2002 MICHIGAN WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS
For IMMEDIATE Release
April 16, 2002
2002 MICHIGAN
WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS
This Week: No. 5 Michigan at NCAA National Championships
Coleman Coliseum - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - April 18-20
Thursday, April 18 - Preliminary Team Competition - (1 p.m. CDT)
Friday, April 19 - National Team Finals - (7 p.m. CDT)
Saturday, April 20 - Individual Event Finals (7 p.m. CDT)
2002 RECORD
Overall: 25-3
Big Ten: 11-0
Home: 6-0
Away: 6-1
Neutral: 13-2
Dual Meet: 7-0
GymInfo Rank: No. 5
2002 SCHEDULE
January
4
Maui Invitational1
13
Northern Illinois
19
at #5 Minnesota
26
at #23 Ohio State
3 of 4, 193.626
W 194.900-186.600
W 195.125-195.025
W 196.175-193.575
February
1
#13 Florida
W
3
State of Mich. Classic2
10
#2 Georgia
W
17
at West Virginia
W
22
#2 Utah
W
197.000-195.425
1 of 5, 196.300
197.175-197.025
196.100-195.975
197.025-196.175
March
3
UCLA Invitational
9
#13 Denver, Wash.
16
Shanico Inn-vitational3
23
Big Ten Championships4
2 of 4, 196.775
1 of 3, 197.775
1 of 4, 196.700
1 of 7, 196.475
April
7
NCAA Regional5
2 of 6, 195.600
18-20 NCAA Championships6
18
Team Preliminaries
19
Super Six Team Finals
20
Individual Finals
1 - Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii
2 - Ypsilanti, Mich.
3 - Corvallis, Ore.
4 - Columbus, Ohio
5 - TBD
6 - Tuscaloosa, Ala.
MICHIGAN GYMNASTICS NOTES
1 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Wolverines Ready for Their 11th NCAA National Championships
The No. 5 University of Michigan women's gymnastics team (25-3, 11-0 Big Ten)
closes the season at the 2002 NCAA National Championships this week (April
18-20) in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The championships are hosted by the University of
Alabama at the Coleman Coliseum. Michigan begins its quest for the program’s
first national championship in the afternoon session of the team preliminaries at 1
p.m. CDT on Thursday (April 18). The fifth-ranked Wolverines -- who are led by
Calli Ryals (Elyria, Ohio/Midview HS) and Elise Ray (Columbia, Md./Wilde
Lake HS), the No. 1 and No. 2 all-around gymnasts in the country, respectively -join No. 3 Georgia, No. 4 Utah, No. 6 Louisiana State, No. 8 Nebraska and No.
12 Arizona in the first session.
The Championships Structure
Twelve teams and 12 all-around competitors earned bids to the NCAA National
Championships from the six NCAA regional competitions. The teams and individuals are split into two sessions for the preliminary team and all-around competition on Thursday (April 18). The top three teams from each session advance to
the Super Six team finals on Friday (April 19) at 7 p.m. CDT to determine the
national champion. The individual all-around champion is determined Thursday,
with the highest all-around scorer from the two preliminary sessions winning the
title. The top four individual event finishers (plus ties) from Thursday's sessions
compete in the Individual Event Finals at 7 p.m. CDT on Saturday (April 20).
The Field
Michigan is joined in the afternoon session of the preliminary team and allaround competition by No. 3 Georgia, No. 4 Utah, No. 6 Louisiana State, No. 8
Nebraska and No. 12 Arizona. The six teams in the evening session (7 p.m.
CDT) are No. 1 UCLA, No. 2 Alabama, No. 10 Stanford, No. 11 Minnesota, No.
13 Oregon State and No. 15 Florida. The teams were placed in the sessions based
on their finish at the regional championships. Three first-place and three secondplace teams were randomly assigned to each session.
Follow the Action Live
Go to mgoblue.com to follow the action live during the NCAA Championships.
The official site of the University of Michigan Athletic Department will provide a
link for fans to “watch” the meet live on the Internet.
Catch the Meet on Television One Week Later
The NCAA National Championships are scheduled to be televised tape-delayed at
1 p.m. EDT on Sunday, April 28, on CBS. Bonnie Bernstein and Amanda
Borden will provide play-by-play and analysis, while Dominique Dawes, a former
club teammate of Elise Ray, will be on the floor. Check local listings for details.
