Kristina Jacob

Position:
AA
Class:
Redshirt
Hometown:
Raleigh, N.C.
High School:
Leesville Road

As a Junior:
Received EAGL All-Academic honors ... Earned coaches award on balance beam ... Named 2009 NACGC Academic All-America ... Placed first on beam at NC State's Sweetheart Invitational ... Had three third place finishes on balance beam ... Scored a 9.850 on balance beam at EAGL Championships to take fourth.

As a Sophomore:
Earned second-team All-EAGL honors on balance beam ... Selected to the 2008 EAGL All-Academic Team ... Named the team's most improved gymnast ... Earned the coaches award on balance beam ... Competed in all 11 meets ... Began the season focusing on the balance beam ... Midway through the season began to compete on bars and floor exercise ... Posted a personal-best 9.875 on beam to finish third in the NC State dual meet ... Scored a personal-best 9.800 on bars to take first place in a four-team meet vs. Pittsburgh, Cornell and Temple ... Finished fourth at the EAGL Championships on beam with a 9.800.

As a Freshman:
Member of the EAGL All-Academic Team...received NACGC Academic All-America honors...Second team All-EAGL on beam...Competed in 12 meets on beam and floor exercise...Set a personal record on floor of 9.725 against Minnesota...At the EAGL Championships tied for third on beam with a personal best score of 9.850...won the team's coaches award for excellence on balance beam.

Prep:
Level 10 state champion in 2006 ... Level 10 regional qualifier in 2005 and 2006 ...2005 USA Gymnastics Regional VIII Level 10 balance beam champion, placed fourth in the all-around and qualified for national championships in Ontario, Calif. ... Placed third on balance beam and seventh in the all-around at the Junior Olympic Level 9 national championships ...Trained at GymCarolina Gymnastics Academy in Raleigh under Sam Schuh ... Member of the state championship high school gymnastics team in 2003, 2004 and 2006 .... Member of the National Honors Society at Leesville Road High School in Raleigh.

Personal:
Daughter of Michael and Victoria Jacob...born March 30, 1988 ...given name is Kristina Michelle Jacob... Exercise and sport science science major.

Personal Bests
Uneven Bars: 9.800 - 3/22/08 - Pittsburgh, Pa.
Balance Beam: 9.875 - 3/14/08 - Raleigh, N.C.
Floor Exercise: 9.800 - 2/14/10 - Chapel Hill, N.C.