2011-12 Penn State Women's Gymnastics Media Guide

2 PENN STATE 2011–12 • WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS

Quick Facts & Schedule

UNIVERSITY Quick Facts

Location ...............................................University Park, Pa.Enrollment .............................................................. 44,112Conference ............................................................. Big TenColors .......................................................... Blue & WhiteNickname......................................................Nittany LionsPresident ........................................... Dr. Rodney EricksonActing Director of Athletics .......................Dr. Dave JoynerAthletics Director .............................................Tim CurleyAssoc. A.D./SWA .....................................Charmelle Green

PENN STATE Coaches

Head Coach ................................................ Jeff ThompsonSchool Record/Years .....................................21-7/2nd YearAssoc. H.C./Years ............................. Rachelle Thompson/2Asst. Coach/Years ..................................Randy Monahan/4Office ................................ 110A, 110B or 111 White BldgTelephone.............................................. (814) 863-7461 or .................................................................. (814) 867-4438Fax ............................................................ (814) 865-8149Home Arena (Capacity) ...........................Rec Hall (5,812)

2011 In Review2011 Regular Season Record .......................................21-7Big Ten Regular Season Record .....................................1-2Big Ten Championships/finish .............................. 5-1/2nd2011 NCAA Regional Finish .........................................3rd2011 NCAA Finish ..................................................... N/AFinal National Ranking ........................................... No. 13All-Americans Returning/Lost .......................................1/0Letterwinners Returning/Lost......................................10/2Newcomers ...................................................................... 3

Gymnastics HistoryFirst Year of Gymnastics ............................................. 1965All-Time Record/Years.................................. 607-276-4/47National 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)

AthleticCommunications

Contact ....................................................Susan BedsworthOffice .......................................101 G Bryce Jordan Center..................................................University Park, PA 16802Office Phone ............................................. (814) 865-1757Fax ............................................................ (814) 863-3165Email ......................................................sjb5001@psu.eduWebsite .........................................www.GoPSUsports.com

JanuarySun. 8 West Virginia, Maryland Morgantown, W. Va. 2 p.m.

Sun. 15 New Hampshire Durham, N.H. 1 p.m.

Sat. 21 Michigan State, Cornell, Alabama University Park, Pa. 7 p.m.

Sat. 28 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. 7 p.m.

FebruaryFri. 3 Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 8 p.m.

Sat. 11 N.C. State, GWU, William & Mary Raleigh, N.C. 7 p.m.

Sat. 18 SUNY - Brockport (DD) University Park, Pa. 7 p.m.

Sat. 25 Ohio State (DD) Columbus, Ohio 5 p.m.

MarchFri. 2 Michigan & North Carolina University Park, Pa. 7 p.m.

Sun. 11 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. 6 p.m.

Sat. 17 Maryland (DD) University Park, Pa. 7 p.m.

Sat. 24 at Big Ten Championship Iowa City, Iowa 12/5 p.m.

(Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State,

Minnesota, Ohio State, Nebraska)

AprilSat. 7 NCAA Regional Championships Campus Sites TBA Fri-Sun. 20-22 NCAA Championships Duluth, Ga. TBA

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

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Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2012 SEASON ..................................................................................2-11 2012 Schedule & Notes .............................................................................2 2012 Quickfacts ........................................................................................2 Table of Contents ......................................................................................3 Head Coach Jeff Thompson .......................................................................4 Assoc. H.C. Rachelle Thompson ...............................................................5 Assistant Coach Randy Monahan and Support Staff .............................. 6-7 2012 Roster ...............................................................................................8 Nittany Lions by Class ...............................................................................9 Team Building ................................................................................... 10-11

2012 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS ............................................12-25 Whitney Bencsko, Natalie Ettl, Daryl Konsevick, Alex Stine ............. 12-19 Madison Merriam, Sharaya Musser .................................................... 20-21 Kristin Blades, Stephanie Brock ......................................................... 22-23 Lindsay Musgrove, Kassidy Stauder.................................................... 24-25 Lexi Carroll, Krystal Welsh, Alex Witt ............................................... 26-27

2011 IN REVIEW ............................................................................27-39 Meet-by-Meet Performances .............................................................. 27-28 2011 Results and Team Score Breakdown ................................................29 2011 Team and Individual Highs .............................................................30 2011 Season Notes ...................................................................................31 Meet Recaps ...................................................................................... 32-39

PENN STATE WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS HISTORY .....................40-65 Event and Coaching History ....................................................................40 All-Time High Scores and Records ..........................................................41 NCAA Regionals ............................................................................... 42-43 All-Americans ..........................................................................................44 Nationally Ranked Teams ........................................................................45 National Championship History ..............................................................46 Ann Carr Award ......................................................................................47 Honors and Awards ........................................................................... 48-49 All-Time Results ................................................................................ 50-57 All-Time Series Records ...........................................................................58 Rec Hall ...................................................................................................59 Gymnastics Facilities .......................................................................... 60-61 Academic Success ............................................................................... 62-63 Letterwinners ..................................................................................... 64-65

MEDIA INFORMATION ...................................................................... 66 TV/Radio Roster .....................................................................................66

AthleticCommunications

Contact: Susan BedsworthAssistant Director101-G Bryce Jordan CenterUniversity Park, Pa. 16802Office Phone: 814-865-1757Cell Phone: 814-308-2273FAX: 814-863-3165E-Mail: [email protected]

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CREDITSThe 2012 Penn State Women’s Gymnastics Yearbook was compiled, written, and layed out by Susan Bed-sworth; Stephanie Petulla, Executive Editor; Erin Douglas, Design. Special thanks to Trey Miller. Photos by: Penn State Campus Photography, Steve Shephard, Lloyd Smith, Mark Selders and Robert Harley (Col-legiateGymnast.com).

Printed by: Jostens, State College, Pa.

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Jeff Thompson is entering his second 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 his first season at the helm of the Nittany Lion program, Thompson guided the Nittany Lions to a second place finish in the Big Ten Champion-ship, with two gymnastics earning individual event titles, and a berth in the NCAA Regional Champi-onships as the No. 2 seed. He coached three Nittany Lions to All-Big Ten hon-ors, and Sharaya Musser, a Honda Award nominee advanced to the NCAA National Championship to represent Penn State. Outside the gym, the Nit-tany Lions excelled in the classroom and commu-nity. Five gymnasts earned Academic All-Big Ten laurels and the team was awarded the Team Com-munity Service Award. In 11 years as the head of the Auburn Univer-sity 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, the Thompsons 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 Olym-pic Program Director at the Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy in Fairfield, Ohio from 1993-94. Thompson also held assistant coach-ing 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 em-phasis 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 (16) and Griffin (14).

PENN STATE 2011–12 • WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS

Head Coach Jeff Thompson

Jeff

THOMPSONSecond Year at Penn State

Kentucky • 1985

Thompson’s Career Honors:

• Two-time SEC Coach of the Year (2003, 2008)• Two-time Central Region Coach of the Year (‘03, ‘08)• Regional Assistant Coach of the Year (‘95)

Thompson has Produced:

• Five Academic All-Big Ten Honorees• Three All-Big Ten Selections• Two Big Ten Individual Event Champions• Four NCAA All-Americans• Three SEC Gymnasts of the Yr.• Three SEC Scholar-Athletes of the Year• Four All-SEC Team Members• One SEC Freshman of the Year• 44 NACGC/W Academic Honorees• 53 SEC Academic Honor Roll Selections


Associate Head Coach Rachelle Thompson

Rachelle Thompson begins her second 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 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 cap-turing 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, cho-reographing beam and floor routines, managing all meet contracts, scheduling community service projects, recruiting, as well as han-dling 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 commu-nity. 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-Amer-ican gymnast. She was a finalist for the American Award honoring the Top Five Senior Gymnasts, as well as a finalist for the Honda-Broderick Cup. Thompson earned a Bachelor of Science and Education from Auburn. Rachelle and Jeff have two sons, Parker (16) and Griffin (14).

Rachelle

THOMPSONSecond Year at Penn State

LSU • 2004


Assistant Coach Randy Monahan

Assistant coach Randy Monahan enters his fourth 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 Gymnas-tics,” 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 con-ditioning 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 Buck-eyes, 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 instruc-tion 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 ath-letes 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 volun-teer assistant coach Jillian Monahan. They reside in State College.

Randy

MONAHANFourth Year at Penn State

Ohio State • 2006


Support Staff

Jillian

MONAHANVolunteer Assistant

Ohio State • 2006

Mike

GAYAthletic Trainer

Heather

McElweeDirector of Operations

2011 • Penn State

Natalie

YoderTeam Manager

Jake

ZENKERTeam Manager


2012 Roster

Behind the Lion, from left: Head coach Jeff Thompson, associate head coach Rachelle Thompson, Alex Witt, Lexi Carroll, Stephanie Brock, volunteer assistant Jillian Monahan, assistant coach Randy Monahan, team manager Jake Zenker

In front of Lion, from left: Krystal Welsh, Kristin Blades, Alex Stine, Natalie Ettl, Daryl Konsevick, Sharaya Musser, Lindsay Musgrove, Kassidy Stauder, Whitney Bencsko, Madison Merriam

Name Yr. Event Ht. Hometown/High School

Whitney Bencsko Sr. AA 5-5 Pompton Plains, N.J./Pequannock

Kristin Blades So. V, BB, FX 5-2 Gainesville, Va./Battlefield High

Stephanie Brock So. AA 5-5 Burlington, N.J./Burlington Twp. High

Lexi Carroll Fr. AA 5-3 Olney, Md./Magruder

Natalie Ettl Sr. UB 5-2 Waukesha, Wis./Mukwonago

Daryl Konsevick Sr. BB, FX 5-0 Rutherford, N.J./Rutherford

Madison Merriam Jr. AA 5-8 Gaithersburg, Md./Magruder

Lindsay Musgrove So. AA 5-3 League City, Texas/Clear Creek High

Sharaya Musser Jr. AA 5-2 Colorado Springs, Colo./Pine Creek

Kassidy Stauder So. AA 5-3 Palmerton, Pa./Palmerton Area

Alexandra Stine Sr. UB 5-4 Philipsburg, Pa./State College Area

Krystal Welsh Fr. AA 5-7 Bowie, Md./Archbishop Spalding

Alex Witt Fr. V, UB 5-4 Odessa, Fla./Steinbrenner

Head Coach: Jeff Thompson (Second year)

Assoc. Head Coach: Rachelle Thompson (Second year)

Assisttant Coach: Randy Monahan (Fourth year)

PronunciationsBencsko ...............Bench-koEttl ..............................ETT-ulKonsevick ......KON-suh-vickLexi ............................Lex-eeRachelle ................ Ruh-shellSharaya ..............Sha-ray-uhStauder ..................Staw-der


2012 Nittany Lions By Class

The SeniorsAlex Stine

Natalie EttlDaryl KonsevickWhitney Bencsko

The JuniorsMadison MerriamSharaya Musser

The SophomoresKristin Blades

Kassidy StauderLindsay MusgroveStephanie Brock

The FreshmenLexi CarrollAlex Witt

Krystal Welsh


Team-Building

Building A Team...While Penn State women’s gymnastics is a team, it’s also a family. It is a bond that is strengthened through blood, sweat and tears in the gym and laughter, helping hands and teamwork out of the gym. All of these components build trust, friendships and strong ties, which are necessary to take the team to the next level and have fun along the way. Whether it’s the traditional team run up Mt. Nittany, theme weeks in the gym, team dinners, community service or just hanging out at a football game

with 110,000 of your closest friends, the Penn State women’s gymnastics team is a family in and out of the gym.


Team-Building

Building A Family.


Meet the Nittany Lions

Lion Career2011 (Junior): Competed in every meet on bars, beam and floor ... competed in the all-around in eight meets ... averaged 9.744 on vault (eight meets), 9.748 on bars (12 meets), 9.725 on beam (12 meets), 9.671 on floor (12 meets) and 38.938 in the all-around (eight meets) ... on vault, scored a season-high 9.825 at North Carolina (2/11) ... finished in the top five on vault on two occasions ... on bars, scored a season-high 9.850 vs. Ohio State (2/26) and in a tri-meet vs. N.C. State and Maryland (3/4) ... finished in the top five event finishers five times on bars ... on beam, finished in the top five on five occasions ... scored a career-high 9.900 for second place in a quad meet at Mary-land with Rutgers and William & Mary (2/18) ... on floor, scored a season-high 9.900 vs. Ohio State (2/26) ... placed in the top five four times on floor ... in the all-around, scored a season-best 39.275 on two occasions ... earned top five finishes five times in the all-around... earned the Ann Carr award after competing in the all-around for the first time in 2011 against Ohio State (2/26).

2010 (Sophomore): Competed in the all-around in seven meets be-fore an injury sidelined her for the remainder of the season ... averaged 9.814 on vault, 9.534 on bars (eight meets), 9.654 on beam, 9.611 on floor and 38.664 in the all-around ... scored a 9.800 or higher in all but one meet on vault ... finished in the top three event finishers four times ... on bars, recorded a season-high 9.825 on two occasions ... registered a 9.875 on beam vs. Illinois (2/7) ... finished in the top five event finishers on beam three times ... scored a 9.775 or higher on floor in five meets ... finished in the top five on floor four times ... in the all-around, placed in the top five in all but one meet ... scored a season-high 39.300 vs. West Virginia (2/20) and received the Ann Carr award for her performance.

2009 (Freshman): NACGC/W First Team All-American on vault and Second Team All-American in the all-around ... Second Team All-Big Ten ... tied for second with teammate Brandi Personett on vault at the Big Ten Championships ... competed in all 13 meets, including 12 in the all-around ... qualified for the Individual Event Finals of the 2009 NCAA National Championships in vault finishing tied for eighth ... averaged a 38.877 in the all-around, 9.804 on vault, 9.560 on bars, 9.698 on beam and 9.815 on floor ... earned the Ann Carr award as the most inspirational gymnast of the meet versus Pittsburgh (1/10) where she finished second in the all-around ... on vault, finished in the top five event finishers 10 times ... scored better than a 9.800 11 times ... scored a career-best 9.925 against Michigan State (1/24) and

matched the score at West Virginia (3/9) to claim individual event titles ... competed on bars in 12 meets with three top five finishes ... scored a career-high 9.875 to earn first at Maryland quad meet (3/14) ... had six top five finishes on beam ... recorded a score of 9.825 against New Hampshire, Rutgers and Bridgeport (2/21) ... finished in the top five seven times on floor ... scored better than 9.800 on nine occasions ... registered a career-high 9.925 versus West Virginia (3/9) ... finished in the top five in the all-around nine times, including six second place finishes ... notched a career-high score of 39.425 at West Virginia (3/9) ... scored a 38.900 or better in the all-around seven times.

High School/ClubWas a member of the North Stars Gymnastics Club program in Boonton, N.J., under the direction of Tony Gehman ... was the Level 10 New Jersey state champion on bars in 2008, finishing sec-ond on vault, second on beam, second on the floor and second in the all-around ... at Level 10 Region 7 Regionals, claimed the vault, bars, floor and all-around championships in 2008 ... at the 2008 Level 10 J.O. Nationals, finished sixth on beam, eighth on vault and 14th in the all-around ... at the 2007 Level 10 J.O. Nationals, claimed ninth on vault ... at the 2007 Level 10 Region 7 Regionals, finished first on vault and bars while claiming third on floor and

Whitney

BENCSKOAA • Sr. • 5-5Major: Nutrition

Pompton Plains, N.J • Pequannock


fifth in the all-around ... was the 2007 Level 10 New Jersey state champion on bars and in the all-around while finishing second on vault and floor ... claimed first on vault and floor at the 2006 New Jersey state championships while also finishing second on bars and beam and in the all-around ... posted a first place finish in vault at the 2006 Level 10 Region 7 Regionals while also claiming third on floor and in the all-around ... posted as sixth-place finish on bars at the 2006 Level 10 J.O. Nationals while also finishing 10th on vault and 12th in the all-around ... placed first on vault, second on floor and second in the all-around at the 2005 US Elite Challenge ... was a four-year high honor roll member at Pequannock Township High School.

PersonalBorn Whitney Christine Bencsko on Sept. 12, 1990 in Pompton Plains, N.J. ... parents are Doug and Paula Bencsko ... has three siblings, Ashley (26), Justin (24) and Morgan (11) ... father Doug played football at Ithaca College ... majoring in nutrition ... names Dave Matthews Band and Rascal Flatts as favorite entertainers, the New York Yankees as favorite pro sports team, “The Great Gatsby” as favorite book, “Grey’s Anatomy” as favorite television show, “Step Up” and “The Blindside” as favorite movies, Channing Tatum and Patrick Dempsey as favorite actors, the British Virgin Islands as fa-vorite place to visit and Jennifer Aniston as favorite actress ... names goals for this season as “I want to complete my senior year with no regrets knowing I gave it everything. I want to help lead my team as we strive to achieve our dreams of winning a Big Ten title and being on the floor at the final night of the NCAA Championships!” ... nickname is Whit.“

Quoting Coach Thompson“Whitney has made a full recovery from her knee injury and has been extremely consistent this fall. We feel that she has made a com-plete return to the form which earned her All-America status her freshman year.”


Career HighsVault: .............................9.925, 2x last at West Virginia (3/9/09) Bars: .............................................9.875 at Maryland (3/14/09) Beam: ...9.900 at Maryland with Rutgers & William & Mary (2/18/11)Floor: ........................................ 9.925 at West Virginia (3/9/09) All-Around: .............................. 39.425 at West Virginia (3/9/09)

2011 Season HighsVault: ...............................9.825, 2x, last at West Virginia (3/12) Bars: ................ 9.850, 2x, last vs. N.C. State & Maryland (3/4)Beam: ... 9.900 at Maryland with Rutgers & William & Mary (2/18)Floor: ..............................................9.900 vs. Ohio State (2/26)All-Around: ................................... 39.325 vs. Ohio State (2/26)



Lion Career2011 (Junior): First Team All-Big Ten ... Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Big Ten Uneven Bars Cham-pion ... anchored the Nittany Lions on bars in 11 of 12 meets ... averaged a 9.807 for the season ... finished in the top five event finishers eight times, including earning four event titles ... scored a 9.800 or better nine meets and a 9.900 or better six meets ... won the uneven bars title with a 9.900 at a tri-meet with Big Ten foes Illinois and Michigan (1/14) ... placed second with a 9.925 in a meet at Florida with N.C. State (1/28) ... won the bars crown with a 9.900 at North Carolina (2/11) ... scored a career-high 9.975 to tie the program record in a quad meet at Maryland with Rutgers and William & Mary (2/18) ... defended her uneven bars title at the Big Ten Championships (3/19) with a 9.925.

2010 (Sophomore): Second Team All-Big Ten ... Big Ten Sports-manship honoree ... Academic All-Big Ten ... competed in 13 meets on bars with an average score of 9.808 ... finished in the top five finishers 10 times, including winning five titles ... scored a 9.800 or better in 11 meets ... won her first uneven bars title scoring a 9.900 in a quad meet with Cornell, Iowa and Yale (1/23) ... scored a 9.950 for top honors vs. Illinois (2/7) ... won the event at Pittsburgh (2/13) with a 9.900 ... posted a 9.950 vs. Maryland, Michigan and Bridgeport (3/7) ... scored a 9.875 vs. Nebraska (3/20), good enough for second place ... won the Big Ten uneven bars title with a 9.925 (3/27) ... finished third with a 9.875 in the NCAA Regional Championship (4/10).

2009 (Freshman): Competed in 10 meets on bars with an average score of 9.805 ... finished in the top five finishers on six occasions ... earned the Ann Carr Award for most inspirational gymnast of the meet versus Cornell, William & Mary and Penn (2/7) where she finished third on bars ... placed third with a score of 9.800 at Illi-nois (1/17) ... scored a 9.750 at Nebraska to finish third ... recorded a 9.825, good enough for third place, versus Cornell, William & Mary and Penn (2/7) ... won bars with a 9.850 at Michigan (2/13) ... scored a versus Alabama and Ohio State (3/1) and again at the Big Ten Championships (3/21) ... scored a 9.800 at the NCAA Region-als (4/4) and again at the NCAA Championships (4/16).

