Sabrina Franceschelli Season 2007

2010 Scholastic All-American
2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2009 Second Team All-American (AA)
2009 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2008 Scholastic All-American
2008 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2007 SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll

SENIOR SEASON (2010)
Competed as an all-arounder in seven of 14 meets, posting a season-high 39.125 at Centenary (3/19) … Recorded a 39.050 or higher all-around mark five out of the seven times during the season … Her 38.943 all-around season average was second on the team … Set a career high on vault with a 9.90 at the Lady Luck Invitational (1/15) … Had her best meet of the season against Iowa (3/12) when she recorded 9.85’s on vault, bars and floor – tying her bars and floor season highs … Hit 47-of-48 routines during the year, only counting a fall on floor at the NCAA Championships (4/22) … Displayed outstanding poise in her final bars routine at the NCAA Championships, recovering from a ripped grip in the leadoff spot that forced her to anchor the event, and she scored a 9.825 to lead LSU to a 49.300 event score … Scored a 9.80 or higher 19 times – seven on floor, six on vault, five on bars and once on beam … Averaged a 9.770 on bars, fourth on the team … Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the fourth straight year.

JUNIOR SEASON (2009)
Earned Second Team All-America status in the all-around by scoring a 39.250 in the NCAA Prelims (4/16) … Competed in the all-around in 10 of 15 meets during the season … Set a career high all-around score with a 39.325 at Centenary (3/13) and did not score lower than a 9.825 in the meet … Tied her career high on vault with a 9.825 at the NCAA Prelims (4/16) and set a new career high on bars with a 9.925 against North Carolina and Illinois-Chicago (2/20) and a career-best on beam with a 9.85 against Florida (2/6) … Solid competitor on all four events but excelled on bars where she finished second on the team with a 9.804 season average … Also finished second on the team with a 9.737 season average on beam … Never scored lower than a 9.70 on vault and finished with a season average of 9.769 … Performed well for the Tigers down the stretch by posting four scores of 9.80 or better in the final five meets, including two 9.85’s at the NCAA Championships (4/16-17) … Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the third straight season.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008)
Saw action on each of the four events for the Tigers during the season, competing most consistently on the bars, beam and floor … Scored a career-high 9.850 on the bars against Alabama (2/22) … Matched that total on the bars against Michigan State (2/29) … Scored a 9.825 on the bars against Florida (2/15) … Won the first individual event title of her career versus Iowa (1/11), taking home top honors on the bars with a score of 9.825 … Captured her first floor event title against Kentucky (2/1) with a career high score of 9.850 … Scored a career high on the floor against Washington (3/7 – 9.875) … Posted a career-high on the beam against Auburn and West Virginia with a 9.825 (2/8) … Notched a respectable 9.80 on the floor at the SEC Championships (3/29) … Made her first career appearance in the all-around versus Georgia (1/26) and scored a 38.425 … Appeared in the all-around against Washington (3/7) and scored a 39.050 … Topped that all-around performance with a career-high 39.150 at North Carolina State (3/14), good enough for second place in the meet … Also scored a career-high 9.750 on the vault at North Carolina State (3/14) … Earned a share of the bars event title at N.C. State with a 9.825 … Performed well in the preliminary round at the NCAA Championships (4/24) … Scored a 9.825 on the bars, a 9.775 on the beam and a 9.800 on the floor … Went on to notch a 9.800 on the bars, a 9.750 on the beam and a 9.700 on the floor at the Super Six (4/25) … Was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll in addition to earning NACGC Academic All-American honors.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2007)
A mainstay in the Tigers’ vault and beam lineups as a freshman she also saw occasional action on the uneven bars … Turned in her best meet of the season against top-ranked Florida, posting career-highs of 9.825 on both the vault and beam … Did not score below a 9.700 on the vault all year, while averaging a 9.746 … Finished the year with a 9.671 average on the beam … Tallied a 9.800 on the event at the NCAA Championships … Competed on the bars three times … Notched a career-high 9.825 versus Penn State.

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL
Trained under Kristen Freundlich and Ivan Ivanov at the Massachusetts Gymnastics Center … Competed for five seasons as an international elite gymnast before dropping down to Level 10 for her senior season … Qualified for Level 10 nationals as a senior where she placed 21st in the all-around and sixth on the uneven bars … Prepped at Another Course to College … Was a member of the honor roll.

PERSONAL
Full name is Sabrina Maria Franceschelli … Born May 17, 1988 … Daughter of Theresa and Nicholas Franceschelli … Has two sisters, Heather and Angiolina, and a brother, Nick … Majoring in elementary education. 

FRANCESCHELLI’S CAREER HIGHS
Vault: 9.900 (1-15-10 at Lady Luck Invitational)
Bars: 9.925 (2-20-09 vs. North Carolina/Illinois-Chicago)
Beam: 9.850 (2-6-09 vs. Florida)
Floor: 9.875 (3-7-08 vs. Washington)
All-Around: 39.325 (3-13-09 at Centenary)

FRANCESCHELLI’S CAREER INDIVIDUAL TITLES
Bars: 2
Floor: 1
Total: 3