2012 UNH Gymnastics Media Guide

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31 NCAA/AIAW POSTSEASONS ~9 NCAA QUALIFIERS ~ 2003 EAGL CHAMPIONS TRADITION ~ PRIDE ~ EXCELLENCE

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Administration

Director of Athletics Marty Scarano 862-2013Deputy Athletic Director Steve Metcalf 862-2596Senior Associate Athletic Director/ Dot Sheehan 862-4677 External RelationsSenior Associate Athletic Director/ Michelle Bronner 862-3900 Compliance/SWAAssociate Athletic Director/Operations Carrie Kimball 862-2774Assistant Athletic Director/Academic Support Joanne Maldari 862-0283Associate Athletic Director/ Amber Lilyestrom 862-0837 Marketing and CommunicationsAssistant Athletic Director/ Cathy Leach 862-4164 Academic Support/Compliance Coordinator of Student-Athlete Development Cathy Coakley 862-4051Assistant Athletic Director/Ticketing Nicole Ayer 862-4000Athletic Facilities/Housekeeping Manager Jean Mitchell 862-4746

Athletic Media & Public Relations StaffAssistant Athletic Director/ Tom Wilkins 862-0730 Media & Public RelationsAssociate Director Media & Public Relations Mike Murphy 862-3906 Gymnastics Contact Associate Director Media & Public Relations Doug Poole 862-2585Assistant Director Media & Public Relations Anthony DeAngelis 812-6876Assistant Director Media & Public Relations Eric Peterson 862-0717Video & Public Relations Assistant Jared Fieldsend 862-0730 Media Relations Office Fax 862-3839Ticketmaster 868-7300Wildcat Athletics Website www.unhwildcats.com

General 2012 Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 UNH Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Wildcat Media Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Wildcats in the Weight Room . . . . . . . . . . . 7 UNH Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2011 Review/ 2012 Outlook . . . . . . . . . . 21-25 Regional and National Information . . . . . . . . 20 Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 EAGL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 This is UNH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-35 Spectators Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 2012 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover

Wildcat Staff Head Coach Gail Goodspeed. . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Associate Head Coach Ed Datti . . . . . . . . . . 5 Assistant Coach Jess Kelley . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Athletic Trainer Dan Sedory . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Student Assistant Coach Chelsea Steinberg . . . . . 7 Strength & Conditioning Coach John Ciani . . . . . 7 Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Academic Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Team Physicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-39

Wildcat Profiles Seniors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13 Juniors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-16 Sophomores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-18 Freshmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Team Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Wildcat History Record Book / Honors & Awards . . . . . . . . 28-31 Where Are They Now? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-33

In Memory – Katie Baldwin . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Publication Credits: The 2012 UNH Women’s Gymnastics guide was written and edited by Ed Datti, Gail Goodspeed, Jess Kelley and Mike Murphy; designed by Julie Pardus-Oakes; photography by Lisa Nugent of UNH Photo Services, Brian Brawn Photography, Gil Talbot, Diane and Janet Grey, Gregory Greene, Ron Kearn, Robert Harley, M.J. Lawler, Ryan Szepan, Candace Pratt Photography, Herff Jones Photography; Printed by UNH Printing Services.

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UNH Gymnastics at a Glance

Name Yr. Ht. Event Hometown/ClubJen Aucoin Jr. 5-0 AA Mullica Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill GymnasticsHannah Barile So. 5-1 AA Sinking Spring, Pa./Berks Gymnastics AcademyAli Carr* Sr. 5-6 AA Chelmsford, Mass./Gymnastics VillageCourtney Connors* Jr. 5-3 AA Buffalo, N.Y./Stumpf’s GymnasticsAlie Davis Fr. 5-4 UB, BB, FX Houston, Texas/Champion GymnasticsKelsey Fachini Fr. 5-5 AA East Hampton, Conn./NEGXAustyn Fobes Jr. 5-1 AA Howell, N.J./Galaxy GymnasticsKayla Gray Fr. 5-1 AA Buffalo, N.Y./Gleason’s GymnasticsAdrienne Hill Fr. 5-4 AA Midlothian, Va./Richmond OlympiadJillian Hudson So. 5-3 AA Sparkill, N.Y./Galaxy GymnasticsDianna Kurowyckyj Jr. 4-11 AA New York, N.Y./Chelsea PiersErin Machado So. 5-1 AA Swansea, Mass./O’Leary’s GymnasticsBecca Marrama Jr. 5-1 V, FX Lynnfield, Mass./Brestyan’s GymnasticsKate McGeever Sr. 5-7 BB, FX Saco, Maine/Atlantic GymnasticsJannelle Minichiello So. 5-0 AA Orlando, Fla./Brestyan’s GymnasticsTasia Percevecz Sr. 5-5 V, UB, FX Fountain Hills, Ariz./Desert DevilsDanielle Reibold Sr. 5-6 AA Horsham, Pa./RicochetsErika Rudiger Fr. 5-1 AA Slidell, La./Brook-Lin CenterCarly Stote So. 5-1 AA Kingston, N.Y./Excel Gymnastics

* denotes Co-Captains Abbreviation Codes: V=vault UB=uneven bars BB=balance beam FX=floor exercise AA=all-around PB=personal best T=tie

UNH Quick FactsArea Code (603)

Location Durham, N.H. 03824Founded 1866Enrollment 14,469President Mark HuddlestonDirector of Athletics Marty ScaranoNickname WildcatsColors Blue & WhiteHead Coach Gail Goodspeed /33rd year (Springfield ‘74-BS, ‘75-MS, Boston University ‘84-Ed. D) 862-3834 ([email protected])Year at UNH/Record 33rd/501-266-2Associate Head Coach Ed Datti /29th year ([email protected])Assistant Coach Jess Kelley /1st year ([email protected])Conference East Atlantic Gymnastics LeagueAffiliation NCAA Division I Home Arena Lundholm Gymnasium 2011 Record 17-10Season High Score 195.375EAGL Championship Finish 2nd – 195.175 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 14/42012 Co-Captains Ali Carr Courtney Connors2011 NCAA Final Ranking 30th

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Media RosterWildcats by ClassSeniors (4)Ali Carr, Kate McGeever, Tasia Percevecz, Danielle ReiboldJuniors (5)Jen Aucoin, Courtney Connors, Austyn Fobes, Dianna Kurowyckyj, Becca MarramaSophomores (5)Hannah Barile, Jillian Hudson, Erin Machado, Jannelle Minichiello, Carly StoteFreshmen (5)Alie Davis, Kelsey Fachini, Kayla Gray, Adrienne Hill, Erika Rudiger

Wildcats by StateArizona (1) Tasia PerceveczConnecticut (1) Kelsey FachiniFlorida(1) Jannelle MinichielloLouisiana (1) Erika RudigerMaine (1) Kate McGeeverMassachusetts (3)Ali Carr, Erin Machado, Becca Marrama, New Jersey (2) Jen Aucoin, Austyn FobesNew York (5) Courtney Connors, Kayla Gray, Jillian Hudson, Dianna Kurowyckyj, Carly StotePennsylvania (2) Hannah Barile, Danielle ReiboldTexas (1) Alie DavisVirginia (1) Adrienne Hill

Pronunciation GuideStaffEd Datti DAT-eyeDan Sedory Suh-DOOR-ee

AthletesHannah Barile Buh-RILLKelsey Fachini Fuh-CHEE-knee Adrienne Hill Ay-dree-innDianna Kurowyckyj DEE-ah-nah Quart-a-WISK-eeErin Machado Muh-SHAH-doeBecca Marrama Muh-RAHM-uhJannelle Minichiello Min-ih-CHELLOTasia Percevecz Tay-zha Purr-SEH-vichErika Rudiger ROO-dih-Grr

Carly StoteSophomore - 5’1”

Kingston, N.Y.Excel Gymnastics

Jen AucoinJunior - 5’0”

Mullica Hill, N.J.Cherry Hill Gymnastics

Austyn FobesJunior - 5’1”Howell, N.J.

Galaxy Gymnastics

Dianna KurowyckyjJunior - 4’11”

New York, N.Y.Chelsea Piers

Erin MachadoSophomore - 5’1”Swansea, Mass.

O’Leary’s Gymnastics

Jannelle MinichielloSophomore - 5’0”

Orlando, Fla.Brestyan’s Gymnastics

Ali CarrSenior - 5’6”

Chelmsford, Mass.Gymnastics Village

Tasia PerceveczSenior - 5’5”

Fountain Hills, Ariz.Desert Devils

Courtney ConnorsJunior - 5’3”Buffalo, N.Y.

Stumpf’s Gymnastics

Adrienne HillFreshman - 5’4”Midlothian, Va.

Richmond Olympiad

Kelsey FachiniFreshman - 5’5”

East Hampton, Conn.NEGX

Becca MarramaJunior - 5’1”

Lynnfield, Mass.Brestyan’s Gymnastics

Hannah BarileSophomore- 5’1”

Sinking Spring, Pa.Berks Gymnastics

Erika RudigerFreshman - 5’1”

Slidell, La.Brook-Lin Center

Danielle ReiboldSenior - 5’6”

Horsham, Pa.Ricochets

Alie DavisFreshman - 5’4”Houston, Texas

Champion Gymnastics

Kate McGeeverSenior - 5’7”Saco, Maine

Atlantic Gymnastics

Jillian HudsonSophomore - 5’ 3”

Sparkill, N.Y.Galaxy Gymnastics

Kayla GrayFreshman - 5’1”

Buffalo, N.Y.Gleason’s Gymnastics


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31 NCAA/AIAW POSTSEASONS ~9 NCAA QUALIFIERS ~ 2003 EAGL CHAMPIONSCoaching Staff

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Gail Goodspeed, now in her 33rd season as the UNH head coach, has helped create one of the strongest programs in New England. The Wildcats have a tradition of sustained success as a top-tier team in the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) and a perennial competitor in the NCAA Regional Championship while maintaining rigorous academic standards among the highest in the nation. The 2011 season saw the Wildcats advance to the AIAW/NCAA postseason for a remarkable 31st time in Goodspeed’s 32-year tenure. UNH reached the brink of capturing its second EAGL Championship before coming away with a runner-up finish (195.175 points) for its top result since 2003. In the process, Goodspeed recorded her 500th career coaching victory at the University, propelling the ‘Cats to the No. 4 seed in the NCAA Norman Regional at the University of Oklahoma. After starting the year as the No. 32 team in the nation, the Wildcats exceeded expectations by concluding the campaign ranked 30th. In 2011, UNH was one of only two gymnastics programs in New England (Yale) and 17 nationally to receive an NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate Recognition Award for demonstrating a commitment to academic progress and retention of student-athletes. Further, UNH was the 17th-ranked program in the country and No. 2 in New England (Brown) with a cumulative 3.4567 GPA. Nine of Goodspeed’s gymnasts were named NACGC/W Scholastic All-Americans and 15 were tabbed to the EAGL All-Academic Team. Five members of the 2011 UNH women’s gymnastics team garnered All-EAGL honors, with three Wildcats earning places on the First Team in their respective events: Ali Carr (vault); Austyn Fobes (floor, all-around) and Danielle Reibold (bars.) Katie Lawrence (beam) and Chelsea Steinberg (vault, beam, floor, all-around) notched Second-Team honors. Goodspeed’s successful track record includes five NCAA Northeast Region Head Coach of the Year awards, most recently in 2008. Previous honors were bestowed in 1991, 1994, 2001 and 2003, when she was also named the EAGL Coach of the Year. Several of Goodspeed’s athletes and teams have been part of UNH history-making performances. In 2006, senior captain Amanda Hall was the Northeast Regional Floor Champion and took third in the all-around. This qualified her for the NCAA National Championship, making her the seventh individual from UNH to earn such high honors. At the Championship, her score of 9.8 on vault narrowly missed qualifying her as an All-American. During the 2005 campaign, Amanda Hall and Mariana Peña Trestini scored a 9.975 on the floor exercise in the regular season, setting the new UNH record. In 2005 postseason action, Vanessa Berrios shared the Northeast Regional Balance Beam title with a score of 9.85, earning her a spot at the NCAA National Championship as the sixth individual to represent UNH. The 2003 Wildcats captured their first-ever EAGL Championship with a UNH school-record team total of 196.75. At the same competition, Tara Phillips vaulted perfectly, scoring her first ever 10.0, permanently etching her name among the University’s all-time greats. Goodspeed has guided the Wildcats to four ECAC Championships, appearances in 29 NCAA Regional Championships and two AIAW Regional Championships (prior to NCAA sponsorship) while building a 501-266-2 record. The ‘Cats won the 1994 NCAA Northeast Regional Championship and competed at the NCAA Championship in Salt Lake City, Utah. UNH finished that season as

the 12th-ranked team in the country. In addition to the team qualification to the national championship, individuals have represented UNH at the national championship 11 different times during Goodspeed’s 32 years at the reins. “It has always been our goal to help each student-athlete strive to reach her full potential and accomplish this in a positive atmosphere. When this occurs, the team is successful and it’s fun for everyone,” Goodspeed states. Goodspeed earned a doctorate from the School of Education at Boston University in 1984. She has used this education to enhance the quality of the experience of practicing and competing. Her dissertation involved development and implementation of a comprehensive sport psychology program for female gymnasts. Aspects of the program are incorporated into the training plan at UNH. “We try to focus on those things over which we have control, including our own response to and perception of stressful situations. Training is intense and our team members are dedicated to each other and to the goal of achieving excellence,” Goodspeed says. Much of the strength and success of the UNH gymnastics program lies with the stability and dedication of the coaching staff. Goodspeed is married to associate head coach Ed Datti (31st year/29th full time), and together, with additional assistants and support staff, they have developed one of the most respected programs in the Northeast. The staff has added former Cal gymnast Jess Kelley as a first-year assistant coach. A collegiate competitor from 1970-74 at Springfield College, Goodspeed captained the team her senior year and was a member of two AIAW National Championship teams. She was assistant coach for her alma mater in 1974-75 when the team placed 4th at the National Championship. Goodspeed was inducted into the Springfield College Hall of Fame in October 2002. She has served as treasurer of the National Coaches Association and served on the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Committee. She was head coach of California State-Northridge for two years and was also a business manager and coach at the Montvale Gymnastics Club. Goodspeed holds a master’s degree from Springfield and earned a doctorate in Sports Psychology from Boston University. She and Ed have two daughters, 22-year-old Samantha and 18-year-old Brianna. Samantha graduated summa cum laude from Keene State College with a degree in Environmental Studies in May 2011. She was a four-year member of the Keene State volleyball team and captain for the last two seasons. Her Owls won the 2010 ECAC Tournament for the first time in school history. Brianna is a freshman at the University of Connecticut, where she is majoring in environmental engineering, while also playing on the Huskies volleyball team. As a senior at Oyster River High School, she was the class valedictorian and was named the 2010 Division II Player of the Year for the second straight season after serving as the star libero and helping the Bobcats claim their first state championship since 1996. Goodspeed is a native of Kohler, Wis.

Head Coach

Gail Goodspeed COACHING HISTORYYear at UNH: 33rd Record: 501-266-2

EDUCATIONSpringfield College ‘74 BSSpringfield College ‘75 MSBoston University ‘84 Ed D

COACHING ACHIEVEMENTS500th career victory | March 19, 20112011 EAGL 2nd Place Finish2008 EAGL 3rd Place Finish2003 EAGL Champions1999 EAGL 3rd Place Finish1998 EAGL 2nd Place Finish1997 EAGL 3rd Place Finish1994 12th NCAA Nationals1994 NCAA Regional Champions1984, 85, 86, 94 ECAC Champions

2008 - NCAA Northeast Region Coach of the Year2003 - EAGL Coach of the Year2003 - NCAA Northeast Region Coach of the Year2001 - NCAA Northeast Region Coach of the Year1994 - NCAA Northeast Region Coach of the Year1991 - NCAA Northeast Region Coach of the Year

NCAA ALL-AMERICAN1992 Lori Brady - Vault

NCAA INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS2006 Amanda Hall - AA2005 Vanessa Berrios - Beam2001 Suzanne Poretz - AA1997 Cara Lepper - Beam1992 Lori Brady - Vault, Nicole Mullins - Bars1991 Karen Olsson - AA, Lori Brady - Vault1989 Lori Brady - Vault

AIAW NATIONAL COMPETITORS1981 Lucia Cancelmo and Edie Sutton - AA NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONS2006 Amanda Hall - Floor2005 Vanessa Berrios - Beam1997 Cara Lepper - Beam1995 Meghan Ochs - Vault and Floor1994 Kim Smith - Floor1994 Jana Reardon - AA1994 Karen Olsson - AA1992 Nicole Mullins - Bars1989,1991,1992 Lori Brady - Vault

2002 Springfield College Hall of Fame Inductee

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Associate Head Coach

COACHING HISTORYYear at UNH: 31st, 29th full time

EDUCATIONSpringfield College ‘71 BS

COACHING ACHIEVEMENTS2011 EAGL 2nd Place Finish2008 EAGL 3rd Place Finish2003 EAGL Champions1999 EAGL 3rd Place Finish1998 EAGL 2nd Place Finish1997 EAGL 3rd Place Finish1994 12th NCAA Nationals1994 NCAA Regional Champions1984, 85, 86, 94 ECAC Champions

2010 - Co-EAGL Assistant Coach of the Year2008 - NCAA Northeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year1994 - NCAA Northeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year

2006, 2003, 2001, 1997, 1991 - Co-Recipient NCAA Northeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year

Ed Datti

Brianna Datti Sammy Datti

Ed Datti is in his 31st year with the program, 29th as a full-time coach. The Associate Head Coach is known as one of the top assistants nationally and was the co-recipient of the 2010 EAGL Assistant Coach of the Year. He received the 2008 NCAA Northeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year award, an honor he also garnered in 1994. He was also recognized five times as co-recipient of that award (1991, ’97, 2001, ’03, ‘06). Datti is highly respected by his colleagues for his skills as a strong technical coach and outstanding spotter. UNH head coach Gail Goodspeed states: “Obviously, I am a little biased, but Ed is one of the best spotters in the nation. He can anticipate when a gymnast is in need of assistance and can react faster than seems possible. He also has the unique ability of knowing exactly how much assistance is needed. A great balance is created with his technical expertise and spotting ability to help all of our team members continue to improve and upgrade their skills.” At UNH, Datti is responsible for the majority of the recruiting and continues to bring top gymnasts to the UNH campus. He is the director of a highly successful summer camp and initiated a community class program. Datti also co-teaches a movement and gymnastics exploration class for the kinesiology department with assistant coach Jess Kelley. Datti is the former owner and head coach of the Montvale School of Gymnastics in Woburn, Mass. This was one of the first private gymnastics schools in Massachusetts and he coached several top USGF gymnasts during the 10 years of operating the club. Before his Montvale affiliation, Datti taught at Saxonville Elementary School in Framingham (Mass.) and coached the Framingham South High School girls gymnastics team. A 1971 graduate of Springfield (Mass.) College, Datti was a four-year competitor on the gymnastics squad. In his senior year, he was team captain and earned All-America honors in floor exercise. He is originally from Framingham, Mass.

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AssistantCoach

Jess Kelley

24th season at UNH

2006 NH Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award2006 NATA Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer AwardProgram Director for the CAATE Accredited Athletic Training Program2001 NATA Athletic Trainer Service Award

EDUCATIONUniversity of Pittsburgh ‘82 BSUniversity of Arizona ‘84 MS

Dan Sedory serves as the athletic trainer for the UNH gymnastics team. He is in his 24th season with the gymnastics squad and is an integral member of the coaching staff. Sedory, a Pittsburgh native, graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.S. in Physical Education (1982) and received his Masters in Athletic Training from the University of Arizona (1984). Sedory is currently a clinical associate professor of athletic training at UNH. Since 1988 he has also served as the curriculum director for athletic training within the University’s department of kinesiology. With Sedory’s extensive work and commitment to enrichment, it has earned the distinction of being a CAATE Accredited Athletic Training Program. In 2006, he was honored for his contributions by receiving the “Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award” from NATA, awarded to role models for future leaders in the athletic training profession. This award came shortly after Sedory was named New Hampshire’s Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer of the Year for 2006. Also on his list of accolades is the NATA Athletic Trainer Service Award, which he received in 2001. Sedory served as an athletic trainer for the United States Olympic Committee Medical Staff at the U.S. Olympic Festival in Los Angeles in 1991 and with the Summer World University Games in 1993. He also served as the host athletic trainer for the World Gold Gymnastics tour appearance in Durham in 1996. The Wildcats are fortunate to have such a knowledgeable and well-respected athletic trainer on their coaching staff. “Dan has more experience as an athletic trainer for women’s gymnastics than anyone,” UNH head coach Gail Goodspeed states. “He knows the sport and the athletes. One of his greatest strengths is his ability to truly listen to our gymnasts and care about them as individuals.”

