March 30, 2011

Stanford, Calif. - Stanford senior Alex Buscaglia has been named the National Gymnast of the Week by the College Gymnastics Association. Buscaglia led No. 2 Stanford to a win over No. 4 Cal in its final dual meet of the season and in the process scored a national-leading 16.300 on high bar.

Buscaglia entered the meet as the top-ranked athlete on high bar, but further backed that up by scoring the 16.300, which is almost a full point higher than any other collegiate this season. Buscaglia won the event against Cal with only teammate Josh Dixon within 1.25 points of him.

Buscaglia also contributed in other events, scoring 14.650 on the floor, 16.050 on vault and 13.800 on parallel bars.

He will enter the championship season as the top-ranked athlete on high bar, but is also fourth on vault. His four-meet average on high bar is 15.313, which is a sizeable lead. His average on vault is 15.987 and trails national leader Steven Legendre of Oklahoma who averages 16.200.

Next up for the Cardinal is the MPSF Championships at Air Force on Saturday, April 2, at 5pm, MT.