Student-Athlete of the Week - March 3, 2008

Name: Veronica Porte
Sport: Women's Gymnastics
Year: Junior
Events: All-Around

Veronica Porte has been named the Spartan Foundation Athlete of the Week for her performances for the women’s gymnastics team last week.

Porte won the all-around at the UNO Flip For A Cure quadrangular hosted by Arizona State Friday evening. She scored a 39.050 and won the all-around by just .025 over Arizona State gymnast Tiana Jean who scored a 39.025. Porte also helped the Spartans to a second place finish at the meet behind #7 Stanford. The Spartans defeated #17 Arizona State by just .200, and the team is now 11-2 on the season. San Jose State had not beaten a Pac-10 opponent since the 2005 season when the team defeated Stanford and California in a home meet.

The Spartans team score of 194.200 is the 12th highest score in school history. This season, San Jose State has three team scores in the top-12 all-time.

For the meet, Porte scored a 9.800 on floor to finish tied for third on the apparatus. She tied for the team’s highest score on beam with a 9.725 to finish tied for seventh. On bars, Porte tied her season-high with a 9.775. She added a 9.750 on vault.

This was the third time in four meets that Porte scored a 39.000 or better in the all-around.

Past 2007-08 Spartan Foundation Student-Athletes of the Week
August 27 - Jennifer Senftleben, Women's Volleyball
September 4 - Nick Cukar, Men's Soccer
September 10 - Keri Anglin, Women's Volleyball
September 17 - Ismael Ibarra, Men's Soccer
September 24 - Adam Tafralis, Football
October 1 - Matt Castelo, Football
October 8 - Brie Marhenke, Women's Swimming
October 15 - Kristal Tsukano, Women's Volleyball
October 29 - Kelly Crow, Women's Volleyball
November 12 - Stephan Stallworth, Men's Golf
November 19 - C.J. Webster, Men's Basketball
November 26 - Adam Tafralis, Football
December 3 - Natalie White, Women's Basketball
December 10 - Brie Marhenke, Women's Swimming
December 17 - Natalie White, Women's Basketball
January 1 - Justin Graham, Men's Basketball
January 7 - Caitlin Macky, Women's Swimming
January 14 - C.J. Webster, Men's Basketball
January 28 - Kendra Adama, Women's Water Polo
February 4 - Veronica Porte, Women's Gymnastics
February 11 - Silvana Dukic, Women's Tennis
February 18 - Raylyn Cardeno, Women's Gymnastics
February 25 - Brie Marhenke, Women's Swimming
March 3 - Veronica Porte, Women's Gymnastics