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  Shaun Antonio

Shaun Antonio

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Rio Rancho, N.M.

High School:
Rio Rancho

Height:
5-5

Event:
AA

CAREER HIGHS
Floor Exercise: 9.400 at NCAA Championships (April 13, 2007)
Pommel Horse: 8.850 at NCAA Championships (April 13, 2007)
Rings: 8.550 at Ohio State (Feb. 25, 2006)
Vault: 8.900 at Big Ten Championships (March 24, 2006)
Parallel Bars: 9.075 at California (March 11, 2006)
High Bar: 8.650 at William & Mary (March 3, 2007)
All-Around: 51.850 vs. Stanford (Feb. 19, 2006)

PENN STATE CAREER
2007: Stepped up at the most critical point of the season, recording career-high scores in the floor exercise (9.400) and the pommel horse (8.850) in the team finals of the 2007 NCAA Championships...Also gave a great effort on the floor in the NCAA Qualifier, earning a 9.100...Opened the season by placing second in the floor exercise (8.850) versus Army...Placed third on the parallel bars at William & Mary with a season-high score of 8.600...Recorded a career-high score of 8.650 in the high bar at the team finals of the 2007 Big Ten Championships.

2006: Tied for first place on the parallel bars in his first collegiate competition, scoring a 9.000 versus Army in the season opener...Used a season-high mark of 9.075 to place third in the parallel bars against California...Also placed second in the event versus Temple (8.300) and third at Ohio State (8.800)...On the pommel horse, took second against William & Mary (8.600) and third versus Stanford with a personal best score of 8.800...Captured third in the all-around versus William & Mary (50.800)...Posted a season-high score in the all-around (51.850) against Stanford...Recorded a season-best 8.550 three times on the high bar...Registered the team's third-highest score in the floor exercise for the season, a 9.200 at California...Earned his best score of the year in the vault at the Big Ten Championships (8.900).

BACKGROUND
Earned club experience with Gold Cup Gymnastics where he was coached by former Penn State gymnast Brandy Wood...Placed 13th in the all-around at Nationals in 2004...Placed 12th in the all-around and second on the pommel horse at the 2004 Visa Cup...Finished 17th in the all-around and second on the floor exercise at 2005 Nationals...Garnered 13th in the all-around at the Visa Cup in 2005...Honored as an Academic All-American 2003-05.

PERSONAL
Shaun Craig Antonio was born on April 2, 1987 in Anchorage, Alaska...Has two siblings, a brother, Kurt, and a sister, Aurora...Family lives in Rio Rancho, N.M...Plans to major in Pre-Med and aspires to become a doctor.

QUOTING COACH JEPSON
"Shaun was really key for us last year at the NCAA Championships. He is a solid all-arounder. His history has shown that he starts a little slow but comes on strong at the end of the season. He will be huge for us on floor exercise and high bar this year. His pommel horse has improved; he is more steady on it than he has ever been."



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