining five scores are averaged. The 36 teams with the highest RQS earn NCAA regional berths. Stanford is shooting for an RQS among the top six, which would enable the Cardinal to earn a No. 1 seed. Individual Scores in Rankings Here is how Cardinal individuals rank among the nation s top 20, according to Regional Qualifying Scores: All-around: 8th, Carly Janiga, Bars: 7th, Carly Janiga, 9.90; 13th, Allyse Ishino, Beam: 13th, Carly Janiga, Floor: 16th, Nicole Pechanec, th, Carly Janiga, th, Ashley Morgan, Team Scores in Rankings Here is how Stanford ranks as a team among Regional Qualifying Scores: Overall: 6th, Vault: 11th, Bars: 5th, Beam: 15th, Floor: 3rd,

CONFERENCE HISTORY 2010 STANFORD WOMEN S GYMNASTICS Stanford at Conference Championships Year Site Score Place Conf. 2009 Stanford, Calif. 196.525 3rd Pac-10 2008 Seattle, Wash. 197.

700 2nd Pac-10 2002 Stanford, Calif. 196.150 3rd Pac-10 2001 Seattle, Wash. 197.850 1st Pac-10 2000 Tempe, Ariz. 193.850 6th Pac-10 1999 Corvallis, Ore. 195.150 4th Pac-10 1998 Los Angeles, Calif.

000 7th Pac-10 1992 Tucson, Ariz. 191.20 5th Pac-10 1991 Los Angeles 187.75 5th Pac-10 1990 Berkeley, Calif. 183.45 7th Pac-10 1989 Corvallis, Ore. 186.55 6th Pac-10 1988 Tempe, Ariz. 182.

3 CONFERENCE HISTORY 2010 STANFORD WOMEN S GYMNASTICS Stanford at Conference Championships Year Site Score Place Conf Stanford, Calif rd Pac Seattle, Wash st Pac Tempe, Ariz nd Pac Corvallis, Ore st Pac Berkeley, Calif th Pac Tucson, Ariz st Pac Los Angeles nd Pac Stanford, Calif rd Pac Seattle, Wash st Pac Tempe, Ariz th Pac Corvallis, Ore th Pac Los Angeles, Calif st Pac Tucson, Ariz nd Pac Corvallis, Ore th Pac Tempe, Ariz th Pac Seattle, Wash th Pac Stanford, Calif th Pac Tucson, Ariz th Pac Los Angeles th Pac Berkeley, Calif th Pac Corvallis, Ore th Pac Tempe, Ariz th Pac Pullman, Wash th Pac Stanford, Calif th Pac West 1985 Fullerton, Calif th WCAA 1984 Long Beach, Calif th WCAA 1983 San Diego, Calif th WCAA 1982 Berkeley, Calif. N/A 1st NorCal 1981 Fresno, Calif st NorCal 1980 San Jose, Calif st NorCal 1979 Berkeley, Calif nd NorCal 1978 San Jose, Calif nd NorCal Stanford s Individual Conference Champions Year Name Event Score Conf Carly Janiga All-around Pac-10 Bars 9.90 Beam 9.95 Nicole Ourada Bars 9.90 Floor Tabitha Yim All-around Pac-10 Carly Janiga Beam 9.95 Liz Tricase Bars Liz Tricase Bars 9.95 Pac Tabitha Yim All-around Pac-10 Beam Liz Tricase Bars Natalie Foley All-around Pac-10 Vault Bars 9.95 Carolyn Fluhrer Beam 9.95 Lindsay Wing Beam Lindsay Wing Beam Pac Lise Leveille Beam 9.90 Pac-10 Lindsay Wing Beam Lindsay Wing Beam Pac-10 Caroline Fluhrer Vault Lise Leveille Beam Nanci Goldsmith Beam 9.55 WCAA 1982 Merilyn Chapman All-around NorCal Bars Beam Floor Linda Bledsoe Vault 1981 Merilyn Chapman All-around NorCal Bars 9.35 Beam 9.25 Floor Karen Hall All-around NorCal Bars 9.05 Beam 9.00 Floor Karen Hall All-around NorCal Anne Smith Vault 9.15 Beam 8.50 Stanford s Karen Hall (above) and Carly Janiga (left) were conference all-around champions 30 years apart WOMEN S GYMNASTICS MEDIA GUIDE 29

