Towson University Athletics

Very talented gymnast who won the 2003 and 2004 East Atlantic Gymnastics League championships on bars ... named first team All-EAGL on bars in 2003 and 2004 ... one of the Tiger co-captains ... returned to the team to compete as a graduate student while earning a second degree ... has struggled with an ankle problems the last three years ... will be one of the Tigers’ top performers on bars ... should also compete on beam and floor ... has tremendous amount of international experience ... seven-time national champion in Lithuania ... attended Vilnius Pedagogical University for one year ... competed in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia ... second Tiger gymnast who competed at the Olympics, along with Gabi Weller ... good student who was a three-time member of the EAGL All-Academic Team.

2004 Season: Competed on bars in all 12 meets ... finished first on bars in 9 of 12 meets this season ... also competed on beam in five meets and competed on floor in five meets ... won EAGL title on bars for second year in a row with a 9.925 score ... qualified for NCAA regionals on bars ... named first team All-EAGL for seocnd year in a row ... suffered knee injury on floor at Governor’s Cup Meet and only did bars the rest of the season ... ranked 12th in the nation on bars with a 9.920 Regional Qualifying Score ... had career high 9.95 score on bars twice ... won bars with a 9.95 against New Hampshire ... also won bars with a 9.95 at Governor’s Cup Meet ... had four 9.925 bars scores, including the last three meets ... won bars (9.70) and was second on floor (9.675) in win at Rhode Island ... finished first on beam (9.825) and floor (9.825) in double win over Rutgers and Yale ... was also a double winner against New Hampshire, placing first on bars (9.95) and beam (9.875) ... finished first on bars (9.925) and took second on beam (9.80) at Maryland ... also finished first on bars (9.875) at Towson Invitational ... won bars competition in final four meets of regular season ... had a 9.775 score on bars at NCAA Regional Meet.

2003 Season: Competed in all 12 meets on bars ... qualified for NCAA Regionals on the uneven bars ... finished first on bars in five meets ... matched career high with a 9.925 on bars at the EAGL Meet to win EAGL championship ... honored as EAGL Specialist of the Week ... named first team All-EAGL on bars ... averaged 9.84 on bars ... finished second on bars three times ... competed on bars and beam in season opener at Bahamas Invitational ... finished second on bars (9.80) in win over James Madison in home opener ... tied for first place on bars with a 9.90 score to help Tigers beat Rutgers ... also finished first on bars with a 9.925 score in loss at Yale ... finished third on bars with a 9.85 score at the Governor’s Cup Meet ... tied for third place on bars with a 9.90 score in narrow loss at Maryland ... tied for fourth place on bars at North Carolina with a 9.75 score ... took second place on bars with a 9.875 score at New Hampshire in narrow loss ... finished first on bars with a career high-matching 9.925 score in home meet against North Carolina ... also won the bars competition with a 9.90 score in Towson Center win over James Madison ... finished second on bars with a 9.875 score in win over Maryland in the Tigers’ final home meet ... helped Tigers tie for fourth place at the EAGL Meet by winning the bars competition with a 9.925 ... competed as an indivudal on bars at NCAA regionals and earned a 9.675 score.

2002 Season: Battled a severe ankle injury all of freshman season ... competed in ten meets ... only competed as an all-around in one meet ... missed final two meets of the season, including the East Atlantic Gymnastics League Championship meet ... competed on bars in ten meets ... one of the Tigers’ top performers on bars ... averaged 9.61 on bars for the season ... competed as an all-around in season-opening meet against James Madison and Wilson ... finished second in the all-around with a 38.575 score ... also took second on bars (9.675) and beam (9.825) in season opener ... earned a 9.475 in vault, taking third placed ... suffered ankle injury in middle of meet at Rutgers and was pulled from the meet ... had a 9.325 on bars at Rutgers ... missed meet at California State Santa Barbara due to ankle injury ... competed on bars against West Virginia and earned a 9.525 score ... helped Tigers win Cornell Big Red Invitational by finishing second on bars (9.85) ... also tied for third on bars (9.825) at Towson Invitational ... also tied for third (9.825) in loss at North Carolina ... had a 9.65 on bars and a 9.775 on floor at North Carolina State ... tied for first on bars (9.80) in tri-meet at William & Mary ... also had a 9.375 on floor at William & Mary ... tied for second on floor with career high 9.85 in come-from-behind win over New Hampshire ... also had a 9.575 on bars against UNH ... missed final two meets after aggravating ankle injury.

Background: Experienced performer at Vilnius Gymnastics School, the Lithuanian national training center ... member of Vilnius Gymnastics School for 14 years ... became first gymnast from Lithuania to compete in the Olympics, earning a spot as an individual ... attended Vilnius Pedagogical University for one year ... competed for Coaches Liubove Borzykina and Anna Mielko ... helped team win Lithuanian championships ... has one younger brother and one younger sister ... career goal is to become either an actress or a set designer ... hobbies include music, dancing and drawing ... favorite athlete is Christiano Ronaldo ... most memorable experience was competing in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia ... favorite actor is Johnny Depp ... favorite movie is “Gladiatoe” ... enjoys eating buffalo wings ... favorite book is the Encyclopedia ... daughter of Michail and Olga Kovaliova ... born on December 20, 1980 in Vilnius, Lithuania ... has double major of Psychology and Sports Management.