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Penn Gymnastics
Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I
Location/Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia, Pa./10,275
Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quakers
Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red and Blue
Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ivy League
President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Amy Gutmann
Home Gymnasium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hutchinson Gymnasium
Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Steve Bilsky, W’71
Senior Associate Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary DiStanislao, GrEd’05
Senior Associate Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alanna W. Shanahan, C’96, GEd’00
Associate Director of Athletics/Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Roth
Assistant Director of Athletics/Academic Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosemarie Burnett
Compliance Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Elton Cochran-Fikes, C’74, WG’79
Head Trainer/Coordinator of Athletic Therapy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Laudano
Manager of University Strength and Fitness Centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Steel
NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Edward Lally
Institutional Eligibility Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ron Sanders
Ivy League Policy Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonnie Gibson
Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Ceralde
Record at Penn/Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-39/3
Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corrinne Wright
Gymnastics Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215/746-5708
Gymnastics Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
All-Time Record/Seasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166-198/35
2008-09 Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-17
Ivy Classic Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991, ‘92, ‘94, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, 2000, ‘04, ‘07
Letterwinners Returning/Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/4
Penn Gymnastics Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James D. Dunning, Jr. Coaches’ Center
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235 S. 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6322
Director of Athletic Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Mahoney
Athletic Communications Assistant (Gymnastics contact) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lizzie Barlow
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Athletic Communications Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215/898-1748
Athletic Communications Fax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215/898-1747
Athletic Department Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.PennAthletics.com
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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2010 ROSTER
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PLAYER PROFILES
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ARCHIVES
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ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS
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FACILITIES
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Credits:
The 2010 Gymnastics Media Guide is a publication of the University of Pennsylvania Athletic Communications Office. The
guide was written amd designed by Lizzie Barlow, and edited by Ben Stockwell and Mike Mahoney. Photos attributed to Edwin
Mahan, Drew Hallowell, Peter Jew and Hunter Martin. COVERS: Inside designed by Jen Werner. Photos attributed to Anne C.
Kristensen, Anthony Sinogaga, Jim McWilliams, Edward Salvaria, Jr. Outside designed by Tim Flynn: Front — Senior captains
Jenny Hurst and Lucy la Cour; BACK — Seniors Marissa Rosen and Lizzie Lowe
THIS IS PENN
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Head Coach John Ceralde
4th Season • Louisville ‘86
Since taking the reins of the Penn gymnastics program in 2006, Head Coach John
Ceralde has seen his team earn an Ivy Classic title (2007), four individual NCAA
appearances — including back-to-back appearances by senior standout Marissa
Rosen — and two ECAC individual champions.
In his first season at the
helm of the Quakers,
Ceralde quickly made
his mark. The Red and
Blue won two dual meets
and finished first in three
multi-meets, including
a win in the Ivy Classic,
Penn’s first since 2004.
He coached two NCAA qualifiers and Ivy champions in freshmen Lizzie Lowe and Marissa Rosen. In addition, he led Penn to a
second-place finish at the ECAC Championships, its highest finish
in three years.
In 2008, Ceralde’s squad saw improvement, but was plagued
by injury. Rosen continued to shine, however, and took home
Penn’s first all-around title at a regular-season invitational since
2004.
The 2009 season was again pressed with some setbacks,
including Rosen’s preseason injury and junior Lucy la Cour’s injury in the first meet. However, the Quakers rallied to experience
moments of greatness with Rosen, Lowe, and freshman Laura
DiPaolo earning All-ECAC honors. Senior Jordan Brewer became
Ceralde’s fourth gymnast to qualify for the NCAA northeast
regionals.
Prior to his appointment as head coach, Ceralde served as
assistant coach for former Penn coach Tom Kovic for five seasons focusing primarily on vault and floor. Ceralde’s vault teams
from 2002-07 hold all of Penn’s top-five team scores in that event.
Meanwhile, his floor lineups from 2003-04 hold four of the top five
all-time scores including the top two marks. In 2004, Ceralde was
named the ECAC Assistant Coach of the Year.
In 2003, Laura Duros, Desirae Gasparo and Christy Green
tied for tops in the floor at the Ivy Classic. Duros repeated as floor
champ in 2004. In 2005, Laura Bouchelle took the vault title with
Lauren Markowitz following in her footsteps and winning the
vault crown in 2006.
Ceralde also helped coached NCAA regional qualifiers
Stephanie Ortiz (all-around) and Emily Petkun (all-around).
In addition to his duties on the Red and Blue coaching staﬀ,
Ceralde also served as Penn’s cheerleading coach. His 2002 and
2003 squads were recognized in American Cheerleader magazine as
among the best small co-ed squads.
Ceralde joined the Quakers a er two years as head coach of
the Radford University gymnastics program. During his stint,
Ceralde guided the Highlanders to a sixth-place finish at the 2000
USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championships. During that
time he also coached the 2000 USA Gymnastics Collegiate National vaulting champion, placed six members of his 2000 squad
on the All-American team, had his team finish in the top-25 in the
nation in GPA, and qualified a gymnast to the NCAA Regional
Championships in the all-around.
Ceralde’s collegiate coaching background also includes a oneyear stint as an assistant at Yale University (1999). While there he
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helped coach two gymnasts to NCAA regional qualification.
Prior to his jump into the collegiate coaching ranks, Ceralde
served as the men’s and women’s gymnastics team coach at the
Deveau’s School of Gymnastics (1998) where he helped coach
future Olympian Samantha Peszek. He was also the regional
director of Americheer (1995-98).
Ceralde served as the power tumbling coach, men’s assistant
gymnastics coach and cheerleading program director at the Indy
School of Gymnastics (1992-98). While there he helped coach the
youngest USA National power tumbling team member, Laura
Sbragia. Ceralde assisted Junior Olympic USA men’s national
team coach Gene Watson while at Indy School of Gymnastics. He
was also co-director of programming, men’s team director and
head coach at the Louisville Gymnastics Club (1987-92).
Ceralde graduated from the University of Louisville in 1986.
The Ceralde File
Experience
Three seasons at Penn (Head Coach)
Two seasons at Radford (Head Coach)
Five seasons at Penn (Assistant Coach)
One season at Yale (Assistant Coach)
Honors & Accolades
Coached four NCAA Regional qualifiers
Two ECAC Individual Champions
Ivy Classic Team Champions (2007)
2004 ECAC Assistant
Coach of the Year
Fi h-place finish at the 2000
USA Gymnastics Collegiate
National Championships
Coached the 2000
USA Gymnastics collegiate
national vaulting champion
Coached six All-Americans
Education
Louisville ‘86
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Meet the Coaches
Corrinne Wright
Assistant Coach First Season
Georgia ‘90
Corrinne Wright begins her first season as an assistant coach on John Ceralde’s
staff. An accomplished gymnast, Wright was a member of the 1985 and 1986 US
National Team, as well as a standout at the University of Georgia. During her
collegiate career she was a nine-time All-American, an NCAA champion in the
all-around and floor, as well as a member of the Bulldogs’ 1987 and 1989 NCAA
national championship teams. In 2005 she was inducted into the University of
Georgia’s Circle of Honor.
Wright coached at Star Bound Academy in Upper Deerfield, N.J., and
prior to moving into collegiate coaching she was a collegiate athletic administrator for ten years.
Wright holds a degree in law from New York Law School. She is originally from Mount Vernon, N.Y., and now resides in Galloway, N.J.
NCAA national champion Corrinne Wright
Quoting Coach Ceralde
What are your team’s goals for the 2010 season?
Year a er year we have qualified individuals to the
NCAA Northeast Regional Championships, but we
would like to have the opportunity to qualify as a
team and we would like to bring back the Ivy and
ECAC championship titles. In addition, we have
maintained a high team GPA throughout the years,
so we would like to continue our success as being
one of the top scholastic Division I gymnastics
programs in the nation.
Who will be your most competitive opponents
this season?
We have a challenging schedule this season
which includes ranked George Washington (43),
North Carolina (30), Maryland (35), and Western
Michigan along with regional foes Pi sburgh (38),
Rutgers and defending ECAC champions Towson
(45) along with cross town rival Temple.
In 2007 you won the program’s ninth Ivy Classic
championship and for the past two years you’ve
had third-place finishes. What do you see as the
diﬀerence between this year’s team and the past
that will put you back at the top of the standings?
We have been rebuilding the past two seasons,
but the main factor for Penn to be competitive is
to keep our line-up healthy. The freshmen will
have a direct impact in the line-up even though
we are young and inexperienced. They are eager
to compete and willing to continue the program’s
success.
What do you enjoy most about coaching at Penn?
I enjoy the support that we receive for the
gymnastics program, from the athletic department
to our alumni. It gives our program the ability to
achieve and continue our winning traditions.
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2009-10 Roster
Name
Event
Dana Bonincontri
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Elise Bowe
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Laura DiPaolo
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Rebecca Engberg
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Katie Graham
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Cari Hayes
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Dana Hollinger
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Kristen Hughes
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Jenny Hurst
AA
Lucy la Cour
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Lizzie Lowe
AA
Megan Metsgar
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Megan Milavec
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Briana Pressey
AA
Marissa Rosen
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Claire Stingley
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Kirsten Strausbaugh AA
Julia Valenziano
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Haleigh Zillges
AA
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Jr.
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Fr.
Sr.
Sr.
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High School/Hometown
Bellevue/Bellevue, Wash.
Emmaus/Zionsville, Pa.
Conestoga/Doylestown, Pa.
Newport/Bellevue, Wash.
Albuquerque Academy/Albuquerque, N.M.
Etowah/Woodstock, Ga.
La Cueva/Albuquerque, N.M.
Roxbury/Ledgewood, N.J.
Corona del Mar/Newport Beach, Calif.
Madison Consolidated/Midway, Ky.
Norcross/Norcross, Ga.
Chaparral/Temecula, Calif.
Peters Township/Venetia, Pa.
Moorestown Friends/Lumberton, N.J.
W. T. Woodson/Annandale, Va.
Willowbrook/Villa Park, Ill.
Floyd E. Kellam/Virginia Beach, Va.
West Morris Mendham/Mendham, N.J.
Oshkosh West/Oshkosh, Wis.
Head Coach: John Ceralde (4th season) - Louisville ’86
Assistant Coach: Corrinne Wright (1st season) - Georgia ‘90
By Class
SENIORS (4)
Jenny Hurst
Lucy la Cour
Lizzie Lowe
Marissa Rosen
JUNIORS (2)
Elise Bowe
Briana Pressey
SOPHOMORES (6)
Laura DiPaolo
Rebecca Engberg
Katie Graham
Cari Hayes
Megan Metsgar
Claire Stingley
FRESHMEN (7)
Dana Bonincontri
Dana Hollinger
Kristen Hughes
Megan Milavec
Kirsten Strausbaugh
Julia Valenziano
Haleigh Zillges
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Why Penn?
“I chose Penn because I loved the
location and the atmosphere of the
campus. I knew that the structure
of the team here at Penn would
suit me well. In addition, I know
that I will receive a world-class
education that will prepare me for
my future.”
- Elisse Bowe C’11
“I cannot even put into
words how proud I am to be
a student-athlete at Penn. ”
-Marissa Rosen, C’10
“I chose to come to Penn because I
love how the University balances
academics with gymnastics. I
cannot even put into words how proud I am to be a
student-athlete at Penn. The coaches on the team are so
dedicated and caring, while the athletes are very hardworking, motivating, and inspirational.”
-Marissa Rosen, C’10
“I chose Penn because it offers
a wonderful balance between
academics and athletics. The
University of Pennsylvania
allows me to get the best
education and still be a member
of a competitive sports team. I
love it!”
-Lucy la Cour, C’10
“The team here is so caring
and pushes one another to
become the best they can be. The
University of Pennsylvania has such a beautiful campus
and so much to offer when it comes to looking ahead
to the future. It was a perfect fit from the first time I
visited.”
-Kirsten Strausbaugh, C’13
“I chose the University of Pennsylvania because of its reputation for academic excellence, nationally recognized
gymnastics program, and the civic and social opportunities available to its students. Being a part of the gymnastics
team was one of the highlights of my college experience. I believe that the work ethic and values that were
reinforced both in the classroom and in the gym at Penn provided a solid foundation for my future success.”
-Karen Rose Karpousis, C’88
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Jenny
Hurst
Senior
Newport Beach, Calif.

