2024 Women's Gymnastics Roster
Mia Townes
- Position:
- All-Around
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Pflugerville, Texas
- High School:
- Hendrickson
 NCAA Championships Qualifier |
 University of Illinois Graduate |
 Two-Time All-Big Ten |
 2023 John Wooden Citizenship Cup Finalist |
Career-High Scores
| Event | Career-High Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Vault | 9.925 | 2x, last vs. Arizona, Missouri, SEMO | 3/17/24 | |
| Balance Beam |
9.925 | 2x, last vs. Ohio State | 2/13/23 |
|
| Floor Exercise | 9.95 | vs. Ohio State | 2/13/23 |
Career Highlights
- Became the first female Illini to be a finalist for the Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships on the vault
- Spirit Award recipient - 2022
- Three-time Second Team All-Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023)
- Four-time Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Graduate Student - 2024
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Competed in all 16 meets, primarily on vault, beam and floor
- Tied her career high on vault (9.925) versus Arizona, Missouri and SEMO on 3/17/24
- Earned a spot on the All-Championship Team at the Big Ten Championships for placing seventh on floor with a 9.900
Senior - 2023
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Competed in all 13 meets
- Second Team All-Big Ten
- Tied her career-high on floor (9.925) at Rutgers
- Became the first female Illini to be a finalist for the Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup
Junior - 2022
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Competed in seven meets
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships on the vault
- Tied a career-high on vault with a 9.925 at NCAA Regionals
- Tied career-best 9.900 on balance beam at NCAA Regionals
- Spirit Award recipient
Sophomore - 2021
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Competed in all 11 meets
- Second Team All-Big Ten
- Recorded career highs in all three of her events at Minnesota
- Had a career high score of 9.925 on vault at Minnesota
- Recorded a career-high score of 9.875 on beam at Minnesota
- Scored a career-high 9.925 in floor at Minnesota
Freshman - 2020
- Competed in all 11 meets
- Set a season and career high with a 9.800 on bars against Michigan
- Made her collegiate debut on vault at Missouri on Jan. 4
High School/Club
- Two-time Level 10 Junior Olympic National qualifier
- Third with team, fourth on beam and floor, and seventh in all-around at the 2018 Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals
- First on vault and fourth in all-around at the 2018 Region 3 Level 10 Regionals
- First in vault, beam and in all-around, and second on bars and floor at the 2018 Texas Level 10 States
- First with team, seventh on vault at the 2017 Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals
- 2016: Five-time all-around champion at five level 10 invitationals, including Nastia Liukin Cup qualifier, Pikes Peak Cup.
- 2015 Junior Olympic Level 10 NIT qualifier
- Third on vault at the 2015 Texas Level 10 States
Personal
- Born June 30, 2001
- Parents are Marcia and Percy Townes
- Pursuing her bachelor's degree in Kinesiology
- Chose Illinois because: "I wanted to get out of my comfort zone and find out who I was. Illinois also has amazing programs all over the university. Here, I will get the best of both worlds."
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