High School/ClubWas a member of Salto Gymnastics club program in Waukesha, Wis., under the direction of Jim Chudy ... finished first on the bars and second on vault at the 2007 Wisconsin state championships ... finished third on the floor at the 2007 Regionals but tore her ACL for the second time on floor ... claimed first place on vault at the 2005 Wisconsin state championships ... placed third in the all-around, third on vault and second on beam at the 2005 Regionals ... a three-time National qualifier in 2003, 2004 and 2005, finish-ing 14th in the all-around and third on bars in 2005 and ninth in the all-around and sixth on bars in 2004 ... placed first in the all-around, first on bars, second on vault and tied for second on beam at the 2004 Wisconsin state championships ... also placed first in the all-around, first on bars and vault and second on beam at the 2003 Wisconsin state championships ... claimed first in the all-around and on bars and second on vault at the 2004 Regionals ... placed third in the all-around and first on bars and third on vault at the 2003 Regionals ... spent the 2006 and 2008 season rehabbing from her knee injuries ... member of the National Honor Society at Mukwonago High School ... four-year member of the national honor roll.

Natalie

ETTLUB, BB • Sr. • 5-2Major: Kinesiology

Waukesha, Wis. • Mukwonago



PersonalBorn Natalie Clare Ettl on April 19, 1990 in Waukesha, Wis. ... parents are Steve and Beth Ettl ... has one brother, Will (18) ... majoring in kinesiology ... names camping and fishing as hob-bies, Dave Matthews Band, Jack Johnson, Hootie and the Blowfish and Kenny Chesney as favorite entertainers, the Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Brewers and the Miami Heat as fa-vorite pro sports teams, “Mind Gym” as favorite book, “Grey’s Anatomy,” “The Next Great Baker” and “Law & Order SVU” as favorite television shows, “Despicable Me”, “Life as We Know It”, “Taken” and “The Proposal” as favorite movies and her cabin in northern Wisconsin and anywhere with a beach as favorite places to visit ... names goals for the season as “to help lead my team to win the first-ever Big Ten Championship title for Penn State and qualify to the NCAA Championship and Super Six. I want to enjoy my senior year with my amazing teammates and most importantly, have fun!”

Quoting Coach Thompson“Natalie has done a tremendous job helping lead our team as a senior co-captain. Her competitive experience with winning two individ-ual Big Ten uneven bar championships helps her lead by example.”

Career HighsVault: ................................................................................... N/ABars: ... 9.975 at Maryland with Rutgers & William & Mary (2/18/11)Beam: ................................................................................. N/AFloor: .................................................................................. N/A All-Around: .......................................................................... N/A

2011 Season HighsVault: ................................................................................... N/ABars:Bars: ...9.975 at Maryland with Rutgers & William & Mary (2/18)Beam: ................................................................................. N/AFloor: .................................................................................. N/AAll-Around: .......................................................................... N/A



Lion Career2011 (Junior): Academic All-Big Ten ... competed in every meet on beam and floor ... averaged a 9.792 on beam and a 9.731 on floor ... scored a 9.825 or better on beam at six meets and finished in the top five event finishers on seven occasions ... scored a 9.850 and placed third vs. New Hampshire (1/22) and at Maryland with Rutgers and William & Mary (2/18) ... scored a career-high 9.900 and placed second vs. N.C. State and Maryland (3/4) ... scored an 9.850 and finished second at West Virginia (3/12) ... scored a 9.800 or better on floor five times and finished in the top five event finishers on four occasions ... scored a career-best 9.900 and placed second in a quad meet with Pittsburgh, West Virginia and Bridgeport (2/26) ... scored a 9.850 at the Big Ten Championship (3/19) ... earned the Ann Carr award for the most inspirational performance vs. N.C. State and Maryland (3/4).

2010 (Sophomore): Academic All-Big Ten ... competed in 11 meets for the Nittany Lions on beam and floor ... averaged 9.416 on beam (eight meets) and 9.760 on floor (10 meets) ... scored a 9.675 in her first-ever appearance on beam in a quad meet at Michigan State (1/9), good enough for third place ... scored a 9.800 vs. Minnesota and Alabama (1/30) ... posted a 9.825 for fourth place at Pittsburgh (2/13) ... earned a 9.875 on floor for third place in a quad meet at Michigan State (1/9) ... finished fifth with a 9.750 vs. Cornell, Iowa and Yale (1/23) ... placed fifth with a 9.775 vs. Minnesota and Alabama (1/30) ... scored a 9.825 vs. Maryland, Michigan and Bridgeport (3/7) ... earned a 9.825 at the Big Ten Championships (3/27).

2009 (Freshman): Saw action in eight meets competing in floor exercise, averaging 9.719 ... scored at least a 9.775 in the last five meets of the season ... finished in the top five on two occasions, including fifth (9.650) versus UNH, Rutgers and Bridgeport (2/21) and fourth at West Virginia (3/9) ... recorded a score of 9.850 at the Big Ten Championships (3/21) ... registered a 9.800 at the NCAA Regionals (4/4) and the NCAA National Championships (4/16).

High School/ClubMember of the Galaxy Gymnastics club program in Orangeburg, N.Y., under the direction of Jamie Winkler and Sergei and Galina Petrouniak ... member of the 2008 Junior Olympic National Team ... 2008 New York state beam and bars champion ... 2008 Region 6 floor champion ... 2008 Junior Olympic national beam champion while also finishing sixth on bars, seventh on floor and third in the all-around ... in 2007, finished second on bars and eighth on floor at the Junior Olympic Nationals ... was the 2007 Region 6 beam and floor champion, also earning the New York state beam cham-pionship that same year ... at the 2006 Junior Olympic Nationals, finished third on bars, seventh on beam, fifth on floor and sixth in the all-around ... was the 2006 Region 6 beam, floor and all-around champion ... was the 2005 Junior Olympic National floor cham-pion, also claiming ninth on bars, second on beam and sixth in the all-around ... in 2004, qualified for International Elite status at Kar-olyi’s National Team Camp and was the Atlantic Invitational bars, beam and all-around champion as a National Elite ... also picked up the 2004 Junior Olympic National beam championship while finishing eighth on floor and ninth in the all-around ... member of the Delta Epsilon Tau International Honor Society and the Na-tional Society of High School Scholars at Rutherford High School ... member of the Maximum Honor Roll.

Daryl

KONSEVICKAA • Sr. • 5-0Major: Biobehavioral Health

Rutherford, N.J • Rutherford



PersonalBorn Daryl Amelia Konsevick on Oct. 16, 1989 in Englewood, N.J. ... parents are June and Michael Konsevick ... has one brother, Rory (28) ... majoring in biobehavioral health and minoring in Psychol-ogy...names Mumford and Sons, The Black Keys, Jimi Hendrix, Coldplay and Josh Ritter as favorite entertainers, the New York Yan-kees as favorite pro sports team, Derek Jeter as favorite athlete... “Seinfeld” and “The Office” as favorite television shows and the beach as favorite place to visit ... names goals for this season as “our common goal is to win Big Ten Championships this season as well as qualify and aim for a spot on the podium at NCAA Championships. I plan on working as hard as I can to help my team reach our goals.”

Quoting Coach Thompson“Daryl has focused on balance beam and floor exercise this fall and as a two-event specialist, we look for her to post big scores every time she competes.”

Career HighsVault: ....................................................................................N/ABars: ....................................................................................N/A Beam: .......................9.900 vs. N.C. State & Maryland (3/4/11)Floor: .......................................... 9.900 at Ohio State (2/26/11)All-Around: ...........................................................................N/A

2011 Season HighsVault: ....................................................................................N/ABars: ....................................................................................N/ABeam: ............................ 9.900 vs. N.C. State & Maryland (3/4)Floor: ............................................... 9.900 at Ohio State (2/26)All-Around: ...........................................................................N/A



Lion Career2011 (Junior): Competed on bars in 11 meets for the Nittany Lions ... averaged a 9.702 for the season ... finished in the top five event finishers on five occasions ... scored a career-high 9.850 four times, including at Maryland (2/18) for third place, vs. Pittsburgh, West Virginia and Bridgeport 2/26) for second place, at the Big Ten Championship (3/19) for third place and at NCAA Regionals (4/2) for third place.

2010 (Sophomore): Competed in five meets for the Nittany Lions specializing on bars ... averaged a 9.700 ... scored a 9.825 at Utah (3/12) ... scored a 9.800 at the Big Ten Championships (3/27) ... posted a 9.800 the NCAA Regional Championships (4/10).

2009 (Freshman): Competed in nine meets during the season spe-cializing on bars ... averaged 9.686 on bars ... scored a season-high 9.825 versus Michigan State (1/24) in her first collegiate competi-tion for second place honors ... scored higher than a 9.700 on six occasions ... scored a 9.750 in the NCAA Championships (4/16).

High School/ClubCompeted for Nittany Gymnastics in State College, Pa., under the direction of Amy Adamek and Mike Rizzuto ... was injured for most of junior and senior seasons but attended Regionals ... placed sixth on vault at Level 9 Nationals during sophomore season ... at Level 8 Regionals during freshman season, placed second on vault ... four-year member of the Honor Roll at State College Area High School.

Alexandra

STINEV, UB • Sr. • 5-4Major: Kinesiology

Philipsburg, Pa. • State College Area



PersonalBorn Alexandra Garland Stine on July 12, 1990 in State College, Pa. ... parents are Charles and Karen Stine ... majoring in kinesiology ... names Mumford & Sons and Florence & the Machine as favorite entertainers, English as favorite school subject, Michael Phelps as favorite athlete, steak as favorite food, “Twilight” series by Stephanie Mayer as favorite book, “True Blood” as favorite television show, Gladiator” as favorite movie, Richard Gere as favorite actor, Julia Roberts as favorite actress and New Orleans as favorite place to visit ... names goal for this season “to do the best I can to contribute to the team and enjoy my senior year.”

Quoting Coach Thompson“Alex is coming off a tremendous junior year where she compet-ed on uneven bars. She has shown consistency and determination throughout the fall and we expect her to excel for Penn State this season.”

Career HighsVault: ................................................................................... N/ABars: ......................9.850, 4x, last at NCAA Regionals (4/2/11)Beam: ................................................................................. N/A Floor: .................................................................................. N/A All-Around: .......................................................................... N/A

2011 Season HighsVault: ................................................................................... N/ABars: ...........................9.850, 4x, last at NCAA Regionals (4/2)Beam: ................................................................................. N/AFloor: .................................................................................. N/AAll-Around: .......................................................................... N/A



Lion Career2011 (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, includ-ing 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 Wil-liam & 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. Mary-land, 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/ClubWas a member of Hill’s Gymnastics in Gaithersburg, Md. under the di-rection 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 Champi-onship Team ... finished second on bars at Regionals and second on vault, bars and floor at Maryland States ... in 2009, was the National Bar Cham-pion, 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.

PersonalBorn Madison Nicole Merriam on June 27, 1991 in Gaithersburg, Md. ... parents are Jim and Cindy Merriam ... has two sisters, Reilly (15) and Shaye (13), and one brother, Jamie (17) ... 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 tele-vison 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 coming off a second place finish in the all-around at the 2011 Big Ten Championships, and has improved immensely since that time. We look for her to lead the team by her performance and fully expect her to be one of our brightest stars.”

Madison

MERRIAMAA • Jr. • 5-8Major: Public Relations

Gaithersburg, Md. • Magruder

Career HighsVault: ...9.925 at Maryland with Rutgers & William & Mary (2/18/11)Bars: ...9.925 at Maryland with Rutgers & William & Mary (2/18/11) Beam: ........................................... 9.825 vs. Maryland (3/7/10) 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)

2011 Season HighsVault: .. 9.925 at Maryland with Rutgers & William & Mary (2/18)Bars: .. 9.925 at Maryland with Rutgers & William & Mary (2/18) Beam: ......................................... 9.800 at West Virginia (3/12)Floor: ..............9.925, 2x, last at Big Ten Championship (3/19)All-Around: .. 39.475 at Maryland with Rutgers & William & Mary (2/18)



Lion Career2011 (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 ... av-eraged 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 Cham-pionship ... 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).

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 Fresh-man 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 occa-sions ... 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/ClubWas 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 and2009 Junior Olympic Nationals ... was a 2009 Regional Champion ... was the 2009 Beam Champion at the Junior Olympic Nationals.

PersonalBorn 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 fa-vorite 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“Sharaya was the No. 1 all-around gymnast in the nation during the final weeks of the 2011 season before spraining her ankle just before NCAA Regionals. She has added some new skills for this season and looks to be even better, if that’s possible, than her sophomore season. Sharaya will once again be one of the top gymnasts in the conference and the NCAA.”

Sharaya

MUSSERAA • Jr. • 5-2Major: Kinesiology

Colorado Springs, Colo. • Pine Creek

Career HighsVault: .............................................. 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)

2011 Season HighsVault: ...........................................9.950 at North Carolina (2/11)Bars: .................................................9.925 at Ohio State (2/26)Beam: .............................9.950 vs. N.C. State & Maryland (3/4)Floor: ................9.950, 2x, last vs. N.C. State & Maryland (3/4)All-Around: ....................39.725 vs. N.C. State & Maryland (3/4)



Lion Career2011 (Freshman): Competed in 11 meets on vault in 2011 ... averaged a 9.786 for the season ... scored a 9.800 or better on six occasions ... finished in the top five event finishers three times, including a second place finish with a career-high 9.875 in a quad meet at Maryland with Rutgers and William & Mary (2/18).

High School/ClubWas a member of Apollo Gymnastics in Woodbridge, Va. ... was a 2010 Junior Olympic National Qualifier and 2009 Junior Olympic National first alternate ... earned first place on floor at Richmond Fall Classic, first on vault, bars, beam and in the all-around at the World Class Invitational, first on vault at the Cancun Classic and first one vault at the Rock n’ Roll Apollo meet ... was the 2009 Regional Vault Champion ... was the 2009 National Invitational vault and beam champion.

PersonalBorn Kristin Michelle Blades on February 19, 1992 in Gainesville, Va. ... parents are James and Sharon Blades ... has one sister, Nicole (24), and one brother, Christopher (22) ... her aunt and uncle both attended Penn State ... sister, Nicole, was also a gymnast ... majoring in communication arts & sciences ... names listening to music, watching movies and running as favorite hobbies, Katy Perry, Jack Johnson, John Mayer and Maroon 5 as favorite entertainers, history as favorite subject, the Steelers as favorite professional sports team, David Beckham as favorite athlete, Japanese and Italian as favorite foods, “The Last Lecture” as favorite book, “Criminal Minds” as favorite TV show, “Dirty Dancing” and “Get Him to the Greek” as favorite movies, Timothy Olyphany, Josh Duhamel and Olivia Wilde as favorite actors and Rome as favorite place to visit ... her goals for the season are “to win Big Tens, and make it to Nationals as a team.”

Quoting Coach Thompson“Kristin competed in nearly every meet for the Nittany Lions on vault in 2011. Despite having elbow surgery earlier this fall, Kristin is ready to make her mark on the Penn State program this season.”

Kristin

BLADESAA • So. • 5-2Major: Communication arts & sciences

Gainesville, Va. • Battlefield

Career HighsVault: ........... 9.875 at Maryland with Rutgers & William & MaryBars: ....................................................................................N/ABeam: ..................................................................................N/AFloor: ...................................................................................N/AAll-Around: ...........................................................................N/A

2011 Season HighsVault: ........... 9.875 at Maryland with Rutgers & William & MaryBars: ....................................................................................N/ABeam: ..................................................................................N/AFloor: ...................................................................................N/AAll-Around: ...........................................................................N/A



Lion Career2011 (Freshman): Competed in three meets on vault and floor and one meet on bars before an injury sidelined her for the remainder of the season ... averaged a 9.592 on vault and a 9.600 on floor ... posted a season-best 9.750 on vault vs. New Hampshire (1/22) ... scored a personal-best 9.725 on floor vs. New Hampshire (1/22) ... finished fifth with a 9.700 on bars vs. New Hampshire (1/22).

High School/ClubWas a member of TNT Elite Gymnastics in Maple Shade, N.J. ... was a 2007 Junior Olympic National Qualifier ... finished first on beam at the 2008 Junior Olympic Nationals and 12th in the all-around ... placed first on bars and in the all-around at the 2009 Region 7 Regional.

PersonalBorn Stephanie Kyle Brock on April 10, 1992 in Burlington, N.J. ... parents are Kurt and Debbie Brock ... has two brothers, William Holland (26) and Kenny Brock (21) ... brother, Kenny, plays football at Rowan University ... majoring in business marketing ... names football, tanning and going to the beach as favorite hobbies, Lil’ Wayne, Nicki Minaj, The Script and Linkin Park as favorite entertainers, the Philadelphia Eagles as her favorite professional sports team, macaroni and cheese and chicken parm as favorite foods, “Transformers” as favorite movie and Disney and the beach as favor-ite places to visit ... her goal for the season is “to compete in the all-around, win Big Tens and earn the Ann Carr award.”

Quoting Coach Thompson“Stephanie returns for her sophomore season and started strong this fall, performing very well on all four events before being sidelined with a minor leg injury. We expect her to be fully recovered by the early part of the season and hope she will be able to contribute on every event.”

Stephanie

BROCKAA • So. • 5-5Major: Business Marketing

Burlington, N.J. • Burlington Township

Career HighsVault: ............................... 9.750 vs. New Hampshire (1/22/11)Bars: ................................ 9.700 vs. New Hampshire (1/22/11) Beam: .................................................................................N/A Floor: ............................... 9.725 vs. New Hampshire (1/22/11) All-Around: ..........................................................................N/A

2011 Season HighsVault: .....................................9.750 vs. New Hampshire (1/22)Bars: ......................................9.700 vs. New Hampshire (1/22) Beam: .................................................................................N/A Floor: .....................................9.725 vs. New Hampshire (1/22) All-Around: ..........................................................................N/A



Lion Career2011 (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 oc-casions ... 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/ClubWas 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 Outstand-ing Senior Math Student ... named to the Honor Roll all four years.

PersonalBorn 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.

Quoting Coach Thompson“Lindsay has impressed the coaches this fall developing consistency on bal-ance beam and uneven bars, which she lacked during her freshman season. The newfound confidence has her poised to compete in the all-around throughout this season.”

Lindsay

MUSGROVEAA • So. • 5-3Major: Communication arts & sciences

League City, Texas • Clear Creek

Career HighsVault: .........................9.775, 2x, last at West Virginia (3/12/11)Bars: .................................................................................. N/A Beam: ................................................................................ N/A Floor: ........ 9.850, 2x, last at Big Ten Championship (3/19/11)All-Around: ......................................................................... N/A

2011 Season HighsVault: .............................. 9.775, 2x, last at West Virginia (3/12)Bars: .................................................................................. N/A Beam: ................................................................................ N/A Floor: ..............9.850, 2x, last at Big Ten Championship (3/19)All-Around: ......................................................................... N/A



Lion Career2011 (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 personal-best 9.800 for fourth vs. New Hampshire (1/22).

High School/ClubWas 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 Re-gional 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.

PersonalBorn 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, Match-book 20 and Hootie and the Blowfish as her favorite entertainers, chemistry as her favorite school subject, the Philadelphia Eagles as her favorite pro-fessional 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 fa-vorite 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 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.”

Quoting Coach Thompson“Kassidy came back from the summer determined to upgrade her difficulty on the one event that prevented her from being one of our top all-around competitors in 2011 - vault. Her commitment to learning the new yurch-enko vault has her listed as an all-around competitor for our first meet.”

