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2018-19 Women's Gymnastics Roster

Mark Black
Mark Black
Steve Woltmann

Serena Baker

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Highschool:
    Northern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School
  • Hometown:
    Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

Summary

Biography

AS A JUNIOR (2019): MIC CHAMPION (Bars)...NCAA Regional Qualifier (Bars)...USAG First Team All-American (Bars)...successfully defended her bars conference championship with a score of 9.850...qualified for NCAA Regionals for the second straight year, scoring 9.850 at the Ann Arbor regional...matched her season high of 9.875 (achieved four times) at the USAG National Finals, where she finished second and helped UIC finish as national runner-up...tied for third in the nation at the USAG Individual Event Finals, scoring 9.800...won bars seven times during the regular season...had 10 straight routines through USAG team finals scoring 9.850 or higher...scored lower than 9.800 just twice, in the first two meets of the season...also competed three times each on vault and floor.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2018): MIC Bars Champion...NCAA Regional Qualifier on Bars...the bars specialist competed in all 13 meets on bars, with select performances on vault and floor...won bars four times during the regular season...scored a career high 9.850 three times on bars...had six other scores of 9.800 or higher...earned MIC Performance of the Week honors on bars twice, once as an individual and once as part of the Flames bars squad which won as a group...turned in two seventh place showings on vault...set a career high vault score of 9.725 against Michigan State...had an eighth place finish on floor against Eastern Michigan...scored 9.650 in that meet.

AS A FRESHMAN (2017): Competed in 11 meets on bars, recording a 9.625 or better on ten occasions… Named to the 2017 MIC Second Team All-Conference for her performance on bars (9.750)…Took home first place against Rutgers (Feb. 19) on bars with a career-best 9.825… Earned a 9.750 on bars against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 5), at Western Michigan (March 7) and at the MIC Championships (March 18)… Recorded a 9.725 on bars against Western Michigan (Feb. 26) and again at the Illinois Classic (March 5).

PREP AND PERSONAL: Member of Team Ontario Level 10 achieving Gold at the Canadian National Championships in 2015 and 2016 ... member of Team Ontario Tour Selection Team Level 10 to place fourth at the 2016 Arizona Grand Invitational, fifth at the 2015 Lady Luck Invitational and earn the Bronze medal at the 2012 Cancun Classic ... a part of Team Ontario National Open Level to achieve Bronze at the 2012 Canadian National Championships ... member of Team Ontario National Novice Level to take Gold at the 2011 Canadian National Championships ... 2016 Provincial Bar Champion ... 2010 Pre-Novice Provincial All-Around Champion ... Bluewater Gymnastics Club 2012 Spirit Award recipient ... member of Northern's honor roll as a freshman, junior and senior ... daughter of Frank Baker, and Jane Baker and Todd MacDonald ... currently enrolled as a Kinesiology major.

CAREER BESTS
Bars: 9.878- four times
Floor: 9.675- Southeast Missouri (Feb. 27, 2019), USAG National Team Finals (Apr. 13, 2019)
Vault: 9.725- Michigan State (Mar. 4, 2018)

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    All-Around
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    All-Around
  • 2018-19Junior

    All-Around