George Washington University

March 18, 2011

WASHINGTON, DC- Margie Foster-Cunningham has been named the 2011 East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Coach of the Year and senior Leslie Delima was named First Team All-EAGL on three events, as announced at the EAGL Championship Banquet held on Friday evening at the Marvin Center Grand Ballroom.

Foster-Cunningham secures her first Coach of the Year honor since GW joined the conference in 2005. Before joining EAGL, she was a four-time Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (1988, 1998, 1999, 2001).

Delima was named the GW's Most Valuable Performer and earned First-Team honors on the balance beam, floor exercise and all-around. She set career-high scores in all three events this season with a 9.900 on the beam, 9.875 on the floor exercise and 39.175 in the all-around.

The senior from Virginia Beach, VA was a first-team performer on the floor exercise last season and has three second-team honors in her storied career.

Sophomore Kayla Carto and freshman Betsy Zander were named to the All-EAGL Second Team for the all-around while freshman Kiera Kenney earned second-team honors on the uneven bars.

Additionally, Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator Mary Jo Warner was named the EAGL Administrator of the Year.

The George Washington gymnastics team will welcome seven teams to the Charles E. Smith Center on Saturday for the 16th annual East Atlantic Gymnastics League Championships at 2:00 pm.

Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for youth (under 18) and seniors (65+). Tickets can be purchased at the Smith Center box office (202-994-6050) or by visiting Ticketmaster.com

EAGL Rookie of the Year: Luisa Leal-Restrepo, Rutgers
EAGL Scholar Athlete of the Year: Brittany Vontz, NC State
EAGL Gymnast of the Year: Amy Bieski, West Virginia
EAGL Outstandning Senior Gymnast: Amy Bieski, West Virginia
EAGL Assistant of the Year: Penny Jernigan, North Carolina
EAGL Administrator of the Year: Mary Jo Warner, George Washington
EAGL Coach of the Year: Margie Foster-Cunningham, George Washington

EAGL Team MVPs
George Washington - Leslie Delima
Maryland - Abigail Adams
New Hampshire - Chelsea Steinberg
North Carolina - Teri Diamond
NC State - Jess Panza
Pittsburgh - Mallory Brewer
Rutgers - Alexis Gunzelman
West Virginia - Hope Sloanhoffer

All-EAGL First Team
Vault
Brooke Barr, NC State
Amy Bieski, West Virginia
Ali Carr, New Hampshire
Katy Dodds, Maryland
Ally Krikorian, Maryland
Luisa Leal-Restrepo, Rutgers
Hope Sloanhoffer, West Virginia

Uneven Bars
Amy Bieski, West Virginia
Morgan Evans, North Carolina
Emily Kerwin, West Virginia
Jess Panza, NC State
Danielle Reibold, New Hampshire
Nicole Roach, West Virginia

Balance Beam
Abigail Adams, Maryland
Leslie Delima, George Washington
Jess Panza, NC State
Hope Sloanhoffer, West Virginia
Alicia Talucci, Pittsburgh
Lisa Taylor, Pittsburgh

Floor Exercise
Leslie Delima, George Washington
Austyn Fobes, New Hampshire
Luisa Leal-Restrepo, Rutgers
Stephanie Ouellette, NC State
Jess Panza, NC State
Hope Sloanhoffer, West Virginia

All-Around
Abigail Adams, Maryland
Amy Bieski, West Virginia
Leslie Delima, George Washington
Morgan Evans, North Carolina
Austyn Fobes, New Hampshire
Luisa Leal-Restrepo, Rutgers
Stephanie Ouellette, NC State

All-EAGL Second Team

Vault
Morgan Evans, North Carolina
Diahanna Ham, NC State
Zoya Johnson, North Carolina
Tina Maloney, West Virginia
Kyra Phillips, Maryland
Chelsea Steinberg, New Hampshire

Uneven Bars
Abigail Adams, Maryland
Alyssa Adrian, Pittsburgh
Ali Carr, New Hampshire
Austyn Fobes, New Hampshire
Kiera Kenney, George Washington
Luisa Leal-Restrepo, Rutgers

Balance Beam
Morgan Evans, North Carolina
Hannah Fallanca, NC State
Jennifer Iovino, Maryland
Krista Jasper, North Carolina
Katie Lawrence, New Hampshire
Chelsea Steinberg, New Hampshire

Floor Exercise
Abigail Adams, Maryland
Kristin Aloi, North Carolina
Amy Bieski, West Virginia
Danielle D'Elia, Rutgers
Morgan Evans, North Carolina
Chelsea Steinberg, New Hampshire

All-Around
Kayla Carto, George Washington
Kesley Cofsky, Maryland
Krista Jasper, North Carolina
Chelsea Steinberg, New Hampshire
Betsy Zander, George Washington
Jenna Zito, Rutgers