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Rotations for the NCAA National Championships Team Preliminaries, Session I:

Vault Bye Bars Beam Bye Floor

Rotation 1 STAN PSU OKLA LSU UGA FLA

Rotation 2 FLA STAN PSU OKLA LSU UGA

Rotation 3 UGA FLA STAN PSU OKLA LSU

Rotation 4 LSU UGA FLA STAN PSU OKLA

Rotation 5 OKLA LSU UGA FLA STAN PSU

Rotation 6 PSU OKLA LSU UGA FLA STAN

2009 PENN STATEWomen’s Gymnas t ics

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2009 ScheduleJanuary 10 Pittsburgh (DD) W, 194.800-191.675

17 at Illinois L, 195.500-192.925

24 Michigan State (DD) W, 195.875-194.175

30 at Nebraska L, 195.325-194.625

February 7 William & Mary, Cornell, Penn 1st, 196.150

13 at Michigan (BTN-delay) L, 195.800-194.925

21 New Hamp., Rutgers, Bridgeport 1st, 196.175

March 1 Ohio State, Alabama (BTN-delay) 1st, 196.650

8 at West Virginia W, 196.225-195.925

14 at Maryland with Arizona & Yale 1st, 196.125

21 at Big Ten Champs. (BTN-live) 3rd, 196.525

(hosted by the University of Illinois)

April 4 at NCAA Regional Championships 2nd, 195.800

16-18 NCAA National Championships

(hosted by the University of Nebraska)

Home meets at Rec Hall in bold • All times local to site and

subject to change • (DD) indicates a double dual with the

Penn State men’s gymnastics team • (BTN) indicates a meet

televised on the Big Ten Network

GymInfo Top 25 PollMarch 30, 2009

No. Team Regional Qualifying Average 1 Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197.255 2 Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197.190 3 Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196.925 4 Stanford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196.825 5 LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196.760 6 Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196.715 7 UCLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196.580 8 Oregon State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196.520 9 Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196.465 10 Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196.440 11 Auburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196.410 12 Penn State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196.240 13 Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196.095 14 Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196.015 15 Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196.005 16 Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195.985 17 Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195.735 18 Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195.710 19 Boise State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195.590 20 Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195.430 21 West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195.390 22 Kent State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195.335 23 Iowa State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195.315 24 Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195.295 25 Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195.280

No. 12 Seed Penn State Nittany Lionsat NCAA National Championships

Lincoln, Neb.No. 1 Seed Georgia • No. 4 Seed LSU • No. 5 Seed Florida •

No. 8 Seed Oklahoma • No. 9 Seed Stanford

Thursday, April 16 • 1:00 p.m. CT • Bob Devaney Sports CenterLive scoring will be available via a link at www.GoPSUsports.com.

Name Yr. Event Ht. Hometown/High SchoolWhitney Bencsko Fr. AA 5-5 Pompton Plains, N.J./Pequannock

Alexandra Brockway Jr. AA 5-3 Macungie Pa./ Emmaus

Natalie Ettl Fr. UB 5-2 North Prairie, Wis./Mukwonago

Danielle Hover So. AA 5-3 Hamburg, N.Y./Hamburg

Melissa Klein So. V, BB, FX 5-0 Oceanside, N.Y./Oceanside

Daryl Konsevick Fr. AA 5-0 Rutherford, N.J./Rutherford

Heather McElwee So. AA 5-1 Ponte Vedra, Fla./Nease

Lindsey Montross Jr. AA 5-3 Roseville, Calif./ Granite Bay

Brandi Personett Jr. AA 4-11 Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch

Casey Rohrbaugh Jr. AA 5-3 Spring Grove, Pa./Spring Grove

Rosie Smith Jr. AA 5-3 Waterford, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf

Allie Southard Jr. AA 5-1 Nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet

Alex Stine Fr. AA 5-4 Philipsburg, Pa./State College Area

Head Coach: Steve Shephard (17th year)

Asst. Coaches: Jessica Bastardi, Randy Monahan

Bastardi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bas-TAR-dee

Bencsko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BENS-ko

Ettl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ETT-ul

Hover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HOE-ver

Konsevick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .KON-suh-vick

McElwee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mac-EL-wee

Montross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MON-trose

Personett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PURR-son-et

Rohrbaugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ROAR-baugh

Southard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SUH-third

Pronunciations

2 0 0 9 P e n n S t a t e Wo m e n ’s G y m n a s t i c sIn The Rankings Below is where Penn State sits in the respective

GymInfo rankings for the week of March 30.

www.troester.com/gym

• Based on Regional Qualifying Average

National (PSU Rank, Leader)

Overall Team . . .196.240 (12th - Georgia, 197.255)

Vault . . . . . . . . .49.160 (12th - UCLA, 49.430)

Bars . . . . . . . . . .49.090 (12th - Georgia, 49.490)

Beam . . . . . . . . .48.910 (18th - Georgia, 49.400)

Floor . . . . . . . . .49.060 (20th - Georgia, 49.375)

Individually in the national rankings:

Brandi Personett is ninth in the all-around with a

Regional Qualifying Average of 39.465, and also

sits tied for sixth in the nation on vault with a

Regional Qualifying Average of 9.920 and ranks

fourth in the country on floor with a Regional

Qualifying Average of 9.930. Whitney Bencsko

ranks tied for 17th on vault with an RQS of 9.895.

