Wasef Burbar Class: Sophomore Hometown: Arlington Heights, Ill. High School: Amundsen Height: 5-7 Event: AA

CAREER HIGHS
Floor Exercise: 14.400 at West Point Open (Jan. 14, 2011)
Pommel Horse: 12.800 at Springfield College (Feb. 12, 2012)
Vault: 14.000 at Springfield College (Feb. 12, 2012)
Parallel Bars: 14.700 at National Collegiate Championships (April 14, 2011)
High Bar: 15.350 at Oklahoma/vs. Illinois (March 19, 2011)

PENN STATE CAREER
2011: Emerged as Penn State's top high bar competitor as his freshman season progressed and by season's end was on the national radar...Earned All-America honors in the high bar, finishing in a tie for third (15.100) at the team finals of the National Collegiate Championships...Captured the high bar title in the national qualifier at the National Collegiate Championships with a score of 14.800...Registered the team's top three scores in the high bar, including a season high 15.350 in a tri-meet versus Illinois and Oklahoma...Ranked No. 10 nationally in the high bar in the 2011 final rankings...Recorded six top three finishes overall in the high bar, including four titles...Also competed in the floor exercise and parallel bars...Placed third in the floor exercise at the West Point Open (team finals) with a season best score of 14.400...Finished second in the parallel bars (14.300) in a team win over Springfield College...Posted a season-high score of 14.700 in PSU's qualifying session of the National Collegiate Championships.

GYMNASTICS BACKGROUND
Qualified for the Junior Olympic National Championships from 2007-2010... Qualified to VISA Championships (2009-2010)...Won the silver medal on floor exercise at the 2009 VISA Championships...Captured the silver medal on high bar at 2010 VISA Championships...Junior Olympic National Champion on high bar...Earned the Jason Whitfield Scholarship.

PERSONAL
Wasef T. Burbar was born on Jan. 30, 1992 in Knoxville, Tenn....Has two younger brothers, Alexandru and Adrian Nitache, and one younger sister, Zanah Burbar...Majoring in economics...Hobbies include playing video games and watching TV...Top events include high bar, parallel bars, floor exercise, and pommel horse.