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January 9, 2005
The ninth-ranked Stanford women's gymnastics team opened the 2006 season with an impressive effort on Friday night at the Cancun Classic. The Cardinal tallied a team score of 194.850, just behind the winning effort of top-ranked and defending NCAA champion Georgia. The Bulldogs chalked up a score of 195.650. Unfortunately Stephanie has to sat out the competition due to injury. She hyper-extended her knee a few weeks ago in training while doing a whip 2 1/2 on floor, fractured her tibia and tore her miniscus. Fortunately the injury doesn't require surgery, but obviously Stephanie is very dissapointed. She is very exchited about the 2006 NCAA season and will be back for the end of it! GO CARDINALS!
August 20, 2005
Stephanie wanted to send a special message to her brother Tim for her recent achievement at the 2005 Visa Championships! Tim who competed in the 14-15 group, had his group's top all-around total, 49.349. He also won the high bar gold medal and bronzes on the rings and floor!
June 16, 2005
Stephanie has had a very busy year. She is enjoying her summer break and sat down to answer some questions for her website to update her friends and fans on what she has been doing:
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How hard was the transition from elite to college gymnastics?
Tt was a little hard at first, getting used to working out less and doing school a lot more, but it's definitely been a nice change.
Do you find it hard to compete now that you can only train a certain number of hours each week?
I find it easier to compete now since we compete so often.
How difficult is it to be away from your family while you attend Stanford?
Of course I miss them sometimes, but it is also fun to be in college and taking care of yourself.
What's the best thing about living in California?
Hmmm...I dunno, the weather? Nah, being at stanford, pretty much the best school in the country and meeting all the awesome people here. It's nice to meet people outside of just the gymnastics world.
How do you spend your free time and what do you enjoy the most when you are away from the gymnastics?
I enjoy hanging out with my friends and staying up late.
Have you decided your major yet? What do you want to do after you graduate?
I think that I will do either economics or some kind of engineering, but I'm not sure yet. As for after school, I have no idea so far.
What are some of your ultimate goals you would like to reach to fulfill your collegiate career?
I want to compete all around next year, our team to win NCAA's, and me to become an all-american.
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March 6, 2005
The Stanford women's gymnastics team concluded a busy weekend, falling to No. 7 ranked Alabama in front of 1,501 fans at Maples Pavilion on Sunday, 197.100-194.975. Stephanie competed on three events, vault (9.850), balance beam (9.100) and floor exercise (9.775).
March 4, 2005
The Stanford women's gymnastics squad set several team and individual season-highs in placing third at the Utah quad meet in Salt Lake City on Friday evening. The No. 3 ranked Utes captured first place with a 197.425 team score, while No. 6 Florida took second with a 196.450, and California scored a 191.500 to finish fourth. The Cardinal's score of 196.025 set a team season-high. Stephanie was featured on three events, vault to receive a personal season-high score of 9.850, balance beam (9.675) and floor exercise (9.825).
February 25, 2005
The Stanford gymnastics team edged Arizona State at Burnham Pavilion on Friday evenining 196.950-196.075. It was the first dual meet win since January 28th for the Cardinal, who improve to 2-4 and 2-3 in Pac-10 competition on the season. Stephanie was featured on three events, vault, balance beam and floor exercise. She finished tied third place on vault with a 9.775,
received a personal season-high score of 9.800 to capture first place on the beam for the first time in her collegiate career and scored a 9.800 on floor to tie for another third place.
February 18, 2005
The Stanford women's gymnastics team fell to UCLA at Maples Pavilion on Friday evening, 196.300-194.625. Stephanie competed on three events, vault (9.750), balance beam (9.600) and floor exercise, where she was highest Stanford finishers with Tabitha Yim and Lauren Elmore, as the three tied for fourth place with identical 9.825 scores.
February 12, 2005
The Stanford women's gymnastics team fell to Arizona in Tucson on Friday evening, 195.225-193.725. The No. 20 ranked Wildcats (10-4, 3-1 Pac-10) remained undefeated at the McKale Center this season, winning the vault and floor exercise events, and tying with the Cardinal on the balance beam with a team score of 48.775. Stanford (1-3, 1-2 Pac-10) set a team season-high in winning the uneven bars, edging Arizona 48.925-48.900. Stephanie competed on three events, vault, balance beam and floor exercise. She finished in equal fourth on vault (9.700), twelth on beam (9.575) and was the highest Cardinal finisher on floor exercise, tying for fourth place with a score of 9.725.
February 5, 2005
The Stanford women's gymnastics team fell to Central Michigan in Mount Pleasant on Friday evening, 195.925-194.675. Stephanie competed on three events, vault (9.525), balance beam (9.175) and floor exercise (9.775).
