SCHEDULE & QUICK FACTS Quick Facts Location:... West Point, N.Y. 10996 Founded:... March 16, 1802, by an Act of Congress Enrollment:... 4,000 Superintendent:... Lt. Gen. William J. Lennox Jr. Athletic Director:...Rick Greenspan Nickname:... Black Knights Colors:... Black, Gold and Gray Conference:... Eastern College Athletic Conference Head Coach:... Doug Van Everen (Cal State-Fullerton 87) Record at Army:... 92-92 (14th season) Career Record:... 104-124 (17th season) Assistant Coach:... Carmine Giglio (Western Michigan 90) Athletic Intern:... Dan Colomb (USMA 03) Gymnastics Office Phone:... (845) 938-3802 Best Time to Contact Van Everen:...Mornings 2004 Record:... 10-4 NCAA Appearances:... 18th First NCAA Appearance:... 1938 Highest NCAA Finish:... Second, 1939 Assoc. AD/Media Relations:... Bob Beretta Gymnastics Contact:... Mady Salvani Media Relations Phone:... (845) 938-3512 Media Relations FAX:... (845) 446-2556 Hotline:... Army A Line (845) 938-ARMY Salvani e-mail:... ym5801@usma.edu Gymnastics Facilities:... Lou Gross Sports Center/Christl Arena Photo Credits: Photos courtesy of Jon Malinowski. 2004 Army Schedule & Results (10-4) January Sat. 10 PENN STATE L, 206.55-215.6 SPRINGFIELD W, 206.55-195.15 Mon. 19 at Temple L, 207.325-207.55 vs. Southern Conn. State W, 207.325-183.45 Sat. 24 at Springfield W, 206.15-195.00 Sun. 25 at Southern Conn. State W, 209.4-187.85 Fri. 30 WEST POINT OPEN Third, 208.77 February Sat. 14 All-Academy Championships+ First vs. Navy+ W, 209.30-206.50 vs. Air Force+ W, 209.30-201.25 Sat. 21 at Navy W, 208.10-203.45 Fri. 27 AIR FORCE W, 213.175-203.55 Sun. 29 JAMES MADISON W, 212.55-196.45 March Sat. 7 WILLIAM & MARY W, 209.6-206.2 Fri. 13 at Penn State L, 207.475-218.8 Wed. 17 at Illinois-Chicago L, 206.275-212.225 Sat. 20 at ECAC Championships@ Second, 211.85 Fri.- 2-4 at NCAA Championships! TBA Sun. Home meets in BOLD +-Houston, Texas @-Chicago, Ill.!-Champaign, Ill. 2004 Army Roster Name Cl. Event/s Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School Joe Baumann Fr. V/HB/PB/SR 5-7 155 Brookfield, Wis./Salto Gymnastics Jacob Christensen Jr. SR/HB 6-0 205 Council Bluffs, Iowa/Abraham Lincoln H.S. Nicholas Hitchcock So. PH/HB 6-1 175 Plymouth, Mich./Michigan Academy of Gymnastics Chris Kennedy So. All-Around 5-7 145 New Milford, Conn./USA Gymnastics Brian Lee Jr. SR/PB/HB/PH 5-6 145 Fremont, Calif./Top Flight Gymnastics Ashan McNealy Sr. Pommel Horse 6-3 190 New York, N.Y./Sutton Gymnastics Mike Oliveira Fr. All-Around 5-2 130 South Glastonbury, Conn./Tri-Town Gymnastics Eliot Proctor Fr. All-Around 5-8 160 Danville, Calif./Stanford Gymnastics Club Mike Tiffany So. FX/HB/PB/SR/V 5-5 165 Carmel, N.Y./World Cup Gymnastics Kyle Welsh So. FX/V/PB/HB 5-9 150 Baldwinsville, N.Y./West Side Gymnastics Brandon Whitten Fr. All-Around 5-8 155 Biddeford, Maine/Maine Academy of Gymnastics Nate Whitten Sr. All-Around 5-7 170 Biddeford, Maine/Maine Academy of Gymnastics Head Coach: Doug Van Everen (Cal State-Fullerton 87), 14th season Assistant: Carmine Giglio (Western Michigan 90), 4th season Team Captain: Nate Whitten Officer Representative: Maj. Artie Coughlin Athletic Intern: 2nd Lt. Dan Colomb (USMA 03) 2004 NCAA Gymnastics Championships 1
SEASON IN REVIEW Season in Review No. 12 Army took on the nation s elite in facing one of the toughest and most challenging schedules in the program s history under head coach Doug Van Everen. But the end result and crowning achievement was a berth to the NCAA Men s Gymnastics Championships, its first since 1963. While competing against nationally renowned programs such as Temple, Navy and Illinois-Chicago, the Black Knights book ended their regular-season slate with national power Penn State. Army turned in solid scores on each occasion, despite suffering a pair of losses to the Nittany Lions. In between, Army (10-4) took first place at the All-Academy Championships and finished runner-up to Illinois-Chicago at the ECAC Championships, with the latter clinching the team s spot in this year s NCAAs. After suffering early-season dual losses to Penn State and defending ECAC champion Temple, Army put together a nine-match win streak that included decisions over Springfield, Southern Connecticut State, Navy, Air Force, James Madison and William & Mary. Junior Brian Lee qualified for the individual finals in three events in helping pace Army to a third-place showing at the West Point Open behind Penn State and Nebraska. Team captain NateWhitten, Kyle Welsh and freshman Mike Oliveira shined on pommel horse, floor exercise and parallel bars, respectively, in the preliminary round to advance to the individual finals. The Black Knights were represented in five of the six events in all. In addition to Lee earning a title on rings, Whitten and Oliveira were thirdplace finishers on pommel horse and parallel bars. Penn State s Kevin Tan and Lee, who ranked No. 1 and 2, respectively, in the GymInfo polls throughout the year, wrote the headlines as the two former club team members and California natives went head-to-head on still rings throughout the season. Lee tied with Tan, the defending NCAA champion, posting a careerhigh 9.75 in Army s home opener against the Nittany Lions. He then suffered his first dual loss in settling for second place at Penn State s Rec Hall. In between, the two rinsgmen met at the West Point Open and again at the Winter Cup Challenge. After finishing second to Tan on rings in the preliminary round at the West Point Open, Lee tied him for the individual title with a 9.825. That mark just missed tying his career-high of 9.85 scored against Southern Connecticut State in drawing closer to the school record of 9.9. A week later the two ringsmen competed at the Winter Cup Challenge where Tan defended his title and Lee finished sixth overall and second among collegians. The Black Knights successfully defended their All-Academy title for the fourth straight year with Lee tripling on rings, high bar and parallel bars. Whitten defended his pommel horse title along with taking second in the all-around. Army defeated Navy the following week with Lee tripling for the second straight meet and fourth time of the season in a romp over the Mids, securing the Black Knights first win in Annapolis since 1996. Welsh recorded a career-high 9.3 in winning vault as Army posted its fourth straight victory over Navy. Competing for the third straight week against a service academy, the Black Knights scored their highest point total of the season before the hometown crowd in rolling past Air Force. Whitten set season highs in winning pommel horse, high bar and all-around. Lee was first on rings and parallel bars. Whitten tripled, tying in two events with younger brother Brandon, and Lee also doubled as No. 9 Army defeated No. 14 William & Mary in its final home meet. It was Army s highest ranking of the season, equaling the best mark under Van Everen. The Black Knights headed into the ECAC conference meet ranked second behind host and top-seeded UIC. William & Mary was third followed by two-time defending champion Temple. Army s second-place finish to UIC clinched the first NCAA berth under Van