2020 Women's Gymnastics Roster
Burton, Michaela
Michaela Burton
- Hometown:
- Downers Grove, Ill.
- High School:
- South HS
- Prev School:
- Arkansas
- Class:
- Senior
- Club:
- Legacy Elite Gymnastics
Bio
Career Highlights (at Pitt)
All-EAGL First Team Bars (2020)
All-EAGL First Team Beam (2020)
All-EAGL First Team Floor (2020)
3x EAGL Gymnast of the Week (2020)
EAGL All-Academic Team (2020)
AS A SENIOR (2020)
Only gymnast to lead the EAGL on two events, with National Qualifying Scores of 9.850 on bars and 9.885 on beam … Named to All-EAGL First Team for Bars, Beam and Floor ... First Pitt gymnast since 2016 to earn First Team honors on three or more events in a single season ... Ranked fourth in the EAGL on floor with a NQS of 9.860 … Posted the Panthers’ top scores of the season on bars (9.900, Feb. 21 vs. West Virginia) and beam (9.925, Jan. 31 at George Washington quad meet) … Her beam score of 9.925 at George Washington (Jan. 31) tied the No. 4 individual score for the event in program history … Led the Panthers with 15 individual titles: seven on bars, six on beam and two on floor … Earned titles on all three events in which she competed (bars, beam, floor) at her Pitt debut against New Hampshire (Jan. 11) … Tied the Pitt record by earning EAGL Gymnast of the Week honors three times (Jan. 14, Feb. 11, March 3) … Tied her career-best floor score of 9.875 on four occasions … Competed at all 10 meets on two or more events … Nominated for the prestigious AAI Award, given to the nation’s top senior in gymnastics … Completed the season with NQS scores of 9.850 (bars), 9.885 (beam) and 9.860 (floor) … Named to the EAGL All-Academic Team.
AT ARKANSAS (2017-19)
AS A JUNIOR (2019)
Earned a career-high score of 9.95 on balance beam in back-to-back meets against SEC foes Auburn and LSU ... Produced scores of 9.75 on uneven bars and 9.85 on beam at the 2019 NCAA Regional in Baton Rouge ... Member of the 2019 Southeastern Conference Community Service Team.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2018)
Competed on beam and floor exercise for Arkansas in every meet this season … Tied the previous beam record 9.950 on balance beam and score a 9.875 on the floor, both personal-bests against Georgia on Jan. 26 … Went on to score a 9.875 on floor two other times in the season against Auburn on Feb. 9 and at Florida on Feb. 23 … At the SEC Championships scored a 9.800 on both balance beam and floor on March 24 … Scored a 9.900 on balance beam and a 9.800 on floor at the NCAA Regionals to help Arkansas advance to the NCAA Championships … Recorded a 9.850 on the beam and a 9.8625 on the floor at the NCAA Championships … Has competed in 24-straight meets on the beam … Posted six scores of 9.900 or higher on the beam.
AS A FRESHMAN (2017)
Made her collegiate debut against UCLA on Jan. 7, competing on uneven bars and balance beam… Scored a personal-best 9.825 on balance beam against Missouri on Jan. 13 and a personal-best 9.700 on uneven bars against Georgia on Jan. 20… Tied for the team lead on uneven bars (9.825) and balance beam (9.850) against Alabama on Jan. 27… Scored career bests on uneven bars (9.850) and balance beam (9.875), tying for the team lead on uneven bars at Auburn on Feb. 3… Won her first career individual event title with a 9.825 on balance beam against Centenary and San Jose State on March 10… Scored a 9.800 on both uneven bars and balance beam at the SEC Championship on March 18.
CLUB
Competed for Legacy Elite Gymnastics, same as Amanda Wellick … Competed at Level 10 since the beginning of 2012 … At the 2015 Illinois State Championships, was floor exercise (9.65) champion and balance beam (9.45) runner-up … Qualified for 2015 J.O. National Invitation Tournament … At the 2014 Illinois State Championships, won vault (9.775), beam (9.5) and all-around (38.2) titles … Won uneven bars (9.525) title at the 2014 Region V Championships … Placed fourth in all-around (38.4) at the 2014 J.O. National Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from South High School in Downers Grove, Ill.
PERSONAL
Born on Jan. 15, 1998 … Daughter of Mike and Kelly Burton … Has a younger sister, Claire … Majoring in journalism.
