Katie O'Rourke

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Springfield, Va.

AS A SENIOR (2013-14)
Competed at NCAA Regionals in floor (9.700) and beam (9.725)...Tied for fourth overall on beam (9.850) at the EAGL Championship, earning First Team All-Tournament honors...Also was named to the First Team All-Tournament in floor scoring a 9.875 to finish fourth overall...Won two individual titles on beam, including a 9.850 score against Towson...Captured five individual floor titles, tying a career-best score of 9.925 against Kent State and Centenary College...Named EAGL Specialist of the Week two times (Jan. 14 and Feb. 11).

AS A JUNIOR (2012-13)
Scored a 9.775 on the floor and a 9.700 on beam at NCAA Regionals...earned a spot on the All-EAGL first team for floor and second team for balance beam...placed fifth on the beam at the EAGL Championships with a 9.825...EAGL All-Tournament First Team on beam...won two event titles including beam in a quad meet at Rutgers on 2/2 (9.850) and floor against Michigan State on 3/8 (9.875)...EAGL All-Academic team for the second consecutive year.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2011-12)
Competed at NCAA Regional Championship where she scored a 9.700 on the floor for the ninth-best score and a 31^stplace finish...finished the season as Pitt[apos]s top floor competitor with a 9.807 average on the year...scored at least a 9.80 on seven of her final eight meets of the season, including a career-high 9.925 on the road at George Washington on March 3...ranked fifth in the region on the floor and third by the EAGL...also ranked 15^thin the region on beam...named All-EAGL Second Team on both floor exercise and balance beam...named to the EAGL All-Academic team.

AS A FRESHMAN (2010-11)
One of the most improved gymnasts for the Panthers throughout the season...All-Tournament First Team on floor at 2011 EAGL Championships, finishing 5th...All-Tournament Second Team on vault at 2011 EAGL Championships...collected five top-three finishes in the regular season including first place on beam against Michigan State (1/16)...set career-high score of 9.85 and 9.825 on floor and vault at 2011 EAGL Championships...held team[apos]s highest floor average of 9.753...set career-high of 9.85 on beam against NC State (3/6) which was also the team[apos]s season high score on beam...earned 2011 Most Valuable Freshman Award.

HIGH SCHOOL
Member of Capital Gymnastics National Training Center under the direction of Tatiana Perskaia, Alex Vorokyov and Marina Gerom...three-time Junior Olympic National Qualifier (2007-2010)...finished fourth on beam and ninth in the all-around competition at the 2010 Junior Olympics...two-time regional beam champion...2010 Region 7 bar champion...2010 Virginia State beam, floor and all-around champion...2009 Junior Olympic NIT all-around champion and Virginia State Champion on beam...2008 Region 7 beam and all-around champion...two-time Maryland State Champion...selected as a two-time First Team All-District cheerleader...member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL
Born December 3, 1991...daughter of Patrick and Debbie O[apos]Rourke...has one older brother, Matt...media and professional communication major.

CAREER HIGH SCORES
Vault - 9.825
Balance Beam - 9.85
Floor Exercise- 9.925