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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2006 Women's Gymnastics

Desirae Gaspero

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Padua Academy
  • Hometown Boothwyn, Pa.

Biography

2005: Finished fourth on the beam with a 9.450 in the home quad meet on Jan. 29 ... Won the beam competition in home meet against Temple, scoring a 9.650 ... Also scored a 9.650 on the floor at same meet.

2004: Sat out the majority of the season with knee injury ... Saw action in three meets ... Awarded ECAC Co-Coaches Choice Award on Mar. 14 ... 

2003: Received Red and Blue's Most Consistent Award at annual postseasin banquet ... Set career-high mark on floor, along with teammates Christy Green and Laura Duros, at the Ivy Classic, held at The Palestra on March 2, with a 9.9 ... Score was third-highest individual performance in program history in event, and gave all three a share of the Ivy Classic Floor title ... Helped Penn record a new program record on floor with a 49.3 ... Also scored a 9.6 on beam at Ivy Classic ... Named ECAC Rookie of the Week (ending Feb. 24) after setting career-highs on beam (9.7) and a then-floor personal high (9.775) against Ursinus and Cornell on Feb. 22 at Hutch Gym ... Finished season with personal-record 9.775 and tying for 13th place at 2003 ECAC Championships held at Yale on March 29 ... Also scored a 9.75 on floor at ECACs ... Led team on bar with a 9.65 performance at Maryland on March 8 ... Tied for second on floor with a 9.775 performance against Temple at Hutch Gym on March 22 ...

 Prior to Penn: Beam and Vault 2000 Regional champion ... Member of 2002 Level 10 state team championship ... Member of 2002 high school track Catholic Conference Championship ... Lettered in track and field at high school ... Member of National Honor Society ... Received Habitat for Humanity Executive Officer Outstanding Service Award ... 

Personal: Born on Dec. 3,1983 ... Daughter of Joan and James Gaspero ...  Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences as a biological basis of behavior major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2005Junior

    AA
  • 2006Senior

    AA