Rutgers University Athletics

2018 Tied School Record (Balance Beam: 9.925)
2018 NCAA Regional Individual Qualifier (Balance Beam)
2018 Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week (Feb. 26)
2018 NACGC/W Scholastic All-America
2018 Academic All-Big Ten
2018 9.9 Award (Uneven Bars & Balance Beam: Feb. 24)
2018 Big Ten Gymnast to Watch
2017 Big Ten All-Championships Team
2017 NACGC/W Scholastic All-America
2017 Academic All-Big Ten
2017 9.9 Award (Balance Beam: March 5)
2016 Most Improved Gymnast
2016 9.9 Award (Balance Beam: Feb. 20)

2018 (Senior): Competed in 12 meets ... qualified for NCAA Regionals on balance beam ... named Academic All-Big Ten (3/21) and NACGC/W Scholastic All-America (7/31) ... finished career with a total of 37 marks of 9.800 or better across three events ... led the team with a 9.855 RQS on balance beam with eight performances of 9.800 or higher, including a record-setting 9.925 ... scored as high as 9.900 on uneven bars and 9.850 on floor exercise ... ended career with a 9.400 on balance beam at NCAA Regionals hosted by Penn State (4/7) ... performed to a 9.800 on both balance beam and floor exercise at Big Ten Championships (3/24) ... added a 9.800 on uneven bars at Temple (3/11) ... scored a 9.800 on both balance beam and floor exercise at George Washington (3/4) ...  went for a 9.825 on floor exercise, a 9.800 on balance beam and a 9.775 on uneven bars at Towson (3/2) ... named Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week (2/26) to become first Scarlet Knight gymnast to earn a Big Ten weekly award ... tied the school record on balance beam with a 9.925 on Senior Day, also posting a 9.900 on uneven bars in home quad meet victory (2/24) ... paced the team with a 9.875 on balance beam and a 9.825 on uneven bars at Auburn (2/16) ... added another first place on balance beam at Maryland (2/11) with a 9.875, also contributing a 9.725 on uneven bars ... took first place in a quad meet with a 9.850 on balance beam versus Ohio State (2/3) ... posted a 9.850 on floor exercise at Michigan State (1/27) ... led the team with a 9.825 on floor exercise at Nebraska (1/20) ... tied for first in the meet with a 9.875 on balance beam in the season opener (1/13), also competing on floor exercise and uneven bars ... named a Big Ten Gymnast to Watch (12/14).

2017 (Junior): Competed in all 12 meets across the four events ... led the team with an RQS of 9.840 on balance beam and 9.780 on uneven bars ... earned a 9.800 or higher eight times on balance beam with a season-high of 9.900 ... picked up at least a 9.750 eight times on uneven bars with a best of 9.875 ... saw action four times on floor exercise and twice on vault ... selected as an alternate on balance beam to NCAA Regionals ... named Academic All-Big Ten (3/22) ... earned a spot on the NACGC/W Scholastic All-America team (7/28) ... placed tied for first with a 9.850 balance beam routine in the opening session of Big Ten Championships (3/18) to earn a spot on the All-Championships Team ... added a 9.775 on both floor excercise and uneven bars ... paced the team with a 9.800 on balance beam and a 9.775 on uneven bars in Big Five meet at Iowa (3/11) ... earned a 9.900 on balance beam at Central Michigan (3/5) to go with 9.800s on both uneven bars and floor exercise ... placed first with a 9.825 on uneven bars at Southeast Missouri (3/3) ... tied for first in the meet with a 9.800 on balance beam at Illinois-Chicago (2/19) ... took first place in the meet with a 9.850 on balance beam against Maryland (2/11) ... paced the team with a 9.775 on uneven bars at Ohio State (2/4) ... tied for first with a 9.875 on balance beam in win over Michigan State (1/28) and added a 9.775 on uneven bars ... picked up a 9.850 on balance beam to place tied for second in the meet against Nebraska (1/21) ... scored a 9.825 on balance and a 9.775 on uneven bars to lead the team in both events at Illinois (1/14) ... competed in three events in season-opening quad meet (1/7), scoring best on uneven bars with a 9.750.

2016 (Sophomore): Competed in 12 meets during the season on uneven bars and balance beam ... named team Most Improved Gymnast ... finished with a best of 9.900 on balance beam and 9.875 on uneven bars ... placed second on uneven bars with a 9.875 in the first session of Big Ten Championships (3/19) ... scored a 9.875 on balance beam at the Big Five meet (3/12) ... finished first on uneven bars with a score of 9.825 and second on balance beam with a score of 9.800 in home quad meet (3/6) ... recorded a 9.875 on uneven bars and a 9.825 on balance beam at George Washington (2/28) ... posted a 9.750 on uneven bars at North Carolina (2/26) ... notched a season-high 9.900 on balance beam to place first in home quad meet (2/20) ... scored best on uneven bars with a 9.800 at Maryland (2/14) ... finished first on uneven bars with a 9.875 versus Ohio State (2/6), adding a 9.775 on balance beam ... picked up a 9.725 on balance beam at Michigan State (1/30) ... went for a 9.750 on balance beam against Illinois (1/16) ... scored a 9.775 on balance beam to open the season in Boston (Jan. 9).

2015 (Freshman): Competed in three meets during the season on balance beam ... started in the leadoff position on balance beam at the Big Ten Championships at Michigan (3/21) ... landed a season-high 9.750 at Big Five meet hosted by Minnesota (3/14) ... made career debut during quad meet at NC State (2/20).

Prior to Rutgers: Member of the Desert Devils Gymnastics Club ... competed as a member of the Arizona Level 10 State Championship team all seven years with the Devils ... qualified for nationals in 2014 ... former state champion on the balance beam and the floor ... two-time regional silver medalist on the balance beam ... an honors student at Saguaro High School, boasting a 4.0 GPA ... finished in top 10 percent of her senior class ... participated as a member of a rock climbing team.

Personal: Plays classical guitar ... has an older brother, Andrew, who is a pilot ... daughter of Albert and Tracy Shank ... a journalism & media studies major.

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— Rutgers Gymnastics (@RUGymnastics) December 21, 2017