Talia Chiarelli

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Boston, Mass.
High School:
Lexington

Features on Talia

• Scholar Stories: Chiarelli Plans to Spring into Sports Law (MGoBlue.com)

• Tico: The Same, But Different (Part 1) (MGoBlue.com)

Career Bests

Event	Score	Date
Vault	9.925	2/14/16 vs. Michigan State
Uneven Bars
Balance Beam	9.975	3/6/15 vs. Utah
Floor Exercise	9.975	2x, last 2/5/17 at Maryland
All-Around

At Michigan
• Majoring in sport management
• Four team Big Ten Championships
• Two-time NCAA All-American
• NCAA Regional Champion
• Two-time Big Ten champion
• Three-time All-Big Ten
• Two-time All-Big Ten Championships Team
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten
• Two-time NACGC/W Scholastic All-American
• Two-year team captain
• Four-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• Seven-time Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week

Senior (2017)
• Big Ten Champion on balance beam with a 9.925
• All-Big Ten first team
• All-Big Ten Championships Team
• NACGC/W Scholastic All-American
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M High Honors Academic Achievement
• Team captain
• Named to the Big Ten Gymnasts to Watch list preseason
• Finished the regular season ranked among the top-50 nationally on beam (T-28th), floor (T-38th) and vault (T-40th)
• Six individual event titles, including one on vault, four on beam and one on floor
• Scored a 9.900 or better on eight routines, including one vault, four beam and three floor
• Posted a 9.875 on floor at the NCAA Semifinals
• Big Ten Champion on beam with a 9.925, tying with two others
• Scored a 9.925 on floor during the Senior Day meet at Crisler Center
• Matched a career high with a 9.975 on floor at Maryland
• Tied for the win on beam with a 9.900 and scored a 9.925 on floor vs. Southern Utah
• Earned a win on beam against N.C. State with a 9.925
• Scored a 9.925 to win beam against No. 12 Nebraska
• Won vault against Illinois with a 9.900

Junior (2016)
• Junior team captain
• NACGC/W Scholastic All-American
• NCAA Regional Champion (Floor Exercise)
• All-Big Ten first team
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• U-M Junior Honors
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Four-time Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week (Jan. 4, Jan. 11, Jan. 18, Feb. 9)
• Finished the season ranked in the top 50 nationally on vault (t-18th), beam (t-34th) and floor (t-21st)
• Added a tucked full in to her floor routine for NCAA Championships, finishing with a 9.7125
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships as an individual by tying for the win on floor with a 9.900 at the Ann Arbor NCAA Regional
• Recognized as one of the top three performers at the Cancun Classic
• Five event victories in her junior season
• Clinched the Big Ten Championship with a 9.900 on floor to go with her 9.850 on vault and beam
• Scored a 9.85 or better on all three of her events in Cancun, tying for second with a 9.875 on beam
• Tied for the win on beam with a 9.875, scored a 9.925 on floor and recorded a 9.875 on vault to help Michigan top No. 9 Georgia
• Won beam with a 9.95 vs. Ohio State, matching the top score in the country through the first three weeks
• Tied for the win on vault with a 9.85 at No. 17 Nebraska and was third on floor with a 9.90
• Tallied her second 9.95 on beam in a win over Maryland and Eastern Michigan
• Posted a career-high 9.925 on vault in a win over Michigan State
• Recorded a 9.925 on floor at No. 24 Southern Utah
• Finished with a 9.950 on floor and 9.900 on vault at No. 1 Oklahoma
• Tied for the vault win with a 9.900 against No. 6 Utah, while scoring a 9.900 on floor
• Secured a 9.900 on both vault and floor at the Big Five Meet

Sophomore (2015)
• Two-time NCAA All-American -- 2015: Balance Beam (First Team), Floor Exercise (First Team)
• Big Ten champion (Floor Exercise (Tie))
• All-Big Ten (First Team)
• All-Big Ten Championships Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• Three-time Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week (Jan. 12, March 2, March 9)
• Won or tied for nine individual event titles.
• Hit 40-of-41 routines.
• Recorded 16 scores of 9.900-plus.
• Qualified for NCAA Individual Event Finals (April 19), tying for seventh on floor exercise (9.900) and tying for eighth on balance beam (9.825).
• Had one of the best meets of her career at the NCAA Championships (April 17), scoring 9.925 on floor exercise, 9.900 on balance beam and 9.875 on vault.
• Shared Big Ten individual title on floor exercise (9.925) at the Big Ten Championships (March 21).
• Scored 9.975s in back-to-back weeks on two different events (floor exercise vs. North Carolina State on Feb. 28, balance beam at Utah on March 6).

Freshman (2014)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• Hit 34-of-34 routines.
• Recorded 13 top-five finishes.
• Averaged 9.802 on vault and 9.800 on floor exercise.

Prep
• High School: Lexington (2013)

Club
• Brestyan's Gymnastics
• Former member of Canadian Women's National Team
• Helped Canada finish second at 2012 Olympic Qualifying and was one of 12 gymnasts slated to compete at Canadian Olympic Trials, but had to withdraw due to injury.
• Tied for third on floor exercise, fourth on balance beam and tied for 10th on vault at the 2013 J.O. National Championships.
• Aided Canada to a second-place team finish at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Personal
• Full name is Talia Maria Chiarelli
• Birthday: May 12, 1995
• Daughter of Peter Chiarelli, the President of Hockey Operations and General Manager for the NHL's Edmonton Oilers