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1 Gymnastics Utah State at (#20) Cal-Berkeley with (#13) Oklahoma, Arizona January 21, 2001 Berkeley, Calif. 3 p.m. THIS WEEK Utah State travels to Berkeley, Calif. to compete in a quad-meet featuring (#20) Cal-Berkeley, (#13) Oklahoma, and Arizona Sun., Jan. 21. The meet will begin at 3 p.m. (MST). SCOUTING CAL-BERKELEY Cal-Berkeley, currently ranked 20th in the nation, opened the 2001 season with a to finish fourth in a quad-meet featuring Denver, Washington, and Maryland. The Golden Bears will compete at San Jose State Fri., Jan. 19 before hosting the quad-meet Sunday. All-time USU is 4-2 against Cal-Berkeley. The two teams last meet during the 1999 season when the Aggies came out on top in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. SCOUTING OKLAHOMA Under the direction of former Olympic coach Steve Nunno (co-head coach with Becky Switzer) 13th-ranked Oklahoma opened the season Fri., Jan. 12 with a win over Texas Woman s University. The Sooners swept the top three spots in every event except the floor exercise where OU took first and second. All-time the Aggies are 8-10 versus Oklahoma. USU has not competed against the Sooners since 1998 when they met at the NCAA Regionals. OU scored a to the Aggies SCOUTING ARIZONA Arizona finished second in its season-opener ( ) behind New Hampshire, but notched two key wins over North Carolina State and James Madison Jan. 14. Wildcat gymnasts won individual event titles on the vault, bars, beam, and in the all-around. All-time Utah State is against Arizona. USU and UA last meet at the 1998 Midwest Regionals. Arizona came out on top NEXT WEEK The Aggies open the 2001 home schedule in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Fri., Jan. 26 against Boise State at 7 p.m. This will be the second meeting of the season for the two teams. Boise State came away with a victory in the first meeting on Jan. 15. UTAH STATE S RAY CORN Utah State s Ray Corn (Northern Colorado 71) is in his 24th year as head coach of the Aggies. He is the only gymnastics coach in USU history. Corn has led his teams to a regular-season meet record and has now led them to post-season competition in 22 of his 23 seasons, including 15 straight trips to the NCAA Midwest Regionals. Five times Aggie squads have competed at the national championships. Corn was named NCAA Midwest Region Coach of the Year in 1991 and has been honored as High Country Athletic Conference Coach of the Year three times and Big West Conference Coach of the Year in 1994, 1996 and Corn s overall record, including post-season play, currently stands at INJURY REPORT Junior Kirra Seeley (Degener) (Kaysville, Utah) will likely sit out the 2001 season recovering from surgery on her right thumb to repair a torn ligament suffered during fall training. Competition in the late season will depend upon rehabilitation Schedule/Results National Ranking: -- Overall Record: 0-1 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-1 Neutral: 0-0 Date Opponent USU Opp. January 15 at Boise State at Cal-Berkeley, Arizona, 3 p.m. Oklahoma 26 Boise State 7 p.m. February 2 Southern Utah 7 p.m. 6 at Utah 7 p.m. 10 at Denver 7 p.m. 17 Missouri 7 p.m. 26 San Jose State 7 p.m. March 4 at UCLA, Cal-Berkeley, 2 p.m. UC Santa Barbara 9 Brigham Young 7 p.m. 12 at Southern Utah 7 p.m. 16 at Brigham Young 7 p.m. 24 Big West Championships 8 p.m. (Santa Barbara, Calif.) April 6 NCAA Regionals 6 p.m. (Salt Lake City, Utah) NCAA Championships (Athens, Ga.) Probable Aggie Line-Up Season High 1. Jessenia Abrego Mika Houston Tina Ellis Nicole Kilpatrick Kyla Mattioli Megan Woolstenhulme Mika Houston Amanda Jenkins Tina Ellis Brittnee Penman Kelcy Wathen Nicole Kilpatrick Kim Scharman Megan Woolstenhulme Kristen Fargo Kristen Bloom Tina Ellis Mika Houston Kristin O Dell Tina Ellis Mika Houston Kristen Bloom Kyla Mattioli Jessenia Abrego 9.475

2 Utah State Media Relations Media Relations Director:... Mike Strauss Office Phone:... (435) Home Phone:... (435) Asst. MR Dir./Gymnastics Contact: Laurie Cannon Office Phone:... (435) Home Phone:... (435) Mailing Address University Blvd.... Logan, UT Media Relations Fax:... (435) all-big West USU Gymnasts 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) Tonja Ockaskis (BB) Chelsea Nilsen (FX) Tricia Yamamoto (FX) 1994 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 Christy Denson (UB*, FX, AA) Lyndsey Gaustad (UB) Kerry Griggers (BB) Melissa Kilpatrick (AA) Krissy Richards (BB*) Emily Swank (UB*) 1999 Jessenia Abrego (VT*, UB) Christy Denson (VT, BB*, AA*) Amber Jamison (VT, UB*, AA) Krissy Richards (BB) 2000 Christy Denson (UB*, BB, FX, AA*) Tina Ellis (BB) Megan Woolstenhulme (VT*) *Event Champion A LOOK BACK AT THE BOISE STATE MEET Youth and inexperience caught up with the Aggie gymnastics team as it opened the 2001 season with a loss to Boise State in the Pavillion Monday night. The Aggies got off to a slow start having to count falls on both the uneven bars (47.450) and vault (47.725). Senior Amanda Jenkins (Plain City, Utah) led Utah State on the bars with an impressive in her collegiate debut. Sophomore Tina Ellis (Kearns, Utah) followed close behind with a On the vault Ellis and freshman Mika Houston (Las Vegas, Nev.) turned in a solid pair of 9.700's, while junior Jessenia Abrego (Las Vegas, Nev.) rounded out the Aggie top three with a USU continued to struggle in the third rotation counting two falls on the floor exercise to post a The event was highlighted by senior Kristin O'Dell's (Middleton, Wis.) In the final rotation Utah State recorded a on the beam. The team was anchored by sophomore Kristen Bloom's (Ossining, N.Y.) and Ellis' performance. A LOOK AT THE AGGIES- Jessenia Abrego - Junior from Las Vegas, Nev.... turned in score of on vault and on floor at Boise State (1/15)... has career-highs of on the vault, on the bars, and on the floor. Kristen Bloom Sophomore from Ossining, N.Y... competed in just two events in the season opener against Boise State (1/15), posting scores of on beam and on floor... owns career-highs of on vault, on bars, on beam, on floor, and in the all-around. Chere DuPaix - Freshman from Salt Lake City, Utah... has not done gymnastics for more than two years but is slowly improving and should be a factor in the bar lineup by the end of the season. Tina Ellis Sophomore from Kearns, Utah... competed in the all-around for the first time in her career at Boise State (1/15) recording a score of finished third on beam (9.750) and vault (9.700) at BSU... owns career bests of on vault, on bars, on beam, on floor and in the all-around. Kristen Fargo Sophomore from Manassas, Va.... saw action on the balance beam against BSU (1/15) scoring a has career bests of on vault, and on beam. Stephanie Gordon (Huff) Junior from Spanish Fork, Utah... she is once again expected to be one of USU s most reliable competitors on the vault and floor exercise... may also see all-around action in the beginning of the season... recorded career-highs of on vault, on beam, and on floor in Mika Houston - Freshman from Las Vegas, Nev.... saw all-around action in her collegiate debut at Boise State (1/15)... finished tied for third on the vault (9.700) with teammate Tina Ellis at BSU. Amanda Jenkins Senior from Plain City, Utah... competed for the first time in her career at Boise State (1/15) finishing third on the bars with a performance. Nicole Kilpatrick Sophomore from Ringwood, N.J.... saw action on vault (9.100) and bars (9.575) at Boise State (1/15)... scored a career-high on the beam last year. Kyla Mattioli - Freshman from Hampton, N.J.... competed on the vault and floor in her first collegiate meet at BSU (1/15).

3 Kira Nulph - Freshman from American Falls, Idaho... will most likely see action on the balance beam during her freshman season. Kristin O Dell Senior co-captain from Middleton, Wis.... led the floor team at BSU (1/15) posting a score of has career-highs of on the floor and on the vault. Brittnee Penman - Freshman from Murray, Utah... saw action on the bars against Boise State (1/15) recording a Allison Rosenthal Sophomore from Scottsdale, Ariz.... sat out the 2000 season to recover from a series of surgeries to her knee... will likely see action on bars, beam, and floor this year Individual Finishes January 15 at Boise State T3rd-Tina Ellis T3rd-Mika Houston 3rd-Amanda Jenkins 2nd-Kristen Bloom 3rd-Tina Ellis Kimberly Scharman Junior from Salt Lake City, Utah... recorded a on the beam at Boise State (1/15). Kirra Seeley (Degener) Junior co-captain from Kaysville, Utah... will likely sit out the 2001 season to recover from surgery to repair a torn ligament in her right thumb... competition will depend upon rehabilitation. Kelcy Wathen Sophomore from Salt Lake City, Utah... posted a on the bars against Boise State (1/15). Megan Woolstenhulme Senior co-captain from Pleasant View, Utah... started the year scoring a on vault and a on beam against Boise State (1/15).

4 2001 Roster Name Hgt. Yr. Hometown Club/High School Jessenia Abrego 4-11 Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. Gym Cats/Eldorado Kristen Bloom 5-2 So. Ossining, N.Y. Dynamic/Ossining Chere DuPaix 5-6 Fr. Salt Lake City, Utah Rocky Mountain/Skyline Tina Ellis 4-11 So. Kearns, Utah Rocky Mountain/Kearns Kristen Fargo 5-1 So. Manassas, Va. Karon/Osbourn Mika Houston 5-5 Fr. Las Vegas, Nev. Gym Cats/Bonanza Stephanie Huff 5-1 Jr. Spanish Fork, Utah Rocky Mountain/Spanish Fork Amanda Jenkins 5-1 Sr. Plain City, Utah United Sports Acad./Fremont Nicole Kilpatrick 5-2 So. Ringwood, N.J. North Stars/Lakeland Kyla Mattioli 4-11 Fr. Hampton, N.J. Parkettes/Allentown Central Catholic Kristin O Dell 5-2 Sr. Middleton, Wis. Mad Town Twisters/Middleton Brittnee Penman 5-1 Fr. Sandy, Utah Rocky Mountain/Murry Allison Rosenthal 5-0 So. Scottsdale, Ariz. Xtreme/Desert Mountain Kim Scharman 5-4 Jr. Salt Lake City, Utah Rocky Mountain/Highland Kirra Seeley 5-3 Jr. Kaysville, Utah Rocky Mountain/Davis Laura Swank 5-5 Jr. Crystal Lake, Ill. Gymkhana/Central Kelcy Wathen 5-5 So. Salt Lake City, Utah Rocky Mountain/Olympus Megan Woolstenhulme 5-2 Jr. Pleasant View, Utah Weber Head Coach: Ray Corn (24th season) Assistant Coach: Mark Lee (3rd season) Assistant Coach: Quin Shannon (3rd season) Top 2001 Individual Scores 1. Tina Ellis at Boise State (1/15) 1. Mika Houston at Boise State (1/15) 3. Jessenia Abrego at Boise State (1/15) 1. Amanda Jenkins at Boise State (1/15) 2. Tina Ellis at Boise State (1/15) 3. Nicole Kilpatrick at Boise State (1/15) 1. Kristen Bloom at Boise State (1/15) 2. Tina Ellis at Boise State (1/15) 3. Kristen Fargo at Boise State (1/15) 1. Kristin O Dell at Boise State (1/15) 2. Kristen Bloom at Boise State (1/15) 3. Jessenia Abrego at Boise State (1/15) All-Around 1. Tina Ellis at Boise State (1/15) 2. Mika Houston at Boise State (1/15) 2001 Results Natl. Team Team Score Att. Rank BSU , USU /21 at Cal-Berkeley Arizona Oklahoma 3/4 at UCLA Cal-Berkeley Arizona 3/24 Big West Championships (Santa Barbara, Calif.) (Salt Lake City, Utah) 2001 Rankings (by high score) as of 1/15/2001 Rank Team High Score 1. Utah UCLA Georgia Alabama Stanford Illinois State Florida Nebraska Minnesota Bowling Green Michigan Denver Oklahoma Western Michigan Ohio State Penn State Kentucky Washington Kent State Ball State Iowa Auburn New Hampshire California Rhode Island /19-21 NCAA Championships Release (Athens, #2-1/17/2001 Ga.)

5 2001 UTAH STATE CAREER AND SEASON HIGHS Career Highs Season Highs A-A A-A Jessenia Abrego Kristen Bloom Chere DuPaix Tina Ellis Kristen Fargo Stephanie Gordon Mika Houston Amanda Jenkins Nicole Kilpatrick Kyla Mattioli Kira Nulph Kristin O Dell Brittnee Penman Allison Rosenthal Kimberly Scharman Kirra Seeley Kelcy Wathen Megan Woolstenhulme Top All-Time USU Team Scores /1/97 at Texas Woman s /15/97 at Michigan /7/97 BYU /17/95 at Boise State /10/97 Southern Utah /13/99 Alabama /3/00 Texas Woman s /22/97 at Big West Champ /2/99 BYU /10/99 NCAA Regionals /21/97 BSU/Texas Woman s /1/97 at Texas Woman s /6/99 Southern Utah /18/00 Big West Champ /7/00 at Boise State /18/00 vs. DU, UCSB, SUU /24/00 at BYU /13/98 UC Santa Barbara /1/00 at NCAA Regionals /2/99 BYU /21/98 at Big West Champ /26/99 Utah/Boise State /1/97 at Texas Woman s /21/97 BSU/Texas Woman s /12/00 at Texas Woman s /21/98 at Big West Champ /6/98 Auburn/Wash./SUU /10/97 Southern Utah /15/97 at Michigan /29/99 California /13/98 UC Santa Barbara /12/00 at Texas Woman s /26/99 Utah/Boise State /1/97 at Texas Woman s /18/00 Big West /10/97 Southern Utah /3/00 Texas Woman s /13/99 Alabama /11/00 BYU /10/99 NCAA Regionals /27/99 at Big West Champ. All-Around /1/97 at Texas Woman s /10/97 Southern Utah /12/00 at Texas Woman s /26/99 Utah/Boise State /13/99 Alabama /11/00 BYU /15/97 at Michigan /2/99 BYU /21/97 BSU/Texas Woman s /3/00 Texas Woman s Top All-Time USU Individual Scores 1. Deanna Palmer at Michigan (3/15/97) 2. Jennifer Crawford at Texas Woman s (3/1/97) 3. Megan Woolstenhulme9.875 Big West (3/18/00) 4. Amber Jamison (4) at Michigan (3/15/97) 4. Christy Denson at Texas Woman s (3/12/00) 6. Megan Woolstenhulme9.825 Texas Woman s (3/3/00) 6. Jessenia Abrego9.825 (4) NCAA Regionals (4/10/99) 6. Christy Denson (2) Alabama (3/13/99) 6. Kristin O Dell at Alabama (3/14/98) 6. Shannon Passe (2) at Texas Women s (3/1/97) 6. Tricia Yamamoto (3) at Southern Utah (3/20/95) 1. Amber Jamison at Big West (3/27/99) 1. Christy Denson Big West (3/18/00) 3. Christy Denson (3) at NCAA Regionals (4/1/00) 4. Christy Denson (4) at Southern Utah (2/14/00) 4. Jessica Porter at Texas Woman s (3/1/97) 6. Jessenia Abrego9.900 at Big West (3/27/99) 6. Christy Denson (3) at BYU (2/24/00) 6. Amber Jamison Southern Utah (3/6/99) 6. Beth Neilson (4) Southern Utah (3/10/97) 10.Kristen Bloom at BYU (2/24/00) 10.Tina Ellis (4) at Boise State (3/7/00) 10. Christy Denson (2) at Master s Classic (2/27/00) 10. Shannon Passe at Texas Woman s (3/1/97) 10. Jessica Porter (2) BYU (2/11/00) 10. Emily Swank at Big West Champ. (3/21/98) 1. Krissy Richards at Michigan (3/15/97) 2. Christy Denson at Boise State (3/7/00) 2. Laurie Cannon Utah/Boise State (2/26/99) 2. Kimberly Richards at Michigan (3/15/97) 5. Kirra Seeley (Degener) Utah/Boise State (2/26/99) 5. Christy Denson 9.900(5) at Texas Woman s (3/12/00) 5. Kerry Griggers at Texas Woman s (3/1/97) 5. Shannon Passe at Texas Woman s (3/1/97) 5. Jessica Porter BSU/Tex. Woman s (2/21/97) 10. Christy Denson (2) BYU (2/11/00) 10. Janelle Del Rosario (2) at Utah/vs/. Minn./SUU (2/6/95) 10. Amber Jamison Utah/Boise State (2/26/99) 10. Krissy Richards Boise St./Utah (2/26/99) 1. Christy Denson Utah/Boise State (2/26/99) 2. Amber Jamison Utah/Boise State (2/26/99) 2. Erin Maquire at Boise State (3/7/00) 4. Christy Denson (2) Big West (3/18/00) 4. Kristen Bloom at Texas Woman s (3/12/00) 4. Erin Maguire Texas Woman s (3/3/00) 4. Christy Denson (2) at Big West Champ. (3/27/99) 4. Amber Jamison Alabama (3/13/99) 4. Chelsea Nilsen Auburn/SUU (2/19/96) 10.Kristen Bloom Big West (3/18/00) 10. Erin Maguire (2) Big West (3/18/00) 10. Christy Denson (2) vs. DU, UCSB, SUU (2/18/00) 10.Jessenia Abrego9.900 BYU (3/2/99) 10. Amber Jamison at Texas Woman s (3/1/97) 10. Shannon Passe Southern Utah (3/10/97) All-Around 1. Christy Denson Utah/Boise State (2/26/99) 2. Christy Denson Big West Champ. (3/18/00) 3. Christy Denson at Boise State (3/7/00) 4. Christy Denson (3) at Texas Woman s (3/12/00) 5. Shannon Passe at Texas Woman s (3/1/97) 6. Christy Denson Alabama (3/13/99) 7. Amber Jamison at Big West (3/27/99) 8. Christy Denson Utah (2/7/00) 9. Christy Denson (2) vs. DU, UCSB, SUU (2/18/00) 10. Jessica Porter Southern Utah (3/6/99) () indicates number of times score was attained, date is the last time it was accomplished. Top All-Time USU Individual Season Averages Deanna Palmer Jessenia Abrego Amber Jamison Jennifer Crawford Deanna Palmer Tricia Yamamoto Jennifer Crawford Christy Denson Christy Denson Deanna Palmer Christy Denson Beth Neilson Kristen Bloom Jessica Porter Jessica Porter Emily Swank Jessica Porter Kirra Seeley (Degener) Christy Denson Deanna Palmer Shannon Passe Kimberly Richards Christy Denson Christy Denson Kerry Griggers Kimberly Richards Janelle Del Rosario Kerry Griggers Kirra Seeley (Degener) Kerry Griggers Shannon Passe Christy Denson Christy Denson Krissy Richards Jessica Porter Jessenia Abrego Krissy Richards Chelsea Nilsen Tricia Yamamoto Christy Denson Krissy Richards 1998 All-Around Christy Denson Christy Denson Christy Denson Kristen Bloom Shannon Passe Jessica Porter Christy Denson Tricia Yamamoto Amber Jamison Amber Jamison 1996 Gymnast must have competed in at least half of her team s meets to qualify.

6 JESSENIA ABREGO VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR A-A KRISTEN BLOOM VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR A-A CHERE DUPAIX VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR A-A TINA ELLIS VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR A-A KRISTEN FARGO VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR A-A STEPHANIE GORDON (HUFF) VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR A-A MIKA HOUSTON VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR A-A AMANDA JENKINS VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR A-A NICOLE KILPATRICK VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR A-A KYLA MATTIOLI VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR A-A

7 KIRA NULPH VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR A-A KRISTIN O DELL VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR A-A BRITTNEE PENMAN VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR A-A ALLISON ROSENTHAL VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR A-A KIMBERLY SCHARMAN VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR A-A KIRRA SEELEY (DEGENER) VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR A-A KELCY WATHEN VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR A-A MEGAN WOOLSTENHULME VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR A-A

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