CAREER HIGHS
Floor Exercise: 15.400 at California (March 13, 2010)
Pommel Horse: 13.750 vs. Minnesota/Temple (March 6, 2010)
Vault: 16.050 vs. Oklahoma (March 20, 2010)
Parallel Bars: 13.950 at West Point Open (Jan. 15, 2010)
PENN STATE CAREER
2010: CGA First Team All-American Scholar Athlete (3.90-3.99 GPA)...Impressed in first collegiate season, earning Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors three times...Made significant contributions in the floor exercise and vault but also competed in the pommel horse and parallel bars...Began the season by winning three consecutive floor exercise titles...Won a fourth floor crown at Ohio State (15.100)...Recorded a season best score on the floor at Cal (15.400), tied for second highest on the team in 2010...Captured at least a share of four vault titles, including two versus Big Ten opponents Michigan (15.800) and Ohio State (15.850)...Posted PSU[apos]s highest score of the season in the vault, a 16.050, at Oklahoma...Competed in the pommel horse in nine meets, notching a season best score of 13.750 versus Minnesota and Temple...In the parallel bars line-up for two meets.
GYMNASTICS BACKGROUND
Pennsylvania state all-around champion in 2007...Region 7 team member...Placed fourth in the floor exercise at Junior Olympic nationals...Trained at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs for two years...Colorado state floor exercise champion in 2008...Region 9 team member.
PERSONAL
Nicholas Lee Grant was born on Sept. 27, 1990 in Concorde, Mass. to Don and Rhonda Grant...Has one older brother, Jason, and sister, Melissa, and one younger sister, Haley...Plans to major in nursing and pursue a career as a nurse anesthetist...Hobbies include traveling, hiking, and camping.