Jan. 16, 2012
Gymnast of the Week
Scott Rosenthal, Penn State
Jr. - Clearfield, Pa. - Clearfield
- Tied the NCAA record and broke the school record on the still rings against No. 14 Army, posting a score of 16.300 en route to a first-place finish
- Helped No. 6 Penn State rack up the highest meet score in the country over the weekend in the dual win over the Black Knights
- Has earned still rings titles in 10 of Penn State's last 11 regular season meets
- Earns his second career weekly award
- Last Penn State Gymnast of the Week: Felix Aronovich (March 7, 2011)
Freshman of the Week
C.J. Maestas, Illinois
Corrales, N.M. - Cibola
- Won the all-around title at the Windy City Invitational with a score of 86.500
- Took the still rings title with a score of 15.400, adding top-10 finishes on vault (third; 14.900), parallel bars (fifth; 14.400), floor exercise (seventh; 15.000) and high bar (10th; 13.500)
- Led No. 2 Illinois to a second-place finish at the event, which featured five Big Ten teams
- Last Illinois Freshman of the Week: Alex Varga (March 28, 2011)
2012 Big Ten Gymnasts of the Week
Jan. 16
G: Scott Rosenthal, Jr., PSU
F: C.J. Maestas, ILL
