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1 Utah State Gymnastics 2002 Utah State Quick Facts Location... Logan, Utah Founded Enrollment... 21,490 Nickname... Aggies Colors... Navy Blue and White Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference... Big West Home Arena... Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,270) President... Dr. Kermit L. Hall Athletics Director... Rance Pugmire 2001 Record (Big West Finish) (First) 2001 NCAA Regional Finish... 5th, Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 13/3 Head Coach... Ray Corn (Northern Colorado, 1971) Utah State Record (all) (24 years) Regular-Season Record (24 years) Career Record (24 years) Assistant Coach... Mark Lee (Ohio State, 1982) Assistant Coach... Quin Shannon (Arizona State, 1981) Gymnastics Phone... (435) Table Of Contents Utah State facilities... Inside front cover Quick facts, Media relations, Media outlets roster and photos outlook Head coach Ray Corn... 5 Assistant coaches, Support staff... 6 Senior Jessinia Abrego... 7 Senior Stephanie Gordon (Huff)... 8 Senior Kimberly Scharman... 9 Senior Kirra Seeley Junior Kristen Bloom Junior Nicole Kilpatrick Junior Allison Rostenthal Junior Kelcy Wathen Sophomores Mika Houston, Kyla Mattioli Sophomore Brittnee Penman, Freshmen Nalani Chung, Sarah Colson 16 Freshmen Jessica Rands, Rachel Ropelato, Katie Rutherford All-time opponents opponents in review meet-by-meet results individual meet-by-meet results All-time all-around scores All-time performances All-time season averages All-time team scores...27 All-time letterwinners Honors Wall of Fame Student-Athlete Services President Kermit L. Hall, Athletics Director Rance Pugmire Utah State and the Cache Valley Gymnastics Booster Club years of Aggie gymnastics Schedule... Back cover Media Relations Assistant MR Dir./Gymnastics Contact... Lis Erickson Office Phone... (435) Home Phone... (435) Media Relations Fax... (435) Press Row Phone... (435) Athletics Web Site... Mailing Address Old Main Hill Logan, UT All requests for interviews with either a Utah State gymnast or a member of the coaching staff should be made through Lis Erickson in the Athletic Media Relations Office at (435) Please give at least one day advance notice, if possible. Credentials are required for Utah State home meets and requests should be made to the Utah State Media Relations office at least one week in advance of the meet. Media Outlets Logan Herald Journal Utah Statesman 75 West 300 North P.O. Box 1249 Logan, UT Logan, UT (435) ; Fax: (435) ; Fax: Salt Lake Tribune Ogden Standard Examiner 143 South Main P.O. Box 951 Salt Lake City, UT Ogden, UT (801) ; Fax: (801) ; Fax: Deseret News KVNU Radio 34 East 100 South P.O. Box 267 Salt Lake City, Utah Logan, UT (801) ; Fax: (435) ; Fax: Associated Press KUSU Radio 30 East 100 South Utah State University Salt Lake City, UT Logan, UT (801) ; Fax: (435) ; Fax: KGNT Radio 2072 North Main Logan, UT (435) ; Fax: Credits The 2002 Gymnastics Media Guide was published by the Utah State University Athletics Department and written, designed and edited by Assistant Athletics Media Relations Director Lis Erickson with assistance from Associate Athletics Media Relations Director Doug Hoffman. Inside photography provided by USU Photography Services. Front cover design by Tim Monsell, Publication, Design and Production. Additional copies of the 2002 Utah State Gymnastics Media Guide are available for $4 each (plus $2 shipping and handling). Utah State is an EOE Institution. 1

2 Utah State Gymnastics 2002 ROSTER Name Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Club) Jessenia Abrego 4-11 Sr. 2L Las Vegas, Nev. (Eldorado HS/Gym Cats) Kristen Bloom 5-2 Jr. 2L Ossining, N.Y. (Ossining HS/Dynamic Gym) Nalani Chung 5-3 Fr. HS Fort Collins, Colo. (Rocky Mountain HS/GK s Gym) Sarah Colson 5-6 Fr. HS Parker, Colo. (Bear Creek HS/Apex Sports Center) Stephanie Gordon 5-1 Sr. 3L Spanish Fork, Utah (Spanish Fork HS/Rocky Mountain Gymnastics) Mika Love Houston 5-5 So. 1L Las Vegas, Nev. (Bonanza HS/Gym Cats) Nicole Kilpatrick 5-2 Jr. 2L Ringwood, N.J. (Lakeland HS/North Stars Gymnastics) Kyla Mattioli 4-11 Jr. 1L Hampton, N.J. (Allentown Catholic HS/Parkettes) Brittnee Penman 5-1 So. 1L Murray, Utah (Murray HS/Rocky Mountain Gymnastics) Jessica Rands 5-4 Fr. HS Sammamish, Wash. (Eastland HS/Gymnastics East) Rachel Ropelato 5-5 Fr. HS Nibley, Utah (Mountain Crest HS/Ten-0 Gymnastics) Allison Rosenthal 5-0 Jr. 1L Scottsdale, Ariz. (Dester Mountain HS/Xtreme Gymnastics) Katie Rutherford 5-2 Fr. HS Chappaqua, N.Y. (Horace Greeley HS/Dynamic Gymnastics) Kim Scharman 5-4 Sr. 2L Salt Lake City, Utah (Highland HS/Rocky Mountain Gymnastics) Kirra Seeley 5-3 Sr. 3L Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS/Rocky Mountain Gymnastics) Kelcy Wathen 5-5 Jr. 1L Salt Lake City, Utah (Olympus HS/Rocky Mountain Gymnastics) Head Coach Ray Corn (Northern Colorado, 1971), 25th year Assistant Coaches Mark Lee (Ohio State, 1982), Fourth year Quin Shannon (Arizona State, 1981), Fourth year Pronounciation Guide: Jessenia Abrego Juh-sin-e-ah Ah-bray-go Nalani Chung Nuh-lawn-e Mika Love Houston Mee-ka Kyal Mattioli Matt-e-oh-lee Rachel Ropelato Rope-ah-let-oh Kirra Seeley Kear-a Kelcy Wathen Kel-see Wah-thin Jessenia Abrego Kristen Bloom Nalani Chung Sarah Colson Stephanie Gordon Mika Love Houston Nicole Kilpatrick Kyla Mattioli Brittnee Penman Jessica Rands Rachel Ropelato Allison Rosenthal Katie Rutherford Kimberly Scharman Kirra Seeley Kelcy Wathen 2

3 Utah State Gymnastics 2002 SEASON OUTLOOK For 25 years, Utah State gymnastics coach Ray Corn has entered the gymnastics training center in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation building each fall with high expectations for his team. This year is no different as the 2002 Aggies return 11 letterwinners, bring in five talented newcomers, and come into the season after winning the final Big West Conference gymnastics championship. With the Big West s decision to no longer sponsor gymnastics as a conference sport after the 2001 season, Utah State, Boise State, Cal State Fullerton, Denver University and Southern Utah have banded together to create the highly competitive Western Gymnastics Conference. Each member of the WGC was ranked ninth or above in its respective division in the final 2001 NCAA gymnastics rankings. USU will host the first-ever Western Gymnastics Conference meet on March 22. Between now and then, though, the Aggies strategy in 2002 will concentrate on scoring points in the all-around program as they face an extremely tough schedule. I think we ve been blessed with some highly talented athletes who can give us good strength in the all-around program, Corn said. We re looking at a program that will once again showcase our talent there, which is where I believe the real strength of performance comes from. With 10 gymnasts capable of putting up big numbers in the all-around competition, Corn said he anticipates using the group much like baseball teams utilitze a pitching rotation. We ll have two or three girls compete on a night and then rest them, allowing us to integrate into their routines more difficulty over the course of the year. In adition to losing graduates Amanda Jenkins, who was a mainstay on the bars; Kristin O Dell, who averaged on the floor exercise; and Megan Woolstenhulme, who competed in the vault in every meet for the Aggies, as well as participating in the beam in more than half of USU s Co-captain Jessenia Abrego meets, the Aggies contend with the loss of Tina Ellis. She steps into an undergraduate assistant coach role after retiring from gymnastics following last season. Ellis saw action in all 14 of USU s meets in 2001, and was the Aggies top all-around competitor in seven of the 11 meets in which she competed. Seniors Jessenia Abrego and Kristen Bloom, junior Allison Rosenthal and sophomore Brittnee Penman are expected to fill the hole Ellis retirement leaves. Those four girls have really turned it up since we found out Tina will be unable to compete. Losing Tina is a huge blow to our program, and we need someone to be able to step up and fill her shoes. Abrego averaged a on the vault last season, reaching a season high of three times, including at the Big West championship meet, good for third place and all-big West honors. The Las Vegas, Nev., native also saw action on the bars and the floor. Jessenia has certainly improved on the beam and will dazzle us with her strength on vault and floor, Corn said. Bloom mainly competed on the beam last season, posting a 9.9 at Southern Utah on March 12. I believe she ll return to the peak form she showed as a freshman, Corn said. She resolved the inconsistency issues she had last season on the bars. 3 Co-captain Kirra Seeley (Degener) Rosenthal, from Scottsdale, Ariz., and Penman, a native of Murray, Utah, were specialists last season, working in the floor exercise and bars, respectively. Rosenthal reached a seasonhigh three times on floor exercise, with the last mark coming at the Big West championships, tying for second and earning her all-big West honors. She also was named to the 2001 academic all-big West team. Allison is a key player from the 2001 season; she has the opportunity to really bolster the all-around core and get us some points there. She s our top returning floor exerciser because of her great consistency there, Corn said. And I expect Brittnee Penman is going to be a very pleasant surprise as an all-arounder. She ll be a delight to watch. The only two returning Aggies who saw action in the all-around last year are sophomore Mika Houston, from Las Vegas, Nev., and junior Nicole Kilpatrick, a Ringwood, N.J., native. Houston, who has seen limited activity this fall, is recovering from a car accident she was involved in on her return to USU in August. Corn said she has been limited on the uneven bars, but he expects her to be at 100 percent by the time the season opens. She was an all-around competitor just twice last year, setting a season best (38.550) against San Jose State. Kilpatrick, a 2001 academic all-big

4 Utah State Gymnastics 2002 SEASON OUTLOOK West selection, posted a season-best in the all-around against BYU last March, tying her season-highs in vault (9.850), bars (9.825) and floor (9.875). In my opinion, this is going to be her year, Corn said. I believe Nicole has regained that form that got her to the very heights of elite competition, vying for an Olympic spot. She has overcome the ruptured Achilles tendon she sustained as a freshman, and we re going to see very good things from her. Senior Stephanie Gordon (Huff), who competed exclusively at floor last year, but was involved in the vault and floor in every meet in 2000, is expected to see some action in the all-around. She s been a rock for us on two of the four events, Corn said. I think she s trained well and trained hard all summer long and will see a lot of time as an all-arounder. Gordon, a Spanish Fork, Utah, native, was named an academic all-american by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) and to the academic all-big West team in Junior Kyla Mattioli will add the uneven bars to the role as a vault and floor specialist she solidified last season. The Hampton, N.J., native posted a season-high on the vault against Brigham Young, and scored a twice last year on the floor, inluding against Missouri. Corn said he anticipates freshmen Sarah Colson, from Parker, Colo., and Katie Rutherford, a Chappqua, N.Y., native, will have an immediate impact on the team s performance, as they re expected to be strong competitors in the all-around. Sarah is one of our best surprises, Corn said. She graduated from high school two years ago, but has continued to train. I ve watched her since ninth grade, and she is certainly going to be a force to be reckoned with in the allaround. Corn said Rutherford is expected to step right into the top of the all-around competition. She s a brilliant all-arounder. Katie will dazzle us with her enthusiasm and should really be a mainstay in our lineup. She ll be right in the thick of things for us. The Aggies have five gymnasts who will function as specialists this year. Senior Kirra Seeley (Degener), who was injured for part of the 2000 season, returns to the USU lineup in the uneven bars, the floor exercise and the balance beam. She was certainly missed on the floor of competition, Corn said. She s just so stellar in those three events. We need her presence. Seeley posted a season-high in the beam at BYU on March 16, and was an NACGC/W academic all-american and a 2001 academic all-big West selection. Junior Kelcy Wathen has recovered from the celluitis she contracted mid-way through the 2001 season, and should reclaim her spot in bars lineup, said Corn. She s making a very, very strong push for a starting spot on the balance beam as well, he said. Three freshmen, Nalani Chung, from Fort Collins, Colo., Jessica Rands, a native of Sammamish, Wash., and Rachel Ropelato of Nibley, Utah, round out the Aggie specialist positions. Rands is expected to see a lot of action on vault, floor and beam. She s just a workhorse who s extremely talented, but limited in terms of her difficulty right now, Corn said. Chung and Ropelato will probably see limited action this year, but Corn said their potential is high. Nalani is absolutely spectacular on bars. We ll slowly train her on the other events. Rachel, our homegrown gymnast, will see time on the vault, floor and uneven bars when she competes. Of Utah State s 10 opponents this season, five Utah (No. 5), Arizona State (No. 9), BYU (No. 11), Ohio State (No. 21) and Denver University (No. 24) were ranked among the top 25 in last season s final poll. In regional rankings, USU finished the 2001 season at seventh in the North Central region, behind Utah (No. 1), BYU (No. 3) and Denver University (No. 5). This is one of the best schedules 4 The Aggies celebrate a performance. we ve had in a long time, with the opportunity to bring in Cal State Fullerton and Arizona State. It s difficult for us to come up with many schools outside of those we compete with year-in and year-out because we have such great local competition. We have great, strong natural rivalries. Corn said, as always, Denver University will be tough to beat in the first GWC meet. DU made it to the national championships last year, and I expect they ll be every bit as good this year. Cal State Fullerton and Boise State are always good, but I think we ll have an advantage by competing on our own turf. It s totally awesome for us to have the opportunity to host this first conference meet. It will be a great way to cap off a special regular season, he said. I m excited to see this 25th year at Utah State. I m really pleased to have been here for 25 years, and I ll be here as long as USU will keep me. I m very proud and pleased about the quality of the student-athlete we ve had come through here, Corn said. We ve graduated a lot of very successful, upstanding girls who are well-respected in their fields of endeavor. I want to be here to see more of those class student-athletes go through Utah State. It s been a good ride, and I expect we ll be able to make this year even more special with some great performances on the floor of competition.