2002 Quick Facts
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Ann Arbor, Mich.
Founded: 1817
Enrollment: 38,103
Interim President: B. Joseph White
Athletics Director: William C. Martin
Senior Women’s Administrator:
Megan McCallister
Nickname: Wolverines
Colors: Maize and Blue
Conference: Big Ten
All-Time Record: 375-195-1 (27th year)
Home Facilities: Crisler Arena (13,562),
Cliff Keen Arena (1,800)
GYMNASTICS STAFF
Head Coach (Alma Mater, year):
Beverly Plocki (West Virginia, ‘87)
Michigan Record: 253-72 (13th year)
Overall Record: Same
Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater, year):
Scott Sherman (St. Cloud St., 1986)
Joanne Bowers (James Madison, 1982)
GYMNASTICS TEAM FACTS
2002 Co-Captains: Janessa Grieco,
Jodie Rosenberg
2001 Record (Big Ten, place):
15-7 (9-0, first)
2001 NCAA Championships Finish:
Third, 197.275
2001 NCAA First-team All-Americans:
Janessa Grieco (vault)
Elise Ray (uneven bars, balance beam,
floor exercise, all-around)
Karina Senior (vault)
2001 NCAA Second-team All-Americans:
Bridget Knaeble (all-around)
2001 NCAA Region V Finish:
First, 197.225
2001 NCAA Region V Event Champions:
Bridget Knaeble (all-around, uneven bars)
Christine Michaud (vault)
Elise Ray (uneven bars)
2001 Big Ten Championships Finish:
First, 197.150
2001 Big Ten Champions:
Bridget Knaeble (uneven bars)
Shannon MacKenzie (balance beam)
Christine Michaud (vault)
2001 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/3
2001 All-Americans Returning/Lost: 3/3
MEDIA RELATIONS
Contact: Jason Gerdom
Phone: (734) 763-4423
Fax: (734) 647-1188
e-mail: [email protected]
Athletics Web Site: mgoblue.com
MICHIGAN GYMNASTICS NOTES (Cont.)
Michigan and the NCAA National Championships
●
This is Michigan’s 11th trip to the NCAA National Championships. U-M was first
at the national championships in 1982 and has been back for each of the last 10
years (1993, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01 and ‘02).
●
Michigan qualified for the national championships by finishing second at the NCAA
Northeast Regional. This is the first time since 1998 the Wolverines did not win a
regional championship to advance to nationals.
●
Individually, Michigan’s Calli Ryals is the top-ranked all-around gymnast in the
nation with an RQS of 39.590. Teammate Elise Ray is second in the nation with
an RQS of 39.550.
●
Elise Ray and UCLA’s Onnie Willis are the defending NCAA all-around co-champions. Both will be participating at the national championships looking to repeat
as the best all-around gymnast in the nation. Ray was the first U-M gymnast to
win the all-around title at the NCAA Championships. Beth Wymer (1992-95)
won three uneven bars titles from 1993-95 for the Wolverines.
●
Michigan is the shortest team in the NCAA Championships field with an average
height of 5-1. Stanford is the tallest team with an average height of 5-3.
Other Important Info
●
Fans can purchase tickets by calling the Alabama ticket office at
205-348-2262 or SouthTix at 1-800-240-2300. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.rolltide.com.
●
There is a media press conference with the head coaches from Michigan, Florida,
Utah and Alabama scheduled for 3-3:20 p.m. CDT on Wednesday (April 17) in the
Back Gym at Coleman Coliseum.
●
There will be satellite feeds which include Michigan highlights on Thursday and
Friday. The coordinates and times are SBS 6, transponder 5 at 4:45 p.m. CDT for
Thursday (April 18) and SBS 6, transponder 3 at 9:45 p.m. CDT for Friday
(April 19).
Looking for the Big One
The Wolverines enter this year’s NCAA Championships looking for the program's first
national championship and the second national title by a women's team at U-M (field
hockey, 2001). Six times a Michigan women's team has finished as the runner-up,
including twice by gymnastics (1995 and 1999).
Against the Field
Michigan has faced four of the other five teams in the afternoon session of the
preliminary competition. The Wolverines defeated both then-No. 2 Georgia (Feb. 10)
and then-No. 2 Utah (Feb. 22) at home during the month of February in Crisler Arena.
The Wolverines finished third to then-No. 17 Arizona at the season-opening Maui
Invitational (Jan. 4) and were second to No. 8 Nebraska at the NCAA Northeast
Region Championships (April 6). U-M has seen three teams from the evening session,
recording a loss to UCLA (March 3), two victories over Minnesota (Jan. 19 and March
3) and a win at Oregon State (March 16).
Ten Consecutive for the Wolverines
Michigan's trip to the 2002 NCAA Championships is its 10th consecutive appearance
at the national championships. U-M qualified for its first NCAA Women's Gymnastics
National Championships in 1982, but then went on a hiatus until 1993. Since its return
to the NCAA Championships in 1993 under then fourth-year head coach Bev Plocki,
Michigan has made it to the championships each year. The Wolverines are one only
five programs (Alabama, Georgia, UCLA and Utah) to have appeared in each of the
last 10 NCAA Championships.
MICHIGAN GYMNASTICS NOTES (Cont.)
At the NCAA Northeast Region Championships
Michigan advanced to the national championships by finishing
second at the NCAA Northeast Region Championships (April 6)
at Rec Hall on the campus of Penn State in State College, Pa.
After five of the six rotations, the Wolverines needed to score
two tenths more than Iowa's score in the final rotation. The
Wolverines posted a 49.100 on the vault for a team score of
195.600, while Iowa -- which had been leading the meet the
entire night -- struggled on the floor and tallied a 48.775 for a
team total of 195.475. U-M and first-place Nebraska (196.925)
qualified for the NCAA Championships. The Wolverines were
led by Elise Ray, who won the balance beam (9.900) and tied
for first on the vault (9.925) en route to sharing the all-around
title (39.450) with Iowa's Alexis Maday.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Team Scores
Nebraska
MICHIGAN
Iowa
G. Washington
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Vault
49.400
49.100
48.875
48.375
48.275
48.475
Bars
48.725
48.200
48.775
47.900
48.250
45.725
Beam
48.675
49.125
49.050
47.725
47.600
48.250
Floor
49.125
49.175
48.775
48.675
48.100
48.525
Total
195.925
195.600
195.475
192.675
192.225
190.975
Last Year at the NCAA Championships
Michigan recorded its best NCAA Championships score ever
(197.275) and finished third to defending champion UCLA
(197.575) and host Georgia (197.400) in the 2001 NCAA Super
Six Team Finals on April 20 at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens,
Ga. Elise Ray, who tied for the NCAA all-around championship the previous night, backed up her title by scoring 39.625,
the highest all-around score ever by a U-M gymnast at the
NCAA Championships. U-M scored at least 49.250 in each
event and had the top uneven bars score (49.275) of the night.
The Conference Streak
Michigan increased its Big Ten winning streak to 40 consecutive
victories over conference opponents by finishing ahead of Iowa
and Penn State at the NCAA Northeast Regional
Championships. The Wolverines also posted wins over
conference opponents in seven other meets this year. The last
time a Big Ten school defeated U-M was Jan. 15, 1999, when
Minnesota won 193.550-193.050 at Cliff Keen Arena.
Ryals and Ray are Top Two Gymnasts in the Nation
Michigan’s Calli Ryals finished the season as the No. 1 allaround gymnast in the nation, and Elise Ray was right behind
her in the No. 2 spot in the last GymInfo rankings (March 25).
Ryals’ all-around Regional Qualifying Score is 39.590, just .040
ahead of Ray’s 39.550 RQS. Ryals was the top-ranked gymnast
for the final five weeks of the season, while Ray was in second
for two weeks at the end of the year.
Didn’t See that Coming
Shannon MacKenzie (Midland, Mich./Midland HS) earned her
third All-Big Ten honor at the 2002 Big Ten Championships.
Her first two honors came on the balance beam, the event in
which she specializes. This year, however, MacKenzie earned
the honor when she tied for second place (9.900) on vault after
spending over a full calendar year working on the apparatus.
Career Season Includes Big Ten Honor
Senior co-captain Jodie Rosenberg (West Bloomfield,
Mich./West Bloomfield HS) earned her first All-Big Ten honor
with a 9.850 on the floor exercise at the Big Ten Championships.
