Season Outlook/Rosters - Sacramento Athletics

2012 SACRAMENTO STATE GYMNASTICS 

HORNET GYMNASTICS 

2012 

Seniors 

HORNET QUICK FACTS 

University Information 

Location.................................... Sacramento, Calif. 

Founded ...................................................... 1947 

Enrollment ................................................ 29,241 

Nickname ................................................. Hornets 

Colors ............... Green & Gold (PMS 343 & 4515) 

Administration 

President ..........................Dr. Alexander Gonzalez 

Director of Athletics .....................Dr. Terry Wanless 

Faculty Athletics Rep. ...................... Dr. Steve Perez 

Media Relations Dir. (Gym Contact) .....Brian Berger 

Office Phone ................................(916) 278-4313 

E-Mail ....................................bwberger@csus.edu 

Website .............................. www.hornetsports.com 

Gymnastics Staff 

Head Coach .......................................Kim Hughes 

Alma Mater ..................................Chico State, ‘76 

Overall Record .....................288-265-2 (30 years) 

Associate Head Coach .....................Randy Solorio 

Assistant Coach ............................... Jamie Donkin 

Student Assistant ............................... Lissa Zamolo 

Managers ..................................... Bethany Barrick 

Social Media Coordinator ............ Amanda Blauvelt 

Gymnastics Information 

Affiliation .......................................... NCAA Div. I 

Conference .................Western Athletic Conference 

Home Gym (Capacity) ........... Hornets Nest (1,100) 

Practice Facility .................... Technique Gymnastics 

2011 Record ................................................8-10 

2011 Final National Ranking ..........................51st 

2011 WAC Finish ........................................... 4th 

2011 High Score .................................... 195.075 

Letterwinners Returning/Lost.......................... 11/7 

THIS IS HORNET GYMNASTICS 

2012 Roster ....................................................... 2 

Western Athletic Conference ............................... 2 

Radio/TV Roster ................................................. 3 

Facilities ............................................................ 4 

Why Sacramento State ....................................... 5 

Championship Tradition ...................................... 6 

Season Outlook ................................................. 8 

2012 Opponents ............................................. 40 

THE HORNETS 

Head Coach Kim Hughes .................................. 14 

Associaste Head Coach Randy Solorio ............... 15 

Assistant Coach Jamie Donkin ........................... 16 

Support Staff.................................................... 17 

The Seniors (Ono, Peck Toubman) ...................... 18 

The Juniors (Beutler, Meiller) .............................. 24 

The Sophomores (Guerrero, Hansen, Kilwein, 

Montoya, Osaki, Wooff) ................................... 28 

The Freshmen (McCartney, Necas, Smith, 

Torgerson, Wonderley) ..................................... 34 

RECORDS & HISTORY 

2011 Review ................................................... 42 

All-Time Roster ................................................. 43 

Team Records ................................................... 44 

Individual Records ............................................ 45 

Individual Honors ............................................. 46 

All-Time Results ................................................ 47 

UNIVERISTY INFORMATION 

Sacramento State ............................................. 51 

Campus Map ................................................... 53 

The Well .......................................................... 54 

Residence Halls ................................................ 55 

Academic Programs ......................................... 56 

Athletic Facilities .............................................. 58 

Athletic Excellence ............................................ 60 

Administration ................................................. 61 

SARC .............................................................. 62 

Athletic Training ............................................... 63 

Head Coaches/Support Staff ............................ 64 

City of Sacramento ........................................... 65 

CREDITS 

The 2012 Sacramento State gymnastics media guide was 

written and designed by Media Relations Director Brian 

Berger. Assistance in editing provided by Ryan Bjork, Joe 

Waltasti and the Hornet gymnastics coaching staff. Photographs 

not credited provided by Bob Solorio, Amanda 

Blauvelt, Bruce Clark, Kim Hughes and Sacramento State 

Sports Information files. 

