Mari Bayer

Alabama Highlights: 
2005 ?? junior

Competed in the uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise in all 14 meets
Scored season-best marks of 9.9 on the uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise
Won the balance beam against Stanford
Inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa, Golden Key and Sigma Alpha Lambda honor societies
Scholastic All-American
Academic All-SEC

2004 ?? sophomore

Posted a career-best 9.925 on the uneven bars against Georgia
Matched her career-best 9.9 on the floor exercise three times - against Penn State, Florida and at the SEC Championships
Competed on the balance beam in all 13 meets
Scholastic All-American
Academic All-SEC

2003 ?? freshman

First-team All-American on the uneven bars and second-team All-American on the balance beam
Finished eighth on the uneven bars at the NCAA Championships
Scored a career-best 9.9 on the uneven bars during the NCAA Super Six
Scored season-best marks of 9.9 or higher on all four apparatus
Only freshman to compete on all four events during the season
Inducted into Phi Eta Sigma honor society
Scholastic All-American
Academic All-SEC

Prep Highlights:

Competed for West Valley Gymnastics under coaches Diane Amos and Chris Swircek
As a elite level gymnast, was invited to two Pre-Olympic training camps with Bela Karolyi
Competed at the 2001 Finland International Friendship competition taking fourth on the balance beam
Took eighth on the uneven bars and 15th in the all-around at the 2001 USA Championships
Won the floor exercise and finished fourth on the uneven bars and fifth in the all-around at the 2000 Level 10 National Championships
Finished ninth in the all-around, fifth on the uneven bars and sixth on the vault at U.S. Classic
Led West Valley to the 2001 Level 10 State Championship
Earned Lynbrook's Red, White and Blue Award for Algebra

Personal Information:

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