GYMNASTICS ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS

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1 GYMNASTICS ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS Susan Balgenorth , 81-82, 82-83, Betsy Beale Beth Benevente , 86-87, 87-88, Pam Bollinger Sandy Bradford , 82-83, 83-84, Sara Brown Wendy Brown Debbie Carlson Dawne Clark Lea DeCarolis Cindy Dellapiazza Suzy Dickerhoff Lori Fiedler Linda Fryba , Jan Furst Lisa Gehling Amy Gellinger Michele Hernandez , June Huysman , 76-77, Lori Janikowski Cindy Johnson Kristin Johnson Karen Julie , 81-82, 82-83, Angie Larson , Janine Laszewski Marie Laureano Julie Longseth Marni Marth , Janet McCray , Judy Michalzik Laurie Murphy , Sarah Nelson Sharon Novak Kelly Odell Rhonda Olson , 85-86, Lisa Peterson , 87-88, Jennifer Redmond Carol Robinson , 84-85, Laurie Robinson , 81-82, Lori Schmidt Susan Seymour , 86-87, 87-88, Kim Sharp , 82-83, 84-85, Cindy Sipe , 80-81, 81-82, Susan Soldat , Colleen Sullivan Merlynn Thompson Heide Wandschneider , Wendy Wexler , Jill Wiedenfeld Kim Wright , 87-88, Annette Yanovitch , 84-85

2 UW ALL-TIME GYMNASTICS HIGHLIGHTS Coach Year Record % Top Score Big Ten Regional National Marian Snowdon th 10th Marian Snowdon th 6th 21st Marian Snowdon rd 4th individuals Marian Snowdon th Jenny Hoffman l th Jenny Hoffman th Jenny Hoffman th Jenny Hoffman th Jenny Hoffman th Jenny Hoffman th Terry Bryson th Terry Bryson th individuals Terry Bryson th individuals Terry Bryson th individuals Terry Bryson th 6th Terry Bryson th individuals Terry Bryson th Individual 17 years UW GYMNASTICS HISTORY AND HIGHLIGHTS Although the UW women s gymnastics team never made it to the national performance stage, it was an important part of early history of UW women s athletics. The team competed unofficially in the Big Ten Conference from when the conference officially recognized women s varsity sports. Several individuals represented the team at the NCAA Regional championship and the team recorded its best score on record (186.90) in its last season of competition ( ) and rated as high as 15th in the national rankings before budget cuts caused it to be one of five sports discontinued at the university Qualified as a team for MAIAW Regionals finishing 6th; placed 21st at Nationals Marni Marth (Rockford, IL) scored a in all-around competition to finish 55th at the AIAW national championships in Lori Murphy (Neenah, WI) scored a to finish 56th in all-around competition at the 1977 AIAW national championships Karen Julie (New City, NY) and Cindy Sipe (Winetka, IL) qualify for regionals Wisconsin finishs 6th at Big Ten Championships. Frosh Susan Soldat (Lombard, IL) became the first Badger woman since 1977 to qualify for individual competition at the conference meet. Soldat ended up second on the uneven bars and earned All-Big Ten honors Wisconsin finishs 6th at Big Ten Championships. Susan Soldat (Lombard, IL) qualifies for the finals in the uneven bars, places third and earns All Big Ten honors. Soldat set school records in the uneven bars (9.45), balance beam (9.15), floor exercise (9.45) and all-around (36.45). The Badgers also set a team score record of and event records in all events Wisconsin finished the season with a 12-7 meet record and fourth-place finish in the Big Ten. The Badgers moved up from their sixth place finish of a year ago as they had their highest finish in nine years. Wisconsin also crowned their first Big Ten Champion as Beth Benevente (Glendale Heights, IL) was a co-champion on the uneven bars with a 9.30 score. Carol Robinson (Urbana, IL) placed fourth on the balance beam with an 8.75 and Rhonda Olson (Madison, WI) tied for sixth on the uneven bars with a 9.0. Benevente and Robinson were named to the All-Big Ten team for their finishes. For the first time since 1982, Wisconsin sent competitors to the NCAA Division I Regionals as Benevente and Olson qualified in the all-around with and averages, respectively. Olson tied for sixth on the balance beam in the region with a personal best Wisconsin continued their record-breaking performances as they set three new school team records. Versus Iowa, the Badgers set a new high team score of and a high beam event score of They also set a new vault event score of at Missouri. Four individual event records were set in 1986 as Robinson and Benevente set a new balance beam record at Benevente also set

3 individual records of 9.35 on the vault, 9.55 on the floor and in the allaround.