Dan Sedory

Athletic Trainer

COACHING HISTORY1st season at UNH

California, 2 seasons, 2009-11

EDUCATIONCal ’09 BA

Jess Kelley, a former gymnast at the University of California, Berkeley, joins the Wildcat coaching staff as an assistant coach in 2011-12 after serving two seasons as an assistant at her alma mater. During her two seasons coaching at Cal, Kelley had experience coaching all four events. In 2010-11, her primary responsibilities were on vault and uneven bars, while she focused on beam and floor during the ‘09-10 campaign, including assignments and lineups. She was a primary choreographer for two seasons, and other duties included recruiting, fundraising, video and music editing and meet preparation. The 2006 Rookie of the Year and 2007 Team MVP transitioned into a coaching role during the 2009 campaign after sustaining a season-ending injury following the first meet of the year. She chose to stay with the team and help out as a student assistant for the remainder of what should have been her senior season of competition. After graduating in December 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies, Kelley officially became an assistant coach. Kelley was a two-time West Regional participant during her Cal career, competing in the All-Around at Regionals in both 2007 and 2008. She just missed qualifying for the NCAA National Championships her junior year by .05. She is in the Cal record books for earning a 9.9 on beam in 2007 and a 9.875 on her floor routine during the 2008 season. In ‘06, she hit 36-for-36 on her routines and tallied three first-place finishes in AA. During her ‘07 MVP campaign, Kelley finished first in the AA three times, and in ‘08 she placed 13th in AA at the NCAA West Regional Championship. Previously, Kelley competed with Airborne Gymnastics (1996-2005) in Santa Clara, Calif., where she was a five-time Level 10 Junior Olympic national qualifier. She amassed four Top-10 finishes in the AA at the J.O. National Championships. Kelley holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Cal. She majored in American Studies with an emphasis in organizations in the American Workplace.

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EXPERIENCEYear at UNH: 10thAssociate Director of Strength and Conditioning University of North Dakota 2001-2002

EDUCATIONLong Beach State University ‘96 BAGrad. Assist. at Long Beach State ‘00Post Graduate Student at UND

MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONSNational Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)USA-Weightlifting-Certified Level 1 Coach

John Ciani is in his 10th season working with the UNH gymnastics program. The two basic goals of the strength and conditioning department are injury prevention and performance enhancement. The first goal, injury prevention, revolves around reducing the likelihood of the athlete getting injured during meets or practice by training the athlete as a unit and pinpointing weaknesses in the gymnast that need to be strengthened. The second goal, performance enhancement, centers on making the athlete a better athlete. This is done by educating the athlete on a wide range of training from Olympic-style weight lifting to teaching the athlete how to move more efficiently while running or during an agility drill. The strength and conditioning program plays a vital role in the success of UNH gymnastics. The athletes train virtually year-round in order to perform at their highest level throughout the regular season. The UNH gymnastics strength and conditioning program is a comprehensive training program that involves Olympic-style weightlifting, traditional strength training, plyometrics, agility/quickness training and sport-specific conditioning. Ciani, a native of the San Diego, Calif., area, came to UNH after a stint as assistant strength coach at the University of North Dakota. Ciani received his B.A. degree in Psychology from Long Beach State and attended graduate school at both Long Beach State and North Dakota. John lives in Berwick, Maine, with his wife, Angela, and son, Brennan.

Associate Director of Strength & Conditioning

John Ciani

The Jerry Azumah Performance Center opened its doors the summer of 2003 to UNH student-athletes. The monetary donation by Azumah, a former Pro Bowler with the Chicago Bears of the NFL, allowed the UNH athletic department to overhaul its existing strength and conditioning center. The massive workout facility, which was originally 4,000 square feet, grew to over 6,000 square feet in size during a summer renovation in 2009. The renovated center features 5,000 pounds of Olympic weights, 7,000 pounds of dumbbells, 14 Powerlift platform stations, 12 Hammer strength machines and an additional 15,000 pounds of weights. Other renovations included new offices for the Director and Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning.

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Student Assistant Coach

chelsea steinberg

Chelsea Steinberg, a graduate student at UNH studying occupational therapy, is in her first season as the gymnastics team’s student volunteer assistant coach. Chelsea was a four-year performer for the Wildcats, earning an EAGL Championship first-place performance on beam in 2009 and a fourth-place all-around performance at NCAA Regionals in 2010, nearly qualifying her to NCAA Nationals. She was an Academic All-American all four years and, in 2011, was named EAGL All-Tournament First Team on beam, floor and all-around and All-Tournament Second Team on vault. Chelsea was a senior co-captain for the 2011 season and was named Team MVP in 2010 and 2011. She capped her illustrious career ranked seventh in University history with 1,531.2 points. Chelsea had personal bests of 9.9 on vault, 9.75 on bars, 9.875 on beam, 9.9 on floor and 39.35 in the all-around. Prior to attending UNH, the Ridgewood, N.J., native was coached by Joao Ribeiro and Suzanne Lotz at U.S Gymnastics Development Center in Mahwah, N.J. and graduated from Ridgewood High School.

COACHING HISTORY 1st season at UNH EDUCATION UNH ‘11 BS

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FacilitiesThe practice facility, which allows the UNH gymnasts to train and perform at the highest level, is heralded as one of the safest and most efficient training spots in New England.The UNH coaching staff has worked hard to ensure that the 8,500 square foot gymnasium has been well maintained and updated to meet the highest standards. The loose foam and solid foam pits, the two tumble tracks, the overhead spotting rigs, a rod tumbling strip, and all of the most updated gymnastics apparatus and matting make this a facility that continues to attract top-notch athletes. Recently, the coaching staff added an instant view playback system for all four events. This allows immediate feedback and enhances the training for the visual learner. During the Holiday break in December 2010, facility lighting was upgraded to further enhance safety while providing a more energy-efficient system. All the necessary tools are in place for the best collegiate gymnasts in the country to train and continue to learn new skills.

Two sites play host for the home gymnastics competitions, Lundholm Gymnasium and the Whittemore Center Arena. The Whittemore Center seats over 6,000 fans for gymnastics, while Lundholm Gymnasium seats approximately 2,500 fans for gymnastics. In 2010, Lundholm Gym was the host site for the EAGL Championship Meet. Previously, the Whittemore Center has been the host site of the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship and the EAGL Championship Meet, as well as the Fox Run Invitational. In 2003, the Whittemore Center entertained an EAGL record-breaking crowd to witness some of the highest-caliber gymnastics action ever seen on the Seacoast.

The UNH gymnastics program continues to expand and improve its training and competitive facility with its commitment to excellence. In 1994, one of the first groups to work all four years in the training facility won the ECAC conference championship, placed first in the NCAA Regional Championship and went on to qualify for the NCAA National Championship, ranking 12th in the country. The team has continued its strong tradition of excellence and set a team and conference scoring record in 2003 with a total team score of 196.750 while winning the EAGL Championship.

Lundholm Gymnasium

Lundholm Gymnasium

Interior of Whittemore Center

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Gymnasts Bios 2012

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UNH Highlights 2011 NACGC/W Scholastic All-American NCAA Regional Championship -T-17th on Vault All-EAGL First Team-Vault, All-EAGL Second Team -Bars EAGL All-Tournament Second Team -Bars EAGL All-Academic Team @ Arizona, with BYU, Texas Woman’s -T-1st Bars vs Central Michigan, Brown -T-2nd Vault PB-tying 9.85 @ LSU -5th Vault, T-5th Bars @ Bridgeport -3rd Vault, 1st Bars @ West Virginia w/Florida, GW -T-4th Bars UNH Invitational -1st Vault PB-9.85, T-6th Bars Katie Baldwin Expression Award -Jan. 30 vs Bridgeport vs Bridgeport -T-3rd Vault, 2nd Bars @ Penn State -T-6th Vault, T-5th Bars @ Maryland w/Air Force -T-3rd Vault, T-2nd Bars vs Rutgers -T-3rd Bars2010 NACGC/W Scholastic All-American EAGL All-Academic Team NCAA Regional Championship -T-18th Bars North Carolina State -T-2nd Bars Maryland -T-4th Bars Michigan State -T-4th Bars Brown -1st Bars Missouri -T-5th Bars Pittsburgh -T-5th Bars @ Brown -2nd Bars PB 9.95 UNH Invitational -T-3rd Bars2009 All-EAGL First Team -Bars EAGL All-Tournament Second Team -Bars EAGL Championship -T-10th Bars George Washington -T-4th Vault, 1st Bars Maryland - T-4th Vault, T-4th Bars Fox Run Invitational -T-6th Vault, 2nd Bars North Carolina State - T-6th Vault North Carolina - T-6th Vault Bridgeport - 2nd Bars

Before UNHCoached by Juston Ziegler and Lyudmyla Urusky at Gymnastics Village2008 Level 10 National Championship Competitor (2007, 2005)Named Boston Globe, Boston Herald and Lowell Sun Gymnast of the Year (2007)High School National Championship - 1st BarsLevel 10 Regional Championship - 2nd Vault, 3rd Bars, 6th Beam, 3rd Floor, 3rd AALevel 10 State Championship - 1st Floor, 1st Bars, 2nd AAHigh School State Championship - 1st AA

2007 Level 10 Regional Championship - 2nd Vault, 4th Bars, 2nd Beam, 8th Floor, 4th AA Level 10 State Championship - 1st Vault, 1st Bars, 2nd AA High School State Championship - 1st AA

UNH Career Highs Vault - 9.85 Uneven Bars - 9.95

Senior co-captainHometown: Chelmsford, Mass.High School: ChelmsfordClub: Gymnastics VillageBirthday: January 18, 1990Major: Kinesiology: Sport StudiesFavorite Event: BarsFamily: Joe and Kim Carr, sister Melissa

Carr Wildcat FactsFavorite Food: PicklesFavorite Book: Beach RoadFavorite Movies/TV Shows: Charmed, NCIS, The NotebookInterests/Hobbies: Beach! Spending time with my family.Advice to future gymnasts: Have FUNPersonal Motto: Do what makes you happy.

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Senior Hometown: Saco, MaineHigh School: Thornton AcademyClub: Atlantic GymnasticsBirthday: December 19, 1989Major: Biochemistry, GeneticsFavorite Event: FloorFamily: William McGeever and Susan Tarver, twin brother Brian

UNH Career Highs Floor Exercise -9.825

UNH Highlights

2011 NACGC/W Scholastic All-American EAGL All-Academic Team @ Bridgeport -T-4th Floor PB 9.825 UNH Invitational -T-5th Floor @ Pittsburgh -4th Floor 2010 EAGL All-Academic Team

Before UNH:Coached by Cori Cunningham and Tony Retrosi at Atlantic Gymnastics2008 Level 10 National Championship QualifierLevel 10 Regional Championship - 5th Vault, 2nd Beam, 5th Floor, 5th AA2007 Level 9 Regional Championship - 2nd Vault, 5th AALevel 9 Eastern Competitor - 10th Beam, 13th AA2006 Level 9 Regional Championship - 4th Vault, 17th AA2005 Level 8 Regional Championship - 3rd Vault

Kate mcgeever

McGeever Wildcat FactsFavorite Food: CherriesFavorite Books: Shutter Island, The HelpFavorite Movies/TV Shows: Jersey Shore, Big Bang Theory, Grey’s Anatomy, One Tree HillInterests/Hobbies: Reading, Walking on the beach with her dogAdvice to future gymnasts: Do not let fear sidetrack you from your goals.Personal Motto: The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

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tasia perceveczSenior Hometown: Fountain Hills, Ariz.High School: Desert Mountain Club: Desert DevilsBirthday: August 10, 1990Major: BiologyFavorite Event: FloorFamily: Elaine Percevecz, sister Tamar, brothers Caleb and Zach

UNH Career Highs Vault - 9.425 Floor Exercise - 9.8

UNH Highlights

2011 UNH Invitational -T-2nd Floor PB 9.8 vs Bridgeport -T-4th Floor vs Rutgers -T-4th Floor2010 Brown -3rd Floor Pittsburgh -6th Floor Rutgers -T -4th Floor

Before UNH: Coached by Geoff & Shelly Eaton, Kristin Fanning and Wes Jones at Desert Devils Gymnastics 2008 Level 10 State Championship - 3rd Vault, 3rd Beam, 3rd Floor 2007 Level 10 National Championship- 18th AA Level 10 Regional Championship - 4th Vault, 7th Beam, 7th AA Level 10 State Championship - 1st Vault & Floor, 2nd Bars, 3rd Beam, 2nd AA 2005 Level 10 National Championship Competitor Level 10 Regional Championship- 3rd AA Level 10 State Championship- 2nd Vault, 3rd Bars, Beam, Floor & AA 2004 Arizona Most Improved Level 10 Gymnast Level 10 National Championship Competitor Level 10 Regional Championship- 7th AA Level 10 State Championship- 1st Beam & AA, 2nd Vault & Bars

Percevecz Wildcat Facts Favorite Food: Blueberries Favorite Books: Harry Potter Series Favorite Movie: Elf Interests/Hobbies: Reading, hanging out with friends, running Advice to future gymnasts: Never give up -never! Personal Motto: Happiness pursued eludes; happiness given returns.




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BeforeUNH:Coached by Troy and Amanda Miller at Ricochets2008 Level 10 National Championship Competitor -16th AALevel 10 Regional Championship -4th Vault,3rd Bars & Beam, 4th Floor, 1st AALevel 10 State Championship -2nd Vault, 1st Bars, 1st Beam, 2nd Floor, 1st AA2007 Level 10 National Championship -5th BarsLevel 10 Regional Championship -3rd Vault, 3rd Bars, 1st Beam, 2nd Floor, 1st AA2006 Level 10 State Championship -2nd Bars2005 Level 10 Regional Championship -6th Vault, 4th Beam, 8th AA

Senior Hometown: Horsham, Pa.High School: Hatboro-HorshamClub: RicochetsBirthday: February 8, 1990Major: Biomedical ScienceFavorite Events: Bars and BeamFamily: Karl and Lorraine Reibold, sister Nicole

UNH Highlights

2011 NACGC/W Scholastic All-American 2010-11 Women’s At-Large Academic All-America® District 1 Nominee NCAA Regionals -T-22nd Beam All-EAGL First Team -Bars EAGL All-Tournament First Team -Bars EAGL Championship -T-2nd Bars EAGL All-Academic Team vs Central Michigan, Brown -T-5th Bars PB -tying 9.85 @ Bridgeport -2nd Bars, 5th Beam UNH Invitational -3rd Bars, T-1st Beam Katie Baldwin Expression Award-Feb. 5 vs Michigan vs Michigan -T-4th Bars, Floor T-PB 9.75 vs Bridgeport -1st Bars -T-PB 9.85, 3rd Beam, T-4th Floor -T-PB 9.75 @ Pittsburgh -1st Bars, T-6th Beam @ Maryland w/Air Force -T-2nd Bars vs Rutgers -T-1st Bars, 1st Beam2010 NACGC/W Scholastic All-American NCAA Regionals -15th Bars, T-18th Beam All-EAGL First Team -Bars EAGL All-Tournament Second Team -Bars EAGL All-Academic Team Texas Woman’s -T-4th Bars, 6th Beam North Carolina State -T-2nd Bars, 6th Beam George Washington -T-3rd Bars, 5th Beam Michigan State -6th Beam Brown -4th Bars Pittsburgh -T-2nd Bars, 1st Beam -PB 9.875 @ Brown -1st Bars, 5th Beam UNH Invitational -2nd Bars -PB 9.85, 3rd Beam Rutgers -1st Bars, 3rd Beam2009 NACGC/W Scholastic All-American NCAA Regional Championship -T-16th Bars, T-18th Beam EAGL All-Academic Team All-EAGL Second Team -Bars EAGL All-Tournament First Team -Bars, Beam Michigan State -T-5th Bars, Floor -PB 9.75 George Washington -T-4th Bars Maryland -T-4th Bars Fox Run Invitational -4th Vault, 4th Bars, T-5th Beam, 2nd AA -PB 38.35 North Carolina -T-3rd Bars Bridgeport -4th Vault -PB 9.725, 3rd Bars Pittsburgh -3rd Bars, 2nd AA Rutgers -5th Vault, T-1st Bars

UNH Career Highs Vault - 9.725Uneven Bars - 9.85Balance Beam - 9.875Floor Exercise - 9.75All-Around - 38.35

reibold wildcat factsFavorite Food: Cheese Steaks, Ice CreamFavorite TV Show: So You Think You Can DanceFavorite Pro Team: Philadelphia PhilliesInterests/Hobbies: Reading, listening to musicAdvice to future gymnasts: Try something new. You might surprise yourself.Personal Motto: You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.

danielle reibold

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COURTNEY CONNORS

jen aucoinJuniorHometown: Mullica Hill, N.J.High School: Bishop Eustace PrepClub: Cherry Hill GymnasticsBirthday: December 4, 1990Major: NutritionFavorite Event: BarsFamily: Michael Aucoin and Beth Gardner, brothers Ben and Dan

UNH Career Highs Uneven Bars - 9.85Balance Beam - 9.775

UNH Highlights 2011 NCAA Regionals -T-21st Bars EAGL All-Tournament First Team -Bars EAGL Championship -T-2nd Bars EAGL All-Academic Team @ Arizona, with BYU, Texas Woman’s -T-1st Bars -PB 9.85 @ LSU -T-5th Bars vs Bridgeport-4th Beam -PB 9.775 @ Pittsburgh -6th Bars, 4th Beam vs Rutgers -T-3rd Bars, T-4th Beam

Before UNH: Coached by Christine Golderer at Cherry Hill Gymnastics Academy2008 Level 10 State Championship – 1st Bars, 2nd Beam, 2nd AA2007 Level 10 Regional Championship – 4th Bars Level 10 State Championship – 2nd Bars2006 Level 10 Regional Championship – 10th AA Level 10 State Championship – 1st Bars, 2nd Beam

aucoin Wildcat Facts:Favorite Food: S’moresFavorite Books: Harry Potter SeriesFavorite TV Show: Grey’s AnatomyInterests/Hobbies: Hanging out with friends; the beachAdvice to Future Gymnasts: Always have fun.Personal Motto: Positive thoughts attract positive things.

Junior co-captainHometown: Buffalo, N.Y.High School: Sacred Heart AcademyClub: Stumpf’s GymnasticsBirthday: September 24, 1991Major: AccountingFavorite Event: FloorFamily: Kevin and Kim Connors, sister Emily

UNH Highlights2011 NACGC/W Scholastic All-American EAGL All-Academic Team @ Bridgeport -6th Vault Katie Baldwin Expression Award-Feb. 12 @ UNH Invitational UNH Invitational -T-5th Vault, T-2nd Floor PB-9.8 vs Bridgeport -T-4th Floor @ Pittsburgh -1st Vault -T-PB 9.825, T-5th Floor @ Penn State -T-6th Vault vs Rutgers -T-2nd Floor2010 NACGC/W Scholastic All-American EAGL All-Academic Team EAGL All-Tournament First Team -Vault, Second Team -Floor NCAA Regionals -T-24th Floor EAGL Championship -T-8th Vault -PB 9.825 George Washington -T-6th Vault Maryland -6th Vault Michigan State -T-5th Vault Pittsburgh -6th Vault, T-4th Floor @ Brown -4th Vault, 6th Floor

Before UNH: Coached by Kurt and Lisa Stumpf at Stumpf’s Gymnastics Center2009 Level 10 National Championship Qualifier Level 10 Regional Championship – 4th Vault & Bars, 2nd Floor, 6th AA Level 10 State Championship – 2nd Vault, 3rd Floor2008 Level 10 National Championship Qualifier Level 10 Regional Championship – 3rd Vault, 5th Floor, 6th AA Level 10 State Championship – 4th Vault, Bars & Floor, 5th AA2007 Level 10 National Championship Qualifier Level 10 Regional Championship – 2nd Vault, 1st Floor, 6th AA Level 10 State Championship – 4th Vault, 5th Floor, 6th AA

Connors Wildcat Facts:Favorite Food: PancakesFavorite Book: The Tenth CircleFavorite Movies/TV Show: Big Daddy, Dodgeball, That 70s ShowAdvice to Future Gymnasts: If you dream big and work hard, the possibilities are endless.Personal Motto: Don’t bunt, aim out of the ballpark.

