Greg Chaput

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Class: Sophomore Hometown: Worcester, Mass. High School: St. John's

Height: 5-7 Event: AA

FRESHMAN YEAR (2012): USAG All-American on that pommel horse...advanced to the event preliminary round of the NCAA Championships on that event after placing ninth (14.400) in the National Qualifier...that mark was a career-best and the sixth-highest score in program history...earned a top-10 finish on that event at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships.....won the parallel bars during the first road meet at Nebraska (14.350)...posted a career-high score of 14.400 on that event at the Rocky Mountain Open...that score is tied for 10th on the Academy's all-time list...also competed on the floor exercise during five meets...posted a career-high 14.000 at the first dual meet with Illinois-Chicago.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: St. John's High School...competed on the varsity wrestling team as a freshman...competed at the club level for Legends Gymnastics...coached by Dewayne Davenport and Debbie Naka...four-time competitor at Nationals as a member of the Region 6 team.

PERSONAL: Full name is Gregory Arthur Chaput...goes by Greg...nickname is "Squints"...son of Arthur and Dawn Chaput...has one older sister, Colby, who is 2012 Academy graduate...majoring in social sciences...future career plans include becoming a pilot or CRO...served as Training Clerk...attended the Academy's Prep School...won the pommel horse and all-around at the regional meet while attending the prep school...hobbies include playing basketball with friends, video games with the guys on the team and relaxing on the beach at home...spent the summer taking two academic classes and completing Expeditionary Survival and Evasion Training (ESET)...favorite event is the pommel horse, because "it's one of the events that you have to put the most work into, practicing circles and keeping a good line, but in the end, after doing millions of drills and trying to perfect your circle, it all pays off when you learn a new skill or hit your routine in a clutch situation"...would like to add that "accomplishing all that we had as a young team was exciting and I look forward to the freshmen coming in this year to help us achieve even greater things"...member of Cadet Squadron 01.