2021 Women's Gymnastics Roster
Morrison, Naomi

Naomi Morrison
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Chandler, Ariz.
- High School:
- Perry
Bio
Career Bests
At Michigan
• Graduated with a degree in communication and media
• National Champions (2021)
• Two-time Big Ten Champions (2022, 2023)
• Two-time Big Ten Regular Season Champions (2022, 2023)
• Two-time WCGA All-America
• Two-time Big Ten Specialist of the Week
• Two-time First Team All-Big Ten (2022, 2023)
• Big Ten All-Championship Team (2022)
• Second Team All-Big Ten (2021)
• Three-time WCGA Academic All-America (2021, 2022, 2023)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023)
• Three-time Team Coaches Award (2021, 2022, 2023)
• Team Chip Hills Spirit Award (2022)
• Three-time U-M Academic Achievement Award (2021, 2022, 2023)
• Won 11 event titles six vault and five on floor
• Scored a 9.900 or better 44 times in her career, including 18 on vault, three on bars, one on beam and 22 on floor
Senior (2024)
• Team Captain
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Missed five meets due to injury
• Won two vault titles and one floor title
• Scored a 9.900 or higher on the floor for four straight meets
• Recorded seven scores of 9.900-or-better including two on vault, one on uneven bars, and four on floor
• Came back for the Big Ten Championship and NCAA Regionals to compete on vault and uneven bars
Junior (2023)
• Big Ten Champions
• Big Ten regular season champions
• WCGA All-America First Team (vault)
• Individual Regional Co-Champion (vault)
• All-Big Ten First Team
• Two-time Big Ten Specialist of the Week (most recent: March 15, 2023)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• WCGA Academic All-America
• Team Coaches Award
• Competed on vault and floor all season while doing six uneven bars routines and competing on beam once
• Ranked 18th nationally on the floor
• Had a season-best 9.975 on the vault against Ohio State
• Won both the vault and floor title against Ohio State
• Started the season with five straight scores of 9.925-or-better on the floor
• Earned five event titles including two on vault and three on floor
• Scored a 9.900-or-better on 16 occasions including six on vault, one on uneven bars and nine on floor
Sophomore (2022)
• Big Ten Champions
• Big Ten regular season champions
• WCGA Regular Season All-America (first team - vault, second team - floor)
• First Team All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Championship Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Team Coaches' Award
• Team Chip Hills Spirit Award
• Competed in the all-around for the first time this season as a Michigan gymnast
• Finished the regular season ranked eighth on vault and 16th on the floor
• Scored a 9.975 on both the vault and the floor
• Took home a title on the vault and on the floor
• Had two straight and three total 9.975s on the vault
• Recorded 17 scores of 9.900 or higher, including seven on vault, one on bars, and nine on floor
Freshman (2021)
• National Champions
• WCGA Second Team All-American (vault)
• WCGA regular season second team All-American (vault)
• Second Team All-Big Ten
• Team Coaches Award
• Individual Co-Regional Champion (vault)
• Competed on vault, uneven bars and floor as a freshman, including being in the lineup for every meet on the vault
• Earned three event victories, including being the co-regional champion on the vault with teammate Sierra Brooks
• Ranked 12th nationally on the vault
• Had a 9.900 or better four times
• Earned back-to-back event victories on the vault at the Ohio State Quad and at Maryland when the Wolverines broke the 198.000 barrier on both occasions
• Scored a career-best 9.975 on the vault at Maryland
Club
• Competed for Arizona Dynamics from 2017-20
• Four-time Junior Olympics qualifier
• 2018 Level 10 Gymnast of the Year in Arizona
• Tied for second on floor at the 2019 J.O. Nationals
• Six-time regional champion
• Six-time state champion
Prep
• Graduated from Perry High School in Gilbert, Arizona
Personal
• Full name is Joi Naomi Morrison
• Born in Leesburg, Virginia
• Birthday: November 24, 2001
• Parents are Darryl and JoAnn Morrison
• Has four siblings, Faith, Sam, Grace and Ben
• Father, Darryl, played football at the University of Arizona and in the NFL for the Washington Redskins (1993-96)
• Sister, Faith, was a gymnast at the University of Washington from 2014-16
• Brother, Sam, played football at the University of Arizona (2015-18) and San Diego State (2019)
• Sister, Grace, played volleyball at Appalachian State
• Brother, Ben, played football at Notre Dame
Why Michigan
"It was a great opportunity, and one that would not only benefit me athletically but academically as well.”
Why Gymnastics
"I started gymnastics when I was about 3 or 4 years old. I think I just enjoyed flipping around, I also saw my older sister compete in this sport as well, so that could be a factor."
