Cale Robinson and Sean Senters blog about the team's trip to Norway
Collegiate Bests:
Floor Exercise: 15.500
Vault: 15.500
Parallel Bars: 15.000
High Bar: 14.600
As a Sophomore in 2012: MPSF Gymnast of the Week 3/13...posted career-high 15.500 on floor exercise at UI-Chicago after posting 15.450 two days before at Ohio State...recorded career-best 5.500 on vault at Ohio State...also posted 15.400 on vault at the Stanford Showdown...had career-best 15.000 on parallel bars at UI-Chicago...set career-high 14.600 on high bar in first home meet of season verses Cal.
As a Freshman in 2011: Posted impressive scores to start the season before being lost to injury...scored 14.900 on floor exercise and 15.100 on vault against California to start the season...scored 15.400 on floor and 15.000 on vault against Cal the following meet.
High School: Member of the Premier Athletics club team ... team is five-time Tennessee State Champions ... a four-time Tennessee State all-around champion ... the 2010 Region 8 all-around champion ... the 2010 U.S. National Champion on floor and vault ... placed fifth in the all-around at the 2010 U.S. Championships ... a seven-time JO National Qualifier.
Personal: Son of Jay Robinson and Erin Finks ... one brother, Colby, and sister, Lenna ... enjoys hanging out with friends, watching television, and playing other sports.
Getting To Know Cale Robinson
Born in:
Mobile, Ala.
Major:
Human biology
Nickname:
Crale and Stale
The best thing about Stanford is:
The diversity in the people I've met
My favorite place on campus is:
Outside behind Alumni Cafe
Ten years from now I hope to be:
Happy and healthy
My favorite class at Stanford is:
PWR 1: The Science of Sports
Something people would be surprised to know about me:
I was born and raised in the South
The place I would most like to visit is:
Europe
My favorite pre-meet rituals are:
Visualizing exactly how I want my routines to go
Stanford Men's Gymnastics will be fun to watch this year because:
We're going to surprise people
My greatest athletic moment was:
Winning Stanford's 100th NCAA team title in 2011
The current or former Stanford athlete I most enjoy watching perform is:
David Durante
Since coming to Stanford, I have learned:
How to overcome injury and that life doesn't revolve solely around gymnastics
The best book I have ever read is:
A Journey: The Autobiography of Apolly Anton Ohno
Favorite food:
Olives
Least favorite food:
Coconut
If I had to cook all of my meals, I'd probably survive on:
Cereal
Favorite movie:
Elf
Favorite TV show:
Grey's Anatomy
Favorite actor:
Jude Law
Favorite actress:
Jennifer Aniston
My ultimate ESPN SportsCenter highlight would be:
Winning another national championship with my team
My favorite musical group/singer is:
John Mayer
The best advice I've ever received was:
Never give up, from my mom
If I could invite three people from history to dinner, they would be:
Abraham Lincoln, Nelson Mandela and Ghandi
If I could bring anything from my hometown to Stanford it would be:
My family
If I had one CD to listen to it would be:
Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles