2008 Utah gymnastics media guide

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1 0 - t i m e n a t i o n a l c h a m p i o n s 1 Contents & Fast Facts The Starting Lineup University of Utah Fast Facts About the U. Location: Salt Lake City Metro Population: 1,333,914 Elevation: 4,657 feet above sea level President: Michael K. Young Director of Athletics: Dr. Chris Hill Governing Body: Board of Trustees & Board of Regents Founded: 1850 Enrollment: 28,619 Nickname: Utes Colors: Crimson and White Mascot: Swoop (red-tailed hawk) Website: www.UtahUtes.com Affiliation: NCAA I-FBS Conference: n/a for gymnastics Arena: Huntsman Center (15,000) Practice Facility: Dumke Gymnastics Center Department Phones Athletics Department: [phone] Ticket Office: [phone] Sports Information: [phone] Press Row: [phone] Credits Content: Liz Abel Layout and Design: Liz Abel Cover Design: Rocky Lindgren Photography: A.J. Boldan, Steve Wilson, Russ Isabella, Cameron Linford, Tom Iriye, Tom Smart, U. Special Collections-J.W. Marriott Library, Salt Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau, Utah Travel Council. 2007 NCAA balance beam champion Ashley Postell received her championship ring and congratulations from her beam coach Megan Marsden, to a standing ovation at a Utah football game. NCAA Regional Finish • 1st NCAA Championships Finish • 2nd Date Opponent Site Result/Score Atten. Jan. 12 UCLA (#5) Salt Lake City W/196.325-195.975 11,418 Jan. 19 Washington Salt Lake City W/196.725-193.850 8,884 Jan. 27 Minnesota Minneapolis W/195.875-194.125 1,676 Feb. 2 Arkansas (#13) Salt Lake City W/196.150-193.625 14,044 Brigham Young (#22) W/196.150-192.600 Southern Utah W/196.150-190.650 Feb. 9 Utah State Logan, Utah W/196.575-194.325 2,515 Feb. 16 Georgia (#2) Athens, Ga. L/195.475-196.850 9,604 Feb. 23 Michigan Salt Lake City W/196.225-193.800 9,313 Mar. 4 Nebraska (#8) Lincoln, Neb. L/196.100-196.675 1,142 Mar. 9 Florida (#1) Salt Lake City L/196.725-197.050 12,202 Mar. 16 Oregon State (#10) Corvallis, Ore. W/196.675-196.600 4,116 Washington W/196.675-193.625 Seattle-Pacific W/196.675-189.750 Mar. 23 Arizona State Salt Lake City W/196.650-194.950 11,923 Mar. 30 Brigham Young (#23) Provo, Utah W/196.725-194.600 2,722 Home Attendance Average: 11,297 (1st in the nation) 2007 Utah Regular Season Scoreboard (13-3) General Information 1 2008 Schedule............................................................ 2 On the Road with Utah ............................................... 2 2009 Schedule............................................................ 2 Media Services........................................................... 3 Media Outlets/Opponent SIDs.................................... 4 This is Utah Gymnastics 5 Red Hot Ticket............................................................ 6 Media Exposure.......................................................... 7 Program of Champions............................................... 8 Gym Gems .................................................................9 Highest Honors......................................................... 10 Why Utah?................................................................ 11 Just for Fun..........................................................12-13 Community Support.................................................. 14 2008 Outlook 15 Roster....................................................................... 16 Personnel Picture ..................................................... 17 2008 Ute Routines...............................................18-19 Season Outlook...................................................20-22 Athlete Profiles 23 Jessica Duke ............................................................ 24 Katie Kivisto.............................................................. 25 Ashley Postell........................................................... 26 Kristina Baskett......................................................... 27 Nina Kim................................................................... 28 Daria Bijak ................................................................ 29 Jamie Deetscreek..................................................... 30 Annie DiLuzio ........................................................... 31 Stephanie Neff.......................................................... 32 Beth Rizzo ................................................................ 33 Jacquelyn Johnson................................................... 34 Gael Mackie.............................................................. 35 Kyndal Robarts......................................................... 