Alicia Hatcher

Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Blue Springs, Mo.

Senior: (2009) One of the best and most consistent gymnasts the Tigers have to offer on both bars and beam, as well as a steady competitor on the floor exercise ... Named the Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week after scoring a 9.825 on bars and 9.850 on beam in season opener ... Broke her career high on floor against the Illini, going 9.825 ... Hit that mark just four weeks later on Senior Night vs. Oregon State ... Set a new season high on bars of 9.875 to tie her career high at Oklahoma ... Hit a 9.8 or better on bars in eight meets out of 11 this year, and a 9.7 or better on floor in nine meets ... Averages a 9.777 on the balance beam ... Notched new season high of 9.9 on beam vs. Oregon State ... Ranked No. 48 nationwide on the apparatus, seventh in the Big 12 ... 10th in the conference on bars ... Also No. 18 in the Big 12 on floor exercise ... Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team for the third year in a row, the Mizzou `39 and the Winter Big 12 Chick-Fil-A Community of Champions.

Junior: (2008): First Team All-Big 12 selection on bars for the second consecutive season... Also earned All-Big 12 Championship team honors on bars at the Big 12 Championships ... Won Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week after her career meet at Nebraska where she tallied season highs on bars, beam and floor ... Hatcher posted season highs of 9.875 on both beam and bars and broke her career high on floor, posting a 9.775 against UIC. ... Put up scores of 9.825 or better on bars in 10 of 12 meets in 2008 ... Hatcher excelled out of the gym as well, being named the Varsity M Association's Student Athlete of the Year, as well as being tapped into the Mystical Seven honors society.

Sophomore: (2007): A standout on bars and beam, Alicia Hatcher was one of Mizzou's most consistent competitors ... claimed All-Big 12 honors on bars as she tied for fourth on the event with a 9.850 at the Big 12 Championship ... earned her first event title of the season as she notched a personal best 9.875 on bars at Pittsburgh ... scored a career high 9.900 on beam to tie for third at Oklahoma ... missed meets against SEMO and Centenary due to a sprained ankle ... finished second on bars with a 9.850 against Iowa ... tied for second on bars (9.800) and third on beam (9.750) in the Cat Classic individual event finals ... tied for third on bars with a then team season high 9.825 against Nebraska ... ranked tied for 65th on bars nationally ... named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team.

Freshman: (2006): In a breakout freshman season, Alicia Hatcher tied for 60th on bars and 72nd on beam nationally ... earned one bars title during the season ... at the Southeast Regional, tied for eight on bars with a 9.800 ... tied her career-high on beam with a 9.850 against SEMO to take third place ... also recorded a 9.825 on bars to tie for second ... placed second on bars and tied for third on beam at Iowa ... won her first career event title after with a 9.825 on bars at SEMO to tie Jodie Heinicka ... tied her career-high on bars against Centenary with a 9.850 ... earned top-four finishes on bars, beam and fl oor at the Cat Classic individual event finals ... at the Cat Classic team finals, recorded a 9.825 on beam to tie for third place and a 9.800 on bars for fourth ... recorded a 9.825 on beam against Oklahoma to tie for fifth place ... recorded a 9.800 on beam to tie for fourth place against Illinois ... scored a career-high 9.850 on bars to finish in fourth place against Iowa State ... also set a career-high on floor with a 9.750 and posted a 9.775 on beam ... placed fourth on beam with a career-high 9.850 while also recording a 9.800 on bars and 9.725 on floor at Nebraska ... recorded a 9.825 on bars against at Centenary to finish second ... finished in fifth place on bars with a 9.725 against Arkansas ... named a National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women Scholar Athlete.

Prep: Hatcher joined the Tigers as a two-time Junior Olympic national qualifirer ... earned the 2002, 2003 and 2004 Region IV titles ... was the 2001 National uneven bars champion ... earned Missouri State championship titles in 2002 and 2004 and placed third in 2003 ... finished second on the beam and ninth in the all-around at the 2004 Nationals ... at the 2003 Nationals, won the beam title and placed second in the all-around. ... Finished third on beam and fourth on bars and all-around at the 2002 Nationals ... trained at Great American Gymnastics Express with fellow freshman Adrianne Perry under coaches Al Fong, Armine Barutyan-Fong and Rodney Gust ... chose Missouri over LSU and Michigan.

Personal: Alicia is the daughter of Ward Allen and Connie Serrano ... born on Dec. 2, 1986 ... intends to major in journalism.

Career Highs:
Bars: 9.875, at Pittsburgh 2007
Beam: 9.900, at Oklahoma 2007
Floor: 9.750, three times