Army West Point Athletics
2005 Men's Gymnastics Roster
Roster
Mike Tiffany
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Carmel, N.Y.
Elected by peers to captain team in 2006 ... five-event performer who is one of the top competitors on the team in each ... strongest event is still rings ... has skills to contribute and replace key points posted by All-American and NCAA contender Brian Lee, who graduated this past May ... change in rules works to his advantage with starting value of 10 on apparatus compared to last year's mark of 9.5 ... potential to be ECAC champion and All-American ... also a top competitor on parallel bars ... three-year letterwinner.
2005: Appeared in every meet, competing in five of six individual events ... top contender on parallel bars and also strong on vault, floor exercise and high bar ... career-high 9.4 on still rings scored in runner-up finish at Springfield ... scored a 9.0 or above in 11 meets and just missed in the other ... headed into the NCAAs ranked 41st nationally with a 9.13 average ... turned in Army's second-highest score in the qualifying round of 9.25, which tied for 21st ... highest national ranking of 39th earned on parallel bars ... tied for 27th place at NCAA qualifying round ... career-high 8.8 recorded three times ... part of Army's largest contingent as four qualified in that discipline for the individual finals at ECAC Championships ... scored season highs on vault (9.125) and high bar (8.65) in second Springfield meet, while season best 8.9 on floor exercise tallied in next to last meet tied career mark set last year ... headed to the NCAAs with national rankings of 53rd on high bar (8.575), 56th on floor exercise (8.775) and 78th on vault (8.815) ... finished 31st on high bar (8.55) and floor exercise (8.475) and tied for 32nd on vault (8.925) competing in Army's session at the NCAA Championships.
2004: Established career highs in all but one of the five events he competed in ... ranked 28th nationally on still rings heading into the NCAAs ... tied for 25th on floor exercise and was 27th on vault, parallel bars and high bar ... scored 9.0 or above 10 times on rings ... established career-high 9.225 in third-place finish against Illinois-Chicago in final dual meet of the season ... tied for fourth at Academy Championships ... recorded a career-high 8.6 on parallel bars in back-to-back home meets versus James Madison and William & Mary ... set career-high 8.9 on floor exercise and season-best 9.05 on vault in Air Force win ... recorded back-to-back career marks on high bar at ECAC meet.
2003: Explosive gymnast who qualified in five events for the NCAAs ... headed to the meet tied for 29th nationally on still rings ... just missed qualifying for the individual finals on rings at ECACs after tying for 11th ... bounced back at the NCAAs in tying for 14th place in opening session ... six times scored a nine or above ... career-high 9.15 recorded in triangular sweep of William & Mary and James Madison ... tied for 29th in session at the NCAAs ... capped season with a pair of USAGC All-America certificates on parallel bars (fifth) and rings (sixth).
Club Gymnastics: Compiled an impressive resume at both the regional and national levels ... New York State and Empire State all-around champion in 2001 ... helped lead the Scholastic Boys' team to the title with a record-setting mark of 260.5 points at the Empire State Games ... crowned the individual champion on rings, parallel bars and high bar along with runner-up honors on floor exercise and still rings ... earned spot on regional team two straight years ... captured the bronze medal on still rings at the 2002 Junior Nationals, tied for fourth on vault and placed 30th in all-around in sparking team to runner-up honors ... placed sixth at Level 3 at the 1999 New York State Championship held at West Point ... also a Junior National qualifier that year ... finished 11th at regionals in all-around and 70th at nationals.
Personal:Personal: Given name is Michael Nicholas Tiffany ... born Aug. 25, 1984 ... parents' names are James and Carmela Tiffany ... has two sisters, Ann Marie (23) and Natalie (11), and one brother Nicholas (17), a member of the basketball team at North Salem H.S. ... majoring in Engineering.
