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  Jason Russo

Jason Russo

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Waterbury, CT

High School:
Crosby

Height / Weight:
5-4 / 150

Event:
AA

Club:
American Gymnastics

2008: Recorded a 13.00 on the pommel horse, 14.40 on rings, and 11.45 on the parallel bars at West Point Open...Finished with a 13.55 on the pommel horse, 13.50 on rings, 13.10 on the parallel bars and 13.60 on the high bar against MIT and Springfield...Competed in floor exercise (14.00), pommel horse (11.95), rings (14.15), vault (13.90), parallel bars (13.85), and the high bar (14.60) against Navy...Recorded a 14.05 on floor exercise, 12.65 on the pommel horse, 13.60 on rings, 14.45 on the parallel bars, and 10.35 on the high bar against Wiliam and Mary and Navy... 2007: Competed in all events at season-opening home quad-meet earning a 45.800 in all-around...Competed on rings (8.250), parallel bars (7.400) and high bar (8.000) in team competition at West Point Open...Scored a 46.800 in the all-around in the dual-meet at Ohio State...Finished third on the vault (8.150) and in the floor exercise (8.350) at Springfield...

2006: Competed in 13 meets as a true freshman...Scored season-high in floor exercise (8.500) and all-around (46.400) at ECACs...Tallied season-bests on rings (8.150) and parallel bars (8.500) at the New England Invitational...Posted season-highs on vault (9.000) and high bar (8.500) at UIC...Recorded season-best on pommel horse (7.350) at James Madison...Awarded ECAC Rookie of the Week honors for Feb. 25-26...

PRIOR TRAINING: Trained under coach Vasile Cioana at American Gymnastics in Plainsville, Conn...A National qualifier who competed at the Junior Olympics Championships...

PERSONAL: Majoring in civil engineering...Twice named All-American Scholar Athlete and once selected National Collegiate Scholar.

2008 SEASON BESTS: FE: 14.05; PH: 13.55; R: 14.40; V: 13.90; PB: 14.45; HB: 14.60 CAREER-BESTS (through 2007): All-Around: 46.800; Floor Exercise: 14.05; Pommel Horse: 13.55; Rings: 14.40; Vault: 13.90; Parallel Bars: 14.45; High Bar: 14.60

 

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