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2018 Women's Gymnastics Roster

Tyra McKellar

  • Height 5-3
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Frederick, Md.
  • High School Tuscarora
  • Club Frederick Gymnastics
  • Major Deaf Studies

Biography

2017 SEASON
Appeared on uneven bars and balance beam 13 times during the season … competed on floor exercise 12 times and vault 11 times … was an all-around speclialist at 10 meets … won five events during her season, including floor exercise three times … placed in the top three 22 times and the top 10 39 times … set a career-high of 9.925 on floor exercise … matched her career-highs of 9.900 on uneven bars and 9.850 on balance beam … set a season-high of 9.750 on vault and 39.250 for all-around ... competed at the NCAA Gainesville Regional as an all-around specialist for a third-straight year and placed 12th … earned First Team All-EAGL honors for uneven bars and floor exercise while earning second team accolades for all-around … named to the All-EAGL Scholastic Team.

2016 SEASON
Appeared in all 11 meets as an all-around specialist … earned a personal-best 39.300 on balance beam at George Washington … earned a personal-best 9.775 on vault at that meet … also tied personal-best 9.900 on uneven bars and floor exercise at George Washington … posted a season-best 9.850 on balance beam at Michigan State … tied second-place for floor exercise at season-opener at Pittsburgh … tied for 10th-place on vault at Ball State … won uneven bars at Ball State … tied for third-place on balance beam at Ball State … won seven individual event titles during season … runner-up 10 times … finished in third-place four times … placed in the top-10 42 times during the season.

2015 SEASON
Had an impressive rookie campaign … competed at NCAA Auburn Regionals as all-around specialist, scoring a 38.675 to finish in 11th-place … named first team All-EAGL for bars, floor and all-around … second team All-EAGL on beam … named to EAGL All-Tournament team for bars, beam, floor and all-around … earned EAGL Rookie of the Week honors … all-around competitor in all 12 meets, winning the event twice … posted nine top-three finishes in the all-around competition … won bars four times, including two career-high 9.900 scores … set a career-high 9.900 on floor at home against Penn to win the event … earned two career-highs at George Washington, scoring 9.800 on vault and 39.425 in the all-around … helped Tigers to third-place finish at EAGL championship meet, finishing sixth in the all-around with a 39.050 score.

BACKGROUND
Competed for Frederick Gymnastics Club and Coach Heather Galpin ... qualified for Junior Olympic Regionals all four years ... won the Maryland state title in all-around and bars as a junior ... qualified for the JO NIT as a senior ... career high on bars was 9.675 ... four-year member of the honor roll at Tuscarora High School ... won the Kappa Alpha Psi award.

PERSONAL
Has worked with the Special Olympics ... roots for the Dallas Cowboys and Oklahoma City Thunder ... favorite meal is spaghetti ... likes to listen to Chris Brown ... daughter of Johnny and Tracy McKellar ... has two sisters, Patrice and Jazmin ... mother played basketball at Georgetown ... father played football at Trenton State ... uncle played football at West Virginia ... mother is a nurse ... father is an insurance agent ... born on October 22, 1996 in Rockville, Md. ... major is deaf studies.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    All-Around
    5'3"
  • 2016Sophomore

    All-Around
    5'3"
  • 2017Junior

    All-Around
    5'3"
  • 2018Senior

    All-Around
    5'3"