Xiaoying Xu

Position:
B/F
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Rockville, Md.
High School:
Walter Johnson

As a Junior:
Member of the EAGL All-Academic Team • Suffered an ankle injury in preseason practice and was not able to compete in 2007.

As a Sophomore:
Compete in 12 meets as a member of the balance beam, uneven bars, and floor exercise lineups...set a personal best of 9.700 on uneven bars at the Wolfpack Invitational ...tied her personal best of 9.700 on floor exercise twice, at the Tar Heel Invitational and at the NCAA Regionals...named to the EAGL All-Academic Team...received NACGC Academic All-America honors.

As a Freshman:
2005 NACGC Academic All-America... member of balance beam and uneven bars lineups, adding depth on those events...set a season best on the uneven bars with a 9.100 at the George Washington Invitational in her first collegiate meet...finished first on beam and set a personal best of 9.900 in her second collegiate meet against William & Mary ...placed fifth on beam at the NCAA Regional Championships ...selected to EAGL All-Academic Team.

Prep:
Junior Olympic National Champion on uneven bars in 2003 ... two-time Junior Olympic national qualifier ... 10th all-around at 2003 nationals ... bronze medalist on floor exercise at 2004 regionals ... balance beam champion at 2004 Nation's Capital Cup ... trained at Marvateens Gymnastics Club with coach Ken Anderson ... graduated in top five percent of high school class.

Personal:
Daughter of Yun Wang and Jitao Xu ... born April 1, 1986 in Xi'an, China...given name is Xiaoying Xu ...majoring in business • serves as the team's academic team captain.

Personal Bests
Uneven Bars: 9.700 - 2/24/06 - Raleigh, N.C.
Balance Beam: 9.900 - 2005 - Chapel Hill
Floor Exercise: 9.700 - 4/8/06 - Athens, Ga. (NCAA Regionals)