2015 rutgers gymnastics
2015 RUTGERS GYMNASTICS Meet #9: Rutgers (8-12, 0-7 Big Ten) @Towson, Michigan State, Yale Friday, February 27 • 7 p.m. ET • Towson, Md. 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Jan. 10
Jan. 17 Jan. 24
Jan. 31
Feb. 8 Feb. 14
Feb. 20
Feb. 22
Feb. 27
March 7
March 14
March 21
RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS
at No. 16 Penn State* L, 194.675-191.825 vs. New Hampshire L, 193.450-191.825 vs. Cornell W, 191.825-186.725 at No. 9 Illinois* L, 196.175-192.775 No. 6 NEBRASKA* L, 196.250-195.375 BROCKPORT W, 195.375-188.075 S. CONNECTICUT W, 195.375-190.450 No. 21 MICHIGAN STATE* L, 194.950-194.350 WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH W, 194.350-188.325 BROWN W, 194.350-192.875 at No. 22 Ohio State* L, 194.875-193.800 MARYLAND*% L, 195.375-194.450 URSINUS% W, 194.450-189.650 CORNELL% W, 194.450-192.700 at NC State L, 194.625-193.950 vs. North Carolina L, 194.950-193.950 vs. Kent State L, 194.725-193.950 at West Virginia L, 195.200-194.825 vs. Maryland* L, 195.350-194.825 vs. No. 25 New Hampshire W, 194.825-194.100 at Towson 7 p.m. vs. Michigan State* vs. Yale WEST CHESTER^ 6 p.m. BOWLING GREEN^ BRIDGEPORT^ at Minnesota# TBA vs. Michigan# vs. Penn State# vs. Iowa# Big Ten Championships (Ann Arbor, Mich.) TBA
% - Pink Meet ^ - Senior/Alumni Meet at RAC * - Big Ten # - B1G Five Meet (Minneapolis, Minn.) All Times Eastern
Coach: Louis Levine (Fourth Season) Last Time Out: 194.825; Season-High: 195.375 RQS: 194.275; NCAA Rank: 40 Website: ScarletKnights.com
TOWSON
MICHIGAN STATE
YALE
Last Time Out: 194.450 Season-High: 195.175 Website: TowsonTigers.com
Last Time Out: 194.850 Season-High: 196.325 Website: MSUSpartans.com
Last Time Out: 192.225 Season-High: 192.225 Website: YaleBulldogs.com
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The Scarlet Knights posted their second-highest team score of the season Sunday, producing a 194.825 during a quad meet at West Virginia. RU also competed last Friday, securing a 193.950 team total during a quad meet at NC State. Elizabeth Groden went all-around in both quad meets, executing a team-high 38.900 all-around score at NC State. For the sixth time in as many meets, sophomore Claire Jones went over 9.800 on floor exercise, producing a 9.825 at WVU. Jenna Williams went over 9.800 four times during weekend action, once on vault, once on beam and twice on bars.
2015 ROSTER Name April Baker Jenna Crisalli Aziza Day Sahara Gipson Elizabeth Groden Anastasia Halbig Emma Hoffman Claire Jones Luisa Leal Ayana Lee Elizabeth Nand Claudia Salinas Charly Santagado Makenzey Shank Sara Skammer Katie Stebick Jenna Williams Nicolette Wilson
Event AA AA AA AA AA AA V/UB/FX AA AA V/BB/FX AA BB/FX AA AA V/UB/FX AA AA AA
Year So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. R-Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr.
Height 5-2 5-1 5-3 5-4 5-4 5-4 5-2 5-2 5-1 5-1 5-4 5-1 4-11 5-4 5-2 5-0 5-5 5-0
Hometown/Last School Andover, Mass./Andover Freehold, N.J./Freehold Boro Snellville, Ga./Shiloh Oakland, N.J./Ramapo Abbottstown, Pa./New Oxford Schwenksville, Pa./Gwynedd Mercy Academy Union, N.J./Abeka Academy Gaffney, S.C./Gaffney Cali, Colombia/Liceo Benalcazar, UNICAB Virtual Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater Raritan Hampton, N.J./Bridgeway Academy Allendale, N.J./Northern Highlands Regional Celebration, Fla./Florida Virtual Phoenix, Ariz./Saguaro Dallas, Pa./Dallas Waterford, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf Bordentown, N.J./Bordentown Regional Toms River, N.J./Toms River East
QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location: ....................................................................Piscataway, N.J. Founded: ...........................................................................................1766 Enrollment: ................................................................................ 65,000 Nickname: ................................................................Scarlet Knights Color: .............................................................................................Scarlet Facility: ..........................................................Livingston Recreation Center Capacity: ................................................................................................................1,000 Affiliation: .................................................................NCAA Division I Conference: ...............................................................................Big Ten President: .....................................................................Robert Barchi Director of Athletics: ............................................Julie Hermann COACHING STAFF Head Coach: ................................Louis Levine (Fourth Season) Alma Mater:....................................................................Michigan ‘02 Assistant Coach: ........ Umme Salim-Beasley (Fourth Season) Alma Mater:........................................................... West Virginia ‘98 Assistant Coach: ................. Danielle D’Elia (Second Season) Alma Mater:.......................................................................Rutgers ‘13 PREVIOUS TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Overall Record/High Score: ......................17-5/196.225 2014 EAGL Place: ..................................................T-Third/193.925 Postseason: ............................... NCAA Regionals (Athens, Ga.) Letterwinners R/L: ....................................................................... 12/4 Newcomers: ........................................................................................... 6 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Gymnastics Contact: .....................................................Jimmy Gill Student Assistant: ..........................................Bradly Derechailo Office Phone: .......................................................... (732) 445-8103 Cell Phone: ................................................................(732) 991-9486 Office Fax: ............................................................... (732) 445-8899 Email: ......................................................jgill@scarletknights.com Twitter: .....................................................................@RUGymnastics Rutgers Athletics Website: ........ www.scarletknights.com
THE LEVINE FILE CAREER RECORD: 50-40 2011-Present: Head Gymnastics Coach, Rutgers University Piscataway, N.J. 2008-11: Assistant Gymnastics Coach, Rutgers University Piscataway, N.J. 2006-07: Director of Operations, Eventwise Adelaide, Australia 2005-08: Assistant Director, International Gymnastics Camp Stroudsburg, Pa. 2002-04: Assistant Men’s Gymnastics Coach, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 2003: Assistant Gymnastics Coach, USA Gymnastics Indianapolis, Ind. 2000-02: Assistant Media Director, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich.
