2027 Gymnastics Roster
Sophia Rice
- Position:
- All-Around
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Morgantown, W.Va.
- High School:
- University High School
Statistics
Career Highs
| Event | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| Vault | 9.975 | at Ohio State with Kent State, Pitt (3/16/25) |
| Floor Exercise | 9.9 | at 2025 Big 12 Championship (3/22/25) |
Career Statistics
| Year | Meets | AA | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 0 | 195.725 |
| 2026 | 14 | 0 | 201.225 |
| Total | 29 | 0 | 396.95 |
2026 (So.)
- NCAA Regional Championships Individual Event Specialist (Vault)
- Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award
- Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team
- Competed in all 13 meets as a member of the vault lineup, while also earning time in the floor lineup
- She also competed on vault as an individual event specialist in the NCAA Regionals Second Round
- Finished the year with 201.225 points
- Earned four podium finishes on vault
- Tallied season bests of 9.875 on vault (March 7 at Utah) and floor (March 1 at Towson)
- Finished the season with a National Qualifying Score of 9.83 on vault to qualify as an individual event specialist at the NCAA Regionals
2025 (Fr.)
- NCAA Regional Championships Individual Event Specialist (Vault)
- Big 12 All-Championship Team (Floor Exercise)
- Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week (March 18)
- Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Jan. 6)
- Competed in 14 meets in the vault and floor exercise lineups, while she also competed on vault as an individual event specialist in the NCAA Regionals Second Round
- Finished the year with 195.725 points and earned eight podium finishes during the season
- Made her Mountaineer debut in the season opener at Temple on Jan. 4
- In the opener, she tallied a first-place 9.85 on vault and went on to earn a Big 12 Newcomer of the Week nod
- Earned an impressive 9.975 in a quad meet at Ohio State on March 16, earning a first-place finish and eventual Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week recognition
- Her 9.975 at Ohio State marked the first for WVU on vault since 2005 and the first on any event since 2019
- Broke into the floor lineup on March 9, eventually earning a career-high 9.9 at the Big 12 Championship on March 22
- The total was good for a tie for second place at the championship, earning her all-championship team honors
- Finished the season with a National Qualifying Score of 9.835 on vault to qualify as an individual event specialist at the NCAA Regionals
Club Gymnastics
- A three-year Level 10 gymnast for coach Stephen Sawyer with G-Force Gymnastics at the West Virginia Gymnastics Training Center
- Graduated from University High School in Morgantown
- In 2023, she qualified for the Level 10 Development Program National Championships
- Earned top-five finishes on vault and floor at nationals
- The appearance at nationals was the second of her career, after qualifying for nationals in 2022 and earning a pair of top-10 finishes on vault and floor
- Earned a spot at nationals in 2023 after finishing in first place on vault and floor and second in the all-around at the 2023 Region 7 Regional Championships
- She also earned event titles at the West Virginia State Championship Meet in 2022, earning the top spot on beam and floor
Personal
- Daughter of Brett and Tracy Rice
- Has one sister
- Birthday is Aug. 23
- Majoring in exercise physiology
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