Jeana Rice

Hometown: Longwood, Fla.
Residence: Longwood, Fla.
Date/Place of Birth: Nov. 22, 1981/Edina, Minn.
Club: Hill's Angels
Coach: Joan Moore Gnat, Ray Gnat
School: Longwood High School
Year in School: 11th (Fall '98)
Began Gymnastics: 1983
Years on National Team: 2 (1997-98, 1998-99)
Favorite Event: Floor exercise
Hobbies: Shopping, swimming, spending time with friends, listening to music

It's no surprise Jeana is a competitive gymnast: her mother, Joan Moore Gnat, was a member of the 1972 Olympic Team and won a total of 11 national championships gold medals; her stepfather was a gymnast at LSU - both are now coaching her. She has two older brothers, Steven (22) and Sean (21) Rice, and a younger half-sister, Ashleigh (3). She enjoys shopping, the beach, spending time with friends and listening to music.

National Competition

1998 China Cup, Tianjin, CHN; 7th-team, 32nd-AA

National Competition

1998 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Indianapolis; 7th-AA, 8th-V, 9th-UB, 3rd-BB, 10th-FX
1998 U.S. Classic, San Antonio, Texas; 2nd-V, 9th-BB (competed only two events)
1998 American Classic, Orlando, Fla.; 9th-AA, T12th-V, 13th-UB, T11th-BB, 4th-FX
1997 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Denver, Colo.; 19th-AA, 28th-V, T23rd-UB, 13th-BB, 9th-FX
1997 U.S. Classic, Seattle, Wash.; 7th-AA, 1st-FX, 2nd-BB
1997 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Denver, Colo.; 19th-AA, 28th-V, T23rd-UB, 13th-BB, 9th-FX
1997 American Classic, New Haven, Conn.; 15th-AA, 12th-V, 20th-UB, 3rd-BB, 17th-FX
1996 Coca-Cola National Championships, Knoxville, Tenn.; 24th-AA (jr. div.)
1995 Coca-Cola National Championships, New Orleans, La.; 20th-AA (jr. div.)
1995 U.S. Classic, Birmingham, Ala.; 9th-AA, 2nd-FX (jr. div.)

updated: 17 Nov 1998