Penn State & NCAAs This is the first team appearance for the Nittany

Lions since the 2005 season, and only junior Brandi

Personett has NCAA Championship experience as

she qualified as an individual all-arounder in each of

the last two seasons. Penn State finished 10th in the

country in 2005 and since 1993 under head coach

Steve Shephard, the Lions have nine NCAA team

berths, including a seventh-place finish in 2000.

Last season, Personett earned NACGC/W First

Team All-America status on beam and finished fifth

in the nation on the apparatus.

What’s Age Got To Do With It? The 2009 Penn State squad has no seniors. Of

the 13 members, six are juniors, three are sopho-

mores and four are freshmen. At the NCAA

Regional Championships, 11 of the 13 members

contributed to the second-place finish with only jun-

iors Rosie Smith and Lindsey Montross sitting out

due to injuries.

Regional Honors Head coach Steve Shephard was named the

NCAA Northeast Regional Coach of the Year, it was

announced after the NCAA Regional

Championships on April 4. In addition, assistant

coaches Jessica Bastardi and Randy Monahan

shared NCAA Northeast Regional Co-Assistant

Coach of the Year honors, and junior Brandi

Personett was named the NCAA Northeast Region

Gymnast of the Year.

Personett Stays At The Top With her second place finish in the all-around at

the NCAA Regional Championships in Raleigh, N.C.

on April 4, junior Brandi Personett has finished

among the top two in each of the 12 meets of the

season. She has nine scores of 39.000 or better,

including a career high 39.600 against Ohio State

and Alabama at Rec Hall on March 1.

QUICKFACTSThe University

Location . . . . . . . . . .University Park, Pa.

Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40,709

Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Big Ten

Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blue & White

Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nittany Lions

President . . . . . . . . .Dr. Graham Spanier

Athletics Director . . . . . . . . .Tim Curley

Assoc. Ath. Director/SWA .Sue Scheetz

Coaching StaffHead Coach .Steve Shephard (17th year)

Overall Record/Years . . . .238-135-2/17

School Record/Years . . . . .238-135-2/17

Asst. Coaches .Jessica Bastardi (19th year)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Randy Monahan (1st year)

Offices . . . . .115, 110, 105H White Bldg.

Telephone . . . . . .(814) 863-7461 or 2435

Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(814) 865-8149

Home Arena (Capacity) Rec Hall (5,812)

2008 In Review2008 Regular Season Record . . . . .13-8

Big Ten Regular Season Record . . .0-2

Big Ten Championships (finish) . . .4-2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Third)

2008 NCAA Regional Finish . . . . .Third

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Northeast)

2008 NCAA Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A

Final National Ranking . . . . . . . .No. 14

All-Americans Returning/Lost . . . . .1/0

Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . .10/2

Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Gymnastics HistoryFirst Year of Gymnastics . . . . . . . .1965

All-Time Record/Years . . .568-269-4/43

National Championships . . . . . . . . . . .2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(1978 & 1980)

NCAA Championship Appearances .16

. . . . . . . . .(1982, 84, 85, 86, 88, 91, 92

93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 05, 09)

AIAW Championship Appearances . .7

. . . . . . . .(1975, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)

2009 Team HighsVault

49.275 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Big Ten Championships (3/21)

49.250 . . . . . . .at NCAA Regional Championships (4/4)

49.225 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Michigan State (1/24)

Bars

49.250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Alabama & Ohio State (3/1)

49.200 . . . . . . . . . . .vs. UNH, Rutgers, Bridgeport (2/21)

49.125 . . . . . . . .at Maryland with Arizona & Yale (3/14)

Beam

49.225 . . . . . . . . . . .vs. UNH, Rutgers, Bridgeport (2/21)

49.100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Alabama & Ohio State (3/1)

48.925 . . . . . . . .at Maryland with Arizona & Yale (3/14)

Floor

49.425 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Big Ten Championships (3/21)

49.225 . . . . . . .at NCAA Regional Championships (4/4)

49.200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at West Virginia (3/9)

All-Around

196.650 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Alabama & Ohio State (3/1)

196.525 . . . . . . . . . . . .at Big Ten Championships (3/21)

196.225 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at West Virginia (3/9)

2009 Individual HighsVault

9.950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Personett (1/30, 2/13)

9.925 . . . . . . .Bencsko (1/24, 3/9), Personett (1/24, 2/7)

9.900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bencsko (1/19, 3/14, 3/21),

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Personett (2/21, 3/1, 3/21)

9.875 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rohrbaugh (4/4), Bencsko (4/4)

Uneven Bars

9.925 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Personett (3/1)

9.900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Personett (2/7)

9.875 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Personett (1/24),

. . . . . . . . . .Brockway (2/21, 3/9, 3/14), Bencsko (3/14)

Balance Beam

9.900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Southard (2/21)

9.850 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Southard (1/19, 2/13, 3/1),

. . .Personett (1/24, 3/14), Rohrbaugh (2/21), Klein (3/9)

9.825 . . . . . . . . . .Brockway (1/10, 2/21, 3/1, 3/14, 3/21),

. . . . . . . . . . . .Personett (2/7, 2/21, 3/1), Bencsko (2/21)

Floor Exercise

9.950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Personett (3/1, 3/9, 3/21)

9.925 . . . . . . . . . . .Personett (1/24, 1/30), Bencsko (3/9)

9.900 . . . . . . . . . . .Personett (1/10, 2/7, 2/13, 3/14, 4/4),

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Smith (1/24), Bencsko (3/21)

