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2017 SCHEDULE

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GYMNASTICS | EST. 2003 | 2x NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONS

TODAY’S NOTABLESTODAY’S MATCHUPJAN. 7 - 6 P.M. - PAULEY PAVILION - PAC-12 LOS ANGELES

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RAZOR NUMBERS

...Highest score in a season opener in school history. Arkansas won the 2012 Cancun Classic with this score.

...Consecutive trips to NCAA Regionals by Arkansas. Arkansas will host a regional this year for the first time since 2014.

196.450

JANUARY7 at No. 4 UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. 6 p.m. 13 No. 19 MISSOURI* Barnhill Arena 7 p.m.20 at No. 9 Georgia* Athens, Ga. 6 p.m.27 No. 3 ALABAMA* Barnhill Arena 7:30 p.m.FEBRUARY3 at No. 8 Auburn* Auburn, Ala. 7 p.m.10 No. 2 LSU* Barnhill Arena 7:30 p.m.17 No. 5 FLORIDA Barnhill Arena 6 p.m.25 at No. 28 Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. 1 p.m.MARCH3 at No. 21 Kentucky* Lexington, Ky. 6 p.m.10 SJSU, CENTENARY Barnhill Arena 7 p.m.18 SEC Championship Jacksonville, Fla. 1/5 p.m.APRIL1 NCAA Regionals Barnhill Arena 4 p.m.14-16 NCAA Championship St. Louis, Mo. TBA

Home meets in bold typeAway meets in regular typeNeutral meets in italic type* Denotes SEC opponent

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All eight Southeastern Confer-ence teams are ranked in the top 21 of the preseason coaches poll, including five in the top 10 and three in the top five.

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Mark Cook enters his 15th sea-son as the Arkansas head coach. He was an assistant at UCLA from 1995-97, helping lead the Bruins to the 1997 national title.

Arkansas scored 195.150 in last year’s season opener, placing second at the Cancun Classic. The highest score in a season opener in UA history is 196.450.

Arkansas is 3-11 all-time against UCLA. The Razorbacks had won three straight in the series, last defeating the Bruins at the NCAA Semifinal Session II in 2009.

Arkansas will face nine squads ranked in the top 30 nationally, including six in the top 10 and four in the top five, beginning with No. 4 UCLA.

The Razorbacks begin the season ranked No. 17 in the National As-sociation of Collegiate Gymnas-tics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) preseason coaches poll.

...Super Six teams on the 2017 schedule. Arkansas hosts three of the five teams, beginning with Alabama on Jan. 27.5

#17 ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS

OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALvs. UCLA 3-11 1-4 1-4 1-3

LAST THREE MEETINGS 3/13/15 L 195.900-197.175 Fayetteville4/5/14 L 196.375-196.600 Fayetteville (NCAA Reg.)4/19/13 L 196.150-197.200 Los Angeles (NCAA S. II)

#4 UCLA BRUINS


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TODAY’S PREVIEWFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Legendary head coach John Wooden wrote the book, “Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success: Building Blocks for a Better Life,” consisting of 15 building blocks for success.

Success, Wooden wrote, is built block by block and those individual blocks together form the struc-ture of the pyramid of success. Entering its 15th year as a program, the Arkansas gymnastics team has adopted that very same philosophy for this upcoming season.

Fittingly, Wooden was the head men’s basketball coach at UCLA for three decades and roamed the sidelines of Pauley Pavilion, the same venue where the 17th-ranked Razorbacks will begin their 2017 season by facing the fourth-ranked UCLA Bruins on Saturday at 6 p.m. CT on Pac-12 Los Angeles.

“This is not a sprint; it’s a marathon,” head coach Mark Cook said. “Every year, we have one of the hardest schedules in the country. We have faced hard teams in the past in the first meet of the season. We have faced LSU in Cancun, Mexico, and the list goes on and on.”

Saturday’s meet is also a homecoming for Cook, who began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant coach at UCLA from 1995-97, helping lead the Bruins to two Pac-10 titles, three NCAA Regional championships and their first NCAA Championship in 1997. He came to Arkansas in May 2001 to build the Razorback program from scratch and he’s now entering his 15th season at the helm.

“The team wants to go out there and represent ourselves well, be competitive and really put the pressure on them as much as possible,” Cook said. “We have beaten them before several times. We knocked them out of NCAA Nationals right here in Barnhill Arena several years ago. We’re excited to go out there. We’re just going to go out there and compete hard.”

Arkansas, picked No. 17 in the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) preseason coaches’ poll released in December, returns eight gymnasts from last year’s team that went 12-12, including 4-3 in Southeastern Conference action.

The Razorbacks were sixth at the SEC Championship and finished third at the NCAA Iowa City Re-gional. The season was highlighted by several program records and top-10 wins over No. 4 Alabama and No. 9 Auburn.

This year’s team is led by a trio of seniors who have each earned All-SEC honors: Heather Elswick, Samantha Nelson and Amanda Wellick, who is also a two-time All-American and qualified for the NCAA Championships as an individual in 2014 and 2016.

MEDIA INQUIRIESCREDENTIALS:Working press credentials can be requested by contacting Austin Miller. Credentials will be available for pickup at the Southwest entrance of Barnhill Arena on meet days.

POST-MEET:Head coach Mark Cook and requested gymnasts will be available for post-meet interviews in the media room of Barnhill Arena, in reasonable time after the completion of the meet. Please notify Austin Miller in advance.

INTERVIEWS:Interviews with head coach Mark Cook and student-athletes must be arranged by contacting Austin Miller. Allinterviews must be requested at least 24 hours in advance.

