Hall of Fame
The 13th gymnast inducted into the Hall of Fame and one of the top gymnasts in the early years of the Tigers' program, Nancy Kearns '00 earned her place in 2010.
She competed as an all-around performer for Coach George McGinty, a 1991 inductee into the Towson Hall of Fame. She competed in the all-around in all but one meet during her four-year career.
A two-time All-East selection, she was the first Tiger gymnast to score 1,000 career points, and she did it with a much different scoring system. She scored 1,091.17 points in her career from 1973 to 1977 and held the school record for career points until 1982.
A native of Timonium, Md. who graduated from Dulaney High School, Kearns qualified for the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) national championships three times in her career. She was also honored as Towson's Gymnast of the Year three times.
As a freshman in 1973, Kearns led the Tigers to an 8-3 record and a fourth place finish at the EAIAW Championship Meet. She also qualified for AIAW nationals for the first time.
In 1974, she was part of a team which compiled an 8-4 record. At the EAIAW Meet, she helped the Tigers finish sixth. Competing at the AIAW National Championship Meet, she helped Towson placed 12th in the nation.
In 1976, she helped Towson post a 6-5 record and finish tenth at the EAIAW Championships. In her senior year, she set a school record by scoring 381.25 points. In 1977, she led Towson to a 4-5 record and a tenth place showing at the EAIAW Meet.
In her career, she helped Towson post a cumulative record of 26-17.
At the time of her graduation, she owned the school record with a 33.90 all-around score. Her 9.00 vault score was the second-best mark in school history while her 8.80 score on bars was also a school record.
She also owned one of the best floor exercise marks at Towson with an 8.80 score.