UNH Career Highs Vault - 9.825Floor Exercise - 9.8




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COURTNEY CONNORS

AUSTYN FOBES

UNH Career Highs Balance Beam - 9.75

Fobes Wildcat FactsFavorite Food: Mint Chocolate Ice CreamFavorite Book: The Five People You Meet in HeavenFavorite Movie/TV Show: The Blind Side, Jersey ShoreInterests/Hobbies: ColoringAdvice to Future Gymnasts: Always believe in yourself.Personal Motto: Believe in yourself and never give up.

UNH Highlights2011 EAGL All-Tournament First Team -Bars, All-Around EAGL Championship -T-2nd Bars, T-5th Floor, T-5th All-Around All-EAGL First Team -Floor, All-Around, Second Team -Bars @ Arizona, with BYU, Texas Woman’s, -T-1st Bars, 3rd AA vs Central Michigan, Brown -1st Bars PB 9.95, T-1st Floor T-PB 9.875, 5th AA @ LSU -T-3rd Bars, T-6th Beam, T-4th Floor, 1st-AA PB 39.1 @ Bridgeport -T-4th Vault @ West Virginia w/Florida, GW - T-5th Floor, 5th AA UNH Invitational -1st Bars vs Michigan -T-3rd Vault, 3rd Bars, T-5th Floor, 4th AA vs Bridgeport -T-1st Vault -PB 9.85, T-2nd Floor, 2nd AA Named EAGL Gymnast of Week (Jan. 25) @ Pittsburgh -T-2nd Vault, 2nd Bars, 1st Floor, 2nd AA @ Penn State -T-3rd Vault, 6th Beam -T-PB 9.775, T-4th Floor, 2nd-AA @ Maryland, w/Air Force -T-3rd Vault, 6th Bars, T-2nd Beam -PB 9.775, T-2nd Floor, 2nd AA vs Rutgers -T-3rd Vault, T-1st Bars, 1st Floor PB 9.875, 4th AA2010 EAGL All-Tournament First Team -Vault, Second Team -Floor NCAA Regionals -T-19th Vault, T-14th Floor Texas Woman’s -4th Vault, T-3rd Floor George Washington -T-6th Floor Maryland -T-5th Floor Brown -4th Floor

dianna kurowyckyj UNH Highlights2011 NACGC/W Scholastic All-American EAGL All-Academic Team2010 Pittsburgh -5th Beam -PB 9.75 @ Brown -4th Beam

Before UNH: Coached by Chris McClain, Elena Oleinik and Glen Aser at

Chelsea Piers2009 Level 10 National Championship Qualifier Level 10 Regional Championship – 1st Beam Level 10 State Championship – 1st Beam, 3rd AA2008 Level 10 National Championship – 8th Bars, 9th Floor, 11th AA Level 10 Regional Championship – 1st Bars Level 10 State Championship – 1st Bars (2007)2006 Level 9 Eastern National Championship– 2nd Bars Level 9 State Championship – 1st AA, 1st Bars

UNH Career Highs Vault - 9.85Uneven Bars - 9.95Balance Beam - 9.775Floor Exercise - 9.875All Around - 39.1

Junior co-captainHometown: Buffalo, N.Y.High School: Sacred Heart AcademyClub: Stumpf’s GymnasticsBirthday: September 24, 1991Major: AccountingFavorite Event: FloorFamily: Kevin and Kim Connors, sister Emily

JUNIORHometown: Howell, N.J.High School: HowellClub: Galaxy Gymnastics (N.J.)Birthday: April 21, 1991Major: Kinesiology: PedagogyFavoriteEvent: BarsFamily: Tom and Jennifer Fobes, brothers Cody, Payton, sister Bayleigh

BeforeUNH: Coached by Jennifer Fobes and Krystin Sheridan at Galaxy Gymnastics Coached by Jennifer Hier at Howell High School2009 High School State Championship – 1st Bars, Beam, AA High School Sectional Championship – 1st Bars, Beam, AA High School Shore Conference – 1st Bars, Beam, AA2008 Level 10 National Championship Alternate Level 10 Regional Championship Qualifier Level 10 State Championship – 5th AA High School Championship – 5th AA (2007) High School Sectional Championship – 1st AA (2007) High School Shore Conference – 1st AA (2007)2006 U.S. Classic Qualifier2004 National Team Member

JuniorHometown: New York, N.Y.High School: Millenium High SchoolClub: Chelsea PiersBirthday: November 20, 1991Major: EconomicsFavorite Event: BarsFamily: Jerry and Ezya Kurowyckyj, brother George

Kurowyckyj Wildcat Facts:Favorite Foods: Broccoli and steakFavorite Book: Keys to the KingdomFavorite Movie: MiracleInterest/Hobbies: Reading, water skiingAdvice to future gymnasts: Make sure you enjoy every moment of the sport.Personal motto: Give it your all and have no regrests.

UNH Career Highs Vault - 9.825Floor Exercise - 9.8

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Becca MarramaJuniorHometown: Lynnfield, Mass.High School: Lynnfield Club: Brestyan’s GymnasticsBirthday: April 10, 1991Major: NutritionFavorite Event: Floor ExerciseFamily: Kim and Mark Marrama, brother Dan

Before UNH: Coached by Mihai and Silvia Brestyan and Jourdan Marino at Brestyan’s Gymnastics 2009 Level 10 State Championship Qualifier2008 Level 10 Regional Championship Qualifier Level 10 State Championship – 5th Floor2006 Level 10 Regional Championship Qualifier Level 10 – 1st AA Brestyan’s Invitational2005 Level 9 Regional Championship – 1st Vault

Earlier Accomplishments3x Level 9 Regional Championship Qualifier

SophomoreHometown: Sinking Spring, Pa.High School: WilsonClub: Berks Gymnastics AcademyBirthday: August 14, 1992Major: KinesiologyFavorite Events: Vault, BarsFamily: Lindy and Kitty Barile, brother Tyler

UNH Career Highs Vault- 9.775

UNH Highlights2011 EAGL All-Academic Team UNH Invitational -T-5th Vault vs Michigan - Vault -T-PB 9.775 @ Maryland w/Air Force -T-1st Vault -PB 9.775 Before UNH: Coached by Rich Fiorentino at Berks Gymnastics Academy2010 Level 10 National Championship -2nd Vault Level 10 Regional Championship -2nd Vault, 4th Beam & AA Level 10 State Championship -2nd Vault, 4th Bars, 1st Beam, 3rd AA2009 Level 10 National Championship Qualifier Level 10 Regional Championship -2nd Vault, 7th Beam, 3rd Floor2008 Level 10 Regional Championship Qualifier Level 10 State Championship Qualifier2007 Level 9 Regional Championship -1st Vault Level 9 State Championship -1st Vault, 5th Bars, 7th Beam, 1st Floor, 2nd AA

Barile Wildcat Facts:Favorite Food: ItalianFavorite Books: Twilight SagaFavorite Movies: Proposal, No Strings AttachedInterests/Hobbies: Going to the beach and boating.Advice to future gymnasts: Believe in yourself and your abilities. Always push through the rough times. Never give up.Personal Motto: Never allow yourself to be the reason you don’t succeed.

Marrama Wildcat Facts:Favorite Book: Dear JohnFavorite Pro Team: Boston CelticsFavorite Movie: Remember the TitansAdvice to Future Gymnasts: Always have fun and try your hardest; make the ride worthwhile.Personal Motto: Whether you think you can or you can’t, you’re right.




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Hudson Wildcat FactsFavorite Food: Peanut ButterFavorite Movies: The Sandlot, Big Daddy, Billy Madison, ElfAdvice to future gymnasts: Never give up -think positive.Personal motto: The sky is the limit.

Erin Machado

UNH Career Highs Vault - 9.775Uneven Bars - 9.5

UNH Highlights:2011 EAGL All-Academic Team @ Bridgeport -6th Bars -PB 9.500 vs Bridgeport -5th Vault -PB 9.775 @ Maryland w/Air Force T-6th Vault vs Rutgers -T-3rd Vault

Before UNH: Coached by Jamie Winkler, Sergei and Galina Petrouniak at Galaxy Coached by Jamie Winkler and Sasha Miretsky at Tappan Zee H.S.2010 Level 10 National Championship Qualifier Level 10 Regional Championship -2nd Vault, 4th Bars, 2nd Floor, 3rd AA High School National Championship -1st Vault, 2nd AA High School State Championship -1st Vault, Beam, Floor & AA2009 Level 10 National Championship -7th, Floor, 4th AA Level 10 Regional Championship -1st Vault, 3rd Floor, 4th AA High School State Championship -1st Vault & AA2008 Level 10 National Championship -13th Vault Level 10 Regional Championship -1st Vault, Beam, Floor & AA Level 10 State Championship -1st Vault2007 Level 10 National Championship -8th Vault Level 10 Regional Championship -1st Vault, 3rd Floor, 4th AA Level 10 State Championship -2nd Vault, 4th Beam, 4th Floor, 2nd AA

UNH Highlights:2011 EAGL All-Academic Team Suffered season-ending injury vs. Michigan vs Bridgeport -1st Floor -PB 9.85 @ Pittsburgh -2nd Floor vs Rutgers -T-2nd Floor

Before UNH: Coached by Tim O’Leary, Caren Normandin and Richie Butler at O’Leary’s Gymnastics; Coached by Laura Murphy at Joseph Case High School2010 High School National Championship -2nd Floor, 10th AA High School State Individual Championship -1st AA AAU National Championship -1st AA Level 10 National Invitational Tournament -4th Floor Level 10 Regional Championship -8th AA Boston Globe Gymnast of the Year2009 AAU National Championship -1st AA Level 10 Regional Championship -1st Beam Level 10 State Championship -7th AA Boston Globe Gymnast of the Year2008 AAU National Championship -1st AA Level 10 National Championship -13th Floor Level 10 Regional Championship -6th AA Level 10 State Championship -7th AA2007 Level 10 Regional and State Championship Qualifier

SophomoreHometown: Swansea, Mass.High School: Joseph CaseClub: O’Leary’s GymnasticsBirthday: December 6, 1991Major: Biomedical ScienceFavorite Event: BeamFamily: Ronald and Ellen Machado, sister Kara, brother Paul

UNH Career Highs Floor Exercise - 9.85

Machado Wildcat FactsFavorite Food: SubsFavorite TV Shows: CSI, Law and OrderAdvice to future gymnasts: Never give up.Interests/hobbies: Camping, skiing, dancingPersonal motto: Live life to its fullest.

Jillian Hudson

SophomoreHometown: Sparkill, N.Y.High School: Tappan ZeeClub: Galaxy GymnasticsBirthday: June 18, 1992Major: NutritionFavorite Event: FloorFamily: Robert and Laura Hudson, brother Matt

UNH Career Highs Vault- 9.775

Barile Wildcat Facts:Favorite Food: ItalianFavorite Books: Twilight SagaFavorite Movies: Proposal, No Strings AttachedInterests/Hobbies: Going to the beach and boating.Advice to future gymnasts: Believe in yourself and your abilities. Always push through the rough times. Never give up.Personal Motto: Never allow yourself to be the reason you don’t succeed.

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CARLY STOTE SOPHOMOREHometown: Kingston, N.Y.High School: Kingston High SchoolClub: Excel GymnasticsBirthday: July 8, 1992Major: Exercise ScienceFavorite Event: FloorFamily: Bill and Patty Stote, brother Matt

JANNELLE MINICHIELLO

UNH Highlights:2011 NACGC/W Scholastic All-American Before UNH: Coached by Allison Tosi at Kingston H.S. Coached by Rhonda Dixon & Allison Tosi at Excel Gymnastics2010 Varsity captain NYSPHSAA Section 9 -1st Vault, Bars, Beam, Floor & AA2009 Varsity captain NYSPHSAA Section 9 -1st Vault, Bars, Floor & AA NYSPHSAA State Championship -4th Beam & Floor, 5th AA Level 9 National Championship Qualifier2008 NYSPHSAA Section 9 -1st Vault, Floor & AA State Championship -4th Floor Level 9 Regional Championship -4th Bars, 4th Beam, 5th AA Level 9 National Championship Qualifier2007 NYSPHSAA Section 9 -1st Floor

Stote Wildcat Facts:Favorite Foods: Chicken Parmesan, OmelettesPersonal Motto: Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.Favorite Movie: No Strings AttachedAdvice to future gymnasts: She believed she could, so she did.

UNH Highlights:2011 NCAA Regionals -T-24th Beam EAGL All-Academic Team vs Central Michigan, Brown -Bars PB 9.725 @ Bridgeport -T-5th Beam -PB 9.725 vs Rutgers -3rd Beam

Before UNH: Coached by Mihai and Silvia Brestyan at Brestyan’s Gymnastics2010 Level 10 National Championship -12th Floor Level 10 Regional Championship -3rd Vault & Bars, 2nd Beam & Floor, 1st AA Level 10 State Championship -1st Vault & AA, 2nd Bars, Beam & Floor2009 Level 10 National Championship Qualifier Level 10 Regional Championship -5th Vault, Floor & AA Level 10 State Championship -2nd Bars & Floor, 6th Beam, 3rd AA2008 Level 10 National Championship Qualifier Level 10 Regional Championship -4th Bars & Beam, 5th AA Level 10 State Championship -2nd Vault & Bars, 1st Floor, 2nd AA2007 Level 10 Regional Championship -3rd Bars, 4th Beam, 2nd AA Level 10 State Championship -1st Vault, 2nd Bars, 4th Floor, 6th AA2006 Level 10 National Championship Qualilfier2005 Level 9 Eastern Championship -1st Vault, 7th Bars, 10th AA


Minichiello Wildcat Facts:Favorite Food: Double Stuff OreosFavorite Book: The SecretFavorite Pro Team: Boston BruinsFavorite TV Show: Boston MedAdvice to Future Gymnasts: Follow your dreams and never give up because they can take you far.Personal Motto: A positive attitude gets you everywhere.

SophomoreHometown: Orlando, Fla.High School: TewksburyClub: Brestyan’s GymnasticsBirthday: November 19, 1991Major: PsychologyFavorite Event: Beam, FloorFamily: Robert and Eva Minichiello, sisters Brittany and Hollie


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FreshmanHometown: Houston, TexasHigh School: Seven LakesClub: Champion GymnasticsBirthday: November 4, 1993Major: Biomedical ScienceFavorite Event: BeamFamily: Courtney and Patrica Davis

alie davis

Before UNH: Coached by Kellie Mizoguchi and Rob Barke at Champion Gymnastics 2011 Level 10 State Championship -4th Beam National Invitational Tournament -6th Bars, 6th Beam 2010 Level 9 Regional Championship -4th Vault, 5th Beam, 3rd Floor

Davis Wildcat Facts:Favorite Movies: Jumping the Broom, TransformersFavorite Food: SpaghettiPersonal Motto: Faith is believing in something when common sense tells you not to.

kelsey fachini FreshmanHometown: East Hampton, Conn.High School: MercyClub: NEGXBirthday: April 8, 1993Major: Therapeutic RecreationFavorite Event: VaultFamily: Paul and Lisa Fachini, sisters Angela, Allie, brother Neil

Before UNH:Competed at NEGX for coaches Maureen Chagnon and Blane Jefferson2011Injured2010Level 10 State Championship -3rd Vault2009Junior Olympic National QualifierLevel 10 Regional Championship -7th AALevel 10 State Championship -3rd Vault, 3rd Beam, 4th AA

Fachini Wildcat Facts:Favorite Movies/TV Shows: Elf, Legally Blonde, Gossip GirlPersonal Motto: Never let defeat stop you from chasing your dreams.Advice to future gymnasts: Always believe in yourself.

FreshmanHometown: Buffalo, N.Y.Club: Gleason’s GymnasticsBirthday: November 5, 1993Major: Exercise ScienceFavorite Event: BeamFamily: Kevin and Karen Gray, brother Kyle

KAYLA GRAY

ADRIENNE HILL FreshmanHometown: Midlothian, Va.High School: MidlothianClub: Richmond OlympiadBirthday: March 2, 1993Major: Civil EngineeringFavorite Event: BarsFamily: Mark and Francine Hill, brother Michael

Before UNH:Coached by Boris and Larissa Choutkin at Richmond Olympiad2010Level 10 National Championship -13th AALevel 10 Regional Championship -5th Vault, 6th Bars, 7th Beam, 6th Floor, 6th AALevel 10 State Championship -1st Vault, 2nd Bars, 3rd Beam, 1st Floor, 2nd AA2009Level 10 National Championship CompetitorLevel 10 Regional Championship -6th Vault, 5th Beam, 6th AALevel 10 State Championship -1st Vault, 1st Bars, 3rd Beam, 2nd Floor, 1st AA2008Level 10 Regional Championship Competitor2007Level 10 National Championship CompetitorLevel 10 Regional Championship -5th Vault, 6th Bars, 5th Floor, 4th AALevel 10 States: 2nd Vault, 1st Bars, 1st Beam, 1st Floor, 1st AA

Hill Wildcat Facts:Favorite Foods: Cinnamon muffinsPersonal Motto: Either you run the day or the day runs you.Favorite Movies/TV Shows: Knight and Day, Burn Notice, Whose Line is it Anyway, Princess BrideAdvice to future gymnasts: The rough patches are only temporary. It never lasts forever.

Before UNH:Coached by Larry and Carol Goldsmith, Brian Daly and Anita Williams at Gleason’s Gymnastics2011Level 10 National Championship -2nd BeamLevel 10 Regional Championship -3rd Vault, 4th Bars, 2nd Beam, 2nd Floor, 2nd AALevel 10 State Championship -1st Floor2010Level 10 National Championship -2nd BeamLevel 10 Regional Championship -5th Vault, 1st Beam, 1st Floor, 2nd AALevel 10 State Championship -1st Beam, 2nd Floor2009Injured2008Level 10 National Championship -1st BeamLevel 10 Regional Championship -2nd Vault, 4th Beam, 3rd Floor, 6th AALevel 10 State Championship -2nd Beam, 3rd Floor

Gray Wildcat Facts: Favorite TV Shows: 30 Rock, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Friends Personal Motto: Do what you love, love what you do. Advice to future gymnasts: Work hard, have fun, stay positive and enjoy every moment.

ERIKA RUDIGERFreshmanHometown: Slidell, La.HighSchool: NorthshoreClub: Brook-Lin CenterBirthday: September 7, 1993Major: Kinesiology: Sport StudiesFavorite Event: VaultFamily: Ron Rudiger and Laurie Menges, sistersAngelica, Elena, Ella, brother EthanBefore UNH:Coached by Terry Musial and Cynthia Dedeaux at the Brook-Lin Center2011 Level 10 National Championship QualifierLevel 10 Regional Championship -6th Beam, 6th Floor, 6th AALevel 10 State Championship -1st Vault, 1st Bars, 1st Beam, 1st Floor, 1st AA2010Level 10 Regional Championship -4th FloorLevel 10 State Championship -1st Vault, 2nd Bars, 2nd Floor, 2nd AA2009Level 9 Eastern Championship -9th BeamLevel 9 Regional Championship -5th Bars, 6th AALevel 9 State Championship -2nd Beam

Rudiger Wildcat Facts:

Favorite Books: The Last Song, The Girl with the Dragon Tatto SeriesFavorite Pro Team: New Orleans Saints Personal Motto: It’s not how much time you put in, it’s what you put in the time.Advice to future gymnasts: Believe in Faith.


