2023 NIU Women's Gymnastics Roster
Biography
NIU Career Bests
Vault: 9.825 2x (last at Eastern Michigan, 3-13-22)
Bars: 9.900 (NIU Quad Meet, 2-20-22)
Beam: 9.875 (at Illinois State, 2-11-22)
Floor: 9.875 (at Bowling Green, 1-30-22)
All-Around: 39.375 (NIU Quad Meet, 2-20-22)
2022
- Became a strong all arounder for NIU with seven all-around performances.
- Posted a career best of 39.375 at the NIU Quad Meet (2-20), the sixth-highest all-around score in school history and the highest by a Huskie since 2004, to earn MAC Gymnast of the Week accolades.
- Scored a 39.000 or better in the all-around five times, including at the MAC Championships (3-19), where her 39.175 tied for second.
- Won the all-around at Eastern Michigan (3-13) with a 39.350 with scores of 9.825 or 9.850 on all four events.
- Posted a career high of 9.825 on vault at EMU and at the Tennessee Classic (1-21) and scored a 9.750 or higher on the event in six meets.
- Earned a career best 9.900 on bars at the NIU Quad Meet (2-20) and went 9.800 or better eight times on the year.
- Did not score lower than 9.775 on bars on the season for a NQS of 9.855 to rank fourth in the MAC.
- Recorded a career best of 9.875 on balance beam at Illinois State (2-11) with five marks of 9.800 or higher.
- Scored 9.800 or higher in six of seven meets on floor exercise with a career best 9.875 at Bowling Green (1-30) and 9.850 marks in each of the last two meets of the season, including at the MAC Championships.
- Recorded a NQS of 9.780 on vault, 9.810 on beam, 9.830 on floor and 39.015 in the all-around.
- Member of the 2022 Academic All-MAC team and was named a 2022 WCGA Scholastic All-American.
2021
- In the starting line-up on uneven parallel bars in all 11 meets.
- Recorded a 9.844 NQS on bars.
- Twice earned a personal best score of 9.850 – versus Eastern Michigan (2-19) and at Illinois State Quad Meet (3-7).
- Scored at least a 9.775 in 10 of 11 meets on the season and was above 9.800 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
- Competed in all four events for the Huskies as a freshman, including as an all-arounder in the first two meets of the year.
- Her season was cut short after suffering an injury versus Southeast Missouri (2-28) and missed the last two meets.
- Became one of the top scoring freshmen all-arounders for the Huskies with identical 38.775 scores at Kent State (1-12) and versus Western Michigan (1-17).
- Competed seven meets on bars for the Huskies with six scores of 9.750 or higher.
- Earned a high score of 9.800 on bars at Illinois State (1-24).
- In the lineup for four meets on beam and received a high score of a 9.800 at Eastern Michigan (2-7).
- All four of her balance beam routines scored 9.650 or better. In six meets on floor exercise, scored at least a 9.725 in five and averaged a 9.754 on the event for the season.
- Posted a career-high 9.825 at the George Washington Quad meet.
- Named a WCGA Scholastic All-American.
PREP
- Placed in the top 12 on bars, vault, and floor exercise at the 2017 Junior Olympic Nationals.
- Four-time Level 10 regional qualifier. Ohio State Champion on bars in 2017 and was runner-up in 2015 and 2018.
- Took second in the all-around at the Level 10 Ohio State Meet in 2018, was third on vault and floor exercise, and fourth on balance beam.
- Third at the Ohio State Meet on bars, beam, and floor in 2016.
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Angela and Doug Sears.
- An art studio major in design and media arts.
- Played in the orchestra for her high school.
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