Everen, while Lee and the Whitten brothers led a contingent of seven gymnasts who advanced to the finals. Lee captured his first Eastern title with a 9.825, equaling his second highest mark of the season. His title on still rings was Army s first since 1994. Freshman Brandon Whitten was named the Rookie of the Year. He became the third Black Knight under Van Everen to win rookie honors. The Maine native scored a career-high 9.0 in placing third on floor exercise and equaled his career mark of 9.2 in a sixth-place finish on vault in the preliminary round to advance to the finals in both events where he placed 10th and fifth, respectively. Nate Whitten qualified for the finals in four events at ECACs, highlighted by a career-high 9.35 second-place finish on pommel horse. He finished third on high bar and Chris Kennedy was runner-up on pommel horse behind a career-high 9.3 showing in the finals. Army will be among the nation s elite this weekend as part of the 12- team field at the NCAA Championships. The Black Knights will be in familiar company, having competed against three (Penn State, Nebraska, UIC) of the schools invited to the NCAAs. Lee is Army s top hopeful for an All-America certificate and national championship and Nate Whitten is also a contender for All-America honors. Army at NCAA Championships Year Place Points 1938 5th 7 1939 2nd 17 1942 7th 12 1949 8th 11 1950 9th 7.5 1951 8th 9.5 1952 4th 57.5 1953 8th 31.5 1955 16th 3 1956 T-10th 15 1957 5th 36 1958 6th 27.5 1959 T-15th 6.5 1960 T-14th 11 1961 18th 3 1962 T-18th 3.5 1963 T-24th 5 2 2004 NCAA Gymnastics Championships
NCAA PREVIEW NCAA Preview Army s gymnastics program added another page to its storied history with its selection to the 2004 National Collegiate Men s Gymnastics Championships being held this weekend at Assembly Hall on the campus of the University of Illinois in Champaign, Ill. The Black Knights have qualified individuals for the NCAA Championships over the previous 11 years, including a record 12 in 2003, but this marks the first time that Army has been represented as a team since 1963 in making its 18th appearance at this prestigious event. No. 12 Army earned its first trip in over 40 years on the strength of its second-place finish at the ECAC Championships last weekend, forging a score of 211.85 to edge William & Mary s 211.475 for that spot. Qualifying with a 211.01 average in earning the final berth to the 12-team field, the NCAA Championships will be held over a three-day period, April 2-4. There will be two qualifying sessions on Friday, April 2, with Army drawing the afternoon session starting at 1 p.m. that lists defending NCAA champion and No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Penn State, No. 6 Iowa, No. 7 Michigan and No. 9 UIC. The evening session has host and No. 1 Illinois battling No. 4 California, No. 5 Ohio State, No. 8 Stanford, No. 10 Nebraska and No. 11 Minnesota at 7 p.m. The top three teams from each session advance to Saturday s finals at 1 p.m. The format is similar for the individual competition. The top three all- Army All-Americans Year Name Event/s 1938 Robert Sears High Bar, Rope Climb 1939 Robert Sears Parallel Bars Ray Belardi Rope Climb Matthew Whalen Pommel Horse 1940 Orloff Bowen Tumbling Paul Krauss Pommel Horse 1941 James McKinley Pommel Horse Herbert Richardson Rope Climb James Roy High Bar 1944 Wallace Moore Flying Rings 1949 John Hodes High Bar Lewis Jamison Flying Rings Carl Brunson Parallel Bars 1950 Carl Brunson Parallel Bars Robert Williams Flying Rings 1952 John Claybrook Rope Climb Jack Kleberg Flying Rings Robert Wheeler Pommel Horse 1953 Bill Renner Rope Climb W.R. Colvin Parallel Bars 1955 John Funkhouser Rope Climb 1956 Richard Adams Pommel Horse 1957 Bill Thompson High Bar 1958 Gar O Quinn Pommel Horse 1994 Imad Haque Still Rings 1997 Ben Hayward Pommel Horse 2003 Dustin Greenhill Parallel Bars Army Celebrates its Second-Place Finish at the 2004 ECAC Championships arounders not on one of the qualifying teams and the top three individuals in each event not already qualified on a team or as an all-around competitor will advance from each session to the finals Sunday at 4 p.m. Army s junior Brian Lee will be among the favorites on still rings where he has ranked No. 2 nationally by GymInfo all season with an average of 9.785. This will be Lee s second trip to the NCAAs, having qualified on rings and parallel bars last year. He reached the finals on rings, but just missed earning an All-America certificate following a ninth place finish. The California native finished sixth this past January at the Winter Cup Challenge. Lee, a 2004 ECAC champion, has trailed Penn State s Kevin Tan, the NCAA defending champion and the nation s top contender with an 9.865 average, all season. Lee and Tan have shared first-place honors twice, while Lee has finished second to him on two other occasions. Lee will also be a contender for All-America honors on parallel bars where he is ranked 15th with an 8.85 average. Team captain Nate Whitten and several other members of Army s team will also contend for All-America honors. Whitten heads into the NCAA meet ranked 19th on pommel horse (9.19) and 16th as an all-arounder (52.21). Younger brother Brandon, named the ECAC Rookie of the Year, ranks 23rd in all-around (50.87). Chris Kennedy, Mike Tiffany and Kyle Welsh are also hopeful of advancing to the finals. Kennedy trails Nate Whitten on pommel horse in ranking 25th (9.06). Tiffany is 28th on still rings (9.14), and Welsh is ranked on both floor exercise (8.9) and vault (9.12). Dustin Greenhill turned in the best finish under Van Everen at the NCAAs in finishing runner-up on parallel bars at last year s meet. Army s highest finish at the NCAA Championships in its previous 17 trips was runner-up in 1939. 2004 NCAA Gymnastics Championships 3
HEAD COACH DOUG VAN EVEREN Army s gymnastics program has ascended to new heights since the emergence of the Doug Van Everen era at West Point in 1990-91. Now in his second decade, the level of success the 14th-year mentor has enjoyed is the reason the Black Knights continually rank among the nation s leaders. After sending a record 12 individuals to the 2003 NCAA Championships, bettering the previous high of eight who met the standard in 2001, Van Everen reached another milestone this season when his 12thranked Black Knights earned their first bid to the NCAA Men s Gymnastics Championships since 1963 after qualifying with a score of 211.01. Army s second-place finish at this year s ECAC Championships clinched the NCAA berth in a revised qualifying format. Van Everen compiled a 10-4 mark en route to leading his team to their fourth straight All- Academy title along with sweeping Navy and Air Force twice during the course of the season. Army ranked as high as No. 9 nationally the past two years along with compiling a 23-5 mark under the veteran mentor. In spite of its 42-year lapse in qualifying as a team for the NCAA Championships, Army has been well represented individually the previous 11 years with the count at 32 over a four-year span. Committed to excellence, Van Everen is one of the most respected