Northern Illinois University Athletics

NIU Career Bests:
Vault - 9.850 (2x, last at MAC Championships, 3-20-21)
Bars - 9.875 (2x, last vs. Iowa State/ Illinois State, 3-5-21)
Beam - 9.850 (vs. Iowa State/ Illinois State, 3-5-21)
Floor - 9.925 (vs. EMU, 2-19-21)
All-Around - 39.325 (vs. EMU, 2-19-21)

2021

• Competed as an all-arounder in 12 meets on the season, including the NCAA Salt Lake City Regional.  
• NCAA Regional qualifier in the all-around recorded a seventh-place finish with a score of 39.175 with scores of 9.800 on vault and bars, a 9.700 on beam and 9.875 on floor.  
• Scored a 9.850 on vault at the MAC Championships (3-20) to claim a share of the MAC individual title on vault.  
• Tied for second on floor exercise at the MAC Championships with a score of 9.900.  
• Earned the Huskies’ highest scores – and her career highs – on floor exercise with a 9.925, and in the all-around with a 39.325, versus Eastern Michigan (2-19). 
• Also posted a career high score of 9.875 on uneven bars versus the Eagles and matched it in the Tri-Meet with Iowa State and Illinois State (3-5).  
• Achieved her career best scores on every event during the year. 
• Posted a career high 9.850 on balance beam in the Iowa State/Illinois State Tri-Meet.  
• Two-time MAC Gymnast of the Week won the honor following the Eastern Michigan meet and after the double weekend at Central Michigan (2-11) and at Ball State (2-14). 
• Posted a NQS of 9.900 on floor exercise and matching 9.831 NQS on vault and bars.  
• Recorded an all-around score of 39.000 or higher six times.  
• Academic All-MAC team member. 
• WCGA Scholastic All-American; member of the top ranked academic Women’s Gymnastics team in the nation. 

2020: In the Huskies’ lineup in all four events over the course of the season and competed in all nine meets on vault and floor exercise. Filled in on bars in first three meets due to injury and three more times in exhibition role. Performed six total balance beam routines in competition, twice in lineup and four times in exhibition. Top event was floor exercise where she ranked fourth in the MAC and 87th in the nation with an average of 9.844 and an NQS of 9.860. Scored 9.800 or higher eight times with a career high 9.900 at Illinois State (1-24) and two scores of 9.875. Won floor four times and posted eight top three finishes. Showed similar consistency on vault, with scores from 9.750 and 9.850 in every meet to average 9.797 on the season with an NQS of 9.805. Recorded a career-high 9.850 on vault versus Southeast Missouri (2-28) and was at 9.800 or higher seven times. Posted an all-around score of 38.550 at Illinois State (1-24) with her season best (in lineup) score of 9.750 on balance beam. Posted a 9.800 on exhibition beam at Kent State (1-12). Top bars score came in exhibition late in the year versus Ball State (3-1) with a 9.725. Earned Academic All-MAC recognition. Named a WCGA Scholastic All-American.
 
2019:  Competed in every meet on vault and floor during NIU’s MAC Championship season. Averaged a 9.700 on vault and a 9.738 on floor exercise. Consistent vaulter whose scores ranged from 9.600-9.775 in all 12 meets. Hit her season high of 9.775 four times. Scored a season and career high 9.900 on floor exercise at Ball State (2-17). Tied for fifth on floor at the MAC Championships (3-23) with a 9.875 and posted the same mark at State of Illinois Championships (3-9) to tie for seventh. After a miss in the season opener, floor scores ranged from 9.725 to 9.900 over the last 11 meets with seven above 9.800.  Put in beam lineup in the State Championships and twice more in exhibition with a season best 9.725 at Central Michigan (3-15). Also earned a 9.700 exhibition score in bars at CMU.

Prep: Four-year Level 10 gymnast at Arizona Dynamics. Awards garnered include team leader (2018), most improved (2017) and rookie of the year (2015).  In club competition, earned a career-high of 38.000 in the all-around, 9.700 on vault, 9.575 on floor exercise and 9.525 on balance beam in 2018. Qualified for Junior Olympics Nationals and took second in the all-around at USAG State Championships. Competed at the USAG Regional and State meets every year from 2015-18. Fourth in the all-around and third on uneven parallel bars at State Championship in 2017. Earned a 9.575 on bars as a freshman and went 9.55 on that event her senior season. Member of the first-place team at State Meet as a sophomore. Took fourth place on bars at Level 10 Regional meet in 2015.

Personal: Daughter of Pam and Mike Kofmehl. A finance major at NIU. A Golden Scholar and honor roll member at Red Mountain High School.