Meredith Magjuka

Position:
BB, FX
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Greenwood, Ind.
High School:
Center Grove

As a Senior
Selected to the All-EAGL Scholastic Team for the fifth consecutive season • Named one of Carolina's Top Ten Scholar Athletes in 2014 • Competed on balance beam in all 11 meets and floor exercise in 10 meets • Posted a season-best 9.800 on beam on three different occasions, including a third place finish at Pitt • Had a season-best 9.750 on floor twice, including a sixth place finish at William & Mary.

As a Junior
Named a Scholastic All-America by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches • Selected to the EAGL All-Academic team for the fourth straight season • Competed in all 12 meets primarily on vault, balance beam and floor exercise • Had her best meet of the season at home vs. Maryland with season highs on the vault (9.700) and floor (9.800) • Posed a season-best 9.850 on the balance beam against NC State and Pitt to finish third • Also placed third on balance beam with a 9.750 at George Washington in the first meet of the season.

As a Sophomore
Competed on floor exercise in three meets - at George Washington, vs. William & Mary and at Alabama • Scored a season-best 9.100 on floor at George Washington • Earned EAGL All-Academic honors.

As a Freshman
Competed in four meets after returning to competitive action following a redshirt season in 2010 • Competed on vault and floor at the first two meets of the season at the George Washington Invitational and at Rutgers • Was part of the floor lineup at William & Mary and at home vs. Maryland • Scored a personal-best 9.575 on floor at Rutgers • Posted a season-high 9.500 at George Washington • Received EAGL All-Academic honors.

In 2010
Redshirted in 2010 after fracturing a vertebrae in her back • Competed on uneven bars and balance beam at George Washington Invitational and William & Mary prior to the injury • Scored personal-bests on bars (9.650) and balance beam (9.650) in George Washington Invitational.

Prep:
A top student at Center Grove High School ... Trained under the guidance of Michelle Hart and Casey Wright at Wright's Gymnastics Academy in Greenwood, Ind. ... Three-time USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic National Champion ... Achieved the ultimate as a Level 10 gymnast competitively at the 2007 Junior Olympic National Championships when she won the floor exercise title ... Repeated that achievement, and even went a step further, in 2008 when she was crowned as the floor exercise and all-around champion at the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic National Championships.

Personal:
Daughter of Rich and Annette Magjuka ... Born on November 11, 1990 in Greenwood, Ind. ... Given name is Meredith Anne Magjuka ... Has one sister, Marianne and one brother, David ... Enjoys cooking and watching football with her dad ... Enrolled in General College.

Personal Bests
Uneven Bars: 9.650 - 1/17/10 - Washington, D.C.
Balance Beam: 9.850 - 2/16/13 - at NC State
Vault: 9.7000 - 2/2/13 - vs. Maryland
Floor: 9.800 - 2/2/13 - vs. Maryland

Getting To Know Meredith:
Major: Business Administration
Career Plans: Consulting
Best thing about UNC: The diversity of opportunities available
I like to spend my free time… doing hot yoga and cooking
My greatest strength as a gymnast… resiliency
Biggest sports thrill… winning J.O. nationals
Person with the greatest influence on your career: My family for always supporting and loving me unconditionally
Favorite Book: Crime and Punishment
Favorite Food: Spaghetti Squash
Funny Fact: I can’t ride a bike
Favorite Class: Environmental Justice
What age did you start participating in gymnastics: 2
What song would you sing if you were on American Idol? I really can’t sing
If I could go to dinner with one famous person it would be: Martin Luther King Jr.
Favorite place to visit: Home