ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN (2016, 2017)
CAREER BESTS
2017 (Senior Year)
Academic All-Big Ten...Did not compete.
2016 (Junior Year)
Academic All-Big Ten...Did not compete in the 2016 season.
2015 (Sophomore Year)
Competed in eight of the team's 12 meets, including the NCAA Regional Championships...Competed on the uneven bars and balance beam...Officially competed for the first time vs. No. 24 Michigan State on Feb. 7...Academic All-Big Ten...Championship Season: Competed on the uneven bars and balance beam at the Big Ten Championships (3/21)...Tied a career-best on the balance beam at 9.850 and logged a 9.825 on the uneven bars at the championships...Notched a 9.800 on the balance beam and 9.775 on the uneven bars at the NCAA Regional Championships (4/4). Regular Season: Exhibitioned on the uneven bars three times before officially competing on the event at the B1G Championships...Scored a career-high 9.850 on the balance beam at West Virginia (3/8) to tie for second on the event...Recorded a 9.825 on the event on three occasions; in a quad-meet vs. Brockport, Iowa State and Penn (2.28), at Pittsburgh (2/21) and vs. No. 24 Michigan State.
2014 (Freshman Year)
Did not officially compete during the 2014 season...Performed only in exhibition on the balance beam...Missed the first two weeks of the season due to a knee injury and missed the final eight weeks of the season after re-aggravating the injury...Scored 9.600 in an exhibition performance on the balance beam vs. Cornell, Southeast Missouri and UIC ( 1/18)...Exhibitioned on the balance beam and scored 9.750 at No. 21 Ohio State (2/1)...Totaled a 9.750 on the balance beam in an exhibition performance against No. 8 Nebraska (2/8).
Gymnastics Background
Competed for Gold Medal Gymnastics Center under coach Tammy Marshall...Competed as a Level 10 gymnast from 2008-13...Four-time Junior Olympic National Championship qualifier...Won the 2013 Region 6 Championship on the uneven bars and finished second in the all-around...Won all four events and claimed the all-around title at the 2012 Region 6 Championships...In 2009, claimed vault, uneven bars and floor exercise on her way to the all-around title at the New York State Championships...Was a member of the Spanish Honor Society in high school.
Personal
Born Christina Marie Postiglione in Selden, New York, on January 16, 1995...Daughter of Jim and Ginger Postiglione...Has one older brother, Andrew, and one younger brother, Matthew...Names listening to music and writing as her hobbies, Rascal Flatts as her favorite entertainers, math and psychology as her favorite subjects, the New York Yankees as her favorite pro sports team, and Derek Jeter as her favorite professional athlete...Says Of Mice and Men is her favorite book, chicken parmesan is her favorite food, "SpongeBob SquarePants" is her favorite television show, "Benchwarmers" is her favorite movie, Adam Sandler is her favorite actor, Jennifer Aniston is her favorite actress and the Bahamas is her favorite place to visit...Majoring in psychology.
Why Penn State
"I chose Penn State because I loved the academic reputation of the school and the coaching staff is outstanding."