Diane Cushenberry

1986

Class I State Champion

1986-87

Ranked 3rd in Nation on Junior B Elite National Team

1987

Placed 3rd in the South African Cup

1988

Member of Junior A National Team

1989

USA Senior National Team Member

1989 (July)

Championships of USA 16th AA

1989 (Sept)

World Trials 16th Place

1991

Oklahoma Level-9 State Champion

1991 & 1992

Level-9 National Team Member

1992

Earned full scholarship to University of Oklahoma

1993

Team won Big 8 Conference Title

1993

Placed 3rd in the All-around in the Big 8 Conference

1996

Big Eight gymnast of the year title

1993-96

Served as Captain of the OU Team

Letered all 4 years at the University of Oklahoma

Prior to OU
Competed under the guidence of Coach Tara Bradshaw with the Tulsa World of Gymnastics club...Made Senior National Team 1989.
As a Freshman (1993)
Was one of the top gymnasts for the Oklahoma as a freshman...More than lived up to expectations... Gave strong performances as an all-arounder in every meet she participated in...Ranked first on team with 9.8 on both bars and floor ...Finished season as the best all-around performer on the team (38.95) ...Finshed third in all-around at the Big Eight Championships to lead the Sooners ...Was the top Sooner all-arounder at the Midwest Regional with a total of 37.925.
As a Sophmore (1994)
Placed seventh in the all-around competition in the Midwest Regional with a 38.075 ...Finished sixth in the Big Eight...Finished 10th on the floor in the National Invitational Tournment...Troubled with back problems throughout the season.

As a Junior (1995)
Competed on all four events in every meet ...High score in all-around was 38.825 ...Scored that twice ...Had the second highest all-around , vault, bars and beam scores at NIT ...Placed third all-around at the Big Eight...Also was sixth on vault, second on bars and eighth on beam.
 
As a Senior (1996)
Won the Big Eight Gymnast Award in the 1996 season. As a senior, competed on all four events in every meet. Won all-around in 4 out of the 5 home meets in Norman. Had a career high score in the all-around which was a 39.10 scored twice in the season. Finished 3rd in the all-around at the Big 8 Conference in Nebraska

 
Birthdate: May 8, 1974
 
Parents: Charles and Darlene Cushenberry
 
Favorites:

TV Show:

Rush Limbaugh

Athlete:

Jeff Rodanski

Sport:

Basketball

Childhood Hero:

Grandparents

Actor/Actress:

Chris O'Donnell/Demi Moore

Musician/Group:

Live, Green Day, Sting

Food:

Chinese

 

Greatest Influence: Parents

Greatest gymnastics memory: When I learned a "kip" and our coach "Mrs. B" (Tulsa World of Gymnastics) took our whole team to get banana splits.

My advice to youngsters: You can do anything if you just put your mind to it.

I've never been happier than when: I passed my driver's test on the second try.

What I've learned from collegiate competition: Pulling together as a team is what wins competitions.