Louis Levine, who led Rutgers gymnastics to the NCAA Regionals in 2014, is in his fourth season as the head coach of the Scarlet Knights. The 2015 season will be his seventh overall in Piscataway as the program transitions to the Big Ten Conference. In guiding RU to a break-through season, Levine earned both East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Coach of the Year and the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) Northeast Region Head Coach of the Year. Rutgers shattered nearly every record under Levine in 2014 including six of the top 10 scores in school history, with a program-high 196.225 on Senior Day. The season was highlighted by the team’s appearance at the NCAA Regionals in Athens, Ga., qualifying with a program-best RQS of 195.340. The trip marked the program’s first showing since 2007 and the first time under the new format. The Scarlet Knights broke two event records as well, recording program-bests on vault (49.200) and floor exercise (49.325). In correlation to the rising scores, Rutgers brought in seven weekly conference honors on the season, with at least two in each of the three categories. Six different gymnasts picked up 11 All-EAGL accolades and 12 earned All-Scholastic Team recognition. RU picked up a tie for third at EAGL Championships (195.275), the best placement and score in school history at the meet. Additionally, RU went 17-5 head-to-head in the regular season with three wins over ranked opponents. Under Levine’s leadership, Alexis Gunzelman finished her career by becoming the first all-arounder in school history to qualify for NCAA Nationals. She was first Scarlet Knight to reach the national level since Courtney Turner in 2002 (floor exercise). Gunzelman also earned her third Team MVP and first-team all-league five times for her performance as a senior. In 2013, Rutgers continued its growth, recording four of its top six scores at the time. The highlight of the 2013 season came on Senior Day when Rutgers notched the then-program-record 195.975 to win a quad meet. The mark shattered the previous high of 195.400 set back in 2000. Levine sent four individual competitors to the NCAA Regionals. Under Levine, Luisa Leal, who missed most to the 2012 season, was awarded EAGL Team MVP. The junior’s highlight of the season came in the March 8 meet at Towson where she broke her own school all-around record with a 39.500 to win EAGL Gymnast of the Week. Leal placed at least tied for first in every event, notching a career-high 9.950 score on the floor exercise. In his first season as head coach, Levine led the squad to a 13-11 record. The team had its best performance of the season at the EAGL Championships, notching a score of 193.850. Under Levine, Gunzelman qualified for NCAA Regionals as an individual. She also earned a First Team All-EAGL All-Around spot and a fifth-place finish at the EAGL Championships, the highest placing ever by a Scarlet Knight at that event at the time. With Levine’s guidance, Danielle D’Elia, Gunzelman and Jenna Zito picked up Second Team All-EAGL Floor honors, Gunzelman earned Second Team Bars and Alyssa Straub was recognized with Second Team All-Around accolades. Academically, 11 gymnasts earned Scholastic All-America awards from the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W). In his three prior seasons on the Rutgers staff under coach Chrystal Chollet-Norton, the Scarlet Knights achieved great success. The 2011 squad established a school-record for victories in a season with a 19-8 overall mark and enjoyed its then-highest-ever finish and score (fifth and 193.625) in the EAGL Championships. Three gymnasts -D’Elia, Zito and Leal - earned a berth in the NCAA Regionals, marking the program’s first representation in the regionals since 2007. Levine helped coach three gymnasts to All-EAGL honors, including Leal who was named the EAGL Rookie of the Year in her first season “On the Banks.” As a team, the Scarlet Knights improved their regional qualifying score to 194.740, improving from the previous year’s score of 194.350. Floor exercise proved to be the most successful event of the season, with RU posting a 49.005 RQS and breaking the then-school-record 49.250. The team also saw success on vault, posting a 49.100, which now stands as the second-best score in school history. He began his coaching career at his alma mater, the University of Michigan, where he served three seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator from 2002-04. Levine oversaw all aspects of Michigan’s recruiting operations and helped organize the program’s operating budget. Levine is no stranger to the Big Ten, as he competed on the vault during his time at Michigan where he helped guide the Wolverines to a pair of Big Ten titles in 1999 and 2000 and the 1999 NCAA Championship. He was a two-time recipient of the Coaches Appreciation Award. Levine received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan in 2002 and Master’s from the American InterContinental University Business School in 2006. A decorated gymnast, Levine attended Columbia High School in Maplewood, N.J. He currently resides in nearby Springfield, N.J.
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2015 RUTGERS GYMNASTICS RUTGERS IN THE NCAA Event Team Vault Bars Beam Floor Individual Williams Jones Leal Salinas
RQS 194.275 48.780 48.470 48.595 48.880
Rank 40 34 46 28 27
Event-RQS UB-9.820 FX-9.820 V-9.825 BB-9.775
Rank T-54 T-61 T-75 T-78
BIG TEN STANDINGS TEAM Michigan Nebraska Penn State Minnesota Illinois Iowa Michigan State Ohio State Maryland Rutgers
RQS 196.985 196.595 196.125 196.010 195.945 195.280 195.265 195.095 194.915 194.275
HIGH 197.300 197.325 197.025 196.875 196.975 196.375 196.325 196.200 195.375 195.375
LATEST WEEKLY AWARDS (Feb. 23) Gymnast of the Week Lindsay Mable, Jr., Minnesota Specialist of the Week Ashley Lambert, So., Nebraska Freshman of the Week Grace Williams, Nebraska
RUTGERS SET TO COMPETE AT TOWSON Concluding a three-meet road swing, Rutgers gymnastics will compete at Towson in a quad meet on Friday that will also include Michigan State and Yale. The meet is set for 7 p.m. at the SECU Arena in Towson, Md. Through eight meets this season, Rutgers currently holds a 194.275 regional qualifying score (RQS), ranked No. 40 in the country. RU possesses top-30 RQS totals on floor exercise (48.800, No. 27) and balance beam (48.595, No. 28). The Scarlet Knights enter weekend competition after posting their second-highest team mark of the season, registering a 194.825 score to finish ahead of then-No. 25 New Hampshire (194.100) during a quad meet at West Virginia. Maryland (195.350) and WVU (195.200) placed ahead of RU during the meet. Rutgers also registered a 193.950 score last Friday in a quad meet at NC State. In all, seven different gymnasts posted scores over 9.800 during weekend action. At West Virginia, Rutgers posted a 48.825 team total on balance beam, the second-highest team mark this season in the event. Senior Jenna Williams (Bordentown, N.J.) and sophomore Claire Jones (Gaffney, S.C.) each executed 9.825 routines, the highest individual beam totals of the quad meet. For Williams, it marked her fourth individual score over 9.800 during weekend action, as she also went over the threshold on uneven bars (9.850) at West Virginia and on vault (9.800) and uneven bars (9.850) at NC State.
LOUIS LEVINE Q&A On takeaways from weekend action: “It’s progress. I thought we competed at a really high level for most of the weekend. Unfortunately, we didn’t compete well on beam on Friday and we struggled a bit on bars, but the routines we hit on bars were really good. I thought it was a bit of a step forward, but it’s not where we need to be. We upset New Hampshire, but that came with two losses to teams that we are competitive with and in that instance, we should have won. Unfortunately, we are one event away on a consistent basis from beating all of these teams that will be in the NCAA Tournament. Right now, we’re on the outside looking in and we have to get better if we want to get there.” On qualifying for the NCAA Tournament: “We mention it. But it’s more about hitting on all cylinders. When you have a four-stroke engine, only three working is not going to cut it. Unfortunately, I know right now we’re trying to run on three. So we’ll keep pushing here. We’re coming down to the end and we have to keep putting up better scores.” On floor exercise: “We started out a little weak on floor in the beginning of the year, but now I think it’s become a pretty consistent event for us. But that’s part of the issue for the team this year. Each week, it’s a different event that we’ve struggled with a little bit. So the hope is that we can get all four events together at the same time, and then the scores will be where we want them to be.”
The Scarlet Knights registered a 48.825 on floor exercise during the WVU quad meet, led by Jones’ 9.825 individual total. Jones has eclipsed 9.800 on floor exercise five times in her past six meets, with her highest score (9.875) occurring at NC State and Feb. 14 at the Livingston Gym. Sophomore Charly Santagado (Celebration, Fla.) also impressed in the event, contributing a 9.800 last Sunday. Freshman Elizabeth Groden (Abbottstown, Pa.) competed all-around in both quad meets over the weekend and secured a team-high 38.900 all-around score for the season at NC State. During her performance, Groden posted career-high marks on floor exercise (9.825), uneven bars (9.800) and vault (9.775). Towson posted a 194.450 in its last time out, finishing second behind both Maryland and George Washington – who tied for first – during weekend action. The Tigers’ best event was on floor exercise, as two competitors went over the 9.800 mark en route to a 48.925 team score. Michigan State defeated Illinois-Chicago, 194.850-191.150, on the road during weekend action, sweeping all four event team titles and three of four individual honors. Rutgers previously saw the Spartans Jan. 31 at the Livingston Gym. Yale posted its highest 2015 team total over the weekend, as it produced a 192.225 to finish third in the Ivy Classic, which decides the Ivy champion.
