2013 alaska anchorage gymnastics media guide

December 9 GREEN & GOLD INTRASQUAD WELLS FARGO SPORTS COMPLEX 2 pm

January 10 at Bridgeport Bridgeport, Conn. 3 pm 12 at Rutgers (w/ Yale) New Brunswick, N.J. 3 pm 25 SEATTLE PACIFIC WELLS FARGO SPORTS COMPLEX 7 pm 26 SEATTLE PACIFIC WELLS FARGO SPORTS COMPLEX 7 pm

February 8 at Centenary (w/ Winona State) Shreveport, La. 3 pm 10 at Centenary Shreveport, La. 11 am 17 EASTERN MICHIGAN WELLS FARGO SPORTS COMPLEX 2 pm

March 7 at Central Michigan Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 3 pm 9 at Eastern Michigan Ypsilanti, Mich. 3 pm (w/ Air Force, Kent State) 23 at Mountain Pacifi c Sports Seattle, Wash. 5 pm Federation Championships

April 6 NCAA Div. I West Regional Corvallis, Ore. 5 pm Championships

All times Alaska Standard/Daylight

2013 SCHEDULE

2013 ALASKA ANCHORAGE SEAWOLVES2013 ALASKA ANCHORAGE SEAWOLVESLeft-to-right:Left-to-right: Chelsey Baker, Stefany Bryan, Simone Penker, M’rcy Matsunami, Randi Cutolo, Paige Pirie, Emily Petersen, Chelsey Baker, Stefany Bryan, Simone Penker, M’rcy Matsunami, Randi Cutolo, Paige Pirie, Emily Petersen, Sariaye Jensen, Marie-Sophie Boggasch, Julia York, Morgan Cook, Nicole Wetzel, Mattie Gamble, Kayli Davies Sariaye Jensen, Marie-Sophie Boggasch, Julia York, Morgan Cook, Nicole Wetzel, Mattie Gamble, Kayli Davies

SophomorePAIGE PIRIE

FreshmanCHELSEY BAKER

TABLE OF CONTENTSTeam Photo and 2013 Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Front CoverQuick Facts/Table of Contents/Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12013 Alaska Anchorage Season Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

COACHING STAFF & ROSTERHead Coach Paul Stoklos & Assistant Coach Tami Monette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32013 Seawolf Roster / Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILESReturning Letterwinners & Redshirts Morgan Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Sariaye Jensen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Emily Petersen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Paige Pirie & Chelsey Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Newcomers Marie-Sophie Boggasch / Stefany Bryan / Randi Cutolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Kayli Davies / Mattie Gamble / M’rcy Matsunami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Simone Penker / Nicole Wetzel / Julia York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

SEAWOLF STATISTICS, RECORDS & HISTORY2012 Season Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Mountain Pacific Sports Federation/UAA Facilities/The Seawolf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13All-Time Seawolf Top Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14All-Time Letterwinners/USAG All-Americans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

UAA & ALASKAUAA Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16University of Alaska Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Anchorage & Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Back Cover

SEAWOLFQUICK FACTS

GENERAL INFORMATIONName: University of Alaska AnchorageLocation: 3211 Providence Dr. Anchorage, AK 99508Founded: 1977Enrollment: 19,634Nickname: SeawolvesColors: Green & Gold Affiliation: NCAA Division IConference: Mountain Pacific Sports FederationChancellor: Tom CaseAthletics Director: Dr. Steve CobbAthletic Dept. Phone: 907-786-1250Ticket Office Phone: 907-786-1293

COACHING/SUPPORT STAFFHead Coach: Paul Stoklos, 29th season Alma Mater: Arizona (’81) Phone: 907-786-1229 Email: [email protected] Coaches: Tami Monette, 18th season; Jessica Monette, 1st seasonVolunteer Asst.: Scott Satterfield, 2nd seasonAthletic Trainer: Chris Volk Office Phone: 907-786-1326

TEAM INFORMATION2012 Dual Record: 3-122012 MPSF Finish: 4th of 4Letterwinners Returning: 4Letterwinners Lost: 5Redshirts Returning: 1Newcomers: 9Home Arena (capacity): Wells Fargo Sports

Complex (1,000)

TEAM HISTORYFirst Year of Gymnastics: 1985Division I Since: 2004

SPORTS INFORMATIONSID/Gymnastics Contact: Nate Sagan Office Phone: 907-786-1295 E-Mail: [email protected] SID Fax: 907-563-4565 Press Row Phone: 907-786-4877Assistant SID: Dallas Baldwin Office: 907-786-4625 E-Mail: [email protected]: GoSeawolves.com

The 2013 UAA Gymnastics media guide was writ-ten, edited, designed and compiled by sports information director Nate Sagan. Editorial and cover design assistance was provided by Dallas Baldwin. Primary photography by Sam Wasson. It is the policy of UAA to provide services and benefits to all students and employees without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, dis-ability or status as a Vietnam-era veteran. This official publication was released by the University of Alaska Anchorage, produced to promote Seawolf Gymnastics.

ON THE COVER: From left-to-right, sophomore Morgan Cook, junior Emily Petersen and sopho-more Sariaye Jensen lead the Seawolves into the 2013 campaign.

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KCFT-TV (GCI Cable Channel 19)Tom Steigleman – General Manager6401 E. Northern Lights Blvd.Anchorage, AK 99504Phone: (907) 377-2020

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The Northern LightUniversity of Alaska Anchorage3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508Phone: (907) 786-1567

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MEDIA GUIDELINESFor credentials or interview requests, please contact the UAA Sports Information Office at least one day in advance. Sports Information produces weekly press releases and game notes complete with statis-tics for each sport during the season.

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fully healthy, and Simone Penker has come in ready to practice and compete at a high level. Julia York has shown explosiveness on vault and Nicole Wetzel is one of the most coachable athletes we have ever had. That being said, any one of the others could break through as well.” The Seawolves will host three home meets in 2013, Jan. 25-26 against MPSF rival Seattle Pacific and Feb. 17 against Eastern Michigan. UAA will also take on its usual challenging road schedule, with trips planned to Connecticut, New Jersey, Louisiana, Michigan and Washington.

season Green & Gold Intrasquad from Kayli Davies (Mission Viejo, Calif.) and Stefany Bryan (Seattle, Wash.), while M’rcy Matsunami (Omaha, Neb.) should also be an all-around contender. Also looking to crack the lineup will be Randi Cutolo (South Jordan, Utah) on floor, Mattie Gamble (Raleigh, N.C.) on vault and floor, Nicole Wetzel (Keller, Texas) on beam and floor, and Julia York (Mission Viejo, Calif.) on vault and floor. “I’m extremely excited about the poten-tial of this group,” Stoklos added. “Stefany Bryan has great all-around skills when she is

