Andrew Malaby and Donny Eckhart Achieve All-America Status
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., April 15, 2006 – Andrew Malaby and Donny Eckhart of the Springfield College men’s gymnastics team have achieved All-America status at the USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championships held at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., this past weekend.
Malaby earned All-America status twice; by placing fifth in the still rings with a score of 8.50, and by placing fifth in the vault with a score of 8.825. Malaby is a senior, who hails from West Warwick, R.I.
Eckhart, a senior from Palmerto, Pa., achieved his All-America honors by placing tied for sixth in the parallel bars with a score of 7.55.
In order to become an All-American, one had to place in the top six among individuals.
Springfield had two others competing in this competition, but each just missed becoming an All-American. Sophomore John (JJ) Ferreira (Naugatuck, Conn.) finished seventh in the floor exercise with a score of 8.05. In the very same event, senior Aric Hines (Greensboro, N.C.) placed eighth with a score of 7.85.
This concludes the men’s gymnastics season, and for that matter, the entire 2005-06 winter varsity sports season at Springfield College.
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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.
