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Marisa, a High School Senior,
will graduate in June, 2009. She trains year-round at Arena Gymnastics in
Princeton, NJ with coaches Valdi and Ann Kolasa and Wes Marutani. She also competes for South Brunswick High School,
coached by Mindi Verderami. Marisa aspires to compete on a college
gymnastics team.
Skills
(click to underlined skills to view video)
VAULT
Front Handspring Front Tuck
Front HS, Front Pike
BARS
Blind Change-Front
Giants
Shootover
Clear Hip HS to Toe Shoot Hecht
Double Pike Dismount
working: Double Front Dismount
BEAM
FLIGHT:
Split Jump,
Back Tuck
Standing Back Pike
Standing Back Layout
Back Handspring, Back Layout
DISMOUNT:
Piked Gainer (off front)
working:
Roundoff, double back
FLOOR
1st Pass: Double Pike
2nd Pass:
Front Handspring, Front layout, Front full
3rd Pass: Double Back
working:
Double Layout |

NEW! Click here for Marisa's Youtube Playlist
of Videos
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"(Liptak's) electrifying performance on floor
brought the audience to its feet"
-- Star Ledger, Fall 2006
"(Liptak) set school records on vault, bars,
floor, and all-around...South Brunswick's catalyst"
-- Home News Tribune, 9/6/2007
Click here for more of Marisa's Press |
Highlights - USA
Gymnastics
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2008
Nationals Alternate; 6th Place on Floor at Regionals
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2008 Level 10 NJ State Championships: 3rd AA
(36.625) and 3rd Pl Beam
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2008 Level 10 NJ State
Qualifier: 1st AA (37.1), 1st Vault, 1st Floor
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2007 Level 10 Regionals: 3rd Place Floor and 7th Place Vault
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2007 Level 10 NJ State Championships: 4th All Around, 2nd
Place Floor, 3rd Place Beam
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2007 Chelsea Piers Invitational: 1st Floor, 3rd All Around
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New
Orleans Jazz Invitational: 1st Floor, 2nd Vault, 3rd All Around
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2005 Level 9 Regional Floor Champion and Qualifier to Eastern
National Championships
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2006 Level 9 NJ State Championships, 2nd on Floor and 3rd
All-Around
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High Scores (Level 10):
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Vault
9.5
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Bars
9.05
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Beam
9.3
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Floor
9.625
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All
Around
37.1
Highlights -
High School Gymnastics
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2007 |
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Greater Middlesex
County (GMC) All Around Champion, Beam Champion and
Floor Champion
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Pioneer Classic Beam & AA champion
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Star Ledger Athlete of the Week
(9/19/2007)
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3-time GMC 1st Team All Conference
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Co- Recipient of Best All Around
Conference Gymnast
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2-time All Area for The Home News Tribune
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NJSIAA 1st Team all state
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Star Ledger 2nd team All Team State
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Record holder on every event and
all-around:
Beam: 9.65 / Floor: 9.675 / Bars:
9.45 / Vault: 9.55 /All Around: 38.0
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2006 |
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Home News
Tribune All-Area First Team Member
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ALL-GMC
Team (Voted by Coaches), Floo
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Star
Ledger's Athlete of the Week, Oct 25, 2006
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GMC
Championships Floor Champion, 3rd Place Bars | |
2008-2009 USAG Meet Schedule (Level 10)
please note
-- dates are approximate pending final session schedues,
please confirm |
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U Bars |
UB |
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Around |
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12/13/2008 |
Christmas City Classic |
Bethlehem PA |
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1/2/2009 |
Classic for the
Cure |
E.Brunswick, NJ |
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2/6/2009 |
Chicago Style
Meet |
Chicago, IL |
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2/23/2009 |
Rutgers Invitational |
Rutgers Univ, NJ |
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3/7/2009 |
Charleston Cup |
Charleston, SC |
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3/28/2009 |
NJ State Championship |
TBA, NJ |
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4/25/09 |
Region 7 Championship |
Va Beach, VA (?) |
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5/15/09 |
JO National Championship |
Seattle, WA |
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