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2003 Gymnastics Roster
Courtney Bumpers
- Position:
- AA
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Stone Mountain, Ga.
- High School:
- Westminster Schools
As a Junior: Floor exercise champion at NCAA Championships...earned ninth career 10.0 on her floor exercise at the NCAA Championships... earned NACGC Academic All-America honors...named 2005 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar...recipient of the Kaplan Award...Southeast Regional Gymnast of the Year...earned Coaches' Award for vault and floor exercise...team's Most Outstanding Gymnasts...named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III University Division Women's At-Large second team...bars, floor and all-around champion at EAGL Championship...tied the EAGL record for the most individual wins in the EAGL Championships for the second year in a row after winning uneven bars, floor exercise and all-around...the EAGL Championships runner-up on balance beams...All-EAGL first team selection on vault, balance beam, floor exercise and second team selection on all-around...selected to EAGL Academic Team...elected to represent UNC at the NCAA Leadership Conference...EAGL Gymnast of the Week selection...involved in the freshman student-athlete mentoring program and Habitat for Humanity.
As a Sophomore: Floor exercise co-champion at NCAA Championships...first-team All-America on floor exercise...Southeast Region Athlete of the Year and EAGL Gymnast of the Year...earned seven perfect scores on floor exercise, including one at EAGL Championship...balance beam, floor exercise and all-around champion at EAGL Championship...finished first on floor exercise and third on balance beam and all-around at Southeast Regional Championship...held No. 1 national floor exercise ranking from Feb. 23 to end of season...set school records in all-around (39.725) and on vault (9.975)...earned personal best 9.975 on balance beam...had 30 first place finishes...EAGL Gymnast of the Week three times...All-EAGL first team on vault, balance beam, floor exercise and all-around...team's Most Outstanding Gymnast and Most Improved Gymnast...received Coaches' Award for vault, balance beam and floor exercise...member of EAGL All-Academic Team...involved in UNC Young Democrats and Black Student Movement.
As a Freshman: Recorded highest UNC finish at NCAA championships, placing second on balance beam in the preliminary round with a 9.900 and fourth in the finals with a 9.863...won balance beam title at NCAA Regional with personal best 9.900 where she also finished third on floor exercise, fourth in all-around and seventh on vault ...won all-around in first four collegiate meets...set school all-around record of 39.600, scored a 9.900 to win balance beam and became one of only three gymnasts in school history to earn a perfect score with a 10 on floor exercise at Governor's Cup...tied school vault record of 9.950 at Rutgers...first-ever Tar Heel to be named EAGL Rookie of the Year...two-time EAGL Gymnast of the Week selection...unanimous selection to All-EAGL first team in vault and all-around as well as being named to balance beam first team...finished season ranked fourth in EAGL on vault, sixth in all-around and sixth in region on vault...named to EAGL All-Academic team...member of Black Student Movement and General Alumni Association.
Prep: Member of championship Junior Olympic National Team 1998-99...placed 1st on floor, 2nd on beam and 6th all-around at Jr. Olympics...1999 and 2001 Georgia High School champion...competed as a Senior International Elite Gymnast 1999-2002...1999 USA Championship competitor...ranked 27th in nation...academic honor roll throughout high school...received Math Award for three years (1999, 2001-2002)...earned Drama Award in 2000 and Environmental Science Award in 2002...participated in National Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Harvey and Shari Bumpers...born December 3, 1984...given name is Courtney Janelle Bumpers...has one sister and one brother...majoring in environmental health science...interested in attending law school.
Personal Bests at UNC
Vault: 9.975 vs. NC State 2-20-04
Uneven Bars: 9.875 vs. NC State 2-20-04 and James Madison 2-27-04 and at Wolfpack Invitational 3-5-04
Balance Beam: 9.975 at Wolfpack Invitational 3-5-04
Floor Exercise: 10.0 at Governor's Cup 2-8-03 and seven times during 2004 season, including EAGL Championship 3-20-04, and one time during the 2005 season including EAGL Championship 3-20-04 and NCAA Championship 4-23-05
All-Around: 39.725 vs. NC State 2-20-04
