Towson University Athletics

Hard-working gymnast who has had a very solid career ... very strong vaulter who is one of the Tigers’ top vaulers ... does a solid job on the balance beam ... has made tremendous improvement during career ... one of five seniors on the roster ... could be a valuable three-event gymnast ... outstanding student  who was a two-time member of the East Atlantic Gymnastics League All-Academic team ... fiancee made a surprise proposal to her on the gymnastics floor during the awards ceremony at the conclusion of the Towson Invitational last February.

2005 Season:  Earned All-ECAC second team honors while leading the Tigers to the ECAC championship ... finished ninth in vault (9.675) at ECAC Meet ... competed on vault in all 12 meets ... had a 9.62 average on vault ... part of Tigers’ floor lineup in eight meets ... competed on the balance beam three times ... had a 9.675 on vault and a 9.40 on floor at the George Washington Invitational ... earned a 9.625 on vault and a 9.65 on floor at Maryland ... finished second on vault (9.65) in win over Cornell ... helped Tigers finish first at the Cornell Big Red Invitational with a 9.475 on vault and a 9.65 on floor ... tied for fifth on vault (9.575) at Towson Invitational, helping Tigers finish first ... had a season high 9.75 on vault at Missouri Kat Klassic ... helped Tigers win quad meet over Yale, James Madison and William & Mary by finishing second on vault (9.70) ... matched season high with a 9.75 on vault against Maryland ... earned a 9.725 on vault at New Hampshire.

2004 Season:  Competed on vault and floor in all 12 meets ... had a 9.77 vault average and a 9.768 on floor ... finished first on vault in three meets ... finished first on vault (9.825) in double win over Rutgers and Yale ... helped Tigers win their own Towson Invitational by tying for first on vault (9.775) and taking third on floor exercise (9.825) ... earned a career high 9.875 on floor exercise at North Carolina ... tied for first on vault (9.825) in win over William & Mary ... had a 9.775 score on vault and a 9.85 on floor exercise at EAGL Meet.

2003 Season:  Missed first five meets and most of pre-season with ankle injury ... vaulted in final seven meets ...earned a career high 9.85 in vault to finish second against James Madison in Tiger win ... tied for 17th in vault (9.80) at the East Atlantic Gymnastics League Meet.

Background:  Two-year gymnast for Maine Academy of Gymnastics ... competed for the Old Town/Orono YMCA for eight years ... won all-around title at Maine high school championship meet twice  ... honored as Maine’s Gymnast of the Year in 2001 and 2002 ... oldest of four children in family ... favorite athlete is linebacker Teddy Bruschi of the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots ... favorite movie is “The Lion King” ... hobbies include playing tennis and reading ... favorite book is The Bible ... has three younger brothers ... career goal is to work for an advertising agency or work in public relations for a Major League Baseball team ... lists mother as the person she admires the most ...  parents are graduates of  University of Massachusetts ... father is a doctor ... mother is a teacher ... daughter of Peter Leong and Marianne Ames-Leong ... born on February 8, 1984 in Salem, Mass. ... Dean’s List student with a major in Mass Communication with a Public Relations track ... has minors in Advertising and Business Administration.