| Marcy Levine | |
| Birth Date: | 1/16/1960 |
| Birth Place: | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Alma Mater: | Pennsylvania State University |
| Years Active: | c. 1967–1982 |
| Sport: | Gymnastics |
| Collegeteam: | Penn State Nittany Lions |
Marcy Levine Lucas (born 1/16/1960)[1] is an American former gymnast. She competed for the Penn State Nittany Lions and won a national championship in 1979. She was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in 2024.
Levine is Jewish.[2] She began practicing gymnastics at age seven.[1] She grew up in Wilmington, Delaware, and was a standout gymnast at Brandywine High School in Wilmington, being at age 15 the second Delaware resident to qualify for the National Elite Gymnastics Championships.[3] [4] She won five state championships at Brandywine and reached the U.S. Masters Championships, a step in qualifying for the Olympic Games, at age 16 in 1976.[4] [5]
Levine did not make the 1976 U.S. Olympic squad, but performed well enough to be chosen to represent the country at the 1976 Sanlam Cup.[6] In 1977, she competed at the Maccabiah Games and won a gold medal in the balance beam exercise while being a bronze medalist in the all-around event.[1] [7] In 1978, Levine's senior year at Brandywine, she competed at the Eastern Regional tournament and won four events.[5]
After having graduated from Brandywine, Levine began attending Pennsylvania State University in 1979 with a full athletic scholarship.[8] She competed for the Penn State Nittany Lions gymnastics team and won both the regional championship and the AIAW national championship in the floor event as a freshman.[5] [9] She then won bronze in the floor event and was fourth in the all-around event at the 1980 national championship, did not compete in the 1981 competition due to injuries, and helped Penn State finish third in the NCAA finals in 1982.[5] Levine was a finalist for the America Award as a senior in 1982, given to those who show the best "performance in gymnastics scholarship and leadership".[5] She retired following the 1982 championships.[10]
Levine moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, after her competitive career and opened a gymnastics school.[11] She was married and has two children; her husband, Tim, predeceased her in 2006.[9] Levine was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in 2024.[12]