Kassidy

STAUDERAA • So. • 5-3Major: Elementary Education

Palmerton, Pa. • Palmerton Area

Career HighsVault: ....................... 9.700 at Florida with N.C. State (1/28/11)Bars: ....................................... 9.800 at West Virginia (3/12/11)Beam: ..............................9.825 vs. New Hampshire (1/22/11)Floor: .................................9.800 vs. New Hampshire (1/22/11) All-Around: ...........................................................................N/A

2011 Season HighsVault: .............................9.700 at Florida with N.C. State (1/28)Bars: ............................................ 9.800 at West Virginia (3/12)Beam: ...................................9.825 vs. New Hampshire (1/22)Floor: ......................................9.800 vs. New Hampshire (1/22) All-Around: ...........................................................................N/A



High School/ClubWas a member of Docksiders Gymnastics in Millersville, Md. under the direction of Bob Ouellette ... was a five-time Regional qualifier, a four-time National qualifier ... spent seven years in Level 10 ... member of the 2009 All-Star Team ... finished second on floor and ninth in the all-around in the 2009 Junior Olympic Nationals ... finished second on bars in the 2010 Maryland State Championships ... placed second on floor and eighth in the all-around at 2010 Regionals ... finished sixth on bars at the 2010 Junior Olympic Nationals ... 2011 Maryland state vault and floor champion ... also placed second on bars and in the all-around ... 2011 Maryland State Team member ... 2011 Regional Bar Champion ... was a member of the Na-tional Honor Society at Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn, Md.

PersonalBorn Krystal Kate Welsh on March 21, 1993 in Maryland ... parents are Jeff and Lisa Welsh ... has three siblings, Bonnie Zeigler (26), Victoria Whet-zel (24) and Jakob (16) ... majoring in kinesiology ... names hanging with friends as favorite hobby, Chris Brown as favorite entertainer, science as

favorite school subject, the Pittsburgh Steelers as favorite pro sports team, Hines Ward as favorite athlete, pizza as favorite food, “White Collar” as fa-vorite 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.”

Why Penn State“I chose to attend Penn State because of the excellent athletics, as well as the challenging academics. I also love the feeling you get from all the students and faculty that `We Are...Penn State’ and we are a family.”

Quoting Coach Thompson“Krystal should be our top freshman performer and has the skill level to be one of the top gymnasts in the Big Ten. She has tremendous difficulty on all four events and we expect her to be a crowd favorite this season.”

Krystal

WELSHAA • Fr. • 5-7Major: Kinesiology

Bowie, Md. • Archbishop Spalding

High School/ClubWas a member of Hills Gymnastics in Gaithersburg, Md. under the direc-tion of Kelli Hill ... attended the 2008 Visa Championships ... competed in the 2009, 2010 & 2011 Junior Olympic Nationals ... two-time Maryland state champ in all-around (2009 & 2010) ... 2010 National Vault Cham-pion ... placed second in the all-around at Level 9 Easterns ... qualified for the Nastia Liukin Cup.

PersonalBorn Alexis Lynae Carroll on June 22, 1993 in Stamford, Conn. ... parents are Rich and Dori Carroll ... has five siblings, C.J. (16), Mackenzie (13), Ryan (13), Jason (10) and Shane (8) ... undecided on a major ... names hanging out with friends as her favorite hobby, the Dallas Cowboys and New York Yankees as favorite pro sports teams, Tony Romo as favorite ath-lete, steak as favorite food, “Grey’s Anatomy” as favorite television show, “Friends With Benefits” as favorite movie, Brad Pitt and Kate Hudson as favorite 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 to a Big Ten Championship and to qualify for NCAA’s.”

Why Penn State“I chose to attend Penn State because it’s a great mix of academics and ath-letics. Both areas are excellent here.”

Quoting Coach Thompson“Lexi was injured at the end of her senior season and showed tremendous courage in her rehab and effort to return to competition. Although she is behind the rest of the team in her routine development and consistency, we expect her to make strong contributions by mid-season. Lexi could be one of our top scorers on any of the four events.”

Lexi

CARROLLAA • Fr. • 5-3Major: Undecided

Olney, Md. • Magruder



Whitney Bencsko • Jr. Date Vault Bars Beam Floor A/A1/7 ------ 9.525 9.500 9.550 ------1/14 ------ 9.750 9.625 9.775 ------1/22 ------ 9.750 (2) 9.725 9.750 ------1/28 ------ 9.725 9.675 9.775 ------2/6 9.825 9.650 9.625 9.650 38.750 (4)2/11 9.775 (4) 9.750 9.725 (4) 9.825 (3) 39.075 (2)2/18 9.550 9.800 9.900 (2) 9.125 38.3752/26 9.725 9.850 (2) 9.850 (4) 9.900 (2) 39.275 (3)3/4 9.725 9.850 (3) 9.825 (5) 9.875 (3) 39.275 (5)3/12 9.825 (4) 9.800 (4) 9.800 (3) 9.775 (5) 39.200 (3)3/19 9.775 9.775 9.675 9.250 38.4754/2 9.750 9.750 9.775 9.800 39.075AVERAGES 9.744 9.748 9.725 9.671 38.938

Kristin Blades • Fr. Date Vault Bars Beam Floor A/A1/7 Did not see competitive meet action.1/14 9.700 ------ ------ ------ ------1/22 9.800 ------ ------ ------ ------1/28 9.825 ------ ------ ------ ------2/6 9.800 ------ ------ ------ ------2/11 9.775 (4) ------ ------ ------ ------2/18 9.875 (2) ------ ------ ------ ------2/26 9.750 (5) ------ ------ ------ ------3/4 9.775 ------ ------ ------ ------3/12 9.725 ------ ------ ------ ------3/19 9.825 ------ ------ ------ ------4/2 9.800 ------ ------ ------ ------AVERAGES 9.786 ------ ------ ------ ------

Cassidy Bogar • Fr.Date Vault Bars Beam Floor A/A1/7 ------ ------ 9.725 9.675 ------1/14 ------ ------ 9.650 8.975 ------1/22 ------ ------ 9.175 ------ ------1/28 9.625 ------ 9.700 ------ ------2/6 ------ ------ 9.775 (3) 9.675 ------2/11 8.750 ------ 9.725 (4) 9.750 ------2/18 ------ ------ 9.775 9.700 ------2/26 ------ ------ 9.750 9.325 ------3/4 ------ ------ 9.775 9.700 ------3/12 Did not see competitive meet action3/19 ------ ------ 9.700 9.800 ------4/2 ------ ------ 9.750 9.775 ------AVERAGES 9.188 ------ 9.682 9.597 ------

Stephanie Brock • Fr.Date Vault Bars Beam Floor A/A1/7 9.625 ------ ------ 9.625 ------1/14 9.400 ------ ------ 9.450 ------1/22 9.750 9.700 (5) ------ 9.725 ------1/28-4/2 Did not see competitive meet actionAVERAGES 9.592 9.700 ------ 9.600 ------

Meet By Meet Performances

High School/ClubWas 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.

PersonalBorn 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.”

Why Penn State“Not only is the campus amazing, but the people here are very genuine and nice. Also, Penn State is known worldwide for its strong academics and athletics, and I wanted to be a part of that.”

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.”

Alex

WITTAA • Fr. • 5-4Major: Kinesiology

Odessa, Fla. • Steinbrenner High


Meet By Meet Performances

Natalie Ettl • Jr. Date Vault Bars Beam Floor A/A1/7 ------ 9.800 (4) ------ ------ ------1/14 ------ 9.900 (1) ------ ------ ------1/22 ------ 9.050 ------ ------ ------1/28 ------ 9.925 (2) ------ ------ ------2/6 ------ 9.950 ------ ------ ------2/11 ------ 9.900 (1) ------ ------ ------2/18 ------ 9.975 (1) ------ ------ ------2/26 ------ 9.800 (4) ------ ------ ------3/4 ------ 9.875 (2) ------ ------ ------3/12 Did not see competitive meet action3/19 ------ 9.925 (1) ------ ------ ------4/2 ------ 9.775 ------ ------ ------AVERAGES ------ 9.807 ------ ------ ------

Danielle Hover • Sr. Date Vault Bars Beam Floor A/A1/7 8.600 9.600 9.650 ------ ------1/14 ------ 9.575 9.625 ------ ------1/22 ------ ------ 9.050 ------ ------1/28 ------ 9.725 9.725 ------ ------2/6 9.675 9.825 (3) 9.700 ------ ------2/11 ------ 9.725 9.700 ------ ------2/18 9.525 9.700 9.675 ------ ------2/26 9.625 9.775 9.700 ------ ------3/4 9.775 9.825 9.825 (5) ------ ------3/12 9.700 9.750 9.775 ------ ------3/19 9.600 9.750 9.750 ------ ------4/2 9.725 9.800 9.725 ------ ------AVERAGES 9.528 9.732 9.658 ------ ------

Daryl Konsevick • Jr.Date Vault Bars Beam Floor A/A1/7 ------ ------ 9.650 9.600 ------1/14 ------ ------ 9.700 9.700 ------1/22 ------ ------ 9.850 (3) 9.800 (4) ------1/28 ------ ------ 9.775 9.500 ------2/6 ------ ------ 9.825 (2) 9.725 (4) ------2/11 ------ ------ 9.775 (2) 9.750 ------2/18 ------ ------ 9.850 (3) 9.800 (5) ------2/26 ------ ------ 9.825 (5) 9.900 (2) ------3/4 (AC) ------ ------ 9.900 (2) 9.825 ------3/12 ------ ------ 9.850 (2) 9.600 ------3/19 ------ ------ 9.775 9.850 ------4/2 ------ ------ 9.725 9.725 ------AVERAGES ------ ------ 9.792 9.731 ------

Susan Martens • So.Date Vault Bars Beam Floor A/A1/7-4/2 Did not see competitive meet action.AVERAGES ------ ------- ------ ------

Heather McElwee • Sr.Date Vault Bars Beam Floor A/A1/7-4/2 Did not see competitive meet action.AVERAGES ------ ------- ------ ------

Madison Merriam • So. Date Vault Bars Beam Floor A/A1/7 9.500 9.650 ------ ------ ------1/14 9.775 9.675 ------ ------ ------1/22 (AC) 9.800 (3) 9.775 ------ 9.875 (1) ------1/28 9.750 9.825 ------ 9.700 ------2/6 9.775 9.750 9.600 9.750 (2) 38.875 (2)2/11 9.850 (2) 9.800 (4) 9.500 9.800 (4) 38.950 (3)2/18 9.925 (1) 9.925 (2) 9.750 9.875 (3) 39.475 (2)2/26 9.675 9.750 9.150 9.925 (1) 38.500 (4)3/4 9.875 (2) 9.850 (3) 9.725 9.900 (2) 39.350 (2)3/12 9.875 (2) 9.850 (1) 9.800 (3) 9.850 (1) 39.375 (1)3/19 9.825 9.850 (3) 9.675 9.925 39.275 (2)4/2 9.825 9.850 (3) 9.225 9.750 38.650AVERAGES 9.788 9.796 9.553 9.835 39.056

Lindsay Musgrove • Fr.Date Vault Bars Beam Floor A/A1/7 9.500 ------ ------ ------ ------1/14 9.675 ------ ------ ------ ------1/22 9.775 ------ ------ ------ ------1/28 9.200 ------ ------ 9.125 ------2/6 9.725 ------ ------ 9.650 ------2/11 9.700 ------ ------ 9.775 (5) ------2/18 9.700 ------ ------ 9.775 ------2/26 9.675 ------ ------ 9.825 ------3/4 9.750 ------ ------ 9.850 (5) ------3/12 9.775 ------ ------ 9.750 ------3/19 9.750 ------ ------ 9.850 ------4/2 9.725 ------ ------ 9.750 ------AVERAGES 9.660 ------ ------ 9.706 ------

Sharaya Musser • So.Date Vault Bars Beam Floor A/A1/7 9.600 9.775 (5) 9.850 (3) 9.225 38.450 (4)1/14 9.875 (4) 9.825 (3) 9.825 (2) 9.750 39.275 (2)1/22 (GOW) 9.925 (1) 9.750 (2) 9.875 (1) 9.850 (1) 39.400 (1)1/28 9.900 (2) 9.850 (5) 9.850 (3) 9.875 (3) 39.475 (2)2/6 9.900 (2) 9.875 (2) 9.925 (1) 9.125 38.825 (2)2/11 9.950 (1) 9.850 (2) 9.875 (1) 9.900 (1) 39.575 (1)2/18 (GOW) 9.875 (2) 9.825 9.925 (1) 9.950 (1) 39.575 (1)2/26 (GOW/AC) 9.875 (1) 9.925 (1) 9.925 (1) 9.825 39.550 (1)3/4 (GOW) 9.925 (1) 9.900 (1) 9.950 (1) 9.950 (1) 39.725 (1)3/12 9.925 (1) 9.850 (1) 9.875 (1) 9.575 39.225 (2)3/19 9.900 (1) 9.825 9.850 (2) 9.900 (4) 39.475 (1)4/2 9.900 (2) 9.850 (3) 9.875 (5) 9.800 39.425 (3) 4/15 9.825 9.750 9.300 9.700 38.600AVERAGES 9.875 9.835 9.838 9.725 39.275

Kassidy Stauder • Fr.Date Vault Bars Beam Floor A/A1/7 9.500 ------ 9.575 9.700 (5) ------1/14 9.625 ------ 9.725 9.700 ------1/22 9.750 ------ 9.825 (4) 9.800 (4) ------1/28 9.700 ------ 9.725 9.750 ------2/6-3/4 Did not see competitive meet action3/12 ------ 9.800 (4) 9.650 9.150 ------3/19-4/2 Did not see competitive meet actionAVERAGES 9.643 9.800 9.700 9.620 ------

Alex Stine • Jr.Date Vault Bars Beam Floor A/A1/7 ------ 9.600 ------ ------ ------1/14 ------ 9.750 ------ ------ ------1/22 ------ 9.725 (4) ------ ------ ------1/28 Did not see competitive meet action2/6 ------ 9.825 ------ ------ ------2/11 ------ 8.875 ------ ------ ------2/18 ------ 9.850 (3) ------ ------ ------2/26 ------ 9.850 (2) ------ ------ ------3/4 ------ 9.800 ------ ------ ------3/12 ------ 9.750 ------ ------ ------3/19 ------ 9.850 (3) ------ ------ ------4/2 ------ 9.850 (3) ------ ------ ------AVERAGES ------ 9.702 ------ ------ ------

* Bold indicates season high.


2011 Season Results

Date PSU Ranking PSU Score Opponent Opp. Score W/L1/7 No. 14 192.750 Alabama 195.350 L1/14 NR 194.450 Michigan 194.900 L Illinois 194.475 L1/22 NR 195.275 New Hampshire 194.475 W1/28 No. 23 195.300 Florida 197.500 L NC State 194.075 W2/6 No. 23 195.550 West Virginia 194.050 W Pittsburgh 193.475 W Bridgeport 192.250 W2/11 No. 18 195.925 North Carolina 192.975 W2/18 No. 18 196.600 Maryland 195.300 W Rutgers 192.975 W William & Mary 189.975 W2/18 No. 10 196.325 Ohio State 195.900 W3/4 No. 11 197.075 Maryland 195.125 W N.C. State 194.625 W3/12 No. 10 195.825 West Virginia 195.025 W3/19 No. 10 196.375 Michigan 196.600 L Illinois 196.075 W Minnesota 195.325 W Ohio State 194.900 W Iowa 194.850 W Michigan State 194.425 W4/2 No. 11 195.850 Alabama 197.275 L Illinois 195.925 L Auburn 195.600 W Kentucky 195.175 W Central Michigan 195.075 W

Team Score BreakdownMeet Vault Bars Beam Floor TotalJan. 7 47.725 48.425 48.450 48.150 192.750Jan. 14 48.650 48.900 48.525 48.375 194.450Jan. 22 49.050 48.700 48.450 49.075 195.275Jan. 28 48.800 49.125 48.775 48.600 195.300Feb. 6 49.025 49.225 48.850 48.450 195.550Feb. 11 49.050 49.025 48.800 49.050 195.925Feb. 18 48.925 49.375 49.200 49.100 196.600Feb. 26 48.700 49.200 49.050 49.325 196.325Mar. 4 49.100 49.300 49.275 49.400 197.075Mar. 12 49.125 49.050 49.100 48.550 195.825Mar. 19 49.075 49.225 48.750 49.325 196.375Apr.2 49.000 49.125 48.850 48.875 195.850Averages 48.852 49.056 48.840 48.856 195.608Bold indicates season high

Senior Danielle Hover (above) and junior Daryl Konsevick (below) were consistent members of the lineup for Penn State during the 2011 season.


2011 Top Performances

2011 Team HighsVault 49.125..................................................... at West Virginia (3/12) 49.100....................................vs. Maryland and N.C. State (3/4) 49.075...................................... at Big Ten Championship (3/19)

Uneven Bars 49.375..................at UMD with Rutgers and William & Mary (2/18) 49.300....................................vs. Maryland and N.C. State (3/4) 49.225..................vs. Pittsburgh, West Virginia and Bridgeport (2/6) ................................................. at Big Ten Championship (3/19)

Balance Beam 49.275...................................... vs. Maryland & N.C. State (3/4) 49.200..................at UMD with Rutgers and William & Mary (2/18) 49.100..................................................... at West Virginia (3/12)

Floor Exercise 49.400....................................vs. Maryland and N.C. State (3/4) 49.375........................................................ vs. Ohio State (2/26) 49.325...................................... at Big Ten Championship (3/19)

All-Around 197.075.................................vs. Maryland amd N.C. State (3/4) 196.600.................. at UMD with Rutgers and William & Mary (2/18) 196.375.................................... at Big Ten Championship (3/19)

2011 Individual Event HighsVault 9.950 ..................................................................... Musser (2/11) 9.925 .......................... Musser (1/22, 3/4, 3/12), Merriam (2/18) 9.900 ..............................................Musser (1/28, 2/6, 3/19, 4/2) 9.875 ........................... Musser (1/14, 2/18, 2/26), Blades (2/18), ...................................................................Merriam (3/4, 3/12)

Uneven Bars 9.975 ...........................................................................Ettl (2/18) 9.950 .............................................................................Ettl (2/6) 9.925 ............... Ettl (1/28, 3/19), Merriam (2/18), Musser (2/26) 9.900 ............................................Ettl (1/14, 2/11), Musser (3/4)

Balance Beam 9.950 ....................................................................... Musser (3/4) 9.925 .....................................................Musser (2/6, 2/18, 2/26) 9.900 .........................................Bencsko (2/18), Konsevick (3/4) 9.875 ............................................Musser (1/22, 2/11, 3/12, 4/2)

Floor Exercise 9.950 .............................................................. Musser (2/18, 3/4) 9.925 ..........................................................Merriam (2/26, 3/19) 9.900 ...............Musser (2/11), Konsevick (2/26), Bencsko (2/26) ...................................................................Merriam (3/4, 3/19) 9.875 ............Merriam (1/22, 2/18), Musser (1/28), Musgrove (3/4)

All-Around 39.725 ..................................................................... Musser (3/4) 39.575 .......................................................... Musser (2/11, 2/18) 39.550 ................................................................... Musser (2/26) 39.475 ................................Musser (1/28, 3/19), Merriam (2/18) 39.425 ..................................................................... Musser (4/2)

Sophomore Madison Merriam was a Second Team All-Big Ten honor-ee. She was a consistent threat in the all-around for the Nittany Lions.

Junior Whitney Bencsko returned as a mainstay in the lineup in 2011 after suffering a season-ending knee injury late in the 2010 season.


2011 Season Notes

Musser Named Honda Award Finalist Penn State women’s gymnastics sophomore Sharaya Musser was named one of four finalists for the 2010-11 Honda Sports Award to determine the top woman collegiate athlete in gymnastics. Michigan’s Kylee Botterman, Alabama’s Kayla Hoffman and UCLA’s Brittani McCullough were the other three nominees.