Corona del Mar
la Cour
Personal Bests
Vault . . . 9.600
Bars . . . . 8.600
3/9/07 Beam . . 9.675
3/29/08 Floor . . . . . . . .
2/14/09
2009: Competed in all but two meets, exclusively on vault and
beam ... Set career best on beam with a 9.675 (2/14).
Lucy
la Cour
2008: Injured for most of the season ... Stepped into the lineup
at the ECAC Championships (3/29) competing on bars and
beam for the first time in her collegiate career.
Senior
2007: Scored a personal-best 9.600 on the vault at Cal-Berkeley
(3/9) ... Recorded a 9.500 on the vault at Sacramento State
(3/4).
Club/High School: Three-year Level 10 gymnast at SCATS
Gymnastics ... Took first on vault, beam and all-around
at the 2004 Hall of Fame Classic ... Placed first on vault,
bars and floor and second all-around at the Level 9 State
Championships ... Member of the California Scholastic
Federation.
Personal: Daughter of Karen and Charley Hurst ... Enrolled in
the College of Arts and Sciences.
Hurst
Midway, Ky.

Madison Consolidated
Personal Bests
Vault . . . 9.450
Bars . . . . . . . .
3/19/08 Beam . . . . . . .
Floor . . . 9.475
2/24/08
2009: Scored on vault (9.350) in first meet of the season before
sustaining a season-ending injury on floor rotation.
2008: Academic All-ECAC ... Competed in 10 of Penn’s 11
meets ... Was a floor and vault specialist ... Showed great
improvement in her floor routine as five of her 10 scores
eclipsed her previous personal best of 9.100 ... Scored a 9.475
on floor at the Ivy Classic (2/24) for her season-high ... Also
set a new personal-best on vault with a 9.450 against Rhode
Island (3/19).
2007: Scored personal best of 9.100 on the floor and 9.300 on
the vault at Temple (2/3).
Club/High School: Placed third in all-around and first on
beam at Level 9 Regionals in 2003 ... Placed fourth on vault
and sixth on bars at Level 9 Eastern Nationals in 2003 ...
Placed sixth on beam at Level 10 Regionals in 2004 ... Placed
10th on vault, ninth on bars, sixth on beam, 10th on floor,
and eighth all-around at Level 10 Regionals in 2005 ... First
alternate for the Region 5 Level 10 team in 2005 ... Placed
seventh on vault, 11th on bars, 14th on beam, sixth on floor
and 12th in all-around at Level 10 Regionals in 2006 ... Class
Valedictorian ... National Honor Society member.
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Personal: Daughter of Linda and Rick la Cour ... Enrolled in
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Lizzie
Lowe
Senior
Norcross, Ga.

Norcross
Lowe
Personal Bests
Vault . . . 9.525
Bars . . . . 9.800
2/17/07 Beam . . . . . . .
3/4/07 Floor . . . 9.625
3/4/07
Honors:
2009 All-ECAC, Bars
2008 ECAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2007 NCAA Regional qualifier, Bars
2007 Ivy Classic champion, Bars
Marissa
Rosen
2009: Earned first-team All-ECAC honors for bars ...
Competed on bars in every meet ... Had a season high of 9.700
(2/28).
2008: ECAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... Academic AllECAC ... Competed in Penn’s first two meets before injuring
her knee on the floor routine against Towson (1/19) and
missing the remainder of the season ... Finished second on
bars in season-opener against Rutgers (1/12) with a score of
9.725 ... Also scored a 9.650 on bars against Towson prior to
her injury.
2007: Qualified for the NCAA Northeast Regional where
she scored a 9.300 on the bars (4/14)...Won Ivy League
Championship in Uneven Bars ... Scored a 9.700 on the bars
in consecutive meets versus Cornell (3/24) and at Brown
(3/18) ... Recorded a personal-best 9.625 on the floor against
Cornell (3/24) ... Scored a personal-best 9.800 on the bars at
Sacramento State (3/4) ... Had a personal best of 9.525 on the
vault at the Towson Invitational (2/17).
Club/High School: Placed sixth on the bars at the 2006 Level
10 Regionals ... At the 2004 Level 10 Regionals placed sixth
on bars, eighth on beam, fifth on floor and 10th all-around
... National Honor Society member and Student Council
member.
Personal: Daughter of Kim and Jerry Lowe ... Enrolled in
Wharton.
Rosen
Rosen
Senior
Annandale, Va.

W.T. Woodson
Personal Bests
Vault . . . 9.800
Bars . . . . 9.825
3/12/08 Beam . . 9.825
3/9/07 Floor . . . 9.900
3/4/07
3/29/08
Honors:
2009 All-ECAC, Bars
2008 NCAA Regional qualifier, All-Around
2008 All-ECAC, All-Around
2008 ECAC champion, Floor
2008 Ivy Classic champion, Vault
2007 NCAA Regional qualifier, All-Around
2007 Ivy Classic champion, Beam
2009: Injured in preseason ... Competed on bars in five meets
... Earned first-team All-ECAC honors for bars ... Had a
season best of 9.775 vs. Cornell (3/17) ... Held two of the top
five marks on beam.
2008: NCAA Northeast Regional qualifier ... 2008 ECAC
Champion on floor exercise ... 2008 Ivy Classic Champion
on vault ... 2008 Shelly Calloway Invitational Champion in
the all-around ... ECAC Co-Gymnast of the Week (2/13) ...
ECAC Gymnast of the Week (1/16) ... Academic All-ECAC ...
Academic All-Ivy ... Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area
selection ... Won the all-around competition in five of Penn’s
11 meets ... Set a personal-best in the all-around at the ECAC
Championships (3/29) where she scored a 39.125 to finish in
second place ... That score is the second-highest all-around
score in program history ... She also holds or is tied for the
third, fourth and sixth highest all-arounds in school history
... Her score of 9.800 on vault at William & Mary’s tri-meet
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(3/12) tied her personal-best and again tied her for secondhighest ever by a Penn gymnast ... Set her personal-best with
her championship floor routine at the ECAC Championships
(3/29) with a 9.900 which tied her for third-highest all-time
at Penn ... Won the Ivy Classic vault title with a score of
9.750 which again tied her for fourth-highest all-time (2/24)
... Finished in 13th-place in the all-around at the 2008 NCAA
Northeast Regional in State College, Pa. with a score of 37.925
(4/12).
Personal: Daughter of Eleanore and Steve Rosen ... Enrolled
in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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2007: Qualified for the NCAA Northeast Regional where she
placed 10th in the all-around competition with a 38.525...
Won Ivy League Championship in the beam ... Set personalbests on the bars (9.825) and floor (9.875, tied for fourth-best
in school history) at Cal-Berkeley (3/9) ... Named ECAC
Rookie of the Week (3/8) ... Won the all-around competition
at Sacramento State with a 39.075 and set a personal best on
the beam with a 9.825 (3/4) ... Placed second in the all-around
at the Ivy Classic with a 38.925 (2/25) ... Set a personal best
on the vault with a 9.800 at home quad meet, which tied for
the second-highest score in school history (2/10) ... Named
ECAC Rookie of the Week (2/7) ... Named ECAC Gymnast of
the Week (1/24) ... Took the all-around competition against
Yale with a 37.825 (1/20) ... Placed second in the all-around in
collegiate debut with a 38.875 at Maryland (1/12).
Club/High School: Finished first on floor and fourth in allaround at the 2006 regionals ... 2006 Virginia state champion
... Placed sixth in all-around at the 2005 regionals ... Junior
Olympic national qualifier from 2004-06 ... Named “Most
Outstanding Gymnast” in 2005 by Maryland USA Gymnastics
... Given the “Best Sportsmanship of the Year” award by the
All Olympia Gymnastics Center.
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Elise
Bowe
Junior
Zionsville, Pa.

Emmaus
Personal Bests
Vault . . . 9.400
Bars . . . . 9.650
3/19/08 Beam . . 9.675
1/12/08 Floor . . . 9.625
3/8/09
3/1/08
Honors:
2009 ECAC Division I Women’s Gymnast of the Week
2009: Participated in every meet and competed as an allarounder in nine of Penn’s 11 meets ... Had career best
scores in balance beam with a 9.675 and all-around with
a score of 38.025 at Centenary (3/18) ... Named ECAC
Division I Women’s Gymnast of the Week for her Centenary
performance.
Bowe
2008: Competed in every meet for the Red and Blue,
participating as an all-arounder ... Posted a top all-around
score of 37.725 twice ... Reached that mark at the Shelly
Calloway Invitational at Towson (2/15) and at Penn’s second
home quad meet (3/1) ... Started season with her highest
individual event score of the year, a 9.650 on bars against
Rutgers (1/12) ... Recorded a pair of matching 9.625 scores
on bars and floor in Penn’s second home quad meet against
Temple, Towson and N.C. State (3/1) ... The floor score was
her highest of the season ... Scored a season-best 9.625 on
beam at the ECAC Championships (3/29).
Ragg
Moran
Club/High School: Level 10 gymnast ... Competed at the state
and regional level ... Qualified for the national championships
in 2006 ... Member of the Region 7 team in 2006 ... Won
the 2006 New York Invitational all-around championship
... Claimed first place in the uneven bars at the 2006 Hill’s
Maryland Classic and the 2006 Christmas on the Chesapeake
... National Honor Society member ... Volunteered at the
Special Olympics.
Personal: Daughter of Sonja and Donald Bowe...Enrolled in
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Laura
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Junior
Sophomore
Lumberton, N.J.

Moorestown Friends
Doylestown, Pa.
Beam . . . . . . .
Floor . . . 8.900

Conestoga
Personal Bests
Personal Bests
Vault . . . . . . .
Bars . . . . . . . .
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2009: Competed floor in two meets ... Scored 8.900 on 1/31 in a
meet vs. Brown and Towson.
2008: Academic All-ECAC ... Did not compete.
Club/High School: Level 10 gymnast ... Member of the fivetime state champion Will-Moor Gymnastics team ... In 2007,
placed eighth on the floor at regionals ... Finished sixth on
bars and seventh on beam and in the all-around at the state
championships ... In 2006, placed fourth on the vault and
floor and fifth in the all-around at the state championships
... In 2005 was a JO National team qualifier ... In 2005, placed
second on the beam and fourth on the floor and in the allaround ... Member of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Club ...
Member of the Yearbook Committee ... Volunteered at Rehab
Connection.
Vault . . . 9.825
Bars . . . . 9.800
1/31/09 Beam . . . . . . .
3/17/09 Floor . . . . . . . .
Honors:
2009 All-ECAC, Vault
2009: Her 9.825 on vault at Penn (1/31/09) was the second best
in Penn program history ... Earned second-team All-ECAC
honors for vault ... Competed on vault and bars in every meet
... Set season bests of a 9.825 on vault (1/31) and 9.800 on bars
(3/17) ... Held nine of the top 10 team marks in vault.
Club/High School: Third in vault at 2008 Pennsylvania State
Meet ... Battled injuries to finish 12th at regional meet ...
Placed seventh on beam and in all-around after being injured
at 2007 Level 10 Region VII Championships ... Alternate
to 2007 Junior Olympic National meet ... Volunteered with
Habitat for Humanity.
Personal: Daughter of Susan and Joseph DiPaolo ... Enrolled
in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Personal: Daughter of Linda and Myles Pressey ... Enrolled in
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Rebecca
Engberg
Sophomore
Bellevue, Wash.

Newport
Engberg
Personal Bests
Vault . . . 9.300
Bars . . . . 9.600
2/20/09 Beam . . 9.650
2/28/09 Floor . . . 9.675
three x’s
3/13/09
Honors:
2009: Participated in every meet ... Earned second-team AllECAC honors for all-around ... Competed in the all-around in
all but three meets ... Marked her season high 9.650 on beam
two times ... Her 9.725 on floor was the team’s fifth-best mark
of the season.
Katie
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Club/High School: Level 10 gymnast ... Two-time Western
National qualifier (Levels 9-10) ... Washington state champion
in beam ... Second in bars, beam, floor and all-around at
regionals ... Qualified to 2008 Level 10 Junior Olympic
National meet ... Level 9 in 2007 ... Fourth place in the allaround at Western Nationals, fifth in beam and floor ...
Regional all-around and beam champion, second in vault and
bars ... State champion in vault.
Personal: Daughter of Mary and Doug Engberg ... Enrolled
College of Arts and Sciences.
Sophomore
Albuquerque, N.M.