With four proven returners and one of the largest recruiting classes in

Alaska Anchorage gymnastics history, head coach Paul Stoklos is exciting about his pro-gram’s prospects in 2013 and beyond. The Seawolves enter their 10th cam-paign at the Div. I level this January with 10 new faces in the lineup, including one redshirt and nine true freshmen. “Last year our freshmen carried the team,” said Stoklos, who has piloted the program through its entire existence. “Now they are performing at a high level for us and providing veteran leadership. There are obviously some great opportunites for some of our freshmen to prove they belong at this level.” The veteran core of the team starts with junior captain Emily Petersen, who set UAA’s program record with a 9.679 average on uneven bars last year. The Indianapolis native also produced the team’s second-best balance beam average, boosted by a career-high 9.825 vs. Michigan State. She will be joined by a trio of sopho-mores who return after playing huge roles as rookies – Morgan Cook, Sariaye Jensen and Paige Pirie. Cook was an NCAA Regionals all-around qualifier with a 37.345 RQS in 2012, and one of three Seawolves to compete in all 11 regular-season meets. The Hot Springs, Ark., product comes into 2013 with career-highs of 9.7 on vault, 9.775 on floor, 9.8 on beam and 38.400 all-around. Meanwhile, Jensen competed all-around a team-high nine times, earning All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation honors on both bars and all-around. The Las Vegas native had the 10th-best bars average in pro-gram history at 9.540, tallying a season-high 9.75 on three occasions. Pirie returns after peaking at the end of her freshman season, including marks of 9.625 on floor against Michigan State and 9.45 on bars at MPSFs. Also back is redshirt freshman Chelsey Baker, who missed the 2012 season after suffering a knee injury in the preseason. “We are glad to have Chelsey healthy and back in the lineup,” Stoklos said. “She has worked hard to get ready to compete and is solid on vault and beam.” In recruiting, Stoklos went to six far-flung states and two foreign countries to compile his nine-woman freshman class. Austrian Simone Penker appears ready to make an immediate impact in the all-around after competing on the European circuit along with fellow newcomer Marie-Sophie Boggasch, from Germany. UAA got strong showings in the pre-

Junior captainEmily Petersen

SophomorePaige Pirie

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PAUL STOKLOSHead Coach 29th Season

The only gymnastics coach the University of Alaska Anchorage has

ever known, Paul Stoklos keeps taking the Seawolves to new heights as he embarks on his 29th season in 2013. Stoklos has overseen UAA’s transition from Division II to Division I over the past decade, boosting the team’s talent to its highest level ever. The 20 best team

scores in program history have all come since 2004, including six of the top seven marks from 2008-11. In 2009, Stoklos’ squad won its first-ever conference title when it captured the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships in Colorado Springs. Individually, Stoklos has qualified 11 Seawolf gymnasts to the NCAA West Regional all-around competition, and produced nine MPSF event titlists. Stoklos’ gymnasts have also produced in the class-room, topping the MPSF All-Academic Team in 2010 with 10 honorees. From the program’s inception in 1985 until becoming a full-fledged Division I program in 2004, Stoklos’ pro-gram produced three national champions, 12 All-Americans and 37 Academic All-Americans at the Division II level. Success in recent sea-sons has come from a continued refinement of the UAA program. At the end of each season, Stoklos and his squad make adjustments to the training process which allows them to improve both in the gym and in the classroom. Team performance is important to Stoklos, who wants his gymnasts to think of their routines in terms of an overall team effort. Topping his list of student-athlete priorities, however, is academics, evidenced by the fact that his team consistently produces All-American Scholar certificates. Prior to coming to UAA, Stoklos served as a coach as an undergradu-ate and graduate assistant at the University of Arizona for seven years. He helped bring a fledgling gymnastics program from ground level to a national ranking in just four years. Stoklos was an excellent athlete in his own right, earning varsity letters in football, track and gymnastics in high school. He was a competitive skydiver at Arizona where he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1981. An avid and experienced downhill and cross-country skier, Stoklos is a member of the Mt. Alyeska Ski Patrol during the winter months. He enjoys hiking, fishing, scuba diving, skydiving and is a rated private air-plane pilot. Stoklos is also a longtime member of the Alaska Search and Rescue Dogs.

THE STOKLOS FILEHometown: Brookfi eld, Wis.Educa on: B.S., General Studies, Univ. of Arizona, 1981; M.S., Exercise Science, Arizona, 1984

Head Coaching Achievements(UAA, 1985-present)

Has coached...3 USAG Na onal Champions (5 tles)

12 All-Americans (39 awards)13 NCAA West Regional Qualifi ers37 Div. II Academic All-Americans

2004 MPSF Coach of the Year2005 MPSF Co-Coach of the Year

2009 MPSF Champions

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TAMI MONETTEAssistant Coach 18th Season

In her 18th season as assistant coach for the Seawolves in 2013, Tami Monette has

become an integral part of the program. Monette was voted the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Assistant Coach of the Year in 2009 for the third time, repeating the honor

she shared in 2006 and won outright in 2005. Monette has an extensive background in gymnastics as a competitor, head coach, compulsory judge and club owner. She has served two stints as head coach for the Anchorage Gymnastics Association, from 1993-95 and from 1978-85. Monette currently serves as an age-group director at the state level. She is USA safety-certified and has served as a judge at levels five through seven. She has placed gymnasts on Region II teams to Nationals from 1985 through 1995.

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SEAWOLVESBY CLASS

Seniors – 0Juniors – 1 (Petersen)Sophomores – 3 (Cook, Jensen,

Pirie)Freshmen – 10 (Baker, Boggasch,

Bryan, Cutolo, Davies, Gamble, Matsunami, Penker, Wetzel, York)

SEAWOLVESBY STATE/COUNTRY

California 2 – (Davies, York)Arkansas – 1 (Cook)Florida – 1 (Baker)Georgia – 1 (Pirie)Indiana – 1 (Petersen)Nebraska – 1 (Matsunami)Nevada – 1 (Jensen)North Carolina – 1 (Gamble)Texas – 1 (Wetzel)Utah – 1 (Cutolo)Washington – 1 (Bryan)Austria – 1 (Penker)Germany – 1 (Boggasch)

