Utah State Gymnastics

Utah State Gymnastics 2002 Utah State Quick Facts Location... Logan, Utah Founded... 1888 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)... 10-14 (First) 2001 NCAA Regional Finish... 5th, 191.200 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 13/3 Head Coach... Ray Corn (Northern Colorado, 1971) Utah State Record (all)... 390-339-2 (24 years) Regular-Season Record... 332-197-2 (24 years) Career Record... 390-339-2 (24 years) Assistant Coach... Mark Lee (Ohio State, 1982) Assistant Coach... Quin Shannon (Arizona State, 1981) Gymnastics Phone... (435) 797-1494 Table Of Contents Utah State facilities... Inside front cover Quick facts, Media relations, Media outlets... 1 2002 roster and photos... 2 2002 outlook... 3-4 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... 10 Junior Kristen Bloom... 11 Junior Nicole Kilpatrick... 12 Junior Allison Rostenthal... 13 Junior Kelcy Wathen... 14 Sophomores Mika Houston, Kyla Mattioli... 15 Sophomore Brittnee Penman, Freshmen Nalani Chung, Sarah Colson 16 Freshmen Jessica Rands, Rachel Ropelato, Katie Rutherford... 17 All-time opponents... 18 2002 opponents... 19 2001 in review... 20 2001 meet-by-meet results... 21 2001 individual meet-by-meet results... 22-23 All-time all-around scores... 24 All-time performances... 25 All-time season averages... 26 All-time team scores...27 All-time letterwinners... 28 Honors... 29 Wall of Fame... 30-31 Student-Athlete Services... 32 President Kermit L. Hall, Athletics Director Rance Pugmire... 33 Utah State and the Cache Valley... 34 Gymnastics Booster Club... 35 25 years of Aggie gymnastics... 36 Schedule... Back cover Media Relations Assistant MR Dir./Gymnastics Contact... Lis Erickson Office Phone... (435) 797-2066 Home Phone... (435) 753-1786 Media Relations Fax... (435) 797-2615 Press Row Phone... (435) 797-3443 Athletics Web Site... http://www.utahstateaggies.com Mailing Address... 7400 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-7400 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) 797-2066. 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 84321 Logan, UT 84322-0165 (435) 752-2121; Fax: 753-6642 (435) 797-1761; Fax: 797-1760 Salt Lake Tribune Ogden Standard Examiner 143 South Main P.O. Box 951 Salt Lake City, UT 84110 Ogden, UT 84402 (801) 257-8900; Fax: 257-8950 (801) 625-4260; Fax: 625-4299 Deseret News KVNU Radio 34 East 100 South P.O. Box 267 Salt Lake City, Utah 84110 Logan, UT 84323-0267 (801) 237-2161; Fax: 237-2543 (435) 752-5141; Fax: 753-5555 Associated Press KUSU Radio 30 East 100 South Utah State University Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Logan, UT 84322-8505 (801) 322-3405; Fax: 322-0051 (435) 797-1352; Fax: 797-3150 KGNT Radio 2072 North Main Logan, UT 84341 (435) 753-2200; Fax: 753-8211 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

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

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 9.745 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 9.746 on the vault last season, reaching a season high of 9.825 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 9.875 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

Utah State Gymnastics 2002 SEASON OUTLOOK West selection, posted a season-best 39.325 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 2001. 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 9.800 on the vault against Brigham Young, and scored a 9.625 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 9.750 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.

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 390-339-2, with a regular season record of 332-197-2. 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 1982. 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 2001. 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 2001. He also earned coach of the year honors in the High Country Athletic Conference in 1986, 1987 and 1988. 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 1972-77. 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

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 1984-1994. 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 1995. 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

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. 2001--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 9.825... Concluded the season with the team s best season averages on the vault (9.746) and bars (9.700)... Her 9.746 vault average ranks as the fourth-best in school history, while her 9.700 bar avearge is the seventh-best all-time at Utah State... Scored a 9.725 or better on the vault in all but three meets... Finished in the top three on vault in six different meets... Notched a 9.825 or better, including two 9.900 scores, on the floor in six of the Aggies last eight meets. Senior 4-11 3L Las Vegas, Nev. Eldorado HS Gym Cats 2000--Utah State: Redshirted while recovering from a torn ACL suffered during fall training. 1999-Utah State: Claimed the Big West Championship on vault as a rookie... Also placed third on bars with a career-high 9.900 at the Big West Championships... Set new career highs on the valut and floor with scores of 9.825 and 9.900 versus BYU... Averaged 9.773 on vault, 9.598 on bars and 9.771 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, 1979. Collegiate Bests Vault 9.825 (7) Big West Champ. (3/24/01) Bars 9.900 Big West Champ. (3/27/99) Floor 9.900 (3) Brigham Young (3/16/01) 7

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. 2001--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 9.825 three times, including at the Big West Championship meet (3/24/01)... Earned academic all- Big West and academic all-american honors. 2000--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 9.850... Notched a 9.700 or higher on vault 10 times as a sophomore... Competed on beam for the first time in her career, scoring a 9.425 at Utah... Earned academic all-big West and academic all-american honors. 1999--Utah State: Competed on vault and floor as a freshman, setting season-highs of 9.800 on the vault and 9.800 on the floor, both at the regional meet... Prior to that, posted highs of 9.675 on vault and 9.725 on floor against Southern Utah... Averaged a 9.615 on vault and 9.472 on floor... Scored an 9.825 on vault and a 9.775 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... 1998 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, 1980. Collegiate Bests Vault 9.800 at Texas Woman s (3/3/00) Beam 9.25 at Utah (1/14/00) Floor 9.850 (2) Big West Champ. (3/18/00)

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. 2001--Utah State: Saw limited action on the beam and bars for Utah State last year... Recorded a careerhigh 9.700 on the beam twice as a junior... Averaged a 9.221 on beam over seven meets... Scored a careerhigh 9.800 on the bars at the Big West Championship meet (3/24/01)... Concluded the year with a 9.600 bar average. 2000--Utah State: Competed on beam in two meets for the Aggies, posting a high score of 9.000 against Boise State. 1999--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, 1979. Collegiate Bests Beam 9.700 (2) Boise State (1/26/01) Bars 9.800 Big West Champ. (3/24/01) 9

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. 2001--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 9.725 mark... Recorded a season-high 9.750 on the beam at the Big West Championship meet (3/24/ 01)... Averaged a 9.332 on the beam. 2000--Utah State: Was a solid three-event competitor for the Aggies... Set a new career high on the bars, turning in a score of 9.850 at the Big West Championships... Recorded season highs of 9.825 on beam and 9.800 on floor... Averaged scores of 9.695 on bars, 9.505 on beam, and 9.700 on floor... Her season average of 9.695 on bars ranks eighth best in school history. Senior 5-2 3L Kaysville, Utah Davis HS Rocky Mountain Gymnastics 1999--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 9.750 on floor... Ranked 72nd in the country on beam with a 9.8125 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, 1980. Collegiate Bests Bars 9.850 Big West Champ. (3/18/00) Beam 9.900 Utah/Boise State (2/26/99) Floor 9.800 (2) at Texas Woman s (3/12/00)

KRISTEN BLOOM Coaching Staff on Bloom: Kristen set the allaround record for a freshman in 2000. 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. 2001--Utah State: An all-arounder in her freshman year, she competed on just the beam and floor for Utah State in 2001... Finished the year with season averages of 9.653 on the beam and 9.570 on the floor... Her 9.653 average on the beam was the second best on the team in 2001... Scored a 9.700 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 9.900 on the beam and a season-high 9.750 on floor. Junior 5-2 2L Ossining, N.Y. Ossining HS Dynamic Gymnastics 2000--Utah State: Had an outstanding freshman campaign competing in the all-around in 10 of the 13 meets... Recorded a career-high score of 39.175 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 9.700 on vault, 9.875 on bars, 9.850 on beam, and 9.925 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 9.779 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...1999 Level 10 regional bar champion...1999 Level 10 state allaround champion.. Participated in the Level 10 national meet in 1995, 1996 and 1999... Team won the state meet in 1999... 1999 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 9.700 (2) Texas Woman s (3/3/00) Bars 9.875 at Brigham Young (2/11/00) Beam 9.900 at Southern Utah (3/12/01) Floor 9.750 at Southern Utah (3/12/01) AA 39.175 Texas Woman s (3/3/00)

