Name Jaime Pisani School University of Arkansas Sport Gymnastics Gender female Classification SR(Spring 2012) Home Town Ringwood, N.J Head Coach Mark Cook and René Lyst G.P.A 3.69 Major Kinesiology

On field accomplishments:

• Finished third in the nation in the all-around, ninth on floor, 12th on beam
• Ranked No. 1 in the nation for four weeks in the all-around
• Ranked No. 1 in the nation on floor for eight weeks
• First Razorback to earn No. 1 rankings in either event
• Also ranked No. 7 on beam, No. 9 on bars and No. 15 on vault
• 2012 SEC beam champion, first-team All-SEC, SEC Gymnast of the Week
• Won 35 individual event titles
• Set or tied school records with a 39.725 in the all-around, 9.975 on floor, 9.95 on beam and 9.95 on bars
• Her 39.725 all-around and 9.975 on floor were the best scores in the nation for the year
• Led Arkansas to first No. 1 team ranking in school history and No. 1 ranking on bars
• Led Razorbacks to NCAA Championship, to the Super Six and to a national sixth-place finish
• Won NCAA Regional titles in the all-around and on beam
• Won beam and floor in the NCAA Session II semifinal to send team to the Super Six
• Set school records with 13 career All-America honors and 94 career event wins

Awards and honors:

• First-team All-American in the all-around, on floor and on beam
• Second-team All-American on bars
• 2012 SEC Gymnast of the Year
• Spirit of the Razorback Award Recipient (2012 Razorback Athletics Red Tie Salute to Excellence)
• Razorback Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2012 HOGSPY Awards)
• Razorback Female Student-Athlete of the Year Award (2013 Razorback Athletics Red Tie Salute to Excellence)

Academic accomplishments:

• Earned two NCAA postgraduate scholarships – NCAA Winter Sports, and NCAA Ethnic Minority and Women’s Enhancement
• College Sports Information Directors of America Capital One national Academic All-American
• Earned bachelor’s in kinesiology with cumulative GPA of 3.66

Community involvement:

• Razorback Leadership Academy
• Served as a gymnastics team representative on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
• Participated in more than 20 community service activities including serving meals in the local homeless shelter, collecting food for the community food bank and donating her time to help with the America Heart Walk and Run for Love
• Has been active in the lives of children participating in multiple reading and child mentorship programs using her influence as a Razorback to help educate kids about making wise decisions regarding physical fitness, alcohol and drug prevention and many other valuable life choices.

Comments from her head coach:

Jaime is a great student, and a great athlete and she helped elevate our program during her career at Arkansas. Jaime is a natural leader and someone that others look to both in and out of the gym. Jaime was a record-setting gymnast and helped shape the history of our team. We are thrilled she is still with the program as the Director of Operations. She wants to pursue a career in coaching she will be a tremendous coach.” – René Lyst, University of Arkansas Gymnastics Co-Head Coach

Jaime Pisani was invaluable to the success of our program over the last four years. Her ability to compete as an All-Around athlete in every meet for four years is almost unheard of. Jaime did it at a very high level and with tremendous consistency.

Her contributions were more than just her athletic performances. Jaime was a great leader within the team, and a positive role model throughout the community.” – Mark Cook, University of Arkansas Gymnastics Co-Head Coach

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