2013 Women's Gymnastics Roster
Taylor Medrea
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Britton, Mich.
Sophomore (2012): Proved to be a consistent competitor for Mizzou as she competed on three events in every meet of the season... Improved her career high score on floor this season, and matched it against Arkansas on March 16...Boasts a career-high 9.825 score on bars which she set against Southern Utah in 2011 and matched against Southern Utah again in 2012...Earned a season-high 9.800 on floor twice during the season.
Freshman (2011): Competed in her first collegiate meet against West Virginia at the Cancun Classic...Set career-high scores on bars, beam and floor against SEMO at Beauty and the Beast...Matcher her career-high on bars against Iowa State and set a new career-high on floor...Improved on her then career-high bars score against Illinois...Set a new career-high on bars against Southern Utah...Improved on her career-high floor score in an exhibition at the Misosuri Quad Meet...Competed on bars for the Tigers at NCAA Regionals...Recognized by the NACGC/W as a Scholastic All-American.
Prep: Trained at Michigan Elite Gymnastics in Novi, Michigan under Kim and Juha Tanskanen...attended Britton-Macon Area Schools...Earned the 2006 and 2009 Level 10 State floor titles...qualified for Level 10 Nationals in 2005, 2007 and 2008...Participated on the Region 5 All-Star Team in El Salvador in 2005...Earned Regional Bar titles in 2005 and 2007...personal bests include 9.45 on vault, 9.875 on bars, 9.45 on beam, 9.675 on floor and 37.675 All-Around...Chose Missouri over Michigan and Michigan State Universities.
Personal: Daughter of Eugene and Lynette Medrea...Born February 24, 1992...Comes to Missouri from Britton, Mich...plans to study physical therapy at Missouri...was the Valedictorian of her high school class.
Career Highs
Bars: 9.850 - at Kentucky 2013
Beam: 9.775 - vs. Illinois 2013
Floor: 9.800 - vs. Georgia 2013
