The 2004 NCAA women's gymnastics championships were contested at the 23rd annual

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hosted by the

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to determine the individual and team national champions of women's

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among its member programs in the

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. The competition took place April 15–17 in

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, hosted by

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. Hosts and defending champions

won the team championship, the Bruins' fifth NCAA national title and fifth in seven years. Jeana Rice, from

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, won the individual all-around championship.

Team Results

Session 1

Session 2

Super Six

UCLA roster

The 2004 UCLA women's gymnastics team is considered one of the best teams in NCAA gymnastics history, which was led by 7-time National Champion head coach

Valorie Kondos Field Valorie Kondos Field (born Valorie Kondos; August 20, 1959), often referred to as Miss Val, is a retired American gymnastics coach. She was the head coach of the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from ...

. UCLA was ranked preseason #1 for the fourth consecutive year and team members had collectively won seven NCAA individual championships, earned 27 All-America honors and made 13 World Championships and five Olympic appearances. The team returned five All-Americans and had talent throughout the depth of their lineup down to the "dynamic freshmen talent."2004 UCLA Gymnastics Outlook Defending NCAA Champion Bruins look to "Drive for Five".
CBS Sports, Dec. 18, 2003 Seniors *

Jeanette Antolin Jeanette Antolin (born October 5, 1981) is an American former artistic gymnast who was a member of the U.S. national team from 1995 to 2000. In 1999, she competed at the Pan American Games, where she helped the U.S. win a team silver medal, and ...

Jamie Dantzscher Jamie Annette Dantzscher (born May 2, 1982) is an American former Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. She was a member of the bronze medal-winning American team at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. Early life Dantzscher was born in Canoga Park, C ...

* Christy Erickson *

Kristen Maloney Kristen Ann Maloney (born March 10, 1981) is a retired gymnast from Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, in the United States. She won bronze in the team event at the 2000 Olympic Games. Maloney was also the U.S. senior all-around national champion in 1998 ...

* Trishna Patel *

Yvonne Tousek Yvonne Tousek-Renne (born February 23, 1980, in Kitchener, Ontario) is a retired artistic gymnast who competed for her native Canada in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Elite career Tousek-Renne qualif ...

* Jamie Williams Juniors * Kisha Auld * Christie Tedmon Sophomores * Kate Richardson * Holly Murdock * Jennifer Sutton Freshmen * Ashley Martin * Ashley Peckett * Michelle Selesky ( Michelle Giuda) * Aimee Walker ( Aimee Walker Pond) * Courtney Walker * Lori Winn

References

External links

NCAA Gymnastics Championship Official site
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