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2005 Women's Gymnastics

Leah Moon

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Cranbrook-Kingston
  • Hometown Broomfield Hills, Mich.

Biography

2005: Finished fourth on the beam at the George Washington Invitational, scoring a 9.575 in the event ... Was second on the beam with a 9.700 at the home quad meet on Jan. 29 ... Scored a 9.525 to take the beam competition at Temple ... Also won the vault at that meet with a score of 9.475 ... Tied for second on the floor against Temple in Hutchinson Gymnasium with a 9.750 and was third on the beam with a 9.500 ... Scored a 9.550 to finish third on the vault in home quad meet on Feb. 12 ... Became first Quaker to win an individual event at an invitational competition with her beam title at the Towson Invitational ... She scored a 9.750 to take the apparatus ... Finished fifth on the vault at the Ivy Classic with a 9.535 ... Was third on the vault at Air Force with a 9.600, fourth on the beam with a 9.625 and fourth on the floor with a 9.650 ... Finished sixth on the beam at Denver ... Tied for 12th on the vault at the ECAC Championships, earning second-team All-ECAC honors for the event ... Also earned second-team All-ECAC honors on the beam with her eighth place finish ... Scored a 9.550 on the beam.

2004: Named first team All-ECAC on vault and second team on beam ... Finished sixth on floor with a personal-record 9.8 performance at 2004 Ivy Classic at Cornell on Feb. 29 ... Set two new personal records on beam (9.85) and floor (9.775) at Cornell on Feb. 21 ... Score of 9.85 on beam tied for fourth all-time in program history in event ... Placed first on vault with season-high 9.525 at Yale on Jan. 24 ... Placed second on beam with a score of 9.725 and fourth on vault with a 9.2 in season opener against Wilson on Jan. 12 at Hutch Gymnasium ... Scored a season-high 9.5 on floor and placed seventh on beam with 9.675 at The George Washington Invitational on Jan. 18 ... Finished third on floor with a 9.65 and placed fourth on vault (9.475) and beam (9.65) against Wilson at home on Feb. 1 ... Placed second on beam (9.65) and fifth on floor (9.675) in home Quad Meet against Temple, Ursinus and West Chester on Feb. 8 ... Matched season-high 9.775 on beam to place second at Ursinus Quad Meet with West Chester and Wilson on Feb. 14 ... 

2003: Became second-straight sophomore to earn Red and Blue's Most Valuable award ... Named Academic All-Ivy ... Enjoyed career-best performances at the 27th Ivy Classic, held at The Palestra on March 2, setting new personal records in all-around (38.65), floor (9.725), beam (9.75) and Bars (9.625) ... Placed third overall on vault (9.55) and all-around at Ivy Classic ... Set new personal high on vault (9.575 at Brown on Feb. 2), and then-career-best on beam (9.7 versus Cornell and Ursinus on Feb. 22) and in the all-around (38.15 against Yale on Jan. 26) ... Set new personal record on the vault with a team-high 9.675 at Maryland on March 8 ... Matched personal best score of 9.55 on bars against Yale on Jan. 26 at Hutch Gym ... In same meet, scored a season-best of 9.65 on floor ... Ended season by matching career-high performances on vault (9.675) and floor (9.725) at 2003 ECAC Championships held at Yale on March 29 ... Tied for seventh place on vault and finished 10th in all-around (38.125) at ECACs 

2002: Recorded personal-best 9.7 on floor at ECACs (March 25) ... Set three career marks at home against West Chester/Wilson (March 2) in vault (8.525), beam (9.675) and all-around (37.275); also hit 9.6 on floor and 9.65 on beam ... Posted personal record on bars (9.55) at Towson Invite (Feb. 17) ... Scored a 9.55 on floor at Yale (Jan. 26) ... Hit a 9.6 on floor at Towson 

Prior to Penn: Level 10 gymnast since 1996 ... Three-time regional qualifier and four-time state qualifier ... Placed second in the all-around, first on the balance beam, and second on the floor and vault at the 1999 Michigan state championships ... Member of the Cum Laude society 

Personal: Born on Nov. 22, 1982 ... Daughter of Sun Yoo and Kyung Woong Moon ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences as a philosophy major with a concentration in political science and economics ... In addition to gymnastics, also an accomplished pianist.