4 UW GYMNASTICS HISTORY AND HIGHLIGHTS The Badgers broke three individual event records and five team records as they completed their most successful season ever. Freshman Kim Wright (West Chester, PA) set school records on the balance beam with a 9.60 and in the all-around with a Rhonda Olson (Madison, WI) set a Wisconsin record of 9.70 on the uneven bars. As a team the Badgers scored a record in a dual meet with Illinois and finished the season with eight of the top ten all-time team scores. During their meet with Illinois, the Badgers also set event records on the beam with a 45.90, on the floor with a and tied the vault record of Wisconsin capped their season by setting a record of on the uneven bars in a dual with Illinois State. The Badgers dropped to sixth in the Big Ten Championships, but Olson earned All-Big Ten honors for tying for third on the uneven bars and Carol Robinson (Urbana, IL) made the finals of that event. Wisconsin finished the season with a regional qualifying score, making them one of only a few teams that scored over a 180 and didn't qualify for regionals. Wisconsin did send two individuals to regional competition as Kim Wright and Rhonda Olson qualified in the all-around The Badger women's gymnastics program continued to show improvement, setting five team records and two individual records, and tying one individual record. Junior Beth Benevente (Glendale Heights, IL) set a new record on the vault, scoring a 9.55 in the NCAA Central Regional Gymnastics Championship. Benevente also set a new record in the All-around competition with a against Northern and Eastern Michigan Universities. Sophomore Lisa Peterson (Palos Hills, IL) tied Benevente's school record in the floor exercise, scoring a 9.55 against Northern and Eastern Michigan and again against Auburn. The Badgers had a record-setting meet against Auburn, setting a new school record with a team score. They set a new vault record with a 45.60, a new uneven bar record with a 46.85, and a new record in the floor exercise with a all against a 19-ranked Auburn team. The other Badger team record was set in the meet with Eastern and Northern Michigan Universities, when they scored a in the balance beam. The Badgers finished 5th at the Big Ten Championship and qualified two individuals for the NCAA Central Regional Championship. Benevente finished 19th with a 36.55, while Peterson finished 23rd in the All-Around competition with a 36.05, but both failed to qualify as individuals for the NCAA National Championship For the first time since the season the Wisconsin women's gymnastics team qualified for the Central Region Championship. The Badgers finished sixth among seven teams with a score of At the Big Ten Championship, Wisconsin also turned in a sixth place finish with a score of and freshman Suzy Dickerhoff (Muncie, IN) qualified for the Big Ten individual competition, placing seventh with a score of The Badger squad continued to change the numbers in the Wisconsin record books, setting four new team records and three individual records. As a team Wisconsin scored a school record points in a dual meet with Iowa and Michigan, and team event records in the vault (46.90), Beam (46.65) and floor exercise (47.45). Senior Beth Benevente (Glendale Heights, IL) topped her own school record in the all-around, compiling a 38.00, and also set a new school record in the vault with a Sophomore Michele Hernandez (Hoffman Estates, IL) set a school record in the floor exercise with a 9.65.

5 UW GYMNASTICS HISTORY AND HIGHLIGHTS Although, the Badgers just missed qualifying for the NCAA Central Region Championship as a team, this year's squad recorded 31 individual performances which rank among the top-10 best marks in program history. As a team, Wisconsin had six scores ranking among the top-10 including a school record against Missouri on March 17. A team record of in the balance beam was also set in January. Individual school records were claimed by freshman Elizabeth Mahaney in the vault (9.80), and the all-around with a Mahaney also tied the school record in the balance beam with a Junior Michele Hernandez set the school record in floor exercise with a Hernandez and Mahaney qualified as individuals for the NCAA Central Region Championship. Hernandez capped off a brilliant season tying her personal best in the all-around with a score of to finish seventh. In individual events, Hernandez scored a 9.50 in the vault, a 9.30 in the bars, a 9.30 in the balance beam, and a 9.65 in the floor exercise. Mahaney finished 15th at the regional meet with a Her individual event scores were a 9.55 in the vault, 9.50 in the uneven bars, a 9.00 in the balance beam, and a 9.10 in the floor exercise. Mahaney became the UW's first Big Ten all-around champion as Wisconsin tied its best showing at a Big Ten meet placing fourth overall with a Mahaney topped a field of 57 competitors with a school record to become Wisconsin's first all-around champion. In individual event competition, Mahaney tied for second in the vault with a 9.60, tied for fifth in the floor exercise with a 9.60, and placed sixth in the balance beam after a fall with a Mahaney's incredible freshman season, was highlighted by being named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and Gymnast of the Year by a vote of the Big Ten Coaches. Mahaney also became the first Badger women gymnast to be recognized by the conference as Big Ten Gymnast of the Month, having received that honor twice this season for the months of January and March. Three Badgers received All-Big Ten Academic team honors. Seniors Kim Wright and Lisa Peterson, and sophomore Lea DeCarolis. Peterson, a physical therapy major with a g.p.a. is a three-time All- Big Ten Academic Team member. Wright, a dietetics major with a 3.04, and DeCarolis, a letters and science major with a g.p.a., are first time academic team members The season closed the books on the 17-year old women's gymnastics program as the UW Athletic Board voted to cut five sports in order to meet budget demands. The gymnasts finished in a flurry with a record setting season that saw every Wisconsin team record broken. The Badgers recorded a school record team score of in a meet against in Iowa and rated as high as 15th in the national rankings. The Badgers placed a disappointing sixth at the Big Ten Championship after sporting a 5-1 record against conference opponents in the regular season. Freshman Meredith Chang (Honolulu, HI) became the UW's third Big Ten Champion, tying for first in the uneven bars with a career-best Sophomore Holly Bremer (Kalamazoo, MI) qualified for the Central Region Championship, placing 22nd overall with The Badgers set 24 individual marks that rank among the top 10 all-time at Wisconsin, including school records performances by senior Michele Hernandez (Hoffman Estates, IL) in the floor exercise (9.75) and Hernandez, Chang and Lea DeCarolis (Chalfont, PA) in the balance beam (9.60).