Albuquerque Academy
Personal Bests
Vault . . . 9.550
Bars . . . . 9.000
3/13/09 Beam . . 9.525
2/28.09 Floor . . . 9.525
3/13/09
1/31/09
2009: Competed in at least two events every meet ... Posted
top scores of 9.675 at ECAC Championships (3/21) and 9.550 at
Texas Women’s College (3/13) on beam and vault, respectively.
Graham
Club/High School: Level 10 gymnast ... Two-year Level 10
regional qualifier ... Third place in the all-around at the 2008
Vegas Cup and New Mexico State Championships ... First place
on the beam at New Mexico State Championships ... Three-year
Level 9 regional qualifier ... First place in the vault at the 2007
Gold Cup Classic Level 9 ... Third in vault and fourth floor
exercise at 2007 New Mexico State Championships ... Seventh
place in floor exercise at Region III Regional Championships
Level 10 ... New Mexico Special Olympics volunteer coach.
Personal: Daughter of Jennifer and Gerald Graham ... Enrolled
in the College of Arts and Sciences .
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Sophomore
Hayes
Woodstock, Ga.

Etowah
Personal Bests
Vault . . . 9.450
Bars . . . . . . . .
2/20/09 Beam . . . . . . .
Floor . . . 8.325
1/24/09
2009: Competed in all but one meet, mainly on vault ... Had a
season best 9.450 at Centenary (3/8) on vault ... Competed in
floor twice, scoring a high of 8.325 vs. Rutgers(1/24).
Club/High School: Level 10 gymnast ... Four-time regional
qualifier at Levels 8-10 ... Sixth in the all-around at 2008 Level
10 Georgia State Meet ... Two-time shining star award winner
at Georgia All-Star Gymnastics ... Member of 2007 Region
8 team at Eastern National meet ... Vault champion at 2007
Atlanta Crown Invitation and Mardi Gras Invitational ...
Third in the all-around at Mardi Gras Invitational ... Second
in vault and third in bars and all-around at 2007 Georgia State
Meet Level 9 ... First place in vault and second on bars at 2007
Region 8 competition ... Three-year high school team MVP
and captain ... Valedictorian.
Megan
Metsgar
Sophomore
Personal: Daughter of Allyson and Greg Hayes ... Enrolled in
Temecula, Calif.

Chaparral
Claire
Stingley
Personal Bests
Vault . . . 9.450
Bars . . . . 8.675
1/9/09 Beam . . 9.425
1/9/09 Floor . . . 9.150
1/9/09
1/9/09
2009: Competed in the all-around (36.700) in the first meet of
the season, but suffered a season-ending injury during the meet.
Club/High School: Level 10 gymnast ... Placed second on beam
and 10th in the all-around at 2008 regional ... Injured during
2007 season ... National champion on beam in 2006, second in
all-around ... 2006 regional champion in bars, beam and allaround ... 2006 Level 9 state beam champion.
Personal: Daughter of Angie and Darrin Metsgar ... Enrolled in
the College of Arts and Sciences .
Sophomore
Villa Park, Ill.

Willowbrook
2009: Attended the University of Nebraska ... Member of the
Huskers’ gymnastics team ... Scholastic All-American ... Big
12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... Enrolled in the Honors
and Fellowship programs ... National Society of Collegiate
Scholars.
Club/High School: Level 10 Junior Olympic gymnast ... 2005
Level 9 Junior Olympic national floor champion ... Competed
in the 2008 Level 10 Nationals and 2006-08 Level 10 Regionals
... National Honor Society, Foreign Language Honor Society,
and Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Society member.
Personal: Daughter of Mary-Christine and Marc Stingley ...
Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Kristen
Hughes
Freshman
Freshman
Bellevue, Wash.

Bellevue
Ledgewood, N.J.

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Roxbury
Club/High School: Level 10 five-time Junior Olympic
Nationals qualifier (2005-09) ... 2009 state champion ... Placed
fourth in all-around at the 2007 Nationals ... 2009 Gymnast of
the Year.
Club/High School: Level 10 gymnast ... 2009 Nationals
qualifier ... 2008 uneven bar champion ... Region VII qualifier
in 2008 and 2006 ... National Honor Society member ... Class
of 2009 Secretary ... Class Valedictorian ... Peer Leader.
Personal: Daughter of Patsy and Michael Bonincontri ...
Enrolled in Wharton.
Personal: Daughter of Jocelyn and John Hughes ... Enrolled in
Wharton.
Dana
Hollinger
Megan
Milavec
Freshman
Freshman
Albuquerque, N.M.

La Cueva
Venetia, Pa.

Peters Township
Club/High School: Alternate at Level 10 Nationals in 2007
and 2008 ... 2009 New Mexico state champion ... Five-time
Level 10 Regionals qualifier ... National Honor Society and
Spanish Honor Society member ... Academic letter recipient
her junior and senior year.
Club/High School: 2006 Level 9 Eastern Nationals qualifier,
placing fifth on bars, 12th on floor, and 13th in all-around ...
2007-09 Level 10 Regionals qualifier ... 2009 and 2007 state
beam champion ... National Honor Society member ... Class
Valedictorian ... High honor roll all four years.
Personal: Daughter of Paula and Mitchel Hollinger ...
Personal: Daughter of Jen and Gary Milavec ... Enrolled in the
College of Arts and Sciences as a biological basis of behavior
major.
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Haleigh
Zillges
Freshman
Freshman
Virginia Beach, Va.

Floyd E. Kellam
Oshkosh, Wis.

Oshkosh West
Club/High School: 2009 Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals
qualifier ... 2006-09 Level 10 Region VII qualifier ... 2009 Level
10 all-around state champion ... Placed sixth in all-around at
the 2009 Level 10 Region VII meet ... National Honor Society
member ... Monogram Club member.
Club/High School: 2008 Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals
qualifier ... 2007 Level 9 Junior Olympic Western beam
champion ... Six-time regional qualifier spanning Levels 8-10
... National Honor Society member ... Class Valedictorian ...
DARE role model.
Personal: Daughter of Deborah and Stephen Strausbaugh ...
Personal: Daughter of Gina and Mark Zillges ... Enrolled in the
College of Arts and Sciences.
Julia
Valenziano
Freshman
Mendham, N.J.

