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2008 Gymnastics Roster
Karli Jones
- Position:
- AA
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Columbia, S.C.
- High School:
- Franklin-Jones
As a Sophomore:
Finished fourth in all-around at New Hampshire ... Placed sixth in all-around on two occasions, at GW Invitational and at Sweetheart Invitational ... Scored a 9.750 to record a sixth place finish on balance beam at New Hampshire.
As a Freshman:
Earned first-team All-EAGL honors in the all-around and was second-team on floor exercise and balance beam ... Earned the coaches award on uneven bars ... Competed in all 11 meets as an all-arounder ... Scored a season-high 38.800 at West Virginia in the all-around to take fifth place ... Had a season-high 9.750 on bars at the George Washington Invitational and vs. NC State ... Scored a season-best 9.850 on balance beam in a quad meet vs. NC State, LSU and George Washington in Raleigh ... Had her best score of the year (9.800) on vault at the EAGL Championships ... Best finish of the season in the all-around was third place in three meets - Tar Heel Invitational, at Minnesota and at Pittsburgh.
Prep:
Trained with coach Joanne Childs at Carolina Gymnastics Training Center in Columbia, S.C. ... A 2005 and 2006 qualifier to the USAG Junior Olympic National Championships ... Was the 2004, 2005, and 2006 South Carolina Level 10 all-around champion ... In 2005, she placed second on vault and floor, and fourth in the all-around at the USAG Region VIII Championships ... Placed fourth in the all-around again at the Region VIII Championships in 2006 ... Hails from the same South Carolina Gymnastics Training Center that produced former Tar Heel gymnastics standout Brooke Wilson.
Personal:
Daughter of Dr. Stacey Jones ... Born on July 8, 1989 ... Given name is Karli Allison Jones ... Majoring in applied sciences.
Personal Bests
Vault: 9.800 - 3/29/08 - Morgantown, W. Va. (EAGL Championships)
Uneven Bars: 9.750 - 2/10/08 - Chapel Hill, N.C.
Balance Beam: 9.850 - 3/14/08 - Raleigh, N.C.
Floor Exercise: 9.875 - 3/20/10 - Chapel Hill, N.C.
All-Around: 38.800 - 2/15/08 - Morgantown, W. Va.
