Sarah Busch

Birthdate:
11/14/1996

Program:
Women's Artistic

Level:
Senior

Current Residence:
Cumming, 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

Videos of Sarah Busch

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