CAREER HIGHS
Floor Exercise: 9.250 at William & Mary (March 3, 2007)
Rings: 8.850 at Big Ten Championships (March 30, 2007)
Vault: 8.750 at Stanford (March 10, 2007)
PENN STATE CAREER
2008: Redshirted.
2007: Gained experience by competing in three events (floor exercise, still rings, vault) in a total of five meets...Posted his highest score of the season on the floor exercise (9.250) in a dual meet with William & Mary, claiming third place...Scored a season-best 8.850 in the still rings in the team finals of the 2007 Big Ten Championships...Earned his first career title by placing first on the vault versus William & Mary...Recorded a season-high vault score of 8.750 at Stanford.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL CAREER
2007: Competed at the 2007 Winter Cup Challenge in Las Vegas, Nev., scoring a 14.150 in the floor exercise and a 12.750 in the still rings in the preliminaries.
GYMNASTICS BACKGROUND
Earned club experience with Butler Gymnastics Club, Inc...A member of first place club team on floor and second on vault...Team state co-champions...Placed second on floor and vault at the Windy City Classic...Tied for first on the vault with a score of 9.99 at the Brian Babcock Invitational.
PERSONAL
Lists the pommel horse and floor exercise as favorite events...After gymnastics, plans to coach gymnastics and teach mathematics...Chose Penn State because it felt like home and he was treated with respect...Brother, Matt, played football at Thiel College during the 2003-04 season...Majoring in Mathematics Education.
QUOTING COACH JEPSON
'Cody is a great vaulter, is great on the floor, and I think this year we will see great things from him on the rings. He has improved his physical strength and has continued to work on the swing elements. So, that[apos]s a three-event punch from which we can gain.'