Event | Score | Date |
Vault | 9.975 | 5x, last: 1/28/2023 vs. Ohio State |
Uneven Bars | 9.900 | 3/19/2022 at Big Tens |
Balance Beam | 9.925 | 3/31/2022 at NCAA Regional Semifinals |
Floor Exercise | 9.975 | 2/4/2022 at Rutgers Tri-Meet |
All-Around | 39.600 | 3/19/2022 at Big Tens |
At Michigan
• Graduated with a degree in communication and media
• National Champions (2021)
• Two-time Big Ten Champions (2022, 2023)
• Two-time Big Ten Regular Season Champions (2022, 2023)
• Two-time WCGA All-America
- First Team - vault (2023)
- Second Team - vault (2021)
- First Team - vault (2022)
- Second Team - vault (2021), floor (2022)
- Vault (2021, 2023)
• Two-time Big Ten Specialist of the Week
• Two-time First Team All-Big Ten (2022, 2023)
• Big Ten All-Championship Team (2022)
• Second Team All-Big Ten (2021)
• Three-time WCGA Academic All-America (2021, 2022, 2023)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023)
• Three-time Team Coaches Award (2021, 2022, 2023)
• Team Chip Hills Spirit Award (2022)
• Three-time U-M Academic Achievement Award (2021, 2022, 2023)
• Won 11 event titles six vault and five on floor
• Scored a 9.900 or better 44 times in her career, including 18 on vault, three on bars, one on beam and 22 on floor
Senior (2024)
• Team Captain
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Missed five meets due to injury
• Won two vault titles and one floor title
• Scored a 9.900 or higher on the floor for four straight meets
• Recorded seven scores of 9.900-or-better including two on vault, one on uneven bars, and four on floor
• Came back for the Big Ten Championship and NCAA Regionals to compete on vault and uneven bars
Junior (2023)
• Big Ten Champions
• Big Ten regular season champions
• WCGA All-America First Team (vault)
• Individual Regional Co-Champion (vault)
• All-Big Ten First Team
• Two-time Big Ten Specialist of the Week (most recent: March 15, 2023)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• WCGA Academic All-America
• Team Coaches Award
• Competed on vault and floor all season while doing six uneven bars routines and competing on beam once
• Ranked 18th nationally on the floor
• Had a season-best 9.975 on the vault against Ohio State
• Won both the vault and floor title against Ohio State
• Started the season with five straight scores of 9.925-or-better on the floor
• Earned five event titles including two on vault and three on floor
• Scored a 9.900-or-better on 16 occasions including six on vault, one on uneven bars and nine on floor
Sophomore (2022)
• Big Ten Champions
• Big Ten regular season champions
• WCGA Regular Season All-America (first team - vault, second team - floor)
• First Team All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Championship Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Team Coaches' Award
• Team Chip Hills Spirit Award
• Competed in the all-around for the first time this season as a Michigan gymnast
• Finished the regular season ranked eighth on vault and 16th on the floor
• Scored a 9.975 on both the vault and the floor
• Took home a title on the vault and on the floor
• Had two straight and three total 9.975s on the vault
• Recorded 17 scores of 9.900 or higher, including seven on vault, one on bars, and nine on floor
Freshman (2021)
• National Champions
• WCGA Second Team All-American (vault)
• WCGA regular season second team All-American (vault)
• Second Team All-Big Ten
• Team Coaches Award
• Individual Co-Regional Champion (vault)
• Competed on vault, uneven bars and floor as a freshman, including being in the lineup for every meet on the vault
• Earned three event victories, including being the co-regional champion on the vault with teammate Sierra Brooks
• Ranked 12th nationally on the vault
• Had a 9.900 or better four times
• Earned back-to-back event victories on the vault at the Ohio State Quad and at Maryland when the Wolverines broke the 198.000 barrier on both occasions
• Scored a career-best 9.975 on the vault at Maryland
Club
• Competed for Arizona Dynamics from 2017-20
• Four-time Junior Olympics qualifier
• 2018 Level 10 Gymnast of the Year in Arizona
• Tied for second on floor at the 2019 J.O. Nationals
• Six-time regional champion
• Six-time state champion
Prep
• Graduated from Perry High School in Gilbert, Arizona
Personal
• Full name is Joi Naomi Morrison
• Born in Leesburg, Virginia
• Birthday: November 24, 2001
• Parents are Darryl and JoAnn Morrison
• Has four siblings, Faith, Sam, Grace and Ben
• Father, Darryl, played football at the University of Arizona and in the NFL for the Washington Redskins (1993-96)
• Sister, Faith, was a gymnast at the University of Washington from 2014-16
• Brother, Sam, played football at the University of Arizona (2015-18) and San Diego State (2019)
• Sister, Grace, played volleyball at Appalachian State
• Brother, Ben, played football at Notre Dame
Why Michigan
"It was a great opportunity, and one that would not only benefit me athletically but academically as well.”
Why Gymnastics
"I started gymnastics when I was about 3 or 4 years old. I think I just enjoyed flipping around, I also saw my older sister compete in this sport as well, so that could be a factor."
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