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2019 Gymnastics Roster

Britney Ward

  • Position AA
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Ozark, Mo.
  • High School Homeschooled

Biography

CAREER HIGHS

  • Vault: 9.950 (vs. Alabama, 2017)
  • Bars: 9.850 (at Mardi Gras Invitational, 2017)
  • Beam: 9.975 (vs. Kentucky, 2017)

2019 (SENIOR)

  • Competed in nine meets during her senior campaign 
  • Appeared in the beam lineup nine times and the vault lineup four times in 2019 despite battling injuries
  • 11 of her 13 routines went 9.8 or better
  • Tallied a season-best 9.95 on beam in the season opener against Arizona State, Minnesota and UIC
  • Also scored 9.875s on beam twice, at LSU and at the Metroplex Challenge
  • Twice went a season-best 9.875 on vault, against Alabama and at the Metroplex Challenge
  • Won three event titles on the season, with two on beam and one on vault
  • Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll

2018 (JUNIOR)

  • Claimed All-SEC honors on beam thanks to her performance at the 2018 SEC Championship
  • Was in the beam lineup all 13 meets in 2018, and competed vault 10 times
  • Posted a team-high six scores of at least 9.9 on beam in 2018
  • Finished the regular season tied for 18th nationally on beam, narrowly missing All-America honors
  • Owned regional qualifying scores of 9.910 on beam and 9.830 on vault
  • Had 18 scores of 9.8 or higher, with 11 on beam and seven on vault
  • Won four event titles on the year, with three on beam and one on vault
  • Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll

2017 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Claimed two NACGC/W Regular Season All-America second team honors, with honors on both vault and beam
  • Earned All-SEC honors on vault thanks to her performance at the SEC Championship
  • Led the Tigers with 12 event wins on the season, with six each on vault and beam
  • Won a team-high 12 event titles in 2017, with six each on vault and beam
  • Earned a 9.9 or better 13 times, with seven on vault and six on beam
  • Posted 26 scores of 9.8 or higher
  • Earned a spot on the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll

2016 (FRESHMAN)

  • Earned NACGC/W Regular Season All-America second team honors on beam, Mizzou's first-ever regular season All-America
  • Claimed spots on the All-SEC and SEC All-Freshman teams after her performance at the SEC Championships
  • Named the SEC Specialist of the Week on Jan. 19 and the SEC Freshman of the Week on Jan. 26
  • Anchored the vault and beam lineups in all 13 meets of her freshman campaign
  • Posted 21 scores of 9.800 or higher in 26 possible routines
  • Led the team with nine scores of 9.900 or higher, with six on beam and three on vault
  • Finished the regular season ranked 15th nationally on beam to claim All-America second team honors with an RQS of 9.900
  • Also led the Tigers with a vault RQS of 9.885 to rank 
  • Won 12 event titles on the season, with six apiece on vault and beam
  • Claimed vault titles against SEC foes Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky and Arkansas and beam crowns against Alabama, Georgia and Auburn
  • Scored a career-high 9.925 on beam in meets at Auburn and Western Michigan
  • Recorded a personal-best 9.925 on vault at Alabama
  • Failed to score a 9.800 or higher on beam just once in 13 meets
  • 2015-16 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

PREP

  • Trained at Missouri Valley Gymnastics
  • Won the 2013 J.O. National Level 10 beam title
  • Also placed seventh in the all-around at 2013 J.O. Nationals
  • Finished second in the all-around at the 2014 Region IV Championships
  • 2011 and 2012 Missouri State Championships all-around champion
  • Four-time J.O. National qualifier

PERSONAL

  • Daughter of Darrell and Debbie

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

    AA
    5'3"
  • 2017Sophomore

    AA
    5'3"
  • 2018Junior

    AA
    5'3"
  • 2019Senior

    AA
    5'3"