coaches in his profession. Twice last year he was tabbed by his peers for ECAC and East Regional coaching honors, the second time in his career in the latter, after leading Army to one of is finest performances in school history. His gymnasts defeated defending ECAC champion and NCAA qualifier Temple during a 12-meet win streak for their best start since 1978-79 en route to a 13-1 mark. That momentum carried into the postseason with a pair of runner-up finishes at the ECAC and USAGC Championships, while closing out the season with an NCAA All-American, five USAGC All-America certificates and a USAGC national champion. An excellent recruiter, Van Everen s teams have had eight top four finishes at the Eastern Championships along with a strong presence at the NCAA Championships. Van Everen has coached several of the finest gymnasts in Army history. Under his guidance, Imad Haque, Ben Hayward, Mike Sivulka, Steve Marshall, Dustin Greenhill, Troy Pazcoguin, Matt Eckerman, John Robella and Brian Lee laid claim to national and regional honors. He has tutored three NCAA All-Americans along with 13 Eastern champions. Haque, a 1993 and 1994 Eastern still rings champion, was the first All-American coached by Van Everen following a sixth-place finish at the 1994 NCAA Championships. Ben Hayward was a three-time Eastern pommel horse champion who added an All-America certificate to his brilliant career following a fifthplace finish at the NCAAs in 1997. Greenhill, Army s latest NCAA All- American, finished runner-up on the parallel bars last spring in the highest showing under Van Everen. Also claiming Eastern titles were Sivulka, Marshall, Pazcoguin, Matt Eckerman, John Robella and most recently Lee. Sivulka, a two-time Eastern pommel horse champion (1994 and 95), ranked No. 1 in the nation throughout most of his junior year and was among the national leaders at the end of the season, A parallel bars Eastern champion in 1995, Marshall captured the all-around title the following year to become the first Black Knight to win that crown since 1939. Throughout his final year, Marshall ranked as high as second nationally in all-around scoring and was among the top 10 in each of the six individual events. He also earned a spot on the senior national team in 1995 and was third on the vault at the USA Championships.. Pazcoguin ranked among the national leaders on vault his junior and senior campaigns and was a four-time NCAA qualifier. He was tabbed the Senior Athlete of the Year at the Eastern Championships his senior year (2002) after garnering rookie honors in 1999. Eckerman became just the second Black Knight to capture an Eastern crown on floor exercise and first since 1980 when he claimed the title in 2002, while Robella won that crown last year. Lee captured the still rings title this spring as Army won that event for the first time in 10 years. He also finished sixth on the rings at the Winter Cup Classic and has ranked No. 2 in the country all season. Doug Van Everen File COACHING EXPERIENCE Army Head Coach (1990-present) San Jose St. Head Coach (1987-1990) USA National Team (1995-96) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE President - College Gymnastics Association (1997-99) Chairman - NCAA Gymnastics Rules Committee (1999-2003) Board of Directors - USA Gymnastics (1997-2003) Developed College Gymnastics Foundation and serves as President (1996-present) ACADEMIC BACKGROUND B.A. Physical Education Cal State-Fullerton, 1987 M.A. Athletic Administration St. Mary s College, 1990 Ph.D. Athletic Administration Univ. of New Mexico, 1996 Coaching History Year School W L Pct. 1987-88 San Jose State 3 10.300 1988-89 San Jose State 1 11.083 1989-90 San Jose State 8 11.421 San Jose State (3 yrs.) 12 32.272 1990-91 Army 6 10.375 1991-92 Army 5 10.333 1992-93 Army 8 4.667 1993-94 Army 6 5.545 1994-95 Army 3 9.300 1995-96 Army 7 8.467 1996-97 Army 4 8.333 1997-98 Army 4 10.286 1998-99 Army 8 7.533 1999-00 Army 4 8.333 2000-01 Army 8 3.727 2001-02 Army 6 5.545 2002-03 Army 13 1.929 2003-04 Army 10 4.714 Army (14 yrs.) 92 92.500 Career (17 yrs.) 104 124.456 Marshall and Pazcoguin were candidates for the Nissen- Emery Award given annually to the nation s top senior gymnast. Four Army gymnasts earned five USAGC All-America certificates in 4 2004 NCAA Gymnastics Championships
ASSISTANT COACH CARMINE GIGLIO the first trip to the championships last spring. Lee, crowned a national still rings champion, joined Mike Tiffany (parallel bars, still rings), Chris Kennedy (pommel horse) and Robella (high bar) in garnering All-America honors. Robella was also named a USA Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete. All but one of 14 school records (team and individual) have been shattered in Van Everen s tenure. Last year Army set a school vault record, breaking the previous mark set five years ago. Van Everen has guided to runner-up honors at the ECAC Championships three times over a six-year span. Army s placing in 1999 was its highest in over a decade, then equaled that the past two years. In 1998, Army ranked among an elite group of 20 teams selected for national academic honors by the College Gymnastics Association. Posting a team grade-point average of 3.07, Army placed 12th, beating both Navy (15th) and Air Force (16th). Jeff Means, Hayward and John Doss were among 49 individuals honored as 1998 All-America scholar-athletes who earned a 3.5 grade-point average or better. In addition to turning out nationally-ranked gymnasts, the U.S. Military Academy has become a showcase as one of the premier venues for prominent gymnastics meets. Army has hosted the West Point Open, one of the largest meets on the East Coast,along with serving as the host school for the NCAA East Regional and ECAC Championships. Through the tireless efforts of Van Everen, Army will take center stage at the highest level with its selection as the site to host the 2005 Men s Gymnastics NCAA Championships, marking its second appearance at West Point and first since 1950. Prior to becoming Army s sixth head coach, Van Everen was the head mentor at San Jose State for three years (1987-90). He directed his squad to an 8-11 record and a trip to the NCAA Western Regionals his final year in compiling a mark of 12-32. He had nine scholar-athletes on his 1990 squad and ranked among the nation s Top 20 in team scoring average. Van Everen has made a name for himself on the national level with his work ethic. He has served as president of the College Gymnastics Association for three years (1997-99) and coached the USA National Team in 1995 and 1996. He served as chairman of the NCAA Gymnastics Rules Committee from 1999-2003, was on the Board of Directors of USA Gymnastics from 1997-2003 and developed the College Gymnastics Foundation in 1996 for which he currently serves as president. Van Everen graduated from Cal-State Fullerton in 1987 with a degree in physical education. A four-year letterwinner as an all-arounder, he led Fullerton to the NCAAs in 1985. The experience gained working at clinics, clubs, camps and youth gymnastics started Van Everen on the path to coaching and helped him secure the head