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2012 ROSTER 

Roster 

Breakdown 

By Class 

Seniors (3) 

Emiko Ono, Mary Peck, 

Stephanie Toubman 

Juniors (2) 

Cayla Beutler, 

Nicole Meiller 

Sophomores (6) 

Elideth Guerrero, Kailey 

Hansen, Kaila Kilwein, 

Maddie Montoya, Katie 

Osaki, Ashley Wooff 

Freshmen (5) 

Kalliah McCartney, Tina 

Necas, Dallas Smith, 

Claire Torgerson, Kayla 

Wonderly 

By State 

California (8) 

Elideth Guerrero, Kailey 

Hansen, Maddie Montoya, 

Katie Osaki, Mary 

Peck, Claire Torgerson, 

Stephanie Toubman, 

Ashley Wooff 

Hawaii (1) 

Emiko Ono 

Idaho (1) 

Cayla Beutler 

Illinois (1) 


Nevada (1) 

Tina Necas 

Washington (4) 

Kaila Kilwein, Kalliah 

McCartney, Dallas Smith, 

Kayla Wonderley 


Name Yr. Ht. Club Hometown/Previous School 

Cayla Beutler 5-7 Jr. Idaho Falls Training Center Lewisville, Idaho/Rigby HS 

Elideth Guerrero 5-3 So. South Coast Gymnastics Orange, Calif./El Modena HS 

Kailey Hansen 5-0 So. GymJam Academy Ventura, Calif./Washington 

Kaila Kilwein 5-5 So. Roach Gymnastics Maple Valley, Wash./Tahoma HS 

Kalliah McCartney 5-7 Fr. Multnomah Athletic Club Vancouver, Wash./CAM HS 

Nicole Meiller 5-7 Jr. Phenom Gymnastics Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley HS 

Maddie Montoya 5-2 So. South Coast Gymnastics Mission Viejo, Calif./Mission Viejo HS 

Tina Necas 5-5 Fr. Brown’s Gymnastics Las Vegas, Nev./Silverado HS 

Emiko Ono 5-3 Sr. Hawaiian Island Twisters Honolulu, Hawaii/BYU 

Katie Osaki 5-2 So. Byers Elk Grove Elk Grove, Calif./Lutheran HS 

Mary Peck 5-3 Sr. North Bay Athletic Napa, Calif./Napa HS 

Dallas Smith 5-3 Fr. Naydenov Gymnastics Heisson, Wash./CAM HS 

Claire Torgerson 5-3 Fr. Byers Gymnastics Granite Bay, Calif./Christian Brothers HS 

Stephanie Toubman 5-3 Sr. Azarian USGTC Laguna Niguel, Calif./Dana Hills HS 

Kayla Wonderly 5-3 Fr. Multnomah Athletic Club La Center, Wash./CAM HS 

Ashley Wooff 5-8 So. GymJam Academy Ventura, Calif./Foothill Technology HS 

Head Coach: Kim Hughes 

Associate Head Coach: Randy Solorio 

Assistant Coach: Jamie Donkin 

Volunteer Assistant: Lissa Zamolo 

Student Assistant: Bethany Barrick 


The Western Athletic Conference features some of the most exciting competition at some of the most diverse campuses in the nation. 

The WAC provides its student-athletes the chance to travel to scenic destinations and gain exposure in some of the nation’s 

largest and most accessible media markets. In addition, the academic reputation of many of the WAC schools is unparalleled, 

with some of the nation’s most respected institutions of higher learning among the WAC ranks. 

This season marks the 50th for the WAC, making it the sixth oldest among the nation’s 11 Division I-A conferences. While the 

WAC has a lengthy history, gymnastics enters its sixth year in the conference this season. The lineup of teams is comprised of WAC 

members San Jose State and Utah State and affiliate members Denver, Sacramento State and Southern Utah. 

The WAC began operation with the 1962-63 academic year with 10 sports. The first championship was held in November of 

1962 when Arizona won the cross country title. Arizona State claimed the league’s first national title after winning the College 

World Series in 1965. Fresno State won the last title in 2008 at the College World Series. 

Presently, the WAC crowns champions in 19 sports — eight men’s and 11 women’s. For the men, there are championships in 

baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field. Championships for 

women are held in basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor track and 

field, outdoor track and field and volleyball. 

HORNET GYMNASTICS | CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007



Cayla Beutler 

Junior 

Lewisville, Idaho 


Junior 

Aurora, Ill. 

Mary Peck 

Senior 

Napa, Calif. 

