Lauren Marinez

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Orlando, Fla.
High School:
The Classical School of the First Academy

Feature on Lauren

• Healthy Marinez Showing Elite Beam (MGoBlue.com)

Career Bests

Event	Score	Date
Vault
Uneven Bars	9.925	2/26/17 vs. Southern Utah
Balance Beam	9.950	2/5/17 at Maryland
Floor Exercise	9.900	2/26/17 vs. Southern Utah
All-Around

At Michigan
• General studies major
• NSCA All-American
• Big Ten Champion (2018: Balance Beam [tie])
• Two-time All-Big Ten (2018: Second Team, 2017: Second Team)
• All-Big Ten Championships Team
• Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week
• Won four Big Ten team championships
• Six career event titles, all coming on beam
• Scored 9.900 or better on 11 career routines, including two on bars, eight on beam and one on floor

Senior (2018)
• Big Ten Champion (Balance Beam [tie])
• All-Big Ten Second Team
• All-Big Ten Championships Team
• Ranked tied for 39th nationally on beam
• Has competed on bars, beam and floor during her senior year
• Scored 9.900 or better on four routines, all coming on beam
• Tied for the Big Ten title with a 9.900 on beam and scored 9.850 on floor at the Big Ten Championship
• Had a season-high 9.925 on beam to finish second at the N.C. State quad meet
• Tied for second at the Big Five Meet with a 9.925 on beam
• Posted a 9.900 on beam at No. 1 Oklahoma
• Tied for second and led the team on beam (9.875) in a win over No. 4 Alabama to open the season
• Closed out her Crisler Center career with a 9.825 on floor and 9.775 on beam in a win over No. 4 Utah

Junior (2017)
• NSCA All-American
• All-Big Ten second team
• Earned the team's Most Improved award
• Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week (Jan. 23)
• Ranked tied for 47th nationally on beam
• Two individual event titles on the season
• Finished with a 9.850 on beam and 9.800 on floor at the Big Ten Championships
• Scored 9.900 or better on five routines, including two on bars, two on beam and one on floor
• Posted a 9.875 on beam at the NCAA Semifinals
• Career high on beam with a 9.950 at Maryland to win the event
• Set new career highs with a 9.925 on bars and 9.900 on floor vs. Southern Utah
• Added to the bars rotation after competing solely on beam in 2016 and made her college floor debut vs. N.C. State
• Scored a 9.900 on beam and a 9.800 in her first time competing floor vs. N.C. State
• Won beam with a 9.875 and scored a 9.900 for the first time in her career on bars against No. 19 Illinois
• Tied for second on beam at Michigan State with a 9.875

Sophomore (2016)
• Made her college debut at the Cancun Classic on beam, scoring a 9.75
• Cracked 9.80 on beam for the first time in a win over Ohio State
• Set a career high on beam with a 9.925 to tie for the win at No. 1 Oklahoma
• Awarded a 9.90 on beam at Illinois to tie for the win, giving her the first event title in her college career
• Tied for the win on beam with a 9.875 at No. 24 Southern Utah

Freshman (2015)
• Out for season (injury)

Prep
• High School: The Classical School of the First Academy (2014)

Club
• Orlando Metro Gymnastics (2004-14)
• Two-time J.O. National Championships qualifier (2013-14)
• Two-time Nastia Cup qualifier (2011-12)
• Took second on balance beam at 2014 J.O. National Championships
• Took fourth on balance beam at the 2011 VISA Championships

Personal
• Full Name: Lauren Nicole Marinez
• Birthday: Aug. 10, 1996