Christine Nguyen

Position:
AA
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Plano, Texas
High School:
Spring Creek Academy

As a Junior:
2009 EAGL Gymnast of the Year ... Shared EAGL Gymnast of the Week honors following first placed all-around finish at Kentucky ... Earned coaches award on balance beam ... Captured five all-around titles ... Took first on balance beam, floor exercise and all-around at GW Invitational ... Followed impressive GW performance with a first place finish in all-around at New Hampshire ... Placed first on floor exercise and third on uneven bars at New Hampshire ... Recorded a personal best 9.925 on floor exercise at the Governor's Cup and Sweetheart Invitational, taking first at both events ... Finished second in all-around at Governor's Cup ... Finished first on three events at Sweetheart Invitational and at Kentucky ... Also took all-around title at Kentucky scoring a season high 39.400 ... Placed first on balance beam and won all-around at Maryland ... Placed sixth in all-around at EAGL Championships and 13th at NCAA Regionals.

As a Sophomore:
Voted EAGL Gymnast of the Year and earned first-team All-EAGL honors on all four events and the all-around ... Received the coaches award as the most outstanding gymnast and shared the top vaulter award with Jennifer Valby ... Voted the league's gymnast of the week on two occasions (Feb. 5 and Feb. 12) ... Competed in all 11 meets as an all-arounder ... Placed first in six meets in the all-around ... Had a season-high 39.475 to capture the individual all-around title at the EAGL Championships ... Also won the EAGL title on vault with a personal-best 9.950 ... Placed second at the EAGL Championships in the uneven bars and balance beam ... Won the balance beam competition in the dual meet at West Virginia with a season-best 9.925 ... Also had a 9.925 at NC State ... Swept all four events at NC State ... Had a season-best 9.925 on floor exercise at the Tar Heel Invitational ... Scored a season-high 9.850 on uneven bars at West Virginia ... Scored above a 39.100 in seven of 11 meets in the all-around.

As a Freshman:
Won at least one event in 10 of the 12 meets in which she competed...All-EAGL first-team selection on beam and all-around... Named the EAGL Rookie of the Week three times during the season...Had her best performance against Alabama where she set three personal bests on uneven bars (9.775), floor exercise (9.850) and all-around (39.350)...at the same meet against Alabama she tied for first on the beam and tied for second on vault and all-around...Her personal best all-around score ranks fifth on overall Carolina team scores...set a personal record of 9.900 on balance beam against New Hampshire, which ties for seventh on Carolina's overall team scores...Set a personal best on vault (9.900) against Towson, Rhode Island, William and Mary, and George Washington...her personal best vault score ties for fourth on Carolina overall scores...at the NCAA regional she tied for third on balance beam, tied for 13th on vault and floor, tied for 31st on uneven bars and tied for eighth in the all-around...recipient of the team's coaches award on balance beam...won the team's Sunshine Award.

Prep:
Member of the 2006 U.S. National Team ... Finished ninth in the all-around at the 2006 Visa Championships and eighth in the all-around at the 2006 U.S. Classic ... Placed third in the all-around at the 2004 Golden Lily meet in Ukraine ... International Elite gymnast in 2004, 2005 and 2006 ... 2003 Level 10 Junior Olympic National Team Member....Was second in the all-around at the 2003 Level 10 Junior Olympic National meet ... 2003 Level 10 Regional all-around champion .. Trained at World Olympic Gymnastics Academy (WOGA) under Evgeny Marchenko ... Attended Spring Creek Academy High School in Plano, Texas.

Personal:
Daughter of Hien (father) and Tho (mother) Nguyen...born May 8, 1988...given name is Christine Bao-Thi Nguyen ... Majoring in exercise and sport science... Member of the Carolina Leadership Academy.

Personal Bests
Vault: 9.950 - most recently on 3/29/08 - Morgantown, W. Va. (EAGL Championships)
Uneven Bars: 9.875 - 3/20/10 - Chapel Hill, N.C.
Balance Beam: 9.925 (twice) - 2/20/10 - Raleigh, N.C..
Floor Exercise: 9.950 - 3/20/10 - Chapel Hill, N.C.
All-Around: 39.575 - 3/20/10 - Chapel Hill, N.C.