Ashley Wooff 

Sophomore 

Ventura, Calif. 

Elideth Guerrero 

Sophomore 

Orange, Calif. 

Maddie Montoya 

Sophomore 

Mission Viejo, Calif. 

Dallas Smith 

Freshman 

Heisson, Wash. 

Kim Hughes 

Head Coach 

31st Year 

Kailey Hansen 

Sophomore 

Ventura, Calif. 

Tina Necas 

Freshman 

Las Vegas, Nev. 

Claire Torgerson 

Freshman 

Granite Bay, Calif. 

Randy Solorio 

Assistant Coach 

27th Year 

Kaila Kilwein 

Sophomore 

Maple Valley, Wash. 

Emiko Ono 

Senior 

Honolulu, Hawaii 

Stephanie Toubman 

Senior 

Laguna Niguel, Calif. 

Jamie Donkin 

Assistant Coach 

9th Year 


Kalliah McCartney 

Freshman 

Vancouver, Wash. 

Katie Osaki 

Sophomore 

Elk Grove, Calif. 

Kayla Wonderly 

Freshman 

La Center, Wash. 

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FACILITIES 

Sacramento State trains at Technique Gymnastics located 

near campus in Rancho Cordova, Calif. The Hornets have the 

luxury of practicing in the 38,000-square foot facility which 

is one of the largest and best equipped gymnastics training 

centers in the West. The enormous facility allows Sacramento 

State gymnasts to train throughout their practice session without 

having to compete for time on the equipment. 

Technique features three full-sized floors, a tumble track, 

three vault runways and tables, eight competition beams and 

four sets of bars. In addition, it also has over 17,000 square 

feet of foam pits for added safety. 

On campus, the team is able to condition in the Eli and 

Edythe Broad Fieldhouse located on the south end of campus. 

Under the watch of Strength and Conditioning Director Jared 

Nessland and assistant Tom DiStasio, the Hornets perform 

their workouts in a state-of-the-art 6,000-square foot weight 

room. 






Why Sacramento State? 

The Team 

Being a part of the team is more than just practices and meets. Their close-knit relationship 

is evident throughout the year as the team spends most of its non-gymnastics time 

together, performing community service, attending other sporting events and celebrating 

holidays and birthdays. One of the yearly highlights is the team’s preseason trip. 

This past fall, the Hornets traveled to the Calavares Big Trees for a weekend of hiking, 

games and bonding. 

“I always felt everyone had my back, especially the coaches and my team. When 

I’d get knocked down, I had 20 hands helping me back up. With the support, it 

helped me become a better athlete and person.” - Nicole Giao, ‘08 

The Coaches 

The 2012 season marks the 27th year that head coach Kim Hughes and assistant 

coach Randy Solorio have worked together on the coaching staff. The pair have elevated 

Sacramento State from the AIAW to Div. II and eventually Div. I. The Hornets 

have enjoyed unprecedented success in their tenure. Hughes is beginning his 31st 

season as the head coach and his 35th with the program, while Solorio is entering his 

27th season. Former Hornet Jamie Donkin is in her ninth year as a member of the staff. 

“I decided to come to Sacramento State because of the coaching staff. When you get 

here, they become more than just coaches to you.” - Amanda Bieber, ‘11 

The Success 

After high-level national success at the Div. II level, Sacramento State made the jump to 

Div. I in 1992. Sacramento State broke through with its first NCAA regional appearance 

in 1999. From that point, the Hornets have been a force in the West, claiming 

seven conference championships and being represented at the NCAA Regionals every 

year. 

“Being a part of a winning team is something that I will never forget. There’s something 

special knowing that you were able to carry on the tradition. I still get chills 

thinking about it.” - Melissa Genovese, ‘08 

The Support 

Part of the team’s success has been a dominating record at home which is aided by 

a great crowd. Despite the cozy confines of the Hornets Nest, Sacramento State has 

one of the best gymnastic environments in the WAC. In the spring of 2009, an overflow 

crowd was on hand for the WAC Championships and helped push the team to 

a second-place showing. Outside of competition, the team is aided by a medical staff 

which features athletic trainers, doctors and surgeons. Hornet gymnasts also have the 

availability of academic advisors and tutors to help them stay on course to graduate 

and succeed in the classroom. 