36 Coaches & Staff 37 Greg Marsden......................................................38-39 Megan Marsden........................................................ 40 Jeff Graba................................................................. 41 Mary Wright .............................................................. 42 Tom Iriye................................................................... 43 Cameron Linford....................................................... 43 Shannon Doleac....................................................... 43 Consultants............................................................... 44 Dr. Chris Hill.............................................................. 45 Athletics Staff Directory ............................................ 46 Review, Series, Opponents 47 2007 Review........................................................48-49 Series Records......................................................... 50 2008 Opponents..................................................51-56 Records & Results.................................................... 57 Year by Year Record................................................. 58 Utah National Records ............................................. 58 Conference History................................................... 58 Utah Records............................................................ 59 Regular Season Results......................................60-64 Utah All-Americans 65 Ute NCAA Champions.........................................66-69 Utah All-Americans..............................................70-71 All-America Pictorial ............................................72-78 Postseason History 79 Utah at the Regional Championships..................80-81 Utah at the National Championships...................82-84 NCAA Annual Champions....................................85-86 Experience the U. 87 Snapshots of History ...........................................88-90 Letterwinners ........................................................... 91 Where Are They Now? ........................................92-95 Award Winners ......................................................... 96 Salt Lake City ........................................................... 97 University of Utah ..................................................... 98 Campus Life ............................................................. 99 Academics ......................................................100-102 Life Skills ................................................................ 103 Strength & Conditioning.......................................... 104 Dumke Gymnastics Center..............................105-107 Huntsman Center ................................................... 108 2 1 0 - t i m e n a t i o n a l c h a m p i o n s Schedules Schedules On the Road with the Utes 2008 Ute Travel Plans Arizona State (Friday, Jan. 25) Depart SLC (1-24) 2:55 p.m. (Delta #4045) Arrive Phoenix 4:31 p.m. Hotel Embassy Suites 480-897-7444 Depart Phoenix (1-26) 11 a.m. (Delta #4002) Arrive SLC 12:35 p.m. BYU (Friday, Feb. 8) Depart SLC 3:00 p.m. (charter bus) Return after meet Washington (Saturday, Feb. 16) Depart SLC (2-15) 3:10 p.m. (Delta #1806) Arrive Seattle 4:21 p.m. Hotel Crowne Plaza Downtown 206-464-1980 Depart Seattle (2-17) 1:00 p.m. (Delta #548) Arrive SLC 3:53 p.m. UCLA (Sunday, Feb. 24) Depart SLC (2-23) 1:40 p.m. (Delta #4075) Arrive Los Angeles 2:31 p.m. Hotel Crowne Plaza LAX 310-642-7500 Depart L.A. (2-24) 7:00 p.m. (#3784) Arrive SLC 9:42 p.m. Florida (Friday, Mar. 14) Depart SLC (3-13) 10:37 a.m. (Delta #1264) Arrive Orlando 5:01 p.m. Hotel Spring Hill Suites 352-376-8873 Depart Orlando (3-15) 5:53 p.m. (Delta #1008) Arrive SLC 8:50 p.m. Michigan (Saturday, Mar. 22) Depart SLC (3-21) 10:05 a.m. (Delta #740) Arrive Detroit 3:46 p.m. Hotel Marriott Ypsilanti 734-487-2000 Depart Detroit (3-23) 4:35 p.m. (Delta #1731) Arrive SLC 6:31 p.m. Planning Ahead 2009 Utah Schedule Fri., Jan 9 UCLA Sun., Jan 18 at Georgia Fri., 23 Washington Fri., Jan 30 at Oregon State Fri., Feb 6 BYU, SUU, Texas Woman's Mon., Feb 9 at Utah State Sun., Feb 15 at Nebraska Fri., Feb 20 Michigan Sat., Feb 28 at Minnesota Fri., Mar 6 Arizona State Fri., Mar 13 Florida Fri., Mar 20 at BYU Sat., Apr 4 NCAA Regionals, TBD Apr 16-18 NCAA Championships (Lincoln, Neb.) Date Opponent Location Time Fri., Jan. 11 Georgia (Comcast Cup) Salt Lake City 7:00 p.m. MT Fri., Jan. 18 Nebraska (RC Willey Night) Salt Lake City 7:00 p.m. MT Fri., Jan. 25 Arizona State Tempe, Ariz. 7:30 p.m. MT Fri., Feb. 1 Minnesota (RC Willey Challenge) Salt