Blue Devil Gymnastics Profiles

Melanie Bauer (floor exercise, vault) - Fr, Reedsburg, Wis.

Major

• Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism Management

2008

• Competed in exhibition matches

High School

• 6th at State on the vault
• MVP junior and senior year
• Captain two years
• Team went to state two years in a row

Personal

• Enjoys being with friends, watching t.v. and playing sports

Parents

• Rodney & Sandy Bauer

Brittany Beyer (all-around) - Fr, Wahpeton, North Dakota

Major

• Dietetics

2008

• Competed in two events during the first meet of the year

High School

• 2006 and 2007 all-conference
• 1st team all-state
• Team MVP in 2006 and 2007
• 8th place all-around at state in 2006
• 2nd place uneven bars at state in 2007
• Captain

Personal

• Enjoys running

Parents

• Wayne & Joan Beyer

  Brittany Beyer's Top Scores

  Year	Vault	Uneven Bars	Balance Beam	Floor Exercise	All-Around
  2007-08	8.15	6.65	n/a	n/a	n/a

Angela Blankenship (all-around) - So, Greenwood, Ind. (Center Grove)

Major

• Dietetics

2008

• Placed 17th at the WIAC Championships in the all-around with a score of 33.375

2007

• Placed 18th at the WIAC Championships in the all-around with a score of 33.725

High School

• Academic Honors
• All-State
• Four Varsity Letters in gymnastics and track
• Level 9 National Qualifier
• Team was second at state in 2006 and third in 2005
• Five time MIC Champions
• Five time sectional and regional team champions
• Two time team captain

Personal

• Enjoys gymnastics, IU basketball, Indianapolis Colts fan, guitar, being with friends, shopping

Parents

• Kim & Jim Blankenship

  Angela Blankenship's Top Scores

  Year	Vault	Uneven Bars	Balance Beam	Floor Exercise	All-Around
  2006-07	9.30	8.550	9.20	9.20	35.475
  2007-08	9.225	8.625	9.275	8.825	35.250

Megan Dahl (floor exercise, bars, vault) - Fr, Andover, Minn.

Major

• Undeclared

2008

• Competed in all meets in the floor exercise

High School

• All-state
• Three-time all-conference
• Two time team captain
• Three time team MVP
• Most dedicated

Personal

• Enjoys Minnesota Twins baseball, being with friends, watching sports, movies and t.v.

Parents

• Kevin & Janie Dahl

  Megan Dahl's Top Scores

  Year	Vault	Uneven Bars	Balance Beam	Floor Exercise	All-Around
  2007-08	8.25	n/a	8.25	9.175	n/a

Naomi De Lara (floor exercise, balance beam) - Fr, Kahului, HI (Maui)

Major

• Undeclared

2008

• First place on balance beam and floor exercise against Winona State
• First place at the John Zuerlin Invite on the balance beam
• First place on the balance beam against UW-Oshkosh
• First place in the floor exercise in the triangular against UW-La Crosse and UW-Eau Claire
• Set the new school record on the balance beam with a score of 9.80 and won a national title

High School

• Three year national qualifier
• 2002 level ten vault champion

Personal

• Enjoys swimming, surfing, gaming, sports and watching movies

Parents

• Gerorge & Dawn De Lara

  Naomi De Lara's Top Scores

  Year	Vault	Uneven Bars	Balance Beam	Floor Exercise	All-Around
  2007-08	9.40	n/a	9.80	9.725	n/a

Abby Denzer-Johnson (vault, balance beam, floor exercise) - Sr, Winona, Minn.

Major

• Technical Communications

2008

• Served as an assisstant-coach

High School

• Five time all-conference and all-state
• Team Captain sophomore through senior year
• 8th at statein 2000 and 2001
• Team was conference champions in 2001 and 2002
• Team took third at state

Personal

• Enjoys kayaking, writing, photography, traveling, hiking and dancing

Parents

• Nancy Denzer & Maynard Johnson

Meghan Hargens (all-around) - So, Rosemount, Minn.