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2007 

2006 

2005 

2003 

CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION 

Front Row (L-R): Marina Borisova, Lizzy Norvell, Ashlei Baker, 

Lauren Dyson, Amber Basgall. 

Second Row: Kaitie Kinser, Traci Takeda, Alexis Tsurumoto, 

Jasmine Lipka, Eryn Stubblefield. 

Third Row: Amanda Perez, Lissa Zamolo, Nicole Giao, 

Hava McCarter-Ribakoff, Bailey Sisler, Amanda Blauvelt. 

Top Row: Alycia Chan, Alyssa Onaga, Melissa Genovese, 

Amanda Bieber. 

Front Row (Sitting L-R): Julie Hutzenbiler, Alexis Tsurumoto, 

Carrie Kinghorn. 

Second Row: Alyssa Onaga, Kimiye Narasaki, Jessica Love, 

Sara Williams, Brooke Morari, Amber Basgall, Marina Borisova. 

Top Row: Kat Pachinger, Hava McCarter-Ribakoff, Melissa Genovese, 

Courtney Hibler, Nicole Giao, Trista Condren, Tiffany Bass. 

Front Row (Ground Level L-R): Carrie Kinghorn, Meloney Greer, 

Hava McCarter-Ribakoff, Courtney Hibler, Nirvana Zaher, 

Alyssa Onaga, Rachel Anderson, Kelly Turner, Melissa Genovese, 

Sharee Burgess, Amber Basgall. 

Second Row: Cindy Gonzales, Tiffany Bass, Trista Condren. 

Top Row: Julie Hutzenbiler, Alexis Tsurumoto, Stefanie Aeder, 

Nicole Giao, Sara Williams, Kimiye Narasaki, Jessica Hoffman. 

Front Row (L-R): Susan Williams, Carrie Kinghorn, Jenny Diamond, 

Stefanie Aeder, Julie Hutzenbiler, Nirvana Zaher, Kelly Turner, 

Meloney Greer. 

Second Row: Sharee Burgess, Trista Condren, Kimiye Narasaki, 

Brooke Crowell, Corinne Allen, Toni Petersen. 

Top Row: Sarina Williams, Jessica Hoffman, Teresa Bitcon, 

Rachel Anderson, Jamie Donkin, Binta Coleman. 



CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION 

2002 

Front Row (L-R): Sarina Williams, Wendy Baisdon. 

Second Row: Dana Raber, Kelly Turner, Brooke Crowell, 

Stefanie Aeder. 

Third Row: Amy Langkamp, Binta Coleman, Jenny Diamond, 

Lara Goold, Karen Sorensen, Meloney Greer. 

Back Row: Beth O’Connor, Lori Gillette, Melissa Prescott, 

Toni Petersen, Jessica Hoffman. 

2001 

Front Row (L-R): Elizabeth Lutz, Karen Sorensen, Lara Goold, 

Melissa Prescott. 

Second Row: Toni Petersen, Sarina Williams, Brooke Crowell, 

Wendy Baisdon, Christy Warhola. 

Third Row: Jenny Diamond, Amy Langkamp, Jami Scoville, 

Lindsey Jones. 

Top Row: Binta Coleman, Becky Castanon, Jolane Parr, 

Beth O’Connor, Lori Gillette. 

2000 

Front Row (Sitting L-R): Sarina Williams, Christy Warhola, 

Brooke Crowell, Sara Solomon, Stephanie Brender. 

On Vault: Karen Sorensen, Melissa Prescott. 

Standing: Lara Goold, Lori Gillette, Becky Castanon, Jolane Parr, 

Jenny Diamond, Beth O’Connor (above) Jami Scoville, Elizabeth Lutz. 

Top Row (Sitting): Toni Petersen, Wendy Baisdon, Brenda Foote, Lindsey 

Jones. 

1996 

WIC 

Western Independent 

WIC 


Front Row (Sitting L-R): Adonna Ruiz, Natalie Cadondon, 

Kim Shoults, Heather Ortega. 

Middle Row: Andi Arnold, Sara Anderson, Rebecca Seebirt, 

Desi Bertussi, Lisa Nomura, Heather Doak. 