6 WISCONSIN'S TOP TEN ALL-TIME SCORERS (Updated ) Vault Elizabeth Mahaney Jennifer Redmond Beth Benevente , Meredith Chang Holly Bremer Michele Hernandez Angie Larson , , Lea DeCarolis Robin Wolchko Lisa Peterson , Susan Swigart , Uneven Bars Rhonda Olson Meredith Chang , Elizabeth Mahaney Holly Bremer Kim Wright Beth Benevente Suzy Dickerhoff Lisa Peterson , , , , Susan Soldat Michele Hernandez , , Balance Beam Meredith Chang , Michele Hernandez Lea DeCarolis Elizabeth Mahaney Kim Wright Robin Wolchko Beth Benevente Holly Bremer Lisa Peterson Susan Seymour , Floor Exercise Michele Hernandez , Susan Swigart Holly Bremer Sherri Dillehay Elizabeth Mahaney Lisa Peterson Beth Benevente Kim Wright Angie Larson Robin Wolchko

7 All-Around Elizabeth Mahaney Holly Bremer Beth Benevente Michele Hernandez , Meredith Chang Lisa Peterson Kim Wright Susan Swigart Rhonda Olson Susan Seymour Meet Scores IOWA Big Ten Championship WINONA STATE MISSOURI IOWA AND MICHIGAN at New Mexico Big Ten Championship MIGHIGAN STATE Illinois ILLINOIS STATE Minnesota, Alabama Vault Illinois State Uneven Bars IOWA Balance Beam at New Mexico Floor Exercise IOWA

8 WISCONSIN INDIVIDUAL SEASON BEST PERFORMANCE LIST ( ) : V UB BB FL AA Sarah Brown Debbie Carlson Suzie Ciamcimino Cindy Dellapiazza Jan Faurst Julie Longseth : : : : : Betsy Beale Sarah Brown Suzie Ciancimino June Huysman Cindy Johnson Marni Marth Laurie Murphy Ann Shalbrack Andrea Arthur Krista Graven Jenny Heyse June Huysman Cory Kneuer Marni Marth Laurie Murphy Kelly Odell 8.16 Chris Schaeff 4.73 Wendy Brown Dawne Clarke Lisa Gehling June Huysman Judy Michalzic Laurie Murphy Laurie Walker Debbie DeSalvo Mary Gardner Judy Michaizic Kellie Murphy Linda Riewe Colleen Sullivan Laura Burek Debbie DeSalvo 4.00 Lori Fiedler Terry Hansen Kristen Johnson Debbie Khazei 7.85 Judy Michalzic Sarah Nelson Cindy Sipe Colleen Sullivan Elizabeth Toulon Libby Wagenman * Wisconsin School Record

9 WISCONSIN INDIVIDUAL SEASON BEST PERFORMANCE LIST ( ) : Susan Balgenorth 7.40 Mary Jo Essenther Karen Julie Sarah Nelson Sharon Novak Laurie Robinson Cindy Sipe Libby Wagenman Lindsey Yount : Susan Balgenorth Sandy Bradford Dorothy Breininger Mary Jo Essenther 8.60 Kris Gordon 6.85 Lori Janikowski 8.55 Karen Julie Sharon Novak Nancy Nowakowski Laurie Robinson Kim Sharp Cindy Sipe Libby Wagenman : Susan Balgenorth Pam Bollinger Sandy Bradford Karen Julie Kim Sharp Cindy Sipe Merlyn Thompson 8.40 Libby Wagenman : Susan Balgenorth Pam Bollinger Sandy Bradford Karen Julie Terri Kindseth 8.10 Lisa Manion Carol Robinson Heidi Schudel Kim Sharp Susan Soldat Joan Speil Jill Weidenfeld Annette Yanovitch : Sandy Bradford Linda Fryba Rhonda Olson Karen Resch Lisa Robles 8.05 Carol Robinson Kim Sharp Susan Soldat Wendy Wexler Jill Weidenfeld Annette Yanovitch * Wisconsin School Record

10 WISCONSIN INDIVIDUAL SEASON BEST PERFORMANCE LIST ( ) Beth Benevente Linda Fryba Marie Laureano Janet McCray Rhonda Olson Carol Robinson Susan Seymour Wendy Wexler Beth Benevente Janet McCray Rhonda Olson Lisa Peterson Carol Robinson Susan Seymour Heidi Wandschneider Wendy Wexler Kim Wright # Beth Benevente Amy Gellinger Michele Hernandez Shawn Jacobs 8.05 Rhonda Olson Lisa Peterson Susan Seymour Heidi Wandschneider Adrienne Worthington 8.75 Kim Wright Beth Benevente Lea DeCarolis Suzy Dickerhoff Michele Hernandez Angie Larson Lisa Peterson Susan Seymour Heidi Wandschneider 9.10 Kim Wright Holly Bremer Lea DeCarolis Suzy Dickerhoff Heather Flynn Michele Hernandez Angie Larson Elizabeth Mahaney 9.80* # * Lisa Peterson Jen Schober 9.20 Kim Wright Bremer Chang # DeCarolis # 9.25 Dickerhoff 9.20 Dillehay Hernandez # 9.75* Mahaney Redmond Swigart Wolchko *School Record #Ties School Record

