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2025 Gymnastics Roster
Stippich, Claire
Claire Stippich
- Position:
- AA
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Hartland, Wisc.
- High School:
- Lake Country Lutheran
- Prev School:
- Kentucky
Bio
| Collegiate Bests: | ||
| Bars: | 9.875 | Â 2/28/25 |
| Floor: | 9.875 | Â 3/14/25 |
AS A JUNIOR (2025):
- Competed in nine meets, appearing in eight bars lineups and eight floor lineups
- Recorded collegiate-best 9.875 on floor (3/14 vs Western Michigan)
- Recorded collegiate-best 9.875 on bars (2/28 in UNC Quad meet)
AT KENTUCKY (2024):
- Competed on bars vs. Missouri, scoring a 9.8 as a sophomore
AT KENTUCKY (2023):
- Did not compete as a freshmanÂ
PREP:
- Trained at Salto Gymnastics Club under the direction of Vitali Rudnitski, Brittany Solberg, Julie Holden and Kristen KremerÂ
- Three-time JO Nationals qualifier
- Placed ninth on floor and 10th in all-around at 2022 JO Nationals
- Placed fourth on bars at 2021 JO NationalsÂ
- Placed second in all-around at 2021 Region 4 Regionals
- All-around, bars, beam and floor champion at 2021 Wisconsin State Championships, also taking second on vaultÂ
- Graduated as salutatorian from Lake Country Lutheran High School
PERSONAL:
- Birthday is August 21
- Daughter of Kristal and Ryan Stippich
- Has two younger siblings: Sarah and Connor
- Mother ran cross country in college
- Aunt attended UNC
- Plans to major in business administration or sports administration with a minor in statistics and analytics
- On why she chose UNC: “I loved the campus atmosphere and it felt like home to me when I visited. I also meshed really well with the team and the coaches.”
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