|
|
2001: Competed well during NCAA team championship - earning individual season-best marks on horse (8.900), vault (8.750) and p-bars (8.400) … scored pair of seconds on both horse (8.700) and h-bar (8.250) at season's first meet on Jan. 6 at Stanford … placed second on rings (8.600) at next meet on Jan. 21 … won h-bar with 9.500 on March 10 at UCSB Invitational … scored then individual season-best marks on vault (8.650) and p-bars (8.200) during team competition of MPSFs.. 2000: Competed in at least three events in every regular-season meet … finished fourth in all-around (52.800) at Stanford, also good enough for career best … tied for team high on p-horse (9.650) vs. BYU, Stanford … scored career best on rings vs. Stanford (9.300) and on h-bar (9.350) vs. UCSB and Stanford.
1999: Started second meet of season ... became consistent five-event competitor ... notched personal-bests on floor (9.250) and p-bars (9.350) at UCLA Invitational.
Previous: Competed at Junior Olympics from 1994-98 as well as '96 Winter Cup ... trained under Rick Tucker of Gymnastics Plus ... was high school academic All-American in '95 at Long Reach High in Columbia, MD.
Personal: Thomas Tipunute Kutz ... major is undeclared ... interested in studying computer science ... chose Cal over Michigan, UMass and Temple ... has older brother, Num ... parents are Komloy and John Kutz of Columbia, MD ... born January 16, 1980 in Bowie, MD.
KUTZ'S 2001 BESTS
Floor: ------- --------
P-Horse: 8.900 NCAA Champ. - 4/6/01
Rings: 8.950 UCSB Invite - 3/10/01
Vault: 8.750 NCAA Champ. - 4/6/01
P-Bars: 8.400 NCAA Champ. - 4/6/01
H-Bar: 9.500 at UCSB Invite - 3/10/01
AA: ------- --------
KUTZ'S CAREER BESTS
Floor: 9.250 at UCLA - 2/25/99
P-Horse: 9.650 vs. BYU, Stanford - 2/25/00
Rings: 9.300 vs. Stanford - 2/19/00
Vault: 9.450 vs. BYU, Stanford - 2/25/00
P-Bars: 9.350 at UCLA - 2/25/99
H-Bar: 9.500 at UCSB Invite - 3/10/01
AA: 52.800 at Stanford - 1/22/00