UNIVERSITY INFOLOCATION ..........................................Fayetteville, Ark.FOUNDED ...........................................1871 ENROLLMENT.....................................26,754NICKNAME .........................................RazorbacksCOLORS .............................................Cardinal & WhiteCONFERENCE .....................................SoutheasternFACILITY ............................................Barnhill ArenaATHLETIC DIRECTOR .........................Jeff Long CHANCELLOR .....................................Joseph E. SteinmetzPRESIDENT ........................................Donald R. Bobbitt

MEDIA RELATIONSPRIMARY CONTACT...........................Austin MillerALMA MATER ....................................Ole Miss, 2013EMAIL ADDRESS [email protected] PHONE .......................................770-375-0171 OFFICE PHONE ...................................479-575-3696

ALL-TIME RECORD .............................178-216-3 (.452)ALL-TIME SEC RECORD ......................36-53-2 (.407) 2016 OVERALL RECORD ....................12-12 (.500)2016 SEC RECORD | FINISH..............4-3 (.571) | T-3rdBEST NCAA FINISH ............................5th (2009 Super 6)NCAA REGIONAL APP ........................13 (last in 2016)NCAA SUPER SIX APP .......................2 (last in 2012)NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPS ..............2 (both in 2014)SEC INDIVIDUAL CHAMPS .................2 (last in 2012)BEST TEAM SCORE ............................197.225 (last 2016)BEST ALL-AROUND SCORE ................39.725 (2/21/14)ALL-AMERICAN HONORS ...................25 (last in 2014)

PROGRAM HISTORY

GYMBACK BUBBLES

Five returning Arkansas gymnasts in Heather Elswick, Sydney McGlone, Samantha Nelson, Braie Speed and Amanda Wellick have claimed individual event titles in their career, combining for 20 individual titles in 2016 and 39 indi-vidual titles overall in their careers.

Amanda Wellick is a two-time All-American, earning second team honors in 2015 and 2016. She qualified for NCAA Nationals as an individual in 2016, scoring a 39.300 in the all-around to finish seventh in the evening session and 16th among all competitors.

The 2017 SEC Gymnastics Championships will be held in Jacksonville, Florida, at Veterans Memorial Arena. Arkansas posted a 196.500 at the 2016 SEC Championships in North Little Rock, the team’s best score at the event in program history.

Mark Cook was voted 2016 SEC Co-Coach of the Year with Florida’s Jenny Rowland. Three Arkansas gymnasts in Samantha Nelson,Amanda Wellick and Paige Zaziskiearned All-SEC honors in 2016, and Nelson and Wellick both return forthe Razorbacks in 2017.

Arkansas has five incoming freshmen for the 2017 season. Michaela Burton from Illinois, Hailey Garner from Tennessee, Kirby Rathjen from Texas, Sarah Shaffer from Texas and Jessica Yamzon from Nevada. All five are expected to compete in all four events.

Arkansas has made 13 consecutive trips to the NCAA Regionals, which includes two NCAA Regional titles and two NCAA Super Six appearances. Arkansas will host an NCAA Regional in 2017 for the first time since 2014 and for the fifth time in program history.

INDIVIDUAL EVENT SEASON RANKS

M. ANDERSONM. BARGIACCHIM. BURTONH. ELSWICKH. GARNERL. MacMOYLES. McGLONES. NELSONK. RATHJENS. SHAFFERB. SPEEDA. WELLICKJ. YAMZON

VT UB BB FX AA

SEC NCAA

VT UB BB FX AA

SEC STANDINGS2016 FINAL

TEAM RANK NCAA FINAL NCAA NQS OVR SECLSU 2 197.450 197.338 394.995 31-6 6-1ALABAMA 3 197.438 197.387 394.525 26-9 3-4FLORIDA 4 197.350 197.475 394.520 27-5 5-2GEORGIA 6 196.812 196.725 393.860 15-20 4-3AUBURN 11 195.100 393.675 18-12 4-3MISSOURI 19 392.085 9-18 1-6ARKANSAS 20 392.075 12-12 4-3KENTUCKY 22 391.930 10-15 1-6

THIS WEEK IN THE SECFriday, Jan. 6

#2 LSU vs. #9 Georgia#3 Alabama at #1 Oklahoma

#8 Auburn vs. #13 Oregon State#19 Missouri vs. RV Ball State

#21 Kentucky at No. 34 Eastern MichiganSunday, Jan. 8

#5 Florida at #33 NC State

Gymnast of the Week: TBD

Specialist of the Week: TBD

Freshman of the Week: TBD

INDIVIDUAL EVENT CAREER TITLESVAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR AA

2 1

1 1 2 1 2 9 1 3 6 10

M. ANDERSONM. BARGIACCHIM. BURTONH. ELSWICKH. GARNERL. MacMOYLES. McGLONES. NELSONK. RATHJENS. SHAFFERB. SPEEDA. WELLICKJ. YAMZON

NATIONAL RANKINGSPRESEASON

RANK TEAM VOTES 1ST 1 OKLAHOMA 2,519 472 LSU* 2,412 113 ALABAMA* 2,336 54 UCLA 2,328 55 FLORIDA* 2,291 26 UTAH 2,246 27 MICHIGAN 1,972 8 AUBURN* 1,918 9 GEORGIA* 1,910 10 CALIFORNIA 1,844 11 STANFORD 1,839 12 NEBRASKA 1,765 13 OREGON STATE 1,601 14 DENVER 1,433 15 BOISE STATE 1,400 16 MINNESOTA 1,357 17 ARKANSAS* 1,344 18 ARIZONA 1,330 19 MISSOURI* 1,242 20 WASHINGTON 1,197 21 KENTUCKY* 1,084 22 IOWA 1,019 23 PENN STATE 1,01724 ILLINOIS 947 25 GEORGE WASHINGTON 837

WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKS

TEAM SCORING RANKS TEAM VT UB BB FX NOW AVG HIGH

WEEK TEAM VT UB BB FX PRE 171/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20 2/27 3/6 3/13 3/20 FINAL

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*Beginning on 2/20, team and individual rankings are to be determined by RQS


2017-18 INCOMING FRESHMEN@RazorbackGym

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SOPHIA CARTER — Carter comes to Arkansas from the Great American Gymnastic Express Center in Blue Springs, Missouri, where she has competed at Level 10 since 2012. A Blue Springs, Missouri, native, Carter attends Blue Springs South High School and plans to major in pre-med at Arkansas.