4 2010 STANFORD INDIVIDUAL RESULTS SHELLEY ALEXANDER Junior Seguin, Texas at Georgia Arizona UCLA at Oregon St., Sea. Pacific Washington, SJS, Sac. St at UCLA at Arizona State Cal, N. Carolina, E. Mich at San Jose State, Cal at UC Davis Season Best Career Best DANIELLE IKOMA Junior Naperville, Ill. at Georgia Arizona UCLA at Oregon St., Sea. Pacific Washington, SJS, Sac. St at UCLA at Arizona State Cal, N. Carolina, E. Mich at San Jose State, Cal at UC Davis Season Best Career Best ALYSSA BROWN Sophomore Oakville, Ontario, Canada at Georgia Arizona UCLA at Oregon St., Sea. Pacific Washington, SJS, Sac. St at UCLA at Arizona State Cal, N. Carolina, E. Mich at San Jose State, Cal at UC Davis Season Best Career Best STEPHANIE CARTER Senior Fair Oaks, Calif. Cal, N. Carolina, E. Mich Season Best Career Best NICOLE DAYTON Freshman Grand Rapids, Mich. at Oregon St., Sea. Pacific at UCLA Cal, N. Carolina, E. Mich at San Jose State, Cal Season Best Career Best ALLYSE ISHINO Senior Santa Ana, Calif. at Georgia Arizona UCLA at Oregon St., Sea. Pacific Washington, SJS, Sac. St at UCLA at Arizona State Cal, N. Carolina, E. Mich at San Jose State, Cal at UC Davis Season Best Career Best CARLY JANIGA Senior Paradise Valley, Ariz. at Georgia Arizona UCLA at Oregon St., Sea. Pacific Washington, SJS, Sac. St at UCLA at Arizona State Cal, N. Carolina, E. Mich at San Jose State, Cal at UC Davis Season Best Career Best ASHLEY MORGAN Freshman Danville, Calif. at Georgia Arizona UCLA at Oregon St., Sea. Pacific Washington, SJS, Sac. St at UCLA at Arizona State Cal, N. Carolina, E. Mich at San Jose State, Cal at UC Davis Season Best Career Best

5 CATHERINE NGUYEN Sophomore Plano, Texas UCLA Cal, N. Carolina, E. Mich Season Best Career Best NICOLE PECHANEC Sophomore Phillipsburg, N.J. at Georgia Arizona UCLA at Oregon St., Sea. Pacific Washington, SJS, Sac. St at UCLA at Arizona State Cal, N. Carolina, E. Mich at San Jose State, Cal at UC Davis Season Best Career Best JENNY PETER Sophomore Lincoln, Neb. Cal, N. Carolina, E. Mich at UC Davis Season Best Career Best ALEXANDRA SKOLY Sophomore East Greenwich, R.I. Cal, N. Carolina, E. Mich Season Best Career Best TENAYA WEST Senior Davis, Calif. at Georgia Arizona UCLA at Oregon St., Sea. Pacific Washington, SJS, Sac. St at UCLA at Arizona State Cal, N. Carolina, E. Mich at San Jose State, Cal at UC Davis Season Best Career Best MING YA ZHOU Freshman Framingham, Mass. Cal, N. Carolina, E. Mich Season Best Career Best BLAIR RYLAND Senior Woodbridge, Va. at Georgia Arizona UCLA at Oregon St., Sea. Pacific Washington, SJS, Sac. St at UCLA at Arizona State Cal, N. Carolina, E. Mich at San Jose State, Cal at UC Davis Season Best Career Best

6 2010 STANFORD WOMEN S GYMNASTICS TEAM SCHEDULE/RESULTS (14-2) Date Teams Vault Bars Beam Floor Overall Time/Result Jan. 9 Dual meet at Georgia 0-1 STANFORD Georgia L Jan. 17 Dual meet at Stanford (Burnham Pavilion) 1-0 STANFORD Arizona W Jan. 24 Dual meet at Stanford (Burnham Pavilion) 1-0 STANFORD UCLA W Jan. 29 Tri meet at Oregon State 1-1 STANFORD Oregon State L Seattle Pacific W Feb. 7 Quad meet at Stanford (Burnham Pavilion) 3-0 STANFORD Washington W Sacramento State W San Jose State W Feb. 14 Dual meet at UCLA 1-0 STANFORD UCLA W Feb. 19 Dual meet at Arizona State 1-0 STANFORD Arizona State W Feb. 28 Quad meet at Stanford (Maples Pavilion) 3-0 STANFORD North Carolina W Eastern Michigan W California W March 5 Tri meet at San Jose State 2-0 STANFORD San Jose State W California W March 21 Dual meet at UC Davis 1-0 STANFORD UC Davis W March 27 Pacific-10 Conference Championships in Tucson, Ariz. 3 p.m. STANFORD Arizona Arizona State California Oregon State UCLA Washington April 10 NCAA Regionals TBA April 22 NCAA Team Preliminaries in Gainesville, Fla. TBA April 23 NCAA Super Six in Gainesville, Fla. TBA All times Pacific

