Becky Acker
5-4 * Freshman * Phoenix, Ariz.
Freshman who has made immediate impact ... has proven to be a very consistent performer in the floor exercise ... floor exercise routine netted her fourth place (9.85) at the Maui Invitational (Jan. 10) ... also had a 9.825 in the floor exercise vs. Stanford (Jan. 23) ... third-place (9.825) floor finish vs. Oregon St. (Feb. 6) ... fourth-place floor exercise finish (9.825) in the UNO's Classic (Feb. 20) ... recorded season/career-bests in the vault (9.675) and bars (9.725) competition at Alabama (Feb. 27) ... fourth-place floor finish of 9.825 in ASU-quad (Mar. 6) ... fifth-place floor finish of 9.825 vs. Arizona (Mar. 13) ... tied for eighth (9.825) on the floor at the Midwest Regional (Apr. 4).
Averages for 1998 Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around
9.350 9.489 8.600 9.773 37.1
Season Highs 9.675 9.725 8.600 9.850 37.1
Carie Courtney
5-5 * Senior * Garland, Texas
One of four senior co-captains ... 1997 First-Team all-America in beam and all-around ... finished in third place (9.775) in the vault competition vs. Stanford (Jan. 23) ... another third-place vault finish (9.85) vs. Oregon St. (Feb. 6) ... registered a 9.775 in the bars and a 9.8 on the beam at Washington (Feb. 13) ... career-best and fourth-place finish of 9.875 on the uneven bars in the UNO's Classic (Feb. 20) ... posted a season-best and second-place finish of 9.85 on the beam at Alabama (Feb. 27) ... another 9.85 and first-place beam finish as well as a second-place vault finish (9.8) in the ASU-quad (Mar. 6) ... finished runner-up in the vault (9.85) and beam (9.8) events vs. Arizona (Mar. 13) ... recorded the second Perfect 10 of her career on the vault at the Midwest Regional (Apr. 4) ... came in dramatic fashion ... she was the last competitor for ASU at the Midwest Regional ... the score capped off ASU's improbable comeback that vaulted it into the NCAA Championships.
Averages for 1998 Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around
9.741 9.655 9.528
Season Highs 10.00 9.875 9.850
Career Highs 10.00 9.875 9.925 9.900 39.375
Wendy Ellsberry
5-3 * Junior * Cincinnati, Ohio
Solid all-around competitor who has tremendous potential in the beam and bars events ... recorded a third-place finish (9.775) on the beam at California-quad (Jan. 30) ... notched a second-place beam finish (9.85) vs. Oregon St. (Feb. 6) ... authored season-best 9.775 in the bars event at Alabama (Feb. 27) ... fifth-place finish of 9.775 on beam in ASU-quad (Mar. 6) ... turned in solid performance at the Midwest Regional (Apr. 4), placing 14th on the beam (9.825) and 14th on the floor (9.775).
Averages for 1998 Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around
9.113 9.475 9.700 9.640
Season Highs 9.175 9.775 9.850 9.775
Career Highs 9.750 9.825 9.875 9.825 39.075
Kristin Fanning
5-5 * Freshman * Scottsdale, Ariz.
Freshman who joined the squad after graduating from high school a semester early ... only action in 1998 has come in the floor exercise ... authored a career-high 9.775 in the floor exercise at Washington (Feb. 13) ... majoring in business and is considering a career as a stock broker ... as a track competitor in high school, won the long jump and triple jump regional championship in 1996 and '97.
Averages for 1998 Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around
9.541
Season Highs 9.775
Michelle Hess
5-1 * Sophomore * Thornville, Ohio
One of ASU's top vaulters ... posted a third-place finish of 9.8 in the vault vs. Arizona (Mar. 13) ... notched a pair of 9.775s in the vault vs. Oregon St. (Feb. 6) and in the ASU-quad (Mar. 6) ... came up big at Midwest Regional (Apr. 4), sticking her vault and scoring a second-place finish of 9.95 ... it was the first time she tried that particular vault (half on half off pike) in competition.
Averages for 1998 Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around
9.686
Season Highs 9.950
Career Highs 9.950 9.725
Gina Holleran
5-3 * Senior * Whitehall, Pa.
One of four senior co-captains ... possesses tremendous dancing ability ... provides great depth for ASU's vault team ... competed in the vault and floor in the ASU-quad (Mar. 6) and recorded a 9.525 and season-high 9.675 respectively ... scored a then-season high 9.65 in the vault vs. Arizona (Mar. 13) ... season-best 9.7 in the vault at Midwest Regional (Apr. 4).
Averages for 1998 Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around
9.379 9.550 9.675
Season Highs 9.700 9.550 9.675
Career Highs 9.850 9.750 9.800 9.850 38.950
5-4 * Senior * Las Vegas, Nev.
One of four senior co-captains ... exceptional performer on the balance beam ... also provides ASU with depth in the floor exercise ... posted scores of 9.75 in the bars and 9.725 on the beam at Washington (Feb. 13) ... posted a 9.750 in the bars as well as a 9.775 on the beam at Alabama (Feb. 27) ... posted a third-place beam finish of 9.8 in ASU-quad (Mar. 6) ... turned in exceptional performance vs. Arizona (Mar. 13) ... posted three season bests ... tied career-best 9.775 in the bars ... also authored a first-place finish of 9.9 on the beam and a 9.725 in the floor exercise ... fourth-place beam finish (9.85) at
Pac-10 Championships (Mar. 21) ... contributed a solid performance at the Midwest Regional (Apr. 4) ... tied her career-high with a 13th-place finish of 9.775 in the bars ... tied for 7th place on the beam with a 9.85.