Musser, Stine, Merriam Reach Podium at Regionals Three Nittany Lions earned spots on the podium at NCAA Regionals. Sophomore Sharaya Musser finished third in the all-around, fifth on beam and second on vault. She was part of a six-way tie for third on bars with teammates Madison Merriam and Alex Stine.

Penn State Takes Third At Regionals, Musser Advances to Nationals The Nittany Lions finished third at the NCAA Regional held in Tusca-loosa, Ala. on April 2 with a score of 195.850, .075 behind second place Illinois. Despite not advancing as a team, sophomore Sharaya Musser fin-ished third in the all-around to earn a trip to Nationals.

Penn State Earns No. 2 Seed to NCAA Regional Championships Penn State was selected as one of six teams to compete in the NCAA Regional Championships on April 2 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. It was Penn State’s 37th appearance in the NCAA Regional Championships. The Nittany Lions joined No. 2 Alabama, No. 14 Illinois, No. 22 Auburn, No. 25 Cen-tral Michigan and Kentucky at the meet.

Three Named All-Big Ten Three Nittany Lions earned All-Big Ten honors, conference officials an-nounced at the 2011 Big Ten Championship banquet on Friday, March 19 in Minneapolis, Minn. Junior Natalie Ettl and sophomore Sharaya Musser were both selected to the All-Big Ten first team and sophomore Madison Merriam garnered Second Team accolades. Ettl was also Penn State’s hon-oree for the Sportsmanship Award. The awards mark the 45th, 46th and 47th total All-Big Ten honors for the Nittany Lions since joining the league for the 1992 season. These are the second conference honors for Musser and Ettl and the first for Merriam.

Musser Takes All-Around, Vault Crowns at Big Tens Sophomore Sharaya Musser kept the Big Ten all-around title in Nittany Lion hands winning the title with a 39.475 at the Big Ten Championship on March 19 hosted by Minnesota. Musser was also crowned co-champion on vault after scoring a 9.900 on the event to tie with Amber See of Illinois.

Ettl Defends Big Ten Uneven Bars Title Junior bars specialist Natalie Ettl defended her 2010 uneven bars title at the 2011 Big Ten Championship. She scored a 9.925 to take the title. It was her eighth top five finish of the season.

Penn State Reaches Coveted 197 For the first time since 2001, the Nittany Lions scored a 197-plus. In a tri-meet with Maryland and N.C. State, the Nittany Lions took first place with a 197.075. The squad put up season-high numbers on vault, beam and floor.

Musser Picks Up GOW Honors For the third week in a row, sophomore Sharaya Musser was named the Big Ten Gymnast of the Week. She guided Penn State to a season-best 197.075 to take first place in the home finale on March 4. Musser secured all four individual event titles on her way to a career-high 39.725 to earn the all-around crown.

Konsevick Earns Ann Carr Award Junior Daryl Konsevick was integral to Penn State’s tri-meet victory of March 4. The Rutherford, N.J. native posted a career-best 9.900 on beam to claim second place on the event. She also competed on floor where she finished eighth with a 9.825.

Musser Garners GOW Laurels Sophomore Sharaya Musser picked up her third conference gymnast of the week award on Feb. 28. Musser, the Ann Carr Award winner in the Feb. 26 meet against Ohio State, won the all-around with a 39.325. She also picked up individual event titles on vault, bars and beam.

Penn State Breaks Into Top 10 For the first time since 2006 during the regular season, the Nittany Lions broke into the top 10 in the GymInfo National Rankings. PSU jumped eight spots from No. 18 after posting a 196.600 at Maryland on Feb. 18. Ranked No. 10 overall, PSU was also ranked in the top 25 on three events, including the uneven bars (No. 7), beam (No. 8) and vault (No. 20).

Musser Named GOW Sophomore Sharaya Musser was named the Big Ten Gymnast of the week for the second time in 2011 on Feb. 21. Musser led the Nittany Lions to a season-high 196.600 at Maryland on Feb. 18. Musser claimed the all-around title at Maryland, tying her season high with a 39.575. She also earned titles on floor, scoring a career-high 9.950, and on beam with a 9.925. She tied for third on vault (9.875) and placed fifth on bars with a 9.825.

Three Nittany Lions Lead in AA In a stellar team performance at UNC on Feb. 11, the Nittany Lions claimed the top three spots in the all-around. Sophomore Sharaya Musser posted a 39.575, just .025 short of her personal best, for the crown. Team-mates Madison Merriam and Whitney Bencsko took second and third, respectively.

Musser Tabbed Big Ten GOW Sophomore Sharaya Musser earned Co-Big Ten Gymnast of the Week laurels on Jan. 24. She turned in two first place performances en route to the all-around title against New Hampshire. Musser scored a season-high 39.400 in the all-around for first place, as well as a 9.925 on vault and 9.875 on beam to aid in PSU’s home opening win.

Merriam Chosen as Ann Carr Award Winner Sophomore Madison Merriam earned the Ann Carr award against New Hampshire as the most inspirational gymnast of the meet. Merriam com-peted on three events and finished in the top five on each, including earning event titles on floor and bars.

Junior Daryl Konsevick was named the Ann Carr award winner on March 4, 2011 for her performance in the tri-meet with Maryland & N.C. State.

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2011 Meet Summaries


at Alabama • January 7TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - In the 2011 season opener, the Penn State women’s gymnastics team hit 22 of 24 routines for a team score of 192.750. Host Alabama won the meet with a team score of 195.350 in front of a 9,366 fans in the Coleman Coliseum. “We couldn’t be more excited or proud of the team,” said head coach Jeff Thompson. “They looked completely prepared. We now know what areas we need to focus on. The routines just need some polishing. We’re going to give them a huge dose of encouragement this week and expect their confi-dence level to be at its highest when we travel to Michigan next weekend.”

The Nittany Lions opened the meet on the uneven bars with junior Natalie Ettl earning a team-best fourth place finish with a 9.800. Sophomore Sha-raya Musser finished fifth with a 9.775 and sophomore Madison Merriam took seventh with a 9.650. Alabama’s Ashley Sledge won the event with a score of 9.850. Freshman Stephanie Brock was PSU’s top finisher on vault with a 9.625 for seventh. Musser scored a 9.600 for eighth and freshman Lindsay Musgrove tied for eighth with classmate Kassidy Stauder scoring a 9.500. Alabama’s Kayla Hoffman and Diandra Miller tied for first on vault scoring a 9.900. The Nittany Lions moved to floor in the third rotation and Stauder led the way for Penn State with a 9.700 to tie for fifth place. Freshman Cassidy Bogar registered a 9.675 for seventh place and Brock took eighth with a 9.625. Hoffman earned a first place finish for the Crimson Tide with a 9.900.

Penn State closed out their season-opening meet on beam. Musser led the Nittany Lions with a 9.850, good enough for third place. Bogar placed sixth with a 9.725, while senior Danielle Hover and junior Daryl Konsevick tied for seventh with a 9.650. Alabama’s Sarah DeMeo won beam with a 9.925.

Musser was the only all-around performer for the Nittany Lions. She scored a 38.450 to take fourth place.

V UB BB FX TotalAlabama 49.150 48.800 48.825 48.975 195.350Penn State 47.725 48.425 48.450 48.150 192.750

at Michigan with Illinois • January 14ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Sophomore Sharaya Musser took second in the all-around to aid Penn State to a team score of 194.450. Michigan won the meet with a team score of 194.900 and Illinois edged Penn State for second place with a 194.475. “I’m really proud of the girls,” said head coach Jeff Thompson. “ We came within .425 of the No. 3 team in the nation. The girls know what they need to work on this week and we all look forward to continuing to improve.” The Nittany Lions posted team scores of 48.650 on vault, 48.900 on the uneven bars, 48.525 on beam and a 48.375 on floor. Musser was Penn State’s sole competitor in the all-around. She finished second with a 39.275. Michigan’s Kylee Botterman won the all-around with a 39.550. Musser led the Nittany Lions on vault tying for fourth place with a 9.875. Sophomore Madison Merriam tied for seventh with a 9.775 and freshman Kristin Blades, competing in her first collegiate meet, finished 10th with a 9.700. Botterman won vault scoring a 9.975. Penn State put in a strong performance on bars with junior Natalie Ettl winning the event with a 9.900. Musser took third with a 9.825 and juniors Whitney Benckso and Alex Stine tied for seventh place with a 9.750. Musser was Penn State’s top performer on beam earning a second place finished with a 9.825. Other top competitors on the event for Penn State in-clude freshman Kassidy Stauder (Palmerton, Pa.) who placed seventh with a 9.725 and junior Daryl Konsevick, who scored a 9.700 to tie for eighth. Botterman won the event for Michigan with a 9.875. Bencsko led the Nittany Lions on floor scoring a 9.775, good enough for sixth place. Musser placed eighth with a 9.750, while both Stauder and Konsevick scored a 9.700 to tie for 10th place. Botterman scored a 9.875 on floor to win the event. V UB BB FX TotalMichigan 49.350 49.000 47.975 48.575 194.900Illinois 48.575 48.325 48.600 48.975 194.475Penn State 48.650 48.900 48.525 48.375 194.450

Freshman Kassidy Stauder was a leader for the Nittany Lions in the season-opening meet at Alabama. She finished fifth on floor.


2011 Meet Summaries

vs. New Hampshire • January 22UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State women’s gymnastics team opened its home schedule with a 195.275-194.475 win against New Hampshire. Sophomore Madison Merriam was the Ann Carr award winner as the most inspirational gymnast of the meet. “It was a very exciting first night for us in Rec Hall,” said head coach Jeff Thompson. “We are really proud of the way the girls competed. We were rewarded for our hard work on vault and floor with our highest scores on those two events. Those are the two events we felt we needed the most improvement and are happy we were able to do that in competition. Al-though we put ourselves under pressure falling on our first two balance beam routines, the girls showed tremendous character by finishing that event off strong leading into unbelievable floor performances. It seemed like the people that were here were really involved in the meet. It was an ex-citing environment and we look forward to many, many more great nights in Rec Hall.” The Nittany Lions won four individual event titles as well as the all-around as the team scored a 49.050 on vault, a 48.700 on the uneven bars, a 48.450 on beam and a 49.075 on floor. Penn State opened the meet on vault and had three gymnasts finish in the top three. Freshman Kristin Blades tied for third place scoring a career-high 9.800. Merriam and New Hampshire’s Austyn Fobes both scored a 9.800, as well. Sophomore Sharaya Musser posted a season-high 9.925 to win the event. The Nittany Lions moved to the uneven bars in rotation two. The Lions claimed the top five spots on the event. Freshman Stephanie Brock com-peted on vault for the first time this season and scored a 9.700 for fifth place. Junior Alex Stine posted a 9.725 for fourth, while junior Whitney Bencsko took second with a 9.750 with Musser. Merriam won the event for PSU tying her season high on the event with a 9.775. For the third rotation, Penn State moved to beam. Freshman Kassidy Stauder finished fourth for the Nittany Lions scoring a personal-best 9.825.

Junior Daryl Konsevick placed third with a career-high 9.850, while Muss-er shared the event title with New Hampshire’s Chelsea Steinberg with a season-best 9.875. Penn State closed out the meet on floor with four gymnasts finishing in the top five. Konsevick and Stauder tied for fourth scoring a 9.800, while Musser earned a second place finish with a season-high 9.850. Merriam claimed the floor title with a career-high 9.875.

V UB BB FX TotalPenn State 49.050 48.700 48.450 49.075 195.275New Hampshire 48.900 48.225 48.825 48.525 194.475

at Florida with N.C. State • January 28GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The Penn State women’s gymnastics team was back on the road Friday evening in a tri-meet hosted by No. 1 Florida. The Nitta-ny Lions took second place with a 195.300, while the Gators won the meet with a 197.500 and No. 13 N.C. State finished third scoring a 194.075. “I thought we started and finished the meet strong,” said head coach Jeff Thompson. “The team did really well on beam and bars. With the injury to Stephanie Brock earlier this week, we had to make some lineup changes. There were a few mistakes that cost us a couple of tenths here or there, but when you look at the big picture, we didn’t count a fall. The girls fought hard and showed a lot of determination and courage. Overall, the team did a great job tonight.” As a team, Penn State scored a 48.800 on vault, season-highs of 49.125 on bars and 48.775 on beam and a 48.600 on floor. Sophomore Sharaya Muss-er earned a second place finish in the all-around with a season-best 39.475. The Nittany Lions opened the meet on beam with four Nittany Lions fin-ishing in the top 10. Senior Danielle Hover scored a season-high 9.725 to tie with teammate Kassidy Stauder for ninth. Junior Daryl Konsevick took sixth with a 9.775 and Musser finished second on the event with a 9.850. Florida’s Ashanee Dickerson won the event scoring a 9.975. Penn State moved to floor in the second rotation where Musser was the top performer for the Nittany Lions taking third with a season-best 9.875. Junior Whitney Bencsko placed ninth with a 9.775 and Stauder scored a 9.750 for 12th to round out Penn State’s top performers on the event. Alai-na Johnson of Florida won the event scoring a 9.925.

Musser led the Nittany Lions on vault with a second place score of 9.900. Freshman Kristin Blades scored a personal best 9.825 to tie for seventh and sophomore Madison Merriam earned a 9.750 for 11th place. Florida’s Johnson scored a 9.950 for the event title.

The Nittany Lions closed out the meet on the uneven bars. Hover posted a season-high 9.750 for 10th and junior Alex Stine scored a 9.775 for ninth. Merriam earned a season-high 9.825 for sixth place, while Musser tied her career high on the event with a 9.850 for fifth. Junior Natalie Ettl finished second to lead the Lions with a season-best 9.925. Florida’s Johnson earned her third title of the night on the uneven bars with a 9.950.

V UB BB FX TotalFlorida 49.425 49.375 49.325 49.375 197.500Penn State 48.800 49.125 48.775 48.600 195.300N.C. State 48.800 48.350 48.475 48.450 194.075

Sophomore Madison Merriam won two individual event titles on the uneven bars and floor in a meet with New Hampshire.

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vs. Pittsburgh, West Virginia & Bridgeport • February 6UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The No. 21 Penn State women’s gymnastics team earned a first place finish in a quad meet with Pittsburgh, West Vir-ginia and Bridgeport with a team score of 195.550. West Virginia took second place with a 194.050, Pittsburgh finished third with a 193.475 and Bridgeport placed fourth with a 192.250. “We’re really proud of the way the girls competed,” said head coach Jeff Thompson. “We made some changes the night before the meet and after warm-ups. We had a good start on vault and did well on bars. The message we’re sending is that if you want to be in the lineup, you have to compete all week and warm up strong at the meet. The team will get more confident if everyone is confident in each other. We hit 23 out of 24 routines and all in all it’s an improvement in our team score and we’re right where we want to be right now.” Penn State posted team scores of 49.025 on vault, 49.225 on bars, 48.850 on beam and 48.450 on floor. The Nittany Lions had three individuals compete in the all-around with sophomore Madison Merriam earning the crown with a 38.875. Sophomore Sharaya Musser took second with a 38.825 and junior Whitney Bencsko tied for fourth with a 38.750. Bencsko also earned the Ann Carr award as the most inspirational gymnast of the meet after competing in the all-around for the first time this season. The Nittany Lions opened the meet on vault where Musser was Penn State’s top performer on the event tying for second with a 9.900. Bencsko took seventh with a 9.825, while freshman Kristin Blades placed ninth with 9.800. West Virginia’s Hope Sloanhoffer won the event with a 9.950.

Penn State moved onto the uneven bars in rotation two and took the top three spots. Junior Alex Stine and senior Danielle Hover tied for third with a 9.825, while Musser took second with a 9.875. Junior Natalie Ettl took the title with a 9.950.

In the third rotation, Penn State moved onto beam where the Nittany Lions had the top three finishers. Freshman Cassidy Bogar tied for third scoring a 9.775 and junior Daryl Konsevick finished second with a 9.825. Musser earned the beam crown scoring a 9.925. Penn State closed out the meet on floor. Top performers for the Nittany Lions included Bogar, who placed 11th with a 9.675, Konsevick who took fourth with a 9.725 and Merriam who scored a 9.750 for second. West Vir-ginia’s Chelsea Goldschrafe claimed the floor title with a 9.775.

V UB BB FX TotalPenn State 49.025 49.225 48.850 48.450 195.550West Virginia 49.375 48.650 47.475 48.550 194.050Pittsburgh 48.825 38.425 48.125 48.100 193.475Bridgeport 48.025 47.975 47.875 48.375 192.250

at North Carolina • February 11CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The Nittany Lion women’s gymnastics team put in another strong performance winning a dual meet with North Carolina with by a score of 195.925-192.975. The team score was a season-high for the Nittany Lions. Penn State posted team scores of 49.050 on vault, 49.025 on bars, 48.800 on beam and 49.050 on floor. The Nittany Lions also claimed the top three spots in the all-around led by sophomore Sharaya Musser who posted a 39.575, .025 short of her personal-best. Junior Whitney Bencsko scored a

39.075 to take second and sophomore Madison Merriam earned a 38.950 for third. Penn State opened the meet on bars where five Nittany Lions earned spots in the top seven. Senior Danielle Hover finished seventh with a 9.725 and Bencsko tied her season-high with a 9.750. Merriam tied for fourth with a 9.800 and Musser scored a 9.850 to take second place. Junior Natalie Ettl claimed the crown with a 9.900. The Lions moved to vault in the second rotation. Freshman Lindsay Mus-grove finished seventh with a 9.700, while freshman Kristin Blades tied for fourth place with Bencsko for fourth place with a 9.775. Merriam posted a season-high 9.850 and Musser earned the vault title with a season-high 9.950.

Penn State headed to floor for the third rotation. Freshman Cassidy Bogar tied for seventh place each scoring a 9.750. The score was a career-high for Bogar. Musgrove posted a personal-best score of 9.775 to tie for fifth, while Merriam placed fourth with a 9.800. Bencsko scored a season-high 9.825 to take third and Musser claimed the floor title scoring a 9.900 to tie her career high.

The Nittany Lions closed out the meet on beam where five Lions placed in the top six. Hover took sixth with a 9.700, while Bencsko and Bogar each scored a 9.725 for fourth. Konsevick took second place with a 9.775 and Musser earned her third individual event title of the evening with a 9.875. V UB BB FX TotalPenn State 49.050 49.025 48.800 49.050 195.925North Carolina 48.225 48.675 47.675 48.400 192.975

Sophomore Sharaya Musser won the all-around title, as well as indi-vidual event titles on vault, floor and beam at North Carolina.


2011 Meet Summaries

at Maryland with Rutgers and William & Mary • February 18COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The 18th-ranked Penn State women’s gymnastics team scored a season-high 196.600 to take first place in the quad meet at Maryland. Maryland finished second with a 195.300, Rutgers took third with a 192.975 and William & Mary finished fourth with a 186.975. As a team, Penn State scored a 48.925 on vault, a 49.375 on bars, a 49.200 on beam and a 49.100 on floor. Sophomore Sharaya Musser scored a 39.575 to tie her season-high and finish first in the all-around. Sophomore Madison Merriam tied for second place scoring a 39.475. Junior Whitney Bencsko earned a 38.375 to take seventh place in the all-around. “We’re really proud of the girls as they continue to improve each week,” said head coach Jeff Thompson. “The meet was really close going into the last event, but it didn’t bother the girls as they turned in some of their best bar performances of the season. It was a great score on the road and a great win for the program. There were a ton of Penn State fans there and it was really exciting to hang out with everyone after the meet.” Merriam was Penn State’s top performer on vault. She tied for first place with a career-high 9.925. Freshman Kristin Blades finished third with a career-best 9.875 and tied with Musser. Freshman Lindsay Musgrove fin-ished 13th scoring a 9.700. Junior Natalie Ettl claimed the uneven bars title with a personal-best 9.975. Merriam turned in a career-high 9.925 to take second place on the event and junior Alex Stine posted a career-best 9.850 to take third. Musser fin-ished fifth on the event with a 9.825 and Bencsko scored a 9.800 to tie for sixth. Musser and Bencsko were Penn States top competitors on beam. Musser took the crown with a 9.925, while Bencsko scored a 9.900 for second place. Junior Daryl Konsevick posted a 9.850 to tie for third and freshman Cassidy Bogar tied her personal-best with a 9.775. Merriam scored a 9.750 to tie for sixth.

