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KUDLAC
INKS FIVE NEW GYMNASTS FOR 2004 SQUAD
DENTON,
TX—Head gymnastics coach of the 2003 USAG Collegiate
National Champions, Frank
Kudlac, announced the signing
of five new athletes to national letters of intent for
the 2003-2004 academic school year. The new athletes are Brenda
Campbell (Ravenna, NE/Ravenna HS), Mickey McNeel (Vancouver,
WA/ Mountain View H.S.), Brianne Phillips (Spring, TX/Klein
H.S.), Catherine Rodriguez (Coppell, TX/Coppell H.S.) and Courtney
Travis (San Antonio, TX/ Reagan H.S.).
“All
five of these gymnasts are great competitors and come from
great high school and club teams. They each will add a lot
of depth to our team on every event and help us add an eighth
national title to the bookcase,” Kudlac
said. “These ladies are not just great gymnasts, but
good students as well and I am sure they will make the most
of their opportunities at Texas Woman's University.”
Campbell
is a 5'2” all-arounder who qualified for the
Nebraska Level 10 State Championships for three years. As
a freshman, she finished fourth on vault and second on the
beam. Campbell bounced back from an injury-plagued sophomore
campaign to finish third in the all-around, second on beam
and fourth on the vault, bars and floor in 2002. In her senior
year, she earned a state championship on beam and finished
third in the all-around, vault and floor. Campbell was a
member of the Level 10 Nebraska Regional team in 2002 and
2003. She is also a four-year letterwinner on the Ravenna
High School track team and has qualified for the state championships
in pole vault all four seasons. An outstanding student as
well, Campbell is a member of the National Honor Society,
Honor Roll and Louplatte All-Academic team. The daughter
of Mac and Janet Campbell of Ravenna, she enjoys hanging
out with friends and family, outdoor activities and reading
in her spare time.
McNeel
is a 4'10” all-arounder who lettered for three
years in gymnastics at Mountain View High School. She was
a Junior Olympic National qualifier in 2000, then won the
district all-around championship and placed seventh at the
Washington State Championships as a sophomore. In 2002, McNeel
won her second all-around district championship, placed third
at the state championships and was named Gymnast-of-the-Year
by the Columbia newspaper. As a senior, she won her third
straight all-around district championship, placed seventh
in the all-around and was named Gymnast-of-the-Year for a
second consecutive season. McNeel was a Mountain View H.S.
scholar athlete from 2000-2002 and earned the Distinguished
Scholastic Award as a senior. McNeel
is the daughter of Sharry and Robert McNeel of Vancouver,
Wa.
Phillips
is a 5'3” all-arounder who competed for Bannon's
Gymnastix and Texas Star club teams while in high school.
She was a three-time state bar champion and qualified for
the Level 9 Western Nationals in 2001 and 2002. Phillips
finished fourth on the vault at the Level 9 Regional Championships
in 2001 and followed that up by becoming the state vault
and floor champion and regional vault champion in 2002. This
season, she qualified for regionals in Level 10 and finished
fifth on vault and sixth on floor. While attending Klein
High School, Phillips has been a member of the FFA, Latin
Club and named to Who's Who of American High School Students for
four years. Phillips is the daughter
of Keith and Cynthia Phillips of Spring, Texas.
Rodriguez
is a 5'2” vault and floor specialist who competes
for The Colony Gymnastics club in The Colony, Texas. In 2001,
she won the vault title at the Level 9 Western National Championships.
Competing in Level 10 as a junior and senior, Rodriguez placed
third on floor and fifth on the vault at the regional championships
in 2002, and fifth on vault in 2003. The daughter of Virginia
and Bruce Bridges of Coppell, Texas, Rodriguez enjoys going
to movies, shopping and coaching kids in her spare time.
Travis
is a 5'4” all-arounder who has competed for Harris
Unlimited Gymnastics since 1994. She won the floor and all-around
titles at the Level 8 Texas State meet and finished third
on the floor and fifth in the all-around at the Region 3
Championships as a freshman. In 2001, Travis earned third
place finishes on the vault, beam and floor at the Level
9 & 10 State Qualifier meet. She has also won six gold
medals on vault, floor and the all-around at various invitational
meets around the state. A dedicated student as well, Travis
has been on the Reagan High School Honor Roll all four years
and won a district championship and placed fifth at the State
German competition. She is the
daughter of Elizabeth Travis and Mark Travis, both of San
Antonio.
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