Co-Gymnast of the Week
Katie Canning, Temple University
Sophomore, Billerica, Mass. 

Scores form the week:
Vault: 9.675                   Bars: 9.575
Beam: 9.700                  Floor Exercise: 9.800
All-Around: 38.750

Once again Canning hit 4-for-4 which earned her third place all-around with a 38.75 against West Virginia. Not only was this a career high all-around for her but she also earned a career high on the uneven bars with a 9.575. Her all-around performance helped with the teams season high of a 191.625.

Alina Liao, Yale University
Senior, Saratoga, Calif.

Scores from the week:
Vault: 9.525                   Bars: 9.675
Beam: 9.725                  Floor: 9.800
All-Around: 38.725

Liao finished in first place in the all-around (38.725) at the Fox Run Invitational at the University of New Hampshire over the weekend. She scored 9.525 on vault, 9.675 on bars, 9.725 on beam, and 9.800 on floor.

Rookie of the Week
Lindsey Poplaski, Towson University
Freshman, Brick, N.J.

Scores from the week:
Vault: 9.725                   Bars: 9.425
Beam: 9.525                  Floor Exercise: 9.625
All-Around: 38.300

Competing as an all-around for the fourth time in her career, Poplaski helped Towson to a narrow win at Cornell by finishing second in the all-around with a career high 38.300 score.  She finished second in the all-around, losing to teammate Alise McDonald (38.325).  In the meet at Cornell, Poplaski tied for third place on vault (9.725) and was seventh on bars (9.425, career high). She also earned a tie for sixth place on balance beam with a career best 9.525 score.  On floor exercise, she had another career high with a 9.625 score as she tied for sixth place.

Specialist of the Week
Kerri Lavallee, Cornell University
Sophomore, Spencer, Mass.

Score from the week:
Vault: 9.850                   Bars: ---
Beam: ---                       Floor Exercise: 9.775
All-Around: ---

Lavallee's vault this past weekend was the third highest in program history, and the highest ever for a Cornell athlete competing in Teagle Hall.  She placed first on vault against a tough Towson squad, and helped the Red to a season high 48.35 on that event, where the Cornell vaulters beat the Towson vaulters for only the second time ever. She finished out the meet for us with a personal best score of 9.775 on floor, finishing in a tie for first place for the Big Red.

Coaches Choice
Jennifer Sobuta, Brown University
Senior, Maynard, Mass.

Scores from the week:
Vault: ---                        Bars: 9.125
Beam: 9.775                  Floor Exercise: ---
All-Around: ---

Sobuta stepped up in a huge way for the Bears at the University of Arizona on Friday. She was told at the end of last season that she didn't need surgery on her ankle, so spent all summer rehabbing. Towards the end of the first semester the doctor changed his mind and said she'd be better off with surgery. She was extremely frustrated knowing she could have done the surgery months before and now doing it so late, it was going to jeopardize her final season with Brown.  She had a cortisone shot last week because scar tissue has prevented her from making a full recovery from her surgery. She has been limited to bars and only does her dismount in competition. On Friday, her ankle was feeling better and she competed an incredible beam routine. She had not even done a full beam routine since USAG Nationals last April! She worked the beam as if she had been able to practice consistently and showed no signs of weakness. She put up a huge 9.775, the highest score for the Bears in the entire meet.