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Washington Gymnasts Jennifer Chang 5-7 Freshman Tacoma, Wash. Woodrow Wilson HS Grace Gymnastics Washington Walk-on with best chance to perform on bars and beam ... one of eight freshman on squad. Personal Born February 28, 1986 in Tacoma, Washington ... father, Mark, works in sales and mother, Donna, is a schoolteacher ... has one older brother, Daniel ... Junior Nationals qualifier in 2003 ... four-time YMCA Nationals All-American ... club coach was Brian Muenz at Grace Gymnastics Center... intended major is atmospheric sciences ... graduated with a 3.98 GPA from Woodrow Wilson High School. Getting to Know ... Jennifer Chang Nickname: Jenni, Jen My teammates would describe me as: Hardworking and easy-going Favorite event: Bars and beam Favorite Olympic gymnast: Amanda Borden Biggest influence on my career: My mom and dad My most memorable moment at Washington: The Mini-Olympics at the Lake Chelan retreat Most entertaining teammate: Chelsea Bakken My biggest fan: My mom Greatest non-gymnastics accomplishment: Graduating fifth in my high school class and receiving numerous academic scholarships Individual goals for the season: To compete on two events and fully recover from my Achilles tendon injury Pre-meet rituals or superstitions: I always pray before every meet Favorite thing about the UW: The campus is beautiful and it is not too far away from home Favorite sport to watch other than gymnastics: Synchronized swimming Dream job after college: Working for the EPA Favorite cd/musician: Josh Groban's "Closer" and Mason Williams' "Classical Gas" Motto or quote I live by: "Always try your best!" If I could be on any reality tv show, I would be on: Road Rules- They travel to interesting places and the stunts look fun My sports fantasy is: To play golf with Tiger Woods Best thing about Seattle: There is an immense variety of people and things to do Extreme sport you would like to try: Skateboarding One thing about you people don't know: That I love musicals and I really like to act If I could play another UW sport, I would play: Golf Craziest ambition: To work for NASA in mission control 20 years from now, I will tell my kids: That I used to be cool, and that it is my job to embarass you Hobbies outside of gymnastics: Singing, dancing, and learning random facts Favorite junk food: Cookies and ice cream Favorite tv shows: ER and CSI Las Vegas Historical figure I would like to meet: Louie Armstrong Advice for young gymnasts: Never give up and do gymnastics because you love the sport. 8
Washington Gymnasts Carly Dockendorf (3V) 5-4 Senior Abbotsford, B.C. Best Secondary Twisters Gymnastics Washington Two-sport athlete who returns as an allaround performer for the Huskies ... is also a pole vaulter on UW track squad ... Went to NCAA Championships in Track and Field and Gymnastics...Was 14th in NCAA's pole vault and tied for 24th in the floor ...has more 10s (five) than any other gymnast in Husky history ... one of the most decorated gymnasts in Husky history ... won 27 event titles during her three-year career... competed for UW assistant coach Heidi Coleman at B.C. Twisters. 2004 (Junior): The only Husky competitor at the NCAA Championships... tied for 24th on the floor in the preliminary rounds with a 9.850... tied for first place on floor at the North Central regional with a 9.900... also tied for second on the bars in the regional (9.875) and placed 12th all-around (38.825)... named to the Pac-10 All-Conference team... honorable mention selection to the Pac-10 All-Academic team... competed in all 13 meets ... won 13 event titles, including 10 wins on floor in 13 meets ... scored as an all-arounder in eight of nine meets ... was second at the Pac-10 Championships with a 9.975 on floor ... ranked third in the nation on the floor (9.970) and 11th on the bars (9.925)... came on strong on bars in her last five meets, scoring at least 9.925 in those contests ... set a career-high all-around score against Boise State and Seattle Pacific (39.575)... also set a career high on beam (9.900)... matched her career-best all-around score at the time against Utah (39.525)... tied for first on the floor (9.950) and placed second on bars (9.950) against Utah... won the vault (9.800) and floor titles (9.900) at Seattle