ALPHABETICAL ROSTERNAME HT YR EXP HOMETOWN (High School/Club Team)Chelsey Baker 4-11 Fr. RS Lynn Haven, Fla. (Mosley HS/Gymnastics Plus)Marie-Sophie Boggasch 5-5 Fr. HS Schwarzenbach am Wald, Germany (Otto-Hahn Gymnasium)Stefany Bryan 5-1 Fr. HS Seattle, Wash. (Roosevelt HS/Seattle Gymnastics Academy)Morgan Cook 5-3 So. 1V Hot Springs, Ark. (Lakeside HS/Hot Springs Gymnastics)Randi Cutolo 5-3 Fr. HS South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS/Arete Gymnastics)Kayli Davies 5-0 Fr. HS Mission Viejo, Calif. (Aliso Niguel HS/Azarian GTC)Mattie Gamble 5-1 Fr. HS Raleigh, N.C. (Millbrook HS/Raleigh School of Gymnastics)Sariaye Jensen 5-6 So. 1V Las Vegas, Nev. (Silverado HS/Brown’s Las Vegas GC)M’rcy Matsunami 5-3 Fr. HS Omaha, Neb. (Omaha North HS/Premier Gymnastics)Simone Penker 5-2 Fr. HS Maria Saal, Austria (BG Tanzenberg)Emily Petersen 5-5 Jr. 2V Indianapolis, Ind. (North Central HS/Deveau’s Sch. of Gymnastics)Paige Pirie 5-3 So. 1V Newnan, Ga. (Newnan HS/Newnan School of Gymnastics)Nicole Wetzel 5-2 Fr. HS Keller, Texas (Keller HS/ASI Gymnastics)Julia York 5-4 Fr. HS Mission Viejo, Calif. (Trabuco Hills HS/Gym Max)

HEAD COACH: Paul Stoklos (Arizona ‘81), 29th seasonASSISTANT COACHES: Tami Monette, 18th season; Jessica Monette, 1st seasonVOLUNTEER ASSISTANT: Scott Satterfield, 2nd season

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE:

CHRIS VOLKAthletic Trainer 19th Season

Head athletic trainer Chris Volk is in her 19th season with the UAA Athletic De-

partment. Volk cares for the treatment and prevention of injuries to Seawolf student-athletes, and manages the overall operation of the department’s Sport Medicine offi ce. A 1979 graduate of the University of Day-ton with a bachelor’s degree in biology, Volk also earned a master’s degree in biology from UD in 1986. She is a certifi ed member of the National Athletic Trainers Association.

She and her husband Rick are the parents of three children — Me-gan, Cody and Casey.

Boggasch • bah-GOSHCutolo • KOO-tuh-lohM’rcy Matsunami • MAR-cee mat-soo-NAH-meeMone e • moe-NETT

Pirie • PEER-eeSariaye • SAY-ree-aySimone • sih-MONEStoklos • STOKE-lohs

JESSICA MONETTEAssistant Coach 1st Season

Jessica Monette begins her fi rst season on coach Paul Stoklos’ staff as an assistant

coach in 2013. An accomplished dancer and choreogra-pher, Monette formerly taught dance in her hometown of Wenatchee, Wash. Her primary duties with the Seawolves in-

volve choreography for the team’s fl oor routines. Monette earned her associate’s degree in nursing from Wenatchee Valley College.

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Mary Ann Foland, MD Robert Gieringer, MD Larry Levine, MD C.J. Little, MD Nell Loftin, MD Brett Mason, DO David McGuire, MD Jan Nyboer, MD Elisha Powell, MD Douglas Prevost, MD Bret Rosane, MD Greg Stone, DM George Stransky, MD Kenneth Swayman, DPM Tom Vasileff, MD Judith Whitcomb, MD

SEAWOLF SPORTS MEDICINE STAFF

Seawolf Training StaffHead Trainer – Christine VolkAsst. Trainer – Kevin LechtenbergAsst. Trainer (MBB) – Rachel Butler

Head Team Physician Jeff Moore, MD

Team Physicians Richard McEvoy, MD Paul Steer, MD

Sports Medicine Consultants Joella Beard, MD Keith Brownsberger, MD Leo Bustad, MD Leslie Dean, MD Jay Derksen, DM

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Morgan Cook

Sophomore • 1VL5-3

Hot Springs, ArkansasLakeside HS

Hot Springs Gymnas cs

2012: Became 11th Seawolf gymnast (10th all-arounder) and first since 2009 to qualify for the NCAA Div. I West Regional Championships after earning 37.435 regional qualifying score … was one of three Seawolves to com-pete in all 11 regular-season meets and tied for team lead with nine all-around appearances … equaled team season-high with 38.400 all-around on Mar. 11 against Michigan State, helping UAA to 6th-best score (192.625) in pro-gram history … also had career-highs of 9.8 on beam, 9.775 on floor and 9.575 on bars vs. MSU … placed 3rd in all-around with 38.075 at Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships on Mar. 24, boosted by 9.75 on beam and 9.625 on floor … named to All-MPSF Team as all-arounder … recorded first career event win on bal-ance beam with 9.525 vs. SUNY Cortland on Jan. 10 … season average of 37.397 in all-around ranked No. 20 on UAA all-time list … nominated for UAA’s Bill MacKay Athlete of the Year award.

BEFORE UAA: Competed at Level 10 Western Regionals three straight years … won all-around title at L10 state championships in 2010 and 2011 … also qualifi ed for regional championships four times at levels 8 and 9 as a member of the Hot Spring Gymnastics club team … let-tered one year in volleyball at Lakeside High School.

PERSONAL: Born July 1993 in Hot Springs, Ark. … daugh-ter of Craig and Janis Cook … psychology major.

COOK’S CAREER BESTSVault: 9.7 at UC Davis, 3/2/12Uneven Bars: 9.575 vs Michigan State, 3/11/12Balance Beam: 9.8 vs Michigan State, 3/11/12Floor Exercise: 9.775 vs Michigan State, 3/11/12All-Around: 38.400 vs Michigan State, 3/11/12

Year Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around 2012 (Fr.) 9.700 9.575 9.800 9.775 38.400

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Las Vegas, NevadaSilverado HS

Brown’s Gymnas cs

2012: Competed in 10 of 11 meets, tying for team high with nine all-around appearances … earned All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation honors on two events, with regional qualifying scores of 9.690 on bars and 37.340 all-around … season bars average of 9.540 ranked No. 10 in program history … scored between 9.6 and 9.75 on eight of 10 bars routines, including 9.75s vs Michigan State (Mar. 9), at Denver (Feb. 4) and at Towson (Jan. 22) … recorded season-high 38.175 all-around Mar. 11 vs. Michigan State, helping UAA to No. 6 team score (192.625) in program history … earned victories on bars (9.7) and all-around (37.825) in collegiate debut, Jan. 8 vs. SUNY Cortland.

BEFORE UAA: Qualifi ed for 2011 state, regional and NIT meets … placed 5th in all-around and 4th on bars at 2011 Nevada L10 State meet … placed 5th or better or bars at Fiesta Bowl, Heart of a Champion, Lady Luck and Malibu Classic meets, including 3rd at Fiesta Bowl … competed at Level 10 for four years.

PERSONAL: Born June 1993 in Twin Falls, Idaho … daugh-ter of Lonald and Denise Jensen … youngest of nine sib-lings … elementary education major.