All-EAGL First Team Bars (2020)
All-EAGL First Team Beam (2020)
All-EAGL First Team Floor (2020)
3x EAGL Gymnast of the Week (2020)
EAGL All-Academic Team (2020)
AS A SENIOR (2020)
Only gymnast to lead the EAGL on two events, with National Qualifying Scores of 9.850 on bars and 9.885 on beam … Named to All-EAGL First Team for Bars, Beam and Floor ... First Pitt gymnast since 2016 to earn First Team honors on three or more events in a single season ... Ranked fourth in the EAGL on floor with a NQS of 9.860 … Posted the Panthers’ top scores of the season on bars (9.900, Feb. 21 vs. West Virginia) and beam (9.925, Jan. 31 at George Washington quad meet) … Her beam score of 9.925 at George Washington (Jan. 31) tied the No. 4 individual score for the event in program history … Led the Panthers with 15 individual titles: seven on bars, six on beam and two on floor … Earned titles on all three events in which she competed (bars, beam, floor) at her Pitt debut against New Hampshire (Jan. 11) … Tied the Pitt record by earning EAGL Gymnast of the Week honors three times (Jan. 14, Feb. 11, March 3) … Tied her career-best floor score of 9.875 on four occasions … Competed at all 10 meets on two or more events … Nominated for the prestigious AAI Award, given to the nation’s top senior in gymnastics … Completed the season with NQS scores of 9.850 (bars), 9.885 (beam) and 9.860 (floor) … Named to the EAGL All-Academic Team.
AT ARKANSAS (2017-19)
AS A JUNIOR (2019)
Earned a career-high score of 9.95 on balance beam in back-to-back meets against SEC foes Auburn and LSU ... Produced scores of 9.75 on uneven bars and 9.85 on beam at the 2019 NCAA Regional in Baton Rouge ... Member of the 2019 Southeastern Conference Community Service Team.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2018)
Competed on beam and floor exercise for Arkansas in every meet this season … Tied the previous beam record 9.950 on balance beam and score a 9.875 on the floor, both personal-bests against Georgia on Jan. 26 … Went on to score a 9.875 on floor two other times in the season against Auburn on Feb. 9 and at Florida on Feb. 23 … At the SEC Championships scored a 9.800 on both balance beam and floor on March 24 … Scored a 9.900 on balance beam and a 9.800 on floor at the NCAA Regionals to help Arkansas advance to the NCAA Championships … Recorded a 9.850 on the beam and a 9.8625 on the floor at the NCAA Championships … Has competed in 24-straight meets on the beam … Posted six scores of 9.900 or higher on the beam.
AS A FRESHMAN (2017)
Made her collegiate debut against UCLA on Jan. 7, competing on uneven bars and balance beam… Scored a personal-best 9.825 on balance beam against Missouri on Jan. 13 and a personal-best 9.700 on uneven bars against Georgia on Jan. 20… Tied for the team lead on uneven bars (9.825) and balance beam (9.850) against Alabama on Jan. 27… Scored career bests on uneven bars (9.850) and balance beam (9.875), tying for the team lead on uneven bars at Auburn on Feb. 3… Won her first career individual event title with a 9.825 on balance beam against Centenary and San Jose State on March 10… Scored a 9.800 on both uneven bars and balance beam at the SEC Championship on March 18.
CLUB
Competed for Legacy Elite Gymnastics, same as Amanda Wellick … Competed at Level 10 since the beginning of 2012 … At the 2015 Illinois State Championships, was floor exercise (9.65) champion and balance beam (9.45) runner-up … Qualified for 2015 J.O. National Invitation Tournament … At the 2014 Illinois State Championships, won vault (9.775), beam (9.5) and all-around (38.2) titles … Won uneven bars (9.525) title at the 2014 Region V Championships … Placed fourth in all-around (38.4) at the 2014 J.O. National Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from South High School in Downers Grove, Ill.
PERSONAL
Born on Jan. 15, 1998 … Daughter of Mike and Kelly Burton … Has a younger sister, Claire … Majoring in journalism.
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Michaela Burton Career Highs
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| Event | Career High | Date/Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| Vault |
9.775
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3/1/19 vs. Florida
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| Bars |
9.925
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3/8/19, Elevate the Stage
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| Beam |
9.950
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2x, Last on 2/15/19 vs. Auburn
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| Floor |
9.875
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5x, Last on 3/1/20 at West Virginia/Rutgers
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| All-Around |
38.850
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2/8/19 vs. Alabama
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