2017 Women's Gymnastics Roster
Brielle Nguyen
- Position:
- All-Around
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Orange County, Calif.
- High School:
- Foothill High School
Collegiate Honors
- 2017 Second-Team All-Big Ten
- 2017 Most Improved Gymnast (Team Award)
Sophomore - 2017
- Earned first career individual event title during the first meet of the season at Missouri with a mark of 9.875 on beam
- Hit a career-high 9.900 on beam against Minnesota and at Iowa
- Hit a career-best 9.900 on floor at the B1G Five Meet, where the Illini recorded the program’s second-highest team score on floor
- Competed in all 14 meets on beam and floor, helping Illinois hit the program’s third, fifth, seventh and tenth-highest scores on beam this season
Freshman - 2016
- Made her collegiate debut on the balance beam against Rutgers on Jan. 16, scoring a 9.550
- Recorded her career high beam score (9.750) at the Salt Lake City Regional
- Hit her career high floor score (9.850) at the State of Illinois Classic
- Did not score below a 9.700 in her five routines on floor in 2016
High School/Club
- 2015 - Level 10 Regionals Fifth Place Beam
- 2015 - Level 10 State Sixth Place Beam
- 2014 - Level 10 Regionals Seventh Beam
- 2014 - Level 10 State Beam Champion
- Club gym was Gymmaz Gymnastics
- Club coaches were Howie Liang and Jenny Liang
Personal
- Born in Newport Beach, California on June 6, 1997
- Attended Foothill High school and intends to major in Biology
- Chose Kyla Ross as her favorite athlete because of her passion and dedication to her sport
- Chose Illinois because “It has a perfect balance between gymnastics and academics."
- Plans to continue education in graduate school
Career Highs
Beam: 9.900 (2x, last at Iowa, 2/26/17)
Floor: 9.900 (vs. B1G Five Meet, 3/11/17)
Career Titles
Beam: 1
Total: 1
Illini Women's Gymnastics | Knight Bars at NCAA Regionals
Friday, May 02
Illini Women's Gymnastics | Nataraj Beam at NCAA Regionals
Friday, May 02
Illini Women's Gymnastics | End of the Year
Monday, April 14
Illini Women's Gymnastics | Green Bars at NCAA Regionals
Tuesday, April 08
