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Katie Zurales
Katie Zurales

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Wheaton, Ill.

High School:
Wheaton Warrenville South

Height:
5-4

Birthdate:
10/23/1990


At Michigan ... Three-time NCAA All-American (2012 - vault (second team), all-around (second team), 2011 - vault (first team)) ... NCAA Regional champion on vault (2012) ... All-Big Ten (2012, Second Team) ... NCAA Regional runner-up on beam (2011) ... Big Ten Championships runner-up on beam (2010) ... Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2011-12) ... Three-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2010-12) ... 2012 NCAA Championships Individual Qualifier (all-around).

Junior (2012) ... Two-time NCAA All-American (second team) ... NCAA Championships qualifier (all-around) ... All-Big Ten (Second Team) ... Academic All-Big Ten ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ...Captain ... NCAA Championships: Finished seventh on vault (9.925) and eighth in the all-around (39.450), earning NCAA All-America second team honors in both events ... NCAA Auburn Regional: Tied for the vault title (9.925), tied for third on beam (9.850), and finished fourth in the all-around (39.375); also scored 9.775 on bars and 9.825 on floor ...Big Ten Championships: Led the team with a 39.275 in the all-around; scored 9.875 on vault, 9.800 on bars, 9.775 on beam, and 9.825 on floor ... Michigan State: Tied for first in the all-around (39.350); won beam (9.875) and floor (9.900), finished second on vault (9.875), and scored 9.700 on bars ... Georgia: Won the all-around (39.450), tying for vault (9.925) and beam (9.900) titles; also scored 9.825 on uneven bars and 9.800 on floor exercise ... Penn State/UNC ... Scored 38.700 in the all-around; tied for uneven bars title (9.900), and also scored 9.850 on vault, 9.825 on floor, and 9.125 on balance beam ... Oklahoma/TWU: Scored 38.500 in the all-around; tied for third on vault (9.900), tied for fourth on beam (9.800), and also scored 9.700 on bars and 9.100 on floor ... Utah: Finished third in the all-around and tied for first on the balance beam (9.850); also tied for third on the uneven bars (9.775), placed fourth on the vault (9.875) and competed on the floor (9.675) ... Masters Classic: Scored 38.500 in the all-around, winning beam title (9.900), and competing on vault (9.850), bars (9.200) and floor (9.550) ... West Virginia: Finished second on vault (9.900) and third on floor (9.800) ... Illinois: Finished fifth in the all-around (38.400); tied for first on vault (9.850), tied for fifth on floor (9.850), and also competed on bars (9.750) and beam (8.950) ... Minnesota: Finished fifth in the all-around (38.575), winning beam (9.800), and tying for third on vault (9.825) and bars (9.750) ... Ohio State: Won all-around title (39.300 - first time as an all-around in her collegiate career), winning beam title (9.875), tying for third on floor (9.825), and tying for fourth on vault (9.850); also scored 9.750 on bars.

Sophomore (2011)... NCAA All-America first team (vault) ... Academic All-Big Ten ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award ... Event Finals: Vaulted for 9.7313 taking 13th in a field of 16 ... Super Six: Went 9.875 on vault and 9.050 on beam ... NCAA Semis: Earned first-team All-America honors on vault tying a career high 9.900 (3rd) while going 9.750 on beam ... Regionals: Took runner-up on beam (9.875) and took fourth on vault (9.850) ... Big Tens: Took fourth on vault (9.850) and competed on beam (9.800) ... Georgia: Won beam (9.875) and competed on vault ... Alabama: Took third on vault with a season-best 9.875 on vault and also competed on beam ... Oklahoma: Took fourth on beam (9.850) and fourth on vault (9.850) ... Utah: Shared the beam title (9.850) and shared fifth on vault (9.825) ... Michigan Tri: Nailed a 9.850 on vault to tie a season high ... New Hampshire: Scored 9.825 on vault for third ... Michigan Quad: Scored a 9.775 on vault ... Iowa: Took third with a 9.850 on vault ... Michigan Big Ten Tri and MSU Quad: Competed on beam.

Freshman(2010)... Big Ten Championships runner-up on beam ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award ... Missed NCAAs with injury ... NCAA Regionals: Scored a 9.800 on vault but injured during her beam routine ... Big Tens: Took runner-up honors on beam (9.900) while also competing on vault ... Alabama: Had a 9.850 on beam and 9.800 on vault ... Georgia: Took fifth on beam with 9.775 ... Penn State: Won her first collegiate title (beam) scoring a season-high 9.950 on beam and collegiate-best 9.900 on vault ... Illinois: Set a new season best on beam (9.825) ... Utah: Competed on vault ... Minnesota: Took fifth on vault ... West Virginia Tri: Had a career high on vault ... Iowa State Tri: Had a career-high on vault and competed for the first time on beam ... Nebraska: Competed on vault ... Michigan State: Competed on vault. Michigan Tri: Tied for fourth on vault (9.750) in her collegiate debut.

Prep... Wheaton Warrenville South (2009) ... Honor Roll ... graduated in the top five percent of her class.

Club/Junior Team... Phenom Gymnastics (2006-09) ... National champion on vault (2007) ... two-time JO national team member ... three-time Region 5 all-star ... Third in the all-around at nationals (2008) ... missed the 2009 season due to injury.

Personal... Birthday: October 23, 1990 ... daughter of John and Sue Zurales ... enrolled in the School of Kinesiology, majoring in movement science.

Career Bests

Event Score Date
Vault 9.925 3/9/12, vs. Georgia
Uneven Bars 9.900 3/2/12, at Penn State/UNC
Balance Beam 9.925 3/7/10, at Penn State
Floor Exercise 9.900 3/16/12, vs. Michigan State
All-Around 39.450 3/9/12, vs. Georgia
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