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2018 Gymnastics Roster

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Zaakira Muhammad

  • Height:
    5-4
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Pennsauken, N.J.
  • High School:
    Pennsauken High

Summary

Biography

Statistics

Career Highs

Career Highs
Event Score Opponent
Vault 9.9 Six times, most recently:
2018 NCAA University Park Regional Championships (4/7/18)
Uneven Bars 9.9 Penn State (3/8/15)
at Pitt, Towson, Michigan State (3/3/17)
at Towson with NC State, Cornell and William & Mary (3/18/18)
Balance Beam 9.925 at Towson with NC State, Cornell and William & Mary (3/18/18)
Floor Exercise 9.95 William & Mary (1/24/16)
All-Around 39.575 at Towson with NC State, Cornell and William & Mary (3/18/18)
 

Career Statistics

Career Statistics
Year Meets AA Total Points
2018 12 8 409.4
2017 14 7 478.8875
2016 13 4 421.35
2015 12 0 243.175
Total 51 19 1,552.8125

One of two returning All-Americans … qualified for the 2017 NCAA National Championships in the all-around … one of the team’s most dynamic and powerful gymnasts … newly gained confidence on balance beam has solidified her position as a consistent all-arounder … competes a big floor routine which is a proven fan favorite … has an unmatched ‘wow’ factor on team … one of the most consistent vaulters … also consistent on bars … big gymnastics should produce favorable scores … rarely found without a smile. 
 
• Ranks No. 19 in program history with 10 career scores of 9.9 or better
 
2016-17 Junior
• Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Second Team
• NCAA National Championships qualifier (all-around)
• NACGC/W All-America Second Team Floor Exercise
• All-Big 12 Championship Team
• Competed in 14 meets, seven in the all-around, and finished first on the team with 478.8875 points
• Passed the 1,000-career point threshold
• Finished second on the team with six event wins and paced the squad with 23 podium finishes
• Set or matched career highs on vault (9.9), bars (9.9), beam (9.875) and the all-around (39.4)
• Did not drop a score on vault
• In season-opening meet at Maryland (1/8), finished second on vault (9.85) and third on floor (9.775)
• Won vault (9.85) and finished third on floor (9.825) at Pitt (1/13)
• Scored a career-high 9.9 on vault and finished second against Denver, Temple and Towson (1/29); also placed third on floor with a 9.85
• Scored 9.825 on vault and bars and finished third on both events at Kent State (2/4)
• Finished first on vault and third on bars with matching 9.85 marks at Towson with Temple and North Carolina (2/12)
• Placed third on vault at Ohio State (2/18) with a 9.85 mark
• Finished first in the all-around against Iowa State and Maryland (2/26) with a career-high 39.4 score; also won beam with a career-best 9.875 and placed second on vault (9.875) and bars (9.825)
• Won bars outright at Pitt, with Towson and Michigan State (3/3), with a career-high 9.9; also finished first in the all-around (39.375) and second on vault (9.875)
• Placed third on floor (9.875) and bars (9.85) against George Washington, Eastern Michigan and Pitt (3/5)
• Finished second in the all-around at Florida with a 39.2 score
• Finished second on floor at the 2017 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship (3/18) with a 9.9 mark and earned a spot on the All-Big 12 Championship Team
• Qualified for the 2017 NCAA National Championships with a fourth place, 39.325 all-around showing at the NCAA Morgantown Regional (4/1); also finished third on floor with a 9.9
• Scored a season-best 9.9125 on floor and earned NACGC/W All-America Second Team honors at the 2017 NCAA National Championships (4/14)
• Finished the year with season highs of 39.177 in the all-around, a team-best mark, 9.846 on vault, 9.828 on floor, 9.702 on bars and 9.663 on beam; vault and floor averages ranked No. 2 on team
 
2015-16 Sophomore
• Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Second Team
• Linda Burdette-Good Award honoree as team’s Most Valuable Gymnast
• Competed in all 13 meets, four as an all-arounder, and earned 421.35 points, the second-best total on team
• Ranked No. 31 nationally on vault with a 9.875 RQS
• Tallied career-high scores on vault (9.9), beam (9.85), floor (9.95) and the all-around (39.325)
• Finished second on the team with six victories, including four on vault
• Tied for third place on bars at No. 16 Denver (1/9) with a 9.85 mark
• Finished second on vault (9.85) and third on bars (9.775) against No. 18 New Hampshire (1/17)
• Put forth incredible effort in career all-around debut against William & Mary (1/24), finishing first overall with a career-high 39.325 and also winning floor with a career-best 9.95; day also included second-place showings on vault (9.85) and bars (9.8)
• Scored a career-high 9.9 on vault and won the event at Iowa State (2/5); also finished second on floor with a 9.825 mark
• Tied for third place on vault at No. 2 Oklahoma (2/7) with a 9.85 score
• Strong showing at No. 4 Alabama (2/14), earning a share of the vault win with a career-high 9.9 score and finishing third on bars and floor with 9.85 marks
• Placed second on vault (9.875) and floor (9.85) against No. 22 Kentucky (2/21)
• Finished third on vault at the Unite for Her Pink Invite (2/26) with a 9.875
• Scored 39.275 in the all-around against Ohio State and Bowling Green (3/6) and finished second overall; day included a second-place showing on beam with a career-high 9.85 and third-place finishes on vault (9.825) and floor (9.9)
• Finished first overall against Pitt (3/11) with 39.05 mark; also placed second on vault (9.875) and third on floor (9.85)
• Landed on the podium three times at Pitt (3/13), winning vault (9.85), finishing second on bars (9.825) and placing third in the all-around (38.75)
• Ranked second on the team with vault and bars season averages of 9.85 and 9.785, respectively; also ranked No. 3 on floor with a 9.823 average
 
2014-15 Freshman
• Competed on vault and uneven bars in all 12 meets and earned 243.175 points, the fourth-best team total
• Finished third on the team with 10 podium appearances, including three wins
• Scored 9.8 or better on vault in all but three meets
• Exceptional in career debut, scoring 9.8 on vault at Maryland (1/9) and finishing in third place
• Tied for third place on bars at NC State (1/31) with a 9.775 mark
• Earned a career-best 9.875 on vault at New Hampshire (2/8) and tied for event win; also finished second on bars with a 9.825 score
• Finished third on vault against No. 18 Denver (2/13) with a 9.825 score
• Tied for vault win in home quad-meet against Maryland, Rutgers and New Hampshire (2/22) with 9.825 score
• Scored 9.775 on vault at Pitt (2/28), good enough for second place
• Tallied a career-high 9.9 on bars against No. 11 Penn State (3/8) and finished in third place
• Marks of 9.85 and 9.825 on vault and bars, respectively, against Penn and Cornell (3/14) were good enough for first and second place
• Ranked second on team on vault and bars with respective season averages of 9.81 and 9.646
 
Club Gymnastics
• Six-year level 10 gymnast at TNT Elite Gymnastics
• Three-time champion at the 2012 Junior Olympic National Championships, finishing first in the all-around, beam and floor
• Finished fourth on bars at the 2010 Region 7 Championships
• 2010 New Jersey State Championships floor champion; also finished fifth on bars and sixth in the all-around
 
Personal
• Daughter of Dean and Renee Muhammad
• Has one brother and one sister
• Birthday is November 9
• Mom attended Virginia State on a softball scholarship
• Attended Pennsauken High
• Majoring in journalism  
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
 

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