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2018 Gymnastics Roster

Nichelle Christopherson Season 2018

PositionAll Around
Height5-2
ClassSenior
HometownKansas City, Mo.
Previous SchoolUniversity of Michigan
Senior (2018): 
  • Named to Pac-12 All-Academic first team by maintaining a 3.79 GPA in political science.
  • Earned a career-high 9.825 on floor and tied her career-high on bars with a 9.875 vs. No. 29 California on Jan. 28.
  • Posted a season-high 9.875 on beam at No. 20 Stanford on Jan. 20.
Junior (2017): 
  • Made her Gym Devil debut at Iowa State on Jan. 6 competing on bars, beam, and floor earning quality scores of 9.675, 9.700. and 9.725 respectively.
  • Set a season-high 9.875 on beam and matched a season-high floor with a 9.800 against No. 14 Washington on Feb. 11.
  • Posted a season-high on vault with a 9.625 at No. 15 California on Jan. 28. 
  • Set a season-high with a score of 9.800 on floor against No. 5 UCLA on Feb. 4.
  • Won the all-around with a tally of a 38.675 versus Stanford on Feb. 18.
  • Competed in the all-around versus No. 5 Utah on Feb. 25, posting two scores of 9.8+ (9.825/beam, 9.800/bars).
  • Notched a season-high 39.150 in the all-around at No. 23 Arizona on Mar. 5, posting season-bests of 9.875 and 9.875 on bars and beam respectively. 
  • Was selected to the NCAA Fayetteville Regional as a beam specialist and uneven bars alternate, as per an announcement made by the NCAA on Mar. 20.
  • Received the Gym Devils' most Valuable Gymnast Award at the conclusion of the season.
  • Earned 2017 NACGC Scholastic All-America honors.
University of Michigan (2014-2016):
  • Received the 2016 honor of Most Improved Athlete of the Year.
  • Competed in the bars lineup for all 12 meets of her sophomore season, scoring a career best 9.900.
  • Also competed on floor five times in 2016, scoring a career best 9.875 at the Big Ten Championships.
High School/Club:
  • 2010 Level 10 Missouri State Champion.
  • JO National Championship qualifier in 2011 and 2014.
  • 2011 U.S. Classics qualifier.
Personal: Daughter of Soren and Tammie Christopherson and has one brother and one sister. Hometown is Kansas City, Missouri. A senior intending to major in Political Science and minor in Spanish.

Nichelle Christopherson 2018 Results

Meet V UB BB FX AA
Auburn/Iowa/Iowa State  -- 9.750 9.050 9.775 --
at West Virginia  -- 9.825 9.825 9.775 --
at Stanford  -- -- 9.875 9.750 --
California  -- 9.875 9.850 9.825 --
at Oregon State  -- 9.825 -- 9.550 --
at Utah  -- -- -- -- --
Washington  -- -- -- -- --
Arizona  -- -- -- -- --
at Minnesota  -- -- -- -- --
Oklahoma/Denver/Arkansas -- -- -- -- --
Sacramento State/Oregon State/UC Davis -- -- -- -- --
Pac-12 Championships -- 9.825 -- -- --
NCAA Regionals -- 9.775 -- -- --
Season High  -- 9.875 9.875 9.825 --
 

Nichelle Christopherson 2017 Results

Meet V UB BB FX AA
at Iowa State  -- 9.675 9.700 9.725 --
at Denver  9.575 9.825 9.850 9.000 38.250
UC Davis  -- 9.800 9.800 9.700 --
at California 9.625 9.700 9.275 9.725 38.325
UCLA  9.600 9.550 -- 9.800 --
at Washington  9.550 9.800 9.875 9.800 39.025
Stanford 9.475 9.775 9.675 9.750 38.675
Utah  9.625 9.800 9.825 9.600 38.850
at Arizona  9.600 9.875 9.900 9.775 39.150
Sacramento State/Bridgeport  9.600 9.875 9.850 9.050 38.375
Pac-12 Championships     9.650 9.750 9.850 9.625 38.875
NCAA Regionals -- -- 9.800 -- --
Season High  9.650 9.875 9.900 9.800 39.150
 
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Junior
2017

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