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April 6, 2003
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Rhode
Island College
2003-04 Women’s Gymnastics Season Summary
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(3-8
Overall; 3-4 in the ECAC) |
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Providence, RI--Head
Coach Bob Nannig's team finished the 2003-04 season with a 3-8
overall record and a 3-4 mark against ECAC Div. III competition. The
team placed seventh at the ECAC Championships with a score of 177.850.
One member of the team qualified for the 2004 National Collegiate
Gymnastics Association (NCGA) Championships, which were hosted by MIT
on Friday and Saturday, Apr. 2-3. |
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Junior
co-captain Caren Normandin (Fall River, MA) was the club's
lone qualifier to the 2004 NCGA Championships. Normandin was the beam
and floor specialist from the East Region. It was her third
consecutive trip to the NCGAs. She tied for 21st place on beam with a
score of 9.350. She tied for 30th place on floor with a new school
record mark of 9.725. |
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For the
season, Normandin averaged a score of 9.272 on vault, 8.613 on bars,
9.388 on beam, 9.358 on floor and 36.591 in the all-around. Normandin
led the team on every event this winter. She posted season-high marks
of 9.375 on vault vs. Southern Connecticut, 8.950 on bars at the
Ithaca Invitational, 9.550 on beam at the Ithaca Invitational, 9.725
on floor at the NCGA Championships and 37.075 in the all-around at the
ECAC Championships. Her high marks on beam and floor are new school
records for that event. |
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Junior
Staci Freedman (Raynham, MA) averaged scores of 9.050 on beam and
9.188 on floor for the season. She posted season-high marks of 9.300
on beam at the Wilson quad-meet and 9.225 on floor vs. Bridgeport. |
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Junior
co-captain Michaela Hogan (Warwick, RI) averaged scores of
8.993 on vault, 8.584 on bars and 8.538 on floor. She posted
season-high marks of 9.300 on vault vs. Southern Connecticut, 9.050 on
bars at the Ithaca Invitational and 8.725 on floor at the Cortland
quad-meet. |
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Juniors
Kevin Hurley (Westerly, RI) and Nicki Turner (Salem, NH)
were reserves on the team. |
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Sophomore
Katelyn Guignard (Newton, NJ) averaged a score of 7.800 on
beam. She posted a season-high score of 8.100 on beam at the ECAC
Championships. |
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Sophomore
Cristy Pforr (Pembroke, MA) averaged scores of 8.490 on vault,
8.478 on beam and 8.772 on floor. Pforr posted season-high marks of
8.675 on vault at Southern Connecticut, as well as 9.150 on beam and
9.200 on floor vs. Brown/Bridgeport. |
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Freshman
Melissa Jones (Cranston, RI) averaged scores of 8.971 on vault,
7.488 on bars, 8.128 on beam, 8.918 on floor and 33.380. She posted
season-high marks of 9.275 on vault vs. Southern Connecticut, 7.950 on
bars vs. Brown/Bridgeport, 8.750 on beam vs. Bridgeport, 9.250 on
floor vs. Brown/Bridgeport and 34.425 in the all-around at the ECAC
Championships. |
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Freshman
Megan Joseph (Hope, RI) averaged scores of 8.909 on vault, 7.589
on bars, 8.478 on beam, 8.928 on floor and 34.014 in the all-around.
She posted season-high marks of 9.150 on vault vs. Brown/Bridgeport,
7.975 on bars at the Ithaca Invitational, 9.025 on beam vs.
