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2018 Gymnastics Roster
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Kendall Valentin
- Position:
- All-Around
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Letters:
- 3
- Hometown:
- Holmdel, N.J.
- High School:
- Holmdel
Bio
Career Bests
EMU: 2018: Named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District Team…Was a MAC Medal of Excellence Award recipient…MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete and Academic All-MAC honoree…Was one of 29 women winter student-athletes to earn a NCAA Postgraduate scholarship…Was an NCAA Regional Championship qualifier for bars, as well as an alternate for beam…Competed at the MAC Championships, March 24, where she tied her personal-record on beam with a 9.9, as well as earning a 9.8 on vault…Tied the school-record bars score of 9.95 at the Temple Quad, March 11, becoming the only Eagle to earn that score twice on bars…Posted a score of 9.8-or-better in 19 performances across vault, bars, and beam…Was named an AAI Award Semi-Finalist…2017: Named a regular season First Team All-American after completing the year ranked No. 7 on bars in the nation, becoming the first in program history to receive the honor...Earned First Team All-MAC honors, in addition to also being named to the 2017 All-Tournament Team...Academic All-MAC recipient...Named MAC Specialist of the Week on three occasions, Jan. 17, Jan. 31, and Feb. 28...Also snagged MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week twice, Feb. 1 and March 8...Tied the program record on bars at West Virginia, March 5, scoring a career-best 9.950...Tallied six scores of 9.925-or-better on bars throughout the year...Posted a personal-best 9.900 on beam against Kent State, Feb. 10, while totaling 10 scores of 9.850-or-better on beam...Tied for fourth on vault and sixth on bars at the NCAA Regionals, April 1...2016: Named All-MAC First Team, in addition to nabbing a spot on the 2016 All-Tournament Team...Earned Academic All-MAC and Distinguished Scholar Student-Athlete honors...Named MAC Gymnast of the Week, as well as Scholar Athlete of the Week, following the first meet of the season at Pittsburgh...Competed in every meet for the Eagles...Earned a share of the bars title at the MAC Championships after scoring a 9.9...Scored a career-high 39.2 in the all-around at Michigan...Notched a career-best 9.9 on vault at Bowling Green...Earned a 9.9 or better on bars at four meets, including a career-best 9.925 at Michigan...Posted a career-high 9.875 on beam at the MAC Championships...Competed on floor for the first time as an Eagle, scoring a career-high 9.725 at Michigan...2015: Received Academic All-American honors for the season...Competed in every meet for the Green and White in her collegiate debut season…Nabbed 13 top-three finishes, including tying for first on two occasions and nabbing a first-place finish on the uneven bars in the Eagles’ final meet of the 2015 campaign…Recorded a career-best 9.875 on the bars against NIU that not only solidified the title, but was also the seventh-highest score in EMU history…Capped off her freshman season ranked third in the conference on the bars and tied for 16th on the vault…Competed consistently on the vault, bars and beam for the Green and White in 2015 and held personal best scores of 9.850, 9.875 and 9.750, respectively, as well as carrying an average score of 9.778 on the vault and a 9.798 on the bars…Placed eighth on the vault with a 9.825 and 11th on the bars with a 9.800 at the Mid-American Conference Championships…Garnered All-MAC Second Team accolades for her efforts in the 2015 season...High School: Attended Holmdel High School…Qualified for regional and state competition all four years of high school…Finished fourth in the all-around at the 2013 New Jersey State Championship...Placed third in all-around competition at the 2013 New Jersey Region 7 competition before taking 20th at the Junior Olympic National Championship...Personal: Full Name: Kendall Marie Valentin...Daughter of John and Marie Valentin...Has one brother, Justin...Major: Biology.