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2015 TOP SCORES
SCHOOL RECORDS
TOTAL Jan. 24: 195.375 Feb. 22: 194.825 Feb. 14: 194.450
INDIVIDUAL ALL-AROUND Feb. 20: Elizabeth Groden - 38.900 Jan. 24: April Baker - 38.800 Feb. 14: Elizabeth Groden - 38.775
INDIVIDUAL ALL-AROUND 39.500 - Luisa Leal: March 8, 2013
VAULT Jan. 24: 48.975 Feb. 20: 48.975 Jan. 17: 48.775
VAULT Jan. 31: Luisa Leal - 9.850 Feb. 14: Luisa Leal - 9.850 Four tied with 9.825
BALANCE BEAM 9.925 - Lisa Abrams: Jan. 21 & March 13, 2004
UNEVEN BARS Jan. 24: 49.100 Feb. 20: 48.750 Feb. 14: 48.750
UNEVEN BARS Jan. 24: Emma Hoffman - 9.900 Jan. 24: Jenna Williams - 9.850 Feb. 20: Jenna Williams - 9.850 Feb. 22: Jenna Williams - 9.850 Three tied with 9.825
TEAM
BALANCE BEAM Jan. 17: 48.950 Feb. 22: 48.825 Jan. 31: 48.800
BARS 10.000 - Dawn Campbell: March 1, 2000
FLOOR EXERCISE 10.000 - Courtney Turner: March 8, 2002 TEAM
BALANCE BEAM Jan. 31: Claudia Salinas 9.875 Jan. 24: Anastasia Halbig - 9.875 Jan. 17: Jenna Williams - 9.850
FLOOR EXERCISE Feb. 14: 49.025 Feb. 20: 48.975 Jan. 31: 48.875 Jan. 24: 48.875
VAULT 9.925 - Luisa Leal: March 2, 2013
FLOOR EXERCISE Jan. 24: April Baker - 9.875 Feb. 14: Claire Jones - 9.875 Feb. 20: Claire Jones - 9.875 Four tied with 9.825
VAULT 49.200 - Feb. 9, 2014 49.100 - March 8, 2013 49.075 - March 1, 2014 48.975 - Feb. 20, 2015 48.975 - Jan. 24, 2015 48.975 - March 8, 2014 48.975 - March 2, 2013 48.875 - Jan. 19, 2014 48.875 - Feb. 2, 2013 BARS 49.400 - March 1, 2000 49.300 - Feb. 26, 2000 49.100 - Jan. 24, 2015 49.025 - Jan. 17, 2014 48.975 - Feb. 16, 2014 48.950 - March 2, 2013 BALANCE BEAM 49.325 - Feb. 28, 2004 49.100 - March 1, 2014 49.100 - March 22, 2014 49.000 - March 8, 2014 49.000 - Feb. 22, 2014
48.950 - Jan. 17, 2015 48.900 - March 8, 2003 48.850 - Feb. 2, 2013 FLOOR EXERCISE 49.325 - March 8, 2014 49.250 - March 2, 2013 49.200 - Feb. 26, 2000 49.200 - March 4, 2000 TOTAL (* - road meet) 196.225 - March 8, 2014 195.975 - March 2, 2013 195.825 - March 1, 2014* 195.500 - March 8, 2013* 195.400 - Feb. 26, 2000 195.375 - Jan. 24, 2015 195.275 - Jan. 19, 2014* 195.275 - March 22, 2014* 195.250 - Jan. 17, 2014* 195.125 - March 1, 2000 195.075 - Jan. 11, 2014
2015 MEET-BY-MEET DATE
LOCATION
RESULT
TEAM
VAULT
BARS
BEAM
FLOOR
TOP OPPONENT
Jan. 10
Penn State
3/4
191.825
48.600
47.500
48.450
47.275
194.675 (Penn St.)
Jan. 17
Illinois
2/2
192.775
48.775
47.925
48.950
47.125
196.175 (Illinois)
Jan. 24
Rutgers
2/4
195.375
48.975
49.100
48.425
48.875 196.250 (Nebraska)
Jan. 31
Rutgers
2/4
194.350
48.750
47.925
48.800
48.875 194.950 (Michigan St.)
Feb. 8
Ohio State
2/2
193.800
48.675
48.475
47.800
48.850
Feb. 14
Rutgers
2/4
194.450
48.200
48.750
48.475
49.025 195.375 (Maryland)
Feb. 20
NC State
4/4
193.950
48.975
48.750
47.250
48.975
Feb. 22
West Virginia
3/4
194.825
48.725
48.450
48.825
48.825 195.350 (Maryland)
Feb. 27
Towson
March 7
Rutgers
194.875 (Ohio St.)
194.950 (UNC)
March 14 B1G Five Meet March 22
Big Ten
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2015 HEADSHOT ROSTER
APRIL BAKER Sophomore Andover, Mass.
JENNA CRISALLI Freshman Freehold, N.J.
AZIZA DAY Junior Snellville, Ga.
SAHARA GIPSON Freshman Oakland, N.J.
ELIZABETH GRODEN
ANASTASIA HALBIG Senior Schwenksville, Pa.
EMMA HOFFMAN Senior Union, N.J.
CLAIRE JONES Sophomore Gaffney, S.C.
LUISA LEAL R-Senior Cali, Colombia
AYANA LEE Freshman Bridgewater, N.J.
ELIZABETH NAND Freshman Hampton, N.J.
CLAUDIA SALINAS Senior Allendale, N.J.
CHARLY SANTAGADO
MAKENZEY SHANK Freshman Phoenix, Ariz.
SARA SKAMMER Senior Dallas, Pa.
KATIE STEBICK Junior Waterford, Pa.
JENNA WILLIAMS Junior Bordentown, N.J.
NICOLETTE WILSON
LOUIS LEVINE Head Coach Fourth Season
UMME SALIM-BEASLEY Assistant Coach Fourth Season
DANIELLE D’ELIA Assistant Coach Second Season
Sophomore Celebration, Fla.
Junior Toms River, N.J.
Freshman Abbottstown, Pa.
