2013 Penn State Women's Gymnastics Yearbook

Quick Facts & Schedule TABLE OF CONTENTS PENN STATE WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS 2013 Schedule & Notes.......................................................................................2 2013 Quickfacts...................................................................................................2 Table of Contents.................................................................................................3 MEET THE NITTANY LIONS Head Coach Jeff Thompson.................................................................................4 Associate Head Coach Rachelle Thompson .........................................................5 Assistant Coach Randy Monahan.........................................................................5 2012 Roster..........................................................................................................6 Madison Merriam................................................................................................7 Sharaya Musser.....................................................................................................8 Lindsay Musgrove/Sidney Sanabria-Robles...........................................................9 Kassidy Stauder..................................................................................................10 Lexi Carroll/Krystal Welsh.................................................................................11 Alex Witt/Taylor Alotta......................................................................................12 Alix Faden/Hannah Kobman..............................................................................13 Kelsey Kreider/Samantha Musto........................................................................14 Savannah Soares.................................................................................................15 2012 IN REVIEW Meet-by-Meet Performances...............................................................................16 2012 Results and Team Score Breakdown...........................................................17 2012 Team and Individual Highs.......................................................................18 2012 Season Notes.............................................................................................19 Meet Recaps................................................................................................. 20-27 PENN STATE WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS HISTORY Event and Coaching History..............................................................................28 All-Time High Scores and Records............................................................... 29-30 NCAA Regionals................................................................................................31 All-Americans.....................................................................................................32 Nationally Ranked Teams...................................................................................33 National Championship History........................................................................34 Honors and Awards...................................................................................... 35-36 All-Time Results........................................................................................... 36-43 All-Time Series Records......................................................................................44 Rec Hall.............................................................................................................45 Academic Success......................................................................................... 46-47 Letterwinners............................................................................................... 48-49

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www.GoPSUsports.com CREDITS The 2013 Penn State Women’s Gymnastics Yearbook was compiled, written, and layed out by Greg Kincaid; Kristina Petersen, Executive Editor; Erin Douglas, Design. Photos by: Mark Selders .

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Table of Contents

2013 Schedule

PENN STATE Quick Facts Location................................................University Park, Pa. Enrollment............................................................... 44,112 Conference.............................................................. Big Ten Colors........................................................... Blue & White Nickname......................................................Nittany Lions President............................................ Dr. Rodney Erickson Acting Director of Athletics........................ Dr. Dave Joyner Associate Athletic Director/SWA...............Charmelle Green

January Sat.

5

Denver

Denver, Colo.

Sat.

12

UIC

Chicago, Ill.

5 p.m.

Sat.

19

Minnesota, Kent State, Towson

University Park, Pa.

7 p.m.

Sat.

26

Iowa, Rutgers, Pittsburgh

University Park, Pa.

7 p.m.

Coaches Head Coach................................................. Jeff Thompson School Record/Years.....................................39-18/3rd Year Associate Head Coach/Years.............. Rachelle Thompson/3 Assistant Coach/Years.............................Randy Monahan/5 Office................................. 110A, 110B or 111 White Bldg Telephone.............................................. (814) 863-7461 or .................................................................. (814) 867-4438 Fax............................................................. (814) 865-8149 Home Arena (Capacity)............................ Rec Hall (5,812)

2012 In Review 2012 Regular Season Record......................................18-11 Big Ten Regular Season Record......................................4-1 Big Ten Championships/finish................................ 2-4/6th 2012 NCAA Regional Finish..........................................4th 2012 NCAA Finish...................................................... N/A Final National Ranking............................................ No. 16 All-Americans Returning/Lost........................................1/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost........................................7/6 Newcomers....................................................................... 7

6 p.m.

February Sat.

2

Ohio State (DD)

University Park, Pa.

7 p.m.

Sun.

10

Nebraska

Lincoln, Neb.

2 p.m.

Sat.

16

Michigan

Ann Arbor, Mich.

4 p.m.

Sat.

23

Michigan State (DD)

University Park, Pa.

7 p.m.

Sat.

2

Illinois

Champaign, Ill.

4 p.m.

Sat.

9

New Hampshire, Temple, Penn

University Park, Pa.

4 p.m.

Sat.

16

Kentucky (DD)

University Park, Pa.

7 p.m.

Sat.

23

at Big Ten Championship

East Lansing, Mich.

1 p.m.

March

(Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State,

Minnesota, Ohio State, Nebraska)

April Sat. 6 NCAA Regional Championships Fri-Sun. 19-21 NCAA Championships

Campus Sites Los Angeles, Calif.

TBA TBA

Gymnastics History First Year of Gymnastics.............................................. 1965 All-Time Record/Years.................................. 625-287-4/48 National Championships................................................... 2 ................................................................... (1978 & 1980) NCAA Championship Appearances................................ 17 .............................................(1982, 84, 85, 86, 88, 91, 92, ............................93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 05, 09) AIAW Championship Appearances................................... 7 .............................................(1975, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)

Bold indicates home meet at Rec Hall • All times Eastern Time (DD) indicates meet is a double dual with the Penn State men’s team

Athletic Communications Contact.......................................................... Greg Kincaid Office....................................... 101 D Bryce Jordan Center ..................................................University Park, Pa. 16802 Office Phone.............................................. (814) 865-1757 Fax............................................................. (814) 863-3165 Email...................................................... grk5016@psu.edu Website..........................................www.GoPSUsports.com Twitter.................................................... PennStateWGYM Facebook...............Facebook.com/PSUWomensGymnastics GoPSUsports.com • PENN STATE 2013

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Head Coach Jeff Thompson

Jeff

THOMPSON Head Coach Third Season at Penn State Kentucky • 1985

Jeff Thompson is entering his third year as the head coach of Penn State women’s gymnastics after being named the ninth head coach in program history on July 15, 2010. The two-time SEC Coach of the Year, joined the Nittany Lion family in 2010 after 11 successful years at Auburn University in Alabama. He is joined at Penn State by his wife, Rachelle, who serves as the associate head coach.

In 2012, Thompson and his staff helped Penn State earn its seventh ever Big Ten Thompson’s Career Gymnast of the Year honor, as Sharaya Musser Honors: took home the award for • Two-time SEC Coach of the the first time in her caYear (‘03, ‘08) reer. Musser’s award was • Two-time Central Region the third time Penn State Coach of the Year (‘03, ‘08) won Big Ten Gymnast • Regional Assistant Coach of of the Year in four years. the Year (‘95) Additionally, Musser was named an All-American Thompson has on the floor and balance beam. Thompson also Produced: produced six Academic • 12 Academic All-Big Ten All-Big Ten selections Honorees and two NACGC scholar • 1 Big Ten Gymnast of the Year athletes.

• Four All-Big Ten Selections In his first season at • Four Big Ten Individual Event the helm of the Nittany Champions Lion program, Thompson • Five NCAA All-Americans guided the Nittany Lions • Three SEC Gymnasts of the Yr. to a second place finish in • Three SEC Scholar-Athletes of the Big Ten Championthe Year ship, with two gymnastics • Four All-SEC Team Members earning individual event • One SEC Freshman of the titles, and a berth in the Year NCAA Regional Cham• 44 NACGC/W Academic pionships as the No. 2 Honorees seed. He coached three • 53 SEC Academic Honor Roll Nittany Lions to All-Big Selections Ten honors, and Musser, a Honda Award nominee, advanced to the NCAA 3

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National Championship to represent Penn State. Outside the gym, the Nittany Lions excelled in the classroom and community. Five gymnasts earned Academic All-Big Ten laurels and the team was awarded the Penn State Team Community Service Award.

In 11 years as the head of the Auburn University women’s gymnastics program, Thompson was named the SEC Coach of the Year and NCAA Regional Head Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2008. Despite facing stiff competition in the SEC, Thompson’s teams improved each year. The Tigers qualified for NCAA Regionals eight consecutive years.

In 2010, Thompson coached Auburn to upset victories against then-No. 8 Arkansas and No. 12 Kentucky. In addition, the Tigers defeated then-No. 8 and five-time defending National Champion Georgia for the first time in program history.

As a coaching team at Auburn, Thompson and his wife produced four NCAA All-Americans, four All-SEC team members, three SEC Gymnast of the Year winners and one SEC Freshman of the Year. They coached nine NCAA Championship individual qualifiers and four NCAA Regional Event Champions. Their gymnasts also excelled in the classroom and in the community in their 11 years with the program. There were three SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year winners, three CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District members, 41 NACGC/W Academic All-Americans and 53 SEC Academic Honor Roll selections.

Prior to arriving at Auburn, Thompson was the assistant coach at Louisiana State University from 1994-99 and was the Junior Olympic Program Director at the Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy in Fairfield, Ohio from 1993-94. Thompson also held assistant coaching positions at two Big Ten institutions, Illinois and Wisconsin, as well as serving as a graduate assistant coach at Kentucky.

Thompson earned a Bachelor of Arts in Education with an emphasis in Physical Education from Kentucky in 1985. He went on to receive a Master of Science in Biomechanics in 1995.

Jeff and Rachelle have two sons, Parker (17) and Griffin (15).

Coaches

Rachelle

Randy

Associate Head Coach Third Season at Penn State

Assistant Coach Fifth Season at Penn State

LSU • 2004

Ohio State • 2006

THOMPSON

Rachelle Thompson begins her third season as the associate head coach of the Penn State women’s gymnastics program. Prior to Penn State, Thompson spent 11 years at Auburn University in Alabama.

Her husband, Jeff, serves as the head coach.

During the 2012 campaign, Thompson helped Sharaya Musser earn Penn State’s seventh ever Big Ten Gymnast of the Year honor.

Additionally, Musser earned All-American status on floor and balance beam.

During her first season as the associate head coach at Penn State, Thompson helped coach the Nittany Lions to a second place finish in the 2011 Big Ten Championship with two Nittany Lions capturing individual event titles. Penn State also earned a berth in the NCAA Regional Championships as the No. 2 seed. Sharaya Musser advanced to the NCAA National Championships representing the Nittany Lions.

Thompson joined the Auburn staff in 1999 as a choreographer and volunteer coach before being promoted to assistant coach in 2002 and associate head coach in 2006. Her responsibilities included, but were not limited to, coaching beam and floor, choreographing beam and floor routines, managing all meet contracts, scheduling community service projects, recruiting, as well as handling travel arrangements and the budget. She was a two-time Auburn University Assistant Coach of the Year and was selected the 2008 NACGC/W Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year.

As a coaching team at Auburn, the Thompsons produced four NCAA All-Americans, four All-SEC team members, three SEC Gymnasts of the Year winners and one SEC Freshman of the Year.

They coached nine NCAA Championship individual qualifiers and four NCAA Regional Event Champions.

Their gymnasts also excelled in the classroom and in the community. They had three SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year winners, three CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District members, 41 NACGC/W Academic All-Americans and 53 SEC Academic Honor Roll selections.

Prior to joining the Tiger staff, Rachelle was a choreographer and volunteer coach at LSU for six years and at Illinois from 1992-93.

Thompson attended LSU and was a three-time NCAA All-American gymnast. She was a finalist for the American Award honoring the Top Five Senior Gymnasts, as well as a finalist for the HondaBroderick Cup. Thompson earned a Bachelor of Science and Education from Auburn.

Rachelle and Jeff have two sons, Parker (17) and Griffin (15).

MONAHAN

Assistant coach Randy Monahan enters his fifth season with the Penn State women’s gymnastics program. With the Nittany Lions, Monahan aids in recruiting and training student-athletes along with various other aspects of the program.

“Randy is one of the finest assistant coaches in NCAA Gymnastics,” said head coach Jeff Thompson. “His competitive experience combined with his technical knowledge enables him to put his coaching into terms that every one of our gymnasts can understand and use. He not only can tell them ‘why’ it will work, he can tell them how it will ‘feel’ to do it that way. His years of experience as a competitor have also helped him develop our strength and conditioning program. We use nothing but our own body weight to develop the strength, flexibility and endurance that we require in a way that makes sense to everyone on the team. He is also a great recruiter and has been instrumental in helping us land several top gymnasts over the past two seasons.”

Monahan was a member of the Ohio State men’s team from 2001 to 2005 and was a seven-time All-American with the Buckeyes, who captured Big Ten titles in 2002 and 2005. He was the Big Ten Gymnast of the Year and also captured the Big Ten All-Around title in 2003 and 2004 and was a Nissen-Emery Finalist in 2005, finishing second in the all-around at the NCAA Championships that same year.

Monahan comes to Penn State from the club coaching ranks, most recently with Artistic Sports Academy Plus out of Harrisburg, Pa. At Artistics Sports, Monahan assisted the head coach in instruction and analysis of youth athletes as well as various coaching and instructional responsibilities. He was also employed by EJM Food Corporation as a Quality Control Specialist.

Prior to his time in the Harrisburg area, Monahan was a coach at Buckeye Gymnastics where he worked with a wide variety of athletes from levels 4-10. He also served as a volunteer assistant coach with the Ohio State men’s team where he assisted in instructional and managerial capacities as well as having training and competitive responsibilities.

Monahan graduated from Ohio State in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science degree in human ecology. Monahan is married to volunteer assistant coach Jillian Monahan. They reside in State College.

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2013 Roster

2013 Roster Name

Event

Yr.

Ht.

Hometown/High School

Taylor Alotta

All Around

Fr.

5-2

New Tripoli, Pa./Notre Dame

Lexi Carroll

All Around

So.

5-3

Olney, Md./Magruder

Alix Faden

All Around

Fr.

5-4

Roslyn, N.Y./Roslyn

Hannah Kobman

UB, BB

Fr.

5-7

Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain

Kelsey Kreider

All Around

Fr.

5-0

Bethlehem, Pa./Nazareth Area

Madison Merriam

All Around

Sr.

5-8

Gaithersburg, Md./Magruder

Lindsay Musgrove

All Around

Jr.

5-3

League City, Texas/Clear Creek

Sharaya Musser

All Around

Sr.

5-2

Colorado Springs, Colo./Pine Creek

Samantha Musto

All Around

Fr.

5-2

Mays Landing, N.J./Delsea Regional

Sidney Sanabria-Robles All Around

Jr.

5-1

Caguas, Puerto Rico/Antilles (LSU)

Savannah Soares

V, BB, FX

Fr.

5-6

Providence, R.I./LaSalle Academy

Kassidy Stauder

All Around

Jr.

5-3

Palmerton, Pa./Palmerton Area

Krystal Welsh

All Around

So.

5-7

Bowie, Md./Archbishop Spalding

Alex Witt

V, UB

So.

5-4

Odessa, Fla./Steinbrenner

Head Coach:

Jeff Thompson (Third year)

Assoc. Head Coach: Rachelle Thompson (Third year) Assistant Coach:

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Pronunciations Lexi.............................Lex-ee Rachelle................. Ruh-shell Sharaya...............Sha-ray-uh Stauder...................Staw-der

Meet the Nittany Lions

Madison

MERRIAM AA • Sr. • 5-8 Gaithersburg, Md. • Magruder

Lion Career 2012 (Junior): Was selected to the All-Big Ten second team ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition for the second time in her career ...

Competed in all 13 of meets in the all-around ... Averaged scores of 9.833 in vault, 9.779 in bars, 9.561 in beam, 9.823 on the floor and 39.010 in the all-around ... Had nine top five finishes in the vault, including two first place marks ... Matched her career-high on back-to-back weeks with a mark of 9.925 against Pittsburgh (3/11) and Maryland (3/17) ... Her 9.925 score at Pittsburgh was good for a first-place finish ... Other crown came on 2/18 against SUNY Brockport with a mark of 9.875 ... Earned first place in three of her eight top finishes on bars ... Notched a season-high score of 9.900 against Maryland (3/17) ... Opened the season with two first place marks against West Virginia/Maryland (1/8) and New Hampshire (1/15) ... On beam, earned four top five finishes ... Earned a career-high score of 9.850 at Iowa (2/3) to earn third place, a season-best placing in the beam ... On floor, posted a season-best score of 9.900 three times in back-toback-to-back meets against Ohio State (2/25), Michigan/North Carolina (3/2) and Pittsburgh (3/11) .... Best all-around score came at Pittsburgh (3/11), just short of career-high at 39.400 ... Had nine top five finishes in the all-around.

2011 (Sophomore): Second Team All-Big Ten ... Academic All-Big Ten ... competed in every meet on vault and bars, 10 meets on floor, eight meets on beam and eight meets in the all-around ... averaged a 9.788 on vault, a 9.796 on bars, a 9.553 on beam, a 9.835 on floor and a 39.056 in the all-around ... finished in the top three on vault on five occasions ... scored a 9.800 or better in seven meets ... posted a career-best 9.925 for the title at Maryland with Rutgers and William & Mary (2/18) ... placed in the top five on bars in six meets ... scored a 9.800 or better in six meets, including a career-high 9.925 for second place at Maryland (2/18) ... won the uneven bars title at West Virginia (3/12) ... placed third with a 9.850 at the Big Ten Championship (3/19) and NCAA Regionals (4/2) ... scored a season-high 9.800 on beam, good enough for third place at West Virginia (3/12) ... placed in the top five on floor at seven meets, including earning three titles ... earned a career-high 9.925 for the crown vs. Pittsburgh, West Virginia and Bridgeport (2/26) and again at the Big Ten Championship ... finished in the top five in the all-around in seven of eight meets ... posted a career-best 39.475 for second place at Maryland with Rutgers and William & Mary (2/18) ... earned the Ann Carr Award for most inspirational performance vs. New Hampshire (1/22).

2010 (Freshman): Competed in 12 of 13 meets for the Nittany Lions, including six meets in the all-around ... averaged 9.718 on vault (seven meets), 9.645 on bars (10 meets), 9.383 on beam (six meets), 9.763 on floor (12 meets) and 38.450 in the all-around ... finished in the top five on vault on three occasions ... scored a 9.750 in five of seven meets ... posted a 9.875 for fifth place at Utah (3/12) and again for fourth place vs. Nebraska ... finished in the top five event finishers on bars three times, including taking top honors at Ohio State (2/27) ... scored a season-high 9.875 for

fourth place vs. Illinois (2/6) ... placed fifth with a 9.850 at the Big Ten Championships (3/27) ... posted a season-high 9.825 on beam vs. Maryland, Michigan and Bridgeport (3/7) ... finished in the top five on floor five times, including three top three finishes ... scored a 9.850 four times, including at the Big Ten Championships (3/27) and the NCAA Regional Championships (4/10) to place fifth ... scored a season-high 39.100 in the all-around at the Big Ten Championships (3/27).

High School/Club Was a member of Hill’s Gymnastics in Gaithersburg, Md. under the direction of Kelli Hill ... was a five-time national qualifier ... was the 2006 regional beam champion and 2007 Maryland state bar champion ... in 2008, finished seventh in the all-around, ninth on vault and sixth on floor at Nationals ... was a member of the Region 7 Senior A National Championship Team ... finished second on bars at Regionals and second on vault, bars and floor at Maryland States ... in 2009, was the National Bar Champion, while also placing second on beam and 10th on vault ... placed second on bars and third on vault, floor and in the all-around at Regionals ... was the Maryland state bars and floor champion and finished second on vault and beam.

Personal Born Madison Nicole Merriam on June 27, 1991 in Gaithersburg, Md. ... parents are Jim and Cindy Merriam ... has two sisters, Reilly (15) and Shaye (14), and one brother, Jamie (18) ... Majoring in public relations and minoring in both Spanish and business ... Names Jack Johnson as her favorite entertainer, English as her favorite school subject, Michael Jordan as her favorite athlete, Hawaiian pizza as her favorite food, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” as her favorite book, “True Blood” as her favorite televison show, “500 Days of Summer” as favorite movie, Ryan Reynolds as her favorite actor, Katherine Heigle as her favorite actress and the beach as her favorite place to visit... her goals for the season are “to go into every routine with confidence, help my team win Big Tens and go to NCAAs.” Quoting Coach Thompson “Maddie is going to continue to be one of our brightest stars this year, leading the team from her role as a Senior All-Around gymnast. We are very proud that Maddie has stretched her comfort zone even further for her final year as a Lion, adding increased tumbling difficulty in her floor routine for this season.”

Career Highs

Vault:................................... 9.925, 3x, last vs. Maryland (3/17/12) Bars:....9.925 at Maryland with Rutgers & William & Mary (2/18/11) Beam:.....................................................9.850 at Iowa (2/3/12) Floor:..........9.925, 2x, last at Big Ten Championship (3/19/11) All-Around:... 39.475 at Maryland with Rutgers & William & Mary (2/18/11)

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Meet the Nittany Lions

Sharaya

MUSSER AA • Sr. • 5-2 Colorado Springs, Colo. • Pine Creek

Lion Career 2012 (Junior): Became the second Penn State gymnast in the last four years to be named Big Ten Gymnast of the Year ... Was the seventh Nittany Lion ever to receive the award ... Earned NACGC/W All-America status at NCAA Championships, giving her six for her career ... Earned the Second Team All-America status in the beam and floor ... Additionally was named First Team All-Big Ten ... Six-time Big Ten Gymnast of the Week (1/9, 1/21, 2/6, 2/13, 3/2, 3/17) ...

Averaged 9.873 on vault, 9.796 on bars, 9.882 on beam, 9.850 on floor and 39.395 in the all-around ... Won seven individual titles in vault and posted scores of 9.900 or better in seven meets .... Posted a season-high of 9.950 three times against New Hampshire (1/15), vs. Michigan/North Carolina (3/2) and vs. Maryland (3/17) ... Tied for sixth at the Big Ten Championships (3/24) with a score of 9.900 ... On the bars, earned titles five times and matched her seasonhigh of 9.9000 three times ... Was dominant on the beam, winning a total of nine individual titles ... Matched her career-high score of 9.950 against Ohio State (2/25) at Rec Hall to earn a title ... Eclipsed the 9.900 mark seven times ...

Her 9.850 score at the Big Ten Championships was good for third in that event ... Posted a mark of 9.900 at the NCAA Championships (4/20) ... Won a total of five individual titles on the floor and matched her career-high score of 9.950 against Maryland (3/17) ... Won 10 all-round titles ... Finished third at the Big Ten Championships in the all-around with a score of 39.400 .... Posted a score of 39.300 to earn All-America status at the NCAA Championships ... Earned a season-best score of 39.650 vs. Michigan/North Carolina (3/2).

2011 (Sophomore): First Team All-Big Ten ... four-time Big Ten Gymnast of the Week (1/22, 2/18, 2/26, 3/4) ... Honda Award nominee ... Big Ten Vault and All-Around Champion ... competed in every meet in the all-around ... averaged a 9.879 on vault, a 9.842 on bars, a 9.883 on beam, a 9.727 on floor and a 39.331 in the all-around ... finished in the top five on vault 11 times, including earning six individual event titles ... scored a 9.875 or better in 11 meets ... scored a season-best 9.925 for top honors at North Carolina (2/11) ... scored a 9.900 at the Big Ten Championship (3/19) for the title ... finished in the top five on bars 10 times, including earning three event titles ... scored a 9.825 or better in 10 meets ... scored a career-high 9.925 for the event crown vs.

Pittsburgh, West Virginia and Bridgeport (2/26) ... scored a 9.900 for second place at NCAA Regionals (4/2) ... finished in the top five on beam in 12 meets, including seven event titles ... scored a personal-best 9.950 vs. N.C. State and Maryland (3/4) ... posted a 9.850 for second place at the Big Ten Championship (3/19) ... earned five top five finishes on floor, including four individual event titles ... posted a career-high 9.950 at Maryland (2/18) ... tied her career-high with a 9.950 vs. N.C. State and Maryland (3/4) ... earned a 9.900 for fourth place on floor at the Big Ten Championship (3/19) ... placed in the top five in the all-around in 12 meets, including six first place finishes ... placed third with a 39.425 at NCAA Regionals (4/2) to qualify for the NCAA National Championship ... scored a career-high 39.725 vs. N.C. State and Maryland (3/4) ... finished 12th in the all-around at the NCAA National Championship (4/15) with a 38.600 ... earned the Ann Carr award for most inspirational performance vs. Pittsburgh, West Virginia and Bridgeport (2/26).

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2010 (Freshman): NACGC/W First Team All-American on vault and in the all-around and second team All-American on beam and floor ... Big Ten Freshman of the Year ... three-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (2/15, 3/8, 3/22) ... Big Ten Gymnast of the Week (3/8) ... finished 17th in the nation on vault ... competed in every meet on vault and bars, 13 meets on beam and eight meets on floor and in the all-around ... averaged 9.835 on vault (15 meets), 9.830 on bars (14 meets), 9.690 on beam (13 meets), 9.600 on floor (eight meets) and 39.066 in the all-around (eight meets) ... finished in the top five on vault 11 times ... scored a 9.800 or better in 12 meets ... scored a personal-best 9.975 for top honors against Maryland, Michigan and Bridgeport (3/7) ... placed in the top five on bars nine times, including finishing first against Nebraska (3/20) with a 9.900 ... posted a career-best 9.925 in a quad meet at Utah with Oregon State and Southern Utah (3/12) ... finished in the top five event finishers six times on beam, including taking top honors four times ... earned a score of 9.900 at Utah (3/12) for first place and again at the Big Ten Championships for second place ... on floor, finished in the top three event finishers on three occasions ... posted a 9.900 at Big Ten Championships for second place ... placed in the top three event finishers in the all-around in six of eight meets ... took top honors against Maryland, Michigan and Bridgeport (3/7) with a 39.600.

