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2013 Season
Landon's combination of desire, willingness to listen with a love for learning, and hard-working dedication has created a perfect storm for his incredibly fast gymnastics development that has already resulted in his becoming a NCAA All-American with a sixth place finish on the rings at his first NCAA Championships. He earned this designation with strength and style as he had the top execution score on the rings in all three of the sessions in which he competed...Early last season Landon was on track to become one of the few gymnasts in the world to dismount from the rings with a triple back flip when his grip broke and he ended up with a significant tear of his biceps. After seven months of workouts centered on rehabilitation, he is now ready to return to action with a renewed commitment and enthusiasm...Landon also excels academically having earned two William and Mary Provost Awards along with first team Academic All-American distinction. He is preparing to follow in the footsteps of 29 of our alumni gymnasts in the past 39 years and go on to medical school after he graduates...Landon currently ranks first in our all-time record books on both the rings where he featured outstanding strength starting with an Azarian roll to Maltese and on vaulting where he was one of the few gymnasts in the country to compete a Tsukahara double back. He also ranks second in our all-time records on parallel bars and seventh on floor exercise...Landon was coached by Jeff Bleau at Gym Connection 2...He is the son of Jim Funiciello and Jeanine Mitchell and will be serving as an elected captain for the 2013 season.
2013 Highlights
Earned NCAA All-America honors on rings for the second time during his career with a school-record 15.675 … Score placed him second at the national meet and was just 0.1 from tying the for the national title … Became just the second gymnast in school history to earn multiple NCAA All-America honors … Won the ECAC parallel bars title … Also earned All-ECAC distinction on rings and vault by placing second and fourth in the events, respectively … Claimed USAG Collegiate titles on rings and parallel bars … Also garnered USAG Collegiate All-America honors on floor by placing sixth … Honored as the College Gymnastics Association Collegiate Division National gymnast of the Week twice (1/30, 4/26) … Selected as the ECAC Gymnast of the Week three times (1/23, 3/6, 4/3) … Matched the top score in school history on parallel bars (14.95) at the West Point Open …
2012 Highlights
Competed at the NCAA Championship on floor ... Earned All-ECAC honors on floor by matching his career high with a 14.5 ... First-Team Academic All-American Scholar-Athlete ... W&M Provost Award winner ...
Funiciello's Collegiate Highlights
• Elected Tri-Captain for 2013
• NCAA All-American on the Rings (2011, 2013)
• USAG Collegiate Champion - Rings (2013)
• USAG Collegiate Champion - Parallel Bars (2013)
• USAG Collegiate All-American - Floor (2013)
• First-Team Academic All-American Scholar-Athlete (2012)
• Second-Team Academic All-American Scholar-Athlete (2011)
• Provost Award Recipient (2011, 2012, 2013)
• Rock Award Recipient
• ECAC Rookie of the Year (2011)
• ECAC Champion - Parallel Bars (2013)
• All-ECAC - Rings (2013)
• All-ECAC - Vault (2013)
• All-ECAC - Floor (2012)
• 1st All-Time W&M Records on Rings
• 1st All-Time W&M Records on Parallel Bars
• 2nd All-Time W&M Records on Vaulting
• 9th All-Time W&M Records on Floor Exercise
Funiciello's Career Highs
• FE - 14.5 at ECAC (4/7/12)
• R - 15.675 at NCAA (4/21/13)
• V - 16.1 at Army (3/12/11)
• PB - 14.95 at West Point Open (2/1/13)
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