CAREER BESTS
Event | Score | Date | Site/Opponent |
Floor Exercise | 14.750 | 1/11/14 | at Army |
Pommel Horse | 15.100 | 2/16/13 | at Temple Tri |
Still Rings | 15.200 | 3/24/12 | Temple Dual |
Vault | 15.100 | 3/1/14 | vs. Minnesota (dual) |
Parallel Bars | 15.800* | 2/16/13 | at Temple Tri |
High Bar | 15.050 | 3/21/14 | at Big Ten Championships |
* - School Record
2015 (Redshirt Senior Year)
Missed part of the season due to injury ... Competed on three events during the 2015 season ... Tallied a season-best 14.750 on the pommel horse en route to a first-place finish against Army (1/11) ... Posted a season-best 15.200 on the parallel bars in the team finals at the West Point (1/16) ... Recorded a third-place finish on the high bar against Michigan with his season-best score of 14.400 (1/24) ... Returned from injury in time for the NCAA Championships ... Finished 12th on the pommel horse at the NCAA Qualifier with his score of 14.250 (4/9)
2014 (Senior Year)
Set a pair of season-high marks in the season opener against Army (1/11) with first-place finishes in the floor exercise (14.750) and on the pommel horse (14.750) ... Competed on five different apparatuses at the West Point Open (1/17), highlighting the event with a fifth-place finish on the rings (14.450) and a second-place finish on the parallel bars (14.700) ... Also made touches on five apparatuses at the Navy Open (1/25) ... Finished fourth on the pommel horse against Temple (2/8) with a score of 14.400 ... Posted three top-five finishes against Illinois (2/15), including a first-place finish on the high bar (15.000) ... Registered four-top five finishes against Minnesota (3/1), highlighted by a season-high score of 15.100 on the vault ... Set a season-high score on the parallel bars (15.300) in Puerto Rico (3/7), while also recording a 15.050 on the vault ... Highlighted the regular-season finale at Michigan (3/14) with a score of 15.050 on the vault, tying him for fourth ... Logged two season-high scores at the Big Ten Championships (3/21), posting a 15.050 on the high bar and a 14.900 on the rings ... Qualified for the NCAA team finals (4/11) on four apparatuses, highlighting the event with a 14.850 on the parallel bars to place him 16th overall.
2013 (Junior Year)
Competed in three of the team's nine meets...Was injured in the team's meet at Temple with William and Mary and missed the remainder of the season...Was granted a medical hardship waiver at the conclusion of the season...Set the school record with a mark of 15.800 on the parallel bars in a tri-meet at Temple with William and Mary (2/16) to win the event...Led the team on the parallel bars and ranked fifth on the pommel horse...Also won the parallel bars vs. Army (1/12) with a score of 15.350...Had a score of 13.900 on the floor exercise in a tri-meet at Temple with William and Mary (2/16)...Scored a career-best 15.100 on the pommel horse in a tri-meet at Temple with William and Mary (2/16)...Scored 15.100 on the still rings in a tri-meet at Temple with William and Mary (2/16) and 15.000 vs. Ohio State (2/2)...Vaulted 14.550 against Ohio State (2/2)...Posted a high bar score of 14.950 against Army (1/12).
2012 (Sophomore Year)
Competed in six of the team's nine meets and at the NCAA Championships...Made touches on the pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars and high bar...Earned All-America honors on the high bar...Ranked third on the team on the high bar...Qualified for the individual finals at the NCAA Championships (4/21) on the high bar...Posted a career-best score of 15.000 on the high bar to finish second vs. Temple (3/24)...Finished eighth on the high bar with a score of 14.300 during the individual finals at the NCAA Championships (4/21)...Placed third on the high bar with a score of 14.400 at Springfield College (2/12)...Posted a career-best score of 13.600 to finish third on the pommel horse at Springfield College (2/12)...Owned a career-best score of 15.200 to finish third vs. Temple (3/24) on the still rings...Had a career-best vault of 14.700 at the NCAA Championships (4/20) team and all-around finals...Posted a season-best score of 14.000 on the parallel bards vs. Minnesota (3/17).
2011 (Freshman Year)
Competed in six of the team's 10 meets and at the NCAA Championships...Made touches on the pommel horse, still rings, parallel bars and high bar...Ranked fourth on the team on the high bar...Qualified for the individual finals at the Big Ten Championships (4/2) on the high bar and finished ninth with a score of 13.000...Owned his season-best score of 12.900 on the pommel horse vs. Army (1/8)...Twice posted a season-best mark of 14.400 on the still rings, doing so in a tri-meet at Minnesota with Iowa (3/5) and during qualifying at the NCAA Championships (4/14)...Claimed a season-best score of 14.100 on the parallel bars vs. Springfield College (2/12)...Flew to a season-best score of 14.750 on the high bar in a tri-meet at Oklahoma with Illinois...Scored 14.450 on the high bar at the Big Ten Championships (4/1)...Placed second on the high bar with a tally of 14.300 in a tri-meet at Temple with Army.
Gymnastics Background
Member of the Puerto Rican National Team for the past two years...Captured fourth place at the Puerto Rican Nationals in 2009...Secured third place in the high bar at the 2010 Puerto Rican Nationals...Represented the Puerto Rican team in the 2009 Junior Pan American games in Aracaju, Brazil...Qualified in fourth place in the still rings in the Junior Pan American games and finished in fifth place in the finals.
Personal
Full name is Nestor Andre Rodriguez Colon...Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Nov. 5, 1992...Son of Nestor A. Rodriguez Avila and Virginia M. Colon Mella...Has two brothers, Jorge and Fernando...Majoring in economics.