Natalie Wojcik
| Natalie Wojcik | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | October 14, 1999 Abington, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Douglassville, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Stallone Gymnastics (2016–2018) Berks Gymnastics (2014–2016) | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Michigan Wolverines (2019-23) | ||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Bev Plocki Marty Amrich | ||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Gina Stallone Amrich | ||||||||||||||
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Natalie Wojcik (born October 14, 1999) is a former American artistic gymnast.[1] She competed for the Michigan Wolverines women's gymnastics team, and is a seven-time All-American.[2]
Early and personal life
[edit]Wojcik was born in Abington, Pennsylvania to Bernie and Suzy Wojcik.[1] She grew up in Douglassville, Pennsylvania with three siblings, Nicole, Nadia and Noelle, who are all competitive gymnasts. Wojcik began gymnastics at the age of three. She is of Polish descent.
Career
[edit]In the fall of 2018, Wojcik began attending the University of Michigan, joining the Michigan Wolverines women's gymnastics team. In her collegiate debut, she broke the school record of the highest all-around score (39.625) in a college debut with a 39.625; Wojcik also won three event titles (vault, bars and beam) at the same meet. She was named the WCGA Northeast Regional Gymnast of the Year and the Big Ten Freshman of the Year; she was named a two-time All-American for her freshman season: first team on balance beam, second team in the all-around.
In the post-season, Wojcik helped to lead her team to first place at the Big Ten Championships, becoming the Big Ten Floor and All-Around Champion, as well as second-place on vault and beam. Moreover, Wojcik was named to the All-Big Ten first team.[3] At the NCAA National Championships, she became the Regional Floor Champion at the Ann Arbor regional, placed 5th with her team (despite posting the 4th highest score of the two semi-finals), and became the National Beam Champion with a score of 9.950.[4]
As a junior, Wojcik won 15 event titles and scored at least a 9.900 on 28 events. At the Big Ten Championships, she won the individual vault title and took second place in the individual uneven bars and team competition. She scored two perfect 10s during the 2021 season. At the NCAA Championships, Wojcik helped Michigan win their first ever team championships, defeating the University of Oklahoma, University of Utah, and University of Florida.
Following her senior year in 2022, she was awarded the AAI Award. In June 2022, she was awarded the Excellence in Sports Award by the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame for her 2021 achievements.
Wojcik returned for a fifth season in 2023. She earned the fifth perfect 10 of her career against the University of Minnesota. At the Big Ten Championships, she captured the uneven bars title and the team title. She qualified as an individual to the NCAA Championships on uneven bars. During her career at Michigan, she earned 99 career event and all-around victories, as well as notching 135 career scores of 9.900 or higher.[5]
Regular season ranking
[edit]| Season | All-Around | Vault | Uneven Bars | Balance Beam | Floor Exercise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6th | 3rd | 23rd | 7th | 32nd |
| 2020 | 14th | 34th | 19th | 17th | 37th |
| 2021 | 6th | 12th | 6th | 4th | 54th |
| 2022 | 11th | 10th | 8th | 8th | 19th |
| 2023 | 17th | 56th | 12th | 15th | 127th |
Career perfect 10.0s
[edit]| Season | Date | Event | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | February 23, 2019 | Vault | Elevate the Stage |
| 2021 | February 15, 2021 | Balance Beam | Michigan vs Nebraska |
| March 20, 2021 | Vault | Big Ten Championships | |
| 2022 | February 4, 2022 | Michigan @ Rutgers | |
| 2023 | February 10, 2023 | Balance Beam | Michigan vs Minnesota |
NCAA Regular season ranking
[edit]| Season | All-Around | Vault | Uneven Bars | Balance Beam | Floor Exercise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6th | 3rd | 23rd | 7th | 32nd |
| 2020[a] | 14th | 34th | 19th | 17th | 37th |
| 2021 | 6th | 12th | 6th | 4th | 54th |
| 2022 | 11th | 10th | 8th | 8th | 19th |
| 2023 | 17th | 56th | 12th | 15th | 127th |
- ^ The season was cancelled after the 10th week of competition due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Competitive history
[edit]| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| Level 10 | |||||||
| 2016 | Nastia Liukin Cup | 4 | |||||
| 2017 | Nastia Liukin Cup | 4 | |||||
| 2018 | Nastia Liukin Cup | 4 | |||||
| NCAA | |||||||
| 2019 | Big 10 Championships[9] |  |
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12 | |
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| NCAA Championships[10] | SF | 8 | |
15 | |||
| 2020 | Post-season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[11] | ||||||
| 2021 | Big 10 Championships | |
13 | |
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11 | 53 |
| NCAA Championships | |
24 | 11 | 17 | 13 | ||
| 2022 | Big 10 Championships | |
13 | |
58 | |
59 |
| NCAA Championships | 8 | 8 | |||||
| 2023 | Big 10 Championships |
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4 | 4 |
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23 | 32 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "USA Gymnastics | Natalie Wojcik". usagym.org. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ "Natalie Wojcik - Women's Gymnastics". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces 2019 Women's Gymnastics All-Conference Teams". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ Just, Amie (April 20, 2019). "Michigan's Natalie Wojcik wins national beam title". mlive.com. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ McIntosh, Megan (April 12, 2022). "Wojcik Wins Prestigious AAI Award as NCAA's Top Senior Gymnast". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- ^ "Road to Nationals - NCAA Gymnastics Rankings". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ "Hall of 10s". balancebeamsituation.com. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ "Road to Nationals - NCAA Gymnastics Rankings". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Big Ten Championship score sheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 17, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ "StatBroadcast Live Stat Feed". stats.statbroadcast.com. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ NCAA.com. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.