2012 Bio/Record Book - Western Michigan University Athletics ...

2012 Western Michigan Gymnastics
Bronco Bios
Alexis Moore
ALL-AROUND
FRESHMAN // 5-1
Essexville, Mich.
Essexville // TWISTARS
CAROLINE O’BRIEN
ALL-AROUND
JUNIOR // 4-9
Loveland, OHIO
Loveland//Queen City Gymnastics
HS/Club: Trained at Twistars USA Gymnastics ... 2010 regional bar champion ... 2009
national floor and bar champion.
Personal: Daughter of Bruce and Nanci Moore ... born March 2, 1993, in Bay City, Mich.
... mother is a gymnastics and dance coach ... majoring in marketing.
2011: Carried a 3.56 GPA, earning NACGC Academic and Academic All-MAC honors ... competed
in 10 of 11 regular season meets, missing UIC (1/17) ... also competed at MAC
Championships and NCAA Central Regional ... made 11 appearances on uneven bars and
floor and 10 appearances on beam ... competed bars at NCAA regional and all three at
MAC meet ... registered eight top three finishes, inclduing three individual titles and four
runner-up finishes ... had season averages of 9.703 (UB), 9.588 (BB) and 9.614 (FX) ...
bars average ranked eighth in the MAC ... took first on bars (9.825) and second on beam
(9.775) against Michigan State (2/6) ... also won bars against Illinois (3/6) with a careerbest
9.850 and Ball State (3/11) with a 9.725 ... tied for seventh on bars at MAC Championships
(3/19) with a 9.750 and scored a 9.775 at the NCAA Regional (4/2) ... twice
scored a career-best 9.825 on beam, at Kent State (2/27) and at Ball State (3/11), finishing
second ... had season-best score of 9.725 on floor exercise vs. Central Michigan (2/20).
2010: Carried a 3.74 GPA, earning NACGC Academic honors ... competed in all 12 regular
season meets, as well as MAC Championships ... appeared on bars, beam and floor in every
meet except one ... finished second on bars in three meets ... placed second on beam once
and took third on two other occassions ... scored a 9.775 twice on bars and twice on beam,
setting season highs ... season-best score on floor was a 9.775 at Michigan Quad (2/7).
HS/Club: 2005 Level 9 beam national champion … placed fourth all-around at nationals
in 2005 … 2008 Ohio State beam champion … three-time Level 10 Region 5 qualifier …
member of National Honors Society.
Personal: Born March 14, 1991 in Anderson, Ohio … daughter of Ken and Kathy O’Brien …
maintains a 3.57 GPA, majoring in mathematics: secondary education.
O’BRIEN’S Career Highs Entering 2012:
Bars: 9.850 (at Illinois, 3/6/11)
Beam: 9.825 (2x, Last: at Ball State, 3/11/11)
Floor: 9.775 (vs. Michigan Quad, 2/7/10)
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