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. 2001--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 39.325 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 9.652 on vault, 9.670 on bars, 9.570 on beam, 9.606 on floor and 38.564 in the all-around... Her 38.564 all-around season average ranks as the seventh-best in school history. Junior 5-2 2L Ringwood, N.J. Lakeland HS North Stars Gymnastics 2000--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 9.800 at BYU. Club/High School : Senior International Elite from 1997-99 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 1997... Competed as a Junior International Elite from 1995-96... 1994 Junior National Elite team member... Qualified for Level 10 nationals in 1993... 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, 1981. Collegiate Bests Vault 9.850 (2) Brigham Young (3/9/01) Bars 9.825 (2) Big West Champ. (3/24/01) Beam 9.875 at Cal/Ariz./Okla. (1/21/01) Floor 9.875 (2) Brigham Young (3/9/01) AA 39.325 Brigham Young (3/9/01) 12

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 2001--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 9.625 on the floor in 11 of the 12 meets in which she competed... Posted a career-best 9.875 three times, most recently at the Big West Championships (3/24/01)... Her 9.875 at the conference meet was good enough for a second-place finish and all-big West honors... Finished the year with a 9.696 season average on the floor exercise. 2000--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 1995-97... 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, 1981. Collegiate Bests Floor 9.875 (3) Big West Champ. (3/24/01) 13

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. 2001--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 9.800 score... Recorded a 9.775 on the bars three times during the year... Averaged 9.525 on the bars. 2000--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 9.800 against Utah. Club/High School: Level 10 gymnast for Ken Wright and Amy Durham at Rocky Mountain Gymnastics 1993 and 1994 regional qualifier... 1993 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, 1981. Collegiate Bests Bars 9.800 (2) at Utah (2/6/01) 14

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. 2001--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 9.700 on the bars in 11 of the last 12 meets... Scored a 9.775 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 9.582 on vault, Sophomore 5-5 1L Las Vegas, Nev. Bonanza HS Gym Cats 9.680 on bars, 9.608 on beam, 8.925 on floor and 37.313 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 2000... 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, 1981. Collegiate Bests Vault 9.700 (3) San Jose St. (2/26/01) Bars 9.850 (2) Big West Champ. (3/24/01) Beam 9.875 (2) Brigham Young (3/16/01) Floor 9.200 San Jose St. (2/26/01) AA 38.550 San Jose St. (2/26/01) KYLA MA TTIOLI Sophomore 4-11 1L 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. 2001--Utah State: Saw action on the vault and floor for the Aggies in 2001... Won the first vault competition of her career against Southern Utah (3/12/ 01)... Posted a personal best 9.800 on the vault against BYU (3/9/01)... Recorded a season-high 9.625 on the floor twice this year... Finished the season with averages of 9.570 on vault and 9.286 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, 1982. Collegiate Bests Vault 9.800 Brigham Young (3/9/01) Floor 9. 625 (2) Missouri (2/17/01) 15

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. 2001--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 9.900 on the bars, earning a second-place finish against Boise State (1/26/01)... Season bar average of 9.602. 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 1994-96... Participated in the Level 10 regionals in 1996... 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, 1980. Collegiate Bests Bars 9.900 (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 2001. 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, 1983. 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 1994... 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, 1981. 16

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 2001... Finished third at state in 2000 in floor and vault... Team was Level 5 Washington state champions in 1995... 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 1978-79... 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, 1982. 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 2001... Was a twotime regional bar champion in 1998 and 2000... 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, 1983. 17

Total Home Away Neutral Opponent W-L-T W-L-T W-L-T W-L-T Adams State 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 Air Force 6-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-0 3-0-0 Alabama 0-4-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-1-0 Alaska-Anchorage 3-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 Arizona 11-21-0 3-1-0 1-4-0 7-16-0 Arizona State 4-29-0 2-5-0 1-8-0 1-16-0 Auburn 2-2-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 Australian National Team 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Boise State 41-5-0 19-2-0 15-2-0 7-2-0 Brigham Young 37-44-1 20-11-0 6-17-1 11-16-0 California 4-4-0 2-0-0 0-2-0 2-2-0 UC Davis 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 UC Santa Barbara 14-0-0 5-0-0 2-0-0 7-0-0 UCLA 3-8-0 0-1-0 2-6-0 1-1-0 Cal Poly Pomona 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 Cal State Fullerton 9-7-0 4-0-0 2-1-0 3-6-0 Cal State Northridge 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 Clarion State 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 Colorado 7-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 4-0-0 Colorado State 8-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 6-0-0 Denver 19-11-0 6-2-0 3-7-0 10-2-0 Eastern Kentucky 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 Eastern Montana 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 Florida 0-6-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-5-0 Georgia 1-5-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 1-3-0 Houston Baptist 2-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 Illinois 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Iowa 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 Iowa State 2-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-0 Jacksonville State 1-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 Kent 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0 -0 Kentucky 3-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 Long Beach State 5-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 4-0-0 Louisana State 1-5-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 1-3-0 Louisville 0-3-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-3-0 Michigan 2-2-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 2-0-0 Michigan State 1-2-0 1-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 Minnesota 10-7-0 2-0-0 1-4-0 7-3-0 Utah State Gymnastics ALL-TIME OPPONENTS Total Home Away Neutral Opponent W-L-T W-L-T W-L-T W-L-T Missouri 5-1-0 2-0-0 0-1-0 3-0-0 Montana 5-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 Montana State 7-0-0 5-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 Nebraska 9-16-0 2-2-0 0-4-0 7-10-0 New Hampshire 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 New Mexico 18-4-0 5-1-0 6-1-0 7-2-0 North Carolina 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 Northern Colorado 16-2-0 5-1-0 1-0-0 10-1-0 Ohio State 1-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 Oklahoma 8-11-0 2-1-0 2-2-0 4-8-0 Oklahoma State 5-2-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 1-2-0 Oral Roberts 3-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 Oregon 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Oregon State 1-15-0 1-4-0 0-6-0 0-5-0 Penn State 1-8-0 0-3-0 1-2-0 0-3-0 Pittsburgh 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 Rhode Island 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Sacramento State 4-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 3-0-0 San Diego State 4-1-1 2-0-0 1-1-0 1-0-1 San Jose State 6-1-0 2-1-0 1-0-0 3-0-0 Seattle Pacific 5-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 4-0-0 Southern California 4-6-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 3-6-0 Southern Colorado 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 Southern Illinois 2-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 Southern Utah 30-5-0 16-1-0 10-2-0 4-2-0 Southwest Missouri 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 Spokane College 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 Stanford 4-4-0 3-0-0 0-1-0 1-3-0 Texas-El Paso 7-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 3-0-0 Texas Woman s 4-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 Utah 3-74-0 2-21-0 0-33-0 1-20-0 W. Australia State Team 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Washington 9-8-0 4-1-0 0-5-0 5-2-0 Washington State 6-0-0 3-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 Weber State 2-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 West Virginia 2-4-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-4-0 Wisconsin 2-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 TOTALS 390-339-2 153-67-0 78-116-1 160-156-1 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 1978 30-4-0 36-6-0 3rd 142.00 1979 25-7-0 35-18-0 3rd 10th 136.15 1980 15-15-0 23-29-0 3rd 13th 141.15 1981 16-6-0 21-21-0 3rd 14th 142.40 1982 13-4-0 17-13-0 2nd 9th 145.75 1983 11-7-0 14-10-0 4th 180.50 1984 9-12-0 9-17-0 6th 180.25 1985 12-14-1 12-14-1 181.60 1986 23-7-0 24-11-0 2nd 5th 184.75 1987 14-6-0 15-11-0 3rd 6th 186.70 1988 15-9-0 17-13-0 2nd 5th 187.45 1989 11-12-0 12-17-0 3rd 6th 188.90 1990 15-4-1 16-9-1 3rd 6th 192.60 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 1991 12-7-0 14-22-0 5th 12th 192.35 1992 15-10-0 16-15-0 1st 6th 192.70 1993 12-10-0 14-14-0 2nd 5th 191.65 1994 15-5-0 15-11-0 2nd 7th 193.75 1995 10-9-0 11-14-0 2nd 6th 193.95 1996 11-9-0 12-14-0 1st 6th 194.15 1997 9-6-0 10-11-0 2nd 6th 197.225 1998 8-11-0 8-17-0 1st 7th 194.525 1999 17-5-0 20-7-0 2nd 3rd 195.675 2000 9-8-0 12-13-0 2nd 5th 195.900 2001 6-10-0 10-14-0 1st 5th 196.025 Totals 324-189-2 390-333-2 197.225 *High Country Athletic Conference (1986-90), Big West Conference (1992-2001) **AIAW (1979-82), NCAA (1991)