| Event | Score | Most Recent Date |
| Vault | 9.900 | 02-13-16 (at BG, SEMO) |
| Uneven Bars | 9.950 | 03-11-18 (at Temple Quad) |
| Balance Beam | 9.900 | 02-10-17 (vs KSU) |
| Floor Exercise | 9.725 | 02-08-16 (at Michigan, Maryland) |
| All-Around | 39.200 | 02-08-16 (at Michigan, Maryland) |
EMU: 2018: Named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District Team…Was a MAC Medal of Excellence Award recipient…MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete and Academic All-MAC honoree…Was one of 29 women winter student-athletes to earn a NCAA Postgraduate scholarship…Was an NCAA Regional Championship qualifier for bars, as well as an alternate for beam…Competed at the MAC Championships, March 24, where she tied her personal-record on beam with a 9.9, as well as earning a 9.8 on vault…Tied the school-record bars score of 9.95 at the Temple Quad, March 11, becoming the only Eagle to earn that score twice on bars…Posted a score of 9.8-or-better in 19 performances across vault, bars, and beam…Was named an AAI Award Semi-Finalist…2017: Named a regular season First Team All-American after completing the year ranked No. 7 on bars in the nation, becoming the first in program history to receive the honor...Earned First Team All-MAC honors, in addition to also being named to the 2017 All-Tournament Team...Academic All-MAC recipient...Named MAC Specialist of the Week on three occasions, Jan. 17, Jan. 31, and Feb. 28...Also snagged MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week twice, Feb. 1 and March 8...Tied the program record on bars at West Virginia, March 5, scoring a career-best 9.950...Tallied six scores of 9.925-or-better on bars throughout the year...Posted a personal-best 9.900 on beam against Kent State, Feb. 10, while totaling 10 scores of 9.850-or-better on beam...Tied for fourth on vault and sixth on bars at the NCAA Regionals, April 1...2016: Named All-MAC First Team, in addition to nabbing a spot on the 2016 All-Tournament Team...Earned Academic All-MAC and Distinguished Scholar Student-Athlete honors...Named MAC Gymnast of the Week, as well as Scholar Athlete of the Week, following the first meet of the season at Pittsburgh...Competed in every meet for the Eagles...Earned a share of the bars title at the MAC Championships after scoring a 9.9...Scored a career-high 39.2 in the all-around at Michigan...Notched a career-best 9.9 on vault at Bowling Green...Earned a 9.9 or better on bars at four meets, including a career-best 9.925 at Michigan...Posted a career-high 9.875 on beam at the MAC Championships...Competed on floor for the first time as an Eagle, scoring a career-high 9.725 at Michigan...2015: Received Academic All-American honors for the season...Competed in every meet for the Green and White in her collegiate debut season…Nabbed 13 top-three finishes, including tying for first on two occasions and nabbing a first-place finish on the uneven bars in the Eagles’ final meet of the 2015 campaign…Recorded a career-best 9.875 on the bars against NIU that not only solidified the title, but was also the seventh-highest score in EMU history…Capped off her freshman season ranked third in the conference on the bars and tied for 16th on the vault…Competed consistently on the vault, bars and beam for the Green and White in 2015 and held personal best scores of 9.850, 9.875 and 9.750, respectively, as well as carrying an average score of 9.778 on the vault and a 9.798 on the bars…Placed eighth on the vault with a 9.825 and 11th on the bars with a 9.800 at the Mid-American Conference Championships…Garnered All-MAC Second Team accolades for her efforts in the 2015 season...High School: Attended Holmdel High School…Qualified for regional and state competition all four years of high school…Finished fourth in the all-around at the 2013 New Jersey State Championship...Placed third in all-around competition at the 2013 New Jersey Region 7 competition before taking 20th at the Junior Olympic National Championship...Personal: Full Name: Kendall Marie Valentin...Daughter of John and Marie Valentin...Has one brother, Justin...Major: Biology.
Cinematic Highlights: MAC Gymnastics Championships
Sunday, March 23
Cinematic Highlights: Gymnastics vs WMU + Wilberforce
Friday, February 28
Cinematic Highlights: Gymnastics vs. Kent State
Tuesday, January 28
Cinematics Highlights: Gymnastics Golden Girls Classic
Saturday, January 18
