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Will have a dynamic floor routine this season ... Remains very explosive while showing maturity in gymnastics ... One of most enthusiastic gymnasts ever to compete at UMass.
SOPHOMORE (2001)
Set new career highs on balance beam and floor exercise
Recorded score of 9.900 or higher on floor exercise three times
Twice named Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week
Named Scholastic All-American by NACGC/W
FRESHMAN (2000)
Took second place on floor vs. New Hampshire with 9.925, good
for fourth all-time at UMass
Placed first on vault with career-high 9.725 in meet versus Temple
• Had third-place finish vs. Temple on balance beam with 9.800
HIGH SCHOOL
Trained at Sterling Academy and competed as a senior at Shrewsbury H.S. under coach Bill Martin
Holds school records on vault, beam and floor
Earned All-America honors at nationals
Placed third on the floor exercise and seventh on the balance beam at nationals
PERSONAL
Given name is Jennifer Lee Gendron
Born October 13, 1981, in Worcester, Mass.
Daughter of David and Carol Gendron
Majoring in elementary education with a focus on sociology
Gendron’s Career Highs
Vault: 9.725, vs. Temple, Feb. 26, 2000
Uneven Bars: 9.375, vs. New Hampshire, Jan. 22, 2000
Balance Beam: 9.825, at Penn State, Feb. 23, 2001
Floor Exercise: 9.925, three times, last vs. Yale, March 17, 2001
All-Around: 38.600, vs. West Virginia, Feb. 2, 2001
