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All Time Letterwinners

First Name	Last Name	Entering Season	Letter Winning Seasons
Hilary	Mauro	2008	2008-
Cassidy	McComb	2008	2008-

Christi	Fortunato	2007	2007-2008
Lauren	Johnson	2007	2007-
Courtney	McCool	2007	2007-
Marcia	Newby	2007	2007-
Lauren	Sessler	2007	2007-
Grace	Taylor	2007	2007-

Emily	Bridgers	2006	2006
Paige	Burns	2006	2006-2009
Courtney	Kupets	2006	2006-2009
Abby	Stack	2006	2006-2009
Tiffany	Tolnay	2006	2006-2009

Audrey	Bowers	2005	2005-2008
Nikki	Childs	2005	2005-2008
Megan	Dowlen	2005	2005-2008
Katie	Heenan	2005	2005-2008
Samantha	Sheehan	2005	2005

Adrienne	Dishman	2004	2004-2007
Kelsey	Ericksen	2004	2004-2007
Tiffany	Gordon	2004	2004
Ashley	Kupets	2004	2004-2007
Courtney	Pratt	2004	2004-05
Brittany	Thome	2004	2004-05
Laura	Thornsberry	2004	2004

Jamie	Ackerman	2003	2003-04
Marie	Fjordholm	2003	2003-04
Ashley	Miller	2003	2003-04
Breasha	Pruitt	2003	2003
Brittany	Smith	2003	2003-06
Keri Lee	Sullivan	2003	2003

Melinda	Baimbridge	2002	2002
Michelle	Emmons	2002	2002-05

Chelsa	Byrd	2001	2001-04
Cory	Fritzinger	2001	2001-04
Kinsey	Rowe	2001	2001-04
Sierra	Sapunar	2001	2001-04
Loren	Simpson	2001	2001-04
Marline	Stephens	2001	2001-04

Cassie	Bair	2000	2000-03
Monica	Flammer	2000	2000
Anna	Gingrich	2000	2000
Breanne	Rutherford	2000	2000-02
Blair	Sullivan	2000	2000

Emily	Chell	1999	1999
Eileen	Diaz	1999	1999-2002
April	Hoellman	1999	1999
Danielle	Maurone	1999	1999-2001
Talya	Vexler	1999	1999-2002

Amanda	Curry	1998	1998-2001
Kristi	Lichey	1998	1998-2001
Suzanne	Sears	1998	1998-2001
Kathleen	Shrieves	1998	1998-2001

Brooke	Andersen	1997	1997-2000
Caroline	Harris	1997	1997-2000
Courtney	Whittle	1997	1997-98

Jenni	Beathard	1996	1996-99
Stacey	Galloway	1996	1996-99
Karin	Lichey	1996	1996-99
Samantha	Muhlman	1996	1996-99

Kim	Arnold	1995	1995-98
Julie	Ballard	1995	1995-98
Kristi	Bluett	1995	1995
Katie	O'Neil	1995	1995

Leslie	Angeles	1994	1994-97
Leah	Brown	1994	1994-97
Lisa	Kurc	1994	1994-97

Courtney	Snyder	1993	1993-94
Lori	Strong	1993	1993-96

Andrea	Dewey	1992	1992-95
Nneka	Logan	1992	1992-95
Agina	Simpkins	1992	1992-95

Christy	Bedelle	1991	1991
Kelly	Macy	1991	1991-94
Hope	Spivey	1991	1991-94

Lisa	Alicea	1990	1990-92
Jennifer	Carbone	1990	1990-93
Sandy	Rowlette	1990	1990-93
Heather	Stepp	1990	1990-93
Debbie	Still	1990	1990
Traci	Tilton	1990	1990-92

Melissa	DePaoli	1989	1989-90
Kathy	Dwyer	1989	1989-90
Julie	Ponstein	1989	1989-90
Chris	Rodis	1989	1989-90
Sophia	Royce	1989	1989-90

Shannon	Abel	1988	1988
Debbie	DeMasi	1988	1988
Leigh	Herman	1988	1988
Dina	Margolin	1988	1988
Lynn	Messer	1988	1988-89