Carter was the Missouri state champion in vault, beam, floor and all-around and also finished second on bars. She concluded her season at the Level 10 Junior Olympic National, finishing fifth in the all-around (37.800).

Carter competed at the Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals in 2013, 2014 and 2015, finishing tied for first in floor exercise (9.700) and tied for third on beam in 2014. She is also a three-time Missouri state champion in the all-around (2014-16) and beam (2014-16), two-time Missouri state champion on vault (2015-16), and one-time Missouri state champion in floor exercise (2016) and on bars (2015).

KAILEY GILLINGS — Gillings comes to Arkansas from Stars Gymnastics in Houston, Texas, where she has competed at Level 10 since 2013. She concluded her 2014 season competing at the Elite level in the American Classic and the U.S. Classic. A Beach City, Texas, native, Gillings attends Texas Connections Academy, a homeschooled program in Houston, and plans to major in accounting at Arkansas.

Gillings finished third in the all-around and first on balance beam at the Texas Level 10 State Championships. She also came in third in the all-around, second on balance beam (9.450) and tied for third on bars at the Region 3 Level 10 Championships.

Gillings concluded her season at the Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals, finishing tied for eighth in the all-around and third on bars. She also competed at the Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals in 2013, 2014 and 2015, finishing as high as sixth in the all-around with a career-best 37.975 in 2015.

SYDNEY LAIRD — Laird was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and now resides in Kings Mountain, North Carolina and comes to Arkansas from First In Flight Gymnastics in Gastonia, North Carolina, having competed at both Level 10 in the United States and elite in Canada. She will become the first Arkansas gymnast from Canada and the first foreign-born gymnast overall in program history. She plans to major in sports management and sports nutrition at Arkansas.

Laird finished second in the all-around (38.550), first on balance beam (9.775), first on bars and second on vault at the North Carolina Level 10 State Championship. She concluded her season at the Region 8 Level 10 Championships, sweeping first place in the all-around (38.800), bars (9.775), beam (9.725) and floor exercise (9.800).

Laird also made the Canada National Junior Team and was selected to represent Canada at the 2014 Coupe Avenir in Malmedy, Belgium, finishing third in the all-around and first on bars, and the 2014 Top Gym Tournament in Charleroi, Belgium, finishing second in the all-around.

2016 SEASON HIGH SCORESIndividual Vault 1t. 9.9 - A. Wellick - 1/21t. 9.9 - A. Wellick - 1/171t. 9.9 - A. Wellick - 1/221t. 9.9 - A. Wellick - 1/29

Individual Bars 1t. 9.925 - E. Freier - 2/261t. 9.925 - B. Speed - 2/261t. 9.925 - P. Zaziski - 2/264t. 9.9 - A. Wellick - 2/26

Individual Beam 1t. 9.9 - S. Nelson - 2/261t. 9.9 - S. Nelson - 3/191t. 9.9 - A. Wellick - 1/221t. 9.9 - A. Wellick - 2/26

Individual Floor 1. 9.95 - A. Wellick - 2/262. 9.925 - S. Nelson - 1/293t. 9.9 - S. Canizaro - 1/223t. 9.9 - S. Canizaro - 2/26

Team Vault 1. 49.275 - at Alabama - 1/222t. 49.2 - Cancun Classic - 1/22t. 49.2 - vs. Oklahoma - 1/174. 49.15 - at Maryland - 2/195t. 49.125 - at Florida - 2/12

Team Bars 1. 49.55 - vs. Kentucky - 2/262. 49.25 - vs. Georgia - 1/153. 49.2 - vs. Utah State - 3/114. 49.175 - at LSU - 2/55t. 49.1 - Cancun Classic - 1/2

Team Beam 1t. 49.325 - vs. Kntcky - 2/261t. 49.325 - vs. Utah St - 3/113. 49.225 - at Alabama - 1/224. 49.2 - vs. Georgia - 1/155. 49.15 - vs. Auburn - 1/29

Team Floor 1. 49.425 - at Alabama - 1/222t. 49.35 - vs. Kentucky - 2/262t. 49.35 - vs. Auburn - 1/294. 49.275 - vs. Georgia - 1/155t. 49.225 - at Missouri - 3/4

Team Overall 1. 197.225 - vs. Kntcky - 2/262. 196.775 - vs. Utah St - 3/113t. 196.7 - vs. Georgia - 1/153t. 196.7 - at Alabama - 1/225. 196.6 - vs. Auburn - 1/29

1t. 9.9 - A. Wellick - 2/121t. 9.9 - A. Wellick - 2/197t. 9.875 - Six Times

4t. 9.9 - P. Zaziski - 1/176t. 9.875 - 11 Times

1t. 9.9 - A. Wellick - 3/116t. 9.875 - Eight Times

3t. 9.9 - S. McGlone - 1/223t. 9.9 - S. Nelson - 1/223t. 9.9 - S. Nelson - 2/263t. 9.9 - A. Wellick - 1/153t. 9.9 - A. Wellick - 1/29