She opened the season by placing among the top five in the first
six meets of the year and then set a career high with her first
9.900 in any event with an outstanding floor routine on Senior
Night against Denver and Washington (March 9).
Call It a Comeback
Freshman Chelsea Kroll (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny HS) has
been on the road to recovery the entire season. Since getting the
nod to start competing, she has earned a vault title with a careerhigh 9.950 at West Virginia (Feb. 17) and tied for fourth with a
9.900 in the first floor routine of her career at the Shanico Innvitational (March 16). Kroll tied for second on the vault with a
9.900 and also earned All-Big Ten honors with a 9.850 on the
floor exercise at the Big Ten Championships (March 23).
Second is the Spot for Ryals and Ray
Calli Ryals and Elise Ray are ranked second in three of the four
individual events according to the latest GymInfo rankings
(March 25). Ryals is second in the nation on the floor exercise
with an RQS of 9.970, which is boosted considerably by the fact
that she has three perfect scores of 10.0 in the floor exercise and
two of them came in away meets. Ray is second on the uneven
bars (9.955) and second on the balance beam (9.950).
Bring in the Moving Trucks...
Michigan has collected quite a load of individual event titles this
season. The Wolverines have won 48 of a possible 70 event
titles (69 percent) in 14 meets this season. Three times -- at
Ohio State (Jan. 26), against Florida (Feb. 1) and against Denver
and Washington (March 9) -- U-M won all four events and the
all-around. Only at the Maui Invitational (Jan. 4), the UCLA
Invitational (March 3) and the Big Ten Championships did the
team fail to win at least three of the five titles.
... And Send Two Trucks for Ray and Ryals
Elise Ray and Calli Ryals have earned the majority of the
team’s event titles, combining to win 44 of the 48 event titles.
Ray has won three titles on five occasions and won four titles
against Denver and Washington (March 9), while Ryals won
four event titles at the State of Michigan Classic (Feb. 3).
Always the Bridesmaid, (Almost) Never the Bride
Junior co-captain Janessa Grieco (Mahopac, N.Y./Carmel HS)
posted a floor exercise score of 9.950 at the State of Michigan
Classic (Feb. 3) and a career-high 9.975 against Denver and
Washington (March 9) only to finish second to perfect 10.0
scores by Calli Ryals at each meet. Grieco does have one floor
exercise title this season, a 9.900 against Northern Illinois (Jan.
13). Overall, she has been a model of consistency in the floor
this season, placing among the top five in the event in eight of
12 meets and earning a 9.900 or higher seven times.
Honors & Awards
Big Ten Gymnast of the Week
Calli Ryals (1/23)
Calli Ryals (1/30)
Calli Ryals (2/6)
Elise Ray (2/20)
Elise Ray (2/27)
Elise Ray (3/13)
Ann Arbor News Athlete of the Week
Jodie Rosenberg (1/15)
Calli Ryals (2/4)
Big Ten Championships
Team Champion (196.475)
Big Ten Event Champion
Elise Ray - Balance Beam
All-Big Ten Selections
Janessa Grieco - Beam
Chelsea Kroll - Vault, Floor
Amy Kuczera - Beam
Shannon MacKenzie - Vault
Elise Ray - Beam, Floor
Jodie Rosenberg - Floor
Calli Ryals - Vault, Bars, Floor
Academic All-Big Ten
Janessa Grieco
Amy Kuczera
Shannon MacKenzie
Jodie Rosenberg
MICHIGAN GYMNASTICS NOTES (Cont.)
Ray in the Record Books
Elise Ray is fourth on the U-M career list for most all-around scores of 39.000 or
higher with 19 in her one-plus seasons. Ray’s 19th came in just the 21st meet in which
she competed in the all-around.
Plocki Earns 250th Win
Michigan head coach Bev Plocki captured her 250th career victory with U-M’s firstplace finish at the Big Ten Championships. Plocki now has 253 career wins in 13
seasons at the helm of the Wolverines’ program.
Three Perfect 10s for Ryals
Sophomore Calli Ryals is just the sixth gymnast in U-M history to record three perfect
10.0 scores in a single season. The trio of 10s are the 16th, 17th and 18th perfect
scores on the floor exercise in Michigan history. Her three perfect scores put her sixth
on the U-M list for most career 10.0 scores.
