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ASU: An elegant gymnast, Gause will be looked to especially for her talents on beam and floor.
High School: A 2001 graduate of West Houston High (College Station, Texas) ... competed for Browns Gymnastics club ... a Junior National competitor in 1998, 2000 and 2001 ... regional champion on beam, floor and in the all-around in 2000 ... at 2000 Junior Nationals placed sixth on beam and eighth in the all-around ... at 2001 regionals finished second in the all-around with first-place finishes on beam and floor ... placed first on beam, sixth on floor and ninth in the all-around at the 2001 Junior Nationals.
Personal: Plans to major in exercise science at ASU, contemplating a profession as an orthopedic surgeon ... born June 27, 1983, in College Station, Texas ... parents John and Julie Gause ... brothers Bradley (24) and Justin (21) ... great-uncle Joe Moore played baseball for the New York Giants, including two World Series appearances ... lists shopping, coin collecting, reading and surfing the web among her hobbies ... full name is Brandi Nicole Gause.
Coach Spini on Gause: "Nicole is very talented on beam and floor. Her dance and her flexibility, her leaps and her jumps, it's all outstanding. Someday I think she's going to be an all-around worker for us."