9.875 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Personett (2/21),

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bencsko (3/1, 4/4), Rohrbaugh (3/21)

All-Around

39.600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Personett (3/1)

39.575 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Personett (1/24)

39.550 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Personett (2/7)

39.475 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Personett (3/21)

39.450 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Personett (2/21)

39.425 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bencsko (3/9), Personett (3/14)

39.350 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Personett (1/10, 4/4)

39.325 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bencsko (2/21, 3/1)

Personett, Bencsko, ShephardPick Up Big Ten ConferenceHonors At the Big Ten Championships in

Champaign, Ill., on March 21, junior Brandi

Personett was named the Big Ten Gymnast of

the Year, the first honor of her career and the

fifth for a Nittany Lion gymnast since Penn

State joined the Big Ten for the 1992 season.

Head coach Steve Shephard earned his third

Big Ten Coach of the Year accolade, sharing

the recognition with Illinois’ Bob Starkell. Ohio

State’s Taylor Jones was named the Big Ten

Freshman of the Year. Both Personett and

freshman Whitney Bencsko picked up All-Big

Ten honors, with Personett earning first team

recognition and Bencsko receiving second

team accolades. The awards mark the 42nd

and 43rd total All-Big Ten accolades for the

Nittany Lions since joining the league for the

1992 season.

Personett Defends Big Ten Title Junior Brandi Personett defended her Big

Ten floor title from a year ago, tying with Illinois’

Sarah Schmidt and Michigan’s Kylee

Botterman for this season’s title with a career-

high-tying 9.950. She fell just shy of her third

straight Big Ten all-around title, tying for second

with a 39.475, her fourth-best score of the sea-

son. Freshman Whitney Bencsko placed 15th in

the all-around competition with a 38.900. In all,

14 Big Ten gymnasts posted all-around scores

of 39.050 or better. Minnesota’s Carmelina

Carabajal claimed the Big Ten crown with a

39.500.

Personett Named GOW ForNinth Time Junior Brandi Personett was named the Big

Ten Gymnast of the Week on March 16 for the

fifth time in 2009 and the ninth time in her

career. Personett led the Nittany Lions to their

second-highest team road score of the season

as Penn State scored a 196.126 to defeat

Arizona. Maryland and Yale. She captured her

seventh individual all-around title of the season

with a 39.425. Personett placed fifth on vault

with a 9.850, third on bars with a 9.825, first on

beam with a 9.850 and first on floor with a

9.900, her ninth first-place floor finish this sea-

son

Brockway Brings It Junior Alexandra Brockway competed in her

first all-around of the year in Penn State’s quad

meet with Rutgers, New Hampshire and

Bridgeport on Feb. 21. Brockway, who was

already scheduled to compete vault, bars and

beam, stepped up to fill in for an injured Rosie

Smith on floor and made her mark on the meet.

She was named the Ann Carr Award winner as

the most inspirational gymnast of the meet, tal-

lying a career-high 39.175 in the all-around,

anchored by a personal-best-tying 9.825 on

beam. She also put up 9.750 on vault, a first-

place 9.875 on bars and a fourth-place 9.725

on floor to finish third in the all-around.

Personett Goes For Two Straight Junior Brandi Personett picked up her sec-

ond straight and eighth career Big Ten

Gymnast of the Week honors on March 2.

Personett earned the Ann Carr Award for the

most inspirational gymnast of the meet, helping

lead Penn State to a first place finish over No.

11 Alabama and No. 19 Ohio State on March 1

after posting a career-best 39.600 in the all-

around. Her score marked the highest all-

around total since the 2003 season. The Katy,

Texas native tallied a first-place 9.900 on vault,

a first-place and career-high 9.925 on bars, a

sixth-place 9.825 on beam and a first-place and

career-high-tying 9.950 on floor en route to the

all-around crown, her fifth individual all-around

title of the season.

On Feb. 23, Personett picked up her fifth

individual all-around title and her seventh top-

three all-around finish with a 39.450 in Penn

State's second quad meet of the year against

New Hampshire, Rutgers and Bridgeport. The

junior earned her sixth vault title with a 9.900.

On bars, Personett finished second with a

9.850 and on beam, she placed fifth with a

9.825. Personett captured her sixth individual

crown on floor with a 9.875.

Southard Makes A Comeback Junior co-captain Allie Southard competed

against Pittsburgh on Jan. 10 at Rec Hall, put-

ting up an eighth-place 9.675 on beam and a

seventh-place 9.575 on floor. Those routines

were the first competitive performances for

Southard since the 2007 season as she suf-

fered a broken back after peeling off bars dur-

ing summer training in 2008. She did compete

in exhibition once during the last meet of the

2008 campaign, posting a 9.675 on beam

against Nebraska, Maryland and Rutgers on

March 21, 2008 and earning the Ann Carr

Award as the most inspirational gymnast of the

meet for her efforts. (Please visit

www.GoPSUsports.com for the full story and a

video feature by the Big Ten Network.)

In the second meet of the season, Southard

continued to make an impact, capturing her first

career collegiate event title at Illinois on Jan.

19, tying for first place on beam with a career-

high 9.850. She then put up the highest beam

score for the Lions this season with a career-

high 9.900 on Feb. 21.

