2004: Remained a key component in Spartan success throughout the season... Recorded 9.85 on the floor at Boise State on March 7, to tie her season-best for a third time... Posted 9.825 on bars and 9.800 on both beam and floor against Ohio State and West Virginia Feb. 28... Recorded 9.850 on floor against Pittsburgh Feb. 21... Set a career best on beam at Illinois on Jan. 25 with a 9.850... Had a 9.825 on bars at Illinois Jan. 25... Recorded a 9.725 on floor exercise at Central Michigan on Jan. 18... Posted a 9.825 on beam against LSU, Arizona and Western Michigan on Jan. 9. 2003: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors... Scored a 9.800 on the uneven bars Feb. 22 vs. Illinois, March 1 versus Ball State and Central Michigan, and March 15 at Pittsburgh... Set a career-high score of 9.900 on the uneven bars to tie for second place March 22 against Michigan and Pittsburgh. 2002: Earned first collegiate letter... Competed on bars in every meet... Top score of 9.825 placed her second at Spartan Invitational Feb. 23... Twice recorded a 9.800, including March 2 against Ohio State where she tied for second... Competed on floor five times, scoring a 9.775 twice and a 9.750 once. Pre-MSU: Graduate of Williamston High School... Competed for coach Brian Zook at Great Lakes Gymnastics Club from levels 5-10... Junior Olympic Nationals Region V first-place team in 2000... Also a 2001 Junior Olympic Nationals Region V member... Member of National Honor Society. Personal: Born April 21, 1983, in Lansing, Mich... Daughter of Mikel and Ingrid Yarbrough ... A business/pre-law major. |
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