Stand and deliver

American Cheerleader;  December 1, 2002 ;   Corry, Tanya;   703 words ......the play-by-play of this toe touch, back handspring, full, performed bg Will Stokes of...behind the body In anticipation of the back handspring. Keep your head forward, and sit back...head will cause you to undercut the back handspring, which can result in lower back and...

Osbourn Park Beaming After Taking Sixth

The Washington Post;  February 16, 2003 ;   Dave Yanovitz;   431 words ......straddle jumps and a pretty three back-handspring tumbling run that ended with...balance beam, Alston performed a back handspring into an immediate straddle, then finished with an impressive back- handspring, back-tuck dismount for 8.925...

College gets new name: Methodist University.

Fayetteville Observer (Fayetteville, NC);  November 2, 2006 ;     626 words ......official. Methodist College is now Methodist University. Methodist President M. Elton Hendricks...our institution shall be named Methodist University, a name that in today's use of language...from Staten Island, N.Y. I think Methodist University sounds a lot better than Methodist...

Southern Methodist University Selects Cognos as Business Intelligence...

PR Newswire;  March 22, 2005 ;     787 words ......announced today that Southern Methodist University (SMU) is standardizing on Cognos...software applications at Southern Methodist University. Cognos EBI gives us a far better...institutions. In addition to Southern Methodist University, others include Penn State University...

featured cheerleaders

American Cheerleader;  October 1, 2005 ;   Giffen, Maria;   599 words ......former gymnast can throw standing back handspring tucks, toe touch handspring tucks and round-off back handspring fulls. lindsay RUBENSTEIN 20 Hamilton...working on perfecting his round-off back handspring, he hopes to boost his team all...

Head Over Heels at Arundel; Gymnastics Returns to the School After a...

The Washington Post;  March 21, 2002 ;   Heather A. Dinich;   695 words ......is quick and flowing -- roundoff, back handspring, back tuck -- with gentle bounces...to help teach them. "Leigh, do your back handspring!" yells one of her teammates as Edwards...the third day and I've almost got my back handspring." The Arundel boys' situation is similar...

Southern Methodist University.(GRANTS & AWARDS)(Brief article)

Diverse Issues in Higher Education;  April 20, 2006 ;     42 words ...Southern Methodist University (Texas) has received a $33 million grant from the Meadows Foundation to support the college's Meadows Museum. The museum houses an acclaimed collection of Spanish art. A portion of the grant will also be used for faculty and student support.

awesome athletes

American Cheerleader;  December 1, 2006 ;   Giffen, Maria;   533 words ......round-off Arabian to round-off double back handspring Claims to fame: 2006 Athletic Championships...Baskets Top tumbling passes: standing back handspring and back tuck; capable of throwing...double-downs Top tumbling pass: round-off back handspring full to double back ...

Southern Methodist University Holds MBA Tuition Lottery.

The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  August 18, 2002 ;     157 words ...Byline: Victor Godinez Aug. 18--Southern Methodist University says that it has had an unprecedented number...everyone can afford the tuition. But Southern Methodist University's Cox School of Business is holding a lottery...

PROFESSOR CORDON RECEIVES DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI HONOR FROM CENTRAL...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 8, 2006 ;     388 words ......undergraduate alma mater, Central Methodist University, Fayette, Mo. Announcing the honor, Central Methodist University (CMU) states that the alumni...reunion banquet at Central Methodist University. A member of the Baylor Law...

Southern Methodist University's School of Engineering. (Education...

IIE Solutions;  April 1, 2002 ;     46 words ...Southern Methodist University's School of Engineering has signed an agreement with the School of Business and Economics at Universidad Francisco Marronquin in...

Sounds like TEAM SPIRIT; Girls say bring it on' to competitive...

The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  March 7, 2006 ;   Jim Dorman;   691 words ......Christina Mavilia, 17, was just a back handspring away from making her school's cheerleading...School, was unable to perform a solid back handspring, which kept her off the squad. Determined...effort, and she got it. Now she has her back handspring, and has a better chance of ...

STARS on the rise

American Cheerleader;  June 1, 2007 ;   Freisen, Marie;   497 words ......Tumbling Pass: Front tuck step out to back handspring layout Claims to Fame: Most spirited...Tosses Top Tumbling Pass: Round-off back handspring layout Claims to Fame: UCA Staff...TicToes Top Tumbling Pass: Round off back handspring, whip-back, back handspring ...

A Gymnast completes a back handspring

Getty Images;  March 23, 2003 ;   Donald Miralle;   55 words ...Donald Miralle Getty Images 03-23-2003 LOS ANGELES - MARCH 29: A gymnast completes a back handspring on the beam during Women's Pac-10 Gymnastics Championships at the Pauley Pavilion on March 29, 2003 in Los Angeles, California...

Huamani Bounces Right Back

The Washington Post;  February 12, 2004 ;   Dave Yanovitz;   459 words ......Virginia High School League qualifying meet, missing her back handspring series and crashing hard to the floor. Undeterred, the Potomac...exercise (9.25) and beam (9.075). On floor, she performed a back handspring stepout and finished her final tumbling pass with two back...