6. 196.5 - SEC Champ. - 3/197. 196.2 - at Missouri - 3/48t. 196.15 - at LSU - 2/58t. 196.15 - at Maryland - 2/1910. 195.975 - at Florida - 2/1211. 195.9 - vs. Okla. - 1/17

5t. 49.225 - vs. Utah St - 3/117. 49.2 - SEC Champ. - 3/198. 49.05 - at Maryland - 2/199. 49 - NCAA Regionals - 4/210. 48.825 - at LSU - 2/511. 48.725 - vs. Okla. - 1/17

6. 49.125 - at LSU - 2/57. 49.1 - at Florida - 2/128. 49.075 - SEC Champ. - 3/199. 49.05 - at Maryland - 2/1910t. 49.025 - vs. Okla. - 1/1710t. 49.025 - NCAA Reg. - 4/2

5t. 49.1 - SEC Champ. - 3/195t. 49.1 - NCAA Regionals - 4/28. 49.075 - at Florida - 2/129. 49.025 - vs. Auburn - 1/2910. 48.95 - vs. Okla. - 1/1711t. 48.9 - Twice - 2/19 & 3/4

5t. 49.125 - SEC Champ. - 3/197t. 49.075 - vs. Auburn - 1/297t. 49.075 - at Missouri - 3/49t. 49.025 - at LSU - 2/59t. 49.025 - vs. Utah St - 3/1111. 49 - vs. Kentucky - 2/26

2017 Signing Class (Hometown/Club Gym)•Sophia Carter (Blue Springs, Mo./Great American Gymnastic Express Center)•Kailey Gillings (Beach City, Texas/Stars Gymnastics)•Sydney Laird (Kings Mountain, N.C./First in Flight Gymnastics)

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PHONETIC GUIDEMia Bargiacchi ...... BAR - JOCK - EEMichaela Burton ... MI - KAY - LALeah MacMoyle .... MACK - MOY - ELKirby Rathjen ........ RAYTH - JUHN

Braie Speed .......... BRAYAmanda Wellick .... WELL - ICKJessica Yamzon .... YAM - ZAHNJaime Armbrust .... ARM - BRUHST

BARNHILL ARENA

FIRST OPENED ................ 1954FIRST USED FOR GYM .... 2003GYM CAPACITY............... 8,500ALL-TIME RECORD .......... 65-42-2 (14 seasons)FIRST MEET DATE .......... January 10, 2003FIRST RESULT................. L, 193.000-196.425 FIRST OPPONENT ........... No. 16 DenverLARGEST CROWD ........... 5,537, Jan. 20, 2012CROWD OPPONENT......... No. 25 LSUORIGINAL NAME ............. Arkansas Fieldhouse

Barnhill Arena officially closed its doors as a basketball facil-ity on March 3, 1993. Barnhill was reconfigured into the larg-est volleyball-only arena in time for the 1994 season. It then underwent a second significant face-lift prior to the 2003 sea-son to also become the home of Arkansas gymnastics.

HEAD COACH MARK COOKCOACHING HIGHLIGHTS

-248-249-4 (.499) in 18 years as head coach-178-216-3 (.452) in 14 years at Arkansas-Two-time SEC Co-Coach of the Year, 2008, 2016-2 NCAA Individual Champions(Katherine Grable, VT and FX in 2014)-13 NCAA Regional Appearances, 2004-2016-2 NCAA Regional Titles, 2009, 2011-7 NCAA Championship Appearances, 2006, 2008-13-2 NCAA Super Six Appearances, 2009, 2012-1 SEC Regular-Season Co-Championship, 2011-18 NCAA Individual Event Finalists-24 First Team All-Americans-18 Second Team All-Americans-8 NACGC/W Regular Season All-Americans

Mark Cook has guided the Razorbacks from their infancy through their first 13 years of existence and built one of the more dominant programs in the nation. Cook and Arkansas marked their 12-year anniversary in 2014 and celebrated the program’s first NCAA Individual Champion, as Katherine Grable collected the NCAA title in both vault and floor exercise. In 2015, Cook led the Razorbacks to their 12th-consecutive NCAA Regional appearance and 10th-consecutive top-15 finish.

Cook came to Arkansas in May 2001 to build the Razorback program from scratch. He was consulted on the construction of one of the top practice facilities in the na-tion. He selected, ordered and assembled equipment; and helped fans and Northwest Arkansas quickly accept and learn about his sport. He was also scouting, recruiting and signing the first recruiting class in school history.

INDIV. EVENT TITLES

Vault

Beam

TIMES LEADING TEAM

Bars

Floor

YEAR AVG. RANK2003 ............................... 4,739...............................4TH2004 ............................... 4,401...............................4TH2005 ............................... 3,413...............................6TH2006 ............................... 2,474...............................11TH2007 ............................... 2,318...............................12TH2008 ............................... 2,190...............................15TH2009 ............................... 2,587...............................10TH2010 ............................... 2,505...............................11TH2011 ............................... 2,384...............................11TH2012 ............................... 3,081...............................8TH2013 ............................... 3,440...............................10TH2014 ............................... 3,235...............................9TH2015 ............................... 2,930...............................11TH2016 ............................... 3,427...............................9TH2017

ATTENDANCE HISTORY

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER@RazorbackGym

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COACHING STAFF

HEAD COACH

MARK COOK

15th season

Chico State, 1977

178-216-3(14 years at UA)

248-249-4(18 years overall)

