1999: Redshirted after having surgery on her shoulder. 1998: Named to the Academic All-Big Ten team ... competed in every meet for the Spartans ... scored career highs on the uneven bars (9.900 at Hobie’s Spartan Invitational, 2/21) and the floor exercise (9.900 v. Michigan, 3/16) ... recorded a season high in the all-around with a 38.850 v. Illinois and Northern Illinois on 1/24 ... had third-best season average on team on uneven bars at 9.721 ... was ranked fourth on the vault (9.587) and the beam (9.509) ... won the all-around competition five times. 1997: Rebounded from early seson leg injury to help lead MSU throughout the season ... named Academic All-Big Ten and Academic All-America ... scored career-high 9.900 on beam v. N.C. State on 3/16, tying the then-school record ... scored season bests of 38.375 in the all-around and 9.825 on floor at the Big Ten Championships ... also added season highs on vaul and bars v. N.C. State. 1996: An all-around competitor ... earned her first collegiate letter ... notched a 38.375 all-around score at the NCAA Central Regional Championship ... named to the All-Big Ten team after finishing third all-around at the Big Ten Championships (38.900) ... won her first collegiate all-around competition against Northern Illinois on 2/25 (38.850) ... finished second in the all-around at the Hobie’s Spartan Invitational with a season-best 39.025 ... nailed first place on vault in her first collegiate meet (9.800). Pre-MSU: Participated with Branch Gymnastics Club ... competed at AAU Nationals in 1994 and 1995 ... earned All-America honors after finishing second on vault and third on floor in 1994 ... garnered 1995 AAU All-America accolades after finishing second on vault and in the all-around ... member of the 1994 USAG Region V National Championship Team ... ran track for two years at Comstock High School ... a four-year honor student. Personal: Born April 14, 1977 in Kalamazoo, she is the daughter of Doug and Carol Mullen ... majoring in supply chain management. |
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