2016 rutgers gymnastics
2016 RUTGERS GYMNASTICS
2016 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Jan. 9
vs. George Washington L, 196.175-193.100 vs. New Hampshire L, 195.100-193.100 Jan. 16 ILLINOIS* 1 p.m. Jan. 23 at Nebraska* 6 p.m. Jan. 30 at Michigan State* 2 p.m. vs. Pi sburgh vs. Towson Feb. 6 OHIO STATE* 1 p.m. YALE Feb. 14 at Maryland* 1 p.m. Feb. 20 TEMPLE 6 p.m. PENN URSINUS Feb. 26 at North Carolina 7 p.m. Feb. 28 at George Washington 1 p.m. vs. Maryland vs. Towson March 6 SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE 1 p.m. TOWSON WEST CHESTER March 12 at Penn State* (B1G Five Meet) 3:30 p.m. vs. Iowa* vs. Michigan* vs. Minnesota* March 19 Big Ten Championships (Lincoln, Neb.) TBA * - Big Ten
All Times Eastern
Meet #2 Rutgers (0-2) vs. No. 19 Illinois (0-1) Saturday, January 16 • 1 p.m. ET • Piscataway, N.J. Rutgers Athle c Center
RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS Coach: Louis Levine (Fi h Season) Last Time Out: 193.100; Season-High: 193.100 RQS: N/A; NCAA Rank: 40 Website: ScarletKnights.com
ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI Coach: Kim Landrus (Fi h Season) Last Time Out: 195.075; Season-High: 195.075 RQS: N/A; NCAA Rank: 19 Website: Figh ngIllini.com The Scarlet Knights scored best on vault (48.750) in their season-opening meet last Saturday in Boston. Overall, RU recorded a 193.100 team mark to finish third behind George Washington (196.175) and New Hampshire (195.100). Saturday will mark the second meet since 2006 at the RAC for Rutgers gymnas cs. Last March, RU recorded a 195.200 to finish first in the tri-meet, notching a school-record 49.375 on floor exercise. All six compe tors went over the 9.800 mark during the record-se ng floor exercise performance, with Claire Jones tying a personal career-best with a 9.900 individual total. Rutgers and Illinois will meet for the second me in a Big Ten Conference meet, as the Scarlet Knights traveled to Champaign, Ill., last January. The Figh ng Illini won the meet, 196.175-192.775, but RU posted its seventh-best balance beam score (48.950) in program history during the fourth rota on.
2016 ROSTER Name Riahanah Ali Michelle Amoresano April Baker Jenna Crisalli Libby Groden Kira Herzog Emma Hoffman Claire Jones Ayana Lee Elizabeth Nand Anne Marie Neggia Claudia Salinas Charly Santagado Eriel Santagado Makenzey Shank Ka e Stebick Jenna Williams Nicole e Wilson
Event FR FR JR SO SO FR R-SR JR SO SO FR SR JR FR SO SR SR SR
Year AA AA AA AA AA UB/BB V/UB/FX AA FX/V/BB AA AA BB/FX AA BB/FX AA AA AA AA
Head Coach: Louis Levine (Fi h season, eighth on staff) Assistant Coach: Danielle D’Elia (Third season) Assistant Coach: Teri Diamond (First season)
Height 5-2 5-0 5-2 5-1 5-4 5-8 5-2 5-2 5-1 5-4 5-6 5-1 4-11 5-1 5-4 5-0 5-5 5-0
Hometown/Last School Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron Whippany, N.J./Whippany Park Andover, Mass./Andover Freehold, N.J./Freehold Boro Abbo stown, Pa./New Oxford Mill Valley, Calif./Tamalpais Union, N.J./Abeka Academy Gaffney, S.C./Gaffney Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater Raritan Hampton, N.J./Bridgeway Academy Kinnelon, N.J./Kinnelon Allendale, N.J./Northern Highlands Regional Celebra on, Fla./Florida Virtual Celebra on, Fla./Florida Virtual Phoenix, Ariz./Saguaro Waterford, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf Bordentown, N.J./Bordentown Regional Toms River, N.J./Toms River East
QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Loca on.....................................................New Brunswick, N.J. Founded ............................................................................ 1766 Enrollment ..................................................................... 65,000 Nickname .......................................................... Scarlet Knights Color ............................................................................... Scarlet Affilia on ......................................................... NCAA Division I Conference .....................................................................Big Ten President ..........................................................Robert L. Barchi Director of Athle cs ............................................ Patrick Hobbs Mascot ................................................................ Scarlet Knight Ticket Office ......................................................866-445-GORU COACHING STAFF Head Coach ........................................................... Louis Levine Season .....................................................Fi h (Eighth on Staff) Alma Mater .......................................................... Michigan ‘02 Rutgers Record ................................................................ 54-47 Career Record ..................................................................Same Assistant Coach ..................................................Danielle D’Elia Season .................................................. Second (Third on Staff) Alma Mater ............................................................ Rutgers ‘13 Assistant Coach ................................................... Teri Diamond Season ................................................................................First Alma Mater ................................................. North Carolina ‘11 PREVIOUS TEAM INFORMATION 2015 High Score: ......................................................... 195.375 Le erwinners R/L: ............................................................13/5 Newcomers: ............................................................................ 5 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Gymnas cs Contact: ................................................Jimmy Gill Office Phone: ................................................... (732) 445-8103 Cell Phone: ....................................................... (732) 991-9486 Office Fax: ........................................................ (732) 445-8899 Email: .................................................jgill@scarletknights.com Twi er: ............................................................@RUGymnas cs Rutgers Athle cs Website: ................www.scarletknights.com
