Paige Urquhart

Height:
5-2
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Maple Grove, Minn.

SENIOR (2017): Competed in 10 of 11 meets throughout the 2017 season, competing on mainly the balance beam and floor…the model of consistency on balance beam, going 9.8 or better in eight of nine meets…went for a season-high 9.875 on balance beam against Denver on March 10 – helping the Broncos to a school record team score of 197.675 that night…also fared well on floor that same meet, going for a season-best 9.85…originally tallied that same floor score earlier in the season against Southern Utah on Feb. 3…ended the season strong on floor, posting a pair of 9.8s and 9.85s in her last four meets…contributed vault scores in two meets, with the best coming against Alabama (9.775)…NACGC/W Scholastic All-America honoree...Academic All-MRGC honoree.

JUNIOR (2016): Competed on balance beam and floor (in all 11 meets), but also worked her way into the vault lineup towards the end of the year…her RQS of 9.83 on the balance beam was second on the team…won the balance beam title at Utah State (9.85) on Feb. 26, and then enjoyed her a career-high a week later (9.9) at home against Michigan State on March 6…peaked on floor towards the end of the year and earned a career-high 9.875 on two occasions in a tri-meet at home against Southern Utah and San Jose State (March 11), and then again the following week at the MRGC Championships (March 19)…was named MRGC Specialist of the Week for her 9.9 on beam against Michigan State on March 6.

SOPHOMORE (2015) - Competed in all 12 meets...earned a season and career best 9.875 on beam on Jan. 23 against Southern Utah (Beauty & the Beast meet)...earned the event win with her beam performance against Southern Utah...recorded a season and career best 9.80 on floor exercise against Ohio State...totaled nine routines through vault, beam and floor scoring a 9.80 or higher...averaged a 9.775 on vault and a 9.708 on beam.

FRESHMAN (2014) - Earned a season-best mark (9.850) on vault in the season opener against Utah, BYU and Southern Utah on Jan. 11...earned her season best beam score (9.850) on beam in the quadrangular meet against North Carolina, UIC and Bowling Green (Feb. 7)...competed in 11 of 12 meets...started the season ranked T36 on beam...recorded one season win on balance beam.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB - Competed for Twin City Twisters and coached by Sami Wozney and Mike Hunger...a three-time Level 10 JO National qualifier...placed 12th at nationals on vault and 28th in the all-around in 2012...placed third in the all-around at the 2011 and 2012 regional championships...second on vault at the 2012 regionals...named Twin City Twisters' "2010 Hardest Worker"...2013 "Most Dynamic Vaulter"...Maple Grove High School A Honor Roll...three-year academic letterwinner...favorite food is sushi...favorite gymnast is Shawn Johnson...favorite movie is "Despicable Me"...enjoys hanging out with friends and family, shopping and boating.

MAJOR - Biology

CAREER HIGHS (Event Wins)
Vault - 9.850
Bars - N/A
Beam - 9.9 (4)
Floor - 9.875 (1)
AA - N/A