2007 Gymnastics Roster
Roster
Samantha Lutz
- Position:
- UB, BB, FX
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Midwest Gymnastics
- Hometown:
- Grove City, Ohio
Two-time All-American
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Collegiate Bests: | ||
Vault: | 9.85 | 2-6-04 |
Bars: | 9.925 | 3-16-07 |
Beam: | 9.925 | 3-17-06 |
Floor: | 9.925 | 3-12-04 |
AA: | 39.45 | 2-6-04 |
AS A SENIOR (2007) โ Shared NCAA Northeast Region uneven bars title (9.875) - third consecutive regional bar crown of careerโฆin every 2007 bar lineup, posting a collegiate-best 9.925 to take runner-up honors versus Michigan Stateโฆclaimed Boise State floor title with season-best 9.90โฆappeared in five of last eight floor lineups, posting a 9.85 at the Southeastern Conference Championships and in NCAA Championships' team qualifying competitionโฆnamed a Gator tri-captain in fall of 2006โฆmember of the SEC Academic Honor Rollโฆ recipient of a Gator Achievement Award at 2007 UF Office of Student Life Senior Banquet.
AS A JUNIOR (2006) - Earned All-America second-team honors for the uneven bars at the NCAA Championships after tying for eighth (9.85) in NCAA Session II team qualifying competitionโฆNCAA South Central uneven bars co-champion (9.90) - her second consecutive regional bar titleโฆset collegiate-best and Gator season-best beam mark of 9.925 to share the March 17 Utah dual meet title, her second beam title of 2006โฆmatched collegiate-best bars mark of 9.90 to share third versus No. 1 Georgiaโฆthird among the Gators with eight 2006 event titles (six bar, two beam)โฆused 9.90 bar mark to win at Kentuckyโฆopened season with an uneven bars win (9.85) versus Illinoisโฆtied for fifth in SEC Championships' uneven bars competition (9.85)โฆused a 9.85 to win Alabama dual balance beam titleโฆfirst on bars in Florida triangular (9.875) for her fifth bar title of 2006โฆshared UF season-best bars mark of 9.90 with Corey Hartungโฆmade season debut in UF's floor lineup at Auburn and turned in 2006 floor best of 9.85 in Florida quadโฆsprained right ankle at NC State triangular and performed only on bars at Arizonaโฆreceived the Gator Heart and Soul Award at the team's annual awards banquetโฆmember of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2005)- Claimed three uneven bars titles in 2005 - Super Six Challenge (9.875), Nebraska dual (9.90) and NCAA Southeast Region Championshipsโฆtwice turned in UF's season-best bars mark of 9.90โฆalso won the Nebraska dual floor title (9.90) in 2005 floor premierโฆshared first collegiate balance beam title versus Auburn at 9.85โฆsecond on bars at Georgia (9.85) and at Arkansas (9.825)โฆsecond on bars (9.875) and third on beam with a season-best 9.875 at March 18 triangularโฆGator co-captainโฆmember of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
AS A FRESHMAN (2004) - Earned All-America first-team honors by advancing to the NCAA balance beam final (11th/9.7375)โฆclaimed the UF-Georgia dual meet title with the highest total (39.45) ever by a Gator making her all-around debutโฆrunner-up in the UF-UGA balance beam competition (9.875)โฆpart of Floridaโs competitive floor exercise lineup in every meet, using a collegiate-best 9.925 to share third in the March 12 UF-UCLA floor competitionโฆalso competed on bars in 14 meets, turning in collegiate-best mark of 9.90 Feb. 20 and March 5โฆrunner-up in the Arkansas dual meet floor standings (9.90)โฆinserted into beam lineup at SEC Championships to replace the injured Kristen Stucky and responded with a then-collegiate-best 9.90โฆposted a collegiate-best 9.85 vault mark versus Georgia.
PRIOR TO FLORIDA - Competed internationally in Sweden at the age of 13 and competed in France's Marseille Cup twiceโฆfinished first on the uneven bars at the 2001 and โ03 Junior Olympic National Championshipsโฆninth in 2003 Level 10 National Championship all-around competitionโฆwon state titles in vault, uneven bars, beam, floor exercise and all-around competition in 2003โฆkey member of two Region V National Championship teamsโฆthree-time member of Region V all-star teamโฆholds club teamโs record for highest all-around scoreโฆmember of Midwest Gymnastics and coached by Louis Robinson Jr.
MAJOR- Received degree in Business Administration; minor in Education in May of 2007.