11 WISCONSIN INDIVIDUAL CAREER BEST PERFORMANCES Athlete VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR ALL-AROUND Andrea Arthur 8.60 (76-77) 7.45 (76-77) 8.80 (76-77) 8.35 (76) (76) Susan Balgenorth 8.95 (83-84) 8.75 (82-83) 7.85 (82-83) 8.45 (83-84) (82-83) Betsy Beale 8.25 (75-76) 7.10 (75-76) 7.15 (75-76) 7.85 (75-76) (75-76) Beth Benevente 9.60*(88-89) 9.50 (88-89) 9.50 (88-89) 9.60 (88-89) 38.00*(88-89) Pam Bollinger 9.10 (83-84) 9.20 (83-84) 8.60 (82-83) 8.80 (82-83) (83-84) Sandy Bradford 9.15 (82-83) 8.35 (82-83) 9.05 (84-85) 8.75 (84-85) (82-83) Dorothy Breininger 8.00 (81-82) 5.70 (81-82) 7.00 (81-82) 7.95 (81-82) (81-82) Holly Bremer 9.55 (90-91) 9.65 (89-90, 90-91) 9.45 (90-91) 9.70 (90-91) (90-91) Sarah Brown 8.15 (74-75) 7.53 (74-75) 7.70 (74-75) 7.50 (74-75) (74-75) Wendy Brown 8.00 (77-78) 5.15 (77-78) 5.40 (77-78) 6.13 (77-78) (77-78) Laura Burek 8.60 (79-80) 7.65 (79-80) 7.35 (79-80) 7.75 (79-80) (79-80) Debbie Carlson 7.90 (74-75) 6.35 (74-75) 5.65 (74-75) 7.00 (74-75) (74-75) Meredith Chang 9.55 (90-91) 9.65 (90-91) 9.60 (90-91) 9.45 (90-91) (90-91) Suzie Ciancimino 9.10 (75-76) 8.15 (75-76) Dawne Clarke 7.80 (77-78) 7.70 (77-78) 8.17 (77-78) 8.15 (77-78) (77-78) Lea DeCarolis 9.55 (88-89) 9.45 (89-90) 9.60 (90-91) 9.25 (90-91) (89-90) Debbie DeSalvo 6.10 (78-79) 5.05 (78-79) 4.80 (78-79) Suzy Dickerhoff 9.20 (89-90) 9.45 (89-90) 9.35 (88-89) Sherri Dillehay 8.40 (90-91) 9.65 (90-91) Mary Jo Essenther 8.60 (81-82) 5.75 (80-81) 5.80 (80-81) 6.35 (80-81) (80-81) Jan Faust 4.80 (74-75) 5.75 (74-75) 7.40 (74-75) Lori Fiedler 7.60 (79-80) 7.05 (79-80) 6.70 (79-80) Heather Flynn 9.20 (89-90) 9.20 (89-90) 9.45 (89-90) Linda Fryba 8.90 (85-86) 9.05 (84-85) 8.85 (84-85) 9.00 (84-85) (84-85) Mary Gardner 5.50 (78-79) 5.85 (78-79) Lisa Gehling 8.37 (77-78) 6.87 (77-78) 7.30 (77-78) 7.50 (77-78) (77-78) Amy Gellinger 8.95 (87-88) 9.10 (87-88) 8.75 (87-88) Kris Gordon 6.85 (81-82) Krista Graven 3.60 (76-77) 6.25 (76-77) 7.75 (76-77) Terry Hansen 7.15 (79-80) 6.25 (79-80) 6.85 (79-80) 7.85 (79-80) (79-80) Michele Hernandez 9.55 (89-90) 9.40 (3 years) 9.60 (90-91) 9.75 (90-91) (90-91) Jenny Heyse 8.05 (76-77) 6.00 (76-77) June Huysman 8.70 (76-77) 8.20 (75-76) 7.70 (76-77) 8.30 ( ) (75-76) Shawn Jacobs 8.05 (87-88) Lori Janikowski 8.55 (81-82) Cindy Johnson 8.45 (75-76) Kristen Johnson 8.05 (79-80) 8.05 (79-80) 8.15 (79-80) 8.30 (79-80) (79-80) Karen Julie 8.65 (83-84) 8.65 (81-82) 8.65 (82-83) 8.75 (82-83) (81-82) Debbie Khazel 7.85 (79-80) Terri Kindseth 8.10 (83-84) Cory Kneuer 7.66 (76-77) 7.50 (76-77) 6.85 (76-77) 7.70 (76-77) (76-77)

12 Angie Larson 9.55 (88-89) 9.15 (88-89) 8.95 (88-89) 9.55 (88-89) (88-89) Marie Laureano 9.05 (85-86) 8.90 (85-86) 8.75 (85-86) 8.85 (85-86) (85-86) Elizabeth Mahaney 9.80* ( (89-90) 9.60# (89-90) 9.65 (89-90) 38.15* (89-90) Lisa Manion 8.50 (83-84) 7.20 (83-84) Marni Marth 8.75 (75-76) 8.90 (75-76) 8.75 (76-77) 9.35 (75-76) (75-76) Janet McCray 9.00 (86-87) 8.70 (85-86) 8.95 (85-86) 9.45 (86-87) (85-86) Judy Michalzic 8.55 (79-80) 8.10 (79-80) 8.35 (78-79) 8.40 (78-79) (78-79) Kellie Murphy 7.70 (78-79) 6.40 (78-79) 6.95 (78-79) 7.30 (78-79) (78-79) Laurie Murphy 9.10 (75-76) 9.35 (76-77) 8.95 (76-77) 9.20 (75-76) (76-77) Sarah Nelson 8.25 (79-80) 5.75 (79-80) 6.80 (79-80) 6.55 (79-80) (79-80) Sharon Novak 7.45 (80-81) 4.65 (81-82) 5.10 (80-81) Nancy Nowakowski 5.65 (81-82) 6.20 (81-82) 8.45 (81-82) Kelly Odell 8.16 (76-77) Rhonda Olson 9.15 (86-87) 9.70*(86-87) 9.25 (86-87) 9.20 (84-85) (86-87) Lisa Peterson 9.40 (89-90) 9.45 (87-88) 9.45 (89-90) 9.65 (89-90) (89-90)

