WVU Sports Hall of Fame

Inducted: 2020

Written by Shannon McNamara

High School: Charles-town High

Collegiate: Four-year letterwinner … WVU’s all-time leading career point earner (2,070.65) … first and only WVU gymnast to earn 2,000+ points … ranks No. 1. In program history in career all-around meets competed in (50) and No. 2 in career meets competed in (55) … ranks No. 2 in program season point total (556.8, 2007) … also ranks No. 5 (535.75, 2005) and No. 12 (511.474, 2004) … ranks No. 1 in program career 39.0+ all-around scores (37) … ranks No. 3 in program history in career 9.9+ scores (33) … ranks No. 2 in career balance beam 9.9+ scores (7), No. 3 in career floor 9.9+ scores (15), No. 6 in career bars 9.9+ scores (5) and No. 9 in career vault 9.9+ scores (6) … three-time NCAA Championships individual qualifier (only second WVU gymnast to achieve feat) … qualified in the all-around each year … finished 13th on floor at the 2007 NCAA National Championships and earned All-America First Team accolades ... led WVU to two EAGL Championships … three-time EAGL Champion ( 2004 vault, 2005 all-around and balance beam) … helped Mountaineers set program records on vault (49.525, March 20, 2004), balance beam (49.55, March 9, 2004) and overall total (197.4, March 9, 2004) … owns WVU record for all-around score (39.676, March 13, 2004) … mark also is top all-around total earned by a WVU gymnast inside the WVU Coliseum) … owns WVU NCAA regional record for all-around score (39.35, April 3, 2004) … was just the second WVU gymnast to enter collegiate action as a Level 10 champion.

Career Highs
Vault 9.95
Uneven Bars 9.925
Balance Beam 9.925
Floor Exercise 9.95
All-Around 39.375*

* - school record

Professional: Volunteer coach in 2008 when WVU won the EAGL Championship title.

Sports Awards/Honors: NCAA All-America First Team (floor) … 2007 EAGL Gymnast of the Year … 2007 EAGL Most Outstanding Senior Gymnast … earned 17 All-EAGL First Team accolades in four years … 2007 All-EAGL First Team vault, uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise and all-around … 2006 All-EAGL First Team vault, uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise and all-around … 2005 EAGL all-around and balance beam champion … 2005 All-EAGL First Team balance beam, floor exercise and all-around … 2005 All-EAGL Second Team uneven bars … 2004 EAGL Rookie of the Year … 2004 EAGL vault champion … 2004 All-EAGL First Team vault, uneven bars, balance beam and all-around … 2004 All-EAGL Second Team floor exerciser … 11-time EAGL Gymnast of the Week … 2007 ESPN/CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team … four-time NACGC/W Scholastic All-America … four-time Academic All-EAGL honoree … 2007 Red Brown Cup Award … four-time Joseph Medrick Award honoree as team’s top all-around gymnast … three-time Team MVP.

Personal: Married.