2022 Women's Gymnastics Roster
Ward, Ciara

Ciara Ward
- Hometown:
- Prince Frederick, MD
- Event(s):
- AA
- High School:
- Huntingtown HS
- Class:
- Junior
- Club:
- Apollo Gymnastics
Bio
Career Highlights
EAGL All-Tournament First Team Floor (2023)
EAGL All-Tournament Second Team Vault (2021)
All-EAGL First Team Vault (2020)
All-EAGL Second Team Bars (2020)
EAGL Rookie of the Week (2020)
4x EAGL All-Scholastic Team (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
4x ACC Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
AS A SENIOR (2023)
Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll...Competed in every meet this season…Earned one individual title on vault…Was one of three Panthers to earn a 9.900 on vault (3/10)…Finished the season with NQS scores of 9.815 (vault) and 9.620 (floor)…Named to EAGL All-Tournament First Team Floor…Named to EAGL All-Scholastic Team.
AS A JUNIOR (2022)
Competed in every meet this season on vault… Earned a season-high 9.850 in the last regular meet of the season at Ohio State (3/11)… Earned one individual title on vault (3/11)… Competed on bars for the first time since her freshman season (9.750, 2/20)… Finished the season with an NQS score of 9.785 on vault… Named to EAGL All-Scholastic Team... ACC Academic Honor Roll.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2021)
Competed at seven meets … Earned a spot on the EAGL All-Tournament Second Team with a score of 9.775 on vault at the EAGL Championship (March 20) … Posted a season-best vault score of 9.825 (Jan. 31) … Recorded a season-best floor exercise score of 9.775 at the EAGL Championship (March 20) … Earned one individual title with a 9.800 on vault against Kent State (Jan. 24) … Named to the EAGL All-Scholastic Team... ACC Academic Honor Roll.
AS A FRESHMAN (2020)
Pitt’s only freshman to compete on three events in 2020 … Named EAGL Rookie of the Week (March 3) … Earned two individual titles: one on vault (Jan. 19) and one on floor (Jan. 31) … Earned personal best scores of 9.825 or better on all three of her events (vault, bars, floor) … Posted back-to-back meets with a career-best 9.875 on vault (March 1, March 8) … Earned a career-high 9.825 on bars on three occasions (Feb. 21, Feb. 24, March 8) … Won floor exercise with a personal best 9.875 on floor exercise at the George Washington quad meet (Jan. 31) … Finished the season with NQS scores of 9.815 (vault), 9.780 (bars) and 9.780 (floor) … Named to EAGL All-Scholastic Team... ACC Academic Honor Roll.
CLUB
Competed for Apollo Gymnastics out of Woodbridge, Va. ... 2019 Junior Olympic National Qualifier ... Placed sixth in the all-around, uneven bars and floor exercise at Level 10 Regionals in Virginia Beach, Va. ... Runner-up at 2019 Level 10 Virginia State meet in the all-around, vault and bars ... Named "Hardest Worker" by her coaches at team banquet in 2018.
PERSONAL
Born July 16, 2001.
EAGL All-Tournament First Team Floor (2023)
EAGL All-Tournament Second Team Vault (2021)
All-EAGL First Team Vault (2020)
All-EAGL Second Team Bars (2020)
EAGL Rookie of the Week (2020)
4x EAGL All-Scholastic Team (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
4x ACC Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
AS A SENIOR (2023)
Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll...Competed in every meet this season…Earned one individual title on vault…Was one of three Panthers to earn a 9.900 on vault (3/10)…Finished the season with NQS scores of 9.815 (vault) and 9.620 (floor)…Named to EAGL All-Tournament First Team Floor…Named to EAGL All-Scholastic Team.
AS A JUNIOR (2022)
Competed in every meet this season on vault… Earned a season-high 9.850 in the last regular meet of the season at Ohio State (3/11)… Earned one individual title on vault (3/11)… Competed on bars for the first time since her freshman season (9.750, 2/20)… Finished the season with an NQS score of 9.785 on vault… Named to EAGL All-Scholastic Team... ACC Academic Honor Roll.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2021)
Competed at seven meets … Earned a spot on the EAGL All-Tournament Second Team with a score of 9.775 on vault at the EAGL Championship (March 20) … Posted a season-best vault score of 9.825 (Jan. 31) … Recorded a season-best floor exercise score of 9.775 at the EAGL Championship (March 20) … Earned one individual title with a 9.800 on vault against Kent State (Jan. 24) … Named to the EAGL All-Scholastic Team... ACC Academic Honor Roll.
AS A FRESHMAN (2020)
Pitt’s only freshman to compete on three events in 2020 … Named EAGL Rookie of the Week (March 3) … Earned two individual titles: one on vault (Jan. 19) and one on floor (Jan. 31) … Earned personal best scores of 9.825 or better on all three of her events (vault, bars, floor) … Posted back-to-back meets with a career-best 9.875 on vault (March 1, March 8) … Earned a career-high 9.825 on bars on three occasions (Feb. 21, Feb. 24, March 8) … Won floor exercise with a personal best 9.875 on floor exercise at the George Washington quad meet (Jan. 31) … Finished the season with NQS scores of 9.815 (vault), 9.780 (bars) and 9.780 (floor) … Named to EAGL All-Scholastic Team... ACC Academic Honor Roll.
CLUB
Competed for Apollo Gymnastics out of Woodbridge, Va. ... 2019 Junior Olympic National Qualifier ... Placed sixth in the all-around, uneven bars and floor exercise at Level 10 Regionals in Virginia Beach, Va. ... Runner-up at 2019 Level 10 Virginia State meet in the all-around, vault and bars ... Named "Hardest Worker" by her coaches at team banquet in 2018.
PERSONAL
Born July 16, 2001.
Ciara Ward Career Highs
|
Event | Career High | Date/Opponent |
---|---|---|
Vault |
9.900
|
3/10/23, vs. Long Island
|
Bars |
9.825
|
3x, Last on 3/8/20 at Arizona State
|
Floor |
9.875
|
1/31/20 at George Washington Quad Meet
|
Emily Todd Uneven Bars vs. Kent State
Tuesday, January 23
Pitt Gymnastics | Casey Jo MacPherson | Introductory Press Conference
Friday, April 28
Gymnastics | Senior Day Letter | Katrina Coca
Wednesday, March 31
Gymnastics | Senior Day Letter | Haley Brechwald
Wednesday, March 31