2018 Women's Gymnastics Roster
Polina Shchennikova
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Evergreen, Colo.
- High School:
- Colorado Connections Acad.
At Michigan
• Enrolled in the college of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Major is sport management
• Academic All-Big Ten (2018)
• Two-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• Won two Big Ten team championships
• Two career event titles, including one on bars and one on beam
• Scored 9.900 or better on four career routines, including two on bars and two on beam
Junior (2019)
• Student assistant coach
• Medically retired from gymnastics in September, 2018
Sophomore (2018)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Academic Achievement Award
• Two event titles, including one on bars and one on beam
• Scored a 9.900 or better on two beam routines
• Earned her first two career event titles with a 9.875 on bars and a 9.925 on beam, while also setting a career high with a 9.825 on vault against Michigan State
• Tallied a 9.900 on beam at No. 1 Oklahoma
• Posted a 9.800 on vault and 9.850 on both bars and beam at the Big Ten Championship
• In the lineup on two events, competing on vault and bars (9.875) in a season-opening win over No. 4 Alabama
• Tallied a career bet 9.850 on vault to go with a 9.825 on bars and 9.875 on beam at the N.C. State quad meet
• Made her collegiate debut on beam at Illinois, anchoring the rotation and securing the team's victory with a 9.725
Freshman (2017)
• U-M Freshman Academic Achievement Award
• Joined Team 41 in the Fall of 2016
• Tallied two scores of 9.900 or better on the season
• Scored a 9.825 on bars at the NCAA Semifinal
• Made her collegiate debut on bars at No. 6 Utah
• Finished tied for eighth at the NCAA Regional with a 9.875 on bars
• Tallied a 9.800 on bars in her first Big Ten Championships meet
• Scored a 9.900 on bars vs. Oklahoma
• Recorded a 9.900 for the first time in her career on bars vs. No. 19 Illinois
• Posted a 9.875 on bars at Maryland
• Scored a 9.825 on bars and competed vault for the first time in college with a 9.800 at the OSU quad meet
Prep
• Graduated from Colorado Connections Academy (2016)
Club/ Junior Team
• Trained with 5280 Gymnastics in 2015-16
• Competed with TIGAR Gymnastics from 2011-15
• Two-time national team member
• Second place at the 2012 Nastia Liukin Cup in the all-around
• Competed at national competitions since 2010
Personal
• Full name is Polina Aleksandrovna Shchennikova
• Birthday: January 7, 1998
• Parents are Alex and Katia Shchennikov
• Has two siblings, Alyona and Kristina
• Parents were both gymnasts for the Soviet National Team
Career Bests
| Event | Score | Date |
| Vault | 9.850 | 2/17/18 at N.C. State Quad |
| Uneven Bars | 9.900 | 2x, last 3/4/17 vs. Oklahoma |
| Balance Beam | 9.925 | 2/10/18 vs. Michigan State |
| Floor Exercise | ||
| All-Around |
