2012-13 Gymnastics
Lindsay Runyan
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- AA
- Hometown:
- Maineville, Ohio
- Prev School:
- Ursuline/Queen City Gymnastics
- High School:
- Ursuline/Queen City Gymnastics
2013 – Senior Season
• Competed in every meet for Kent State, scoring a personal-best 9.850 on beam Feb. 2 at Bowling Green
• Scored a season-best 9.900 on bars Feb. 15 against Central Michigan and March 1 against Ball State
• Academic All-Mid-American Conference selection
• Received MAC Presidential award for being a senior and maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher
2012 – Junior Season
• National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women Scholar All-America
• Specialized on the uneven bars and balance beam
• Scored a season-best 9.900 on the bars against Bowling Green March 11, the highest score on the bars for Kent State on the season
• Won twice on the bars on the year: vs. Bowling Green March 11 and Northern Illinois Feb. 19 (9.875)
• Ranked third on the team and sixth in the MAC on the bars (9.800 RQS, 9.639 average)
• Posted a 9.680 RQS on the balance beam
• Finished second on the beam against Eastern Michigan Jan. 20 with a 9.750, which was led the team against the Eagles
2011 - Sophomore Season
• 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
• Posted 11 top-three finishes on the uneven bars, including seven first-place finishes
• Won on the uneven bars with a 9.900 against 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)
• Garnered MAC Specialist of the Week honors for the second time in three weeks, tying for first place with a 9.925 at the Michigan quad meet (1/29)
• 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 at Northern Illinois (2/20), also placed second on the beam 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
• Won the uneven bars courtesy of a 9.925 and tied for third on the balance beam with a 9.750 against Ball State (3/6), earning her third MAC Specialist of the Week nod for her efforts.
• Won on the uneven bars with a score of 9.900 in win over Eastern Michigan (3/12)
• 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)
2010 - Freshman Season
•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 finishes 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 season-high 9.825 against Ball State (2/28)
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
• 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