West Morris Mendham
Club/High School: 2009 Level 10 Region VII qualifier ... 2008
Level 10 Region VII qualifier ... Placed third in all-around at
the state championships ... Three-year letterwinner in track
... First-team all-conference in 2008 and second-team allconference in 2006 ... Ran at Penn Relays with her high school
team ... National Honor Society member ... Peer Leader ...
Recipient of the Lisa Rose Appelbaum Scholarship ... Involved
in mission trips to the Dominican Republic.
Personal: Daughter of Kate and Carl Valenziano ... Enrolled
in the College of Arts and Sciences as a Biological Basis of
Behavior major.
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2009 Statistics
Overall Record: 7-17 (Home: 5-3 Away: 0-6 Neutral: 2-8)
Date
1/9
1/17
1/24
Opponent
Site
BALL STATE
Hutchinson Gym
YALE
Hutchinson Gym
at Rutgers
Piscataway, N.J.
vs. George Washington
vs. William & Mary
1/31
BROWN
Hutchinson Gym
TOWSON
2/7
at Penn State
State College, Pa.
vs. William & Mary
vs. Cornell
2/14
URSINUS
Hutchinson Gym
WEST CHESTER
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE
2/21
Shelli Calloway Invitational
Towson, Md.
at Towson
vs. Cornell
vs. Ursinus
2/28
Ivy Classic
New Haven, Conn.
at Yale
vs. Cornell
vs. Brown
3/8
at Centenary
Shreveport, La.
3/13
at Texas Women’s College
Denton, Texas
vs. Arkansas
vs. Bowling Green State
3/17
CORNELL
Hutchinson Gym
3/21
ECAC Championship
New Haven, Conn.
vs. Towson
vs. Cornell
vs. Temple
vs. William & Mary
vs. Brown
at Yale
Home meets in bold CAPS
W/L
L
W
L
L
L
W
L
L
L
L
W
W
L
Penn Score
184.350
184.900
184.450
Opponent
190.725
181.475
189.050
191.625
185.725
187.300
192.850
196.150
188.375
189.675
184.750
175.925
187.200
189.725
185.425
186.425
188.325
L
L
W
193.650
190.650
184.425
187.325
W
L
L
L
L
L
L
W
185.200
190.800
188.400
191.650
193.000
196.550
193.375
188.850
189.300
190.600
191.475
190.075
L
L
L
L
W
W
193.325
193.050
191.475
190.125
188.175
184.450
Team Meet-by-Meet
Date
1-9-09
1-17-09
1-24-09
1-31-09
2-7-09
2-14-09
2-21-09
2-28-09
3-8-09
3-13-09
3-17-09
3-21-09
Meet
Ball State
Yale
Rutgers/George Washington/William & Mary
Brown/Towson
Penn State/William & Mary/Cornell
URSINUS/WEST CHESTER/SO. CONN. STATE
Shelli Calloway Invitational
Ivy Classic
Centenary
Texas Women’s/Arkansas/Bowling Green State
Cornell
ECAC Championship
Vault
46.975
46.950
46.575
47.275
46.475
46.800
47.100
46.875
47.325
47.325
47.175
47.175
Bars
46.275
46.200
45.500
47.400
45.050
45.300
46.950
46.950
47.150
48.100
48.225
47.625
Beam
46.475
46.825
47.050
47.950
47.650
47.450
47.900
46.575
47.325
47.725
48.500
48.200
Floor
44.625
44.925
45.325
47.100
46.250
46.875
46.375
46.925
47.500
47.450
47.575
47.075
Total
184.350
184.900
184.450
189.725
185.425
186.425
188.325
187.325
189.300
190.600
191.475
190.075
Top Event Scores 2009
Team
Individual
Total/All-Around
191.475 (3-17-09)
Vault
47.325 (2x) MR: 3-13-09
Bars
48.225 (3-17-09)
Beam
48.500 (3-17-09)
Floor
47.575 (3-17-09)
38.925 (3-17-09)
9.825 (1-31-09)
Laura DiPaolo
9.825 (3-17-09)
Jordan Brewer
9.850 (3-17-09)
Sarah Parsons
9.850 (2-14-09)
Jordan Brewer
Jordan Brewer
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All-Time Results
All-Time Series
Air Force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Appalachian State . . . . . . . . . 0-1
Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1
Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0
Auburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1
Ball State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2
Boise State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0
Bridgeport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-11
Bryn Mawr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-0
Centenary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Cal-Berkeley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1
Clarion State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3
Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1
Cornell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-24
Dartmouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2
Duke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2
Franklin & Marshall . . . . . . . 2-3
Frostburg State . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
George Washington. . . . . . 3-23
Harvard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-0
Hofstra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0
Indiana (Pa.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Ithaca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0
James Madison . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1
Lock Haven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Longwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0
Madison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2
Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-22-1
Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1
Michigan State . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2
Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1
M.I.T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Montclair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0
Year-by-Year Results
New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . 1-0
Col. of New Jersey@ . . . . . . 10-5
North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
North Carolina State. . . . . . . 0-5
Northeastern . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-10
Penn State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1
Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1
Princeton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-4
Radford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Rowan# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Sacramento State . . . . . . . . . . 0-1
Southern Conn. State . . . . . 2-2
Springfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0
SUNY Brockport . . . . . . . . . . 2-0
Swarthmore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0
Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-42
Texas Women’s . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Towson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
UMBC* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Ursinus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-4
Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1
West Chester . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-3
W. Michigan . . . . first meeting
West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-14
William & Mary . . . . . . . . . 5-17
William Paterson. . . . . . . . . . 1-0
Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-0
Yale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-46
2010 opponents in bold.
* University of Maryland Baltimore County
# formerly Glassboro State (4-3)
@ formerly Trenton State (8-4)
Year Record
1975
3-14
1976
5-7
1977
2-5
1978
3-5
1979
5-9
1980 10-3-1
1981
10-1
1982
11-3
1983
6-6
1984
6-9
1985
6-6
1986
7-13
1987
3-12
1988
7-6
1989
6-5
1990
6-4
1991
9-3
1992
7-2
1993
6-4
1994
6-3
1995
8-5
1996
5-7
1997
6-2
1998
8-1
1999
9-3
2000
4-2
2001
8-3
2002
3-4
2003
9-8
2004
12-5
2005
11-2
2006
10-8
2007
17-8
2008
6-14
2009
7-17
Pct.
.176
.417
.286
.375
.357
.714
.909
.786
.500
.400
.500
.350
.200
.538
.545
.600
.750
.778
.600
.667
.615
.417
.750
.889
.750
.667
.727
.429
.529
.706
.846
.556
.680
.300
.292
Head Coach
Tina D’Angelo
Tina D’Angelo
Dennis Siedel
Janet Cantwell
Janet Cantwell
Janet Cantwell
Janet Cantwell
Janet Cantwell
Janet Cantwell
Janet Cantwell
Janet Cantwell
Janet Cantwell
Janet Cantwell
Tom Kovic
Tom Kovic
Tom Kovic
Tom Kovic
Tom Kovic
Tom Kovic
Tom Kovic
Tom Kovic
Tom Kovic
Tom Kovic
Tom Kovic
Tom Kovic
Tom Kovic
Tom Kovic
Tom Kovic
Tom Kovic
Tom Kovic
Tom Kovic
Tom Kovic
John Ceralde
John Ceralde
John Ceralde
Ivy Classic
Fifth
Fifth
Fifth
Third
Second
Third
Third
Third
Third
Fourth
Fourth
Fourth
Second
Third
First
First
Second
First
Second
Second
First
First
First
First
Second
Fourth
Second
First
Third
Second
First
Third
Third
ECAC
Sixth
Fifth
Sixth
Second
First
Second
Second
Fourth
Sixth
Sixth
First
Third
Third
Second
Sixth
Fifth
2007 Ivy Classic Champions
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Individual Champions
Ivy Classic Individual Champions
1980
Barbara Cantwell ....................All-Around
.................................................Uneven Bars
...............................................Balance Beam
.............................................. Floor Exercise
1981
...............................................Balance Beam
.............................................. Floor Exercise
1982
.............................................. Floor Exercise
1984
Karen Cartotto.........................All-Around
...............................................Balance Beam
1991
Mary Pedersen ........................All-Around
.................................................Uneven Bars
1993
Mary Pedersen ......................Uneven Bars
1994
Mary Pedersen ........................All-Around
...............................................Balance Beam
.................................................Uneven Bars
..............................................................Vault
.............................................. Floor Exercise
1997
Kathleen Gunn ........................................................ Uneven Bars
Becky Nadler ......................................................... Balance Beam
Monique Burton ................. Floor Exercise
Staci Standen ......................................Vault
1998
Lizzie Jacobson...................................................... Balance Beam
Becky Nadler .........................................................Floor Exercise
1999
Molly Sullivan ....................................................... Balance Beam
.................................................................................Floor Exercise
2000
Lauren Hittner .......................................................... All-Around
Becky Nadler ......................................................... Balance Beam
2001
Anna Wilson ............................................................. All-Around
................................................................................... Uneven Bars
.................................................................................Floor Exercise
1995
1996
Molly Sullivan .........................All-Around
1997
Shilpa Rao ..............................Uneven Bars
1998
Jenn Capasso .......................Balance Beam
Kathleen Gunn ........................All-Around
..............................................................Vault
Becky Nadler ...................... Floor Exercise
1999
Molly Sullivan .........................All-Around
...............................................Balance Beam
Sarah Tudryn.........................Uneven Bars
2000
Becky Nadler .......................Balance Beam
Sarah Tudryn.........................Uneven Bars
2001
Anna Wilson .......................................Vault
2003
Laura Duros........................................ Floor
Desirae Gaspero ................................. Floor
Christy Green ..................................... Floor
2004
Laura Duros........................................ Floor
Christina Anzalone...............Uneven Bars
2005
Laura Bouchelle .................................Vault
2006
Lauren Markowitz .............................Vault
2007
Lizzie Lowe ...........................Uneven Bars
Marissa Rosen .....................Balance Beam
2001 ECAC and Ivy Classic champion Anna Wilson
ECAC Individual Champions
2007 Ivy Classic champion Lizzie Lowe
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1999
2000
2004
Northeast
Northeast
Northeast
Northeast
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Northeast
2005
Northeast
Karen Carto o
Mary Pederson
Kathleen Gunn
Molly Sullivan
Lauren Hi ner
Emily Petkun
Jessica Fuerst
Emily Petkun
Laura Bouchelle
Leah Moon
Lex Chalat
Emily Petkun
Stephanie Ortiz
Lauren Markowitz
Marissa Rosen
Lizzie Lowe
Marissa Rosen
Jordan Brewer
2006
Northeast
2007
Northeast
2008
2009
Northeast
Northeast
Event
All-Around
All-Around
All-Around
All-Around
All-Around
Alt.-Balance Beam
All-Around
Alt-Vault
Balance Beam
Alt.-Floor Exercise
All-Around
All-Around
Alt.-Vault
All-Around
Uneven Bars
All-Around
All-Around
Place
14th
9th (Tie)
16th
16th
21st
Score
All-Around
37.275
37.775
37.525
37.650
36.850
16th
37.800
40th
15th
13th
37.650
37.800
10th
34th
13th
18th
38.525
9.300
37.925
35.950
Stephanie Ortiz
Emily Petkun
Jordan Brewer placed 18th at the 2009 Northeast Regional
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ECAC Team
Championships
1998 ........................................... 190.575
2004............................................. 193.650
Ivy Classic Team
Championships
1991 ........................................... 182.600
1992............................................. 181.250
1994 ........................................... 184.275
1997 ........................................... 185.950
2007 Ivy Classic Champions
1998 ........................................... 187.350
1999 ........................................... 188.925
2000 ........................................... 189.300
2004............................................. 194.175
2007............................................. 191.550
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1977 - The Elis’ Gail Rothschild tied for first
on the vault and placed second on floor to
lead Yale to a slim victory over Cornell in the
first-ever Ivy Classic Championship. The Big
Red’s Renee Hack scored a 34.400 to capture
the all-around.
1978 - Cornell captures the second Ivy Classic
crown, upending defending champion Yale.
The Big Red’s Kathleen Cole wins the vault
and all-around, while finishing in a first-place
tie on the uneven bars.
1979 - Cornell becomes the first back-to-back
champion, as the Big Red edge Yale by a 10th
of a point. Yale’s Caren Silver wins the allaround.
1980 - Yale recaptures the title behind Juliette
Singers’ record-breaking meet performance
of 9.150 on the vault, becoming the first