High School/Club Was a member of the Colorado Aerials club in Colorado Springs, Colo. under the direction of Jaycie Phelps, Kathy Vigil and Jason Baits ... was the 2008 State and Regional Champion ... was the beam and vault champion at the 2008 Junior Olympic Nationals ... finished second in the all-around at the 2008 and 2009 Junior Olympic Nationals ... was a 2009 Regional Champion ... was the 2009 Beam Champion at the Junior Olympic Nationals.

Personal Born Sharaya Lyn Musser on Jan. 26, 1991 in Brentwood, Tenn. ... parents are Dean and Beverly Musser ... has four sisters, Lysandra (23), who is married with two kids, Sabrina (22) married with one child, Alecia (19) and Mariah (15), and two brothers, Harrison (17) and Jonathan (10) ... majoring in kinesiology ... both her father and uncle attended Penn State ... names dancing as a hobby, the Philadelphia Eagles as her favorite pro sports team, Jaycie Phelps as her favorite athlete, Italian food as her favorite kind of food, “Smallville” and “Grey’s Anatomy” as her favorite television shows, “Transformers” and “Pirates of the Caribbean” as her favorite movies Denzel Washington as her favorite actor, and North Carolina and Florida as her favorite places to visit ... her goals for the season are “to win a Big Ten Championship as a team, to make it to NCAAs as a team and individually and to win some individual titles.”

Quoting Coach Thompson “Student-athletes like Sharaya Musser come along once in a coach’s life-time and we are going to savor every second of this season with her. We fully expect her to continue right where she left off the 2012 campaign as one of the NCAA’s top female gymnasts”

Career Highs

Vault:............................................... 9.975 vs. Maryland (3/7/10) Bars:............................... 9.925, 2x, last at Ohio State (2/26/11) Beam:........................ 9.950 vs. N.C. State & Maryland (3/4/11) Floor:............9.950, 2x, last vs. N.C. State & Maryland (3/4/11) All-Around:............... 39.725 vs. N.C. State & Maryland (3/4/11)

Meet the Nittany Lions Career Highs

Lindsay

MUSGROVE

Vault:...............................9.850, vs. SUNY Brockport (2/18/12) Bars:................................................................................... N/A Beam:.............9.625 vs. Michigan and North Carolina (3/2/12) Floor:......... 9.850, 2x, last at Big Ten Championship (3/19/11) All-Around:.......................................................................... N/A

AA • Jr. • 5-3 League City, Texas • Clear Creek

Lion Career 2012 (Sophomore): Earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition for the first time in her career and was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Competed in vault in six meets, beam and floor in one meet .... Eclipsed her careerhigh in vault twice during the season and posted a score of 9.800 or higher four times ... Beat her previous career-high with a score of 9.825 in a quad meet against N.C. State, George Washington and William & Mary (2/11) ... Set a new career-best the following week with a mark of 9.850 against SUNY Brockport (2/18) ... Participated on the beam for the first time in her career, posting a score of 9.625 vs. Michigan/North Carolina (3/2) ...

Her only participation in floor came in the same meet against Michigan/ North Carolina, earning a score of 9.800.

2011 (Freshman): Competed on vault in every meet in 2011 and on floor in nine meets ... averaged a 9.600 on vault and 9.706 on floor ... scored a 9.700 or better on vault in eight meets ... posted a career-best 9.775 vs. New Hampshire (1/22) and at West Virginia (3/12) ... scored a 9.775 or better on floor at five meets ... finished in the top five event finishers on two occasions ... scored a 9.775 for fifth place at North Carolina (2/11) ... earned a career-best 9.850 for fifth place vs. N.C. State and Maryland (3/4) and again at the Big Ten Championship (3/19).

High School/Club Was a member of the Champion Gymnastics Academy in Katy, Texas ... was a 2009 and 2010 Junior Olympic National Qualifier ... was a 2010 State Team Champion ... was the bar champion and earned second place in the all-around and on beam at the 2010 Regional ... placed second on vault, floor and in the all-around at the 2009 Regional ... finished third on beam and fourth on bars and in the all-around at 2009 States ... was the 2008 State Bar Champion ... was a Class of 2010 Magna Cum Laude graduate at Clear Creek High School in League City, Texas ... named Most Outstanding Senior Math Student ... named to the Honor Roll all four years.

Personal Born Lindsay Ellen Musgrove on Jan. 18, 1992 in League City, Texas ... parents are Bob and Debbie Musgrove ... has one sister, Lauren (17) ... plans to major in communication arts & sciences ... dad, Bob, was a power lifter in college ... names wake boarding and surfing as favorite hobbies, Jack Johnson, Slightly Stoopid, Bob Marley and LMFAO as her favorite entertainers, math and science as her favorite school subjects, the Houston Astros as her favorite professional sports team, Lance Armstrong as favorite athlete, pasta as her favorite food, “A Million Little Pieces” as her favorite book, “Grey’s Anatomy”, “Make it or Break It” and “The Bachelorette” as favorite TV shows, “The Notebook”, “The Hangover” and “Forrest Gump” as favorite movies, Bradley Cooper and Katherine Heigl as favorite actors and Destin, Fla. and Mexico as favorite place to visit.

Sidney

SANABRIAROBLES AA • Jr. • 5-1.5 Caguas, Puerto Rico • Antilles (LSU)

LSU Career 2011 (Freshman): Received a medical hardship for her knee injury at LSU. High School/Club Coached by Jeff Wood and Christi Barineau-Mitchell at Orlando Metro in Orlando, Fla. ... Competed as an international elite for Puerto Rico for several years ... Led her team in Puerto Rico to the title at the 2010 National Championships in Puerto Rico and led the Puerto Rican national team to a third place finish at the 2010 Central American Games ... Placed fifth in the vault finals at the 33rd Turnier der Meister World Cup in Germany in 2009 ... Received the bronze medal in vault and finished seventh on beam and floor at the Pan American Championships in 2008 ... Placed fifth on floor and sixth on beam at the World Cup in Doha, Qatar in 2008 ... Captured second place on floor at the 2006 Central American Games in Colombia ...

Attended Freedom High School where she maintained a 4.0 GPA. Personal Born Sidney Sanabria-Robles on Feb. 6, 1992 in Killeen, Texas ... Parents are Ismael Sanabria and Dory Jean Robles ... Has a brother, Ismael (19), who attends Penn State and is on the men’s gymnastics team as well ... Plans on majoring in Nutrition or Kinesiology at Penn State ... Lists going to the beach, listening to music and cooking as her hobbies, anatomy and psychology as favorite subjects, mashed plantains stuffed with octopus, rice, and beans, pasta and seafood as favorite foods, “Hatchet” and “House of Rules” as favorite books, “Friends” and “The Office” as favorite television shows, “27 Dresses”, “The Avengers”, “A Dark Knight Rises” and “Finding Nemo” as favorite movies and Spain and Switzerland as places to visit.

Quoting Coach Thompson “What would we do without Sidney? As a transfer student-athlete, Sidney has been able to provide a different perspective to our team, putting things in focus for some of the other gymnasts who have questions about NCAA competition and how to get prepared. Sidney is loved by her teammates and is expected to compete in the All-Around for the Lions.”

Quoting Coach Thompson “Lindsay has started her third season with a fire inside of her. She showed up ready-to-go and has not looked back since August. She is going to be ready to put up big scores on all four events in 2013.”

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Meet the Nittany Lions Championship as a team, qualify to Super Six as a team and place, compete in the all-around at every meet and strive for a 9.9 on each event, and win an individual national or Big Ten title.”

Kassidy

STAUDER AA • Jr. • 5-3 Palmerton, Pa. • Palmerton Area

Career Highs

Vault:............ 9.775 vs. at West Virginia with Maryland (1/8/12) Bars:............... 9.875 vs. Michigan and North Carolina (3/2/12) Beam:...................................................... 9.900 at Iowa (2/3/12) Floor:..................................9.800 vs. New Hampshire (1/22/11) All-Around:....................................... 39.100 vs. at Iowa (2/3/12) Lion Career 2012 (Sophomore): Competed in 13 meets on bars and beam, seven on vault, six on floor and had six all-around appearances ... Had an average of 9.693 on the vault during the season ... Eclipsed her career-high in the very first meet against West Virginia and Maryland (1/8) with a mark of 9.775 ... In all 13 appearances on the bars, averaged 9.771 and had six top five finishes ... Earned scores of 9.800 or better five times ... Tallied a career-high of 9.875 against Michigan and North Carolina (3/2) ... On beam, averaged a score of 9.758 and earned tallies of 9.800 or better four times ... Smashed her career-high on beam with a score of 9.900 at Iowa (2/3) ... Earned season-best scores of 9.775 on floor twice against New Hampshire (1/15) and at Minnesota (1/28) ... Averaged 38.875 in six all-around appearances on the season ... Posted a personal best of 39.100 at Iowa (2/3).

2011 (Freshman): Competed in four meets on vault, one meet on bars and five meets on beam and floor ... averaged a 9.643 on vault (four meets), a 9.700 on beam (five meets) and 9.620 on floor (five meets) ... scored a personal-best 9.750 on vault vs. New Hampshire (1/22) ... earned a 9.800 for fourth place on bars at West Virginia (3/12) ... posted a 9.825 on beam for fourth place vs. New Hampshire (1/22) ... finished in the top five twice on floor ... scored a 9.700 for fifth at Alabama (1/7) ... earned a personalbest 9.800 for fourth vs. New Hampshire (1/22).

High School/Club Was a member of the Lehigh Valley Sports Academy in Allentown, Pa. ... was a Level 10 Regional Qualifier all four years ... was a three-time Junior Olympic National Qualifier ... was a 2007 Pre-Elite Qualifier ... 2009 Regional Uneven Bar Champion ... named to the National Society of High School Scholars ... graduated in the top 10% of her class at Palmerton Area High School in Palmerton, Pa. Personal Born Kassidy Taylor Stauder on Sept. 4, 1992 in Palmerton, Pa ... parents are Kim and Bill Stauder ... has one brother, Kutty (23) ... majoring in elementary education ... names reading, crafts, swimming and hanging out with friends and family as her hobbies, Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, Matchbook 20 and Hootie and the Blowfish as her favorite entertainers, chemistry as her favorite school subject, the Philadelphia Eagles as her favorite professional sports team, Mary Lou Retton as her favorite athlete, fruit as her favorite food, “Things Not Seen” as her favorite book, “CSI” has her favorite TV show, “The Notebook” as her favorite movie, Johnny Depp as her favorite actor, Reese Witherspoon as her favorite actress and Rehobeth Beach, Del. as her favorite place to visit ... goals for the season are “to win a Big Ten 10

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Quoting Coach Thompson “Kassidy was awarded the Joan Beltz -Casey Rohrbaugh Balance Beam Award in 2012 for hitting every beam routine in competition. We expect her to continue to build on the success she had in 2012 by getting us off to a great start on bars and beam in every meet this year.”

Meet the Nittany Lions

Lexi

Krystal

AA • So. • 5-3

AA • So. • 5-7

Olney, Md. • Magruder

Bowie, Md. • Archbishop Spalding

CARROLL

Career Highs

Vault:..................................... 9.850 at NCAA Regionals (4/7/12) Bars:..................................................................................... N/A Beam:................................................................................... N/A Floor:............................................ 9.850 at Pittsburgh (3/11/12) All-Around:............................................................................ N/A

WELSH

Career Highs

Vault:....................9.825, 2x; last vs. SUNY Brockport (2/18/12) Bars:............................................. 9.825 vs. Maryland (3/17/12) Beam:.........................................9.825, 2x; last at Iowa (2/3/12) Floor:............................................ 9.875 at Pittsburgh (3/11/12) All-Around:......... 39.150 at N.C. State, GW and W&M (2/11/12)

Lion Career 2012 (Freshman): Made nine appearances on vault and seven on floor during her rookie campaign ... On vault, earned two fifth-place finishes against Iowa (2/3) and Ohio State (2/25) ... Posted a career-best score of 9.850 at the NCAA Regional Championships (4/7) ... On floor, averaged a score of 9.574 in seven meets ... Earned a career-high mark of 9.850 at Pittsburgh (3/11).

Lion Career 2012 (Freshman): Made 13 appearances on bars to go along with 12 on vault, beam, floor and all-around ... Averaged 9.767 on vault, 9.646 on bars, 9.663 on beam, 9.731 on floor and 38.840 in the all-around ... On vault, posted scores of 9.800 or better three times and had five top-five finishes ...

Posted a career-high of 9.825 in consecutive weeks against Pittsburgh (2/11) and Maryland (2/17) ... Earned scores of 9.800 on bars twice, both careerhighs with the second one coming at NCAA Regionals (4/7) ... On the High School/Club beam, earned fifth place at Iowa as she posted a career-best mark of 9.825 Was a member of Hills Gymnastics in Gaithersburg, Md. under the direc- ... Had four top five finishes on floor and earned first place against SUNY tion of Kelli Hill ... attended the 2008 Visa Championships ... competed in Brockport, earning a career-high score of 9.850 ... In tri-meet at N.C. State, the 2009, 2010 & 2011 Junior Olympic Nationals ... two-time Maryland finished fourth in the all-around as she posted a career-high score of 39.150. state champ in all-around (2009 & 2010) ... 2010 National Vault Champion ... placed second in the all-around at Level 9 Easterns ... qualified for High School/Club the Nastia Liukin Cup. Was a member of Docksiders Gymnastics in Millersville, Md. under the direction of Bob Ouellette ... was a five-time Regional qualifier, a four-time Personal National qualifier ... member of the 2009 All-Star Team ... finished second Born Alexis Lynae Carroll on June 22, 1993 in Stamford, Conn. ... parents on floor and ninth in the all-around in the 2009 Junior Olympic Nationals are Rich and Dori Carroll ... has five siblings, C.J. (16), Mackenzie (13), ... finished second on bars in the 2010 Maryland State Championships ...

Ryan (13), Jason (10) and Shane (8) ... undecided on a major ... names placed second on floor and eighth in the all-around at 2010 Regionals ... hanging out with friends as her favorite hobby, the Dallas Cowboys and 2011 Maryland state vault and floor champion ... also placed second on New York Yankees as favorite pro sports teams, Tony Romo as favorite ath- bars and in the all-around ... 2011 Maryland State Team member ... 2011 lete, steak as favorite food, “Grey’s Anatomy” as favorite television show, Regional Bar Champion ... Was a member of the National Honor Society at “Friends With Benefits” as favorite movie, Brad Pitt and Kate Hudson as fa- Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn, Md. vorite actors and the Bahamas as favorite place to visit ... goals for the season are “to compete in the all-around and do my absolute best to help the team Personal to a Big Ten Championship and to qualify for NCAA’s.”

Born Krystal Kate Welsh on March 21, 1993 in Maryland ... parents are Jeff and Lisa Welsh ... has three siblings, Bonnie Zeigler (26), Victoria WhetQuoting Coach Thompson zel (24) and Jakob (16) ... majoring in kinesiology ... names hanging with “Lexi is using the pre-season to position herself as one of the Top All-Around friends as favorite hobby, Chris Brown as favorite entertainer, science as fagymnasts on our team. Her steady improvements and willingness to change vorite school subject, the Pittsburgh Steelers as favorite pro sports team, on both Uneven Bars and Balance Beam are an indication of why she was Hines Ward as favorite athlete, pizza as favorite food, “White Collar” as awarded the Kathy Parody Hard Work Award in 2012” favorite television show, “Step Up” as favorite movie and Channing Tatum as favorite actor ... goals for the season are “to contribute to the team as much as I can by competing in all four events, winning Big Tens as a team and qualifying for Super Six.” Quoting Coach Thompson “Krystal is working hard to recover from ankle surgery so that she can return to the All-Around competition as she did for most of her freshman year.

As the 2012 recipient of the Lynn Crane-Janae Whittaker Attitude Award, we have no doubt that she will complete the task with a smile on her face.”

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Meet the Nittany Lions

Alex

Taylor

AA • Fr. • 5-4

AA • Fr. • 5-2

Odessa, Fla. • Steinbrenner High

New Tripoli, Pa. • Notre Dame

WITT

Career Highs

Vault:.................... 9.800 vs. Michigan and North Carolina (3/2) Bars:..................................................................................... N/A Beam:................................................................................... N/A Floor:.................................................................................... N/A All-Around:............................................................................ N/A Lion Career 2012 (Freshman): Appeared in five meets with all appearances coming on the vault ... Averaged 9.715 on the vault ... Earned a career-high score of 9.800 vs. Michigan and North Carolina (3/2).

High School/Club Was a member of Lafleurs Tampa in Tampa, Fla. under the direction of Jeff Lafleur, Amanda Stroud and Billy West ... missed her senior season due to injury ... placed first on bars in the 2008 Florida state meet ... won floor in 2009 Florida state meet ... was the 2010 Florida state Champion ... placed fifth at 2010 Regionals ... finished eighth in the all-around, seventh on floor and fourth on bars at the 2010 Junior Olympic Nationals ... member of the National Honor Society and Florida Bright Futures at Steinbrenner High School in Lutz, Fla. Personal Born Alexandra Nicole Witt on May 19, 1993 in Tampa, Fla. ... parents are Jeffrey and Barbara Witt ... has one brother, Ryan (15) ... Dad, Jeffrey, is a marathon runner ... majoring in kinesiology ... names playing the violin and outdoor activities as favorite hobbies, Frou Frou as favorite entertainer, anatomy and physiology as favorite subjects, the Tampa Bay Lightning as favorite pro sports team, Chelsey Memmel as favorite athlete, broccoli as favorite food, “Water for Elephants” as favorite book, “Jersey Shore” as favorite television show, “Elf ” as favorite movie, Jim Carrey and Jennifer Aniston as favorite actors and the Bahamas and Florida Keys as favorite places to visit ... goals for the season are “to compete in the all-around and contribute to the team as much as I possibly can. I would also like to help my team in accomplishing our dream of winning Big Tens and making NCAAs.” Quoting Coach Thompson “Alex has made considerable strides toward becoming a regular in our vault and uneven bars lineups. She is a tremendous competitor and we expect her to contribute on both of those events throughout the season.”

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ALOTTA

High School Coached by Donna and Bill Strauss, Robin Netwall, John Holman, and Heather Moroz for the Parkettes club team ... Finished second on floor at states in 2012 and fourth in the all-around ... Was third all-around at Parkettes Invitational, state all-around champion, 2011 regional all-around champion, 2nd on bars at states, 3rd on vault at states, regional beam champion, 2nd on floor at regionals and 3rd on bars at regionals in 2011 ...

Finished second in the all-around at states in 2010 ... Finished third on floor at states in 2009.

Personal Born Taylor Frances Alotta on July 1, 1994 in Easton, Pa. ... Parents are Michael and Jacqulyn Alotta...Has a sister, Shania (15)...Lists shopping as hobby, Usher as favorite entertainer, history as favorite subject, the New York Giants as favorite pro sports team, Elizabeth Price as favorite athlete, peanut butter as favorite food, “Stolen Life” as favorite book, “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” as favorite television show, “He’s Just Not That Into you” as favorite movie, Channing Tatum and Jennifer Lopez as favorite actor and actress, and Disney World or California as favorite places to visit.

Why Penn State “I chose Penn State because of the great academic programs and I loved the gymnastics team and coaches.”

Quoting Coach Thompson “Taylor is beginning to figure out what college gymnastics is all about and, once she does, we expect her to be a star for Penn State this season. She has a combination of power and grace that will enable her be one of our leading scorers in 2013.”

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Alix

Hannah

AA • Fr. • 5-4

UB, BB • Fr. • 5-7

Roslyn, N.Y. • Roslyn

Cincinnati, Ohio • Colerain

FADEN

High School Coached by Tammy Marshall-Panten for Gold Medal Gymnastics Center club team...Attended Roslyn High School in New York ... Was a Junior National Qualifier in 2010 and 2011 ... Finished in 3rd place all around at Regionals in 2011.

Personal Born Alix Lindsay Faden on Sept. 25, 1994 in Roslyn, N.Y. ... Parents are Jodi and Stewart Faden ... Has two brothers, Tyler (17), and Trever (20) as well as one sister, Samantha (17)... Plans on majoring in Early Childhood Education at Penn State ... Lists shopping as hobby, math as favorite subject, Alexandra Raismen and Jordan Wieber as favorite athletes, Rascal Flatts as favorite entertainer, frozen yogurt as favorite food, “My Sisters Keeper” as favorite book, “Greys Anatomy”, “Criminal Minds” and “Law and Order SVU” as favorite television shows, “Easy A” and “Bridesmaids” as favorite movies and Florida as place to visit.

Why Penn State “I chose to attend Penn State because Penn State is not only an unbelievable gymnastics program, but has unbelievable academics as well.”

Quoting Coach Thompson “Alix is one of the most driven gymnasts that we have on our team. She is always striving to better herself with every turn and we expect her to be a mainstay for us in several events this season.”

KOBMAN

High School Was a four-year letterwinner at Colerain High School in Cincinnati, Ohio ... After missing her junior campaign with ankle surgery, she competed on bars her senior year and posted a high score of 9.425 ... Placed fifth on the bars in the state of Ohio and was also fifth on bars at Regionals ... Finished fourth in the all-around her freshman season and qualified to level nine at Eastern Nationals ... Additionally competed for Queen City Gymnastics, led by coach Trevor O’Hara ... Posted a 4.0 GPA all four years of high school ... Was a member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society.

Personal Born Hannah Leeann Kobman on Dec. 5, 1993 in Cincinnati, Ohio ...

Parents are Randy and Debbie Kobman ... Has one brother, Garrett (16) ... Anticipates to study something in the science field at Penn State ... Dad played football on Scholarship at Indiana University ... Mother played field hockey and lacrosse ... Brother plays baseball ... Names outdoor activities as her hobby, Blake Shelton as her favorite entertainer, math and science as her favorite subjects, the Cincinnati Reds as her favorite pro sports team, Brett Favre as her favorite athlete, fruit as her favorite food, “How I Met Your Mother”, “Make it or Break it” and “Psych” as her favorite TV shows, “The Proposal”, “Finding Nemo” and “Soul Surfer” as her favorite movies, Channing Tatum and Sandra Bullock as favorite actors and Cancun, Mexico as favorite place to visit.

Why Penn State “I chose Penn State for academics because it is the number one school for job recruiting after graduation, there are so many majors in my field to choose from, and it is ranked in the top 50 for the best public universities for many reasons. I chose Penn State for gymnastics because the facilities are awesome, tutors and help are available, and the gymnastics program is great overall and has been for years. Also, the campus is really pretty and the community around it is safe and all about the school itself.”

Quoting Coach Thompson “Hannah is a very bright young lady who tends to be a little too hard on herself; but, the `perfectionist’ inside her is also what drives her to greatness. Her uneven bar routine is beautiful and we hope to make it one of our featured routines from our freshmen this season.”

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Meet the Nittany Lions

Kelsey

Samantha

AA • Fr. • 5-0

AA • Fr. • 5-2

Bethlehem, Pa. • Nazareth Area

Mays Landing, N.J. • Delsea Regional

KREIDER

High School Coached by Robin Netwall and John Holman for the Parkettes club team ...

Finished third in the all-around at states in 2012 ... Took part in Nationals in 2009 and 2010 and was a National Inviational Tournament qualifier in 2011 ... Finished third on Bars at Nationals in 2009 ... Attained Honor Roll honors all four years in high school.

Personal Born Kelsey Ann Kreider on September 6, 1994 in Red Bank, New Jersey...

Parents are Steven and Christine Kreider...Mom was a swimmer, dad played football, brother Luke (12) plays soccer, brother Blake (14) plays soccer and brother Devon (22) is a runner ... Plans on majoring in Kinesiology at Penn State ... Aunt attended Penn State ... Lists swimming as hobby, Passion Pit as favorite entertainer, science as favorite subject, the Indianapolis Colts as favorite pro sports team, Alicia Sacramone as favorite athlete, pizza as favorite food, “Perks of Being A Wallflower” as favorite book, “New Girl” as favorite television show, “Just Friends” as favorite movie, Ryan Gosling and Zooey Deschanel as favorite actor and actress, and the beach as favorite place to visit.

Why Penn State “I chose Penn State because of the education programs, the campus, it had my intended majors, and the gymnastics team.”

Quoting Coach Thompson “Kelsey is one of the hardest workers that we have ever coached. She is always appreciative of every correction that she gets from her coaches. Her selfless attitude and willingness to do whatever it takes to help the team are characteristics that we hope to see in every team member and ones that we know will pay off for Kelsey.”

