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 | Class:
Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Plano, Texas
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| High School:
Allen HS
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| Height:
5-0
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| Club:
WOGA
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| Season Best |
Vault |
Bars |
Beam |
Floor |
AA |
| 2011 |
-
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9.9
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9.9
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9.875
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Career High
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-
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9.9
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9.9
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9.875
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-
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2011 (FRESHMAN):
Named All-Big 12 on beam ... Named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week three times (Jan. 18, Feb. 8 and Feb. 15) ... Only one other freshman in the conference earned the weekly award three times (Michelle Shealy of Iowa State) ... Finished the season ranked No. 17 on beam nationally ... Named OU's Most Improved Gymnast of the Year ... Won the beam title at N.C. State on Jan. 14 after scoring a 9.875 in her first beam performance as a Sooner ... Tied her career-high on beam (9.9) during the 2011 NCAA Super Six Team Finals ... Set career-highs on all three events she competed at Iowa State on Feb. 11 (bars - 9.9, beam - 9.9 and floor - 9.875) ... Scored a 9.8 or higher in 11 of her 14 beam routines.
Club/High School:
Level 10 gymnast out of WOGA, the same gym of former Sooner Hollie Vise and recent Olympic all-around gold medalists Nastia Liukin and Carly Patterson ... Coached by Laurie Dix and Evgeny Marchenko ... Placed eighth at the 2005 Voronin Cup in Moscow, Russia, a Junior International Elite event ... Two-time JO Nationals qualifier (2005 and 2009) ... Qualified to the 2006 U.S. Classic.
Personal:
Full name is Taylor Celeste Spears ... Nickname is Tay ... Undecided on major ... Daughter of Mary Spears ... Also recruited by Alabama, Florida, LSU, UNC and Utah.
