Amanda Carpenter 5-6 | Junior Lancaster, Pa.
Talented gymnast that built on an abbreviated rookie season and began to flourish as a sophomore … on the cusp of a break-out junior year and beginning to realize full potential … solid, consistent contributor on beam … also proved to be a reliable alternate on floor … hoping to break into the vault lineup as a junior … one of the most-skilled Mountaineer bars workers … hard worker with outgoing personality … dedicated to team values … joined the Mountaineers in December 2010. At West Virginia in 2012 • Competed on beam in all but one meet and counted toward team score 10 times • Placed within the top five on beam four times • Tallied 115.775 points • All-EAGL Second Team Beam • Made Mountaineer debut against No. 13 Penn State and Maryland (1/8) and finished third on beam with a career-best 9.8 • Placed third on beam at Bowling Green (1/21) with a 9.675 • Tied for second place on beam at No. 22 Michigan (2/3) with a 9.75 • Earned 9.775 on beam against No. 11 Ohio State, No. 13 Auburn and Ball State (2/12), the meet’s fourth-best score • Finished second on team on beam at No. 10 LSU (3/16) with a 9.775
• Tallied a 9.75 on beam at the NCAA Auburn Regional Championships (4/7) • Beam season average of 9.646 ranked third on team • Beam RQS of 9.75 • EAGL All-Academic Team At West Virginia in 2011 • Did not see competitive action
Personal • Daughter of Randolph and Tracy Carpenter • Has one brother • Birthday is March 9 • Attended Hempfield High • Enrolled in business and economics • Dean’s List • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
Club Gymnastics •Three-time level 10 Junior Olympics national qualifier at Prestige Gymnastics under Tony and Jen Fatta • Three-time Pennsylvania state champion • 2008 Pennsylvania all-around champion • Two-time regional bars champion
Amanda Carpenter’s Career Highs Beam
9.8
vs. Penn State and Maryland
1/8/12
Amanda Carpenter’s Career Statistics Year
Meets
AA
Total Points
2012 12 0 115.775
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