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Koshinski Named All-America First Team
March 27, 2019 10:57 AM | Gymnastics
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – For the first time in 13 years, a West Virginia University gymnast has earned All-America First Team accolades, as senior Kirah Koshinski has been named to the Regular-Season All-America Vault First Team, as announced today be the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W).
A three-time second team honoree, Koshinski is the first gymnast in program history to earn at least one All-America award in each of her four seasons at WVU. She is the fourth Mountaineer gymnast to earn at least one career first-team recognition and the first since Janáe Cox earned NCAA All-America First Team Floor honors in 2007.
A native of Berwick, Pennsylvania, she lands on the first team based on her 9.925 National Qualifying Score (NQS).
The only Mountaineer gymnast to receive a regular-season All-America honor, Koshinski ranks No. 7 nationally on the event in the final Road to Nationals Rankings, released on March 25. All-America First Team honorees are the top-eight ranked gymnasts on an event, while those placed on the second team rank No. 9 – 16.
With four career All-America honors, Koshinski ranks No. 2 in program history. Kristin Quackenbush earned six career All-America honors from 1994-96.
A three-time All-Big 12 vault honoree, Koshinski scored 9.85 or better 10 times this season, including a career-high matching 9.95 twice. She earned six wins this year and most recently finished fourth at the 2019 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship on March 23 with a 9.9 score.
Koshinski shows 26 career vault scores of 9.9 or better, a WVU program record. She owns 23 career vault victories.
A three-event specialist who also earned her first career all-around appearance this season, Koshinski just missed also earning All-America honors on floor exercise, as she ranks No. 28 nationally with a 9.915 NQS.
A three-time second team honoree, Koshinski is the first gymnast in program history to earn at least one All-America award in each of her four seasons at WVU. She is the fourth Mountaineer gymnast to earn at least one career first-team recognition and the first since Janáe Cox earned NCAA All-America First Team Floor honors in 2007.
A native of Berwick, Pennsylvania, she lands on the first team based on her 9.925 National Qualifying Score (NQS).
The only Mountaineer gymnast to receive a regular-season All-America honor, Koshinski ranks No. 7 nationally on the event in the final Road to Nationals Rankings, released on March 25. All-America First Team honorees are the top-eight ranked gymnasts on an event, while those placed on the second team rank No. 9 – 16.
With four career All-America honors, Koshinski ranks No. 2 in program history. Kristin Quackenbush earned six career All-America honors from 1994-96.
A three-time All-Big 12 vault honoree, Koshinski scored 9.85 or better 10 times this season, including a career-high matching 9.95 twice. She earned six wins this year and most recently finished fourth at the 2019 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship on March 23 with a 9.9 score.
Koshinski shows 26 career vault scores of 9.9 or better, a WVU program record. She owns 23 career vault victories.
A three-event specialist who also earned her first career all-around appearance this season, Koshinski just missed also earning All-America honors on floor exercise, as she ranks No. 28 nationally with a 9.915 NQS.
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