Ivy athlete to post a score above 9.000.
Meanwhile, Penn’s Barbara Cantwell cleans
up the individual titles, placing first in the allaround, bars, beam and floor.
1981 - Yale wins their third Ivy Classic title
in five years, as the Elis Juliette Singer wins
the vault for the second-straight year. Penn’s
Barbara Cantwell also does the “repeat”
thing, winning her second-straight allaround, bars and floor crowns.
1982 - Cornell regains the Ivy’s top spot,
capturing it’s third overall title and first since
1979. Brigid Zeeb leads the Big Red with a
victory on the beam and ties Penn’s Barbara
Cantwell in the all-around.
1983 - Yale takes home its fourth Ivy Classic
championship, toppling Cornell. The Elis
Mindy Rosenbaum captures the all-around.
1984 - Mindy Rosenbaum paces the way for
Yale’s fifth Ivy title in eight years, placing
first on the bars and tying for first on the
vault. Penn’s Karen Cartotto sets a Classic
record with a 35.900 in the all-around.
1985 - The Big Red snaps Yale’s two-year
championship streak with its fourth Ancient
Eight title in nine years. The Elis’ Mindy
Rosenbaum becomes the first Ivy gymnast
to win an event (uneven bars) four-straight
years.
1986 - Yale’s Jen Spiegel and Tracy Lassin
each win two events as the Bulldogs rack up
their sixth Ivy Classic crown and third in four
years. Spiegel breaks Penn’s Karen Cartotto’s
all-around record with a score of 36.250.
1987 - Tracy Lassin again wins two events,
including the all-around, for the Elis, as
Yale claims its fourth title in five years and
seventh overall. The Bulldogs score a Classicrecord 175.050.
1988 - The Big Red are back on top, as Cornell
edges Yale by three-tenths of a point. The
Elis’ Tracy Lassin captures her secondstraight all-around title and the floor exercise.
1989 - Yale wins the Ivy Classic for the eighth
time in the tournament’s 13-year history with
a new Classic-record score, as Tracy Lassin
wins her third-straight all-around crown with
a record-setting 37.350 score.
1990 - A new decade means a new champion,
as Brown snaps the Yale-Cornell dominance
at the championships, capturing their first
title by only five hundredth’s of a point. The
Bears’ Eileen Rocchio captured the all-around
(36.650).
1991 - The Red and Blue capture the
program’s first Ivy Classic title, snapping
Brown’s one-year reign. The Quakers’ Mary
Pedersen captures the all-around with a
37.400 record-breaking performance.
1992 - Penn becomes the first back-to-back
champion since 1986-87. Yale’s Tasha Taylor
lays claim to the all-around title with a score
of 37.200.
1993 - The Elis regained the throne by
notching the program’s record-ninth Classic
title, with a new meet-record score. Yale’s
Erin Murphy won the all-around with a
37.400.
1994 - The Quakers notched their third Ivy
title of the 1990s and Mary Pedersen won her
second all-around championship with a new
Classic-recordscore of 38.400.
1995 - Ten is the magic number as Yale won
its 10th Classic championship and second in
three years. The Elis’ Anna Mitescu was the
all-around winner, posting a score of 37.350.
1996 - Yale won its first back-to-back titles in
nine years and 11th overall. Individually, the
Elis won every event except the all-around where Stacey Johnson finished second.
1997 - Penn wins its fourth overall title,
snapping Yale’s two-year dominance, posting
a Classic-record 185.950 score. Cornell’s Jen
Little won the all-around with a score of
37.450.
1998 - The Quakers capture their fifth Classic
crown of the 1990s with their second-straight
record-breaking performance. Kathleen
Gunn walks away with the all-around and
vaulting titles, as teammates Jenn Capasso
and Becky Nadler add the beam and floor
crowns, respectively.
1999 - The third time is a charm as the Red
and Blue solidify themselves as the team of
the 90s with their third-straight crown, and
sixth overall. Penn breaks the Classic scoring
record for the third-straight year and becomes
the first team to win three consecutive
championships. The Quakers’ Molly Sullivan
walks away as the all-around champion.
2000 - In the closest finish in Classic history,
the Quakers win their fourth-straight title, as
just over two points separates first from last.
Brown’s Sydney Foster takes home the allaround crown with a score of 38.250.
2001 - It was a day of Yale records as the
Elis snapped Penn’s four-year reign as
Classic champion with its 12th title, posting
a record-breaking score of 193.250. The Elis’
Jamie Green also turned in a record-breaking
performance with a 39.200 in the all-around.
2002 - Cornell wins its first Ivy League title
since 1987. This snapped the streak in which
Yale and Penn dominated for over a decade.
Cornell’s Meghan Miller scored a 9.825 to
lead the way on the uneven bars.
2003 - Yale reclaimed the title of Ivy Classic
Champions in a tight win over the Red and
Blue, scraping by the Quakers with just
three tenths of a point. Yale’s Kathryn Fong
captured the all-around title with 38.825
points.
2004 - Penn captured its first Ivy Classic title
since 2000, topping second-place Yale, 194.175
to 193.75. The Red and Blue recorded new
program records in two events (vault and
bars) and scored the second-highest in a third
(floor).
2005 - In its home gym, Yale won its third
Ivy Classic title in five years. Penn placed
third with 188.525 points despite Leah Moon
winning the vault with a 9.650. The Elis’
Anne McPherson took the all-around title
with a 38.675.
2006 - In one of the tightest finishes in the
meet’s history, Cornell edged the Penn
gymnastics team by two-tenths of a point
to claim the Big Red’s seventh Ivy Classic
title. Freshman Lauren Markowitz was the
star of the day for the Quakers, winning the
individual vaulting title with a 9.650.
2007 - Penn did not disappoint the home
crowd as it captured its ninth Ivy Classic title
and the first for head coach John Ceralde.
Freshmen Lizzie Lowe (bars) and Marissa
Rosen (beam) each won individual titles for
the Quakers.
2008 - Marissa Rosen won her second Ivy
Classic individual title, this season in vault.
As a team, Penn was unable to defend its
title from 2007, finishing in third behind
champion Cornell and Yale, but the Quakers
did register their highest team score (188.025)
of the season.
2009 - For the second consecutive year, Penn
finished third in the Classic (187.325) behind
champion Cornell (190.800) and Brown
(188.400). Yale’s Alina Liao took first in the
all-around, narrowly edging Penn senior
Jordan Brewer.
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Individual Records
Team Records
All-Around
1. Anna Wilson
2. Marissa Rosen
3. Marissa Rosen
4. Anna Wilson
Marissa Rosen
6. Emily Petkun
7. Emily Petkun
Emily Petkun
Anna Wilson
ECACs, 3/24/01 ........................................ 39.225
ECAC’s, 2/29/08 ...................................... 39.125
Cal Tri-Meet 3/9/07 ................................ 39.100
Air Force, 3/18/01 .................................... 39.075
Sacramento St., 3/4/07............................. 39.075
Boise State Tri-Meet, 3/7/04......................... 38.975
Texas Women’s, 3/12/04 ......................... 38.950
Cornell, 2/21/04 ....................................... 38.950
West Chester, 3/2/01 ............................... 38.950
Highest Team Score - Home
ECACs, 3/20/04 ..................................................................................... 193.650
Vault
1. Anna Wilson
2. Laura DiPaolo
3. Erika Beck
Lauren Markowitz
Marissa Rosen
Marissa Rosen
7. Julie Kikla
Anna Wilson
Anna Wilson
Anna Wilson
11. Julie Kikla
Laura Bouchelle
Laura Bouchelle
Marissa Rosen
Ivy Classic, 2/24/01.................................... 9.850
Brown, 1/31/09 ........................................... 9.825
Ivy Classic, 2/29/04.................................... 9.800
Ivy Classic, 2/26/06.................................... 9.800
Penn Quad Meet, 2/9/07 ........................... 9.800
Towson/W&M, 3/12/08............................. 9.800
Ivy Classic, 2/29/04.................................... 9.775
NCAAs, 4/7/01 ........................................... 9.775
Air Force, 3/18/01 ...................................... 9.775
Yale, 1/27/01 ............................................... 9.775
Boise State Tri-Meet, 3/7/04.......................... 9.750
Ivy Classic, 2/29/04.................................... 9.750
Cornell/Ursinus, 2/22/03 .......................... 9.750
Four times, 2007-08 ................................... 9.750
Uneven Bars
1. Anna Wilson
2. Christina Anzalone
4. Julie Kikla
Christina Anzalone
Kim Chin
Kara Dewhurst
ECACs, 3/24/01 .......................................... 9.975
Ivy Classic, 2/29/04.................................... 9.925
Cornell/Urinus, 2/22/03 ............................ 9.900
Ivy Classic, 2/29/04.................................... 9.875
Texas Women’s, 3/12/04 ........................... 9.850
Temple, 2/7/03............................................ 9.850
Cornell, 3/24/07 .......................................... 9.850
Ivy Classic, 2/29/04.................................... 9.850
Balance Beam
1. Becky Nadler
2. Emily Petkun
3. Emily Petkun
Lauren Hittner
5. Jess Fuerst
Jess Fuerst
7. Laura Duros
Jess Fuerst
Leah Moon
Sarah Parsons
ECACs, 3/18/00 .......................................... 9.950
Cornell 2/21/04.......................................... 9.925
Texas Women’s 3/12/04 ............................ 9.900
ECACs, 3/18/00 .......................................... 9.900
ECACs, 3/20/04 .......................................... 9.875
Boise State Tri-Meet, 3/7/04........................... 9.875
Boise State Tri-Meet, 3/7/04........................... 9.850
Cornell, 2/21/04 .......................................... 9.850
Cornell, 2/21/04 .......................................... 9.850
Cornell, 3/17/09 .......................................... 9.850
Floor Exercise
1. Anna Wilson
2. Laura Duros
Anna Wilson
4. Christy Green
Laura Duros
Laura Duros
Molly Sullivan
Laura Duros
Christy Green
Desirae Gaspero
Marissa Rosen
11. Laura Duros
Christy Green
Emily Petkun
Emily Petkun
Emily Petkun
Meaghan Sanders
Emily Petkun
Marissa Rosen
Marissa Rosen
ECACs, 3/24/01 .......................................... 9.975
Ivy Classic, 2/29/04.................................... 9.925
Yale, 1/27/01 ............................................... 9.925
Ivy Classic, 2/29/04.................................... 9.900
Tem./Urs./W. Chester 2/8/04......................... 9.900
Temple, 2/5/04............................................ 9.900
ECACs, 3/27/99 .......................................... 9.900
Ivy Classic, 3/2/03...................................... 9.900
Ivy Classic, 3/2/03...................................... 9.900
Ivy Classic, 3/2/03...................................... 9.900
ECAC’s, 3/29/08 ......................................... 9.900
ECACs, 3/20/04 .......................................... 9.875
ECACs, 3/20/04 .......................................... 9.875
Wilson, 1/12/04 .......................................... 9.875
Temple, 2/5/05............................................ 9.875
ECACs, 3/26/05 .......................................... 9.875
Wolfpack Invite., 3/11/00 ......................... 9.875
Ivy Classic, 3/2/03...................................... 9.875
Cal Tri-Meet, 3/9/07 .................................. 9.875
Shelley Calloway, 2/15/08 ........................ 9.875
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Highest Team Score - Road
Texas Women’s, 3/12/04 ...................................................................... 194.600
Highest Ivy Classic Score
at Cornell, 2/29/04 ................................................................................ 194.175
Highest ECAC Score
ECACs, 3/20/04 ..................................................................................... 193.650
Overall
1. Texas Women’s, 3/12/04 ................................................................ 194.600
2. Ivy Classic, 2/29/04 ......................................................................... 194.175
3. ECACs, 3/20/04 ............................................................................... 193.650
4. Cornell, 2/22/04 ............................................................................... 193.575
5. Boise State Tri-Meet ....................................................................... 193.125
Vault
1. Ivy Classic, 2/29/04 ........................................................................... 48.675
2. Texas Women’s, 3/12/04 .................................................................. 48.325
3. Boise State, 3/7/04 ............................................................................. 48.225
4. ECACs, 3/23/02 ................................................................................. 48.175
Penn Quad Meet, 2/9/07 .................................................................. 48.175
5. Cal Tri-Meet, 3/9/07 .......................................................................... 48.100
Uneven Parallel Bars
1. Ivy Classic, 2/29/04 ........................................................................... 49.075
2. Cornell/Ursinus, 2/22/03 .................................................................. 48.775
3. Cornell, 3/24/07 ................................................................................. 48.650
4. ECACs, 3/20/04 ................................................................................. 48.550
5. Temple, 2/8/04 ................................................................................... 48.450
Texas Women’s, 3/12/04 .................................................................. 48.550
Balance Beam
1. ECACs, 3/18/00 ................................................................................. 49.125
2. Texas Women’s, 3/12/04 .................................................................. 49.000
3. Sacramento St., 3/4/07 ...................................................................... 48.750
4. Cornell, 2/21/04 ................................................................................. 48.650
5. Denver, 3/12/05 ................................................................................. 48.575