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Division I Northeast RegionBrown University Cornell University

University of MichiganUniversity of New Hampshire

Penn State University University of Pennsylvania

University of PittsburghRutgers UniversityTemple University

Yale University

Opponents & NCAA QualificationsUNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Head Coach: Bill Ryden Conference: Pacific 12 SID: Tom Duddleston, Jr. (520) 621-4163/[email protected]

UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT Head Coach: Byron Knox Conference: ECAC D-II SID: Chuck Sadowski (203) 576-4726/[email protected]

THE COLLEGE AT BROCKPORT: SUNY Head Coach: John Feeney Conference: ECAC D-III SID: Kelly Vergin (585) 395-2218/[email protected]

BROwN UNIVERSITY Head Coach: Sara Carver-Milne Conference: ECAC D-I, Ivy League SID: Lyndsey Maurer (401) 863-7014/[email protected]

GEORGE wASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Head Coach: Margie Foster-Cunningham Conference: EAGL SID: Dan DiVeglio (202) 994-0339/[email protected]

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND Head Coach: Brett Nelligan Conference: EAGL SID: Matt Bertram (301) 314-8093/[email protected]

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA Head Coach: Derek Galvin Conference: EAGL SID: Kevin Best (919) 962-8916/[email protected]

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY Head Coach: Mark Stevenson Conference: EAGL SID: Cavan Fosnes (919) 515-1180/[email protected]

NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY Head Coach: Sam Morreale Conference: Mid-American Conference SID: Donna Turner (815) 753-9513/[email protected]

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Head Coach: Tanya Chaplin Conference: Pacific 12 SID: Jason Amberg (541) 737-3720/[email protected]

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Head Coach: John Ceralde Conference: ECAC D-I, Ivy League SID: Justin Grube (215) 898-1748/[email protected]

PENN STATE UNIVERSITY Head Coach: Jeff Thompson Conference: Big Ten SID: Susan Bedsworth (814) 865-1757/[email protected]

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Head Coach: Debbie Yohman Conference: EAGL SID: Mendy Nestor (412) 648-8240/[email protected]

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY Head Coach: Louis Levine Conference: EAGL SID: Kevin Lorincz (732) 445-4200/[email protected]

SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY Head Coach: Laurel Tindall Conference: D-II, Mountain Pacific Sports Fed. SID: Dan Lepse (206) 281-2741/[email protected]

wEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY Head Coach: Jason Butts Conference: EAGL SID: Shannon McNamara (304) 293-2821/[email protected]

wILSON COLLEGE Head Coach: Kirsten Mull Conference: D-III NCGA SID: Beth Weixel (717) 262-2750/[email protected]

YALE UNIVERSITY Head Coach: Barbara Tonry Conference: ECAC D-I, Ivy League SID: Margaret Greenberg (203) 432-1456/[email protected]

2012 UNH GYMNASTICS OPPONENTS

Above is a map showing the regional alignment. In an effort to promote parity between regions, the University of Michigan is included in the Northeast Region. Regionals: The top 36 teams based on the Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) will be selected for the regional championships. A regional meet - consisting of six teams and five all-around competitors (who are not already on one of the six qualifying teams) and one individual specialist per event (who has a minimum RQS of 9.4) - is conducted in each of the six regions to determine the national championship participants. To obtain the RQS, each team selects its top six team scores with at least three of those scores from away meets, tossing out the highest score and averaging the remaining five. The committee voted that the top 18 teams qualifying for regionals be seeded in the current format. Teams 19-24 will be placed geographically, then teams 25-30 will be placed followed by teams 31-36. This process will help balance the competitive strength of each regional site. Attention also will be given to conference rematches and/or rankings. Nationals: The national championship consists of 12 teams and 12 all-around competitors. The top two teams and the top two all-around winners from each regional meet will receive an automatic berth to the national championships. In addition, each event winner may advance to the national championship (in that event only) if she is not already part of an advancing team or an all-around qualifier.

April 7, 2012 NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Auburn Regional at Auburn U. Champaign Regional at U. of Illinois

Raleigh Regional at North Carolina State U.Salt Lake City Regional at U. of UtahFayetteville Regional at U. of ArkansasSeattle Regional at U. of washington

April 20-22, 2012NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP

The Arena at the Gwinnett CenterDuluth, Ga.

Host: Georgia Tech University

The NCAA Regional Map

Wildcat Gymnastics



Head Coach: Gail Goodspeed (Springfield ‘74 - B.S., ‘75 - M.S., Boston University ‘84 - Ed.D.)

Associate Head Coach: Ed Datti (Springfield ‘71 - B.S.)

Assistant Coach: Jess Kelley (California, Berkeley ‘09 -B.A.)

Student Assistant Coach: Chelsea Steinberg (UNH ‘11 -B.S.)

Athletic Trainer: Dan Sedory (Pittsburgh ‘82 - B.S., Arizona ‘84 - M.S.)

Front row sitting (L to R): Jen Aucoin, Courtney Connors (co-captain), Tasia Percevecz, Kate McGeever, Ali Carr (co-captain), Danielle Reibold, Austyn Fobes, Dianna Kurowyckyj

Second row standing (L to R): Becca Marrama, Jannelle Minichiello, Hannah Barile, Erika Rudiger, Adrienne Hill, Kelsey Fachini, Alie Davis, Jillian Hudson, Kayla Gray, Carly Stote, Erin Machado

Outlook 2012

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2011 Review/2012 PreviewThe Wildcat gymnastics team enjoyed a very successful 2011 season, highlighted by a

second-place finish at the EAGL Championship, which was the squad’s top performance in eight years. The ‘Cats earned a berth in the NCAA Regional Championship, hosted by the University of Oklahoma, marking the program’s 31st postseason appearance in head coach Gail Goodspeed’s 32 years at the helm. Goodspeed reached a personal milestone when she surpassed 500 career victories at UNH during EAGLs on March 19, 2011, and guided her team to a 17-10 record and a No. 30 national ranking. Along the way the Wildcats boasted five members of the All-EAGL Team. Senior co-captain Chelsea Steinberg was named the team’s MVP for the second straight season. The Ridgewood, N.J., native was voted to the All-EAGL Second Team on vault, balance beam, floor exercise and all-around to complete her fourth straight year as an all-league competitor. Steinberg capped her illustrious career seventh all-time in school history with 1,531.2 points, including a team-leading 520.5 points for the ’11 season and the Wildcats’ top event score 11 times. She led the team on beam, vault and all-around at the NCAA Regionals. Senior co-captain Katie Lawrence secured All-EAGL honors for the first time in her career, as she was tabbed to the Second Team on beam. Katie registered a personal-best and event-high 9.875 beam score in a home victory against Bridgeport and posted a 9.85 on bars for a season-best score against Central Michigan and Brown. Senior Katie Caliendo stepped up late in the year by finishing with at least a share of the team’s high score on floor exercise in the final four meets, culminating with a 9.8 at the NCAAs. She contributed a great Yurchenko full on vaulting, a solid beam routine, and the highest level of tumbling on floor exercise as she opened with a full-in during the last few meets of the season. Three Wildcats were tabbed to the All-EAGL First Team. Sophomore Austyn Fobes was recognized for her efforts on floor exercise and all-around. Twice she hit for a career-high 9.875 on floor, and she recorded a personal best 39.1 all-around tally at 18th-ranked LSU. Austyn led UNH on vault against Bridgeport; on bars against Central Michigan and Brown; on beam in a tri-meet versus Maryland and Air Force and at Penn State. Her floor exercise score was the highest in both the home opener against Rutgers and the home finale against Central Michigan and Brown. Junior Ali Carr received accolades as an All-EAGL First-Team competitor on vault. She achieved a personal best 9.85 on that event in the UNH Invitational and matched that total on Senior Night. Carr also turned in an astounding 9.85 on uneven bars during a quad-meet at Arizona.

Junior Danielle Reibold garnered honors as a First-Team competitor on uneven bars for the second straight year. Danie’s average score of 9.773 on bars was the highest among all league gymnasts, and she paced the Wildcats on beam three times: against Rutgers; versus Bridgeport and at the UNH Invitational. The Wildcat gymnasts reinforced their reputation as top performers in the classroom as well as the gym. Fifteen members of the squad were named to the EAGL All-Academic Team, the second-highest total in the league, and nine Wildcats garnered NACGC/W Scholastic All-American honors. For Steinberg and Caliendo, it was the fourth consecutive year of membership in that prestigious group. Lawrence was recognized for the third time, as she was not a member of the UNH team her freshman year. Sophomore Courtney Connors earned the team’s highest GPA, Carr tallied Scholastic All-American honors for the second straight year and Reibold was feted for the third year in a row. First-time honorees were Kate McGeever, Dianna Kurowyckyj and Carly Stote. As a team, the Wildcats amassed the 17th best cumulative GPA in the country and the second-highest among all New England schools. Filled with promise, this ‘Cats gymnastics team will be looking to raise the bar once again in 2012. The 2012 team motto is “Practice with Purpose/Compete with Passion”. The senior class has stepped into the leadership role with a smooth transition. They are led by Carr, who will serve as a co-captain with Connors, a junior. All four seniors are continuing to train at a high level and are expected to make an impact this season. Carr is training hard to step into an all-around spot, and she can continue to build her accolades in the record books when she competes on beam and floor, as well as her impressive vault (PB-9.85) and bars (PB-9.95). Her 9.95 on bars tied her for the school’s all-time best on this event, and she has the potential to be a standout as an all-around competitor. Reibold is one of the most consistent and dependable performers on bars and beam and hit every bar set and all but one beam routine in 2011. She can always be counted on for a top score on bars (PB-9.85), beam (PB-9.875) and floor (PB-9.75). Tasia Percevecz is training vault, bars and floor and should make the most impact on floor (PB-9.8), where she is working on finishing with a 2/1 back. She is working hard to make the lineup on vaulting and bars as well. McGeever came into her own last season as one of the best in the floor lineup (PB-9.825). Her front tumbling makes her a standout

as she opens with a front layout 2/1 full and every pass includes bonus skills. McGeever is also vying for a spot in a very competitive beam lineup. The junior class has talent on all four events. Connors will serve an important role as co-captain for the 2012 team. Her leadership skills both on and off the floor were recognized by teammates when they elected her last spring. Connors’ strengths

are vaulting, where she has the ability to stick a Yurchenko full (PB-9.825), and floor (PB-9.8), where she can be counted on to entertain with excellent tumbling and a great smile. Fobes should once again be a top all-arounder. She will be slowed at the beginning of the season while recovering from a wrist injury, but look for her to go after her personal bests on all events. – vault (PB-9.85), bars (PB-9.95), beam (PB-9.775), and floor (PB-9.875). She topped the 39 all-around mark three times in 2011, and when she is at her best, she can beat her 39.1 personal all-around high score. Jen Aucoin anchored the bar team last season (PB-9.85) and finished tied for second (9.8) at the EAGL meet with teammates Reibold and Fobes. Aucoin has the ability to compete on beam, floor and vaulting as well. She can make an impact on all four events, with bars and beam as her strengths. Becca Marrama has trained extremely hard to have a shot at the floor lineup and should also challenge for a spot on vaulting. Her combination tumbling is ready on floor, and she is working a front handspring front pike to add depth to the vaulting squad. Unfortunately, Kurowyckyj suffered a knee injury at December’s “Meet the Team” event and will not see action this season. The sophomore class knows the expectations and challenges of a Division I program and all are ready to step up to both. Hannah Barile competed a great vault last season (PB-9.775), a piked Quervo (front handspring - ½ twist to a piked back flip), and needs to learn to “stick” this very difficult vault. Her new floor routine is upbeat and fun with some of the highest tumbling difficulty on the team, opening with a full-in. Jannelle Minichiello provided a strong first-up last year on beam (PB-9.725) and started the new season with a great floor routine at the “Meet the Team.” She opens with a 2/1 Arabian (1/2 turn-double front) and finishes with a 2/1 back tuck. Her smile makes this a fun routine for fans to watch. Expect Jannelle to challenge for a spot in the bar lineup as well. Jillian Hudson trained hard this summer to return to form on every event. Vaulting (PB-9.775) is her best event, followed by floor and bars. She performs a great 2/1 pike, and finishes with a front Rudi (1 ½ twist) on floor and is very close to competing a Tkachev (reverse hecht) on bars. Erin Machado tallied one of the best scores (9.85) on floor exercise when she placed first last


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2011 Season Highs & Results

UNH Gymnastics 2011 Season-Highs

season at the home meet against Bridgeport, but she suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon tear during warmup at the next home meet. However, Erin is back training all of her skills; expect her to again be a mainstay in the floor lineup and challenge on the other events. Stote rounds out the sophomore class and she could add depth, particularly on bars and floor, as she returns to action. The freshman class exhibits all aspects of the sport with excellent power, execution and grace. The grace and style of Kayla Gray is complemented by the power and quickness of Adrienne Hill. Gray nursed an abdominal strain all fall; however, she will anchor the beam team with one of the best sets in the country. Look for her to move into an all-around spot as the season progresses. Every skill Kayla competes is done with precision and clean execution. Hill has the ability to compete as an all-around with strengths on vault (Yurchenko full) and beam. She is quick and powerful on all four events and should become a solid competitor for this team. Erika Rudiger has impressed the coaching staff with her skill level and work ethic. She is one to watch as her skills are improving every day. Expect to see her in the lineup on vaulting (Yurchenko ½), bars and floor with a chance to make the beam lineup as well. Alie Davis is a three-event threat with bars, beam and floor as her specialties. She has the style, grace and ability to compete on all three. Kelsey Fachini rounds out this class with two events that could be ready for competition: vaulting and bars. She is training a tucked Yurchenko full (9.9 SV) with hopes of escalating to a 10.0 vault in the near future. Her bar routine could entertain with a Geinger and a ½-in ½-out dismount. UNH gymnastics doesn’t shy away from a highly competitive schedule. Coming to UNH this year will be Penn State (ranked 13th) on January 15; Pittsburgh follows a week later on January 21; Brown and Yale provide some New England competition on Feb 4 and EAGL rival west Virginia arrives in Durham on Feb. 25. The UNH Invitational has moved to March 3, with UNH playing host to Maryland, Bridgeport and Brown. Arizona (ranked 19th) will complete the final power-packed home schedule on March 11. The away schedule has the Wildcats opening very early after the holiday break at Rutgers on January 7. Northern Illinois, Penn and N.C. State will host the ‘Cats in January and February. The final regular season competition will feature a West Coast trip to Oregon State (ranked 7th) during the spring break. The EAGL Championships will be held at the University of Pittsburgh on March 24. The possible changing of league affiliation for some of the schools may make this one of the last EAGL Championships to include the majority of founding members. The prestige of this year’s championship may provide for an emotional and tremendously competitive meet. Qualification to the NCAA Regional meet will be a straight formula for the Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) counting the top 6 scores, with at least three of those from away meets, dropping the highest score and averaging the remaining five. When the RQS is determined, the top 36 teams will qualify to the NCAA Regional meets with the top 18 seeded into the six sites. Teams 19-36 will be organized into three pods (19-24, 25-30, and 31-36) and placed geographically at one of the six regional sites. Teams 19-24 will be placed geographically, then teams 25-30 will be placed followed by teams 31-36. This process will help balance the competitive strength of each regional site. Attention also will be given to conference rematches and/or rankings. The NCAA National Championship will feature the top two teams from each of the Regional meets, the top two individual all-arounders who are not part of an advancing team and any individual Regional event winners who are not part of a team or an all-around qualifier. The 2012 Championship will be held at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia, from April 20-22. The theme of “Practice with Purpose/Compete with Passion” for 2012 puts emphasis on making every practice count and enjoying every competition. The energy and team enthusiasm is key to success for the 2012 UNH Wildcats.

2011 UNH Gymnastics Results

Date Opponent UNH Score Opponent Score Result

Jan 9, 2011 Rutgers 194.5 191.875 W

Jan 15, 2011 at Maryland 192.3 194.525 L w/Air Force 186.475 W Jan 22, 2011 at Penn State 194.475 195.275 L

Jan 23, 2011 at Pittsburgh 193.75 192.65 W

Jan 30, 2011 Bridgeport 194.025 192.15 W

Feb 5, 2011 Michigan 195.375 196.8 L

(UNH Invitational)Feb 12, 2011 Michigan State 194.65 193.425 W Brown 191.5 W Alaska-Anchorage 190.475 W Feb 20, 2011 at West Virginia 194.4 195.225 L w/Florida 196.875 L w/George Washington 193.05 W

Feb 25, 2011 at Bridgeport 194.375 191.3 W

March 4, 2011 at LSU 194.35 196.0 L

March 7, 2011 Central Michigan 195.225 195.7 L Brown 193.675 W

March 11, 2011 at Arizona 194.625 195.625 L w/BYU 195.3 L w/Texas Woman’s 191.475 W

March 19, 2011 EAGL Championship (at GW) 195.175 -2nd place North Carolina 195.3 L Maryland 195.025 W West Virginia 193.725 W Rutgers 193.625 W North Carolina State 193.45 W Pittsburgh 192.875 W George Washington 192.575 W

Apr 2, 2011 NCAA Regionals (@ Oklahoma) 194.5 5th Place2011 Record 17-10Final National Ranking 30th

Name Vault Bars Beam Floor All-AroundJEN AUCOIN 9.850 9.775 HANNAH BARILE 9.775 KATIE CALIENDO 9.800 9.800 9.875 ALI CARR 9.850 9.850 COURTNEY CONNORS 9.825 9.800AUSTYN FOBES 9.850 9.950 9.775 9.875 39.100JILLIAN HUDSON 9.775 9.500 DIANNA KUROWYCKYJ 9.625 KATIE LAWRENCE 9.850 9.875 ERIN MACHADO 9.850KATE MCGEEVER 9.825JANNELLE MINICHIELLO 9.725 TASIA PERCEVECZ 9.800DANIELLE REIBOLD 9.850 9.800 9.750 CHELSEA STEINBERG 9.900 9.750 9.875 9.850 39.300TEAM 49.125 49.225 48.825 49.125 195.375

Wildcat Gymnastics



Uneven BarsThe 2012 vault squad is a great mix of experienced veterans and powerful newcomers. Nine UNH vault competitors have 10.0 start value vaults. Five returning athletes scored 9.75 or better last season. This event should be strong for the Wildcats.

Austyn Fobes (pictured) has a dynamic and consistent Yurchenko full (round off onto the board, back handspring, back layout full). Once again she will be an anchor for vaulting. SV=10.0

Ali Carr returned to the lineup on vault last year and had an immediate impact. This event can be one of Ali’s best, and when she is on, this vault can score with the best. She competes a powerful Yurchenko full and has great execution. SV=10.0

Cour tney Connors showed great consis-tency last year and will once again be counted on for her Yurchenko full. Her vaulting con-tinues to improve each year and she has the ability to stick this vault more often than anyone else in the gym. SV=10.0

Jillian Hudson is show-ing her power and strength on this event. She has been one of the best all fall on this event and should be a solid contributor. She competes a Yurchenko full and has the control to stick her landings. SV=10.0

Hannah Barile is coming off a strong year on this event and is showing improvement on a vault that is already one of the most difficult being performed in collegiate gymnastics. She competes a Quervo (front handspring, half twist back pike salto off). This unique vault has great potential, and she does it with power and style. SV=10.0

Erika Rudiger is a newcomer who has learned a Yurchenko half this fall and can really fly. She is a powerful athlete that has an unmatched work ethic. This could be one of the Wildcats’ best vaults this season. SV=10.0

Adrienne Hill also competes a Yurchenko full and has the ability to break into a very competitive lineup for the ‘Cats. Once she gets con-sistent this will be a great vault for the team. SV=10.0

Kayla Gray SV=10.0, Tasia Percevecz SV=10.0, Jen Aucoin SV=9.9 and Kelsey Fachini SV=9.9 are all training on vault and should be ready to compete. They each have the potential to contribute on this event.

With the loss of two routines in graduating Katie Lawrence and Chelsea Steinberg, the Wildcat bar squad will be looking for some new routines to fill in the gaps. The returning lineup is solid and has a great corps of athletes to build from. Depth will be an issue, but there is great potential for an outstanding bar lineup again this year.

Fobes has proven to be one of the top competitors in the nation on this event (PB of 9.95) and will once again be a dynamic force. She competes a high-flying Tkachev, Pak salto and competed a double layout dismount last season. She is working on adding a full twist to the dismount. She has shown she can do this routine with perfect execution.

Danielle Reibold swings beautifully with a blind full Geinger overshoot combination. The team’s most reliable competitor, Danielle has the ability to score very high on this event. She is an anchor and can be counted on to give her team a big boost on bars.

Carr (pictured) has a Jaeger that soars above the bar and is hoping to add a Tkachev this year to an already exciting bar routine. She has solidified her dismount (double lay out) and has the potential to be one of the team’s highest scoring bar competitors. Ali is always fun to watch on this event.

Aucoin returns to this event having scored extremely well for the Wildcats at the end of last year. She swings a dynamic, clean routine that the judges love and she should be a solid competitor again this year. She does a unique free hip circle hop hand change to an immediate straddle back handstand which is loaded with judging bonus points.

Rudiger has speed and power that helps her improve every day. She can be an outstanding uneven bar competitor and should compete a dynamic routine including a Jaeger and a double lay out dismount. This one could be a Wildcat to watch!

Hudson can perform a solid 10.0 routine and she is training to add a Tkachev. When she adds this major release she could be one of the team’s better competitors. She is a reliable performer without the new release, but is working hard to enhance this routine with the Tkachev this season.

Gray has the potential to be great on this event. She has beautiful lines and swing skills that are flawless. She has been hampered all fall with an injury, but should be able to get ready as the year progresses. She has the ability to make a big difference on this event, and we look forward to seeing her develop into a top bar performer.

Hill can swing with power and shows a great deal of promise on this event. She is also working a Tkachev and should be able to add this to an already solid routine. The potential is there and she is working hard to get into the mix.

Alie Davis also has great potential on this event. She performs a very dynamic Pak salto and can do a number of combinations for bonus. She needs to upgrade her dismount and is working towards that goal. She can execute with a clean style and has the ability to score well on this event.

