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Meet the Class of 2009!
Becky Bernard, Huneth Lor, & Tatjana Thuener-Rego

At the University of Michigan, freshmen gymnasts are integral members of the team. Last season Katie Lieberman and Nellie Kippley had an immediate impact on vault & bars and bars & floor, respectively. Moreover, Katie went on to win several postseason honors, including the Big Ten Co-Championship title on vault, Big Ten Freshman of the Year, and NCAA First Team All-America on vault.

Such accomplishments are not surprising for the Wolverines, who have a long-standing tradition of success among their freshmen gymnasts. Over the past 11 years, 9 Michigan gymnasts have earned 13 NCAA First Team All-America honors during their freshman campaigns [Katie Lieberman (2005, Vault), Lindsey Bruck (2004, Beam), Jenny Deiley (2003, All-Around), Becca Clauson (2003, Beam), Elise Ray (2001, All-Around, Bars, Beam, Floor), Janessa Grieco (2000, Vault), Sarah Cain (1997, All-Around, Bars), Nikki Peters (1996, Bars), Heather Kabnick (1995, Vault)].

This year's freshmen are primed to continue this tradition. Becky Bernard, Huneth Lor, and Tatjana Thuener-Rego are three talented gymnasts who will likely have an immediate contribution to the Michigan lineup.

In anticipation of the upcoming intrasquad (December 10th), we wanted to give you, the fans, an opportunity to get to know the members of the Wolverine Class of 2009. Over the next three weeks, we'll highlight a different Michigan freshman as part of this "Meet the Freshmen" feature on umgym.com. We'll also be posting their athlete bios, where they replied to questions posed by the GymFantry.

Stay tuned to umgym.com for further updates!

UMgym.com Features:

November 7, 2005: Getting to know...Becky Bernard

November 14, 2005: Getting to know...Huneth Lor

November 21, 2005: Getting to know...Tatjana Thuener-Rego

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