position at San Jose State following his graduation from college. During that coaching stint, he earned his master s degree in athletic administration from St. Mary s of California in 1990. Six years later, Van Everen completed his doctoral requirements in athletic administration. Van Everen and his wife Terri reside at West Point with their two sons, Kirk (13) and Connor (9). Now in his fourth season as a member of the gymnastics staff, Carmine Giglio has played a vital role assisting head coach Doug Van Everen bringing Army to the forefront of college gymnastics. Since his arrival at West Point in the new millennium, Army has crowned an Eastern League champion every year, earned its first bid to the NCAA Men s Gymnastics Championships since 1963, had a school record 12 individuals qualify for the NCAAs, and twice finished second at the ECAC Championships. Giglio has helped Army win the All-Academy title four straight years along with a 7-0 showing against Air Force and 7-1 versus Navy in compiling a dual winning percentage of 76 percent (38-12). Giglio s first season (2001) was marked by the Black Knights posting their second-highest winning percentage (.667) in Van Everen s tenure along with an Eastern League champion and a record eight gymnasts qualifying for the NCAA Championships. Army defeated Navy three times during the season in compiling an 8-3 mark. His second season saw Army crown its first Eastern champion on floor exercise since 1980 along with six gymnasts qualifying for the NCAA Championship meet. Army also defended its title at the All-Academy Championships in outpointing both Navy and Air Force. Last year proved one of the finest seasons in school history. Army authored a 13-1 dual mark, posted a pair of second place finishes at the ECAC and USAGC Championships, qualified a record 12 individuals for the NCAA Championships and claimed an All-American. Army crowned an ECAC champion and USAGC national champion along with garnering five USAGC All-America certificates. A berth to the NCAA Championships following a second-place finish at the ECAC Championships was the highest achievement this spring. Army crowned its first ECAC still rings champion in ten years and its 10-4 mark included a pair of wins over Navy and Air Force. A seven-year veteran at the junior boys level at the club coaching ranks, Giglio served five years as director and head coach at Keystone Gymnastics (Pa.) and was a co-owner his final year prior to his arrival at Army. Giglio held a similar position for two years as co-owner at Penn- Jersey Gymnastics. As a collegian, Giglio enjoyed a standout career at Western Michigan University. The three-time captain became the first Bronco to qualify for the NCAA Championships in all-around following a ninth-place finish at the East Regionals his senior campaign. After earning his bachelor s degree in exercise science with a minor in health from Western Michigan in 1990, Giglio began his coaching career on the staff at the International Gymnastics School. During that threeyear period, he also competed at the 1992 USA Gymnastics Championships and the 1993 Winter Cup Challenge. He finished 19th in the allaround at both competitions along with second and third-place finishes, respectively, on the pommel horse. A native of Syracuse, N.Y., Giglio won state titles in the all-around, pommel horse and horizontal bars in leading Henninger High School to the No. 1 state ranking in 1985. He was also a junior national qualifier. 2004 NCAA Gymnastics Championships 5
BLACK KNIGHT PROFILES Ashan McNealy Sr. 6-3 190 Pommel Horse New York, N.Y. Sutton Gymnastics Nate Whitten Sr. 5-7 170 All-Around Biddeford, Maine Maine Academy of Gymnastics 2004: Pommel horse specialist who has been in the starting rotation since freshman year... drew duty in all but one meet this season just missed tying career high by five one-hundredths of a point in posting an 8.9 in winning effort against Southern Connecticut State in fourth meet of the season second-highest score of 8.6 earned third-place honors in annual Star match with Navy heads into NCAA meet tied for 65th out of 140 gymnasts with 8.44 average. 2003: Posted an 8.55 average on pommel horse... recorded a career-high 8.95 in second-place finish against Temple... runner-up in previous meet with MIT... notched victories in three straight road meets in wins over William & Mary and James Madison, Air Force and Illinois-Chicago... tied career-high 8.95 in UIC road victory... winner again in season finale with an 8.85 in home win over UIC... just missed making cut for individual finals at the ECAC Championships. 2002: Fell short of equaling career-high on pommel horse with 8.5 showing against top-ranked Penn State in regular-season finale... tied for 13th on the horse with an 8.3 at the West Point Open, then bettered that mark in producing an 8.35 in second-place finish in triangular sweep of Air Force and James Madison... scored an 8.4, tying for first place and season best opposite William & Mary... later broke that score against the Nittany Lions... tied with Troy Pazcoguin for 28th place at ECAC Championships. 2001: Recorded highest mark on p-horse (8.55) in dual meet win over Navy... second-best mark of 8.5 recorded against Massachusetts... tied for 26th in prelims in first appearance at the ECAC Championships... closed out first collegiate season as an NCAA qualifier... averaged an 8.23. High School/Club: Lettered in gymnastics at Stuyvesant H.S. and also trained with the Sutton Gymnastics Club... all-around national qualifier and New York State pommel horse champion... four-time academic All- American. Personal: Given name is Ashan Reese McNealy... born May 31, 1982... parents names are Walter and Dea McNealy... majoring in Civil Engineering. PH 8.95 Quadrangular 2/01/03 8.95 Ill.-Chicago 3/07/03 2004: Team captain top all-arounder who also turned in Army s best scores on pommel horse and high bar heads into the NCAA meet ranked 19th on pommel horse with 9.19 average and 16th in all-around at 52.21 career-high 9.35 on the horse earned second-place honors in prelims at the ECAC conference championships qualified in four of six events for the individual finals at the ECACs met the standards on floor exercise (sixth with 8.9), high bar (fourth with an 8.65) and vault (eighth with a 9.15) equaled career-high 8.8 on high bar to finish third in the finals added a fifth on floor exercise (8.75) and the horse (8.85) along with an eighth on vault posted three of the team s top three marks on high bar, three of top four scores on the horse and top five scores in all-around with career-high 53.00 registered in win over Air Force second-highest mark of 52.9 earned third-place honors at the ECAC Championships in addition to posting top mark on horse of 9.35, tied for second-highest with a 9.3 against Air Force and had the next best showing of 9.25 at the West Point Open first on horse four times and won bronze at the West Point Open shattered career marks in all six individual events this season along with all-around scored career marks on floor exercise (8.9) and still rings (8.75), while career-high 8.8 on high bar was first recorded in win over Air Force earned medalist honors as all-arounder in dual meets with Springfield, Southern Connecticut, Navy and Air Force. 