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Ute Gymnasts Open Season Tonight
1/14/2000 12:00 AM | Gymnastics
Jan. 14, 2000
SALT LAKE CITY -
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The Utah gymnastics team begins its 25th year of varsity competition tonight when the Utes, ranked No. 5 in the preseason coaches' poll, host No. 21 ranked Utah State in the University Park Marriott Classic ... Meet time is 7 p.m. in the Huntsman Center ... Following the meet, the Ute gymnasts will autograph posters for the fans. This will be the only autograph session of the season ... Utah has the longest home win streak in the nation with 151 straight regular season wins (see The Streak below) ... Utah coach Greg Marsden needs just two wins to become collegiate gymnastics first 700-win coach. Marsden is 698-101-3 in 24 years at Utah.THE STREAK
The Ute gymnasts are the best home team in the nation in any sport. Utah, owner of the nation's longest regular season home win streak, will put a 151-meet, 20-year regular season home win streak on the line against the Aggies tonight. Utah's last regular season home loss was back on Feb. 20, 1979 to Cal State-Fullerton. In the last 15 years, just three opponents have come within a point and a half of Utah in a regular season meet in the Huntsman Center: Utah defeated Oregon State by .75 in 1996, LSU by 1.225 in 1999 and Georgia by 1.4 points in 1991. Among the nationally ranked teams to fall to Utah since 1979: Georgia, Alabama, UCLA, Michigan, Florida, Arizona State, Penn State, LSU, Oregon State, Arizona, Nebraska, Brigham Young, Washington and Stanford. Including post-season competition, Utah's all-time home record is 302-15 (95%).A GLANCE AT THE UTES
Utah returns 10 letterwinners from last year's team, including All-Americans Shannon Bowles (1998-99), Theresa Kulikowski (1999), Denise Jones (1998) and Deidra Graham (1999). One national champion is back in Kulikowski (all-around, beam). Gone are three letterwinners, all All-Americans (Angie Leonard, Molly Northrop, Sarah Northrop). Lost is one national champion Leonard (bars, 1999). The 2000 Utes have four seniors, two juniors, four sophomores and three freshmen.BOWLES OUT
Junior All-American Shannon Bowles, who sustained a neck injury on November 22, will be out of competition indefinitely, with hopes for a February return. She is expected to miss 8-12 weeks from the time of the injury. The USU meet marks the end of the seventh week. Bowles fractured her seventh cervical vertebrae while attempting a yurchenko front half vault during practice. She had no significant nerve damage and the injury has a 99 percent chance of healing completely. Bowles is able to condition and do dance throughs, and once she receives medical clearance, will not be at risk to tumble or vault. She will be re-evaluated in a week. Bowles, one of the nation's top all-arounders, is a former member of the U.S. National Team.TRAINER'S TABLE
In addition to Bowles' absence due to a neck injury, freshman Erin Prewitt will be limited to beam and bars this year due to an ankle injury suffered prior to her arrival on the Utah campus. Prewitt will likely undergo corrective surgery after the season.UTAH COACH GREG MARSDEN
Greg Marsden, the most successful coach in collegiate gymnastics history, is in his 25th year at the U. He is two wins away from becoming the first 700-win coach in the collegiate gymnastics ranks with a 698-101-3 record. His regular season record is 348-44-1. Marsden's ten national championships is double that of any other coach. Four of those titles came in the '90s (1990, '92, '94, '95). Fourteen of Marsden's teams have placed in the top-two nationally. The only coach in Utah's gymnastics history, Marsden is a seven-time national coach of the year selection.SERIES SHORTS
Utah leads 71-3 ... Utes are 30-0 at home against Utah State ... Utah's 71 wins against the Aggies is its most against any opponent ... Utah has not lost to USU in 20 years, with all three losses coming during the 1978-79 seasons ... Last year Utah won its only meet with USU in Logan (197.625-195.675).MORE ON THE UTES
Kim Allan, Fr.?Canadian National Team member was fifth all-around at ?99 Senior Elite Nationals ... third all-around at the 1998 Senior Elite Nationals and second on floor ... 10th all-around at 1997 World Trials ... fifth all-around at 1998 Bluewater International Invitational ... 12th all-around at 1998 Senior Elite Canada. Shannon Bowles, Jr.?All-arounder is out indefinitely after injuring neck in preseason vault accident (Nov. 22) ... preliminary diagnosis was 8-12 weeks with no training ... had successful off-season shoulder surgery ... former U.S. National team member is a four-time NCAA All-American ... first-team All-American on beam as both a freshman and sophomore ... as a freshman, also made All-America first team in all-around and on bars ... 1999 GTE/CoSIDA District 8 Academic All-American ... has "hit" 90 percent of her career routines (84 of 93) and has 23 career victories ... career-best all-around score is 39.60 (ninth best in school history). Deidra Graham, So.?All-American on bars as a freshman finished 10th in the nation ... in first night of NCAA Championships competition tied for fourth across both sessions on bars (9.90) ... won collegiate all-around debut on Feb. 5, scoring 39.10 ... six top-two finishes on bars ... career bar best of 9.95 on Feb. 26 ... won bars at BYU (9.875) ... six 9.90 floor scores included 9.95 against Washington that tied for first..."hit" 37 of 43 routines. Denise Jones, Sr.?1998 All-America all-arounder (second team) ... 18 career 39.00-or-better all-around scores ... nine career victories includes five last year ... has "hit" 90% of her career routines (133 of 147) ... finished 1999 regular season ranked 16th nationally in the all-around (39.2065 RQS) ... won all-around against LSU with career-best 39.45 in 1999. Ashley Kever, Sr.?Key part of Utah's beam and floor lineups throughout her career ... also has 10.0 valued vault ... won balance beam in her collegiate debut back in 1997 ... in her last two years she "hit" 46 of 52 routines, including 26 of 27 as a junior. Theresa Kulikowski, So.?NCAA all-around champion as a freshman (39.675) also tied for first on beam (9.90) ... NCAA runner-up on vault (9.8375) and floor (9.90) ... five-time first-team All-American ... set school win record with 37 (breaking former Ute Missy Marlowe's record of 36) ... career-best 39.75 all-around is tied for fourth all-time at Utah ... six all-around scores that rank in Utah's all-time top-10 ... scored 39.00 or better in all 11 all-around attempts ... best freshman debut ever at Utah (39.40 vs. Stanford on January 15) ... first Ute freshman to ever score two 10.0s in a single meet (bars and floor at Utah State) ..."hit" 51 of 54 routines ... great student has perfect 4.0 GPA in her first three semesters at Utah ... NACGC Scholastic All-American. Erin Prewitt, Fr.?Member of U.S. Junior Olympic National team ... fifth all-around and finalist on floor at 1998 J.O. Nationals ... sixth all-around at 1997 J.O. Nationals ... was also a finalist on beam and floor at ?97 Nationals ... second all-around at 1998 regional meet ... won uneven bars and placed second on beam at 1999 state championship ... all-around runner-up at 1997-98 state championships ... 1996 state all-around champ ... valedictorian of high school class. Leah Sabo, Fr.?Member of 1998-99 U.S. Junior Olympic National team ... won floor exercise and placed 12th all-around at 1998 J.O. Nationals ... at USAIGC National Championships in Orlando, Fla., won beam and was all-around runner-up ... 1999 Level 10 regional champ ... third on vault and seventh on bars at 1999 J.O. Nationals. Angelika Schatton, Sr.?Outstanding vaulter has also competed to count on beam and floor ... could go all-around this year ... only Ute to vault in all 12 regular season meets last year ... averaged 9.80 on vault ... two straight vault victories ... placed second on vault four times. Jenny Schmidt, Sr.?Promising career has been sidetracked by injuries ... has had two knee surgeries since 1997 ... former three-event competitor now concentrates on bars ... after competing in mostly exhibition capacity last year, will be in regular rotation this year ... missed all of 1998 and most of 1997 with knee injuries ... as a freshman, was a great three-event performer, hitting 29 of 30 routines.Lindsay Tanner, So.? Floor routine features full-in on first pass ... came to Utah on an academic scholarship ... competed to "count" at Oregon State on Mar. 14 and hit both routines ... twice scored 9.90 on floor in exhibition ... 9.90 at Arizona would have tied her for first had score been to count. Kylee Wagner, So.?Big contributor as a freshman has even bigger things ahead after great preseason ... best events are floor and vault ... made floor lineup in 10 meets as a freshman ... led off Utah's floor set at nationals and scored 9.80 ... also vaulted at NCAA Championships, scoring 9.75. Theresa Wolf, Jr.?One of Utah's best all-arounders when she's healthy ... great start to last season was halted by injuries ... missed last eight meets with back and knee injuries ... won one all-around and was runner-up twice ... career all-around best is 39.225 (1999).
Gymnastics Media Availability | Pre-NCAA Championships
Wednesday, April 15
Utah: 197.500 | Ala.: 197.225 | OSU: 196.375 | DU: 195.950 | Gymnastics Post-Meet Press Conference
Saturday, April 04
Utah: 197.400 vs. UCLA: 197.850 | Gymnastics Post-Meet Press Conference
Sunday, March 15
Utah: 197.650 vs. BYU: 196.550, West Virginia: 195.300 | Gymnastics Post-Meet Press Conference
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