Tribe gymnasts shine at
nationals in 2010 APRIL 2010 :: Men’s gymnastics finished its 2010 season ranked 14th nationally, having turned in a second-place showing at the USA Gymnastics (USAG) Collegiate Champi- onships and a third-place finish at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships. Co-captain Derek Gygax ’10 finished
18th in the all-around during the second round of the NCAA Championships at the U.S. Military Academy. Gygax ended his career as one of just six gymnasts in school history to be named a finalist for theNissen- Emery award, given annually to the top senior men’s gymnast in the nation. The women’s team also shined in 2010,
finishing fourth at the USAG Collegiate Nationals, with Teenie Beck ’10 finishing sixth on the vault to cap an impressive season in which she placed 13th in the all- around at the NCAA Southeast Regional and earned all-conference honors in all-around and vault.
For the first time in school history, the Tribe men’s tennis team entered the CAA Championships as the top seed.
Men’s tennis posts historic year
APRIL 2010 :: The men’s tennis team finished with a 22-10 dual-match record, equaling the mark set by the 2000 squad. Prior to its loss to Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in the CAA Championship match, William & Mary had won eight straight matches — its longest winning streak in more than 33 years. The Tribe went a perfect 4-0 during the regular season in CAA play, and
was named the No. 1 seed in the CAA Championship for the first time in school history. Keziel Juneau ’10 and Sebastien Vidal ’11 were invited to the NCAA Doubles Championship in May but lost to second-seeded Tennessee in three sets. Vidal was a first-team All-CAA choice in both singles and doubles. The women’s tennis team advanced to the finals of the CAA Champion -
ship before suffering a 4-3 loss to 24th-ranked VCU. Nonetheless, the team finished with a 14-11 record, and Ragini Acharya ’10 was named the Interna- tional Tennis Association Atlantic Region Senior Player of the Year after winning 17 matches in 2010.
Club baseball makes World Series
MAY 2010 :: The William & Mary Club Baseball team participated in the National Club Baseball Association World Series May 21–25 in Johnstown, Pa. The club finished its spring season with a 13-2 record and then swept
three playoff games to advance to Point Stadium. The team began the double- elimination tournament with a victory over Rice University but was ousted after losses to eventual champion Northeastern and to Rice in a rematch.
Cyclist takes national road race
MAY 2010 :: Cycling Clubmember Cory Scott ’10won the CollegiateNationals Division IImen’s road race atMadison,Wis.,which took placeMay 7–
9.The nation’s best collegiate cyclists competed on a portion of the proposed 2016 Olympic road-race course on the opening day of the 2010USA Cycling Colle- giate RoadNational
Championships.At BlueMound State Park 30mileswest ofMadison,more than 350 riders braved brutallywet and cold conditions over more than 70miles and 8,000 feet of grueling climbing around the course. With more than 4,500 student-athletes and 300 collegiate clubs and
teams, Collegiate Cycling is the division of USA Cycling responsible for administering competitive bicycle racing in 11 unique collegiate conferences. Formed in 1989, the William & Mary Cycling Club has doubled in size
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in the past two years, and the club repeatedly ranks nationally in both mountain bike and road racing competition. The 2010 roster contained 23 undergraduate participants.
/ THE YEAR IN REVIEW
MICHAEL J. LAWLER KRIS SEARS
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