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Jenna Crisalli ................................ Chris-all-ee Anastasia Halbig..................................Hall-big Luisa Leal ...................................................Lee-al Ayana Lee ............................................. A-yan-ah Charly Santagado.......Charlie Santa-gado Katie Stebick .................................... Stee-bick Louis Levine ........................................Lev-veen
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Statistics by Gymnast Rutgers: 2014 - 2015 Season
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April Baker A A H H A H A A
Date 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/24/2015 1/31/2015 2/08/2015 2/14/2015 2/20/2015 2/22/2015
Team Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat Rutgers at Illinois Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Rutgers at Ohio State Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Rutgers/Maryland/New Hampshire at West Vi Average Season High Career High
Vault 9.600 9.725 9.825 9.725 9.825 9.825
Beam 9.650 9.100 9.300 9.575 8.500
Floor 9.700 9.800 9.875 9.775 9.825 9.775
9.754 9.825 9.850
Bars 9.550 9.675 9.800 8.875 9.650 9.725 9.700 9.775 9.594 9.800 9.800
AllArr 38.500 38.300 38.800
9.350 9.650 9.675
9.792 9.875 9.875
Team Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat Rutgers at Illinois Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Rutgers at Ohio State Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Rutgers/Maryland/New Hampshire at West Vi Average Season High Career High
Vault
Bars
Beam 9.350 9.675
AllArr
9.675
Floor 9.325 9.075 9.775 9.625 9.800 9.750 9.750 9.586 9.800 9.800
Team Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat Rutgers at Illinois Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Average Season High Career High
Vault
Bars 9.250 9.300 9.125 9.550 9.700 9.625 9.250 9.250 9.700
Beam
Floor
AllArr
Vault 9.750 9.775 9.800 9.625 9.750 9.075 9.825 9.725 9.666 9.825 9.825
Bars
Beam
Vault
Bars
Jenna Crisalli A A H A H A A
Date 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/31/2015 2/08/2015 2/14/2015 2/20/2015 2/22/2015
Aziza Day A A H H H A
Date 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/24/2015 1/31/2015 2/14/2015 2/20/2015
8.550 9.600
9.775
Sahara Gipson A A H H A H A A
Date 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/24/2015 1/31/2015 2/08/2015 2/14/2015 2/20/2015 2/22/2015
Team Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat Rutgers at Illinois Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Rutgers at Ohio State Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Rutgers/Maryland/New Hampshire at West Vi Average Season High Career High
Floor 9.525
AllArr
8.825 9.725 9.750 9.725 9.650 9.535 9.750 9.750
Elizabeth Groden Date Team A 1/10/2015 Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat A 1/17/2015 Rutgers at Illinois H 1/24/2015 Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge
9.725 9.800
Beam 9.675 9.700 9.800
Floor
AllArr
Scores in italic set or tied a personal record. Scores in bold set or tied a team record. Scores with a strike-through were exhibition. Gymnastics ScoreKeeper™ by Beaver Creek Software Licensed to: Rutgers University
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Statistics by Gymnast Rutgers: 2014 - 2015 Season H A H A A
1/31/2015 2/08/2015 2/14/2015 2/20/2015 2/22/2015
Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Rutgers at Ohio State Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Rutgers/Maryland/New Hampshire at West Vi Average Season High Career High
Page: 2 9.700 9.625 9.750 9.775 9.675 9.705 9.775 9.800
9.475 9.675 9.800 8.975 9.483 9.800 9.800
9.600 9.725 9.625 9.500 9.725 9.669 9.800 9.800
9.750 9.725 9.825 9.700 9.750 9.825 9.825
38.775 38.900 38.075
Anastasia Halbig A A H H A H A A
Date 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/24/2015 1/31/2015 2/08/2015 2/14/2015 2/20/2015 2/22/2015
Team Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat Rutgers at Illinois Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Rutgers at Ohio State Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Rutgers/Maryland/New Hampshire at West Vi Average Season High Career High
Vault
Beam 9.700 9.800 9.875 8.950 9.025 8.600 9.775 9.150 9.300 9.875 9.875
Floor
AllArr
Beam
Floor 8.825 9.550 9.800 9.775 9.775 9.825 9.800 9.750 9.638 9.825 9.825
AllArr
8.925 8.925 9.700
Bars 9.700 9.725 9.900 9.175 9.650 9.800 9.700 9.250 9.613 9.900 9.900
Beam 9.850 9.850 9.800 9.825 8.875 9.825 9.635 9.850 9.875
Floor 9.800 9.825 9.775 9.875 9.875 9.825 9.829 9.875 9.900
AllArr
Beam 9.675 9.775 9.675 9.775 9.300 9.750 9.675
Floor
AllArr
9.825
Bars 9.400 9.700 9.725 9.500 9.525
9.570 9.725 9.825
Emma Hoffman A A H H A H A A
Date 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/24/2015 1/31/2015 2/08/2015 2/14/2015 2/20/2015 2/22/2015
Team Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat Rutgers at Illinois Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Rutgers at Ohio State Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Rutgers/Maryland/New Hampshire at West Vi Average Season High Career High
Vault 9.675 8.925
9.700
Claire Jones H H A H A A
Date 1/24/2015 1/31/2015 2/08/2015 2/14/2015 2/20/2015 2/22/2015
Team Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Rutgers at Ohio State Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Rutgers/Maryland/New Hampshire at West Vi Average Season High Career High
Vault
Bars
9.900
9.675
Team Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat Rutgers at Illinois Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Rutgers at Ohio State Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat
Vault 9.750 9.825 9.825 9.850 9.625 9.850 9.825
Bars
Luisa Leal A A H H A H A
Date 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/24/2015 1/31/2015 2/08/2015 2/14/2015 2/20/2015
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Statistics by Gymnast Rutgers: 2014 - 2015 Season A 2/22/2015 Rutgers/Maryland/New Hampshire at West Vi Average Season High Career High
Page: 3 9.800 9.794 9.850 9.925
9.875
9.725 9.669 9.775 9.825
Vault
Bars
Beam
Floor 8.725 8.750 9.725 8.738 8.750 9.725
AllArr
Vault
Bars
Beam 9.750 9.825 9.775 9.875 9.775 9.600 9.750 9.725 9.759 9.875 9.875
Floor
AllArr
Vault
Beam
Floor 9.800 9.750 9.750 9.500 9.725 9.750 9.725 9.800 9.725 9.800 9.875
AllArr
9.375
Bars 9.625 9.025 9.825 9.675 9.750 9.750 8.450 9.825 9.471 9.825 9.850
Vault
Bars
Beam 9.475 9.150 9.150 9.150 9.475
Floor
AllArr
Vault 9.675
Bars 9.600 9.050 9.725 9.750 9.650 9.000
Beam
Floor
AllArr
9.950
Ayana Lee Date Team A 1/10/2015 Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat A 1/17/2015 Rutgers at Illinois H 2/14/2015 Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers Average Season High Career High
Claudia Salinas A A H H A H A A
Date 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/24/2015 1/31/2015 2/08/2015 2/14/2015 2/20/2015 2/22/2015
Team Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat Rutgers at Illinois Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Rutgers at Ohio State Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Rutgers/Maryland/New Hampshire at West Vi Average Season High Career High
Charly Santagado A A H H A H A A
Date 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/24/2015 1/31/2015 2/08/2015 2/14/2015 2/20/2015 2/22/2015
Team Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat Rutgers at Illinois Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Rutgers at Ohio State Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Rutgers/Maryland/New Hampshire at West Vi Average Season High Career High
9.700
Makenzey Shank Date Team H 2/14/2015 Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers A 2/20/2015 Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Average Season High Career High
Sara Skammer A A H H A H
Date 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/24/2015 1/31/2015 2/08/2015 2/14/2015
Team Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat Rutgers at Illinois Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Rutgers at Ohio State Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers
9.775 9.750 9.700 9.700
Scores in italic set or tied a personal record. Scores in bold set or tied a team record. Scores with a strike-through were exhibition. Gymnastics ScoreKeeper™ by Beaver Creek Software Licensed to: Rutgers University