5 Utah State Gymnastics COACH RAY CORN 25th Year (25th Overall) University of Northern Colorado, 1971 B.A. Social Sciences Ray Corn has created and continued a tradition of success in his 25 years at Utah State, both in the gym and in the classroom. As the only coach in Aggie gymnastics history, he has led USU to the postseason 23 times in his 24 years in Logan, including five trips to the national championships. Corn owns an overall record of , with a regular season record of In 1978, Corn took a club-level Utah State gymnastics team and transformed it into a Division I power, finishing 30-4 in his first season. The next year, the Aggies made the first of four consecutive trips to the AIAW National Championships, finishing as high as ninth in In 1991, USU returned to the national championships, now under the supervision of the NCAA. In each of the last 16 years, USU has qualified for NCAA Regional competition. Utah State first participated in the Big West Conference gymnastics championship in 1992, winning the title. Since, the Aggies have claimed the Big West championship three times in 1996, 1998 and Corn was named the Midwest Regional Coach of the Year in 1991, Ray Corn s s Career Highlights Only coach in USU gymnastics history Teams have qualified for the postseason 23 times Led four Big West Conference championship teams Coached three All-Americans, three Olympians and eight NCAA National qualifiers Coached 23 academic all-americans Twice named Big West Coach of the Year Midwest Regional Coach of the Year Three-time High Country Athletic Conference Coach of the Year earned Big West Co-Coach of the Year honors in 1994 and was named Big West Coach of the Year in 1998 and He also earned coach of the year honors in the High Country Athletic Conference in 1986, 1987 and Corn has coached three All-Americans, three Olympians, two World Championship competitors and had eight gymnasts qualify for the NCAA National Championships. Since 1991, 23 gymnasts have earned academic All-America honors 47 times. In 2001, the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women recognized five Aggies for academic and athletic excellence: Stephanie Gordon (Huff), Amanda Jenkins, Kristin O Dell, Kirra Seeley (Degener) and Megan Woolstenhulme. Those six, plus Tina Ellis, Nicole Kilpatrick and Allison Rosenthal were named to the 2001 academic all-big West team, marking the first time the Aggies have had more than six gymnasts selected as all-big West academic honorees. For 20 years, Corn has taught gymnastics and professional classes in the USU physical education department in addition to his coaching duties. Prior to coming to Utah State, Corn coached at Bear Creek High School in suburban Denver from In five years there, his girls gymnastics team won five state titles. In 1977, the boys team swept the championships. Corn began his coaching career at Oakley (Kan.) High School in 1971, coaching wrestling, football and boys and girls gymnastics in addition to teaching. Amanda, Ray, Shelly and Christina (L-R) Corn reacts to a great routine. A four-year member of the University of Northern Colorado gymnastics team, Corn originally signed to wrestle for UNC. The gymnastics team qualified for the national championships each of his four years there, finishing as high as sixth. He served as captain his senior year. Corn earned his B.A. in social sciences in 1971, with an emphasis in history and political science. A graduate of Broomfield (Colo.) High School, Corn was born Dec. 31, 1949 in Cebu City, Philippines. He is married to the former Shelly Knighton. The couple has two daughters, Amanda Rae, 11, and Christina Marie, 8. 5

6 MARK LEE Utah State Gymnastics Fourth Year The Ohio State University, 1982 B.S. Business The former owner and coach of Rocky Mountain Gymnastics in Salt Lake City, Mark Lee is in his fourth year as an assistant on Ray Corn s staff. Throughout his 15 years at Rocky Mountain Gymnastics, Lee coched 38 gymnasts who received scholarships at various levels of collegiate competition, including Missy Marlowe, a member of the 1988 U.S. Olympic team. Lee coached the 1988 women s Olympic team in Seoul, Korea, and was a member of the U.S. national coaching staff from A graduate of the Ohio State University and a former Buckeye gymnast, Lee and his wife Doreen reside in Garden City, Utah. Mark and Doreen Lee QUIN SHANNON Fourth Year Arizona State University, 1981 B.S. Biology Quin Shannon begins his fourth year as an assistant at Utah State, working primarily with Aggie gymnasts on the floor and vault. Shannon began his coaching career while still in college, working with the Desert Devils in Scottsdale, Ariz., where he remained until Since, he has worked as the director of the Mission Valley YMCA in San Diego, Calif. He also owned and operated his own mobile gymnastics program. He is a 1981 graduate of Arizona State University, and holds his bachelors degree in biology. Shannon and his wife, the former Karen Eads, have been married for 21 years. They have two children, Mackenzee (16) and Nicolas (11). Nicolas, Quin, Karen and Mackenzee Shannon (L-R) SUPPORT STAFF Mary Ellen Cloniger SWA/Assistant A.D. for Internal Affairs Tina Ellis Undergraduate Assistant Coach Lis Erickson Assistant Media Relations Director Brian Evans Academic Adviser 6 Dr. Rich Gordon Psychologist Fawn Michel Trainer Kim Torman Marketing

7 JESSENIA ABREGO Coaching Staff on Abrego: Jessenia has come back from her knee injury stronger than before. Her beam has certainly improved, and she s going to dazzle us with her strength on vault and floor. She has brand-new routines on everything Utah State: Competed in three events for the Aggies after sitting out 2000 as a medical redshirt (torn ACL)... Earned all-big West honors on the vault for the second time in her career, finishing third at the 2001 conference meet with a Concluded the season with the team s best season averages on the vault (9.746) and bars (9.700)... Her vault average ranks as the fourth-best in school history, while her bar avearge is the seventh-best all-time at Utah State... Scored a or better on the vault in all but three meets... Finished in the top three on vault in six different meets... Notched a or better, including two scores, on the floor in six of the Aggies last eight meets. Senior L Las Vegas, Nev. Eldorado HS Gym Cats Utah State: Redshirted while recovering from a torn ACL suffered during fall training Utah State: Claimed the Big West Championship on vault as a rookie... Also placed third on bars with a career-high at the Big West Championships... Set new career highs on the valut and floor with scores of and versus BYU... Averaged on vault, on bars and on the floor, which ranks her second all-time at USU for vault average and tied for fourth all-time on floor average... Ranked 48th in the nation on vault. Club/High School: Level 10 gymnast for Cassie Rice and Judy Wills Cline at Gym Cats... Finished second in the all-around at the Nevada Level 10 meet while a senior in high school... Also placed second on vault and seventh on bars at that meet. Personal: Liberal Arts and Science major with a Spanish minor... Career plans include working as a social worker... Daughter of Gregorio and Ana Abrego... Has two older brothers and one older sister... Enjoys dancing, watching movies, sleeping and doing people s makeup... Chose Utah State because she got along well with the girls and the coaches, and felt she could improve her gymnastics with the coaching staff... Birthday is Aug. 6, Collegiate Bests Vault (7) Big West Champ. (3/24/01) Bars Big West Champ. (3/27/99) Floor (3) Brigham Young (3/16/01) 7

8 STEPHANIE GORDON Senior 5-1 3L Spanish Fork, Utah Spanish Fork HS Rocky Mountain Gymnastics Coaching Staff on Gordon: Stephanie has been a rock for us on two of four events throughout her four years. She has trained well and hard all summer long. I think she ll see a lot of action as an all-arounder Utah State: Missed Utah State s first three meets of the season because of an ankle injury, but returned to become one of the Aggies most consistent and solid floor workers... Posted USU s second-highest season floor average (9.734)... Scored a season-high three times, including at the Big West Championship meet (3/24/01)... Earned academic all- Big West and academic all-american honors Utah State: One of USU s most consistent performers on the vault and floor... Set a career-high on the floor against Texas Woman s, posting a Notched a or higher on vault 10 times as a sophomore... Competed on beam for the first time in her career, scoring a at Utah... Earned academic all-big West and academic all-american honors Utah State: Competed on vault and floor as a freshman, setting season-highs of on the vault and on the floor, both at the regional meet... Prior to that, posted highs of on vault and on floor against Southern Utah... Averaged a on vault and on floor... Scored an on vault and a on floor in exhibition versus Auburn. Club/High School: Level 10 gymnast for Ken Wright, Amy Durham and Mark Lee at Rocky Mountain Gymnastics... Attended state and regional meets all four years of competition... Won vault at the Bear Country Invitational (Utah State) as a senior... Finished third on floor at state as a junior and third on bars at state as a freshman graduate of Spanish Fork High School... Member of National Honor Society... Graduated in the top three percent of her high school class. Personal: Social work major with a family/human development minor... Married to Benjamin Gordon... Daughter of David and Coleen Huff... Has five siblings... Career plans include working as a social worker and being a mom... Selected to the Golden Key National Honors Society... Member of Student-Athlete Mentors and National 8 Association of Social Workers... Said her most memorable USU gymnastics experiences are winning the Big West in 2001 and scoring 9.8s on the vault and floor at regionals as a freshman... Enjoys camping, biking and spending time with her husband... Birthday is March 22, Collegiate Bests Vault at Texas Woman s (3/3/00) Beam 9.25 at Utah (1/14/00) Floor (2) Big West Champ. (3/18/00)

9 KIMBERLY SCHARMAN Coaching Staff on Scharman: She will continue to play the role of the specialist on the balance beam and the uneven bars. With the number of injuries we had last season, she really stepped in and helped us win that Big West championship Utah State: Saw limited action on the beam and bars for Utah State last year... Recorded a careerhigh on the beam twice as a junior... Averaged a on beam over seven meets... Scored a careerhigh on the bars at the Big West Championship meet (3/24/01)... Concluded the year with a bar average Utah State: Competed on beam in two meets for the Aggies, posting a high score of against Boise State Utah State: Did not compete in any meets for USU. Senior 5-4 3L Salt Lake City, Utah Highland HS Rocky Mountain Gymnastics Club/High School: Level 10 gymnast for Ken Wright and Amy Durham at Rocky Mountain Gymnastics... Qualified for regionals in each of her four high school years... Captured the beam title at the state meet as a senior and was second in the all-around at the Capitol Cup... Finished first on the floor at the Jewel City meet as a junior and third in the all-around... As a sophomore she was second in the state meet on beam and third in the allaround... Member of Highland s dance company for two years. Personal: Full name is Kimberly Nanette Scharman... An exercise science major, she would like to work as a personal trainer... Daughter of Brent Scharman and Taunnie Soderberg... Has six sisters, five of whom are older... Enjoys working out, watching movies, water skiing and being outside... Chose Utah State because she liked the gymnastics coaching staff and team and felt it wasn t too far from home... Enjoys any outdoor activity... Said the mountains are the best thing about Utah State... Her most memorable USU gymnastics experience was winning the 2001 Big West Championships... Birthday is Nov. 17, Collegiate Bests Beam (2) Boise State (1/26/01) Bars Big West Champ. (3/24/01) 9

10 K IRRA SEELEY Coaching Staff on Seeley: She was injured last year and was certainly missed on the floor of competition. She will be back in the three events she is just so stellar in this year the uneven bars, the floor exercise and the balance beam Utah State: Junior co-captain sat out the first seven meets of the season as she recovered from surgery to repair a torn ligament in her right thumb... Made her season debut on the balance beam against San Jose State and posted a mark... Recorded a season-high on the beam at the Big West Championship meet (3/24/ 01)... Averaged a on the beam Utah State: Was a solid three-event competitor for the Aggies... Set a new career high on the bars, turning in a score of at the Big West Championships... Recorded season highs of on beam and on floor... Averaged scores of on bars, on beam, and on floor... Her season average of on bars ranks eighth best in school history. Senior 5-2 3L Kaysville, Utah Davis HS Rocky Mountain Gymnastics Utah State: Made her presence felt immediately as a freshman, posting impressive career-highs of 9.85 on bars and 9.90 on beam, both in the Utah/Boise State meet (2/26)... Also had a good meet versus Southern Utah, scoring a 9.85 on bars and beam and a career-high on floor... Ranked 72nd in the country on beam with a RQS... Had the eighthbest single season average on bars and the seventh-best average on beam as an Aggie freshman. Club/High School: Level 10 gymnast for Ken Wright, Amy Durham and Wendy Flath at Rocky Mountain Gymnastics Was an alternate to the national team her last two years in high school Won the Level 10 regional beam title as a junior Took home the Level 9 all-around state title as a freshman An honor roll student all four years in high school... A 1998 graduate of Davis High School. Personal: Full name is Kirra Lynn Seeley... Public health major... Career plans include teaching little kids to wash their hands and brush their teeth... Married to Matt Seeley... Daughter of David and Kathy Degener... Has four siblings... Enjoys painting, snow shoeing, reading, 10 watching movies, running and trying to cook... Chose Utah State because she felt the coaching staff wanted her to compete for them... Birthday is Feb. 24, Collegiate Bests Bars Big West Champ. (3/18/00) Beam Utah/Boise State (2/26/99) Floor (2) at Texas Woman s (3/12/00)