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MUSTO

High School Was a four-year letterwinner at Delsea Regional High School ... Was a state champion in the bars her junior year and placed third in the region ... Also competed with Atlantic Coast Gymnastics as her club team in Williamstown, N.J. ... Was coached by Nic Tomasette, Jesse Rappaport and Darlene Blank ... Was also part of the Athenium League and Honor Roll in high school.

Personal Born Samantha Morgan Muston on Sept. 10, 1993 ... Parents are David and Anne Musto ... Has two older sisters, Amanda (25) and Michelle (22) ... Plans on majoring in Kinesiology at Penn State ... Lists scuba diving and shopping as her hobbies, Taylor Swift as favorite entertainer, anatomy as favorite subject, the New York Giants as favorite pro sports team, Shawn Johnson as favorite athlete, chicken parm as favorite food, the Harry Potter series as favorite reading material, “Friends” as favorite television show, “Remember the Titans”, “Harry Potter”, and “Bridesmaids” as favorite movies and Australia, Rome, London and Spain as places to visit.

Why Penn State “Penn State was the perfect combination of team chemistry, the coaches, the education, and the campus.”

Quoting Coach Thompson “Sammie has been with us since the summer and the additional time with the coaches and trainers has really paid dividends for her. She is in great physical shape, her gymnastics is beautiful to watch and we expect her to be a force for us this season on all four events.”

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Savannah

SOARES V, BB, FX • Fr. • 5-6 Providence, R.I. • LaSalle Academy

High School Was a four-year letterwinner at LaSalle Academy in Providence, R.I. and was coached by Cathy Kent ... As a captain, was named first team All-State her senior season where she was third place in the all-around at states ...

Additionally was first team All-State her junior and sophomore campaigns ... Was Regional Floor Champion her junior season ... Was a member of the state championship team her freshman year ... Competed with the Aim High Academy as her club team where she was coached by Sherri Jackson and Ricky Harris ... During her time with Aim High she was a three-time USAG Rhode Island State Champion and a two-time Jackie Court Award winner ... Was a member of National Honor Society and the Rhode Island Honor Society.

Personal Born Savannah M. Soares on April 27, 1994 in Providence, R.I. ... Parents are Nicole and Mariano Soares ... Has one brother, Joseph (19) ... Plans on majoring in kinesiology at Penn State ... Cousin, James Robinson, plays basketball at the University of Pittsburgh ... Lists shopping, hanging out with friends, dancing and watching movies as her hobbies, Usher as favorite entertainer, math and science as favorite subjects, the Boston Red Sox as favorite pro sports team, Gabby Douglas as favorite athlete, pasta and caesar salad as favorite food, Channing Tatum and Jennifer Lopez as favorite actors and Aruba, Florida and Nassau as favorite places to visit.

Quoting Coach Thompson “Savvy is going to be a very good college gymnast and is already learning what it takes to make the line-up at Penn State. She was the first gymnast this season to be able to perform all of her tumbling, putting her in a great position to make the line-up week in and week out.”

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Meet By Meet Performances Whitney Bencsko • Sr. Date Vault Bars Beam 1/8 9.850 (3) 9.225 9.725 1/15 9.800 (3) 9.725 9.825 (3) 1/21 (AC) 9.650 9.800 (4) 9.900 (1) 1/28 9.775 (4) 9.725 (4) 9.850 (2) 2/3 9.750 (5) 9.675 9.775 2/11 9.850 (4) 9.825 (4) 9.375 2/18 9.800 (5) 9.800 (1) 9.700 (4) 2/25 9.700 9.825 9.150 3/2 9.825 9.175 9.825 (5) 3/11 9.800 (5) 9.075 9.725 3/17 9.775 9.875 (2) 9.825 (2) 3/24 9.850 9.800 9.750 4/7 9.800 9.325 9.600 AVERAGES 9.787 9.604 9.694 Lexi Carroll • Fr. Date Vault Bars Beam 1/8-1/21 Did not see competitive meet action.

1/28 9.750 ----- ----- 1/2 9.750 (5) ----- ----- 2/11 9.825 ----- ----- 2/18 9.800 (5) ----- ----- 2/25 Did not see competitive meet action.

3/2 9.800 ----- ----- 3/11 9.725 ----- ----- 3/17 9.700 ----- ----- 3/24 9.775 ----- ----- 4/7 9.850 ----- ----- AVERAGES 9.775 ----- -----

Floor A/A 9.825 (5) 38.625 (5) 9.825 (3) 39.175 (3) 9.900 (1) 39.250 (3) 9.775 (4) 39.125 (2) 9.850 (5) 39.050 (3) 9.850 38.900 (5) 9.775 (4) 39.075 (2) 9.900 (2) 38.575 (5) 9.875 (3) 38.700 9.875 (4) 38.475 9.850 (3) 39.325 (2) 9.800 39.200 9.800 38.525 9.838 38.923 Floor A/A ----- ----- 9.800 9.775 (4)

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9.700 ----9.850 ----9.675 ----9.725 ----9.750 ----9.754 -----

Natalie Ettl • Sr. Date Vault Bars Beam Floor A/A 1/8-4/7 Did not see competitive meet action.

AVERAGES ----- ----- ----- ----- ----Daryl Konsevick • Sr. Date Vault Bars Beam Floor A/A 1/8 ----- ----- 9.775 (5) 9.825 (5) ----1/15 ----- ----- 9.850 (2) 9.825 (3) ----1/21 ----- ----- 9.825 (5) 9.775 ----1/28 ----- ----- 9.800 (4) 9.750 ----2/3 ----- ----- 9.600 9.700 ----2/11 ----- ----- 9.875 (3) 9.800 ----2/18 ----- ----- 9.875 (2) 9.775 (4) ----2/25 ----- ----- 9.725 (5) 9.775 ----3/2 ----- ----- 9.825 (5) 9.850 ----3/11 ----- ----- 9.750 9.875 (4) ----3/17 ----- ----- 9.750 (5) 9.825 (5) ----3/24 ----- ----- 9.750 9.700 ----4/7 ----- ----- 9.825 9.800 ----AVERAGES ----- ----- 9.783 9.790 ----Madison Merriam • Jr. Date Vault Bars Beam 1/8 9.575 9.850 (1) 9.250 1/15 9.875 (2) 9.800 (1) 9.800 (4) 1/21 9.825 9.775 9.825 (5) 1/28 9.825 (2) 9.775 (3) 9.700 (4) 2/3 9.775 (3) 9.425 9.850 (3) 2/11 9.875 (2) 9.850 (2) 9.775 2/18 9.875 (1) 9.750 (3) 9.200 2/25 9.775 (3) 9.750 9.300 3/2 9.900 (2) 9.850 (5) 9.250 3/11 9.925 (1) 9.825 (3) 9.675 3/17 9.925 (2) 9.900 (1) 9.725 3/24 9.825 9.775 9.700 4/7 9.850 9.800 9.250 AVERAGES 9.833 9.779 9.561

Sharaya Musser • Jr, Date Vault Bars Beam 1/8 (GOW) 9.900 (1) 9.850 (1) 9.900 (1) 1/15 9.950 (1) 9.800 (1) 9.900 (1) 1/21 (GOW) 9.875 (3) 9.900 (1) 9.900 (1) 1/28 9.875 (1) 9.675 9.900 (1) 2/3 (GOW) 9.925 (1) 9.850 (2) 9.925 (1) 2/11 (GOW) 9.875 (2) 9.900 (1) 9.950 (1) 2/18 9.875 (1) 9.725 (5) 9.900 (1) 2/25 9.725 9.250 (2) 9.825 3/2 (GOW) 9.950 (1) 9.875 (3) 9.900 (1) 3/11 9.800 (5) 9.900 (1) 9.775 (5) 3/17 (GOW) 9.950 (1) 9.875 (2) 9.875 (1) 3/24 9.900 9.850 9.850 (3) 4/7 9.925 (3) 9.850 (4) 9.850 (3) AVERAGES 9.887 9.792 9.881

Kassidy Stauder • So. Date Vault Bars Beam Floor A/A 1/8 9.775 9.725 9.700 9.700 38.950 (3) 1/15 9.700 9.750 (5) 9.700 9.775 38.925 (5) 1/21 9.750 9.750 9.800 9.625 38.925 1/28 9.675 9.650 9.800 (4) 9.775 (4) 38.900 (5) 2/3 9.675 9.775 9.900 (2) 9.750 39.100 (2) 2/11 ----- 9.775 9.775 ----- ----2/18 ----- 9.750 (3) 9.750 (3) ----- ----2/25 9.575 9.800 (3) 9.775 9.300 38.450 3/2 9.700 9.875 (3) 9.775 ----- ----3/11 ----- 9.825 (3) 9.700 ----- ----3/17 ----- 9.825 (5) 9.675 ----- ----3/24 ----- 9.725 9.800 ----- ----4/7 ----- 9.800 9.800 ----- ----AVERAGES 9.693 9.771 9.758 9.654 38.875 Alexandra Stine • Sr. Date Vault Bars Beam 1/8 ----- 9.750 ----- 1/15 ----- 9.200 ----- 1/21 ----- 9.750 ----- 1/28 ----- 9.700 (5) ----- 2/3 ----- 9.700 ----- 2/11 ----- 9.750 ----- 2/18 ----- 9.775 (2) ----- 2/25 ----- 9.700 ----- 3/2 ----- 9.575 ----- 3/11 ----- 9.850 (2) ----- 3/17 ----- 9.875 (2) ----- 3/24 ----- 9.775 ----- 4/7 ----- 9.800 ----- AVERAGES ----- 9.700 -----

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Floor A/A ----- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -----

Krystal Welsh • Fr. Date Vault Bars Beam Floor A/A 1/8 9.775 9.700 9.775 (5) 9.050 38.300 1/15 9.750 9.750 (5) 9.650 9.825 (3) 38.975 (4) 1/21 9.675 9.750 9.750 9.850 (2) 39.025 (5) 1/28 9.775 (4) 9.650 9.750 9.675 38.850 2/3 9.750 (5) 9.100 9.825 (5) 9.775 38.450 (5) 2/11 9.825 9.725 9.800 9.800 39.150 (4) 2/18 (AC) 9.825 (4) 9.675 9.675 (5) 9.850 (1) 39.025 (3) 2/25 9.750 (4) 9.675 9.675 9.800 38.900 (2) 3/2 ----- 9.250 ----- ----- ----3/11 9.800 (5) 9.800 9.600 9.875 (4) 39.075 (4) 3/17 9.775 9.825 9.725 9.775 39.100 (4) 3/24 9.750 9.700 9.500 9.700 38.650 4/7 9.750 9.800 9.225 9.800 38.575 AVERAGES 9.767 9.633 9.663 9.731 38.840 646

Floor A/A 9.775 38.450 9.875 (1) 39.350 (2) 9.825 (4) 39.250 (3) 9.675 39.075 (3) 9.875 (4) 38.925 (4) 9.875 (2) 39.375(2) 9.800 (3) 38.625 (4) 9.900 (2) 38.725 (3) 9.900 (2) 38.900 9.900 (2) 39.325 (2) 9.675 39.225 (3) 9.800 39.100 9.825 38.725 Alex Witt • Fr. 9.823 39.010 Date Vault Bars Beam 1/8 9.700 ----- ----- Lindsay Musgrove • So. 1/15 9.725 ----- ----- Date Vault Bars Beam Floor A/A 1/21 9.625 ----- ----- 1/8-2/3 Did not see competitive meet action.

1/28-2/18 Did not see competitive meet action.

2/11 9.825 ----- ----- ----- ----2/25 9.725 ----- ----- 2/18 9.850 (3) ----- ----- ----- ----3/2 9.800 ----- ----- 2/25 Did not see competitive meet action.

3/11-4/7 Did not see competitive meet action.

3/2 ----- ----- 9.625 9.800 ----AVERAGES 9.715 ----- ----- 3/11 9.825 (3) ----- ----- ----- ----3/17 9.750 ----- ----- ----- ----* Bold indicates season high.

3/24 9.750 ----- ----- ----- ----4/7 9.800 ----- ----- ----- ----AVERAGES 9.800 ----- 9.625 9.800 -----

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Floor A/A 9.850 (2) 39.500 (1) 9.775 39.425 (1) 9.750 39.425 (1) 9.825 (1) 39.275 (1) 9.900 (1) 39.600 (1) 9.800 39.525 (1) 9.825 (2) 39.325 (1) 9.900 (2) 38.700 (4) 9.925 (1) 39.650 (1) 9.925 (1) 39.400 (1) 9.950 (1) 39.650 (1) 9.800 39.400 (3) 9.825 39.450 (3) 9.850 39.402

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2012 Season Results 2012 Season Results • Overall Record: 18-11 Date PSU Ranking PSU Score Opponent 1/8 13 195.775 at West Virginia

Maryland 1/15 13 196.125 at New Hampshire 1/21 9 196.100 Alabama

Michigan State

Cornell 1/28 9 195.475 at Minnesota 2/3 10 195.800 at Iowa 2/11 10 196.650 at N.C. State

George Washington

William & Mary 2/18 10 195.950 Brockport 2/25 10 195.000 at Ohio State 3/2 11 196.000 Michigan

North Carolina 3/11 12 196.425 at Pittsburgh 3/17 12 196.500 vs. Maryland BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 3/24 12 195.700 vs. Nebraska

vs. Ohio State

vs. Minnesota

vs. Michigan

vs. Illinois

vs. Iowa

vs. Michigan State NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 4/7 13 195.650 vs. Florida

vs. Ohio State

vs. N.C. State

vs. UNC

vs. Kent State

Opp. Score 195.100 194.225 194.250 196.175 192.875 188.850 195.150 195.150 196.775 191.750 191.375 183.200 196.025 195.900 195.750 195.075 195.550

W/L W W W L W W W W L W W W L W W W W

197.100 196.225 195.950 195.875 195.850 195.425 194.675

L L L L L W W

197.325 196.225 195.975 194.025 193.575

L L L W W

Team Score Breakdown Meet Vault

Bars

Beam

Floor

Total

1/8 49.000 48.875 48.875 49.025 195.775 1/15 49.100 48.825 49.075 49.125 196.125 1/21 48.775 48.975 49.250 49.100 196.100 1/28 49.000 48.525 49.150 48.800 195.475 2/3 48.950 48.425 49.275 49.150 195.800 2/11 49.250 49.100 49.175 49.125 196.675 2/18 49.225 48.800 48.900 49.025 195.950 2/25 48.675 48.750 48.300 49.275 195.000 3/2 49.275 48.425 48.950 49.350 196.000 3/11 49.150 49.200 48.625 49.450 196.425 3/17 49.175 49.350 48.900 49.075 196.500 3/24 49.100 48.925 48.850 48.825 195.700 4/7 49.225 49.050 48.325 49.050 195.650 Averages 49.069 48.863 48.896 49.106 195.937

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2012 Top Performances 2012 Team Highs

Vault

49.275.................................................... vs. Michigan and UNC (3/2) 49.250...................................................................at N.C. State (2/11) 49.225......................................... Brockport (2/18), NCAA Reg. (4/7) 49.175...................................................................vs. Maryland (3/17)

Uneven Bars

49.350...................................................................vs. Maryland (3/17) 49.200...................................................................at Pittsburgh (3/11) 49.100...................................................................at N.C. State (2/11) 49.050..............................................at NCAA Regional Champ. (4/7)

Balance Beam

49.275..............................................................................at Iowa (2/3) 49.250................................ vs. Alabama, Mich. St. and Cornell (1/21) 49.175...................................................................at N.C. State (2/11) 49.150.................................................................. at Minnesota (1/28)

Floor Exercise

49.450...................................................................at Pittsburgh (3/11) 49.350.................................................... vs. Michigan and UNC (3/2) 49.275.................................................................. at Ohio State (2/25) 49.150..............................................................................at Iowa (2/3)

All-Around

196.650...................................at N.C. State (2/11), NCAA Reg. (4/7) 196.500.................................................................vs. Maryland (3/17) 196.425.................................................................at Pittsburgh (3/11) 196.125....................................................... at New Hampshire (1/15)

Vault

2012 Individual Highs

9.950................................................................. Musser (1/15, 3/2, 3/17) 9.925.........................................Musser (2/3, 4/7), Merriam (3/11, 3/17) 9.900.................................................. Musser (1/8, 3/24), Merriam (3/2) 9.875.............................................................Merriam (1/15, 2/11, 2/18) .............................................................Musser (1/21, 1/28, 2/11, 2/18)

Uneven Bars

9.900.....................................Musser (1/21, 2/11, 3/11), Merriam (3/17) 9.875.................................................... Stauder (3/2), Musser (3/2, 3/17) .................................................................. Stine (3/17), Bencsko (3/17) 9.850............................................................Musser (1/8, 2/3, 3/24, 4/7) ................................................... Merriam (1/8, 2/11, 3/2), Stine (3/11) 9.825.....................................Bencsko (2/11, 2/25), Stauder (3/11, 3/17) ................................................................ Merriam (3/11), Welsh (3/17)

Balance Beam

9.950..................................................................................Musser (2/11) 9.925....................................................................................Musser (2/3) 9.900.................................................... Musser (1/8, 1/15, 1/21, 1/28, 3/2), Bencsko (1/21), Stauder (2/3) 9.875.....................................................Konsevick (2/11, 2/18), Musser (3/17)

Floor Exercise

9.950..................................................................................Musser (3/17) 9.925...........................................................................Musser (3/2, 3/11) 9.900........................................Bencsko (1/21, 2/25), Musser (2/3, 2/25) ......................................................................Merriam (2/25, 3/2, 3/11) 9.875....................................... Merriam (1/15, 2/3), Bencsko (3/2, 3/11) ..............................................................Welsh (3/11), Konsevick (3/11)

All-Around

39.650.........................................................................Musser (3/2, 3/17) 39.600..................................................................................Musser (2/3) 39.525................................................................................Musser (2/11) 39.500..................................................................................Musser (1/8)

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2012 Meet Summaries at West Virginia with Maryland • January 8 MORGANTOWN, W. Va. - The 13th-ranked Penn State women’s gymnastics team opened the 2012 slate with a first place finish in a tri-meet hosted

by West Virginia. The Nittany Lions earned a team score of 195.775, while West Virginia finished second with a team score of 195.100 and Maryland took third with a 194.225.

Penn State’s score of 195.775 was the highest score the Nittany Lions have earned as a squad in a season-opening meet in program history. The last time Penn State scored a 195 or better in the first meet of the season was in 1999 when the Nittany Lions defeated Rutgers with a 195.075.

Five Nittany Lions competed in the all-around for Penn State, including juniors Sharaya Musser and Madison Merriam, sophomore Kassidy Stauder, senior Whitney Bencsko and freshman Krystal Welsh. Musser earned the crown with a 39.500, while two other Nittany Lions finished in the top five.

Stauder took third with a 38.950 and Bencsko placed fifth with a 38.625.

Merriam scored a 38.450 for sixth and Welsh took seventh with a 38.300.

Penn State opened the meet on the uneven bars where Merriam and Musser joined Maryland’s Karen Tang as the event winners each scoring a 9.850.

Senior Alexandra Stine (Philipsburg, Pa.), who competes solely on bars, placed sixth for the Lions with a 9.750, while Stauder scored a 9.725 to take 10th. Welsh posted a 9.700 and Bencsko posted a 9.225 as Penn State’s other two competitors on the event. The Nittany Lions took control of the meet early with a team score of 48.875, while WVU had a 48.825 on vault and Maryland was in third with a 48.300 on beam.

The Lions advanced to beam in rotation two where Musser took the title with a 9.900. Welsh and senior Daryl Konsevick (Rutherford, N.J.) also finished in the top five after each scored a 9.775 to tie for fifth place. Bencsko posted an eighth place finish with a 9.725 and Stauder was ninth with a 9.700. Merriam recorded a 9.250 on the event. As a team, the Lions posted a 48.875 to improve their team total to 97.750 to remain in first place in the meet with two more rotations to go. West Virginia earned a 48.600 on bars in the second rotation to increase its team score to 97.425, while the Terps scored a 48.500 on floor for a 96.800.

Rotation three had the Nittany Lions competing on floor where Musser was once again Penn State’s top performer. She finished tied for second with a 9.850. Bencsko and Konsevick both finished in fifth place with a 9.825. Merriam scored a 9.775 and Stauder earned a 9.750 for 10th and 11th place, respectively, and Welsh secured a 9.050 for 16th. Penn State combined for a 49.025 on floor and had firm control of the meet with a team score of 146.775. The Mountaineers registered a 48.600 on beam for a team score of 146.025 and Maryland had a team score of 48.625 on vault for a 145.425.

Penn State closed out the meet on vault where Musser earned her third individual event title of the day with a 9.900 for first. Bencsko turned in a 9.850 to tie for third, while Welsh had a 9.775 for sixth. Freshman Alex Witt (Odessa, Fla.) made her career debut with a 9.700 for 10th and Merriam scored a 9.575. The Nittany Lions team score of 49.000 on the event was plenty to secure the Lions their first meet victory of the season. WVU finished the meet on floor with a 49.075 and Maryland had a 48.800 on bars.

at New Hampshire • January 15 DURHAM, N.H. - The No. 13 Penn State women’s gymnastics team continued its winning ways defeating New Hampshire in their second meet of the 2012 season. The Nittany Lions earned a season-high 196.125 to New Hampshire’s 194.250 for the win.

Five Nittany Lions competed in the all-around for Penn State, including juniors Sharaya Musser (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Madison Merriam (Gaithersburg, Md.), sophomore Kassidy Stauder (Palmerton, Pa.), senior Whitney Bencsko (Pompton Plains, N.J.) and freshman Krystal Welsh (Bowie, Md.). Musser earned her second all-around title of the season with a 39.425, while Merriam finished second with a 39.350. Bencsko earned a 39.175 for third place. Welsh scored a 38.975 and Stauder was not far behind with a 38.925 as the duo finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

The Wildcats and Nittany Lions were tied after the first rotation with a 48.825. UNH opened on vault, while the Lions started on the uneven bars. There was a three-way tie for first place between Merriam, Musser and New Hampshire’s Danielle Reibold as the three gymnasts each posted a 9.800. Stauder and Welsh finished tied for fifth with a 9.750, while Bencsko posted a 9.725 for seventh. Stine suffered a fall and scored a 9.200.

The Lions took on vault in the second rotation, while UNH moved to bars. Penn State took the lead in the meet with a 49.100 on the event to improve to 97.925 overall, while the Wildcats scored a 48.550 on bars for a meet total of 97.375. Musser picked up her second individual event title after sticking her landing for a 9.950. Merriam finished second with a 9.875. Bencsko also finished in the top five tying for third with a 9.800.

Welsh placed seventh with a 9.750 and freshman Alex Witt (Odessa, Fla.) scored a 9.725 for ninth. Stauder also competed on the event posting a 9.700.

Penn State moved on to floor in the third rotation where the large contingent of Penn State fans helped power the Nittany Lions through the event.

Penn State’s 49.125 on floor gave Penn State an overall meet score of 147.050, nearly two points ahead of New Hampshire, which had a meet score of 145.500 after competing on beam in rotation three. Merriam was Penn State’s top finisher floor with a first place 9.875. Konsevick, Welsh and Bencsko all tied for third scoring a 9.825, while Stauder and Musser finished sixth with a 9.775.

Penn State closed out the meet on beam where all six Lions hit their routine to earn Penn State a 49.075 on the event. Musser once again earned the crown with a 9.900, while Konsevick (9.850), Bencsko (9.825) and Merriam (9.800) rounded out the top four. Stauder placed sixth with a 9.700 and Welsh posted a 9.650 for seventh.

V UB BB FX Total Penn State 49.100 48.825 49.075 49.125 196.125 UNH 48.825 48.550 48.125 48.750 194.250

V UB BB FX Total Penn State 49.000 48.875 48.875 49.025 195.775 West Virginia 48.825 48.600 48.600 49.075 195.100 Maryland 48.625 48.800 48.300 48.500 194.225

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2012 Meet Summaries vs. Michigan State, Cornell, No. 5 Alabama • January 21 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The ninth-ranked Penn State women’s gymnastics team took second place in their home opener with a score of 196.100. The Nittany Lions narrowly missed first place, trailing fifth-ranked Alabama by only .075. Michigan State placed third with a 192.875, while Cornell finished fourth with a 188.850. More than 3,000 fans were on hand to cheer on the Nittany Lions.

The Nittany Lions beat the defending national champion Crimson Tide on two events, including beam and floor. Penn State scored a season-high 49.250 on beam, a 49.100 on floor, a 48.975 on the uneven bars and a 48.775 on vault.

Junior Sharaya Musser (Colorado Springs, Colo.) earned her third allaround title of the season with a 39.425. Alabama’s Ashley Sledge finished second with a 39.275, while senior Whitney Bencsko (Pompton Plains, N.J.) and junior Madison Merriam (Gaithersburg, Md.) each scored a 39.250 to tie for third. Benscko’s score was a season-best. Freshman Krystal Welsh (Bowie, Md.) placed fifth with a career-high 39.025 and sophomore Kassidy Stauder(Palmerton, Pa.) placed sixth with a 38.925.

Penn State opened the meet on vault, while Alabama began on beam, Michigan State on bars and Cornell on floor. Musser was Penn State’s top finisher on vault placing third with a 9.875. Merriam finished seventh with a 9.825, while Stauder tied for 10th with a 9.750. Welsh posted a 9.675 for 15th and Bencsko came in at 16th with a 9.650. Sledge took home the title on vault for the Crimson Tide with a 9.925. The Nittany Lions finished the first rotation with a slim lead as Alabama was in second after scoring a 48.725 on beam. Michigan State was in third with a 48.225 on bars and Cornell fourth with a 47.200 on floor.

The Lions maintained the lead after rotation two scoring a 48.975 on bars for a team score of a 97.750. Alabama remained in second with a 97.675 after competing on floor.

Musser led the Lions on bars with a 9.900 for the title. Bencsko had a season-high 9.800 for fourth, while Merriam posted a 9.775 to tie for seventh. Stauder, senior Alex Stine(Philipsburg, Pa.) and Welsh all tied for ninth with a 9.750.

The Nittany Lions strongest performance of the night came in rotation three on beam as five gymnasts posted scores of 9.800 or better. Despite the strong performance, Alabama moved into first place overall in the meet after scoring a 49.425 on vault in the rotation. The Crimson Tide had a team score of 147.100, while Penn State was in second with a 147.000.

Four Nittany Lions finished in the top five on beam, including Musser and Benscko sharing the title with scores of 9.900. Merriam, who tied her career high on the event, and senior Daryl Konsevick(Rutherford, N.J.) tied for fifth each soring a 9.825. Stauder placed seventh with a 9.800 and Welsh scored a 9.750 for ninth place.

The meet came down to the final rotation and the final competitors.

Alabama squeezed out the win after posting a 49.075 on bars. The Nittany Lions’ 48.950 on floor was not enough to take over the lead even with three Lions finishing in the top four on the event.

Bencsko took home the crown with a season-high 9.900 and Welsh took second with a personal-best 9.850. Merriam tied for fourth with a 9.825 and Konsevick posted a 9.775 for ninth. Musser rounded out Penn State’s top performers with a 9.750.

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V UB BB FX Total Alabama 49.425 49.075 48.725 48.950 196.175 Penn State 48.775 48.975 49.250 49.100 196.100 Michigan State 48.550 48.225 47.650 48.450 192.875 Cornell 47.125 46.975 47.550 47.200 188.850 at Minnesota • January 28 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - The ninth-ranked Penn State women’s gymnastics team hit all 24 routines to clinch a 195.475-195.150 victory at Minnesota. The Nittany Lions trailed in the first two rotations, but rallied in the third and fourth to secure the win.

The Nittany Lions had five all-around competitors with junior Sharaya Musser bringing home her fourth all-around title of the season with a 39.275. Senior Whitney Bencsko placed second with a 39.125 and junior Madison Merriam, who hit all four of her routines and was named the team MVP, took third with a 39.075. Sophomore Kassidy Stauder posted a 38.900 for fifth and freshman Krystal Welsh earned a 38.850 for sixth.

Penn State opened the meet on the uneven bars where Merriam and Bencsko were Penn State’s top two finishers placing third and fourth, respectively. Merriam posted a 9.775, while Bencsko scored a 9.725. Senior Alexandra Stine (Philipsburg, Pa.) tied for fifth with a 9.700 and Musser tied for eighth with a 9.675. Stauder and Welsh both scored a 9.650 to share tenth place.

After the first rotation, the Lions had a team score of 48.525, while the Gophers, who started the meet on vault, led with a 48.875.

The Nittany Lions moved on to vault where the team earned a 49.000.

Despite the Gophers only scoring a 48.675 on bars, Penn State continued to trail in the meet, 97.500-97.525. Musser earned her first individual event title of the meet with a 9.875. Merriam tied for second place with a 9.825. Bencsko and Welsh shared fourth with a 9.775, which tied Welsh’s career-high. Freshman Lexi Carroll (Olney, Md.) broke into the vault lineup for the first time in her career and placed eighth with a 9.750.

Musser again led the Lions, this time on floor exercise where she scored a 9.825 for the crown. Stauder was Penn State’s next top performer on the event with a 9.775 for fourth. Bencsko also posted a 9.775 for fourth, while senior Daryl Konsevick (Rutherford, N.J.) scored a 9.750 for seventh. Welsh and Merriam were Penn State’s other two competitors on the event and both earned a 9.675.

Altogether the team scored a 48.800 on floor to push ahead of Minnesota with a team score of 146.325. Minnesota, who competed on beam in the third rotation, posted a 48.725 to end up trailing the Lions with a team score of 146.275.

Penn State closed out the meet on beam where the team had to hit every routine to maintain the lead for the triumph. The team did just that posting a 49.150, while Minnesota scored a 48.875 on floor.

Musser captured her third title of the evening with a 9.900. Bencsko took second with a 9.850 and Stauder, Merriam and Konsevick tied for fourth each scoring a 9.800. Welsh also competed on floor and posted a 9.750 for eighth.

V UB BB FX Total Penn State 49.000 48.525 49.150 48.800 195.475 Minnesota 48.875 48.675 48.725 48.875 195.150

2012 Meet Summaries at Iowa • February 3 IOWA CITY, Iowa - The 10th-ranked Penn State women’s gymnastics team rallied for a come-from-behind victory at No. 24 Iowa Friday evening. Penn State scored a 195.800 to Iowa’s 195.150 for the win.

The Nittany Lions had five all-around competitors in the meet. Junior Sharaya Musser (Colorado Springs, Colo.) posted a season-high in the allaround with a 39.600 for her fifth title of the season. Sophomore Kassidy Stauder (Palmerton, Pa.) finished second in the all-around recording a career-high 39.100, while senior Whitney Bencsko (Pompton Plains, N.J.) scored a 39.050 for third place. Junior Madison Merriam (Gaithersburg, Md.) placed fourth with a 38.925 and freshman Krystal Welsh (Bowie, Md.) took fifth with a 38.450.

Penn State opened the meet on bars where the team initially struggled scoring a 48.425, while Iowa posted a 48.650 on vault. Musser was Penn State’s top performer on the event with a 9.850 to be part of a three-way tie for second place. Stauder posted a 9.775 for sixth, while senior bars specialist Alexandra Stine (Philipsburg, Pa.) scored a 9.700 for eighth.

Bencsko took ninth place on the event with a 9.675 and Merriam finished 10th with a 9.425.

The Nittany Lions moved to vault in the second rotation where the Nittany Lions began to battle back bit by bit. Penn State scored a 48.950 for a combined team score of 97.375. Iowa remained in first place in the meet after scoring a 49.175 on bars for a team score of 97.825.

Penn State had three gymnasts finish in the top five led by Musser’s 9.925 for first place. Merriam tied for third with a 9.775, while Bencsko, Welsh and freshman Lexi Carroll (Olney, Md.) were part of a four-way tie for fifth after each scored a 9.750.

The Nittany Lions took the lead after rotation three where they scored a 49.150 on floor for a team score of 146.525. Iowa struggled on beam scoring a 47.975 to bring their team score to145.800.

Musser secured her second individual event title of the night with a 9.900 on floor, while Merriam posted a 9.875 for fourth. Bencsko tied for fifth with a 9.850. Welsh placed ninth with a 9.775 and Stauder tied for 10th with a 9.750.

The Nittany Lions rocked beam combining for a 49.275. Despite Iowa’s stellar performance on floor with a 49.350 it wouldn’t be enough to steal the meet away from Penn State.

Musser claimed the crown on beam with a 9.925 and Stauder posted a career-best 9.900 for second place. Merriam improved her career-best on beam with a 9.850, as did Welsh who posted a 9.825 for fifth. Bencsko took sixth with a 9.775 to round out Penn State’s top performers on the event.

V UB BB FX Total Penn State 48.950 48.425 49.275 49.150 195.800 Iowa 48.650 49.175 47.175 47.075 195.150

at N.C. State with GWU and W&M • February 11 RALEIGH, N.C. - The 10th-ranked Penn State women’s gymnastics team turned in a stellar performance in a quad meet at No. 21 N.C. State. The Nittany Lions scored a season-high 196.650, which earned the team a second place finish. N.C. State won the meet with a 196.775, while George Washington finished third with a 191.750 and William & Mary scored a 191.375 for fourth.

Four gymnasts competed in the all-around for Penn State. Junior Sharaya Musser (Colorado Springs, Colo.) posted a 39.525 for her sixth all-around title of the season, while junior Madison Merriam (Gaithersburg, Md.) scored a 39.375 for second place. Freshman Krystal Welsh (Bowie, Md.) finished fourth with a 39.150 and senior Whitney Bencsko (Pompton Plains, N.J.) scored a 38.900 for fifth.

The Nittany Lions opened the meet on the uneven bars where the team posted a season-high 49.100, which landed the team on top early. Musser led the Lions with a 9.900 for first place. Merriam tied for second place with a season-best 9.850 and Bencsko earned a season-high 9.825 for fourth. Sophomore Kassidy Stauder (Palmerton, Pa.) finished seventh with a 9.775 and senior Alexandra Stine (Philipsburg, Pa.) scored a 9.750 for 11th.

In the second rotation, the Nittany Lions moved to beam where Penn State scored a 49.175 to maintain first place in the meet with a combined team score of 98.275. Musser earned her second individual event title of the night tying her career-best 2with a 9.950. Senior Daryl Konsevick (Rutherford, NJ.) tied for third with a season-high 9.875. Welsh scored a 9.800 for seventh, while Stauder and Merriam each scored a 9.775 for ninth.

It was during the third rotation that N.C. State took over first place in the meet. The Nittany Lions scored a 49.125 on floor for a team score of 147.400, while the Wolfpack posted a 49.275 on beam for a team score of 147.475. Merriam was Penn State’s top finisher on floor tying for second place with a9.875. Bencsko took fifth with a 9.850, and Konsevick, Welsh, Musser and freshman Lexi Carroll (Olney, Md.) all tied for seventh with a 9.800. It was Carroll’s first career appearance on floor.

Penn State secured its season-high team score of 196.675 with a 49.250 on vault. The team stuck five of six landings. Merriam and Musser shared second place with a 9.875, while Bencsko took fourth with a 9.850.

Carroll posted a career-high 9.825 for sixth, while Welsh and sophomore Lindsay Musgrove (League City, Texas) , who made her season-debut, also posted a 9.825.

V UB BB FX Total N.C. State 49.225 48.975 49.275 49.300 196.775 Penn State 49.250 49.100 49.175 49.125 196.650 GWU 48.550 48.425 47.725 47.050 191.750 Will. & Mary 48.225 47.775 47.575 47.800 191.375

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2012 Meet Summaries vs. Brockport • February 18 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The 10th-ranked Penn State women’s gymnastics team continued its success in 2012 with a 195.950-183.200 victory against Brockport at home in Rec Hall. Freshman Krystal Welsh(Bowie, Md.) was the Ann Carr award winner as the most inspirational Penn State gymnast of the meet.

The Nittany Lions opened the meet on fire scoring a 49.225 on vault, just .025 from their season high. All six competitors posted scores of 9.800 or better. Juniors Madison Merriam (Gaithersburg, Md.) and Sharaya Musser (Colorado Springs, Colo.) shared the title with scores of 9.875. Sophomore Lindsay Musgrove (League City, Texas) took third with a career-high 9.850, while Welsh tied her personal best with a 9.825 for fourth. Freshman Lexi Carroll (Olney, Md.) and senior Whitney Bencsko(Pompton Plains, N.J.) shared fifth place after each posted a 9.800.

Penn State moved to the uneven bars in rotation two where the team earned a 48.800 for an overall meet score of 98.025. The Nittany Lions had a strong lead as Brockport was trailing with a 90.075. Bencsko took top honors for Penn State winning the title with a 9.800, while senior Alexandra Stine (Philipsburg, Pa.) earned a season-high 9.775. Sophomore Kassidy Stauder(Palmerton, Pa.) and Merriam tied for third scoring a 9.750 and Musser took fifth with a 9.725.

Rotation three saw Penn State competing on beam where the squad earned a 48.900, while Brockport headed to floor and scored a 47.525. The Nittany Lions claimed the top five spots on beam with Musser leading the way with a 9.900. Senior Daryl Konsevick(Rutherford, N.J.) tied her season high with a 9.875 for second place and Stauder turned in a 9.750 for third. Bencsko claimed fourth with a 9.700 and Welsh was fifth with a 9.675.

The Lions closed out the meet and solidified their victory in the fourth rotation with a 49.025 on floor. Welsh tied her career best with a 9.850 for the first individual event title of her career. Musser finished second with a 9.825 and Merriam claimed third with a 9.800. Konsevick shared fourth place with teammates Carroll, who performed on floor for the first time in her career, and Bencsko as they all scored a 9.775.

Penn State had four all-around competitors in tonight’s meet. Musser once again topped the list with a 39.325, while Bencsko earned a 39.075 for second place. Welsh score a 39.025 for the first top three finish of her collegiate career and Merriam posted a 38.625 for fourth.

V UB BB FX Total Penn State 49.225 48.800 48.900 49.025 195.950 Brockport 47.350 42.725 45.600 47.525 183.200

at Ohio State • February 25 COLUMBUS, Ohio - The 10th-ranked Penn State women’s gymnastics team was forced to count its first fall on an event since the start of the 2011 season in a meet at No. 11 Ohio State Saturday evening. The Buckeyes won the meet scoring a 196.025 to Penn State’s 195.000.

The Nittany Lions had five all-around competitors this weekend, as sophomore Kassidy Stauder (Palmerton, Pa.) returned to the all-around lineup.

Freshman Krystal Welsh (Bowie, Md.) was Penn State’s top performer, finishing second with a 38.900. Junior Madison Merriam (Gaithersburg, Md.) took third with a 38.725, while junior Sharaya Musser (Colorado Springs, Colo.) placed fourth with a 38.700. Senior Whitney Bencsko (Pompton Plains, N.J.) earned a fifth place finish with a 38.575 and Stauder took sixth scoring a 38.450.

Ohio State took the early lead in the meet beginning on vault and securing a team score of 48.850, while Penn State posted a 48.750 on bars. Bencsko was the top Nittany Lion on bars with a 9.825 to tie forth six, while Stauder posted a 9.800 for eighth. Merriam scored a 9.750, senior Alex Stine (Philipsburg, Pa.) posted a 9.700 and Welsh turned in a 9.675.

Penn State moved on to vault in the second rotation where the Lions posted a 48.675 to improve their team score to 97.425. Ohio State continued to hold onto the lead after posting a 49.325 on bars for a 98.175 overall.

Merriam finished in the top three with a 9.775, while Welsh placed fourth with a 9.750. Musser and freshman Alex Witt (Odessa, Fla.) shared seventh with a 9.725 and Bencsko finished ninth with a 9.700.

The Nittany Lions headed to floor for the third rotation and did an outstanding job. Penn State scored a season-best 49.275, which propelled the squad into first place with a 146.700. Ohio State trailed by a narrow margin with a 146.550 after competing on beam.

Bencsko, Merriam and Musser all scored impressive 9.900’s to share second place. Welsh posted a 9.800 for 10th and senior Daryl Konsevick (Rutherford, N.J.) scored a 9.775 for 11th.

Despite the strong performance on floor, the momentum did not follow the Nittany Lions to beam. Penn State combined for a 48.300 after counting a fall to reach their final score. The Buckeyes posted a 49.475 on floor in the final rotation to take the win.

Musser was Penn State’s leader on beam with a 9.825. Stauder scored a 9.775 for third and Konsevick turned in a fifth place finish with a 9.725.

Welsh scored a 9.675 for seventh, while Merriam earned a 9.300 after a fall for 10th. The Nittany Lions opened the meet on fire scoring a 49.225 on vault, just .025 from their season high. All six competitors posted scores of 9.800 or better. Juniors Madison Merriam (Gaithersburg, Md.) and Sharaya Musser (Colorado Springs, Colo.) shared the title with scores of 9.875. Sophomore Lindsay Musgrove (League City, Texas) took third with a career-high 9.850, while Welsh tied her personal best with a 9.825 for fourth. Freshman Lexi Carroll (Olney, Md.) and senior Whitney Bencsko(Pompton Plains, N.J.) shared fifth place after each posted a 9.800.

Penn State moved to the uneven bars in rotation two where the team earned a 48.800 for an overall meet score of 98.025. The Nittany Lions had a strong lead as Brockport was trailing with a 90.075. Bencsko took top honors for Penn State winning the title with a 9.800, while senior Alexandra Stine (Philipsburg, Pa.) earned a season-high 9.775. Sophomore

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2012 Meet Summaries Kassidy Stauder(Palmerton, Pa.) and Merriam tied for third scoring a 9.750 and Musser took fifth with a 9.725.

Rotation three saw Penn State competing on beam where the squad earned a 48.900, while Brockport headed to floor and scored a 47.525. The Nittany Lions claimed the top five spots on beam with Musser leading the way with a 9.900. Senior Daryl Konsevick(Rutherford, N.J.) tied her season high with a 9.875 for second place and Stauder turned in a 9.750 for third. Bencsko claimed fourth with a 9.700 and Welsh was fifth with a 9.675.

The Lions closed out the meet and solidified their victory in the fourth rotation with a 49.025 on floor. Welsh tied her career best with a 9.850 for the first individual event title of her career. Musser finished second with a 9.825 and Merriam claimed third with a 9.800. Konsevick shared fourth place with teammates Carroll, who performed on floor for the first time in her career, and Bencsko as they all scored a 9.775.

Penn State had four all-around competitors in tonight’s meet. Musser once again topped the list with a 39.325, while Bencsko earned a 39.075 for second place. Welsh score a 39.025 for the first top three finish of her collegiate career and Merriam posted a 38.625 for fourth.

V UB BB FX Total Ohio State 48.850 49.325 48.375 49.475 196.025 Penn State 48.675 48.750 48.300 49.275 195.000

98.150. North Carolina earned a 48.800 on the vault, which put the Tar Heels in second after the second rotation. Penn State sat in third with a 97.700.

The balance beam was up next for the Nittany Lions, and Musser did not disappoint, anchoring the line-up with a 9.900. Seniors Whitney Bencsko (Pompton Plains, N.J.) and Daryl Konsevick (Rutherford, N.J.) each added a 9.825 on the beam, helping Penn State to a team score of 48.950.

The balance beam score gave Penn State a 146.650 for the meet, putting them in third. Michigan continued to lead with a team score of 146.925 after posting a 48.775 on the floor. North Carolina maintained a slight edge on the Nittany Lions with a 146.725 after a 48.925 on bars.

A stellar effort on the floor exercise ultimately won the meet for the Nittany Lions, who posted a season-high 49.350. Musser led the Lions with a season-high 9.925, while Merriam tied her season-best 9.900. Bencsko scored a 9.875 and Konsevick posted a 9.850. Sophomore Lindsay Musgrove (League City, Texas) rounded out Penn State’s top performers with a 9.800. Michigan moved into second place with a 48.975 on vault, while North Carolina earned a 49.025 on beam to secure their third place finish.

The victory over the Wolverines brings the Nittany Lions’ record vs. UM to 7-22 all-time. The Nittany Lions remain a perfect 7-0 vs. the Tar Heels.

V UB BB FX Total Penn State 49.275 48.425 48.950 49.350 196.000 Michigan 48.975 49.100 49.050 48.775 195.900 North Carolina 48.800 48.925 49.025 49.000 195.750

vs. Michigan and North Carolina • March 2 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - No. 11 Penn State women’s gymnastics team came from behind in the fourth rotation to win a tri-meet with No. 23 Michigan and North Carolina. The Nittany Lions posted a 196.000, while the Wolverines scored a 195.900 and North Carolina earned a 195.750.

“What an exciting meet,” said head coach Jeff Thompson. “I love the way our team fought until the very end. They had a different type of week of practice and we had them walk into the arena tonight planning to win.

Although after uneven bars it looked like that may not happen, we did our best floor routines of the year to come from behind and win by one-tenth.

I just wish I knew it was that close, it would’ve been a lot more exciting for me at the end.”

Junior Sharaya Musser (Colorado Springs, Colo.) was honored as the Ann Carr Award winner as the most inspirational Penn State gymnast at the meet. She scored a season-high 39.650 in the all-around for the title.

Freshman Alex Witt (Odessa, Fla.) started the Nittany Lions off with a career-high 9.800 on the vault, where the Nittany Lions would put together their best team effort of the season. Junior Madison Merriam (Gaithersburg, Md.) added a season-high 9.900, while Musser tied her season high with a 9.950. The team finished the vault with a season-high score of 49.275, leading all three teams. Michigan tallied a 49.100 on the uneven bars and North Carolina scored a 49.000 on the floor exercise.

The Nittany Lions were on the uneven bars next. Sophomore Kassidy Stauder (Palmerton, Pa.) and Musser each scored a 9.875 to lead the PSU team, while Merriam added a 9.850. Penn State’s 48.425 on the event wasn’t enough to keep the Nittany Lions ahead of the pack as Michigan posted a 49.050 on the balance beam to take the lead with a team score of GoPSUsports.com • PENN STATE 2013

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2012 Meet Summaries at Pittsburgh • March 11 PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The 12th-ranked Penn State women’s gymnastics team posted two season-highs on the way to a 196.425-195.075 win at Pittsburgh Sunday evening. The Nittany Lions earned season bests on both the uneven bars and floor exercise.

vs. Maryland • March 17 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The 12th-ranked Penn State women’s gymnastics team closed out its regular season at home with a 196.500-195.550 win over the University of Maryland Saturday night at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions posted a season high team score on the uneven bars of 49.350.

Penn State opened the meet on the uneven bars where the team scored a season-high 49.200 for the early lead. Pittsburgh opened on vault and scored a 48.850. Sophomore Kassidy Stauder (Palmerton, Pa.) started the Nittany Lions off with a 9.825 and freshman Krystal Welsh (Bowie, Md.) followed with a career-high 9.800. Senior Alex Stine (Philipsburg, Pa.) tied her personal-best with a 9.850. Juniors Madison Merriam (Gaithersburg, Md.) and Sharaya Musser (Colorado Springs, Colo.) posted a 9.825 and a 9.900, respectively.

Junior Sharaya Musser (Colorado Springs, Colo.) continued her dominance in the all-around, tying her season-best with a 39.650 for first place. Senior Whitney Bencsko (Pompton Plains, N.J.), who competed in her final home meet at Rec Hall, scored a season-high 39.325 for second place, while junior Madison Merriam (Gaitherburg, Md.) posted a 39.225. Freshman Krystal Welsh (Bowie, Md.) totaled a 39.100.

In rotation two the Nittany Lions competed on vault and solidified their lead with a team score of 49.150 for a 98.350 overall. Pittsburgh turned in a 48.100 on bars for a 96.950. Merriam was Penn State’s top performer on the event tying her career best with a 9.925. Sophomore Lindsay Musgrove (League City, Texas) scored a 9.825, while senior Whitney Bencsko (Pompton Plains, N.J.), Welsh and Musser all scored a 9.800.

The Nittany Lions moved on to floor in the third rotation scoring a season-high 49.450 to improve their overall score to 147.800. Pittsburgh continued to trail with at 145.775 after posting a 48.825 on beam.

Senior Daryl Konsevick (Rutherford, N.J.) led off on floor with a 9.875 to tie her season-best, while freshman Lexi Carroll (Olney, Md.) earned a career-high 9.850. Both Welsh and Benscko posted a 9.875 and Merriam scored a 9.900 to tie her season best. Musser led the Lions with a 9.925, which tied her season high.

Penn State closed out the meet on beam scored a 48.625. Despite Pittsburgh scoring a 49.300 on floor, Penn State had developed a strong enough lead to claim the team victory.

Musser was the top Nittany Lion on beam with a 9.775 and Konsevick posted a 9.750. Bencsko earned a 9.725 and Stauder scored a 9.700. Merriam rounded out Penn State’s top performers on beam with a 9.675.

The Nittany Lions had four all-around competitors, including Bencsko, Merriam, Musser and Welsh. Musser won her eighth all-around crown of the season with a 39.400. Merriam tied for second with a 39.325, while Welsh took fourth with a 39.075. Bencsko earned a 38.475 for sixth.

V UB BB FX Total Penn State 49.150 49.200 48.625 49.450 196.425 Pittsburgh 48.850 48.100 48.825 49.300 195.075

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Penn State opened the meet on the vault with a team score of 49.175 to take an early lead against the Terrapins, who scored a 48.775 on the uneven bars. Starting off for the Nittany Lions was freshman Lexi Carroll (Olney, Md.) who scored a 9.700, followed by Bencsko who posted a 9.775. Third in the lineup on vault for Penn State was sophomore Lindsay Musgrove (League City, Texas) who earned a 9.750, and Welsh posted a score of 9.775.

Leading the team on vault for Penn State were Merriam, who tied her career-high with a score of 9.925, and Musser, who closed out the first event with a strong 9.950 score, tying her season best.