Musser also claimed the floor title with a career-high 9.950. Merriam took third place scoring a 9.875, while Konsevick posted a 9.800 for sixth.

Musgrove earned a 9.775, tying her career-high, to take seventh. Bogar took 10th with a 9.700. V UB BB FX TotalPenn State 48.925 49.375 49.200 49.100 196.600Maryland 49.150 48.750 48.625 48.775 195.300Rutgers 48.675 47.375 48.400 48.525 192.975William & Mary 47.375 44.875 47.125 47.600 186.975

Junior Natalie Ettl claimed the uneven bars title in a quad-meet at Maryland on Feb. 18 and again on Feb. 26 vs. Ohio State.

Sophomore Madison Merriam posted a career-best 9.925 on beam in a quad meet with Maryland, Rutgers and William & Mary.

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at Ohio State • February 26UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The No. 10 Penn State women’s gymnastics team posted a 196.325 to earn the win against No. 17 Ohio State Saturday. The Buckeyes scored a 195.900. “It was one of the most exciting gymnastics meets that I’ve been part of in a long time,” said head coach Jeff Thompson. “It came down to the final per-former on both sides and it’s not coincidental that our word for the day was `fight.’ We had talked in the locker room about women with breast cancer fighting with their lives, with some winning the fight and some losing, as well as what it’s like to be the family of those individuals. The last five girls on floor all really grabbed hold of the rope and each fought until the very end to get us the win.” Penn State sophomore Sharaya Musser won the all-around with a combined score of 39.550. Ohio State’s Melanie Shaffer was second with a 39.350. Benscko finished with a 39.325, while Merriam posted a 38.500. Musser also earned the Ann Carr Award as the meet’s Most Inspirational Gymnast. Penn State and Ohio State came out nearly even in the first rotation with the Nittany Lions holding only a slight advantage before the teams switched events. Led by crowd-pleasing Musser, who scored a meet-best 9.875 on the vault, the Nittany Lions posted a 48.700 to Ohio State’s 48.675 on the uneven bars. The Nittany Lions really hit their stride on the uneven bars, which has been the strongest scoring event for Penn State most of the season. The top five scorers on the uneven bars were all Nittany Lions, including a 9.925 for Musser, which tied her career high and marks her high for the season. Three other Nittany Lions posted above a 9.800 in the event in-cluding 9.850 from junior Whitney Bencsko, a 9.850 from junior Alex Stine, which ties her career high, and a 9.800 from junior Natalie Ettl. Penn State took the 97.900-97.625 lead in the third rotation, where they would compete on the beam and the Buckeyes would take to the floor exercise. Musserpaced the Nittany Lions with a 9.925. Benscko and junior Daryl Konsevick added a 9.850 and a 9.825, which helped the team to a 49.375. Penn State took the 146.950-146.775 advantage into the final rotation. Penn State looked to finish the Buckeyes off with a strong showing on the floor exercise, and did just that. Highlighted by two career highs for the Nittany Lions, Penn State held command of the meet and never looked back. Sophomore Madison Merriam hit her routine, scoring a career high and meet high 9.925, while Bencsko and Konesvick both earned 9.900. Konsevick’s mark was a career high for the junior. Nittany Lions occupied the top three slots in the event, leading Penn State to a season-high score on the floor of 49.375, besting its previous season-high of 49.100 at Maryland a week ago.

V UB BB FX TotalPenn State 48.700 49.200 49.050 49.375 196.325Ohio State 48.950 48.675 49.125 49.150 195.900 vs. N.C. State and Maryland • March 4UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The 11th-ranked Penn State women’s gymnas-tics team scored a season-high 197.075 to take first place in its home season finale. The University of Maryland finished second with a 195.125, while N.C. State took third with a 194.625. Junior Daryl Konsevick, who posted a career-high 9.900 on beam, was named the Ann Carr Award winner after the meet.

Penn State finished the meet posting season-highs on three events, includ-ing a 49.100 on vault, a 49.275 on beam and a 49.400 on floor. The Nittany Lions also scored a 49.300 on bars. Three Nittany Lions competed in the all-around led by sophomore Sharaya Musser who turned in a career-best 39.725 for the title. Her score was .05 short of the Penn State record of 39.775 set by Katie Rowland in 2003. Sophomore Madison Merriam finished second with a 39.350 and junior Whitney Bencsko took fifth with a 39.275. Penn State opened the meet on vault with Musser claiming the title with a 9.925. Merriam finished second with a 9.875, while senior Danielle Hover turned in a season-high 9.775 to tie for seventh. Freshman Kristin Blades also finished seventh with a 9.750. The Nittany Lions moved on to bars in rotation two and all six competi-tors scored a 9.800 or better and claimed the top three spots. Musser once again led the way with a 9.900 and junior Natalie Ettl claimed second with a 9.875. Bencsko and Merriam tied for third, each turning in a 9.850. Mer-riam’s score tied her season best. Hover took sixth with a season-best 9.825. Two Nittany Lions earned career highs in the third rotation on beam, while two others tied their career bests. Freshman Cassidy Bogar, who finished seventh, tied her career best with a 9.775. Hover scored a personal-best 9.825, along with Bencsko to tie for fifth. Konsevick turned in a career-high 9.900 for second and Musser earned her third crown of the evening with a 9.950. Penn State closed out the meet on floor and swept the top three spots. Bencsko tied for third with a 9.875 and Merriam secured second place with a 9.900. Musser tied her personal-bets with a 9.950 for first place. Freshman Lindsay Musgrove was another top performer for the Nittany Lions taking fifth place with a career-high 9.850.

V UB BB FX TotalPenn State 49.100 49.300 49.275 49.400 197.075Maryland 48.900 48.875 48.725 48.625 195.125N.C. State 48.775 48.825 48.600 48.425 194.625

Freshman Lindsay Musgrove competed on vault in every meet of the 2011 season and all but three meets on floor.


2011 Meet Summaries

at West Virginia • March 12MORGANTOWN, W. Va. - The 10th-ranked Penn State women’s gymnas-tics team is closed out the regular season at West Virginia on Saturday. The Nittany Lions earned a 195.825-195.025 victory against the Mountaineers. The Nittany Lions scored a season-high 49.125 on vault, a 49.050 on bars, a 49.100 on beam and a 48.550 on floor. Sophomore Madison Merriam claimed the all-around title with a 39.375. Sophomore Sharaya Musser took second place in the all-around with a 39.225 and junior Whitney Bencsko finished third with a 39.200. Penn State opened the meet on the uneven bars with all six competitors finishing sixth or better. Junior Alex Stine and senior Danielle Hover were in a three-way tie for sixth place with West Virginia’s Amy Bieski after scor-ing a 9.750. Freshman Kassidy Stauder tied with teammate Bencsko for fourth place with a 9.800. It was Stauder’s first time competing on bars in a Nittany Lion uniform. Musser and Merriam both scored a 9.850 to tie for first place. The Lions moved on to vault in rotation two with three competitors in the top four. Bencsko tied her season-high with a 9.825 to take fourth place, while Merriam tied for second place with WVU’s Bieski with a 9.875. Musser earned the vault title with a 9.925. While the Nittany Lions closed out the meet with a strong performance on beam, it was West Virginia’s night on floor. Freshman Lindsay Musgrove finished ninth on floor with a 9.750, while Bencsko scored a 9.775 to be part of a four-way tie for fifth. Merriam was Penn State’s top performer on the event with a 9.850 to win. Two Mountaineers tied for second place, one

claimed fourth and three others joined Bencsko in fifth place. Penn State moved on to beam in the fourth and final rotation. Merriam and Bencsko tied for third place scoring a 9.800. It was a season-high for Mer-riam on the event. Junior Daryl Konsevick finished in second place with a 9.850 and Musser took the crown with a 9.875.

V UB BB FX TotalPenn State 49.125 49.050 49.100 48.550 195.825West Virginia 48.875 48.600 48.550 49.000 195.025

Senior Danielle Hover competed in every meet of 2011 on beam and posted a career-high 9.825 on March 4.

Junior Whitney Bencsko competed in the all-around for Penn State in eight meets in 2011.

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at Big Ten Championships • March 19MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - The 10th-ranked Penn State women’s gymnas-tics team earned a second place finish at the 2011 Big Ten Championship hosted by Minnesota with a score of 196.375. Michigan took the confer-ence crown for the fifth straight season with a 196.600. Illinois finished third with a 196.075, Minnesota placed fourth with a 195.325, Ohio State claimed fifth with a 194.900, Iowa took sixth with a 194.850 and Michigan State scored a 194.425 for seventh. The all-around title remained in Nittany Lions hands with sophomore Sharaya Musser with a 39.475 and sophomore Madison Merriam tied for second with a 39.275. Junior Whitney Bencsko also competed in the all-around and scored a 38.475 for 14th place. “We are so proud of all of our kids,” said head coach Jeff Thompson. “It was an outstanding day with Sharaya tying for first on vault and Natalie taking the uneven bars crown. All in all we may not have won the Big Ten Championship, but we came away with a few Big Ten Champions. I just couldn’t be more proud of the kids and how far they have come this season.” The Nittany Lions, as a team, scored a 49.075 on vault, a 49.225 on the uneven bars, a 48.750 on beam and a 49.325 on floor. Penn State opened the meet on vault where three Nittany Lions finished in the top 10. Freshman Kristin Blades and Merriam were part of a four-way

tie for 10th place scoring a 9.825. Musser finished in first place to share the title with Illinois’ Amber See after scoring a 9.900. The Nittany Lions moved onto the uneven bars in the second rotation where junior Natalie Ettl claimed the conference crown with a 9.925. Ten gymnasts scored a 9.850 to share third place, including junior Alex Stine and Merriam. Stine tied her career-high on the event. Musser finished 13th on the event with a 9.825 and Bencsko finished 22nd with a 9.775. After a bye, the Lions moved to beam. Musser was Penn State’s top per-former on beam tying for second with a 9.850. Junior Daryl Konsevick took 11th with a 9.775 and senior Danielle Hover finished tied for 14th with a 9.750. Freshman Cassidy Bogar scored a 9.700, good enough for 20th place. After another bye, Penn State finished the meet on floor where two Nit-tany Lions finished in the top five. Merriam led the Nittany Lions finishing second tying her career-high with a 9.925. Musser scored a 9.900 to take fourth, while Konsevick and freshman Lindsay Musgrove shared 14th place with a 9.850. Musgrove tied her personal best. In addition, Bogar set a career-high scoring a 9.800 on the event. V UB BB FX TotalMichigan 49.175 48.800 49.100 49.525 196.600Penn State 49.075 49.225 48.750 49.325 196.375Illinois 49.175 49.200 48.525 49.175 196.075Minnesota 48.800 48.850 48.475 49.200 195.325Ohio State 48.925 48.875 48.000 49.100 194.900Iowa 48.875 48.575 48.725 48.675 194.850Michigan State 48.650 48.525 48.475 48.775 194.425

NCAA Regional Championships • April 2TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The Penn State women’s gymnastics team fell shy of advancing to the NCAA National Championships after finishing with a team score of 195.850. The Nittany Lions were .075 behind second place finisher Illinois. Alabama won the meet with a 197.275, Illinois was second with a 195.925, Auburn took fourth with a 195.600, Kentucky placed fifth with a 195.175 and Central Michigan scored a 195.075 for sixth. Assistant coach Randy Monahan was named the Regional Assistant Coach of the Year and Penn State’s Senior Women’s Administrator and Associate Athletic Director Susan Delaney-Scheetz was named the Regional Admin-istrator of the Year. Penn State posted team scores of 49.000 on vault, 49.125 on the uneven bars, 48.850 on beam and a 48.875 on floor. Sophomore Sharaya Musser was Penn State’s top performer in the all-around. She finished third with a 39.425. Junior Whitney Bencsko placed 11th with a 39.075 and sophomore Madison Merriam finished 17th scor-ing a 38.650. Alabama’s Kayla Hoffman claimed the all-around title with a 39.650. The Nittany Lions opened the meet on beam where Musser led PSU with a fifth place finish. She tied with Auburn’s Kylie Shields scoring a 9.875. Bencsko scored a 9.775 to tie for 16th, while freshman Cassidy Bogar fin-ished 21st with a 9.750. Senior Danielle Hover and junior Daryl Konsevick tied for 26th with a 9.725. Geralen Stack-Eaton of Alabama posted a 9.950 to claim the crown.

Junior Natalie Ettl defended her Big Ten uneven bars title with a 9.925 to claim the crown again in 2011.


2011 Meet Summaries

After a bye in rotation two, Penn State moved on to floor. Musser and Ben-scko were part of an 11-way tie for 10th after each scoring a 9.800. Bogar was Penn State’s next top performer and finished tied for 21st with a 9.775. Freshman Lindsay Musgrove and Merriam each earned a 9.750 to finish 27th. Alabama’s Hoffman earned a 9.925 to win the event. Rotation four had Penn State competing on vault. The Nittany Lions had two gymnasts finish in the top 10, including Musser, who placed second with a 9.900, and Merriam, who recorded a 9.825 for seventh. Freshman Kristin Blades scored a 9.800, good enough for 11th place, and Bencsko posted a 9.750 to tie for 21st. Musgrove and Hover each earned a 9.725 to place 28th. Hoffman picked up another individual title scoring a 9.925. The Nittany Lions closed out the meet on the uneven bars in rotation six after having a bye during the fifth rotation. Three Penn State gymnasts fin-ished in the top three as part of a six-way tie for third. Junior Alex Stine, Merriam and Musser all posted a 9.850 to share third place. Hover scored a 9.800 to tie for 10th, while junior Natalie Ettl scored a 9.775 for 18th. Hoffman earned her third individual event title of the night with a 9.900.

V UB BB FX TotalAlabama 49.250 49.250 49.500 49.275 197.275Illinois 48.975 48.900 49.075 48.975 195.925Penn State 49.000 49.125 48.850 48.875 195.850Auburn 48.700 48.875 48.875 49.150 195.600Kentucky 48.750 48.825 48.900 48.700 195.175Central Mich. 48.900 48.575 48.825 48.775 195.075

NCAA Championships • April 15CLEVELAND, Ohio - Penn State sophomore women’s gymnast Sharaya Musser finished 12th in the all-around in the first session of the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championship Friday afternoon in Cleveland. She scored a 38.600. Musser, who was rotating with UCLA, opened the meet with a bye be-fore moving to floor, recording a 9.700. On vault in the third rotation, she posted a 9.850 to tie for 15th. After another bye, Musser headed to the uneven bars where she scored a 9.750. Musser closed out the meet on beam earning a 9.300. Musser advanced to the Championship competition as one of 12 Regional Championship all-arounders not on a qualifying team. A two-time First Team All-Big Ten selection, Musser owned the leading score of the 12 in-dividual qualifiers having earned a 39.425 to place third in the Tuscaloosa Regional Championship on April 2. Musser at the NCAA Championships (Session I) Vault: 9.825 (15th) Bars: 9.750 (31st) Beam: 9.300 (36th) Floor: 9.700 (33rd) All-Around: 38.600 (12th)

Sophomore Sharaya Musser represented the Nittany Lions at the 2011 NCAA Championships as one of 12 individual qualifiers. Musser placed 12th in the all-around in the first session of the NCAA Championship in Cleveland, Ohio.

Junior Alex Stine helped Penn State to a third place finish at the NCAA Regional Championship at Alabama on April 2. Stine scored a 9.850 on the uneven bars to tie for third place with teammates Madison Merriam and Sharaya Musser.

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Events and Coaching History


VaultAll-Time Team: 49.500at W. Virginia w/ Rutgers, 2003at NCAA NE Regionals, 2004vs. Cornell, Iowa &Yale. 2010

All-Time Individual: 10.0Katie Rowland, 2003Brandi Personett, 2010

2011 Team: 49.125at West Virginia (3/12)

2011 Individual: 9.950Sharaya Musserat North Carolina (2/11)

BarsAll-Time Team: 49.500vs. Massachusetts, 2001

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

2011 Team: 49.375at Maryland, with Rutgers and William & Mary (2/18)

2011 Individual: 9.975Natalie Ettlat Maryland, with Rutgers and William & Mary (2/18)

BeamAll-Time Team: 49.650at Rhode Island, 2001

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

2011 Team: 49.275vs. Maryland & N.C. State (3/4)

2011 Individual: 9.950Sharaya Musservs. Maryland & N.C. State (3/4)

FloorAll-Time Team: 49.725vs. Massachusetts, 2001

All-Time Individual: 10.0Ellen Casey, 1999


2011 Individual: 9.950Sharaya Musserat Maryland, with Rutgers and William & Mary (2/18)vs. Maryland & N.C. State (3/4)

Penn State Coaches’ RecordsYear 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

1975-92 Judi Avener-Markell 278-87-1

1993-2010 Steve Shephard 256-144-2

2010-present Jeff Thompson 21-7

All-AroundAll-Time: 197.450vs. Massachusetts, 2001

All-Time Individual: 39.775Katie Rowland, 2003


2011 Individual: 39.725Sharaya Musservs. Maryland & N.C. State (3/4)

Katie Rowland Katie Perret Nikki Smith Ellen Casey

Katie Rowland


All-Time High Scores

VaultGymnast Times Earned Score1. Katie Rowland, 2003 2 10.00 Brandi Personett, 2010 2 10.002. Brandi Personett, 2008 1 9.975 Katie Rowland, 2003 1 Sharaya Musser, 2010 1 3. Brandi Personett, 2007, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 4 9.950 Sharaya Musser, 2010, ‘11 2 Jennifer Orlando, 2006 1 Lisa Clark, 2004, 2005 2 Katie Rowland, 2001, ‘02, ‘03 7 Gemma Cuff, 1998 2 Joanna Knox, 1995 1

Uneven BarsGymnast Times Earned Score1. Katie Perret, 2007 1 9.975 Natalie Ettl, 2011 12. Natalie Ettl, 2010, ‘11 3 9.950 Katie McAvoy, 2002, ‘03 2 Katie Rowland, 2001, ‘02 2 Maria Taylor, 2001 1 Nikki Smith 1999 1 3. Madison Merriam, 2011 1 9.925 Alexandra Brockway, 2010 1 Sharaya Musser, 2010, ‘11 2 Natalie Ettl, 2010, ‘11 3 Brandi Personett, 2009 1 Katie Perret, 2006 1 Kristal Uzelac, 2005 3 Michelle Ilg, 2004 1 Katie McAvoy, 2002, ‘03 3 Maria Taylor, 2001 3 Ellen Casey, 1997, 1999 3 Gemma Cuff, 2001 1 Nikki Bongiovanni, 2001 1 Katie Rowland, 2001 1 Nikki Smith 1999 1 Missy Leopoldus, 1998 1

Balance BeamGymnast Times Earned Score1. Katie Rowland, 2003 1 10.00 Nikki Smith, 2000 1 Missy Leopoldus, 1999 2 2. Meredith Hoover, 2006 1 9.975 Richelle Simpson, 2001 1 Katie Rowland, 2001 1 Maria Taylor, 2001 1 Nikki Smith, 2000 1

3. Sharaya Musser, 2011 1 9.950 Brandi Personett, 2010 1 Kristal Uzelac, 2005 1 Nikki Smith, 2000 2 Missy Leopoldus, 1998, ‘99 3 Nicole Malinak, 1997 1

Floor ExerciseGymnast Times Earned Score1. Ellen Casey, 1999 1 10.002. Katie Rowland, 2003 1 9.975 Ellen Casey, 1999 1 Gemma Cuff, 2001 1 3. Sharaya Musser, 2011 2 9.950 Brandi Personett, 2007, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 5 Kate Stopper, 2004 1 Katie Rowland, 2001, ‘02, ‘03 5 Leslie Bair, 2001 1 Richelle Simpson, 2001 1 Heather Duggan, 2000 1 Missy Leopoldus, 1998 1 Ellen Casey, 1997, ‘98, ‘99 3

All-AroundGymnast Times Earned Score1. Katie Rowland, 2003 1 39.7752. Katie Rowland, 2002 1 39.725 Sharaya Musser, 2011 1 3. Brandi Personett, 2010 1 39.7004. Katie Rowland, 2003 1 39.6755. Katie Rowland, 2001 2 39.6506. Katie Rowland, 2002 3 39.625 Missy Leopoldus, 1998 1 7. Sharaya Musser, 2010 1 39.600 Brandi Personett, 2009, ‘10 3 Katie Rowland, 2002 1 Gemma Cuff, 1998 1 8. Brandi Personett, 2009 1 39.575 Sharaya Musser, 2011 2 Katie Rowland, 2001 1 Ellen Casey, 1999 1 Missy Leopoldus, 1999 1 9. Brandi Personett, 2009 1 39.550 Sharaya Musser, 2011 1 Katie Rowland, 2001 1 10. Brandi Personett, 2008 1 39.525 Katie Rowland, 2001, ‘03 2 Katie McAvoy, 2002 1 Ellen Casey, 1999 2

Penn State Individual RecordsVault ................................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

Penn State Team Records 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)

Individual Record Breakdown

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All-Time Records


Brandi Personett was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2007 and earned Big Ten Gymnast of the Year honors in 2009 and 2010.

