Michael Levy Season 2013

Collegiate Bests:
Floor Exercise: 12.800
Still Rings: 14.050

As a Freshman in 2012: Competed once in floor and six times on still rings...posted a 12.800 on floor exercise at UI-Chicago...had season-best 14.050 on still rings at Ohio State...posted scores of 13.700 and 12.950 on still rings at NCAA Qualifiers and Team Finals, respectively.

High School: Competed at Junior Olympic nationals for many years...has been competing in gymnastics since the age of 5...wrestled in high school.

Personal: Parents are Larry and Loretta Levy...has a brother, David.

Getting To Know Michael Levy

Born in:	Albuquerque, N.M.
Major:	Undecided
The best thing about Stanford is:	The people. It seems like everyone has done something amazing and people are very unique.
My favorite place on campus is:	White Plaza. It is really nice to sit there and watch everything that is going on.
Ten years from now I hope to be:	I just hope I'm happy.
My favorite class at Stanford is:	IHUM - Humans and Machines
Something people would be surprised to know about me:	I have dual citizenship in the U.S. and U.K. because my dad was born in London.
The place I would most like to visit is:	Spain
My favorite pre-meet rituals:	Pre-meet nap
Stanford Men's Gymnastics will be fun to watch this year because:	As defending national champions we are going to work our hardest to retain the title. We have a bunch of really dedicated guys that are working to give us the opportunity to claim another national title.
The current or former Stanford athlete I most enjoy watching perform is:	I really enjoy watching all the seniors from the 2011 team; their performace won Stanford a national title.
Since coming to Stanford, I have learned:	A lot in just about every aspect of life.
The best book I have ever read is:	Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut or The Once and Future King by T.H. White
Favorite food:	Stuffed sopapillas or chicken picatta
If I had to cook all of my meals, I'd probably survive on:	Turkey sandwiches
Favorite TV show:	Scrubs
My favorite musical group/singer is:	Mumford and Sons
The best advice I've ever received was:	Hakuna Matata
If I could invite three people from history to dinner, they would be:	Plato, Ulysses S. Grant, Friedrich Nietzsche
If I could bring anything from my hometown to Stanford it would be:	Green chile and my dogs
If I had one CD to listen to it would be:	I don't use CD's anymore.