Women's Gymnastics

Dani Levy
	Class: Junior Hometown: New Port Richey, Fla. High School: River Ridge Height: 5-0 Club: Suncoast Gymnastics Academy

Dani Levy

2013: Academic All-Big Ten honoree...Earned a season-high of 9.750 against Illinois (Jan. 26) and Michigan (March 2) on vault...Tied for third on beam at Penn State (Feb. 23) earning a mark of 9.825... Tied for third on floor posting a 9.875 and placed second on beam with a season-high of 9.875 against Michigan (March 2)... Marked a career-high of 9.875 on beam against Michigan (March 2)...Placed first on floor at Pittsburgh (March 8) scoring a season-best of 9.875.

2012: Academic All-Big Ten...Was the only Spartan to compete in the all-around, placing in the category five times...Recorded career-high scores on the bars (9.875), the floor exercise (9.875) and tied her personal-best in the all-around (39.125)...Earned her first career bars title (9.875) and won the floor exercise and the all-around vs. Illinois State...Won her second bars title the following week against Southeast Missouri State...MSU's top performer in the floor routine.

2011: Posted three first-place marks, two second place tallies and four third-place finishes ... Made her collegiate debut on the uneven bars against Iowa, Michigan & Western Michigan, recording a 8.950 ... Posted a career-best uneven bars score of 9.775 against Illinois ... Compete in the all-around for the first time at Pittsburgh, recording a score of 37.125 ... Recorded a career-best 9.825 on the vault at home against Alaska-Anchorage ... A career-high 9.850 on the floor was posted at the Big Ten Championships ... Posted a career-best all-around score of 39.125 against Illinois ... Won her first career all-around crown with a 38.325 against Alaska-Anchorage ... Finished the home meet against Illinois with a season-best beam score of 9.800 ... Recorded a personal-best 9.875 on the floor exercise to place fifth at the NCAA Corvallis Regional ... Also finished 11th in the all-around with a 38.450 mark at the NCAA Corvallis Regional.

Prior to Michigan State: Attended River Ridge High School ... Coached by Arnold Gwinn at the Suncoast Gymnastics Academy ... Placed second on the vault and fifth in the all-around at the 2009 National Invitational ... Qualified for Level 10 Regionals in 2007 and 2008 ... Competed at the Level 9 Nationals where she placed second on vault and fifth in the all-around ... Qualified to compete as Elite status in 2009 as a Level 9 gymnast ... A honor roll student all four years of high school.

Personal: Born Jan. 3, 1992 ... Daughter of Dana and Nancy Levy ... Mother was a member of the Central Michigan track & field team ... Father played racquetball at SUNY-Oswego ... Majoring in criminal justice.

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