13 WISCONSIN INDIVIDUAL CAREER BEST PERFORMANCES Jennifer Redmond 9.65 (90-91) 8.85 (90-91) Karen Resch 8.20 (84-85) 7.90 (84-85) Linda Riewe 5.95 (78-79) 5.50 (78-79) 7.45 (78-79) 6.85 (78-79) (78-79) Carol Robinson 8.90 (85-86) 9.30 (86-87) 9.30 (85-86) 9.40 (86-87) (85-86) Laurie Robinson 8.45 (81-82) 5.45 (80-81) 6.75 (81-82) 8.55 (81-82) (80-81) Lisa Robles 8.05 (84-85) Chris Schaeff 4.73 (76-77) Jennifer Schober 9.20 (89-90) Heidi Schudel 8.10 (83-84) 6.25 (83-84) Susan Seymour 9.00 (87-88) 9.20 (87-88) 9.40 (87-88) 9.25 (85-86, 88-89) (87-88) Ann Shalbrack 7.45 ( (75-76) 7.50 (75-76) Kim Sharp 8.65 (82-83) 8.45 (82-83) 8.45 (82-83) 8.60 (81-82) (81-82) Cindy Sipe 8.85 (82-83) 9.05 (82-83) 9.00 (82-83) 8.85 (82-83) (82-83) Susan Soldat 9.00 (84-85) 9.45 (84-85) 9.15 (84-85) 9.45 (84-85) (84-85) Joan Speil 8.75 (83-84) 8.35 (83-84) 7.50 (83-84) 8.55 (83-84) (83-84) Colleen Sullivan 7.85 (79-80) 6.90 (79-80) 7.95 (79-80) 8.95 (79-80) (79-80) Susan Swigart 9.30 (90-91) 9.20 (90-91) 9.30 (90-91) 9.70 (90-91) (90-91) Merlyn Thompson 8.40 (82-83) Elizabeth Toulon 4.70 (79-80) 6.60 (79-80) 7.55 (79-80) Libby Wagenman 9.20 (82-83) 8.45 (80-81) 8.35 (80-81) 8.55 (82-83) (82-83) Laurie Walker 7.80 (77-78) 5.10 (77-78) 5.50 (77-78) 6.85 (77-78) (77-78) Heidi Wandschneider 9.10 (87-88) 9.05 (87-88) 8.65 (87-88) 9.35 (87-88) (87-88) Wendy Wexler 9.00 (86-87) 8.85 (84-85) 8.10 (84-85) 9.20 (84-85) (85-86) Jill Wiedenfeld 7.35 (83-84) 8.60 (84-85) 8.10 (84-85) Robin Wolchko 9.50 (90-91) 9.35 (90-91) 9.55 (90-91) 9.45 (90-91) (90-91) Adrienne Worthington 8.85 (86-87) 8.30 (87-88) 6.00 (86-87) 8.65 (86-87) Kim Wright 8.85 (86-87) 9.50 (89-90) 9.60*(86-87) 9.60 (88-89) (86-87) Annette Yanovitch 8.95 (83-84) 9.25 (84-85) 8.95 (83-84) 9.35 (84-85) (83-84) Lindsey Yount 7.90 (80-81) 6.70 (80-81) 7.25 (80-81) 7.65 (80-81) (80-81) * Wisconsin School Ties Wisconsin School Record

14 COACH: Terry Bryson RECORD: 13-8, 6-5 in the Big Ten 1991 WISCONSIN WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS RESULTS DATE EVENT SCORE COMPETITOR V UB BB FX A JAN. 12 ARIZONA, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA WISCONSIN Bremer Arizona Chang Michigan DeCarolis Minnesota Dillehay 9.10 Hernandez Mahaney 9.45 Redmond Swigart Wolchko Jan. 19 at Illinois State, Normal, IL WISCONSIN Bremer Illinois State Chang DeCarolis 9.40 Dillehay Hernandez Mahaney Redmond Swigart Wolchko JAN. 27 ILLINOIS STATE WISCONSIN Bremer Illinois State DeCarolis Dillehay 9.10 Hernandez * Mahaney Redmond Swigart Wolchko Feb. 2 at Illinois WISCONSIN Bremer Illinois Chang DeCarolis Dillehay 9.00 Hernandez Mahaney Redmond 9.55 Swigart Wolchko Feb. 9 at New Mexico WISCONSIN Bremer New Mexico Chang Houston Baptist DeCarolis * Southern Utah Dickerhoff 8.90 Dillehay 9.40 Hernandez Mahaney Redmond 9.15 Swigart Wolchko