2003: NCAA qualifier who finished eighth in session first time competing as an all-arounder... headed to the meet ranked 26th in all-around and 11th nationally on pommel horse... earned the bronze medal on pommel horse at the ECAC Championships with a 9.2, equaling second highest mark of the season... forged a career-high 9.25 on horse in winning effort against Navy... grabbed top honors four times during the regular season... scored a 9.0 or above on five occasions... tied for 29th in session at NCAAs, but best individual showings came on vault and floor exercise... turned in a career-high 9.1 in tying for 17th place on vault and tied for 19th on floor exercise... also set career marks on floor (8.825), still rings (8.7), parallel bars (8.5) and high bar (8.55) during the course of the season... turned in a career-high 52.05 all-around mark in fourth place finish at USAGC Championships... just missed earning USAGC All-America honors on pommel horse and floor exercise. 2002: Qualified in two events for the NCAAs... second straight year met the standard on parallel bars and pommel horse... entered the meet tied for 59th (8.317) nationally on parallel bars and 74th (8.15) on the horse... finished 22nd out of 47 competitors on pommel horse (8.4) and was 29th on parallel bars (8.15), bettering previous year s finish in both prequalifying sessions... posted Army s second- and third-highest marks on the horse... recorded a season-high 8.65 in first-place finish in triangular meet with Air Force and James Madison... turned in an 8.55 against host and perennial powerhouse Penn State in regular-season finale... finished third in Navy 6 2004 NCAA Gymnastics Championships
BLACK KNIGHT PROFILES meet with an 8.4... top mark on parallel bars of 8.35 just missed equaling career high... recorded that mark in back-to-back meets... first set it at the All-Academy Championships and equaled it in tying for fourth place at Navy meet... scored an 8.3 three times late in the season, the last at the ECAC Championships... top mark in all-around of 48.85 recorded against Massachusetts... scored season best 8.5 on floor and still rings... recorded that score twice on floor, the first in final dual meet of the season versus Penn State and in the prelims at the ECAC Championships... 8.5 on rings notched runner-up honors against Massachusetts and tied for fifth-best mark of the season... scored a career-high 8.65 on vault in triangular home meet with Air Force and James Madison. 2001: NCAA qualifier on rings, pommel horse and parallel bars... turned in a personal-best 8.4 on bars to finish 26th, tied for 31st on horse (8.2) and 37th on rings (8.1) in first NCAA appearance... among Army s top point producers on horse and still rings rookie season... posted highest mark of 9.0 on horse in first-place finish versus Vermont... also finished first in James Madison meet on the horse (8.75) and all-around (50.1)... second-best score of 8.8 recorded in meet with William & Mary... seasonhigh 8.35 scored twice on parallel bars, the first in meet with arch-rival Navy and the second against William & Mary... recorded best score on floor exercise (8.65) in preliminary round at the ECAC Championships... set career-high all-around mark of 50.2 against William & Mary. High School/Club: Competed for the Maine Academy of Gymnastics... four-time all-around champion in the tri-state area of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont... a five-time regional qualifier who competed as an allarounder at the Junior National Championships... finished 25th nationally... three-time academic All-American. Personal: Given name is Nate Collard Whitten... born May 17, 1982... parents names are Lanny and Jeannine Whitten... younger brother Brandon, a freshman, is also on the gymnastics team... majoring in Systems Engineering. Career Highs AA 53.00 Air Force 2/27/04 FX 8.90 ECAC Champ. 3/20/04 HB 8.80 ECAC Champ. 3/21/04 8.80 Air Force 2/27/04 PB 8.65 JMU 2/29/04 SR 8.75 ECAC Champ. 3/20/04 V 9.175 Air Force 2/27/04 PH 9.35 ECAC Champ. 3/20/04 Jacob Christensen Jr. 6-0 205 Still Rings, Horizontal Bar Council Bluffs, Iowa Abraham Lincoln H.S. 2004: Strongest member on the team competed mainly on still rings this season, but did a few turns on high bar as well season-high 8.8 on still rings was Army s third-highest score in road win at Southern Connecticut State equaled that mark at ECAC Championships in tying for 19th in the preliminary round posted second-best mark of 8.6 over Springfield and Navy heads into NCAAs with 8.67 average and ranked 63rd nationally competed in two meets on high bar with best showing of 8.35 in split with Temple and Southern Connecticut State. 2003: NCAA qualifier on still rings and high bar recorded career-high 8.95 on still rings during second place finish in Springfield win secondbest mark of 8.8 scored against Air Force and again in the postseason in helping Army to runner-up honors in the team competition at the ECAC Championships just missed advancing to the individual finals.. twice scored in the 8.7 range headed into the NCAA Championships ranked tied for 44th with an 8.767 average turned in top score on high bar against Temple in quadrangular sweep 8.5 tied for third picked up first win against MIT took an 8.033 average into NCAAs just missed equaling career best with an 8.4 in tying for 27th in opening session. 2002: Provided solid depth on still rings... competed in four meets, including the ECAC Championships in posting second best mark of 8.25... highest score of the season, an 8.3, was recorded in final regular-season meet versus a Penn State team that finished fifth at the 2001 NCAA Championships... first collegiate appearance came against William & Mary in late February... turned in Army s top mark of 8.1 in tying for fourth place. High School/Club: Attended Abraham Lincoln H.S. Iowa all-around state champion senior year... captured pair of titles on high bar and parallel bars... two-time Junior National qualifier. Personal: Given name is Jacob John Christensen... born June 19, 1983... parents names are Robert and Carol Christensen... majoring in Electrical Engineering. SR 8.95 Springfield 1/18/03 HB 8.5 Quadrangular 2/01/03 2004 NCAA Gymnastics Championships 7
