March 27, 2007
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Seven members of the No. 18 Missouri gymnastics team earned a spot on the 2007 Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics teams, as announced by the league office on Tuesday. Missouri's seven selections, six on the first team and one on the second team, led the conference for the second straight season.
Seniors Alicia Gilmore and Amanda Pezzullo, juniors Julie Abaray, Nikki Bowman and Katie Kluga and sophomore Alicia Hatcher were named to the first team while sophomore Adrianne Perry was a second team selection.
Pezzullo is now a three-time first team honoree while Abaray, Gilmore and Kluga made the first team for the second consecutive year. Bowman was a second team selection last season.
Nominated by each institution's director of student-athlete support services and the media relations offices, the academic all-league gymnastics squad consists of 15 first team members combined with six on the second team. First team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA and the second team are those who have a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.
To qualify student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of her team's scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.
The Tigers host the 2007 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship at the Hearnes Center on Saturday, March 31 at 7 p.m. Mizzou will face off against No. 7 Nebraska, No. 10 Oklahoma and No. 15 Iowa State for its first Big 12 championship.
2007 Academic All-Big 12 Conference Teams
| FIRST TEAM (3.20 -PLUS GPA) |
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Hometown |
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| Kristy Bellinger, Iowa State |
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Jr. |
Biology |
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Omaha, Neb. |
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| Ceilia Maccani, Iowa State |
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So. |
Health and Fitness Management |
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Racine, Wis. |
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| Jasmine Thompson, Iowa State |
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So. |
Performing Arts |
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McDonald, Ohio |
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| Julie Abaray, Missouri |
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Jr. |
Broadcast Journalism |
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Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| Nikki Bowman, Missouri |
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Jr. |
Marketing |
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Virginia Beach, Va. |
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| Alicia Gilmore, Missouri |
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Sr. |
Advertising |
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St. Charles, Mo. |
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| Alicia Hatcher, Missouri |
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So. |
Pre-Journalism |
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Blue Springs, Mo. |
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| Katie Kluga, Missouri |
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Jr. |
Nursing |
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Downers Grove, Ill. |
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| Amanda Pezzullo, Missouri |
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Sr. |
Nutrition and Fitness |
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Wheaton, Ill. |
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| Stephanie Carter, Nebraska |
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Sr. |
Business Administration |
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Bryn Athyn, Pa. |
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| Michele Zabawa, Nebraska |
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Sr. |
Elementary Education |
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Omaha, Neb. |
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| Brittney Koncak-Schumann, Oklahoma |
Sr. |
Health and Exercise Science/Pre-Medicine |
McQueeney, Texas |
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| Lori Winn, Oklahoma |
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Sr. |
Human Relations |
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Oklahoma City, Okla. |
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| Caitlin Hinkis, Oklahoma |
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Jr. |
Psychology |
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Simsbury, Conn. |
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| Haley DeProspero, Oklahoma |
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So. |
Zoology/Pre-Medicine |
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McKinney, Texas |
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| SECOND TEAM (3.00 TO 3.19 GPA) |
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Major |
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Hometown |
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| Ashley Alden, Iowa State |
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Sr. |
Psychology |
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Park City, Ill. |
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| Jade Kvach, Iowa State |
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Sr. |
Advertising |
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Ames, Iowa |
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| Katie Lasher, Iowa State |
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Sr. |
Food Science |
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Omaha, Neb. |
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| Adrianne Perry, Missouri |
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So. |
Textile and Apparel Management |
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Columbia, Mo. |
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| Vanessa Meloche, Nebraska |
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So. |
Nutrition, Exercise and Health Science |
Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Ashley Jackson, Oklahoma |
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So. |
Zoology/Pre-Medicine |
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Hudsonville, Mich. |
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