Tanya	Schuler	1987	1987-89
Andrea	Thomas	1987	1987-90
Corrinne	Wright	1987	1987-90

Debbie	Greco	1986	1986-89
Paula	Maheu	1986	1986-89
Lucy	Wener	1986	1986-89

Gina	Banales	1985	1985-88
Susie	Origer	1985	1985-88
Michelle	Sessions	1985	1985-88
Sherri	Stryker	1985	1985

Terri	Eckert	1984	1984-87
Jana	Jackson	1984	1984-85
Julie	Klick	1984	1984-87
Morgan	Lewis	1984	1984-85
Sydney	McAllister	1984	1984-85
Jodi	Thompson	1984	1984-85

Jackie	Hastey	1983	1983-86
Stephanie	Pappas	1983	1983
Stacy	Singletary	1983	1983

Stacy	Cook	1982	1982-85
Lisa	Fishman	1982	1982
Leah	Hardy	1982	1982-83
Joyce	Hemstetter	1982	1982-83
Laurie	Jones	1982	1982-85
Robin	Nehama	1982	1982-83
Kathy	Overstreet	1982	1982-83
Laurie	Reiff	1982	1982-85
Lisa	Waggoner	1982	1982

Jennifer	Bodel	1981	1981
Shelly	Carney	1981	1981-83
Lee	Daniel	1981	1981
Terri	Haynes	1981	1981-83
Kathy	McMinn	1981	1981-84
Kathy	Neibel	1981	1981-82

Martha	Benner	1980	1980-81
Coleman	Birgel	1980	1980
Deanne	Fernandez	1980	1980-81
Sennie	Harrell	1980	1980-81

Jackie	Clifton	1979	1979-80
Marti	Griffith	1979	1979
Dee	Leutner	1979	1979-80
Linda	Zobler	1979	1979-80

Beth	Crawley	1978	1978-79
Sharon	Fay	1978	1978
Barb	Hall	1978	1978-79
Becky	Oppenheimer	1978	1978-80
Terri	Parsons	1978	1978-79
Nancy	Suttles	1978	1978

Bonnie	Bowen	1977	1977-80
Cindy	Braucher	1977	1977-80
Dianne	Cantrell	1977	1977-81
Virginia	Garcia	1977	1977
Yvonne	Johnson	1977	1977
Paulee	Kozar	1977	1977-78
Cathy	Shotwell	1977	1977-80

Lynne	Kenemer	1976	1976-77
Mary	Kraemer	1976	1976-77
Carol	Muckenfuss	1976	1976-77
Laine	Taylor	1976	1976-77

Gay	Brown	1975	1975-76
Sue	Cato	1975	1975-76
Theresa	Collantes	1975	1975
Cathy	Donne	1975	1975
Terrie	Farris	1975	1975
Denise	Finney	1975	1975
Susan	Froelich	1975	1975-76
Laura	Harden	1975	1975-76
Judi	Jones	1975	1975-76
Maggie	McGuinn	1975	1975-76

Janelle	Baker	1974	1974
Jackie	Blackshear	1974	1974
Cindy	Hood	1974	1974-76
Susan	Phelps	1974	1974
Carol	Phillips	1974	1974
Laura	Smock	1974	1974
Stephanie	Thatcher	1974	1974
Audrie	Winten	1974	1974

Theresa	Beasley	1973	1973
Sharon	Brown	1973	1973
Shelley	Brown	1973	1973
Ellen	Campbell	1973	1973
Caren	Davis	1973	1973
Donna	Gay	1973	1973
Cheryl	Gibson	1973	1973
Jodi	Hitt	1973	1973
Emily	Lowery	1973	1973
Susie	Lutz	1973	1973
Donna	Mathis	1973	1973-75
Gwyn	Mullins	1973	1973