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JENSEN’S CAREER BESTSVault: 9.65 vs Michigan State, 3/11/12Uneven Bars: 9.75, three mes (last vs Michigan State, 3/9/12)Balance Beam: 9.3 vs Michigan State, 3/11/12Floor Exercise: 9.625 vs Michigan State, 3/11/12All-Around: 38.175 vs Michigan State, 3/11/12

Year Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around 2012 (Fr.) 9.650 9.750 9.300 9.625 38.175

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Indianapolis, Ind.North Central HS

Deveau’s Sch. of Gym.

2012: Was consistent three-event performer in fi nal seven meets, setting school record for season average on un-even bars at 9.679 … earned All-Mountain Pacifi c Sports Federation honors on bars with 9.695 regional qualifying score … scored no lower than 9.5 on bars, including ca-reer-high-tying 9.775 in Mar. 11 home meet vs. Michigan State … produced team’s 2nd-best beam average at 9.436, tying for No. 20 on program all-time list … scored 9.825 on beam against MSU on Mar. 11, equaling 4th-best beam score in program history … competed six times on vault, earning season-high 9.5 at UC Davis on Mar. 2 … earned spot on MPSF All-Academic Team and was gymnastics squad’s Team Scholar-Athlete with 3.87 overall GPA.

2011: Competed in all nine meets as staple of UAA’s vault, bars and beam lineups … season bars average of 9.475 was No. 3 on team and tied for 17th-best mark in program history … scored 9.5 or better on seven of nine bars rou-tines, including season-high 9.775 at Michigan State (Feb. 27) … tied for 6th place on bars with 9.65 at Mountain Pacifi c Sports Federation Championships (Mar. 19) … posted top overall performance at New Hampshire (Feb. 12) with 9.675 on beam, 9.6 on bars and 9.525 on vault … helped UAA to Mar. 11 dual win over Centenary with 9.55 on vault and 9.5 on bars … scored 9.6 on beam and 9.5 on vault as UAA produced No. 6 team score (192.25) against Centenary on Mar. 13.

BEFORE UAA: Two-time qualifi er for Level 10 national meet … won bars title at regional meet and vault title at state meet in 2010 … regional beam champion in 2009 and won titles on beam, bars and all-around at 2009 NIT meet … honor-roll student in the top 10 percent of her class at North Central High School.

PERSONAL: Born Emily Faith Petersen on July 25, 1991 in Indianapolis, Ind. … daughter of Bob Petersen and Nancy Jo Gemmer … enjoys outdoors activies, sports and read-ing … management major.

Year Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around 2011 (Fr.) 9.550 9.775 9.675 — — 2012 (So.) 9.500 9.775 9.825 — —

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2012: Contributed seven times on bars and five times on floor as a rookie … posted team’s 5th-best floor average at 9.415 … scored season-high 9.625 on floor against Michigan State on Mar. 11, helping Seawolves earn 6th-best team score in program history (192.625) … scored season-high 9.45 on bars at Mountain Pacific Sports Fed-eration Championships.

BEFORE UAA: Competed at Level 10 for three years … was 2011 JO Nationals qualifier … placed 3rd in all-around at 2011 Eastern Regionals … earned 2nd place on bars at L-9 Eastern Nationals and was state champion on beam … helped Newnan High School to 2008 team state title and earned all-state honors.

PERSONAL: Born April 1993 in Jacksonville, Fla. … daughter of Jim and Teri Pirie … justice major. PIRIE’S CAREER BESTS

Vault: N/AUneven Bars: 9.45 at MPSF Championships, 3/24/12Balance Beam: N/AFloor Exercise: 9.625 vs Michigan State, 3/11/12All-Around: N/A

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Lynn Haven, Fla.Mosley HS

Gymnas cs Plus

2012: Received medical redshirt after suffering knee injury in December 2011.

BEFORE UAA: Competed at Level 10 for three years … as Level 9 competitor, was state champion on beam and earned 2nd place on bars and 3rd place in all-around at Eastern Nationals … helped Newnan High School to 2008 Florida State team title and earned all-state honors.

PERSONAL: Born Chelsey E. Baker on Dec. 29, 1992 … daugh-ter of Robert and Laurie Baker … political science major.

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BEFORE UAA: Competed in international events throughout Eu-rope … placed 4th at 2012 Sidijk Gymnastics Tournament in Holland and was 3rd-place fi nisher in German national team league in 2010 and 2011 … also won regional titles in 2010 and 2011 and fi nished 12th at German National Championships in 2011 … placed 6th at German Youth Championships in 2010.

PERSONAL: Born September 1995 in Germany … daughter of Roger and Mirjam Boggasch … professional piloting major.

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Sea le, WashingtonRoosevelt HS

Sea le Gym. Academy

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BEFORE UAA: Qualifi ed for JO Nationals in 2012 and was NIT qualifi er in 2011 … won state all-around title in 2010 and quali-fi ed for Western Regionals … placed 5th on fl oor at 2009 West-erns.

PERSONAL: Born August 1994 in South Korea … daughter of Paul and Judith Bryan … plays piano and ukulele … other inter-ests include photography … English major.

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South Jordan, UtahBingham HS

Arete Gymnas cs

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PERSONAL: Born July 1994 in Denver, Colo. … daughter of Per-ry and Kim Davies … psychology major.

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BEFORE UAA: Qualifi ed for JO Regionals each year from 2008-12 … competed two seasons at Level 10 … won Level 8 regional title in 2008 … won conference title competing for Millbrook High School … also helped Millbrook High to team state & league crowns … lettered four times at MHS … in addition to Raleigh Gymnastics Academy, also competed for Impact Gym-nastics.

PERSONAL: Born Feb. 1994 in Rimnicu Sarat, Romania … daughter of Bill and Teri Gamble … enjoys shopping and run-ning … pre-nursing major.

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Omaha, NebraskaOmaha North HS

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BEFORE UAA: Competed three straight years at Level 10 JO Na-tionals ... placed 7th on bars, 9th on beam and 15th all-around in Senior C division at 2012 JO’s ... won titles on vault and beam and fi nished 4th all-around at 2012 Nebraska Optional State Championships ... had impressive showing at 2011 JO Nation-als, fi nishing 5th on bars and 12th all-around in the Senior B di-vision ... produced L-10 career-highs of 9.7 on vault, 9.6 on bars, 9.55 on beam, 9.325 on fl oor and 37.625 all-around ... earned 2009 Level 9 Western Regional titles on bars and all-around.

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PERSONAL: Born November 1993 in Klagenfurt, Austria … daughter of Elisabeth Penker and Hugo Scharf … enjoys read-ing, shopping and listening to music … major is undeclared.

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Keller, TexasKeller HS

ASI Gymnas cs

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Wetzel

BEFORE UAA: Competed three years at Level 10, training with ASI Gymnastics, Puget Sound Gymnastics and Gymnastics Ex-press.

PERSONAL: Born September 1993 in San Ramon, Calif. … daughter of Dave and Brenna Wetzel … psychology major.