Arizona State University Jan. 12 at Tempe, Ariz./March 8 at Logan, Utah Nickname... Sun Devils Colors... Maroon & Gold 2001 overall record... 10-5 Conference/finish... Pac-10/Fifth Letterwinners returning/lost... 9/4 Head coach... John Spini Overall record (years)... 271-95-1 (21) Gymnastics SID... Jason Bellamy SID Phone... (480) 965-4987 SID Fax... (480) 965-5408 Boise State University Feb. 1 at Boise, Idaho/Feb Feb. 27 at Logan, Utah Nickname... Broncos Colors... Blue & Orange 2001 overall record... 10-8 Conference/finish... Western Gymnastics/First year Letterwinners returning/lost... 10/5 Head coach... Sam Sandmire Overall record (years)... 155-129-1 (15) Gymnastics SID... Lori Hays SID Phone... (208) 426-3438 SID Fax... (208) 426-3361 Brigham Young University Feb. 6 at Logan, Utah/Feb Feb. 22 at Provo, Utah Nickname... Cougars Colors... Blue & White 2001 overall record... 5-5 Conference/finish... Mountain West Letterwinners returning/lost... 11/2 Head coach... Brad Cattermole Overall record (years)... 18-209-1 (14) Gymnastics SID... Scott Creer SID Phone... (801) 378-9768 SID Fax... (801) 378-3520 Cal State Fullerton Jan. 4 at Logan, Utah/March 15 at Fullerton, Calif. Nickname... Titans Colors... Navy, Orange & White 2001 overall record... 11-9 Conference/finish... Western Gymnastics/First year Letterwinners returning/lost... 14/3 Head coach... Julie Knight Overall record (years)... 20-20 (4) Gymnastics SID... Jason Spencer SID Phone... (714) 278-7547 SID Fax... (714) 278-3141 Denver University March 2 at Columbia, Mo. Nickname... Pioneers Colors... Crimson and Gold 2001 overall record... 17-9 Conference/finish... Western Gymnastics/First year Letterwinners returning/lost... 9/2 Head coach... Melissa Kutcher Overall record (years)... 59-22 (3) Gymnastics SID... Derek Nagy SID Phone... (303) 871-3800 SID Fax... (303) 871-3890 Utah State Gymnastics 2002 OPPONENTS, 19 University of Missouri March 2 at Columbia, Mo. Nickname... Tigers Colors... Old Gold & Black 2001 overall record... 4-14 Conference/finish... Big 12/Fourth Letterwinners returning/lost... 8/2 Head coach... Rob Drass Overall record (years)... 12-24 (2) Gymnastics SID... Whitney Vernieuw SID Phone... (573) 882-2531 SID Fax... (573) 882-4720 Ohio State University March 2 at Columbia, Mo. Nickname... Buckeyes Colors... Scarlet and Gray 2001 overall record... 13-3 Conference/finish... Big Ten/Fourth Letterwinners returning/lost... 11/2 Head coach... Larry cox Overall record (years)... 229-113-2 (22) Gymnastics SID... Pat Chun SID Phone... (614) 292-6861 SID Fax... (614) 292-8547 San Jose State University Jan. 26 at San Jose, Calif. Nickname... Spartans Colors... Gold, White & Blue 2001 overall record... 10-7 Conference/finish... Mountain Pacific Sports Federation/2nd Letterwinners returning/lost... 4/3 Head coach... Wayne Wright Overall record (years)... 0-0 (First) Gymnastics SID... Brian Blank SID Phone... (408) 924-1211 SID Fax... (408) 924-1291 Southern Utah University March 8 at Logan, Utah/March 13 at Cedar City, Utah Nickname... Thunderbirds Colors... Scarlet & White 2001 overall record... 5-11 Conference/finish... Western Gymnastics/First year Letterwinners returning/lost... 9/2 Head coach... Scott Bauman Overall record (years)... 64-96 Gymnastics SID... Neil Gardner SID Phone... (435) 586-7753 SID Fax... (435) 865-8037 University of Utah Feb. 15 at Logan, Utah Nickname... Utes Colors... Crimson & White 2001 overall record... 13-1-1 Conference/finish... Independent Letterwinners returning/lost... 10/2 Head coach... Greg Marsden Overall record (years)... 743-113-5 (26) Gymnastics SID... Liz Abel SID Phone... (801) 581-3511 SID Fax... (801) 581-4358

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 191.200. Utah and Denver placed first and second at the regional meet, with scores of 194.075 and 193.900, respectively, earning trips to the national meet. The Aggies opened with their second-lowest beam score of the season, posting a 47.550. Tina Ellis was USU s top scorer with her 9.775 set. Utah State went on to turn in six solid routines on the floor exercise for a 48.150. Jessenia Abrego paced the Aggies wtih a 9.775 mark, while Stephanie Gordon turned in USU s second-best score with a 9.625. Nicole Kilpatrick then paced USU on the vault (47.450) in the fourth rotation, scoring a team-best 9.625. 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 48.050 on the bars, as Ellis and Kim Scharman were the Aggies top two performers, recording scores of 9.775 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 9.661 bar score and notched a career-high 9.850 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 9.850 on the vault at BYU (3/16/01) and recorded a career-high beam score of 9.800 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 9.745 season floor avearage, good enough to tie as the seventh-best season floor average in school history. O Dell did not score below a 9.725 in 12 of the Aggies 14 meets last season, and notched a career-high 9.875 against Missouri (2/ 17/01), tying two other Aggies for first place in the event. O Dell recorded a 9.800 or better on the floor six times in 2001. 2001 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 9.950 in both events. That 9.950 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 48.975 on the floor exercise at the BWC, behind Fullerton and Boise State.