HISTORICAL
HIGHLIGHTS

2008 - Georgia’s 2008 NCAA title was its fourth in a row and ninth in program history, now tied for the most with Utah. Georgia is also the only team to win four straight since Utah won five from 1982-86. Georgia remains the only program to advance to the Super Six every year since the current format began in 1993.
    This is the fourth time NCAAs have been held in Athens and Georgia’s second time winning at home. They won in 1989 and 2008, finished second in 2001 and fifth in 1995. This is the 10th time in NCAA women’s gymnastics a team has won the national title at home.
    Georgia now has won 23 of its last 32 NCAA meets. In the four championship years from 2005-08, the Gym Dogs finished first at all eight sessions -- prelims and finals. Georgia concludes the year with a 31-2 record, winning all three postseason titles -- SECs, Regionals and NCAAs. This year’s title was won despite losing to injury defending back-to-back NCAA All-Around Champion Courtney Kupets, who tore her Achilles in early March.
    Head coach Suzanne Yoculan entered the Super Six with a 799-166-7 career record and posted her 800th victory in that meet. Her record now stands at 804-166-7 with nine NCAA titles, 16 SEC titles and 20 NCAA Regional titles. Her teams have placed in the nation’s top 3 in 20 of the last 22 years.
    Georgia’s 2008 senior class -- comprised of Audrey Bowers, Nikki Childs, Megan Dowlen and Katie Heenan -- leaves Georgia as the winningest class in program history with four NCAA titles, three SEC titles, 19 All-America honors and a 131-9-1 record in four years.   

2007 – (31-2-1, 5-0-1 SEC) Won eighth NCAA Championship with a score of 197.850, becoming the first team to win three in a row since Utah in the early 1980s ... Sophomore Courtney Kupets won her second straight NCAA All-Around title – the fifth gymnast to accomplish that feat and the first since Georgia’s Kim Arnold in 1997-98. Kupets also won the NCAA Vault title, bringing her total individual titles to five ... Georgia earned a total of 12 All-America honors by Megan Dowlen, Katie Heenan, Courtney Kupets, Marcia Newby, Grace Taylor, Tiffany Tolnay ... Courtney Kupets named the Honda Award Winner for women’s gymnastics ... Katie Heenan named SEC Gymnast of the Year ... Kupets and Heenan tied for SEC All-Around titles ... Kupets, Heenan and Tolnay received All-SEC honors ... 10 Gym Dogs named Academic All-Americans by NACGC ... Nine listed as Academic All-SEC with five freshmen on the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

2006 - (36-0, 6-0 SEC) Won 7th NCAA Championship with a score of 197.75. Won 15th SEC Team Championship. Second time winning back-to-back NCAA Championship (1998-1999). Fourth undefeated season, no other team has done it once. Georgia becomes the only school in NCAA history to qualify for every Super Six team final since this format began in 1993....Freshmen Courtney Kupets wins three NCAA titles, All-Around, Bars, and Beam. All American honors earned by Courtney Kupets, Ashley Kupets, Kelsey Ericksen, Nikki Childs, Katie Heenan, and Tiffany Tolnay...a total of 18 All-Americans. Suzanne Yoculan was named the SEC and NCAA Coach of the Year and Jay Clark was named the NCAA Assistant Coach of the Year. Kelsey Ericksen wins SEC All-Around, Vault, Bars and Floor Championship. C. Kupets ties Ericksen for the SEC Bars Championship. Tolnay and Heenan earn All SEC honors...Audrey Bowers, Childs, Adrienne Dishman, Heenan, C. Kupets earn SEC Honor Roll.

2005 - (33-5, 3-3 SEC) Won 6th NCAA Championship with a score of 197.825. Won 14th SEC Team Championship. Georgia's championship was its first since 1999 and sixth in program history...The Super Six Final was the first meet in Georgia history that no gymnast scored lower than a 9.8 on any event....Georgia's 17 All-American awards...led all teams and was the most by a Georgia team since 1999...Katie Heenan became the sixth Gym Dog freshman to collect multiple first-team All-American honors with her first-team honors on Vault, Bars and the All-Around...Heenan, Emmons, Kupets, Smith, Ericksen, Childs earn All-American honors...program hosts live Internet broadcasts (video & audio for home meets - audio for away meets) through GXtra, allowing fans to follow the Gym Dogs like never before.

