2004 Gym Guide - GoHuskies.com

2004 Gym Guide - GoHuskies.com 2004 Gym Guide - GoHuskies.com

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Washington Gymnasts Raimey Iselin 5-4 Freshman Puyallup, Wash. Auburn Riverside HS Puget Sound School of Gymnastics Washington All-around candidate for the Huskies who will definitely contribute on bars and floor ... competed in club with former Husky great Emily Pritchard ... one of eight newcomers to the Husky squad. Personal Born September 6, 1985 in Puyallup, Washington ... father Jerry owns Metal Roof Specialties, mother LuAnn, owns a gift shop called A Picket Fence ... has an older sister, Haley ... club coaches were Brad Loan and Candyce Chittenden at the Puget Sound School of Gymnastics ... member of the TOPS National team ... Junior National qualifier in 2001, 2003, 2004 ... graduated with a 3.9 GPA from Auburn Riverside High School. Getting to Know ... Raimey Iselin Nickname: Raims My teammates would describe me as: Fun and goofy, but shy at times Favorite event: Bars and floor Most impressive gymnast I've competed with: Onnie Willis Biggest influence on my career: My family and friends Earliest gymnastics memory: Doing a flip-flop on floor and getting a rug burn on my nose My biggest fan: My sister My greatest non-gymnastics accomplishment: Getting my motorcycle endorsement to ride Individual goals for the season: Continue to get stronger, stay healthy and learn new skills Pre-meet rituals or superstitions: Listening to Michael Jackson Favorite thing about the UW: It is close enough to home but also far enough away so I can be on my own Favorite sport to watch other than gymnastics: Football Dream job after college: A sports photographer Favorite cd or musician: Michael Jackson's Greatest Hits Motto or quote I live by: "Practice makes permanent, so practice perfect." Extreme sport I would like to try: Skydiving One thing about me people wouldn't know: I had emergency surgery on my appendix when I was five and almost died. If I could play another UW sport, I would play: Soccer 20 years from now I will tell my kids: That I rode a pink Harley Davidson in high school Something I can't imagine life without: My family Hobbies outside of gymnastics: Shopping, reading, knitting, riding motorcycles Favorite junk food: 3 Musketeers Favorite tv show: I Love Lucy If I could move anywhere, it would be: New York Historical figure I would most like to meet: Albert Einstein My dream car: Porsche 911 turbo Advice for young gymnasts: Follow your heart and never give up on your dreams. You only get one shot at life so take risks and don't pass up on opportunities that come your way. 12

Washington Gymnasts Tacia LaBatte (3V) 5-0 Senior Kaneohe, HI James B. Castle HS Hawaiian Island Twisters Washington Dynamite senior who will compete on vault, bars, and floor for the Huskies ... one of three Washington gymnasts to compete at the 2003 NCAA Championships ... also on the Husky cheer squad. 2004 (Junior:) Competed in 11 of 13 meets during the season ... a regular in the Huskies vault, bars and floor lineup during the year ... tied for 14th on bars at the North Central regional (9.750)... only all-around effort came at Arizona ... won two event titles ... an honorable mention selection to the Pac-10 All-Academic team... tied her career best score on the bars as leadoff against Boise State and Seattle Pacific (9.875)... tied her career best score to win the floor title against Utah, Iowa, and Illinois-Chicago (9.950)... also tied her career best score for fifth place on vault (9.925)... tied her career high score on the bars against UCLA (9.875) for seventh place... finished sixth on the vault (9.825) and tied for eighth on floor (9.850) against UCLA ... scored a 39.325 in her first allaround performance of the season at Arizona ... set new career highs on vault (9.925) and bars (9.875) against Arizona State... won her first careerevent title at Stanford on the vault (9.900)… set new career high on beam at the Cancun Invitational (9.825)… scored above a 9.750 in her 11 vault performances this season… her scores counted to the Husky total 25 out of 30 routines this season. 2003 (RS Sophomore): Advanced to the NCAA Championships after placing fifth at the NCAA West Regional ... placed 18th overall in her session at nationals ... only competed four times in the all-around during the season ... set career high score of 39.350 at dual meet at Utah ... also set career marks in vault (9.900), bars (9.850) and beam (9.800) during that competition ... scored 9.950 in two meets ... an honorable mention selection to the Pac-10's All-Academic squad ... winner of the team's most improved award. 2002 (Sophomore): Only competed at Stanford before suffering a season ending foot injury … scored a career best of 9.600 on the vault and 9.725 on the beam ... suffered a broken foot in the summer that limited her preseason training. 2001 (Freshman): While competing at Utah she posted a career high of 9.650 on vault and a career high of 9.875 for the Utes. Career Highs Vault 9.925 vs. Arizona State, 2004 9.925 vs. Utah/Iowa/UIC, 2004 Bars 9.875 vs. Arizona State, 2004 9.875 vs. UCLA, 2005 9.875 vs. Utah/Iowa/UIC, 2005 9.875 vs. Boise State/SPU, 2004 Balance Beam 9.825 at Cancun Invitational, 2004 Floor 9.950 vs. Arizona/San Jose State, 2003 9.950 vs. CS Fullerton/Seattle Pacific, 2003 9.950 vs. Utah/Iowa/UIC, 2004 All-Around 39.375 at Arizona, 2004 LaBatte's Meet-by-Meet Results 2002 Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA at Stanford 9.600 –– 9.725 –– –– Note: Injured and did not compete the remainder of the season. Personal Born April 3, 1982 in Kaneohe, Hawaii . . . stepfather, Joe Rapp, is a gymnastics coach ... mother Tani is a bank teller . . . has three younger siblings, Isaiah, Tamara, and Tiara . . . graduated high school with a 3.93 GPA . . . member of dance and cheer team in high school . . . second in the all-around Junior Olympic Nationals . . . three-time international team member of Region II All-Stars ... coached by stepfather on the club level. 13

