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Utah State University Athletics

2023 Women's Gymnastics Roster

Profile

  • AA
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Tacoma, Washington
    Hometown
  • 5'2
    Height
  • Wilson HS
    High School
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Garett Graf/USU Athletics
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Ariel Toomey
Ariel Toomey
AA
Position
Senior
Class
Tacoma, Washington
Hometown

Summary

Biography

SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS: Tied for sixth all-time in school history with a single-season floor average of 9.863, set in 2023.

HONORS: Second-Team All-Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference: Floor (2023); MRGC Floor Specialist of the Week (2/20/23; 3/13/23); Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association Scholastic All-American (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023); Academic All-MRGC (2020, 2021, 2022); College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023).

2023 (SENIOR CAMPAIGN): Competed as a floor specialist in all 10 meets, going 9.825 or better each time out… Garnered second-team all-Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference honors on floor after ranking sixth in the league and 20th in the North Central Region with a National Qualifying Score of 9.870 on the event… Averaged 9.863 on floor, which is tied for sixth all-time in school history… Tied for fifth on floor with a 9.850 at the MRGC Championships (3/18)… Tabbed the MRGC Floor Specialist of the Week after placing first on the event with a career-best 9.925 against No. 21 Southern Utah (2/17)… Earned her second MRGC Floor Specialist of the Week accolade after tying for third on the event with a 9.900 at the Cal quad meet (3/10)… Captured her first-career title with a 9.875 on floor against BYU (1/27)… Tied for third on floor with a 9.850 at BYU (2/24)… Also tied for third on floor with a 9.825 against Boise State (2/10)… Had a 9.875 on the event at Boise State (2/3) as she tied for fourth… Opened the season by tying for sixth on floor with a 9.850 at the Rio Tinto Best of Utah Meet (1/13)… Placed sixth on floor with a 9.825 at No. 21 Southern Utah (1/20)... Earned Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association Scholastic All-America accolades and College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors.

2022 (JUNIOR CAMPAIGN): Competed on floor in three meets… Opened the season by tying for fourth on floor with a season-high 9.850 at the Rio Tinto Best of Utah Meet (1/7)… Earned Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association Scholastic All-America and academic all-MRGC accolades.

2021 (SOPHOMORE CAMPAIGN): Competed as a floor specialist in all 11 meets… Ranked 22nd in the Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference and 43rd in the North Central Region with a National Qualifying Score of 9.825 on floor, averaging 9.750 on the event… Tied for 22nd on floor with a season-high-tying 9.850 at the Salt Lake City NCAA Regional Second Round (4/2)… Also had a season-high 9.850 on floor at the MRGC Championships, where she tied for eighth on the event… Scored a 9.800 or better in eight meets, including the last six of the season… Earned Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association Scholastic All-America and academic all-MRGC accolades.

2020 (FRESHMAN CAMPAIGN): Competed as a floor specialist in all nine meets… Ranked 13th in the Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference and tied for 36th in the North Central Region with a National Qualifying Score of 9.805 on floor… Averaged 9.792 on floor… Notched a season-best 9.850 on floor to tie for eighth at the Boise State quad meet (2/21)… Recorded a 9.800 on floor in her collegiate debut at the Rio Tinto Best of Utah Meet (1/11) to tie for 14th… Earned Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association Scholastic All-America and academic all-MRGC accolades.

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL: Trained at Cascade Elite Gymnastics West under the direction of Frank Lee… Experienced on all four events as a level-10 gymnast… Placed sixth on both beam and floor at the 2019 Junior Olympic National Championships… Was the state and regional floor champ in 2019… Placed second on beam, third in the all-around and sixth on floor at the 2017 Western Championships… Graduated from Wilson High School in Tacoma, Washington, where she earned the 2019 President’s Education Award and was an Honor Cord recipient… Also earned the U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete Award.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Chris and Cheri Toomey… Full name is Ariel Kathleen Toomey… Has one brother and one sister… Working on a double major in economics and marketing.

CAREER HIGHS:
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