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BEFORE UAA: Qualifi ed for L-10 JO Nationals on vault … com-peted all-around in 2012 Region 1 Championships … won L-9 state title on vault in 2011 … competed for GymMax club team for eight years.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 1994 in Mission Viejo, Calif. … daughter of Walter and Joan York … interests include trapeze, TV, read-ing, hiking and shopping … major is undeclared.

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Overcoming injuries and early-season adversity, the 2012 Seawolves finished strong with highs in their

final three regular-season meets. UAA posted 192.625 points in the final home meet against Michigan State for the sixth-best score in program history and the second-highest at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex. Six Seawolves earned All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation honors and four made the league’s all-academic squad, while freshman Morgan Cook became just the 10th UAA gym-nast to earn an all-around berth in the NCAA Division I West Regional Championships.

2012 MEET RESULTS(DUAL RECORD: 3-12)

Date Meet/Opponent ResultJan. 8 SUNY CORTLAND W, 187.950-183.800Jan. 10 SUNY CORTLAND W, 188.125-187.250Jan. 20 at Maryland (w/ Bridgeport) 3rd, 185.900Jan. 22 at Towson (w/ William & Mary) 2nd, 187.875Feb. 4 at Denver (w/ Iowa State) 3rd, 188.050Feb. 12 AIR FORCE L, 189.300-190.925Mar. 2 at UC Davis (w/ Arizona, SJSU) 4th, 187.475 Mar. 4 at Sacramento State L, 190.325-193.000Mar. 9 MICHIGAN STATE L, 190.850-194.175Mar. 11 MICHIGAN STATE L, 192.625-195.425Mar. 24 MPSF Championships (at UC Davis) 4th, 188.300Apr. 7 NCAA West Regionals (at Seattle) Cook, 36.700Home meets in ALL CAPS at Wells Fargo Sports Complex

2012 TOP SCORESTEAM

V — 48.225 vs Air Force, Feb. 12UB — 48.000 vs Michigan State, Mar. 11BB — 48.225 vs Michigan State, Mar. 11FX — 48.350 vs Michigan State, Mar. 11Total — 192.625 vs Michigan State, Mar. 11

INDIVIDUALV — 9.825, Melissa Doucette vs Air Force, Feb. 12UB — 9.775, Emily Petersen vs Michigan State, Mar. 11BB — 9.825, Emily Petersen vs Michigan State, Mar. 11FX — 9.825, Kaelei Spoor at MPSF Championships, Mar. 24AA — 38.400, Melissa Doucette at Towson, Jan. 22; 38.400, Morgan Cook vs Michigan State, Mar. 11

Morgan CookNCAA Division I West Regional

Championships All-Around QualifierMPSF All-Conference Team (AA)

Melissa DoucetteMPSF co-Gymnast of the Week (1/17-23)All-MPSF Team (V, FX)MPSF All-Academic Team

Sariaye JensenAll-MPSF Team (UB, AA)

Kathleen MantellAll-MPSF Team (BB)MPSF All-Academic Team

Emily PetersenMPSF All-Conference Team (UB)MPSF All-Academic Team

Shakea SandersMPSF All-Conference Team (V)

Jackie ThomasMPSF All-Academic Team

2012 SEAWOLVES HONORS & AWARDS

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SEAWOLF FACILITIES

U AA hosts its home meets

on campus in the 1,000-seat Wells Fargo Sports Complex. The newly refurbished gym, which has housed Seawolf gymnastics, bas-ketball and volleyball since 1978, provides a comfortable atmosphere for both competi-tors and fans. Seawolf gymnasts also make use of the WFSC’s other facilities — weight room, fitness center, 25-meter pool, jogging track and sauna — for training and recreation. The Seawolves train off-campus at the Anchorage Gymnastics Association facility in Midtown. UAA gymnastis have exclu-sive use of the AGA gym for practice. The facility offers 12 competition beams, four sets of uneven bars and two spring floors, as well as a loose foam pit for vaulting, tumbling and bars. The gym includes almost 23,000 square feet of training space.

T he Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) was established in 1992 to serve the competitive needs of member institutions

from the Big West, Pacific-10, Mountain West, Western Athletic and West Coast Conferences and other selected colleges and universities in the western United States, providing championship competition for Division I intercollegiate Olympic sports in a conference setting. In women’s gymnastics, the league is comprised of four institu-tions -- the University of Alaska Anchorage, UC Davis, Seattle Pacific and the U.S. Air Force Academy. The MPSF was originally formed to provide enhanced competition and championship opportunities for sports without conference affili-ation, to contain the costs of competition, and to ensure the survival of sports impacted by Title IX and other fiscal pressures. It has also served as an incubator for emerging women’s sports and a safe harbor for sports impacted by conference realignments. In 2011-2012, the Federation celebrated its 20th year of competi-tion, and today the MPSF is more relevant than at any other time since its inception. As a testament to its viability, the federation continues to successfully ride the ever-changing wave of college sports by fostering contraction and expansion to meet the dynamic needs of its member institutions and conferences. Since its inception, MPSF teams have won 69 NCAA team championships and numerous individual titles as well. In 2012-13, the MPSF will again provide competition in 13 Olympic sports while serving approximately 1,800 student-athletes on 99 teams from 41 universities in 14 western states. All MPSF teams compete at the NCAA Division I level in men’s soccer, men’s and women’s water polo, men’s and women’s swim-ming, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, men’s and women’s gymnastics, women’s lacrosse and men’s volleyball. MPSF champions earn automatic NCAA Championships bids in men’s soccer, men’s and women’s water polo, and men’s volleyball.

In the Seawolf, the University of Alaska Anchorage has one of the more unique mascots in collegiate sports.

Originally nicknamed the Sourdoughs, UAA adopted the Seawolf moniker in 1977. The name Seawolf represents a mythical sea creature. Ac cording to the legend of the Seawolf, anyone fortunate enough to view it was subject to good luck. The exact nature or shape of the Seawolf, however, was left to the imagination and thus the creature has been depicted in many forms through-out the years. The Seawolf of today was introduced in 1985. Created by the Clark Mishler & Associates Company of Anchorage in cooperation with a University committee, it represents an adaptation of a more traditional Alaska totemic-like characterization of the mythical Seawolf.

