Meet the Nittany Lions Career Highs
Lindsay
MUSGROVE
Vault:...............................9.850, vs. SUNY Brockport (2/18/12) Bars:................................................................................... N/A Beam:.............9.625 vs. Michigan and North Carolina (3/2/12) Floor:......... 9.850, 2x, last at Big Ten Championship (3/19/11) All-Around:.......................................................................... N/A
AA • Jr. • 5-3 League City, Texas • Clear Creek
Lion Career 2012 (Sophomore): Earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition for the first time in her career and was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Competed in vault in six meets, beam and floor in one meet .... Eclipsed her careerhigh in vault twice during the season and posted a score of 9.800 or higher four times ... Beat her previous career-high with a score of 9.825 in a quad meet against N.C. State, George Washington and William & Mary (2/11) ... Set a new career-best the following week with a mark of 9.850 against SUNY Brockport (2/18) ... Participated on the beam for the first time in her career, posting a score of 9.625 vs. Michigan/North Carolina (3/2) ... Her only participation in floor came in the same meet against Michigan/ North Carolina, earning a score of 9.800. 2011 (Freshman): Competed on vault in every meet in 2011 and on floor in nine meets ... averaged a 9.600 on vault and 9.706 on floor ... scored a 9.700 or better on vault in eight meets ... posted a career-best 9.775 vs. New Hampshire (1/22) and at West Virginia (3/12) ... scored a 9.775 or better on floor at five meets ... finished in the top five event finishers on two occasions ... scored a 9.775 for fifth place at North Carolina (2/11) ... earned a career-best 9.850 for fifth place vs. N.C. State and Maryland (3/4) and again at the Big Ten Championship (3/19). High School/Club Was a member of the Champion Gymnastics Academy in Katy, Texas ... was a 2009 and 2010 Junior Olympic National Qualifier ... was a 2010 State Team Champion ... was the bar champion and earned second place in the all-around and on beam at the 2010 Regional ... placed second on vault, floor and in the all-around at the 2009 Regional ... finished third on beam and fourth on bars and in the all-around at 2009 States ... was the 2008 State Bar Champion ... was a Class of 2010 Magna Cum Laude graduate at Clear Creek High School in League City, Texas ... named Most Outstanding Senior Math Student ... named to the Honor Roll all four years. Personal Born Lindsay Ellen Musgrove on Jan. 18, 1992 in League City, Texas ... parents are Bob and Debbie Musgrove ... has one sister, Lauren (17) ... plans to major in communication arts & sciences ... dad, Bob, was a power lifter in college ... names wake boarding and surfing as favorite hobbies, Jack Johnson, Slightly Stoopid, Bob Marley and LMFAO as her favorite entertainers, math and science as her favorite school subjects, the Houston Astros as her favorite professional sports team, Lance Armstrong as favorite athlete, pasta as her favorite food, “A Million Little Pieces” as her favorite book, “Grey’s Anatomy”, “Make it or Break It” and “The Bachelorette” as favorite TV shows, “The Notebook”, “The Hangover” and “Forrest Gump” as favorite movies, Bradley Cooper and Katherine Heigl as favorite actors and Destin, Fla. and Mexico as favorite place to visit.
Sidney
SANABRIAROBLES AA • Jr. • 5-1.5 Caguas, Puerto Rico • Antilles (LSU)
LSU Career 2011 (Freshman): Received a medical hardship for her knee injury at LSU. High School/Club Coached by Jeff Wood and Christi Barineau-Mitchell at Orlando Metro in Orlando, Fla. ... Competed as an international elite for Puerto Rico for several years ... Led her team in Puerto Rico to the title at the 2010 National Championships in Puerto Rico and led the Puerto Rican national team to a third place finish at the 2010 Central American Games ... Placed fifth in the vault finals at the 33rd Turnier der Meister World Cup in Germany in 2009 ... Received the bronze medal in vault and finished seventh on beam and floor at the Pan American Championships in 2008 ... Placed fifth on floor and sixth on beam at the World Cup in Doha, Qatar in 2008 ... Captured second place on floor at the 2006 Central American Games in Colombia ... Attended Freedom High School where she maintained a 4.0 GPA. Personal Born Sidney Sanabria-Robles on Feb. 6, 1992 in Killeen, Texas ... Parents are Ismael Sanabria and Dory Jean Robles ... Has a brother, Ismael (19), who attends Penn State and is on the men’s gymnastics team as well ... Plans on majoring in Nutrition or Kinesiology at Penn State ... Lists going to the beach, listening to music and cooking as her hobbies, anatomy and psychology as favorite subjects, mashed plantains stuffed with octopus, rice, and beans, pasta and seafood as favorite foods, “Hatchet” and “House of Rules” as favorite books, “Friends” and “The Office” as favorite television shows, “27 Dresses”, “The Avengers”, “A Dark Knight Rises” and “Finding Nemo” as favorite movies and Spain and Switzerland as places to visit. Quoting Coach Thompson “What would we do without Sidney? As a transfer student-athlete, Sidney has been able to provide a different perspective to our team, putting things in focus for some of the other gymnasts who have questions about NCAA competition and how to get prepared. Sidney is loved by her teammates and is expected to compete in the All-Around for the Lions.”
Quoting Coach Thompson “Lindsay has started her third season with a fire inside of her. She showed up ready-to-go and has not looked back since August. She is going to be ready to put up big scores on all four events in 2013.”
GoPSUsports.com • PENN STATE 2013
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