Averages for 1998 Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around
9.488 9.589 9.286
Season Highs 9.775 9.900 9.725
Career Highs 9.775 9.950 9.850
Elizabeth McNabb
5-2 * Sophomore * Las Vegas, Nev.
Former walk-on who has been a stellar performer for the Sun Devils ... 1998 All-Pac-10 in the floor exercise ... 1998 Second-Team All-Pac-10 All-Academic selection, carrying a 3.47 in zoology ... currently is nation's No. 4 floor exercise performer ... finished first in the floor exercise six times in 1998: scored a 9.95 vs. Stanford (Jan. 23), which tied a career high, a 9.7 at California-quad (Jan. 30), another 9.95 vs. Oregon St. (Feb. 6), 9.925 in the UNO's Classic (Feb. 20), added a 9.9 at Alabama, yet another 9.95 in ASU-quad (Mar. 6), 9.925 at the Midwest Regional (Apr. 4) ... runner-up floor finish of 9.925 at Pac-10 Championships (Mar. 21) ... became the Midwest floor champion (Apr. 4) with a first-place finish of 9.925 ... also scored a season-best 9.85 on beam tying her for 7th ... wants to someday be a veterinarian ... worked in a pet clinic in Las Vegas last summer ... nickname is 'nugget.'
Averages for 1998 Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around
9.628 9.838
Season Highs 9.850 9.950
Career Highs 9.875 9.950
Elizabeth Reid
5-5 * Sophomore * Burke, Va.
Enters 1998 as the NCAA's defending balance beam champion ... also collected first-team all-America honors in beam, bars and floor ... 1998 All-Pac-10 selection in the floor exercise ... 1998 Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 All-Academic ... currently is ranked No. 11 on the beam and No. 13 in the floor exercise ... has a pair of 9.9s to her credit in the floor exercise this year ... has finished first or tied for first on the beam five times in 1998: 9.9 performance vs. Stanford (Jan. 23), 9.925 at California-quad (Jan. 30), 9.9 vs. Oregon St. (Feb. 6), 9.8 in the UNO's Classic (Feb. 20), 9.85 in ASU-quad (Mar. 6) ... pair of third-place finishes -- beam (9.775) and floor (9.85) -- at Washington (Feb. 13) ... fourth-place finish of 9.825 in the floor exercise in the UNO's Classic (Feb. 20) ... scored ASU's third-ever "Perfect 10" in the floor exercise at Alabama (Feb. 27) ... won the bars event in the last two regular-season meets posting a career-best 9.95 in ASU-quad (Mar. 6) and a 9.925 vs. Arizona (Mar. 13) ... third-place floor finish (9.975) at Pac-10 Championships (Mar. 21) ... endured a tough meet at the Midwest Regional (Apr. 4) ... fell on bars and floor routine, however bounced back to score a fourth-place finish of 9.875 on beam.
Averages for 1998 Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around
9.248 9.715 9.715
Season Highs 9.950 9.925 10.00
Career Highs 8.950 9.950 9.925 10.00
Meagan Wright
5-1 * Senior * Mesa, Ariz.
One of ASU's most decorated gymnasts ... Eight-time all-America ... one of four senior co-captains ... 1997 All-America in all-around, vault, bars, beam and floor exercise ... broke her own school record last year with a 39.575 in the all-around ... currently is ranked No. 20t in the bars ... 1997 Midwest vault champion as well as 1998 Midwest beam champion ... notched a pair -- bars (9.875), beam (9.8) -- of second-place finishes at California-quad (Jan. 30) ... first-place finish of 9.9 on the uneven bars vs. Oregon St. (Feb. 6) ... competed for the first time in 1998 as an all-arounder in the UNO's Classic (Feb. 20) ... finished fifth with a 38.925 ... tied teammate Carie Courtney for fourth-place on the bars 9.875 (Feb. 20) ... won the vault competition in the ASU-quad with a 9.825 (Mar. 6) ... third-place finishes in the bars (9.9) and beam (9.775) vs. Arizona (Mar. 13) ... gave strong performance at the Midwest Regional, finishing eighth in the vault (9.85), fifth on the bars (9.825) and tied for first on the beam (career-best 9.9) ... among her many outside interests is learning how to play the guitar.
Averages for 1998 Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around
9.715 9.817 9.617 9.725 38.925
Season Highs 9.850 9.900 9.900 9.725 38.925
Career Highs 9.925 9.975 9.900 10.00 39.575
Arizona State Event Records Team Score: 197.125 ('97 vs. Washington) Vault Score: 49.575 ('98 Midwest Regional) Bars Score: 49.325 ('98 vs. Arizona) Beam Score: 49.3 ('98 Midwest Regional) Floor Score: 49.525 ('97 vs. Washington)
Individual All-Around Record
Meagan Wright: 39.575 ('97 vs. Washington)
Perfect 10 Performances
Vault: Tina Brinkman (1994) Carie Courtney (1997) Carie Courtney (1998)
Bars: Jenny Ester (1993)
Beam: Danna Lister (1993, twice in '94, '95 ) Lisa Vincijanovic (1997)
Floor: Tina Brinkman (1992) Meagan Wright (1997) Elizabeth Reid (1998)