Krista Jasper

Position:
AA
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Birchrunville, P.A.
High School:
Owen J. Roberts

As a Senior
Competed in all 11 meets primarily on balance beam and floor exercise • Won the floor competition vs. Maryland with a 9.850 • Finished second on the balance beam vs. William & Mary • Posted a career-best 9.900 on the floor at the EAGL championships to place second and earn EAGL All-Tournament honors • Earned EAGL All-Academic honors for the fourth consecutive season.

As a Junior
Competed as an all-arounder in all 11 meets • Scored a career-high 39.050 in the all-around vs. Pittsburgh • Named first-team All-EAGL Tournament team in the all-around and floor exercise and was a second team performer on balance beam • Helped Carolina win its second consecutive EAGL championship with a fifth place finish on floor (9.850) and a fifth place finish in the all-around (38.950) • Won the individual title on floor exercise vs. Maryland (9.80) and was second in the all-around (38.775) vs. the Terps • Received EAGL All-Academic honors.

As a Sophomore
Competed primarily on balance beam and uneven bars throughout the season • Opened the season with a career-high on vault (9.525) and all-around (38.300) in the George Washington Invitational • Was third in the all-around and on the floor exercise (9.750) at GW Invitational • Finished second on bars with a 9.725 at Maryland • Had a season-best 9.750 on bars in a home meet vs. Maryland and tied that mark at the EAGL championships • Competed on balance beam (9.650) and bars (9.625) at the NCAA Regionals • Named to the EAGL All-Academic Team for the third straight season • Received the team's Cunningham Award for Inspiring Courage & Perseverance in Facing Adversity.

As a Redshirt Freshman:
Received EAGL All-Academic honors ... Earned Tonietto Award for gymnastics performance of exceptional aesthetic quality ... Named most improved gymnast on team ... Earned coaches award on floor exercise ... Scored a personal best 9.900 on floor at New Hampshire and placed second. ... Also placed second on floor exercise at Sweetheart Invitational and EAGL Championships ... Set a personal record on uneven bars at a tri-meet with Maryland and Temple, scoring a 9.775 and placing fourth ... Performed well at EAGL Championships, scoring a personal best 9.800 on balance beam and placing second on floor.

2008:
Sidelined all season with a knee injury and took a redshirt season ... Named to the 2008 EAGL All-Academic Team ... Earned the team's Sunshine Award for the joy she brings to the team.

Prep:
Attended Owen J. Roberts High School in Pottstown, Pa. ... Trained at AJS Pancott Gymnastics National Training Center under the direction Qualified as an International Elite Gymnast in 2002 and of coach Sue Weldon ... competed at the U.S. Classics and the USA Championships that year ... Placed third on vault and fifth on floor exercise while finishing eighth in the all-around at U.S. Classics ... Qualified as an International Elite again in 2004 and competed at the U.S. Classics, but was slowed by an elbow injury ... In 2005, while recovering from the injury, Jasper participated in track and field and cross country with her high school ... Became an accomplished middle distance runner and was a member of the high school girl's 1600-meter relay team that won a conference championship and placed third at the Penn Relays ... Resumed full gymnastics training in early 2006 and competed as a Level 10 gymnast in 2007 while preparing for her collegiate gymnastics career.

Personal:
Jasper is an aspiring actress with plans to major in drama at Carolina ... She has had professional acting experience in two Halloween themed productions ... This past October she performed in a production called "Nightmares Extreme Scream Park" ... Daughter of Pete and Lorraine Jasper ... Born on May 7, 1989 ... Given name is Krista Ellen Jasper ... Majoring in dramatic arts.

Krista Jasper's Personal Bests
Vault: 9.725 (3 times) most recently on 4/21/11 at NCAA Regionals
Uneven Bars: 9.775 (2 times) - most recently on 4/4/09 at NCAA Regionals
Balance Beam: 9.800 (2 times) - most recently 2/20/11 in Chapel Hill
Floor Exercise: 9.900 (2 times) - most recently 3/24/12 at EAGL Championships in Pittsburgh, Pa.
All-Around: 39.050 - 2/20/11 - Chapel Hill, N.C.