A native of Mississauga, Canada, Natalie Barrington was the first international student-athlete to ever compete for the Alabama Gymnastics program. It didn't take her long to feel right at home though. Nor did it take her long at all to claim one event as her own. Even though she competed in all events during her career, Barrington was the queen of the uneven bars. Her long lines, grace and ability made her as good on the uneven bars as anyone in the country. And not only was she outstanding on the bars, she was consistently outstanding, scoring 9.875 or better 40 times during her career.

"The combination of her long lines, grace and hard work made Natalie one of the nation's best not just now and then, but consistently, week in and week out," head coach Sarah Patterson said.

She was a three-year All-American on the uneven bars and the Southeastern Conference Uneven Bars Champion as a junior. She earned All-SEC as a junior and second team All-SEC as a sophomore and senior. In her junior year, she produced a perfect uneven bars routine, scoring a 10.0 against Georgia which was just one of 11 routines on which she scored 9.9 or better that season. As a senior she helped lead the Tide to NCAA title No. 4 and as a sophomore she helped Alabama to the SEC Championship.

The gym wasn't the only place that Barrington excelled. She earned Scholastic All-American and Academic All-SEC honors three times each during her career.

Andreé Pickens made a career of being spectacular. During her storied career she won two NCAA Championships, earned 14 All-American honors and was named both national gymnast of the year and Southeastern Conference Athlete of the Year as a senior.

"Andreé Pickens was not just an outstanding athlete, she was an outstanding leader and role model," head coach Sarah Patterson said. "She proved what you can do when you focus all your energy, talent and desire."

In addition to being named SEC Athlete of the Year as a senior, Pickens was SEC Gymnast of the Year three times during her career, becoming the first gymnast to win the award multiple times. She won seven SEC titles during her career including two all-around championships.

She was also named Academic All-SEC three years in a row and Scholastic All-American as a senior. She was president of Alabama's Student-Athlete Advisory Board, leading that organization's community outreach. She earned the SEC Community Service Postgraduate Scholarship for her own hard work in that area.

In the last dual meet of her career against UCLA, Pickens set the school all-around record at 39.850. And as a senior, she led Alabama to its fourth national championship, with five All-American performances. Her last routine won her the NCAA Uneven Bars title to go with the NCAA Balance Beam championship she won as a freshman.

At first, there were all the questions. Raegan Tomasek had a question for every occasion, preceded by a raised hand and a tilt of the head.

"Raegan asked more questions her first year than any freshman we've ever had," assistant head coach David Patterson said. "But they were good questions."

As her career went on, it became apparent that Tomasek had found her answers along the way. As a freshman, she earned a 10.0 on the balance beam, becoming only the second freshman in Alabama history to do so. She also earned Scholastic All-American honors as a rookie. As a sophomore she moved into the all-around lineup and added Academic All-SEC honors to her resume for the first of three times in her career. She also helped lead the Tide to the 2000 SEC Championship.

The Mastic Beach, NY native came into her own as a junior, becoming a regular in the all-around lineup. At season's end, Tomasek, named the Tide's "Most Improved", earned All-American honors on the balance beam.

As a senior, she earned second team All-SEC honors and she was SEC Gymnast of the Week after winning the all-around at Georgia in

February. As a senior, Tomasek chipped in a 9.925 to the Tide's NCAA record balance beam performance at the NCAA Regional Championships. Her steady performance throughout her senior season was instrumental in leading the Crimson Tide to the 2002 NCAA Championship.