In the second rotation, the Nittany Lions transitioned to the uneven bars to post a season-high team score of 49.350. Maryland scored a 49.200 on the vault, allowing the Nittany Lions to improve their team score to 98.525 and maintain the lead. Maryland had a team score of 97.975. Merriam claimed the title with a season best 9.900, while sophomore Kassidy Stauder (Palmerton, Pa.) and Welsh both scored an 9.825. Senior Alex Stine (Philipsburg, Pa.), Bencsko, and Musser all put up a solid 9.875.

In rotation three, Penn State headed to beam and was able to hold on to their lead with a combined team score of 147.425 to Maryland’s 147.075.

Maryland was on floor and put up a 49.100, while the Nittany Lions posted a team score of 48.900 on the beam. Musser’s score of 9.875 was a meet-high. Bencsko posted a 9.825, and senior Daryl Konsevick (Rutherford, N.J.) scored a 9.750.

Penn State closed out their final home meet on floor with a team score of 48.800, while Maryland scored a 48.475 on the beam. Musser tied her career high on floor with a 9.950 to lead Penn State and Bencsko earned a 9.850. Konsevick scored a 9.825, while Welsh rounded out Penn State’s top performers on the event with a 9.775.

V UB BB FX Total Penn State 49.175 49.350 48.900 49.075 196.500 Maryland 49.200 48.775 48.475 49.100 195.550

2012 Meet Summaries at Big Ten Championships • March 24 IOWA CITY, Iowa - Junior Sharaya Musser (Colorado Springs, Colo.) was named the 2012 Big Ten Gymnast of the Year at the Big Ten Gymnastics Championships hosted by the University of the Iowa. Penn State finished sixth at the championships, posting a team score of 195.700.

Musser is the second Penn State gymnast in the last four years to be named Big Ten Gymnast of the Year, as former Nittany Lion Brandi Personett was awarded the honor in 2009 and 2010. The 2010 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Musser marks the seventh time a Nittany Lion has been selected.

NCAA Regional Championships • April 7 RALEIGH, N.C. - The Penn State women’s gymnastics team picked up two regional awards as junior Sharaya Musser (Colorado Springs, Colo.) earned a bid to the NCAA National Championships with a third place finish in the all-around. The Nittany Lions finished fourth overall at the NCAA Regional Championships with a team score of 195.650.

Head coach Jeff Thompson was named the Northeast Region Coach of the Year, while Musser was awarded Northeast Region Gymnast of the Year laurels. Musser has earned her third straight bid to Nationals.

In addition, Musser was named to the Big Ten All-Championship Team.

She joined Nebraska’s Jessie DeZiel, Jamie Schleppenbach, Emily Wong, Lora Evanstad and Janelle Giblin, Michigan’s Joanna Sampson and Sachi Sugiyama, Emma Stevenson of Iowa, Kelsey Joannides of Illinois and Minnesota’s amber Hammerschmidt.

Musser scored a 39.450 in the all-around to secure a bid to nationals. She finished in the top four on three of the four events. Junior Madison Merriam (Gaithersburg, Md.) totaled a 38.750, freshman Krystal Welsh (Bowie, Md.) earned a 38.575 and senior Whitney Bencsko (Pompton Plains, N.J.) posted a 38.525.

The Nittany Lions competed in the second session of the Big Ten Championships as the No. 2 seed along with No. 1 seed Nebraska, No. 3 seed Ohio State and fourth seeded Minnesota. Michigan, Michigan State, Illinois and Iowa all competed in the first session.

The Nittany Lions opened the meet with a bye before competing on the uneven bars in the second rotation. Penn State earned a team score of 49.050 led by Musser’s 9.850. Merriam, senior Alex Stine (Philipsburg, Pa.), sophomore Kassidy Stauder (Palmerton, Pa.) and Welsh all posted a 9.800.

Penn State posted a team score of 49.100 on vault in the first rotation where Musser posted a 9.900 to lead the Lions. Senior Whitney Bencsko (Pompton Plains, N.J.) tied her season high with a 9.850, while junior Madison Merriam (Gaithersburg, Md.) scored a 9.825. Freshman Lexi Carroll (Olney, Md.) posted a 9.775, and both freshman Krystal Welsh (Bowie, Md.) and sophomore Lindsay Musgrove (League City, Texas) each earned a 9.750.

On beam in the third rotation, the Nittany Lions had to count a fall, but the final three competitors all hit their routines to close out the event. Stauder led off with a 9.800, while Bencsko earned a 9.600. Competing fifth was senior Daryl Konsevick (Rutherford, N.J.) who posted a 9.825, and Musser anchored the Lions and scored a 9.850.

In the second rotation, the Nittany Lions competed on bars where they combined for a team score of 48.925 for a 98.025 overall. Musser was Penn State’s top perfomer with a 9.850. Bencsko was second on the team with a 9.80, while both senior Alexandra Stine (Philipsburg, Pa.) and Merriam each were awarded 9.775.

The Nittany Lions moved on to beam where Musser turned in a strong performance for a 9.850. Sophomore Kassidy Stauder (Palmerton, Pa.) scored a 9.800 and both senior Daryl Konsevick (Rutherford, N.J.) and Bencsko posted a 9.750. Penn State earned a team score of 48.850 on beam and improved their overall team score to 146.875.

For the fourth and final rotation, Penn State competed on floor. Three Nittany Lions, Musser, Merriam and Bencsko, all scored a 9.800, while Carrol earned a 9.725. Penn State’s team score was 48.825 to bring them to their total of 195.700 for the meet.

Musser was Penn State’s top all-arounder with a 39.400 to tie for third place. Bencsko scored a 39.200 to share 10th place, while Merriam finished 14th with a 39.100. Welsh was Penn State’s fourth all-around competitor and she finished 18th with a 38.650.

Penn State spent rotation four on a bye before heading to floor exercise.

The Nittany Lions had five gymnasts score 9.800 or better on their way to a team score of 49.050. Musser and Merriam were the top Nittany Lion competitors both earning a 9.825. Konsevick, Welsh and Bencsko all earned a 9.800.

Penn State concluded the meet on vault where Penn State posted a team score of 49.225. Musser led the Lions with a 9.925, while Merriam scored a 9.850 and Carroll each scored a 9.850. Senior Whitney Bencsko and Musgrove rounded out Penn State’s top performers on the event each scoring a 9.800.

V UB BB FX Total Florida 49.550 49.300 49.200 49.275 197.325 Ohio State 49.225 49.125 48.925 48.950 196.225 N.C. State 49.125 49.100 48.625 48.950 195.975 Penn State 49.225 49.050 48.325 48.625 195.650 North Carolina 49.025 47.600 48.775 48.625 194.025 Kent State 48.900 48.325 48.350 48.000 193.575

V UB BB FX Total Nebraska 49.475 49.425 48.850 49.350 197.100 Ohio State 49.250 49.100 48.725 49.150 196.225 Minnesota 49.300 48.750 48.750 49.150 195.950 Michigan 49.375 49.025 48.725 48.725 195.875 Illinois 48.975 49.100 48.900 48.875 195.850 Penn State 49.100 48.925 48.850 48.825 195.700 Iowa 49.275 48.825 48.325 49.000 195.425 Michigan State 48.800 48.700 48.375 48.800 194.675

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2012 Meet Summaries NCAA Championships • April 20 DULUTH, Ga. - Penn State women’s gymnastics junior Sharaya Musser (Colorado Springs, Colo.) earned NACGC/W All-America status at the NCAA Championships on Friday, April 20. Musser now has six NACGC/W All-America honors for her career.

Musser secured Second Team All-America status on beam and floor to bring her career honors to six. Musser was awarded First Team All-America honors on vault and in the all-around, as well as Second Team All-America laurels on beam and floor in 2010 as a freshman.

NACGC/W All-America status is determined by Friday’s scoring in both the first and second sessions of the NCAA Championships. First Team is determined by first to fourth place on each individual event, while Second Team is awarded for fifth through eighth places including ties in each session.

Competing with top-ranked Florida who finished in second place in the team competition with a 197.650 to advance to the Super Six on Saturday, Musser opened the second session of the championships on vault posting a 9.700. After a bye in the second rotation Musser and the Gators moved on to the uneven bars where she posted a 9.850.

In the third rotation, Musser finished sixth with a 9.900 on balance beam.

After a final bye in the fourth rotation, she scored a 9.850 on floor, which was good enough for eighth place.

Musser at the NCAA Championships (Session I) Vault: 9.700 (43rd) Bars: 9.850 (T-16th) Beam: 9.900 (T-6th) Floor: 9.850 (T-8th) All-Around: 39.300 (T-12th)

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Events and Coaching History Vault

All-Time Team: 49.500 at W. Virginia w/ Rutgers, 2003 at NCAA NE Regionals, 2004 vs. Cornell, Iowa &Yale. 2010 All-Time Individual: 10.0 Katie Rowland, 2003 Brandi Personett, 2010 2012 Team: 49.275 vs. Michigan and UNC (3/2) 2012 Individual: 9.950 Sharaya Musser at New Hampshire (1/15) vs. Michigan/UNC (3/2) vs. Maryland (3/17)

Bars

Beam

Floor

All-Time Individual: 9.975 Katie Perret, 2007 Natalie Ettl, 2011

All-Time Individual: 10.0 Katie Rowland, 2003 Nikki Smith, 2000 Missy Leopoldus, 1999

All-Time Individual: 10.0 Ellen Casey, 1999

All-Time Team: 49.500 vs. Massachusetts, 2001

2012 Team: 49.200 at Pittsburgh (3/11) 2012 Individual: 9.900 Madison Merriam vs. Maryland (3/17) Sharaya Musser vs. MSU, Cornell, Alabama (1/21) vs. N.C. State, GWU, W&M (2/11) at Pittsburgh (3/11)

All-Time Team: 49.650 at Rhode Island, 2001

All-Time Team: 49.725 vs. Massachusetts, 2001

2012 Team: 49.275 at Iowa (2/3) 2012 Individual: 9.950 Sharaya Musser at N.C. State with George Washington, William & Mary

2012 Team: 49.450 at N.C. State with George Washington, William & Mary 2012 Individual: 9.950 Sharaya Musser vs. Maryland

Penn State Coaches’ Records

All-Around

Year

Coach

Record

1965-67

Lu Magnusson

10-9-1

Della Durant Tuovi Sappinem

1968

Kathy Corrigan

6-3-0

1969-72

Betz Hanley

22-24-0

1973-74

Barbara Block

14-11-0

2012 Individual: 39.650

1975-92

Judi Avener-Markell

278-87-1

Sharaya Musser, 2x

1993-2010

Steve Shephard

256-144-2

2010-present

Jeff Thompson

39-18

All-Time: 197.450 vs. Massachusetts, 2001 All-Time Individual: 39.775 Katie Rowland, 2003 2012 Team: 196.675 at Pittsburgh (2/11)

vs. Michigan and UNC (3/2) vs. Maryland (3/17)

Penn State Individual Records

Penn State Team Records

Vault.................................10.00.............................. Katie Rowland, 2003 .............................................................................Brandi Personett, 2010 Bars..................................9.975................................... Katie Perret, 2007 .....................................................................................Natalie Ettl, 2011 Beam................................10.00.............................. Katie Rowland, 2003 ................................................................................... Nikki Smith, 2000 ............................................................................ Missy Leopoldus, 1999 Floor................................10.00....................................Ellen Casey, 1999 All-Around......................39.775............................. Katie Rowland, 2003

Vault....................................................49.500 at West Virginia (2/16/03) ................................................. 49.500 vs. Cornell, Iowa, Yale (1/23/10) Bars.........................................................49.500 Massachusetts (2/23/01) Beam.................................................... 49.650 at Rhode Island (2/17/01) Floor.......................................................49.725 Massachusetts (2/23/01) Team.....................................................197.450 Massachusetts (2/23/01)

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All-Time High Scores Individual Record Breakdown Vault

Gymnast

Times Earned

1. Katie Rowland, 2003 Brandi Personett, 2010 2. Brandi Personett, 2008 Katie Rowland, 2003 Sharaya Musser, 2010 3. Sharaya Musser, 2010, ‘11, ‘12 Brandi Personett, 2007, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Sharaya Musser, 2010, ‘11, ‘12 Jennifer Orlando, 2006 Lisa Clark, 2004, 2005 Katie Rowland, 2001, ‘02, ‘03 Gemma Cuff, 1998 Joanna Knox, 1995

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2 10.00 2 10.00 1 9.975 1 1 5 9.950 4 5 1 2 7 2 1

Uneven Bars

1. Katie Perret, 2007 Natalie Ettl, 2011 2. Natalie Ettl, 2010, ‘11 Katie McAvoy, 2002, ‘03 Katie Rowland, 2001, ‘02 Maria Taylor, 2001 Nikki Smith 1999 3. Madison Merriam, 2011 Alexandra Brockway, 2010 Sharaya Musser, 2010, ‘11 Natalie Ettl, 2010, ‘11 Brandi Personett, 2009 Katie Perret, 2006 Kristal Uzelac, 2005 Michelle Ilg, 2004 Katie McAvoy, 2002, ‘03 Maria Taylor, 2001 Ellen Casey, 1997, 1999 Gemma Cuff, 2001 Nikki Bongiovanni, 2001 Katie Rowland, 2001 Nikki Smith 1999 Missy Leopoldus, 1998

Score

Times Earned 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 3 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1

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Score 9.975 9.950

9.925

Gymnast

Balance Beam

1. Katie Rowland, 2003 Nikki Smith, 2000 Missy Leopoldus, 1999 2. Meredith Hoover, 2006 Richelle Simpson, 2001 Katie Rowland, 2001 Maria Taylor, 2001 Nikki Smith, 2000 3. Sharaya Musser, 2011, ‘12 Brandi Personett, 2010 Kristal Uzelac, 2005 Nikki Smith, 2000 Missy Leopoldus, 1998, ‘99 Nicole Malinak, 1997

Gymnast

Times Earned 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 1

Floor Exercise

Times Earned

1. Ellen Casey, 1999 2. Katie Rowland, 2003 Ellen Casey, 1999 Gemma Cuff, 2001 3. Sharaya Musser, 2011, ‘12 Brandi Personett, 2007, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Kate Stopper, 2004 Katie Rowland, 2001, ‘02, ‘03 Leslie Bair, 2001 Richelle Simpson, 2001 Heather Duggan, 2000 Missy Leopoldus, 1998 Ellen Casey, 1997, ‘98, ‘99

Gymnast

1 1 1 1 3 5 1 5 1 1 1 1 3

All-Around

1. Katie Rowland, 2003 2. Katie Rowland, 2002 Sharaya Musser, 2011 3. Brandi Personett, 2010 4. Katie Rowland, 2003 5. Sharaya Musser, 2012 Katie Rowland, 2001 6. Katie Rowland, 2002 Missy Leopoldus, 1998 7. Sharaya Musser, 2010 Brandi Personett, 2009, ‘10 Katie Rowland, 2002 Gemma Cuff, 1998 8. Brandi Personett, 2009 Sharaya Musser, 2011 Katie Rowland, 2001 Ellen Casey, 1999 Missy Leopoldus, 1999 9. Brandi Personett, 2009 Sharaya Musser, 2011 Katie Rowland, 2001 10. Brandi Personett, 2008 Katie Rowland, 2001, ‘03 Katie McAvoy, 2002 Ellen Casey, 1999

Times Earned

Score 10.00 9.975

9.950

Score 10.00 9.975 9.950

Score

1 39.775 1 39.725 1 1 39.700 1 39.675 2 39.650 2 3 39.625 1 1 39.600 3 1 1 1 39.575 2 1 1 1 1 39.550 1 1 1 39.525 2 1 2

All-Time Records Individual National Champions

Year 1974 1975 1977 1978 1979 1981 1986

Gymnast Event(s)

Karen Schuckman Karen Schuckman Ann Carr Ann Carr Marcy Levine Heidi Anderson Pam Loree

AA V, FX AA UB,BB,FX,AA FX FX V

Total Individual Titles - 11

Vault (V) Uneven Bars (UB) Balance Beam (BB) Floor Exercise (FX) All-Around (AA)

2 1 1 4 3

Atlantic 10 Conference Individual Champions

Year 1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

Gymnast Event(s)

Diane Drum Pam Loree Pam Loree Kathy Pomper Bernie Robertson Pam Loree Bernie Robertson Pam Loree Kathy Pomper Bernie Robertson Kathy Parody Bernie Robertson Jessica Strunck Pam Braun Lynn Crane Shelley Reger Kira Rohm Jessica Strunck Lynn Crane Debbie O’Brien Kira Rohm Allison Barber Kim Thrasher

Atlantic 10 Conference Championship Finishes

BB, FX V, UB, AA FX V BB FX, AA BB V, FX, AA UB BB UB, AA BB FX FX BB, FX, AA BB UB V AA BB UB BB FX

Year Place

Year Place

1983 1st 1984 1st 1985 1st 1986 1st 1987 1st

1988 1st 1989 1st 1990 1st 1991 1st

Year......................Place Year .................... Place 1992...................................... 2nd 2002........................................ 7th 1993...................................... 2nd 2003........................................ 3rd 1994...................................... 2nd 2004....................................... 2nd 1995....................................... 3rd 2005....................................... 2nd 1996....................................... 7th 2006........................................ 3rd 1997....................................... 5th 2007....................................... 2nd 1998....................................... 3rd 2008........................................ 3rd 1999...................................... 2nd 2009........................................ 3rd 2000...................................... 2nd 2010....................................... 2nd 2001...................................... 2nd 2011....................................... 2nd ..................................................... 2012........................................ 6th

Big Ten Individual Champions

Year............................ Gymnast......................... Event(s) 1992............................................. Rene Lyst.................................................... BB 1993..........................................Allison Barber................................................AA 1998............................................Ellen Casey...................................................AA 2000...........................................Nikki Smith.................................................. BB 2002......................................... Katie Rowland................................................AA 2003......................................... Katie Rowland............................................V, AA 2005..........................................Kristal Uzelac..........................................UB, BB 2005.......................................... Kate Stopper................................................. FX 2006........................................... Katie Perret..................................................UB 2006...........................................Corissa Pirkl.................................................... V 2007........................................Brandi Personett...........................................V, AA 2008........................................Brandi Personett.................................... V, FX, AA 2009........................................Brandi Personett............................................... FX 2010........................................Brandi Personett........................................ AA, FX 2010............................................Natalie Ettl...................................................UB 2011............................................Natalie Ettl...................................................UB 2011.........................................Sharaya Musser............................................V, AA

Big Ten Gymnast of the Year 1998 1999 2001 2003

Missy Leopoldus Ellen Casey Katie Rowland Katie Rowland

2009 2010 2012

Brandi Personett Brandi Personett Sharaya Musser

Big Ten Freshman of the Year 1999 2007

Nikki Bongiovanni Brandi Personett

2010

Sharaya Musser

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NCAA History Penn State NCAA Regional Individual Champions

Year

Penn State NCAA Regional Finishes

Gymnast Event(s)

Year........................... Place

1970................................. Candi Breese................................. FX, AA

1975............................................ 3rd 1976........................................... 2nd 1977........................................... 2nd 1978.............................................1st 1979.............................................1st 1980.............................................1st 1981.............................................1st 1982.............................................1st 1983............................................ 3rd 1984.............................................1st 1985........................................... 2nd 1986.............................................1st 1987........................................... 2nd 1988.............................................1st 1989........................................... 2nd 1990........................................... 2nd 1991.............................................1st 1992.............................................1st 1993.............................................1st

1977.................................... Ann Carr........................ V, UB, FX, AA 1978.................................... Ann Carr.........................V, BB, FX, AA 1979................................. Marcy Levine........................................BB 1980.................................... Ann Carr............................................. V ...................................... Lisa Ingebretsen....................... UB, BB (tie) ........................................ Marcy Levine...................BB (tie), FX, AA 1981............................... Heidi Anderson............ V, UB, BB, FX, AA 1982............................... Heidi Anderson............................... FX, AA ........................................ Marcy Levine........................................BB 1983................................... Pam Loree...............................V, FX, AA 1984................................... Pam Loree..........................................AA ..................................... Bernie Robertson.....................................FX 1985................................... Pam Loree......................................... UB ....................................... Kathy Pomper.......................................BB 1986................................... Pam Loree............................UB, FX, AA ....................................... Kathy Pomper...................................... UB ..................................... Bernie Robertson.....................................BB 1988.................................. Lynn Crane..................................BB, AA ......................................... Lisa Mallios.....................................V, FX 1989...................................Kira Rohm......................................... UB

Rec Hall as a Regional Host

1990.................................Allison Barber...........................V (tie), BB 1991.................................Allison Barber................................ FX, AA ........................................... Rene Lyst...........................................BB 1992................................. Janice Rogers................................UB (tie) ........................................Allison Barber.......................................BB ..........................................April Polito..........................................AA 1993............................Karen Cimochowski.................................. UB ........................................... Rene Lyst...........................................BB ........................................Allison Barber.......................................FX 1994..................................Tracy Kerner.................. UB, BB, FX (tie) 1995..................................Tracy Kerner....................................... UB 1996...............................Missy Leopoldus..............................AA, BB .......................................Leigh Cappello.......................................FX 1997...............................Missy Leopoldus.................................... UB .......................................Leigh Cappello.......................................FX 1998................................. Gemma Cuff

........................... AA, V

1999...................................Ellen Casey................ AA, V, UB (tie), FX .........................................Maria Taylor.........................................BB 2001................................ Katie Rowland.......................................FX ........................................Katie McAvoy.......................................... V 2003................................ Katie Rowland...................................V, FX 2004....................................Lisa Clark.......................................V, FX 2005.................................Kristal Uzelac....................................... UB 2010...............................Brandi Personett................................. AA, V

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1984 1986 1988 1989 1992 1996 1999 2000 2002 2004 2008 2010

Nittany Lion All-Americans All-Americans Year Gymnast Event(s) 1974 Karen Schuckman V, UB, BB, FX, AA 1975 Karen Schuckman V, UB, FX, AA 1976 Karen Schuckman BB 1977 Ann Carr V, UB, BB, FX, AA

Jan Anthony V

Joanne Beck BB 1978 Davies Bahr V

Ann Carr V, UB, BB, FX, AA

Lisa Ingebretsen UB, BB, AA

Jan Anthony V, UB, AA 1979 Lisa Ingebretsen UB, BB

Margie Foster V, FX

Ann Carr UB

Marcy Levine FX

Jane Anthony V

Lynne Samuels V 1980 Ann Carr V, UB, BB, FX, AA

Margie Foster UB, FX, AA

Marcy Levine FX, AA

Lynne Samuels V

Lisa Ingebretsen UB

Ann McGeachy FX 1981 Heidi Anderson FX, AA 1982 Heidi Anderson UB, FX, AA 1984 Pam Loree V 1985 Pam Loree V

Year Gymnast Event(s) 1986 Pam Loree V, AA 1991 April Polito V 1992 Allison Barber V, AA 1994 Tracy Kerner FX 1995 Tracy Kerner BB 1997 Missy Leopoldus V

Ellen Casey FX, V 1999 Ellen Casey UB, FX, AA

Nikki Smith BB 2000 Gemma Cuff FX 2004 Lisa Clark V 2005 Lisa Clark FX 2008 Brandi Personett BB 2009 Brandi Personett FX

Alexandra Brockway UB

Whitney Bencsko V 2010 Brandi Personett BB, FX, AA

Sharaya Musser V, AA, BB, FX 2012 Sharaya Musser BB, FX

Total Individual All-Americans - 85 Vault (V) Uneven Bars (UB) Balance Beam (BB) Floor Exercise (FX) All-Around (AA)

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2005

11th Place - NCAA at Utah Carrie Arnesen Kathy Parody Pam Braun Michele Reger Paula Bright Susan Repmann Lynn Crane Kira Rohm Lisa Mallios Jessica Strunck Debbie O’Brien 5th Place - NCAA at Alabama Allison Barber April Polito Paula Bright Janice Rogers Lynn Crane Kira Rohm Jada Hiltabrand Laurie Russo Marianne Kreisher Coby Silver Rene Lyst 4th Place - NCAA at Minnesota Allison Barber April Polito Karen Cimochowski Janice Rogers Jada Hiltabrand Laurie Russo Tracy Kerner Coby Silver Rene Lyst 11th Place - NCAA at Oregon Allison Barber Michelle Manzolillo Karen Cimochowski April Polito Bridget Foley Nancy Rosenheck Tracy Kerner Coby Silver Rene Lyst Kerry Slattery 8th Place - NCAA at Georgia Liz Agnew Carey Hoyt Amy Bauer Christi Huch Sharon Barbato Tracy Kerner Heather Bundy Joanna Knox Leigh Cappello Nicole Malinak Karen Cimochowski Michelle Manzolillo Lauren Cutshaw Bea Selz Bridget Foley Kerry Slattery Rachael Hills 11th Place - NCAA at Alabama Heather Bundy Joanna Knox Leigh Cappello Missy Leopoldus Ellen Casey Nicole Malinak Lauren Cutshaw Michelle Manzolillo Bridget Foley Bea Selz Carey Hoyt Janae Whittaker Christi Huch 11th Place - NCAA at Florida Leigh Cappello Joanna Knox Ellen Casey Missy Leopoldus Heather Duggan Nicole Malinak Heather Fahey Bea Selz Carey Hoyt Nikki Smith Christi Huch Janae Whittaker Ashley Wilson 10th Place - NCAA at UCLA Katie Cavuto Joanna Knox Ellen Casey Missy Leopoldus Gemma Cuff Nikki Smith Heather Duggan Maria Taylor Heather Fahey Janae Whittaker Carey Hoyt Ashley Wilson Christi Huch 8th Place - NCAA at Utah Nikki Bongiovanni Missy Leopoldus Ellen Casey Nikki Smith Jordi Ciambrone Maria Taylor Gemma Cuff Vera Weiss Jennifer Drilling Janae Whittaker Heather Duggan Ashley Wilson E’Tona Ford 7th Place - NCAA at Boise State Leslie Bair E’Tona Ford Nikki Bongiovanni Katie McAvoy Lisa Campagnolo Katie Rowland Dana Cuomo Nikki Smith Gemma Cuff Julia Stoloski Jennifer Drilling Maria Taylor Heather Duggan Vera Weiss

