Julia Knower

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Julia Knower
University of North Carolina Gymnastics v Rutgers, Ball State, Utah State
Carmichael Arena
Chapel Hill, NC
Friday, January 5, 2024

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Julia Knower
balance beam
University of North Carolina Gymnastics v Bowling Green, Auburn
Carmichael Arena
Chapel Hill, NC
Friday, January 7, 2022

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Position:
AA
Height:
5-6
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Mandeville, La.
High School:
Archbishop Hannan

Collegiate Bests:
Vault:	9.900	2/16/24
Bars:	9.900	2/17/23
Beam:	9.925	1/7/22
Floor:	9.950	1/28/23, 3/3/23
AA:	39.450	1/9/23

CAROLINA CAREER HONORS:

2025 AAI Award Nominee
2024 All-ACC Championship Team (floor)
2024 All-ACC Academic Team
2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District At Large Team
2023 EAGL Co-Champion (floor)
2022 WCGA Region Six Gymnast of the Year
2022, 2023, 2024 WCGA Scholastic All-America
2022, 2023 NCAA Regional individual qualifier
2022, 2023 All-EAGL Team
2022, 2023 EAGL All-Tournament Team

IN THE RECORD BOOK:

Vault: 9.900 - T-4th
Bars: 9.900 - T-4th
Beam: 9.925 - T-4th
Floor: 9.950 - T-3rd
All-Around: 39.450 - T-7th

AS A JUNIOR (2024):

Named All-ACC Championship Team on floor
Competed in the all-around in all 12 meets and won six event titles, including two in the all-around
Tied for second on both vault (9.825) and floor (9.875) vs. NC State on Jan. 19
Placed second on floor (9.9) and all-around (39.175), as well as tied for third on vault (9.775) vs. Clemson on Jan. 26
Won the all-around (39.15) and tied for third on beam (9.85) at Pitt on Feb. 2
Took second in the all-around (39.15) at NC State
Career-high 9.9 on vault to win the event vs. Pitt on Feb. 16, also winning beam (9.85), floor (season-high 9.925) and all-around (season-high 39.425)
Tied for first on beam (season-high 9.875) at the Nebraska Quad on March 3, also placing second in the all-around (39.2)
Finished second in the all-around (39.375) vs. No. 6 Kentucky on March 8, highlighted by a 9.9 on floor and season-high 9.825 on bars
Scored a 9.9 on floor and 39.375 in the all-around at No. 2 LSU on March 15
Posted a 9.9 on floor at the ACC Championships on March 23 to finish in the top-6 for All-Championship Team honors
Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and a WCGA Scholastic All-American
Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District At Large Team

2024 INDIVIDUAL EVENT TITLES:

Vault: 9.9 - Feb. 16
Beam: 9.85 - Feb. 16
Beam: 9.875 - March 3
Floor - 9.925 - Feb. 16
All-Around: 39.150 - Feb. 2
All-Around: 39.425 - Feb. 16

AS A SOPHOMORE (2023):

Named First Team All-EAGL on floor and all-around, Second Team on vault and beam
Named First Team EAGL All-Tournament on floor and all-around, Second Team on vault
Won seven floor, four all-around, three beam and one bar titles for 15 individual titles
Finished the season ranked first in the EAGL and 25th nationally on floor with an NQS of 9.925
Set a career-high in all-around (39.450) in the home opener on Jan. 9 vs. NC State, moving to No. 8 all-time in UNC history
Won floor (9.925), beam (9.875) and all-around (39.450) vs. the Wolfpack
Named EAGL Gymnast of the Week on Jan. 18
Won the all-around (39.125) vs. UW Stout and Yale on Jan. 23
Set a new career-best 9.950 on floor vs. George Washington on Jan. 28 to win that event and move to No. 7 all-time in UNC history
Also won beam (9.850) and all-around (39.350) vs. George Washington
Tied for first on floor (9.925) on Feb. 4 at the NC State tri-meet with Western Michigan, also taking third in the all-around (39.325)
Won floor (9.925) and tied for third on vault (9.850) at the UNH quad meet with LIU and GWU on Feb. 12, also sharing the all-around title (39.425)
Won bars (9.900) at the GWU quad meet with Temple and Yale on Feb. 17, setting a career best and moving to be tied for fourth all-time in UNC history
Won floor (9.900) at Pitt on Feb. 19, also placing second on beam (9.80)
Won beam (9.000) for a season-high vs. Temple on Feb. 24, also placing second on vault (9.825)
Won floor (9.950) vs. Air Force on March 3
Co-champion on floor (9.900) at the EAGL Championships on March 18
Placed third on vault (9.800), beam (9.825) and in all-around (38.925) in NCAA Regionals First Round on March 30
Named to the EAGL All-Scholastic Team
ACC Academic Honor Roll

2023 INDIVIDUAL EVENT TITLES:

Bars: 9.900 - Feb. 17
Beam: 9.875 - Jan. 9
Beam: 9.850 - Jan. 28
Beam: 9.900 - Feb. 24
Floor: 9.925 - Jan. 9
Floor: 9.950 - Jan. 28
Floor: 9.925 - Feb. 4
Floor: 9.925 - Feb. 12
Floor: 9.900 - Feb. 19
Floor: 9.950 - March 3
Floor: 9.900 - March 18
All-Around: 39.450 - Jan. 9
All-Around: 39.125 - Jan. 23
All-Around: 39.350 - Jan. 28
All-Around: 39.425 - Feb. 12

AS A FRESHMAN (2022):

2022 WCGA Region Six Gymnast of the Year
Won 'Best Individual Female Performance' at 2022 RAMMY Awards
Named First Team All-EAGL on beam and in the all-around, Second Team on bars and vault
Named First Team All-EAGL Tournament on floor and in the all-around, Second Team on bars
Earned four all-around titles, three beam titles, two vault titles and one floor title for 10 total event titles
Finished the season ranked No. 6 on beam in the EAGL, with five scores of 9.900+
Capped off the regular season with three straight all-around titles
Three-time EAGL Rookie of the Week: Jan. 26, Feb. 12 and March 16
Set a new career-best of 39.400 in the all-around in the final meet of the regular season at Georgia
Clinched Carolina's 196-195.975 win over Towson on Jan. 28, earning a 9.900 on floor in the final routine of the meet
Qualified as an individual in the all-around to the NCAA Raleigh Regionals with an NQS of 39.240
Posted eight scores of 9.900+ across all events
Named to the EAGL All-Scholastic Team
ACC Academic Honor Roll

2022 INDIVIDUAL EVENT TITLES:

AA: 39.200 - Jan. 15 (First career all-around title)
Floor: 9.90 - Jan. 28 (Clinched win over Towson)
Beam: 9.925 - Jan. 7
Beam: 9.875 - Jan. 28
Beam: 9.90 - Feb. 12
Vault: 9.875 - Feb. 12
Vault: 9.875 - Feb. 19
AA: 38.575 - Feb. 24
AA: 39.200 - March 6
AA: 39.400 - March 12

PREP:

Trained at North Shore Gymnastics under coaches Nataliya Golberg, Jon Zugg and Orry Mejia
Four-time Level 10 National Qualifier (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)
Finished 11th in the all-around at Nationals in 2021
2019, 2021 Louisiana State All-Around Champion
2019 Team National Champion
2019 Regional Beam Champion

PERSONAL:

Birthday is December 27
Daughter of Devona and Mark Knower
Has one older brother, Austin
Double majoring in sport administration and media & journalism
On why she chose Carolina: "After I visited UNC, I knew this was the place I wanted to spend my collegiate years. Everyone here shows so much love for one another, and I wanted to be a part of that."