Barile rounds out the top 10 on bars and needs to solidify a few elements to be a strong contender for the l ineup. Like Aucoin she does a unique combination with a hop change to straddle back handstand which she is attempting to combine with another skill to add connection bonus.

Jannelle Minichiello, Dianna Kurowyckyj, Fachini and Percevecz will be ready to step up and compete. Each has the ability to put a solid routine together for the ‘Cats.

Wildcats To WatchVault

Returnees: Jen Aucoin, Hannah Barile, Ali Carr, Courtney Connors, Austyn Fobes, Jillian Hudson, Dianna Kurowyckyj, Erin Machado, Becca Marrama, Kate McGeever, Jannelle Minichiello, Tasia Percevecz, Danielle Reibold, Carly StoteNewcomers: Alie Davis, Kelsey Fachini, Kayla Gray, Adrienne Hill, Erika Rudiger



Wildcats To WatchBalance Beam This year’s beam lineup will be difficult to decide. The potential on this event is as good as it has ever been, and it should be a great event for the Wildcats. Even though the team graduated three outstanding routine performers from last year, the veterans and newcomers have combined to provide a solid lineup once again. Leadership will come from the youngsters on this event with Kayla Gray and Adrienne Hill showing great promise.

Gray is already known as one of the top balance beam performers in the country. Kayla performs the unique combination of front aerial directly connected to back-to-back side aerials. She has outstanding credentials on this event and is one of those individuals who is stunning on beam. She has a unique routine and has an artistry and style that will catch ev-eryone’s eye.

Reibold has been a steady-ing force for the ‘Cats on this event and will continue to serve in that role as a senior. She mounts with a difficult front tuck wolf jump and has great rhythm throughout the routine. The team can count on Danie, and she will once again lead the squad on beam.

Minichiello (pictured) was placed in the role of being first up on beam last year and proved she can handle the pressure and bring a solid performance. She will once again be counted on to be a factor on this event. She is training a triple flight of back handspring-layout-layout and also does a front tuck on the beam. She has continued to improve her consistency and has looked great all fall.

Adrienne Hill is one of the newcomers who shows signs of being one of the best for the ‘Cats on beam. She is a solid performer with great skills and the ability to hit when it counts.

Carr has been working hard to add this event and is training a front aerial to back handspring-back layout. She is a stylish beam performer who has the abil-ity to bring a high number for the team. Confidence is the key for Ali and she is gaining that every day.

Aucoin can also perform at a very high level on this event. Her speed and style are a plus, and she has the ability to compete a triple flight of back handspring-layout-layout. She will challenge for a spot in the lineup.

Fobes again has the ability to look great on this event. It has been a challeng-ing apparatus for Austyn; however, she is working hard to make it one of her best events. She has the skill level, but needs to be more consistent. Her back handspring two feet layout and side somi are impressive and her dance is clean.

Kurowyckyj is a natural on beam. This is her best event and she has that ability to stay on the beam even when things may be slightly off. She has a proven record here and should be a solid performer with a back handspring-layout, side somi and roundoff back 1 ½ twist dismount.

Rudiger and Davis are newcomers, but like Gray and Hill, they can make a big impact. They have the skills and style to get the job done and will gain experience as the year progresses.

Erin Machado, Barile, and Hudson all have a great skill level and will be available for action. They are right in the mix and at any given time could crack the lineup.

Floor Exercise Again two top floor routines have been lost to graduation, but the addition of some very talented freshmen and a couple of the sopho-mores stepping up should make up for the loss. Once again this event should prove to be a crowd pleaser. High-flying acrobatics and fun choreography are what Wildcat floor exercise is all about.

Fobes will be competing for the number one spot all year long. This is another excellent event for Austyn, and she has all the skills and the per-formance to win the event every time out. She has a variety of potential tumbling passes with the ability to compete a full-in, front 2/1 full-punch front, front layout-front full, Rudi and double pike.

Gray will grab your attention on this event, as well, and has one of the prettiest styles we have ever had on the team. Her dance is beautiful, and once she has her tumbling down she will be a collegiate favorite.

Kate McGeever proved she is a competitor last season, and she will be bringing a new routine to the floor this year. She has a great look on floor and can front tumble with the best athletes in the college game.

Rudiger has been impressive this fall with a double lay out for an opening pass and a high double pike to finish her routine. Power is the operative term used when talking about Erika, and she has plenty of it. This routine can fly!

Connors returns this year and will try to upgrade her tumbling to finish her routine with a double tuck. She should open with a double pike and has a Rudi-layout for the middle pass. Her smile and impressive tumbling make this a favorite routine to watch.

Percevecz is also trying to upgrade her last pass to a double back and has a newly choreographed routine. She was solid last year and will

once again be a factor on this event.

Barile is one of our sophomores who has stepped up and should be a big contributor on this event. She should be able to compete a full in for a first pass and a double back to finish. This is going to be a great routine for the ‘Cats.

Minichiello is the oth-er sophomore who spent last year recov-ering from a broken ankle suffered in high school and is ready to

debut an outstanding floor routine. She has the ability to do a double Arabian for a first pass and also finish her routine with a double back.

Carr and Machado (pictured) have excellent floor routines and could easily compete this year. Ali has a classic style with explosive tumbling while Erin has an uncanny awareness and can stick every landing. They both can score on floor.

Hudson and Reibold can be solid on floor. Each has a great deal of experience that can be called upon if needed.

Becca Marrama, Davis and Aucoin all have the ability to step in and perform at a high level. On an event with this much talent it is difficult to crack the lineup, but at any point any of these athletes could see action.


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2012EAGLChampionshipSaturday,March24,2p.m.

AtPittsburgh’sFitzgeraldFieldHouse(Pittsburgh,Pa.)What does “EAGL” stand for? Coaches from four different conferences joined together 16 years ago to form the “East Atlantic Gymnastics League” to provide top caliber competition for some strong women’s gymnastics teams. Teams from the America East (UNH), Big East (West Virginia, Pittsburgh, and Rutgers), Atlantic Coast Conference (North Carolina, North Carolina State, and Maryland) and Colonial Athletic Association (Towson)

initiated one of the strongest postseason meets in the country. Since 2005, George Washington University, an Atlantic 10 team, has replaced Towson. Every team in the league has improved and added top recruits so this championship should be very exciting.

2011 EAGL Championship1. North Carolina 195.3002. New Hampshire 195.1753. Maryland 195.0254. West Virginia 193.7255. Rutgers 193.6256. North Carolina State 193.4507. Pittsburgh 192.8758. George Washington 192.575

2010 EAGL Championship1. North Carolina 196.0252. North Carolina State 195.7003. West Virginia 195.0754. New Hampshire 194.7005. Pittsburgh 194.4006. Maryland 194.2007. George Washington 193.5758. Rutgers 187.650

2009 EAGL Championship1. North Carolina State 195.7002. West Virginia 195.5003. North Carolina 194.8254. Pittsburgh 194.6755. New Hampshire 194.6506. Maryland 194.5257. George Washington 193.0508. Rutgers 189.125

2008 EAGL Championship1. West Virginia 196.0502. North Carolina State 195.4753. New Hampshire 194.5504. North Carolina 193.9505. Maryland 193.3756. Pittsburgh 193.1757. George Washington 192.9758. Rutgers 189.025

2007 EAGL Championship1. North Carolina State 195.4752. West Virginia 195.3003. North Carolina 194.9254. Pittsburgh 194.1505. George Washington 192.7756. Rutgers 192.6007. New Hampshire 191.5258. Maryland 191.175

2006 EAGL Championship1. North Carolina 195.3252. North Carolina State 195.0753. West Virginia 194.9004. New Hampshire 194.4505. Maryland 194.1756. George Washington 193.7757. Rutgers 191.4258. Pittsburgh 190.225

2005 EAGL Championship1. . North Carolina 195.9752T. Maryland 195.2002T. West Virginia 195.2004. North Carolina State 194.9755. George Washington 194.2006. New Hampshire 193.2507. Rutgers 192.6258. Pittsburgh 191.100

2004 EAGL Championship1. West Virginia 197.0502. North Carolina 196.7253. North Carolina State 196.6004. Pittsburgh 196.0505. Maryland 196.0256. New Hampshire 195.9507. Towson 194.6508. Rutgers 192.475

2003 EAGL Championship1. New Hampshire 196.7502. North Carolina State 196.6753. North Carolina 196.0254T. Towson 195.7754T. Maryland 195.7756. West Virginia 195.6507. Pittsburgh 193.9758. Rutgers 193.025

2002 EAGL Championship1. North Carolina 196.4252. West Virginia 196.0253. Maryland 194.8254. North Carolina State 194.7255. New Hampshire 194.3756. Pittsburgh 194.2757. Rutgers 192.7008. Towson 192.350

2001 EAGL Championship1. West Virginia 196.3752. Maryland 195.8753. Towson 194.6004. New Hampshire 194.3755. North Carolina 193.3256. North Carolina State 193.2757. Rutgers 191.8258. Pittsburgh 191.025

2000 EAGL Championship1. North Carolina State 196.0002. Pittsburgh 195.2753. Maryland 195.0504. Towson 195.0255. West Virginia 194.7006. New Hampshire 194.5507. North Carolina 194.4758. Rutgers 191.625

1999 EAGL Championship 1. North Carolina State 196.0502. Maryland 195.4753. New Hampshire 194.8004. North Carolina 194.6755. Towson 194.3256. West Virginia 194.1007. Pittsburgh 192.8508. Rutgers 192.375

1998 EAGL Championship1. West Virginia 195.5002. New Hampshire 193.8503. North Carolina State 193.8254. Maryland 192.6755. Towson 192.4506. Pittsburgh 192.2257. North Carolina 190.9758. Rutgers 190.875

1997 EAGL Championship1. West Virginia 196.0002. North Carolina State 195.1003. New Hampshire 193.1004. Pittsburgh 192.8505. North Carolina 192.3256. Towson 192.1007. Maryland 191.7758. Rutgers 190.050

1996 EAGL Championship1. West Virginia 194.6002. Towson 193.7253. North Carolina State 192.3004. Maryland 192.2505. New Hampshire 191.7006. North Carolina 189.3007. Pittsburgh 189.1508. Rutgers 188.000

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Amanda Hall - ’06 2066.600Jennifer Dickson -’04 1812.975Michelle Harley -’03 1731.175Nicole Mullins -’94 1701.450Vanessa James -’05 1605.750Karen Olsson -’94 1575.500Chelsea Steinberg -’11 1531.200Denise Gregorio -’99 1497.525Cara Lepper -’00 1354.550Justine Turner - ‘09 1248.450Suzanne Poretz -’01 1234.525Helena Diodati -’10 1222.375Amy Ehle -’95 1213.800Mariana Peña Trestini- ‘06 1212.700Rose Kosowski -’01 1207.050Jana Reardon -’97 1184.825Jill Cavalieri -’99 1167.100Wendy Wheaton -’01 1127.525Amy Roberts -’98 1090.575Meghan Ochs -’97 1088.975Rebekah Porter - ‘08 1040.850Taryn LaFountain -’10 1015.500Jen Symecko -’98 1011.150Bethany Wagner -’02 1009.700 * records from 1991 to 2009 - special thanks to Larry Amelkovich for all his work on records & statistics.

UNH Record BookTop Wildcat Team Scores

1000 Career Point Club*

Wildcat Top Individual Scorers

Amanda Hall ‘06 - Top AA & Floor

Ali Carr ‘12 - Top Bars

Tara Phillips ’05 - Top Vault

Karen Olsson ’94 - Top Bars

Lori Brady ’92 - Top Vault

Cara Lepper ‘00 - Top Beam

Rank Score Year Opponent1. 196.750 2003 EAGL Championship2. 196.675 2003 Towson3. 196.450 2004 NC State, Yale4. 196.375 2004 Penn State5. 196.225 2009 North Carolina6. 195.950 2004 EAGL Championship7. 195.900 2003 NC State8. 195.825 1997 Central Michigan9. 195.800 2003 Bridgeport10. 195.625 2004 Pittsburgh11. 195.600 2004 Missouri

Amanda Hall ‘06

All Time Top Event ScoresEvent Score Year Vault 49.475 2003Uneven Bars 49.300 2010Balance Beam 49.325 2003Floor Exercise 49.400 2001, 2004

Rk. All-Around Score Date 1. Amanda Hall 39.475 3/06/04 2. Amanda Hall 39.450 3/08/03 Amanda Hall 39.450 1/31/04 4. Jen Dickson 39.425 2/22/03 Amanda Hall 39.425 3/01/03 Jen Dickson 39.425 3/08/03 Amanda Hall 39.425 2/21/03 Amanda Hall 39.425 1/22/05 9. Cara Lepper 39.400 3/20/99 Jen Dickson 39.400 3/01/03 Amanda Hall 39.400 3/20/04

Rk. Vault Score Date 1. Lori Brady 10.000 1/18/92 Tara Phillips 10.000 3/29/03 3. Lori Brady 9.950 2/22/91 Lori Brady 9.950 3/28/92 Meghan Ochs 9.950 3/24/95 Amanda Hall 9.950 3/14/03 Tara Phillips 9.950 3/14/03 8. Helena Diodati 9.925 1/3/09 Amanda Hall 9.925 3/22/03 Amanda Hall 9.925 3/29/03 Amanda Hall 9.925 3/08/06 Amanda Hall 9.925 3/17/06

Rk. Bars Score Date 1. Karen Olsson 9.950 3/15/93 Mariana Peña Trestini 9.950 2/27/04 Ali Carr 9.950 2/12/10 Austyn Fobes 9.950 3/7/11 5. Cara Lepper 9.925 2/12/99 Rose Kosowski 9.925 2/04/01 Helena Diodati 9.925 2/12/108. Cara Lepper (six) 9.900 Crystal Beak (twice) 9.900 Jen Dickson (twice) 9.900 Nicole Mullins 9.900 3/15/93 Anne Woynerowski 9.900 3/12/98 Wendy Wheaton 9.900 3/23/01 Mariana Peña Trestini 9.900 3/4/06 Rebekah Porter 9.900 3/22/08 Helena Diodati 9.900 2/17/07 Diane Grey 9.900 2/14/09 Ali Carr 9.900 2/28/09 Rk. Beam Score Date1. Cara Lepper 10.000 3/23/96 2. Cara Lepper 9.975 3/20/99 3. Cara Lepper 9.950 2/12/00 Cara Leppper 9.950 2/26/005. Cara Lepper 9.925 1/12/97 Michelle Harley 9.925 3/8/03 Jayne Propert 9.925 3/14/04 Mariana Peña Trestini 9.925 3/26/06 Keeley Smith 9.925 2/10/07 10. Crystal Beak 9.900 3/3/01 Vanessa Berrios 9.900 3/29/03 Beth Bronson 9.900 1/12/07 Jen Dickson 9.900 3/6/04 Michelle Harley (three) 9.900 Taryn LaFountain (three) 9.900 Cara Lepper (eight) 9.900 Mariana Peña Trestini (four) 9.900 Jayne Propert (two) 9.900

Rk. Floor Score Date1. Amanda Hall 9.975 1/22/05 Amanda Hall 9.975 2/19/05 Mariana Peña Trestini 9.975 2/19/05 4. Amanda Hall 9.950 3/14/04 Amanda Hall 9.950 3/20/04 6. Jen Dickson 9.925 3/1/03 Amanda Hall (twice) 9.925 Vanessa James 9.925 2/27/04 Rose Kosowski (twice) 9.925 Taryn LaFountain 9.925 1/17/10 Cara Lepper 9.925 3/17/97 Heaher Moore 9.925 3/20/04 Mariana Peña Trestini (three) 9.925 Katie Revis 9.925 2/16/02 Amy Roberts 9.925 3/17/97 Julie Sauchuk 9.925 2/12/10 Wendy Wheaton 9.925 2/23/01


Austyn Fobes ‘13Top Bars

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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AwARD1985 Laura Cavanaugh 1991 Susie Quinlan1994 Nicole Mullins2008 Rebekah Porter - Dean Williamson

JANE BLALOCK ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AwARD1988 Laura Paredes1989 Lori Brady1992 Kim Smith1994 Jana Reardon1996 Cara Lepper

wILDCAT wINNERS CIRCLE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AwARD1986 Peggy Donovan1987 Linda Glatte1990 Susie Quinlan1993 Nicole Mullins

UNH wOMAN ATHLETE OF THE YEAR1983 Laura Cavanaugh1984 Diane Carlin1985 Diane Carlin1991 Lori Brady1992 Lori Brady1994 Karen Olsson

JIM URQUHART STUDENT ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AwARD2006 Amanda Hall

UNH ACADEMIC ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT RECIPIENTS1993 Stacey Evans, Jane LaBombard, Nicole Mullins, Kim Purcaro1994 Stacey Evans, Nicole Mullins, Kim Purcaro1995 Stacey Evans, Cori McMenamin, Kim Purcaro1996 Stacey Evans, Denise Gregorio, Laurie Parlin, Kim Purcaro, Amy Roberts1997 Jill Cavalieri, Katy Fader, Laurie Parlin, Amy Roberts, Kathy Thickman 1998 Jill Cavalieri, Katy Fader, Alicia Gomes, Laurie Parlin, Amy Roberts, Jen Symecko, Kathy Thickman1999 Katie Baldwin, Jill Cavalieri, Katy Fader, Alicia Gomes, Bethany Haynes, Laurie Parlin, Katie Revis, Kathy Thickman2000 Katie Baldwin, Beth Carpenter, Katy Fader, Alicia Gomes, Michelle Harley, Kate Krawiec, Kathy Thickman2001 Crystal Beak, Sara Gurka, Michelle Harley, Wendy Wheaton2002 Lindsay Berrios, Michelle Harley 2003 Candice Carbone, Mellory Giberson, Amanda Hall, Michelle Harley, Bethany Storck, Mariana Peña Trestini2004 Crystal Beak, Jen Dickson, Mellory Giberson, Amanda Hall, Heather Moore (Awards ended in 2004)

UNH/NCAA HANES wOMAN OF THE YEAR1992 Lori Brady

UNH wILDCAT wINNERS CIRCLE HALL OF HONOR 1995 Diane (Carlin) Nardi1998 Lori (Brady) Johnson2000 Edie (Sutton) Hagendoorn

UNH wILDCAT ATHLETIC COUNCIL HALL OF FAME2001 Karen (Olsson) Broderick2003 Laura (Cavanaugh) Hsiung

UNH Athletic Awards

Wildcat Honor rollIn memory of Mr. Robert Houston, Sr.,

the Wildcats #1 fanKelseyAlwin ’10TarynArchambault ’11BetsyAnderson ‘90Jen Aucoin ‘13LoriBrady ‘92KatieBaldwin ‘00Hannah Barile ‘14CrystalBeak ‘04LindsayBerrios ‘06VanessaBerrios ‘05BethBronson ‘08KatieCaliendo ’11DianeCarlin ‘85Ali Carr ‘12JillCavalieri ‘99MelissaCésar ’09Courtney Connors ‘13PattyConverse ‘89JanDalziel ‘93JaimedeMello ‘07JenDickson ‘04HelenaDiodati ’10AmyDowd ‘92AmyEhle ‘95StaceyEvans ‘96KatyFader ‘00Austyn Fobes ‘13MelloryGiberson ‘04AliciaGomes ‘01KimGoulding ‘93DeniseGregorio ‘99DianeGrey ’10AmandaHall ‘06MichelleHarley ‘03Jillian Hudson ‘14VanessaJames ‘05JenniferJones ‘07LisaKoning ‘00RoseKosowski ‘01LindsayKovary ’09Dianna Kurowyckyj ‘13TarynLaFountain ’10KatieLawrence ‘11CaraLepper ‘99JenListon ’10Erin Machado ‘14ZoëMagiros ’08ErinMalinak ‘03KellyMarks ‘92Kate McGeever ‘12BrieMcNamara ‘04Jannelle Minichiello ‘14HeatherMoore ‘07NicoleMullins ‘94MeghanOchs ‘97KarenOlsson ‘94LauraParedes ‘91KendraPaquin ’08LaurieParlin ‘99MarianaPeñaTrestini ‘06Tasia Percevecz ‘12DinaPeterson ‘90TaraPhillips ‘05FairenPlummer ’08SuzannePoretz ‘01JaynePropert ‘05KimPurcaro ‘96SusieQuinlan ‘91JanaReardon ‘97Danielle Reibold ‘12KatieRevis ‘02AmyRoberts ‘98AndieSablosky ’11JulieSauchuk ‘10KatelynSchenkel ‘08KeeleySmith ’10KimSmith ‘94ChelseaSteinberg ’11BethanyStorck ‘06JenSymecko ‘98ChristaTafaro ’08KathyThickman ‘00MichelleTotz ‘05JustineTurner ’09KerryUlrich ‘95NikkiVillella ‘97BethanyWagner ‘02WendyWheaton ‘01KarenWisell ‘99AnneWoynerowski ‘99