January 28, 2005
The Stanford women's gymnastics team sent 1.066 fans home happy, coming from behind to defeat No. 14 ranked Oregon State in the team's home opener at Burnham Pavilion on Friday night, 193.125-192.350. Stephanie was one of the standout performers for the Cardinals. Competing on three events, she finished fourth on vault (9.700), in equal third on balance beam (9.700) and first on floor exercise (9.850).
January 25, 2005
Over the past weekend, Stephanie competed in her first competition for Stanford. The team from Stanford was defeated by No. 18 ranked Washington in the squad's season opener, falling 192.825-192.425 at Bank of America Arena in Seattle. Stephanie was featured on three events, vault (9.400), balance beam (9.200) and floor exercise (9.725).
October 15, 2004
The Stanford women's gymnastics team invites you to check out their tricks and get some treats on Saturday, October 30 in the Ford Center Gymnasium from 6:00-8:00 pm. Costumes are encouraged, games will be played and there will be fun for everyone. Visit the Stanford University Gymnastics page for further details.
June 24, 2004
Welcome to the new look Stephanie-Gentry.com! As promised we have been hard at work redesigning Stephanie's website with a completely new look as she prepares to move into the next phase of her gymnastics career as a freshman on the Stanford University Gymnastics Team. Many sections of the website have been updated with new information. Be sure to take a look around and don't forget to leave a message for Stephanie in her guestbook. She visits the book regularly and loves to hear from visitors to her website.
Since the last update on her website Stephanie has been extremely busy competing in her last elite gymnastics meet, graduating from High School, watching her brother Tim compete at the USA Championships, taking a well earned Summer vacation and basically preparing herself for the challenges of life at college and NCAA gymnastics. She recently sat down to answer a few questions for the website. Check out her answers below:
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How was your graduation ceremony?
My graduation ceremony was awesome. Since I did my school online, my mom found a ceremony for home school students in the North Texas area for me to go to. Megan Dowlen graduated with me because she and I do the same school. It was a pretty unique ceremony in that my parents got to give me my diploma, and each graduate had like a table for pictures and awards and stuff to tell about their life.
Do you have any special plans for the summer?
I will be going to Woodward East for like the whole month of July, and then I'm going to a family reunion for my mom's side in Kentucky. I got to go to Championships and watch my brother compete. He did awesome, and it was a lot of fun getting to see everyone.
Do you think your life will change when you go to Standford?
My life will definitely change when I go to Stanford, and I am looking forward to it.
What are you going to study at Stanford?
I'm not sure as to what my major will be yet, but I'm thinking about marine biology, physical therapy, or optometry. Who knows, though, it could turn out to be something completely different!
How much your routines will change for college or will you try to keep them basically the same?
Vault will stay the same.
Bars will change a little, I want to try a couple of things, like maybe healy again, and I've also been working on Jaegers.
Will you be roommates with one of the gymnast that will be starting with you?
No, my roommate will not be another gymnast for sure. Stanford has a special housing committee or something that picks our roommates for us based on surveys and stuff that we have to fill out. They do this because they want us to branch out and not be confined to just one group of people. I guess I would call it getting the whole college-life experience.
What are you looking forward to most about NCAA gymnastics and competitions?
The thing that I am looking forward to the most about NCAA gymnastics is the team spirit. In college, it is not just about one person, it is about the whole team, so everyone counts and plays their own special part to help out the team.
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March 3, 2004
Stephanie and her teammates traveled to New York City for the 2004 National Podium Meet this past weekend. Competing against many of the best gymnasts in the United States, Stephanie finished tied fourth in the all-around competition scoring 36.175! She also picked up the bronze medal on the balance beam with a 9.300. Congratulations on a great performance Stephanie!
January 31, 2004
This weekend Stephanie and her teammates traveled to Allentown, Pennsylvania to compete in the 2004 Parkette Invitational. Stephanie competed in the Open Optional session, where she finished 18th in the all-around. Her strongest performances came on floor where she produced the ninth highest score after hitting all her tumbling passes, and vault where she was eleventh with a beautiful Yurchenko full. The WOGA girls also took the bronze medal as a team, just behind the Parkettes and Excalibur teams, who finished first and second respectively.
January 21, 2004
Stephanie began her 2004 competition season this weekend at her last WOGA Classic held in Plano, Texas. She placed tenth in the all-around competition with a 32.900. Her performance was highlighted with a particularly strong routine on the vault, where she scored 8.975 for a seventh place. The event was won by fellow teammate, Hollie Vise with Australian Monette Russo picking up the silver medal and Nina Kim finishing third. Congratulations Stephanie!
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