Natalie Wojcik

Natalie Wojcik (born October 14, 1999) is an American artistic gymnast.[1] She currently competes for the Michigan Wolverines women's gymnastics team, and is a four-time All-American.[2]

Natalie Wojick
Born (1999-10-14) October 14, 1999
Abington, Pennsylvania, United States
HometownDouglassville, Pennsylvania, United States
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
ClubStallone Gymnastics (2016–2018)
Berks Gymnastics (2014–2016)
College teamMichigan Wolverines
(Class of 2022)
Head coach(es)Bev Plocki
Marty Amrich
Assistant coach(es)Gina Stallone Amrich
RetiredApril 14, 2022
Medal record

Early and personal life

Wojcik was born in Abington, Pennsylvania to Bernie and Suzy Wojcik.[1] She grew up in Douglassville, Pennsylvania with three siblings, Nicole, Nadia and Noelle, who are all competitive gymnasts. Wojcik began gymnastics at the age of three.

Career

In the fall of 2018, Wojcik began attending the University of Michigan, joining the Michigan Wolverines women's gymnastics team. In her collegiate debut, she broke the school record of the highest all-around score (39.625) in a college debut with a 39.625; Wojcik also won three event titles (vault, bars and beam) at the same meet. She was named the WCGA Northeast Regional Gymnast of the Year and the Big Ten Freshman of the Year; she was named a two-time All-American for her freshman season: first team on balance beam, second team in the all-around.

In the post-season, Wojcik helped to lead her team to first place at the Big Ten Championships, becoming the Big Ten Floor and All-Around Champion, as well as second-place on vault and beam. Moreover, Wojcik was named to the All-Big Ten first team.[3] At the NCAA National Championships, she became the Regional Floor Champion at the Ann Arbor regional, placed 5th with her team (despite posting the 4th highest score of the two semi-finals), and became the National Beam Champion with a score of 9.950.[4]

Following her senior year in 2022, she was awarded the AAI Award. During her career at Michigan she earned 87 career event and all-around victories, as well as notching 108 career scores of 9.900 or higher.[5]

Regular season ranking

Season All-Around Vault Uneven Bars Balance Beam Floor Exercise
20196th3rd23rd7th32nd
202014th34th19th17th37th
20216th12th6th4th54th

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Career perfect 10.0s

[7]

Season Date Event Meet
2019February 23, 2019VaultElevate the Stage
2021February 15, 2021BeamMichigan vs Nebraska
March 20, 2021VaultBig Ten Championships
2022February 4, 2022Michigan @ Rutgers

Competitive history

NCAA

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2019 Big 10 Championships[8]12
NCAA Championships[9]SF815
2020 Post-season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[10]
2021Big 10 Championships131153
NCAA Championships24111713
2022Big 10 Championships
NCAA Championships88

References

  1. "USA Gymnastics | Natalie Wojcik". usagym.org. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  2. "Natalie Wojcik - Women's Gymnastics". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  3. "Big Ten Announces 2019 Women's Gymnastics All-Conference Teams". bigten.org. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  4. Just, Amie (April 20, 2019). "Michigan's Natalie Wojcik wins national beam title". mlive.com. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  5. McIntosh, Megan (April 12, 2022). "Wojcik Wins Prestigious AAI Award as NCAA's Top Senior Gymnast". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  6. "Road to Nationals - NCAA Gymnastics Rankings". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  7. "Hall of 10s". balancebeamsituation.com. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  8. "2019 Big Ten Championship score sheet" (PDF). Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  9. "StatBroadcast Live Stat Feed". stats.statbroadcast.com. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  10. NCAA.com. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
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