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2021 Women's Gymnastics Roster

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  • Graduate Student
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  • Aiken, S.C.
    Hometown
  • 5'5
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  • South Aiken HS
    High School
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Rick Parker
Leighton Varnadore
Leighton Varnadore
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Aiken, S.C.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

HONORS: First-Team All-Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference: All-Around (2021); Second-Team All-MRGC: Vault (2020); All-Around (2019, 2020); MRGC Gymnast of the Week (3/14/21); MRGC Vault Specialist of the Week (1/19/20; 2/23/20; 3/7/21; 3/14/21); Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association Scholastic All-American (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021); Academic All-Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021).

SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS: Ranks fourth all-time in school history with a single-season vault average of 9.809 set in 2020… Also tied for 13th all-time with a single-season vault average of 9.784 set in 2019… Ranks 17th and 20th all-time in school history with single-season beam averages of 9.738 (2020) and 9.721 (2018), respectively… Tied for 19th all-time in school history with a single-season floor average of 9.800 set in 2019.

SINGLE-MEET RECORDS: Tied for the 19th-best all-around score in school history with a 39.350 at the Boise State quad meet (2/21/20)… Holds the fourth-best all-around score for a regional meet with a 39.150 in Salt Lake City, Utah (4/2/21), and is tied for the sixth-best vault score (9.850) and tied for the seventh-best bars score (9.825), both of which were also set at the 2021 Salt Lake City regional.

2021 (SENIOR CAMPAIGN): Earned first-team all-Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference honors in the all-around after ranking third in the league, 11th in the North Central Region and 49th in the nation with a National Qualifying Score of 39.238… Earned MRGC Gymnast of the Week accolades twice and MRGC Vault Specialist of the Week honors once… Placed eighth in the all-around with a 39.150, which ranks third all-time for a regional meet, in the second semifinal of the Salt Lake City NCAA Regional Second Round (4/2), where she also tied for 25th on vault with a 9.850 and tied for 29th on bars with a 9.825… Captured the all-around title with a 39.075 at the MRGC Championships (3/20), where she also tied for seventh on vault (9.825), finished 23rd on bars (9.650), tied for fourth on beam (9.850) and placed 23rd on floor (9.750)… Recorded career-best marks of 9.875 and 9.800 on both vault and bars… Earned Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association Scholastic All-America and academic all-MRGC honors.

2020 (JUNIOR CAMPAIGN): Earned second-team all-Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference honors on vault after tying for sixth in the league and tying for 81st nationally with a National Qualifying Score (NQS) of 9.830… Also garnered second-team all-MRGC honors in the all-around after ranking fourth in the conference, ninth in the region and 42nd nationally with a 39.115 NQS... Was a two-time MRGC Vault Specialist of the Week honoree… Averaged 9.809 on vault and 9.839 on floor, which is tied for seventh and tied for 11th all-time in school history… Earned her first MRGC Vault Specialist of the Week award after tying for second on the event with a 9.850 in a tri meet against No. 5 UCLA and No. 15 BYU (1/18)… Notched her second MRGC Vault Specialist of the Week honor after recording a career-best 9.875 on the event to tie for first at the Boise State quad meet (2/21)… Competed in the all-around in seven of the nine meets… Tallied a career-best 39.350 in the all-around, which is tied for 19th all-time in school history, to place first at the Boise State quad meet… Also matched a career-best score of 9.875 on beam and tallied a personal best of 9.900 on floor at the Boise State quad meet, tying for fifth and first, respectively… Captured all-around titles with scores of 39.075 at No. 23 Southern Utah (1/31) and 39.200 against Boise State (2/7)… Matched her season-best score on bars with a 9.800 against No. 17 BYU (3/6) to tie for seventh… Also had a 9.900 on floor against Boise State to capture second place… Ranked 19th in the MRGC and 40th in the North Central Region with an NQS of 9.730 on bars… Ranked 19th in the league and 43rd in the region with an NQS of 9.750 on beam… Tied for eighth in the MRGC, tied for 20th in the region and tied for 100th nationally with an NQS of 9.855 on floor… Ranked fourth in the MRGC, ninth in the region and 42nd in the nation with an NQS of 39.115 in the all-around… Had 302.500 total points to rank second on the team and placed in the top three a total of 11 times to rank third… Averaged 39.032 in the all-around… Earned Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association Scholastic All-America and academic all-MRGC honors.

2019 (SOPHOMORE CAMPAIGN): Garnered second-team all-Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference honors in the all-around… Placed fourth in the all-around (39.125), tied for second on floor (9.850), tied for seventh on vault (9.800), tied for 15th on beam (9.800) and tied for 18th on bars (9.675) at the MRGC Championships… One of two Aggies to compete in the all-around in every meet… Averaged 9.784 on vault, which is tied for 19th all-time in single-season school history… Ranked fifth in the MRGC, 12th in the North Central Region and tied for 51st nationally with a National Qualifying Score (NQS) of 39.155 in the all-around… Tied for seventh in the MRGC and tied for 21st regionally with a vault NQS of 9.810… Tied for seventh in the league and tied for 23rd in the region with a floor NQS of 9.845… Had season-high score of 9.825 on vault at the West Virginia quad meet (2/17), at the Boise State tri meet (3/1) and at No. 2 UCLA (3/16)… Matched her season best of 9.800 on bars at the Boise State tri meet… Recorded career-best score of 9.875 on beam against No. 9 Boise State (2/8)… Earned season-best score of 9.875 on floor against both Alaska Anchorage (2/22) and Southern Utah (3/8)… Recorded season-high score of 39.225 in the all-around against both Boise State and SUU… Averaged 9.730 on bars and 39.034 in the all-around… Placed in the top three a total of 13 times to rank second on the team… Earned Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association Scholastic All-America and academic all-MRGC honors.

2018 (FRESHMAN CAMPAIGN): Tied for 18th on both bars (9.750) and floor (9.775), and tied for seventh on beam (9.800) at the Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference Championships (3/24)… One of just two Aggies to compete in the all-around on the season… Captured the all-around crown with a season-best 38.475 at Bowling Green (1/13)… Competed on bars, beam and floor in all 12 meets… Beam Regional Qualifying Score of 9.810 tied for 11th in the MRGC and 24th in the North Central Region… Recorded season-best score of 9.850 on beam at No. 13 Denver, and season bests of 9.475 on vault at Bowling Green, 9.800 on bars in two meets, and 9.800 on floor at three meets… Also averaged 9.742 on bars and 9.736 on floor… Earned Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association Scholastic All-America and academic all-MRGC accolades.

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in all four events for Aiken Gymnastics from 2005-2017 in Aiken, S.C., under coach Draha Krizova… Was a part of the Aiken Gymnastics club that earned the 2017 South Carolina Club of the Year award… Graduated from South Aiken (S.C.) High School.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Chris and Leigh Varnadore… Has an older brother, Will, who plays baseball for the University of South Carolina-Aiken, and her twin sister, Logan, is also a member of the USU gymnastics team… Working on her master's in sports management after graduating in the fall of 2020 with a bachelor's degree in health education and promotion with a health science emphasis.

CAREER HIGHS:

VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR ALL-AROUND
9.875 9.825 9.875 9.900 39.350
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