Division I

Gymnast of the Week

Alina Liao, Yale University
Senior, Saratoga, Calif.

Scores from the week:
VT: 9.60 UB: 9.675 BB: 9.10 FX: 9.80 AA: 38.175

Liao was earned first place in the all around with a score of 38.175. She was first in floor with a 9.8.and was first on Yale's team in vault with a 9.60.  Even with a fall, her score of 9.1 was counted toward Yale's score in the beam.  She has been top all around in the past three competitions and her score helped Yale who was two points down after two points pull with 3/10's of a point of Alaska's final team score.  Team is always encouraged by her positive attitude on her performance and her teams performance.

Rookie of the Week

Irene Leung, Cornell University
Freshman, Freemont, Calif.

Score from the week:
VT: 9.75

Leung helped lead the Big Red to the highest score of the year in a 189.75-183.825 win over the University of Pennsylvania this past weekend.  Her vaulting score of 9.75 places her as the fourth highest scoring individual on vault in school history, and her vaulting average for the season currently leads all ECAC rookies.

Specialist of the Week

Sarah Durning, Brown University
Senior, Roswell, Ga.

Score from the week:
VT: 9.60

Durning came through in a huge way for the Bears this weekend in Brown's second home meet of the season. In a battle for state bragging rights, She led Brown on the vault with the team's top score, a 9.6. This was the first time in two years Durning was able to perform her handspring double twist. Her performance solidified the Bears' win over Rhode Island College and the University of Rhode Island. A senior on the Brown team, she has overcome ACL and meniscus tears in both of her knees during her collegiate career. She was unable to compete her junior year due to ACL surgery and tore her meniscus just weeks ago in Brown's second meet. She is a fighter and is determined to do whatever it takes to help her team in her final season.

Division III

Gymnast of the Week

Sophia Harrison, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Senior, Laguna Hills, Calif.

Harrison continues to shine in her senior season.  In a dual meet Saturday at the Air Force Academy, she tied her personal best vault score with a 9.55 and set new personal bests on beam 9.55 and the all-around 38.10.  This marks the first time in her career that she has topped the coveted 38 mark in the all-around and she is the first gymnast in the ECAC to accomplish the feat this year.  Overall in the competition, she place second on vault, beam and floor (9.60) and she took first place in the all-around in helping MIT to their highest team total of the season.

Specialist of the Week

Brittany Davis, Springfield College
Sophomore, Shelby, N.C.

Davis had her best performance of the year placing second on beam (9.325) third on vault (9.45) in an away meet against Ithaca College February 2^nd.  Both of these scores are personal bests for her.   She is a hard worker who has shown gradual improvement from week to week, her competitive nature drives her to seek perfection.  This desire has led to more consistency and better technique in her routines.  She is the kind of gymnast you love to coach.

Rookie of the Week

Kailee Spusta, Ithaca College
Freshman, Maceon, N.Y.

Spusta won her first event in a collegiate gymnastics meet on February 2^nd in a home meet against Division III rival Springfield College.  She scored a 9.625 to capture the floor exercise event.