Stumpf Becomes an All-American at USAG Men's Gymnastics Championships
Complete ResultsWILLIAMSBURG, Va., March 25, 2007 – Freshman Keith Stumpf of Springfield College has earned All-American status as a result of his performance at the USAG Men’s Gymnastics Championships at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia this past weekend.
Stumpf (Williamsville, N.Y.) finished fourth in the vault with a score of 8.05. The top score in that event was produced by William & Mary’s Dave Locke with an 8.40.
Three others for Springfield College also reached the finals, but just missed All-American status.
They were junior JJ Ferreira (Naugatuck, Conn.) in the floor exercise (8.20), sophomore Andrew Kelly (Marstons Mills, Mass.) in the parallel bars (7.50), and junior Matthew Davis (Southboro, Mass.) in the high bar (7.45). All finished eighth.
On Saturday night, SC finished fourth of six as a team with a score of 179.750. Placing first as a team was host William & Mary (199.850), followed by Navy (198.000), Air Force (191.300), SC (179.750), MIT (176.850), and James Madison (160.450).
Up next, Springfield College will compete at the ECAC’s at Temple University in Philadelphia on Friday-Saturday, March 30-31.
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Entering his 30th season as head men's gymnastics coach, Dr. Steve Posner is recognized as one of the most outstanding gymnastics coaches in the East. Posner, who has coached 145 All-Americans and 21 National Champions, led the Pride to another successful season in 2011. He has been named the NACGA Eastern Region Coach of the Year in two of the past three years. His latest book, published in 2008 and entitled "Coaching Leadership Handbook -- Instilling Values and Character through Sport," is available on Amazon.com.Read more.