11 KRISTEN BLOOM Coaching Staff on Bloom: Kristen set the allaround record for a freshman in She had some inconsistency on bars last year, but has resolved that. I anticipate she will peak this year, returning to the form she showed as an outstanding freshman Utah State: An all-arounder in her freshman year, she competed on just the beam and floor for Utah State in Finished the year with season averages of on the beam and on the floor... Her average on the beam was the second best on the team in Scored a or higher on the beam in seven of the 10 meets in which she competed... Had a career night against Southern Utah (3/12/01), posting a career-best on the beam and a season-high on floor. Junior 5-2 2L Ossining, N.Y. Ossining HS Dynamic Gymnastics Utah State: Had an outstanding freshman campaign competing in the all-around in 10 of the 13 meets... Recorded a career-high score of against Texas Woman s... Won three all-around titles and six individual event titles, including two on the beam and floor and one on both the vault and bars... Posted seasonhighs of on vault, on bars, on beam, and on floor... Has already left her mark in the Utah State record books, owning the third best season average on bars in school history, with a team high average. Club/High School: Was a Level 10 gymnast for Sorin Cepoi and Teodora Ungreanu at Dynamic Gymnastics... Placed second on bars at 1999 Level 10 natonals Level 10 regional bar champion Level 10 state allaround champion.. Participated in the Level 10 national meet in 1995, 1996 and Team won the state meet in graduate of Ossining High School... Competed in the finals and semifinals at the 1996 French National Championships... A fouryear member of honors society... Four-year all-league selection... Academic all-american. Personal: Full name is Kristen Ashley Bloom... An exercise science major with a sociology minor... Daughter of Roger and Nancy Bloom... Has one older sister... Selected Utah State because it is a small school with a nice atmosphere and a good gym 11 nastics program with terrific coaches... Said her most memorable USU gymnastics experience was winning the 2001 Big West championships in Santa Barbara... Hobbies include shopping and watching movies... Was a 2001 Joe E. Whiteside scholar-athlete. Collegiate Bests Vault (2) Texas Woman s (3/3/00) Bars at Brigham Young (2/11/00) Beam at Southern Utah (3/12/01) Floor at Southern Utah (3/12/01) AA Texas Woman s (3/3/00)

12 NICOLE KILPATRICK Coaching Staff on Kilpatrick: In my opinion, this is going to be her year. She has regained the form that got her to the very heights of elite competition, vying for an Olympic spot. She has overcome the ruptured Achilles tendon she sustained as a freshman and we re going to see great things out of her Utah State: Competed in the all-around in nine meets for Utah State, winning two all-around titles in the process... Scored a career and Utah State season-best in the allaround against BYU (3/9/01), which ranks as the fifth-best all-around score in school history... Had 16 top-three finishes five vault, two bars, four beam, one floor and four all-around including six individual event titles one vault, two beam, one floor and two all-around... Concluded the season with averages of on vault, on bars, on beam, on floor and in the all-around... Her all-around season average ranks as the seventh-best in school history. Junior 5-2 2L Ringwood, N.J. Lakeland HS North Stars Gymnastics Utah State: Sat out the first month of season recovering from a torn achilles tendon suffered during summer training... Returned to competition as a beam specialist... Posted a high score of at BYU. Club/High School : Senior International Elite from for Tony and Paula Gehman at North Stars Gymnastics...Competed in USA Championships as a senior... Placed sixth in the all-around at the American Classic in 1997, earning a spot on the national team... Took seventh in the all-around at the Pan-Am Championships in Competed as a Junior International Elite from Junior National Elite team member... Qualified for Level 10 nationals in Competed in Marsielle, France, twice and in England once, where the USA team took first... Graduated with a 4.0 from Lakeland Regional High School. Personal: Pre-physical therapy major, with a minor in mathematics... Would like to work as a physical therapist... Daughter of James and Maria Kilpatrick... Her older sister Melissa is a former Aggie gymnast... Birthday is Jan. 24, Collegiate Bests Vault (2) Brigham Young (3/9/01) Bars (2) Big West Champ. (3/24/01) Beam at Cal/Ariz./Okla. (1/21/01) Floor (2) Brigham Young (3/9/01) AA Brigham Young (3/9/01) 12

13 A LLISON ROSENTHAL Coaching Staff on Rosenthal:A key player from last year who has endured two surgeries on the same knee. Allison has the opportunity to really bolster the all-around core and get us some points in the allaround; We have changed her vault from a conventional. She s our top returning floor exerciser because of her consistency in that event, and we should probably see her on the balance beam as well. Junior 5-0 1L Scottsdale, Ariz. Desert Mountain HS Xtreme Gymnastics Utah State: One of the Aggies most consistent floor workers, she missed the 2001 NCAA Regional meet with a torn calf muscle... Rosenthal did not score below a on the floor in 11 of the 12 meets in which she competed... Posted a career-best three times, most recently at the Big West Championships (3/24/01)... Her at the conference meet was good enough for a second-place finish and all-big West honors... Finished the year with a season average on the floor exercise Utah State: 2000: Redshirted due to a knee injury. Club/High School : Was a Level 10 gymnast for Jon Atkin and Debbie Connelly at Xtreme Gymnastics... A 1998 Level 10 national qualifier... Competed at Level 9 regionals from Member of the Level 9 Arizona state team... A 1999 graduate of Desert Mountain High School. Personal: Full name is Allison Claire Rosenthal... Major is biology/premedicine... Career plans are to become a sports medicine doctor... Daughter of Lee and Cindy Rosenthal... Has two sibilings... Is a member of AED... Said her most memorable gymnastics experience at USU was the 2001 Big West championship meet... Chose Utah State because of the outstanding coaching staff, the education and the Cache Valley atmosphere... Birthday is Sept. 16, Collegiate Bests Floor (3) Big West Champ. (3/24/01) 13

14 KELCY WA THEN Junior 5-5 2L Salt Lake City, Utah Olympus HS Rocky Mountain Gymnastics Coaching Staff on Wathen: It took Kelcy a long time to overcome the celluitis she contracted halfway through last season, so she didn t see a whole lot of action. We expect that this season she should not only reclaim her spot in the uneven bars lineup, but also is making a very, very big push for a starting spot on balance beam as well. Kelcy is a 2002 co-captain Utah State: Performed as a bar specialist for the Aggies in 2001 but missed the last half of the season with various injuries... Tied her career high on the bars competing at Utah (2/6/01), turning in a score... Recorded a on the bars three times during the year... Averaged on the bars Utah State: Specialized on the bars during her freshman season while recovering from a knee injury... Competed in four meets for USU on the bars recording a career-high against Utah. Club/High School: Level 10 gymnast for Ken Wright and Amy Durham at Rocky Mountain Gymnastics 1993 and 1994 regional qualifier national qualifier... A 1999 graduate of Olympus High School, Salt Lake City. Personal: A speech major... Daughter of Jeff and Leslie Wathen... Has one younger sister... Said her most memorable USU gymnastics experience was competing at Utah in her first collegiate meet... Chose USU because of the coaching staff and its proximity to home... Birthday is March 19, Collegiate Bests Bars (2) at Utah (2/6/01) 14

15 MIKA LOVE HOUSTON Coaching Staff on Houston: She s going to have a great year as an allaround performer. She is still recovering from the terrible car accident she was involved in on her way back to school in August, but she should be 100 percent and ready to go by January. This is going to be her year Utah State: Competed on every event for Utah State, but only saw all-around action twice... A solid bar worker, she did not score below a on the bars in 11 of the last 12 meets... Scored a or better on the beam in six of her last eight meets... Notched nine top-three finishes four beam, three bars, one vault and one all-around... Finished with season avearges of on vault, Sophomore 5-5 1L Las Vegas, Nev. Bonanza HS Gym Cats on bars, on beam, on floor and in the all-around. Club/High School: Was a Level 10 gymnast for Cassie Rice at Gym Cats... Qualified for Level 10 nationals in 1999 and Was a member of the 2000 Level 10 state championship team. Personal: Full name is Mika Love Houston... Major is undecided... Daughter of John and Karen Houston Has two sisters and a brother... Enjoys movies, music, concerts and shopping... Birthday is Nov. 27, Collegiate Bests Vault (3) San Jose St. (2/26/01) Bars (2) Big West Champ. (3/24/01) Beam (2) Brigham Young (3/16/01) Floor San Jose St. (2/26/01) AA San Jose St. (2/26/01) KYLA MA TTIOLI Sophomore L Hampton, N.J. Allentown Central Catholic HS Parkettes National Gymnastics Training Center Coaching Staff on Mattioli: Kyla was given the role of vault and floor specialist last year. This year we ll see her on the bars, where she ll excel Utah State: Saw action on the vault and floor for the Aggies in Won the first vault competition of her career against Southern Utah (3/12/ 01)... Posted a personal best on the vault against BYU (3/9/01)... Recorded a season-high on the floor twice this year... Finished the season with averages of on vault and on floor. Club/High School: Level 10 national qualifier in 1998, 1999 for Erin Carter, John Holman, and Bill and Donna Strauss at Parkettes Gymnas- tics... Second on vault at 2000 regional... Second in the all-around, second on vault, and fourth on bars at 1999 state championships... Member of 1997, 1999 state champion teams. Personal: Full name is Kyla Marie Mattioli Undecided major... Would like to be a PE teacher and a comedian on the side... Daughter of Joseph and Karin Mattioli Has two siblings... Enjoys making collages... Chose USU because of the team, the coaches and the atmosphere... Most memorable USU moment was winning the 2001 Big West Championship... Birthday is July 27, Collegiate Bests Vault Brigham Young (3/9/01) Floor (2) Missouri (2/17/01) 15

16 B RITTNEE PENMAN Sophomore 5-1 1L Murry, Utah Murry HS Rocky Mountain Gymnastics Coaching Staff on Penman: I honestly believe Brittnee is going to be a very pleasant surprise as an all-arounder. She saw action as a bar specialist, but we are going to see her in the all-around this year Utah State: Competed as a bar specialist for Utah State... Finished in the top three on bars in six meets, including taking top honors against Southern Utah (2/2/01) and BYU (3/9/01)... Recorded a season-best on the bars, earning a second-place finish against Boise State (1/26/01)... Season bar average of Club/High School: An elite gymnast for Mark Lee, Jeff Eaton, Shelly Schaerrer and Nicole Trewitt at Rocky Mountain Gymnastics... Placed 25th in the all-around at the 1995 USA Championships... Competed in the American Classic Championships from Participated in the Level 10 regionals in Did not compete during her junior and senior seasons. Personal: Full name is Brittnee Ann Penman... Pre-medical major... Career plans include becoming a cariologist or an orthopedic surgeon... Daughter of Darren Penman and Michelle Dowda... Enjoys camping, spending time with family and friends and golfing... Chose Utah State because of the coaches and the pre-med program... Birthday is Sept. 23, Collegiate Bests Bars (2) NCAA Regional (4/6/01) N ALANI CHUNG Freshman 5-3 HS Fort Collins, Colo. Rocky Mountain HS GK s Gymnastics Coaching Staff on Chung: Nalani will see limited action this year, but she is absolutely spectacular on the uneven bars. We ll slowly train her on the other events and improve her difficulty in those events. Club/High School: Was a Level 10 gymnast at G.K. s Gymnastics for Gene and Lorriane Kahnke... Was an academic all-state selection... Competed at the Level 10 regionals in 1998, 1999 and Personal: Full name is Nalani Rose Marie Mee Rhee Chung... Biology major... Would like to be an athletic trainer... Daughter of Norman and Lois Chung... Has three siblings... Her older brother Kaleo plays baseball at the University of Northern Colorado... Enjoys reading and listening to music... Chose USU because of the location, the coaches and the biology program... Said the best thing about USU is the people... Birthday is March 23, SARAH COLSON Freshman 5-6 HS Englewood, Colo. Bear Creek HS Apex Sports Center Coaching Staff on Colson: Sarah is one of our best surprises a contributing all-arounder who should fill Tina Ellis spot. Club/High School: A Level 10 gymnast for Todd Greenwell at Apex Sports Center and Amy McDonald at Bear Creek High... Was Level 8 vault state champion in 1993 and Level 9 beam state champion in Earned all-state honors competing for Bear Creek her junior and senior years... High school team was state champions her junior year. Personal: Full name is Sarah Avery Marie Colson... Early childhood education major with an emphasis in language arts... Career plans include teaching kindergarten... Daughter of Kevin Colson and Dave and June Privett... Chose Utah State because of the coaching staff and the education program... Birthday is April 29,

