2009 Men's Gymnastics Roster

Paul Woodward
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Tallahassee, Fla.
- High School:
- Lawton Chiles
At Michigan ... 2009 Big Ten individual event finalist on pommel horse ... 2008 team captain ... 2008 Big Ten individual event finalist (p-bars) ... two-time College Gymnastics Association Academic All-American (2006, 2008) ... four-time Academic All-Big Ten selection (2006-09) ... four-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievementhonoree (2006-09) ... three-year letterwinner.
Fifth-Year Senior (2009) ...competing in his fourth season of collegiate gymnastics ... 2009 Academic All-Big Ten selection ... 2009 Big Ten individual event finalist on pommel horse ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ... scored 14.350 on the pommel horse for second place at Penn State (Jan. 24) ... earned a 14.400 on p-bars for seventh place at the Windy City Invite (Jan. 17) in Chicago, Ill. ... did not compete vs. Iowa (Jan. 30) ... placed seventh overall on pommel with a 28.400 total at the Winter Cup Challenge (Feb. 5-7) ... scored 24.850 on p-bars at the WCC ... scored 13.400 on pommel horse and 13.450 on p-bars at the Pacific Coast Classic (Feb. 21) ... registered a season-best 14.700 on p-bars vs. Illinois (March 14) ... scored 14.350 on pommel against the Fighting Illini ... tallied 14.100 on pommel and 13.650 on p-bars at Ohio State (March 21) ... earned a career-best 15.000 on pommel horse to qualify for the individual event finals at the Big Ten team championships (April 3) ... posted 13.250 on p-bars during the conference championships ... tied for ninth on pommel (12.775) at the Big Ten individual event finals (April 4) ... did not compete at the NCAA championships (April 16-18).
Senior/Junior (2008) ... 2008 College Gymnastics Association Academic All-American ... 2008 Academic All-Big Ten selection ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ... at NCAA Team Finals, earned 13.400 on pommel, 14.900 on p-bars (April 18) ... at NCAA Team Qualifier, posted 12.750 on pommel, 14.100 on p-bars (April 17) ... placed seventh on p-bars (13.850) at Big Ten Individual Event Finals (April 5) ... scored 14.300 on pommel, tied for seventh on p-bars (14.800) at Big Ten Team Finals (April 4) ... earned 14.100 on pommel, fifth on p-bars (14.500) at Illinois (March 8) ... against Stanford, finished fourth on pommel (14.850), earned 14.450 on p-bars (March 2) ... won pommel title (14.450), tied for fifth on p-bars (13.850) at Pacific Coast Classic All-Stars (Feb. 23) ... placed first on pommel (14.450), scored 13.300 on p- bars at Iowa (Feb. 2) ... earned 12.650 on pommel, 13.850 on p-bars against Penn State (Jan. 19) ... scored 11.150 on pommel, 14.000 on p-bars at Windy City Invitational (Jan. 12).
Junior/Sophomore (2007) ... 2007 Academic All-Big Ten selection... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award ... scored 8.850 on pommel, 9.000 on p-bars at the NCAA Team Finals (April 13) ... competed on pommel (8.800), p-bars (8.950) at the NCAA Team Qualifier (April 12) ... posted 7.700 on pommel at the Big Ten Championship Team Finals (March 30) ... scored 8.850 on pommel, 9.000 on p-bars against No. 3 Ohio State (March 17) ... placed third on pommel (8.750), scored 8.800 on p-bars against No. 6 Illinois (March 10) ... tied for fourth on pommel (8.400), tied for third on p-bars (9.000) against No. 5 Stanford (March 3) ... scored 7.850 on pommel, 8.400 on the p-bars at the Pacific Coast Classic (Feb. 24) ... took sixth on pommel (7.850), eleventh on p-bars (8.250) against Minnesota (Feb. 17) ... finished second on pommel (8.950), scored 8.900 on p-bars against No. 2 Penn State (Feb. 3) ... scored a personal-best 9.150 on p-bars to tie for sixth, finished second on pommel (9.050) against No. 3 Oklahoma (Jan. 27) ... tied for fourth on pommel (8.700), fourth on p-bars with a personal-best 8.950 against No. 7 Iowa (Jan. 20).
Sophomore/Freshman (2006) ... 2006 College Gymnastics Association Academic All-American ... 2006 Academic All-Big Ten selection ... scored season-high on pommel (8.45) against Oklahoma (Jan. 27) ... scored a season-high on p-bars (8.15) against Penn State (Jan. 21) ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award.
Freshman (2005) ... scored a career-best on pommel (9.45), vault (8.45) against Oklahoma (Jan. 22) ... scored a career-best on p-bars (8.1) against the French National Team (March 4).
Prep ... trained at Gym Force ATC ... three-year member of the Region 8 Team ... 2003 Region 8 runner-up in the all-around ... 2003 Region 8 Pommel Horse champion ... five-year member of the Florida State Team ... coached by Jim Hisey and Kevin Standriff ... member of the National Honor Society ... four-year USAG Academic All-America first team.
Personal ... born May 31, 1985 ... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... economics major.
