2018 Women's Gymnastics Roster
Biography
Career-High Scores | Individual Event Titles
Event |
Career-High Score |
Event Titles |
Vault |
9.825 | last vs. Lindenwood, BGSU | 3/4/18 |
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Bars |
9.700 | 2x, last at Salt Lake City Regional | 4/2/16 |
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Beam |
9.950 | vs. Lindenwood, BGSU | 3/4/18 |
7 |
Floor |
9.900 | 3x, last at B1G Five Meet | 3/17/18 |
1 |
|
Total Event Titles |
8 |
Collegiate Honors
- 2018 Big Ten Beam Champion
- 2018 Big Ten All-Championships Team Member
- 2018 First-Team All-Big Ten
- 2018 Academic All-Big Ten
- 2017 Second-Team All-Big Ten
- 2017 Big Ten All-Championships Team Member
- 2017 Academic All-Big Ten
- 2017 MVP (Team Award)
- 2017 Most Outstanding (Team Award)
- 2017 Naleway Consistency Award (Team Award)
- 2016 Big Ten All-Championships Team Member
- 2016 Scholastic All-American
- 2016 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
- 2016 Academic All-Big Ten
- 2015 Scholastic All-American
- 2015 Dean’s List for College of Business: Spring and Fall
Senior - 2018
- Won the Big Ten Beam title with a 9.900 at the State Farm Center
- Became Illinois's 17th Big Ten Individual Champion
- Hit the program's highest beam score of 9.950 against Lindenwood and BGSU
- Won seven individual event titles
Junior - 2017
- Hit a career-best 9.925 on beam against Michigan State, earning her first-career individual event title
- Hit a career-high 9.900 in back-to-back meets on floor at the B1G Five Meet and the Big Ten Championships
- 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
Sophomore - 2016
- Recorded three career high scores on bars, beam and floor in 2016
- Competed on beam all 13 meets in 2016
- Matched her two career high scores on beam (9.875) and floor (9.800) at the Big Five Meet
- Earned a spot on the B1G All-Championships team at the Big Ten Championship in Lincoln, Neb. After finishing first in the morning session on beam with a score of 9.850
Freshman - 2015
Club Gymnastics
- National Qualifier: 2010-2013
- 2013 National Championships: Beam-5th
- 2013 Regionals: Beam-2nd, Floor-2nd, All-Around-3rd
- 2013 State: All-Around-1st, Vault-1st, Floor-1st
- 2012 National Championships: Beam-3rd, Floor-9th, All-Around-14th
- 2012 Regionals: Beam-1st
- 2012 State: All-Around-1st, Bars-1st, Beam-1st
- Competed for Salto Gymnastics
- Coaches were Jim Melcarek, Kristen Kremer and Juliet Holden
Personal
- Born Dec. 8, 1995
- Daughter of Kerry and Patrick Hodan
- Has two siblings, Colleen and Patrick
- Brother, Patrick, plays soccer at the University of Notre Dame
- Says she chose Illinois because "I love the coaches and the team, and the University offers a good balance between strong academics and athletics."
- Cites her mom as the person who most influenced her athletic career because "she has been my number one supporter through the highs and lows of gymnastics"
- Favorite athlete is Aaron Rodgers
- All-American Alina Weinstein is an athlete she has always looked up for her admirable consistency and dedication
- Hobbies include: swimming, reading, shopping, baking/cooking
- Majoring in accounting
Historical Player Information
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2015Freshman
All-Around
5'3"
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2016Sophomore
All-Around
5'3"
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2017Junior
All-Around
5'3"
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