2023 Women's Gymnastics Roster
Julia Waight
- Position:
- All-Around
- Height:
- 5-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Naperville, Ill.
- High School:
- Benet Academy
Career-High Scores
| Event | Career-High Score |
|---|---|
| Vault | 9.875 | at Big Five | 2/24/23 |
| Floor Exercise |
9.925 | vs. Ohio State, Kent State | 3/5/23 |
Collegiate Honors
- Three-time Academic (2021, 2022, 2023)
- Voted Hardest Worker (2021)
- Three-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2021, 2022, 2023)
- Member of Chi Alpha Sigma and National Collegiate Honor Society
Senior - 2023
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
- Competed in all 13 meets, primarily on floor
- Set a career-high on floor with a 9.925 against Ohio State, Kent State
- Set a career-high 9.875 on vault at Big Five
Junior - 2022
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
- Competed in four meets on vault and floor
Sophomore - 2021
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
- Competed in 10 meets on vault
- Recorded a career-high on vault with a score of 9.825
Freshman - 2020
- Competed in six meets
- Made her collegiate debut on vault at Missouri on Jan. 4
- Set a season and career high with a 9.800 on bars against Michigan
High School/Club
- 2016 and 2019 Level 10 Junior Olympic National qualifier
- Eighth in all-around, ninth on floor, and 10th on vault and beam at the 2019 Region 5 Level 10 Regionals
- Fourth in all-around, fifth on beam and floor, and sixth on vault at the 2019 Illinois Level 10 States
- Ninth on floor at the 2018 Region 5 Level 10 Regionals
- First on bars, third in all-around, fourth on vault, and fifth on floor at the 2018 Illinois Level 10 States
- Team champion at the 2016 Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals
- Seventh on bars, floor, and in all-around at the 2016 Region 5 Level 10 Regionals
- Third on bars and fourth on vault at the 2016 Illinois Level 10 States
Personal
- Born April 4, 2001
- Parents are Bill and Lauren Waight
- One sister, Lindsey
- Sister, Lindsey was a cheerleader at University of Michigan, uncle, Brandon Ward played soccer at Indiana University
- Pursuing her bachelor's degree in Kinesiology
- Chose Illinois because, "Illinois is a Big Ten university with strong academics and great student resources, and our gymnastics team is one of the strongest in the nation!"
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