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

VAULT VIDEO	FLOOR VIDEO
BEAM VIDEO	BARS VIDEO

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Highlights - USA Gymnastics

• 2008 Nationals Alternate; 6th Place on Floor at Regionals

• 2008 Level 10 NJ State Championships: 3rd AA (36.625) and 3rd Pl Beam

• 2008 Level 10 NJ State Qualifier: 1st AA (37.1), 1st Vault, 1st Floor

• 2007 Level 10 Regionals: 3rd Place Floor and 7th Place Vault

• 2007 Level 10 NJ State Championships: 4th All Around, 2nd Place Floor, 3rd Place Beam

• 2007 Chelsea Piers Invitational: 1st Floor, 3rd All Around

• New Orleans Jazz Invitational: 1st Floor, 2nd Vault, 3rd All Around

• 2005 Level 9 Regional Floor Champion and Qualifier to Eastern National Championships

• 2006 Level 9 NJ State Championships, 2nd on Floor and 3rd All-Around

• High Scores (Level 10):

  • Vault 9.5

  • Bars 9.05

  • Beam 9.3

  • Floor 9.625

  • All Around 37.1

Highlights - High School Gymnastics

2007

Greater Middlesex County (GMC) All Around Champion, Beam Champion and Floor Champion Pioneer Classic Beam & AA champion Star Ledger Athlete of the Week (9/19/2007) 3-time GMC 1st Team All Conference Co- Recipient of Best All Around Conference Gymnast 2-time All Area for The Home News Tribune NJSIAA 1st Team all state Star Ledger 2nd team All Team State Record holder on every event and all-around: Beam: 9.65 / Floor: 9.675 / Bars: 9.45 / Vault: 9.55 /All Around: 38.0

2006

Home News Tribune All-Area First Team Member ALL-GMC Team (Voted by Coaches), Floo Star Ledger's Athlete of the Week, Oct 25, 2006 GMC Championships Floor Champion, 3rd Place Bars