2004 - (30-6, 6-0 SEC) Finished 2nd at NCAA Championship with a score of 197.200. Won 13th SEC Team Championship. Georgia’s 13th SEC title is more than all other teams combined.All-American honors...Chelsa Byrd (1st team AA,Vault, FX, 2nd team Bars), Kelsey Ericksen (2nd team Bars), Cory Fritzinger (1st team Bars, 2nd team Beam), Ashley Kupets (2nd team Beam). Fritzinger claims the SEC Bars and Beam title. Marline Stephens won the SEC Floor Exercise title. Byrd, Ericksen, Fritzinger, Brittany Smith, Stephens earn All-SEC...Kelsey Ericksen named SEC Freshman of the Year...Kinsey Rowe named SEC Scholar Athlete and wins NCAA Postgraduate scholarship...program hosts live Internet broadcasts for each post-season meet.

2003 - (31-6, 6-0 SEC) Finished 3rd at NCAA Championship with a score of 197.150. Finished 2nd at SEC Team Championship. Suzanne Yoculan, in her 20th year as head coach, led the team to its 16th NCAA Regional title. All-American honors were awarded to: Jamie Ackerman (2nd team Bars), Cassie Bair (1st team Beam), Chelsa Byrd (1st team Vault and FX), Kinsey Rowe (2nd team Bars), Brittany Smith (1st team Vault). Byrd was named co-SEC Gymnast of the Year, the first Gym Dog to earn the award since 1999. Academic All-American honors were earned by : Anna Gingrich, Rowe, Stephens, and Sierra Sapunar. SEC Honor Roll went to: Loren Simpson, Sapunar, Marline Stephens, Michelle Emmons, Rowe, and Breanne Rutherford. Perfect 10.0 scores were earned 4 times: 2 by Byrd on Vault and 2 by Cory Fritzinger on Vault and Beam...Sellout crowds of 9,951 packed Stegeman Coliseum to watch Georgia’s SEC dual meets against rivals Auburn and Florida.

2002 - (34-4-1, 5-1 SEC) Finished 2nd at NCAA Championship with a score of 197.25. Won 12th SEC Team Championship. Marline Stephens defended her 2001 SEC Floor title by claiming the event again in 2002, and added an SEC Vault title as well. NCAA All-Americans...Loren Simpson (2nd team Bars), Sierra Sapunar (2nd team Bars & Beam), Cory Fritzinger (1st team Vault, Beam; 2nd team AA, Bars), Chelsa Byrd (1st team Vault & Floor), Cassie Bair (2nd team Beam), Stephens (1st team Vault), Tayla Vexler (1st team Floor). All-SEC Team honors earned by Byrd, Sapunar, Vexler, Fritzinger, and Kinsey Rowe. Suzanne notches her 600th career victory. Suzanne Yoculan is named the SEC Coach of the Year.

2001 -(33-3-1, 5-1 SEC) Finished 2nd at NCAA Championships at home in Athens with a score of 197.40. Won 11th SEC Team Championship. Freshman Cory Fritzinger won the NCAA Vault title. There were a total of 12 NCAA All-American honors that went to Chelsa Byrd (2nd team Bars), Amanda Curry (2nd team Vault), Fritzinger (1st team Vault, Beam,& FX), Kristi Lichey (2nd team Bars & AA), Kathleen Shrieves (1st team Bars), Marline Stephens (1st team Vault & FX), Tayla Vexler (2nd team Beam). Individual SEC titles were won by: Suzanne Sears and Stephens on Floor Exercise, Kr Lichey on Vault, Shrieves on Bars, Fritzinger on Beam, Bars, and All-Around. Fritzinger was also awarded the SEC Freshman of the Year. Suzanne Yoculan was named the SEC Coach of the Year. Academic All-Americans included Curry, Kinsey Rowe, Breanne Rutherford, Sierra Sapunar, and Sears...SEC Honor Roll were earned by Curry, Anna Gingrich, Danielle Maurone, Sears, and Shrieves. Georgia leads the nation in attendance averaging 9,855 fans for 6 home meets.

