Liz Straatmann

Height:
5-1
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Villa Ridge, Mo.

Junior: (2009) A solid talent on the uneven bars for the Tigers who is always ready to make an impact in the lineup ... Scored a 9.550 in her 2009 debut against Arizona State ... hit season-high of 9.675 in exhibition at Ohio State.

Sophomore (2008): Was a standout for the Tigers on bars in 2008, competing in 10 of Missouri's 13 meets ... Notched a new career-high of 9.875 against Centenary, and a 9.7 or better in six meets ... Figures to be in the bars lineup for her next two years at Mizzou as she has proved to be one of the most consistent performers that the Tigers have on the event.

Freshman (2007): Used her freshman campaign to recover from an ACL injury suffered in 2006, Straatmann provided depth for the bars and beam lineups ... exhibitioned on bars three times in the 2007 season.

Prep: Liz Straatmann joins the Mizzou squad as a member of the 2004 and 2005 Level 10 State Championship teams ... won the 2005 Missouri bars and beam titles and finished third in the all-around ... trained with Great American Gymnastics Express under coaches Al and Armine Fong and Rodney Gust ... chose Mizzou over BYU and Arkansas.

Personal: Liz is the daughter of Randy and Leann Straatmann ... born May 6, 1988 ... majoring in Nutrition and Fitness and plans to minor in Psychology. She also plans to attend graduate school in the nutrition field.