February 24, 2012

ECAC Announces Week 6 Edition of Division III Women's Gymnast of the Week Program

Gymnast of the Week
Jessica Bolduc, Ithaca College
Senior, Darien, Conn.

Scores from the week:

Vault: 9.575 Floor: 9.525
Bars: 9.1 AA: 37.775
Beam: 9.35

Bolduc rallied on Saturday to win the all-around and the floor exercise at the Harriet Marranca Memorial Invitational. She was also able to finish tied for second in the vault and third on the balance beam. She had a great day, considering that she has only been able to train five times in the past three weeks due to a back injury.

Rookie of the Week
Jessica Mushinsky, Rhode Island College
Freshman, Shrewsbury, Mass.

Scores from the week:

Vault: 9.075 Floor: 8.750
Bars: 8.1 AA: 33.925
Beam: 8.0

Mushinsky competed this past weekend in the all-around for the first time. Her all-around score of 33.925 earned her third place in the Harriet Marranca Memorial Invitational meet at Ithaca.

Specialist of the Week
Cady Tinney, SUNY Cortland
Senior, Nicholls, N.Y.

Scores from the week:
Vault: ---                        Floor: ---
Bars: 9.7                       AA: ---
Beam: ---

Tinney continues to improve in the anchor spot of Cortland’s uneven parallel bar lineup. Her personal-best performance of 9.7 helped solidify Cortland’s bar team, just missing the school record.

Coaches’ Choice
Christine Niles, Ithaca College
Senior, Hampstead, Md.

Scores from the week:

Vault: ---                        Floor: ---
Bars: 9.5                       AA: ---
Beam: ---

Niles is coming into her own as she completes her comeback to the sport, winning the uneven bars at Ithaca’s Harriet Marranca Memorial Invitational. Following a rash of injuries her freshman year, Niles took two years off from the sport. The time off gave her time to heal and to overcome the great fear she had developed of being re-injured. She demonstrated her form on Saturday as she was able to score a 9.5 out of a 9.8 start value.