EAGL WEEKLY REPORT #11 (attached)
BUMPERS IS YEAR'S FINAL EAGL GYMNAST OF THE WEEK

Morgantown, W.Va. * The East Atlantic Gymnastics League released its final weekly awards of the 2006 season and North Carolina senior Courtney Bumpers highlights the honorees as EAGL gymnast of the week. Bumpers, a native of Stone Mountain, Ga., tied for the highest all-around in the league this year with a 39.45 in the Tar Heels' 194.975-194.325 win over New Hampshire on Sunday, March 19, in Chapel Hill, N.C. Bumpers, competing in her final home meet as a UNC gymnast, tied season highs with 9.975 on the floor exercise and 9.9 on the balance beam to win each event. She also drew marks of 9.8 on vault and 9.775 on the uneven bars. Bumpers, the top-ranked all-around gymnast in the EAGL, is the 16th-rated all-arounder in the nation.

EAGL Specialist of the Week

LEIGHA HANCOCK, NC State, Sophomore
Suffield, Conn.
Hancock posted a personal-best and EAGL-high score with a 9.925 on balance beam in NC State's quad-meet win on Friday, March 17. She also won floor exercise for her fourth straight meet and sixth time of the season with a 9.9, and drew a 9.8 mark on vault.

EAGL Rookie of the Week

MEHGAN MORRIS, WVU, Freshman
Belle, W.Va.
Morris established the new EAGL season high with a career-high 9.925 on the uneven bars in WVU's tri-meet win on Saturday. Morris also won her first career floor title by tying a career high with 9.9. Morris has won either rookie (5) or specialist (1) of the week awards in six of the 11 weeks this season. 

Last Week's Results

Friday, March 17
NC State 194.625,  Maryland 194.575, New Hampshire 193.75, George Washington 193.25

Saturday, March 18
West Virginia 194.625, Rutgers 190.225, Temple 186.175

Penn State 196.4, Pitt 189.75

Sunday, March 19
North Carolina 194.975, New Hampshire 194.325


This Week's Schedule

Saturday, March 25
11th Annual EAGL Championships at Rutgers (Louis Brown Athletic Center), 6 p.m.