Elizabeth Sander
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- Height:
- 5-3
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- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Previous School:
- Millard West HS
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- Gym Club/Center:
- Nebraska Gold Gymnastics
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- Event:
- AA
Bio
2018 Junior Season: Did not compete… Received Scholastic All-America honors from the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association and Academic All-Conference honors from the Midwest Independent Conference.
2017 Sophomore Season: Competed in six meets... Recorded season highs of 9.725 on beam and 9.525 on floor... Named a Scholastic All-American by the National Association of Gymnastics Coaches... Also earned Midwest Independent Conference Academic All-Conference status.
2016 Freshman Season: Competed in the first meet of the season with a 9.500 on beam, 9.050 on floor and 9.000 on vault... Named an MIC Scholar Athlete and an NACGC/W Scholastic All-American.
Prior to Centenary: Competed for Nebraska Gold Gymnastics and head coaches Barb Bottieri and Andi Molina... Honors include:
- Regional Qualifier 2010, 2012, 2013
- Western National Qualifier 2012
- 2013 Chicago Style Beam Champion
- 2013 Regional Runner-Up on beam
Daughter of Mike and Penny Sander and has one sister, Emily... While at Millard West HS, was both a four-time Honor Roll and Academic Letter recipient as well as a Student Council and Spanish Honor Society member... Recipient of the Nan Christian scholarship at Centenary and is majoring in biology.
News mentions
SHREVEPORT, La. – In the Ladies Gymnastics final team competition of the season, junior Cami Bea Austin (vault) and senior Navia Jordan (beam and floor) picked up All-Conference honors, while Centenary finished fifth as a team with a 190.575 at the Midwest Independent Conference Championships Friday night, March 22.
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Ladies Gymnastics team finished the regular season Friday night, March 15, at Missouri. Minnesota won the quad meet with a 196.900, while the host Tigers and Michigan finished tied for second with a 196.800. Centenary finished with a 189.200.
PHILADELPHIA – For the second-straight meet, the Ladies began the competition on beam. And for the second-straight meet, the Ladies gymnastic team set the tempo with a great rotation, breaking 48 on the apparatus for the third time in four meets as Centenary finished the Temple Tri Meet with a 191.500 – its second highest team score of the season. The host Owls won the meet with a 195.175, while William & Mary barely took second with a 191.525.
SHREVEPORT, La. – While the meet did not start off the way the Ladies Gymnastic team hoped on vault, they rebounded with season bests on the final three rotations and a big season best team score in 2019 by more than six tenths as Centenary lost a close meet to Air Force, 191.350-191.050 on Senior Night Friday, March 1.
SHREVEPORT, La. – The Ladies Gymnastics team continued its trend of improving its team score in every meet this season. In the penultimate home regular season meet of the season Sunday afternoon, February 3, Centenary bested Gustavus Adolphus 190.375-182.725.
SHREVEPORT, La. – The Ladies Gymnastics team broke 190 for the first time in 2019 while also claiming six career bests and two event wins as Centenary (2-5-1) fell to Texas Woman’s (5-4) 192.875-190.075 Friday night, February 1.
DENTON, Texas –The Ladies Gymnastics Team received season best scores on 3-of-4 events while freshman Kendall Sanders broke 38 to finish second in the all-around as Centenary took second at the Texas Woman’s quad meet Sunday afternoon, January 27.
SHREVEPORT, La. – Trailing at the halfway point, the Ladies took the lead in third rotation and claimed 3-of-4 events for the meet as Centenary (1-3) knocked off Wisconsin-Eau Claire (0-2) 188.100-185.725 in the Gold Dome Saturday night, January 19.
Freshman Xian Baumgartner submits her first Gym Talk of her collegiate career.
Greetings fellow Centenary Gymnastics enthusiasts, it’s senior Tavia Smith here with this week’s gym talk.
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Ten members of the Centenary Ladies Gymnastic team received the Scholastic All-America Award by the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA).