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2017 Meet 12
ILLINOIS set for big ten championships
The No. 20 Fighting Illini women’s gymnastics team travels to Piscataway, N.J. for the 2017 Big Ten Championships on Saturday at 4 p.m. CT. The Illini will begin the six-rotation meet on a bye before moving to the floor. The other five teams competing in the evening session include: No. 16 Iowa, No. 9 Michigan, No. 13 Nebraska, No. 24 Ohio State and No. 32 Penn State.
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Saturday, March 18, 2017 | 4 PM CT Rutgers Athletic Center | Piscataway, N.J.
Date
2017 Illinois Schedule
Event
Time/Result
J 6 at Missouri% 2nd of 3, 194.200 J 14 RUTGERS 1st of 4, 195.900 J 22 at Michigan L, 197.050-195.300 J 29 PENN STATE W, 195.625-193.250 F 4 MINNESOTA W, 196.025-193.375 F 11 at Iowa 2nd of 3, 196.050 F 17 MICHIGAN STATE W, 196.550-194.025 F 24 at Kentucky (with Washington, NIU) T-1st of 4, 196.625 S 26 at Denver (with Illinois State) 2nd of 3, 195.450 M 5 at Illinois Classic (Normal, Ill.) 1st of 4, 196.150 M 11 BIG FIVE MEET (SFC)^ 2nd of 5, 196.450 M 18 at B1G Championships^ (Piscataway, N.J.) 4 PM A 1 NCAA REGIONAL (State Farm Center) 4 PM A 14 at NCAA Championships (St. Louis, Mo.) TBA
* All Times Central ^ Big Ten Network % WatchESPN Home meets are in BOLD
• Illinois is ranked 9th in the nation on the balance beam with an RQS of 49.270, 20th on floor with an RQS of 49.170 and 26th on bars with an RQS of 49.040. • The Orange and Blue hit the program’s second-highest floor score in Illinois history at the B1G Five Meet with a 49.450. Each of the first four gymnasts matched or bested their career-high marks. • The Illini reset their season-best team score for the fifth-consecutive meet at the Kentucky quad meet with a 196.625. The 196.625 is the Orange and Blue’s season-high mark as a team. • After only eclipsing the 196.000 mark twice last season, Illinois has reached that mark six times this season and holds an RQS above 196 at 196.245. A major improvement comes from the bars apparatus. UI contributed two team scores in 2016 over 49.000 on bars. This season, Illinois has produced scores above 49.000 on bars five times already. • The Orange and Blue produced a season-high 48.975 on vault at Kentucky. In the next meet, sophomore Lizzy LeDuc recorded a career-high 9.875 on the apparatus at Denver. • Illinois also reset their season-high team scores on bars (49.225), beam (49.375) and floor (49.250) against Michigan State. The beam score is the third-highest score in program history on the apparatus against the Spartans. • The Orange and Blue have marked scores of 49.000 or above on the balance beam in all 11 meets this season. Illinois only hit 49.000 in six meets last season, finishing the 2016 campaign with a season average of 49.052. • Freshman Rae Balthazor earned her first individual event title against Michigan State with a career-best 9.900 on bars. The freshman’s score is highest by an Illini on bars this season. • Junior Bridget Hodan earned her first individual event title against Michigan State after scoring a career-high 9.925 on beam. Hodan also recorded a career-high 9.875 on floor. • LeDuc earned four event titles (vault, beam, floor, all-around) against Minnesota on Feb. 4. The four-title performance is the second for the Illini this season. • Sophomore Brielle Nguyen matched a career-high 9.90 on beam for the Illini at Denver. The mark is the second at or above 9.90 during her career in the Orange and Blue. The first 9.90 came against Minnesota. • Freshman Karen Howell earned the first individual event title of her career against Penn State with a careerhigh 9.850 on bars. The freshman also hit career-high marks in the all-around (39.000) and on floor (9.800). • Sophomore Rachael Donovan recorded a career-high 9.725 on bars in her first competitive routine of 2017 against Penn State. • LeDuc is currently ranked 25th on the balance beam and on floor, nationally. • Nguyen earned her first career individual event title at Missouri on Jan. 6. Nguyen posted a 9.875 on the balance beam.
FOUR ILLINI GARNER ALL-BIG TEN HONORS
Four members of the Illinois women’s gymnastics team were named to the Big Ten All-Conference teams, the league announced on Monday afternoon. Redshirt-senior Mary Jane Horth and sophomore Lizzy LeDuc earned First-Team All-Big Ten honors. Junior Bridget Hodan and sophomore Brielle Nguyen collected Second-Team AllBig Ten awards. The four honors is the most for an Illinois team since 2014.
Last time out-B1G Five meet
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ILLINI ARE Comeback kids in Kentucky
The Illinois women’s gymnastics team scored a season-high 196.625 to tie the Kentucky Wildcats for first place on Feb. 24. The Illini trailed through three rotations, but a 49.300 team score on the beam in the final rotation pushed Illinois past Washington (196.450) to earn share of first place. Illinois also took home three individual titles as LeDuc won the beam (9.925) and floor (9.250) titles and Horth earned past sbig ten championship scores the bars title with a 9.900. Also competResult ing in the quad-meet, Northern Illinois Date Location 3/19/16 Lincoln, Neb. 8th of 10, 195.175 took fourth with a team score 193.800. 3/21/15 Ann Arbor, Mich. 2nd of 10, 197.350 3/22/14 University Park, Pa. 4th of 8, 196.625 3/23/13 East Lansing, Mich. 4th of 8, 196.475 3/24/12 Iowa City, Iowa 5th of 8, 195.850 3/19/11 Minneapolis, Minn. 3rd of 7, 196.075
Gymnastics Contact: Grace Duggan // 217-300-1449 (office) // 314-267-5912 (cell) // [email protected] // www.FIGHTINGILLINI.com
2017 Illinois Roster Name Yr Ht Event(s) Hometown/high school Club Team
Rae Balthazor Erin Buchanan Becca Cuppy Rachael Donovan Lindsay Dwyer Jordyn Givens Bridget Hodan Mary Jane Horth Karen Howell Julia Hutcherson Brittany Jones Lizzy LeDuc Sarah Lyons Brielle Nguyen Haylee Roe
Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. R-Jr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Sr. So. So.
5-3 5-2 5-5 5-3 5-8 5-3 5-3 5-7 5-2 5-4 5-3 5-0 5-4 5-0 4-10
All-Around All-Around All-Around All-Around All-Around All-Around All-Around All-Around All-Around All-Around All-Around All-Around VT, UB All-Around All-Around
Head Coach: Kim Landrus (6th season, 15th overall) Assistant Coach: Jacob Lee (3rd season) Assistant Coach: Kristina Comforte (1st season) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Maci Sump (2nd season)
Boulder, Colo./Holy Family High School Haymarket, Va./Battlefield High Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny Centennial Bethlehem, Pa./Notre Dame Greenpond Glen Cove, N.Y./Glen Cove High School Keller, Texas/Keller Central Brookfield, Wis./Divine Savior Holy Angels Akron, Ohio/Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Sterling Heights, Mich./Adlai E. Stevenson H.S. Canton, Ga./The King’s Academy Scottsdale, Ariz./Desert Mountain High School Dallas, Texas/Homeschooled New Braunfels, Texas/Canyon Orange County, Calif./Foothill Mesquite, Texas/John Horn
Airborne Gymnastics Capital Gymnastics Triad Gymnastics Parkettes Infiniti Elite Top Flight Gymnastics Salto Gymnastics Gym World Olympia Gymnastics Academy Academy of Atlanta Xtreme Gymnastics Metroplex Gymnastics and Swim Ariel Athletics Gymax Gymnastics Metroplex Gymnastics and Swim
Pronunciation guide Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luh-DUKE Bridget Hodan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ho-DEN Sarah Lyons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lions Brielle Nguyen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WIN
2017 results Date
Opponent
2017 Results (17-5-1 Regular Season; 3-2 B1G) Result
Jan. 6 at Missouri 2nd of 3 Jan. 14 Rutgers, E. Michigan, UIC 1st of 4 Jan. 22 at Michigan L Jan. 29 Penn State W Feb. 4 Minnesota W Feb. 11 at Iowa 2nd of 3 Feb. 17 Michigan State W Feb. 24 at Kentucky T-1st Feb. 26 at Denver 2nd of 3 March 5 at State of Illinois Classic 1st of 4 March 11 B1G Five Meet 2nd of 5
Score
Missouri 196.225, ILLINOIS 194.200, Ball State 193.625 ILLINOIS 195.900, EMU 194.725, RU 191.125, UIC 190.850 L, 197.050-195.300 W, 195.625-193.250 W, 196.025-193.375 Iowa 196.475, ILLINOIS 196.050, UIC 192.625 W, 196.550-194.025 ILLINOIS 196.625, Kentucky 196.625, Washington 196.450, NIU 193.800 Denver 196.975, ILLINOIS 195.450, Illinois State 192.175 ILLINOIS 196.150, Illinois State 193.550, NIU 193.550, UIC 193.525 Nebraska 196.650, ILLINOIS 196.450, Ohio State 195.350, Michigan State 194.650, Maryland 193.375
2017 Meet-by-Meet results Scores Meet at Missouri (w/ Ball State) Rutgers, EMU, UIC at Michigan Penn State Minnesota at Iowa (w/ UIC) Michigan State Kentucky (w/Washington, NIU) Denver (w/Illinois State) State of Illinois Classic B1G Five Meet
Team Vault Bars Beam Floor 194.200 48.600 47.575 49.250 48.775 195.900 48.825 49.000 49.175 48.900 195.300 48.650 48.775 49.000 48.875 195.625 48.550 48.975 49.025 49.075 196.025 48.650 49.025 49.275 49.075 196.050 48.900 48.950 49.025 49.175 196.550 48.700 49.225 49.375 49.250 196.625 48.975 49.200 49.300 49.150 195.450 48.800 48.475 49.350 48.825 196.150 48.825 49.025 49.100 49.200 196.450 48.850 48.975 49.175 49.450
Season Average Season High Scores Regional Qualifying Score
195.848 48.757 48.836 49.186 49.068 196.625 48.975 49.225 49.375 49.450 196.245 48.840 49.040 49.270 49.170
Fighting Illini Bio Updates
Erin Buchanan
Sarah Lyons
5-2 // Senior // All-Around
5-4 // Senior // Vault, Uneven Bars
Haymarket, Va. // Battlefield
New Braunfels, Texas // Canyon
Club: Capital Gymnastics
Club: Aerial Athletics
2017 Meet-by-meet results
2017 Meet-by-meet results
Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault Bars Beam 9.750 9.575 -- 9.725 -- -- 9.700 9.625 -- 9.700 -- -- 9.700 9.700 -- 9.725 -- -- 9.700 9.875 -- 9.775 9.800 -- 9.725 9.750 -- 9.700 9.775 -- 9.775 9.750 -- -- -- --
Floor AA 9.700 -9.725 -9.750 -9.825 -9.800 -9.825 -9.875 --- -9.825 -9.850 -9.875 --- --
Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault Bars Beam 9.700 9.800 -- 9.725 9.775 -- 9.750 9.800 -- 9.650 9.825 -- 9.775 9.775 -- 9.725 9.800 -- 9.675 9.850 -- 9.775 9.825 -- 9.525 9.825 -- 9.750 9.825 -- 9.700 9.825 -- -- -- --
Floor -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
9.725 9.775 9.925
9.807 9.875 9.925
9.705 9.775 9.850
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[3/8/14] [2/17/17} [2/19/16] [3/12/16] [3/21/15]
Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
9.731 9.875 9.875
-- -- 9.850
--39.375
9.811 9.825 9.875
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[3/21/15] [2/7/15]
Mary Jane Horth
Becca Cuppy
5-7 // Redshirt-Junior // All-Around
5-5 // Junior // All-Around
Akron, Ohio // Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy
Ankeny, Iowa // Ankeny Centennial
Club: Gym World
Club: Triad Gymnastics
2017 Meet-by-meet results
2017 Meet-by-meet results
Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault Bars Beam Floor 9.750 9.725 9.875 (1) -- 9.775 9.875 9.775 -- 9.750 9.850 9.800 -- 9.725 9.775 9.150 -- 9.750 9.875 (1) 9.750 -- 9.850 9.800 9.725 -- 9.725 9.825 9.900 (1) -- 9.825 9.900 (1) 9.850 -- 9.775 9.850 9.875 9.775 9.825 (1) 9.750 9.875 (1) -- 9.825 9.950 (1) 9.850 -- -- -- -- --
AA --------39.275 ----
Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault Bars Beam Floor AA -- -- -- 9.775 --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --
Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
9.780 9.850 9.900
39.275 39.275 39.575
Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
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[3/21/15] [2/14/15] [2/17/17] [3/21/15] [3/21/15]
9.834 9.950 9.975
9.766 9.900 9.900
9.775 9.775 9.875
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9.775 9.775 9.775
[1/6/17]
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Fighting Illini Bio Updates
Jordyn Givens
bridget hodan
5-3 // Junior // All-Around
5-3 // Junior // All-Around
Keller, Texas // Keller Central
Brookfield, Wis. // Divine Savior Holy Angels
Club: Top Flight Gymnastics
Club: Salto Gymnastics
2017 Meet-by-meet results Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault Bars Beam Floor AA -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --
Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
-- -- 9.850
[3/21/15] [2/19/16]
-- -- 9.800
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2017 Meet-by-meet results Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault Bars Beam Floor AA -- -- 9.825 9.750 --- -- 9.875 9.725 --- -- 9.825 9.775 --- -- 9.800 9.725 --- -- 9.875 9.800 --- -- 9.800 9.825 --- -- 9.925 (1) 9.875 --- -- 9.875 9.875 --- -- 9.850 9.800 --- -- 9.800 9.875 --- -- 9.875 9.900 --- -- -- -- --
Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
-- -- --
-- -- 9.700
9.848 9.925 9.925
9.811 9.900 9.900
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[4/2/16] [2/17/17] [3/11/17]
Rachael Donovan
Julia Hutcherson
5-3 // Sophomore // All-Around
5-4 // Sophomore // All-Around
Bethlehem, Pa. // Notre Dame Greenpond
Canton, Ga. // The King’s Academy
Club: Parkettes
Club: Academy of Atlanta
2017 Meet-by-meet results
2017 Meet-by-meet results
Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault Bars Beam Floor AA -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- 9.725 -- -- --- -- -- -- --- 8.900 -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --
Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault Bars Beam Floor AA -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --
Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
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Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
-- -- 9.650
9.313 9.725 9.725
[1/29/17]
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[3/12/16]
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Fighting Illini Bio Updates
Lizzy Leduc
brielle Nguyen
5-0 // Sophomore // All-Around
5-0 // Sophomore // All-Around
Dallas, Texas. // Homeschooled
Orange County, Calif. // Foothill
Club: Metroplex Gymnastics and Swim
Club: Gymax Gymnastics
2017 Meet-by-meet results
2017 Meet-by-meet results
Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault -- 9.850 (1) 9.750 9.800 9.825 (1) 9.850 9.825 (1) 9.825 9.875 9.775 9.775 --
Bars -- 9.750 -- 9.750 9.825 9.775 9.100 9.150 9.200 8.400 9.175 --
Beam 9.875 (1) 9.925 (1) 9.850 9.850 9.950 (1) 9.850 9.850 9.925 (1) 9.900 9.850 9.775 --
Floor -- 9.900 (1) 9.825 9.875 (1) 9.900 (1) 9.875 (1) 9.925 (1) 9.925 (1) 9.750 9.875 9.925 (1) --
AA -39.425 (1) -39.275 (1) 39.500 (1) 39.350 (1) 38.700 38.825 38.725 37.900 38.650 --
Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault Bars Beam Floor AA -- -- 9.875 (1) 9.800 --- -- 9.725 9.675 --- -- 9.750 9.775 --- -- 9.825 9.800 --- -- 9.900 9.825 --- -- 9.775 9.825 --- -- 9.875 9.800 --- -- 9.800 9.650 --- -- 9.900 9.675 --- -- 9.850 9.750 --- -- 9.850 9.900 --- -- -- -- --
Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
9.815 9.875 9.875
9.347 9.825 9.850
9.873 9.950 9.950
9.878 9.925 9.950
38.928 39.500 39.500
Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
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[2/26/17] [3/19/16] [2/4/17] [4/2/16] [2/4/17]
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9.830 9.900 9.900
9.770 9.900 9.900
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[2/26/17] [3/11/17]
Haylee Roe
Rae Balthazor
4-10 // Sophomore // All-Around
5-3 // Freshman // All-Around
Mesquite, Texas // Jorn Horn
Boulder, Colo. // Holy Family High School
Club: Parkettes
Club: Airborne Gymnastics and Dance
2017 Meet-by-meet results
2017 Meet-by-meet results
Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault Bars Beam Floor AA 9.500 -- 9.800 9.750 --- -- 9.875 9.750 --- -- 9.725 9.750 --- -- 9.825 9.775 --- -- 9.800 9.750 --- -- 9.825 9.775 -9.575 -- 9.825 9.725 -9.475 -- 9.850 9.700 --- -- 9.825 -- --- -- 9.725 9.800 --- -- 9.800 9.850 --- -- -- -- --
Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault Bars Beam 9.750 9.800 -- 9.750 9.825 -- 9.675 9.800 -- 9.675 9.775 -- 9.600 9.200 -- 9.750 9.800 -- 9.775 9.900 (1) -- 9.775 9.800 -- 9.725 9.750 -- 9.775 9.800 -- 9.775 9.725 -- -- -- --
Floor -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
9.538 9.575 9.750
9.727 9.775 9.775
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[3/12/16]
Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
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9.807 9.875 9.875
9.763 9.850 9.850
[1/14/17] [3/11/17]
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9.752 9.900 9.900
[3/11/17] [2/17/17]
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Lindsay dwyer
Karen Howell
5-8 // Freshman // All-Around
5-2 // Freshman // All-Around
Glen Cove, N.Y. // Glen Cove High School
Sterling Heights, Mich. // Adlai E. Stevenson H.S.
Club: Infiniti Elite
Club: Olympia Gymnastics Academy
2017 Meet-by-meet results
2017 Meet-by-meet results
Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault Bars Beam Floor AA 9.650 8.675 9.800 9.025 37.150 9.625 9.750 9.725 9.800 38.900 9.700 9.000 9.775 9.750 38.225 9.625 9.850 (1) 9.725 9.800 39.000 9.575 9.850 9.725 9.750 38.900 9.700 9.775 9.775 9.825 39.075 -- 9.775 9.300 9.775 --- 9.875 9.775 9.825 -9.725 8.975 9.775 9.675 38.150 9.600 9.875 9.700 9.800 38.975 9.700 9.725 9.800 9.850 39.075 -- -- -- -- --
Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
9.656 9.725 9.725
Vault Bars Beam Floor AA -- 8.600 -- -- --- 9.775 -- -- --- 9.700 -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --
Season Average Scores -- 9.358 -- Season High Scores -- 9.775 -- Career High Scores -- 9.775 -- [1/14/17]
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Brittany JOnes 5-3 // Freshman // All-Around Scottsdale, Ariz. // Desert Mountain High School Club: Xtreme Gymnastics 2017 Meet-by-meet results Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault Bars Beam Floor AA -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --
Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
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9.557 9.875 9.875
9.716 9.800 9.800
9.716 9.850 9.850
38.606 39.075 39.075
[2/26/17] [3/5/17] [3/11/17] [3/11/17] [3/11/17]
Meet-by-Meet Lineups 1/7/17-Illinois at Missouri, Ball State-194.200 Vault 48.600 Bars 47.575 Beam 49.250 Floor 48.775
Roe-9.500 Dwyer-8.600 Hodan-9.825 Hodan-9.750
Howell-9.650 Balthazor-9.800 Roe-9.800 Nguyen-9.800
1/14/17-Illinois vs. Rutgers, EMU, UIC - 195.900 Vault 48.825 Bars 49.000 Beam 49.175 Floor 48.900
Howell-9.625 Lyons-9.775 Hodan-9.875 Roe-9.750
Lyons-9.725 Dwyer-9.775 Roe-9.875 Hodan-9.725
1/22/17-Illinois at Michigan-195.300 Vault 48.650 Bars 48.775 Beam 49.000 Floor 48.875
Horth-9.750 Lyons-9.800 Hodan-9.825 Hodan-9.775
Howell-9.700 Dwyer-9.700 Roe-9.725 Nguyen-9.775
1/29/17-Illinois vs. Penn State-195.625 Vault 48.550 Bars 48.975 Beam 49.025 Floor 49.075
Horth-9.725 Lyons-9.825 Hodan-9.800 Roe-9.775
Howell-9.625 Balthazor-9.775 Roe-9.825 Nguyen-9.800
2/4/17-Illinois vs. Minnesota-196.025 Vault 48.650 Bars 49.025 Beam 49.275 Floor 49.075
Horth-9.750 Lyons-9.775 Hodan-9.875 Roe-9.750
Howell-9.575 Balthazor-9.200 Roe-9.800 Nguyen-9.825
2/11/17-Illinois at Iowa-196.050 Vault 48.900 Bars 48.950 Beam 49.025 Floor 49.175
Horth-9.850 Lyons-9.800 Hodan-9.800 Roe-9.775
Howell-9.700 Balthazor-9.800 Roe-9.825 Nguyen-9.825
2/17/17-Illinois vs. Michigan State-196.550 Vault 48.700 Bars 49.225 Beam 49.375 Floor 49.250
Horth-9.725 Lyons-9.850 Hodan-9.925 Roe-9.725
Roe-9.575 Balthazor-9.900 Roe-9.825 Nguyen-9.800
2/24/17-Illinois at Kentucky-196.625
Vault 48.975 Bars 49.200 Beam 49.300 Floor 49.150
Buchanan-9.775Roe-9.475 Lyons-9.825 Balthazor-9.800 Hodan-9.875 Roe-9.850 Roe-9.700 Nguyen-9.650
2/26/17-Illinois at Denver-195.450
Vault 48.800 Bars 48.475 Beam 49.350 Floor 48.825
Buchanan-9.725 Howell-9.725 Lyons-9.825 Balthazor-9.850 Hodan-9.850 Roe-9.825 Hodan-9.800 Nguyen-9.675
3/5/17-Illinois at State of Illinois-196.150
Vault 48.825 Bars 49.025 Beam 49.100 Floor 49.200
Buchanan-9.700 Howell-9.600 Lyons-9.825 Balthazor-9.800 Hodan-9.800 Roe-9.725 Roe-9.800 Nguyen-9.750
3/11/17-Illinois vs. B1G Five Meet-196.450
Vault 48.850 Bars 48.975 Beam 49.175 Floor 49.450
Buchanan-9.775 Howell-9.700 Lyons-9.825 Balthazor-9.725 Hodan-9.875 Roe-9.800 Roe-9.850 Nguyen-9.900
Road To Nationals
Lyons-9.700 Lyons-9.800 Nguyen-9.875 Roe-9.750
Balthazor-9.750 Howell-8.675 Howell-9.800 Buchanan-9.700
Horth-9.750 Horth-9.725 Horth-9.875 Howell-9.025
Buchanan-9.750 Buchanan-9.575 LeDuc-9.875 Cuppy-9.775
Balthazor-9.750 Balthazor-9.825 Nguyen-9.725 Nguyen-9.675
Horth-9.775 Howell-9.750 Howell-9.725 Howell-9.800
LeDuc-9.850 Horth-9.875 Horth-9.775 Buchanan-9.725
Buchanan-9.725 LeDuc-9.750 LeDuc-9.925 LeDuc-9.900
Lyons-9.750 Balthazor-9.800 Nguyen-9.750 Roe-9.750
Balthazor-9.675 Howell-9.000 Howell-9.775 Howell-9.750
LeDuc-9.750 Horth-9.850 Horth-9.800 Buchanan-9.750
Buchanan-9.700 Buchanan-9.625 LeDuc-9.850 LeDuc-9.825
Lyons-9.650 Howell-9.850 Nguyen-9.825 Howell-9.800
Balthazor-9.675 Horth-9.775 Howell-9.725 Hodan-9.725
Buchanan-9.700 LeDuc-9.750 Horth-9.150 Buchanan-9.825
LeDuc-9.800 Donovan-9.725 LeDuc-9.850 LeDuc-9.875
Lyons-9.775 Howell-9.850 Nguyen-9.900 Howell-9.750
Balthazor-9.600 Horth-9.875 Howell-9.725 Hodan-9.800
Buchanan-9.700 LeDuc-9.825 Horth-9.750 Buchanan-9.800
LeDuc-9.825 Buchanan-9.700 LeDuc-9.950 LeDuc-9.900
Balthazor-9.750 Howell-9.775 Nguyen-9.775 Howell-9.825
Lyons-9.725 Horth-9.800 Howell-9.775 Hodan-9.825
Buchanan-9.725 LeDuc-9.775 Horth-9.725 Buchanan-9.825
LeDuc-9.850 Donovan-8.900 LeDuc-9.850 LeDuc-9.875
Balthazor-9.775 Howell-9.775 Nguyen-9.875 Howell-9.775
Lyons-9.675 Horth-9.825 Howell-9.300 Hodan-9.875
Buchanan-9.700 LeDuc-9.100 Horth-9.900 Buchanan-9.875
LeDuc-9.825 Buchanan-9.875 LeDuc-9.850 LeDuc-9.925
Balthazor-9.775 Howell-9.875 Nguyen-9.800 Howell-9.825
Lyons-9.775 Horth-9.900 Howell-9.775 Hodan-9.875
Horth-9.825 LeDuc-9.150 Horth-9.850 Buchanan-9.825
LeDuc-9.825 Buchanan-9.800 LeDuc-9.925 LeDuc-9.925
Balthazor-9.700 Howell-8.975 Nguyen-9.900 Howell-9.675
Lyons-9.525 Horth-9.850 Howell-9.775 Buchanan-9.825
Horth-9.775 LeDuc-9.200 Horth-9.875 LeDuc-9.750
LeDuc-9.875 Buchanan-9.750 LeDuc-9.900 Horth-9.775
Balthazor-9.775 Howell-9.875 Nguyen-9.850 Howell-9.800
Lyons-9.750 Horth-9.750 Howell-9.700 Hodan-9.875
Horth-9.825 LeDuc-8.400 Horth-9.875 Buchanan-9.850
LeDuc-9.775 Buchanan-9.775 LeDuc-9.850 LeDuc-9.875
Balthazor-9.775 Howell-9.725 Nguyen-9.850 Howell-9.850
Lyons-9.700 Horth-9.950 Howell-9.800 Hodan-9.900
Horth-9.825 Buchanan-9.750 Horth-9.850 Buchanan-9.875
LeDuc-9.775 LeDuc-9.175 LeDuc-9.775 LeDuc-9.925
National Top 25
Rank Team RQS 1 Oklahoma 198.000 2 LSU 197.785 3 UCLA 197.500 4 Florida 197.495 5 Utah 197.355 6 Alabama 197.285 7 Denver 197.040 8 Georgia 197.005 9 Michigan 196.880 10 Oregon State 196.875 11 Boise State 196.835 12 Kentucky 196.750 13 Nebraska 196.640 14 Missouri 196.540 15 Washington 196.480 16 Iowa 196.400 California 196.400 18 G. Washington 196.305 19 Southern Utah 196.300 20 ILLINOIS 196.245 21 Auburn 196.135 22 West Virginia 195.920 23 Utah State 195.830 24 Ohio State 195.815 25 E. Michigan 195.805 //////////////////
UI Week-to Week National Rank Date Pre 1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/14 2/21 2/28 3/6 3/13
Rank 24th T-22nd T-19th 21st 21st 21st 21st 22nd 20th 19th 20th
Average High RQS -- -- -194.200 194.200 -195.050 195.900 -195.133 195.900 -195.256 195.900 -195.410 196.025 -195.517 196.050 -195.664 196.550 195.495 195.747 196.625 195.995 195.788 196.625 196.135 195.981 196.625 196.245 //////////////////
Illini in the Rankings
TEAM Event Vault Bars Beam Floor Team
RQS Nat’l Rk 48.840 37th 49.040 26th 49.270 9th 49.170 20th 196.245 20th
Reg. Rk 6th 5th 2nd 4th 4th
INDIVIDUAL (TOP 30 NATIONAL)
Gymnast Event Average Nat’l Rk Reg. Rk LeDuc BB 9.895 T-25th 5th FX 9.895 T-25th 6th
Top Illinois Finishers by Meet date Opponent
Jan. 6 at Missouri Jan. 14 RU, EMU, UIC Jan. 22 at Michigan Jan. 29 Penn State Feb. 4 Minnesota Feb. 11 at Iowa Feb. 17 Michigan State Feb. 24 at Kentucky Feb. 26 at Denver March 5 at Illinois Classic March 11 B1G Five Meet
Vault bars beam floor all-Around
Balthazor, Horth, Buchanan 9.750 LeDuc 9.850 Horth, LeDuc, Lyons 9.750 LeDuc 9.800 LeDuc 9.825 LeDuc 9.850 LeDuc 9.825 Horth 9.825 LeDuc 9.875 Horth 9.825 Horth 9.825
Balthazor, Lyons 9.800 Horth 9.875 Horth 9.850 Howell 9.850 Horth 9.875 Horth 9.800 Balthazor 9.900 Horth 9.900 Balthazor/Horth 9.850 Howell 9.875 Horth 9.950
Horth, LeDuc, Nguyen 9.875 LeDuc 9.925 LeDuc 9.850 LeDuc 9.850 LeDuc 9.950 LeDuc 9.850 Hodan 9.925 LeDuc 9.925 LeDuc/Nguyen 9.900 Horth 9.875 Hodan 9.875
Top Scores of 2017 Team
Individual
Total 196.625. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Kentucky (2/24/17) 196.550. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Michigan State (2/17/17) 196.450. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. B1G Five Meet (3/11/17) 196.150. . . . . . . . . . . . . . at State of Illinois Classic (3/5/17) 196.050. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Iowa (2/11/17)
All-Around 39.500 Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Minnesota (2/4/17) 39.425 Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . vs. Rutgers, EMU, UIC (1/14/17) 39.350 Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Iowa (2/11/17) 39.275 Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Penn State (1/29/17) Mary Jane Horth . . . . . . . . . . . . at Denver (2/26/17)
Vault 48.975. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Kentucky (2/24/17) 48.900. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Iowa (2/11/17) 48.850. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. B1G Five Meet (3/11/17) 48.825. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at State of Illinois Classic (3/5/17) 48.800. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Denver (2/26/17)
Vault 9.875 9.850 9.825 9.800
Uneven Bars 49.225. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Michigan State (2/17/17) 49.200. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Kentucky (2/24/17) 49.025. . . . . . . . 2x, last at State of Illinois Classic (3/5/17) 49.000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Rutgers, EMU, UIC (1/14/17) 48.975. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2x, last vs. B1G Five Meet (3/11/17) Balance Beam 49.375. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Michigan State (2/17/17) 49.350. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Denver (2/26/17) 49.300. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Kentucky (2/24/17) 49.275. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Minnesota (2/4/17) 49.250. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Missouri (1/6/17) Floor Exercise 49.450. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. B1G Five Meet (3/11/17) 49.250. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Michigan State (2/17/17) 49.200. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at State of Illinois Classic (3/5/17) 49.175. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Iowa (2/11/17) 49.150. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Kentucky (2/24/17)
Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Denver (2/26/17) Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . 2x, last at Iowa (2/11/17) Mary Jane Horth . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Iowa (2/11/17) Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . 3x, last at Kentucky (2/24/17) Mary Jane Horth . . 3x, vs. B1G Five Meet (3/11/17) Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Penn State (1/29/17)
Uneven Bars 9.950 Mary Jane Horth . . . . . vs. B1G Five Meet (3/11/17) 9.900 Mary Jane Horth . . . . . . . . . . at Kentucky (2/24/17) Rae Balthazor . . . . . . . vs. Michigan State (2/17/17) 9.875 Karen Howell . . . 2x, last at Illinois Classic (3/5/17) Mary Jane Horth . . . 2x, last vs. Minnesota (2/4/17) Erin Buchanan . . . . . . vs. Michigan State (2/17/17) 9.850 Mary Jane Horth . . . . . 2x, last at Denver (2/26/17) Karen Howell . . . . . . 2x, last vs. Minnesota (2/4/17) Sarah Lyons . . . . . . . . vs. Michigan State (2/17/17) Rae Balthazor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Denver (2/26/17) Balance Beam 9.950 Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Minnesota (2/4/17) 9.925 Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . 2x, last at Kentucky (2/24/17) Bridget Hodan . . . . . . vs. Michigan State (2/17/17) 9.900 Brielle Nguyen . . . . . . . 2x, last at Denver (2/26/17) Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Denver (2/26/17) Mary Jane Horth . . . . . vs. Michigan State (2/17/17) 9.875 Bridget Hodan . 4x, last vs. B1G Five Meet (3/11/17) Mary Jane Horth 2x, last at Illinois Classic (3/5/17) Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Missouri (1/6/17) Brielle Nguyen . . . 2x, vs. Michigan State (2/17/17) Haylee Roe . . . . . . vs. Rutgers, EMU, UIC (1/14/17) Floor Exercise 9.925 Lizzy LeDuc . . . 3x, last vs. B1G Five Meet (3/11/17) 9.900 Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . 2x, last vs. Minnesota (2/4/17) Bridget Hodan . . . . . . . vs. B1G Five Meet (3/11/17) Brielle Nguyen . . . . . . . vs. B1G Five Meet (3/11/17) 9.875 Lizzy LeDuc . . . . 3x, last at Illinois Classic (3/5/17) Erin Buchanan 2x, last vs. B1G Five Meet (3/11/17) Bridget Hodan . 3x, last at Illinois Classic (3/5/17) 9.825 Brielle Nguyen . . . . . . . . . 2x, last at Iowa (2/11/17) Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Michigan (1/22/17) Erin Buchanan . . . . . . 4x, last at Denver (2/26/17) Bridget Hodan . . . . . . . . . 2x, last at Iowa (2/11/17) Karen Howell . . . . . . . 2x, last at Kentucky (2/24/17)
Nguyen 9.800 LeDuc 9.900 LeDuc 9.825 LeDuc 9.875 LeDuc 9.900 LeDuc 9.875 LeDuc 9.925 LeDuc 9.925 Buchanan 9.825 Hodan/LeDuc 9.875 LeDuc 9.925
Howell 37.150 LeDuc 39.425 Howell 38.225 LeD uc 39.275 LeDuc 39.500 LeDuc 39.350 LeDuc 38.700 LeDuc 38.825 Horth 39.275 Howell 38.975 Howell 39.075
2017 Individual titles rae balthazor (2017: 1 - Career: 1) Bars (1) 9.900 vs. Michigan State Mary Jane Horth (2017: 7 - Career: 18) Vault (1) 9.825 at Illinois Classic Bars (3) 9.900 at Kentucky 9.875 vs. Minnesota 9.950 vs. B1G Five Beam (3) 9.925 vs. Michigan State 9.875 at Missouri 9.875 at Illinois Classic Karen Howell (2017: 1 - Career: 1) Bars (1) 9.850 vs. Penn State LIzzy Leduc (2017: 18 - Career: 21) All-Around (4) 39.425 vs. RU, EMU, UIC 39.275 vs. Penn State 39.500 vs. Minnesota 39.350 at Iowa Vault (3) 9.850 vs. RU, EMU, UIC 9.825 vs. Minnesota 9.825 vs. Michigan State Beam (4) 9.875 at Missouri 9.925 vs. RU, EMU, UIC 9.950 vs. Minnesota 9.925 at Kentucky Floor (7) 9.900 vs. RU, EMU, UIC 9.875 vs. Penn State 9.900 vs. Minnesota 9.875 at Iowa 9.925 vs. Michigan State 9.925 at Kentucky 9.925 vs B1G Five Brielle Nguyen (2017: 1 - Career: 1) Beam (1) 9.875 at Missouri team total = 28 All-Around = 4 Vault = 4 Bars = 5 Beam = 8 floor = 7
Team RECORDS TOTAL SCORE 1. 197.350 2 . 197.100 3. 196.975 5. 196.875 6. 196.775 7. 196.750 8. 196.700 10. 196.675 VAULT 1. 49.425 2. 49.400 3. 49.375 4. 49.350 5. 49.250 6. 49.225 7. 49.200 8. 49.175 BARS 1. 49.475 2. 49.450 3. 49.425 4. 49.400 5. 49.375 7. 49.325 9. 49.300 10. 49.250 BEAM 1. 49.425 2. 49.400 3. 49.375 5. 49.350 6. 49.325 7. 49.300 10. 49.275 FLOOR 1. 49.500 2. 49.450 5. 49.425 8. 49.325
Big Ten Championships vs. Lindenwood at Iowa at State of Illinois Classic at Big Ten Quad vs. Ohio State/Central Mich. Big Ten Championships at NCAA West Regional vs. Ohio State at NCAA Morgantown Regional
3/21/15 3/8/14 2/14/15 3/12/11 3/15/14 2/23/14 3/21/09 4/4/09 2/15/09 4/4/15
at State of Illinois Classic Big Ten Championships Big Ten Championships at Big Ten Quad vs. Lindenwood vs. Ohio State at State of Illinois Classic at Iowa at NCAA Championships at Big Ten Championships at State of Illinois Classic at NCAA West Regional at Missouri
2/21/14 3/21/15 3/21/09 3/15/14 3/8/14 2/15/09 3/16/13 2/14/15 4/15/11 3/19/11 3/12/11 4/4/09 2/13/09
at NCAA Regionals 4/3/04 at State of Illinois Classic 3/20/10 Big Ten Championships 3/21/15 at NCAA Minneapolis Regional 4/5/14 vs. Minnesota 2/7/15 vs. Lindenwood 3/8/14 at Big Five Meet 3/14/15 at Iowa 2/14/15 at Big Ten Championships 3/31/07 at Nebraska 3/1/15 vs. Rutgers 1/7/15 vs. Iowa 1/31/14 vs. Iowa 2/16/13 vs. Ohio State 2/15/09 at State of Illinois Classic 3/25/07 at Michigan State at Lindenwood vs. Michigan State at State of Illinois Classic at Denver at Michigan State at Kentucky vs. Iowa State at Iowa vs. Ohio State/Central Mich. vs. Minnesota Big Ten Championships at Michigan State
2/19/16 2/28/16 2/17/17 3/12/11 2/26/17 2/25/11 2/24/17 2/26/16 2/14/15 2/23/14 2/4/17 3/21/15 1/10/14
Big Ten Championships vs. B1G Five Meet at State of Illinois Classic at State of Illinois Classic vs. Ball State & UIC vs. Western Michigan vs. Iowa vs. State of Illinois Classic at Big Ten Championships at Big Ten Championships vs. UIC at State of Illinois Classic
3/21/09 3/11/17 3/20/10 3/16/01 3/10/13 3/6/11 3/8/03 3/05/16 3/22/14 3/23/13 2/19/11 3/14/09
Individual RECORDS
Year-By-Year Individual Event Title Leaders
ALL-AROUND 1. 39.625 Giana O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1/15 Alina Weinstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013 3. 39.600 Giana O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/14/15 Alina Weinstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013 5. 39.575 Mary Jane Horth . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/21/15 6. 39.550 Mary Jane Horth . . . . . . . . . . . 2/14/15 Alina Weinstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013 Allison Buckley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011 9. 39.525 Giana O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/26/16 Giana O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/21/15 Allison Buckley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010 VAULT 1. 10.0 Amber See . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014 Alina Weinstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013 3. 9.950 Giana O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/14/15 Marijka Botterman . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 5. 9.925 Giana O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/4/15 Giana O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/21/15 Erin Buchanan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014 Amber See . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014 Alina Weinstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013 Amber See . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012 Kelsey Joannides . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011 Kelsey Joannides . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 Marijka Botterman . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 Jessica Cole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 Nicole Viernes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996 BARS 1. 10.0 Cara Pomeroy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004 2. 9.975 Mary Jane Horth . . . . . . . . . . . 2/14/15 Mary Jane Horth . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/7/15 Sarah Schmidt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010 5. 9.950 Mary Jane Horth . . . . . . . . . . . 3/11/17 Sunny Kato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/4/15 Cara Pomeroy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007 Cara Pomeroy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007 Cara Pomeroy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005 9. 9.925 Mary Jane Horth . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/21/15 Giana O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1/15 Sunny Kato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/14/15 Sunny Kato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/17/15 Sunny Kato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014 Alina Weinstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010 Melissa Fernandez . . . . . 2010 (twice) Sarah Schmidt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010 Cara Pomeroy . . . . . . . . . 2007 (twice) Cara Pomeroy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005 Ashley Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004 Cara Pomeroy . . . . . . . . . 2004 (twice) Kelli Farrar . . . . . . . . . . . 1997 (twice) Natalie Forsthoefel . . . . . . . . . . . 1996 BEAM 1. 9.950 Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/4/17 Sunny Kato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/19/16 Sunny Kato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/27/15 Allison Buckley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011 Allison Buckley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 Stacy Redmond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995 5. 9.925 Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/14/17 Bridget Hodan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/17/17 Sunny Kato . . . . . . . 2016 (three times) Giana O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/26/16 Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/28/16 Sunny Kato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014 Kelsey Joannides . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012 Allison Buckley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010 Melissa Fernandez . . . . . . . . . . . 2010 Allison Buckley . . . . . . . . 2009 (twice) Melissa Fernandez . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 Allison Buckley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 Kara Kapernekas . . . . . . . 2003 (twice) Jana Gallagher . . . . 2001 (four times) Kim Berres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997 FLOOR 1. 9.975 Alina Weinstein . . . . . . . . 2013 (twice) 3. 9.950 Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/02/16 Amber See . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014 Amber See . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013 Aber See . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013 Alina Weinstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013 Sarah Schmidt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010 Sarah Schmidt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 Kara Kapernekas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004 Kara Kapernekas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 Amanda Kaufman . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 Phaedra Dixon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000
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Maria Salinas Nancy Thies Nancy Thies Gayle Fleischmann Gayle Fleischmann Mimi Eberle Karen Brems Heidi Helmke Karen Brems Heidi Helmke Heidi Helmke Heidi Helmke Luann Roberts Karen Brems Laura Hicks Laura Hicks Denise Lamborn Heather Singalewitch Heather Singalewitch Denise Lamborn Sarah Wasserman Kara Corso Kara Corso Natalie Forsthoefel Nicole Viernes Nicole Ward Stacy Redmond Kim Berres Kim Berres Gina Wiechmann Phaedra Dixon Phaedra Dixon Jana Gallagher Ashley Williams Ashley Williams Cara Pomeroy Cara Pomeroy Cara Pomeroy Cara Pomeroy Nicole Cowart Allison Buckley Sarah Schmidt Allison Buckley Allison Buckley Kelsey Joannides Alina Weinstein Sunny Kato Giana O’Connor Giana O’Connor
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ILLINOIS EVENT TITLE LEADERS CAREER EVENT TITLES (includes All-Around) 1. 62 Allison Buckley . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008-11 2. 58 Nancy Thies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1976-77 3. 43 Giana O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . 2013-16 43 Alina Weinstein . . . . . . . . . . . 2010-13 5. 41 Cara Pomeroy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-07 38 Denise Lamborn . . . . . . . . . . . 1987-90 7. 34 Heather Singalewitch . . . . . . . 1987-90 8. 33 Kelsey Joannides . . . . . . . . . . 2009-12 9. 32 Kim Berres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996-99 10. 30 Sunny Kato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012-16 Sarah Schmidt . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-10 SINGLE SEASON EVENT TITLES (includes All-Around) 1. 34 Nancy Thies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 26 Alina Weinstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 24 Nancy Thies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. 21 Giana O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. 20 Allison Buckley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. 19 Kelsey Joannides . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Allison Buckley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. 18 Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heather Singalewitch . . . . . . . . . 10. 16 Giana O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . . Denise Lamborn . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The 2017 Fighting Illini TV Roster
Rae Balthazor Freshman
Erin Buchanan Senior
Becca Cuppy Junior
Rachael Donovan Sophomore
Lindsay Dwyer Freshman
Jordyn Givens Junior
Bridget Hodan Junior
Mary Jane Horth Redshirt Junior
Karen Howell Freshman
Julia Hutcherson Sophomore
Brittany Jones Freshman
Lizzy LeDuc Sophomore
Sarah Lyons Senior
Kim Landrus Head Coach
Brielle Nguyen Sophomore
Jacob Lee Assistant Coach
Haylee Roe Sophomore
Kristina Comforte Assistant Coach
Maci Sump Volunteer Assistant Coach
ILLINOIS set for big ten championships
The No. 20 Fighting Illini women’s gymnastics team travels to Piscataway, N.J. for the 2017 Big Ten Championships on Saturday at 4 p.m. CT. The Illini will begin the six-rotation meet on a bye before moving to the floor. The other five teams competing in the evening session include: No. 16 Iowa, No. 9 Michigan, No. 13 Nebraska, No. 24 Ohio State and No. 32 Penn State.
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Saturday, March 18, 2017 | 4 PM CT Rutgers Athletic Center | Piscataway, N.J.
Date
2017 Illinois Schedule
Event
Time/Result
J 6 at Missouri% 2nd of 3, 194.200 J 14 RUTGERS 1st of 4, 195.900 J 22 at Michigan L, 197.050-195.300 J 29 PENN STATE W, 195.625-193.250 F 4 MINNESOTA W, 196.025-193.375 F 11 at Iowa 2nd of 3, 196.050 F 17 MICHIGAN STATE W, 196.550-194.025 F 24 at Kentucky (with Washington, NIU) T-1st of 4, 196.625 S 26 at Denver (with Illinois State) 2nd of 3, 195.450 M 5 at Illinois Classic (Normal, Ill.) 1st of 4, 196.150 M 11 BIG FIVE MEET (SFC)^ 2nd of 5, 196.450 M 18 at B1G Championships^ (Piscataway, N.J.) 4 PM A 1 NCAA REGIONAL (State Farm Center) 4 PM A 14 at NCAA Championships (St. Louis, Mo.) TBA
* All Times Central ^ Big Ten Network % WatchESPN Home meets are in BOLD
• Illinois is ranked 9th in the nation on the balance beam with an RQS of 49.270, 20th on floor with an RQS of 49.170 and 26th on bars with an RQS of 49.040. • The Orange and Blue hit the program’s second-highest floor score in Illinois history at the B1G Five Meet with a 49.450. Each of the first four gymnasts matched or bested their career-high marks. • The Illini reset their season-best team score for the fifth-consecutive meet at the Kentucky quad meet with a 196.625. The 196.625 is the Orange and Blue’s season-high mark as a team. • After only eclipsing the 196.000 mark twice last season, Illinois has reached that mark six times this season and holds an RQS above 196 at 196.245. A major improvement comes from the bars apparatus. UI contributed two team scores in 2016 over 49.000 on bars. This season, Illinois has produced scores above 49.000 on bars five times already. • The Orange and Blue produced a season-high 48.975 on vault at Kentucky. In the next meet, sophomore Lizzy LeDuc recorded a career-high 9.875 on the apparatus at Denver. • Illinois also reset their season-high team scores on bars (49.225), beam (49.375) and floor (49.250) against Michigan State. The beam score is the third-highest score in program history on the apparatus against the Spartans. • The Orange and Blue have marked scores of 49.000 or above on the balance beam in all 11 meets this season. Illinois only hit 49.000 in six meets last season, finishing the 2016 campaign with a season average of 49.052. • Freshman Rae Balthazor earned her first individual event title against Michigan State with a career-best 9.900 on bars. The freshman’s score is highest by an Illini on bars this season. • Junior Bridget Hodan earned her first individual event title against Michigan State after scoring a career-high 9.925 on beam. Hodan also recorded a career-high 9.875 on floor. • LeDuc earned four event titles (vault, beam, floor, all-around) against Minnesota on Feb. 4. The four-title performance is the second for the Illini this season. • Sophomore Brielle Nguyen matched a career-high 9.90 on beam for the Illini at Denver. The mark is the second at or above 9.90 during her career in the Orange and Blue. The first 9.90 came against Minnesota. • Freshman Karen Howell earned the first individual event title of her career against Penn State with a careerhigh 9.850 on bars. The freshman also hit career-high marks in the all-around (39.000) and on floor (9.800). • Sophomore Rachael Donovan recorded a career-high 9.725 on bars in her first competitive routine of 2017 against Penn State. • LeDuc is currently ranked 25th on the balance beam and on floor, nationally. • Nguyen earned her first career individual event title at Missouri on Jan. 6. Nguyen posted a 9.875 on the balance beam.
FOUR ILLINI GARNER ALL-BIG TEN HONORS
Four members of the Illinois women’s gymnastics team were named to the Big Ten All-Conference teams, the league announced on Monday afternoon. Redshirt-senior Mary Jane Horth and sophomore Lizzy LeDuc earned First-Team All-Big Ten honors. Junior Bridget Hodan and sophomore Brielle Nguyen collected Second-Team AllBig Ten awards. The four honors is the most for an Illinois team since 2014.
Last time out-B1G Five meet
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ILLINI ARE Comeback kids in Kentucky
The Illinois women’s gymnastics team scored a season-high 196.625 to tie the Kentucky Wildcats for first place on Feb. 24. The Illini trailed through three rotations, but a 49.300 team score on the beam in the final rotation pushed Illinois past Washington (196.450) to earn share of first place. Illinois also took home three individual titles as LeDuc won the beam (9.925) and floor (9.250) titles and Horth earned past sbig ten championship scores the bars title with a 9.900. Also competResult ing in the quad-meet, Northern Illinois Date Location 3/19/16 Lincoln, Neb. 8th of 10, 195.175 took fourth with a team score 193.800. 3/21/15 Ann Arbor, Mich. 2nd of 10, 197.350 3/22/14 University Park, Pa. 4th of 8, 196.625 3/23/13 East Lansing, Mich. 4th of 8, 196.475 3/24/12 Iowa City, Iowa 5th of 8, 195.850 3/19/11 Minneapolis, Minn. 3rd of 7, 196.075
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2017 Illinois Roster Name Yr Ht Event(s) Hometown/high school Club Team
Rae Balthazor Erin Buchanan Becca Cuppy Rachael Donovan Lindsay Dwyer Jordyn Givens Bridget Hodan Mary Jane Horth Karen Howell Julia Hutcherson Brittany Jones Lizzy LeDuc Sarah Lyons Brielle Nguyen Haylee Roe
Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. R-Jr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Sr. So. So.
5-3 5-2 5-5 5-3 5-8 5-3 5-3 5-7 5-2 5-4 5-3 5-0 5-4 5-0 4-10
All-Around All-Around All-Around All-Around All-Around All-Around All-Around All-Around All-Around All-Around All-Around All-Around VT, UB All-Around All-Around
Head Coach: Kim Landrus (6th season, 15th overall) Assistant Coach: Jacob Lee (3rd season) Assistant Coach: Kristina Comforte (1st season) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Maci Sump (2nd season)
Boulder, Colo./Holy Family High School Haymarket, Va./Battlefield High Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny Centennial Bethlehem, Pa./Notre Dame Greenpond Glen Cove, N.Y./Glen Cove High School Keller, Texas/Keller Central Brookfield, Wis./Divine Savior Holy Angels Akron, Ohio/Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Sterling Heights, Mich./Adlai E. Stevenson H.S. Canton, Ga./The King’s Academy Scottsdale, Ariz./Desert Mountain High School Dallas, Texas/Homeschooled New Braunfels, Texas/Canyon Orange County, Calif./Foothill Mesquite, Texas/John Horn
Airborne Gymnastics Capital Gymnastics Triad Gymnastics Parkettes Infiniti Elite Top Flight Gymnastics Salto Gymnastics Gym World Olympia Gymnastics Academy Academy of Atlanta Xtreme Gymnastics Metroplex Gymnastics and Swim Ariel Athletics Gymax Gymnastics Metroplex Gymnastics and Swim
Pronunciation guide Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luh-DUKE Bridget Hodan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ho-DEN Sarah Lyons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lions Brielle Nguyen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WIN
2017 results Date
Opponent
2017 Results (17-5-1 Regular Season; 3-2 B1G) Result
Jan. 6 at Missouri 2nd of 3 Jan. 14 Rutgers, E. Michigan, UIC 1st of 4 Jan. 22 at Michigan L Jan. 29 Penn State W Feb. 4 Minnesota W Feb. 11 at Iowa 2nd of 3 Feb. 17 Michigan State W Feb. 24 at Kentucky T-1st Feb. 26 at Denver 2nd of 3 March 5 at State of Illinois Classic 1st of 4 March 11 B1G Five Meet 2nd of 5
Score
Missouri 196.225, ILLINOIS 194.200, Ball State 193.625 ILLINOIS 195.900, EMU 194.725, RU 191.125, UIC 190.850 L, 197.050-195.300 W, 195.625-193.250 W, 196.025-193.375 Iowa 196.475, ILLINOIS 196.050, UIC 192.625 W, 196.550-194.025 ILLINOIS 196.625, Kentucky 196.625, Washington 196.450, NIU 193.800 Denver 196.975, ILLINOIS 195.450, Illinois State 192.175 ILLINOIS 196.150, Illinois State 193.550, NIU 193.550, UIC 193.525 Nebraska 196.650, ILLINOIS 196.450, Ohio State 195.350, Michigan State 194.650, Maryland 193.375
2017 Meet-by-Meet results Scores Meet at Missouri (w/ Ball State) Rutgers, EMU, UIC at Michigan Penn State Minnesota at Iowa (w/ UIC) Michigan State Kentucky (w/Washington, NIU) Denver (w/Illinois State) State of Illinois Classic B1G Five Meet
Team Vault Bars Beam Floor 194.200 48.600 47.575 49.250 48.775 195.900 48.825 49.000 49.175 48.900 195.300 48.650 48.775 49.000 48.875 195.625 48.550 48.975 49.025 49.075 196.025 48.650 49.025 49.275 49.075 196.050 48.900 48.950 49.025 49.175 196.550 48.700 49.225 49.375 49.250 196.625 48.975 49.200 49.300 49.150 195.450 48.800 48.475 49.350 48.825 196.150 48.825 49.025 49.100 49.200 196.450 48.850 48.975 49.175 49.450
Season Average Season High Scores Regional Qualifying Score
195.848 48.757 48.836 49.186 49.068 196.625 48.975 49.225 49.375 49.450 196.245 48.840 49.040 49.270 49.170
Fighting Illini Bio Updates
Erin Buchanan
Sarah Lyons
5-2 // Senior // All-Around
5-4 // Senior // Vault, Uneven Bars
Haymarket, Va. // Battlefield
New Braunfels, Texas // Canyon
Club: Capital Gymnastics
Club: Aerial Athletics
2017 Meet-by-meet results
2017 Meet-by-meet results
Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault Bars Beam 9.750 9.575 -- 9.725 -- -- 9.700 9.625 -- 9.700 -- -- 9.700 9.700 -- 9.725 -- -- 9.700 9.875 -- 9.775 9.800 -- 9.725 9.750 -- 9.700 9.775 -- 9.775 9.750 -- -- -- --
Floor AA 9.700 -9.725 -9.750 -9.825 -9.800 -9.825 -9.875 --- -9.825 -9.850 -9.875 --- --
Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault Bars Beam 9.700 9.800 -- 9.725 9.775 -- 9.750 9.800 -- 9.650 9.825 -- 9.775 9.775 -- 9.725 9.800 -- 9.675 9.850 -- 9.775 9.825 -- 9.525 9.825 -- 9.750 9.825 -- 9.700 9.825 -- -- -- --
Floor -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
9.725 9.775 9.925
9.807 9.875 9.925
9.705 9.775 9.850
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[3/8/14] [2/17/17} [2/19/16] [3/12/16] [3/21/15]
Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
9.731 9.875 9.875
-- -- 9.850
--39.375
9.811 9.825 9.875
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[3/21/15] [2/7/15]
Mary Jane Horth
Becca Cuppy
5-7 // Redshirt-Junior // All-Around
5-5 // Junior // All-Around
Akron, Ohio // Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy
Ankeny, Iowa // Ankeny Centennial
Club: Gym World
Club: Triad Gymnastics
2017 Meet-by-meet results
2017 Meet-by-meet results
Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault Bars Beam Floor 9.750 9.725 9.875 (1) -- 9.775 9.875 9.775 -- 9.750 9.850 9.800 -- 9.725 9.775 9.150 -- 9.750 9.875 (1) 9.750 -- 9.850 9.800 9.725 -- 9.725 9.825 9.900 (1) -- 9.825 9.900 (1) 9.850 -- 9.775 9.850 9.875 9.775 9.825 (1) 9.750 9.875 (1) -- 9.825 9.950 (1) 9.850 -- -- -- -- --
AA --------39.275 ----
Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault Bars Beam Floor AA -- -- -- 9.775 --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --
Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
9.780 9.850 9.900
39.275 39.275 39.575
Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
-- -- --
[3/21/15] [2/14/15] [2/17/17] [3/21/15] [3/21/15]
9.834 9.950 9.975
9.766 9.900 9.900
9.775 9.775 9.875
-- -- --
-- -- --
9.775 9.775 9.775
[1/6/17]
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Fighting Illini Bio Updates
Jordyn Givens
bridget hodan
5-3 // Junior // All-Around
5-3 // Junior // All-Around
Keller, Texas // Keller Central
Brookfield, Wis. // Divine Savior Holy Angels
Club: Top Flight Gymnastics
Club: Salto Gymnastics
2017 Meet-by-meet results Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault Bars Beam Floor AA -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --
Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
-- -- 9.850
[3/21/15] [2/19/16]
-- -- 9.800
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2017 Meet-by-meet results Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault Bars Beam Floor AA -- -- 9.825 9.750 --- -- 9.875 9.725 --- -- 9.825 9.775 --- -- 9.800 9.725 --- -- 9.875 9.800 --- -- 9.800 9.825 --- -- 9.925 (1) 9.875 --- -- 9.875 9.875 --- -- 9.850 9.800 --- -- 9.800 9.875 --- -- 9.875 9.900 --- -- -- -- --
Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
-- -- --
-- -- 9.700
9.848 9.925 9.925
9.811 9.900 9.900
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[4/2/16] [2/17/17] [3/11/17]
Rachael Donovan
Julia Hutcherson
5-3 // Sophomore // All-Around
5-4 // Sophomore // All-Around
Bethlehem, Pa. // Notre Dame Greenpond
Canton, Ga. // The King’s Academy
Club: Parkettes
Club: Academy of Atlanta
2017 Meet-by-meet results
2017 Meet-by-meet results
Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault Bars Beam Floor AA -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- 9.725 -- -- --- -- -- -- --- 8.900 -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --
Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault Bars Beam Floor AA -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --
Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
-- -- --
Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
-- -- 9.650
9.313 9.725 9.725
[1/29/17]
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[3/12/16]
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Fighting Illini Bio Updates
Lizzy Leduc
brielle Nguyen
5-0 // Sophomore // All-Around
5-0 // Sophomore // All-Around
Dallas, Texas. // Homeschooled
Orange County, Calif. // Foothill
Club: Metroplex Gymnastics and Swim
Club: Gymax Gymnastics
2017 Meet-by-meet results
2017 Meet-by-meet results
Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault -- 9.850 (1) 9.750 9.800 9.825 (1) 9.850 9.825 (1) 9.825 9.875 9.775 9.775 --
Bars -- 9.750 -- 9.750 9.825 9.775 9.100 9.150 9.200 8.400 9.175 --
Beam 9.875 (1) 9.925 (1) 9.850 9.850 9.950 (1) 9.850 9.850 9.925 (1) 9.900 9.850 9.775 --
Floor -- 9.900 (1) 9.825 9.875 (1) 9.900 (1) 9.875 (1) 9.925 (1) 9.925 (1) 9.750 9.875 9.925 (1) --
AA -39.425 (1) -39.275 (1) 39.500 (1) 39.350 (1) 38.700 38.825 38.725 37.900 38.650 --
Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault Bars Beam Floor AA -- -- 9.875 (1) 9.800 --- -- 9.725 9.675 --- -- 9.750 9.775 --- -- 9.825 9.800 --- -- 9.900 9.825 --- -- 9.775 9.825 --- -- 9.875 9.800 --- -- 9.800 9.650 --- -- 9.900 9.675 --- -- 9.850 9.750 --- -- 9.850 9.900 --- -- -- -- --
Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
9.815 9.875 9.875
9.347 9.825 9.850
9.873 9.950 9.950
9.878 9.925 9.950
38.928 39.500 39.500
Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
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[2/26/17] [3/19/16] [2/4/17] [4/2/16] [2/4/17]
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9.830 9.900 9.900
9.770 9.900 9.900
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[2/26/17] [3/11/17]
Haylee Roe
Rae Balthazor
4-10 // Sophomore // All-Around
5-3 // Freshman // All-Around
Mesquite, Texas // Jorn Horn
Boulder, Colo. // Holy Family High School
Club: Parkettes
Club: Airborne Gymnastics and Dance
2017 Meet-by-meet results
2017 Meet-by-meet results
Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault Bars Beam Floor AA 9.500 -- 9.800 9.750 --- -- 9.875 9.750 --- -- 9.725 9.750 --- -- 9.825 9.775 --- -- 9.800 9.750 --- -- 9.825 9.775 -9.575 -- 9.825 9.725 -9.475 -- 9.850 9.700 --- -- 9.825 -- --- -- 9.725 9.800 --- -- 9.800 9.850 --- -- -- -- --
Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault Bars Beam 9.750 9.800 -- 9.750 9.825 -- 9.675 9.800 -- 9.675 9.775 -- 9.600 9.200 -- 9.750 9.800 -- 9.775 9.900 (1) -- 9.775 9.800 -- 9.725 9.750 -- 9.775 9.800 -- 9.775 9.725 -- -- -- --
Floor -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
AA -------------
Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
9.538 9.575 9.750
9.727 9.775 9.775
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[3/12/16]
Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
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9.807 9.875 9.875
9.763 9.850 9.850
[1/14/17] [3/11/17]
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9.752 9.900 9.900
[3/11/17] [2/17/17]
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Lindsay dwyer
Karen Howell
5-8 // Freshman // All-Around
5-2 // Freshman // All-Around
Glen Cove, N.Y. // Glen Cove High School
Sterling Heights, Mich. // Adlai E. Stevenson H.S.
Club: Infiniti Elite
Club: Olympia Gymnastics Academy
2017 Meet-by-meet results
2017 Meet-by-meet results
Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
Vault Bars Beam Floor AA 9.650 8.675 9.800 9.025 37.150 9.625 9.750 9.725 9.800 38.900 9.700 9.000 9.775 9.750 38.225 9.625 9.850 (1) 9.725 9.800 39.000 9.575 9.850 9.725 9.750 38.900 9.700 9.775 9.775 9.825 39.075 -- 9.775 9.300 9.775 --- 9.875 9.775 9.825 -9.725 8.975 9.775 9.675 38.150 9.600 9.875 9.700 9.800 38.975 9.700 9.725 9.800 9.850 39.075 -- -- -- -- --
Season Average Scores Season High Scores Career High Scores
9.656 9.725 9.725
Vault Bars Beam Floor AA -- 8.600 -- -- --- 9.775 -- -- --- 9.700 -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --
Season Average Scores -- 9.358 -- Season High Scores -- 9.775 -- Career High Scores -- 9.775 -- [1/14/17]
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Brittany JOnes 5-3 // Freshman // All-Around Scottsdale, Ariz. // Desert Mountain High School Club: Xtreme Gymnastics 2017 Meet-by-meet results Opponent/Meet at Missouri vs. Rutgers at Michigan vs. Penn State vs. Minnesota at Iowa vs. Michigan State at Kentucky at Denver at State of Illinois Classic Big Five Meet Big Ten Championships
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9.557 9.875 9.875
9.716 9.800 9.800
9.716 9.850 9.850
38.606 39.075 39.075
[2/26/17] [3/5/17] [3/11/17] [3/11/17] [3/11/17]
Meet-by-Meet Lineups 1/7/17-Illinois at Missouri, Ball State-194.200 Vault 48.600 Bars 47.575 Beam 49.250 Floor 48.775
Roe-9.500 Dwyer-8.600 Hodan-9.825 Hodan-9.750
Howell-9.650 Balthazor-9.800 Roe-9.800 Nguyen-9.800
1/14/17-Illinois vs. Rutgers, EMU, UIC - 195.900 Vault 48.825 Bars 49.000 Beam 49.175 Floor 48.900
Howell-9.625 Lyons-9.775 Hodan-9.875 Roe-9.750
Lyons-9.725 Dwyer-9.775 Roe-9.875 Hodan-9.725
1/22/17-Illinois at Michigan-195.300 Vault 48.650 Bars 48.775 Beam 49.000 Floor 48.875
Horth-9.750 Lyons-9.800 Hodan-9.825 Hodan-9.775
Howell-9.700 Dwyer-9.700 Roe-9.725 Nguyen-9.775
1/29/17-Illinois vs. Penn State-195.625 Vault 48.550 Bars 48.975 Beam 49.025 Floor 49.075
Horth-9.725 Lyons-9.825 Hodan-9.800 Roe-9.775
Howell-9.625 Balthazor-9.775 Roe-9.825 Nguyen-9.800
2/4/17-Illinois vs. Minnesota-196.025 Vault 48.650 Bars 49.025 Beam 49.275 Floor 49.075
Horth-9.750 Lyons-9.775 Hodan-9.875 Roe-9.750
Howell-9.575 Balthazor-9.200 Roe-9.800 Nguyen-9.825
2/11/17-Illinois at Iowa-196.050 Vault 48.900 Bars 48.950 Beam 49.025 Floor 49.175
Horth-9.850 Lyons-9.800 Hodan-9.800 Roe-9.775
Howell-9.700 Balthazor-9.800 Roe-9.825 Nguyen-9.825
2/17/17-Illinois vs. Michigan State-196.550 Vault 48.700 Bars 49.225 Beam 49.375 Floor 49.250
Horth-9.725 Lyons-9.850 Hodan-9.925 Roe-9.725
Roe-9.575 Balthazor-9.900 Roe-9.825 Nguyen-9.800
2/24/17-Illinois at Kentucky-196.625
Vault 48.975 Bars 49.200 Beam 49.300 Floor 49.150
Buchanan-9.775Roe-9.475 Lyons-9.825 Balthazor-9.800 Hodan-9.875 Roe-9.850 Roe-9.700 Nguyen-9.650
2/26/17-Illinois at Denver-195.450
Vault 48.800 Bars 48.475 Beam 49.350 Floor 48.825
Buchanan-9.725 Howell-9.725 Lyons-9.825 Balthazor-9.850 Hodan-9.850 Roe-9.825 Hodan-9.800 Nguyen-9.675
3/5/17-Illinois at State of Illinois-196.150
Vault 48.825 Bars 49.025 Beam 49.100 Floor 49.200
Buchanan-9.700 Howell-9.600 Lyons-9.825 Balthazor-9.800 Hodan-9.800 Roe-9.725 Roe-9.800 Nguyen-9.750
3/11/17-Illinois vs. B1G Five Meet-196.450
Vault 48.850 Bars 48.975 Beam 49.175 Floor 49.450
Buchanan-9.775 Howell-9.700 Lyons-9.825 Balthazor-9.725 Hodan-9.875 Roe-9.800 Roe-9.850 Nguyen-9.900
Road To Nationals
Lyons-9.700 Lyons-9.800 Nguyen-9.875 Roe-9.750
Balthazor-9.750 Howell-8.675 Howell-9.800 Buchanan-9.700
Horth-9.750 Horth-9.725 Horth-9.875 Howell-9.025
Buchanan-9.750 Buchanan-9.575 LeDuc-9.875 Cuppy-9.775
Balthazor-9.750 Balthazor-9.825 Nguyen-9.725 Nguyen-9.675
Horth-9.775 Howell-9.750 Howell-9.725 Howell-9.800
LeDuc-9.850 Horth-9.875 Horth-9.775 Buchanan-9.725
Buchanan-9.725 LeDuc-9.750 LeDuc-9.925 LeDuc-9.900
Lyons-9.750 Balthazor-9.800 Nguyen-9.750 Roe-9.750
Balthazor-9.675 Howell-9.000 Howell-9.775 Howell-9.750
LeDuc-9.750 Horth-9.850 Horth-9.800 Buchanan-9.750
Buchanan-9.700 Buchanan-9.625 LeDuc-9.850 LeDuc-9.825
Lyons-9.650 Howell-9.850 Nguyen-9.825 Howell-9.800
Balthazor-9.675 Horth-9.775 Howell-9.725 Hodan-9.725
Buchanan-9.700 LeDuc-9.750 Horth-9.150 Buchanan-9.825
LeDuc-9.800 Donovan-9.725 LeDuc-9.850 LeDuc-9.875
Lyons-9.775 Howell-9.850 Nguyen-9.900 Howell-9.750
Balthazor-9.600 Horth-9.875 Howell-9.725 Hodan-9.800
Buchanan-9.700 LeDuc-9.825 Horth-9.750 Buchanan-9.800
LeDuc-9.825 Buchanan-9.700 LeDuc-9.950 LeDuc-9.900
Balthazor-9.750 Howell-9.775 Nguyen-9.775 Howell-9.825
Lyons-9.725 Horth-9.800 Howell-9.775 Hodan-9.825
Buchanan-9.725 LeDuc-9.775 Horth-9.725 Buchanan-9.825
LeDuc-9.850 Donovan-8.900 LeDuc-9.850 LeDuc-9.875
Balthazor-9.775 Howell-9.775 Nguyen-9.875 Howell-9.775
Lyons-9.675 Horth-9.825 Howell-9.300 Hodan-9.875
Buchanan-9.700 LeDuc-9.100 Horth-9.900 Buchanan-9.875
LeDuc-9.825 Buchanan-9.875 LeDuc-9.850 LeDuc-9.925
Balthazor-9.775 Howell-9.875 Nguyen-9.800 Howell-9.825
Lyons-9.775 Horth-9.900 Howell-9.775 Hodan-9.875
Horth-9.825 LeDuc-9.150 Horth-9.850 Buchanan-9.825
LeDuc-9.825 Buchanan-9.800 LeDuc-9.925 LeDuc-9.925
Balthazor-9.700 Howell-8.975 Nguyen-9.900 Howell-9.675
Lyons-9.525 Horth-9.850 Howell-9.775 Buchanan-9.825
Horth-9.775 LeDuc-9.200 Horth-9.875 LeDuc-9.750
LeDuc-9.875 Buchanan-9.750 LeDuc-9.900 Horth-9.775
Balthazor-9.775 Howell-9.875 Nguyen-9.850 Howell-9.800
Lyons-9.750 Horth-9.750 Howell-9.700 Hodan-9.875
Horth-9.825 LeDuc-8.400 Horth-9.875 Buchanan-9.850
LeDuc-9.775 Buchanan-9.775 LeDuc-9.850 LeDuc-9.875
Balthazor-9.775 Howell-9.725 Nguyen-9.850 Howell-9.850
Lyons-9.700 Horth-9.950 Howell-9.800 Hodan-9.900
Horth-9.825 Buchanan-9.750 Horth-9.850 Buchanan-9.875
LeDuc-9.775 LeDuc-9.175 LeDuc-9.775 LeDuc-9.925
National Top 25
Rank Team RQS 1 Oklahoma 198.000 2 LSU 197.785 3 UCLA 197.500 4 Florida 197.495 5 Utah 197.355 6 Alabama 197.285 7 Denver 197.040 8 Georgia 197.005 9 Michigan 196.880 10 Oregon State 196.875 11 Boise State 196.835 12 Kentucky 196.750 13 Nebraska 196.640 14 Missouri 196.540 15 Washington 196.480 16 Iowa 196.400 California 196.400 18 G. Washington 196.305 19 Southern Utah 196.300 20 ILLINOIS 196.245 21 Auburn 196.135 22 West Virginia 195.920 23 Utah State 195.830 24 Ohio State 195.815 25 E. Michigan 195.805 //////////////////
UI Week-to Week National Rank Date Pre 1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/14 2/21 2/28 3/6 3/13
Rank 24th T-22nd T-19th 21st 21st 21st 21st 22nd 20th 19th 20th
Average High RQS -- -- -194.200 194.200 -195.050 195.900 -195.133 195.900 -195.256 195.900 -195.410 196.025 -195.517 196.050 -195.664 196.550 195.495 195.747 196.625 195.995 195.788 196.625 196.135 195.981 196.625 196.245 //////////////////
Illini in the Rankings
TEAM Event Vault Bars Beam Floor Team
RQS Nat’l Rk 48.840 37th 49.040 26th 49.270 9th 49.170 20th 196.245 20th
Reg. Rk 6th 5th 2nd 4th 4th
INDIVIDUAL (TOP 30 NATIONAL)
Gymnast Event Average Nat’l Rk Reg. Rk LeDuc BB 9.895 T-25th 5th FX 9.895 T-25th 6th
Top Illinois Finishers by Meet date Opponent
Jan. 6 at Missouri Jan. 14 RU, EMU, UIC Jan. 22 at Michigan Jan. 29 Penn State Feb. 4 Minnesota Feb. 11 at Iowa Feb. 17 Michigan State Feb. 24 at Kentucky Feb. 26 at Denver March 5 at Illinois Classic March 11 B1G Five Meet
Vault bars beam floor all-Around
Balthazor, Horth, Buchanan 9.750 LeDuc 9.850 Horth, LeDuc, Lyons 9.750 LeDuc 9.800 LeDuc 9.825 LeDuc 9.850 LeDuc 9.825 Horth 9.825 LeDuc 9.875 Horth 9.825 Horth 9.825
Balthazor, Lyons 9.800 Horth 9.875 Horth 9.850 Howell 9.850 Horth 9.875 Horth 9.800 Balthazor 9.900 Horth 9.900 Balthazor/Horth 9.850 Howell 9.875 Horth 9.950
Horth, LeDuc, Nguyen 9.875 LeDuc 9.925 LeDuc 9.850 LeDuc 9.850 LeDuc 9.950 LeDuc 9.850 Hodan 9.925 LeDuc 9.925 LeDuc/Nguyen 9.900 Horth 9.875 Hodan 9.875
Top Scores of 2017 Team
Individual
Total 196.625. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Kentucky (2/24/17) 196.550. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Michigan State (2/17/17) 196.450. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. B1G Five Meet (3/11/17) 196.150. . . . . . . . . . . . . . at State of Illinois Classic (3/5/17) 196.050. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Iowa (2/11/17)
All-Around 39.500 Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Minnesota (2/4/17) 39.425 Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . vs. Rutgers, EMU, UIC (1/14/17) 39.350 Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Iowa (2/11/17) 39.275 Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Penn State (1/29/17) Mary Jane Horth . . . . . . . . . . . . at Denver (2/26/17)
Vault 48.975. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Kentucky (2/24/17) 48.900. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Iowa (2/11/17) 48.850. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. B1G Five Meet (3/11/17) 48.825. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at State of Illinois Classic (3/5/17) 48.800. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Denver (2/26/17)
Vault 9.875 9.850 9.825 9.800
Uneven Bars 49.225. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Michigan State (2/17/17) 49.200. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Kentucky (2/24/17) 49.025. . . . . . . . 2x, last at State of Illinois Classic (3/5/17) 49.000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Rutgers, EMU, UIC (1/14/17) 48.975. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2x, last vs. B1G Five Meet (3/11/17) Balance Beam 49.375. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Michigan State (2/17/17) 49.350. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Denver (2/26/17) 49.300. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Kentucky (2/24/17) 49.275. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Minnesota (2/4/17) 49.250. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Missouri (1/6/17) Floor Exercise 49.450. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. B1G Five Meet (3/11/17) 49.250. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Michigan State (2/17/17) 49.200. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at State of Illinois Classic (3/5/17) 49.175. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Iowa (2/11/17) 49.150. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Kentucky (2/24/17)
Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Denver (2/26/17) Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . 2x, last at Iowa (2/11/17) Mary Jane Horth . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Iowa (2/11/17) Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . 3x, last at Kentucky (2/24/17) Mary Jane Horth . . 3x, vs. B1G Five Meet (3/11/17) Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Penn State (1/29/17)
Uneven Bars 9.950 Mary Jane Horth . . . . . vs. B1G Five Meet (3/11/17) 9.900 Mary Jane Horth . . . . . . . . . . at Kentucky (2/24/17) Rae Balthazor . . . . . . . vs. Michigan State (2/17/17) 9.875 Karen Howell . . . 2x, last at Illinois Classic (3/5/17) Mary Jane Horth . . . 2x, last vs. Minnesota (2/4/17) Erin Buchanan . . . . . . vs. Michigan State (2/17/17) 9.850 Mary Jane Horth . . . . . 2x, last at Denver (2/26/17) Karen Howell . . . . . . 2x, last vs. Minnesota (2/4/17) Sarah Lyons . . . . . . . . vs. Michigan State (2/17/17) Rae Balthazor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Denver (2/26/17) Balance Beam 9.950 Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Minnesota (2/4/17) 9.925 Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . 2x, last at Kentucky (2/24/17) Bridget Hodan . . . . . . vs. Michigan State (2/17/17) 9.900 Brielle Nguyen . . . . . . . 2x, last at Denver (2/26/17) Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Denver (2/26/17) Mary Jane Horth . . . . . vs. Michigan State (2/17/17) 9.875 Bridget Hodan . 4x, last vs. B1G Five Meet (3/11/17) Mary Jane Horth 2x, last at Illinois Classic (3/5/17) Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Missouri (1/6/17) Brielle Nguyen . . . 2x, vs. Michigan State (2/17/17) Haylee Roe . . . . . . vs. Rutgers, EMU, UIC (1/14/17) Floor Exercise 9.925 Lizzy LeDuc . . . 3x, last vs. B1G Five Meet (3/11/17) 9.900 Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . 2x, last vs. Minnesota (2/4/17) Bridget Hodan . . . . . . . vs. B1G Five Meet (3/11/17) Brielle Nguyen . . . . . . . vs. B1G Five Meet (3/11/17) 9.875 Lizzy LeDuc . . . . 3x, last at Illinois Classic (3/5/17) Erin Buchanan 2x, last vs. B1G Five Meet (3/11/17) Bridget Hodan . 3x, last at Illinois Classic (3/5/17) 9.825 Brielle Nguyen . . . . . . . . . 2x, last at Iowa (2/11/17) Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Michigan (1/22/17) Erin Buchanan . . . . . . 4x, last at Denver (2/26/17) Bridget Hodan . . . . . . . . . 2x, last at Iowa (2/11/17) Karen Howell . . . . . . . 2x, last at Kentucky (2/24/17)
Nguyen 9.800 LeDuc 9.900 LeDuc 9.825 LeDuc 9.875 LeDuc 9.900 LeDuc 9.875 LeDuc 9.925 LeDuc 9.925 Buchanan 9.825 Hodan/LeDuc 9.875 LeDuc 9.925
Howell 37.150 LeDuc 39.425 Howell 38.225 LeD uc 39.275 LeDuc 39.500 LeDuc 39.350 LeDuc 38.700 LeDuc 38.825 Horth 39.275 Howell 38.975 Howell 39.075
2017 Individual titles rae balthazor (2017: 1 - Career: 1) Bars (1) 9.900 vs. Michigan State Mary Jane Horth (2017: 7 - Career: 18) Vault (1) 9.825 at Illinois Classic Bars (3) 9.900 at Kentucky 9.875 vs. Minnesota 9.950 vs. B1G Five Beam (3) 9.925 vs. Michigan State 9.875 at Missouri 9.875 at Illinois Classic Karen Howell (2017: 1 - Career: 1) Bars (1) 9.850 vs. Penn State LIzzy Leduc (2017: 18 - Career: 21) All-Around (4) 39.425 vs. RU, EMU, UIC 39.275 vs. Penn State 39.500 vs. Minnesota 39.350 at Iowa Vault (3) 9.850 vs. RU, EMU, UIC 9.825 vs. Minnesota 9.825 vs. Michigan State Beam (4) 9.875 at Missouri 9.925 vs. RU, EMU, UIC 9.950 vs. Minnesota 9.925 at Kentucky Floor (7) 9.900 vs. RU, EMU, UIC 9.875 vs. Penn State 9.900 vs. Minnesota 9.875 at Iowa 9.925 vs. Michigan State 9.925 at Kentucky 9.925 vs B1G Five Brielle Nguyen (2017: 1 - Career: 1) Beam (1) 9.875 at Missouri team total = 28 All-Around = 4 Vault = 4 Bars = 5 Beam = 8 floor = 7
Team RECORDS TOTAL SCORE 1. 197.350 2 . 197.100 3. 196.975 5. 196.875 6. 196.775 7. 196.750 8. 196.700 10. 196.675 VAULT 1. 49.425 2. 49.400 3. 49.375 4. 49.350 5. 49.250 6. 49.225 7. 49.200 8. 49.175 BARS 1. 49.475 2. 49.450 3. 49.425 4. 49.400 5. 49.375 7. 49.325 9. 49.300 10. 49.250 BEAM 1. 49.425 2. 49.400 3. 49.375 5. 49.350 6. 49.325 7. 49.300 10. 49.275 FLOOR 1. 49.500 2. 49.450 5. 49.425 8. 49.325
Big Ten Championships vs. Lindenwood at Iowa at State of Illinois Classic at Big Ten Quad vs. Ohio State/Central Mich. Big Ten Championships at NCAA West Regional vs. Ohio State at NCAA Morgantown Regional
3/21/15 3/8/14 2/14/15 3/12/11 3/15/14 2/23/14 3/21/09 4/4/09 2/15/09 4/4/15
at State of Illinois Classic Big Ten Championships Big Ten Championships at Big Ten Quad vs. Lindenwood vs. Ohio State at State of Illinois Classic at Iowa at NCAA Championships at Big Ten Championships at State of Illinois Classic at NCAA West Regional at Missouri
2/21/14 3/21/15 3/21/09 3/15/14 3/8/14 2/15/09 3/16/13 2/14/15 4/15/11 3/19/11 3/12/11 4/4/09 2/13/09
at NCAA Regionals 4/3/04 at State of Illinois Classic 3/20/10 Big Ten Championships 3/21/15 at NCAA Minneapolis Regional 4/5/14 vs. Minnesota 2/7/15 vs. Lindenwood 3/8/14 at Big Five Meet 3/14/15 at Iowa 2/14/15 at Big Ten Championships 3/31/07 at Nebraska 3/1/15 vs. Rutgers 1/7/15 vs. Iowa 1/31/14 vs. Iowa 2/16/13 vs. Ohio State 2/15/09 at State of Illinois Classic 3/25/07 at Michigan State at Lindenwood vs. Michigan State at State of Illinois Classic at Denver at Michigan State at Kentucky vs. Iowa State at Iowa vs. Ohio State/Central Mich. vs. Minnesota Big Ten Championships at Michigan State
2/19/16 2/28/16 2/17/17 3/12/11 2/26/17 2/25/11 2/24/17 2/26/16 2/14/15 2/23/14 2/4/17 3/21/15 1/10/14
Big Ten Championships vs. B1G Five Meet at State of Illinois Classic at State of Illinois Classic vs. Ball State & UIC vs. Western Michigan vs. Iowa vs. State of Illinois Classic at Big Ten Championships at Big Ten Championships vs. UIC at State of Illinois Classic
3/21/09 3/11/17 3/20/10 3/16/01 3/10/13 3/6/11 3/8/03 3/05/16 3/22/14 3/23/13 2/19/11 3/14/09
Individual RECORDS
Year-By-Year Individual Event Title Leaders
ALL-AROUND 1. 39.625 Giana O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1/15 Alina Weinstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013 3. 39.600 Giana O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/14/15 Alina Weinstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013 5. 39.575 Mary Jane Horth . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/21/15 6. 39.550 Mary Jane Horth . . . . . . . . . . . 2/14/15 Alina Weinstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013 Allison Buckley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011 9. 39.525 Giana O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/26/16 Giana O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/21/15 Allison Buckley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010 VAULT 1. 10.0 Amber See . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014 Alina Weinstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013 3. 9.950 Giana O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/14/15 Marijka Botterman . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 5. 9.925 Giana O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/4/15 Giana O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/21/15 Erin Buchanan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014 Amber See . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014 Alina Weinstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013 Amber See . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012 Kelsey Joannides . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011 Kelsey Joannides . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 Marijka Botterman . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 Jessica Cole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 Nicole Viernes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996 BARS 1. 10.0 Cara Pomeroy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004 2. 9.975 Mary Jane Horth . . . . . . . . . . . 2/14/15 Mary Jane Horth . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/7/15 Sarah Schmidt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010 5. 9.950 Mary Jane Horth . . . . . . . . . . . 3/11/17 Sunny Kato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/4/15 Cara Pomeroy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007 Cara Pomeroy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007 Cara Pomeroy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005 9. 9.925 Mary Jane Horth . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/21/15 Giana O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1/15 Sunny Kato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/14/15 Sunny Kato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/17/15 Sunny Kato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014 Alina Weinstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010 Melissa Fernandez . . . . . 2010 (twice) Sarah Schmidt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010 Cara Pomeroy . . . . . . . . . 2007 (twice) Cara Pomeroy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005 Ashley Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004 Cara Pomeroy . . . . . . . . . 2004 (twice) Kelli Farrar . . . . . . . . . . . 1997 (twice) Natalie Forsthoefel . . . . . . . . . . . 1996 BEAM 1. 9.950 Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/4/17 Sunny Kato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/19/16 Sunny Kato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/27/15 Allison Buckley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011 Allison Buckley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 Stacy Redmond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995 5. 9.925 Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/14/17 Bridget Hodan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/17/17 Sunny Kato . . . . . . . 2016 (three times) Giana O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/26/16 Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/28/16 Sunny Kato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014 Kelsey Joannides . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012 Allison Buckley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010 Melissa Fernandez . . . . . . . . . . . 2010 Allison Buckley . . . . . . . . 2009 (twice) Melissa Fernandez . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 Allison Buckley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 Kara Kapernekas . . . . . . . 2003 (twice) Jana Gallagher . . . . 2001 (four times) Kim Berres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997 FLOOR 1. 9.975 Alina Weinstein . . . . . . . . 2013 (twice) 3. 9.950 Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/02/16 Amber See . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014 Amber See . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013 Aber See . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013 Alina Weinstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013 Sarah Schmidt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010 Sarah Schmidt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 Kara Kapernekas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004 Kara Kapernekas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 Amanda Kaufman . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 Phaedra Dixon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Maria Salinas Nancy Thies Nancy Thies Gayle Fleischmann Gayle Fleischmann Mimi Eberle Karen Brems Heidi Helmke Karen Brems Heidi Helmke Heidi Helmke Heidi Helmke Luann Roberts Karen Brems Laura Hicks Laura Hicks Denise Lamborn Heather Singalewitch Heather Singalewitch Denise Lamborn Sarah Wasserman Kara Corso Kara Corso Natalie Forsthoefel Nicole Viernes Nicole Ward Stacy Redmond Kim Berres Kim Berres Gina Wiechmann Phaedra Dixon Phaedra Dixon Jana Gallagher Ashley Williams Ashley Williams Cara Pomeroy Cara Pomeroy Cara Pomeroy Cara Pomeroy Nicole Cowart Allison Buckley Sarah Schmidt Allison Buckley Allison Buckley Kelsey Joannides Alina Weinstein Sunny Kato Giana O’Connor Giana O’Connor
7 34 24 6 13 10 6 6 4 4 11 2 2 2 4 10 16 17 14 14 6 6 12 5 5 5 11 11 5 11 12 9 5 12 6 10 11 10 10 10 19 9 15 20 19 26 11 16 21
ILLINOIS EVENT TITLE LEADERS CAREER EVENT TITLES (includes All-Around) 1. 62 Allison Buckley . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008-11 2. 58 Nancy Thies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1976-77 3. 43 Giana O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . 2013-16 43 Alina Weinstein . . . . . . . . . . . 2010-13 5. 41 Cara Pomeroy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-07 38 Denise Lamborn . . . . . . . . . . . 1987-90 7. 34 Heather Singalewitch . . . . . . . 1987-90 8. 33 Kelsey Joannides . . . . . . . . . . 2009-12 9. 32 Kim Berres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996-99 10. 30 Sunny Kato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012-16 Sarah Schmidt . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-10 SINGLE SEASON EVENT TITLES (includes All-Around) 1. 34 Nancy Thies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 26 Alina Weinstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 24 Nancy Thies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. 21 Giana O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. 20 Allison Buckley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. 19 Kelsey Joannides . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Allison Buckley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. 18 Lizzy LeDuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heather Singalewitch . . . . . . . . . 10. 16 Giana O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . . Denise Lamborn . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1976 2013 1977 2016 2011 2012 2008 2017 1989 2015 1987
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