15 Feb. 15 FEB. 22 at Iowa Iowa Bremer WISCONSIN DeCarolis Dickerhoff 8.95 Dillehay 9.15 Hernandez Mahaney Redmond 9.55 Swigart Wolchko OHIO STATE WISCONSIN Bremer Ohio State Chang DeCarolis Dickerhoff 9.20 Dillehay 9.50 Hernandez Mahaney Redmond 9.60 Swigart Wolchko 9.00 MARCH 2 IOWA Bremer WISCONSIN * Chang Iowa DeCarolis Dickerhoff 9.10 Dillehay 9.65 Hernandez Mahaney Redmond 9.55 Swigart 9.40 Wolchko March 10 at Missouri Bremer Missouri Chang West Virginia DeCarolis WISCONSIN Dickerhoff 8.90 Dillehay 9.50 Hernandez Mahaney Redmond 9.50 Swigart 9.30 Wolchko MARCH 16 WINONA STATE Bremer WISCONSIN Chang Winona State DeCarolis 8.60 Dickerhoff 9.20 Dillehay 8.30 Hernandez Mahaney Redmond 9.25 Swigart 9.15 Wolchko March at Big Ten Championship Bremer Minnesota Chang Iowa Dickerhoff 9.10 Michigan Hernandez Ohio State Mahaney Illinois Redmond WISCONSIN Swigart 8.85 Michigan State Wolchko April 6 at Central Region Championship Bremer

16 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS RESULTS COACH: Terry Bryson RECORD: 12-17, 9-10 in the Big Ten DATE EVENT SCORE COMPETITOR V UB BB FX A January 12 at West Virginia Bremer Georgia DeCarolis Ohio State Hernandez WISCONSIN Mahaney Indiana of Pennsylvania Peterson Schober 8.95 Wright January 20 at Minnesota Bremer Alabama DeCarolis WISCONSIN Flynn 8.50 Minnesota Hernandez Larson Mahaney 9.80* # Peterson Schober 8.95 Wright January 28 at Winona State Bremer WISCONSIN DeCarolis Iowa State Flynn 8.70 Winona State Hernandez Larson 8.80 Mahaney Peterson Wright FEBRUARY 2 UTAH STATE Bremer Utah State DeCarolis WISCONSIN Flynn Hernandez Mahaney Peterson Schober 9.00 Wright FEBRUARY 10 ILLINOIS Bremer Illinois DeCarolis WISCONSIN Flynn Hernandez Mahaney Peterson Schober 9.05 Wright February 17 at Michigan DeCarolis WISCONSIN Flynn Michigan Hernandez Mahaney Peterson Schober 8.95 Wright

17 FEBRUARY 25 MICHIGAN STATE COED DeCarolis WISCONSIN Dickerhoff Michigan State Flynn Hernandez Larson Mahaney Schober 9.05 Wright March 9 at University of Florida Bremer 8.70 Louisiana State DeCarolis Florida Dickerhoff Ohio State Flynn Minnesota Hernandez WISCONSIN Larson George Washington Mahaney Schober 9.15 Wright MARCH 17 MISSOURI Bremer 9.50 Missouri DeCarolis WISCONSIN * Dickerhoff Flynn Hernandez * Larson Mahaney Schober 9.10 Wright March 23 Big Ten Championship WISCONSIN Bremer 9.05 DeCarolis Dickerhoff Flynn Hernandez Larson Mahaney Schober 9.20 Wright Saturday April 7 at Central Region Championship, TBA Hernandez Mahaney

18 Badger Season Bests Vault Bars Beam Floor AA Beth Benevente 9.60* * Lea DeCarolis Suzy Dickerhoff Michele Hernandez * Angie Larson Lisa Peterson Susan Seymour Heidi Wandschneider 9.10 Kim Wright Top Team Scores Vault 46.90* Uneven Bars Balance Beam 46.65* Floor Exercise 47.45* Total Team Score *School School Record

19 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS RESULTS COACH: Terry Bryson RECORD: DATE EVENT SCORE COMPETITOR V UB BB FX Jan. 21 ILLINOIS STATE at Madison Benevente 9.60* DeCarolis Dickerhoff 8.20 WISCONSIN Hernandez Illinois State Larson Peterson Wandschneider 9.10 Wright Feb. 4 at Illinois Triangular Benevente DeCarolis Illinois Hernandez WISCONSIN Larson Northern Illinois Peterson Seymour Wright Feb. 10 at Iowa Triangular Benevente DeCarolis Iowa Hernandez WISCONSIN Larson Southeast Missouri Peterson Wright Feb. 12 WINONA STATE at Madison Benevente 9.60@ DeCarolis WISCONSIN Dickerhoff Winona State Hernandez Larson Peterson Seymour Wright Feb. 17 at Cactus Classic Benevente DeCarolis Arizona Dickerhoff WISCONSIN Hernandez Auburn Larson New Mexico Peterson Seymour 9.20 Wright Feb. 25 at Red and White Classic Benevente DeCarolis Alabama Dickerhoff WISCONSIN Hernandez Maryland Larson Peterson Seymour 8.70 Wright March 4 IOWA AND MICHIGAN Benevente at Madison DeCarolis Dickerhoff WISCONSIN Hernandez * Iowa Larson Michigan Peterson Seymour Wright March 10 NORTHERN ILLINOIS Benevente at Madison DeCarolis Dickerhoff WISCONSIN Hernandez Northern Illinois Peterson Seymour Wandschneider 8.90 Wright

20 March 12 Missouri Benevente DeCarolis Dickerhoff Hernandez WISCONSIN Peterson Missouri Seymour Wright March Big Ten Championship Benevente at Iowa City, IA DeCarolis Dickerhoff Minnesota Hernandez Ohio State Peterson Michigan State Seymour Illinois Wright Iowa WISCONSIN Michigan April 1 Central Region Championship Benevente at Tuscaloosa, AL DeCarolis Dickerhoff Alabama Hernandez Louisiana State Peterson Michigan State Seymour Minnesota Wright Auburn WISCONSIN Illinois

