Amy Williams

Position:
VF
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
West Chester, Pa.
High School:
Henderson

As a Junior: Competed on vault in every meet...earned season-high 9.85 in two consecutive home meets vs. NC State and vs. Rutgers, Towson and William & Mary...competed in both EAGL Championship and NCAA Southeast Regional Championship, scoring a 9.80 and 9.725, respectively...performed on floor exercise as exhibitionist four times with a career-high score of 9.85 vs. James Madison...member of EAGL All-Academic Team...NACGC Academic All-America...participated on Hospital Committee for UNC Dance Marathon.

As a Sophomore: Competed on vault at NCAA Regional, placing 16th...finished eighth on vault at EAGL Championship with a season-high 9.850...earned personal bests of 9.825 on floor exercise at UCLA and on balance beam at EAGL Championship...had nine top ten finishes on vault with five being fourth place or higher...highest finish was second place at Maryland with a score of 9.825...consistent vault competitor but also competed on balance beam and floor exercise in several meets...named to EAGL All-Academic team...only Carolina gymnast to maintain a 4.0 grade point average...participated in Dance Marathon as a moraler and Alpha Epsilon Delta, a pre-health fraternity.

As a Freshman: Placed 18th on vault at NCAA Regional with a 9.725...took 7th at EAGL Championship, scoring 9.825 on vault...won vault at first meet against William and Mary by earning a personal best of 9.950...finished first on vault at George Washington Invitational (9.775)...set a personal best of 9.550 on bars in a 14th place finish at Ball State...placed 3rd in meet against William and Mary and Towson with a score of 9.825 on vault...runner-up on vault at Wolfpack Invitational (9.825)...finished 3rd against James Madison with another score of 9.825 on vault...received EAGL All-Academic honors after earning a 4.0 in her first two semesters...received Coaches' Award for vault...named to All-EAGL vault first team...member of National Society of Collegiate Scholars...involved in Alpha Epsilon Delta, a pre-health fraternity.

Prep: Alternate for 2000 Junior Olympic Team...placed 15th in All-Around at 2000 British Championships/Olympic Trials...finished second in All-Around at 1999 Pennsylvania State Championships...qualified for 1997 Junior Olympics...participated in 3 British Championships and one English Championship...competed at Level 10 for five years...competed with the AJS Pancotts Club...member of National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Mary and John Williams...born Sept. 21, 1983...given name is Amy Williams...has one brother who is a freshman on the cross country and track teams at Stanford University...pursuing a bachelor of science degree in biology with a minor in chemistry...hopes to attend medical school beginning in the 2005-06 academic year and wants to eventually become a doctor.

Personal Bests at UNC
Vault: 9.950 at William and Mary 1-14-02
Uneven Bars: 9.550 at Ball State Invitational 1-25-02
Balance Beam: 9.825 at EAGL Championships 3-29-03
Floor Exercise: 9.825 at UCLA 3-16-03