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Courtney McCool
Uneven Bars, Balance Beam, Floor Exercise - UB, BB, FX
Senior
Previous Affiliations
   Great American Gym Express
Previous Experience
  
Hometown
   Lees Summit, Mo.
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Courtesy: UGA Sports Communications
Release: 09/06/2006

2009 (Junior Season):
• Earned All-America honors at the NCAA Championship on the balance beam.
• Recorded her first-ever 10.0 on beam and claimed the individual title in the victory over UCLA.
• Posted a second perfect score on beam in winning the title at the NCAA Southeast Regional.
• Posted a season-best 9.9 on bars against Michigan.
• Made her 2009 debut against Florida after missing the first eight meets with a stress fracture in the navicular bone of her left foot.
• Shared the beam title with a 9.975 against the Gators.
• Competed on bars against the Gators, posting a 9.775.
• Performed exhibition events on bars and beam at Arkansas.
• Chosen as a recipient of the Leon Farmer Athletic Scholarship.

2008 (Sophomore Season):
• Won the NCAA individual title on floor exercise, becoming Georgia’s eighth and the first since Suzanne Sears in 2000.
• Chosen as a First-Team All-American.
• Named Second-Team All-SEC.
• Was the runner-up on both bars and beam at the SEC Championship.
• Tied for both NCAA Regional beam and floor titles, winning floor for the second straight year.
• Scored 9.900s or better on all three events at the Regional.
• One of Georgia’s most solid competitors in the opening weekend of the season, notching 9.850s on beam and 9.900s on floor against Utah and Stanford.
• Scored a pair of 9.975s against LSU on beam and floor.
• Ranked first in the nation with the 9.975 on floor.
• Named the SEC Gymnast of the Week for her performance against LSU.
• Competed bars the first time in her college career against Arkansas, posting a 9.925.
• Was solid on beam in the latter part of the season, scoring 9.900s or better in six of the last nine routines.
• Earned the first perfect 10 of her career against UCLA on floor, the first 10 on floor for Georgia since Marline Stephens at the 2004 SECs.
• Competed in the anchor position on beam in all of Georgia’s meets, just once recording a fall.
• Either shared or won outright the floor title in nine meets this season, scoring a 9.900 or better in 12 of 15 routines.
2007 (Freshman Season):
• Posted a 9.95 on beam in the NCAA Super Six Finals to lead Georgia to its third consecutive NCAA title.
• Captured the floor title at the NCAA Regional.
• Scored a 9.9 on balance beam in the season-opener against Stanford to finish second on that event.
• Scored a 9.95 on floor against Alabama and one judge awarded her with a 10.
• Recorded a 9.9 or higher on eight of the last nine floor routines and four of the last six beam routines.
Club/International:
• Trained at Great American Gymnastics Express under Al Fong and Armine Barutyan-Fong.
• Won an Olympic silver medal as a member of the U.S. team at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, Greece.
• Was the runner-up in the all-around at the Visa American Cup and at the U.S. Olympic Trials, and was fourth at the U.S. Championships in 2004.
• Placed first in the all-around at the Athens Olympic test event.
• Was a member of the first-place team at the 2003 Pan American Games, finishing second on vault, and also came in second in the U.S. Championships junior division.
• Placed first on beam and third in the all-around at the France Cup.
Community Service:
• Has volunteered for Special Olympics.
Personal:
• Born April 1, 1988.
• Daughter of Mike and Linda McCool.
• Major: Child and Family Development.

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