ASSOCIATEHEAD COACH

SAMANTHASNIDER

6th season

— Competed as a #Gymback from 2005-08— NACGC/W South Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year (2016)

ASSISTANTCOACH

JAIMEARMBRUST

3rd season

— Competed as a #Gymback from 2009-12— Holds school records for UB, BB, FX and AA— Dir. of Ops. from 2012-14

VOLUNTEERASST. COACH

RYANSNIDER

3rd season

— Former head team coach at Aerial Athletics in San Antonio— Coached over 30 state, regional and national champions

NAME EVENTS CLASS HEIGHT HOMETOWN CLUB GYM MAKENZIE ANDERSON VT, BB, FX Sophomore 5-3 Elk River, Minn. Twin City Twisters GymMIA BARGIACCHI BB Junior 5-1 Memphis, Tenn. Memphis Point GymnasticsMICHAELA BURTON AA Freshman 5-1 Downers Grove, Ill. Legacy Elite GymnasticsHEATHER ELSWICK VT, UB, FX Senior 5-4 Austin, Texas Capital GymnasticsHAILEY GARNER AA Freshman 5-1 Arlington, Tenn. Gymstars GymnasticsLEAH MacMOYLE VT, FX Junior 5-1 Hope, N.J. North Stars GymnasticsSYDNEY McGLONE VT, BB, FX Sophomore 5-1 Dublin, Ohio Universal Gymnasts, Inc.SAMANTHA NELSON VT, BB, FX Senior 4-11 Peabody, Mass. Ace GymnasticsKIRBY RATHJEN AA Freshman 5-6 Houston, Texas Stars GymnasticsSARAH SHAFFER AA Freshman 5-9 Tyler, Texas Texas East GymnasticsBRAIE SPEED VT, UB Junior 5-8 San Antonio, Texas Olympia Hills GymnasticsAMANDA WELLICK AA Senior 5-6 Wheaton, Ill. Legacy Elite GymnasticsJESSICA YAMZON AA Freshman 5-0 Las Vegas. Nev. Gymcats Gymnastics

BREAKDOWN BY CLASSSENIORS (3): H. ELSWICK, S. NELSON, A. WELLICK JUNIORS (3): M. BARGIACCHI, L. MACMOYLE, B. SPEED SOPHOMORES (2): M. ANDERSON, S. MCGLONEFRESHMEN (5): M. BURTON, H. GARNER, K. RATHJEN, S. SHAFFER, J. YAMZON

ILLINOIS (2): .......................................... A. WELLICK M. BURTONMASSACHUSETTS (1): .......................... S. NELSON MINNESOTA (1): .................................... M. ANDERSONNEVADA (1): .......................................... J. YAMZONNEW JERSEY (1): ................................... L. MacMOYLEOHIO (1): ............................................... S. McGLONETENNESSEE (2): .................................... M. BARGIACCHI H. GARNERTEXAS (4):............................................. H. ELSWICK K. RATHJEN S. SHAFFER B. SPEED

BREAKDOWN BY STATE

RETURNING (8): M. ANDERSON, M. BARGIACCHI, H. ELSWICK, L. MACMOYLE, S. MCGLONE, S. NELSON, B. SPEED, A. WELLICKNEWCOMERS (5): M. BURTON, H. GARNER, K. RATHJEN, S. SHAFFER, J. YAMZONLOST (5): S. DILLARD, S. CANIZARO, E. FREIER, K. GLOVER, P. ZAZISKI

ROSTER BREAKDOWN

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Sophomore | Elk River, Minn. | Twin City Twisters Gym

MAKENZIE ANDERSONJunior | Memphis, Tenn. | Memphis Point Gym

MIA BARGIACCHI

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Vault Bars Beam Floor AAJan. 2 Cancun Classic Jan. 15 Georgia Jan. 17 Oklahoma Jan. 22 at Alabama Jan. 29 Auburn Feb. 5 at LSU Feb. 12 at Florida Feb. 19 at Maryland Feb. 26 Kentucky 9.8*Mar. 4 at Missouri Mar. 11 Utah State Mar. 19 SEC Championship Apr. 2 at NCAA Regionals AVERAGE 9.8

2016 Performances

HIGH VT UB BB FX AASeason: 9.775 9.200 9.800Career: 9.775 9.200 9.800

HIGH VT UB BB FX AASeason: 9.800Career: 9.800

— Notched career highs on VT (9.775) and FX (9.8) at 2016 SEC Championship— Only the second Gymback from Minnesota (Bailee Zumwalde, St. Cloud)

— Made her first career appearance in the BB lineup vs. Kentucky in 2016— First Gymback from Tennessee in program history

Vault Bars Beam Floor AAJan. 7 at UCLA Jan. 13 MISSOURI Jan. 20 at Georgia Jan. 27 ALABAMA Feb. 3 at Auburn Feb. 10 LSU Feb. 17 FLORIDA .Feb. 25 at Michigan State Mar. 3 at Kentucky Mar. 10 SJSU, CENTENARY Mar. 18 SEC Championship Apr. 1 NCAA Regionals Apr. 14-16 NCAA Championship AVERAGE

2017 Performances

Vault Bars Beam Floor AAJan. 2 Cancun Classic 9.2* 9.325Jan. 15 Georgia Jan. 17 Oklahoma 9.725Jan. 22 at Alabama Jan. 29 Auburn Feb. 5 at LSU 9.7Feb. 12 at Florida Feb. 19 at Maryland 9.7 9.8*Feb. 26 Kentucky 9.725 9.8*Mar. 4 at Missouri 9.425 9.775Mar. 11 Utah State 9.775Mar. 19 SEC Championship 9.775* 9.8*Apr. 2 at NCAA Regionals 9.35 9.725 AVERAGE 9.62 9.2 9.713

