| Chris Harper |
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2007 Season (Junior): Competed in the pommel horse and parallel bars in his junior season ... Earned All-American honors after finishing third on the pommel horse (9.20) at the NCAA Individual Event Final ... Helped the Cardinal to a third-place team finish at the NCAA Championships with a score of 9.30 on the pommel horse and 8.85 on the parallel bars ... Helped the Cardinal to as second place finish at the MPSF Championships with a first place finish on the pommel horse (9.30) ... Earned a season best score of 9.15 on the parallel and a team high score of 9.40 on the pommel horse at Nebraska ... 2007 College Gymnastics Association Academic All-American ... 2007 MPSF Academic All-Conference.
2006 Season (Sophomore): Participated on pommel horse and parallel bars for the Cardinal ... Helped Stanford to a third-place finish at the NCAA Team Final with performances on the pommel horse (8.0) and parallel bars (8.7) ... Posted a season-best 8.65 on the pommel horse at Oklahoma ... Also notched a career-high score of 9.0 on the parallel bars at Oklahoma, tying for third place ... 2006 MPSF Academic All-Conference.
2005 Season (Freshman): Competed in the pommel horse and vault at the 2005 NCAA Qualifier in New York, tying his season-best of 8.85 on the vault ... Scored a 9.5 on the pommel horse for a first-place finish versus Air Force ... Also finished second on the parallel bars at Air Force with a score of 8.975.
In High School: A four-time Academic All-American ... Member of the Junior National Team in 2004 ... Claimed the 2004 National Pommel Horse championship in Class 1.
Career Bests:
Pommel Horse - 9.5
Vault - 8.85
Parallel Bars - 915
Sho Nakamori - Albany, CA
Getting To Know Chris
Harper
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Born:
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Parents:
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Robin and Andrew
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Major:
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Communication
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Nickname:
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Harp, Harptown, Harpes
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The best thing about
Stanford is:
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The campus
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My favorite place on
campus is:
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KA
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Ten years from now I
hope to be:
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Working for the FBI
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My favorite class at
Stanford:
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Intro to American Law
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Something people would
be surprised to know about me:
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I was born in England.
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The place I would most
like to visit:
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London
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My favorite pre-meet
rituals are:
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Don't have any.
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Stanford Men's
Gymnastics will be fun to watch this year because:
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We are ranked #1.
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My greatest athletic
moment was:
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All-American in 2007 (3rd
in NCAA on Pommel Horse)
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The athlete I admire
most:
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Derek Jeter
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The current or former
Stanford athlete I most enjoying watching perform:
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Joshua J. Goldman, M.D.
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Since coming to
Stanford, I have learned:
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Way too much to list
here.
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Best book I have ever
read:
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Favorite food:
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Anything Italian
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Least favorite food:
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If I had to cook all
of my meals, I'd probably survive on:
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Favorite movie:
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High Fidelity
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Favorite TV show:
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The Office
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Favorite actor:
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Bill Murray
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Favorite actress:
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Natalie Portman
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My ultimate
SportsCenter highlight would be:
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2008 NCAA Champions
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My favorite musical
group:
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The Format
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The best advice I ever
received was:
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Keep your head up.
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If I could invite
three people to dinner in history, they would be:
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I'd like to switch
places for a day with:
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If I could bring
anything from my hometown to Stanford it would be:
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A football team
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If I had one CD to
listen to it would be:
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"Dog Problems" by The
Format
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