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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Cartersville, Ga.
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| High School:
Cartersville HS
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| Height:
5-3
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| Club:
Cartersville Twisters
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| Season Best |
Vault |
Bars |
Beam |
Floor |
AA |
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2008
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9.875
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-
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-
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9.75
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-
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2009
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9.9
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9.875
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-
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-
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-
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2010
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9.9
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9.85
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-
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-
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-
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2011
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9.9
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9.9
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Career High
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9.9
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9.9
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-
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9.75
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-
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2011 (SENIOR):
Scored a career-high 9.9 in her only bar lineup appearance on March 4 in OU's quad meet with Illinois, Ohio State and TWU ... Scored a career-high 9.9 on vault at Nebraska on Feb. 6 ... Scored a 9.875 in four of her final five vaults, including three 9.875s during the NCAA postseason ... Posted a 9.8 or higher in nine of 14 vault appearances.
2010 (JUNIOR):
Posted a season-high 9.9 on vault at the NCAA Super Six Team Finals ... Scored a 9.8 on bars at the NCAA Regional ... Scored a season-high 9.875 on vault at the Big 12 Championship ... Also competed on bars at the Big 12 Championship ... Posted a 9.85 on bars at Arkansas ... Scored a 9.85 on bars against Washington ... Exhibitioned on vault and bars at Missouri ... Scored a season-high 9.85 on vault against Nebraska and TWU ... Saw first action of the year on vault (9.7) at Auburn.
2009 (SOPHOMORE):
Earned OU's Most Improved Gymnast award at postseason banquet ... Posted a 9.85 on vault at NCAA Championships ... Scored a career-high 9.9 on vault at NCAA Northeast Regional ... Posted a 9.85 on vault at Big 12 Championship ... Named to regular season All-Big 12 on vault ... Tallied a career-high 9.9 on vault at Alabama in regular season meeting... Scored a 9.825 on bars against the Crimson Tide ... Shared bars title with Jessica Kinder after a career-high 9.875 in home finale ... Posteda 9.825 on bars against Iowa State ... Also scored a 9.85 on vault against the Cyclones ... Tallied a 9.85 on vault in OU's Flip for a Cause quad meet win ... Scored a 9.8 on vault at Denver ... Competed on vault and bars against the Huskers ... Named Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week after posting a 9.875 on vault in her first collegiate event win against Minnesota ... Also posted a 9.825 on bars against the Golden Gophers ... Competed on vault (9.775) and bars (9.75) against Arkansas ... Tied for third on bars after a 9.825 against the Pioneers ... Scored a 9.725 on vault at TWU ... Competed on bars (9.625) for first time in collegiate competition against No. 3 Florida ... Scored a 9.8 on vault for a fifth-place finish against the Gators.
2008 (FRESHMAN):
Earned All-Big 12 Championship honors on vault after a 9.875 ...Scored her second-straight 9.825 on vault in Minnesota ... Recorded a 9.825 on vault at Arkansas on her 18th birthday ... Scored a career-high 9.75 on floor in a last-second fill-in role for the injured Ashley Jackson ... Competed on floor for the Sooners against TWU ... Placed third on vault against Central Michigan after 9.775 ... Recorded a 9.7 on floor at season-opening event in Cancun.
Club/High School:
Trained with the Cartersville Twisters ... took home the all-around title at the Georgia state meet three times (2003, 2004, 2006) ... four straight region vault titles (2004-2007) ... participated in nationals twice (2005, 2006), finishing 11th (2005) and 16th (2006) in the all-around competition ... named to the Junior Olympic Region 8 National Team three times.
Personal:
Full name is Melanie Jennifer Root ... daughter of Sara Root ... majoring in human relations ... chose OU for the atmosphere, coaching staff and high goals associated with the program.
