Danielle Hover Class: Freshman Hometown: Hamburg, N.Y. High School: Hamburg Height: 5-3 Event: AA

Inside Women's Gymnastics: A Q&A with Danielle

High School/Club
Four-year gymnastics letterwinner and four-year track letterwinner at Hamburg High School in Hamburg, N.Y. ... led the Bulldogs to the state championship all four years, claiming the section championship in 2005 and 2006 and the division championship in 2006 ... in 2007 was a high school state qualifier along with a high school nationals qualifier ... in 2006 during junior season was the Section VI All-Around champion and also a high school state qualifier, also earning that distinction in 2004 and 2005 ... competed for the Hamburg Gymnastic Club ... six-time Empire State Games gold medalist ... 2007 Region VI vault runner-up ... three-time Junior Olympic National qualifier (2005, 2006, 2007) ... was the Level 9 New York state vault champion in 2004, also an Eastern National Qualifier that year ... was a four-year sectional qualifier in high school for track and field ... member of the National Honor Society ... was a scholar athlete all four years of high school for gymnastics and track ... High Honor Roll member all four years of high school ... Student of the Month ... 2004 and 2005 Most Valuable Gymnast ... 2006 and 2007 Athletic Leadership Award ... 2005 New York State Good Sport Award ... Varsity Club Scholarship honoree.

Personal
Born Danielle Jeanine Hover on Jan. 15, 1989 in Buffalo, N.Y. ... parents are Barbara and David Hover ... has one sister, Liz (22) ... father was a gymnast at Kent State University ... plans on majoring in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management.