Fifth-Year Senior (2009) ...competing in his fourth season of collegiate gymnastics ... 2009 Academic All-Big Ten selection ... 2009 Big Ten individual event finalist on pommel horse ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ... scored 14.350 on the pommel horse for second place at Penn State (Jan. 24) ... earned a 14.400 on p-bars for seventh place at the Windy City Invite (Jan. 17) in Chicago, Ill. ... did not compete vs. Iowa (Jan. 30) ... placed seventh overall on pommel with a 28.400 total at the Winter Cup Challenge (Feb. 5-7) ... scored 24.850 on p-bars at the WCC ... scored 13.400 on pommel horse and 13.450 on p-bars at the Pacific Coast Classic (Feb. 21) ... registered a season-best 14.700 on p-bars vs. Illinois (March 14) ... scored 14.350 on pommel against the Fighting Illini ... tallied 14.100 on pommel and 13.650 on p-bars at Ohio State (March 21) ... earned a career-best 15.000 on pommel horse to qualify for the individual event finals at the Big Ten team championships (April 3) ... posted 13.250 on p-bars during the conference championships ... tied for ninth on pommel (12.775) at the Big Ten individual event finals (April 4) ... did not compete at the NCAA championships (April 16-18).
Senior/Junior (2008) ... 2008 College Gymnastics Association Academic All-American ... 2008 Academic All-Big Ten selection ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ... at NCAA Team Finals, earned 13.400 on pommel, 14.900 on p-bars (April 18) ... at NCAA Team Qualifier, posted 12.750 on pommel, 14.100 on p-bars (April 17) ... placed seventh on p-bars (13.850) at Big Ten Individual Event Finals (April 5) ... scored 14.300 on pommel, tied for seventh on p-bars (14.800) at Big Ten Team Finals (April 4) ... earned 14.100 on pommel, fifth on p-bars (14.500) at Illinois (March 8) ... against Stanford, finished fourth on pommel (14.850), earned 14.450 on p-bars (March 2) ... won pommel title (14.450), tied for fifth on p-bars (13.850) at Pacific Coast Classic All-Stars (Feb. 23) ... placed first on pommel (14.450), scored 13.300 on p- bars at Iowa (Feb. 2) ... earned 12.650 on pommel, 13.850 on p-bars against Penn State (Jan. 19) ... scored 11.150 on pommel, 14.000 on p-bars at Windy City Invitational (Jan. 12).
Junior/Sophomore (2007) ... 2007 Academic All-Big Ten selection... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award ... scored 8.850 on pommel, 9.000 on p-bars at the NCAA Team Finals (April 13) ... competed on pommel (8.800), p-bars (8.950) at the NCAA Team Qualifier (April 12) ... posted 7.700 on pommel at the Big Ten Championship Team Finals (March 30) ... scored 8.850 on pommel, 9.000 on p-bars against No. 3 Ohio State (March 17) ... placed third on pommel (8.750), scored 8.800 on p-bars against No. 6 Illinois (March 10) ... tied for fourth on pommel (8.400), tied for third on p-bars (9.000) against No. 5 Stanford (March 3) ... scored 7.850 on pommel, 8.400 on the p-bars at the Pacific Coast Classic (Feb. 24) ... took sixth on pommel (7.850), eleventh on p-bars (8.250) against Minnesota (Feb. 17) ... finished second on pommel (8.950), scored 8.900 on p-bars against No. 2 Penn State (Feb. 3) ... scored a personal-best 9.150 on p-bars to tie for sixth, finished second on pommel (9.050) against No. 3 Oklahoma (Jan. 27) ... tied for fourth on pommel (8.700), fourth on p-bars with a personal-best 8.950 against No. 7 Iowa (Jan. 20).
Sophomore/Freshman (2006) ... 2006 College Gymnastics Association Academic All-American ... 2006 Academic All-Big Ten selection ... scored season-high on pommel (8.45) against Oklahoma (Jan. 27) ... scored a season-high on p-bars (8.15) against Penn State (Jan. 21) ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award.
Freshman (2005) ... scored a career-best on pommel (9.45), vault (8.45) against Oklahoma (Jan. 22) ... scored a career-best on p-bars (8.1) against the French National Team (March 4).
Prep ... trained at Gym Force ATC ... three-year member of the Region 8 Team ... 2003 Region 8 runner-up in the all-around ... 2003 Region 8 Pommel Horse champion ... five-year member of the Florida State Team ... coached by Jim Hisey and Kevin Standriff ... member of the National Honor Society ... four-year USAG Academic All-America first team.
Personal ... born May 31, 1985 ... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... economics major.
Career Bests
Event | Score | Date |
Floor Exercise | -- | -- |
Pommel Horse | 15.000 | 4/3/09 |
Still Rings | -- | -- |
Vault | -- | -- |
Parallel Bars | 14.900 | 4/18/08 |
High Bar | -- | -- |
All-Around | -- | -- |
Event | Score | Date |
Floor Exercise | -- | -- |
Pommel Horse | 9.450 | 1/22/05 |
Still Rings | -- | -- |
Vault | 8.450 | 1/22/05 |
Parallel Bars | 9.150 | 1/27/07 |
High Bar | -- | -- |
All-Around | -- | -- |
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