Ryals Nearing Two 10.0 Records
Calli Ryals earned her third perfect score of the season with a 10.0 on the floor
exercise against Denver and Washington (March 9). With one more 10.0 this year, she
will tie the school records for most perfect 10s on the floor exercise in a single season
and the most perfect 10s on any single event in a single season. Beth Wymer (199295) had four 10.0 scores on the floor exercise in 1994, while Heather Kabnick (199598) had four 10s on the vault in 1995. Two gymnasts recorded four 10s on the uneven
bars, Wymer in 1995 and Nikki Peters (1996-99) in 1997.
Being Cal Ripken
Calli Ryals has competed in every event in all 14 meets this season. Not only has she
been in the events, but she has been very good in the events. Over the course of the
season, Ryals has been in the all-around in each of the 14 meets and placed among the
top five 45 times in 56 events, including a stretch of 22 consecutive top-five finishes.
NCAA Northeast Region
Co-Gymnast of the Year
Calli Ryals
Back in Business
Elise Ray has scored a 9.900 or higher in 23 of the last 32 events at the eight meets in
which she has competed since returning to the all-around following a foot injury. She
has won 15 of the 32 events (47 percent), a number that jumps to 21 of 40 (53 percent)
when her five all-around titles are included.
NCAA Northeast Regional
Event Champions
Elise Ray - Vault, Beam, All-Around
Calli Ryals - Floor
Never Really Out of Business
While her numbers since returning to the all-around have been impressive, Elise Ray
posted some equally impressive marks while injured. In the five meets in which she
did not compete in the all-around, Ray won five of the 12 events she did compete (42
percent) and placed first or second 10 times (83 percent).
U-M Academic Athletic Achievement
Janessa Grieco
Chelsea Kroll
Amy Kuczera
Shannon MacKenzie
Erin McWatt
Melissa Peterson
Kara Rosella
Jodie Rosenberg
Erica Rubin
Alison Rudisi
Kallie Steffes
Ray Continues to Dominate Bars
Elise Ray, who set a U-M record with a 9.921 season average on the uneven bars in
2001, continues to dominate the event in 2002. She opened the year with a nearperfect, career-high score of 9.975 to win the event at the Maui Invitational (Jan. 4).
She won the bars title with a 9.875 at Ohio State (Jan. 26) and again with a 9.975
against Florida (Feb. 1). She has placed among the top five, with seven first-place
finishes, in 13 of U-M's 14 meets, and her RQS of 9.955 is second in the nation.
Co-Captains
The 2002 Michigan women's gymnastics team has co-captains leading the squad.
Senior Jodie Rosenberg is joined by junior Janessa Grieco as the captains.
Rosenberg was a tri-captain in 2001 as a junior.
GYMINFO Top 25
Michigan in the Rankings
(March 25)
Team
1. UCLA
2. Alabama
3. Georgia
4. Utah
5. MICHIGAN
6. Louisiana State
7. Iowa State
8. Nebraska
9. Oklahoma
10. Stanford
11. Minnesota
12. Arizona
13. Oregon State
14. Denver
15. Florida
16. Iowa
17. Brigham Young
18. Arizona State
19. West Virginia
20. Kentucky
21. Michigan State
22. North Carolina
23. Missouri
24. Southern Utah
25. Central Michigan
RQS
197.230
197.095
197.085
196.920
196.830
196.630
196.605
196.600
196.590
196.280
196.210
196.020
195.975
195.890
195.700
195.575
195.520
195.435
195.415
195.280
195.265
195.235
195.165
195.155
195.090
National Rankings
(as of March 25)
Team
Overall
Vault
Uneven Bars
Balance Beam
Floor Exercise
Place
5th
4th
7th
5th
5th
Regional Rankings
(as of March 25)
RQS
196.830
49.315
49.235
49.205
49.415
Individuals in the Top 25
Vault
Elise Ray
8th
Chelsea Kroll
22nd
9.915
9.880
Uneven Bars
Elise Ray
Calli Ryals
9.955
9.910
2nd
t-11th
Balance Beam
Elise Ray
Calli Ryals
2nd
10th
9.950
9.900
Floor Exercise
Calli Ryals
2nd
9.970
All-Around
Calli Ryals
Elise Ray
1st
2nd
39.590
39.550
Week-By-Week
Week
Rank
Preseason ......................3
Jan. 14...........................9
Jan. 21 .........................11
Jan. 28...........................9
Feb. 4 ............................6
Feb. 11 ..........................6
Feb. 18 ..........................5
Feb. 25 ..........................3
Mar. 4............................4
Mar. 11 ..........................5
Mar. 18..........................5
Mar. 25..........................5
Final
Figuring an RQS
The formula for computing a Regional
Qualifying Score may seem hard to
understand, but it is not terribly
complicated. A RQS is computed by
gathering the top six event, all-around or
team scores -- three of which must be
from away meets -- and tossing out the
highest mark. The average of the five
remaining scores is the Regional
Qualifying Score.