Individual National Champions

Year Gymnast Event(s)1974 Karen Schuckman AA1975 Karen Schuckman V, FX1977 Ann Carr AA1978 Ann Carr UB,BB,FX,AA1979 Marcy Levine FX1981 Heidi Anderson FX1986 Pam Loree V

Total Individual Titles - 11 Vault (V) 2 Uneven Bars (UB) 1 Balance Beam (BB) 1 Floor Exercise (FX) 4 All-Around (AA) 3

Atlantic 10 Conference Individual Champions

Year Gymnast Event(s)1983 Diane Drum BB, FX Pam Loree V, UB, AA1984 Pam Loree FX Kathy Pomper V Bernie Robertson BB1985 Pam Loree FX, AA Bernie Robertson BB1986 Pam Loree V, FX, AA Kathy Pomper UB Bernie Robertson BB1987 Kathy Parody UB, AA Bernie Robertson BB Jessica Strunck FX1988 Pam Braun FX Lynn Crane BB, FX, AA Shelley Reger BB Kira Rohm UB Jessica Strunck V1989 Lynn Crane AA Debbie O’Brien BB Kira Rohm UB1990 Allison Barber BB Kim Thrasher FX

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

Big Ten Championship Finishes

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 Missy Leopoldus 1999 Ellen Casey 2001 Katie Rowland

2003 Katie Rowland2009 Brandi Personett2010 Brandi Personett

Big Ten Freshman of the Year 1999 Nikki Bongiovanni 2007 Brandi Personett

2010 Sharaya Musser

Atlantic 10 Conference Championship Finishes

Year Place1983 1st1984 1st1985 1st1986 1st1987 1st

Year Place1988 1st1989 1st1990 1st1991 1st


All-Time Records

Prior to 2010, Kristal Uzelac (above) was the most recent re-

gional champion, having won the uneven bars title in 2005.

Brandi Personett (right) won re-gional titles in the all-around and on vault in 2010 to advance to the NCAA National Championship.

Penn State NCAA Regional Finishes

Year .......................... Place1975............................................ 3rd1976........................................... 2nd1977........................................... 2nd1978.............................................1st1979.............................................1st1980.............................................1st1981.............................................1st1982.............................................1st1983............................................ 3rd1984.............................................1st1985........................................... 2nd1986.............................................1st1987........................................... 2nd1988.............................................1st1989........................................... 2nd1990........................................... 2nd1991.............................................1st1992.............................................1st1993.............................................1st

Year .............................Place1994........................................... 2nd1995.............................................1st1996.............................................1st1997.............................................1st1998.............................................1st1999.............................................1st2000........................................... 2nd2001............................................ 4th2002............................................ 5th2003............................................ 4th2004............................................ 4th2005........................................... 2nd2006............................................ 3rd2007............................................ 3rd2008............................................ 3rd2009........................................... 2nd2010............................................ 3rd2011............................................ 3rd

Penn State Regional Individual Champions

Year Gymnast Event(s)1970................................. Candi Breese ................................FX, AA1977.................................... Ann Carr ....................... V, UB, FX, AA1978.................................... Ann Carr ........................V, BB, FX, AA1979.................................Marcy Levine .......................................BB1980.................................... Ann Carr ............................................V ..................................... Lisa Ingebretsen ......................UB, BB (tie) .......................................Marcy Levine ..................BB (tie), FX, AA1981............................... Heidi Anderson ........... V, UB, BB, FX, AA1982............................... Heidi Anderson ..............................FX, AA .......................................Marcy Levine .......................................BB1983................................... Pam Loree ..............................V, FX, AA1984................................... Pam Loree .........................................AA ....................................Bernie Robertson ....................................FX1985................................... Pam Loree ........................................ UB ...................................... Kathy Pomper ......................................BB1986................................... Pam Loree ...........................UB, FX, AA ...................................... Kathy Pomper ..................................... UB ....................................Bernie Robertson ....................................BB1988.................................. Lynn Crane .................................BB, AA ........................................ Lisa Mallios ....................................V, FX1989...................................Kira Rohm ........................................ UB1990.................................Allison Barber...........................V (tie), BB1991.................................Allison Barber................................FX, AA ..........................................Rene Lyst ..........................................BB1992................................. Janice Rogers ...............................UB (tie) .......................................Allison Barber.......................................BB .........................................April Polito .........................................AA1993............................Karen Cimochowski ................................. UB ..........................................Rene Lyst ..........................................BB .......................................Allison Barber.......................................FX1994..................................Tracy Kerner.................. UB, BB, FX (tie)1995..................................Tracy Kerner....................................... UB1996...............................Missy Leopoldus..............................AA, BB ......................................Leigh Cappello ......................................FX1997...............................Missy Leopoldus.................................... UB ......................................Leigh Cappello ......................................FX1998................................. Gemma Cuff ..........................AA, V 1999...................................Ellen Casey ...............AA, V, UB (tie), FX ........................................Maria Taylor ........................................BB2001................................ Katie Rowland ......................................FX .......................................Katie McAvoy .........................................V2003................................ Katie Rowland ..................................V, FX2004....................................Lisa Clark ......................................V, FX2005.................................Kristal Uzelac ...................................... UB2010...............................Brandi Personett ................................AA, V

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Nittany Lions All-Americans


KAREN SCHUCKMAN

ALISONBARBER

LISACLARK

MARCYLEVINE

ANNCARR

LYNNESAMUELS

TRACYKERNER

BRANDIPERSONETT

JANANTHONY

ANNMCGEACHY

MISSYLEOPOLDUS

WHITNEYBENCSKO

JOANNEBECK

HEIDIANDERSON

ELLENCASEY

ALEXANDRABROCKWAY

ALISAINGEBRETSEN

PAMLOREE

NIKKISMITH

SHARAYAMUSSER

MARGIEFOSTER

APRILPOLITO

GEMMACUFF

Year Gymnast Event(s)1974 Karen Schuckman V, UB, BB, FX, AA1975 Karen Schuckman V, UB, FX, AA1976 Karen Schuckman BB1977 Ann Carr V, UB, BB, FX, AA Jan Anthony V Joanne Beck BB1978 Davies Bahr V Ann Carr V, UB, BB, FX, AA Lisa Ingebretsen UB, BB, AA Jan Anthony V, UB, AA1979 Lisa Ingebretsen UB, BB Margie Foster V, FX Ann Carr UB Marcy Levine FX Jane Anthony V Lynne Samuels V1980 Ann Carr V, UB, BB, FX, AA Margie Foster UB, FX, AA Marcy Levine FX, AA Lynne Samuels V Lisa Ingebretsen UB Ann McGeachy FX1981 Heidi Anderson FX, AA1982 Heidi Anderson UB, FX, AA1984 Pam Loree V1985 Pam Loree V

Year Gymnast Event(s)1986 Pam Loree V, AA1991 April Polito V1992 Allison Barber V, AA1994 Tracy Kerner FX1995 Tracy Kerner BB1997 Missy Leopoldus V Ellen Casey FX, V1999 Ellen Casey UB, FX, AA Nikki Smith BB2000 Gemma Cuff FX2004 Lisa Clark V2005 Lisa Clark FX2008 Brandi Personett BB2009 Brandi Personett FX Alexandra Brockway UB Whitney Bencsko V2010 Brandi Personett BB, FX, AA Sharaya Musser V, AA, BB, FX

Total Individual All-Americans - 85 Vault (V) 22 Uneven Bars (UB) 14 Balance Beam (BB) 13 Floor Exercise (FX) 20 All-Around (AA) 16


Nationally-Ranked Teams

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

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 Huch11th 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 WhittakerAshley Wilson10th Place - NCAA at UCLAKatie Cavuto Joanna KnoxEllen Casey Missy LeopoldusGemma Cuff Nikki SmithHeather Duggan Maria TaylorHeather Fahey Janae WhittakerCarey Hoyt Ashley WilsonChristi Huch8th Place - NCAA at UtahNikki Bongiovanni Missy LeopoldusEllen Casey Nikki SmithJordi Ciambrone Maria TaylorGemma Cuff Vera WeissJennifer Drilling Janae WhittakerHeather Duggan Ashley WilsonE’Tona Ford7th Place - NCAA at Boise StateLeslie Bair E’Tona FordNikki Bongiovanni Katie McAvoyLisa Campagnolo Katie RowlandDana Cuomo Nikki SmithGemma Cuff Julia StoloskiJennifer Drilling Maria TaylorHeather Duggan Vera Weiss Ashley Wilson

10th Place - NCAA at AuburnCecile Allen Jennifer OrlandoLindsay Borkan Corissa PirklLisa Clark Aslynn SatterfieldMeredith Hoover Genavieve ShingleMichelle Ilg Kate StopperAshley Mehrer Stephanie SullivanAmie Olaes Kristal Uzelac9th Place - NCAA at NebraskaWhitney Bencsko Heather McElweeAlexandra Brockway Lindsey MontrossNatalie Ettl Brandi PersonettDanielle Hover Casey RohrbaughMelissa Klein Rosie SmithDaryl Konsevick Allie Southard Alex Stine

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The 2000 edition of the Nittany Lions earned a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Champi-onships in Boise, Idaho, which marked the

program’s highest national finish since 1992.

The 1978 Nittany Lions captured Penn State’s first national championship in any women’s

sport with a 147.50 score.

The 1980 Nittany Lions edged out second-place Utah by .35 points to capture the AIAW National Championship. It was Penn State’s

second national title in three years.

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National Championship History


NationalChampionship

Finishes Year Place 1975 .............................................. 5th 1976 .............................................. 5th 1977 .............................................. 3rd 1978 ............................................... 1st 1979 ..............................................2nd 1980 ............................................... 1st 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

National Championship History 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. 1976 AIAW - Fifth place. 1977 AIAW - The team climbs to third place led by the brilliant performance of Ann Carr who wins the all- around. 1978 AIAW - Penn State wins its first national championship in gymnastics and in any women’s sport with a 147.70 score, 0.15 ahead of Cal State-Fullerton. Ann Carr sweeps the all-around for the second consecutive year and wins individual titles on bars, balance beam and floor exercise. 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.

Ellen Casey was a five-time All-Ameri-can during her Nittany Lion career.


Ann Carr Award

ANN CARRAWARD

Ann Carr was a member of the Penn State women’s gymnastics team from 1977-80. Carr was a two-time National Cham-pion in the all-around (‘77 & ‘78) and won titles on the uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise in 1978. She is Penn State’s only four-time All-American, which she earned on the uneven bars. Carr was also a three-time All-American in the

all-around, as well as on vault, beam and floor exercise. The Ann Carr Award is given to the gymnast who provides the most inspirational performance at each home meet. Below are the four honorees from 2010.

Junior Whitney Bencsko competed in the all-around for the first time in 2011 on Feb. 6 to garner the Ann Carr award.

Sophomore Sharaya Musser was the Ann Carr award winner on Feb. 26 after she won three individual event titles and the all-around.

Junior Daryl Konsevick earned the Ann Carr award on March 4. She competed on two events, finishing second on beam with a career-high 9.900.

Sophomore Madison Merriam earned the Ann Carr award on Jan. 22 after winning two individual event titles in a dual meat with UNH.

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Honors and Awards


Pam Loree Leadership AwardGiven 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

Jan Anthony/Katie RowlandIron 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

Lisa Ingebretsen Competitive Excellence Award

Given to an individual who consis-tently 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

Carey Hoyt/Kelly Streicher Perseverance Award

Given to an individual who over-comes setbacks and injuries that

would have ended the career of most people and does so with the right at-

titude 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

Bill Conway “Hugs” AwardRecipients: 2001 Katie McAvoy 2004 Jennifer Orlando 2005 Steph Sullivan 2007 Amie Olaes 2011 Heather McElwee

Kathy Parody Hard Work AwardGiven 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

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

Tracey Wilkinson Rosenfield Asst. Coaching Excellence Award

Given to the second assistant for dedication and effort above and be-

yond the call of duty.Recipients: 1999 Tracey Wilkinson Rosenfeld 2008 Travis Doak


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

Shelly Nelson Management AwardGiven 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 ClubGiven 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

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

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

Judi Avener Legacy AwardJudi spent 18 years at Penn State

developing the gymnastics program. Judi has left a legacy for all those in-volved in the program to follow. This

award recognizes her contribution, and sets a standardfor everyone affiliated with Penn

State Women’s Gymnastics to live up to! Thanks Judi!

Pat Spisak Team Spirit AwardGiven to an individual who is ex-tremely 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

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1967 (6-2-1)1/14 vs. Springfield L 86.35-84.552/4 vs. West Chester W 82.76-84.44 Slippery Rock W 82.76-70.392/28 Centenary T Ohio State W3/4 Michigan W Kent State L Ohio State W3/25 Ithaca College W 92.56-75.34

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

1969 (1-4)1/25 at Springfield L 91.90-49.70 vs. Towson L 76.12-54.452/8 vs. Slippery Rock L 61.27-74.81 West Chester L 61.27-74.182/15 vs. Ithaca W 71.28-66.05

1970 (6-6)1/24 vs. Towson State L 73.4-79.4 Slippery Rock L 73.4-80.21/31 Ithaca W 72.55-65.40 Brockport W 72.55-36.552/17 East Stroudsburg W 66.19-51.54 West Chester L 66.19-83.862/21 Kent State L 69.20-82.15 Miami L 69.20-74.15 Ohio State W 69.20-66.852/28 Temple W 71.90-45.403/7 Massachusetts L 70.50-96.00 Salem State W 70.50-68.25

1971 (5-7)1/23 Ithaca L 66.2-74.8 Pittsburgh W 66.2-62.01/30 Cortland L 54.63-52.972/6 Brockport W 62.8-47.1

West Chester L 62.8-73.92/13 Towson State L 76.80-89.852/20 Kent State L 67.19-77.95 Ohio State W 67.19-67.10 Miami W 67.19-64.653/6 Clarion State L 66.57-78.64 Rock Haven State W 66.57-53.363/11 Massachusetts L 75.70-92.40

1972 (9-4)1/29 Ithaca College W 79.80-74.402/5 West Chester L 71.30-89.16 Salem State W 71.30-54.502/12 Massachusetts L 74.15-102.752/21 Kent State L 76.75-86.95 Ohio State W 76.75-76.60 Miami of Ohio W 76.75-46.402/22 Cortland W 80.00-75.052/26 Clarion State L 71.90-97.30 Pitt W 71.90-62.552/29 Lock Haven W 83.55-60.95 Slippery Rock W 83.55-82.603/4 Towson State W 88.60-82.50

1973 (7-6)1/27 Towson State W 77.85-96.95 Slippery Rock L 77.85-81.752/10 Massachusetts L 69.50-94.50 Clarion L 69.50-86.452/17 Kent State L 74.60-94.15 Ohio State L 74.60-76.90 Miami of Ohio W 74.60-44.452/20 Pittsburgh W 78.80-66.402/23 Cortland W 85.40-70.03 Ithaca W 85.40-77.263/3 East Stroudsburg W 79.23-75.21 Lock Haven W 79.23-47.233/6 West Chester L 80.55-80.75

1974 (8-4)12/8 Pittsburgh W 97.99-81.7412/15 Franklin & Marshall W 86.00-28.701/29 West Chester L 79.60-82.752/2 Clarion L 82.70-83.902/5 Cortland W 92.40-62.90 Lock Haven W 92.40-52.952/9 Kent State L 89.25-90.73 Ohio State W 89.25-78.27 Youngstown W 89.25-75.902/16 Towson W 96.45-95.102/23 Ithaca W 86.15-79.802/25 Springfield L 93.19-103.23

1975 (8-4)1/8 Towson W 99.40-78.401/11 Springfield L 99.95-101.551/18 at Michigan St. L 102.625-102.751/23 West Chester W 96.70-84.65 Clarion L 96.70-97.851/29 Slippery Rock W 95.45-91.752/1 Massachusetts W 100.30-97.102/8 Kent State L 99.40 Youngstown St. W 99.40-85.95 Ohio State W 99.40-80.352/13 Ithaca College W 95.30-81.802/15 Indiana State W 100.85-84.50

1976 (8-1) 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 102.60-92.103/18 EAIAW Regionals at Cornell4/1 AIAW Championships at Appalacian

1977 (8-1) 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 4/1 AIAW Championships at Central Michigan

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1969


All-Time Results

1978 (7-1) at Massachusetts L 134.70-137.00 Michigan State W 142.25-136.30 at Springfield W 141.90-129.55 at Pittsburgh W 141.35-135.40 Southern Conn W 148.95-131.20 at Indiana State W 146.00-139.15 at Southern Illinois W 146.05-140.60 at Temple W 146.80-128.703/10- EAIAW Championships 11 at Pittsburgh4/1 AIAW Championships at Washington

1979 (12-0) Penn State Invitational 1st at E. Stroudsburg W 139.85-109.50 Springfield W 139.40-122.45 Pittsburgh W 140.20-123.60 Temple W 140.70-119.85 at West Virginia W 138.30-119.85 Slippery Rock W 138.30-115.65 Indiana State W 140.50-126.45 Massachusetts W 140.50-126.45 at Louisville W 142.20-135.70 Southern Illinois W at Rutgers W

1980 (12-2) 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

1981 (9-0) 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

1982 (12-1) at Clarion W 140.70-128.90 Michigan State W 141.75-133.40 Florida W 144.60-141.80 Ohio State W 141.80-136.40 Cat Classic at Missouri 1st Arizona State W 145.50-141.75 Louisiana State W 143.70-141.30 James Madison W 141.85-124.45 at West Virginia W 141.85-136.60 UNC at WVU W 141.85-133.45

at Pittsburgh W 140.80-139.25 at UCLA L 140.75-141.70 at Southern Cal W 142.25-141.50 at Utah State W 141.30-139.80

