Towson University Athletics

Steady senior who could compete on bars, balance beam and floor ... did very well in the pre-season ... has made a tremendous amount of improvement and  should make a significant contribution to the Tigers this season ... one of the Tigers’ top performers on beam and floor ... missed most of 2004 season with knee injury ... has tremendous potential ... very good student who was a member of the East Atlantic Gymnastics League All-Academic Team as a freshman and sophomore.

2005 Season:  Named first team All-ECAC on the balance beam ... helped Tigers win the ECAC Championship by finishing sixth on beam with a 9.625 score ... competed in 11 of the Tigers’ 12 meets ... part of the floor lineup nine times ... competed on beam in ten meets ... competed on bars once and had a 9.55 score in win over Cornell ...  earned 9.60 scores on beam and floor in loss at Maryland ... helped Tigers to a win over Cornell by finishing third on floor (9.60) and fifth on beam (9.35) ... tied for fifth place on beam (9.65) at Governor’s Cup Meet ... helped Tigers finish first at Cornell’s Big Red Invitational by earning a 9.675 score on floor ... had a 9.65 on floor and a 9.50 on beam at Towson Invitational ... took third place on beam (9.55) in meet against Yale ... had a 9.55 on floor in home meet against Maryland ... had a 9.50 on beam in loss at New Hampshire.

2004 Season:  Competed in two meets ... part of beam lineup in season opener at Rhode Island ... competed on bars against Rutgers ... missed the rest of the season due to knee surgery.

 

2003 Season: Competed in all 12 meets as a freshman ... part of beam and floor lineup in every meet ... competed as an all-around twice ... one of the Tigers’ steadiest performers on beam ... missed only two beam routines ... posted a career high 9.85 on the floor exercise in first college meet, finishing second at the Bahamas Invitational ... tied for first place on balance beam with a 9.775, helping the Tigers beat James Madison and Pennsylvania ... competed as an all-around for the first time at Yale ... had a 38.35 all-around score to finish fifth ... placed sixth on floor (9.875) at Yale ... also tied for second on beam (9.825) in Yale meet ... competed as an all-around at the Governor’s Cup Meet and had a 38.475 ... had a 9.75 on bars and a 9.775 on beam at the Governor’s Cup ... had 9.775 scores on bars, beam and floor in meet at Maryland ... tied for tenth place on beam (9.775) in meet at North Carolina ... helped Tigers to a win over James Madison with 9.80 scores on beam and floor ... helped Tigers beat Maryland in regular season finale with a 9.80 on beam and a 9.875 on floor ... had a career high 9.625 in vault, substituting for an injured Nicole Groccia, at the EAGL Meet ... had a 9.75 on beam and a 9.725 on floor at EAGL Meet.

 

Background: Nine-year standout at Aiken Gymnastics Club in South Carolina ... competed for Coaches Draha and Radek Krizova ... member of Level 9 USAIGC national championship club team in 1999 ... clinched national title for club team with solid performance on the balance beam ... helped club team win South Carolina Level 9 state championships in 1998 and 1999 ... helped club team win Level 10 state championships in 2000 and 2002 ... won Level 10 state championship on bars twice ... won Level 10 regional title on bars in 2000 ... won Level 10 state title on beam in 2002 ... winner of 2002 Level 10 state championship in the all-around ... winner of USAIGC Level 9 national championships on bars and floor exercise in 1999 ... attended University of South Carolina-Aiken part-time for one year as a concurrent high school student ... was home-schooled ...would like to become a veterinarian and practice small animal medicine ... has done volunteer work at a local veterinarian’s office ... lists younger sister as the person she admires the most ... favorite book is The Bible ... favorite movie is Ace Ventura, Pet Detective ... enjoys eating at Subway ... parents are both graduates of Clemson University ... parents both work as engineers ... daughter of Ray and Diana Hannah ... born on August 10, 1984 in Aiken, S.C. ... major is Biology.