2019 Women's Gymnastics Roster
Roster
Polina Poliakova
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Norwich, Great Britain
- High School:
- Notre Dame
2019 WCGA Scholastic All-America
2019 Academic All-Big Ten
2019 Scholar-Gymnast Award
2018 NACGC/W Scholastic All-America
2018 Academic All-Big Ten
| CAREER HIGHS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VT | UB | BB | FX | AA |
| -- | 9.675 | 9.800 | -- | -- |
2019 (Junior): Saw action in one meet on balance beam ... earned a spot on the WCGA Scholastic All-America list (8/21) for holding a GPA of 3.5 or better during the academic year ... named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (7/9) and to the Academic All-Big Ten (3/20) list ... earned the team's Scholar-Gymnast Award.
2018 (Sophomore): Named Academic All-Big Ten (3/21) and NACGC/W Scholastic All-America (7/31) ... competed on balance beam at George Washington (3/4).
2017 (Freshman): Saw action in 10 meets (seven times each on uneven bars and balance beam ... scored as high as 9.800 on balance beam and 9.675 on uneven bars ... notched a 9.800 on balance beam at Towson (2/24) ... collected a 9.725 on balance beam at Illinois-Chicago (2/19) ... picked up a 9.750 on balance beam and a 9.675 on uneven bars against Maryland (2/11) ... earned a 9.750 on balance beam and a 9.650 on uneven bars at Ohio State (2/4) ... picked up a 9.675 on balance beam in win over Michigan State (1/28) ... registered a 9.650 on balance beam against Nebraska (1/21) ... made collegiate debut on uneven bars at season-opening home quad meet (1/7).
Prior to Rutgers: A member of the England National Squad since 2011 ... competed on the regional team from 2008-11 … part of club gymnastics for the last nine years, including most recently with the Pipers Vale Gymnastics Club … named Female Gymnast of the Year in 2013 and 2014 … earned junior prefect in eighth and ninth grade and senior prefect in 10th grade … picked up Achievement of Elite Sports Award in 2014.
Personal: Daughter of Larissa and Roy Heard … born in Russia … bilingual … performed in the ceremony of the Olympic torch in 2012 when it passed through Norwich with collaborated sports group “Pulse” … a psychology major.