Washington <strong>Gym</strong>nasts<br />

Raimey Iselin<br />

5-4 Freshman<br />

Puyallup, Wash.<br />

Auburn Riverside HS<br />

Puget Sound School of<br />

<strong>Gym</strong>nastics<br />

Washington<br />

All-around candidate for the Huskies<br />

who will definitely contribute on bars<br />

and floor ... <strong>com</strong>peted in club with former<br />

Husky great Emily Pritchard ... one of eight new<strong>com</strong>ers to the Husky squad.<br />

Personal<br />

Born September 6, 1985 in Puyallup, Washington ... father Jerry owns<br />

Metal Roof Specialties, mother LuAnn, owns a gift shop called A Picket<br />

Fence ... has an older sister, Haley ... club coaches were Brad Loan and<br />

Candyce Chittenden at the Puget Sound School of <strong>Gym</strong>nastics ... member<br />

of the TOPS National team ... Junior National qualifier in 2001, 2003, <strong>2004</strong><br />

... graduated with a 3.9 GPA from Auburn Riverside High School.<br />

Getting to Know ... Raimey Iselin<br />

Nickname: Raims<br />

My teammates would describe me as: Fun and goofy, but shy at<br />

times<br />

Favorite event: Bars and floor<br />

Most impressive gymnast I've <strong>com</strong>peted with: Onnie Willis<br />

Biggest influence on my career: My family and friends<br />

Earliest gymnastics memory: Doing a flip-flop on floor and getting a<br />

rug burn on my nose<br />

My biggest fan: My sister<br />

My greatest non-gymnastics ac<strong>com</strong>plishment: Getting my<br />

motorcycle endorsement to ride<br />

Individual goals for the season: Continue to get stronger, stay<br />

healthy and learn new skills<br />

Pre-meet rituals or superstitions: Listening to Michael Jackson<br />

Favorite thing about the UW: It is close enough to home but also far<br />

enough away so I can be on my own<br />

Favorite sport to watch other than gymnastics: Football<br />

Dream job after college: A sports photographer<br />

Favorite cd or musician: Michael Jackson's Greatest Hits<br />

Motto or quote I live by: "Practice makes permanent, so practice<br />

perfect."<br />

Extreme sport I would like to try: Skydiving<br />

One thing about me people wouldn't know: I had emergency<br />

surgery on my appendix when I was five and almost died.<br />

If I could play another UW sport, I would play: Soccer<br />

20 years from now I will tell my kids: That I rode a pink Harley<br />

Davidson in high school<br />

Something I can't imagine life without: My family<br />

Hobbies outside of gymnastics: Shopping, reading, knitting, riding<br />

motorcycles<br />

Favorite junk food: 3 Musketeers<br />

Favorite tv show: I Love Lucy<br />

If I could move anywhere, it would be: New York<br />

Historical figure I would most like to meet: Albert Einstein<br />

My dream car: Porsche 911 turbo<br />

Advice for young gymnasts: Follow your heart and never give up on<br />

your dreams. You only get one shot at life so take risks and don't pass<br />

up on opportunities that <strong>com</strong>e your way.<br />

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