CAREER HIGHS
Floor Exercise: 9.450 at NCAA Championships (April 12, 2007)
Vault: 8.850 two times - last at NCAA Championships (April 13, 2007)
High Bar: 8.750 two times - last at NCAA Championships (April 12, 2007)

PENN STATE CAREER
2007: Competed in three events (floor exercise, vault, and high bar) throughout the season...Improved over the course of the year, culminating in season-best performances at the 2007 NCAA Championships...Scored a 9.450 in the floor exercise, a 8.850 in the vault, and a 8.750 in the high bar in Penn State's qualifying session at the NCAA Championships, helping the Lions achieve the highest team score of the opening day...Posted a score of 9.400 in the floor exercise and matched his qualifier score in the vault (8.850) in the team finals of the NCAA Championships...Recorded a 9.300 in the floor in the team finals of the 2007 Big Ten Championships...Tied his season high score of 8.750 in the high bar versus William & Mary.

GYMNASTICS BACKGROUND
Junior Israeli all-around champion in 2001...Junior Maccabian all-around champion in 2001...Silver medalist in the rings in 2002 at ISF World Gymnasiada...Competed at the 2003 World Gymnastics Championships in Anaheim, Calif....Placed third in the all-around at the 2006 Senior Israeli Championships...Participated in the European Championships in 2000, 2002, and 2004-06.

PERSONAL
Majoring in Engineering.

QUOTING COACH JEPSON
"As a freshman all-arounder, Noam was terrific, even though he was hampered by injury after having double shoulder surgery last year. He has recovered really well from that and is ahead of where he thought he would be this year. I am pleased at where he is. He will help us a lot on rings, floor, parallel bars, and his high bar is outstanding. It will be nice to have the extra depth he can provide this year."