| Talia Tossone |
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2008: Competed on balance beam in all 12 meets, vault in nine meets and floor exercise in five meets ... qualified individually for the NCAA Southeast Regional Championship on balance beam for the second consecutive season ... claimed first team All-EAGL honors on balance beam and finished 12th in that at the league meet ... named to the EAGL All-Academic team.
2007: Qualified for the NCAA Southeast Regional Championship on the balance beam...competed balance beam in all 12 meets, floor exercise in 10 meets and vault once...received second team All-EAGL honor on balance beam ... honored at team banquet as Most Consistent Gymnast ... named to the EAGL All-Academic team.
Before Maryland: Member of Excalibur Gymnastics ... competed on the national elite level for over two years ... two-time Junior Olympic National qualifier ... placed 10th on vault at the 2005 Junior Olympic Nationals ... finished eighth on vault at the 2004 Junior Olympic Nationals...placed sixth at the 2003 U.S. Classic and twelfth at the 2002 U.S. Classic on vault ... scored a perfect "10" on vault to lead high school team to state championship in 2006 ... is the only high school gymnast to have scored a "10" in three consecutive meets.
Personal: Daughter of Tony and Mindy Tossone ... has two sisters, Whitney (22) and Spencer (12) ... Whitney plays field hockey for Old Dominion ... plans to be a sports psychologist ... hobbies include watching movies, shopping and spending time with her family and friends ... a psychology and criminology major.