9.5 CLUB

Wildcat Gymnastics

ECAC ACADEMIC GYMNAST OF THE YEAR1993 Nicole MullinsNACGC/w SCHOLASTIC ALL-AMERICANS1990 Diane Aubut, Susie Quinlan, Dina Peterson1991 Dana Brodin, Nicole Mullins, Laura Paredes1992 Nicole Mullins1993 Nicole Mullins, Kim Goulding1994 Nicole Mullins1995 Kim Purcaro1996 Kim Purcaro1997 Katy Fader1998 Jill Cavalieri, Katy Fader, Alicia Gomes, Laurie Parlin, Jen Symecko, Kathy Thickman1999 Katie Baldwin, Jill Cavalieri, Katy Fader, Alicia Gomes, Lisa Koning, Cara Lepper, Laurie Parlin, Kathy Thickman, Karen Wisell2000 Katie Baldwin, Katy Fader, Alicia Gomes, Michelle Harley, Kathy Thickman2001 Alicia Gomes, Michelle Harley, Wendy Wheaton2002 Michelle Harley2003 Candice Carbone, Mellory Giberson, Michelle Harley, Bethany Storck2004 Crystal Beak, Jen Dickson, Mellory Giberson, Amanda Hall, Heather Moore2005 Vanessa Berrios, Amanda Hall, Rebekah Porter2006 Amanda Hall, Lindsay Kovary, Rebekah Porter2007 Kelsey Alwin, Beth Bronson, Helena Diodati, Lindsay Kovary, Rebekah Porter, Keeley Smith2008 Kelsey Alwin, Beth Bronson, Katie Caliendo,Diane Grey, Lindsay Kovary, Fairen Plummer, Rebekah Porter, Keeley Smith, Chelsea Steinberg2009 Kelsey Alwin, Katie Caliendo, Helena Diodati, Diane Grey, Lindsay Kovary, Taryn LaFountain, Katie Lawrence, Danielle Reibold, Janae Sernoffsky, Keeley Smith, Chelsea Steinberg2010 Kelsey Alwin, Ali Carr, Katie Caliendo, Courtney Connors, Diane Grey, Taryn LaFountain, Katie Lawrence, Danielle Reibold, Andie Sablosky, Janae Sernoffsky, Keeley Smith, Chelsea Steinberg 2011 Katie Caliendo, Ali Carr, Courtney Connors, Dianna Kurowyckyj, Katie Lawrence, Kate McGeever, Danielle Reibold, Chelsea Steinberg, Carly StoteEAGL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM1996 Jill Cavalieri, Stacey Evans, Denise Gregorio, Laurie Parlin, Kim Purcaro, Amy Roberts, Jen Symecko, Alana Webb1997 Jill Cavalieri, Katy Fader, Denise Gregorio, Laurie Parlin, Jana Reardon, Amy Roberts, Jen Symecko, Kathy Thickman, Alana Webb 1998 Jill Cavalieri, Katy Fader, Alicia Gomes, Denise Gregorio, Laurie Parlin, Suzanne Poretz, Amy Roberts, Jen Symecko, Kathy Thickman, Wendy Wheaton, Karen Wisell1999 Katie Baldwin, Katy Fader, Alicia Gomes, Bethany Haynes, Lisa Koning, Cara Lepper, Katie Revis, Kathy Thickman, Wendy Wheaton2000 Katie Baldwin, Katy Fader, Alicia Gomes, Kathy Thickman, Wendy Wheaton2001 Crystal Beak, Jennifer Dickson, Sara Gurka, Michelle Harley, Erin Malinak, Suzanne Poretz2002 Crystal Beak, Lindsay Berrios, Michelle Harley, Vanessa James, Jayne Propert, Bethany Wagner2003 Crystal Beak, Candice Carbone, Jen Dickson, Mellory Giberson, Amanda Hall, Michelle Harley, Mariana Peña Trestini, Bethany Storck 2004 Crystal Beak, Lindsay Berrios, Jen Dickson, Mellory Giberson, Amanda Hall, Vanessa James, Brieyn McNamara, Heather Moore2005 Vanessa Berrios, Jaime deMello, Amanda Hall, Vanessa James, Zoë Magiros, Heather Moore, Mariana Peña Trestini, Rebekah Porter2006 Amanda Hall, Lindsay Kovary, Zoë Magiros, Heather Moore, Rebekah Porter2007 Kelsey Alwin, Beth Bronson, Helena Diodati, Diane Grey, Jennifer Jones, Lindsay Kovary, Heather Moore, Rebekah Porter, Keeley Smith2008 Kelsey Alwin, Beth Bronson, Katie Caliedno, Helena Diodati, Annalea Fink, Diane Grey, Lindsay Kovary, Fairen Plummer, Rebekah Porter, Katelyn Schenkel, Janae Sernoffsky, Keeley Smith, Chelsea Steinberg2009 Kelsey Alwin, Taryn Archambault, Katie Caliendo, Helena Diodati, Diane Grey, Lindsay Kovary, Taryn LaFountain, Katie Lawrence, Danielle Reibold, Andie Sablosky, Janae Sernoffsky, Keeley Smith, Chelsea Steinberg, Justine Turner2010 Kelsey Alwin, Taryn Archambault, Katie Caliendo, Ali Carr, Courtney Connors, Helena Diodati, Diane Grey, Taryn LaFountain, Katie Lawrence, Kate McGeever, Danielle Reibold, Andie Sablosky, Janae Sernoffsky, Keeley Smith, Chelsea Steinberg


2011 Jen Aucoin, Hannah Barile, Danielle Bonner, Katie Caliendo, Ali Carr, Courtney Connors, Jillian Hudson, Dianna Kurowyckyj, Katie Lawrence, Erin Machado, Kate McGeever, Jannelle Minichiello, Danielle Reibold, Chelsea Steinberg, Carly Stote

‘03 Hall of Fame Inductee Laura (Cavanaugh-’85) Hsiung with husband Shang along with Gail Goodspeed and Ed Datti

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Lori Brady ‘92NCAA All American - Vault ‘92NCAA Championship Individual Qualifier - Vault ‘89, ‘91 & ‘92Regional Champion - Vault ‘89, ‘91 & ‘92 All Northeast - ’89, ‘91 & ‘92ECAC Gymnast of the Year - ‘90 & ‘91ECAC Champion - Vault ‘90, ‘91 & ‘92ECAC Champion - All-Around ‘90 & ‘92ECAC Champion - Bars and Floor ‘92

1993 - Karen Olsson - AA; Nicole Mullins - Floor, Bars

1993 Nicole Mullins - AA; Jan Dalziel - AA; Karen Olsson - Vault, Floor

1989 Lori Brady - Vault1991 Lori Brady - Vault1992 Lori Brady - Vault, Nicole Mullins - Bars1994 Karen Olsson - AA, Jana Reardon - AA, Kim Smith - Floor1995 Meghan Ochs - Vault, Floor1997 Cara Lepper - Beam2005 Vanessa Berrios - Beam2006 Amanda Hall - Floor

Karen Olsson and Nicole MullinsNIT All-Americans

Cara Lepper ‘99NCAA Championship Qualifier ‘97Regional Beam Champion ‘97All Northeast - ’96 & ‘97EAGL Beam Champion ‘97EAGL Bars Champion ‘96EAGL Rookie of the Year ‘96

Karen Olsson ‘94 Led team to ‘94 NCAA ChampionshipNCAA Championship Qualifier ‘91-All-AroundRegional All-Around Co-Champion ‘94All Northeast - ‘91,93 & ‘94ECAC Gymnast of the Year ‘94ECAC Vault Champion ‘93

Nicole Mullins ‘94 Led team to ‘94 NCAA ChampionshipNCAA Championship Qualifier ‘92 - BarsRegional Bars Champion ‘92All Northeast - ‘92, ‘93 & ‘94ECAC Academic Gymnast of the Year ‘93ECAC All-Around and Bars Champion ‘93ECAC All-Around, Bars, and Beam Champion ‘94

1978 Denise Walker, Edie Sutton1980 Edie Sutton1981 Edie Sutton, Lucia Cancelmo1982 Lucia Cancelmo, Diane Carlin Laura Cavanaugh, Jayne Dean1983 Lucia Cancelmo, Diane Carlin, Laura Cavanaugh, Jayne Dean, Nancy McCarrick1984 Diane Carlin1985 Laura Cavanaugh1989 Lori Brady, Susie Quinlan, Kelly Marks1990 Dina Peterson1991 Lori Brady, Karen Olsson1992 Lori Brady, Amy Dowd, Nicole Mullins1993 Nicole Mullins, Karen Olsson, Kim Purcaro, Kerry Ulrich1994 Karen Olsson, Jana Reardon, Nicole Mullins, Kim Smith1995 Stacey Evans, Meghan Ochs, Jana Reardon1996 Cara Lepper1997 Cara Lepper (Awards ended in 1998)

1981 Lucia Cancelmo and Edie Sutton - AA1978 UNH Team - 15th place

1984 Diane Carlin - AA, Jayne Dean - Bars, Kim Sonier - Floor1985 Diane Carlin - AA, Vault, Bars, Beam, Floor Laura Cavanaugh - Vault1986 Patty Converse - AA, Bars, Beam, Floor1990 Lori Brady - AA, Vault1991 Lori Brady - Vault1992 Lori Brady - AA, Vault, Bars, Floor1993 Nicole Mullins - AA, Bars, Karen Olsson - Vault1994 Nicole Mullins - AA, Bars, Beam Jana Reardon - Vault, Floor1995 Meghan Ochs - Vault, Jana Reardon - AA, Floor

ECAC Gymnast of the Year1990 Lori Brady1991 Lori Brady1994 Karen Olsson1995 Jana Reardon

Vanessa Berrios ‘05Northeast Regional Champion BeamNCAA Championship Qualifier ’05 - Beam

Suzanne Poretz ‘01EAGL Gymnast of the Year

NCAA Championship Qualifier ’01 - All-Around

1989 Lori Brady - Vault1991 Lori Brady - Vault, Karen Olsson - AA1992 Lori Brady - Vault, Nicole Mullins - Bars1994 Team - 12th place1997 Cara Lepper - Beam2001 Suzanne Poretz - AA2005 Vanessa Berrios - Beam2006 Amanda Hall - AA

Amanda Hall ’06 NCAA Championship Qualifier ’06 All-AroundRegional Floor Champion ’06EAGL Gymnast of the Year ’05EAGL Vault Champion ’05

Champions & AwardsNCAA All-American

NIT All-American First Team

NIT All-American Second Team

NCAA Championship National Qualifiers

AIAW National Qualifiers

All-Northeast

Northeast Regional Champions

ECAC Champions

ECAC Rookie of the Year1994 Jana Reardon

EAGL All-Tournament Team2008 Kelsey Alwin, Katie Caliendo, Helena Diodati, Taryn LaFountain, Rebekah Porter, Keeley Smith, Justine Turner2009 Ali Carr, Diane Grey, Danielle Reibold, Julie Sauchuk, Keeley Smith, Chelsea Steinberg2010 Kelsey Alwin, Katie Caliendo, Courtney Connors, Helena Diodati, Austyn Fobes, Diane Grey, Katie Lawrence, Danielle Reibold, Chelsea Steinberg2011 Jen Aucoin, Ali Carr, Katie Caliendo, Austyn Fobes, Katie Lawrence, Danielle Reibold, Chelsea Steinberg


EAGL Champions1996 Cara Lepper - Bars1997 Cara Lepper - Beam1998 Amy Roberts - Floor2002 Michelle Harley - Beam2003 Tara Phillips - Vault2005 Amanda Hall - Vault2006 Mariana Peña Trestini - Beam2009 Chelsea Steinberg - Beam

EAGL Gymnast of the Year2001 Suzanne Poretz2005 Amanda HallEAGL Rookie of the Year1996 Cara Lepper2000 Michelle Harley2001 Jen DicksonEAGL All-League Selections1996 Jana Reardon, Amy Roberts, Cara Lepper1997 Denise Gregorio, Cara Lepper, Jill Caval ieri, Katy Fader, Amy Roberts, Jana Reardon, Anne Woynerowski1998 Jill Cavalieri, Denise Gregorio, Suzanne Poretz, Amy Roberts, Kathy Thickman, Wendy Wheaton1999 Cara Lepper, Suzanne Poretz, Wendy Wheaton2000 Michelle Harley, Rose Kosowski, Cara Lepper, Bethany Wagner, Wendy Wheaton2001 Michelle Harley, Rose Kosowski, Suzanne Poretz, Wendy Wheaton2002 Jen Dickson, Michelle Harley, Katie Revis, Bethany Wagner2003 Jen Dickson, Amanda Hall, Michelle Harley, Tara Phillips, Jayne Propert2004 Jen Dickson, Amanda Hall, Vanessa James, Mariana Peña Trestini 2005 Amanda Hall, Vanessa James, Jen Jones, Mariana Peña Trestini2006 Amanda Hall, Jen Jones, Mariana Peña Trestini, Justine Turner2007 Helena Diodati, Diane Grey, Taryn LaFountain, Fairen Plummer, Keeley Smith, Justine Turner2008 Kelsey Alwin, Helena Diodati, Taryn LaFountain, Rebekah Porter, Chelsea Steinberg, Justine Turner2009 Katie Caliendo, Ali Carr, Helena Diodati, Diane Grey, Taryn LaFountain, Danielle Reibold, Keeley Smith, Chelsea Steinberg, Justine Turner2010 Helena Diodati, Taryn LaFountain, Danielle Reibold, Julie Sauchuk, Chelsea Steinberg2011 Ali Carr, Austyn Fobes, Katie Lawrence Danielle Reibold, Chelsea Steinberg

Chelsea Steinberg - ’09 EAGL Beam Champion




2009• 18-12 record - Season-high score 196.225 -5th highest in UNH

record books• 5th at the Northeast NCAA Regional Championship• 5th at EAGL Championship• 9.9 scores or above reached 8 times; Vault- Helena Diodati 9.925,

Justine Turner 9.9; Bars Ali Carr and Diane Grey-9.9; Beam- Taryn LaFountain-9.9; Floor- Taryn LaFountain, Julie Sauchuk and

Keeley Smith- 9.9• 11 gymnasts named NACGC/W Scholastic All-Americans: Kelsey

Alwin, Katie Caliendo, Helena Diodati, Diane Grey, Lindsay Kovary, Taryn LaFountain, Katie Lawrence, Danielle Reibold, Janae Ser-noffsky, Keeley Smith, Chelsea Steinberg

• Nine UNH Gymnasts named to All-EAGL team: Helena Diodati, Justine Turner, Ali Carr, Taryn LaFountain, Chelsea Steinberg, Katie Caliendo, Danielle Riebold, Diane Grey, Keeley Smith.

• One EAGL Gymnast of the Week (Helena Diodati); 4 EAGL Special-ists of the Week (Taryn LaFountain (3), Helena Diodati (1).

2008• 18-12 record - Season-high score 194.600• 3rd at EAGL Championship• Helena Diodati and Taryn LaFountain qualify to the NCAA

Regional Championship ; Diodati in vault and bars, LaFoun-tain in beam

• Gail Goodspeed named Head Coach of the Year for the fifth time in her career. Associate Head Coach Ed Datti earned NCAA Northeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year

• Nine Wildcats named NACGC/W Scholastic All-Americans: Kelsey Alwin, Beth Bronson, Katie Caliendo, Diane Grey, Lindsay Kovary, Fairen Plummer, Rebekah Porter, Keeley Smith, Chelsea Steinberg

• Six Wildcats named to All-EAGL Team: Kelsey Alwin, Helena Diodati, Taryn LaFountain, Rebekah Porter, Chelsea Steinberg and Justine Turner

• Helenda Diodati and Taryn LaFountain named EAGL Special-ists of the Week, Chelsea Steinberg named EAGL Rookie of the Week

Highlights of Recent Years

2011• 17-10 record - Season-high score of 195.375• Head coach Gail Goodspeed’s 500th career victory at UNH• 5th place finish at NCAA Norman Regional• EAGL runner-up finish; best result since 2003 championship• Chelsea Steinberg earns Team MVP for 2nd straight season, finishes

7th all-time at UNH with 1,531.2 points• 9.9 scores reached by Chelsea Steinberg (9.9, vault) and Austyn Fobes

(9.95, bars)• Fobes ties school record with 9.95 on bars March 7 • Team earns NCAA Academic Performance Rate (APR) Public Recognition Award, one of only two D-I N.E. gymnastics programs

(Yale) feted for demonstrating commitment to academic progress • Ali Carr (Vault), Austyn Fobes (Floor, AA), Danielle Reibold (Bars) named

to All-EAGL First Team; Katie Lawrence (Beam) and Chelsea Steinberg (Vault, Beam, Floor, AA) tally Second Team honors.

• Nine gymnasts named NACGC/W Scholastic All-Americans: Katie Cali-endo, Ali Carr, Courtney Connors, Dianna Kurowyckyj, Katie Lawrence, Kate McGeever, Danielle Reibold, Chelsea Steinberg, Carly Stote

• Two EAGL Gymnasts of Week (Chelsea Steinberg, Austyn Fobes)

2010• 16-6 record -Season-high score of 195.2• 4th at the Northeast NCAA Regional Championship• 4th at the EAGL Championship• 9.9 scores or above reached 6 times: Bars- Ali Carr 9.95, Helena Diodati

9.925; Floor - Taryn Lafountain -9.925, Julie Sauchuk -9.925, 9.9; Chelsea Steinberg -9.9

• 12 gymnasts named NACGC/W Scholastic All-Americans: Kelsey Alwin, Katie Caliendo, Ali Carr, Courtney Connors, Diane Grey, Taryn LaFountain, Katie Lawrence, Danielle Reibold, Andie Sablosky, Janae Sernoffsky, Keeley Smith, Chelsea Steinberg

• 5 gymnasts named to All-EAGL Team: (First) Taryn LaFountain-Beam, Danielle Reibold-Bars, Julie Sauchuk-Floor, Chelsea Steinberg-Beam (Second) Helena Diodati-Vault, Bars; Reibold-Beam; Steinberg-Vault, Floor

• One EAGL Gymnast of Week (Chelsea Steinberg); Three EAGL Specialists of Week (Helena Diodati, Taryn LaFountain, Julie Sauchuk)

• Ed Datti named co-EAGL Assistant Coach of Year

On March 23, 1996, freshman Cara Lepper (Southington, Conn.) highlighted the final home meet of the season as she broke her own school record and became only the second Wildcat gymnast ever to score a perfect 10.0 as she posted a perfect score on the balance beam. Lepper’s previous school record was a 9.875.

Lori Brady 10.0 Vault

On March 20, 2003, in a record-breaking team performance, junior Tara Phillips (Spring, Texas) set a record of her own. As only the third gymnast to score a 10.0, Phillips posted a perfect score on the vault in front of her home crowd while hosting the 2003 EAGL Cham-pionship. Phillips’ performance beat out her previous 9.950 career high.

Tara Phillips 10.0 Vault

Year Coach Postseason1976LouDatilio1977LouDatilio1978LouDatilio4thEAIAW 15thAIAWNationals, EdieSutton&DeniseWalkerAll-East1979LeslieHenry5thEAIAW

Year-by-Year with Gail Goodspeed: (501-266-2 Record)Year Record Postseason1980 14-3 5th EAIAW1981 12-1 3rd EAIAW1982 11-1 2nd NCAA Regional Championship1983 12-0 2nd NCAA Regional Championship1984 24-2 ECAC Champions/4th NCAA Regional Championship1985 16-9 ECAC Champions/5th NCAA Regional Championship1986 12-8 ECAC Champions/5th NCAA Regional Championship1987 15-7 3rd ECAC Championship/6th NCAA Regional Championship1988 14-10 4th ECAC Championship/7th NCAA Regional Championship1989 14-10 2nd ECAC Championship/3rd NCAA Regional Championship1990 12-9 3rd ECAC Championship/5th NCAA Regional Championship1991 17-7 2nd ECAC Championship/2nd NCAA Regional Championship1992 19-8 2nd ECAC Championship/5th NCAA Regional Championship1993 13-12 2nd ECAC Championship/3rd NCAA Regional Championship1994 22-8 ECAC Champions/NCAA Regional Champions/ 12th NCAA National Championship1995 15-8 2nd ECAC Championship/3rd NCAA Regional Championship1996 16-11 5th EAGL Championship/5th NCAA Regional Championship1997 16-9 3rd EAGL Championship/5th NCAA Regional Championship1998 17-8 2nd EAGL Championship/5th NCAA Regional Championship1999 15-10 3rd EAGL Championship/3rd NCAA Regional Championship 2000 14-10 6th EAGL Championship/6th NCAA Regional Championship2001 20-6-1 4th EAGL Championship/4th NCAA Regional Championship2002 11-11 5th EAGL Championship/5th NCAA Regional Championship2003 23-7 EAGL Champions/5th NCAA Regional Championship2004 12-10-1 6th EAGL Championship/6th NCAA Regional Championship2005 18-13 6th EAGL Championship/3rd NCAA Regional Championship2006 16-11 4th EAGL Championship/4th NCAA Regional Championship2007 12-17 7th EAGL Championship/4th NCAA Regional Championship2008 18-12 3rd EAGL Championship 2009 18-12 5th EAGL Championship/5th NCAA Regional Championship2010 16-6 4th EAGL Championship/4th NCAA Regional Championship2011 17-10 2nd EAGL Championship/5th NCAA Regional Championship*Records include conference championship in win/loss column.

