West Virginia University Athletics

Coaches believe she possesses the talent and skill to score well on all four events and should see time in the all-around … team will look to her for leadership this year … should compete her most aggressive gymnastics this season …  confidence allows her to focus on small details … counted on as a consistent vaulter … one of the most mature student-athletes on team … potential is limitless … fantastic practice habits help her excel on meet day.  
 
2016-17 Junior
• NACGC/W Scholastic All-America
• Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics First Team
• Competed on vault and bars in all 13 meets
• Passed the 500-career point threshold
• Finished fourth on team with 301.9 points
• Set career highs on bars (9.825) and floor (9.825)
• Earned two podium finishes, both on vault
• Tallied a career-high 9.825 on bars and a season-best 9.825 on floor against Denver, Temple and Towson (1/29)
• Finished second on vault at Kent State (2/4) with a season-high 9.85
• Scored 9.825 on vault at Towson, with Temple and North Carolina (2/12), and finished third overall
• Matched her bars career-high score of 9.825 at the NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships (4/1)
• Finished the year with season averages of 9.77 on floor, 9.725 on bars and 9.74 on vault
 
2015-16 Sophomore
• NACGC/W Scholastic All-America
• Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics First Team
• Competed in all 12 meets as a two-event specialist on vault and uneven bars
• Finished fifth on the team with 261.4 points
• Set career highs on vault (9.875) and bars (9.775)
• Did not drop a score on bars
• Scored a career-high 9.875 on vault at No. 4 Alabama (2/14) and finished in third place, her first career podium finish
• Hit for a career-high 9.775 on bars against Ohio State and Bowling Green (3/6)
• Finished with season averages of 9.733 on vault and 9.683 on bars
 
2014-15 Freshman
• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
• Competed in all but one meet and saw time on vault, uneven bars and balance beam
• Finished seventh on the team with 192.75 points
• Scored 9.75 or better on vault five times
• Earned five top-10 finishes, including a second-place finish on vault at Pitt (2/28) with a 9.775 mark
• Appeared in the bars lineup six times and did not drop a score
• Was first Mountaineer to compete in 2015, as she opened the beam rotation at Maryland (1/9)
• Tallied 9.8 in vault debut at Ohio State (1/17)
• Earned a career-high 9.7 on bars at New Hampshire (2/8)
• Scored a career-best 9.825 on vault at the 2015 NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships (4/4)
• Finished with season averages of 9.73 on vault, 9.564 on bars and 9.5 on beam
 
Club Gymnastics
• Four-year level 10 gymnast at Hill’s Gymnastics
• Four-time Junior Olympic National Championships qualifier
• Finished first on vault, second in the all-around and on bars and seventh on floor at the 2014 Level 10 Junior Olympic National Championships
• Placed ninth in the all-around, and on vault and beam at the 2014 Region 7 Championships
• Won beam and finished second in the all-around and on bars at the 2012 Maryland State Championships
 
Personal
• Daughter of Ed and Jacqueline Bernard
• Has one brother
• Birthday is March 9
• Member of the Science Honor Society, Art National Society and English National Society at Sherwood High
• Majoring in exercise physiology
• President’s List
• Dean’s List
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll