Veteran performer who has made tremendous improvement during her career ... talented vaulter who could compete as an all-around ... very good performer on balance beam who has upgraded her routine ... has made significant improvement on bars ... has improved vault ... has tremendous expression on floor exercise ... did well in the pre-season ... earned second team All-ECAC honors on balance beam in 2009 and 2010 ... also named second team All-ECAC as an all-around in 2009 ... became the 42nd Tiger gymnast to score more 1,000 points last season ... enters senior season with 1,044.50 points in career, 37th on Tigers’ career list ... joins Danielle Pisapia, ‘00, Kristen Presutti, ‘03, Jen Beekman, ‘06 and Stephanie Rathbauer, ‘07 as Devlin Gymnastics Club products to join the Tiger program.
2011 SEASON: Competed in all 11 meets on vault, bars and beam ... competed as an all-around four times ... averaged 9.58 on vault ... had a 9.49 average on beam ... also averaged 9.41 on bars ... competed on floor in four meets and had a 9.53 average ... helped Tigers to win over George Washington with third place finishes on vault (9.675) and beam (9.675) ... finished fourth on vault (9.675) to help Tigers win Temple’s Ken Anderson Memorial Meet ... helped Tigers win Shelli Calloway Memorial Meet with career high 38.525 score that earned her fourth place ... also had a career high 9.725 on floor ... tied for third at Calloway Meet with a 9.70 on beam ... led Tigers to win over Southern Connecticut with first place finish in all-around (37.80) ... finished fourth on vault (9.625) against Southern Connecticut ... helped Tigers to win at Pennsylvania with first place finish on beam (9.725) ... took second in all-around (38.35) at Penn ... tied for second on beam (9.675) at William and Mary ... helped Tigers to double win over Rutgers and Yale with a career high 9.775 on vault, a mark that earned her third place ... also placed third on beam (9.625) ... had a 9.50 beam score at ECAC Championship Meet.
2010 SEASON: Competed in all 12 meets on bars and beam ... competed as an all-around once ... averaged 9.45 on vault ... had a 9.52 average on beam ... won all-around competition (37.60) in season opener at Alaska ... also finished third on beam in both Alaska meets ... earned a 9.65 on beam in second win over Alaska ... posted a seasonal high 9.75 on vault in win at Rutgers ... also tied for fourth on beam (9.725) at Rutgers ... had a career high 9.775 score on beam at George Washington to tie for second place ... helped Tigers win sixth straight ECAC title with a 9.575 score on beam, a mark that placed her 12th ... earned second team All-ECAC on beam for the second year in a row.
2009 SEASON: Top newcomer who played a significant role on Tigers’ drive for fifth straight ECAC championship ... competed in all 12 meets for the Tigers ... competed as an all-around in seven meets ... member of bars lineup 11 times ... competed on beam and floor 10 times ... named as ECAC Rookie of the Week once ... helped Tigers to win at Ursinus by taking third place in the all-around (36.80) ... also finished fourth on vault (9.725) at Ursinus ... helped Tigers to win at Penn with a 37.50 all-around score ... had a career high 9.775 vault score at Governor’s Cup Meet ... also posted a 37.375 all-around score at Governor’s Cup ... finished second in all-around (38.30) and third on vault (9.725) in win at Cornell ... helped Tigers win Calloway Invitational by finishing fifth on vault (9.725) and beam (9.70) while taking third in the all-around (38.325) ... matched career high with 9.75 on beam while helping Tigers win ECAC title ... also had a 9.675 on floor at ECAC Meet ... finished 12th in the all-around (36.925) at ECAC Championship.
BACKGROUND: Level 10 gymnast at Devlin Gymnastics for Coaches Mary and Mike Milchanowski ... three-time Level 10 Regional qualifier ... finished second on beam and fourth on vault at Level 10 state meet in 2007 ... Eastern National Qualifier at Level 9 in 2006 ... finished 13th in all-around and 9th on floor in 2006 ... started competing in gymnastics at the age of four ... had career high 9.65 on vault and 9.55 on bars ... career high as an all-around was 37.45 ... AT BRICK H.S.: Four-time All-State selection in New Jersey ... led the Dragons to a second place finish at Sectionals in 2005 ... named as Ocean County Gymnast of the Year in 2004, 2005 and 2006 ... two-time scholastic state champion on balance beam ... set New Jersey state record with a 9.725 on beam in 2006 ... finished second in the all-around competition at state championship meet in 2006 ... finished third on beam at high school national championship meet in 2008 ... won Shore Conference titles on beam and all-around in 2006.
PERSONAL: Has one older sister and one younger brother ... career goal is to become a diagnostic medical sonographer ... lists parents as the people she admires the most ... had summer job working for the Lakewood Blueclaws, a minor league baseball team ... favorite athlete is gymnast Shannon Miller ... lists Seth Rogan as her favorite actor ... enjoys reading “The Twilight Series” books ... favorite TV shows are “Dancing With the Stars” and “Castle” ... lists John Mayer as her favorite artist ... favorite restaurant is The Olive Garden ... uncle, Bernie Marrazzo, played football William & Mary from 1980 to 1983 ... father is a graduate of St. Peter’s College who works as a purchasing manager for a manufacturing company ... mother is a Bryant University graduate who works as a financial in-service representative ... daughter of John and Sonya Poplaski ... born on September 10, 1990 in Neptune, N.J. ... major is Exercise Science.
