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Haley Watts

Position:
AA
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Charlotte, N.C.
High School:
Providence

Carolina's top all-around performer • Should contend for All-EAGL and All-America honors in 2015.

As a Junior
Earned first-team All-EAGL honors in the all-around and on uneven bars and was a second-team selection on vault and floor • Competed at the NCAA regionals in Athens, Ga., as an individual • Matched or eclipsed her career highs in all five events throughout the season • Had a career-best 39.250 to finish second in the all-around at NC State on Feb. 15 • Also had a career-best 9.850 on floor at that meet • Matched that floor score two weeks later in a home meet vs. Towson • Matched her career high with a first-place score of 9.850 on vault vs. Pitt on Jan. 31 • Was Carolina's most consistent performer on bars, scoring a 9.750 or higher in all 11 meets • Had a carer-best 9.900 to win the uneven bars competition at William & Mary • Opened the season vs. NC State with a career-best 9.900 on balance beam to finish second • Scored a 39.0 or higher in the all-around in seven meets • Recorded a 39.200 to finish second in the all-around at the season opener vs. NC State • Won the all-around competition vs. Pitt with a 39.150 • Finished fifth at the EAGL championships on bars with a 9.850.

As a Sophomore
Battled teammate Elizabeth Durkac for top all-around scores every week • Took home EAGL Gymnast of the Week honors after posting a 39.225 in the all-around competition vs. Maryland to finish first • Also scored more than a 39.0 in the all-around at NC State, at Oklahoma, vs. Penn and at the EAGL championships • Scored a 39.0 at both the EAGL championships and the NCAA regionals to place ninth in both meets • Scored season-highs on vault (9.850) and floor (9.850) against the Terps • Finished first on the floor in that meet • Also had a 9.850 on floor at NC State • Recorded season-highs on bars with a 9.850 at Oklahoma at vs. Penn • Finished in second place on bars vs. the Quakers • Had a season-high 9.775 on balance beam in two different meets.

As a Freshman
Competed in all 11 meets • Competed on balance beam, floor exercise and vault • Had her best meet at the NCAA Regional in Raleigh with season-highs on vault (9.775) and balance beam (9.750) • Had a season-high 9.825 on floor exercise to place eighth at Penn State • Finished fourth vs. William & Mary with a 9.750 on floor exercise.

Prep
Has been one of the top gymnasts in North Carolina for the past several years • Trained under the direction of Ludmilla Shobe at Southeastern Gymnastics • Has been involved in gymnastics since the age of 3 • Was a 2008, 2009, and 2010 Level 10 Junior Olympic National Qualifier • Placed 10th in the All-Around in 2008 & 2009, and she finished fifth in the All-Around in 2010 at the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic National Championships.

Personal
Born Haley Brook Watts on September 19, 1993 in Lexington, N.C. • Daughter of Laura Lilly and Kevin Watts.

UNC Career Bests:
Vault: 9.850 (2 times) - most recently 1/31/14 vs. Pitt
Uneven Bars: 9.900 - 3/14/14 at William & Mary
Balance Beam: 9.900 - 1/12/14 vs. NC State
Floor Exercise: 9.850 (4 times) - most recently 2/28/14 vs. Towson
All-Around: 39.250 - 2/15/14 at NC State

Getting To Know Haley:

Major: Communications

Career Plans: Human Resources

What is the best thing about being at UNC? The pretty campus

Away from gymnastics and my academic pursuits, I like to spend time… Sleeping, watching Netflix, and doing my nails

My greatest strength as a gymnast is… composure

Biggest sports thrill and why? N/A

Person who had the greatest influence on your career and why: My mom because she always knows what to say

Favorite Book: Hot Zone

Favorite Food: French Fries

Funny or interesting fact about yourself: I've been skydiving

Favorite class at UNC and why: COMM 262 because it required me to get out of my comfort zone