21 Wisconsin season bests V UB BB FX AA Beth Benevente Jr. Glendale Heights, IL 9.55* Amy Gellinger Fr. Palatine, IL Michele Hernandez Fr. Hoffman Estates, IL Shawn Jacobs Fr. Medford, N.J Rhonda Olson Sr. Madison, WI Lisa Peterson So. Palos Hills, IL @ Susan Seymour Jr. Okemos, MI Heidi Wandschneider Jr. Oshkosh, WI Adrienne Worthington So. Bloomington, MN 8.75 Kim Wright So. West Chester, PA Team Totals * /21 * /21 * /14 * /21 * Wisconsin record (NOTE: All four team event records as well as the team score have been set in ties Wisconsin record -30-

22 Wisconsin Women's Gymnastics Schedule and Results Saturday January 16 at Northern Michigan, Marquette, MI 1. Wisconsin Northern Michigan Friday January 22 at Cactus Classic, Tucson, AZ 1. Arizona State Arizona Oklahoma Wisconsin Saturday February 6 at Red and White Classic, Tuscaloosa, AL 1. Alabama Georgia Utah Wisconsin Minnesota FRIDAY FEBRUARY 12 IOWA 1. Wisconsin Iowa Sunday February 14 at Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 1. Wisconsin Minnesota - SATURDAY FEBRUARY 20 ILLINOIS 1. Wisconsin Illinois SUNDAY FEBRUARY 28 MISSOURI 1. Wisconsin Missouri Thursday March 3 at Illinois State, Normal, IL 1. Wisconsin Illinois State Saturday March 5 at Iowa, Iowa City, IA 1. Wisconsin Iowa SATURDAY MARCH 12 EASTERN MICHIGAN, NORTHERN MICHIGAN 1. Wisconsin Eastern Michigan Northern Michigan MONDAY MARCH 21 AUBURN 1. Wisconsin Auburn Thur.-Fri. March at Big Ten Championship, Champaign, IL 1. Minnesota Michigan State Illinois Ohio State Wisconsin Iowa Michigan Saturday April 2 at Northern Illinois, DeKalb, IL 1. Wisconsin Northern Illinois Saturday April 9 at NCAA Central Regional Championship, Baton Rouge, LA Individual qualifiers: Beth Benevente Lisa Peterson Fri.-Sat. April at NCAA National Championship, Salt Lake City, UT Did not qualify

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24 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS RESULTS COACH: Terry Bryson RECORD: DATE EVENT SCORE COMPETITOR V UB BB FX AA Jan. 16 at Northern Michigan Benevente Gellinger Hernandez Olson Peterson Seymour Wandschneider Wright Jan. 22 at Cactus Classic Benevente Gellinger Hernandez Olson Peterson Seymour Wandschneider Wright Feb. 6 Red and White Classic Tuscaloosa, AL Benevente Gellinger Hernandez Olson Peterson Seymour Wandschneider Wright Feb. 12 IOWA at Madison Benevente Gellinger Hernandez Olson 8.70 Peterson Seymour Wandschneider Worthington 8.55 Wright Feb. 14 at Minneapolis, MN Benevente Gellinger Hernandez Olson Peterson Seymour Wandschneider Wright Feb. 20 ILLINOIS, at Madison Benevente Gellinger Hernandez Olson Peterson Seymour 8.25 Wandschneider Worthington 8.30 Wright

25 Feb. 28 MISSOURI Benevente Gellinger Hernandez Olson Peterson Seymour Wandschneider Wright March 3 Illinois State Benevente Gellinger Hernandez Olson Peterson Seymour Wright March 5 Iowa Benevente Gellinger Hernandez Olson Peterson Seymour Wright March 12 EASTERN MICHIGAN Benevente *37. NORTHERN MICHIGAN Gellinger Hernandez Olson Peterson * Seymour Wright Worthington 8.75 March 21 AUBURN * Benevente Gellinger Hernandez Olson Peterson Seymour Wandschneider 9.25 Wright March 24 Big Ten Championship Benevente Gellinger 8.30 Hernandez Olson Peterson Seymour Wandschneider Wright March 25 Big Ten Individual Benevente 9.35 Peterson 9.40 April 2 Northern Illinois Benevente Gellinger Hernandez Olson Peterson Seymour Wandschneider Wright April 9 NCAA Central Regionals Benevente 9.55* Peterson * Wisconsin Record

26 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS Coach Terry Bryson Record: Career Record: (20 years) UW Record: (3 years) -Wisconsin has broken the previous school record team score of four times this year including a record of at Illinois. -Freshman Kim Wright (WEST CHESTER, PA) has set two Wisconsin records this year: All-around Balance beam Junior Rhonda Olson (MADISON, WI) set a Wisconsin record of 9.70 on the uneven bars. -The Badgers have set three new team events records in 1987: Uneven bars Balance beam Floor exercise Wisconsin also tied the team event record of on the vault at Illinois. -In the three years that Terry Bryson has been head coach at Wisconsin, the Wisconsin regional qualifying score has gone from a in , prior to her arrival, to a in The Badgers have displaced 24 scores on the Badgers top ten all-time scorers list in l987 including setting three school records. -Wisconsin has scored eight of the top ten all-time team scores in Two Badgers qualified for the event finals at the 1987 Big Ten Championship. Rhonda Olson earned All-Big Ten honors with a third-place 9.40 finish on the uneven bars. Carol Robinson placed 7th on the uneven bars with a For the second year in a row, two individuals qualified for the NCAA Central Region Championship in the all-around. Freshman Kim Wright finished among the top 25 all-arounders with a score while Rhonda Olson finished sixth on the uneven bars with a 9.45.