Utah State Gymnastics 2001 MEET-BY-MEET TEAM RESULTS Date Team Vault Bars Beam Floor Site Attendance Jan. 15 Boise State 192.225 48.325 48.675 46.975 48.250 Boise, Idaho 1,107 Utah State 188.800 47.725 47.450 47.125 46.500 Jan. 21 Oklahoma 195.300 48.650 49.125 48.275 49.250 Berkeley, Calif. 400 California 195.175 48.925 49.125 48.125 48.900 Utah State 193.850 48.7550 48.850 48.550 47.700 Arizona 193.350 48.575 46.900 48.800 49.075 Jan. 26 Utah State 194.075 48.325 49.225 47.900 48.625 Logan, Utah 1,941 Boise State 193.600 48.675 48.400 47.725 48.800 Feb. 2 Utah State 194.350 48.800 48.875 47.750 48.925 Logan, Utah 2,221 Southern Utah 194.025 48.300 48.325 48.675 48.725 Feb. 6 Utah 197.125 48.925 49.550 49.325 49.325 Salt Lake City, Utah 10,630 Utah State 194.325 48.600 48.775 48.350 48.600 Feb. 10 Denver 195.900 49.100 48.750 49.000 49.075 Denver, Colo. 1,278 Utah State 194.900 48.600 48.925 48.900 48.475 Feb. 17 Utah State 193.900 48.725 48.500 47.500 49.175 Logan, Utah 1,372 Missouri 193.025 48.300 48.850 46.975 48.900 Feb. 26 San Jose State 193.975 48.300 48.600 48.200 48.875 Logan, Utah 1,214 Utah State 193.750 48.675 48.825 48.000 48.250 March 4 UCLA 197.700 49.050 49.450 49.350 49.850 Los Angeles, Calif. 2,118 California 195.025 48.775 48.875 48.125 49.250 Utah State 192.225 48.600 48.050 46.675 48.900 UC Santa Barbara 188.575 46.925 45.500 48.025 48.125 March 9 Utah State 196.025 49.100 49.250 48.450 49.225 Logan, Utah 1,977 BYU 195.500 48.800 48.850 48.325 49.525 March 12 Southern Utah 195.300 48.425 48.925 48.675 49.275 Cedar City, Utah 1,589 Utah State 194.300 48.475 48.400 49.100 48.325 March 16 BYU 197.325 49.100 49.375 49.275 49.575 Provo, Utah 1,084 Utah State 195.750 48.925 48.400 49.350 49.075 March 24 Utah State 195.675 48.975 49.200 48.525 48.975 Big West 462 CS Fullerton 194.850 48.900 48.150 48.700 49.100 Championship, Boise State 194.250 47.775 48.725 48.375 49.375 Santa Barbara, Calif. UC Santa Barbara 193.575 47.725 48.350 48.975 48.525 April 7 Utah 194.075 47.000 49.250 48.675 49.150 NCAA Regionals 4,998 Denver 193.900 47.650 49.100 48.575 48.575 Salt Lake City, Utah Iowa State 193.375 48.350 47.825 48.350 48.850 West Virginia 192.400 47.475 48.050 47.550 48.150 Utah State 191.200 47.450 48.050 48.600 48.050 Air Force 190.200 46.875 46.675 48.600 48.050 21

Utah State Gymnastics 2001 INDIVIDUAL MEET-BY-MEET Jessenia Abrego Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State 9.625 9.475 1/21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla. 9.775 9.475 1/26 Boise State 9.750 9.600 2/2 Southern Utah 9.775 9.400 2/6 at Utah 9.800 9.475 2/10 at Denver 9.750 9.150 2/17 Missouri 9.775 9.650 9.875 2/26 San Jose State 9.750 9.850 9.825 3/4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB 9.725 9.550 9.875 3/9 Brigham Young 9.825 9.875 9.900 3/12 at Southern Utah 9.675 9.725 9.175 3/16 at Brigham Young 9.825 9.575 9.900 3/24 Big West Champ. 9.825 9.850 9.850 4/6 NCAA Regionals 9.575 9.525 9.775 2001 Season Average 9.746 9.700 9.625 Kristen Bloom Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State 9.825 9.525 1/21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla. 9.875 9.725 1/26 Boise State 9.325 2/2 Southern Utah 2/6 at Utah 9.800 2/10 at Denver 9.775 2/17 Missouri 9.100 2/26 San Jose State 3/4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB 3/9 Brigham Young 9.700 9.625 3/12 at Southern Utah 9.900 9.750 3/16 at Brigham Young 9.875 9.225 3/24 Big West Champ. 9.350 4/6 NCAA Regionals 2001 Season Average 9.653 9.570 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 9.700 9.825 9.750 8.375 37.650 1/21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla. 9.650 9.800 9.925 9.750 39.125 1/26 Boise State 9.600 9.925 9.850 9.850 39.225 2/2 Southern Utah 9.725 9.700 9.800 9.800 39.025 2/6 at Utah 9.600 9.275 9.700 9.700 38.275 2/10 at Denver 9.600 9.850 9.875 9.200 38.638 2/17 Missouri 9.700 9.700 9.175 9.850 38.425 2/26 San Jose State 9.625 8.900 9.875 9.575 37.975 3/4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB 9.650 9.000 9.750 3/9 Brigham Young 9.875 9.350 9.750 3/12 at Southern Utah 9.200 9.875 3/16 at Brigham Young 9.675 9.950 9.950 9.725 39.300 3/24 Big West Champ. 9.700 9.800 9.775 9.700 38.975 4/6 NCAA Regionals 8.500 9.775 9.775 9.600 37.650 2001 Season Average 9.552 9.659 9.691 9.587 38.559 Kristen Fargo Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State 9.525 1/21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla. 9.150 1/26 Boise State 9.600 9.150 2/2 Southern Utah 2/6 at Utah 9.675 2/10 at Denver 9.700 9.475 2/17 Missouri 9.675 22 2/26 San Jose State 9.725 9.025 3/4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB 9.725 3/9 Brigham Young 9.800 3/24 Big West Champ. 9.825 4/6 NCAA Regionals 9.625 2001 Season Average 9.734 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 9.750 2/6 at Utah 9.775 2/10 at Denver 9.825 2/17 Missouri 9.450 2/26 San Jose State 3/4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB 3/9 Brigham Young 3/12 at Southern Utah 9.800 3/16 at Brigham Young 9.825 3/24 Big West Champ. 9.825 4/6 NCAA Regionals 9.625 2001 Season Average 9.734 Mika Houston Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State 9.700 9.000 8.725 8.650 36.075 1/21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla. 9.675 9.300 1/26 Boise State 9.700 9.875 2/2 Southern Utah 9.500 9.725 9.125 2/6 at Utah 9.775 2/10 at Denver 9.800 2/17 Missouri 9.675 9.850 9.775 2/26 San Jose State 9.700 9.800 9.850 9.200 38.550 3/4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB 9.125 9.725 9.600 3/9 Brigham Young 9.800 9.825 3/12 at Southern Utah 9.825 9.875 3/16 at Brigham Young 9.700 9.875 3/24 Big West Champ. 9.850 9.800 4/6 NCAA Regionals 9.500 9.625 2001 Season Average 9.582 9.680 9.608 8.925 37.313 Amanda Jenkins Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State 9.850 1/21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla. 9.750 1/26 Boise State 9.850 2/2 Southern Utah 9.775 2/6 at Utah 9.750 2/10 at Denver 9.700 2/17 Missouri 9.600 2/26 San Jose State 9.775 3/4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB 9.300 3/9 Brigham Young 9.800 3/12 at Southern Utah 9.125 3/16 at Brigham Young 3/24 Big West Champ. 4/6 NCAA Regionals 2001 Season Average 9.661 Nicole Kilpatrick Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State 9.125 9.525 1/21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla. 9.700 9.675 9.875 1/26 Boise State 9.625 9.675 9.775 9.000 38.075 2/2 Southern Utah 9.850 9.775 9.225 9.750 38.600 2/6 at Utah 9.825 9.650 9.200 9.750 38.425 2/10 at Denver 9.725 9.800 9.900 9.800 39.225 2/17 Missouri 9.775 9.700 9.775 9.875 39.125 2/26 San Jose State 9.725 9.575 9.200 9.100 37.600 3/4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB 9.775 9.775 9.550 9.700 38.800 3/9 Brigham Young 9.850 9.825 9.775 9.875 39.325 3/12 at Southern Utah 9.050 9.775 3/16 at Brigham Young 9.700 9.300 9.825 3/24 Big West Champ. 9.775 9.825 4/6 NCAA Regionals 9.625 9.500 9.175 9.600 37.900 2001 Season Average 9.652 9.670 9.570 9.606 38.564

