Grace Fugui Glenn (born April 27, 1998 in Nanchang, China) is an American artistic gymnast.[1] She is currently a member of the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team.[2]
| Grace Fugui Glenn | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 27 April 1998 Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China | ||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
| College team | UCLA Bruins (Class of 2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Southeastern Gymnastics Center | ||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Chris Waller | ||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Kristina Comforte BJ Das Dom Palange | ||||||||||||||
| Former coach(es) | Ludmilla Shobe Valorie Kondos Field Randy Lane | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early and personal life
editGlenn was born in Nanchang, China and was adopted by Neil and Cindi Glenn, along with her twin sister Anna. She graduated from South Mecklenburg High School in 2016.
Career
editCollege
editIn the fall of 2016 she began attending the University of California, Los Angeles, joining the UCLA Bruins gymnastics program for the 2016-2017 season.[3] However, she sustained a torn labrum, and so Glenn redshirted her freshman year (the 2016-2017 season).[4]
2019-2020 season
editOn January 12, at a meet against Boise State, Glenn began the balance beam rotation with a then career-high 9.975, securing her the meet title.[5] On February 23, at a meet against Utah, Glenn scored the first ever 10.0 for a lead-off gymnast, also winning the meet title.[6]
Career perfect 10.0
edit| Season | Date | Event | Meet |
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| 2020 | Feb 23, 2020 | Balance beam | UCLA vs Utah |
Regular season ranking
edit| Season[7] | All-Around | Vault | Uneven Bars | Balance Beam | Floor Exercise |
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| 2017 | N/A | 126th | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2018 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6th | N/A |
| 2019 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 18th | N/A |
Competitive history
editNCAA
edit| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2017 | PAC-12 Championships[8] |  |
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| NCAA Championships[9] | 4 | ||||||
| 2018 | PAC-12 Championships[10] |  |
9 | ||||
| NCAA Championships[11] | |
37 | |||||
| 2019 | PAC-12 Championships[12] | |
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| NCAA Championships | |
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| 2020 | PAC-12 Championships | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA [13][14] | |||||
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References
edit- ^ "USA Gymnastics | Grace Glenn". usagym.org. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
- ^ "Grace Glenn - Gymnastics". UCLA. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
- ^ "2016-2017 Commits". www.collegegymfans.com. 2016-12-11. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
- ^ "Injury Updates". NCAA Gym News. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
- ^ "Gymnastics Wins Home Opener Over Boise State". UCLA. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
- ^ "Women's Gymnastics Meet Results: UCLA vs. Utah". static.uclabruins.com. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
- ^ "Road to Nationals - NCAA Gymnastics Rankings". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
- ^ "2017 PAC-12 Championship score sheet" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ "2017 National Championship Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ "The Gymnastics ScoreKeeper Meet Results". athletics.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ "2018 National Championship Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ "2019 PAC-12 Championship score sheet" (PDF). 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ "Pac-12 statement on men's basketball tournament, Pac-12 sport competitions and Pac-12 championship events". Pac-12 Conference. March 11, 2020. Archived from the original on March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA. March 13, 2020.