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    Sean-Paul Crawford
    Sean-Paul Crawford
    Class:
    Senior

    Hometown:
    Buena Park, Calif.

    High School:
    Savanna

    Event:
    All-around

    Birthdate:
    08/23/1980

    Major:
    Political Science

    2000-01: Scored a 9.125 on vault and an 8.85 on rings at the NCAA Championships ... Ended his floor reign at the Big Ten Championships where he placed ninth with a 9.125 while taking 11th on rings, scoring a 9.15 ... Placed first on floor for the fifth straight meet at the Santa Barbara Invitational with a score of 9.10 ... Scored a 9.30 on floor for first, 9.20 on rings for fourth and 9.00 on vault for fifth in the home finale against Iowa ... Won floor again with a 8.90 at Stanford ... Set two new season-highs on floor (9.35) and rings (9.30) at UCLA Invite for first and third place, respectively ... Placed second with a new season-high of 9.20 on vault against Illinois-Chicago while also taking first place on floor with a 9.00 ... Received an 9.10 on rings and 9.05 on vault in a home meet with Ohio State ... Against Michigan State/Illinois-Chicago, took first place on floor with a 8.95, third on rings (8.85) and fifth on vault (9.00) ... Scored a 9.25 on floor exercise for first place and placed third on vault with a 9.00 against No. 1 Michigan ... Won vault with a 9.20 and placed third on still rings and fourth on floor in a home meet against Minnesota ... Placed 13th on still rings at the Windy City Invitational scoring a 8.45, while also scoring a 8.75 on vault for 24th.

    Meet        AA   FX    PH  SR   VT    PB   HB
    Windy City  --   --    --  8.45 8.75  --   --
    Minnesota   --   8.65  --  8.70 9.20  --   --
    @ Michigan  --   9.25  --  --   9.00  --   --
    @ MSU/UIC   --   8.95  --  8.85 9.00  --   --
    Ohio State  --   8.65  --  9.10 9.05  --   --
    UIC         --   9.00  --  9.00 9.20  --   --
    @ UCLA      --   9.35  --  9.30 8.60  --   --
    @ Stan./ASU --   8.90  --  8.20 8.60  --   --
    Iowa        --   9.30  --  9.20 9.00  --   --
    @ UCSB      --   9.10  --  8.40 8.90  --   --
    @ Big Tens  --   9.125 --  9.15 8.80  --   -- 
    @ NCAAs     --   8.30  --  8.85 9.125 --   --
    

    1999-2000:Ranked among the team’s top five performances on both floor and vault … Scored a 9.40 on floor and 9.50 on vault at NCAA Championships for 23rd and eighth in the qualifying round … Ranked 17th nationally on floor exercise heading into the NCAAs … Finished 14th on floor with a 9.575 and 19th on vault at the Big Ten Championships … Won floor with a personal-best 9.775 and was the Illini’s top finisher on vault with a 9.60 at UIC … Finished ninth in the all-around at the Windy City Invitational with a mark of 54.150, while also placing seventh on floor … Took second on floor and rings in the Illini’s win over Minnesota … Tied for first place on vault with a career-high 9.60 and placed second on floor with a 9.775 at UIC … Tied for third on floor at Ohio State … Qualified for U.S. Winter Cup and placed 31st in first preliminary round … Finished second on floor and third on high bar in home meet vs. Penn State … Placed fourth on floor with a 9.650 at Windy City Invitational.

    1998-99: Finished 47th on floor at the NCAA Championships Placed third on floor with a career-high score of 9.75 at the East Regionals to qualify for the NCAA Championships in the event Posted career-high marks on vault (9.525) and high bar (9.250) also at regionals Scored a 9.40 on vault for 15th at Big Ten Championships Posted a mark on floor of 9.65 for second place at Santa Barbara Scored a career-best 9.40 on rings against Ohio State Had marks of 9.450 on vault for third place and 9.20 on high bar against Illinois Chicago Scored a 9.10 on the high bar for seventh place at Michigan State Competed in the all-around in his first collegiate competition, scoring a 21st-place 50.750 Placed 37th in the all-around at USA Gymnastics Senior Nationals during the summer Tied for 10th on both floor and vault.

    High School: Competed for Coaches Li Xiaoping and Tim Picquelle at the South Coast Gymnastics Training Center Class I and II state champion Nine-time member of the California all-star team 1998 Junior National all-around finalist 1997 and 1998 Region I All-Star team member 1997 Junior National all-american on floor exercise All-around finalist for Junior Nationals in 1996.

    Personal: Sean-Paul Crawford was born August 23, 1980 in Anaheim, Calif. The son of Thomas and Ethna Crawford Says his family most influenced his athletic career.

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