THE LEVINE FILE CAREER RECORD: 54-47 2011-Present Head Gymnas cs Coach, Rutgers University Piscataway, N.J. 2008-11: Assistant Gymnas cs Coach, Rutgers University Piscataway, N.J. 2006-07: Director of Opera ons, Eventwise Adelaide, Australia 2005-08: Assistant Director, Interna onal Gymnas cs Camp Stroudsburg, Pa. 2002-04: Assistant Men’s Gymnas cs Coach, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 2003: Assistant Gymnas cs Coach, USA Gymnas cs Indianapolis, Ind. 2000-02: Assistant Media Director, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich.
Louis Levine, who led Rutgers gymnas cs to the NCAA Regionals in 2014, enters his fi h season as the head coach of the Scarlet Knights. The 2016 season will be his eighth overall in Piscataway as the program is set for year two in the Big Ten Conference.
Levine transi oned the Scarlet Knights into the Big Ten in 2015, as the team placed three gymnasts at NCAA Regionals and broke the school record on floor exercise (49.375). At the Big Ten Championships, televised live on Big Ten Network, RU ed for the highest score on vault in its session. In addi on, Levine was influen al in hos ng a home meet with a sizable crowd at the Rutgers Athle c Center for the first me since 2006. Rutgers sold out its three meets at the Livingston Recrea on Center to make it five consecu ve da ng back to 2014. The Rutgers gymnas cs program con nued its success in the classroom as well. Five members of the team earned Na onal Associa on of Collegiate Gymnas cs Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) Academic All-America status and eight were recognized on the Winter 2015 Academic All-Big Ten list. As a program, the NCAA deemed the Scarlet Knights to have a have a mul year score of 995 in the APR for the third consecu ve year. RU ranked in the 70th percen le within all sports in the NCAA and higher than the na onal gymnas cs APR average (991). In guiding RU to a break-through season in 2014, Levine earned both East Atlan c Gymnas cs League (EAGL) Coach of the Year and the NACGC/W Northeast Region Head Coach of the Year. Rutgers sha ered nearly every record under Levine in 2014, including six of the top 10 scores in school history at the me, 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 me 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 correla on 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-Scholas c Team recogni on. RU picked up a e for third at EAGL Championships (195.275), the best placement and score in school history at the meet. Addi onally, 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 Na onals. She was first Scarlet Knight to reach the na onal level since Courtney Turner in 2002 (floor exercise). Gunzelman also earned her third Team MVP and first-team all-league five mes for her performance as a senior. In 2013, Rutgers con nued its growth, recording four of its top six scores at the me. 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 compe tors 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 ed 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 fi h-place finish at the EAGL Championships, the highest placing ever by a Scarlet Knight at that event at the me. 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 Scholas c All-America awards from the Na onal Associa on of Collegiate Gymnas cs Coaches/Women (NACGC/W). Levine was officially hired as head coach on May 9, 2011. 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 (fi h 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 representa on 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 pos ng a 49.005 RQS and breaking the then-school-record 49.250. The team also saw success on vault, pos ng a 49.100, which now stands as the second-best score in school history. The uneven bars were the event that the Scarlet Knights improved most in by notching the best mark at the EAGL Championships (48.900). A na ve of Maplewood, N.J., Levine returned to his home state a er three years as the Director of the Interna onal Gymnas cs Camp in Stroudsburg, Pa., from 2005-08. He also coached at Surgent’s Elite School of Gymnas cs in Roselle Park, N.J., from 2008-09. Levine spent me with the USA Gymnas cs team in Daegu, South Korea, where he was an assistant coach for the World University Games. He began his coaching career at his alma mater, the University of Michigan, where he served three seasons as an assistant coach and recrui ng coordinator from 2002-04. Levine oversaw all aspects of Michigan’s recrui ng operaons and helped organize the program’s opera ng budget. During his me at Michigan, he served on the planning commi ee for the program’s freshman student-athlete orienta on program, helping mentor newcomers. While a member of the Wolverines’ staff, he coached 2003 NCAA Vault Champion Andrew DiGiore. He has coached several Junior Na onal Team and Senior Na onal Team members and a Junior Na onal Champion in the all-around. Levine is no stranger to the Big Ten, as he competed on the vault during his me at Michigan where he helped guide the Wolverines to a pair of Big Ten tles in 1999 and 2000 and the 1999 NCAA Championship. He was a two- me recipient of the Coaches Apprecia on Award. Levine received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan in 2002 and Master’s from the American InterCon nental University Business School in 2006. A decorated gymnast, Levine a ended Columbia High School in Maplewood, N.J. He currently resides in nearby Springfield, N.J.
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2016 TOP SCORES TEAM
SCHOOL RECORDS INDIVIDUAL ALL AROUND 39.500 - Luisa Leal: March 8, 2013
INDIVIDUAL ALL-AROUND 37.750: Groden (Jan. 9) 36.850: Baker (Jan. 9)
TOTAL 193.100 (Jan. 9)
VAULT 48.750 (Jan. 9)
VAULT 9.925 - Luisa Leal: March 2, 2013 BARS 10.000 - Dawn Campbell: March 1, 2000
VAULT 9.900: Baker (Jan. 9) 9.775: Wilson (Jan. 9) 9.725: Groden (Jan. 9)
UNEVEN BARS 47.575 (Jan. 9)
UNEVEN BARS 9.825: C. Santagado (Jan. 9) 9.725: Hoffman (Jan. 9) 9.700: Amoresano (Jan. 9)
BALANCE BEAM 48.100 (Jan. 9)
BALANCE BEAM 9.825: Salinas (Jan. 9) 9.775: Shank (Jan. 9) 9.650: Groden (Jan. 9)
FLOOR EXERCISE 48.675 (Jan. 9)
FLOOR EXERCISE 9.775: Ali (Jan. 9) 9.750: Hoffman (Jan. 9) 9.750: Stebick (Jan. 9)
BALANCE BEAM 9.925 - Lisa Abrams: Jan. 21 & March 13, 2004 FLOOR EXERCISE 10.000 - Courtney Turner: March 8, 2002 TEAM VAULT TOTAL * road meet) 49.200 - Feb. 9, 2014 196.225 - March 8, 2014 49.100 - March 8, 2013 195.975 - March 2, 2013 49.075 - March 1, 2014 195.825 - March 1, 2014* 195.500 - March 8, 2013* BARS 195.400 - Feb. 26, 2000 49.400 - March 1, 2000 195.375 - Jan. 24, 2015 49.300 - Feb. 26, 2000 195.275 - Jan. 19, 2014* 49.100 - Jan. 24, 2015 195.275 - March 22, 2014* 195.250 - Jan. 17, 2014* BALANCE BEAM 195.200 - March 7, 2015 49.325 - Feb. 28, 2004 49.100 - March 1, 2014 49.100 - March 22, 2014 FLOOR EXERCISE 49.375 - March 7, 2015 49.325 - March 8, 2014 49.250 - March 2, 2013
2016 MEET-BY-MEET DATE
LOCATION
RESULT
TEAM
VAULT
BARS
BEAM
FLOOR
TOP OPPONENT
Jan. 9
Boston
3/3
193.100
48.750
47.575
48.100
48.675
GW (196.175)
Jan. 16
Rutgers
Jan. 23
Nebraska
Jan. 30
Michigan State
Feb. 6
Rutgers
Feb. 14
Maryland
Feb. 20
Rutgers
Feb. 26
North Carolina
Feb. 28 George Washington March 6
Rutgers
March 12
Penn State
March 19
Nebraska
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2016 HEADSHOT ROSTER
RIAHANAH ALI Freshman Ann Arbor, Mich.
MICHELLE AMORESANO Freshman Whippany, N.J.
APRIL BAKER Junior Andover, Mass.
JENNA CRISALLI Sophomore Freehold, N.J.
LIBBY GRODEN Sophomore Abbottstown, Pa.
