Mary Frances Bir

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Huntington Beach, Calif.
Position:
Vault, Floor
Height:
5-1

REDSHIRT SENIOR (2018): Was outstanding on vault as a redshirt senior and became a major contributor on floor for the first time in her career...First-career floor exercise routine came in the first meet of the year, Jan. 11 vs. Southern Utah, where she scored a 9.825 on the event...Has competed on both floor and vault in all but one meet so far on the year...Collected a career-high score of 9.950 on vault at Utah State (Feb. 2), winning the meet title and MRGC Vault Specialist of the Week honors...Has won MRGC Vault Specialist of the Week a total of three times, Jan. 26 at Southern Utah after winning the meet title on the event with a score of 9.850, Feb. 2 at Utah State and Feb. 9 in a tri-meet at San Jose State, which she won the event with a score of 9.925…Recorded a 9.800 score on vault at BYU on Feb. 23…Tied career-high score on floor (9.850) on senior night (March 2) vs. Sacramento State and posted a 9.775 on beam…Recorded a 9.825 on vault in Athens (March 10) and earned a score of 9.850 on floor exercise…Helped the Broncos take down No. 8 Washington and No. 19 BYU (March 15) and earn the first 197.000 of the season by scoring a 9.775 on floor exercise and a 9.850 on vault…Helped bring home the Broncos’ fourth-straight MRGC conference title (March 24) on vault (9.825) and floor (9.775)… Participated in Columbus regional (April 7) where she participated in vault (9.825) and recorded a 9.600 on floor…Earned MRGC academic honors with a 3.842 GPA in Leadership and HR.

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2017): The 2017 MRGC Vault Specialist of the Year…first-team All-MRGC on vault…finished the regular season with a vault RQS of 9.855, good for No. 40 in the country and the top mark on the team…competed in all 11 meets as the Broncos’ most consistent vaulter…went for a 9.8 or better in 10 of 11 meets, and more specifically went 9.85 or better in six of 11 meets…tallied two vault victories and was named the MRGC Vault Specialist of the Week on Jan. 20…posted her career-high 9.875 on two occasions – on Jan. 20 at Utah and also at Denver on Feb. 11…her best stretch came in the middle of the season when she went 9.875 and followed it up with three 9.85s from Feb. 11 to March 2…NACGC/W Scholastic All-America honoree...Academic All-MRGC honoree.

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2016): Competed in all 11 meets as a vault specialist…second-team All-MRGC honoree on vault…finished the season with an RQS of 9.82 on the apparatus…enjoyed a career-high 9.875 against Southern Utah and San Jose State…tallied a victory in the event against Ohio State on Feb. 19 thanks to a 9.825…also tied for the win (9.8) in the season-opening meet at UC Davis.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015) - Competed in five meets...recorded a season and career best 9.80 twice on vault...competed at the 2015 NCAA Berkeley Regional and scored a 9.80 helping the Broncos to a 49.200 team total.

FRESHMAN (2014) - Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB - Competed for SCATS HB in Huntington Beach, Calif., under coaches Tim Rogers and Shannon Hong...named SCATS HB "Gymnast of the Year" in 2011...four-time Region 1 vault champion (2010-13)...graduated from HBHS with honors...Principal's Honor Roll...came to Boise State because of the coaches and campus atmosphere...favorite food is Mexican...favorite movie is "The Proposal"...enjoys shopping, hanging out with friends and going to the beach.

MAJOR - Health Sciences

Career Highs (Event Wins)
Vault - 9.950, Feb. 2, 2018 at Utah State (5)
Floor - 9.850, 3x, last March 10, 2018 at No. 17 Georgia