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Mark Your Calendars
Sept. 12, 2008 Update

Classes have begun and the 2008-2009 team is already gearing up for another strong season of Michigan Gymnastics. Our 2009 team roster and schedule are now posted. Mark your calendars: the Maize and Blue Intrasquad will be held on December 12th at 7:30pm. Our season opener will be the Cancun Classic on January 2nd. Our first home meet will be against NC State on January 16th. Additional home meets will include Iowa State on January 31st, the Michigan Classic on February 6th, Big 10 rivals Penn State on February 13th, and Nebraska on February 28th.

The 2009 Big Ten Championships will be held on the campus of the University of Illinois on March 21st and the 2009 NCAA National Championship will be held at the University of Nebraska on April 16-18th.

We encourage you to check back over the next three months, as we plan to post photos from the Fall Tailgate and December Maize and Blue Intrasquad. In the meantime, check out what Tatjana did over the summer and get to know our new Assistant Coach, Shannon Welker!

Proud to be a Wolverine
Apr. 24, 2008 Update
Results : mgoblue | georgia

Fith year senior Lindsey Bruck and redshirt freshman Sarah Curtis posted all-around scores of 39.225 and 39.050, respectively in Thursday's evening preliminary session, but it was not enough to propel our Michigan Wolverines into the NCAA Super Six finals. U-M scored a 196.075 on Thursday night to finish 5th in their session (0.825 from third place) and tied for 8th overall as a team. Florida, Alabama, and LSU advanced from the afternoon session, while Georgia, Utah, and Stanford advanced from the evening session.

After a bye, the team began the night on floor and scored a 49.100 overall. Freshman Kylee Botterman led the Wolverines on the event with a 9.850 and Lindsey, Sarah, and Senior Katie Lieberman posted 9.825s, respectively. The third rotation found Michigan on vault (48.950), where steps on landings were deducted heavily. Again, Kylee led the team with a 9.875 on the event - earning her NCAA Second-Team All-America honors! After a bye in the fourth rotation, the Wolverines moved to their signature event - the uneven bars - and showed why they were ranked in the top 3 in the nation on the event for most of the regular season. The team posted a 49.375 and 6 scores of 9.850 or higher. Junior Becky Bernard and Kylee anchored the rotation with dual 9.90's - earning them NCAA First-Team All-America honors on the event and a spot in the Individual Event Finals on Saturday night. Congratulations ladies!

Michigan concluded the night on the balance beam, where inconsistent scoring from the judges stalled the Wolverines momentum. Despite solid beam routines from 5 of our gymnasts - the team earned only a 48.650 on the event. Becky posted the highest score for the team - a beautiful routine that only earned her a 9.775.