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2024 Women's Gymnastics Roster

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Tyler Schank/Clarkson Creative Photography
Brittany Evans
Brittany Evans

Jessica Hutchinson

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-6
  • Events All-Around
  • Hometown Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania
  • Club Silvia's Gymnastics

Biography

Career Highs:

Vault: 9.975 (at home on February 11, 2024)
Bars: 9.975 (at home on February 4, 2024)
Beam: 10.000 (at home on March 5, 2023)
Floor: 10.000 (three times, last at home on March 3, 2024)
All-Around: 39.825 (twice, last at Michigan on March 15, 2024)


Awards and Honors:
  • DU co-Record Holder for Highest All-Around Score (39.825)
  • 2024 AAI Award Nominee
  • Three-Time WCGA Postseason All-American
    • 2023 - All-Around, Floor (first team); Beam (second team)
  • Five-Time WCGA Regular-Season All-American
    • 2024 - All-Around, Vault, Beam, Floor (first team)
    • 2023 - All-Around (second team)
  • Two-Time Big 12 Gymnast of the Year (2022, 2023)
  • 2022 Big 12 All-Around Champion
  • 2023 Big 12 Floor co-Champion, All-Around Runner Up
  • Three-Time NCAA Regional Champion
    • 2024 - Beam, Floor
    • 2023 - Beam
  • Four-Time WCGA Scholastic All-America (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
  • Six-Time All-Big 12 Conference Team Selection
    • 2024: All-Around, Vault, Beam, Floor
    • 2023: All-Around, Beam
  • Eight-Time All-Big 12 Championship Team Selection
    • 2024: Vault, Floor
    • 2023: All-Around, Beam, Floor
    • 2022: All-Around, Beam
    • 2021: Bars
  • Three-Time Academic All-Big 12 Team
    • First Team: 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Seven-Time Big 12 Gymnast of the Week
    • 2024: Weeks 4, 6, 9 & 10
    • 2022: Weeks 6, 7, 8
  • Two-Time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week
    • 2021: Weeks 9, 10

2024:
  • Won share of beam, floor titles at NCAA Berkeley Regional
  • Placed in top three on vault, floor at Big 12 Championship
  • Won ninth-all-around title in 10 meets competed at Michigan with program-record-tying 39.825; also won vault and beam titles (beam with near-perfect 9.975)
  • Won eighth all-around title through nine meets competed at Missouri; also won vault, bars and beam titles (beam with near-perfect 9.975)
  • Won eighth-consecutive floor title with perfect 10.0 on March 3; also won all-around, bars titles
  • Won seventh-consecutive floor title to start the season on February 18; also won sixth all-around title
  • Won 49th career title on February 18, tied for eighth-most in DU history
  • Tied program all-around record on February 11; also set new career high on vault and won four of five individual titles
  • Set career high on bars with near-perfect 9.975 on February 4
  • Won fifth-straight floor title on February 4; also won at least a share of all-around, bars and beam titles
  • Won fourth-straight floor title and season's third all-around title on January 26; set career high in the all-around (39.725) and on vault (9.950)
  • Won all-around and floor titles in first two meets; also tied for vault title and won beam title in season opener

2023:
  • Earned podium finishes in the all-around (tied for eighth) and on floor (tied for fourth) at NCAA Nationals
    • Also tied for 13th overall on beam
  • Won NCAA Regional beam title outright with near-perfect 9.975
  • Tied career high in the all-around at Big 12 Championship on March 18; won share of floor title; finished second in the all-around
  • Tied career high on bars on March 11
  • Scored first perfect 10.0 on beam on March 5; scored 9.975 on floor as part of program-record 49.825
  • Scored first perfect 10.0 of her career (floor) on February 5
  • Set new career high on vault on January 13 as part of school-record 49.550 lineup
  • Won first career vault title on January 8; also tied for floor title
  • Tied career high on beam in season opener on January 8; won title
  • Led team in bars, floor average score and NQS; also had the team's top NQS in the all-around
  • Competed in 53 total routines including in the all-around in all but one meet

2022:
  • Tied career high on vault at NCAA Regional Final on April 2
  • Won Big 12 all-around title, her sixth of the season; also placed third on beam
  • Won fifth straight all-around title on March 5
  • Tied career high on floor for three straight weeks (February 19 - March 5)
  • Set career highs in the all-around and on beam on February 13; won all-around, beam and floor titles
  • Made season all-around debut on February 6; won all-around, beam, floor titles & set career high on beam
  • Competed in the all-around in final nine meets of the year
  • Never scored below 9.900 on floor; scored at least 9.900 in all but one beam routine
  • Led team in beam, floor average scoring; had second highest bars average, third highest vault average

2021:
  • Tied career high on floor at NCAA Regional Final
  • Tied career high in the all-around, set career high on beam at NCAA Regional Second Round
  • Tied for third on bars at Big 12 Championship
  • Set career highs in the all-around and on bars, beam on March 11; won share of bars title
  • Set new career highs on vault, bars and floor on March 7
  • Competed in the all-around in first three meets of the season
  • Won first career title (floor) on January 24
  • Made collegiate debut on February 15 in the all-around placing second
 

Before Denver:

  • Former elite gymnast
  • Represented Bulgaria at 2016 European Championships and finished 10th on vault
  • Won vault and floor titles at 2016 JO Nationals; finished eighth in the all-around
  • Three-time Region 7 all-around champion (2019, 2016, 2015)
  • Won vault and floor titles and placed in the top three on bars and beam at 2017 Region 7 Championships
  • Organized multiple fundraisers include "pink" events for breast cancer research and open gyms to benefit children with special needs
  • Named to the honor roll every quarter in high school
 

Personal:

  • Daughter of Silvia and Jonathan Hutchinson
    • Mother is 1992 Olympic gymnast (Bulgaria), Silvia Mitova
    • Grandmother is 1972 Olympic gymnast (Bulgaria), Maia Mitova
    • Grandfather was 1992 Olympic gymnastics coach (Bulgaria), Zarko Mitov
  • Has one younger brother, Justin
  • Chose DU because of its amazing balance of excellence in both academic and athletics, adding that the values and culture of the team make it a family and gives her the opportunity to constantly grow
  • Physiology in health and disease major

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

    All-Around
    5'6"
  • 2022Sophomore

    All-Around
    5'6"
  • 2023Junior

    All-Around
    5'6"
  • 2024Senior

    All-Around
    5'6"