Laura Shockey

Position:
All-Around
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Trinity
Hometown:
Bedford, Texas

2009 (Jr.): Sat out the season at Ball State as a medical redshirt.

2008 (So.): Earned second letter . . . tied career high with 9.65 on vault vs. Northern Illinois . . . career best 9.725 on floor vs. Illinois State . . . season high 9.5 on the beam vs. Western Michigan.

2007 (Fr.): Earned first letter . . . career high 9.65 on vault vs. NIU . . . career high 9.75 on beam at Mid-American Conference Championships.

Club/High School: Competed for LeAnn Sweeny, Scott Taylor and Donny Yamos at Top Flight Gymnastics . . . Level 10 national qualifier . . . placed seventh at regionals . . . first place in the all-around at Level 9 regionals.

Personal: Daughter of Linda Harper (Brett Harper) and Greg Shockey (Teresa Jennewein) . . . one brother (Ben), one sister (Rebekah), one step brother (Zachary) and one step sister (Maria) . . . born May 8, 1988, in Hurst, Texas . . . Presidential Scholar . . . Dean's List (2006-08) . . . owns a 3.957 cumulative grade-point average on Ball State's 4.0 scale . . . managed a 4.0 last spring . . . majoring in sports medicine . . . full name is Laura Nicole Shockey.

Laura’s Favorites
Event: Beam
Color: Pink
Restaurant: Olive Garden
What You Don’t Know: Ice Cream Fanatic
Dream Job: Overseas Missionary
Quote: "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."