UNH Athletic Director Marty Scaranocongratulates Gail Goodspeed on her

25th year of coachingWomen’s Gymnastics at UNH.

Gail Goodspeed named 2003 EAGL Coach of the Year and Northeast Regional Coach of the Year; Ed Datti and Beth Aparo also

honored with Northeast Regional Assistant Coach of the Year titles

Highlights

Year-by-Year Prior to Gail Goodspeed:

Pur-r-r-fect 10s

On January 18, 1992, in a victory over the University of Vermont, UNH senior co-captain Lori Brady (Pocasset, Mass.) achieved a longtime goal as she performed a flawless handspring-front piked salto and became the first collegiate gymnast to ever score a perfect “10” on vault. Brady went on to qualify for her third NCAA Championship where she became the first UNH gymnast to be named an All-American.


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Alumni Where Are

Keely Smith ‘11 Cambodia

Beth Bronson ’08, Zoé (Magiros) McLean, and Amanda Hall ’06

Alicia Gomes ‘01CrossFit games

Jasmine Washington ’11, Brad Turner and Taryn Archambault ’11

Kelsey Alwin ‘10


Chelsea Steinberg ‘11 and Andie Sablosky ’11

Alana (Webb ‘99) Lepine with husband Dale and children,

Spencer and Kyla

Andy and Jill (Cavalieri ‘99) Haskell

Laurie (Parlin’99) and Ian Smith with Roxy

Rebekah (Porter ‘08) and Tucker Peterson

Suzanne (Poretz ‘01) and Bo Rose with son Lincoln

Class of 2011Taryn Archambault • Graduate Student Intern - kindergarten, tumbling Instructor – Woodman Park Elementary, Dover, N.H./

5-6-7-8 dance studio • Dover, N.H.Katie Caliendo • Sports Marketing Intern - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University • Daytona Beach, Fla.

Katie Lawrence • Research Associate – Novozymes • Raleigh, N.C.Janae Sernoffsky • Graduate Student - Sport Behavior & Performance - Miami University • Oxford, Ohio

Chelsea Steinberg • Graduate Student/Intern - Occupational Therapy- UNH/NY Presbyterian Psychiatric Hospital & Mor-ristown Memorial • Ridgewood, N.J.

Class of 2010Kelsey Alwin • Registered Nurse – York Hospital, Maine • Kennebunk, Maine

Taryn LaFountain • Intern-Sports RD - U of Louisville/Graduate Student Dietetics(January) - SUNY Oneota • Louisville, Ky.Julie Sauchuk • • Peabody, Mass.

Keeley Smith • Graduate Student - Public Policy – Brown University • Providence, R.I.Helena Diodati • Occupational Therapist - Boston Medical Center • Boston, Mass.

Diane Grey • Healthcare Management - The Village at Gleannloch Farms • Spring, Texas

Class of 2009Melissa César • Youth Athletics Counselor/Gymnastics Coach – On Your Toes Gymnastics • Miami Lakes, Fla.

Lindsay Kovary • Graduate Student - Tufts Dental School • Boston, Mass.Justine Turner • Customer Service Associate - Archstone Boston Common • Quincy, Mass.

Class of 2008Beth Bronson • Leasing Consultant – Highlands at Dearborn • Portsmouth, N.H.

Rebekah (Porter) Peterson • Athletic Trainer/Athletic Training Program Instructor - Castleton State College • Rutland Town, Vt.Katelyn Schenkel • Elementary Education Teacher • Dover, N.H.

Class of 2007Jaime deMello • After-School Teacher - Lexington Elem./ Graduate Student - Masters Psychology - Mass. School of Profes-

sional Psychology • Milton, Mass. Jen Jones • Gymnastics Coach - All-Star Gymnastics • Billerica, Mass.

Heather Moore • Teaching Assistant - Personal Touch Family Childcare • Graduate Student - Early Childhood Education • Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.

Class of 2006Lindsay Berrios • Clinical Perfusionist – Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center • Memphis, Tenn.

Amanda Hall • Physician Assistant - Plymouth Orthopedics and Sports Medicine/Speare Hospital • Campton, N.H.Mariana (Peña Trestini) Torres • Project Analyst II - Burns Engineering, Inc. • Ardmore, Pa.

Class of 2005Vanessa Berrios • Speech/Language Pathologist - Alhambra Elementary S.D. - Part-time at Horizon Pediatric Therapy •

Litchfield Park, Ariz.Candice Carbone • Teacher • Woburn, Mass.

Vanessa James • 2nd Grade ESL Teacher - Malden Public Schools/Enrichment Education Consultant - Partnership for Com-munity Schools • Malden, Mass.

Tara (Phillips) Stark • Stay at Home Mom • Nashua, N.H.

Class of 2004Crystal (Beak) Pratt • Exercise Physiologist - UMass Memorial Medical Center/Graduate Student Healthcare Administration •

Shrewsbury, Mass.Jennifer (Dickson) Ganly • Registered Dietician - Goodwin Comm. Health Center • Newmarket, N.H.

Mellory (Giberson) Kaserman • Pediatric Resident Physician - Hasbro Children’s Hospital • Providence, R.I.Brieyn (McNamara) Fontaine • Assistant Association Manager - DuvalCAMS Management • Charlotte, N.C.

Class of 2003Michelle (Harley) Meagher • Panama City Beach, Fla.

Erin Malinak • Medical Sales Rep - Smith and Nephew • Miami, Fla.

Class of 2002Katie (Revis) Carney • Civil Engineer - Parsons Brinckerhoff • Somersworth, N.H.

Bethany (Wagner) Cisternino • High School Biology & Anatomy Teacher – Bound Brook High School/ IFBB Professional Fitness Competitor • Bridgewater, N.J.

Class of 2001Alicia Gomes • Physical Education Teacher - Masconomet Regional HS • Beverly, Mass.

Suzanne (Poretz) Rose • Breast Cancer 3-Day,Nat’l Sales & Service Coordinator - Event-360 • Milton, Del.Wendy (Wheaton) Pierce • Account Executive - Oakwood Temporary Housing • Hermosa Beach, Calif.

Rose (Kosowski) Walsh • Childcare Provider • Barrington, N.H.

Class of 2000Lisa (Koning) Scharf • Real Estate Agent - Watson Realty / Personal Fitness Trainer • Sanford, Fla.

Cara Lepper • Diabetic Educator - Nutur • Cheshire, Conn.Katy (Fader) Lilly • Family Physician - Woodbury Family Practice • Durham, N.H.

Kathryn Thickman • Orthopaedic Physician’s Assistant – Muir Orthopaedics • Walnut Creek, Calif.

Class of 1999Jill (Cavalieri) Haskell • Athletic Trainer – Maine General Medical Center • Gardiner, Maine

Denise (Gregorio) Jenkins • Corporate Recruiter - Health Net, Inc. • Stratford, Conn.Alana (Webb) Lepine • Full time Mom/Part-Time Gymnastics Coach - Atlantic Gymnastics • Rochester, N.H.

Laurie (Parlin) Smith • Health & Sport Sciences - Capital University • Columbus, Ohio

Karen (Wisell) Bertin • Stay at Home Mom • Ojai, Calif.Anne Woynerowski • Gymnastics Coach - North Stars • Boonton, N.J.

Class of 1998Amy (Roberts) Rhodes • Graduate Student - Speech Language Pathology - East Carolina • Mint Hill, N.C.

Jennifer (Symecko) Horne • Pharmaceutical Sales - Allergan • Orlando, Fla.

Class of 1997 Michelle Boisvert • Speech Language Pathologist/Ph.D Candidate - UMASS • Amherst, Mass.

Meghan (Ochs) Nickulas • Stay at Home Mom • Centerville, Mass.Jana (Reardon) Mowers • Gymnastics Coach - Yellow Jackets • Middleton, Mass.

Nikki (Villella) Shawley • Third Grade Teacher – Atkinson Academy • Sandown, N.H.

Class of 1996Stacey (Evans) Moreno • Director of Development, Gymnastics Coach – Sonshine Gymnastics • Cary, N.C.

Kimberly (Purcaro) Mendoza • Physician’s Assistant Orthopaedic Surgery - Countryside Orthopaedics/ Crossfit Trainer • Ashburn, Va.

Jaime (Smith) DiZio • Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse - St.Christopher’s Hospital for Children • Havertown, Pa.




They Now? AlumniWhere Are

Kim (Goulding ‘93) & Sean O’Leary with twin sons Sean and Ryan

Kelsey and Rachel, daughters of Kim (Fuller ‘90) Blow

Jaimie (Smith ’96) DiZio with children Daniel, Carly and Molly

Beth (Raynor ‘87) and David Jimenez with children Sarah, Stephen and Nicole

Chase, Cameron, Colby and Jack - sons of Diane (Aubut ‘90) and Mark Duncan

Jane LaBombard (‘95) in the Everglades

Eric and Janet (Poole‘76) Peirce

Tracy (Manforte ‘92) Sweet - 40th birthday handstand in Paris


Kerry (Ulrich‘95) and Don Rivera with Delaney, Derek, and Darian

Mark and Jana (Reardon ‘97) Mowers with daughters Greta and Gracy

Class of 1995Erika (Maugham) Barninger • Clinical Trial Manager - Pfizer Pharmaceuticals • Randolph, N.J.Amy (Ehle) Pruim • Senior Sales Consultant - Novaratis Pharmaceuticals • Columbia, Md.Jane LaBombard • Project Engineer – Jacobs Engineering/Gymnastics Coach - The Gymnastics Revolution • N. Palm Beach, Fla.Kerry (Ulrich) Rivera • Stay at home Mom and Gymnastics Coach - New Image Gymnastics • West Islip, N.Y.Kelley Shaw • Aerialist/Stunt Double • New York, N.Y.

Class of 1994Nicole Mullins • Associate Professor, Exercise Science - Youngstown State University • Lake Milton, OhioKaren (Olsson) Broderick • Mother / Owner and Gymnastics Coach - Broderick Gymnastics Academy • Norwood, Mass.

Class of 1993Jan (Dalziel) Smith • Owner and Gymnastics Coach & Judge - All-American Gymnastics • Ocean, N.J.Kim (Goulding) O’Leary • Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant/Personal Trainer • Easthampton, Mass.Cori (Hart) Cunningham • Head Coach and Choreographer - Atlantic Gymnastics Training Center • Raymond, N.H.

Class of 1992Beth (“Boomer” Butcher) Kramer • Registered Nurse - Care Group Home Care • Millis, Mass.Lori (Brady) Johnson • Third Grade Teacher • Somerville, Mass.Amy (Dowd) Murphy • Stay at Home Mom • Scituate, Mass.Tracy (Manforte) Sweet • Director of Communications - Phillips Academy, Andover. • Kingston, N.H.Kelly (Marks) Unruh • Owner/Athletic Trainer - Comprehensive Injury Prevention Solutions, Inc. • Stroudsburg, Pa.

Class of 1991Pam (Giroux) Mattson • Pediatric Physician • Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children-Denver • Boulder, Colo.Susie (Quinlan) Hill • Horticulture Consultant - U. of Maryland • Frederick, Md.Laura (Paredes) Kablik • Merchandise Planner - Staples • Mansfield, Mass.Dana Brodin • East Providence Schools/Autism Spectrum Program • Jamestown, R.I.

Class of 1990Betsy (Anderson) Baird • Mom of three girls • Hamilton, Mass.Denise Brackesy • Dietician - Children’s Hospital • Boston, Mass.Diane (Aubut) Duncan • At-home Mother • Mendon, Mass.Kim (Fuller) Blow • H.S. Guidance Counselor - North Broward Preparatory School • Boca Raton, Fla.Dina (Peterson) Qualter • Owner/Physical Therapist - Orthopedic and Sports PT of Cape Cod • Plymouth, Mass.Michelle Shanley Sico • Head of Americas Investment Consultant Client Coverage - MSCI Inc. Boston, Mass • Cape Neddick, Maine

Class of 1989Nancy Andrews • Regional Sales Manager - General Wire Products, Inc./Promotes Pro-World Body Building-4x WNBF Pro Natural World Champion and Ms. Universe • Shrewsbury, Mass.Tammy (Hager) Fascetta • At home Mom/Office Manager – Temple Israel of Dover • Dover, N.H.Patty (Converse) Hunt • Homemaker • Dover, N.H.Nancy (Doherty) Seeley • Registered Nurse – Children’s Hospital Boston • Sandwich, Mass.

Class of 1988Jessica Downey • deceasedMichelle (Sawyer) Evangelista • Stay at Home Mom • Zebulon, N.C.Linda Glatte • Exercise Physiology Professor - San Diego State University • San Diego, Calif.

Class of 1987Peggy (Donovan) Crosby • Stay at Home Mom • Mt. Prospect, Ill.Beth (Raynor) Jimenez • Patent Attorney - Cantor Colburn LLP • West Simsbury, Conn.Jill (Miller) Lashua • Self Employed-Pet Care • Still River, Mass.

Class of 1986Toby (Kapp) Bass • Nutritionist - Self Employed • Davie, Fla.

Class of 1985Tracy (Parks) Barrett • Industrial Sales/Marketing- TAP Pharmaceuticals / Mom • Loudon, N.H.Laura (Cavanaugh) Hsiung • Litigation Sales Consultant – Integreon • N. Potomac, Md.Diane (Carlin) Nardi • Executive Producer - Nardi Creative Inc. • Needham, Mass.Kim Sonier • Instructor - Northern Arizona University • Flagstaff, Ariz.

Class of 1984Jayne (Dean) Albani • Psychotherapist - Self Employed • Bloomfield, Conn.Lucia (Cancelmo) Izzo • Registered Nurse - Hackensack University Medical Center • North Haledon, N.J.Patti (Shea) Piotrowski • Mom • Naperville, Ill.

Class of 1983Lynn Mazzaferro • HIV Therapeutic Specialist – Gilead Science Inc. • Littleton, Mass.Lynda (Drewry) Townes • Video Store Owner - Weare Center Video • Weare, N.H.

Class of 1982Karen (Hungerford) Bemis • Office Manager - Bemis Associates Consulting Engineers • W. Hartford, Conn.Josie (Lemmi) Penza • Physical Education Teacher - Brooks Elementary /Flips & Giggles Gym Owner • Saugus, Mass.Lisa (Harris) Peterson • Registered Nurse - RVNA and Hospice • Newton, N.H.Jaqueline Watskin, MD • Physician/Photographer • Medford, N.J.Ellen (Fahey) Ciabattoni • Homemaker • Prior Lake, Minn.

Class of 1981Edie Sutton • Art Production Coordinator & Designer – ProMedia Group • Stamford, Conn.Karen (Arneberg) Hathaway • Norwich, Vt.Susan (Galipault) Mattei • Director of Individual Giving - Northfield Mount Herman School • Shelburne, Mass.Michelle Baker McMath • Owner and Gymnastics Coach - Bakers Gymnastics • Peabody, Mass.Lynn Wiatrowski • Bank Executive – Bank of America Merrill Lynch • Boston, Mass.

Class of 1980Linda (Schneider) DeRoo • Homemaker • Elizabethtown, Pa.

Class of 1976Janet (Poole) Peirce • Elementary School Teacher - Claremont Christian Academy • Claremont, N.H.Sue (Gould) Beal • Sherrill, N.Y.

Class of 1975Leigh Hansen • Senior Director, Market Planning & Strategy - Thomson Reuters • Northwood, N.H.Victoria (Nilson) Wilcox • Bloomsburg, Pa.

Class of 1972Janet (Newton) Nelson • Unit Secretary - Rehabilitation Good Samaritan Hospital • Tacoma, Wash.

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University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Athletic Department Mission StatementThe mission of the intercollegiate athletics program at UNH is to provide student-athletes a collegiate experience that is enriched by their participation in programs which are competitive at the NCAA Division I level both regionally and nationally. The intercollegiate athletics program also plays an important role by enhancing the quality of life for the University and statewide community by being a source of pride and identification with the University while always maintaining high standards of academic scholarship and integrity. To fulfill its mission, the intercollegiate program must: (1) Provide student-athletes every opportunity to meet academic and athletic demands with the goal of graduating every student-athlete; (2) Provide resources necessary to field competitive teams with league affiliations, and to gain regional and national recognition; (3) Provide equitable opportunities for all intercollegiate athletics by the active recruitment of minority athletes, and provide equitable opportunities for all women student-athletes commensurate with that of their male counterparts; (4) Provide excellent facilities for all student-athletes to train, practice and play; (5) Conduct all operations within state and federal law, University policies, rules of the NCAA, and athletics conferences in which the University competes.

UNH Diversity Statement The University seeks excellence through diversity among its administrators, faculty, staff, and students. The

University prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, or marital status. The University of New Hampshire is committed to creating a more diverse community, knowing that “inclusion, diversity and equity are values inextricably linked to our mission of educational excellence.” This diversity strengthens our ability to reach our individual and collective potential and to provide better services and care for all faculty, staff and students. The University of New Hampshire was originally founded as a land-grant college whose mission was to shape and educate citizenry among the state’s farmers, business people and engineers. Today, the University is a land-, sea-, and space-grant university serving a growing undergraduate student body of about 12,000 and a graduate population of 2,300 in addition to 600 full-time faculty members, 92% of which have earned their doctorate degree. The University has grown into a top public research university occupying 2,600 acres of classic living and learning space, while still maintaining the look and feel of a New England liberal arts college with a faculty dedicated to teaching. UNH’s student to faculty ratio registers at 18:1. As one of the most prestigious institutions in the Northeast, the University of New Hampshire has always been recognized as a leader in education and research, spanning all fields of study and uniting them through interdisciplinary programs, labs, farms, theatres, research centers and libraries. Founded in 1866 as the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, UNH was among the early state institutions of higher education whose formation was made possible by federal government land grants. The purpose for the grants was to establish colleges that would serve the sons and daughters of farming and laboring families. New Hampshire College was originally situated in Hanover, N.H. Here it was in connection with Dartmouth College before moving to Durham in 1893 after Benjamin Thompson bequeathed land and money to further the development of the college. The state legislature then granted its new charter as the University of New Hampshire in 1923. The University hosts nearly 550 international students from more than 40 countries and boasts a population of students from 49 states. Along with over 100 majors offered, UNH encompasses seven schools and colleges that undergraduates can choose from: the College of Liberal Arts, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, School of Health and Human Services, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Whittemore School of Business and Economics and the Thompson School of Applied Science. And at the very heart of the University’s undergraduate studies is the General Education Program. The GEP is a core program with a breadth of academic subjects that aims to acquaint the student with some of the major modes of thought necessary to understand oneself, others, society and the world. The University prides itself as being a top 10 entrepreneurial campus (Forbes.com and The Princeton Review) and is among the top 30 universities nationally in science research funding from NASA. UNH is home to the NASA-recognized Space Science Center; the Institute for Study for Earth, Oceans and Space; and the Institute of Marine Science and Engineering. The English program is staffed by an inspiring faculty of winners of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the MacArthur Fellowship, the Edgar Allen Poe Award and the Young Poets Award. In addition, the Whittemore School of Business and Economics, established in 1962, was recently selected second among all business schools in a nationwide pool of business school deans.





