2005 Gymnasts of the Week
ECAC Awards for the Weekend of March 11-13
Gymnast of the Week
David Ramos - Temple
Senior, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Ramos scored a 52.875 to win the all-around as Temple turned in a
season high 210.425 in a loss to Cal Berkeley (220.95). Counting on
5 of 6 events he won horizontal bar (9.1) and and turned in a 9.5
on floor exercise to place second to NCAA floor exercise champion
Graham Ackerman. Ramos is a
2004 ECAC two event champion (floor exercise & horizontal bar).
Rookie of the Week
Dave Locke - William & Mary
Freshman, Natick, Mass.
Locke scored personal bests on floor exercise (9.2) and horizontal
bar (8.75) along with 8.8 on vault in a tri-meet Friday night with
Army and JMU. He followed this up with scores of 9.0, 8.95, 8.7 on
floor exercise vault, and high bar as William & Mary turned in
a season high 213.25 in a Sunday loss to highly ranked Penn State.
His efforts helped the Tribe earn their two highest team scores for
the season.
ECAC Awards for the weekend of March 4-6
Gymnast of the Week
Brian Lee - Army
Senior, Freemont, Calif.
The Army team captain led the cadets to a win at home Friday March
4th over Temple (214.60 to 210.05) scoring a 9.8 to win rings. On
Sunday March 6th at Blake Arena against Springfield he won rings
and horizontal bar as Army captured it's 8th straight match and
extending their record to 8 - 1 as the Cadets defeated Springfield
with a season high score of 217.525 to 205.85 (Springfield's
highest score in 8 seasons).
Rookie of the Week
Andrew Hunt - William & Mary
Freshman, Upper Black Eddy, Pa.
Competing in just his second collegiate meet Andrew won an event
for the first time earning an excellent 8.7 score on parallel bars
in a dual meet against the Naval Academy. In winning parallel bars
he defeated teammate and 2004 NCAA parallel bars champion Ramon
Jackson. Hunt also scored an 8.0 on horizontal bar to help William
& Mary to a 208.9 to 204.15 victory over Navy.
February 25 - 27
Gymnast of the Week
Ramon Jackson - William &
Mary
Orlando, Fla.
He won the all-around with a score of 53.30 (a personal best)along
with three events, vault (9.5), parallel bars (9.0), and horizontal
bar (9.0) to lead William & Mary to a season high team score in
their dual meet win at James Madison. He also placed 2nd on floor
exercise and rings.
Rookie of the Week
Andrew Battad - University of
Illinois at Chicago
Redshirt Junior, Frankford, Ill.
Andrew, a red shirt junior, in his first year of competition and
competing in only his 5th meet won the pommel horse (with a career
high 8.9) for UIC at Navy.
February 21
Gymnast of the Week
Luke Vexler - Temple
Freshman, Amherst, Mass.
Vexler won the all-around over four other gymnasts (including
teammate and two event champion at the 2004 ECAC Championships -
David Ramos) at the Temple - Springfield meet (2/20) with a score
51.625 winning floor exercise(9.0) and pommel(8.9)horse and placing
2nd on both vault and horizontal bar.
Rookie of the Week
Mike Assenmacher - Army
Freshman - Milford, Mich.
Assenmacher won floor exercise(9.0) and vault(9.5) at
the Army - Navy meet. It was the first time ever to be accomplished
by an Army freshman.
February 11-12
Gymnast of the Week
Josh Blackman - Navy
Senior,Fayetteville,Ga.
Blackman placed first in the all-around (51.45) in the
All-Academy Championship winning the all-around competition for the
second consecutive week (1st place at the Shenandoah Open @ JMU) to
be recognized for a second week as ECAC gymnast of the week.
Rookie of the Week
Tim Burns - Army
Freshman,Ann Arbor,Mich.
Burns receives ECAC recognition for winning horizontal bar at
the All-Academy Championship.
February 5-6
Gymnast of the Week
Nelson Jiminez - Springfield College
Senior,Salem,N.H.
Nelson had his best competition of the season against MIT
& Vermont winning the all-around competition (48.60) and
placing first on two events (8.6 on floor exercise & 9.0 on
vault)
Rookie of the Week
Dave Locke - William & Mary
Freshman,Natick,Mass.
Locke scored his all time high scores at the Shenodoah Open
at JMU in floor exercise (8.65) and horizontal bar (8.45) and
counted for the team score on vault (8.90) as the Tribe earned
first place, defeating Navy and JMU at the Shenandoah Open.
January 28
Gymnast of the Week
Nyika White - Temple
Senior,Williamston,N.C.
The Computer and Information Science major Placed 2nd rings @
the West POint Open (behind defending NCAA Champion Kevin Tan -
Penn State grad) with a score of 9.80 (performing a triple salto
dismount to a perfect landing.
Rookie of the Week
Aaron Ingram - College of William &
Mary
Freshman, Paxton, Mass.
Ingram posted scores of 7.85 on pommel horse, 8.25 on rings,
8.0 on parallel bars, and 8.3 on horizontal bar to count for his
team on all 4 events.
Week of January 21
Gymnast of the Week
Josh Blackman - U.S. Naval Academy
Blackman placed 2nd in the all-around with career high 51.65 vs.
Penn State & Temple @ Penn State.
Rookie of the Week
Andrew Corp - Temple
Freshman, Baldwinsville, N.Y.
In his first collegiate competition counted for team score on all
three events that he worked scoring above 8.5 on both parallel bars
and horizontal bar.
Week of January 15
Gymnast of the Week
Aric Hines - Springfield College
Scored 8.70 on floor exercise and 9.05 pommel horse.
Rookie of the Week
Chris Tam - U.S. Naval Academy
Freshman
Tam scored 48.94 in the all-around at the Navy Open.
Week of January 8
Gymnast of the Week
Neil Faustino - University of Illinois
Chicago
Senior,Stockton,Calif.
The Electrical Engineering major placed 4th All-Around at the
Windy City Invitational against all Big Ten schools.
