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2020 Women's Gymnastics

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Hunter Martin

Tara Mills

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Red Bank Catholic
  • Hometown Red Bank, N.J.

Biography

Personal Bests
Vault: 9.600 (2/11/17, 1/14/17)
Bars: 9.750 (3/12/17)
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2020: Ivy Classic team champion ... Competed on bars in two meets, scoring a season-best 9.650 at Temple (Feb. 9) ... Also scored a 9.450 at George Washington's Lindsey Ferris Invitational (Jan. 19) ... All 2020 NCAA winter postseason competition was canceled on Thursday, March 12 due to a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19.

2019: Competed in five meets as a junior, appearing on bars five times and vault twice … Earned a season-high 9.700 on bars at Maryland (March 10), helping Penn to its best overall score in program history (195.075) … Finished with three routines that earned at least a 9.600 … Earned a season-high 9.475 on vault at SEMO (March 1).

2018: Competed in seven meets on bars and three meets on vault ... Posted a season-best 9.650 on bars at the Ivy Classic (Feb. 25) ... Season-best score of 9.525 on vault also came at the Ivy Classic ... ECAC All-Academic Team.

2017: Competed in eight meets on vault and five meets on bars ... Scored a season and career-high score of 9.600 on vault twice: at the season-opening Lindsey Ferris Invitational (Jan. 14) and at Rutgers (Feb. 11) ... Recorded a season and career-high score of 9.750 on bars at Temple (March 12), helping the Quakers to a 49.200 team score in the event, the highest in program history ... Qualified for the USAG Individual Championships on vault, scoring a 9.350 (April 7) ... Named 2017 Penn Gymnastics Most Improved ... ECAC All-Academic Team.

High School: Two-year captain at Red Bank Catholic High School, leading the team to two state titles and an undefeated season ... USA Gymnastics state qualifier ... Balance beam champion at the Christmas on Chesapeake meet ... Uneven bar champion at Robin Cone Memorial Classic ... Thomas G. Labrecque Leadership Award recipient ... Academic Excellence Award ... Member of National Honor Society.

Club Gym: Head Over Heels Gymnastics

Personal: Daughter of Don and Theresa Mills ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

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  • 2018Sophomore

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  • 2019Junior

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  • 2020Senior

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