2011-12 Gymnastics
Lindsay Runyan
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- AA
- Hometown:
- Maineville, Ohio
- Prev School:
- Queen City Gymnastics
- High School:
- Ursuline
Kent State Awards & Honors
• 2011 MAC Specialist of the Year
• Academic All-MAC: 2011
• MAC Specialist of the Week: 2011 (1/17, 1/31, 2/14)
• Letterwinner: 2010, '11
Career Highs
Vault:
Uneven Bars: 9.950
Balance Beam: 9.800
Floor Exercise:
All-Around:
2011 Freshman Season Highlights
• Competed in all 13 meets on the uneven bars and balance beam.
• Became the second Kent State gymnast to earn MAC Specialist of the Year honors, joining Kristin Peters (2007).
• Led Kent State with a scoring average of 9.862 on the uneven bars.
• Also recorded a season average 9.612 on the balance beam.
•Recorded event scores of 9.750 or better 16 times, including 13 times on the uneven bars and three times on the balance beam.
• Posted 11 top-three finishes on the uneven bars, including seven first-place finishes
• Won on the uneven bars with a 9.900 as Kent State recorded a 194.775-193.125 victory over Maryland (1/9).
• Earned her first career MAC Specialist of the Week honors by scoring a 9.825 to win the uneven bars against Sacramento State (1/14) in the Lady Luck Invitational as Kent State recorded a 195.475-189.625 win. Also recorded a 9.800 on the balance beam to take third.
• Posted a 9.850 to place third on the uneven bars to help Kent State tie Brigham Young (1/21) for first place at the Cleveland quad meet with a team score of 194.775.
• Garnered MAC Specialist of the Week honors for the second time in three weeks, tying for first place with a 9.925 as Kent State placed second at the Michigan quad meet (1/29) with 194.675 points.
• Tied for second place on the uneven bars with a 9.850 to help Kent State win at Bowling Green (2/6), 194.925-188.975.
• Won on the uneven bars with a 9.825 against Central Michigan (2/12).
• Earned a first-place finish on the uneven bars with a 9.875 as Kent State won at Northern Illinois (2/20), 194.800-192.875. Placed second on the floor exercise with a 9.800.
• Won on the uneven bars with a 9.950, tying her for the best bars score all-time in school history as Kent State topped Western Michigan (2/27), 195.875-194.975. Also posted a 9.775 on the balance beam.
• Won the uneven bars courtesy of a 9.925 and tied for third on the balance beam with a 9.750. as Kent State beat Ball State (3/6), 195.950-194.525, earning her third MAC Specialist of the Week nod for her efforts.
• Won on the uneven bars with a score of 9.900 as Kent State defeated Eastern Michigan (3/12), 194.900-194.025.
• Tied for second on the uneven bars with a 9.800 at the MAC Championships (3/19).
• Scored a 9.825 to tie for seventh on the uneven bars at the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional (4/2), helping Kent State place second with a 195.450 to advance to the national championships for the first time in school history.
• Helped Kent State close the season ranked 12th in the country with a 9.750 for 30th on the uneven bars at the NCAA Championships (4/15).
2010 Freshman Season Highlights
•Competed in 10 meets on the uneven bars.
•Recorded a season average of 9.825 on the uneven bars.
•Posted event scores of 9.750 or better seven times on the uneven bars.
•Tallied two first-place finish on the uneven bars.
•Won on the uneven bars with a score of 9.800 at Southern Utah (2/6).
•Posted a victory on the uneven bars by recording a personal season-high 9.825 as Kent State dispatched Ball State (2/28), 194.500-193.150.
Prior to Kent State
•Competed for Queen City Gymnastics.
•2005 Level 9 Eastern qualifier.
•2008 Level 10 regional qualifier, taking 14th in the all-around.
•Took fourth in the all-around at the Ohio State Meet.
Personal
•Born Aug. 15, 1991.
•Daughter of Tim and Tammy Runyan.
•Went to Ursuline Academy in Cincinnati where she participated in the French Club and National Honors Society in addition to graduating with honors.
•Majoring in biological biochemistry/pre-medicine.
•Member of the National Society of the Collegiate Scholars-Kent State Chapter.