Major

• Information Technology Management

2008

• Broke the school recod for balance beam with a score of 9.350 at the John Zuerlin Invite and took first at the event, also won the vault and all-around event
• First on the uneven bars against UW-Oshkosh
• Took first place in all five against Gustavus Adolphus on Feb. 22
• Named WIAC Gymnast of the week on Feb. 26
• Placed sixth at the WIAC/NCGA West Regional with a ssocre of 36.800
• Earned second team All-American

2007

• Earned first team All-America honors by placing fourth in all-around at nationals
• Earned second team All-America honors by finishing 10th on floor exercise
• First team all-WIAC by placing third in all-around and fifth on floor exercise
• Awarded team MVP
• First place at Gustavus Adolphus in the balance beam with a score of 9.15
• First place at the John Zuerlein Invitational in the all-around with a score of 36.35, balance beam (9.375) and the uneven bars (8.925)
• WIAC Gymnast of the Week on January 30
• First place at the UW-Stout Triangular in the all-around with a score of 35.95 and vault (9.275)
• First place in the all-around with a score of 36.50 and the floor exercise (9.30) against UW-La Crosse
• First place at the Hamline Triangular in the uneven bars with a score of 8.875, floor exercise (9.525) and the all-around (36.675)
• Took third at the WIAC championships in the all-around with a score 36.95
• Earned All-American honors by placing 4th in the all-around with a score of 37.625, which is also a new UW-Stout record

High School

• Level 10 competitor, 2004-06
• Level 9 Westerns 3rd AA
• Level 9 first all-around at regionals
• First at state Level 9
• Regional competitor since age 10

Personal

• Enjoys being with friends, listening to music, sleeping and watching movies

Parents

• John & Joan Hargens

  Megan Hargens's Top Scores

  Year	Vault	Uneven Bars	Balance Beam	Floor Exercise	All-Around
  2006-07	9.475	9.175	9.375	9.675	37.625
  2007-08	9.45	9.350	9.60	9.575	37.65

Raquel Korpi (floor exercise, vault) - So, Otsego, Minn. (St. Michael-Albertville)

Major

• Retail Merchandising and Management

2008

• Injury affected her season

2007

• Named Most Inspirational team member

High School

• All-state runner up
• All-conference
• Lettered five years in gymnastics, one year in diving, two years in cheerleading
• Coaches award
• Most Improved
• Team was conference champions in 2002
• True team participants

Personal

• Enjoys shopping, watching sports and hanging out with friends

Parents

• Christine & Kevin Korpi

  Raquel Korpi's Top Scores

  Year	Vault	Uneven Bars	Balance Beam	Floor Exercise	All-Around
  2006-07	n/a	n/a	n/a	8.60	n/a

Rachel Manz (vault, balance beam, bars) - So, St. Paul, Minn. (Central)

Major

• Graphic Design

2008

• Competed in the vault and uneven bars and took 9th in the bars at the WIAC Championships with a score fo 9.250

2007

• Placed 39th at the WIAC Championships in the uneven bars with a score of 8.025

High School

• Level 9 state in 2003, 2004 and 2005
• Club gymnast at Perpetual Motion

Personal

• Enjoys snow boarding, getting mail, sleeping, singing, traveling and watching movies

Parents

• John Manz & Ellen Anderson-Manz

  Rachel Manz's Top Scores

  Year	Vault	Uneven Bars	Balance Beam	Floor Exercise	All-Around
  2006-07	9.225	8.50	n/a	8.675	n/a
  2007-08	9.10	9.250	8.60	n/a	n/a

Erika Meyer (bars, floor exercise) - Fr, Clintonville, Wis.