Ashley Wilson

2009

1988 1991 1993 1992 1995 1996 1997 1998

5th Place - AIAW at Cal State-Hayward Susan Bergstrom Karen Johnson Collette Bizal Nancy Park Ellen Coccagna Karen Schuckman Dorothea DeLuca Sherilyn Sommers Karen Higashida 5th Place - AIAW at Appalachian State Joanne Beck Louise Hunt Susan Bergstrom Joan Gackenbach Lynn Cantwell Nancy Park Ellen Coccagna Karen Schuckman Claudia Coldren Amy Thompson 3rd Place - AIAW at Central Michigan Jan Anthony Joan Gackenbach Joanne Beck Chris Hartman Ann Carr Lynn Samuels Ellen Coccagna Karen Schuckman Claudia Coldren 1st Place - AIAW at Washington Debbie Alston Claudia Coldren Jan Anthony Lisa Ingebretsen Davies Bahr Lynn Samuels Joanne Beck Pat Spisak Ann Carr 2nd Place - AIAW at Penn State Debbie Alston Margie Foster Jan Anthony Lisa Ingebretsen Joanne Beck Lynn Samuels Ann Carr Pat Spisak Claudia Coldren 1st Place - AIAW at LSU Debbie Alston Lisa Ingebretsen Jan Anthony Marcy Levine Joanne Beltz Anne McGeachy Ann Carr Lynn Samuels Margie Foster Pat Spisak 3rd Place - AIAW at Utah Debbie Alston Marcy Levine Heidi Anderson Karen Polak Joanne Beltz Pat Spisak Lisa Ingebretsen Linda Tardiff 3rd Place - NCAA at Utah Heidi Anderson Kathy Pokorny Joanne Beltz Karen Polak Cissy Chung Joanna Sime Marcy Levine Linda Tardiff Jeanne Omohundro 7th Place - NCAA at UCLA Renee Bunker Tee Minor Cissy Chung Betsy Noll Nadine DeLeo Kathy Pomper Diane Drum Bernie Robertson Lynn Hairston Kim Simon Holly Haupt Lisa Smith Pam Loree 9th Place - NCAA at Utah Pam Braun Pam Loree Renee Bunker Tee Minor Cissy Chung Kathy Pomper Nadine DeLeo Bernie Robertson Diane Drum Jessica Strunck Lynn Hairston Cheryl Weseman Holly Haupt 6th Place - NCAA at Florida Donna Bervinchak Deb Muno Pam Braun Debbie O’Brien Renee Bunker Kathy Parody Kim Fischler Kathy Pomper Lynn Hairston Susan Repmann Holly Haupt Bernie Robertson Pam Loree Jessica Strunck

1999

2000

1986

1985

1984

1982 1981 1980 1979

1978

1977

1976 1975

Championship Finishes 10th Place - NCAA at Auburn Cecile Allen Jennifer Orlando Lindsay Borkan Corissa Pirkl Lisa Clark Aslynn Satterfield Meredith Hoover Genavieve Shingle Michelle Ilg Kate Stopper Ashley Mehrer Stephanie Sullivan Amie Olaes Kristal Uzelac 9th Place - NCAA at Nebraska Whitney Bencsko Heather McElwee Alexandra Brockway Lindsey Montross Natalie Ettl Brandi Personett Danielle Hover Casey Rohrbaugh Melissa Klein Rosie Smith Daryl Konsevick Allie Southard

Alex Stine

National Championship History National Championship History

National Championship Finishes

1974

AIAW - Karen Schuckman becomes Penn State’s first national championship participant and wins the all-around as a freshman.

1975

AIAW - The Penn State team makes its first national championship appearance and finishes in fifth place. Schuckman wins floor exercise and finishes in a tie for the vaulting title.

Year Place AIAW - Fifth place.

1975......................................... 5th

1976

1978

AIAW - The team climbs to third place led by the brilliant performance of Ann Carr who wins the 1976......................................... 5th all- around.

1977......................................... 3rd AIAW - Penn State wins its first national championship in gymnastics and in any women’s 1978.......................................... 1st sport with a 147.70 score, 0.15 ahead of Cal State-Fullerton. Ann Carr sweeps the all-around for 1979........................................ 2nd the second consecutive year and wins individual titles on bars, balance beam and floor exercise.

1980.......................................... 1st

1979

AIAW - The Lady Lions host the national championship and finish second to Cal State-Fullerton by 0.10. Marcy Levine wins an event title in floor exercise as a freshman.

1980

AIAW - Penn State captures its second national championship with a score of 145.50, just 0.35 ahead of runner-up Utah. The Lions take the team title without an individual national champion.

1981

AIAW - Third place. Heidi Anderson wins the floor exercise.

1982

NCAA - Third place.

1983

NCAA - Pam Loree qualifies as an individual.

1984

NCAA - Seventh place.

1985

NCAA - Ninth place.

1986

NCAA - Sixth place. Pam Loree shares the national title in vaulting.

1988

NCAA - Penn State makes its 12th trip to the National Championships.

1989

NCAA - Lynn Crane and Kira Rohm qualify as individuals.

1990

NCAA - Allison Barber qualifies as an individual.

1991

NCAA - Fifth place. April Polito achieves All-America status on vault.

1992

NCAA - Fourth place. Allison Barber ties for third on vault and places eighth in the all-around.

1993

NCAA - Eleventh place.

1994

NCAA - Tracy Kerner competes in four events and earns second team All-America status on the floor. April Polito competes in the all-around.

1995

NCAA - Eighth place. Tracy Kerner earns second team All-America status on beam.

1996

NCAA - Eleventh place.

1997

NCAA - Eleventh place. Missy Leopoldus earns first team All-America honors on vault. Ellen Casey earns second-team All-America in the all-around, floor exercise and vault.

1998

NCAA - Tenth Place.

1999

NCAA - Eighth Place. Ellen Casey earned second team All-America honors on uneven bars, floor exercise and in the all-around. Nikki Smith garnered second team honors on the beam.

2000

NCAA - Seventh Place, Gemma Cuff earned first team All-America honors on floor.

2003

NCAA - Katie Rowland (vault, floor) and Katie McAvoy (all-around) qualify as individuals.

2004

NCAA - Lisa Clark (vault, floor) qualifies as an individual and picks up second team All-America honors on vault.

2005

NCAA - Tenth Place, Lisa Clark earns second team All-America status on floor exercise.

2006

NCAA - Jennifer Orlando (all-around) qualifies as an individual.

2007

NCAA - Brandi Personett (all-around) qualifies as an individual.

2008

NCAA - Brandi Personett (all-around) qualifies as an individual, earns first team All-America status on the beam and places fifth in the nation on the apparatus.

2009

NCAA - Ninth Place, Brandi Personett (floor), Alexandra Brockway (uneven bars) and Whitney Bencsko (vault) qualify for individual event finals.

2010

NCAA - 14th Place, Brandi Personett and Sharaya Musser qualify as individuals. Personett earns first team All-America status on beam, floor and in the all-around. Musser earns first team accolades on vault and in the all-around and second team laurels on beam and floor.

2011

NCAA - 14th Place, Sharaya Musser qualified as an individual all-around competitor.

2012

NCAA - Sharaya Musser qualifies as an individual all-around competitor.

1977

1981......................................... 3rd 1982 ........................................ 3rd 1984......................................... 7th 1985......................................... 9th 1986......................................... 6th 1988....................................... 11th 1991......................................... 5th 1992......................................... 4th 1993 .................................. 11th 1995......................................... 8th 1996....................................... 11th 1997....................................... 11th 1998....................................... 10th 1999......................................... 8th 2000......................................... 7th 2005....................................... 10th 2009......................................... 9th 2010....................................... 14th 2011....................................... 14th

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Honors and Awards Pam Loree Leadership Award Given to an individual who displays leadership qualities at all times and takes charge of all situations with an unselfish attitude and leads by example.

Recipients: 1989 Pam Loree 1995 Karen Cimochowski 1997 Leigh Cappello

Nicki Malinak

Bea Selz 2002 Leslie Bair 2003 Kelly Streicher 2011 Natalie Ettl 2012 Daryl Konsevick Jan Anthony/Katie Rowland Iron Horse Award Given to an individual who performs consistently throughout the season and competes in the all-around in every meet.

Recipients: 1989 Jan Anthony 1991 Allison Barber 1997 JanaeWhittaker 2000 Gemma Cuff,

Katie Rowland 2001 Katie Rowland 2002 Leslie Bair

Katie Rowland

Lisa Campagnolo, 2003 Katie Rowland 2005 Meredith Hoover 2008 Brandi Personett 2009 Brandi Personett 2010 Brandi Personett 2011 Sharaya Musser 2012 Sharaya Musser Lisa Ingebretsen Competitive Excellence Award Given to an individual who consistently rises to the competition and performs extraordinarily well under pressure.

Recipients: 1989 Lisa Ingebretsen 1995 Joanna Knox 2001 Maria Taylor 2002 Katie Rowland 2005 Corissa Pirkl 2010 Natalie Ettl

Brandi Personett 2011 Daryl Konsevick

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Carey Hoyt/Kelly Streicher Perseverance Award Given to an individual who overcomes setbacks and injuries that would have ended the career of most people and does so with the right attitude and a smile on her face.

Recipients: 1998 Carey Hoyt 2001 Lisa Campagnolo 2003 Nikki Bongiovanni 2004 Kelly Streicher 2009 Natalie Ettl

Allie Southard Hairston/Samuels Improvement Award Given to an individual who displays extraordinary improvement in a given time. Awarded for any facet of gymnastics.

Recipients: 1989 Lynn Hairston

Lynne Samuels 1990 Paula Bright 1991 Janice Rogers 1992 Jada Hiltabrand 1995 Leigh Cappello

Nicole Malinak 1997 Janae Whittaker 2006 Aslynn Satterfield 2008 Danielle Hover 2011 Madison Merriam 2012 Kassidy Stauder Bill Conway “Hugs” Award Recipients: 2001 Katie McAvoy 2004 Jennifer Orlando 2005 Steph Sullivan 2007 Amie Olaes 2011 Heather McElwee 2012 Natalie Ettl Kathy Parody Hard Work Award Given to an individual who displays an unbelievable work ethic, who never stops trying, sweats more than anyone, and is always willing to give 100 percent.

Recipients: 1989 Kathy Parody 1990 Paula Bright 1996 Nicole Malinak 2003 Katie McAvoy 2009 Whitney Bencsko 2010 Whitney Bencsko 2011 Whitney Bencsko 2012 Lexi Carroll

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Joanne Beltz Balance Beam Award Given to an individual who “sticks” her balance beam routine in every meet of the season in which she competes.

Recipients: 1989 Joanne Beltz 1999 Missy Leopoldus 2004 Genavieve Shingle 2005 Genavieve Shingle 2007 Stephanie Sullivan 2008 Casey Rohrbaugh 2009 Casey Rohrbaugh

Whitney Bencsko 2010 Casey Rohrbaugh 2011 Whitney Bencsko

Daryl Konsevick 2012 Daryl Konsevick

Sharaya Musser

Kassidy Stauder Tracey Wilkinson Rosenfield Asst.

Coaching Excellence Award Given to the second assistant for dedication and effort above and beyond the call of duty.

Recipients: 1999 Tracey Wilkinson

Rosenfeld 2008 Travis D

Honors and Awards Bernie Robertson Scholar-Athlete Award Given to an individual who displays excellence in the classroom while contributing to the team.

Recipients: 1989 Bernie Robertson 1991 Kira Rohm 1993 Kerry Slattery 1994 Kerry Slattery 1995 Kerry Slattery 1996 Bridget Foley 1997 Joanna Knox 1998 Joanna Knox 1999 Ellen Casey 2001 Dana Cuomo 2002 Dana Cuomo 2003 Dana Cuomo 2004 Kelly Streicher 2005 Ashley Mehrer 2006 Ashley Mehrer

Stephanie Sullivan 2007 Stephanie Sullivan

Ashley Mehrer 2008 Jaime Murray 2009 Melissa Klein 2010 Melissa Klein 2012 Madison Merriam Shelly Nelson Management Award Given to a manager who always is willing to sacrifice for the team, one who takes care of all details with energy and enthusiasm.

Recipients: 1989 Shelley Nelson,

Julie Patterson 1996 Bernadette Woods 2006 Jaime Murray 2007 Jaime Murray 2010 Meghan Shanfelter 10.0 Club Given to an athlete who earns a perfect score during a meet.

Recipients: 1999 Missy Leopoldus

(BB, 1/30/99 & 2/19/99)

Ellen Casey (FX, 2/19/99) 2000 Nikki Smith

(BB, 3/18/00) 2003 Katie Rowland

(V, 3/16/03)

(BB, 3/14/03)

(V,3/29/03) 2010 Brandi Personett

(V, 1/23/10, 2/13/10)

Lynn Crane & Janae Whittaker Attitude Award Given to an individual who displays a consistently upbeat attitude, in and out of the gym. This individual must be highly motivated and completely team-oriented.

Recipients: 1991 Lynn Crane 1993 Kerry Slattery 1996 Carey Hoyt 1999 Janae Whittaker 2010 Whitney Bencsko 2012 Krystal Welsh Lee Kolos/Bob Ritenbaugh Service Award Given to an individual not directly involved with the team who goes out of his or her way to help the team in all possible ways.

Recipients: 1989 Bob Ritenbaugh 1990 Gwen Kaufman

Kirk Barbieri 1993 Pat Shoffner 1994 Lee Kolos 1995 Pat & Dan Shoffner 1996 Kirk Barbieri 1997 Debbie Shephard 2000 Lee Kolos 2001 Lee Kolos 2005 Bob Allen 2008 Lee Kolos 2009 Gwen Nese

Karen Schuckman 2010 Lloyd Smith 2011 Jillian Monahan 2012 Karen Schuckman

Allison Barber/Katie Rowland MVP Award Given to an athlete who makes a scoring impact on the program above and beyond the ordinary.

Recipients: 1993 Allison Barber 1995 Tracy Kerner

Bridget Foley 1996 Missy Leopoldus 1998 Ellen Casey 1999 Ellen Casey 2001 Katie Rowland 2003 Katie Rowland 2005 Meredith Hoover 2006 Jennifer Orlando 2007 Brandi Personett 2008 Brandi Personett 2009 Brandi Personett 2010 Brandi Personett 2011 Sharaya Musser 2012 Sharaya Musser Pat Spisak Team Spirit Award Given to an individual who is extremely proud to represent Penn State and who displays team spirit to others.

Recipients: 1989 Pat Spisak 1995 Karen Cimochowski 1998 Janae Whittaker 2003 Leslie Bair 2007 Stephanie Sullivan Heart of a Lion/Kelly Streicher Award The Heart of a Lion/Kelly Streicher award was created to honor an individual who inspires others through her unyielding spirit, tireless determination and passionate commitment to the glory of Penn State.

Recipients: 2012

Whitney Bencsko

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All-Time Results 1967 (6-2-1) 1/14 vs. Springfield 2/4 vs. West Chester

Slippery Rock 2/28 Centenary

Ohio State 3/4 Michigan

Kent State

Ohio State 3/25 Ithaca College

L W W T W W L W W

1972 (9-4) 86.35-84.55 82.76-84.44 82.76-70.39

92.56-75.34

1968 (1-0) 1/13 vs. Springfield

W

1969 (1-4) 1/25

2/8

2/15

at Springfield vs. Towson vs. Slippery Rock West Chester vs. Ithaca

L L L L W

91.90-49.70 76.12-54.45 61.27-74.81 61.27-74.18 71.28-66.05

1970 (6-6) 1/24 vs. Towson State

Slippery Rock 1/31 Ithaca

Brockport 2/17 East Stroudsburg

West Chester 2/21 Kent State

Miami

Ohio State 2/28 Temple 3/7 Massachusetts

Salem State

L L W W W L L L W W L W

73.4-79.4 73.4-80.2 72.55-65.40 72.55-36.55 66.19-51.54 66.19-83.86 69.20-82.15 69.20-74.15 69.20-66.85 71.90-45.40 70.50-96.00 70.50-68.25

1971 (5-7) 1/23 Ithaca

Pittsburgh 1/30 Cortland 2/6 Brockport

West Chester 2/13 Towson State 2/20 Kent State

Ohio State

Miami 3/6 Clarion State

Rock Haven State 3/11 Massachusetts

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L W L W L L L W W L W L

66.2-74.8 66.2-62.0 54.63-52.97 62.8-47.1 62.8-73.9 76.80-89.85 67.19-77.95 67.19-67.10 67.19-64.65 66.57-78.64 66.57-53.36 75.70-92.40

1/29 Ithaca College 2/5 West Chester

Salem State 2/12 Massachusetts 2/21 Kent State

Ohio State

Miami of Ohio 2/22 Cortland 2/26 Clarion State

Pitt 2/29 Lock Haven

Slippery Rock 3/4 Towson State

W L W L L W W W L W W W W

1976 (8-1) 79.80-74.40 71.30-89.16 71.30-54.50 74.15-102.75 76.75-86.95 76.75-76.60 76.75-46.40 80.00-75.05 71.90-97.30 71.90-62.55 83.55-60.95 83.55-82.60 88.60-82.50

1973 (7-6) 1/27 Towson State

Slippery Rock 2/10 Massachusetts

Clarion 2/17 Kent State

Ohio State

Miami of Ohio 2/20 Pittsburgh 2/23 Cortland

Ithaca 3/3 East Stroudsburg

Lock Haven 3/6 West Chester

W L L L L L W W W W W W L

77.85-96.95 77.85-81.75 69.50-94.50 69.50-86.45 74.60-94.15 74.60-76.90 74.60-44.45 78.80-66.40 85.40-70.03 85.40-77.26 79.23-75.21 79.23-47.23 80.55-80.75

1974 (8-4) 12/8 Pittsburgh 12/15 Franklin & Marshall 1/29 West Chester 2/2 Clarion 2/5 Cortland

Lock Haven 2/9 Kent State

Ohio State

Youngstown 2/16 Towson 2/23 Ithaca 2/25 Springfield

W 97.99-81.74 W 86.00-28.70 L 79.60-82.75 L 82.70-83.90 W 92.40-62.90 W 92.40-52.95 L 89.25-90.73 W 89.25-78.27 W 89.25-75.90 W 96.45-95.10 W 86.15-79.80 L 93.19-103.23

1975 (8-4) 1/8 Towson 1/11 Springfield 1/18 at Michigan St. 1/23 West Chester Clarion 1/29 Slippery Rock 2/1 Massachusetts 2/8 Kent State Youngstown St. Ohio State 2/13 Ithaca College 2/15 Indiana State

PENN STATE 2013 • WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS

W 99.40-78.40 L 99.95-101.55 L 102.625-102.75 W 96.70-84.65 L 96.70-97.85 W 95.45-91.75 W 100.30-97.10 L 99.40 W 99.40-85.95 W 99.40-80.35 W 95.30-81.80 W 100.85-84.50

3/18 4/1

at UMASS W 100.40-99.35 Springfield W 102.25-94.30 Ohio State W 100.15-76.90 York (Canada) W 102.40-81.00 at West Chester W 100.40-90.05 Southern Conn W 104.05-93.95 at Clarion L 104.15-105.00 at Indiana State W 108.70-105.20 at Pittsburgh W 102.60-92.10 EAIAW Regionals at Cornell AIAW Championships at Appalacian

4/1

Massachusetts W 145.40-139.80 at Springfield W 141.95-131.80 Southern Illinois W 144.60-141.15 at Ohio State W 138.75-113.55 Pittsburgh W 129.35-118.90 Temple W 144.30-105.00 at Southern Conn W 141.20-123.55 Clarion L 147.30-148.75 Indiana State W 147.05-137.40 EAIAW Championships at Towson State 2nd AIAW Championships at Central Michigan

3/10- 11 4/1

at Massachusetts L Michigan State W at Springfield W at Pittsburgh W Southern Conn W at Indiana State W at Southern Illinois W at Temple W EAIAW Championships at Pittsburgh AIAW Championships at Washington

Penn State Invitational 1st at E. Stroudsburg W Springfield W Pittsburgh W Temple W at West Virginia W Slippery Rock W Indiana State W Massachusetts W at Louisville W Southern Illinois W at Rutgers W

1977 (8-1)

1978 (7-1) 134.70-137.00 142.25-136.30 141.90-129.55 141.35-135.40 148.95-131.20 146.00-139.15 146.05-140.60 146.80-128.70

1979 (12-0) 139.85-109.50 139.40-122.45 140.20-123.60 140.70-119.85 138.30-119.85 138.30-115.65 140.50-126.45 140.50-126.45 142.20-135.70

All-Time Results 1980 (12-2)

1983 (11-7-1)

Springfield W 136.20-122.85 Massachusetts W 136.65-131.65 Pittsburgh W 142.30-134.55 Louisiana State W 144.10-136.30 Michigan State W 144.65-136.45 Fullerton W 149.55-146.40 Southern Illinois W 142.15-140.25 Clarion W 144.85-125.25 Louisville W 148.05-139.50 Southern Cal W 145.20-138.50 Utah L 145.20-146.20 Fullerton L 147.50-149.30 Utah State W 146.10-137.85 Rutgers W 146.80-113.95 EAIAW Championships 148.55

at Clarion W 137.85-129.75 Southern Cal W 141.65-132.55 Cat Classic at Missouri 1st 144.30 Massachusetts W 142.55-125.80 at Michigan St. W 144.00-140.95 Utah State W 146.20-132-80 Great Britain Exh. 182.55-181.80 at Rutgers W 143.00-122.70 UCLA W 148.10-143.50 at Louisiana State W 144.70-143.05 at Florida W 145.15-144.00

at Clarion W Michigan State W Florida W Ohio State W Cat Classic at Missouri Arizona State W Louisiana State W James Madison W at West Virginia W UNC at WVU W at Pittsburgh W at UCLA L at Southern Cal W at Utah State W

1981 (9-0)

1982 (12-1) 140.70-128.90 141.75-133.40 144.60-141.80 141.80-136.40 1st 145.50-141.75 143.70-141.30 141.85-124.45 141.85-136.60 141.85-133.45 140.80-139.25 140.75-141.70 142.25-141.50 141.30-139.80

1985 (13-6)

12/10 at Clarion T 158.35-158.35 12/11 at Indiana (Pa) W 159.95-148.95 1/11 New Hampshire L 170.10-170.90 1/14 at Michigan St. W 174.85-147.00 1/15 at Ohio State L 173.10-175.90 1/21 Utah State L 169.30-171.30 1/27 Alabama L 176.30-178.35 1/28 Oklahoma State W 176.65-169.30 2/9 Nebraska W 174.75-173.95 2/11 Cat Classic at Missouri 12 Missouri W 178.70-178.35

Arizona W 178.70-173.60

Louisiana State W 178.70-176.55

Pittsburgh W 178.70-172.65

Kentucky W 178.70-169.55 2/19 Pittsburgh W 175.60-165.20

West Virginia W 175.60-169.95 3/1 at Arizona State L 180.30-182.30 3/4 at Florida L 181.25-185.85 3/8 CS-Fullerton L 176.95-181.45 3/12 Atlantic 10 1st 176.55

Championship 3/26 NCAA Regional 3rd 176.80

at W. Virginia

1984 (14-10) 12/9 at Clarion W 12/10 at Indiana (Pa.) W 1/14 at UNH L 1/25 Ohio State L 1/28 Alabama L 2/3 Cat Classic at Missouri

Arizona W

Missouri W

Louisiana State W

Brigham Young W

Memphis State W 2/5 at Oklahoma St. W 2/7 at Nebraska W 2/10 Arizona State L 2/17 at West Virginia W 2/18 at Pittsburgh L 2/27 Louisiana State W 3/3 at CS-Fullerton L

vs. Utah L

vs. USC W 3/6 at USC W

vs. Utah L 3/8 at Utah State W

vs. Utah L 3/10 Atlantic 10 Champ. 1st

at Rhode Is. 3/15 Florida L 3/24 NCAA Regional 1st

at PSU 4/8-9 NCAA Champ.