Floor Exercise
1. Ivy Classic, 3/2/03 ............................................................................. 49.300
2. Ivy Classic, 2/29/04 .......................................................................... 49.250
3. Wolfpack Invite, 3/11/00 ................................................................. 49.050
4. ECACs, 3/20/04 ................................................................................. 49.000
5. Boise State, 3/7/04 ............................................................................. 48.975
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NCAA Regional
Gymnast of the Year
1994
1999
1998
2000
Mary Pedersen
Molly Sullivan
Kathleen Gunn
Lauren Hittner
2001
2003
2004
2005
2007
2008
2009
Jenn Capasso
Leah Moon
Laura Duros
Emily Petkun
Stefanie Navarro
Marissa Rosen
Jordan Brewer
ECAC Athlete of the Year
Most Valuable
1998
1999
2000
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Kathleen Gunn
Molly Sullivan
Lauren Hittner (Co)
All-ECAC
1993
1997
1999
2000
2001
2002
2004
2005
2008
2009
Mary Pedersen
Lizzie Jacobson
Becky Nadler
Kathleen Gunn
Becky Nadler
Molly Sullivan
Lauren Hittner
Becky Nadler
Jenn Capasso
Anna Wilson
Laura Bouchelle (2nd)
Christy Green (2nd)
Christina Anzalone (2nd)
Laura Duros
Jess Fuerst
Christy Green
Leah Moon
Laura Bouchelle (2nd)
Lex Chalat
Leah Moon (2nd)
Stephanie Ortiz
Emily Petkun
Kelly Sievert
Marissa Rosen
Marissa Rosen
Lizzie Lowe
Laura DiPaolo (2nd)
ECAC Scholar Athlete
1998
2000
2002
2006
2008
Kathleen Gunn
Lizzie Jacobson
Kirby Thorpe
Lauren Hittner
Emily Petkun
Lizzie Lowe
Academic All-Ivy
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Marnie Flaks
Mary Pedersen
Mary Pedersen
Nicole LeBrasseur
Kathleen Gunn
Carin Kaplan
Kathleen Gunn
Lizzie Jacobson
Sarah Bruscia
Kirby Thorpe
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Amy Hurry
Lori Steinberg
Barbara Cantwell
Barbara Cantwell
Karen Cartotto
Karen Cartotto
Tracy Ingram
Tracy Ingram
Karen Rose
Maria Grecky
Sue Lidsky
Sue Lidsky
Sue Lidsky
Mary Pedersen
Rebecca Anderson
Mary Pedersen
Mary Pedersen
Monique Burton
Molly Sullivan
Kathleen Gunn
Kathleen Gunn
Molly Sullivan
Lauren Hittner
Sarah Bruscia
Anna Wilson
Christy Green
Leah Moon
Emily Petkun
Emily Petkun
Emily Petkun
Stephanie Ortiz
Marissa Rosen
Marissa Rosen
Jordan Brewer
Most Improved
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
Jackie Ruttenberg
Fran Leibowitz
Michelle Harris
Del Harris
Jodi Gibney
Edie Caplow
Valerie Spitler
Wendy Murk
Suzanne Katz
Tracy Ingram
Colleen Turocy
Colleen Turocy
Karin Gibson
Cheryl Steinberg
Emily Levine
Virginia Young
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Kim Carson
Amy Bartoletti
Marnie Flaks
Amy Bartoletti
Elyse Granek
Lori Taylor
Deanna Williams
Meredith Daly
Shelly Arnheim
Kirby Thorpe
Kelly Haberer
Jean Troast
Cristina Muresanu
Corinne Laxman
Corinne Laxman
Kristyn DeMarco
Christa Quattromani
Kerri Lutfey
Sarah Wexler
Stephanie Ortiz
Becca Engberg
Benjamin Franklin Award
(Most Inspirational)
1981
Karen Cartotto
1982
Karen Cartotto
1983
Suzanne Katz
1985
Mary Hollein
1987
Karen Rose
1992
Team
1993
Mona Nedjar
Nikki LeBrasseur
1994
Amy Casey
1995
Amy Casey
1996
Shelly Waldman
1997
Lori Taylor
1998
Cathy Malik
1999
Lizzie Jacobson
2000
Jenn Capasso
2001
Lauren Hittner
2002
Juliana Mariani
2003
Lex Chalat
2004
Lex Chalat
Casey Pare
2005
Lex Chalat
2006
Desirae Gaspero
2007
Stefanie Navarro
2008
Kimberly Chin
2009
Sarah Parsons
Most Consistent
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
Suzanne Katz
Michika Saito
Tina Peckham
Tina Peckham
Kim Carson
Sue Lidsky
Marnie Flaks
Monique Burton
Monique Burton
Monique Burton
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2009
Nicole LeBrasseur
Carin Kaplan
Kirby Thorpe
Jocelyn Newman
Jenn Capasso
Katie Laasch
Jenn Capasso
Kirby Thorpe
Jocelyn Newman
Jenn Capasso
Laura Bouchelle
Desirae Gaspero
Alexandra Perrotto
Leah Moon
Lauren Markowitz
Jordan Brewer
Laura DiPaolo
Coaches Award
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Maria Grecky
Mary Ann Winter
Emily Levin
Team
Staci Standen
Mary Ann Winter
Mary Pedersen
Mona Nedjar
Shilpa Rao
Carin Kaplan
Cathy Malik
Shilpa Rao
Kathleen Gunn
Carin Kaplan
Shannon Stafford
Elizabeth Jacobson
Sarah Tudryn
Courtney Morgan
Tricia Chan
Cristina Muresanu
Tricia Chan
Yael Sollins
Alexandra Perrotto
Lizzie Lowe
Kerri Lutfey
Elise Bowe
Athletic Department Awards
Fathers Award
1983
1998
2006
Barbara Cantwell
Kathleen Gunn
Emily Petkun
Captains Award
1981
1982
1983
Barbara Cantwell
Barbara Cantwell
Lori Steinberg
Valerie Spitler
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A•A•A
Abraham, Veena
2000-2001
Adler, Stefanie
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Anderson, Rebecca
1991-94
Anzalone, Christina
2002-05
Arnheim, Shelley
1993-97
Aronica, Lynn
1991-94
Aronson, Becca*
2005-06
DiPaolo, Laura
Drass, Kathryn
Duros, Laura
2009
1986-89
2003-06
E•E•E
Eastman, Meghan
Engberg, Rebecca
2007
2009
F•F•F
Feld, Vanessa
Figelman, Sharon*
Flaks, Marnie*
Frey, Jennifer
Frost, David
Fuerst, Jess*
1982-84
1983-87
1988-92
1989-93
1984-85
2003-04
G•G•G
Galka, Michele
1984-85
Gaspero, Desirae*
2003, 06
Gibney, Joanne*
1977-80
Gibson, Karen
1986-87
Gibson, Victoria
1989-91
Graham, Kathryn
2009
Granek, Elise
1989-90, 92-93
Grecky, Maria*
1986-89
Green, Christy*
2001-04
Guarrera, Phyllis
1974-75
Gurari, Netta
2001
Gunn, Kathleen*
1994-98
Jordan Brewer
B•B•B
Barnett, Priscilla
Bartoletti, Amy
Balauer, Gail
Batarse, Kimberly
Beck, Erica
Bierly, Pamela
Block, Alison
Bouchelle, Laura
Elise Bowe
Brewer, Jordan
Bruscia, Sarah*
Burton, Monique*
1974-75
1989-92
1976-77
1984-85
2004
1990-91
1986-90
2002-05
2008-09
2006-09
1998-01
1991-95
C•C•C
Cantwell, Barbara*
1979-82
Capasso, Jenn*
1997-01
Carmody, Kelly
1986-89
Carson, Kimberly
1988-91
Cartotto, Karen*
1980-84
Casey, Amy
1993-95
Chalat, Lex*
2003-05
Chan, Tricia*
2001, 2003-04
Chin, Kimberly*
2005-08
D•D•D
Daly, Meredith
Dederich, Devon
DeMarco, Kristyn
Dewhurst, Kara*
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1974-76
2003-04
2004-07
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Haberer, Kelly*
Harris, Michelle
Harris, Dee
Hayes, Cari
Hiestand, Ann
Hinds, Julie
Hittner, Lauren
Hollein, Mary*
Hurry, Amy*
Hurst, Jenny*
1998-01
1975-77
1976-77
2009
1979-80
1984-85
2000-01
1984-87
1977-81
2007-09
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Ingram, Tracy*
Iovine, Danielle
1981-85
1988-89
J•J•J
Jackson, Leslie
Jacobson, Elizabeth*
Jones, Carolyn
1977-80
1996-2000
1977-79
K•K•K
Kaplow, Edie
Kaplan, Carin*
Katz, Sally
Katz, Susanne
Kahn, Heather
Krendel, Jennifer
Kikla, Julie
Kirkel, Janice
Krop, Karen
1978-80
1994-98
1978-80
1981-85
1991-94
1974-75
2003-04
1976-77
1979-83
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la Cour, Lucy*
Laatsch, Katherine
Lane, Gina
Landua, Dawn
Laxman, Corinne
Lebrasseur, Nicole*
2007-09
1998-99
1977-78
1993-94
2002
1991-95
Leibowitz, Fran-Joy
Levin, Emily*
Levy, Jordan
Lidsky, Susan
Louie, Jennifer
Lowe, Lizzie
Lutfey, Kerri
1974-76
1986-90
2002
1988-91
1991-92
2007-09
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Malik, Catherine
1998-2000
Marin, Susana
1995-96
Mariani, Juliana
1998-99, 2001
Markelz, Katherine
2006
Markowitz, Lauren
2006-07
Manley, Elizabeth
1994-96
Mayer, Holly*
1974-77
McGue, Colleen
2002
Mitnick, Margi
1974-76
Moon, Leah*
2002-05
Morgan, Courtney*
1999-02
Moy, Elizabeth*
1980-84
Muraika, Lisa*
1988-90
Muresanu, Cristina
1999-02
Murk, Wendy
1981-84
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Nadler, Rebecca
Navarro, Stefanie
Nedjar, Mona*
Newman, Jocelyn
Nicol, Debbi
Nishi, Mia
1996-00
2006-07
1990-94
1996-00
1976-77
1982-84
Peckham, Christina
Pederson, Mary*
Perrotto, Alexandra
Petkun, Emily
1988-91
1990-94
2004-06
2003-06
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Quattromani, Christa*
2005-07
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Rao, Shilpa*
Reckham, Tina
Renner, Becky
Rutherford, Debbie
Rose, Karen*
Rosen, Marissa
Rosenberg, Risa
1994-98
1991
1975-77
1976-77
1984-87
2007-09
1977-78
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Saito, Michika
Sanders, Meaghan
Senzon, Shari
Shaffer, Linda
Shook, Jean*
Shaw, Lindsay
Sievert, Kelley
Silverberg, Debbie
Sollins, Yael*
Spitler, Valerie*
Stafford, Shannon*
Standen, Staci
Steinberg, Lori*
Sternberg, Cheryl
Sullivan, Molly*
1986-87
1999-01
1986-87
1974-76
1974-76
2002
2005
1976-79
2003, 2005
1979-83
1995-99
1991-95
1978-82
1982-84
1995-99
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Taylor, Lori*
Thompson, Sylvia
Thorpe, Kirsten
Tiffany, Amanda
Troast, Jean
Tudryn, Sarah
Turner, Mia
Turocy, Colleen*
1993-97
1974-75
1996-00
1998-99
1999-2000
1998-01
2006-07
1984-85
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Wasserstein, Beth
1976-79
Waldman, Shelly 1992-93, 95-96
Weber, Christine
1981-85
Weissbach, Nancy
1978-79
Weinstein, Wendy
1980-81
Williams, Deanna
1994-95
Winter, MaryAnne*
1989-93
Wilson, Anna
2001
Wilson, Louise
1982-84
Wolfson, Nova
1990-93
Karen Rose
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Norwitz, Carol
O•O•O
Ortiz, Stephanie
Owens, Joann
1977-79
2005-08
1984-85
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Paino, Christy
Paoli, Dolores
Pare, Cassandra
Parsons, Sarah
Pearson, Jennifer
1998-99
1976-77
2001-02
2009
1988-90
Zamir, Iris
Zislis, Debra
Zoba, Ingrid
1991-92
1974-75,76-77
1988-89
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Penn Hall of Fame
The University of Pennsylvania athletic department established the Penn Athletics Hall of Fame in 1996 to honor
the greatest athletes and coaches ever to wear and coach the Red and Blue. After six induction ceremonies, the list
of honoreers has grown to include 152 people who helped create Penn’s rich athletic history and tradition. The Penn
gymnastics program has been honored with one inductee into this prestigious collection of distinguished individuals.
Barbara L. Cantwell W ‘82
Class III
Barbara Cantwell spent three years as a Penn gymnast, capturing numerous Ivy League and regional Championship
titles, under the direction of her coach, and sister, Janet
Cantwell. Barbara spent her freshman year at Oklahoma State
University on a full athletic scholarship, transferring to Penn
after Janet encouraged her to return home to Philadelphia and
join the Quaker team.
Cantwell proved very quickly that Penn was for her. In her
first season as a Quaker, and only the second full season of
competition for Penn in the Ivy League, Cantwell won the
all-around, balance beam, uneven bars and floor exercise at
the Ivy League Championships in 1980. She competed at
the Pennsylvania Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for
Women (PAIAW) Championships and earned first place in
the all-around. She then went to the next level and finished
fifth at the Eastern Regionals (EAIAW) in the allaround, which included a fourth-place finish on the
uneven bars and a third-place finish on the floor.
Cantwell’s standing at the Eastern’s earned her a trip
to the AIAW National Championships, where she
placed 11th in the all-around. Cantwell’s exploits
earned her Daily Pennsylvanian Winter Sport Athlete
of the Year, Penn’s Most Valuable Gymnast and
PAIAW and Whelan & Whelan Jr. Sports Award
accolades.
Award winner in 1982 and was named to the Ivy League
Silver Anniversary Honor Roll for Gymnastics by her peers in
1998.
“It was a very unique time for Pennsylvania gymnastics.
The team was still new and it took me some time to adjust
to the environment of the workout facility and the caliber of
gymnasts when I transferred to Penn ... Two of my favorite
memories are when I won my second of three Ivy League
Championships when Penn hosted the Ivy Championships in
The Palestra and many of my family and friends were there
to see me defend my title. The other fond memory is when
I won the Gaylord P. Harnwell Award. I felt extremely honored to have been given an award linked to such a prestigious
figure in Penn’s history. It also meant so much to me because
it was an honor that my fellow students elected me to win,
even though I spent a lot less time with the students than
most of the other honorees because I was always training for
gymnastics.” - Barbara Cantwell
How does one follow an act that earned such prestigious awards in her rookie season at Penn? How
about defending her Ivy League all-around title,
winning the PAIAW all-around and the EAIAW allaround? Cantwell did just that as a junior in 1981,
while serving as a captain for the Quakers. She was
named to the EAIAW All-Region team after leading the Quakers to their first undefeated regular
season in program history (8-0). Cantwell was
named Penn’s Most Valuable Gymnast and a PAIAW
Whelan & Whelan Jr. Sports Award honoree for the
second time, while also being named an All-Eastern
All-Star Team member.
Cantwell went on to claim even more fame in the
gymnastics world as a senior. She was voted a
team co-captain, won her third consecutive Ivy
League all-around title and third straight PAIAW
all-around championship. After a third-place finish
at the Easterns, Cantwell went on to represent the
University of Pennsylvania at the AIAW National
Championships, where she finished fourth in the
all-around and second on the balance beam. For her
outstanding efforts, she was named All-America.
Penn’s most heralded gymnast was named the
Harnwell Award winner and the Father’s Trophy
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Hutchinson Gymnasium
The Penn Gymnastics program trains and competes in Hutchinson Gymnasium. Besides housing the Penn gymnastics team, Hutchinson Gym
is primarily used for recreational programs and sport club activities. The Quakers hold all of their regular-season meets at Hutch.
The Palestra
Penn Gymnastics championships are held in The Palestra, the most storied gymnasium in the history of collegiate athletics. This season, The
Palestra will host the Ivy Classic. The Palestra has hosted more games, more visiting teams and more NCAA tournaments than any other
facility. Located on the University of Pennsylvania campus, The Palestra was given its name by Greek professor Dr. William N. Bates, who