BLACK KNIGHT PROFILES 8 Brian Lee Jr. 5-6 145 Still Rings, Parallel Bars, Horizontal Bar, Pommel Horse Fremont, Calif. Top Flight Gymnastics 2004: Talented still rings specialist who has ranked No. 2 in the country behind Penn State s Kevin Tan, the defending NCAA champion, all season heads into the NCAAs sporting a 9.785 average scored a 9.7 or higher in 12 of 17 meets and just missed out on another twice scored a 9.6, while lowest mark of 9.35 earned sixth place at World Cup Classic gaining on school mark of 9.9 set 10 years ago career-high 9.85 landed a first-place finish in dual meet at Southern Connecticut State unbeaten on rings in 10 of 11 dual meets has gone up against Tan in four meets this season tied with Tan in dual home opener with 9.75, finished runner-up to him in the prelims (9.7) of West Point Open, then tied him in the finals (9.825) to become Army s first rings champion and fifth Black Knight to win title at event second-place finish of 9.625 in meet at Penn State snapped dual unbeaten string at nine ranked 15th on parallel bars with 8.85 average, tied for 46th on pommel horse (8.650) and shares 58th place with classmate Joe Baumann on high bar (8.52) posted the top five team scores on both rings and p-bars career high 9.05 on parallel bars scored in meet at Southern Connecticut State for first win of season also tied for first in prelims at West Point Open grabbed top honors in five straight meets and seven times overall scored above a 9.0 three times and four times registered an 8.9. tied for seventh place in prelims at ECAC meet (8.65) added pommel horse to list of apparati this season career-high 9.0 recorded in meet with James Madison second-best mark of 8.75 recorded in season opener high bar specialist who shattered career mark with an 8.6 in first meet of season equaled that score in next two meets for pair of firsts en route to grabbing that spot four times triple winner (rings, high bar, parallel bars) four times in meets with Springfield, Southern Connecticut, All-Academy Championships and Navy. 2003: NCAA qualifier on still rings and parallel bars advanced to the championship finals on rings after tying for sixth in the preliminary round with a 9.475... came up short in bid for All-American honors in finals following ninth place finish (9.212) turned in Army s highest score and finish in the qualifying session in placing third with a 9.45 posted the top two marks of the meet in Army s first trip to the USAGC Championships recorded a career-best 9.65 on still rings in taking first in the prelims followed by a 9.6 in the finals in capturing national title set career marks on rings in first three meets opened the season with backto-back career-highs of 9.4 in placing second both nights at the West Point Open bettered that mark with a 9.45 in Springfield victory, then shattered it with a 9.55 in upset win over Temple was also first on that apparatus at the All-Academy Championships and twice against UIC (road and home) placed second in meet with nationally-ranked Penn State... finished runner-up both days at the ECAC Championships posted a 9.5 in the prelims and 9.4 in the finals headed to the NCAA meet ranked No. 10 on rings (9.475) and 54th on parallel bars (8.4598) finished 28th in qualifying session in the latter double winner in Springfield and Temple victories, snagging honors on rings and parallel bars set careerhigh 8.75 on p-bars in quad sweep that included the Owls. 2002: Turned in impressive performance on still rings in season opener... dominated the field in first collegiate competition with mark of 9.35 to become the first Black Knight to win an individual title at the UMass Open... recorded a pair of first place finishes in Army s home finale with Massachusetts with a pair of 8.95 scores to win pommel horse and still rings... mark on the horse was the highest individual score of the season to go along with best score on rings (9.35)... turned in a strong showing on rings at the Rocky Mountain Open with an 8.8... also figured in the scoring on parallel bars and high bar... top mark in the former of 8.35 was scored against Temple, while season-high on the latter (8.3) was recorded against Penn State in the regular-season finale... one of just two Black Knights among a select group of over 100 of the top male gymnasts in the United States invited to the Winter Cup Challenge... qualified as a Junior National all-arounder, but was injured and unable to compete. High School/Club: Five-time qualifier for the Junior National Championships... placed in the top five in two events, rings and parallel bars senior year... competed at the 1999 John Hancock USA Championships and finished 11th in all-around... three-time Winter Cup Challenge all-around qualifier... California State champion. Personal: Given name is Brian Hiroyuki Lee... born March 15, 1983... parents names are Wilton and Linda Lee... majoring in Systems Engineering. HB 8.7 Academy Champ. 2/14/04 8.7 Navy 2/21/04 PB 9.05 So. Conn. State 1/25/04 SR 9.85 So. Conn. State 1/25/04 PH 9.0 James Madison 2/29/04 Nicholas Hitchcock So. 6-1 175 Pommel Horse, Horizontal Bar Plymouth, Mich. Michigan Academy of Gymnastics 2004: Ranked among Army s top point producers on pommel horse heads into NCAAs with 8.5 average on the horse and tied for 58th nationally set career highs twice during course of season competing in all but one meet recorded personal best 8.7 and first collegiate victory in triangular split with Temple and Southern Connecticut shattered that mark with new career-high 8.8 in home meet against James Madison in late February second-highest finish of third recorded in meet at Springfield. 2003: Pommel horse specialist who appeared in every dual meet ad- 2004 NCAA Gymnastics Championships
BLACK KNIGHT PROFILES vanced to the ECAC Championships and earned a berth to the NCAA Championships in first year of collegiate competition... one of three freshmen to qualify for NCAAs posted a pair of third place finishes in wins over MIT (8.05) and arch-rival Navy (8.6) latter mark was a season high second-highest mark of 8.55 scored in meet against Penn State qualified for the finals at the ECAC Championships on the strength of a ninthplace finish with an 8.45 in the prelims finished 11th in finals... headed to the NCAA ranked 62nd on the horse with 8.433 average turned in an 8.0 in tying for 34th in preliminary round. High School/Club: Trained at Michigan Academy of Gymnastics under Dian Koleve from Bulgaria... four-time USAGC qualifier... competed at Class 2 level in 1999 and 2000... placed 32nd on high bar in 2000 and 53rd in 1999... moved up to Class 1 for 2001 and 2002 seasons... placed 43rd on pommel horse. Personal: Given name is Nicholas Jay Hitchcock... born June 17, 1984... mother s name is Christa Hitchcock... older brother, Chris, is enrolled at Kettering University in Michigan... majoring in Electrical Engineering. PH 8.8 JMU 2/29/04 Chris Kennedy So. 5-7 145 All-Around New Milford, Conn. USA Gymnastics 2004: Ranked among Army s top horsemen and vaulters for the second straight year career-high 9.3 on pommel horse earned second-place honors in event finals at the ECAC Championships just.25 off medalist honors and tied for second-highest score of the season broke career high three times during the season after equaling personal best 8.9 at All-Academy Championships, shattered it in back-to-back meets with Air Force and James Madison scored 9.1 against the Falcons in secondplace finish, while 9.2 against the Dukes helped Black Knights post a season-high 36.25 on that event scored a 9.0 or above in four of last seven meets recorded six top three finishes heads into the NCAA Championships ranked 25th with a 9.06 average career-high 9.25 on vault at West Point Open ranked sixth-highest of season second-best mark of 9.1 was scored in meet with James Madison heads into the NCAA Championships with an 8.77 average. 