Army West Point Athletics
2007 Men's Gymnastics Roster
Roster
Mike Oliveira
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-2
- Hometown:
- South Glastonbury, Conn.
- High School:
- Tri-Town Gymnastics
Amy's top returning parallel bars specialist ... will be counted on to provide key points in that discipline once again ... reigning ECAC champion who will look to become just the fourth Black Knight under head Coach Doug Van Everen to repeat ... nagging injuries in preseason could affect performance at season's start on floor exercise, but hard worker who should bounce back quickly ... expected to shine as well on high bar ... new rules could effect scoring on his routine for parallel bars ... College Gymnastics Association 2005 All-America Scholar-Athlete ... two-year letterwinner.
2005: Crowned Eastern champion on parallel bars at the ECAC Championships ... first Black Knight to capture that event since 1995 and just third sophomore under Doug Van Everen to win an Eastern crown ... qualified in three individual final events at championships ... also placed fourth on high bar and sixth on floor exercise ... then headed into the NCAAs ranked No. 18 nationally on parallel bars ... advanced to the preliminary round after tying for 16th place ... turned in another solid score before the hometown crowd in the next session posting an 8.825, but came up short in bid to be among the Top 10 qualifiers to advance to the individual finals ... scored a 9.0 or above five times and just missed on two other occasions ... medaled seven times along with runner-up honors twice ... entered the season with personal-best 8.75 ... shattered that mark by second meet of the season with a 9.0 in first-place showing versus Springfield ... broke it with a 9.225 after beating field in final home meet against Temple ... two days later set new career high 9.25 in road meet at Springfield ... also regular in Army's rotation in two other events ... headed to the NCAAs ranked 55th on floor exercise and 56th on high bar ... notched a career-high 8.825 on floor exercise in prelims at the ECAC Championships to qualify for the finals ... finished two spots higher in placing sixth ... also finished fourth on high bar with an 8.6 ... finished third with career-high 8.8, breaking previous mark of 8.5 set rookie year ... one of 50 gymnasts to earn College Gymnastics Association academic honors with selection as a 2005 All-America scholar-athlete.
2004: Finished the season strong after breaking into starting lineup on floor exercise, high bar and parallel bars in first year at collegiate level ... headed into the NCAAs sporting the second-highest parallel bars average (8.655) on squad ... mark ranked 38th nationally ... did not disappoint in first NCAA meet ... posted highest score on floor exercise of 8.75 ... tied career high and placed 29th of 42 in session ... highest placing recorded on parallel bars ... tied teammate Brian Lee for 12th place (8.65) in session along with selection as an alternate for next round following best Army finish in that event ... placed 35th on high bar ... also shined on parallel bars at the ECAC Championships ... tied with Lee for seventh place in the preliminary round ... jumped three places to fourth place in the finals with an 8.675 ... scored career-high 8.7 on parallel bars twice ... first posted that mark in prelims of West Point Open to tie for fifth-place ... one of eight to advance to the individual finals where he shared the bronze ... later equaled that mark in meet with Air Force ... came on strong on floor exercise late in the season when he scored an 8.7 mark in seven of final eight meets, setting career-high 8.75 in final dual meet versus UIC ... headed to NCAAs ranked 55th nationally ... top high bar score of 8.5 recorded in meet with No. 3-ranked Penn State ... second-best mark of 8.45 scored in team event at West Point Open and against Air Force ... 8.36 average ranked 73rd.
High School/Club: Six-time Connecticut State all-around champion ...earned Academic All-American honors four times ... competed under Frank Valentin at Tri-Town Gymnastics ... a five-time Junior Olympic National all-around qualifier and two-time Region 6 team member.
Personal: Given name is Michael David Oliveira ... born June 7, 1985 ... parents' names are David and Diana Oliveira ... majoring in Civil Engineering.
