March 21, 2017
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State gymnastics senior Leroy Clarke, Jr. (Maplewood, N.J.) has been named the College Gymnastics Association (CGA) Gymnast of the Week as announced by the CGA Tuesday, March 21. The honor marks the first of Clarke's career and the first time a Penn State gymnast has earned the award since Trevor Howard captured the honor January 14, 2016.
This past weekend, Clarke picked up two individual event titles with a win on the pommel horse and a win on the high bar against Michigan. The senior competed in four events on the day, earning a podium finish in each. Clarke placed second on the still rings and nabbed a third-place finish on the parallel bars in the Nittany Lions victory. For his efforts, Clarke was also named Big Ten Gymnast of the Week for the first time in his career donning the Blue and White.
Heading into the final week of the regular season, Clarke ranks seventh on the pommel horse (14.000) and ties for ninth on the parallel bars (13.727). In his final season donning the Blue and White, Clarke has earned seven individual event titles and has stood on the podium a total of 20 times in the 2017 campaign.
Clarke and the rest of the Penn State men's gymnastics team will be back in action Saturday, March 25 when it closes out the 2017 regular season against Iowa inside the friendly confines of Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions and the Hawkeyes will square off at 3 p.m. with the meet slated to air live on the Big Ten Network.