CAREER HIGHS (NCAA)
Floor Exercise: 9.400 at NCAA Championships (April 13, 2007)
Pommel Horse: 8.850 at NCAA Championships (April 13, 2007)
Rings: 8.550 at Ohio State (Feb. 25, 2006)
Vault: 8.900 at Big Ten Championships (March 24, 2006)
Parallel Bars: 9.075 at California (March 11, 2006)
High Bar: 8.650 at William & Mary (March 3, 2007)
All-Around: 51.850 vs. Stanford (Feb. 19, 2006)
CAREER HIGHS (FIG)
Floor Exercise: 13.700 at Winter Cup (Feb. 7, 2008)
Pommel Horse: 14.300 at vs. Army (Jan. 12, 2008)
High Bar: 14.400 vs. William & Mary and Navy (March 8, 2008)
PENN STATE CAREER
2008: Opened the season by placing second (tie) in the pommel horse versus Army with a season-high score of 14.300...Scored a season-best 14.400 in the high bar in tri-meet with William & Mary and Navy...Competed in the floor exercise, pommel horse, and high bar at the Winter Cup.
2007: Stepped up at the most critical point of the season, recording career-high scores in the floor exercise (9.400) and the pommel horse (8.850) in the team finals of the 2007 NCAA Championships...Also gave a great effort on the floor in the NCAA Qualifier, earning a 9.100...Opened the season by placing second in the floor exercise (8.850) versus Army...Placed third on the parallel bars at William & Mary with a season-high score of 8.600...Recorded a career-high score of 8.650 in the high bar at the team finals of the 2007 Big Ten Championships.
2006: Tied for first place on the parallel bars in his first collegiate competition, scoring a 9.000 versus Army in the season opener...Used a season-high mark of 9.075 to place third in the parallel bars against California...Also placed second in the event versus Temple (8.300) and third at Ohio State (8.800)...On the pommel horse, took second against William & Mary (8.600) and third versus Stanford with a personal best score of 8.800...Captured third in the all-around versus William & Mary (50.800)...Posted a season-high score in the all-around (51.850) against Stanford...Recorded a season-best 8.550 three times on the high bar...Registered the team[apos]s third-highest score in the floor exercise for the season, a 9.200 at California...Earned his best score of the year in the vault at the Big Ten Championships (8.900).
BACKGROUND
Earned club experience with Gold Cup Gymnastics where he was coached by former Penn State gymnast Brandy Wood...Placed 13th in the all-around at Nationals in 2004...Placed 12th in the all-around and second on the pommel horse at the 2004 Visa Cup...Finished 17th in the all-around and second on the floor exercise at 2005 Nationals...Garnered 13th in the all-around at the Visa Cup in 2005...Honored as an Academic All-American 2003-05.
PERSONAL
Shaun Craig Antonio was born on April 2, 1987 in Anchorage, Alaska...Has two siblings, a brother, Kurt, and a sister, Aurora...Family lives in Rio Rancho, N.M...Plans to major in Pre-Med and aspires to become a doctor.
QUOTING COACH JEPSON
'Shaun is ready for his best year ever in his senior season. His work ethic has always been great, but he has been a little overzealous at times to the point where he pushed a little too hard. He has balanced that out this fall and is looking better than ever. I like the choices we have made in regards to routines. He is being really smart in how he approaching his routines and the season. His consistency will be really important to us as we go into the
season with some untested performers.'