2003: Turned in a banner freshman year as a starter in Army s rotation on pommel horse and vault and saw limited duty on floor exercise posted a season-high 9.05 on vault in meet with nationally-ranked Penn State second time topped the nine-point plateau, having first scored a 9.0 in win over arch-rival Navy just missed that mark on four other occasions headed into the meet tied for 71st (8.883)... turned in a solid performance in first collegiate competition on pommel horse, garnering runner-up honors in the individual finals at the West Point Open with an 8.7 after finishing among the top eight in the prelims bettered that with 8.8 marks in separate dual meet wins over Navy and Air Force runner-up in both placed sixth in the individual finals at the ECAC Championships headed into the NCAAs ranked 46th on the horse (8.683) tied for 33rd in qualifying session scored a career-high 8.95 on the horse in the prelims at the USAGC National Championships one of four Black Knights to earn USA Gymnastics Collegiate All-America honors following fifth in the finals (8.4). High School/Club: Three-time Academic All-American... unbeaten at the state level in all-around, capturing seven Connecticut State championships... four-time Junior National qualifier, but only able to compete three times after being sidelined with a broken elbow... finished among the top 65 in all-around at the Junior Nationals senior year, helping lead Region 6 team to a third-place finish... started competing at age seven for International Gymnastics in the state of Pennsylvania... following family s move to Connecticut, trained under Chris Moon and Vin Pozzuoli at USA Gymnastics. Personal: Given name is Christopher Adam Kennedy... born May 29, 1984... parents names are Beth and James Kennedy... majoring in Management. V 9.25 WP Open 1/30/04 PH 9.3 ECAC Champs. 3/21/04 FX 8.3 Springfield 1/18/03 HB 7.65 MIT 1/25/03 Mike Tiffany So. 5-5 165 Floor Exercise, Horizontal Bar, Parallel Bars, Still Rings, Vault Carmel, N.Y. World Cup Gymnastics 2004: Established career highs in all but one of the five events he competed in shows second-highest still rings average on the squad of 9.14 in ranking 28th nationally scored a 9.0 or above in nine of 13 meets established career-high 9.225 in third-place finish against UIC in final dual meet of the season second-best mark of 9.2 tied for fourth at All-Academy Championships just missed qualifying for event finals at ECAC Championships following a tie for ninth place, but 9.1 showing helped Army establish a season-high 36.35 has the third-highest average on parallel bars (8.49), fourth best on high bar (8.49) and fifth on floor exercise (8.69) recorded a career-high 8.6 on p-bars in back-to-back home meets versus James Madison and William & Mary second-highest mark of 8.5 recorded in team finals at ECAC meet set a career-high 8.9 on floor exercise and season-best 9.05 on vault in win over Air Force scored 2004 NCAA Gymnastics Championships 9
BLACK KNIGHT PROFILES a 9.0 or above three times on vault, the last in prelims at ECAC to tie for 16th place recorded back-to-back career marks on high bar at ECAC meet turned in an 8.65 to tie for eighth in team finals, then broke it the next day with an 8.7 in fifth-place finish in event finals. 2003: Explosive gymnast who qualified in five events for the NCAA Championships headed to the meet ranked tied for 29th on still rings (9.05), while rated in the top 80 on vault (8.85), floor exercise (8.45), parallel bars (8.267) and high bar (8.267) highest ranking among the other events was 69th on h-bar just missed qualifying for the individual finals on rings at the ECAC Championships after tying for 11th with an 8.95 bounced back at the NCAAs in tying for 14th place in session with a 9.05 six times scored a nine or above first time topped the nine-point range was a 9.1 in winning effort in meet at MIT... equally as impressive on vault six times scored in the nine-point range and just missed on two other occasions career-high 9.15 recorded in triangular sweep of William & Mary and James Madison hit that range in three of the next four outings tied for 29th in session at the NCAAs with an 8.85 capped season with a pair of USAGC All-America certificates on parallel bars (fifth, 8.85) and rings (sixth, 9.0) top showing on floor exercise of 8.8 was against Air Force while best marks on parallel bars (8.5) and h-bar (8.55) recorded against UIC. High School/Club: Compiled an impressive resume at both the regional and national levels... New York State and Empire State all-around champion in 2001... helped lead the Scholastic Boys team to the title with a record-setting mark of 260.5 points at the Empire State Games... crowned the individual champion on rings, parallel bars and high bar along with runner-up honors on floor exercise and still rings at the Summer Games... earned a spot that year on the regional team that placed seventh at the Junior National Championships... finished 65th among 225 competitors in the all-around competition... earned spot on regional team two straight years... earned the bronze medal on still rings at the 2002 Junior Nationals, tied for fourth on vault and placed 30th in all-around in sparking team to runner-up honors... placed sixth at Level 3 at the 1999 New York State Championship held at West Point... also a Junior National qualifier that year... finished 11th at regionals in all-around and 70th at nationals... recorded career-highs of 9.65 and 9.7 on rings and vault, respectively. Personal: Given name is Michael Nicholas Tiffany... born Aug. 25, 1984... parents names are James and Carmela Tiffany... majoring in Engineering. FX 8.9 Air Force 2/27/04 SR 9.225 Ill.-Chicago 3/17/04 V 9.15 Wm.&Mary/JMU 3/02/03 PB 8.60 JMU 2/29/04 8.60 Wm. & Mary 3/07/04 HB 8.70 ECAC Champs. 3/21/04 Kyle Welsh So. 5-9 150 Floor Exercise, Parallel Bars Horizontal Bar, Vault Baldwinsville, N.Y. West Side Gymnastics 2004: Heads into the NCAAs tied for 31st nationally on floor exercise (8.91) and 32nd on vault (9.12) turned in Army s top marks in both events this season career-high 9.0 on floor recorded twice set mark early in season en route to first collegiate win in meet at Southern Connecticut State... equaled score a month later versus Air Force in tying for second just missed posting that mark a third time following an 8.9 showing in final dual meet against UIC leader on vault with career-high 9.3 set in back-to-back wins over Navy and Air Force scored 9.2 twice in next three meets recorded a 9.0 or above six times and just missed on four other occasions notched top honors in three straight meets double winner in James Madison meet, tying for top honors on floor (8.85) and vault (9.2). 2003: Saw limited duty appeared in three meets on vault... turned in an 8.75 in first collegiate appearance against Springfield in dual meet opener highest individual placing was a third in next meet against MIT with an 8.4 recorded second-best mark of 8.7 in helping Army to upset win over Temple in quadrangular sweep lone competition on floor exercise was at the MIT meet recorded a 7.85. High School/Club: Two-time Junior Olympic qualifier... highest placing at nationals was on vault... copped a bronze medal at the New York State championships in that event... consistently finished among the top scorers at the state meet on both vault and floor exercise... recorded top scores of 9.1 and 9.0 on floor exercise and vault, respectively, senior year... also strong on parallel bars... trained under George Sabotka at the West Side Gymnastics School in Syracuse, N.Y., for several years after family moved to that area from Lancaster, Pa. Personal: Given name is Kyle Will Welsh... born Oct. 22, 1983... parents names are Harold and Mary Welsh... majoring in Management. V 9.30 Navy 2/21/04 9.30 Air Force 2/27/04 FX 9.00 So. Conn. State 1/25/04 9.00 Air Force 2/27/04 10 2004 NCAA Gymnastics Championships