Lake City 7:00 p.m. MT Fri., Feb. 8 Brigham Young Provo, Utah 7:00 p.m. MT Sat., Feb. 16 Washington Seattle, Wash. 4:00 p.m. PT Fri., Feb. 22 Utah State/Southern Utah (Deseret Morning News Showdown) Salt Lake City 7:00 p.m. MT Sun., Feb. 24 UCLA Los Angeles 2:00 p.m. PT Fri., Mar. 7 Oregon State (RC Willey Showcase) Salt Lake City 7:00 p.m. MT Fri., Mar. 14 Florida Gainesville, Fla. 7:00 p.m. ET Sat., Mar. 22 Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 6:00 p.m. ET Fri., Mar. 28 Brigham Young (Deseret First Credit Union Face Off) Salt Lake City 7:00 p.m. MT Sat., Apr. 12 NCAA Regionals Campus Sites TBA Thu., Apr. 24 NCAA Championships (Team Preliminaries/All-Around Finals) Athens, Ga. TBA Fri., Apr. 25 NCAA Championships (Super Six Team Finals) Athens, Ga. 7:00 p.m. ET Sat., Apr. 26 NCAA Championships (Individual Event Championships) Athens, Ga. 7:00 p.m. ET 2008 Utah Gymnastics Schedule Utes on Television Utah's television partner KTVX-ABC 4 will produce and tape-delay air four Utah home meets on the Sunday following the event. The broadcast schedule includes Georgia (Jan. 13, 11:30 a.m.), Minnesota (Feb. 3, 11 a.m.), Oregon State (Mar. 9, 11 a.m.) and BYU (Mar. 30 (2 p.m.). The meets will also be rebroadcast region-ally on The Mtn. and nationally on CSTV (check UtahUtes.com for updated listings). Utah fans are famous for traveling to watch their gymnastics team, which competes against most of the top programs in the nation every year (pictured here in Athens, Ga., site of the 2008 NCAA Championships). 1 0 - t i m e n a t i o n a l c h a m p i o n s 3 Media Services Media Services University of Utah Staff Directory Gymnastics Facilities Jon M. Huntsman Center 1825 East, South Campus Drive Press Row ............. 801-581-6656 Ticket Office........... 801-581-8849 Dumke Gymnastics Center The Dumke Gymnastics Center is the training facility for the Utah gymnastics team and is located adjacent to the northeast side of the HPER complex. Dumke Center ....... 801-581-4180 Liz Abel Associate Athletics Director Sports information Director Office: 801-581-3511 Cell: 801-209-6346 [e-mail] Andy Seeley Associate Sports information Dir. Office: 801-581-3771 Home: 801-294-5808 Cell: 801-580-4411 [e-mail] Brooke Frederickson Assistant Sports information Dir. Office: 801-581-8997 Cell: 801-493-9254 [e-mail] Scott Pettett Assistant Sports information Dir. Office: 801-581-8302 Cell: 801-580-4502 [e-mail] Sally Anderson Sports Information Office Manager Office: 801-581-3510/3511 [e-mail] Mailing / Overnight Address Sports Information Office University of Utah 1825 E. South Campus Dr. Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0900 Phone: [phone] Credentials Call Liz Abel at [phone] at least 24 hours in advance of the meet to arrange for press credentials. You may also email requests to [e-mail]. Sports Information Office The Utah sports information department is located in the Jon M. Huntsman Center on 1825 East South Campus Drive and is accessed through the southeast administrative entrance. Sports information office numbers are: [phone], 581-3510, 581-8302, 581-3771, 581-8997. Getting to the Meet From Salt Lake International Airport, exit onto I-80 East. In four miles, take the 600 South exit (it is a one-way street heading east). In two miles, turn left on 700 East. Turn right at the second light (400 South). Go up the hill and turn left on Wasatch Drive. Turn left onto South Campus Drive. Pass the Huntsman Center and turn right at the first light (1800 East). Turn left into the media parking lot. Parking Media parking is available, with a parking pass, in the lot immediately south of the Hunts-man Center. Parking requests must be made through Liz Abel or Sally Anderson of the sports information office. Interview Policies Please contact Sports Information Director Liz Abel at [phone] to arrange for interviews with the Utah coaches and gymnasts. All practices are open to the media and public. Local media are encouraged to interview gymnasts prior to practice at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday in the Dumke Gymnastics Center. Practice begins at 1:30 p.m. The Dumke Gymnastics Center is located adjacent to the northeast side of the HPER Building and west of Ute Softball Field. Wireless Connections Free password protected wireless access is available at all press locations, including the Huntsman Center arena floor and the working press area on the concourse level of the Huntsman Center (administrative entrance by Portal 1). Live Scoring, Video Streaming Live scoring and broadband video streaming are available for all Utah home meets at