2016 Performances


2017 Performances

Freshman | Downers Grove, Ill. | Legacy Elite Gym

MICHAELA BURTON

HIGH VT UB BB FX AASeason: Career:

— Competed for Legacy Elite Gymnastics, same as Amanda Wellick— One of five freshmen on 2017 team


2017 Performances

Samantha Nelson

Senior | Austin, Texas | Capital Gymnastics

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2017 Performances

Vault Bars Beam Floor AAJan. 9 at Oklahoma 9.85 9.675 9.8 Jan. 16 Alabama 9.95* 9.65 9.925* Jan. 23 at Auburn 9.8 9.675 9.875 Jan. 31 Metroplex Challenge 9.875 9.825 Feb. 6 Florida 9.9 9.875 Feb. 13 Home Tri Meet 9.85 9.9 Feb. 20 at Kentucky 9.775 9.425 9.85 Feb. 27 Missouri 9.775 9.725* 9.875 Mar. 7 at Georgia 9.9 9.7 9.825 Mar. 13 UCLA 9.825 9.675 9.9 Mar. 21 SEC Championship 9.825 9.7 9.9 Apr. 4 at NCAA Regionals 9.9 9.575 9.85 AVERAGE 9.85 9.64 9.87

2015 Performances

Vault Bars Beam Floor AAJan. 10 Home Tri Meet 9.775 9.8 Jan. 17 at Missouri 9.75 9.8 Jan. 24 at Alabama 9.725 9.825 Jan. 31 Auburn 9.825 9.85 Feb. 7 LSU 9.8 9.825 Feb. 14 at Florida 9.675 9.825 Feb. 21 Kentucky 9.725 Mar. 1 at Georgia 9.75 9.775 Mar. 8 at Nebraska Mar. 14 Oklahoma 9.8 Mar. 22 SEC Championship 9.775 9.475 Apr. 5 NCAA Regionals 9.75 9.875 AVERAGE 9.76 9.78

2014 Performances

Vault Bars Beam Floor AAJan. 11 Georgia 9.825 9.575 9.675 Jan. 18 at Kentucky 9.825 9.35 9.4 Jan. 25 Denver 9.75 9.575 Feb. 1 Florida 9.825 9.85 Feb. 8 at Auburn 9.9 9.775 Feb. 15 at LSU 9.725 9.775 Feb. 22 Alabama 9.9 9.8 Mar. 1 Home Quad Meet 9.85 9.85 Mar. 9 at Minn. Quad Meet 9.85 9.525 Mar. 17 at UCLA 9.825 9.775 Mar. 23 SEC Championship 9.825 9.1 Apr. 6 at NCAA Regionals 9.85 9.825 Apr. 19 vs. NCAA Session II 9.85 9.625 AVERAGE 9.83 9.46 9.66

2013 Performances

HIGH VT UB BB FX AASeason:Career: 9.950 9.725 9.925

— Was unable to compete during the 2016 season due to injury— Scored a 9.900 on FX at the SEC Championship to earn All-SEC honors in 2015

Freshman | Arlington, Tenn. | Gymstars Gym

HAILEY GARNER


— Was BB and UB, champion at 2015 J.O. National Inviation Tournament— One of five freshmen on 2017 team


2017 Performances

Braie Speed

Syndey McGlone


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Junior | Hope, N.J. | North Stars Gymnastics

LEAH MacMOYLE


2017 Performances

Vault Bars Beam Floor AAJan. 2 Cancun Classic 9.825Jan. 15 Georgia 9.775 9.875*Jan. 17 Oklahoma 9.825 9.6Jan. 22 at Alabama 9.875 9.8Jan. 29 Auburn 9.75 9.85Feb. 5 at LSU 9.75Feb. 12 at Florida 9.75 8.8Feb. 19 at Maryland Feb. 26 Kentucky Mar. 4 at Missouri Mar. 11 Utah State Mar. 19 SEC Championship Apr. 2 at NCAA Regionals AVERAGE 9.793 9.585

2016 Performances

HIGH VT UB BB FX AASeason: 9.875 9.875Career: 9.900 9.875

— Vault score counted toward team total in 6-of-7 performances in 2016— Started her career with a personal-best 9.900 on the VT vs. Alabama in 2015

Vault Bars Beam Floor AAJan. 9 at Oklahoma Jan. 16 Alabama 9.9* Jan. 23 at Auburn 9.775 Jan. 31 Metroplex Challenge 9.75 Feb. 6 Florida 9.875 Feb. 13 Home Tri Meet 9.85 Feb. 20 at Kentucky 9.825 Feb. 27 Missouri 9.8 Mar. 7 at Georgia Mar. 13 UCLA 9.775 Mar. 21 SEC Championship 9.85 Apr. 4 at NCAA Regionals 9.85 AVERAGE 9.825

2015 Performances

Sophomore | Dublin, Ohio | Universal Gymnasts, Inc.

