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Sarah Busch

Birthdate:
11/14/1996

Program:
Women's Artistic

Level:
Senior

Current Residence:
Marietta, GA

Head Coach:
Al Fong/Armine Barutyan Fong

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Sarah Busch

Career Highlights

  • 2019 NCAA uneven bars champion and team & balance beam silver medalist (LSU)
  • Winner of the 2019 AAI Award as the nation's top collegiate senior gymnast
  • 2017 NCAA uneven bars champion, team silver medalist and floor exercise bronze medalist (LSU)
  • 2016 NCAA team silver medalist (LSU)
  • Alternate for the 2012 Olympic Team that won the gold medal
  • 2012 U.S. balance beam silver medalist

Personal Information

  • Hometown: St. Louis, MO
  • Twitter/X: @sfinnegan37
  • Facebook: Facebook.com/sarahfinneganfans
  • Name of High School: home school
  • Name of College: LSU
  • Year you began gymnastics: 1999
  • How did you get involved in gymnastics: It started as a recreational sports activity and I liked it more than all the other sports I tried.
  • Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Don and Linabelle Finnegan
  • Names of sibling(s): Hannah, Jennah and Aleah
  • Family members in sports: My dad was an All American Wrestler and all my sisters are also in competitive gymnastics

National Competition Results

  • 2019 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships, Fort Worth, Texas - 1st-UB; 2nd-Team, BB; 4th-AA
  • 2018 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships, St. Louis, Mo. - 4th-Team; 7th-BB(T); 8th-AA(T)
  • 2017 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships, St. Louis, Mo. - 1st-UB(T); 2nd-Team; 3rd-FX(T); 4th-AA(T); 8th-BB(T)
  • 2016 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships, Fort Worth, Texas - 2nd-Team; 4th-UB(T)
  • 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, San Jose, Calif. - 5th-BB; 6th-AA, UB, FX
  • 2012 Visa Championships, St. Louis, Mo. - 2nd-BB; 4th-FX; 6th-AA
  • 2012 Secret U.S. Classic, Chicago, Ill. - 2nd-FX; 3rd-BB(T)
  • 2011 Visa Championships, Saint Paul, Minn. - 3rd-AA, BB; 5th-UB (Jr. Div.)
  • 2011 CoverGirl Classic, Chicago, Ill. - 1st-FX; 3rd-UB(T); 4th-AA; 7th-BB (Jr. Div.)
  • 2010 Visa Championships, Hartford, Conn. - 1st-FX; 4th-BB; 6th-AA (Jr. Div.)

International Competition Results

  • 2012 City of Jesolo Trophy, Jesolo, Italy - 1st-Team; 3rd-AA, FX; 4th-BB; 6th-VT; 7th-UB(T)
  • 2010 Pan American Championships, Guadalajara, Mexico - 1st-Team; 3rd-BB

LEGEND

  • Women: AA = All Around | VT = Vault | UB = Uneven Bars | BB = Balance Beam | FX = Floor Exercise | (T) = Tie
  • Men: AA = All Around | FX = Floor Exercise | PH = Pommel Horse | SR = Still Rings | VT = Vault | PB = Parallel Bars | HB = Horizontal Bars | (T) = Tie
  • Rhythmic AA = All Around | RP = Rope | HP = Hoop | BA = Ball | CL = Clubs | RB = Ribbon | (T) = Tie
  • Acrobatic: DY = Dynamic | BL = Balance | AA = All Around | CB = Combined
  • T&T: TR = Trampoline | TU = Tumbling | DM = Double Mini | SY = Synchronized Trampoline
  • Parkour: FS - Freestyle | SP = Speed