Pacific... tied her season high scores on the bars (9.950), beam (9.875) and in the all-around (39.525) against UCLA... placed fourth allaround against UCLA... won two event titles at Arizona, scoring a 9.925 to win the bars and a 9.950 to tie for the floor title... recorded her first perfect 10 of the season against Arizona State... after winning the all-around title at Boise State on Friday, Feb. 6, went on to place fourth in the pole vault on Saturday, Feb. 7 for the Husky track team (12-5 1/2)... won the floor title against Cal and Sacramento State (9.950), at Oregon State (9.925), at Stanford (9.975), at Boise State (9.925), against Arizona State (10.000), at Arizona (9.950), against Utah, Iowa, and Illinois (9.950), at Seattle Pacific (9.900), against Boise State and Seattle Pacific (10.000), and at the North Central Regional (9.900) as the anchor in the lineup… finished in the top eight on vault in nine of 13 meets… won 31 event titles in her three years as a Husky, 13 as a junior, 12 as a sophomore and six as a freshman… ranks 10th on the all-time Husky event winner list... her scores counted to the Husky total 40 of 46 routines during the season... also pole-vaults for the UW track team during gymnastics season… placed third in her flight at the Pole Vault Summit in Reno on Jan. 9, clearing 12-9 1/2… placed seventh at the UW Indoor Preview on Jan.17, vaulting 12-1 1/2. 2003 (Sophomore): Earned second-team All-America honors on floor exercise ... placed 22nd at the NCAA Championships in the all-around, including a sixth-place showing on floor exercise ... won NCAA West Regional titles on bars (9.950) and floor (9.925) ... became the first UW gymnast to win event titles at a NCAA Regional championship ... placed third in the all-around at the West Regional ... took home top honors on bars at Pac-10 Championships with 10.000 score ... became just the second Husky to score a 10 on bars ... also collected a pair of 10s on floor during the season ... became first Husky to collect three 10s during a single season and ties former All- American Tiffany Simpson for the most in a career ... in addition to establishing new career highs on bars and floor she raised her all-time mark on vault to a 9.850 she recorded at Florida ... was ranked eighth nationally on bars and ninth in floor exercise heading into the NCAA Championships ... led the Huskies with 12 event championships during the season ... was named the teams' Most Valuable Gymnast ... an honorable mention selection to the Pac-10's All-Academic team ...took eighth at the 2003 Pac-10 Championships in the pole vault. 2002 (Freshman): Forced into UW’s allaround rotation after an injury to Stacy Wong … one of three Huskies to place in the all-around at the Pac-10 Championships …placed 14th with a 38.425 … tied for third with a 9.925 on the vault at the Pac-10 Championships … placed seventh on the bars with a 9.900, 36th on the on the beam with a 9.175 and 38th on the floor with a 9.425 at the Pac-10 Championships … tied for fourth on the bars with a 9.875 at the NCAA West Regional … finished 34th on the beam with a 9.550 and second on the floor at the NCAA West Regional with a 9.950 … came in 10th in the all-around with a 39.225 at the NCAA West Regional ... took first on the floor against Utah with a career high of 9.975 ... that was the highest score on the floor for a freshman in Washington history ... came away with Washington’s only first-place finish against Arizona, winning the bars with a 9.900 ... set a career high on the vault with a 9.850 at Arizona ... tied that same score at the NCAA West Regional at Oregon St. in second place tie ... set a career high on the bars with a 9.925 against Arizona State ... set a career high on the beam with a 9.900 and a 39.550 in the all-around in the same meet ... that all-around score tied her for 10th all-time in UW history … captured six first place finishes for the Huskies ... competed on the pole vault at the Ken Foreman Invitational track tournament at Husky Stadium as an unattached athlete ... cleared 12-1 1/2, which at the time was higher than all but two pole vault competitors in Husky history. 9
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Page 27 and 28: 2004 Season Review Emily Pritchard
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