felt the name logical because in ancient Greece, young men would compete in a variety of events in a rectangular enclosure attached to the
gymnasium to the view of all who would come — a Palestra.
The name was widely accepted by the organizing committee for it fit the specifications: authenticity, dignity, descriptive, and novel. So, in
1927, “The Palestra” was opened.
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This is
Penn
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ESPN ‘s Gameday aired
from Franklin Field in 2003.
It was the first time the crew
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The traditional collegiate atmosphere offered on Penn’s scenic campus is not only
enjoyed by the University’s students, but
has also provided the backdrop for several Hollywood blockbusters, hot concerts
and even ESPN’s College Gameday.
Franklin Field was the
setting for “Unbreakable”
and “Invincible” (left)
while the Quad (right) was
featured in “Transformers
2.” Ludacris, Akon and
Third Eye Blind have been
recent headline performers
at Spring Fling.
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• Nine Penn alumni, faculty
members and trustees
signed the Declaration of
Independence.
• Eleven alumni, faculty
members, and trustees
signed the U.S.
Constitution.
• The Heisman Trophy is
named a er former Penn
football coach and Law
graduate John Heisman.
• Dr. Judith Rodin, CW’66
was Penn’s seventh
president (1994-2004) and
the first female president in
the Ivy League.
• John B. Taylor, College 1907
and Veterinary School 1908,
was the first black athlete
to win a gold medal for
the U.S. (track at the 1908
Olympics).
• Penn is the only school in
the country to have at least
one representative on every
U.S. summer Olympics
team since 1900.
• The record nine gold
medals Penn students and
alumni won at the 1900
Olympics has never been
matched by another school.
• College Hall is one of two
buildings cartoonist and
Penn alumnus Charles
Addams remembered
when he drew the “Addams
Family” mansion.
• Surgeons General for both
the United States and the
Confederate States were
Penn Medical School grads.
• ENIAC, the first allpurpose digital computer,
was developed at Penn in
1946.
• The Penn Relays is the
world’s largest and oldest
annual track meet.
• University Provost William
Smith taught his class in
moral philosophy from a
jail cell for three months in
1778.
Penn Athletics offers live video streaming of selected athletics events through its
Penn Sports Network subscription service.
Penn Athletics is working to expand its coverage to include a wider range of
events throughout the year. Check PennAthletics.com for up-to-date broadcast
schedules.
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Penn Traditions
Quaker Mascot
Penn’s sports teams are nicknamed the Quakers a er the religion adopted by
William Penn, who established Pennsylvania as a Quaker province. Today, we see
the Quaker at Penn football and basketball games. In the 1920s, a proposal was made
to change the Quaker mascot to the Penguin, but the students found the animal was
too weak as a representative.
Penn Songs
“The Red and the Blue” is probably
the most well-known Penn song, and
is sung at the end of many Penn events.
It was wri en in 1896 and places the
origins of Penn’s colors as a combination
of those of the best of her rivals. Arm
motions accompany the song’s refrain.
Other popular songs include “Fight On,
Pennsylvania!” and “Drink a Highball.”
The Red and Blue
Come all ye loyal classmen now,
in hall and campus through,
Li up your hearts and voices for
the royal Red and Blue.
Fair Harvard has her crimson,
Old Yale her colors too.
But for dear Pennsylvania,
we wear the Red and Blue.
Chorus:
Hurrah! Hurrah! Pennsylvan-I-ah!
Hurrah for the Red and Blue!
Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!
Hurrah for the Red and Blue!
Fight On!
The Bu on
Created by Claes Oldenberg and installed
in front of Van Pelt Library in 1981, the
Bu on is 16 feet in diameter, weighs
5,000 pounds, and is cast in reinforced
aluminum. Oldenberg once told the
Philadelphia Inquirer that “the Split represents the Schuylkill. It divides the bu on
into four parts — for William Penn’s original Philadelphia squares.”
Spring Fling
Fight on, Pennsylvania!
Put the ball across that line.
Fight you Pennsylvanians!
There it goes across this time.
Red and blue we’re with you
And we’re cheering for your men.
So it’s fight, fight, fight Pennsylvania
Fight on for Penn!
Since the 70s, Spring Fling has been the ultimate student festival at Penn. Beginning
in 1972, with an a endance between ten and fi een thousand, students descend
onto the Quad, Hill Square, College Green, and Wynn Commons to dance, eat, party,
and enjoy a day full of surprises. Each Spring Fling consists of a carnival with games and
events, a concert hosting high-profile bands, and the Quad concerts, which showcase
some of the ho est local bands and performers.
Hey Day
In 1916, Hey Day was established as a “Moving-Up” celebration - a formal day to mark
the advancement of each class. In recent decades, Hey Day, which is unique to Penn,
represents the official passage of the junior class to senior status and is characterized by
thousands of marching students parading around campus sporting fake straw hats, red
t-shirts and canes.
Toast Throwing
Toast throwing is one of the most unique
sporting traditions in which crowds of Quakers
fans perform as a sign of school pride. A er the
third quarter of home football games, fans unite
in the singing of “Drink a Highball.” As the last
line is sung—“Here’s a toast to dear old Penn”—
the fans toss toasted bread to the sidelines. The
act of throwing toast was adopted a er alcohol
was banned from the stadium in the 1970s.
Students turned towards bread, and even bagels,
so that they could continue to raise a “toast” to
Penn.
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Making History—Penn Eliminates Loans
Over the past three years ... Penn has moved
Financial Aid
aggressively to enhance its undergraduate financial aid
programs, including the elimination of loans for students
from families with income under $50,000 in 2006, with that
threshold increasing to $60,000 in 2007.
Through these efforts, the number of students a ending
Penn has doubled in families below this income threshold. In
addition, the benefit of these moves has been demonstrated
through the increase in the number of no-loan packages from
31-percent to 49-percent of the grant-aided admi ed freshman
class. In addition, the new policies have decreased the average
debt at graduation from $20,927 in 2006 to $18,800 in 2007, a
decrease of 10-percent.
We urge you not to let financial concerns deter you from
applying to Penn. The University guarantees that any accepted
student who matriculates with demonstrated financial need
will receive a financial-aid package that meets the full extent of
the student’s need for a full four years.
• 55-percent of all undergraduates receive some form of
financial aid, including grant, loan and work-study job.
• 40-percent of all undergraduates are eligible for needbased aid.
• This year Penn will award over $102 million in grant aid
• Beginning in fall 2008, all undergraduate students – not
just entering freshmen – from families with calculated
incomes under $100,000 will receive no-loan aid packages.
Families with incomes above that level will receive a 10percent reduction in need-based loans.
• Beginning in fall 2009, all undergraduate students eligible
for financial aid will receive loan-free aid packages,
regardless of family income level.
• This new initiative is the latest step in the University’s
goal to make a Penn education affordable and accessible
to students from a wide spectrum of economic
backgrounds. Penn currently spends more than
$90 million per year of its resources for grant aid to
undergraduate students. When the new initiative is fully
implemented, that figure will exceed $110 million — an
increase of more than 20-percent.
• The new financial aid initiative is expected to benefit more
than 40-percent of Penn’s undergraduates. The University
will finance this initiative largely through funds raised
from its recently launched, five-year, $3.5 billion “Making
History” capital campaign, which includes a $350 million
goal for undergraduate financial aid endowment. During
the silent phase of the campaign Penn raised over 400 new
aid scholarships.
• Penn also recently launched a new outreach program
targeting hundreds of schools and thousands of students
from low and middle income families — who might never
have considered applying to Penn — to let them know
that if they can get accepted to Penn, they will receive a
full financial aid package with no loans.
Effective for the 2009-10 academic year, a
student admi ed to Penn who is eligible to
receive financial aid will no longer have to
take on any loans to study at Penn.
With the enthusiastic support of the Penn Trustees, President
Gutmann announced a bold new initiative to eliminate loans
for all students eligible for financial aid, regardless of family
income. Consequently, effective for the 2009-10 academic
year, a student admi ed to Penn who is eligible to receive
financial aid will no longer have to take on any loans to study
at Penn. This transformative initiative will continue Penn’s
commitment to lower- and lower-middle income students
while also li ing the burden off of students from middle- and
upper-middle income families, who typically have carried the
greatest debt from higher education.
How to Apply for Aid
Complete the College Board PROFILE application and a Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Copies of your
parents’ and your tax returns and W-2 forms will also be
required. Details also are in the undergraduate admissions
application.
Students and their families are also encouraged to contact
Student
Financial Services at:
100 Franklin Building, 3451 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6270
Phone: 215-898-1988
Email: [email protected]
For additional information on topics such as educational tax
credits and current interest rates on parent and student loans,
please visit www. sfs.upenn.edu.
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The Facts on Penn/Ivy League
“What drew me to Penn—and makes
me so pleased to be the University’s
president—is its great energy and
spirit, qualities I associate with its
founder, Benjamin Franklin. Penn’s
excellence is electric.”
– Dr. Amy Gutmann
Dr. Amy Gutmann began her tenure as President of the University of Pennsylvania on July 1, 2004 as just the eighth president in the history of the school.
Admissions
Students who apply for admission typically have outstanding records of
academic and extracurricular achievement—for
example, approximately 96 percent of the students in the Class of 2011 ranked in the top 10
percent of their secondary school classes. If you
would like to receive additional information or an
application for admission, please contact our Office of Undergraduate Admissions (215-898-7507
or www.upenn.edu/admissions).
Students
Undergraduates - 10,163
Graduate and Professional - 9,653
Penn received 22,646 applications for admission to the Class of 2011, of
which 3,637 (16.1 percent) were offered admission. About 38 percent of those
accepted for admission to the Class of 2011 are Black, Hispanic, Asian or Native American, and more than 13 percent are international students. Women
comprise 51.9 percent of all students currently enrolled. Penn has an aggregate
undergraduate graduation rate of 94 percent.
A Distinguished Faculty
Penn boasts a student/faculty ratio of 6:1, and counts
these statistics among its 4,822 faculty members ...
• 66 members of the Academy of Arts and Sciences
• 58 members of the Institute of Medicine
• 38 members of the National Academy of
Sciences
Undergraduate Schools
• 31 members of the American PhilosophiThe College at Penn
cal Society
School of Engineering and Applied Science
• 61 Guggenheim Fellowships (1980-2007)
School of Nursing
• 11 members of National Academy of
The Wharton School
Engineering
• Seven MacArthur Award recipients
Graduate Schools
• Six National Medal of Science recipients
Annenberg School for Communications
• Five Nobel Prize recipients
School of Arts and Sciences
• Five Pulitzer Prize winners
School of Dental Medicine
Graduate School of Education
School of Engineering and Applied Science
Academics
School of Design
With 53 undergraduate departments to choose
Law School
from, Penn students pursued 123 different maSchool of Medicine
jors in 2006-07; in addition, 29 undergraduates
School of Nursing
pursued individualized majors last year. Penn
School of Social Work
is regarded as a national leader in programs
School of Veterinary Medicine
that cross traditional disciplinary boundaries
The Wharton School
and combine liberal learning with practical
application, such as Biological Basis of Behavior, International Studies and Business, and Management and Technology.
The Ivy League
Sponsoring conference championships in
a nation-leading 33 men’s and women’s
sports, and averaging more than 35 varsity teams at each school, the Council of
Ivy Group Presidents—known as the Ivy
League—provides intercollegiate athletic
opportunities for more men and women
than any other conference in the country.
All eight Ivy schools are among the Top 20
of NCAA Division I schools in number of
sports offered for both men and women.
The Ivy League By the Numbers
Since 2000, the Ivy League has...
• Produced NCAA individual champions
in seven sports and NCAA team championships in four sports. The League
has also captured national champions
in the non-NCAA sports such as men’s
squash and men’s rowing. All eight
Ivy League schools have had at least
one NCAA champion—individual or
team—during this span.
• Amassed more than 100 All-Americans
each year.
• Averaged more than a dozen Academic
All-Americans each year, including an
all-time high of 18 in 2006-07.
• Had 162 competitors at the four Olympic Games (2000, ’02, ’04 and ’06). Those