2000 - (30-5-1, 5-1 SEC) Finished 3rd at NCAA Championship with a score of 196.80. Finished 2nd at SEC Team Championships. Junior Suzanne Sears became the 13th Georgia gymnast to win an NCAA title, bringing home the Floor Exercise title. NCAA All-Americans...Brooke Andersen (2nd team FX), Amanda Curry (1st team Beam, 2nd team Vault), Eileen Diaz (2nd team Bars), Monica Flammer (1st team Vault), Kristi Lichey (1st team AA, Vault & Beam; 2nd FX), Sears (1st team Vault, FX), Kathleen Shrieves (1st team Bars), Tayla Vexler (1st team Beam & FX)...total of 14. Kr Lichey was the SEC Beam Champion and Sears was the SEC Floor Champion. Academic All-Americans included: Curry and Sears. Sec Honor Roll included: Andersen, Curry, Danielle Maurone, Sears, Shrieves, and Vexler.

1999 - (32-0, 5-0 SEC) Won 5th NCAA Championship with a score of 196.85. Won 10th SEC Team Championship. First back-to-back NCAA Championship title in team history and 3rd perfect undefeated season. NCAA All-American honors...Brooke Andersen (2nd team Vault), Jenni Beathard (1st team Bars,Beam; 2nd team AA), Emily Chell (2nd team Beam), Amanda Curry (1st team Vault, 2nd team Beam), Stacey Galloway (1st team Beam), Karin Lichey (1st team AA, Vault, Bars, Beam ,& FX), Kristi Lichey (1st team AA, 2nd team Vault, Bars), Suzanne Sears (2nd team Vault). Class of 1999 (Beathard, Galloway, Ka Lichey, Sam Muhleman), never lost a home meet and won 4 consecutive SEC Championships (126-6-1). Ka Lichey was Honda Award winner and the SEC Gymnast of the Year. The Suzanne Yoculan Gym Dog show debuts on cable stations. SEC event champions: Ka Lichey on Vault, Floor, & AA; Sears on Vault; and Beathard on Bars. Academic All-Americans included: Beathard, Curry, and Danielle Maurone. SEC Honor Roll was earned by: Brooke Andersen, Beathard, Curry, Caroline Harris, Ka Lichey, Muhleman, Sears, and Kathleen Shrieves. For the second consecutive year, the Gym Dogs set attendance marks at home by averaging 9,506 fans per meet.

1998 - (35-0, 5-0 SEC) Won 4th NCAA Championship with the largest margin of victory in more than ten years with a score of 197.725. Won 9th SEC Team Championship. Kim Arnold claimed the NCAA All-Around title for the second consecutive year and tied with junior Jenni Beathard for the NCAA Beam title. Karin Lichey tied for the NCAA Floor title. NCAA All-American honors...Arnold (1st team AA, UB, BB, FX), Julie Ballard (1st team FX), Beathard (1st team UB, BB), Amanda Curry (2nd team BB), Ka Lichey (1st team AA, V, UB, BB, FX), Kristi Lichey (1st team BB), Sam Muhleman (1st team BB), Suzanne Sears (1st team FX), and Kathleen Shrieves (2nd team UB)...for a total of 18. Arnold was awarded SEC Gymnast of the Year. Ka Lichey claimed the All-Around title at the SEC Championship, as well as titles for Vault, Bars, and Floor. Shrieves claimed the SEC title in the Beam. Academic All-Americans included: Arnold, Ballard, Beathard, Curry, and Courtney Whittle. Arnold was also named the AAI American Award Winner and the Honda Award winner for the nation's top female gymnast for the second year in a row. SEC Honor Roll was earned by: Arnold, Ballard, Muhleman, and Andersen. Suzanne Yoculan was named NACGC Coach of the Year and assistant Doug McAvinn was named NACGC Assistant Coach of the Year.