7th

at UCLA

172.65-194.50 174.65-166.25 174.45-175.75 176.15-177.40 178.10-178.75 1st 178.80-178.60 178.80-178.30 178.80-172.80 178.80-172.65 178.80-169.35 178.30-174.80 178.35-178.05 175.20-179.10 169.60-167.60 177.90-178.95 177.85-176.05 181.85-187.15 181.85-185.40 181.85-180.60 179.50-178.15 179.50-185.30

182.34 180.90-185.40

184.00 179.45

12/2 Japanese All Stars Exh. 12/7 at Indiana (Pa.) W 12/8 at Clarion W 1/11 CS Fullerton W

New Hampshire W 1/18 at Michigan St. W 1/19 at Ohio State L 1/25-26 Cat Classic at Missouri

Arizona W

Missouri W

Louisiana State W

Kentucky W

New Hampshire W 2/2 Nebraska L 2/15 Oklahoma State W 2/22 West Virginia W 3/1 at Alabama L 3/2 at Florida L 3/4 at Georgia L 3/6 at LSU L 3/9 Atlantic 10 1st

Championship 3/16 Pittsburgh W 3/30 NCAA Regionals 2nd 4/12- NCAA Champ.

9th 13 at Utah

183.75-181.45 174.90-163.40 173.65-131.50 181.40-178.80 181.40-170.40 180.05-179.45 177.90-191.30 1st 181.90-180.65 181.90-180.40 181.90-177.40 181.90-177.05 181.90-176.25 176.70-178.35 179.75-175.95 192.10-177.65 179.65-185.40 181.40-189.25 179.60-185.80 185.70-187.65 179.35 183.75-174.75 185.05 179.00

1986 (15-8) 1/18 at Ohio State L 1/24 Michigan State W

New Hampshire W

Alabama L 1/29 at Nebraska L

New Mexico W 1/31 Cat Classic at Missouri

Arizona W

Missouri W

Kentucky W

Pittsburgh W 2/8 at Pittsburgh W 2/9 at West Virginia W

Indiana (Pa.) W 2/15 Ohio State W 3/2 CS-Fullerton L

Georgia W 3/4 at UCLA L 3/7 at Arizona State L

Alabama L

Florida L

CS-Fullerton W 3/15 Georgia W 3/22 Atlantic 10 Champ.

at Rhode Is. 3/24 Florida W 4/5 NCAA Regionals 4/18 NCAA Champ.

at Florida

173.70-180.75 179.75-178.75 179.75-170.85 179.75-182.60 178.70-182.45 178.70-171.90 1st 181.30-180.45 181.30-178.10 181.30-175.35 181.30-174.60 177.00-176.00 182.95-175.85 182.95-171.20 183.40-180.55 182.40-186.80 182.40-182.25 181.05-183.30 183.50-189.30 183.50-186.05 183.50-184.00 183.50-183.45 187.40-186.05 1st 186.35-185.75 1st 6th

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All-Time Results 1987 (13-8) 1/16 West Virginia W 1/23 Ohio State L

Nebraska L 1/28 Pittsburgh W 1/31 at New Hampshire W

Maryland W 2/13 Cat Classic at Missouri

Missouri W

Auburn W

Kentucky W

Arizona L 2/20 Louisiana State L 2/22 at Ohio State L 3/3 at Alabama L 3/6 at Florida L

CS-Fullerton W 3/8 at Georgia L

Maryland W

Auburn W

North Carolina W 3/14 Temple W 3/21 North Carolina W 3/28 Atlantic 10 Champ. 1st 4/11 NCAA Regionals 2nd

at OSU

1989 (7-9) 179.00-175.10 181.00-181.75 181.00-182.25 179.70-177.15 178.40-175.85 178.40-174.60 2nd 184.40-178.95 184.40-178.05 184.40-178.65 184.40-185.10 179.75-181.20 182.80-186.00 183.40-188.75 180.60-183.40 180.60-150.60 183.75-191.55 183.75-181.60 183.75-180.25 183.75-179.00 184.05-175.65 183.50-177.25 182.15 180.40

1988 (13-10) 1/13 at Temple W 1/17 at West Virginia W

Indiana (Pa.) W

Maryland W 1/22 Alabama L

New Hampshire W 1/29 at Ohio State L

Michigan W 1/30 at Pittsburgh W

Rhode Island W 2/5 Cat Classic at Missouri

Pittsburgh W

Missouri W

Arizona L

Auburn L 2/8 at Nebraska L 2/13 Michigan W 2/20 Florida L 3/2 at Oklahoma L 3/4 at Louisiana State L

Kentucky L 3/12 Ohio State L

Maryland W 3/19 at North Carolina W 3/26 Atlantic 10 Champ. 1st 4/9 NCAA Regional 1st 4/22 NCAA Champ.

11th

at Utah

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179.80-170.25 176.65-175.00 176.65-172.70 176.65-176.35 180.55-184.35 180.55-174.10 181.65-182.60 181.65-177.45 181.20-176.45 181.20-171.80 3rd 182.85-175.45 182.85-182.10 182.85-186.35 182.85-184.60 182.05-184.30 185.00-182.35 185.35-186.70 184.20-185.95 182.45-189.85 182.45-184.45 183.15-183.90 183.15-180.65 184.25-183.60 186.05 186.25 179.70

1/13 West Virginia W 185.80-175.75 1/21 at Alabama L 182.50-188.65 1/27 Cat Classic at Missouri 2nd

Arizona L 185.95-188-60

Louisiana State W 185.95-183.75

Missouri W 185.95-181.55

Brigham Young W 185.95-181.45 2/3 Indiana (Pa.) W 180.70-179.95

North Carolina W 180.70-175.70 2/10 at Ohio State L 179.75-184.55 2/17 Pittsburgh W 182.30-181.05 2/28 at Louisiana State L 173.35-190.10 3/3 at Florida L 182.50-193.70 3/5 Bulldog Invite at Ga. 4th

Alabama L 181.55-187.50

Georgia L 181.55-191.00

Nebraska L 181.55-187.60 3/11 Ohio State L 185.15-186.90 3/18 Atlantic 10 Champ. 1st 186.85

at George Washington 4/1 NCAA Regional 2nd 188.35 4/14 NCAA Championship

at Georgia

1990 (18-7)

1/13 at Pittsburgh W 178.665-175.80 1/21 at Ohio State W 184.95-184.15

Michigan State W 184.95-182.95

Pittsburgh W 184.95-179.75 1/27 Alabama L 184.10-187.00 2/10 Indiana (Pa.) W 184.15-176.45 2/17 Ohio State W 186.35-184.80 2/24 at UCLA Invite 3rd

UCLA L 187.00-191.45

CS-Fullerton L 187.00-187.95

New Mexico W 187.00-184.20 2/26 at Utah L 185.95-193.30

Brigham Young L 185.95-188.15

Iowa State W 185.95-181.75 3/2 at CS-Fullerton L 186.75-189.15

Stanford W 186.75-185.10

Boise State W 186.75-182.75 3/11 New Hampshire W 189.45-185.45 3/17 Georgia L 188.70-190.55

Kent State W 188.70-178.95 3/24 Atlantic 10 Champ.

1st

at Massachusetts

Massachusetts W 187.45-184.90

West Virginia W 187.45-183.10

Temple W 187.45-178.35

Rutgers W 187.45-178.15

GWU W 187.45-176.25

Rhode Island W 187.45-175.55 4/7 NCAA Regionals 2nd 185.925 4/20 NCAA Champ. at Oregon State

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1991 (22-3) 1/13 at West Virginia W 186.75-181.60

Rutgers W 186.75-178.80

Indiana (Pa.) W 186.75-176.15 1/19 Ohio State W 186.00-181.10 1/25 at Alabama L 189.50-192.10 2/2 Oklahoma W 186.15-185.30

Indiana (Pa.) W 186.15-179.45 2/9 at New Hampshire W 189.15-186.80 2/15 at Ohio State W 191.50-186.50 2/23 Pittsburgh W 188.60-185.35 3/2 at Georgia L 189.60-194.45

Brigham Young W 189.60-188.50

Kentucky W 189.60-182.80

Georgia College W 189.60-178.05 3/8 at Florida L 190.80-193.70

Minnesota W 190.80-188.15

William and Mary W 190.80-186.65 3/16 Rutgers W 191.95-182.40

Temple W 191.95-170.65 3/22 Atlantic 10 Champ.

1st

West Virginia W 189.65-186.55

Massachusetts W 189.65-185.25

GWU W 189.65-185.25

Rhode Island W 189.65-182.85

Rutgers W 189.65-178.30

Temple W 189.65-116.45 4/6 NCAA Reg. 1st 193.80

at New Hampshire 4/19 NCAA Champ.

5th 190.95

at Alabama

1992 (16-6) 1/12 Georgia L 188.40-192.90 1/19 at Towson State W 191.05-189.35 1/25 Utah L 190.65-195.05 2/7 Cat Classic at Missouri 3rd

Arizona L 188.85-191.60

Missouri L 188.85-190.65

Auburn W 188.85-188.25

Pittsburgh W 188.85-183.05 2/15 Ohio State W 193.00-189.60 2/22 at Minnesota W 191.00-189.60 2/29 Pittsburgh W 190.35-183.05

Indiana (Pa.) W 190.35-181.50 3/7 at Stanford W 192.15-191.75 3/9 at Utah L 191.50-196.75 3/21 West Virginia W 194.75-191.40

Massachusetts W 194.75-186.45

New Hampshire W 194.75-188.55 3/27 Big Ten Champ.

2nd 190.90

at Michigan State

Michigan L 190.90-191.70

Michigan State W 190.90-187.55

Iowa W 190.90-187.20

Ohio State W 190.90-186.50

Illinois W 190.90-185.50

Minnesota W 190.90-183.25 4/7 NCAA Regional 1st 194.525 4/24 NCAA Champ.

4th 192.775

All-Time Results 1993 (18-4) 1/16 Michigan State W

Louisiana State W 1/23 at New Hampshire W 1/30 Towson State W 2/5 Cat Classic at Missouri

Arizona W

Auburn W

Missouri W

New Hampshire W 2/12 at Pittsburgh W 2/14 at West Virginia L

Indiana (Pa.) W 2/19 Alabama L 2/27 at Ohio State W 3/6 at Georgia L

West Virginia W

Massachusetts W 3/14 Rutgers, Temple &

Indiana (Pa.) 3/19 at Big Ten Champ.

Michigan L

Michigan State W

Ohio State W

Iowa W

Minnesota W

Illinois W 4/3 at NCAA Regionals 1st 4/15-17 at NCAA Champ.

1994 (18-9) 190.60-188.10 190.60-188.10 190.10-189.90 192.35-185.60 1st 191.95-191.70 191.95-190.10 191.95-189.65 191.95-186.60 187.70-182.35 190.65-191.20 190.65-139.55 191.90-193.95 191.85-190.20 193.15-197.55 193.15-188.25 193.15-186.55 Cancelled

2nd 192.40-192.925 192.40-191.600 192.40-189.675 192.40-189.650 192.40-187.450 192.40-184.000 190.525 11th

1/16 Georgia L 190.375-192.125 1/22 Minnesota W 187.775-183.850

New Hampshire L 187.775-188.675

West Virginia L 187.775-188.375 2/4-5 Cat Classic at Missouri 2nd

Missouri L 190.600-191.000

Auburn W 190.600-190.525

Arizona W 190.600-187.950

Kentucky W 190.600-187.725

Vermont W 190.600-179.875 2/11 at Alabama L 192.275-193.950 2/19 Ohio State W 191.550-188.200 2/27 Hobie Classic 1st

Michigan State W 190.925-187.800

Central Michigan W 190.925-186.450

New Hampshire W 190.925-185.675 3/4 Shanico Invitational 2nd

Oregon State L 191.550-193.725

Minnesota W 191.550-189.575

Nebraska W 191.550-186.650

Arizona W 191.550-188.250

Washington W 191.550-186.650 3/7 at Utah L 190.075-194.375 3/19 Florida L 193.000-193.950 3/26 Big Ten Champ.

2nd

Michigan L 194.025-194.850

Minnesota W 194.025-189.200

Michigan State W 194.025-188.475

Ohio State W 194.025-188.375

Iowa W 194.025-188.250

Illinois W 194.025-185.300 4/3 NCAA Regionals 2nd 191.475

1995 (16-13) 1/20 Alabama W 191.475-187.050 1/28 at Ohio State W 192.875-188.300 2/3-4 Cat Classic at Missouri 1st

Kentucky W 191.275-189.425

Arizona W 191.275-191.250

Missouri W 191.275-189.900

Auburn W 191.275-188.200

Pittsburgh W 191.275-180.625 2/11 Utah L 193.825-195.175 2/18 at Minnesota L 192.500-193.675

Illinois W 192.500-190.275 2/25 Michigan State W 192.525-189.875 3/3 at West Virginia W 194.300-193.600 3/6 at Florida L 194.225-195.250 3/12 at Georgia L 191.550-197.625

UCLA L 191.550-196.550

Nebraska L 191.550-193.250

California L 191.550-191.825

Massachusetts W 191.550-190.525 3/18 at Michigan L 151.575-197.225

Massachusetts L 151.75-188.025

North Carolina St L 151.575-191.175 3/25 Big Ten Championships 3rd

Michigan L 192.375-196.500

Michigan State L 192.375-193.025

Minnesota

Illinois

Iowa

Ohio State 4/8 NCAA Regional

at Kent St. 4/20-22 NCAA Champ.

at Georgia

W 192.375-191.675 W 192.375-190.425 W 192.375-189.975 W 192.375-189.775 1st 191.225 8th

194.150

1996 (10-10) 1/13 at Michigan State L 191.575-191.900

Minnesota W 191.575-188.825

S.E. Missouri W 191.574-185.950 1/19 at Alabama L 191.700-195.725

Nebraska W 191.700-189.450 1/27 North Carolina State W 192.000-188.775 2/2-3 Cat Classic at Missouri 2nd

Arizona L 191.325-194.275

Auburn W 191.325-190.550

Missouri W 191.325-188.100 2/17 Ohio State W 193.450-191.350 2/25 at New Hampshire L 191.000-191.350 3/1 at Oregon State Invite 4th

Oregon State L 191.950-196.350

Michigan L 191.950-192.225

Minnesota L 191.950-192.450

Seattle Pacific W 191.950-185.575 3/8 at Utah L 193.625-196.250 3/16 West Virginia W 192.875

Nebraska L 192.875-194.150 3/23 Michigan L 3/30 Big Ten Championships 7th

Michigan L 190.775-194.600

Michigan State L 190.775-193.925

Ohio State L 190.775-193.900

Minnesota L 190.775-192.750

Illinois L 190.775-192.275

Iowa L 190.775-191.725 3/13 NCAA 1st 193.650

Northeast Regional 4/22 NCAA Champ.

11th 192.700

at Ala.

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All-Time Results 1997 (12-9) 1/11 Alabama L 190.300-193.750 1/18 New Hampshire W 193.075-189.350

Massachusetts W 193.075-190.225 1/25 at N.C. State W 190.625-186.700

James Madison W 190.625-187.900

Radford W 190.625-186.700 2/1 at West Virginia L 192.450-194.700 2/7-8 at Missouri 3rd

Arizona L 190.575-193.000

Missouri L 190.575-190.975

Pittsburgh W 190.575-188.200 2/15 at Ohio State L 193.125-193.750 2/22 Utah L 193.975-194.850 2/28 Pennsylvania Champs.

1st

Temple W 195.225-188.375

Pittsburgh W 195.225-189.600

Indiana (Pa.) W 195.225-177.425

Ursinus W 195.225-176.325

West Chester W 195.225-150.750

Wilson College W 195.225-150.750 3/7 at Florida L 193.600-195.900

Iowa State L 193.600-194.625 3/16 at Nebraska L 194.725-195.675 3/22 Big Ten Championships 5th

Michigan L 194.300-197.150

Michigan State L 194.300-195.475

Ohio State L 194.300-195.825

Minnesota L 194.300-196.350

Illinois W 194.300-194.075

Iowa W 194.300-193.725 4/13 NCAA 1st 194.150

Northeast Regional 2/22 NCAA Champ.

11th 194.300

at Florida

1998 (10-7) 1/11 at New Hampshire W 193.475-189.025 1/17 Illinois W 194.900-191.925 1/24 N.C. State W 193.675-187.625 1/31 at Alabama L 193.125-195.575 2/6-7 Cat Classic at Missouri 1st

Iowa State W 192.650-191.050

Missouri W 192.650-188.675

Pittsburgh W 192.650-190.425 2/14 Ohio State L 192.150-193.075 2/22 UCLA Bruin Classic 3rd

UCLA L 190.800-194.550

Oregon State L 190.800-192.550

Cal State Fullerton W 190.800-189.275 2/28 Arizona W 195.725-194.725

Temple W 195.725-186.775

West Virginia W 195.725-192.925 3/6 at Louisiana State L 194.175-194.475

Alabama L 194.175-195.975 3/14 Nebraska L 194.125-195.550 3/21 Big Ten Champs. at Iowa 3rd

Minnesota L 194.725-195.400

Michigan L 194.725-194.900

Michigan State W 194.725-194.050

Iowa W 194.725-193.575 40

Illinois

Ohio State 4/4 NCAA Regionals 4/16-18 NCAA Champs

at UCLA

W 194.725-192.850 W 194.725-192.625 1st 194.600 10th 194.625

1999 (15-5) 1/9 1/16

1/23 1/30 2/5

2/13 2/19 2/27 3/6

3/13 3/27

4/10 4/22

Rutgers W 195.075-187.975 UCLA W 193.825-193.525 New Hampshire W 193.825-190.850 at N.C. State W 191.525-188.925 Florida W 196.750-193.500 at Stanford L 191.650-194.050 UCLA L 191.650-193.900 at Illinois W 195.175-193.750 Alabama W 197.025-196.025 at Ohio State L 195.875-195.650 at Boise State W 195.950-195.750 Southeast Missouri St. W 195.950-194.125 San Jose State W 195.950-191.500 at Nebraska L 195.800-196.250 Big Ten Championships 2nd Michigan L 196.300-196.550 Ohio State W 196.300-194.625 Minnesota W 196.300-194.150 Illinois W 196.300-193.800 at Michigan State W 196.300-191.600 Iowa W 196.300-136.825 Northeast Regionals 1st 196.335 NCAA Champ.

8th 194.775

1/16 1/22 1/28

2/12 2/19

2/26 3/3 3/11 3/18

4/1 4/13

at New Hampshire L 193.800-194.700 Illinois W 194.325-190.575 at Florida W 194.925-194.050 Massachusetts W 194.925-188.750 at Massachusetts W 194.825-193.100 West Virginia W 194.850-195.625 Boise State W 195.850-193.375 Ohio State W 194.800-192.425 Stanford W 196.100-194.700 at Alabama L 195.375-196.550 Big Ten Championships 2nd Michigan L 196.575-197.850 Minnesota W 196.575-196.150 Ohio State W 196.575-194.875 Michigan State W 196.575-193.825 Illinois W 196.575-193.750 Iowa W 196.575-193.650 NCAA Regionals 2nd 195.925 NCAA Champ.

7th 195.350

2000 (13-3)

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2001 (16-11) 1/6 at Super Six Challenge 6th

Alabama L 193.275-195.350

Georgia L 193.275-195.350

Stanford L 193.275-195.300

Michigan L 193.275-194.475

Florida L 193.275-194.425 1/13 at Illinois W 194.825-194.450 1/20 New Hampshire W 194.075-192.150 1/27 at Ohio State L 194.700-195.350 2/3 Pittsburgh W 196.875-192.450 2/10 at West Virginia L 194.925-196.600

Nebraska L 194.925-197.050

James Madison W 194.925-190.100 2/17 at Rhode Island W 196.775-193.150 2/23 Massachusetts W 197.450-193.150 3/3 at Maryland L 195.350-195.500 3/10 at Denver W 195.375-194.650

Florida W 195.375-195.150

Air Force W 195.375-194.075 3/17 Alabama L 196.650-197.525

Rutgers W 196.650-189.775

Cornell W 196.600-185.600 3/24 at Big Ten Championships 2nd

Michigan L 196.425-197.150

Minnesota W 196.425-195.750

Ohio State W 196.425-195.425

Iowa W 196.425-195.400

Michigan State W 196.425-193.975

Illinois W 196.425-193.375 4/7 at NCAA Regionals 4th 194.775

2002 (7-20) 1/11 Super Six Challenge 6th

Georgia L 193.375-196.525

Alabama L 196.375-195.725

UCLA L 193.375-195.650

Florida L 193.375-194.600

Louisiana State L 193.375-193.825 1/19 Denver L 192.750-193.250 1/27 at Pittsburgh W 193.500-191.100 2/2 Illinois W 195.200-191.850 2/9 at New Hampshire W 195.525-194.900 2/15 at Florida L 195.325-196.900

Stanford L 195.325-195.700

Illinois-Chicago W 195.325-194.175 3/3 at Nebraska L 195.475-196.575 3/9 Maryland W 195.800-194.075

Rhode Island W 195.800-191.500 3/16 West Virginia L 192.750-196.275 3/23 at Big Ten Championships 7th

Michigan L 192.550-196.475

Minnesota L 192.550-195.775

Iowa L 192.550-195.550

Ohio State L 192.550-194.725

Michigan State L 192.550-194.625

Illinois L 192.550-192.825 4/6 NCAA Regionals 5th 192.225

All-Time Results 2003 (14-10) 1/11 at Super Six Challenge 5th

Georgia L 194.375-197.325

Nebraska L 194.375-196.700

Florida L 194.375-196.575

Alabama L 194.375-196.000

Oklahoma W 194.375-193.275 1/18 New Hampshire W 193.800-191.750 1/25 at Denver W 195.075-194.175

Iowa State W 195.075-192.600 2/1 Pittsburgh W 195.425-193.850 2/7 at Oklahoma L 195.450-195.800 2/16 at West Virginia W 195.450-194.900

Rutgers W 195.450-192.400 2/22 Ohio State W 195.875-195.325 3/1 Nebraska L 194.400-197.425 3/8 at Minnesota L 195.475-195.775 3/14 Florida L 195.500-196.725

Temple W 195.500-190.800

Yale W 195.500-189.025 3/29 at Big Ten Championships 3rd

Michigan L 196.650-197.450

Iowa L 196.650-196.850

Minnesota W 196.650-195.425

Ohio State W 196.650-194.975

Illinois W 196.650-193.575

Michigan State W 196.650-193.425 4/12 NCAA Regionals 4th 196.175

2004 (11-6-2) 1/16 at Alabama L 194.600-197.125 1/24 Central Michigan W 195.575-193.125 1/31 West Virginia W 195.675-195.251

Rhode Island W 195.675-189.325

Yale W 195.675-189.250 2/6 at Missouri Cat Classic 3rd

Missouri L 195.575-197.350

Brigham Young L 195.575-196.125

Kentucky W 195.575-194.125 2/14 Minnesota W 195.100-195.075 2/21 at Ohio State T 195.950-195.950 2/28 at Pittsburgh L 195.800-196.350 3/6 at New Hampshire T 196.375-196.375 3/13 Oklahoma L 196.175-195.775 3/20 at Big Ten Championships 2nd

Michigan L 196.625-197.800

Iowa W 196.625-196.500

Minnesota W 196.625-196.325

Michigan State W 196.625-196.025

Illinois W 196.625-195.400

Ohio State W 196.625-194.450 4/3 NCAA Northeast Regionals 4th

Georgia L 196.075-197.525

Michigan L 196.075-196.375

Iowa State L 196.075-196.150

Missouri W 196.075-194.400

New Hampshire W 196.075-194.125

2005 (18-5) 1/7

1/15

1/21 1/29 2/5

2/13

2/19 2/26 3/4 3/11

3/19

3/26

4/9 4/21

at Super Six Challenge 5th Georgia L 194.850-193.000 Florida L 194.450-193.000 Alabama L 193.875-193.000 Arizona L 193.425-193.000 Iowa W 193.000-190.725 Illinois W 194.125-193.200 Pittsburgh W 194.125-188.200 at Michigan L 196.075-194.445 Maryland W 196.300-192.325 New Hampshire W 193.575-192.275 Missouri W 193.575-191.925 Cornell W 193.575-187.100 at West Virginia W 196.650-195.425 Ball State W 196.650-190.975 George Washington W 195.050-190.325 Ohio State W 193.975-191.475 at Arizona State W 195.550-194.350 at Boise State W 196.025-195.950 San Jose State W 196.025-193.450 Seattle Pacific W 196.025-192.650 Rutgers W 195.550-193.100 Temple W 195.550-190.300 William & Mary W 195.550-189.650 at Big Ten Championships 2nd Michigan L 196.125-196.250 Minnesota W 196.125-195.375 Michigan State W 196.125-193.775 Illinois W 196.125-193.725 Iowa W 196.125-193.000 Ohio State W 196.125-192.875 at NCAA West Reg. 2nd 195.375 at NCAA Champ. 10th 194.975