17 JESSICA RANDS Freshman 5-4 HS Sammamish, Wash. Eastland HS Gymnastics East Coaching Staff on Rands: A workhorse from Seattle, Jessica will see a lot of action on vault, on floor and on the balance beam. She s extremely powerful; we just need to bring her along in terms of her difficulty. Club/High School: A Level 9 gymnast for Sarah Matthies and Kim Thomson at Gymnastics East in Seattle, Wash.... Won the state floor competition in Finished third at state in 2000 in floor and vault... Team was Level 5 Washington state champions in Took fourth in vault at 2001 regionals. Personal: Full name is Jessica Lynn Rands... Major is exercise science... Career plans include athletic training and coaching gymnastics... Daughter of Jon and Becky Rands... Is the oldest of four children... Her mother, Becky Kramer, competed on the BYU gymnastics team from Enjoys water skiing, reading, playing piano... Birthday is April 24,1983. RA CHEL ROPELATO Coaching Staff on Ropelato: Rachel is our homegrown gymnast from Ten-O Gymnastics here in Logan. She ll see limited action in the vault, floor exercise and uneven bars. Freshman 5-5 HS Nibley, Utah Mountain Crest HS Ten-O Gymnastics Club/High School: A Level 10 gymnast for Tom Olsen at Ten-O gymnastics in Logan... Attended Level 9 and 10 regionals... Was a Level 9 state champion for two years... A 2000 graduate of Mountain Crest High School. Personal: Major is exercise science... Career plans include working as a physical therapist... Daughter of Lane and Debbie Ropelato... Has an older brother and a younger sister... Enjoys wake boarding... Chose Utah State because it was close to home... Said the best thing about USU is that everyone is friendly and nice to be around... Birthday is March 14, KATIE RUTHERFORD Coaching Staff on Rutherford: Katie is a brilliant allarounder. A former teammate of Kristen Bloom, she will dazzle us with her enthusiasm and be a mainstay in our all-around core. She ll be right in the thick of things and one of the top six all-arounders. Freshman 5-2 HS Chappaqua, N.Y. Horace Greeley HS Dynamic Gymnastics Club/High School: A Level 10 gymnast for Sorin Cepoi and Teodora Ungureanu-Cepoi, Rutherford participated at the 2000 US National competition... Was a 2000 state champion in the all-around and beam... Also earned state championships in the uneven bars in 2000 and Was a twotime regional bar champion in 1998 and A 2001 graduate of Horace Greeley High in Chappaqua, N.Y. Personal: Major is biology, with a minor in math... Career plans include becoming a zoologist... Daughter of Kathleen Rutherford... Has one older sister... Chose Utah State because of the close-knit team, the coaching staff and the strong biology department... Said the atmosphere and the gymnastics team are the things she enjoys most about USU... Birthday is May 16,

18 Total Home Away Neutral Opponent W-L-T W-L-T W-L-T W-L-T Adams State Air Force Alabama Alaska-Anchorage Arizona Arizona State Auburn Australian National Team Boise State Brigham Young California UC Davis UC Santa Barbara UCLA Cal Poly Pomona Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Clarion State Colorado Colorado State Denver Eastern Kentucky Eastern Montana Florida Georgia Houston Baptist Illinois Iowa Iowa State Jacksonville State Kent Kentucky Long Beach State Louisana State Louisville Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Utah State Gymnastics ALL-TIME OPPONENTS Total Home Away Neutral Opponent W-L-T W-L-T W-L-T W-L-T Missouri Montana Montana State Nebraska New Hampshire New Mexico North Carolina Northern Colorado Ohio State Oklahoma Oklahoma State Oral Roberts Oregon Oregon State Penn State Pittsburgh Rhode Island Sacramento State San Diego State San Jose State Seattle Pacific Southern California Southern Colorado Southern Illinois Southern Utah Southwest Missouri Spokane College Stanford Texas-El Paso Texas Woman s Utah W. Australia State Team Washington Washington State Weber State West Virginia Wisconsin TOTALS The 1991 Aggies were the last team to compete at the NCAA Nationals. The team finished 12th overall. Regular Overall Conf. Regional National High Season Finish* Finish Finish** Score Year W-L-T W-L-T rd rd 10th rd 13th rd 14th nd 9th th th nd 5th rd 6th nd 5th rd 6th rd 6th Year-By By-Year Records 18 In 1998 Utah State won the Big West Conference Championships held in Boise, Idaho. Regular Overall Conf. Regional National High Season Finish* Finish Finish** Score Year W-L-T W-L-T th 12th st 6th nd 5th nd 7th nd 6th st 6th nd 6th st 7th nd 3rd nd 5th st 5th Totals *High Country Athletic Conference ( ), Big West Conference ( ) **AIAW ( ), NCAA (1991)

19 Arizona State University Jan. 12 at Tempe, Ariz./March 8 at Logan, Utah Nickname... Sun Devils Colors... Maroon & Gold 2001 overall record Conference/finish... Pac-10/Fifth Letterwinners returning/lost... 9/4 Head coach... John Spini Overall record (years) (21) Gymnastics SID... Jason Bellamy SID Phone... (480) SID Fax... (480) Boise State University Feb. 1 at Boise, Idaho/Feb Feb. 27 at Logan, Utah Nickname... Broncos Colors... Blue & Orange 2001 overall record Conference/finish... Western Gymnastics/First year Letterwinners returning/lost... 10/5 Head coach... Sam Sandmire Overall record (years) (15) Gymnastics SID... Lori Hays SID Phone... (208) SID Fax... (208) Brigham Young University Feb. 6 at Logan, Utah/Feb Feb. 22 at Provo, Utah Nickname... Cougars Colors... Blue & White 2001 overall record Conference/finish... Mountain West Letterwinners returning/lost... 11/2 Head coach... Brad Cattermole Overall record (years) (14) Gymnastics SID... Scott Creer SID Phone... (801) SID Fax... (801) Cal State Fullerton Jan. 4 at Logan, Utah/March 15 at Fullerton, Calif. Nickname... Titans Colors... Navy, Orange & White 2001 overall record Conference/finish... Western Gymnastics/First year Letterwinners returning/lost... 14/3 Head coach... Julie Knight Overall record (years) (4) Gymnastics SID... Jason Spencer SID Phone... (714) SID Fax... (714) Denver University March 2 at Columbia, Mo. Nickname... Pioneers Colors... Crimson and Gold 2001 overall record Conference/finish... Western Gymnastics/First year Letterwinners returning/lost... 9/2 Head coach... Melissa Kutcher Overall record (years) (3) Gymnastics SID... Derek Nagy SID Phone... (303) SID Fax... (303) Utah State Gymnastics 2002 OPPONENTS, 19 University of Missouri March 2 at Columbia, Mo. Nickname... Tigers Colors... Old Gold & Black 2001 overall record Conference/finish... Big 12/Fourth Letterwinners returning/lost... 8/2 Head coach... Rob Drass Overall record (years) (2) Gymnastics SID... Whitney Vernieuw SID Phone... (573) SID Fax... (573) Ohio State University March 2 at Columbia, Mo. Nickname... Buckeyes Colors... Scarlet and Gray 2001 overall record Conference/finish... Big Ten/Fourth Letterwinners returning/lost... 11/2 Head coach... Larry cox Overall record (years) (22) Gymnastics SID... Pat Chun SID Phone... (614) SID Fax... (614) San Jose State University Jan. 26 at San Jose, Calif. Nickname... Spartans Colors... Gold, White & Blue 2001 overall record Conference/finish... Mountain Pacific Sports Federation/2nd Letterwinners returning/lost... 4/3 Head coach... Wayne Wright Overall record (years) (First) Gymnastics SID... Brian Blank SID Phone... (408) SID Fax... (408) Southern Utah University March 8 at Logan, Utah/March 13 at Cedar City, Utah Nickname... Thunderbirds Colors... Scarlet & White 2001 overall record Conference/finish... Western Gymnastics/First year Letterwinners returning/lost... 9/2 Head coach... Scott Bauman Overall record (years) Gymnastics SID... Neil Gardner SID Phone... (435) SID Fax... (435) University of Utah Feb. 15 at Logan, Utah Nickname... Utes Colors... Crimson & White 2001 overall record Conference/finish... Independent Letterwinners returning/lost... 10/2 Head coach... Greg Marsden Overall record (years) (26) Gymnastics SID... Liz Abel SID Phone... (801) SID Fax... (801)

20 Utah State Gymnastics 2001 SEASON REVIEW After managing a home win over then-no. 8 Brigham Young in March, defeating a talented Missouri team by.875 of a point in February and edging out Cal State Fullerton by.825 of a point for the last-ever Big West gymnastics title, Utah State had high hopes for the NCAA Regional meet. Two falls on the balance beam in the opening rotation of the regional meet put to rest any hopes USU may have held for a trip to the national championships. Utah State finished fifth of six teams at the regional, with a team score of Utah and Denver placed first and second at the regional meet, with scores of and , respectively, earning trips to the national meet. The Aggies opened with their second-lowest beam score of the season, posting a Tina Ellis was USU s top scorer with her set. Utah State went on to turn in six solid routines on the floor exercise for a Jessenia Abrego paced the Aggies wtih a mark, while Stephanie Gordon turned in USU s second-best score with a Nicole Kilpatrick then paced USU on the vault (47.450) in the fourth rotation, scoring a team-best Kristen Fargo and Megan Woolstenhulme followed behind closely with a pair of 9.600s to round out the Aggie top three. Utah State concluded the meet with a on the bars, as Ellis and Kim Scharman were the Aggies top two performers, recording scores of and 9.750, respectively. The Aggies graduated three seniors from the 2001 team Amanda Jenkins, Kristin O Dell and Woolstenhulme. Jenkins concluded her career at USU as a bar specialist, and was one of the Aggies most consistent bar workers until a torn ACL before the March 16 BYU meet sidelined her for the rest of the season. She averaged a bar score and notched a career-high mark twice. Woolstenhulme, a senior co-captain, 2001 Big West Champions competed on both the vault and beam. She was a top three finisher on the vault in seven meets for USU, including taking top honors three times. She finished with the third-best season vault average on the team (9.702) and fifth-best season beam average (9.525). Woolsenthulme scored a season-high on the vault at BYU (3/16/01) and recorded a career-high beam score of twice in the 2001 season. O Dell, also a senior co-captain, finished her career at USU as a floor specialist. She concluded the season with a team-high season floor avearage, good enough to tie as the seventh-best season floor average in school history. O Dell did not score below a in 12 of the Aggies 14 meets last season, and notched a career-high against Missouri (2/ 17/01), tying two other Aggies for first place in the event. O Dell recorded a or better on the floor six times in also saw the retirement of USU s Ellis because of injury. Ellis competed in the all-around for USU in all but three meets last year, eanring all-big West honors in consecutive years with a third-place finish in the all-around (38.925). Ellis won eight individual event titles, four in beam 20 and four on bar, and two all-around titles last season. Her best meet of the year was at BYU (3/16/01) where she won the beam and bar competitions with scores of in both events. That was the best beam mark in USU history, while the bar mark is the third-best posted by an Aggie. She retires listed among the top 10 season best averages in beam and all-around, and among the top scores in bars, beam and the all-around. As a team, the Aggies posted a 10-4 record on the year, splitting season dual meet competitions with Boise State, BYU and Southern Utah. Utah State was 4-1 in meets in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, with its only loss in Logan coming to San Jose State on Feb. 26. On the season, Utah State averaged 1,745 fans per meet. In dual action, the Aggies came up short against Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Denver University in Denver, Colo. At the Big West Championship meet in Santa Barbara, Calif., the Aggies managed to outscore Cal State Fullerton in vault and bars, but were ouscored in the beam by Fullerton and UC Santa Barbara. Additionally, USU posted a on the floor exercise at the BWC, behind Fullerton and Boise State.