27 Wisconsin Women's Gymnastics History and Highlights The Wisconsin women's gymnastic team is spinning on a turntable of 31 new records. During the past three years of competition, the Badgers have compiled 31 school records and are looking to add to that stack this year. Last season the Badger squad broke three individual event records and five team records as they completed their most successful season ever on the books. Freshman Kim Wright set school records on the balance beam with a 9.60, and in the all-around with a Rhonda Olson set a Wisconsin record of 9.70 on the uneven bars. As a team, Wisconsin scored a school record in a dual meet with Illinois, and replaced eight of the top ten all-time team scores in various meets during the year. During their meet with Illinois, the Badgers also set three team event records on the beam with a 45.90, on the floor with a 46.45, and tied the vault record of Wisconsin capped its season by setting a record of on the uneven bars in a dual with Illinois State. Although dropping one place to sixth in the Big Ten Championship held at Madison, Rhonda Olson earned All-Big Ten honors in tying for third on the uneven bars, and Carol Robinson made the finals of that event. Wisconsin finished the season with a regional qualifying score, making it one of only a few teams that averaged over 180, but didn't qualify for regionals. Wisconsin did send two individuals to regional competition in Kim Wright and Rhonda Olson who qualified in all-around Quick Highlights -Wisconsin broke the previous school record team score of four times last year including a school record at Illinois. -Freshman Kim Wright (WEST CHESTER, PA) set two Wisconsin records last year: All-Around Balance Beam Junior Rhonda Olson (MADISON, WI) set a Wisconsin record of 9.70 on the uneven bars. -The Badgers set three new team events records in 1987: Uneven bars Balance beam Floor exercise Wisconsin also tied the team event record of on the vault at Illinois. -In the three years that Terry Bryson has been head coach at Wisconsin, the Wisconsin regional qualifying score has gone from a in , prior to her arrival, to a in The Badgers displaced 24 scores on the Badger's top ten all-time scorers list in l987 including setting three school records. -Wisconsin scored eight of the top ten all-time team scores in Two Badgers qualified for the event finals at the 1987 Big Ten Championship. Rhonda Olson earned All-Big Ten honors with a third-place 9.40 finish on the uneven bars. Carol Robinson placed 7th on the uneven bars with a For the second consecutive year, two individuals qualified for the NCAA Central Region Championship in the all-around. Freshman Kim Wright finished among the top 25 allarounders with a score while Rhonda Olson finished sixth on the uneven bars with a 9.45.

28 Wisconsin Women's Gymnastics Coaching Information Head Coach Terry Bryson In 1984, Terry Bryson was named the head coach of the Wisconsin women's gymnastics team and the Badgers immediately began breaking records. During her three years of coaching, 31 individual and team records have been set and set again. Bryson is rapidly developing her record-breaking team into a national contender. Prior to her arrival at Wisconsin, Terry developed and coached the Memphis State University women's gymnastics program from , except for one year spent with the University of Alabama gymnastics program. During that time she served as a technical advisor to age group programs becoming a certified USGF-ACEP instructor and being a clinician in major camps. She has also served as an intern in USOC Sports Operations, administering 70 programs in 29 sports at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. During the summers of 1986 and 1987, she was a United States Olympic Committee staff member at the Olympic Sports Festival. The Tennessee native received her bachelors degree in physical education from the University of Tennessee at Martin in 1966, and added a Master of Education degree from Memphis State in Her numerous professional experiences include membership or directorship of committees in the NCAA, USGF, AAU and AIAW. She successfully directed the 1982 AIAW National Gymnastics Championship held at Memphis State and Region 8 Class I Championships in Terry received her national judges rating in 1980, and has officiated all levels of gymnastics competition. Assistant Coach Pete Bailey Assisting in developing the Badgers into a national contender is first year assistant coach Peter Bailey. Bailey comes to Wisconsin from nationally-ranked Utah State, where he served as an assistant coach for all phases of instruction and recruiting. While coaching, he also achieved his master of science degree in exercise physiology. Bailey is familiar with Midwest gymnastics as the owner, director and head coach of the Lakes Area Gymnastic Club in Burlington, Wis., from He developed and trained several class I and II competitors in addition managing the business. Staff Assistant Harry Meeuwsen Joining the Badger gymnastics staff this year is Netherlands native Harry Meeuwsen. Harry is a Ph.D. in motor learning with expertise in sports psychology, and is a lecturer and researcher in Wisconsin's Department of Physical Education and Dance. Meeuwsen has been involved in teaching and coaching gymnastics since He was the assistant coach for the Dutch National Junior and Senior Women's Gymnastics Teams, and was a physical education instructor in the Dutch National Army. Since being in the States, he has assisted with women's gymanastics programs at the University of New Hampshire and at Louisiana State University. Student Assistant Wendy Wexler A solid competitor for the UW women's gymnastics team the past three years, Wexler decided to apply her experience as a competitor to the coaching area for her senior year. While competing at Wisconsin, Wexler had personal bests of 9.20 in floor exercise and 9.00 in vault, good for 10th place among UW all-time marks in both events. She is a psychology and molecular biology major at Wisconsin, and was named to the All-Big Ten Academic Team last year.