1983 (11-7-1)12/10 at Clarion T 158.35-158.3512/11 at Indiana (Pa) W 159.95-148.951/11 New Hampshire L 170.10-170.901/14 at Michigan St. W 174.85-147.001/15 at Ohio State L 173.10-175.901/21 Utah State L 169.30-171.301/27 Alabama L 176.30-178.351/28 Oklahoma State W 176.65-169.302/9 Nebraska W 174.75-173.952/11 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 178.70-169.552/19 Pittsburgh W 175.60-165.20 West Virginia W 175.60-169.953/1 at Arizona State L 180.30-182.303/4 at Florida L 181.25-185.853/8 CS-Fullerton L 176.95-181.453/12 Atlantic 10 1st 176.55 Championship3/26 NCAA Regional 3rd 176.80 at W. Virginia

1973

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1984 (14-10)12/9 at Clarion W 172.65-194.5012/10 at Indiana (Pa.) W 174.65-166.251/14 at UNH L 174.45-175.751/25 Ohio State L 176.15-177.401/28 Alabama L 178.10-178.752/3 Cat Classic at Missouri 1st Arizona W 178.80-178.60 Missouri W 178.80-178.30 Louisiana State W 178.80-172.80 Brigham Young W 178.80-172.65 Memphis State W 178.80-169.352/5 at Oklahoma St. W 178.30-174.802/7 at Nebraska W 178.35-178.052/10 Arizona State L 175.20-179.102/17 at West Virginia W 169.60-167.602/18 at Pittsburgh L 177.90-178.952/27 Louisiana State W 177.85-176.053/3 at CS-Fullerton L 181.85-187.15 vs. Utah L 181.85-185.40 vs. USC W 181.85-180.603/6 at USC W 179.50-178.15 vs. Utah L 179.50-185.303/8 at Utah State W vs. Utah L 3/10 Atlantic 10 Champ. 1st 182.34 at Rhode Is.3/15 Florida L 180.90-185.403/24 NCAA Regional 1st 184.00 at PSU4/8-9 NCAA Champ. 7th 179.45 at UCLA

1985 (13-6)12/2 Japanese All Stars Exh. 183.75-181.4512/7 at Indiana (Pa.) W 174.90-163.4012/8 at Clarion W 173.65-131.501/11 CS Fullerton W 181.40-178.80 New Hampshire W 181.40-170.401/18 at Michigan St. W 180.05-179.451/19 at Ohio State L 177.90-191.301/25-26 Cat Classic at Missouri 1st Arizona W 181.90-180.65 Missouri W 181.90-180.40 Louisiana State W 181.90-177.40 Kentucky W 181.90-177.05 New Hampshire W 181.90-176.252/2 Nebraska L 176.70-178.352/15 Oklahoma State W 179.75-175.952/22 West Virginia W 192.10-177.653/1 at Alabama L 179.65-185.403/2 at Florida L 181.40-189.253/4 at Georgia L 179.60-185.803/6 at LSU L 185.70-187.653/9 Atlantic 10 1st 179.35 Championship3/16 Pittsburgh W 183.75-174.753/30 NCAA Regionals 2nd 185.054/12- NCAA Champ. 9th 179.0013 at Utah

1986 (15-8)1/18 at Ohio State L 173.70-180.751/24 Michigan State W 179.75-178.75 New Hampshire W 179.75-170.85 Alabama L 179.75-182.601/29 at Nebraska L 178.70-182.45 New Mexico W 178.70-171.901/31 Cat Classic at Missouri 1st Arizona W 181.30-180.45 Missouri W 181.30-178.10 Kentucky W 181.30-175.35 Pittsburgh W 181.30-174.602/8 at Pittsburgh W 177.00-176.002/9 at West Virginia W 182.95-175.85 Indiana (Pa.) W 182.95-171.202/15 Ohio State W 183.40-180.553/2 CS-Fullerton L 182.40-186.80 Georgia W 182.40-182.253/4 at UCLA L 181.05-183.303/7 at Arizona State L 183.50-189.30 Alabama L 183.50-186.05 Florida L 183.50-184.00 CS-Fullerton W 183.50-183.453/15 Georgia W 187.40-186.053/22 Atlantic 10 Champ. 1st at Rhode Is.3/24 Florida W 186.35-185.754/5 NCAA Regionals 1st4/18 NCAA Champ. 6th at Florida

1987 (13-8)1/16 West Virginia W 179.00-175.101/23 Ohio State L 181.00-181.75 Nebraska L 181.00-182.251/28 Pittsburgh W 179.70-177.151/31 at New Hampshire W 178.40-175.85 Maryland W 178.40-174.602/13 Cat Classic at Missouri 2nd Missouri W 184.40-178.95 Auburn W 184.40-178.05 Kentucky W 184.40-178.65 Arizona L 184.40-185.102/20 Louisiana State L 179.75-181.20

2/22 at Ohio State L 182.80-186.003/3 at Alabama L 183.40-188.753/6 at Florida L 180.60-183.40 CS-Fullerton W 180.60-150.603/8 at Georgia L 183.75-191.55 Maryland W 183.75-181.60 Auburn W 183.75-180.25 North Carolina W 183.75-179.003/14 Temple W 184.05-175.653/21 North Carolina W 183.50-177.253/28 Atlantic 10 Champ. 1st 182.154/11 NCAA Regionals 2nd 180.40 at OSU

1988 (13-10)1/13 at Temple W 179.80-170.251/17 at West Virginia W 176.65-175.00 Indiana (Pa.) W 176.65-172.70 Maryland W 176.65-176.351/22 Alabama L 180.55-184.35 New Hampshire W 180.55-174.101/29 at Ohio State L 181.65-182.60 Michigan W 181.65-177.451/30 at Pittsburgh W 181.20-176.45 Rhode Island W 181.20-171.802/5 Cat Classic at Missouri 3rd Pittsburgh W 182.85-175.45 Missouri W 182.85-182.10 Arizona L 182.85-186.35 Auburn L 182.85-184.602/8 at Nebraska L 182.05-184.302/13 Michigan W 185.00-182.352/20 Florida L 185.35-186.703/2 at Oklahoma L 184.20-185.953/4 at Louisiana State L 182.45-189.85 Kentucky L 182.45-184.453/12 Ohio State L 183.15-183.90 Maryland W 183.15-180.653/19 at North Carolina W 184.25-183.603/26 Atlantic 10 Champ. 1st 186.054/9 NCAA Regional 1st 186.254/22 NCAA Champ. 11th 179.70 at Utah

1986


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1989 (7-9)1/13 West Virginia W 185.80-175.751/21 at Alabama L 182.50-188.651/27 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 185.95-181.452/3 Indiana (Pa.) W 180.70-179.95 North Carolina W 180.70-175.702/10 at Ohio State L 179.75-184.552/17 Pittsburgh W 182.30-181.052/28 at Louisiana State L 173.35-190.103/3 at Florida L 182.50-193.703/5 Bulldog Invite at Ga. 4th Alabama L 181.55-187.50 Georgia L 181.55-191.00 Nebraska L 181.55-187.603/11 Ohio State L 185.15-186.903/18 Atlantic 10 Champ. 1st 186.85 at George Washington4/1 NCAA Regional 2nd 188.354/14 NCAA Championship at Georgia

1990 (18-7)1/13 at Pittsburgh W 178.665-175.801/21 at Ohio State W 184.95-184.15 Michigan State W 184.95-182.95 Pittsburgh W 184.95-179.751/27 Alabama L 184.10-187.002/10 Indiana (Pa.) W 184.15-176.452/17 Ohio State W 186.35-184.802/24 at UCLA Invite 3rd UCLA L 187.00-191.45 CS-Fullerton L 187.00-187.95 New Mexico W 187.00-184.202/26 at Utah L 185.95-193.30 Brigham Young L 185.95-188.15 Iowa State W 185.95-181.753/2 at CS-Fullerton L 186.75-189.15 Stanford W 186.75-185.10 Boise State W 186.75-182.753/11 New Hampshire W 189.45-185.453/17 Georgia L 188.70-190.55 Kent State W 188.70-178.953/24 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 187.45-175.554/7 NCAA Regionals 2nd 185.9254/20 NCAA Champ. at Oregon State

1991 (22-3)1/13 at West Virginia W 186.75-181.60 Rutgers W 186.75-178.80 Indiana (Pa.) W 186.75-176.151/19 Ohio State W 186.00-181.101/25 at Alabama L 189.50-192.102/2 Oklahoma W 186.15-185.30 Indiana (Pa.) W 186.15-179.452/9 at New Hampshire W 189.15-186.802/15 at Ohio State W 191.50-186.502/23 Pittsburgh W 188.60-185.353/2 at Georgia L 189.60-194.45 Brigham Young W 189.60-188.50 Kentucky W 189.60-182.80 Georgia College W 189.60-178.053/8 at Florida L 190.80-193.70 Minnesota W 190.80-188.15 William and Mary W 190.80-186.653/16 Rutgers W 191.95-182.40 Temple W 191.95-170.653/22 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 189.65-116.454/6 NCAA Reg. 1st 193.80 at New Hampshire4/19 NCAA Champ. 5th 190.95 at Alabama

1992 (16-6)1/12 Georgia L 188.40-192.901/19 at Towson State W 191.05-189.351/25 Utah L 190.65-195.052/7 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 188.85-183.052/15 Ohio State W 193.00-189.602/22 at Minnesota W 191.00-189.602/29 Pittsburgh W 190.35-183.05 Indiana (Pa.) W 190.35-181.503/7 at Stanford W 192.15-191.753/9 at Utah L 191.50-196.753/21 West Virginia W 194.75-191.40 Massachusetts W 194.75-186.45 New Hampshire W 194.75-188.553/27 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 190.90-183.254/7 NCAA Regional 1st 194.5254/24 NCAA Champ. 4th 192.775

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1993 (18-4)1/16 Michigan State W 190.60-188.10 Louisiana State W 190.60-188.101/23 at New Hampshire W 190.10-189.901/30 Towson State W 192.35-185.602/5 Cat Classic at Missouri 1st Arizona W 191.95-191.70 Auburn W 191.95-190.10 Missouri W 191.95-189.65 New Hampshire W 191.95-186.602/12 at Pittsburgh W 187.70-182.352/14 at West Virginia L 190.65-191.20 Indiana (Pa.) W 190.65-139.552/19 Alabama L 191.90-193.952/27 at Ohio State W 191.85-190.203/6 at Georgia L 193.15-197.55 West Virginia W 193.15-188.25 Massachusetts W 193.15-186.553/14 Rutgers, Temple & Cancelled Indiana (Pa.) 3/19 at Big Ten Champ. 2nd Michigan L 192.40-192.925 Michigan State W 192.40-191.600 Ohio State W 192.40-189.675 Iowa W 192.40-189.650 Minnesota W 192.40-187.450 Illinois W 192.40-184.0004/3 at NCAA Regionals 1st 190.5254/15-17 at NCAA Champ. 11th

1994 (18-9)1/16 Georgia L 190.375-192.1251/22 Minnesota W 187.775-183.850 New Hampshire L 187.775-188.675 West Virginia L 187.775-188.3752/4-5 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 190.600-179.8752/11 at Alabama L 192.275-193.9502/19 Ohio State W 191.550-188.2002/27 Hobie Classic 1st Michigan State W 190.925-187.800 Central Michigan W 190.925-186.450 New Hampshire W 190.925-185.6753/4 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 191.550-186.6503/7 at Utah L 190.075-194.3753/19 Florida L 193.000-193.9503/26 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 194.025-185.3004/3 NCAA Regionals 2nd 191.475

1995 (16-13)1/20 Alabama W 191.475-187.0501/28 at Ohio State W 192.875-188.3002/3-4 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 191.275-180.6252/11 Utah L 193.825-195.1752/18 at Minnesota L 192.500-193.675 Illinois W 192.500-190.2752/25 Michigan State W 192.525-189.8753/3 at West Virginia W 194.300-193.6003/6 at Florida L 194.225-195.2503/12 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 191.550-190.5253/18 at Michigan L 151.575-197.225 Massachusetts L 151.75-188.025 North Carolina St L 151.575-191.1753/25 Big Ten Championships 3rd Michigan L 192.375-196.500 Michigan State L 192.375-193.025 Minnesota W 192.375-191.675 Illinois W 192.375-190.425 Iowa W 192.375-189.975 Ohio State W 192.375-189.7754/8 NCAA Regional 1st 191.225 at Kent St. 4/20-22 NCAA Champ. 8th 194.150 at Georgia

1996 (10-10)1/13 at Michigan State L 191.575-191.900 Minnesota W 191.575-188.825 S.E. Missouri W 191.574-185.9501/19 at Alabama L 191.700-195.725 Nebraska W 191.700-189.4501/27 North Carolina State W 192.000-188.7752/2-3 Cat Classic at Missouri 2nd Arizona L 191.325-194.275 Auburn W 191.325-190.550 Missouri W 191.325-188.1002/17 Ohio State W 193.450-191.3502/25 at New Hampshire L 191.000-191.3503/1 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 191.950-185.5753/8 at Utah L 193.625-196.2503/16 West Virginia W 192.875 Nebraska L 192.875-194.1503/23 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 190.775-191.7253/13 NCAA 1st 193.650 Northeast Regional4/22 NCAA Champ. 11th 192.700 at Ala.

1995


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1997 (12-9)1/11 Alabama L 190.300-193.7501/18 New Hampshire W 193.075-189.350 Massachusetts W 193.075-190.2251/25 at N.C. State W 190.625-186.700 James Madison W 190.625-187.900 Radford W 190.625-186.7002/1 at West Virginia L 192.450-194.7002/7-8 at Missouri 3rd Arizona L 190.575-193.000 Missouri L 190.575-190.975 Pittsburgh W 190.575-188.2002/15 at Ohio State L 193.125-193.7502/22 Utah L 193.975-194.8502/28 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 195.225-150.7503/7 at Florida L 193.600-195.900 Iowa State L 193.600-194.6253/16 at Nebraska L 194.725-195.6753/22 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 194.300-193.7254/13 NCAA 1st 194.150 Northeast Regional2/22 NCAA Champ. 11th 194.300 at Florida

1998 (10-7)1/11 at New Hampshire W 193.475-189.0251/17 Illinois W 194.900-191.9251/24 N.C. State W 193.675-187.6251/31 at Alabama L 193.125-195.5752/6-7 Cat Classic at Missouri 1st

Iowa State W 192.650-191.050 Missouri W 192.650-188.675 Pittsburgh W 192.650-190.4252/14 Ohio State L 192.150-193.0752/22 UCLA Bruin Classic 3rd UCLA L 190.800-194.550 Oregon State L 190.800-192.550 Cal State Fullerton W 190.800-189.2752/28 Arizona W 195.725-194.725 Temple W 195.725-186.775 West Virginia W 195.725-192.9253/6 at Louisiana State L 194.175-194.475 Alabama L 194.175-195.9753/14 Nebraska L 194.125-195.5503/21 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 Illinois W 194.725-192.850 Ohio State W 194.725-192.6254/4 NCAA Regionals 1st 194.6004/16-18 NCAA Champs 10th 194.625 at UCLA

1999 (15-5)1/9 Rutgers W 195.075-187.9751/16 UCLA W 193.825-193.525 New Hampshire W 193.825-190.8501/23 at N.C. State W 191.525-188.925 1/30 Florida W 196.750-193.5002/5 at Stanford L 191.650-194.050 UCLA L 191.650-193.9002/13 at Illinois W 195.175-193.7502/19 Alabama W 197.025-196.0252/27 at Ohio State L 195.875-195.6503/6 at Boise State W 195.950-195.750 Southeast Missouri St. W 195.950-194.125 San Jose State W 195.950-191.5003/13 at Nebraska L 195.800-196.2503/27 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 196.300-136.8254/10 Northeast Regionals 1st 196.3354/22 NCAA Champ. 8th 194.775

2000 (13-3)1/16 at New Hampshire L 193.800-194.7001/22 Illinois W 194.325-190.5751/28 at Florida W 194.925-194.050 Massachusetts W 194.925-188.7502/12 at Massachusetts W 194.825-193.1002/19 West Virginia W 194.850-195.625 Boise State W 195.850-193.3752/26 Ohio State W 194.800-192.4253/3 Stanford W 196.100-194.7003/11 at Alabama L 195.375-196.5503/18 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 196.575-193.6504/1 NCAA Regionals 2nd 195.9254/13 NCAA Champ. 7th 195.350

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 193.275-194.4251/13 at Illinois W 194.825-194.4501/20 New Hampshire W 194.075-192.1501/27 at Ohio State L 194.700-195.3502/3 Pittsburgh W 196.875-192.4502/10 at West Virginia L 194.925-196.600 Nebraska L 194.925-197.050 James Madison W 194.925-190.1002/17 at Rhode Island W 196.775-193.1502/23 Massachusetts W 197.450-193.1503/3 at Maryland L 195.350-195.5003/10 at Denver W 195.375-194.650 Florida W 195.375-195.150 Air Force W 195.375-194.0753/17 Alabama L 196.650-197.525 Rutgers W 196.650-189.775 Cornell W 196.600-185.6003/24 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 196.425-193.3754/7 at NCAA Regionals 4th 194.775

1999

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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 193.375-193.8251/19 Denver L 192.750-193.2501/27 at Pittsburgh W 193.500-191.1002/2 Illinois W 195.200-191.8502/9 at New Hampshire W 195.525-194.9002/15 at Florida L 195.325-196.900 Stanford L 195.325-195.700 Illinois-Chicago W 195.325-194.1753/3 at Nebraska L 195.475-196.5753/9 Maryland W 195.800-194.075 Rhode Island W 195.800-191.5003/16 West Virginia L 192.750-196.2753/23 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 192.550-192.8254/6 NCAA Regionals 5th 192.225

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 194.375-193.2751/18 New Hampshire W 193.800-191.7501/25 at Denver W 195.075-194.175 Iowa State W 195.075-192.6002/1 Pittsburgh W 195.425-193.8502/7 at Oklahoma L 195.450-195.8002/16 at West Virginia W 195.450-194.900 Rutgers W 195.450-192.4002/22 Ohio State W 195.875-195.3253/1 Nebraska L 194.400-197.425

3/8 at Minnesota L 195.475-195.7753/14 Florida L 195.500-196.725 Temple W 195.500-190.800 Yale W 195.500-189.0253/29 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 196.650-193.4254/12 NCAA Regionals 4th 196.175

2004 (11-6-2)1/16 at Alabama L 194.600-197.1251/24 Central Michigan W 195.575-193.1251/31 West Virginia W 195.675-195.251 Rhode Island W 195.675-189.325 Yale W 195.675-189.2502/6 at Missouri Cat Classic 3rd Missouri L 195.575-197.350 Brigham Young L 195.575-196.125 Kentucky W 195.575-194.1252/14 Minnesota W 195.100-195.0752/21 at Ohio State T 195.950-195.9502/28 at Pittsburgh L 195.800-196.3503/6 at New Hampshire T 196.375-196.3753/13 Oklahoma L 196.175-195.7753/20 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 196.625-194.4504/3 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 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 193.000-190.7251/15 Illinois W 194.125-193.200 Pittsburgh W 194.125-188.2001/21 at Michigan L 196.075-194.4451/29 Maryland W 196.300-192.3252/5 New Hampshire W 193.575-192.275 Missouri W 193.575-191.925 Cornell W 193.575-187.1002/13 at West Virginia W 196.650-195.425 Ball State W 196.650-190.9752/19 George Washington W 195.050-190.3252/26 Ohio State W 193.975-191.4753/4 at Arizona State W 195.550-194.3503/11 at Boise State W 196.025-195.950 San Jose State W 196.025-193.450 Seattle Pacific W 196.025-192.6503/19 Rutgers W 195.550-193.100 Temple W 195.550-190.300 William & Mary W 195.550-189.6503/26 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 196.125-192.8754/9 at NCAA West Reg. 2nd 195.3754/21 at NCAA Champ. 10th 194.975