21 Utah State Gymnastics 2001 MEET-BY-MEET TEAM RESULTS Date Team Vault Bars Beam Floor Site Attendance Jan. 15 Boise State Boise, Idaho 1,107 Utah State Jan. 21 Oklahoma Berkeley, Calif. 400 California Utah State Arizona Jan. 26 Utah State Logan, Utah 1,941 Boise State Feb. 2 Utah State Logan, Utah 2,221 Southern Utah Feb. 6 Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 10,630 Utah State Feb. 10 Denver Denver, Colo. 1,278 Utah State Feb. 17 Utah State Logan, Utah 1,372 Missouri Feb. 26 San Jose State Logan, Utah 1,214 Utah State March 4 UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. 2,118 California Utah State UC Santa Barbara March 9 Utah State Logan, Utah 1,977 BYU March 12 Southern Utah Cedar City, Utah 1,589 Utah State March 16 BYU Provo, Utah 1,084 Utah State March 24 Utah State Big West 462 CS Fullerton Championship, Boise State Santa Barbara, Calif. UC Santa Barbara April 7 Utah NCAA Regionals 4,998 Denver Salt Lake City, Utah Iowa State West Virginia Utah State Air Force

22 Utah State Gymnastics 2001 INDIVIDUAL MEET-BY-MEET Jessenia Abrego Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State /21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla /26 Boise State /2 Southern Utah /6 at Utah /10 at Denver /17 Missouri /26 San Jose State /4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB /9 Brigham Young /12 at Southern Utah /16 at Brigham Young /24 Big West Champ /6 NCAA Regionals Season Average Kristen Bloom Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State /21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla /26 Boise State /2 Southern Utah 2/6 at Utah /10 at Denver /17 Missouri /26 San Jose State 3/4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB 3/9 Brigham Young /12 at Southern Utah /16 at Brigham Young /24 Big West Champ /6 NCAA Regionals 2001 Season Average Chere DuPaix Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State 1/21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla. 1/26 Boise State 2/2 Southern Utah 2/6 at Utah 2/10 at Denver 2/17 Missouri 2/26 San Jose State 3/4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB 3/9 Brigham Young 3/12 at Southern Utah 3/16 at Brigham Young 3/24 Big West Champ. 4/6 NCAA Regionals 2001 Season Average Tina Ellis Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State /21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla /26 Boise State /2 Southern Utah /6 at Utah /10 at Denver /17 Missouri /26 San Jose State /4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB /9 Brigham Young /12 at Southern Utah /16 at Brigham Young /24 Big West Champ /6 NCAA Regionals Season Average Kristen Fargo Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State /21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla /26 Boise State /2 Southern Utah 2/6 at Utah /10 at Denver /17 Missouri /26 San Jose State /4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB /9 Brigham Young /24 Big West Champ /6 NCAA Regionals Season Average Stephanie Gordon (Huff)Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State 1/21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla. 1/26 Boise State 2/2 Southern Utah /6 at Utah /10 at Denver /17 Missouri /26 San Jose State 3/4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB 3/9 Brigham Young 3/12 at Southern Utah /16 at Brigham Young /24 Big West Champ /6 NCAA Regionals Season Average Mika Houston Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State /21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla /26 Boise State /2 Southern Utah /6 at Utah /10 at Denver /17 Missouri /26 San Jose State /4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB /9 Brigham Young /12 at Southern Utah /16 at Brigham Young /24 Big West Champ /6 NCAA Regionals Season Average Amanda Jenkins Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State /21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla /26 Boise State /2 Southern Utah /6 at Utah /10 at Denver /17 Missouri /26 San Jose State /4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB /9 Brigham Young /12 at Southern Utah /16 at Brigham Young 3/24 Big West Champ. 4/6 NCAA Regionals 2001 Season Average Nicole Kilpatrick Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State /21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla /26 Boise State /2 Southern Utah /6 at Utah /10 at Denver /17 Missouri /26 San Jose State /4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB /9 Brigham Young /12 at Southern Utah /16 at Brigham Young /24 Big West Champ /6 NCAA Regionals Season Average

23 Utah State Gymnastics 2001 INDIVIDUAL MEET-BY-MEET Kyla Mattioli Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State /21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla /26 Boise State /2 Southern Utah /6 at Utah /10 at Denver /17 Missouri /26 San Jose State 3/4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB 3/9 Brigham Young /12 at Southern Utah /16 at Brigham Young /24 Big West Champ /6 NCAA Regionals Season Average Kira Nulph Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State 1/21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla /26 Boise State /2 Southern Utah /6 at Utah /10 at Denver /17 Missouri /26 San Jose State 3/4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB /9 Brigham Young 3/12 at Southern Utah 3/16 at Brigham Young /24 Big West Champ /6 NCAA Regionals 2001 Season Average Kristin O Dell Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State /21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla /26 Boise State /2 Southern Utah /6 at Utah /10 at Denver /17 Missouri /26 San Jose State /4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB /9 Brigham Young /12 at Southern Utah /16 at Brigham Young /24 Big West Champ /6 NCAA Regionals Season Average Brittnee Penman Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State /21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla /26 Boise State /2 Southern Utah /6 at Utah /10 at Denver /17 Missouri /26 San Jose State /4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB /9 Brigham Young /12 at Southern Utah /16 at Brigham Young /24 Big West Champ /6 NCAA Regionals Season Average Allison Rosenthal Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State 1/21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla /26 Boise State /2 Southern Utah /6 at Utah /10 at Denver /17 Missouri /26 San Jose State /4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB /9 Brigham Young /12 at Southern Utah /16 at Brigham Young /24 Big West Champ /6 NCAA Regionals 2001 Season Average Kimberly Scharman Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State /21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla /26 Boise State /2 Southern Utah /6 at Utah /10 at Denver /17 Missouri /26 San Jose State 3/4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB 3/9 Brigham Young 3/12 at Southern Utah 3/16 at Brigham Young /24 Big West Champ /6 NCAA Regionals Season Average Kirra Seeley (Degener) Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State 1/21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla. 1/26 Boise State 2/2 Southern Utah 2/6 at Utah 2/10 at Denver 2/17 Missouri 2/26 San Jose State /4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB /9 Brigham Young /12 at Southern Utah /16 at Brigham Young /24 Big West Champ /6 NCAA Regionals Season Average Kelcy Wathen Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State /21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla /26 Boise State /2 Southern Utah /6 at Utah /10 at Denver /17 Missouri 2/26 San Jose State 3/4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB 3/9 Brigham Young 3/12 at Southern Utah 3/16 at Brigham Young 3/24 Big West Champ. 4/6 NCAA Regionals 2001 Season Average Megan Woolstenhulme Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State /21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla /26 Boise State /2 Southern Utah /6 at Utah /10 at Denver /17 Missouri /26 San Jose State /4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB /9 Brigham Young /12 at Southern Utah /16 at Brigham Young /24 Big West Champ /6 NCAA Regionals Season Average

24 Utah State Gymnastics ALL-TIME ALL-AROUND SCORES Team All-Around Around Score Date Opponent /1/97 at Texas Woman s /9/01 Brigham Young /10/97 at Southern Utah /12/00 at Texas Woman s /16/01 at Brigham Young /24/01 at Big West Championships /26/99 Utah, Boise St /13/99 Alabama /11/00 Brigham Young /15/97 at Michigan /2/99 Brigham Young /21/97 BSU/Texas Woman s /3/00 Texas Woman s /27/99 Big West Championships /10/01 at Denver /24/97 at Southern Utah /7/00 at Boise State /7/97 Brigham Young /14/00 at Southern Utah /10/99 Region 2 Championships /18/00 vs. Denver, So. Utah, UCSB /21/98 at Big West Championships /2/01 vs. Southern Utah /6/01 at Utah /12/01 at Southern Utah /6/99 Southern Utah /18/00 Big West Championships /24/00 at Brigham Young Julie Ryan was the first Utah State gymnast to break 38 points in the allaround, scoring a in Tricia Yamamoto Individual All-Around Around Performers Individual Score Date Opponent 1. Christy Denson /26/99 Utah/Boise State 2. Christy Denson /18/00 Big West Champ. 3. Christy Denson /2/00 at Boise State 4. Christy Denson /12/00 at Texas Woman s Christy Denson /11/00 Brigham Young Christy Denson /27/99 at Big West Champ. 7. Nicole Kilpatrick /9/01 Brigham Young Shannon Passe /1/97 at Texas Woman s 9. Tina Ellis /16/01 at Brigham Young Christy Denson /13/99 Alabama 11. Amber Jamison /27/99 at Big West Champ. 12. Christy Denson /7/00 Utah 13. Nicole Kilpatrick /11/01 at Denver Tina Ellis /26/01 Boise State Christy Denson /28/00 Denver, So. Utah, UCSB Christy Denson /20/99 Auburn 17. Jessica Porter /6/99 Southern Utah 18. Kristen Bloom /3/00 Texas Woman s Christy Denson /29/99 California Christy Denson /19/99 at Brigham Young Christy Denson /21/98 at Big West Champ. Jessica Porter /21/97 BSU/Texas Woman s Tricia Yamamoto /11/95 Utah 24. Nicole Kilpatrick /17/01 Missouri Tina Ellis /21/01 at Cal/OU/UA Christy Denson /24/00 at Brigham Young Christy Denson /22/99 Sac. St./S. Utah 24 C h r i s t y Denson holds the Utah State all-around r e c o r d (39.550), and owns seven of USU s top 10 all-time alla r o u n d scores.

25 Beam Utah State Gymnastics ALL-TIME PERFORMANCES Individual Score Date Opponent 1. Tina Ellis /16/01 at Brigham Young Krissy Richards /15/97 at Michigan 3. Tina Ellis /26/01 at Cal/OU/UA Christy Denson /7/00 at Boise State Laurie Cannon /26/99 Boise St./Utah Kim Richards /15/97 at Michigan 7. Kristen Bloom /12/01 at Southern Utah Nicole Kilpatrick /11/01 at Denver Christy Denson (5) 3/12/00 at Texas Woman s Kirra Seeley /26/99 Boise St./Utah Kerry Griggers /1/97 at Texas Woman s Shannon Passe /1/97 at Texas Woman s Jessica Porter /21/97 BSU/Tex. Woman s 14. Mika Houston (2) 3/16/01 at Brigham Young Kristen Bloom (2) 3/16/01 at Brigham Young Tina Ellis (3) 3/12/01 at Southern Utah Kira Nulph /11/01 at Denver Nicole Kilpatrick /21/01 at Cal/OU/UA Christy Denson (3) 2/11/00 Brigham Young Amber Jamison /26/99 Boise St./Utah Krissy Richards /26/99 Boise St./Utah Janelle Del Rosario (2) 2/6/95 at Utah/vs. Minn./SUU 23. Kristen Fargo /24/01 at Big West Champ. Mika Houston /26/01 San Jose State Kira Nulph /2/01 Southern Utah Tina Ellis /26/01 Boise State Kristen Bloom /24/00 at Brigham Young Christy Denson /28/00 Boise State Kirra Seeley /6/99 Southern Utah Krissy Richards /19/99 at Brigham Young Kerry Griggers /12/99 at Southern Utah Laurie Cannon /6/98 Auburn/Wash./SUU Lori Loudner /7/94 Brigham Young Bars Individual Score Date Opponent 1. Christy Denson /18/00 Big West Champ. Amber Jamison /27/99 Big West Champ. 3. Tina Ellis /16/01 at Brigham Young Christy Denson (3) 4/1/00 at NCAA Regionals 5. Tina Ellis /21/01 at Cal/OU/UA Christy Denson (4) 2/14/00 at Southern Utah Jessica Porter /1/97 at Texas Woman s 8. Brittnee Penman /26/01 Boise State Christy Denson (3) 2/24/00 at Brigham Young Jessenia Abrego /27/99 Big West Champ. Amber Jamison /6/99 Southern Utah Beth Neilson (4) 3/10/97 Southern Utah 13. Brittnee Penman (4) 3/24/01 at Big West Champ. Jessenia Abrego /9/01 Brigham Young Nicole Kilpatrick /9/01 Brigham Young Mika Houston /26/01 Boise State Christy Denson (3) 2/27/00 at Master s Classic Kristen Bloom /24/00 at Brigham Young Tina Ellis (5) 4/1/00 at NCAA Regionals Jessica Porter (2) 2/11/00 Brigham Young Emily Swank /21/98 at Big West Champ. Shannon Passe /1/97 at Texas Woman s 23. Jessenia Abrego (5) 3/24/01 at Big West Champ. Mika Houston (2) 3/24/01 at Big West Champ. Tina Ellis /11/01 at Denver Amanda Jenkins (2) 1/26/01 Boise State Brittnee Penman /21/01 at Cal/OU/UA Kirra Seeley (3) 3/18/00 Big West Champ. Kristen Bloom (4) 3/12/00 at Texas Woman s Christy Denson (6) 4/10/99 at NCAA Regionals Amber Jamison /24/97 at Southern Utah Jane Warrilow (2) 3/7/94 Brigham Young Brenda Scholl /7/91 at Brigham Young Floor Individual Score Date Opponent 1. Christy Denson /26/99 Boise St./Utah 2. Erin Maguire /7/00 at Boise State Christy Denson /3/00 Texas Woman s Amber Jamison /26/99 Boise St./Utah 5. Christy Denson (3) 3/18/00 Big West Champ. Kristen Bloom /12/00 at Texas Woman s Erin Maguire /12/00 Texas Woman s Amber Jamison /13/99 Alabama Chelsea Nilsen /19/96 Auburn/SUU 10. Jessenia Abrego (3) 3/16/01 at Brigham Young Erin Maguire (2) 3/18/00 Big West Champ. Christy Denson (2) 2/18/00 Denver, SUU, UCSB Shannon Passe /10/97 Southern Utah Amber Jamison /1/97 at Texas Woman s 15. Allison Rosenthal (3) 3/24/01 at Big West Champ. Nicole Kilpatrick (2) 3/9/01 Brigham Young Jessenia Abrego (3) 3/4/01 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB Kristin O Dell (2) 2/17/01 Missouri Christy Denson (2) 2/11/00 Brigham Young Amber Jamison /27/99 at Big West Champ. Deanna Palmer /1/97 at Texas Woman s Jessica Porter /24/97 at Southern Utah Krissy Richards /31/97 Minnesota Kim Richards /23/96 at Boise State 25. Jessenia Abrego (4) 3/24/01 at Big West Champ. Allison Rosenthal (3) 3/12/01 at Southern Utah Tina Ellis (2) 2/17/01 Missouri Stephanie Gordon (2) 3/18/00 Big West Champ. Christy Denson (4) 3/12/00 Texas Woman s Amber Jamison /10/99 at NCAA Regionals Summer Oveson (2) 2/19/96 Southern Utah Heidi Granere /11/95 Utah Tricia Yamamoto /11/95 Utah Barb Zahl /28/92 Big West Champ. Julie Ryan (2) 1/21/91 at Southern Utah Vault Individual Score Date Opponent 1. Deanna Palmer /15/97 at Michigan 2. Kristen Fargo /24/01 at Big West Champ. Jennifer Crawford /1/97 at Texas Woman s 4. Megan Woolstenhulme /18/00 Big West Champ. 5. Nicole Kilpatrick (2) 3/9/01 Brigham Young Christy Denson /12/00 at Texas Woman s Amber Jamison (4) 3/15/97 at Michigan 8. Jessenia Abrego (6) 3/24/01 at Big West Champ. Megan Woolstenhulme (4) 3/9/01 Brigham Young Nicole Kilpatrick /6/01 at Utah Christy Denson (2) 3/13/99 Alabama Kristin O Dell /14/98 at Alabama Shannon Passe (2) 3/1/97 at Texas Woman s Tricia Yamamoto (3) 3/20/95 at Southern Utah 15. Christy Denson (3) 3/18/00 Big West Champ. Kristen Fargo (4) 3/16/01 at Brigham Young Kyla Mattioli /9/01 Brigham Young Megan Woolstenhulme /17/01 Missouri Jessenia Abrego /6/01 at Utah Stephanie Gordon (2) 3/3/00 Texas Woman s Jessenia Abrego (2) 2/12/99 at Southern Utah Amber Jamison /13/99 Alabama Kim Johnson (4) 2/2/91 at Utah Marla Lowes (2) 3/15/97 at Michigan Heidi Pfannenstiel (2) 3/16/92 Nebraska Kim Richards /23/96 at Boise State 25

