Daniel Furney Class: Senior Hometown: New Braunfels, Texas High School: Canyon HS Height: 5-6 Birthdate: 09/25/1980

US senior national team member last year ... a co-captain again this year ... fought through injuries to his right bicep and knee last season ... tremendous team leader through the example he sets in the gym ... willing to carry the team physically and mentally to reach team goals.

2002: An All-American on vault, high bar and all-around... Academic All-American with 3.65 GPA ... placed first in all-around in the preliminary round of the NCAA Championships with a season high 55.225 ... scored 55.050 and placed third in all-around in the NCAA Championships final round ... placed third in vault (9.425) and fourth in high bar (9.262) in the individual NCAA finals ... scored a 54.025 in all-around Feb. 2 against Michigan and Nebraska ... scored a season-high 9.650 on rings March 3 against Stanford and Minnesota ... competed as one of 12 members of the U.S. senior national gymnastics team.

2001: Finished first on the parallel bars in consecutive meets, at the Rocky Mountain Open Jan. 20 and against Air Force Jan. 27 ... finished third in the all-around Feb. 18 at Michigan with a season-high 53.050 ... won the all-around title Feb. 25 against Nebraska with a 52.250 ... scored a season-high 9.250 on pommels at the NCAA team finals.

2000: Broke the school pommel horse record twice at the MPSF Championships (9.900 and 9.950) and won the conference championship in the event ... finished first on the vault and horizontal bar at the Southwest Cup March 10 ... won the all-around by scoring a season-high 57.45 (old scoring system), Jan. 28, against Ohio State ... competed part of the season with an damaged ACL.

High School/Club: Member of the Alamo Club in San Antonio, Texas ... coached by Yuejin Sun ... earned Junior Olympic national titles on vault, pommel horse and parallel bars in 1996 ... national vault champion in 1998.

Personal: Born Sept. 25, 1980 ... parents are Steve and Suzan Furney.