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TEAMALL-AROUND1. 193.750 at MPSF Championships, 3/20/042. 193.000 vs Kentucky, 3/15/093. 192.825 at MPSF Championships, 3/28/08 192.825 at MPSF Championships, 3/20/095. 192.775 at Rutgers, 2/28/096. 192.625 vs Michigan State, 3/11/127. 192.250 vs Centenary, 3/13/118. 192.150 vs Temple, 2/22/099. 192.075 at Sacramento State, 2/15/0410. 192.050 vs Kentucky, 3/13/09

VAULT1. 48.675 vs Kentucky, 3/15/092. 48.625 vs Kentucky, 3/13/093. 48.575 vs Temple, 2/22/094. 48.550 at Ursinus, 2/27/095. 48.500 at MPSF Championships, 3/20/096. 48.475 at UC Davis, 2/12/10 48.475 vs Air Force, 3/14/108. 48.375 at Western Michigan, 2/26/06 48.375 vs Centenary, 3/11/1110. 48.300 at Air Force, 3/20/06 48.300 at Rutgers, 2/28/09 48.300 at N. Hampshire, 2/12/11

UNEVEN BARS1. 48.825 at MPSF Championships, 3/20/042. 48.650 at MPSF Championships, 3/28/083. 48.450 vs UC Davis, 1/27/084. 48.400 at Michigan State, 2/27/115. 48.300 at New Hampshire, 2/1/086. 48.225 vs Air Force, 3/16/087. 48.200 vs Air Force, 3/14/088. 48.125 vs Centenary, 3/11/119. 48.075 vs Hamline, 3/12/0510. 48.025 at Sacramento State, 3/2/08

BALANCE BEAM1. 48.575 at Seattle Pacific, 2/7/042. 48.375 vs Kentucky, 3/15/093. 48.275 at Northern Illinois, 2/22/044. 48.250 at Sacramento State, 3/2/085. 48.225 vs Michigan State, 3/11/126. 48.200 at Sacramento State, 2/15/047. 48.175 vs San Jose State, 3/12/04 47.700 at MPSF Championships, 3/20/099. 48.150 at UC Davis, 3/7/0310. 48.100 vs Centenary, 3/13/11

FLOOR EXERCISE1. 49.075 at MPSF Championships, 3/20/042. 48.875 at Seattle Pacific, 3/19/053. 48.825 at MPSF Championships, 3/27/104. 48.775 at MPSF Championships, 3/29/035. 48.600 at Maui Invitational, 1/7/05 48.600 at MPSF Championships, 3/24/06 48.600 at Southeast Missouri, 3/7/108. 48.550 vs MIT, 1/9/04 48.550 vs Texas Woman’s, 2/12/05 48.550 at UC Davis, 2/27/05

INDIVIDUALALL-AROUND1. 39.125, Dominique Ingram at MPSF Championships, 3/20/042. 38.975, Leah Wilson vs Kentucky, 3/15/093. 38.925, Jessica Portlock at Western Michigan, 2/26/064. 38.900, Dominique Ingram at Sacramento State, 2/15/04 38.900, Jessica Portlock at MPSF Championships, 3/24/066. 38.850, Elena Tkacheva at Western Independent Championships, 3/22/977. 38.850, Jessica Portlock at Air Force, 3/20/068. 38.825, Lauren Agostino at Air Force, 3/20/06 38.825, Leah Wilson at Rutgers, 2/28/0910. 38.775, Leah Wilson at MPSF Championships, 3/20/09

VAULT1. 9.925, Dominique Ingram vs San Jose State, 3/13/04 9.925, Dominique Ingram at USAG Championships, 4/10/043. 9.900, Lauren Agostino vs Kentucky, 3/13/09 9.900, Dominique Ingram at USAG Championships, 4/8/045. 9.875, Dominique Ingram at Seattle Pacific, 3/19/05 9.875, Dominique Ingram at MPSF Championships, 3/25/057. 9.850, Dominique Ingram at Sacramento State, 2/15/04 9.850, Dominique Ingram at MPSF Championships, 3/20/04 9.850, Jessica Portlock at Yale, 2/3/08 9.850, Jessica Portlock vs Air Force, 3/16/08 9.850, Lauren Agostino at Sacramento State, 1/22/06

UNEVEN BARS1. 9.925, Elena Tkacheva vs Springfield, 3/23/962. 9.900, Elena Tkacheva vs Springfield, 3/22/963. 9.850, Tiffany Staton at MPSF Championships, 3/20/04 9.850, Jessica Portlock vs Hamline, 3/12/055. 9.825, Dominique Ingram at MPSF Championships, 3/20/04 9.825, Jessica Portlock vs Iowa, 2/11/077. 9.800, Molly O’Connor at Western Independent Champ., 3/27/99 9.800, Elena Tkacheva at Seattle Pacific, 3/10/97 9.800, Jessica Portlock vs Hamline, 3/11/05 9.800, Dominique Ingram at USAG Championships, 4/14/05 9.800, Kristy Boswell vs UC Davis, 1/27/08 9.800, Kristy Boswell at MPSF Championships, 3/28/08 9.800, Kristy Boswell at Rutgers, 2/28/09 9.800, Kristy Boswell vs Kentucky, 3/15/09 9.800, Kristy Boswell at MPSF Championships, 3/20/09

BALANCE BEAM1. 9.850, Jessi Simmons vs Springfield, 3/23/96 9.850, Elena Tkacheva at Western Independent Champ., 3/22/97 9.850, Elena Tkacheva at Seattle Pacific, 3/10/974. 9.825, Brianna Thomas vs San Jose State, 3/13/04 9.825, Lauren Agostino vs Ball State, 3/18/07 9.825, Leah Wilson vs Kentucky, 3/15/09 9.825, Kaelei Spoor at MPSF Championships, 3/27/10 9.825, Emily Petersen vs Michigan State, 3/11/129. 9.800, Elena Tkacheva vs Springfield, 3/23/96 9.800, Dominique Ingram at Seattle Pacific, 2/7/04 9.800, Brianna Thomas, three times, 2004 9.800, Leah Wilson at Air Force, 2/2/09 9.800, Leah Wilson vs Temple, 2/20/09 9.800, Leah Wilson at Rutgers, 2/28/09 9.800, Kaelei Spoor at UC Davis, 2/12/10

FLOOR EXERCISE 1. 9.950, Elena Tkacheva vs Winona State, 2/28/97 9.950, Elena Tkacheva vs Winona State, 3/1/97 3. 9.925, Dominique Ingram at MPSF Championships, 3/20/04 9.925, Dominique Ingram at Seattle Pacific, 3/19/05 5. 9.900, Elena Tkacheva at USAG Championships, 4/11/97 9.900, Dominique Ingram, four times, 2004-0510. 9.875, Rachel Glover at MPSF Championships, 3/29/03 9.875, Elena Tkacheva vs Sacramento State, 2/22/97 9.875, Mandi Burdick at MPSF Championships, 3/20/04 9.875, Kaelei Spoor at MPSF Championships, 3/27/10

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SSalo, Heather .......................................... 1999-2000-01-02Sanders, Shakea ......................................... 2009-10-11-12Schahczinksi, Juliann .............................................1990-91Schmidt, Audra ...........................................................1991Silvey, Christy ........................................................1993-95Simmons, Jessi ........................................... 1996-97-98-99Sokolik, Noel ............................................... 1997-98-2000Sova, Lisa ...............................................................1991-92Spoor, Kaelei .............................................. 2009-10-11-12Stall, Sharon ...............................................................1989Staton, Tiffany ............................................ 2004-05-06-07Stockdale, Carissa.......................................................2003Sullivan, Kathy ............................................................1985

