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Jan. 30, 2008

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Navy gymnast Christopher Tam's (Sr./Draper, Utah) clutch performance on the high bar and solid all-around showing in the Navy Open last Saturday helped him earn USAG Collegiate Division National Gymnast-of-the-Week honors, it was announced on Wednesday afternoon.

This marks the second-time in as many weeks a Navy gymnast has brought home national recognition, as Adam Stanton (Jr./Centennial, Colo.) was named for the same award one week before for his first-place performance on the pommel horse at the West Point Open.

Tam has previously been named the nation's gymnast of the week in the collegiate division on one prior occasion. In the 2007 Navy Open, he won two events and boasted the highest all-around tally to earn national kudos.

As Navy's last competitor on the high bar on Saturday, Tam recorded an impressive 14.75-point performance with a 15.2-point start value to propel the Midshipmen to victories over William & Mary and Springfield. Heading into the final rotation, the Midshipmen were trailing the Tribe, 282.05-281.95.

The Navy all-around gymnast tallied a score of 81.0 points among the six events, tops among all gymnasts last weekend. In addition to the high bar, Tam registered a 14.15 on the floor exercise and still rings and a 14.0 on the vault.

The Midshipmen (5-1) will return to action this Saturday when they travel up to Philadelphia to take on Temple and Ohio State. The meet is slated for a 7 p.m. start.