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2016-17 Women's Gymnastics Roster

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Alexandria Bourgeois

  • Position Vault/Floor
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • High School Walter Payton College Preparatory HS
  • Hometown Hazel Crest, Ill.

Biography

As a senior (2017)
• Shared ECAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year with teammate Kelsy Kurfirst.
• Spent all season in the floor lineup and also competed on bars.
• Was one of the team's most consistent performers, scoring a 9.575 or better on floor in all 12 meets and was 9.700 or better eight times.
• Posted a career high of 9.850 on floor at the Big Red Invitational, the sixth-highest score in school history.
• Named to the ECAC All-Academic team.

As a junior (2016)
• Spent the season as a full-time starter on floor and the first half of the year in the vaulting lineup.
• Posted a 9.710 regional qualifying score on floor, good for third on the team.
• Her score of 9.750 on floor was good for eighth over and second on the team as the Big Red won the ECAC title for the second time in school history.
• Earned a spot on the ECAC All-Academic team.

As a sophomore (2015)
• Bourgeois started on vault and also was part of the lineup as a sophomore.
• She qualified for USAG Collegiate Nationals on vault thanks to her 9.700 regional qualifying score, good for second on the team.
• Averaged a 9.700 on floor in the four meets she saw action in the lineup with a pair of 9.75’s
• Had six vault scores of 9.7 or better, including a season-high 9.775 at Penn and a strong 9.725 at the USAG Collegiate Nationals.

As a freshman (2014)
• Bourgeois became a regular starter on vault early in her freshman season and finished the year as one of the team’s most reliable competitors.
• She posted a 9.6 or better in five of her last six meets with a best of 9.725 at both the ECAC and USA Gymnastics Collegiate meet.

Prior to Cornell
• Bourgeois earned a spot at the 2012 Level 10 nationals, finishing in sixth place on vault and 11th in the all-around while competing for 3D Gymnastics.
• She was a cheerleader for three years at Walter Payton College Preparatory HS.

Personal
• Alexandria Danielle Bourgeois is the daughter of Adam and Cheryl Bourgeois and has an older sister.
• She is enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    All-Around
    5'4"
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    All-Around
    5'4"
  • 2015-16Junior

    Vault/Floor
    5'4"
  • 2016-17Senior

    Vault/Floor
    5'4"