TTarkett, Shannon ............................................. 1997-98-99Thomas, Brianna ........................................................2004Thomas, Jackie ................................................ 2009-10-12Tkacheva, Elena.......................................... 1994-95-96-97Tolliver, Matoyia ........................................................2000Toney, Kristie .............................................. 1998-99-2000Touchet, Carla .......................................................1985-86

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KKeever, Amanda .............................................. 2004-05-06Kleiner, Kelly ............................................... 1989-90-91-92Kramer, Lindsey ..........................................................2003Kolosovsky, Amanda .................................. 2002-03-04-05Kurczewski, Leslie .......................................................1986

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MMacDonald, Shelby ....................................................2011Magiera, Lauren ......................................... 2005-06-07-08Mantell, Kathleen ..................................................2011-12Marx, Karen ...........................................................1991-93McCullar, Angie ..........................................................1998Merritt, Melinda .............................................. 2000-01-02Miller, Sukanya ........................................... 1991-92-93-94Mitchell, Joanne ....................................................2002-03Morgan, Melissa .........................................................1999

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BBackus, Laura.........................................................1989-90Barleycorn, Sheri ........................................................1987Barnett, Christine .......................................................1986Bartleman, Michelle ........................................ 2001-02-03Benham, Diane ...........................................................1989Boswell, Kristy ............................................ 2008-09-10-11Bukojemskyi, Renee ...................................................1989Burdick, Mandi ........................................... 2001-02-03-04Burton, Jamie ........................................................2005-06Byrne, Meagan ........................................... 2007-08-09-10

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DDavlin, Tina.................................................................1991Deering, Susan ...........................................................1987Dombecky, Chantel ......................................... 1994-95-96Doucette, Melissa .................................................2011-12Duarte-Pedrosa, Ann ....................................... 1987-89-90Duncan, Susan ............................................................1989

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KAREN HOEY1994 - Vault1995 - All-Around Balance Beam Vault

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ELENA TKACHEVA1994 - Balance Beam1995 - All-Around Balance Beam Floor Exercise Uneven Bars1996 - Uneven Bars1997 - All-Around (National Champion) Balance Beam Floor Exercise (National Champion) Uneven Bars

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LEISHA JENKINS2000 - All-Around

DOMINIQUE INGRAM2004 - All-Around Vault (National Champion) Floor Exercise (National Champion)2005 - Vault Uneven Bars All-Around

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DR. STEVE COBBDirector of Athletics – Univ. of Alaska Anchorage

In 12 seasons at the helm of the University of Alaska Anchorage athletic department, Dr. Steve Cobb has helped take Seawolf Athletics to unprec-edented heights. Not only have the Seawolves excelled in the field of com-petition, but the foundation for future success has been set in several ways. Starting with the 2007-08 campaign, UAA has enjoyed five of the most memorable athletic seasons in school history, highlighted by four Elite Eight

appearances for Seawolf basketball teams and NCAA top-15 finishes for men’s and women’s cross country (six times), skiing (five times), and men’s & women’s track & field (four times). In fact, with UAA’s concurrent NCAA basketball runs in 2008, UAA became just the second school in NCAA Div. II history to qualify both its men’s and women’s squads for the Final 4. In the 2011-12 athletic campaign, the Seawolves placed a program-record 16th in NCAA Div. II standings in the Learfield Directors’ Cup, which measures nearly 300 D-II programs nationwide on overall athletic success. Under Dr. Cobb’s leadership, construction has also begun on UAA’s planned $109 million Seawolf and Community Arena on campus. He has also overseen major upgrades to UAA’s current facilities, including the installation of a new gym floor and bleachers at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex in 2010. In 2005, Dr. Cobb helped establish the Seawolf Legacy Fund to provide a permanent endowment fund that will ensure full funding for future athletic scholarships at UAA. Seawolf Legacy surpassed the $1 million mark in donations in early 2008. Early in his tenure, he was the driving force behind the establishment of the Seawolf Hall of Fame and was instrumental in negotiating naming-rights agreements for the Wells Fargo Sports Complex, Kendall Hockey Classic and SpringHill Suites Invitational tournaments. The Alabama native has also overseen the creation of the Hockey Classic Wall of Champions above the Seawolves’ practice rink, as well as men’s and women’s Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout champions displays in the gymnasium. A former football coach, Dr. Cobb served as the athletic director at Georgia Southwestern State University before coming to UAA. In five years at Georgia Southwestern, Dr. Cobb raised the Hurricanes’ overall program to become one of the most successful in the nation, making the NAIA national playoffs in six of its seven sports and winning multiple conference champion-ships in men’s and women’s basketball, softball and volleyball. From 1992-95, Dr. Cobb was an assistant athletic director at Iowa Wesleyan College, where he served as the football team’s defensive coordinator and special teams coach. He also had stints as an assistant football coach at East Texas State University (1990-92) and Sul Ross State University (1988-90). A 1981 graduate of the University of Montevallo, Dr. Cobb also holds a Doctorate of Education degree from East Texas State as well as a Master of Business Administration degree from St. Ambrose University and a Master of Education degree from Sul Ross State.

ADMINISTRATION Dr. Steve Cobb . . . . . . . Director of Athletics Dede Allen . . . . . . . . . . . Associate A.D./Compliance Tim McDiffett . . . . . . . . Associate A.D./External Jane Pallister . . . . . . . . . Associate A.D./Internal Tlisa Northcutt . . . . . . . Development Director SPORTS INFORMATION Nate Sagan . . . . . . . . . . Director Dallas Baldwin . . . . . . . . Assistant Director SPORTS MEDICINE Chris Volk . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Athletic Trainer Kevin Lechtenberg . . . . Assistant Athletic Trainer Rachel Butler . . . . . . . . . Assistant Athletic Trainer BUSINESS OFFICE Diana Campbell . . . . . . . Fiscal Technician Tonya Carney . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant Shawna Palmer . . . . . . . Admin. Asst. – Tickets Linda Stimaker . . . . . . . Travel Coordinator Roxanne Swallows . . . . Fiscal Manager Mary Beth Wooden . . . Ticket Manager REC SPORTS Levi Althens . . . . . . . . . . Facility Maintenance Ed Barker . . . . . . . . . . . . Facility Maintenance Clifford Dunlap . . . . . . . Program Supervisor Tony Houston . . . . . . . . Assist. Director/Operations Robin Inman . . . . . . . . . Program Supervisor Bryan Leiser . . . . . . . . . . Special Events Manager Alan Piccard . . . . . . . . . . Assist. Director/Programs Kevin Silver . . . . . . . . . . Associate A.D./WFSC Kristin Warren . . . . . . . . Office Manager Julie Weber . . . . . . . . . . Intramurals Director