Michigan’s six scores for the RQS...
North East Region
1
2
3
4
5
Team
MICHIGAN
Penn State
Pittsburgh
New Hampshire
Yale
RQS
196.830
195.015
194.010
193.885
192.375
197.775
197.175
197.025
196.775
196.700
196.475
Denver and Washington (3/9)
Georgia (2./10)
Utah (2/22)
at UCLA Invitational (3/3)
at Shanico Inn-vitational (3/16)
at Big Ten Championships (3/23)
Michigan’s total before dividing by 5...
984.150
Michigan’s Regional Qualifying Score...
196.830
Team
Overall
Vault
Uneven Bars
Balance Beam
Floor Exercise
Place
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
RQS
196.830
49.315
49.235
49.205
49.415
Individuals in the Top 10
Vault
Elise Ray
1st
Chelsea Kroll
3rd
Calli Ryals
4th
Janessa Grieco
7th
Kallie Steffes
8th
9.915
9.880
9.865
9.820
9.810
Uneven Bars
Elise Ray
Calli Ryals
Amy Kuczera
1st
3rd
5th
9.955
9.910
9.845
Balance Beam
Elise Ray
1st
Calli Ryals
2nd
Janessa Grieco
4th
Shannon MacKenzie t-4th
Amy Kuczera
7th
9.955
9.900
9.850
9.850
9.830
Floor Exercise
Calli Ryals
Janessa Grieco
Elise Ray
Jodie Rosenberg
Kallie Steffes
1st
4th
5th
6th
t-7th
9.970
9.905
9.890
9.870
9.855
1st
2nd
39.590
39.550
All-Around
Calli Ryals
Elise Ray
Individual Bests
All-Around
39.825
Ray - Denver/Wash. (3/9)
39.650
Ray - Shanico Invit. (3/16)
Ray - Utah (2/22)
39.625
Ryals - Denver/Wash. (3/9)
Ray - West Virginia (2/17)
Ray - Georgia (2/10)
Ryals - Michigan Classic (2/3)
Ryals - Florida (2/1)
Vault
10.0
9.950
9.925
9.900
Ray - UCLA Invitational (3/3)
Ray - Denver/Wash. (3/9)
Kroll - West Virginia (2/17)
Ray - NCAA Regional (4/6)
Kroll - Denver/Wash. (3/9)
Grieco - UCLA Invit. (3/3)
Ray - West Virginia (2/17)
10 times, Last:
MacKenzie - Big Ten (3/23)
Team Bests
Vault
49.600
49.475
49.300
Event Leaders
at UCLA Invitational (3/3)
Denver/Washington (3/9)
at Shanico Inn-vitational (3/16)
at Big Ten Champ. (3/23)
Georgia (2/10)
49.275
Uneven Bars
49.300
at Shanico Inn-vitational (3/16)
49.275
at Michigan Classic (2/3)
at Maui Invitational (1/4)
49.225
Denver/Washington (3/9)
at UCLA Invitational (3/3)
Balance Beam
49.475
Utah (2/22)
49.450
Denver/Washington (3/9)
49.325
Georgia (2/10)
Florida (2/1)
49.150
at Michigan Classic (2/3)
Kroll - Big Ten Champ. (3/23)
Uneven Bars
9.975
Ray - Florida (2/1)
Ray - Maui Invit. (1/4)
9.950
Ray - Shanico Invit. (3/16)
Ray - Denver/Wash. (3/9)
Ray - UCLA Invitational (3/3)
Ray - Utah (2/22)
Ryals - Michigan Classic (2/3)
9.925
Ryals - Big Ten Champ. (3/23)
Ray - West Virginia (2/17)
Ray - Michigan Classic (2/3)
Ryals - Florida (2/1)
Balance Beam
9.975
Ray - Denver/Wash. (3/9)
Ray - Georgia (2/10)