26 Utah State Gymnastics ALL-TIME SEASON AVERAGE SCORES Vault Rank Individual Average Year 1. Deanna Palmer Jessenia Abrego Amber Jamison Jessenia Abrego Jennifer Crawford Deanna Palmer Kristen Fargo Tricia Yamamoto Jennifer Crawford Christy Denson Christy Denson Deanna Palmer Amber Jamison Megan Woolstenhulme Amber Jamison Megan Woolstenhulme Christy Denson Stephanie Gordon Nicole Kilpatrick Jessica Porter Beam Rank Individual Average Year 1. Kim Richards Christy Denson Christy Denson Kerry Griggers Tina Ellis Kim Richards Janelle Del Rosario Kerry Griggers Kirra Seeley Kerry Griggers Shannon Passe Kristen Bloom Laurie Cannon Kristen Bloom Tonja Ockaskis Lyndsey Gaustad Summer Oveson Mika Houston Tonja Ockaskis Krissy Richards L-R: Kim Richards; Kerry Griggers; Christy Denson. Bars Rank Individual Average Year 1. Christy Denson Beth Neilson Kristen Bloom Jessica Porter Jessica Porter Emily Swank Jessica Porter Jessenia Abrego Kirra Seeley Christy Denson Mika Houston Deanna Palmer Shannon Passe Kirra Degener Nicole Kilpatrick Amanda Jenkins Tina Ellis Trina Ewart Christy Denson Tonja Ockaskis Floor Rank Individual Average Year 1. Christy Denson Christy Denson Krissy Richards Jessica Porter Jessenia Abrego Krissy Richards Kristin O Dell Chelsea Nilsen Tricia Yamamoto Christy Denson Stephanie Gordon Krissy Richards Christy Denson Tricia Yamamoto Kristen Bloom Amber Jamison Deanna Palmer Amber Jamison Shannon Passe Amber Jamison Heidi Love

27 Vault Vault Utah State Gymnastics ALL-TIME TEAM SCORES Score Date Opponent /1/97 at Texas Woman s /15/97 at Michigan /9/01 Brigham Young /7/97 Brigham Young /17/95 at Boise State /24/01 at Big West Champ /16/01 at Brigham Young /10/97 Southern Utah /13/99 Alabama /3/00 Texas Woman s /22/97 at Big West Champ. Vault Score Year Bars Score Date Opponent /1/97 at Texas Woman s /6/99 Southern Utah /9/01 Brigham Young /18/00 at Big West Champ /26/01 Boise State /7/00 at Boise State /24/00 at Big West Champ /18/00 Denver, So. Utah, UCSB /24/00 at Brigham Young /1/00 at NCAA Regionals /13/98 UC Santa Barbara Beam Beam Score Date Opponent /26/99 Utah, Boise State /16/01 at Brigham Young /1/97 at Texas Woman s /21/97 BSU, Texas Woman s /12/01 at Southern Utah /12/00 at Texas Woman s /21/98 at Big West Champ /6/98 AU/Wash./SUU /10/97 Southern Utah /15/97 at Michigan Floor Score Date Opponent /12/00 at Texas Woman s /26/99 Boise St./Utah /1/97 at Texas Woman s /18/00 Big West Champ /10/97 Southern Utah /3/00 Texas Woman s /13/99 Alabama /9/01 Brigham Young /17/01 Missouri /11/00 BYU Jennifer Crawford s vault helped USU to a record vault score at Texas Woman s (3/1/97). Christy Denson posted a school record on the floor as part of the Aggies record-breaking performance against Utah and Boise State. Amber Jamison set a school record on bars at the 1999 Big West Championships, recording a Bars Score Year Beam Score Year Floor Score Year

28 Gymnast Utah State Gymnastics ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS Years Abrego, Jessenia , 2001 Adomat, Lena , 86, 87, 88 Anderson, Sarah Bammert, Chris , 87, 88, 89 Bayer, Kathy Beavers, Leslie Beck, Karen , 87, 88, 89 Bloom, Kristen , 01 Buchal, CariLu , 83, 84, 85 Bugbee, Michele , 91, 92 Campbell, Vicki Cannon, Laurie , 97, 98, 99 Cannon, Natalie , 89, 90, 91 Card, Cami , 90, 91 Card, Cari , 85, 86 Carr, Brenda , 84, 85, 86 Conklin, Robin , 85, 86, 87 Crawford, Jennifer , 95, 96, 97 Davis, Tana , 88, 89, 90 DeAragon, Chris Del Rosario, Janelle , 95 Delaney, Patty , 87, 88, 89 Denson, Christy , 98, 99, 2000 Dilley, Susan , 86, 87, 88 Dunkley, Rebecca Eastlund, Karen Edson, Melissa , 90 Ellis, Kerry Ellis, Tina , 01 Ewart, Trina , 98, 99, 2000 Fargo, Kristen , 01 Ferguson, Kathleen Gaustad, Lyndsey Godi, Michelle , 90, 91 Gordon, Stephanie (Huff) , 2000, 01 Graff, Melanie Granere, Heidi Gray, Sarah Green, Stephanie , 89, 90, 91 Griggers, Kerry , 98, 99 Hellegas, Tami , 82, 83, 84 Houston, Mika Love Houtchens, Haley , 92, 93, 94 Jamison, Amber , 97, 98, 99 Jaramillo, Lorie , 82, 84 Jenkins, Amanda Johnson, Kim , 91, 92 Johnston, Alicia , 79 Keelen, Diane Kilpatrick, Melissa Kilpatrick, Nicole , 01 Kreikemeier, Lori , 80, 81, 82 Kueng, Julie , 82, 83, 84 Gymnast Years Lombardo, Pauline Loudner, Lori , 92, 93, 94 Love, Heidi , 93, 94, 95 Lowes, Marla , 98, 99, 2000 Lynch, Wanita , 81, 82 Lynn, Stacy , 93, 94, 95 Mabb, Jodi , 79, 80 Maguire, Erin Martin, Tracy , 79, 80, 82 Mattioli, Kyla Mayfield, Casey Montagriff, Kim , 81 Neenan, Jessica , 94, 95, 96 Neilson, Beth , 95, 96, 97 Nilsen, Chelsea , 94, 95, 96 Nulph, Kira Ockaskis, Tonja , 93, 94 O Dell, Kristin , 2000, 01 Oveson, Summer , 94, 95, 96 Page, Janalee , 87 Palmer, Deanna , 95, 96, 97 Palmer, Jill , 85, 86 Passe, Shannon , 95, 96, 97 Penman, Brittnee Peterson, Debbie , 79, 80, 81 Pfannenstiel, Heidi , 90, 91, 92 Pohl, Michelle , 84, 85, 86 Porter, Jessica , 97, 99, 2000 Richards, Kimberly , 97, 98, 99 Richards, Krissy , 97, 98, 99 Rosenthal, Allison Rubino, Diane Ryan, Julie , 87, 88, 91 Scharman, Kimberly , 01 Scholl, Brenda , 90, 91, 92 Seeley, Kirra (Degener) , 2000, 01 Shaw, Wendy Snyder, Jill , 88 Stano, Kris , 83 Swank, Emily , 96, 97, 98 Swank, Laura Thomas, Michelle , 79, 80, 82 Torres, Melisa , 96, 97, 98 Vendetti, Anne-Marie , 96 Wagner, Jennifer Warrilow, Jane , 94 Wathen, Kelcy , 01 West, Karen , 79 Woolstenhulme, Megan (Cameron) , 2000, 01 Wyles, Kristen Yamamoto, Tricia , 93, 94, 95 Young, Julie , 85, 86 Zahl, Barb , 90, 91, 92 Shannon Passe Tonya Ockaskis Deanna Palmer 28 Jodi Mabb

29 Utah State Gymnastics TEAM & INDIVIDUAL HONORS Alicia Johnston All-Around 1978 Alicia Johnston earned AIAW All-America honors in the all-around in 1978, held in Seattle. A freshman, Johnston tied teammate Jodi Mabb for 12th place. Individual Honors AIAW National Qualifiers 1978 Alicia Johnston (AA), T12th Jodi Mabb (AA), T12th 1979 Jodi Mabb (AA), 14th 1982 Kris Stano (FX), 4th; (AA), 11th NCAA National Qualifiers 1986 Lena Adomat (AA), 29th 1987 Robin Conklin (AA), 41st 1989 Tana Davis (AA), 26th 1990 Tana Davis (AA), 31st 1991 Michelle Bugbee (AA), 40th 1995 Tricia Yamamoto (AA), 36th 1998 Christy Denson (AA), 40th 1999 Amber Jamison (AA), 22nd Big West Champions 1992 Tonja Ockaskis (BB); Barb Zahl (FX) 1994 Jane Warrilow (UB); Jannell Del Rosario (BB) 1995 Deanna Palmer (VT); Shannon Passe (BB); Tricia Yamamoto (AA) 1996 Chelsea Nilsen (FX); Shannon Passe (BB) 1997 Beth Neilson (UB) 1998 Christy Denson (UB); Krissy Richards (BB); Emily Swank (UB) 1999 Christy Denson (AA, BB); Jessenia Abrego (VT); Amber Jamison (UB) 2000 Christy Denson (AA, UB); Megan Woolstenhulme (VT) All-High Country Athletic Conference Lena Adomat, Patty Delaney 1987 Lena Adomat 1990 Stephanie Green All-Big West 1992 Kim Johnson (VT, UB); Tonja Ockaskis (UB,BB); Heidi Pfannenstiel (FX); Brenda Scholl (UB); Barb Zahl (VT, UB, FX, AA) 1993 Stacy Lynn (VT); Tricia Yamamoto (FX) Jodi Mabb All-Around 1978, 79 Jodi Mabb tied teammate Alicia Johnston for 12th in the all-around in 1978 at the AIAW Nationals in Seattle. In 1979 she returned to the national championships in State College, Pa., this time with the rest of the USU team. Mabb took 14th in the all-around, leading USU to a 10th-place finish. Mabb then retired from gymnastics and transferred to Cal Poly Pomona. She later returned to competition and repeated as an All-American in Jannell Del Rosario (BB); Tonja Ockaskis (UB); Deanna Palmer (FX); Shannon Passe (BB); Jane Warrilow (UB) 1995 Deanna Palmer (VT); Shannon Passe (BB); Tricia Yamamoto (UB, AA) 1996 Beth Neilson (UB); Chelsea Nilsen (FX); Shannon Passe (BB); Jessica Porter (UB) 1997 Kerry Griggers (BB); Beth Neilson (UB); Deanna Palmer (VT); Krissy Richards (FX) 1998 Lyndsey Gaustad (UB); Kerry Griggers (BB); Emily Swank (UB); Krissy Richards (BB); Melissa Kilpatrick (AA); Christy Denson (UB, FX, AA) 1999 Christy Denson (AA, BB, VT); Jessenia Abrego (VT, UB); Amber Jamison (AA, UB, VT); Krissy Richards (BB) 2000 Christy Denson (AA, UB, BB, FX); Tina Ellis (BB); Megan Woolstenhulme (VT) 2001 Jessenia Abrego (VT); Tina Ellis (AA); Kristen Fargo (VT, BB); Allison Rosenthal (FX) Academic All-Americans 1991 Cami Bearup, Haley Houtchens, Lori Loudner, Heidi Pfannenstiel, Barb Zahl 1992 Haley Houtchens, Kim Johnson, Lori Loudner, Stacy Lynn, Heidi Pfannenstiel, Barb Zahl 1993 Haley Houtchens, Lori Loudner, Stacy Lynn, Tonja Ockaskis, Summer Overson 1994 Haley Houtchens, Kim Johnson, Lori Loudner, Stacy Lynn, Tonja Ockaskis, Deanna Palmer, Emily Swank 1996 Jessica Neenan, Beth Neilson, Chelsea Nilsen, Deanna Palmer, Emily Swank, Melisa Torres 1997 Beth Neilson, Deanna Palmer, Kim Richards, Emily Swank 1998 Kim Richards, Emily Swank, Melisa Torres 2000 Stephanie Gordon (Huff), 29 Kris Stano Floor Exercise 1982 Kris Stano placed fourth on the floor exercise at the AIAW Nationals in 1982 in Memphis, the highest finish ever posted by an Aggie gymnast at the national championships. She was 11th in the all-around competition, missing All- America honors by one place. Nicole Kilpatrick, Kristin O Dell, Kirra Seeley (Degener), Megan Woolstenhulme, Trina Ewart 2001 Stephanie Gordon (Huff), Amanda Jenkins, Kristin O Dell, Kirra Seeley (Deneger), Megan Woolstenhulme Academic All-Big West 1994 Haley Houtchens, Lori Loudner, Stacy Lynn, Jessica Neenan, Tonya Okaskis, Summer Overson 1995 Stacy Lynn, Summer Overson, Deanna Palmer, Beth Neilsen 1996 Beth Neilsen, Summer Overson, Deanna Palmer 1997 Beth Neilson, Deanna Palmer, Kim Richards, Emily Swank, Melisa Torres 1998 Trina Ewart, Emily Swank, Melisa Torres 1999 Laurie Cannon, Trina Ewart, Kim Richards 2000 Stephanie Gordon, Kristin O Dell, Kirra Seeley (Deneger), Megan Woolstenhulme, Trina Ewart, Laura Swank 2001 Tina Ellis, Stephanie Gordon (Huff), Amanda Jenkins, Nicole Kilpatrick, Kristin O Dell, Allison Rosenthal, Kirra Seeley (Deneger), Megan Woolstenhulme Team Honors AIAW Nationals th, th, th, th NCAA Nationals th NCAA Regionals th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, rd, th, th

