Athletics success at Illinois State is broad-based. With 19 intercollegiate sports, the Redbird program constitutes one of the largest in the Midwest. With 142 league titles since 1982, it also represents one of the most successful. Read More [+]
By winning the 2010 Valley All-Sports Trophy, the Redbirds have finished in the top-five of the Valley's All-Sports race for 28-straight years and have won the award in two of the last three seasons. Read More [+]
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2012 Season: Competed consistently in every meet on balance beam and once on floor exercise... charted a season-high score of 9.825 on balance beam against Michigan State (Jan. 28)... was selected as an alternate in the NCAA Regional on the balance beam
2011 Season: Consistently competed on the balance beam ... charted a season-high 9.800 on the beam twice (Feb. 11 and Feb. 18).
2010 Season: All-Midwest Independent Conference First-Team Selection ... chosen as alternate for the NCAA Regional on the balance beam ... charted a career-high 9.850 on the balance beam at the Missouri Cat Classic (Feb. 26) ... against UW-Oshkosh and Winona State (Jan. 31), scored a career-high 9.700 on the vault ... named to the AFNI Athletics Honor Roll.
2009 Season: Named to the All-Midwest Independent Conference First-Team Selection ... competed on the vault and balance beam ... missed two meets due to illness ... set a career-best on the vault with a score of 9.675 against Central Michigan (Jan. 9) ... tallied another career-best on the balance beam against UIC (Feb. 25) with a score of 9.825 ... participated in the floor routine throughout the season, scoring a career-best 9.500 against SEMO (Jan. 4) ... placed second on the balance beam at the MIC Championships ... named to the AFNI Honor Roll.
Sentinel Secondary School: Competed with Flicka Gymnastics ... competed at Nationals eight years in a row ... devoted the past year to train for the Elite Canada ... from the same club team as former ISU gymnast Cheryl Berezan.
Personal: Born: June 14, 1989 ... daughter of Jim and Pamela Mann ... major: biochemistry and molecular biology ... favorite quote: "One day your life will flash before your eyes, make sure it's worth watching."