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Statistics by Gymnast Rutgers: 2014 - 2015 Season A 2/20/2015 Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat A 2/22/2015 Rutgers/Maryland/New Hampshire at West Vi Average Season High Career High
Page: 4 9.750 9.725 9.725 9.775 9.850
9.700 9.750 9.528 9.750 9.800
9.075
9.800
Vault
Bars
Beam
Floor 9.625 8.950 9.650 9.750 9.408 9.650 9.875
AllArr
Vault 9.725 9.675 9.750 9.725 9.775 9.050 9.800 9.750 9.656 9.800 9.850
Bars 9.225 9.775 9.850 9.825 9.775 9.800 9.850 9.850 9.744 9.850 9.900
Beam 9.125 9.850 9.200 9.700 9.200 9.675 9.175 9.825 9.469 9.850 9.875
Floor
AllArr
Vault 9.700 9.775 9.700 9.700 9.750 9.725 9.730 9.775 9.825
Bars
Beam
Floor
AllArr
Katie Stebick A A H A
Date 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/24/2015 2/20/2015
Team Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat Rutgers at Illinois Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Average Season High Career High
Jenna Williams A A H H A H A A
Date 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/24/2015 1/31/2015 2/08/2015 2/14/2015 2/20/2015 2/22/2015
Team Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat Rutgers at Illinois Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Rutgers at Ohio State Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Rutgers/Maryland/New Hampshire at West Vi Average Season High Career High
Nicolette Wilson A A H H A A
Date 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/24/2015 1/31/2015 2/20/2015 2/22/2015
Team Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat Rutgers at Illinois Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Rutgers/Maryland/New Hampshire at West Vi Average Season High Career High
Scores in italic set or tied a personal record. Scores in bold set or tied a team record. Scores with a strike-through were exhibition. Gymnastics ScoreKeeper™ by Beaver Creek Software Licensed to: Rutgers University
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RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS
at No. 16 Penn State* L, 194.675-191.825 vs. New Hampshire L, 193.450-191.825 vs. Cornell W, 191.825-186.725 at No. 9 Illinois* L, 196.175-192.775 No. 6 NEBRASKA* L, 196.250-195.375 BROCKPORT W, 195.375-188.075 S. CONNECTICUT W, 195.375-190.450 No. 21 MICHIGAN STATE* L, 194.950-194.350 WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH W, 194.350-188.325 BROWN W, 194.350-192.875 at No. 22 Ohio State* L, 194.875-193.800 MARYLAND*% L, 195.375-194.450 URSINUS% W, 194.450-189.650 CORNELL% W, 194.450-192.700 at NC State L, 194.625-193.950 vs. North Carolina L, 194.950-193.950 vs. Kent State L, 194.725-193.950 at West Virginia L, 195.200-194.825 vs. Maryland* L, 195.350-194.825 vs. No. 25 New Hampshire W, 194.825-194.100 at Towson 7 p.m. vs. Michigan State* vs. Yale WEST CHESTER^ 6 p.m. BOWLING GREEN^ BRIDGEPORT^ at Minnesota# TBA vs. Michigan# vs. Penn State# vs. Iowa# Big Ten Championships (Ann Arbor, Mich.) TBA
% - Pink Meet ^ - Senior/Alumni Meet at RAC * - Big Ten # - B1G Five Meet (Minneapolis, Minn.) All Times Eastern
Coach: Louis Levine (Fourth Season) Last Time Out: 194.825; Season-High: 195.375 RQS: 194.275; NCAA Rank: 40 Website: ScarletKnights.com
TOWSON
MICHIGAN STATE
YALE
Last Time Out: 194.450 Season-High: 195.175 Website: TowsonTigers.com
Last Time Out: 194.850 Season-High: 196.325 Website: MSUSpartans.com
Last Time Out: 192.225 Season-High: 192.225 Website: YaleBulldogs.com
Rutgers Set to Compete at Towson •
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The Scarlet Knights posted their second-highest team score of the season Sunday, producing a 194.825 during a quad meet at West Virginia. RU also competed last Friday, securing a 193.950 team total during a quad meet at NC State. Elizabeth Groden went all-around in both quad meets, executing a team-high 38.900 all-around score at NC State. For the sixth time in as many meets, sophomore Claire Jones went over 9.800 on floor exercise, producing a 9.825 at WVU. Jenna Williams went over 9.800 four times during weekend action, once on vault, once on beam and twice on bars.
2015 ROSTER Name April Baker Jenna Crisalli Aziza Day Sahara Gipson Elizabeth Groden Anastasia Halbig Emma Hoffman Claire Jones Luisa Leal Ayana Lee Elizabeth Nand Claudia Salinas Charly Santagado Makenzey Shank Sara Skammer Katie Stebick Jenna Williams Nicolette Wilson
Event AA AA AA AA AA AA V/UB/FX AA AA V/BB/FX AA BB/FX AA AA V/UB/FX AA AA AA
Year So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. R-Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr.
Height 5-2 5-1 5-3 5-4 5-4 5-4 5-2 5-2 5-1 5-1 5-4 5-1 4-11 5-4 5-2 5-0 5-5 5-0
Hometown/Last School Andover, Mass./Andover Freehold, N.J./Freehold Boro Snellville, Ga./Shiloh Oakland, N.J./Ramapo Abbottstown, Pa./New Oxford Schwenksville, Pa./Gwynedd Mercy Academy Union, N.J./Abeka Academy Gaffney, S.C./Gaffney Cali, Colombia/Liceo Benalcazar, UNICAB Virtual Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater Raritan Hampton, N.J./Bridgeway Academy Allendale, N.J./Northern Highlands Regional Celebration, Fla./Florida Virtual Phoenix, Ariz./Saguaro Dallas, Pa./Dallas Waterford, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf Bordentown, N.J./Bordentown Regional Toms River, N.J./Toms River East
QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location: ....................................................................Piscataway, N.J. Founded: ...........................................................................................1766 Enrollment: ................................................................................ 65,000 Nickname: ................................................................Scarlet Knights Color: .............................................................................................Scarlet Facility: ..........................................................Livingston Recreation Center Capacity: ................................................................................................................1,000 Affiliation: .................................................................NCAA Division I Conference: ...............................................................................Big Ten President: .....................................................................Robert Barchi Director of Athletics: ............................................Julie Hermann COACHING STAFF Head Coach: ................................Louis Levine (Fourth Season) Alma Mater:....................................................................Michigan ‘02 Assistant Coach: ........ Umme Salim-Beasley (Fourth Season) Alma Mater:........................................................... West Virginia ‘98 Assistant Coach: ................. Danielle D’Elia (Second Season) Alma Mater:.......................................................................Rutgers ‘13 PREVIOUS TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Overall Record/High Score: ......................17-5/196.225 2014 EAGL Place: ..................................................T-Third/193.925 Postseason: ............................... NCAA Regionals (Athens, Ga.) Letterwinners R/L: ....................................................................... 12/4 Newcomers: ........................................................................................... 6 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Gymnastics Contact: .....................................................Jimmy Gill Student Assistant: ..........................................Bradly Derechailo Office Phone: .......................................................... (732) 445-8103 Cell Phone: ................................................................(732) 991-9486 Office Fax: ............................................................... (732) 445-8899 Email: ......................................................jgill@scarletknights.com Twitter: .....................................................................@RUGymnastics Rutgers Athletics Website: ........ www.scarletknights.com
THE LEVINE FILE CAREER RECORD: 50-40 2011-Present: Head Gymnastics Coach, Rutgers University Piscataway, N.J. 2008-11: Assistant Gymnastics Coach, Rutgers University Piscataway, N.J. 2006-07: Director of Operations, Eventwise Adelaide, Australia 2005-08: Assistant Director, International Gymnastics Camp Stroudsburg, Pa. 2002-04: Assistant Men’s Gymnastics Coach, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 2003: Assistant Gymnastics Coach, USA Gymnastics Indianapolis, Ind. 2000-02: Assistant Media Director, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich.
