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2021 Gymnastics Roster

Chelsey Christensen

  • Position AA
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rapid City, South Dakota
  • High School Rapid City

Biography

CAREER HIGHS

  • Vault: 9.800 (twice, MR at NCAA Athens Regional, 2019)
  • Bars: 9.850 (3x, MR at NCAA Regional Second Round, 2021)
  • Floor: 9.800 (at State of Missouri Meet, 2019)

2021 (SENIOR)

  • Competed in nine meets in 2021
  • Was in the bars lineup nine times and the beam lineup twice
  • Tallied a career-high-tying 9.85 on bars twice on the season, in the season opener against Georgia (Jan. 8) and at the NCAA Regional second round (April 2)
  • Also recorded a 9.775 on bars in the NCAA Regional Final (April 3)
  • Named to the SEC Gymnastics Community Service Team for the second straight year
  • Also earned a spot on the Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll

2020 (JUNIOR)

  • Saw action in nine meets in 2020
  • Was in the bars lineup nine times and made the vault lineup once
  • Notched a career-best 9.85 on bars at the GymQuarters Invitational on Feb. 14
  • Also went for 9.8s against Florida and at Auburn
  • Owned a bars NQS of 9.770 on the season
  • Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll

2019 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Competed in the bars lineup all 13 meets of 2019
  • Also made the vault lineup nine times, including the final eight meets of the season
  • Competed once on floor as well
  • Tallied a career-best 9.8 on bars three times on the year, at Florida and in back-to-back meets against Alabama and Georgia
  • Scored a personal-best 9.8 on vault at the NCAA Regional
  • Also earned a 9.8 on vault at the Mardi Gras Invitational
  • Made her floor debut at the State of Missouri Meet and earned a 9.8
  • Nine of her 13 bars routines went for a 9.75 or better

2018 (FRESHMAN)

  • Earned valuable training in her freshman season

PREP

  • Attended Rapid City High School
  • Competed for Spearfish Gymnastics Academy
  • Four-time Level 10 state and regional qualifier
  • Finished fourth in the all-around at the 2015 J.O. National Invitational Tournament
  • Seven-time South Dakota state high school champion
  • Holds the South Dakota floor record

PERSONAL

  • Daughter of Jens and Rochelle Christensen

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    AA
    5'3"
  • 2019Sophomore

    AA
    5'3"
  • 2020Junior

    AA
    5'3"
  • 2021Senior

    AA
    5'3"