Top Row: Lisa Schindler, Polly Hughes, Jennifer Tardiff, 

Trayce Howley, Kim Mattis. 

WIC 



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SEASON OUTLOOK 

The graduation of five seniors might leave 

some Div. I gymnastics programs scrambling 

to rebuild. For Sacramento State, the Hornet 

coaching staff feel that not only will the squad 

be able to absorb the loss of those five, the 

team should be able to improve from a 2011 

season which saw the Hornets finish fourth in 

the Western Athletic Conference. 

“Overall, we have a lot of competitive experience 

on this team,” Sacramento State head 

coach Kim Hughes said. “Our goal is to consistently 

be more competitive. If that happens, I 

think this could be a turnaround year.” 

Helping lead the charge will be a group of 

11 returners, including NCAA regional qualifiers 

Kailey Hansen and Nicole Meiller, as well 

as 2010 WAC beam champion and NCAA 

qualifier Cayla Beutler (formerly Boyce). 

Beutler and Meiller will also serve as team 

captains in 2012. The honor will mark the second 

consecutive season for Beutler who missed 

all of 2011 after undergoing surgery on her 

shoulder. 

“This team seems very dedicated to its train- 

ing,” Hughes said. “The captains did a lot to 

make sure everyone was ready when practice 

began and it has shown in the gym.” 

While the veterans are providing the leadership, 

a talented group of freshmen might be 

the factor to elevate Sacramento State back 

into title contention. 

The incoming class consists of Kalliah Mc- 

Cartney, Tina Necas, Dallas Smith, Claire 

Torgerson and Cayla Wonderly. All five members 

are expected to compete immediately with 

McCartney serving as a legitimate all-around 

candidate during her collegiate debut. 

Beutler and Hansen are the other all-around 

candidates. Beutler competed in seven allarounds 

as a freshman but is still working to 

return on vault due to her injuries. 

Since the reformation of the WAC in 2006, 

Sacramento State has been a major factor in 

the conference. The team won the conference 

title in 2006 and 2007 and finished second in 

2009. 

This year, the WAC will have a new look as 

long-time members Boise State and Cal State 


Fullerton (dropped program) have left the conference. 

However, the league will add national-power 

Denver into the fold this year, keeping 

the WAC as one of the top conferences in 

the nation. 

“Replacing Boise (State) with DU was a 

good choice for the league,” Hughes said. “All 

five teams are very competitive which should 

make for a tough championship meet.” 

Also new to the schedule this season is the 

creation of a Northern California meet which 

will be hosted by Stanford in 2012. The meet 

features the Hornets, UC Davis, San Jose State 

and Stanford. 

“This is something that has been in the conservation 

for a while but finally happened,” 

Hughes said. “We are hoping to add Cal in 

the future and the meet will rotate on an annual 

basis.” 

Sacramento State will also have meets 

against Central Michigan and Oregon State 

— two teams that qualified for the NCAA post 

season a year ago. 




Sacramento State continues to make big 

strides on vault, with five returners from last 

season as well as high expectations from a 

newcomer in 2012. 

The team improved its RQS last year and 

will boast at least four 10.0 vaults in the lineup 

this season. 

“I’m excited to have this many 10.0 vaults,” 

Hughes said. “This could be one of the best 

vault lineups we’ve ever had here. It’s also fun 

because of the variety, not everyone is doing 

the same thing.” 

The trio of junior Nicole Meiller, sophomore 

Kailey Hansen and freshman Kalliah McCartney 

are regarded as locks for the lineup when 

the season begins. 

Meiller qualified for the NCAA West Regional 

as a freshman. That same season she 

scored a career high 9.825 at the WAC Championships. 

In 2011, she was slowed by injury 

at the start of the year but returned at the end 

of the season to finish with four vaults of at 

least 9.700. 

VAULT 

Hansen led the team last season with an 

average of 9.673. She had seven vaults of at 

least 9.700, including a 9.775 at the Lady Luck 

Invitational in Las Vegas. 

McCartney performs a pike front with a half 

— the same vault that former Hornet Nirvana 

Zaher used to win three conference titles. 