1997 - (30-3-1, 4-0-1 SEC) Finished 3rd at NCAA Championship with a score of 196.60. Won 8th SEC Team Championship. Kim Arnold won the NCAA All-Around title, Leah Brown won the Floor title and sophomore Jenni Beathard won the Bars title. NCAA All-American honors...Arnold (1st team AA, V, BB, FX), Beathard (1st team UB, 2nd team Beam), Brown (1st team AA, V, UB, FX), Lisa Kurc (2nd team Vault), Sam Muhleman (1st team BB, 2nd team FX). Arnold claimed the SEC All-Around title and tied with Brown for the Vault title...Brown claimed top honors on the Floor, as well as tying with Karin Lichey for the Bars title...Ka Lichey tied with Arnold for the Beam title as well. All-SEC honors went to Arnold, Lichey, and Brown. Academic All-Americans included: Arnold, Brown, Kurc, and Courtney Whittle. Junior Arnold earned the Honda Award as the nation's top collegiate gymnast. SEC Honor Roll was earned by: Leslie Angeles, Arnold, Beathard, Brown, and Kurc. Team averaged 8,476 fans per home meet.

1996 -(30-3-1, 4-1 SEC) Finished 3rd at NCAA Championship with a score of 196.775. Won 7th SEC Team Championship. Leah Brown won the NCAA Vault title. NCAA All-American honors went to Kim Arnold (1st team Vault), Jenni Beathard (1st team Bars), Brown (1st team Vault and Beam; 2nd team AA), Karin Lichey (1st team Beam), Lori Strong (1st team Beam, 2nd team AA, Bars, & FX)...for a total of 10. Strong claimed the SEC All-Around title, Brown won the Vault title and tied with Leslie Angeles for the SEC Floor title, and Beathard won the SEC Bar title. Ka Lichey also became UGA's fourth gymnast to be named the SEC Freshman of the Year. With perfect 10.00's on all four events versus Kentucky, freshman Karin Lichey earned the first 40.00 All-Around score in the history of gymnastics. Her feat can never be beaten, only matched. Academic All-American honors...Lisa Kurc. All-SEC honors were earned by Angeles, Arnold, Julie Ballard, Brown, Kurc, and Strong. The team averaged 7,007 fans for five regular-season home meets.

1995 -(28-8, 4-1 SEC) Finished 5th at NCAA Championships with a score of 196.075. Finished 3rd at SEC Team Championship. Leslie Angeles won the Floor Exercise title. NCAA All-American honors...Angeles (1st team FX), Kim Arnold (1st team FX, 2nd team Vault), Julie Ballard (2nd team AA, Vault, FX), Leah Brown (1st team Vault, FX, 2nd team AA, Beam), Agina Simpkins (1st team AA, Vault, Bars, FX), and Lori Strong (1st team AA, Bars, Beam, 2nd team Vault). Julie Ballard became UGA's third SEC Freshman of the Year. Andrea Dewey claimed the Bars title at the SEC Championships. SEC Honor Roll was earned by Brown, Lisa Kurc, Nneka Logan, and Strong. Team averaged 7,776 fans for five regular-season home meets. Georgia also hosted its second NCAA Championship.

1994 - (28-2, 5-0 SEC) Finished 3rd at NCAA Championship with a score of 195.850. Won 6th SEC Team Championship. Lori Strong claimed the NCAA Bars title and Hope Spivey claimed the NCAA Floor Exercise title. NCAA All-American honors...Leslie Angeles (2nd team AA, Beam, FX), Leah Brown (1st team AA, Beam, 2nd team FX), Agina Simpkins (1st team AA, Vault, Beam, 2nd team Bars, FX), Spivey (1st team FX), Strong (1st team AA, Bars, 2nd team Beam). Spivey was named the SEC Gymnast of the Year. Brown was the first in UGA history to win the SEC All-Around title as a freshman. Spivey claimed the SEC Floor Exercise title. SEC Honor Roll...Nneka Logan, Kelly Macy, Courtney Snyder, and Strong. Freshman Brown became the first gymnast to score a 10.0 in her first compeititon. For the first time at UGA, a crowd of more than 10,000 turned out when UGA defeated LSU and the team averaged 8,638 fans for the season, an increase of almost 35 percent from the year before.

