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JANUARY FRIDAY 7TH 7:00 PM CARDINAL VS. WHITE INTRASQUAD BURNHAM PAVILION FRIDAY 14TH 7:00 PM STANFORD VS. CAL BURNHAM PAVILION SATURDAY 22ND 7:00 PM THE BIG FLIP OFF VS. CAL BURNHAM PAVILION FEBRUARY Thursday 3RD TBD Winter Cup Challenge Las Vegas, NV Saturday 5th TBD Winter Cup Challenge Saturday 12th 7:00 PM Gold Country Classic Oakland, CA STANFORD OPEN FRIDAY 18TH ALL DAY JUNIOR USAG SESSION SATURDAY 19TH 7:00 PM NCAA ELITE SESSION BURNHAM PAVILION Stanford, Oklahoma, Cal & Japanese National Team SUNDAY 20TH ALL DAY JUNIOR USAG SESSION Saturday 26th 7:00 PM vs. Michigan Ann Arbor, MI MARCH Friday 4th 7:00 PM vs. UIC, Illinois, Chicago IL Sunday 6th 2:00 PM vs. Nebraska Lincoln, NE Friday 25th 7:30 PM Stanford vs. CAL Berkeley, CA APRIL Saturday 2nd 2:00 PM MPSF Conference Championships Colorado Springs, CO Thursday 14th TBD NCAA Championships Qualification Columbus, OH Friday 15th 7:00 PM NCAA Team & AA Finals Saturday 16th 7:00 PM NCAA Event Finals TABLE OF CONTENTS/QUICK FACTS 2011 Stanford Men’s Gymnastics Quick Facts General Info Team Info Location: Stanford, Calif. 94305 2010 Record: 21-4 Founded: 1891 2010 MPSF Finish: 1st/5 Conference: Mountain Pacific Sports Federation 2010 NCAA Finish: 1st/12 Enrollment : 15,319 (6,878 Undergraduates) National Titles: 4 (1992, ‘93, ‘95, ‘09) Nickname: Cardinal Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 14/3 Colors: Cardinal and White All-Americans Returning/Lost: 5/2 Home Facility: Ford Center and Burnham Pavilion President: Dr. John L. Hennessy Athletic Communications Athletic Director: Bob Bowlsby and Media Relations Associate Athletic Director - Gymnastics: Darrin Nelson Men’s Gymnastics Contact: Ricky Brackett Faculty Athletic Rep.: Ramon Salvidar Brackett’s E-Mail: [email protected] Athletics Website: www.gostanford.com Brackett’s Phone: 650-736-7635 Brackett’s Cell: (408) 768-7910 Coaches/Support Staff Media Relations Office: (650) 723-4418 Head Coach: Thom Glielmi (So. Illinois ‘88) Media Relations Fax: (650) 725-2957 Office Phone: (650) 723-9591 Athletes Website: www.GoStanford.com Email: [email protected] Mailing Address: Assistant Coach: Brett McClure Stanford Athletics Media Relations Office Phone: (650) 723-2001 641 E. Campus Drive Gymnastics Fax: (650) 725-4471 Stanford, CA 94305 Media Information Interview requests for players and coaches must be coordinated Credits: The 2011 Stanford Men’s Gymnastics media guide was with the Stanford Athletics Media Relations office. Visit www. written and edited by Ricky Brackett. Design, layout and production gostanford.com for news releases, player profiles, and updated by Maggie Oren, MB Design. Photography by David Gonzales, Kyle schedules and results. Terada, Hector Garcia-Molina and John Todd. Table of Contents Schedule .................................................... Inside Front Cover Quick Facts ..................................................................................1 National Finish ...........................................................................2 Individual National Champs ..................................................3 Stanford University ...............................................................4-5 The Bay Area ..............................................................................6 Stanford Alumni ........................................................................7 Home Of Champions .........................................................8-9 Season Outlook ................................................................10-11 Head Coach Thom Glielmi ................................................ 12 Assistant Coach Brett McClure ......................................... 13 Roster ......................................................................................... 14 Player Bios ......................................................................... 15-21 2010 Team Results ............................................................... 22 2010 individual Results ................................................ 23-25 All-Time Honors ............................................................... 26-27 Stanford At A Glance ..................................................... 28-29 Bob Bowlsby ........................................................................... 30 Principles That Guide Us .................................................... 31 Stanford National Titles ................................................ 32-33 2011 MEN’S GYMNASTICS MEDIA GUIDE WWW.GOSTANFORD.COM 1 2010 NATIONAL RUNNER UP Looking to repeat as national champions, the 2010 team fell just short, finishing as the national runner-up to Michigan. Stanford scored 359.800, less than one point behind Michigan who had 360.500. The Cardinal was ranked No. 1 in the nation for much of the year and handily defeated Michigan in a dual meet. The second- place finish has motivated the Cardinal to return to the top of the podium in 2011. John Martin had Stanford’s top score on the Eddie Penev had the top score on pommel horse at the NCAA Finals. both floor and vault for Stanford at the NCAA Finals. Tim Gentry led Stanford with a score of 15.150 on rings. 2 WWW.GOSTANFORD.COM 2011 MEN’S GYMNASTICS MEDIA GUIDE 2010 INDIVIDUAL EVENT NATIONAL CHAMPIONS The Cardinal had a pair of individual event champions with Eddie Penev capturing the national title on vault and Ryan Lieberman winning the national title on parallel Eddie Panev bars. Penev scored a 16.450 on the vault to beat Jacob Dalton of Oklahoma by 0.350. He became the first freshman in Stanford history to capture an individual national title. Lieberman scored 15.100 on parallel bars to defeat Mel Anton Santander of Michigan by 0.050. Lieberman became the first Stanford competitor to win a title on parallel bars since 1996 when Jaime Ellis accomplished the same feat. Ryan Lieberman 2011 MEN’S GYMNASTICS MEDIA GUIDE WWW.GOSTANFORD.COM 3 STANFORD UNIVERSITY The Nation’s Premier University The world all at once: Limitless possibilities are at the heart of Stanford University. Global positioning systems and gene splicing, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and The Grapes of Wrath, Yahoo! and Google—all bear the mark of a Stanford individual. At Stanford, you will find the entire universe of what humankind knows and is endeavoring to know. From your first days on campus, this universe will be yours to explore, yours to discover. Stanford will ask that intellectual curiosity be your compass, that excellence be your true north. Along the way, you will have the guidance of extraordinary faculty mentors who are at the forefront of advancing the world’s understanding of subjects ranging from geophysics to history to bioscience to musical composition. You will also have the friendship of fellow students who will awe and inspire you as much for their humanity as for their talents. As you pursue the questions that interest you most, your mentors and friends will give you the freedom to risk temporary failure as you push yourself both intellectually and personally—along with the freedom and encouragement to pursue what you love. Your reward will be the exhilaration of discovery—the exhilaration of true excellence. – Courtesy of Stanford University 4 WWW.GOSTANFORD.COM 2011 MEN’S GYMNASTICS MEDIA GUIDE STANFORD’S CURRENT COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS INCLUDES • 16 Nobel laureates • 4 Pulitzer Prize winners • 23 MacArthur Fellows • 19 recipients of the National Medal of Science • 2 National Medal of Technology recipients • 251 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences • 135 members of the National Academy of Sciences • 88 National Academy of Engineering members • 30 members of the National Academy of Education • 45 American Philosophical Society members • 7 Wolf Foundation Prize winners • 6 winners of the Koret Foundation Prize • 3 Presidential Medal of Freedom winners 2011 MEN’S GYMNASTICS MEDIA GUIDE WWW.GOSTANFORD.COM 5 BEYOND CAMPUS SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA From bustling cosmopolitan cities to quiet coastal retreats, the San Francisco Bay Area is incomparable. First-class attractions, world-class athletics, cultural diversity, remarkable skylines and breathtaking views make this region one of the world’s most popular destinations. Stanford’s campus is located less than an hour’s drive from San Francisco to the north, just minutes from the Silicon Valley to the south and within easy reach of the breathtaking coastal cities that line the Pacific Ocean to the west. South of the Stanford campus are the cities of San Jose and Santa Clara, the anchors to the Silicon Valley. Computer firms and The Golden Gate Bridge software companies can be found throughout the region, which is considered the leader among the world’s technology industry. One of the world’s greatest stretches of coastline is located within a short drive from Stanford. To the south is the Monterey Peninsula, which includes the picturesque towns of Monterey, Carmel and Santa Cruz. The Monterey Bay Aquarium, Cannery Row and 17-Mile Drive along Pebble Beach are musts for visitors. Further north and east of Marin County is the home to the Napa Wine Country and within a few hours drive from the Bay Area is Lake Tahoe, home to some of the finest skiing in the country and the wonders of Yosemite National Park. The Bay Area is also home to six major professional sports franchises, including the San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco Giants, Oakland A’s, San Jose Sharks and Golden State Warriors. Other local attractions include the Stanford Golf Course, Paramount’s Great America Theme Park (Santa