Bridgeport, 9.375 on floor vs. Brown/Bridgeport and 35.200 in the
all-around at the ECAC Championships. |
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Freshman
Kristina Lemanis (Smithtown, NY) averaged a score of 7.781 on
bars. She posted a season-high mark of 8.500 vs. Brown/Bridgeport. |
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Freshman
Cassie O'Blenis (Warren, RI) averaged scores of 8.719 on vault,
6.400 on bars and 8.531 on floor. She posted season-high marks of
8.975 on vault at the Ithaca Invitational, 6.400 on bars at the Wilson
quad-meet and 8.950 on floor vs. Brown/Bridgeport. |
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Freshman
Hannah Scott (Deep River, CT) averaged scores of 8.609 on vault,
8.456 on bars, 8.596 on beam, 9.066 on floor and 34.772 in the
all-around. She posted season-high marks of 8.900 on vault and 8.950
on bars vs. Southern Connecticut, 9.050 on beam at the Ithaca
Invitational, 9.450 on floor vs. Brown/Bridgeport and 35.825 in the
all-around vs. Southern Connecticut. |
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Freshman
Courtney Sylvia (Seekonk, MA) was a reserve on the team. |
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2003-04 Rhode Island College Women’s
Gymnastics Roster |
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Name |
Year |
Event(s) |
Hgt. |
Hometown/High School |
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Staci
Freedman |
Junior |
BB, FL |
5-0 |
Raynham,
MA/Bridgewater-Raynham |
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Katelyn Guignard |
Sophomore |
All-Around |
5-2 |
Newton, NJ/Lenape
Valley |
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Michaela
Hogan |
Junior |
All-Around |
5-2 |
Warwick,
RI/Toll Gate |
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Kevin
Hurley |
Junior |
V, BB |
5-5 |
Westerly,
RI/Westerly |
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Melissa
Jones |
Freshman |
All-Around |
5-4 |
Cranston,
RI/Cranston |
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Megan
Joseph |
Freshman |
All-Around |
5-3 |
Hope,
RI/Coventry |
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Kristina
Lemanis |
Freshman |
All-Around |
5-6 |
Smithtown,
NY/Smithtown |
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Caren
Normandin |
Junior |
All-Around |
5-5 |
Fall River,
MA/Durfee |
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Cassie
O’Blenis |
Freshman |
All-Around |
5-4 |
Warren,
RI/Mt. Hope |
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Cristy
Pforr |
Sophomore |
All-Around |
5-2 |
Pembroke,
MA/Silver Lake |
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Hannah
Scott |
Freshman |
All-Around |
5-2 |
Deep River,
CT/Valley Regional |
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Courtney
Sylvia |
Freshman |
All-Around |
5-3 |
Seekonk,
MA/Seekonk |
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Nicki
Turner |
Junior |
V, BB |
5-0 |
Salem,
NH/Salem |
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Head Coach: |
Bob Nannig
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Assistant
Coach: |
Tracy Gannon
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Captains: |
Michaela Hogan, Caren Normandin
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2003-04 Rhode Island College
Gymnastics Individual Statistics |
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First
number is the average; number in parentheses is the season-high score
for that event |
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* denotes
school record |
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Name |
Vault |
Bars |
Beam |
Floor |
All-Around |
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Staci
Freedman |
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9.050
(9.300) |
9.188
(9.225) |
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Katelyn
Guignard |
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7.800
(8.100) |
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Michaela
Hogan |
8.993
(9.300) |
8.584
(9.050) |
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8.538
(8.725) |
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Kevin
Hurley |
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Melissa
Jones |
8.971
(9.275) |
7.488
(7.950) |
8.128
(8.750) |
8.918
(9.250) |
33.380
(34.425) |
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Megan
Joseph |
8.909
(9.150) |
7.589
(7.975) |
8.478
(9.025) |
8.928
(9.375) |
34.014
(35.200) |
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Kristina
Lemanis |
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7.781
(8.500) |
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Caren
Normandin |
9.272
(9.375) |
8.613
(8.950) |
9.388
(9.550) * |
9.358
(9.725) * |
36.591
(37.075) |
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Cassie
O'Blenis |
8.719
(8.975) |
6.400
(6.400) |
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8.531
(8.950) |
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Cristy
Pforr |
8.490
(8.675) |
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8.478
(9.150) |
8.772
(9.200) |
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Hannah
Scott |
8.609
(8.900) |
8.456
(8.950) |
8.596
(9.050) |
9.066
(9.450) |
34.772
(35.825) |
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Courtney
Sylvia |
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Nicki
Turner |
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2003-04 Rhode Island College
Gymnastics Results |
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MEET-BY-MEET RESULTS |
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Overall Record: 3-8; 3-4 in
the ECAC |
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DATE |
OPPONENT |
W/L |
SCORE |
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Jan. 17 |
at Wilson *
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Win |
171.250-165.400 |
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Jan. 17 |
Ursinus *
(at Wilson) |
Loss |
171.250-180.575 |
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Jan. 17 |
MIT * (at
Wilson) |
Win |
171.250-170.250 |
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Jan. 31 |
at SUNY-Cortland *
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Loss |
174.025-181.700 |
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Jan. 31 |
SUNY-Brockport * (at Cortland)
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Loss |
174.025-182.050 |
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Jan. 31 |
Springfield
* (at Cortland) |
Loss |
174.025-181.600 |
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Feb. 6 |
at
Bridgeport |
Loss |
177.250-183.250 |
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Feb. 8 |
Wilson |
Win |
173.375-162.350 |
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Feb. 14 |
at Southern
Connecticut |
Loss |
175.650-187.575 |
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Feb. 21 |
at Ithaca
Invitational |
5th place
(six teams) |
171.675 |
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Mar. 14 |
at Brown |
Loss |
176.225-191.200 |
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Mar. 14 |
Bridgeport
(at Brown) |
Loss |
176.225-186.100 |
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Mar. 20 |
at ECAC
Championships |
7th place
(eight teams) |
177.850 |
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Apr. 2-3 |
at NCGA
Championships |
Caren
Normandin
(beam & floor) |
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