BLACK KNIGHT PROFILES Joe Baumann Fr. 5-7 155 Vault, Horizontal Bar, Parallel Bars, Still Rings Brookfield, Wis. Salto Gymnastics Mike Oliveira Fr. 5-2 130 All-Around South Glastonbury, Conn. Tri-Town Gymnastics 2004: One of four freshmen to earn trip to the NCAAs worked way into lineup by second meet of the season and has been pleasant surprise as starter in four events strongest event is vault where he scored a 9.0 or higher in four of final six meets set personal-best 9.125 in James Madison meet, while second-highest mark of 9.1 recorded at the ECAC team finals just missed qualifying for event finals by.05 twice finished third has fourth-highest average on team of 8.99 recorded careerhigh 8.45 on still rings in second start of year against Southern Connecticut State personal-best 8.6 on high bar scored against James Madison and No. 3 Penn State in compiling an 8.52 average top parallel bars mark of 8.55 and first collegiate win recorded in meet with Temple and Southern Connecticut State. High School/Club: Competed for coach Mitch Connor and Vitali Rudnitski at Salto Gymnastics 2003 Wisconsin State all-around champion fourtime Junior Olympic qualifier and Academic All-American national honor society member at Brookfield East H.S. Personal: Given name is Joseph Matthew Baumann born June 9, 1984 parents names are Robert and Dawn Baumann major is undeclared. SR 8.45 So. Conn State 1/25/04 V 9.125 JMU 2/29/04 PB 8.55 Temple/SC 1/19/04 HB 8.60 JMU 2/29/04 8.60 Penn State 3/13/04 2004: Broke into starting lineup on floor exercise, high bar and parallel bars first year at collegiate level heads into the NCAA Championships sporting the second highest parallel bars average (8.655) on squad mark ranks 38th nationally career-high 8.7 recorded twice posted that score in fifth-place tie in prelims at the West Point Open to qualify for event finals where he earned a share of the bronze later equaled that mark in meet with Air Force turned in strong showing in first appearance at the ECAC Championships tied teammate and No. 15-ranked Brian Lee for seventh place on p-bars in preliminary round, while 8.675 in event finals earned No. 4 spot highest score this season of 8.75 was registered on floor exercise in final dual meet with UIC scored an 8.7 or higher in six of final seven meets averaged 8.7 in that event recorded career-high 8.5 on high bar in meet with No. 3-ranked Penn State second-best mark of 8.45 scored in team event at West Point Open and against Air Force shows an 8.36 average. High School/Club: Six-time Connecticut State all-around champion earned Academic All-American honors four times competed under Frank Valentin at Tri-Town Gymnastics a five-time Junior Olympic National all-around qualifier and two-time Region 6 team member. Personal: Given name is Michael David Oliveira born June 7, 1985 parents names are David and Diana Oliveira major is undeclared. FX 8.75 UIC 3/17/04 PB 8.7 WP Open 1/30/04 8.7 Air Force 2/27/04 HB 8.5 Penn State 3/13/04 2004 NCAA Gymnastics Championships 11
BLACK KNIGHT PROFILES Eliot Proctor Fr. 5-8 160 All-Around Danville, Calif. Stanford Gymnastics Club Brandon Whitten Fr. 5-8 155 All-Around Biddeford, Maine Maine Academy of Gymnastics 2004: Worked way into lineup late in season and produced top scores on floor exercise and parallel bars to earn trip to the NCAA Championships career-high 9.0 on floor exercise tied for second place with teammate Kyle Welsh in win over Air Force second-highest mark of 8.65 scored against No. 3-ranked Penn State also recorded that mark in the team event at the ECAC Championships heads to the NCAAs with an 8.72 average competed on parallel bars in final five meets of season led off with back-to-back 8.45 marks in wins over James Madison and William & Mary scored an 8.2 in next meet against No. 3-ranked Penn State is averaging an 8.2. High School: Competed with the University of Stanford Club team a 2002 national all-around finalist and Region I floor exercise champion. Personal: Given name is Eliot Stewart Proctor born March 20, 1985 parents names are Stewart and Sherry Proctor major is undeclared. FX 9.0 Air Force 2/27/04 PB 8.45 JMU 2/29/04 8.45 Wm. & Mary 3/07/04 2004: ECAC Rookie of the Year following strong performance at the conference championships qualified for individual finals in two events finished third on floor exercise in the preliminary round with a careerhigh 9.0 and equaled career mark on vault with a 9.2 to finish sixth turned in a fifth-place finish on vault in the event finals and was 10th on floor exercise 9.0 mark on floor exercise tied for the top individual mark on team double winner in final home meet versus William & Mary, sharing honors on vault and high bar with older brother Nate heads into the NCAA meet ranked among the nation s leaders on vault and floor exercise ranked 30th on vault with a 9.145 average scored a 9 or above in nine meets and just missed in the other three on vault second-best mark of 9.175 recorded against Air Force scored a 9.15 in collegiate debut in meet with top-ranked Penn State and Springfield stands 35th on floor exercise with an 8.9 average after scoring an 8.7 or higher in five meets recorded three career marks in Air Force meet with 8.55 on still rings, 8.7 parallel bars along with 52.1 all-around mark best showing on pommel horse (8.9) and high bar (8.6) posted at James Madison meet equaled latter in final dual meet with UIC. High School/Club: Trained at Maine Academy of Gymnastics under Steve Randall state all-around champion several times multiple tri-state champion (to include Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont) as well Junior Olympic regional team member and two-time Junior National qualifier Junior Olympic medalist several times finished 11th as an allarounder at the 2000 USA Championships highest national ranking was sixth four-time Academic All-American. Personal: Given name is Brandon Charles Whitten born April 22, 1985 parents names are Lanny and Jeannine White older brother Nate (USMA 04) is captain of Army s gymnastics team first brother act under present coach Doug Van Everen major is undeclared. AA 52.1 Air Force 2/27/04 FX 9.00 ECAC Champ. 3/20/04 PH 8.90 JMU 2/29/04 SR 8.55 Air Force 2/27/04 V 9.20 ECAC Champ. 3/20/04 9.20 JMU 2/29/04 PB 8.70 Air Force 2/27/04 HB 8.60 UIC 3/17/04 8.60 JMU 2/29/04 12 2004 NCAA Gymnastics Championships