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Women's Gymnastics
Updated July 9, 2008 12:52 AM
Spending almost a decade supporting the blue and gold, Travis Doak is returning to West Virginia after a two-year hiatus.
Updated April 30, 2008 12:48 AM
It has been an exhausting struggle, including endless hours in surgery. And still, she only asks teammates for their patience during strength training and conditioning.
Updated April 29, 2008 12:44 AM
Two days after Penn State sophomore Brandi Personett finished top-5 nationally on balance beam — promptly ending the 2008 season — coach Steve Shephard said the season was bittersweet.
Updated April 28, 2008 12:49 AM
Brandi Personett said she would’ve laughed if someone told her in December she would be a top-5 gymnast in the nation on balance beam.
Updated April 25, 2008 12:49 AM
Brandi Personett was supposed to save her full-twisting, double-layout floor pass if she qualified for tomorrow’s individual event competition.
Updated April 24, 2008 12:49 AM
It's the second-to-last practice before departing for the women's gymnastics national championships, and sophomore Brandi Personett is having a water gun fight.
Updated April 16, 2008 12:50 AM
Brandi Personett has seen both sides of the fence.
Updated April 14, 2008 12:50 AM
Waiting to hear the final scores verified at Saturday's regional championships, Penn State sophomore Brandi Personett sat beside herself, choking back tears.
Casey Rohrbaugh stuck her dismount with arms raised, flashed a smile that stretched ear to ear and then pumped her fist before jogging back to her teammates.
Updated April 11, 2008 12:50 AM
With only two spots at the upcoming NCAA national championships up for grabs tomorrow at Rec Hall, the Penn State women's gymnastics team -- on paper -- is not expected to prolong its season.
Updated April 9, 2008 12:50 AM
Freshman Kristina Beck said she won't realize the magnitude of Saturday's NCAA regional championships at Rec Hall until hearing the national anthem.
Updated April 2, 2008 12:49 AM
If everything is bigger in Texas, then it's time for Penn State's Texas-born gymnast to rise up and stand out on a national stage.
Updated April 1, 2008 12:52 AM
The road to the women's gymnastics NCAA national championships runs through Rec Hall on April 12, and the five teams who will clash with Penn State for two of those spots were announced yesterday.
Updated March 31, 2008 12:47 AM
Penn State sophomore Brandi Personett left the maize-and-blue-clad fans green with envy.
Updated March 28, 2008 12:48 AM
Back in January, Penn State women's gymnastics coach Steve Shephard hinted the success of the season would come down to two meets, starting with the Big Ten championships.
Updated March 27, 2008 12:48 AM
When Alex Brockway doesn't make a skill on balance beam, the coaches pull her aside -- but not for instruction.
Updated March 24, 2008 12:46 AM
If given the choice, the Penn State women's gymnastics team may opt to have the Big Ten Network at all its home meets.
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Tears flowed, hugs lasted longer and cameras flashed repeatedly to savor as many memories as possible -- and this was during just the recognition part of Senior Night.
Updated March 19, 2008 12:40 AM
Injuries and mental toughness have badgered the Penn State's women's gymnastics team all season.
Updated March 17, 2008 12:37 AM
After two consecutive weekends scoring above 195.000, the Penn State women's gymnastics team fell back into its familiar lapse of inconsistencies.
Updated March 9, 2008 3:08 PM
The Penn State women's gymnastics team continued to turn around its season with a 195.050 second-place finish Friday night at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Az. Updated 3:08 PM
Updated March 6, 2008 12:50 AM
Sophomore gymnast Allie Southard was cleared to practice Tuesday for the first time since breaking her back in the summer while training at home and could be back in time for Big Tens in March, her coach said.
Updated March 5, 2008 12:50 AM
At the start of the year, coach Steve Shephard expected his women's gymnastics team to be among the nation's elite.
Updated March 3, 2008 12:42 AM
Clouds of white chalk dust quickly spread in the far corner of Rec Hall Saturday night.
• Men's gymnastics team lifts women's team to victory
Sophomore gymnast Matt Greenfield sported a tattered blue sleeveless shirt, blue warm-up pants, a blue wig and a painted face.
Updated February 26, 2008 12:48 AM
After a disappointing showing in Columbus, Ohio, the No. 20 Penn State women's gymnastics team wasted no time sitting down and voicing its concerns Sunday.
Updated February 25, 2008 12:39 AM
Penn State women's gymnastics coach Steve Shephard is out of ideas when it comes to remedying his team's lackluster performance on the uneven bars.
Updated February 19, 2008 12:52 AM
Freshman Melissa Klein isn't perfect -- at least in the gym.
Updated February 18, 2008 12:44 AM
Penn State coach Steve Shephard sounded ticked off at his team's performance Saturday night at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C.
Updated February 13, 2008 12:48 AM
Brandi Personett was embarrassed. Heather McElwee was frantically pacing around. Casey Rohrbaugh hardly flashed her trademark smile.
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