1998: Battled back from off-season shoulder surgery to have a
successful
1998 season…Tied a career high score of 9.800 on the uneven bars at the
Midwest Independent Championships, finishing second…earned a spot on the
uneven bars All-Conference team…took second twice at home versus S.E.
Missouri State, with a 9.575 on the uneven bars, and a 9.725 on the floor
exercise…grabbed third place in all-around competition with a 37.500 at
Illinois State…tied for second on the bars at Northern Illinois with a
9.750…vaulted to a 9.700 and a third place finish at Western Michigan…took
a share of fourth on the bars, at Illinois, tying her career high of
9.800.
1997: As a rookie, scored a career-high and set a school
record on the
vault with a 9.85 against Louisiana State on March 7…also tallied personal
bests of 9.80 on the uneven bars and 9.825 on the floor exercise in that
same meet…tied for first with teammate Gabriella Brunn on the vault with a
9.70 and was UIC's top all-around finisher with a score of 38.225 against
Michigan State on Feb. 22…in a dual meet with Illinois State, tied for
first on the balance beam with a 9.75 and contributed a 9.775 to the
Flames' school record on the vault…took second place at the Illinois
Classic with a 9.80 on the floor.
Personal/Prep: As a club gymnastics competitor, she earned a
third-place
finish at the USGF state competition in the all-around in 1996…advanced to
regionals in every one of her four campaigns…pursuing a degree in
Kinesiology…born August 24, 1978…daughter of Jerome and Marie Rhoden.
