Theresa Diamond

Position:
AA
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Gaithersburg, Md.
High School:
Magruder

As a Junior:
Received 2009 EAGL All-Academic honors ... Competed in eight meets on floor and balance beam ... Finished seventh on floor exercise at Sweetheart Invitational ... Unable to compete at NCAA Regionals after sustaining a severe ankle sprain.

As a Sophomore:
Named to the 2008 EAGL All-Academic Team ... Earned the team's Sunshine Award for the joy she brings to the team ... Competed in the first five meets of the season ... Season was cut short due to an elbow injury ... Competed on bars, balance beam and floor exercise ... Scored a personal-best 9.825 in Carolina's wins at the Governor's Cup and vs. NC State ... Also had a personal-best 9.775 to take third on the balance beam vs. the Wolfpack ... Best score of the season on bars was a 9.750 at West Virginia.

As a Freshman:
Member of the EAGL All-Academic Team...Placed first on bars in her first collegiate meet against William & Mary...At the George Washington Invitational set a personal best of 9.700 on beam...Placed second on bars against Minnesota with a personal best score of 9.800...Had her best meet of the season at the EAGL Championship where she set personal records on both vault (9.700) and floor exercise (9.750).

Prep:
Four-time national qualifier ... Placed fifth on the vault, 16th in the all-around and her team was second at the Junior Olympic National Championships in 2006 in Oklahoma City ... Finished second on uneven bars and 11th in all-around at the 2005 Level 10 Junior Olympic National Championships in Ontario, Calif.... She was eighth on uneven bars and 11th on all-around in 2002 .... Team was third at Junior Olympic Nationals in 2004 and 2005 ... Uneven bars champion every year she competed at USGA Regionals ... Trained at Hill's Gymnastics under Kelli Hill...Four-year honor roll at Magruder High School in Rockville, Md., and carried a 3.5 GPA.

Personal:
Daughter of Debbie Bailey...born September 15, 1988...given name is Theresa Rose Diamond... Majoring in journalism and mass communication.

Personal Bests
Vault: 9.700 - 3/30/07 - College Park, Md. (EAGL Championships)
Uneven Bars: 9.800 - 2/16/07 - Chapel Hill, N.C.
Balance Beam: 9.775 - 2/10/08 - Chapel Hill, N.C.
Floor Exercise: 9.825 - 1/1/08 - Towson, Md.
All-Around: 38.200 - 1/14/07 - Williamsburg, Va.