Army West Point Athletics
2005 Men's Gymnastics Roster
Roster
Kyle Welsh
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Baldwinsville, N.Y.
One of three returning seniors to head coach Doug Van Everen's starting rotations ... ranked nationally among the top 10 vaulters in the country ... reigning West Point Open champion on vault ... also competes on floor exercise and on the high bar ... nationally ranked on floor exercise as well ... expected to pick up points in all three disciplines this winter.
2005: Competed in every meet as part of Army's lineup on floor exercise and vault ... team's top vaulter for second straight year ... headed to the NCAAs with highest team average on vault (9.375) along with No. 10 ranking in the country ... stood 46th on floor exercise ... one of four Army gymnasts to advance to preliminary round at the NCAA Championships, hosted by Army, following a seventh place showing of 9.425 on vault in qualifier ... score and finish were Army's second highest at the meet ... came up short in bid to advance to the finals after posting an 8.95 score in the prelims ... scored a 9.0 or above 13 times and just missed that mark the other two times ... Army's "Athlete of the Week" following a strong performance at the 14th annual West Point Open where he captured the vault title with a 9.425 along with placing sixth on floor exercise ... just the sixth Army gymnast to be crowned a champion, but first to lay claim to the vaulting title ... just missed tying career high 9.45 set in the preliminary round after tying for runner-up honors along with helping Army set school vault record ... equaled career showing in road win at Springfield tying teammate Mike Assenmacher for first place on discipline ... score tied for second highest mark of season along with helping Army to school mark of 37.175 ... unbeaten in final five dual matches en route to registering seven first-place finishes ... turned in a 9.3 for fourth-place showing in the prelims at the ECAC Championships, while placing sixth in the finals ... set personal best on floor exercise with a 9.05 in tying with Assenmacher for medalist honors in home meet against Springfield ... equaled that mark in third-place finish in first of two home matches versus Air Force before breaking it with new career 9.1 in triangular sweep at William & Mary to tie Assenmacher for second highest score of the season ... registered an 8.925 in team session at the NCAA Championships.
2004: Appeared in every meet ... Army's top scorer on floor exercise and vault ... headed into first NCAA meet tied for 31st nationally on floor exercise (8.91) and ranked 32nd on vault (9.12) ... tied with three others for 35th on vault and shared 38th place on floor exercise ... highest mark of 8.8 scored on vault ... forged career-high 9.3 on vault in back-to-back wins over Navy and Air Force ... registered a 9.2 twice in next three meets ... recorded a 9.0 or above six times and just missed on four other occasions ... notched top honors in three straight meets ... career-high 9.0 on floor recorded twice ... set mark early in season en route to first collegiate win in meet at Southern Connecticut State ... equaled score a month later versus Air Force in tying for second place ... just missed posting that mark a third time following an 8.9 showing to tie for runner-up honors in final dual meet against UIC ... just missed securing a berth to the finals at the ECAC Championships by .05 of a point following an 8.85 in the prelims ... double winner in James Madison meet, tying for top honors on floor (8.85) and vault (9.2).
High School/Club: Two-time Junior Olympic qualifier ... highest placing at nationals was on vault ... copped a bronze medal at the New York State championships in that event ... consistently finished among the top scorers at the state meet on both vault and floor exercise ... recorded top scores of 9.1 and 9.0 on floor exercise and vault, respectively, senior year ... also strong on parallel bars ... trained under George Sabotka at the West Side Gymnastics School in Syracuse, N.Y., for several years after family moved to that area from Lancaster, Pa.
Personal: Given name is Kyle Will Welsh ... born Oct. 22, 1983 ... parents' names are Harold and Mary Welsh ... majoring in Management.
