Taylor Spears 5-2 | Junior | Plano, Texas 2012 (SOPHOMORE) Taylor Spears is a two-time member of the All-Big 12 team on beam and added the vault and all-around to her repertoire in 2012.
Named All-Big 12 on beam ... Named Big 12 Gymnast of the Week twice and Event Specialist of the Week once ... Competed in her first ever all-around on Jan. 21 at TWU, the first OU gymnast to compete in the all-around in 2012 ... Won a combined six event titles, including three all-around titles ... Posted a career-best 39.400 in the all-around at the Perfect 10 Challenge on Feb. 10 ... Finished fifth in the all-around at the Big 12 Championship with her second-best career score of 39.300 ... Vaulted in all 15 of OU’s competitions, despite never vaulting as a freshman ... Scored a 9.8 or higher in 12 of her 15 vaults ... Scored a career-high 9.9 on vault at TWU on Jan. 21 ... Posted a career-high 9.925 on beam at Missouri on Feb. 17 ... Added a career-high of 9.9 on floor at the NCAA Champaign Regional ... Posted a 9.9 or higher three times on beam, once on vault and once on floor ... Scored a season-high 9.875 on bars at the Big 12 Championship on March 24.
2011 (FRESHMAN) Named All-Big 12 on beam ... Named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week three times (Jan. 18, Feb. 8 and Feb. 15) ... Only one other freshman in the conference earned the weekly award three times (Michelle Shealy of Iowa State) ... Finished the season ranked No. 17 on beam nationally ... Named OU’s Most Improved Gymnast of the Year ... Won the beam title at N.C. State on Jan. 14 after scoring a 9.875 in her first beam performance as a Sooner ... Tied her career-high on beam (9.9) during the 2011 NCAA Super Six Team Finals ... Set career-highs on all three events she competed at Iowa State on Feb. 11 (bars - 9.9, beam - 9.9 and floor - 9.875) ... Scored a 9.8 or higher in 11 of her 14 beam routines.
CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL Level 10 gymnast out of WOGA, the same gym of former Sooner Hollie Vise and recent Olympic all-around gold medalists Nastia Liukin and Carly Patterson ... Coached by Laurie Dix and Evgeny Marchenko ... Placed eighth at the 2005 Voronin Cup in Moscow, Russia, a Junior International Elite event ... Two-time JO Nationals qualifier (2005 and 2009) ... Qualified to the 2006 U.S. Classic.
PERSONAL Full name is Taylor Celeste Spears ... Nickname is Tay ... Majoring in communication ... Daughter of Mary Spears ... Also recruited by Alabama, Florida, LSU, UNC and Utah.
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