Utah State Gymnastics 2001 INDIVIDUAL MEET-BY-MEET Kyla Mattioli Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State 9.100 9.125 1/21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla. 9.775 9.175 1/26 Boise State 9.625 2/2 Southern Utah 9.775 2/6 at Utah 9.700 2/10 at Denver 9.175 2/17 Missouri 9.625 9.625 2/26 San Jose State 3/4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB 3/9 Brigham Young 9.800 3/12 at Southern Utah 9.750 8.475 3/16 at Brigham Young 9.750 3/24 Big West Champ. 9.775 9.425 4/6 NCAA Regionals 9.050 9.550 2001 Season Average 9.570 9.286 Kira Nulph Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State 1/21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla. 9.175 1/26 Boise State 9.250 2/2 Southern Utah 9.850 2/6 at Utah 9.750 2/10 at Denver 9.875 2/17 Missouri 9.675 2/26 San Jose State 3/4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB 9.075 3/9 Brigham Young 3/12 at Southern Utah 3/16 at Brigham Young 9.825 3/24 Big West Champ. 8.900 4/6 NCAA Regionals 2001 Season Average 9.486 Kristin O Dell Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State 9.725 1/21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla. 9.575 1/26 Boise State 9.800 2/2 Southern Utah 9.800 2/6 at Utah 9.750 2/10 at Denver 9.800 2/17 Missouri 9.875 2/26 San Jose State 9.850 3/4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB 9.725 3/9 Brigham Young 9.825 3/12 at Southern Utah 9.750 3/16 at Brigham Young 9.750 3/24 Big West Champ. 9.725 4/6 NCAA Regionals 9.475 2001 Season Average 9.745 Brittnee Penman Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State 9.100 1/21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla. 9.850 1/26 Boise State 9.900 2/2 Southern Utah 9.825 2/6 at Utah 9.800 2/10 at Denver 9.175 2/17 Missouri 9.100 2/26 San Jose State 9.825 3/4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB 9.350 3/9 Brigham Young 9.875 3/12 at Southern Utah 9.875 3/16 at Brigham Young 9.875 3/24 Big West Champ. 9.875 4/6 NCAA Regionals 9.900 2001 Season Average 9.602 Allison Rosenthal Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State 1/21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla. 8.475 1/26 Boise State 9.750 2/2 Southern Utah 9.825 2/6 at Utah 9.625 2/10 at Denver 9.850 2/17 Missouri 9.700 2/26 San Jose State 9.800 3/4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB 9.850 3/9 Brigham Young 9.875 3/12 at Southern Utah 9.850 3/16 at Brigham Young 9.875 3/24 Big West Champ. 9.875 4/6 NCAA Regionals 2001 Season Average 9.696 Kimberly Scharman Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State 8.825 1/21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla. 9.700 1/26 Boise State 9.700 2/2 Southern Utah 9.225 2/6 at Utah 9.300 2/10 at Denver 9.000 2/17 Missouri 8.800 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 9.250 3/24 Big West Champ. 9.800 4/6 NCAA Regionals 9.750 2001 Season Average 9.600 9.221 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 9.725 3/4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB 8.550 3/9 Brigham Young 8.600 3/12 at Southern Utah 9.600 3/16 at Brigham Young 9.725 3/24 Big West Champ. 9.750 4/6 NCAA Regionals 9.375 2001 Season Average 9.332 Kelcy Wathen Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State 9.150 1/21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla. 9.775 1/26 Boise State 8.875 2/2 Southern Utah 9.775 2/6 at Utah 9.800 2/10 at Denver 9.775 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 9.525 Megan Woolstenhulme Vault Bars Beam Floor A-A 1/15 at Boise State 9.575 9.200 1/21 at Cal/Ariz./Okla. 9.825 1/26 Boise State 9.650 2/2 Southern Utah 9.675 9.650 2/6 at Utah 9.650 9.800 2/10 at Denver 9.825 2/17 Missouri 9.800 2/26 San Jose State 9.775 9.350 3/4 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB 9.750 9.450 3/9 Brigham Young 9.825 9.800 3/12 at Southern Utah 9.725 9.350 3/16 at Brigham Young 9.850 3/24 Big West Champ. 9.200 4/6 NCAA Regionals 9.600 9.600 2001 Season Average 9.695 9.525 23

Utah State Gymnastics ALL-TIME ALL-AROUND SCORES Team All-Around Around Score Date Opponent 1. 197.225 3/1/97 at Texas Woman s 2. 196.025 3/9/01 Brigham Young 196.025 3/10/97 at Southern Utah 4. 195.900 3/12/00 at Texas Woman s 5. 195.750 3/16/01 at Brigham Young 6. 195.675 3/24/01 at Big West Championships 195.675 2/26/99 Utah, Boise St. 8. 195.575 3/13/99 Alabama 9. 195.550 2/11/00 Brigham Young 195.550 3/15/97 at Michigan 11. 195.475 3/2/99 Brigham Young 195.475 2/21/97 BSU/Texas Woman s 12. 195.325 3/3/00 Texas Woman s 13. 195.200 3/27/99 Big West Championships 14. 194.900 2/10/01 at Denver 15. 194.750 2/24/97 at Southern Utah 16. 194.725 3/7/00 at Boise State 17. 194.600 3/7/97 Brigham Young 18. 194.575 2/14/00 at Southern Utah 194.575 4/10/99 Region 2 Championships 19. 194.525 2/18/00 vs. Denver, So. Utah, UCSB 194.525 3/21/98 at Big West Championships 20. 194.350 2/2/01 vs. Southern Utah 21. 194.325 2/6/01 at Utah 22. 194.300 3/12/01 at Southern Utah 23. 194.275 3/6/99 Southern Utah 24. 194.250 3/18/00 Big West Championships 194.250 2/24/00 at Brigham Young Julie Ryan was the first Utah State gymnast to break 38 points in the allaround, scoring a 38.05 in 1988. Tricia Yamamoto Individual All-Around Around Performers Individual Score Date Opponent 1. Christy Denson 39.550 2/26/99 Utah/Boise State 2. Christy Denson 39.525 3/18/00 Big West Champ. 3. Christy Denson 39.425 3/2/00 at Boise State 4. Christy Denson 39.400 3/12/00 at Texas Woman s Christy Denson 39.400 2/11/00 Brigham Young Christy Denson 39.400 3/27/99 at Big West Champ. 7. Nicole Kilpatrick 39.325 3/9/01 Brigham Young Shannon Passe 39.325 3/1/97 at Texas Woman s 9. Tina Ellis 39.300 3/16/01 at Brigham Young Christy Denson 39.300 3/13/99 Alabama 11. Amber Jamison 39.275 3/27/99 at Big West Champ. 12. Christy Denson 39.250 2/7/00 Utah 13. Nicole Kilpatrick 39.225 2/11/01 at Denver Tina Ellis 39.225 1/26/01 Boise State Christy Denson 39.225 2/28/00 Denver, So. Utah, UCSB Christy Denson 39.225 3/20/99 Auburn 17. Jessica Porter 39.200 3/6/99 Southern Utah 18. Kristen Bloom 39.175 3/3/00 Texas Woman s Christy Denson 39.175 1/29/99 California Christy Denson 39.175 2/19/99 at Brigham Young Christy Denson 39.175 3/21/98 at Big West Champ. Jessica Porter 39.175 2/21/97 BSU/Texas Woman s Tricia Yamamoto 39.175 3/11/95 Utah 24. Nicole Kilpatrick 39.125 2/17/01 Missouri Tina Ellis 39.125 1/21/01 at Cal/OU/UA Christy Denson 39.125 2/24/00 at Brigham Young Christy Denson 39.125 1/22/99 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.