For the year, Southard is averaging a 9.771

on vault (six meets), a 9.747 on beam (nine

meets) and a 9.644 on floor (nine meets). She

missed the Nebraska meet with an injury.

2 0 0 9 P e n n S t a t e Wo m e n ’s G y m n a s t i c s

Penn State at the NCAA National Championships

Lion Individual National Champions

Year Gymnast Event(s)

1974 Karen Schuckman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AA

1975 Karen Schuckman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .V, FX

1977 Ann Carr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AA

1978 Ann Carr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .UB,BB,FX,AA

1979 Marcy Levine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FX

1981 Heidi Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FX

1986 Pam Loree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .V

Total Individual Titles - 11

Vault (V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Uneven Bars (UB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Balance Beam (BB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Floor Exercise (FX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

All-Around (AA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Year Place

1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3rd

1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7th

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9th

1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6th

1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11th

1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5th

1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4th

1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11th

1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8th

1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11th

1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11th

1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10th

1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8th

2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7th

2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10th

2 0 0 9 P e n n S t a t e Wo m e n ’s G y m n a s t i c sKlein Shines Sophomore Melissa Klein earned her first

collegiate individual event title at West Virginia

on March 9 when she scored a career-high

9.850 for first on beam.

Bencsko Breaks Through Freshman Whitney Bencsko made a splash

in her first collegiate meet on Jan. 10 against

Pittsburgh at Rec Hall. She finished second in

the all-around with a 39.125 and was named the

Ann Carr Award winner as the most inspirational

gymnast of the meet. Bencsko captured a third-

place 9.800 on vault, a third-place 9.775 on

bars, a fourth-place 9.750 on beam and a third-

place 9.800 on floor.

For the season, she has competed in the all-

around in 11 of 12 meets, finishing in the top

five in nine contests. She is averaging a 9.798

on vault, a 9.539 on bars, a 9.692 on beam and

a 9.815 on floor for an all-around average of

38.839.

Ettl Starts Steady Freshman Natalie Ettl has remained steady

on bars in her nine collegiate meets, averaging

a 9.806 and posting six top-five finishes. She

missed two meets due to injury.

Ettl recorded a career-high and third-place

9.825 in Penn State’s quad meet on Feb. 7. For

her efforts, including returning from multiple

knee surgeries, Ettl was named the Ann Carr

Award winner as the most inspirational gymnast

of the meet. At Michigan on Feb. 13, Ettl posted

another career-high, this time a 9.850, on bars

to claim her first collegiate event title. She also

posted a 9.850 to place fourth against Alabama

and Ohio State on March 1. At the Big Ten

Championships on March 21, she recorded a

sixth-place and career-high-tying 9.850.

Personett Named GOW ForSecond Time In 2009 Junior Brandi Personett was named the Big

Ten Gymnast of the Week on Feb. 9 after cap-

turing all four individual event titles and her

fourth all-around crown of the year. Personett's

unblemished five first-place finishes aided the

Nittany Lions to a season-high team score

196.150 and the team title at the Penn State

Quad. Personett fell just shy of her season high

on vault, scoring a 9.925 for her fourth title of

the year. She posted a first on bars with a

career-high 9.900, on beam she tallied a first-

place 9.825 and recorded a first-place 9.900 on

floor. Personett's all-around score of 39.550 was

just shy of her all-time best score of 39.575 and

was the second-highest all-around score of her

career.

Take Me To Your Leader Juniors Rosie Smith and Allie Southard are

the team captains for the 2009 squad.

Smith Hit Her Stride Junior Rosie Smith was a mainstay in the

Lion lineup this year, competing on vault, bars

and floor in six meets before suffering an injury

on Feb. 21 during warmups. She had five scores

of 9.800 or better on vault for an average of

9.813, she recorded a career-high 9.850 on

bars in Penn State’s quad meet on Feb. 7, and

she had an average of 9.800 on floor, including

a second-place and career-high 9.900 on Jan.

24 versus Michigan State at Rec Hall.

Personett Named Big Ten GOW Junior Brandi Personett was named the Big

Ten Gymnast of the Week on Jan. 26. It was the

fifth career honor for Personett and the first of

the season for a Nittany Lion women’s gymnast.

Personett captured all four event titles, the all-

around crown and the Ann Carr Award as the

most inspirational gymnast of the meet in Penn

State’s win over Michigan State at Rec Hall.

Personett recorded a career-high 39.575, the

seventh-highest individual all-around score in

Penn State history, to take the title. She also

posted a season-high 9.925 on vault, a career-

high-tying 9.875 on bars, a season-high 9.850

on beam and a season-high 9.925 on floor.

BTN Broadcasts The Big Ten Network broadcast two regular-

season meets involving the Nittany Lions in

2009. Penn State faced Michigan on the BTN

on Friday, Feb. 13 in Ann Arbor and the Lions

hosted Ohio State and Alabama on the Network

on Sunday, March 1. The Big Ten Network also

broadcast the 2009 Big Ten Women’s

Gymnastics Championships live from

Champaign, Ill., on March 21. Highlights are

available at www.bigtennetwork.com.