9.950
Ray - Big Ten Champ. (3/23)
Ray - West Virginia (2/17)
Ray - Florida (2/1)
Ray - at Ohio State (1/26)
9.925
Ray - Shanico Invit. (3/16)
MacKenzie - Utah (2/22)
Ryals - West Virginia (2/17)
Peterson - Florida (2/1)
Floor Exercise
10.0
Ryals - Denver/Wash. (3/9)
Ryals - Michigan Classic (2/3)
Ryals - at Ohio State (1/26)
9.975
Grieco - Denver/Wash. (3/9)
9.950
Ryals - Shanico Invit. (3/16)
Ray - Denver/Wash. (3/9)
Ryals - UCLA (3/3)
Ryals - Georgia (2/10)
Grieco - Michigan Classic (2/3)
Ryals - Florida (2/1)
Floor Exercise
49.625
Denver/Washington (3/9)
49.500
Georgia (2/10)
49.475
at Shanico Inn-vitational (3/16)
49.450
Florida (2/1)
49.425
Utah (2/22)
Team Score
197.775
197.175
197.025
197.000
196.775
Denver//Washington (3/9)
Georgia (2./10)
Utah (2/22)
Florida (2/1)
at UCLA Invitational (3/3)
Vault
Elise Ray
Chelsea Kroll
Calli Ryals
Shannon MacKenzie
Janessa Grieco
Season Avg.
9.866
9.856
9.811
9.800
9.783
Uneven Bars
Elise Ray
Amy Kuczera
Calli Ryals
Cami Singer
Christine Mantilia
Season Avg.
9.870
9.800
9.775
9.692
9.655
Balance Beam
Elise Ray
Janessa Grieco
Melissa Peterson
Calli Ryals
Amy Kuczera
Season Avg.
9.841
9.748
9.722
9.713
9.667
Floor Exercise
Calli Ryals
Elise Ray
Jodie Rosenberg
Chelsea Kroll
Janessa Grieco
Season Avg.
9.912
9.867
9.855
9.842
9.821
All-Around
Elise Ray
Calli Ryals
Kallie Steffes
Shannon MacKenzie
Season Avg.
39.408
39.211
38.638
37.508
2002 Michigan Gymnastics Roster
Name
Janessa Grieco** (c)
Chelsea Kroll
Amy Kuczera**
Shannon MacKenzie***
Christine Mantilia*
Lauren Mirkovich
Melissa Peterson***
Elise Ray*
Kara Rosella
Jodie Rosenberg** (c)
Erica Rubin
Alison Rudisi
Calli Ryals*
Cami Singer**
Kallie Steffes
Ht.
5-2
5-1
5-3
5-3
4-11
5-1
5-3
4-11
5-4
5-2
4-11
5-3
5-1
5-2
5-0
Yr.
Jr.
Fr.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
Sr.
Fr.
So.
So.
Jr.
Fr.
Hometown (High School)
Mahopac, N.Y. (Carmel)
Wexford, Pa. (North Allegheny)
Bloomingdale, Ill. (Lake Park)
Midland, Mich. (Midland)
New Canaan, Conn. (New Canaan)
Burlingame, Calif. (Notre Dame)
Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission West)
Columbia, Md. (Wilde Lake)
Ann Arbor, Mich. (Greenhills)
West Bloomfield, Mich. (West Bloomfield)
Chatsworth, Calif. (Harvard Westlake)
Mississauga, Ont. (Loyola Catholic)
Elyria, Ohio (Midview)
Monument, Colo. (Lewis Palmer)
Naperville, Ill. (Naperville Central)
* indicates letters earned
(c) indicates captians
Head Coach: Beverly Plocki (West Virginia, 1987)
Assistant Coaches: Scott Sherman, Joanne Bowers
Student Coach: Erin McWatt
Trainer: Lisa Hass