KIRA HERZOG Freshman Mill Valley, Calif.
EMMA HOFFMAN Fifth-Year Senior Union, N.J.
CLAIRE JONES Junior Gaffney, S.C.
AYANA LEE Sophomore Bridgewater, N.J.
ELIZABETH NAND Sophomore Hampton, N.J.
ANNE MARIE NEGGIA Freshman Kinnelon, N.J.
CLAUDIA SALINAS Senior Allendale, N.J.
CHARLY SANTAGADO Junior Celebration, Fla.
ERIEL SANTAGADO Freshman Celebration, Fla.
MAKENZEY SHANK Sophomore Phoenix, Ariz.
KATIE STEBICK Senior Waterford, Pa.
JENNA WILLIAMS Senior Bordentown, N.J.
NICOLETTE WILSON Senior Toms River, N.J.
LOUIS LEVINE Head Coach Fourth Season
DANIELLE D’ELIA Assistant Coach Fourth Season
TERI DIAMOND Assistant Coach Second Season
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Riahanah.................................................Ray Amoresano .......................... A-more-es-ano Crisalli ........................................ Chris-all-ee Ayana ............................................. A-yan-ah Neggia ............................................. Neg-gia Santagado .................................. Santa-gado Stebick ...........................................Stee-bick Levine ............................................ Lev-veen
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Statistics by Gymnast Rutgers: 2015 - 2016 Season
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Riahanah Ali Date Team A 1/09/2016 Rutgers vs. New Hampshire/George Washing Average Season High Career High
Vault 9.650 9.650 9.650 9.650
Bars
Beam
Floor 9.775 9.775 9.775 9.775
AllArr
Vault 9.325
Beam
Floor 9.525
AllArr
9.325
Bars 9.700 9.700 9.700 9.700
Vault 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900
Bars 8.700 8.700 8.700 9.825
Beam 9.150 9.150 9.150 9.675
Floor 9.100 9.100 9.100 9.875
AllArr 36.850
Vault 9.725 9.725 9.725 9.825
Bars 8.650 8.650 8.650 9.800
Beam 9.650 9.650 9.650 9.800
Floor 9.725 9.725 9.725 9.875
AllArr 37.750
Vault 9.625 9.625 9.625 9.700
Bars 9.725 9.725 9.725 9.900
Beam
Floor 9.750 9.750 9.750 9.875
AllArr
Vault
Bars 9.625 9.625 9.625 9.625
Beam 9.575 9.575 9.575 9.575
Floor
AllArr
Vault
Bars
Beam 9.825 9.825 9.825 9.875
Floor
AllArr
Vault 9.700 9.700 9.700 9.700
Bars 9.825 9.825 9.825 9.850
Beam 8.100
Floor 9.675 9.675 9.675 9.875
AllArr
Michelle Amoresano Date Team A 1/09/2016 Rutgers vs. New Hampshire/George Washing Average Season High Career High
9.525
April Baker Date Team A 1/09/2016 Rutgers vs. New Hampshire/George Washing Average Season High Career High
Libby Groden Date Team A 1/09/2016 Rutgers vs. New Hampshire/George Washing Average Season High Career High
Emma Hoffman Date Team A 1/09/2016 Rutgers vs. New Hampshire/George Washing Average Season High Career High
Elizabeth Nand Date Team A 1/09/2016 Rutgers vs. New Hampshire/George Washing Average Season High Career High
Claudia Salinas Date Team A 1/09/2016 Rutgers vs. New Hampshire/George Washing Average Season High Career High
Charly Santagado Date Team A 1/09/2016 Rutgers vs. New Hampshire/George Washing Average Season High Career High
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: 2015 - 2016 Season
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Eriel Santagado Date Team A 1/09/2016 Rutgers vs. New Hampshire/George Washing Average Season High Career High
Vault
Bars
Beam 9.275 9.275 9.275 9.275
Floor
AllArr
Vault
Bars 8.800
Floor
AllArr
8.800
Beam 9.775 9.775 9.775 9.775
Vault
Bars
Beam
Floor 9.750 9.750 9.750 9.875
AllArr
Vault 9.775 9.775 9.775 9.825
Bars
Beam
Floor
AllArr
Makenzey Shank Date Team A 1/09/2016 Rutgers vs. New Hampshire/George Washing Average Season High Career High
Katie Stebick Date Team A 1/09/2016 Rutgers vs. New Hampshire/George Washing Average Season High Career High
Nicolette Wilson Date Team A 1/09/2016 Rutgers vs. New Hampshire/George Washing 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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2016 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Jan. 9
vs. George Washington L, 196.175-193.100 vs. New Hampshire L, 195.100-193.100 Jan. 16 ILLINOIS* 1 p.m. Jan. 23 at Nebraska* 6 p.m. Jan. 30 at Michigan State* 2 p.m. vs. Pi sburgh vs. Towson Feb. 6 OHIO STATE* 1 p.m. YALE Feb. 14 at Maryland* 1 p.m. Feb. 20 TEMPLE 6 p.m. PENN URSINUS Feb. 26 at North Carolina 7 p.m. Feb. 28 at George Washington 1 p.m. vs. Maryland vs. Towson March 6 SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE 1 p.m. TOWSON WEST CHESTER March 12 at Penn State* (B1G Five Meet) 3:30 p.m. vs. Iowa* vs. Michigan* vs. Minnesota* March 19 Big Ten Championships (Lincoln, Neb.) TBA * - Big Ten
All Times Eastern
Meet #2 Rutgers (0-2) vs. No. 19 Illinois (0-1) Saturday, January 16 • 1 p.m. ET • Piscataway, N.J. Rutgers Athle c Center
RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS Coach: Louis Levine (Fi h Season) Last Time Out: 193.100; Season-High: 193.100 RQS: N/A; NCAA Rank: 40 Website: ScarletKnights.com
ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI Coach: Kim Landrus (Fi h Season) Last Time Out: 195.075; Season-High: 195.075 RQS: N/A; NCAA Rank: 19 Website: Figh ngIllini.com The Scarlet Knights scored best on vault (48.750) in their season-opening meet last Saturday in Boston. Overall, RU recorded a 193.100 team mark to finish third behind George Washington (196.175) and New Hampshire (195.100). Saturday will mark the second meet since 2006 at the RAC for Rutgers gymnas cs. Last March, RU recorded a 195.200 to finish first in the tri-meet, notching a school-record 49.375 on floor exercise. All six compe tors went over the 9.800 mark during the record-se ng floor exercise performance, with Claire Jones tying a personal career-best with a 9.900 individual total. Rutgers and Illinois will meet for the second me in a Big Ten Conference meet, as the Scarlet Knights traveled to Champaign, Ill., last January. The Figh ng Illini won the meet, 196.175-192.775, but RU posted its seventh-best balance beam score (48.950) in program history during the fourth rota on.
2016 ROSTER Name Riahanah Ali Michelle Amoresano April Baker Jenna Crisalli Libby Groden Kira Herzog Emma Hoffman Claire Jones Ayana Lee Elizabeth Nand Anne Marie Neggia Claudia Salinas Charly Santagado Eriel Santagado Makenzey Shank Ka e Stebick Jenna Williams Nicole e Wilson
Event FR FR JR SO SO FR R-SR JR SO SO FR SR JR FR SO SR SR SR
Year AA AA AA AA AA UB/BB V/UB/FX AA FX/V/BB AA AA BB/FX AA BB/FX AA AA AA AA
Head Coach: Louis Levine (Fi h season, eighth on staff) Assistant Coach: Danielle D’Elia (Third season) Assistant Coach: Teri Diamond (First season)
Height 5-2 5-0 5-2 5-1 5-4 5-8 5-2 5-2 5-1 5-4 5-6 5-1 4-11 5-1 5-4 5-0 5-5 5-0
Hometown/Last School Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron Whippany, N.J./Whippany Park Andover, Mass./Andover Freehold, N.J./Freehold Boro Abbo stown, Pa./New Oxford Mill Valley, Calif./Tamalpais Union, N.J./Abeka Academy Gaffney, S.C./Gaffney Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater Raritan Hampton, N.J./Bridgeway Academy Kinnelon, N.J./Kinnelon Allendale, N.J./Northern Highlands Regional Celebra on, Fla./Florida Virtual Celebra on, Fla./Florida Virtual Phoenix, Ariz./Saguaro Waterford, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf Bordentown, N.J./Bordentown Regional Toms River, N.J./Toms River East
QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Loca on.....................................................New Brunswick, N.J. Founded ............................................................................ 1766 Enrollment ..................................................................... 65,000 Nickname .......................................................... Scarlet Knights Color ............................................................................... Scarlet Affilia on ......................................................... NCAA Division I Conference .....................................................................Big Ten President ..........................................................Robert L. Barchi Director of Athle cs ............................................ Patrick Hobbs Mascot ................................................................ Scarlet Knight Ticket Office ......................................................866-445-GORU COACHING STAFF Head Coach ........................................................... Louis Levine Season .....................................................Fi h (Eighth on Staff) Alma Mater .......................................................... Michigan ‘02 Rutgers Record ................................................................ 54-47 Career Record ..................................................................Same Assistant Coach ..................................................Danielle D’Elia Season .................................................. Second (Third on Staff) Alma Mater ............................................................ Rutgers ‘13 Assistant Coach ................................................... Teri Diamond Season ................................................................................First Alma Mater ................................................. North Carolina ‘11 PREVIOUS TEAM INFORMATION 2015 High Score: ......................................................... 195.375 Le erwinners R/L: ............................................................13/5 Newcomers: ............................................................................ 5 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Gymnas cs Contact: ................................................Jimmy Gill Office Phone: ................................................... (732) 445-8103 Cell Phone: ....................................................... (732) 991-9486 Office Fax: ........................................................ (732) 445-8899 Email: .................................................jgill@scarletknights.com Twi er: ............................................................@RUGymnas cs Rutgers Athle cs Website: ................www.scarletknights.com
THE LEVINE FILE CAREER RECORD: 54-47 2011-Present Head Gymnas cs Coach, Rutgers University Piscataway, N.J. 2008-11: Assistant Gymnas cs Coach, Rutgers University Piscataway, N.J. 2006-07: Director of Opera ons, Eventwise Adelaide, Australia 2005-08: Assistant Director, Interna onal Gymnas cs Camp Stroudsburg, Pa. 2002-04: Assistant Men’s Gymnas cs Coach, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 2003: Assistant Gymnas cs Coach, USA Gymnas cs Indianapolis, Ind. 2000-02: Assistant Media Director, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich.
Louis Levine, who led Rutgers gymnas cs to the NCAA Regionals in 2014, enters his fi h season as the head coach of the Scarlet Knights. The 2016 season will be his eighth overall in Piscataway as the program is set for year two in the Big Ten Conference.
Levine transi oned the Scarlet Knights into the Big Ten in 2015, as the team placed three gymnasts at NCAA Regionals and broke the school record on floor exercise (49.375). At the Big Ten Championships, televised live on Big Ten Network, RU ed for the highest score on vault in its session. In addi on, Levine was influen al in hos ng a home meet with a sizable crowd at the Rutgers Athle c Center for the first me since 2006. Rutgers sold out its three meets at the Livingston Recrea on Center to make it five consecu ve da ng back to 2014. The Rutgers gymnas cs program con nued its success in the classroom as well. Five members of the team earned Na onal Associa on of Collegiate Gymnas cs Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) Academic All-America status and eight were recognized on the Winter 2015 Academic All-Big Ten list. As a program, the NCAA deemed the Scarlet Knights to have a have a mul year score of 995 in the APR for the third consecu ve year. RU ranked in the 70th percen le within all sports in the NCAA and higher than the na onal gymnas cs APR average (991). In guiding RU to a break-through season in 2014, Levine earned both East Atlan c Gymnas cs League (EAGL) Coach of the Year and the NACGC/W Northeast Region Head Coach of the Year. Rutgers sha ered nearly every record under Levine in 2014, including six of the top 10 scores in school history at the me, 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 me 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 correla on 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-Scholas c Team recogni on. RU picked up a e for third at EAGL Championships (195.275), the best placement and score in school history at the meet. Addi onally, 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 Na onals. She was first Scarlet Knight to reach the na onal level since Courtney Turner in 2002 (floor exercise). Gunzelman also earned her third Team MVP and first-team all-league five mes for her performance as a senior. In 2013, Rutgers con nued its growth, recording four of its top six scores at the me. 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 compe tors 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 ed 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 fi h-place finish at the EAGL Championships, the highest placing ever by a Scarlet Knight at that event at the me. 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 Scholas c All-America awards from the Na onal Associa on of Collegiate Gymnas cs Coaches/Women (NACGC/W). Levine was officially hired as head coach on May 9, 2011. 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 (fi h 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 representa on 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 pos ng a 49.005 RQS and breaking the then-school-record 49.250. The team also saw success on vault, pos ng a 49.100, which now stands as the second-best score in school history. The uneven bars were the event that the Scarlet Knights improved most in by notching the best mark at the EAGL Championships (48.900). A na ve of Maplewood, N.J., Levine returned to his home state a er three years as the Director of the Interna onal Gymnas cs Camp in Stroudsburg, Pa., from 2005-08. He also coached at Surgent’s Elite School of Gymnas cs in Roselle Park, N.J., from 2008-09. Levine spent me with the USA Gymnas cs team in Daegu, South Korea, where he was an assistant coach for the World University Games. He began his coaching career at his alma mater, the University of Michigan, where he served three seasons as an assistant coach and recrui ng coordinator from 2002-04. Levine oversaw all aspects of Michigan’s recrui ng operaons and helped organize the program’s opera ng budget. During his me at Michigan, he served on the planning commi ee for the program’s freshman student-athlete orienta on program, helping mentor newcomers. While a member of the Wolverines’ staff, he coached 2003 NCAA Vault Champion Andrew DiGiore. He has coached several Junior Na onal Team and Senior Na onal Team members and a Junior Na onal Champion in the all-around. Levine is no stranger to the Big Ten, as he competed on the vault during his me at Michigan where he helped guide the Wolverines to a pair of Big Ten tles in 1999 and 2000 and the 1999 NCAA Championship. He was a two- me recipient of the Coaches Apprecia on Award. Levine received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan in 2002 and Master’s from the American InterCon nental University Business School in 2006. A decorated gymnast, Levine a ended Columbia High School in Maplewood, N.J. He currently resides in nearby Springfield, N.J.
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2016 TOP SCORES TEAM
SCHOOL RECORDS INDIVIDUAL ALL AROUND 39.500 - Luisa Leal: March 8, 2013
INDIVIDUAL ALL-AROUND 37.750: Groden (Jan. 9) 36.850: Baker (Jan. 9)
TOTAL 193.100 (Jan. 9)
VAULT 48.750 (Jan. 9)
VAULT 9.925 - Luisa Leal: March 2, 2013 BARS 10.000 - Dawn Campbell: March 1, 2000
VAULT 9.900: Baker (Jan. 9) 9.775: Wilson (Jan. 9) 9.725: Groden (Jan. 9)
UNEVEN BARS 47.575 (Jan. 9)
UNEVEN BARS 9.825: C. Santagado (Jan. 9) 9.725: Hoffman (Jan. 9) 9.700: Amoresano (Jan. 9)
BALANCE BEAM 48.100 (Jan. 9)
BALANCE BEAM 9.825: Salinas (Jan. 9) 9.775: Shank (Jan. 9) 9.650: Groden (Jan. 9)
FLOOR EXERCISE 48.675 (Jan. 9)
FLOOR EXERCISE 9.775: Ali (Jan. 9) 9.750: Hoffman (Jan. 9) 9.750: Stebick (Jan. 9)
BALANCE BEAM 9.925 - Lisa Abrams: Jan. 21 & March 13, 2004 FLOOR EXERCISE 10.000 - Courtney Turner: March 8, 2002 TEAM VAULT TOTAL * road meet) 49.200 - Feb. 9, 2014 196.225 - March 8, 2014 49.100 - March 8, 2013 195.975 - March 2, 2013 49.075 - March 1, 2014 195.825 - March 1, 2014* 195.500 - March 8, 2013* BARS 195.400 - Feb. 26, 2000 49.400 - March 1, 2000 195.375 - Jan. 24, 2015 49.300 - Feb. 26, 2000 195.275 - Jan. 19, 2014* 49.100 - Jan. 24, 2015 195.275 - March 22, 2014* 195.250 - Jan. 17, 2014* BALANCE BEAM 195.200 - March 7, 2015 49.325 - Feb. 28, 2004 49.100 - March 1, 2014 49.100 - March 22, 2014 FLOOR EXERCISE 49.375 - March 7, 2015 49.325 - March 8, 2014 49.250 - March 2, 2013
2016 MEET-BY-MEET DATE
LOCATION
RESULT
TEAM
VAULT
BARS
BEAM
FLOOR
TOP OPPONENT
Jan. 9
Boston
3/3
193.100
48.750
47.575
48.100
48.675
GW (196.175)
Jan. 16
Rutgers
Jan. 23
Nebraska
Jan. 30
Michigan State
Feb. 6
Rutgers
Feb. 14
Maryland
Feb. 20
Rutgers
Feb. 26
North Carolina
Feb. 28 George Washington March 6
Rutgers
March 12
Penn State
March 19
Nebraska
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2016 HEADSHOT ROSTER
RIAHANAH ALI Freshman Ann Arbor, Mich.
MICHELLE AMORESANO Freshman Whippany, N.J.
APRIL BAKER Junior Andover, Mass.
JENNA CRISALLI Sophomore Freehold, N.J.
LIBBY GRODEN Sophomore Abbottstown, Pa.