All-Time Penn State All-Americans

Year Gymnast Event(s)

1974 Karen Schuckman . . . .V, UB, BB, FX, AA

1975 Karen Schuckman . . . . . . .V, UB, FX, AA

1976 Karen Schuckman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BB

1977 Ann Carr . . . . . . . . . . . .V, UB, BB, FX, AA

Jan Anthony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .V

Joanne Beck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BB

1978 Davies Bahr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .V

Ann Carr . . . . . . . . . . . .V, UB, BB, FX, AA

Lisa Ingebretsen . . . . . . . . . . .UB, BB, AA

Jan Anthony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .V, UB, AA

1979 Lisa Ingebretsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .UB, BB

Margie Foster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .V, FX

Ann Carr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .UB

Marcy Levine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FX

Jane Anthony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .V

Lynne Samuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .V

1980 Ann Carr . . . . . . . . . . . .V, UB, BB, FX, AA

Margie Foster . . . . . . . . . . . . .UB, FX, AA

Marcy Levine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FX, AA

Lynne Samuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .V

Lisa Ingebretsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .UB

Ann McGeachy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FX

1981 Heidi Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FX, AA

1982 Heidi Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . .UB, FX, AA

1984 Pam Loree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .V

1985 Pam Loree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .V

1986 Pam Loree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .V, AA

1991 April Polito . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .V

1992 Allison Barber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .V, AA

1994 Tracy Kerner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FX

1995 Tracy Kerner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BB

1997 Missy Leopoldus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .V

Ellen Casey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FX, V

1999 Ellen Casey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .UB, FX, AA

Nikki Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BB

2000 Gemma Cuff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FX

2004 Lisa Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .V

2005 Lisa Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FX

2008 Brandi Personett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BB

Whitney Bencsko

2009 SEASON CAREER

Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.925, 2x (3/9) . . . . . . . . . . . .9.925, 2x (3/9/09)

Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.875 (3/14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.875 (3/14/09)

Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.825 (2/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.825 (2/21/09)

Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.925 (3/9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.925 (3/9/09)

All-Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39.425 (3/9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39.425 (3/9/09)

Alexandra Brockway

2009 SEASON CAREER

Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.850 (4/4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.875 (2/3/07)

Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.875, 3x (3/14) . . . . . . . . . . .9.900, 3x (3/29/08)

Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.825, 5x (3/21) . . . . . . . . . . .9.825, 5x (3/21/09)

Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.725 (2/21) . . . . . . . . . . . .9.800, 2x (1/11/08)

All-Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39.175 (2/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . .39.175 (2/21/09)

Natalie Ettl

2009 SEASON CAREER

Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A

Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.850, 3x (3/21) . . . . . . . . . . .9.850, 3x (3/21/09)

Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A

Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A

All-Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A

Danielle Hover

2009 SEASON CAREER

Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.850 (3/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.850 (3/21/09)

Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.800, 3x (3/9) . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.850 (3/14/08)

Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.775 (2/2/08)

Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A

All-Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A

Melissa Klein

2009 SEASON CAREER

Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.625 (1/11/08)

Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A

Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.850 (3/9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.850 (3/9/09)

Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.650 (3/1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.800 (1/11/08)

All-Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A

Daryl Konsevick

2009 SEASON CAREER

Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A

Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A

Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A

Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.850 (3/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.850 (3/21/09)

All-Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A

Heather McElwee

2009 SEASON CAREER

Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A

Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.675 (2/24/08)

Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.775 (1/24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.800 (2/9/08)

Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.850 (3/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.850 (3/21/09)

All-Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A

Lindsey Montross

2009 SEASON CAREER

Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.725 (3/9/07)

Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.225 (2/21) . . . . . . . . . . . .9.825, 3x (4/12/08)

Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.725 (1/19/08)

Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.550 (3/9/07)

All-Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A

Brandi Personett

2009 SEASON CAREER

Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.950, 2x (2/13) . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.975 (2/2/08)

Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.925 (3/1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.925 (3/1/09)

Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.850, 2x (3/14) . . . . . . . . . . . .9.900 (3/21/08)

Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.950, 3x (3/21) . . . . . . . . . . .9.950, 5x (3/21/09)

All-Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39.600 (3/1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39.600 (3/1/09)

Casey Rohrbaugh

2009 SEASON CAREER

Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.875 (4/4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.875 (4/4/09)

Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.775 (3/14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.775 (3/14/09)

Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.850 (2/21) . . . . . . . . . . . .9.850, 5x (2/21/09)

Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.875 (3/21) . . . . . . . . . . . .9.875, 2x (3/21/09)

All-Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39.000 (3/14) . . . . . . . . . . . . .39.000 (3/14/09)

Rosie Smith

2009 SEASON CAREER

Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.850, 2x (2/7) . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.875 (3/16/07)

Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.850 (2/7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.850 (2/7/09)

Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A

Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.900 (1/24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.900 (1/24/09)

All-Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A

Allie Southard

2009 SEASON CAREER

Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.850 (3/14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.850 (3/14/09)

Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A

Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.900 (2/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.900 (2/21/09)

Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.850, 2x (3/21) . . . . . . . . . . .9.850, 2x (3/21/09)

All-Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A

Alex Stine

2009 SEASON CAREER

Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A

Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.825 (1/24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.825 (1/24/09)

Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A

Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A

All-Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A

Individual Season and Career Highs


Individual Meet by Meet Performances


Whitney Bencsko • Fr.