Louis Levine, who led Rutgers gymnastics to the NCAA Regionals in 2014, is in his fourth season as the head coach of the Scarlet Knights. The 2015 season will be his seventh overall in Piscataway as the program transitions to the Big Ten Conference. In guiding RU to a break-through season, Levine earned both East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Coach of the Year and the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) Northeast Region Head Coach of the Year. Rutgers shattered nearly every record under Levine in 2014 including six of the top 10 scores in school history, with a program-high 196.225 on Senior Day. The season was highlighted by the team’s appearance at the NCAA Regionals in Athens, Ga., qualifying with a program-best RQS of 195.340. The trip marked the program’s first showing since 2007 and the first time under the new format. The Scarlet Knights broke two event records as well, recording program-bests on vault (49.200) and floor exercise (49.325). In correlation to the rising scores, Rutgers brought in seven weekly conference honors on the season, with at least two in each of the three categories. Six different gymnasts picked up 11 All-EAGL accolades and 12 earned All-Scholastic Team recognition. RU picked up a tie for third at EAGL Championships (195.275), the best placement and score in school history at the meet. Additionally, RU went 17-5 head-to-head in the regular season with three wins over ranked opponents. Under Levine’s leadership, Alexis Gunzelman finished her career by becoming the first all-arounder in school history to qualify for NCAA Nationals. She was first Scarlet Knight to reach the national level since Courtney Turner in 2002 (floor exercise). Gunzelman also earned her third Team MVP and first-team all-league five times for her performance as a senior. In 2013, Rutgers continued its growth, recording four of its top six scores at the time. The highlight of the 2013 season came on Senior Day when Rutgers notched the then-program-record 195.975 to win a quad meet. The mark shattered the previous high of 195.400 set back in 2000. Levine sent four individual competitors to the NCAA Regionals. Under Levine, Luisa Leal, who missed most to the 2012 season, was awarded EAGL Team MVP. The junior’s highlight of the season came in the March 8 meet at Towson where she broke her own school all-around record with a 39.500 to win EAGL Gymnast of the Week. Leal placed at least tied for first in every event, notching a career-high 9.950 score on the floor exercise. In his first season as head coach, Levine led the squad to a 13-11 record. The team had its best performance of the season at the EAGL Championships, notching a score of 193.850. Under Levine, Gunzelman qualified for NCAA Regionals as an individual. She also earned a First Team All-EAGL All-Around spot and a fifth-place finish at the EAGL Championships, the highest placing ever by a Scarlet Knight at that event at the time. With Levine’s guidance, Danielle D’Elia, Gunzelman and Jenna Zito picked up Second Team All-EAGL Floor honors, Gunzelman earned Second Team Bars and Alyssa Straub was recognized with Second Team All-Around accolades. Academically, 11 gymnasts earned Scholastic All-America awards from the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W). In his three prior seasons on the Rutgers staff under coach Chrystal Chollet-Norton, the Scarlet Knights achieved great success. The 2011 squad established a school-record for victories in a season with a 19-8 overall mark and enjoyed its then-highest-ever finish and score (fifth and 193.625) in the EAGL Championships. Three gymnasts -D’Elia, Zito and Leal - earned a berth in the NCAA Regionals, marking the program’s first representation in the regionals since 2007. Levine helped coach three gymnasts to All-EAGL honors, including Leal who was named the EAGL Rookie of the Year in her first season “On the Banks.” As a team, the Scarlet Knights improved their regional qualifying score to 194.740, improving from the previous year’s score of 194.350. Floor exercise proved to be the most successful event of the season, with RU posting a 49.005 RQS and breaking the then-school-record 49.250. The team also saw success on vault, posting a 49.100, which now stands as the second-best score in school history. He began his coaching career at his alma mater, the University of Michigan, where he served three seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator from 2002-04. Levine oversaw all aspects of Michigan’s recruiting operations and helped organize the program’s operating budget. Levine is no stranger to the Big Ten, as he competed on the vault during his time at Michigan where he helped guide the Wolverines to a pair of Big Ten titles in 1999 and 2000 and the 1999 NCAA Championship. He was a two-time recipient of the Coaches Appreciation Award. Levine received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan in 2002 and Master’s from the American InterContinental University Business School in 2006. A decorated gymnast, Levine attended Columbia High School in Maplewood, N.J. He currently resides in nearby Springfield, N.J.
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2015 RUTGERS GYMNASTICS RUTGERS IN THE NCAA Event Team Vault Bars Beam Floor Individual Williams Jones Leal Salinas
RQS 194.275 48.780 48.470 48.595 48.880
Rank 40 34 46 28 27
Event-RQS UB-9.820 FX-9.820 V-9.825 BB-9.775
Rank T-54 T-61 T-75 T-78
BIG TEN STANDINGS TEAM Michigan Nebraska Penn State Minnesota Illinois Iowa Michigan State Ohio State Maryland Rutgers
RQS 196.985 196.595 196.125 196.010 195.945 195.280 195.265 195.095 194.915 194.275
HIGH 197.300 197.325 197.025 196.875 196.975 196.375 196.325 196.200 195.375 195.375
LATEST WEEKLY AWARDS (Feb. 23) Gymnast of the Week Lindsay Mable, Jr., Minnesota Specialist of the Week Ashley Lambert, So., Nebraska Freshman of the Week Grace Williams, Nebraska
RUTGERS SET TO COMPETE AT TOWSON Concluding a three-meet road swing, Rutgers gymnastics will compete at Towson in a quad meet on Friday that will also include Michigan State and Yale. The meet is set for 7 p.m. at the SECU Arena in Towson, Md. Through eight meets this season, Rutgers currently holds a 194.275 regional qualifying score (RQS), ranked No. 40 in the country. RU possesses top-30 RQS totals on floor exercise (48.800, No. 27) and balance beam (48.595, No. 28). The Scarlet Knights enter weekend competition after posting their second-highest team mark of the season, registering a 194.825 score to finish ahead of then-No. 25 New Hampshire (194.100) during a quad meet at West Virginia. Maryland (195.350) and WVU (195.200) placed ahead of RU during the meet. Rutgers also registered a 193.950 score last Friday in a quad meet at NC State. In all, seven different gymnasts posted scores over 9.800 during weekend action. At West Virginia, Rutgers posted a 48.825 team total on balance beam, the second-highest team mark this season in the event. Senior Jenna Williams (Bordentown, N.J.) and sophomore Claire Jones (Gaffney, S.C.) each executed 9.825 routines, the highest individual beam totals of the quad meet. For Williams, it marked her fourth individual score over 9.800 during weekend action, as she also went over the threshold on uneven bars (9.850) at West Virginia and on vault (9.800) and uneven bars (9.850) at NC State.
LOUIS LEVINE Q&A On takeaways from weekend action: “It’s progress. I thought we competed at a really high level for most of the weekend. Unfortunately, we didn’t compete well on beam on Friday and we struggled a bit on bars, but the routines we hit on bars were really good. I thought it was a bit of a step forward, but it’s not where we need to be. We upset New Hampshire, but that came with two losses to teams that we are competitive with and in that instance, we should have won. Unfortunately, we are one event away on a consistent basis from beating all of these teams that will be in the NCAA Tournament. Right now, we’re on the outside looking in and we have to get better if we want to get there.” On qualifying for the NCAA Tournament: “We mention it. But it’s more about hitting on all cylinders. When you have a four-stroke engine, only three working is not going to cut it. Unfortunately, I know right now we’re trying to run on three. So we’ll keep pushing here. We’re coming down to the end and we have to keep putting up better scores.” On floor exercise: “We started out a little weak on floor in the beginning of the year, but now I think it’s become a pretty consistent event for us. But that’s part of the issue for the team this year. Each week, it’s a different event that we’ve struggled with a little bit. So the hope is that we can get all four events together at the same time, and then the scores will be where we want them to be.”
The Scarlet Knights registered a 48.825 on floor exercise during the WVU quad meet, led by Jones’ 9.825 individual total. Jones has eclipsed 9.800 on floor exercise five times in her past six meets, with her highest score (9.875) occurring at NC State and Feb. 14 at the Livingston Gym. Sophomore Charly Santagado (Celebration, Fla.) also impressed in the event, contributing a 9.800 last Sunday. Freshman Elizabeth Groden (Abbottstown, Pa.) competed all-around in both quad meets over the weekend and secured a team-high 38.900 all-around score for the season at NC State. During her performance, Groden posted career-high marks on floor exercise (9.825), uneven bars (9.800) and vault (9.775). Towson posted a 194.450 in its last time out, finishing second behind both Maryland and George Washington – who tied for first – during weekend action. The Tigers’ best event was on floor exercise, as two competitors went over the 9.800 mark en route to a 48.925 team score. Michigan State defeated Illinois-Chicago, 194.850-191.150, on the road during weekend action, sweeping all four event team titles and three of four individual honors. Rutgers previously saw the Spartans Jan. 31 at the Livingston Gym. Yale posted its highest 2015 team total over the weekend, as it produced a 192.225 to finish third in the Ivy Classic, which decides the Ivy champion.
