2023 Gymnastics Roster
Volpe, Lauren

Lauren Volpe
- Position:
- All-Around
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Mundelein
- Hometown:
- Mundelein, Ill.
Bio
* Academic All-MAC (2020 & 2022)
*Â WGCAÂ Scholastic All-American (2019, 2020 & 2022)
* MAC Specialist of the Week (Jan. 18, 2022)
* 13-Best Individual Beam Score in Program History with a 9.875 versus Western Michigan (Jan. 16, 2022)
Lauren Volpe Entering 2023 Season
Career Highs
 BEAM - 9.875 on Jan. 16, 2022
Career Points:Â 344.675
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Event Wins:
 BEAM: 3 - Feb. 16, 2020 / Jan. 16, 2022 / Feb. 20, 2022
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2022 – SENIOR SEASON: WGCA Scholastic All-American … Academic All-MAC … competed in the beam lineup in all 13 meets … named MAC Specialist of the Week after winning the beam competition at Western Michigan (Jan. 16) with a career-best score of 9.875 … also won the beam versus Eastern Michigan (Feb. 20) with a 9.850, helping the Cardinals turn in a program record team score of 196.325 … added another 9.850 in the home tri-meet versus Central Michigan and Illinois State (Jan. 30), helping the Cardinals earn a program record beam score of 49.150 … closed the season with a 9.800 at the MAC Championships (March 19), as Ball State tied the program record beam score set earlier in the season … registered seven beam routines of 9.800-or-higher.
2021 – JUNIOR SEASON: WGCA Scholastic All-American … competed in the beam lineup in two meets … registered a season-best beam score of 9.850 at Bowling Green (Feb. 19).
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2020 – SOPHOMORE SEASON: WGCA Scholastic All-American … Academic All-MAC … competed on beam at all 10 meets … landed a season-best score of 9.825 to win the event versus Eastern Michigan (Feb. 16) … recorded a 9.750 in the tri-meet at Denver (Feb. 2) … earned at least 9.700 in four of her 10 routines.
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2019 – FRESHMAN SEASON: WGCA Scholastic All-American … competed on beam in 11 meets … scored 9.775 in her collegiate debut in a tri-meet at North Carolina (Jan. 19) … registered a season-best score of 9.800 the following meet at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 24) … also scored a 9.800 in a quad-meet at Kent State (March 10) … scored 9.700-or-better in seven of her 11 beam routines.
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CLUB: Trained at Libertyville Gymnastics Academy … five-time level 10 regional qualifier … claimed the Region 5 bars title and placed seventh on floor in 2018.Â
*Â WGCAÂ Scholastic All-American (2019, 2020 & 2022)
* MAC Specialist of the Week (Jan. 18, 2022)
* 13-Best Individual Beam Score in Program History with a 9.875 versus Western Michigan (Jan. 16, 2022)
Lauren Volpe Entering 2023 Season
Career Highs
 BEAM - 9.875 on Jan. 16, 2022
Career Points:Â 344.675
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Event Wins:
 BEAM: 3 - Feb. 16, 2020 / Jan. 16, 2022 / Feb. 20, 2022
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2022 – SENIOR SEASON: WGCA Scholastic All-American … Academic All-MAC … competed in the beam lineup in all 13 meets … named MAC Specialist of the Week after winning the beam competition at Western Michigan (Jan. 16) with a career-best score of 9.875 … also won the beam versus Eastern Michigan (Feb. 20) with a 9.850, helping the Cardinals turn in a program record team score of 196.325 … added another 9.850 in the home tri-meet versus Central Michigan and Illinois State (Jan. 30), helping the Cardinals earn a program record beam score of 49.150 … closed the season with a 9.800 at the MAC Championships (March 19), as Ball State tied the program record beam score set earlier in the season … registered seven beam routines of 9.800-or-higher.
2021 – JUNIOR SEASON: WGCA Scholastic All-American … competed in the beam lineup in two meets … registered a season-best beam score of 9.850 at Bowling Green (Feb. 19).
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2020 – SOPHOMORE SEASON: WGCA Scholastic All-American … Academic All-MAC … competed on beam at all 10 meets … landed a season-best score of 9.825 to win the event versus Eastern Michigan (Feb. 16) … recorded a 9.750 in the tri-meet at Denver (Feb. 2) … earned at least 9.700 in four of her 10 routines.
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2019 – FRESHMAN SEASON: WGCA Scholastic All-American … competed on beam in 11 meets … scored 9.775 in her collegiate debut in a tri-meet at North Carolina (Jan. 19) … registered a season-best score of 9.800 the following meet at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 24) … also scored a 9.800 in a quad-meet at Kent State (March 10) … scored 9.700-or-better in seven of her 11 beam routines.
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CLUB: Trained at Libertyville Gymnastics Academy … five-time level 10 regional qualifier … claimed the Region 5 bars title and placed seventh on floor in 2018.Â
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