| Christine Nguyen |
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As a Freshman:
Won at least one event in 10 of the 12 meets in which she competed...All-EAGL first-team selection on beam and all-around... Named the EAGL Rookie of the Week three times during the season...Had her best performance against Alabama where she set three personal bests on uneven bars (9.775), floor exercise (9.850) and all-around (39.350)...at the same meet against Alabama she tied for first on the beam and tied for second on vault and all-around...Her personal best all-around score ranks fifth on overall Carolina team scores...set a personal record of 9.900 on balance beam against New Hampshire, which ties for seventh on Carolina's overall team scores...Set a personal best on vault (9.900) against Towson, Rhode Island, William and Mary, and George Washington...her personal best vault score ties for fourth on Carolina overall scores...at the NCAA regional she tied for third on balance beam, tied for 13th on vault and floor, tied for 31st on uneven bars and tied for eighth in the all-around...recipient of the team's coaches award on balance beam...won the team's Sunshine Award.
Prep:
Member of the 2006 U.S. National Team ... Finished ninth in the all-around at the 2006 Visa Championships and eighth in the all-around at the 2006 U.S. Classic ... Placed third in the all-around at the 2004 Golden Lily meet in Ukraine ... International Elite gymnast in 2004, 2005 and 2006 ... 2003 Level 10 Junior Olympic National Team Member....Was second in the all-around at the 2003 Level 10 Junior Olympic National meet ... 2003 Level 10 Regional all-around champion .. Trained at World Olympic Gymnastics Academy (WOGA) under Evgeny Marchenko ... Attended Spring Creek Academy High School in Plano, Texas.
Personal:
Daughter of Hien (father) and Tho (mother) Nguyen...born May 8, 1988...given name is Christine Bao-Thi Nguyen ...Enrolled in the General College.
Personal Bests
Vault: 9.900 - 3/23/07 - Chapel Hill, N.C.
Uneven Bars: 9.775 - 2/24/07 - Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Balance Beam: 9.900 - 3/16/07 - Durham, N.H.
Floor Exercise: 9.850 - 2/24/07 - Tuscaloosa, Ala.
All-Around: 39.350 - 2/24/07 - Tuscaloosa, Ala.