Major

• Psychology

2008

• Competed in exhibition matches

High School

• Captain
• Lettered all four years

Personal

• Enjoys reading and hanging out with friends and family

Parents

• Jerianne Kuapil

Rozlyn Ramlow (floor exercise, vault, balance beam) - Fr, Delano, Minnesota

Major

• Dietetics

2008

• Competed in exhibition matches

High School

• Co-captain
• True Team 2003
• Two years at state
• Section champions

Personal

• Enjoys rollerblading, swimming and dogs

Parents

• Neil & Diane Ramlow

Megan Roller (all-around) - Fr, Greenwood, Ind. (Center Grove)

Major

• Dietetics

2008

• Competed in the first meets of the season

High School

• Four time all-conference
• Two time all-state
• Captain
• School record in the vault
• Team was three time conference champions
• Team record for team score
• Four time sectional champions

Personal

• Enjoys shopping, movies, basketball and hanging out with friends

Parents

• Dan Roller and Kim Hoertn

  Megan Roller's Top Scores

  Year	Vault	Uneven Bars	Balance Beam	Floor Exercise	All-Around
  2007-08	9.225	8.175	7.950	8.825	32.90

Alison Thoms (balance beam, floor exercise, vault) - Fr, Manitowoc, Wis. (Lincoln)

Major

• Graphic Design

2008

• Competed in exhibition matches

High School

• Captain
• Conference champions three years
• Section champions in 2006
• 6th place at state in 2004 and 2006

Personal

• Enjoys reading, listening to music, watching movies and t.v. and hanging out with family and friends

Parents

• Curtis Thomas and Ellen Peronto

Ashley Timm (all-around) - Sr, Eden Prairie, Minn.

Major

• Retail Merchandising and Management

2008

• Named WIAC Gymnast of the week on Jan. 29
• Led Stout at the WIAC/NCGA West Regional with a score of 36.850, which placed fifth
• Earned second team All-American

2007

• Earned first team All-America honors by placing fifth on balance beam at nationals
• Placed 11th at WIAC on balance beam and eighth in all-around
• Qualified to national meet in all-around, third trip to nationals
• Team captain
• First place at Gustavus Adolphus in the all-around with a score of 34.825
• First place at the UW-Stout Triangular in the floor exercise with a score of 9.30
• First place against UW-Oshkosh in the all-around with a score of 36.90 and the balance beam (9.525)
• Placed 8th and 11th at the WIAC Championships in the all-around and balance beam respectively
• Earned All-American honors by placing 5th in the balance beam with a score of 9.45

2006

• Advanced to Nationals for second consecutive season
• Placed 14th at National meet in All-Around with 36.125
• Placed seventh in vault at nationals with 9.275
• First in floor exercise at Winona Dual, 9.25

2005

• Placed 12th on balance beam at NCGA Championships
• During beam preliminaries at the national meet, Timm established a new Stout record in the event with a score of 9.65
• Competed in the all-around at nationals, netting 35.45 points, and placing 47th on the vault (8.975), 50th on the uneven bars (8.175) and 52nd on the floor exercise (8.65)
• At Midwest Regionals, placed second on beam, fourth in all-around
• All-WIAC on beam and all-around

High School

• Level 10
• Team captain
• Regional Competitor

Personal

• Enjoys basketball, baseball, football, movies, shopping and cowboy golf

Parents

• Marty & Carol Timm

Morgan Trumble (all-around) - So, Woodbury, Minn.

Major

• Graphic Design

2008

• Placed 14th at the WIAC Championships in the all-around with a score of 35.575

2007

• Named team Most Improved
• Placed 23rd at the WIAC Championships in the floor exercise with a score of 9.10

High School

• All-conference
• All-State
• MVP
• Team captain in 2006
• Earned four letters
• Team was fourth at state

Personal

• Enjoys DDR (dance dance revolution), music, dancing, wake boarding and sledding

Parents

• Karen Kittel and Dave Trumble

  Morgan Trumble's Top Scores

  Year	Vault	Uneven Bars	Balance Beam	Floor Exercise	All-Around
  2006-07	9.225	8.350	9.175	9.250	34.575
  2007-08	9.175	8.80	9.225	9.375	35.60