SYDNEY McGLONE


2017 Performances


— Named team’s most outstanding newcomer in 2016— Completed double layout on FX for first time in UA history at Alabama in 2016

Vault Bars Beam Floor AAJan. 2 Cancun Classic 9.875* 9.825Jan. 15 Georgia 9.75 9.45 9.7Jan. 17 Oklahoma 9.875* 9.575 9.825Jan. 22 at Alabama 9.825 9.75 9.9*Jan. 29 Auburn 9.8 9.725 9.825Feb. 5 at LSU 9.8 9.775 9.725Feb. 12 at Florida 9.8 9.85* 9.6Feb. 19 at Maryland 9.85 9.775 9.825Feb. 26 Kentucky 9.75Mar. 4 at Missouri 9.85 9.775 9.825Mar. 11 Utah State 9.825 9.8 9.85Mar. 19 SEC Championship 9.85 9.7 9.7Apr. 2 at NCAA Regionals 9.375 9.7 9.825 AVERAGE 9.79 9.716 9.785

2016 Performances

Amanda Wellick

Senior | Peabody, Mass. | Ace Gymnastics

SAMANTHA NELSON@RazorbackGym

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2017 Performances

Vault Bars Beam Floor AAJan. 2 Cancun Classic 9.7 9.825Jan. 15 Georgia 9.725 9.8 9.875Jan. 17 Oklahoma 9.825 9.775Jan. 22 at Alabama 9.8 9.85 9.9Jan. 29 Auburn 9.8 9.85 9.925*Feb. 5 at LSU 9.75 9.8 9.725Feb. 12 at Florida 9.8 9.8 9.625Feb. 19 at Maryland 9.725 9.75 9.825Feb. 26 Kentucky 9.75 9.9* 9.9Mar. 4 at Missouri 9.725 9.8 9.9Mar. 11 Utah State 9.775 9.875 9.85Mar. 19 SEC Championship 9.7 9.9* 9.875Apr. 2 at NCAA Regionals 9.625 9.825 9.55 AVERAGE 9.743 9.821 9.812

2016 Performances

Vault Bars Beam Floor AAJan. 9 at Oklahoma 9.825 9.7 9.875 Jan. 16 Alabama 9.825 9.75 9.925* Jan. 23 at Auburn 9.75 9.75 9.85 Jan. 31 Metroplex Challenge 9.85* 9.675 9.85 Feb. 6 Florida 9.675 9.175 9.725 Feb. 13 Home Tri Meet 9.825 9.875 Feb. 20 at Kentucky 9.775 9.2 9.85 Feb. 27 Missouri 9.8 9.75 9.825 Mar. 7 at Georgia 9.8 9.75 9.825 Mar. 13 UCLA 9.775 9.225 9.825 Mar. 21 SEC Championship 9.8 9.775 9.85 Apr. 4 at NCAA Regionals 9.825 9.8 9.85 AVERAGE 9.79 9.61 9.84

2015 Performances

Vault Bars Beam Floor AAJan. 10 Home Tri Meet 9.825 Jan. 17 at Missouri 9.7 9.775 Jan. 24 at Alabama 9.775 9.75 Jan. 31 Auburn 9.8 9.75 Feb. 7 LSU 9.825 9.725 Feb. 14 at Florida 9.15 9.775 Feb. 21 Kentucky 9.825 9.875 Mar. 1 at Georgia 9.8 9.75 Mar. 8 at Nebraska 9.825 9.85 Mar. 14 Oklahoma 9.825 8.95 Mar. 22 SEC Championship 9.8 9.8 Apr. 5 NCAA Regionals 9.725 9.85 AVERAGE 9.74 9.71

2014 Performances

— Has four FX performances of 9.9 or better, including a career-best 9.925 twice, in 2016— Earned All-SEC Team (2014 and 2016) and SEC All-Freshman Team (2014)


Freshman | Houston, Texas | Stars Gym

KIRBY RATHJEN


— Qualified for the J.O. National Championships three times— One of five freshmen on the 2017 team


2017 Performances

Freshman | Tyler, Texas | Texas East Gym

SARAH SHAFFER


— Was FX champion and BB runner-up at 2015 Texas State Championships— One of five freshmen on the 2017 team


2017 Performances

Heather Elswick


Senior | Wheaton, Ill. | Legacy Elite Gymnastics

AMANDA WELLICK

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2017 Performances

Vault Bars Beam Floor AAJan. 2 Cancun Classic 9.9 9.85 9.7 9.85 39.3Jan. 15 Georgia 9.85 9.6 9.8 9.9 39.15Jan. 17 Oklahoma 9.9 9.85 9.7 9.675 39.125Jan. 22 at Alabama 9.9 9.275 9.9* 9.875 38.95Jan. 29 Auburn 9.9 9.85 9.85 9.9 39.5Feb. 5 at LSU 9.85 9.825 9.85 9.825 39.35Feb. 12 at Florida 9.9 9.8 9.825 9.8 39.325Feb. 19 at Maryland 9.9 9.775 9.875 9.825 39.375Feb. 26 Kentucky 9.85 9.9* 9.9* 9.95* 39.6*Mar. 4 at Missouri 9.875 9.825 9.825 9.85 39.375Mar. 11 Utah State 9.825 9.8 9.9* 9.825 39.35Mar. 19 SEC Championship 9.85 9.8 9.775 9.875 39.3Apr. 2 at NCAA Regionals 9.875 9.775 9.85 9.85 39.35 AVERAGE 9.875 9.763 9.827 9.846 39.312

2016 Performances

Vault Bars Beam Floor AAJan. 9 at Oklahoma 9.85 9.275 9.8 9.875 38.8Jan. 16 Alabama 9.95* 9.825 9.75 9.95* 39.475Jan. 23 at Auburn 9.9 9.8 9.7 9.9 39.3Jan. 31 Metroplex Challenge 9.875 9.825 9.775 9.875 39.35Feb. 6 Florida 9.925 9.775 9.225 9.875 38.8Feb. 13 Home Tri Meet 9.95* 9.8 9.75 9.925 39.425Feb. 20 at Kentucky 9.925 9.8 9.85 9.8 39.375Feb. 27 Missouri 9.925 9.125 9.2 9.9 38.15Mar. 7 at Georgia 9.9 9.825 9.875 9.9 39.5Mar. 13 UCLA 9.9 9.775 9.825 9.875 39.375Mar. 21 SEC Championship 9.9 9.775 9.7 9.85 39.225Apr. 4 at NCAA Regionals 9.925 9.775 9.4 9.825 38.925 AVERAGE 9.91 9.7 9.65 9.88 39.14