Date Vault Bars Beam Floor A/A

Jan. 10 (AC) 9.800 (3) 9.775 (3) 9.750 (4) 9.800 (3) 39.125 (2)

Jan. 17 9.900 (1) 8.875 9.725 9.675 38.175 (4)

Jan. 24 9.925 (1) 9.125 9.700 9.825 (3) 38.575 (2)

Jan. 30 9.175 9.625 9.675 (5) 9.725 38.200 (4)

Feb. 7 9.700 9.225 9.800 (2) 9.825 (3) 38.550 (2)

Feb. 13 9.800 (2) ------- 9.775 (5) 9.775 -------

Feb. 21 9.850 (3) 9.850 (2) 9.825 (5) 9.800 (2) 39.325 (2)

Mar. 1 9.825 (5) 9.825 9.800 9.875 (3) 39.325 (4)

Mar. 9 9.925 (1) 9.800 9.775 (5) 9.925 (2) 39.425 (2)

Mar. 14 9.900 (1) 9.875 (1) 9.700 9.775 39.250 (2)

Mar. 21 9.900 (2) 9.800 9.300 9.900 (5) 38.900

Apr. 4 9.875 9.150 9.475 9.875 38.375

AVERAGES 9.798 9.539 9.692 9.815 38.839

Alexandra Brockway • Jr.


Jan. 10 9.750 9.850 (1) 9.825 (1) ------- -------

Jan. 17 9.825 (5) 9.775 (4) 9.750 ------- -------

Jan. 24 9.775 9.825 (2) 9.675 ------- -------

Jan. 30 9.750 9.700 (4) 9.675 (5) ------- -------

Feb. 7 9.700 9.825 (3) 9.725 (5) ------- -------

Feb. 13 9.700 9.825 (2) 9.500 ------- -------

Feb. 21 (AC) 9.750 9.875 (1) 9.825 (5) 9.725 (4) 39.175 (3)

Mar. 1 9.800 9.850 (4) 9.825 9.575 39.050

Mar. 9 9.775 9.875 (2) 9.725 8.975 38.350 (5)

Mar. 14 9.725 9.875 (1) 9.825 (2) ------- -------

Mar. 21 9.800 9.800 9.825 ------- -------

Apr. 4 9.850 9.825 9.650 ------- -------

AVERAGES 9.767 9.825 9.735 9.425 38.858

Natalie Ettl • Fr.


Jan. 10 ------- 9.700 ------- ------- -------

Jan. 17 ------- 9.800 (3) ------- ------- -------

Jan. 24 Did not see competitive meet action

Jan. 30 ------- 9.750 (3) ------- ------- -------

Feb. 7 (AC) ------- 9.825 (3) ------- ------- -------

Feb. 13 ------- 9.850 (1) ------- ------- -------

Feb. 21 ------- 9.825 (5) ------- ------- -------

Mar. 1 ------- 9.850 (4) ------- ------- -------

Mar. 9-14 Did not see competitive meet action

Mar. 21 ------- 9.850 ------- ------- -------

Apr. 4 ------- 9.800 ------- ------- -------

AVERAGES ------- 9.806 ------- ------- -------

Danielle Hover • So.


Jan. 10-17 Did not see competitive meet action

Jan. 24 ------- 9.600 ------- ------- -------

Jan. 30 9.725 ------- ------- ------- -------

Feb. 7 9.800 (4) 9.675 (5) ------- ------- -------

Feb. 13 9.625 9.750 ------- ------- -------

Feb. 21 9.625 9.800 ------- ------- -------

Mar. 1 9.800 9.800 ------- ------- -------

Mar. 9 9.750 9.800 ------- ------- -------

Mar. 14 9.825 9.750 ------- ------- -------

Mar. 21 9.850 9.725 ------- ------- -------

Apr. 4 9.825 9.775 ------- ------- -------

AVERAGES 9.758 9.742 ------- ------- -------

Melissa Klein • So.


Jan. 10 ------- ------- 9.700 8.975 -------

Jan. 17 ------- ------- 9.750 9.525 -------

Jan. 24 ------- ------- 9.675 ------- -------

Jan. 30 ------- ------- 9.650 ------- -------

Feb. 7 Did not see competitive meet action

Feb. 13 ------- ------- 9.300 ------- -------

Feb. 21 ------- ------- 9.800 ------- -------

Mar. 1 ------- ------- 9.800 9.650 -------

Mar. 9 ------- ------- 9.850 (1) ------- -------

Mar. 14 ------- ------- 9.725 ------- -------

Mar. 21 ------- ------- 9.600 ------- -------

Apr. 4 ------- ------- 9.625 ------- -------

AVERAGES ------- ------- 9.680 9.383 -------

Daryl Konsevick • Fr.



Jan. 24 ------- ------- ------- 9.450 -------

Jan. 30 ------- ------- ------- 9.625 -------

Feb. 7-13 Did not see competitive meet action

Feb. 21 ------- ------- ------- 9.650 (5) -------

Mar. 1 Did not see competitive meet action

Mar. 9 ------- ------- ------- 9.775 -------

Mar. 14 ------- ------- ------- 9.800 (4) -------

Mar. 21 ------- ------- ------- 9.850 -------

Apr. 4 ------- ------- ------- 9.800 -------

AVERAGES ------- ------- ------- 9.707 -------

Heather McElwee • So.



Jan. 24 ------- ------- 9.775 (5) 9.100 -------

Jan. 30 ------- ------- 9.675 (5) 9.725 -------

Feb. 7 ------- ------- 9.650 9.750 -------

Feb. 13 ------- ------- ------- 9.700 -------

Feb. 21-Mar. 9 Did not see competitive meet action

Mar. 14 ------- ------- ------- 9.625 -------

Mar. 21 ------- ------- ------- 9.850 -------

Apr. 4 ------- ------- ------- 9.800 -------

AVERAGES ------- ------- 9.700 9.650 -------

Meet Key:Jan. 10: vs. Pittsburgh (University Park, Pa.)Jan. 17: at Illinois (Champaign, Ill.)Jan. 24: vs. Michigan State (University Park, Pa.)Jan. 30: at Nebraska (Lincoln, Neb.)

