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2019 Women's Gymnastics Roster

Ben Solomon
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Mitch Leff/Rutgers Athletics
Mitch Leff/Rutgers Athletics
Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics
Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics
Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics
Rich Graessle
Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics
Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics

Jenna Rizkalla

Jenna Rizkalla

  • Height:
    5-3
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Westfield, N.J.
  • High School:
    Westfield

Summary

Biography

2019 WCGA Scholastic All-America
2019 Team Captain
2019 9.9 Award (Vault: March 2 & Floor Exercise: March 2)
2018 100% Award (Floor Exercise)
2018 9.9 Award (Floor Exercise: Jan. 27)
2017 Most Improved Award


CAREER HIGHS
VT UB BB FX AA
9.990 -- 9.750 9.900 --

2019 (Senior): Competed in all 13 meets ... 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 ... led the team with a 9.790 NQS on vault ... scored as high as 9.900 in seven outings on vault ... performed 13 times on floor exercise with a best of 9.900 and eight routines of at least 9.800 ... saw action in eight meets on balance with a high of 9.750 ... collected five first-place finishes ... finished career with a 9.825 on floor exercise and a 9.725 on vault at Big Ten Championships (3/23) ... contributed a 9.825 on floor exercise at Cornell (3/17) ... tied for first with a 9.850 on vault and added a 9.800 on floor exercise at Kent State (3/10) ... recorded a 9.850 on both vault, tying for first, and floor exercise during final home meet on Senior Night (3/8) ... excelled to a 9.900 on both floor exercise and vault to take a pair of first places at New Hampshire (3/2), also leading the team with a 9.750 on balance beam ... contributed a 9.775 on floor exercise at the Big Five meet (2/23) ... tied for first with a 9.775 vault and added a 9.800 on floor exercise at Michigan State (2/16) ... registered a 9.875 on floor exercise in the win over Penn State (2/9) ... scored a 9.775 on floor exercise versus Maryland (2/2) ... posted a 9.875 on floor exercise in the home opener against Nebraska (1/19) ... added a 9.725 on floor exercise at Bridgeport (1/12) ... competed on two events with a high of 9.650 on floor exercise in season opener at Cancun Classic (1/4) ... selected as a team captain.

2018 (Junior): Competed in all 12 meets ... had 12 appearances on floor exercise, eight on vault and three on balance beam ... led the team with a 9.850 RQS on floor exercise, scoring 9.800 or better nine times with a high of 9.900 ... earned 100% Award on floor for hitting every routine throughout the season ... ended the season by posting a 9.800 or better in each of the last seven meets ... registered a season-high 9.850 on vault ... performed to a 9.800 on floor exercise at Big Ten Championships (3/24) ... scored a 9.825 on floor exercise and a 9.775 on vault at the Big Five meet (3/17) ... notched a 9.875 on floor exercise at Temple (3/11) ... collected a 9.800 on floor exercise at George Washington (3/4) ... brought in a 9.875 to lead the team on floor exercise at Towson (3/2) ... leaped to a 9.825 on floor exercise in home quad meet victory (2/24) ... paced the lineup with a 9.825 on floor exercise at Auburn (2/16) ... scored a 9.825 on vault and a 9.775 on floor exercise at Maryland (2/11) ... led with team with a 9.850 on both vault and floor exercise versus Ohio State (2/3) ... claimed first place with a 9.900 on floor exercise in a quad meet at Michigan State (1/27) ... posted a 9.775 on floor exercise at Nebraska (1/20) ... scored a 9.725 on floor exercise in the season opener (1/13).

2017 (Sophomore): Competed in all 12 meets ... earned the team's Most Improved Award after showing the greatest improvement over the year ... led the team with a 9.825 RQS on floor exercise ... scored a 9.800 or better six times with a high of 9.850 ... also saw action on vault nine times and notched a season-high mark of 9.675 ... collected a 9.725 on floor exercise and a 9.625 on vault at Big Ten Championships (3/18) ... added a 9.650 on floor exercise in Big Five meet at Iowa (3/11) ... picked up a 9.850 on floor exercise at Central Michigan (3/5) ... earned a 9.825 on floor routine at Southeast Missouri (3/3) ... led the lineup with a 9.825 on floor exercise at Illinois-Chicago (2/19) ... had a 9.725 on floor exercise against Maryland (2/11) ... scored a 9.800 on floor exercise at Ohio State (2/4) ... earned a 9.850 on floor exercise in win over Michigan State (1/28) ... led the team with a 9.825 on floor exercise against Nebraska (1/21) ... made Rutgers debut on vault and floor exercise in season-opening quad meet (1/7).

Prior to Rutgers: Enrolled at Rutgers after spending freshman academic year at Bowling Green … a four-year letterwinner on the Westfield High School gymnastics team … named 2014 North Jersey Section 2 High School Gymnast of the Year … won the Judith & Bruce McClane Memorial and National High School Gymnastics Association scholarships in 2015 … named all-state on floor exercise in 2014 … placed fourth on floor exercise, eighth on balance beam and uneven bars and 10th all-around at the 2014 New Jersey State Championships … took first on vault, floor exercise and all-around at the 2014 North Jersey Section 2 Championships … also swept first place on vault, uneven bars, floor exercise and all-around at the 2014 Union County Championships … competed at the club level Surgent’s Elite School of Gymnastics … achieved a perfect 10.0 on vault to win first at the 2015 JOGA State Championships, also winning balance beam, floor exercise and all-around … set records all-around and on balance beam and vault in winning at the 2014 JOGA State Championships … a Distinguished Honor Roll student in the classroom … inducted into the Italian Club Honor Society and picked up the President’s Award of Academic Distinction.

Personal: Daughter of Paul and Marie Rizkalla … has an older brother Paul, who competed on the Michigan men’s gymnastics team from 2012-15 and won two Big Ten and NCAA titles ... a sports management major.

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