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2019-20 Women's Gymnastics Roster

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Samantha Henry

  • Position Vault/Floor
  • Height 5-0
  • Class Senior
  • High School Maple Grove Senior HS
  • Hometown Maple Grove, Minn.

Biography

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USAG Senior All-Star (2020)
First-Team All-ECAC (Floor) (2020)
First-Team All-ECAC (Floor) (2019)
First-Team All-ECAC (Floor) (2018)
ECAC All-Academic (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
USAG Scholar-Athlete (2020)



As a senior (2020)

  • Competed in all nine meets on the season
  • Saw action on the vault for all nine while being in the lineup on floor in eight
  • Scored above a 9.8 on the floor on four different occasions
  • Averaged a 9.531 on vault and a 9.728 on the floor
  • One of the region’s top floor performers, with her 9.780 national qualifying score first on the team and 35th in the region
  • Earned ECAC All-Academic honors
  • Named a USAG Scholar-Athlete

As a junior (2019)

  • One of the region's top floor performers, with her 9.860 national qualifying score second on the team and ninth in the region.
  • Earned first-team All-ECAC accolades on floor.
  • Had six meets where she scored 9.8 or better on floor. 
  • Placed second at the Ivy Classic with a career-best 9.850.
  • Saw action on vault in seven meets, including both the ECAC and USAG Collegiate National championships.
  • Named to the ECAC All-Academic team.

As a sophomore (2018)

  • Sported the team’s highest regional qualifying score on floor (9.850), the highest RQS by a Big Red gymnast on any event in 2018.
  • Earned ECAC Specialist of the Week honors after going for a school-record 9.925 on floor in the senior day dual meet win over Springfield.
  • Went 9.8 or better on floor in eight meets,
  • Also started a majority of the year on vault with a high score of 9.675.
  • Named to the ECAC All-Academic team.

As a freshman (2017)

  • Spent the season as part of the floor and vault lineup.
  • Consistent score on both events during the season.
  • Posted a career-high 9.725 on vault at the USAG Collegiate National championships in team finals.
  • Scored 9.750 or better on floor in five meets, including three with a best of 9.775.
  • Tied for 10th on vault (9.675) at the ECAC Championships.
  • Named to the ECAC All-Academic team.

Prior to Cornell

  • Part of five state championship teams while competing for Twin City Twisters Gymnastics.
  • Was a multiple-time state champion in the all-around, vault and floor.
  • Claimed a regional title on both vault and floor.
  • Competed at Westerns, placing eighth on floor.
  • Served as team captain as a senior.

Personal

  • Samantha Daisy Olivia Henry is the daughter of Peter and Leola Henry and has a younger sister.
  • She is enrolled in the College of Engineering.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    A-A
    5'0"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    A-A
    5'0"
  • 2018-19Junior

    Vault/Floor
    5'0"
  • 2019-20Senior

    Vault/Floor
    5'0"