2018 Women's Gymnastics Roster

Brianna Brown
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Alexandria, Va.
- High School:
- Lakota West (Ohio)
Feature on Emma
• Brown Finds Passion, Career Path Through Gymnastics Experiences (MGoBlue.com)
Career Bests
Event | Score | Date |
Vault | 9.875 | 2x, 2/17/18 at N.C. State Quad |
Uneven Bars | 9.950 | 6x, last 4/7/18 at NCAA Regional |
Balance Beam | 9.950 | 3/17/18 at Big Five Meet |
Floor Exercise | 9.900 | 3x, last 2/23/18 at Elevate Meet |
All-Around | 39.550 | 3/6/15 vs. Utah |
At Michigan
• General studies major
• Three-time NACGC/W All-American -- 2017: Bars (Second Team); 2016: All-Around (Second Team); 2015: All-Around (Second Team)
• Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year (2015)
• Two-time NACGC/W Regular Season All-American -- 2015: Uneven Bars (First Team), All-Around (Second Team)
• Two-time Big Ten Champion (2016: Uneven Bars [Tie]; 2018: Uneven Bars [Tie])
• Three-time All-Big Ten (2018: First Team, 2016: First Team, 2015: First Team)
• Three-time All-Big Ten Championships Team (2015-16, 2018)
• Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week (Jan. 8, 2018)
• Five-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Jan. 12, 2015; Jan. 19, 2015; Feb. 2, 2015; Feb. 16, 2015; Mar. 9, 2015)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2018)
• NACGC/W Scholastic All-American (2018)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2016-18)
• Three-time U-M Academic Achievement (2015, 2017, 2018)
• Won four Big Ten team championships
• 17 career event or all-around titles, including 10 on bars, four on beam and three in the all-around
• Scored 9.900 or better on 28 career routines, including 17 on bars, eight on beam and three on floor
Senior (2018)
• NCAA Regional Uneven Bars Champion (9.950)
• Big Ten Uneven Bars Champion (9.950)
• AAI Award Nominee
• All-Big Ten First Team
• All-Big Ten Championships Team
• Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week (Jan. 8)
• Big Ten Gymnast to Watch
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• NACGC/W Scholastic All-American
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Academic Achievement Award
• Ranked 28th nationally in the all-around, T-20th on bars and T-44th on beam
• Nine event or all-around wins, claiming four on bars, three on beam and two all-around titles
• Scored 9.900 on 11 routines, including five on bars, four on beam and two on floor
• Competed as an individual at the NCAA Championship, placing 11th in the all-around during the first semifinal session and tied for ninth on bars
• Posted a 9.950 to win the uneven bars at the NCAA Regional and qualify as an individual for the NCAA Championship
• Won the Big Ten bars title with a 9.950 and scored 39.450 for 3rd in the all-around
• Career-high 9.950 to win beam at the Big Five Meet
• All-around title with a 39.425 against Maryland, matching a career high on floor with a 9.900
• Tied for the win on beam and matched a career high on floor with back-to-back 9.900 routines at the Elevate the Stage meet
• Second straight all-around win (39.400), including tying for the bars win with a 9.875 and scoring a 9.900 on beam against Michigan State
• Won bars with a 9.950 to match a career high, while also tying a career best with a 9.875 on vault at the N.C. State quad meet
• Won beam (9.900) to help U-M beat Ohio State with a 197.550
• Closed out her career at Crisler Center with a 9.925 on bars and 39.250 in the all-around in a win over No. 4 Utah
Junior (2017)
• NACGC/W Second Team All-American on bars
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Honors Academic Achievement
• Reached second team All-America status on bars, tying for sixth with a score of 9.900 in the NCAA Semifinals
• Scored a 9.875 to tie for eighth on bars at the NCAA Regional
• Returned to the lineup at the Big Five Meet, scoring a 9.875 on bars in her first meet back after missing eight meets
• Scored a 9.850 on bars at the Big Ten Championships
• Led the team with a 9.850 on bars at No. 6 Utah
Sophomore (2016)
• NCAA second team All-American (All-Around)
• Big Ten Champion (Uneven Bars [Tie])
• All-Big Ten first team
• All-Big Ten Championships Team
• U-M Sophomore Honors
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Finished the season ranked in the top 50 nationally in the all-around (30th) and bars (t-25th)
• All-Around score of 39.000 or better in 10 meets
• Finished eighth in the all-around (39.250) to earn second team All-America honors at the NCAA Championships
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships as an individual by finishing tied for third in the all-around (39.375) at the Ann Arbor NCAA Regional
• Matched her career high with a 9.950 on bars, the third of four straight 9.950 performances to help set a school record bars rotation score (49.675)
• Big Ten Champion in the Uneven Bars, tying for the win after matching a career high with a 9.950
• Won the all-around with a 39.225 at No. 24 Southern Utah
• Earned her first victory of the season with a 9.90 on bars against Ohio State
• Scored a 9.925 on bars at the Big Five Meet to tie for the victory
• First all-around performance of the year came at No. 17 Illinois, posting a 9.85 on bars and 9.825 on floor
• Best all-around score of the season at No. 1 Oklahoma with a 39.400, scoring 9.825 or better on all four events
• Season-high 9.90 on beam against Maryland and Eastern Michigan
• Scored 9.875 on both bars and beam to go with a 9.85 on floor at No. 17 Nebraska
Freshman (2015)
• NCAA All-American -- All-Around (Second Team)
• Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year
• Two-time NACGC/W Regular Season All-American -- Uneven Bars (First Team), All-Around (Second Team)
• All-Big Ten (First Team)
• Five-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Jan. 12, Jan. 19, Feb. 2, Feb. 16, March 9)
• Big Ten Preseason Gymnasts to Watch List
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• Competed as an all-arounder in every meet, averaging 39.328.
• Recorded fifth-highest single-season scoring average on uneven bars in program history (9.894).
• Won or tied for four individual event titles.
• Hit 51-of-52 routines.
• Among freshmen, ranked No. 1 in the Big Ten and No. 2 in the NCAA in the all-around (39.390 RQS).
• Finished regular season ranked No. 5 in the nation on uneven bars (9.915 RQS) and No. 15 in the all-around (39.390 RQS).
• Scored 39.325 in the all-around at the NCAA Championships (April 17).
• Scored 39.275 in the all-around at the NCAA Regional Championship (April 4).
• Took second on balance beam (9.900), tied for third on uneven bars (9.925) and tied for fourth in the all-around at the Big Ten Championships (March 21).
Prep
• High School: Lakota West (2014).
Club
• Cincinnati Gymnastics (2008-14)
• Member of 2011 U.S. Junior National Team.
• Two-time Nastia Cup qualifier (2013-14).
• Finished seventh in the all-around at the 2014 J.O. National Championships.
• Represented the United States at the City of Jesolo (Italy) Trophy (2011).
Personal
• Full Name: Brianna Cecile Brown
• Birthday: March 24, 1996
• Has three siblings (Brian, Brielle, Bria)