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JAMIE SCHLEPPENBACH ..................... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... SENIOR LINCOLN, NEB. PIUS X HIGH SCHOOL NEBRASKA SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS ..................... 2014 • SEASON OUTLOOK HONORS AND AWARDS •First-Team All-American (2011: V) •Second-Team All-Big Ten (2012: V) •All-Big Ten Championship Team (2012: V) •Academic All-Big Ten (2012, 2013) •All-Big 12 (2011: V) •All-Big 12 Championship Team (2011: V) •Big 12 Newcomer of theWeek (2011: March 8, March 15) •Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll (2011) •Big Ten Gymnast of the Week (March 12, 2012) •Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012) CAREER HIGHS VAULT: 9.95 (4 times, last at Utah, 3/9/12) BARS: 9.875 (at Utah, 3/9/12) BEAM: 9.90 (at Utah, 3/9/12) FLOOR: 9.85 (3 times, last vs. Penn State, 2/10/13) ALL-AROUND: 39.575 (at Utah, 3/9/12) 24 | NEBRASKA WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS | 2014 Jamie Schleppenbach pronounced (SHLEP-inbock) will look to finish her career at Nebraska on a high note after battling an injury last season. An AllAmerican and one of NU’s top performers on vault, Schleppenbach will vie to regain her spot as a top allaround competitor. “Jamie knows what is expected of her,” Nebraska Coach Dan Kendig said. “She is a perfectionist and will work until it is perfect. That determination will push her to where she is needed, and I think she will have a great senior year.” 2013 • JUNIOR SEASON Schleppenbach fell to a season-ending injury during warm-ups at the Masters Classic in late February. Prior to her injury, Schleppenbach was plugged into the Husker lineup as a two-event specialist early in the season. Sh e captured two vault titles in just four showings on the event, taking home top honors at Michigan in January. 2012 • SOPHOMORE SEASON Schleppenbach appeared in all-around competition 11 times during her sophomore season, capturing three individual vault titles as well as one beam title and her first career all-around crown. She was recognized as the Big Ten Gymnast of the Week on March 12 for her efforts against the Utes. Schleppenbach earned second-team All-Big Ten honors during the regular season. After finishing in a tie for second on vault (9.925) at the Big Ten Championships in Iowa City, she was awarded a spot on the All-Big Ten Championship Team. 2011 • FRESHMAN SEASON Schleppenbach captured first-team All-America honors on vault at the 2011 NCAA Championships while helping the Huskers to a fourth-place team finish at the Super Six Team Finals. Schleppenbach developed into a key asset for Nebraska on vault and beam in her freshman season. She posted a 9.90 (third place) on vault at the NCAA Championship Semifinals, then added a 9.95 on the event at the Super Six Team Finals. She notched a 12thplace finish on vault at the Event Finals, capping her freshman campaign. She tied for fourth on vault and earned All-Big 12 Championship Team honors with a score of 9.85 at the conference championships. In addition, she tallied All-Big 12 accolades on vault. Schleppenbach earned two vault titles on the year and claimed career highs of 9.95 on vault, 9.80 on beam and 9.775 on floor in 2011. She was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on March 8 and March 15. BEFORE NEBRASKA Schleppenbach competed for coaches Tim and Rachel Garrison at Nebraska School of Gymnastics in Lincoln. She was the 2005 and 2006 Level 9 Region IV All-Around champion. Schleppenbach took second in the all-around at the 2009 Level 10 Region IV Championships, while placing fifth in the all-around at the 2010 Region IV Championships. She competed at the Level 10 Junior Olympic National Championships in 2010 and took fourth on vault. PERSONAL Schleppenbach was born on March 25, 1992, in Lincoln, Neb. She is the daughter of Gary and Jolene Schleppenbach and has three brothers, Nick, Eric and Jake. Jamie is an advertising and public relations major at Nebraska. A 2010 graduate of Pius X High School, she was a member of the honor roll and was involved in various clubs and volunteer activities.