2015Performances

HIGH VT UB BB FX AASeason: 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.950 39.600Career: 9.950 9.900 9.900 9.950 39.600

— Two-time All-American and has qualified for NCAA Nationals as an individual in 2014 and 2016— Has won 29 career event titles (9 VT, 1 UB, 3 BB, 6 FX, 10 AA)

Junior | San Antonio, Texas | Olympia Hills Gym

BRAIE SPEED


2017 Performances

HIGH VT UB BB FX AASeason: 9.850 9.925Career: 9.850 9.925

— Won uneven bars event title with a career-high 9.925 vs. Kentucky in 2016— Had 10-of-13 VT scores of 9.8 or better and 10-of-13 UB scores of 9.8 or better in 2016

Vault Bars Beam Floor AAJan. 2 Cancun Classic 9.775 9.8 Jan. 15 Georgia 9.8 9.875 Jan. 17 Oklahoma 9.8 9.85 Jan. 22 at Alabama 9.8 9.7 Jan. 29 Auburn 9.75 9.85 Feb. 5 at LSU 9.8 9.825 Feb. 12 at Florida 9.775 9.85 Feb. 19 at Maryland 9.85* 9.2Feb. 26 Kentucky 9.8 9.925 Mar. 4 at Missouri 9.8 9.1 Mar. 11 Utah State 9.825 9.875 Mar. 19 SEC Championship 9.8 9.8 Apr. 2 at NCAA Regionals 9.8 9.8 AVERAGE 9.798 9.727

2016 Performances

Freshman | Las Vegas, Nev. | Gymcats Gym

JESSICA YAMZON


— Placed second on bars at 2015 J.O. National Championships— One of five freshmen on the 2017 team


2017 Performances

Vault Bars Beam Floor AAJan. 10 Home Tri Meet 9.775 9.875 9.825 9.825 39.3Jan. 17 at Missouri 9.85 9.75 9.675 9.775 39.05Jan. 24 at Alabama 9.875 9.8 9.825 9.8 39.3Jan. 31 Auburn 9.9 9.25 9.85 9.825 38.825Feb. 7 LSU 9.85 9.7 9.725 9.825 39.1Feb. 14 at Florida 9.85 9.775 9.8 9.875 39.3Feb. 21 Kentucky 9.875 9.825 9.875 9.875 39.45Mar. 1 at Georgia 9.85 9.825 9.775 9.8 39.25Mar. 8 at Nebraska 9.875 9.8 9.875 9.8 39.35Mar. 14 Oklahoma 9.875 9.825 9.325 9.9 38.925Mar. 22 SEC Championship 9.75 9.1 Apr. 5 NCAA Regionals 9.9 9.9* 9.6 9.6 39 AVERAGE 9.85 9.7 9.74 9.81 39.17

2014 Performances

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MEET-BY-MEET RESULTSOVERALL: 0-0 SEC: 0-0 HOME: 0-0 AWAY: 0-0 NEUTRAL: 0-0

DATE LOCATION TEAMS RESULT VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR OVERALL ATTEND.JAN . 7 Los Angeles, Calif. Arkansas UCLA

JAN. 13 Fayetteville, Ark. Arkansas Missouri

JAN. 20 Athens, Ga. Arkansas Georgia

JAN. 27 Fayetteville, Ark. Arkansas Alabama

FEB. 3 Auburn, Ala. Arkansas Auburn

FEB. 10 Fayetteville, Ark. Arkansas LSU

FEB. 17 Fayetteville, Ark. Arkansas Florida

FEB. 25 East Lansing, Mich. Arkansas Michigan State

MAR. 3 Lexington, Ky. Arkansas Kentucky

MAR. 10 Fayetteville, Ark. Arkansas Centenary San Jose State

MAR. 18 Jacksonville, Fla. SEC Championship Arkansas

APR. 1 Fayetteville, Ark. NCAA Regionals Arkansas

APR. 14-16 St. Louis, Mo. NCAA Championship Arkansas

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MIA BARGIACCHIJunior | 5-1 | BB

Memphis, Tennessee

HEATHER ELSWICKSenior | 5-4 | RS

Austin, Texas

HAILEY GARNERFreshman | 5-1 | AAArlington, Tennessee

LEAH MacMOYLEJunior | 5-1 | VT, FX

Hope, New Jersey

SYDNEY McGLONESophomore | 5-1 | VT, BB, FX

Dublin, Ohio

SAMANTHA NELSONSenior | 4-11 | VT, BB, FX

Peabody, Massachusetts

KIRBY RATHJENFreshman | 5-6 | AA

Houston, Texas

SARAH SHAFFERFreshman | 5-9 | AA

Tyler, Texas

BRAIE SPEEDJunior | 5-8 | VT, UB

San Antonio, Texas

AMANDA WELLICKSenior | 5-6 | AAWheaton, Illinois

MAKENZIE ANDERSONSophomore | 5-3 | VT, BB, FX

Elk River, Minnesota

MICHAELA BURTONFreshman | 5-1 | AA

Downers Grove, Illinois

JESSICA YAMZONFreshman | 5-0 | AALas Vegas, Nevada

HEAD COACHMARK COOK15th season

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ASSOCIATEHEAD COACH

SAMANTHA SNIDER6th season

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JAIME ARMBRUST3rd season

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RYAN SNIDER3rd season

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