Beam Utah State Gymnastics ALL-TIME PERFORMANCES Individual Score Date Opponent 1. Tina Ellis 9.950 3/16/01 at Brigham Young Krissy Richards 9.950 3/15/97 at Michigan 3. Tina Ellis 9.925 1/26/01 at Cal/OU/UA Christy Denson 9.925 3/7/00 at Boise State Laurie Cannon 9.925 2/26/99 Boise St./Utah Kim Richards 9.925 3/15/97 at Michigan 7. Kristen Bloom 9.900 3/12/01 at Southern Utah Nicole Kilpatrick 9.900 2/11/01 at Denver Christy Denson 9.900 (5) 3/12/00 at Texas Woman s Kirra Seeley 9.900 2/26/99 Boise St./Utah Kerry Griggers 9.900 3/1/97 at Texas Woman s Shannon Passe 9.900 3/1/97 at Texas Woman s Jessica Porter 9.900 2/21/97 BSU/Tex. Woman s 14. Mika Houston 9.875 (2) 3/16/01 at Brigham Young Kristen Bloom 9.875 (2) 3/16/01 at Brigham Young Tina Ellis 9.875 (3) 3/12/01 at Southern Utah Kira Nulph 9.875 2/11/01 at Denver Nicole Kilpatrick 9.875 1/21/01 at Cal/OU/UA Christy Denson 9.875 (3) 2/11/00 Brigham Young Amber Jamison 9.875 2/26/99 Boise St./Utah Krissy Richards 9.875 2/26/99 Boise St./Utah Janelle Del Rosario 9.875 (2) 2/6/95 at Utah/vs. Minn./SUU 23. Kristen Fargo 9.850 3/24/01 at Big West Champ. Mika Houston 9.850 2/26/01 San Jose State Kira Nulph 9.850 2/2/01 Southern Utah Tina Ellis 9.850 1/26/01 Boise State Kristen Bloom 9.850 2/24/00 at Brigham Young Christy Denson 9.850 1/28/00 Boise State Kirra Seeley 9.850 3/6/99 Southern Utah Krissy Richards 9.850 2/19/99 at Brigham Young Kerry Griggers 9.850 2/12/99 at Southern Utah Laurie Cannon 9.850 3/6/98 Auburn/Wash./SUU Lori Loudner 9.850 3/7/94 Brigham Young Bars Individual Score Date Opponent 1. Christy Denson 9.975 3/18/00 Big West Champ. Amber Jamison 9.975 3/27/99 Big West Champ. 3. Tina Ellis 9.950 3/16/01 at Brigham Young Christy Denson 9.950 (3) 4/1/00 at NCAA Regionals 5. Tina Ellis 9.925 1/21/01 at Cal/OU/UA Christy Denson 9.925 (4) 2/14/00 at Southern Utah Jessica Porter 9.925 3/1/97 at Texas Woman s 8. Brittnee Penman 9.900 1/26/01 Boise State Christy Denson 9.900 (3) 2/24/00 at Brigham Young Jessenia Abrego 9.900 3/27/99 Big West Champ. Amber Jamison 9.900 3/6/99 Southern Utah Beth Neilson 9.900 (4) 3/10/97 Southern Utah 13. Brittnee Penman 9.875 (4) 3/24/01 at Big West Champ. Jessenia Abrego 9.875 3/9/01 Brigham Young Nicole Kilpatrick 9.875 3/9/01 Brigham Young Mika Houston 9.875 1/26/01 Boise State Christy Denson 9.875 (3) 2/27/00 at Master s Classic Kristen Bloom 9.875 2/24/00 at Brigham Young Tina Ellis 9.875 (5) 4/1/00 at NCAA Regionals Jessica Porter 9.875 (2) 2/11/00 Brigham Young Emily Swank 9.875 3/21/98 at Big West Champ. Shannon Passe 9.875 3/1/97 at Texas Woman s 23. Jessenia Abrego 9.850 (5) 3/24/01 at Big West Champ. Mika Houston 9.850 (2) 3/24/01 at Big West Champ. Tina Ellis 9.850 2/11/01 at Denver Amanda Jenkins 9.850 (2) 1/26/01 Boise State Brittnee Penman 9.850 1/21/01 at Cal/OU/UA Kirra Seeley 9.850 (3) 3/18/00 Big West Champ. Kristen Bloom 9.850 (4) 3/12/00 at Texas Woman s Christy Denson 9.850 (6) 4/10/99 at NCAA Regionals Amber Jamison 9.850 2/24/97 at Southern Utah Jane Warrilow 9.850 (2) 3/7/94 Brigham Young Brenda Scholl 9.850 3/7/91 at Brigham Young Floor Individual Score Date Opponent 1. Christy Denson 9.975 2/26/99 Boise St./Utah 2. Erin Maguire 9.950 3/7/00 at Boise State Christy Denson 9.950 3/3/00 Texas Woman s Amber Jamison 9.950 2/26/99 Boise St./Utah 5. Christy Denson 9.925 (3) 3/18/00 Big West Champ. Kristen Bloom 9.925 3/12/00 at Texas Woman s Erin Maguire 9.925 3/12/00 Texas Woman s Amber Jamison 9.925 3/13/99 Alabama Chelsea Nilsen 9.925 2/19/96 Auburn/SUU 10. Jessenia Abrego 9.900 (3) 3/16/01 at Brigham Young Erin Maguire 9.900 (2) 3/18/00 Big West Champ. Christy Denson 9.900 (2) 2/18/00 Denver, SUU, UCSB Shannon Passe 9.900 3/10/97 Southern Utah Amber Jamison 9.900 3/1/97 at Texas Woman s 15. Allison Rosenthal 9.875 (3) 3/24/01 at Big West Champ. Nicole Kilpatrick 9.875 (2) 3/9/01 Brigham Young Jessenia Abrego 9.875 (3) 3/4/01 at UCLA/Cal/UCSB Kristin O Dell 9.875 (2) 2/17/01 Missouri Christy Denson 9.875 (2) 2/11/00 Brigham Young Amber Jamison 9.875 3/27/99 at Big West Champ. Deanna Palmer 9.875 3/1/97 at Texas Woman s Jessica Porter 9.875 2/24/97 at Southern Utah Krissy Richards 9.875 1/31/97 Minnesota Kim Richards 9.875 3/23/96 at Boise State 25. Jessenia Abrego 9.850 (4) 3/24/01 at Big West Champ. Allison Rosenthal 9.850 (3) 3/12/01 at Southern Utah Tina Ellis 9.850 (2) 2/17/01 Missouri Stephanie Gordon 9.850 (2) 3/18/00 Big West Champ. Christy Denson 9.850 (4) 3/12/00 Texas Woman s Amber Jamison 9.850 4/10/99 at NCAA Regionals Summer Oveson 9.850 (2) 2/19/96 Southern Utah Heidi Granere 9.850 3/11/95 Utah Tricia Yamamoto 9.850 3/11/95 Utah Barb Zahl 9.850 3/28/92 Big West Champ. Julie Ryan 9.850 (2) 1/21/91 at Southern Utah Vault Individual Score Date Opponent 1. Deanna Palmer 9.950 3/15/97 at Michigan 2. Kristen Fargo 9.900 3/24/01 at Big West Champ. Jennifer Crawford 9.900 3/1/97 at Texas Woman s 4. Megan Woolstenhulme 9.875 3/18/00 Big West Champ. 5. Nicole Kilpatrick 9.850 (2) 3/9/01 Brigham Young Christy Denson 9.850 3/12/00 at Texas Woman s Amber Jamison 9.850 (4) 3/15/97 at Michigan 8. Jessenia Abrego 9.825 (6) 3/24/01 at Big West Champ. Megan Woolstenhulme 9.825 (4) 3/9/01 Brigham Young Nicole Kilpatrick 9.825 2/6/01 at Utah Christy Denson 9.825 (2) 3/13/99 Alabama Kristin O Dell 9.825 3/14/98 at Alabama Shannon Passe 9.825 (2) 3/1/97 at Texas Woman s Tricia Yamamoto 9.825 (3) 3/20/95 at Southern Utah 15. Christy Denson 9.800 (3) 3/18/00 Big West Champ. Kristen Fargo 9.800 (4) 3/16/01 at Brigham Young Kyla Mattioli 9.800 3/9/01 Brigham Young Megan Woolstenhulme 9.800 2/17/01 Missouri Jessenia Abrego 9.800 2/6/01 at Utah Stephanie Gordon 9.800 (2) 3/3/00 Texas Woman s Jessenia Abrego 9.800 (2) 2/12/99 at Southern Utah Amber Jamison 9.800 3/13/99 Alabama Kim Johnson 9.800 (4) 2/2/91 at Utah Marla Lowes 9.800 (2) 3/15/97 at Michigan Heidi Pfannenstiel 9.800 (2) 3/16/92 Nebraska Kim Richards 9.800 3/23/96 at Boise State 25

