Shannon Miller from Edmond, Okla. won her second all-around title at the 1996 Coca-Cola National Gymnastics Championships in Knoxville, Tenn., at the Thompson-Boling Arena.
Regarding her fall in the first rotation on beam, Miller said, “I’ve had competitions before where I’ve had to come back. The fall woke me up and got me going. I don’t think it was winning that proved I was back. I think it was the new difficulty in my routines, and hitting them.”
Jaycie Phelps from Greenfield, Ind., but now training in Cincinnati, Ohio, took second. When asked if she knew that she was in first through most of the rotations, Phelps said, “During competition I don’t like to see where I stand because it puts pressure on me. I’m really proud of myself.”
Dominique Moceanu from Houston, Texas, said, “I hope to do better in the next competition. I need to go back and concentrate on being sturdy. The competition was all right but I could have done better, you can always do better.”
The top 16 women make up the Senior National Team and the top 14 women will advance to the U.S. Olympic Trials-Gymnastics in Boston, Mass., June 27-30.

Women’s Senior National Team

# / Name / Hometown / Club or School / Score
1. / Shannon Miller / Edmond, Okla. / Dynamos / 78.380
2. / Jaycie Phelps / Greenfield, Ind. / Cincinnati / 78.330
3. / Dominique Moceanu / Hollywood, Calif. / Karolyi’s / 78.220
4. / Amanda Borden / Cincinnati, Ohio / Cincinnati / 77.750
5. / Kerri Strug / Tucson, Ariz. / Karolyi’s / 77.250
6. / Dominique Dawes / Gaithersburg, Md. / Hill’s Angels / 77.170
7. / Kristy Powell / River Forest, Ill. / Colorado Aerials / 76.750
8. / Jennie Thompson / Wichita Falls, Texas / Dynamos / 76.530
9. / Mary Beth Arnold / Sparks, Nev. / Flips Gymnastics / 76.180
10. / Katie Teft / Grand Rapids, Mich. / Twistars / 76.070
11. / Theresa Kulikowski / Colorado Springs, Colo. / Colorado Aerials / 75.770
12. / Mohini Bhardwaj / Cincinnati, Ohio / Brown’s Gym. / 75.650
12. / Larissa Fontaine / Deerfield, Ill. / Hill’s Angels / 75.650
14. / Kristen Maloney / Pen Argyl, Pa. / Parkettes / 75.610
15. / Monica Flammer / Spring, Texas / Cypress / 75.320
16. / Alecia Ingram / Knoxville, Tenn. / Dynamos / 74.250