KIRA HERZOG Freshman Mill Valley, Calif.
EMMA HOFFMAN Fifth-Year Senior Union, N.J.
CLAIRE JONES Junior Gaffney, S.C.
AYANA LEE Sophomore Bridgewater, N.J.
ELIZABETH NAND Sophomore Hampton, N.J.
ANNE MARIE NEGGIA Freshman Kinnelon, N.J.
CLAUDIA SALINAS Senior Allendale, N.J.
CHARLY SANTAGADO Junior Celebration, Fla.
ERIEL SANTAGADO Freshman Celebration, Fla.
MAKENZEY SHANK Sophomore Phoenix, Ariz.
KATIE STEBICK Senior Waterford, Pa.
JENNA WILLIAMS Senior Bordentown, N.J.
NICOLETTE WILSON Senior Toms River, N.J.
LOUIS LEVINE Head Coach Fourth Season
DANIELLE D’ELIA Assistant Coach Fourth Season
TERI DIAMOND Assistant Coach Second Season
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Riahanah.................................................Ray Amoresano .......................... A-more-es-ano Crisalli ........................................ Chris-all-ee Ayana ............................................. A-yan-ah Neggia ............................................. Neg-gia Santagado .................................. Santa-gado Stebick ...........................................Stee-bick Levine ............................................ Lev-veen
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Statistics by Gymnast Rutgers: 2015 - 2016 Season
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Riahanah Ali Date Team A 1/09/2016 Rutgers vs. New Hampshire/George Washing Average Season High Career High
Vault 9.650 9.650 9.650 9.650
Bars
Beam
Floor 9.775 9.775 9.775 9.775
AllArr
Vault 9.325
Beam
Floor 9.525
AllArr
9.325
Bars 9.700 9.700 9.700 9.700
Vault 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.900
Bars 8.700 8.700 8.700 9.825
Beam 9.150 9.150 9.150 9.675
Floor 9.100 9.100 9.100 9.875
AllArr 36.850
Vault 9.725 9.725 9.725 9.825
Bars 8.650 8.650 8.650 9.800
Beam 9.650 9.650 9.650 9.800
Floor 9.725 9.725 9.725 9.875
AllArr 37.750
Vault 9.625 9.625 9.625 9.700
Bars 9.725 9.725 9.725 9.900
Beam
Floor 9.750 9.750 9.750 9.875
AllArr
Vault
Bars 9.625 9.625 9.625 9.625
Beam 9.575 9.575 9.575 9.575
Floor
AllArr
Vault
Bars
Beam 9.825 9.825 9.825 9.875
Floor
AllArr
Vault 9.700 9.700 9.700 9.700
Bars 9.825 9.825 9.825 9.850
Beam 8.100
Floor 9.675 9.675 9.675 9.875
AllArr
Michelle Amoresano Date Team A 1/09/2016 Rutgers vs. New Hampshire/George Washing Average Season High Career High
9.525
April Baker Date Team A 1/09/2016 Rutgers vs. New Hampshire/George Washing Average Season High Career High
Libby Groden Date Team A 1/09/2016 Rutgers vs. New Hampshire/George Washing Average Season High Career High
Emma Hoffman Date Team A 1/09/2016 Rutgers vs. New Hampshire/George Washing Average Season High Career High
Elizabeth Nand Date Team A 1/09/2016 Rutgers vs. New Hampshire/George Washing Average Season High Career High
Claudia Salinas Date Team A 1/09/2016 Rutgers vs. New Hampshire/George Washing Average Season High Career High
Charly Santagado Date Team A 1/09/2016 Rutgers vs. New Hampshire/George Washing Average Season High Career High
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: 2015 - 2016 Season
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Eriel Santagado Date Team A 1/09/2016 Rutgers vs. New Hampshire/George Washing Average Season High Career High
Vault
Bars
Beam 9.275 9.275 9.275 9.275
Floor
AllArr
Vault
Bars 8.800
Floor
AllArr
8.800
Beam 9.775 9.775 9.775 9.775
Vault
Bars
Beam
Floor 9.750 9.750 9.750 9.875
AllArr
Vault 9.775 9.775 9.775 9.825
Bars
Beam
Floor
AllArr
Makenzey Shank Date Team A 1/09/2016 Rutgers vs. New Hampshire/George Washing Average Season High Career High
Katie Stebick Date Team A 1/09/2016 Rutgers vs. New Hampshire/George Washing Average Season High Career High
Nicolette Wilson Date Team A 1/09/2016 Rutgers vs. New Hampshire/George Washing 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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