Personal
Born May 4, 1978 in Tacoma, Wash... . enrolled in arts and sciences college and ... majoring in sociology ... parents, Marva and James Pelander, are teachers ... father played football and baseball at Washington State ... one younger brother, Jedd.
Washington
Will serve as a co-captain for the 2000 season ... second consecutive season she has served in that capacity ... worked very hard on conditioning in the off-season to be ready for her senior season ... specialist on beam for Washington ... is working on all four events to possibly compete as an all-arounder. 1999 (Junior): A team co-captain ... did not compete except for the final two meets of the season ... her high score was a 9.725 performance at the NCAA West Regional. 1998 (Sophomore): Competed in every meet, except for Oregon State dual, during the season ... recorded a career high with a 9.775 on beam in dual meet at Boise State ... season high on floor was a 9.725 vs. Utah ... competed on beam at NCAA West Regional and NCAA Championships. 1997 (Freshman): Joined the Husky team as a walk-on and contributed to the Huskies' success with solid performances on vault, beam, and floor for the majority of the season ... in the Huskies' record-setting performance against Oregon State, she achieved two of her season-bests , with a 9.70 on vault and a 9.775 on floor ... posted her best beam score (9.725) in meet vs. Boise State and California.
Previous Experience
Competed for Puget Sound Gymnastics and coaches Brad Loan and Cathy Sutherland ... Level 10 gymnast who competed with the national team since 1992 ... highest score on floor exercise was a 9.75 at the 1995 national meet.
Career Highs
Vault: 9.700 vs. Oregon State, 1997
Beam: 9.775 vs. at Boise State, 1998
Floor: 9.775 vs. Oregno State, 1997
Getting to Know ... Rhyan Pelander
My gymnastics goal(s) for the season: Make beam and possibly floor lineups
If I starred in a movie, my leading man would be? Sean Connery, Tim Robbins, or of course, Brad Pitt
My dream job is: Anything that would make an income, that would still allow me to have time to raise a family
My dream vacation would be: A week or two in Maui
My favorite meal is: Mizithra from the spaghetti factory
The best book I've read lately is: Summer Sisters
My favorite class at UW has been: Dance 101 (it was the toughest)
My biggest fear is: Flying in airplanes
The athlete at UW I admire the most is: Stacy Wong because she never gives up no matter how hard things get
My mentor is: My parents
If I could be a character from a book or movie, who would it be: Any character from almost any movie because good things always happen in the end.
My favorite event is: Beam
My favorite web site is: I am so computer illiterate I really never use the web
I started gymnastics at age: I started tumbling at age two.
My favorite gymnastics moment is: Winning regionals in 1998.
Pelander's Meet-by-Meet Results
1999
Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA
Georgia -- -- -- -- --
at Arizona State -- -- -- -- --
Arizona/Nebraska -- -- -- -- --
at UCLA Quad -- -- -- -- --
at Boise State -- -- -- -- --
STAN/UC Davis/Seattle Pac. -- -- -- -- --
at California w/SJSU -- -- -- -- --
Oregon State -- -- -- -- --
at Utah -- -- -- -- --
at Pac-10 Championships -- -- -- -- --
at Seattle Pacific -- -- 9.075 -- --
NCAA Regional -- -- 9.725 -- --
1998
Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA
at Stanford - - 8.950 9.275 -
California/Utah St./Sac St. - - 9.350 9.350 -
at Oregon State - - - - -
at Arizona/California/UIC - - 9.625 9.325 -
Arizona State - - 9.200 9.625 -
Utah - - 9.350 9.725 -
UCLA - - 9.525 9.625 -
at Utah State/Auburn/S. Utah - - 9.700 9.650 -
at Boise State - - 9.775 9.600 -
Boise State/Seattle Pacific - - 9.725 - -
at Pac-10 Championships - - - 8.925 -
NCAA West Regionals - - 9.600 - -
NCAA Championships - - 8.400 - -
