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Graham Ackerman Profile |
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Birth Date: July 14, 1983
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Birth Place: Seattle, Washington, USA
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Birth Name: Graham Ackerman
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Height: 5'8"
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Biography |
Graham Samuel Ackerman...political science and European
development double major...has overcome back and ankle
fractures during his career ... has one brother, David ...
parents are Robin Dearling and Gary Ackerman ... born July
14, 1983 in Seattle, WA.
The six-time All-American completed one of the most
successful seasons by a Bear gymnast ever in 2004...became
first Cal gymnast to capture two national titles (floor
exercise and vault) in the same year...fourth Golden Bear to
earn four All-American honors in the same night...will be a
factor on floor exercise, vault, parallel bars and the high
bar.
2004: Had a record-breaking year, setting new career marks
of 9.750 in vault, 9.200 in parallel bars, and 9.750 in
horizontal bar... won national titles in floor exercise
(9.687) and vault (9.687), as well as finishing
tied-for-second on the high bar (9.737) and sixth on the
parallel bars (8.987)...tied his career best, posting a
9.750 on the high bar during NCAA qualifying (April 2),
which was also a Cal team high...won two individual titles
at the MPSF Championship meet, in the floor exercise (9.562)
and vault (9.400)...claimed his best night of the year (Feb
20) as he scored a 9.700 or better in three different events
- floor (9.750), vault (9.700), and horizontal bar
(9.750)... barely missed tying his career high in the floor
exercise by .025, posting a 9.750 back on Feb. 20 and March
7...four-time All-American in 2004.
2003: Placed 2nd in the floor exercise at the 2003 Winter
Nationals...won the floor competition at the Stanford
Open...competed in four events at the Stanford/Arizona State
meet and finished first in the floor exercise...paced the
Bears with three first place finishes against Air Force and
UC Santa Barbara, a meet in which he set his career high in
the vault (9.500)...placed 1st in the high-bar (9.450), 2nd
on the floor (9.400), and 3rd in the vault (9.350) in a
four-way meet between Stanford, Michigan and
Nebraska...continued his dominance of the floor exercise
against a top-10 Iowa team winning that event (9.650) and
the horizontal bar (9.700)...On March 29th Ackerman won the
floor exercise and the vault at the MPSF Championships with
scores of 9.700 and 9.450, respectively...finished first in
the floor exercise during the NCAA qualifying rounds and
tied for sixth in the parallel- bars and eighth in the
vault...eventually placed 2nd at the NCAA finals in the
floor exercise...named to Academic All-MPSF team.
2002: Slowed by ankle injury throughout the season,
returning to full strength just in time to receive
All-America honors in p-bar with 8.575 (sixth place) at
NCAAs ... in second-ever intercollegiate meet, notched a
team season-high 9.775 on the floor (at Stanford
Invite)...performed well at Gold's Challenge in Santa
Barbara, scoring a career high 8.700 on the pommel horse and
a solid 8.750 on the horizontal bar, helping Cal gain
momentum entering the post-season...at MPSFs, chalked up
another career high, this time on the horizontal bar, with
8.950 score. Also earned Academic All-America honors.
Previous: Chosen to represent the United States at the World
University games in Taegu, Korea in August of 2003... won
the silver medal on vault at the USA Championships, in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin over the summer of 2003...competed at
2001 US Nationals, placing first in floor exercise and
vault, as well as ninth in all around...was 1999 and 2001
Regional All-Around Champion...was Washington State Champion
in 1995, 1999 and 2001 in floor exercise and vault...also
competed in 1997 and 1998 Junior Nationals ... 2001 Junior
National floor and vault champion. |
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