Persistent, hard worker … quick learner … proved to be a reliable in-meet alternate and stepped up to challenges when her teammates needed her … saw time on vault, bars and beam in 2012 … will push for a lineup spot in those events again … can compete a 10.0 vault … skill level improved dramatically over the course of rookie season … positive outlook in gym helps keep teammates motivated.
At West Virginia in 2012
• Saw action in seven meets, three as a multi-event athlete on vault, bars and beam
• Scored seven top-10 finishes
• Opened collegiate career with a 9.775 vault against No. 13 Penn State and Maryland (1/8), good enough for sixth place
• Made career debut on beam against No. 11 Ohio State, No. 13 Auburn and Ball State (2/12) and finished fourth with a season-best 9.825 score
• Finished sixth on beam at Maryland (2/18) with a 9.725 mark
• Opened the meet and the team’s bars rotation at New Hampshire (2/25) as a last-second lineup replacement and scored a career-best 9.75
• Had season averages of 9.7 on vault, 9.47 on beam and 9.36 on bars
• EAGL All-Academic Team
Club Gymnastics
• Level 10 gymnast out of Capital Gymnastics
• Two-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier
• Eastern National Championships qualifier
• Finished 29th in the senior ‘A’ division at the 2009 National Championships
Personal
• Daughter of Frank and Belinda Salzano
• Has two sisters
• Birthday is May 26
• Attended Paul VI Catholic High
• Majoring in exercise physiology
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
Lia Salzano’s Career Highs
Vault 9.775 vs. Penn State and Maryland 1/8/12
Bars 9.75 at New Hampshire 2/25/12
Beam 9.825 vs. Ohio State, Auburn and Ball State 2/12/12
Lia Salzano’s Career Statistics
Year Meets AA Total Points
2012 7 0 104.375
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