Josh Rasile Season 2002-03

2004

• All-American (SR)
• NCAA Championship Event Finals (SR-5th, V-8th)
• NCAA Qualifier (FX, SR, V)
• MPSF Championship Event Finals (SR-4th; FX-5th)
• Two-time MPSF Athlete of the Week

2003

NCAA Qualifier (V) MPSF Championship Event Finals (FX-4th; SR-5th) Two-time MPSF Athlete of the Week

2002

• NCAA Finalist (V-8th)
• NCAA Qualifier (FX, SR, V)
• MPSF Championship Event Finals (V-1st; FX-5th)

2001

• NCAA Qualifier (FX, V)
• MPSF Championship Event Finals (FX-5th; V-5th)

2004: The captain of the 2004 squad, Rasile led the Huskers in individual event titles last season with nine, including five on rings and four on vault.  Throughout the season, Rasile consistently held Nebraska's top ranking place in the national polls.  At the end of 2004, he sat fourth on rings and 19th in the vault.  In February and again in March of 2004, Rasile was named the MPSF Gymnast of the Week following outstanding performanced against a bevy of top -10 team.  One of these performances came during Nebraska's last regular season meet of the season against Oklahoma and Air Force where he landed a career-high 9.65 on vault for a title in that event as well as one on the rings.  At the MPSF competition, Rasile nailed a career-high 9.775 on the rings to propel him into the event finals in that event where he finished fourth (9.412) overall.  He also finished fifth onthe floor exercise (9.037).  At the NCAA Champioinships, Rasile led his team brilliantly, qualifying for event finals in the vault and still rings where he finished eighth and fifth, respectively.  Rasile's fifth place finish in the rings earned him All-America honors.

2003: As a junior, Rasile won five event titles, the most individual event titles of any Husker in 2003. Rasile earned three titles on the still rings, (Ohio State, Air Force and Minnesota), one on the floor exercise and one on the vault. Competing at the NCAA Championships in Philadelphia, Rasile advanced to the preliminary round on the vault, but failed to advance to the finals. Rasile was named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Gymnast of the Week twice (Feb. 4, March 18) after setting a season-high mark on vault (9.50) against No. 1 Oklahoma, and recording a mark of 9.65 on still rings against Air Force. Entering the NCAA championships, Rasile was ranked on three events and advanced to the individual event qualifiers on vault (9.10), but didn’t reach the finals.

2002: With a career-high mark on the vault (9.575), Rasile helped lead the Huskers to a win over Air Force in the final meet of the regular season before heading to the NCAA meet. Rasile was one of three Huskers to qualify in three events for the national championships. He competed solidly on the floor exercise (8.65), still rings (8.70) and vault (9.20), advancing to the final round of the vault competition with a mark of 9.525. Rasile was the only Husker to compete in the final round of the NCAA Championships, but after two impressive performances, he missed the landing on his final vault and finished in eighth place with a score of 9.137. Rasile was the only Husker to record a first-place finish at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships, marking his fourth individual event title on the still rings (9.15).

2001: Rasile qualified for the NCAA Championships on multiple events for NU. He placed 18th on the floor (8.85) in the preliminaries at the NCAA qualifier and tied for 17th (9.0) on the vault. Rasile finished fifth at the MPSF Championships on both the floor and vault. His high score on the floor (9.05) came at the Air Force/UC Santa Barbara triangular, while his best mark on the vault was a 9.2 at the MPSF Team Championships. Rasile’s 9.2 on the vault was tied for the highest score in the event for Nebraska and was also tied for the best mark on any event for the Huskers in 2001.

Prior: Rasile competed for the Arizona Flairs under Coach Mike Naddur. Rasile was a four-time Junior Olympic qualifier. At the 2000 Junior Olympics in Austin, Texas, he qualified for the finals on rings, where he finished fifth.

Personal: The son of Ken and Karyn Rasile, Josh has a sister Dannielle, 16. He was born on June 5, 1983, in Fort Wayne, Ind. He chose Nebraska over Illinois and Iowa. Rasile is a family and consumer science major.Rasile joined the Huskers in January of 2001 at age 17 after accumulating enough credits to graduate from Shadow Mountain High School a semester early.