Gymnastics Signs Grace Evans and Megan Phillips
November 16, 2018 | Gymnastics
MUNCIE, Ind. - - Ball State gymnastics head coach Joanna Saleem will add a pair of high-level gymnasts to her squad for the 2019-20 academic year with the signing of Grace Evans (Dallas, Georgia / North Paulding) and Megan Phillips (Quebec, Canada / Ecole Secondaire Antoine-de-Saint Exupery).
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"We are very excited to welcome Grace and Megan to the Ball State gymnastics family," Saleem said. "Both have competed at very high levels over their careers, and their experience and competitive drive will be great assets to our program."
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ABOUT GRACE EVANS:
Evans, a Dallas, Georgia native, is a level 10 gymnast and has spent the last 10 years training at The Gymnastics Academy of Atlanta. In May of 2017, Evan qualified for the Junior Olympic Nationals in Indianapolis, going on to win the Junior F uneven bars title with a score of 9.675. In addition, Evans enters her senior season at North Paulding High School as a three-time First Team All-State selection, earning the honor on bars as a freshman and sophomore, then on beam as a junior. She owns career-best marks of: All-Around: 38.150, Vault. 9.650, Bars: 9.825, Beam: 9.700, Floor: 9.725
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SALEEM ON EVANS:
Grace has a quiet demeanor that is perfectly paired with an absolutely fierce determination. She will bring some exceptionally beautiful gymnastics to our program. She has amazing lines and you get lost watching her perform, everything she does is just so pretty!
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As two-time JO Nationals qualifier and 2017 National Bar Champion, Grace will bring four years of high-level competition experience to the table. Being the second youngest of six children, she is a natural team player who understands individual accountability while working as a unit to achieve success. She is an outstanding student that will transition into college easily and immediately make a positive impact with our program.Â
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EVANS ON BALL STATE:
I chose Ball State because of the beautiful campus and the great gymnastics program.
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ABOUT MEGAN PHILLIPS:
Phillips, a Quebec, Canada native, has done a mixture of level 10 and national high performance gymnastics and has trained at Gymnix for the past 13 years. The 2015 Quebec Champion, she was also was a silver all-around medalist and beam champion at Elite Canada in 2017. The 2015 season also saw Phillips place fourth in the all-around and fifth on bars at Elite Canada, plus 13th in the all-around at the Canadian Championships. In 2016, she placed fourth on bars and floor, as well as fifth in the all-around at the Canadian Championships. In 2017, Phillips was first on beam, third on flood, fourth on bars and second in the all-around at Elite Canada, plus third on floor at the Canadian Championships.
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SALEEM ON EVANS:
Megan has a fun-loving personality with the ability to switch into work mode quiet easily. She has been competing internationally for the past several years which gives her invaluable competitive experience. She was a silver all-around medalist and beam champion at Elite Canada in 2017.
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Her unique dance and skill presentation on floor will immediately catch the eye of the judges and will give our fans another routine to get out of their seats and cheer about. I am very excited to bring this self-sufficient Canadian to our team. We will instantly see a positive impact from Megan, not just on the competition floor, but also during the day to day practices and in the classroom.Â
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PHILLIPS ON BALL STATE:
I chose Ball State because it's a great school. I loved the campus and its surroundings reminded me of home. I also loved the coaches and student-athletes in the Ball State gymnastics program. Go Cardinals.
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For the most up-to-date news on the gymnastics team, please follow @BallStateSports, @BallStateGYM and @CoachSaleem.
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"We are very excited to welcome Grace and Megan to the Ball State gymnastics family," Saleem said. "Both have competed at very high levels over their careers, and their experience and competitive drive will be great assets to our program."
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ÂPlease join us in officially welcoming Grace Evans to the Cardinal family! #chirpchirp #wefly #cardinalfamily pic.twitter.com/g51oHb45gf
— BallState Gymnastics (@BallStateGYM) November 15, 2018
ABOUT GRACE EVANS:
Evans, a Dallas, Georgia native, is a level 10 gymnast and has spent the last 10 years training at The Gymnastics Academy of Atlanta. In May of 2017, Evan qualified for the Junior Olympic Nationals in Indianapolis, going on to win the Junior F uneven bars title with a score of 9.675. In addition, Evans enters her senior season at North Paulding High School as a three-time First Team All-State selection, earning the honor on bars as a freshman and sophomore, then on beam as a junior. She owns career-best marks of: All-Around: 38.150, Vault. 9.650, Bars: 9.825, Beam: 9.700, Floor: 9.725
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SALEEM ON EVANS:
Grace has a quiet demeanor that is perfectly paired with an absolutely fierce determination. She will bring some exceptionally beautiful gymnastics to our program. She has amazing lines and you get lost watching her perform, everything she does is just so pretty!
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As two-time JO Nationals qualifier and 2017 National Bar Champion, Grace will bring four years of high-level competition experience to the table. Being the second youngest of six children, she is a natural team player who understands individual accountability while working as a unit to achieve success. She is an outstanding student that will transition into college easily and immediately make a positive impact with our program.Â
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EVANS ON BALL STATE:
I chose Ball State because of the beautiful campus and the great gymnastics program.
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ÂPlease help us in officially welcoming Megan Phillips to the Cardinal family! #chirpchirp #wefly #cardinalfamily pic.twitter.com/pLKnNrftff
— BallState Gymnastics (@BallStateGYM) November 16, 2018
ABOUT MEGAN PHILLIPS:
Phillips, a Quebec, Canada native, has done a mixture of level 10 and national high performance gymnastics and has trained at Gymnix for the past 13 years. The 2015 Quebec Champion, she was also was a silver all-around medalist and beam champion at Elite Canada in 2017. The 2015 season also saw Phillips place fourth in the all-around and fifth on bars at Elite Canada, plus 13th in the all-around at the Canadian Championships. In 2016, she placed fourth on bars and floor, as well as fifth in the all-around at the Canadian Championships. In 2017, Phillips was first on beam, third on flood, fourth on bars and second in the all-around at Elite Canada, plus third on floor at the Canadian Championships.
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SALEEM ON EVANS:
Megan has a fun-loving personality with the ability to switch into work mode quiet easily. She has been competing internationally for the past several years which gives her invaluable competitive experience. She was a silver all-around medalist and beam champion at Elite Canada in 2017.
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Her unique dance and skill presentation on floor will immediately catch the eye of the judges and will give our fans another routine to get out of their seats and cheer about. I am very excited to bring this self-sufficient Canadian to our team. We will instantly see a positive impact from Megan, not just on the competition floor, but also during the day to day practices and in the classroom.Â
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PHILLIPS ON BALL STATE:
I chose Ball State because it's a great school. I loved the campus and its surroundings reminded me of home. I also loved the coaches and student-athletes in the Ball State gymnastics program. Go Cardinals.
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For the most up-to-date news on the gymnastics team, please follow @BallStateSports, @BallStateGYM and @CoachSaleem.
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