Feb. 7: vs. Cornell, Wm. & Mary, Penn (University Park, Pa.)Feb. 13: at Michigan (Ann Arbor, Mich.)Feb. 21: vs. UNH, Rutgers, Bridgeport (University Park, Pa.)Mar. 1: vs. Alabama, Ohio State (University Park, Pa.)Mar. 9: at West Virginia (Morgantown, W.V.)

Mar. 14: at Maryland with Arizona & Yale (College Park, Md.)Mar. 21: at Big Ten Championships (Champaign, Ill.)Apr. 4: at NCAA Regional Championships (Raleigh, N.C.)

*Bold indicates season high • (#) indicates top-5 finish • (AC) indicates Ann Carr Award winner, given to the most inspirational gymnast of the meet • (GOW) indicates Big Ten Gymnast of the Week

Individual Meet by Meet Performances


Lindsey Montross • Jr.


Jan. 10-Feb. 13 Did not see competitive meet action

Feb. 21 ------- 9.225 ------- ------- -------

Mar. 1-Apr. 4 Did not see competitive meet action

AVERAGES ------- 9.225 ------- ------- -------

Brandi Personett • Jr.


Jan. 10 9.850 (1) 9.825 (2) 9.775 (2) 9.900 (1) 39.350 (1)

Jan. 17 9.275 9.650 9.725 9.850 (2) 38.500 (3)

Jan. 24 (GOW/AC) 9.925 (1) 9.875 (1) 9.850 (1) 9.925 (1) 39.575 (1)

Jan. 30 9.950 (1) 9.700 (4) 9.725 (3) 9.925 (1) 39.300 (1)

Feb. 7 (GOW) 9.925 (1) 9.900 (1) 9.825 (1) 9.900 (1) 39.550 (1)

Feb. 13 9.950 (1) 9.800 (4) 9.325 9.900 (1) 38.975 (3)

Feb. 21 (GOW) 9.900 (1) 9.850 (2) 9.825 (5) 9.875 (1) 39.450 (1)

Mar. 1 (GOW/AC) 9.900 (1) 9.925 (1) 9.825 9.950 (1) 39.600 (1)

Mar. 9 9.850 (3) 9.850 (3) 9.225 9.950 (1) 38.875 (4)

Mar. 14 (GOW) 9.850 (1) 9.825 (3) 9.850 (1) 9.900 (1) 39.425 (1)

Mar. 21 9.900 (2) 9.825 9.800 9.950 (1) 39.475 (2)

Apr. 4 9.825 9.825 9.800 9.900 39.350

AVERAGES 9.842 9.821 9.713 9.910 39.285

Casey Rohrbaugh • Jr.


Jan. 10 9.825 (2) 9.025 9.775 (2) 8.925 37.550 (3)

Jan. 17 9.750 8.950 9.750 9.075 37.525 (5)

Jan. 24 9.800 (4) ------- 9.800 (2) 9.800 (5) -------

Jan. 30 9.750 ------- 9.625 9.700 -------

Feb. 7 9.825 (3) ------- 9.800 (2) 9.800 (4) -------

Feb. 13 9.725 ------- 9.650 9.700 -------

Feb. 21 9.800 ------- 9.850 (3) 9.775 (3) -------

Mar. 1 9.825 (5) ------- 9.775 9.850 -------

Mar. 9 9.800 8.550 9.800 (2) 9.775 37.925

Mar. 14 9.775 9.775 9.750 9.700 39.000

Mar. 21 9.825 ------- 9.775 9.875 -------

Apr. 4 9.875 ------- 9.725 9.825 -------

AVERAGES 9.798 9.075 9.756 9.650 38.000

Rosie Smith • Jr.


Jan. 10 9.775 (5) 9.775 (3) ------- 9.800 (3) -------

Jan. 17 9.850 (3) 8.950 ------- 9.700 -------

Jan. 24 9.800 (4) 9.825 (2) ------- 9.900 (2) -------

Jan. 30 9.800 (3) 9.625 ------- 9.750 -------

Feb. 7 9.850 (2) 9.850 (2) ------- 9.850 (2) -------

Feb. 13 9.800 (2) 9.750 ------- 9.800 (5) -------

Feb. 21-Apr. 4 Did not see competitive meet action

AVERAGES 9.813 9.629 ------- 9.800 -------

Allie Southard • Jr.