Senior Emiko Ono (above), junior Cayla 

Beutler and sophomore Katie Osaki and Maddie 

Montoya will contend for the final three 

spots in the lineup. 

Osaki (11 meets) and Montoya (eight) saw 

the most action on vault among the group 

last season. Osaki averaged 9.616 and had 

a high of 9.825 against UC Davis and Boise 

State. 

Ono has been a spot starter for the last two 

seasons, including appearing in nine meets in 

2010. 

Because of her shoulder injury, Beutler has 

not competed on vault since her freshman season 

in 2009. 

WHAT TO LOOK FOR 


Yurchenko full 

Kailey Hansen 

Yurchenko full 


Front handspring pike half 

Emiko Ono 

Yurchenko layout half 

Cayla Beutler 

Yurchenko full on pike off 

Katie Osaki 

Tsukahara full 

Maddie Montoya 

Tsukahara full 


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If Sacramento State is going to return to the 

upper echelon of the Western Athletic Conference, 

the team will need to improve its bars 

scores from a year ago. A few tweaks to the returners 

routines and the addition of a talented 

freshman should get the team back in the title 

hunt. 

“We’re looking to improve,” Hughes said. 

“Each of the returners are better and Kalliah 

will help the team immediately.” 

The returners are headlined by junior Nicole 

Meiller (above). In an injury-plagued 2011, 

Meiller still managed to score 9.775 or better 

in four of her seven routines, including a pair 

of 9.800s. 

“We eliminated a lot of extra circles from 

Nicole’s routine,” Hughes said. “It is short but 

full of difficulty with great combo bonus and 

skills.” 

One of the remaining skills in Meiller’s routine 

is her triple twisting flyaway dismount — a 

skill rarely attempted at the collegiate level. 

Senior Emiko Ono, who competed in all 11 

meets last season, has added an E level dis- 


BARS 

mount to her routine. Ono set a career high 

last season with a 9.750 during the team’s victory 

at California. 

McCartney is penciled to make the starting 

lineup with a routine Hughes describes as “extra 

clean.” 

Sophomore Kaila Kilwein, who like Ono, 

competed in every meet a year ago, will also 

retain a spot in the lineup to start the year. As 

a freshman, Kilwein had a high of 9.725 and 

was consistent at the top of the order. 

Cayla Beutler added a giant hop full to her 

routine and is looking to regain her spot in the 

lineup. 

The final spot should be a battle between 

sophomores Katie Osaki and Ashley Wooff as 

well as freshman Tina Necas. 

Wooff cracked the lineup in one meet as a 

true freshman and also had three exhibitions. 

Necas comes to the team from Brown’s 

Gymnastics in Las Vegas. 




Uprise half, Tkachev plus bail, triple 

twisting flyaway 

Emiko Ono 

Full pirouette, giant half, bail HS, toe hecht, 

double layout 


Free hip HS, bail HS plus toe hecht, free 

hip gienger, half pirouette double tuck 

Kaila Kilwein 

Full pirouette, gienger, pak salto, blind 

change double front 

Cayla Beutler 

Giant hop full turn plus bail HS plus toe 

hecht, full pirouette double tuck 

Katie Osaki 

Giant half turn, Jaeger plus bail, full 

pirouette toe front 

Ashley Wooff 

Kip hop, full twisting giant, stradleback HS, 

double layout 




It has taken just five years for Sacramento 

State to completely replace its top 10 beam 

scores in school history. During that stretch, the 

team has six scores of at least 49.000 to become 

one of the best beam squads in the West. 

The Hornets are poised to add to that list in 

2011 with a deep lineup which features three 

returning starters, including a former WAC individual 

champion. 

The knowns in the Hornet order will consist 

of junior Cayla Beutler (above), sophomre 

Mary Peck, sophomores Kailey Hansen and 

Elideth Guerrero and freshman Kalliah Mc- 

Cartney. 

Beutler finished first at the WAC Championships 

in 2010 with a score of 9.875. During 

that season, she finished first in six of her 12 

meets and had five scores of at least 9.800. 

“It’s great to have Cayla back,” Hughes 

commented. “She’s back in form (from 2010) 

and has upgraded her leap and dismount 

which will only make her better.” 

