2020 Women's Gymnastics Roster
Biography
Career-High Scores
Bars |
9.950 | vs. Lindenwood, BGSU | 3/4/18 |
Beam |
9.900 | at B1G Five Meet | 3/17/18 |
Floor |
9.925 | at B1G Five Meet | 3/17/18 |
All-Around |
39.525 | at B1G Five Meet | 3/17/18 |
Collegiate Honors
- 2018 Second-Team NCAA All-American (Floor)
- 2018 First-Team All-Big Ten
- Big Ten Gymnast of the Week (3/19/18)
- 2018-20 Academic All-Big Ten
- 2018 Most Valuable Player*
*team award
Junior - 2019
- Won her first bars title of the season with a season-high 9.925 at Nebraska on Jan. 26. This tied for the 10th best bars score in program history.
- Earned first vault title of her career, tying a season-best 9.800 vs. Maryland on Jan. 19.
Sophomore - 2018
- Earned NCAA All-America honors on floor with a 9.900 on floor at the NCAA Championships
- Became Illinois's seventh gymnast to earn NCAA All-America honors
- Qualified individually for the NCAA Championships in the all-around with a 39.250 in the all-around at the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional
- Competed in the all-around competition for the first time against Michigan, winning the event with a 39.100
- Led the Illini with 11 individual event titles in 2018
Freshman - 2017
- Made collegiate debut on vault and bars and Missouri on Jan. 6, where she led the Illini on both events with a 9.750 and a 9.800, respectively
- Earned first individual event title on bars against Michigan State with a career-best score of 9.900
- Competed on vault and bars in all 14 meets during the season
- Hit a career-high 9.775 on vault four times during the season
High School/Club
- National qualifier: 2014-2016
- 2016 Regionals: Floor-2nd, Beam-3rd, Vault-7th
- 2016 State: Vault-Champion, Bars-4th, Beam-4th
- 2015 Regionals: Floor- 2nd, Beam-4th, Vault-6th
- 2015 State Champion on Vault, Bars, Beam, Floor and All-Around
- 2014 Nationals: Floor-5th
- 2014 Regionals: Floor-4th
- 2014 State: Floor-2nd, Beam-4th
Personal
- Born on Sept. 6, 1997
- Parents are Steven and Tracy Balthazor
- Has two siblings Jacob and Taylor
- Taylor Balthazor competed from 2012-14 at the University of Montana as a triathlete
- Majoring in Kinesiology
- Chose Illinois because, "I loved that the atmosphere felt like home and how genuine people are.”
Historical Player Information
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2017Freshman
All-Around
5'3"
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2019Junior
All-Around
5'3"
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2020Senior
All-Around
5'3"