COACHES BASKETBALL (Men) Head Coach: Rusty Osborne Assistant: Cameron Turner Graduate Assistant: Tim Mollerstrom BASKETBALL (Women) Head Coach: Ryan McCarthy Assistant: RyAnne Ridge Graduate Assistant: Shaina Afoa CROSS COUNTRY (Men & Women) Head Coach: Michael Friess Assistants: T.J. Garlatz, Ryan McWilliams Grad. Assistant: Anthony Tomsich GYMNASTICS Head Coach: Paul Stoklos Assistant: Tami Monette HOCKEY Head Coach: Dave Shyiak Associate Head Coach: Campbell Blair Assistant: T.J. Jindra SKIING (Men & Women) Head Coach: Sparky Anderson Assistants: Andrew Kastning, Julie-Pierre Leclerc Graduate Assistant: Tor Christopherson TRACK & FIELD (Men & Women) Head Coach: Michael Friess Assistants: T.J. Garlatz, Ryan McWilliams Grad. Assistants: Anthony Tomsich, Shaun Ward VOLLEYBALL Head Coach: Chris Green Assistant: Nicky Rose

UAA ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFFTOM CASEChancellor – University of Alaska Anchorage

Tom Case assumed the chancellorship of the University of Alaska Anchorage in May 2011.

A retired 3-star Air Force Lt. General, Case has spent more than 12 years in Alaska, including two Air Force tours of duty, five years as dean of UAA’s College of Business and Public Policy (CBPP), and three years as president and chief operating officer of a state-owned, independently operated

Aerospace corporation. The 1969 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy began his 33-year military career flying in Vietnam. Later, he served at the Pentagon, was selected as the first Air Force Chief of Staff Chair on the faculty of the National War College, and eventually went on to command two fight-er wings, a numbered air force and Alaskan Command. He also served as deputy commander and chief of staff for the nation’s two largest geographic joint combatant commands. After retiring from the Air Force, Case returned to higher education as dean of CBPP at UAA. During his tenure, CBPP added several new certificate and degree programs, including a graduate certificate in Global Logistics, and played an instrumental role in the formation of CBPP’s Experimental Economics Laboratory.

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SEAWOLF ATHLETICSNicknamed the Seawolves, UAA’s athletic teams compete as members of NCAA Division I in men’s ice hockey and women’s gymnastics and NCAA Division II in all other sports, including men’s and women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s skiing, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track & field, and men’s and women’s cross country.

UAA annually hosts the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout men’s and women’s basketball tournament — recognized as one of the top in-season tournaments in the nation — as well as the Kendall Hockey Classic.

Since joining the NCAA ranks in 1977, UAA has become a perennial national power in many of its sports. A total of 181 Sea-wolves have earned All-America honors, and UAA has produced 16 individual national champions since 1991.

In its 35th year of NCAA competition, UAA Athletics posted its most impressive performance yet in 2011-12. The Seawolves qualified teams or individuals from 10 of 11 sports for NCAA competition, including top-10 national team finishes by women’s basketball, both men’s and women’s cross country, skiing and men’s track & field.

Seawolves student-athletes have enjoyed unprecedented suc-cess in the classroom, compiling a cumulative GPA of 3.0+ in 15 of the last 18 years.

This is UAA!ACADEMICS

The University of Alaska Anchorage is the state’s largest, most comprehensive university, serving nearly 20,000 stu-dents through four primary campuses and numerous other sites in Southcentral Alaska and the Aleutian Chain. Situated in the heart of Alaska’s biggest city, UAA is nestled in the middle of a greenbelt, surrounded by ponds, lakes and wildlife, and is connected to a city-wide trail and transportation system. UAA is comprised of six teaching units at the Anchorage campus — the colleges of Education, Health & Social Welfare, Arts & Sciences, Business & Public Policy; the Community & Technical College; and the School of Engineering. Organized research units at UAA complement the academic programs and reflect the special character of the Univer sity’s mission in Alaska. Research units include the Alaska Center for International Business, the American Russian Center, the Environment and Natural Resources Institute, the Center of Alcohol and Addic-tion Studies, the Center for Economic Education, the Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies, the Center for Human Development, the Institute of Social and Economic Research and the Justice Center. UAA operates on a semester system. Fifteen semester credits are a normal class load and a mini-mum of 120 credits are required to complete a bachelor’s degree.

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ANCHORAGEWith city boundaries that stretch

to nearly the size of the state of Delaware, more than 290,000 people are lucky to call Anchor age home. On a glob-al scale, Anchorage is located as far north as Helsinki, Finland, and as far west as Honolulu, Hawaii. Anchorage is Alaska’s largest city (more than four times larger than the second-largest town), an inter-national air crossroads, and the business and cultural center of the state. Hundreds of flights arrive daily at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, shut-tling about 5 million passengers per year through the heart of one of the world’s top tourism destinations. Anchorage is a recreational para-dise, boasting more than 14,000 acres of parkland and nearly 300 miles of paved

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the summer (highs of 75 degrees) and a Rocky Mountain ski resort in the winter (lows of 15-20 degrees). Low humidity also contributes to Anchorage’s comfort-able climate. The residents of the city share the Anchorage bowl with more than 1,000 moose, many often seen on UAA’s cam-pus throughout the year. In addition, black bears, grizzlies, foxes, wolves, lynx, wol-verines, Dall sheep and bald eagles are just some of the animals that make their homes here while red and king salmon can be caught from the many rivers and creeks that run through the city.

and wilderness biking, skiing and hiking trails. In addition, the city sports dozens of lakes, softball, baseball and soccer fields, tennis and basketball courts, and six sce-nic golf courses. Chugach State Park is located 15 minutes from downtown Anchorage. With 495,000 acres, it is the third-largest state park in the United States and offers a vari-ety of year-round recreation, including hiking, mountain biking, camping, cross country skiing and wildlife viewing. In fact, the Chugach is one of six mountain ranges visible from Anchorage. Due to the warming effects of the Pacific Ocean currents and protection from the Chugach, Anchorage is located in a relatively temperate zone, with a climate that resembles San Francisco in

Alaska is the largest state in the union — one-fifth the size of the contiguous 48 states and more than twice the size of the second largest state, Texas.

Although Minnesota is called the Land of 10,000 Lakes, Alaska holds the real title in that department with more than three million lakes. Alaska has 39 different mountain ranges, three of which can be seen from Anchorage. The 49th State is home to Denali, the highest peak in North America (20,320 feet). Also known as Mt. McKinley, the collosal mountain is located in the heart of Denali National Park and Preserve, located 200 miles north of Anchorage, and can be seen from the city on clear days. Denali National Park is over six million acres and features great wildlife viewing and colorful wilderness expanses, along with the state’s six other National Parks.

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