Gianna Pepe Class: Freshman Hometown: Staten Island, N.Y. High School: Tottenville Position: Base All Star Team: World Cup Shooting Stars

At Maryland: Member of team that went 8-1 during regular season and advanced to second straight NCATA championship in 2011-12.

Before Maryland: Competed for World Cup All Stars for past 10 years and spent last three on program's Shooting Stars team...team won USASF World Championships in 2007, 2008, 2009, as well as NCA National titles in 2010 and 2011...team also won Cheersport Nationals in 2009, UCA Nationals in 2009 and 2010...named World Cup's best base in 2008 and 2010...recipient of World Cup's scholarship.

Personal: Gianna Marie Pepe...parents are Anthony and Maria Pepe...has a brother, Vincent, who goes to St. John's, and a sister, Rianna...chose Maryland for the great kinesiology program and to be on the acrobatics & tumbling team...lists NYC fire fighters and her uncle who survived Sept. 11 as her biggest heroes...wants to be a physical therapist...kinesiology major.