30 The Wall of Fame was dedicated in 1985 to honor past gymnasts for their accomplishments in the gym, in the classroom and for their overall contributions to the program. Entrance onto the Wall of Fame may be gained Utah State Gymnastics WALL OF FAME by one of four ways: graduating from USU and competing for four years; qualifying for the NCAA Championships as an individual; earning All-America status; or representing the athlete s nation in international competition. Meeting this criteria does not guarantee entrance. Members are initially nominated by head coach Ray Corn and are subsequently approved by the committee. Lena Adomat placed 29th in the all-around as an atlarge qualifier for the 1986 NCAA Championships. She was all-hcac in 1986 and In 1986, Adomat set an Aggie vault record of While at USU, she won the Swedish National Championships in 1985 and 1986 and competed in the 1986 World Championships. Prior to attending USU, Adomat was a member of Sweden s Olympic teams in 1980 and Michelle Bugbee set a school record with a National Qualifying Score. She finished 40th in the allaround at the 1991 NCAA National Championships with a Natalie Cannon is ranked among USU s top 25 individual performers on beam (9.650) and floor (9.800). Robin Conklin placed 41st at the 1987 NCAA Championships as an atlarge qualifier. She tied the USU bars record with a 9.70 in Jennifer Crawford is second on the USU vault performer list with a mark and is one of only two Aggies to score or better. Her season average of on vault is the thirdbest mark for the Aggies. At one time, Tana Davis held 16 Aggie records. She was an at-large competitor in the 1989 and 1990 NCAA Championships, taking 26th and 31st, respectively. In 1989, she set USU records on the beam and in the allaround. As a senior, she broke the beam and all-around marks and tied the bars and floor records. Patty Delaney was the first alternate for the 1986 NCAA Championships. She was a two-time all-hcac performer and a four-time Academic all-hcac honoree. Delaney set a USU school record on the vault with a 9.70 in Christy Denson is the current USU record holder in the all-around (39.550), bars (9.975), and floor exercise (9.975). She was a 10-time all-big West performer, including two Big West all-around titles (1999, 2000), two bar titles (1998, 2000) and one beam title (1999). In 1998, she became the ninth gymnast in Aggie history to qualify for the NCAA Championships as an at large competitor, placing 31st. Denson was also named Big West Gymnast of the Year in her junior and senior campaigns, as well as being voted Utah State s Female Athlete of the Year in 1998, 1999 and Stephanie Green set the school record on the bars as a freshman in 1988 with a In 1990, she posted a 9.80 on the bars, tying the school record. She earned all-hcac honors in 1990 and was a threetime academic all-hcac honoree. Haley Houtchens was a four-time academic all- American. She is tied for the ninth-best score in school history on the bars (9.80) and 14th on the floor (9.825). Amber Jamison qualified for the 1999 NCAA Championships as the No. 4 individual all-arounder. She set a USU record at an NCAA Championships in the allaround with a , tying her for 22nd in the naton. She holds the school record on bars with a Alicia Johnston earned AIAW All-American status as a freshman in 1978 when she tied for 12th in the allaround. She set Utah State records for the bars, beam, floor and all-around. Lori Kreikemeier is the only Aggie gymnast to have qualified for four national championships. She competed at the AIAWs from Lori Loudner was a fourtime academic All-American. In 1994, she set an Aggie record of on beam. Wanita Lynch won backto-back Australian National Championships in the allaround while at Utah State. She represented Australia in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. Lynch was the United States Junior College all-around champion for Odessa (Texas) JC in 1979 and a five-time JUCO All-American. She set Utah State records on the bars, beam, floor and all-around in 1981 and broke each of those marks the next year, setting the vault record as well. Stacy Lynn was a four-time academic All-American and was all-big West on the vault in Twice she earned academic all-big West honors. Jodi Mabb earned AIAW All-America status as a freshman in 1978 when she tied for 12th in the all-around and in 1979 when she placed 14th. She set a Utah State record for the vault and was a threetime Region VII champion on that event.

31 Beth Neilson was ranked among the top 25 in the nation on bars in 1997, averaging a schoolrecord The final two years of her career she was all-big West on the bars, tying for the title in She scored a four times on bars and was a three time academic All-American. Chelsea Nilsen earned All-Big West honors when she tied for first on the floor in 1996, and in 1993 when she tied for third. She was also named academic All- American. She set the USU floor season average record with a in 1996 and also the top floor score of all time with Summer Oveson earned academic All-American honors in 1993 and received academic All-Big West three consecutive years. She tied the school record on floor with a in 1995 and again in Janalee Page was the first native Logan gymnast to compete for the Aggies. She earned academic all- HCAC honors in Utah State Gymnastics WALL OF FAME Debbie Peterson qualified for three AIAW National Championships as an at-large competitor. Heidi Pfannenstiel tied the Utah State vault record as a freshman in 1989 with a 9.70 and again tied the mark with 9.80 in She earned All- Big West honors on the floor in She was an academic All-American in 1991 and Michelle Pohl qualified for the 1983 NCAA National Championships. She set a school record on floor exercise (9.65) that season as well as season aver-age records on beam, floor, and the allaround. The following season, she broke her floor mark and tied the school bars record with 9.70s on each event. In 1986, Pohl again broke the Aggie floor record with a Jessica Porter earned all- Big West honors in 1996 placing second on bars at the conference meet. She recorded the 14th best allaround score in school history (39.200) and owns three of USU s top ten alltime bar season averages. Brenda Scholl tied the school vault record as a freshman in 1989 with a She set the bars record in 1991 with a In 1992, Scholl earned All-Big West honors on the beam. Jill Snyder transferred to Utah State from Northern Illinois where she was the 1985 Mid-American Conference bars champion Kris Stano was the last Utah State gymnast to earn All-America status, finishing fourth on the floor exercise in Emily Swank was a fouryear letter winner and a fourtime NACGC/W Academic All-American. Won the Big West Conference title on the uneven bars. Was the valedictorian of the College of Science in Deanna Palmer was the first Aggie to score on vault. She holds the school record with a at Michigan (1997). She earned All-Big West honors four times, three in vault and one on floor, and was second at the 1996 NCAA Regionals on vault. She was a three- time academic All-American. Shannon Passe set USU s all-around record in 1997, scoring a at Texas Woman s. She was a three-time All-Big West performer on beam, winning individual titles in 1995 and Krissy Richards currently holds the school record on beam with a She was the 1998 Big West beam champion (9.90). Richards also earned all-big West honors on beam in Julie Ryan was the first Aggie gymnast to break the 38 mark on the all-around, setting a school record with a and tying the floor mark of 9.70 in She was the 1988 HCAC floor exercise champion. In 1991, Ryan set school records for the beam (9.80) and floor (9.85). 31 Tricia Yamamoto became the first Aggie gymnast to break the 39-mark in the allaround in As a senior, she qualified for the NCAA Championships as the No. 6 individual all-arounder. She finished 36th with a In 1993, she earned All-Big West honors on the floor. Yamamoto was the 1995 Big West all-around champion, earning All-Big West honors on bars and floor. Barb Zahl was a four-time all-hcac honoree and finished 34th at the 1990 NCAA Championships. She tied the school bars (9.80) and floor exercise (9.80) records in Two years later she again tied the floor mark with a Three times, Zahl earned academic All-HCAC honors and twice she was named academic All-American. In 1992, Zahl earned All-Big West honors on the vault, bars, floor and all-around, finishing first on the floor. She was a finalist for the 1992 NCAA Woman of the Year award.

32 Utah State Gymnastics STUDENT-ATHLETE SERVICES The Office of Student-Athlete Services at Utah State University is designed to assist student-athletes in the areas of academic, vocational and social development. The office s goal is to support student-athletes in their pursuit of degrees that prepare them for satisfying careers. The Office of Student-Athlete Services also helps to determine that student-athletes meet and maintain NCAA, Big West and Utah State University eligibility standards. The following is a list of services provided through the Student-Athlete Services Office. CHAMPS HAMPS/Life Skills Program The Office of Student-Athlete Services assists with the NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills (Challenging Athletes Minds for Success) program through athletics at Utah State University. The CHAMPS/ Life Skills program offers workshops to student-athletes on topics including effective study skills, career services, time management, test-taking, notetaking, interpersonal relationships and alcohol and other drug education. Student-Athlete Services also provides a two-credit, new student-athlete orientation course in the fall semester for all new student-athletes. Upperclass Student- Athlete Mentors (SAMs) assist new student-athletes through this course and in making a smooth transition to the university and Division I athletics. Tutoring Tutoring is arranged for all student-athletes who desire additional academic support. Trained undergraduate and graduate students offer individual and small-group tutoring sessions. Tutors are available at no cost for student-athletes in nearly any course they may take at USU and can help supplement classroom learning. Registration and Academic Advising advisers are the people most knowledgeable about each particular program of study, ensuring that student-athletes progress toward graduation. Study Sessions Supervised study sessions are offered to student-athletes four evenings each week throughout the school year. These study sessions, held after class and practice, provide a quiet and structured time frame for student-athletes to focus on classwork. Tutors regularly attend these sessions and are available to assist student-athletes with coursework and use of computer labs. Eligibility Student-Athlete Services staff members can answer questions about continued eligibility stats. The office is responsible for monitoring student-athletes academic progress throughout each semester and for communicating potential concerns to student-athletes and coaches. Career Counseling If student-athletes are unsure about selecting a major or career, the Office of Student-Athlete Services can assist in defining their interests. The office works cooperatively with USU Career Services and campus advisers to help studentathletes choose areas of study that will prepare them for satisfying careers. The Office of Student-Athlete Services helps student-athletes understand university administrative policies and procedures, and coordinates class registration. All student-athletes have priority registration, allowing them to select necessary courses a full week before campus registration begins. This assures that courses student-athletes select fulfill major requirements and fit their time schedules each semester. Student-athletes are assigned academic advisers when they enter USU. These Aggie student-athletes receive academic support from the Office of Student-Athlete Services. 32