A regular in the lineup last year, Peck competed 

in nine meets. Her best score of the sea- 

BEAM 

son came at home against Boise State and UC 

Davis where she scored 9.775. 

With Beutler redshirting last season, Hansen 

and Guerrero were thrust into the spotlight as 

freshmen. The pair were in the lineup for all 11 

meets and combined for five scores of 9.700 or 

higher. 

Guerrero’s best effort came in front of her 

hometown friends and family where she finished 

first at Cal State Fullerton with a career 

high 9.800. The Orange, Calif., native features 

a flick-lay-lay series in her routine which 

is the first performed by a Hornet in school history. 

Hansen has adjusted her routine for 2012 to 

include her acro series with her dismount. 

McCartney is a two time regional all-around 

champion who has shined on the beam with a 

routine which includes a series with a pair of 

aerial walkovers with a flip-flop. 

According to coaches, the final spot in the 

lineup will be competed for by sophomore Kaila 

Kilwein or freshmen Claire Torgerson, Kayla 

Wonderly, Dallas Smith and Tina Necas. 


Cayla Beutler 

Flip-flop (2x), layout stepout 

Kailey Hansen 

Flip-flop, layout stepout, back full dismount 


Front layout stepout (2x), flip-flop 

Elideth Guerrero 

Flip-flop, layout stepout (2x) 

Mary Peck 

Punch front mount, flip-flop, layout stepout 

Claire Torgerson 

Flip-flop, layout two feet, 

punch front on beam 


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In her first season with the Hornets, Kailey 

Hansen (above) established herself as a force 

to be reckoned with on floor. The Ventura, Calif., 

native finished first on the event in three 

meets and went on to place fifth at the NCAA 

West Regional. 

During the year, Hansen scored 9.875 in 

four different meets, including the regional and 

had 10 scores of at least 9.700. 

“Kailey has added new music and choreography 

which showcases her abilities as a performer,” 

Hughes said. “She also changed her 

opening tumbling pass to a whip double pike. 

Expected to join Hansen in the back half of 

starting lineup are junior Cayla Beutler and 

freshman Kalliah McCartney. Beutler competed 

in all 11 meets in 2010 where she averaged 

9.711. During that season, she scored 9.825 

in two meets to set her career high. 

“Cayla has unique dance moves and is very 

clean,” Hughes said. “Kalliah is a strong performer 

with a very intricate routine.” 

Returning to the lineup are sophomores Katie 

Osaki and Kaila Kilwein. Osaki competed 


FLOOR 

in all 11 meets on floor as a true freshman, 

averaging 9.673. She peaked at the end of the 

year, scoring at least 9.700 in four of the final 

five regular season meets with a best of 9.850. 

Kilwein provided a steady score near the top 

of the order in her first season with the Green 

& Gold. She averaged 9.618 with a high of 

9.750 coming in the team’s win at California. 

Like beam, the sixth spot in the lineup is wide 

open heading into the year. Expected to contend 

for the job is senior Stephanie Toubman, 

sophomores Elideth Guerrero and Maddie 

Montoya, and freshmen Tina Necas, Claire 

Torgerson and Dallas Smith. 

Toubman’s career has been plagued by 

a series of injuries which has limited her to 

just three exhibitions in three seasons. When 

healthy, she possesses explosive tumbling. 

Guerrero was kept off floor as a freshman 

due to an ankle injury while Montoya competed 

in two meets. 

Among the freshmen, Necas was fourth at 

the Junior Olympics NIT and Smith was a Level 

10 regional champion. 



Kailey Hansen 

1) Whip double pike; 2) Back 1.5 punch 

front layout; 3) Whip double full 

Cayla Beutler 

1) Rudi punch layout stepout; 2) Back 1.5 

punch front layout; 3) Front full punch pike 


1) Double tuck; 2) Front double twist; 

3) Front full front tuck 

Katie Osaki 

1) Rudi; 2) Front full front tuck; 3) Back 1.5 

front layout 

Kaila Kilwein 

1) Double tuck; 2) Front full front tuck; 

3) Front 1.5 punch layout 

Tina Necas 

1) Double pike; 2) Front layout (2x); 

3) Double twist

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