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2015 TOP SCORES
SCHOOL RECORDS
TOTAL Jan. 24: 195.375 Feb. 22: 194.825 Feb. 14: 194.450
INDIVIDUAL ALL-AROUND Feb. 20: Elizabeth Groden - 38.900 Jan. 24: April Baker - 38.800 Feb. 14: Elizabeth Groden - 38.775
INDIVIDUAL ALL-AROUND 39.500 - Luisa Leal: March 8, 2013
VAULT Jan. 24: 48.975 Feb. 20: 48.975 Jan. 17: 48.775
VAULT Jan. 31: Luisa Leal - 9.850 Feb. 14: Luisa Leal - 9.850 Four tied with 9.825
BALANCE BEAM 9.925 - Lisa Abrams: Jan. 21 & March 13, 2004
UNEVEN BARS Jan. 24: 49.100 Feb. 20: 48.750 Feb. 14: 48.750
UNEVEN BARS Jan. 24: Emma Hoffman - 9.900 Jan. 24: Jenna Williams - 9.850 Feb. 20: Jenna Williams - 9.850 Feb. 22: Jenna Williams - 9.850 Three tied with 9.825
TEAM
BALANCE BEAM Jan. 17: 48.950 Feb. 22: 48.825 Jan. 31: 48.800
BARS 10.000 - Dawn Campbell: March 1, 2000
FLOOR EXERCISE 10.000 - Courtney Turner: March 8, 2002 TEAM
BALANCE BEAM Jan. 31: Claudia Salinas 9.875 Jan. 24: Anastasia Halbig - 9.875 Jan. 17: Jenna Williams - 9.850
FLOOR EXERCISE Feb. 14: 49.025 Feb. 20: 48.975 Jan. 31: 48.875 Jan. 24: 48.875
VAULT 9.925 - Luisa Leal: March 2, 2013
FLOOR EXERCISE Jan. 24: April Baker - 9.875 Feb. 14: Claire Jones - 9.875 Feb. 20: Claire Jones - 9.875 Four tied with 9.825
VAULT 49.200 - Feb. 9, 2014 49.100 - March 8, 2013 49.075 - March 1, 2014 48.975 - Feb. 20, 2015 48.975 - Jan. 24, 2015 48.975 - March 8, 2014 48.975 - March 2, 2013 48.875 - Jan. 19, 2014 48.875 - Feb. 2, 2013 BARS 49.400 - March 1, 2000 49.300 - Feb. 26, 2000 49.100 - Jan. 24, 2015 49.025 - Jan. 17, 2014 48.975 - Feb. 16, 2014 48.950 - March 2, 2013 BALANCE BEAM 49.325 - Feb. 28, 2004 49.100 - March 1, 2014 49.100 - March 22, 2014 49.000 - March 8, 2014 49.000 - Feb. 22, 2014
48.950 - Jan. 17, 2015 48.900 - March 8, 2003 48.850 - Feb. 2, 2013 FLOOR EXERCISE 49.325 - March 8, 2014 49.250 - March 2, 2013 49.200 - Feb. 26, 2000 49.200 - March 4, 2000 TOTAL (* - road meet) 196.225 - March 8, 2014 195.975 - March 2, 2013 195.825 - March 1, 2014* 195.500 - March 8, 2013* 195.400 - Feb. 26, 2000 195.375 - Jan. 24, 2015 195.275 - Jan. 19, 2014* 195.275 - March 22, 2014* 195.250 - Jan. 17, 2014* 195.125 - March 1, 2000 195.075 - Jan. 11, 2014
2015 MEET-BY-MEET DATE
LOCATION
RESULT
TEAM
VAULT
BARS
BEAM
FLOOR
TOP OPPONENT
Jan. 10
Penn State
3/4
191.825
48.600
47.500
48.450
47.275
194.675 (Penn St.)
Jan. 17
Illinois
2/2
192.775
48.775
47.925
48.950
47.125
196.175 (Illinois)
Jan. 24
Rutgers
2/4
195.375
48.975
49.100
48.425
48.875 196.250 (Nebraska)
Jan. 31
Rutgers
2/4
194.350
48.750
47.925
48.800
48.875 194.950 (Michigan St.)
Feb. 8
Ohio State
2/2
193.800
48.675
48.475
47.800
48.850
Feb. 14
Rutgers
2/4
194.450
48.200
48.750
48.475
49.025 195.375 (Maryland)
Feb. 20
NC State
4/4
193.950
48.975
48.750
47.250
48.975
Feb. 22
West Virginia
3/4
194.825
48.725
48.450
48.825
48.825 195.350 (Maryland)
Feb. 27
Towson
March 7
Rutgers
194.875 (Ohio St.)
194.950 (UNC)
March 14 B1G Five Meet March 22
Big Ten
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2015 HEADSHOT ROSTER
APRIL BAKER Sophomore Andover, Mass.
JENNA CRISALLI Freshman Freehold, N.J.
AZIZA DAY Junior Snellville, Ga.
SAHARA GIPSON Freshman Oakland, N.J.
ELIZABETH GRODEN
ANASTASIA HALBIG Senior Schwenksville, Pa.
EMMA HOFFMAN Senior Union, N.J.
CLAIRE JONES Sophomore Gaffney, S.C.
LUISA LEAL R-Senior Cali, Colombia
AYANA LEE Freshman Bridgewater, N.J.
ELIZABETH NAND Freshman Hampton, N.J.
CLAUDIA SALINAS Senior Allendale, N.J.
CHARLY SANTAGADO
MAKENZEY SHANK Freshman Phoenix, Ariz.
SARA SKAMMER Senior Dallas, Pa.
KATIE STEBICK Junior Waterford, Pa.
JENNA WILLIAMS Junior Bordentown, N.J.
NICOLETTE WILSON
LOUIS LEVINE Head Coach Fourth Season
UMME SALIM-BEASLEY Assistant Coach Fourth Season
DANIELLE D’ELIA Assistant Coach Second Season
Sophomore Celebration, Fla.
Junior Toms River, N.J.
Freshman Abbottstown, Pa.
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Jenna Crisalli ................................ Chris-all-ee Anastasia Halbig..................................Hall-big Luisa Leal ...................................................Lee-al Ayana Lee ............................................. A-yan-ah Charly Santagado.......Charlie Santa-gado Katie Stebick .................................... Stee-bick Louis Levine ........................................Lev-veen
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Statistics by Gymnast Rutgers: 2014 - 2015 Season
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April Baker A A H H A H A A
Date 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/24/2015 1/31/2015 2/08/2015 2/14/2015 2/20/2015 2/22/2015
Team Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat Rutgers at Illinois Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Rutgers at Ohio State Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Rutgers/Maryland/New Hampshire at West Vi Average Season High Career High
Vault 9.600 9.725 9.825 9.725 9.825 9.825
Beam 9.650 9.100 9.300 9.575 8.500
Floor 9.700 9.800 9.875 9.775 9.825 9.775
9.754 9.825 9.850
Bars 9.550 9.675 9.800 8.875 9.650 9.725 9.700 9.775 9.594 9.800 9.800
AllArr 38.500 38.300 38.800
9.350 9.650 9.675
9.792 9.875 9.875
Team Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat Rutgers at Illinois Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Rutgers at Ohio State Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Rutgers/Maryland/New Hampshire at West Vi Average Season High Career High
Vault
Bars
Beam 9.350 9.675
AllArr
9.675
Floor 9.325 9.075 9.775 9.625 9.800 9.750 9.750 9.586 9.800 9.800
Team Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat Rutgers at Illinois Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Average Season High Career High
Vault
Bars 9.250 9.300 9.125 9.550 9.700 9.625 9.250 9.250 9.700
Beam
Floor
AllArr
Vault 9.750 9.775 9.800 9.625 9.750 9.075 9.825 9.725 9.666 9.825 9.825
Bars
Beam
Vault
Bars
Jenna Crisalli A A H A H A A
Date 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/31/2015 2/08/2015 2/14/2015 2/20/2015 2/22/2015
Aziza Day A A H H H A
Date 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/24/2015 1/31/2015 2/14/2015 2/20/2015
8.550 9.600
9.775
Sahara Gipson A A H H A H A A
Date 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/24/2015 1/31/2015 2/08/2015 2/14/2015 2/20/2015 2/22/2015
Team Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat Rutgers at Illinois Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Rutgers at Ohio State Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Rutgers/Maryland/New Hampshire at West Vi Average Season High Career High
Floor 9.525
AllArr
8.825 9.725 9.750 9.725 9.650 9.535 9.750 9.750
Elizabeth Groden Date Team A 1/10/2015 Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat A 1/17/2015 Rutgers at Illinois H 1/24/2015 Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge
9.725 9.800
Beam 9.675 9.700 9.800
Floor
AllArr
Scores in italic set or tied a personal record. Scores in bold set or tied a team record. Scores with a strike-through were exhibition. Gymnastics ScoreKeeper™ by Beaver Creek Software Licensed to: Rutgers University
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Statistics by Gymnast Rutgers: 2014 - 2015 Season H A H A A
1/31/2015 2/08/2015 2/14/2015 2/20/2015 2/22/2015
Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Rutgers at Ohio State Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Rutgers/Maryland/New Hampshire at West Vi Average Season High Career High
Page: 2 9.700 9.625 9.750 9.775 9.675 9.705 9.775 9.800
9.475 9.675 9.800 8.975 9.483 9.800 9.800
9.600 9.725 9.625 9.500 9.725 9.669 9.800 9.800
9.750 9.725 9.825 9.700 9.750 9.825 9.825
38.775 38.900 38.075
Anastasia Halbig A A H H A H A A
Date 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/24/2015 1/31/2015 2/08/2015 2/14/2015 2/20/2015 2/22/2015
Team Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat Rutgers at Illinois Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Rutgers at Ohio State Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Rutgers/Maryland/New Hampshire at West Vi Average Season High Career High
Vault
Beam 9.700 9.800 9.875 8.950 9.025 8.600 9.775 9.150 9.300 9.875 9.875
Floor
AllArr
Beam
Floor 8.825 9.550 9.800 9.775 9.775 9.825 9.800 9.750 9.638 9.825 9.825
AllArr
8.925 8.925 9.700
Bars 9.700 9.725 9.900 9.175 9.650 9.800 9.700 9.250 9.613 9.900 9.900
Beam 9.850 9.850 9.800 9.825 8.875 9.825 9.635 9.850 9.875
Floor 9.800 9.825 9.775 9.875 9.875 9.825 9.829 9.875 9.900
AllArr
Beam 9.675 9.775 9.675 9.775 9.300 9.750 9.675
Floor
AllArr
9.825
Bars 9.400 9.700 9.725 9.500 9.525
9.570 9.725 9.825
Emma Hoffman A A H H A H A A
Date 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/24/2015 1/31/2015 2/08/2015 2/14/2015 2/20/2015 2/22/2015
Team Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat Rutgers at Illinois Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Rutgers at Ohio State Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Rutgers/Maryland/New Hampshire at West Vi Average Season High Career High
Vault 9.675 8.925
9.700
Claire Jones H H A H A A
Date 1/24/2015 1/31/2015 2/08/2015 2/14/2015 2/20/2015 2/22/2015
Team Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Rutgers at Ohio State Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Rutgers/Maryland/New Hampshire at West Vi Average Season High Career High
Vault
Bars
9.900
9.675
Team Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat Rutgers at Illinois Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Rutgers at Ohio State Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat
Vault 9.750 9.825 9.825 9.850 9.625 9.850 9.825
Bars
Luisa Leal A A H H A H A
Date 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/24/2015 1/31/2015 2/08/2015 2/14/2015 2/20/2015
Scores in italic set or tied a personal record. Scores in bold set or tied a team record. Scores with a strike-through were exhibition. Gymnastics ScoreKeeper™ by Beaver Creek Software Licensed to: Rutgers University
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Statistics by Gymnast Rutgers: 2014 - 2015 Season A 2/22/2015 Rutgers/Maryland/New Hampshire at West Vi Average Season High Career High
Page: 3 9.800 9.794 9.850 9.925
9.875
9.725 9.669 9.775 9.825
Vault
Bars
Beam
Floor 8.725 8.750 9.725 8.738 8.750 9.725
AllArr
Vault
Bars
Beam 9.750 9.825 9.775 9.875 9.775 9.600 9.750 9.725 9.759 9.875 9.875
Floor
AllArr
Vault
Beam
Floor 9.800 9.750 9.750 9.500 9.725 9.750 9.725 9.800 9.725 9.800 9.875
AllArr
9.375
Bars 9.625 9.025 9.825 9.675 9.750 9.750 8.450 9.825 9.471 9.825 9.850
Vault
Bars
Beam 9.475 9.150 9.150 9.150 9.475
Floor
AllArr
Vault 9.675
Bars 9.600 9.050 9.725 9.750 9.650 9.000
Beam
Floor
AllArr
9.950
Ayana Lee Date Team A 1/10/2015 Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat A 1/17/2015 Rutgers at Illinois H 2/14/2015 Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers Average Season High Career High
Claudia Salinas A A H H A H A A
Date 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/24/2015 1/31/2015 2/08/2015 2/14/2015 2/20/2015 2/22/2015
Team Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat Rutgers at Illinois Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Rutgers at Ohio State Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Rutgers/Maryland/New Hampshire at West Vi Average Season High Career High
Charly Santagado A A H H A H A A
Date 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/24/2015 1/31/2015 2/08/2015 2/14/2015 2/20/2015 2/22/2015
Team Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat Rutgers at Illinois Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Rutgers at Ohio State Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Rutgers/Maryland/New Hampshire at West Vi Average Season High Career High
9.700
Makenzey Shank Date Team H 2/14/2015 Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers A 2/20/2015 Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Average Season High Career High
Sara Skammer A A H H A H
Date 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/24/2015 1/31/2015 2/08/2015 2/14/2015
Team Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat Rutgers at Illinois Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Rutgers at Ohio State Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers
9.775 9.750 9.700 9.700
Scores in italic set or tied a personal record. Scores in bold set or tied a team record. Scores with a strike-through were exhibition. Gymnastics ScoreKeeper™ by Beaver Creek Software Licensed to: Rutgers University
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Statistics by Gymnast Rutgers: 2014 - 2015 Season A 2/20/2015 Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat A 2/22/2015 Rutgers/Maryland/New Hampshire at West Vi Average Season High Career High
Page: 4 9.750 9.725 9.725 9.775 9.850
9.700 9.750 9.528 9.750 9.800
9.075
9.800
Vault
Bars
Beam
Floor 9.625 8.950 9.650 9.750 9.408 9.650 9.875
AllArr
Vault 9.725 9.675 9.750 9.725 9.775 9.050 9.800 9.750 9.656 9.800 9.850
Bars 9.225 9.775 9.850 9.825 9.775 9.800 9.850 9.850 9.744 9.850 9.900
Beam 9.125 9.850 9.200 9.700 9.200 9.675 9.175 9.825 9.469 9.850 9.875
Floor
AllArr
Vault 9.700 9.775 9.700 9.700 9.750 9.725 9.730 9.775 9.825
Bars
Beam
Floor
AllArr
Katie Stebick A A H A
Date 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/24/2015 2/20/2015
Team Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat Rutgers at Illinois Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Average Season High Career High
Jenna Williams A A H H A H A A
Date 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/24/2015 1/31/2015 2/08/2015 2/14/2015 2/20/2015 2/22/2015
Team Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat Rutgers at Illinois Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Rutgers at Ohio State Maryland/Ursinus/Cornell at Rutgers Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Rutgers/Maryland/New Hampshire at West Vi Average Season High Career High
Nicolette Wilson A A H H A A
Date 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/24/2015 1/31/2015 2/20/2015 2/22/2015
Team Rutgers/New Hampshire/Cornell at Penn Stat Rutgers at Illinois Nebraska/Brockport/Southern Conn. at Rutge Michigan St./Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Brown at Ru Rutgers/North Carolina/Kent State at NC Stat Rutgers/Maryland/New Hampshire at West Vi Average Season High Career High
Scores in italic set or tied a personal record. Scores in bold set or tied a team record. Scores with a strike-through were exhibition. Gymnastics ScoreKeeper™ by Beaver Creek Software Licensed to: Rutgers University
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