2013 SCARLET KNIGHTS Aziza Day
claudia salinas
Freshman AA Snellville, Ga./Shiloh
Freshman BB Allendale, N.J./ Northern Highlands Regional
Scholastic/Personal: Two-time national team member … trained at Karolyi’s National Team Gymnastics Camp from 2005-07 … 2011-12 Level 10 gymnast … Georgia State All-Around Champion in 2007 … earned first place in all-around at the Courtney Kupets Pink Invitational in 2012 ... took second place in all-around at GAA Mardi Gras Invitational in 2012 … competed in US Classic in 2006 … former Elite Level gymnast … also a standout basketball and track athlete … three-time Four-Star Athlete Award winner … daughter of Tondeleo and Donnine Day … has three siblings: Daqiy, Symphony and Mecca … plans to major in Political Science and Journalism … born on 5/4/94.
Levine on Day: “She is an extremely powerful gymnast. Sometimes in practice I find myself asking how did she just do that. As she continues to progress with her consistency she will be pushing for a spot in the lineup on every event.”
Scholastic/Personal: New Jersey State Balance Beam Champion (2012) … fourth place in the allaround at the state championships … third place balance beam finish at regionals (2012) … Eastern National Balance Beam Champion (2008) … also a regional qualifier in pole vaulting … intended major is Kinesiology … daughter of Dennis and Faith Salinas … has one sister, Alexandra … born on 7/27/94.
Levine on Salinas: “She is a beautiful beam worker who just has a natural flow to her gymnastics. We expect her to be a mainstay in the beam lineup this year.”
katie stebick
danielle verdon
Freshman AA Waterford, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf
Freshman AA Freehold, N.J./Freehold Borough
Scholastic/Personal: Two-time Eastern National qualifier (2008 and 2009) … finished 10th on floor exercise at nationals … 2010, 2011, and 2012 State and Regional qualifier … member of the Lakettes and Lakers Gymnastics Academy for 16 years and on the team for 10 years … 2008 Pennsylvania State Champion on the bars … on Principal’s Honor Roll for four years, maintaining 97 percent overall grade point average … two-year member of the National Honor Society … plans to major in Elementary Education K-5 and Special Education … parents are Matt and Kim Stebick … has one sister (Maggie) and one brother (Kevin) … born on 8/12/94.
Scholastic/Personal: Two-time Level 10 regional qualifier … second in all-around at USAG Level 10 State Championships in 2012 … first Freehold athlete to win the state all-around title with 38.45 score, best in the state in 2011 … finished the states in first place on vault (9.725), bars (9.600) and floor (9.750) … floor score tied for second highest score in that event in state final history … Shore Conference Champion finishing first in all-around (37.95), vault (9.600) and bars (9.675) and broke the floor record with a 9.775 … at NJSIAA Central I Sectionals, notched first on vault (9.500), second on bars (9.500), second in the all-around (37.475), fourth on floor (9.400) and 11th on beam (9.025) … on high school team, recorded a high score of 9.800 on vault at the Raider Invitational ... named APP Gymnast of the Year, Star-Ledger Gymnast of the Year and New Jersey Gymnast of the Year … daughter of Kevin and Cheryl Verdon … has three siblings: Jackie, Jenny and Heather … major is undecided … born on 7/4/94.
Levine on Stebick: “Katie combines great tumbling passes with fun choreography that will make her a competitor for a spot in the floor lineup.”
Levine on Verdon: “Danielle has a large array of elements on all four events. This will allow her to be in contention for a lineup spot on all four events.”
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