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ASU: One of ASU's top vaulters and floor artists ... emerging talent on the beam ... team leader who displays a positive and upbeat attitude. 1999: Registered season-best vault mark of 9.825 at the Pac-10 Championship (Mar. 20), placing her 16th ... in season's opening meet vs. Washington (Jan. 15), tied for first place in the vault with teammate Elizabeth Reid, scoring a 9.725 ... had back-to-back 9.75s, vs. UCLA (Feb. 12) and at Stanford (Feb. 19), finishing third in both meets ... averaged 9.8 on the vault in late-season four-meet stretch, scoring a 9.8 (second) vs. Pittsburgh (Mar. 7), 9.775 (third) at Ohio State (Mar. 13), the aforementioned 9.825 at Pac-10s (Mar. 20) and a 9.775 (fourth) at Arizona (Mar. 26)....competed on beam in the season's first 11 meets ... had tremendous back-to-back effort at Oregon State (Feb. 5) and vs. UCLA, finishing tied for first (9.8) and tied for second (9.925), respectively ... authored three consecutive 9.825 beam performances in the ASU Uno's Classic (Feb. 26), at Nebraska (Feb. 28) and vs. Pittsburgh, finishing third, fifth and fourth, respectively....saw first extended stint of floor action in collegiate career and provided the Devils with good depth in the event ... tied for sixth (9.7) in first meet of the season vs. Washington (Jan. 15) ... recorded a pair of 9.65s on the floor the next two weeks vs. UC Santa Barbara (Jan. 22) and at Southern Utah (Jan. 29) ... tied for sixth (9.825) vs. UCLA (Feb. 12) ... recorded career best of 9.85 vs. Pittsburgh (Mar. 7), tying for fifth place...a Maroon and Gold Scholar-Athlete. 1998: 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 ... the vault was part of ASU's record-breaking 49.575 on vault ... the 9.95 was ASU's highest score of the season on the vault to that point ... Hess' spot atop the Devils' season-high vaulting chart lasted a whole two minutes as teammate Carie Courtney followed Hess' heroics with a "Perfect 10." 1997: Proved to be a tremendous performer on the vault, notching a pair of 9.9s in consecutive meets at Arizona (Feb. 28) and at Boise State (Mar. 8) ... displayed great consistency in scoring a 9.75 or better in 12 of 13 attempts on the vault ... turned in a 9.775 vault score at the Pac-10 Championships ... duplicated the score a month later at the NCAA Championships ... also contributed a pair of floor performances vs. California (9.725, Feb. 21) and at the Nebraska Classic (9.575, Feb. 23). High School: A 1996 graduate of Sheridan High School in Thornville, Ohio ... a member of the Buckeye gymnastics club ... took first in the vault at the 1994 Elite Nationals ... placed sixth in the all-around at the 1995 U. S. Classic ... placed fourth in the all-around at the 1996 American Classic ... finished sixth in the all-around and second in the vault at the 1996 American Twisters Classic. Personal: Majoring in business management ... parents are David and Connie Hess ... has two older brothers ... hobbies are shopping and hanging out with friends ... born April 13, 1978 ... full name is Michelle Marie Hess.
Hess' Bests
Year V UB BB FX AA
1997 9.900 -- -- 9.725 --
1998 9.950 -- -- -- --
1999 9.825 -- 9.925 9.850 --
Highs 9.950 -- 9.925 9.850 --
Person in history (living or deceased) I'd most like to meet: My mother's dad because he died when I was only six months old
The things I like best about ASU is: My friends and the weather
My favorite class at ASU is (or was): CIS 200
Ten years from now I hope to be: A manager of a good company, and MAYBE married
The last CD I bought was: "The Best of Tragedy"
What I like best about gymnastics is: My team and the competition
The most exciting place I have visited: Paris
My prized possession is my: Teddy bear I got in London
One of my pet peeves is: When people eat with their mouth open
If I'm cooking dinner, we're having: Chicken and pasta, with carrots and milk
You might also like to know that: My family lives on a 130-acre farm
