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Arnold in contention for award

  For the second year in a row Kim Arnold has received the Honda Award designating her as the top collegiate gymnast in the country. "There is no one more deserving of this award than Kim," head coach Suzanne Yoculan said. "She is a gymnast who defines what it takes to be a champion. Throughout [...]

Cyclists to join ‘plethora’ of pros despite injuries

  Georgia cycling team member Jess Lawler isn’t Superman, but the fact that he is still alive might convince a person that he’s the Man of Steel. After being hit by a car last week, the junior also tangled his right leg in his bicycle chain Sunday, leaving a 6- inch laceration on his right [...]

Donnan’s team struts stuff Saturday

  Attention UGA football fans. You don’t have to wait until September to size up the Dogs’ chances for next season. In fact, you can get your first opportunity as early as 2 p.m. Saturday. Yes, that’s right. But how, you may ask? For those who don’t already know, the team plays its annual G-Day [...]

Parents biggest fans of gymnasts

  Among the contingency of fans that followed the Gym Dogs to Los Angeles last weekend were four people with an especially large stake in watching the team win its fourth national championship. They were the parents of seniors Kim Arnold and Julie Ballard. Heading into her daughter’s last weekend of collegiate competition, Patty Accornero, [...]

Gym Dogs: The SEC team to beat

By SCOTT HARTMAN Staff Writer At Saturday’s Southeastern Conference Championships in Baton Rouge, La., the top-ranked Gym Dogs will be the team to beat, having already won against conference foes Alabama, Florida, LSU, Kentucky and Auburn this season. The Dogs’ domination of the conference is a confidence-booster, freshman Amanda Curry said. “I think it gives [...]

Gym Dogs finish season strongly

Seniors honored at meet, Dogs preparing for SEC tournament By SCOTT HARTMAN Staff Writer   After the regular season ended Saturday with a home win over Kentucky, the top-ranked Gym Dogs will be stepping up their efforts in the gym to prepare for the Southeastern Conference Championships March 21 in Baton Rouge, La. “I’m sure [...]

Arnold, Ballard face final home meet

By SCOTT HARTMAN Staff Writer Not only is Saturday’s meet with Kentucky the final regular season home meet of the year, but the event will also mark the close of an epoch in the lives of Gym Dog seniors Kim Arnold and Julie Ballard, as the pair will compete at Stegeman Coliseum in a non-postseason [...]

Gym Dogs hope to finish season with Kentucky win

By SCOTT HARTMAN Staff Writer The top-ranked Gym Dogs will look to notch their second straight undefeated regular season Saturday when the squad plays host to Kentucky at 7 p.m. at Stegeman Coliseum. Finishing the season without a loss, though important, doesn’t rank at the top of the team’s wish list, said junior Sam Muhleman. [...]

University graduate makes film about Gym Dogs’ winning season

Though some of the Gym Dogs’ meets already have been broadcast on Fox Sports South and ESPN, an independent production company is hoping to give fans a closer look at the No. 1 gymnastics team in the country. Nowhere Productions, an Athens-based company, has been following the team all season long, filming the squad performing [...]

Gym Dogs rewarded for focusing on present

By SCOTT HARTMAN Staff Writer Having already experienced a rash of injuries, the Gym Dogs found themselves facing another potential pitfall Saturday, as the team was presented with an opportunity to overlook No. 6 Michigan and concentrate on the postseason, which is just two weeks away. Fortunately for head coach Suzanne Yoculan, her squad showed [...]

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