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  Derek Shepard

Derek Shepard

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Oaklyn, NJ

High School:
Paul VI

Height / Weight:
5-8 / 155

Position:
AA

Club:
Cavalier Gymnastics

2007: Posted an 8.250 on vault at season-opening home quad-meet...Competed on the vault (7.850) and high bar (6.800) in dual-meet at Ohio State...Competed on the rings (8.050), placed first on the vault (8.500) and on the high bar (6.950) at MIT...Competed on the rings (7.850), vault (7.700) and high bar (7.850) at Springfield...Tallied an 8.150, 8.500 and 6.550 on the rings, vault and high bar at home tri-meet vs. Army and UIC...Competed on the rings (8.400), vault (7.600) and high bar (7.800) at the Southwest Cup...Competed on the rings (8.400), vault (7.550) and high bar (8.250) in home tri-meet with Army and Navy...Competed on the rings (8.950), vault (8.750) and high bar (8.400) in the ECAC team championships...Finished fifth on the rings (8.650) and vault (8.350) in the ECAC individual championships...Scored an 8.600 on the vault at the NCAAs...

2006: Competed in 11 meets as a third-year junior...Posted season-high scores of 8.450 on rings twice at William & Mary and vs. Army...Tallied season-best 8.700 twice on vault at Penn State and ECACs...Scored season-high 8.150 on high bar at West Point Open...Competed once on pommel horse scoring a 7.350 at James Madison...

2005: Competed in eight meets as a sophomore...Also participated in the NCAA qualifier on vault...Competed all-around at MIT and posted 8.350 on rings and 7.900 on parallel bars en route to a 48.300 total...Had career-bests on both floor exercise (8.800) and vault (9.100) at California...Posted a career-high 8.400 on high bar at Army...

2004: Competed in nine meets as a true freshman... Earned an all-around score of 47.500 against James Madison with scores of 7.100 on floor exercise, 8.000 on pommel horse, 8.100 on rings, 8.650 on vault and 7.550 on parallel bars... Season-high on high bar was an 8.150 vs. Penn State...

PRIOR TRAINING: Trained under Chris Sweeten for the Cavaliers gymnastics team...

PERSONAL: Majoring in civil engineering...National Society of Collegiate Scholars member.

COLLEGIATE BESTS (through 2006): All-Around: 48.300; Floor Exercise: 8.800; Pommel Horse: 8.000; Rings: 8.450; Vault: 9.100; Parallel Bars: 7.900; High Bars: 8.400

 

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