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2006 Season (Junior): Participated on the floor exercise and pommel horse for the Cardinal ... Helped Stanford to a third-place finish at the NCAA Team Final with performances on the floor (8.6) and pommel horse (8.05) ... Tallied a career-high 8.9 on the floor at the NCAA Qualifier, finishing 12th ... Tied for 11th on the floor at the MPSF Championship with a score of 8.85 ... Notched a season-high 9.05 on the pommel horse versus Michigan to win the event ... 2006 MPSF Academic All-Conference.
2005 Season (Sophomore): Competed in the pommel horse and parallel bars at the NCAA Qualifier, scoring 9.0 on the pommel horse and 8.675 on the parallel bars ... 2005 Academic All-MPSF Team ... Posted a season-best 9.45 on the pommel horse versus Cal at Maples Pavilion, tying for first with Sho Nakamori and helping the Cardinal to defeat the Bears ... Scored an 8.9 on the parallel bars at Cal.
2004 Season (Freshman): Competed on floor, pommel horse, parallel bars and high bar in his rookie season ... Captured eighth place on the parallel bars at the MPSF Individual Event Finals ... Posted an 8.900 on the horse at the NCAA Qualifier ... Had his most complete night at the Cardinal Open, where he won pommel horse with a 9.050 and tied for first on p-bars with an 8.650 ... Also posted his season-best score on floor with an 8.900 ... Notched season-high marks against Oklahoma with a 9.450 on horse and an 8.650 on the high bar.
In High School: A four-time First-Team Academic All-American (2000-03) ... Three-time Louisiana State All-Around Champion (2001-03) ... Region III team member at the Junior Olympic National Championships in 2002 ... A Junior Olympics National Qualifier from 2000 to 2003 and an all-around finalist in 2001 ... Captured eighth place on the pommel horse at the 2003 J.O. Nationals ... Took second place on the parallel bars at the Region III Championships in 2002 and 2003.
Career Bests:
Floor Exercise - 8.9
Pommel Horse - 9.45
Parallel Bars - 8.9
High Bar - 8.65
| Parents: | Dr. Steele and Susan Rolston |
| Major: | Biological Sciences, plans to pursue a career as an interventional radiologist |
| Nickname: | MacGuyver because of my tinkering ability |
| The best thing about Stanford is: | No other place on earth offers such and amazing mix of academics and athletics |
| My favorite place on campus is: | Kappa Alpha House |
| Ten years from now I hope to be: | The best surgeon on this side of the Mississippi |
| Favorite thing to do on an off day: | Sleep |
| Something people would be surprised to know about me: | I know pretty much everything about everything that isn't extremely important |
| The place I would most like to visit: | New Zealand |
| My favorite pre-meet rituals are: | Relax as much as possible and eat at a Subway sandwich about two hours before going to the meet |
| Earliest sporting memory: | Learning a back hip circle on the playground bars in elementary school |
| Stanford Men's Gymnastics will be fun to watch this year because: | We are going to be amazing |
| The athlete I admire most: | Dan Gill |
| Best Stanford moment: | Beating Michigan by .075 my freshman year/The team trip to Yosemite |
| Since coming to Stanford I have learned: | That it is completely possible to be a loud and outspoken conservative |
| Best book I have ever read: | Superfudge |
| Favorite food: | Crawfish Etoufee |
| If I had to cook all of my meals, I'd probably survive on: | Chicken with whatever happens to be lying around |
| Favorite movie: | Tommy Boy |
| Favorite TV show: | O'Reilly Factor |
| Ultimate SportCenter Highlight: | Stanford ends Oklahoma gymnastics streak |
| My favorite musical group: | Cake |
| The people who have had the greatest influence on my career: | Bo Morris, my parents |
| If I could invite three people to dinner in history, they would be: | Jesus, Osama bin Laden, Ronald Reagan, Master Splinter from Ninja Turtles |
| I'd like to switch places for a day with: | Anyone with a garage full of Ferraris and other exotic cars |
| If I could bring anything from my hometown to Stanford it would be: | My house because it is clean |
| If I had one CD to listen to it would be: | Cake-Fashion Nugget |
| One wish I would make for the 21st century: | For everyone to just get along |
Last Updated: 12/28/06