Michigan Inks Four on Signing Day
11/8/2017 5:17:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan women's gymnastics head coach Bev Plocki announced on Wednesday (Nov. 8) that four student-athletes have signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Michigan.
The individuals who will make up Michigan's 2017 signing class are Abby Brenner (Lewisville, Texas), Abby Heiskell (Waxhaw, North Carolina), Maddie Mariani (Tucson, Arizona) and Natalie Wojcik (Douglassville, Pennsylvania).
"We are very excited about this year's signing class," said Plocki. "They are eager and hungry to come in and make a huge impact. Each one of them is strong in all four events and have been consistently successful all throughout their careers. We haven't had this much depth in a class in a long time. They have also known each other for a long time and have developed an incredible bond as a class. There is a healthy expectation that they are going to do big things."
Here is some more information on each of the four signees.
Abby Brenner
• Plans to major in sport management
• Competes with Metroplex Gymnastics after spending 2008-16 with the Twin City Twisters
• Attends Spring Creek Academy in Plano, Texas; previously went to Providence Academy in Plymouth, Minnesota
• Two-time Nastia Luikin Cup qualifier, winning bars in 2017 and placing second on vault in 2016
• Five-time JO National Champion, winning the all-around (2017), bars (2017) and floor (2014, 2016, 2017)
• Qualified for JO Nationals six times and is a four-time National Team member
• Won 10 titles at the Regional Championships from 2014-17
• 10-time state champion with seven in Minnesota (2014-16) and three in Texas (2017)
Abby Heiskell
• Plans to major in athletic training
• Competes with Southeastern Gymnastics
• Attends Marvin Ridge High School
• Three-time Nastia Luikin Cup qualifier (2015-17), placing second on beam and fifth in the all-around
• Three-time JO National Champion, winning vault (2017), bars (2016) and the all-around (2016)
• JO National Team member and a Region 8 All-Star in 2016
• Won seven titles at the Regional Championships from 2014-17
• Eight-time state champion
Maddie Mariani
• Competes with Arizona Dynamics
• Attends Sabino High School
• JO Western National Champion in the all-around and a JO National Camp participant in 2015
• Competed at JO Nationals each year, placing second on bars in 2016 and fourth in the all-around in 2017
• JO National Team member in 2017
• Arizona JO Gymnast of the Year in 2015 and Most Outstanding Level 10 Gymnast in 2016 and 2017
• Event specialist (beam) for the 2016 Kellogg's Tour of Champions in Arizona
• Region 1 champion on vault in 2017 and the all-around in 2015
• 11-time state champion
Natalie Wojcik
• Plans to enroll in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
• Competes with Stallone Gymnastics and was with Berks Gymnastics from 2014-16
• Attends 21st Century Cyber Charter School in Downingtown, Pennsylvania
• Two-time Nastia Luikin Cup qualifier (2016 and 2017), placing fourth in the all-around both years
• Three-time JO National Champion, winning vault in 2017 and beam in 2014 and 2015
• JO National Team member in 2016 and three-time Region 7 All-Star
• Won four titles at the Regional Championships from 2014-17
• 12-time state champion, sweeping every event and the all-around in 2015 finishing in the top three on every event from 2014-17
• First place on beam and floor at the 2017 Ariana Orrego Gymnastics Cup in Lima, Peru
• Helped her team place first at the 2016 Turnkunst International meet in Hamburg, Germany, as well as the 2014 Alpha Factor Open in Melksham, England
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