utahutes.com. Live commentary and scoring, and delayed video are provided for road meets. Meet Notes, Media Guides & More The latest meet notes, roster, schedule, media guide and more can be found on Utah's official website, .www.utahutes.com Gymnastics Directory Greg Marsden...........801-581-3513 [e-mail] Megan Marsden........801-581-7313 [e-mail] Jeff Graba.................801-581-6221 [e-mail] Tom Iriye, Trainer......801-585-7044 4 1 0 - t i m e n a t i o n a l c h a m p i o n s Utah Media Outlets Media Outlets & SID Contacts 2008 Opponent Sports Information Contacts and Websites UCLA SID: Liza David Office: [phone] Home or Cell: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Website: www.uclabruins.com Washington SID: Michael Bruscas Office: [phone] Home or Cell: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Website: gohuskies.cstv.com Minnesota SID: Sara Berhow Office: [phone] Home or Cell: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Website: www.gophersports.com Brigham Young SID: Dave Kimball Office: [phone] Home or Cell: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Website: www.byucougars.com Southern Utah SID: Kyle Cottam Office: [phone] Home or Cell: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Website: www.suu.edu/athletics Utah State SID: Zach Fisher Office: [phone] Home or Cell: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Website: utahstateaggies.cstv.com Georgia SID: Caroline Domecq Office: [phone] Home or Cell: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Website: georgiadogs.com Michigan SID: Richard Retyi Office: [phone] Home or Cell: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Website: MGoBlue.com Nebraska SID: Bonnie Ryan Office: [phone] Home or Cell: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Website: www.huskers.com Florida SID: Mary Howard Office: [phone] ext. 6100 Home or Cell: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Website: www.gatorzone.com Oregon State SID: Jason Amberg Office: [phone] Home or Cell: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Website: www.osubeavers.com Arizona State SID: Jennifer Jaeckels Office: [phone] Home or Cell: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Website: www.thesundevils.com Salt Lake Area Media Outlets Newspapers Salt Lake Tribune 90 South 400 West Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Michael Anastasi, Managing Editor for Sports Lya Wodraska, beat writer Kurt Kragthorpe, sports columnist Gordon Monson, sports columnist Deseret News 30 East 100 South Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Dave Schneider, sports editor Linda Hamilton, beat writer Brad Rock, sports columnist Daily Utah Chronicle 200 S. Central Campus Dr., Room 240 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Tony Pizza, sports editor Ogden Standard Examiner 332 S. Standard Way P.O. Box 12790 Ogden, UT 84412 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Provo Daily Herald P.O. Box 717 Provo, UT 84603 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Logan Herald Journal 75 W. 300 North Logan, UT 84321 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Wire Services Associated Press 30 East 100 South, Suite 200 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Phone: [phone] Doug Alden, sports editor Television KUTV-2 (CBS) 300 South Main Salt Lake City, UT 84119 Phone: [phone] Dave Fox, anchor David James, anchor Dan Sheldon, reporter Reece Stein, reporter KTVX-4 (ABC) 2175 West 1700 South Salt Lake City, UT 84104 Phone: [phone]/4429 Wesley Ruff, sports director Dana Greene, anchor Kent Rupe, reporter KSL-5 (NBC) Broadcast House 55 N. 300 West Salt Lake City, UT 84180 Phone: [phone] Tom Kirkland, sports director Rod Zundel, anchor Kathy Aiken, reporter Jeremiah Jensen, anchor/reporter KSTU (FOX) 5020 W. Amelia Earhart Dr. Salt Lake City, UT 84116 Phone: [phone] Rick Aaron, sports director Mike Runge, anchor KJZZ-14 5181 W. Amelia Earhart Dr. Salt Lake City, UT 84116 Phone: [phone] Travis Henderson, director/producer Joe Krueger, director/producer Radio KALL 700 Sports Radio 515 So. 700 East Suite 2R Salt Lake City, UT 84102 Phone: [phone]-4115 Bill Riley, sports/program director KFAN All Sports 1320 434 Bearcat Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84115 Phone: [phone] Scott Garrard, program director KZN 1280 The Zone 515 S. 700 East, #1C Salt Lake City, UT 84102 Phone: [phone] Kevin Graham, program director KSL-1160 News Radio Broadcast House 55 N. 300 West Salt Lake City, UT 84180 Phone: [phone] Cleon Wall, sports director Wes Ruff is sports director for KTVX ABC-4, Utah's television partner.