Utah State Gymnastics ALL-TIME SEASON AVERAGE SCORES Vault Rank Individual Average Year 1. Deanna Palmer 9.842 1997 2. Jessenia Abrego 9.773 1999 3. Amber Jamison 9.763 1997 4. Jessenia Abrego 9.746 2001 5. Jennifer Crawford 9.729 1996 6. Deanna Palmer 9.721 1996 7. Kristen Fargo 9.716 2001 Tricia Yamamoto 9.716 1995 9. Jennifer Crawford 9.714 1997 10. Christy Denson 9.708 2000 11. Christy Denson 9.705 1999 12. Deanna Palmer 9.698 1995 13. Amber Jamison 9.694 1998 14. Megan Woolstenhulme 9.685 2001 15. Amber Jamison 9.683 1996 16. Megan Woolstenhulme 9.671 2000 17. Christy Denson 9.670 1997 18. Stephanie Gordon 9.661 2000 19. Nicole Kilpatrick 9.652 2001 20. Jessica Porter 9.643 1999 Beam Rank Individual Average Year 1. Kim Richards 9.794 1997 2. Christy Denson 9.773 1999 3. Christy Denson 9.714 2000 4. Kerry Griggers 9.695 1998 5. Tina Ellis 9.691 2001 6. Kim Richards 9.689 1999 7. Janelle Del Rosario 9.685 1994 8. Kerry Griggers 9.673 1999 9. Kirra Seeley 9.659 1999 10. Kerry Griggers 9.658 1997 11. Shannon Passe 9.657 1997 12. Kristen Bloom 9.653 2001 13. Laurie Cannon 9.647 1999 14. Kristen Bloom 9.640 2000 15. Tonja Ockaskis 9.635 1993 16. Lyndsey Gaustad 9.625 1998 17. Summer Oveson 9.619 1996 18. Mika Houston 9.608 2001 19. Tonja Ockaskis 9.600 1992 20. Krissy Richards 9.596 1998 L-R: Kim Richards; Kerry Griggers; Christy Denson. Bars Rank Individual Average Year 1. Christy Denson 9.856 1999 2. Beth Neilson 9.786 1997 3. Kristen Bloom 9.779 2000 4. Jessica Porter 9.759 1997 5. Jessica Porter 9.754 2000 6. Emily Swank 9.738 1998 7. Jessica Porter 9.730 1996 8. Jessenia Abrego 9.700 2001 9. Kirra Seeley 9.695 2000 10. Christy Denson 9.691 2000 11. Mika Houston 9.680 2001 12. Deanna Palmer 9.675 1997 Shannon Passe 9.675 1997 14. Kirra Degener 9.673 1999 15. Nicole Kilpatrick 9.670 2001 16. Amanda Jenkins 9.661 2001 17 Tina Ellis 9.659 2001 18. Trina Ewart 9.633 2000 19. Christy Denson 9.631 1997 20. Tonja Ockaskis 9.629 1992 Floor Rank Individual Average Year 1. Christy Denson 9.795 1999 2. Christy Denson 9.792 2000 3. Krissy Richards 9.789 1997 4. Jessica Porter 9.775 1997 5. Jessenia Abrego 9.771 1999 Krissy Richards 9.771 1999 7. Kristin O Dell 9.745 2001 Chelsea Nilsen 9.745 1996 9. Tricia Yamamoto 9.743 1995 10. Christy Denson 9.736 1998 11. Stephanie Gordon 9.734 2001 12. Krissy Richards 9.731 1998 13. Christy Denson 9.728 1997 14. Tricia Yamamoto 9.725 1993 15. Kristen Bloom 9.721 2000 16. Amber Jamison 9.717 1997 Deanna Palmer 9.717 1997 18. Amber Jamison 9.711 1999 Shannon Passe 9.711 1997 20. Amber Jamison 9.709 1996 Heidi Love 9.709 1993 26

Vault Vault Utah State Gymnastics ALL-TIME TEAM SCORES Score Date Opponent 1. 49.325 3/1/97 at Texas Woman s 2. 49.175 3/15/97 at Michigan 3. 49.100 3/9/01 Brigham Young 4. 49.075 3/7/97 Brigham Young 49.075 2/17/95 at Boise State 6. 48.975 3/24/01 at Big West Champ. 7. 49.925 3/16/01 at Brigham Young 48.925 3/10/97 Southern Utah 9. 48.875 3/13/99 Alabama 10. 48.850 3/3/00 Texas Woman s 48.850 3/22/97 at Big West Champ. Vault Score Year 1. 48.756 1997 2. 48.563 1999 3. 48.552 2001 4. 48.334 2000 5. 48.254 1996 6. 48.096 1995 7. 48.019 1998 8. 47.650 1991 9. 47.623 1992 10. 47.617 1994 Bars Score Date Opponent 1. 49.325 3/1/97 at Texas Woman s 2. 49.300 3/6/99 Southern Utah 3. 49.250 3/9/01 Brigham Young 49.250 3/18/00 at Big West Champ. 5. 49.225 1/26/01 Boise State 49.225 3/7/00 at Boise State 7. 49.200 3/24/00 at Big West Champ. 8. 49.150 2/18/00 Denver, So. Utah, UCSB 9. 49.125 2/24/00 at Brigham Young 10. 49.100 4/1/00 at NCAA Regionals 49.100 2/13/98 UC Santa Barbara Beam Beam Score Date Opponent 1. 49.475 2/26/99 Utah, Boise State 2. 49.350 3/16/01 at Brigham Young 3. 49.200 3/1/97 at Texas Woman s 3. 49.200 2/21/97 BSU, Texas Woman s 5. 49.100 3/12/01 at Southern Utah 49.100 3/12/00 at Texas Woman s 7. 49.025 3/21/98 at Big West Champ. 49.025 3/6/98 AU/Wash./SUU 49.025 3/10/97 Southern Utah 10. 49.000 3/15/97 at Michigan Floor Score Date Opponent 1. 49.400 3/12/00 at Texas Woman s 2. 49.375 2/26/99 Boise St./Utah 49.375 3/1/97 at Texas Woman s 4. 49.325 3/18/00 Big West Champ. 5. 49.300 3/10/97 Southern Utah 6. 49.275 3/3/00 Texas Woman s 7. 49.250 3/13/99 Alabama 8. 49.225 3/9/01 Brigham Young 9. 49.175 2/17/01 Missouri 10. 49.100 2/11/00 BYU Jennifer Crawford s 9.900 vault helped USU to a record vault score at Texas Woman s (3/1/97). Christy Denson posted a school record 9.975 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 9.975. 27 Bars Score Year 1. 48.791 2000 2. 48.756 1999 3. 48.627 2001 4. 48.589 1997 5. 47.973 1998 6. 47.823 1993 7. 47.813 1996 8. 47.546 1992 9. 47.325 1995 10. 47.225 1991 Beam Score Year 1. 48.869 1999 2. 48.365 1997 3. 48.123 2001 4. 48.098 1998 5. 48.025 2000 6. 48.008 1996 7. 47.498 1994 8. 47.465 1995 9. 47.196 1993 10. 47.138 1992 Floor Score Year 1. 48.988 1999 2. 48.739 1997 3. 48.493 2001 4. 48.445 2000 5. 48.331 1993 6. 48.302 1996 7. 48.096 1991 8. 48.063 1998 9. 47.954 1995 10. 47.642 1992