2006 (10-5)1/14 Alabama L 194.875-196.125 Arizona W 194.875-194.3501/21 Michigan L 194.400-194.825 West Virginia W 194.400-190.675 Cornell W 194.400-181.1751/28 at Minnesota L 193.500-194.1752/3 at Arkansas W 194.650-194.5752/10 Nebraska W 196.025-195.475 Rutgers W 196.025-190.550 Yale W 196.025-190.2002/25 at Ohio State W 196.625-193.6753/4 at New Hampshire W 195.700-194.0753/10 at Florida L 193.200-196.150 LSU L 193.200-195.2753/18 at Pittsburgh W 196.400-189.7503/25 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 194.925-192.5004/7 NCAA Central Reg. 3rd 194.900

2005


All-Time Results

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 194.575-192.8001/13 Arkansas L 193.600-194.8501/20 Minnesota W 192.900-191.1751/27 North Carolina State W 193.850-192.6252/3 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 195.625-147.7002/10 Pittsburgh W 195.075-192.8252/16 at Michigan W 195.900-195.5252/24 Ohio State W 196.450-194.8253/2 at Maryland W 195.275-191.6003/9 at LSU L 196.275-197.1753/16 at Arizona W 196.825-196.650 Kentucky W 196.825-195.600 Texas Women’s Univ. W 196.825-190.5253/24 Rutgers W 196.325-191.550 New Hampshire W 196.325-190.325 Yale W 196.325-187.4753/31 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 196.475-192.6504/14 NCAA NC Reg. 3rd 195.775

2008 (13-8)1/11 Kent State W 194.050-192.175 at Pittsburgh W 194.050-190.4501/19 Michigan L 195.100-195.2751/25 at Arkansas L 194.625-195.2502/2 West Virginia L 193.375-195.1502/9 at New Hampshire W 195.275-194.225 Yale W 195.275-189.100 William & Mary W 195.275-186.7502/16 at N.C. State L 194.775-195.150 Kent State W 194.775-194.025 William & Mary W 194.775-189.6252/24 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 195.025-183.8003/7 Boise State L 195.025-196.000 at Arizona State W 195.025-194.5503/14 at Alabama L 194.675-197.3003/21 Nebraska L 195.725-196.000 Maryland W 195.725-192.675 Rutgers W 195.725-189.4753/29 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 195.625-194.0754/12 NCAA NE Reg. 3rd 195.700

2009 (14-3)1/10 Pittsburgh W 194.800-191.6751/17 at Illinois L 192.925-195.5001/24 Michigan State W 195.785-192.9251/30 at Nebraska L 194.625-195.8752/7 Cornell W 196.150-189.675 William & Mary W 196.150-188.375 Pennsylvania W 196.150-185.4252/13 at Michigan L 194.924-195.8002/21 New Hampshire W 196.175-193.400 Rutgers W 196.175-189.475 Bridgeport W 196.175-187.5253/1 Alabama W 196.650-196.625 Ohio State W 196.650-196.0503/8 at West Virginia W 196.225-195.9253/14 at Maryland W 196.125-194.175 Arizona W 196.125-195.300 Yale W 196.125-165.6253/21 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 196.525-195.4504/4 NCAA NE Reg. 2nd 195.8004/16 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 193.900-189.5251/16 at Denver L 194.150-194.650 Air Force W 194.150-185.8501/23 Iowa W 195.325-192.175 Yale W 195.325-186.125 Cornell W 195.325-185.7501/30 Alabama L 196.025-196.600 Minnesota W 196.025-192.8502/6 Illinois W 196.425-196.2752/13 at Pittsburgh W 196.450-194.6502/20 West Virginia W 195.950-194.9252/27 at Ohio State L 193.850-195.9503/7 Michigan W 196.725-196.575 Maryland W 196.725-195.650 Bridgeport W 196.725-193.2003/12 at Utah L 195.700-196.975 Oregon State L 195.700-196.650 Southern Utah L 195.700-196.0253/20 Nebraska L 195.575-196.2003/27 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 196.575-194.7004/10 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 at Alabama L 192.750-195.3501/14 at Michigan L 194.450-194.900 Illinois L 194.450=194.4751/22 New Hampshire W 195.275-194.4751/28 at Florida L 195.300-197.500 N.C. State W 195.300-194.0752/6 Pittsburgh W 195.550-193.475 West Virginia W 195.550-194.050 Bridgeport W 195.550-192.2502/11 at North Carolina W 195.925-192.9752/18 at Maryland W 196.600-195.300 Rutgers W 196.600-192.975 William & Mary W 196.600-186.8752/26 Ohio State W 196.325-195.9003/4 N.C. State W 197.075-195.125 Maryland W 197.075-194.6253/12 at West Virginia W 195.825-195.0253/19 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 196.375-194.4254/2 NCAA Regional 3rd 195.8502009

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All-Time Series Records


Last Series Opponent Record Win Began Air Force 2-0 2010 2001 Alabama 2-27 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 California 0-1 ----- 1995 CS-Fullerton 5-6 1998 1980 Central Mich. 3-0 2011 1994 Cornell 5-0 2010 2001 Cortland 4-1 2008 2008 Denver 3-2 2007 2001 Florida 7-20 2000 1981 George Wash. 5-0 2008 1990 Georgia 2-16 1986 1985 Ga. College 1-0 1991 1991 Illinois 19-3 2011 1992 Illinois-Chicago 1-0 2002 2002 Indiana (Pa.) 11-0 1993 1983 Iowa 13-1 2011 1992 Iowa State 3-0 2003 1990 James Madison 1-0 2001 2001 Kent State 6-10 2008 1965 Kentucky 11-1 2011 1983 Lock Haven 4-0 1974 1971 LSU 14-10 2007 1980 Maryland 13-1 2011 1987 Massachusetts 16-7 2001 1968

Last Series Opponent Record Win Began Michigan 6-22 2010 1966 Michigan State 25-5 2011 1965 Minnesota 20-4 2011 1991 Missouri 4-3 2005 1981 Nebraska 6-16 2006 1983 New Hampshire 24-5-1 2011 1983 North Carolina 6-0 2011 1982 N.C. State 6-2 2011 1995 Ohio State 43-17-1 2011 1965 Oklahoma 2-4 2003 1975 Oregon State 1-6 1995 1982 Pittsburgh 43-2 2011 1966 Rhode Island 8-0 2004 1988 Rutgers 16-0 2011 1979 San Jose State 2-0 2005 1999 Seattle Pacific 2-0 2005 1996 SE Missouri St. 2-0 1999 1996 Springfield 6-4 1980 1967 Southern Utah 0-1 ----- 2010 Stanford 3-3 2000 1990 Temple 12-0 2005 1970 Texas Women’s 1-0 2007 2007 Towson State 6-5 1993 1968 UCLA 2-8 1999 1981 Utah 1-13 1984 1980 Utah State 4-1 1984 1980 Vermont 1-0 1994 1994 Washington 1-0 1994 1994 West Virginia 31-5 2011 1979 Western Michigan 1-0 2010 2010 William & Mary 5-0 2011 1991 Wilson College 1-0 2007 2007 Yale 7-0 2010 2003

Danielle Hover Kassidy Stauder Sharaya Musser


Historic Rec Hall

The Nittany Lion gymnastics squad will host four home meets during the 2012 season. Rec Hall (pictured above) is the home of Nittany Lion gymnas-tics competition and has served as the home of the Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Gymnastics Championships and Regional and NCAA Championship competition.

The Penn State gymnastics facilities fall into two categories: rich in tradition with an extensive gymnastics history, or modern, state of the art and brand new.

Recreation Building, as it is officially named, has the tradition. Since 1943, the gymnasium has hosted championship and in-ternational gymnastic meets. It has been the site of four Olympic Trials, 15 international meets, and six national collegiate gymnas-tics championships.

In 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008 and 2010, Rec Hall was the site of the NCAA Women’s Gym-nastics Northeast Regional Meets.

A gymnastics-friendly arena, Rec Hall was also the site for the 2000 and 2007 Big Ten Women’s Gymnastics Championships.

Rec Hall was built in 1929 and remodeled in 1965. The seating increased rom 5,000 to 7,200, but recent changes have resulted in a current capacity of 5,812.

Considered a preferred site for championship events in gym-nastics, Rec Hall has scoreboards on the East and West ends designed for gymnastics scoring.

Olympians Cathy Rigby from the United States and Ludmilla Tourischeva from the Soviet Union have competed in Rec Hall.

The top crowd ever in Rec Hall - 8,700 - was on hand when the Nittany Lions hosted No. 1 Utah on March 11, 1981. When Penn State met Cal State - Fullerton on Feb. 2, 1980, the attendance was 8,532.

While Rec Hall hosts Penn State’s competitive meets, the wom-en’s gymnastics team practices in the White Building. The White Building is located in the middle of campus and was the site of the Nittany Lions’ first competitions.

The White Building facility was renovated once again prior to the 2001 season. The 13,400 square feet of renovated space cost nearly $2 million to complete. The additions to the facility included loose foam and resi-pits. The extra space allows extra room for three sets of equipment, making this one of the finest collegiate facilities in the nation.

The Nittany Lions also utilize the intercollegiate weight room in Rec Hall. The facility is used by intercollegiate athletes only and is specially designed to fit the needs of an intercollegiate varsity squad.

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Gymnastics Facilities


The Penn State women’s gymnastics team trains in the White Building, centrally located on the Penn State campus. The squad’s train-

ing base is situated just one block from the dormitory that houses many of Penn State’s gymnasts.

The White Building has been home to the Nittany Lion gymnastics team since 1976. Extensively renovated during the summer and

fall of 2000 at a cost of nearly two million dollars, the gym’s design and its amenities make it one of the finest gymnastics facilities in the

country.

The state-of-the-art facility features 13,400 square feet of training space which is nearly twice the size of most collegiate facilities. The

team has the benefit of working on new AAI equipment and landing mats at a multitude of training stations. There are two 40 square foot

floor exercise systems, each with a Resi pit adjacent for tumbling, and a 68-foot tumbling strip where gymnasts can choose between a

Resi pit or a deep foam pit landing.

Three vaulting stations are available, maximizing the gymnasts’ ability to train using safe and effective progressions. Solid foam land-

ing pits are available for every event.

Complete with new heating and air conditioning systems, upgraded lighting and a unique architectural design, the gym is not only

functional but beautiful, as well. Motorized blinds have been installed to filter out sunlight from the 32 spacious windows which adorn the

gym.


Gymnastics Facilities

The Penn State gymnastics practice

facility features all the amenities required of a first-class gymnas-tics program following

its nearly $2 million renovation.

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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 student-athletes 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 National Ranking GPA 2009 35th 3.2836 2008 27th 3.3431 2007 24th 3.3336 2006 8th 3.5236 2005 17th 3.3940 2004 9th 3.4871 2003 19th 3.3736 2002 39th 3.1854 2001 25th 3.2670

Freshman Lindsay Musgrove (above) earned a 3.92 GPA in Health and Human Development in 2011.

NACGC/W Scholar Athletes2011: 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 St-reicher, 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, Jen-nifer 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

The Nittany Lion women’s gymnastics team has also earned the distinction of having the highest athletic team GPA at Penn State four times: 1992, 2000, 2005 and 2007.

Last season, Heather McElwee (right) earned a 3.69 GPA in Recreation, Park and Tourism Management.


Academic Success

Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team

Year Gymnast Honor 1984 Pam Loree First-Team Lynn Hairston 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 First-Team Jada Hiltabrand Honorable- Mention Janice Rogers Honorable- Mention

1990 Kira Rohm Honorable- Mention Paula Bright Honorable- Mention 1991 Paula Bright Kira Rohm

SARAH COWARTAcademic

Counselor

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 Daryl Konsevick 2010, ‘11 Madison Merriam 2011

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, in-cluding academic advising, career counseling, sports psychology, and sports research.

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

That philosophy is evident in the Big Ten Aca-demic All-Conference team. The Nittany Lions, in their 19 years in the Big Ten, have placed 130 student-athletes on the Academic All-Confer-ence team.

The Morgan Academic Center is housed in the newly-built MBNA Building located centrally on the University Park campus.

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Letterwinners


aAaAgnew, Elizabeth 1994-95Allen, Cécile 2004-05Alston, Debora 1979-81Anderson, Heidi 1981-82Andrews, Amy 1973-74Anthony, Janet 1977-80Arnesen, Carrie 1987-90

bBbBaker, Carolyn 1965-66Bair, Leslie 2000-03Barbato, Sharon 1993-94Barber, Allison 1990-93Bauer, Amy 1994-95Beck, Joanne 1977-79Beck, Kristina 2008Beltz, Joanne 1980-82Bencsko, Whitney 2009-presentBergstrom, Su 1973-76Bernstein, Judy 1973Bervinchak, Donna 1986Bizal, Collette 1975Blades, Kristin 2010-presentBogar, Cassidy 2011Bongiovanni, Nikki 1999, 2001-03Borkan, Lindsay 2005-08Braun, Pam 1985-88Breese, Candi 1970Bridwell, Sharon 1974Bright, Paula 1988-91Brock, Stephanie 2010-presentBrockway, Alexandra 2007-2010Brooks, Linda 1969Brown, Jeannette 1965-66Brown, Susan 1987

Bundy, Heather 1994-96Bunker, Renee 1984-86

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

dDdCaDas, Lipika 1976Deleo, Nadine 1984-85DeLuca, Dorthea 1972-75DiPasquale, Sarah 1999-00Docherty, Susan 1989-90Drilling, Jennifer 1998-01Drum, Diane 1983-85Duggan, Heather 1997-99Duval, Susan 1969

eEe • fFf • gGgEliasson, Joy 1971-72Ettl, Natalie 2009-presentFahey, Heather 1997-98Feldman, Carol 1968Ferguson, Ruth 1971Fischler, Kim 1986Foley, Bridget 1993-96Ford, E’Tona 1999-01Foster, Margie 1979-80Frietag, Cindy 1974-75Gackenbach, Joan 1976-77Gendron, Mary Jane 1988-91Gilmour, Peggy 1970-71Goldstein, Carol 1965-66Goldstein, Judy 1972

hHhHairston, Lynne 1984-86Harkleroad, Linda 1965-68

Hartman, Chris 1977 Haupt, Holly 1984-86Healy, Sandy 1970-71Higashida, Karen 1975Hills, Rachel 1994-95Hiltabrand, Jada 1989-92Hintz, Ann 1969Hoover, Meredith 2003-06Hosler, Lynn 1971Hover, Danielle 2008-2011Hoyt, Carey 1995-98Hubbard, Sandra 1968Huch, Christi 1995-98

iIi • jJj • kKk • lLlIlg, Michelle 2003-06Ingebretsen, Lisa 1979-81Jensen, Karen 1969Johnson, Debbie 1972Johnson, Karen 1973-75Johnson, Nicole 1999-00Johnson, Nora 1970, 1973Kerner, Tracy 1992-95Kesler, Margie 1972-73Klein, Melissa 2008-2010Knox, Joanna 1995-98Konsevick, Daryl 2009-presentKurtz, Barbara 1965-66Lehman, Patti 1968-69Leopoldus, Missy 1996-99Leslie, Karen 1975Levine, Marcia 1979-82Loree, Pam 1984-86Ludwick, Diane 1972-73Lyst, Rene 1990-93

Cécile Allen Nikki Bongiovanni


Letterwinners

mMm • nNn • oOoMacQueen, Nancy 1970Malinak, Nicole 1994-97Mallios, Lisa 1988-90Magner, Ann 1970Manzolillo, Michelle 1993-96McAvoy, Katie 2000-03McCardle, Cathy 1970-71McElwee, Heather 2008-2011McGeachy, Anne 1980Mehrer, Ashley 2004-07Merriam, Madison 2010-presentMinor, Kristen 1986Minor, Tee 1984-85Montevideo, Diane 1971-72Montross, Lindsey 2007-2009Muno, Debbie 1986-87Musgrove, Lindsay 2011-present

Musser, Sharaya 2010-presentNoll, Betsy 1984Oaks, Sharon 1967O’Brien, Debbie 1986-88Olaes, Amie 2004-07Omohundro, Jeanne 1982Orlando, Jennifer 2003-06

pPp • qQq • rRrPark, Nancy 1974-76Parody, Kathy 1986-88Perret, Katie 2006-07Personett, Brandi 2007-2010Petrick, Sue 1965-66Piras, Michele 192-73Pirkl, Corissa 2004-07Pokorny, Kathy 1982Polak, Karen 1981-82Polito, April 1991-94Pollack, Kris 1983Polusny, Eileen 1973-74Pomper, Kathy 1984-87Portman, Peg 1972Raines, Jamie 1991-92Reger, Michelle 1987-88Renton, Debbie 1970-73Repmann, Susan 1986-88Ribblett, Donna 1971Robertson, Bernadette 1984-87Rogers, Janice 1989-92Rohm, Kira 1988-90Rohrbaugh, Casey 2007-2010Rose, Barbara 1969Rosenheck, Nancy 1992-93Rowland, Katie 2000-03Rowland, Terry 1974Russo, Lauren 1989-92

sSs • tTtSamuels, Lynne 1977-80Satterfield, Aslynn 2005-2008Schuckman, Karen 1977Selz, Beatrice 1994-97Shiffert, Kathy 1965-66Shindler, Lyndell 1972Shingle, Genavieve 2004-2006Schuckman, Karen 1974-77Silver, Coby 1991-94Sime, Joanna 1982-83Simon, Kim 1984Simpson, Richelle 2001Slattery, Kerry 1992-95Smith, Lisa 1984Smith, Nikki 1996-99Smith, Rosie 2007-2010Sommers, Sheri 1973-75

Southard, Allie 2007-2010Spangler, Betie Jo 1968Spatz, Judy 1968-69Spisak, Patricia 1979-81Stauder, Kassidy 2011-presentStine, Alex 2009-presentStoloski, Julia 2000-03Stoltz, Darcie 1972-73Stopper, Kate 2002-05Streicher, Kelly 2002-04Strunck, Jessica 1985-88Sullivan, Stephanie 2004-07Tardiff, Linda 1981-82Tart, Gail 1965-68Taylor, Maria 1998-01Thrasher, Kim 1998-90Tukeva, Mary 1971-73Tukeva, Vickie 1965-66

uUu • vVv • wWwxXx • yYy • zZz

Uzelac, Kristal 2005Vlachos, Colleen 1965-68Von, Lynda 1975Weiner, Arlene 1973Weiss, Vera 1999-02Weseman, Cheryl 1985Whittaker, Janae 1996-99Wilson, Ashley 1997-00Woods, Bernadette 1995-96Yeagley, Bcky 1968York, Joan 1967-68Zimmerman, Marla 1970

Jennifer Orlando Michelle Ilg

Allie Southard


TV/Radio Roster

Whitney BencskoSr., AA, 5-5

Pompton Plains, N.J.

Natalie EttlSr., UB, 5-2

Waukesha, Wis.

Sharaya MusserJr., AA, 5-2

Colorado Springs, Colo.

Alex WittFr., V & UB 5-4

Odessa, Fla.

Kristin BladesSo., V, BB & FX, 5-2

Gainesville, Va.

Stephanie BrockSo., AA, 5-5

Burlington, N.J.

Lexi CarrollFr., AA, 5-3Olney, Md.

Daryl KonsevickSr., BB & FX, 5-0Rutherford, N.J.

Madison MerriamJr., AA, 5-8

Gaithersburg, Md.

Lindsay MusgroveSo., AA, 5-3

League City, Texas

Kassidy StauderSo., AA, 5-3

Palmerton, Pa.

Alex StineSr., UB, 5-4

Philipsburg, Pa.

Krystal WelshFr., AA, 5-7Bowie, Md.

Jeff ThompsonHead Coach

Rachelle ThompsonAssociate Head Coach

Randy MonahanAssistant Coach

Documents

2011-12 Penn State Women's Gymnastics Media Guide