Champions 2015 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA GYMNASTICS ROSTER Name Katie Bailey Lauren Beers Mackenzie Brannan Kaitlyn Clark Hunter Dennis Lora Leigh Frost Nickie Guerrero Amanda Jetter Jennie Loeb Keely McNeer Dominique Pegg Mary Lillian Sanders Aja Sims Carley Sims Mackenzie Valentin Kayla Williams Kiana Winston
Year Exp. Ht. So. 1L 5-2 Jr. 2L 5-5 Fr. HS 5-3 Sr. 3L 5-1 Sr. 3L 5-4 Sr. 3L 5-2 Fr. HS 5-0 So. 1L 5-4 Fr. HS 5-3 So. 1L 5-2 So. 1L 5-2 So. 1L 5-1 So. 1L 5-2 Jr. 2L 5-7 So. TR 5-5 Sr. 2L 5-2 Fr. HS 5-0
HEAD COACH Dana Duckworth 1st Year *
Hometown Kernersville, N.C. Warren Center, Pa. Austin, Texas Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Westampton, N.J. Decatur, Ala. McKinney, Texas Milford, Ohio Atlanta, Ga. Brandon, Miss. Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Prattville, Ala. Orlando, Fla. Birmingham, Ala. Mustang, Okla. Huntington, W.Va. Fort Worth, Texas
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Bryan Raschilla 19th Year
Club Team High Point Gymnastics Academy Southern Tier Gymnastics Academy Capital Gymnastics Precision Gymnastics Will-Moor School of Gymnastics Calvin Twisters Zenith Elite Gymnastics Academy Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy NorthWind Gymnastics Courthouse Gymnastics Bluewater Gymnastics Club Prattville YMCA Gymnastics Brandy Johnson’s Global Gymnastics JamJev Gymnastics Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy Texas Dreams Gymnastics
ASSISTANT COACH Bill Lorenz 1st Year
STUDENT COACHES Kim Jacob Sam Montgomery
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Bryan Raschilla Aja Sims Kiana Winston
Rah-shill-uh A-jah Key-an-uh
OUTLOOK
Director of Gymnastics Operations: Rita Martin Administrative Assistant: Robin Kelley Athletic Trainer: Monica Decker Kirkpatrick Strength and Conditioning Coach: Stephen Buckner Managers: Grey Buxton, Anthony Fiacco, Ryan Kivlin, Elizabeth Plant, Blake Sellers Academic Advisor: Fern Hampton Performance Nutrition: Amy Bragg and Paul Harrington Marketing and Promotions Director: Meaghan Hall
STATE-BY-STATE
CALIFORNIA Kaitlyn Clark FLORIDA Aja Sims
GEORGIA Jennie Loeb
OHIO Amanda Jetter
MISSISSIPPI Keely McNeer
OKLAHOMA Mackenzie Valentin
NEW JERSEY Hunter Dennis
PENNSYLVANIA Lauren Beers
TEXAS Mackenzie Brannan Nickie Guerrero Kiana Winston WEST VIRGINIA Kayla Williams CANADA ONTARIO Dominique Pegg
NORTH CAROLINA Katie Bailey
CLASS BREAKDOWN SENIORS (4) Kaitlyn Clark Hunter Dennis Lora Leigh Frost Kayla Williams
JUNIORS (2) Lauren Beers Carley Sims
48 ALABAMA GYMNASTICS
* Denotes second team All-America honor RETURNING REGIONAL CHAMPIONS (4) Lauren Beers (1): 2014 — Vault Kaitlyn Clark (1): 2013 — Bars Aja Sims (1): 2014 — Beam Kayla Williams (1): 2013 — Vault RETURNING SEC CHAMPIONS (1) Kaitlyn Clark (1): 2014 — Bars RETURNING ALL-SEC (5) Katie Bailey 2014 — Freshman Kaitlyn Clark 2014 — First Team Amanda Jetter 2014 — Freshman Aja Sims 2014 — First Team Freshman Kayla Williams 2013 — First Team
GYMNASTICS SUPPORT STAFF
UNITED STATES ALABAMA Lora Leigh Frost Mary Lillian Sanders Carley Sims
RETURNING ALL-AMERICANS (5) Katie Bailey (2): 2014 — All-Around, Bars* Lauren Beers (3): 2014 — Floor, Vault* 2013 — Vault Kaitlyn Clark (2): 2014 — Vault* 2013 — Vault Lora Leigh Frost (1): 2014 — Floor* Kayla Williams (2): 2013 — Beam 2012 — Beam*
SOPHOMORES (7) Katie Bailey Amanda Jetter Keely McNeer Dominique Pegg Mary Lillian Sanders Aja Sims Mackenzie Valentin
FRESHMEN (4) Mackenzie Brannan Nickie Guerrero Jennie Loeb Kiana Winston
RETURNING SCHOLASTIC ALL-AMERICANS (7) Lauren Beers, Kaitlyn Clark, Lora Leigh Frost, Keely McNeer, Mary Lillian Sanders, Aja Sims, Kayla Williams RETURNING SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL HONOREES (8) Katie Bailey, Lauren Beers, Kaitlyn Clark, Lora Leigh Frost, Amanda Jetter, Mary Lillian Sanders, Carley Sims, Kayla Williams