Gymnast Utah State Gymnastics ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS Years Abrego, Jessenia... 1999, 2001 Adomat, Lena...... 1985, 86, 87, 88 Anderson, Sarah... 1995 Bammert, Chris... 1985, 87, 88, 89 Bayer, Kathy... 1981 Beavers, Leslie... 1978 Beck, Karen... 1985, 87, 88, 89 Bloom, Kristen... 2000, 01 Buchal, CariLu... 1982, 83, 84, 85 Bugbee, Michele... 1990, 91, 92 Campbell, Vicki... 1980 Cannon, Laurie... 1996, 97, 98, 99 Cannon, Natalie... 1988, 89, 90, 91 Card, Cami... 1989, 90, 91 Card, Cari... 1983, 85, 86 Carr, Brenda... 1983, 84, 85, 86 Conklin, Robin... 1984, 85, 86, 87 Crawford, Jennifer... 1994, 95, 96, 97 Davis, Tana... 1987, 88, 89, 90 DeAragon, Chris... 1986 Del Rosario, Janelle... 1994, 95 Delaney, Patty... 1986, 87, 88, 89 Denson, Christy... 1997, 98, 99, 2000 Dilley, Susan... 1985, 86, 87, 88 Dunkley, Rebecca... 1993 Eastlund, Karen... 1982 Edson, Melissa... 1989, 90 Ellis, Kerry... 1981 Ellis, Tina... 2000, 01 Ewart, Trina... 1997, 98, 99, 2000 Fargo, Kristen... 2000, 01 Ferguson, Kathleen... 1980 Gaustad, Lyndsey... 1998 Godi, Michelle... 1989, 90, 91 Gordon, Stephanie (Huff)...... 1999, 2000, 01 Graff, Melanie... 1990 Granere, Heidi... 1995 Gray, Sarah... 1997 Green, Stephanie... 1988, 89, 90, 91 Griggers, Kerry... 1997, 98, 99 Hellegas, Tami... 1981, 82, 83, 84 Houston, Mika Love... 2001 Houtchens, Haley... 1991, 92, 93, 94 Jamison, Amber... 1996, 97, 98, 99 Jaramillo, Lorie... 1981, 82, 84 Jenkins, Amanda... 2001 Johnson, Kim... 1990, 91, 92 Johnston, Alicia... 1978, 79 Keelen, Diane... 1978 Kilpatrick, Melissa... 1998 Kilpatrick, Nicole... 2000, 01 Kreikemeier, Lori... 1979, 80, 81, 82 Kueng, Julie... 1981, 82, 83, 84 Gymnast Years Lombardo, Pauline... 1983 Loudner, Lori... 1991, 92, 93, 94 Love, Heidi... 1992, 93, 94, 95 Lowes, Marla... 1997, 98, 99, 2000 Lynch, Wanita... 1980, 81, 82 Lynn, Stacy... 1992, 93, 94, 95 Mabb, Jodi... 1978, 79, 80 Maguire, Erin... 2000 Martin, Tracy... 1978, 79, 80, 82 Mattioli, Kyla... 2001 Mayfield, Casey... 1997 Montagriff, Kim... 1979, 81 Neenan, Jessica... 1993, 94, 95, 96 Neilson, Beth... 1994, 95, 96, 97 Nilsen, Chelsea... 1993, 94, 95, 96 Nulph, Kira... 2001 Ockaskis, Tonja... 1992, 93, 94 O Dell, Kristin... 1998, 2000, 01 Oveson, Summer... 1993, 94, 95, 96 Page, Janalee... 1986, 87 Palmer, Deanna... 1994, 95, 96, 97 Palmer, Jill... 1984, 85, 86 Passe, Shannon... 1994, 95, 96, 97 Penman, Brittnee... 2001 Peterson, Debbie... 1978, 79, 80, 81 Pfannenstiel, Heidi... 1989, 90, 91, 92 Pohl, Michelle... 1983, 84, 85, 86 Porter, Jessica... 1996, 97, 99, 2000 Richards, Kimberly... 1996, 97, 98, 99 Richards, Krissy... 1996, 97, 98, 99 Rosenthal, Allison... 2001 Rubino, Diane... 1983 Ryan, Julie... 1986, 87, 88, 91 Scharman, Kimberly... 2000, 01 Scholl, Brenda... 1989, 90, 91, 92 Seeley, Kirra (Degener)... 1999, 2000, 01 Shaw, Wendy... 1980 Snyder, Jill... 1987, 88 Stano, Kris... 1982, 83 Swank, Emily... 1995, 96, 97, 98 Swank, Laura... 2000 Thomas, Michelle... 1978, 79, 80, 82 Torres, Melisa... 1995, 96, 97, 98 Vendetti, Anne-Marie... 1995, 96 Wagner, Jennifer... 1978 Warrilow, Jane... 1993, 94 Wathen, Kelcy... 2000, 01 West, Karen... 1978, 79 Woolstenhulme, Megan (Cameron)... 1999, 2000, 01 Wyles, Kristen... 1989 Yamamoto, Tricia... 1992, 93, 94, 95 Young, Julie... 1984, 85, 86 Zahl, Barb... 1988, 90, 91, 92 Shannon Passe Tonya Ockaskis Deanna Palmer 28 Jodi Mabb

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. 1986 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 1981. 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 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 1979-10th, 1980-13th, 1981-14th, 1982-9th NCAA Nationals 1991-12th NCAA Regionals 1983-4th, 1984-6th, 1986-5th, 1987-6th, 1988-5th, 1989-6th, 1990-6th, 1991-5th, 1992-6th, 1993-5th, 1994-7th, 1995-6th, 1996-6th, 1997-6th, 1998-7th, 1999-3rd, 2000-5th, 2001-5th

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 1987. In 1986, Adomat set an Aggie vault record of 9.65. 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 1984. Michelle Bugbee set a school record with a 38.19 National Qualifying Score. She finished 40th in the allaround at the 1991 NCAA National Championships with a 37.30. 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 1986. Jennifer Crawford is second on the USU vault performer list with a 9.900 mark and is one of only two Aggies to score 9.900 or better. Her season average of 9.729 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 1989. 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 2000. Stephanie Green set the school record on the bars as a freshman in 1988 with a 9.75. 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 39.050, tying her for 22nd in the naton. She holds the school record on bars with a 9.975. 30 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 1979-82. Lori Loudner was a fourtime academic All-American. In 1994, she set an Aggie record of 9.850 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 1993. 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.

Beth Neilson was ranked among the top 25 in the nation on bars in 1997, averaging a schoolrecord 9.786. The final two years of her career she was all-big West on the bars, tying for the title in 1997. She scored a 9.900 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 9.745 in 1996 and also the top floor score of all time with 9.925. 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 9.850 in 1995 and again in 1996. Janalee Page was the first native Logan gymnast to compete for the Aggies. She earned academic all- HCAC honors in 1987. 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 1992. She earned All- Big West honors on the floor in 1992. She was an academic All-American in 1991 and 1992. 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 9.70. 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 9.70. She set the bars record in 1991 with a 9.85. 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 1982. 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 1998. Deanna Palmer was the first Aggie to score 9.900 on vault. She holds the school record with a 9.950 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 39.325 at Texas Woman s. She was a three-time All-Big West performer on beam, winning individual titles in 1995 and 1996. Krissy Richards currently holds the school record on beam with a 9.95. She was the 1998 Big West beam champion (9.90). Richards also earned all-big West honors on beam in 1999. Julie Ryan was the first Aggie gymnast to break the 38 mark on the all-around, setting a school record with a 38.05 and tying the floor mark of 9.70 in 1988. 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 1995. As a senior, she qualified for the NCAA Championships as the No. 6 individual all-arounder. She finished 36th with a 38.350. 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 1990. Two years later she again tied the floor mark with a 9.85. 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.

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

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 1993. 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 1995. 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 1994-95. He was the sports information director at Idaho from 1990-94, 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, 2001. 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

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

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

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 1978. 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 1983. 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 1982. 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 1999. 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 1992. 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 (1991-94) and Emily Swank (1994-1998). 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 (1978-79) Top Right: Jodi Mabb (1978-80) Middle Left: Kris Stano (1982-83) Middle Right: Tana Davis (1987-90) Bottom Left: Amber Jamison (1996-99) Bottom Right: Christy Denson (1997-2000) 36