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2019 Women's Gymnastics Roster

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Courtney Loper

  • Class Junior
  • Height 5-6
  • Events Beam/Floor
  • Hometown West Des Moines, Iowa
  • Club Chow's Gymnastics

Biography

Career Highs:

Beam: 9.875 (twice, last at NCAA Regionals on April 1, 2017)
Floor: 9.875 (at home on January 14, 2017)

 

Awards and Honors:

  • 2019 WCGA Scholastic All-American
  • 2019 Academic All-Big 12 Team (second team)


2019:

  • Competed on floor four times
  • Competed on beam in first two meets
  • Performed in exhibition on beam twice and floor once



2018:

  • Competed in exhibition three times on beam
 

2017:

  • Tied for No. 32 on floor and finished No. 39 on floor in Semifinal I of NCAA National Championship
  • Tied for fifth on beam at NCAA Regionals after tying her career high (9.875)
  • Set new career high on beam (9.875) on February 26
  • Made collegiate debut on beam (9.825) on January 29
  • Set new career high on floor (9.875) on January 14
  • Made collegiate debut on floor (9.700) on January 7
 

Before Denver:

  • Qualified to J.O. Nationals every year since 2012
  • Finished eighth on floor at 2015 J.O. Nationals
  • Finished in the top three on bars, beam, floor and in the all-around at the 2016 Region 4 Championships
 

Personal:

  • Born on March 16, 1998, in Mesa, Ariz.
  • Daughter of Glenn and Angela Loper
  • Has two sisters: Ashley (22) and Lindsey (16)
  • Chose DU because she loved the campus, the team and coaches, and for the academic and athletics opportunities at DU
  • Psychology major

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

    All-Around
    5'5"
  • 2018Sophomore

    All-Around
    5'5"
  • 2019Junior

    Beam/Floor
    5'6"