2007 (10-5) 1/5 Florida L 194.575-196.550

Nebraska L 194.575-195.200

LSU W 194.575-194.125

Denver W 194.575-192.975

at Arkansas W 194.575-192.800 1/13 Arkansas L 193.600-194.850 1/20 Minnesota W 192.900-191.175 1/27 North Carolina State W 193.850-192.625 2/3 at West Virginia W 195.625-194.625

Kent State W 195.625-192.275

George Washington W 195.625-191.375

Wilson College W 195.625-147.700 2/10 Pittsburgh W 195.075-192.825 2/16 at Michigan W 195.900-195.525 2/24 Ohio State W 196.450-194.825 3/2 at Maryland W 195.275-191.600 3/9 at LSU L 196.275-197.175 3/16 at Arizona W 196.825-196.650

Kentucky W 196.825-195.600

Texas Women’s Univ. W 196.825-190.525 3/24 Rutgers W 196.325-191.550

New Hampshire W 196.325-190.325

Yale W 196.325-187.475 3/31 Big Ten Championships 3rd

Michigan L 196.475-196.575

Illinois W 196.475-195.250

Ohio State W 196.475-194.025

Minnesota W 196.475-193.225

Iowa W 196.475-192.750

Michigan State W 196.475-192.650 4/14 NCAA NC Reg. 3rd 195.775

2006 (10-5) 1/14 Alabama L 194.875-196.125

Arizona W 194.875-194.350 1/21 Michigan L 194.400-194.825

West Virginia W 194.400-190.675

Cornell W 194.400-181.175 1/28 at Minnesota L 193.500-194.175 2/3 at Arkansas W 194.650-194.575 2/10 Nebraska W 196.025-195.475

Rutgers W 196.025-190.550

Yale W 196.025-190.200 2/25 at Ohio State W 196.625-193.675 3/4 at New Hampshire W 195.700-194.075 3/10 at Florida L 193.200-196.150

LSU L 193.200-195.275 3/18 at Pittsburgh W 196.400-189.750 3/25 at Big Ten Championships 3rd

Minnesota L 194.925-195.150

Michigan State L 194.925-194.975

Michigan W 194.925-194.475

Ohio State W 194.925-193.525

Iowa W 194.925-193.425

Illinois W 194.925-192.500 4/7 NCAA Central Reg. 3rd 194.900

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All-Time Results 2008 (13-8) 1/11 Kent State W 194.050-192.175

at Pittsburgh W 194.050-190.450 1/19 Michigan L 195.100-195.275 1/25 at Arkansas L 194.625-195.250 2/2 West Virginia L 193.375-195.150 2/9 at New Hampshire W 195.275-194.225

Yale W 195.275-189.100

William & Mary W 195.275-186.750 2/16 at N.C. State L 194.775-195.150

Kent State W 194.775-194.025

William & Mary W 194.775-189.625 2/24 at Ohio State L 193.650-194.250 3/1 George Washington W 195.025-192.575

Bowling Green W 195.025-189.800

SUNY Cortland W 195.025-183.800 3/7 Boise State L 195.025-196.000

at Arizona State W 195.025-194.550 3/14 at Alabama L 194.675-197.300 3/21 Nebraska L 195.725-196.000

Maryland W 195.725-192.675

Rutgers W 195.725-189.475 3/29 Big Ten Championships 3rd

Michigan L 195.625-196.750

Illinois L 195.625-195.750

Michigan State W 195.625-195.050

Iowa W 195.625-194.775

Minnesota W 195.625-194.425

Ohio State W 195.625-194.075 4/12 NCAA NE Reg. 3rd 195.700

2009 (14-3) 1/10 1/17 1/24 1/30 2/7

2/13 2/21

3/1

3/8 3/14

3/21

4/4 4/16

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Pittsburgh W 194.800-191.675 at Illinois L 192.925-195.500 Michigan State W 195.785-192.925 at Nebraska L 194.625-195.875 Cornell W 196.150-189.675 William & Mary W 196.150-188.375 Pennsylvania W 196.150-185.425 at Michigan L 194.924-195.800 New Hampshire W 196.175-193.400 Rutgers W 196.175-189.475 Bridgeport W 196.175-187.525 Alabama W 196.650-196.625 Ohio State W 196.650-196.050 at West Virginia W 196.225-195.925 at Maryland W 196.125-194.175 Arizona W 196.125-195.300 Yale W 196.125-165.625 Big Ten Championships 3rd Michigan L 196.525-197.075 Illinois L 196.525-196.750 Minnesota W 196.525-196.000 Ohio State W 196.525-195.900 Michigan State W 196.525-195.650 Iowa W 196.525-195.450 NCAA NE Reg. 2nd 195.800 NCAA Champ.

5th 196.100 Preliminaries

2010 (18-9) 1/9 at Michigan State L 193.900-193.925

West Virginia W 193.900-191.225

Western Michigan W 193.900-189.525 1/16 at Denver L 194.150-194.650

Air Force W 194.150-185.850 1/23 Iowa W 195.325-192.175

Yale W 195.325-186.125

Cornell W 195.325-185.750 1/30 Alabama L 196.025-196.600

Minnesota W 196.025-192.850 2/6 Illinois W 196.425-196.275 2/13 at Pittsburgh W 196.450-194.650 2/20 West Virginia W 195.950-194.925 2/27 at Ohio State L 193.850-195.950 3/7 Michigan W 196.725-196.575

Maryland W 196.725-195.650

Bridgeport W 196.725-193.200 3/12 at Utah L 195.700-196.975

Oregon State L 195.700-196.650

Southern Utah L 195.700-196.025 3/20 Nebraska L 195.575-196.200 3/27 Big Ten Championships 2nd

Michigan L 196.575-196.900

Iowa W 196.575-195.575

Minnesota W 196.575-195.350

Michigan State W 196.575-195.325

Illinois W 196.575-195.025

Ohio State W 196.575-194.700 4/10 NCAA Regionals 3rd

Oklahoma L 196.050-197.250

LSU L 196.050-196.400

New Hampshire W 196.050-194.800

Ohio State W 196.050-193.875

Maryland W 196.050-193.750

2011 (18-5) 1/7 1/14

1/22 1/28

2/6

2/11 2/18

2/26 3/4

3/12 3/19

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at Alabama L 192.750-195.350 at Michigan L 194.450-194.900 Illinois L 194.450=194.475 New Hampshire W 195.275-194.475 at Florida L 195.300-197.500 N.C. State W 195.300-194.075 Pittsburgh W 195.550-193.475 West Virginia W 195.550-194.050 Bridgeport W 195.550-192.250 at North Carolina W 195.925-192.975 at Maryland W 196.600-195.300 Rutgers W 196.600-192.975 William & Mary W 196.600-186.875 Ohio State W 196.325-195.900 N.C. State W 197.075-195.125 Maryland W 197.075-194.625 at West Virginia W 195.825-195.025 Big Ten Championship 2nd Michigan L 196.375-196.60 Illinois W 196.375-196.075 Minnesota W 196.375-195.325 Ohio State W 196.375-194.900 Iowa W 196.375-194.850 Michigan State W 196.375-194.425 NCAA Regional 3rd 195.850

2012 (18-11) 1/8 at West Virginia W 195.775-195.100

Maryland W 195.775-194.225 1/15 at New Hampshire W 196.125-194.250 1/21 Alabama L 196.100-196.175

Michigan State W 196.100-192.875

Cornell W 196.100-188.850 1/28 at Minnesota W 195.475-195.150 2/3 at Iowa W 195.800-195.150 2/11 at N.C. State L 196.650-196.775

George Washington W 196.650-191.750

William & Mary W 196.650-191.375 2/18 Brockport W 195.950-183.200 2/25 at Ohio State L 195.000-196.025 3/2 Michigan W 196.000-195.900

North Carolina W 196.000-195.750 3/11 at Pittsburgh W 196.425-195.075 3/17 vs. Maryland W 196.500-195.550 3/24 Big Ten Championship 6th

vs. Nebraska L 195.700-197.100

vs. Ohio State L 195.700-196.225

vs. Minnesota L 195.700-195.950

vs. Michigan L 195.700-195.875

vs. Illinois L 195.700-195.850

vs. Iowa W 195.700-195.425

vs. Michigan State W 195.700-194.675 4/7 NCAA Regional 4th

vs. Florida L 195.650-197.325

vs. Ohio State L 195.650-196.225

vs. N.C. State L 195.650-195.975

vs. UNC W 195.650-194.025

vs. Kent State W 195.650-193.575

All-Time Series Records

Last Series Opponent Record Win Began Air Force 2-0 2010 2001 Alabama 2-28 2009 1983 Arizona 13-7 2009 1982 Arizona State 3-3 2008 1982 Arkansas 2-2 2007 2006 Auburn 8-1 2011 1987 Ball State 1-0 2005 2005 Boise State 4-1 2005 1990 Bowling Green 1-0 2008 2008 Bridgeport 3-0 2011 2009 Brigham Young 5-2 1995 1981 Brockport 1-0 2012 2012 California 0-1 ----- 1995 CS-Fullerton 5-6 1998 1980 Central Mich.

3-0 2011 1994 Cornell 6-0 2012 2001 Cortland 4-1 2008 2008 Denver 3-2 2007 2001 Florida 7-21 2000 1981 George Wash.

6-0 2012 1990 Georgia 2-16 1986 1985 Ga. College 1-0 1991 1991 Illinois 19-4 2011 1992 Illinois-Chicago 1-0 2002 2002 Indiana (Pa.) 11-0 1993 1983 Iowa 15-1 2012 1992 Iowa State 3-0 2003 1990 James Madison 1-0 2001 2001 Kent State 7-10 2012 1965 Kentucky 11-1 2011 1983 Lock Haven 4-0 1974 1971 LSU 14-10 2007 1980 Maryland 15-1 2012 1987 Massachusetts 16-7 2001 1968

Opponent Record Michigan 7-23 Michigan State 27-5 Minnesota 21-5 Missouri 4-3 Nebraska 6-17 New Hampshire 25-5-1 North Carolina 8-0 N.C. State 6-4 Ohio State 43-20-1 Oklahoma 2-4 Oregon State 1-6 Pittsburgh 44-2 Rhode Island 8-0 Rutgers 16-0 San Jose State 2-0 Seattle Pacific 2-0 SE Missouri St. 2-0 Springfield 6-4 Southern Utah 0-1 Stanford 3-3 Temple 12-0 Texas Women’s 1-0 Towson State 6-5 UCLA 2-8 Utah 1-13 Utah State 4-1 Vermont 1-0 Washington 1-0 West Virginia 32-5 Western Michigan 1-0 William & Mary 6-0 Wilson College 1-0 Yale 7-0

Last Win 2010 2012 2012 2005 2006 2012 2012 2011 2011 2003 1995 2012 2004 2011 2005 2005 1999 1980 ----- 2000 2005 2007 1993 1999 1984 1984 1994 1994 2012 2010 2012 2007 2010

Series Began 1966 1965 1991 1981 1983 1983 1982 1995 1965 1975 1982 1966 1988 1979 1999 1996 1996 1967 2010 1990 1970 2007 1968 1981 1980 1980 1994 1994 1979 2010 1991 2007 2003

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Academic Success Penn State is not only among the top teams in the nation athletically, but also academically. The Nittany Lions consistently produce one of the highest team grade point averages in the country while also racking up several of the highest individual grade point averages. In 2009 Penn State finished 35th in the nation with a team GPA of 3.28 and four Nittany Lion studentathletes were named Scholar Athletes by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W).

To be recognized as a Scholar Athlete, students must have a 3.50 grade point average or higher.

Team National Academic Rankings Year 2012 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001

National Ranking 51st 35th 27th 24th 8th 17th 9th 19th 39th 25th

GPA 3.1954 3.2836 3.3431 3.3336 3.5236 3.3940 3.4871 3.3736 3.1854 3.2670

NACGC/W Scholar Athletes 2012: Daryl Konsevick, Lindsay Musgrove 2011: Natalie Ettl, Heather McElwee, Lindsay Musgrove 2009: Melissa Klein, Lindsey Montross, Brandi Personett, Allie Southard 2008: Lindsay Borkan, Melissa Klein, Brandi Personett, Aslynn Satterfield, Allie Southard 2007: Lindsay Borkan, Ashley Mehrer, Amie Olaes, Brandi Personett, Corissa Pirkl, Aslynn Satterfield, Genavieve Shingle, Stephanie Sullivan 2006: Stephanie Sullivan, Corissa Pirkl, Ashley Mehrer, Jennifer Orlando, Genavieve Shingle, Theresa Diehl, Meredith Hoover, Michelle Ilg, Aslynn Satterfield, Amie Olaes, Lindsay Borkan 2005: Ashley Mehrer, Corissa Pirkl, Stephanie Sullivan, Cecile Allen, Kate Stopper, Genavieve Shingle, Meredith Hoover, Jennifer Orlando, Amie Olaes 2004: Ashley Mehrer, Stephanie Sullivan, Genavieve Shingle, Cécile Allen, Kelly Streicher, Jennifer Orlando, Corissa Pirkl, Kate Stopper 2003: Julia Stoloski, Dana Cuomo, Meredith Hoover, Kelly Streicher, Katie McAvoy, Katie Rowland, Jennifer Orlando, Kate Stopper 2002: Dana Cuomo, Julia Stoloski, Vera Weiss, Katie Rowland, Kelly Streicher, Jennifer Drilling 2001: Vera Weiss, Dana Cuomo, Dina Sulyma, Kelly Streicher, Jennifer Drilling, Katie Rowland, Julia Stoloski 2000: Dana Cuomo, Heather Duggan, Jennifer Drilling, Julia Stoloski

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Academic Success Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team Year Gymnast 1984 Pam Loree

Lynn Hairston

Honor First-Team Honorable Mention

1985 Lynn Hairston First-Team

Pam Loree First-Team

Bernie Robertson Honorable

Mention 1986 Pam Loree First-Team

Lynn Hairston Honorable

Mention

Bernie Robertson Honorable-

Mention 1987 Bernie Robertson First-Team 1988 Kira Rohm

First-Team

1989 Kira Rohm

Jada Hiltabrand

Janice Rogers

First-Team Honorable Mention Honorable Mention

1990 Kira Rohm

Paula Bright

1991 Paula Bright

Kira Rohm

Honorable Mention Honorable Mention

The women’s gymnastics program at Penn State prides itself on excellence, both in the gym and in the classroom. One of the primary academic resources for gymnasts is the Morgan Academic Center. Located in MBNA Building in the middle of campus, the center provides a full range of services for intercollegiate athletes, including academic advising, career counseling, sports psychology, and sports research.

The purpose of the center is to help the student-athlete make normal progress toward graduation while managing the demands associated with attending a major NCAA Division I institution. Specific objectives include helping student-athletes develop individualized academic plans, providing the means by which student-athletes can assume full responsibility for their education, and assisting freshman student-athletes in making a successful transition to college life.

That philosophy is evident in the Big Ten Academic All-Conference team. The Nittany Lions, in their 20 years in the Big Ten, have placed 130 student-athletes on the Academic All-Conference team.

Big Ten Academic All-Conference Team Name Year Jada Hiltabrand 1992 Allison Barber 1992, ‘93 Janice Rogers 1992 Karen Cimochowski 1993, ‘94, ‘95 Tracey Kerner 1993, ‘94, ’95 Kerry Slattery 1993, ‘94, ‘95 Bridget Foley 1994, ‘95, ‘96 Amy Bauer 1995 Lauren Cutshaw 1996 Christi Huch 1996, ‘97, ‘98 Joanna Knox 1996, ‘97, ‘98 Ellen Casey 1997, ‘98 ,‘99 Missy Leopoldus 1997, ‘98, ‘99 Janae Whittaker 1997, ‘98, ‘99 Nikki Smith 1998, ‘99, ‘00 Ashley Wilson 1998, ‘99, ‘00 Gemma Cuff 1999, ‘00, ‘01 Maria Taylor 1999, ‘00, ‘01 Vera Weiss 1999, ‘00, ‘01, 02 Jennifer Drilling 2000, ‘01 Heather Duggan 2000 Dana Cuomo 2001, ‘02, ‘03 Julia Stoloski 2001, ‘02, ‘03 Leslie Blair 2002, ‘03 Katie Rowland 2002, ‘03 Kelly Streicher 2002, ‘03, ‘04 Kate McAvoy 2003 Kate Stopper 2003, ‘04, ‘05 Cecile Allen 2004, ‘05 Lisa Clark 2004, ‘05, ‘06 Meredith Hoover 2004, ‘05, ‘06 Jennifer Orlando 2004, ‘05, ‘06 Erin Clayton 2005 Michelle Ilg 2005, ‘06 Ashley Mehrer 2005, ‘06, ‘07 Amie Olaes 2005, ‘06, ‘07 Corissa Pirkl 2005, ‘06, ‘07 Gena Shingle 2005, ‘06 Stephanie Sullivan 2005, ‘06, ‘07 Lindsay Borkan 2006, ‘07, ‘08 Aslynn Satterfield 2006, ‘07, ‘08 Alexandra Brockway 2008, ‘09, ‘10 Lindsey Montross 2008, ‘09 Brandi Personett 2008, ‘09, ‘10 Rosie Smith 2008, ‘09, ‘10 Allie Southard 2008, ‘09, ‘10 Danielle Hover 2009, ‘10, ‘11 Melissa Klein 2009, ‘10 Heather McElwee 2009, ‘10, ‘11 Natalie Ettl 2010, ‘11, ‘12 Daryl Konsevick 2010, ‘11, ‘12 Madison Merriam 2011, ‘12 Stephanie Brock 2012 Lindsay Musgrove 2012 Sharaya Musser 2012

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Letterwinners aAa

Agnew, Elizabeth Allen, Cécile Alston, Debora Anderson, Heidi Andrews, Amy Anthony, Janet Arnesen, Carrie

bBb

Baker, Carolyn Bair, Leslie Barbato, Sharon Barber, Allison Bauer, Amy Beck, Joanne Beck, Kristina Beltz, Joanne Bencsko, Whitney Bergstrom, Su Bernstein, Judy Bervinchak, Donna Bizal, Collette Blades, Kristin Bogar, Cassidy Bongiovanni, Nikki Borkan, Lindsay Braun, Pam Breese, Candi Bridwell, Sharon Bright, Paula Brock, Stephanie Brockway, Alexandra Brooks, Linda Brown, Jeannette Brown, Susan Bundy, Heather Bunker, Renee

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1994-95 2004-05 1979-81 1981-82 1973-74 1977-80 1987-90 1965-66 2000-03 1993-94 1990-93 1994-95 1977-79 2008 1980-82 2009-12 1973-76 1973 1986 1975 2010-12 2011 1999, 2001-03 2005-08 1985-88 1970 1974 1988-91 2010-12 2007-2010 1969 1965-66 1987 1994-96 1984-86

cCc

Campagnolo, Lisa 2000-02 Cantwell, Janet 1976 Cappello, Leigh 1994-97 Carr, Ann 1977-80 Carroll, Lexi 2012-present Casey, Ellen 1996-99 Cataldo, Sue 1972 Cathrall, Linda 1965 Chapin, Ruby 1965 Chung, Cissy 1982-85 Cimochowski, Karen 1992-95 Clark, Lisa 2004-06 Clayton, Erin 2003-04 Coccagna, Ellen 1974-77 Cohn, Amy 1987 Coldren, Claudia 1977-79 Crane, Lynn 1988-91 Cuff, Gemma 1998-01 Cuomo, Dana 2000-03 Cutshaw, Lauren 1994-96

dDd

CaDas, Lipika Deleo, Nadine DeLuca, Dorthea DiPasquale, Sarah Docherty, Susan Drilling, Jennifer Drum, Diane Duggan, Heather Duval, Susan

eEe • fFf • gGg

Eliasson, Joy Ettl, Natalie Fahey, Heather Feldman, Carol Ferguson, Ruth Fischler, Kim Foley, Bridget Ford, E’Tona Foster, Margie Frietag, Cindy Gackenbach, Joan Gendron, Mary Jane Gilmour, Peggy Goldstein, Carol Goldstein, Judy

PENN STATE 2013 • WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS

1976 1984-85 1972-75 1999-00 1989-90 1998-01 1983-85 1997-99 1969 1971-72 2009-2012 1997-98 1968 1971 1986 1993-96 1999-01 1979-80 1974-75 1976-77 1988-91 1970-71 1965-66 1972

hHh

Hairston, Lynne Harkleroad, Linda Hartman, Chris Haupt, Holly Healy, Sandy Higashida, Karen Hills, Rachel Hiltabrand, Jada Hintz, Ann Hoover, Meredith Hosler, Lynn Hover, Danielle Hoyt, Carey Hubbard, Sandra Huch, Christi

1984-86 1965-68 1977 1984-86 1970-71 1975 1994-95 1989-92 1969 2003-06 1971 2008-11 1995-98 1968 1995-98

iIi • jJj • kKk • lLl

Ilg, Michelle Ingebretsen, Lisa Jensen, Karen Johnson, Debbie Johnson, Karen Johnson, Nicole Johnson, Nora Kerner, Tracy Kesler, Margie Klein, Melissa Knox, Joanna Konsevick, Daryl Kurtz, Barbara Lehman, Patti Leopoldus, Missy Leslie, Karen Levine, Marcia Loree, Pam Ludwick, Diane Lyst, Rene

2003-06 1979-81 1969 1972 1973-75 1999-00 1970, 1973 1992-95 1972-73 2008-2010 1995-98 2009-2012 1965-66 1968-69 1996-99 1975 1979-82 1984-86 1972-73 1990-93

Letterwinners mMm • nNn • oOo

MacQueen, Nancy Malinak, Nicole Mallios, Lisa Magner, Ann Manzolillo, Michelle McAvoy, Katie McCardle, Cathy McElwee, Heather McGeachy, Anne Mehrer, Ashley Merriam, Madison Minor, Kristen Minor, Tee Montevideo, Diane Montross, Lindsey Muno, Debbie Musgrove, Lindsay Musser, Sharaya Noll, Betsy Oaks, Sharon O’Brien, Debbie Olaes, Amie Omohundro, Jeanne Orlando, Jennifer

1970 1994-97 1988-90 1970 1993-96 2000-03 1970-71 2008-2011 1980 2004-07 2010-present 1986 1984-85 1971-72 2007-2009 1986-87 2011-present 2010-present 1984 1967 1986-88 2004-07 1982 2003-06

pPp • qQq • rRr

Park, Nancy Parody, Kathy Perret, Katie Personett, Brandi Petrick, Sue Piras, Michele Pirkl, Corissa Pokorny, Kathy Polak, Karen Polito, April Pollack, Kris Polusny, Eileen Pomper, Kathy Portman, Peg Raines, Jamie Reger, Michelle Renton, Debbie Repmann, Susan Ribblett, Donna Robertson, Bernadette Rogers, Janice Rohm, Kira Rohrbaugh, Casey Rose, Barbara Rosenheck, Nancy Rowland, Katie Rowland, Terry Russo, Lauren

1974-76 1986-88 2006-07 2007-2010 1965-66 192-73 2004-07 1982 1981-82 1991-94 1983 1973-74 1984-87 1972 1991-92 1987-88 1970-73 1986-88 1971 1984-87 1989-92 1988-90 2007-2010 1969 1992-93 2000-03 1974 1989-92

sSs • tTt

Samuels, Lynne Satterfield, Aslynn Schuckman, Karen Selz, Beatrice Shiffert, Kathy Shindler, Lyndell Shingle, Genavieve Schuckman, Karen Silver, Coby Sime, Joanna Simon, Kim Simpson, Richelle Slattery, Kerry Smith, Lisa Smith, Nikki Smith, Rosie Sommers, Sheri Southard, Allie Spangler, Betie Jo Spatz, Judy Spisak, Patricia Stauder, Kassidy Stine, Alex Stoloski, Julia Stoltz, Darcie Stopper, Kate Streicher, Kelly Strunck, Jessica Sullivan, Stephanie Tardiff, Linda Tart, Gail Taylor, Maria Thrasher, Kim Tukeva, Mary Tukeva, Vickie

1977-80 2005-2008 1977 1994-97 1965-66 1972 2004-2006 1974-77 1991-94 1982-83 1984 2001 1992-95 1984 1996-99 2007-2010 1973-75 2007-2010 1968 1968-69 1979-81 2011-present 2009-2012 2000-03 1972-73 2002-05 2002-04 1985-88 2004-07 1981-82 1965-68 1998-01 1998-90 1971-73 1965-66

uUu • vVv • wWw xXx • yYy • zZz

Uzelac, Kristal Vlachos, Colleen Von, Lynda Weiner, Arlene Weiss, Vera Welsh, Krystal Weseman, Cheryl Whittaker, Janae Wilson, Ashley Witt, Alex Woods, Bernadette Yeagley, Bcky York, Joan Zimmerman, Marla

2005 1965-68 1975 1973 1999-02 2012-present 1985 1996-99 1997-00 2012-present 1995-96 1968 1967-68 1970

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