| James Godfrey |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
Columbia, S.C.
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| High School:
A.C. Flora
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| Height:
5-5
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| Event:
All-Around
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| Experience:
1-L
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USAG Collegiate Division All-American:
• Parallel Bars: 2007
CGA Academic All-American:
• 2007 (First Team)
2007:
Focused on the floor exercise, vault and parallel bars events as a sophomore ... finished among the top-three gymnasts in the floor exercise on two occasions ... scored an 8.0 or higher nine times in the floor exercise, two times on the vault and two times on the parallel bars ... recorded an 8.45 in the floor exercise to place second against James Madison ... placed third in the event with an 8.3 during the Navy Open ... earned a season-best score of 8.7 from the judges in the floor exercise in a tri-meet at William & Mary with Penn State ... scored a season-high 8.2 in the Star Meet against Army ... also posted an 8.4 in the floor exercise and an 8.1 on the parallel bars in that same meet ... produced an 8.3 on the parallel bars during the preliminary round of the USAG Collegiate Division Championship.
2006:
Competed in the floor exercise twice during his freshman season ... registered a season-best 7.95 mark against Temple.
Before Navy:
Went to A.C. Flora High School ... Junior Olympic National finalist in the parallel bars event in 2005 ... three-time Junior Olympic National qualifier ... four-time selection to the Georgia State Team.
Personal:
Son of James (late) and Carolyn Godfrey ... majoring in English ... born Dec. 23, 1986, in Columbia, S.C.
How gymnastics prepares him for the future...
"Gymnastics has helped me to realize that success in the future is dependent on what I do now and I have to adjust to whatever circumstances confront me."
