Tigers Open the 2002 Season on Road
1/10/2002 12:00:00 AM | Gymnastics
Jan. 10, 2002
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The University of Missouri women's gymnastics team opens the 2002 season against Bowling Green on Sun., Jan. 13 at 1:00 p.m., in Bowling Green, Ohio. The Tigers return to the Hearnes Center a week later to open their home season against Southeast Missouri State on Sun., Jan. 20 at 2:00 p.m.
Tickets for the 2002 gymnastics season are still available at the Hearnes Center Ticket Office or by calling 1-800-CAT-PAWS or 884-PAWS locally.
Scouting Bowling Green
The Falcons break into the 2002 season backed by a 9-12 record during their 2001 campaign. Bowling Green finished fifth at the Mid-American Conference Championship with a team score of 193.85. The Falcons rounded out the 2001 season ranked 39th in the final GymInfo standings.
Bowling Green returns 10 veterans and adds three newcomers to this season's roster. Bolstering the squad are returning seniors Marny Ostreneg, Mindy Untch and Sarah Gaertner.
The Falcons are led by sixth-year Head Coach Dan Connelly. He owns a 90-92 career record while recording a 40-62 tally while at Bowling Green.
Missouri leads the MU-BGSU series 6-1.
Tigers in 2002
The Tigers look to add to a stellar 2001 season that saw three Mizzou athletes compete in the NCAA Region III Championship. Mizzou return eight letterwinners to the team and add seven newcomers to the 2002 roster.
Topping the lineup, juniors Leah Gremaud, Alina Hamm and Laura Forbes look to follow up their record breaking 2001 campaign with more fireworks. Sophomores Lindsay Davis and Andrea Nervig are poised to once again have stellar years and the addition of redshirts Rachel Bridges and Terri Baker, the Tiger round out an experienced and competitive veteran squad.
Adding to the ranks of the newcomers, freshman Alisha Robinson, the 2001 U.S. Power Tumbling Champion, looks to be a strong competitor. Freshman Ashley Asraf, a powerful gymnast out of Tom's River, N.J., looks to make an impact on the vault and floor and Rachael Dombart, from Gwinnett Gymnastics Center in Woodstock, Ga., promises to be competitive on the uneven bars and balance beam.
Travel Itinerary
The Tigers depart Columbia, Mo., at 9:30 a.m. on Sat., Jan. 12 in order to take a 1:00 p.m., flight from St. Louis to Detroit, Mich. After competing on Sunday night, Missouri will return to St. Louis around 1:00 p.m., on Mon., Jan. 13.
