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2024 Women's Gymnastics Roster

Jenna Blair

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Buffalo, N.Y.
  • High School Frontier

Biography

NIU Career Bests
Vault: 9.675 (vs Iowa State, 1-14-23)
Bars: 9.600x (vs BGSU, 1-8-23)
Floor: 9.525 (at Ball State, 2-12-23)

2024
  • Competed three times on the floor and in an exhibition on vault.
  • Scored a season high 9.725 (3-10)

2023
  • Competed in the line-up on floor exercise three times and was in the exhibition spot on floor in three meets.
  • Posted a score of 9.500 or better on floor exercise in all three appearances as an exhibition gymnast.
  • Earned a high score of 9.725 on floor exhibition at Michigan State (3-11).  
  • Scored a personal best of 9.525 in the competitive lineup at Ball State (2-12).
  • Appeared in the vault lineup three times and in the exhibition spot six times. 
  • Tied her personal best of 9.675 on vault versus Iowa State in Des Moines (1-14). 
  • Twice scored a 9.700 on vault while competing exhibition – at Ball State and versus Eastern Michigan (2-17).
  • Overall, recorded five scores of 9.600 or better on vault on the season.
  • Broke into the exhibition spot on uneven parallel bars at the season opener versus Bowling Green (1-8) and scored a 9.600.
  • Named a 2023 Academic All-MAC gymnast. 
2022 
  • Earned an exhibition spot on vault in six meets.
  • Posted a score of 9.500 or better three times in the vault exhibition spot with a personal best of 9.675 at Illinois State (2-13).
PREP
  • Trained at Stumpf’s Gymnastics in Williamsville, New York.
  • Scored a personal best of 37.375 as a Level 10 all-arounder.
  • Took fifth place on balance beam at USA Gymnastics Region 6 Regionals in 2021.
  • 2021 New York USAG State balance beam champion.
  • Also placed third on floor exercise and fourth on vault at the 2021 USAG state meet.
  • Two-time New York Section 6 high school AA champion (2020, 2021).
  • Finished second at the 2020 New York High School State Championships
  • Earned NYS Section V MVP honors in 2021.
PERSONAL
  • Daughter of Debbie and Rod Blair.
  • A health sciences/pre-physical therapy major.
  • High school scholar-athlete who was named to the Honor Roll her junior and senior years.
  • Involved in Spanish Club, International Club and High School Board before coming to NIU.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

    5'3"
  • 2023Sophomore

    5'3"
  • 2024Junior

    5'3"