33 Utah State Gymnastics UTAH STATE ADMINISTRATION Rance Pugmire Athletics Director Kermit L. Hall President A six-year member of the Utah State University Athletics Department, Rance Pugmire is in his third year as athletics director. After serving as the associate athletics director for external operations for two years, Pugmire was appointed to the position of athletics director on July 16, 1999, replacing Bruce Van De Velde, who left to take a position as senior associate athletics director at the University of Oklahoma. USU is fortunate to have a person of Rance's capabilities and experience who is already employed by the university in the athletics department, said Fred Hunsaker, vice president of administrative affairs. This speaks well of the high caliber of personnel we have working in athletics at USU, Hunsaker said. Rance will do a great job for our athletics program. In Pugmire s time at Utah State, the athletics department has seen continued success both athletically and academically. USU became the first Big West school to win a basketball game in the NCAA tournament since As the associate athletics director for external operations, Pugmire worked with a team of staff members and volunteers to stage USU's record-breaking auction, which raised $17,000, more than the previous record. USU fundraising also showed great increases, including a record $40,000 from its fund-raising golf tournaments. Prior to his 1998 appointment as associate athletics director, Pugmire served as the assistant athletic director for development and media relations at USU beginning in While at USU, he has overseen fund-raising efforts, the marketing department, the media relations department, and worked with the ticket office as well as serving as the administrator for the sports of track and cross country and softball and overseeing game-day operations for football and basketball. Before coming to USU he worked as the regional development director at the University of Idaho from He was the sports information director at Idaho from , where he coordinated a successful campaign to help Doug Nussmeier earn the 1993 Division I-AA college football player-of-the-year award. Prior to joining the Idaho staff, Pugmire spent three years as assistant sports information director at St. John's (N.Y.) University. Pugmire has also worked in press operations with the original USA Basketball Dream Team and the U.S. Olympic Festival. A native of Hagerman, Idaho, he graduated from the University of Idaho in 1987 with a degree in journalism and a minor in political science. Married to the former Barbara Hinkle of Fairfield, Idaho, Pugmire and his wife are the parents of two children, Jordyn, 8, and Conner, 5. Dr. Kermit L. Hall became the 14th president of Utah State University on Jan. 2, He oversees Utah s landgrant university, the oldest such institution west of the Mississippi River, with an enrollment of 21,000 undergraduate and graduate students. President Hall came to Utah from North Carolina State University where he was Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. President Hall holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Minnesota, a M.S. in the study of law from Yale University Law School, and a B.A. from the University of Akron. He also graduated from Harvard University s Institute for Educational Management. A tenured member of the department of history, President Hall regularly teaches a course in the history of the Supreme Court for undergraduates on the Logan campus. He also has held academic and administrative posts at a number of universities, serving perviously as Dean of the College of Humanities and Executive Dean of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, as well as a professor of history and law at the Ohio State University and as professor of history and law at the University of Florida. An historian and legal scholar, Dr. Hall has authored or co-authored five books, edited or co-edited 12 more and published more than 100 articles in history, political science and law journals. President Bill Clinton nominated and the Senate confirmed President Hall as one of the five members of the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Review Board. The Board opened to the American public millions of previously highly classified documents relating to the assassination of President Kennedy. For his service, President Hall received the James Madison Award of the American Library Association, given annually to those persons who have made an outstanding conmmitment to openness in government. In his role as an historian, President Hall has conducted extensive research in Utah, including the records of the Utah Historical Society, the genealogical library of the LDS Church and the Wetsern History Collection at Utah State University. He also served on the editorial board of the Western Historical Quarterly, which is housed on the Logan campus. Since arriving on campus, President Hall has made a special effort to reach out to and become familiar with the people of Utah. He has milked a cow in every county of the state and he and his wife, Phyllis, have taught a class in at least one elementary and high school in each county in the state. Phyllis Hall, also an educator, served as an elementary school Library Media Specialist in the Wake County School System of North Carolina before moving to Utah. Some of her other interests include working with at risk students. She serves as a volunteer tutor at Ellis Elementary School in Logan. 33

34 Utah State Gymnastics UTAH STATE & THE CITY OF LOGAN Utah State University, surrounded by the magnificent mountains of the Bear River Range, is proud to call Cache Valley and Logan its home. Established in 1888, USU has a long heritage of commitment to excellence in higher education at many levels, including teaching, research and outreach services through Extension. USU is the state s third largest university, with more than 20,000 students. Eight academic colleges provide comprehensive undergraduate educational programs, and the graduate school offers 34 doctoral and 98 master s degrees. The student body represents every county in Utah, all 50 states, and 80 foreign countries. A majority of students live on or near campus. Housing accommodations, both on and off campus, are available in many different forms. The university, the state s only land-grant institution, has an international reputation for research and teaching. It is a Carnegie I research institution, a distinction achieved by fewer than three percent of the colleges and universities in the United States. USU houses 45 research centers and institutes, including four state Centers of Excellence. USU s expertise has positioned it as research leaders in several important arenas, and its Space Dynamics Lab is recognized internationally for its innovative work in space instrumentation, research, and engineering. Researchers at the Center for Persons with Disabilities continue to lead the nation in their field. Important new research opportunities complement more traditional land-grant areas of emphasis in agriculture, engineering and natural resources. USU has a strong international presence, with major research projects in more than 25 countries around the world. The beautiful USU campus covers more than 400 tree-covered acres, which provides a setting that mixes the quiet intimacy of a mountain town with the bustle that 20,000 diverse college students lend to life. The university also offers outstanding cultural programming, Division I-A athletics and recreational activities of every sort skiing, boating, fishing, hiking, hunting and snowmobiling. USU is truly a Cache Valley treasure, as expressed by an outside review committee during a 1997 reaffirmation of accreditation report. We commend Utah State University for distinctive qualities that make it a special place to learn, teach, and work. It is friendly, civil, respectful, caring and humane. Students have good access to faculty. These qualities make the university an unusually fertile place for teaching and learning. Taggart Student Center Cache Valley Nestled at the foot of the nearly 10,000-foot high Bear River Range, Logan s setting is beautiful in any season. Located just 85 miles north of Salt Lake City and 95 miles south of Pocatello, Idaho, 38,000 people call Logan home. Logan is located in Cache Valley which measures 60 miles long by 12 miles wide and allows its population of 83,000 to see mountains in every direction. Cache Valley s name comes from the early trapping days. In the mid 1800s fur trappers and traders would take fur pelts and hide or cache them for pickup at a later date. This rich heritage is traced back to some of the most famous trappers, traders and mountain men of the era. Residents consider Logan Canyon a 40-mile community park leading to 23-mile-long Bear Lake, called the Rocky Mountain Caribbean for its azure blue waters. Outstanding fishing, hiking, biking, skiing and golfing are all just minutes away from the Valley s front door. For year-round beauty and outdoor recreation, Cache Valley is hard to beat. From downhill skiing at Beaver Mountain Ski Resort to cross country skiing at Sherwood Hills Resort (an alternate Olympics site for the 2002 Winter Games) to snowmobiling on miles and miles of groomed trails, Cache Valley has a huge variety of winter activities no more than 27 miles from downtown Logan. All summer, everything from hiking and biking to festivals can be found in the 19 communities that comprise Cache Valley. These festivals include Summerfest, a jazz and arts festival; Trout and Berry Days, a celebration of some of the best fishing in the western United States; Utah Festival Opera Company, a festival for worldrenowned opera and musicals; and the Festival of the American West, honoring our western heritage. Cache Valley has four distinct seasons. Spring is a beautiful time of year, with nearly 40 percent of the annual precipitation falling in March, April and May. Ideal spring temperatures last all summer long. Nights are cool and the humidity is relatively low in the daytime. Maximum summer temperatures can reach 100 degrees, but only a few days. Fall is a beautiful season in Cache Valley, with the changing color of the leaves, the clear days and crisp, cool evenings. The brilliant reds of the maples and the glorious yellows of the aspens make a sharp contrast with the vibrant green of the Douglas firs. During the winter months, the mountains are blanketed with snow, while most of the valley snow melts off quickly. 34

35 Utah State Gymnastics GYMNASTICS BOOSTER CLUB Aggie gymnastics fans have proven to be some of the most loyal and appreciative in the nation, as Utah State has ranked in the top 10 nationally in attendance each of the last seven years. A major factor in the Aggies local support is the Gymnastics Booster Club, headed by Brad Simons. Now in its 10th year, the club is under the umbrella of the Big Blue Club. All members contributing more than $100 receive Big Blue Benefits in addition to their gymnastics benefits. The Gymnastics Booster Club has four levels of contributions: $25, $50, $100 and $250. Membership benefits vary accordingly. All contributions are tax deductible and 100 percent of the contribution goes to the Utah State gymnastics development fund. Air-Bound Gymnastics Desmond L. Anderson Robert and Kathleen Bayn Cache County Carpets Ray and Ruth cartee Eldon V. Chambers Rod and Kirstine Clark Tom and Eileen Clements Ray and Shelly Corn Ron and Robyn Daines David and Kathryn Deneger Sandy Drake Susie Drake Lynn Dudley Brian Evans Gregory Frew Donna Gossner Gary and Linda Green Darren Hardy Lee O. and Kaye Lyn Harris Bernie and Sandy Hayes Joyce Howell Thomas S. and Carol Lue Johnson Martin Judd Shirley Keyes Mike and Juanita Kohler Wallace and Pat Kohler Gary and Nancy Korth Dave and Barbara Kragthorpe Lee s Marketplace Liberty Tire Corp. Steve Lindley Carl and Mary Sue Lundahl Karin and Joseph Mattioli Andy and Lora Meerdo Tim Monsell Andrew and Bethany Neilson Mick Nicholls Wally Niedert Donald and Betty Palmer Douglas J. Pardon Mike and Janis Parent Michael and Connie Paskett Julie Pitcher Darell and Patty Richards Randy and Florence Robins Lee J. Rosenthal Michael and Mary Lu Roskelley Ronald J. Ryel Janet Scharman S. Brent Scharman SignThis Sign Shop Brad Simons Thomas Soderberg Gardner and Nancy Stiles Larry Tanaka Diana Thimmes Russell C. Thompson Grant Vest Jeff and Leslie Wathen Randall D. Weidmeier Wilson Motors Stephen and Paula Zsiray The Utah State gymnastics program would like to thank the individuals who have established endowment accounts to support the program. These generous contributions help the Aggies achieve the goals we need to continue producing nationally-ranked teams. These endowments are: The Pam and Dick Davidson Endowment, established by Mr. and Mrs. Davidson; The Stephanie Green Endowment, established by Stephanie s grandparents, Clark and Gloria Romney and Jane Dewey; The Thomas and Carol Lue Johnson Endowment, established by Mr. and Mrs. Johnson; The Debbie Ann Peterson Endowment, established by David and Rita Peterson. Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Aggie Training Center 35

36 Utah State Gymnastics 25 YEARS OF AGGIE GYMNASTICS 25 Success came early to the Aggie gymnastics program. In its inaugural year, the team had two AIAW national qualifiers in Alicia Johnston and teammate Jodi Mabb. The two tied for 12th in the all-around at nationals in The following year, Mabb returned to nationals, this time with the rest of the USU gymnastics squad. She took 14th in the all-around competition, and as a team the Aggies finished 10th in the nation. USU returned to team competition in 1980, taking 13th; in 1981, finishing 14th; and in 1982, when the Aggies had their best national finish of ninth. The Aggies last competed in the NCAA national meet in 1991, when they finished 11th overall. As a team, Utah State has participated in the NCAA regional meet every year but one since joining the organization in The Aggies posted a program-high third place finish at the 1999 regionals. In all, seven Utah State gymnasts have qualified for the NCAA national meet as an individual. Kris Stano was USU s last gymnast to earn all-america honors, finishing fourth in the floor exercise in Stano missed all-around all- America honors by one place, taking 11th in the all-around competition. Tana Davis competed in the all-around in 1990 and 1991, becoming just the second USU gymnast to qualify for nationals in consecutive years. The last USU gymnast to qualify for nationals was Amber Jamison who took 22nd in the all-around in At the conference level, USU had 40 gymnasts earn all-big West honors in 57 events in 10 years in the league, and 15 gymnasts claimed Big West titles. Those 15 gymnasts included Shannon Passe, who was conference champion in the balance beam in 1995 and 1996, and Christy Denson, who won individual titles in the uneven bars (1998, 2000), the all-around (1999, 2000), and the balance beam (1999). As a team, the Aggies took the Big West title four times 1992, 1996, 1998 and 2001, when the Aggies won the final Big West championship crown, as the conference decided to no longer sponsor the sport following that season. Denson earned all-big West honors 10 times, including in 2000, when she finished among the top gymnasts in the allaround, the bars, the beam and the floor exercise, making her just the second gymnast to earn all-conference honors in four events in one season. The last gymnast to achieve that honor was Barb Zahl in Since the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) began naming an academic all-america team in 1991, 23 Aggies have been named a total of 47 times, including four-time selections Haley Houtchens ( ) and Emily Swank ( ). In 2001, eight Aggies were selected to the academic all-big West team, the most academic all-conference gymnast selections ever. Top Left: Alicia Johnston ( ) Top Right: Jodi Mabb ( ) Middle Left: Kris Stano ( ) Middle Right: Tana Davis ( ) Bottom Left: Amber Jamison ( ) Bottom Right: Christy Denson ( ) 36