| Katie Teft |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
Grand Rapids, Mich.
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| High School:
Forest Hills Central
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| Height:
5-4
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| Club:
Twistars
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Ranks first all-time at UMass on uneven bars and balance beam ... Has a chance to achieve All-America status on bars and beam in 2002 ... Makes everyone around her a better athlete and person.
SOPHOMORE (2001)
Tied her own all-time UMass record with 9.950 on uneven bars against Yale
Scored 9.900 or higher six times on uneven bars in 2001, including conference-best 9.950
Scored 9.800 or higher three times on balance beam during season
FRESHMAN (2000)
Honored as Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week three straight weeks
(Jan. 31, Feb. 8 and Feb. 14)
Set school record on uneven bars (9.950) vs. New Hampshire
Set school record on balance beam (9.925) vs. Temple
Scored a 39.175 in all-around twice, good for fourth place all-time
HIGH SCHOOL:
Competed for Forest Hills Central H.S. as a junior and senior
Alternate for 1996 U.S. Olympic team and member of 1995 U.S.
Pan American Gold Medal winning team
1998 state champion in all-around, bars and floor exercise
PERSONAL:
Given name is Katherine Jennifer Teft
Born on September 2, 1981, in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Daughter of Thomas and Joyce Teft
Majoring in sociology
Teft’s Career Highs
Vault: 9.725, at West Virginia, Feb. 5, 2000
Uneven Bars: 9.950, twice, last vs. Yale, March 17, 2001
Balance Beam: 9.925, vs. Temple, Feb. 26, 2000
Floor Exercise: 9.825, vs. Penn State, Feb. 12, 2000
All-Around: 39.175, twice, last vs. Temple, Feb. 26, 2000
