Gymnasts of the Week – Feb. 4-7, 2010 Awards Are Given by Conference Offices
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Gymnasts of the Week – Feb. 4-7, 2010 Awards are given by conference offices Big Ten Conference Gymnast of the Week Chris Cameron, Michigan - Jr., Winter Haven, Fla./Lake Region Cameron finished third in the all-around and was named to the United States Senior National Team at the Winter Cup Challenge over the weekend. Cameron earned second-place finishes in the floor exercise (30.30) and on pommel horse (29.35), placed third on parallel bars (29.15) and was eighth on still rings (28.65). Using the National Team Points System, the junior was second overall and was named to his third straight national team at the meet's end. The Big Ten Gymnast of the Week honor is the second for Cameron this season and fifth in his career. Freshman of the Week Matt McGrath, Iowa - Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North McGrath wins his first weekly conference award and picks up Iowa's first Freshman of the Week honor this season after the No. 7 Hawkeyes knocked off No. 16 Illinois-Chicago. The freshman recorded two first-place finishes, on still rings (14.650) and on vault (15.550) and was second in the floor exercise (14.600). McGrath also finished fifth on parallel bars (13.800) and was seventh on the high bar (12.900) to help the Hawkeyes to a 340.200-331.050 victory against UIC over the weekend. Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League Gymnast of the Week Rookie of the Week Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Gymnast of the Week Tim Gentry – Stanford Gentry (Plano, TX) earned a spot on the US Senior National Team as one of the top performers at the Las Vegas Winter Cup. He finished fifth all-around (170.800), third on rings (15.10), seventh on floor (29.35), and hit his top effort on the vault finals (15.90). .