7 INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHS Name Score Meet Date Vault Carly Janiga UC Davis March 21 Shelley Alexander Cal, UNC, E. Michigan Feb. 28 Shelley Alexander Arizona Jan. 17 Shelley Alexander UCLA Jan. 24 Shelley Alexander Oregon State, Seattle Pacific Jan. 29 Shelley Alexander San Jose State, Cal March 5 Allyse Ishino UC Davis March 21 Ashley Morgan Georgia Jan. 9 Ashley Morgan Washington, Sac. St., SJSU Feb. 7 Ashley Morgan Arizona State Feb. 19 Ashley Morgan Cal, UNC, E. Michigan Feb. 28 Danielle Ikoma San Jose State, Cal March 5 Ashley Morgan UC Davis March 21 Blair Ryland UC Davis March 21 Uneven Bars Carly Janiga UCLA Jan. 24 Allyse Ishino Washington, Sac. St., SJSU Feb. 7 Carly Janiga Washington, Sac. St., SJSU Feb. 7 Allyse Ishino Arizona State Feb. 19 Carly Janiga Arizona State Feb. 19 Alyssa Brown UCLA Jan. 24 Allyse Ishino UCLA Jan. 24 Carly Janiga UCLA Feb. 14 Allyse Ishino San Jose State, Cal March 5 Alyssa Brown UC Davis March 21 Balance Beam Carly Janiga Arizona State Feb. 19 Carly Janiga San Jose State, Cal March 5 Carly Janiga UC Davis March 21 Allyse Ishino Arizona State Feb. 19 Carly Janiga UCLA Jan. 24 Shelley Alexander Washington, Sac. St., SJSU Feb. 7 Danielle Ikoma Washington, Sac. St., SJSU Feb. 7 Ashley Morgan Washington, Sac. St., SJSU Feb. 7 Alyssa Brown Arizona State Feb. 19 Danielle Ikoma Arizona State Feb. 19 Alyssa Brown UC Davis March 21 TEAM SEASON HIGHS Score Meet Date Vault UC Davis March Arizona Jan Cal, UNC, E. Michigan Feb San Jose State, Cal March Arizona State Feb Oregon State, Seattle Pacific Jan. 29 Uneven Bars UC Davis March UCLA Jan Washington, Sac. St., SJSU Feb Arizona State Feb Cal, UNC, E. Michigan Feb Oregon State, Seattle Pacific Jan UCLA Feb. 14 Balance Beam Arizona State Feb San Jose State, Cal March Washington, Sac. St., SJSU Feb Arizona Jan Oregon State, Seattle Pacific Jan UCLA Feb. 14 Floor Exercise UCLA Jan Cal, UNC, E. Michigan Feb San Jose State, Cal March UCLA Feb UC Davis March Washington, Sac. St., SJSU Feb. 7 Team Score San Jose State, Cal March Arizona State Feb Washington, Sac. St., SJSU Feb UC Davis March Cal, UNC, E. Michigan Feb UCLA Jan. 24 Floor Exercise Carly Janiga UCLA Jan. 24 Nicole Pechanec UCLA Jan. 24 Ashley Morgan UCLA Jan. 24 Nicole Pechanec Washington, Sac. St., SJSU Feb. 7 Carly Janiga Arizona State Feb. 19 Ashley Morgan Cal, UNC, E. Michigan Feb. 28 Nicole Pechanec Cal, UNC, E. Michigan Feb. 28 Carly Janiga San Jose State, Cal March 5 All-Around Carly Janiga Arizona State Feb. 19 Carly Janiga UC Davis March 21 Carly Janiga UCLA Jan. 24 Carly Janiga San Jose State, Cal March 5 Ashley Morgan Washington, Sac. St., SJSU Feb. 7 Allyse Ishino Cal, UNC, E. Michigan Feb. 28 Carly Janiga Arizona Jan. 17 Carly Janiga UCLA Feb. 14

8 STANFORD S INDIVIDUAL FIRST PLACES Date Opponent Name Event Score Jan. 9 Georgia Carly Janiga All-around Jan. 17 Arizona Carly Janiga All-around Shelley Alexander Vault Carly Janiga Floor Jan. 24 UCLA Carly Janiga Bars Carly Janiga Floor Nicole Pechanec Floor Jan. 29 OSU, Sea. Pac. Shelley Alexander Vault Feb. 7 UW, Sac, SJSU Ashley Morgan All-around Ashley Morgan Vault Allyse Ishino Bars Carly Janiga Bars Shelley Alexander Beam Danielle Ikoma Beam Ashley Morgan Beam Nicole Pechanec Floor Feb. 14 UCLA Carly Janiga Floor Feb. 19 Arizona State Carly Janiga All-Around Allyse Ishino Bars Carly Janiga Bars Carly Janiga Beam Carly Janiga Floor Feb. 28 Cal, UNC, EMU Allyse Ishino All-Around Shelley Alexander Vault Allyse Ishino Bars Alyssa Brown Bars Allyse Ishino Beam Ashley Morgan Floor Nicole Pechanec Floor March 5 SJSU, Cal Carly Janiga All-Around Shelley Alexander Vault Allyse Ishino Bars Carly Janiga Beam Carly Janiga Floor March 21 UC Davis Carly Janiga All-Around Carly Janiga Vault Alyssa Brown Bars Carly Janiga Beam Ashley Morgan Floor 9.900

No. 4 Stanford Seeks Fifth Consecutive NCAA Berth

No. 4 Stanford Seeks Fifth Consecutive NCAA Berth 2011 Stanford Women s Gymnastics Women s Gymnastics Contact: David Kiefer Email: dkiefer@stanford.edu Office Phone: (650) 736-7921 Cell Phone: (650) 759-0258 2011 Schedule and Results Date Opponent Time/Result