2018-19 Gymnastics Roster
Jordyn Penny
- Position:
- Vault, bars, beam
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Waubonise Valley
- Hometown:
- Aurora, Illinois
* 4th all-time in school history with 1,455.375 points
* 4x Academic All-MAC honoree
* 2016 NCAA Regional Qualifier
* Graduated in 2018 then was granted 5th year to compete while going to grad school
2019 - Grad Year: Competed in multiple events in all 12 meets...totaled 330.625 points, good for 4th on the team...placed 1st on beam five times and on bars twice...collected 12 top-3 finishes during the season...selected MAC Gymnast of the Week (Feb. 5)...won beam at North Carolina (Jan. 19)...enjoyed a career day by winning vault with a 9.825 score and bars with a 9.875 vs. Northern Illinois (Feb. 17)...scored career-high 9.875 and placed 1st in beam vs. Western Michigan (Feb. 3)...landed 9.850 to place 1st on beam and tied for 2nd on vault with a 9.800 vs. Central Michigan (March 3)...tied for 3rd place on vault and for 4th on bar at Michigan State (March 17).
2018 - Fourth Year: Competed in 12 meets for the Cardinals including the Mid-American Conference Championships...totaled 347.95 points, which was 2nd on the team...performed 14 routines that scored 9.775 or better...matched a career high of 9.900 on bars vs. Bowling Green (Feb. 11)...scored 9.825 on beam twice, on Feb. 11 vs. Bowling Green and March 10 vs. Western Michigan.
2017 - Junior Year: Competed in 12 meets, including the Mid-American Conference Championships....scored 332.125 total meet points, which ranked 2nd on the team...career high 9.850 on vault against Central Michigan (Feb. 17)...scored season-high 9.850 on beam at MAC (March 18).
2016 - Sophomore Year: Competed in 13 meets, including the Mid-American Conference Championship and NCAA Regionals...led Cardinals with 368.425 total points...landed career-high 9.800 on vault at Kentucky... career high 9.900 on bars at Central Michigan... career high 9.800 on the balance beam at North Carolina State and NCAA Regionals in Iowa City.
2015 - Freshman Year:Â Competed in two meets...career high 9.775 on vault at Iowa with Michigan State...career high 9.825 on the uneven bars vs Florida and at Iowa with Michigan State...career-high 9.150 on the balance beam vs Florida and at Iowa with Michigan State...career high 9.725 on floor at Iowa with Michigan State...career high 38.475 in the All-Around...was one of the top uneven bar scorers for Ball State
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated from Waubonsie Valley High School…competed at Phenom Gymnastics for Coach Jessica Holtz and Coach Marco Bravo…career high of 9.75 on the vault…career high of 9.75 on the bars…career high of 9.5 on the beam…career high of 9.65 on the floor…level 10 National qualifier in 2014…Illinois level 10 state champion in 2014.
PERSONAL: Born Oct. 2, 1995, in Aurora, Illinois...daughter of Russell and Joyce Penny…has one sister and two brothers…graduated with a 3.6 grade-point average… earned degree in psychology in 2018...full name is Jordyn Raquel Penny.
