NITTANY LION BIOS
Mackenzie
Nihir
Cranford, N.J. Cranford
Malvern, Pa. Great Valley
Kothari
DOW
Senior • All Around
Senior • All Around
Stroke Floor Exercise Pommel Horse Vault Parallel Bars High Bar
CAREER BEST MARKS
Score 14.800 14.800 16.050 14.900 14.750
Date Site 3/17/12 Minnesota Dual 1/27/12 at West Point Open 4/1/11 at Big Ten Championships 1/14/12 Army Dual 1/21/12 at Michigan Dual
2012 (Junior Year) Competed in seven of the team’s nine meets and at the NCAA Championships…Made touches on the floor exercise, pommel horse, vault, parallel bars and high bar…Earned College Gymnastics Association All-America Scholar-Athlete honors…Named Academic All-Big Ten…Ranked third on the team in the parallel bars…Qualified for the individual finals at the Big Ten Championships on the pommel horse and high bar…Set a career-high with a score of 14.800 in the floor exercise vs. Minnesota (3/17)…Posted a career-high mark of 14.800 on the pommel horse to finish third at the West Point Open (1/27)…Hit a season-best 14.700 mark on the vault and a career-best 14.900 on the parallel bars to win both events vs. Army (1/14)…Scored a career-best 14.750 to win the high bar at Michigan (1/21). 2011 (Sophomore Year) Competed in all 10 of the team’s meets…Made touches on the floor exercise, pommel horse, vault, parallel bars and high bar…Named Academic All-Big Ten...Owned the team’s top score on the vault …Ranked fifth on the team on the parallel bars and high bar…Qualified for the individual finals at the Big Ten Championships (4/2) on the vault and the high bar… Finished fifth on the high bar with a score of 14.000 and placed sixth on the vault with a mark of 15.700 at the Big Ten Championships (4/2) individual event finals…Owned a season-best score of 14.200 on the floor exercise vs. Springfield College (2/12)…Rocked his way to a season-best mark of 14.150 on the pommel horse at the NCAA Championships (4/15) team and all-around finals…Posted the team’s top score of 16.050 on the vault at the Big Ten Championships (4/1)…Also vaulted 16.000 to win the title against Michigan (1/22)…Notched a season-best score of 14.700 on the parallel bars in a tri-meet at Temple with Army (1/30)… Scored 14.600 on the parallel bars at the West Point Open (1/14), winning the individual title, and at the NCAA Championships (4/14) qualifier…Swung his way to a season-best showing of 14.700 on the high bar at the Big Ten Championships (4/1). 2010 (Freshman Year) Competed in all ten of the team’s meets…Made touches on the pommel horse, vault, parallel bars and high bar…Earned College Gymnastics Association All-America Scholar-Athlete honors…Ranked third on the team on the pommel horse and fifth on the vault…Scored a season-best 14.600 on the pommel horse at Michigan (1/23)…Scored 14.500 on the pommel horse at Ohio State (2/27)…Won the individual pommel horse title vs. William & Mary (1/31) with a score of 14.100…Finished second on the pommel horse with a score of 14.100 at the West Point Open (1/16)…Twice posted a season-high score of 15.600; at West Point Open (1/15) and at Ohio State (2/27)…Topped 15.000 three times during the season on the vault; finishing third vs. Army (15.550, 1/9) and at the West Point Open (15.500, 1/16) and vs. Oklahoma (15.550, 3/20)…Set a season-best score of 14.400 on the parallel bars vs. Oklahoma (3/20)…Flew to a 14.050 score on the high bar to finish third at the West Point Open (1/15)…Tied for the individual title on the high bar vs. Army (1/9) with a score of 13.800.
Stroke Still Rings Parallel Bars
CAREER BEST MARKS
Score 15.800 14.700
Date 1/14/12 3/17/12
Site Army Dual Minnesota Dual
2012 (Junior Year) Competed in eight of the team’s nine meets and at the NCAA Championships…Made touches on the still rings and parallel bars…Qualified for the NCAA Championship (4/21) individual finals and Big Ten Championship (4/7) individual finals on the still rings…Earned All-America honors on the still rings…Earned College Gymnastics Association All-America Scholar-Athlete honors…Ranked second on the team on the still rings…Set his career-high score of 15.800 and finished second on the still rings vs. Army (1/14)…Placed third on the still rings with a score of 14.950 at Ohio State (2/25)…Tied for third on the still rings at the Big Ten Championships (4/7) individual finals…Finished third and set a career-high of 14.700 on the parallel bars vs. Minnesota (3/17)…Placed third and scored 14.600 vs. Temple (3/24) on the parallel bars. 2011 (Sophomore Year) Competed in eight of the team’s 10 meets…Made touches on the still rings and parallel bars…Earned College Gymnastics Association All-America Scholar-Athlete honors… Competed on the still rings in eight meets…Competed on the still rings during the Big Ten Championships (4/1) team and all-around finals…Claimed a score of 15.000 on the still rings vs. Ohio State (2/26)…Swung to a final score of 14.900 on the still rings at the West Point Open (1/14)…Boasted a season-best score of 14.000 on the parallel bars against Springfield College (2/12). 2010 (Freshman Year) Did not compete. Gymnastics Background Trained at the Pancott Gymnastics Center in Frazer, Pa....Competed in the Junior Olympic Nationals…Was an Academic All-American and member of the National Honor Society. Personal Full name is Nihir Kothari…Born in Bryn Mawr, Pa. on April 13, 1990…Son of Jay and Anita Kothari...Has one sister, Avni.
Gymnastics Background Gained club experience with Surgent’s Elite Gymnastics in Roselle Park, N.J....A member of Surgent’s 2009 New Jersey state championship team...Won the vault and placed 10th in the all-around at the 2009 USA Championships (Level 10)...Placed third in the vault at the 2009 West Point Open...Finished ninth in the all-around at the 2008 USA Championships (Level 10)...Captured the all-around title at the 2007 Region 7 Championships...Three-time regional team member. Personal Full name is Mackenzie Anthony Dow…Born on April 11, 1991…Son of Michael and Marita Dow...Has a younger sister, Morgan.
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