Natalie Halbach

Position:
BEAM/BARS
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Plymouth, Minn.
High School:
Wayzata

As a Junior: Competed in every meet on balance beam…placed 18th at NCAA Regional, scoring 9.775…earned a 9.850 to finish 4th at EAGL Championship…won beam against William and Mary and Towson with a 9.900…had five runner-up finishes during the season, including a score of 9.900 at Minnesota…took 3rd place vs. Bowling Green and George Washington with a 9.725…received 2002 Tonietto Award…named to EAGL All-Academic Team for 3rd consecutive year after earning a 4.0 GPA over 2 semesters…selected for All-EAGL balance beam first team for 2nd year…chairperson for UNC Dance Marathon…member of Athletes in Action…UNC Learning from Experience mentor…participant on Student Athlete Advisory Council.

As a Sophomore: Qualified for 2001 NCAA regionals on balance beam...set a personal best and placed second on balance beam with a 9.950 at Governor's Cup…placed first on balance beam with a 9.900 vs. William & Mary...competed on vault 10 times during the 2001 season finishing, in the top five a total of five times...against East Michigan/Illinois/Radford finished second on balance beam with a 9.925...earned EAGL All-League first team honors on the balance beam...member of the Scholastic All-America Gymnastics Team...member of the EAGL All-Academic team...member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and the UNC Honors Program...Dean's List Student...Recipient of the Tonietto Award for aesthetic qualities...Coaches Award for balance beam...UNC Dance Marathon participant and chairperson...involved in ACT student-athlete mentoring program…Wachovia Woman of the Week.

As a Freshman: Competed on balance beam and vault...tied for eighth and established a personal best on vault with a 9.725 at Yale/Towson meet...at the James Madison meet, finished third on vault with a score of 9.700...tied for seventh on balance beam at the EAGL Championships with a score of 9.775...Dean's List student...ACC Academic Honor Roll...EAGL scholar-athlete...named to NACGC Scholastic All-America Gymnastics Team.

Prep: Three-time Junior Olympic Level 10 Nationals competitor from 1997-99...placed fifth on beam at USAG Nationals in 1999...claimed second place in all-around, vault and beam at 1999 Region 4 Championships...three-time state beam champion...National Merit Scholar...National Honor Society member.

Personal: Daughter of Michael and Rhonda Halbach...born on February 20, 1981...given name is Natalie Anne Halbach...has two sisters...working toward a double major in international studies and French.

Personal Bests at UNC
Vault: 9.725 vs. Yale and Towson 2-3-02
Uneven Bars: 9.725 vs. William and Mary 2-23-01
Balance Beam: 9.950 at Governor’s Cup 2-3-01