Army West Point Athletics
2007 Men's Gymnastics Roster
Roster
Joe Baumann
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Brookfield, Wis.
- High School:
- Salto Gymnastics
Multiple-event performer who came into his own last year competing on rings, vault, parallel bars and high bar ... blue collar work ethic with never-say-die mentality ... one of hardest workers on team ... will be able to take advantage of new starting values in his routines, which will be advantageous for him as well as the team ... one of four Black Knights to advance at last year's NCAA Tournament to preliminary round ... ranks among Army's top returning high bar specialists .... two-year letterwinner.
2005: Competed in four events throughout the season ... shined on vault and high bar ... tied with two others on team for season's top mark of 8.9 on high bar ... recorded that score, which is a career high, in the final two meets of the season ... first posted it in a third-place preliminary showing at the ECAC Championships ... score shattered previous high of 8.85 that earned share of first place with Brandon Whitten in home win over Springfield ... duplicated career-high in the opening session at the NCAA Championships, tying teammate Brian Lee for 20th place with an 8.9 to advance to the prelims ... put up 8.8 score in that session, but came up short in bid to be among the top 10 qualifiers to advance to the finals ... also placed first in Navy victory ... headed into NCAAs with best team average, an 8.84, which ranked 35th nationally ... competed in several meets on vault, posting a season high 9.1 twice ... shared third-place honors with that mark in Navy win, then equaled it in road decision at Springfield ... one of three Black Knights ranked in top 50 nationally in that event with 9.04 average ... turned in an 8.925 at the NCAAs ... also competed on still rings and parallel bars ... recorded a career high 8.65 on parallel bars in meet at Springfield ... scored a career-high 8.625 on still rings in first of two wins over Air Force.
2004: One of four freshmen to earn trip to the NCAAs ... a mainstay in the starting lineup from day one ... vault proved to be best event ... scored a 9.0 or higher in four of final six meets in that discipline ... set personal-best 9.125 in James Madison meet ... recorded second-highest mark of 9.1 at ECAC team finals ... just missed qualifying for individual finals by .05 of a point ... twice finished third ... registered fourth-highest team average of 8.99 ... recorded career-high 8.45 on still rings in second start of year against Southern Connecticut State ... personal-best 8.6 on high bar scored against James Madison and Penn State, the latter ranked No. 3 nationally at the time, in compiling an 8.52 average ... recorded first collegiate win on parallel bars, scoring an 8.55, in triangular meet with Temple and Southern Connecticut State.
High School/Club: Competed for coach Mitch Connor and Vitali Rudnitski at Salto Gymnastics ... 2003 Wisconsin State all-around champion ... four-time Junior Olympic qualifier and Academic All-American ...national honor society member at Brookfield East H.S.
Personal: Given name is Joseph Matthew Baumann ... born June 9, 1984 ... parents' names are Robert and Dawn Bauman ... major ing in Sysems Engineering.
