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2018 Gymnastics Roster

Alexandra Avendano

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Burlington, Mass.

Biography

As a Senior in 2018:
Earned First-Team All-America honors on the floor exercise…USAG Scholar-Athlete…ECAC All-Academic Team selection…Team captain for the second year in a row…Scored a 9.575 on the vault and a 9.75 on the floor exercise in the meet against Bridgeport…Registered a 9.45 on the vault in the meet against Rutgers with Illinois and Yale…Contributed a 9.5 on the vault and a 9.775 on the floor exercise in the meet against Springfield with Brown and SUNY-Brockport…Recorded a 9.625 on the vault and a 9.675 on the floor exercise in the meet against Rhode Island College…Tallied a 9.55 on the vault and a 9.725 on the floor exercise in the meet against Yale with Bridgeport and Springfield…Totaled a 9.65 on the vault and a 9.6 on the floor exercise in the meet against Towson with Gustavus Adolphus…Scored a 9.625 on the vault and a 9.75 on the floor exercise in the meet against Maryland, Cornell, Bridgeport and West Chester…Registered a 9.675 on the vault and a 9.675 on the floor exercise in the meet against Brown with Bridgeport and SUNY-Brockport…Recorded a 9.625 on the vault and a 9.825 on the floor exercise in the meet against Maryland with Cornell, Bridgeport and West Chester…Contributed a 9.625 on the vault and a 9.8 on the floor exercise in the meet against West Chester…Tallied a 9.675 on the vault and a 9.825 on the floor exercise during the ECAC Championships…Registered a 9.85 on floor during prelims of the USAG Championships and also placed 20th on the vault with a 9.6…Finished ninth on floor during USAG finals with a 9.575.

As a Junior in 2017:
USAG Nationals Qualifier…Posted a 9.4 on the vault an 9.475 on the floor against Towson on 1/7…Scored 9.45 on the vault and posted her season-best of 9.875 on the floor against West Chester and SUNY Cortland on 1/15…Tallied a 9.65 on the vault, 9.45 on the beam and 9.75 on the floor against New Hampshire and Pittsburgh 1/21…Scored 9.5 on the vault and 9.65 on the floor on the road against Yale on 1/28…Posted her season-best of 9.7 on the vault, 9.6 on the beam and 9.825 on the floor against Bridgeport on 2/4…Tied her season-best of the vault with a 9.7, scored 9.575 on the beam and 9.8 on the floor at Brown on 2/12…Tallied a 9.575 on the vault, 9.025 on the beam and 9.825 on the floor against Yale, Rhode Island College, and Springfield College on 2/17…Scored 9.5 on the vault, posted her season-best on the beam with a 9.725, and tallied a 9.65 on the floor against West Chester, Maryland and Springfield College on 2/24...Scored a 9.4 on the vault, 9.025 on the beam and 9.775 on the floor against Springfield College on 3/5…Tallied 9.575 on the vault, 9.25 on the beam and tied her season-best on the floor with a 9.875 against Bridgeport and Rhode Island College on 3/7…Posted a 9.65 on the vault and a 9.575 on the floor against Temple, Ithaca and Penn State on 3/12… Scored 9.625 on the vault and 9.825 on the floor in the ECAC Championships on 3/18…Posted a 9.65 on the vault and 9.725 on the floor during the USAG Nationals on 4/7.

As a Sophomore in 2016:
USAG Nationals Qualifier…Notched a 9.525 in the floor exercise to finish fifth and 9.65 in the vault for a second place finish against Springfield, Ithaca and Brown on 1/16…Scored a 9.625 on the vault to take sixth place, 9.25 on the balance beam and 9.2 in the floor exercise against Towson and West Chester on 1/24…Tallied a 9.625 on the vault, 9.025 on the balance beam and 9.825 on the floor exercise against Yale on 1/30…Scored 9.5 in the vault and 9.525 on the balance beam for 10th place finishes in each of those events and 9.75 in the floor exercise for a third place mark against Springfield on 1/31…Took second with a 9.775 in the floor exercise, scored a 9.625 in the vault to finish fifth and 9.125 on the balance beam against Temple on 2/6…Scored 9.525 in the vault and 9.7 in the floor exercise against Bridgeport on 2/12…Tallied a 9.675 in the vault and 9.65 on the balance beam to place fifth in each of those events and 9.5 in the floor exercise against New Hampshire on 2/13…Scored a 9.35 in the vault, 9.6 on the balance beam and 9.625 in the floor exercise against Brown, Yale and Bridgeport on 2/21… Notched a 9.35 in the vault and 9.45 on the balance beam against Penn State, West Virginia, West Chester, Temple and William & Mary on 2/26…Scored 9.625 in the vault to place 10th, 9.675 on the balance beam to finish sixth and 9.7 on the floor exercise against Towson, West Chester and Rutgers on 3/6…Tallied 9.6 in the vault to finish seventh, 9.525 on the balance beam to place 10th and 9.7 in the floor exercise for an eighth place mark against Temple and Brown on 3/12…Scored 9.65 in the vault, 9.1 on the balance beam and 9.75 in the floor exercise to place seventh at the ECAC Championships on 3/19…Scored 9.65 in the vault and 9.775 on the floor exercise at the USAG Championships on 4/8.

As a Freshman in 2015:
ECAC Rookie of the Year...USAG Nationals qualifier...Finished first on the vault (9.6), sixth on the beam (9.125) and seventh on the floor (9.475) against Springfield College on 1/9…On 1/17 in a meet against Bridgeport, Brown and Rhode Island College finished third on the floor exercise (9.725), 19th on the beam (8.95) and 22nd on vault (9.05)…Ended up 19th on the floor (9.05) on 1/24 against Nebraska, Rutgers and Brockport State…Tied for seventh on the beam (9.65), was eighth on the floor (9.600) and tied for 10th on the vault (9.575) on 1/31 against Bridgeport, Rhode Island College and Yale…On 2/7 against Brockport State, Cornell and Ithaca finished ninth on the vault (9.375), 13th on the beam (9.225) and 15th on the floor (9.475)…Finished second on the vault (9.6), third on the floor (9.675) and tied for fourth on the beam (9.45) against Cortland State on 2/8… On 2/16 against Brown, New Hampshire and Bridgeport, finished tied for 11th on the floor (9.75), tied for 14th on the vault (9.625) and 24th on the beam (8.775)…Tied for 12th on the floor (9.725) and tied for 17th on the vault (9.55) on 3/8 against Maryland, William & Mary and Bridgeport...On 3/21 at the ECAC Championships placed sixth on the vault (9.675), sixth on the floor (9.725) and scored 9.225 on the blance beam...Placed 11th in her session on the floor (9.775) at the USAG Nationals on 4/10.

Before Southern Connecticut State University:
Attended Burlington High School (Mass.).
 
Personal:
The daughter of Alexander Avendano and Sandra Chaparro…A psychology major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

  • 2016Sophomore

  • 2016Sophomore

  • 2017Junior

  • 2017Junior

  • 2017Junior

  • 2018Senior