Alex Tighe

Position:
PH, PB, HB
Height:
5-6
Weight:
130
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Brookfield, WI
High School:
Brookfield East

2013: Named a Capital One Academic All-American as a member of the At-Large Second Team...ECAC Senior Athlete of the Year…Selected as a finalist for the Nissen-Emery Award…Temple University PNC Male Student Athlete of the Year and honored as one of Temple’s Trustee Ten...Competed at the Winter Cup Challenge, hosted by USA Gymnastics…Helped lead the Owls to their second straight ECAC Championship victory and a national ranking of 12…Posted a 14.500 on parallel bars (T10) and 14.200 on horizontal bars (T10) at the NCAA National Qualifier to move on to the NCAA Championship…Won the ECAC title on parallel bars with a score of 14.5, while also scoring a 14.150 on the horizontal bar and a 13.700 on the pommel horse…Scored a 14.850 on the parallel bar, his best of the year, in a home meet against William & Mary and Penn State…Tallied a season-high 15.200 on the high bar in the Alumni Homecoming meet against Army and Navy…Finished in 13th place in at the Navy Open…Won the individual title on the high bar with a 14.750 at a meet at Springfield College…Finished in the top-three in three different events at the West Point Open.

2012: Member of a team that placed as the runner-up for the National Academic Team Championship…Recognized as first team Academic All –American Scholar Athlete...Selected to Temple Athletics’ Trustee Ten…Competed at VISA U.S. Gymnastics Championships…Won the ECAC individual conference title on parallel bars with a score of 14.7, after taking fourth on the pommel horse earlier in the day... Played a significant role on a squad that finished the season ranked No. 10 in the nation, and won the ECAC Championship, where the team set the program’s highest-ever team score …At NCAA Championship Individual Finals, placed in a tie for 39th overall on parallel bars with a score of 13.550 and scored 13.950 on the high bar, tying for 33rd in the event…In the NCAA Championships Preliminary Round, was Temple's highest finisher on the parallel bars, as he tied for 15th place with a score of 14.550 and was also the Owls' leader on the high bar, having a score of 14.250 to attain a tie for 12th place…In the season-opener at Navy, scored 14.700 on the horizontal bar to lead the Owls before winning another title a week later at the West Point Open (1/27) with a tally of 14.300…Later, chipped in with a 13.700 on pommel horse at Navy dual-meet (3/10), setting Temple's second-highest score in the event.

2011: Had a stellar sophomore debut in team compettion at West Point, turning in a fourth place finish for the Owls on parallel bars with a score of 14.300...Took third on parallel bars with a score of 13.400 during event finals...Turned in a solid routine at the Navy Open on parallel bars, scoring 14.000 to place third...At the Winter Cup Challenge, scored 12.600 on rings...Placed second on high bar and parallel bar against William & Mary...Tied for first place on parallel bars with scores of 14.700 against Springfield...Was tops on parallel bars for the Owls at ECAC Championships, scoring 14.600 to tie for fourth after tying for fifth on high bar with a score of 14.100...Captured gold on high bar to highlight action for the Temple men's gymnastics team at the individual portion of the ECAC Championships with a meet-best score of 14.150...Earned bid to compete in the NCAA Championships with a score of 14.750 on parallel bar...Placed 28th on the parallel bar with a score of 14.250 at NCAA Championships...Honored as one of Temple's Trustee Ten, a recognition given to the top student-athletes in terms of grade point average...One of 69 gymnasts in the nation to be selected to College Gymnastics Association's first team All-American Scholar-Athletes for attaining at least a 3.50 GPA.

2010: Was one of the Owls’ top performers on high bar…Opened collegiate career placing ninth on high bar with a score of 12.300 at the West Point Open…Posted a season high 13.900 on rings against Illinois-Chicago…Led the team with a 14.200 on high bar against Springfield, posting a season-best 13.15 on pommel horse in the same meet…Placed first on parallel bars with a score of 14.100 against Army, also placing second on high bar (13.700) and third on rings (13.850)…Posted a season-best 14.600 on high bar to place first against William & Mary, earning ECAC Rookie of the Week honors for his efforts…Honored by the College Gymnastics Association as a first team All-America Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior, finished fourth in nation and first in region on high bar, placed 29th in nation in all-around, and was a regional team member...Finished eighth in nation on high bar as a junior...Made the Region Team as a sophomore and finished seventh in nation on high bar...Four-time academic all-american...Co-Captain during senior year...

PRIOR TRAINING: Trained under Stacy Maloney, Andrei Khan, and Alex Belenovski at Swiss Turners.

PERSONAL: Double majoring in Applied Mathematics and Spanish Language and Professional Studies.