11 UNH GYMNASTS NAMED NACGC/W SCHOLASTIC ALL-AMERICANS

STANFORD CALIF.— The National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) recently announced its list of 2009 Scholastic  All-Americans and 11 members of the University of New Hampshire women’s gymnastics team were recently honored.

Named to the team for the Wildcats were: sophomore Katie Caliendo (Manorville, N.Y.) with a 3.88 GPA as an undeclared major; sophomore Katie Lawrence (Lyme, Conn.) with a 3.85 as a Biochemistry major; sophomore Janae Sernoffsky (Elizabethtown, Pa.) with a 3.83 as a Sports Studies major; senior Lindsay Kovary (Huntington Station, N.Y.) with a 3.81 as a Biology major; junior Diane Grey (Spring, Texas) with a 3.80 as a Health Management and Policy major; freshman Danielle Reibold (Horsham, Pa.) with a 3.71 as a Pre-Med major; junior Kelsey Alwin (St. Michael, Minn.) with a 3.67 as a Nursing major; junior Helena Diodati (Scarborough, Maine) with a 3.63 as a Occupational Therapy major; junior Keeley Smith (University Place, Wash.) with a 3.63 as a journalism major;  sophomore Chelsea Steinberg (Ridgewood, N.J.) with a 3.56 as an Occupational Therapy major; and junior Taryn LaFountain (Utica, N.Y.) with a 3.54 as a Physical Education major.
Kovary led the team after being named to the team four consecutive times since 2006. Alwin and Smith have both been named to the team three times since 2007.

The association seeks to actively manage and develop the sports of women’s gymnastics at the collegiate level and works with the NCAA and USA Gymnastics in order to provide the best possible experience for the student-athletes.