162 have collected 53 medals, including
18 gold.
• Sent numerous athletes into the professional ranks — the Women’s United
Soccer Association, National Football
League, Major League Soccer, Major
League Lacrosse, National Hockey
League and Major League Baseball.
• Became the first conference to “sweep”
the four major NCAA Honors in the
same year (2006).
Study Abroad
• Penn offers opportunities to study abroad
on more than 125 programs in 60 countries.
• Penn ranks first among the Ivy League
schools and 12th nationwide among doctoral/research institutions in the number of
students studying abroad, according to the
most recent data (Institute for International
Education, 2007).
• In 2005-06, the most recent year of data,
1,815 Penn students participated in study
abroad programs.
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Baseball
Glen Miller
M Basketball
Mike McLaughlin
W Basketball
Andy Ma
M/W Fencing
Val Cloud
Field Hockey
Al Bagnoli
Football
Bill Wagner
Sprint Football
Scott Allen
M Golf
Mark Anderson
W Golf
John Ceralde
Gymnastics
Greg Myhr
M Hwt Rowing
Nick Baker
M Lwt Rowing
Mike Lane
W Rowing
Leslie King
Softball
Craig Thorpe-Clark Jack Wyant
M Squash
W Squash
Nik DeVore
M Tennis
Sanela Kunovac
W Tennis
Now in his 16th year at his alma mater,
Steve Bilsky has created a rich environment
for student-athletes to thrive athletically
and academically.
During his tenure, 77 Penn teams have
earned conference championships in 21
different sports. Penn has been honored
with more than 300 Academic All-Ivy
honorees, 27 Ivy League Players of the Year, Mike Murphy
Karin Brower
and 97 All-Americans.
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To support that success, Bilsky has made
efforts to secure the best facilities and
coaching for Penn. Since raising $800,000 in
1994, Penn Athletics has nearly quadrupled
the athletic department’s annual Weightman
Fund, topping three million dollars in
both 2007 and 2008. Through discreet
fundraising drives, Penn Athletics has
built or renovated more than 15 facilities.
In terms of personnel, the department has
received specific donations to endow nine
Rudy Fuller
Darren Ambrose
head coaching positions as well as the Penn M Soccer
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Relays directorship.
Bilsky has also raised Penn’s profile
nationally, as during his tenure the University has been the
host institution for six NCAA Championships.
In 1996, Bilsky formed the Penn Athletic Hall of Fame; a
total of six classes have been inducted, the latest in May 2008.
Before returning to Penn in 1994, Bilsky was executive
director of the Department of Athletics and Recreation at
George Washington University. Prior to that, he was assistant
director of athletics at Penn (1979-83). His educational
background includes a Master’s degree in counseling
Mike Schnur
psychology from the Oregon in 1975, and a bachelor’s in
M/W Swim/Diving
economics from Penn’s Wharton School in 1971.
A basketball standout, Bilsky was a three-time All-Ivy
guard and captained a Penn team that was arguably the greatest in program
history—in 1970-71, the Quakers went undefeated through the regular season
and NCAA Tournament before finally losing to Villanova in the Eastern
Regional final. Bilsky is a member of the Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame
(1988), the Penn Athletic Hall of Fame (1998), and the Philadelphia Jewish
Sports Hall of Fame (2002).
Bilsky’s wife, Sue, is a 1975 graduate of the Penn College of Arts and
Sciences and the Graduate School of Education. She also holds a Master’s
degree from Wharton. Their son Jeff recently graduated from Penn, while
daughter Katie enrolled at Penn in 2007.
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Kerry Carr
W Track & Field/XC Volleyball
Charlie Powell
M Track & Field/XC
Rob Eiter
Wrestling
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The University of Pennsylvania is dedicated to providing a wide array of athletic opportunities on both the intercollegiate and
recreational levels, which will enhance and enrich the educational experience of our students, as well as provide recreational and fitness
facilities and activities for the entire University community. Penn Athletics is commi ed to conducting a program that is consistent with
the educational purposes of the University of Pennsylvania and the principles of the Ivy Group Agreement, ECAC and NCAA.
Penn Athletics supports a wide range of athletic opportunities in which student-athletes can participate, excel and achieve, both as
individuals and on behalf of the institution. Penn Athletics also supports a program that is representative of the student body and serves
the diverse interests of both male and female student-athletes, while fostering individual balance between the academic and athletic
experience. We encourage the highest standards of competition for our intercollegiate teams that includes conducting our affairs within
the moral and ethical principles of the University and the spirit of fair play.
Penn Athletics is also commi ed to presenting an environment for our coaching and administrative staff that provides for equitable
opportunity in professional and personal growth. In addition, we focus our allocation of resources such that the priorities of the Athletic
Department are fostered and encouraged to develop. We are also dedicated to the promotion of a shared experience with the University
community, alumni and friends which help form the foundation of a lifelong relationship between the individual and the University.
The Athletic Board of Overseers meets twice per year—once in the fall, and again in the
spring—to discuss issues concerning the business of Penn Athletics.
Edward T. Anderson C’65 M’69
Physician
Cardiovascular Medicine &
Cardiac Arrhythmia Group
Palo Alto, Calif.
Alan L. Aufzien W’52
President
The Norall Organization
Fairfield, N.J.
David M. Brush C’82
Head of RREEF Europe
Deutsche Bank AG
London, United Kingdom
L. John Clark W’63 WG’68
Chairman
The Steamboat Capital Group, LLC
Washington, D.C.
James S. Cohen W’80
President & CEO
Hudson Media Inc.
East Rutherford, N.J.
George W. Connell W’58
Vice Chairman
The Haverford Trust Company
Radnor, Pa.
William J. Constantine C’66 WG’68
Managing Director
Legg Mason Investment Counsel
New York, N.Y.
James D. Dunning, Jr. W’70
Chairman
The Dunning Group
New York, N.Y.
Robert A. Fox C’52
President & Chairman
RAF Industries
Jenkintown, Pa.
James H. Greene, Jr. W’72
Member
Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co.
Menlo Park, Calif.
Clay Hamlin III W’67 WG’72
Vice Chairman
Corporate Office Properties Trust
Bryn Mawr, Pa.
John R. Rockwell W’64 WG’66
Retired
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
Baltimore, Md.
Paul K. Kelly C’62 WG’64
President & CEO
Knox & Company
Westport, Conn.
H. Elliott Rogers Jr. C’72 WG’75
Managing Director - Retired
Credit Suisse First Boston, LLC
Southport, Conn.
Charles B. Leitner III C’81
Global Head, Alternative Investments
Deutsche Asset Management
New York, N.Y.
Alvin V. Shoemaker W’60 HON’95
Former Chairman, The First Boston
Corp.
Sun Valley, Idaho
Indian Wells, Calif.
Robert P. Levy C’52
Chairman & President
DRT Industries, Inc.
Ardmore, Pa.
Caroline Cavanaugh Morrill C’86
Retired
HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.
New York, N.Y.
Leslie Simon Myers C’88
Vice President, Marketing
Citigroup
New York, N.Y.
Helen Frame Peters CW’70 G’74 GR’79
Professor of Finance and Former Dean
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
David S. Pottruck C’70 WG’72
Chairman & CEO
Red Eagle Ventures, Inc.
San Francisco, Calif.
Marc H. Rapaport W’79
Partner
Rapaport Investments
Los Angeles, Calif.
Jeffrey J. Rhodes C’69 WG’71
President
The Rhodes Company
Wynnewood, Pa.
John P. Shoemaker C’87
Partner
Milestone Partners
Rosemont, Pa.
Myles H. Tanenbaum W’52 L’57
Vice Chairman
A Wish Come True
Bristol, Pa.
Paul Thompson III W’72
Chairman & CEO
The Darby Creek Company
Gladwyne, Pa.
George A. Weiss W’65
President
George A. Weiss Associates, Inc.
New York, N.Y.
Hartford, Conn.
Mark B. Werner C’80
President
Graham Capital Management
Norwalk, Conn.
Robert Wolf W’84
Chairman & CEO
UBS Group Americas
President & COO
Investment Bank, UBS, AG
Stamford, Conn.
Penn Athletics Sport Boards
The Penn Athletics Sports Boards represent all of Penn’s 33 varsity sports
and consist of a diverse group of individuals, including former athletes,
alumni, parents, and friends of Penn Athletics. Membership is open to
anyone interested in becoming more personally involved with their particular
sport and with Penn Athletics overall. These sport specific volunteer organizations provide vital support to the Division of Recreation and Intercollegiate
Athletics staff and coaches. They actively promote the continued importance
of Recreation and Athletics in leadership and teamwork development as part
of a Penn education.
The purpose of each Sports Board is to supply information about Penn
teams and Penn Athletics to its alumni, parents, and friends. They also provide a vital support network for today’s student-athletes through mentoring
and career advising. Sports Board members create an important “peer-topeer” link and emphasize that a lifelong fiscal and personal support of their
sport and Penn Athletics is a critical component of their athletics experience
at Penn. Through the sponsoring of career networking and job placement,
hosting of special events including receptions, alumni games, and the raising
of money to support their sport and Penn Athletics as a whole, Sports Board
members augment the experience of current Penn student-athletes. These
dedicated volunteers forge a strong connection between Penn Athletics and
the alumni community and use their professional and personal expertise
to ensure that Penn reaches its lofty fundraising goals, sustains a loyal and
spirited community, and maintains a network of active alumni to continue
Penn Athletics’ rich tradition of excellence and personal distinction.
Coach and Sport Endowments
In order to strengthen Penn’s coaches and their programs—and
to ensure the highest benefit to our student-athletes—Penn Athletics
actively seeks financial support to endow its head coaching positions.
Establishing an endowed fund with Penn Athletics allows individuals
and families to ensure that our coaches and student-athletes have
a perpetual and consistent support base well into the future. It is an
important way for donors to recognize that participation in athletics
is an important part of the entire educational experience. It also pays
tribute to the important role coaches perform as educators, mentors
and friends, while providing real financial benefits for their programs.
The following coaching positions are currently endowed:
W. Joseph Blood Head Coach of Baseball
John R. Rockwell Head Coach of Men’s Basketball
George A. Munger Head Coach of Football
Head Coach of Men’s Lacrosse: Anonymous
Head Coach of Women’s Lacrosse: Anonymous
Nicholas B. Paumgarten Head Coach of Men’s Heavyweight Rowing
James C. Gentle Head Coach of Men’s Soccer
Albert G. Molloy Head Coach of Men’s Tennis
James P. Tuppeny Head Coach of Men’s Track & Field
Frank Dolson Director of the Penn Relays
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Penn Connects
Penn Connects, the Campus Development
Planning Study for the University
of Pennsylvania was submi ed by
Sasaki Associates in June 2006. The
plan acknowledges the unprecedented
opportunity to transform the Penn campus
in response to the acquisition of property
along the Schuylkill River. This campus
expansion of contiguous land will enable
the University, for the first time in history,
to establish a major physical presence
along the Schuylkill River corridor, create
new gateways to the campus from the city,
and establish new connections with the
surrounding communities.
In terms of Penn Athletics, the planning
study aims to create a signature new urban
park to include sports and recreation
fields east of Franklin Field on the site of
the existing Bower Field and the surface
parking areas of the postal lands. This
“once in a generation” opportunity will
also enable Penn Athletics to address many
of its programmatic needs, as well as key
priorities that may arise over the next
several years.
Though still in the planning stages and
subject to change, Penn Athletics intends to
create the Franklin Field Pavilion to house
existing named spaces as well as some new
construction and renovation of existing
spaces. The north side of the stadium, inside
the arcades, would include the Avery Blake
Lacrosse Complex, the George A.
Munger Complex, a new 15,000 square foot
intercollegiate varsity weight room, a new
recreational fitness center to complement
the state-of-the-art Po ruck Health and
Fitness Center built in 2003, retail space, a
renovated and enhanced training room and
locker facilities. In addition, there are plans
to build two synthetic turf fields and two
smaller grass fields (all for intercollegiate
and recreational use), a new so ball-specific
stadium, outdoor tennis complex and a
seasonal air structure that will serve as an
indoor practice facility that can be raised
and lowered during the winter months.
Another major change on the landscape
of the athletics area of campus is the creation
of the Palestra Green; a green quadrangle in
front of the Palestra and adjacent to Franklin
Field that would be part of the urban park
extending along the banks of the river. The
tennis courts, currently outside the Palestra,
will be moved to a new outdoor tennis
center on the existing Bower Field.
These plans hope to provide for a series of
new public gathering and circulation spaces
in the Palestra and Franklin Field area that
serve to link the newly acquired property,
campus and community.
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Pavilion
Intercollegiate Varsity
Weight Room (21,000 NSF)
Robert A. Fox C’52
Fitness Center (7,600 NSF)
Donald E. Frey
Athletic Training Room (4,400 NSF)
Retail Space (3,200 NSF)
Lobby Space (2,120 NSF)
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