GEORGIA GYMNASTICS // 2013 GYM DOGS
Bekah Bennetts
Coaches/Women (NACGC/W).
5-6 • Junior Woodstock, Ga. (Georgia All-Star Gymnastics) 2012 (Sophomore) Vault specialist who performed an exhibition against No. 21 NC State ... Sam Sheehan Spirit Award ... Underwent ankle reconstruction surgery as a freshman in 2011 and did not compete ... SEC Academic Honor Roll ... UGA Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... Named Scholastic All-America by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W). 2011 (Freshman) Missed the 2011 season after undergoing surgery ...Named Scholastic All-America by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics
Lindsey Cheek 5-5 • Junior Watkinsville, Ga. (Georgia Elite Gymnastics) 2012 (Sophomore) Competed three times, and earned firstteam All-America honors on vault ... Tied career-high with a 9.95 in the NCAA Prelims ... Placed seventh on vault in the NCAA Individual Finals ... Saw her first action this season in a beam exhibition vs. No. 17 LSU ...Performed her first competition routine in the NCAA Auburn Regional and scored a 9.825 on vault ... Missed much of the early part of the season with back spasms ...UGA Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2011 (Freshman) First Team All-America on vault ... Enrolled in UGA early and joined the team in January ... In her first career meet, competed in three events and won the vault title with a 9.85 ... Scored a team-high 9.925 on vault vs. No. 3 Utah ... Won the vault title with a 9.825 vs. No. 18 West Virginia ... Was named SEC Freshman of the Week after she won the all-around with a 39.55 against Auburn. Against the Tigers, she won individual titles on vault with a 9.95, bars with a 9.925 and beam with a 9.85 ... Tied her season-high with a 9.85 on beam at No. 11 Arkansas ... Scored a pair of 9.825s on vault and beam vs. No. 1 Florida ... Scored a 9.825 on vault and a 9.8 on beam at No. 8 UCLA ... Injured in warmups prior to the SEC Championship meet and scratched from vault and beam lineup ... Scored a 9.85 on vault in the NCAA Athens Regional ... Posted a 9.9 in the NCAA Championships prelims to advance to the vault finals where she finished 11th with a 9.7875. Club/International Trained at Georgia Elite Gymnastics coached by former Gym Dog Kim Arnold Arenas ... Georgia All-Around State Champion in 2008 and 2009 Lindsey Cheek Year-By-Year Vault Bars
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Club/International Trained at Georgia All-Star Gymnastics in Woodstock, Ga., coached by Tish Negron, Patrick Thomas, Becky Oppenheimer and Elena Bereznev ... Member of the 2003 Level 8 Georgia Regional team and competed in Baton Rouge, La., placing first on floor and third in the all-around ... Placed second on vault and third on floor at the Level 9 Eastern Championships in 2005 ... Won vault, beam and all-around titles at Level 10 Georgia State Championships in 2008 ... Vault champion at Level 10 Regional Championships in 2009 and placed fifth all-around qualifying to 2009 Nationals in Seattle, Wash. ... Finished fifth on vault, fifth on bars and eighth in the all-around at nationals. Personal Daughter of Allen and Dawn Bennetts and granddaughter of Sara Stockton ... Has a brother, Matt and a sister, Nubby ... Graduated from Sequoyah High School with a 4.0 GPA, and was on the honor roll for four years. ... Major: Early Childhood Education. Meet-By-Meet Results 2011 (FRESHMAN) Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around at #16 Denver (BYU, AF) 9.850 - 9.775 9.500 - #3 Utah 9.925 - 9.825 - - #18 West Virginia 9.825 - 9.775 9.800 - Auburn 9.950 9.925 9.850 9.825 39.550 at Kentucky 9.700 - 9.775 9.675 - at #11 Arkansas 9.800 - 9.850 9.775 - #1 Florida 9.825 - 9.825 - - at #21 LSU - - 9.775 - - at #8 UCLA (#23 Ariz.) 9.825 - 9.800 - - #9 Michigan 9.825 - 9.225 - - NCAA Regional 9.85 - 9.225 - - NCAA Prelims 9.900 - 9.750 - - NCAA Ind. Finals 9.7875 - - - - 2012 (SOPHOMORE) Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around NCAA Regional 9.825 - - - - NCAA Prelims 9.950 - - - - NCAA Ind. Finals 9.7313 - - - - Career High 9.950 9.925 9.850 9.825 39.550 ... 2009 Region 8 Vault, Beam, Floor and All-Around Champion; placed second on bars ... Four-time Level 10 J.O. National qualifier ... Finished second on vault, third on bars, third on beam and second in the allaround at the 2009 J.O. Nationals. Personal Born Nov. 25, 1992 ... Daughter of Chris and Melinda Cheek, and has a sister, Emily (21), who plays college softball and is pursuing a degree in nursing ... Graduate of Oconee County High School ... Major: Psychology.
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Individual Event Titles
Year No. Total Avg. No. Total Avg. No. Total Avg. No. Total Avg. Routines Points VT UB BB FX AA Total 2011 12 118.063 9.839 1 9.925 9.925 12 116.45 9.704 5 48.575 9.715 30 293.013 3 1 0 0 1 5 2012 3 29.506 9.835 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 3 29.506 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 15 147.569 9.838 1 9.925 9.925 12 116.45 9.704 5 48.575 9.715 33 322.519 3 1 0 0 1 5
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