May 3, 2010
GYMNASTS RECEIVE HONORS AT ANNUAL TEAM BANQUET
DURHAM, N.H.—The University of New Hampshire women's gymnastics team held its annual awards banquet this past weekend and honored several student-athletes for their outstanding efforts in 2010.
Junior Chelsea Steinberg (Ridgewood, N.J.) was named as the team MVP. She
has gone from producing 352 points her freshman year, to 174 her
sophomore year due to an injury, and bumped up to the team's
highest point total this year with 483.975 points. She holds
season-highs of 9.85 in vault, 9.75, bars, 9.875 beam, 9.9 floor
and 39.35 in the all around. All either match or top her career
highs. She hit 12 of 13 vaults, 11 of 13 bar routines, 12 of 13
beam routines, and 10 of 11 floor sets. On beam, she posted five
first- place finishes, five second-places, and one third-place
finish. Steinberg was named to the EAGL all-tournament team with a
second-place on beam and finished 10th at the NCAA
regional meet. In the all-around she finished first five times, and
hit above a 39.0 at three different meets. She was named an
alternate for the NCAA Nationals in the all-around with a
fourth-place finish behind two Penn State gymnasts and one LSU
gymnast at regionals. Her total points as just a junior already
make her a member of the UNH Gymnastics 1,000 point club with a
total of 1,010.7 points.
Two gymnasts, senior
Helena Diodati (Scarborough, Maine) and junior
Katie Lawrence (Lyme, Conn.) received the Most
Spirited or Inspirational Award, which is given to an individual
who contributes the most to the team, both on and off the
floor.
The Katie Baldwin Academic
Achievement Award was presented to freshman Courtney Connors(Buffalo, N.Y.), who recorded at 3.91 GPA as a
Business major.
Freshman Tasia Percevecz (Fountain Hills, Ariz.) earned The Most Improved
Award after an outstanding freshman campaign that saw her record a
season-high of 9.775 in the floor exercise.
Senior Taryn LaFountain (Utica, N.Y.) was presented with The GATOS
Award, which is given to the gymnast who steps it up for the team
and continues to help the program work toward its potential. The
award is also based on dedication to the conditioning
program.
In addition, Lawrence and
Steinberg were named co-captains for the 2010-2011 season.
