Chris Mooney

Position:
AA
Height:
5-6
Weight:
132
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Freeland, MD
High School:
Hereford High

2012: Was among six gymnasts in the nation to be designated Academic All-American Scholar Athletes based on all four years of eligibility...Member of a team that placed as the runner-up for the National Academic Team Championship…Served as a squad captain...Runner-up for the ECAC all-around title with his season-best score of 85.300 (4/6)… Played a significant role on a squad that finished the season ranked No. 10 in the nation, won the ECAC Championship, where the team set the program’s highest-ever team score (4/6)…Placed third in the all-around at the NCAA Championships, allowing him to advance to individual finals…On pommel horse at home against UIC and Springfield (2/18) earned the team's highest score, 14.100… Took Temple's top score on pommel with a score of 14.300 against Brockport and Air Force (2/26)…At No. 2 Penn State (3/25) placed second for the Owls on rings with his score of 14.400.

2011: Took fourth place in all-around in team competition at West Point with Temple's top score on vault, placing second overall (15.600)...In the team meet, posted a seventh-place score of 13.600 on rings, scored 13.900 on the parallel bars and was Temple's top finisher on the floor with a score of 13.700...Scored 14.300 on rings in West Point individual meet..Tied for second on floor with a score of 14.300 on floor and took fifth place on the vault (14.800) at Navy Open...Top finisher on floor in Temple's home Tri-Meet, scoring 14.300 and finished in a three-way tie for first place on rings (14.100), also put up a team-best score of 15.700 on vault before taking second place on the high bar (13.800)...Placed second on pommel horse with a score of 14.200 against Springfield...Scored 13.400 on parallel bars at Illinois-Chicago Quad-Meet to tie for 15th...Led Owls at Arizona State with a first place finish on pommel horse with a score of 14.300...Posting a second-place finish in the all-around average (83.900) at home against Navy...Tied for fifth on vault at EIGL-ECAC Championships, scoring 15.300...Finished seventh on high bar with a score of 13.300 claimed the bronze medal on floor with a score of 14.600 on the second day of EIGL-ECAC Championships...Three-apparatus (high bar, floor and vault) national qualifier...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: Competed all-around seven times, appearing in every team meet…Opened the season placing second all-around in the team competition at the West Point Open, leading the Owls to a first place finish…Posted a season-best 84.90 all-around to place second against Illinois-Chicago…Placed second on rings against Springfield with a season-best 13.800…Placed second all-around against Army with a score of 77.550…Placed second on rings at the New England Invitation with a season-high score of 14.450…Named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic At-Large All-Area team…Honored by the College Gymnastics Association as a first team All-America Scholar-Athlete.

2009: Recorded a 13.70 in pommel horse at West Point Open to finish 10th...Finished with a 13.70 and third place finish in the pommel horse at Illinois-Chicago...Recorded a 13.90 on the pommel horse against Springfield...Finished with a 14.20 on the pommel horse at Penn State...Recorded a first place finish on the rings (14.70) against Army and Navy to go along with a 13.80 on the pommel horse and a 15.40 on the vault...Picked up ECAC Rookie of the Week honors for his performance against Army and Navy...Top finisher for the Owls at the ECAC Championships where he compiled a 2nd place finish (15.50) on the vault and a 3rd place (14.55) on the rings...Competed at the NCAA Championships where he finished with a score of 14.55 (22nd) on the rings...Named a first-team All-America Scholar Athlete

CAREER BESTS: PH: 14.35, R: 14.70, V: 15.60, PB: 13.45, HB:13.60

PRIOR TRAINING: Trained at Ultimate Gymnastics (MD) under Abdul Mammeri.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Kinesiology...