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Emily Holmes-Hackerd
EMILY HOLMESHACKERD
SR. | 5-4 | IPSWICH, MASS.
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HOLMES2022 (Jr.) • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Surpassed 500 career points • Competed in 10 meets, appearing in WVU’s lineups for uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise • Became a consistent member of the floor exercise lineup on Feb. 11, competing on the event in the final eight meets • Ranked No. 8 on the team with 178.525 season points • Tallied three podium finishes • Finished the year with season averages of 9.417 on bars, 9.81 on beam and 9.125 on floor • Matched her career best of 9.9 on floor two times, at North Carolina on Feb. 24, and at the Big 12 Championship on March 19 • Her total at UNC also earned her a share of second place on floor • Earned a pair of back-to-back season-high scores on beam in HACKERD the postseason, tallying a 9.85 at the Big 12 Championship on March 19, and matching the score at the NCAA Norman Regional Championships First Round on March 30 • Finished in a tie for second place on beam at the NCAA Norman Regionals 2021 (So.) • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • WCGA Scholastic All-American • Finished the year No. 3 on the team with 357.975 season points • Competed on balance beam and floor exercise in all 12 meets, while also making appearances on vault, uneven bars and the all-around • Ended the campaign with season averages of 9.575 on vault, 9.429 on bars, 9.64 on beam, 9.82 on floor and 38.025 on the all-around • In her career debut on the all-around against Oklahoma (Jan. 22), she recorded a career-high total 38.65 to finish on the podium in second place • Recorded a career-high mark of 9.675 on vault against Denver (Feb. 11) • Earned a 9.825 mark on beam against Denver (Feb. 21) to record a season high in the event • Tallied a career high of 9.85 on bars against Pitt (March 14) to top the podium in the event; also tied the career-high mark at the Big 12 Championship (March 20) and NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships (April 2) • In the final meet of the season, she recorded a career-high 9.9 on floor exercise to finished tied for fourth in the event at the NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships (April 2)
2020 (Fr.)
• NACGC/W Scholastic All-America • Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team • Sally Medrick Award for the Most Improved Gymnast • Competed in a pair of meets, finishing the season with a 9.725 average on floor exercise • Made her collegiate debut on floor in the Mountaineers’ home meet against Western Michigan, Bowling Green and Towson (Feb. 23) • First career podium finish also was first career event win; took the top spot on balance beam with a 9.875 at Iowa; also earned a personal-best 9.85 on floor and tied for fourth (March 8)
Club Gymnastics
• Four-year level 10 gymnast out of Brestyan’s Gymnastics • Two-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier • Placed sixth on floor at the 2017 JO National Championships • Earned four top-three finishes at the 2017 Region 6 Championships, including wins on beam and floor; also placed second in the all-around and third on vault • Won the floor title and finished second on vault and beam at the 2017 Massachusetts State Championships • Qualified for the 2015 Nastia Liukin Cup and finished as high as 11th on beam • Placed second on every event but beam at the 2015 Region 6 Championships • Claimed the floor and all-around titles at the 2015 Massachusetts State Championships • Attended Lexington Christian Academy
Personal
• Daughter of Les Hackerd and Sarah Holmes-Hackerd • Birthday is Aug. 21 • Has one brother • Majoring in exercise physiology • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll HOLMES-Holmes-Hackerd’s Career Highs Vault 9.675 vs. Denver (2/11/21) Uneven Bars 9.85 at NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships (4/2/21) at Big 12 Gymnastics Championships (3/20/21) vs. Pitt (3/14/21) Balance Beam 9.875 at Iowa (3/8/20) Floor Exercise 9.9 at Big 12 Gymnastics Championships (3/19/22) at North Carolina (2/24/22) at NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships (4/2/21) All-Around 38.65 vs. Oklahoma (1/22/21) • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Holmes-Hackerd’s Career Statistics Year Meets AA Total Points
2021 12 3 357.975HACKERD 2020 2 0 29.325 Total 14 3 387.3