1993 - (32-0, 5-0 SEC) Won 3rd NCAA Championship with a score of 198.00. Won 5th SEC Team Championship. Heather Stepp claimed the NCAA Vault and Floor Exercise title, Agina Simpkins claimed the NCAA Bars title. All-American honors...Andrea Dewey (1st team Bars), Nneka Logan (1st team FX), Sandy Rowlette (1st team Vault, 2nd team FX), Simpkins (1st team AA, Bars, 2nd team Vault), Hope Spivey (1st team Vault, Bars, FX), Stepp (1st team Vault, Bars, FX, 2nd team AA), Lori Strong (1st team Bars). Simpkins claimed the SEC All-Around title. Spivey and Simpkins tied for the SEC Vault title, Strong won the SEC Bars title, Spivey and Stepp tied for the SEC Beam title, and Spivey also claimed the SEC Floor Exercise title. Stepp was named the first-ever SEC Gymnast of the Year. Jennifer Carbone was awarded the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and the SEC Postgraduate Scholarship. SEC Honor Roll was earned by Carbone, Rowlette, Logan, Macy, and Simpkins.

1992- (34-1, 5-0 SEC) Finished 2nd at NCAA Championships with a score of 194.600. Won 4th SEC Team Championship. Heather Stepp claimed the NCAA Vault title. All-American honors...Andrea Dewey (1st team Vault), Nneka Logan (1st team Bars, 2nd team Beam), Chris Rodis (2nd team FX), Agina Simpkins (1st team Beam, 2nd team AA, FX), Hope Spivey (1st team AA, Vault, FX, 2nd team Bars), Heather Stepp (1st team AA, Vault, Beam , FX, 2nd team Bars). Simpkins was named the SEC Freshman of the Year and claimed the SEC Bars title. Stepp claimed the SEC All-Around title, as well as sharing the Vault title with Spivey. Spivey also won the SEC Floor Exercise title. Logan claimed the SEC Beam title. Stepp was the first and only UGA gymnast to ever win the Honda Inspiration Award. SEC Honor Roll was earned by Jennifer Carbone, Kelly Macy, and Simpkins. Spivey also became the first gymnast to score a 10.0 at the SEC Championship.

1991- (31-5, 4-1 SEC) Finished 3rd at NCAA Championships with a score of 193.375. Won 3rd SEC Team Championship. Hope Spivey claimed the NCAA All-Around title, as well as NCAA titles on Vault and Floor. Kelly Macy claimed the NCAA Bars title. All-American honors...Macy (1st team Bars), Chris Rodis (1st team FX), Sandy Rowlette (1st team Vault, Bars), Spivey (1st team AA, Vault, Bars, Beam, and FX). Macy was named SEC Freshman of the Year. Macy and Rowlette tied for the SEC Bars title, as well as Macy claiming the SEC Beam title. Academic All-American honors went to Jennifer Carbone and Julie Ponstein. Spivey became the second Gym Dog to win the Honda Award and also became the first to win three NCAA titles in the same season. SEC Honor Roll went to Carbone, Ponstein, and Rodis.

1990- (38-6, 3-2 SEC) Finished 3rd at NCAA Championships with a score of 193.225. Finished 3rd at SEC Team Championship. All-American honors...Chris Rodis (1st team Bars) and Corrinne Wright (1st team AA). Wright claimed both the SEC titles on Bars and Floor Exercise. Andrea Thomas won the SEC Beam title. Academic All-American honors included: Jennifer Carbone, Melissa DePaoli, and Julie Ponstein. SEC Honor Roll was earned by DePaoli, Kathy Dwyer, Ponstein, Rodis, Thomas, and Wright. The Gym Dogs go undefeated at home for the fourth time in school history, winning all five home meets.

1989- (35-6, 4-0 SEC) Won 2nd NCAA Championship with a score of 192.65. Finished 3rd at SEC Team Championship. Corrinne Wright claimed the NCAA All-Around title and was the first UGA gymnast to accomplish this, as well as the Floor Exercise title. Lucy Wener won the NCAA Bars title. All-American honors...Chris Rodis (1st team Vault), Andrea Thomas (1st team Beam), Wener (1st team AA, Bars, FX), and Wright (1st team AA, Vault, Bars, and Beam. Wener claimed the SEC All-Around title, as well as the SEC Bars title. Thomas won the SEC Beam title. Academic All-American honors were earned by Melissa DePaoli, Julie Ponstein, and Debbie Greco. Wener became Georgia's first winner of the Honda Award. SEC Honor Roll was warned by Greco, Paula Maheu, and Tanya Schuler.

1988- (35-8-1, 4-0-1 SEC) Finished 5th at NCAA Championship with a score of 196.80. Finished 2nd at SEC Team Championship. All-American honors...Gina Banales (1st team Vault), Andrea Thomas (1st team Beam), Lucy Wener (1st team Bars), Corrinne Wright (1st team Vault and FX). Wener claimed the SEC Bars title. SEC Honor Roll included: Debbie Greco, and Paula Maheu.

1987- (38-3, 5-1 SEC) Won their 1st NCAA Championship with a score of 187.90. Won 2nd SEC Team Championship. Lucy Wener won the NCAA Bars title for the second straight season. NCAA All-American honors...Terri Eckert (1st team FX), Julie Klick (1st team AA and FX), Andrea Thomas (1st team Beam), Wener (1st team Bars), and Corrinne Wright (1st team AA and FX). Eckert claimed the SEC All-Around title, as well as claiming the SEC Bar title. Wright won the SEC Vault title and the SEC Floor title, and Klick won the SEC Beam title. Suzanne Yoculan was named the SEC and NCAA Coach of the Year. SEC Honor Roll was earned by: Eckert, Debbie Greco, Paula Maheu, Susie Origer, and Michelle Sessions. UGA becomes only the second team to ever win the NCAA Championship after Utah won the first five.

1986- (38-3, 4-2 SEC) Finished 4th at NCAA Championship with a score of 185.45. Won 1st SEC Team Championship. Lucy Wener won Georgia's first-ever NCAA individual championship with first place finish in the Bars. NCAA All-American honors...Gina Banales (1st team FX), Julie Klick (1st team Beam), Paula Maheu (1st team FX), and Wener (1st team Bars). Klick won the SEC All-Around title...and Maheu claimed the SEC Vault title. SEC Honor Roll was earned by Eckert, Susie Origer, and Michelle Sessions. Suzanne Yoculan was named the SEC Coach of the Year.

1985- (30-17, 2-3 SEC) Finished 7th at NCAA Championship with a score of 180.00. Finished 3rd at SEC Team Championships. NCAA All-American honors...Gina Banales (1st team Bars), and Terri Eckert (1st team Bars and Beam). SEC Honor Roll was earned by: Eckert, Laurie Jones, Laurie Reiff, and Jodi Thompson. Gym Dogs went undefeated at home for the first time and hosted NCAA Southeast Regional for the first time.

1984- (27-13, 2-2 SEC) Finished 9th at NCAA Championships with a score of 177.60. Finished 2nd at SEC Team Championship. This marked Suzanne Yoculan's first season as head coach at Georgia...team made first-ever appearance at NCAA Championship. NCAA All-American honors...Kathy McMinn (1st team Vault and Bars). McMinn claimed the SEC All-Around title as well as the SEC Bars title. Academic All-American honors...McMinn. SEC Honor Roll was earned by McMinn and Laurie Reiff.

1975 - Andy Long hired as the second University of Georgia women's gymnastics coach. Practices are moved to the Women's PE Building and meets are held in the Coliseum.

1973-1974 - Practices are held in Stegeman Hall and meets are held in the volleyball gym in the Women's PE Building (currently the Dance and Marine Programs Building).

1973 - The University of Georgia established women's gymnastics as a varsity sport and named Melinda Airhart as its first head coach.

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