University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Gymnastics Adds Justine Cherwink to Roster
7/12/2010 12:00:00 AM | Gymnastics
In her freshman year at Texas Woman’s University, Cherwink did not compete for the TWU gymnastics team, but did compete with her club team from Denton Gymnastics Academy. She qualified for the 2010 Junior Olympic National Championship. She competed in the Senior B division, where she finished 31st in the all around, tied for seventh place on vault, and tied for eighth place on floor. Earlier in the season, she finished first at the Region 3 meet.
In 2009, Cherwink was a Junior Olympic National Invitational Tournament qualifier. She finished sixth in the all around, and was the runner up on vault. She also tied for sixth place on floor and finished sixth on bars.
In addition to gymnastics, Cherwink competed in soccer at Aledo High School. She was a soccer letterwinner and helped her team to a District Championship. She has also competed in hockey, football, and ultimate Frisbee.
Cherwink is a high achiever academically, earning a spot on the TWU Dean’s List for both fall semester of 2009 and spring 2010. As a high school student, she ranked No. 6 of 367 students in her class, and was a National Honor Society member. She was a National Merit Commended Student and earned Academic All-State honors from the Texas Association of Soccer Coaches.
Cherwink is majoring in chemical engineering with a minor in physics. She is the daughter of David and Vanruenee Cherwink, and has and older brother, Joe.
Minnesota will have five new gymnasts in 2010-11 as Cherwink joins Megan Alvarez, Alex Feeken, Dusti Russell, and Kayla Slechta as newcomers to the Golden Gopher program.
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