1998 General Roster
Roster
John Knowles
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
The holder of two school records (all-around and vaulting), John was an All-American as a senior (1985) in vaulting, and he qualified for the NCAA Division II-III championships four times.
During his freshman year (the 1981-82 season), John qualified for the NCAA Championships in all-around. He helped the Chiefs win the New England team championship that winter placing first in the vault. As a sophomore, he won the vault again at the New England championships, and was third in thee floor exercise, fourth in all-around, and fifty on the parallel bars. He set the school record in vaulting with 9.80 score against Coast Guard.
As a junior, John won the floor exercise and vaulting titles at the New England[apos]s and was second in the pommel hors, parallel bars and all-around. He was named ECAC Gymnast of the Week (Jan. 28, 1984) after setting a new school record in the all-around (51.70) and winning the vault in a meet against Springfield. he qualified for the NCAA Division II-III Championships and finished seventh in the all-around.
In his final season, John was fourth in the all-around at the New England Championships and a US Gymnastics Federation All-American in vaulting after placing third in the national championships.
Since graduation, John was a four-time Bay State Games champion in vaulting and a two-time New England masters all-around champion. He has also coached four USGF junior national qualifiers.
