Mid-American Conference 24 Public Square, 15th Floor Cleveland, OH 44113 Gymnastics Contact: Sharaun Wilson E-mail: swilson@mac-sports.com Release No. 2 - January 13, 2003 For Immediate Release Phone: (216) 566-4622 Fax: (216) 696-2622 web site: www.mac-sports.com 2003 Regular Season Standings MAC Overall School W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Bowling Green 1-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 Kent State 1-0 1.000 2-1.667 Ball State 1-1.500 2-2.500 Central Michigan 0-0.000 1-0 1.000 Northern Illinois 0-0.000 1-0 1.000 0-0.000 0-0.000 Western Michigan 0-2.000 0-2.000 Coming Up In MAC Gymnastics: JANUARY 17 Ball State, Northern Illinois @ Illinois Quad 18 Kent State @ 19 West Virginia @ Central Michigan The Opening Week Of MAC Gymnastics: JANUARY 11 West Virginia (193.975), Kent State (193.825), Ball State (192.825), @ Pittsburgh (190.950) 12 @ Bowling Green (192.850), Western Michigan (192.375) @ Central Michigan, 193.825, NC State (192.300) @ Northern Illinois (191.675) Winona State (182.950) MAC Gymnast Of The Week Kristina Campos, Northern Illinois Sophomore-Gladstone, MO Campos captured the balance beam and floor exercise titles with scores of 9.725 and 9.875, respectively, as the Huskies swept the top three spots in all four events hosting Winona State. Campos was the all-around champion with a fourevent score of 38.925, more than a point over her nearest competitor. Campos was runner-up on bars at 9.700. Other Notable Performances Cassie Anthony, Ball State Junior - Apopka, Florida Anthony tied for first on the bars with a 9.850 in BSU s win over Pittsburgh. She tied for fifth in the beam with a 9.775. Jessica Guyer, Bowling Green Freshman - Columbus, Ohio Guyer won the all-around with a score of 39.400. She placed second on the vault with a score of 9.725, and was also runner-up on the floor with a 9.875 in BGSU s win over Western Michigan. Sara Dame, Central Michigan Senior - Maple City, Michigan Dame placed first in the all-around (38.750) in CMU s season opener and tied for second on the floor with a 9.850 as the Chippewas beat North Carolina State 193.825-192.300. Cherisse Marier, Western Michigan Freshman - Windsor, Ontario Marier collected scores of 9.725 on both bars (3rd) and floor (T-7th), both of which were personal bests. In her first appearance on the floor lineup, she tallied a team-best mark on bars in Western Michigan s lost at Bowling Green. Past MAC Gymnasts Of The Week January 13- Kristina Campos, Northern Illinois January 6 - Quiana Williams, Ball State
Gymnastics Release Page 2 Team Notes Ball State: The Cardinals defeated the host Pittsburgh Panthers, but lost to West Virginia and Kent State.. BSU secured a season high 192.825 points and Cassie Anthony tied for first on bars. Central Michigan: The Chippewas swept the top-5 spots on the floor exercise, scoring no lower than a 9.825 to beat North Carolina State. Sarah Dame won the all-around (38.750). Two of CMU s freshmen tied for second the the vault- Stephanie Langley and Mattie Crawford. : The Eagles will open their 2003 season when they host Kent State January 18th. Northern Illinois: The Huskies swept the top three spots in all four events versus Winona State. Kristie Woodin won the vault competition with a 9.750, while Lisanna Goldschen took the blue ribbon on uneven bars with a similar 9.750 effort. Western Michigan: The Broncos improved its team score from the season opener from 186.775 to 192.375. Nine of the 24 lineup spots were held by freshman at Bowling Green. Amanda Surridge earned a personal-best 9.825 on vault at BGSU. Kelli Rush posted a personal-best 38.050 in the allaround, making just her second career appearence in all four events. GYM-Info Rankings (1/13/02) by high score 1. UCLA 197.6000 2 Georgia, U. of 197.3250 3. Utah, U. of 196.7500 4. Nebraska, U. of 196.7000 5. Florida, U. of 196.5750 6. Denver, U. of 196.4250 7. Michigan, U. of 196.1000 8. Stanford Univ. 196.0500 9. Alabama, U. of 196.0000 10. Oregon State 195.8250 11 Arizona, U. of 195.7250 12 Minnesota, U. of 195.5250 13 Auburn Univ. 195.3500 14 L.S.U. 194.6000 15. Penn State 194.3750 16. Arizona State 194.2000 17. West Virginia Univ. 193.9750 18 New Hampshire, U. of 193.9000 19. Cal State-Fullerton 193.8750 20. Kent State University 193.8250 21. Central Michigan 193.8250 22. Kentucky, U. of 193.6250 23. Arkansas, U. of 193.3000 24. Iowa, U. of 193.2500 25. Bowling Green 192.8500 MAC IN THE GYM-INFO RANKINGS FLOOR EXERCISE 10. Central Michigan 49.2250 12. Kent State 49.1250 20. Bowling Green 48.7250 BALANCE BEAM 16. Ball State Univ. 48.6500 17. Kent State 48.6250 21. Bowling Green 48.4500 23. Central Michigan 48.3250 VAULT 23. Kent State 48.500
Gymnastics Release Page 3 January MAC COMPOSITE SCHEDULE AND SCOREBOARD 3 @ Ball State 190.125, Western Michigan 186.775 11 West Virginia 193.975, Kent State 193.825, Ball State 192.825 @ Pittsburgh 190.950 12 @ Northern Illinois 191.675, Winona State 182.950 @ Central Michigan 193.825, North Carolina State 192.300 @ Bowling Green 192.850, Western Michigan 192.375 17 Northern Illinois @ Illinois Quad 18 Kent State @ 19 West Virginia @ Central Michigan 24 Bowling Green @ Florida, with Kentucky and Minnesota Central Michigan, Northern Illinois @ Ball State Kent State @ N. Carolina State, with George Washington 25 Western Michigan @ Illinois-Chicago 31 Ball State @ Kent State February 2 Bowling Green@ Kent State Michigan Classic, East Lansing (Western Michigan,, Central Michigan) 7 Bowling Green @ 8 Ball State @ Ohio State Kent State @ Michigan, with West Virginia 9 Bowling Green @ Northern Illinois Central Michigan @ Western Michigan, with Illinois State @ Northern Illinois 14 Central Michigan @ Kent State Northern Illinois@ Michigan 15 Bowling Green @ New Hampshire Invitational 16 Ball State @Western Michigan with Southeast Missouri State 21 Illinois State, UIC @ Ball State William and Mary @ 23 Ball State @ Bowling Green Esstern Michigan @ Western Michigan Northern Illinois and Pittsburgh @ Central Michigan March 1 Central Michigan, Ball State @ Michigan State Western Michigan @ Denver, with Illinois 2 Corvette Cup, Columbia Missouri (, Missouri, SE Missouri State, Texas Women s) Pittsburg and Wilson @ Bowling Green Kent State @Northern Illinois 5 at SE Missouri State Western Michigan @ Air Force 7 Central Michigan @ Brigham Young, with Utah State and Southern Utah 8 Bowling Green, Kent State @ All-Ohio Meet, Columbus 9 Ball State @ Air Force Academy @ Northern Illinois 10 Central Mic higan @ Utah State, with Brigham Young, Southern Utah 14 Ohio State @ Kent State 15 Ball State @ Bowling Green @Central Michigan Northern Illinois @ Illinois-Chicago 16 Bowling Green @ Central Michigan Northern Illinois @# Western Michigan 21 Western Michigan @ Bowling Green, with Kent State 22 Eastern MIchigan @ Central Michigan @ Bowling Green, with Kent State, Western Michigan 23 Northern Illinois @ State of Illinois Classic 29 MAC Championships April 12 NCAA Regionals 24-26 NCAA Championships
Gymnastics Release Page 4 Top Team Perfomances of 2003 Preseason poll: In a close vote, Central Michigan edged out the competition as the preseason favorite for Mid-American Conference gymnastics, as voted by the league coaches. Central Michigan, 2002 regular and tournament runner-up, finished first with 34 points. The Chippewas finished just four points ahead of Ball State, who earned 30. Kent State finished third in the voting with 28 points. The Chippewas and the Golden Flashes of Kent State finished the 2002 conference season with 4-2 records, while the Ball State Cardinals finished with a 3-3 split. was chosen to finish in fourth place with 25 points. Bowling Green, Western Michigan, and Northern Illinois rounded out the voting. The Falcons concluded with 23 votes, while the Broncos and Huskies had a two point differential with 15 and 13 points respectively. With six of seven gymnastics coaches returning votes, Central Michigan, with two votes, was the preseason favorite to win the MAC Championship held March 29. Ball State,, Kent State, and Western Michigan each received one vote. MAC Preseason Coaches Poll 1. Central Michigan...34 2. Ball State...30 3. Kent State...28 4....25 5. Bowling Green...23 6. Western Michigan...15 7. Northern Illinois...13 Projected Championship winner Central Michigan...2 Ball State...1...1 Kent State...1 Western Michigan...1 Vault 48.500 Kent State 1/11 48.350 Northern Illinois 1/13 48.200 Central Michigan 1/12 48.175 Ball State 1/11 48.000 Western Michigan 1/12 47.950 Bowling Green 1/12 Bars 48.075 Central Michigan 1/12 47.725 Bowling Green 1/12 47.700 Western Michigan 1/12 47.675 Ball State 1/12 47.575 Kent State 1/11 47.250 Northern Illinois 1/13 Beam 48.650 Ball State 1/12 48.625 Kent State 1/11 48.450 Bowling Green 1/12 48.325 Central Michigan 1/12 48.200 Western Michigan 1/12 47.325 Northern Illinois 1/13 Floor 49.225 Central Michigan 1/12 49.125 Kent State 1/11 48.750 Northern Illinois 1/13 48.725 Bowling Green 1/12 48.475 Western Michigan 1/12 48.325 Ball State 1/12 Team 193.825 Central Michigan 1/12 193.825 Kent State 1/11 192.850 Bowling Green 1/12 192.825 Ball State 1/12 192.375 Western Michigan 1/12 191.675 Northern Illinois 1/13
Gymnastics Release Page 5 Top Individual Performances of 2003 (top ten listed) Vault (MAC Record: 10.00 - Natalie Hashimoto, EMU, 2001; Shelly Stambaugh, KSU, 1997) 9.825 Amanda Surridge, Western Michigan 1/12 9.800 Katie Pokrana, Kent State 1/11 9.750 Quiana Williams, Ball State 1/11 9.750 Jessica Surridge, Ball State 1/3 9.750 Kristie Woodin, Northern Illinois 1/13 9.725 Jessica Guyer, Bowling Green 1/12 9.675 Stephanie Langley, Central Michigan 1/12 9.675 Mattie Crawford, Central Michigan 1/12 9.675 Tiffany Nolen, Northern Illinois 1/13 9.650 Keri Saint, Northern Illinois 1/13 9.650 Anna Gardina, Northern Illinois 1/13 9.650 Marie-Eve Boisvert, Bowling Green 1/12 9.650 Erin McCollam, Bowling Green 1/12 9.650 Nikki Kerrick, Western Michigan 1/12 Bars (MAC Record: 9.950 - Susie Stadelman, KSU, 2000; Marny Oestreng, BGSU, 1999) 9.850 Cassie Anthony, Ball State 1/11 9.800 Jenny Eckel, Kent State 1/11 9.750 Lisanna Goldschen, Northern Illinois 1/13 9.750 Marie-Eve Boisvert, Bowling Green 1/12 9.750 Melissa Popovich, Bowling Green 1/12 9.725 Amy Hogue, Ball State 1/11 9.725 Bethany Couturier, Central Michigan 1/12 9.725 Charisse Marier, Western Michigan 1/12 9.700 Rachel Hall, Bowling Green 1/12 9.700 Kristina Campos, Northern Illinois 1/12 Floor (MAC Record: 9.975 - Marny Oestreng, BGSU, 2001; Kristy High, KSU, 2000; Nicole Liphardt, CMU, 1999, Selina Nickason CMU, 1998) 9.925 Melinda Francis, Kent State 1/11 9.925 Earline Fengill, Kent State 1/11 9.900 Melissa Popovich, Bowling Green 1/12 9.875 Jessica Guyer, Bowling Green 1/12 9.875 Pia Sjovall, Bowling Green 1/12 9.875 Michele Orloski, Central Michigan 1/12 9.875 Kristina Campos, Northern Illinois 1/13 9.850 Sarah Dame, Central Michigan 1/12 9.850 Kara Reighard, Central Michigan 1/12 9.850 Laura Ransing, Western Michigan 1/12 All-Around (MAC Record: 39.725 - Natalie Hashimoto, EMU, 2000) 38.925 Kristina Campos, Northern Illinois 1/13 38.750 Sarah Dame, Central Michigan 1/12 38.700 Quiana Williams, Ball State 1/11 38.475 Jenny Eckel, Kent State 1/11 38.400 Jessica Guyer, Bowling Green 1/12 38.300 Amy Bodus, Ball State 1/11 38.275 Sara Burtinsky, Central Michigan 1/12 38.200 April Zentko, Kent State 1/11 38.050 Kelli Rush, Western Michigan 1/12 37.725 Anna Gardina, Northern Illinois 1/13 Beam (MAC Record: 10.000 - Natalie Hashimoto, EMU, 2000; Shannon Gallagher, KSU, 1996) 9.875 Bethany Couturier, Central Michigan 1/12 9.825 Quiana Williams, Ball State 1/11 9.800 Pia Sjovall, Bowling Green 1/12 9.800 Tiffany Dykstra, Central Michigan 1/12 9.800 Tristin Thomas, Western Michigan 1/12 9.775 Cassie Anthony, Ball State 1/11 9.775 Ana Marie Kassouf, Bowling Green 1/12 9.750 Christy Sassic, Western Michigan 1/3 9.750 Julia Haines- LaPenta, Western Michigan 1/12 9.725 Michele Orloski, Central Michigan 1/12 9.725 Kristina Campos, Northern Illinois 1/13
Gymnastics Release Page 6 2003 SCHEDULE Ball State (2-2, 1-1 MAC) J 3 Western Michigan, W 190.125-186.775 J 11 at Pittsburgh, W 192.825-190.950 with West Virginia, L 192.825-193.975 Kent State L 192.825-193.825 J 17 at Illinois, with UIC, and Auburn J 24 Cardinal Classic J 31 at Kent State F 8 at Ohio State F 16 at Western Michigan, with Southeast Missouri State F 21 Illinois State and UIC F 23 at Bowling Green M 1 at Michigan State, with CMU M 9 at Air Force Academy M 15 at Bowling Green (1-0, 1-0 MAC) J 12 Western Michigan W 192.850-192.375 J 24 at Florida, with Kentucky, Minnesota F 2 at Kent State F 7 at F 9 at Northern Illinois F 15 New Hampshire Invitational F 23 Ball State M 2 Pittsburgh and Wilson College M 8 All-Ohio Championship M 16 at Central MIchigan M 22 Kent State and Western Michigan Central Michigan (1-0, 0-0 MAC) J 12 N. Carolina State W 193.825-193.300 J 19 West Virginia J 24 Ball State F 2 at Michigan Classic F 9 at Western Michigan, with Illinois State F 14 at Kent State F 23 Northern Illinois and Pittsburgh M 1 at Michigan State M 7 at Provo, with Brigham Young, Utah State, Southern Utah M 10 at Logan, with Brigham Young, Utah State, Southern Utah M 15 Bowling Green M 22 A 24 at NCAA Championships, Lincoln, Nebraska (0-0, 0-0 MAC) J 18 Kent State F 2 State of Michigan Classic F 7 Bowling Green F 21 William & Mary F 23 at Western Michigan M 2 at Corvette Cup, Columbia Mo. (Missouri, SE Missouri State, Texas Women s) M 5 at Southeast Missouri State M 9 at Northern Illinois M 15 Ball State M 22 at Central Michigan Kent State (2-1, 1-0 MAC) J 11 at Pittsburgh, W 193.825-190.950 with West Virginia L 193.825-193.975 Ball State W 193.825-192.825 J 18 at J 24 at North Carolina State, with George Washington J 31 Ball State F 2 Bowling Green F 8 at Michigan, with West Virginia F 14 Central Michigan M 2 at Northern Illinois M 10 at All-Ohio Meet (Columbus) (Ohio State, Bowling Green) M 14 Ohio State M 22 at Bowling Green, with Western Michigan
Gymnastics Release Page 7 Northern Illinois (1-0, 0-0 MAC) J 12 Winona State W 191.675-182.950 J 17 at Illinois-Champaign Quad J 24 at Ball State Cardinal Classic F 9 Bowling Green F 14 at University of Michigan F 23 at Central Michigan M 2 Kent State M 9 M 15 at Illlinois-Chicago M 16 at Western Michigan M 23 State of Illinois Classic, Columbia, Missouri Western Michigan (0-2, 0-2 MAC) J 3 at Ball State L 186.775-190.125 J 12 at Bowling Green L 192.375-192.850 J 25 at Illinois- Chicago F 2 at Michigan State ( Michigan Classic) F 9 Central Michigan, with Illinois State F 16 Southeast Missouri State and Ball State F 23 M 1 at Denver M 5 at Air Force M 16 Northern Illinois M 22 at Bowling Green, with Kent State