Senior Sashonna Iwaniec Named Team MVP
5/14/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
May 14, 2007
Senior captain Sashonna Iwaniec was recently named the Most Valuable Performer at the Air Force women's gymnastics team's annual banquet, while sophomore Abigail Rogers was named Most Improved and Hardest Worker. The team looked back on a season that saw a new head coach, five invites to the USA Gymnastics Championships and the first step taken in the foundation of a solid future.
TEAM MVP
Senior captain Sashonna Iwaniec concluded four years of consistency with a selection to the USA Gymnastics All-America second-team. Iwaniec, a two-time Mountain Pacific Sports Federation all-academic team member, posted four of her five season-best scores at the MPSF and USAG competitions. Following the MPSF championships, Iwaniec was awarded first-team honors on the vault, uneven bars and all-around, while collecting second accolades on the floor exercise.
MOST IMPROVED and HARDEST WORKER
Despite not competing as a freshman, sophomore Abigail Rogers quickly became one of the Falcons' most consistent performers as a sophomore. A strong all-around competitor, Rogers earned three all-conference selections from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, including a first-team honor on the floor exercise. Rogers, who was one of just five Falcons invited to compete at the USA Gymnastics Championships, also earned all-MPSF second-team honors on the vault and all-around. In addition to being named a MPSF Gymnast of the Week, she was named to the league's all-academic team
TEAM HIGHLIGHTS
Doug Day began his first season as the head coach of the Air Force women's gymnastics team ... freshman Michelle Denise and sophomore Abigail Rogers were named MPSF Gymnasts of the Week ... Abigail Rogers and senior Sashonna Iwaniec earned MPSF all-conference first-team honors. Senior Christine Powers was named to the second-team ... Sashonna Iwaniec, Abigail Rogers, Christine Powers, freshman Kayla Kincade and junior Kelly Lewis were invited to the USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships ... Sashonna Iwaniec, Abigail Rogers, Kelly Lewis and Katie Donnell were named to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation academic all-conference team ... Sashonna Iwaniec earned her second career USAG All-America citation.
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