Jan. 10 ------- ------- 9.675 9.575 -------

Jan. 17 9.750 ------- 9.850 (1) 9.150 -------

Jan. 24 9.725 ------- ------- ------- -------

Jan. 30 Did not see competitive meet action

Feb. 7 ------- ------- 9.300 9.800 (4) -------

Feb. 13 ------- ------- 9.850 (3) 9.525 -------

Feb. 21 ------- ------- 9.900 (1) 9.600 -------

Mar. 1 9.775 ------- 9.850 (4) 9.825 -------

Mar. 9 9.775 ------- 9.725 9.775 -------

Mar. 14 9.850 (1) ------- 9.775 (3) 9.700 -------

Mar. 21 9.750 ------- 9.800 9.850 -------

Apr. 4 9.700 ------- 9.725 9.825 -------

AVERAGES 9.761 ------- 9.745 9.663 -------

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Jan. 24 ------- 9.825 (2) ------- ------- -------

Jan. 30 ------- 9.650 ------- ------- -------


Feb. 13 ------- 9.350 ------- ------- -------


Mar. 1 ------- 9.800 ------- ------- -------

Mar. 9 ------- 9.700 ------- ------- -------

Mar. 14 ------- 9.775 ------- ------- -------

Mar. 21 ------- 9.750 ------- ------- -------

Apr. 4 ------- 9.575 ------- ------- -------

AVERAGES ------- 9.678 ------- ------- -------

Meet Key:Jan. 10: vs. Pittsburgh (University Park, Pa.)Jan. 17: at Illinois (Champaign, Ill.)Jan. 24: vs. Michigan State (University Park, Pa.)Jan. 30: at Nebraska (Lincoln, Neb.)

Feb. 7: vs. Cornell, Wm. & Mary, Penn (University Park, Pa.)Feb. 13: at Michigan (Ann Arbor, Mich.)Feb. 21: vs. UNH, Rutgers, Bridgeport (University Park, Pa.)Mar. 1: vs. Alabama, Ohio State (University Park, Pa.)Mar. 9: at West Virginia (Morgantown, W.V.)

Mar. 14: at Maryland with Arizona & Yale (College Park, Md.)Mar. 21: at Big Ten Championships (Champaign, Ill.)Apr. 4: at NCAA Regional Championships (Raleigh, N.C.)

*Bold indicates season high • (#) indicates top-5 finish • (AC) indicates Ann Carr Award winner, given to the most inspirational gymnast of the meet • (GOW) indicates Big Ten Gymnast of the Week

2009 Season Results • Regular Season Record: 14-3


Date PSU Ranking PSU Score Opponent Opp. Score W/L

Jan. 10 . . . . . . . . .13 . . . . . . . . . . . .194.800 . . . . . . . . . . . .Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191.675 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W

Jan. 17 . . . . . . . . .11 . . . . . . . . . . . .192.925 . . . . . . . . . . . .at No. 19 Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195.500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L

Jan. 24 . . . . . . . . .22 . . . . . . . . . . . .195.875 . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 26 Michigan State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194.175 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W

Jan. 30 . . . . . . . . .17 . . . . . . . . . . . .194.625 . . . . . . . . . . . .at No. 12 Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195.325 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L

Feb. 7 . . . . . . . . . .15 . . . . . . . . . . . .196.150 . . . . . . . . . . . .Cornell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189.675 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W

William & Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188.375 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W

Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185.425 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W

Feb. 13 . . . . . . . . .14 . . . . . . . . . . . .194.925 . . . . . . . . . . . .at No. 16 Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195.800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L

Feb. 21 . . . . . . . . .17 . . . . . . . . . . . .196.175 . . . . . . . . . . . .New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193.400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W

Bridgeport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189.475 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W

Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187.525 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W

March 1 . . . . . . . . .17 . . . . . . . . . . . .196.650 . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 11 Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196.625 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W

No. 19 Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196.050 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W

March 9 . . . . . . . . .19 . . . . . . . . . . . .196.225 . . . . . . . . . . . .at No. 20 West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195.925 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W

March 14 . . . . . . . .15 . . . . . . . . . . . .196.125 . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 19 Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195.300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W

at Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194.175 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W

Yale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165.625 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W

March 21 . . . . . . . .13 . . . . . . . . . . . .196.525 . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 15 Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197.075 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L

(Big Ten Championships at Illinois) at No. 16 Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196.750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L

No. 17 Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196.000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W

No. 17 Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195.900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W

No. 26 Michigan State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195.650 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W

No. 27 Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195.450 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W

April 4 . . . . . . . . . .12 . . . . . . . . . . . .195.800 . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 1 Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197.700 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L

(NCAA Regional Championships at NC State) No. 13 Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195.450 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W

No. 21 West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194.225 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W

No. 30 North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194.125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W

at No. 29 North Carolina State . . . . . . . . . . . . .193.800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W

Team Score BreakdownMeet Vault Bars Beam Floor Total

Jan. 10 vs. Pittsburgh 49.000 48.925 48.825 48.050 194.800

Jan. 17 at Illinois 49.075 47.125 48.825 47.900 192.925

Jan. 24 vs. Michigan State 49.225 48.950 48.800 48.900 195.875

Jan. 30 at Nebraska 48.975 48.425 48.400 48.825 194.625

Feb. 7 vs. PSU Quad 1 49.100 49.075 48.800 49.175 196.150

Feb. 13 at Michigan 48.975 48.975 48.100 48.875 194.925

Feb. 21 vs. PSU Quad 2 48.925 49.200 49.225 48.825 196.175

Mar. 1 vs. Alabama & OSU 49.150 49.250 49.100 49.150 196.650

Mar. 8 at West Virginia 49.125 49.025 48.875 49.200 196.225

Mar. 14 at Mary. w/ Ariz. & Yale 49.200 49.125 48.925 48.875 196.125

Mar. 21 at Big Tens 49.275 49.025 48.800 49.425 196.525

Apr. 4 at NCAA Regionals 49.250 48.800 48.525 49.225 195.800

Averages 49.106 48.825 48.767 48.869 195.567

Bold indicates season high

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