University of New Hampshire New Hampshire also graduates students who attend top-notch graduate schools, including Law School at Harvard and Cornell, Engineering at Stanford, and Medical School at Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins and Harvard. There have been over $9 million in capitol improvements to the Athletic Department since the summer of 2000. Most recently, as part of a $650,000 renovation project in the summer of 2011, the field turf at Bremner Field was replaced with a new state-of-the-art surface used by many varsity teams and for student recreational activities. In the fall of 2008, the Paul Sweet Oval renovation was completed to include new surfaces, lighting, painting, infrastructure upgrades and the replacement of windows that existed in the original architecture. The total cost of the project exceeded $500,000. In the summer of 2007, the Cowell Stadium grass field was replaced with a $1 million Field Turf synthetic surface. Additionally in 2007, a complete renovation of Lundholm Gymnasium was undertaken. The $600,000 renovation included a new state-of-the-art bleacher system, new scoreboards, competition baskets and other aesthetic enhancements. In addition to the incredible improvements of its athletic facilities, the University has upgraded and renovated a large part of its academic campus as well. Thompson Hall, one of the standing historical landmarks of the University, has been beautifully refurbished and restored. The University also completed a $52 million renovation of Kingsbury Hall, adding 6,000 square feet of student project space for students in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, as well as a $4.5 revamp of Hewitt Hall to expand the School of Health and Human Services. In addition, the new 120,000 square foot Biological Sciences Building, Rudman Hall and the Spaulding Life Sciences Renovation project now provide state-of-the-art teaching and researching laboratories. The University also spent $15 million to complete Morse Hall, a science and engineering building as well as $8.2 million to modernize the Memorial Union Building. This revision to the existing student union building consisted of several upgrades including top kitchen and dining facilities, two theaters, student mailboxes, lounges and meeting rooms, as well as additional retail spaces such as the University Bookstore. The University has also completed construction of the new dining facility on Main Street, Holloway Commons, as well as the renovation of the Dimond Library. In November 1995, construction of the $27 million Recreation and Sport Complex reached completion. The Whittemore Center includes a state-of-the-art 6,500 to 7,500 seat arena for hockey, concerts and convocations, as well as a three-level recreational sports facility within the structure which had housed the old Snively Arena. Combining the atmosphere of a small New England liberal arts college with the resources and opportunities of a major research university, the University of New Hampshire is a place where all students can find or create their own niche and succeed. While the University offers an extremely broad academic base with an inspiring faculty, it also provides students with thousands of opportunities to get involved, either through athletics, campus recreation, student life or research. The University is a dynamic community that not only challenges its members academically but also expands their understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity and leads to incredible growth as students, faculty, staff and as a community.

Distinguished AlumniJerryAzumah‘99

FormerNFLProBowler,ChicagoBears

SusanBlanchardRyan‘89StarofMovie“OpenWater”

AndyBrickley‘82FormerNHLPlayer

CurrentNESNAnalyst(Bruins)

KarynBye’941998OlympicGold,IceHockey

MarcyCarsey’66Producer

CosbyShow/That70’sShow

TyConklin’01NHLPlayer,DetroitRedWings

GaryDeStefano’78President,NikeGlobal

Operations

JackEdwards‘79NESNAnnouncer(Bruins)

CarltonFisk’69HallofFameBaseballPlayer

CoreyGraham‘07NFLPlayer,ChicagoBears

JohnIrving’65Author,“CiderHouseRules”

NatalieJacobson’65FormerNewsAnchor,

BostonTV

KathrynKross’82ExecutiveProducer,“BloombergNews”

RichardLinnehan’80NASAAstronaut

JohnLynch’74Governor,NewHampshire

JackieMacMullan’82Journalist,ESPN&ESPN.com

RonNoble’79SecretaryGeneral,Interpol

MikeO’Malley’92Actor,“Glee”,“MyNameis

Earl”,“Yes,Dear”

PeterPaul‘67OwnerofPaulFinancial&

PeterPaulWines

RobertTowse’63SeniorPartner,MorganStanley

BarbaraWalsh’81Pulitzer-prizewinner,Portland Press Herald


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The AdministrationDr. Mark W. Huddleston- President Mark W. Huddleston became the 19th president of the University of New Hampshire in July 2007, bringing three decades of experience in public and private education as a faculty member, dean, and senior administrator. Huddleston has been a strong advocate for increasing affordability and accessibility in higher education, and has argued that we need to rethink much of what we do to protect our core missions, and to ensure that higher education remains vital and financially sustainable in the 21st century. In February 2010, he presented a 10-year strategic plan for UNH, the result of an intensive collaboration between faculty, students, staff, alumni, and the University’s wider communities. Emphasizing innovation and entrepreneurship, the plan is helping to guide the University’s response to a historic state budget cut passed by the 2011 New Hampshire Legislature.“The strategic plan commits us to finding new ways to teach, learn, discover, create, and engage in the 21st century—and positions UNH to become a national leader in the redefinition of American higher education,” Huddleston says.

Huddleston was raised in Syracuse, N.Y., and was the first member of his family ever to attend college. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the State University of New York-Buffalo, and both a master’s degree and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He began his academic career at SUNY-Buffalo in 1977 as an assistant professor of political science. In 1980, he joined the faculty of the University of Delaware, where he served for the next 24 years. There, he chaired the Department of Political Science and International Relations and served as associate provost for international programs. In 2001, he was named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, overseeing 45 academic departments and centers with nearly 900 full-time faculty and staff, and serving in that capacity until he was named president of Ohio Wesleyan University in 2004. An author of numerous books and articles, he has been a consultant for both the U.S. government and international organizations. He also served as an adviser in Bosnia on rebuilding financial and administrative infrastructures after the Dayton accords. Huddleston is chair of the Presidents Council of the America East Conference, an incorporator of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Speedway Children’s Charities. Huddleston and his wife, Emma Bricker, have three children, Andy, Kate, and Giles.

Marty Scarano - Director of Athletics The 2011-12 academic year represents the 12th season Marty Scarano has served as the Director of Athletics at the University of New Hampshire. During his tenure, Scarano has heightened national exposure for UNH athletics with academics, facility renovations and programmatic advancement being top priorities. With a Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 95 percent among its student-athletes in 2010-11, UNH ranked highest in the America East Conference, the Colonial Athletic Association and second nationally among all public institutions. The field hockey, women’s gymnastics, men’s soccer, women’s ice hockey, women’s skiing, women’s track and women’s volleyball teams all posted perfect 100 percent GSRs while the football team notched a 95 percent mark, tied for fifth-best in the nation in its respective sport. Four Wildcat teams were honored by the NCAA for multiyear Academic Progress Rates (APRs) in the top 10 percent of all teams in their respective sports: football, men’s indoor track and field, men’s outdoor track and field and women’s gymnastics, with the football program compiling the best APR among all CAA institutions. UNH finished second in the America East Academic Cup for the third time in the last four years, achieving a 3.13 cumulative grade-point

average. The Wildcats had the highest number of honorees on the 2010 America East Fall Academic Honor Roll and the second-highest percentage of student-athletes on the 2010-11 America East Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll. UNH athletics has consistently been ranked among the top of Division I institutions in the battle for the Learfield Sports NACDA Directors’ Cup. This past season, the Wildcats ranked 76th out of more than 370 Division I schools with 242.50 points, which was the best in America East. The Wildcats finished third behind only Connecticut (44) and Boston College (64) in the New England region. Scarano’s many accomplishments have played a key role in UNH being named one of the Top 20 Athletic Departments in the Country in U.S. News and World Report college athlet-ics rankings in March 2002. UNH’s graduation rate for athletes has maintained levels at or exceeding 90 percent, which puts it among the nation’s best in Division I. Scarano has focused on moving UNH athletics into the collegiate national arena. To accomplish that goal, the University has taken on the task of hosting major NCAA championships. The Wildcat athletic department has played host to highly successful NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Northeast Regionals at the Verizon Wireless Arena (Manchester, N.H.) in 2004, 2007, 2009 and 2011. UNH has had the opportunity to host two NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Frozen Fours in the Whittemore Center in 2002 and 2005. In addition, UNH successfully hosted the 2007 NCAA Skiing Championships in Washington Valley as well as the 2005 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Northeast Regional at the Whittemore Center Arena. There have been over $9 million in capitol improvements since Scarano’s hiring in the summer of 2000. Most recently, as part of a $650,000 renovation project in the summer of 2011, the field turf at Bremner Field was replaced with a new state-of-the-art surface used by many varsity teams and for student recreational activities. In the fall of 2008, the Paul Sweet Oval renovation was completed to include new surfaces, lighting, painting, infrastructure upgrades and the replacement of windows that existed in the original architecture. The total cost of the project exceeded $500,000. In the summer of 2007, the Cowell Stadium grass field was replaced with a $1 million Field Turf synthetic surface. Additionally in 2007, a complete renovation of Lundholm Gymnasium was undertaken. The $600,000 renovation included a new state-of-the-art bleacher system, new scoreboards, competition baskets and other aesthetic enhancements. Scarano also been an active member in the leadership of UNH’s three major conferences and was the chair of the executive committees for Atlantic 10 football, Hockey East and America East from 2003 to 2007. He also served as chair of the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee in 2005-06 and 2006-07 and is currently on the America East Executive Council. Scarano held the position of Athletics Director at Colorado College from July 1996 through June 2000. During his tenure, Colorado College was ranked among the top 20 Division III programs in the Sears Cup national standings and produced several All-Americans, all-academic award winners and NCAA post-graduate scholarship recipients. Prior to his stay in Colorado Springs, Scarano worked for 13 years at Colgate University, where he served as assistant director of athletics, director of physical education, associate director, and senior associate director. Scarano, a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., is a 1978 graduate of Penn State University, where he started his athletic career as assistant ticket manager and the athletics events manager from 1980-83. Scarano holds a Master’s Degree in Environmental History from Colgate. He and his wife, Cydney, have three children: daughter, Lynden; son, Kyle, who is currently enrolled at UNH; and daughter, Corey, a junior at Oyster River High School.




Wildcat Support Staff

Mike MurphyAssociate Director

Media & Public Relations

Jean MitchellAthletic Facilities/

Housekeeping Manager

Diane MetcalfDirector of

Athletic Development

Michelle BronnerSr. Associate Athletic Director

Compliance/SWA

Brenda Mullaney Associate Director

Athletics Major Gifts

Kate McAfeeAssistant Athletic Director

Event Management

Sue BeaulieuSenior Business

Services Assistant

Athletic excellence is part of the formula for success in the collegiate experience for University of New Hampshire gymnasts. The primary measure of achievement is the student-athlete’s success in the classroom. UNH is dedicated to enhancing the student-athlete’s ability to achieve academic excellence and has one of the top graduation rates in the country. Realizing the time commitment the gymnasts give to the school, the University administers a comprehensive program of academic support services that is available to Wildcat gymnasts and all other student-athletes. This program includes the monitoring of academic progress, providing tutorial services, access to a well-equipped student-athlete academic center, as well as interacting with the academic advisors within the various colleges. Serving as Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Services since 1994 is Joanne Maldari, a 1990 graduate of Holy Cross who went on to earn her master’s degree in Athletic Counseling at Springfield College. She was recognized for her outstanding efforts at UNH by receiving the University’s 2001 Academic Advising Award. Before coming to Durham, Maldari served athletic counseling internships at Springfield and Central Connecticut State University. Cathy Leach assists Maldari and enters her 10th year of working directly with women’s gymnastics student-athletes. Leach was the Women’s Sports Information Director from 1985-88 and served as interim Women’s Athletic Director in the 1989-90 season before working in admissions from 1990-2001. Since 1990, the National Association of College Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) has recognized gymnasts who have excelled both in competition and the classroom. In 2011, nine UNH gymnasts were named NACGC/W Scholastic All-Americans, and the Wildcats ranked 17th in the nation with a cumulative 3.4567 grade point average -the second-highest academic ranking in New England (Brown).

Joanne MaldariAssistant Athletic Director/Academic Support

Cathy LeachAssistant Athletic DirectorAcademic Support/Compliance

Academic Excellence

Steve MetcalfDeputy

Athletic Director

Tom WilkinsAssistant Athletic Director,

Media & PublicRelations

Nicole AyerAssistant Athletic Director

Ticketing

Amber LilyestromAssociate Athletic Director

Marketing & Communications

Dot SheehanSr. Associate Athletic Director

External Relations

Neal LavoieEquipment Manager

Melanie BrownAdministrative Assistant

Cathy CoakleyCoordinator of Student-Athlete Development

Jon DanaDirector of

Sports Medicine

Carrie KimballAssociate Athletic Director

Operations

Shawn GreenAcademic Support/

Compliance Assistant

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2011-12 OFFICIAL TEAM PHYSICIANS





Danielle Reibold

2011-12 OFFICIAL TEAM PHYSICIANS 2010-11 Official Team PhysiciansThe physicians at Seacoast Orthopedics & Sports Medicine are the Official Team Physicians of the UNH Wildcats and are board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery or the American Board of Family Practice. Our highly subspecialized orthopedic physicians treat all musculoskeletal conditions.

Robert P Waugh, MD Robert P Waugh, MD •Hand Surgery•Wrist Surgery•Microsurgery

Medical Degree: ` University of Massachusetts Medical School, WorcesterInternship in General Surgery: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, BostonResidency in Orthopedic Surgery: University of MarylandH d S F ll hi Child ’ H it l B t B th

Gavin R Webb, MDGavin R Webb, MD•Sports Medicine•Arthroscopic Surgery•Shoulder & Knee Surgery•Cartilage Restoration

Medical Degree: University of Vermont School of MedicineInternship in General Surgery: Maine Medical Center, PortlandResidency in Orthopedic Surgery: State University ofHand Surgery Fellowship: Children’s Hospital Boston; Beth

Israel Deaconess Medical Center, BostonMemberships: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Residency in Orthopedic Surgery: State University ofNew York at BuffaloSports Medicine Fellowship: New England Baptist Hospital, BostonCertifications: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery ; American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, FellowMemberships: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Diplomate; American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Fellow; Arthroscopy Association of North America; American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine; NH Orthopaedic Society; NH Medical Society

SPECIAL THANKS TO UNH ALUMNI WHO DONATE THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE TO THE WILDCATS GYMNASTICS TEAM

Dr.KatyLilly,MDWoodbury Family PracticeNewington, N.H.UNH Class of 2000

JenniferGanlyDover Dietician/NutritionistDover, N.H.UNH Class of 2004

In Memory

KATIE BALDWIN Academic Excellence Award


2011-12 OFFICIAL TEAM PHYSICIANS

TheAcademicExcellenceAwardwasestablishedin2002andisawardedinmemoryofKatieBaldwintothegymnastwiththehighestgradepointaverage. In2011,thehonorwasbestoweduponjuniorDanielle Reibold (Horsham,Pa.)inrecognitionofherclassroomcommitment.Itmarksthesecondtimethebiomedicalsciencemajorhasbeenfetedwiththishonor(2009).ReiboldboastedthehighestGPAonthesquadwithacumulative3.79.The2011All-EAGLFirstTeamperformeronunevenbarsisathree-timememberofboththeEAGLAll-AcademicTeamandtheNACGC/WScholasticAll-AmericanTeam,andshehasbeenontheDean’sListeverysemestershehasspentontheDurhamcampus. PastrecipientsincludeMichelleHarley(2002),MelloryGiberson(2003),HeatherMoore(2004),LindsayKovary(2006),two-timehonoreeRebekahPorter(2005,2007),KatieCaliendo(2008)andCourtneyConnors(2010).

Followingeachhomemeet,theUNHgymnasticsstaffwillselectagymnasttoreceivetheKatieBaldwinExpressionAward.The2011winnersincludedKatieCaliendo,AliCarr,CourtneyConnors,KatieLawrence,DanielleReiboldandChelseaSteinberg.

In November 2000, Katie Baldwin, a 20-year-old University of New Hampshire junior gymnastfrom Dover, Pa., passed away from a pulmonary embolism. Katie was an exceptional person whotouched many lives. She was an outstanding athlete, scholar and friend. When everyone thinksof Katie, they always see her smile. It seems to be a smile that no one can, or will, ever forget. KatiewasanNACGC/WScholasticAll-AmericanbothofheryearsandpartoftheEAGLAll-AcademicTeaminbothseasons.ShemadeDean’sListall foursemestersandearnedagradepointaverageof3.81.She was a Dean’s Scholarship Award recipient and also a UNH academic athletic achievement awardrecipient inboth1999and2000.Shewasa three-eventgymnast forUNHwithcareerhighsof9.75onbars,9.575onbeamand9.6on thefloor.Shewasnamedthe team’sMost ImprovedGymnast in1999.

Wildcat Gymnastics



VaultVaulting requires speed, quickness and explosive power. Vaults are divided into three categories;

handsprings, Tsukaharas 1/4 & 1/2 turn entry, and round-off entry. The collegiate program has its own table for the starting value of all vaults with a maximum value of 10.0. Deductions may be taken in three phases of the vault — preflight (board to the table), support (when touching table), and after-flight (distance and height) from the table to point of landing. Only one vault will be performed per competitor.

Uneven Bars

A bar routine should be composed of elements from different groups: kips, cast and counter swings, underswing and clear hip circles, giant swings backward and forward, stalder circles and circle swings and hechts. Special requirements include a minimum of two bar changes, two different flight elements, minimum 2 different “C‘s” or a “B” and a “D”, one element with longitudinal axis turn of “C” value or greater and a dismount of at least “C” value. A strong routine shows elements with great amplitude, release moves, grip changes and direction changes and difficulty well-balanced throughout the routine. Pauses for concentration, intermediate swings and uncharacteristic elements are to be avoided. If a fall occurs, the gymnast must resume the exercise within 45 seconds.

Balance BeamThe beam routine should be composed of elements from the following groups: acrobatic elements with and without flight; dance elements such as turns, leaps or jumps and hops; running combinations; balance elements in a stand, sit and lying positions; and body waves. Special

requirements of this event are an acrobatic series of a minimum of two flight elements - one which must be at least a C with or without hand support (both elements must start and finish on the beam), dance series of two or more elements one which must be “C’’ value or greater, a minimum of 360 degree turn, a leap or jump requiring 180 degree split (front or side) and at least a “C” dismount or a “B” preceded by and directly connected to any “C” or greater element. Performing on the four-inch beam requires precise movement and intense concentration; each wobble results in a deduction. The routine must finish under 90 seconds. If a fall occurs, a gymnast must resume the exercise within 30 seconds.

Floor ExerciseFloor exercise is a combination of dance, tumbling and acrobatics performed to music.

The composition of the exercise must show harmony between gymnastics and acrobatic elements, create dynamic changes in rhythm and levels, and show versatile use of the entire floor. The routine must contain one acrobatic series with two (2) saltos (same or different), OR two (2) directly connected saltos. (If the two (2) saltos are not directly connected, they must be included in an acrobatic series, which is defined as a minimum of three acrobatic flight elements, with or without hand support). Three (3) different saltos are also required throughout the routine. A dance pass with a minimum of two (2), directly or indirectly connected leaps or jumps; one of which is a leap (one foot take-off) requiring a minimum of 180°split fulfills the dance expectations. A minimum of “C” salto as the last isolated salto or within the last salto connection completes the special requirements.

In collegiate team competition, six gymnasts perform on each of the four apparatus. The five best scores per event are added together to form the cumulative team total. At least two judges are required to evaluate an athlete’s performance. The scores are averaged to arrive at a final mark. Collegiate programs follow the rules developed for the Level 10 Junior Olympic program with some modifications. Optional routines, put together by the gymnast to express herself through the skills she may perform best, are based from a starting score of 9.5, with a possibility of an additional .5 bonus for performing greater difficulty and special connections of skills. Skills are divided into different categories (A,B,C,D,E), with E containing the highest level of difficulty. Each event has special requirements that must be met.

Judges use the following categories to evaluate optional routines: • Value Parts (difficulty) 2.2 • Special Requirements 2.0 • Additive Value 0.5 • Execution, Combination & Artistry 5.3 • Total 10.0 General: Each event has defined basic requirements for choice of elements “up to the competition level.” If not met, the deduction is .10.

Other deductions are taken for such things as bent arms and legs, separation of legs, incomplete turns or lack of full stretch and insufficient artistry of presentation.

Common vaults and start values: Group 1Handspring 1 1/2 9.51/1 on-1/1 off 9.8Handspring 2/1 10.0Handspring Front Tuck 9.8Handspring Front Tuck 1/2 9.9 Handspring Front Pike 9.9 Handspring Front Pike 1/2 10.0

Group 2Tsukahara Tuck 9.5Tsukahara Layout 9.8Tsukahara Tuck 1/1 9.9Tsukahara Layout 1/1 10.0

Group 3 (Round-off Entry) - YurchenkoRO,FF-Back Tuck 9.5RO,FF-Back Layout 9.8RO,FF-Back Layout 1/1 10.0RO,FF-1/2 off Front Layout 10.0RO,FF-Back Layout 1 1/2 10.0RO,FF-1/1 on-back pike off 10.0

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